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THE CHINA MAIL...
ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE.
Police Intelligence. (Before J. J. Francis, Esq.) 15th Oct., 1878.
Wäs romanded until the 21st instant.
SERIOUS CHARGE OF STABKING.
His EXCELLENCY said that, in addition to William Collius, & seaman belonging to the voten which had been proposed, he had the Heitish ship Banian, was sent to one also to ask the consent of the Council to cer- month's hard labour for stabbing another tain other payments in excess of the esti-eesman named Wilson, belonging to the mates of 1877 and 1878. Among these items same ahip. It appears that they had a were, an allowance of $40 to Warden Hay- quarrel is a brothel (No. 79 Ladder Street) ward, of the Gael, for Chinese Teacher; a Sunday night, and the defendant is $80 compensation to P. C. McDougal: for said to have stabbed the complainant twich, for repair of damages caused by rain storms no knife was found, but only a broken piece of May and June; $140 for gratuities to of blade. A man-of-war's man, belonging scavenging contractor and overseers; $2,343, to HMS: Magpie, was-called as a witness cost of establishing sub-marine lino to Green for the defence, and said the defendant Island, including $650 cost of two sets of commenced the quarzel, telephones; $15, cost of an old junk for torpedo praction; $1,400 for volunteer drill instructors and contingencies, say at $200 per month for 7-months; 360 honorarium to Commandant at $100 per month from 16th May to 31st August; 3531 for Navy sorge San Angan, a boatman, plying for hire for uniforms, and $81 for making coats and without a license. Fined $2. trousers; $200 for steam launch contingen. Chan Anam, master of the Nam Hing cies; $300 for two months' salary of Assist-Chan 211 Prays West obstructing the aut Interpreter (Mr Ball) at Supreme Court public thoroughfare. Fined $25.
Tout Afat, ao light or pass. Fined or 14 days' bard labour.
His Excellency, continuing, said he hoped to be able, with the azuistance of the Mom- bers of the Council in Finance Committee, to lay before them the estimates for this year at an earlier period than last year, A great deal would depend upon the Finance Committee assisting him in the estimates; and they would be informed before Novem- her next of any proposals that he had to submit in ample time before the meeting of the Council.
REFRACTORY PRISONERS.
TO-DAY'S FINES.
Laung Apin and four others, fighting and creating a disturbance in the public streets. Fined $1 each...
path.
$8
Acheung, and another, no light
Fined 60 cents cach,
SUPREME COURT.
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IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Hussoll.) 15th October, 1878.
Fung Fa Yow v. P. H. Kmanuel, $9,- This wens claim for wagon as coxswain, of the Daily Prass steam launch. denied liability, as plaintiff was never Defendant engaged by him, but came voluntarily saa substitute for the man who was really engaged.
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The plaintiff was non-suited.
Toller v. Madar $50.45.-This was a claim for balance of rent said to be due on the preinises at present known the Cosmo politan Chub. Defendant said the rent had been paid in fall and produced the receipt. Plaintiff did not deny the genuine ness of the receipt, but said that he had never received the money. that Mr Toller's collector had given the It appears receipt to a third person to collect the amount, and be said he had only received a portion of the amount.
The bill in dispute
I were fired in the order given by H.E., at 13th September of the fine American ship. the sonuding of a bugle. As the last notes Lookout, "1,008 tons register. All bande aro of the bugle died away the first charge ex- saved except three acumen. She left Shang ploded, throwing up an immense column of bai in ballast for New South Wales and water in the air, to the height of three or must have got into one of the typhoons four hundred feet; this was immediately which, during Soptember, wore swooping followed by five other explosions, forming over the China Soa. the outer line of defonce. "On the next word of command, sevon torpedoes were simul-
The Straits. taneously fired, throwing up a tremendous body of water and shaking the place:
(Singapore Daily" Times.) as by an earthquake: these were followed
The number of cases brought under the hy soven torpedoes fired singly; after which notice of the Singapore Society for the pre- contact torpedoes were shawa, in which Fontion of cruely to animals during the heavy charges of powder wore exploded, by quartor ending 30th September 1878, was a steam-launch striking the circuit-closer horses, 60 for cruelty to hack ponies, 17 84. Of these 3 were for cruelty to omnibus moored in mid-stream. The experiments for illtreatment of oxen while landing them were concluded by an array of five torpedo from the Tongkanga" &c., and 4 for boate advancing in line, each armed with causing suffering to birda by shooting them two fifty-pound spar torpedoes, which with sumpitada." In 10 casca the offen- wheeling round a flag representing an ima ders wore cautioned and discharged by the ginary anony's ship, launched their torpe Magistrate, 16 were convicted and flood, dous and fired at a given signal. The boats and the remainder were visited by the rose with the upheaving stream, and were Agent, who in every case verlied that instantly hidden from view by the large vo- wounded animals and those unfit for labor lame of water thrown up. It seemed as if it were impossible that any boat could live were not made to work until their condition under the deluge which appeared to full
was improved. back directly upon them, but in a moment they emerged in safety and took up their stations for a fresh attack-wet certainly, but otherwise none the worse.
Borneo.Co's Wharf was satisfactorily re-
Dynamite has been recognised by our Port We learn that the advantage of using nad Wharf authorities, Two or three days ago a rock 20 feet under water near the H.E. the Viceroy congratulated Mr. Betts moved by a catridge or two of Nobar's warmly upon the success of the experi- Dynamite, of which the Company are agents mente; and calling up the students of here, with the result that there is now the College awarded official rank to several depth of 30 feet of water at the Wharf, of them and prizes to all, but ne each where formerly there was only 20 feat. The one of the forty-nine torpedoes fired was Fanjong Pagar Co. have also icon utilis difficult to draw a distinction whore all wore and the attention of the Master Attendant alike successful. A very pleasant day was has been attracted to it for the purpose of concluded with an exhibition of diving by removing harbour obstructions, as dyns the men of the " Taka Naval Brigado" at- mite will detonate notwithstanding contact tached to the College, and their skill and endurance were truly wonderful. Although teatable advantage over other powder for
with water, and thus possesses an incon tired out with ten hours' continual work, one of the men remained under water three subaqueous works. Three years ago, it soat rainutes and two seconds, another two mi- that had sunk in the fairway Channel off Government some $300 to remove a juak
two minutes. This was nothing like so good and ores abandoned her, leaving it to the nutes forty seconds, and most of them over Sandy point. Directly she sank her owner performance as that which recently took Master Attendant to life her out as best place at Taka, where the time was carefully he could. With a charge of Dynamite it taken with a stop watch, and one than re- mained under water three minutes fifty-cost of about 825 without any danger. might have been done, and effectually, at a eight seconds. H.E, returned to the Ye- Probably when it becomes known among men at 6p.m. Now that the inspection is native craft owners, who allow their bosta over, the students will at once commence the erection of the Tientsin Taku talegraph, rivers of the port, through sheer carelese to staks in the harbours, channels, and and the survey for the Tientsin-Ponting nees in moat instances, that the Conservator - foo-Peking line will be carried out.-N, V. D. Neus.
of the port will have the blown-up at once by Dynamite. as all similar obstruc tions are removed about Liverpool and other home ports, it may be the means of ensur ing more care on the part of owners of | native craft.
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Japan.
NAGABAKI,
(Rising Sun and Nagasaki Expresa.) · Considerable doubt seems to exist with saki. For our own part we do not believe regard to the presence of cholers in Naga- that a single property authenticated case bas occurred, and we take this opportunity of expressing our disapproval at the way in which the Japanese scom to court the minor cate of diarrhces or dysentery being arrival and presence of the disease, every at once accredited to the dreaded foe, whose advent, while being feared, should never be sought for.
Lately the Minister of Finance commis. sloned Mr Watson, a merchant of Yoko hawa, to sell in Europe on account of the the cargo of many ships. The merchant Government, a quantity of rice, forming naturally exercised all bis powers to execute this order, and realise a profit, but the rice are about to return with their cargoes com has not been sold, and three of the ships plete.
Tea repairs of the anbappy Voorwaarts are getting on capitally; she will soon be the enterprising contractors deserve to ready to proceed to your port to be docked; make a good thing of it, though I rather doubt that they will do much more than cover the tote ezpaneos they will have to inour.
No. 4768-OCTOBER 15, 1878.]
prosecution, last year 6 prosecutions Opium Ordinance, so as to encourage His Excelleney said the Ordinance was sug-read a second time, ponsidered in Committop, against 9 defendants, and up to August and strengthen the Opfum Farmer. He gested in this way. A European butcher passed, and numbered 2 of 1868. this year, 10 prosecutions (all against had received valuable” advice, on those who proposed to establish a butcher's shop in Chinese.)
The Council then adjourned sine die. He was having the law en two points, and and he was justified the Colony found that under the existing. forced against them because he knew they in saying that membern were entirely Ordinanso it was necessary for him to eco- had not been paying their proper proportion with him on the subject of the Spirit py a stall in the market. He (His Excel- of the stamp revenus: they wore doing so Farm. Regarding the Opium Farm there Lency) submitted the question to the Execu now, and the increase was mainly due to were certain alterations in the Ordinance tive Council, and they were of opinion that that cause. It was the opinion of competent which he contemplated submitting to them, it would be very much to the comfort of the authorities that there were more evasions and which he thought bis hon. friends European community if they permitted this THE USEFULNESS OT. STEAM LAUNCHES. of the tax in 74-75 than there have boo in would support. Habad, with the Attorney European butcher to have a shop duly Law Ahes and two others, describing 76-77. Now as to Postage, the actual General, prepared a bill regarding the licensed, out of the market, and this Ordi themselves as fishermen, and Ng Afo a receipts last year were $802,000; for the Opium Farm identical with that of Sings-nance was accordingly introduced to enable seaman, ware charged by Inspector Grimes, fret nine months of this year we have pore; but they know more than he did, the Governor to issue such license.
with being found in the unlawful possession $66,000, or actually more for nine months and as it did not meet their views it would The ATTOLNEY GENERAL: In all such of 20 bags of white banna. It appears that than for the previous twelve. Last not be pressed: he had taken the advice, cases, if deemed advisable; not only in the constable on patrol in the water police November be had said, and every bon.and the bill would not be laid before them this instance.
Launeb, noticed a compan pulling from member agreed with bim, that the Junkenly such amendments Being made as
His EXCELLENCY: Yes; in all such cases. Hongkong towards Mow-kok-u He hailed trade was a good teat of the prosperity of they should approve-To return to the
The Bill was then read a first time. them and got no reply, and they did not the Colony. Last year the amount collected question of house taxes, nothing would
SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE. '
stop. The faunch them ateamed alongside ander this head was $10,000, which would give him greater infaction than to His EXCELLENCY moved the first reading of the Easapan, and found the four do give for bine months $14,000; for the first lover the rates and taxes of the Colony of a Bill to authorise the appropriation of a fondants and 20 bags of beans. The begs three quarters of this year, however, we But till they saw their way to the supplementary sum pot exceeding torty-five had Euglish marks on them. (Marks have $15,000. For the Registration of proper sale of the Opians atid Spirit thousand dollars to defray charges for the enumerated). A remand was applied for Cargo Boats they had $2531, as against Farms, he would have to content him. year 1877. All the items bad, His Excel-in order to give the polios an opportunity 82817 for 1877, which he need hardly re-self with enunciating his views in this lenoy explained, long sincs passed through to find the owners of the beans. Two of mtad them would include the whole in his preliminary statement, and look for the Finance Committee, sad had also been the defendants are old offenders. The case crends of the year. Again, under Light support to do everything lawful to stivated from time to time by the Council. Dues, he found last year they showed mulate the revenue. The proposal was not .. The Bill was read a first time. $14,984, or $1,000 for nine months; they simply to deal with Chinese spirtis; the had for flest three quarters this year Spirit Farm would also deal with other $13,000, and would probably obtain classes. There was a large number of altogether not far short of $18,000 for the sailors, who were supplied with very had year. There was also an Item of some im; and nominally very cheap spirits: one portance called interest. At the close of object would be to increase the revenue, 1876 they had a sum of $20 000 at the Chart- and another to check the sale of deleterious ered Banks at 5 per cent; on 31st March spirits not only improve the revenue but 1877, that sum had increased to 280, 00, at nerve the consumer likewise, 5 per cent or $4000 per anuum; on 13th June the increase in Junk licenses, hon, friends injuries received in the servico; $34,505 { once in the chest and once in the neck; the work of one individual student, it was ing this explosive in their new Dry Dook,
Regarding 1877, it bad increased to $160,000; in Sept. would agree with him that fees on junks 1877 it had sl.en to $210,000; and on Dec. were too high-a jank of 500 piouls paid 31 it was $270,000. There is now at the $10 per annum, and a fishing license of $1, Banks bearing, interest, a sum of $300,000 and so on according to tonnage and the
sum not only exceeding but double any European shipping win one cent per ton similar investment saved from revenue, The Increase of native shipping was one Independent of the gambling fund. These of the safest testa of the prosperity of the facta, gentlemen, are of interest; and for Colony. If the Opium Farm sold at the the public they become of vory, practical figure he anticipated, and a Spirit Farm interest if they enabled them to do some were established, he would ask them to thing in the way of reducing taxation. consider the adrisability of entirely romov. However, there were two comparativelying the license fan on junks as now detail. pmall items which they could no longer ed, and would also ask them in equity to include in the revenus. They had been in considerably reduce the Police, Water, the habit of making considerable profits on Lighting and Fire Brigade rates. And now the subsidiary coins, the sum accruing in the interest they felt in the statement host $1,800 per annum; $260 subscription to 1877 exceeding $20,000. Well, it was to had made was doubtless not confined, as Reuter's political telegrams, twice a week, bis mind a nice question how far thermen of business, merely seeing the revenue for three months from the 14th September: ought to make a profit on money they prosperous. What was the meaning of and $560 for hire of two steam launches for did not coin themselves. They were sent their rent-roll increasing to s Bum Harbour Police 'service at $90 per month to them by the Imperial Government, before never known? What W3S the each, for two months. and they got them for the convent meaning of the increase of the junk ence of the community. He could not trade and the Light Duos ? What was believe it was sound policy to make a profit the meaning of all the other items on coins, and he had said so before he had he had spoken of chairs, carriages recored a despatch animadverting upon it and Horses, aleo, might be mentioned as in strong terms. The result was that they having increased? It could be described now made no profit, but sold them at the in one word-prosperity; which means the same rate as they were bought. The next prosperity of the Colony. The junk trade item that would no longer agure in the re- bad increased by 89,000 this year. And venue amounted last year to $7,023; it was what did the increase in Light Dues indi. for Brothel Licenses. On that subject be cate 7 It showed that the European ship bad received a despatch from H. M.'sping had increased by 800,000 tom; no Government, stating that a question had that in 1878 the Colony would be able to been asked in the House of Commons, a show 800,000 entered lacrease, as compared copy of which had been sent to him by Bir with last year. In estimating the full Michael Blicke-Beach.
value of their trade, they might compare [The despatch stated that he had the it with other Colonies. The total ship honor to inform him that a question ping of Queensland (the largest in extent had been asked in the House of Com and not the least flourishing of the to the revenue derived from Australian Colonies) was 388,000 tons; houses of ill-fame. It had been alleged while the total shipping of Western and that the balance of the fund now in Southern Australia entered was sotually band amounted to 850,000; and al- less than the increase shown in Hongkong though he could scarcely think such could this year. It cannot be said that this in be the case, he wished to have full informa cresse is attributable to any remarkable tion on the matter. If, therefore, this point activity of trade; great depression ruled at had not already been dealt with by the home, and in India great mercantile unor Commission, he requested that they should tainty which still exists; China suffered be invited to include in their Report from a severe and desolating famine, and statement of the condition of any fand that Kwangtung (on whose very borders we are) had been formed under the 66th Section of experienced anexampled and severo distress. the Ordinance, together with any recom It was something shot he was in a position mendations on the subject that they to make this preliminary financial state might think proper to make, or gument, this sketch of their position; and tain the information from the records they would be satisfied to know that in of the Treasury, and report.]
the history of this Colony no Governor On receipt of this (continued flia Excel. | bad evér been able to put before contence and deal with him, in all respects, lency) he at once communicated with the his Council such evidences of growing, as if his original sentence had not expired Commission- two of whom were now present steadily and safe prosperity as he had put in carrying out the punishment imposed on and they lost no time in finding out the before them to-day. He knew that he had such offender under the authority of sections facts which Sir M. Hicke-Beach required. every confidence that they would assist XI and XII of Ordinance No. 4 of 1863." Urd. 10 of 1867 was pagged in 1868, and him most cordially next month in dealing from that time up to end of 1877 the Bro with the finances; it would be their duty thel Licenses bad amounted to $74,474, no doubt to maintain the estimate at the Look Hospital fees showed $9849, fineste ficure; and he would throw out the of prostitutes amounted to $11,862, in all, consideration that something like $900,000 $96,616. Adding incomings from similar would answer all requirements (bear, hear).
shade; the air oppressive and unhealthy, The thermometer is 94° Fahr, in the aources, and then deducing from that sum If they determined it at that figure, they the cost of the Lock Hospital and salaries could then consider the feasibility of redao.
from the combined effects of recent inun- The ATTORNEY GENERAL said it might be dations and unseasonable heat; and the nounces that the Mikado arrived at Kana- A telegram received in the capital an- of inspectors, he was afraid that, instead of tion of revenue, If they succeeded with thought desirable to introduce an amend city generally in a rather unhealthy con zawa in Kanga at 3 p.m. on the 2nd inst.; $50,00, something like $80,000 or $90,000 the Opium farm and obtained an in- ment into the Bill. At present it authorised had been received. When he looked back crease by the spirit farm, they ought at the carrying out of punishments for breach dition. Such is the principal, if not the he may be expected back in Tokio about at what bad occurred at the time which had once to reduce taxation. As to what con- of Gaol dissipline after the expiration of the only never to be gleaned in Nanking at the middle of next month. rendered it compulsory that a special fund stituted the wealth of the Colony, the period for which the offender was originally present. Sickasss is everywhere prevalent; Fourteen of the principals and accompli should be formed, and that the fees be not Jonka did much, but every householder sentenced, but it might happen that, after indeed it is almost impossible to go for oes who were concerned in the midnight- paid into the revenue, he found that there even the poor Portuguese clerk-contri- the expiration of the original sentence, the walk along any frequented thoroughfare attack on Messrs. Ap-Jones and Russell at was a strong feeling that it would not be Buted; and it was hard that he and other prisoner was again insubordinate, while dicine by somebody or other anffering from and are now on their trial in Tokio. This without being stopped and asked for me the Shimosa sheep farm, have been arrested proper to enter, such montes Into the householdors should be unfairly taxed, as undergoing additional imprisonment for indisposition. Now it is a soldier, may rapid following of punishment upon crime general revenue of the Colony. The had hitherto basa dona. He had indicated breach of Gool discipline, in which case Gambling Fund, unfortunately, in oppoal. the exact state of their finances, had shown the Ordinance did not make it quite clear, who, pale and shivering, tells you he is creditable to the Government, and con- tion to the members of Council and without how prosperous they were; he had also the offender could be further punished. has a severe fit of ague, and bega a little traste moet favourably with the long delays the sanction of B.M.'s Government, had frankly given them a general Ides how to The ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Suggested that gainine; then comes perhaps a young and frequent total failures of justice noticed been so dealt with; but when it became deal with them j and when next November both this Bill and the Ordinance it sought ountry lad, who says his father is shaken in many former instances of attacks upon generally known, that soon ceased, and for Ee rabmitted his schemes to them more in to amend should be referred to a select by a dreadful cough, and hopes the for foreigners.
The Osaka Mpoo announces that for the future the Gambling Fund was not to detail, he looked forward confidently to Commities for report. The Gasi Commis eigner is provided with some mixture; be mixed up with the revenue. Unfor receiving their support.
sion had found Ordinance 4 of 1863 defec- while more often than either, a sickly- eigners staying at Kobe and Osaka "could. tunately this Brothel question had esesped Mr. RIALE asked if His Excellency, in the tive, and he thought it required considera.looking man will idle up to you and en- formerly procare passports to Kroto, Lake attention, and the fund had never been estimate of expenditure he had laid before tion by a Committee.
quire where he can obtain some of that Biwa, Nara de. without any charge being constituted ; and in answer to a despatch them, had taken the full amounts voted to. His EXCELLENCE eaid there was no doubt ysterious panacea which will enable him made for the Government stamp, but the on the subject, he had received a reply the various departments. Occasionally, he that the Goal Commissioners in their report to broak off the fatal babit he has acquired Osaka Fu and the Hiogo Ken issued a no- from Downing Street, approving of the understood, some of the departments did not pointed out the fast that the Ordinance is of smoking opium. Apart from this last tive on the 18th altimo, that every one re steps taken to constitute the fund for fees spend the amounts voted the police, for question was defective, and the time wee no
named grievance, however, a large propor. quiring a passport to those places would be. from houses of ill-fame and as that Special example, and he wished to know whether doubt come when it ought to be considered. tion of the natives are suffering from fever charged twenty sen. The same has been Fund had now been formed, the item would His Excellency had taken the amounts voted Ho agreed with the suggestion that the and agay, and there is little hope that reported to the foreign consulates at all the disappear from the revenue, nor could itcr the amounts expended.
prezent Bill and the Ordinenge should be things will grow better in this respect until treaty ports. When theso passports were again appear. There were two reasons why His EXCELLENCE said he had only taken submitted to a Select Committee. At the the present weather changes and we get a asked to allow them to have currency for a the community should feel some interest the actual expenditure of the nine menthe same time he most express a hope that the little bracing cold The heat and moisture fixed period, say for three or six months, as,- in this question of increased revenue. If They generally voted a little more than was Balect Committee would get through with which now prevail are trying to the ex- both for business and pleasure, since the railway line has been extended to Kioto,~~ to this large and unprecedented balance, required. He had 'not the figures before the small Bill now before them as soon as
Lady Sun, the Fan-t'ai's wife, was buried many foreigners went thither once a week this large stearly increase, it be added that him, but there were some items which up possible. With respect to the question of to-day with much pomp and circumstance. or oftener. This was refused, and a pass. the amount of house-taxes is slao steadily peared in the estimates of last year, on prison dissipline ha propozed to lay upon the The procession is said to have been very import had to be taken out and returned for increasing, and will reach ito maximum which he had not permitted any expenditable a number of despatates from Lord posing, but as foreigners do not expose cach trip to the great waste of time, tron- this year they may fairly aak has not the ture whatever. There was one item, for Carnarvon and Sir M Hicka-Beach upon themselves to the sun, while it has such ble and stationery. It was hoped that the time arrived when come consideration be instance, which although it was supported the question of the prison. They must deal given the taxpayere end especially the by the unofficial members, he thought they with it as men of business; and they had to power as is the case at present, without Japanese would soon be tired of the inbour householders of this Colony. In 1869 the entertained some doubt upon it. He refer- meet the requirements of the Colony and of argent scosity, I am unable to send you and expense, and would grant what was a rate was 11 per cont; in 1870 it was 12 red to the item for the Time Ball and Obser the Secretary of State. He would lay the any detailed account of the doremony, perfectly ressonable demand instead of which, we see them now imposing a fee for por Gent, and it has stood at that figure
these documents, and may expect them to ever Ence. Before venturing to say how
give us more trouble than ever. they would deal with that question,
On Tuesday, 1st Ost we were enter the long-desired return-tickets granted to Oct. Brd. To counterbalance this, however, we have there were two other items which he had not yet referred to, the revenue they Mr Bratz said that in regard to the ly efficient gentleman now superintending tained with a grand display of torpedoes at on the Yedo and Yokohama line, at a re derived from which showed no increase. Folice Rate etes rata being 11 per cent in the prison, Mr Tenzochy, before them, and Helkay tear Tieftain, being the annual duction of 20 per cent, on the cost of the Es meant Opium and Spirits. In 1078 1589; he believed that was during the time the report of the Saleet Committee, they they would receive from Opium the sum of General Bunker, and when he was supers would be able to deal with the matters in inspection of the students of the Imperial double journey At present, this is an- of $182,000, the same as last year, less neded on the following year the rate was question
Torpedo College by HE, Li Kung abang nounced as a mere experiment, and is only than in 1876, and considerably lean raised to its old level.
Mr Festick said it would be well if the straight reach of the main river was so in operation for the full journey between tban. In 1876. Well, he was opinion.
His EXCELLENCE said that was cd. If Bill before them, which was short and to the lected, about a mile in lengb, and all boat this and the capital; but we believe that al that, with prudent management, they might there was no other remark to be mads he point, were made law, and the larger mess had been busy for two or three previous areased in consequence of the innovation, traffic stopped for the day. The students ready the receipts are found to have been in- obtain, if not the full value at least a fair would proceed with some Bills they had beure, the Gasl Ordinance, could be 004 days laying down cables, joining up torpes and we may expect shortly to see return Falue. Spirit was another thing which fore them.
sidered subsequently with the aid of the brought them in a comparatively small
documents to which His Excellency had does, for, and when H.E arrived at the tickets given for all stations. It is not a aum, far smaller than other Goversthenia, HA EXCELLENCr then moved the frat zeferredi
appointed time many thousands of spects- matter of much importance to foreigners, He found that in 1877, they obtained from reading of a Bill to amend The Markets The Active Ortar Justice said he did tors had assembled on the banks and house but it has always been found that the issue that soures only $28,000 it ought to be Ordinance 1669, and stthorising the not think there need be any great burry in tops commanding a view of the cituation. of return tickets has stimulated passenger #100,000, if not more. He had sexed the Governor in Counoll to grant linentes to sell, regard to the Bill before them; a similar The work carried out was a representation treme un-ocial members to consider the ques. or expose for sale in places other than a pub. circumstance to the one which gave rise to gel as Taks. A chart was drawn out, show from Kegashims, from Captain Wiggie, on on a minor scale of tiba defence of the shane A telegram was received this afternoon Hop of establishing a Spirit Farm in the kis market, articles of food for men, usually it was not likely to occur just yet, Colony, ou well as that of Improving the sold or expreed to cale in the markets here, After a vertel amendment, the Bull was in the position of geob torpedo, and they | pounding the wreck and total lone on the
atory They were doubtful whether they ought to grapple with that item this year, and accordingly the Surveyor General had not spent one farthing of that voter
EUROPEAN BUT
A BILL to amend Ordinance No. 4 of 1883 was then brought forward for se- gond reading. Its preamble stated that doubts had arisen as to whether, under sections 11 and 12 of the Ordinance in question, punishments directed to be in flisted for breach of regulations, or of prison disipline by the Superintendent of the Gaol, or the Superintendent in conjunction with a Justice of the Peace, could be law fully carried out after the expiration of the term of imprisonment for which the offender was originally-sentenced, and it was desir- able to remove such doubts; hence this Bill, which enacts that All punishments in- was paid by a Mr Fakeers together with posed under the authority of sections XI another account and it was sought to show and XII of Ordinance No. 4 of 1863, shall be that a mistake must have been made in valid and effectual to all intents and pur-paying the money to the wrong man. poses, notwithstanding the expiration of Judgment was entered for the defendant, the period for which the offender was originally sentenced to imprisonment by lawful authority, and the Superintendent was a claim for rent of a piece of land at of any Gaol may lawfully detain any pri- East Point. The defendant had neglected soner after the expiration of his original to pay for a long time. The claim was proved, and judgment was entered for the plaintiff with oosta, and a junk belonging to the defendant was ordered to be seized and hold as security for the debt.
HIB EXCELLENCr said the question was whether this Bill should be read a second time. He had stated the cironmstances un- der which this Ordinance was introduced at the last meeting the Council, and the Attorney General had also set forth its reasons in the preamble.
despatches before them, and the sug gestion of His Honor the Acting Chief Justice would then, he thought, be carried onti and with the evidence of the high
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China,
NANKING,
TENTAIN,
Oct, 2nd.
Imperial Japanese Peat, are going to adopt it is said that the Administration of the
the French ton as a unit of weight, for ships' vargoes.
Kagoshima ken; towards the end of last Cholera has made its re-appearance in mouth, 20 of the persons attacked suc- cumbed to the disease.
YOKOHAMA.
(Gazette.)
The French barque Kerchalon is chartered to load wheat for Amoy by Chinese,
The Danish sohooner Aarhus leaves for Newchwang in a few days,
We learn that the U. S, S. 4shuelot, leaves on Friday for the South, calling at Kobe and Nagasaki.
(Mail)
confidence in our administration of justice. Chinese here can entertain but small A few months ago some unfortunate coolles, under the advice and arrangement, we be lieve, of the-Protector of Chinese, entered into a contract with a Chinaman to go to Indragirijon certain work. They were there disposed of to a Malay-much as if they master to ill treatment grossly humiliating were slaves-and subjected by their new to the Colestial mind. The Dutch Govern- ment afforded them some protection, and, were officially reported to the Dutch autho when their complaints of their ill treatment ritica, promises were made that steps would their jurisdiction should be brought to jus- be taken to insure that the offenders under
tice. Here, the Uhiusman who engaged them was arrested, but, six wõeks have and no investigation hae been held at the now passed since the return of the coolies Police Court, and the Chinese Towkay against whom the charge has been made in out on bail. He might be charged under the Crimping Ordinanco, or ovon ander the Penal Code, but whether from overwork in in the Police Court, or a too polite regard for the convenience of the lawyers engaged in, the case, nothing has been dono, and the luckless won are left on the hands of the police, without receiving consideration or even hope, beyond the assurance that their grievances will, by and bye, be investigated in Court. If the much lauded Protectorate tages which Celestials obtain by its establish of Chinese only thus illustrates the advan ment, it is more than probable they will in future prefer to rely upon receiving some assistance from the heade of their Secret Societies.
Shipping Intelligence.
London and Colonial Papers, do-
The following is corrected from the Intast
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
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