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done without him. Mr Crawford gave a humorous reading "A New Bab Ballad," by W. 8. Gilbert, and the mesting then separated. Receipta at the door $9.
H. E. the Administrator of the Straits Bettlement has done a ridiculous thing in appointing Wednesday, which la Mail day there, to be observed as a Public Holiday In-honour of Her Majesty's Birthday. This act, we are not surprised to hear, has excited surprise but not admiration.
Bank of England.
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cause death,
The Coroner said to-day there was nomore evidence to be laid before the jury. There was very little before them indeed, to help them in arriving at a verdict. Even the evidence as to the position of the junk was only hearsay. Captain Palmer told them that he had seen a mat, who, he believed, was the only survivor of the crew put on board the junk, and who told him what had happened. They had no direct evid. ence before them as to the position of the junk when the acts alleged took place The only facts they had properly before them were the fact of the discovery of the body, and the fact that there wounds, which Dr. Wherry described to them, were found on the head and elsewhere.
Mr Percival; Dr. Wharry does not say THE Straits Times has the following par- that these wounds were the cause of death. The Coroner: Not exactly, but he agraph:
We see by the Home papers that Mr Bays these wounds would have been (Evidence Arthur N. Birch, for some time Lieutenant- anfiolent to Governor of Penang, has been appointed read.). Yes, I see, he says:"I cannot say to the lucrative post of Governor of the positively whether these wounds wore in fioled before or after death." If you are not satisfied that these wounds were the Either our esteemed Straits contemporary cause of death, it is quite compotant for - has made a mistake, or the Home'papers he you to rotura a verdict to the effect that quotes have. ~ Mr Arthur N. Birob, who was there is no evidence to show how he came by his death. In the same way, if you are for litle more than a year deting Lieut. not satisfied as to whether the death oo Governor of Ponang, en Province Welcurred in the waters of the Colony, it is lesley (February 1871 to July 1872), After quite open for you to say so.
Inspector Mackie: Another body bas another twelvemonths in the Colonial heen found, sir. office at Home, was for four or five years Colonial-Secretary of Ceylon; received the commission of Lieut. Governor in 1876, And was made a G. M. Gr when the Prince of Wales visited the Colony. He resigned, after 24 years' service in the Colonial office, In consequence of Mra Birch not being able to come East again. He then received the appointment of Manager of the West End Branch of the Bank of England at a salary of $2,000, as against Rs. 20,000 as Colonial Becretary, with the prospect of one of the first Colonial Governorships vacant, falling to his lot. His brother, Mr John William Bireb, who has been for many years a trusted high offcial in the affairs of the "Old Lady of Threadusedie Street," is the new Governor of the Bank of England.
The Coroner: So I believe, but there is nothing, I am told, to connect it with this
case,
Inspector, Mackie: I have two men to identify the body.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SUPREME COURT, IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice.) Tuesday, 20th May.
BEGINA, WONG ASING,
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REGINA E, LEUNG APIN.
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NEW SOUTH WALES,
was running mountains, high at the time,
It has been pggested that an invitation was not a title to the land in any way that
broke on board, washing the boat off the we understand a title. There was no
main hatch and setting everything moveable be sent to bor Majesty the Queen to visit trusteeship conveyed in their appointment.
about the deek afloat; and the bulwarks this portion of her dominions; and really if It was vory doubtful she her there was
amidships on the port side were stove in. our beloved Sovereign can quit the United any one authorised to let the land at all,
Under these sironmustanow the master deem- Kingdom to visit Italy, there should be no or any one who could pretend to deal with the lands or buildings. They bolonged in The prisoner was indicted for larceny of ed it prudent to alter his course, and sent reason why so excellent a sailor as she is point of fact to the whole city of Booshewau arabrella, and five previous convictions his vessal scadding before the gale in neaid to be should not, in these days of swift and without the consent of the city of were alleged against him. The following south-westerly direction. The wind still transit and cable communications, favour Hoochow or persons duly authorised in gentlemen were empannelled as a jury kept increasing, and at 4 o'clook it was her loyal subjects in Greater Britain with a The Government have carried a bill that behalf the land had been let to the Messrs J. Cook, O. Koob, O. C. Corbett, blowing a perfect typhoon, the decks being gleam, however transitory, of her countenance. defendant. He next considered the position E. Herbst, J. A. Guttierez, E. J. Hughes completely flooded with water. At noon it
moderated a little, but the sea was still very through the Legislative Assembly to autho of the lessees, and contended that the and M. Piguin. lease if it meant anything more than what
The umbrella was the property of the heavy. The pumps were carefully attended ries the appointment of a fifth fudge, such he would presently contend it did was vold Shroff of the China Fire Insurance Co. to. This kind of weather was experienced appointment having it is alleged, became ab initio for want of title on both sides, The prisoner pleaded not guilty, but the almost all the time to the 18th, when it necessary owing to the increase in the num certainly for want of title in the lessors to evidence was very conclusive. It appears aloared up. Ar it had been impossible to ber of circuits and of business generally..
The bill to restrict the immigration of altenate landed property to any such way that he pledged the stolen article at a effect any repairs during the gate the follow-
It kept fine till the three discussions, more especially upon the us to prevent their Instantly resuming it pawn shop, in East Street, and war subse-ing day was devoted to mending the mischief Chinese has again been the subject of two or for the purpose for which the temple lande quently apprehended in the shop, whilst in done by the storm. were dedicated to the public. Another the act of pswaing a jacket which had also 23rd, though a very heavy sea caused the motions for the third reading, and that the reason why the lease was void was that the been stolen. He was found guilty of the vessel to roll from rail to rail and kept her bill do now pass, those who opposed the representatives of the city, the gentry as it larceny, and pleaded guilty to all the pre-decks flood with water: this day was squal- bill at its former stages having been rein- is the fashion to call them, who have vions convictions, but said they were all ly. On the 25th it blew a fresh gale, ac forced by a few members, who demand the There has been much discussion in the the control of public affairs in all Ohinese small offences. He denied being guilty of companied with heavy squalle at intervals, complete exclusion of Chinese, cities, wore not made parties to the agree the offence now charged. His Lordship, in and continued till the following morning, ment. He then referred to the different passing sentence, said that the prisoner when it abated. Nothing of any moment so- Legislative Assembly, during the last week, attempt to secure a lease in perpetuity of might think the previous offences small; ourred until the 1st May, when about 9 a.m. or two, as to the quality of the food supplied the property, explaining the law and pastom perhaps he thought the present offence a large ship was observed ashore on Katsino to some of the Government Asylums. The of dealing with land in Ching, where all small also but he would-sentence him to Island, apparently with little damage done to Colonial Treasurer has called for reports property is vested by the fundamental three years' penal servitude, and when he her hall. Her two lower-masta were stand from the heads of the various establishments, conlitation of the Empire in the Emperor came out of gaol he might look at the ing. The following morning broke with and the general tenor of these is that the himself. When the $600 was paid to the offence in another light. Prisoner smiled thick weather and heavy rain. By 2 o'clock provisions supplied have been good in quality the wind had increased to a gale,..when it and sufficient in quantity, and that where Priest, the interest, at 24 per cent, would at the joke as he was being removed.
suddenly chopped round from the South-east inferior food has been offered, it has been re- just cover the rent, and it was sought to
to the north and blew a perfect hurricane:jected, and suitable articles supplied by the make out of this "note of borrowing" virtu. Then in:
The prisoner pleaded guilty to stealing the rain falling in torrents, and the decks contractor, or purchased on behalf of Gov-
The next day was ernment at his expense. ally an absolute assignment. August 1866 the Directors were made foot-rule, and also to two previous convic covered with water.
On the 7th, when off Rook It is not known whether the Prince and parties to the agreement of letting because tions,
He stole the rule, he said, to tolerably fine.
Island & sea struck the vessel, carrying away Princess of Wales will be present at the ax- they could not and would not trust the get money to pay his passage home. priest any longer. The words in the The prisoner was recently convicted part of her bulwarks, bursting in the door hibition at Sydney, next year, but it is vir of the forecastle, and bending the iron stan-tually decided that they will visit the agreement" the place may not, rent being of felony at the Supreme Court, and non- paid, be let to any others" were the tended to eighteen months' hard labour. chiens, Nothing further of importance oc- Australasian Colonies. Chinese equivalent for "you won't raise Bis Lordship now sentenced him to two ourred, and the vessel arrived in harbour at
8.30 p.m. last evening. the rent," the Court agreeing with Mr yeara' hard labour.
As the British barque Wandering Minstrel Bayllar that the real pluck in the one lay
wes passing the island of Kutsino on the lat in these few words. He next dealt with
The prisoner in this case was indicted May, the master observed a large ship, or the lease of 1866, showing that when the Directors were going to deal with property for larceny from the person, with violence. barque, high and dry on the sandy beach of which was to depart out of their possession The facts of the case have already been fully a beautiful little bay on the eastern side of at the time or he would have lowered a boat for a lengthened period of time, with a reported. A poor woman, just returned from the island. The weather was very unsettled proporty which they were admittedly going Singapore, was on her way from a money to allow buildings to be placed upon, they changer's shop to her house in Gage Street, and landed to ascertain if anything was dealt with it in a very different manner and when she was waylaid and robbed of her known of the the crew, Deoming it in a much more serious spirit, calling on the savings, amounting to about $100. She prudent to remain in such a dangerous lo- gentry to be parties to the dead and so on, was threatened with a dagger by one man, cality a moment longer than necessary, The Captain Seivewright kept his vessel on her That was a clear and correct lease, as good whilst the other took the money. a deed as could be drawn in England, and prisoner, she alleged, was the man who say. The Wandering Minstrel passed with The woman's evidence in a mile and a half of the wreck, whose very different from the lone vague indo- took the money. terminate agreement of 1867, which should differed in a few minor particulats, from decks could be seen gaite plainly. She had two maste standing, her mizen mast having Inspector Mackie: I have a letter from be, if ever a document was, void for its the version she gave before the Magis been out or blown away; and her two lower
His Lordship commented very Capt. Palmer to say that the man might uncertainty. He contended that what was IFATO. never return to the Colony; and he also meant was that the agreement should be an strongly on this, remarking that he was yards were crossed. She was leaning over COMPANY, LIMITED.
wishes me to say that if any more witnesses agreement for three months to three to some extent the prisoner's Counsel he on one side, and there seemed to be some EXTRAORDINARÝ GENERAL MEETING, are required
Her hull, which was painted from the Peng chao hai months, or, as that was scarcely known to thought the Folice Court deposi ion should planking placed from her bulwarks on to
our law, a tenancy from year to year.
He. be read, application will have to be made to H. An extraordinary general meeting of the B. M's Consul at Canton. I have got the discussed at some length the point how far Some discussion ensued between the black, was apparently uninjured her masts shareholders of the above Company was brother of one of the men who were on board the Court would be guided in the decision Acting Attorney General and His Lordship, and the inner part of her bulwarks painted lookout was kept for signals but none were held at the Company's Office, No. 7, the junk, and were lost, and the nephew of this case by English law, how far it is in the course of which His Lordship said white. No sails were visible. Qoesn's Road, at 8 p.m. to-day, for the of another, who would be able to identify possible to introduce English law into the. Have the last word, Mr Russell, as natal, observed; and though there were plenty of from Blackall reports that Sub-inspectors
the body, Capt. Palmer says the Canton dealings between Englishmen and Chinese purpose of confirming the special resolutions,authorities are taking steps themselves to with reference to a piece of land in Chica and threw himself back in his obair rebouses close to the wreck, no human beings Gough and Kaye are believed to have
He concluded by stating that if his Lord- find out the murderer.
The Coroner: We cannot keep this jury ship decided that the lease should waiting till this other body comes in; it exist, the plaintiffs would ask the decree of the Court as to the defendant's right to has not left-Stanley yet, bas it?
Inspector Swanson: I have just tele-build on the piece of ground over which
he had such right. graphed.about it, Sir.
The Coroner Well, gentlemen, it is The second day was taken up with the J. H. dos Remedios, Jackson, Reinere for you to decide whether the cause of evidence of Ling Kia Wai, ex-Prefect of judge was presumed to be the prisoner's feet above the level of the sea. It is situat was surveyed, is easy of construction, and MoEwan, Henry Smith, Nelson, MoGregor, death has been proved to you, and whether | Foochow, who has been 37 years in the Counsel in such oses, he (Bis Lordship) ed south-west-of Van Dieman's Straite, in there is available pastoral country all the ́
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
making certain alterations in the articles of association, passed at the last extraordinary general meeting held a fortnight ago to day. The Hou. W. Keswick presided, and there were present :-Messrs Bottomley,
Alford, dro.
The notice calling the meeting having been read, the Chairman explained that the business before the mosting was of a purely formal nature, to confirm the changes in the articles of association, which had been fully gone into and passed at the meeting held on the 6th inst. He proposed "That the resolution passed on the 8th inst, be taken as read, and be confirmed."
Mr Jackson seconded, and the motion Was passed unanimously.
The Coroner: But to the body in wach a state that anybody can identify it? was told it was far gene in decomposition.
Inspector Swanson: That is so, your Honor. The head is completely gone; at past all the fesh is off the face and head, the hair is all gone; in fact the whole body is very much decomposed. The man may swear to the red sash and blue clothes which the men who were lost all wore but so far as the body itself is concerned I considered it would be very difficult to identify it.
Mr Percival: There is no chance of the survivor being brought forward for
examination here?
The Coroner: Once he is out of this Colony, we have no power over him. We cannot grant a warrant for a man who is
at Canton.
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it has or has not been proved to you that the death took place within the waters of this Colony. If your opinion is that there is not sufficient evidence to enable you to come to a clear conclusion on either point, it is open for you to say so, The Jury having consalted for a low minutes, stated, through Mr Percival, that they could not state-positively the cause of death; they could not day positively whether it was a case of drowning or what; nor could they say whether it occurred in British waters or pot.
service of the Emperor of China; and Ching Che Yeo, present Haukwan district Magistrate; both of whom, gave testimony as to the usual forms and phraseology, and their meanings, generally used in leases, both between Chinese themselves and be- tween Chinese and foreigners, and as to what was the law of China applicable to the instrument in Court. They both agreed that the deed was a temporary lease, not perpetual one. X
for respect to written papers, he is presid
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"REGINA V. CHUR A SING.
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the land.
NEW ZEALAND.
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The Government surveyors have been turned off the confiscated Waimate Plains by the Maories, Native affairs are dis- quieting in the district between Wanganui and Taranki and the native Minister was semi-official suggestion has been published coldly received there last Thursday. to give 50 Boros of reserves on confiscated lands to each Volunteer, on condition that he will occupy and defend the same for It is stated that the Governor will attend seven years. the great King meeting, accompanied by Sir George Grey,
QUEENSLAND.
The Courier publishes a leader containing grave charges against the management of the London Missionary Society work in New native teachers are property chargeable to Guinea. It states that the late murders of the white missionaries, who placed the A sharp they dared not thetaselves encounter.
native teachers in a position of danger which A message to the Commissioner of Pollos
His Lordship lo samming up said that be were seen. Captain Sievewright has report perished in the bush from thirst, Sub-in- did not think the woman dame into Court to ed the circumstance to H. B. M's. Consul;spector Cheekes has gone in search,
and most likely a telegram will be sent to parjare herself, but she was evidently not Nagasaki ordering a man-of-war to prossed very sure of what occurred. The prisoner was a poor ignorant wretob, quite unable to to the spot.
Kutsino is an island of fair dimensions, take advantage of any part of the evidence which might appear in his favor, and as a mountainous, the highest peak being 2,330
Faveno and party, the Queenslander ex- plorers, have left. The leader of the ex- pedition reports that he has been completely successful in the objects of the expedition. The proposed railway, the route of which
the 180 miles from Nagasaki and 740 from Yo- the site for a city is unequalled. thought it his duty to draw attention to lat. 30° N, long, 129°55′ East, and is about way. Port Darwin is a fine harbour, and
apparent discrepancies in
The Governor, Judges and members of these evidence and to have the depositions read. kohama,
The Japanese papers give currency to a Council were present at Sir Maurice O'Con He particularly directed the attention of the jury to the evidence regarding the rumour to the effect that the Chinese Mini- nell'e funeral. It was probably the largest yet dagger, and said that it was a difficult eter will, in certain events, return to China held in this colony. Thousands of persons Freemasons, Volunteers, mattor to say whether there was really a acompanied by the whole of the legation lined the streets along the course taken by
staf: The strictest seoresy is maintained the procession,
bere. Business was entirely suspended dagger ognot.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of with regard to their possible future move-and Civil Servants attended in large num- simple larceny from the person, and arments. It is probable that this rumour has there was nothing known against the man some connection with the Loo Choo question, throughout the town during the morning. previously, His Lordship sentenced him to for the son of the ex-king has had an in- Everything connected with the funeral terview with the Council of State, and the passed off with the utmost order, clearly only eighteen months hard labour.
Educational Department is about to send manifesting the respect in which Sir Maurice down a quantity of school books and to O'Connell was held. establish a system of education in the Okinawa ken, proceedings which look very much like a desire to hold absolute possession of the islands.
REGINA V```LUNG CHUN TUK.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to stealing several small pieces of silver to the value of 30 cents, and to two previous convictions, He was sentenced to two years hard labour.
The Sessions were then adjourned till to-morrow at 10 am.
Japan.
TOKOHAMA,
Australian News,
VICTORIA. A public meeting has been held on the advantages of the Temperance cause; resola. tions were passed in favour of the strict en- forcement of the Sunday trading alauses in the Act.
The special r solutions in question ex- punged from the articles of association para and parsa 110 to 116 (inclusive); inserting in their stead new paras 1 to 8, by which it is provided (1) that the General Managers, with the sanction of the Consuliing Com mittee, in any years that the accounts of the Company thall render it desirable, may pay losses wholly or in part out of the excess of the reserve fund over and above $260,0:0, in order that contributing and
THE WU SHIH SHAN CASE, other shareholders may not unnecessarily be deprived of bonus and dividend ; such Our summary of this case has been held abauges to take effect from the 1st January, over longer than we intended owing to a press 1878; and (3) that the annual bonus pay. able to contributing shareholders and the of other matter on our columns. We have annual contribution to the reserve fund already given the papers bearing on the be left to the discretion of the General Managers and Constiting Committee, and case. The first day was coupled with the that he sum to be annually appropriated opening speech of Mr Hayllar, who before to dividend be subject to the approval of the proceedings were commenced was ad the Company in meeting. tions also provided for the adoption of mitted, on the motion of Mr Hannen, to new reprint of the articles of association, em the Bar of the Supreme Court for Chins. bodying the above changes, and also certain The question in the very foreground of the other alterations in the regulations of the Company made by special resolutions at case, was, he said, what is the title of the previous meetings, which revised articles persons who, under the agreement of 1867 will in fatare be the articles of association of the Company, taking effect from the fat purport to be the lessors of this property han the seal was affixed, and that guns on board the man-of-war Fuso Kan, Casey wanted the invitation, if possible, to
day of January, 1878.
These resolu-
A telegram from Maytown states that one
besieged them for six hours. One black- hundred blacke attacked five Chinamen in
was killed and ten wounded. The China- their dwellings at Revolver Point, aud
The men were not seriously injured. Warden thinks the Chinese must have dis- covered & good reaf; otherwise they would not remain in so isolated and perilous & locality,
Quotations
HONGKONG, May 20, 1879, OPIUM,-New Patna, cazh....$562)
Old
cash,... New Benares, osah, 520" Old
cash, New Maiwa, credit, 750. Allowance Trels, Old Malwa, credit, 750 Allowance Taola,
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Exchange.
Bank, Wire,
Demand,
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30 days' night,
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4 months' sight,
Credits, 6
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8/8 384
225
Documentary, 6 months' sight, 3/8 India, Wire,... Shanghat, demand,
Sovereigns, Gold Lest, 904 fine .....
demand,...ETA 2261
78 978 80 days' sight,
The third day, Loo King Foh, one of the plaintiffs, was examined; be described the The Coroner agreed with them that the connection between the Temple and the evidence was very slight on these points. different associations, of one of which, that
A format verdict was then entered and signed that "deceased was found dead-on-out. He spoke to the ignorance of the the rocks near Stanley, but where, when directors with the earlier leases, their action or by what means he came to his death with the two before the Court; the disposi tion of the grounds and buildings, of which there was no evidence to show."
he produced a map from the records of the temple, and the existence within Mr Wolfe's enclosing wall of a sacred rook with the fusoription "Son of the Ming dynasty atndied hers." Wong Kan, one of the gentry of Foochow, an elder of the City, a director for 26 years of the sssociation
-- (Gazette). for supplying holy oil to the temple,
The German man-of-War Leipzig has deposed to the accuracy of the places pro- sailed, for Hongkong, homeward bound.
The Sundhurst exhibition has been a great duced, and to the different properties of At the latter port she will await advices of
the arrival of the Print Adalbert at Toko-success. Replying to the publiq address, the City and the Temple,
The fourth day an important withens was hama. The last named vessel has been on the Governor expressed a hope soon to see called in the person of Chun Yeung Chin, the west coast of America, and is expected the Australian colonies united under one The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit the priest, then a Taoulet, now a Buddhist, at Yokohama via the Hawaiian Islande, commen tie, as was the Dominion of Canada. who made the $500 agreement with Mr Wolfe about the first of June. Prinz Henrich, and other lenses with missionaries. In 1865 goud non of the Crown Prince of Germany, the Colonies next year, and will probably be an agreement for $800 for the land was and grandson of Queen Victoris, is a sub-present at the Melbourne exhibition. They made and signed, but nothing came of it. lieutenant on this vessel. The Prince is bring with them their two eldest boys. The
m. a letter inviting the Prince of Wales to the $600, but witness never received a cent of that Seckendorff. In 1867, another agreement was made for accompanied by his tutor, Baron von Governor will dispatch both a telegram and money. He was only to get the money
On the occasion of the practies with the opening of the Melbourne Exhibition. Mr. He traced the history of this pises of
was never done. For making that agree off the coast of Yohosuke, on the 34th inst., be an Australian one; but the difference The Chairman baving declared the land down to the present day, from the ment witness was imprisoned for four or one of the shells which were fred at the between the dates of the two Exhibitions Articles an repristed, embodying all the
All the Paris Commissioners have received changes referred to, to have been duly time when, towards the end of the Ming Ave days; Mr Wolfe balled him out. Then target on the Island of Sarashima, at a discreates a difficulty.
Mr Wolfe said he had another plan by tance of 2,000 metres, fell upon the house adopted as the Constitution of the Com-dynasty, a man of considerable learning, which they could put themselves on the of Iwato, & farmer of Eugiyo mure. The complimentary letter from the Prince of pany, the meating separated.
reputation and dignity in the city, left It to same footing as they would arrive at by a people being absent from the house no-in-Wales, as President of the British Commis his heirs, who dedicated it to the city in lesse. He would give the priest $500, onury was done to them, but the dwelling sion at the Paris Exhibition, accompanied his memory, the temples now there being promissory note, the interest to be $11 was entirely destroyed. Officers of the by an excellent portrait of his Royal High
a month, that was the amount of the rent. Admiralty immediately proceeded to the ness then built upon it by pablis aubsoription, This note was drawn up and signed; he spot and paid the farmer a suitable amount
as compensation for the damage done,
The German Government have resumed he had signed the note, Mr Wolle made and repaired by the same means an occasion received the $500 in three instalments after FORD. He put it to the Court as one of memoranda of these payments at the end negotiations for a commercial treaty with the points in the case, that it was in oppos of the note they were not there now. Japan upon the same basis as before, and we The inquest was resumed at the Magis.sition to the fundamental customs and laws Ele never offered to sell the Blind Man's learn that the Minister here will not in con
An indignation meeting was held at A fire broke out in Aid-cho, Go-olicme, deed purporting to be a perpetual lease of tracy, before Mr. C. V. Creagh, Coroner, of this Empire that property onos dedicated Temple to Mr Wolle i he never saw the nert with the representative of Great Britain, and a jury, at half past two o'clock this to a whole city can in any way be allensted land to Mr Smith, nor had he heard of it at half-past four o'clock this morning. It Eahuca recently to protest against the delay until to-day.-Choo Chang Koon was the was very calm at the time, which gave the of the New South Wales and Victorian Go sfiarnoon, on the body of John Eagle, from its original constitution in such a way only other witness to-day he, one of the firemen an opportunity of staying the pro-vernments in opening the Murray bridge for quarter master on board the Chinese gun to deprive the city of the sight of using plaintifs, gare formal evidence as to their gress of the flames. As it was, however, trafic. A large number of men forced the six large houses were destroyed in the space approaches to the bridge, took off the locks boat Peng-chao hai, who with four Chinese that land solely for the purpose for which position as direotpor~~
The sixth day, Me Hayllar tendered in of half an hour. The origin of the fire is and panele, a number of vehicles and horse- milors were ruthlessly killed by the crew of it was originally dedicated, and that there
evidence the several documents which had enveloped in mystery buf (as it broke out men crossed over amid the acclamation of amaggling junk, on board of which they fore in this case the City had a right to been referred to in the osas, and the scott in an empty house the police seem to think the assembled crowd. The Mayor declined to be a party to the proceedings, on the The British barque Wandering Minstrel, ground that he was bound to maintain law had been sent to take her to Canton. This extend their temple property to the limits racy of the accompanying translations was it was the work of an incendiary, men's body was cast ashore pear Stanley, of this land if they no desired. Coming to proved by Ho Aloy, formerly Chlef Inters
prater of the Hongkong Police Court, which arrived in port the other evening and order. One party proceeded from the and found on the rocks in a frightful con- how the temples have been managed, the Three despatches (only one of which was bringing a cargo of sugar from Takso, ap. Mesme side, and the other from Bohuca, *dition, the head and neck being alashed peculiarly Chinese nature of affairs was e2- admitted) were tendered as being the rears to have had anything but a happy Should an endeavour be made again to close
1887. This closed the base for the plain the 14th April with 9,000 piouls of sugar on take place.
The opening of the railway to Oakleigh and backed in a manner betraying namis-plained. Certain clubs or associations, more negotiations ich led to the lease of time during the passes the left Tabac on the trafic, another such sene will sasuredly (Taken at Musya Falconer & Cols Premisce takesbly the actions of a set of brates-not or less attached to the service of the Temple, ti, MF Baunen, on technical grounds board. On starting the weather was all that buman beings. The inquest was opened but having no joint foundation or common-principally on the ground that no could be desired. Early the next day, how took place on Wednesday, April 2. Two on the 14th, when the Commander and basis, elected certain offisers to govern their declaration of rights could be made at ever, it commenced to rain and blow and special trains started from the terminus at Bason
cept upon application for specifie relief squall struck the ship and hew away the Frince's Bridge. The first, with the Govers rond officer of the gunbost were 62-affairs and their ficial sains we trans-moved that the petition be dismissed, nolib, fore and maintopsgallant ale and gaf, nor and suite and members of the Ministry amined, Dr. Wharry deposed sa to the lated " directors." Thédő sasociations were case having been made out. This motion By 10 o'clock the wind increased to a fresh went through to Oakleigh, and then returned. was reftised after argument. The Court gale, and carried away the misen-step and to Caulfield, where a dejeuner was held in a cause of death, and a police constable and entitled to the use of rooms in the Temples advised, a compromise; and a private con- part of the fore lower topsstil. The gale large marquee. Some 800 persons were pre- à chair-coolle gave formal evidence as to but the title "Directors of the Taon Shan sultation was held; bat negociations fell increased in violence and by midnight the sent but no ladies. Everything was exceed. There are now about 300 men engaged at the finding of the body. The jurors were Kwan temple was « complete mis-nomer, through, and the case was taken up again ship was labouring heavily and taking in ingly well carried out.
on the 7th, when the defence was gone into, large quantities of water, "A1 o'clock the Meira W. E, Forgival, T. Lopse and J. F. Their title was simply what was set forth Weshall summarise the further proceedings ship was boys to on the port Hok, and while the Babibiston building, and the number is
in fila position, a tremendous sea, which | likely to be soon thorenied. in the Bret paragraph of the patision; it another døri
THE MURDER OF FIVE MEN BY SMUGGLERS. ADJOURNED INQUEST OF THE BODY OF THE EUROPEAN: VERDICE," FOUND DEAD":
ANOTHER BODY SOUND XEAN STANLEY,
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The Commissioner of Public Works is on a visit to Gippsland, and has announced the intention of the Government to deal with a local Government Act and the question of water supply for the country distriots. popular ory for the next election.
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