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be called upon. It remains for the soldiers themselves to show, as we have no doubt they will, that they appreciate the gift and intend to use the means of drawing closer together, which has hitherto been denied them by the peculiarly scattered situation of the garrison of this island. Even were the Institute not to be patronised to the extent which is anticipated, General GASCOIGNE and the officers of our regiments would none the less have done a good work. But, as we have said, we do not doubt that the men will appreciate the gift and make the Club a flourishing institution.
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TEL GRAM.
DAILY PRESS' SERVICE,
ADMIRAL KEPPEL AT SINGAPORE.
SINGAPORE, 19th April.
THE HARBOUR RE-NAMED IN HIS
HONOUR.
To-day a special Gazette was issued and a procession of war-ships took place on the occasion of the re-naming of New Harbour as Keppel Harbour, in honcur of Admiral Keppel, who leaves to-morrow for Eugland. The shipping was stopped. People were very angry, there being much trouble with charts. The majority of the town jeer at Governor Swettenham's foolishness.
SUPREME COURT.
COURI
April 19th.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON (CHIEF JUSTICE).
THE MURDER CASE.
CASE.
The Attorney-General said he understood that a special jury had been granted on the ap- plication of the prisoner in the murder case, and as it would require some little time to get the jurors probably the most convenient day to take the case would be Monday. His learned friend Mr Slade appeared for the prisoner, and Mr. Slade had asked him if he could get the case fixed for Monday. He had no ojection if it would suit his Lordship.
It was decided to take the case on Monday. NO APPEARANCE.
Wong Sing had been committed for trial, but allowed out on bail, for offering a bribe to a public servant with a view to influencing his conduct.
The Attorney-General said the prisoner was allowed out on bail, and he was told that morning that the man was not likely to appear. If that was so he should ask his Lordship to allow the bail to be escheated and to issue a bench warrant.
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Wong Sing was called but there was response..
His Lordship-This is the third case recent- ly in which a person bailed has not appeared. What was the amount of the bail?
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The Attorney-General-The sum deposited was $500, which I should say was quite ample, seeing that the sum was only $5.
His Lordship-I think the sum was quite ample.
His Lordship ordered the bail to be escheated, (the money having been deposited) and a bench
warrant to be issued.
A WOMAN ÖHARGED WITH LARCENY. je A woman named Ng Kui was charged with stealing a quantity of clothing, the property of Loung. Wo, of 189, Queen's Road West. The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
The jarers were Messrs, C. C. H. Schroter. A. F. de Jesus Soares, E. L. Jackson, A. B. -Smith, WF. Ford, C. Pemberton, and James
Partington.
The Attorney-General said the prisoner at one time lived with a man who was not her
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husband at prosecutrix's house at 18a, Queen's road West, occupying a onbicle next to that occupied by the prosecutrix. On the morning of the 20th August last the prose cutrix left her cubicle and went to her work, looking the door. She left upon her bed a black box containing a considerable quantity of clothing. When she returned she found that the box had disappeared, her cu- biole having evidently been entered by means of a laddor. In the evening all the inmates of the house returned with the exception of the articles behind, and who, it turned out, prisoner, who had left several had been seen carrying away a black box. The prosecutrix reported the theft to the police. OD the second April the prosecutrix was in the Central Market buying some regetables when she saw the prisoner, whom she took to the olice Station. Inspector, Baker sent Constable Ritchie to the place where the prisoner was em- ployed as amab and some of the stolen property
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was found on her bed.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and his Lordship sentenced her to eight months' hard labour.
ALLEGED AUTEMPTED BRIBERY,
Au Li was charged with (1) offering a bribe to a public servant with a view to inoline him to do an act coutrary to his duty and (2) offer- ing a bribe to a public servant with a view to influence his conlut. He pleaded not guilty.
The jury was the same as before.
The prisoner hd offered Mr. Ross, of the Public Works Department, $5, with a view to induce him to stay curtain proceedings instituted against him under the Water Ordinance,
Inspecter Macuab said that at about twenty past ten on the morning of the 14th March he was in his quarters at the Central Police Station when he saw Mr. Ross and the prisoner con- vorsing. He could not hear what was being said. He saw the prisoner put his hand into his pocket and take out what appeared to be a paper note and give it to Mr. Ross, who at ouce called out to him, asking him to arrest the pri- soner for endearoaring to bribe him with $5. Witness arrested the prisoner.
In reply to the prisoner, witness admitted that when in the charge room the prisoner said he was offering the $5 to Mr. Ross to pay the fine with.
The prisoner said he offered the money openly to Mr. Ross to pay the fine with. Had he been attempting to bribe Mr. Ross he would have gone to his house and offered the money to him
privately.
The jury, after considering their verdict in private, found the prisoner not guilty by four against three.
His Lordship said that in civil cases a bare majority would suffice but in criminal cases a majority of fire to two was necessary. Ha ac- cordingly directed them to retire again.
After a further absence of 20 minutes the jury found the prisoner not guilty by five to two, returned and the foreman announced that they
and he was therefore discharged.
The North China Daily News understan is that the scheme for policing Pootung und r the control of the Customs is practically settled. There are to be a foreign sergeant, four foreign constables, two mounted, and a number of native constables. Inspector Mallows of the River Police being in command of the whole force.
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Yuao Shih-kai, Governor of Shantang, has issued a set of instructions to missionaries "obviously inspired by the shade of Dogberry,' says The North China Daily News. A general protest against them has been made by the American missionaries, who were the first to appeal to their Minister at Peking. The gist of the scheme for the protection of the mis sionaries is as follows:-(1) Missionaries are to travel only when absolutely necessary, aud only on important business. (2) When travel be. comes necessary, in conformity with the pre- vious clause, the missionary must procure a military escort from the local magistrate to ensure official responsibility for the missionary's safety. (3) Details as to the location of chur ches, their Chinese constituency, cost of con ́struction, etc., must be furnished to the local officials in order to ensure the converts against molestation.
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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hong
kong Sanitary Board was held on the 12th inst. The Hon. R. D. Ormsby preside1, and there were also present Lient. Col. Byan, Dr. Clark, Mr. J. McKie, Dr. Lowson, Mr. Fang Wa Chuen, Dr. Hartigan, Mr. A. F. Badeley, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Acting Secretary).
REPORT OF THE COLONIAL VETERINARY BURGEON.
The first item on the agende was " Adjourned consideration of the report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for 1899."
The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and that it be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary. It was a very interesting report, and he thought Mr. Ladds had taken a great. deal of trouble in going into questions con. nected with the New Territory. No doubt the mendations he had made in the report. Government would fully consider the recom-
Dr. Lowson seconded and the motion was carried.
PLAGUE AND OVERCROWDING.
The discussion of a report on plague and meeting, on the motion of Dr. CLARK, seconded overcrowding was postponed until the next by the CHAIRMAN.
A letter had been received by Dr. Clark from Mr Osborne to the effect that if the discussion was postponed he intended proposing a resolu tion to the effect that the Board take one dis- trict at a time, commencing with No. 9 distriot.
CHINESE CEMETERIES,
The following letter, dated 30th March, was submitted from the Asting Colonial Secre- tary:-
acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 25 "Sir, I am directed by the Governor to
of the 5th ult., forwarding for H.E.'s considera- Board at a meeting held on the 2nd ult. in tion copy of resolution adopted by the Sanitary which is advocated the closing of the Chinese Cemeteries at Mount Davis, Caroline Hill, and Matauwai, and the existing Plague Cemeteries in Hongkong, and the opening instead of a Chinese Cemetery and a Plague Cemetery on some island close to Hongkong and of another Chinese Cemetery and a Plague, Cemetery fur- ther north of Matauwai; for reply I am to state for the information of the Board that there are various difficulties in the way of establishing a Chinese Cemetery on an island near Hongkong and I am to invite the Board's attention to the means of providing more burial space for Chinese dead by a recourse to the Chinese Custom of disintering and urning the bones of the dead, which was suggested in the Acting Colonel Secretary's letter to the Board No. 534 of the 25th March 1891.
The Board's letter No. 39 of the 12th June, 1891, and the enclosures thereto show that the Board was then of opinion that under certain safeguards there was no sanitary objection to adopting the system referred to. If the Board is still of the same opinion, I am to suggest that the Board should depute four of its members (including two Chinese members) to confer with the acting Registar General, who will in that case invite the Committee of the Tung-Wa Hos- pital to meet the members of the Board with a view,to considering whether or not the system referred to can be availed of to meet the need of more burial space in all the Chinese Come- teries mentioned in the resolution of the Board. I am to add that H.E. is of opinion that the Plague Cemetery at Kennedy town should be closed if possible, and I am to enquire whether the Board can suggest a new site for & Plague Cemetery on some portion of Mount Davis or at Sandy Bay."
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THE PROPOSAL TO FORM A TRUST COR.
PORATION:
'The following later, dated March 30th, wSE submitted from the Acting Colonial Segre- tary
"Sir,-I am directed by the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Luggan'a lot- ter, No. 37 of the 3rd instant, forwarding by direction of the Sanitary Board a draft scheme for the formation of a Trust Corporation to be charged with the duty and invested with the power of carrying out sanitary improvements in the City of Victoria, za
In reply I am to state that, while His Ex- cellency fully appreciates the excellent work