No. 5623.—JULY 22, 1881.]
THE COLONIAL OFFICE,
Many people beliove and we have no doubt they are quite correct in their view that the burden of the work in Downing Street, so far as the Government of Colo nies like our own is concerned, falla upou the shoulders of the responsible permanent
SUPREME COURT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honm deling Prisne Judje, J. Russell, Esq.) Friday, July 22nd.
Yu Arone e. Les (85).-This was a coas
also said that nobody could go up the hilt by the way it was stated by the wit remea that they had gone.
about
foilo, which ought to have arrived her about the middle of last week, but all anxiety was relieved on her entering the port to-day (11th.) Possibly she will bring and of the gale near and about Sanu
3
roofing of a house was rolled up by the force of the wind like so much oil cloth,
which he was held by his fellow-rouidents,
understood what it was. She asked that which was to be sent after Mr Keswick, has
they consider this; although she was sepa- rated from her husband her heart was still now been delivered from the workman's
The second prisoner said he know nothing full of wifely affection, and she could not
junke bottom up off Mad Fort and lots of The Kiangkwars reports passing four hands. The testimonial is now on view
hot this charge that thing lau had been, untruthfully and she had done
vreckare. She was unable to discharge of opium or else Leyte at Mr John Noble's premises, and
bur tei into the Rohilla owing to the rough He was watching the light at the time the This man whom she stabbed came to hur The steamer Romeo, which left here on wonther, and when she arrived at Shanghal is well worth an inspection. It takes
theft was
to have been committed. room. How could she have that so? The Saturday (9th), with the barque Greenock in she was a long time getting alongside the the form of a very large and massive to
The chief man might know what was done wicked woman who was his wife wanted to tow, for Cabn, was obliged to put back on wharf. This was also tho case the and coffee service, with tray or, salver, clerks, and that the Recretary of Stats for
and be able to explain. He knew sbeplatoly kidnap her, and the man wanted to help his the same day through streas of weather. Haesan. The latter, vessel reports a heavy worked in solid and almost pure silver, In the Colonies, and in almost as great a.do. price of a pair of trousers. It was before nothing about the affair and could not wife. He came into her room and wishes, however, resunied the voyage on the Lawell outsido. She was 53 hours in the to commit a rape upon her. This she could following day, and have now arrived at passage from Foochow, her ordinary time not, of course, endure. The old lady con- Cebu. cluded by remarking that she was the only child of her father, who was now eighty years old. She further explained that she had no brother and no sister,
After the woman's rigmarole was done
general appearance the service is exceeding
Auys
in which plaintiff sted the defendant for the
the Court list wesk.
this
with,
The German bamque Humboldt, from Hongkong, and the Genuan barque Eliza beth, from Cardiff, arrived at Manila on the 11th inatant.
being 40 hours. 29.21. At 4.30 p.m. to-day it had gone The lowest reading of the barometer WER up to 10:46.
Wo have kindly boon furnished with a The schooner Mayo, regarding whoan copy of the weather record as taken on safety some fear was also entertained, has board .M.8. Zapwing during the last two and by this wo lean some particulars arrived at Manila on the 12th instant, days :-
Any way out of keeping with the harmony all the wires are pulled that make the auto some clothes. Witness said he wrote in McEuen what he had to say for thom prisoner gave him in the abdomen, and of the 28th ultimo in Samar, dragged an-
gree the Undur Secretary, are more rope ly handsome, and is enchased in a stylu sentatives of an Idea than a living and which reflects great credit upon those who moving power in the Establishment, that have supervised the workmanship. The they have more. call on their time designs are thoroughly Chiness in detail, and attention in the Upper and Lower though net in form; the chasing compris Houses in Auswering questions, explain ing representations of battle pieces, rivering and defending what scenery, gardens, grotious, and the ever-done and hinting more or less darkly at graceful bamboo groves. As a matter of what it is intended to do, than in the work course, the imperial dragon means to be a-day life of Downing Street itself, where overywhore, although his presence is not in routine holds omnipotent away and whence
and general effect of the work as a whole, The entire weight of the piece is To have about 500 ounces, and, BR said, the workmanship and designs are unusually rich and good. Altogether the testimonial is one which cannot fail to strike any one as an admirably specimen of Anglo- Ühinese Art, a really handsome ornament, and worthy of the cocasion which called it forth. It is a piece of plate of which its recipient may well be proud, whother from its merit as a work of art, or because of the associations of which it must ever be the reminder. The inscription has not as yet been placed on the salver, as intended.--
The establishment of the Colonial Office, so far as it concerns us, is as follows:-
Secretary of State, the Earl of Kimber- ley, appointed April 29th, 1880.
Parliamentary Under Secretary; Rt. Hon. M. E. Grant Duff, M.P., April 29, 1880. (Appointed June 30, 1881, Governor of Madras; his office may therefore be anid
ing
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a.m. S.E.
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The steamor Mariceles, and the schooners Lemor and Neurro, lost on the prays of 18th " Legaspi during the gale of the 27th last, nre considered as totally lost; from the wreck of one of the latter $12,000 in boxes was abstracted.
The British barque Guinevere, from Glas- gow, arrived at Manila on the 14th instant. The German barque Highflyer, from
understand now such a charge came bo Packet, said he did not have the bill which
Androw Hanson, Captain of the Fave made against him.
His Lordship said he had himself no he got from the plaintiff, as he did not take doubt that the two prisoners before him care of it. He did not recollect the amount took the opium from the men who had of the bill, and could not swear whether it proved the case against them, took it in the reduced it to $32. He paid so many bills impossible for iner who were strangers to did not ammnuut & 293, and that plaintif way theo men har described. It was quite that he the for the prisoner that the man had survived. Mr Russell said that it was very fortunate (The Judge remarked that surely it to to have "come as they had done been a this.
was not so long ago but what he could re- and described the soone of the robbery At one time it was thought he would not of the typhoon at Samar, where the gale 14th July, 18 (noo member). Witness thought be reduced the that had been commited, and to have recover. The doctor had at one thus given is said to have blown with terrific force bill about half a dollar on some white identified the men who took their aphain as up all hope of his recovery. The man's The Schooner Porta del Occano, while an suite. He recollected some conversation those men had done, unless thero was truth bowels were protruding through the cut the chored in shallow water during the typhoo
in what they said. regard-
He would zak between the mate and the Chinaman
his life was despaired of. Had
ho died
died chors, and to avoid going sahore both 18th the tailor's book (but plaintiff said he did!
little doubt that the prisoner the British barque Chuan, from Hong- Mr MacEnen having been into the
put
there was little
were cut away. matans dance both near and far away. Ju not). Witness said he was under the inbox, said that these men had been in the now before him would have been futand view of this it may interest our renders to pression that he did write, but would not service since 1866 and 1869 respectively guilty of murder and would have had to kong, and the British shion, from Hong- swear that he did so. The bargain made they had never been reported; he had con be punished accordingly. As it was, the jury Rio de Janeiro, arrived, at Maniln on the
was satisfied of the fact that the prisoner 18th instant note the entire staff of the Colonial Offies between Lee and the plaintiff was the samu fidesco in the men. as given in the Inst-edition of the well-as that made betroon witnces and the His Lordship said he was truly sorry to wounded this man with intent to do him
plainti
sou two inen of whom he heard such good Tea tho mate, swore that when he re-accounts from Mr MacEuen, who hail such evous bodily harm. This was a sort of of the iron pipes for the Manila water
that could not be
be passed ver known red-covered volume backed in gold
turned the trousers there were no holes in a good charac
character apparently, and who hail
The story the woman told
told about "0.0,"
tham, and proceeded to inform the Court held the responsible position of lighthouse the man having committed, or attempted that these trouser were simply for woaring keepers under the supervision of the to commit, an indecent assault ur offence on the voyage to San Francisco. He did Harbour Master's Department, placed in upon her was one that nobody could not require them for Hongkong, as he had the position that they were in now. That believe. She alleged that that assault was over twenty suits of white clothes to wear they committed the crane with which they made at an hour four or five hours apart doubt whatever. from the time when the other offence w:24 were charged he had no here.
Plaintiff said that the boat people saw the But at the same tirou it seemed to him very alleged to have been committed, and there
men of was not the slightest buggestion
that sho strange that men in their per made the slightest attempt to arouse the Honolulu, arrived at Manila on the 15th trousers when he got them back.
The Judge, said he must ace those boat good character, menthouse keepers, neighbours or the police, who were quite instant people. He wanted to get at the bottom of hould all at once become highway robbers near, or in fact to do anything calculated to
position sponsible all this.
The boatman, who had been sent for, Either they were acting at the instigation give the alarm and save herself. The then
gave evidence.
He remembered of, and in the interests of some other people sentence of thio Court was that she suffer going off to the ship with complainant, whose interests they had no right to attend three years penal servitule. What she He also recollected the trousers and jacket. to at all, or else they believed that because had said about this woman trying to gut He would know the trousers again, bacause these men were smugglers they could with her kidnapped, what she had said now and complainant in fulding them up showed napunity rob them as the anxigglers conid what he had been able to get out at the him some holes in then.
not come forward to
to prosecute them. They The coolie. belonging to the Court, who brought themselves, however, within the trial, would no doubt be considered by the
proper
authorities, but as the case stood at had gone
with complainant to search for law and were found guilty by the jury of the present moment it was necessary that
which was communication.
very serious one.
In consider could not pass a more leziont solence solne material which is very susceptible to 20, 1880), and Assistant Private Secretary could adopt would be to aGn-suit the plain- had given them, he would mitigate the sen
The Judge said that the safest course heation of the good character Mr MacEuer than three years' penal servitude. hest, and as the weather becomes warmer, the underdanucl. expands and is nothing. L. Antrobus. There am besides between tiff. He could not on the face of tho cvitonce he would have
pose. Thes sentence that they cach im-
In caso No. 7, Chan Ayan was convicted, more than a thin cinglet. But if a change 40 and 50 clerke of various grados, many of doncs of the Captain and first officer be unite of the Court wal and kept to hard it may be remembored, of larceny, Ho wasbarqué L, B. Q. W.; all standing north- should occur and the weather become cold whom are entrusted with various special sobe 94, but he could not imagine that the labour for twelve calendar months.
satisfied that
Victoria the price of the clothing was prieoned in this singlot cpntracts and thickens and
Enund
guilty of having stolen & pair of becomes a
thick ท flannel
duties or departments of the work, and a captain and chief officer of a ship should
The second priso it will be of dozen or ao of messengers.
conspire together in order to save 81. He not possible prisoner asked whether it was boots, and two or three previous convictions Amcy during the past fortnight ----- invention is a practical une, it
ho could be that he
released
were proved against hini. Fur lim. He lud great utility and benefit to that portion of
Prisoner was now called upon to any why surction being given friends who would do this for humanity which suffers from wearing too
hiru.
sentence should not be passed upon him. The Judge said that that could not ba dono. Prisoner said he had nothing particular much flannel when it
The first prisoner begged to remark that know that half of the
the the sentence to which he had been subjected colds that people suffer from in spring time
The Permanent Undor Secretary (Mr
was a very severe and long one, bearing in ad at the beginning of summer is caused by leaving off the underclothing too sud-Harbert) dends with all political and consti-
mind the fact which he had airerdy stated denly, and if one keeps on the same thick-tutional questions; the general supervision
that he did not do it winter, he is liable to suffer from heat is confided to his hands, and papers on all apoplexy and other ills arising from exces-subjects go before him before they are sub- rive warmth The New York Herald has mitted to the Secretary of State.
(in the lately
the beginning of June) devoted
MB. Bell, the special artist of the Illustrated London News, who has been sketching in the interior of China for the last six months, on the 15th instant returned to Shanghai
from the north.
THE latest novelty in the United States is
to be now vacant),
Permanent Under Secretary, Rabt. G. W. Herbert, D.C.L.; May 21st, 1871.
Assistant Under Secretaries, (1) Hon H. Monde, M.; May 31st, 1871; (2) John Braniston (formerly Attorney General and Acting Judge of the Supreme Court, Hongkong), June 30, 1876; and (3) Et ward Wingbeld, M.A., B.C.L., July 19,
The Private Secretary to the Secre
! 1878.
The British barque Ordowic from Hiogo, arrived at Manila on the 16th instant.
China
AMOY.
(Gazette, July 18-19.) The German three-masted schooner Anst Wichhere, Captain C. Brandt, from New 129 E. Long, spoke the German barque Carl Wilhelm. July 6th, 82, 44' N: and 123" 24 E., German brig Schuan, Captain
a patent, underflannel. It is composed of tary of State is Robert Bickersteth, (April the boatman, said that the two had had no the offence with which they were charged, she should bo sovorely punished, and hochwang, reports July 2nd, 34: 30 N. Lat. :
If time
The distribution of business in the Colonial
To be
when it is cold. Warm, and too little | Oflice is as interesting as any, feature of the 1e might have gone back and shown them.
ness of flannel in summer as he wears in
an editorial to the patent. If it will prove successful, the patantes will quickly realise a fortune. At present the composition of this "magic flannel" is unknown.
Tax term of mourning for the Western press expired on the 14th, and in corise- quence the natives are again permitted to shave their heads, from that dato. ALL the Banke in Shanghai have, after communicating with the Chamber of Com-
system.
The work of the three Under Secretaries
is apportioned as follows:-
could hardly accept plaintiff's statement ant the holes. If he had seen the holes
An regarded the evidence of the bostioso, although he had taken every precaution, he was not quite sure that there had been no communication. The evidence in the case had been so utterly conflicting that he could not give judgment: There was something very reprehensible on one sile or the other; either the officers had sworn to a lie or the plaintiff had.
CARL LINDROSH & S ACHEUNG (89.3). Plaintiff sued defendant for this amount as compensation for cloth spoiled.
Plaintiff said that defolant had rope
a tailor.
Witness
The Judgo said that if he employed in- ferior tailor he must not expect superior work.
on
The Judge told the prisoner that the Jury had found him guilty, and he quite agreed with the Jury that that was the only verdict could bring in on the evidenco
they before them.
The prisoners were then removed, both protesting loudly against their being con- polled to suffer for a felony which may have been committed but which they were prepared solemnly to declare they had no connection with.
(Before the Acting Prísuo Judge, Hea
J. Retell.)
LARCENY IN
DWELLING HOUGZ,
LARCENY,
29.42
12 (noon) s. by w 4 to 6 The rainfall during the storm was ten inches. This afternoon, the wind veered round to the south-west. There were 24 feet of water on the Bar at 2,56
a.m. day, and the force of the wind at Woosung. was ; meaning'"' calm" and 12 “violent” wind.
2003.
The Turin has put back. Her stoering gear got out of order and she had to anchor five miles outside Woosung. She reports breach over the ship. The Rohilla was also fearful weather, the seas making a clean detained, but left this afternoon.
Schroder; July 8th, Parren Island, German OPIUM--Now Putnu, cash,...86574
wardi.
The following vessels have been chartered
Careline, 0,200 peculs, to Tientsin, New- chwang & back to Amoy, 30 lay says, $2,800
Hermann, 5,400 pecnls, Taiwanfoo, Tion
to remark. He begged his Lordship totsin, Newchwang and back to Amoy, 35 lay have merey on
and
on him. The Judge sail this man had been at one time cook on board the mail steamer Veiga while in that position stole a watch and chain. This, more than his present offence which was merely a small matter, had given him a bad character which went against him when he was brought up on a charge like this. The sentence of the Court would be two years' hard labour.
This concluded the business of the Court
for this Sessions.
Police Intelligence. (Before H. E. Wodehouse, Esq.,
Msgistrate). Friday, July 22,
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,
Palice
days, $3,000.
Venezuela 7,400 peculs, Newchwang to Amoy, 28 lay days, 32,000, (after com- pletion of a voyage to Hongkong.)
fru, 8,200 peruls, to Chefoo and back to Amoy, 22 hay days, 21,800,
Presto, 9,200 peculs, to Tientsin, 20 lay days, $1,900.
THE LATE STORM:-
(From Shanghai Courier, July 16. ) Since the typhoon which visited Shang-
Quotations, HONGKONG, July 22,
cash,...
caah,... 642) Malwa, credit,... 720
Oll
き
New Benares, cash,...
T
Old
Now
Allowance, Trels...... Old Malwa, credit,... 750
Allowance, Taels......
Exchange
Bank, Wire,
71
Demand, ...
30 days' sight,...
4 months sight,
Credits, >>
ور
3/B
Documentary, 4 months' right, 3/0 India, Wire, ...
dewand,
Shanghai, demand,
30 days' sight, private 73 Gold Leaf, 904 fine Sovereigns,
... $29
... 85.45
Shares.
Pani on the 2nd of June, 1876, and the other Hongkong Bank, 109 % prei.
the
the
merce, agreed to observe the following Business, Settlement of Commising & box, and gave a detailed description of the to two prerions convictions, was next sen--|-
The surtorial poraouage was put into the ceny in a dwelling house and pleaded guilty pla93 said that this morning about 7 wind set in from the East. This had.K. & W. Dock, 0% prem,, elas.
holidays:—
2 days at New-year (lat January.)
9 days at Chinese New-year (about middle of February.)
F C.
The Hon. R. H. Meade Colonial Estimates, Finance, Currency, Public Works, Toneicus, Military Questiona, Re-sented himself" as Em-quisitions for Supplies; and other business had bought soms cloth from the Police
on the 3rd of July, 1877, we have not ex-Union Ins. Soc. of C'tan, $1,050 p. share, with Crown Agents, Accounts, Miscal Store and gives it to defendant to make into laneous Business of General Department, a suit of clothes. He had made a mess of
perienced such severe weather till within China Traders' Ins. Co., 81,700 p. share. and Office Arrangements. Business con the thing, and he would be astumed to put
the lost thirty hours. On the first oeca North China Ins. Co., Ts. 1,100 por share. sion, Reynold's Tower at Footung fell and Yungtaze Ins Assoc Tis. 820 per share. nected with Ceylon, Hongkong, Labuan, them on. The charge was to be 84. Straita Settlements, West Africa, and
was smashed in pieces. On oliver, the Chinese Ins. Co., 8300 per share. Cyprus.
Chun Asang and Chan Apo were charged Police Hulk sank. A falling barometer in- H.K. Fire Ins. Co. Pang Aching, who was convicted of lar- with being in unlawful possession of a dicated using bad weather the day before China Fire Ins. Co., 8205 par share. "Mr John Braunston-General Legal
per share.
War
yesterday, and about noon yesterday, Charters, Orders in Council,
an H. C. M. 6.-boat Co., 930 Postal and Telegraphie Hisaineru, saturali construction of the suit and attendant the toneed.
prent, o'clock he saw the two defendants in Queen's effect on the tide which consequently rushed Shai Steam Nav., Tls. 3 per a nominal. The Judge said that any person who stole Road, carrying a zation, Education, and Feelesiastical Ques. cumstances.
plank. When he asked
the river with great force. P
The cargo China Coast St. Nav. Co., Ts, 160 p, share tions. Business connected with the North A gentleman from Mussa Sayle & Co, more than $25 value front a dwelling house where they got it they told witness that boats and sampana made for a place of Hongkong Gas Co., 882 per share: American, Fiji
ustralasian mul suth African was called to examine the clothes. He was was liable to fourteen years penal servitude, they were engaged to carry it from Man
two largo junks went shore off the China Sugar Rof. Co., $165 p. abare. Colonies,
af opinion
ut 54. He was of opinion tint 850 worth. This was a serious case, and ever, would not go there with witneem. He Gardenspit, while the river became very Do. Debentures, 3% prem. for a Chinaman the work was fair.
was plainly proved against the prisoner,
rough, and it was high tide long before the His Lordship said that after what had
right time. The wind was then direct Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, becen suid by a pactionl man, who could
Later on in the afternoon, the wind, veered II.K. Ice Co.'s sharse, 81274 por share. 3 days at Autunai Race Meeting (begin-Questions; Quarantine, Prianna, Hospitals, have no interest in the matter, he must
round to E.8.1
S.E., and then the rain fell, Hongkong Bakery,
243 por ning of November.) Banks open from 9 to and Lunatic Asylums, Circulars, Parliamen dismiss the case. The work had been
intressing towards ovaning till i came The jurieksha coolies 11 am. for payment of cheques only. tary and other Printing. Business connect- fairly done for the money. The defendant
down in torrents
Temperature. found it hard work drawing their machines, ed will. Weet Indian Colonies, Mauritius, would have to make some slight alterations Malta, Gibraltar, St. Helena, Falkland on the articles.
of them went for shelter too. Jelands, and Heligoland,.
increased in force and during the and violence blew with great
tion of the settlements this mom
In Hongkew the roads were strewn with branches of troea,
and part of
2 days at Easter (in April, changeable.)
3 daya Spring Race Meeting (end of April. Banks open from 9 to 11 am, for payment
ment of cheques outy,
day at Queen's Birthday (24th May.)
1 day at 4th July.
2 days at Christmas (25th December.)
17 days.
Our latest advices from Timor only tend to
My Freund Wingfield:-Coloriial Laws silk lining at it was impossible to put in The prisoner in this case had stolen soie Wo Temple to Second Street. Thay, how I and out some of them did not succeed Hongkong Hotel Co., $115 per share, sales,
and Ordinances, Merchant
and other
Legal Business,
Land and ation, Correspondence en
There was a burglary clearly established accordingly took them to the Station.
The Bret defendant said the second en There was a breaking anda theftuous taking,gaged him to carry the plank, and the He was seen at half-past four o'clock taking second was equally positive that the first the box away. It was only owing to the had engaged him. vigilance of the servant boy who was em
Fined $2 or seven days in gool with hard ployed on the other side of the street, who labour. on the verandah happened to be his suspicions aroused and accosted the man, that he was not able to mako away
and hund
be
THEFT OF KNIVES,"
and The
wind
enst.
WJs
the conflict between the Governor of the office. The other departments into which by the Captain the paint to be supplied was convicted, he saw by the record, this tight soil coolie, had lifted three knivethe comer of the Sailors' Rest"
The facts of the case are as followsOn the work is divided aro. (1) the Eastern Plaintiff alleged that he had worked for although the tent to commit a felony, guard had been messing. Ha gave him in Enocked down. In front of Mr. Gre
Lith of
Ho Aysu was charged with stealing two night The Order of St. Michael and St. George, CHAT AFUSO. BENNIE (835)--Plaintiff with all the houty he had stolen. The knives, the property of a private in the which is purely a Colonial Order, has said defendant had engaged him to scrape eentence of the Court was flint be suffer five 27th funiskithurs
the ship's hold, sweep it clean, and to put years' peral servitude. The last time confirm the veracity of the news we gave in
showed Complainant stated that prisoner, who is one of our late numbers with reference to department for its own exclusive use in the una cont of
Ha began work on the
men with him. Prisoner was proved to have been found in from a table where the members of the June. He had
A house with
Magistrate merely dealt with and part of another.
him as Janies
The second rogue and vagaboud. Robert Ronnie, master of the time be paying allegiance to the Kiur of Department, (3) the North American and British barque Ter, said that the com- was found prowling about with in labour. Portugal Falker Gomes was requested to be Australian Department, (4) the African and plina that if the ship was to be acroped and the Court could not do less than in
tont to commit felony. He had shown and he land sort of an under himself a very bad and dangerous character,
Island and the Rev. Father Gomes,
the occasion of one of the petty chiefs of the Colonies Departments, (2) the West Indian one
Island
On his
Obturally refused to Financial Department. Each Department the work could be done was
had numed.
oustody.
BLSER, SWEET SLEEP.
Abdool Rahman, a watchman at Hung Ham Doak, was convicted on the evidence of P. C. 47 of having been asleep on duty, and was ined $2 or three days in guol.
Do.
nominal.
of 1877,
share.
(Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.). HONGKONG, July 22.
BAROMETER-
Do. Do. THEROMETER, I AM...
Do. Do.
DA.M.... 1 P.M....
4 PM
Do..
1PM..
20.762
29,770
29.750
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BO
bu
HA 4PM....
Do
1.0 70
Do. (Wet bulb) 9 &.. Do.
1P.M. 79. Do. AP.X 76 Do. Mexinium
* 80 Do, Minimum over night: 78
172
Shipping Intelligence.
The following is corrected from the latest
property on the Whangpoo-road, a One month's imprisonment with hard boat was driven high up an the bank, as was also a man-of-war's boat in front of the Astor House. In front of Mr Saunder's in attendance at Government House to
house a large tree, about three feet in cir- administer the neneastery outh. It happened Mediterranean Department, (6) the General
cumference at the that the petty chief referred to was a pagan Department, (6) Emigration, and (7) the complainant, if he was at hand, might pose the sentence on him for the term he
uprooted. A house boat was driven up
base, Tens
WAS completely and Father Gonies very
do the work.
The sum for which
he kid &dininister
cath. Un
Plainti
against the piles of the Garden Bridge. A has its own staff of Clarks. The Eastern began with refusal being made known to the Governor
number of yachts drove from their moorings without
his authority, and after he
THE CASE OF STABBING BY A WOMAN.
and had to be ramoored, which we believe he was forthwith ordered to be prosecuted Department comprises Ceylon, Hongkong, had worked for about an hour or so was Chun Kwai Choi, a woman, who was
was done without further damage. Up the London and Colonial Papers, do the judicial authorities, for disobedience
by him. Witness had offered him convicted of wounding with intent to do stopped Labuan, Straits Settlements (Singapore, 35 as wages for the time they had worked; griovons bodily harm, and whe plunded (Before the Hon. M. S. Tunnuchy, Arting left high and dry on shore, the steam fire Soochow Creek, a great many sampans were of endors. We leave it to
to our readers to
Pulice Magistrate.) · judge for themselves of the fact of a Gover-Fepang, Malacca), Mauritias and Soychel
guilty to an alternative charge of wounding, nor compelling a minister to perform a les. The first-class Clerk-in-charge is Mr careiaony contrary to
the rites
G. W. B. de Robeck, and the other Church Though there were no grounds at all for action on the part of the judicial clerks are A. A: Pearson, F. Grahama, and
any authorities, & prosecution was duly institu- C. P. Lacas. And on the ipei dixit of such ted by order of the Governor. At the trial.
25
to 'the
or the
as he did not want to be delayed in his work by having to come to Count
The second and third officers of the ship care corroborative evidence.
ASSAULTS.
had anything to say why sentence should not times before the Court) charged with assalt, was next called upon to state whether she
Lui Anow (whose-case has been several be paased upon hot,
The moun, who is of a remarkal evolu- was to-day, fined 95 or three weeks impri Pond Briti The pontoon of the Lower 17, Creswell, blo disposition,
Boat House entered into rentysonment with hard labour. minates yarn about the case. She had
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
faction of the Court. The Oaptain and was just like a dog. if it was not teased or of July; charged with assaulting and rub the
kicked it would not bite. She now combing a married Chinese woman, was to-day facing and the walk in front of the Creek,
launch belonging to the S. F. D. brake Left.
found from her moorings and drifted to the oppo- Dec. site side of the Creek, while thuige boat was
hotton Ap morning near the Jan.
was forced from its
from its position, 31, Huguenot, but has since been mado fast again. The said in the course of the trial that a woman Young Akway, remanded from the 11th force of the wind drove the water over
26, Lautrol, and destroyed the garden the Gardens
30, India,
AT HONGKONG. Name.
From
S, Laurena,
March
John C. Munro,
Six of the alleged 16 workmen turned up, and one of them was examined.
The Judge said was the rule of every Court of law that the plaintiff should praye
his case absolutely and to the stira hatis
officers
We may be able to return to the question (Before later on How Crown Culories are governed from Downing Street," on which there is
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS,
His Lordship the Acting Chief Justice
Hon. Francis Snozden.):
Friday, July 22.
THEFT OF A COLD WATCH.
Chan Ayu (whose case has heen remand ed two or three times) charged with steal ing a gold watch from the Vineta, was again before the Court to-day. fairly
He had been eight times previously con-
AFTER HOURS,
"Elmator,"
Don Quixote, Chili,
29, John R. Worcester:
Father Gomes, either from a lack of confi-sucking statesmon as those many questions dence that justice would be dealt cut to him are decided, many delays caused and many or for some other reason, did not put in a muddles made which a less stringent cen
and the result was, that the appearance
April. of the ship swore that only tinued in the same strain, and gave one of ordered to enter into a personal recogniz. the water being driven as far back as Rev.
Father was sentenced to two montha tralisation would leave to the discretion siz men want on board the ship, and as the most elaborate defences that ever was ance of $25 to be of good behaviour for the wall on the roadway, destroying a imprisomut for contempt of court. It may of able, trusted and experienced officers a matter of exportance he knew that if 16 laid before the Supreme Court of this three months.
number of
flooding the road of plants and not be generally know that Father Gomes
on the spot, to the great saving, of men had been employed the whole of the Colony, or any other Court of Justicia
between the Garden and the nursery. In in the Superior of the Missions in the Island,
Would have turned up in Court They She began by saying that she hoped their
front of the British Cungulate, a number of possesses the diguity of Governor of the the rate payers' money and the spread of would get 83 with corts.
Lordships
trees were uprooted and a large tree was (ske evidently thought that both Bishopric and is also a Member of the contentment and prosperity generally, and
7, Daniel Barnes, the learned judges on the Beach ware deal.
splintered. At the Poking road jetty four 12, Landseer, Council.
ing with her case) would clearly and closely
large cargo boats came to grief. One of 18, Haven, One of the legal luminaries of Macao is of throughout the Crown Colonics especially,
discriminate, asad would sentence her
them which was laden with tea had a hole opinion that the sentence passed on Father
and properly if she had offended against
knocked in its side and the tea damaged. 26, Luc
22, New Era,
Lucilo Gomes was most arbitrary. The Rev.
the laws She had not been down in victed, and was fined £10 for illegal con- Two of the others were high and dry on Father is now on his way to Macao.
Hongkong before the fifth moon of last veying, in default three months' imprison the slope in front of Jardino, Matheson & 29, G. F. Muntz Catholic Register.
Her husband brought her downment with hard labour.
Co.'s fing year
Tuo large Road
buoys also came May here. She belonged to Wai Chor. Her
ashore. At the Nanking jetty, two
Prudencia THE OPIUM HOBBERY,
husband went away with vessel out Eighteen chair coolies were charged by out of the water, and at
more cargo boats laden with zice were blown
7 Hope, the eleventh icon of last year. Fang Afuk and Lo Lan Po, convicted of.
the Foochow
Boad
10, Figaro, similar assault and robbery, were brought up for was charged with stabbing this man, trying Kostel Singh, P. C. 054, with plying for jetty there were four athers in
10, Nautilus, hire after twelve o'clock at night in Holly predicament, while a number of sawpans 11, Belle Morse, to kill him. How could this he? Mon
Wood
hand dry, aoine of thein smashed Rod, in front of some brothels were high as
10, Gustav Oscar, with which he was charged. What evidence but women 19
How could any woman was there that be had done it! If his possibly be a wicked as she was charged with away, but they would not.
Fogg's hong, broke from its moorings, while 23, Phonix, Lordship believed Him guilty and desired being and el a tan to death
Defendanta sald they lived in a coolie numerous cargo boats suffered more or less 23, Sumatra,
damage. The French Concession does not Prins Heinrich (a.) house near.
Fined 20 cents each.
appear to have suifered much,
with the 98, Stonewall Jackson, exception of a wall knocked
down
and a few 31, Holicom, trees broken there is no sign of damage. Some small cases were disposed of by All along the English bund, trees were aproated, over twenty laying on the grass this morning, and others much damaged. the Footung shore, s number of cargo other craft ware found to junks best, bugs and other craft ware found to
Tas Catholic Register extracts the follow- ing from La Mission Catholiche of Milan
The Holy Father, in reignition of the highly meritorious services rendered by Doctor Richard Alfred O'Brien to the Mis sion of Hongkong, where for 17 years he his Profe Real and ability, given hin services gratuitously to the Minalonation of St. Calocero and the disters
the glory of God and the
with
him, by
to use of a has been pe May, Knight of the
Ponorate Brief
Order of
tiregory the Great, of the civil
to WHAT the habit of this *ant to carry the Octangular Golqua Crow, in the centre of
painted a Banners of the Holy po 13.
We sunbusco with much plasare
a great deal now and striking yet to be told, although much has born said, and written already on the same subject...
Law Notice, IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,
IN BANKRUPTCY.-Saturday, 23rd July, bankrupt Dividend Meeting in the Registrar's Office.
CORRESPONDENCE.
WAI-SING.”
sentence,
Bho
The first prisoner said he did not do this were wicked enough to do this kind of thing Complainant had ordered them to go to the Municipal pontoon, in front of 93, Helen Marion,
HESURLLANEOUS, "
that he should be punished, he had to ask ship knew how to sentence people, and if it Governor. He did not do that of which have no complaint to make and nothing he had
been convicted.. Η
more to say. She had already told the was a false
Court about the attempt Accusation. He had been here for
take her to Sin than twenty years. He had never broken gapore. She had a proper and virtuous fines of 50 cents each, any of the lewe te had never committed heart. How could she go to Singapors i
mors
any great or anal crimes. He had bean How could their Lordships auntun.ee her
or years
Lighthouse
-after she had proved virtus
Manila
vice, and the your intens Linas puse baby wefusing to do ta this woesart, the ime (Trandatel from our Manila Bechrenges.)
On
water,
June.
3 Bells Morse
Cardiff
9 Agamemnon (s)
9 Lizze C. Troop, D, Dausson (s.)
London London Liverpool
LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAVAN POŽIS At London-Steamers cia Beer Cronist. and knew that he was an honest mail accuser agaibet her, wished her to do to The British steamers Crompton and Lkio, To the Editor of the "CHINA Mail.” Tas Judge said this Me MacEtien had be unfaithful to her husband what would both from Singapore, arrived at Manila on the loss of which it is feared han occur
We have not yet been able to ascertain Gleniffer.
Antonio.
Castello →July 22nd, been sent for and would be here presently be the use of her husband.
Working Si,The details given in the local Hu would defer antenge until
red, but the dead body of a small-footed
Suiting Vessels. Delin Chure and the Holy See of this illustrious" journals concerning the Wei Sing Lottery whether Mr MasEven had a BAW Barning money to send home to her the 9th instant.
dangthing to
The British barque rest of the frontage this morning. It is report that Chuna girl was picked up on the Bund son of Cutliolic Ireland, with whom in those in Macao, and the incidents in connection on behalf of the prison Harbour he came home and sent to guo hich during the vale of the 98th ultimo several lodies have been seen fosting in Asia (6.),
tribute
paid
to the siducon pare, noble
Lisintorastedness, and devotion to the
she was not to be here to receive it? How would he do if the
„no doubt, marry another wife How
Whitendde
At Liverpind
At Cardif
Taleniach us (s)
Zenobia
days we had the pleasure of pinking soquain with it, have attested theattention of some On the arrival of the Amistant
did not find her here, tance on his passing throngh Milso, and we right-minded people, both here and in Master, the first prisoner repeated, in sub and he had saved some money, he would, was compelled to cut away two of her masts, | the river, offer him our most sincero congratulations." | Canton and Johave reum to say that the stance, the tatement be had previountywirely and motherly heart be satiated now moored in the river Pang. 22 The intelligence, are sure will be Old Farmer is not likely to reap the bensalade, laying stress is on the fact that state of things like this 1 their
One of the telegraph wires was blown Walékka: roctved with sauch, satisfaction in Hung of his Farm in peace.
Some eneasines had begun to he felt ne down in the Miloo and also a Municipal Adele (6) 2 none of the opsum alleged to have been kong, where his suspin aro known tEL
stolen, was found in his osion. He Lordships were also married men, and to the safety of the Beamer Charge map, malades, fences, and trees in the
various party of the Settlements The sinod Carnargymahira (s.).