No. 5082.-August 28, 1879.]
the Ball Room floor. In addition to the now columns being better looking than those they replace, it is satisfactory to think that there is now no danger to be feared froman overweighting of the Ball Room floor.
Many valuable additions to the Museum have been made to the collection during the past year, and the interest felt therein, es- pecially by the native community has in co way abated. It has been suggested that it would be better if the Museum were kept open to the Chinese on Sunday as well as upon week days. The Committed however do not seo their way to meeting the extra expense that would be caused by doing so
at present.
The following are the names of the con- tributors during the year-Hon. J. M. Price, J. M. Armstrong, Esq., A. W. Bain, Esq., P. A. W. Ottomeier, Esq., Capt. Hasyland, C. F. A. Sangster, Esq., E. Cope, Esq., B. Goldsmith, Esq., J. M. Jesus, Esq., G. Sharp, Esq., Hon. C. B. Plunket, H. M. Harrison, Esq., John Bathgate, Esq., Capt. Miller, E. C. Ray, Esq., J. Y. V. Vernon, Esq., C. de Longueville, Esq., Dr. N. B. Dennys, J. D. Humphreys, Esq., B. Schmacker, Esq., Commodore Watson, Mr. Chong Yun Chan, G. S. Northcote, Esq., G. A. Yvanovich, Esq., Rev. Wm. Campbell, W. M. Deane, Esq., Capt. A. Clanohy, L. Mather, Esq., H. L. Dennys, Esq., Capt. West, E. Neidhardt, Esq., Thos. Arnold, Eaq., J. Kirkwood, Esq., J. E. Beale, Esq., C. Ford, Esq., Ng Choy, Esq., J. M. Ema nuel, Esq., P. H. Emanuel, Esq., John Brown, Esq., J. R. White, Esq., Capt. Rid dell, W. Quincey, Esq. C. A. Ozorio, Esq., AG. Cary, Esq., G. Boulouze, Esq., J. P. Martin, Esq., Mr. Lau Ayow, Geo. Holmes, Esq., W. R. Landstein, Esq., J. M. Kelly, Esq., R. Deacon, Esq., A. Wohlters, Esq., Mr. Mok Tong-choy, James Godail, Esq., Sergeant Major W. H. Drake, James Whyte, Esq.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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the bail at a high figura before be knew Mr Creagh, remarking that he had fixed
agreed to reduce the bail. First pisoner's anything about the merits of the case,
bail was reduced to $1000. He had not been able to get bail for two sureties in $2000, Mr Breroton refusing the band of a ward. The second prisoner's ball was re- European merchant whom he brought for
produce the note, else he might have got it Mr Dennys did not have any notice to from Canton. He objected to any evid-duced to $500,
being given regarding it. Objestien upheld.
Mr Hayllar said he could get on, to a certain extent without it.
Case adjourned till Thursday.
THE RECENT FAISE ALARM OF FIRE. Mr Kwok Achrong was summoned for Thursday evening, causing a false alarm of having made a bonfire on the street on the fire to be rung out, from one or more of the fire stations. mourning for his mother, sent ons of his Defendant being in assistants to answer the summons.
informed Mir Aobeong's assistant that his His Worship imposed a fine of $2, and master should have appeared in person to answer the summons.
BERACHES OF THE OPIUM ORDINANCE. Elven casca charged with boiling opium without a in which persons were license from the Opium Farmer and with opium, were brought before the Court. being found in possession prepared
half of the Upium Farmer.
Mr Edmond Sharp prosecuted, on be.
Witness replied,There was a light until light was put out. you put it out. I saw your face before the
Prisoner asks witness,-Why did you say there was no light in the room when examined at the Police Court?
Witness replied that her evidence to-day Court. was the same as she gave at the Police
corroborative evidence of the stealing of the Lee Afoo, husband of last witness, gave
jacket, and atated that he got up to take the jacket from the prisoner, who struck him with an iron bar and ran away, Wit- ness raised on alarm and gave pursuit.
Yee A-cheong, street coolie,--Knows pri- soner by eight, roiaombers hearing a noise and ory of "save life," in lust witness' house, on the evening of August 1st. He was come rushing out of the house in company then sitting at the door and saw the prisoner with some others; the prisoner was the last to come out.
P. 8. 123, Sam A-kow, when the infor- mation was laid at the Police Station, went telling him at that time that he was charged in search of prisoner and arrested him, with stealing a jacket, and would have to go to the Police Station. Prisoner then said, Oh, it was only a fight," and was taken into custody.
lowing statement:-I am a good friend to The prisoner in his defence made the fol- Leong A-foo, the second witness, and hear- ing that his wife wanted my wife to go to his house to earn money, I went to Leong A-foo's house on the evening of the 1st August about 7 o'clock to ask him what In two of the cases a fine of $50 was im- he meant, by trying to do me this harto, other five a fine of $20. Is the above eighting opium, and spoke back to me and posed, in another a fine of $80, and in the Complainant was then lying down, stok- cases the accused pleaded guilty to the aid, "How could you live unless charged. In one of them there was no de me a "cattle," and I called him the same The other three cases were dia- by your wite's carning money?" He called fendant, the opium being found in so unoccupied room. In the two others, the throw me down the stairs; we had a fight name, when he said he would get up and defendants were women, whose husbands and complainant beat me. I struck him were supposed to be in Canton, and who twice with a stick, when he lifted an iron impliments found in the house. In exch said they knew nothing about the opium or bar to strike me, so I ran away. of the two cases, where a fine of $10 was ously convicted of a s milar offence. imposed, the defendants had been previ-
The opium and implements were handed over to the Opium Farmer.
ant, was bankrupt at that very time; he would like the witness to make the note. (nection with these transactions. In the had filed a declaration under the 167 seo tton, which was equivalent to bankruptcy. the previous day I had made no agreement that the person who appeared as complain
He said: "I cannot write Chinese." On same way there was not am lots of proof Then this yung man soting on the advice to give a promissory note." Asked again, aut had ever cuffered one penny's loss by of the men who brought him down, or one first defendant then explained the form in the proceedings. of them, Ho Cliui Tin, signed the note, which it should be written. Then Ho Chui not in his own name, but as Wong On. Tin wrote out the draft of the promissory That, really his elder brother's name, was note. That craft has been burned up. the family name, the name by which the saw the defendant burn it up in my pre family was known, and ander Chinese law,sence. That draft note was read out to me, as everybody know, would have, the effect and I, at the request of Ho Chui Tip, gave of rendering liable for its liquidation the that noto to the first defendant, family property. The young man had no property and they knew this; but they likewise knew that this they had got was a valuable document. The Chinese authori-ence During the twelve months ending the ties under such a document would attach 30th June 1879, 161,456 persons visited the the property of the father; this was done Museum, of whom 141,438 were Chinese. in this case; the family property, which Within the same period 862 articles have really abould be the father's during bia been added to the Museum either on loan or life-time, was now attached. This result also signed Ho Chai Tin and hu Fen. Witness examination continued-It was ne gifts, and it has been found that, al-must have been in the minds of these mes The first prisoner told me he would give though many articles have been withdrawo, all along; it must have been their object me a promissory note signed by him. Be Fet the space at disposal has always been all along that the money should be levied said I have made this note for $17,000; Lept well killed.
from the family. The young man's note I will give you a promissory note for was given for 817,000; the first prisoner 818,600 and you will take it to the second gave him one for $19,600, promising to prisoner's shop and got arms to the value pay the balance in cash, and telling him he of $13,600 for it." The note he had made would get for the $13,600 arme to that value ont was, he said, the very same sa a Bank from the shop of the second prisoner. The Note; he could go anywhere with it and second prisoner was not in possession of buy arms for the amount. He said:- I will that note. It was left with him as the give you $9,400 in cash, this shop will give price or surety for the price of certain arms you arme for the amount of the note. The and ammunition the young man agreed to name I signed was Wong On Ho buy, and which he agreed to apply. The Chui Tan told me to do so. whole thing was a gross fraud from begin fendants were present. My elder brother Both de ing to end. The young man had acted so was named Wong On; he is still alive but Improperly throughout the whole affair that he changed his name when he got a position he could not be dealt with otherwise than under the Governmentto Wong Kwok Tak." as an accomplice. He would explain pre- The reason he gave was this: sently what constituted a conspiracy. The sign that, no one can claim the debt from "If you boe,sim and object of those engaged in you and if you are appointed by the Chinese this scheme from beginning to end was to Government you will have no responsi-charge. get hold of a document which they could bility." My brother is an expectant Cap use as means to a equeeze on the tain. He lives in our ancestral house at property of the father, either directly or Sup-ye-poo, Canton. I was not to get indirectly. No money had been received money for the note, but, arms. for this $17,000 by the young man; no arrangement as to what I was to do with There was no arms had been delivered; no considera- the $8,600; it was part of the lost; it was tion or return or equivalent bad passed for my own use. The note for $17,000 was save the worthless promissory note for handed over to Chu Fan in my presence; $13,600. The note for $17,000 was now nothing was said. put in suit in the Canton Consular Court, went to the second defendant's shop. The same night we or at all events a claim in-respect of it had Then I made a bargain with him to buy Accounts-The funds of the Institution boon presented there; the result was that $10,000 of arma, a verbal agreement as in former years have been the most dif- the Consul handed the matter over to the cecond defendst then said the note should ealt subject for the consideration of the Chinese authorities and the Yamen runners be left there as security for the payment; Committee, and they have been obliged to were sent to ouforce it against the family he said be would give me the difference in limit their expenditure to the atmost extent. property. The father was now here and money when I took away the arua. The In November last the German Community was prepared to go on with this case with same night the second defendant gave me gave a concert in celebration of Schubert's a view to the committal of these men for one bill on receiving the promissory note, festival, and presented the proceeds, after trial and their final punishment by the and als give me one for Ho Chui Tio. payment of necessary expenses, to the City Courts hero. Looking at the whole case Chu Fan got the bill from me; he said ha Hall. This brought in $161.9. The ba- from beginning to end it was a conspiracy was afraid I would lose it. He also gave on his stall, amongst other things, four Mak Ayun, a marine hawker, had exposed lance in the hands of the "Treasurer of the to utilise the young man, unacquainted me a note to go to Canton to get permis-ohisele which had been stolen from a cer- Rinking Club upon the dissolution of that with business, as these men belonging to sion for taking the arma there. The note peutersshop in Lyndhurst Terrace on the society, $24.00, was also given towards the this Colony were, to a fraud upon his for $13,600, I was told by the accond defend-16th instant. The proprietor of the toola funds of the Institution.. The European father. By Lis conduct, however, be ant to take back and get something more had been looking around for his property, annual subscriptions, last year, amounted must be looked upon as an accomplice, written on, because he (first defendant) was and seeing them on defendant's stall claim to $416.00, while a special effort amongst The evidence of an accomplice in a con- a bankrupt. I did not know, before, thated them; the defendant said he had bought the Chinese Community resulted in an addi- spiracy, as in all other cases, had he was a bankrupt. Then Chu Fan and them from a man who sold him sume pro- tion to the funds of $1,222.
of course to be corroborated by circumstan- Ho Chui Tin took the note away. Had it not been for the suma above men- ces and by other evidence. He had the words were added to the note. Then it money. He told the complainant that he A few party because he was sick and wanted tioned it would have been absintely impos-corroborativo evidence of other witnesses en was deposited eventually with the second could take the chisels if they were really his sible for the Committee to have undertaken every point. To the signing of both notes defendant in his office. (Mr Ng Achoy: property, and that he had no more in his the alterations above alluded to in the Mu-ho had witbosses who were present and It has been returned to the man who gave possession; complainant having lost a com- seum and Theatre.....
could speak to the transactions to a certain it to way--I got from the second defendant a plete box of tools, refused the compromise extent. The father would detail what steps receipt for the promissory note; this I and gave him in charge. were taken with regard to his property in gave to Chu Fan along with the application Canton. The case was one which was a for the permit to carry the arms to Canton, sample of the way in which these people then went to Cantor. Before I went to turned the laws of one country or another Canton Chu Fan promised to return the against their fellow-countrymon for Iniquit receipt for the promissory note to me; ous purposes. That was the case, briefly, but when I got there he refused to do so. he had to prove..
When I came back to Hongkong be sai! ;- Wong Kwok Chun: (Witness being a
"No matter. I gave you the receipt before stranger to the Colony was told that the several witnesses; that will be all right. oath he had just taken made bim liable to I will call them together and give you the be sent to jail if he did not tell the truth): ante." This was on the 14th June. No. -I am 19 years of age, I am a student. I thing was said as to who was to pay the am going in for my degree. My father note for $17,00). I have never re- is an expectant military oflicer. He has ceived any aruia nor any money for the not much money he has got bouses in $17,000 note; nothing but the $13,600 Canton, but no land, these houses are an-uote; the second defendant said if I got a cestral property. He has property in Sap permit to convey the arms he would supply Yes Poo and the Western suburbs. I know me with $ 0,000 worth. a man named hu Fan; he lives in the Western suburbs. He has no occupation. I know Bo Chui Tia; but have not known bim long. I was told he was a depaty officer in a Chinese army. One day of tenth moon I had conversation with Chu Fan. He came to my house and told me that a man named to Chui Tin, a deputy military office, had been sent down from Pekin to Cauton to buy arms, and to look for a man who could supply them with arma, wanted me to go to Ho Chui Tin and con- sult him about it. Nothing was said about who was to supply the money. This was the 26th October last year. I went to Ho Chui Tin's house with Chu Fan. When
The expenses of the Institution have been confined to what was found to be absolutely necessary during the period under report, and it is believed that the cost of keeping the building in a good state in future will be materially decreased by the improvements made during the past year.
The usual premia for Insurance have been paid up to October next.
After payment of all accounts to date there was on the 30th June a balance in the hands of the Honorary Treasurer of $1081.80.
W. KESWICK, Chairman.
Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.) Saturday, August 23rd.
THE $17,000 CONSPIRACY CASE, REGINA (WONG MING LEOFO) V. CHUN SHux
YEE AND OTHERS. In this case Chun Shun Yes, Tam Yew Tong, are charged with two others not now before the Court, namely Ho Chui Tin, and Chu Fan, with couspiring to cheat and defrand the complainant by inducing, by false pretences, his son, a youth of 19 years of age, to eiga a promissory note in favour of the first prisoner for $17,000.
Mr Hayliar, instructed by Mr Brereton, appeared for the prosecution; Mr Dennys appeared for the first prisoner, and Mr Ng Achoy for the second,
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I have not gut such permit yet. He said if I could not get permission he would return me the promissory note. He has not done so. An application has been made at the Consular Co2t about this $17,000 note, I was present when it was heard The first defendant sued me on the 26th June, în Canton, throngh the British Consul on that note. No property has been seized, no one arrest ed; but the authorities sent to arrest Wong
Every day the soldiers osme looking for Wong On, but they went away at night. cannot say what has been done since I came to ongkong.
order it.
CHEAP TOOLS.
His Lordship, who told them that, with the The evidence was put before the jury by exception of the evidence of complainant and her husband, nothing else that had been said bore on the case at all; the prisoner admitted being in the house at the time al-
the operations of the three columns, and gave especial praise to the completeness with which they were carried out. He thanked the native off 18 and soldiers for their services, and hoped that the defeat of the Afghans by overwhelming anperiority would not interfere with future satisfac- tory relations with that coun1ry. The Mar- quis of Hartington supported, the vote of ed, but obj oted to the Vice oy being in- thanks so far on the military were dancera. cluded. is amendment was rejsted, by a large majority, and the Hus agreed to the resolution without a division ord O anbrooke made special mention of Major Cavagnari and the other politios officers, The House of Commona have voted an extra credit of thres millions on account of the Zuig war.
Austria is visiting the Emperor of Germany London, August 7-The Emperor of Garatoin.
at
A banquet was given at the Mansion Bouse poatard y. Lort Beaconsfield made a speech in which he said the Emperor of Treaty and was now on-op-rating with Russia bad honorably, ex-cuted the Barlin
gland and the other Powers to seanze the maintenance of peace.
Respecting the Afghan war, he said that an adequate and soleatific froutier for India
rapidity and precision. had been secured with unprecedented
Majr St Joh has been appointed - Bri tish Consul at Aatrabad, the British con- sultate at Resht being «polished..
Console closed a! 977*.
Berlin Jay 11-it the Ramanian Go. · vernment refuses to grant the em snoipation monstrate at Bucharest, and wil simat- f the Jews, the Powers will jointly re- caneously request Austria and the orte to dependence.
Pacind the redog ition of Roumantan in
city is sightly subsiding, in conseque.co Memphis, Jaly 11. The panis in this of a report issued by the medical autho- cities, stating that the five new cases which sourced yester ay were not follow fever. apatiuues, and the municipal authoriti-a at The exodus of the inhabitants, however, New Orlea a and Vicksburg has proclaimed
strio quarantine to be undergone by per. sons arriving in those towns from Memphis. the heat in the Southern States is exoes-
unstroke,
hanged visits with the Now Governor of Simla, Ja'y 80.-General Stewart has ex-
Jandahar, and arrangements are still in progress for the transfer to the latter of athority is the city and province. No ewe of importance from Western Afgha
mund Sharp notified publicly and to the had had a quarrel and a fight over a family
At the conclusion of the cases, Mr Ed-leged, and said he and the second witnessive, and many deaths are occurring from culprits that the next pium cases that matter, but denied taking the jacket. The came before the Court would be pressed as only evidence that he took the jacket was far as the Law would permit.
that of complainant and her husband; it the Jury believed the story told by them, they must convict the prisoner on both counts; reatness of their story existed in their minds,atan, but, if any reasonable doubt as to the oor- then they must acquit the prisoner. animous verdict of not guilty on both counts; The Jury, without retiring, gave a un- the foreeman, Mr Beart, remarking that there was no evidence at all against the pri- soner.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CASE OF THE "ANANDA." To the Editor of the "CHINA MA'L"
Penang, Aug. 12, 1870. SIB, Having noticed your remarks in to recognise the man who sold the tools, and therefore judging you feel some interest Defendant, who said he would not be able "Town Talk" on the Ananda enquiry, was bennd over in $50 to be of good beha- in the matter, I beg herewith to give you viour for twelve months, in default of finde further particulars, showing that ing security to go to gaol for four weeks.
**side winds are still blowing,”
STEALING SHOES.
in Queen's Road yesterday, took a faney to Ho A-sheung, while passing a shop door a pair of shoes lying at the side of the door. He was seen by the owner of the shoes, an accountant in the Hop Shing Shop, who gave chase; defendant was arrested by P.C. 291, who saw him throw down the shoes, and swore to never having lost sight of him afterwards, until he was brought to the Station. shop and accidentally licked the shoes, when Defendant said he was walking past the the man got angry with him and called out he never had the shoes in his hand. "thief" he got alarmed and ran away;
The weather was exceedingly hot ill the 28th, and the morali y from cho- werage of five or six daily to seventeen, lora in the city has increased from an
and is spreading towards Harat. The Bralcy and Horse Artillery, and two com. panies of the 59 h Foot, are in camp four miles of and four compautes of the 60.k Rasa are in-s garden near cantoumanta.
naj hm ndry, July 31-The steamer Goducery-retu ied yo-terday. She reports being find on at Condsmundala. The nilitary returned the fire, and wounded were left at Karom, and 25 at Conda- ue rebel. 1,000 sepoys under Major Brig
small parties at shot distances along the muudala The insurgoats are posted in river bank. The Upper God very trafio a entirely anspended. The risings in The Court of Enquiry was called by id to be mainly due to the action taken Rekapally and "Bhatrachellam taluks are Capt. Child, not only to eng tire into they the Bhadrag ellam Tahsildar, and Engineers' conduct, but in his own words to thoroughly investigate the matter and show who was to blame."
oa doings of the forest daz g of Wod- Jugudiem, also to the total abreng of per manent resident European fiials The Bhadrasbellum inhabitants are using into the Nizm's dominions, Kauaveram and
village nine miles from Rjmundry
hay been attacked. The trʊops are con
it was deemet necessary to extend th
After the evidence of the first two days. enquiry, and Mr Gottlieb, the president, stated in open Court such to be the case, and again 16ead Capt. Child's letter and sidered i sufficient. asked if that was his wish, to which heima, July 29Th Soaretary of State replied in the affirmative; but this does bus utimated to the Governant of India it was on their own evidence that they were sure, he ba, after careful considerasin, not appear in the Press. You will observe that with regard to existing financial pres convicted, and, I fancy, most leniently dealt solved not to fill up for the present the pointment of Public Works member of the Honous le Dr Andrew Clarke, x C. he Supre ud Council, now held by olonel
M. G., when the latter retires on the cum-
with.
Now Capt. Bowers has not only been Prisoner was sentenced to six months' again allowed to go to sea, but has this with hard labor, the first and last fourteen
time gone in command. days in solitary confinement, and to be
Does it not strike you that the irregulari-pletion of his period of office. publicly exposed in the stocks for six hoursies of the viate will now be more fully on the day previous to his release from gapl. euforced by him sa Master?
SUPREME COURT. 'IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before the Hon, the Acting Puisne Judge,
J. J. Francis, Esq Saturday, August 23,
LARCENY AND ASSAULT.
which Cheung Asu was charged with having, The only case taken to-day, was that in on the 1st instant, stolen a silk jacket frem assaulting one Leo Afoo, who attempted to a house in First Street, and also with arrest him when the alleged theft is said to and was not defended; the Acting Attorney have taken place. He pleaded not guilty General (the Hon, J. Russell) prosecuted. the case:-Messrs E. Beart, J. A. G. E. Le The following jurors were sworn in to try Glay, Henry Smith, S. G. Bird, Wm. Schmidt, Robert More, and D. Muncherjee.
St Peersburg, Ang. 8-The Gol # re fuses to be love that the uasina expedi I have fully unqu red into this msitor, and find from good authority that the Court last his merely besa sent to pusish the iousry force which left Tobikisfar in June refus d to comply with the Administra tor's request to re uru him his certificate. intended so establish a bass on the Persian Tekke Tu couans, and oploss that it is So, now, he has allowed him to go in omfroutier for more important operations in mand without it. Tue questions I would
ask are
the event of England wishing to tako Herat:
Has the Administrator power to reverse the decision of a Court of Enquiry; and if the 15 July state that Lord Chelwal.rd London, Aug. 3-"apetown advices to so, should be not state on what grounds he has resigned, and is returning to Durban. approve of she fading Board of Trade only to approve or dis-Roumelia by the Russian has been com does so; or is it in the power of the
London, Aug. 2.-The evacuation of plowed.
holi good ?
In case of accident, would the Insurance
Co, to entrust their property to the han of a Master whose o rtiticste is suspended? Trusting to your good sense to put these facis (for which I can vouch) in proper form and give them publicity,
Is it the wish of the Burmsh Steam-abip
I am &c..
FAIR PLAY,
Que hundred arrests have been made on the estates of the Grand Duke Uoustantine.
(London and China Express, July 18.) Latest Mall Advices :-Yokohama (via San Fran) June 10, hanghai My 28, Focoh 29 Hong Kong June 3. The P. aud. mall, with the advices dated an above, from Cuina and the Straits-Battle- ments, was delivered, via Brindisi, on the 14th inst, its due date. The advios from Japan, via San Francisco, were received on the 15th iust. The steamer Lombardy,
Messs,eries Maritimes eamer Tigre with The P. & O. Co.'s steamer Indur, Cap-mail, let Gioralsar on the 15th in t. The with the heavy portion of the P and O.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH
the next inward mail, left Saz on the 15th inst., three days late.
It now being ne o'clock, and it having been already agreed that the case should I went there be asked me whether I would be adjourned at two o'clock or 2 80 to-day, Mr. Hayllar Dow said he would explain like to supply the arms. He said "If the question arose whether the present the nature of the charge, and would state you do so you will have a post given you time was not the best for adjourning the for the benefit of the prisoners' Counsel by the Chinese authorities," I said, "I case,
Did Mr Dennys intend to occupy what he intended to prove and how. Wong would like to do so, but I have no money." much time with the cross-examination? Mr Ming Leong, the complainant, a man Ho Chui Tin said I have got a plan. Denya and Mr Ng Achoy agreed that the residing in Canton and having property I will take you down to Hongkong. I have cross-examination would be a lengthy one. there, charged the defendats with con- got wealthy friends at Hongkong. Chai It was agreed therefore that the case should spiracy to defrand him under circumstances Fan, who was present at the time, said he be now adjourned till Monday next at 10 of a somewhat peculiar nature which had had got plenty of wealthy friends in o'clock, been to some extent already detailed to longkong. About the 30th October I came
Air Denys asked that the prosecutor His Worship by Mr Brereton. He would down to Hongkong with these two men should give security that he would appear briefly state how he intended to make out Oba Fan and the other, the charge, Chu Fan and Ho Chui Tin Tow Lot Boarding house. They took me of proof that anything wrong had been There was not a scintilla We lodged at the to prosecute, were now in Canton, and it was impossible there. The following day Ho Chui Tin done by his client; sad as the complainant to arrest them and bring them here and went out and returned; a short time after-
was a person living out of the Colony, charge them with being engaged in this wards the second prisoner came in. I there ought to be some surety that he bonspiracy; but he would cite as evidence made acquaintance with him; he said he would be hers to carry on the case.
The Acting Attorney General, stating the gainst these men the acts done and the was the master of the Tsun Loong Gun-
Mr ttayilar pointed out that under the of the two principal witnesses in the case, cass for the prosecution, said the evidence Peclarations made by them as proving his shop, Queen's Road. He Laid Ho Chul code all the power the Magistrate had was the complainant and her husband, wont to ass. It was one of the peculiarities of Tin had told him that a man had come to fine the man $20 in the event of a show that the prisoner at the bar, on the he law of conspiracy that the acts and from Canton to purchase arms and he malicious prosecution being proved. The night of 1st August, about 7 o'clock, went tain S. D. Shallard, with the London Mail declarations of one could be used against asked me if I was the man or not. I told complainant was quite able to pay that if to the room of complainant and took from I, it being altogether immaterial whether bim I had no money, and that Ho Chui the Magistrate had later on any cause to there a silk jacket, and when an attempt of the 18th July, arrived this morning.
Rocused against whom it was sought to Tin had brought me down for the purpose the evidence was present at the time of buying arms. Ho Chui Tin, I said, bad
Mr Brereton eventually undertook per was alleged that he struck the complainant's was made to stop him from getting away, it To. This complainant had a son, 19 yesin told me he would find some money for me. Bonally to see the fine, not exceeding that husband over the arm with an iron bar, tage, having no occupation, no property He went away then. On the 31st Ho Chul amount, paid, should the Magistrate decide thus committing the assault with which he fbis own, entirely dependant on his father. Tix and Chu Fan took me to the Tsang that his client was liable to any such fine. With Chu Fan and Ho Chul Tin, he went While there Eo Chui Tin went out, telling it stood, held that the fact of his client Lav to make out that the charge was laid
Loong club house, Lower Lascar Road.
was charged. The nature of the offence rintended to go fato a speculation in
Mr Dennys, in remarking on the case as was peculiar, as the prisoner endeavoured rms with a view to their being sold to the me he was going out to look for a worthy ing at the time he was connected with these against him on account of a quarrel which hinese Army. The young man seems to and wealthy man. ave thought, by representations made by thy person is busy. He will be here to with the case, or bis bona fides in the whole second witness, and that no larceny was He said: The weal transactions had nothing whaterer to do had taken place between himself and the me of these men, that some great benefit morrow." Then we left. On the 2nd of the transaction out of which this charge committed, although he did not deny that ould acrue to him from his so doing. But November we three went to the same had arisen. o had no money; the question was how to club house and when we got there, I saw although he had not money, was he not so Leang Aho, the complainant, living in
The question was, even a fight had taken place. cure the means to enter into this contract the second prisoner and the man Chan well-known and trusted that his surely First Street, Bai-ying-poon, was called and hich was or was not to be made. How Hon Ting. I had no conversation with bim would be accepted by those who knew him, described what occurred in her house on the to the Times of India from London, appar of fly-wo, of Captain Thomas Black,
(From Indian Papers.) r the contract was legitimate on the part theu, but Ho Chui Tin said in the hearing The second defendant, who was a man in a night of the lat August. She was lying ently on good authority, states that the who entered the service of the F. and O. London, August 4-A spcial telegram We regret to notice the death, at the age one or other he did. not intend to en- of the second prisoner: "I am now going large bus nesa, was ready enough to accept down in her room and heard footstepa sentence of the Court Martial on Ident Company in 1818. He was for a me years alre into now. These two men had aout to get the wealthy mar." an; they would bring down the young half an hour he returned with the first pri- prisoner had ever undertaken, Any man that," and again called "who are you look before the enemy.
In about his security, and that was all that the first coming upstaire; she called ont "who's Carey is that of death for misbehaviour superintendent at Bombay, and subsequent an to Hongkong, where for his promissory ouer. 1 ever saw him before. He was even just baving been made bankrupt could ing for." The prisoner went into her room te a wealthy merchant, whose note was introduced to me. good as that of any Bank, would give the bearing of the first prisoner: "This is whole question was did be falsely pretend Her jacket was then hanging near the door. Lords on Friday, when papers were asked Docks. On the death of Mr Macaulay, Ho Chui Tin said in give promissory notes to any amount; the end said "I am looking for some one." very warm debate occurred in the House of appointed superintendent at the Victoria ly at Southampton, and on the transfer of Public opinion is greatly moved, and a the Compay's operations to London was m & promissory note which would an English merchant; he is a very wealthy they would be accepted; in this his client of the room; the prisoner took hold of it for, which the Government refused on the last January, one of the autistant managers, able him to make the large purchases man, and used to have a large hong bore. tended. The note of this wealthy (Explained: The words translated, English criminality. The whole case was clearly her husband went in pursuit of prisoner. the proceedings had not yet been confirmed but only enjoyed his promotion for a short was clearly free from the slightest tinge of and ran ont of the room; she called out and ground that the case was still pending, as Capt Black was appoint d to sucosed him, would be held by the merchant merchant, does not mean one dealing with as could be a got-up case. It was a case in When her husband got up to prisoner, the by the proper authority. To provided the arms and ammunition Angland; but a merchant, an English sub which advantage was being taken of the defendant struck him with an iron bar. til the money was paid by the real pur.) He will trust you if you give him a criminal law of this Colony to free a man She saw all this, sad was certain that pricots, in moving a vote of thanks in the he had business relation M
time. He was held in high esteem and London, Au ust 5-Sir Stafford North ragard by his colleagues and all with whom aser. Coming down to Hongkong, the promissory note." First defendant said no from the civil liability he had incurred in coner was the man. y was introduced to the first prisoner, and thing all this time. There were fiva uthern Canton. The defendant for whom he ap coma it seemed to him the course of present besides myself. I heard Ho Chul peared had not in any way been connected take the jacket when there was no light in specially added the name of Sir Frederick for war, should such pruye mscoussky, with Prisoner asked,How could you see me roy and army for their Afghan acrvices Conteal defe Uhins is making preparationn Bouse of Commons last night to the Vice. According to the latest intelligends from ud came in this man, the first defend the ficut defendant in what way he with any act of a fraudulent nature in con- your room ?
Haines. He described in nuloglatte torma | Basela,
TELEGRAMY.
The Naval and Military Gazette says:- tion; the Chancellor of the xchequer said has been sentenced to be shot by the
{Straits Times.)
It is rumoured in circies where canards do London, August 15,-la reply to a ques not usually circulate that Captain Carey
Thessaly and Epirus, the Turkish and with the death of Prince Louis Napoleon. that la consequence of the great excite court-martial which tried him on charges ment prevailing along the frontiers of arising out of the circumstances connected. Greek Governments have both strengthened It is further said that Lord Chelmsford, Government do not consider it necessary out of this sentence, has sent Captain Carey their forces in the vicinity. The British not caring to be responsible for the carrying to take notice of this proceeding.
hot, under arrest, so that the osas may be dealt with by the Field Marshal Com manding-in-Chief.