No. 4466,--OCTOBER 28, 1877.]
LOCAL AND GENERAL
On the 20th Sept, the Caldew was loading t Melbourne for this port. The Louits and Tullochgorum were both loading at the same port for Foochów.
Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates sitting.) 23rd October, 1877.
A PETTY THEFT.
Chan Apia, a barber, was charged by Chan Ayeung, a performer in the Chul Tin Lok Troupe, now playing at the Tang Hing Ha case of stealing a wine-glass on board Theatre, was charged with stealing one he steamer Kiukiang, defended by Mroup. The prisoner was sent to three
months hard labour Hayilar, Q., was to come on for trial at he Supreme Court to-morrow, as arranged, but owing to that day belog a mail day, fis Lordship the Oblef Justice considerately postponed the trial till Thursday morning, it 10 o'clock,
DESTROYING TERES, Sook Nundun Dooya, a watchman un- employed, was charged with letting goats loose which destroyed some young trees. He was ordered to pay $1 amends.
SLEIGHT-OF-HAND.
Chun Ato, a hawker, was charged with stealing $2.02 cents from the pocket of a seaman named Sallyman, while he was walking on the road. The prisoner was rent to three months' hard labour.
VIOLENTLY DRUNK.
John Tierney, a seaman unemployed, was found drunk in the street. When he was rested, he resisted violently. Fined $2, or 7 days' hard labour.
Fox the last few days, vegetables and cattle ve heen exempted duty at the Exp-sui-moon and s W stations,
ar it is contar
-impose that eattle, inasmuch as, we believe, the Complaint from the Colonial Government
krough H. B. M. Colani, referred to viga tables only, and the Customs Station offers are determined to live their perquisites in all cases where no specific objection is taken, Ix may intorest housekeepers perhaps to know that the price of salt has risen almost to four times its former value. A catty could be obtained in former days for from aight to twelve cash, and it is now over forty cash. This rise is attributed to the extra vigilance exerolsed by the Mandarins In stopping our supply. It may be noticed in passing that several foreign vessels have come into the Harbour during the last few days laden with salt cargoes.
In the course of the sitting of the second division of the Supreme Court, yesterday, Mr Hayllar, who officiated for the Attorney
LAROENY,
Chun Afook, a boat-girl, and To Ling Kan, a boat-boy, aged 18 and 12 years respectively, wors charged with stealing a 3-inch rope of about 7 or 8 fathoms in length, from the Canton Steamer Wharf, the pro- party of the Steamboat Company. The oase was remanded till to-morrÓW,
LARJENY.
Kwok Akce, a boatman, was again brought up for stealing a piece of old cop. per, valued about 50 conte, from the ship Garmouth, now undergoing repairs at the West Point Patent Slip. The prisoner was committed for trial, as there was one previous conviction of felony against him.
SUPREME COURT. IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
este..
whether the Attorney General had a right Answer: I did think of that, but I judgment, but we do not think it sufficient discount its word for the aggrandizement of to indict the prisoner for more than two relled on my position by observation, and I to necessitate the suspension of his cortifi- Truth, previous convictions under the Ordinance), did not think there was any current but an and his Lordship proposed to reserve the easterly one, as the monsoon had not yet sot in and the winds we met with were point
The prisoner pleaded guilty to two pre-light and variable. E vious convictions, but to the latter two he pleaded not guilty, a yea
Mr Hayllar withdrew this latter, two counts, and sentence was deferred.
The Court was then adjourned till 2.89
13, 2014.
HOUSEBREAKING,
Examination continued :-The water was shallow to leeward: I got an anchor out on the starboard or weather how and weather quarter The vessel was drawing 12.6 aft and 12 feet forward when she left Hongkong. There were 9 feet of water on the rocks where we were lying. At 6 p.m. of the 3rd the water rose the highest; there was a riso and fall of 3 feet. We threw about 100 tons of ballast overboard. Regina v Trang Afat. The prisoner was Indicted for breaking We could not get the verrel out, as al. Into the dwelling house of Wong Ashua though there was enough water to have and stealing therefrom one box containing nearly doated her there were so many rocks Sho clothing, 500 cash, and other things on the around that she could not more. 9th October 1877. As there seemed to be forged ahead abon 50 fest ; the weather re She began to A difficulty as to the breaking, the indictemained fine for three days. ment was altered to larceny in a dwelling make water on the 6th, about an inch an hour. I did not like to take any more bal- house,
last out of the ship, as I feared she would capsize if she did come off. We zounded in
Given under our hands at Hongkong this 23rd day of October, 1877.
(Sigd.)
CA MAY,
First Police Magistrate.
H. THOMSETT,
Harbour Master."
I am, Sir,
Yours, &o., &o.
ANODYNE [The action referred to in our issue of the 16th, and aited by our correspondent, was taken by the Victorian Council in Australia --not the Council in Victoria, Hongkong. Our alteration in his letter therefore merely saved Anodyne" from making a blunder: which, however, matters little now that he informs the public that he originally meant the wrong Council, and seems to feel ag- Si-grieved at its correction.ED. O. M.]
H. H. NELSON, Unofficial Justice of the Peace.
ROBERT MOMURDO, ・・ Government Marine Surveyor,
E. SHREWSBURY, Commanding British Ship
turnum.
CORRESPONDENCE. **
(THE EY
"ARGUMENTUM MISERICORDIAM." To the Editor of the CAINA MAIL."
Hongkong, Out. 22, 1877. SIR,In honouring my argumentum
MALACCA. (Straits Times.)
Today (2nd instant,) a very grand Chi- nese funeral procession took place. It was the funeral of the wife of the late Chee. Yeama Chuan, a much-respected and wealthy Chinese Merchant who was shot at a
The Jury found the prisoner guilty of larceny. He was then arraigned for being an old offender, having been twice before every direction in the radius of a mile. We misericordiam" with publicity, in your Chinese Dinner Party in Malacca someti
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Before His Honor Mr Justice SNOWDEN)
23rd October, 1877.
standing.
pended a foot-note which intimated that Team Whatt, who afterwards blew his own valuable journal of the 20th 6th ; the vessel jumped a great deal and either a "key" was required for that com- brains out with the same revolver. The reserved.
The Sensions were then adjourned till made everything shake. The gale lasted munication or, that there was a sorow funeral was well attended by all classes of about 24 hours; I sat the topsail and loose" somewhere. Now, if you will kindly the native community, and it is much to Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock.
courses during the gale, but they did refer to my manuscript of the letter in bo regretted that there were not more not move the vessel form her position. question, you will find a portion of the Europeans there considering the high en- Two bosta came to us from junk; there required "key" in the entire absence of the timation in which the deceased woman's were 8 men in each; they refused to come word "Australia," from that document. late husband was held during his life-time. on board to assist us, but they sounded all How that word appeared, and on what. There were thres bands (if such shey can be round the vessel with poles on their own account. I gave up all hope of saving the authority it appeared, passes my under-called playing at the fandral. The first was & Malay one, the second, a Chinese” ship on the 6th, but we did not leave her
It would, no doubt, be ungenerous en my (making all kinds of hideous ad discordant Gosta o. Gaupp and others.This was antil the 11th The hands were employed oase in which the question of an alleged between the 8th and 11th in trying to part to suggest or even to imagine that your wounds,) and the usual namber of Chinese printers' devil inserted such a word; and it gongs and oymbals. The third band was har force wrongful dismissal was involved.
the vessel over at every high would be ridiculously absurd to suppose that Portuguese one which followed the oufin Francis appeared for the plaintiff, and ride, and getting the boats ready in
would wantonly do such a thing, consider gated silk canopy, better known in the Brereton for the defendants, It was fixed cases they should be needed. I was inclined any one standing round your editorial chair (which was covered with a handsome varie to stop at the Fratas, but the crew were afraiding that "the game would not be worth the Chinese language as Quan Tah,) and played of the Chinese molesting them if they went
candle."
the "Dead-March in Saul," or at least for hearing on Thursday, at 10 a.m.
I am rather inclined to think that, in attempted to do so, for had the eminent See Akua v. E. Hughes, 87.-This was a ashore. I did not expect to be able to save claim for, wages as a chair-coolle; The her by staying but only as a matter of consequence of my having omitted the proper composer of that beautiful piece of music risen from his grave at the time his March defendant urged that the plaintiff had left principle. We left the ship at 9 am, of word, "Hongkong" the word "Australia" his service, without notice. The plaintiff, the 11th. The Chief Mate and 7 men and a was inserted with the good intention of ren-
was being played he would, I fancy, have however, asserted that he had given notice, boy were in one boat, and myself the second dering the sentence more complete, as the been rather surprised to see his music so and as there was a possible misunder-mate, and 5 others went in the other reader might have been at a loss in deter- murdered or at least mutilated. However, carried with me all my papers and 1mining which Council I meant, this at
practice makes perfect," as the saying is, standing on the part of the defendant chronometer; the Oblef Mate had the Hongkong or that at the Anglo-antipodea. and it is to be hoped on the next occasion judgment was given for the plaintiff, as it other Chronometer. I had a chart but the
I really meant the former, and if my con-
are required to perform the "Dead March to steer. We intended to keep company verified by feat I shall be very much pleased, in Saul," they will play it more correctly and steer for Hongkong. We lost sight indeed, as I happen to have an inordinate and more effectively.
The other of each other after dark. We arrived here dislike to misrepresentation. on Saturday afternoon; the Mate's party portion of the "key" will be found in got here first about 2 o'clock; my boat the remainder of the letter, which speaks at about past 6 or 7. The crew all for itself, porroborated as it is by recent behaved well: I have on complaint to make events that have occurred in Hongkong, William Smith, the Chief Officer, was and in saying this I take the liberty, next called: I hold a Master's certificate; 1 Mr Editor, of assuring you that your have been Master of a ship for a short time; "sarew loose" must this time be considered in 1874, I took a steamer oslled the Moses a thing that owe not, and forgotten sannot vouch for the truth of the rumor,
General, made a remark in reference to the (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, appeared that he had worked the monthMate had none; I told him what course jeoture with regard to tho obnoxious word is when the services of the Portuguese Band
Sir JOHN SMALE.)
tober 28, 1877.
BURGLARY AND BECSİVİNG, ·
Regina v. Low Yes On.
grant glare thrown back by the wall of the honse adjoining, when Mr Justice Snowden- took occasion to observe that this Court- room was an inconvenient one in every way.
The prisoner was indioted on two counts There was no dock for prisoners—no place
for burglary and reviving. The house of for the accommodation of Jurors, who apone Lee Achew at Hoong am, British Kow propriated consequently the spot usually al- long, was entered by burglars on the night lotted to representatives of the Press, while of the 9th October 1877, when 1 bed quilt, 6 pieces of clothing, and other things were the latter had to find a plass for themselves stolen. The second count charged the wherever they could, neither was there room prisoner with receiving. for the location of witnesses.
We note the following items from nu Australian exchange, under date Adelaide, Sept. 20:-
Mr Landseer proposed in the Assembly that £1,000,000 be borrowed to develop the Northern Territory. The Government pro-
Mr Hayllar, q0., instruated by Mr John- non, Acting Crown Solicitor, officiated for the Attorney General.
Mesars 3. MacCallum, J. W. Terrs, C. T. Denecke, J. Noble, W. L. Scott, H. Hynd- man, and F. S. Botelbo.
The entry into the house appeared to have been effected by the removal of some
out.
-
Tam Tal. Cheong Sow, 8046.24-This was a claim on building contract, on which the sum aned was alleged to be due After evidence was taken, judgment was given for the defendant for whom Brereton appeared. Mr Dennys was for the plaintis,
A
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY, LOSS OF THE MEKBE.” Marine Court of Enquiry was held to
P. S.-Since writing the above and whilst about to despatch this letter, I have been informed that a disturbance broke ont at Pringit (whilst the funeral prosession of the wife of the late Chee You Chuan was passing that district) between some of the followers belonging to the Hok Beng, Ghee Hin and Ghee Boo: Scoret Societies, bat
for the sake of the well-meant bonhommie but merely give it quantum valeat. that gave it expression. It might be well
guito from Liverpool to Alexandria. I joined the Mersi Chief Mate in December 1874 I bave hean in her ever since I was in the for me to suggest, within the limits of this habit of taking observations on board the letter, that, it is not usual, now-a-days, to
"mised to introduce a bill to borrow money pieces of board from the stairs, and the Magistrate, President; FL G. Thomsatt, remember how we were heading, but we the latter I would say that any future at with The Priest in Absolution
to construct a sailway from Port Darwin to the reefs, and asked Mr Landseer to with
prosecutor, who was roused up, discovered
In her
On
recommend, and Governor Robinson rape consequently arrested. On his person was Marine Surveyor; and B. Shrewsbuy fast I searched for a channel, but could find by the multitude, and are, as a matter of inquiry, she discovered each servant had to
draw his motion.
The Government of Western Australia ports, changing the port of call for the P. 20. steamers from King George's Sound to Fremantle..
Ous readers will remember the native women who were picked up and brought on here by the Captain of the Dauphine, and kindly treated by the Sisters at the Convent. A telegram dated Sydney, Sept, 18, thus Speak■ of their arrival at that port en route to their native place: Three women natives of the Kingsmill Group arrived by the Bower, having been driven out to mea, and picked up by the French -barque Dauphine, and taken on to Hong. kong. They will remata here until there is
ialands.
which was found on him,
In the course of the prisoner's defence, Esq., Master of the British ship Cilurnum it transpired that he was a camp follower Robert Robertson was first examined, he employed by the British Army before Pek ing at the last war, and that he was present said: I was master of the British barque at the capture of that Capital, and was Merse. I have been three years in the He picked up the property Merss and have been master since 1868, wounded."
The Jury found the prisoner guilty of trading principally to India and China. I receiving. In passing sentence on the pri have lost the Chart by which the vessel. soner, his Lordship referred to the goo was being navigated, and my navigation graphical peculiarity of British Kowloong, where bad characters had great facilities of books. We left this on the night of the committing robberies. The prisoner was 29th bound to Newchwang. At noon of the 30th, our lat was 21 49 N. and then sent to two years' hard labour.
114 14 F. The vessel got ashore on the 2nd. At noon of the 1st, our lat. was The prisoner was indicted for stealing a an opportunity of sending them back to the blanket and a bad-sheet, the property of/22 08 N, and 116° 07′ E., the weather the ship the next morning. I went in the flimay, evanescent shadow; and, when in
Tsang Pan Kwong, on the 27th September was fine from Hongkong, and after this 1877. He was also charged with having until noon of the 2nd the wind was vari- been previously convicted of a felony, THE notorious Captain Bayes whose and a misdemeanor respectively. To all able and fresh and the weather cloudy and wonderful achievements in this and other these Indictments, the prisoner pleaded rainy. The vessel was going between on the port tack. She was going about 5 that the Chinese, capable as they are in parts of the world we have frequently described is thus spoken of by the Austral
•calais jam ta
LARCENY, &C.
Quotations.
As invalid lady living at the West End The following Jury was empanelled:/day (28rd) at the Harbour Master Office to Merse ; 1 would work them up and tell the ask an "occasional" correspondent to turn
Master the result. 1 was not on watch reviewer on his own epistolary effusions, for was greatly disturbed the other evening by investigate into the circumstances attending when the ship struck. I had strict orders the purpose of bringing the mountain to uproarious mirth in the servants' hall, the loan of the British barque Meras. The to look out for broken water or lumps of Mahomet on the silken couch, and the "key" Having in vain rang repeatedly for her
land. I cautioned the look-out man.
to cher Alfred who in sowing his wild oats maid, she at last made her way to the Court was composed of the following The ship was going 7 or 8 miles at 8 burned Lindley Murray in effigy, and basement. Here is the spectacle that pro- gentlemen: The Hon. C. May, First Police o'clock when I left the deck. I do not anathematized old Lexicon Johnson. To sented itself to her horrified eyes. Cook, 58q., Harbour Master: H. B. Nelson, were close hauled. The course given in the tempt to extract a key from me will fat hand, was catechising the page-boy log-book is correct, it is in my own writing, prove a signal fallere, as a refusal on my from that delectable manual, and the that a quantity of clothing was stolen. The prisoner was geen coming out of the bushes Esq., Unofficial Justice of the Foads I was saleep when we struck, 1 thought part will be only dealing e meritorious blow shrieks of laughter the lady had overheard Government that we had struck some other vessel, and to the introduction of a very dangerous pre-opstairs proveeded from the remainder of under suspicious circunseta: des and was Robert McMurdo, Esq.,
I ran on deck at once. After she stuck cedent. Letters are things fated to be read the household, male and female. found some of the property.
no place where she could be floated out. The course, subjected to multifarious construc-play the part of penitent in turn, except vessel never had more than 13 or 14 inches tions; but this is not at all surprising when the cook, who always discharged the duties had her pumped we consider the world of strange, and very of father confessor. Why this exception ? every high water,
often inborn, contrarieties, in which we live, Because "cook knows what the book means of water in her, and
Matteo Buich, the look-out man, was and which may be classified according as we better than any of us?" It seems from this called, but his knowledge of English was so come in contant with the various objects that there must be some connexion between limited that little fuformation could be ob- which call those erratis feelings into play, Ritualism and cookery; perhaps the link of tained from him.
No doubt, it has been considered by many sympathy joining the two may be traced to John Kruse, the helmsman, was next as extraordinary and, perhaps, by others as the fact that both dabble a good deal in hot called:-I was an able seaman on board the unpardonable interference on my part to water. aahore. The second mate was on watch at but, as I am entirely convinced of the hol- Merse. I was at the wheel when she got raise my voice against the abuse of the lash; the time; the vessel was going about 4lowness of the world's opinion, and indiffer knots. I think we could have stayed with ent as to its results, I shall always try to
Honexons, October 23, 1877. safety by the ship longer, so long as the catch hold of something more real, more weather kept fine. The mate told us the sterling, and moro consistent with the die- || OPIUM,-Now Fatra, cash....$690 night before we left, that we wore to leave tates of Reason and Humanity, than sucli a
I was 16 months and a half in the ship. steadfastly against the insidious attacks of beat with the mate, trying to find a channel possession of that something to hold it Arthur Woodley, the 2nd mate, was call-outside, cavilling innovators. I must confess ship struck. She was under all plain all this subject and it pains me when I think editiacald he was on watch when the that I am getting quite tired of speaising on
He had common with all God's creatures, of entering and knots. We made four tacks during knots and heading 8.E. by 8. the last 24 hours. The position at noon of orders from the Captain to keep a good on a better future, should receive such a the 2nd by account was lat, 21° 26' N. and look-out for broken water and black lumps small amount of kindly admonition, and such.
man to do the same. Continued-The undeserved blows. The latter cannot be long, by obs. 116 36′ E. I could not get to leeward, and he was to tell the look-out a great quantity of unfeeling, and sometimes any observations during the day, but I got s night about 9 o'clock in the morning for Captain said his expected he had passed denied, because it has often come under my QUICKSILVER,
look-out and make sure. The first intima course, it would never do, and would cauNO longitude. I worked them up by three that shoal, but it was best to keep a sharp notice since my arrival in Hongkong. But, of latitudes, and made our position to be tion of the vessel being in danger was the great inconvenience, to raise them from their considerably to the award by a look ont man calling out "White water present degraded level, for are they not Bank, on demand, count. Our longitude by account up to ahead, I ran to leaward and saw the utilized in Hongkong as were the DOT noon was 116 10 E, my observation Captain on the lee ladder he gave aless" orders of Mexico, before the fall of Oroäitu, made our position to be 15 miles to the orders to flatten in the hand sheets, and the proud and voluptuous Montezuma ? To
square the main yards, and he and I be sure there is this difference (and the Documentary, 6months'sight,.. 40- Eastward of this. When I took my a. m. sights, my longitude by observation was trailed in the spanker. I did not go in Chinese ought to be grateful) that, whereas Bombay, demand Rupees,
625 ; and I took 116 35 as my the boat to take soundings. When the sails the Mexican serf was when required subjected Calcutta, correct longitude. I was steering B. E. by E, speed & cr 8 knots. I did not ship's head went round to N.W. by N., on the well-appointed table of his anton Bar Silver, 17, dwts, B.,
were trimmed and the helm put up, the to a most elaborate, onlinary process to figure Shanghai, demand,... put the ship about, as I concluded we and she shortly afterward stopped. I was cratio mistress household, John Chinaman
not consulted about leaving the vessel. I is only aruelly whipped; and, as the blood Sycee,** the evening.
think these were one or two good reasons slowly trickles down his back, the thought Mezleans,
Regina. Yuen fook.
guilty. Sentencs reserved.
LARO ENY, &c.
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Regina v. Low dwong. The prisoner was indicted for stealing Our old friend "Bully Hayes," the South fowl, the property of how cheong. It Ses pirate and slaver, le, we learn on the appeared that when the case was heard authority of the Fiji Times, dead once before the Magistrate, his Worship had more. Indeed, it was nearly time that this sent him to one month's hard labour. The should be the case, as it is now a year or desigion was afterwards altered under the two sinta Hayes was last killed, and this is power of Ordinance 6 of 1850, by commit a partod of nowonted longevity for the ting the prisoner for trial.
His Lordship thought the Magistrates veteran treebooter. So that we fall to follow our contemporary when it says that could only reveres or amend a decision, Hayes has come to an untimely end." and whatever they did they must give a deci. On this occasion we get an illustration of sion, but the committal of the prisoner to the fact that history sometimes reposta trial was not a decision. He would there itself, as Captain Hayes was this time killed fore réserve the point..
After further discussion, the Chief Justice by his mate almost as he was several years ago, when he and his mate lauded on an said he would reserve the point if Mr were to the eastward of the Fratas on island to fight a duel and ho was left shot Hayllar thought it worth while to do so.
Capt. Thomsett Did you have any one through the heart, On the present occasion Mr Hayllar said that having read the the eccentric and choleric old rover was section of the Ordinance, he did not think keeping a special lookout at the masthead Answer: I think I did; I will not be sure hurrying down the companion-way to fetch the Magistrate could send a case to trial bis siz shooter for the purpose of reafter be had decided it, and it would not but I am very careful when nearing a danger to see that proper precautions are monstrating with the mate, who had said be worth while to reserve the point. something to annoy him, when his taten. The Chief Justice said this case need takon. I remember telling the Sad mate tlone were frnstrated by the maste smashing not have been sent to this Court; it was to keep a sharp lookout for the shoals and his skull with the iron tiller of the ventolonly for stealing a fowl, an offence which instruct the lookout man. This was in the
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for leaving the ship when we did, vint the of deportation from relatives, and certain Gold Leat weather was fine but might at any time starvation amongst the gloomy and inhos. English Sovereigns, change for the worse, and there were some pitable mountains of his native land fit Australian Sovereigns,** pratical fellows, knocking about; at least before his mind with a dreary appalling Discount,...
Shares. Waw no chance of getting her off t
Under such a state of things it would be thought they might be pirates; and there prospect,
This alosed the evidence.
Finding.
a truly contemptible sophism, on the part of Hongkong Bank, 50 % prem aay one, to argue that there is a future for Calon Ins. Soalety 01 Uanton, $1, 1. Ws and that the British bargue Meras the poor and uneducated classes of the Chi-China Traders Ins. Co., $3.800 So that we shall hear nothing more of could have been decided by the Magistrates, afternoon.
Examination continued:-She was steer Rayss for some weeks. This much is to be who could have sent the prisoner to six times said for the redit of the traders and the period he had been sent. There must ing S.E. by E. until 6. She then broke off of London, official No. 18,777, 629 tons, left one, because they are left alone by them Chinese Insurance Do., 47 Journals of Polyncata, that they always be a limit to sending cases to this Court to S.E., and at 9 again broke off to S.2. Hongkong on the 29th tiltime in ballast, selves until the moment when their cold, Yangtare Ins. Association, Tia, 778 develope the Hayes myth in a perfectly The prisoner was only once convicted be. S. She broke off again about past 10. 1 bound to Newchwang, and that at about gaunt, and hunger-weakened hands are North Chins Tes, O., Fl. 860 consistent manner. Having comfortably fore, and this was so far back as 1873, when did not go to bed that night at all; I was 11 pm, of the 2nd fartens the vessel struck found glutabing surreptitiously a little rice EL.K. Fire Ins. Co., 1868 killed Hayes in one place, they do not he was sent to two months for an act which on deck about every quarter of an bour; I on the N.W. corner of the Pratas Shoal, of a piece of bread. Then they are probably China Fire Ins. Co., $170
soalety" looks up with a pious horror at LK. O. & M. 8.-bent Co., 18 % din bring him to life again as some remote patt he said he committed while he was drunk, was sitting reading when she struck, this where she was abandoned on the 11th sent to swell the essize calendar, and B.K. W. Dook On., 15 % dis
was about 20 minutes past 11 o'clook as instant,
2. We find that the weather was fine, this fresh and glaring instance of moral Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tis, 25. of the South Seas till a decent interval has and this was supported by his witness, been allowed to elapse. But we are quite Mr Hayilar waid that, having read the near as I can remember. I did not nee Asured that we bare by no means heard Ordinance giving power to the Magistrates any breaker, but the water was discoloured but that from the absenos of the sun the depravity on the part of the hunger-hiver- Hongkong Gas Co., 975 the last of this South Sea Vanderdoeken to amend ce reverse their decisions, he to windward. I was on deck almost imme-position of the ship, at noon on the 2nd ing unfortunates who were impelled by Hongkong Betel Co., 180 00
to save their liver.
Temperatare, Truly we are sorry for our sins when wo A man who has outlived so many fatal did not think they could send a man to diately she struck: 1 felt her grind across instant and subsequent to that hour, was starvation to pilfer that which was necessary Chiness Imperial Loan, $103
8. We are of opinion that the master, endings Bayes has already undergone is trial after having sentenced him in their the ground and she fosted again. Iordered uncertain. not to be finally dismissed by the unorigical Court. The Magistrates, he took it, could the helm to be put up at once and her
nase, like that just quoted, worthy of brains with an iron bar. The role that but in sending him to trial, they were only still going ahead, although I could feel her of competency is 83,019, asted imprudently to be sorry for the sins of those who, without it when the brains are out the man would ressinding their sentence, and not send grinding across the ground. When she got in trying to pass to windward of a well mature judgment, pronounce an unfortunate
round to N. W, I kept her thefe. She known dangerous reef in the China Sea...
We find that the ship being on the stripes, groans, and tears. It is time, Mr Edi die" has no application to Bally Bayessing or revening their decision. Inconveniences of this kind are much to The prisoner was then discharged, but moved ahead then by fits and starts bus ordlaary men, but they are nothing to him. was remitted back to Gaol to serve the ultimately stopped altogether. She felt reef, the mosaber for @ days did hil best to tor, for the avowed professors of Christianity BABOMETE There is latent artistio sense which Magisterial sentence of one month's hard as if she reasted on knobs of rock. When get her allost again, but without autocess in the colony of Victoria, Hongkong, to furl I found the would not move, I took the but we consider that, although there was the unchristian banner of blood in cases that governs the development of such a legend labour.
canvas off her and sent a boat round to no apparent prospect of getting the vessel are not of a desperate nature, and to substi-
steadi as his which forbids so lame and impotent
I may be told that none but despe- ANOTHER FOWL JABŹ.
sound for a channel. I think the second off the rest, it would have been better had tate some other form of punishment in its concinaion. Having survived his murder
male went in the best, The night was the master remained by the ship nutil she Begina : Wong Ataol. by his mate once, he can do ac again. And
have put it beyond doubs that she could until I am morally certain that anch is the The prisoner pleaded guilty to stealing a clear, I have never gone to the north of had begun to sustain such damage at would rate bases are brought under the lash, but when the final and comes, if it over comes,
pass, I shall be very sceptically inolined, we may be satiated, that the misstrophe law, the property of one Chua Ain, Chins before in the N., moDEOOD,
Capt. Thomas Did you not think it not be fosted, yet will be worthy of and an adequate inish to There were Revers) previous conviøsions
because if it is difficult to convince the the chequered asroer which it will bring jo against him of felonies and maladesmesseurs, would be better to go to iwoward of the
world of its errors, it is still more difleuit te The Chief Justice reland the agestion | shesi↑
expedient of his mate battering out his only amenu, alter or reverse their decisions, head was brought round to N., W. She.wa Robert Robertson, No. of whose cartiñoate see them committed by others; and we ongevakan ki alesera Faischer d' Oo,'à Fremises.
We are of opinion that the Master, Be, bari Robertson, was guilty of an error of
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