THE CHINA MAIL.
some direction, but her officers do not ap- pear to have taken much notios of it!
..
to the
1878, begins on Jan. 2nd of that year with 383, and ends on 31st Deo. with 398. In the return for 1880, the figures on the 4th January are 645, and on 2011 December they are 611. From understand that, although auxious the middle of October last and onwards, negotiations are being carried on, nothing the 601) complement is reached nahas as yet been settled in regard passed; and on 31st October the figures Wei Sing Monopoly in Macas. Indeed, re fi65! In spite of the gravity of the nothing definits can be known until to problem thus still left unsolved, the Gol morrow afternoon, the days of grace allow Superintendent keeps a light heart, sed for payment of the $100,000 deposit, "sures the Council that the Government need not fear, and inserts the following elupaing, as we understand, to-morrow in his lust port: There can only night. one opinion as to the desirability st
Į
CORRESPONDENCE.
the
90
before. He was sentenced to three monthe imprisonment, with hard labour.
Fong Ai was charged with stealing amat, and made the ingenuous remark that lie thought it belonged to some of his friends, in six wooks with bard Inbour, and expo- and eo pigk it up. His innocence cost Bure in the stocks for three hour.
FIGHTINO.
No. 6600.– Jung 26, 1881 )
the old insecurity of life and property
bo 2108, which is certainly below the k tetúrhed. The modifications in Guverner
The Chinese Catholics, we are told, number Hennessy's policy which were forced
only 450. This number and more than upon him, coupled with the increased
this could be made up by the inmates only
A REMONSTRANCE. oficiency of the Police and the gradual
of the various charitable camblishments.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.". effect of the long sentences now in fa-
Besides, we are able to state, that there are
25th June.. shion, have restored the security that at
Catholics, so that about 1500 or 1600 form me if a lunatic asylum or a menagerie in Hongkong more than 1000 Chinese
St-Car you or any of your readers in one time seemed hopelessly lost; and
would have been a reasonable return. We has been established in the proximity of the Sir John Hennessy now poses is a great
Public Gardens? The unearthly, noises may here observe that it was merely impos- which try to head every now and then are eritrinal sofrimer, and as the restorer of
Catholics; a great number of these are thermometer showing between 85 sible to get the true number of the Chinese: order which later, by the way, he had
the canploy of Europeans, as nanshs, boys th
really beyond human endurance, with himself so seriously disturbed.
and Now, Governor Hennessy seems--if
their religion, for in the schedule sent to claimed to be in connd state of mind, i hours, for the same offence. ote and they had no opportunity to declare we except his Hon, friend on the let
If thoses emanate from persons who -to stand alone in shutting his eyes to
the Europeans, there was no room left for the great for that this Colony may keeping our criminal population auder Tak 27th Inniskillings Dramatic Club give were many other drawbacks in those sche-goon have to ubate their runts cunnilerably nullah in Battery Road, was tied 20 for
giving details about the servants. There cannot but call it " rowdyism" in ite worst foru ; sud i continued, landlords may attract criminals from Kwangtung "by lock and key, although the doing so may their third and possibly the Inat perform from theag returns deserve little or no faith in valor to find others than coolies willing piling up a quantity of earth on the Pray disguised as fans, with one of which a m
Chan Akai, contractor for reforming the dules, and most of the statistics made out a system of comparative leniency," and be a permanent expense to the rute-ance of "The Lass that loved a Sailor" Those who prepared the schedule vught to to become occupants of houses in the West. in disregunting the possibility that the payers but I hold that it is the most ! "Colony may becuine a vast alushouse economical way, and affords the greatest to-night in the Garrison Theatre, whither have better known and more carefully
neighbourhood.) con- sidered safeguard for the persons and property curiosity on the part of many of those who tistics are, we venture to say, nearly always
I the purpoana, of.
the Census. Sta- of the inhabitants of this Colony. hare not seen this version of H. M. S. misleading, oven if made out with: greater There is little wonder that Mr Toonochy, Pinafore will be auro to take them, and cars and more ability. May we ask if such creases in cost, tries to in view of this tremendously in many who have already witnessed it will Book-Catholic Register.
abourd returns will tind a plasp in the Blue
again go, to enjoy it.
for the Kwangtung Province." On this subject Lara Larnarvon thus wrote (Jan. 3, 1878):
mike
ຄ
I entertain the most anxious desire to abolib, as far as possible, all brutalizing punislitnents, and especially, any punish-
good deal of the calculated earnings ments which may he proved to be injurious of the guol, by putting a fanciful money
able
Very
alsewhere.
IL
courge.
Tax following new price of reguery that has just come to light is taken from the claims of the Fuocham Courier-
amount of
DISGUST.
contents of the Census paper and will probably have completed the returns for Singapore by the end of July, after which the other Settlements will he tauh 10, and It will therofore be some tinse the three Settlements can be publishe
efore the full returns of the population of It is gratifying to observe that the police are now necking strenuously to enforce the Order in Council regarding
tho
ot wouring Two Chinamon convicted of this offence knives by other Europeans or natives. wore fined 50 cents ach.
Frequently daggers and other dangerous Two other Chinamen were onch fined. 60 knives are to be seen in possession of the cents, or exposure in the stocks for three Superintendent of Polico, awaiting clai
imants, who are usually rather chary of
public sale, by common hawkers, of the coming forward to chin their: thit leer is alay seeking to supy ho ordinary Japanese daggers, especially those. dora asault was made only the other Yo learn that all French Consuls tu the Goverment against the Marquis de Rays Fast have oficially warned by the French Colonization Scheme in New Ireland, and against the Marquis in the Paris Courts. that proceedings have been instituted It is stated, alu; that instructions have been sent to the Governor of New
Cale donia to send a man-of-war to take posses sion of the infant Colony and its inatettel, including our late visitor, the Nowellt Bretagne. If the Spanish Government has taken the Colony under its protection, this may lead to a nice little complication."
THENT AND ROBBERY, The case in which Centello Luigi and Adolph Landaman, were charged with assaulting and robbing Benjamin Fen, was egain before the Court.
**
Mr Stephen again appoared for the pri- oners,
After some more evidence had been led, the case was committed for trial at the Criminal Scesions.
Macao.
(Pam-a Correspondent.). The new Procurador recently arrived
gent, and much good is hoped to necrue to here. Dr. Marques d'Oliveira, is being much foted here. He seems to be very intelli-
the Magistracy from lux labora has been as you may have seat frean a
There
China
VOOCHOW
(Heraill, June 16.}
In the City, on Saturday last, about fifty or sixty Chinese who had been caught in the act of ahaving their heads, were se
the Imperial comand not to shave their tuneed to receive a buboeing and to pay a
laration their heads were aminted and ver- bouls for one haired days, and upou li- nished.
Consul at this port: Mr Solomonoff takos His Imperial Rossin Majesty's Vice- We note the return of Mr. A. Solemonoť
which, during his absence was taken charge of by Mr J. C. A. Wingate, the United charge of tho Russian Vico-Consulte;
THE COMPANIES' ORDINANCE.
the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL" June 24th. Sia,The sound busingan view, taken by the Attorney General against the auggested to the health if the traninale, but I cannot value on the services rondered by the Taxe is a rumour in town that the able for reorganizing the St. Joseph's College in hearty approval of merchants who are
By the last mail, we learn that the project Justice in the above Bill,
Falterations of the Hon. the Acting Chiof but feel that the general discontinuance of prisoners. It would appear that the Surveyor General of Hongkong (the Hon. Macao has been approved
will camsand the flogging a punishment for Chinese sagacity of Mr Johnson has enabled lim J. M. Prics) has been offered as appoint Committes in Lisbon. The College will trought into business relations with
the Mission criminals of certain classes is a question of to discern the cloud that is thus gather-ment in Cyprus, worth double his present now be divided into a Seminaryand Lyceums, at times by wealthy Chinese to avoid their Chineso extreme difficulty which should
t of cunning rascality displayed calmly patiently oxan
oxamined,
The bar over the Colony. He says:-"We
as like institutions are in Europe: the legitimate liabilities is already but too barity of Chinese
is notorious, I may build noew the gaol on Stonernt position, and that consequently this capable Mandarin and Canton dialetts will be familiar to many Europeans. Most valuable panishments is and no flogging inflicted in
in Hongkong is
ister Island and yet find ourselves with officer will not return to this Colony. We taught, with a complementary and superior evidence in to compare with them in soveriter
Itont room for an ever-increasing number sincerely hope, for the sake of the Colony chanical office, and a meteorological observa on the Supreme Court," page 71. The hem in soverity.
It will have a laboratory, me-out port of this assertion can is the knowledge of this fast and the of criminals unless we deter them from and its much-neglected public works, that tory. The nantiend school will be continued tem
Report
of the Commission admitted danger of attracting criminals from the Province of Kwangtang by her, and after giving attentive the report is not correct; although as heretofore-Catholic Kirgister.
temperate id weighty remarks, so ably consideration to all the papers on the system d comparative leniency, that has
put by the Attorney General, were also concurred in by the two non-clicial mem- led to the establishment in Hongkong of a subjet I have seen. I feel almost forced at residents would be glad to see Mr penal system different from that adopted into the conclusion that we shall have to Price receiving such handsome promotion,
ruptcy laws have tended much to kawer phlet recently published) at time of 1,000 cash mach for having disalicy ed bere.
There is little doubt that our Bank- other parts of Her Majesty's dominions louk rather to the eikciency of our Po.us a get-off against the persistent and uopa-
the commercial mocality of the Chinese, or conflict between his nating predecessor, The Colony umler your government has fics Force than to measures of gaf rafleted agatom of gubernatorial persecution been regar
d hitherto in this office as a discipline for the effectual prevention of of which he was made the subject here for
rather to meet their views, and what is It seems that large quantities of mutches especially wanted to counteract this evil, is independent attitude assumed by the Mr Bastos, and Governor Graça. The which it not be suctioned crime." The allegation that the weekly the last year or two, place were dealt with on
are purchased Hongkong for te-export
a most stringent, ordinanco requiring all The existin # were indeed introduced statement of the number of prisoners
to the Coast Ports. These mantelica npn parterships to le registered.
first, to maintain, it is said, the dignity of with the express object of providing for the does not show the increase of crime, but WITH reference to small-pox in Macas while Trader, undergo a strange metamorphosis by wealthy Chinese, who frequently possessing in his being relieved at a moment's no
coming into the hands of the Hongkong
To instance a very common mode adopted that Court against any obstruction, result Colony a security for peran and property rather gives an unfair impression as to which was wanting previously, and what missions, is not the point at which Mr the Daily Press correspondent flatly contra material and labels coming from Europe, conducted under the name of the nian who tice, only a few days before the arrival of
Empty hoxey are laregly counterfeited, the quite a number of trading stores, which are ever the actual cause, it is not denied that Johnson was aiming. He was endealists what appeared in our elemns the and are filled in the following manner, is put in charge. Say Inteiness after a time the now Magistrate so long looked for. The that security has, since those laws were vouring to show the enormous increase other day, wo aru.much inclined to believed, the contents of each box are talkin unt, peopler suddenly the man's whole stock officer previously appointed for tirat-place, States Consul at this port.
in the criminals, now being packed in that there was a considerable uumber of and the boxes are thon refilled; but not in removed by the real owner of the business, Mr Barros d'Oliveira, resigned before
The original packages of matches are open-os bud, debts are incurred to variona -While condensing public flogging, our gal und although it any he fairly changes augst well-known families so as the original manner. The instand staploged take aufvantage of our Bankruptcy Laws, starting the appointment not being a very above quoted, that, as "the law is re-init barglaries while he is in a lock-fast to avoid the illness which was provalent to aid noruss each other in the form of a dollar and outsiders are promised the whole ence upon the Head of the Executive will Lord Carnarvon states, in the despatch said that a Chinese inrglar cannot con-
and then the
nan of straw is prepared to in filling the boxes is thus: Two Dratches are quirot to deal with no ordinary cri- prison, the foet is nevertheless apparent
some extent and which it was feared would at the bottom of the box, then a few mat of the rest, but in the sweet bys and bye-
real
owner getting Onents to the encouraging one. Its almost total dopend- minata," he is not prepared to Antho that if this increase gues on, the old spread. We have before us a list of some ches are loosely placed in regular order of the dispatch wills which by and by alwaye act as a check and rouder it not Mitsu Rishi Company, the Japan fail in- rise the discontinuance of all corporal inaximum of 500 prisoners will in time of these changes, and our correspondent upon those tive crossel watches another X punishment and even as to branding to be. nxisse 500 or 1,000 states that a further list conid La sent us An average box of raatches contains shouting the past twenty years. he says I shall be prepared, on hear. The apparent inability to put any check if it were required. We do not care to 60 matches,
is then fonded and the box is then filled. Supreme Court has managed estates dur- much to be envied. ing that you have consulted your Coun- upon this alarming law of progression is
hud undergoing the above pro oil on the subject and have fouurt a res what weakens the position now taken up print the ramen, awit would be intruding on by our thin, and every
cess of repacking, that number is reduced usedy which can be recommended, to by the Government; and it is earnestly the family matters of the partice; but we tins sold afford a profit of o
groes of matches consider the advisability of its adoption." to be desired that Lord Kimberley will do not believe our original statements were the ways of the Heathen Chiness" are All this appears to be very inconsistent look this thing fairly in the face std in any way exaggerations. We are glad to wonderful.
an illegitimate profit of fifty per cent. Truly with the statements attributed to the honestly grapple with is, in the interest hear the disease is now diminishing. noble Lord in the unpublished de-of all concerned. The Secretary of State spetel to which the Governor recently for the Colonies is already given it us referred. But it cannot be questioned his opinion hat the effect of the change that this view of the exceptional position recomended by Governor Hennessy of the Colony, and of the peculiarly should be carefully watched, and the severe deterrents thes rentiered accessonsiderations here advanced clearly Bry, is that shared by the large major s'ow that they fully merit such stret ty of those who have ever studied the tion. ⚫ question.
passed, boguí obtained.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
10 X
boxes, ur
SCRUTATOR
Law Notice.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
- HONGKONG.
(Before the Full Court, } ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.Monday, 27th June-10 am-Suit 10, Kwani Chung
WITH regard to Lurd Grifford, who want to and ora e. Fong Sin Fung and ors. Judg. Western Australia as Colonial Secretary, nont on Nutice of Hearing of Appeal the following, writton it is alleged by angainst the order of 9th April 1881 official thero as to his official life, is said to (Before the Hou, J. Funnell. represent fairly the state of affairs and the Putign, and Suci Acting Priene feelings of those with whom He is brought
Suit 13, Wong Tsuk Lam v. Cho Lai in contact ;~~
Tong and air. Hearing.
Turs (24th) is a date of a great act and display recorded in the annals of the history of our neigh@guring Colony, when in 1623-consequently very nearly a decide over 3 centaries ago the brave Kornelis Ruyerszoon, commanding a Dutch squadron of 14 vessels manned by 800 men, was defeated from the shores of Mac, by merely a handful of intrepid men, left to themselves at that small track of the Far- Eust soil, completely unprovided with any fort of warlike or gladiatorial upparatus, and through the miraculous force of energy The third clause of the Irish Land Bill and patriotic fealing triumphed over their powerful foo8. The invaders, not until after a skirmishing wrestle, ventured to but it was simple cruelty to select a lay of
[SUPPLIED TO THE "CHINA MAIL"] (Per E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co.'s Line.)
TUX IRISH LAND HILL
LONDON, June 24,
bu
SUPREME COURT.
Manila.
4 Pranslated from our Manita Exchanges.
On Tuesday last (14th) the increhantman Pasig entered the Slip of the Arsenal to dean her button and to effect some other small repairs.
?
Гарам.
(News)
HIGNO,
In the course of some redharks on the forms its feaders that morenter the brazol line to Hongking seins scarcely necessary The Postmaster-Cioneral tells us, indeed, that the service of the mails This eulogy is no doubt well desurved, mora had benefited largely by the new line. especially as the Mitsu Bishi receives no subsidy
for the undertaking, but we fail to which touch existantly see why the ordinary canal steamers
at Hinge and Nigu
Boston from Holfo on the 26th April last, ing trade can ill alkurt to lose this sortices saki ea rate for Hongkong, or other Gul
norted having act in lat. 34 N. and long. of two auch ships as the Behar and
The Bun Brothers, which arrived at nese ports would not have muliged, ad
we are decidedly ui pinion that the
on W. at series of typhoons, during which meaning the Niigata-naru
and Takamai the top-gallant main yard was splintered, man. Now we can quito understandi the cook-houau and part of the upperworks
Yokohama japer advocating the relinquish- washed away, and the top part of the rudent of a line which has proved of much dur knocked off.
signal benefit to Koba, but
we altogether Sr. Pavia, says a Madrid paper, has pre- fail to see that any such specions rexion as of Snoloo, written by an old official con- Bishi Company. It is truc, no doubt, that sented to the Commeil of Ministers, a bulky an imaginary loss sustained by the coasting and interesting account of the archipelago
trade should have weight with the Mitsu
nected with these islands."
the Hongkong steamers carry little Advices from Madrid are to the effect between Kobe and Yokohama; but it is Cargo that the Secretary of State for the Colonies nevertheless true that a large and constant-
the coast-
"Everybody is extendingsympathy to poor young Gifford, nagond a folow as ever breath- Akalu, deceased. Petition by Cheung IN PROBATE the goods of Cheung
the utmost of his ability, but in his heart of ed, who is roost anxious to do his, work to Wony Shj, for Probate. hearts, finds himself very much of the quare man in the round hole, and would army in the Transvaal,-in fact anywhere heartily glad, methinks, to be with the
is actively engaged in the formation of ay increasing trade is growing up between second line of sail steuner to run monthly the port and Hongkong, the Niigate-meru, where soldiers de congregate, rather than (Before His Hamar the Acting Puise Judge between Barcelona and Manila, and have for example, which arrived here yesterday
an to have followed Roger Goldsworthy, here. It would have been difficult for any
J. Russell, Esq.)
artanged matters so that the arrivals and being bonded to the souppers. We 500 good Saturday, June 25.
departures of our mail stetners will reason why the steamers could
ecuttontical- form a combination, alterating with the ly make Kobe a terminus, and trust if any RUCKARDS & Say Wo Y.-This case steamers of the M. M. and P. & O. Compa change is made it will be in that direction.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION="
The stage to which the policy of Co- vernor Henessy has now taken as is this. The deterrents of, branding and public flogging are removed, the power to port has been much modified; and the only check against the influx of the Kwangtung Thieves is, the prospect of being kept in prison under a system which to the Chinese is not particularty deterrent. Those who have all along has been passed. supported the deterrents of branding and deportation base done so-not be- cause they are a whit more inhuinen or unfeeling than the present end of the Executive or his friends, but be- canso the peculiar circumstances of the place demand these or similar means of repressing crime. Mr Johnson las ex- French troops coming fron Tunis. Several commemorated their Saint Patron's dayevery the necaslander we ruote as follows as to tooney; but asked that he should certificate.
and the municipality of that place has since FROM & Melbourne correspondent's folter to Un presentation of the note he said he result in the suppression of the Consular?
LONDON, June 22,
SERIOUS RIOT IN MARSEILLES
Desperato fighting huis occurred in May. soilles between Italians and French, in consequence of the former hissing sou
were killed and wounded. Two hundred arrests have boun inade.
ANTI-FRENCH FEELING IN ITALY.
LONDON, June 22.
pressed & hope that the Governor uns discovered the substiture of which Lord Carnarvon spoke but there can be little doubt in the mind of say one who takes a broad view of the position that a li ruugh substitute has not yet been found. Granting that most of the bid characters Gront axcitement prevails in Italy, and an are now under Mr Tonnochy's lock and Anti-French demonstration has taken place key, and that the permanent cost of the in Home... Gaol is therefore increased, where is this kind of thing to end? Mr Johnson's question, regarding the numbers now in
LOCAL AND GENERAL
SECOND SUNDAY, AFTER TRINITY.
Gaol, as compared with 1878, 1879 nad Danz OF SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL-" 1880, was rather clumsily fenced by Mr Tonsophy at the Council afeeting yesterday; while His Excellency au xiously watched his subordinate getting er the difficulty, and threw in an a proving "hear, Lear" where encourage inent seemed desirable, -But the dif ficulty remains the same. There is now- a special reason why the figures should be known; and the public will not give
Mating:Vonite, No. 4 Parcell; Peans, No. 138 Hindle, and 30 Ouseley: Te Deaw, Monk in A; Benedictus, No 88: Anthem, Blessed are they that Evensong-Palma, A. and B. (manuscript);
well; Hymn; No. 303. Cantate, No. 1 Mercer: Deus Miserari, No. 10 Mercer; Hynn, 230: Hymn, 31.
the necessary credit to the Governor or We are informed by the Agents (Messra
to the Gaol Superintendent until these Butterfield & wire) that the D. 6. S. Co.'s figures are openly given. The figures Antenor from Liverpool, left Sinpapore for asked for may not reveal much as to the this port yesterday afternicou. increase of crime; but they will, if we
are not mistaken, slow the difference be-.
tween the two systems of "deportation" THE death is recorded at Swatow of Mr T. and" locking up." It has hitherto been Anthony, who will be remembered here as
a
Gilord's age and experience for such duties,
nies,
establish themselves at the Archipelago of for the poor lad is by nature unfittod for rose out of a difficulty about the payments, and not as hitherto sarried on. It is i The present reliable mail service is much Pescadores and afterwards went to Formosa. their discharge, Jard as he tries to master of 3500. The plaintiff in the case liad ro- /afso said that the question of Custom House appreciated here, and we have no desire to This feat was attributed to a miraculous the detaida protection of the Evangeliat Jolu Haptist
ceived a promissory note from one A Ministry, and a close investigation is being visits of "evlinary canal steamern”.
Legislation is engaging the attention of the be more or less dependent upon the casual for $500, the amount of a debt he owed him. le into the matter; possibly this will This note was payable by the defendant.
year, on the eve of that event, with pro- cussion and other religinis festivities.
Po-
Balar anasonicnts in the shape of picic, &e often take place on this day.—Cum,
the Chinese population în Victoria --
wh
hnd
done
the
one in his
The steamer Kamerate brought 823,000 jo silver om the 20th instant, from Hong-
con at Manila on the 20th instant, from Manils from London on the 20th-instant.
and Annoy. The British Larque Belted Will arrived at The Britisk barque Cheen of the Bens tir- Newcastle.
il
WHAT THE FERRET INTENDED
.TO
substitute tie note!
note by
DO. nore. This the plaintiff agreed to, and he
(Sydney Morning Herald) In the course of the investigations rog- ofensu froia 17,935 in 1871 to 11,700 in the finu absent from the Colony. He
yet been given to it. One of the mon under One fact brought out by the returns is said the substitution of the note had her new sed for the amount, as defentant now
such remarkable circumstances at Hobson's pecting the steamer Forvet, seized under asuring the Chinese population kaa de
without his sanction, he having been 1881, or a falling sil of 6139. The Chinese
Buy, a matter incidentally cropped up which Ax inquest was held this afternoon, before at most, and a rust ja a men handful but not that the plaintiff should receive it population in our midst is a mere was willing to pay the money into Conet
scens closerving W., E. Wodehouse, Esq., and à jury con-
of auore attention than bas whole aren of the colony. Only 768 abari as he said the mokey was due to Aman and Manils from Singapore on the 20th inst.
The British barque Gaspar arrived at examination is reported to have stated that ginals were to be found in all Victoria an sisting of. Mesars R. Steil. J. P. Pascoal, the 3rd April last-459 males and 309 fe
was in contemplation, should circum mit to plaintiff.
After a good deal of discussion as to the and AC, More, on the body of a female males of all ages. In 1871 they numbered character of the defence set up, and the loses and four steel tunnens were ordered plundering one of the mail steamers carrying A Madrid paper says that four initrail states suit, to ship a couple of guns st Melbourne, with the view of fway laying and child. Dr Marques, of the Civil Hospital, 02. At this rate there will be but a small was of opinion it had been still-born.
1330, since when they have decreased by evidence of Mr Rickards had been taken,
to be sent to the Philippines
The American ship Wille Reed left Manila startling point about this alleged project is specio from Australia to England. The said the money should be paid Inaumant of then left for the statist of 1897 into Court, and he would adjourn the mat-.
for Nuw York on the 13th instant. cur Linday said the body had been todeal with.
ter Butil Aiau stated that he would hold
Five
prisoners, who wore sent by the that it was a perfectly feasible one, provided found in Clevelant Street, but nothing could
defendant indemnified for the original pro- for crimes of murder, received their due It
authorities to Fulacan to be executed there induced the crew to take part in the crime. the persons running the Ferret could have punishment on Saturday fast (19th), It may perhaps be asked Corlos Gerual, bankrapt, is convoked for atten
A meeting of creditors of the estate of prise so tempting to persons of criminal instincts is so feasible, it has not been 5th July ext
attempted before
e now, and why there should The German ship Elia, from Singapore heretofore. There are several good reasons. now be more need for precaution than the British barque Candy, from Liver-Till within the last few pool; the German bare Nerma, from steamships which carried mails were the
yours, Singaporo; and the British barque Mala acine of naval architecture. They surpassed nja, inom Auger; arrived at Manila ou the most vessels afloat in speed. But of late, 21st instant. The British barque Cardelia invention loft Manila for New York, sanie dny.
sheen exercised to produce a The Cestome returns for the month of class of small and inexpensive steamers of May last show that during that aivuth the of for torpedo warfare. There would bo surpassing spead, in the first place thought 82,581.47 more then what was gollected or otherwise, a midge of about which would. collection amounted to $164,800.41
of little difficulty now in aome time last year.
The German barque Lima, for Falmouth an Australian port-a midge, moreover,
steam round any mail steamer which 1 leaves. the British barque Doune Castle, for New
nuszory note.
Police Intelligence- (Before the Hon. M. S. "Tonnochy) Saturday, June 25,
VARRLESS DRIVING.
ascertained regarding At the same! REFERRING to Sir Arthur Kennedy's recent place and before the same jury, an inquest visit to Cooktown, the Herald says:
Amau subsequently came into Court and was held on the body of Lan Akin, a teper,
undertook the necessary obligation, Costs Whether the Governor taught as a "les-ppeared for the defendant and Mr Wotton were granted to the plaintiff Mr Holmes who acording to the evi louce had died in anony," or improve our know for the plaintiff.*---* *. from an overdose of opium administered discussion, but there can be a doabt about of the Chinese, may be open to ledge by himself. Verdict acordingly.A third
bis having inquest was held on the body of Chinese practical illustration of how gentlemen
the given
people of Cooktown a
female chikt about six months old.
should adapt
their costume to climate. Marques said the body had been brought to the hereditary "brund cloth black," he, the Dr While all around him were aweltering in
Grat Erst gentleman in the land, sat cool and confortable in white. fatherland customs which are worthy of man's prisotent with hard labour for There some A jinricksha coolie was fined $6 or one
that to retain the traditional black cents of being porpetuated, but even nature in deal-running down a Chinaman. ing with the coats of animals, teaches us England for evening costume in a climate tural.
the hospital in a badly-decomposed condition.
HOME AND VAGABOND.
+
Jas
deadly
It is
the steady endeavour' af previous Go partner in Messrs Broadbear, Anthony and back of the Lunstid Asylum Dr Marques ko this, is uncomfortable, if not unus and vagabond to be exposed in the stock for New York, left Manils for their dosti. form of a torne
nore to keep the number of prisoners Company.
as much under 500 as possible; and if
the taily averages of prisoners in long-We would draw the attention of our readers kong Gaul now show say: 895 in 1877 to the first performance on Monday even- nad 600 the other lay, it will be sen
He could detect no marks of violence. Mr Salvador, officer in Victoria Gaol, apoke to finding the body under some trees at the recalled said he had made a post mortem organic discase, and believed it must have examination, but could find no traces of died front exposure. The inquest was a that the present system will son vastly ing in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, of the journed until Monday at three o'clock, at overtax existing ecommodation, and Mattie Taylor Troupe, the programme for the Magistracy. force, upon the Colony a now Gaul, be which is given in another column.. fore the new School or the new Water
Li Wong Hang was sentenced as a rogue York; and the British barque Remonstrant, carrying a for six hours,
HAWKING WITHOUT A LICENSE...
nations on the 15th instant.
Singapore, -(Straits Timea,}
why,
if an enter
OCATE
ator in its prob
to be used as a list resort, is significant, moreover, that CORPORAL punishment as it is now inflicted
the possibility of plundering one of the Vossels whigh convey specie from Australia WATCHMAN TO STREET GAMBLERS, pears to be regarded by them as a good sentenced to six hours' exposure at the Lara Ashu, charged us above, was con
has been for some time recognized by the on prisonore by means of a birch rod ap victed on the evidence of PC 263, and
dangerous classes, and that there has been evidence that the attractions of such a jake, and to exercise an exhilarating rather scene of the offence.
We learn that the Straits Government venture have been fermenting in their than a deterrent effect on the offenders.
has presented Nacudah Shaik Mahomed, minds. It may be remembered that an ides the native master of the little steamer Sri was at one tiros attributed b The Government of India have declined to report just printed, calls attention to this The chaplain of Parkhurst Prison, in his
Panchor, with a handsome opera glass,
the Kelly of gung o Several Chinamen were convicted of this humanity in saving from drowning at sea homeward-bound mail stearner, and while
taking passage in the steerage of telephone-lines in India. The dissatis. He is inclined to think, from
of n
end it faction felt in Bombay at this disregard for overheard recently as it was being carried
dit is kimlest to make punishraent real in gaol.
CORversation
kung, or uative schooner, in May last, The the convenience of the public will find ex-on between two prisoners, one of whom had
passengers,.
disabling upura glass bears a suitable insoription,
bling the machinery an making off with the gold. This was, per Yesterday evening recently been flagged, that if corporal punish offenca
es, The due to the
idea of resorted to at all, the birch
altercation in their to the Secretary of State. It will be borne in how did you get on the other dice in the street. He resisted witness.
P. C. 585 depofed that he found de- road of Taujong Pagar Road, when one of what chimerical; but the report exemplified
place in South Bridge of bushmen navigating
party host was some the little peculiarities of the Governor the following important information :- Tonnocly is apparently fally-alive to Mussia Vogel & Co. courteously send draphs there are a Government monopoly, replied his fellow captive, maid it, I before. He was fined 825 or three wouks: belived, fortunately not a fatal wound. them wil continue to be
in mind in this connection that the tale day? Did you mind it is Lor, Jack,"
prisoners,
stabbed the other in the left aide below the armed argosies were not overlooked. The and, as we have before pointed out, be
Defendant admitted having been in gool short ribs, infioting. a severe, but it is opportunity of stopping and plundering is ever ready to anoth the way, or to "The Oaptain of the Great Surgeon reports said that it may be to protect them that this should think not fangy minding a birch imprisonment with hard labour for resisting The wounded man was sent at once to until it is known that reasonable means corroborate the statemente, of his huina- having seen & large iron, vessel ashore on such ground of objection to the introduction / mother has often given me a stiffer prisoned for a further terms of three months oustade, where he will be tietsinad parding | Byung-Jing are part of the equipment nitarian Chief, although it cannot be the Prates; but the Mabel, which passed two of what poises to be a highly useful boon, many a time, hefore breakfastahes a rogue and vagabond.
templation step has been taken. Here, there is no hroom! an old besom: Why, bless you, the Constable, and sentenced to be in the hospital, and the assailant taken into beating off anything less than a regular
Works can be completed. - It is well that the auction of are houses in Elgin grant a licence to any company for working point, and expressos his belief that in the offence, and fined each $1 or three days the entire crew and passengers of a tony the high seas overpowering the crew and
the Colonists should know that this isi evidently the object; as well as the Street by Mers Sharp & Co. to-day, the inevitable result, of the policy now first lot was sold for 84100, and the third being carried out; and that the for 86,000-the others being bought in by one of the ambitious aims of Sir John Pops Hennessy, The Hon. Mr
STREET GAMBLING.
and
Stone-cutter's Island Folly is still the awner, the bidding being short of the pression in a numerously-sighed memorialment must be wote" inquired one of the fendant and three others gambling with them drew a Japanese fan-dagger and the fact that the attractions of these 100.
ang Huk Hai was charged with this partners in a small business, got initos, hans, no more than a an Rgitation of the times.
reserved amount
said that his views were very pronounced days previously, raw nothing; the wred or particularly inclined in that direction
e the arrival of Sir John Hennessy, must be of recent data. Erhaps by your
ay be seen from Ur Tonnochy's drawing attention to the matter it will be ast Gaol Report that these daily or investigated."
weekly averages have been ignored, so
my
a
warming then
only mo
The chaplain edds that he
these guld-carrying ships. Conditions have
Club in all pursuere, and the confidence desired
A.D.C. and Private the altered
since
they could trust to outstripping
from whick the Government will probably estimation the new mode of punishment is exposed in the stocks for six hours for the an informal are
the result of the wounded man's injuries.
derive as great at advantage us any me regarded at any rate, by seine On the same offence.
mentions this as showing in what Another Chisaman was sentenced to be Governor visited the
On Saturday (11th) His
We trust to see the schende selected which is other hand, however, it is just pondble that called by the birth red may have exercised the tender genuinisce Docs of his mother re
practically the best and promises most, ond
far as his comments are concerned; and The Glenfules, a. ., which arrived to-day,
that the Company putting it forward will from the return of the number of sighted, whon off the Ninapins, about be well and promptly supported. prisoners on the last day of each week
4.m.. yester the year 1880, the reason may be
a comet, bearing about discovered without any great difficulty, N.E. by and some tax degrees above the How little faith san he put on the last The number of prisoners in Gaol, accord- - horison.“
ille 3. K. Also, pa fora-returns ander the heading of
Census Statistics is shown by the arroneous me kind in somewhat the nomination Baropean Catholics new said
ing to a similar return, during the year thing of the
INDEUENTLY. DRESSED.
BB
by his from long inumanity and from the disappear purnace of piratical craft from the seas is zi took of the usual titlu, and oxpressed his longer justified since the disclosures in Al- satisfaction at the fare provided by the hection with the Feres Economy may be a humanizing infrance in the long run on offence,
UnAful was fined 50 cents for this caterer, Aboo Bakar. This aliould mellify curried too far, and confidence may dege the hardened offender referred to. It is
the gamblers, for we presume that there rate into foolhardiness. With reasonable degene moreover evident that the "Stiffer warm-
must be grumblers at the Club, as no precautions, the big whi keep her sou out of prison. Parhay here umbrella on the 24th mustant Kwok Afuk Excellency may repeat his visit which can these cautions, and, while robbers are ing" inflicted by her gentle hand failed to Host was charged with stealing an complete without them. We trust sant His craft. But then it is necessary to take institution of that description would be easily able to dispe should atwavA DE
any little
Piratical quires to be wanted more stiffly still before evidence as to the theft and a police not fail 24 de god to the Uhip his reformation will be really effectual constable as to the arrest of the prisoner. The Ce au coffins Eng Paper
oat, long-range gun, may be
THEFT.
Defendant, admitted having been in golun atur paren
KTO EATY & part of the equipm