SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
No. 7317.-JANUARY 20, 1887.]
THE LANGCHOW' ON SHORE.! Wo understand a telegents was received -- here this foreston stating that Messia (Before Sir George Phillippa, Chief Justice.) Butterfeld and Swird's steamer Amsgebeno, ~ a vessel of over 1,000 sons, while on a roy ago from Shanghai to Amoy and Snator, had guau on shorċ an Tein-mw Island, i which i abentine miles from the en-!
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND
MACAO STEAM-BOAT COM. PANY, LIMITED.
The folowing is the Regard of the Board of Diretora to the rdinary half-yourly Mosting of Sunnholders in re above Con- pany to be held at the oteo of the Company, on Wednesday, the 2nd February, 1837,
at 3 p.ro.
The Directors beg to submit bi the Sanne- holders the usual Statement of Accompta for the half-year coding 31st December
Inst
Wedavaday, 26th Jan.
ASSAVETING AND IMPRISONING TWO ANNA--
MESE GIRIS.
matter.
Mr. Reerston-It was very far from my intention és take the Court by surpris. I consulted the bonks on the subject in my own library and I examined the books in tha! Conet and I considered it my duty to raise
at the objection.
was then prepared to argue the point.
· ANOTHER ·SIMILAR CHANGE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
This was really what had been arranged, Tam Yuk Kwal was charged with assault-end theroforo something of a serious, if not ing two Annamese giris and unlawfully, in- unoxpected naturo vist have taken place juriously and galust the will of the girls, since Monday butroen Sir Hèrcules Tobi imprisoning and detaining them for the space son and Sir John Pope, Hemiessy." of four days Prisoner was also charged simply with boating and ill-tronting the two. girls. She pleaded not guilty,
The following gentlemen were sword 8
Instead of Me F. Ezukic! Mr Max Rigth
THE SUSPENSION OF BIR JONN POPE HENNESSY,
of nesault, and false imprisonment. You are prought against him by the peti- must have all the depositions on which the tioners were well founded. Thy turlictment chargo is based.
pace
CHINESE TRADE DURING THE PAST YEAR.
The N-C. D News has the following- article on the foreign trade with Ching
uring the past year
understand, passed off satisfactorily among Closing up the year's business hina, wo.
the China. If every trader and banker
for
THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE NEPAUL AND A CHINESH TRANSPORT,
SERIOUS LOSS OF EIFE.
The following account of the disastrous
The
but before the fast European was able to
years working will, the Directors trust, not be caidered unsatisfactory.
During the six months under review the Pawan and White Tend have undergone His Lordship-You took us both by sur-taken for granted that Sir Horcalce Robin the naval and ery and overhaul. It prise by the confidence you shed and the son, the Royal Commissioner, however, was stated in the bash esport ilmat extensive withorities you quoted. I do not any you has found that some at least of the many pinioa formed by the Way Commissioner Bilk, Gul themselves in much the saine Nepaul's bants owing to a hard frost daring) repsira to these steamers gere not anticipa did it intentionally. It is only a case ow tal, but upon decking the Perun it was found that her keel-plate was hadly wasted by constat rubbing over the Salt Flats in the Ciuton River and would require tire doubled the whole length of the ship. As this was a job which necessitated laying up tho. amor fud several weeks, advantage was taken of the opportunity to place the vessel fa a thorough do of repair, and ̈nho is now in good order throughout, Du
ring the current half-year the Kiukiang and lenda will have to be withdrawn for the and Goveroident aurrey, and over haul.
overlooked for any years. Thu Arran which have recently been clained, amount to 99,239.25, and have been liquidated from bite earnings of the past half-year,
The now stemer for thu might service
on joint acquit with Blu China Savigation
was Mr Brereton-These prisoners were in
If we are to be-
was consistaut
which
Company, alluded to in the inst report has make You were told when can you warmth of admiration for its reputed put-bron suspended lecat known, visitors i has doubtless been a return of confidence kang gentleman*, we are informed (we)
the Couri de.
while in the bow there were another officer, an English soare End & Lascar, so the look-out kept would appear to have been very efficient.
RANDY, RANDOLPH CHURCHILE U!
suggested by reccula crents, and dointed A SEW version of an old Satch favourite,
with (presumed) pension to the Stand
r
Kick him now the sold outlaw,
Randy Randolph Churchill O Show no mercy Tories a
Randy Randolph Churchill O! Let your hands and hearts agree,
Let the cheeky Juddio sce, How we curon with amekie glee,
Randy Randolph Churchil O' Long old Sal has deum'd his fa,'
Randy Randolph Churchill (? For he sparned the Tory law,
Randy Randolph Churchill O! We can for oar party dee,
We will d'or staunch Turies bo, And oan ne'er forget-Ergio
Randy Randolph Churchill O! Ne'er again the Primrose pride, Randy Randolph Churchill O Our reward must now abide, Randy Randolph Churchil Long from office let him pine,
Wo'r bus gind he did resign, Kick him, then, for anld lang syne, Xin the Bambay Gazette.
Raudy Randolph Churchill !
Quotations
OPIUM--New Putan, cash,
Old
23
Rozakona, Jamiary. 30.
525 cash,... Ne Bearos, enah... 500
cazi,...-- Now Malwa, saali,... 575 Allowance, Tuels.........
Ola
17
Cha Malwa, cash,... Allowance, Tuals......
540 550
Persian, Oily, cash... 370,500 Allowance, Tiels...... 36/32 Persian, Paper tied... 400,505. Allowance. Taels.
Exchrage
HoxGKONG, Jastary 26,
92/48
Both Captain Alderton and the pilot (Mr THE ROYAL COMMISSIONER TAKING THE
Cimbs) we hear, are exceedingly pained at DATE.-ISTHE Dec. At noon to-day the usual saluto was tired
the anisontable accident, it having been the. first either has had during a long seafaring jurynonegara P. McLaiah, G. P.. Di Sir Eltaules Robinson was sworn Gorer is not fully satisfied with the results of his collision between the P. & O's the man-of-war down to the water's edge, and
and His Excellency the Right Hon rabio The Criminal Sessions were resumed to ver, H. E. Dassan, Vahab Cueroon, J. For of the colony by he Lordship the Chief twelve months' transactions, there is a gen Nepent and a Chinese transport is takes the lars of life must have been far greater. caroor. Had the Nepard boengeing fullspeed at the time of the collision she must have cut trance to Amoy. She is reported to be day. Of the tworemaining cues one was that Muller, F. Ezekiel and C. F. Bapp. badly ashore, md the Douglas Constanser against two women, who were charged 80230
Judga.
After taking the oath the new
ural feeling of contentment among them, is a lehthouse-un Tein-sew Island.. The Jany for unlawful purposes and wore how some, unaccountable reason objected to alding that na. on felt more paity at tho them som eight intus agu Tave been in Naming and gone to her amiataneo. Thero Jung fee with fulging tegini bulls Co- was at first called, but the prisoner for Guvertor pressed his regret at being con- The anticipations of botter times whit from the Shanghai Mercury of the 21st The Nepard sustained no iujury buy and hav
polled to take the course he had adopted; were so confidently expressed by several of instaut
ing a few plates forward loosened, The Wan aceidont gitubably happoned during a dense charged with assaulting the girls and keep him. She doubtless misunderstrud the
Nicking was from Taiwanfoo and had jog.
ing thens in false imprisonment,
One of those torrible catastrophea which number of petty mandarine on board who Mr Brereton, (inatracred by Mir Dannys) jected to the Jury; ne aho at first sounied to to abstain from any act that might prove brought about in the natural catre of The P. & U. steamer Nepal, with the meil late au Examiner in the Customs, who died
bearing of the question whether she obunatone than he did; and his conclad- ed a brief addreas by asking all present
a good imenante zoalised, and whether that appall by their unexpectedness and attend were coming to spend their Now Year here. who appeared for the defendants, said that in wish the juryman objected to to decirle prajudicial to the interests of the colony, things, cr to the protection and guidance of for Shanghai, was, it appears, goinghelf in Fermusa come months ago, was on board is due to a soriral of trade clawhere, not horrors, occurred yesterday morning. We understand the body of Me 8. Young, this case, the Attorney General bad bought, the case himself. a second information against the two defon-
the The Acting Attorney General said the duits. The information only teached him charge resumed itself into one of fales im
aud gană ordor of which divinities whose interest in the fortnacs of slow about half-past six o'clock, a fog of and went down with the vessel. The rails 1 Foru interested in. There wero yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock and he prisonment. Lad had no time to smider the matter. The involge the two girls on board about by absence of sa many prominent porsages neighbours. Our readers will perhaps re soood was blowing her whistle and log herr, pean officers of the Wan Nien-ding, all of their dogotees was manifested inst some density proving at the time. She was of the sunken ship are visible at low water. The defendant manget to
some efforts at applause. The usual mer, as we mentioned at the time, peubably thon about 38 uiles from Wosung and eight. her of officials ward present; but the does not now much mattor to our Chinese from the Tungahn lightship, and na she pro senaun of the Nepal, as well as the baro- was rather an important case and a very un- giving them cakes which do them sono-
The Captain, pilot, officer and Europvan usual procaeling in his experience, and heless, and took them
could not fail t be rommrket, Perfect old certainly require to omicider the at Hongkong, the defendant tank the girls Government House; atal the military and pressed that the year would be a good one of such was on their hearing the whistle of efforts to save the pour people on board- Hongkong. Arrived order prorattal in ad about the vicinity of member that es referred in June last to Na danger was approhunded, and the first whom were saved, deserve, we consider, the expectations which the Chiucas ex-intimation those on board the Nepunt had every credit for their aurnest and sustained to some house or shop an looked them ap His Lordship-It is not at all unusual in for four days. The girls were, aftorwands police, Ind really nothing to do. my experience I gave my deosion rather taken to Canton and brought back to Hong in Le Journal de Afaurice that Sie Jon things in which foreigners and Chinese deat into tu provont the Neped crashing, within debted for at of the foregoing details
It would soe, from what has appeared toured--which comprises best of the gines wore at ones reversed, but it was too
for all who trade in articles that aro white a steamer quite also to them. T'ho en the ill-fated hastily the other day, but I do not wish to kong.
resell reconsider it,
The lady passenger to whom we are in- After paying runing supeneus, salaries,
Pope Hennessy naturally desired to have Mr Brosion-It was only after vory kidnapped along with the girls by man himself against the grave censations day on which it was lucky there should be enstaining such injuries at cause her to care so close to the Nepal and yet were The prisoner in her defence said she was outs and the time necessary to duford with each other-and bow a partial, and a few acconds, into the Chines man-of-war informed us that aho shall never forget the premia of instiranto, ropatra and alloco consuleration and after looking up and a woman who brought her to corded by the Royd Commission, Now thunder, had been sufficient to excite the sink in about three-quarters of an hour af lost, carried away by the high sea running very feable, thunderstorm occurring on a Wan Nieu-ching amidshine, the war-ship aptumad, imploring froes of those who other outgoings, thore romains, including the authorities that I ronde the abjection. $12,850.78 bright forward from last ac-
kong to gut a husband. She also was taken in regard to the means, the most obvious Bis 1 dship give you credit for hav- to Canton and was to e sei to Singapore, cutie wel be te mbret general mid silk men to soud largo purchasing orders ter being struck. A laur passanger by the before help could reach then. cons, hesum of $70,410, 45at credito Protising looked up the authorities, but certainly and Loss Accrunt. From this sum, the it is not a cue that I would have had to retaining and assaulting the girls.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of reckless aseners to the most single testmospherio disturbance did not raise the the collision was hat alightly alt ou learn that the Wan Nien-ching is not a
new crop into the country. That at Nepeul inform us that the look of Directam recommend that $18,000, or give much consideration to if I had remen-
Nole. Since writing the foregoing we Sontetice was deforrad.
a rigid cross oraiustion. This, ou silk markets of England and Europe, and beard the steamer, per cork on the Capital, be paid as dividen bered at the moment some former decisions
authority of the paper trimed, tis Rara the aperators ware on that ceasing obliged on deck the bows of the Neprizi w
When she came man-of-war but a Chinese trimsport. for the half-yons, and that $20,000 be pheed that have been given.
Omissioner would act accurd. Whether to wait some time before they realised the enveloped in a at credit of Dapureciation and Treamnos
Eber the refund of such a slemand, sua en-
cloud of steam and Fund, (which will thun stand at $170,000
stan frein office was likely to lessen them. But whatever any have been there.ed into the man-of-war's, boilers
profits which their mens bad praised uke, the result of her having seach leaving a balance of $11,410,45 tỷ bo our
effects what at have been doomed a band-sult of these partie alar purchases, the trade latter vessel was the sinking gradually, the ried forward to new account,
The Net. Earnings slow a falling off as
this by Sir John Pope entesay we mwat The latest received Mauritius papers are lento our adors to julge. It is right to one of the most valuable of white whole of the saloon deck and rigging crowd comparsi with those for the same period in
again full of documents, petitions and arti
mention that Sir Horeale: Robinson does The slk dealers have doubtless had their in collision most of the Europeans betong- articles has been profitable this seasonal with Chineso. While the vessels were 1866, but as extremely low rates heth for His Lordship-I have certainly nothing cles regarding the Royal Commission of Inthe Cape as soon as possible that heat on the whole they have reason to be peal, sume catching on to the anchor chats,
it his duty to return to his government at disappointments and louses, now and then, ing passage and freight have been raling daring to pay against your taking the objection
the man-of-war leaped on to the Ne.. the past six months, the result of the halAs I said before it is a point that is capable iry into the conduct of Sir John Popeller-could not remain here to hear the defence satisfied. The price of the best raw silks
of argament.
nessy. So far, the exact grounds for his sus of Sir John Pugo Honesty. Je night also, is at present some afty bats a picul irigher jamp the two ships had separated. The nuan Mr Brereton-I told Your Lordship pension have not been disclosed. It may be sion come here by nakoan in quizy mul notto i thin it was at the opening of the
prassibly, bs urged that the Royal
uf-war went down in 3 fathoms of wales, sit in dement. On the other baulit must and a larger quantity has been exported and when she settled, her rigging, which he bone in mind that the Secretary of foreigners, geneally, who have shipped There was great difhculty in lowering the than in 1895-SE. And we understand that was above water, was crowded with Chinese, State would be very likely to net on the Under thean circumstans Sir John Pape which govern the market are not been workable.
antisfaciary position: so that the powers the night which rendered the ropos sti and Hennessy would be placed in a Forss-sided in the bestowal of their favours, informed, were lowered and at the wreck in Six or eight boats, we are a femidable, lugthy and ions than the most me a real Dealers in tess have also made money on about 20 minutes after the colision. While the 1st instance brought before the Mugisone. He was acord of following an in-hava indicated, wo at await more light first eng at Hankow and Kiakiang, prices ton of the Nepout had the steamer man-
offouder against peal lave,
But as we the year. trats and tried under a mecial law which provident poli, maladministrating the before being able to fully discuss this grave in the country have since then boss tower, couvred at ss to keep her as close to the For though they los on the the man-of-war was sinking, Captain. Aldor- permits two Magistrates to try and finally finances, uxaggerated ideas of philanthropy.. disposs of euch unsen, leaving it optional to
question.
Port Louis, December 16-Nature, ob- and the tape have done very well, wreck as the prisoner's counsel to elect to have them disdain of popular opinion, disregard of served Sir George Bowen to the great Li
with safety. Green-tes dealers have also had a good bigla sea which was running at the send to the Supreme Court.
timo added to the difficulties I do not think instructions from the Home Goretamont Hang Chang, objects to a cut it is compotens for the learned Attorney
In this year,
Trade in white manufactures, in which the rescuing boats had to General to file another information on the leading to repeated conures, persecu with all methodical al wail-regulated on the whole satisfactory. The quantities have otherwise occurred.
respect, nature, wo ingine, is in a gray cottons are included, has also been up-
encounter, and led to a greater loss tf life than would information obtained under auch special tion of respectable persona holding minds.
Must of those direnistan coa.
The occurrence of Monday, aptly taken have not been so large as in 1885-80, who wore drowned wore huddled togother The trial before the Magis high positions, supporting and rotecting rough described as petat, soms but that lias boen ewing a great part, if on the top of the saloon deck on the an The dange caused by fine bo Be Cauton rate was in this special al peculiar ordin wharf has been repaidats cost of 500, anco and I doubt whether it is competent a clique both ambitious and dangerous, ity loving a
to hiso bien suomeedal by an irregular- not altogether, to thonnesnally large quauien-ching and were washed off by the and good process has been raade with the in ordinary circumstances to Gle upurs this which indirectly created dissasian and after the news of the suspartion of the of the tr
V:10 am. Some hours
tities which were parohased after the close waves as the vessel settled slowly down. new wharf at Maco. An amount of information a totally different charge.
Governor had been spread tie rod, we re-
e trouble with France. faporters and. A number were lost as the beats from the $4,304.11 has so far been exponded upon this The Acting Attorney General--I ojocs even enmity aming the diffrant classes of ctivel from the Secretariat a note at China have had occasional disappoint. & O. steamer got alongsida The eff account, at a further aum about $4,000 to any adjournment in this case. The fact the community, and reviving distinctions of ing that the Royal Chamissioner would hatents; the former suffered heavily from users had to leap from the boats on to the will be required to complete the wharf. that it is a case may be disposed of before race which had woll-nigh disappeared. If worn in
the serions fall it the ratio of silvocat home deck of the men-of-war and actually preh Governor ex: day. From that d of the change of in agonent from a private the Attorney General, when the case GODER
The Diretors ret that in consequence two magistrates does not take away from even half of these charges have boor natal time is this we have uni seus or heard of the consequent docline in exchange, the Chinese violently into the boats. Thes firm to a Board of Directors, an annual before the Supreme Court, the right found shed, Sir John well deserves the fat any gificial notification of this most grase bably the losses which were made combined effects of fear and the boxumbing
by and important procedure.
earlier in the year have bou re-it@uence of the cold to which they were payment of Taels 500 due to the New Hoiupon the depositions whatever charge he which has overlaken him.
covered by the rise in exchange which set exposed seemed to have completely unner- Relative to the absence of so many Menn for months ago. So far as we have boon ved them. Every ofurt was made by Cap- Magistra under terms of the ease of the thinks should be brought against the pei- Company's wharf site at Canton, has been sonora. There is really no reason why any flieve, however, the Merchants aunt Planters bers of the logislature and other omicentble to ascertain then inland, native,tain Alderton to remove the Chinese Walind
and distinguished Mauritians from the pustponement shoulbegranted. Itissimply hezette, a paper which it was hitela short cereus of swearing 2 Sir Hercules y markets have been well supplica of the man of war as they flated past thra a case of comm'n assault and there would time ago was subsidised in some way or
Robinson, it is right to note that many of is not beca hindered as was the case a wreckage, while others seems to be kept with funds, and busings in foreign importa Nepal, som dinging to ploces of be very great inconvenience in adjourning. other by our ex-Governor and whose utter-voitaly absent; for from the time the
these gentioned may well have been unfaw seasons ago, when the up river money adat by their thics heavily padded clothes. Mr Brereton-It is possible I may con sitler it advisable to file separate plen. anesa'hase ever been distinguished by their fact of Sir John Pope Hennessy having blunders and rapety of officials, There god service in the line, and one Hong- markets were thrown into confusion by the Several of the passengers alas rendered His Lordship-Whit apreial bern contouted for with Messee Runage & oiled in your favour last week that the pri., Sir John is a much aligned man and flock to Belait in great numbers from all the improved stao of the foreign relations himself in throwing rope to the unfor
commented and have Dice confined to among Chinese capitalists, consequent on all Ferguson of Leith, deliverable there on the sonora would not be disebarged, that the has again been been made the victim of puts of the Island they their este of the Empire giving the energios, enter-trate Colestials in the water.
naine), specially exerted 20th April next for the sum of £32,540, to bail would be extended in order to give the vile conspiracy. He lus olber a fodrera, and to shew their sympathy and reapeet prise, and resources of the people die play, ceded in getting hold of one or two nea which wil, have to be added the coat of the Attorney General time to aen if its could
for a Governor held in gates affuelig and the fosses which were incurve few with a rope, but the heary ses car- royage to Hongkong and a further sun of bring some other charge on the summon too, than cha Sizzle, A purition addressed to here than any mier since the time of Sir rears ago in various apecalative ways have zied them away. about £650 for fitting the vessel with na tw. You have had opportunity since then the Queen was prepared immediately Bir Her-Robert Farquhar. So it may have been probably keve forgotten. There is evid Bowing, carrying wreckage rapidly post A strong tide was Electric Lighting plant. The interest of tu think over the water and doubtless you ente decision became known. submitting that many of the gentamen under reference, particularly in the increased deanated the Nepetal. Besides the boats sent to the the Claus Navigation Company in this came to the opinion that the only charge that there was nothing either in the cires the time of the country steamer will be Mires eighthsi
that could be brought was that of assault
Redais at Another for usatsu factures of a better sind, and wreck, one was kept specially oruising The retiring Auditors, Meses L Haus-and false imprisonmur.
sequently dearer, thit the condiabent to pick up those in the water. One stances of the Colony or in the acts of Sir that may have contribgted to keep away tion of the people generally has been young girl, a survaut of a Chinese Manda ehill and A. Ö’D. Goordin, ofer themselves
Mr Breceton That the matter lay over John which could render so nudden and to secustomed to put it an appearates af for re-eledira:
from the ceremony so any persons of p I quite know, but I supposed that the At-
€ pros?
improving of late yours, and this, cin's wife who, with her husband, was on by Geusral might have referrod the extreme a more as cuspension necessary such reunions is the scicle that appeared their supplies from or market have sufer being half an hour in the water. She was kbough large districts which draw board the man-of-war, was picked up after prisoners back to the Magistracy: I did not think that at the same infonnation he
or even expedient. This belief the peti-in the dereg, a paper that exercises greated grievously, sana from todds and others perfectly bonusubed and helpless when and formel nuother charge. It struck me tioners reiterated in an address of condotins society, The Editor remarks that if antiele which is of great injertance in the good recovery.
influence with the higher class of Mauri from drought. Silver, the other white brought on board the Nepal, but made a that the way of procedure would be to releace to Sir John himself. Their conten-Sir Hercules Robinars, in ordering strong China trade, as it is all over the East, hae very nearly dead when taken off the wreck, Her mistress was also on a charge of assaais and false incison confession, that they did not know the would be disturbed, he was thouring water incertainties, have not only inflictedot board the 1 Niching at the time of military and police forces to be present net and then lat the depositiona"
the variations in oxelange, but still more and servant lost their husbands, who were back.
grounds on which Sir ffercules Robinson's a grost orror. For, added the Cerason, they loses on merchants, bat at one time the collision. His Lordship-The Attorney General is decision had been taken. It is delightfuliu trus Mauritius. these baring at hert the seriously storemet imports. People now who were taken off the wreak living diad Ten or three Chinese not bound by the charge mado" as the Ma-these days of unbelief and mistrust to come antimonta by abstaining from attending silver; the rise in its price during recent and the waves washing ever them. Botwoo dignity of their country, will she their take are hopeful view of the fature of soon afterwards from the effects of the cold Mr Brereton-There is no doubt that in across such impheit confidence and trash in the ceramony. 21.13. ordinary circumstances the Attorney Gen- the integrity of human nature, but so commissioner had determined on the downwards.
months having retiered them from that fear 180 and 190 of the Chinese on buard the I now seems pretty chir that the Royal shat its value must necessarily always fend man-of-war were rescued by the boats of the em cu le nothier charge on the same feas, knowing what we do of Sir John, that
As we inve already said, the Nepaul. Most of these were taken of the 111,500.00 buiore a special tribanal.
pasion of the Greenor hom the pridence His Lordship-I do not think there is of the merciful una sonce tran diss demand of Sir Joha Pop Hennessy a larger than in to ten preceding ball to have been lost is stated to be fren
be surprised to hear that when the glamour
picked up in the inter-port and lan trate has while floating past the Nepal. The unsaber any rean for adjourning. It is not my appeared the trusting Mauritians will dis- $1,000.00elf that I consider, is is the gentlemen of cover they were to a milding
to have eross-examitted by Counsel before
yere, but at the same time there has 50 to 100, but we were anable to ob- the jury who have to give up their time
the Royal Commissioner son hamucus-
heen a soucity of sy ee any and then tain precise information on the point. The THERMOMETER
Da The following extracts on the subject areers, had an intcase in regard to the de- in various parts. without any remuneration. They have been taken frun the Merchants ant Pitersion referred to.
oro washed off the Poking, and possibly greater part of these wors
Do other places in the north, has been short saloon deck, while others are reported to kept on for tiui Inst äve or six days waiting Gazette, a special pouler for the Go. remark, is most serious. If, as we find of the metal, and consirable shipments have lost their lives through japing into at difattive Div 1500.00 on the best. ff I thought it was any inverto
suggest, there are reasons for supposing from this were made during this year as the man-of-war's rats, which it appears that sond of the chesis of the Governo az in 1885. But a good deal of this they cut adrift, and capsizing them. Sare- resorted to falsubnud in their eagerness to soul saucity of ayc is owing to the al of those who acted on the runs qui pest Port Louis, Decorabe 13th.It was mited a grave wog trike Governer, Lutatis of the Empire is conducted. An boss but adrift for astern. Captain Alder- conviet bin, they may not only have cowretched nei system on which the principle, wers picked up in souls of the reported towards the end of November they will thus allowed to escmpe the improvement in this cospect would be of ton, as soon as those roseged were brought that Sir Hercules Rabiuson hoped to be pains and penalties provided in the Cade the getout benefit to Chian, and we eat on board, gayo nters that everything pin- able to leave. the island on the sixth in- Panal for Bosa who is false toxity ope that the powers in Peking will sible was t stant a few days afterwards it became his before adverted to the frot of most
be done for thom. They wero known, that his stay here would have to be important questions belt leit, sa aboynuce bit about in their own way, ang profied in blankets and placed in the hottest prolonged; and now it is understood that in South Africa panding the return of Siration, both Imperial and Provincial, Will of the Nepad, an well as all the Europern
spertily as.
as antiquated methods of adminis part of the steamer. The whole of the offers his Excellency's departure has becu fixed frHeronles Robinnen. At the end time, it permit. But neither flicini impesniosity soon, were out in the rescuing boats and Li Aying and Tang Aung were charyed Toonday, the fourteenth of vomer with though a Goveruor, onglit not to be deprived and exchange markets are prevented the of the steamer specially distinguished hi-1
Land will be enceded, an sched with assaulting awi besting two Annanese here on the fourth of
person, ni
or the unsettled condition of the silver performed exellent, errvice. The Doctor 66.11 girls. Un Aka and Un apa, and with autiot. Mr Solomon as legal adviser, and his this, it geama to us, will be the practical re factory year, such as has been enjoyed by to the wreck and passing the Maila 29.87 87 63 EXE
Mr Rom, tao Secretary to the commis of the ordinary means of defence, suning and detaining them without any legal
Now Chinese Winters har having fairly satis self by making gagsay of his boas on anthority on the 25th and 26th December, staff he within a few hours cassol to be ault of the inability of the Royal Drumnins the other doules in white coloured ar-Cunstiais along to
published the Letters Patent and other ionar to remain here to live bought before tioles.
the
brat behind him. The following gantiemon were airon as Documents which explained his powers and him for cross-examination aome of the
The fourth officer of the Nepeda ao deserves juryman-Mesars W. Botter, Alexander instructions; and he at the sau time in principal witnesses, and alto hear fully Rodger. P. B. Kama, Arthur Fleet, J. B
vited all persons desiring to see him relive the other side of the question.
honourable mention. Though confined to ongkon his bel for acveral days by illness he a Fuochon 30.17 48
Amy Gomes Jr., F. A. do Rozario and F. A. dos vernment House the following day Boua remarks made by Sie Forsalis Rain Captain Arthur S. Olibborn. The mar
to his mission here to call upon him at Com
Miss Boord's AARDAGE PROCLAMA up' at onco and tanned a boat and worked Remedios,
In our list ist we bridly referred to the row-Miss Booth a vagagent to marry bard until the last. He wont back to bel Stugan.. The Attorney General said there was in-
the principal mon of the T-land called to after having taken the oath of offes; and shal, keeping her eye to the main chance, hausted indeed that he had to be helped Wiustuch.15.13 in vory exhausted state. fe wna O Xagasaki. 29.96 other ouse arising out of this one agamat siger; and in due course witnessen put in of what was guid and the matter being of trance into the state of matrimony by the and ficers of the mag-of-war also mari Manila.....129.9 81: 77°E
pay their respects to the Royal Commis-aa what wo wrote contained bat ac epitome he announced with nach faces her un- 73,119.45 angther defendant, and if the defendants in
up the ladder from the boat. The Captain JANUARY 26.—AT 10 $124,343.0/ the present case should be found gaity in their appearance and were heard and gener
might be only faic for the defendant that ally, it is said, were allowed grent latitude; Le bruit the taxif the address na puldished the Army Tis tions has ennu to
great importance we are reproducing from following proclamation to the soldiers of and the Naud's boats and worked from Haiphong.. separat jury should be called,
in fact parmitteri to fully unburden: thom-
first to list in the rescuing. There was Hengkong 30.11 52 80 The rest of the jury were then told to recognized that all witacus were treated thank all these ne hava valutarily attend have acquainted our fall officure. After tester in getting them on board, owing to Shangla 30 4275
ia that papar, as follows:- selves of their grievances. It is fally co-
amnounce to you, brethren, the important great difhaulty whes the Celestials who Amoy 30.9 521 8G Balore leaving the room, I desire to step we have taken, and with which we were rescued were bright alongside the Fooco.. LT st two o'clock,
The Acting Attorney Genral said the when tiris fact became known many persons, evidence, I aupe, of their kindly sympathy betur flod, we have decided to unite tu paling up the ladder with the Chiness on
with
perfect, if not studied exurtesy, snded here today, and whose picance ordaing hobling up the qucation to the light the high su Thuy had to be hoisted by Nagasaki.. 30.18 defendants were charged with falsely - prisoning and nesasiting two girls The there can be no doubt, woul and foulered for me in the delicte al very painful poether by sarriage, steadfastly cousineed it. I was 11 am. yesterday when the last witnesses would tell the jury that they were
WTostock. 31, 30 their evilcnou who might otherwise have ition in which I am placed, I 81508000 taken to Canton, and at Carou. they wet abstained from putting in an appearanou.
that by ay doing werthall fulfil His will boat returned to the Nepad-the one that for N. E winds have increased. The tem The barometer has rise and gridiants first defendant, who told then they were to
There must be many in this room, there and better accomplish the duty He bas s $150,000.00 bed and taken to Singapore; that the
SUSPENSION OF THE GOVERNOR.
was ortising about to pick up anyone float. are cause even immediately around me, to signed to us in the war. We have taken this ing in the watan Every vestige of wreckerature is low, the humidity high and the two defendants brought them down from great emotion and excitement in Port Louis pun. To these I wish
Port Louis, 14th Dos. 1888. There was whom the step which I use talen has given decision with the concurranes of our dear ago had then disappeared the pantie overdust and wet along the S. $100,000ra Cauton against their will; and that they to-day when about noon the news rapidly course which I have felt impelled by a paraly weighed it in the sight of the Lord, and thora mutil the voning When the weather Say that the Gener 1 and Mra Bouth, who ha resacious suchored cloas to the wreck and remained were locked up during the whole day of the sprand that the Royal Commissioner had manant serise of duty to dept, cannot as they agree with us that in the end we can cleared, she me up to the lightaliip and 50,000.00 25th December They would also speak of suspended the Goverant, Litor un in the bly have occasioned to any one of them more du invro for the Kingdom of Heaven by anghurs jua oighed anebor aud $ 140,000.00 by pasing a constable would give day we received information from the Colo pain and grief than it has to gaulf.
are informed that the We are evidence to the affect that on the 8th Dental Secretariat that Sir Hezoulos
being united the separatu. List this ba mauf war $ 50,000.00 one of the girls and that the techod day at noon. It is supposed that Bie Her- not, through the stap exaltation of the stand studfastly be your colours-Your prevailing gray fog, which was of a decup-
teaber he saw the frat defendant dranging would be sworn in as Governor on Wodness venture to express the hope that thog wil We only ask you of a new consecration. bad stain when the evident courred. ait, and to the level of the sex in inabus, teatha
to pray and e hear that the vision was due to these dredths. up dragging the other. If he cules willshortly afterwards appoint Colonel inouent say or do anything calculated to devotedly and affettoly for this worldtive shatterin judging distance, and the Fabreabait. proved that these two girls were lookout Hawley, the Officer in command of the widen the breach which at present unha and the next (Signed) DATTIERINE BOOTH
2. TEMPLEATURE, in the shade in degrees, up by the defendant and kept there twers, administrator of the Government, pily exists between diferent ruces, au ARTRUR 3. CLIBBON
man-of-ware being hidden by a fog bank. 3. HURDITY, in percentage of sabration, the for a day that was perfectly suficient and leave for his east of Government at the classes and sections in the Teland,
When the Nepal wee eight miles from the bidity of air saturated with moisture being the jary to find them guilty of Cape as early as possible. This very im
Nov. 29, 1885, false imprisonment. As far as regarded portant nows, we give without comment
lightship the pilot, hear, imagined be 100 was only three miles distant. At the time
DIRECTION OF WIND, in two palate, ain of every sincere wall wisher of Mauri. :| P.S.—On quiting is to take place in the the asumit it would be sufficient to show having in reliable data on which to found tins that prost difterines and antagonistas of January. Such as arewing to the ollision the Captain, pilot, and first Seats
S. FORCE OF Wins, according is Bisefork that there had been some rough handling.
such
As our readers may remember wo isms may as soon as paid be of literated how their ay upathy wibi us on this avone dilicer of the Nepel were on the bride, mentioned in our article that we wrote on ad forgotten; and that Mauritius mynd in their gifts to the headquarters,
8. SET OF XATRES. & bine, sky, eden, Maday morning and which appeared in gain before long present to the world un 187 Quai de Vainy, Paris, in order to help only Hongkong inau en hoard the Nepali lightingco overcast, passing showers,
MA. J. Leach, the barrister, we slic
Lachal olsulz, 4 drizmline, rain, «tos, y ploomy, one issue for Teenday that the Iyal Coins example of a united and a apppy comanat press the war harder than ever Taissioner wopld leave Mauritive to-day, ty,
Captain Dams rome waa in command of rain, s snow, I thaudre, « visibility, dazing next year?
the transport
w they (wet!!
1. Bai, in inches, tenth and hundre hiba
P. Kasu, Chairman..
Hongkong, 26th January, 1897.
HONGKONA, CANTON IN MACAO STEAM-BOAT
D., 1545.
BUMPANY, LIMITED,
Value of Slamon...
Do. of WarTS,
Do. of Carga-bucal,
-1.350,
Do. of Trot Light Sour
Du. of land Sons,
..5 72.000.00
20,000.00 500,00
11,500.00
Do. of Mulicory and Moorings
€,000.05
1. of Furat ze
TY00
I of Fra in Publio Campane
702.113
Inder Arm
2,241.02
Chinen Bonus, it pl
_77.2
Bumit mount New Steamos,
19,231 10
Sandy Vultu
1018
And with Honakery &
Unexping Tasan ore, ist Desember,...
Im Bling Corporation,
Cash an Canut An unut with the Jong-
kong & Battisti Bankin; Corpretation
IN, 18.
Li-itis.
Amost of Chpful, anna Shares of
such fully weak up...
10. ut def Depreciatim and In-
517100
IM.
Sawley Credia,
A Funch.. Tatteredit of atomt
PROFIT AND 1938 ACQUINT, 18, De-To Amount psd for Extra-
orhny Reima të stemmers i
Joan $22 182.05 Fate Gout,...... 1,500,0
To test of stem Windles for Stearner
Cust of Hepsis to $500.00
Wtf daming by Fira
4,594.11
root 16 Magan,
Ameent part the Nao Hoi Mazie
ciralo's claim for nature of ret of Chants W wite, from 17th
February, 2. to Sath June. 1880,
The per km,
Dire un Auftitore Recs.
BATH
uppropriated; VĒZI—
Divind at decatur
000 $48,000.00
To be varied to lepio
lation auf Tosun 29,000.00
Bullah sa
snow Acceani. “ 17,410.45
35.823.41
-$80,00
one wore among the visitors
Un Paris---
Ho
booden-
KC-
Bunk, Wire,
9,83
25
On demand,
3/34
17
30 days' sight,
3/4
4 month sight,
3/4
Oralita. 4 1
Documentary, 4 months" sight, 3/4
On New York-
Ou demand,... Credita, 4 mouths" sight,
4.19
Un Bombay-
On Calcutta
On demand,... Credits, 60 days' sight, Wire, On demand,
Wire, On demand,
4.29
81
83.
mit the prisoners back to the Magistracy tion is seriously weakened, boweror, by the the ceremely, thought that the public pouco Pissed a fer of violent disturbance, and but was brought round.' Both mistress
STACY
dono
nellions, but this is a special cose tried we cannet smaru in them, and we sll renarden and Uzat the refusal to convde toanking cspital available In the Chinesu wreck, the others having been
envenience or any hardship to the prisoners.
I would grant au adjournmasi.
15
Secondo
Mir literston-It strikes me that it is not proper to found a second charge on the sune information in this queinl cireunstimees.
His Lordship-That is a very technical objection, which I think can be niet,, I will
I take a note of it.
g0 01.
$15,967 91
Mr Brereton-If Your Lordship wishes About I will
The charge was then rend,
1,259.24 2,760.00
1896, Jurac-By Amount brought forward
from Agat Dec.-By N Bayalute of Secure,...... In un ve
SIVNJA.TE 1000.0
6.914.55
$125,000.001
VEPRECIATION AND 15SURANCE FUND,
Dec., 1998.
To Balu,...
Dr.
Jund und Jur, 1856
By Amaqat of Credit,
brought from Front and Loss 6/6 for bulk-you ended 30th Jane, ch
Doc., 1
EQUALIKATION OF DIT DENG JEND.
Dr.
To Balaner,
By Amodat Sultas Pinta Lom Account for half-year ended 36th June,
B $3,000.00
$3000
£4,2
T. Ánxely,
Secretary.
Howokovu, tluk Faxnery, 1687,
350 bave compared the shove Statement with the
verify the eum debe cert
186.
it
The jury, after heating the evidence, Books Vouchers and Securities of the Company, and found the prisoner quilty of assault and un-
wful detention. "Sentence was deferred.
BAFIL Avaftare,
105. GOO
Tux ROYAL COMASSION-INQUIRY
COMPLETED.
Robinson
All this, we need nos
To than who feel dirently, T world
I ahould I think, be the desire and
a Shaughz-
On domand, ... Gold 103, 100 fine...
Sur days' sight,
vereigns,
2201
221
220
... 831.05.
$5,00
Temperature. Taker at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises Queen's it.} BAROMETER 9.
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Station.
REGISTER.
JANUARY 20T 4 PM.
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1. Baradace 1:1009 Augrete Fabron-