No. 5816-Joir 24, 1680.]
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE PROPOSED PEAK RAILWAY. To the Editor of the "CHTRA MAIL."
I would be sure to oppose the scheme as far as ir affected the valuable Building Sites they will have for sale on the south side of the Kennedy Road. Winding up the hill aldes, there is nothing of very great importance
heavy
engineering works Pokfoolum Station is proposed by Mr Alford to be at a height of about 500 vertical feet above Pokfoolum (it is shown on the plan as being 550 feet above Douglas Castle). I should like to ask, who are the Foxfolum residents Ilkely to make use of high above station, seeing it wil be a
THE CHINA MAIL.
per month (wages $6, Railway fare $6); besides which the coolies, when they arrived at either termings, would still have some distance to walk either to the market or their master's Bungalow. Chinese work Hongkong, July 21
men would not so the liae either, as in Sia-Having taken an interest in the
their opinion it would be unlucky and spell possibility of constructing Railway to the
Feng Shui When any now work is in Peak, ance that locality became the
hand at the Poak, auch Bungalow for favourite summer residence of the Colonists,
instance, the workmen employed on suon I was pleased to read the article on the
work generally live in matsheds erected an subject by Mr Alf rd in your ime of the
or near the site of their work. 1565 inst. There is no doubt that if there this
would con- WAE a probability of such a Bailway as the
Chineseo traffic, I am sure, would be very one referred to being soostracted, sad that Balls hores Bokfolum, as Pokfoolum small at the best of times, and
1 of the men. We then siat of perhaps a contractor, visitors, a boy Station,
proposed to bear well-to-do Ohleaman having a itip
The
COMMERCIAL
5
were larel'e'. In Krohi ken a meeting was recently hold in a theatro attended by cures thousand attentis andulare, the abject of discussion being the establis mout of a representative assembly,
(as yon Bay) in "the opinion of those who much worthy of belief as any interested his absence, or in the absence of his agitators against whom the regulations ought to know" ench a scheme would not starement of your correspondent. The depositione, stand the "action of the weather," it will, clothes which Ben allah professes so much The case was, under these circumstances, as a matter of fact, do so mach better, benziely to send her, he refused to deliver not proceeded with; and the Sessions were more easily made, more permanent, less coat to her while here, and she had to fall adjourned till Wednesday next, the 25th ly, and much safor for parsangers than the back upon those which a kind marrisa lady, instant. itaitway proposed by Mr Alford.
to whose protection f commited bar, farakh
A merebeat of Miyagi kan has discovered WM DANBY, c.a.
ed her of her own store. With reference to the ill-treatment of the woman,
| a monawin, of, white atɔns, out of which it in certain
he has succeeded in making glass. that she had been locked up in her
room at
July 24, The rala at Osaka has been very heavy. imprisonment she The market Bengal Opium was continuous from noon of has retosed by a clerk who had a duplicate languid throughout the closing Fortnight Jane to the morning of the Rud July, she
It can also be key.
prored
The rates for New Patoa and Benares have river Yodo swelling considerally, and the Bona ita
in the Colony that they aan braisse ou consequently destined, and even at the re- Toen-bori river rising ten feet, and over the woman's arms, which she stated bad coded prices the call for both kinds has been dowing the banka Meph damage has been occasioned by Ben Allah's violence to a limited extent Old Patna is heavy done to buildings bit happily no live were lost. The quantity of mẩn that ha and offered at much
RAPID TRANSIT TO THE GAP. To the Editor of the "Can Mail,” Hongkong, July 28. SIE-If you have not already closed your been
saw
it would be shown that it conia, wis mfoty come to the "Gaps hil, at a point 69 up for the novelty of the ride-this would Į columns to communications from non-pro- | Whatoyer your correspondent may wish the on the market, and though bald principa en since the 29th Jun- kas been un. and convenienes to the passengers, be built on the level of the Gap, which involto a special carriage for the Ubines, fessional outsiders on the above subject, pablio to believe I think they will say that, by one party turn up; but a very formally hoary. and nearly double the How the which, owing to the very limited number perhaps you will find room for some part under the cirenca bad I not done chesta comprise the fortnight's business. quantity recorded during the whole month
noch
| mell is above the
belt on the side of worked in a manner as to produce a feet below cassonable return to the premom and point is very precipitous Indeed. shareholders,
a project world find! port in the Colony, and I have no doubt station, platform sldings, turntables, and support
all the other necessary works are to be the ne
necessary capital would be forthcoming constructed here, I leave for Mr Alford to to carry out the scheme.
describe, and especially if his contemplated As you are aware, the Fesk, or mather I goods traffic" be carried out, it would approached from both sides of the island, larger works at this point, either direct from the north by the steep road, leading up by the Albany, or round by Shek-tong-tsui and Pok-foo-him, the
To estigating the cost of this proposed distance from
the Clock Tower by the Railway, have somed it to be constructed former being
about 1 mile, and by the of a Gange of 2 feet 6 leches, or what is latter & miles. Consequently in laying out generally, known at Narrow Gange
ng to be decided is the "route" PER
•
should say. The Victoria Gap," can be involve the erection of al farther and a curlo, bat at the same they would nobably travelled in the California Street offer the following statement. Ingfudios Daring the interval under notice aome 700 Directors of the Company to be pre
IL-COBI,
travel
I would have sot rate, no buyers my poncesion, od s most inhumane part that would use the Railway, would not sulars which I have
par" the Company. I have however regarding the most improved winding up what little I could to save a co-religionist The present quotations are $620 to $625 for of July for many years past. calculated 4 Chinese passengers per diem, systems of passenger railways such as are from violence of this nature,
Now Patna, $605 for Old; $580 für Bon There is no doubt however crowds" of referred to by your correspondent "Ex-
Is justies to myself and those who were ares. Ohfress would come to see the Railway as color." Those of your readers, who have so kind as to contribute towards the fand The receipts for the month, so far, stand
THE HONGKONG HOTEL COM been
fu San Francisco will have seen, and on the unfortunato woman's behalf, I as last noted, at 8,871 cheats, against 5,096
PANY, LIMITED. arel by it.
chests to the corresponding period last year. The following is the report of the Railroad, worked on this plan, which was
my own subscription of $10, the whole iu January 1878. Alford, and which are to bring in $70 per velae of this grand improvement ( which I have in my possession and sumers, against a similar quantity at the holders to be held at the Company's Amonai collected was $96, list of chests have been taken by the local consented at the ordinary meeting of share to the city," the report from which I quote am willing to show to anyone. This corresponding interval last year, with a says, is fucalculable, leding, as it does, sum was applied in the following man- similar quiet tons having prevailed. This, Hotel, at 4 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, facilities for Intertransit from the business ner-Fassage $68, cash for use at des- with the exportations, leaves the available the 29th inst.
In accordance with Section 53 of the supply computed at 2,900 chests, against calico, cotton,
As to the "Goods" referred to by Mr
cannot imagine where the said diem,
goods are to come from, or what they would consist of whether, food, wines, furniture, or building materials. Whatever
speci
Time
a Railway, such as the one proposed, the Railway." As Mr Alford makes no mention they may be, however, I think with all re portion of the oliy to our most desirable tination $20, cash in pocket on departure 2.000 chests at the same period last year. Articles of Association the Direstora proposes to carry his line round his estimate on the cost of the Nath Rett. they will never realizɔ a return of $70 | feudence focases, the values of whlah $3, purchase at a print dress, the odd $1 of this last quantity 550 chests were have again to submit to you their Half-
first
Mr
strives at a point on the Southern slope of
the hill, some 60 feet below
Gap
There are however two other, and I venture to think better, routes by which it is possible to make a Ballway to the of the his in the
of the Gange be proposes, but as he bases
be quite ant of the question, and I have
On
Your obedient Servant,
P. 11. EMANUEL.
China.
BHANGAT.
(Courier.)
Yearly Report with Statement of Ao- cunts for the six months ending 31st December, 1979.
рет diam, even were several Bungalows in Lare already appreciated, in many cases one cratals and brush, in all $97; on the West side of the laland, cotonencing way, referred to by him, and which is of course, of construction at the same time, hundred por ceaf.; and to the engineering paid myself. Hen Allala is incensed at me Benares, of which kind the present stuck at the los House in Queen's Rosé, 55, the umal & feet 5 in England, Scot peusive to the contractors, they would have many sites two co ges of hills, and between this poiut, as the implared me to keep is chests) is given at 750 chests.
for, besides being inconvenient and ex profession, as presenting the solution of because I will not divulge the place where comprises 350 chests. The stock of Old going East for the length of about 3,350
Gang adopted throughout
antried mechanical appliances. The the woman has gone. I am reticent on Patna (included in the above stated 2,900 fest, then reversing westwards and gradually
crosses presas be proposes his Peak to engage two gangs of coolice, one to on- climbing up the hill sides on the North, fine to be constructed of a similar
width. vey the materials through the
There Weat and South sides of the Island, till be| A Railway of such a Gange however, would Ics House Terials and loady to the them, the engines and driving machinery soorot, so great dread hail she of your
the trucks, are placed.
Are two
two engines of five correspondent's violence, hundred horse-power each, and they are s and the Ong Station to the site of the arranged that either can be used, or both at not the slightest hesitation in saying, that from Gap It would be next to impossible to make work, all of which work is now done by once, if required. The total distance run
the line suggested,
who the material direct. is three miles, and the cable, male of flex- ORE gang In extimating the cost of this, or any The providing of requisite additio be ses diameter, is in two parts, cach nine thou ible steel wire, one and-a-quarter inches in modation for proposed Railway, it is dangerous and
A. B. C. AND X, Y, Z. would lavolro
sund fest long, weighing forty thousand a considerable usloss all the streamstances of the two amount of extra Railway plant, zidings, pounds. The fare for the round trip in five To the Editor of the "Cursa-Ma Railways are precisaly similar, In proof of sheds, weighing machine, turntable, de,
conts.
Hongkong, 24th July, 1880, which, Harrow Gange Railways already that almost makes the thing impossible. regard to the Stuller Street Railroad,
It is said, "The
SIR-The individual, who has attempted of this line are to write an answer to a portion of my let the world have cont from £1,720 to £9,000 traie lu the following returna. Kven on foet below the Victoria Gap) and the south por mile. The Woosung line, 2 feet 6 inch the Woosung Railway, which was well Street by an endless wire cabis, whica first letters of the siphabet for his signature. those on board were res bout forty of rent measure, been relieved of the aids of Mount Gough, to a terminal Hill Gauge, cost £7,000 per mile, and wide or adapted for goods traffic," no goods were worked by two engines of forty horas-power to is the very 4. B. C. regarding the hos Station on the Government Ground деат
"Standard" Gauge Lines have cost from carried.
cable Iunistallen
and the junction of the £4,000 to £39,000 per milo. Gough and the Aberdeen New
By having
Bungalows on
on the top of
the
Immediate neighbourhood of the Peak and unreliable to calculate by "precedent" any, and *** gooda traffic would be neces
Mount Gough. The first is by way of the Wanchal Gap, commenting at a print nest the Idvery Stables below Kennedy Road, and winding gradually up the
aldes,
cars
Hotel Building. Several seriouscracks and crashed brickwork had recently been discovered in the pier between west wiadows of Room No. 13, and thence extending in liko manner downwards In a former testa, says the Shen Paws through the pier in Mr Moore's shop. gave on necount of a hurricane which o Under the superintendence of the Com- carred at Yang chow. We now learn that pany's Architects, all the broken briók- many jnaks were wrecked on the Yangtane work on the two lower floors has now on the 4th inetant. Ai Chiukiang several successfully baon cat out, and the piers hundred soldiers, who were engaged in the have been rebuilt with strong brickwork construction of river embankments, were returning to camp in three boats, when ons
set in cement. They have also, in a
many having former weight which they supported, by parished. A pablia ferry boat started to the building of a large arch, secured
round by the. Wanchal Gap. (which is constructed and working In various parts of Consequently I bave not included good Arawn over the steep grades of Stutter ter, has very appropriately chosen the three of them was upset.
Moun
miles in
more
g
We
There
are
eash; cars are transferred from
ia
to
me,
The above omen, they say,
ads. This line would be about 8,80 cost of Bugh Railway ia very considerably on the tore altogstkar 26 Boridence of changing cars at the termini of the cable fenco" on behalf of the sgeals of the line of the wind the sail could not be lowered.front of Hoom No. 13. The whole has Sarrow Gauge Railway the tram now come to the European passenger horse-power, no as to obviale the necessit, matter of which he has written, His "de-ross the river, bat owing to the violence with iron plates and ties across the Wout the bill (including the Slons but the Company intended to operate the to which I referred, has very much amused It was instantly upest, and many pas been done at the small cost of about
when it is bords in mind that it is only sengers were drowned. length,
under the with
tungs!
Station). On golug carefully into the subject entire line by able, which had proved much
At the salt-junk Wanchal Gap 350 yards fong. Ton Hilled, the working expenses being also detail I find that for six months during superior to horses, both for economy and 10 8.1; whilst the other steamers are a bad just foishod loading, bank, owing to may now be considered stronger than
Hill much less, and what is of great importance in d
one steamer that is advertised to leave at anchorage near Shib Erh Wol a junk, which $200, and the walla at the West corner Station has the advantage of belag la the in a place like Hongkong, the Marrow the year, about 46 Residents, woald on the p-ed."
vertised to lesse at noon or at daylight the heavy cargo are immediate
The Play Street Railroad was constructed Therefore, the consideration," which A. that early on the 4th instant they saw two verandah facing Queen's Road and Clock neighbourhood of the ex- Gauge, allows of sharp curves, by which avorage come down to the city daily, and
The country people say they over were before. In the upper isting Bungalows, and also those portions the contour lines of the bills can be followed in this number I include the occupies of in 1873, and is the pineer rond in the use B. O. makes mention of, assumes an alto dragous, a black and a white one, gamball Tower, a number of Beams have been of the hilla
on which aby fatere Bungalow thus in most cases avolding tunnels, large 1-the Bungalows on the slopes of Moub! of the endless wire ouble," The road gerber different character a periodical at the South-east bend of the rivor. found das royed by white ants; these will be erected-Government
having walle
sbridges, beary earthwork, and retaini Gough,
emmences at lay and Kearny Street, and anisance. and assume also that all the Han-
ing ut that no more building will be walls, do, which with the Standard Gauge
galows
occupied, whi
which is
extesda a distsece of about one mile, the not the case
It is the opinion of the physicians that in wind arose.
short time after heavy rain fell and violent are now being removed and renewed at permitted to be created within the drainage are inestable
As the presszis time; in addition to care being drawn by atla bing theme-lvos these bot days, when Sir John Smalo presaged misfortune. It is also reported a cost of about $60. The whole work
10 which I Mr Alford states bis Ruling Gradient" have calculated one visitor per day for half to the underground cable, which runs to throws off his doak and wig, a substantial that a house boat was caught in the har-will be completed in about 10 days. area of the Pokfoolum Reservoir. Another
entire distance. The grades advantage that this lins would bare, is the to be 1 in 19. Such being the osse, some the Bungalows, or 13 visitors per diem or
of visit rs birt
fifteen foot in
On the health than a heavy diffia, to which A. B. C. Chia Lang Ch'iao and upset. The people ducting auch pro rata proportion of Fire Profit and Loss Accorint.-After do great use and be extensively used by the an easier gradient than the Ruling
*
on a Sunday, when the hospitable
the hill are two stationary steam. Miltary Authorities in conveying troops Gradient, and the other portions manting them, the residents themselves would power, only one of which is used, the other
residenta have almost invariably friends visi sogines of one hundred and twelve horse appeare rather partial.
on shore seeing the accident, harried to Lurursaco, Taxes, allowance of Reat, X Y. Z. and stores to and from the arge new stemper
1 is than
the spot and rescued eight persons, who 19.
Maximum" Ling
case of accidents or barracks, and alfarium & the Abor. aud size of the locomotive to be need, as day. I have also included 2 Ohinese P
or seepeat gradient determines the weight not, however, come into the city on that being held in resorve in case.
were well cared for and supplied with food. Repairs do, as is chargeable on the about to erect at the top end
other necessitie The engines wind the
The boat was then dragged to shore, when period under review, this account shows The day of the rails, do.
The fare for all parties I havo as cable
up one track and down the other, like
it was discovered that there were still Eva Balance of 86,267.79, of which amount men in the hold, not one of whom, not the Directors, with the concurrence of withstanding the lougth of time they had the Shareholders, propose to distribute a been in the water, had perished Amidst dividend of $2 50 per share, thus absorb- the many aceldopts that occurred this was ing a mum of $4,645 and to write the balanos $1,692.79 off Hotel" and" Furnitura" account.
fact that is would in all probability be of nortions of the line must necessarily be of $1 per week, the majority table Peak top of te hange about breakfast will conduce more to one's ricane on the Graud Caual at a placo called
they are
Pho
deen Valley and near the suggeaed outlet welf as the warga I have therefore earned at 50 cents the double journey, any winding cotton thread round a reel. The
of the tunnel referred to.
自虐
Daty to bo done
The second line is one for which plane į calcalated at a load of 14 tons taken up aĮ higher sum using out of the question: Mr cars mova ise heard to light rambling
and estimates have already been prepared, and is a direct
restling
or incline up the valley on the North side of the Island to the Victoria Gup. The datailed particulars of these two projects, and their relative ad. vantages to each other, I hope to publish In a short time, sa scon as some "Working Models, in connection with the "Direat Hine shall have arrived from home, and which am experted here in the course of one or two months.
Having therefore given some ille me and thought to
to this subject, I hope I may not be thought presumptuous in pointing out where, in my opinion, Mr Alford's project is at fault, and also a me of the dit ficulties that would have to be surmounted in order to construct such a line su the one
sed by him. prop
In doing so I shall divide the subject into the same heads as Mr Alford did, viz :- I.--Line of Ballway and Construction. IL-Ubst
Ill-Worklog Expenses and Returns,
of "sheet'
marges
gradient of 1 in 16 at the rate of 8 mil per hour,--this gradient being the Max mum gradient up which a locomotive can travel.
The length of the proposed line from the Junction to the Gap Station, according to Mr Alford's circular and plan, is 19,600 feet; but on referring to his plau, which is a trading of the Government Ordiannos Survey, having the level "oo
"contour lines
Alford puts the double fare down at $1, which is equal to the post of a volics per month. Hy estimated revenue therefor in for 6 months of the year---
46 Residents, 13 Visitors, 2 Chinese,
Total, 61 at 50 eta $30.80 per diem, $5,551 for 6 months.
and the only
auce,
and
BDS
&
Law Notices.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BONGK ING.
Monday, July 20,
1k
IN BANKRUPTor-In the matter of Lan
adaptability of
of this mode of rapid transit to 5 of 1804. Bes, xxvi, (Mr Stephen).
indeed freak of fortune.
SA
(Mercury.)
shewn theroon, I find his proposed Hna of Then for the rem-ining 6 months of the ] I think the following extract from the Times Provate,etition A Tam Ho Shee, for sian naval properations are not intended are eligible for re-election
8 Residents,
4 Visitors,
2 Chinese,
Railway dows not follow the weld contour pear I have exlculated**** lius or the natural ovnfiguration of the ground in the manner such a Railway would do, were it actually ponstructed. If aach line had been sketched ous a
a little more carefully, by the aid of these contour lines, the distance between the above men- tioned stations would have been found to measure 23,500 feet, or 4,000 feat more than stated by Mr altard. The longthe there- fore on which my estimate is based are as followe, vis:-
Total, 14 at 50 ct.=$7 per diem,
$1,274 for 6 months. "Total=$6,825 or may $7,000 per zanum.
of
Fry, at a
cratur
the
E. P. BELILIOS, Chairman,
MURDER IN HONGKEW. (Shanghai Courier, 17th.)
steadily and
and smoothly, Bader-ground made by y the cable. This cable is of steel wire, three inches in circumfer
Las the length of the incline la oror five thousand feet, the cable is about two Hol, do Fat Hay, and Wong Thing Fuk, miles long, and weighs eight
Directors,—A coording to Section 82 trading as MinKing.Motion for ad- tour. Should there
bo doubt
to the judication in Bankrup of under Ord. No.
The Cotton crop we hear is much damaged of the Articles of Association two of the by the rain.
Directors, Masara E R. Belilios and W. replace the present expensive and labor IN POBATE. In the goods of Tam akiu In Wladfwonlock it la he'd that the Rus R. Landstein retire from the Board, but ioue way of getting up and down the hil, deceased.
Stephens and Holmes, for war with Obles, but to take a part of Auditors. Mr A. E. Vaucher, the correspondent's letter dated "Mount Veau- deceased-Petition by Fang Ping Sal for
of Pang Ip Prietor);
goods
Pang Aying Coros. vins," June 6th, ought to remove it:-
This morning (17th) a tremendous thun- retiring auditor, le recommended by the Letter of Administration with the will an-derstorm broke over the neighbourhood. Directors for re-election; Mr H. Cohen rate at an fuckine nexed (Messrs Stephens & Hielmes, Proo-It commenced at 2.20 am, and lasted for having left the Colony, the Directora the funicular railway, with its tors). In the goods of Mok Koon Kong four or five hours. During that period have appointed in his place Mr E Cope, upper terminus so close to the rim of the deceased.-Petition by Mok Koon Kow for 7 inches of rain fall, being equal to the which appointment requires confirma
that, after a minute's clamber, one Probata (Messrs Sharp, Toller & Johnson, whole quantity that had fallen
daring the tlou looks down into the fiery mas below. Higher Proctors). In the goods of Abmit China month before. Yesterday, a very raing The traffic of the proposed "Wanchi and still rises a dense volume of white smoke deceased. Application for administration day 11 inches full. We have been having Fokfoolum Stations 1 have not included, for the gay crowd assembled to take part in streaming away to the north, fortunately
(Registrar).
more or ·less of thunderstorms for the las
the eight days, and the effect
tempera- As it is exarcely probable there will be any the inauguration of the newly-contracted
upon ture has boon very marked. Under one Feel, Miles, either pince,—the former, becsame It will in which, commendauired to as
from Thursday
tree on the Bund were found no less than Like, be more convenient to go Eastward in
next, will reduce the time
130 doad Sparrows. They had been il·erally vither a carriage or jinrickshaw, which one Gand thin
part of
of Vervius from an hour-
wathed off their perch, and drowned by can procure at
at any moment and by which
the ralu storm. one can be deposited at kay place to whigh aud-a-half to no more than eight mfuates; And the all that implies is sitting
fatigue all you wish to go; and the latter, owing to its being 500 feet, as before mentioned, above
quietly in a comfortable carriage,
It must be admitted that on this, the Fokloolam (Dunglas Castle), the climb or frat is experiment, the boldest among
publis expe ride to it being very objectionable and
the many present confessed the necarity of long especially on a hot summer's day.
COLE
to the sticking point Brew.ag their cou before making the railway journey along a road steep as s
as a ladder or a
of a re-escape and 860 mètres in length; but an
14
It is not three weeks imprisonment. f the fine, last, 108 days from New York. This is a Manila men unemployed should live at carriage, carrying ton persone only; and, an
and informer. the ascending carriages:arts, another, soun- torbalancing li, comes down from the sam- mit, the weight of each
of each being Bire tous. the tarris
a sarriages are no constructed that, rising or descending, the passengers alt on a level plane, and whe ser emotion or besitation
uas risau 20
20 metros, inic
inion feeling of perfect
Town Station to Junation....... 9,350 Junction to Wanchal Station, 3,700
Do. to Gap Station,... 25,600
III-COST OF WORKING AND MAINTENANCE.
Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. Ng Choy.)
Saturday, July 24.
FREQUENTING A GAMBLING ROUES,
haunting a gambling house, No. 28 Nullab Obing Ason, a cook, was charged with Lans, on the 23rd instant, in breach of Sotion 6 of Ordinanco 9 of 1878.
Defendant admisted the charge, and was
Japan.
YOKOBAMA.
(Gazette)
A most bloodthirsty and cruel murder took place in Bamboo town in Hongkew a little after 3 o'clock this afternoen, but the deed was not reported to the Police till balf-past o'clock. The affair, oe- eurred in an alley-way not for from the Cock Pit. The murdered man is Lorenzo del Rozario, the Spanish boarding max-
We are informed by the agents, the tor. He had gone to the house of a China and Japan Trading Co., that the Manila man in this alley. The Spanish
The cost of working a short line of is reduced to a minimum arda dan-ordered to pay-a fue of $20, in default, Obed Baxter arrived at Kobe on Sunday Consul had given orders that all the
the
railway such as the ona proposed is very great and unusually high compared to that of longer ones, this especially being case in this one, where there are no Feeder" lines or other means of reducing the working cost, the staff required to work working one or this tinis table of working ons Bareral times its length, per "train mila"
a train
the Manila seamen's boarding-house."
Bon in which one travels, but a single / If paid, to be given to one Lo Ayung, the very, S. Minister at Tokio having, 05 The man who had committed the murder
UNLAWFUL POSSEUKION.
quick passage The already intimated, approved the conviction
was one of those who had left the house by the consular general court at Yokobama of the seamen John Martin Rosa for and gone to live by himself, consequently Chun Amat, a coolie, was charged with murder, and in consequence refused on the Rozario was sent to direct the man to beinu ia telas fil posesion of a quantity application of the prisoner's counsel, Mr retura. When he saw the boarding of pork on the 23rd inat,
GW. Hill, to review the proceedings on master coming he armed himself with a .0. 148, Tao Aalag, asid that about 11 appeal, the latter has now taken steps to
1.-LINE OF RAILWAY AND CONSTRUCTION. The requisite works on such a lle as the one proposed, would be exceedingly heavy
Total,... 29,650-5.59 and expensive, owing to the nature and
Instead of 4.83, stated in olroular. cosfiguration of the ground, ample provi Bion having to be
I have gone carefully into the probable made to discharge, with out fojary to the works, cuttings and om- cost of a Railway on the line suggested in bankments, the waters of the heavy and Me Alford's aircular, the Gange of unch Incessant rain-storm we have here during Railway being 2 feet 6 in. or a "Narrow" the rainy season. The proposed railway Gasge will, for
for most of its longth, have to beaterial" I have included Rails, Iron sleepers In the estimate for "Plant and Ms. siructed on the eldest exceedingly stood wood being of no use hers, owing to and precipitous bills, whi
which in some places
white-ants, &c), 2 Locomotives, large marin
First are almost perpendicular, with
granite cropping out, rendering olus Carriages, one second disto, 2 Break the cutting of even a small track, 12-inches want, 3 Wagons, Turntables, Hydrants, diralty Points, Telegraph, do. The ground from very great d and expense. There are also dep gorges the Los Colated to the pre posedojusid per on the line, such as the Glon have salonlated at the low rate of $800 per and others, which can only be aroused are. Wangizni Station to Junozan at $400 thereby proportionately reducing the cost may be felt on Jing, evangan, bef roome o'clock last night he saw defendant carry urge an appeal before, the circuit court of large knife. Rozario said I am not by lofty
lofty viaducts. Several tunne's would per sore, Junction to Gap Station at $100 also be required on the Hne in order to
The Estimate for the Railways, Bridges, per train mile, Although this is a rather ecurity. The motion is also very gent.e.ing a dead pig on his aboulder. He was the United States for the district of Rozario and then the murderer used the
Mr Alford puts this down at 70 cents obtain good curves, shoh as the enjtes and catelages enferred to by Mr Alford would Luiverts, do, I have valued from ex- high figure, yet on working out the cost. indeed, grandly awlal, as, when banging and the effect is very magnificent, if not, render necessary. The line, in fact, from perlense gained when fu the Survey Ue. Lind it is not at all too high for this midaay against the side of the cone, one end to and, would be a soring of strong partment of the Colony in carrying out posed loe, where the annual repairs and louka rom the window directly upwards or retaining-walle, bridges, viaducte, tunnels, unmerous public works, amongst others the renewals will be great, owing to the heavy downwards along the las, which, its slight pig
the respective works being obliged ner Pok-loc-lam Conduit, which, though rains and steep grafients, I have however inoltro alone excepted, is perfectly perpot to him engaged him to carry the pig and the arrival at Nagoya of his Majesty the freely from the punctures We counted to bo of the best possible kind in order smaller than the proposed Railway, winds estimated my working expenses at 60 ca.
tionlar," to stand the wear and tear of railway trains round the hill sides, with Its Bridges, Tan-per train mile, ur 10 cis. per made less than running over them.
nel, and Culverts, &c, in a similar man-
Mr Alford, I however do not calóulate the ner to what the Railway would do. trains making the same number of jour
mays per diem as Mr Alford does, who pu si
in width, a work of
per Bord.
Mr Allerd proposes the purchan of the prosent los House, in Queen's Boad, an A I make the cost of a Railway, such an
the one described, to be as follows
site for the City Terminus. This is a Gor
erament property, leased to the lee Com Works, including roadway, stati. pany at a nominal rent per annum, so long
ots, bridges, tangels, &c.,
Quitto,
including packing,
$
15,000
£
A, F. SMITH.
A REPLY.
- To the Editor of the "China MAIL.”-
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there none of the people knew him, and asked where be got it and said at the San Ut-hol onop, but on enquiry being made they denied having given defendant the
Defendant eatd a man who was unknown
he was with him when the courtsble
arrested him.
The constable on being remiled said there was no one near the defendant when he saw Fined $6, in default, ten daya' imprison
binu.
ment.
SUPREME
COURT.
IN ORIMINAL-SESSIONS (Before His Honor the Puiens Judge, F. Snowten) Saturday, July 24,
California.
JAPANESE ITEMS. (Gazette translations)
A telegram has been received announcing
afraid of you"; & struggle occurred with
kuife on him with fearful intent. We saw the body gashed with many wounds a short time after the Police had arrived.
It was then wurm and blood was flowing
Mikado. He entered the day at 8pm fearful gashos in the centre of the chest, eighteen wounds. There were three last night (June 80th),
-
Nation has been given to fo and her one on the left nipple, two between the that the minister for Germany, Mr von left nipple and the neck, one over each Eisendecker, has been promoted to the raak eye, two on each wrist, two on the left of Ensoy Extraordinary, and Ministerade and a number of others. Many of Plealptentiary in Japan.
The formation of enclosed pasturages in the stabs singly would have caused death.
is considered by the Home Department to be The deceased appears to have struggled very
important About Bity are to be hard for life and being a powerful man rthwith. Works for agricultural resisted for some time, tall, overcome by I do, do, are also to loss of blood, he finally fell on the ground.
made
be taken into codaration
in future whip bulding, and but the others were afraid to interfere,
it hown at 15 double i urney per diem for the summer months and a double journeys
an it is used by them for no other purpose Plant, Material, loolading rolling
... 240,000 for the winter months. "Owing to the mis cake before referred to in the distance from
Hongkong, July 24th, 1880. but an fee House; so I presume a new site
the
-S18,--As you have inserted letter sign- stock, dr... 86,510 the Junction to the uap Station, and depot, in an equally conveniest neigh- Freight on
train mites" travelled
per double
journeyed "Ben alish," containing the most gross ly distorted statements concerning. me, I bourhood, would have to be provided and Inmarance, &c., (1,500 tons at:80), 22,660 are: 12.20 miles, and not 10.70, for 6 purchased for the Company; this I am Ground,
mouths par aboom,
I have calculated 8 nave to request you to give me the oppor afraid would be found rather a dificult Compensation to toe House Co., Mr
CistEvéneÿ9
10,000
double jargey or
or 97.8 miles рег diem cunity of offering my explanation of a matter thing to do, owing to the increased (and Bolillos for Beaconsfield Cathe
and the other. 9 montus 4 double jour. In an equally public manner. Your corre
The Toklo Marine Is amuse Company is The murder was witnessed by several Increasing) valde of ground in that locality, dral Trustosa, Bilitary authori
neys 48.8 miles per diem, which equals | sporulent insinuates that I am a person iO
giving practical encouragement to the ion people, one of whom, a Greek, did his Mr Alford proposes to run his lios of rail-
**train" miles per annum, which at be avoide ties, and others,
22,825
60
by travelling artistes, having
best to part them but without success, provement, of denta 60. per tallo=138 66 per diem, or at their wives with them, and suggests that i way between Bessonsheld and the Cathe
grant insurance to the extent dral, tire, through the Military ground below Total cost of proposed railway,... $874,170 113,888 per annues agrimas: $28,237 have possibly misapplied the money
of 85,000 yen on a single vessel, if she is for they say the murderer loaned at the Road and near the Gymna Me Alford's estimate being,258,000
estimated by : Alford,
scribed by those who
who took compassion upon siam Bod
and Head
wall built and strong. Lustrange basinses, mouth and they feared that if they Quarter Houts to a
We have therefore, cost of Construction, the lady whom ** Ben Allah" daims to beyond the Powder
Ly Aping was arraigned on a charge of however, will not answer if the risk are endavored to prevent the tragedy the Magazine.
Bolling Stock, dog som insoon 376,170 his wife. The insionations of your our attempting to bribe Inspector John Lind few, and before carrying ont iu Intention murderer would turn on them, conse osing the proposed termlans were
Gross Keosipts per Anataque.
aro so artfully made that 7,600 respondent
they BAY of the Police Fore, by offering him the the company requires the certainty of quently be escaped. construoted about the level of the Queen's
Working Expenses, Maintenane 19,595 scarcely give me the opportunity of adopt sum of $600, on the 27th June 1st, for the sufficient buluess, so that time will elegan Read, this
The body of deceased was carried to would involve * vay deep
ing other measures than the publication of purpose of abstaining from giving informe
the company ourries out its desire to cutting between Bean nefield, and the Os
this letter: Or in so many words, the working Expen-
Tis operations.
the Spanish boarding-houss and washed thedral, running a very great ruk in so
summer vacation of the various by friends; his wife and family returned doing—owing to the space betwem those two balldings being mush too agrow for
on Itih July yestly. But this year, not was heartrending. Deceased was fifty- ontting-of seriously Injaing boti
the heat, his Majesty the two years of age, and had been many an withstanding
subjects and -in- the Maci. Vielsfog hin
into their condition. Bis offer years in Shanghai.
The Consul was informed of the
Auch
the above buildings, especially with regard
III-RETURNS AND WORKING RIPENAKS,
Mr Alford in framing his estimate of the probable Returns puts it down at
60 Europeans, bath ways, ab
60
10
dents per Journey umumqui
6, 100 Chinese, both ways,
4. Goods Traffic
BRIBERY
» 50.00 2iung 5 beïnearly double the athount of fated to aka they are of the nature calou: Zion avained certain gambling houses which
antal departmenta should begin home, and the scene which followed
of
Should the line uros hat the presepsisvel of the ground, the above being for seven months each year | view, and if carried out will be earixin in the only person of a kindred faith as herself | peared for the prisonery pleaded guilty for therefore meat not at the moment, murder and hastened to the spot, having
petitioners for
to asriously injure my ozareciar if left | ware e anti giving him notlos Actual Gross Recipe, saving nothing for better than the generality of men, but I those incased some
do claim to be when
was laaned in 20.00
intareat on the capital 70.00 You will I hope thus perceive that such can conscientiously say, that so far sự the
The case was fully reported project as the one proposed by Mr Alford lady in question is concerned, I was only ag-investigation took place to the Cathedral.
is impracticable from a pecuniary point of tuated by the com $140.00 is
commonest a mpanion. Being strate, and to day Mr. Hayllar, whe terminal Station at the In House, and for the remaining five months he has
rosult in a loss to its promoters will not, whom she knew, she came to teak
as this was a emulademeanour, and leave from
duty. The couiderable
10 Europeans, both ways, ak
however, owing to the remarks in your protection, when, as the alleged, Ben Allab requested His Lordship to reserve sentence, National assembly are bolder now nomer at the same time informed the Polices 50 cents per journey $ 10,00 ardelen on this abject, to the effect that it had beaten her and turned her out. Your anha would probably have something to sayons had disturb fairs. The government The house was found closed, and on the anding on bastantes any got to face carcerpostent onrefully, avoids sy gefasento hire in consequenre bare Cetermined to week Police Turyns e Conen vundorol the 10.00 thas particulars as I otherwise should have ence to these facts, and while be does not 20.00 done, zapecially as you say that any via hetilate to fing dirt At ms, negleaty
rons arluniam of its detalls would be rather mention of the grounds upon which 1, wa 40,00 premature age at man and a fellow-religionist, cuiod, Ben I shall endostour to prove however, on Allsh denies that the woman was a Jewess, future oncasion, that the only one of the I can only say that she assured me that she
This
must then be sonalensted some considerable
height above the road, causing either a long
would
& 50 Chinens, both ways, si 10
cents per Journey
Incline or flight of steps to be constructed up which intending
either have to walk or be carried Thera
... is no doubt but that the Military Authorities
· opposs
Constructed either
hà
at:
His Lordship accordingly reserved son- without 1 Tacation, until the Mikado retorns doors to be burst open. In the house was alltonos.
Toklo Train announces the atrival of his found a Chinawoman, and she was
Lelegrain would strongly be through or ur any the Huilesy being
Majerty the Mikado at Tan, Miye kor, at arrested. The Manilaman had disap In preparing my estimated Reventte" portion of their property, especialy as it however I exclude the Chloess passengers to
Loung Aping was next placed in the 2000 on the 4th instant. The imperial peared. At the back of the House is a progross is marked by the abastice of my fence, and it is supposed the murderer would either destroy or injure their new great extent and the whole of the goods three proposed projects (provided the Mill was and I know that she could read dook on a charge of perjury arising out of popular steinoustration, the people receiving jumped over this as there were marks in Swimming kath, Gromerism Racket Court, tralies! The former because I think it tary do not contribute as the Wandha Hebrew think it cannot be denied that a recent trial before the Court, but Mr. the illustrious traveller with quiet respect the mid outside as of a person having and be alone to the Head Quarter House rory improbable that the Fork Roaldenta, Lano) that is likely to prove remunerative the knowledge of his language is almost Hayllar, who in this base appeared to It is proposed to reduce the unusi jumped down into it. The Police are and large Powder Magazine, the laker place in addition to paying their servante their to its promoter, is an Indling with a Sta unknown amongst the softer sex except presente, requested that an adjournmont expenditure being naturally jealously guarded by them, usnst wages, will also pay them their Rall-Honey Engine, steel wire rope, and Fowler's they be of the Jewish faith. She also might be made, as one of the most im- pture on the war department by one confident that they will succeed in no balidlogs of any kind bring allowed by way fare at the rate of 20 cents for the patent dlip drams and will also show, I declared most positively that she was not pertant witnossos, Mr Rozario, the Court
The regulations for bouteyl of publienteling him, and for this purpose all them to be constructed within 300 yards of double journey were that the case, goolios hope, to the satisfaction of the Peakresidents married to Bon Altab. 1 think an as luterpreter, was too ill to attend, and it meetings bave been enforced, but do not the steamers about to leare are being 1. Then again the Colonial Authorities would cost their masters, as much as $12 and your readers generally, that, alilough sertion so damaging to herself is just as was impossible to go on with the ongo in cena to obcolg the ardour of the political watched,