No. 4984.-MAM 1, 1879.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
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Alli alias Allle, Arnon alias Bin alias otherwise has been arranged. A dinner I think I ought to state that, though I disoused in Connoll You hore stato that land it says: "and all and singular the for- sometimes they burat candles and some. Baan, Kitchel alias John alias Kitchil. will take place at Government House, when appear as one of the Deputation requested you are advised "that no new legislation feitures or the penalties aforesaid shall be times oil, Marder and piracy.
to present this Petition, I had no part in is needed, that the statute 29th of Chariss employed and converted to the usa of the Heary O'Neill, sworn, stated:-I am Mak Loi H, Child stealing; 2, on-about twenty guests will be present. On drawing it up, and that indeed I tried to have II, Chapter 7, is in force in this Colony and poor of the parish where the said offense skall Master of the British steamor Killarney. On tioing away a child with latent to deprive Saturday night & State Dinner will be given samo alteration made in its terma when 1 is hinding upon and is observed by the in have been committad." Now, if the the 23rd instant, whilston a voyage from Sal- the father of possession of said child; 5, at Government House; when about forty was first asked to interest myself in provar-habitants in various ways; as by the Courts statute is in force that part is in force, on to this port, and one and a half mile from detaining a child with intent to deprive the
ing signatures, hut that I was not success of Justice and in all Banking transactions." and it cannot but bring to our recollection ichow Island, which was bearing 8. E., father of possession of raid obild; 4, un will be at table; all guesta appearing in ful. The number of signatures, I am sorry bow, I shall ask you before referring to that we are now a very flourishing com- I was on deck and saw a number of fishing lawfully selling a obild.
full uniform. The Band will be in to say, is small. This is owing, I think, that statute to hear what was said with munity, and a very wealthy communi- boats all round. This was about 7.45 p.m. attendance, and a reception will be haid partly to the terms of the Memorial and regard to it by a predecessor of mine ty too, white up to this time no pre- Our apost was about nine knots an hour, partly to some unfortunate mismanagement. as far back as 1844. I think cannot do paration has been made for the poor. The Chief, Officer and myself wore on the from 10 till 12; when Government Blouse Dne Arm, as Your Excellency will observe, better then read to you the notification Now, I am fully alive to the difficulty of bridge, and there was a man on the look- Gardens will be brilliantly illumin-signs the memorial, approving of its prayer issued by Sir John Davis. A Government dealing with the casual poor of Hongkong. out. The night was dark, but clear. Our atod. On Monday morning the General on Sanday is concerned. This is a feeling order, and signed "Frederick W. A. Bruse, many poor people in this Colony who have dahing boats through which we were pag
only so far as stopping all Government work notification was issued 28th June 1814, by As you yourselves know, there are a good lights were all baming brightly, and party will learo for Canton very generally entertained by the Colony, Colonial Secretary" in these terms:-- laboured here for years, who have laboured all bad lights. I noticed one light ahead,
and if that alone were done, it would be the
Big Excellency the Governor in Conseil dirents perhaps too long, who have laboured in so ported half a point, and immediately will now read the petition before placing it odice, be published for general information; and lony, and who have not succeeded in port bow, so porced again. The same boat in Your Excelloney'e hands.
he exports that the course therein indicated by keeping themselves from beggary and shewed another disah oless under, our part the Government will in future be followed, and destitution in their old age. So far from bow. During the interval between the two
Li Apo-1, Larceny from the person wi h violence; 2, assault and wounding.
Tong Afu, Wong Akim, and Lam Ahi- 1, Piracy; 2, piracy with violence; pira ey and wounding 4, piracy and wounding
Ove contemporary of the Scam Weekly Advertiser of Bangkok ecc.sionally takes "bis walks abraa" on interviewing deeds intent; and now and again the Fatos lavour his views. At one of the Palaces, some ore "invited us to go eight seeing, with him an escort. The King was ab ut to visit the works going forward to com- plete the preparations for dedication. We went in this direction and had the pleasure
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by the U. B. S. dehuelot, and will remain beginning of a better state of things, that the following Order, addreamed to the Land the production of wealth in this, Co-afterwards I noticed a flash clow on the
there till, Friday. It is possible, that on Friday evening there may be a Garden Party in the Botanical Gardena, which, auch party taking plags, will be illuminated; and the band will be in attendance, but this is not definitely fized. On leaving Hongkong the General proceeds by way of Swatos and Amoy, to Shanghai, thenae to Peking via Chefoo and Tientsin. From of meeting His Majesty and exchanging Peking, where he will spend a fortnight, heppen Your Excellency's attention by Bishop Colony, he directs that Government works be not When I found this olauso I have referred and in from three to five minutes it was with him mont frank, cordial expressions proceds to Japan, and thence to San Fran- He is aware of our critisims and can, good-eisso and home. naturedly, refer to them. I am astonished at his urbanity, friendliners and perfect trankoess. We talked a few moments with the freedom of boat friends, his immediate trais, by the quiet lurking smile, showing how much they enjoyed the frank repartee on both sides. It will be a glad day when the Siamese have power to critivise justly, and the great ministers of state dau bear to be reviewed as are the great oficials of England by their renowned Punch."
Bishop Raimondi said: Your Excellendythe Sunday observed with due respect by the giving them any relief, the law of the flashes this boat showed no light that 1
In the Exchequer Division (sitting at Nisi Prius), betore Baron Pulluck and a Special Jury, a suit was tried, Smith (W. McGregor) v. The London and North Western Railway Company, on the 14th March. The Daily News thus reports it
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In name of the Catholic Community of surrence with the arguments and prayer of Ascend Government notification, signed enforced week after week, is that for a single When I saw the scend flash, I know he Colony, which it is my painful duty to see could see. I put the helm hard a port. Hongkong,, I beg to express their con- Christian population throughout the Colony. the petition; this I am the more anxious to by the Colonial Secretary, and addressed to set of mendicancy they be deported to China. was trying to cross our bow, so stopped do as there has not been time to collect all Charles St. George Cleverly, Esq., Acting and man who worked 14 and 15 years here, speed. I called out loudly to the boat to I have over and over again scen old men, immediately, ani reversed the engines full
munity who were desirous to adhibit their the names of those belonging to that Com- Surveyor General is as follows:-
"I am directed by His Excellency the Go. perhaps too long, brought up to the Court starboard. I could hear the crew of the names. I agree especially with the import-vernor in Council to inform you, that with a view vioted have been deported to the other side. collided. I immediately lowered a beat for an act of mendicanoy, and being con- boat calling out, and soon afterwards we ance of these puinta which huse been pressed to a betitor observance of Sunday throughout the Burdon in the remarks he bas just made. proceeded with on that day, and that all Euro. to, I resolved to call your attention to it, alongside the fishing beat and picked up Your Excelloney will confer a great benefit peans in the Servics of your Department be and to ask you to consider, seeing we have three men. They were at their own request on the Catholio Community, and oblige them thereby afforded an opportunity of attending Di been hora soraething over thirty years, more left on board another host ng baat did not vine Service. In all contracts made in future, than a generation, whether the time has not see anything of the people reported missing į by taking the matter into your serious con-
you will take care that Sunday is vnitted in cal-some when I could ask you to help me in three children and a woman" were reported sideration.
Bev. J. C. Edge said: Your Excellency,dulating the time necessary for the completion of providing some mude of poor relief for these missing. I account for the collision by the
work contracted for.""
persons. I merely throw this out for fact of the boat snde avonding to eras our boy. I heartily oenour with what has been just
There are eighteen fathoms of wai:r`thers, This afternoon a deputation, consisting of said by Bishop Burdon and Bishop Kaimendi. And this is the proclamation, subsequently your consideration. I can now only say
I may state that we had some difficulty in issued, signed by the Governor, Sir John F. that I shall do my best to carry out the and the boy admits that his father pulled Bishop Burdon, Bishop Raimondi and Eev.drawing up the petition in knowing exactly Davis, and dated 23th February, 1816 :----
suggestions made to me to-day, and shall the anchor up to two fath me. He had no J. C. Edge, waited on the Governor to pre-what should be put to engage the interest and Whereas the Laws of England enjoining under begin by strictly enforcing the orders Ibusiones to be anchored thore, as there wea sent a petition, signed by one hundred and secure the sanction of the various parties, certain Penalties a ressation from sconfar Labour have already given for the utmost possible no tile and the water was quite smooth, and some who would otherwise have signed and Employment on Sunday are in force within abolition of Sunday labour so far as Govern--if the bat had remained where I first saw the fish. We should have goas quire oleac eleven companies, firms, merchants, and have not done so; but all, I believe, are this Colony, and it is desirable, regard boing had ment work is congerned. residents, praying His Excellenoy to give to agreed that Government work should be the due observance of that day should, if possible, the mixed population resident therein, that
shou I ported the holm. stopped, and some restrictions put upon the the the existing law on the subject of Sunday loading and unleading of ships on Sundays, all Christinus within the Colony, rather than by be attalsed by the example and a co-operation of observance that enforcement in this Colony The inforcement of the law in these the indiscriminate inforcement of the penalties, which is recognised in the Mother Country particulars would be a boon to all parties; attaching to a breach of the Law; the Governor Chiccse and all others. They work hard all calls the attention of the Christian inhabitants so far de may be practicable. The Governor the week, and should be relieved on Sundays. to a former Notification on this subject of the class of persons described by His Excel- the Captain,
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN HONGKONG DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERNOR.
met the deputation at Government House at two o'clock, and the interview lasted an hours
had been hauded him.
for the courtesy, kindness and consideration Bishop Burdon thanked His Excellency
they had met with, lency as to the great necessity for the cons Bishop Raimondi agreed with His Excel- sideration of the question of poor relief for
28th of June last, and truate that they will amistency. There was an immense number of The number was increasing the in carrying out the object aimed at, by abstain-ugh. ing from any violation of the sanctity of the day, means of relieving them was decreasing either on the own part, or on that of the Native Were they able to deviso some scheme of workmen or labourers whom they may employ in relieving these poor people, they might get condarling their works.
some help from Government in finding scheme would require the assistance of the Government Departments.
The deputation then shook hands heartily with His Excellency, and withdrew,
Marine Court.
A CASE OF COLLISION.
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Alded Vardin, the Onlef Officer, gave 00: roborative evidence, Chan Atek, a pga.
on the look-out de degused to having man ti board the Killarney, guld he was seen a fight-right shead and reported it to His nucount of the relative pusiio of the junk and the steamer just before and at the time of the collision, o sa responded with chat of the Captain and Chief Oliver. John O'Neil, the second officer, dapsed to the same facs, at the provious witness and suit that be we d the wrecked host. He picked up thres men feel the wreck. fe was only away four or five minutes altogether. He heard that three paraons were drowned.
The Court expressed astonishment that he should only bars remained away fira minutes, considering that those people were missing.
The Governor having heard the members of the deputation, read through the list of signatories appended to the petition that Bishop Burdon aid: We have been re- His Excellency then said: The memorial quested, Your Excellency, to wait upon is not, as you By, Tery numerously sigued, This was an action to recover compensaron for the purpose of presenting a peti- but it is most influentially signed; and it Now, I should, before stating what view something for them to do. Any such into the boat to try and save the crew of Hon for personal injuries sustained in a
tion from railway accident. The defendants admitted Hongkong with reference to the observ-into my earnest consideration. But I do this; that statute is no doubt still in force Some of the Residents of is a memorial which it is my duty to take I take of the statute of Charles II, to say the accident was caused by their negligence, ance of Bunday in this Colony, Before not wish to content myself with saying in the United Kingdom, but the question but disputed the extent of the injuries, reading the petition, may I be allowed to Mr Digby Seymour, Q., and Mr Buck say a few words on some of the points satisfaction to the remedia that have culongle one that was brought before the that I have listened with attention and whether it is now actually in force in this appeared for the plaintiff, and Mir Melu touched on it. There are three very marked been made by Bishop Harden, and those Police Magistrate some years ago, here, tyre, Q.O., and Mirage represented the features of Sunday non-observance in this of my Bight Rev. friend on my right, as and at that time the decision was given defondants.
The plaintiff is the semor place to which I think many, it not most, of well as to what has fallen from our by the Police Magistrate, and to appeal member of a fim of sugar refiners, carrying those for whom I now speak would be glad Rev, friend on the left; and I concur in was taken from that decision-that this
Captain O'Neill said the witness was on business at Hong Kong and London, to see the attention of Government directed. all the observations you have made, 1 do statule did not apply to Hongkong. Mr It appeared that on the 2nd July, 1877, the One is the loading and unloading of ships believe it is the duty of every Governor in Saint, the
An official enquiry was hold to-day at making a mistake; she was away 15 or 16 then Editor of the China the Harbour Mastor's Office into the cir minutes of least. plaintiff was travelling in a first-class com and all the labour in the Harbour and on the British Empire, to recognise that he Mail, brought up some one for hammering cumstances attending collision between The helmsman was next examined and partment of a composite carriage from shore which this involves. Lockeroy, in Scotland, to Kuston, Boob
In this respect is Governor under a Christian Sovereign, stones on Sunday the case was a test pro- the S. 8. Karney and a fishing junk, at spoke as to the directions for steering: I need not say how different an aspect our after the train passed rewe, in the early Harbour presents to that of a Harbour in which certainly, according to the laws of the favour of the workmen, and there was no
and that he represents a Government secution. The Police Magistrate decided in 7.40 p.m. of the 28rd instant, of Aichewe said he could see the light on the junk I Leland. The Court consisted of-U. V. it was a paper lantern, or something in the morning, the plaintiff, who had been asleep, rose from his sent, looked out of England on Sunday. It is true the oiroum-land, of the United Kingdom, is a Christian appeal.
stances of this place are different from those Government; and that, so far as possible, it Ord. 6 of 1810 enacts that English law president), J. P. Mouen, Esq. (acting ton,) was called, and atated that he was on
Our own local ordinance, Seo. 2 of Oreagh, Deq, Senior Police Magistrate, shape of a paper lautara.
The Chief Engineer, (Mr John Washing. the widow, and was crossing to the other of a seaport at home, where the inhabitants is his duty to recognise that, especially plies where the heat circumstances of the Harbour Master), J. G. T. Haarbil, Esq, (14
the foreo-stle when the collision occurred. side of the carriago, when he was knocked are all Christian, and accustomed to the when, as you kare pointed out, the laws Colony or its inhabitants did not render it official Justice of the Fesse), &. Mourdo, down and partly stunned. When he re-Christian Institution of the Lord's Day. themselves are dear. There are one or two inapplicable. That law still exists in Ordi-eq., Government Marine Surveyor, and
be a light all round the steamer, but covered himself be succeeded in attracting Still this is at English Colony, and it seems points on which, I may at once tell you, Inance No. 12 of 1873.
the boat the steamer collided with had no There is nothing. E. Smith, Esq., (master British S. S. the attention of the guard by the connect hardly right that the English Bunday have made up my mind.
light. ing cord, and the train put back to Crewe,should be ignored altogether. It has arisen
One is the matter I am more bound to do than to carry out Malacca}
Que of the sailor who were in the boat of the breaches of morality and order which what is actually the law; and the decision The junk master was first examined; be It was thon found that 40 irun
Lo doubt from the fact that the Chinese attend the carousing in open taverns which I have just referred to, which was not said :-The moon was just setting and my
that was sent to resens the drowning people, girder had become displaced in one of the
ere non-Christian and know nothing either goes on on Sundays in the town of Victoria, appealed, tends prove that the memo- junk was anchored on the north side of the staled that the boat was away from the trucks of B passing luggage trai, about the meaning or the object of a and, striking the carriage which periodical day of rest. The difficulties of the last session of the British Parliament they say that that statute is
to which you have drawn my attention, la rialists are not precisely correct. when Aichor Jaland. The steamer came straight steamer about twelve minutes. They had now in down. I saw a red and green light when very short distance to pull, and they the plaintiff was travelling, foro.d
restricting this labour in a free Port, open Her Majesty's Government had the courage force in this Colony. At the se the steamer got close to my jank. I called picked up three men from the greek, and woman's head off her shoulders through to all nationalities, and inhabited mainly to propose, and had the happiness of sssing time, however, I
Witness am impressed with out loudly, but they ould not hear me. I placed them in other boat. the partition into the plaintiff's com
by Chinese are great, but we earnestly beg carried, a measure to restrict the consump what the memorialists say when they argue used my soulis to try and move the boat was told that four peep e were missing, and partment, with a mass of the déb.is of
told the geovad o uger as much. that Your Excellency with your Council, tion of intoxicating liquor on Sunday, and that this is the law of England, and to in order to get out of the way, but my the broken carriage. The plaintiff claimed being representatives of a Christian Go- all its attendant evils, by prohibiting the carry it out, so far as the circumstances of anchor was still down. I had a light burn-
Captain O'Neill explained how the junk- 5,000 compensation in respect of the vernment which acknowledges and ob- opening of putlis taverns in Ireland, with the Colony will permit in any Colony Ing; it was a paper lantern, of the usual master com caro $120. The man misery and suffering at the time of the
serves the day in its pablie acte in Eng- the exception of those in certain spesified am Governor in, I am responsible. This pattern I always used. We were all siting went on board the steamer here, and told accident, in respect of the weakness from land, will take into your serious con- towns. This measure was opposed by those branch of the subject will have my most down but wore not asleep. We had also a Captain O'Neill that he had lost his all, so which he had since suffered, being reduced sideration the question whether it is not in Parliament who represent what is known earnest attention. While Mesars Jardine, mall light d low, The light was hung on Osptain O'Neill omer than go to law, from an active, strong, and bunae s man possible at least to restrain within certain as the Publican Interest, and by representa-Matheson & Co. are quite right in desiring a bamboo, nine feet high. I am sure i which, he said, would perhaps have cost to a person. ner ous, weak, and wanting limits the work that now goes on in the tives of that body of men, of whom there to limit their concurrence in the memorial was hoisted up, and was not on the deck.
him mora, oven if he gained the case, as. Intellectual energy, in respect of loss in Harbour and on store in connection with are some in every country, who do not wish to to the necessity for stopping all Govern-
The steamer struck us on the starboard the junkman could not pay the costs, he business, and in respect of expenses entailed the loading and unloading of ships. Lawses any distinction made between the week ment work on Sunday, I think that the bow, We were all thrown into the water,
told his compradore to pay a hundred dol- * a direct result of his sujuries. The jury and public opinion would rise at home day and Sunday; but Her Majesty's Govern- metubers, of this Christian Community will and I called out "save life. I clung to lars or thereabouts. He did not know it gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 1,1704. against what goes on here without restrictionment succeeded in carrying that measure, look to Government as an example to some pieces of the wreck. The stoamor at
was paid until to-day. Judgment was given accordingly.
The Court was then cleared, and in of any kind. The contrast is even great, and it was enforced. No inconvenience has them in this matter, and if they indive stopped and a boat was lowered, with the Ports on the Coast of China. In been felt in Ireland, where it has now been Government earnestly carrying out Two of my sons and myself were picked about half an hour the following finding sach of these there is a Customs Service, and twelve months in operation.
was given I can there determination to decrease Sunday labour, ap, and one of my sons (two years old), my
"The Court finds that on the evening of GENERAL GRANT IN HONGKONG.
it is closed on Sunday. Were this a Chinese fore tell you that, acting on that principle they will carry out the same principle. wife and two daughters were drowned. open Port, Foreiga shipping would bare to on which every Governor should set, Therefore I think the most I shall have to and my two sons were conveyed to another the 23rd April, about 7.45, the British Yesterday evening Gendel Grant walked submit to a similar arrangement. Might not of observing carefully what is being de to accede to the spirit of their memorial boat at my own request. The night was steamer Killarney came into collision with a fishing-junk, about one mile and a half with the Governor in the Botanical Gardens, Boxe law be exacted that would ensure a done by the Imperial Parliament and try will he to iesuo such a proclamation as Sir dark at the time the accident occurred. going through both of them, and expressed quieter Harbour on Sunday than ours at ing to do likewise in such matters, I shall John Davis issued in 1645, and I hope the The steamer was about three hundred to the north-west of Afchow Island, by
present presents? Another point is the lay a similar measure before the Legislative result will be satisfactory. In another fathoms off, when we began shouting. ( which four lives wes bat
• Tue Court in of opinion that no blame himself admirably pleased with their beauti-amount of building operations that goes on Connoil, and I hope I shall obtain their Colony in which I was Governor in Chief, this stage one of the ordinaryTM Ohinese ful appearanes. This morning Gen. Grant in Hongkong on Sunday both in con- support and be able to pass that measure. No it was brought to my notice in a similar way lanterns naod, with a canule, was pro- can be attached to the Master (Henry nection with Government and with pri- doubt you will say that this is a stual point, to which you have to-day brought these auded, and witness said it was the same O'Neill) for the collision, owing to the junk and one or two of his party started for a long vate individuals. This too is opposed and that there are others which also require facts and arguments before me, that there aort of lame as was used in the junk.) having (according to the weight of evi
both to law, ouston and public opinion in ramble through Hongkong, but its many England, and, it strikes any one, accustomed signatures of Messra Jardine Matheson and performed, and that even in my own Colo- o'clock as directed was because I was de
to be dealt with. Now, with regard to the was an enormous amount of Sunday labour The reason I did not come here at 10 deuce), carried no mast-hoad or other
light. elimbs proved too much for them, and to the religious observance of Sunday, meat Company, who are in favour of the memorial niat Secretary's office and in my own office. tained at the Kwang Shing shop. I do not the Killarney did not remain longer by the The Court regrets that the boat sent by they resorted to hired shaire to re-painfully. Here again it is no doubt owing so far as it reommends and prays that all This of course was very greatly, chiefly if know who it was that detained me. I was turn to Government House to breakfast, In in the first place to the labourers employed Government work shall be stopped: that im not entirely, due to the accidental misior-asked to sit down. I could not know the wreck, and that further efforts were not being persons who have no sacred associa-mediately raises the question how much more tune that the mail steamers came in and went man again who detained me if I saw him. made to recover the four persons reported the forenoon General Grant and, ir Russell tions with the day, and who being paid by than that Government can do, whether we out more often that on other days of the week I received $120 as compensation for the to be mining Young proceeded to the U. S. Consulate, the day, and not by the week as at home, do have the power to do anything more than on Sundays and Mondays. I thought I would loss of my boat. I should not know the Captain O'Neill thanked the Court and where the Consul, Col. Moseby, introduced not see why they should be deprived of a stop all Government work. But I should see what a Gorerament example would man who gave me the money, if I saw him, said that it was the first accident he had whole day's wages so often. There are in- first like to tell you how the whole question do to decrease the evil of Sunday working, By Captain O'Neill-A piece of paper ever bad anything to do with in which life Mr Leo Task Cheong, head of the We conveniences it is true in trying to carry out stands with regard to Government work on and I stated to the deputation which was lit on board my junk just before the had been lost, and that during the many Hang, Lea Song, member of the same, the observance of the day in building opera- Sundays. On receiving from the Asting waited upon me shortly after my arrival that collision occurred. The paper was lighted years he had been a shipmaster he had and others. Mr Ng Choy, barzister, was also
tions. These were probably more felt at Colonial Chaplain, about the end of last I would take steps to reduce to the azmallest by means of a flint and steel. Corrected; never met with an accident which cost over first than they need be now, and, so the al- year, the representations to which you refer possible amount the Sunday labour in all do, we got a light from the lanterni, present. These Chinese Gentlemen came, lowing the Chinese to work on Sunday in this memorial, I directed enquiry to be Govemment Offices. I had printed a mimo, Sap That (a youth who did not know his on behalf of the community by whom became a habit, and neither law, nor custom, made of the various Heads of Departments stating that when the mail bags were father's name) deposed The last witness they and three others have in public nur public opinion has said anything against as to the nature and amount of Sunday handed at Free Town (this was in Sierra is my father. On the night of the 23rd it. With reference to Government works we labour performed under each. I called ou Leone) on Sunday, the Governor in Chief instant I was in my father's boat, which was meating, been named a committes, to invite are encouraged by what your Excellency has them to let me have this information at once, would not be able to send forward the anchored half way between Aichow and the General to a Chinese dinner, His already said, to hope that the clauso in- The minute I wrote was in these words: despatches from the Lieutenant Go-Hill feland, We had a light burning, as serted, I am told," in every Government Write to Heads of Departments who vermors till the following mail. When we always do when anchored It was a arrangements not being then quite definite aontract, that no work should be done on employ Chinese, o., the Surveyor General, the mail bags sa arrived, the cover candle. We always use osndles. 1 am a ho forbore binding himself, and leading Sunday will be in every once enforced and the Harbour Master, the Postmaster Gena ing despatches would have to be writ small boy, so do not recollect where the them to make arrangements which might no longer allowed to be a dead letter, Itral, &c. ask them for full statement of facts, ten, sad a great amount of offcial cor- lamp was hung. I only recollent that may be difficult, under our circumstances the number, the cause, the rano, the wishes respondence prepared on Sunday. I there was a light burning, I do not be useless, but thanked them for their kind here, to enforce this on the Colony generally, of employees themselves, day and their own did away with this, and when the mail has remember anything about my father having invitation, expressed the pleasure such on but if the Government steadily not the ex opinions on the subject," then received arrived at Free-town only on Sunday, the mended the nets that night, I was awake, entertainment would give him and promised might be influenced to insert a similar dered in the Executive Council, and I re despatches by that mail but starply an only saw one light, a green light. As the
ample, private architects and surveyors certain reports; These reports were anai Secretary of State did not receive the and saw the steamer a long way off. I Bank, Wire
30 days sight, to write them definitely in due course. He clause in all their agreements with Chinese quested the advise and opinion of my Council explanation that they could not be forwarded steamer approached some jose paper wor
6 months" sight thought he saw his way to accepting their contrastors and to insist on its being carried upon them. The opinion was expressed by owing to the Sunday intervening. My burnt onboard our boat by my mother, My Credits, Invitation on faturday week, i an hour would late The only other point that I will all the members of the Executive that the Private Secretary and the clerke were then father was engaged pulling the anchor ap Documentary, & months' sight,
specially name is the opening of taverns Surreyor General's was the only one relieved, and had, as they ought always to close sa lar as two fathoms. One candle
India, Wice, an be suitable for them after the garden for the sale of intoxicating drinks during in which it was unnecessary that we have, a holiday, The Secretary of State will burn about three quarters of an hour.
demand.... party which he was to attend that day. After all the hours of Sunday. This is connected Sunday work should be done. The mum- approved of the ctop I took, and the We burn four or five every night. The Shanghai, demand,...
that in effent of it on the public mind was lamp is always hang in the same lago. It
80 days' right, spending nearly an hour there, the General with a painful subject-intemperance--the bar of Consell edvised zos
running sore of England, examples of which all the other Departments the work was greatly beneficial, the result being that in hoisted on a bamboo near the mast. The
Gold Leaf, 994 fios .... proceeded along Queen's Boad, as for are so often seen here. The scenes in some absolutely necessary. It was pointed out certain merchants who waited on me in maat was lowered down on the night of the Bovereigns, ... Ecse & Co., where he met another of the of the taverns here on Sunday are very dis by the Burveyer General and his Staff that formed me that they had resolved to imitate accident. When the steamer struck us the
Temperature. graceful. Could not some restriction be put certain works, some of which were spesifi- the example set them by Government, and boat broke up, and my father, one brother, party, and afterwarde visited come Chirens on the sale of intoxicating drinks during at aally mentioned, the works in connection conduct no business or correspondence on and myself, wets picked up by one of the (Taken at Mesers Fulconer & Goli Premisess all events some part of Sunday, as at home with the Prays, for instalohould be Sunday. I should like to my a few words steamer's boats and put on board another
Queen's load.) Buruan, May 1, 1878. Government House for tiffin, and spending In a Petition of the kind I would rather gone on with on Sunday. I gave orders now on another subject. In looking over boat. My mother, two sisters and one My younger
M Jay tiress on the fact that the religious that everything should be stopped on the statute I came across one portion of brother were drowned the afternoon there.Mira Graat and Mrs observance of Sunday is one of the stitos Sunday, except what was absolutely no it to which I shall call your attention brother was carried on the back of my Hennessy drove out during the day, and tions saknowledged and observed by our cessery and avoidable, I shall now because it refers to a subject which, mother. I do not know the age of my indulged in that amusement so dear to all Government at home, and that so far as is ascertain how far the stoppage of certain although not bearing directly upon Sunday sisters, they are both smaller than me. possible, all repremutatives of that Guvern works has been prodnative of inconvenience, labour, is one you are specially entitled to Neither of them could swim, Nothing was ladies' hearts, shopping.
ment abroad should respect it in their So far as I have sapertained, the stoppage of consider and advise me upon This Act done with the wreck. To-night the General's party dine, with official esta. The ground of the observance works has not been productive of inson- 29 of Charles L1, chep 3; prescribes fines and By Captain O'Neill -The wreck was not several other guests of Government House, another question altogether. The Footveniences and I hope we shall be able to penalties on artifers and others who pre- towed on there.
Ching Asen, brother of the last witness, that ji in so observed in England by | take a further step in the same direction, idee their evocations on. Bunday, and then > part of about twenty. For to-morrow our dovernment is suficient reason for As you are aware, indeed reference is made there is a slanso u to what is to be done gaye corroborailre evidence, bething great in the way of sight-seeing of | asking that it be recognized offotally here, to i) ja the memorial, the matter bas tren with the face and penalties la quentin Thesis realled stated that
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