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saying that he would leave it to the jury to decide whether or not any one was responsib'e.
Addressing the jary, his Worship said h proposed putting two questions to t'em—(}} Was the death of the deceased bereid the result of criminal negligence? aud (2) if yes, what person or persons are guilty of such criminal negligence? Any rider could be a lded that the jury wished. His Wors'up then ex lained the law on criminal negligence, and asked the jury to consider their verdict.
The jury retired, and returned into Court about half-an-hour later, when the foremau read out the finding as follows:--as the death of the deceased herein the result of criminal negligence?-No. This rendered unuecessary a reply to the second question The following rider was added: - We are of opinion that, having regard to the area of the wall, its thick Dess was insufficient.
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Schwartz pursues his unrelenting enquiry. She confesses her relationship with Von Keller and nearly breaks the old man's beart. He gets his pistols to seek out Magda's betrayer, but his palsied arm is unable almost to lift the Suddenly Von Keller arrives on t'e scens and wespon. offers toe ouly reparation in his power-ho will mrry Magda. The old man eagerly consents and leaves the two together. Then comes the most powerful port in the plot. Magda refuses to marry Von Koller unless he acknowledges their child. To this be will not consent, withoring scorn
With and defiaut contempt she spuras him for his treachery. he will remain true to herself Her prideful, indomitable will challenges earth and heaven. "I am" what I am," she says in a climax of passion, "and I can be no other." When the of man learns of her refusal he locks himself in the room with his danghter, determined to make her conseut to the marriage which her shame has in his eyes forced Magda to accept without condition. The conflict betwesu these two natures comes to a tragic consummation. Sehartze threatens that neither will leave the room alive unless she consents, and Magla to save herself from the man she Initlus conftsses that Von Keller perhaps was not the only man with whom ste had sioned. Schwarize in a paroxysm of outraged horror lifts the pistol to shoot her but is struck down dead with apoplexy the
his finger pulls the trigger. So ents a story full of passion and of tragedy,
A juror asked that he and the other two jurors be exempted from serving again for a uuuber of years, and his Worship, who thanked them for their s rvices, promised to forward the application.
THEATRE ROYAL.
"MAODA,
Fermaou Sudermaun's Magde, which was presented at the Theatre Royal on 29th ult., is the most exacting piece in some respects which the Waldorf Company have yet put on here. It is a powerfully written play.
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With regard to the production on Saturday evening it was .04 the whole satisfactory.
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held A more appreciative audience. Miss Janet Waldorf's Violu and M. Norval Me- Gregor's Malrolin were just such masterpieces as one expected them to be in the hauds of au
remainder of the cast. Mr. Wi sou Forbes, over actress and actor so capable, whi'st, for the
enjoyable, fitted well the part of laughter-loving Sir Toby Belch, better, it must be admitted, than did Mr. t. Clair Bayfield that of Sir Andrew Agnecheek. Miss Mildred Yorke has a fine grasp of tech ique, and made a charming Olivia, and, if mention may be made in the same breath of a rich cono'ess and a poor maid servant, the Maria of Miss Amy Stanley, whos rule was that of attendrut to Olivia, was also convi.cing. The other characters
Mr. fittingly represented.
William Fichielt, who had comparatively little to do, made a great impression with his song "0. Mistress Mine," a remark that applies with equal foros.to the ori ntal dauce and country dancy executed gracefully by several ladies of the company.
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MACAO.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT |
Macao, 30th Noveuilir. VISITORS.
The coutinuance of the glorious went hor which marked the beginning of the mouth has resulted in a large number of visitors to Mac10, and the hotels, including the recsatly op med Hotel Lute nacional." have experienced a busy
pregnant with passion and dramatic, living. There were appar ut som of th3 deficiencies timo.. The latest arrivals include His Excel.
interest. In Magla Sulermann has taken as his motive the conflict between two natures- father's and daughter's-in which we see but one thing common to both, indomitable pride of will: otherwise they are as the positive and the negatire. Magda chafer against the cage of her narrow rman home with its almost here of tobacco, lavender, and cough-mixture. The routine of the daily sanctimonions life of the household wearies her soul beyond endurance. Her high-strung, prideful nature rebels against the martinet authority of her parent and she leaves his roof. taking
her life into her two hands to do with it what she way.
Colonel Schwartz, an iron personality, clo es bis door and his heart upon the erring daughter, whose name thenceforth is a forbidden word. Twelve years pess. Magda has gone out of their lives. Then one day to the town comes the great operatic singer whose uame and fame rig over Europe. She is na other than the lost daughter, come back to catch a glimps of her old homestead. Her warm womanly nature is touched by all the associations and when at length the old Colonel yields to the tearful solicitations of his family that he should receive his daughter back to his heart. she eagerly embraces the chance thus offered to enter if but for a moment the familiar portals of her father's house. She comes into the sombre family cirele like
her brilliant radiance,
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of a first-night performmee, but most of these were nothing more. The hon-e was filled to the doors, and the auliene. gave unmistakable token of the appreciation with which they viewed the drama. Miss Waldorf. Mr.
Macgregr. and others were several times called
before the curtain.
Mis Waldorf's apparates in the rile of and was the most striking she has yet made in Hongkong. She looked the part to perfec. tion and the mau.er was excellent in which she depicted the pass onat, self-willed womar, with her high e urage in her own self lighted up by wayward femin'no tenderness. In her impassioned Яtebes with J'on Keller she rose to a height of emotional acting which unfortunate it was that Miss Waldori was carried the house away. If one thing was
vaje : sometimes in rapidly spoken parts her words were in. audible. Mr. Norval Murgregor filled the råle of Schce ze with li's nsual distinction. It
not in the best of
an ex cting part and it was powerfully done. In the last stormy interview with Magda his rendition was excellent. Of the others of the dramatis personce Mr. St. Clair Bayfi ld's 'stor was the outstanding character: his acting was refined, convincing and full of reserved power, Mr. Wils a Forbes was not so happy in the role of Von Keller as he has appeared in others here, but his never-failing consiste-ey of acting Miss Midred Yorke as the ste, mother, and was apparent. Mr. Erne.1 Macken as Mar,
Mrs. Dow-Currier as the aunt were all clever, aud Miss Amy Stanley was charming as Marie. A special word of praise is due to Mr. ilal Lindsay Campbell for his excellent d'rection of
lency the Governor of Hongkong. Lady Blak- and Miss Blake, who have come over for a quiet week-end at the Boa Vista.
NAVAL NEWS,
The Naval element has been somewhat more
conspicuous than usual during the past few weeks, France, England and Portugal having all been represented. The Ardlauche was lying in the Hart our for several days, and was followed by the Moorhen, which left ou Mouliny last. The Dia is still stationed here, and will probably remain at Macio for some time to come. Universal regret will be falt at the news that an old friend, the Zaire, is before long to proceed to ludia. Her gallant captain and his start officers have won goat and deserved popularity during their long stay, and they will oe and all be greatly missed.
THE NEW GOVERNOR.
The date of the arrival of the new Governor seems still be a matter of some uncertainty, though it will in all probability hshortly before
Christmas.
WORFEN'S CIRCUS AT M ČAÒ, Anything of a theat-ical nature is all ton rare in this otherwise favoured spot, hence the arrival of Warren's Circus from Hongkong created no sm stir, and the performances were warmly appreciated by those who were fortunate enough to be able to attend. queen
The house was never a full one, but the audiences this may not be the last company of this natur were on the whole satisfactory. We hop that
to pay us a visit. If only a theatrical com- pany would follow the good example set hy Warren's Circus and provide us with a good dramatic performance, we feel confident that their efforts would result in anything but failure.
receives her with tremulous joy and pride. But now that she is there surely she must stay, says her father. Magda consents uu- willingly to this return to the domination of her parent, but is touched by the pleadings of her sister and Pastor Hefftergindt. Not long is she settled in her home till there comes wardiog of impending tragedy. Among the friends of the housebold is one Vou Keller, now high in the State servio ›. He and Magda meet. It is not their first meeting. Their lives had already intercrossed in the outside world. In Von Keller, Magda sees the man who had betrayed and deserted her to her fate. In a stormy scene she denounces him, the father of her child, as a liar, a traitor, and a coward, and glories in the triomphant victory she had achieved alone aud unaided over the cruel fate to which he had abandoned her. In her pride of beat Magda boasts she has risen superior to her sins. But so much of the womanly instinct yet remains, that she steals, off at the sound of her father's footstep. Schwartze finds Von Keller all unstraug by the interview, qu s tions him concerning his previous acquaintance with Magda and has suspicious aroused by Von Keller's evasive mauner. The stern oli Puritan proceeds to enquire from Magda the history of her past.
Has she been pure body and soul ? ̈ ́ "I have been true to myself," says Magda. This interview is interrupted, but, later,
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the orchestra.
**TWELFTH NIGHT.
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CANTON.
FROM OUR CORESPONDINT.]
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Canton, 1st December. THE LATE VICEROY'S REMAINS. On the 23rd ult. the remains of His Ex-
Miss Waldorf's company is to be gratulated upon being able to produce a Shakes- pearian comedy with such difficult characters to represent as those of Twelfth Night. It is a rare treat to witness such in old master- piece of humour cuacted here, mounted and dresssed trus to its traditions au producad generally on a first-class scale. It is a harsh e mparison, but one expressed by many crit es_cellency the late Viceroy Tao Mu of the Two of Miss Waldorf's performance of Threlfth Night in different parts of the world, that it is more hilarious'y funny than a Broadhurst farce. The complaint that Shakespeare is "dry" is quenched at once by this draught of humour. The orgies of Sir Toby aud Sir Andrewe provide that laughter which rings through the auditorium like a voice of soulful merriment, and no less en- joyable are those serious scenes where the swift and fitful movements of love are interpreted is the most delightful language of the great poet. Excellent acting and appropriate setting characterised Wednesday's production of this comedy in the Theatre Royal, which never
Kwang were conveyed back to his native place in Chekiang. Shortly after 10 a m. while their Excellencies the Act ng Viceroy Tik Sow and the Acting Provincial Governor Li Hing Yui and a large number of officia's, civil and military, were awaiting at the government. wharf, the coɔffin arrived, followed by the chief mourners, among whom were the d ceused's sons and daughters-in-law. It was placed on board the gunboat Fuk Po, and transhipped to the steamship Sun Fung to be conveyed to its destination
ARMS FOR THE REBELS. Certain Chines: fitted up and manned a boat