No. 5032.- Acover 2, 1881.]
ahe had herself prepared; but instead of eating than the King went for his mother in-law and gave them to her." Shrewd king! The result was the speedy death of the oki lady.' It is also reported that her majesty has managed to construct a little box with two-peep holes behind the King's throne, and that she thus koops the strictest watch upon all the King does."
The idea of toughened glass has boot, if anything, improved on in the matter of these constant sources of expense and annoyance through breaking, namely, plates and dishes. In Berlin the large restaurants and cafes have discarded poroolainandatoneware, and adopt ed papier wiché in their stead. Not only is the danger of breakage averted, but the new paper plates are so cheap, that a cus tomer at a restaurant, if headmires the pretty pattern on the plate before him, is at liberty to take it away, and "live up to it" in his own abode. There are low eating-housen, it
it is said.
WILS
of
THE CHINA MAIL
time charterorn to the Captain). After Me Hayllar took objection to the quee the communication that the offer could not tion. The prolongation was a more torture be improved the wire brake. They con- to the witnoan. Mr James had adopted sulted with Capt. Chaster and Bir Halace, vory wise Macalister instead of the Onpinin, roticence. The plaintifs perhaps could sue and the former decided on the strength the letter he had in his possession to accapt The matter was a most intricate one, and
it useless to
to ask an unaciontifio witness. the offer, as he thought it was the host thing which could be done, and instructed them He formally objected.
Judge repelled the objection. The Judge to accept the offer. Comparing the rates
Capt. on the coast will the $5,000,
Mr Hayllar then took a second objection Chester decided to accept the offer. Witness told as to repetition
question. The Attorney General continued to press Me Holmes that the Captain accepted the offor. When the Captain said so Mr Holmes the question, whether during the whole of had left the office. Witness considered it the transaction, before and after the break-
things. went. was a good offer at the amount to alister and Co.
Heing of the wire, he was acting for Mac. thought that stevedarage about 30 cents a ton in
Singapore. He
Witness said after the wire broke they had arranged that stevedorage in Hongkong acted for the Captain. He did not know should be paid by the charterers. As soon whether the contract bound Macalister & Co. na he learned that telegraphic commantorvot. He could not say whether Macalister eation was restored he sent word that Mid-and Co. were liable or not. lothian had been fixed at charterer's terms.
to get employment. Defendants on the 25th of last month brought him down to Hongkong, and took him to a house where he heard the defendants trying to sell him lo he remained about ten daya, during which various people. One dny defendants took him to witness house and tried to sell him. The second defendant asked 850 for him. He was then sold for $42. Firat witness then said to come to the station and get the money. Then we all went to the Central Station.
Was now living in the Tung Wah Hospital,
The Police Constable who apprehended the women gave ovidence corroborating that of the first witness. He said that he also heard the women say in the Central boy Police Station that they had brought tire b for sale. They were cautioned by Inspector Mathieson, but repeated that it was true. They also said they had paid 836 for him, Mr Bayllar again objected to a question of sale was put in, and the defendants and only made 8 for their trouble. The bill
On the 28th witness wrote a letter to in a similar form. He said it was purely a
troduction of papier, máché, ware in these wired that Midlothian had accepted char-the stato
The
The
the way to the first.
of cancelling the charter. This Mr Holmes
21
Magistrate.)
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CLOTHING.
·A.M.'» SUPREME COURT...
and
tund
★ "
In Admiralty: Shanghai, 28th July, 1881. Before R. A. MOWAT, Esq., Act, Chief Justice, Capt. Asudowy (Verona) Nautical Assessor. Capt. MouGAN (Flintshire), ) Botween the UKINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, as owners of the steamship Hochang, and as agents for and on behalf of cartain portions of the cargo on board thereof, and of the master and crew thereof, and of the passengers theroon for their money, clothes, and private effects, Plaintiffs,
Veraus WALTER LLOYD BIGNOLD, First Lieutenant of Her Britannic Majesty's gun-vessel Lapwing, Defendant;
And
MERCHANT'S STEAM NAVICATION COMPANY.
collision for & considerable distance, but he his first onquiry of Mr Hall when he Explained that he nevertheless expected got to the bridge was-the-nutriral one... the Lapwing to send boats aftor, us, while How on earth has this wine about 1" and we were steaming away" and added that he Mr Hall's reply (Captain Scott told us). should have done so had he been in the was, **
"It was no fault of ours, hu crossoń. Lapwing, though he admitted no signs for our bows; she was going well clear of us on assistance had been made.
an explanation With what the port side." Now this object, or to sorve what purpose, he would of the accurrence given by the officer to have so actod, he did not, however, enligh, is onder almost contemporaneously ten us. What, then, was the distance to with the occurrence itself, which the Hochung steamed off Mr Frahm, obviously no time (if oven there had boon
invunt a nautical man and a witness for the Hoang inclination) to
which, chung, estimated it at between one and two bonides, must have boun speedily discovered miles (and he was correct in his estimate members of the crow, and which could not ate to be in conflict with tire pecount of other for wo learnt absequently from Captain Scott that the distance was 18 niilos), and have been reconcilonble, on any aune modo
that the chief the ten minutes that
officer
allows of procedure, with the state of things which the time that the Hochung is precizoly
ha existed ter shortly before the time,"
WALE
Brighte
T
the same belief holde good among the Bur- of which they wired to Macalister and Coation should be stopped." One hour and a noted. After some further evidence, the Ockson Island on the coast of China, be-proached each other. And in this con- shown that her stemin light at least was not
mese.
and
among
correspondent of the Dahi Gazette a state mont that the towering of the bamboo and an abundant mango season were locked upon by the natives as signs portending great sickness and fazine. It appears that
The Kangoon Times, alluding to the subject, remarks
Both these belinis prevail in Burmah the Burmese, and what is more to the point, Buranala may be added to the list of provinces where this year the bamboo has flowered, and the mango crop has been Burniese at the present inomeat smong is that great famine and pestilence are threatened. The fact remisine that the pre- vailing beliefs among the Burmese aru, as in India, that the flowering of the bamboo betokens famine, and the abundance of mangoes pestilence; and these beliefs are at the present moment productive of no small amount of anxiety and foreboding among the people.
Marine Court. (Before Captain Thomsett, R.N.) Tuesday, August 2.
REFUSING DUTY ON BOARD SHIP,
George Russeli, soaman, British barque Clara, was charged with refusal of duty on board, on the 30th July, in Victoria harbour.
o had given to reach for wanted his die charge. He would go to his duty if he could not get it.
The Magistrate ordered him to be sent back to his ship.
a
The Attorney General objected to this lotter being put in.
Mr Hayllar said the letter had been addressed in the course of business to the
GAMBLING
THEST FROM THE NAVAL YARD
A Chinaman for stealing four and a half pounds of brass, value $1 from the Naval Yard on the 1st instant, was sentenced to be exposed in the stocks for two hours. The brass was found by the Policemen at the gate, concopied in the thief's girdle, when he was examined before leaving the Yard, as all the employes are when they leave their work.
DESTRUCTION OF THE PATHWAY.
who
Cominnnder
death on the 21st instant during hearing
agents of the ship. It was a most import-enlled at the office to see what cunclusion Wellington Street, was fined $2 for placing change, the starboarded half & point to
the traiction.
In Man Taan, 35, a shopkeeper. No. 126 some boxes on the pathway there so as to entirely block it up.
CHINESE MUSIC AND OÓNG BEATING.
and
Quotations, HONGKONG, August 2.
OPIUM--New Patus, cash,.....8640
"
J
to four
Old +
caah,... Now Benares, cash, Old
cash,... 030 Now Malwa, crodit,... 720- Allowance, Taela..... 32 *Old Malwa, credit,..... 760 Allowance, Tails...... 12
Exchange..
Bank, Wire, ...
1}
Demand,
13
30 days' sight,...
alleged further the 9th paragraph of the a leading seaman named Gold Leaf, 99 fino
$28,
steaming af mine knots an hour, would a hard-a-port hebu and the starboard
do that. distance, and thero. ngine reversed.
am satisfied that tho require to do fore entirely exhausted before the Laping account, given at that time and under,sucha could
usefully do anything except looking circumstances, was the truth as Mr. after her own damage. As I have said, no believed the truth to be, and, muistake in Paris, where the dinner service is chained g Kee that tho Midlothian would be question of law, and Mr James's neoption were duly committed to take their trial at the WALTER LUYN BIONOLD teras THE CHINA other witness is asked anything on the impossible (unless Mr Hall and the other subject, and it must have been, therefore, witnesses did not know port from starboard, her first lay day. That was written in con-
to load on Monday morning, as it was could have no bearing on the point at issue, Supreme Court, reserving their defence. The Attorney General said he would put it
so far as appears from the evidence, solely and a red light from a green one, it was It is import to a wall or table, so as to prevent any her
on this opinion of the chief officer that the therefore the actual truth. possible temptation arising in the minds of soquette of the charter having noen accept on another
The telegram with damages would show (Before H. E. Wodehouse, Esq., Police leptomaniac customers. Perhaps the in-ed by the Captain. On the 27th they words about
Mr Drummond and Mr Wainewright ap- allegation was founded, and yet the Heant, too, to observe in connection with this 's opinion on the matter.
pear for the China Merchants Stenim chang's own witness. (Mr Frahm) had sup- piece of evidence that the statement is. Navigation Company, the plaintiffs in the plied information which showed that the given to us not by Mr. Hall, but by Com establishments may soften the barbarous terer's terms, and on the afternoon of question was admitted, and the off-
course personally the feelings of the Banio day they received a telegram repeated answer again given.
original suit, and defendants in the cross chief officer's estimate was absurd. I will mander Scott, who was of con outragen committed on
Lo Awan (26) a tailor, who is charged with soit. Mr Hayllar said it mattered not what Mr iron Macalister that the Midlothian was
add only that the Assessors entertain the in no way to blame for the collision. sitive customers.
Mr Myburgh and Mr Robinson appear strongest opi
opinion
that not only was there conte now to the cross-petition of the charter d from Saigon to Hongkong. The James thought about the matter. The Cap. the unlawful possession of a quantity of WE quoted recently from the letter of a pan came to the office shortly after-tain was bound by the inw if he made a clothing and several other artioles,, the for Lieutonant Walter Lloyd Bignold, of no foundation for the allegation that the Lapiolag. I think sho must be taken in her
his einployer,
Wang
Achin of
H.M.S. Lapwing.
Lapwing did not render assistants, but cross-petition and in her preliminary act to warda, produced a somewhat simi-contract, either with or without the autho-property of
charter had been rity of the owners.
the Wing Man L lar
His Lordship then proceeded to deliver that, in their opinion as practical seamen, allege that regulation bow and steam lights Sixty as before the clowed
The Attorney General said he meant to Court to-day. to this. They consulted
dollars, worth of the following
sho neted with great promptitude, and did were properly uxhibited at the time of the previous with the Captain, and sent Macalister an-persist to the end. He would have as clear clothing and property belonging to the
Julyment
that could be expected of her in the collisions, especially when these documenta other telegram, and then consultes Mr an answer to the latter part as he had got was not now forthcoming. The ease has out of a collision that occurred on the night the gigs as they became visible to and up. Heckung's petition. Now it has been clearly
cironmistanceA,
are read in connection with the fifth and complainant's wife had been stolen, bat Those are cross-cansea of damage arising. I return now to the relative bearings of seventh paragraphs of her answer to the Holanes to see what he could do
Mr Haylar asked that the cross-examin- been, bofore the Court before and then of the 17th April last, sono 12 miles off the did not succeed in doing. In consequence
had been wasted on that single prisoner was sentenced to six months' im- tween the Hochung, a steamer belonging to Leping that if the Court should come to been hauled down after the Hochung had nection it was contended on behalf of the properly exhibited at that time, for it had quarter Charterers refuse to cancal; endeavour to questions
prisomnent with hard labour.
the plaintiffs in tlie firat suit and lefendants
from three This was
the conclusion that the Loping was not en heen reported, and. “* from The Magistrate further ordered the two in the second, and H.M.S. Lapwing, of The Attorney General said his friend arrange Saigon with Nelson."
steamer they had in Singapore and they spoke with an air of Authority as to what. Constables to be prosecuted who had allow-which the defendant in the first suit and the starboard bow of the Juchung, as the minutes it may have been longer before till thought it might be arranged that she would should be stopped and what should go on. ed another prisoner who was apprehended plaintiff in the second, is First Lieutenant atter had alleged, there would be an end the collision," and was not re-hosted
Witness said he could answer the ques with this man to escape.
cuted of her ease on the first petition, in con-after the collision. I consider the allega The suits hal boun originally instituted proceed to Saigon. On the 30th they re- ceived a reply to the effect that the Midlotion in no other way.
and by W. G. Scott, formity with the rigid but wholesome tion as to lights being properly exhibited a respectively against chartered without authority, Cross-examination resumed.They con- thin had boun and that she just proceed ie Saigon suited the Captain from the tune of his
Tee Aping. 27, & carpenter, was fined $21 was at the time of the collision the rule" that has been laid down in the Anne most material one, and as it has been slu
(Lash 58), the East Lothian (Lash. 241), ly disproved, I shall apply to the petition was under the impression that un arrival, This was exceptionally abundant. And the belief witness stain had received a teletion of the as to let him know the posi- for gambling with fifteen or sixteen couliester of the Laping, but after his and the Haswell (Bc. and Lush 247), viz., of the Lajving the rule I woulied to that of
the 20th the
da ship we
ship with reference to its near the Harbour Master's Office,
the suits, it became necessary to provide that a plaintiff in Admiralty is only entitled the Hochany, and dismiss it also. As in gram. The Captain was not aware that business. Witness told the Captain what
for their cost
continuance, and, with the re-to recover secundum uliegata et probata. Ithe result both petitions stand dismissed, Macalister & Co. knew that the Singapore they were doing in regard to the affair. The
quisite consent, an order was innde on the understood the Counsel for the Hedhung to there will be nu onder as to costs beyond certificate
covered emigration expenses here, Captain had said that he thought it would
22nd instant, substituting Lieut. Bignold's assent to this proposition at any rate he ordering each party to pay one-half of the
stated he had no authorities to cite in oppo- Assessors fees. and at his request they telegraphed, that they be wise to take the plaintiff's offer, and gave
nano for that of Commander Scott.
sition to them
theo-and in my opinion the pro- would be liable to heavy damagesfor braach them instructions to close at once; but as it
The cagu made, by the owners of the Ile- of charter and that the Singapura certificate was not necessary to give an answer until
chung in their petition (which was the first position is well founded. I refer to the more recent case of the Alice and the Rosita covered everything. The vessel went to four, to keep the thing open as long as pas.
to be filed), may be summarised thus: (L.B., 2 P... 214) na una authority for those sible. This was in the belief that a telegram
the night in question the Hochung, while 2 Saigon; before she did so they received a
two positions--first, that when two vessels lotter from the Captain.
might be received. Witness thought he
steering on a course N.E. E. nagy are in motion, their bearings will regard to communicated to the Captain the contents
sighted a dark object between one and two of an express stating that the wire would
miles off and bearing 13 to 1 points on each other are a most material fact to be About again be open in a short time.
the starboard bow.
alleged and proved; and, secondly, that She continued her ta
minutes to four, Mr Hulmes
ourse for about a minute, and finding that where a maturial allegation of the plaintiff's the
the bearing of the dark object did not is disproved by the evidenon, the case minut
i to altogether fail. · ant letter.
Captain had come to. The Captain came in The Judge thought the letter should be about fuitr o'clock.
How then stands the evidence on this Witness told the Cap
give it more room, and rosuined her course, aftinitted.
tain that they had chased the charter no-
the object meanwhile opening out on the all-important point, which involves of The Attorney General contended that it cording to his instructions. Witness
would
atarboard bow. When it had to between course the statement of the manner in
had got three al four points on that bow, and which, according to the Hochung, the should not he, us it was no evidence of fact. not swear that he had said that his firm had
Mr Hayllar said that the letter must be taken the responsibility; but he quite Wellington Street, was charged with unlaw-discovered to be a steamer, and her red her aptain, a
of Wong Ti Hi, a woman residing at 46 when about a quarter of a mile off, it was collision was occasioned? On her behalf, Chinese quartermaster, and The master of the vessel, Captain A. 9. handed to the Judge to see whether it was opinion that he did not. He was not qui fally beating a gong and carrying on a light coming into view (no lights whatever &
This was the common sure of the exact time
when
Chinese look-out, all stated positively the Captain
4 months sight, Cutler, gave evidence that the defendant, silmissible or not.
not shaken who was on the articles, refused duty on the Attorney General sald that this was
Cine to the
upon Credits, uffice. It might have been five musical performance at 4.30 am, cal-having been suen up till that time) the and their evidence was minutes before that hour or five minutes culated to disturb, amoy en interfere master of the Hochung star hondack twice on their
ernes-examination--that the
the Lapwing was Documentary, 4 months' 29th, and had not been to his work since.
The woman's a document about which they only knew after it. Witness thought it very unlikely with the public tranquility.
then hard-a-starboarded, but in spite of on starboard
they
India, Wire, He no reason his refusal.
that this witness had received it from one that he should say that they would defences was that the priests were singing. those efforts to get away from the seamor the collision as ocurrir, and it a dusterbid
to have occurred. On behalf of Shanghai, demand,
Jemand, of the parties in the case, and that after not wait, and so they took the responsibi- Thic Magistrate fined the woman 32, in (which turned out to be the Loping), the the petition to
flocking was run into on her starboard the Lapwing, there were called to establish
30 days' sight, private · 794 Mr Haylinr said he had not seen the let-ty of closing the matter. On tim 27th default seven days' imprisonment.
they received a telegram the affect thunt
guarter at a distance of 64 feet from her this point in her favour, Mr Hall (the the Midlothian had chartered for Sai- ter himself.
afterwards sank. It is officer of the watch), Ryan (the stern, and shortly aft
Sovereigns,
$5.45 gon He communicated this to Holmes. Witness asked him to see the
petition that "those on board the Lapwing and a second-class petty officer named
Shares. te done in
did not render such assistance to the He- Deacon. These all declare that they saw Hongkong Bank, 116 % prem., salos, charterers to see what could be way of cancelling, the
the charter. This they
The Geraan gunboat fitis, Counter chong and her crow after the collision to first the mast-head light of the change Union Ins. Soc. of Cton, 81,675, p. share. refused do, but were
would bo on the char en route, it is said, to Chefoo. us they might have rendered, without dan port bow, and afterwards the green, as she North China Ins. Co., Tis. 1,125 per share.
the 26th. They wired that the charterers re- During the temporary absence from ger to the Lapwing or her crew."
was crossing © Lapwing'a bows ju
just before ing that the Captain should write a letter fuse to cancel. They had not as agents Shanghai of the Consal-General for Japan, The case made by the Loparby may be the collision; nor was their evidence at all Yangtze Ins. Assoc., Ths. 820 per share.
by altaken on cross-examination, Putting Chinese Ins. Co., 8305 pur share, sales. phucing them in a right position with regard communicated directly with Hing Kee, but Mr Y. Mizuno will be loft in change of summarised thus: While stoering S..side the evidence of two others of the Fire Ins. Co., $200 per share, sales,
of the H.K. Fire Ins. Co., 81000 por share. and the Captain in his
through Mr
who endeavoured to Holuby
to Japanese interests.
W. W., she sighted the masthead light aside to the cancellationsidered he was fully arrange altering Kee a steamer in yesterday alternoon (26th) after an no-three t
China H.M.S. Fazhon returned to Shanghai of a steamer that proved to be the ffeckung. Tapning's crew (Woodward and Crott E.K. & W. Dock, 56 %, prema, sales. Witness en stated that 110 figu, in accepting the charter for thu deavoured to Mr Hayllar, ítistructed by Messrs Danuyses.000; but that of course I had to obey place of the Pathian, but there was no sucessful search along the islands of the to four miles off, and bearing between who testify merely to the fact that they M. S.-boat Co., 827 prom. ex div.
and 2 points on the port bow, and shortly heard the look-out Ryan suport a light on and Mossop, appeared for the plaintiff; and
and proceed to Saigun.
vessel here at the time. Mr Holmes was Chusan Archipelago for any survivors of afterwards the sighted the red light. She the part how, upon which Crouch, wita Shai Stean Nav., Ta. 3 per s. nominal. the Attorney General, instructed by Blesers orders and proces
was at the wheel, added he then gut the Ching Coast St. Nav. Co., Tla. 160 p. share. Breraton and Watton, for the defondant.
Hongkong Gas Co., $32 per share, He said the Kee. The Captain's tamo was added to the lost nur Pooten in the typhoon which took within a distance if from half a mile to a Mr Hayllar opened the case for the plain breach of the charter.
le had nothing telegram sent on the 28th merely to show
mile of each other, and then her he was there are so far three witnesses fof whom tiffs. He said the plaintifa were aner Captain afterwards said
Letters from Poking say that the
ported till she
brought
the two are Chinese) for the Hochang and foar Chinn Stiger Ruf. On., $165 p. share, sales, chants carrying au business in this Cuinny,
aduepoly for concessions of aclo right to lay 6 points ou por (all Erglinit) for the Lapwing.
Debenturos, 3 The defendant was master of the steamship used were obey orders; break owners.
members of
of the crew of the Lapwing were Chinese Inperial Loan of 1874, nominal. Kec that she would be ready to loud submarine telegraph cables on the Chinese port 1
of 1877, Midlothian then under time charter. On the
Mr Hayllar asked a
her course-first showing her a question as to who on 25th of May, the vowel then being in
to be ample. seem to ther a produced was written by then Captain's interests. They felt they wore rofusing ratification missione giruzz to at ting out her rod-stood wross the Lapwing's Laguing's lights, and two of these witnesses Hongkong Bakery, $15 per share.
to the other two, and then shut- evidence to the condition of the harbour, Mr Holmes, ship broker, called
acting as agents for captain at upon the plaintiffs and told them that the to the plaintifs in the
evidence on the aaid ship was open for charter. The When the Attorney General objected, and time. The Captain was shown a draft of English Company are in force. Further, bows. The helm of the latter was at once (Mullins and Nolan)
torby granting
Temperature. plaintifs agreed to charter her for Singapore said this was no evidence. How could-any- j the charter ft produced was the one to the grant existed, the Chinese Govern- reversed full speed to bring her round a monopoly, even if no obstacles put hard-a-port, and her starboard engine on the morning of the
am at present deating The draft
which is of great importance. Being (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, for $5,000. Messrs Stevens Co. tele thing written by that gentleman be an ad-26th.
which the Captain was shown. It was in ment wont have to assume sovereign rights quicker, her port engine the while
going full cailol to give damaging evidence which
Queen's Road.) graphed to the time charterers about the mission against his client? maiter, who replied that they would accept facts as to the agency.
The Judge said he must ascertain cortain the same condition thin as now. It was in over Japan, and the British colony of speed ahead. The two russels nevertheless they did give-as to the lights of the
Mr Hobnes handwriting. The Captain Hongkong, Chung How is in Peking,
HONGKONG, August 2 in came into the offer, provided plaintiffs would pay
the starboard quarter of any degree listile witnesses to the Hochung, BAROMETER stevedorage and whartage dlmes informed
expectations that he will take office, for the Hocking, and causing her to sink in 60 and woreover, the fact (as I believe it is) refused. Ultimately Mr
the shin. On
On the 30th of May, the day on The Captain know the terms of Hing Kec's Botne time at any rate.
mumates. In answer to the 9th paragraph that they attended in Court upon a zub- which the contract was broken, they wrote offer. Witness did not comunicate to tho At the conclusion of the proceedings of the Hochung's petition, it fe pleaded pooms, without having been previously THERMOMETER
Do. The Att that the contract was broken. Captain that Hing Kes was
General said that the letter dorage until some time aftum pay steve- connected with the suit arising out of the that the suggestion therein contained that asked as to the evidence they could give the vessel se being bound for Singapore. did not prove that witness was an agent.
collision between H.M.S, Laphy and the those on board the Lauing did not render about the position of the ships, is to my the 28th the
Attorney General continued the CM.S.N. Co.'s steamer Huchung, yester- proper assistance to the Hochung is wind
of # received
#guarantee that they and something were stating simple what they knew on The Judge said he would hear it read. If cross-examination at great length vs to the day (28th), in H.M.'s butureme Court, Mr absolvily on fen Stevens & do. a menzo,
to the effect
ford it was inmaterial his Lordship would strike understanding which existed between wit- Denummond applied for peruzission
It will be seun from these statements of the subject. Now Mullins, Gue of these that the Midlothian would be ready to load it out. That was the proper way. He would, noss's firm and thus Captain at the time the for Mr Thots Lathan, basriator-at-law, to the two caws that they are widely at vari-witmases, says in re-examination on Monday morning, as her first lay then commenced. The plaintiff had
whether witness had ever heard of a trans Esq., Acting Chief Justice, said he had wing was on her t starboard side all the time words were A light off the port bow, shown all jection.
The Attorney General's objection was that action in which the agent of a principal em- great pleasure in admitting Me Latham, from being sighted until the collision, and air, and, in reply to the Counsel for the A short it was a letter written to ene of the partics ployed another sub-agent to act for himself and said that as that gentle they port bow of the the starixard bow by lookout, and then sung out, Is our port London and Colonial Papers, &
had recently the Lapering asserting that she was on the wise treated us the charterer. A short after the cause of action. That was all they irrespective of that principal. Also about arrived from Home,
fioching from the first, and time later the plaintiffs had received a mea know about it.
Very good to the report of the plied, ie, further says" Mr Hall: a letter which witness had written, and would be now well supplied with
the last only was that they could not have the vessel,
the Hochung, the faster light burning Of course, if the Huchung which Captain Chester had signed. authorities 131 every that, according account of the collision was correct, and she ultimately sailed for Saigon on
By the Attorney General;-They did not
Re-examined-Witness gaid it wes the brielly thanked His the 31st of May;
Plaintiffs had always
the vessela would would, at the time the paving's look-out: Macalister & Co. sign the charter party. There was no col-athorities he had referred to. We un contract. The plaintiffs had incurred agents for the owners. hoavy expenses, and had lost all the made use of them to obtain inforna-lusion between witness and Captain Chester durstand that Mr Lathan has come to
The former wrote and Shanghai as Mr Drummond's partner, profits which they would have gained by the tion as to what was offering in the about the letter.
market, and
all HIG.M.. Walfarrived yesterday (38th). wired them this. the latter signed. Of course, they were and they performance of the contract. The chatter They were only correspondents to Manfistor dissatisfied at the refusal of Macalister & Co. from Japa party had been closed by a memorandum in writing, and he might point out to & Co. in the beginning of this year. Wit- to accept this charter, the Captain especially his Lordship even verbal charter parties ness rentembered a ship arriving here on the so.
Adjourned to a quarter past ten tomor had been sated on. Pany sued the Captain 5th of May. When als arrived they sent
board, This as an agent.
With nak breach of the soatluded agreement With reference to the question of profits ho night meant letters written about their business that they had obtained freight and ass. The reason of the sanding of the without actually placing it in his firm's BAY fair pumber of
The latter hands.. passengers
gore about the went by another ship. They have lost be clerk on board was to leara
They did not get the tween 23000 and $4000. As Mr Holmeawicamier than they knew. had gone to Japan he would call in the first charter party. The Captain called at their instance Mr James instead of the plaintiff, office at day.. If they had placed nfreight vassel than they would have
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Honor the Acting Chief Justice,
F. Sumuniau, Esq.) Tuesday, August 2
YAU 82 V CHESTER,
the plaintiffs that he had engaged the On the 27th of May the plaintiffs
Witness said this particular latter was written in reply to one he had written to Captain Chester. The letters were ad mitted, subject to the Attorney General's objection. which was from Messrs Stercus & Co., ask
in the
China.
(News)
SHANGHAL
ternola
***
Mr Hayllar read both letters, the first of another ateanier. Thiting to take Klanxo, arrived yesterday (20th) from Foo-Ave them from the danger cansed thereby the port bow, next the red light still on the China Tradors' Ins. Co., $1,600 p, sh. ex div.
18
Ja
Witness real another letter as to the their agent. He brought an offer frou Hing the crew of the British bargite Aberdonian, continued her course till the vessels were from the officer of the watch to port Hongkong Hotel Co., $119 per share, sales,
to do but carry out his ober's instruction. that he was looking, after Bie interests at Places in the night of the 10th inst.
Le case.
But
several
Do.
Do.
pronu
Boonday This letter was written in the coast will not be ratified. The reasons for bow. But the Hochs now in called on behalf of the flochtong to give H.K, Ice Co.'s shares, 81.27 per share.
addition
Tonn
of the
Mr Boyllar said his position was this, that was not shown the draft charter party be good health, but at present there are no Lapwing at the port bow of the Erturing, they cannot be considered as in?
Mossrs Stevene & Co. were the agents of fore Mr Holmes was instructed to close.
Midlothian on their terms forvertised to them
On the
Meters
plaintifie
from
day
on board the vessel and has been gone however, take the Attorney General'a olcharter party was entered into, and as to practise in that Court. R. A. Mowat, iance, the Hoch alleging that the Lap-heard the light reported by Ryan; hie
the accommodation, &c., and been other-
Bage
The letter was then road.
Mr Latham these in
re-
it
DAM...
29.890
Do.
1 RM....
Do,
4 P......
25.882 29.880
3 A.M....
84
1P.M....
Do.
Do. (Wet bulb) 9 A.. Do.
Do. Maximam ...
Do.
1P,35, Do. * Do. 4 P.M. 84
Do. Minimum overnight 82
Shipping Intelligence.
The following is corrected from the latest
been ready and willing to full the consider themselves as regularly appointed genoms practice that the tune should that he would be able to properly upply the to the Hochong's story, the side of one reported the Hochung's Halt, have been the Left.
ou
was to row,
He was responsible for the Portuguese clerk
ask for r his charter party. Correspondence
on
learn more
as he had attended at considerable per been agents. They would have sonal inconvenience. Horatio G. James
the ship
charged
Police Intelligence. Bejare Frederick Stewart, Eng. }
Tuesday, August 2.
KIDNAPPING.
Бо
no alteration been made in the starboard light that Mr. Hall would have Dee.
sxl on the starboard
curse, while, according to the made
cual enquiriva etory, bout
both vessels would have the other witness passed on the port side of each other, if no lights
s of the
·
about. Then Nolan,
3, Laurons,
about the Jas.
is
naany witness. for the
and relative pos- 17, Creswell,
Attention is directed to the prospectia in i alteration had been made in the Hochg's tion of the nation-in-chief he gave Apri another column of the Shanghai Tannery course. It thus becomes of vital importance sapping (Ryan) report a light before!
Company.
Body
(Courier.)
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
ÁT HONGKONG. -~- Nume
From.
Hamburg
as positiva
the
Liverpool
Don Quixote,
Cardiff
b, Chili,
Cardiff
18, Landseer,
Cardiff
18, Raven, 22, Now Era, 36, Lucile,
Bristol
Cardiff
Cardiff
Tardiff
20, John R. Worcester
May.
Cardiff
Cardiff
Cuxhaven Now York
that the faminy did not render to lie our part bow. But under it before 24 G. F. Mantz,
next
to determine and this is the first point for We are pleased to hear that the Consular determination which of the two versions ont port bow," and again, I saw first the written to the Municipal Council as to the hearing of the ships from each then the port light (of the other have
then the expressing their approval of the Resolutions other, and the sides from which they
green light saw the And in passed at the special meeting of Ratepayers approached each other, is the true one.
cross-czaszination, he maya: held on the 11th inst, granting permission
of the Hochung when Ryan But before I deal with that question, I for the introduction of Tramways by the must refor to the 9th paragraph of the
it, it
it was before our port bow: proposed Company.
Hochung's petition, the one which alleges I then saw the red
saw the green Hochung sigh assistence after the collision
the just before Jight just Now, Nolan being a witness might have done. Very early in the sha progress of the Lapwing's case, I intimated for the Hochung, and here (as I think he is) that, in my opinion andin that of the Asses-belling the truth, his evidence is found to sors, the allegation had not been made out cunfit with her account of the oeur I think it right, in response to therence and to corroborate very emphatic
that was (ster
the other sido. made to me by the ally that
fare on we are in possession of Bors
We learn that
as
and white sion."
race FL Storien, & Co. He frm could not have acted as agents of aged 11 year, with latent to sell him, on iramediately commence That Laqucing on this point, to snot only that the Huchting has pot prik
they were acting under instructions for caded so far as
6
The
I there.
dead
Frudencia, Hope,
10, Figaro, 10, Nautilus, 16, Gustav Oscar, 23, Helen Marion, 25, Phoenix, Suqustra,
the balance of testimony del Prinz Heinrich (1) 28, Stonewall Jacks021, 31, Helicon,
the captain Bafore the vessel arrived duly appointed lister & Co. ware aubsequentered to him for sale, and introduction of Travertin
When Widence on this subject, a what she aged, but that her allegation Mears Macalister and Co. Before the va concorned when "the telegraphie eom-842-for him. The two wauen in the dock into the circumstangen: sterling the death Thure any our Ending on the point has been disproved, and therefore, on
from munication broke down.
out for
sel arrived they received a telegram from believed was
been
to a friend, who agreed to
helleys pay view We adjourned
to
We understand that the Imperial Marl. Chan Aug, 50, a widow and Asam, B1, time Customs are about to place first-cians also a widow, were charged with bringing lights upon Steep Island Pass and Bunlar said he was managing commission on this transaction. Witness's into the Colony one Tang Tang Yau, a boy Fass, and that their construction is to be
definite instructions the 28th inst. p without did the shipping business. His firm was
When witness showed Mr Holmes the Wang Mun Yu, a detective of the Po States Consul General at agents for the Midlothian when she wan
at this part, objected ander time charter They were agents for telegram he considered they were then Lang Kai, gave evidence of the boy at the mesting of the Consular body to the
Their agency having
Shanghai, in nuw of future The Inquiry,
from
21st instant. The wire ho
sell the child, who they said
is a most gerious one, and rulo I have mentioned, her petition must He were trying Messze Macalister and Co. ring to
had been gargn, to then by bis ungle for of
of Commander Willam George Scott,
dismissed, The ought not apart altogether"] that one.
from be
The Assessors, I I may add, charter for the TORSON as elegraphed laraphed again on the consider that when he gave
andle Ho set the sway to get a bill of
the same conclusion on the this afternoon 28th before the the consequences which its proof would have como back that she could.
Singapore, e could go to
R. A. Mowat. Eaq., ami s jury of under the 16th section of je Marchant ovidence; and they further advise me, in Bale,
on their them 233 tored for 35000 with passengers. He placed 27th.
Vir: Mesars. George Anton Landsay, Shipping Art of 1878), entail--to be lightly reply to a question which I put to them on Edwin
Ward, and Brodie A. Clark Evi made. But I ain sale wan To-day the first witness was the boy dence was given as to the state of the in this 0380 it has compelled to think that a subject I referred to at the close of the He did not consider that he was
Bubject of the char deceseed's mind when he committed the act even Europeans on board the file hang who not be possible for the He said h
of aga instructions. They
was twelve years
of shooting
on this Hochung and a quarter WAS suffering from tem- more or less competent to speak on Man Koog village, Fun U District. Some porary insanity. The coroner having brielly point, only two were asked any questions the chung then starboarding twice, and 31, Ajax (4)
Jury without retiring Now
about it the captain
tain and the shirt offer. hard-a starboardingto get into collision at
Witness
Char
Witness did not
the matter in the hands ofBar Holmes. On ander ordinary circumstances the breaking
of the wire ended an agency. He would return.
do what he considered beat in the circum-whose
charge on
waa
Hamburg Cardiff
Cardiff Goxhaven London Antwerp
Cardiff
3,
9, Lizzie C. Troop, 18, Gusta
Belle Morse, M'Near
Claydiff
London
Penarth
Glasgow
20, Adels (6)
Cardif
been a node. Of theument for the dang three
that
it would
20, Gleniffer (e.)
London
21,
Panarti
London
the 2002 Lebentitled to exceed mandarinstructions from parents Had lived with his uncle at the that the self, and it went to show were called as witnesses, and who were all te fugr points on the starboard bow of ho
rede
(he ship having
then arrived)
Callstar
gra
and C. wired
35000, akarteras paying stovedorage and entitled
REAL.CON.
told this to Mr Holmes concluded a bargain
*kin
the
he wa
that
·
smile off and 2, Loudoun Castle (s.) London.
Singapore
dest showed him the telegram. Air Captain Chester, who had a letter of general day isst month he forgot the exact day summed PP. We Rnd that Cap. Now all that the optabii wraid say on the all with the Hochum, the relative speed of LOADING POR CHINA AND JAPAN PORTE, Holmes told witness that he went to the char. instructions. They should have charged his maternal uncle came to the house of the turned this verdics scott dim.by this own subject was, “ I that the Lapwing's boats the viewle bee the Hochung sine, and At London—Steamer via Brisa Canali
so immun Shu offer, but admit, this would have Kane biožuole with whom he resided and said to his tan:William Geurts Sou
soumission to Captain Chester, Although
wired buck on the 20th pannot improve the bargain with the Captain as Macalister Whapes to get euphyntent as a servant safty while labouring under intsuenaryong and I thought be very properly expressed danas, which may be seen by the par
terer to endda grie
no improvement euld be made,
offer The wire was berken
Witness MULTE
uncle that he wanted to take the boy to hand whilst Auffering frous
rous comporary in might have o come sooner than they did the Lapwing are knots. They have work Carnarvonshire. Madslister & Co. Ther concluded
ed the position out independently on two down out.
boys
His uncle said very good.” His exitomenit caused by anxiety in connection himself in, that guarded war, bocanse (10 When the telegrain containing
Lapming.
could not know what the state of things on But before I leave this part of the case and ermarnuation interväpted. It was inable heavy damages, was sent hi con material wielo took him to Whampoa and with the trial of the Hoebury consoynenos
nod of consultation with
to the hous Captain
relative there, where there. The verdict was recorded as follows We board the Lameing was But the chief and praged to deal with the Lapwing's Chester that they sent these teletrains sidered that the Captain had concluded a tot
Co were some women. He remained in the find that Captain William Gorge Heat died office has no liostati Reundertakes to erase-
that was given in endence by Waltikk.. had from his owners, Macalister & Co, The Attorney General pressed for a de- went away leaving him there At the porary insanity andited by intense nervous Lancing should have gates the flocking Commander Scott which in my opinion is He believed it was of the late 30th of finite answer to a question whether when sud of the fiftom plays the woman with excitement eansed by auxiety in connection and he igen (at ten minutes from the collapigly confirats the conclusion, we AVE April (The latter was put in it was the contract was completed they were bind-whom he was living called in the two de with the frisd of the Hoching and Lapwing Now he was well aware that the come to He stated that we reached the
lester of instructions addressed by the ing Macalister & Co.
fendants and made hijn go along with the collision ICO
Hluchtung kept un at full speed after the desk just in the pyllis en cocurrida, and Skjold (s.)
to
Castello,
Pal Liverpool,
Telemachus (6) ⠀⠀⠀
At Cardiff.
Wandering Jew. Richard Parsons, Lectors Begulus
At Glasgow,
County of Bute.
WILDOSE SAW letter which Captain Chester contract which bound Macalister, & house for some fifteen days. His uncle then I by his own hand when in a state of fem fx the time within whink the boats of the Bit. I wish to draw attentie Whitendders:
Tabigua