No. 6864.-MAY 4, 1882.]
Tas following is the fall finding of the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Bri- tish barque Garstang, which went on shore
(such difference as there is boing found in the greater intensity of Colonial publie feeling) there is considerable difference bo
THE CHINA MAIL
October at the request of the defendant's the property solicitors the title deeds wer sent to them for examination. They were accopted, and correspondence was
plaintiff had been at all times
near the islaiad vf Haitan, sa wo have pre- tween the expression of public opinion with gang on up to the end of the only and only two or three days at CA Bay any have no more exoduses, Wu ar Peking furlough, and have no mission or call in Russell, This Illustrated Pamphlet an Per-
viously mentioned :---
That the burque Garstang, oficial No. 56000 of Melbourne was bound on a Voyage from Newcastle, N.S.W., with a
of coala for Amoy. cargo
That from the 19th to the 21st of April she encountered very foggy weather while
the North end of Fornor and on douvouring to make Turnabout light.
3-That
was kept, sound. proper watch ings duly made from the afternoon of the 20th and the fog-horn used.
4That on the strook
on rocks near
evening of the 21st sho the island of Haitan,
Bay. supposed to be in wing lolicore did their
ages,
плівае
ircles.
laid this case before one of
of the
tho
She would not office. Mr. Smith, the Audit Secretary sent a supply of petitiona ready for signa- | independent State, having the full right to would become his wife. have gone to Canton except to see the show to the Customs, who alan has just arrived tare,
arrango its own import duties on opium, an that she had been told about by the de- from home, is expected up in ten days. have no wish to come before the it may deem expedient. fondant. She was happy with her mother, With the departure of the Professor of public na
a political, agitator, and feel The and thought that she would have romaine Chemistry and Mr. Hillier we hope for the myself entirely destituto of the necessary She sake of than remaining behind that we shall qualifications for that line of life. I Am 1
THAMES-STREET INDUSTRIES, by ·Purcy. 6 and the expression of such opinion
to assign to defendant, Mr Francis had never heard the
issionary to the Chinese at home on defen among our brochirap at houne. Few people Proposvel to abandon the stain for spectio
teafic thing about the house that she was anfiffed for the retam of At least two aid
But fummery, do published at dd, may be had are more qualided to speak to this fact than performance, and claim in name of dante. In answer to the defendant she said families, who have been now absent for two instruct the penule of Abordeons
who hire boen The evidence Mir Francis proposed that he was a Chinese, while she was a years, and
gratis from any. Chonist or dealer in par- Boriously Peking
social and literary
Tho a journalist whoso daty it is to represent, to put before his Lordship was the contract. Malomodan, and therefore could not mar in
city, and having been fumery in the World, or JOHN GOSNELL & to gauge, and to guide public opinion. One signed the Attorney for Mr. Michell and ry him. In reply to the Court she mail weather is
a very mild and pleasant, and al-informed thereupon that I ought to lecture Co., London [ADVE.] by the dufondant; and the letters between she had the whole of her clothing to though our winter garmsule are not
KIVOR
yet people on the subject, I ask this of the speakers (Mr Brazon) at the recent seara Dennys & Mossop, and Mosare the defendant the night previous to her thrown aside the public mind is turning tunity of putting the eve of the opium dinner of the Trades Association at Calcutta Brereton & Wotton, Time, he said, was going to Canton she met Salahe on the
longingly towards the Western Hills and the trade before your numerous readers, sa Temple retreats, Tye Asco
the alterate presents itself to me after thirty yours of Lordship Flis
life in Chine. her object took care dust
streets. Do you propose to ahan steamer, and
dist and mud of the put the matter very tepely, truthfully and not of the ossomos of the contract.
d learning logically, when he said:
for don pour
eat Canton until yesterday, when she Groves leaves Poking to-day for specific performance, of
It is supposed in sorca quarters that where and
I claim damages for breach of contract brunght her to Hongkong. "Gentlemen, the truth is that each of
he purposes staying a
anissionaries ara prejudiced witnesses ahe was the widow.uf Mabo Brereton has not yet Phoorja is so busy out here that no one has time That is an act by that was what he in med Arib and resided in-Pool St. The de- Holcombe has again gone to Tiantain now
entirely different maltor.
Bald and over the public forests for us all. Writing is a slow and
fendant had been in her employ as cook for for the third if not the fou,th-tims of late. over 12 months, bat was dismissed in the If it he absolutely necessary to consult so
with the
of
best under the circumstances to save the wearianine proces Many men can spoak
ship. That at daylight on the morning of
tended doing
Francis
Some discussion took place as to the
her i
much
to
reto
thop
oppor
but few can write fuit. If there were alteration in the petition, and ultimately early part of March. Owing to her being and the Viceroy, the Lega- overstate the evils of the opium pipe and
when men
body of piratical natives who thoroughly then could tell their fellowmon what specific performance should he struck out, Canton until after the latter had left. Shu | onglet to be l
be questions of grozit 100- and that damages for breach of contract identited the clothes in Court as that of railway, telegrante into..
the 22nd, the ship was invaded by a large gatted her, taking away to ship's papers, charte, officers' certificates, saila, pre visions, in fact everything capable of being
boats. takon
the ship's including away, 7.That the Master and Officers being
escape
think on public
15
ment, we should have out here a much stranger public opinion. stronger p
The only guardians of our libprtjes cut here are the editers of must all adnit the public
prints, wo that
do
And
Jastitate-of-provisions, having no means of burden that by strive to bear the henry ·
if the vessel broke up at high tide, and pho was already bilged, standing in danger of their lives, were justified in fuay- ing the ship,
8-Had the certificates not been lost "they would have boon at once returned to
should be substituted.
The Court the rose.
"Police Intelligence.
her ward's.
at Tontain on
****
An old man with a hend as destitute of
hair as a watermelon ontored, a drug store and told the clock i wanted a bottle of hair restorer. What kind of hair restorer do you prefer?" "I reckon I'll take a bottle of red hair restorer. That was the
Quotations. Bosakona, May 4..
casi,
565 a 626
New Benares, cash,... 540 Old
cash,...
OPIUM-Now Patna, ceh,
5
Old
13
12
13
ropium, that, for tonic reason or a color of my hair when I was a boy,"
not very clearly defined, perhaps for the purpose of magnifying their own office and exalting their own virtus, they habitually the immomlity of the trade. closur contact, by
the other hand, with, talophone or other moans, least, a more apparent rosson, regard the We hear of hours hours being fruitiosa- marerous apologetic delénsive" stato- Inspector Staunton said the defendant ly in discussions with Chinsao Min- monts of British officials, merchants, and
ly spent in brought a box containing some clothes to istors. The want of an Emperor of mature local newspaper
Central Station, and said they belonged
the Ministers very chary about
strongly ago makes to girl named Balala, who had promised adopting any suggestions, but we suppose to marry
him. They had gone to Canton, in the Chinese mind there is always moro or but the elder sister of the girl had met them loss of suspicion regarding the motives of of On the
and taken hier off in Chair foreign Ministers. Timco Danans et dont
at Canton
The In-ferentes. Wold prisoner that the girl could not marry him as he was Cinese while the girl was Mahomedan. The defendant, how
the
the Master and Officers le whom no llame and each and every one of us out here unlawfully olatrneting A viet Sarkies Mar.ever, said he practised the Maliemedan
can be
+
attached. Signed by members of the "Const.
Tax Singapore Times says With reference to the looting of a money-changer Loati- que in Brass Bassa Rood last Wednesday, four men belonging to the Royal Inuiskil. ling Fusiliers were yesterday (24th), brought
case was hore remanded till
torrow.
is taid upon them.___ But every- - {( Befors-H.-G.–Thomusett, Baq-) body wants support. Even the present it is, is
Thursday, 4th May. Garg by us an out of every
the mouths of one of ite
THOMAS IDE HOWLER CHARGST, WITH mother upon the country at large to
STRUCTING AN USHER OF THE POLICE strengthon its hands in its approaching
COURT IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTY. efforts to reform parliamentary procedure,
Thomne Ide Bowler, was changed with should,
it lies in his sq far as it
power, strengthen the lands of those who are tin, Usher of the Palics Court, in hoceligion he in father had dyno. watching and fighting for us. No doubt execution of bis duty on the 2ad
The Usher said he served a copy of the we are all of us very busy out hore, but still if each would endeavour to the heat of his summons on the defendant yesterday even.
ས! door of the defendant's last place of ra- Power, to help the public prints by aug.ing about six o'clock by affixing it to the resting facts or arguments, much might be Aidence, No. 107 Queen's Road East. Ho done. There are not, as opportunities in this country for men to was told by a woman that bir Bowler wax tand discuss matters of public moment: upstairs but could not ace him. The sum
mone was given to the woman, who took it of life among you that I have had tho
as I kavo
many
instant.
cincte. WO-
China.
PEKING.
- (N.-6. D, News,}
17th April.
THE STIRLING CASTLE.. (Singapore Tines.)
Ask y
as prompted interested motives. ether the evil of ophum bo worse on the whole than that whisky-drinking,
and ho will probably say "Yes," Ask a representative of any of the other classes inentioned the same
ation, and ho will probably say
"No." time by general consent
Now Malwa, credit,... 610 Allowance, Taxis...... 40. Old Malwa, credit,... 700 Allowance. Taele...... 40
Exchange.
Bank, Wire,
Demand,
9/89
3/0
"
30 days' sight,
3/0
the
4 months' sight,
vicus of drankenness
and devotion to opium
two Credits,
3/99
ла
India, Wire,
demand,
At the same
cases are similar. Looking at the two
The splendid run from home made by na they exist to-day, in the West and incumentary 4 months' right, 3/9 the steamer Stirling Castle, which arrived between them. They are similar, but with Shanghai, demant,
the Erst,
hero on Saturday, is deserving of nore than ER,
a passing notice. Leaving Gareloch early
in the day, the Stirling Castle passed Cun-tively a
noon.
rain
there is not much to choose
sent at the time were called as witnesBRATA Bs this much good might be done and stance of P.C. Lyons, and fame as tively Wu. Shon and Hait 4 p.m. passed Cape Finisterm. On the little or nothing to
agreed harve
in
Every one
contradicted self more the press supported." than once.
The statements they medo in
Every word of the above applies to the witness hux were, moreover, au utterly inconsistent with the story they gave when Hongkong as fully as it could apply
identified the
the Fort, that thoy
mea at the
that to. any town in. India or
tiny of no course was left open to the prosecutor
Her] Majesty'a possessions. It supports but to withdraw the
wluch cours the Magistrato The men who wore what we have said na to the public feeling charged made statements in which each of which exists, as strongly here and in other the four implicated the others and endoscolonies as at home, and that the difference voured to clor himself. These statements have been forwarded by the Polics authelios rather in the smaller extent to which rities to Liont.-Colonel Geddes, Command-
it únds expression here than to its so-called ing the Trumps, who has provided for the whole matter laing strictly inquired into absence. There is a desire too general by those primarily charged with the pru-amongst Europeans here not to make them- servation of good order and discipline in
selves too prominent by taking a leading the Regimont.
part in anything; there is a too widely felt HEDGE & Co.'s Weekly Shipping Report, unwillingness to run the risk of treading a Pagoda Anchorage, 29th April
Arrivals During the Week April 23, neighbour's toes if one does or says any Ticutaia; 26, Chin Se, from Shanghai; 27, Kang
Chi, from
Shanghai, 28, Kweng Tung, from Hongkong.
Departures ! Daring the Week-April 21, for Tientsin; 31, Marie Louise, for Tisatsin; 22, Batavin, for Shanghai 33, Appin, for Shanghai 25, Thales, for Honghong; 25, Almatia, for Tientsin.
Shipping in Port--Kolga, Amoy, Chi Se, Kang Chi, Kwang Tung.
Á GANG OF CAMILERS.
Ол
down
for Mowe
to be
the st
stop.
and obscure
way in
Shares.
$27.40
85.35
(For Share Chiotations, see Page 4.) Temperature.
Queen's Road.).
of
BAROMETER
Do, Do.
HONSKONO, May 4.
9AM....... 20.932 1.F.M.... 4 P.M....
29.922 29.800
22
Du.
1 P.M...
Do..
A P.BL...
Der
- (Wot bulb) 9 a. M. –-80:
It must be
Da Do. ..Do, Do.
Don
1 x. 80 Do. 4 T.M. BL Maximum
84 Minimum over night 78
Thus it appears the opiam-
is a mora rapidly growing evil than
or gin drinking; and, consequently,
of
arming to every one who has any for the future well-being.
mɅn-
Thales, from Hongkong: 26, Amoy, from thing of public importance which it would reaching the rooin he saw a nuk end great Ministers with their the names ing there, on the 8th, Saturday, left. Suezsumers of the spirits. The matter is all in
THE EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC'
OPINION IN THE COLONIES.
be well to get rid of. People are too ready to rest and be thankful here. They know they suffer under grievous wrong, they diacies these wrongs with one another, they "feel" as thoroughly roused as any body of men at home can do over a grievance; but they do not go shout righting their
to
wrongs by platform resolutions and letters of the neighbours as to what pilfering or stealing. At present and for
to
206 kravts.
were m
The succoeding days' runs April 9...256, knuts | April 16...380 knots.
54
10...302
11...958
13...343
13...354
14...384 15.365
51
17...802 18...362 19...872 201.378 21..9372
country to dietate to us, or even to confer our own hands. We will not allow any with us, as to the amount of duty to be charged on spirits and wine. China, ac.. cording, to the terms of the petition, is
and in the ab 'an independent State,' stract has the same right to -ba treatoil as strack
What does this mean? It means that
opium
TER. &c.
Quantity fallen.
Hours of
Dry Tomater. Weatherb.c.p.q
Force of Wind.
-T'meter alterbad Direction of Wind
Barometer...
Net T'momater. 78.0 1700 89.0 82.5
9 9.
$
ESE
29.76 29.91
29.90
29.62
29.75 30.08 30.00
83.0 83.0 77.0 77.0 67.5 61.5
5.
NNE
2
77.0
77.0 67.0 61.0914
775.0
76.0 66.0 600
THERMOME
BAROMETER
Previous
day at
4 1.1.
On date
Previong
10 AM
day at
M.
On dats
at
10 A
day at
4 P.X.
On date
10. A..
On date
10 A.M.-
TELEOBANK or dei Mav, 1882.
HONGSONO.
ANDY,
· SUANGRAI.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
One difference is, that the of opium ancking is compara Gold Leaf, 094 Hins
30 days' sight, private. modern thing. This plus
must be Sovereigns; the endeavours brae at 8.20 a.m. on the 23rd March, making admitted, notwithstand and others to i 65 knots; by on the weather continued of Sir Rutherford Alcock and other to thick and dirty all the next day; when, up existed in som antal We have frequently, of lato, had to refer to woon, another M42 knots had been cover China before British India began--some bofore Mr O'Connor, Police Magistrale, This is the frettino in my seventeen years nstairs, but returned it to the officer, say to the palace thefts and to the care whichcil Noor car the 20th, strong fresh breezema about a century ago-to provide an Ommannay, Superintendent of Police, copertunity of expressing my views thus tog that Mr Bowler refused to receive it. is being taken to guard the imperiat pre- and heavy soa, ship rolling heavily, ahored annual supply proportionate to the demand. (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, and charged with the theft. Mr C. E
The Imperial city has four gates, another 365 knots. The next day, (20th) During the period referred to, the vice of ducted the prosecution. The Kling money-ar intelligent audience spable of entering The Vaher left the smuts with the
mall, whe threw it into the street and which are
has grown from the door in his
his face. The Usher got
to the Alarining dimensions the Wu-gate 27th, at 5.15 am, passed Gibraltar which h it now lins. The annual and after waiting Flowery gates. In frent
import are two more gates onller respectively breeze
on from the Eastward in- breezo springing up Home time the deer was re-opened and the
to the Aunors again handed
190,000 hundred-weight, enough, THERMOMETER AM woman, who Tien An and Toan Mok. They stand neat erasing to a gale; at noon reckoned 238 to China now amounts to something On the 28th, wind increasing, eased perhaps, to satisfy the daily craving, of a ran after the Usher and once more throw it in order from the front gate of the Im kota.
vity. Each of these swu gates has
to stew cargo hours to
fredi. into the street. Some gun was proensuri
million of opium sats. Again, the amount erini and the summons ens affixed to the door o
one ofhcial and ten soldiers ur charge. The Next day, 29th, ship rolling and labouring of opium produced within China itsel: hns of the house. The Usher said he believed that four gates of the Forbidden City have also very heavily, stopped for 2 hours; at of lato years increased rapidly, and my be
cach one offieur and ton soldiers, whereas noon, 304 lenats.. On the morning, uf
regarded 18 at lent Mr Bowler was auffering from sors eyes.
30th
the present The defendant did not appear. The case formerly they had one officer and five sighted Gozo, but were too far north was remanded until the 11th instanË. soldiers, or caly half the strength. These to sight Malta; 338 knots. On 31st, ma day to that of the foreign import, sough
fresh derate to
satisfy another million. to winds 347, knots. Up to latter kept watch and ward at cach gate,
remembered, April 1st, stuan 370 knots, and full-grown on smoke; while the women. ales, that as a rule only the below or at the foot of the matous to the Tam Ahing and six others were charged wall. At anch gate there is such an in- arrived at Port Said 8.16 that
even and childron share many of the sad-coneu- with gambling in an empty house on the clined road to this top tho wall. Now
Now entering next morning at 8 a.m. The
the
Venael 3rd instant by Inspector Perry.
by the new arrangement, they are to be on coolies here were on strike; and
ના દેશો દા
conted Inspector Perry was going along Waithe top of the wall at each of the jetties,
by bor
Own Inen, which where
tents are erected for their use. At quured considerable delay. It was not till Ying Lano about half-
past eight yesterday evening, accompanied by an interpreter of night they are to take their long spears Monday afternoon, (6th) at 5.30 o'clock, the Pulicu. Ceart, when he hoard the rattling and perumabalate from gate to gate. Be that the steamer was ready to leave her of dice, proceeding from houso No. 4. sides other places inside the palace walk, buoy and enter the Canal. Frequent
The subjects of oplani in China and of Knowing the top f
floor was unoccupied he kuch as the Tai-ho Tien, the Chao-toh and pages in the Canal--not through any fault went upstaira with the interpreter.
*sitting on
Chon-tu gatos are to be carefully oxamined of, or mishap to, the vessel, but from the spirits at home differ in another important We, it may be said, are at once mi respect. every night by the Princos, Dukes and press of tuli made it Thursday the producers or importers and the con-
Each day
she reachod Snez, Completing coal. ten or twelve sitting in a ring on a tiny of the officers and mon, and the district at 6 o'clock and by noon on the 9th rate the ledge of a window on the look-out, "and
a report is to be sent in, giving in the middle of which were a basin, three of also, one ten cent piece, four cents, and 150 examined. And as to the opening of the bad cash. He dropped the trap-door, and gates of the Forbidden City, they are to go directly he did so the men rushed towards bank to the old arrangement of not opening the window, one of when jumped out and them before 2 or 3 o'clock at., which is fell a distance of 25 foot, although the not far from daylight and therefore there
as such that we have. Yet it seems we do Inspector tried to prevent him. While he will be the less temptation to ill disposed was at the window several of the inmates persons to secrete themselves with a view
not leave the Chinese Government in the made their escape downstairs. He de
position of an independent Statė, having be- some considerable time the gates have been
the full eight to arcange its own import to the papora" as the aggrieved of the cause of the man who jumpet from the opened at midnight, and erascals have got Entering the Straits at 8 p.m. on the 21st,daties on opium, as it may deem expe muthor-country do. What is wanted to window and was told that he had run off adnusion in the dark. This is no
dient. A remark we made some years ago, on make the constitation a nearer approach The sixth defendant hul beau in gol eleven be tolerated. Formerly all the under-otinia's, wint inaking Singapore (330 knots) by 9 a.m. times, almost all the convictions being for cocks, etc., in the palace were obliged to on the 22nd. Passed Point de Calle at the occasion of a great political dinner at to the perfection of English Government is gambling. The fourth defendant had also carry a ne pai or board, attached to their 5.50 a.s. <n the 18th. From Aden up to twenty years ago, up to which time home, to the ofeet that "there is no
mora public men, more lealers amongst us, been in gaol proviously. No defence was girdle, and on going out and coming in, it that point the weather was moderately fine, had been smuggled into the country as con- was examined. It is now ordered that with strong N.32 wind; thereo to Sing-traband, Lord Elgin, in eonference with the Public Opinion in the Colonies." This
more correspondents and contributor to
Five of the convicted men were fined $5 these be again carried, and if f any one is spore, moderate NE wind, changing to high officers of China at the close of the aptoris was given utterance to by one
the Press. Everything that dros, anything each or 14 days Emprisonment with hard found without this pass, woe to the offenders, t. squalls. The run was thus done in war, finding then ready to legaliso the 21 steaming days; and this with 80 pounds opinar and to fix the tariff at a very. who had served as the representative of the
to bring about an increase in one or other labour; the fourth was fired 810, in default †hu is to be booud and carried to prison of pressure on. The experience of those moderate rate-inscot, bonby less than Queen in more than one part of Her Mof these requisitos will do something towards with hard labour while the sixth was fined to so, the word aku denoting the son of vessel's informances from day to day with sure time free to tax opium in its progress
of payment twenty one days imprisontent The silence of the Huir Apparent called whose position calls on them to watch the ten
per Teent--the
the Chinese being left at the jessy's Colonial Empire. It sounded like is public good.-Facts of public Tutorusty | $25, in default of payment direa months") the th of each moon, There being scientific tests and caretaking interests is land from the open ports to i ons of those axiomatic utterances in which suggested arguments, tough plans for public imprisonment with hard labour.
18 and
in tho and antisfactory re-
they chose, readily consented to this arrange ap sun at present, the doors are closed part that sacre stazining cats he got out of ment as the best tihas could be made in the Disraeli was acknowledged to be no groat an improvements shower in upon an Editor at
and soldiers are on guard. Moreover, the that adept; it tickied the palate of journalistic home; hore how few have the time, or care Ting Ahoi, cook, was charged by Hajes liberty which has hitherto been granted of her than the builders or engineers ever circumstances; and it remains as our treaty anticipated." Going home, the run will be right to the present day. We take our In- scribes at home anal in the Colonies, and in to take the trouble to not down roughly in Mahoined Sadock, merchant, with unlawfully visiting the lakes, buildings and grounds
taking away from the possession of, and outside
to do it in 25
from there makes a much larger profit, to Shang daya from Shanghai, The shortest time that the race Jani, and Canton, and Hankow, and other the public mind, and has for long now been
married girl named Salaha, under the age The other day when Mr. Graves and party has ever been made in bufere, was 98 days, large centres in China, where it must be P. Passing showers. 7. Equally, R. Bažny of 14 years; on
vere visiting, the Ming Tombs, they met a quoted by all and aundry as an incontrɔ-
on the 29th April. Mr Wotton, of Measts Breton and distinguished Chinese noblemana marquis eru of the secret are Cagt. Marshall, chest being worth frim 300 to 900 trala In Visibility. W. Storal 2. Cala. The lot. that being the Glance's time last year. The druitted on payment of 30 tacls a chest; a Bow. T. Thunder. But, thrcateuring. vertible truth and a terac embodiment of
Wotton, appeared for the prosecution,
tels are repeated to indicate may increase" over descendant, of one of the former Ming Mr Wotton said he was taking the case
dynasty
Merchant fleet in
been in secrets of diplomacy between our Govern- Ram. The hours of rain for the previous 24 He memorialised the Emper the C family.
the China trade, and ramning
these seas, ha these meat and the Union, it appears that an
hours (2000) are registered from 1 to 24, and 1865, and that the prisoner was charged last year that the villagers were making.
Straite, since 1884 Chief Officer Mr interminable discussion has heen gritg en the quantity of water fallen indicated in inobos, of Great Britain's Colonies of the Far East, the position of the Press here as compared with having induced a girl named Sabha, inroads on the Tombs and criting down Edward l'orter, latt at the Gordon Custic; For several years as to the advisability of was and hundreds. take any or all of the Australasian Colonica; with that at house in pursuit of our argu-under 14 years of age, to leave her lawful trees and the Emperor has ordered the Second oficer, Me Prite Showoman, lité allowing the Chinese Government to impass
(Peking) to Pzantine and report
port. When a new
Captain of the Fiery Crwe; Third Officer, higher duty on opinn at the ports, our diad, leaving three or four widows, one of xan
interests in India, the £7,000,000 sterling. to and grasps
heaven' "under"
Ocean line
Fourth Officer, Ar having died, Mahomed Arih left those of
ere, cultivation of the poppy, being the eat his children under 21 years of Are under ing bo
house are executed; nopliews and more the guardianship of Pherja, one of the distant relations are however sparol; and if and tipatie Engine, pound, Mir der widows. On the 20th of April this widow offisial positions and honours are bestowedton, late of the Lowdon Castle; second, Mr! der those circumstances it is most natural from other sources. Consignees are invited was the lawful guardian of the child, and upon them. The present Margis Cheng-ng, Inta of the well known Azizmi, tuat the Chinese Governmout should to communicate with the Editor in the
(whose engines are much of the same das courage the cultivation of the poppy in entitled to the possession of the child. Some time previous ta that date Ting Chang Chih-tung, well known on account cription as those of this beat, which are of their own country. It is by no es an- event of any inaccuracy occurring in this Ali was a cook in the employ of of his
kan memorial in re the Rug 5,000 н. г.) and seven other engineers, chunritable to say that it is only what those list as compiled from the papers and other with China, and who is now earn on board over one hundred men all) who defend the present stais of things information at his command. The Editor Phoorja action with regard to any vieasure of in- batter or mom effective, representation: gmised from her service, atter which Governor Sinnst, reports that his and it is found that oven that number / would do in the
The cook, a a Maheedap, w
It would not bu necessary to my a word will, at all times, be glad to receive any he kept un communication with Salaha, soldiery is very defective and that he last quilo suficient for the work. Before
leaving Shanghai, the
the vessi will ship about the wish and protest of the Chinese,' explanation
of the terms of the petition additions to the list from those who have Colonies than would at home be called interprat public opinios in such a Colony as Or the night of the 28th instant the cook conseqstently dismissed all the incompetent double crew her "full tilt all the way were it not that the existence of such a later advices, private or otherwise, than his
visited the
the Captain's instructions house, and enticed the
and levied others. girl to go district. Magistrato in Szochuen who home. The vessel carries a doctor, but no called in question by the apologists for the with him on the following day to Canton,
**wish and protest" is being continually own the inducement being that she would see was accused of euibezzlement of funds has such graud shows as could not be seen paid up his debts, ari the acoussfium is stevardess of cow; the three generally go end. The unives and wishes of the Chi in Hongkong. He said he would take her withdrawn. This is hardly what we call together. After taking in 2,240 tras of to his sister's and told her to take all the convenience' money. He has disgorged here the steamier proceeded Narth on noso are just as varied and conflicting us
those of Englishmen pilot,
Scotchinen; but, clothes she possessed with her. On the night his unlawful gains only to save his reputa. Sunday afternoon, Mr Burrows,
taking her out. During Saturday and in as far as the Chinese are actuniod Perhaps, at further ap-Ball veggel to inspect her and were most -in as far as they have any conscience or 15, Fun,
· Hongkong, of Sir Bartle Frere at the Cape, residenta is most acceptable. Therefore of the 28th he took possesion of all the pities for carrying on his nefarious the
a large number of persons visited feelings of humanity and genuine patriotism and many others which could be noted, we we say to all concerned, do not hesitate to eat an appoinder her father's of Knangui that the new appointmrats to ward. The natural question will now in so fary we may be assured, without sak-
offered.
ALLEGED ABDUCTION.
1xt, and
is also to be causined on tho
Marshall
any extent.
course of time came to take a hole upen writing what, carefully put into shape by against the will of, ker guardian, an un- draw the West Flowery gato, is with made with the full 100 pounds: and Capt. dian opium, out of which our Government.
other hands, would prove valuable public We are not complaining-we matter. prosume we have all the more reason. the opinion aul experience of "those who considering all things to thank thoa who
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BAROMETER, level of the sea in inches, tens,
and hundreda.
teus, kept in the open air in a shaded sitnation.
Thanawanres, in Fahrenheit degrees and
DIRECTION OF WIND is registared every two points, N., N.N.E., N.E, &0.
FORON OF WIND.lm, 1 to 8 light breeze. & moderate. 5 to 7 fresh. 7 to 8 strong. to heavy. 10 to 12 violent. STATE OF WHITEn-B. Clear blue sky.. 0, Bail: I. Lightning. 7. Misty. 0. Overcast. Cloudy. D. Drizzly.. F. Fvg. G. Foggy.. H.
ought to know," If we take the public file do help us-but simply showing en puissant under Sections 47 and 61 of Ordinance of that fuperors and the ropresentative the oldest steamer. Captain now in the as far as the public have got to know tae the mean averago of their signification,
compare the events of the past few years in ment that it is not the absence of Public guardian. In March, 1878, Mahomed Arib Profect of Shun-tien Fady Mr Charles Colman, from the Wenet revenue which we derive from the 3
the sons
of
Shipping Intelligence;
The following lists are corrected, from
these places, with reminisconces of public Opinion in the Colories that should be whom gave birth to Salala. The mother aspire and grandsons of the former reign-Holland, from the Bains bro, Engineers, bar to any movement in the matter. Un the latest Landon and Colonial Papers, and
life at home when we were in the bustle made the basis of a preverb.; but rather the and the hurry of it ourasivos, we find that timidity which characterises the expression thero really is not much differendo bouf it so far as the general public is con tween the two, or if difference there be it cornud. The Press, in India and the Co- is that the fooling, for or against, evoked in tonies, is the whole head and front of Her the mind of the public, by governmental Majesty's opposition, in, the absence of
portance, is more intense as a rule in the and if the Press at any time fails to rightly
this it is because public opinion in such a Colony ia tardy to make any violent-de- monstration. To a Government that is shrewd, sensible and honourable, the mode rate expressions of views on the part of
forth by a measure of corresponding import; ance. If we carry our minds back to the cases of Governor Eyra in Jamaica, Sir Arthur Gordon in Fiji, Sir John Pope Hemmoury in Barbadoes, and afterwards in
SUPREME COURT.
(Before the Hon, O. Phillippo, Chief Justice) Thursday, May 4
MICHELL . NG YOU..
vigorous and convincing tone as to shape the course of the Colonial Office in matture- of vital importance to the interests of the Colony, and fix for over the principle which is to be taken as guiding these things. If any distinction can be drawn between public opinion as manifested here and es it slopes
This was a suit for recife performance. itself at home, we would most correctly re-M Francis, instructed by Mesare Dennys present the difference by saying that the & Mossop, appeared for the plaintiff, and Colonials are more moderate in the expres. the other side was not represented by
Comel, alon of their views than are provincial
After calling some evidence to show that notice had been served in the solicitors of of the defendant,
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14, Cores, place tho following practices, It is reported by the Governor find cases in which public opinion expressed expose all public grievances and suggest will, when the case of age was entitled office are all satisfactory. No more need occur, if a merchant stemmer can delivering anybody's opinion, they protest
The girl,
Courteoualy received and treated by all on preference for what is good and righteous Jan. 4, Truth (s.),
itself with no uncertain sound and in such remodies."
to property in the Colony, Ting Ahoi, ac-
ache dismissed, for all are considered com companied by the girl, went to the steamar, petant. It would be well to give emails here in 20 days from home, why against the opium trade in all its branches, on board of which they met a connection
should not the subsidised maail steamers do native and foreign, And if it be true that, marching orders OF
the incompetent. It would the same, if not better 1: At all events this what they would that they do now that a Feb. 13
go tirofigh each pro- Salaha's, named
hon vince dismissing Tye Asee, a woman, doubtless be found that China had not run of the Stirling Castle should induce the they hate that may not give the same
of them do, after being informed by the girl what
Hot P. & O. and the Messageries Company's room war to their just claims which we intended to do, took charge of the girl and ene
talent to
her enough honest
govern three
consideration kept her at Canton until yesterday when Boards are crowded with applicants. The
Although the Offices and scame to put on mora steam
should give to those of any more highly she brought her back to Hongkong. Boards
moral or more powerful people. The moral > About half past five on the 1st instant, competitive system and the nou-develop
character of the Grand Secretary. Li Hung Chung, and his inconsistency in writing, on Ting Ahoi went to the Police Station and inent of her resources have thrown Ching's THE OPIUM TRADE WITH CHINA, char belonged to him, giving up the key of the darinate strange custom «ald to exist gave up the box of clothes which he said talent all in the direction of the man To the Ballor of the FEEZ PRES
the ono hand, an encouraging Letter to the The following letter appears in the Anti Opium Suciety.. And in promoting, on
on Mar box to the Inspector on duty. Mr Woltun
Aberdeen Free Press
the other hand, the cultivation of the poppy said he would show that the defendant's among thieves la Chins. They prepare a
in China,
which has been dragged into the Sir,-About three weeks ago I received diection of this subject in the December intent was to marry Balaba, Egy composition of some medicated ingredient,
Salaba said she was nearly fourteen years supposed to be aconite, and lighting it, blow from the Rev. Store Turner, secretary of number of the Nineteenth Century, pertainly stump orators at home; that political
of age. She said she had spoken to the it into the room to be robbed by means of the Anti-Opium Society in London, a cir- has nothing whatever to do with the duty discussion in the Colonial arena is not
defendant outside of her guardian's hours, a tabe through a hols previously made (not onlar celling urgently for petitions to tus of the British Government in the matter. Mr Francis said the plaintiff in the case where she was told by him that his sister difficult thing in Chinese houses with House of Commons in support of Mr J. W. If a man has a mind to kill himself, he may carried on to anything like the extent it was George. Edward Michell, residing in at Canton would teach her embroidery, and paper windows and doon.) The inthates Penae's motion in reference to the opfern find the means elsewhare, but it is none the is in that of England; that the Press the of Surrey, England, and the
Which was that she would see better processions at are thus anesthetisined or at least deprived trac was to be brought before the
House 044
Jess
to place say deadly weapons dsteady
my duty eltogether occupies a different position On the 20th July last, the plain very found of seeing. She and she knew the thieves enter and do that voted zer faulliar with the
Was broker resident in this Canton than in Hongkong things who was of the power of speech and loquation, and
the 21st instant
oz poisonous drugs of mine beyond his reach, work In The time was short, And not being in the Colonies (as well as in India) tiff and defendant entered into a contract her father had left her & house, but did not vain does
-Yours at the proprietor being
qual modas of procedure
JOHN CHALMEES, from that it has risen to at home; that whereby the plaintiff agreed to sell, and know whether the defendant did or did not the barglars. He cannot move limb-or in such matters, I took the advice of
4 St Swithin Street, Aberdeen, climatic and other influences render people defendant agreed to buy for $104,000 the She had never beet nut of the colony entil tongue. It is said that water absorbs this friend, and placed the circular in the heads
22nd March, 1889. pieos OF here las liable to be led away by the host office books as Ntered in the land she went to Chuuton with the defendant. poison, and so for this purpose it is not of the Young Man's Christian Association.
ground
Nos, 67 174
The following is the petition :- That the opium trade with China, se now Marina, of the moment; lese given to test every further agreed that on the signing of mothfeld him that she would speak to her uncommon for wealthy people to sleep with A petition was drawn up and sent
about going to Canton, but has pablo question from a party point of view the agreement that defendant should pay not to do so, and requested: band | a badly of water at their heads. It is called signed by the members of the Association,
men hung or Asin I wonder if
to suffocate or to be forwarded to London. In forwarding supported by the British Government, and more inclined to deal with every pro balance abould be paid on the transfer of mention it to her sisters. She had not seen saphy tiate with incense, I wonder if there that patition I took opsation to say that against the wish and protest of the Chinese, Nestur (s.)
the prisoner with any luggage. She met is really any trut
truth in this. If so it is a very more circulars had been sent, and adequate is unworthy of Christian country, and Glancas (8.)
Your
peti within two months or as soon her sulopted sister, Te Asse, on board the clever procedure measures taken to make the matter known, ought not to be continued. sa the necessary deeds should be prepared steamen and was taken charge of by her. Mr. Oliliner, an
old Reking farcurit
favourite, a much larger number of signatures might tioners therefore pray your honourable we might say that while there is little dif- As the plaintiff was fiving in England it she had not seen Ting son at Canton bas just returned from a well-earned for have been got in Aberdeen. It now supenis House to take such storm as may be needial Glenogle (n.). ference as to pulilic opinion existing in the was impossible that the deeds could be The defendant had never cakod her to be lough. He relievas Mr. Hillier in the that the motion of Me Pease has bean posts to remove all constrains from Chius, and to Colonies and that ferinting at home, prepared within two months. On the 20th his wife, nor did she ever say that she meantime, who is transferred to the London, gosod till after Easter, and Mr Turner he leave its Government in the position beau Invincible,
posal strictly on its merits.
$10,000 as bargaini
To sum up-
the property,
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» 16, Kentaurs Castle,
PT, BUS DATE OF DEFABZUEN UNKNOWN,
Minnie Allen,
Lady Bowen
Melrose,
London Australia Australi
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