PENAL ORDINANCE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
the ordinance which we
was the case.
In the
THE CHINEAS NATURALISATION DILIB,
down for sale into one of the fairs of interview between them, but his knowledge! corolla “Pream to me to be a noces-critao, and tho true economy was to prevent him he had been very carofil to as that the ward oath might be enlarged to:
the West by a band of gypsy Cymrt;
Mercia was crossing the Treat with his
the commission of crime. Won certain what
and
of
No. 6599,-Jus 21, 1981.] rank. The atholing was wroth at these Defendant was then put into the box, and establishment in this Colony of the Edison the real test was that given in the report, the words His Excellency had said he was glad gratulated him on being the first to put a THE LATE TORPEDO ACCIDENT AT lawd, naunnered piper knaves who donied everything the plaintiff had alleged patent had been disposed of, and when the minber of admissions into Cal. It sight to find that it was not intended to deprive stop to it. could dare to ward life and limb against in the most completa manner. The woman Executive inve further considerail the occur to some bon. member the number themselves of that power. If the auction hustless and silly brutes with such holy allenged the man. to go to a temple and suliject, then we will he is a position to of missions into Gaol showed whether the was carried out it would do a great deal of
The Bill then passed.
MELBOURNE We take from the Austr. 40 tackle us whistling reeds. He himself out off a cock's head to test the truth of accept one or other of thival Companies, polica were doing their duty properly. If good. He quite agreed that in any case
their relative stories. The Judga xakeri
following condensation of the report of the had set up the real to more ally defendant if he was willing to go through the
they neglected the town then crime would where a parson had passed all his life in the reading of the five naturalisation Bills.
The Attorney General moved the accend committee appointed to inquiro into the Mr F. B. Johnson on then said:-It increase considerably; but the fact was clony, and been reduced to a state of The Chinese translation was printed on the podo explosion at Melbourne. Our readers works. Some suumers ago, when
ordeal, and he answered in the affirma
rentstices connected with the fatal toz- wending back into Mercin from the tive. The woman further voluntoured to to take up the town of the Council by to officiently or thoroughly discharged as of turned out of the Colony. In all cases, buck. He explained that that was not part run an ber that Mr Berry has dissented would be entirely out of place for me that the duties of the police had never been poverty or infirmity, tluit he should not be court of the good King Alfred in purchase the candice necessary on the occa-making any lengthy observationis on
into years, There was a marked decross of where mendicante were brought before Wessex, he was bringing in his trainin
from that portion of the report which inuasure which two Welsh asses that had been driven Another witness was examined as to at
In Committes, Mr Achny pointed out imputes blaine to Captain Mandeville: read a second tino at the Inst.
Ronsons are given at length for arriving amounted to nothing.
eitting! an admirable personelle, the the course however of the discussion upon ported that the police went out to under had buon in the Colony and whether Christian, they could not be affirmed.
re first place to see how long the mendigant oath, affirmation & Bese were Chinese hy electricity, a current being created by Isı
the conclusion that the torpeda was fired and having passed through Satherp whose story went in favour of the plaintif the Penal Ordinances Amendment Bill Cential Station; and until they arrived at If not he discharged them. When they the Interpretation ordinance which met the improprieties are quoted in
A Chinese woman
was also examined
take their night duties altogether from the he had ever been before Court before.
who were being naturalised. df not the faulty Arrangements of the daval The Judge
said the balance of the erid. intimated air opinion that our system of
The Attorney General read the clause of Torpedo Corps A number of blunders banel of serfs in a bin-new wherry,ence seemed to go against the defendant result of it should be carefully watched, unprotected, In Sept. or October. 1878, frmity, lio caused them to be sent to the Council want into Committee on them, and ment in carrying out these operations, and
on its trial, and that the their beat, which might be a distant one, are brought before the Coust a seco penal legislation
timt
in second time difficulty. He touched upon the outstanding features if I mistako not your Excelloney concurred
portion of the town was left entirely and if they were really suffering from in- and The wberry fischioaced to stick aground of the case; and asked if the defundant with me in this opinion. The Bgares given he instituted the two-thirds night duty of them who had been only a short time on resuming the Bills were passed.
the opinion that the Naval Torpedo Corp and there was great haste to swim the would call any more witnesses.
The Bills were renil a second time, the have not evinued adequate skill and judg directors of the Tung Wah Hospital: some asses ashore. And it came to pass timt
in your Excullency's despatch to the Secretem. Since then night robberies had de-
that a want of training and practical the ass out of the whierry, whereupon the the case, as the assertion and denial were sions into the Hongkong Gool for the years Captain Superintendent and various others and the police..to, soo them away. He torney General as to the Chinese and berus while such an operation firing the one of the carts was unskilfil in guiding sent for, but ultimately the Judge dismissed tory-of State, No 60 of the 18th May 1830, clined. Ho culled, after it had been in force, the Colony he found would return to their
knowledge show the comparative numbers of admis for twelve months, for reports from the native lanil, the Court gave a
hoard throughout is apparent. The it a matter for regret gratuity atheling gripped a roll of reeds 'that was about equal.
poor box. If he bound differently he
that both Captain Manderille and Lost to how it had worked. Chief Inspector ordered the
With regard to the remark of the At-tenant Collins should have left the Cer 1877, 1878 and 1879, and also the convio- wont to be spread out to screen him from the sun and rein, and wrought so
LE CHAK HIN AND FUNG CHAN HI ».
tions before the Magistrates in these years. Horspool said it was the system he had was glad to say that his experience of English versions of the bill, lustily upon the head of the donkey IN. $200. This 648 4 la fustion of convicted crime are gratifying, ar. recommended the two-thirds system for there were very few real sturdy beggars, seo a
These returns showing a gradual diminu worked under in England. He had always longkong ingudicants had shown hint
first- The Governor said he was glad to was pending an operation which,
large carl thu the reeds could no more screen second plaintiff had been ainah to the detestify so far as they go to the access of that the Governor had given the order for sond them to prison. In fact he thought, flv was voly glad to say that, all the still entailed a certain amount of risk on thos submerged mine from the ship
the su damagon for taalicious prosecution. The
Hongkong,
pleased when he heard and therefore he did not think it right to first timo in and was
bill laid before them for the conducted with strict order and formality,
even IT. from sin and rain for they were reft and fendant, and the defondant having isso with regard to the treatment of criminals.
the recent change in the course of
ip Chinese split like unto flax stalks made ready from her room on the site and latis on but in order to adequately test the heat similar view and said it had been a great suffering front some infirmity or illness and as in English. It was of great moment military service, imperatively dumanded the and English and the most scrupulous caro in every detail, of policy For the distaff. The atholing, minding noto, had charged the second plaintiff on of the present system, I think we ought to
All the other Inspectors too
had worked well, he it was a moet objectionable system. Men new Ordinance would now be printed and immediately concorned with it, and there-
took adicants were generally brought before them published in the Casette in Chinese as well fore, according to all himself of the proud works to which suspicion of having stolen it. The case we have returns exhibiting the Gaol since found on from night rehbors.
tried in the Police Court on the 2nd June,
We now covered with sores, and to send theso into that the Teople should have the opportuni-presence and anpervision of every officer. made many thanks to the doughty and at its conclusion the prisoner was dis- 1977 In your Excellency's dispatch to Siride and a minimum of crime. With regard rendered them linblo to epidemics, and it curred with the Governor's remarks. He torpedoes, the board feel compelled to say.
ourselves in a colony to which there Gaol would be a great mistake; there was no charged. The second plaintiff then issued Michae! Hicks-
was ample freedon of access from the other place in the Gaol for their reception. They
noty of knowing the laws made.
Alen from the laxity which evidently Max
ch, No. 53 of the. 13th-1
The Attorney General mid he quite con-marked the whole proceedings relating to vowed to aid him ie what other plans the defendant for malicious arrest, which y 1879, .retim of the daily average his hon. friend had called his attention, the impossible to give them anything like said that he was not quite te strictly incliff on the 4th and 5th of March, 1881.
is to
Viowa the of Lord Carnarvon, to which weS down to 1877, and it would be moat
enre-the Govern useful and interesting to know what the might be some little inconsistency between reduced state that they inmestiately went accordance with the Queen's structions, resembled more a voyage for pleasure than
there punishment; they care there in such a ment had acted in the
that the voyage of the Ceberts to Queens- past state of the
the Gaol has been since that time. what the Secretary of State wrote to Sir into the doctor's hands and he entered them which provided that the ordinances should one for the purpose of improving the de Mir Mossop for the defendnut.....
Mr Holmes appeared for the plaintiff, and as my honorable friend oinosite who Richard MacDonnell and what he wrote to the most nourishing diet, and in conse. be published and proclaimed, It was not fences of the colony. The exact words of so ably alministers the affairs of the Gaol the present Governor. But he knew that quence "It was impossible to them to feel right that the Chinese who were mainly them that they are anable to discover finding areThe board express
The second wife of the defendant was
the reed bad already been set up,
judge for his ennning wasp proof, and
a summons in the Summary Court against
his merry wit might shape against the gild of the wandering pipers. It woult yield him much hearts ease, said be, If the gild of this wandering pipers could be broken up, for be mishe.iked their poyous, pralling ways; and moreover he wolled be conki do the rats himself -He had gotten in hand the juice of a subtle herb utal set by that he wished! to make spread amongst the Danes. J he could keep down the tolls at the Danes' outposts which vexed him sorely.
sex in cakes and ale. So oned the second portion of the story of the good King Alfred's facetions indge..
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ORDER OF RERVICE AT UNION "CHURULI---- BUNDAY, JUNE 20TH.
same on for hearing to-day. At the con clusion of the plaintiff's case, plaintiff' wae. non-exited with costa,
Police Intelligence. (Before I. E. Worishase, Esq., Polies Magistrate,)
Friday, June 24th,
ALLEGED ARNAULT.
with a caution.....
THENT
Lang Achui, charged, with stealing some clothing and 1.000 anah, was after evidence had heon fel convicted and sentenced to pay four months with hard labour.
•
NUISANCE.
number of prisoners
1
the average daily
ite introduction
1
out
affecten
A CHINESE EDITION OF ALL NEW!
ORDINANCES.
ou inform the Council what was the Lord Carnarvon disapproved dispatch Of course in the case of sturdy beggars ignorant of them.
men
usage of both naval and
really efficaciants, -I crine. In the dispatch to which he alluded would be better in all cases where long period the Chinese community know the board suggest goveral ways in which,
on
reading of an Ordinance for the naturalis
The Attorney General moved the first tion of Wang Tuk Yaing; which was read a
Hynin 330, Tone, page 151; Psalm 146, gaol with hard labour for committing a the Gaol on Stene-cutter's Island and yet į regard to proved of his intentions with aoners came back again, they passed them and it had given rise to a great many mis-
Tune, page 102; Hymi 352, Tuno, page 160; Hymn 284, Tuno, page 128;|| Hymn 421, Tune, page 187.
THENT OF A STUUL
Li apak for stealing a stool was aon-giving attentiving here, and after neca he would be very glad to see his (tho was increased by a quarter of a pound of tirely unsuited to the Colony.
сод
with certainty the exact cause which led to the explosion of the torpedo. They are the dienster was brought about by an elec nevertheless unanimous in the opinion that trin current in some unexplained manner.
clous mode of procedure of the Naval Tor Both the evidence and the investigations of through the wrong practice or the injudi- pede Corps, it was possible that such a sur- rent might have been conveyed. The report is signed by Joseph Bosisto (chair
5th May, 1881. nun), Rob. L. J. Illery, Samuel W. M'Go- wau, J. Cosino Newbery, James Phenin
Quotations.
HONGKONG, June 24 OPIUM-New Patus, cash,...$815
Old
casti.... 610 New Bewares, cash,...
H
"
Old
رو
72
13
22
cash,... 600 New Malwa, credit,... 710
Allowance, Taels......
6.
Old Malwa, credit,... 760 Allowance, Taels. Exchange,
that the punishment was at all deterrent. average daily number of prisoners una expressed his opinion in a
suany of the laws should be their regret der his charge during last year, and which he wrote to Sir Richard MacDonnell the punishment would have some effect. what the number was
The Governor stated that Dr. Eitel was last week! It appears to me, Sir, that punishment which Sir Richard seemed discognised as a sturdy beggar was a wonun ordinances affecting the Chinese which have at the end of that he was afraid that the severe eystein of Her might my that the only one he had ro- preparing a translation of the whole of the ne system of reformatary treatinge of posed to adopt might lead to an increase of whom he fined $1 or a week's in prison-not been translated which would be pu- Criminals pan. be
and who paid the fine at buce.blished. There was no doubt that for a do not nanas regards its result to
Lordship said he could not recommend his Wong Alau, remanded fren June 23rd the individual offender, but in rest of testy for certain reasons which he stated. good to have a Charity Organisation Socie-ed. They knew little or nothing save the messure for the approval of Her Ma-people were ready to work, it would be nothing of what legislation was buing affect he could ding the rats by the leagne, or fourteen days in gaol with hard labour, this with which we this Colony are on a charge of assault, was to-day and $2 the general repressier of crime, and it is and the craft of the pipers world came and to pay 50 cents to the plaintiff or a fur chiefly concerned, unless it goes hand innor Hennessy) to consider the ordinance, asked
The Secretary of State asked him (Goverty. His honourable friend
opposite had
had what might come to them through the Chi to nought. Moreover with the silverthor term of 7 days with hard Ishour.
the number of admissions of nese newspapers. hurd with the amelioration of the confi
Which hu did, and he from the sale of the herb-juice he could
wrote a dispatch old in of the class from which criminals in which hu informed the Secretary without looking up the records-while he offenders. He could nut tell find sheep and pigs for the halls of all
MORE NATURALISATION. mainly spring. In this Culong our Criminal of State that while he agreed with the ob the eoldermen in Mercia and keep half Three Chinamen, charged with salting reserve, if I may use the expression, is not jections his Lordship had taken to the offenders when the separate system was was able be kept some record of the old the goud King Alfred's bowmen in Shan unonployed watchman, were discharged under our control. It is recruited from aditional reasons which he also stated. He enough in the cells now to be able to kan first time
ordinance he also objected to it for ad-
For ad. first established. There wiss not room population of 20 30 Millions in
in the neighbouring province of the vast Empire informed Lord Carnarvon that his intention record. Sometimes there was only about on the
burders of which we live, and so was not to allow any more branding, and 48 cells, and some of the old offendera
THE COMPANIES ORDNANCE, long as the predatory portion of that donging, and he hoped in time to diminish put them in. But he might say that on this Hill was also read a first time.
whlio i would
On the motion of the Attorney General population finds itself here "happy in the
would have to opportunity" of crime, it
The Acting Chief Justice said Ord, 1 of that no system of guol discipline me the number of Hogginga of all kind very account of the t
and no considerably. In the 18 months before his of then returned. Ho had made it a rule 1865, which was to be amended
e system there was not many
the by reformatory treatment of criminals will arrival, there had been between 200 and 300 since the establishment of the separate present. Bill was almost a transcript of prevent the supply of them equalling public doggings. Lord Carnarvon informed systom in the gaol that of any if the pri Wong Afat was fined $2 or sovon days in the demand.
the English Act. It had been in operation in this Colony now for two years, We may build anew him that he nuisance.
to public flogging. He disliked to through the calls and if those who were once find ourselves without room for an ever-see public flogging carried out for any offence. passed through the cells came back
takes wil hardships. It rendered legal increasing muniber of Criminals, unless we If a substitute could be got for some ofiis Excellency had mentioned the labour kagain-as
of more than 20 members any company hinder them from
without registration. He thought it en- toned to one month's imprisonment with almost forest to the conclusica that we was printed and laid on the table 12 months the number of old offenders but the averago well, and it was really very dificult to
consideration to all the speaker's) views carried out. The Colonial ako. He on the anbject I have seen, I feel was injurious; the way in a report which
Surgeon here
that the Govern- Chiness partnerships were very great con Le opinion that flogging ment need not hard labour.
fear anything whatever. Mr Johnson snil what he asked
cerns, whe not
and they consisted not only of in- shall have a look rather to the e efficiency of wast
dividuals, but of many other confpanies as mr Police Force than to mentres of gaolago. Public dogging was also brutalising number of prisoners in the gaol. Wong Aick was charged with stealing discipline for the affectual prevention of its effects, and in his the plained in his report that the averages of in Ho read, from the report this
Charles May and rins.
know Mr Tonuochy said he had already row how far they wont. The bill im- dianathar cane our of the Kowloma Dock convicted on evidence and Berienced to six before the Council, I confees I am The result was tint, he was able to write 2 really did not show there had been any his utterenees then on the unsuitableness of cold Leaf, 99 fine
On going over the papers Governor's) views on the whole question. the timbers in gagl were very deceptivo. judgment in the recent opinm farmers' case,
others of his lvisers concurred in Jaid
posed heary daily penalties for non-regis puzzled to understand the bearing of Carnarvon's views on this question. You, to Lond Carnarvon, pointing out that the increase of crime in the Colony. They the ordinance to the Chiticas. He suggested sir, have told us, and Sir Julian
course he had taken, BO B. St., BA., principal of Albrinacle College, Jawful possession of jacket was after disapproved of Sir Richard Merweanwhile a change of Government had very casually, and he explained it taken to exempt the Chinese from what Longkong Bank, 104 % prom., sellers,
aggregate number. in his opinion of 23rd same tung, that Lord Car Bays thege, distant crane was steadily declining. His attention had been drawn to it last year desirability of directing that some steps be The marriage of the Rev. G. W. Mackie, A Chinaman charged with being in un
occurred. Finally he sent me his re- This year the number of admissions to the to Mrs Thirza Matilda E. Bowra, of Queen good deal of evidence had been led dig-branding and flogging policy. Yet we find commendation to Bir Michel-Hicks Beach, gaol had been 30 less, but of course was most certainly a very onerons law to Union Ima Soc. of U'ten, $1,625 p. share. Adelaide-road, widow of the late Mr Edward charged.
that by the Ordinee No. 8 of 1876 which another change nccurred, and the new there were a great many men who would Howra, (formerly Commissioner of Customs
repealed at the last sitting, Sir Arthur | www.sary of State (Lord Kimberley) ap: appear in every daily average who mant of the Court at the time it had been Yangisze Ins. Assoc., Tis. 810 p. sharer
The Governor said he road the judg- North Chine Ins. Co.,,
China Traders' Ins. Co., 81,700 p. share. at Canton) took place on Tuesday, at Holy
Kennedy actually re-enacted with Lord ved of the course he had taken, and the not new admissions into the Gaol,
TIR 1
1,100 per share, Trinity Church, Fengo-lane. The wedding.
Carnarvon's approval the clauses nuthorizing pussed by his instruction and with the ap
urdinance they now had
This delivered, and his attention had also been Chinese Ins. Co., 8312 per share, was of a quiet, informal character. The
now had passed had been showed:
the increase or other. branding and flogging. Farther it appears
showed nothing apwise of Crime.
called ride, who wore a dress of dark blue silk
In 1874, when he took He had an opportunity of consulting many China Fire Ins. Co., 8300 per share,
John Smale. int in Lord Carnarvon's dispatch
matter by Sir Her Majesty's Goy the number
B.K. Fire Ins. Co., 81,000 per share. And
Wit white bonnet, walked up the aisle,
your proval of
the Gaol, there was the feweat charge.of Excellency, dated 18th May 1877, he takes respect to the ordinance dealing wit holding her little wit, by the hand,
prisoner (352) although commercial friends
the co
With ends in the Colony. notice of Ordinaro No. 8 of 1876 without Imislunent of Criminals he had all song monthly averago was high because they were not dince 1 of 655 it seemed to be H. C. M. S.-boat Co., 881 prem.
H.K. & W. Dook, 54% prem. choir singing meanwhile, The voice thint
expressing any disapproval of it, and no lat. heen of opinion that it was good that constans the same person in five or six was in contemplation it had not been China Cosat St, Nav. Co.. Tls.,160 p. abare,
evluing in
in and going out.
acknowledged that when this ordinance S'hai Steam. Nav. breathed v'er Eden.' A second hyn,
as the 3rd Jummary 1878 he writes that ho they and hol is their hands the might have
Tla, 8 per a. nominal. "How welcome was the call" was!sung doop accumulation of offensive matter that suggested for anbstitute that can be power which that ordinance gave to the times in five or six months.A man might be
will consider
Buficiently borne ed by the Rev. S. W. Dankes, Vicar of Holy has been discharged from the drains on to case of riets who may petition his hot. friend the Attorney Generalit in for ten years, yet his nanic appcared dinars Chinese combinations. He read from Chins Sugar Ref, Co., $187 p. Butare.
in mind that they Hongkong Gas Co., $62 per share. the policy of branding in the Government. It had been pointed out
had iu their milst such oxtraor Hongkong Hotel Co., 895 per share.. by the Rev. 6. 8. Beach. the Phaya frontage." Oue boat was thus em-vernor to a released. 1 hope of prohibiting any person who was not a few words in connection with what his lion.)
clanse 4 gave to the Governor ample power The Hon. F. Snowden wished to say a the act of Parliament provides for the re- Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominat.
an English ordinance the simple record that
Debentures, 3% prem. Twelve children of the /sidering how densely populated the Chinese you live discovered the substitutesaturdly born or naturalised subject of Her friend Mr Tonnochy had said before his had been perhaps too much the fashion to H.K. Ico Co.'s shares, 8127 per share.
gistration of the aree of companies. It
of 1877,
Tax British steamer Claydeet went units Shun-ui-poo Dock yesterday afterno (23d); and the Japanese steamer Niigatu Maru went into Aberdeen Dock this mort-
ing (24th). The British steamer Rajah-
THEFT OF TROUSERS,
this morning (24th)
a pair of trousers on the 24th inst. He was wecke' imprisonment with hard labour and exposure for six hours in the stocka.
We cut the following feom à Honte paper:--
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
A
he-
Trinity,
fore the address. The ceremony was perform-
assisted
bride and bridegroom as they left the build.
they left with a feit de joie, produced by fog signals plasest under the carriage wheele
CORRESPONDENCE:
THE PRAYA WESTWARD AT LOW TIDE.
14
To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL,' June 3rd, SIB,bserve an attempt, modest in the extrine, is being unds to remove the
at Albemarle College to the t geroom.
pean tactics to get redrons! I believe
dy matters to a wholesome extent.
SUPREME COURT." -
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(Before His Honour the Acting Puinend nudge,
J. Russell, Eng.) Friday, June 24.
at
-
ኒምሮ
that
ur presont policy. GT
May
much
Panticafete
to
the
Sir,
PRUSSELL
before a
his
It
Bo far as he could must calculate by the
of
that in the weekly return.
from residing in the Colony, for hon, friend put the question.
elect
were
He (the
8
These Bank, Ware, ...
3,81
"
Demand,
"
30 days' sight,"
4 months sight,
re Documentary, 4 months" sigh
Shanghai, domand, India, Wire, ... demand,
30 days' sight, private
now more directly to His Excellency the Sovereigns,
them
stup
undue
the
H. E. the Governor, Sir John Pope Heu-¡ps of their time sentences when deportation in the hands of the Ex- prisoners' society he concurred with his hon. our Courts because he had not observed our
A POINT OF PROCEDURE.
offenders
the subject to the Bush a society.
ad-
he
The defendant in this case was the Baroness think the minutes were within the limited hers from jail after one-third of their for more than 20 years. In such cases humanitarian views of the Governmentation in this matter, and to lay down, laws
степ
io-
Mr Snowden said that all he desired was
Do.
Do.
Shares.
Temperature.
4.P.M....
25.41
Do. 1 P.M. Da. 4 P.M. '81
ww
Queen's Road.)
HONGKONG, June 24.
BAROMETER
Do.
1 A..... IP.M...
30.028
Do.
30,000 29.940
86
Do.
1 P.M....
149
90.
Do.
4 F.....
Do. (Wet bulb) 8 ..
Do.
81
70
Do. Do. Maximum
90
Do Minimum over night: 84
Shipping Intelligence.
3, Laurens,
Wilna
VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGKONG. Name.
From.
Hamburg 5, Sir Jahn Lawrence, Cardiff 17, Creswell, 31, Huguenot, Feb:
Melusine, GFreeman, 15, Invincible,
and Colonial Pepers, &o, The following is corrected from the Isteat
Liverpool Cardiff
Liverpool
L'pool v. Cardif
Oxediff
Cardiff
London
Cardiff
Cardiff
New York
Falmouth
Cardiff
16,
Cardifi
croft, curate. The bride was given awayer
ployed at low tide Westward.. Now, con- by Mr Spencer.
that at the clow of this year we sewing class of which Mra Bowra was super-town is, and how much the poorer classes may find ourselves in a position to engra white, and scastored flowers in front of the seems but the commonest huwaarsity that crine and of the number of inmates the That clauso gave to the Oven
attended the church dressed in assembly on the Praya of an evening. it talate your Exesliency on a diminution of any space of time not exceeding five years. Acting Chief Justice) thought it really de-copy acts of Parliament vorbalira and make
should bo thess
thom ordinaneca lete. It was a very great society in ing. Later in the day Mr and Mrs Mackinen people should be enabled this to gaol; and I think the returns 1 have asked the right ellectually to deal with the de- the Colony in the nature of a Prisoner's Asa infiction on the Chamber of Commerce. The Talon ut Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, left for you. They were anluted as baling vapours that must be something coming conclusion as to the resniti Council on the first reading of the Bill that,gested that something of the kind should be to the Supreme Court.
themselves without the risk of in-for will be of material assistance to in
of mendicancy
He informed the Society, and believed it had been aug some ordinance which would be satisfactory Attorney General might be able to frame approaching slow paisen.
with respect to the important question of established. Perhaps it would be impossi The presents were of a handsome descrip- was in a bad state, the outcry, raised by said that when about the end of 1877 hef semi-official charitable raganisation 20-discharged from gaol occupations: but there Justice as to this law inflicting some hard-THEзMOMETER~~. &..
the central portion of the Praya
The Governor, in replying to Mr Johnsen, mendicaney, he had established a kind ble to indace people here to give prisoners extent with what had fallen from the Chief The Attorney General agreed to some Europeans soon got the nuisance remedied. began the system which the Penal Bill now slety, and what occured was now this. was one way in which they assisted, and tion, and included a pretty pickle jos given Is it just that the Chinese should here to approved he wrote a despatch in which le When the morning police report came to him that was by providing prisoners with funds Colony, but he did not desire to say any by the sewing class to cl bride, and support the unhealthiness of this portim of eet down the lines of the aystem which he that such and such a person, a Chinaman, country Prisoners in the Supreme Court state of drehension to arien that the on some individuals in this it frequently contained
enable them to return to their native handsome fruit dish presented, by the boys the Praya because they do not adopt prison disciptne, remission of sentences, had been found destitute, and that he charged with a previous conviction at once
hed a report to the effect intended to adopt in
g with crime, in dealing w
would be improved by ex- things Walt Hogi anid Oh yes; they came out of grol at were facilities to trade given to registered the Chinese from this rule. There 81,500 to $2,000 would be enough to rerne &c., and that ding, that he should tal. Sometimes if the destitutu is brought such a time and if they could have go
system included that there had been sent to the should be no SCRUTATOR. enspend all pahlic f
c flugging, and he prognos-out of ticated that these measures would ensure a out of the Magistrate he will be sent away they would have gone to their native ompanies and facilities should be given!
Dalouy. There
was no doubt, country, and judging from their appearance mast not forget that here a large number of
also to those who traded with decrease of crime, which decrease he now be as the Attorney General had pointed out to of extreme poverty he certainly thong Europeans had large transactions with native them. We LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. lieved was now
tranger Proceedings of the Legislative Council to the system rent. He also returned him, all the despatchies received on the that they sometimes spoke the truth.
of Sir Herculea
subject point to the Robinson's
retention of
of the power
The Governor said the
said that with respect to the decided that he could not avail himself of London
companies. In
In the opium farmer's
's case it was meeting hold, June 24. Present,-- acheme for the remission
neon served. been
He ocutive and not in the hands of the Bigis friend the Acting Chief Justice. He did not our Не Word BING-WAN AND ANR. 6. He SAI incurred by not within our Left.
law. He had YA, 8122-Defendant in this case was Justice; the Hon. E. L. O'Malley, Attorney
the penalty he to nudergo er they should be sent to the that clause-4 any Magistrate who desires of the fact that in the year 1877 he n-law. This wa matter in which groat executor of a deceased Chinaman's estate. General; the Hon. F. Stewart, acting Supreme Court by the Magistantes, so that to have a mendicant suit out of the Colony reased a on the
pased a minute He said the houses which had been left in Colonial Secretary: the Hon. M. S. they might be properly dealt with. the will had been returned to the mortages. Tonnovhy, Acting Treasurer; and the fol. anticipate that the average daily number affect to the Governor, and in a few hours vantages of establishing out the care and caption should be used. It was!
He will simply send a notification to that Police Magistrates,
desirable to keep pace with the Imperial Jan. the executor, but it must be seen that no-Hon Ng Choy, Hon. F. B. Johnson.
Judgment, with costs was were not sist. Langislation. If this muster were to be dealt
admissions into jail would dimin, the Ashe had before stuted it was not his inten- | fourally dealt with as he might have anti- | Bill and not by the amendment on this, thing waa levied on goods belonging to the
suggested that it should be by a man himself.
contemplated providing with Stone-cutter's tion to exercise the power of deportation of cipated. He might say that to some ex- The Attorney General said, after the the
jati accommodation for 750 prisoners. When mendicants who had lived and worked in tent an out-cry was raised against the sap dangerous thing to allow any class legis
Mr Ryrie thought it would be a very KONG CHI AND ANK, CERCAL, 822 minutes had been read, that he did not the expedient was enforced of discharging the Colony as some of them inay have done
in providing discharged prisoners with the The minutes properly should not venceu e-fourth or flieved by their friends at the Tuug Wahing out of the colony. It was pointed out made to szempt Chinese would bring about de Corcal, and the plaintif was a Chinese space.
was perfectly right to allow them to be re-possibility of getting employment or of get-Chinese
operating on Europeans which did not affect Such a proposal as had been tenth of their sentence was com Hospital. None of the expense of furniture dealer. Mr Holmes appeared for be a report of the various speeches of hon. the defendant and explained that his client members, but inerely the votes of the number, but fiminished the atmissions. ing them there-not a single farthing of or crease of Criminals. That very system had a very undesirable state of affairs,
pleted, this decreased the average daily
ort that it was another incitement to the support admitted the claim, and intended to pay Council.
What he had in 1877 told Lord Carnarvon pense, came upon the public purse. They been brought into operation by his hon. that considering that the law was in aber- the debt when a law-suit which was pending the course here. He night mention that happened. Els hon. friend on the left would and His Excellency was only too happy to self with money which he had obtained from brought within our registration scheme The Governor said it had always boon would be the result of his action had really Were very useful and good in this matter, friend Mr Tonnaohy, who had done it him-ance and that when those who could be ance upon her. Judgmené was given, but / 19 was appasid that hose matters, the tell the Council what had been and learned.friend had one or two ainend- money most usefully. He would certainly wind up in the Courts that they be relieved
statement of each hon. member should be in the number of old offenders, which was
reduction cooperate with them. He thought his hon. a charitable source. He had expended the
certainly suffer through tint being in a submitted to him. He thought as an ac the test of the enctess of the policy. In monts to introduce into this ordinance more have great pleasure in supporting the matter, from registration. MOR WOND LIN CHE IV, 9. The count of what took place it was perfectly consequence of the late Charlos May having or less verbal Hoa. Ng Choy said the plaintif had some
He might say that many years ago when drawn the attention of the Council and the
Mr Tonnochy said he would like to Bay Sir H. Robinson wrote to the Duke of New that great care and caution should be used Mr Johnson agreed with Mr Ryrie Mr Johnson said as a matter of fact he Government to the Immense number of old a few words. He intended to speak more allowed to establish a Frisonur Aid in this matter. He strongly urged that years ago sold her daughter to defendant.
castle The claim was 898 originally, but $40 had ut seen them.
strongly urging the Government -to of this was deducted for the redemption of
The Governor said the Colonial Secretary offenders, he appointed a Commission to especially of that part relating to mendi. the daughter. In reply
quire into matters connected with. the ghail, ta Mr Russell Jubforme dins, that his minute on the The Chief Justice was Chairman of that the Undl af course merklicants came a god State expressed a cordial sympathy in thea suhetantive form and not as an amend- cancy Luaa Magistrate and Superintendent of Society the Colony, the Sucretary of any ahenge to be rade should be proposed plaintif maid she sold her daughter to
subject reached too late.
commission, which made an excellent report. deal before hint. He was glad that it was scheme, but soon after Sir H.
bill am man named Wong Yau for $30.
Robinson This
April The Governor said if the effect of the law man again sold her to
Mr Johnson had question to Auk year (1876) a great increase in grime given to the Governor by section 8 of 1868. order, the credit would be due to his hon. them to congestulated the Chinese, Will In the report there was shown for that not intended to take away any of the power and it was not established. If now they defendant, and
as it stands be to prevent the Chinese plaintiff on this socasion got $10 of the Some time ago an official minute was sent there was a general belief that the in. At present that referred to mendicants, friend on the left (Mr Tonnochy) who had all respect to the gentlemen of the long could get it established and put in working from coming into Court to be wound up, purahase money. The girl beft the defend to the unofficial members with regard to an crease arose about that time from the Ordinances which aut at the same time as plaintifIn croes-opplication that had been received by the great increase in cheap gunununication be- The Erst was sub-section of section 3 of food that it could be done successfully. robe, and his hon. friend who was their examination this witness indulged in a long Government as to the erection of telephones tween Canton and Hongkong, and that the ordinance 14 of 1845, which allowed the
prevarication, of which little in the Colony. Could His Excellency give predatory classes came down to this Colony application of a fine in default of space Bill, and after few alterations merely in companies, and to avold lebgation, rigmarole of
The Council went into Committee on the to come into the Court to win
leader, he would advise the Chinese not him any further information on
on the matter by the River steamern. The fact however ent; the other was section 2 of ordinance matters of form, the Ordinance was on te girl-in question was also examined The Governor: As my hon. friand states was that of the 23,000 who came down by 8 of 1858 On looking into the ordinance auming read a third time and apparently teak somewhat after the about a
month I think,
ago
I sent weakness of her mother
steamers in a certain time, only they found that offenders against section 23 the motion that the Bill do now pass,
Bill read a second time. passed.. On the application of the thres Companies to 13 went to swell gaol of could receive no more than 36 blows,-5 The Hon. Ng Choy said the reason the the unofficial members of Council to apprise thy great magnitude: two being country. He was not surprised that his in Ordinance 3 of 8 which was speal ally were gesvaly discussing why the baby was
the for a chir sation had been brought was that plaintiff me of their
of with rattan or be deported • their native The Governor explained that the clanse wished to get book die paper rolating to ground that although the establishment of abroad at night without
of their opinion upon them, an any the pawning of the girl, but defendant, who telephone communication in the Colony pass, two for sleeping in unlawful places peal of that portion of the ordinance was posed on him certain alternative punish naughty, a boy of twelve, who had just
or Excellency should have thought that are repeated by this Bill was that which had a claim against Wong. Ayaz, rofused to was of special interest to the Government, and the otliers for some rivial offen- required. He (the speaker) was one of the mente for the 38 strokes and not less than wall the techien, ukkos. Papa, as Eve them up thinking he could rue upon it
26, Imaile commenced to study the steam engine as them.
vory great interest to the ces. Sir Brooke Robertson had told him first to deal with mendicants by sending five there provided for certain offeties, we all inherit the ait of Adam, and the 29, G. F. Mante Judge
said so far as that, wan con-
commercial.community which were repre-that the people who went down from Can-to the infliction of corporal punishtonat one of the reason why he could not sup. / baby is such a little fellow, is there not a sented by these two gentlemen. My hon
was no greater fallscy than
than to
to their native country think them
in preference one of which was mendicancy. That was cerned they were not worth the paper they friend Mr Ryrie was absent, but the other ton to Hongkong did so to commit crime. He was told, that the were fritten m. The idea of coming into moficial members approved of the prin- They went down on innumerable and trivial inflicted, and the bo port this cause. We were close here to greater pressure of sin to the square inch in & Court in a British colony to sue on do-ciple, and acting on the suggestion of one industrial pursuits. They went down for as a consequence afterwarde He took but there was not in Chins any sich thing A ORLEBRATED Lawyer once said that the
followed a country which did a great deal of fogging
Bogging the baby than in any of the rest of us cintents such as these was simply ridical of my hon, friends, tenders were called such purposes as to buy watches which they the more liberal view of the two, and he known as flogging anyone for asking for three most troublesome clients he ever had ou. He would suggest that they be hurn from the competing parties. These tenders sold in Canton. The criminale of Hong thought if the part of the ordinanca with us There was nothing in the law of were a goung lady who wanted to be marr d. As this was a claim for wages and the are now before the Government. These keng, he said, were manufactured there, and regard to sentencing mendicante was dealt Dhins which would allow of flogging for ad, a married woman who wanted a divorce rawning business was merely incidental had been laid before the Executive Council what Sir Brooke said on that point he (the with in an intelligent manner, it would mendicaney. He was glad to hear what his and an old maid who didn't know what she uridence should be called for ae defenos. The application of one of them for the Goverpos) now said was true. Therefors have a very good effect indeed. By the few hon. friend on the left had said, and con- wanted.
was settled conferring an alimentary allow- execution was stayed for two days.
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