No. 5899-August 20, 1880.}
› the peace was seen to disposs in a very ammary fashion of a case of no-pass which came under his notice. He had stumbled upon a Chinaman who was not provided with the necomary raw, and in the course of an altercation, ten-cont piece was observed to pass from the Chinaman to the Constable, which operation appeared to at onos settle the point la diapote. Fined tes conta, and discharged | The sapiant but frail Bobby must have been studying the sentences of the Hon. Ng Choy, and had asted on the lonlent policy so much
of the proceedings of public meetings, published without mallor, should be pri- vileged; but they have also propored that the ples of privilege should not be allowed as a defence to any action where the defen- dant has refused, to insert a reasonable Jetler or statement in explanation or con- tradiction of the report.
(Before the Hon. Ng Choy )
Friday, August 20.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Fung Wing, 19, shop, coolie, and Leung Shui Fat, 20, boatman, were charged in prociasly the same terms as the above four men, in Mr Francia' two cares.
Inspector Matbomoa had charge of the cano, and he gave the Magistrate to ander WRITING of Cagli's troups the Strait Times, stand that this was a charge brought to de- we are glad to note, says,-"One pecullar crease, if possible, the nuisance every stea- feature of this Company la that the second-ther visiting the port complained of, to put ary parla are sustained by good singers and inserted in the new Shipping Ordinance. troupes." This removes the huge slur an
an end to which a special olase bad boon
the skin.
19th instant.
PERITU GAMELING,
Tang Akom, and twenty one others, were charged with public gambling out the Inspector Thompson said, that about 8 not sticks as we have seen in many The Magistrate, referring to the Ordino'clock last night, he went with a
a party of
the completness sud efficiency of the Oomance, read the sub-clause (e), 500, xxvišl
child.
BREACH OF THE OPIUM ORDINANCE.
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favoured in high quarter. It would be 'pany, on the whole which 16 carried with under the heading "Offenses in the Waters police to No. 8 Yu-Lok Lane, by virtue of out permit from the Opiam Far past the direction of future complications. To and extent of the gale may be ascertained.
well; however,' were Captain Deans to that such cases were reserved for the Bench,
rise to no little severe remark in the various it so consplonovaly on its last visit, giving for
critiques.
Every person who, not being in Her Majesty's servico aud not being duly authorised by law for
an the **rmaonable excuse” provided for
carefully considered by the common police-Paking Hospital as follows:-
men.
who
THE OPIUM TRADE (Bombay Gazette.)
him on the left eye causing an abrasion of taken to hours where ho saw tho first ments of persons wholly anofficial, should outside Pappeuburg, and shipping Lusiness defendant, who said the boy was her son, sometimes be scrutinized, as if they were generally has bees somewhat impeded. Defendant said, it was the complainant The constable then arrested them all, and Deputy Prime Ministers. It is therefore The large Russian atentier Nijni Nongorod who took up the bario and attempted to be now applied for a remand for a week as not surprising that the arrival of an in- in spite of appearances, left for Singapore throw it at him, but be warded off the blow he bad doubts as to the parentage of the dividual like Colonel Gordon should exoite early on Thursday, but returned to harbour and the basin came-in contact with defend-
much intereat and speculation. sol's fado.
After shout noon. Telegraphic communication Case accordingly remanded till Friday spending about a week here, at his quartors with Koshima is interruptel, cons Fined $2, in default, four days' imprison.next, the 27th instant.
in the Tai Wang Miao, where he is the quently nothing definite is known regarding ment.
The prisoners to be admitted to bail in guest of the Governor General, he left isat the extent of the d mage there, but it will #
$200 each.
week for Peking, at which
pital his stag not be surprising to bear that serious havoc was very brief. It is known that he visited has been committed. The S. 8. #nhas the foreign office twico, in company with Marn loft Shanghai at 10 am, on Wed- H. E. the Minister, and that alter two nerday, followed shortly afterwards by the Bo Apan, a boatswain, was charged with days' atay be left for Tientsin, where he Craiglands, hat they were afterwards delayed baving in his posacasion about 200 taels of arrived on Sunday last, 1st instant. This in Shanghai river by bad weather, and are prepared opium on the 20th lontank, withoircumstance, and a few other scanty facts not expected before this evening, ben which have leaked out recostly, point in probably more partionlars of the direction that Inspectar Perry said about half- he police, a number of men made their eacape.steamship that in company All the prisoners with exception of the 9th with two excias
sad searched for uredly unwarrantable. A great contort and 10th were arrested in house. Mate
Whon were spread on the fl or with cards, scales, a
opium.
in progress at Peking, between the pro in the compradore's cabin and ants foreign parties, but those beat be beard. A. dos Santos, one of the excise by the Ordinance la not likely to be very Ds. Dudgeon writes in his report on the waters of the Colony, without the pormission of copper money artion of "Po-teze" appa coming out of the cabin and looking over far less to forecast ita reault. There is no spoken of as involving the "forcing on att
the purpose, goes on board any ship within the money punch and a grantity of silver and officers, salt out something, and at the same informed kaow far too little of the details |
of this duel, for such it appears to have he
The action of our Government in the scattered about, amounting time there was a splash in the water. Da the master or officer in charge; and the master
de, intelligently to report its progrees, matter was in this debate over and over or parson in charge of such ship may take any rains was also found in a coruor of the cock the ship's side, he observed a basket help for it; we must imitate the Chinese, unwilling people of a deleterious drug." such person so going on board as aforesaid into custody and deliver him up forthwith to any
P. 8, 123, Shaw Kin, proved arresting out of the water, and was found to contain like always ready that we sb between a people and its governors and
floating in the water. The basket was got
to wait a littlo;
; and them, it is quite
Such a phrase reate on the whole confusión constable to ho dealt wat moonrding to law.
eight tins of prepared opium, each tin of have the privilege doing the same again. involves an entire misconception of the tho capacity of 25 tools.
Colonel Gordon has resumed his former Antonio dos Santos, an excise officer, quarters at the temple above-mentioned problem. It was not because the Chi- ditiosal evidence that he said he saw de Egyptian, lodian and British Governmosta, opium that we went to war with China. corroborated the last witness, with the ad. HiviD
Having ent
ent loose bis conuection with the base people were unwilling to buy Indian
that be errared him.
to stick to Chins for a while, but the value Chinese Su Alot, another excise officer, said he of this item if information, supposing it went on board the steamer with the two correct, in evident as yet.
not last witnesses. lecker, and take out a baskot and cover It to-day with the Hon. J. B. Angell, U. 8. He saw defendant go to a The U. 8. cute boat dahuelot rosehed here with an oilskin coat. He wanted to see Minister on board. The commissioners and
ernor General to-morrow, and leaves for down, and shrew the basket overboard.
Defondant said a friend of his brought Pek ng en the 6th. Mr Holcombe, Secretary hold, When the excise officers came on board the barket on board and placed it in the of the U. 8. Legation, reached here from be sent a boy for the basket, but the last Peking on the 3rd, to meet Mr Angell,
The weather is somewhat oppressive. witnoms would not let him fateh it, so he went for it himself. Some of the Brune when his friend brought the basket on board.
Fined $200, in default three months' imprisonment.
The opium to be forfeited and to be given
Tam following, published in the London Boming Standard of 2nd July, possesses
loosi interest :----
The Magistrate said the fine for an offence under this clause was fine of $50 or im- prisonment not exceeding three months' hard labour.
file à ped the Captains of
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learn that the bonsówal of the bonour of Not only pistols bat gunpowder fuake, like omel would not take advantage of this arrest generally. He found some mouey fondant throw the basket overboard, and it is reasonable to suppose that he intends That step was taken only after the
By the latest mall from Hongkong, wa
knighthood on the Governor has been re- ceived with pleasure by all classes of the local community. The brilliant
young de- bater,
whose alim form was once familiar la the lobbies of the House, is now-and not undeservedly---Sir John Pope
to 79 cents. A In regard to gun accidents, which are not
loft. uncommon, it may be here observed that Chiness keep their guns in a filthy, rusty
the 10th prisoner on the roof, trying to make his escape. The 9th prisoner was condition. Many of the pistola iu use are of Chinese manufacture, although it is at-
also arrosted there by P. C. 124 tempted to pass them off as foreign. For
Sergeant Hennessy corroborated the eri. eign manufacturer's names are imitated.
dence given by the Inspector respecting the clocks and pocket knives, are largely imit
clause of the ordinance to ludiscriminately and the "Po-taza" implements in We have a clock in the dispensary cause persons, who wight go on board ou carried by the third prisoner.
bag xted. purchased at Shanghai, as a foreign made perfectly legitimate duty, to be given into
Fung
nhi, a sbopman in Stanley, sald he went to the house on the evening of the clock, with the maker's name and place custody.
The Inspector azured his Worship that 16th inst., and be there raw between twenty priated thus on the dial plate:"TDOGU
Birmingham should there was no danger of anything of the kind and thirty persone gambling at Potete & PULL, Dondon.”, and by a happy coincidence, the diyi tako warulag and provide the Chinese happening. A quartermaster was placxi ate joined in the play and lost 1. He re- what was in the basket, but defendant the family of the Minister retain at Chefoo prevention of smuggling. It is not
·WAS with fint class articles. Cheap goods and the top of the
If any one hav gangway. of the sumption of the administration of oversized cottons defeat their own abject in ing any reasonable right to go on board fcognised the first and ninth prisoners as slapped him in the face and knocked himnutii Sept. Mr Angell is to see the Gor conferred upon him on the third anniversary
ard having been present on that occasion. The
T the Colony.
The customary visits of ali- the end.
wout up the gangway, and was allowed to first was conducting the game, and the
the quartermaster after explaining his ninth acted as banker, he paid the wis quet:o were paid to his Excellency, whon
par the routine expressions of dattery were en- Masons Saws, Inonada, Hayashi, Tanaka, business, he was on board with the anthorlings and collected the losses. Ho first ployed: bat in connection with one of these Komatowe and Fujet, the Commissioners ty of the officer of the ship delegated to give went there on the 10th iustant, when he visits there was an incident which would appointed by the Japanese Government him authority to
to bo Do board. This applayed and lost $5.50.
The first defendant Oliver Gold- to examine the criminal prison
plied to Chinese well to Europeans systems
had obarge of the Po-trze, and there were amith when he was wit
ol of the principal European countries, arrived What the Capisins complained of was
sober was standing at the door inviting per throng of friends a who called to wish the Governor inet, and wore to leave the following eve-ship's sides on a
Goat
and impeding the sons to go in and play, quarters Was a Chinese deputation. rening for Washington. After returning to work when everybody was busy, and all the
Chua Akwong, coolis, aaid he went to ceiving their
Rood New York and paying a brief visit to passengers on deck preparing to disembark, the hetes at 8 o'clock on the evening of the congratulations and wishes for further promotion, emolament, Boston they then would love for home by and so very often preventing the vessel get 18th instant. About 24 persons were play- longevity," the Governor, probably anxious way of San Francisco.
tlog to ber
The Maid, there was another lag at fataze, he also played and loss ten up to the Opium Farmer. Lo stem the torrent of further good wishes,
conta The oond prisonor was conduct- elane dealing with boats obstructing the ing the game. such as ** one bandred sona and sen thou- and grandsons," asked the deputation if
fair-way; that was away from the case. they
had
heard of the change of Govern ment which had occurred in England. Some of the members had heard that the Earl of Beaconsfield had resigned, but wished to know the reason why he had done so, and in- quired what his age was. Turning towards the mantel-piece, in the one side of which there hange the portrait of Darnell and on the other that of Gladstone, 18.30 p.m. :——
hle Excellency stated the former, which bappened to be the exnot age of
has beau mightily relished bytter at New York from Liverpool on the 11th men like the prisoners scrambling up the lea persona playing. The thirteenth pri- throw it overboard. He know it was opium
Amla the
Дім
age
men
the
THE B.K. & W, DOCK Oa The following is the Heport of the board of directors of the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, to the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the offices of the Company, Club Chambers, on Tuesday, the 24th August,
To the shareholders of the Hongkong &
Whampoa Dock Company, Limited Gentlemoo, The Directors have now to submit to you their half-yearly Report with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June last, The purchase of the Silps and Property from Sands Estate, affected about a year
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The defendanta' excures were of the asual varied character; some went to look for friends, others to amuse themselves, one man went there to sell cakes, another took refuge in the house because he saw the police coming, while two others went there
The Inspector said these man went on board without permission before the vessel had been moored; what he bad aand gulte applied
The Magistrato did not mean to say that the Captain or any other officer would do saything of the kind, but the law quite al Hi Worship idioted sentences as fol- dinance were extremely wide and sweeping. Beed $100 each, or three mouths' imprison lowed him to do so. The terms of the orlows The first and ninth prisoners to be There was no saving elense, no discretion meut with hard labour, for keeptog a
The
in it. Inspector said thers was no danger of any Captain or any Police inspector per- verting the law in anch a way.
without
The following evidence was then called
B. Lanesstor, third officer, Priam: charge the defendant with coming ou heard
.30 this moralog. Thesion at
more proper Magistrate: le not
Master's case, Mr Matheson Harbour
your Worship. This
ly a
The Inspector: No
to cool themselves.
gambling house; the second prisoner fined $60, or six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour, for keeping a gambling place; the thirteenth prisonor Bed $10, or fourteen days' imprisonment with hard inbour, for frequenting a gambling house; the re matnder fined $6 ea, or ten days' im- prisonment with buri labour, for feequest iuga &
a gambling house. The money found in actual use for
ago, bas so far proved snfortunato, owi to the litigation in which it has involveri the Company, and the hindrance that certain legal questions have proved to the realization of the land. The questions at is a matter for the Po fos Magistrate to doubling was ordered to be forfeited.
Worship aisu ordered the sum of $6 issue, it is hoped, are now appe aching with. If the men obarged with ang offence to be given to Fang Achi, and $8 to be settlement. The negotiations for the dis belong to the ship, then the Harbour Mas given to Chun Akwong, out of the fines
of the Patent Slips in Manila did not ter takes
thom. These men do not belong should they be paid. Wines: Before the ship was made fast the buoy, these two men came on board without permission from anybody, and they describe themselves as boatmen. I found them betà su board and they were given in pustolice Contable who apprebended
anted, whilst, in going out, one of the the progress anticipated, and have to the shin.
make
to
Marine Court.
HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE. (Before . G. Thomsett, Esq., R.N.)
Friday, August 30.
DESERTERL
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Curran, fireman, both serving on board the Abdool Cooke, inmptrimmer, and Abdool
P. & U. steamer Khivo, were charged with
having deserted the said abip in the harbour
of Victoria on the 19th instant.
Mr W. Vinton, shipping officer to the P. & O. S. N. Company, said he received a report from the master of the Khina stating that defendants were absent from the ship without leave and that he bad treated them as desorters.
In defence both prisoners said they beard the ship was golog at noon, and they mused their passage.
sentence, one month's imprisonment with hard labour.
Uhina,
BHANGHAL
on
port
Japan.
NAGABAKI.
Ghvorument had completely broken down in its attempt to stop a with which we can sympathie-by the treflic they disapproved of for reasons old policy of absolute probibition and because the Chinese are now unwilling to buy Indian opium that the Indian Government lys such a jealous hand on the trado, The question, then, is-or rather would be, if the finances of ladis had eight millions to spare, instead of being precisely that amount to the bad -the question we say is not whether Great Britain should continue to foros on an unwilling people a deleterious
iramaral in itself that it is the duty of drog; but whether the traffic is 80
the British Government to nasiet that of China in the total prohibition of its use. But this would, indeed, be to take the mote out of India's eye, while saving the beam in our own; and that be it remembered not at our own expense,
(Bupren, July 31 ) Afolini arrived fr a Yokohama, via Kobe, The Spanish corvette Donna Maria da
Wedosaday night. She anluted the and the Russian and American Admi ral early the following morning, which compliments were duly roturand. She la the first Spanish man-of-war that has visited Nagasaki for three hun red youre, about which time a number of missionaries were conveyed here in a goverament veseel, and but at that of the people of India. who were afterwards masssored. She will When England foregood the £26,000,000 leave for Chatoo on Monday next. The she makes annually out of intoxicating Kobe on Saturday last, and the U.. invite the Indian Government to keep British gunboat Pachound left here for liquors, it will be time enough surely to gunboat Pales arrived from Shanghat on
Thursday. The Russian Ironclad Prince Pojorski arrived from Singapore peaterdag morning. The repairs to the dinin were pushed forward, and completed in time to come wat f Dook on Sunday les Men of war in harbour: Britisa, ly; American, tenderugs and l'alos; Spanish, Danna Maria de Molina; Russian, Minin, trincs Pojorski, jigit, and dria.
the call it
The parallel, it will be said, is not completo, because there is nothing in the action of the English Government with regard to the spirita corresponding to that of the Indian Government in occupying itself the place of the largest producer and seller of opium. That is The perpetrator of
true; but it amounts to a distinction some ten years ago tras osptured on the without a difference. On this side of island of Takuaims during the early part India the parallel is complete. All that of the present week, by a native detesilve, Government does is to see that no opium who had been working in the mine for passes on its way from the producer to Boveral months past, anxiously watching the consumer, without paying a heavy and waiting for a favourable opportunity to duty. And if the Bengal Government itself undertakes the collection and sule
known, and somewhat severely cut about on.
mardor committed
It may be hons to many residents of prevent the net returna being more satis. on board as he had given authority to no attendants land from a boat, and larta that in the darkness the latter djų / banon, seriously injuring the face of a sail meat in growing opium might con.
of the spokesman of the deputation, who at once inquired who was to be the Premier of the new Government. His Excellency said he expected it would be Gladstone, se the two
were the greatest statesmen in England, but that be bad not received news you. At that moment a telegram was put in his hands announcing that Lord Hartington had declined, and that Mr Gladstone had been Invited to form the new Cabinet. So the Chinese at once bowed and obin-chinned to the new Premier's portraits, and left con-
party explained to the others the mystery which the Governor wisely had left un- been laterrupted recently by the earthquaken
arrent bim, BREACH OF THE OPIUM ORDINANOE. explained-amely, the reason why the in that Olty; renewed efforte, however, are
On Wednesday it was rumoured that a grost
statesman resigned and now being made for the disposal of the
Chan Ching Cheung and Ho Aplu, un-
(N-0. D. News, August 10.)
versal, bound from Nagasaki to Tientsin, of the opion and forbids private cultivas made room for the Liberal leader, by
by plant
employed, were charged with being in the About ball-past two on Saturday morning had been wrecked on the Gotos. This has tion that is only a convenient finansist saying, "It's simply the interchange of the The amount of work done at the Gom
unlawful possession of a quantity of opium a young man, assistant to Menus Adamsou, not, as yet, been confirmed, and is, in all arrangement. It cannot be contended deal principle, the yin and the yang pany's Establishments during the half-year
on the 20th instant, withens permit from belt as Cole stroff, was annoked wille probability, estsidering the direction of the that were it not for the action of the Ab, Ab, asid all the rest, how we compares favourably with that in former
the Upium Farmer.
asleep in bed by a man as present un-recent provailing winds, without founda indian Government in growing popp understand it perfectly; Conservatives and Reports, and it is only the extremely low the men said:-The Captain instructed me Li Fuk Shin
94, an excise officer, said that Liberals, yin and yang (”
rates pharged, owing to competition, that to take in charge all the man who had come from informations officer, said that
the face, also receiving one wound in to On Wednesday nights korcelaclamp burst the Chinese would get no opiam. If st Yan-ma-ti this morning. He Bay arm. The ruffian wade off so quickly on 03 board the British schooner Mount Le- that were so the policy of this Govern one to come on board the vessel at all, and the two he desired this nuisance to be put a stop to. on his
The first defendant said:-1 am a shop their poaquin if they had any opion to not even know whether he was a Chinaman, who was trimming it at the time of the ceivably be open to challenge on the
They or a foreigner. The lujured man was
explosion,
ground of immorality. But it is a notori- coolle employed in the Kwang Lang sop. were taken
room containing a safe which
The repairs to the s.. Thabor have beenous fact that to cut off the Indian supply 852,298.411 had a friend coming by this steamer. It used to the station and searched. sleeping in
and she went out for a trial trip would simply be to throw the Chinese tina of opium. The of which he bad the key, but if robbery
Thursday tins were
were folded 1 up in handhorchi-f which
His Majesty the Mikado arrived at Yo. exclusively on the home-grown opium were the object of the perpetrator of the were tied round their waists. They had no
on which they already to a very large that he dui nut kahama from Kobe, on the Faorokan, on 93ault, it seems singu vertificates from tho Opium Farmer.
use the f
APADENG the 23rd inat. He was most enthusiastically extent depend. And it surely follows The first defendant said a friend in Chi- kafej ou the young sunda barone received, and after a short stay he pressed that so fine as the morality of the thing nese territory gave it to bi to bring over instead of bla face. It is supposed that hes by special train to Tokio.
be
is concerned there is not a whit of here, and he was to receive twenty-fire bid kimzelf in the
On Saturday evening last, a native mur difference between the Bombay and the room before the injured couts for his trouble.
man entered it, as the latter says he looked derer was captured near Oara, who had
trade. Much, however, raad hor, as well as her new protester, and his door when he went to bed. The seriously injured a woman who had desert Bengal methods of taking tithes on the every wins unfortunate youth was put under the care of Dr. Macleod, who had him removed killed a man who was instrumental in statcaman will admit, is due to senti- the General Hospital, where he is now bringing about the dosertion.
nient in these maltors, and it would probably be a wise concession to popular lying.
opinion on the part of the Government inquired what was wrong, and was told by on duty near the spot went and
of India if they were to take steps for the early assimilation of the Bengal to the Bombay method.
Hongkong, "that the bestowal of the honour of knighthood on the Governor has been received with pleasure by all classes of the local community," News Indeed The extract from the London paper, however, will probably be recogulsed as an old friend with whose face we are familiar. The kind and industrious Press Commisioner"
The Gross Esruings for the six months amount to $298,007.01, and the sum available for sp propriation is...
of which the Directors would recommend the following diatribation, viz.:—
Dividend for the
half year 2 per cent $20,000.00
Bonus to Coutel- bating Shareholders
Directors' fans..... Auditors' fees.....
8,000.00 2,50.00 250.00
25,750.00
Leaving a Balance to bs car- ried to new account of........... $6,648.41
again! Really, how hard he must have worked! how varied have been the fields for ble energy lo the Daily Press of the 24th April, when the Commissioner had full swing of our contemporary-in the daya before the scales had fallen from the byes of our morning colleague-there appeared this same article reproduced above, under the heading "The Yin and the Yang in British | (Before Polittos." It may by some be considered a compliment to have one's lenderettes worked up, with minor additions, and re-dished In a leading London newspaper. But under the present alecumstances the compliment is not an unmingled gratification; and we do not enry the feelings of the "Commissioner " In the detection of such a line of conduct. The Standard also may well be congratulated upon its source, of information in this in-
#lance!
We learn from the Jornal do Commercio, of Portugal, of the 8th June last, that
the Governor of the district of Timor, Senhor Hugo Gordain de Lacerda Ona
post by Senhor Augusto Cesar Cardoso de Carvalho...
W. Keswick, Chairman,
Police Intelligence.
possession they answered
wure
hired the second defendant's boat to take and on the second fire found four tina, í taú a considerable sum of money in it, and completed,
to meet my friend. I had no on board permission from the Captain or anybody else to go on board. I did not know it was neasssary.
Second defendant sald: I went on board to get some passengers.
The Magistrate bold the prisoners they had no right to go on board the vessel wit she was fastened to the buoy. If they did they must necessarily hamper the officers in their work. If they wanted to go on board after the vessel was moored they had to get permission from the Captain or one of the officers. They would be fined 25
gente each.
The Magistrata asked the Inspector whether the rules which the ordinance pro- J. F. Brancis, Bag., Acting Police vided for had been framed.
Magistrats).
The Inspector said they had not.
Wednesday, August 18.
ILLEGAL BOARDING OF STEAMSES IN THE HARBOUR,
200.
dl. (ch
lees,
The Magistrate: Then you are power
as as you stand. The Inspector: Quits. We can do nothing AL
at all.
The Magistrate: You ought to sell the attention of Captain Deans to the matter. After I brought the last case bore, I drow Inspector Matheson: 1hare done so, Žir. Pa raport about the mattor.
UUITING AND WOUNDING,
The second defendant said the same.
Fined $50 each, in default, two months imprisonment.
COMMITTED FOR THIAL
Cheung Asau and Fung Achui, hawkers, were charged with robbery with violence on the 19th instant.
throat
to
When the alarm was given, a native
(Express, Aug. 7).
jarikaba coalie thas a Uhiusman had The 10th anniversary of the birth of Bls alzmbed over the wall into the Canton Road Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Chine Ao Abo, a married woman, said she lived and proceeded up the Bund. Lfforts wete was celebrated here on Taenday, the 3rd in Tourd Street, Sey.jug-poon.About noon yesterday she was at the exhibition made to discover the miscreant, but they inst, with more than usual eclat,
Uwere nesuccessful at Shok-tong-teui looking at the pictures there. Suddenly a man, Wong Ahing called out "You have been robbed,” and on looking at her jacket, she found that one of her silver butops had been ent off and was gone. She picked up the button from the
the ground.
(Mercury.)
All the men-of-war dressed abip, and a salate of
no gane was simultaneously fred twenty-one The new dock built by Messrs. Boyd & from the tusslan mag-of-war Minin, Prince
Pojorski, and Asia, from the U, S.
8. frigate Co. will be completed in the early et Ticonderoga, and from the Japacers fork. next week; its dimensions are sufflauty During the day many of the foreign naval large to take in the biggest ships and men and consular (fficials of-war that ever visit der why the officers and in the evening a dinner was given at
viella to Mr Telog, We have often wondered
Wong Ating, a watchman at the exhibi tion, said that a little before noon yesterday, connected with the Mercantüs Marins never the Consulate, to which Admiral Staşkışı- he saw the last witness looking at soms started an institution, whare, like the berg, Commodore Shufeldt, the Consular pictures there. The two defendants were marlue engineers, they would have a place body, and Mr Kasai, Acting Governor of to talk over Nagasaki, were invited. The Consulate standing close to her. He now firat de to themselves, to meet togetip, and so and principal Chiner business houses were with fendant life ap the lower part of complain-subjecta comucoted
leg, and the second improve one another in their worthy pro tastefully illuminated. ant's jacket with his
farslon. We are aware that an institution defendant then cat off a button with a fersion.
On Sunday evening last, four sailing knife. He immediately seized hold of bas siruady been started under the name of vessels arrived and sailed up the harbour in them, and the second prisoner threw down the
Shipmasters Association, and ant picked 1 up the button, and be picked progressing favourably. Yet this doss
Reem to supply & & want that is
The Chief Officer proved and while duak and know nothing about it till next both the knife and the button. Complain-we hear vagy little about it, we believe it close
steamer arrived in
the
Hongkong,
steamer. The Chinese who came on board
The
a mat urdummon cecar-
though
in
company
rence for this
not
Port
needed,
On Sunday morning last, the American
her first trip under the American flag,
al. I am still under Medical treat-/ tanishment 1888. The second defondaos | children, Gue Informant tells us that
in
bound for Wladivostock.
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Lan Ashun, 21, unemployed, Young Aabin, 20, abopman, and Chao Asze, 30, a shop coelle, were charged with having, on the 17th day of August, not being then in Her Majesty's Service and not being duly authorised by law for the
рогрове, folly gone on board a cortaft ship with unlaw-
in the watere of this Colony, to wit the steamship China
Joba Bulger, a Private la H. M.'s 27th without the
the permission of the master or officer in charge, contrary to Regiment, was charged with cutting and wounding Bergeant Charles Beales, 27th Ord. 8 of 1879, # the offense. The Reximent, with intent, on the 15th inst.
Prisoner pleaded guilty. He said he was he ship was under way a number of boste day. come alongside; some hooked on. Some Chinese out of the boats came up into the Regiment, said: "About 8.50 o'clooks p.m., over to a
Charles Beales, a Sergeant of II. M.'s 27th op the knife. He handled the prisoners where marine officers oah ment on the same barque Catarina (late Catalina) left port tello-Bravoo, will be relieved from that had no permission to do so from the Maater on the 15th instant, I was lying on my bed victoria Gaol, aid he knew the prisoners, hanghal, and they have wisely, chosen the Thursday, to the effect that the 8.S. Thabor
E. น receiving officer at the footing, and feel at home in every respect
Such
is about to be star ed in place is a or from wildsar. The Constable in Court, in my room. The prisoner same in and
A vague rumour was in circulation on stabbed me with his bayonet in the left side both of them had been in gaol before, P.O: 78, came on board and asked witness i
firth prisoner had no less than seven raperance Hall an the seat of the fn had been lost in the vicinity of Shimonoseli, permission had been given. He said it without saying a single word. He then ran had not. Then the Constable arrosted away, and took the bayonet with him. 1 pravions convictions recorded against him, stitute. We feel certain that it will be a but up to yesterday evening no news of aty
three of
of lardony, two of being a rogue and success, as we know the energetic Manager said Avouer the 13th was in Shanghai the some men; witness did not see them arrest aliouted and several men came to my as hottest day, this year. The thermometered, and knew nothing about any of the sistance, and I was taken to the Military vagabond, and two of returning from of the temperance Hall will watch over saident had been received by the agent, so his career of crime commencing their comforts as a father would over his presume that it was without founda-
****** tion,
days Nagasaki kən P. O. 79, James Edwarda, W. P., said mont that yesterday afternoon the China esme
Prisoner had no question to ask. No had two previous convictions acoredited to many of the officers connected with the fortunately experienced a very narze weake in It
It was his special duty to board all further evidence was forthcoming to-day, as him, one of being a suspected person and mercantile marine of
with the best invariably attend the visitation of one of We read in the London letter of the N.0.steamets coming in.
gising evidenes in a Court of Requity, now larceny, his career commencing in May of British and American papers and periodicals thras Berce soles for which she present police boat to the Ching. When he got Daily News, the following paragraph ribere aho was still under way, and being held by the Military authorities The last year.
profession, and they garding a point we wrote on some months number of hosts were hooked on. He saw cane was therefore remanded till 9 o'clocked reserved their defence, and were com-ed for a very small amount monthly and storm was brewing, in which
Both prisoners having been duly caution- believe that such a place might be support season of the year is so noted. On Tuesday
evening it was generally
hich prediction the the Chinese climbing up the side. When on Monday morning.
mitted for trisl at the next Criminal Sexanne Hall for the purpose. To meet hauled up their beats high and dry instead that room is to be taken at the Tem
Temnative fishermen
believed, as they evidently they saw the police-bost coming some went
sions of the Supreme Court.
expenses of such a place, they propose of pursuin that an entrance fee of $5 should be paid of pursuing their usual aronation
Wedtanding the to his leaving to take up his new port
Best somewhat
kky 18 Governor and Commander in-chief at side, the first prisoner, whom he saw on previous convictions, one for keeping a pus Yao, a widow, and U Ashin, a married the formation
Lnk Asam, a married woman, Ho Kam should be any sorplas it will go towards Tarmail This change of office in doubt beard the abig. He was gults sure of the io gambling house for helsonment, the woman, were charged with kidnapping on leady been sent rotad, and that many news cooled by telegraph of a gale raging Cosmopolitan Look, par, nominal.
Isbrary for the use of
and the barometer registered extremely the members. We believe paper has low, which indications, coupled with the less promotion in the service, though it mon.
1200, or six montba' imprisonment the the 10th funtant, does not carry pronniary benefits with it. Defondante had nothing to say, They other of larceny of clothing for which he
Gransfer means a reduction of were convicted, and each was Ansd $10 or was awarded Shres months imprisonment on duty In Ladder Street at 3 o'clock yes will be added, and it will be worked upon had fallen for some days, the alouds of dust (Taken at Mesere Falconer de 00,'s Pithitis, Indeed, the
P.O, 190,
have availed Achung, rald that he w
themselves of becoming memat Kagoshima, 100, Tang.
all possible pro Justided all 500
Biliet room off the Sakry given at
at Barbados, fourteen daya imprisonment with hard with hard labourab
Cautionary measures silost. às no
Temperature. where the pay was $3,500, But than the inbons.
His Worship now seat him to gaol for third defendants talking to a man. The ranch the same principles as the Engineer which were ca sied before the wind provod
terday
He saw the second and afternoon sharming climate of Tampaania, and the society there is worth paying 8600 a your
scond defendant had hold of the bey in Insitute. Other information, we are told, for in contradistinction to that enjoyed at
very disagreeable during the whole day. Court by the hand,
the night, however, the rein com Barbadoenegro,
asked the third how much she would really of the Temperance Lali.
menced, and day and the whole of the following night it esmo down in torrents. About mid
ㄅㄛ
In the sun registered 126 degrees at noon, prisoners, while in the shade it tonobed 87 degrees.
He went off in the other witnesses in the case are engaged being st large without a pass, and one of } ing & Reading Room suppliegatend bar from the disastrous consequences which
4
ago. Our argument was taken exception
to, but this fally supports us:--
on board; and, some got back into their
ZARGENT.
Major Sir George Strahan has arrived
heats. Witness pulled up to this bosh and
Id Abing, calle, pleaded guilty to
In England from Barbadoes, preparatory arrested the second and third prisoners. stealing a fasket and a pair of trousers on
Be arrested, lu another boat on the other the 19th Instant. He also admitted two
Shu Ashun was similarly charged with ganda M M 1 regard to the same vessel.
The offenoo was proved by the same wit- néssem as the above cases, P.C. Breen arrested the man and was quite sure he saw the host-hook of the accused's boat
Tax Law of Libel-The Select Committee on the Les of 1 lbel have dodded on their rsport, and have bgreed to recommend that holding on to the steamer, in fatura no criminal proceedings: for libel Defendant denied the charge; he had no should be allowed to commence without witzeaner.
the fiat of the Attorney-General first belog. The Magistrate consisted the defendant obtained The Committee have also to and fined him $10 in default fourteen days commended, that fair and securate reports imprisonment with hard labour.
four months with bard labour,
ASSAULT:
TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN,
connected with their,
perance
the
and a monthly subscription of $1. If there
of a
berk
A short time & After
that
Wind
appearanc?
rain
Hongkong Bank, 65 % prem., sales, Union Ins. Soo, of Oton, $1,400 per ki, sales. China Tradera Ina. Co, $1,400 p. exd North Quina Ins. Co., Ts. 1,075 per share, Yangtaze Ins. Assoc Tla. 720 per share. Chinese lus. $300 sales. H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $8627 per share, sales. China Fire fos, Co., $236 per ah, sales. II. K&W. Dock Co., par H.K. C. M. S.-boat Co., 822 prem., Kalen S'hai Steam Nav. Tls. 3 per a nominal, Obina Coast St. Nav. Da, Tis, 100 pers. Hongkong Gas Co., $80 per abare. Hongkong Hotel Co., $98 per share, sales, Chins Bugar Beining Coi ti per al
buyera Do. Debentares, 8p.a, prem. Chivors Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.
of 1877 de
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- Queen's Road.)
Second defendant i can be obtained by applying to the Manager During for the gristor part of Thure- | BAROMETREM, MESI
KesaRONG, August 20.
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Bu Afat was charged with assaulting one sall the boy for, and the reply was $68. On the constable asking her why she was Chia Aul on the 19th instant.
1-day Chiu Ami said, he was a sorvant in the taking the boy about the street for sale she
or. Thursday, the wind subsided to a calm, employ of Mr. Cohen, in Mosque Terrace, denied doing so. Tuo man they were (From Courier Correspondent.) and then reored round to the south east, The defendant is cook in the same employ. talking to then said that the second de-
August 4th.
from which direction it blew until dayligi Yesterday, about 2 p.m., a quarrel ensued fondaat lisd brought the boy to his house Drawsing persons are credibly reported on Friday morning, when the wind and between the complainant and defendant for axle some days ago. He wanted to take to catch at straws.. In the present anxiety rain ceased. The schooners Airlis and over their domalio duties. It led to them to the station, but second defendant and cirtainty on the subject of the Marg, and the barque Pym, the former of fendant threw a basin at him and struck would be better to see her frat. He was Rusia, it is not surprising that the move. Wednesday, have been detalued at anshor antaal recrimination, and ultimately, de said the boy belonged to Luli Asam, and it overstrained! relations between China and which arrived on Tuesday and the latter on
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