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To-day being Good Friday there will be no jasne of the Daily Proes to-morrow.
The Austrisa gunboat Nautilus, Captain Spetzier, Isft here yesterday morning for Canton
During the sheen of Mr. Toisko Minami, Tapes Coral at Hearn, Mr. Salts will be in chargo of that Conaniata.
An inquest we held at the Mortuary yester SARAIS ELLIOT, wife of Alexander Skeas, of A Young Shing, who was sitting in his window At Aberceau, Srotond, suddesky, on the 5th March, day afterneca on the body of a mau tamed Ng dow, Paterculier, N.B. Friends in Hougkong kindly and being somewhat the worse for drink, fall (846 out into the street, secnsiderable height. He died on Tuesday in hispital from the injuries ha thua anatainel. A vorcist of mocidental death was returned.
Bespt this intimation.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 2nd, 1886.
The Canton Authorities continue to presente their crusade against the salt sungglers with unabated vigour and frequent cagtures. The seized another gait smoggling jank near Lin Tin other day the Revenus oralmer Hai King Ching and conveyed her to Canton. The orow of nine probably fall at an early date, man were taken prisoners, and their heads will
As advertised on our front page, there will be
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THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 25xd, 1986.
His Lordship nart sentenced Fong Ashe and Wang Ashan, convisted of robbery from the person with violence at Tai Kok Tani. Ho said there was no doubt the prisoners were guilty, but he did not think the evidence was sufficiently fogging. They would cash be sentenced to strong to sable him to order the prisoners a seven years' penal servitude.
THE THEFT ÖF A REGISTERED LETTER.
BEFORE ME. JUSTICE RUSSELL
LARCUNE.
taken. Judgment for defendant with sorts. of a common carrier, and all reasonable care Was
COMMEBOTAL INTELLIGENCE.
THURSDAY, 22nd April. EXPORT Uango,
THE PROSPECTS OF HAILWATE
IN CHINA. ཡ--ཡ The spooulations concerning railroad oster. Par American bark Colorado, sailed on the boon laid to rest. In fact very little seeme prian in the Central Kingdom have not yit
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[14 cattios. intelligence.
According to this authority four lines of milway have been decided by the Chinese Govoramont. These lines Are as follows:-One from Tontein to Peking; the
the second from Tientsin to Chin-
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kiang and thence Nanking the thirð from Nauking to Shanghai and Haarohow; and the fourth through Faizien and Kwang- tung to some point on the Weat River. The three first named are all extremely likely to
ay will
amongst the first routes the i
Biroa take to Obina, but the latter is, to say the hast, a little agua. Doubtless at some period Canton and Hankow or Kiakiang will bozoited by rail, and such a line ought to have precedence over any project to open fakies, which is a mountainous province, presenting serious ongineering, dificulties, But at present there seems no immediate prospect of the railway being taken up-
uch 'onergy by the Peking At The Viceroy of Chibli is a warm advocate of this innovation, and Prisco CHUN is most | favourably inclined towards it, but we have not yet beard that the opposition of the Board of Revenue has been overccos, while the presence in China of so many foreigo radicates.cager to make contracte is cer
Government and delay the introduction of
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share.
share, scilors.
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per ehere. Canton Insurance Ofoe, Trimited-$85 per Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
share, buyers.
Iby a great military and aggressive Power both of them richly deserved flogging, but thay Kow Sing, excenter of the vill, and trustees of day of the hearing 6 weeks after delivery. Mr. like Riseris they would become a forea to beite infliction, and he had no power to order it upon the possession and management of the no patty or ebunais had bean d in elasing the were not charged with an offense will authorised the catates and affects of Lai Wa. They entered Anderson give his evidence under the belief that Freskoned with. So long a the Mongols are Both would be severely punished, however, and estate of Lai Wa, and hosume trashes for his port. did not see the port till 3rd March, loyal to the Son of Heavou, Foking tony he would be kept ont of the way of mischief for son, Lal Busy Lan. at Ba Lan died on the and gave his opinion under the belief that po deaned tolerably moure, but if theirallegiance tensed to penal servitude for twelve years, and oat having entered into the possession of the the port which had losked opsaad before any 16th April: For New York-6,256 package to be known, and it is equally probabic
some time. The first prisoner would be ann. 10th July, 1878, of the age of 16, intestate, with patty or chunam was, naed. Capt. Burnie saw be transferred to the great White Ozar, the second to seven years.
property, and unmarried. Upon the death of argo had son disebarged, and he saw it was casein, 2,805 rolls matting. 1,461 case fans, 1,250 |10| China's northern frontier would be perilously The first prisoner That is rather a long the said Laf Buey Lan the plaintiff beams en properly blused with chquam and hemp and that packeges fe mackers, 700 packages preserves that nothing definite has been decided. We-
sentence, your Lordship, you-had; better have titled to exposed to attack.
the Fent of me.
the pearoat of kin to the said Lai Wa straining of the vessel. Captain flapking also shizaware, 200 bags sugar, 100 balea rattan. 75 Paking Government to commance one im the said ostaste and efforts, as the leakage could have only been caused by the 700 cases cassia bade, 052 teha camphor, 268 cases have heard that it has bova resolred by the His Endship-It is a lear sentence, and Iad Lai Sney Lan, neverthehes the defondant said thatthe packing described by the chief officer packages canas, 45 packages rattaawaro, 87 pack portant line, but which The British stounter Taiwan loft the Commo intend to keep you out of mischiet for some barofused to transfer the said calate and effects and captain was a proper packing which was a ages furniture, 30 cases essential oil, 17 cam bably from Tientsin southward to Chinktang. is not clear-pro- politan dook yesterday.
time. You shot the unfortunate boy and broke to him or to render him any amount of the same, chunam packing with a few strands of hemp to Woodonwars, 7 cases earthenware, 4 cases glass. We cannot, however, vouch for the accuracy hie jawbone, you might have killed him. The plaintiff theroferp hembly prayed that the hold the chunam in ita place. The other ports ware, and 1 pokages sendries.
The prisoner-It is a long wontence, have estate of La Wa and Le Say Lan might be wore closed in the same way, and have always
thus raport, and all statements of the in- merey upon me.
administered by the court, and an accennt been so. The sarpenter and two enllors closed
tentions of the Chinese Government on this THE BROOFING CASE AT BĂM•SHDI-PO. akon of the property that came into the dafan and shat up tho ports under the saperintendence
subject xunst be received with
reserve. Eren lawinily wounding watchman nanised Doll at eated thorewith since that time.
In sentencing Cheung Atak, convicted of andant's hands as trustee, and of al matters cór of the chief officer. The ship had had rough This year's New Malva 3520 per pioul, alle of the Shen-pan, the best informed of Chinese Sam-thi-po, is Lordship said the jury were prayed that he might be declared to be satitted was caused by the straining of the ship cuas- Last year's Now, Malwa 5570 per pioul, allos, of own, and we find it quoting an announc
He also weather, and I am of opinion that the damage justified by the arddanes in naming to the coz.to the same as the only nearest of kin, and thating a loss at tho clusion that the prisoner had not shot, at the the defendant should be anlored to transfor under the exception, dangora, &c., of the son, and Old Males........
cargo pork and comes watchman with the intention of injuring him. to him all property in his hands as trestes of the not to any want of cars on bokalf of the Captain, A notion on our front page Announces that There was no doubt, however, that he had hand-state. He further prayed that proper accounts (see Phillips. Clark, 20 LJ. C.P. 188.) I have Patna (New) owing to the outbreak of Cholars to Italy the lod the rovelyor very carelessly, and it would board inquiries might be made and taken. been referred to the case of liability, for negli Benares (New) steamers of the Compagnie des Messageries nocsary to pass a sentence upon him which In his anover to tho potition the defendant gence, Lyon v. Mills, 3 East. That was an action Maritimos wilt henceforth cease to call at would tesoh him not to he guilty of anoh careless. dented that the plaintiff usually lived in to robover damage done to a quantity of yarn. Naplos.
nes again. Had he been convicted of intent to Hongkong, as implied in his petition, but It was then derited that a carrier by water im-ON LERVOR. The Straits Times says:-Doli advises to the do grievous bodily harar his sentence would have he alleged that Le resided at Nam Kangpliedly promisesthat the vessel shall be tight and He would be soutanced in the San Ui district. Ho di not know what fit for the purpose, and in answerable for damages 10th April roport the Achinego to be still infest to a year's imprisonmer ing Langkat and Tamiang. The troops in the
imprisonment with hard labour.
property the testator was presensed of at the arising from leakago. The less was held to time of his death. He denied that the said will happen by the personal default of the carder. feld had done nothing to cheat them.
The
ARMED ATTACK ON A HOUSE.
contained in the sixth-paragraph, as alleged, the In this case there was no default, and the charter- Achinene had been very eaccussful in persuading On the 18th instant, Anders JOHN LEA, Bar
appointment of Lai Achow and the defendant as party and bill of lading specially exempts perils ristor at Law, to ELEANOR MACHET, 500and daughter the Esttake on the table land to join them against!
trashes of the testator, but beadmitted that Eni of the aes, and takes it out of the rato in Lyon e of W. Hamilton Sharp, late of Manchester, and doce the Batch:.
Achow and he entered into possession of so much Mills, which shows the liabilities of a nommon of Granville Sharp, of Hongkong.
1793
of the state and foots of the testator as re-carrier. The ouse of Li Bing Ki. Bapar (see mained administered or undisposed of upon Judgment of this Court, 18th Oct. 1882) was a cass beeams the trustees of Lai Susy Lan, as allogo, The sargo was damaged in some way by sea water. the death of Lai Tune You; but whether they of short delivery of cargo. The master sued. he did not know, and ku suomiited the question. It was not found to be a paril of the sea. In to the consideration, of the cocit a cor that ram no fils of lading were signed by the Alfred Avald, alias Alfred-Allard, alias Idel rested the date of the death of Lai Suey Captain or any agent of him or the owners. But Lan from the 30th July to the 26th and they had been signed by sub-oburtarer's agent. phonse Briere, convicted of larong of a registered the correction was adopted by the plaintiff. The judgment aaya "It would appear then if post lutter, next en up for sentence. this man claims.
Theprisoner said-I merer had the letter which The defendant want on to say that he had always the bills of lading wore signed by the sub-ON
be, and he was still ready and willing to trans. ohartarera agent, whatever their liability may His Lordship-If you had produced this letter for and acount for the property on usted to him ba, as the defendant did not sign the hills of shown that there was no money in it, you would but he denied that the plaintif was solely on have come to the conclusion that whether you received before me, and you could have by the testator to the proper person or pareous lading in point of fact, although he had authority entitled to them when they wore sestained, to do so, he is not liable under them. But I probably not have been convicted In our issue of the 16th ult, we commented
Prisoner I have not the letter, it was tora titled to it, as vor alleged or inferred in the the charterers or sub-aharterers may be all- at some length on the statement lately made
up, and the envelope was taken away from ma.
petition. The plaintiff was not the sole nearest mantely isble, the defendant is primarily His Lordship-We have only your word for of kin of the estater, and of the sail Lui Suey liable to be sued under the contract of bailment in St. Petersburg by General PREJEVALSKI, to performance of Chiarini's birous to lor, but that; the witnesses say that there was noner in a socording to the Imperial Stabate provided for these bags," (Judgment of Mr. Justice the-intrepid Russian explore, that the Mon-to-morrow there will be the vanal afternoon and a letter which you detained from the rom-testator left surviving him a widow, Lai Li, who planded the master's nonliability in consequence
the railway. A Tientsin correspondent of for the distribution of agests of latestates. The Showden, 13th Oct. 1892). Mr. Wotton there golian bad expressed an ardent wish to ha evening performaness, sed on Easter Monday Flaizant. You have been convioted, and the seni died in or about 1867. The plaintiff was a son of the clause in the bill of lading exempting taken under Russian protection and roliava there will be both afternoon and evening pertence of the court is that you be imprisoned and of Lai Kane Yow, sed had two sisters now living.dungers and socûlents of the sea. But the bill China Traders' Insurance Company's Shares of the 12th inst, probably bit the n
the Shanghai Courier, writing under date formances. The Cirans has this wook been parkept to hard labour for two years from Chinose oppression, and we then forming to large audiences. the weather being
The defenami apprehended that there might be of lading was not signed--did not bind the mas- 376 per chara, buyers. other perions interested in or entitled to the ter-and therefore he could not claim exemption North China Insurance-Tls. 300 per share on the subject "It is not that the in the following moarte very olosely pointed out some of the reasons why this now favourable, and the programme, as usual.
textator's effects, or to a share thereof ander the under it. In this cars I dud the ship is er-Yangtsso Insurance Association- 120 per Chinese do not like railways, festing was growing up. We thou showed,
|a ́highly attractive.
following circumstances. Shortly after the death merated in consequence of the exempted alaus
ΣΟΥ ia it that the Russian Government afford more eff- found by the Palios Boating in the harbour belonging to Mr. Ramsay, said he would not say together for the purpose of appointing an adept
On Tuesday the bodies of two Chinamen were
Cha Aps, convicted of Incony of a blanket of Lai Bay Lau. the elders of the elan or in the bill of lading which modifies the contract Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$170 per the jealous Bradiestes being only LUD
that they Esunily of which the plaintiff was a member mat
cannot get the necessary foods, cisat protection to the Burists-the Mongolin a. vary advanced stago of decomposition, anything as he was a bed character, and his Lord-od heir to the testator, Lai Wa, and also to Lai
siger to invest their capital. The reasou tribes under Muscovite rals-than is secured and one of the had large stone fastan ship would not believe him. He asked that honey Lan; and an instrument was drawn up in
seems to be that China has fized it. ber to the Mongela by the Chinese Government on the two ladies yesterday afternoon, at then be sent away that he might go home to his signed by Him Lai, Him Teak, Lia Lai, and the the defendant.
ed round his body. An inquest was bald might receive a whipping, a short sentence, and writing in the Chinese character, which was
CHAN KWAN CHI V. VINCENT, $1,000,
object not to be indebted largely for foreign and that they are treated with more liberality the Mortuary, and there being no evidence as father.
Mr. Wottan for the plaintiff, Mr. Stokes for
case she fears the pecuniary obligation to, capital with Customs revenud se security, be generally by Russia than Chins. Moreover to identification, or the cause of death, the jury His Lordship sold that as the prisoner had them described as elders of the bronch of the an- plaintiff, who was therein oiled Him Ter, all of
The plaintiff claimed $1,000 under a contrast refurued a verdict of found dead. The bodies seves previous convictions against him there acestor Sheng Wut the teekstor's ancestor, him to do salvage operations in the Hainan the Mongol dislikes the Chinese trader na awek se for decomposed as to be unrecognisable
with the defendant by which the latter engaged
Western nations. Chins will wait till native sad subsequent complications with, the bard bargain driver, and a feeling of hosti
no doubt he was right in calling himself a bad Thie Instrument as dated the 19th August, Straits, and agreed to pay him $1,000 in the Hongkong and Whampes Dock Company's capital is forthcoming. She will then choose lity between the two races has been silently. M. 9. Pinatore'
abaracter. He would be sentenced to five years 1977, and by it the elders appointed Him Yik erent of the junk being lost in the work. The Hongkong, Cantan, and Macao Stamboat Co.'s wilways herself by the help We remind our readura of the performanco of penal servitude.
Shares-34 por cent. pram, buyers. the adopted hair of the testatur, Lai Wa, and junk was lost off Hainan Haad, but the defend-
her market where she likes and build her at the Theatre Royal, growing up, whother fostered by Russian City Hall, to-morrow night. On this occasion
She Kving the adapted hoir of Lai Sang Jan,
Share381 per share pramina emissaries or not, as the Feking authorities Miss Florence Seyawar receives her compli
gineers. It may be His Torship sentenced Wong Apat for rob and after making due provision for the perform. antrefowed to pay the $1.000. The defence was suspect, we are unable to say. That disaffementary Farewell benefit, and as she has been a bary train the person with vinlonge. The prison ance of sacrifices, de, to the ancestors. they divided that the plaintiff had purposely lost the jank Indo-Chinz Steca Navigation Co.'s Shares-spital is invented to diferent minor under
favourite with theatre-goers in Hongkong we had, in company with others, arned with for the testator's estate into four shares, two of which to got the $1,000.
skings, but the enormous loans offered tion to Chinesarule exists among the Mongols are copädent she will have a bumper house,volvers, attacked a man and woman on their way they gave to the plaintiff, one to Him Yis, and
After hearing a quantity of orilenys the court China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
-30 par cont. discount, nominal.
China to make a complete railway system was adjourned.. has been repeatedly reported of late years and we understand this popular opera will be throat, threw down, and best him on the bend donments, both signed by the plaintiff, the latter Several amateurs have offered their asistanoo, to Kowloon City. The man they seized by the the other to Ste Kwing. By two other Chinese
Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-853 ans quite another thing, and the rivalry from the North, but no official statement has produced with exceptional completeness on this with the butts of their revolvers until they render-aszented or purported to sent to this arrange
par shsta.
the differant foreign antions as to who is hitherto been made on the subject. In the occasion...........
Rongkong Gas Company's Shares-$120 per
to furnish the golden lever is also a question ad him unconscious and then they took his parso ment of the estate, and tendered the two sharan
share. Peking Gazette of the 10th January there is a
rtarizo Accord- of grave diplomatic importanes. We have received from Mesare. Carlowitz the woman, but she raised an outery, and allege that the testator and Lai ney Lan were and his clothing. They then proceeded to rob to the parties named. The defendant went on to
ing to all reports, the offera alike of tha memorial from the Lint-Governor of & Co. the local agents, a copy of the time table lokang heard it and came up, the prisoner being both domiciled in China at the time of their Ch'abar on the condition of the postal ser-gazione Generale Italians (Florio & Babetting ing. The prisoner would be gantongod to Eve lots of its provisions questioned, and under the
Amerlenn, German, and French syndicates will all be declined: China will not listen to for Oriental services during 1883 of the Navi-arrested still in possession of some of the cloth the The will had been discussed, and var- vico of Mongolis, which throws some light fnited Companies), by which we note that the years' penal servitude, and a private whipping of circumstances the defendant had been advised
the ultimate adoption of the the voice of the charater. No one doubts on the state of affaire in that country, and frat steamer of the Company due in Hongkong 24 strokes during the first six months of his in-
that he should not transfor the sitate to anyone Teoi Ashn, ccelio, was charged with stealing
take their own time to do it. is on the 28th May, and is fixed to leave here on prisonment
the milway, but the Chinese Governmost evidently intend to goss to confirm the statements of General the 3rd Jane. The service from Hongkong to The prisoner-will-dioxy-Lord, I cannot petont tribunal, and the defendant was ready to a hen, pig desler, on the 21st just
without the sathority of the court, or some com-purse containing $8.10 from the person of Tong PREJEVALSKI and others that the Mongols Gonos is anos in two months, and the steamers stand it.
is it. Progress do what the court might order.
Hongkong Its Company's "Shaie-5145 paralow in the Central Kingdom, and it is idle baar no great love to their suzerain lord, the are timed to leave here June 3rd, August 3rd.
The complainant was walking on the Praga éliore, buyers The plaintiff disputed the alleged foreign when he was attacked by the prisoner and other Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited for the desire of the Peking Authorities to pretend that it is not so. Were it not Emperor-of-Car. It seems that it bad September 28th, and Descsaber art.
Kwok Akai; coavisted of demanding money by
domiciliation of the testator and Lai Susy mǝa. He was seized round the neck and his been the custom of the Mungol chiefs to pro- Black Flag leader, wont en the 20th instant to to two years' imprisonment with hard labour 91 olan, and his sigastura to it, but he dispated into a latrine he asught him there, and the pri- Panjem and Sunghie Du Samantan Mining 50 attacks difficult and improbable, it is
8120 per share. † We hear that Liu Jung-fu the renowned means of menaces, on two counts, was sentenca Lan. He admified the drawing up of the parso out away; and then his assailanta reu. Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company and render internal rebellions as well as out. document referred to by the elders of the He pursaed the prisoner, and haring chased him vide ample and horses at the different Bocca Tigris to inspect the forte and solliers esob mount, the sentences to be concurrent. stations for the postal service, ever since there. According to all native reperta, Lán has
the validity of the document frat on the ground sonar throw down the money he had taken from that he was a minor when he signed it, recnadly the complainant's purse. its establishment until the reign of Taxe
that his sisters wors got partias text, and thirdly CAL, when the chief of the Sau Tzu, oris folt now that he is practically ander daounding with intent to do grisrnas bodily that there as it causideration. He would hard labanr, and three hours, prblio exposure in Sentenced to two years' imprisonment with Durban Kouled tribe, set an example of tention, though he is granted with the distinction arm, said this was a case of mis-identification.
farther pray that the cart should direct an in- the stooks st the commezérment of his imprison- His Lordship said the jury had convicted the quiry into where the testator and tis deceased ment. defection by surreptitiously returning to his be permitted to return to his native province complainant, but they Led some doubt as to also an inquiry as to who wears the nort of kin, been concerned with others in assaulting Chan his rank and services merit Possibly he will prisoner of taking part in the attuck on the son were domiciled at the time of their death, Chan Achiu, butcher, was charged with having tribe on the pretext that he had onerous when the frontier delimitation is arranged. duties to perform in connection with the
whether he had actually inflicted the wounds, and whether the plaintiff was a party to the Pat, and robbing him of $25. The Band of the Northamptonshiro Regiment As to that point his Lordship had very little document mentioned, and if so whether he was military operations in the North-Wast. The will play at the Botanical Gardous on Sunday, debt as the constable arrested the prisoner with not a mixer when he signed it, and scted with back by the Attorusy General Chan Pat ras The case was committed for trial, but was seat Tushet'n Khanate followed suit, and in the 8th instant, commenting at 9 pm. The ts swords in his hands. His Lordship quoted out advice, and whether, if he signed it, it ought attacked in Hospital-road above the Tang Wab spite of reports to the Throus and letters to March..
following is the programms
the case of Lex and Bowen, 1 Carrington and to be confirmed
Hospital by for men, one of whom sized him Mr. Peandis adopted the correction that the road the neck, while another took from his Marshall, to show that a man taking part in the Board from successive Governors, follow. Selection
Co offence, though his was not the hand which plaintiff was not the only, next of kin, but pocket a book containing $25 in naire. He ed by stern commands from the Emperor, the Sainction Belection
actually committed it, was oqually liable to had two slators. Thare appeared to be no serious then broke free and knocked his assailant Mongola persisted in refusing to put in an Anthou.....
Handel. conviction. This was a most sarions offenes, the "pposition excepting as to the alleged duinicilin down, upon which the men ran away. He appearance at the stations, on the plea that Hallelujah Choras Messiah...
of Wales Handel commplainant having been badly wounded, and his taon in China, and the allegation that according chased them, but was stopped by their paint Lordship would have to pass a sentence which to Chinese laws tae property of an intestate ing revolvers at him. The mather 604p- they had suffered heary fosse from bad
Plonasal are thy Curta ahore would show that the banding of men together and to the beads of the clan to decide uponed, but aubsequently P. S. Angas Mann arrest By.....
for anch a purposo this was a soricus offence. its disposal. seasons, with the result that the stations Mr. Muokaan was occupied at the Police Court I had not transpired what the motive of the would have hoon... unable to carry on the for the greater part of yesterday afternoon in attack was, but it was equally serious an offence trying a charge of sunt against a lokaug. whether they wore carrying out the orders of a service unassisted, and it must have been some time sizes the lokang charged some coolies Baoret society or not. The prisoner would to nearly if not quite interrupted bad they with diacrderly conduct and rosisting the Police, sentenced to seven years' panel servitude. not been assisted with eximordinary grants Insics, sad sentenced to a month's hard labour. One of the roofiew was convicted by Mr. Mitchell. from the Imperial fonds. The Memoria The head of the olsa, however, took p lat goes on to remark that even though the ease, and instructed Mr. Caldwell, who bad seasone might have rendered it in obtained a rehearing of the case, and tka sentence was reversed. The coolia now charged possible to afford assistanse for the time the kokang with suit,
Liu Ayan was brought before the canrt char being, such could not bare heen the mass of contradictory evidence that asjade bangles, the property of Leong Aysa, ale able to faraish the court with all the fanta
and the same ged with hating feloniously received a pair of produced on either side lathe first case was gain boat woman who was murdered in her sampan at brought before the court, and the result of the Bhaukiwats on the 4th January. hearing was that this was dismissed also. The Acting Attorney-General-I do not in Mr. Caldwell sppeared for the complainant, Mr. tend to proceed with this case, my Lord." Deacon, for the defendant. Bowles, from the cffioe of Messrs. Wotton and
little ghones of returning to Kwangsi at pea. sent, if he is ever allowed to do so. No doubt
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HIUAWAY ROBBERY
AKTORTION,
CASE OF WOUNDING.
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Chu Atak, who was convicted of malicions
BEFORE THE CHIar JUSTICE.
THE MUEDER OF 1 SAMPAN WOMAN AT
SHAUZIWAN
His Lordship-I think you would have con siderable diffinity in proving it, though it, it true the man was in possession of hangles absolately sworn to have belonged to the docene- The Attorney-General-I have no proof that
la
His Lordship-How are we to got at Chinese Mr. Francis said that was another matter, The issue was raised by the defendant. The question of Chinese law was dependent upon What the Registrar might find as to the domicile. He thought the minutes his client led produced, and which had bron consented to by the defendant's solicitors, would enable Buch inquiries to be made as would bring fairly before the court as questicas of law. He the issue, if there are any to de feught out, thought upon thesaminates the Registrar would which wore necessary
His Lordship granted a decres for the account and inquiries applied for.
cam for ten years in suosion, hence it was evident that pretexts ware mads for avading the service required. Daring a re. cant visit to Urge the Memorialist noticed
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. that the pasturage was thick and luxuriant,
BEFORE ME. JUSTICE RUSSELL The non-commissioned offers and men of the and inquiries among the Mongol chieftains Hongkong Volunteers paid a small tributs of slicited the fact that the pasturage was esteem yesterday to Quarter Master Borgoaut
SWIRE AND Oreres v. Jeeson, $1,000. everywhere abundant. Finally, be adds the lehta, who leaves this stony to-day for Bom they were stolen.
The plaintiffs sue for short delivery of 26 rats bay, whero he intends to spend a sof holiday
of sugar, picule 11,94 at 84.55 per pion!-and fact that on his arrival in the territory oc from work to recruit his health. Though some
His Lordship, to the prisoner-You are disale for loss occasioned by derasgs done by sale cupied by the Prince of the Darban Keaked what of a veteran in years Mt. Mehta has been charged because there is not allelent evidenes water to a quantity of cargo. The plaintiffs tribe he could get no aaímale, and the Mosiace its commencamant, sad his evident dayo. caces as lessons to you to be more careful in from Ilofle to Hongking. Charter party, dated most enthusiastic member of the present corps Kainst you; but I advise you to take these two chartered the steamship Barta to carry sugar gols declared that their chief bad long since tion to the best interests of the Corps, and bis fature.
17th Februar, 1888, is in the psal form and issed an order probibiting them from let. unfailing good nature and gainiity have made
contains a class proriding that all and every ting out animals for the postal service. It is hi nivoreally popular with the members. It
damages and accidents of the sons are excepted was decided to give Mr. Hohte ronio mail teken
The sugar was, howexe, shipped adors bill of evident that the Mongola object to the cortée, of regard on the eve of his departure, and a list for
lading signed by the captain and referring to and will only yield to it under compulsica. subscriptions of a low limit was circulated, and
tao charter party sa h frsight. By the bill of That compulsion will be applied in future, for which is to be engraved with a suitable insorip with the proceeds a silver tackard was porobased,
■Decree was promulgated in raply to the tion. The prosentation was made in the ufice: memorial of the Governor of Ch'abar au- of Livet. Holmes, who prefaced the proceedings thorising thap official to insistnpon the faithful bea dona, and complimentary to Mr. Mehta with a few remarks, explanatory of wast had performance of this service by the Mongols, Sorgt. Tomlin then made the presentation with punishing severely any attempt at evasion. 2ome complimentary remarka to Mr. Mehta, a- This course will bo moat unwelcome to the members, and their hope that he would be among preening the estoom in which he was held by thù Mongols, who complain that while the Chi- them again next season in the best of health. nese Government are ready to exact forced Quarter Master Sergeant Mehta feelingly re- labour and contributions in beasts of bur-officers and men of the corps for the unexpected sponded, and thanked the non-unissioned den they do not afford thom efficient pro-bonour they had than done him. The token they tection and give them none of the advant. had presented to him he should always prize Tery highly. His connection with the Corps had ages offered by Russia. Not a little signi- been a very pleasant one, and he felt the greatest ficant was the Isot that some time enceinterest in its welfare. Ile hoped to meet them all again, before long. Mr. Mehta leaves by the
a Mongol tribe of three hundred families P. & 0. stramer Themes this afternoon.
placed themselves under Russian protection.
It is clear that, however disposed Ganaral PREJEVALAKI might have been to exaggerate the desire of the Mongòle for Russian.enis,
there is some ground for his anticipation
that they at least would welcome it if offered,
look very ebarp after their interests both in
Mongolia and Manchuris, where Russian in-
SUPREME COURT,
22nd April:
CRIMINAL SEMIONS,
CHIEF JUSTICE.
THE CASE OF ROBBERY AT WANGHAL.
."
The prisoner inquired about some money and property taken from him on his arrest, and bis Zordabip referred him to the poliss.
The prisoner-Can I have back the bangles. His Lertship-Apply to the police. to them?
Prisoner Wall your Lordship give me a letter His Lordship Certainly not. CASE SENT PACE The Attorney-General said there were two other casos, but he intended to refer them back to the Magistrates.
The sessions were then adjourned.
1
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIAY JUSTICE, HON. SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO
LAIAN V. LAI NOW SING.
.
POLICE COURT.
22nd April.
BEFORE Born MAGISTRATES
CASES OF GARROTTING,
ed the prisoner and four other men in a horse in Taipingshan, and found some suspicious im. plemorts in the houso. oegnised by the complainant and was commit The prisoner was re- ted for fris, the other men being committed to prison in dealt of finding sureties for their good behaviour.
The case was now sumarily disposed of the prisoner being sentenced to two years' hard is. bour and three hoore' public exposars in the stooks at the seas of the offence.
BEFORE MR. E. MACERAN.
GŁECZNY.
et with stealing $4.60 bolonging to Lo Nang Edward Line Suza, ficket collector, was charg- Hop. inmate of brothel in Cochrauo-stract, 2 the 22nd inst
E410 per share, buyers.
China Fire Insurano Company's Shared-3
por share, sellers.
5 per cent, discount.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares--8127 per
share, buyers
China Sagar Refining Company, Limited-$102
per share, sellors.
Chins Segur Resaing Company (Debentures
1 per cent. pramiam, nominal.
a
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited--$73
per share, buyers.
-$10 per share.
skare.
preraium.
of
foreign oke under-
to centralise all power in their aw handle,
favour
or
Compans, Limited-893 per share, sollers.
most likely the advent of the iron borso isto Selangor Tin Mining Company per share, the empire would be deferred indefinitely Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Ts. 18 per the Lurperial Government, not beasome of the
nominal.
The railway will find
io the
greater facilities it will give to trade, not bo-
Hongkong and Mass Glass Manufacturing Co., bemuse it, will facilitate of Hongkong Bope Moonfacturing Company, Li-ouse by its means famines in the north-wat
mited-380 per share, buyers.
provinces might in futuro bo
but Do prosented, Limited-Par, nominal Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent. troops and munitions of war, and bring co- Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 par cent. the great provincal straps who have a
der the more immediato control of Paking
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-6) per cent. eggrandiment rather than the good of the often shown a disposition to rule for their
country and the replenishmont of the Im- périal Exchequer. The advancement of art and science, the promotion of knowledge, for the improvement of the condition of the people are not at present cries to conjure with in the Chinese matrapolis, and patrio- tiam is plant of feeble growth in the Flowery Land.
premium
Bronium.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(From Musa Yazmak Cal's Raszaraw) Apelt 22. Tberinzuster- & leme memo The 2.5
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The defendant called on the girl, ami after Manila ...... some words shs left him alone in her room a
aipboa short time. when he was seen by another msu there to open her box and leave. He told the Shangha girl, who at once missed her money, and she Nagasaki.. went in sesrol of the defendant with a police-vostock, man, and came upon him in a chair. The defend- ant then gave up the money to her.
Sentenced to two months' hard labour.
•
JUVINILE THIBI.-
Fong Aluk, a boy under 18, was sentence to whipping of six strokes of the rattan for steal ing a box of sindles and other things to the value of $150.
A QUEER THEEZ.
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Postock.
Teen A I, gardener, was fined $1 for stealing wied bucket of wight soil. He paid the money.
OPIUM CASES,
lading 41,847 mata were reveived on board, a weighing not 18,444 picula. The bill of lading stipulates for the folivory of al the sugar on board "overy the dangers und nocidents Tang Ating, juat master, paid a fus of $10 of the seas and navigition of whatsoever nature for unlicensed possession of prepared opium. or icind excepted." Very little ertanen, and Chan Afun, another junk matar, was muleted that not of the best kind was given on behalf of $25 for a Tüke offence, and Ching Afan and Chan the plaintiffs of the lord delivery. The tallymen Tin Yow paid fines of $2 and $10 resportivaly of the Tai Kn Company were not called, but on similar chargus. only the wharfinger, tho spoke of mports male
POSSESSED OF A DEADLY WEAPON. to him; and no attempt was mads to show the
Chan Achau, coolis, was stopped on suspicion deficiency in weight. The chief ofloor on the by Inspector: Perry in Now Eastern street on other hand in evidence ofar and distinst showed Wednesday, and the officer fooul that he was that he had delivered more bags than had bean armed with a fan dagger. He was sentenced to a astralty signed for in the bill of lading, for they appeared for the pisica; the defendant did not posoofsaving any saga barating from the bagana
Mr. Francis, 4.0. lestructed by Mr. Caldwell, had a number of sparsempty ongs for the pur mouth's hard labour, and his dagger was con-
fiscated. appear, bat Mr. Bowles, from the office of shipped and several bags of sugar were thas added sure. Wotton and Descon, was present watch to the number signed or in the Bill of Lading.
BEFORE ME. N. G. MITCHELLINES. The chief officer also testified that he had co- ing the proceedings on his behalf.
pared the numbers and weights with the bead Chinese tallyman ovary evening and that they
Mr. Francis, after some preliminary remarks, read the plaintiff's petition, which set ont Erst
ATTEMPTUO BOBBERY.
Id Ark, cookie, was charged with haring
-
The Barometer le rising along the count but has follon a Liz L. Gredients for winds bare increased over the Ulica sex. The temperature and humility are 204- denta zad the weather cloudy.
W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 22nd April, 1896.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
Barometer
Temperature Hamidity tes Dization of wind
Force of wiad
Weather
OPIUM IN BURMAK AND CHINA, The annexation of Upper Barmah bas fur- nished the Anti-Opium Society with a pro- text for a fresh representation to the British Government. Do the 4th alt. a deputation from the Society waited upon Lord EMBER- ZNY, Scoretary of State for India, to
to whom presented on address praying that from the beginning of British possession of Upper Bermal the Government would absolutely pro- hibit the importation of opium or
or the growth of the poppy. No opium is or has been, we believe, grown
iu Lover Burinak, and Lard KIMBERLEY was able to annensca that the nessures taken by the Government had not beat ineffectual in checking the consumption of the
drug.
The Burmese are, like the Cai- aase, addicted to the ass of opium, and it is probably almost impossible suppress it
it altogether. We are at one with the Society, bomorer,
the Government will do
DL
that
in
10
in their power to discourage the OR
opiam
smoking and
the
of
opiam eating among the Burmese. That race are not such inveterate smokers as the Chinese, sad the vice is, de- sording to the latest statistica, decreas- ing among them. Whether or
nos pro- hibition of the importation of opiuci fata Burmah would be arpadivat or justi flabla is, however, a question that admits of some argament. The drug is undoubt
a luxury, and it seems to us that the British Government have no more right to prohibit opium in Barmah than they have alcohol in England. At the same time, speak ing prejudicial, especially when outen, they will do well to discourage and discounted- socain every possible way. Lord KEELTY promised the Socisty he would bring their views before the Viceroy, and "be fal: quite certain that there would be a most esrsful exsaíuation of the state of affairs in Upper and a reconsideration probably of the subject. The arceration of
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Bir safarlare with mutature being 100
DIRECTION OF THE Warto ro points, Po101 or fas Won socording. Bourdel d-drato fu Wayuna: B. bine sky: C. decached clouda: D.drisaling raids fog, glocor, . bad light ning: O. averest F. passing shawon Q.squalys th
now T. thunder, V. vísiblity; W.dow (m 7. Biz in luchas, tenth and hendretta.
W. DOBERCE Hongkong Observatory, 22nd April 1886.
NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
that the plaintiff was a farmer and the defendant greed in number and reight, except a pound or saulted a schoolboy named Lung Akan with in- s building contractor, both arrying on business two. Hie evidence about the bags missing tent to rub him on the 20th inst. in Victoria, Hongkong. Er his last will and at first is clescand paremale. Itherefore consider The complainant was walking in Fang Sua testament, dated the 81st October, 1855, Lai Wa, that the plaintiffs have ailed to establiel that por. Went streef when the prisoner solsed him round of Victoria, Hongkong, demised all his houses, tion of their case, whilst he evidencoon the partof the neck, and another man began to soarch him. land, and business in Hongkong to his son, Lasithe ship as to the delivery is defeito and arsot. Just then a lokang rushed up and arrested the Suen Lan, absolutely, and be appointed his On the 2nd question the whole defonoc was prisoner. The Peking Government will bare to BEFORE THE HON. ST GEORGS Parra, brother, Ng Ming Kkei, executors and tractoès improperly and negligently secured in con boar, his first and last fortuight in sol te bain brothor, Lai Yao You, and his adopted to the point that the slip's cargo port had been The prisoner was sentenced to a year's hard la- under the said will. Lai Wa died on the seguonon of which sea water had entered and politary confinement, and to be pablicly exposed lat November, 1865, and the probate of his will damaged the cargo. Having regard to the in the stocks for air hours at the son of the fluences are undoubtedly actively at work to
was dated the 5th April, 1866. At the time of exception in the Bill of Lading the ons was on
offence. Pang Ahing and Tang Ahing, convicted on his death the deceased was in possession of six the plaintiffs to show negligenas, see haloff undermine Chinese authority. In the latter Tuesday of entering & house in Wanch, and lots of land, with buildings thereon, moaay, Briscoll LR IP.Q. 181 Orsch. General country the Chinese Government are meet-stealing property therefrom, ware brought up to shares in different businesses, and various other Stears Nas. Co. LL 3C.P. 17. In the case in published in the Nodars, which states that the Vienna paper quota a letter from Suakim receive sentance. ing the difficulty by promoting its colouiss.
valuable and personal properties within the tho judgment of Wip 19-De says if a mounesat is now completed that has been His Lordship said the fret prisoner apused jurisdiction of the court and Ng Ming Khoi shipment of sugar which took place under a bill of erected to the Mahdi by his sucesor £beikk tion by Chinese settlers from Shantung sad to be a thoroughly bad character. He had been entered into the passion and management of lading such as the present one, and it was proved Abdullah. It is outside Ondarman, the little Chibli, but this is a policy that can hardly be convicted three times before one sentenes of two the estate on behalf of the son, under the nano-that the inger was sound then put on board and town apposite Khartoum, on the spot where the adopted in Mongolis with success. Concilia There could be no doubt as to the guilt of the on the 24th January, 1874 Ng Ming Khai was vorage, de. I think the owner should not be mondmant is in the form of a round tower, about by the Government, and had rejected the r
Tears being passed on his by this Court. tion of the court By a doereo of the court made had become converted interrup at the end of the Mahdi's tent stood and where he is buried. The for borrowing 1,484,000,000 franas introduced tion rather than coercion, concession rather two men, and that the first had fired a slut from romoved from the possession and management liable homage there may have bou storms vos 143 feet in diameter, built of stones and briak, azotion proposed by the Commission than extortion, should be the course pursued the second prisoner had attempted to rescue the ship, and the position was conferred upon Lai Refining Company, and I. Cooks at the Dock lasoription is painted on it in large black letters a revolver which had wounded a boy, and that of the estate and the executorship and trustee-loning theinjury, ks. Mr.Buckland of the Bugar The wall in whitewashed on the outside and an by the Chinese Government towards the first, drawing & knife for that purpose. His Tubs Yow, the other executor under the will, Co., Limited, and Mr, anderson, Marinovogor,+tting out that the Ambassader of God" rests Mongols, Mongolia is not in itself a pain. Lordship would make a considerable difference He entered late posion on or about the 19th were called to show that geaking a port with banesth Within the tower in the gravo, or able country, and the Mongols are peither be considered the first was considerably the will and testamsat dated 11th December, 1874, tosted that white potat ir rod paint was quite places. Faar dervishes watch continuously by the rejeation of Mr. Gigdstone's Bill providing between the senstenose of the two prisoners, as December, 1574; but he died, and by his last osinum was an amate packing and My. Cooke which the Mandi's guard and silver hilmet are
It is expected that Lord Hartington will wore vist nor unmerens, þat guided and optrolled were deporte character of the twe. He thought be appointed Ind Aabor and the defendant, kaj 99999 Mr. Groke 99ly go the port on the the gear, puiting prepara
for Home Rule in Ireland on its second reading,
:
PARTS, 14 April
The Chamber of Deputies has voted the Bill
General Dhugnen is dead.
Lospon, 20th Appl
Rumah
-Lower Burmah
itsoft made a
change in the whole
whole situation, and it might be possible that that might bring about same chango in the arrangements of the Gorgra ment,' It is to be boped, however, that no polier of prohibition will as rashly or bastily would have the effect
adopted, for it t probably
ible would!
of creating an extensive contraband trade in drug over the border from Yunnan, where it is so largely produced.
As was to be expected, the Anti-Opinio Society could not refrain from reiterating their usual and oft-repeated charge of Eng- land ba
1 baving forced opium on to China.
This antiquated and erroneous atatement appears to have somewhat irritated Lord KEERLET probably two-thirds of the province of Yun- who called their attention to the fact that
han was devoted to the cultivation of opium, and denied tho correctness of the charge that the drug was forced upon Chics. With the following paragraphn of the Society's ad- dres, however, we are bound to exprem a general concurrence ;→→ arkmei and, as we goussire, untenable penilen iş Your Lordship will forgive us for pointing out the