No. 8426 FEBRUARY 27, 1884.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
¿YRPG.
Police Intelligence. (Hofors A. G. Wies," Esq. }'
Wednesday, Feb. 27,
SUMMONSES FOR ALLEGED 48-
gemblers in a house without a warrant. was therefore illegal, Prisoner's act and the persons in the house justified in resisting the prisoner and i trying to make their escape, and if it was proved that he used violence and that in trying to effect their recape they lost their lives, he was responsible on this charge. It would be for his Lordship Fran Behonek is a goverziens, to direct them as to the point of law, moned Mr Nickels and Mr Dunimad for inan set in self preservation when he knock-out of fashion-horaits do not now pro- country, for the most part under covor of
whother, supposing there was no direct violence by prisor towards any of the three unfortunate men who lost their lives, the prisoner's unlawful act, if it was found to be an unlawful net, was so suficiently con ectod with the deaths of these men that he could be held responsible.
His Lordship to Mr Francis-Is there
proceed froia Alderhot Camp to Osborne thing found with Schonok. Afany recognized for inspcotion by the Queen. The shape Schenck, who had promised to mustry their of the new garment is somewhat like that missing relatives. Schenck has a wife in of the present survies freck. It is pro- Bolennis, She oxpressed herself to vised with plaits at back and front, so that interviewer in the most tender terms con- on sorvice the plaits can be undone and a cerning him. She said If Schebaki wauts Icoso cant made. Butzous are provided mo, I will ge immediately to Vienna to, on the arms, so that the wristbands can bo give him consolation. I have spent with made tight or lost at will; and cooptacles him many happy hours that will never be for holding loose cartridges, ten on each forgoltan. gide, are placed in front. This garmont law a very smart and serviceable ap pearance, and will in all probability, it la anid, bocorne the future dress of the British infantry. A detectable wing or epauletto is also provided, which would be worn anly at reviews or show parades, or whiun walking oak
insian colonics is progressing by leaps and honda. In 1880 only 400 carcisse wero imported; while in 1833 no fewer than 193,645 were landed in England, being 02,733 from Australia and 129,732 from New Zealand Twenty-one cargoes arrived in a perfectly satisfactory condition, soyed word not quite so. good, while three were unquestionably bad. For New Zealand ment the lowest price obtained were 4. a pound for sheep and 8d. for lambs; while for the whole of a prime carciss 8d, a pound Was given for the former and dd, a pound
in a wealthy family,
In addition to his previous confession of having murdored four girls and, haying plantal five moro murders for isst week, Schenck confesses that ho intended to murder all the family of the Baronos Malenatti, together with the maid. It seems Schenck induced the maid to steal pearls
arrosted
SUPREME COURT.- IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Sir G. Fillipino, Chief Justice.)
Wednesday, Feb. 27.
THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER
for the latter. In the case of Australian matton the highest prion paid for sheep was Tid.; and for fatabs". the lowest Police Sergeant Butlin is charged 44d. and 8hd reactively Australian frozen beel does not seen to be in much demand, so the importation of quarters has Sallon of Erpin 1,578 in 1881 to 406 in 1883;
AGAINST A POLICE SERGEANT The first one called was the one in which wid having feloniously and wilfully killed Tang Aying, Jo Akwan, aud Loo Fu, while railings gambling house at No. 72
Me Francis said he did not exnosly put it that way. He argued that if the house was unlawfully entered, and violence used, and the men lost their lives in trying to cacupe, prisoner was responsible.
thing,
question,
SAULTS ON THE RACECOURSE, This afternoon, Mr Wiso heard evidenco in two cases in which Mr O. Hrandt sim assaults which he alleged were committed in the Champions Race, the laat race run ou Friday last.
The case against Mr Nickels was first enquired into.
Oscar Brandt, evorn, said I am a bro- ker. This allair happened in the Champions Ence, the last noo on Friday last
It
His Worship:You are sure of that. confidence in him, will not formally declaro cautions had to be taken to ensore, its anfa Witness:Quite sure of it. There was war against France. France marched into arrival at the port of shipment. In the no wickedness in anything Mr Dunman did. Tonquin without declaring war, bombarded early part of the year Mr Barnum's ngent Mr Brandt-I was on the mile, and End without declaring war, and is now, scoured sacred elephant which was there was a wide open space for Mr Dan- according to the news in the public Press, poisoned by the superstitious natives the about to attack Bac Ninh, which is one of export of auch an animal being considered to go anywhere he pleased. Mie Bidwell You had no business to the principal gates into the Chinese Em- by them one of the worst, forme of rido so badly.
pire, without declaring war against Ching. lega. Happily, the agent got the Kyanzone Mr Brandt to Mr Bidwell --Did Mr Dan The declaring of was formally has gone for sacred elephant) in safety through the edir Bidwell against the rails in the sato claim throughout the land that war is darkness. When first placed on the after race?
deolared between one country and another.deck of the Teasarim Toung Tulung dis This question was ruled irrelevant. Correspondent-But if th Chinone played some degree of concors, and sorely Me Brandt to Mr Bidwell:-When Mr Government hold by their memorandum of tried the capabilities of its temporary pri Dunman touched ine did you not shout out November last, Chim and France are virtu- son. In the course of a few days, however, * What the R-) nra you doing Dunman?ally at war now.
he auttled down comfortably into the new Mr Bidwell I am afraid I did. Afr Member I cannot say if that is correct. ardor of things, and because quite a favourite Brandt having the rails had right to be If we were at war the members of the Chis of the sailors, who christonod ham: ** Old
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the highest prica for this beef being hả, | Quocu'a Road Weet on the 20th December authority, and used his d whether if arw Mr Brandt ride very badly to begin dark to sep; besides this was a quarter of a į taking Bac-Ninh, what stops will the Chi- transit.
and the lowest 3d, a pound.
Inst.
Prisoner, on being arraigned, pleaded
not guilty.
tho
THE trade in frozen piest from the Austro- Austria had presented to Dr Malenatti proposition that if a menu entorn a house it was nearly dark when the race started. man did nothing which wo are not allow withdrawn, and the French. Minister at lealing institution of the thin and after founding to the Duke of Reichstadt, unlawfully without a warrant and as farths I ride the many thiessert, and Me Nickelsad to do under the rules of etiquette of Pekin would no doubt receive instructions his morning bath in tamarind water was son of the Emperor Napoleon I, in his but that if parties, in alir own death, slant he thirds of the distance I wont ahead, lead. He only tried to preserve himself fram
in attempting to make their rode the pony hose! Wir wolad gone two racing I admit, but there was no assault. to leave China,
always in requcet, His prison companions Correspondent-Wo are informed that were of a somewhat entious description, a illness. The maid bad prepared everything escapo, caused
it on the night when the formar, was nothing wrong they did not require to make two mile, poet, I was liart the rails and there was a deliberate attempt on Mr in Bac-Ninh. Is that so? Member-Yes; damite its natured ferocity to sunkes and for the reception of Schenek and his necom- would be responsible. If they were doing ing the field by about two lengths. At the baing fouled by Mr Brandt
I don't say there are very large bodies of Chinese troops, mangoose and a sloth. The mangoosa, their escape. If improperly atreated they not so far ahead. Mr Nickels ran his pony Brandt's part to foul, but it was from shear how many I cannot accurately state. Cor beasts of prey, displayed littlo animosity to would have been discharged.
up against mino, and dravo it against the incapacity to ride.
raspondent-Will they be withdrawn on the the elephant. They were fed at the same. Mr Beandt said I can bring Mr advance of the Brunch troops on Bae Niaht time, ad beyond a contemptuous Wave raus, and taking his whip he struck my pony two or three times across the face Ruegg who saw it quite plainly, and also Manbor Certainty not. They ars there of his beautiful tasks, the sacred elephant. Mr Dunman may have done to protect Bae-Niub, which is considered. ignored his unsavoury neighbour, turning and nose. The whip also struck me on the thigh. I think he intended to strike me. phat, he did for a lark, but I don't bike one of the most important of the Chinese always to Raoum Kaddi, his protector Bly right log was badly bruised, and my leg this sort of lark.
irontior towas, and the advance of the The arrival occurred at too early an hour In answer to Mr Duaman, Mr Bidwell Froneli will be met by the Chinesa atoops, yesterday to secure the despatch of the mot their death in trying to escape from driven against the rails My pony stop-zaid when the foul occurred Mr Brandt was who will, with all their power, protest the animal to the Zoological Gardens on the
His Lordship thought if the mon had was in danger of being brokon by being robbers it would have been a different post sud Mr Nickels went on. I have no certainly three or four yards from the mils: the environs of Bac-Ninh, and drive back saras day. However, it has boun carafully
thing else to state, but I desire to call Mr and in answer to Mr. Brandt, Mr Bidwell the French.
wrapped up, and will be sent to Eusten Mr. Francis said a great dead deperdod Bidwell.
sit there was a pony between his and the Correspondent--If that takes place, you Station today from Eego-hill Station, on what the men thuught at the time. Mr Nickels had no question to ask the rails whion the athir happened.
at war with France. will be a When
leaving that plaon at 11.5 a. A specially Mr Dunnan to Mr Brandt-Did you hen the prisoner entered he was entirely witness.
Monbor-That is as you take it; but wo prepared truck, built by Mr Charles William without any badge of authority. The Benry Smith Bidwell, sworn, in answer not pass on the left hand of Mr Nickels ntare, you forget, only protecting that which Hudesh, of Pimlico, will convey the barst to the Magistrato's question: What are the post, v hit him sorsas the cheat to consider to be part of our territory to the Zoo," and it has been constructed however, would be whether he entered and broke into this house without you?' ssid --I am a contaen merchant. I with your whip in doing so i
against ont invaders.
in a fashion to ensure the safety of the stick for the pur- was riding in the Champions Rado, and I MrBrandt-I don't know; it was too Correspondent-If the French anteced in huge animal, as well as due privacy in beating the people pose of they
ware justified in trying to wake their with
mild from where this accident happened. neso take? escapo, prisoner was responsible for thoir His Worship: Did you see the pre A quarter of a mile makes a lot of differ- Member That is a question I cannot dasth, Mr Francia quoted Artiels 220 of sent defendant in this case strike Mirena in the position of the ponies.
answer. May be we have not contemplated MANY A man who thinks himself a porson Mr Denman said ho asked this question auch a contingency. Stephen's Digest of the Law and also cited Brundt with his whip during the race?
of note is not so far out of the way. He one or two cason from Vol. 1 of the titl Witness --I did not j
to show that it was Mc Brand that arossed
Correspondent-It was stated xomi-offici, į may be a natural or a fiat. : edition of Russell on Crimes, in apport
Did you sou Mr Nickels strike the pony?im, and not hun that creased Mr Brandt, ally in a
in a French
paper last truck that the -I could not sao; it was too dark,
Mr Niskela was onlled by Mr Daunts, and Chinese Minister at the Court of Madrid interual transport." A contemporary re of his contention. He then said he hoped
Love," says an amorous writer, is an the jury, in considering this question, would Wero you close on Mr Brandt coming it ho stated that Mr Brandt passed him on the had 8
oponing negotiations with Mr. Russell canal boat." lives of the Chinese were just of es manch tance
Mr Nickels also suid be called Mr Dunman's Lowell, the amorienu Minister here, to act paino to them as the lives of Europeans
and Mr Allan's attention to it.
na madister between France and China. Is A DASHING follow, who disdained courtesy Mr Duman then absolutely denied there any truth in the roport?
to the humbler classes of suciety, was driv were to them, and that in the eyes of the law the lives of all men wore of
that he attempted to lift Mr Brandt Momber--None whatsoever. The Chi-ing his gig ono rainy day, when to came to the same value. However valuable the services of the police force in the past
of the saddle or foul him. If nose Minister catue to England for pleasure toll-bar, and haughtily asked What was Brandt
passed Bir Nickels on daring his leave, and
said the Taung. Hey « civil gatekeeper. Instead of land- our only security and safety in the future was that
Durman, and, consequently, he must have spent a week in London, returning on Mon threw a shilling on the wet and muddy should be at all times
ing the money to him, the graudes carelessly day list to Madrid. During his stay in London he may have had the pleasure of ground. Thoro, give me the clunge ont eating Mr Lowell, but I can anthoritatively of that." The keeper stopal for the silver, state that such mecting was not convened and placing the copper exactly on the same for the purpose of meeting the gund offices pt, coolly walked into his cottage. of America. The Chinese Minister at Madrid, if auch was the case, cwild have just as easily opened ogulinticus through the American Minister at Madrid, who would be of course the proper person for him to spook through.
A NEW system of boat construction has been devised by Mr. C. E. Parker-Rhodes, lato of her Majesty's Couselor service. The boot is intended more especially for the ar- my and other branches of the public service. It consists of a stout. inner Bola, to which
The prosecution was conducted by BIr J. J. Francis, structed by Messra Dering and Mossop, on bulalf of the relatives and friends of this deceased. Mr E. Mackean, instructed by Messrs Brereton, Wetten and Deacon, represented defendant.
the upper leather is securod, and undory-J. Green, D. McRae, L Mallory take seriously into consideration that the the straight 3-Within a reasonable dis- loft at the post nud hit him across the chest. ofmo over to England for the purpose marks: The emme might be said of
The
D. B.hepherd.
and A.
The following gentlenen were SWOITI 88
W. Ponte, H. A. Schlund, Mr Francis, in opening the case for the prosecution, said the prisoner, Sergeant Butlin, who had been for some years in the Hengkung Police Furce, was charged with having feloniously and wilfully caused the deaths of three Chiumen on the 20th having killed them wilfully and dehlerstoly intending their donth, or in fuet of having duliberately intended to cause the any grave of serious injury, bat he was charged with causing tapir deaths by hie reckless, Francis then detailed Els virenmstances of
which is a second or intermediate solu, and ander all third sole, which is affixed to the two former by brass screwa Sipper in open from near the toe to the top as in an ordinary laced boot, and over this is a pieco technically known as a vamp," and resembling a gaiter front. This vaup is lacod to eyes attached to the solo, the December last. He was not charred with really restrained within the bounds of -I am certain of it. claimed for this boot that it is considerably laces baing fastened round the ankle. It is cheaper in first cost and far onsior in wear than the ordinary boot that it can be rostlily cleaned after a dirty march; and that the wearor can gote his boots him salt by simply unscrewing the old sole and
scrawing on a new one.
aud negligoat conduct.,
on
the left hand, she must have crossed Mr Folkestone with the rod two daye athe to pay?" "Eightpence, if you plerae, Hi">
bean in the wroug
Did you see any assault committed his I did not see anything at all.
Did you
вср Mr. Brandt's
pony driven against the rails? No, enti Dat plainant's pony was not driven against the Mr rails.
You are sure of Hat, so far as you know?
Mr Brandt to witness, by partizion_of the Magistrate-Have you not told six, seven or eight different peoplo, that Mr Nickles cat my pay with his whip and fouled me most atrociously over the rails, and behaved as I have stated Amongst Porter and Mr Ryzio. other persons you told were Lieutousat
His WorshipI must discharge this summons Me Braadt; the witness you called distinctly anys that whatever was done was done in self preservation.
Mr Brandt said Mr Bidwell had not given the evidence as he thought he would.
Mc Bidwell aid he had told the Court all he
know.
His Worship-At least you said you would when you were sworn.
with law and commonsense. The excess of au
thority on the part of the police foms were far more dangerous to the community, if not restrained, than oven the illegal acts of anablers and the other people who are said to associate, with them. He asked mess to convict a Barupu: for waything shem not to beat to any fealing of unwil. the case as wet up by the prosecution,. One might have done to the native. He this day it appeared thist the third floor in
asked them to deal
deal fairly with the prisoner, Mr Bradlaugh has azi last been good enough house No. Quern's Road West, a hourg to explain his plan of campaign. He will showing three stories to the Queen's Road to put the best possible motive on his
and two
series to the Chitras Re-action, but at the same time he asked them to remember that they wore the guarding esll no more meetings, he will assemble no creation Ground behind, there were a
of the public peace and safory, and more people, but he hints that he will enter number of mea, some put it at 8 or 100
men, engaged in gambling. It was not very man in this community, that the House of Commons before the Queen's part of the case for the prosecution to make suretimos they ended to be protected just Speech is read on the btlt of February, out that ticagen were not found gomb-uch from the hand of authority which awear himself in, take his seat, and await | ling, as some of them were afterwards ght be abused, and was liable to be abused, me personally in the presence of Mr Lægge 50 cònts, the property of complainant, one duties with the English Foreign. Ofice in i
ot
the hands
rahance on the law and my right" will sog if' lead and go upstairs and testified to seeing the men fall.
I
Witness-That is not in evidence His Worship to witness-He asks you
Witness-I heard it whether you have one o
Mr Brand to winess:Did you not tell Mr Porter you saw it ?
Witness: I heard it. I did not tall you saw it. He was too for alcad.
Witness -I am afroid I did. Then you did not actually see it!-No, I was too far behind to sea it.
Mr Brandt to witness-Did you not tell as they needed to be protected from that you had seen it most distinctly? the action of the House. If they expul convicted of gambling at the Polics Court
Witness-That I had earost dis. of murderers and robbers. him he will apply for the Chiltem Hun and therefore he thought it might be ad. He asked them to look at the case tinctly, dreds and again seek re-election; if the tin having somis infegnation, as he the friends and relatives of the deceased and most distinctly
mitted that they were gambling. Sergeant dispassionately, and to act fairly between
Mr Brandt--No, that you had seen it Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds in doniod bim, he will go to the House every stated, to the effect that this place was the prisoner, and remember their duty te Witness I said I hel beard it most dis. day at a quarter to four order to take being used as a goulding house and the community, of which they were the retinetly. You have unde a mistake between his seat. What would happen tien ho doss gambling was on in it, went, in presentatives.
seeing and heating. I was too far behind not know, but it is surely no grant ynystery company with Mr Clerihew, frspector of
The first witness called was the Chinese to actually see it. I heard it. Mr Brandt's The House would do as it did before, that Nuisances, who was also a sworn police constable, the said he heard the people in pony must have swerved the way it did
to say, it would pass a resolution exela constable, and a Chinese constable, to bresk
the room, when he first went in, shouting from his extremely bad riding, which ought ding him from its provincta, and giving the into this huse. Sergeant Butlin directed that the Sergeants were coming. Several never to have existed. Its the sanit of polica strict instructions to carry ant its the Caines constable to enter the house Chinese witnesses were examined who all the foul, but I did not see its canar. orde
Thoy al- What than Mr Bradlang's from this
His Worship: Did you tell these people he could get adinission on to the third- not help him much against a majority or upper floor. He himself, with Mr Clorileged they saw one man who was clinging you saw it? which takes the law into its own hands, hew, went to the bae's of the bease on the to the balustrade struck over the hard with acane, and thereafter lose his hold and and boats down his right by the truncheon Chinese Recreation Ground. He did not pull another man to the ground with him.
enter houso No. 72 directly, but he went Some of the said it was af of the constable.-Pall Mall Gazette.
foreigner into the house adjoining on the East, No. used the stick; but none of them were able 70, and going to the front verandah of this to say who the foreigner was. ms mar. Mons and wors do the women of the prehouse broke throgh a wooden partition said he saw one foreigner striking the per Me Brandt-I have nothing more to sent day incline to the avocations and the which divides the front verandahs of houses ple in the verandal with a stick freely. Bay.
Nos. 1 and 72. While doing this, the Chi-
Ono Chinese
Mr Nickols also said he had in cross-examination, caid, storpet sux. Latterly, as the Daily Tele- upper four of lume No.72, and had shut just as the two non fell.
His Worship to Mr Brandt: Your wit nese does not corrobonte your story alto- graph points out, it would seem that they down the trap door and planted himusi an have taken to the parsuit of burglary, the top of the trap to prevent any Chinese
guther. Haye you any more witnessca. Miss Rosette Lovall and Miss Adc Lawrence from caping from the door by this means.
Mr Brandt-1 car, bring more witnesses Whether the gamblers in the house No. Police Court charged with being concerned, Freetrus tuae fuerause, in various fels nious entries in to dwelling-houses; and from the evidence it would seem that the ladies took n no less activo part than the gentle. and began rushing in all directions to
Disguising their clure under and effcet their cape. The prisoner and billycock hats and black boards, and Clerihew having broken through the parti
thation, went into the verandah, and captured accommodated with
-
This completed the witness' evidenco, and the Magistrate asked My Brandt if he had anything more to say.
This closed the proceedings. There were a number of European gauitlemey presont during the hearing of the cases.
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amusamonte of what used to be called the nose constable bed gated admittance to the that the foreigner looked over the verandah say in reply to the Magistrate nothing to plura shop in the Halywood Road and the Chinese, but I can state to you positi-THERMOMETER—9-4.M.---`
Mr J. M. Guedes, auctioneer, WAS OXA- mind, and he said he saw the men tall, one by himself and two together very short- stables over, the verandah about ten minutes after
vely that the arrangement you atention would not be entertained.
Correspondent-A letter was published
tor stute he was standing at the door of an peace with France would be accopiable to
laced the money on the counter to make a purchase when prisoner snatched it an and ran away. A ory of thief was raised, und Chinese Constable 177 arrested the prismo days ago, purporting to be a comma- Roner with the money in his band. The mication from the Marquis Tang to Dr. Fleisher at Berlin. Have you anything to say on that reatter? solitary continement.
have been brought up at the Southwarkk alarn at the arrival of the constables afterwards. He saw a European look to prove that Mr Bidwell said he saw the first and last fourteen days to be spont in į
men.
doubtless
and
or whether the alarm was given that Burwards. He could not say who the foreigner peans were coming, dous not seem clear, was but from whatever cause, they took alarm
The Hearing of the case to try until to-morrow.
was adjourned
CHARGE OF ASSAULTING AND ROBBING
A WOMAN.
foul.
His Worship -He admits that Mr BrandBe told dozens of people he saw it, and now he declines to give the evidence.
Mr Bidwell:-May I make`a remark; the thing originated in Mr Brandt's bad
Nickels may have done, and in all proba- bility what he did do, was caused by Mr Brandt bad riding,
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striking complainant 7
Mr Nickols: Certainly, I deny striking hun at all. I aurez touched him.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Metaber-I would rather you did not
question me upon that subject, I could not in a short conversation say anything that would throw suficient light upon the Webjet
That letter will form the subject of a rather long statement, which will be published in due course.
CorrespondentIs there anything you would like me to mention beyond what you have already stated i
Member--I think you have exlimisted the
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AT 4 P.M.-26TH FEBRUARY.
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To the Editor of the CITRA MAIL."
Hongkong, Feb. 27th. Sr,The Array of good meu and true truthron to their resting place in the Happy Valley yesterday, abould be sucugh to show the stake the Roman Catholic Bishop has religious, intolerance in a community like well. He will remain soms days in Landou Hongkong 90.1458.9,67 E this, and it is sad to think it will reset on and he bus tot at prosent the slightest con- Anny... 30.16 60.065 SKI the father;ess children and the widows of templation of a visit to the French capital, Fecshow 30.2058.074 BE any hereafter in this Colony, and reduce o intends returning to Folkestone when Shanghai 30.1754.061 8 the support hitherto given by other than his business in London is concluded, whore Nagasaki 30.30 Roman Catholics to their charitablo in- he will remain for sumie weeks longer. Wl'ostock 30.1912,4 stitutions. It should be known by this
the modern only 12 out of the 80 or 100 man said to Zigfore the Hon. J. Russell, Puime Judge.) riding himself you seo, and whatever Mr who followed the mortal remains of our friend and companion of burglar, a well-made rerolvor, they nanertsd have been in the house. How the other the rights of woman by cracking cribs with eighty escaped can only ho suggested, but
d dexterity; noatress, courage,
How- it appeared se if they had escaped by olam over, it may be hoped that no chivlarchis | bering round the oater ledge of the veran- Apan, servants in the employ of foreigners, Worship to Me Nickels ;-Do you made in attempting to raise the bydra of the subject. The Marquis Tsung is quite Manila 0.0280,358 ESE
towards their sex and youth-(Rodah into house No. 74, which was also feties of the romantic age of twenty, divided from house No. 72 by a partition. though, perhaps, she could scarcely be Just at this tims, the attention of persons described
sweek will save them in Queen's Road was attracted by thres from the rigours of the law if they are co-
bodies falling into the street, on which side victed. St. James's Gazette.
there was something likes a height of 60 feet from the
First one fell of upper flour. the ledge on to the pivot below, and in a few seconds afterwards two other
To people who are making telephones. Two opticians were yesterday, says a home paper, sent to prison for selling carbon transmitters. The business has been going
on very merrily for some time past. One
in
the parapet
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Mr Osta
His Worship to Mr Brandt Can you bring any further evidence!
Mr Brandt The pony has got the arks us le neck.. Mr Didwell was hero called to order for laughing.
him.
timo that Britishers will not tolerate roli-
·
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 27, 1884.
AT 10A.M.-27TH FEBRUARY. get intolerance song them; we are all MR. BARNUM'S WHITE ELEPHANT.
Manila 30.1275,5;60|-| W- The Glasgow steamship Tencerim ar- swish to travel by a different road frontrived in the Mersey at an early hour on Hongkong 30.16,02.850 E equal before the great Architect, and if ang
at au end.
PRO BONO PUBLICO,
FRANCE AND CHINA,
Athu
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large party's grid and a Gradients uidicato light Winds from differ-
Dame
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Station,
Chang Asing, Teang Achang and Taang were charged with having conspired together to cause to be assaulted and robbed a Chinese inmate of a brothel on the 8th December, 1888.
Prisoners pleaded not guilty. The Attorney General (the Hon. 'E. T O'Malley), instructed by Mr A. B. Johnson, Acting Crown Saliciler, prosecuted for the 11 CROWD
Mr Brandt-1 have got a maloo, if you fell about together. It would be proved The following gentlemen were empan-
Atboy30.1456.081 NE ounce that the prisoner and Clerihew rolled as a jury: Mesars W. R. Loxley, believe him, whom I sent out to watch the wout into this venndals armed with walk-A. Dounieon, J. Keating, L. de Britto, race, and he saw the whole thing, and I
all means let him do so. Thank God the Barnum on board. The steamer, which ing sticke or canes, they had ales their 4. L. Selitoter, S. Arles, and 4 at to have get Mr Ruegg, who gave evidence to his autghbour, to attain the saine end, by Jan. 16th with the white elephant of Mr.
the Stewards this morning. also be shown in evidence that when speech, said the case was a somewhat truncheons under their coats. It would The Attorney General, in his opening
His Worship asked M- Nickels if he was pendetta is not a plant that will flourish in
British soil, and when the reaper, has class, carried the sacred animal in Wostook (30.10.05.2-
is a beautifully-constracted ressol of its Shanghai 30.0344.592 ESL Nagasaki 50.33 — — ESE or two firma sold the parts of a telephone, they were there they did theirbest to peculiar one, the peculiarity being that going to Shanghai to-morrow.
specially constracted deckhouse, where it and others secretly sold the whole instr detain in the verandah and room as two of the principal offendors oncerned in Worship remanded the case until to-mor
Mr Nickels said he was not, and Hithered bis harvest animosities are usually
has been confined since its enbarkment The Barometer has again fallen along the ment. The owners of the patent have any of the men who were endsarouring the commission crimes which formed.
Yours faithfully,
from Rangoon, December 7. As soon as Coast and also slightly fallen in Manila, given several warnings. The other day to escape as they possibly could, and that the subject of this charge were not before row morning at ten o'clock to give Mr Brandt an opportunity of getting witnessça
daylight, broku they made a little plot to catch a trades they endeavoured to drive them back out o
t of the Cours. That, however, would not in- in the City. He did not sell tole this verandab into the room. It would be terfere with the jury, if they were satisfied prove that Mr Nickola actually struck
boarded the yeased and made as inspection Humidity have increased and the Weather phones, he sold the parts. But the pur proved that after driving them back they that the prisoners took part in the commis
of the beast. Mr. Bartlett, of the Royal is clously along the Coast. chaser in this case professed to be unable used their sticks pretty freely, and at least sion of the crimes, in finding them guilty.
Zoological Gardens, accompanied the
party,
W. DOBEECK, to put the parts together, and bogged that oro Chinese witness will say that he dis The coroplainant is a brothel girl who The case against Mr Danaan was then INTERVIEW WITH A MEMBER OF and that gentleman was understood to
Government Astronomer. he might be shown the way. He was
THE CHINESE LEGATION.
press his unqualified admiration of '
Toung⋅
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 27, 1884, obliged, and the patentees at pace cantinetly saw the priacner, from a house eppo had been in the custom ni
servant in the Rover friend, dealt with
Mr Braudt said:-Directly after this affnir
Taloung, the
of the Burmese dows upea the opticians and electricians site, strike ons nan who was clinging to
A Correspondent of the Press Associa animal. It is of a pale al solour, with house No. 72 over the haud employ. On the afternoon of the 8th with Mr Nickels happened, about two se
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. But they pardoned the offenderson promise with a stick. This man was hulding on to Uerunter the two first prisoners went conds latur, and just aftur i had rallied tion called on 16th Jan, at the Chinese livid markings on the breast and face; of amendment. But at length, when another who was clambering ruand some down to the girl's brothel and invited her from the shook of being knocked against Logation, and was grated an interview and though in the possession of some
Hongking Oberoatory, Feb. 27, evidence came to their hands that their wood work into the verandah of house No. to go to Mr Dat's house to dine or partake the caib, Mt Duman cama bearing down with one of its principal members. The black spots, about the size of cze's finger
Previves On date | On dats. rights were boing knowingly infringed they 74, the blow caused him to lose his hold and of a meal with her friend, who was named on my right from the outside, lifted his following is report
mail, it is regarded as a most magnificent
day took steps to puhuh the pirates. The fall, dragging the other man with him. Mr Ip As aug. She accepted the invitation, and hand right to my chest, putting it nearly Correspondent-It was reported some nienber of the Burmese order of sacred result is that two of the best known shop Francis was instructed that one witness or on going to Mr Ost's house, she met the under my armpit, and tried to lift me right cage ainos that the Marquis Tsong has pachyderms. It is about fifteen years old, kuepera in the City bave been sent to gaol tainly saw the prisoner striku ons of three prisonera, und another man, named out of the saddle with two or three jerka about to declare war, eu Lehalf of the and has splendid tasks, foundal's wea Barsineter ..... Holloway is likely seen to be full if they these Inen. There were others who would Wang Apat, who is not in custody. They Ho hurt me on the chest, and I might lava Chiudo Governruent, against France. Is pons, which the attendant reports were Tomperature. not once aggressively used on the voyage. Humidity...... state that they saw the man strusis and that dined together, and shortly after the meal been
asverely. He tried to ft. me out t of Member of the Legation-Since you had The height at the shoulder is 7 feet 6 Di'tion of wind Vienra, January 21. --Hugo Schenck, ze ware unable to say who need the stick club. She accompanied him to a house in the saddle in a moet soientific manner, but your last interview with me at Folkestone; inches, and its back is as level as a short- Forse cently arrested for murdering four women With referents to the first man, there was Queen's Road West, and when she got he failed. He prides himself or being able on the Marquis Tseng's arrival from Paris, bora's, a mark of pure breed as much Weather.... and who confessed, that he had planned no charge and no evidence to show that pri- there, she was surprised to see the second to do this. At the same time as he did this mattera hava. not changed, for the better. appreciated by elephant bunters as by Rain
His attendant is five murders for the last week, expecting with reference to all to this man; 80% prisoner, whom she had left at Mr. Ost's ho pulled his nong right in-feant of mine, I then informed you that the Marquis had breeders of cattle.
violonco
three men, the prose-house, waiting outside the house. She and made me stop again.
ba Mr Dunman asked Mr Brandt on what slivered. & memorandam to M. Ferry, half-bred Burmese, one of the bill tribes. through them to obtain 30,000 forins, with sution said that the prisoner's breaking into entered the houss, which she found to
the house was a wholly illegal not, and that restr
Asung and eman
tam Raddi. Raddi. is in Rauum tosas Sontag, Hanghua, or Hao-Ninh
coffee-coloured, which ho intended to excapo to America, the immediate result of this act was the Weng Apat: Ip. Asnug remain Gamed side of Mr Nickels ho pulled uri when he was to the effect that if other of the men in the vicinity of Mandalay; by same
waphy, with Ip
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 33 degrees Fahren. Tonquin was assaulted by the Branch and has a beautiful head of hair, soft helt, and to the level of the men in Inchon, tenths is an American citizen. It is aanerted that deaths of the three Chinese, for which he house with her, but Wang At went
Mr Brandt said Mr Nickels was half a troops, the Chinese would consider
that a
terpol, he had it carefully wrapped
And black In 1865 he ran off to America, where hesponsible. It had been suggested that away. Shortly after Wang Apat loft domen longtha in frout of bin, which precasus belli: The French. Government took silk pocket landkerchief, evidently to and tenths, Fahrenheit.
When
he arrived and hundreds.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade in degrees, the wood work on verandah was unte two strangers whom she did not know, vented him from seeing,
little or no notice of this
memorandum it a spent several years. Schenok has so far luble and that it gave way and caused the came in, pat a cloth over her mouth,
Mr Bidwell was then called as a witness and Suntay was assaulted and occupied by shield linsself from the unaccustomed cold. 8. Hourer, it percentage of saturation, the confessed only to the murder of a servant pen to be precipitated into the street. What threatened to kill her, tied up her hands Worship to Mr Bidwell:-You heard then withdrew from Paris to await instrud the on the beat of tercat• **
the French forces. The Marquis Teeng It is said that Raddi and the elephant humidity al car saturated with molature being he proposed to submit to his Lordship was and Lega, and stole 35 in money, four
Thoy 100 girl, but two and his brother, and an accent that in point of law that prisoner's antrance bangles and four rings, and everything they Mr Bundt say r Dunman tried to lift to from Felting. He has evolved intake their meals peacefully together, DIRECTION OF WIND, in ten points. plies named Schlossarck, have murdered into that benian and his heating the people could get. They then left her. Shs after him out of his saddle. Did you see any structions since then, the nature of which and after the fatigues of the day usually
5. FORGE OF Wwe, according to Boanfort at least twenty persons. He excuses him in the house in his endeavour to arrest them wards losed herself, got out of the house thing of that i
I sandut divulge; but Witzsas-I saw nothing that would not to state that the form of the maniorandum The captain (Mr. Payan) falke in tached clouds, d drizzling rala, o
have full libertyle down on the same copth of hay. who artasted tho informed the Police, salf by saying that he narcotized his victins was wholly illegal. It would be shown that and and that they died without pain. Schenck he entered the house without say warrant, prisoners. Their object in decoying her was have happened to anybody. There was no still remains; and will be carried out to the enthusiastic terms of the beast and its Tres in a mort cynical manner. He plays without spy authority from his superior apparently to steal a sum of $75 which they assants whatever. I saw Mr Douma try- latter. The attack on
Sontay, in the eyes
bahaviour.
When brought down from squally, rain, snow, thaler, visibility shots in his cell and writes poetry of a offivar, and that nader the existing ordi- believed to be on har person, but which they ing to preserve himself from being fouled of the Chinese Government, was a violation Mandalay in charge of Mr Chas. White and is der (net) the letters are reptated to infi, sentimental tone. There wore frightful nances no officer or constable of police had could not find.
by Mr Brandt. He did push Mr Brand,f the friendly relations ariating between a number of native attendants, the greatest cate any incrama over the average of their Bones at the police office. The ralations any right whatever to enter or break into The jury found all three guilty,za Mz Brandt describes. I saw him push China and France. The Marquis Teong, excitement arose. Such is the veneration signitention, of the murdered girls came to identify the any gambling house or attempt to arrest Sentence was reserved,
him for self preservation.
acting for his Government, which has full of the natives for the beast that great pre- 7. Mary, in lerken, tenths paid hundredths,
go on.
this was the cause of his fall, although they her friend asked her to go with him to a most over the rails suid injured there any truth in that statement?
soner used any
in the finished.
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