NATURAL CHAMPAGNE,
the Korsins for soms time to come of their conservative notions, including their pre. LEMOINE'S VIN BRUT. judice against mining operations. The chances are, therefore, that America will ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. have been
Appointed Agents for the Sale of the great profit by being the first above Wino bṛ
Western Power to enter into treaty-relations with the most exclusiva of Asiatlo' States.
Mesans, DENMAN & 10%., Piccadilly, London,
VIN BÁUT
Se light in ecfour, fresh and clean, its exhilarat- ing properties not being vitiated by noded Sugar and Spirits, it will therefore agree, with parsons to whom the ordinary and sweetened Ühaazpagnes are injertons.
The undoubted Parity of this no OTTAM PAONO, combined with its very low price,
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$18 per Dozen Piata, Bhould coriand for it a very largo Salo, sepooially during tha sammar months.
LANE, CRAWFORD, & Ca Hongkong, 19th April, 1839.
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The delivery of the Amociona mall was began at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, ..
The Spanish frigate Aragon, Captain Hiquero, left here yesterday afternoon for Japan,
Kwalls hate reired an order from China
The Hiogo News says that the Mitsui Basson
about 10.000 koku of Japanata whent.
afternoon.
THEN DAILY PRNES, SÁTURDAY, APRIL, USG 1881
I
Speaking of Post Offio mattors,. I wand or if my readers will bear in mind that, after the French mail an Tuesday next, the days of depaṛ. ture of the English and Franch misils obanga, The next English mail loaves here on Friday, the
At two o'clock the court re-gezambled, and 27th inst., the following French mail or Thure the first and apoond ofloors were skei to ko day, the Sed May, and sacreting Engilah and foutaide the court while some questions were put Fronab mails on Thursdays during the south to Capt. Skinnar. wook mansson.`It will be woll to boar those
I do not know what the Surveyor-General in tours to do in Glenealy Ravine, but I notice hata layer of trash earthis being put on the scil ander the trees on either side of the patoh dawa from the zig-sag. It lickod very unkompt befors,
forte rendered more sheerful. Grang will not and I hope that the aépest of the plase my now
flourish under the trees, but I think the makery The Chitose Government ara esid he Jand fornery which is so ornamental and success. panses papar to have ordered 34,000 sword-sticks fat stove might to continued farther down. I from the Osaka arsenal at 3 yen esch. The trast Mr. Price will not overlook my suggestion probable use of thess weapons le a mystery. of laat week re the man-teep in the centre of
the Rarine.
Whethon the rumourel nomination of Dr. Holberations in mind, or some inconvenience and Kal to a seat in the legislative Council ba teuashing of teath misy ult. er not I can't pretend to asy, but this I do know; The Straits Timate soya
says that Roar Adairal F
that it is high time the sent vacated by Mr. Ng Crosby, the new Commander-in-chief of the Chey should be filled. I de unt quite agres with United States naval squadron in China and Ja-Outils about the young barrister's claims to the pan, is a passenger by the 3. M. steamer Djam- honour. Dr. Ha Hai la well qualifed by his
ah, das bers to-day.
attainments for the appointment and I think he representa bie fallow countrymen quita as faith the Connoil, ebberwise bo would hardly baro
The Porlarasse ganhost Taniga, Captain Da Costa Cibral, arrived here yesterday from Maono, probably for the purpose of canvoying to the M. M. steamer Djannah to-day. Mass the new Governor, who is expected by
BANIAN.
THE LOSE OF THE "MINARD.
CASTLE."
ADJOURNED INQUIET.
GRUBBY WITH VIOLENCE.
We wokuowledge rogeipt of the report of the lora, Wormeter; and Croske Medical Miestonary Society in China for the fally an Mr. Ng Choy did when first elevated to Thommtt, R.N.. Ligut Balliston, E.N., Captain Jet nod utayed thers not more than four or five he was left in oborge on a Sne day, when the on this vocasion he would not have havitated to
ycor 1882. It shows that the Society has done mach useful work during the year, Dr. Kerr Of Grocers and Oilmon says that obolers appeared at Caston in the boa alected spokesman of the Chinoso depute. throughout the world. latter part of the summer, but not in an epidation that istely waited apos Mr. Mauli wan mis farm, and only three fatal cases contred. administering the Government. Libo Me. Ng An adjourned tidend mooting in the bank. Chey, it is true, Dr. Is Kui hay uni nu mer. rept estate of the late W. ron Pustan was held cantile training, but he can, having ascertained CO.,ostarday kaarsing, who the Registrar presented the views of the Chinass merobaate, rander him.
I ́mesting was adjouched for a fortnight to obtain
is report. The report was confirmed and the self their fluent mouthpicoo. The only real a dadnitive list of the Shanghai creditors. The objections to Dr. Ho al as a member of Coun. Goolaims on which dividend is to be paid, accord. all are his youth and inexperience.
ing to the report, now stand as follows:-Claims which are already been admitted sed on which
Unless it has been mad› a role by the Colonial dividend of one per cent. has already been flee that one member of the Legislative Coun- Shanghai olajpes, $297,618; now oksins, 257,826; | Mr. E. R. Bolitios, as a former temporary ra. claims reserved, 852,691.-
presentative, has a groster slaim to roosive the
8. WATSON AND
FAMILY AND DISPENSING. CHEMISTS,
"hoon aut & flessing!" to the uninitiated; and czolamations that are pivan vänt to, while that address the court before it considered the mist. the quartermaster contradicted the uanand mater | falsity of the prisoner's latamant, and twe.. the thoughtful hospitality of one of the leds offieisl in die onlm, leisurely way attends to them. ter, and perhaps it might assist them in coming as to thetime the captain was on the bridge, and it other witnesses were anlled who wars with him to a decision as to whether they would onli upon was niwo different us to the ordergiven, and what at the time the alleged salo was said to have masters, who added the abtraction of the cup Not that he is to blame for all the delays that anyone for a defence or not. Llestatement was was dons with the helm. His stetament elsa taksu plass, and they both gave svidamos tust which obeers but does not instelats, to the take place; some of his customers coolly septo not a defauce, bat it was a comment spon the that the vessel's head only went and an eighth they must have seen the prisoner had he come plessure of looking at the pictores, Iberased priste nearly £va minotas, while those bolind sidence which had bean given, certain disera. of a point was conuifestly incorrsot, and if bir to the boost the time maxed, and that they did the sasiability of what is always a most pleasant sugrily lock on and growt, not always softe voca, pansies were pointed cat and the captain's view oridenes was unreliable in these particulare, not see him. In his defonso the prisoner said that I would suggest to our obliging Postmaster that upon that evidenes was put forward. He had it was saceliable altogether.. To had also in what he stated at the Police Court was crue, and tooked at the Morchant Shipping Ordinanon, and no instanco contradisted himself. It was morobe called two men who said they saw bim of stampa on mail days, for English-speaking being followed. second window should be opened for the sals he had found nothing prohibiting this courseasonable to suppose that the ship wont round go into a house in Douham-strand on the two or three points than an eighth of a point day nanod and that they saw blu come out with oustomers only. This would greatly oxpedite After namis further converantion upon the mat- Mr. Stokes ocotanded that the osptain's posities opium. In cross.oramination it was elicited business and stve a vast amount of irritation.
tae, the written statement was handed in for the was this. He had put the rossal's head diroot for that baik them man were informara, P.C. Maur, couch to take into consideration in dealing with Aichan Island after the compradoro let him, who made the soareh, was also called by the pri the evidenco.
sad having put the vosol in the chargssoner, and gave evidence as to the ending of a Caplain homectt thought the most conveni- of the third cfflear. he wont to bruskfast, small quantity of opium, but not more than ant course now would be to adjourn the court till Ho had put the vessel's bood in a dicastion might icasonably be expooted to be found in the two o'clock.
which would have eganced bac safety had bonas of an opium epoker. The court was adjourned accordingly. she boss kept in that course as the thiri The Jury retartet an amezimons verdiet of
offloor was direated, and the fast ides of any guilty. dongar ho had was on coming in dook after His Lordship, lu aunieating the prisoner, said wants, when he saw that thevamel was too near that although it was necessary in the interests the island. He had the balm starboarded, but of the public service to ung informers, yet if the it was unfortunately too late, the ship being in informers committed perjury in onfer to secara In awer to the questions Capt. Skinner such a position that no seamanstip could save envictions the art would punish them. The stated that he was unable to say what the time bor. Supposing the court took that view and sentence on the prisoner was that he be i was when he went on I uk; them was a clook to blamed the captain for leaving the rosol when prisoned and kept to hard labour for one year. the saloon, the time of which was rarely the iu that position in the charge of the third offeer, sama as the ship's time bat so did not look at he would submit that the circumstances were Thing Achon and four ethers, who had pleaded it He was also able to state the time he ach that any maa of ordinary cara gailty to a charge of robbery with vialansa, wore was at breakfast. He did not reo the Wash would be likely to do the same thing brought up for sentence. rock when he got on deck, hat he thought be The captain bad great souldenos iu the officer, His Lordship call the offence which the pri saw dark coloured water. He could not say he was a steady, earoful man, and whom he soners had committed was a very serious can, how long he was getting rid of the pilot, but he bad never bag cacasion to regard ethorwise than and it was in his power to sentenc The inquiry into the oireamstatices attending went into the cabin with him to transack some with fings of the greatest scadenes He them to be imprisoned for the cost of their fiven the loca of the abers ship was rosumed yesterday sompradora's business, and he was there shout a beld a master's certificate from the Board of and hasklas that to order them to be privataly morning, at the Harbour Olse, belors Captais minate. He went on the bridge after the pitst Trade, which entitled him to navigats a ship whipped. If they had noted in a brutal pannor Turpin (steamer Gadic), and Usptain Hassall minutes.
atmosphere was fear and a course was given order them to be whippe i, bat on hooking through (straumar Bangalors).
The chief ofler, Josupli. Daalat King, was him to follow which would not have brought the depositions he did not and they did ast -As soon as the court was assembled Captain re-called and stated that he went down to break him within three-quarters of a mile of any point more bratally than they were compelled to do Thomsett called forward the shlet offer of the last three or four minutes after she captais, and of dancers. Mr. Stokes submitted there was no is order to obtain possession of the property, Afinard Castle, Joseph Daniel King, and said they were at breakfast together or 25 minutes, cartoonses in leaving the ship ander those cir. He found that what the prosentrix zamon. When I arrived here-two minutes ago the chief T'he captain went up before him..
anabancos, and the caly way of mecounting for stented with one of them for holding her brother, officer handed me a letter which I have read, and
Charles Legrosas, the saconit offliner, was then its getting into such a position was grona cacer who was paralysed, in a position which was it is a most improper one. When you wore hore salled in, and said he was down at breakfast with logness on the part of the officer left ia charge, paintal to bim, bhay at once released him and gising evidence to the court you should have the captain about a quarter of an hour. He same All that was regaired of that offer was ordinary allowed him to lie down. To thought therefore given it exrectly. This latter might have pre-ip before the asptain and waliovod the third ofloor, or, and if the captain could not expect that although they were determined to fake the indiced the court against Capt. Skinoar, though and he was quite positive as to the dicaptions the that of his offlers his duties were onarons goods, yet they wished. to do as little personal I don't think it has done so in this case. I dare latter gave him to ease the restol for Aichen indeed, and he could never leave the charge of injury as they could consistantly with taking say you did it in ignamuse, but you have com Island and that he had altered the course from the ship to others. Of bourse it was easy to be the things. The prossentris had a cat on her mitted a highly improper act.
3. W. to S.W. 18. The third ofler gave a res-wine sitar events, but he contanded that Capt. wrist, but it did not ainouat to vary much, and Capt. Bionor, requested that Mr. Narorson, the ship had drifted in a bit and the captain's orders the siromatanes, in leaving the bridge. If the of He took into consideration that they might Me. Stokes, who again appeared on behalf of son for altering the sonras by stating that the Skinner had been guilty of no impraderies, under it might have been canised by taking bor bangle Alohau right ahead. From the third offer found that the ship was drifting have been led into the nommission of the offence, done, and the following question was put by Mr. Sime he went on Stekes Will you tell the court when you saw. struck about six minutes elapsed, and the captain his course, it was his bounden daty to inform might be the most guilly patty: also the fast The Portuguesa dasarter Antonio Augusto, bonens
Capt. Skinner cpon the bridge?
ras on the bridge four minutes before the truck, the captain. Mr. Stokes also alluded to the of their pleading guilty and showing wi far that alias Manuel Justino, alias Angnuta Fernando,
Mr. Noveron-When I came up from the en. He did not observe during the two minutes he was evidence of Lieut. Balam, which showed bow in they were not the hardened creatures that ther was aguia befors Mr. Wodehouse yesterday.
But why are thorous four really un-emisi gino room I walked across the deck to the star.in charge that the assol had sat into the land. dorreatly the rook was marked on the chart, and might possibly haroshows themselves otherwise. His case was originaly romandel to Monday Dambees of Council? The Surveyor General board side, and as I did so I looked towards the The witness adhered to all the ordonne he bad that in his opinion the rassel struck on a sunken He wurt, however, punish them saverely fit an text, but witnesses having arrived from Masao site as such, but as a master of foot ho is not the ladder as to the upper bridge.
bridge, and I then say the esptain stepping from previously given as to the helm being starboarded, rook not marked on the Admiralty Chart 75 fost fonce of this sort, besit mast be put down. it was readmed yesterday and further remanded
hen pat hurd n-atarboard and steadied by the further out than the one muscked, which was 115) That acmed men should rush into people's houses to Tameday next. Jodo de Souza Carneles, epresentative of the public, and sunot be How soon after that did the abip strike-captain's orders. The captain was on the lower yards further out than indissted. He submitted and take their goods, without being severely pan. easiga of the 1st Battalion of the Colonial Re80 10garded. It is of the first importance Almost immediately after,
bridge when he caused the balm to be put bord that that was matter to be taken into consi- inked for it, was not to be altowod. If the punish- giment of the Portuguese Army, said that the that the Surveyor. General should have a seat of
By the Coart-When the ship struck was the-ateboard, and then he came up, looked at the deration though had Capt. Skinner been on the maut he was about to give on this occasion and prisoner was a trampstor of the 2nd Battalion the Council, but why sasald he not take his sont saptain on the bridge? He had just stopped on compass, and bad the helm steadied. This ou bridge, the steamer would never have been in that he luftinted on the last occasion was not of the same Regiment. Some time la 1891 prie an official, and let the community have their
to the bridge.
empled ten seconds, and the sterboarding of the bat position. Mr. Stokes osaludaj by drawing sufficient to put a stop to this class of offenes he use, whom he know personally, dearted from
James Conner, the sound engineer, of the helm would take about five seconds. The op- attention to Capt. Skinner's past career, the tes-would give mech mega severe ones in fatare. The the regiment. Prisoner was No. 8 of the let alleged complement—ust ansagh, unfortunately, Minard Castle, was then called and produced his fair remained on the brige shant four minutestimonials he had required na a carofal navigator, sentence on the ficat, soovad, third, and Afth Company. José Pires, private, and Autonia to give any voting else to their viaw-corificate of sampetency. He said-I jolest the taking a good look round, when he ordered the and the feet that he had over before had an prisoners was that they be kept to pacal servi Correia Pinto, lance corporal, gavecorroborative representatives.
rasaal in October last in Loudon. On the mora- | kolm to be pat hard nsterboard, and directly after ident
tode for soves years. With regard to the fourth f23eridepoo.
ing of the 10th inst. I was in charge of the the vessel strack. He was in charge of the navi- Capt. Thomsatt said Capt. Skinner alleged prisoner ho said he did not so upstairs but re- I was vory pleased to rea the zotivation in engines what the same loft Hongkong. Her gation of the ship when he raised the third that had the mouse he directed been kept, the tasinad down in the stroot. There was no evi- last Saturday's Gazette relative to the trafo on
apead at first was seven krets an hour, and this offer, int it did may strikte him that she was rear would not have gone on to the cooks. dence against him that he did go upstairs, but he was ingrossal up to the time she struck, when it low clue to the bad. He was pet aware of Had he say theory as to how it got there! Lad no business to join the party at all. Ha Kennedy Road. I have several times son ladies was 10 knotu, I mesired no'ordare to stop the rock off Cheung Chow Island. He did not Mr, Stokoa said the only theory attainable was ought to have tried to stop them or to have The sons of Columbia are olated with their when walking thors pat to considerable fason. before the ship track. There were two shooks, aspect the chart, though it was in his charge, gross carolasanoss on the part of the offloar on
informed the police, Haring aided and abetted victory over the "Grand Old Balls" in their veniense and in some cases a little alarmal hy the firet baing light one, but the second was but when the ship was ant to son be always acu-
the bridge.
them he was guilty of the robbery, but assing and address wita communications addressed to the patent of the Daily Press declares that the manPedestrians were obliged in such cases to get valves than the chief sagineer came down. We ufe. He did not see Capt. Skinner ware his that goes
Correspondents are regnosted to forward their wame recent tug-of-war. Isos na American gorros-se egatrian making use of the promenalo. I want to the sagines, and was shutting off the assal on leaving the harboar, hie station bolazevidence of three men that the vermi was kept the automoe was that ha ba kopt to bari labour varg heavy sol nearly threw mo off my foot, died the chart. "Es never had charge of the Capt. Thomaatt pointed out that they had the he was cot so much involved in it as the othern Editor, not for publication, bat su oridened of good of the Bichum beat the "erank team" of the into the aids channels or rae up a bank if the went and to the back of the angines, where hand on the deck, but he saw him wave his hand discredit that evidence nader the circumstanoss, technical character on the form is which the in-
for two years,
His Lordship made some observations of a All letters for publication should be written on one egiment, and as the statement has elicited no reacondre'vsourred in the narrawar parts of these water rushing is with great forve The mallooted the Captain reading Lis statement over as he opatended that if the court were satis- formation was drawn, anying it was not one nu
there is a clear space of about sight feet, and on the after part of the lower bridge. Ha en- Advertise:centa and Sabsoriptions which are notbe victorious in their forthcoming tag with the riskshan are a nuisance on this froncite walk, roand to stop her. I heard no signal to stop, collation of telling him that he could oor
contradiction I preuame it is correct. Will they rond. Similarly, though in loss degres, jhock brought the engines up at coce, and I went to him two days after the occurrin09, but he had be that the ship was in this position der which he would impose whipping. In some nrdered for a fixed portot will be lined unt!"Bobbies"? Among our blus-costed defendershare soon a party of Chiusmon in as many bat at that time I saw the telegraph pointed to 10borata all that was stated in it. He did not won disputed, she could never have got into the information justified him is delag so. In this stated when the pilot loft bar, which bet navor cases he would certainly impose whipping if the are many men of weight, and the Amerion tersex latiskshas rushing along the road, stop. I soon after saw the water onming in at s Orders for extra sapios of the Daily Prass ahvaid will indeed have a right to crow if they succeed mach to its detriment and not a little to the ferend ap the hatch. I could not so the hole in said he was there that tims before the Captain Jntion to himself the seat hot salemate
trou why he was on the bridga a mianta and half position she did had that course been adhered to. se ho thought it was not necessary. great rate by a small batch way, the water having or two minutes before the ship strack, but he Capt. Thomisath told the third offer that in En went before li a. on the day of pabllation. in drawing the Police over ths line. Considerable auucfance of persons quietly taking their evening the ship's side, and it must have boou below the came on, a did not recollect being on the bo called upon to make any farther statements and pair of trousers, was brought up for son
Tang Afax, convicted of stealing a jackot interest is felt in this event, and I lose that a stroll. No hardship is infleted on any aus by looring of the engine room. The telegraph bridge when the varrel came from Saigon on the might wish in his own defence goat many bats have been mado on it. The the ranlation prohibiting whooled vohioles and being drawn to it, and I am sare no order was blands. It did not occur to him, being nothing more to say, exospting that he did not the prisoner had been convicted of stealing
The third offosr, John Mallon, enid he had hould not have been used without my attention last voyage and was passing batwoon tham
flis Lordship sail this mada the sixth time prize itself is worth a tag. Waiohaver side horses from using the Esanedy Road, and wis, I trust that no more serioas trial of comfort of the numerous pedatriana who fre
given me before the ship struck.
near the coast of an island, to and know what time the captain came on the bridge clothing, and since 1979 he had passed nearly strength will ever take place between the great it will be greatly enhanced thereby.
By the Captain-I did not bear the belljast as lock at the ohart, he should not leave the as he was not on deck.
the whole of his time in gael How many more Cousins.
the ship strack, I heard the bell cing as I was in bridge to do so when on the watch.
Mr, Stokas-I only said you were a witness times he might have committed thefts it was tha aut of stopping the engines, but that was Captain Thomsatt said he thought all the that the second officer did not dispute the sap-mpossible for him to say, but he would certainly and I had stopped the engines before I saw the and be asked the spin whether he had to Captain Thamsett witness call that he was ment from the court, and the seatouse un bla after abe struck. I knew something was wrong, ridens which was required had now been called on did not my so. In answer como. He had already had two years' imprison- prevent his staating any mora for some time to
further evidence to call, or anything to say in bis defence.
only on the bridga fifteen minutes, and the ship now was that he be kept to penal serrituda for could not have gone more than two miles and a five years. half.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 21ST, 1888.
Tк acceptance by General Logros H. Foors, lately American Consul-Gentral at Valparaiso, of the appointment of United States Minister to Karesis the first defini tive result of the ratification of the Treaty between the United States and the Hormit Kingdom. It la evidont that. America in tends to be the first on the field in the hi tharto Forbidden Land. Not only has Com-
pri, $287,909; claims since admitted, $176,941; /olt is bencaforth to be Chinamian, I think that shist sagineer, might be re-aslled. This was vers to the bridge to the time the vessel | towards the shore so as to cause him to alter as they said they were, by Akong, and that he
CHIT-CHAT.
the
1 was glad to note by a resent telegram that
|
water run ia,
Mr. Blokes said thataláne the ovurt adjourned the rook had been visited and survoyed by Lient. Relam of H.M.S. Magris. That offer was pre- sent to give aridonce if the court would hear him. Capt. Thomsett if he also had written to Lint. Belam asking him to survey the spot the day before.
At the captain's request the third officer was called, and stated that he recollected Captain Skinner reading over bis statement in the pro- eps of the second offinge and him. The only art of the statement he took exception to was the passage us to the direction the ship would have taken had the directions been followed, Lad this was the only part to which soy ozception
Lient. Henry Betam, of H.M. surveying ship Magpie, was then callet, and said. I am a third class assistant scrveyor. I want yesterday the was taken at sil.
What Samen felt whan the peridiona Delilah the Committee appointed to consider the best anounced that the Philistines were upon him, onlour for the British military uniform have re- Hongkong athletes experience now the frat ported in favour of gray. The national scariot languorens besath of the south-west monsoon is is to be retained for fall dress, but for undress upon them. Limp and invertebrate, one fools and fighting uniform gray is considered more almost disinclined even for eraraiso with the as:ful and far more suitable far servios:: Thore ft hall, while cricket is not to be thought of. be no doubt of the wisdom of this com- The Odiekot season, indeed, may to coalidered mendation, for the scarlet coat of the British as closed.
lefantry soldier makes bius a must conspicuous farget, and places him at a serions diskivantage. I have often wondered how our leader battalions
pitiless rain of bullets, and have once to the thin the correptusas of its position relatively mont he had prepared, which was substantially autolusion that the fact was das to the utter to the adjacent point of Cheung Chow Island, the same as the evidence he had siren, excepting want of dimation of the sey's fire. How that I found its proper position to be 115 yards as to the position of the roules, which was found maintaining its ground so long amidst over the two differunt positions. I found another *this red line" ab Inkerman succeeded in 9. 63.41 E. (true). T peodnos & shart showing hunded it.
Cerent to what it is marked on the chart subsequently. The statement was produced and whelming odds in a mystery which is only rook 75 feet distant S. 43.35 E. from this remarks to dress to the opact
Capt. Thomaett asked Capt. Skinoer if he kad
rook with 23 to 16 fost depth between the two,
Mr. Stokes-Perhaps you will allow me to The last mentioned rook is about to feet squaro, address the court on behalf of Capt. Skinner!
Capt. Thom,eft-Yos, you may da so, but is
The memories of the patron saints of Bootland,
tions in their honor, an their respectiva nosi-
Mr. Stokes said he should ask the court to
miralty ohart as being dry at low water and son, Ball & Co, stated that on the morning of 19th inst. to survey the rook marked sa tas Ad- bir. Deitwall, resident agent of Masara, Adam.und he must have had some reason for this course
modore SauFELDT's treaty with Korea baan Wales, and Ireland are kept green by salatra have escaped total dostraction when exposed to made some observations with a view to soar. 18th Captain Sklonar read over to him a atste tagged a little, and he shifted her half
arplaineble on this ground.
I as cordially endorse the second recommonda-and has six feet on it at low water springs. I
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gangway,
Capt..Thomsett said it must have goue further than that in timt time. He pointed out to the witness that he had uerer given any olear stata. ments us to why he changed the ship's course kalf point; he had only made some half and balt statements. Eo was a man who had passed three examinations,ko bid balá good deal of experience, Witus said the vessel appeared to bare print to loop her in a safe, position until the oaptain camo. He was certain the abip had user get to the B. during that time. He shift
her helm.to S.W. 8, and that still kept her bend to Aishan Island.
Lisut. Dalliston-That ought to have shown you that she was setting for the land.
Wilnase--Yox, and I thought she was a suf- Bolant distance from the landly at the time the second offter relieved me I had alterad the
GODETO.
SUPREME COURT,
20th April.
CHIMINAL SESSIONS.
DHIEF JUSTICE.
ALLEGED LARCENY.
lagge.
LAACHNY
BEFORE MR. JUSTION BURRELL.
FORREST ON BOARD SHIP. Lac Ahi, convicted of stealing a cost, the property of Victor Gardons, chief officer of the steamer Salles, was brought up for aontanos.
His Lordship said the prisoner received a sentence of five years penal servitude in 1879, He had not been out of prison since 1873 exopt for a few weeks at a time. There were seve
previous convictions against him, two at the Supreme Court and fire at the Police Court. Aw be laul beau ovaricted sovga fitnes it would bar ning problem to find how many times ho had stolex things and get off. He thought the interests of the pablo required that he should be locked up for a long time. He therefore on. tenced him to seven years' ponal servitude.
POLICE COURT. 20th April
BEFORE MR. B. E. WODEHOUSE.
PUBLIC GAMBLING.
Eighteen Chinese, rice-pounders, bawkers, and coolies, were brought, up on a obarge of publio gambling on the 18th instant.
Inspector Thomson asid' that on the 19th instant af 8.15 pm, he entered the first floor of house No. 93, Booond-street. He was led to the cook-house by the inforasors, where he saw tho whole of the defondente standing round table.
· NUISANCE.
ratified, bat Minister Foore is now probably araeries, but rarely is this tha ouse with the on bis way thither, as we see it is stated in anniversary of the patron saint of Merrie Eng. one of the Califomian papers that he was to land. I am glad to ses, however, that the Fr leave San Francisco on the 30th March for masons of Singapore intend to do him honour by bis new post. It is stated in the Bulletin holding a grand ball in the Town Hall there, that Genomal Foot expects friendly ro- Monday next, St. George's Day. ception, and intends to reside in the capital,
At the Fauzy Dress Ball held in this Colony malgré the hostility heretofore showa to for a short time ago I noted the admirable man- raigners. The U. S. Representative also, it or in which one of the ladies porscanted the tion of the Committee as the first. The dissouded Baven fathome to the santward of this is not awal. is said, expects to reach Kars before Preas. I see it stated in the fashionable in. tinguishing colour in which the British soldier S. W. direction, shont 200 feet distant, but I derable length on behalf of his client. Ha desit ther to say, he said-Nothing excepting that the rock. Another rook was pointed out to me in a Mr. Stokes then addressed the court sê consi- On being again asked if he had anything far. either the German or French Ministers," telligence of a London pipar that a veland has fought and triompheri on battle: Balds in did not verify the position of that rook. I took with the evidence of all the whist witnesses, the ship was in a safe enough position when I left About this there is op sarthly doubt, aseing peonlar fancy dross was worn at a ball in Aus- very quarter of the globa shuld never be wholly no soundings in the vicinity of the wreek. I sesond and third officers, and the quarter master, the bridge. that neither of those Powers-ny utore than tralia by the wife of the editor of one of the abandoried. Tommy Athias is justly proad of antside that, but I did oot take suyance of the third oflour as to the course be slarved till noen to-day.
have no reason to suppose there are any rooke Louis Raymond. Ho donit first with the evid. The court was then cleared, and judgment was į Great Britain—have ratified a treaty with daily papers, who represented in costume "The the uniform that has so often osrried the flag of soundings. From the position of the wreck I lured he stared when left in charge of the ship Prass The skirt of her dress was composed old England to victory, and its very brilliance in think the vessel structs on the snaken rock by the captain, and be argued that had the course Korea, and therefore have no nominated a several pages of the paper printed in colours an avalasble auxiliary to the reorniting offers, having six feet of water.
bean altered from S.W. to 8.W. S., the vizat Minister to Hanyang, General Foors will whito satio, and the butine of Bags of the epocially aming the rat population. This Castle, said when the ship got ander weich Chat I-land, and it was impossible, if he had be able to keep Mc. HANABUSA, the Japanese various Australina colonies, all in the distin-
Jabe Hopper, quarter-mister of the Afisard would hayo boon bending straight for Hak latter consideration is a weighty ons in a saunan the 10th he was on the lowar bridge the greater strored the douras stated, that he could have Minister, company, but it is doubtful whe-goishing ostoars. The headdress was that of try where conscription is not in force, and the part of the time, hat when the ship strook hohes about two las distant from Cheasg ther he will have any more colleagues for Minerva, with the words "The Pross" a bold 9pply of recruits is nsvar oquai to the demaul was engaged in suguring the Indder of the aft low, sad the island two or three points on his BRYORE THE HON. SIE GEORGE PHILLIPFO,They were playing at a game known as the game some time. According to the treatice signed relief, printed in thirtesa difforsat eslaars. It
gangway. When the ship struck he went on starboard bow as he alleged was the case when.
of the Fam. It was a game of shacca Wit- last year the Korean portstera to be opened is not every lady who could obtain the facilities
I think the kalokerbocker and leggings would he went down and assisted in getting the beate argued that the ovidence could not possibly be the lower bridge. The captain was thers, sad the second officer relieved him. Mr. Stokes
ness found a few aonis scattered about. Sgima to foreign trade of the lat June next, but for each a complete and effective representation. the troops Irequently have to go Boross a deal form a sensible part of the fighting onlume, sa
of the defendauts hid money in their mouths, $16. Thoro ware four. quarter-masters end he encreot under the sirenostanees. Another point. probably the Americans and Chinese will be I have no doubt it caused some sensation, but it of rough ounatry. In Egypt during the recent ressel striking. The Four quarter store lived eyed to lead to that the ship had drifted ont D. Masen, on the 22nd Misrob.
Pow Arang, a house boy, was charged with other on their persons. The house bore the ap Innt know where two were at the time of the in this pridenge was the interesse which it stealing $150, the money of his employer, Me, pearance of a coolie house asit the defendants the only ones to claim the right by that date. was perhaps in her casa e trida “shoppy.”
aid they all lived thoro, bat the house was not So far there has not been much enthusikem
campaign I note the troops were furnished with together in the forecastle. The second offear of her course; be submitted that she could ost The Attorney-General (Hoa, E. L. O'Malloy), large enough for so many, and there were no From a recent American papar I ollp the leggings.
gave him orders to secure the ladder after the possibly have drifted av fac, taking into con- instructed by the Crown Soliciter (Mr. E. Sharp), bods in the place but merely mata for lying among foreigners in the Far East over the following amusing item
pilot Laft. He was doing it unassisted, and was sideration the whore time the vessel had been appeared for the proseration. Mr. Mackenn, down on the floor. opening up of the Paninsular Kingdom, and
I heartily concur in the remarks made by Mr. Genupied all the time fill the ship strack. It proceeding after the captain wont down to instructed by Messrs. Dannys and Mosscy, de- A severn lesson was taught at a New York party to Ford in bis report on the work of afforestation book twenty minutes or half an hour to soure the breakfast. It would have been distance Cended.
· Further evidence having been taken, the first at one time the Korean Gorerament appeared in places of glaves or a handlarohief. A young man socisty man who mary the crueh bat in musd dances
defendant, who had been pointed out by the in- where he expresses the opinion that grasscatting
considerably over a mile had the vessel bean The jurors were Monses. C. A. Gonsalves, A. formore as the manter of the house, was fired to think that forsige merchants would not a bat is large bine tottere dad with should be entirely prohibited on this island. vessel, stated that he was below from the time her head to Alohat as stated. It was high F. Margues, C. F. Oxurio, and A. Barrey
who le embroidered on Iming of
Fraak Naimly, another quarter-master of the kept on S. W. and 3. W. S. gorse, with A. da Ros, J. A. Fyfe, F.A. dos Ramedior, E.950, or three months' hard labour. The ro feel inclined to try their luck is the newdy who wore a light-coloured satis dra. After the
maining defendants were fined $2 each, or coraz The graouiters are a nos-productive, mis- sho left this port till just as she strook, when tide at Hongkong at 10.24.m. that day, the tide field. At all events they despatched a Mis-ind appeared on the reasmy antin, asrrounding & kievous class of squatters, who do immense was then on the upper bridge; he ran and looked it was well known that the tides were very slack question had left the key of his safe in his froa
The cam for the proscention was that the days' imprisoziment with hard labour, dazon natonishing results appeared. A vircle of blask
he was coming out of his room. The osptain there would be very nearly at the ass hour, and complainant on the night before the day in sion to Shanghai to try and induce some of young Indy was compelled to be this basados tho jure the seedlings by putting away the gross rushing in, and was a fost below the "ween Ino currents marked on the ohnrs ser atated in bat on this conarion he had forgotten it. The Inspector Clerihew with allowing the dows large monogram of the lettera A. P.C. and the damage to the young plantations, and they in-down No. 2 batob, where he saw the water was about hore getting near high water. There were sors pocket. Ho anally put it under his pillow, No. 358, Queen's road Central, was barred by
Li Tau Shang, master of the tobiegn star the leading firma to commenco trade in the remainder of the ovoning. Korean ports, with what succses yat remain. The crush hat is not affected here, so I sup, which otherwise would shelter them. To pat decks.
Kay of the works bearing on the subject. Then | defendant wok the clothes sway in the morning spout of his promises to be broken sad îù's no- to be seen, though it isramourad that they have pose we are not likely to witness a repetition of
s stop to their depredatienza very large staff of masters of the ship, said it was not his watch when lative to the time the captain osme on deck, and obtaining the use of the key. The complsizant how said that be had cautional the defendat Edwin Robinson, another of the quariar with regard to the bond mate's avidanas ze to brush them, and so had the opportunity of ziens, noisome and offensive state. Mr. Cleri accomplished the object of their journey. this contretemps locally.
forest guarda world, as Mr. Ford remarks, be Ope Shanghai resident has, it is stated by
required. I have frequently soon, during my
the abip left Hongkong, and he was in the house the time be remalund there, he asked the comt un going to his safe found that $150 la motes several times. when sha stenok The seventh exhibition of the Skotsbing Club (ramble on the island, entire trees out down and
to nonsider the statement that the oaptain was were missing. The boy had seen him put mover Defendant admitted the charge and sid he the N. U. Daily News, deterioined to try bis was quite up to the average of the pressding left to dry, while the ground in the same locality hoot of water coming is stodied the start before giving his directions to eagrested, they might to in the dining-room 51, for allowing an sesantion of offensive
Joseph McGee, carpenter of the vessel, stated on the bridze tour wingtes was so impraballo the safe the day before, and he taxei him bad muted it to be repaire 1 now.—Fined $5. that he was looking down No. 2 hatch who the that it could not be accepted. The oxplain had with stealing the notes, fortuna in Korea, but we have not heard of ones, and now that the club has tited over the was strewn with newly loppal branches. Ta from the starboard bilge. Captain Skinner or the third afficer and ascertained at what distance and after pretending to make a search, he pointed matter to remain exposed in the cockbones of his The boy thereupon How Sui, of No. 14 Tai-ping-sban, was dood olbera following the example. Of course it winter, when other amusements tremoled upon the more immediate vicinity of the town another dered him to go below to see what the derangeha might pass this rock with safety be had out the bundle of petes lying under the table, in early yet, but unless the Korean Gororn-tho time which could be devoted to drawing and modus operandi is adoptod: a branch is broken was and he went on to the 'twoon decks and found he can give it a three quarter mile berth
pramiens. For the defensa.it was contended that the pro- Chat San In, of No. 4, Queen's-road Wast ment can be induced to permit the working painting, it should be sasured of a prosperous off and lots to lie on the ground and it is quite thou saw that the water was within two fest or and wasitlikely that having starboarded and ston-ssoution had failed to make out any case against shopkoopor, was fined $5 for allowing the down of mines, it is doubtful whether the products future. The oils in this exhibition seemed to dry, when the spoiler- grassoutter usually to fost sail a half of the been decks, sad up died the keim as alleged, he would have remain, the prisoner, and it was further stated that the spente of his premiens to be broken and thereby of the kingdom can prove sufficient to main-black and white. A little unfinished view of the If he is hailed by a constable ha instantly ploads the ongise-room into No. 3 compartment. He meat of the second mate, for had the helm been fallen out of one of the pockets. It sur 53 for a guitar offenes
me much in advance of the wates colours and comes and carries it over in Lis bundle of grass. the koal. The water was rushing through from that time. It was als imposaitis on the state. ing room, sad that the notes had most probably
to No. 1 platform of the angias-roon, just abovo ed satisfied with the course of the ship doring boy had brushed his master's ofothes in the disandangering the health of the public.
Kwan Akan, No: 113, Queen'a-road, was finod tain a lucrative trade. No doubt the Korean Poek, a study of a tree, and savo pansies planted that it is dood wood that he has picked up, and was in charge of the sluice valvas which were starboarded as alleged while the captain was ongested it was so more unlikely the complainant taste for foreigu luxuities will soon become in a pince of Fallow glass poltury-which, by the this statement being incontrovertible from want always kept closed. educated to some extent, and piece good, way, sosed raiber amall for the plant would{ of erideres to the contrary, he esospesa farther Adamcon, Boll and Co, and othors, said he had the ship would have guid
the lower bridge, and remained so till he got up should forget to take the money out of his pocket Lam Aloe, master of rice pounding shop No. Obourg Ahol, ship's compendore to Masara. and looked at the compsas before ta etosdied it, and put it in the usfo than that ho should forget 183, Wing Lok-stroot, was charged by laspector hardware, lampe, kerasero, and, bye and bye, none of them have been out of place in a London molestation.
considerably, and to put the key of the safe under his pillow, Clerihew with unlawfully setting a number of machinery will find an increasing market there. exhibition. In the water soloviri,“ Sweet Seven-
pilot in this harbour sixteen years before she struck she must have gone consider. 'Îlo prisoner was noquitted.
man weighing cios, and a number of bags of rios But it must be remembered that the kingdom teen did justice to the title, and a "First glimpse island are a worthless lot. They have, in ziany harbour. He left the Mizard Castle outside second offer alleged that the captain was apou jury in's ass at the Pollos Court,
Mont of the squatters in the villages on the stammers and sailing
ago. He was still in the habit piloting ably more than balf a mile if the evidQ9 748 CO“
PERJURY.
on a certain footway. He admitted the charge vesele out of the rock, as she was going 10 knots hour, sad the! U Aching was charged with committing per- and was fined 85. is after all no larger than several of the of Hongkong" showed considerable postio
China Ki, toaster of Mow Hing shop, Wing eightean provinces of Chiis, is more thinly feeling. Hongkong wast now sandder itself a pass, avsation, unless a tiny garden plet Green Island or the morning of the 10th inst. the bridge three or four minutes before giving Mr. Mastean, instructed by Mr. Holmes, ap- Lols Strack, was also fined $5 for a similar offense,
DEUEE AND INCAPABLE. populated than most, and its people have very well sketched plave, for each erhibition with a few vegetables entities them to be ranked between the quarters of a mile or the order "hard part. Had this bois done, in penned for the probantion, which was a private
smile B, by W. of Green Island,
one minute the ship would have been saved, ona
Charles Willconies, fireman of the steamer Tj - far less taste for luxuries than the Chitisent I have on our great landmark the Peak sell rewood and grass, buy kill all the small dence, and the court must now be cleared for the the captain was alarmed at the position of the tion to the polios to the effent that he had pur
predeces ut least twenty "Views in Hongkong", sageloaltariots or market gardeners. But they
Captain Thomsett said that concluded the evi. The evidence of that witness further showed that The prisoner in un inforiner, and gave informix flock, was fized fifty cents for tho zbore offence.
ATTEMPTED THEIR Bearing these facts in mind, there is little under every iziaginable affect of spring, summer, gema sut birds on the hills, and they not inconsideration of the svidense.
ahip. The chief engineer, also corroborated the abusod prepared opiam from Li Teak Lam, at Leong Aluk, ocolie, was charged withɛottempt. dificulty in arriving at a moderately correct antan, winter, sunshine, storm, and rain. We trequently harbour thieves and piratea. They taken from him dealing with various points of he saw the captain go up on to the bridge as he issued and a small quantity of opium was found. Awai, a painter, on the 20th instant. Defond. Mr. Stoke askel that a statement might be captain's statement upon this pofat, as he sald No. 96, Bonham Strand. A search warrant waning to steat some slacking, the property of I estimate of the consuming power of Koren, only want a fall of snow to give our artists the are not the kind of settlers to encourage, and the evidence, and setting forward the captain's came out of the engine room, and flat was just Thereupons chagawan pratarred against Li Twakant attempted to steal a waistcoat and a pair of while the value and extent of har exports obance of complating the series. In the black proportion of them were indeed to remove view of the ouse.
before the vessel struck. There is particular Lum of selling prepared oplem without a licence, trousers which were hanging out to dry, but ke has been pretty accurately demonstrated by land white a talented nontributor from was of the their babitations in consequence of the proof defence, but at prosent Captain Skinner was† nom'a avidange besause he had no interont what- ) Police Court on the 2nd April, when the prisoner |
Captain Thomsatt said thas way in the nature resson for attacking weight to the chief engi The case came before Captain Thammett at the was arrested before he could effect his design. Coast was us sa bibition of grassenting loss would he sus dous, was senteneed to six mouths hard labour, Defendant, who admitted four previous convin for several years. Of course a great charge open; bat perhaps the shortness of the lady'tained through their migration.
only into the circumstances of the case, and it This could not ka asið of the moond and third from Li:Tank. Lam 50 cents' worth of opium en may be wrought in the country if the Go-Beck sy out for the title of his fignie
While puttio fuprovements are now in Koll was now for the court to deside whether they offers, slice had the captain been in the bridge the 25th March. The defenes to that charge Gomido diss. Romedios, of No.-), Ting Lok. subject Pritheo, sweetheart,, be not an end" swing, I would like to make a suggestion for one Skillner was alled upon for a defence than, of offoor, and throw all the responsibility on to the the prisoner, and it was set up that the opium salting on Chan Axing, a women, on the should call upon anyone for a defence. If Capt. four minutes, that would exonerate the second was total denial of the accusation brought by lans, appeared on a socions obergjag him with vernment will consent to allow the winos to Three pretty heads of children delicately draw at the Post Office. The present esccmmodation courap any statement acald be made on his besptain's shoulders. The third oliver had also found on the premises as for the private on 8th justasi be worked with foreign machinery and to answered to the Modern Cherabe," and a design for the sale of postage stamps on mail mornings half. At present, however, be would not sy stated that the sepond alcor did not take sumption of L Tauk, Lom, who is an opium Defendant aid that he did not strike hor, but construct railways and telegraphs out of the for the decoration of a puskas opens a feld of is vory Fosdegnate. There is always a crowd whether the court would calion anyone for a do exemplion to any part of the captain's state smoker. After heating the evidenes the Mathe Matron in the gaol, haring examined Chan proseeds. That, however, is only 'a pas possibilities for the ornamentation of that mest round the window at which the Chinese clerk, nos sirve be could not tell what was the epiment, and Mr. Dodwell had proved that that gistrate duszaissed the caso, and a charge of Siang, mid that she bars a small braise on the sibility; we have to deal with probabilition, hideous pisos of our household fartstars. The entrasted with that duty, retails the stamps, and Mr. Stoke aald he had a written statement, evidence of the captain with reference to what the prisoner, mud he was committed for trial.
statement was the same in effept as the perjury was preferred by Li Tsak Lam against loft arm and those are in favour of the retention by [priated catalogas is, like the Waverley pon, a great is the jostling sometimes, impatient the and be should like either to hand that in or to occurred on ske 1016. The evidence of Reymond, Li Lauk Luks mee gare ovidenco as to the Imprisonment.
Bomdie was ined 31, in default three days'
been
nion of the other members of the court
OBSTRUCTION.
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