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We are pleased to bear that the arrangements Sairing his cask box and books, he called to his for the increased pay of the rank and ale of the Fire Brigade Livernow been finally approved. The fokls on the top floor and ran outside into the foremen's pay has been inoreneed from $8 to $16 strest. per month, the assistant Bremen's from $5 to $18, At about fifteen minutes to Ave the work of and the firemen's from $4.50 to $9. The new the brigades was over, and it was thought that scalo dalen from the 11th September.
All danger was at an end.
THE SECOND FINE.
no wonder, then, that the shopmen got out that. But the question for them was dia it the trade in the latter is effectively sontched. As will be said from the note apprended to the $35,000, and 10%
of the way, to escape from the upbraidlogy and to end unconfirmed? Did they believg' bouvier sxelsa duties will be placed on naLive Meteorological Register by Dr. Doborolt, the porty at between að $4,000-
typhoon, with which we were threatened, passed The origin of the fre was reported, at the and possibly the maltreatment. of the crowd. the norroborative evidence, or at any rate datro- opium to make up for the loss of the One to the Galf of Tongriti.
Police Station yesterday morning by Chong Bai,The evidence of the chief witness in the case, baratire in many material points, of the cofin
Leong Akan, won vagne and doubtful, ouă the shop man? Mr. Francis had said that although- toms rerumine on ludian plan. At present; It will be oson from an advertisement in an to have been caused by himself. He had osseion herty of the prisoners should not be jeopardised there might have been $9,000 worth of goods in however, the import duty is operating as other column that ladies and gentlemen, who to go to the urinat at the back of the ground floor, at on evidence of such a character. He staald ako the shop and the men hel sot fixe to it in obtain ʼn protselive duty for native opium, and with take sin interest in the College of Medicine about 2.45 am, and stuck the candle he carried point out that the svidarea of the poffin shop the 81,000 insurance, there was an attempt to de
for Chlame, are invited to attend the distribu- such vory marked results that the Governtion of prices, which ceremony will be performed with him in a bundle of rattans at the door. Hemen and Lesung Akan did not ugrod in many feand the company. That was perfectly correst, material points. The theory of the defence was but supposing that there were 34,000 nế gooda ia ment and Press of India have become fully by H. B. the Governor to-day, at 4 pm, at the afterwards went back to bed, forgetting all about that the origin of the firs was an gooident due the shop there was gone difficulty it nirnior the qandia, and, at about $.15, was aroused-brhis possibly to soms of the decorations falling ato e motive for the muster astting, or instigating alive to the danger threatening the Indian City Hall.
servants, when he saw the whole plas In flamer.the light of the shrine, or come such trivial the setting, of the shop on fire. The jury must 5.00 revenue. Should the disaster come about.
roumstance, and this theory reconciled itself not only consider, the evidence isid before the says the Times of India, "the Anti-Opinm Sooloty at home will be able to sing no on
the facts as slated. Thale theory was on-they must take into consideration the consanoo tradiation of Leung Akaala story from begin of the witnesses and their manner under cross- ning to end, and in correbovation of this they had examination. When the fourth prisorer mv Mix. of victory over the vindication of their che
the evidence of two men from the adjoining skep, Andrew and was asked what was the cause of the rished principle that the Britiab Governiness
that when they want is, framediately after the tire he stated that it caurred while at worship, Lahopman had ded, it was a roaring blasa, and End, sald that the lamp employed was nota kerosine has been guilty of a crime in deriving a Yes
therefore it must have been burning for some one Now the withoes Leung Tong, who had venne from the growth and sale of opium. A private nsuel Riley, is & Company of the
considerable time. The story of Loong Akan who had struck him as being one the most intel There will not be one ounes less of the drug 58th Regiment, died from an attack of favor en
This was, however, not the ass. At about was a pure fabrication, and he and the other man ligent and straightforward Chinese wife seen he Saturday night after two days' illness, and was coniumed in China, opium amoking and baried yesterday afternoon, the Bev. Mr. Hamll- 8.30, a few hours after the first conflagration, the he had come forward to support him were in bad ever seen in the box, has distinctly stated league against the prisoners. He would not say that when he entered the shop he saw koronias. opinus eating will go on just as usual strong ton, Army Chaplain, conducting the service. It Inspector on duty at the Central Police Station whether the idea of bringing this charge running from pile of wood. He boobed it Akan batho with bis han' and molt it, and had no debt that is reported that he was sent over to the do-noticed a thick black column of smoke coming up originated with Lanog our Celestial friends, the only differance ting hospital, in an open boot, with le temperature from the direction of Stanley Street, and at once thought it more probable he had Enou put it was korosine. This statement entirely agreed being that they will in future consume an at 1081, daring the time that the storm was ordered that the firs ball in the spand should up to it. He thought that possibly the Hong with the evidence of the Hoang Shan hey ax to 184 inferior article and that an industry which raging on Friday. The matter is to ba invat berung. The brigades, notwithstanding the feet and that one of what he might call the Chi-in the shatter Agata they had the ecidere of Shan boy had madó some statement at the fire, what he had seen when looking through the crack gated by the Military authorities. Deceased brought in crores of rupsex to the Indian was one of the talkust and finest men in the that they had only a few hours before been at nase street lawyere bad advised him to bring the rise ponader who was sleeping in the same Communications on Editorial matters should be equer, und which has benefited theu-giment, sad the best rille shot of hie company. I work, responded to the esl in an excellent man- this charge in order to obtain mansy. It was room as the third prisoner. He statol thata kien adaremed "The Bliter," and thoad on business. Thands of Indian agriculturists, will be wiped o was. lately paralysed on one side, it is sunez, and it was discovered that No. 112, adjoin the other side who bad been guilty of conspiracy, he was aroused he fonna be was alone in the room. posed by a flash of lightning striking his bayonet.ing the sconest the former fire, was all in dames, that almost from the first an impression get bad the coolie been aroused by the fire that he He would ask the jury to take into consideration Now, it would be only natural te suppose that
The Singapore Free Prece announces the death This shop was the ous occupied by Ng abroad, created by the Heang Shan bor at Grat, would have gone to the rive pounder, would haw of Mr. Lee Keng Yam, which occurred on the Apio, exporter of Japanese and Chiaras ourions, that the fire was not au lumest ore. This opinion awaked him, and told him to gat up ag fast sa 21st instant from inflammation of the bowels.curred work, ivory, att, and had attached had gradually gained ground, sad as a result possible. The fact that the man was not reused. It will be remembered, says our contemporary,
overy trivial circumstange which otherwise might and that the poolia was not there was consistent that only a short time ago the result of the ten-to it, at the back, two large stores, renning right have passed unnoticed had been magnified and with the statement of the boy as to how he was dering for the Opium Farm was that Mr. Kengthrough into Stanley Streetand forming Nos. 39. viewed through the green spectacles of suspicion employed in setting fire to the house. On the Tam entered into partnership with Mr. Tak and 41, in that thoroughfare. All of these places until the ides had become coufled that the fire other band the story of the Hong Shou boy wha Soon for the is for the next three years. Be-
witnesses for the prosecution had paremaded doubt he wasn wild sirt.of boy, but it was for sides the Singapore and Johore Farms the de-were connected with the Queen's Road establish- was not an honest one. Possibly, many of the in many respects a remarkable ore. There was no aged was interested to a large extent in the ment, and in them was a large quantity of eastly themselves befers very loug that the man were the jury to say wasther they would go farther aurrounding Dutch farms and in the Henglong gonda, constituting the whole stock of the firm. really guilty of arson, mit that there could there and haliste that he was a wicked boy, capable Farm. Mr. Keng Tam's father is Mr. Les The flames mounted up from the first flow and fore be no "great harm is stretching a point to of congosting such a story as he told before Que Lim of Malaces, and his brothers are faraiso ignited the ground shop, with great rapidity, secure their couviosion. He would not trespass them. Ono won cortainly have thought that in number, Lee. Koug Yong, Lee Keng List,
whelo tell they had listened most attentively and and seen what, he stated, that he would have Lee Keng Kht, and Eco Seok Long, the latter The hoses were well directed, but it was im-gor on the time of the jury. Throughout the if he had looked through the orcek into the atop gentleman bring in Shanghai. The decessed possible to save the building. There was a carofuly, and he tray willing to leave the fsane in called the attention of some ons also in the towkay was 40 years of age, and for thirteen breeze from the son at the time, and the fire was their banda, being quits asseinced that their street and have sadaavoured to stop the fined years was in Messrs. Kim Song & Co., of Shong gradually awept back through No. 118, till it. Terdict would be in accordance with justine. fire before it made headway. Instead of that hat, coming to Singapore some three years adaugat the book of both the stores, and these, said that he was sure everybody spanncted with let the matter go on antil the fire was well Mr. Francis, la raplying for the prosecution, he appeared to have done nothing, baš to ho ra from The family barying ground is at Ching in Ma-filled as they were with dest-hazes, packing the case must be greatly obligad to the jury for aligh, and then to have gone to the Palisa Station lassa, and thither the body will be conveyed. paper, and linen, as well as large quantities of the great ones and attention bestowed on the case, and given the claro There was the boy'a state- The Mercury says railway trains commenced
One of the best known of the Chinese in the wood carvings caught quickly, and before sud he would also congratulate his learned friendment as to the nicoting of the master of the shop zanujug between Taipakfo and Sitkau, North Stratta, Mr. Ime Kong Yam was highly respected the boros could be coupled round to Stanleyen having laid before than encha very able, and incoming from his house before the alares man Fermoas, on the 36th Angust. The district hot there and in China, and his deat, or street. had seized both buildings, and was raging points clearly before thom and had driven them of the witnesses had stated it might be that the many respects effective, defence. He had put his givan. If the fire was as well advanced as some Shanghai which, if it develops into anything being, dansely populated, the soatr.ro is well comparatively an early age, will be a severe fersely. After a stubborn book of over a homo with considerable forge. He (Mr. Franels) man had bezz avozced by the noise and had como:
blow to bis family and the community alike.
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TELEPRUNX No. 12.
The Daily Press.
Horexona, Ocronen ler, 1838.
An interesting morainent is on foot in
tangible, will be watclied with interest in this colony. We refer to the stablement of a Trade and Commerce Museum. Some two years ago an International Exhibition was proposed for Shanghai, but the scheme
of the Settlement. The wave now pro posed, which, says the N. U. Doily News, will be a permanent, international exhibition in a smaller way, is said to be within the re sources at comicand and may be made of
kout of existence."
There will be an examination for Hongkong Gorerament Scholarship on the 15th instant,
The Agents (Mosare Carlowitz & Co.) inform us that the N. G. I. stemmer Stars left Singa
pre on Friday for this part.
The material for the court rallway train for His Majesty the Emperor of China has arrival at Shanghai by the steamer Bordeaux.
The chinohew of a small Daick steamer ply ing between Singapors and Doli has been food $50 at Singapore for delivering unstamped let
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A King constable at Singapore has been
525 and distaissed the Foros fer receiving an il- legal gratification to the extent of one cant
Übinese hawker.
patronised.
The Royal Artillery Aquatio Spurių „biol wers postponed last Saturday on scant of the inclement state of the weather, will be held on Saturday, the 4th inst., at the bathhouse of the
Victoria Recreation Club.
He leaves three obíldren, two sons and a daughter,
1
hour, the water assumed the mastery, and the agreed with his friend that the main point for ant to see what the matter was. Then there was We (N. C. Daily News) mentioned & short tigiofira subsided. The whole of Nos. 39 and 41, the jury to consider was, after considering the the point of him staying at the scene of the fire- go that it was proposed to establish Zoological
whole evidence, they mazie to the panelusion for about fire iniulus ouly. Iíny of them bad Gardens at Shanghai, and the idea seous now to Stanley-street, and 112, Queen's Road, were com- that whether there and been arou or not thair office or place of basiness on fire it seemed of what the promoters intend the Gardens to the top floor of No. 1, Stanley-strant have taken form. We have before us sketch pletely gutted, while some damage was done to If after considering the whele evidence they chat although they would reader no assistance came to the souljon that the three first they would be most likely to stay and 900 be, and the scope of their plan will be hext shown
is zsumed that sparks from the prisoners did not sat fire to this place, then the affair auf, but in this case the master the rest of the evidence went for "nothing seemed to have returned to his house and materials in the first inor of No. 12, and, having been fanned by the wind, sanght thoazrrounding woadwork.
The shop and storerooms were insured with Mesars. Siomezen & Co. for $20,500.
A guard of police has Teen placed around the there is great danger of their falling very soon.
SUPREME COURT,
CODE OF SIGNALS IN TRE AT VICTORIA PRAK. moro lasting value. be discussion on the about to set to work natively to open up the creation will be obtained by the introduction ofali | remaining walls of No. 108 Quaen's Rond, sought to hare keen one, these sizes were broken up between nine and ten o'clock, it would be for the
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subject has brought out the fact that in 1878 the Belgian government, urged on by M. SERAUYS, the thon Belgian Minister to Chins, was contemplating the establishment of a museum in Shanghai, and was prepared PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE. to place in the budget an appropriation, PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.
which would have been knuwil, of one thour and pounds sterling for this purpose. The
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have already supported tha scheme, wore to mbet on the 20th. September in the Royal Asiatic
plans, so far as taese have been initiated or Suciety's room for the purpose of discussing the formed General Kennedy was to preside.
29th September.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEYORE HON. F. RUSSELL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD AN INSURA DE
-- COMPANY.
huse three men did set the shop on fire, there It had been stated that the Hung Shett could be no doubt that they were entitled to con boy had been got st by somebody and prompt.
Now, onsider vist, on the general evidence, the four priemersed to bring this okargo. on the charge brought against them. That ing the fire was not or till after Eve o'clock, obarga was not faloay, shat simply a mis that then the boy accompanied the engines back. demeanour. Through some fortunate ac to the station and then went home, washed, and cident the proceedings at the Police Court, which had breakfast, and. Laid the charge at the station
hit that in such a case as this-Assuming time anyone had the opportunity of prompting into two. He thought the jury would agree with jury to any whether they considered that in that
that the prosecution bud a case at all--it was far the bay to lay the charge. Having touched more important that the fourth defendant, upon ele or two other points in the idoneo his the instigator of, and the person to profit by lordship said te thought the jury had this arid- this affair, should be brought to punishment enon well in mind, and it was necessary for him than that his instruments should be punishad; to say anything forthar, and be left the castter' and the cases had been united here in the only in their hands.
proved too ambitions for the circiavataccesber reads:--“The United States Government has sketch The objects which its promoters bave former firo, led lodged into some combustible bat If, on the other hand, the jury believed that left the matter in Lis hands of the firesien.
A telegram received here dated 2nd Septem-by our quoting one of the paragraphs in the oficially notfiled China of the rejserion of the tu view are thesafold, saunely, coumaroial, testy The Shanghai version is as follows-oisatifs, and recreative. The first is to best The United States Government has been offcial tained by the introduction, acclimatising, and Iy notified by Chinu that she rejects the Treaty." bresting of such animals and birde sa are of commercial valus. The second object will be We (Singapore Eves Prese) hear that the gained by providing opportunities for the scien- Mahajan (Palang) oncession Company or tife study of Natural History and Hotany, Re- mineral deposits on their properties Trur kinds of rational amusement. There will be a fire skilled mining "Captain, bas beau engaged to and then a arany mason to suppose that the miners are being sent out, and Captain Rowe, a class restaurant and refreshment accommodation, take charge of the operation,
undertaking will prova a financia: BRUCE." No doubt, as the sketch points out, the formation of attempts have been made to levy lekin er frausit birds, etc., throughout China and adjacent coun We hear from foibow zud Pakhoi that several the Gardens will stimulate collectors of animals, pass goods, but that thanks to the action of the tries, and these who are interesting themselves British Cousuls and the German authorities, in the scheme are very fortunate in having the especially of the Misistor, His Excellenor Herr amarance of the assistance of a well known a von Brandt, the practice bas baen stopped, and turslist, who has promised to not as onerary at the time of many of the Belgian marble proclamation at Aolbow has been with formation of the Gardens, and of Chinese whe been refunded. It seems also that an objection-who are likely to interest themselves in the Licarers, but the Daily News is assured by drama. M. MAX GOKEEL, the Codeal General for felgium, that there is very little doubt that sian eirens, which has no less than six lady per Frein Nagusubi the Courier hours that a Bus. his government will come forward again formers, is expected, to arrive there from Vis
divestock some time in Oatabor. Tho" abow with a serions subaeription to the suheme intends to make a lengthy stay at Nagasaki which is now on foot, and if the example of counting, we understand, on the liberal support Belgium is followed by other countries, the frup the offers and orows of the Russian feet which is reported to winter at Nagasaki Bamont Buccess of the scheme ie masured. The has it that the cires will pay a visit in the share of Shanghai, in addition to the care spring to Shanghai. and argument of the museum, is to be the provision of a complete selection of the prodaciaand manufactures of China, to which the agents of home manufacturers can refer As get the scheme is in an inchoate state as not even the directing body has been de cided on. The Daily News suggests that the management should not be entrusted to the Municipal Council, but to the local branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, ha heing a more cosmopolitan body. We should have thought that the care of such an institution, establish-sented themselves, and of these eight died dar ed for commercial purposes, would have fallen more properly within the province of the Chamber of Commerer, with-such assist ance as might be invited from gentlemen, not connected with the body, possessing special qualifisitions. This, however, fa'n matter of detail. The whole schame, as propounded by our Shanghai wording contemporary, p News the following extract from a letter of a A correspondent sauds to the N. C. Daily
paars an excellent one to ite leading idase, but old Shanghai resident now at home, and thinks it may be of interest now that Ckina toa is under-
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[RUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRISH."
LONDON, 27th September: IRELAND.
Mr.Robinson-Looald baredene so, my lord, bat, I still have the right after the verdict in given.
His Lordabisbal not sentence the pri soners now, and in the meantime. Mr. Robinson. you will have time to think over the potal raised and probably will con fit to withdraw is In my opinion it is utterly worthless,
The Sessions were then adjourned to the 2nd
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way in which they could buve been by bringing The jury then retired, and after an absence of a charge of conspiracy against the four, in order about. twenty minutes roturned on enanimous that if guilty the fourth prisoner should not verdict of guilty against all four prisoners. escape, as his had a very reasonablo chenoa of Mr. Robina moréd for sa arrest of judgment doing it he had been tried alone on aridence in the case of the fourth prisoner, on the ground, solely referable to biaselt. Therefore the jury that the information laid was bad in law. No were only asked to find them guilty of a soul-overt act was alleged croups that of setting fro The hearing of the above olarge against Chung paratirely minor charge and not of a felony, to the premises, which eet was limited expressly reamed. Chi, Choo Kai, Tong Yin, and Le Tuk, was The charge was conspiring to de rand the by the wording of the information Lɔ the first,
Straits Insurance Company. As he had stated scoud, and third prisoners. Mr. Francis, Q.Cinstenoted by Messrs. Sharp, in his opening speech no evidence could be put His Lordship-Should that not have urinen Joauson, and Stokes, prosecuted, and Mr. before the jrry to show that these man actually on demarrar Robinson, fastenoted by lasera. Wotton and met together and conspired to set the altop on Deacon, defended.
Are, but there was evidence that they did certain The jury were:-Mess J. Olsen, J. Rodger, things that they had a certain naity smong A. Johnson, F. J. V. Jorge, A. Young, H., A. J. themadros, the farlaney of which was to de Witte, und E. del Aguila.
fraud the Insurance Company L they sucursued, Mr. Robinson, in summing up for the defence. It was not necessary to constitute the offonon wall that they might take two possible views of with which the prisonora more charged that there the evidence. They might come to the con- should bavo beon a dimination of stock in the John Redmond has been sentenced to five clusion that the first three prisonera had been shop or that the mattor should have been in siast.. weeks inprisonment,
guilty of conspiracy or they might find that the bad. position at all, although evidence of this Are had been accidental, but that alter the fire world certainly form a strong presumption of the fourth prisoner had made a fraudulent claim. motive on the part of the fourth prisoner. The German Government has prohibited the The evidence against the fourth defendant, the His Lordship said that the shsanco of goods in farther issue of the Emperor Frederick's diary.master of the shop, was that ho was alleged to have the shop, theurb not proof, would be strong LONDON, 28th September.. bean present at the scope of the fire before the presumptive evidenco against the fourth prisoner. Then it was **Mr. Franois asid that was so, and on the other The Emperor William has counted to alleged against him that he had been concerned hand it would be strong eridoo in his favour Priaso Bismarck's demand for permission to in the endeavour to get the principal witness if the defence could have proved that there was prosecute the publishers of the diary for away from the Colony, and that he offered money no diminution in his stook. While he ¡Coun The examinations at Nanking are over. We revealing state secreta,
to him to get rid of in evidence against him. It sol) agreed with his learned friend that the was farther alloged that bis stools bad born fall main point to consider was whether theas thres (Courier) are informed that 27,313 students pre
ing off for a considerable tims, and thotat the time, fokis set tire to the shop, he did not think can find room in your valuable paper for a word of the fire he had ant geods in his shop to any his learned friend was ourrect in trying to upon a subject which ebould be engaging the thing like the amount for which he was insured persuade the jury that the only oridence minds of brietisu missionaries and of all well- Now the diminution of stock, even it proved, of, arson was that of the Hoang Shan boy,wishara to China at the present lime. It may Mr. Dillon has been released on secount of ill would not be the evidence on the part of the Even supposing they left the evidens of the not be known to all of your readers that th health.
A small pack of hounds is kept up at Sungei Ujong by A Hunt Club. The Singapore Free sen saysIn the course of their last run so in patting up nothing less than a tiger. The goes the tale the Kant involuntarily succeeded sport must have been excellent, but we do not yet know which we had the best of the fun Were such little sontingencies at all frequent wo hare some idea that the finishes would be found livelier than the meets. In fast what would be the "Anish" on the one side would be
the~!
of this month.
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ing the trying ordeal. The list of those whe bave been successful will be out about the end- These examinations are good for stantier traffic on the Yangtaze. Un a recent trip from Chiukang to Nanking the or Kianyung led claven hundred odd pas rengers, the largest number, we believe, ever car zied by a Yangtase boat.
if you know of any fairly good frst orop.
aunot drink the mixture of rabbish sold høre. about. It seems & mixture of Assam and I don't know what-steel filings, from the diffenity have in digesting it, I faxoy.”
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EMPEROR FREDERICK'S DIARY.
LFBOM SINUATUBE YAPERS)
DUBLIN, 19th September. MR. DILLON.
PARIS, 10th September. BREAD RIOTS IN FRANCE. Owing to its inadequate harvest and isolated cereals will probably be suspended. bread rists in France the protecting duty as
PARIS, 20th September.
alsem"could have ̈renched him.
-CORRESPONDENCE.
We donat hold unrealves responsible for the opinions
oxpressed by our Correspondente.
OPIUM AND THE CHEFOO
CONVENTION.
'TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,”
DRAR MR. EDITOR-I will be glad if you
master of a desire to defraud the Company. The Heang Bhan buy out of the case altogether, and trasty for admitting opiam to China, commonly evidange as to the value of the stook, upon which orased from their memories every word that he called the Chefoo Convention, is binding only to the prosecution relied, was that of the coffin shop had said either in examination or cross-examion 18th January, 189). It can be terminated then man and the druggist's shop man. The first of tion. there would be amply sufficient to canvict by either party at twelve months' astics, and these said the stock was worth about $200, and the fret thiroo defondante of haring sot the house therefore it on he made to expira os the 18th the other man said the same. The witness on fire, and be alsined as a witnens for the pro- January, 1891. As to whether it is desirable called for the defonso, a personal friend socation, and a most effective witness too, one of or not that the opiuma trafo ba terluated, of the shopman's, and therefore in batter bin, friend's witness, the rice pounder, who was there can be but one answer among Christian positon to judge than the other witnesses, put left behind nsloep in the shop while the other men and women. At the present time Christians. did not admit that the smount was so small as the evidence of the Heung Shan boy altogether, over the country to save the lives of the devotees |$750, bat oven taking that spm, what advantage let them take the aridenon of the twe ocfn-shop to the optam pipo. Christian missionaries are would this crime be to the master of the shop, men who, perhaps, fortmately for themselves, called for by day and by night to attend cases of The French flag has been hoisted at Mer considering that he would have to pay his men were not harrassed by being called up half a opium poisoning. I have myself visited ban quesas after a store conflict with the natives, for what they did and that he would lose his dozen times and cross-examined half & aczen dreds of opiam dans, and there have seen poor business? Was it likely that he would run the times at the Magistracy. He hardly understand wasted looking human beings reclining on in which it is reported two hundred French rise of losing his liberty for the sake of s paltry how it happened that the Hang Shan boy was coolies, with the fatal pipe in their month. marines and a thousand natives have been killed. $150 F Where thon, was the motive P An Frosted in Uut froy, but he was so treated and the careless of everything but their selfish craving The French bars occupied stations in the other proof of conspiracy advanced by the pro other rien ware not. He wild pelut ent that for opizm I have also seen troops of these Marquesas since 1843. From the telegram saention was that the meter of the shop these men were wholly unconnected with the devotees come into the foreigners hospital and it would appear they are now extending their had endeavoured to get the Hong Shen hoy Houng Shan boy. Neither in grass-examination gladly pay the physician to ours them of this sovereignty over the whole group-BD.D.P.1 vas of the way. Well, in some cases no from their own mouths nor from the months of craving. I have also heard the just taunt Luxcon, 20th Septerüber.. insocont man had been known to pay blackmail other witness hat it boon shown that they cast in the teath of Figlishmen proclaiming
not necessary to raluca the corn duties. FRENCH ANNEXATION.
We caract but doubt whether the writer is going such a process of being inn down and The French Govorament has decided that it is the value of the goods at 6750. He. (Conosel) men made their escape. And so, putling aside are gathering mosey to build opium refuge all not too wanguinis in bis anticipations of the decried Send me a couple of bezen of tou, success of a movement which does not yet appear to bea boon Bithored by any responsible public body. Should the trial be made at Shanghai, and prove ¿Ceca, doubtless something of the same kind would be set on foot in this colony, where there
The Mercury records the following smart, diving feat-The Chinese transport Leeren, can be no doubt a commerci maszum woalds digoharging trenenro, when a box of syset lying at the China Merchants' Lower. Whock
forty shoes fell into the river. Masara. Morris Aryussistance from foreign governmoste, as pary, Immediately made a contract for the ro might properly be done at Shaygḥni, but assory of the treasure, guarantoring it to be dons in two and a half hours. This was accept- manufacturers, whether in England or
ed, and Captain J. Roberts, the Company's
be of great service in the extension of trade. ulipped from the sling. The box buret, and,
In a British colony wẻ cùuld not ask pegui and Co., the managing owners of the Tug Com. MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON THE UNION, rather than come into Court, but that was not) were related to or connected with him in any the Gind tidings of great joy for all peoris,"
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comers for the display of the wares.
Kak.
TWO LARGE FIRES IN QUEEN'S -ROAD.
JAMES MURRAY.
the case here. This case came before the Court way, and there was no earthly reason why thay "Is it not you who and as tho opium It ISTS AND CONSERVATIVES.
barntan they had refrued to pay hacmail The should name forward to support nuy story in ved appear to me that to us callons and in- Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at a Unionist mass jary throughout the eneo had listened attentiveted by him. His friend had anggested that certain motive when such a momentous question is bafore Regulations for the Consular Courts of United elsewhere, would be only too glad so eend diver, then went down, and in less than, the moeting at Bradford, afrongly insisted on the is to the evidence and it was doubtless still frásh Chinese street lawyers had got hold of the Hoang ina, is to be retarding the coming of the King- oat exhibite free, the cost of maintaining specified time had brought the whole of the complete allianse between the Tories and in their moneries. He would not therefore gohan boy and induced him to contact this story, dem af our Lord." In England there are con info the evidence, but he would point out to them but he had not engrested that anyone bad got at solentious wa viging the question upon the Go- the institution would not be beyond the
Unionists, and advised their constituents to com- that it was brimfal of contradictions. The these two man and induced them to come for sorament, bat they have been hitherto met by a forly pieces to the surfaop. resources of the colony, Situated as Hong 23rd September of a well known Chinese ro
The Straits Times announces the death on the bine at the sections.
statements made at the Magistracy conflicted ward and give oriance. He had not suggested response tantamount to "We cannot afford to with the statements made by the same witness either in his gross-examination or in his speech abaudon the opian trade." But all who foar kong is it would not be desirable to make sont and a prominent merchant and shipowner
In that Court, mud the statement of one witness for the defenes that there was anything between God know that such an answer is ookors to Castoms and Harbour Regulations for the dif- the museum exclusively ona British of Singapore in the person of Ms. Wee Boon
there 'conflicted with that of the others. If these men and the Hoang Shan boy. It had not the Almighty, and to continue in sin, is to heop furent portrol China, Philippines, Siam, &c.masafactures, but to offer a fair field to all Lek, managing partner of Messrs. Woo Bin &
those witnesses would come forward to tall lies, brea suggested in any shape or form that thers up an awful retribation. I would therefore sug- Fiktage Regulations
fo, which owns no-loss than twelve osasting
they would conspire to tall lies. On the other was BDY THROD Why these men should join any gest to all who "serve God rather than was,” HONGKONG
steamers the Amherst, · Dongkalis, Bintang, At 9:30 am yesterday morning, the enparan who lived in the suas trouse as the unster, and, their character had been allowed to pass vernment to give notice to Englsed, that this
hand they had the evidance of the man and wo-conspicacy agains, the prisoner. Theirevideos to petition the Emperor of China and his Go Thor, Bun That Rin, Ban Fong Beng, Hong atfesly long rest that the fire bells have had was who were positively to hearing, the Heong Shan entirely unquestioned. He admitted that there Treaty, with regard to opiam, will not be re- In Another column will be found a letter, Hian Ann, McAlister, Pakan, Pah Ann, dlatarbed by the outbreak of a firs in the ground boy prace thus magter for manoy threatening were slight discrepancies, as was only causwel.I am, dear sir, yours obediently,
Baby, and Treas. He was suffering from forer from Mr. Jaman Muanks, of the Hay for a fortnight and was attended by Dr. Gal door of No. 110, Queen's road Central This that if its did not get it he would bring this seral in the evidents of the Heung Sha how branch of the National Bibla Social age of 59 years will be mourned by a large circle with two flores. The ground and first floors that they gave their evidence too well. If the undergone, his story novor valed in anyma- loway and Dr. Tripp sad his death at the early building was a anbstantial granite stregtare charge against his fokie. The only point that boy, but he contended that during the anay
Hankow, 2011 September, 1868. might be made against these two witness was examinations aud ercas-examinations he had of Scotland, be the opiam question. Mr. af friends in Singapore and elsewhere. He has were capied by Chung Sul, and were used as defence charged the witnesses for the prossentorial point. Then, again, the avidanes of the Musnir in opposed to the opium traffic, left a widow and tires children, a svu and twe
THE LEKIN QUESTION IN THE and bir recommendation is that a petition daughters. Besides being a Director of the amat and rattan obair shop. On the top floor, tion with conspiracy it was to be anti ipated women who beard the master of the shop at
NORTH Straits Marine and Straits Firs Insurance Toog Kwat Hang carried on business as portrait that the prosecution would bring the same charge tempt to bribe the bng not to elre evidence was should be presented to the Emperor Companies be was also on the Committee of the painter. The dames, originating on the ground would leave that matter with the jury and they to show that these women were in any way.co. agalost the witnesses for the daferos Hut be entirely. anshaken. Moreover there was nothing of China praying His Majesty do ter. The Took Seng Hospital and the Pob Leung Boor, had dons a good deal of damage before be would see the different ground on which the nected with or interested in the Houng North of attempts made to levy likin on transit A short time age complaints were made in the oipate the Cheloo Convention in 1891, in
coming visible from the front, and consequently large roated in the one case and the other. boy. If the boy had been desirous of levying NOUTHERN & Hall & Hole Co-operative Co exercise of the right reserved in the instruFrom the following, which appears in the had sequred a strong bold before the heras old Another point which seemed to be made against blackmail why should he go to the Police Star pass girds. The NC Daily Noin now pub HREE Ports and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, ment to either of the contracting parties. It Shanghai Courier of the 251 optoribor, it be brought to bear on thain. The combustible the prisoners was that the accountant was said tion and immediately lay this charge? He had fishes the following translation of a minute of
would appear that the steamer Kuising is at last
to have been seen to take the books away with nothing to do but to remais quiet. The evidenco NATABANT. Masara. The C... Trading Co. is possible, but not vory probable, that such on her voyage to Chungking:Little news has tare of the goods with which the whole three bim when he ran from the shop the answer to of the boy was in every particular supported by the Kingos Ticeroy qua Petition of the
a patition may be got op by the missionary been published in the local press regarding the doors were stocked, fed the fire into a grast volume, which was that one of the books was stforwards independent eridanoe, He did not think that Helakaan Likin Oce tudy; but it is quitu oartain that its prayer will present passege up the Yangtare of the zew while the absence, of all smoke and the millions that all the books were zot taken sway. When reliance on that of the old man and women who found there and produced; the purobaso book, so | against this evidence the jury could place much
In all cases where foreign_xoods in accord- stomer Kuling, and the silence is to be regretted, Matuscars. Behroader Extres and not be seceded to. The Chinese Government as great interest is takon in the progress made of sparks raining for a grant distance around, and the master called en Mfr. Andrew's compradore fired on tas promises with the fourth prisonss. soos with Treaty are conveyed under cover of a to open the Upper Yangtsre to stau navigation, giving the whole skye beautiful pink clear, made at six o'clock on the morning of the fire he pro. They were interested witness, they had admit half-duty orients all that requires to be done .Mr. F. Mainfroy.
does not cbject to opium, but it would object She is the pigueur boat in the enterpriss, and it the scens à magnificent one. The brigaden, mised to be destroyed, and when he returned rest and it was only astaral that they would route is to produce the raid certificata for ax- mised to bring the books, not knowing then that ted that the fourth prize guarantood their on passing the various stations and barriers en HAIPHONG......Mr. G. Gavelle,
very strongly to the loss of the rerenas it is difficult to beliers that fall information co which were all on the spot, worked very com at eleven o'clock he breaght this one book with do their best for him. This care was one of von amination and a fur.hor payant of duty can- BANGKOK.Mesure. Ramsay & Co.
derives from the drug. To stop the import secting her movemente would be detrimental to mandably, and, under the loadership of the Hon. him, baring by that time found out that the siderable importance, not to the prisoners only, not be levied. BILGAPORE...Mesara. Kolly & Walsh.
the interoats of those who bare put their money
It is therefore incumbent on the Board ap- „Momers. Maynard & Co.
of opium, moreover, would not stop the COD in bet. A report was current a short time aga H. E. Wodehouse, Mr. Horspool being still un- others had been destroyed. It was then asked bat to the public generally. The evidence of the sumption, for the quantity grown In Chinn to the effect that alte was not to attempt the trip able to resume command, succeeded in arresting why this book alone should be produced and not men from the coffin shop was alone very strong, pointed to levy the Loti Likia in the Soochow itself is now larger than the amount import-up the rapids to Chungking, but had been char the conflagration and confluing it to a great ex. the others. The explanation, as he was instructed, and it was the stronger that it was entirely con circuit to wait until the goods, after arriving
ared to ruu between Harkow and Ishang. We MELBOUENEM. Norton, Hargrave & Co. ed. No serious attempt is made to check the beliere there is no truth in this report: Our tent to the house in which it originated. The was that the master of the shop had made some firmatory of that of the Hoang Shan boy. He at their destination and giving up their pass,
they call on the untire receiver for payment. Hative coltivation, which is yearly extending. latest news from up the river is to the esteel that top of the cookhouse of No. 108, oconpied by the chases of rice that day and bad taken the hook would confidently ask the jury to return a verdict shall have bees landed and wareheated before
home with him in the erosing to look over it. of guilty against the four prisers the accident to her machinery, which occurred firm of Messra. Tai Sing and Co, the well-known Another point which seemed to tell minst the His Lordskip, in addressing the jury, said it This is most ofearly set forth in a copy of the Forno....... ears. Street & Co.30 Cornhill and it seeing to be now only a question of just below Wuhu, has bean raptired, and that slue gracers and abipehandlers, was also gutted. It prisoners was that they absented themselves from would be necesesry for him to say very little. Regulations jointly submitted to me by tho tro LONDON. Mesure. Baten, Handy & Co.
timehow soon native opium will completely was proceeding on her journey, slowly but surely.
| that this was a natural thing to do. They would directed their attention to the points to be ocn-it-have escaped your notion P LONDON......br. W.M.Wills,151,Cannon St. drive the Indian prodṣet out of the market. Tus Y-ting, we hear, has been re-chartered to run coxtained large stores of wines, pressrven, and the scene of the fire. It soened to him (Counsel) He deâued the charge against the prisoners and Boards of Boochow and Shanghai, and how cou Pants Me LH.Richy 66 Ras Lafayette. At present native opium is subjented one of the conditions made, we understand, is that
between Hankow and Ichang for two years, and fancy articles, all of which were ruined, | romamber that the fire was well advanced when sidered in coming to verdict. Their point was According to the Regulations in forde în BERLIN.........G. Hildebrandt,111, Alexandrines
The ground and first floors of No. 110 ware the alazen was given, and nothing could be done, to find whether the shop had been wilfully set Soochow and Shanghai all you love to do, seeing to very light taxation, and there are not want the Kuting does not run on the same route dur insured with Matera, Bander & Co., for 25,000, and doubtless the many people who would suffer on fire. If they thought there was no evidence you are stationed at liniaknas, is to inspect all Satt FEAN CO. Mr. L.-F. Fisher, 21, Marchante ing suns for the supposition that the Goving the continuisues of the charter. It would and the top foex with Mesars, Meyer & Gas for leas by the fire would be angry with the thep of steen thes the whole of the other evidenco foreign goods for the envincial Capital onverad
this seem that, after sil, the Huling is really to
med, and if they did not imputo trino to them would fall to the ground. If the case stood on by a half duty certificate as they pass pour ernment view with favour the scenes of its make a attempt to reneh Chungking, and we $2,500). Matars, Tal Sing & Co., of No. 108 hrs they would at least lay blame on them for what the evidence of the Heung Shas boy alone, it harrier. Even supposing there were no other compolition with the imported drogi : When" hope she will be unevessful.
Haszed, with "Masarni, Biemmaen a Cồi fur, they would ossisider grom unrelmacens. It was would be hurdly right for the jury to copriot os barrier but juur end for shams, to pass byford Ne
KORD-OSAKA... Messrs. F. Walsh & Co. TOKOKADA Mours. Kelly Walch.
........Mesara. Diaz Puertas & Co.
MANTLA
HANOI
PAYANG
COLOMBO CALCETTA SIDNEY
Gardes
BETH. A. M. & J. Ferguson.
Mam. Newman & Co. „Mesurs. Gordon & Gotah.
BERBANE Messrs. Gordon & Gotok LONDON......... Mr. F. Alger, Clemont's Lane.
Street.
.Exchange.
New York....Mr. A. Wine, 21, Park Bow
Daily Prass Ofos. January, 1838,
4th September, 1868.