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No 5542-APRIL 19, 11
pations and treated with all the respect to his high: position, was allowed to pay rospects to a Chinese official first,
to receive Boveroigu of course it was visits before returning them, not in person but by one of his court officials. How the Chinese must chickle in their sleeve at this latest proof of their superiority over the "outer barbarian!" Perhaps it was to effect this little pices of diplomacy that Mr Tong King-sing, who we understand had
BOBBELLY WITH VIOLENCE
Liu Afuk was charged by the Attorney General, with assaulting and robbing one Lan Achat, on the highway in British Kowloon, of 8 and some opium, on the 20th March last,
THE CHINA MAIL
Among these ruics we notice the follow-printed and presented to this meeting, be
QUANTITY OF FOOD FOR EACH PRISONER PER DAY. Under sentence of hard labour? go of Rice
OBSERVER.
31
China.
SHANGHAL
(Neres.)
The entries for the forthcoming Spring
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pissed."
Proposed by the
Mr McLeod,
Chairman, seconded by
and 25 per cent on the net contributory "That Dividends of Tacks 75 per share prunin for the year 1880 be declared forth- with, and that the sum of Taols 60,000 be plazed to permanent Reserve Fund.
Proposed by Mr J.-M. Young, secondled by Mr J. H. Purdon,
"That Messrs
E.. H Lavors, H. R.
mattor of law, calmly and impartially and fame as a British Master Marine had not Under these conditions, the phenomena of looking only to the strict and proper inter been atainot. The Magistrate's nontones as earthquake, before refurred to, is not going on food: Pretation of the law. This decision would must therefore be quashed. The affect af very grostly to be wondered at. seem to completely nullify the sale of the this was, of course, the immediate rolvaso The evidence adduced was similar to that property to the Government which I men of Capt. Flanders, who, for about thres given at the Folies Court, and which was tioned in my lotter, of the above dato naweeks, had been languishing in "durance reported in our enlumos at the time. The contemplated, and which has since, in spite vile. The decision has given great matia- complainant, who is an old roan, was met of its unifest illegality, been attempted to faction, not only to Capt, Flanders friends the arranging of these visits, was so bora kok-taui, where he lived, by dofondant and be carried through. The questions now and sympathizers but also to a large section Race Meeting-closed on Saturday afternoon, far as the rico is concerned, but what the Hearri, W: H. Dalgliesh, A. McLeod, W
on the road between Yau-mah-ti and Tal- was stopped with the use of a steamer, &c. If we two others not in custody, and lust are the liabilities and feelings of the strong feeling prevailed that the case of the entered for each event, which have been half a sen to help down each meal, appears rectora, ba re-elected for the current year. remomber right the Prince of Genoa and by thom and lus
per 40 cents inkcom searched, other high foreign dignitaries, first racoível and some opium erumplainant crying out,
from im the Viceroy's visit before returning the call, but now that the precedent has been (some workmen rear came to his assistance concerned with them in this strange trans- to that of the Jeddah, and that it was Plato, 44; Farmor's Plate, 10; investigated are even worse off than the Mr White was of course eligible. The fol mnado of a King recognizing lis superiority, and the future to insist on a continuance of this! complainant, but the other two men got action. The property, it is plain, cannot be } tially unfair; unjust and most Eaglish ¦ tho astute Li will probably be careful then prisoner was caught and identified ayray into Chinese territory. After His Hanour had summed up the Jury returned a verdict of guilty against the prinouer,
Sontence reserved.
WE.
flattering acknowledgement
Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. M. S. Tannocky.) Tuesday, April 19.
LARCENY.
Wong Akai, was convicted of stealing 40 cents, a knife, and two pawn-tickela, from the person af ono Ho Assu, on the 18th, and was therefore sentaneel to he imprisoned for four months. He was also fined $10, in doficult a further terin of tres mouths with hard labour, for using the policeman. devils," in his
insulting tern defence.
FIGHTING.
Lai Shui Shing and three others, were charged with fighting and creating turbance in East Street, on the lot inst., and were each fined 23, in default seven days' imprisonment with hard labour...
(Before the Hos Ng Choy,)`.`
KIDNAPPING.
Tau Amei, 22, a cook, and Law Alsang, 58, widow, were charged the first with un- lawfully decoying from his parent a boy under 14, and the second with receiving
worth
ed.
DURGLARY,
arise,who are rospectively responsible and of the general public, amongst whom a
Government and those who have bean Jissie was very far from being a pallet one
to punish a man twice for one and the mow offence, as had west certainly been done in this instance.
•
INACCURATE THERMOMETERS --
·AND A SIGNAL SERVICE FOR JAPAN. (Hiogo News)
-light
5.1 23 imprisonment or
waiting trial Children under ten years of ago 3,
Accompanimenta not exceeding 14 son. Now this is a liberal allowance enough as and the following are the number of ponies Government can expect a man to obtain for Brand, and J. A. Hawes, the retiring Di
the Cloric of the Course: Ficat daying a condition at we wish them. The the election of Auditors. Mr. P. Maclean kindly supplied to us by Mr Barnes Dallas, a mystery, even if sutes wore in as flourish Tho ineoting then proceeded to ballot for Chu-ka-za Cup, 16; Criterion Stakes, 8; wretched men waiting to have their casos was not on the list owing to his departure. Yangtsso Stakes, 11 Jockey Cup 19 longer hold by the Government, as it must
Tack's Cup, 9; Racing Stakes, 27, Second convicted criminals, and yet may be wholly lowing names had been sent in Massro
innocent of crime.
Francis, A. White, Walker, Lamby, and The cost of fuel, clothing, &a., he brought into the lump estate, of which
day-Flyaway Plate, 19; Shanghai Derby, 33; Spring Cup, 16; Race Club Cup, 14 to a mains unt of going, ke, is limited Lindsay. Mosers White and Lindsay were
elected. division will then have to be inado in
Slunghai Stakos, 74 Concordia Cup, 34; prisoner, which certainly does not appear. accordance with the Supreme Court of In. Mr Winshurst, the responsible agent and Teatice Cup, 22; Roadsters' Plate, Slikely to allor? much room for extravagance, dia. One thing, which would seem to in Surreyor of the Liverpool Underwritor's As Third day--Grand Stand Stakes, 38: Grent oven if the money charged to the Govern- Chan Aho was charged with burglarious-
Northern Plate, 20; Ladies Puse, 16ment be actually devoted to the ostensiblo ly broaking into and entering a dwelling crease greatly the responsibility of the sociation, as well as the professional divers Chau-shang-kiuk Cup, 28; Kiangsu Plate, house in Tank Lane, and feloniously ntent Governor in this transaction is that a who had boon engaged in the salvage oper- 16 Consolation Cup, 42; Grand National Purpose for which it in required. Japanese prison fare is apparently not calculated to ing and carrying away therefrom certain Protest, was lodged by the appellant withatione connected with the wreck of the Steeplechase, 14.-Total amount of entrance pamper the appetites of the inmates, which clothing.
Compared with the last is no doubt quite correct, but
fancy evon The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
the Governor and in the Court here, drawn by: Braemar Castle, took their departure for Spring Mesting there is a parked falling this post artist foreign silmirer of this and walchen furnish butter of continual The complainant in the case was a Chi- the Portuguese Consul at Hongkong (where England by the Mail steamer Kashgar which of in the entries for almost every racs, Empire and people would husitate before romark, but it is not so generally known and this entrance foos consequently are handing over a countiguan, guilty in all that errors are frequently found to exist se doctor, and it appeared from the vithe appellant with her children has been for left hero on the 30tr ulto. Tho work com-
very nearly Tls. 1,000 loss. Last Spring probability of some patty offence, to the even in the thermometers of reputable donce that he was aronged from his sleep on the night of the 6th April by hearing his some considerable time residing), against menced by them is to be continued by Meating they unoanted to Tis. 4,775.
positive starvation implied by a dict of rice makers (Mercury)
pare and simple. cook calling out "thief." He immediately the sale of the property, some time before the purchasers of the vessel; how or in
Dr Leonard Waldo contributes an ing got up, and found that his cook had gone it took place, unless the rights of every ong what way is, of course, best known to thom-Tang Kwo Tenan, who was appointed We are informed that at about seven teresting article on the subject of the ro out in pursuit of a mari. The cook's evi- denco was to the effect that he heard the uterested were duly considered and gua selves. Iso, however, that they are ad Governor General of Shansi and Kansuh, is o'clock in the evening of the 21st instant, acently established armination of ther- stopping at the To Ma Miu, at Trentain, sailor on boat the British barque el mometers at the Yale Observatory to the noise of door opening during the
ranted:" There is, howevor, one-scans of vertising for tenders for raising the slip, having declined the poet under ples of ill stan, lying at anchor in this harbour, was Popular Science Monthly, from which mach and on getting up to see what it was, found the street door open and saw a man come escape from the difficulty, and it is to be but I have not heard of any offer having health. Taing probably does not like the suddenly ruptured dangerously. It was information on a comparatively little known
thu post.
hara It does not offer sufficient scope for blowing very
time, and boingbject may be derived. from his master's room and run out of the hoped the Government will see its way to been accepted by them.
Juan of his distinguished
nicate with the shoro, the Now master of
In England, the Kew Observatory of the The Consus is an all-absorbing topic here that the rebellion in the Shencity. Now unable to communicate wed the usual Royal Society has for the last quarter of a house. Ho pursued the inan and did not rid itself of all grave oponsibility in the
the vessel. provinces muster
remedies in such cases, bat
furnished accurate comparisons of chargo of a constable. On experiving the matter, and at the mme time clear isoli of ai present. The returns were collectal by and the New Ikusinion seal without suocess. About eleven o'clock the thermometers sent there for examination by lose sight of him until he had given
unfortunatoly century fur suppressed premisce it was found that there were marks any suspicion of complicity in an endeatour been forced by sonte pointed instrument to do any wrong to the parties on whose is not the slightest duubt that soine off-the-way place, and an undesirable weather moderated slightly, and as the physicists, meteurologista, physicians and upon the bolts of the door as if they hart
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The discrepancies between different clocks
and detaining him. No evidence was taken, Jury, and His Billy" was returned by the what has been done illegally is, for. the to the Government or anyone else is doo dubt Tru thought he was commering a prosume will be on or other which we only fairly commenced, Dr Waldo states
and the case was remanded till to-morrow.
ATTEMPTED STABDING,
Chan Ahan was charged with attempting
mitted for fourteen days.
THE RICKSHAW NUISANCE,
DETAINING FEMALES IN THE COLONY,
home on a
thenno
Four jinrickshaw coolies were finei 10 follows. The girl Li Aho was brought from placed in trust for whosoever of right it and proper for all iatives of the Enst who docht for an investment out of the beach of Kompira-maru, when the bursting of the These errors may be, and probably are,
conis, for rushing up to and obstructing a
foot passenger, when they were not called by him.
STEALING À JACKST.
The
Fang Alin, for stealing a jacket, value in house, aftor which she was taken by the scistake in accepting a mortgage which was confers worldly as well as spiritual advant daily copies is too small) annonced Li understand that the Government has ready | analysin of the results of sixty-eight thermo-
cents from a clair-coolic, was sentenced to three wooks imprisonment with hard labour.
YOUNU THIEVES. Wang Aching, 14, and Yung Aching, 9, for stealing a pair of shoes, valup 50 cents, were sentenced to fourteen days' imprison ment each, seven days in solitary combine- ment, the rest with hand labour,
ROGUE AND VAGABOND.
in
mind
NEWCHWANG,
April 3.
twononths, sent the three girls back to the nexs and distress that have so long been Eurasians and, not unfrequently, English,. She arrived only a few hours after the ice timber everywhere going on throughout exceeding & cg, and more rarely oue BI-
and the country pacified, it probably seems the enumerators on Monday lagt, and thero an o
of his The
services at sufferer appeared getting very much worse, instrument makers. The benefits serving from the outside of the door. Two funt-behoot it is claimed that they have been them are fearful and wonderful produc- the tims of the famine in Shanes probably Mr Bayley sent his second officer on board to science from the adoption of this system renders hin discontented at not having one H.M.S. Albatros, with a roquest that the caused the nianaging board of the Winche- needles were found on the prisoner, besides persecuted by the other side, by adapting tiona. Whether the Posults which will of the greater viceroyalties. He is one of surgeon should visit the sailor, who was ster Observatory of Yale to organize a That means of rectifying be arrived at will be satisfactory either the most distinguished of the dominant then apparently in an extremely critical similar service, and, although the work is fur jackets-which were identified as be that course, longing to the complainant.""
Chinese party who rule
who rule Chine now-a-days. state. For some A verdict of "multy"
satisfactory to his that the results have already been most Lordship reserved acntetico. Government to Rove the Court to with eideilly problematical. My own impression great honour upon him na his successor; superiors, the su
sturgeon did
not comply with gratifying. M Bayley's wishes, and application for The examples of error given in the course hold the amount of the purchase price of is that a correct census, as far as nationality but. Tring probably thinks differently.
of tl:0 articlu referred to, point conclusively The value of Landed Property is rapidly assistance was then made to the Russian cor Li Akun was charged by Mr Mackcan, the property ($20,080) which has been paid is concerned, never has been and never will
rising in Shanghai. piece of land convette Nuiezdnick. With prompt humanity to the absolute necessity which exists for for the Attorney General, with, (lat) wri to stab one Li Un Ho, inmate of a brothel. lawfully and by forgé dotsining a certain in Court,, until all matters are finally be taken here in the Straits, and that too tiguous to the Tien-shih-clusa lithographie a doctor was at once despatched on board some nigans of testing the thermometers forsettled and the affairs of the estate are to for the most obvious reasons--because establishment in the Peking Road was sold the Athelstan, and an operation performed used by scientists and physicians. For The two had had is quarrel about some female named Lá aho, in the Colopge and be wound up. But apart from that there many are ignorant of, and more, through or Fle. 1,400 per mow; it was filled in, which, in the opinion of Mr Bayfor. saved instance, we are informed that the change clothes bolonging to the former, stolen
the purpose of emigration, (2nd) with
and cost before it was filled in Tis. 800 par the man's life. At present we refrain from which takes place with age in overy. and pawned by the latter. He went to her taining by force a fenunla namen Weg in every reum, to tieliove that the Governor falso pridus, que ushaniot uf, their nationality.new. We leur of a gentleman who bought commenting upon the apparently inexplies.moter, not infrequently amounts to a degree room and holding a knife in his hind Kwong T in the Colony for the same pur. threatened to stab her. He was ordered to
Part of Bold
it; a part for the 4Bairos, because we understand that the time the instrument is made. Various
renatal result of find two suretics of 850 each, be of good posu, and (3rd) with detaining by force will he virtually compelled to do this seeing I have no wish to be profane and still loss a piece of land near H.B.M. Gaol; built able course, adopted by the surgeon of the and a half Falar. within two years from the
another famnto mined Ching Awan, for that he is in receipt of a Despatel from wish to under-rate the blessings of civilist of the whole, and the balance for The matter is likely to be the subject of official causes contribute to the general result behaviour for three months, or to be com- the same purposes. The prisoner pleaded Linton we the effect that, should this pre- tion and Christianity. Neither do I desire 5,500. There is a strong deniand for land inquiry, but the public may rest assured inaccuracy, and there is every likelihood.
not guilty..
The
present, procedings were
on the part of high mandarins the North, that silence does not in this instance imply that thermometers apparently calculated to taken wider Sec. 7 of Ord, 2 of 1875. perty be purchased by the Government at to speak lightly of thy sacrament of baptism, and the powerful Viceroy of Puchili is said oblivion.
givo uniform readings, may vary two
scales. The ovidence in this case was brictly as the judicial auction, the money shall be On the contrary, I consider it only right to be one of the investors, propofing nơ The recent disaster on board the steamer three degrees at some part of their her nativo place,
near Canton, by her unclo,
thermometers in general use by to this Colony, where she was sold to the belongs. The Judge now occupying the submit to it to regard it with reverence. his enemies, upon that fall which immi-boiler occasioned the loss of many lives, attended with evil consequences.
bent, according to the qunulam Chinese las again directed attention to the urgent
writes Dr Waldo, are almost prisoner. She lived in the prisoner's honsc
We for six days, not being allowed to leave the appears to have committed a grave But what I de object to is, the idea that it urgan, the Shanghai Courier. Last your, need of efficient supervision over the native.
the ex-organ (ex because the subsidy of 30 owned vessels plying along the const.
too high in their readings. An prisoner and two other womon, along with on the face of it questionable, if not, as is gea. Many converts to the faith have been Hung-chang's treasonable intentions; this a code of regulations on the subject, and ineters of this description, verified in June the two other girls in Court, on board a
a notification will alwortly be issued of last year, will show how great this error steamer in the harbour, and the next day alleged, altogether informal and vold, made anonget Klings (Hindoos) and Malays year, it predicts his fall. Chung How is that a notifi
This, it but no sooner do they become Christians le said to be an investor in Shanghai ringing these rules inte oporation. Promp. may cothe to be: one-fifth had errora le- the steamor started for Siam. On arriving according to Portuguese law.
ter action in this direction would probably than 0.1 deg. one-fifth had errors less than have averted Many of the hideons accidents 04 deg, but more than 0-2 deg; two-fifths thero they were all taken nahoro by the
which we have been called upon to notice had errors less than 07 deg, but more than prisoner and the two other worces and might be expected, should make him than they exchange the sarong runt baju for stopped house for some days, when careful to a degroo that he adhere to this the coat and continuations, pick up a amall
from time to
to time.
0-4 dog; one-fifth had errors less than 10 they were taken on board another steamer, order of the Supreme Court in spirit as in smattering of our language and have the
The first vessel which entered ati appear-
We believe the Government has wade deg. but more than 0.7 deg.; and occasionally but were taken ashore again by some letter, and thus put an end to all the bitter audacity to call themselves Portuguese and
ance was the German schooner Benedicto.me perfunctory attempts to check the thermometer was found which had errors wholesale and indiscriminate destruction of foreigners to the Consul's, who, after about
The thermometers on which ceeding 2 deg. though their faces may be as "black as the broke up opposite the British Sentient country. As far as we can learn, however, the above deductions rest were chosen to ace of spades." You may judge therefore on the 28th ult., and has had a mort the there is little or nothing to chew in return represent seven makers, and any be fairly
happy time of it. She now lies on the that when the census returns are published, north shore, surrounded with mind and ice, for the salaries drawn by the officials who taken to indinate the hability to error in much larger numbers will appear under but we hope not dainaged except about the have been employed in this particular using fever thermometers which have not
Warnings bec
been compared with authoritative standards. copper. The other craft, six steamers and branch of the public service. You will have observed from the papers the heads of Europeans and Eurasiaus that the brig Dagmar, that have been in port innumerable have come from all quarters, It is not unlikely that members of the and read the section of the ordinance-under to hand by the English it that the news have any right to be there, while those of the last fow days have had to move about. protesting against the suicidal course now madical profession have been sometimes Bush which the prisoner was prosecuted, and the from Lisbon fully hears out what I wrote Klings, Malays and Indians will be pro- The 6. 8. Waterley, it is said, had had her being pursuel, and it is hardly raal to misled by the readings of insecurate thermo- Jury, after some discussion among them-
regarding timber-before very dearth of wood chances of recovery salves, and some further explanation of the to you on a previous ocasion as to the causes portionately loss. I have often been dis- chain cut and lost an anchor: --Several assert bearing in mind the growing con-matera, and they may have mad
altogether the opening of the port has been suitable for the hundred
of patients whose tom- necessities of life, peratures were high, that t
the patient under mesning of the ordinance by His Lurdship, which led to the downfall of the late bli- gusted with this continual sailing under cargo-boats baro heen badly damaged, and sumption and rapidly increasing price of unfavorable statements returned a verdict of
guilty" against the nistry, their action with regard to the files colours amongst Eastern races. The snxious work for captains and shippers.--will be no of the most serious calamities the influence of his imagination, had given
N.-O. Daily Nerts. Yang Asui, servant to Mrs Lind, Star
which has ever overtaken Japan. In Ame-up the struggle for existence when a littis prisoner.
Lourenço Marques Treaty. I read that Chinese--to their credit be it spoken-aro
April 4 Hotel, for, being absent from his duty
Sentence was reserved,
The ice dil not give way till 29th ultimo rias, even, the gradual extinction of the more hopeful view of the case might have, without leave on the 11th instant, was The Court was then adjoumed till 10 aftor the Treaty had been voted by above any masquerading of the kind, and it Gred $1, in default three days' imprison-o'clock tomorrow morning."
the House a petition very numerously is quite time that all others should be made A sailing vessel, the Benedicta, was the mist forests, once thought inexhaustible, la imbued him with fresh courage and led to first to arrive. Slie onme in in the after-Monetary Times gives some curious par conjecture the important benefits which the attracting a great deal of attention, and the ultimate recovery.". From this it is easy to signod wis presented to the Cortes. to understand that neither English nor may noon, as the icu broke up in the
the morning The sitting was a vory tnmultuous one. other nationality of itself confere respect- Even now the river is not at all safe for ticulars of how the large consumption establishments at Kew and Yale ara cal disappearance of the culated to confer upon the public, and as A valued correspondent sends us the Crowds of people, to, all appearance, ability, but honor, honesty and integrity ang and shipping purposta, but we forests in some localities. For instance, these benefits become more
have, besides
Benedicta, some fine the
ning steato.
is not too much to expect
too much generally re Hothow,
to make shoe-pegs enough for American Tientsin, Foo
FCRA cognized, following brief notice from the capital, of with strong Republican sympathies, filled the alone. Those virtues are confined to somers in ports-i. c... the death of the Western Buprens
neighbouring stroots, and had to be dis race, no creed, and are within the reach of show, Neherang, Wenches, Chefon, Mirase consumes annually 100,000 cords of tim-gradual introduction of similar services into
tishhor and to make lucifor matches 300,000 other countries. mar, Waverley, and Chilton-all British-
Two
aimed at principally in objects are porsed by the Municipal Guard.. The Mi all, whilst their counterparts are just as Poking, 9th April.
also the Danish brig Dagmar. The vessels cubic feet of the best pins are required
chor, every year. Tests and boot-trees take the service at Yale; one (and by far the The Western Empress died here this nisters were houted and publicly insulted common amongst Europeans as they are have been obliged to whis, to on a steam 500,000 cords of birch, bech and maple; most sodious) the establishment of standard Wan Akwai was charged by the Attorney morning. It was she who intrigued to get on all sides. Before the Treaty was voted amongst Astation. Last, but by no means inste
has been keps up. Indeed, space of the and the handles of bouls 500,008 niors, thermometers with which, thermometer, Genaral with highway robbery with viol- her sister's child put upon the throne to by the Chamber of Deputica a motion was least, the sham may deceive those who steamers have been peregrinating all over The baking of bricks consumes 2,000,000 sent to the Observatory may be compared,
with and the other the
son of the in comparison ence, and with being in posacasion of s
forest about 50,000 acres of land. Tele-struments to be tested. In order to make deadly weapon, to wit, a knife, and there succeed hur own child, the last Emperor, male, and lost by 76 to 30 votes, to adjourn practice it for the primiple of self-deceit the harbour ever since their arrival, in or cords of wood, or what would cover with with causing bodily fear and danger to com- and thus retain the power of the Govern. the discussion until the Transvaal wa had is about the strongest inerent to Janmander to steer clear of the ice,
Last year the first-steamer (Tientsin) ar graph poles already erected represent the institution popular, every facility in plainant
rived on 17th March, so we are eleven days 800,000 trees, and their annual repair given by the college authorities to chal The ties of those who require reliable thermometers Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the ment in her own hands. She has died of been brought to a complete eloss, Four nature-but it deceives no one else..
tean of the Regeneration Party voted for Earthquakes are by no me as com- later, and the ico seems to have been longer consumes about 300,000 more. following Jury was timpanelled:--Messrs consumption. The period of mourning the adjournment of the question and demon here in the Straits as they are in China disappearing than for several seasons past, the rallways consume annually thirty years' have them examined with as little delay and
ing come to town--Courier.
Business is quiet, only a few buyora hav- growth of 70,000 acres; and to fence all the trouble as possible, and, as the testing of railroads would cost 45,000,000 dols., with luminating oils, the manufacture of spirita expenditure of 15,000,000 dola. for and others, and the numerous operations of yourly
too, is fast using up her the chemical laboratory necessitate thermo but, paliko America, there is here nisters of considerable accur of such Japan.
a circular vast territory to fall back upon..
boon If, has
for the benefit of prepared then, the exhaustion of foreste is attracting persons, and is distributed gratuitously notice in America, how noodful it is that It is not beyond the range of possibility the Government of Japan shonic devote
in assiduous attention to the subject.
George Kirby, Novia Scotia, carpenter uncaployed, who was sworn to by tho Hond Turnkey as a a destitute for the last two years, and a man who fad sold clothes, which were frequently giyen him by offi cers of the gaol, as get drink, was convicted of being a rogue and vagabond, and was ventonced to one month's imprison- ment with hard labour,
ment
ABSENT KROM DUTY,
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS.
(Before His Honour, F. Snowden, Esq
Acting Chief Justice.}
April 19.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
F. V. J. Jorgi, A. J. do Rozario, A. W. A. Wohlters, J. P. da Costa, C.-H. Drude,
T. Ide Bowler, and Kwong Acheo.
The ovidence in this case was very plain
and
Colony, where they were handed over to associated with this painful dispute. This, the Harbour Master. The evidence of the it is to be hoped, will be done, as he securs other two girls was to the same offect as that of Li Aho, and has already heen pub to be a well-intentioned nian, with a high
shed in our Police report, as has also that knowledge of Law. of the other witnesses in the case,
His Lordship amned up the evidence,
DEATH OF THE WESTERN EMPRESS.
tends to one hundred days, which will bring cling to vote on the main question. This und Japan, but the shock of one as most the people with their heads of long uncona--
Party was in power when in 1879 the Trea- plainly and distinctly felt here about 7.20
fortable huir into the middle of summer.
is now.sed.
ECHOES FROM THE STRAITS.
Tenang, April 6, The case of the Sissi has once more been
pm on Monday evening last, the 4y inst.
It lasted only a few moments, but surprised a great may at dinner and productid = gidly, sickly soniation not at all conducive to appetite.
HI000.
(Mews.)
Steamers and
the
accounts for the
D
repau
ከብ
the
Conable
(to:
that a Signal Bervice may be established in Japan before long,
lilompat, Tee Aur, who Every man is therefore running for the ty was last eigned without the provision as walking from Yau-ma-ti towards her house at Mah-to-wai at about $ o'clock on the barber to get shaved. During the next few to its duration which in embodied in it as it
As the Custom Honee authorities are ap- afternoon of the 2nd March, when two men sprang out of the bushes by the side of the days, this operation, as well as pre-ranged
petently desirous of donciliating the foreign road, and seized hold of complainant, rob- marriages, may take place, after which no
community, it acea rather a pity that
tion with Observatories in China and bing her of a silver bangle which was on razor must touch the scalp till the expiry of her left arm, and a purse containing thirty the period of mourning. If the hair geta
Inspector Toomey (formerly Sergeant pore discretion is fot exercised in prose
Manils, much good would undoubtedly be complaints which a little inquiry
effected by such an institution. As reliable in the Hongkong Police) arrived here would aber to be altogether unfounded. THE HALF YEARLY INSURANCE thenontiers are necessary to make a conts. One of the mon was armed with a
THE NORTH CHINA knife, and with it eat away the purse from positively too long and uncomfortable, the
COMPANY.
Signal Service thoroughly efficient, means complainant's waist-hott After robbing ends may be snippexi off on the aly. What brought prominently to public notice. You on Sunday last and has commenced daty The other day the master of the Oxfordshire Mr Toomey's was troubled to defend a charge of breaking
to that und must also be provided, and the the woan of the bangle and purse, both effect this death may have on the Chinese are of course aware that after the Court of as our Central Station.
the Custom House seals placed on
(Shanghai Mercury.)
official circular of the Yale Observatory men-an-away, and complainant went to
The half yearly meeting of the North discloses some of the incidental advantages Yna-ma-ti Police Station, and made are Government remains to be seen. Meat Enquiry had terminated its investigation by antecedents in your Colony appear to be hatches of bis-vessel, when the slightest port there,
The bangle was afterwards Chinese are inclined to think that good will excelling the certificates of the Master and much in his favour, and it is to be hoped investigation would have convinced even China-Insurance Company Limited took which will then corner In that document
the most thick-headed official that no just place this afternoon (12th), in the Com- there i
is given detailed information relating defendant was recognised as the man who be the result. Her act of putting har ne- gineer of the vessel, that ariminal pro he will be able to do something in the way cause of complaint oxisted. Nor was this pany's Board Room at 2.30 p.m. Present; to the supervision of hospital thermometers, found by the police in a pawn shop, and pawned it, and was also identified by the phow upon the throne, against all precedent, coolings were taken against the former of infusing new energy into our highly ex all, as it came out that the Customs officers Mr E. Lavers, Chairman of the Court, and it is pointed out that there is really no complainant, placed among 12 others at the will not soon be forgotten.
under the Merohant Shipping Act for wilful pensive, but not very eficient Police Force. wore themselves guilty of culpable neglect Bessrs Hearn, Dalgliesh, A. McLeod, Wa
proper Brand and Directors. Messrs good reason why a maker should not furnish with every thermometer sold a certificate Police Station, as the man who took the
breach and neglect of duty, which resulted A great many of our officials seem to be in not attending the steamer at the
hour in the morning Naturally enough Mendel, bangles from her.
Cheyne, Lind in Capt. Flanders being sentenced to six possessed at present with a sudden and under the circumstances, the case against Purdon,
zoent this were done there would prob say
Ducker, H.
Such,ably be fewer discrepancies than at present and it is not Unlikely thát their ignominious B. Gore-Booth, Sullivan, Cheetham, in meteorological observations taken, under appeal was given, and the case was argued of absence, and many more applications defeat in that fustanot accounte for the
T. Wood, Aretz Wisner, positive
C. Rustomjee, in the Supreme Court on the 18th and 23nd have bean seat in than are likely to be Customs authorities overlooking a
two afterwards in which and Starkey, representing 609
Mr. H. & Morris, Secretary. Maral last, but judgment was not given by granted. Taking a holiday is all very well outrage a day or
obtained. Taking a a parcel by forcs from The Minutes
pay public
duty is read and confirmed of incut the Custoin House without
clearly punishable offenca, RFIC
The Chairman made a short speech re-lady while in a railway car had her atten
tion aftractod, to a dawend ring on the
of a gentleman who was sitting be but to subject a a person to exists in Insuranes business; gave a re
His Lordship briefly summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned & unavi- mous verdict of guilty." Four previous convictiona at tho Polico Court were admit- ted by the
prisoner, Sentence deferred.
LARCENY FROM A PASSAGE BOAT.
Lau salun was charged by the Attorney
bag containing 860 or thereabouts, from 3
Macao.
April 16th
With reference to my last letter to you of date the 0th February, Lam glad to be able
umula Tigarum Srprisanament. Natics 45 unánimous desire to proceed home on leave the master of the Oxfordshire was disch R. W. Little, stating the errors of that particular instru
R Horse-Be identical circumstances by different people."
A PHILADELPHIA newspaper vouches for
receivoù from Goa, by the partios interested Mr Justice Ford antil Monday last, the as far as the individual himself is concerned Blade rodress might easily have been shares, and of the last Moosing were the truth of an extraordinary story, A
to inform you that intelligence has been to the effect that the important appeal 28th ult. His Lordship's remarks wore ela-but it often entails a great deal
annoyance
General with stealing and carrying wway, against the dedres of Judge Pinto Osorio borate and exhaustive." He carefully re-venience on the public. by the choppinginion, would support the authorities in ferred to the keen competition.hich still her. On 18aying the or she went to hi-wan and Victoria on the 31st March last. | lawyer Mr Bastos, in the name of his client clearly showed the ex-master of the air. and the number of acting appoint adapted for promoting good fee premium income roseded that of the same and found that her pune had, disap certain passage-boat plying between Shan-interposed, in time, by our intelligent viewed all the evidence which, he said, and changing which generally takes place seeking relessly is not the policy best sume of the accounta; mentioned that the He left Shan-ki-wan in his boat, on the Dias, was so carried out. that, in spite of neglect of duty, His Lordship also took Bervice were so many Admirable Crichtons dora entail the incarceration of a consi- †ing the war by Tis, 60,000 notwithstand. I peared, but that the diamond ring was in
anulation-600 Bacils, it might perhaps were closed they had paid 1384 000 8500 GTE
Prisoner
pleaded
not guilty.
the Baroness do Cerval, and supported by Sissie to have been guilty of an error of which have to be made. This would not. The complainant in this case, Lai,
Atso, is the master of the passage boat in question. the renowned barrister in India, Tavor judgment only and not of wilful breach or much matter if the members of the Civil
umber
for
the abolition of exterritoriality would time last
her pocket, it having been apparently strip- The a reduction of premima, of the festing foreign were
were heavy but not heavy in proportion to ped from the finger of the thick. The purse time or the premiums received, Bince the accounts contained 810; e ring is worth about 81eb March with something over 300 in a
another in up in a box on board. The the tremendous opposition raised from the exception to the case having been heard by blessed with a miraculous share of versată.
morating
Om of the beat fapigrams about Carlyle bag, looked
opposing party, the appellant has succeeded the same Magistrate who had been president lity, but unfortunately they are not. A man be interesting to know what treatment they losses, and they knew of claims was given into his charge to Bonto good with. On arving at Victoria in obtaining the reversal of the decres; the of the Court of Enquiry. This, it is true, any do very well in one Departinget, but would be likely to receive. No doubt the so as nearly possible The 60,000. No has been written by Mr John Morley, complainant
Judges of the Superior Court, Five in num had been done at the request of Capt. have no special talent for another to which prison system of Japan has been re-trganize further information about registration Carlylan is the male of Byronism, he broken and the bag of money gone, and
ed under the present Government a special under the lifted ability Arts had reached says. It is Byronam with thew and Immediately suspected the prisoner, who bar, unanimously voting in favor of the Flander, but at the same tinta was wrong, he is liable at shy momont to be transferred. Department take charge of the beat this willce last year but the Directors were sinew, bam pipe and shaggs bosom There & passenger by his boat, and who had plaintiff and approving her claim and con- as it was indpossible, under such circuma Hence the amount of confusion and in establishments, and at the Cigs held at doing everything in that power to get it is the same grievous complains against the
Stockbehu towards the Intter para MF 1878 edited. The Reserve Fund
being
time and its melt and ita spirite, Something even of the same contemptuous despair, the royage, Oomplainant want ashore took
p with the bag of dollars, which bed of the late Vispunt de Cercal This explained what did and what did not cons
The weather, for the last few days, has the prisons of this country and those of
We
Wes
been asking close by the box during the tention regarding hör rights and those of tonces, for a man to keep his mind entirely afficisney which is only to common in this: the President embodied in his report spoolał gran bert asked if the ineunte standing same sense of the pan of an in- the for the prisoner, and found him in Jervois her children, to participation in the estate, free from prepossession His Lordship theri as well as in all other Crown Colonies, mention of the favourable contrast between the accounts as dividend collected centre of a cruel and frowning universe !
stitits a wilful act of neglect or breach of been exceptionally hot and sultry, especially The Jury returned a unanimous verdict satisfaction as showing that in the Supreme luty, and concluded by saying that he was at night when there has been scarcely a Court of Appeal we have a tribonal aboyo of opinion that the charges on which the breath of air stirring. We have not, how and beyond all local influence and prejudice p-master was tried were not supported by ever, been without rain, and have also had
been taken from this boat,, secreted up
ted up his decision is generally accepted horo with
MOSTE
of guilty; and the prisoner pleaded guilty
to two previous convictions at the Magia
acy and one bofore the Supreme Court
His Lordship reserved sentence.
and able to decide what was purely a the ovidence and that his name and fair a liberal supply of thunder and lightning,
dates were likely to be collected. The Chairman but there is in Carlyliam deliverance from one out, however, if the President said tlity were certain to be. The following it all, indeed the only deliverance pointe Its despair is sedowpair without thisory would have elinden in such complimentary resolutions were then carried
Proposed by the Chairman, zevended by Labour in a high spirit, duty done, and right fan fortitudinous temper, terms to Japan, if the regulations notified
Mr Hearn,
That the Report and Accounts for the horse not madend Half-year ending 91st December 1880, at eren living writa
by His Excellancy the Prime Minister on the 18th fastans, had soen light before the report we have referred to was published.