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Mr. Spinney-Who is in charge of the ship during fuos koura --The watches
Now way of these, watchmen are there Four.
ior do they keep watel ?-Two at a time. What nationality are they --Portuguese They are Asiatics, I presume. Some of them may be Malay - cannot say, took them all for Pertague.
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is the rule of gar Queen, in trying what it cau "insulfest is doorhensigned by thementer any thing ontraband or phat is not to the mani- treaty for feditating the suppression of emag
d in the cultivation often, and for many years The following in the report of the Union In: Natl has used to of or own raring, while containing the name oznamys of the places foat on board I look it up and hand, it pror to clingshot was not a fair sopstruction of the where the goods on board have been lasten and the the Customs. Opium in generally handed over Treaty having waard to what the parties had insuranes Society for presentation to the share Jaudales is also experimenting with Borne hohe plans ar places for which they are rospectively to the, compradory for seisty, and on nevival in row. He would vendors to point on thats in -destined; the name and tonnage of the vessel, Canton he gives it to the Custom of The dealing with this guration of ornategetios ko beldere at the Afteenth ordinary meeting, to be of hoses. For various reasons, the chief beingEATION,
cultivation of tea if that island na Feingo the name of the master, and the name of the watchmen have orders to keep look and for all would point cont that, whats rex might be the held at the Boolety's offices, at half-past three the proximity of Fiji le Australasie, Te rogard plaas to which the wool-belenga; partiular contraband gods, If I found opium myself meaning of the Treaty, Eatavar might be o'clock, on Wednesday accent and description of all this plages on which was not in the manifest I should look it the sustruation #his should be put upon it as The disctors have now to submit to the share most of equal importanos to its cultivation in k board, with the remark, slumbers there, pandhand it prge, to the Carbome, on arrival between the English and Chinese power, that holders a report of the basigen, the Basfety for the India. All the Australian colonies, faald.
amongst them over 22,000,000 lb. of ten annually, Falphons the guns sontained in such packages, the since I had any information about any being on Court in that action was bound to look apor,the year 1887 au for the six mon endhg the 20thing Now Zealand and Tasmaula, containe of the cospective shippers as far as mah parti hoard I should immediately march for it. We terms of the article of the Treaty which cofnod Jace, 1
1357--The ne promham collected for the year of about 7 lb. per head of population, while in Bol onlurs are known to the master. e. Now, he give every facility to the Castona olleers to the offense of it, wore a deluition contained after adutter returns, and ninasransen, Brennte freat Britain we only consume 5.1b. per head of would like to ask whether 16 the light of this er. arch. Ti is the purner, who, maloga, out the an Act of Parliament That Court maat regard. 31,192,611 EL tinle of the treaty and this ordinarily accepted de manifest.
itsalt fram,one point of view as a Court precis Atter providing for a hopes of 14 par cent, un palation; this however, being more than tas finition by the general publio of the words on yo ros-examined by Mr Spinney- the waying criminal jurisdiction. They did not gek for combatong guid in April fest, hace runnine hele dentinent of Enrapa pint together. A and manifest whother. Captain Goggin could be to Chaton f kespwatch and watch with the second any consideration from the Customs. Ibe de erpilit of working account a balanss of $155,951.14 no tradusin, it is apparent, is the safnal butlet for said to have presented a maglost which co wats. When wo arrive in Hongkong there is Bonco stood strictly upon their rights, sud asked pet sznos fallimento e rip tes, and when that is safished Fiji may tap
shi of dividend of 15 por phase equivaloné to tained a true and full count and all hertionlara o ser on watch from the time of our arrival for nothing mora then a legal definition of the dy was to a United States, which is exelairely supplied ,af all'argo on board when it had been proved in till daybreak, De Bende
offenge.ot,which ting were okurgud on, that copper cent, one paid up captal of $25 per shots, and y China and Japan at present, Fiji is better contestably that there more ad boar 10 of
tained in the Astol Parliament. Hoebilled an addition is the reserve fand of $21,000 raising tasted to compete with, these countries tha opium which were not in the manifest, that there
that the words false declaration", must. oplaken the resorte te 3898.60% The balanes remaining other Ceylos or India. The industry is abil $88, 621.14 they propose to carry forward to merong in the colony, having been started in in the souse in which tulos deglaration, la under habilities and kime ail entstanding, and thus cloed 180 but there are several thousands of sores Hanging... wero aims 25 packages of dried fish of various
stood in other legal documents. It was cesary the sccount for the year 1987. kinds not accounted for, and farther that the
to show a false koupledge on the part of the manifest contained an entry of 35 packages of
person making, the declaration. It was not dried fruite wufaly were nokon board. En aup
sucent to show that the declaration we false, it port of this he had the testimony of the offlder who found the opinn and he had that of the
mast be shown that there was a guilty knowledge. He would peer the Court to a case reported in compradore who was admittedly in charge of the Chinese cargn on boord, who said but there was What is the monthly pay of the mon P15.9 Cords Criminal Camer" pager 281, the case of dried. Ash on board although he could not say You say then that from the tins the ship ar-Roe tint Taip was a case under an old. how much. bat certainly more than ton pack-rives in Hongkong she is left in charge of slatzte of William Pra, which imposodo penalty ags. He contended there are 25 packages, and two men who get $15 per month Chara on persons who were found in possession of, nava, atgres of thous marked with a broad a row, as was supported by the evidonos of the exsin is a gata to the wharf, which is kept closed. ipers and the applications-handed in which ropa might be lowered from the upper dook. It was the contention of the praecution in that one that the mere fast of defendants showed that thers were 25 prokazes examined to a sampan It would be possible to do so."
of goods so Considering the trompndous ran of theen being found in possession and paid daty or. The compradora fartiker stated that there were no, packages of dried ships, docks, hold, kallest tanks, do you think marked was sufficicat to convict him, but fruits en board, and it had also been admitted by two man are enient to keep a watch? Could the Court held that it wasentry to show the parsor who statos that by error he wrote the not all packets of opiumo be smazgled on that he was in possession witfully and knowingly. word fruit" for "fish." Nothing concerning board --Not if they hoop a good look ont, it There was a similar case reported in " 8 Cox's English law or Chinese law could be introduced world he almost impossible for anything to ocos Criminal Reports page 41 Reg, v. Cohen- This lata to case except so far as regards procedure on hoard without their seeing it. I came on duty was a case under the same statato and under the. They were working simply on tho violation of in the marsing, and Ian generally about the same motion, the being in possession of nav
ores, marked with a broad arrow. It was bead the Treaty. There was nothing to govern tais deck till non. case orcapt the article of the treaty in queation. 1f you seized opium yourself and handed at noessary to show that the defendant know they The penalty was laid down in this article and over to the Custome, would yes receive a re-were so marked. The next case was at nage there was absolutely nothing that could be sduced ward-I balipre en.
472 of the same reports. This was an offence from either English or Chinese Inw that could
your case you under the same status, and the decision was the mitigate of reduce the responsibility of the map
For giving in-game. These cases closely reambled in, sume respects the question they had before them. twin with regard to the manns. The captain signed the manifest and he thereby mndo him-
Another case to which he would refer the Court. wis that of Hearne v. Garden 2 Law Journal, self responsible and for presenting false mani- fest the captain made Límeclf liable to a penalty
Magistrates' cassa, p. 21. This was the case of of 500 Taclm He would refer to the case of the
by railway. The Ant of Parliamentprovided that. person charged with bonding, dangerous goods. - Thieves nt koochow in 1878.***
any person sending or who caused to be sent by railway way aqua fortis pe dangerous goods with It would cons et mainly of legal argumenta out distinctly marking snon good on the oat.
The Attorney-General said that was just what the report did not show. It stated that some one -wan consisted ofa certain charge, but there was nothing to show that the ovidence in the two Case Wu similar.
Has it over happened that have ever resolved a reward formation I havo."
Re-examined Sampans are not allowed to lie alongside of the ships in barbour after & p.m.
This corcinded the case for the prosecution. the dafonts, suid the case he bad to put boforo The Attorney-General in sumag up for the Court on behalf of the defendant had been in a great mongers anticipated by Mr. Spinney
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Ceylon, but the quality of the tea is able to stand this and there is a tops that as the colony de relops Polynesians may go to it of their own 1ecord, and so one thigoipons under this head. The comples of Fiji fe which wars shown at the Colonist and Indian Erhibition wars mostly af orcallant quality, and the importation which las When rebelved in London recently certainly In woectderm with alanso 100 of the articles of
equals it no for as the palate is concerned. Artodiation, Mosers. P. Hyrio nad J. Bell-Irving retire homical analysis has not yet been able to de bai fer themselves for xe.slection.
Jazmine the market value of tea, nevertheless ma Messra. J. E. Go and B. Lyall retire, but offor elieve that some facts which an analysis of the sample submitted to us has revealed are not P. Exera, Chairman.
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The Attorney-Ganecal sild he must object to all: réference to casas. the facts of which were potilafore the court. If Mr. Spinney followed up bis referesos by the action of some re-addresend to the Court. With regard to a n-side and giving proper notice of the asme, was Dogni report of ass, he would offer no bar of reports quoted and statements made, liable to forfeit £20. It was laid that a guilty objection.
be was sure Mr. Binney would not think any knowledge, we necessary before the Act would - Mr Spinnny healed in a report published by thing offensive was intended when he said that be permitted. This was not a molter in which tho order of the Chiase Government is which it statements brought before the court by a gen- the Chinese Customs could come there and make. was stated the Triwan had 11 picnle of opiam tamun who was not on his oath were not state-rigements. They had come into that Court es board and was fined in the sum of Tis. 100. ments which could be revived et noted upon by ofiminal Jurisdiction as complainants, and it
The Consul said he could not take this as an the court. He wished to point cat the danger was for that Court to consider the criminal charge To intaresk sful report. He knew in the one referred to of receiving statements and reports when they which had a male against the defendant, that the Consular Court soquitted the usptain, know nothing of the base. He would furnish an There was no provision laid down therefore for and there was no remord of that fisting being illustration to show how dangerous it would bm. dealing with oases of this kind The Customs revoked,
to accept those cases and references from such had brought a oriminal obarge aginst, the de- Mr. Spinny said there was a record of the de- papers es had been brought forward. A number fendant, and a stigmas had been laid upon defead. By ngancy commisjons sition; four years latan, in which the master was of the cams referred to in those yellow books in ant although the promontor stated that he was a By hood offes abargas.. Bued The 100. He thought the reports published which it appeared individuals had been fined more man for whom he had the greatest respect TheBy Shanghal barges by the Chinese Government might be taken anorlam trivial stim for certain offences stated in a proceedings being brought in that Ceart was By London changes.....
very strong measure, but the ad rautages and dis- By Yokohama ob Hvalid raporte, The Court would remember that gohedule drawn up by some gentleman in the
there were certain things urged in that caso costoms as be whose legal capasity for giving advantages of spok a proceeding must now - which could not be urged on behalf of Captain anything like a true report of what happened main. It was certainly never intended by the Beggin, although as fer as the evidence weather before the trivsual, nothing, whatever was Treaty to make pinnishable in such a Ceart as two case were very similar,
known, and thurofore it was not, kely, these that the conduct of parties who had made would be a esfe guide for the cart. In many some slight mistake which might happen to of those cuees where fuas had been indicted, be any msa, however innocent he might be, dit net say, they, bad, iaen, but they might and hewaver solens in assisting the Customs, have been put under pressure. The ship Thera had never been anything suggested there might have been under a tims charter or there had been nothing brought before the Cours to might have beou reasons which rendered it show that the Stesini Company or ite em desirable for the captain, to get away sa ployés had ever wished to interfore with the quickly as possible, where esser had been sattled Customs or had lons anything except give their and fines paid, cases settled into:mally before. a best assistance in tenting with these matters, Commissioner of Customs, where it was quite im- but when they declined to do what they could possible for that Court to judge what the or not be entrapped into doing, they had to submit oumstances were which anabird the Customs to to an attempton the part, of the Commissioner of practice squeezing and had urged the shippers to Customer in that locality, redid not know whether submit to it. He submitted that it was pos- this action was proved by the head Commissoner, wible that ja many of those case it had been to whing from them through that Court s more convenient for the captain to submit to construction of the Treaty which they had some small fine rather than to take the trouble to no legal authority for. The Costons wore smallest degree in test the matter, delaying his slip while he was not justified in the fighting it out. These cases referred to were suduavouring to get persoon in the various practically worthless for any legal purpose in ships to admit a liability which they had
There was no liability laid upBy that trial and he would put it very respectfully but no right to da aisarly tothe Court what the chincter of this pro- on them whatever by the provision of the Treaty atention was, what the grounds were upon which it so long as they gave a bona fide honest return had been undertaken, and what the end was which in the form manifest, or certificate, and the Customs were socking to shlain. They had coudnoted the baloess of their ship with not prosseded upon a typical of aranggling ordinary and reasonable precautions The object They had not proceeded upon a case in which the of the Custous in the care had evidently been did not apply to correct it within the 24 hours, Chinese Government or Customer had anfferanto: gets conviction with regard to the angs of the dried fruit, at all ovints, if a conviction and and the hours having slaps he hocama suban substantial or material injury. Théy, cara& jent to the fine. He would refer the court to the into that Court boususe they wanted to obtain a cases of the Haiphong and the Douglas. They lagal decision by a competent Court of Jariedio were recorded as having been fred one for tion, which would place upon the Articles of that having on board 120 packages and the other for Treatyaconstruction whichit was never intended having on board 59 packages not entered in the thoy sand carry. In this case the Artiols de manifest. He referred to thoao caede of falca firing the offence with which the defendant was manifests as showing that undoubtedly, ehip charged didnot warrant any such constraction as owners and agante recognised, the responsibility that which Mr. Spinnen had apparently advisad of their restore in regard to this matter. Both the Customs they might endeavour to enforce in these steamers belonged to the same owners and that Court. He would now pisa.on to deal with yet we found these man so satisfied after the the two sota, the omission to pit the dried fiali on decision in the Taipan caso that they preferred the manifest and the placing of fruit there, the penalty since a mistake was made, That to scept the Commissioner's decision and pay which was act among the cargo with which was the position which the Customs had thought Th. 6) ash as a fine. As showing further the pressention had endearenrod to bolster judicions to take up. As regards the charge the complete responsibility of British shipmasters up the opiam ours. Thors two acts must brought against, them they argued that ne 25-regards the manifest herald refer to the be dealt with separately from the opinm.guilty knowledge had been proved, and honda cases, reported in the reparto ab alluded to be He could not help submitting as an illustration ns case was made out. On the contrary, it was fore, of the Phra Chori Klas being fined Tha of what looked almost like a want of fairness, a shown clearly that the matter was an tinociat 100 and a similar tine against the Phra Chele want of tora Ades on the part of the prosecution mistake such as might ever anywhere and to Chom Kiao, for having on board quantity of that they had chosen to aux ap two sach very anyone. To establish this precedent would be. saltpetro which had bean aruggled on board by different cases as these two He agread with to give the Customs power to impose a das of the Chinese orow. He would also refer to the Mr. Spinney that for the purpose. of this decir Th. 800 on almost every cargo abip in China, Konyang, fined in 1884. Tls, 500 by the Bri- simu, one of the most important questions was, whenever they chose. The Customs had not al tish copay at Newahwang. for emitting: 12 and he was pow dealing outindy, with the opium, tempted to show that this was an important case or one of a series of attempts to interfere with paocages of medicine from the manifest. The question, what is cargo stook cargo to mean
Mr. Spinney, proseeding, said that if they ex paoted to hear any new arguments brought for ward by the defense in this case they would be disappointed. He ventured to nay that the arga- ments brought forward would be something about references to English law on the principio of gaity koowledge on the part of the baptain, all of which had been disproved, bofore by the Phineas Government He might mention that they had taken the opinion of Mr. Benjamin, of Mr. Justice Williams, of Sir Richard Webster, And of Sir Henry James on the mattor. With reference to the word "false," it might possibly be argued that it meant with guilty knowledge, and he would call attention particularly to the wording of the Article "For presenting false manifend he will subject himself to a line of five hundred facts; Int he will be allowed to correot; within twenty-four hours after delivery of it to the Ontoms ofloora, any mistake he may discover in his, manifest, without iurcing this penalty." Now, Captain Goggin did not discover his mistake.
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PURTAU & Co. Hongkong, tat April, 189 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
1661
HE Undorsigned, Agents of the above Com
pary, are authorized to INSURE against
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1892,
51,478,48 135,851.14
Telegraphic Transfer...
02
35891.89
Bank Bills, on demand
30
85,121.69
Bank Bille, at 30 days sight
.8/1
$1,659,840.90
Bank: Bille, at 4 months' sight Credits, st 4 months' sight Bocumentary Bills, at 4 months
sight........
3/
8/14
SEGAR ERFENING COMPANY, LIMITED" can henceforward be obtained by RETAIL
3/13
ON PARIS.
FOR CASH, at No. 3, Peel Street, at the same FIRE at Carrent Hates. Pricas as at the REFINERT; or Retail Orders |
46,052.58
Bank Bills, on demand....
.391
will be delivered at addresses in town on appli-
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Credits, at 4 months' sight
3.99
OF NEW YOR
Bank Bills, on demand.
.751
Chretika, 10 days" sight
ON BONEAT
Telegraphie Transfor Bank; on demand
204
cants forwarding their marthly requirementsCONOMIC FIRE OFFICE, LIMITED, in writing direct to the Befinery at East Point.E JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General 'Agent. Hongkong With „Fuly 1887.
EUCES
PRA
72%
276,250.00 ON CALCUTTA *30,000.00
139,000M
By cash at debit of branche ad agonaise 1,005,278.77
Inilading, 290,54:10,8 intented in London in Consols, hot Talia Govern. mant guaranteed railways, and other Becaricies, £98,038 o deposit with Baal in London, and. 24.009 on depo. Eft with Banks in Melbourne.
bifs recevable... bill amitted to London ogancy, 90th aundry debtors
By
and monount
By
Hongsong, 4th Chetcher, 1988.--
19,592-25
4,688.02 69,972.68
11,653,840,
LATE TELEGRAMS. [FROM INDIAN PATERS,
THE SALYAFTONLIZE IN BOMBAT.
BOMBAY, 20th September.
THE MOYLAN CARE AT RANIÇON.
BANGOON, 15th September.
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand ON SHANGHAI.---
Bank, at night in Trivate, 80 days' night.
SHAREE
Quotations aro Hongkong and. Shanghai Bank Shares-159
per cent. premimm,
Union Tumrance Society of Canton, Luited
$82.50 per share
China Traders Izedrance Company's Shares
£63. pet share. Nerth Chins Insurance Tla: 285 per share. Yangtare Tasurance Association-Tls, 90 per
shara:
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-165 por
share, nom.
On To Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 148
per share,
Canton Insurance Offes, Limited-$52.50 per
share, buyers.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares-
8810 per share, sellors.
130 TRADE LISTS OF ALL COUNTRIES in 36 VOLKS.......
NOW READY. The Now Editions of ENGLAND, COUN TIES, Vol. 17. SCOTLAND, IRELAND, WALES, and European Possesicus, Vol 97a. AMERICA, North, Reuth, Central and West Indies, Vol: 30.
IN THE PRESS. COLONIAL DIRECTORY of Africa, Asta and Australasia, containing the Colonios of ati
Nations, sad the Independent Empires and States, Vol. 29.
RUSSIA and POLAND, Vol. 26. ITALY, Vol. 26, and other volumes.
Chia Fire Insurance Company's Share $7 J Straits Marine Disurance Company, Limited-
per share, sellers,
$25 nom.
$17, sellers.
Straits Fire Insurance, Company, Limited- Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
Shares per cent. prva Hengkung, Canton, and Macao Striboat Co.'s
Ehares-$110 per cent. prat., bugkra Indo-China Stam Navigation Ca SharER
29 per cent. discount.
share.
share.
A per share, cales.
...........
Hongkong and China Bakary Company, Limited
$85 par shar Perak Tin Mung and Smelting Coupeny
--In Nquidation. Company, Limited-$11 per abaré, fallers, Fantom and Sunghie Dun Samantan Mining Perak Egar Coltivation Company Tls. 15 pur
share.
C. LEUCHS, & Co.,
17, BARRETT'S GEOTE, LONDON, N.
XSTABLISHED, 1794. (WHITE FOR PRICE LIST.)
GOOD AGENTS. WANTED. [1712 MARI BURK MANUFACTURER
OF FIRST CLASS FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY, COLLEGE CHAMBERS.
LONDON.
AUTHORISED APITAT ... £1,000,000. 337,500 DUBSCRIBED (APITAL. PAID UP KAPITALaga kayang init
The Undersigned baving bon appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to accept Risks at Current Rates.
F. NAUDIN & Co. Office, No. 58, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 18th September, 1858, (1746 (`RANSATLANTICFIREINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG. The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates,
SIFMESEN & Co.,
Agents.
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Bongkong, 16th November, 1872. THE LONDON ASSURANCE INCORPORATED IN ROYAL CHARTER OF 1:6 MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST, - A.D 1730. HE Undersigned having teen appointed Agents for the aborg Corporation, are
MAILINE DEPARTMENT. Prepared to grant Insurances as follows: Policies at current rates, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, China, and Australis.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. Policies issued for long or short periods at current rates,
LIFE DEPARTMENT. DRAWING ROOM AND PINTON BUITE, Policies issued for sums not exceeding £5,000,
LOUNGES AND EX87 CHA ÚER,
HIDEBOARDS, WARDROBES,
DERSHING TARLES AND MARBLE FOR WARM- STANDS, MANTEL AND CONSOLE GLASSES. SILK PLUSHES15 VARIOUS COLOURS.
TAPESTRIES IN LATEST DESKE. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. Hongkong, 26th April 1888
NOTICE.
jat redused rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, 28th July, 1872.
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A
FOR SALE CHEAP, CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR GUN- BOAT'S BOILERS, 150 H.F. each, with
1stlings, tested to 150 lbs, to the square inch;
they are audtable for a vessel about £70-tens, or would be very suitable for driving stationary HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOUE engines. Cornish Borers 16 ft. long by 6 ft.
COMPANY LIMITED.
in diameter, double rivettad, with 4 Galway's Patent Tune in each. 1 Large SZÁM rescentfally informed that, it upon their BOLLERS: 1 Steam FIRE ENGINE BO arrival in this Harbour, none of the Company's 1-HP. ENGINE 1 Steam Pome. 2 Hori- reald be at hamil, orders for repairs if zontal and 1 Diagonal: Steam WINCHES. 1
Central, will receive prompt attention.
GRINDER 5 Tare and Dres. sent to the HEAD OFFICE, No. 14, Prays Large PLANING MAUHAN 11 D100 In the ovent of complaints belag fouad LAZHE, 9inoh Cortice, S foot bed 2 DRILLING necessary, communication with the Undersigned Macks. The above have their rearing all Large Hand Power WHEEL is megnested, when immodiste steps will be taken complete) 1
for Driving Machinery with SHAFTING and D. GILLIES, PULLEYS and Small Fan ENGINES. 2 to rectify the cause of dissatisfaction.
Secretary.
double sating HAND PUNI. Hongkong 6th Angust, 1885:
IMTA
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131
ONE PLATE BENDING and STRAIGHTEVING MACHINE; will admit a 7 fost Plate, Top Roller 19 Bottom Rollers 10 weighing about 6
All the above Machinery are new or se good
Wenchow fined Tia 100 for sitting to eater what cargo means in the understanding not only the working of the Customs, but they had pat Trouble between the Parsees and the Sa 33 picals of sugar, and the case of the Woo of alippers, bocanse the provisions of this Treaty feryard this poor,, miserable, solitary, paltry,vationists seems inevitable. Frequent potty sung fined Tla. 100 at Foonhow. His only were in the right and interest of all persons and trumpery, trivial case to which the provision of listons centinue to car, owing to the S- object in quoting them ashy was to show all class, but in the meaning that nine persons the Treaty had never been intended to apply. vatonists having made Paise coavarts, and to bow vars genetal convictions had been for out of ten would atlashs to be word He took One word more as to the opium. His enten- the fact that intuential Parsees are supplying making false manifests and how consignors lfs stand upon the meaning of the word as it was tion on this point was that cargo would art in money to the funds. A batch of fifty offers One thumping on the treaty from one port to another, in the ordinary course. oirencastanoss it was. It was not oargo in sny wife of Commisioner Tankar na krphone owners, and the commorial world generally popularly understood, that which is shipped inde sol stuff as this, found nuder the including General Booth's daughter, now the practically. The presence of opiam and dridd that which a merchant shlje, or, receives and sense of the word Thore was no groot how it and to-morrow, and make a demonstration in a fisk onboard the steamer which did n which pays freight He eluded from that came to be put where it was found. From what large scale in the Novelty Theatre. appear in the manifest had been conclusively definition a great many things which were could be learned from the facts it appeared that shown. and also that although packages of dried yet sarried on beard. There world be some dishonest; Chinaan met have secreted it
In slangtby judgment delivered to-day, the Chins and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
-$12 per share... fruits had been entered in the manifest there ships stores, which be did not suppose about his person and hidden it in a piece he was were no such cargo on board. The parzer mid it was contended were married as cargo. woll acquainted with. There was not a little of Raocrdar, Mr. Heaven, directed the with Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-952) per
stance. as regards the fab and fruit it was clerical Then again there was passengere baggago; evidence to show that it was brought on board drawal of Mr. Moylan's license, and that le error. He would not toneh on that Ba old which he apprehended must not be so in any way 25 go, or that it came in any way rane be struck off the role of the Court. le Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$135 per shaply point out that there were three errors Included in cargo. Therefore there might be whatever within the limits of the meaning of provizes career in Grenada, where he was BİZAIK the masifaat kiok brad bain deary proved, many things on bearLabin which were not cargo the word cargo. Some of the witnesses bad off the rolls of the Supraine Court for freeda Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$170 per either of which made the captain sabject to and could not be included in the defailm shown great deal of reluctance in Anwaring lont conduct anworthy of a barrister and a penalty of T. 500 hy renty pader which of cargo as popnlarig ned. But a far more in the questions, a reluctance it was explained gentleman was commented on at length, and China Engar Refining Company, Limited-1185 he was doing bus with China In bian-portant question here was the meaning of the afterwards, which was only exhibited through itsted exemplary punishment. The Bour Thay afterwards went so failas to der sall be had given the case anxious consider- iety and natural trepidation in appearing inch word mantent. He could give no bastutaly enrooption.
per share, mles, an washal position hat Mr. Spinney) had pessibly legal definition of the trord. He could only refer admit that the information they received was ation, sud had not noted heafily, as without et Luron Sagar Refining Company. Iámited-$78 SHIPMASTERS AND ENGINEERS ars LAUNCH ENGINE and BOLER 2 Vertical
pealed himself, and stated things which he to a well known law dictionary's definition and gat on board. Whether they got the in-silting his learned colleagans, who both agreed Hongkong Ice Company's Shares $79 per hog, not have done. He had no. oratorial gift. the popolar definition of the word. The follow-foration from the offers of the ship who, with am in the notion he had taken. and he engatplated bipasal hat he had not had ing was the definition given in Wharton's Law if they were doing their duty would report The Recorder passed orders in Mr. Moylan's to appear before a jury or asesor, where the Lexicon "In commercialrigation, accoumant them the defence) he did not know. It wasvident see today, oncologia certificate as an want of anob a gift would have been more keenly signed by the master, containing the name or they obtained their information from some adremate. Hold habad come to this resolatba felt than in the present case. He would argo aames of the places whees the goods on board source or other. There could be so doubt about after much thought, and cons Itation with bis It would have thrown some light on the colleague. This was not Mr. Moylan's doc erice more before sitting down, that Captain have been laden, and the place or places for which that Gpggin, a man, he might mentiod, for whom he they are respectively destined, the name, azil question if they could have learned whether offenen. Allusion was made to his previous entertained the greatest reset, had, by lgning tourage of the vessel, the name of the master, the opiam WEB properly received on board conduct in transda A cass of the Attorney the manifest, made himself responsible for its ac- and the name of the place to which the vessel be as afgonal hidden away by the officers of in-General, on behalf of the Government of Cursoy He, anked pardon for taking up the longs; a particular account and description of the ship or whether there was any connivas Granda, Moylan, amongst others was gone.
mited-$75 per share, buyers. atus of the Court so long, and be thanked the all the packages on board, with the marks and in the secret on the part of the effoers of The Jedge falt bound to punish severaly the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li- Counsel for the defanos for the courtesy ha bed anmbers therep, the gonda contained in sugh the chip. There was no evidence to show that reakless remarks and charges against honorable oxtended to him. He left his case in the beads packages, the names of the respective shippare it was in any sense cargo or that it was found on men and officers of the court. If a suitable A. S. Watson & Co., Limited--100 per cent. of the Court and pressed for a conviction against and consignons, as far as such particulars are board in a plaos where guy one would be likely to apology had been made when the opportunity Wonghong Kowloos Wharf and Godown Co..
Limited-$164 par share Captain Goggia for violation of the Treaty as known to the master Now there had look for it. The Customs were not prosecuting was given to Mr. Moylan, he would have, b declared.
been several Cnstrcía acis, but in earlier and later them for smuggling. They had not the courage fargison. But the apology, given under the
per share, sales, The Usnel esked whether be understood Mr. editions the Customs Colidation Act of 1876 or they had not sufficient evidence to do that. circumstances was only an aggregation of the Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-$16 Spinney to argue that if the manifest did not in certain seotionsbich had been referred to. The prosecution did not come late that Court as offenes, and could not be passed over,
Mr. Moylan is the Rabgoon correspondent Chinese Imporial Loan of 1882 B-3 per cent.
promium, nona. contain a true unt of every article on board from 50 to 54, dealt with the matter as nearly as though they wanted to put down muggling. posible identically with the way it was dealt They did not prosecute anugglera Why did it was false.
Mr. Spinner said he contended it taust contain with by Artloja 37 of the Tisatein Treaty. It het zo exercise the power given under the of the London Trace. It is sail that he will
Judgments have been uphol e true recount of every article on board, not in-provided that the master should make preport Ordinanes and try to pat a stop to itp Appeal to the Privy Council The Grenada Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C per cent, tended for the consumption of the crew. All the within twenty four hours after his arrival in Inefond of doing that they sms there
Mr. Moyian left this morning by mail steaner would to try and get & conviction under a provision, of For Cloutte, articles-the opium and fish-enumerated should port. It provided that failure to do how been in the manifest. Morerer he content-subject him to a penalty of £100. It provided the Treaty bigh did not apply in this dogs. ed that the appearance of the 25 packages of dried that the master,, he made a false rotura; was Was the captala to go from stam to steen, in the fraite, which were not on board, we in itself liable to forfeit £100 The principal part to holds and water tanks, to pull up the planking
uficient to Boeure a conviction:
which he now referred was that which defined and the ship to pieces and employ a staff of sch
Saveral weeks ago, the Brat commercial un-Exet Borneo Planting Company, Limited-841 W The Attorney-General, in opening the case for what the master was to do when he reported, and satitig seprohors every time he went to ses? The the defense, said he proposed to call one wituese he would any that the scope of the construction of Customs were seeking to fhe defendant is 600 sigiment of tea from the colony of Fijl was rés only, the chief officer of the Fateha. He had is that was precisely the same as that which comid for making a single mistake. Such a practice seived in Miscing laus, and was pronounced by Cruickshank & Co Limited--$55 per abare tended to call the purser, but as bo had been called begiven to Article37 of the Treaty. In the Treaty would be rainous to every captain, and would des proerts to be good, the infusion baring good for the prosecution md he had had opportunity, what the master had to ghiu kia manifest was froy, the tande with China. One could not help hay and fair arome. We were fortune in while he was in the box of getting from him one a fall and true cost of the particulars of cargo eating that the position they stood in was one of receiving a small mile of this portion. or twe, fants he required, he did not think it on beard. Lika tresty, will Korga mere referred serious responsibility because if the charge brought Juda wa may confidently lock for our fature necessary to call angere except the chief officer. to it would be found that the words were almost by the prosecutiour were sustaind he submitted supplies of the cup that sheers, and, if 'China and it would probably be conveulent for the identical. The same world be found og referring they could look forward to complete rain of trade refuses to receive our Indian opium, it may be court to keep over what he had to say antilla to the provisions of the Trasty with Japan. The in the outports of Chirs: The Customs were some consolation to Anglo-lucians to know that kad finished examining his witness,
construction to be put on these worden all the zips to obtain a decision in their favour so that we hare ceased, to be acasograd of her ten. Te William W. Allan, chief other of the Fatshen, cases was, be enbaited, that when a shipmaster they might hold it in reservo for purposes of their Ceylon wao we may with doufidence look for Wes then called. He said-On the 17th Beprived in port he thonid do certain things in a own at a future date. That Court was not fetare supplies. Coylon ten i sótno resposta temburant I've on duty before leaving Hong- destein way to facilitate the action of the Castablished for that purpose. Be submitted that better than the Indiand, resembling rather a kong. There are four watchmen employed at toms in doing what it was their duty to do, but the prosecation had failed to make out their case, bland of Ladain and Changes and for this the gangways to see that ho contraband wi oh we got the duty of the British trader to and be asked for the chargs to be dinelssed. rokon mainly it and grown enormously Pr goods were brought on board. The Enjopesado in China. I was not componded that the The Cengal aid he thought it would be more pujar fiveer during the past few years, M goods brought ob board are pat on the upper master or the endy shocks, upon themselves actiutantegy, if he gare bis decision, in waiting, indeed, that serlendirets in the island may espect are 160g to guboser, the disasters, which tátir exocuiva “production."" of desk The Chinese goods go to the comgrs to complete s solentile with teh as might be He would give his fuigment to day (Monday).
The Court then adjourned. dors. No goods allowed to be brought on expected from the offens of the Chroma, That
FIJI TEA
promium.
-pramini, ZON
10.
Chinese Imperial Luan, 1883 E--12 pór cent.
premium, ROM. Bocisté Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonkin
65 per cent. prom.7 Hongkong High Level Tramways Company,
Limited-250 per cent. prem nom.
por share bagera,
bayar
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(FROM "Masa. Fakoowan & Co. RenYTEN,),
October Sarome LM,
Baromat) as thin Berméká 22,
TheÐ Á ÁT,
This fatema Thermometerlin, 1 Wet bulb)
DATOS DEN
10.00
Lone.
SCOAL MERCHANT,
has always on hand LARGE STOOR OF EVERY DEBORIPTION OF Daw.
COAL "Fos Baie AT A MODERATÙ PRICE,
Nc. 85; PRAYA CENTRAL.
QUARE
17111
1523
BOTTLE WHISKY NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S BLEND
Superb Quality,
CUTLER, PALMER & Co.'s SELECTION.
Apply to
For further Particulars, apply to
J. M. ARMSTRONG,
Auctioneer,
Queen's Road.
(1907
Hongkong, 11th July, 1988.
FOR SALE..
LANE, CRAWFORD & OEIDSIECK'S
Hongkong.
1 NG TUANEM
SHIP'S COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES,
COAL MERCHANTS
FRESH
PROVIORS SUPPLIED AT
SuonteST: NOTICE,
No, 25, PRATA CENTRAL.
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HONGKONG HOTEL
HE HOTEL in prepared to SUPPLY
TICNIC & SHOOTING PARTIES
Vin all requiramenta.
The Hotel LAUNCH is avaliable for
tire, when not required for Hotel parpusen,
Apply bo
20
► Them—17m. (Wei bulk).. Taschapmlékkal? Wat bulb).
C. M. ROBERTS,
makes--Minimum fovey might)
3
Hongkan, 17th September, 1888.
1172
CHAMPAGNE, 1580 WHITE SEAL
................ por caso of 1 dozen quarta, ........... per caso of 2 dozen pints.
PAUL DUBOIS & Co.'s CLARET, BAND VON LEOVILLE. $25 per sam of 1 dosen quarts. CLARE, CHATELU LABOŠE. $13 por case of 1 dosen quarts. $14............ per case of desen pints.
PONTET QANET... $0.50........ per use of 1 doasa quarts. PALMER MARGAUX
$7.50........ par sase of. I dozen quarts. $8.50 por case of 2 dozen pints. LORMONT.
53
A180.
$58............ per case of 1 dosen guate
JOHN WALKER & SONS" OLD HIGHLAND WHISKEY.
por pase of 1 dosen boitles.
CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s
... WINES AND SPIRITS.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, let January, 1884.
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