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No. 5286.-AURIL 22, 1:50:
THE CHINA MAIL.
old
He told the boy be was reisced to hit and to be held of the Naval officers, foreign year, and certain other changes, the out- ensteing Mum by good tend took him to Sau Ministers, Conents, and Tuotai, and come of the Convention of Paris in 1878, Ef Wan and kept him there for some days committee of the German cosumuaity, were introduced. Some of these have
scar on the consisting of Messrs P. G. Hubbe, till a friend coming in sening
not become very popular. Post Cards, boy's face said he was disented and zee-to-sciners, li. Buchmann, de Kruserdel for instance, which it is now obligatory mended the prisoner not to keep the tny. Buttmed, Immediately in the latter part of the day who were to formally invite His Royal for every Union country to issue, will
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plaintiffs and defendants by their Quel consenting.
Mr Maylar, Q., and with him Mr. J. Fraccia, instructed by Mr Johnson, ap peared for the plaintiff; and the Hou. S. O'Malley, Attorney General, instructed by hår Brereton, appeared for the defend ante, and with bin ar Ng Choy.
It would therefore appear that the the War Department were found fault with ability of the Governor to express him about their gutura, the Naral authorities self in public in well-chosen language have erected a block of now buildings to has in this case stood him in good-tend, the westward of the entrance gate, and as it has often done before. There-ure, we fancy, but few, even of his opponents, hate, unchallenged, boen peroitted to it who wis grudge Sir John Pope Hen-crease the enmber of gutters creasing the
M+ A path which nessy his well-earned honour upon this footpath, and this too on
contract
the
Ad
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(Mercury.)
9
Considerable
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Inperial loss under this hund; 83,000 presents other working expense; and the Colony has but-$5,000 Inft, the raallest balance un record. 14 would be plasart to add that all arrears have been paid off, but such is not the case, though he turned the boy out of his house, and Highness to the Masonic Hall,
Hall, which was Fant Return Receipts for Registered sums are still due to London, but as by postponing the trial, to which Mr then elsewhere, hungry, tired and saved being prettily decorated with finge, ever- ground. No one who has heard Alreujoys much more trafia than that which I decren har now moved to vary the the little fellow wont first to Victoria and evemag at the quel to be given iu the probably never be much used in the they have been lessened.
O'Malley
Detailed Egures as to the Hennessy speak in public will deny that, received the attention of the authorities on could objected, insanuch as the Court from starving only by that kind tumanity greens, Bowers, and uational embleme letters are also seldom demanded, as the much as possible in the absence of exact
variation of a degree which is implanted in even the savage but His Royal Highness was to dina with the public seem rightly to consider the Re-information has been remitted with a good, wholesome subject, he can the occasion alluded to.
or Fantai on Sunday in the same temple in gistration system completely safe without account. question was not not in the heart of the prisoner made by consent. Téis que
Woman had the the city in which General Grant was enter them. A most perplexing distinction year's revenue will be found in the obe into, the second part of the motion only his wife. At last a poar forth the best-constructed English
tained, and in the evening he was to giro a between Printed and Commercial Papers appendix, being discussed. This was that a rooliver good sense to take the chlid to
11. The only way to form any just Police Station.
took the dinner at the German "Consulate. The has been established, which probably no of all the public men who have visited the Island-except, perhaps, Sir Richard Tux Arllery Volunteers have been un-be appointed.
Mr O'Mallay contended against the poliseman to the house of the prisoner who banquet on Saturday evening was ander amount of explanation will make gener ides of the Suancial position of this Mac Donnell. Indeed, if his acts in the fortunate, zo far as the weather was cor-?
t of a rozciver before the bear-at once avowed that he had taken the child stood to be strictly confined to the German ally understood. People are apt to usk Department is to take the years 1877, appointment
and merpt to adopt bim; that he had taken community. Administration of the government hero corned, in their arrangements for evening ing of the issues by a jury as ordered by
somewhat impatiently why such arrange- 1873 and 1879 together. If this is done If he said, there is a the child was proved, that he had taken had borne any art of comparison with ille during the presont moonlight nights the decree.
which provides that certain bita as a thiel would pick up a gold watch We hear the Lmpresses are determined ments are made. But the present ays it will be found that, during these three his speeclics, lie might probably been us popular here as was Sir Richard Graves Monday it was intended to have a drill things shall be done, and also provides on the sands sud appropriato it, is too true; to have the sentence upon Chang-How tem, under which the same Postal Rules years the Gross Annual Revenue of the ut that he meant to adopt the child, that carried out, if he does not commit suicide are applied over nearly the entire ciri Post Utica has Averaged $118,000, of MacDonnell or Sir Arthur Kennedy.for Officers and N. O. officers, but the that until these things are done no other As it is, we cannot do better than accept weather was so dark and threatening that term shall be added to the contract, then to he meant to be a father to the child, is by swallowing gold leaf. The interference is d world, naturally requires some which the averaga Imperial and Foreign the explanation of the Gork Examiner's only a very small muster was made. On go and put another term into the contract belied by his brutally turning the bey cut of the foreign Ministers on his behalf was deference to the views of other countries. shares was $15,000; the cost of convey
not a bing tato the road for sught he know to porish. bo prescrbing as to what is to be ciona.
point in bis. favour.
It is no longer merely a question of what ance of mails $17,000 and the local correspondent, and say that Mr Ben-Tacsday ni bt the rain poured in torrents, something to be done which is not incos The prisoner's conduct is open to another The barque Kolya in chartered to convey surts Hongkong or what suits England, expenditure $36,000, fearing an average
construction, namely, that be meant to apa cargo of vragen pine to Taku; this nessy is now Sir John by his " high and
presonted themselves to man one gun.
Whatever, Trang Fat, was your motive in is being made by the Chinese Government, against such little inconveniences as the Bay $63,000 for the three years. Our The Fittore Pisans is on shore below limitation of patterns to eight ounces in debts are now fairly paid up to date, taking the child, you have been guilty of a While congratulating Sir John Pope The Commandant, Captain Francis, and
orine which must be put down by the Kiukiang; I. R. H. The Duke of Genos weight may be set the fact that a man except perhaps about $4,000 due to Hennessy upon the fact that the usual Lieut. Grant were present, and it was an-
savezlty with which each crime when proved paid a visit to Kinking in a steam launch. who knows Post Office practice in one London, and a contribution of about
foreign residents at Hankow wero honours of a Culonial Governor have nounced that Captain Geary, Royal Artil Mr Bayllar was beard in reply thisis puulehed. Your punishment is heavy in The
The traveller has no longer to consult a revenue coming in however meanwhile acorned to him thus early, the comery, would deliver series of four lestates, objection. 11 transpired that the defond order to deter others from committing the waking preparations to receive him by Country of the Union knows it in all. $16,000 will be duo in April Doxt,
AL A dinner at tho Glab. munity naturally inquire whether the
ante claimed $598,000 damages, that the crins which you hare committed. The giving untraordinary thing that the fresh code of rules in every town he to meet it. Taking the prospect of honour of administering some other Co-commencing on Wednesday evening next yearly profits of the firm were said to bo sentonon of this Court on you, Teang Fat, It sormus au lony accompanies the title. They are in the Garrison Theatre, to such Volus earn $294,000 a year, and the business was is that you be kept in penal servitude for 3
enters, the facilities he finds in Canada incronsod revenue this year into can three years' purchase. The de- years.
ho will equally find at St. Petersburg, or sideration, our financial position may be in Japan.
rogarded as satisfactory. The heavy anxious to see the fall fruition of the dentred to be present in uniform, The andsute did not allege any damage to promise that a baronetcy (or its equi-loctures will embrace details of the highest
expenditure in Marine Sorting noticed They understood tho their properly.
in the last Annual Report still continues, valent) and another government should importance to an artilleriat, and lu such damages which they were asked to alate be given to the Queen's representative retentific hands as those of the gallant related only to the particular opium in
nor does there appear to be any meane volved in tĺós case, and contended that the
of lessening it. here. Tasmania has been hopefully held. but, and now that His Excellency has Captain will no doubt prove interesting issues which would have to go before the been given a well-earned handle to his and instructive, and it is to be hoped that jury were simply the first three mentioned name, all questions as to the social Captale Geary will not have to address auio status considered necessary even for an array of empty benches. The Tug of War at of the recent athletic gatherings Australian Government Lave been set ano nt rest. That Sir John Pope Hennessy in which the Volunteers took part may long live to enjoy the fruits of bis his hard work, and be blest with a more brought Dot several members of the Corps congenial, and successful career than he who were totally unknown to us as Volun- has enjoyed in this Colony, is, we teera, hvor having such thom on parade, honestly believe, the wish of all the sad we hope daring the course of these residents of Hongkong-bis admirers lectures to make the acquaintance "volun. and opponents alike.
Letrically" of more of our local braces, It
happy laulation" of Lord Beaconsfield's and last night a audioinut nambar only/sistent with the other things to be done opriate the stray child and to sell him, timber is for the dry dock at Taku, which but of what suits every country, and annual balance to the Colony of $21,000,
policy.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The not FRENCH MAIL may be expected bars on or about the 25th instant, bỷ the M. M. steamer l'etho, which left Saigon to-day, at Nood.
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is intended to bold a drill parade to-morrow evoning at a quarter, before nine o'clock in the North Barracks:
and so far it is merely an addition and not a variation, but it is a variation of the contract whole which embodies the term that no further to be done be added to the nothing
contract.
taken at
PIRACY.
19th inst. of feloniously and by force of arms
5. The most recent changes in the scr vico have evabled this Department to accomplish what has been its aim for years, viz, the establishment of an abso-
Chinces should be allowed to send a magistrate of Mr. Chên's rank to receive the grandson of the
of the German Emperor The Taotai is the proper person,
Soocnow. There is great anxiety in the city with regard to the difbculties between China and Russia. The troops in the Leung Un ile, a fisherman, money, cleth-different camps in und bent to other futely naiferas Post Tariff, fres (except 12 The Government of this Colony
been inspected and the good for 1. Did the plaintiffs buy the opium in from a fishing boat off Stovecutor's le opium smokers among them discharged in the solitary instance of the Australu-having abolished the restrictions, which -
men to be put
is the decree,
the 14th paragraph of the petition in this sait mentioned from the Son Yos Company as in the said other 14th paragraph of the *id potition is alleged,
2. Did the plaintiffs pay for the asid opium.
3. Did the plaintiffs wrongfully and in breach of their duty to their copertuers take possession of the said opium and con vort the same to their own so as in the paragraph of the defendants' answer is alleged,
The damages were simple mattera tf ac- count.
Mr Fraucis was heard on the question of ¦ the competency of the Court to appoint a receiver. Be mentioned that suits were pending at Melbourne and Sydney, aud showhere, brought by the consignees for the delivery of the opium.
The third par ties who were the active movere in these suits could not, ha submitted, be bound by the receiver. It was more convenient to have the issues decided at once, and he hoped the case would go before the jury on 41onday.
!
Kong Akam who was convicted on the
stealing from a boat belonging to one ing and other articles of the value of $100,
and on the 27th February last, was now brought up for sente. co and was awarded three years' imprisonment.
THE MURDER IN THE HARBOUR, Chung Tal Hi and Kong pun who were tried for murder ou the 20th inst., and were found not guilty were now bránght up and discharged by proclamation.
This closed the Sessions,
Police Intelligence. (Before 0. V. Creagh, Esq.) Thursday, April 22.
ABBAULT.
R. Piuto, an organist residing in Mosqos Jauction, was charged under a summons, with assaulting one Uban Ai, a willow era
amh, on the 19th played by hitaas
few
A
have
their places. sian Colonies) from all differences of were placed on the issue of subsidiary ago I saw a Chinese military charge on account of route, and with all silver coin (only obtainable formerly at a
of soldiers how to its rates (except as office squad
above) decimal in premiam or as a matter of great favour) 030 a Callin
There were several gun. batiin guns on the parade ground. There amount, it will now, it is hoped, be it has been possible to koop the Post are other
ther signs of unusual activity in posible gradually to reduce our over-Offices of Hongkong and Shanghai always grown category of stamps, and replace sufficiently supplied with change, a little military circles-Cor. 7. U.in.
We have received letters from our cor- them by about half a dozen values, all matter perhaps, but one that has rene died a most inconvenient and not altoge respondent at lankow, stating that the decimal number of Tea hoags bus duorensed by a 6. The Registration fee has not been ther creditable state of things, considerable number, in comparison with lowered to anything like the small the past year. At about twenty different places near Hankow, the total number of amounts adopted by some countrica, sa it Tea bangs, this year are 212 against gay is found that such low fees throw an im of last year; and at Chinking and Niug mense amount of responsible work on chow are 196 against 870 of last year.every Post Office concerned, to which the Shun Pao, 17th,
Japan. MAGABAKI
13. Through the kindues of the Lon den Post Office a lithographed portrait of the late Sir Rowland Hill has been placed in the main sorting room here as a memorial of that distinguished benefac
Wa bave to announce the death, at 3 o'clock ibis morning, of Mr Kwok Ashuong, one of the leading Chinese marchants and ship- owners in Hongkang Me Kwok Achrong was born in Canton, and originally belonged to the boat population of the provincial oity. According to the hard and fast lines for a Recriver to be appointed except | iPajero Bome conger, but failed to gire of years has fold the position of Russian it will be of use to the Chinees who have and English aile in fact, was left behind
1g submitted that it was not
(Rising Sun, April 15.) A farewell dinner, to which all the instant.
By the complainant's evidenco It appeared
Fukusa Hotel on Wedressay that, by that she has been in defendant's service for Consuls were invited, was given at the the dy in qusiu sh was called as to some months, and that on the evening of. K. Ularovaky, Esq., who for a number
ca sfaction in the mode of cooking, gives way to an outout:st of temper and assaulted the complainant and ther
Defendant and his wife seemed to have
bed ont into the street.
The M. M. ateamer Petko, we are informed by the Agent, left Saigon to lay at noon. We learn from the Ag. nts (Messrs Butter field & Bwir.) but the O. 8. s. Co.'s steamet Patrocius, from Liverpool, left Singapuri
of Chinese society, ho was therefore looked when wrong doing was proved against the this afternoon for Hongkong,
down upon by the proud and conservative parties. He contended his clients had not We understand that the promotion of Mr members of the Chinese social "upper ten." born guilty of wrong doing in stopping the
the Court FORE John Pope Lenneasy to a K. O, AI. G. His steady industry, however, sud sater.opiura. hir Francis bad aut finished when The Chief Justice said, the point was whether, on a separate motion a nected with the duera, a Reciever could or couli not be appointed. If he decid- ed that a Receiver night and could be appolated, thon the other quration, of the postponement of the day of trial, would have to be argued also. All that
Defendant aduitied the charge, and was thy bed ontered on to day was the point streets on the 21st insta to the Receiver, Be recommended nican. time very strongly that some arrangement used in the sum of half-a-dulfur. should be coare to if possible, although,
telegraphed to the Governor, and that the priae, coupled with bis reputation for ho- telo, ram reached him this morning. Inesty, enabled him to make his way in the will account for Reuter not having wired world, until his death will now be regarded as a loss to the commercial interests of this the joyful tidings.
Colony. Mr Achoong early threw in his lot with Europeans, and how been here ince the Colony was create, He acted pilot to H. M. S. Nemesis la the attack and opture of the Dague Forts, as well as
Ir is notified in the Gazette that Mr H. F. Gibbons, appointed by Her Majesty'a Princi pal Secretary of State for the Colonies to be Registrar of the Supreme Court, has assumed
to other British man of war, at a time whensidering the grai intens:s tuvolved,
The cise was discharged, the defenden promising to ke oplanant back int
lis Bervice all the end of the month.
DRUNK AND CAPABLE.
James Delarey, a seaman on board the British barqge Palestine, was charged with being drunk and the pabis in the public
USŁAWFUL RUSSLESION,
Cousul at this part, and who is about to Lake his departure for Russia, on leave-of- absence. will take his passage for Vi diwostork in the gubat Tongous on Tuesday next.
Tae American abip. H. H. Metřilvery arrived from Philadelphia yesterday, one hundred and forty-five daya ant, with a tult cargo of helonne vil, co sisting of 46,000 cases, consigned to the O. & J. Trading C. The whole of the cargo in believed to be in splendid condition; file weather having been experienced through
ut the voyage.
"ibe repairs to the British achooper Mary living bigen completely forta ha, veliab mede o if the beach, whish, tas auticipated, will be accomplished wither to-day
u w-metrow. Fino Vensus took their departure ou harbour presented a most discouraging ani desolate appearance. For two days there was not a single merchant vessel present, excepting the Mary, under repairs.
sume paid B co disproportionate. A Re-tor to humanity, gistered Jettar can now be went for con- 14. It would be pleasant to bring the siderably less than an ordinary lotter cost record of any year to a clase without three years ago, and it may perhaps having to mention some disastrous day, therefore be said that reasonable cheap but that good forane has not yet occurred ares lins been atainod
to th Hongkong Post Office. On 29th 7. A money Order system with most December (so nearly was the year well Gnished a bag containing more than 300 of the Australasian Colonies has been es
ablished, and there is reason to believe letters for Foochow, the entire French emigrated there and who are constantly in consequones of one of those combi ations of circumstances against which sinding money to their friends, hitherto by endlesing ovexigua in Registered neither vigilance or organisation at hutters, a practice which sometimes lead times avail anything, nor could all this to unpleasant qucations, as the contents important correspondenco be sent on for of the letters do not always correspond nearly a week. It may be allowable to with the amounts written outside. Iucito, as an instance of good nature not to que instance the envelope purported to contain three sovereigns, but what it did contain was a piece of tea lead, of the exact weight required, neatly folded up. It is a matter of regret that Victoria has held aloof from this Money Order Cou vention,
the duties of his Office from the 14th instante Chinoso Government had not only he did not know if he was right in presos being in unławiul possession of a quantity | Toesday last, and for some time the ment never deprecated before its compic- crowded with indignagt letters. At the
As Registrar of the Supreme Court Mr Gib bone will hold also the Offese of Offical Administrator, Ofisial Assignee in Bank. ruptcy and Registrar of Companies.
that.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice,
Sir John Smalt.) Thursday, April 22,
HIDNAPPING,
Trang Afat, who was on the 10th con- Pisted of unlawfully by frand detaining a child Chow Atow, years of age, with intent to deprive the father of the child of its A few possession, on the 26th March last,
was brought up for sentence,
surpassed any whore, that thoughalmost every rasident at Foochow must have cn more or less disappointed, not one syllable of complaint reached this Office. The Foochow community may rost assured however that the case could not have received more attention than it did, nor 8. The close of the year was marked by a repetition of such an occurrenos bavo the withdrawal of British Post Offices been more carefully guarded against, from Japan, a weasure which this Depart- had every newspaper in China been tion, nor has regretted since. Had the same time, it is always well to call atten Japanese contiated as indifferent to tion to such matters, as they are often Postal matters as Chinese are still, it not within the knowledge of the head of would have been desirable to maintain the department. Perhaps it may be per- foreign Post Offices in Japan, but it is missible here to point out to a few resid- certainly the most healthy and natural ente at Northern ports served through state of affairs for the Post Office of any Shanghai, that they would do better to country to belong to that country. With forward to this Office the covers as to the awakening interest and progress of which they sometimes complain, than tho Japanese in Postal matters complica to write sarcastic letters to the papers. tions of all kinds began to be created, Such vague complaints afford no ground EIB, I have the honour to report on and it was a relief to every one concerned for investigation, and whenever a tangi tho British Postal Service in Hongkong, when such perplexing questions cessed to ble case has been put forward, the alleged China, and Japan during the year 1879. exist. Far from being below the average dolay has been satisfactorily explained,
2. It has beon a year of very severe standard of efficiency, it would be diff- 15. As the International Bureau of and incessant work in this Department, cult to name any Officca where the work the Postal Union attachea importance to Sham Acheuk said he ke, a stall in which, from sickness and other causes, better done than at those of Japan the compilation of portain statistical re- Tai Fing that tourket. Yesterday evening has also been somewhat short-handed with which this Department has the curns, an account was kept during 28 his jacket sud trousers were hanging on 3 The preasure experienced arose, however, pleasure of exchanging mails, for it in a days in November of the amount of cor
his stall, and
while talking to the
Taco Achao, a pajater, was charged with of copper naila us the 21st inauut,
Sergeant Batlin a deludant sliating along in a very suspicio a looking manner laat night about 10. o'clock, in the neigh bourhood if the Blung flam docks, and arrested hins. On his person being searched at the station a quantity of copper nails were found concealed under his jacket.
Defendant said bia wits picked up the nails in a rubbish heap near the deck and he was taking them for salo.
Fined $2, in default ten days' imprison. ment with hard labour.
LARGENY OF CLOTHING,
Ro Abi, a hawker, was charged with stealing one pair of trousers mud a jocket on the 21st instant.
POST OFFICE REPORT.
Mr Lister, Postmaster General, has forwarded the following Report to the Government-
threatened to behead any one who might
The case was eventually adjourned till render assistance to foreign vessels, but also threatened
to visit with condign to-morrow at 11 o'clock. punishment their wives and families. For this ne', a price was plord on his head by the authorities; and only recently, bon he went to his uative country to bury his --THE proceedings in bankruptcy in re mother, precautions were taken against his John Inglis, which were to have taken plass being seized and probably brout to the to-day, were adjourned for a week. The former easy of his nation.
execution ground for thus assisting the fle was Chief Justice explained that the adjours first compradore to Her Majesty's alipa ment was seked for in no spirit of hostility of war, and was afterwards appoint d and O. . N. compradore to the to the bankrupt but simp's because the Company, which post he held for many sanignea was not yet in a position, i d not years, at the same time conti. uing to supply
Until yet so thoroughly gone into the business the Navy with provisions.
years ago be e enjoyed almost a monopoly of EB to proceed. He (His Lordship) the cattle trade in the Colony, and was op The prisoner, asked if he had anything to mething in the cano le give murs trouble to the day of his death called by the Chinese say why sentence should not be passed on Lan Atsung, the cattle-market him, said a Thin man who brought the Astring the lattar
being his family was attackal yesterday -coessel was
afternoon the child. The grandmother of the people? 10
child In the opium companies onse which was be- about o'clock by a
Was my aunt, as
took him to my house for fendunt snatch his clothes from the peg onas from its uneven distribution. Alltration at once courteous, intelligent, and this Office. The totals of this account, fore the Chief Justice to-day two Counsel but by the time Eurest apoplectic
medical advice boy at first,
which they were hanging and run off. through the year the French and English exxet. Mir Machado, our late Postmaster multiplied by 13, form the basis of the Defendant said he bought somio fish from mails arrived within a day or two of at Yokohama, who has just become a Statistical Table now submitted amongst were engaged on each side, & foot on which we sought, little hores were entertained that reason and intended to get his parenis
of his recovery.
Jons obin-chicing and a a for him. I did not send him away.
fan away before I had time to get his complainant, and as he got short weight tach other. The French packet would sataralised. British subject, has been other returns, his Lordship waxed facetious, remarking that number of s
of strange Üliness observances were
they bod quarrel. He denied taking the come in frat, then, perhaps even before transferred to Shanghai, where no doubt this was something like the proper way of gone through before Dra Young and Ayres parents looked out for him.
for. Had eithor of theas gentle
The Chief Justice: You turned the poor
Defendant admitted a former conviction her mails for the North were disposed his services will be as acceptable to the onducting business; it was quite refreshing, mou been called in in time, it is probable that child you had atolen out into the wide wide reminding one of home. He gave the nor the life of the deceased would have been world aique and helpless He says so, and for larceny in 1818, and was now sentenced of, it would be necessary to despatch the community as they were to that at his to three months' impris.ument with hard mail for Europe. Hardly was that done formor post. It would have been very Labour,
ere the peak gun would announce the desirablo for the Assistant Postmaster OPIUM,-New Patns, cash....$650 Registrar warning that he must not expect prolonged. It is nyet known where or I telove him rather than you.
when the funeral will take
place, but it is
English mail. A day is recollected, only General or myself to spend two or three to see an array like this often in Hongkong more than probable that a resting place for Mr Gibbons replied that he was very glad to his remains will be sought in Canton. A
Chun Alai, nuemployed, was charged one out of several, on which nearly weeks at Shanghai in general inspection see it. His Lordship paid the Bar à complie letter of condolence was forwarded to the
with picking the packet of one for every officer of the Department was hard and supervision of the office there on the friende o leceased by U. E. the Governor.
than necessary.
Lordship believed that as a rule the easte here were as well conducted and argued as
they were in England. Mr Bayllar quietly
Ngon
wore sent
CRICKET.
name, cane against me is not the real father of peg in the adjoining etall be sa de. not so much from the amount of work, pleacaro to cooperate with an Adminis respondence of all kinds passing through
fit,
THE GARRISON V, ROYAL NAVY AND NAVAL YARD.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
teld
the
He
clothes.
FICKING POCKETS.
on the 21st instant.
Quotations. Hoxoxane, April 22.
New Benares, cash, 916
11
17
Old N
1
It
02sh New Maina, credit, 778 Old Malwa, credit, 840
Exchange.
Bank, Wire
3/98
Demand,
1
****
30 days' sight,
4 months sight,
3/10
months sigh
India, Wire,
229
Credits, Documentary,
demand, Shanghai, demand, Gold Loaf, 99 fine...
78-** (80 days' aight, in 784
26.86 Sovereign ***
Shares.
The Oblet Justice said: You, Trang Afat, have been convicted on the clearest evidence of having unlawfully and flo- niously by fraud detained one Tuan Atan,
at work for thirteen continuous hours, induction of Mr Machado, but the partial child then being only nine years of age, ment the other day and a Q.C. learned in the
with intent to depriva liis father of the
Complainant said he wont to the Po-tok from six in the morning till seven at employment of Mr Barff in the Supreme Law added his testimony on a point which may
possession of that his child. Yon indess admitted the oburgo. That the crime
theatre about 2 d'e ook yesterday afternoon, night, with barely time to snatch a har Court has rendered it impossible for bave
and he found some one touching his ried mouthful of food, Nearly the en- either of us to leave the Colony. be noted. Some heavy and intricate sare
of kidnapping and feloniously detaining pookat. On turning round he saw the tire work of a fortnight would be 9. This community has not enjoyed its children, robbing their parents of them-- bad just been finished and the Chief Justies
crowded into about three or four days usual good fortune in the matter of mail Defendnut said he was standing by when The fact that there was little but routine tours during the year. The English and remarked how well pleased he was with the
leaving the parents in doubt whether they defendant with the purse in bis band. This match was played yesterday, and have died or are in a state worse than death
thesome one picked the complainant's pocket, admirable way it had been put before him, wun by the Garrison by seva rons on the absolute slavery-is rife in th's Colony the
to occupy the rest of the time scarcely French mails are now closed at entirely but it was not him. first lovings. The Garrison wickets fell monthly calendare of this Court as to some It had been remarkably well argued (r rapidly in their second innings, and had
Defendant admitted two previous con-made up for thes, seasons of severe different times, in spite of every effort records of the Police Courtvictions and was now douleured to 81 pressure, the effect of which on the for uniformity, and the hour of departure and the 03268, Hayllary Q and the Hon. the Acting time allowed there probably would have an to other cases, conclusively shem, tooth imprisonmout, the first and last heel of some members of the staff has of the English mall is in every way un-
where one Attorney General, were in the case). His been a close finish.
such crime is discovered the
been only too obvious. The mails are desirable. We have had to realise that probabilities are that a hundred others fourteen days in solitary conurement, the emainder with haid labour, and to be remain undiscovered. In the Sendons, fur
now, however, beginning to arrive at there are other places besides Hongkong. | exposed in the stocks for six hours. September last, five prisoners were convicted
weekly or nearly weekly intervals, and To take one only, it is very difficult to it is hoped in future to have the work suggest any arrangemint which shall of such offences, and the October acasions remarked, Much better, My Lord, mush (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Bir ions for March ist, food various aimi al another prisoner was convicted. In the zen-
of the Department less crowded toge avoid Sunday work here without necess were
ther,
sting Sunday work in Shanghai, cape. Fisted. During that
5. The incessant changes to which only when monsoon changes are taken charges were brought in the Police Court,
We hear that H.H.H. Prince Heinrich Postal business has been subject during into account the whole year through. It and were disposed of there. All this Court
alaga of Germany and the Captain of H..G.. the last three years have naturally on is to be hoped, however, that in the in their cons of orimes among the worst in
which Woosung ye quences on that domestic happiness to C. N. Co. a steamer l'ekin.
g yesterday afternoon (15th) by the correspondence upon this office. Three to meddy the new Time Tables no es to in at the root of all publie vicu I had force said (I speak from memory),
The papers lately received from Japan times at lesat every detail of the service regain our former regularity without WAX 90 CHUNG AND ORG. V. FONG suram and the choice were (iven me whether report that the Hives Kan, Japanese has had to be rearranged. There is no unduly inconveniencing other Ports.
slave, I would man-of-war, had left for a ornise in the comparison between a period of such 10. The at rot of Revenus during the FUNG AND
AND OBS This was suit brought by Kwan
death to slavery with the Indian Gogan and the Persian Gulf. It is continual change and the tranquil years your nuder review would be rather Oban Bui Chang,
and physical consequences represented
that she bud on board Mr of the past when perhaps there is no a gloomy sne, but for the consideration Gene Fan, He Yeo Sheis, Tp. Obfn doz him: The State nught to be equally Yoshida, un attaché of the Foreign Often, thing to be recorded in the Aunnel Re that the small balance left to the Colony and members of several mercantile firms, Department constructed the retaining wall Chune, En Pak Hio, Lee 3.ng Ches and esreful of all over whos it, caste, its pro and that the object for which the vessel port more important than that postage is hull of paying off arrears due for
all of merchants,
latorin lu
la tolton. And now I must pass the setting has been, despatched is said to be to Lo some German Principality or Italian 1877 1878, and that the revised rate the Colony for carrying off the surface water was of as the Yun Wo Company and together with
parents from the LORE similar charaoke to that which had already the defendants in Departnership as the post on me In this case the little boy, merce between Japan and various Aslatio South American republics had declined force will do something towards abook- and a very little though abrewd boy be it, The American barque Be clutha, now tion state of the service will probably which has been going on since 1879. In
to admit patterns. The present trausling the steady doellus of Postal receipts (Taken at Mara Falconer à dol's Preminus, existed in front of the Naval Balablah Sur Lee Yuk Hazz, Les Tak Cheong, Wong was taken to Kowloon by his uncle and lying at the Tong-ka-doo Dook and about continue it is to be hoped it will) until found figures it may be sold the ring
better dahak CAREE
We observe with much pleasure that the
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China. SHANGHAI, (Nere,)
footpath fu frant of the oval Yard estih. THE PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION | can do has been done to suppress shinalaring Adalbert came up to Shanghai from tailed a great amount of labour and course of a little time, it may be possible H.K, Fire Ins. Co. $880, per share, a ba
Thursday, April 22,
OF THE COPARTNERSHIP BE
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the downpipes of these stores and off.
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that he might be cured atomer by Mosers & Faham and lathe Postal Union is universal in reality Department collected: 102,000 during | BARD In order by a relative of some erin digage in bis has been divided in two porifons. The well neix same, and outil the goal of 187), of which 10,000 was paid to to all progress hitherto is reached, vit, England and other countries (including open gatiera drosaing footpaths, supd and theather, with the plaintiffs as the Sun face who profvised some medical skill, operation of drawing those apart, ya when all countries contribute to a con- ercars) 820,000 was devolcu to the THKEMONSTER-
me take place on the 17th some time, *thiare the surface drainage of the embankment in Yes Company, praying for a dissolation of and he remained
H.R.H. Prince Heinrich
to tral fnud for the reimbursement of those covey anos of mails, including a special was expected One morning partnership. The car was last before treated fairly well by bloo bent of the Barracks to be carried under the Court on the 14th, when we gave the Doctor went to Market and left the boy arrive at the German Consulate at noon which provide transit, and all accounts contribution towards lessening Instead of over, the path. No objedon the plaintiffs petition, the defondants playing on the beach home longlog came on 17th. He was to be nocompented, it of the actual weights of mails transmitted
aro swept away seems so hayo, bean male to the gutter we sawar and the deorse made and ordered over the boy be thought of his kind was bolioved, by Captain Maulean of the
4. A stil further reduolion of Inter age by Mr Justice Francis upon motion degraud-aunt and longed to go back to her Prinz Adalbert, Baron Freiherr von Seoken now complain of, although they are anus by Counsel for the plaintif and upon heir and cried bitterly-abrow garrounded him: dorff, his Military Govorner, and Dr. mitigated nuisance, and mace the tims Eating Counsel for the defendants, and the among them was the prisoner Teang alat. Bracno. At two o'clock a reception was national postage was effected during tho
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