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No: 5587-JUNE 10, 188]

and that would incur danger of thieves, and damage by stowago or number of packages."

THE CHINA MAIL.

ergo's room. He consulted him about the Mr Hayllar said the whole issue in the was occasioned by son damage which no out of his way to fish for, then let him evening of the 1st May, an at-Truption of reasonable precaution of the Captain could have it by all means, It is all the one twenty minutes in the exhibition of the would start at one o'clock and wared for negligence FLS to render the owners

to

This he

night and such an interruption might have Lil perique silect. In twenty minatos the Light was revolving in order.

On Friday the 26th May; Mr C. B. Buckley, on

behalf of

of the Receiver of the firut of Messrs. Jaimie and Bark hardt, and

I. S. Bond, on behalf And Me their claime

the

Chief Justice

· of the wind rising, etc., and as our capital is 'Ho shoull have thought that with thoas bargo and pasongara. Witness had did hè nako avna, the Captain guilty of share provented then they would give effect he will got anywhere; and be will have Light on Caps Bon, It was a dark stormy - in the bouts, who, would not, under such winds and the present state of the law that circumstances: Lo ̈ ́afraid. Moreover, toj il

it was impossible to found any claim mlf an hour beyond that line. If he list diable for damage caused. It was fit the to that in their verdict. The words in the ample opportunity after departure frou -speak of tides and adversa winds, the car howovor, been made, and he would The supercargo had no directions to give.csó failed," "Ho quoter from Orkall and

whatever against thom:

A clains had, waited longer he would have lost the tile. shippers to pave such negligenco, sise their bill of lading weight mod contents an- these shoves to hob-a-nob with or preach at boats are heavily laden, and from tefly show them-first what the law was He paid him more respect than a Bristow to prove this. Be pat it with own, not responsible for Joss occasioned the old women who make up that vote vie. steamerto the Custom House the navigation

TRUTH AND COMMON SENSE of such boats is very difficult: There

a bill of

155 were clicked to exempt the would, bo continual danger of their being secondly at raling of that kind, and would have given to the coolics. Didfidence time in this case that there with om. Washinge &c., or for amber of packages, happoned. The br not think it necessary to do anything to oup spark or ięta of proof of fogligence. this point he quoted at Captain. On swamped; again, there would be hundreds with reference to the words weight and the car after the storm. The chief officer The position of ship-captains wat besi, morely threw upon the shipper

INDIAN TELEGRAMS. of cargo-boata, cach hong would need many contents unknown" was stated by a well keeps the ship's log. It was usual to make impossible were they to be called upon the onus of proving what things and what

a. were iöt undugh men zo 900 | known. Judge in the Court of Exchequer. mention of the supercargo when he coutes pravę mniversal negative in all cases number of pickages had been shipped, this mail in the Straits Timea Bactic to the money zuen if

if there. the cargo the heats might be taken away: The person signing a bill of lading with on board (an entry was in the log to the where negligence was charged. Thore which had been done here. These glaungs should be rebuked by our customers, these qualifications of weight and contents cfleet that they had commenced to load and was a great conflict of evidenca as to whe-only operated if angligonce was provod. The foar, (and there would be so much evading weight was represented to hay as much; Thio landing of the cargo occupied thrce not rid himself of his responsibility.! and the merchants would be still greater and value unknown merely meant that the that the super cargo had loaded 800 baskets), ther Chu Lak was or was not supercargo, issus finally put to the Jury were as

There was no cargo thrown overboard. If he was, the case was at end; he could follows the law that) ovory vessel would be fined. but that he himself had no knowledge

1: Was

as any, and if so, what, portion of the atatoil to the "notico of the great officinis, low as well as his means in this Colony per- had telegraphed. He asked the supercargo shiply &bandoning his functions. On carge, lost by other causes than the perils -Shikko matry. Que soy was killed, but i

We bring this oppressivo insiness clearly the matter. He had looked through the days. He did not know that the superenrgo bv

the Tsang Li Yanên and the mitted him, and ho could not find a single if he wanted any help, and if he would pot he referred to the evidence which of the neg

. He did

not

thie

No Indian telegrams were brought on by them before using, argued.

Juan Parke du Basagolts when

found in tho

Forrester

following tre from our own Indian Bles:

Simla, May 16.--A shall party of troops, Genera: Gordon, have been fred on in the acting as escort to the survey officers with

the

sion of

was entitled to have returned to him that The Clitof Justice docile that Verusany portion of the money represented by the wh dishonored cheq no for $7,267.64, and the showed that shipper left nomination of this important albes fill the oxcepted periks under the bases due to the will, a jous of six tisu killed.

2. Waru any of the losses due to the Waziris who attacked were driven representatives of the arm the balmee.

The garli

Mesera. John Little & Co., have received official document permitting us to do h b.we of the Judge already referred to) had said No: nskes. The ship was so esset was really at sea. Was that like the if so what!

otherwise has preceded quietly; and the tologram from Bataviu, stating that Mr have

asked. If the former regulations are been departed from. Where

the celebrated here parsans damaged that he could not wait longer conduct of a Chinese shipper, was it croi.

tho 3. With regard to those losses due to explored country between Makin, and Honry Ketten,

pianist, will catablished it will be well, and the fincs enter into contract to load a ship before discharging the cargo. She might ille. The Captain and seeund mate mid the excspted perila is there any proved husto Pass Jeuling into British territory be passing through Supore ghout the lit will not be inflicted.

nt their own risk, and responsibility have

has been well opened out have

rformance there Generalistant, and will give perf

ralian papers Flute bean for seine time back full of praise neday, Linu on the

reach Tank about the same date.

A Totter Erin Waziristan says "In spite of the Chief Mallicks being with Ge- THE LAPWING AND HOCHUNG

** neral Kennedy, the villages on the route

CASE. were found all deserted; the women, children, cattle, and everything having boo

(Japan Gazette) taken into the hills. I believe the fibea

An dateenist correspondent in Hongkong men would have fought deperately if they sunds un the following particulars concern known that the Anear Abdurrahman inter-

Hoanwhile wo aro evimpelled to stop, our it in only reasonable that the captain, was ; hut after the cargo was out all the man represented himself as suporcacgo, negligence on the part of the defendants | Gordon's column will reach Miriag on Wed in the Townhall. The All the Suntow merthants say jointly that had no personal knowledge of the The supercargo opened on the hatches, His learned friend would attempt to take which might have prevented them? because of the alfair, from the first day of attor, should sign the bills of facing permission. Always aounded the depth of believed they would never take "aty belone-negligence of 2 Part of the losses dua to the the. 19th instut. Gener day Mr Ketton's merita as an accompliancu

and not to trade for a time.

who

presented

to him by the charter

puty the fifth month of the year, they will cease He was bound to take what was repre- to charter vessels, and, we promptly dosented to him as being t

the actual amount ount spatch this message to the houses of the of goods in board the ship. It was for the various ports asking them from the date of jury to say whother all goods hart

vessels to us; us to the vessels already con- signed, there is no help for it they must come up to the last day of the sixth month.

During the sixth month if businosa will be

reception of their letter not to despatch on hoard the ahip and whether it so the

but he 4. Were any

stros

Captain, owner or agents -The finding of the Jury was as follows:- Quest. 1.-Yes, 466 bags of sugar candy. 0.2-Yes, 573 bags of brown sugar. Q. 3.-N.

0.4.--Yes, to the extent of the sugar

canly.

A general verdict for the plaintiffs, the

Kennedy will

artist..

them once with his advantage of the pidgin-English; water in the ship, which was four to five supercargo" as

meaning aything else the feet on the 28th of September. The pumpa am the supercargo." He Init were kept going to Hongkong. The super- the log-kok entries which had been put cargo neither

nor touched by the Attorney General. He contended gave curga. He judged him to be the hat-the supercargo had lost his head after superaugo by his general supervision of the the accident. It was then the Captain's duty when the The Captain and offers of the ship had hind alone.

supercargo would not or nothing whatever to do with the stowage of

By Mr Hayllar-We were pumping constitute himself the du with the start the Thongkong market pria at the date the goda, and they were of opinion that water and malinsis out; nid there-torers

ich to deal cargo, of landing,

I reply to Mr Hayle, the Acting Chief as formerly, but if no vid the conducted the suvedure did not understand the ford considered it to be my duty to get the occupying then is double prosition. This

business, more especially. uf Jaying down

down enige mit. I have buen 21 years on the was often done. The Captain acted under Justice mid he would take the arguments receipt of this litter you have consigny l dunnage. Le man who had taken the cost, and ghivo had a "good dea

deal of ex-Capt. Burnie's advice in stating the cargo to the cancellation of the documente bu ships tous, or-if-any-vessels whatever-come-chief-part-in the stowage had been the mar perience percargoes.

to save it and the ship as well. If they Monday next at 10 o'clock. to usufter the last day of the sixth month, who had been called the interpreter. This By the Jury-There was never any sign believed the Captain, any Eunpering with we will not receive the cargo.

Wo 10

charterers control of the

of the cargo. When the and Hongkong

will not bond merchandize ship sailed this man took the spiccargo's to Swatow, and Swatow will not send gris quarters and did not give up the keys until to Hongkong and Shanghai.

he reached flongkong, except once after the We wait until we can see what regulations storu. It was tree that this man when are to be enforced, and the Taung Li Yemen outside the harbour said there was another

the Insporter

of Customs accept our fan coming, but he never said that the petition, and then we will acquaint you

on his voyag, met with

1

were last by their negligence while there. cargo at Anoy. He had busineas with duty, it was always his id not act, to value of the sugar candy to be calculated and hall (englers with them. It pray not being the accident between the Lapwing and,

202012

first day omly that on and after the received the keys, locked the hitches, of tên ny being choked. The tally of the engo was impossible. The hatch was i the seventh month. Shanghaiery night, and assumed in bohalf of the the use known at Meyer's go only opened once, and that through the

down was

to the

thi

Police Intelligence. There was (Before the Tho. M. & Touchy, en to prove negligence. There was 10

Pilice Magistrate.) proof of peculation during the storrge of

Friday, June 10, die ago. As to how the larceny of the sugar cargo took place be thought some

THEFT OF JEWELLERN": light was thrown on it by the conduel of

Blay

that cargoes may be consigued as formerly, I'avecotes coming. The Captain. finally age would have been at the bottan of-the from that the presumption in faruri tery to the valits of $107 from a Chinese from the Shakin Valley submitted on that 13 miles distant, and should have pur consignees of cargo, are of one mind; wg days knocking about put into Hongkong. ship, He lid m any anything to me Captain under a charter party was not a curtain, and forgetting laut them sont 18th. The Khels have been ur. known entiae, the wing, and it was the written contract. That laid it on the washerman for them. She reported the Mabsuds and given up ut Shangikot. The avoided. The gunner of the batter vessel,

พระเ they had brought knowledge of the

and o

Hindu

after be had advised them to submit to the ceded very camostly for the Waziria, even Hoching. He says →→ British Corsidering the tribe live put in at Shanghai before presuding south- The Laging wintered a Tientsin end boasted of their independence, this action wards en route for England. The vessel of Abdurrahman is deserving of all com-left the above port to contine her fournoy mendation, and

and it was perhaps fortunate on the 12th April at an easy t out of the ship

that blood hul eventually to be shed.", economical speed of above & knots. On

Colonel

Chamik datingcretary to the Commander-in-Chief, and 11 o'clock, antenner which afterwards C. Military So the night of the 14th between 10, and By the Judge:

the supercargo. At Amey I went straight. un ard from the agents with say bills of

Colonel Low 'll, ais both expected in proved to be the flucheng-, Wenighted. At

by the nuddle ui-func inding; I did not examine the cargo, as

the time there was no wind whatevet and 17.-Generd Kennedy's force reach the weather clear. About twenty minutes would not get it done. After the storm the weather was fair,

ed Jindala in the Zani Valley on the 16th. elysed from when the Hochuny was first The

Chan Akow, a wishernifi realed from On the 13th te marched from Razmak toen till she was close at hand. The ships reason why I did not open the latches was that the dam-Cha Luk in the rebagging &e. Apars 3rd June, was charged with stealing jewel Ganjal Some of the Nat Kire Chiefs were then abreast of Ocksen Light, about ship, and I could ut i got it up of the Captain had not been removed in woman. 16 appeared that she had hang day From Canini he has marched to Fan-taols other in this course of the port bow We merchants, charterers of vessels, and typhoon, got cut up, and after thirteen remember the owner coming down to the any way whatever. He contended that a the articles in question on the mosquito itolu, and he expects to reach Tink on the but at the last moment, frein wait un pat forth our strength and we call on you He abunit call Captain Burnie na a witness about Chu Luk.

common carrier. They must deal only with them to wash,

s enulia to the

-attempted to all to be united and not to break through to shoe in what state the ship was wh

the warch, ing

from , but he denied all the British territory was brought in by the teen, that a collision could not be

cross the bows of the this resolution. If at the ports any with the came in. It was considehed tecessary

other side to covetous heurta nek you to charter vesela or to discharge the cargo. This man who was

Authing whatever to The ante was matter to the police, who went to the shop, send cargos to Swetow; to do so would he to sporcargo went on shore, and when asked

of considerable importance to those carrying but deferidont was not there. They got health of the tops is good

& who was in charge at the time, ordered the break through the regulations of our trade if he would telegraph for his waster said it

Chinese cares, especially with super him, however, and searched bin, when the Rannak to Razani on the 13th. He expects the way the shin bad upon her as much co

General Gordon's brigade haircheti from, angines at full speed astori, and au

so stopped and we earnestly exhort you is advisechs not necessary. He look very little part

herd. Such an curings were found upon him. A hair-pin to reach the British territory on the 19th possibld. The Hothing not to do this, even though much money by the discharging of the cargo, although to speak to his master. The wgail Rated | agent and vary wil powers. The Captain was afterwards found, at the place where he unrtoy escort returning from Shoidlar was sinkin at was found that she y steamed way, only gained es downg so. By thus he was present part of the time. The Day but he said ", The captain said that senger. It was not tande plain to him, ir i making this resolution we shall hinder the tain thought it was his duty to get the

Ead been searched.

round. Four months' imprisonment, withi hardon Huing poople, and those; curg dat of the ship, and this lie did by fil he would not-take the eargo out he must, any way that this mini was the superenrgo's labour, this first,atal last fourteen days on the 11th May was attacked by Malsads, both were put out, and eyes on the who help us will be our friends.

making an agrosinent with Mesars Moyer, and Chu Luk said "Ca do Witness representative and that the passenger adlitary ex:finement. We need not recupitulate. Under these and in this the Captain pursued the was not sure if the amper

to ampercargo was on board, whom he was asked to wait for to lose a new regulations all vessels arriving here ordinary course, and

the owner did the

sign for, was

was the

supercarzo. borne. We have therefore agreed for a 100 ages of perior sugar, it i

a mystery they had denied the ownership he could heard the conversation betreen the captain not understand. If the persons who should and Chan Lab Allyn mard called his the have known of the quantity put on lid not know of the 199 bags, he thong):t

be t

Comitiasioner from

wher

Christian

Rickman deposed that he was second officer of the gode. Witness saw the superego get the kare from the chief mute. He heard a conversation between the unptais, and the supercargo, who said when asked about the curge, that he wanted

שהיוון.

if he would help him to speak to his master, was not called upon to wait for a mere par.

OPIUM ROBBERY.

atul Bannu on the 22nd.

and ono

their

ki

to turn

condition. The boats

will be liable to be fined, which is not to be same in obthining two surveyors. As tu thering 'tholischinge of the cargo. This The Attney General clain it Ead. This case was again before the Court to- Avuth Kban is. endeavouring to conget noise being as of a whole :

How they got there noliody knew and why bered the captain coming on beard, and prored that his clients put on board the day, and after some evidence had been takon

time not to do business.

Let not blame us. We faire regulations under which we can carry on business without hindrance, and therefore we ad- dress you this letter.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Chief Justice,} Friday, June 10.

·

the bags of angar were perhaps not

Candy

was done by Chimanon,

By the Attorney Geijeral:He remem

heen

zupercargo

Eargo of which the Court had the was further figures. Thiva had the report on the other hand of what was wailable for delivery front

(Before 11, This godowns. the

brought the question down- the Trues of. 466 bags of sugar candy, 572 вища of brown siger destroyed or absorbed by repacking,

213 absolutely short delivery, and 6

ananded tu.Wednesday next.

E. Wodchanic, Esq, Police

"Magistrate),"

STREET GAMBLING.

Pun Achat admitted, the charge of street gambling and was fined $2 or seven days

tu

har

anchors go

I was da

Tlf.

feet

200

of

F. Bane deposed as to making a survey of white gar, That was the Gaol, with exposure in the stocks for six have recently been into Kandahar and Doughs, Lapruik &Co's steamers, the 'haus,

the Judge Cho Lod interpected be tween Kwok Hing and witness, and the full when put on board. There was another mate. view of the matter. They were to have received 82350 for carrying this cug, f

from, of the dugnade. When he went on board to Tientsin. Driven into Hongkong she was almost a wregk. All her yards at the question

only the main and mison gono, Foods or at. In order to need the views of

ws of masts left, Cho rails: Ith parties an agreement was me to tarried away, and her sterk smashed; "Ho

nga

short of delivery. They

BWO to unimpeachably. He

had the ralie hours. moted

.

unke.

(Before the Ibu. Francis Snowden, Acting Aravy was whether to tranship the sails were rails and bulwarks nearly alrsons on Shipping on this point. As to i

WON MCT Fir - PROMSEN. This is celling the whole Bing for paymorit of $750. recommended the cargo to be discharge tight turn on whether there.wor three days' imprisonment with hard la Ayub Khan was on his way to Farab, and Hie Ockson, was now no longer visible, and

case to recover damages for short delivery of a cargo consisting of sugar, which the plaintiff Bays was caused by the negligemad Captain of the vessel s agent of the

cher.

"the"]

Four other Uhingen were pach fined $1 negligenes or

or not but as he put the question did not in any way arise. Ther for the same ollence. and was ingeniously cited to talead the was fined, ou fourteen days with hard Court, and the jury. If the sugar was lost laburr by se peril, there was not the slightest

case bir laying he quoted did not apply, Au Awun, watchina to street gamblers, Bakwa nosugar candy which was in the uper part

secined to him as a matter of reason incl

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

If they were liable for the first sun in a He als waveyed the sugar discharged

rtain way, was it reason or conier-ense The lower part of the abip being wet the to suppose they would have taken the sho responsibility for the latter anoint. It might have sweaterl down, watch in hot

weather is was very liable to do. common-sense that when the charter party

By the Attorney General: The loss of was canceled the whole thing went with it covering land is an extorilinary accident, Any liability of the Captain, whatever it attribute he loss of the sugar canly night lave hen, was at one altered and to avesting because it is the most likely The present is a rather suspicious duou away with by the acceptance of time reason. 8000, in view of the freight which he might, certainly I can't say what quantity of

nassas they might have pimped ont tout have been entitled to have had.

Peter Thomsen deposed that in was The ship was hurled the Plimsoll mark in grown under it. Were it so they Aching was convicted on the evidence fantry arrived here from Pishin this mornafirmed that this vessel was making no R. O. Alford, D. R., F. Crawford: R. Lyalismuster of a thres mastod schooner. He That is deep enough I should say for the fluslav-right, whatever to any delivery of ¦ of a watchman at the Sam-Shui Po Docks weather is warm,

The Attorney General, instructed by Messrs Shury, fuller, mud Johnson, appetens for the plaintiff and Mr Haylar, instrnetod by Mesra Brereton and Wotton, for the

suspended by the legs and trailing them Chu Achan, for having had two dricks lang the ground, was Ened $1, or 3 days it:

af with hard hbour.

of the 20th Native Infantry merchant, amounting to close on Sir Mahands were killed and brought on board the man-of-was, In thus Brought in.

about 50 minutes after the collision the The reports received from Herat say that oching sunk in 30 fathoms of water, the thecir and is issuing letters calling on

ictting the people to. regard hit as the Champion of the Lantlig, though only a wooden veesel, one moment. Fortunately, Islant; so that Sirdar Hashim Khan bes

very little water, har forerig been ordered to procred with some cavalry ging was

and atem cut away. Soon. Farrali

after, when the P. & C. mail, hound to Quetta, May 11.-Travellers from Kanda: Shanghai, passed, th

the commander of the man say that the Ameer's Governor has sent of-war, with see difficulty, detained her a fource of irregulars to Girishk, and that till other assistance should arrive. This was may of the Alzai Chiefs of Zemindawar obtained three hours afterwards. in one of requived khilats, and returned to their bound for Amoy, to which port it was deter homes.

aired both vessels shou There was a runo in Kandahar that ously enough, the light are mentioned, had already sent a force of Horati sowars after the former course had been sicered for thu. Hashim Khan, was said to be at some time the rocks on which this light are

situated were found in dangerous proximi The same iniments say that Kandahar ty, proving that this important department itself is quiet, but that the people are com- of the Chinese Customs

not quite so

well plaining of the exactious of the Cabuli worked as its nature dennude.

After alight examination at

at Aly the Lapwing Ameer Abdurrahman had left Cabul for tripsho was unfortunate, asfogs were very pre- was reported is the sity that the again started for Hongkong. Even in this Kandainas.

While i

ein one of them, and prewooding. The Foona Horas marched to-day for at a three knot spoed, und blowing the horn Todi D-B Royal Horse Artillery left every two minutes, on one occasion large Yesterday; the 28th Bombay Native In-steamer was passed bound north. It is and Archibald MacClymont On the Court assembling

to-day

the tentored into a contract at Amoy with the typhoon season.

signal whatever of her approach, and that I have not the listing The agreement was to put an of stealing a quantity of nails, and was Ben- charterer.

but cloudy. The officers torney General aid he wished to make n

sand men only took By Mr Hayllar:

Eu to the charter party here, and now,

the two vessels were separated by au ahort a tenvel to be imprisoned for one month with May 17-Sirdar Alam Khan and his party

distanco that few romarks with reforemos to the now part in the loading so far as to give à lord use to mips that she was overloaded, justead of later on at Tientsin, paying $500

it appeared to be arrived here the day before yesterday, across from one to the other. Unfortunately,

easy to with the dunnage and to see that the ship When I saw her she und risen about is instand of 83,500. That was all that was hard labour,

Jeap doparture in the defence. He said his lord-

The sanio eving Taj Maluunad Khan, there is:

is no shup knew that under the old practice, and was properly trinned. The churterers had incles as she hat bedt jumped out. in the agreement. The charter party zhod

By

Seistani, & Persian refugee of note, who did this ship, and of ascertainly the name of the • Judia :-Thery was no trace of as it was with that exception of time and

and so punishing the offenders. good service for un in Kandahar, and ac- This incident servi

serves, bo

however, as an illus started for trasion of the carelessness that obtains but there were few precedents bearing on the preter fur the first time in Court. The were stained a relish cola. The others his full rights under charter party. If that

Persia through Beluchistan; the

tains at sea point. Be wished to point out, supposing

keys of the hatches were not given to him tasted of salt,

failed him he claimed mater the bill of that there was good ground for nou-suit

in his presence.

ing given him permission to return The superego gave - By the Anty Thy 466 bays wild not fading The learned Counsel again quoted

to wonder that, under such circunsta Teherau upon what had been stated by his friend, tice that the ship was lone, He spoke have sweated away. The emitents of 440 Paris and Macheughlin. He had proved

more accidents, miscalled, do not take place, In Kandaðar all is quict at present; but The Laging will be some ground the whole of which turned English. As such as the stevedores were lags of brown sugar would not stop the the full shipment of the cargo mentioned in

some weeks refitting, A great number of trifting enzes were prices are very high, and the people are and we believe it is not yet construction of the cancellation, if finished the Imtehes were intiered down, pump with 4 fout of water in the hold. All the bill of lading: The tens of the charter before the Court -te-day and were disposed sittering some hardship, in consequence, form and where the equity, if any, will be Fet decided what it was good ground for non-auit, it was als As they expected heavy weather this was

weather this was that could be pet away in 11 days.

party he was entitled to translate into the of by small fines.

The postal service between Kandahar and held. From our information there would good ground for demaurer. They had hon very firmly done.

H. F. Meyerink deposed that he wan a bill of lading even although the charter

Chuan is working well. allowed to gene there by the defendant four passengers on band. They had a shed partnerin the firin of Meyer & Co. He party, was non-existent. With

regard to

A merchant, who was travelling from will to be no doubt that the man-of-war bo exonérated from any. blame, still, as Kandahar to Herat, is reported to have always in auch cases, the other side will ud put to the expense of trial because the over the hatchway. When he got on board remembered the circumstances attending the third post there no contract, Lilli defendant did not take the right course. tlu bi was being towed out the harbour the str

hout the stage of the augo in their godowns show that even were

returned from Girishk la consequence of a declare that they were right in what they The right course would be to lot the trial Chu Luk said to him another Chimman To the bust of his knowledge this, was proof lading or charter party, be would be of

ramore he heard there that the Sartip with did, and only an uninterested court can proceed, when his Lordeltip if he so

so pleased,

Ho did not say perly done. was to crane on board.

right entitled to have the contract carried

sotne sowars had reached Washir from determine who, was in fault. might direct the jury to find a verdict for supercargo. He waited half an hour after

By the Attorney Gum and saw the out which the law would imply he wady

Herat. the appeinteil time, but did not

defendant.

The following is the Jury:-Messrs A. P. McEwen, John Thorburn, F. D, Sasson,

he believed under the practice now, a plain-aren board looking after the loading,

{

doubt that it was crivered by the protectious or exceptions on the bill of lading; but that was not the loss they claimed for The three grounds, on which he claimed to recover aquart from the question of neglig ones were--The elurter party was not exis

not caficelled, ou far as rights was not

the dar

TWEET OF NAILS.

TRESPASS,

In Asze, nanded from 8th June, was this to freness on: t. Government Plan-

valent.

tiff could not be non-snited against his will | Chy Lak. He had heard him called inter- salt water about the sugar gundy-bags; they place unlÃnomit of payinent. He claimed tinet S6 or 7 days in Gaol for allowing his companied our troops to Quetta hak ay- with some captains. The landamalt can only

that

upon

Was

the

sceny

he read authorities-to

tulion.

......

MISCELLANEOUS,

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CHINESE DOCTORS. To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL," Hongkong, 9th Jusic. So, I was very much need with the

a from beginning to end; but

the defendant. This verdict to be upon just coming. Mut á trphoon on the 28teas of storage for about a quarter vi with the shipowner by putting as Governor's speech in the Census returns

evidence, reserving the

point of law, wil

was entitled to have a verdict entered in his

Buit

Tha

large

lose

without a

Lak

wont ashore

H

was

the

asked him if he

foll

for safe

Chu

Luk

eigners

uf

more

+

'The Ameer's Governor intends, it is said, to send 400 headers, one regiment of immediately

red linis and corvettes

Quotations, HONGKONG, Juns 10. OPIUM-New Patna, cash,...8600-

-Old

Bah,... 570 New Benares, cash,....... Did

push,... 560 New Malwa, credit.... 670 Allowance, Teels.... 32

16

Old Malwa, credit,... 740 Allowaneo, Taela...

Exchange..

13.

Wire,... Demand,

30 days' right,

4 months sight,

demand,

I consider ourselves at fiberty to goods on board. -Under such if upon the point of law, then the defendant washed away, and masts were cut.

Suptember Everything noveable

dishse of the

grouds, without consulting sumed contruct he The either owner or Captain.

delivery or damage titled to than with any other portion of it witle that infantry, and one of cavalry to Zenit favour. If the proper course had been after hatch was opened once after the Wang On, talleyman Moyer & Co., delivery unless the loss was by the act of which was devoted to the Chinese doctors followed they should have been allowed to steam at the request of the supercargo tailed the carga lands from the Angreste. Gical or the perils of the ses. The fourtis and the thousands, and thousands of casce proceed. If his Lordalip entered a nou- It open about an hour and a In some of the bags and there were

Was

5on was that the

defendants were of vaccination they have had on hand here

Singapore, the

friend of wine told me a would have to be paid by half. They, then mule for Hongkong, stones, some word half full and ethers

and in China.. charges

Was Carriage.

Overland Straits Times, Juno-2.) the defondant.

as there was nowhere clay to go in coee-smpty

HIRA. Witness told the supercargo on supercuyo on board that boat. Nushi fact to-day which it is perhaps worth ston Thu Judge entirely conemzed. what quence of the North East monsoon. They the ship of this, who said it would do, lacte master, acting as this explain, had do tioning, in view of the great outory the

arrived in Hongkong on the 10th October. was insurance on it. The goods were delictul shift the venusibility from himself with a few to tending people here and at Cronstadt on Sunday last. There reinkin

Governor has mindu on this point-ade his learned friend had aid, That defence Marine Surveyor come on board on the rored into the Jade of Kwok Alung, the to Messrs, Meyer, or their godown keeper, i hoida to believe that there really was here, awaiting onfers, thi Hasbuynik. Nayeed- had not been raised in the answer. After The giving all the comidoration he could to the 11th and made a survey. Witness went on godown keeper.

or any body else. Every act of my gent sale to be properly attached to it. My Aid,

and Africa. question he had come to the conclusion that shipre to transact without informing him, cargo and his nian were on "kard, the ab. case, the act of the Ouptain. All they had friend is an old residät here, and has been

business, and then Chu By the Attorney General:The super- of the Captain was, for the purpose of this

A general acting of the Chamber of Bank, It would be better to let the case go to the He saw him next after the Marine Surveyor engaged in suplying the half full baskets to show was the loss, and that the loss was saved for the last fourteen years by Comierze was held on Friday last, in the jury on the merits.

Rooms, for the consideration o Attorney General said it was a very came on board. Witness nasked his if his into empty unes. This was on board the not by sea inimage, and this, he subunited, petted mice of the Colony,

19 of Indian Immigration into the master had any agent in Hongkong, Chu ship. He could not say where they came they had done. As to the sugme with the, who has at the austing the Native States. A resolution was ni Credits, a loss which the surveyora attributed work said "Norad to discharge

of Cargo of that kind, and it was

a friend. Wituoss from,--

other. for- ciled paper of it, there was not a tittle of the herds of a large number of

and has no doubt made money by nously passed that H. E, the Govern be Documentary, 4 months' sight, other than sea damage. Coupled with that told him he was

(Cha Laik, recalled by Mr Hayllar evidence that it had ever been put on Being also a man of an ambitious turn requested again, to address the Secretary of India, Wire, they had the fact that the Captain left cargo to get the ship into dock. He said Witness: That was the man who was called tus of the man who was said to be super-mind this barber has proved

board. In conclusion ho dealt with the

Stato for the

to induce him to "All right; can do. Ho

hitself a be supercargo. supercargo, and that instead of assuming the responsibility the specs Amoy, and offered his services.

status I not want to telegraph to his master at By the Judge-No one was tallying for cargo.

hun He submitted that there was no

beards, and has dabbled in Chi- | ***

and to recommend Shanghai, demand, He said the owner of the goods.

50 days' sight, private 73 act the plaintif that could would have taken endeavoured to force that as he would take the cargo of Moyer & En was the first witness ca. responsibility upon somebody else,

He said nothing else.

Gold Leaf, 904 fine as ducting round the Colony his tensorial encourage such immigration under eship as

Sovereigns, *)..... $6. Constituting him

in the Census returns and dubs himself a conducive to the welfare and

both beneficial to in hand not being able to wait. The ship amined after thn. He received a

acts others thau those consistent with doctor. How many of Governor Hennessy's tho Nativo States and of this Colony

1 Mr Hayllar said the defendant in the wa-making Water and entirely broken up. from the first witness and landed the goods his own story, that he was interpreter, famous 333 have sprungssonce in biect is one of great importance and well Union Ins. Soo of C'ton, $1,600 pár share,

cargo.

Shares, The Hongkong Bank, 96% prem case had been sued under a bill of lading Canvas big nailed over outside and the at the godown, giving charge of them to "Shipped by the supercar" in the

Tox div. and a charter party to carry a parge fond stern, washed away. He made an agree the godown-keeper in the same state sa le bouk amply meant that the shipper had the sain Amoy to Tientsin. He was sued for short ment with Mesars Meyer to take discharge Forerved them in. There were some stones performed his part of the contrast it did hand, in any scrust, of meaning of the word seons to have been accorded to it in Down North China Ins. Co., 11s 1,100 per share.

nany of the 339 are, on the other worthy of more mature consideration than China Traders' Ins. Co.,$1,700 p. share. folivory said to have been caused by egli handla. They discharged the cargo with on the vessel were menting the baskets and

of the cargo and the storage into their own or crockety in the baskets. Some people not mean that this man, this interpret doctors, save that they make enough to keep healthy enough, and exactly suited for the Chinese Ins. Co., 8312 per share.

ing Street. The climate of the Peninsula is Yangtze was the supercargo.

Assoc, Tle. 810 p. share, geree. At that moment he proposed to treat their own people. The supercargo was on optying those which had only a little in

The evidence was the charter party as an existing document, board during the discharge for some time. them into others.

most

stinct, that this man was not the body and soul wether in the wretched in Coolid, and there is no ground of Fire Ins. Co., 8300 Tr share.

H.K. Fire Ins. Co., $1,000 par and most important thing in that charter.

supercarga, that he was never held out to way they do, by the foolishly-givon taites of

the silly and the sickly whom they pretend fcient

pretence for fexting that he will not have party was that disuse four set forth that the. The mate mentioned to witness that some Li cargo had to be brought alongside the

sugar can witness

towards curing by their States.

t protection how in the Native H.K. &W. Dock, 51 Hore ed the previous, witness, Saw Cha Lok sail that even wors he duly constituted as

Dock, 51% premi He will be quite us safe there is in H. C. M. S.-boat Co., 831 prem, almost empty, and

told

on board the versel; could not say he was supercargo, the ship was equally liable to

the while as completely orders to the carga.

carry out liur contract and deliver sshoulda and said "all right." ower special risk and expense.

The defend shrugged ants had nothing to do with anything else which witness gave him. that might occur at either end of the voy- that Leong Cheung was to be the super

found in the bill of lading

TIP

He

keld

that that constituted a prima filcis

Witness

the ઘ the

at the charterer's risk

and expense. He

They

these bills of

Its

baakota

He

·

Un Him, godown soolie, in the ploy taken by those connected with the better idgin, and although still con- to the Indian Government to allow and

reconsider his deal to

a supercuryo. Nor were operations, comes out in his new raiment protection, Wisch is now assured, and

Indian

of

Kwak

of the note witness

his

the

log

those who

of

4.8

Us

$27.70

shure.

Hongkong Gas Co. per share.

abare.

prem.

Ayan, similarly cuployed, corroborat he superare; and he went further and to du 803 bething approaching to the his ur country in this Culony, 118'Steam Nav., Th, 3 per e, nominal.

goods fine, had to stow and dischargo, the same at his the supercargo this, that parson merely Alus, gan ceper ta Meyer & safely. There was the strong proof against medical teaching of the Chinese themselves / indoei a visiter for wonder why the fadian Wing Coast St, Nav, Co. . 160 share.

When he was on board he lived in a room Co., gave evidence as to discharging the the idea of this man being the supercargo they are devoid of any principle of honesty Government should place any ding Hongkong Hotel Co., B105 per share,

ដាំរំ16 Way of Indian labourers He sent tallymen and brats, re- that his client had another inan engaged and such as I here speak are those doctors to becoming late this drawn that the monster gave four mis off cargo: He hadmot the slightest doubt that cargo. Record in English cords of the ready to start ne supercargo, this man to go found in the Chiness Recreation ground by come and they, They want to China Sugar Red. Co., 8180 1.

ar any feeling of common humanity Of whatever in. never heard the boats and made

come of thisir own

rown accord, lading for the cargo at Amoy and funt Chu Lak was the supercargo, The abif the boats, a grand total delivered of 1,778 to the Jury, Doaling with the question :

produced (copy merely as interpreter. inade), showing for all

afternoon.

subject of

of ancial interest lave fur- The Lordship then anmmed up the case a Sunday after bortant that excel resort on mugh to their own benefit. lading contained in the took a long time to repair.

nished the barber gentleman I have already week. Ons was a Flower Show which was

insin maroin the number of baskets of sugar to By the Attorney General:-Witness did bags or baskels of sugar candy. Some of whether the man was supercargo or not he alluded to says there are about a hundred,pened on Tuesday after noon laat on the

of topics Beon board, and then caine these words not speak any Chiness. Chu-Luk could speak some empty. All were courted equial panels meant I am the superenrge." I ara inclined to take his estimurio botors Esplanade, and which has been a great suo (Taken at Mears Falconer & Co.'s Fremiers,

werd full, Boue half-full, per charter weight", that was to say enough English to make himself under-s

porcargo" he am before the things were to be carried and delivered stoed. He introduced himself as supercarge showed the surveyor the cargo, only that But be found him doing no single act as the Governor's, until I see the ousts papers esas. The other subject we the lasue of

per chartar weight, and therefore they saying "My bolong supercargo; good morn

supercargo on board. He did not think at any rate.

invitations by the Lulies of Singapore to a had condition four at once introduced that ing, Captain. It was not alone from that Mr Hayllar put in the surveys and 10 the question was of mock importanen: It There are a few other points I should.

Calico and

and Faney

Drose Ball to be held in BARTER- the cargo was to be stowed and discharged he judged that he was supercargo. He did ports is the cargo..

was the Captain's duty to store the cargo like to have said a word about in this the Townhall Second nexte (recalled.) at the charterers risk and expense. But not know whether a eapercargo brought

in September next To the Jury-1

Kreat

early in

Dó, the protection of the document for the ship documents on board or not, He did notes on board when the cargo was being damaged. His Lordship read over large writing at this time of day to expose any being somewhat navel in orivia and idea.

when the ship was brought into

pork

consus speech but it is hardly worth while This comming Ball has naturally enough

created some interest and even excitement, HERMOMETER. 9. A‚M..........

Do. did not end there. They found at the know personally what became of the keys. I came by whether it was not under the conflicting evidence and dealt with the Treas the sanie source. It estnut deceive This not being Lann Year, bachelora are

dischargep I saw the mending going on.

portions of the somewhat bottom of the hil

(the words He did wait. It was blowing fair wind, instructions of the interpreter. How quest of ladi

extraordinarily

or false reasoning comming. misrepresentation woich unknown"

andthe would not wait for anybody. The being inprint)

How question of how the loss was to be anybody here it does not now mislead not so alarined as they might be, and having regard to the particular cha wands Chu Luk used wore Man, man there at the time

accounted for. The Law was, he said, the Colofftal-Ofice Agturition; and if Factor of the cargo they had been carrying Captain by by ons Chinainen come. He Mr Meyerink to the Julgse zent no that the exceptions in the ordinary does gain in an empty used a felpomeTateanter Poh dun, which arrived here

(Daily Times) theas further words were added in writing, showed him bus cabin the fat day he come men on board to swapp bagt. was ur of lading covered all damage by the Battery from the Exeter Halites, which no at midnight on Stat Mg from Newcastle

Not accountable for breakage, leakage, on board. He told him it was the superduty to receive it as I was.

perils of the sea. If the lose or part of it man of starting worth or ability would go on. Teno, reports having observed,

which had come the Auguste.

Do.

Do. Debentures, 3 Chinese Imperial Leas of 1874, nominal.

of 1877, during the HK. Ies Co.'s shares, $127) por

Temperature.

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share.

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