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found between it and the pls mater, and also on the left side and back of the head. Death resulted from these injuries. Tho deceased was a strongly-built -and well- nourished man, aged about 30 years. The wounds may have boon caused by a fall.
Inspector Cradock was called and proved. the reception of the decoased at the Charge Boom and his subsequent removal to the Hospital. He ameit strongly of drink and
had wounds about the head.
SUPREME COURT. -
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Before Acting Chief Justice SNOWDEN.) 10th December, 1876.
THE CHINA MAIL.
went to Lane, Crawford & Co.'s and made senger that such an important matter could arrangements about the sale of the tlokets, not be settled by himself alone and that he After some time a dispute arose and it was should therefore proceed to Tokancki Fu and, decided that Mr de Lille should not have after consulting with the Government there, the handling of the funds. Mesars Lano, he would give an answer to the request; Crawford & Co. had never recognised Mr and saying this, he fed hurriedly away. Vernon v. Lane, Crawford & Co., $63.-Vernon, and Mr de Lille, was the first por The Japaneed party waited there during the The plaintiff sought to recover the balance on Mr Wicking hari seen. The money night for an answer, but not receiving any of money recolved by the defendants for was paid to Mr de Lille and not to Mr eren by the next morning, they decided to the sale of tickets on behalf of the Royal Vernon. The learned counsel related how go to the Tokuneki Fu and obtain the reply English Opers Company, which the defen- the money was paid, and remarked that the direct from the Governor-and forthwith Chap Anzo stated am a married dants had deducted for a debt due them by advertisement was misleading, and that the started for that place. woman; my husband's name is Lam Ast. Mr Sutton do Lille who represented himself ane, Crawford & Co. would not have given fled from Kokwan, resahed the Tokaneki Meanwhile, the Korean officer who had public should have been warned. Mesars I live in Aberdeen Street. On the 8th
as manager of the Oper Company. inst., at about & p.m., I was at my door Mr E. Vernon, the plaintiff, stated credit to Mr de Lille if they bad not had Fu, and, having related what had hap. looking for something with a light when I The Opero Company arrived hera about the funds in hand which they considered be- paned, hundreds of people, including old men and boys, were ordered out to defend the felt myself anddenly seized from bobind 16th August last, 1 was the manager of longed to him.
Mr Harry Wicking was then called for place against the attack of the Japanese, by a man putting both hands around me.
the amalgamated Company, and as part of 1 saw the man was a foreigner; he lifted me my business I arranged with Mr Wicking of the defence, and sald-I am clerk at Lane, who were met in front of the Heisen Gate up and carried me to the middle of the street. Megers Lane, Crawford & Co. for the sale Crawford & Co's. I have been there about There, the Koreans probably depending upon the larger number of their party, stood up I called out "save life," and ho then threw of tickets at 6 per cent. On the Monday 11 years. I had the management of the mas down in the street and cut my knee. following I told Mr Rollings to get the sale of tickets. Mr de Lille came one day lun line in the front of the gate, and com- The European was drunk at the time, and plans and take them to Lane, Crawford & director of the Company. I made a few at the Japanese; but the latter boldly re- to the atore and represented himself as the menced hostilities by throwing small stones after throwing me down I saw him run
Uo. Mr de Lille heard this and went before* down Aberdeen Street. Soon after this a
Mr Rollings with the plans, I sent Messrs enquiries and was satisfied as to the turned the attack, and, boating the former I sold down, were about to enter the office of the District Watchman dameupand asked what Lano, Crawford & Co. an order for the respectability of the Company, was the matter, as I was still orying out.noney they had received for the perform tickets for one performance only. I am Governur, when he sent out a messenger, I told him what had happened, and be
ance, as it was urgently needed to carry on not positive as to who brought the plan, and said that the matter of the taxes should want in the direction the deceased had
the Company; $345 was the nott sum. A day or two after the performance M be remitted to the Court in the capital for taken. The deceased is the same man who The defendants sont bank to say that the Vernon and Mr Rollinga came into the favourable consideration, and requested that the Japanese would retire. But they were not money could not be paid to any one but store, and I told them I could not do business with half a dozen of people. I
content to retire with only a verbal promise, Mr de Lilte, as they acknowledged no one believe, but will not swear to it, that Mr and demanded that such should be given to else, he having presented his card as Director of the Company and had put his de Lille was the person with whom 1 first them in writing. The Governor in con- name in the papers as Manager. I called arranged as to the sale of tickets. I am sequence, having sent a letter to that effect, Mr de Lille to account for this; he apolo- very careful with these accounts. I made and further promised that a reply should out the account the same morning that Mr be sent in thirty days from date, the affair gized for whathe had done and subsequently Veron and Me de Lille called upon me, ended, and the Japanese returned to Fusan ordered Mr Wicklog in my presence to pay me the money. I roosived $215 lesa $63 and showed it to lillo, at the same time during the right. There were only six of which was deducted for a debt due by Mr telling him that he owed a bill of about $60, the Japanese wounded in the disturbance, was owing about eight and the wounds being only inflicted by 2 years ago. I enquired the reason for the
Lille, $43 being an old debt contracted part of which
months ago.
I permitted him to tako stones or by the knives usually worn by the $16 Koreans, were not serious on the Korean deduction, and Mr Wicklog said be only away, certain goods to the value. recognized Mr de Lille. I did not have as I knew he had funds in our bands. I side, although there were none killed, the handed him a compradore's order, and wounded asemed to exceed thirty. It is any words about it, but objected to it in a Mr de Lille put his name on the back said that Mr Hanabusa, the envoy who was row, and the money was urgently needed. and 1 got the money immediately and lately hurriedly despatched to Korea, has mild way as I did not wish to make
had no means of getting the money from paid it to cutton de Lille, not to Mr Vernon. gone to enquire into this disturbance."
Mr Vernon asked why the $60 wan
As mentioned in our Notes of the, Weck,' Mr de Lillie, as he had considerably over deducted, and Mr de Lille replied that Hanabusn, who has proceeded to Fusan in drawn his account.
By Mr Wotton:-I wont to both the that would count as his share of the the Hiyen Ken, will find his hands streng- newspaper offices and objected to Mr de Profits. I should not have dreamt of theaed on arrival, by meeting thore H. M. S. Lille's name being inserted as Manager or giving Mr de Lille credit again had I not Egeria with Mr Satow on board.
had funds, on hand. The first objection Proprietor. His name did unfortunately ap- pear in the papers as Managerand Proprietor was made about 2 or 8 days ago, when we received a lawyer's letter, a very courteous style bimself as such. I on ous occasion for a few days, but he had no authority to letter. Mr Vernon persisted in coming tore up 200 programmes on account of his into Court.
I never contradicted name being on them
accosted mo.
Lo Ahing (District Watchman No. 23 said-I heard orles of "save life." I beard the last witness call out save Hfe," and enquired what was the matter. The woman said that a European bad in:
Had run away. terfered with her and fail in place saw him lying close to the steps, bleeding from the head. I called for
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chair, and with the assistance of District Watchman 81 and Constable 231, I took the deceased to the Hospital.
John Carneiro, a wardmaster at the Civil Hospital, said:Deceased was brought to the Hospital shortly after 6 o'clock. He novere wounds lu the head. I could smell was quite insensible and sufforing from
the liquor very she hospital said he was brought him to the he was drusk. He died about 1 o'clock. There was no doctor in attendance. Dr Van dor
Horok went out about 10 minutes after g o'alook. I did not send for the doctor be- cause I did not think the wounds dangerous. emelt the quor. In all serious gases at he liquor, all merloh cause hare Instructions to send for the doctor.
F. W. J. von Stockhausen, sworn, atated:-I have known the deceased for about 2 years, I last saw him alive about
paat 12 o'clock on Sunday. I have never
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it publicly, but I told the Managers of both papers and all the firms I did business with. We were before the pubile, and I did not seen the deceased drunk, and I cannot even wieb them to ace that we had any split in say that I ever saw him under the Influence the Company, as it would only tend to
liquor
damage the Company. People appeared to Thomas Sutton Idlloy, sworn, stated: trust inors in Me de Lille than in me until
meet me at dinner time.
Of other political news we have hardly any; the assemblies for electing by voto, the members of the Fu and Ken provincial parliaments will be held in every Xu and Gun, during the month of December. The Kanagawa Ken is now divided into one departments and thirteen districts, this ro- arrangement being established on the 18th instant; the re-arrangement of the Gun and Ku in the Tochigi Ken was completed on the 11th instant; and the same preparations for the elections are going on all over the empire. We devote a portion of our leading columns to this question. Another step in
By Mr Vernon:-I do not know who took the money off the denk, I paid it to Mr de Lille. I swear I did not see you take the money up, I swear that to the best of my belief I saw Mr de Lille before I aaw you. We only sold tickets for one performance, as Messrs Kruso refused to play the piano for you unless you allowed them to sell the tickets. You were very courteous over the matter, and explained that you the
not matter to as in the least.
Mr Wotton then addressed the Court and, said that if His Lordship was not satisfied, he would call more witnesses. He said that Meusra Lane, Crawford & Co. only wanted to show the straightforward way in which they conducted their business, They did not wish to come into Court at all, and had offered to settle the matter by
have been elected by vote, for the position of Kocho, in Tokio-they were appointed to their offices in the Tokio Fuche on the 27th instant, at salaries ranging from 180 to 70 yen per annum.
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colonials were exerting themselves to raise near the M.B.8.8. Co.'s hulk during the subscriptions for the carrying out of the night, and now lies within a rifle shot of the Bund, apparently none the worse for the project.
The Lighthouse Department tender Meisingeing she has undergone. Wo under- Marie, left port on the 23rd instant, for stand that an enquiry will be held into the Shimonoseki, where she will be employed in origin of the fire. laying a sub-marine cable to connect the mainland with the island of Kiushiu, Sho will then lay e cable across the Inland.son, connecting Shibukawa in Bizen and Nomura in Sanuki, Shikoka.
(Gazette.)
A freeb trial of the suit Iwasaki Yataro v. Captain Colomb, R.N., is to take place in We have now heard the last of the But H. B. M.'s Court on the 4th_proximo...... for settling the remaining business of the and a jury. The case was heard at the end summa Robellion of last year; for the office before Mr Acting Law-Secretary Wilkinson Kiushiu Special Court, was closed on the of Juns of last year, on which occasion the 26th instant. It is reported that the num-paintit claimed $1,400 compensation for hor of those who joined in the Kagoshima danango done to the Chiri Mfame by H. B. rebellion last year and singe, who were ar- Me's Audacious on the night of the 11th rested up to the end of October this year, June, and a further sqm of $150 a day was 12,740 men. If this number were added demurrage for twenty days in all $4,400. to those who died in the war, the total After a hearing which occupied six days, the jury wore unable to arrive al a unanimous. amounts to about 70,000.
decision, and were accordingly discharged.
A fall of three or four inches of snow the first of the season-is murted from Awamori, the thermometer standing at 12.
We quote from the Hingo News the fol- lowing fall account of the accident to the Coldstream in Kobo harbour:
An earthquako shock. was felt last oven- ing (26tb) at 24 minutes past eight o'clock, Its duration was about twenty seconds. An- other slight shook was felt at 2 h. 18 m. this morning.
It is quite impossible to be surprised at the information sent by telegraph to Europe from Japan. The following, dated Yoko- homa, September 2nd, is entertaining sy an instance of the force of imagination. 18 it likely the esteemed agont of Baron Router is responsible for such ridiculoas rubbish? We hope not.
A provincial Parliament has been esta- blished with a low property qualification, with a ballot and biennial elections, ander thin control of the Profects of the Provinces, similar to the practico in force in France.
We learn from Nagasaki that Mr Satow. the first interpreter of H.B.M.'s Legation, has left Nagasaki in H.B.M.9. Egeria for s Korean port, but whether he will make a lauding on the eastern or western side of the peninsula we do not yet know.
Between eight and nine o'clock on Satur- day evening, news was brought ashore from the American ship Coldstream that, fre had broken out in the hold of the vessel, and as it was known that there was a large quantity of kerosine on board, it may well be supposed that the intelligence created some excitement. The vessel was moored right in the centre of the shipping, with the Leipsig, the Midge, and the June at no great distance. Assistanco was speedily forthcoming from these vessels, and the Coldstream's hond was gut round; and sail having been made, she was worked out to the edge of the harbour and an anohor dropped. Nothing would be seen of the vessel by those on shore, but it was expected that in the course of a few hours she would either blow up or burst into a mass of flame; and tears were expressed that the burning Wo are authorized to announce that the oil would be carried over the water and Messageries Maritimes Company's steamers, cause destruction amongst the rest of the as well as the Peninsular and Oriental, will All these fears, however, be dospatched, during the north-east craft in harbour. proved to be groundless, and those who monsoon, on Thursday, instead of Tuesday wended their way to the Bund early on the at daylight, as heretofore. This arrange- following morning, with the expectation of ment will commence with the P. & O. 8. S. beholding the grandly terrible sight of a Malacca on 12th, and M. M. 3. S. Volga ship on fire were surprised to find the vessel on 19th Decomber. riding quietly at her anchor, apparently un-We hear that Mr W. E. Ayrton, lately. injured. There was but little smoke to be Professor of Physics in the Imperial Col seen, and as the fire bad not been able to lage of Engineering, Toklo, has been ap work its way out of the bold, and so afford poisted Scientias Secretary of the Society ingress to the air, it was expected that the of Telegraph Engineers, and Editor of the accumulated gas would at last firm, and the Journal of the same Society. A short time vessel bo- shattered into a thousand pieces. since we mentioned the flattering reception Nothing of the kind occurred. The vessel which this gentleman received from the is still afloat, and so far as can be seen from British Association, and it is with pleasure shore, is not a whit the worse for the fiery that we chronicle another addition to his ordeal she has passed through. The fire honours. The contrast between the petty
the shore. It is not known how it occurred. they of his own household and tha A certain surmise has been offered as to ite warmth with which he is received by the origin, but nothing beyond conjecture can men in England best capable of judging of be Advanced. The Custom's offers sealed his soientific attain oupable of judging up the main-deck hatches at five o'clock, His Imperial Majesty has been reposing using for that purpose a small open abachi himself after the fatigues of his late journey. somewhat dangerous thing to carry H. I. H. Prince Arisugawa represented him about a vessel's deck under any oiream- at a review of the troops on the 22nd instaut, stances. The chief officer was in the hold on the plain of Narashing, and returned to up to that hour, and everything seemed safe
when he left it. the capital, an the following day,
o'clock on the 8th instant. He was in my from Lane, Crawford's, in dollars, I believe; not help taking away the plans; and it did mentis reported. Thirty-three persons seven, but the news took some time to reach in which his detractors are, so to speak, room; we lived in the same room at the yea of course it was dollars, certainly dollara Oriental Hotel. He was quite sober.I produce the acconat I received I also have known him for about six days. He received another account, I swear I did; I' Baid he was going out for a walk and would cannot awear positively, but I will swear to The jury returned a verdict of accidental the beat of my belief. The receipt is made out in Mr. de Lille's name; it was very convenient for them to make it out in Mr de Lillo's name. I remonstrated with M Wicking on the morning I received the money. I remember Mr Wicking say. ing to me, "I recollected the fellow very well, and I remembered be owed a bill here; I was very glad to ace him back again"; $43 I think was the amount of the
death.
The lnquest on the body of Lam Afuk, the man who was killed by a landslip at Taim-tea-tani, was then proceeded with. Aftor hearing the evidence of the doctor, the police and a fellow boatmen, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
An inquest was also beld on the body of one La Num Tai, a woman aged 88 who. died from the effect of opium poisoning, The jury, after bearing the evidence, re- turned a verdict of death from poison self- administered whilst labouring under tem. porary insanity.
Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Eag.)
Dec. 10, 1878.
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
arbitration.
Japan. (Mail.)
His Ex. Banjo, the Prime Minister, bas lately been suffering from an attack of rheumatism, and His Excellency left on the 28th for the Atami hot spring, in company with certain medical officers from the Im perial Household Department, who will attend him during his stay there. During his absence, II. E. Iwakura, the Vice Prime Minister, will officiate for him. E. E. Kuroda, the Minister of the Colonization Department, is said to have left Otaru per Genku Maru, on the same day; to inspect the coasts of Kolakoff,
Most of the crew left the vessel as soon as she was got outside, and were taken on board the Lothair; but tho captain and mate remained by her during Saturday night, a boat with four men being kept in readiness alongside, in case it was found necessary to abandon her. About daylight on Saturday, the indications were such that it was considered unsafe to romain on board any longer, and the captain and mate left the vessel. The former proceeded on shore, and having reported to the harbour-master that it was no longer safe for anyone to HM. Yoshipa Kiyonari, the Japanese remain on board, the latter, gave his senc- Minister to America, will return here by the tion to have her scuttled, and the captain steamer leaving San Francicco on or about set about making arrangements on shore to Two or three weeks ago we gave, as a piece of news, the information that the Go- the 12th proxime, and Mr Yangiya Konturo, have this dono. During the morning of the the Japanese Corsal for San Francisco, left anme day (Sunday), two or three adven- vernment had determined to abandon the here for that port by the City of Peking turns spirits tot off in boats, in the direc- coining of the Japanese Trade Dollar of 420 which sailed on the 26th inst. Bewaki, the tion of the vessel. One of them informs grains and would revert to the'oinage of the one yen piece originally recommended by Japanese consul at Vladivostock, being us that he found the chief officer in a Major Kinder, of the same precise weight dangerously ill, is returning to the capital by sampan which was anchored at a saf and fineness as the Mexican dollar. Notifi-the Dragon, which sailed from that port on distance, the captain and crew being ashore, and the vessel apparently aban- cations by the Council of State and the Fi-the same day.
A branch post office is be built in the doned to her fate. The business of the nance Department now officially announce Kojimachi, Tokio; 45 this is near the
mate seemed to be to warn off all boats the fact, and that, consequently, silver bul- lion henceforward sent into the Mint for British Legation and many other foreigners and junks likely to venture too near the residences are in the neighbourhood, an smoking vessel, and the sight-spers were boinago will be returned in the form of one
interpreter will be attached to the establish- not able to get within a couple of hundred yen pieces. Naturally, having for many ment. We may here mention that arrange-yards of her. About two o'clock in the after- mouths persevered in urging this changements have been made by which the delivery noon, the captain and a clerk in the employ upon the Government--we read the Notifica and collection of letters is not delayed for of the ship's owners boarded the vessel, but tions with much pleasure; but we are com- pelled from want of space this week, to even a second. The number of postmen at did not make a lengthy stay; and soon after defer detailed remark upon them until our present employed in Tokio alone is said to some half dozen visitors arrived from the shore, and taking courage, climbed up the next issue.
The non-commissioned officers and sol-Aide and walked about on deck, at first with diers, of the infantry of the Tokio Garrison considerable trepidation; expecting that the Troops, who were wounded in suppress-vessel might blow up at any moment. They ing the Takebashi Mutiny, have been found very little smoke proceeding from the presented by His Majesty the Mikado, with hold, and not a sign of flame anywhere. sums of money. varying from 20 to 10 gen. The main-hatch was burnt through in We hope this is the last we shall hear of several places. There was a lot of Manila this unfortunate business.
rope lying on it, slowly smouldering, but commence a series of studies in the use of considerable body of flame in the hold. Fifteen officers of the Navy will shortly nothing to indicate the presence of any torpedoes at Yokosuka, under the direction Eventually, the chief ofheer arrived, with a of an English teacher.
portion of the crew, and soon after. the Many graineurs having left by the last captain came on board, accompanied by the American mail, the season for silkworm-master of the vessel chartered to convey the eggs is almost alosed. It has been rather Coldstream cargo to Yokohama. It was disastrous for the natives; neither have they found that matters were not so bad as they got the pribes they expasted, nor have they looked, and orders were given to beave the
His Lordship said he was satisfied; and Save judgment for the defendante, who did not ask for costs. His Lordabip added that he was of opinion that at firat Mr Vernon old debt Mr de Lilla owed, 1 had ne
bad anticipated getting the money from de power to atop the money from Mr de Llo
Lille. He was sorry for Mr Vernon, na. Perhaps I did have hopes, but 1 tell you his alliance with Mr de Lille had been most distinctly, Mr Wotton, that my hopes were very small indead. I thought I could unfortunate; but he was bound to decide always get the money from Lane, Crawford according to the evidence, and the receipted C. I believe the bills due by Mr dead compradore's order before him could not be gainsaid. He was sorry the loss Lille were handed to me; they were not receipted. I often pay money without fell upon Mr Vernon. receiving a receipt. If I'm not positive, I will not swear I could not stop the money from Mr.de Lillo, I had no power to do an Unfortunately I do know that Mr de Lille had cards printed styling hira self the director Royal English Opera Coma pany. The public know Mr de Lille very Mr Harry Wicking, assistant to Messrs well without my telling them anything Lane, Crawford & Co., was summoned for about him. assaulting one Fang Aman, a bookbinder. By His Lordship I met Mr de Lille at It would appear from the complainant's Singapore. I took him and Rollinga as statement that at past 10 o'clock of the partners, they were to receive one balf the 7th instant he took a ohit-book to the de- profits and pay two-thirds of the expenses. fendant on which, according to order, com- I had the right to use the title of the Royal plainant had printed name. Defendant English Opera Company. Iswear decidedly was busy at the time, so complainant laid and distinctly that I received money from the book on his desk and told a Chinaman Mr Wicking. I distinctly told Mr Wicking in the store to show it to him when he was that Mr de Lille had nothing to do with at leisure. Complainant was about to leave the money. I took away the plans from the store when defendant called out to him Messrs. Lane, Crawford and Co., and gave to return. Complainant turned back and them to Kruse & Co. defendant then pointed to the letters on the Mr John Collins was then called and book, which were not quite straight, and gave evidence corroborating the plaintiff's said, "You see, you see," and then slapped statement; he said, in reply to the his (complainant's) face with the book until plaintiff I know that on our arrival The most important news of the week is water game into his eyes. Complainant said here you went to Lane, Crawford & Co.'s that recording a dispute which has arisen that he offered to alter it if it was not right, and made arrangements for the sale of at Fusan, the trading port in Korea open to and defendant then shoved him out and tickets. I heard you tell Mr de Lille to go the Japanese, between the foreign and native to the China Mail offee and get the plaus residents. Japanese merchants and others Me D. E. Crawford, sworn, stated that he and take them to Lane, Crawford & Co. to the number of between five and six bundred are said to be settled there, so that was in the store when the complainant came You sent me to Lane, Crawford & Co.'s for in with a chit-book similar to the one in the money, and they refused to give it to the dispute is of real importance. The fol- Court. Defendant was busy, and told com- me. They said Mr de Lille had brought lowing account of its origin is given in the plainant to wait for a minute, but ho (com-the plans there and they would not pay the native papere hare plainant) turned and walked away. De- money to any one else. I said that Mr de "It has been already reported that the tendant called him back, and complained Lille had nothing to do with the money, Korean Government having imposed heavy of the way the work was dore, saying "you and he said he would wait till he saw Mr Customs dues upon the exports of its own stupid brute," and slapped the complainant's de Lille. There was something said by Mr country, trade in the port of Fassn is stag face with the book, but could not possibly Wicking about bir de Lile's owing some naut, and in consequence, both the Korean have hurt him. Plaintiff behaved in a most m ney. I believe you redaived the money. and Japanese merchants at that place have impertinent and insolent manner.
I have received my share of the $69. You been reduced to great depression. Defendant admitted having been very engaged me, and you paid all the billa and much annoyed at the slovenly work shown received all the money. by the plaintiff on the shit-book, and upon By Mr Wotton know that Mr de receiving an insolent answer from plaintiff Lille was going about the Colony in a chair he brought the shit-book against plaintiff'e with four coolies. He did not do this to head, Defendant added that ho had been advertise the Compasy, but he advertised cleven years in Hongkong, and had had much himself pretty well. to do with Chinese, but-had never been before the Court until now. Indeed, he had lately observed a spirit of insolenes springing up amongst this class of the community which
kioked bim.
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exceed 360,
Quotations.
HONGKONG, December 10, 1878, OPIUM-Now Patna, cash....$500
credit, Old Patna, cash,... 5524
credit,
**
20
Now Benares, cab, 530
credit,
18
"
Old Benares, cash, --
credit,
11
1)
Now Malwa, canh, 740
credit,
**
Allowance Toole, 33
Old Malwa, cali,
credit Allowance Tools,
Exchange.
Bank, ou demand,
3/81
30 days' night, 6 months' sight, Credita, "} Documentary, 6 months' aight, 3/B Bombay, demand Rupees, Calcutta, Shanghai, demand,
80 days', ... Bar-Silver, 17 dwts. B., Sycov, ... Mexicans, Gold Leaf, 99 fine ... English Sovereigns, Australian Sovereigns,
221
221
110 nom.
-x. 109
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***
7% a 27.70 5.16 5.48
Shares.
Bongkong Bank, 58 % prem. Dajou Ins. Society of Canton, $1,600 China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,500 Yangtazo Ins.. ARBO, Tls. 725 Chineso Insurance Co., $380 North China Iae. Co., Tis, 1,250 B.K, Fire Ins. Co., $900. China Fire Ins. Co., $210
H.K. & W. Dock Co, 11 prem, H.K. U. & M. S.-boat Co., $8 prem. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis. 17 Hongkong Gas Co., $95 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 103 Hongkong Hotel Co., $68 China Sugar Refining Co., 49. Chiness Imperial Loan, £109
Do.
of 1877, £108.
Temperature.
Queen's Road) Alongsory, Desember 10, 1878,
9 A.Mire
·· 30.160-
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1 P. M 4 P.M...
1 'P.M....
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68
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Do. Maximum Do. Minimum over night
The system of trading in Fusan has sold the majority of the cards they prepared, anchor short; and assistance being rendered (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co's Premises, hitherto been that the Japanese merchants The native papers tell us that the number of by the visitors and by a detachment of men have sold on credit to the Koreans the goods silkworm-egg oards brought into Yokohama from the Leipzig, who arrived about 4 they import, and have reseived-instead of the year is about 850,000 cards, out of o'clock, this was quickly done, an anxious their money velue, articles of native produc- which, the number actually shipped for look-out being kept for the two steam- tion. But whilst the value of imports thus foreign countries up to the 16th instant, launches belonging to the Kobe Iron Works BAROMETER
Do. bold has amounted to several thousands of was 626,184 cards, the remainder, about Co., which it was understood had beza By His Lordship Mr Vernon was gen, the articles received in exchange, have, 200,000, still remaining on the hands of the engaged to tow the vessel to the beach at really the manager sud was always looked through the heavy taxation, greatly de-deniers. 1,500,000 was the total number Ono, where it was intended to souttle her. oreased in value, and as through this, Ja South we hear that the total number of approval of the captain, had given orders to got ready for sale up country. From the Meanwhile, the German oflours, with the upon as the principal of the Company.
Do. (Wet, bulb) 9 AM. Mr Geo. Murray Bain was then called, patiese merchants have sustained loss, the Bilkworm-egg cards brought into Kobe this have the smouldering hatches cast overboard, was very annoying; and he thought that if and said he believed the Company advertis- have sent a petition to the resident Japanese rear, was about 560,000 or 670,000, out and the second officer of the vessel and one his Worship nonsuited the plaintiff in this ed on the day they arrived or the day after-officer to put the matter right. He referred of which, the number sold was only about of the hands of the Leipzig got down into dase it would tend to destroy the growing werde. Mr Vernon, Mr de Lille, and Mr the complaint to the Eorean Government 80,000 cards. The business in these having the tween decks. No sign of fumo waz tendensy on the part of Chinese which was Rollige came to the China Mail offle the latter in reply stated, thut the collection almost come to a standstill, the owners of found, we are told, and the cases of oil on becoming so annoying to Europeans in the together. Mr Vernon appeared to give in of a tax from their own people was not the goods were in great distress and the the lower desk near the main batch were Colony,
structions together with Mr de Lille, and matter in which foreigners were concerned, His Worship appeared to give full weight he (Mr Bain) sald that he must have This reply having been made known to iogo Konché was making every effect to founil intact, without sign of fire. A ladder to this reasoning, but held that he could instructions from one only and it was the Japanese, they held a meeting on the Protect them. But now, Sugimura, a noted was fished up from the lower deck hutch,
rich merchant of Osake, has offered to lend where the smake warthickest and was found. not posibly avoid fining the defendant for ultimately arranged what was to be loserted. night of the gut delober, and after consul money to-see-to-orde, taking to be untouched. The ship's fire-engine was the breach of the law be had committed. Witness took Mr Vernon from the beginning tation, agreed that the action of the Japanese the remainder, about 382,000, as security, got to work, and water was thrown into the Had Mr. Wipking, instead of hitting the to be the active member of the Company, Heqident towards the Korean Government so to thereby keep up a suitable price: for hold and as it was not known how far the plaintif, however lightly with the chit Alterations were found to have been made was too mild, and decided that to frighten them. This arrangement is said to have danger might have been under-rated, a book, summoned the book-binder for having in the advertisements by Mr de Lille with them would be the quickest and surect ro been almost completed. Sugimurs will loss request was sent of to the Leipzig for the spoiled the chit-book by his slovenly work out witness's uthority or knowledge, and medy. To carry this resolution into effect, he could have recovered the value of the chit be then gave notice to bis employés to take on the 8th, about one hundred and sixty lot of money, should this statement be loan of another engine. At this juncture the harbour-master arrivod, but it was seen book and waste of time; but as defendant uo orders except from himself or Mr Ver. Japanese agreed to make a demonstration on
Okura Kibashiro, a merchant of Tokió, that there was no necessity for carrying ont had taken the law in his own bund, the non., He regarded Mr Veruon as the Ma- the following morning. So early on the 9thị Magistrate had no option but to impose a page au for at di-erilsing and printing they started from the port of Fusan, and at bus applied to the Government for permit the instruction which he had been induced nominal fine. Mr. Creagh then spoke very were concerned, and ablequently as to 10 am, they reached a place called Kokwan sion to send various Japanese products to to give in the morning, by the representa→ severely to the plaintiff, explaining that had payments.
(about 1 Japanese ri distant.) There being the International Exhibition, which is to tions of the captain, for the eouttling of the Mr Wotion then addressed the Court. at this place a Government office, a messen be opened in Sydney in August next year, vessel. Gangs of coolies were immediately He said that Mr de Lille had taken a most ger was sent with the request that the By fast advices there seemed to be a pro set to work, and by Monday morning
Bir. Wicking aned him instead of boxing his
ears with the book, he (the plaintiff) wight have been in a much worse plight than the defendant now wAL.
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