No. 5294.- June 29, 1880.).
Inspector Porry to bis room. Perry cón coaled himealf behind some clothes in the pile of notes under the left arm of the wit-
room. Defendant returned and placed a
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mazila. (Translated from our Manila Exchanges.) A total eclipse of the moon was observed
had to be at Yokohama at a certain date
some that Bir John Hennessy-who is Daddell Street, on Wednesday night, (30th generally credited with a deep purpose instini) at a quarter to pine o'clock puno. in all that he doos-is endeavouring, bytually, for practies with the Apparatus, on all this lavish liberality, to strike a death-blow at the Military Mulet. We the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steam- nese as he lay in bod. The man was about at Manils on the evening of the 22nd Nanking the Ashuelot proceeded to Wahu, boats has lately excited some discussion ratitled to the privileges of a man of rar
do not think so. Tho Governor is de-b at Company's Wharf.
sirous above all things to follow in the
worthy footsteps of Chinese Gordon," Tax International Rifle Match was to have who, by leading the infuriated Celestials come off to-day, but the weather was so on to victory, has won the eternal con thoroughly against anything like fair shoot. fidence of the Manchu officials. It would, of course, be unreasonable to ing that the competition was postponed. expect a sedate Civil Governor to The teams will probably teat their respective
achieve such distinction in the same powers on Saturday next. way as an adventure-loving young soldier; but there is unquestionably a. E. MAYOR GENERAL and Mrs Donovan some object in this sudden warmth of feeling luwards the Hongkong Artil. left for Japan by the steamer Garlic this lery Volunteers, and it may be found in afternoon; and wo presume that Liant the following remarks, which come in Col. Geddes of .M. 27th Inniskillings, about the end of His Excellency's ad- will be the Senior Military Officer nutil the dress
arrival of Col. Hall, & A., from the Straits.
BALLBA
the
not half
mouth of the river.
ly a decres dated 26th April last, the import dues in these islands on rough sugar or molasses has been fixed at five
international law
vessels of war."
the
The
forward to securing not exactly a Volun. We have to saknowledge from the Imperial further spoke to the defendant coming to rentimes of posetas per kilegeam, and on returned the next day. An official visit than those upon this parkeular point. sovereign state, and employed by what
Bome 180,000 of our community is com- posed of the Chinose. Of these I also look tear Corps but something, in the shape of
Militia.
And again, further on, "sandwiched between two other subjects:—
I have no doubt there will be no. diffiealty in getting two or three companies of Militia, and they will be a valuable adjunct to our other Forces.
Two or three companies of Chinese Militia" are not the kind of adjunct which the community of Hongkong, or the experienced officials of the Colony are likely to consider in any sense 43 valuable. And yet there is little doubt but Sir John Hennessy has set his heart upon the forrastion of such a Corps. It
a
Maritime Customs the Returns of Trade for 1879 and the Medical Reports, both of which will be more fully notlead in dus time.
The free style in which the Manila Gorera- ment lottery tłokots are disposed of in this Colony, and the fact that a large number of them find their way into the bands of the Chinese both here and at Canton, Shang
hai, Yokohama, &c, han induced some Chiuamen to start a miniature lottery, which they style "Maalla Lottery." The lottery is so conducted as to be without the reach of
vill, of course, be the duty of every the Gambling Ordinance. Several scores of ausible resident of this Island to oppose men are engaged in selling the tickets in the
the atmost any such Utopian idea. e we have already said over and over; the head-offline nobody can find Again, employ Chinese as auxiliaries if The lottery is composed of 14,000 tickets, you will as "howers of wood and at ton cents each, that is a sixtieth part of drawers of water," or even in the capacity the price of the Manila lottery tlokets as of gun lascors--but it is altogether out sold bere. The list of prizes of the Manila of the question to treat the disintegrated mass of Chinese here in Hongkong as if lottery will apply to this lottery, so that they were leal-hearted British subjects. nobody can doubt its fairness. Every priza It is an absurdity, a blunder, baseri is paid one-sixtieth the value of a Maria upon a distorted notion of the people; lottery, so the first prize is $300 Instead of and if the success of the Hongkong $18,000 in the larger Maulla conoorn. Volunteers is to depend upon the issue that such an "adjunct to the Foreca" is or is not to be formed, then the Vo. lunteer Force had better be disbanded at once. In order to slow the interest taken in such matters by the Chinese, and in a manner to justify his hope that a Chinese Militia would be formed, tho
Thor. Governor made the following remarks, which, in the face of the facts, suggest a that some one had taken a most undue Sun. liberty with His Excellency :-
RETURN of Visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Jane 27;-
Виторган
Moz. June 21ity Tasa.
D Wed.
Bei
Chinese,
118
220d, 23rd, 24th, 40
230
06
234
$to
25b, 40
207
26th, 44
$16 Sunday.
1,612
27th, Sunday.
Totals 247 Grand total, 1,761.
1 received just before you waited upon me to day a Chinees gentleman, whose card I hold in my hand, Lak U-Shing, who put into my hand a rife which he has himself Tes LONDON Economist calla altuntion to invented and made with his own hands.
2 now and important point in maritime lev. Your Commandant, Mr Coxon, is a good The recent decision of the Court of Appeal judge of such
of each things, and he may judge of in the great abipping case of Bustamanga this rifle made by a Chinese gantiems in Stamp is, it says, one affecting the whole The inventor, who as i have mercantile matine of the country. The this Colony. said, has just been with me, has asked the facts were simple. The defondants charter- to communicate with Her Majesty's Goed a ship to the plaintiffs for voyage ernment with reference to this rifle which from Croustads to Gibraltar.
st
ill come
Ing.
wanted very much to return the visit, THE INTERNATIONAL STATUS vassel belonging to or chartared by a but as time was short, and the Ashuelot OF MAIL STEAMERS, foreign Government, and regularly en Mr. Denny excused his visit. From
(Shanghai Courdr.)
ployed for the purposes of carrying mails The international satusf mail packet and passengers and some cargo, is not to leave whon Lladssy challenged him, Book
instant. The first sign of the contact was and on arrival fired a saluto, but as it in England. Not only days the subjects to exterritoriality; but is liable an ap roll of notes and banded the money back to hind.
The defendant then put the observed at 8h. 18m. 86, mean time, was a holiday no visite were exchanged, involve difficult points of law, of toore action for damage done by her notes on a table near to the bed.
Wit being a later than that obtained by The next port visited was Kiukang, or less general interest, but as is pointed vessel of a British subject, and to arrest the roll of notes. nes turned up the gas and counted
calculation.
where the same courtesies were ex- out, the determination of the status of if the suit is in rem. The defendant said, —
The Crown of this You need not count; it is all right; you
It is and that the Captain of the Port changed; the Consul and Custom officiate such vessels may possibly affect a large Country has not power, by treaty with a camo on board, and the Thotai called; portion of the travelling public in a very foreign Government, to give to vessels. shall give will shortly take soundings of the river when he left the ship a sainte was fired. direct way. Questions of personal free of, or employed by, that Government can count it to-morrow. Now you the numbers" Wilnos asked him how many housse he had; he said he had six. Pasig, in order to determine an anchorage He was exceedingly pleased at the civi- dom and individual conduct may arise other than vessels of war the privilegs of Witness sald he would take them down and for the steamers in port, (which are now lities shown him, and said he should ont of it. The controverer appears to freedom from civil process extended by defendsat then gave him several atreut mastered in great number:), from the like more of such international visits have originated in cansen lence of a re
As names and numbers. Ila mentioned ten altogether. Witness asked him if all the Custom House apwards, while the sailing Viceroy Li is brother to Li-hung chang, the now famous case of the Parlement mainly influenced Sir John Smale_iz Hankow was the next port visited. The cent decision by the Court of Appealin aircady stated, it was this decision which house belonged of the varius bundes versets will hud roots in that part of the who is a great friend of Mr. Denny's: Belge. The question had already caused deciding upon the Anadyr care. belonged to him. The defendsat thon tiver from the Custom House towards the therefore had often heard of him through a deal of litigation in Chine The Houg case of the Parlement Belge was carried said Yon must not forget. When
bis brother; the right bank of the river kong Supreme Court has twice bad to to the Court of Appeal and was fully warranix come out you must tell me first."
was lined with soldiers and the forts on determine the status of the French mail argued before the Lord Justicos James, Witheas then gave a cough, which was Perry's sign to come out from his place of
with fags in honour of the visit paid. portant judgments, et lost in an inter was sustained. The Court held that "an the opposits were manned, and decorated steamers; and probably to more im Baggallay, and Brett, when the appeaÍ congealment, which he did. Witness
A salue of 21 guns was fired, which was national sense, were ever livered there unarmed vessel belonging to a foreigu him when be was is the charge-room on duty and attempting to bribe him. The the roâned, of any kind, twenty five cen- was paid and the Viceroy received Con- A few years ago a fatal collision occurred is considered by that state to be a national defendant touched his pocket and turning times per kil, the weight to include pack-sul General Denny very cordially and between the French mail steamer dva service, entitled to the privilege of a round witness saw a roll of notes in defend- aac's hand. He said,-"Bave got $200;
during his stay was quite friendly and a vessel named the Fina. As the vessel of war as to freedom from arrest all right; will bring you $500.
Sr. D. Feliz iquing, sargeon on board with him. The official visit lasted nearly French mail agent would not, contrary in a suit in rem" The judgment of the to your room at eight o'clock. Suppose lo- the Marques del Duere, has written a very of the development of the natural wealth required guarantee, an application was
two hours, during which the advantages to the custom of the Company, give the Court below was therefore reversed "on the ground that the immunity from pro- spector Perry have got warrants out interesting back on Autam and the French of the country according to western made to the Registtar for a warrant to case was incident to her public character against my gambling houses, you can kuow 1 Witate said that sometimes heu Cochin-China, which was prepared dur ideas was discussed, sleo mining, Rail- arrest the Ave, which was then about to and ownership" The Appellate Court, would know; sometimes he would noting the stay of that ressol in these countries roads &c. The Viceroy was very much leave for Europe The application was however, left undecided the important He said, "Better giv
givo Inspector of the money.
On a diplomatic mission which was entrusted interested. He enquired about General granted, and the steamer was arrested, constitutional question as to the power "I think, M. 7. Force:
Grant and asked if ho had returned though not without dificulty and a throat of the Crown to grant by treaty to foreign you are a fool. You ve got a number to Sr. D. Melchor Ordunez.
from Mexico, and if he was likely to be of resistance. Subsequently the malter vessels the immunities of public ships chancs here. Capt. Dane has gone
returned as candidate for the Presidency, was referred home, and to baliovo sa without the consent of Parliament. It boce Mr Horspool no sabes that pidgin at all. Capt. Daane come back mitt finish
The Vice-Roy returned the visit, coming apology was offered to France which, of will be seen that the two cases of the down to the vessel in his launch, with course, was an acknowledgment of error | Parlement Belge and the Anadyrare that house; po can play." him, supposing somebody found uns bis
all the pomp and ceremonies of the Chi- on the part of the Goremment. The not precis ly analogous; the Belgian vessel house as a gambling hense, what was be
nese, the place was thronged with soldiers some question was squin raised in the being a national one, the property of the to do. He only said, "No fear." The o
Coronilla, British barque, for the Oban who accompanied him, when he came on colony in the early part of the present were two constables in the charge-room at nel, Nugar at £9.
hoard a salute of 19 guns was fired, and year. The Opium Farmer, enspecting the time this conversation took place, but
Wm. Holes, American barque, for New also when he left the vessel. The trip that a quantity of the rug was ou it was spoken so low that they did not hear
was cut short on account, an we said board the Messagerien Martimes steamer Witness told Mr Croagh and Mr Grey York, to lead Sagar at Hoil, private. of what the defendant had said and done.
was at the suggestion of the former that New York, to Quad Sagar at Iloilo, private. Yokohama at an early date. Mr Scruggs, that such importation was an infringe- Carrie Humphrey, American barque, for before, of the Ashuelot having to be at Anadyr, then in harbour, and alleging
room. The defendant had often asked him toad Sugar and Hemp at Cebu, private.
Inspector Ferty oncealed in his
Corsica, British barqua, for Liverpo, to U. S. Consul at Chiakiang, accompanied ment of his contract rights, applied för a Consul General Denny to Hankow, search warrant. The Podo Magistrate having refused it, on the ground of to receive money for his gambling houses, and to give him information when warrante were issued against these gambling houses,
having no jurisdiction over the steamor, He named two houses Nos. 2 and 4, Gilman
application was next made for a writ of Bazaar, and No. 6, Tung Man Lane, as hie;
mandaman, Both judges of the Supreme as other times he said he was only a partner. He alze said he was the agont of the gam
Court held that jurisdiction existed, and accordingly granted tile application. Thereupon the Governor, who, it was believed, had in the meantime com- municated with the Home Government, suspended the exccution of the warrant; and the matter is, we understand, now ander the consideration of the Crown law officers in England.
The status of mail stamers raises important questions of international and
soma of
спе
It
bo had
fing house,
Witness naked
would understand that is was for.
The defendant was committed to take his trial at the Oriminal sessions, ball being socepted in $2,000.
CORRESPONDENCE.
June 29.
The following charters wors effected at Manila from the 6th to the 19th June:-
Elisabeth Aichokon, British ship, for Liverpool, Tank Sugar at £2.6 and homp at £3.26.
Sachen, American ship, for New York, to load Sugar at Iloilo, private.
Char. G. Rice, &erican barque, for Now York, to load Sugar at Iloilo, privats.
Bants County, Brit. barque, for Boston, dry Sugar, privata.
C. B. Carver, Bridal ship, for New York, to load dry Sugar at Iloilo, private.
China.
PERTS (6,
and his pour
caver-
King, whereas the Franch steamer bo- longs to a private trading company. "Public character and ownership" ap- pear to form the ground of the decision does not exist, or at least in a modified of the Court of Appeal; and that ground
sense only, in the case of the French mail boats. Nevertheless, the fact remains that the former decision has been reversed, We believe that a final appeal lies to the House of Lords; and, in view of the im- partant questions involved, it may be hoped that the case will be carried there, It would also be desirable that the final judgment should cover all the questions raised.
THE 10-called "Jersey costume" for ladies is thus described in an advertisement
this costume is composed of material spa- claly woven for the purpass either in silk or wool, the texture of which is no lansio that a perfectly fiting dress can be mate without the ordinary seams. The drow
of a London tradeaman: "Tae bodies of
HOMAN ingenuity in frequently, devoted
EXHIBITION OF WAR MEDALS, An exhibition of medals collected by Lient Colonel Eaton, of the Grenadier uarda, has been opened at 168, New Inspector Perry gave evidence generally
Boodstreet, for the benefit of the Guards corroborative. He detailed more precisely
Industrial Home. Great interest was the conversation which was held in the room
shown in this large aud varied collection between the Inspector and the defendant.
by those who were invited to a private Inspector Lindsay, recalled, corroborated
view, the Prince of Wales, Lord Strath- the evidence of Perry as to the details of
The Correspondent of the Shanghai Mer.naira, Lord Mark Ker, General Sir Ri- of Conversation tho o
( which he had not spoken in his examination in chief.
cury at Poking writes, under date June chard Wilbraham, and General Sir Patrick | Grant being among the visitors. Begun The defendant elected to make his de- 12th :--
There is nothing stirring at present in many years ago with the object of pre- fence now. It was to the effect that the $500 be offered to Inspector Lindsay a man Peking. The new Ministers have not yet venting the loss and disappearance constitutional law, ex-term toriality, the Phore name he had forgotan, but whuza he made their appearance and she old olies through the death of the owners of rights of the Crown sud of the subjects is areanged to Jaos ap the back, and, fitting would know again, were he to ace him, fate har fone or hat 1. i got returned from honourable decorations granted for good the Treaty-making power, & Frah to the figure as well as a kid glove should
telling him to
a to give it to Thomas not yet inspector Lindsey, and that the Inspector Floatsin, but I understand he will not en services, the collection has grown until interest is given to the matter from all ft the hand, produces a remarkably good now, in the dozen or more cases on the these questions having bean lately fully effect. That is, provided the wearer hea farther south this time. His stay in Tien tin tsin was rather
and his your walls of this exhibition, there are about argued at home, and from the fact that a good figure. Probably none others veA- parlers with Ta klung-chang wers numerous 1,060 medals, badges, and other decora- the decision in the case, that of the ture on such a display of their pernas. How secret they were kept, you might tions, which would serve to illustrate very Parlement Belge, which Sir John judge by the fact that some of the meetings fully a history of the war rusdals of this Safe seemed to rest his wa, has been to singular purpose of a bot very useful in the shape of entertainments took place country from 1650 to the present time, reverand. We may bere briefly allade description. at the Duseldorf Exhibition, at the Commissioner of Customers daves. The memories of events of national into the Hongkong cam. It was admitted thedish and Westphalian Ghezzographie but still, it may be To the Editor of the "China Man."
dropping of the yamen rauners, whom portance are here associated more dis- that the Anadyr was not what is called it
Society will exbibi ⚫ German postosrd uniarias, even patting Asistio etiquette tinctly than in most numismatio mu- a "national veel," entitled under the containing Yss translation of the Brat he alleges will fire with grostor rapidity eos, the master saw a steamer in distress,
EmThe publle have lately learnt that aside, can never entirely get rid of, it is seums with a personal element of interest, rules of International Las to exemption three books of Homer's Odyssey" and than the March
Martini-Henry. have no tesh- mical knowledge on the subject, but fivered that her machinery had Hongkong has clandestinels been made ussid that Wade advised Li Hung-obag to for almost overy medal in the collection from jurisdiction; but it was urged that part of a very long abate which recently dials. It seems to me it may be well to be Un the other hand Li showed Sir Thomas a to whom it was given, and while it was Convention between Eaglead and France, limontary debate. The number of words on our guard agalost similar Importations hole collection of charts and so on, of obviously impossible to tell in every dated September, 1886. The fifth clause while in the Parliamentary debate the in the extract of the "Odyssey" is 11,000, from Manila Experience teaches those oburae European, thereby trying to ernment that men who are expelled thence Russian occupation of lli. bir Thomas is there is enough recorded in the the packets employed by the British Post words have been writton in the tabelsberg doubt the War Office will have a report on The result was that the too-adventurous must indeed be very bad.
quite an old an official as Li Bung-chang carefully-prepared and instructive cata- Office or by the French Post Office in system of short-hand and with the naked the rifle in due time. I have mentioned
LOOK-OUT MAN.
and both are imbued with Confucian logue compiled by Lisut-Colonel Eaton execution of Articles I and II of the eye. this matter simply to show that there are espiala got his own vessel on shore, and she was lost with all her carga. The plain-
principles. If both rumours are correct, to remind the reader that bravo present Convention are national vessie, THE result of the British parliamentary in the Chinese community a number of tiffe, s owners of the orgo and charterers To the Editor of the “China Mail.”
Let us at once say, each of them tried bis persone who take an interest in suck ques- of the ship, sted for its value as feat by the
bardent to convince the other one of his men are found in all ranks of the the property of Government, or vetuela elections has been received with satisfac. 20th June. tions.
defendant's breach of contrast in deviating
SIR, -Will you kindly try to find space views, and neither of them was persuaded, Army and Navy." The classification bus chartered or subsidized by Government, tion in American official circles which have We have been gravely informed by our from the proper track. Bizangely enough, in your columns, for a few words of vincere morning contemporary that Mr Luk such cans has never been previously be congratulation, addressed to one, sit, and
the military or naval officer, the medal col- vessels of war, in the ports of the two overhearing U-shing is at least a scholar and a fare our Course of Law; and after mnohovory inhabitant of Hongkong, on the south, will leave us in a few days for lector, or those who go merely with an countries at which they reyularly or ac gentleman," whatever his "rifle " margament it has now been ruled that a shi distinction in store for them, and is told: but in fact, for financial Regotia exhibition will well repay a visit. After to the sume honoure asst privileges." tion
and in Shanghai, for official inspection the world untrained but intelligent auriosity, the cidentally touch, and be there entitled is justlied to going out of her course e to no meauer direction than in that of the tione; a third of the purobase money for
B be. But without going into this ques- save human life, but not to save CAIRO. tented fold 7" Of souras i will at once Tarkisu irongist as bargain money must be two ornamental medals bearing the bust in the course of B vary elaborate party, Mr Gladstono, has recently taken
e that Sir John Hennessy has so much therefore, be an important precedent in the immediate future, and who can doubt remitted by a Shanghai bank to Mr Camp with portraits of Charles I., Henrietta Judge (J. J. Francis, Eq.) said he the words attributed to him at the time,
that our excellent Governor, with
which seemed to indicate a desire on bis usual encoeas, will bring the budding genius are being sent direct to Li
mus bell in London. Besides, considerable, the Media, and its facin with ones supposed maile under the Convention referred to part to see the Union dissolved by the ibis Chinese friend to fall bloem, us Oinese Minister at Berlin, partly for us to have heen struck after the battle of at all, postal matters being now regulated the relations between the United States
pab, medals proper begin
Civil War, the Americans are in that that the said rifle when brought to tot Legation, parsly for Marqueas Tabag, and Dunbar. This carious relic has on the by subsequent Conventions, in which and England will be more cordial when the notice of the British "War
made with the intentor's own partly for Chen Lang-pin, who by latuss pbverse the head of Cromwell, with the there are no stipulations for any special Liberals are in power and have the dires
10 sepack- ally an it is hands, will fail to find its high and
roper advices was in Faria, and also for baging date Sept. 13, 1650, and on the reverse a privileges for mail atatert proper
It was ad. tion of the foreign policy of Great Britain. place, when brought into competition with
old German arms. the hitherto benighted European produc
In Peking itself the news is that Shen representation of the House of Commons mitted that the 1853 Carvention had Another worthy of note is the never received the sanction of Parliament, tions 7 1, Sir, being deeply jealous of wei-ten, one of the oldest matabers of the sousion
broken do
down. The
ernment with all the papers concerning have and he could he was pamal settlemant to suit the Singapore offi- | pursue a moderato policy with the Russian bears the name of the soldier or the sailor | she acquired that slätus by the Postal took place in the German Imperial Par
tend to forward the rifle to H. M.'s Gov-
it
quite
there and then the crew; but he conceived the which he has left with me. These are all idea of saving the e cargo too, and according in Chinese, but may learned friend, Dr. ly towed the vessel into the Test,
to de-
ital, will translate them, and I have no barvatpod to do so for one thousand he who have Ired under that gold-isced gov-monstrate the danger to England of the case the story of the owner's daring; of this-Convention dolares that--When umber is 24,000. The whole of the 33,000
.
greater consideration for a Chinese gen- maritime law.
Police Intelligence. (Before 0. V. Creagh, Esq.) Tuesday, Jane 29,
મન
with bin
times possgured his departare fot Mr Hart, 1.G., who has already several
veral bena judicious, and whether to the they shall be considered and treated bad but little sauso to be pleased with the
attitude esumed by Lord Bonconsfield's Minister at
at Washington, in the settlement of the slabanis claims and in the American-Canadian Fishery gues
the leader of the English Liberal
tleman than be generally extends to one of another race. "The mutilated Martini- Henry so ignorantly or impertinently sought to be palmed on the Governor's attention, for transmission to the War- Office, has already been most satisfact- orily disposed of by a professional gen tleman who possesses some "technical knowledge of the subject;" and no- thing more need be said on the "inven.aying, fifteen watches, valued at $324.00 deference, suggest that an à priori aspal to dia every moment. The Empress in this collection having belonged to Mr Francis said :- I ball that a right / OPIUM.--Now Paina, ca.... BET
euments.
EXTENDIYE KOBBERY.
Chun snieg a charged with stealing from the shop of the complainant 14
on the 28th instant.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
TILEFT OF A GOLD WATOH AND CHAIN.
the repute of Bengkong would, with a etacies, in dangerously ill, and is expected the Duke of Cumberland, he specimen of such sanction did not render it invalid. one of the Grand Seo Calladen gold medal bearing the head of and it was debated whether the absence tion he made, that, when the time comes to die
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The complainsot applied for a remend to that this dangerous weapon sapetcedas Dowager was dangerously in, but her Brigadier-General Fleming, who com- once conferred on a British subject by Messrs Martini and Henry themselves, enable him to saron for the defendant's every predecessor (and who can doubt that covered again and willinator deying the manded the 36th Regiment in that battle. an Act of Legislaturs cannot be taken or their representatives. It is at the same accomplice and for the stolen property, it will not), it be launched out into the enough to receive audiences behind time to be regretted that the Governor The case was remanded until the 5th world ander the appellation of the Luk screen. A rumour is currout here, that the The war medals issued from 1793 to away or derogated from any act or should be so misled in his benevolent proximo.
Bing Dang
Danger, or the Hongkong Infant-wife of Prince Kung, is dead, I do not 1814 are put together in case I. In case agreement of the Executive Government true, but anyhow it has no aro-Waterloo-medale-one-from every whatsoever, but only-by-ca-Act-of-the otherwise some Irreverent official might know if this beliefs regarding the Chinese; and it is to be feared that the slenderness of the
dub it the "Fleathen Chinee," which political importance.
British regiment, and one from each re- same or of some othe: Legülatare having Mak Atak was convicted of the unlawful would to some only be connected with evidence in the present case is suggestive possesion of a quantity of copper nails"The game he did not understand," and
giment in the German Legion present. equal or superior authorit." Casa 3 contains the East India Company's case before the Court the right (to pre- of other and more serious errors in the which were said to have been stolen from the laurels would maghap then pass from CONSUL DENNY'S VISIT TO THE medals given from 1794 to 1867. The vent the importation of opium) had been same direction. After what has tran- the Hong Ham Dock, and was centensed alongkong,
YANGTSZE PORTS. pired, it may be assumed that my to pay a fine of $5 or aufter a fortnight's Of ourse I ignore the letter from Mr
(Mercury)
next case, containing medals granted for conferred by the loanl legalature, and learned friend Dr Eitel" will not be imprisonment with hard labour,
Sobmidt on this subject, in your last even- As our readers are aware Mr. Denny,
services in India during the mutiny and approved by the Crown; bit in the homo called upon to translate the papera con
ny's tu. No one will believe his "facts." U, S. Consul of this part, left on the 6th since, also holds some commomorating case, the broader question was raised as cerning this precious weapon; or, if he
How could he be so mistaken! Luk U-sing
Chinn, New Zealand, Abyssinia, and on could be destroyed by a Convention nat wing Shing was duarged on suspicion could never, never stoop to such nu action instant, on board the U. S. gunboat the deeds of our troops in South Africa, to whether a mere common law right does, it will be only fair to all parties of stealing gold watch and chain, the as to play off a practical joks on Sir J. P. Askusios, on an official visit to the Yang the West Coast of Africa in the Ashantse sanctioned by Parliament
ຕ່າງ. In other concerned, that Mr Schmidt's letter be property of Miss Rows of the London Mis- Hennessy, and if a curious gris be observed tone Purts. He returned on Saturday campaign. The Crimean medals are words, it was said that the Convention included amongst these important do- sion, on the 29th,
on any countenance, when mention is made inst in the same vessel; and we are en- P. 8. No. 524: said that he arrested the -to the ownor therest of these same facts as abled to give a short account as to how placed in case 5; and those of a more was ultra vires, and thersfire, so far as There is a predecent, and a very suc-defendant at the instance of Dr Chalmers detailed by Mr 5., it only means a trium- he was received at the different places he long service, good conduct, distinguished of a common law right, invalid. Chief immediately personal character, as for it attempted to deprive & British subject cessful one, for the proposal that the for stealing a watch and chain.
phant smile, anticipatory of the time, not visited. Chinkiang was the first place service in the field, the Victoria Cross, Justice Smale, in agreeing at a search Portuguese members of the Forea should the defendant, who is a washerzasu, took the shall purchase reputation for Hongkong salute of 21 guns. The American Consils kind--regimentel medals and phasis on the decision in the Parlement It was proved by several witnesses that far distant, when the Luk Using Danger of call; on arrival the Ashuelot, fired are, in case 6. Those in case 7. are of a warrant must be issued, laid great em-
of 1880 eron at
bin Owl Lordship, ft that shis Defendant was sentenced to three months the coiling whilst the cavity below became the official visit. The fort on the hill by the officers of regiments Navy war therefore," said his Lordship," that this were on the whole much better fitted imprisonment.
inore concave, it only meant commisura returned the salute. The next port vi- medals fill casos 8 and 9, and, carrying Convention not having been sanotioned physically for the lighter drill demanded
tion with the writer of that letter, who apaited was Nanking. A salate of 21 guas back the records of our seamen's services by Act of Parliament is, in so far as it poaza to think that his patty facts can at most effective and well-fitting element days with hard labour, as a rogue and already celebrated "Danger."
Wang Aluk was sent to gaol for four all arrest the triumphant career of the was fired and the flag-ship of the Chinese to the great victory of Lord Hawe over affects the private rights as remedies of fleet lying there returned it. Mr. Denny or good friends across the Channel in English subjects, incapable of being of the little amateur army of those days. vagabond, having been found gambling in-
WHAT NEXT. notified his arrival to the Vice-Boy, and 1798, come down to 1810. Navy war carried into effect in Eaglaid unless and There is no reason that the same laudable, the public street (Bonham Strand) on the
said he would be very glad to pay him medals from that date, with some for until the decision in the Ferlement Belge idea should not be effectually carried out 29th, wy
an official visit ; to which the Vice-Roy Arctic exploration, are placed in case 10, shall be reversed or varied. The case Ir has frequently been said that no hore replied, he would be very willing to The badges and medale in case 11 have affirms us no new law, de puts the old could equal the beat record of a man in a siz-day face. The fallacy of this notion was receive him in three days time at eleven a different and additional artistic value. law deducible from the olive oiten. In a LOOAL AND GENERAL,
The Ashen was charged with Biosling demonstrated in the recent Ban Francisco 'slook. At that time the Vios Roy These have been presented to officers more clear light International Law clothing valued at $4 from his partner in contant between men and horsam com sont four official chairs, which carried and men of the British Army by foreign which in this cosmopolitan harbour the business of hawker. The one was Taans were no cases of public interest be- remanded to allow of the production of mon looking beast from livery stable them to the Yamén, about six miles from rule. The last sumbered base contains have repeatedly had to do adder and to
called Pinafore, travelling 559 fore the Supreme Court in Summary Ja- | cortala property par
the beat baman performance, that of Roy received the Consul in a very cordial have gained more than one decoration,
miles best where the vessel was lying The Vice the datinotions of officers and men who declare, capsatally in the out of a trading risdiction to-day.
Weston, by nine miles. Pinatore in a gold-
steamer from Anna un olalmed to belong (Takos at Meters Palconer de Doc's Premisas, to the King of Annam, ka
be formed into one or more Ride Com- watch, when he was up la Miss Howe's and Its Govora And if a few pairs sal came off, followed by the Chinese offi-decorations bestowed in earlier days for Belge oase; which indeed, semed to de
Bryne, R.E, the Portuguese Rifles took side under a 1000.
a most creditable position; and as they
by rifle companies, they furnished a
now.
We are requested to rewind the Jarors
aummoned for the Criminal Sessions to
remaining on the Calendar comes on for
HOQUE AND VAGABOND.
·STEALING ULOTHING.
payzed,
(Before the Hon. Ng Choy) ATTEMPTING TO BRIDE AN INSPECTORA
of eyes have been
ing night years old without a pedigree. He manner, and with the natal ceremonies, Par Lut lamed by the case, the other a great number of officials being prosent
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demand, Bhanghai, demand,...
* 80 days' night, Gold Leat, 991 fine... Sovereigas,...
Shares. Hongkong Bank, 60% prom, sales, Obins Traders Ins. Co., 1,650 per share, Union Ins. 8oo. of O'ton, $3,400 per 8., nales. North China Ins.: 06., Tls. 1,075 per share,
ABBO Yangtare Ina
flo. 725 per share, Chiness Ins. Co.,
share, salon. A.K. Fire Ins. Ooij China Fire Ins. Co., $224 por abare. II.K.
&W. Dook Go., 5% prom. H.K. O. B. S.-bost Co., 324 prom, sales. Shanghal Steam China Count BE Ron, Tls. 5 per 5.
Tla. 100 par Hongkong Gas Co., per share. Hongkong Hotel Co., 189 per 1,, buyers, Obini Bugar Relining Co., $160 p. ab. sales Do. Debentarer, & pc prin, Balcha Calness Imperial Loan of 1974, nominal,
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a number of topics were discussed, among basty return of Lord Loftet from New case. It was a claim against that verei altead to Prop, when the Piracy case bribe Inspector Lindsay in the boards Lohester Guardian says that during the exolte Vics Roy said he was exceedingly glad making a bit of a fool of mɛelf, nobody jurlediction of the British Court was dis- / THO¥BRTM? A«M»«**
1 anm of $800 | Tan Landon correspondent of the Man which were mines and Railroads The South Wales Excepting that he had been in respect of damagesby ollision. The the 27th institut Inspector Lindasy said that last night, at | mont of the election contest in Midlothian to have such a visit, and that it was the underland what is bringing him to puted, on this ground that ens was a mail half-past eight o'clock, the defendant who Mr Gladstone found leisure to execute a first and only official visit foreigners had for the splendid cattle, and Governor poket, the property of the King of the
England. The Australians are well known ishpad,sorvant to the Captain Superintend Latin translation of Topledy's well-known paid him, and he should be glad to enter- General who oriously advises that, in Belgians, and, under Postal Convention, ent of Police, came to his rooms and said in: bymn beginning “Rook of Ages." This English "I have got $500, I give 18 you was sent by the Premier to General Grant in others, as he thought it only right showing them in publie orbibition, they entitled to the immanition of a man of
war Sir R. Phillûmore delivered, an now Witness autd N, bys and bye." Wilson, of Now York, who has had the and proper that official visits should be should be grouped according to colour, Defendant went away, and witness called manuscript suitably framed.
axchanged with foreign nations. He ought really to be taken care of,
elaborate judgment to the affect that "a
tial. This case, we understand, concludes
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