No. 4720-August 20, 1878.]
in that way. It is possible, though I should think ecardely probable, that a custom might be proved that when theso words are in a bill of lading, the master is not to be liable in any event. But no evidence whatever of such a custom has been adduced. Mr. Wilkin referred to a passage in Hopkins On Average, where, in speaking of dangerous articles carried on deck, it is stated:-
of Lam Ying Loong, aged 17 years, who died from loss of blood through having his foot out by a broken soda water bottle on the 10th instant. A verdict of accidental
death was recorded.
THE CHINA MAIL.
jury, comprising Mosers F. D. Bush, J. P. | have pleasure in stating that the company's Pascoal, and Chang Shun Yee, on the body machinery and workshops are to tho- roughly efficient order. The net profit, amounting to the satisfactory sum of fully $60,000, enables a fair dividond off the deficiency in assets which was shown to be declared and admits of our writing on the realization of the Whampoa property. The debt that existed has been quite wiped put in accordance with the resolution passed gratulate the shareholders on the improved at the last meeting, and the Board con- and highly satisfactory position into which, after many struggles, the Company is now brought, it is desirable, however, that share- holders should not overlook the fact that we have atill an active and keen competition to meet, and it is the duty of everyone wish ing the Company's prosperity to use their influence to bring work to it as much as they possibly can, and mat to let their moment. active interest in its welfare flag for a With these remarke I will pro- pose that the report be accepted and the accounts passed, but before doing so I shall be happy to answer any questions.
"Contribution cannot be domanded in respect of articles, motoriously dangerous in their nature, thrown overboard from the To judge from the number of operas in dook; such as nitric, muriatic, and other rehearsal by the Royal English Opera and dostructive acids, lucifer matches, and similar objects which are explosive by per- Opora Boule Company, as well as by the cussion or friction. These things should not cast for to-morrow published elsewhere, the be carried at all on board ship, but if taken, hopes of a pleasant operatie season in Honig. it is always on the condition that they will be carried on deck, either exposed, or in akong are of a rather favourable kind. It round-house, and with an understood pro- mise that they will be thrown away at the first occasion of danger, whether arising from their own nature or from parils which act upon them."
Considerable evidones was gone into to
show that collodion comes within the cate- gory of a destructive acid or an article ex- plosive by percussion" or friction. I think the evidenco has failed upon this point, but there is evidence that it ie usually married on desk, in the same manner as the urticles mentioned, and that the oases in outward appearance are the same as those in which destructive acids are carried, and, I do not think that the distinction between collodion and the other articles usually carried on deck is well known as to require the master to treat the one in a different manner from the other,
remains to be seen, by the performance of The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein" to- morrow night, whether the company has or |has not suffered materially in strength by the withdrawal of Miss Eloia May. We wish the company a fair field and all success.
CHINESE NOTES.
The real virtues inculcated as a matter of furan upon the 'people by the Chinese Magistrates are about as much practised as the social maxims which are impressed upon then with equal gravity. The follow- ing list of rules is annexed to a proclama But allowing the passage cited the fullest tion inued by the Acting Provincial Judge. authority, it doas not say that the matter is 1. It is forbidden to buy up old paper relieved of all responsibility in ense of dange- which is written or printed upon, and to rous acide and explosives. It does go to bleach or make up the same afresh under show that the master might be justified-in- the name of "resurrection paper," Granp- throwing them overboard in an emergenoying rogues who do this sort of abominable which would not justify bim in throwing thing will be severely punished if detected; other goods overboard.. But it does not and any persons informing against them relieve him from all duty in respect of will receive a reward from the Paper-pre
servation Society.
them,
I am of opinion that the words "on deck❞ and "at shipper's risk? must be read together, and that they must be taken to mean that the shipper takes the risk of them being on deck; but with that exception I am of opinion that they do not, and were not intended to relieve the master of any of his liability,
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2. It is forbidden to use printed or manuscript paper to repair walls, windows, or for any pasting purposes whatever.
No questions being asked,
The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be accepted and the accounts. passed.
Mr DEACON: 1.have much pleasure in seconding that motion.
Carried unanimously.
Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. O. May.)
August 20, 1878:
DISORDERLY FIREMEN,
Paul Mincalif, fremen 9. S. Bented, were George Beagles, Nicholas Barado, and charged with behaving in a disorderly man- her on board their vessel. It appears the stabbed him in the back with a fid. The first defendant, was drunk and the 2nd Lat defendant was rushing about the decks striking everybody he met.
Mr May fined the lat defendant $10 and the 2nd defendant $2; the 3rd. defendant was discharged.
DRUNKENNESS,
John Anthony Robards, seaman unem. ployed, was fined 60 cents for the above offence.
TO-DAY'S FINES.
Leong Afun and three others, hawking without a licenso. Fined 10 couts each.
Kwan Atai and Chan Wai Shun, coolles, fined 10 coats and 25 cents respectively for fighting,
Sit Ayang, married woman, washing her The CHAIRMAN: There is no other busi-jacket in a stream used for drinking. ness before the meeting, and I have only to Finod 20 conta, say that the dividend warrants will be issued Chan Kam Tai, hawking dried ducks.
Fined 20 centa.
immediately.
Mr DEACON proposed a voto of thanks to the Directors and Secretary, and the employés of the Company, for presenting them with such satisfactory results of the working of the Company during the last half year.
Carried by acclamation,"
The CHAIRMAN: I thank you gentlemen on behalf of the Directors. Very much of your praise is due to the officers of the Company, The efficient services of the Secretary cannot be spoken of too highly, and he has been seconded throughout by the oployes in a most satisfactory manner. (Applause.)
The shareholders then separated.
SUPREME COURT,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
Fined 26 cents..
Shik Fak Lin and another, fighting, Kwan Achiu, hawking salt fish. Fined 25 cents.
Chu Afook, firing crackers. Fined 26 cerita.
Wan Yau Wo, obstruction. Finol 50 conte. 50 cents..
Sin Ut Fun and another, fighting,
50 couts,
Lai Asam, hawking pig's blood.
Fized 50 cents, $1, and $2 respectively.
Kwan Akum and 4 others, obstruction.
Wan Awai, obstruction. Fined 50 cents. Chung Chew, causing a nuisance. Fined 50 cents,
LORD BEACONSFIELD'S TRIUMPH.
ANT RETURN TO LONDON. London, July 10.-A number of Lords and members of the House of Commons go to Dover to-day, to welcome the British Plenipotentiaries. The Mayor and Corpora address of congratulation, and a private tion will present Lord Beaconsfield with an
train, provided for the Plenipotentiaries, will reach Charing Cross Railway Station charge of the organized demonstration of at 4.45 o'clock. Lord Henry Lennox has
welcome."
assistant in the firm of Stemssen & Co. was with Mr Relaers to-day on the Queen's Road. I noticed the defendant in a chair close to the Clock Tower, She looked rather excited, and I noticed the chair put down. I warned Mr Iteiners to look-out, igns of coming after him. When she got as I could soo that the defendant showed
close to us she pulled out the riding whip, apparently from some part of her dress. very bad language. She spoke pretty loud. She struck at Mr Reiners and made use of 1 eaunot say that I distinguished any par- ticular throat. I saw Mr Armstrong take London, July 16.-4 p: m.-The vicinity away the riding-whip. I accompanied of Charing Cross and Trafalgar Square is the defendant to the station and heard her packed with people. The passage on the make use of very threatening and excited west of the Strand, and Whitehall even, is language. I could not hear the words blocked. Charing Cross Hotel, houses on properly as the blinds of the chair were either side of the way to Downing street, down.
are covered with flags and decorations. By Mr May-1 did not hear the defend- Many American flags are flying, including aut say anything about money in the a fine display from the American Exchange, Charge-room. I think I heard her say opposite the Charing Cross Hotel. samotbing about imprisonment,
Tickets have been issued for as many Mr Schonberger deposed :—I am a part-persons as the railroad station will acoom- nor in Krusa & Co's.. I was in my store modate. All the Metropolitan Conservativo this morning when the defendant came in, Associations will be present, but no address about past 10 or 11 o'clock. She shewed will be prosented. All the Ministers who me a riding-whip which she said she was can be absent, frogs Farliament will be at going to whip Mr Reiners with. I told her the platform at the station. Many Tiberal to sit down and compose herself, and warned members of Parliament have applied for her of the consequences. She did not mind tickets to the platform, expressing a wish what I said. I told her I would tell Mr to make the demonstration national. Bante Reiners of her threat as I could not suffer for five hundred friends of the first Land of it to be done. I did not believe that she the Admiralty have been erected within the was going to do as she said. I tried my Admiralty enclosure in' Whitehall. Down utmost to calm her, and when she left she ing street will be reserved for members of appeared rather quieter. She said she Parliament. Between Charing Cross and.. would hang him, she would shoot him, or Downing street the general public will be she would skin him, I don't know exactly. admitted so that the spontaniety and She used American terms, I did not be warmth of welcome will have to be lieve that she intended carrying out her judged by the demonstration at this point threats this morning, but I do now,
of the route.
By Me Dennys:-I heard dofondant say Traffic will be stopped from fifteen mi Finod that the dog was illtreated. I know that putes past four until Beaconsfield's carri- the dog was in the Colony after the defend-age passes. The western platform of Finedant had asked Mr Reiners to return it. I Charing Cross Station, down which the cooled her down after she made use of the burriage road runs, has been partitioned off, wild language I have spoken of, and she while rows of raised seats skirt one side, left the store with the whip. I did not and banks of rare flowers rise on the other, think she would carry out har intention of along the side of the carriage-way. The horse whipping the plaintiff. I was not platform is entirely hidden by flowers, and present when the assault was committed. the walls of the station, at the ontrance way, are decorated with the flags of the nations participating in the Congress, and clusters of national devices and emblems.
Chan Tal Ku, chair-coolie, obstructing the road opposite the Hotel do l'Univers Fined 50 cents.
3. It is forbidden to stamp the name upon the sides or soles of shoes and stock. inga Shoes and stockings are receptaclea for the feet, and nothing could be more dis- respectful than to imprint characters upon them, The picture of a cloud, a bat, a (Before His Honor James Russell, Esq., Fined $4. ewan, a deer, or such like, can serve for a
Acting Puiane Judge,). trade-mark,
4. It is forbidden to use printed or manuscript paper in the shops to wrap up eatables, or to print the name of the shop upon packets of tobacco or tes Such paper is often too readily cast aside. Pio tures should be used bere too.
5. It is forbidden to post up notiues in dirty places, lest they be carried away by wind and air and drop into the filth, This should be specially guarded against."
August 20, 1878.
Accordingly, the conclusion which I come to in the present case is, that whatever duty the master owed in respect of gouds of that class carried on deck he was to fulfil, but that if, notwithstanding the fulfilment of
Curtia v. Reiners, $100. The plaintiff that duty, the goods were lost, then he was
claimed re-possession of a dog and $100 not to be responsible. What the duty of
damages for its detention. Defendant, who the master is in respect of such cargo will
acted for the real owner of the dog, who is best appear in considering the third point,
absent from the Colony, contended that the dog was not her property; and as the namely, the effect of the exception in the bill of lading of loss by jettison. Upon this
had sent it back to him as agent for the point a preliminary question suggests itself
owner, she had no further claim uported as to the meaning of this word jettison as
dog, Plaintiff stated that she expected here used. In Butler r. Wildman, Bayley, Ridiculous though this may all seem to that the dog would have been well treated, J., in his judgment, says →→→
aud she had reason to breve from her Jettison, in its largest sense, means any European eyes, it is after all only an exag-servants that this was not so. Defendant throwing overboard. In the passage oited gorated form of our own habita. Any one (by Mr Wotton of Mr Brereton's office) with reference to case of general average, for the above purposes would be severaly dogs, and fed them on mutton chops, from Emozigon, be la treating of Jettison who should use a Bible or a Prayer-Book-denied this, saying that some people had atrauge potions regarding the treatment of where jettison is used in a conline sense. But its true meaning, in a policy of in- reprehended even in the lowest walks of His Lordship said that, as plaintif had surance, seems to be any casting overboard Society. In our opinion these principles admitted, in returning the dog, that the was sending it to defendant according to an In the argument for the defendant it spare creditable to the Chinese, and the more arrangement with its master, she could not peare to me to have been assumed that in so that they are pretty generally put into now claim its return, or damages for its the bill of lading it means any throwing practice: More Chinese will revere a strip
detention. Nonsuited. overboard. This is not the meaning attach to it, but from the view I take of the of paper than will tell the truth or keep Caso it is not renesaary to decide the point, their hands from ploking and squeezing, and it may be taken for the purposes of the and however disgraceful such a fact may cass that the goods in question were jettison- ed. But this is not conclusive as to the be, they are none the less entitled to a master's liability. The cases decided upon modicum of praise for treating manuscript excepted risks are an authority for saying respectfully whilst the picking and squeez ing.continues. Honour to whom honour
ok causa."
that there are at least two circumstances in
which, in the absence of expreas stipulation, the exception will not exonerate the ship-is due. owner from liability. The first is where the peril has been induced by his own or his servants negligence, and the second is where the loss has teen brought about by the ship being unseaworthy at the time of sailing.
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By Mr May :-If Mr Reinera had been in the store when she came in I am sure she would have not only horse-whipped Toe Asza and two others, gambling.him but have done something worse. I ostmed her by giving her a glass of cold Shung Aku and others, causing anui.ios-water: "..
Fined $2 each
Mr Wotton said that he thought he had shown that this was not a case of common assault. She deliberately, leaves a Court of law and purchases a-horse-whip. This
to a moat violent woman.
Bande.
SERIOUS CHARGE OF ASSAULT. A well-dressed female named Curtis ap
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of common assault.
The Times says: "Lord Beaconsfield will be welcomed, to-day, as the chief actor in one of the most honourable triumphs in the modern diplomacy of England." To the fume of a distinguished English statesman, he has added that of the singularly mocess fal foreign Minister, and it would be hard to say what greater distinction can remain
for him.
nobility are constantly arriving from the London, July 18.-The carriages of the
this hour reserved seats in the station are is received with cheers from the crowd. As direction of Pall Mall, and each as it arrives
the scene is very brilliant. filled. Ladies are in gala costumes and
London, July 16-Lord Beaconsfield-
peared, in answer to a summons, chargedd be proved. She has proved herself with having committed an asanit u Queen's Road to-day about noon, on a thought this was a most dreadful ease; but Mr Dennys said that at first every one foreign gentleman. peared for the plaintiff, and explained the gained, and was naturally excited. She Mr Wotton (of Mr Brereton's office) ap law-snit which she thought she should have it was not so. The defondant had just fosta
facts of the case.
gentleman in the care of defendant, and but she was excited. Mr Reiners was no A dog had been left by made use of violent language, it is true, she had returned it to the complainant, as doubt also excited at the time, and
he was leaving the Colony. She subse the other witness (Mr Goorg) is a better alighted at Charing Cross Railway Station quently wished to get back the dog, and judge of what courred, and he cannot at 4:50. p. m. After a brief hand-shaking, took out a summons, in which action she mention any particular words which were Beaconsfield and Lord and Lady Salisbury had been nonsuited. Leaving the Court in a great temper, she purchased a horse said. He (Mr D.) put it forward that the entered their carriages. As they drove whip at a store, and was afterwards heard and said she was obliged to horse along the West Strand there was one con
whip the plaintiff as she was not a man, tinuous cheer and showers of bouquets. to say that she would kill the complainant The threat to murder was not made out. The crowd followed the carriages, cheering before he left the Colony. Meeting rom- plainant in the street, she made several The plaintiff was very excited at the time, and throwing dowers, all the way to Down- cats at him with the whip, which he and the thing resolved itself into a case street. guarded off with his stick. If women of bound to take into his consideration buman. His Worship was this description were to be tolerated, it was frailties. The defendant had a dog which
A Turon of one of the Oxford colleges This action arose on an alleged promissory they should behave themselves,
Wong Shik Chuen v. Ow Atuk, $102.-imperative (continued Mr Walton) that she treated as a pet, and left it in the hands who limped in his walk was some years note for $150 which is said to have been was more in this case than Its Worship being illtreated, she wanted to get it back. who asked him if he was not chaplain of
There
of Mr Reiners, and hearing that the dog was after accoated by a well known politician, lost. A sum of $36,60 is admitted by the might think. It was not a case merely of The plaintiff refused to return it and sent the college at such a time, naming the year. appeared that defendunt, after having pairi defendant. From plaintiff's statement it simple assault.
the dog away. She said she only wanted The doctor replied that he was. The inter- instalments of the $150 amounting in all defendant.
Mr H. L. Denneys appeared on behalf of the dog. The defendant was a woman of rogator observed #1 knew you by your Club, Lyndhurst Terrace, where, with called. He said :-I was defendant in a with them were apt to get punished for it. my preaching." to $60, asked plaintiff to dine at the Chinese
a class which should not be treated like ling." Well," said the doctor, “It seems William Reiners, the plaintiff, was then others. People who mixed themselves up my limping made a deeper impression than defendant's friends, he dined and had
"Ah, dostor," was the case which was heard this morning at the His client would undertake not to repeat reply, with ready wit, "It is the highest Boveral cups of wine, and then went to Supreme Court, and the defendant was the the offence.
compliment we can pay a minister to say sleep, When he awoke he found that the plaintif,
The woman was non-suited. pooket of a coat he had taken off and hung $100 damages för detention of a dog. to a class of women who had excitable tom- promiseury zote had been removed from the The enumuns
Mr May said that everything had boon said that he is known by his walk rather than was for a dog and for that could be said. The defendant belonged his conversation." up during dinner. Plaintiff reported his I went to the Club after leaving the para, and if they gave way to these excitable loss to the Police, and defendant was Court, and then went home. I think I feelings they must take the consequences. disappearance of the note, Plaintiff had At past 11 I went out again on lony and thereby broken the law in a most suspected of having been concerned in the loft the Court shout past 10 o'clock. She had assaulted a gentleman in this Co. never since heard of the note. Defendant busincas, I wont in the direction of the determined manner. Als Worship then at first said, he would repay the amount Queen's Road, accompanied by Mr Georg, spoke very seriously and severely to the of the balance, but subsequently he refused Mr. Georg informed me that the defendant defendant. He said he did not think it was to do so,
On the face of the note two was following us I was under the veran- entries were written of sums paid back.
a caso of common assault, and he would not dah opposite Armstrong's placo, and saw Hung Mei, interpreter at the Magistracy, the defondant running after me. I stopped to gaol for three days, and would pay s treat it as such. The defendant would go posed to having seen the promissory note, whip and struck at me several times. corroborated plaintiff's statement, and de- until she came up. She took out a riding- fine of $10 or be further imprisoned for one month, and was to find security in two defendant, as Inspector Lindsay bad charged stick. The defendant said, "I will murder him at the Police Court for unlawful pos- you before I leave the Colony. She said Peace for six months. session of stolen goods.
this twice or three times. Mr Armstrongiamas Defendant, who is a furniture-dealer in game out of his place and took away the Wellington Street, alleged that it was true riding-whip from the defendant. I then that the plaintiff lent him the money to get gave her in charge to a Sikh Constable. a girl, not for his shop; that he got tipsy If I had not warded the blows off, they at the Club on the occasion of the loss of would have fallen on my head. I follow- the note, and knocked about things and od the defendant to the Station, and people, but that he was not invited to come. she made use of very foul and excited He then minutely described the several language, which I could not clearly payments he had made, and produced a understand. She was in her chair. book containing them, which be denied was At the Station I made my complaint to the Opera Company, and performed as one of the
Miss May did belong to the Royal English | written up since the case began. In cross Inspector, and the defendant cald she was Company in Singapore, as I have programmes examination by Mr Dennys (who appeared sorry she had not struck me. She would for the plaintiff) defendant adhered to his do so if it cost her 65000, and she would to prove, and it was I who paid her passage
up to Hongkong.- statements; and a coolie in his master's suffer a term of long imprisonment, but Miss May only left the Company on
diumas produced who said he was the that she would get at me. It was just Sunday, the 18th Inst medium of a certain payment being made what she wanted that this case should dome of $45. Defendant alleged that payments on.
Feeling sure you will oblige me by correct. were endorsed on the bask.
I. romain, Yours truly..
In the Peking Gazette of the 19th of July the Provincial Judge of Kwei Chow is handed over for consure to the Board for the offends" of congratulating Her Majesty Mr Wilkinson then proceeded to deal the Empress Tazon upon the, occasion of with the questions of the seaworthiness. of the vessel when she sailed, and of her birthday instead of the Emperor himself, negligence on the part of the officers or whose birthday it was. [A curious mistake men, He said that if either of these of this nature occurred during the T'ai- questions were answered in the afirma ping rebellion.
then Goy tive, the exception of the loss by jettisonarnor of Cheh Kiang reported the collapse would not free the master from liability of the Magistracy. Omitting the for the loss. He was satisfied upon the evidence that the ship encountered only word "Magistracy," the Emperor was star- and the two entries on its face, He knew I warded off the blows with my walking householders of $300 each, to keep the the ordinary rough weather of the sea-tled to read of the collapse of his Empire, son, and that that ordinary rough wea- being also one of the names for
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
(SUPPLIED TO THE "Okins Maris"]
"Chida," Yen Twan-shu was at once degraded to the rank of Judge. Shortly afterwards, however, he was sent as Special
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
COMPANY, LIMITED.
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."
Hongkong, 20th Aug., 1878. Six,-Will you kindly correct a statement made in your last issue with regard to Miss Elciu May?
9. DE LILLE.
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ther set the casos adrift. The conclusion he arrived at therefore was that the cases were not so well secured as they should have been in anticipation of the weather to be encountered; he did not think Imperial Commissioner to Canton, where the ship, including that cargo, was rea- he acted as Governor and Viceroy on dif- sonably fit to encounter the ordinary forent occasions]. perils of the voyage in the way in which the cargo was actually secured. As to the exception of leakage and breakage, he did not find that the loss of the sollo-
An ordinary half-yearly meeting of the dion was occasioned by either. The de- fendant was answerable for the negligence shareholders in the above Company was in question, Judgment was accordingly held this afternoon at the offices, Club given for plaintiff with costs. The judg Chambers, Hongkong. There were pros
bir Georg was present all the time.ing it, ment occupies over four columns of our Yokohama contemporaries.
ext-Ho W. Keswick, (in the chair),
The Inspector told me to take out a sum- MrDennys contended that the defendant's mons, and I did so, as I felt my life was in and Messrs. H. Hoppios, G. B Emory; A story was concoated, while his (plaintiff's) danger, I firmly believe that my life is in Lind, Q, B. Bottomley, E. E. Joray, R story bore the stump of truth.
danger with this woman.
Hongkong Bank, 00 % prem, ez diy, Deason, J. Robinson, D. McCulloch, whole case was diffoult, held that the mary Court was with reference to a dog. I Bis Lordship, while admitting that the By Mr Dennys-The case at the Bum.
BEAT AND SUNSTROKE.
Union Inn, Baciaty of Canton, $1,400 Noate, L.Mendel, J. Coz, J. T. Chater, plaintiff had not fully proven his osse. did pay $100 into Court to avoid the dude.
China Traders' Ini, Co., $1,800 The beat wave," as it is called, which Yangtze Ins. Asoc., Thi. 700 W. R. Landstein, T. G.. Linstead and D. He would therefore give judgment for the I did not hear the defendant say that she has proved so very trying and fatal in its Chinese insurance Co., 4820 Gillies (Secretary),
$36.60 admitted only, and enter a nonauit valued the dog very highly. I heard her effects, especially in St. Louis, has reached North Chias I2. Co., Tis, 1,080 for the balance of the $103, so that, if any that she was going to Shanghal. 816 New York, and the report le that it is in HK, Fire Ins. Co., $960 The SECRETARY having road the notios further evidence could be obtained, Mr gave this as one reason for her sending the teasing hourly. All the people who can China Birs Ins. Co., 1945
Dennys could again bring up the matter. dog to me. She stated at the Court to-day leave their business are reported as leaving H., & W. Dook Co., $40 % prom. couvening the mesting,
He could not allow costa
that she had heard the dog was illtreated er having left for the seaside and cool. O&M, S.-beat Co., $167 prom. The CHAIRMAN Bald: Gentlemen; I am sure
It was not true. I was not hurt by the places-if any such can be found. This Shanghai Steam Navigaties, Thi 20 you are all no well acquainted with the Report Ching Asing, Ray, $18.65,This was with my stick. She made use of lots of accuracy. It struck St. Louis like an open Hongkong Hotel Co., 5628
blowe she gave me. I warded them of heat wave was foretold with considerable Hongkong Gas Co., 807 Thirty Turkich Battalions have joined the the Directors submit to you to-day that you a claim for wages (67.20) and provisions threats besides wanting to murder me. I mouth of a foundry forge. And poor St. China Sagar Refining Co., 888 % Bosnian Insurgents.
will allow it to be considered as read. It is supplied to the defendant. He supplied do not remember how saying that if I was Louis had no convenient ocean, as has New Chinese imperial Loan, £103.10.
great pleasure to the Board to be able to which amounted to $40.80, and he was paid out properly, She has got other reasons, I where the sweltering citizens may find the provisions for 27, daya at $1.50 a-day. -man or she was a man she would call ma York, nor broad, cool lake, as han Chicago,
of 1877, 4107. LOBAL AND GENERAL, place before you to favourable a working 34:05, leaving a balance of $6 45. believe, for uttering these threats, besides relief. Consequently, the St. Louis people
Temperature, fer bearing of the charge of murder account, and I think you will agree with my Defendant denied any contract, and said having lost the case to day. I never said must stand the zacket at home. The fata against Newpan wat continued to-day by that it speaks well for the economy of man that the reason she had sent the plaintiff that the dog should be billed, neither to lities there from sunstroke have been from (Zukes of Messrs Balconer & Cole Premiess
one hundred and fity to two hundred.
Queen's Blood)... Mr May, and further remanded until Monagement at the Company's establishments away was that, if she went asleep and did her or anybody else billed, neithe
not pay the money every day, there would
Chicago has got relief, after suffering much Dorezone, Augkat 80, 1078, -day next, as 1 piẩm.
that, notwithstanding the very low ratas at be no dinner ready.
and lering many citizens by sunstroke, but BAME
B0.028 which work tontinues to be executed, the not sent when the contract was made.
Plaintiff said that Caseumbhoy was pre-
far less than St. Louis. Chicago has lost
I 2. Mau in 20.680- Täź Agent informa us that the O. & D. earnings are so satisfactory. The Directors
thirtyone by death, and thirty-three at- This case was adjourned until next Court
tacked more or less seriously,
4 PM Other
30.958 B. S. Balgis, froth San Francisco ist Aug, have always kept before them the Importance day
92 Mr Denny's asked His Worship if he Western towns and cities have felt the
1. F. Mos 92+ has arrived at Yokohams, and will all of improving as much as possible the facili
thought it was necessary to lengthen the heated term very seriously. It said that
4 P01 thenne for Hongkong, on Thursday, 22nd ties for the rapid end economical execution claim for wagen,
Wai Bing. Thevenin, $6.This was a case. Be did not deny the assault, but be the number of cases reported at the hos Defendant admitted could not admit that the words had been pitals are probably not more than half of instant.
Do. 1 PM, liability for 82.49, but said plaintiff had used which Mr Retneru seld had been used. those which occur. Now is the time to
Do. Mr May said in that ease further evid, boast of our California climate, our freedoma forfeited this by leaving without having. Ay faquest es hold to-day at 3.80 p,m,
we have made additions to the plant at given netice. He had paid him $1.40. eneo must be called,
from sunstroke, eta, but we forbear.-- *before C. V. Creagh, Esq, coroner, and a Howloon with that object in wing, and I judgment for defendant with exate. Me Erich Georg, #Porn, slated pet om | Welly Alto Calfornia,
Jeer B. B. A.&O. Telegraph Cole Line.)
Lorvor; 15th August, 1878, The Director of the Police at St. Peter: burg has been stabbed by an assassin and killed.
of work, and, as the report informs you,
By Mr WottonShe said she would re. turn from Shanghai. I do not care about being treated in this manner by a woman in the public streeft. 1 consider it a very gross injury,
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