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Cha Awa, unemployed, was sentenced to six eks hard labour for staa ng $21.13 in mohar from a money changer b Queen's road Central.
He snatched the money from the money chauger's hand at his stall, and bolted with it. but was soon caught.
July, the plaintiff Mod another alldavit in reply the engines of the Paking after being put that the Fights were taken in assoc as the Pek.hts of the Iris would have her som by the to this, which was to the following effect. Mra. ahend, want slow ahead for about one minute ating came to a atsad still at buey. No, 1, and thore-Pating boters this latter. veshel resched No. 1 Spratt roado oath and stated that she had had a 11.08, at 11/10 slow shead, and then fall spoed fore the offers of the Doris did not see them. buny. I am advised by my santical assessors copy of Mr. Ewons'e affidavit read over to her, ahead for a few seconds. While the engines of It has not been proved or even allegod that any that there was no necessity for tas Doris to LOTO and she said that she did sign the document in the Daris, after being once put ahead at 11.19, order was given at that time to take in the mido taken the course which she dil to reach for Mr. Holmes's office, not understanding it to be a were not stopped or put satorn till 11.34, that is, lights, not I am of opinion that it is most impro-anchorage, and that the course which she did dont giving over to Mr. da Silva hor shero of they ware exerting & forward influence on the habia that they would have been taken in when adept inreused the risk of epilisten: and I am the estate. She did not understand it to bo su ship for 15 minutes. The Peking having, as al- the ship never was moored to the buoy or even also udvised, and I am of opinion, that this defic da Bilva for 35,000, or any other sun. assignment a bar share of the ostata to Dr.leged, moved about 600 foot and the Doris about onus up to it. The absence from the witness tive look-out on board the Paking in no way Mr. 1.200 fost. With these preliminary romarks, I box of the man who looked to the lights has been contributed to the collision which was oazend Holmes did say something to her at the time purpose to craming the accounts given of the commented on by the counsel for the Daris, and solely by the change of conese ghich the Doria she signed, but she did not understand collision by the captains and chief offers of the altough in order to placa the question beyond anddenly made The antion of Teban and what he said, and she over thought the two stormers. The helm was then put basta-part doubt it would have been pleat to have called Others v. The Peking will bodismissed with cista, document was for any other purpose thasi timt and the engines oisyahend. At that time he was the seaman who actually took in the side and there must be tas uasal reference to the maptional Tf Mr. Holmes asked her if she south-west of Russell'sbuoy and beading W.N.W. light yet I think the evidanes produced Tegistrar, assisted by an assasser, to fix the andersteal the dwed, she did not know that this Thu helm was kept hard a-port and he went onay is suficient, especially when it is borne in damages sustained by the Paking. Costs against was what he was saving to her, and she swore for about a minute. He stopped. The sloppugo mind that the plaintif from the praliminary the Doris. positively that ahs did not know, nor had she any was for about 1 minute. He went ahead again net of the Doris could not gather that the abando idos the deed was an assignment of har said slow, helm hard sport. Finding, she would not of lights would be brought forward as one of tho share. She lud never wreived the sum of $5,000, auswor har helm, has had moved shout a slip's causes of the collision. The whole of the evi- nor any part of it. She never engaged Mr.length, be ordered full speed ahead. As soon as denos, the log-books pat in and the plan with the Holmes na Lor lawyer in the matter. Mr. Gilraho had given that last order he now a red light. position of the various steamera indicate i thereon, said they must have a lawyer; ahe raised nohu rel light was about abreast of him, his head by The witnessin, and the argomenta of counsel. objection, and nothing more passed. When was N.W. by W. and the red light was from 7 to have a several occasions received a carotal ex- English was spoken, to her very slowly and dis points on starboard side and 700 to 800 feet off. amiantion und gounideration from the Nautical
Chan Yau, of 23, Wallingtoa-stront, was Guma- tiactly, she understood it, but she oculd not do Redlight wasabreast the stern of Austrian Lloyd's Assessore and myself. We have carefully gone So when it was spoken quickly, or when the restol. He stoppel the Poking at once, and directly over the svidence and compared it wish the moned by the police on a charge of heating noisy words were not ordinary English words in com- after her engines were put falloped astorn. His praition and saursos marked on the plan, the instruments calculated to annoy residents in the
bows were 150 feet from Kassell's No. 2 busy Naatioal Assessors in so doing being greatly neighbourhood, on the 8th inst. Mr. Ho Kai went on to say that upon hearing Nort he saw both lights of the Doria. It was assisted by the paremal knowledge which wMr. Montague Salaman stated that he lived in the application of the plaintiff, hearing bar directly after seeing the red light that he saw possess of that part of the harbour in which Wyndham-etrest, the dofondant's house being at soliciter and Mr. Ewens, and the affidavits, Mr. both lights. She shut out red light when she the collision took place. The arst point to which the hack of his. Cn the 5th inst, the concart Justice Ackroyd made an order for the adminis- got cleão to him. When he first saw her, she op- Mr. Francis endled my attention was that this was maintained from seven in the evening to at tration of the estate on the 13th July, and that poared to be crossing. When he first saw her rod was lonely a case of orossing ressels, and that toast midnight. a maste consisting of se was the order the defondants were now seeking light be ordered fall-speed satorn and when he under Rule 14, the ship which has the other on formances upon tiddles, gongs, and sticks. The to set aside. The arguments he had to submit saw hergroenlighthestopped the sugins. When her own starboard side shall koop out of the way place was a Chinese, Clab, and the nuisance caused to their Lordships world be under two head, he first saw her red light bo whistled a long whis- of the attor. This point lias not been lost sight by it was intolerable
The defendant was bound over in ous auraty first the irregularity of the proceedings, and to. She was 400 or 500 foot off when he saw the of in our oxamination of the onso, and it has re- secondly that the decree made was not exactly green light. She came into him at about 5 or 6 veived das attention and consideration at our of $25 to keep the peace for 12 months. in accordance with the requirements of law. knots. She struck the Peking smádships. The hands. With respect to the speed and moramenta Undor the first bead he should submit that the Feliny listed over by the fores of the blow. The of the Peting just before the collision, I am ad- J. J. do Jesus and Maria de Jesus, his wife, suit ought not to hare bean commonend na itoria cut a big hole in her side and after hek-cited that it wont have been a very improper and living at 15. Abordeon-strost, were summered WAR, by ajnagoa summons in Chambare, but by ing out she came way under the stern of the a hazardous movement of this Peking to have gone on a charge of assaulting Young Chuk, wife of Bregular writ of summons. In support of this 'aking and up his port sido. She did not stop full speed from one basy to mother, or to hate Young Fong, on the 7th inst. Mr. Jesar s cuntention he drew their Lordships attention to He led her. Got no answer. She did not got any great spoed on her that there was coalsa charged with assaulting P. C.Thong Fan, the first paragraph of the 9th Sectors of stand by and made no offer to help. When he occasion for it, and had she done so it would and the latter, ou a cross-summons, was charged the Code, also to Bcation 13, paragraph 3, Suction first saw the Doris she was cot between the have boon difficult to pick ap bany No. 2, or with assaulting Mr. Jeans.
The Jeans family lived in the upper part of 10 and Section 4. Ho submitted that in these see Fossel at Messageries buoy east of Russell's No. to keep her under proper command in he
He is quite sure he did turns at Fall speed to got stearage way would ral arose about some alleged dirty babity of the the commencement ofasuit ntacoountsinpartner-stoamer between them, ship or vacczarship should be commenced by the not pass to the east of No. 1 busy. Before going be both a necessary and proper step to take, | part of Mre. Jesus in throwing dirty water and mach them by the natural route of the West {
even more puploasaul mattern down in sneb a Mr. Ho Kai, instructed by Mr. Ewens, ap onlinary writ of animons, and that the case from one busy to another he looked round and Under all the circumstances of the case the River The opening of the Red River in poured for the appellants: Me. Leuch, instructed should be heard in Ceart, and not in Chambars, could not see the Doria: she was hidden by the Nautical Assessors are of opicion that it was way that Mrs. Achuk and the clothes she had by Mesers. Watton and Deacon, watched the 14, 15, 18, Vis., chapter 8, provided this mode of Austrian Liny's stramer. She wouhl not have most improbable that the captain d'd go at full pal ont to dry got the benefit of them. From Tongais will not make this the less in-proceedings on behalf of the other side, but took procedara bat be submitted that the provision of buen bidden for more than a minute at the rate spoed from busy No. 1 to the spot of collision words, they got to blows, Mrs Jesus bang portaat, esen granting for the sake of ar-o part in them.
that Statute was abolished by Section 4. A she was going. If they badgensonfallapeedaboad Upon considering the evidenca given on this backed up by her husband, and gument that this proves an easior route, late against a decren of Mr. Justics Ackroyd, point out was that a summons had not her sor
The uppesi was for a rule sisi or a rule abse-cond irregularity of the proceedings he would it would act have saved them from the villisina. point by the captain, the twa officers, the chief Chinese living there chiming in with Mrs. Chief officer of the Paling says. When Peking engineer, and Mr. Murray, I am of opinion that Achuk. According to some accounts Mr. and chicb is doubtful, The French bare de-given in Chambers, while acting as Chief Justice, vod upon one of the sxecutors-Charles Cairns, was within a ship's length of No. 1 basy hc ro- the Peking was worked between buors No. 1 Mrs. Jesus were being dragged about by the Mr. Ho Kini said he appeared to appeal on be who, as was plainly shown by the plaintiff'a nf-marked to the explain that he saw & flag na it. uzd No. 2 as Captain Heuermann has described. hair of the head, the senstable, who had neme clared their intention of unpoeing beavy half of the deféminute in the suit brought by Rdavit, was one of the administrators. It was When he called out the engines were stoppad, As to the position in which Mr. Marray says up in plain elothes boing prominent in that work. tsaxtion or goods passing through their Mrs. Spratt against Charles Cairns and Creasy necessary, Ma. Ho Kai submisted, that Mr. Cairns The engine rent astern to slew her bead round he saw the Doria, Ina advised by the Nautical The constable, however, alleged that Mr Jests ———territory, and it bakoms the British mer-Evans, that an order als by Mr. Justice Aok should have bosa sarred with a summons, and in Buoy No.1 was N. by W. and the Peking worked Assessors that from the plan and their knowledge hit him on the eye, and he arrested him and his A raw days ago we referred to the trade of chat, therefore, to do all in his power to the summons dismissed with costs. He are on the Law of Executors and Admi. South of the first buoy. When about abreast of Murray could not have seen the Doris astern of the partus, and he dismissed, the area
royd on the 13th July should be raversed, and support of that oantation he quoted from Wilaud towards the other buey. They passed of the harbor, and I am sien of opinion Mr. wife.
His Worship did not see much to choose bo- Pakhai, taking the report of the Commis secure an alternative route by which be may proceeded to state the nature of the proceedings vistrators, St Edition, page 2021. He referred the first busy. the engines were put astern.
the westernmost Messagación steamer unless she sioner of Customs as the basis of our re- avoid French tolle. As to the importance of which had been taken. A judge's sammous wad to Mr. Ewens's aldarft, and to the allegation Vessel's head got partly round and the augimas had been much farther to the east and sonth- marks The report of the British Consul facilitating means of communication in China issued on the 3rd July, and was made returnable of there being us javontors filed at the Probate then went ahead. Shortly after they stopped ward then the captain of the Beris says he was.
Wong & wal, cook, was abarged with stealing en the 6th July. On the 6ta July Mr. Deast, Court. He submitted that this was a matter and then went astarn. They were half way be.I am of opinion he has mistaken the Austrian certain provisions belonging to his employer. bas since come to hand, and contains some generally, whether by waterur land, the follow-tho solicitor for the plaintiff, filed an afidavit in which could cut be raised in Chambers, and that twon the bars when they went astera. Wit. Lloyd's steamer for the Mossaries steamer. Mr. Jaws Cousins, engine fitter at the Royal further interesting information. Referring lisz passage from Mr. Hosie's reporta on the support of the summons.
it ought to have been raised in the Court of Pro-ness afterwards said he was not ance about going & northwest course from anywhere astern Naval Dockyard, on the 9th inst. to the competition between steamers and trade of Szechuen is bighly suggestive:-"If that be Me Deacon) and the conduct of the attention to a passage from paro 226 of Coke's They had handwray on all the time. Farongings to the place whore the cailision took place sat's accounts of provisions, searched his quar- The zidavit, which was rend, was to the elect bats. Mr. Ho Kai also drew their Lordships astern at that time. The anginas were stopped. of that steamer would not hare brought him Mr. Conaias, not being satisfied with defend- janka, Mr. ALLEN, the Consul, says:→ Had mass extraordinary that ouir a few days' case on behalf of the plaintiff. On the let July Practice of the Court of Probate. He also fana wont slew ahead. Then full spoed ahead. It is important to fix the position in which the ters, and fannd provisions secreted thera all conditions been squal, steamers would no journey from the Szechian horder a bushelbe is a survey at the Probate Registry of the pointed out that the exocutors had filed an in- Just then to reported a light. It was 7 to 8 Doris was when, after conating the Austrian
The defendant was fined $3, or in default tòn doubt have driven junts off the line by (tov) of rice-difference of measure Loing deceased's estate had not then been filed though gards the mattere disclosed by the plaintif in her was a steamer coming to the bang they were where she was when she stopped and went ahead.
sonet, and ascerte ned that the inventory of the ventory with their petition for probate. As repoints on starboard hot. Ha sang out there Lloyd's steamer Titasid, she went matare, end days' imprisonment.
Li Ashang, a juvenils thief, was convicted of time, but the Chinese provincial authritis | taken into account--maybe had for less than at ought to have been filed on or before the 19th afidavita of the 6th and 8th July, theea saamad going to. It was when they want fell speed It has been argued that the captain was better stealing a silver button from the coat of a no- aro uspatriotic enough to prefer gouing a 400 cash, while the selling price bere exceed January. In the petition for probats the estate to have hos disclosures of matters which ahead that he saw the light. Ha dil not noticeable and more competent to give reliable and man named Chan Anna Hs ont it from hor reranna into their own pockets from a small 1,200 cash, and has been as bigh as 1,520 purchased in Septembor, 1881, for $7,000, Inland affidarit set out matters of the gravet kind, dal moved alongth. She never had way stern way offers of the ship, and I have been asked to co
included Kowloon Dook Garten lots 65 and 33, ought to have been hard is open court. The then any additional spoed. The ship might have precise information on this point than the jacket while she was standing in the midst of a traffic carried on by janks to sueing a larger cab. But it will be readily understood when Lot 350, and Section A of Inland Lot 58, opon ing greatly with a third party in the case, who pa ber. The second bagy was between them and anbmit to the assessors whether it was ruash- He was sentenced to be kept in gaol until he amount obtained from steunate cargoes it is kwa bat a carrier en vecomplish which houses were being constructed to the valus was not before the court. Mr. Ho Kai submit the light. The light was 700 or 800 fost able to suppose that the Deris could have got had received six strakes with the birch across th flow past them into the coffers of the Cen-aly som 20 miles a-day on Chinese roads." at $26,000, total $49,000. This property was to have been taken, and the case adjourned to From the time he first saw the light to the she did, and whether it is probable that the
of 318,000, four houses in Mosque Terraco, valued ted that the evidace of that third party ought off. He saw a red light and a mast head light round and started from where the Peking says branch. tral Government at Peking. They secure Where erringe thus increases the cost of subject to charges amounting to $17,000. The the open court, an that ploadinga might have collision was for 3 minutes. They had Daris was handled as the 1st and 2nd offer this result by charging a lower duty en jant-prades or goods it is not surprising that balance at the hartered Bank was 8,815.12, the been made, and ere yere might be represented not moved a ship's length from the order of full said she was. I am opinion, and I am so advised, Variety Store was valued at $3,000, a promis- and heard. Secondly, granting that the judge's speed ahead till anchor was let go. They had that the chief officer, who was on the look-eat cu borne cargo than is charged by treaty on foreign imports should not penetrate far or cote, payable la tive and tau piars, given by summons was propels issued pud served, and not mored more than a 4 length from time of 240-the fremstilo, and the 2nd officer, who was at the steamer-borne good at the Imperial Custom froth the great watorwags of the country. Mr. A. A. Eg di Silvu, $20,000, Ecasehold for that a judge sitting in chambers had power to ing the red light to the collision. If the ship had wheel, would be able as the captain was to houses." In view of the retention attributed Magicent as these waterways are, they re-niture and effects $1,000, total. 958.818.12. The deal with the auit, he would still submit that the continued full speed ahead they would bare been see where the ship went to index the reverand
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS, total astate we sworn ander the value of 840,000 decree was improperly mado. The first objec-out of the way of the Doris. When he first saw the engines, and lacking at the course the Doris 'U Ayau, coɑlie, ant VA I, gardoner, haring to the Peking Governout to withdrew the quire supplementation by railways and ser- On the 28th May last, acting on the instructions than was that the plaintiff had no interest in the Paris he only saw end and white lights. He did took when she passed netery of the Austrian ban found an hoard the Dougins Co.'s straor foreign element from the Imperial Custitviceable roads.
of the Rev. Father Burns, he had some corres calate, as she bad assigned her share by a deed, not then see the green light. He was 150 fest Lloyd's steamer, and considering that the bela Folien, and not being able to account for their service theso remarks are suggestira af wh st.
pondence with Mr. Ewers with referentes to and the executors had teen asting under that from the bug when he saw the red light.. It was hard sport. I ua advised, and am of opinion, presonde in any satisfactory шsaar, were orddr- mortgage on a portion of the estate, and he died. How ake signed that dood, and that takes 4 or 5 minutes to get stern way on, sup that who the captain gave this order to go ed to find two sareties each of 31 och for divir may bappens when that withdrawal is effected,
Efforts han har made within the last year or received a reply back from Mr. Ewens to the ef- consideration she waited for it they were not posing the ship was going or 5 knots. Becund tera, his vessel was heading somewhat to the good behaviour for & mouth, in diaalt of doing unless the Obinres employés bara by that two in Fiji te acclimatize the tea plant in those fact that he had discontinued acting in the a position to tall. The deed was signol, and officer says, they went astern er 5 minutes, the westward and was nearer to the Austrian Lloyd's so, they were committed to gaal. Ons of them time beza educated up to a much bigher land, give very encouraging reports of the tea of Mr. Eça da Silva.
islands, and last advlees from Levuka, vid duck-matter, which was now under the management hud boor, registered, and accordingly conveyed sapasin then ordered atop Buoy then Ettle steamer then he places her on the plan; and that had been in that establishment bico boforo. soane of bonesty than now prevails amongsi | industry. The toa is described as being of ox- Mr. Hu Kai said there was also an affidavit the whole of her interest to a third person; and abait beam, 20 feat of the stopping lasted 2 being in that portion the expiaca obtained THE CHARGE OF BEING EQUIPPED FOR PIRACI.
Kern order was slow ahead, about 2 greater space and safety by backing out between the executors, acting according to that dood. had minutes.
The fourteen Chinese charged with having Chinese officials generally. The advantages
cellent quality.
from Mrs Spratt; it was rather a long one, and rendered an account to the assignees under that minutes after, and for about 3 minna. The next the Austrian Thord's steamer and the northern been found on board a junk equipped for pirany of baring one regular and uniform system Those of our readers interested in the progress he asked the courtit he should read it. dond. The decreo.for administration would act order was stop, for about 1 minste. Thun slow most Messageries, instead of backing inside with off Tai Kok Tezi on the 20th July were again
of the new Wutorworks at Tytany will be glad to
The Chist Justice said he thought the all-injuriously against the executors, as they were ahead for about rainate. The fall speed for the Messageries steamer directly astern of him, brought before the court. at all the porta ar or great that foreign know that, in consequence of the incressad speed davit had better be rond.
asked to administur un estate which hud passed a few scoonda. When they saw red light tha I will now coneider the captain's evidence as it Inspector Parry gave a little more evidence merchants would naturally object at ener-of the now boring achings, the tannol is now
Mr. Ho Kai said this affidavit was filed on the ont of their hands. They were entered to ran-order was, "stop and reteras." Then aw 13, admitting for the mainst the corretassa to the finding of some of the property pro
Telavel, and the camo was then ço au? did for trial getically to a reversion to the old system of being pushed on at the average rata of 160 feet same day, the 6th July, and it was to the follow der an account at their own expanse and risk, from light and tonstop. The reasol was 400 of a statements therein contained.
and they were ordered to do a thing which they or 500 fint off want they saw groen light. It has marked on the plan the course which he at the Supreme Court, irregularity and disorder, and no doubt the of the year, one half of the tunel will have been
For oath, and it is anticipated that, by the end tag oflect.
I Aura Eulalin Spratt, of Victoria, in the could not de witbont npsetting the deod of sign was from 2 to 3 minutes from first seeing Doris font as he rounded the Titrait, and he states She was from 200 ta 800 | that when he bɔgan to go astarin;-the-westaru- strongest influes would be hrought to brad. Then the Tylam Dau bus boun Colony of Hongkong, widow, the abom named went made by the plaintiff herself, and who to her striking them.
would pay the costs and damages arising fot oft. At velock when they went aloud; most easgarios stoxner was to the south of bear against it hy the Representatives of the progressing slowly owing to the constant inter-plaintif, make oath and say as follows:-
THE WONG-NYI CHEONG HOMICIDE. 1-The uhoro named William Belton Spratt, thereon? If the decres weresot aside, they might they are clear of No. 1 buoy. From moving hin, oud is steamer's hond was south-west Be Trosty Powers, while the Pering Chrom ruptions by wet weather. Work on the Conduitate of Victoria aforesaid, trader, was my ho administer, but if it were not set aside they slowly ahead to the callision was about 5 went full, spred astera to get her head round the court on the charge of having wilfully und Sung Achau, gardener, was brought before is prosceding steadily. mont itself would naturally object to any
bandaad by his will slated the 11th June, 138, he could not. The plaintiff had lost her right to minutes. Captain of Doris sage intended and her busad slowed to the west. When he be maliciously caused the death of another gardener Elsewhere we publish a list of additiorul sab gays and confirited to we all the jewels, trinkets an areant, as she had an dating to others to perto ausbor a little S.W. of fussian steamer. gan to go ahead the ship's head was W.6.W named Li Afuk, at Wong-asi-sheong, on the system which involved the ass of a prescribers to the Kwangturg Inn dates Relief and personal organatate worn and used by rus form, being only a gate, and not an executria Passed ship's length North of Aast in Lloyd's and the steamet about a ship's longth from the 9th Jann last. tion of the valuable revenus which Ims been Fund, from which it will be seen that the during his life-time, and he gave all his plate Hasabattted that it was necessary to set the and began to turn a fon as passed her. Wes-northernmost Messageries. When he got head- The Crown Solisitor, Mr. Stokes, appeared built up by the Foreign Customs. A com. British Consal at Hoihor has suceeded in and plated articles, books, pistares, and prints deed aside before the executors could proceed to termost Mesageries was south of him, and they way he was half a length clear of the western for the prosecution.
raising a second contribution, making in all unto his frusts (being the above-nstund defend administrate, for as long as the deod romained were healing S.W. Then went full speat sheed most Massageries. As soon as he saw the boog His Worship observed that he did not see the " plete return to the old system would, there- 3265 from that small port, which sum does great ants herein) in trust to permit me to as the they must hold that the plaintiff had no interest to ret her heat round. Was a ship's length he asked the man if he could see it, and told him utility of procesting with this gass. There Lad fore, be highly improbable, but where Chi.credit to the residents. We understand that same during my life and from and after my de in the matter. Mr. Ho Kai quoted several an- from Northern M. M. when stern way ceased, to steady. When he steadied ho was about hof bean a perfectly clear case against the prisoner the British Consuls at other ports have been sp-case open certain trusts therein mentioned, and thorities in support of the contentione, and to the ship's head slowed to the west. He stopped a ship's length clear of the Massagories being who had been command for trial in connection 90 are employed wineat foreign super-plied to, and will no doubt szert themselves to the tretator also bequeathed to me one third argued that in cases of some dificuity, where engines and then went half soned ahead to stop that distance from her bows. After he steadied with the same case, but he had bosa acquitted vision squeezing in some form or other, and raise funds also. Poochow has come out libaralsaare of the residue of his personal estate and more than ons issue were raised, the usual pro- stern way; aead W.S.W. When they got headway he saw the Peking, and be has marked as F. The evidence would be easily the same in to a greater or less extent, will inevitably takely, but there are still some parts which have as
effects.
tire was to aljourn the case to the gourt, and they were a length clear of the WM. Mthe position of the Daris.when he ist say this case, and he did not ase That use it place. This is proved by the working of the yet done nothing in aid of the relief fund.
2.The sold Williams Bolton Spratt died on not to hear it in Chambers. He applied for a They went on a little under the port helm-bat the Peking, and that is also her position when could to proceeding with the osas. Besides for about the 4th July, 1884. without Laving alter ruis nie against the dacron made by Me. Fustine at son as he saw the buoy be asked the can he stealied, for in another part of his evidence if the man were tried and continted, it transit pass system.. The treaty provides The San Francisco correspondent of the V. Cod or revoked bis said will, which was daly prov. Ackroyd in Chambers. On the face of it, hu the wheel if he could see it and he told him to be says he saw the Peking at the same time as would be manifestly anjast in the face of the ́that foreign goods may be conveyed inland Daily News writes The loss of the City of el in the Supreme Court of Hongkong in its argud, the case was not one which could be steady. Buoy was on starboard how When he steadied. Now this position. F. is to the decision with regard to the first case.
Tokio, of which the morning papers pablish de-Probate Jurisdiction by the defendauta the don't with in a summary manor. If the deed he studied he was a length clear of the M. M. SW and about 900 eat from the spot wher on payment of a duty of 24 per cent, ia sd-tails by telegraph, will be seriously felt by the Executors named therein on the 6th August, was valid, then the routers and administered, He was a ship's length from her bows. the captain saya she was stopped the sternwayvernment to prosecute, and he had no power to Mr. Stokos said bo wan instructed by the Go- dition to the import duty, but us à matter travelling community on the Pacifio. It is not 1884.
and accounts had been farmished to the proper That course would have taken him ship's I am advised that it was impossible for him be withdraw. of fact they are subjected to all kinds of at all likely that the P.-M. Co. will replace her
3-I have kad un acounts of the estate offer-partion. Thaamwertors were ordered to adminis- breadth south of No. 2 buoy. After he stendiedbe get into that position steering sau he said he did, Mr. Wodehouse rognasted Mr. Stakes to no with a soip of her size. Agents of the Co. nowed or shown to me by either of the sxecutors or tar when they had nothing to administer: saw the Peking. He was about a length ahead for when the steamer began to go ahead, her quaint the Govorament with the views he had irregular levies en route until when they say that for the present the City of Sydney will any one else nor (with the exception of $1,030 The Chief Justice-They would not be ordar- of the M. M. when he saw the Poing 2 points on heal, he says, was WSW, and be want on expressed, and for that purpose he further re- reach their destination their cost is increased take her place, and that another reasel will be paid to me and a Bill of Gaia for $2,300 given to ed- to administer
port.bow Natiood no change at føst, but in 2 little ander the port helm and when he saw minded the cass to Saturday. forthwith "plased on the stocks at Joha Rusch's Mr. da Bit) bas my share of residua baen out of sil reason. Commenting on the smallraza. But it is plain enough that the Company paid or accounted for to me. Mr. Alexander dants in the case. They had administered the At that time they had not altered their cours, Hay than gould he have got into a position Mr. Ho Kai said they were the only defon- or 8 minutes he saw the Petting going ahead bang ho steadied, that is he kept on his course. quantity of goods sont inland from Pakboi will not build any more million dollar-much less Amader Egu da Silva, who married my sister estate and given an recount, and if this facrae but when he sat her coming he put the helm which was 3.W. of the place he started from under transit pass last year Mr. ALLEN two million dollar-ships. "Vessels of the type Andreza Maria da Silva, has always told me made in Chambers was to hold good they might aport. He saw her screw at work. Whou he saw with his head W.S.W. and under a port hela? saya:-"The unsound fiscal system of China days for something like $300,000, and they will handed over to him and that my share only again.
that the management of the Estate had been be called o in gin an acount over and over her moving ahead he was about 150 or 200 fact Whereas, if reference be made to the plan and hisWe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions
Te submitted the proper sourus, if the from her. As soon as he anw her going ahead course, and the movements he followed thermon, is alone to blame for this state of things, wor the parpuse. A vigorous effort will be mounted to85.000, and from his connection with plaintif wished to allege any collusive denda he went full speed astari. She was 500 feet it will be soon that if the Doris was at the place Catil this is radically reformed, there is no
made at the opening of Congress to repeal the my family Thelle vol bica and trusted him. I against
A DISCLAIMER third party, was to have some before distant when he frst saw hor He expected the marked by the captain, with hor Lead W... navigation laws, so sa to admit British built res had no independent advice or assistance through the court to ask to have the deed set aside.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRES99." chance of permanent improvement. Wheels to American registry, and the effort will deout the whole matter. In the mouth of May or
would stop or reverse further on, he said it she would be heading directly for bucy No. 2
DEAL SIE-Referring to the publication by Their Lordships intimated that they would ras about 6 or 7 minutes from the time. The or a little to the north of it. Preceding a little the China Mul this evening of the proceedings the Treaty of Tientsin was made duties were rite aid from the failure of Jota Roach to com- June 1sat Mr. da Silva told me that the other consider their decision.
chief officer of the Poria who was who for while under her port helm, as the captain sayin the gait Mrs. Spratt v. the Administrators of charged on each article of import and export ply with his bargain in regard to the steel dreisers two starar wees enlling for $5,000 osob and that
castle, and the Rad oliner, who was at the wheel, weald her head move to the West and supposing Spratt's Estate (Mesure. C. Evaus aud Chas, ordered by Government. It will be stora that therefore" I must self" for the same price. I
do not corroborate the Captain as to where the she went on about 800 or 406 feet, which is not Chiras) in the course of which Mrs. Spratt's at an estimated rate of 7 per cent., includ-in order to enrich this Irishnan, and his conie-replied that I did not want to sall, bat ke szíł
Doris went when the engines were reversed after nureasonable, as they were going half speed at ing inland dues. If we rockon the value of dorates among the leaders of the Republican fast I must as the other two shares hed-eld. MILNEN AND ANOTHER V. THE "DORIS."--riding the Titans. The Captain said it was the time, it would ples har not far from the amidarite were read, the purport of which to date importa into China and exports from it as
party, we have Loen barring ourselves out of the I then said if I must sell you attend to it JEBSON AND OMERS V. THE "PEKING" inside as it were the astrina Lord's and the spot marked by the captain of the Peking, and very satisfactory to me, I deam it right to etate carrying trade; and the chances are that the mafor me" and I then asked for an account of being practically equal, this tax is equivalent vigation laws may go by the run, with other pro- the ssle of the property wanting to know and Mr. A. J. Lasch, instructed by Jesarea length from this Istter steamer when he began order from that point to reuch die position licitor asked the Editor of the Mail to The Attorney-General (Eox. E. L. O'Malley) northernmost Messagories, und that ba was half would show his rod light to the Peking. I publicly, that I personally and through a so- to an import duty of 15 per cent. In point tootionist abominations.”
for how much the property was soll. Ho Wotton and Deacon, appeared for the Peking to go abend. The chief and End officers both marked E., or the spot where the collision took mit publication at the addavits being said in reply that Mr. Esens had gone to Mr. H. Baily, on behalf of Mr. Frands, state that the Derin went between the Titania plane, the esptain would be obliged to sta documents of and in an ex parte suit, which LATEST TELEGRAMS.Jaya and dat Mr. Holmes's wide hoving instructed by Hess Sharp, Johnson, and and the Messagyrios and was beyond and outside board his helm and materially alter is afforded me so opportunity of being rs-
gone home he (Mr. Holmes) had no time to at BStokes, appeared for the Peris.
of thom when the store way was stopped sudocarse and the direction of his abip's head prosented and defended in Court; but the Editor tend to it. A few days aftor that in consequence At the trial the Nautical Assessora wers Lieut. taop hegan to go ahead. The case for the Peking But, as I have already stated, I am ndrised and made the privilege of pabliestion of an ex porte of Mr. da Silva telling me that I must sell I MoMardo, R.N., and Capt. Brady, of the 1. and is that she was working up slowly from one I am of opinion that when the captain of the suit his own. I have therefore no alternative bot signed a deed in Mr. Holmes's office. I under. Ú. ateamer Rosetta
buoy to the other, that when about 130 feet fram Doris went asteru he went beyond the Titaniu to assure the publie that when my turn comes stood that the deod I was signing was a docu- His Lordship delivered the following Judg. No. 2 Baoy the Captain saw the red light of a and the northernmost Messageries, and as far in the suit I shall be in a position to cause the over 18 percent. Surely this is The Morning Post publishes a paragraph on handing over my share to the property to f-mont-yusterday engineer van 13 Azamglucoes-on-his-starboard - bow and · abrast Las Che spot market ingred pencil by the "chist reading of Mrs. Spratt's aflavit to appear in a anticisally beary charge, without the ad-siting that coumiliatory deepstones have been to us that the two other shares had eigust the dated, arise from a collision which took place in steamer kept on his couras she would have pa was at the wheel hea stavi that when the public to suspend judgment. Yours faithfully,
Those twe betions, which have been consoli of the Austro-Hungarian. Lloyd's, that had that offider of the Doris. The second officer whe very different light. Meantime I would ask the
A A. ECA DA ditional burdens of kin and other extra esived from M de Giers indicating an imme, deed and that I must also sign it; except say this barbour between these two atomers during ed to the North of the busy, and therefore clear Dorit began to go ahead the helm was kand Hongkong, 10th August, 1655. taxes under various names. But un lung'asile dista and aricabir sottioment of the Afghaning this he did not explain to me what the deed the night of the 26th May Inst. The Polting of him, as he intended to stop at the buny: that sport, and this. with the engines going halfWe give Bir. da Silva's letter insertion with
res about. Tpon that I asked yo more ques, was coming in from the Lye-e-mon Pass the at ouce stopped his engines, and went fall speed, would very quickly bring her to the spot provincial revenusaure ulierly distiser from Frontier question.
tions belloving Mr. da Silva and I siguel tending is meer at one of Bussell & Co.'s bays, speed astern, but no sooner Lad he does so than whore the captain and offers of the Peking say, the food at Mr. Doimes's office. Mr. Holmes The Doris ras scming from Whampes and in the steamer showed a green, light and he saw she was when they frat saw her, and her red COM-called his Portugues olerk to explain the tended to anchor seniswhere to the West and her cauting roand. He then stopped his engines, light thus corroborates their sidence on this PANY, LIMITED.
deed to me, but Mr. da Silva said "Oh! North of the buoy to which the Peking was go- sed à minuts or two after this the steamer point. ~ Had ghs than continued this course, abe never mind, she has been married a long time ing, but as the side was sbb, the captain, in-struck his aidships. The cass for the Doris would have gone clear to the north of No. 2 The nineteenth ordinary meeting of the share- and understands English, and no the clerk went staul of steering directly to his anchorage, is that he got his ship's hood round about a buoy, and I an advised that this was the best Tunike gr tow complaints of tur tant of this holdere in the China Traders Inverance Compety, away, md Isigned without reading it over think wished steam up against the tide to the spot; ship's length from the Northernmost dessa sense for her to have adoptod, even from-the- imited, washeld at the Company'sore, Queen's ing it meant what I have before explained. be had selected. To do this he rounded at a spot geries stemer; that seeing the whole chame first. In conclusion, I find that the Peking worked
The following telegrams from Australian Road Cantral, yesterday afternoon. There 4. About seven or eight days ago Mr. Hol to the North and East of Rasoll's boy, sad dour and intending to meor to the west and up from busy No 1 to bang Na, 2 in the manner were prossut Masara. & Molver (Chairman), was sent for us to come to his office and I wont, thus everlapped, as it were, a part of the Peling's north of No. 2 baby he steered a course to au at the red stated by Captain Heuermann: papers were overlooked yesterday:-- L. Poneckie, J. Tharbara, B. Schmoker, E. He said to me "What have you and this row Cones The time given by the two stemmars take him sorth of the No 2 bony but close to that the Doris rounded the in close upiler
LONDON, 9th July. long will British serchsata of standing Je-H. Sassoon directors). A. Woolley, W. R. Los with Mr.da Sirs for ? you have sold your share to differs cousklerably, the Facing states that the it and that when he had reta ship length ahead her stern and, in order to get the vessel's band Under the guise of offesting reform in the clice to risk capital in defekyping ench new 17. B. C. Wilcox, A. H. Chiney, J. Gocsmann, him." I said "No, I have not." Thea Mr. Holmes watches and oleaks on board were set to Hogg of the Westernmost Messageries atsamer the round, she went astern between the Titanic and mattor of the social ovil The Pull Mell Gazetta markete sa Pakhai."
E.C Pay, A. B. Vaucher G. de Champacax, called bis Portuguese clerk and I said to him tong time at 8 o'clock that night, and the chief Peking, which he had seen stationary at broy the northernmost Hemgeries steamer and has been publishing articles which have granted Having referred to the party of the dis-D. R. Crawford, M. Grota, A. F. Smith! 2. Jur. that I had not sold my share. The Portuguese floor of the Doris states that his slooks whon No. 1, het enddenly cross his bows, and, al-reshed a spot marked in rod poneil by the first immense sensation. The paper has been expollal dan, F. H. O. Wilson, A. G. Morria and W. H. clerk replied that the reason why I did not compared with Hongkong time showed a differ- though he stopped and reversed his engines as officer; that gathering headway she went eu Cream the Clube and bookstalla. The police are trict surrounding Pakhui, Mr. ALLEN gues Ray (Secretary).
understand van because fr. da Silva had not ones of 4 minutes only, yet the Peking stutas son us he 7 he could not avoid the collision, to undor a port helm, and that she so want using efforts to provent further sales of the on to sy: When it wie Bret decided The CHALEMAN suid-Gentlemen, with your explained the deed. Then the interview ter- that the collision took place at 11.13, while the lesser the effects of which he ported his holm, on farther than the captain thought he had journal and threaten to prosents the proprie. that Pakhoi should be opened on
| approval we will take the report as read: Iminated.
Doris pats it in the preliminary not at about and that tetrack her amidships. The charge doue or intended to do, and that whilst under tora. In retaliation the Pall fuli Gazete threa trast the result of the year's operations will bavo Mr. Ho Kai went on to say that the 11.30, according to the chief engineer's log book has been made that the Darse die notstand by the auch port helm she showed her red light to the tens to make dizelores which will invelre Treaty port, Do koutst The opinot given ganaral natiefaction. The balance to cre- ons was partly heard in Chambers on it should be about 11:35. A similar difformpoo Peking after the obllision. I ara cf opinion that Peking at each a distance, and in such a position Royalty and Cabinet Ministers.
The University Collego at Aberyatwith has would form arcurie, dit of profit and loss account shows a very con-ba-7th July and on the 8th Mr Enens arists as to the time the engines was going it cannot be majutsinad. The Captain of the es to warrant the Peking to bolboys she was
midorabile increase over that of the previous year, filed his affidavit, which set out that he abead just before the collision According Paling state's that the Doris passed upon his passing worth of buoy No. 2, and that she would boon totally dostawyed by fire. for the south-western provinces of Ewings, enabling us to propose not only higher dividends was one of the defendants in the salt, and in re- to the Palang, cho bsgau going ahead from port side after he anchored. It was about & or have passed to the north No. 2. bacy had sho Bir Michael Hicks Beach, in the House of Kuongo, and Kreicbow. It canna be denied and returns, but also to carry forward a larger ply to the plaintiff's affidavit he said that she Russell's No. 1 buoy at 11.03 or 5 minutes 6 or 7 minutes after the ecllision that continued her source; thathhe enddenly changed. Commons suroupes that with modifications
| amount to new adoçant, no necessary to meet the had no interest in the estate of William Bolton | before that it is pester to them, as Canton of Vaditional riska oloarínarossing business, Look! Spritt, deceased, na she had received all articles that she went half speed ahead at 11.19, of the Doris says he passad about 30 feet and thus eaised the collision. Tai adeland but proposes to extend the saspension of the thellision. The Doris states ho passed on her port sido. The Captain her course in order to pass zouth of No. 2 busy he intends to introduos Mr. Childers' Budgot, Hapkow, the porta by which the trado (suching at the warlike operations in these waters aparifienlly Squaathed to her, and by an inden or 15 minutes before the time of the seafast from her and that everything was quiet on board, that it would have been a dongerens and impro-sinking land te a food last created, and slee will na it was) was conducted. Still, a lead during the year and the consequent interrupture dated the 18th May. 1585, she had assigned During that time the movement sud speed of From the circumstances of the case the Captain per step for the captain of the Feking to have issue treasury bills to the value of four millicos. dous to tende, the directors are very pleased to one-third-all her share of the residue of the the engines of the erspective steamers were, as of the Doris had every reason to believe that the continued, full speed ahead when he saw the With thase arcoptions he will adhere to the lines route cannot be made au a straight line; be able to place before you such scisfactory | pstate of the testator not already recoived by cording to the log books of the engineers as Peking was not in need of assistance; ho anchor groen light, concoquently I find that the Doris | Laid down by Mr. Childers. Ha also stated that drawn across country-withenit further faci report, and I am very glad to inform you that har to Alexander A. Ees da Bilrs for 35,000. follows-Peking11 fall speed astern for ed a short distance from the Pebing and canie on alone to blame. The nautical assessors have ten of the eleven millions of the war credit bad lities of communication, Pakboi hea to the so far the business of the current year compares He said that the plaintiff had assigned and soll, 5 minutes and then stop: 1108 slow, aheed; board of ter as soon as he had anchored, and so desired to express the opinion that the look ontbeen already expend Carro, 12th July. senth of time provinces, and the navigable ther information is required I will be happy to indecture. Mr. Holmes, who noted as solicitor and stop, and in about a minato fall speed the Doris swear that they did not see the green not to have soon the Peking much sooner thaz invourably with that of the past. If any far- and as her agt and deed, had delivered the sadd 11.09 stop: 1110 dow ahead, full speed ahead oured his vessel. The Captain sad odders of on board the Doris must have becu very defective
In pursuance of the decision the British water-courses of. Western Chins, which are farnish it as far as possible bekers moving the in the matter, anrod her if alis thoroughly under sateru: 11.19 collision. Doria-11.1 ful side light of the Peking. The Captain and offers they did, as she came from Kowloon perut, and Government to dispatcha forms to Upper Egent, the natural and practicable trade routes, run adoption of the report.
stood the dead, and that she was giving up her spod autora, 11.19 stop and half speed of the Fuking haro sworn that the lights were whilst she was near bay No.1, and that the Brigadier Genersi Green, with half of the 20th more or less sast and west, and are divided moved the adoption of the repet and the un-she replied that she did.
No ggestions, being asked the CHAIRMAN interest in the outate to Ms. Es da Silva, and shand; 11.24 slow ahead; 1129 helt speedburning brightly. It cannot baseriously argo lock-out on the Paking was not so good wit Regiment of Hassam, has gone to Asseran, shend 11.82, alow 11.3 stop, full speed that the Peking would have auteral the harbour should have been. They oro of oplaton that had a where they will renen in gorrison for the from each other by mountain rauges. I put inexed accounts,
Mr. Ho Kai said that on the worse day, the 8th asters. From the above it will be seo thaf without her lights, but it was urged by counsel sharp look-out been kept on board that vessel the present
of fact it is more. The imports of 1983 are sa: down in the published Customs. Returns at 79,500,000 taols, and the Lotal Qustours. revenue at 18,250,000 taels, and other yeare is proportion, which shows's percentage of
of the Son Birs and San Jose can be boilinow-a
LONDON, 8th August,
THE AFGHAN FRONTIER
QUESTION
the Imperial revenue, and as long as the, provincia: duties are farmed out to dici... CRINA TO DERS" INSURANCE
who may charge what they please, so long
will Lancashire Charubers of Commerce
ticity in the Obina trade and declare that
it is indeed in a depliable stare,” and wo
was but
it
Mr. da Silva to sell me. Mr. Silva
IN ADMIRALTY.
BEFORE MR. H. E. WoDauouse.
CORRESPONDENCE.
expressed by our Correspondente.]
ploasaro, as he appears autions that the public should not pass julguent bofore hearing his version of this msttara referred to in Mrs. Spratt's aidavit-Eu. D.P.).
LATE TELEGRAMS.