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· No: 6577-MAY 80, 1851)
LAND IN HONGKONG.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Merchants, calling apon them to refur SALES OF HOUSE PROFERTY AND had filed an alldavit of ineta which were cognisance in the sum of $40, with two denied picking the complainant's pocket. St. James', Liu Hsu Hung perhaps felt the Customs Labour Master at Chefoo. Wo
not contradicted. At the time when they We have boen favoured with the follow. took the 87 chests an agent acting on behin rutics of $20 each, to be of good behaviour. One of the witnesses, Wong Asau, he said, some animosity against the great Viceroy learn that the 'ung-shun lerving to-morrow for three months, in default to-be com supported him and told him to bo a thief. for making tho Chofoo Convention, in will call at the S. E. Promontory and render of Lee Tik Sing had sold more than 400 chests to his own friends at the market price $775.
Mr Francis: No, no,
the matter to their Consuls, and thus on to the Inspector General of Customs at 1 Peking. Of course the document is so deliciously vague that it might be taken by itself to be a general public remonstrance only. It, however, call upon the For- nignors to tako steps to redress the grievance complained of; and we cannot but smile over the ingenuity of the process adopted. While amused, however, it is hoped that those concerned will take the opportunity of pointing out officially the iniquity of thus using the Foreigner sa sort of convenient buffer, and of accompanying this operation with thrests of intimidation as to trade.
ing supplementary bit of proporties which bave changed hands since our last list, published on: the 23rd instant, was com pilod:-
* One honso No. 89, Boubam Strand, (measuring 14 by 100 feet) >
One house No. 89, Praya Central, (mosuring 14 by 100 feet).
One hues No. 86, Winglok Street, (measuring 14 by 100 feet)
nitted. The man was said to have stolen. things from various phires during the last four years. He had been in the company of old thieves lurking about Lammert Atkin-
INDECENTLY DRESSED, Wang Ahi was charged with being inde- vently dressed. He showed himself as dressed when arrested. It being a drst offence he was discharged with a caution.
Mr. Bayliar know, it was denied. Sup-out's on the prowl... pose they had said you ought to take as the basis of calculation the prices of this time. $20,000 up to last your. The price in November was 2060, and they wished them to pay that sum 23,000 for what they took in December of the pre- vious year, and that was in the face of the 0775. 21,800 appollants having sold 400 chests at
Why should not they have been called upon 2950! If it was taken as a mere matter of calculation, it would be found Lot 135-4 Godowna Prays Epst,.. $25,000 They had had to pay interest at 12 par cent that they lind I paid interest upon the 2776. Lot 745-Godowne Freya East, ..'$17,600 *Lot 199,Fourteen shops in Queen's
They appropriated it but not wrongfully Road East, and a block of smal, homes
No question had been raised up to that at St. Francia Street,
timo about the 87 casks. Mr. Ryrie's, residence. In Arbuthnot-
* Lote 116, 498, 429.-14 shops and four gedowos Praya Eust, sold.
Lots 117, 40, 481.--GudowDE ON Prays East, sold...
$31,500
to pay
(Before the Hon. M. S. Tonnochy, }
MORE SHRUB CUTTING.
basket of shrubs on the 28th instant, was Chun Ali, for unlawful pesation of one fined $2, in doinult three weeks' imprison- ment with hard labour, 81 to go to the
He admitted having been in fraal before.
Second defendant, one year's imprison¦ tent with hard labour; first defendant, re- cognisance with two sureties in 625 och to be of good behaviour for three mouths, to be committed in default.
Swatów.
pursuance of which Liu was sent as joint Ainbassador to an Outer Tributary State to apologize on behalf of the One Autocrat of the Universt for the Yin vitrage: However, if so, hé modo a mistake in carry- ing that idea into practical politics, and it is he that has come to grief, not Li, na the Curio has been prophesying so long.
TIENTSIN.
(From a Correspondent.)
28th May,
(Mercury Correspondent. } What may be considered a series differ-
May 18 enco has begun to develop itself to-day be Treaty is accepted The full contents are There is no important news; the Russian tween the Commissioner of Customs and the not know, but with very little change, it missioner has lately fined several of the 1. R. M. vessel Morge is here; and H. Swatow Guild. It appears that the Com-is as appoured from time to time in your
H. Chinese merchants rather heavily for not B. M. S. Fly is to leave to-day for Chefon,
roturn here again. wards, to the Customs Examination Shed Chan Ayau, Chan Akiu, Yeang Acheong, for inspection. This action
Notwithstale to the Emperor, Chen the Viceroy of Nani is köenly king's two
N. Co. of Shanghai, has been acquitted of fined $2 each, in default three wooke' im-
rges; the money not necounted for possession of thrus bundles of shrubs on the
had been 29th instant,
machinery and arms, which are to be
any assistance that may be required.
Reporting the accident the Mercury saya: We are glad to hear that there is a likeli hood of her being got o
RUSSIA AND JAPAN,
THE particulars of several approaching land" | road, (stuullur half of “Duart") gold for 17,000 gameside, and the Attorney General (Mr No. 10, Wm. Baker.
The Hon. Ng Choy followod on the Constable who had brought the case, P: Sbringing all cargo, consigned to them in- to be inspreted by the Admiral and then to Japaneso authorities to our "f Naga-
the arguments of Mr Hayllar and Mr NS and Cheng Tsau Kiu, four women, were resented by the Chinese merchants, who Taotai, formerly Director of the O. M. of the fow huts aid workshops which w
prisonment with hard labour, for unlawful allego that they have never had to do any all charmitted last year to Gormany to was the real and e
sales are given in the Guzel They are as follow
June 6, 41 m.; Inland lot, No. 720; Robinson Road; contents 19,600 square feet, annual rent $12.95; upset price $1,750. June 13, 4 p.m.;. Inland ist, No. 731; Bowrington; contents 11,200 square feet annual reṛt $148.76; upnat price $2,000.
Inland lot, No. 727; Bowrington; con-1 tents 16,126 square feet; annual rent 8240.27; psot price $3,000.,
Inland lot, No. 729; Bowington; con-
Block of 48 shops in Queen's road East known as the Canton Bazaar, (bought a few years ago for $26,000) sold for
.* Lot 184.—cousisting of three shops," Queen's-rand Central and 4 shops, Peel- etreet, sald for
55,500
60,000
Lot 77-7 shops Queen's.road East, sold for,
The now Chartered Bank Building,
Bold
Tor
:
42,500
21,000
66,000
and let 144 section, I shop Bonham * Lot 28 nec-1 shop, Jervois-street
Brand; sold for, a
O'Malley) in a lengthy speech replied to
Choy
Judgment was reserved.
Police Intelligence. (Befoon H. E. Wadehouse, Esq., Police Magistrate). Monday, May 30,
CUTTING SURUES.
Lum Akiu for being in pussession
-'a
A TURDULENT JUNK MASTER
"
thing of the kind before; all former Com missioners having only required them to bring a part of such cargoes to the Customs Shed for examination, the remainder of the cargo of a similar discription being taken to their
Wong Angau, 36, Macao, master of coal junk No. 114, was charged with assaulting agal coolio named Li Aon, and with re sisting a Felice Constable in the execution own godowns. It seems that our present of his
over the bead 1 with a pole for walking
Thu St. James's Gazette anys: Both China- and Japan seem at last to have become alive. to Russia's policy of encroachment. Both countries have suffered dismeniberment to fond the land hunger" of their great northern neighbour By one artifice and the grasp of Japan to the grip of Russia another the land of Saghalien slipped from
and grave apprehensions era, pow folt that
time ago the Russians on caged in the i the settlement of Insa, opposite Nagasaki, is following in the sa drection. Somo borian trade obtained permission from th and hosts at a spot in the onki facing the town. At that the spect
erected. was such ns to lead the Japanese to suppose that tho ostensible object with which the settlement had been asked for only one
But by degrees bay
substantial houses, strests, and took
ahops on the way out to China, so H. E. Li form; and a considerable Hung-chang's, defence of Shen Tootai has Russians and natives gradually collected on cununity of been accopted by the Emperor. waiting settlement. It appears that the charm of the Japanese, who, in consequence, The Japan Brick Tea question is still the plot of ground which was known as
Innes. This
naturally excited the Lekin station officer is determined to be have
to prove that it is Brick Tea from a repeatedly given the Russians notice to quit. Bat no heed whatever has been be taken of these
hinte in posesion of certificates when it passed the Hankow Cusions for Shanghai, and passed into the hands of Fussia, and that for Nagwahi; it was imported from the difficulty with a foreign State the occasion. also whom it passed the Shanghai Customs the first time that Japan finds herself its ■ latter port to Tigutsin by Mr Adams will be seised Lo insist on a a formal cossion steamer, examined by the Examiner, Mr of the settlement. Since, by mauns of a Ottaway, and passed as such by the Foreign little engineering skill, Inaninight be made Customs general office; again re-examined to command the town and harbour of Nugn by the Customs Tasta, wal found to be saki, ita importance to Russia is obvious. Japan Brick Tea; the Inland Duty Certificate Hence, too, naturally enough, the appre given as such by the Customs Thotai; so as hensions of the Japanese official the duty is payable on the Tea, and not on what the Chinese mako it by reading the Chinese characters on the paper round it; read by Japanese they may be different.
able to
Correction. The lot given as 101, 11 houses quantity of newly cut shrabs near Stanley erolio It appeared he had strook the Commissioner has now thought proper tonkow; if it is from Hankow he mige bewing that virtually Inasa, has already
$815.24; upasi price $16,900, ual tout Bridges Street" on Monday last, " $18,000," on the 28th, was fined $3,with the afterna abould have. In deribe a lot. 101. Glettive of three days' imprisnament The gowar" daglit ta, lave been printed "Craigen offence was proved by an Indians F.C. No. gowar,"
507. Defendant stated, that he wanted the branches, which he admitted cutting, s medicine for his grandson.
Inland lot, Mx 750; Bowrington; con- tenta 37,000 square feet; annual rant $489,26; opast price $6,000.
July 18th; Inland lot, No. 771; Queen's Road East; contenta 4,800 square feet; annual rent 874.04; upset pries 34,000.
THE "Typhoon Notico", has been published again in the Gazette, over the signature of the Harbour Master and under date May 25, 1861-
---
In the event of bad weather being appré- hended by this Department, a black drum will be hoisted at the Office Flagstaff. A similar signal will be hoisted and a gun will be fired from the Police Bull
The usual signa approaching bad weA- thor are, a falling Barometer, with high Thermometer, sultriness of the atmosphere, and wildness and discoluration of the clouds.
of
Should these symptoms exist and the wind
į
Booght by Chinese.
Law Notice.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. (Before the Ilon. Francis Snowden, Acting Chief Justinė, and a Special Syny. ), PROVALE JURISDICTION. Tuesday, May 31, 10 am. In the matter of the Estate of
ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT A FELONY. Wang Aying, a Bean, was charged with being armed with intent to commit a. felony on the 30th instant,
A Chinese P.C. No. 171 said he saw the defendant at 4 o'clock this morning at house No. 106 Hollywood Road trying to
FRAUD.
across his boat and whom the 16- (Ending, upset this long-standing arrangement, and 273) attempted to take him in charge he to compel all cargo to be brought to the resisted so that the Constable had to call in Shed for examination, which naturally puts the assistance of the Water Police.
He was fired 50 cents, in default two the Chinese trader to a great deal of trouble days' imprisonment with hard labour, for an oxpense. So far as I can see, there is the nasault, and S, in default seven days'
no more resson for taking such a step now hard labour, for resisting the police.
then there was previously; 'nnit, as anal in such cases, the Guild has taken up the matter in rather an unfavourable way for foreigners. I am informed on reliable authority that all Chinese-merchants are or saiting vessels from foreigners until such timeastlie Commissioner of Customs refunds the fifies he line already imposed, and until
Lai Ass, against whom there are four previous convictions, was charged with obtaining money by false pretences on the 29th instant.
Rafael Arcanjo do Rozario, decensed.-In reopen the door with an iron hook and a The caso. was romanded. to Jme 4th, at forbiddenfica chartering any more steamers The Lokin station officer may be, aa, the i
the Caveat entered by Marciano Antoniu knife, produced, He arrested him and Baptista, Junior-Hearing.
found housebreaking implements in his possession. Defendant had been gal Buford
OTHERS.
the request of Sgt. Rac, without any evidence being taken.
INDECENTLY PRESSED.
Chinese any, in possession of those Hankow
or an
and the con
conviction
A LADY'S ADVENTURE IN AFRICA Early this winter a seicot party of adven- and Lady Esmoro, who leave already on- turous spirits, amongst whom were Lord and Shanghai Custoas Certificates to enable
and cutablished their him to prove that it is Hankow Tes. This Joyed this exciting sport in Brath America, allur a very much discussed both by
ruputation started Foreignots and Chinese, all are anxious to sluts,
to ever Guild may have something to do with it.
spot, whore tigers and leopards abound, to say nothing of thinoceti. After innny adventures, inclu It appears that Mining less becoing a great object with the Chineso. Taotni Hoo, ding a raveting with a rhinoceron of a ponce- Shun-li-fon coal and iron lines, on the away when they would fat be had stoppel went to examine and report upon the ful disposition, who turned tail and ran
and shown and Shanse, has just re-
attention. turned and reported very
ave the reault; no doubt the Shanse Tea Soudan in Afrin, a crack-
fight, her ladyship's
SUPREME COURT.
The Receiving Officer of Victoria Gaul He Afak and Chu Ayin, two ricepaunders, (El Reblia) identified tho prisoner as having the one 33 and the other 23 years of age, the lopts the rules hitherto in use by (Before the Full Court).”
Theen in guel on two previous occasions. He were fined the eth to street on the the Customs folks for inspecting cargo
produced the record of the prisoner'a con-cently dressed on the public street on the Monday, May 30,
victions dated May, 20th, 1881, showing 20th, in default to be exposed in the stocks at the Customs Examination Shed. It is WAN HO CHUNE 7. FORG Her FONG AND that on the 5th April of the present year ho for three hours at the scene of the offence. said that the Guild allows sixty days to the be anywhere between North-Westerly and
fined $2, or two days' imprisonment, for The Constable P. C. 236, said that about 8 North-Easterly, a typhoon of a severo type
This was an appeal against an order in being a large in the streets at night o'clock this morning he found the defen- foreigners, in which time, with the assis may he looked for.
Chambera of April 9th given by tlie Acting without pass, and again on the 18th dants walking on the Praya, with no jacket tanoo of their various Consuls, the Commis-border of Chili and favourably about was attracted to a sycamore tree, upon & there are the samo. indications of bad | Chief Justice the.Hon. F. Snowdup. The January he was again ordered to be in and no trousors on oule a small towel jiener of Customs may be induced to comply them. Mr J. Benderson's Report of 1873 branch of which crouched a leopard, his weather, with the wind between. South-order was that the 87 boxes, of opium, soned for two months with hard labour. He round the loins. Easterly and South-Westerly, a typhoon which respondents took over, IN the be known to be in the neighbourhood, appellanta alleged wrongfully, should be but not likely to be severely felt at Hong-paid at the rate of $775 per fliquand mela
This signal is unt to be considered an
Attorney General and Mr J. J. Masters of ships from their proper Francis appeared for thepellants and Mr roupabilities. The signal is intended only
respondents,
If
may
kong-
as calling the attention of the Mercantile Marine to any change of weather which the undersigned is expecting.
►
THE British gunbort Foxhound arrived at Shanghai late on the 21st, from Morrison Island. She reported that II.M.S. Comus, Curapon, Encounter, Pegasus, Zephyr, and Mosquito sailed from there for Chefoo at I p.m. on the 21st instant!
weight: The
case
Mr
was now sentenced to three months impri- sonment as a vogne and a vagabond..
"
THE RATTAN BPLÄTTERS.
?
Chang Ying Chong, 60, a contractor, and Chan Ahop, 13, as rattan splitter, wors van, iti re und Wung Mun San,
then
them.
He therefore arrested
Lâ Asuma, also a rigo pounder, ander the same circumstances, was similarly fine.
Pun Achiu was similarly charged, and fiued to the same autouuf.
BMOKING IN COCIT, ·
• LARUENY.
Chung Ahi, 32, boatman, for larceny of jacket on the 28th, from a street coolio residing in Hollywood Road, was sentenced to be imprisoned for six weeks with hard labour.
P.C. 200, and obstructing him in the axe- Mr Francis in a long speech opened the ention of his dirty on the 30th inst.
The compininants story was that this Chow Aink, 20, à cook, for smoking in for the appellants. He sketched the history of the triactions out of which the morning at 7.45, when he was on duty at the Court was fined $1, in default a month's
રા case arose. A jurtnership had existed by Shok Tong Sui,
the secu
defendant and imprisonment. tween the Wo and the Chap Sing several others were splitting rattan, there
The business was in good order and the partner and were causing a disturbance. Haur-
dered ship ought to have continued for number of
off;
they refused, to go. They years. But by the of the Yau Wo, an took to notice, so he arrested the second not which had been found by a Special Jury prisoner. The crowl than cried Fah, and to be a breach of the partnership articles, the first defendant came out of a house and the business of the firm was stopped and calling his friends around him tried to considerable portion of the firm's property resone the second prisoner. He pushed was ourried off by them. Proceedings were witness, who blew his whistle, and brought
P.C: to him assistance. A woman was also. Wrra regard to the Foochow Pastal Me-subsequently taken into that Court by the morial which was sent to Hongkong to
here who pulled his armi, es
Governor Hennessy, for transmission home, on the 2nd of Inst month, which memorial we published at the time, the Herald now gives the following list of signatories, leaving out a number of private individuala -
The first lefendant was fined $1, in leiult to be imprisoned for three days. The second defendant was discharged with a cution.
STREET GAMBLING.
Lat Aps, 42, coolio, and Wong Apo, 21, coolic, for street gambling were respectively sentenced to four, and six hours' exposure in the stocks at scene of their offence, near the Central Market The second prisoner was convicted in February last of Iarceny, of a j
a pair of shots.
with the request of the Chinees iner- chants in this matter. And if the said regnent be aut complied with hy
the 25th of July, the Guild has notified all Chinese vierchants that all business with the foreign merchanta here must be suspen- ded under certain penalties. A petition has come into my hands concerning this matter, written in Chinese, which sots forth the grievance complained of, and which may interest you.
China.
FOOCHOW,
(Herald, May 19.) Although forts are being made on the part of the native authorities to capture the rogues who committed the robbery at Pagoda laat wock, we have as yet heard of no arresta luing minde.
The Tauth of Taiwanfoo succeeds His Excellency Lu as Provincial Judge at Fou chow, while the Prefeat of Chicking goes to
in favour of those against the Kai Ping glistening eyes fize upon her with ferocious Before she quite realized her Mines, turns out after all to be true, longing althougli Mi Tong King Sing differed with danger Lord Esmoro fired, and the beast fell, apparently dead, within a few feet of Mr Henderson on the subject.
his intended victim. One of the attendant Soudanese can forware to secure the skin of
i
19th May. His Excellency the Governor-General returned from Peking on the 13th inst., since which time the air has been full of sarmises na to what he said and did at the capital.. It is nothing new to remark that persons living in Poking, no matter how well informed, know, as a rule, less of
in the palaeo than those at trapin in
cat
what
the leopard as a
as a gift for ber
her ladyship, but the animal, though in its death agony, seized the unfortunate man and threw him on the ground. In Amoment Lard Eamore, snatched
1
spear from a friend who was standing beside him, and rushed to the rescue of the terrified man. To her horror, Lady Esmoro considerable distance, Very little is cerhen perceived a second leopard, which forward to the rescue of ita mate, Imandud tainly known hero, or perhaps anywhere, as aprang upon Lord Eamero with a ferocious to the
the relations which really exist between Li and Tso. Externally their meeting a both claws and teeth into his shoulders. rear, flung him to the ground, and fastened perfectly friendly, but the tiger's heart is
her husband's peril,
Jaily Perceiving hidden by the hair, no one can
and what is underneath. One thing, however, and although the shot grazed his head, it tellmore, without a moment's hesitation, fired, appears to be certain, that the wild rumours pierced that of the
the lon lately current in regard to the dangerous its hold, when another shot from the same e leopard, which released illness of the young Emperor, are the LTOSS- nuerring hand despatched the beast. Lady
exaggerations. The Governor-General, Tamore, who is well known,
has attached two foreign shot, baudaged the wounds of her husband, as good a mrse as she is a physicians to his staff, an event which which were more painful than dangerous, happened in 1870 when Madame Li was and the somewhat crest-fallen little party Acccesfully treated. On his return from Peking, the Viceroy sent for his medical turned to the village from whence they advisers to consult with them in regard had started that morning.-Land and
1 to the health of the surviving Empress, who been suffering for a year or more with an exhausting night fever, occurring every evidently of an intermittent type, 24 hours, (N.-C. Daily Nets.)
presumptively amenable to treatment as It is now said that the . Fitchoy, which
such. Her impaired digestion is the occa- recently chaliged OwROIs, is to be used as a sign of the diet of human milk, on which tender for the transport of rice between this she has been so long nourished. It is to be Wong Akum, a woman, for larceny of and Chinkiang. The sum of T. 9,000 is feared that Celestial prejudices are too Left. six silver buttons, two gold hair pins and mentioned as the amount of the purchase strong to admit the use of quinine, or any 75 cents in silver on the 18th, was sen-money.
other foreign drugs, for a member of the hear that while the Kingcher Imperial family. If such a tenced to be imprisoned for three months were John Applely, 63, an English sounan with hard labour. She picked up a purse was at Kinking on her last Voyage to be adopted, it will not,
STRAGGLER.
Freshwater, 28, fireman, British stemmer Galley of Lorne, charged with being a stng- gler from his ship, was ordered to be inkun back to the vessel by the police. He had been arrested as a desorter in a brothel, perfectly sober.
for the purjusú ví winding up the whole concern and the case was sent for trial before a Special Jury. The finding of the Jury was clearly th the present respondents were wrong-dosta in carrying off that opium A Receiver was appointed on the 13th of May, 1880, who whe authorised to take possession of all the property and assets of the Sun Yee The Oriental Bank, the Chartered Mor- firm wherever they were to be found, and coutile Bank, the Chartered Bank of India, the plaintiffs were ordered to deliver over Australia and China, the Hongkong and the proporty to the Roceiver. They deli- Shanghat Bank, and the National Bank; vored over to him out of 277 chests they the following 20 firms-Messrs Adamson, had carried off, 190, and they had not Bell & Co., Bathgate & Birley & Co., yet accounted for the other 87 cheats. Butterfield & Swire, John Forster & & Co..
would have been called upon to pay for Hall heen in gand before an à rogue and Holiday, them as if they had been bona fide purchasers vagabond. Jardine, Ma- at the time they thus wrongfully took thesou & Co., Kaw Hong Taku & Co., B. them. The finding of the Jury had been J. Morris & Co., Newman & Co., Odell &
wrong doors; that they were agents of the
Co-s
Defendant denied that he was drusk. Had been in the colony sour three months,
John Bitkins & Co., Had Gilman & Co., Ay hind simply offered to pay as much as has no scenpation and no place of abode.
Gibb, Livingston &
& Co, T Will
Wise
&00-1
Hunter
Phipps & Co., Piatkoff, Molchanoff & Co.,
Sens & Co. Schonfeld & Co., Siemssen
& Co.
Co., Tokmakoff, Shersleff & Co., and Turner
they
sally and
were
that
EUROPEAN VAGRANT.
on
whose ovidence he
RUA
Taiwánico as Taotai..
It is reported that His Excellency, the For street gambling on the 28th, one Governor at this port is to be transferred to Lum Akwong, who had been twice pre-Kwei Chow, the Governor at that place viously convicted of the same offence, was coming here in his stand. sentenced to be imprisoned for three weeks with hard labour, and to be exposed in the stocks for six hours at the scene of the offence,
"FINDING THINGS."
SHANGHAL
hug
Our contemporary is also given to coiver was appointed!" Or had they dispos† Hei, drunk and incapable. The constable langed offered her to store them 88, and into itide. The vessel subsequently now about to be occupied. The season is
would-be
Leyburn, Geo, Oliver & Co., Phipps, were not purchasers and that they unemployed, was charged with vagrancy which other woman Raped Lo Mi Kwai Shanghai, one of the native boys" fault Pardon & Co., Russell & Co., D. Sassoonership of which they dules, and being convicted was sentenced to be | had dropped, alid when asked to return it employed on board, who had heen noticed ciates the value of the medical science.
in imprisoned for me month with hard labour, refused to do 201, although offered what was me, jumped overboard. MrIngram, the sively hot for the season, and every one is
was as being depressed in spirits for some little and were wrongfully possession of
of that
The weather has suddenly turned exces The constable opium. The first question
under the circumstances a liberal reward. time, ก to be considered was Were they in pos convicted spoke to the defendant having The value of the purse and contents was chief officer of the steamer, dived in the beginning to wilt. An unusual amount of session of the opium at the time the Re been found lying in the street in Hollywod not over 88; the women of whom they be- river after hun. A boat was lowe od, and building is in progress thie sous, and
the mate succeeded in
the almost every vacant lot in the Sottlement is understand that H.B.M. Consul, Mr Sin
resumed her voyage, and the Chinaman did dry, but occasional refreshing raina have clair, has also written to the Postinaster
to have delivered
not attempt self-destruction again till she fallen. General in London through the Foreign to him the 87 as well in the 190 chests,
Lo Achu, a coolie, for assaulting Marrived at Chinkiang, where, under cover of and that they had failed in their duty as Thomas Cole, 41, head turnkey of Victo-Santos, a watchman on board the Foran, darkness, he repeated his former effort, and Office.
partner, and in their obeyance of the order ria Gaol, was complained against by his wife was sentenced to three mouths imprison- this time successfully. of the Court. If they had delivered up the Christiana Cole, for asmult committed on ment with hard labour. Complainant had ordered the defendant and some other men opium to the Receiver, then their Lordships the 20th.
who were gambling to get away from his door, and was assaulted for his pains, bricks being thrown into his house and so
by on
The tea and exchange reports of the Foochow Herald, dated May 19th, in a follows:-
ed of it before that date. If they were in also said that the defendant had no visible no questions asked. possession of it at the time the
Receiver means of subsistence. appointed, they ought to
ap
I
W
up
WIFE ƉEATING
would deal with thou as they had obeyed Mr Toochy, Superintendent of Victo- the order of the Court; but if not then ris Gaol, deprised that yesterday afternoon they should direct them to pay for the about a quarter to five o'clock he was in his Ten-Since our last issue, arrivals have opium at the same rate as the Receiver had quarters in the gaol. He hard four or five come in from the Packling and Pauyong realised on the property delivered up to very loud picrang shrieks as from Bonto
The first duty.. districte, and a few contract boxes of the hi-viz., $950.
was to peranti S
may have made out
*#2
He ran out to the
ASSAULT.
KIDNAPPING.
(Courier)
STRANDING OF THE STEAMER "HANKWANG.”
Waley,
Shipping Intelligenes. The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &c. :—–
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
AT HONGKONG. Name.
6, Rockhurst,
New York
The petition re Stachung Lapwing News has reached us (NCD. Neus) collision case was tiled in H. B.BI.'s Supreme by the Chinn Coast Steam Navigation Com Court toulay by the counsel engaged by pany's, sterner Fakt, Captain McClure, the CM.S.N. Company
which arrived at noun (2d), to the effect The Fond in the Cathedral compound has that the Chins Merchants' Steam Naviga attracted mamillerable attention lately, and than Company's steamer Funkwang, Captain In Alang,, nnemployed, was charged most of the members of the Municipal Boswell, had strained
E. Pro un tho mustars only, however, have yet been done with thems and show what was certain what it was, and found that it pra- with enticing by fraudulent means into this! Conncil stopped to look at it, the attraction monitorý, about 30 li from the place where former have already gone forward; a few account for the st what price he sold them,
e ceeded from defendant's quarters. De Colony on the 15th, one Cheong Ashing, a consisting of lagge quantities of fish, on the Shan Lee was lost in June, 1879. The shown; about 800 half-cheats have also and not merely the actual nurket value, but fendant is head turnkey of the gaol, and has boatniau, and with threatening to murder of them weighing several pounds, dispert. Hanking, which is the isst neonn-going
out of the rooms on the second door in the officers the same man on the 28th,
ing themselves in the water ucar the surface, stermer the Company got out from England, come down the river, all probably from any profits he been argued in Cham- quarters.ard the screams repeated two defendant at Maeso on the 15th. In answer come out of the water and bask in the sun of their flees, loft Bhanghai for Chefoo and
Went towards his quarters, Fond Saryune News was roopived yesterday of transaction. 1.
Complainant's story was that he met the There are also a number of turtles which and is regarded as one of the finest vessuls the opening of the market at Kiukiang on Chan Sing had sold the opinn in February or three times. They were very piercing, to a question, witness said he had nothing to on the trunks of the trees which overhang Tientsin on Tuesday, the 17th, with a full March.
the affidavits, that
because the on the way
21, Astoria,
for 8770 that they (his clients) were entitled Went up to the door, which he found slused. do. Asked why he did not go to Hongkong the pond.
cargo of tribute rice, and, according to the 8, India, Exchange (Supplied by Messrs Weaks to get for the opium the same price and Heard a kind of scuffling voice inside, to be a punkah coalie to a foreign devil, he
news went 5 p.m. Mercury) The steamier mure Castle, whilst en- on Wednesday (18th), an overland Briar. 10, Kamtabatka (8.). & Fry),-On London.-Bank, on demand figure. He submitted that when the mat- Knocked loudly at the door and then find said he was willing to come with defendant 3/8-4-month sight, 9/9. Credits and ter was in Chambers the points which he ing that it was not locked, opened it and to Hongkong, and was taken to a house in deavouring to make a running moor off reached Chefco with information of the
of the 11. Dosumenta, 4 months night, $94. On then produced were not taken into conwent in. Immediately witness opened the Taipingshan. For several days defendant Wooming Lighthouse, carried away her disester at 3 pm, on Friday, and report Hongkong-Bank, on demand, & per cent sideration.
door, complainant ru On Shanghai.--Bank, on de-
towards him. could get no employment, and
Could
give chain, about 50 fathome of which, with the stated that the crew and passengers had all 11, premium.
Cardiff Hayllar replied, and said Mr Francis Noticed that she was bleeding very freely witheas no food. On the 26th defendant, as anchor, went to the bottom. The steamer been saved. A Chinese gunboat, with the 15, Denbighabire, per 8100. Private, 3 days had asked for an account which it was im from the hoad. Ised, Tls. 72
Her hair and sight, nominal. On Bombay and Calcutta,
the 15th instants
H
per $100.
give the Devil his due."
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Mr
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Sept
H.E. Li, who fail to
be the
3. Wylo, 15, Lizzie Bell, Nov,
London
Antwerp
appre-
19, Christine,
Cardiff
Deo,
Therese, Laurens, Anna Camp,
Dover
Hamburg
Cardiff
3, Laura,
Hamburg
Jan.
Lucy A Nickels, Minerva,
Penarth
Cardiff
Sir John Lawrence,
Cardif
Penarth
7, H. H. McGivery,
Cardiff
18, Highlander,
16. Hilda Maria,
Swansea
17 Creswell,
Liverpool
31, Huguenot,
Cardia
Feb,
1. Melusine,
Cardiff
2, P. G. Carvill,
Penarth
10.
Wilna
6, Chasan,
Freeman, 11, Bertha, 14, O. F. Sargent, 16, Invincible,
London
Liverpool
Penarth
Cardiff
L'pool, Cardi
Cardill
Cordift
Cardiff
Elwell,
Cardiff
11, Abbie Carver,
London London
Now York
11. Star of China,
17,
Falmouth
Card:i
Cardiff
20,
Gravesend
Cardiff
30,
30,
Hamburg London
April
Liverpool London
Blastone,
London
Clara,
London
of Tuesday, the
Don Quixote, сын Glenavon (6) Daniel Barasa, 10, Vorwaarts (6) Landseer, Venice (0) 13, Figaro, 17, North American, 18, Raven,
L'don
Antwerp
Cardig
Antwerp
Liverpool
Penarth
Bristol
24, Gleneaza, (1)
Londots
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTK,
at
At
his
however,
that no news has
London drawn, 60 days sight, Ro. 226 paid that account, and they had never been Oh, Dr Tonnoohy, help me. He to go to Bingapore. Witness refused. The Buok. The end of the chain was picked BOOD. after to render assistance to the 24, Daniel Barnes,
possible to give because they had never were in great disorder. She called areas they could get nothing to do here, proposed turned back and anchored close to the RedHarbour-Master at Chefoo on board, left,
wishes same thing happened on the 37th. Defendants by native boats and bueyed, and next stranded vessel. It
efoo 50. Indiay was rumoured at Chefoo called upon to show in anyway sa to
to kill
90, He wants to be the death of then turned him out of the house. Witness day the steamer picked it united. To the that the Hanking was likely to become a
he had lent defendant, they dealt with the opiam. He did not me." This was said in the hearing of the claimed: 81.26 wndant struck him particulare we gave of it in our articlo af by the Faku on Thursday in the Gulf of
The Russian Treaty
total wreck A heavy gale was
was experienced think his friend would have ventured upon defendant. She said,"He has beaten also a pair of shoes. THERE je an ancient provert which, in that field had it not been for the strong me bisck and blue. He has welted me when he asked for them. He had defend-14th April, we may add that Ruslan Brick. Pechili, and if the Handanny was exposed premes upon us that it is only fairplay-to-point he wished to make about the venile with a ratur, and be has thrown the tes-ant arresterly and then he promised to give Teas are in be charged-at-an-ud natures to the sine storm, the officers of the Tais, Lapily, Bruno,
think that it would go very hard with her. of the jury. This had never been brought hot and sams On that
at me." The room back the things. Went to the house with Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is Web sa to her real position, but it! before his Lordship. Chambers. The was in
tconfusion, and broken crockery principle we find room for the following whole of the present case proceeded on wahr were knocked him and a constable. Defendant then, in
the constable told him is about to open a branch at Tientsin, and Mr. bosn hearing of that the question as regards marks of ten were on the walls and there would stop him when he went back to De Bovis, the Sui-manager at Hongkong, said to be a more exposed one than where
arding about, gha had not
tried been before was every sign of
disorder, Witness i agent in Melbourne, sends to the Melbourne the 87
has left in the French mail on his way the Shun Lee was wrocked, a jury did
Had
the dofond downstairs, and upan Defendant was ordered to enter into a a north to take up the position of manager of The Hankung was built for the Viceroy take he nat think the
would Mr Boudder coming charged with sssault to be of good behaviour for three months, able who her had him taken to recognisance, with two tretiesin 8100 each, the now branch. No doubt a very favour of
by Mesars Laird and Cor of
► Alari instance of rapid telegraphing, it is have been
fold for the operations of the bank will Birkenhead, under the superintendence of brought The order rettling the the charge-mom and perhaps worthy of being noted that the question to be
be tried before jury specially the defendant seemed the worse for liquor
his wife. Neither the complainant nor in default to be coronitted. news of the sassination of the Car was left out the 87
simple reason the
charged by the native banks as for i
Subsequently the vas high Shanghai. generally known in the Australian colonies that it was tacitly assumed
assumed, had been ar- The defendant had no questions to aak.
for loans on good security, such es plece ferred to the
to the Chins Merchants. Steam The case was remanded till Monday the up to the time of the Receiver being
goods, us Litt has been dismissed
Navigation The Conserious the 87 Boxes they deto
never Wero
memorandum which Mr. Collins, Reuter's the box it not bean for this mis ordered the de
several hours before it could appear in Paard, that it was a propi proximo at noon, defentiant to be
In the Englise journals. Rester's telegram
peahed
containin
the
allowed out on bail on entering into a at 25 minutes to by the partners, and they had not been taken recognisanos in the sum of £500, with two
reached the Mal-into the proceeding before the Jury. He sureties in 8150 each. me Telegraph office at four minutes thought the whole ground was cus from under his friend's case. It had been said occupying under
on
SUSPICIOUS
CHARACTER
bourne past 8 in, on Monday, thus two hours 49
4 minutes only in transmission, that they had appropriated the opium to Fung Adam was convicted of being a sus allowing for the difference of time. It was their own use. Of course they did. The picious character, and was sentenced to enter published or posted
sted outside the offices of Receiver did not say they had wrongfully into a recogulence of 850, with two sureties the Malbourne papers by à quarter past appropriated it, and he supposed that when of $25 each, to be of good behaviour for 10
0 a.st, equivalent to 20 minutes to 1 a 13. man bought and
and paid for, thing he the months, in default a bo committed. In London. A no paper is published in generally did so.
had gone He had been in gaol twice before. England on Sunday night, it thus appears before the fury as a meation of damage that the news was made known in Australia what would have been thair verdict. They
a
BOGUŽ AND VAGABOND, A
ka lemas four or five hour befoes in could be would have giren damages at the market Sun Asan, charged with being a suspicious
by the public at home?
price and to strengthen tasir decision they character, was ordered to enter into 316
Млеко.
(Both Magidrate Sitting.).
THEFT OF THIRTY DOLLARS. Yeung Ataal, 21, a hawker, and Ho Ayat
is very
22, a coolie, were charged with the than in consequence, says
an the
A
Ambassador,
The Courier Pay
1871 The Hanksiang Tatt from his office of Secretary to the Office of Bhanghai on the thefoo and Mentalit.
instant,
bound she did not, boh 830 from Mrs Loudon, s
widow
translated in this
in this morning's Daily about o'clock on the
afternoon of
of the 18th
At London-Steamers via Buez Cunál, 22nd instant." This was a case of pocket Notes, ut his virulent and unwarranted on the S. E. Promontory about 30 li from picking. Complainant was coming fruin attack upon La Hung-chany. The Me the spot where the Shunles come to grief in Sarpedon, market, the prisoners had seen her put her morial was published in the Peking Gazette June 1879. The master, Captain Easwell, Merionethshire... Bothwell Castle: purse in her pocket one of them stale it uf 17th April, and sanctioned by Deeros of immediately sent a courier overland to Che Glengylu, from her pocket the other ran off with it 31st March. It was known hers, of course, foo with the information that his vessel was
Bailing Vessels. Them were three previous cases against long ago, and was reported in our odhimin stranded hit that be had landed all the Sunstre the first defendant, and one, in 1878, getting on for two months as About passengers and crew, and asking for assis- against the second defendant.
that time the downfall of Li Hung chang tance, A Chinese gunboat then in port Glaucus (5) First defendant said he had nothing to wes represented as imminent Hung (Tocan) was despatched to the even having Ulysses (2) do with the theft."-
chung wat very much fent upon receipt on board Me War, the Superintendent engi Second defendant sax he was a thief, but
of thy petition of the ex-joint, Minings to neer of the GMS X Co. and 3,5 Tonning – G. F. Muntz,
Cardi