No. 8142. FEBRUARY 8, 1889.)
· LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PABABU SEE! ANAL.
OUTWARD HOUSH - Bombay, Red Sox, Dec, 28; William Burkill, der eldi, Jan. 1; Highfield, 8; Rent, 11: Fhrafe Prometheses, 13; Benledi, Electr. 18; Yangte, fihan, 99; Nestor, Sachsen Hector, Glengarry, Baleares Breck, Flintshire, 29; Olafus, Feb. 1 Homeward Hors-Beurerne, Jan. 15; tonower, Pemptes, 22; Auckies, 25; Berenice, Denbighshire, Glenartney, Lensor. Paris, 29; Sarpedon, Cate- donien, Fah 1.
TILE CHINA MAIL.
BRITISH YACHTS.-WILL',THE THIS LE RACE THIS SEASON 1
A re
Agamemnon, Glenfrtin, Cassandru. A two persone are aid to have gone down passages in her life which she did not wish shen Wai said-I am neoantent in the for the account of the plaintif. Notwith. But the rule given in Biddle v.. Bond is possession of the America's cup was made
The Yangts, with the Fronchi Mail of January 12th, loft Bingapore on the
pected here on or about Saturday, the instant. This Paukot bringa ro- plies to lettera despatched from Hong- kong on December ōth. The P. M. S S. Co.'s. a. City of Peking,
steamer Don Juan.
Two
with the AMERICAN MAIL of 15th ult., will leave Yokohama an the 9th inek, and any be expected hate on or about
1x31 were brought before Mr the 15th inst.
Wodehouse to-day charged, at the instance The Shire Lin, a 6. Curdiyanshire, form
of Police Sergeant Batlin, with keeping a London Su, left Singapore on the 2nd
fantan don in Kwai Wal Lano. They inst, and may be expected here on or about the 9th inet.
denied the charge and produced the usual The O. 5. 5. Co.'s a. a. Meneiaus, from Li-
verpool, left Singaporo on the 3rd in- copy of rules to prove that they were stant, and inay be expected here on or club, ba: the Alagistrate sentenced them in about the 10th just. The O. S. S. Co.'s 4.3. Achilles, from Liver-four months' hard labour all the same. Mr
pool, left Singapors on the 3rd instant, and may be exparted here on or about The Austro-Hungariaa Lloyd 9. N. Co.'s steamship Maria Terean, from Trieste, left Singapure au 2ud inst, and may be expected hero on or about the 1 th irst. Tus Glen Line steamship Glenlyon, from Londen, left Singapore or the 2nd inat, and may be expcoted here on or about the 10th just. The O. S. S. Co.'s. Antenor, from engaged him at Hunghen this morn-
London, left Singapore on the oth inst, and may be expected here on or About the 12th inst. Tho P. & U. Co.'s steamer Khion, from Bombay, loft Singapore for this port
the 10th inst.
Caldwell afterwards applied on behalf of the prisoners for a rebearing. His Wor. ship declined to grant the request, and suggested that the cano might be appealed. Mr Caldwell said that procedure was too expensive.
An old boatman had a narrow escape of being murdered in the harbour today. A
for the purpose of being farried over to Jardine's Wharf. When about half-way aerts, the passenger asked him where his money was, and not getting an answor, drew
i oath.
years.
It was
SUPREME COURT IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Before is Honour Chief Justice Russell.)
Friday, February &
JOHANNES S&HSOON AND OTHERS. →→→
DISPUTED OPIUM TRANSACTION.
that the
than for
A zerour reached Hongkong to-day from Tax London correspondent of the Birming They were inenrod with us this year for the amended accordingly. Briefly the petition a distress and gave them to Bond to sell. Mania that the S. S. Ecque was lost on ham Gazette Bays-Rumours upon which I first time. I issued the pollop, infinding to states that in consideration of the plaintiff's Before sale Robbins claimed them
can place reliances reach me sinultaneously inspekt be promises after the China Nes employing the defendants as his agenta to illegally seized. Bond refused to retare.
The following is taken from: American the 30th it, whilo taking out soldiera as from two sources that Sir Charlen Dilke is Your, being very bury befor that. I know soil and dispose of editain goods for reward, the goods to Biddle, in virtue of Rele relief to various stations in the Philippines.making great headway in the task of doring the shop on the Praya side but not that on the defendants promised to account &e., bias title and anocoodad. He did so be exchanges;- The Thistle lies dismantled at his churnoter. The lost Fauny has been the Winglok Street side. I led on Chinese and that in pursuance of such contracts and cause be defended by Robbins' title Gum ek bag, on the Clyde, the salto att The vessel in suid to have struck on a reef found. Shoia in England, and she states that New Year's Day to pay the manager the s auch ngouts the defendants, received on not adversely to him. There are several chong she was moored in on her return
I then a 14th Sept. 1882 cartais opium to sell and catos where it has been considered enough from New York. She is for sale. near Point Biliran in the morning, and ul-she did not come forward at the trials not comments of the ELABO though she was got off, a balkhead because there had been anything wrong in some merchandise in the shop. They were dispune of from the plaintiff, and they to show that the better title is in the newed challenge from the Clyde to sail the
her relations with Sir Charles Dille, but insured for fire before, I believe.
nakowledged that they held the opium ter is without relying upon his authority. Thustle against any American yacht for the 'ufton wards gave way and she mask. Forty because, independently of him, there were, Chun
in question. We were insured before standing the fulfilment of all conditions evidently the correct one for the real quite recently and all but assured. A pre to have dragged into light. She totally with Mesars Jardine Matheson and Co. for the defendants have net accounted, and owner night hure alidened all claice, liminary was the transference of the Scot with her, the other getting off in buals.
denies that thore in any truth in the part of $17,000 or $18,000. The policy expired they refuse to deliver the opiuni and have and the hulder night thus kuep goods i tisk cutter to her new owners, bab on the which he had no night whatever. In the ore of the completion of the sale some Mrs Orawford's ovidence implicating her; about the middle of January last. Wo converted the same to their own 388. THE Ger. Bark F. H. Drews, 624 tons re-but I am not able to say that she has prom changed because they raised th rates. Wo The plaintiff therefore seaks damages to the present case I infer from the evidence hitch occurred in the arrangements. Whe gister, en route from Vancover to Shang-ince to come forward and report the depind have been insured for seven or eight extent of 85000-The defendant denies that the property in the opiuta is that of ther the Thistle would have raced in her everything and says if they did promise Hadje Mahomed Jafor and that the previous form or would be fitted with a a typhoon on 16tháng
Inspector Stanton sild he had heard no- to hold or sell or dispose of ot in they did defendants here resisted the Claim and centru-board was not quite decided.
are defending the actions by, bis right and The opinion of G. L. Watson, the de hui, encountered 8th inst., 5 p.ra, and may bo x-December when about 800 miles of the teeeat wan:ber of the Gardeners' Maga (hing against the shop Ho did not think on the edition and understanding itlo and by his authority and not adver-signer of the Thistle, is that a centre-board
that the plaintiff would parehase und pay for Marianas group, and bank two days later, site we observe a report of the Southgate bo could obtain any further evidence.
His Worship said he had tried to find and ship sugar to the order of the frun of D.sely to him. The latter of the 29th July would have made the Thistle a much easier Chryanathemum. Socisty, of which un vld! The Captain and crow succeeded in making resident of Hongkong, Dr W. Stealey out how the fire originated but he could Sasson & Co., of Bombay, and the plaintiff stated from whom the spium came, and voel going to windward, but he still re norar fullled such condition and never the object of the consignment The tained his opinion that e koel-bout can be their way to Yay, Rum which port thoy Adams, is a patron and Vice President De not eas the newers of witnesses were wore brought to Manila by the Spanish so notice in the prize list the folowing that none of them seemed to new promise carried out. The defendant again refers to the opium being pinced ouder opinion has been strengthened by the anc strange thing untitled himself to have such conditional plaintiff replied that he had got it as bailt fast enough to compete on level terms Adams was also a successful exhibitor, for satisfactory
agalast sugar orders Afin and again be with a centre-board of any tonnage. This sentence In the class for twelve Jops, anything about the origin of the fire. says if he did make an unconditions! pri- Mr French, garloner to W. Stanley Adams, It seemed as if they had born sitting thero miss as alleged he was induced to do so by his control against sugar to be purchased. con of the sixty-ton catter Garana, designed Bay, Onthorpe, Palmer's Grey, occupind until the house was nearly burned down the false representation of the plaintiff that The proceeds were to be applied to the by him and built last spring. This cutter the post of honour with grand blome of and then discovered that there was a fire.hu was making or chews to make certain purchase of such sugar, Ho says that bu beat the 100 ton cutter Trez at all points, the mpton Nord. Any Furse, Mons. J. He had heard nothing against the shop, and shipments of sugar and to pay for the same, did not buy the sugas. His rat letter unless when it blew so hard that the smaller Laing, Fernand Feral. Val d'Andorre, of couge it was possible that the fits took it being known and understood by and to Saamon and Company would show that yacht was overpowered by the wind,
By a comparison of the Thistle's and Mille Lacroix, Criterion, Dormillion, place in some way that the witnesses were between both parties that the sole purpose as to five chests at all events, hin
The polica were for which the Opamn was placed at the duty was purely that of an agent. Garuna's speed, obtained from contents Conte de Germiny, Madame Baco, and not in a position to know. Thunberg Oakthorpe is a lovely mission in porasion of the premises ne preaout and plaintiff's order was to rent such payment. for he was to draw for balance between the beween the Tres and both sutters, the with a very large garden, which, until reif he kept them there it would of course He als rolies upon justert. The justertii opinm proceeds, and the sum of 7,800 Garand, as a sixty-ton vessel, is undoubt- cently, was owned by Mr Nininn Crawford, cause a considerable amant inconreni was not specially plended, but it was the pecs, the cust of sugar bebo purchased, edly faster than the larger Thistle, aut once to everybody concerned, and he did defence chiefyrelierlapon at the hearing and There was mine catinanted price for the would probably sit a close match with any not know that there was anything to be the right to advance it was very fully dented. opini evidently, for he says the draft for centre-board yacht of her own size. From another old resident of Hongkong. A waxt-suowu missionary to China, the gained by keeping the Pulics there longer. The testimoiy in the case consisted of difference between opius and sugar may be the construction of the Thistle and the Guruna, centre-boards could be adopted Rev. T. Richard, recently describing the In the circumstances, therefore, ha elude evidence taken on commission, and the cor- 83,171 more or less. The amount to be ex-
to reloam the premises reajumdence between the parties. In 1885 pended outangar was find hot the proceeds by oth enttare al comparatively small cost, Christian missions in Japen which he had give an order nes visited, says that their educational work in only this was by no means because he con- the defendanta obtained the issue of a Com of the opium was n & known. If the apim but the feeling on the Clyde is that an There is no street chapel accred that the account given was satis-mission to Bushire, and had Mr Morad was his by purches why should this som be international natol sailed between centre- surprising.
China, and little medical factory or that there had been any rut Nissim appointed Commisioner. It now left undetermined? The plaintif in his boards would lose the interest attached to branchising As in, Counselising being almost information obtained. He would requess appears that he is the same person referred evidence suggests a male to bin agent in a contest between rival builds as well as exsivsively educational, although the dia. the Pulice to continue their inquiries into in the lotters of the 29th July and 15th Persia, who he thinks gave a bill on him countries. What is desired is tribution of Bibles and tracts is carried on ouDnection with the case.
August, 1882, and it right to have been for the opium. He says however that it tonnage adopted for such a contest should known, I don't say it was, that Me Morad was never presented for acceptance. When put as nearly as possible the best points of by native Calperiours. He observen that
Nissin was the agent, at the least, for the asked as to the consideration which he has both builds on the beet terme, Buch a Christine missionaries in Japan are very happy in the sym sthy with which their.
owner of the spinns if not part-owner him given for the opium he answered that be compromise it is felt would insure an un- self. Tu commission wes returned in 186. had paid for coriain bills to which he re-interrupted course of races for this perpe- labours are regarded by all classes, and by non-Christians as well as Christians.
The case was coming in for trist on two furred, drawn by Areatoon and Herapit on tual challenge cup, and Clyde yachting mea occasions. I believe, when owing to the bim. These, however, wero paid for long auzioanly desire tbis. Japan wants to be westernisel, China do a
abasco of plaintiff it had to be postponed, hefore upium was sent or the sugar orders, The coming season on the Clyde pro- not, and the Japanese halisve-me of
and Gually his evidence was taken on Com and had nothing to do with the Transaction.mises well for racing, the number of yachta high rank have stated it in so mang words
mission at Eatavin, This is not a anal The transactions are explained in the cor- building, mostly of small tonnage, being that they will be the more readily
course--and the evidence of such witnemes respondence with took place as to the 10 considerably more numerous on the 7th instant, and may he expecta sword with which he inflicted careral when they are a Christiau country. Hone admitted into the full camity of nationa
In this suit His Lordship save judgment able to the observation that it has not chests, and they were all against sagar or
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some years. The centre-buarda built on ud here on or about the 14th inst.
been tested by the same cross-examination ders. Mears D. Saemon & Co., of Bom- the Clyde last year were too amall to be The Canadian Pacific line steamer Par wounds on the old man and then threw the auxiety to assist and promote the work today as follows: This suit was CAM-
The general fealing is menced in Feb. 1883, and was beard but that the witness has not the fear of bay netnih merely as agents for the parties its successful against keel-hosts of the same this loft Vancouver for Japan and him into the hathoor, afterwards pulling of missionaries.
without a jury on the 10th and 11th Jan. China on the 22nd Jan.
if things go on as they do now, the
other yachts building from designs of 0. towards the Kowloon abere. The boatman, main werk of the foreign missionary will fast. The plaintiff resides at Batavia cod the penities of perjury before him (Cuch Persia and conveyed instructions in their length, and no more ate building Among
trades there under the style of Johannes Alcock, 21 QB.D.). The Bushire Commis behalf both to the plaintiff and defendants. who had a fuw dollars and some other pro te accomplished by the your 1900-4c,
At the trial it was objected us to Bombay to cancel the sogar orders. This vessel is called a fast cruiser, but it is perly in his little craft, was reveard in s only twelvo years henoo! Not that Japan & Co. The defendants are a mercantile on has been in the Lands of the plaintif They all concurred in seuding the instruc. L. Watson is a composite yawl of 160 boris, And no suggestion of purchase is made by curious coincidence that her length of very exhausted conditon, and taken from then with the aid of the missionariss in the use of David Sasson, Sons and Co. in toto. 1, Because the Commissiones plaintiff till very late in the day. The pro water line is just inside the limit given jo
will be all conserted by that time, hat firm in Hongkong. They trade ouder the for some time.
was an improper person to appoint because
the new deed of gift that regulates the maces omized up in the cass. 2, Because he did perty in the opium never did prea abso- field and the Japanese Christians there will There is also a firm in Bombay of David Sas-
Intely. It would have passed sufficiently to for the America's cup. This yawl is built- be enough to go on to the completion of & Co., and on the 28th July, 1882, the
by the commission before taking Pro-low Metara J. M. & Co., Bata: evidence. (Ser Taylor of Evidence and testant converts, with 148 missionaries Vin-At the request of Hadji Mahonzed
and St. Katherine Docks LR 30.P.p. 450. (men only), 165 upmarried ladies, and 102 Basin Aboushire, and M. Murad Nissin of Brydges . Branfill and others, Sundry by fraud would see Attenboroughe Loudon It was placed however at the disposal and sioner has certified that he has taken the native ministers; 12,000 Roman Catholics. Bashire, we are instructing our Hongkong Reports, Vul XII. 334) As the Commis
control of plaintiff for ath presented I might, on the authorities,
specific purpose with 69 missionaries and 40 unmarried friends, Mesere D. Save one, & Doy, to ladies, and 14,000 members of the Grooksfer to your deck and rechts be justified in inferring that he had taken viz, a against orders to be executed but
Perais Opium M. U. 59 and 6 chest M. J.
is before taking the depositions of witnesses. which were not exaculed. It was thus com ministers, and 90 catechists.
Badjee Mahomed Jaffer of Ispelian, and we business relations which he had with the the proceeds for any other purpose would understand they are Goy placed at your disposal and control against pur-parties he would not have been appointed have been a breach of trust, and the funds chases of eager to be made by commissionier. He gives evidence himself or any purchase made On the 19th ugust 1888 plaintiff onweed--and his own 80-celled deposition is on digy could be followed, in the hands at that letter as follows; We are in receipt advocate's argutneut rather than testimony, plaintiff, were liable to be attached in of your esteemed favour of the 28ta ult. and however honest and honourable be may havour of the cestquiques trust. (Taylor and have noted with thanks your instras.be he is so mixed up in this matter that it ismer 3 M. and S. 682. Lewin on Trusts.) tion, to your friends Messrs 17. Sassoon Sons would not be right wider any circumstances, Whether therefore there was a price placed L. C. Rters, Stall Comman-
& Co., Hongkong, regarding the transfer of in my opinion, to allow the evidence to be upon the opiam, or agreed upon, or that used, cren if consented to, which of coured it the plaintiff was saerely an agent to realize is gut. In therefore compelled to deal and account, the proceeds of the opin der Backzer, Mr. Buckner, Mr G. C.
chests MU 9 and 5 chests MJ, or together 30 cheats of Persian Opium to our
vere to go to buy sugare which have not Rochfort, Mr F. G. Thomaett, and Chief
account and credit. We have likewise written with the evidence in the case without the
been bought. If the property had passed Engineer W. Ellis. There also lett, Me A.
to-day to abuse gentlemon requesting them of that anpplied by the Bushire Cum-
After careful consideration Law the cancellation which, under the circum- the same in consiguent from mission. Sanders, late R.3. Yurd; Lieut. B. A.
stances, revested it, plaintiffs' right was a of opiston as between the plaintiff and de Cator, Inte Battler; Livut Couper, late skylight-an open space from the ground prices which we hope they will execute to Espoir, and Dr. A. de C. Seanlae, A.M.S. Boor to the roof and saw the second floor satisfaction, Mr Morad Nissim of Busbiceret beficeen them that the defendants were against the defendunta on the ground of the la favoured as with a sugar order for the to hold the opium conditionally against the tstoppel by attornment, but as against the the opium he had none unless he sum of $7800, ndrising ee to deduct there purchase and abipment of sugar. (2) That owner Ayour hall-past three this morning, the burning. I called out to the clerks, who
accountants' room on the from the prosceds of the opium and to they alluded to the plaintiff as the owner of bought the sugar. His legal advisers have house of a Chinese shopkeeper in Chung Wah Lane, Stanley Street, was entered by ground floor on the Praya side. Igathered draw on you for remaining plus, minus the opium (whelber he was or not) and re-done their best for him, but his own vid-On Paris
2473, handing you over shipping ducamionts cognised it as his property and so placed it once she wo the inconsistency and injustice of the sugar. Wa be therefore you will to his aco unt atul credit. (3) That the of his claim and he must therefore fail We would remind our roaders of the Conan arved band of about ten men, who stole up the account books and took them away.
The house consists of three floors. The kindly inform us whether the above plaintiff was not guilty of any marepre-however skilful the advocacy. Judgment suxtation in inducing the defendants to at- fur defendanus with costs, except custs cert to be given to-morrow night in the St.
mney and valuables amounting in all to Andrew's Hell by Madamo Korff and about $.00. The thieves did not break ground floor is a store room, the Stat floor draft of $3171 will be acceptable to you cor to him, for they did so under instruc-incidental to the Bashire commission.
or not. Hoping to hear from you soon."
Mr Francis, .., and Mr Robinson, On the same day the plaintiff also wrote tiens from Bombay, and, at plaintiff's res Malle. Maillard. Wo are sure that there into the place, but knocked at the door, is a rich treat in store for all lovers of good which was opened by the master of the
to D. Sassoon Sone & Co. of Henge ong:-quest, andertook to all the opium for him, instructed by Messrs Sharp, Johnson and Dear Sira,-We learn from your house and that the only misrepresentation that Stokea, appeared for the plai tif; and the iouso, who under the impression that he was
of Bombay, Mesars David Sassoon & Ca, ca arise is that whi barises from a de- Attorney General (Hou. E. L. O'Malley)
warrants that he has a good one. (Sheridan ton and Deacon for the defendants. duitting the night-soil coolie, whose visit
by their favour of the 28th at that they factive title for a bailor who implicitly and Mr Follook, instructed by Mesara Wol have instructed you to transfer to account and credit 5 chests marked M. U.. New Quay Co., 4.B.R.S. 618.) Bat usually paid at that time, allowed them
xr the pastion of bailors and are walk in. They threatened the inmates,
5/9, 5 chosts marked M. J., together 10 the plaintiff claims that the defendants cheats of Persian Opium. We beg you will stopped frore mying the opini His Lordship also gave judgment in who were too much frightened to make any
follow the instructions and place it es
Dunkin and this soit se followa;This is an action on speedily as possible at advantageous prices not yours and Stomard values they could find, left the place with
We are glad to hear that General Cameron is progressing favourably.
Tax Amarican flagship Marion, Rear Ad- miral Ralph Chandler, Commander N. M. Dyer, arrived to-day from Shanghai. Tan M. M. atr. Vangte, with the Franch Mail of January 12th, leaves Singapore to day at 5 p.m., for Saigon and this port.
Hungham to Yau-rou-ti in an ambulance.
that,
Wo
Tue following officers left in the British the work.' The statistics gizon by Mr. Bombay firm wrole to the plaintiff as in pot cortify that he had inken the oath Live a goed title to a bona fide purchsser for ing to the order of Sidacy Watson, at
Linnet, Captain W. Marrach, Linut. E. P. Powell, Licut W. 0. Thurborn, Lieut. C. Craduck, Paymaster W. J. Hubbard, Sar
to
Acribed
Messa Russull & Co. inform us that tho/geon J. Whelao, M.D.; Chief Engineer G. Church with S missicuuriya, 9 natisThese cheats belunged originally,But if it had begu known to the Court the pled with a trust, and any application of
Union Line Steamer Highfield, from London, left Singapore for this port yaster day, and may be expected to arrive on 13th instant,
Tus Agent of the Pacific Mail S. S. Co. inform us that the s.2. City of Peking, with maila ete. From San Francisco to the 5th ultimo, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow.
Tux Court of Survey dealing with the Pasig sa did not sit this afternoon as at first arranged. The members of the Court were engaged to-day making as thorough an in- spection of the vessel as possible, and testing plates, bulkheads, &c.
music.
Cooke, and Cunter B. El. Bireb. Fra the Rambler, Commander Moore, Lieut. 1. E Cust, Lieut. C. H. Simpson, Luut. J. E. Parry, Peyronster H. Dawaun, Staff Eu- gineer W. E. Beal, Surgeon P. Basselt Smith, and Houswain J. McCauley. From the Vector Em-mud, Lient. H. K. Gregson, Liout.
Twa Cricket Match between the Jongkong Cricket Club and the Navy will be conti-is qued at 11 am to morrow-filin on the ground. By kind permission of Colonel
THE FIRE IN WING-LOK STREET.
Mr Wodehouse hold an inquiry this af ternoon into the cause of the fire in Wing lok Strcot on the 6th inst. The following evidence was taken TM--
Cha Li-I am a shopman in the Seo Sing Wo Shop, Winglok Street and Praya Central. On the 6th inst, after 9 p.m. I was in the shop on the ground flour. I
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long as
salt something burning, I went to the to receive them apeedity at favourable fendants: (1) That it was no part of the cun-right to the passesmise of the property
were is the
more.
was used for storing flour whiefly; the so-
meats. cond flour was need for sleeping compart
There were two rooms on the top four, Fronting Winglok Street was the sitting room. Behind it was the sleeping The master used to occupy the sleep ing room, but he went bone on the 3ed inst. and the room was occupied by the three clerks. The house extended to the Prays, It we divided by the skylight. When I skylight as burning. The railing itself
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QuotationS Hosonono, February B., U-New L'utna, cash,.. 065/6674
Old
cas,-- Now Henares, caah, 545. Old
cash, --
Now Malwa, cash,-, 630 Allowance, Taels... 33/40 Old Malwa, cash,... 650/660 Allowance, Vaela... 32/48 Persian, Oily, rush 500 Allowance, Their... 48/56 Persian, Paper lied 500 Allowance, Treis... 48/56
Exchange.
HONGKONG, February 8,
Ou Loudon
Bank, Wire,
On demand,
*30 days' sight,
71
4 months' night,
Credita, 4
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Documentary, Amaths sigh: 3/4
On demarid..
3.81 Credits, 4 months' sight. 3.00 In New Lock
Ou deman, Credits, Gaye' night,
Wire, On demand,
Un Bombay
On Calcutta
Wire. On demand, On Shanghai
£18
On deman
30 day sigh private,
$3.90 80.69.
Temperature.
Gold Last, 100 6. Soverobnio,
Forbes Robertsun and the officers of the larm, and, collecting as much property of noticed the fire first the room next to the we believe you will have no trouble another, 2 Ourop. is relied on the gobers, a bund bearing date Sist Dock, 1885, by
aa little noise as they entered. The Polier was also on fire. I could not say where in doing--considering that the commulity rule being that one who has received which the defendant bound himself in the Tahon at Mears' Falconer & Co. ad remised,
A. & S. Highlanders, their band will play during the afternoon.
non to-morrow for Sandakan to counsel for a Deteh resident there, who
three weeks.
A TALLINAN, in the employ of the Wharf
to sell
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and Gedown Co., was charged in the Police A KUKOVK that the engagement of the hanging lamp and also one on the table. chests Persian Opium marked 21. 0. Bo... 17. / him as a pusobnect, or assiness to for $500, as he has got $400 on it from
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the fire had begun. The rones which was quite fresh. We do not draw against the property to sther as his bailee or sum of $4,600 to the plaintiff, subject to were informed of the occurrence in time to on fire was the master's sleeping room. The consignment, but at the same time cherish ent servant must reature or account the condition that when defendant had for that property to him from whom he paid $3,400 with interest at 8 per cent., Mx Francis, C., lesves with the Memorable detectives to searota the Canton fire was coming out from the inside of the the hope that you will rae your bratch-received it. (Biddle, Bond, 6 B and S. the bond should be paid. The plaintiff room. There was no one upstairs atthe time. deavours to oblige is seen with account 225.) The defendants however wore bailces alleges that defendant her only paid 9100 net on morning steamer, which is fequently made three men who ususity slept in it were not sales an that we may be enableil to execute net of the ordinary kind. They had the and one year o interess and claims 92,300
Thara was only one
our order for sugar. We are ., (Sg.)J.not
interest. Tho HEG id as a mears of escape by burglars there the line.
servant connected with the shop and he was M. Jolisanes & Co. To that the defend. Pavcosion of the plum, not from the as principal and $267.68 as inter
an infaut has been indicted on a charge of having None of the property was found, but four ic. He was on the top floor of the Fraya aut replied: Hongkong, 14th September, plaintiff as bailor but from the Bombay defendant pleads that he was
Brm acting as agens f
a for parties in Persie. when the bond was executed. 2nd. Ho caused or accelerated the death of a China-suspicious looking passengers, carrying side of the house. The unly cunk house 1882. Mesars J. M. Jobaunsa & Co., man. Me Francis will be absent for about are, were arrested. They were brought was on the ground flour. The clerks woe Batavia. Dear Sirs,-Weber to acknow. They transferred it to plaintiff under denies that Le paid interest forrne your or on the ground for with me when the firo ledge the receipt of your favour of the 19th instructions, apparently not knowing any interest, or that he paid $100 or any before Mr Wodehouse to-day, when the broke out. There was a light in the sitting altine, contents of which have our attention. whether there was a sale or what arcange other sin. He deues that he obtained ment was made between the plaintiff and more than $900, and that, with $201, he erse wan romundod ponding farther enquiry, room in the top flour of the Wingluk Street In securdance with our Bombay Firm's in-
side of the haum There was a related structions we bare duly transferred the 10. It might have been transferred to a paid into Court, He also expreseen bis raadiness to return a promiwory note Princess Louise of Wales to the Earl of They were lit about dark. My sleeping J. 5o. to your account and hope shortly to be and invest. It was not their Court to day with stealing from the Go Fife will shortly be formally announced place was on the ground flour, There was able to advise enlas at favourable rates. kuow the arragewent. All they had to plaintiff There in evidence of a deceased bru do was to hold it at the disposal of the ther in the shape of an affidavit in suit 42, downs at Kowloon a case of piece goode of has create some little talk in society. nobody but myself and the clerks on the The, instructions from Bentay wore un the value of $600, the property of Ling To, The Lindon correspondent of the Man- ground floor at the time I speak of. I and der date of the 28th July, and referred to plantillaud they were authorised to give filed on 4th April 1879, in which it irus chester Courier declares that he has every the three clerks bad been on the ground the transfer of the opium to plaintiff. It it up to him. They did held it on plain- necessary to set at the ages of the rucm- tiff's account, and if he had bought it bars of Tum Achoy's sens, and the defend. compradors. On theapplication of Inspec- reason to believe that the rumour will turn floor, since five o'clock. We were on the does not appear that any conditions wore tor Cradock, the case was remanded. oat to be correct. Lord Fife one of the Praya side of the house and the fra broke added. On the 2nd Ust. pisintiff acknew unconditionally the property would havet is awam to as having been born on the passed to him. Vendor's fien, and stop-14h Felinary, 1864. Anuther affidavit as Prince of Wales's warmest sad eldest out or the Winglak Street side. When ledged the latter of 14th Sept, and request page in transitu would have been gone to his ago, put in in bigown behalf recently,ostock A DISTRIBUTION of good conduct, medals, friends and as the representative of one of I looked up the skylight I noticed that sd an early sale and able to carry They had constituted themselves his agents when a change of solicitors was asked: fur,
with the proceeds to us to the very oldest Scotch families, the lineal there was fire on the first four as well amou which bring a small monthly allowance to
descendant of Macduff, Thato of Fife, he the second. I was too confused to notice out the cader we have against the consign. the recipients, has just been made among may eballeago, oumparison with the Duke what part of the first floor was on are, - I{ ment. You shall confer great obligations torn to him, and they to.d him so. If es no aid one way or another in deter- mother and nurse don't mures as to his the Police. Inspector, Quincey And Ber- of Argyll himself. The only objection made no attempt to put it out, as it was too on the partice concerned, therein,' The the faith of the defendants' attoramentining the defendant's age. The foster which could be urged is on the score Fage, fierce. I don't know how it broke out plaintiff also asked to be allowed to drag plaintiff had advanced money to the con-age, although the evidence of bach would pake him under age, when he signed the geant Butin, both of whom held medals the Princess having not yet completed her The house was insured with Mossrs Russel agathat the consignment, and on the 26th gnor, ua was the case in Stonard v. before, have each been awarded one of a twenty-second year, while Lord Fife is & Co., but I do not know for what account Oct, again hoped for a sale and provads to Dunkin and others, 2 Coup, or had alters hund. I am of opinion that Tam Liu Tai Baiphong. 30:10 64 63 higher class, and medals have been given verging on forty. The mistch would be The whole house excspt the ground floor enable them to execute certajo orders fored his position injurionsly in reto.ence to win over 21 years when he signed the bond.anila..... 228 23 | CH #RW to Inspectors Swanston and Mackie, and extremely popular in Scotland, where Lord and first floor on the Freya side was Larat, sugar On the 28th Oct. the lombay firm the Persian owner, after they had informed The trother's evidence was given in
Fife is one of the most respected of peers.
Inspector Stanton, in reply to the Magia wrote to defendabis that Hadj Mahoned that they held the opium to his accomms of a legal proceeding ten Ferrs ago, Inspector Leo, and also to Chen Choo,
trate, said the only theory ho had heard as Jaffer, Badji Mahomed Hussin and Morad olla and credit, the defendants would nut and there could be so object in giving a Woatock Chinese Barrack Sergeant,
The following paragraph from a recent the origin of the fire was that apie Nissim land feqnested them to trace the have been entitled apparently on the false ge. Now the evidence given autor Tukio Australian exchange will give an ides sparks from the cookhouse chinrey caused Bougkong Firms to cancel the transfer to thorities to defend on the ground of us ligation by the other and nurse must Nagasaki. A GOVERNMENT Official and a Chinese clerk of the vexatious restriction that is now it, and that it began on the first floor. The plaintif of the 10 beats of opium and to testis This is what was decided in Stonard he received with suspicion. On the ques. Shanghai.
and Deakin, as pointed out in Biddle ^. tion of fact on to the amount of money amoy.... 30.18 37 Baud. But in Biddle Bond after refer- venced, whilst feeling the foroa of much Hongkong 30.17 had a little difference this poroing which being put on Chinese in the Australia house had been insured for $10,00 last instruct plaintiff to cancel the order for
Colonies:
On the arrival at Abury, N. month.
saioa, Bugar connection with the oventuate in a Police Court case to SW, of the express train from Melbooms Anather shopman said-I was on the top We have advised our Hongkong firm ring to the doctrine of Estoppel, that was orgod upon us as to the fate of isiphon 30.10 36 morrow. The Government Offcis called the on Monday night (7th Jan.), in which Sir floor on the Praya side of the house et 9.30 accordingly, of which please take tote Blackburn said. But the bats has no interest being so low, and no other gain to ffulin 29,90 82 6s
Houry Parker was passenger, Mr Simpson, p.in, an the 6th inst. I was aloep, and Further correspondesosok place which batter title than the baitur, and onze be obtained, and the youth of the defend Mauds clerk a nuisance, the latter replied "you're Customs officer, noticed a Chinese gentle was roused by bearing the cry fire nerd not be not. ut, but in one letter Messrs queatly if person entitled us against the art, who was an expectant hele, never- another, and then, it is alleged, the oficial man dressed in European costume. Not from the ground floor. I at one wout D. Sassoon and to, of Bombay slated bailor to the property claims it, the balleetheless I am satisfied that the balanes hand cansa twice into collision with the knowing whether he was in the suite of Sir down to the ground floor. raw fire come that if the plaintiff bad purchased the has no defence against him. (Wien of testimony is in faroar of the plaintif, Henry Parker or not he approached him ing from a room on the first flour just over sugar, not withstanding the instruction to Auderton, 40.) The bailes of a chattels and that the defendant actually got the side of the other man's head, at which point for his New South Wales naturalisation the kitchen. The room was in the middle panel the order, they would be if the real owner of the chattel ballet, allthough he now danks it. There are sus the Chinaman thought the matter had paper Me Way Los of Adviside, present. of the two houses. The flier of the room ing to pay for it if not in to the though a stranger to the bailes, makes a picione circumstanove so pointed agt about
ed his card, and said that was all the papers was on fira,
two accountants leaving the oriun to its old account. Let better be referred to a Magistrato.
he had.
was a naturalised subject of gathering up the account books on the tere paased in November between plaintif claim, and the bailes, notwithstanding his the evidence as to the money bắng (u hand Ma C. F. A. Sangster will give an Organangugh permit for any, oclony. The Cusing up his own things. The second Boor transfer, non ecceptades of the bill am will be lable in urover for conversion if i promissory note and the winesses to it and . sud hundredsbre
South Aceira in, and he thought that was ground foor. The last withesi was pack- and defendants about the epoelment of the notice, gives up the chatted to the bailor be from certain property, the drawing of the agthy and to the 19 of the wet is inker, tenta Recital in the Cathedral on Monday after toma efficer then demanded £103; this net was on fire as well as the first when I saw fusal to deliver the opium, and Enslig the tarn out that the stranger had the real title the bond, but that the money was paid 12. TATO, li tip shade 11- Segreti
to the property. He, the bailee, on the am satised. The defendant moat pay, in Yahrenbosil noon next, at a quarter to six. The follow. being forthcoming, the ufficer and he would it. I don't know what was the origin of nation was commenced against Mr. F. D. her band, Lay be sued by the bailar.pu addition to what he has already paid into Sumbly of air maturated, mile runlulute ina
have to delay him on his journey, Mr the fire. The chimney of the ire on the Bastoon, for himself paid his co-part- ing is the programms:-
Way Lee then requested to he takes to ground floor might bare asured i I If may aeis. He is described in the petitis a douging his title, hence the pau allow Ourt, an that ciskes up the sount to unity of air eaturate Overture (Samson)
Baudel the Premier, who was at supper in the have occurred from a crack in the chimney. the resident Hongkong partner of D. Badging his title hence the law allows $2567.88, together with interist at 8 jar Prelude and FugeBacb.refreshment-room. Mr Simpson, informed F. Guliere said-I am pusistent la Bron: Song & Co. of Bomber and Chine to interplend. He may, however, refuse cunt. from the date to which it was inst cal-
up the goods to the bailes or the culated. The defendant will so give upper zgjed give Trio (La Carita). Evcaini. Sir Eaury that he had orders to arrest all Messze Russell and C's insurance depart. Mr P. D. Born although purson to whim he has alturner, but only the promissory nyte which, however, le
Chinamen without maturalisation papers, meat. I am acquainted with the house in partner of the Honkay Brothough he does so by the right, title, and author has affecul to do. Judgment with suate (MES KINDERZINE, MES STOFANI, AND ME CROW.)
without respect to persons! Sir Henry question. The proprietor of the shop iu frum- this correspondence the Bumpay kud Andante (Violin Concerts)... Mendelssoka then said that he would taks Mr Way Lee bured with us on the 18th or 18th Jan. list Hongong firms it reatively of une any of ons in whom there is a better title The Attorney Gental (Hon EL O'Matonda, a draziive, sain, Vyyyan Doatender his protection and be responsible for 614,KK) on goods andchandise and uther se our Hongtong im and Bombay and not adversely to him. Bidle ley) instructed by Mr Wotton, uppeared for Bark, my Beal, Gounod for his importation into New South Wales. $1000 on fittings. That tired the whole fimi At the hearing the statement in the Bond, & BR. 25, it appeared that Bid the plais cf, and Mir Travels, QC, inatenot- Aria (Orga3).......Qujus Aniciam......Rossini. Mr Way Lee thanked the Premier. house, bath Winglok Street and Praya aldia, antwerpted and the pleadings die sired guece of one Rebbine under ad by Mr Caldwell, for the defendant
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