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The Arenta (Huaura. Adamson, Bell & Co.) inform us that the Shire Gino steamer Flint thire, from: London, left. Singapore on Sunday for this part.
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The Mercury says that is telegram has been ing fresh contributions, and would, when received in Shangbal informing the contending Beroan MR. FIELDING CLARER, ACTING
CHIEF JUSTION, AND A SPECIAL JUBY. rancemary, spend money to procure them. parties in the famous suit Benjamin v. The existing collection in the City Hall rarely Wainewright that the inso has been finally tions, we beg to stats that a contians to receives additions, and such na krẻ mailed by arbitration. Our reźders will rR. CHATED AND OTHERS Y. HONGKONG HOTEL attempted nanoosisarily to damage the repas their hands. Well, it might be that indirectlyerience, but as reported in that paper my
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Thorn will be a game of Pale to-day (Tuesday) the 30th instant, at 5.30 p.m. at Causeway Bay, The Chevalier Koun de Hoogerwoord, the yaw Consul General for the Notharlands, arrived in Bangkok on the 12th instant
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According to the return of the Curator of the City Hall Mascuns, 201 Europesos and 2,455 Chinese visited that institution during the week ended the 28th instant.
The Campania General da Tabacos is about to establish a patent slip at Legaen, Cegspan, for the repair of their vessels engaged in the arrying of tobaces in the Philippines.
The Penang Gazette says.We made a slip lo saying in last issue that we had seen sowe! rock containing rubiss, found in the croin Lart. We ought to have said sapphires--not rabies"-
The Agents (Meurs. Adamon, Bell & Co.) inform us that the C. P. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Abyssinia, with Canadian mails, taft Vancouver on Friday afternoon, the 20th inet, for Jupan and Hongkong.
A shipmaster named Swith, lats of the steamer Zephyr, his boon drowned at the Penang waterfall in the basin of water at its fast at a depth of five foot. His death is ribad to shook on entering the war.
According to the Shan-pas, Prince Chʻgu, the Emperor's father, is marionely ill with swellings in both shoulders. The Viceroy Li Hung-chaug
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Manery, 18th July. POLITICAL PARTIES IN SPAIN.. The debate in the Chamber of Deputies har rosulted in favour of the Liberals, whose leader. Señor Sagasta, in a magnificent speech, cow
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ho would refer them was the contract of lease be asked.
before
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Maser Smith-Then why did pou intro-
has engaged the servicos nf Foctor Mackentlemented sevoroly on the action of the Opposition had workmanship. But there was not a tittle of further. After reminding the jury of the evi ing, leased to. Cacthick Paul Chater on tho 16th says i, um strunk, as he did-If not, why should
of Tiantain on H.I.H.'s behalf.
We learn, says the Paumy Independent, "that a Chinese kengsee has negotiated a loan of Invalide necessarios and appliances of all kinds $200,000 at 7 per cent interest par sauum with afrm of capitalists in England. This is owing, no doubt, to the great scarcity of accommodation obtainable here,"
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The British steamer Festwrath, which arrived in Singapore on the 19th inst. from Lander, reports bad weather in the Endian Ocean. had to, jettison part of her cargo and loat har quarter boat. She has 4: Luna of gunpowder
on board for Hongkong.
The Hu-poo vaya--Farg Sun-ahi, who bull the important past. Intendant of the Great Canel in Chibli, is dead, and the official who tem. porarily succeeds him is Wan Paying formerly Trotai" of Tientsin. The permanent nomines is Taotai Wa Ting-pin, in charge of the Dock works at Port Arthur.
FROROGATION OF THE SPANISH
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MOVEMENTS OF THE SPANISH ROYAL FAMILY.
TRIAL OF A SUBMARINE VESSEL. Peral have given excellent results.
The speed trials of the sabmarire vossal
tecoats Then the Attorney Genes found the parties been evċived and were stated in sort. In this report, which is the Daily Frue fault with the pleadings on the other do and the issues now before the jury. On the you will find his Worship saying a little further nu the method in which he (Mr. Framois) cox decision of these isos ke mast ask them, dowe Mr. Fraser-Smith objects to oxtain doated the cross-examination of the witcesses, jurias were always asked, to conflue aridsage given by Mr. Ough which he has had His Lordship he thought would tall thom that themselves strictly to the lines of the evidence no opportunity of examining him upon. Mr. it was immaterial whether the issues worn all which had been given. It was suggested by the Ough said he considered Mr. Fraas-Smith wax raised at the beginning or whether some of the loarned Attorney General, st the close of his nd-drank. That is from the bench. were raised while the case was proareding. The dross, that the reputation and character of Mosers: Mr. Reoco The report in the Daily Press, Attorney General bad charged him with having Bird and Palmtor as architects were placed in the report to which I refer, is not atriatly sty opinion is that he was tion of Mass. Bird and Palmer. He (Mr. | That question was involved, but any considera-olient's words ware The Court eat to hear the arguments of Francis) in the couras of a tolerably long lion of that sort must be entirely at saide from at saber," and 1 think if your Worship will import Drugs, Chemicals, and Goods of every consist of very occasional donations or loans,
professional ozreer had hed to sak a front their minds when they came to consider the refer to your notes you will as thoss worn the kind of the best description only. No other
Counsel. quality is kept in Stook. Our long experienes which seem to grow rarer year by year.
Mr. Trans Q.C., instructed by Messrs. many diangrecable questions which in many evidence. It was tras perhaps to a certain asose words need. Now, I don't want to palliate that and intimate acquaintaube with the Trade and Haring regard to the great importance of
Bharp, Johnson & Stokes, was for the plaintiffs oss might have used sunoyance, but that whatever the effect of these new works for a moment. My client unght not to have"OK" the best senross of supply enables me to pur-Trade Museum in a colouy which may be
and the Acting Attorney-General (Hon. A. J be had never in the whole comise of his caroor had been Messrs. Bird and Palmer were raspon past auch an opinion whatier well founded said these words. shoes direct from the Prodanorm on the very
which he did not honestly believe had a bearing tered into consideration in this sation oxoept in his regret at having best terms, and thus gives as an advantage asid to live by trade alons, having wo terris, had but little hops to gain the day to Leach). Intranted by Mears. Wotton and Den asked annoeessary questions or questions sible, but that was not a raponsibility that on or not. I told him as and ko oxpressert.
con, whe for the defendauia.
The jurora were:-Messrs. E. J. Coxon, H. on the can. He bad never at any time allowed an indirect way. There was another suggestion I rapent now that be regrets beving expressed which enables us to offer our Constiintants the tory and therefore no productions-if we of an appeal to the Privy Council, to arbitration. beneßt of a ona diterable reduction in the prise except granite--we trust the idea will be The arbitrators, we hast, have awarded Mrs. Wicking. G. Reyan, G. D. Harman H. A. So himself to be led, in a purely commercial ense, made, to which kie Lordship said he wished to that opiniou, and if Mr. Smith says that opinion
lato inquiring into the private life of any one of refer shortly before proceeding to deal with the was arronson I will take his word for it. of all Specialities of one, own Manufacture or
Fraser-Smith-i have only to say I re Mowat's decising and hor ocats of suit beni don”. The Acting Attorney-General mid before dead his witnesses or attempted to raks up his evidence. Mr. Francished suggested that the At- putting up, as compared with similar articles taken up is real earnest before long. One njamin the tell avant civen to her by Mr. lomon, A. Wright, and C. C. Johas.
torney-General bad. in a hosile manner, objectquested an apology to be made at once, which ing with the ovidunos there were one or two points matrimonial dificulties. sold elsewhera.
worlthy and public spirited resident has re-
A muliny took place at Manila on the 21et to which be wished to osil their attention. It His Lordship-I think Mr. Francis, that any ed to certain questions pat by him to Mr. Bird. was declined.
Mr Desca-That is uct the fact. cently undertaken to provides Public Saboo July on the American barque Fanny Clare would be within their recollection that there were any reference to another caso is improper. It His Lordship thought it was to be ragrotted
Mr. Fraser-Smith-It is the fash for the boys and girls of the Colony; hore Tho Oceania says the affair was an aeriqua that two waits one by Mr. Chaler and his subtenzata is impossible not to discover the tendonoy of your that Mr. Francis should interpret this as an at
tank upon himself and was thus led to su animad- Mr. Reach-What I wish to point out is that la s chance for other colonial capitaliste to ono of the officers sought safety in tight, jump for damages in conséquence of certain operationa remarks.
ing overboard and winwing to a Spanish carried on by the Hongkong Hotel Company, fr. Francis said he thought if la was attacked version on the Attorney General in on this seatter does not arise in the prevent case, Hi Lordship whichis for malícións prosecution, but I think show their interest in Hongkong and help vessel near. In the meantime the grow, be the other was a claim for eant by the Hongkong he had a right to defend himself. Proceeding notion with another 40,
quite that nobody who had it right to make this explanation, that the mo forward ita commercint advancement by coming each woment more desperate, drove the Hotel Company. The defence in each case was to deal with the questions before the jury hassid was. providing a ling home for its Trade captain to his clin, where he had to barricade protiaally the same. Me, Chater said it won the they would have noticed for themselves that listened to either of these two gentlemen great he came out of court ar slicnt expressed himself against the attacks of the mutineers Company's default or the work thoy carried out there were two clamen of evidence which they conducting cases in the Cour! could regret and Mr. Wobber said he would arrange Museum.
who, baving control of the vessel, set fire to her. which had rendered Molcher Buildings unsafe had to investigate. In the first place, they pose that either of them would wilfully and us the matter. A sammans ie taken out for mail. The Captain of the Pork, having noticed the and uninhabitable. His Worship would direct had the ordinary evidence of revillention, and accessarily pat a question.to any witness for the lines prasaanlion. That is what Mr. Wabber disturbance, sent a force from the gunboat Elcano them that from whichever point of view they in the second place they had the evidence of purpose of causing annoyanos. Of course it was calls arranging the msitor. under Lieut. Velasco. On their arrival the looked at it so far as the lobel Company was exports, that was they had the opinions of sinn. only natural that when a witpass was produced Mr. Finger-Smith-It is a singular thing the matineers surrendered themselroe at dinerotion charged that they had caused the building to be. tests and trained men and had to judge whether as an expert to give his opinion on a soientific only expresion of regat £ recived was thir and, were taken to gaol. The fre board come unsafe, the anon of proof rested on the plain. these opinions were well founded or not. Muoh question that be should be questioned on his morning just after coming into court, "Dear was extinguished without much difficulty, and tifa and in a nase where they had a conflict of of the oridae of this class the jury had to as professional qualifications and experience. Oh Sir-The words of Me. Ough to which Mr. the seamen ware handed over to the Vuited evidence, they must remember on whose side the cont as it was given, whether they understood it vionsly. it was Mr. Francis duty to put Fraser-Smith titkos exception Ava reported in States Consul for trial and pauishment. nuus of proefrustedin gording ton right conclusion or not, and where fly bad one expert stating such questions and his Lordship did not the Daily Press as follows My opinion Hie Lordship-I don't think I can direct that one thing, another stating something different, think the Attorney General's remarks would in that he was hot scber. If this opinion is It would sam that attempts have been made
of the Two was the more reliable. It was a vary the light Mr. Francis had taken them. it. Now that is not altogether consistent with China to form corners in rice. A Shanghai Mr. Attorney. There are certain which the jury must ask themselves the question which be taken by anybody who heard there in orritons Mr. Ogl rerrats that he exprased. native paper says:Chén, Frofeet of Yangchon ware agreed span.
The Acting Atformy-Goveral-I submit, my natural thing therefore that they should, inis Tordship then radi orar again to the jury the story Mr. Roens has just told us.
Mr. Rose-It is optirely consistent. Fu, Kiangen, has issued a proclamation calling
at ensiderable Mr. Fraser Smith-It you exproned regret on the rice merchants to lower the price of rice, lord, that they have set up a special defence that order to asaitain the value of an expert's pro the issues upon which ther had to decide,
we have rendered the placa ariahabitable fessional opinion, try to gain some idea of what and reviewed the avidonge which he says they are keeping up unreasonably Prima facie we are entitled to recover the rent. the expert's professional training had been and length. He pointed out to the jary that atas moment you went, ant of court, what arOUS.
His Lordship-It will not make much diffe- what his professional position was Mr. Bird had tenant who took a dilapidstod house without sity was thore for this lottar P high, although the seasonable rain that has
Mr. RaceThat there might be no mis- balle bas removed all reasonable exersa for
givenhîsvliencaatraightforwardly and housstly coronant for repairs did so at his own risk. charging the people of Yangobow so dear for thee. Perhaps it would be as you say.
The Acting Attorney-General, continuing. butit was necessary to learn the rats of his opinion, With reference to the statement of the delungs take about it
Mr. Fraser-Swith-And, on to this having The Agents Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) principal necessary of life. The same maasid he must ask them to tear in mind on whone and ho (Mr. Francis) was oblived tboratore to that only a portion of the building desired
Foochor. inform us that the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's said to be practised by the ring
and one who introdund it. steamer Orion, from Trieste, left Singapore where a shing, or pint of nee, now css the delay the burden of proof in considering the pat certain gasstions, which though they might to be ansafe and that there was no necessity for nothing to do with the case, you were the very
consumer 42 or 43 cash. As soon as the rice evidence in the ease. Another point to which appear disagreeable to Mr. Bird, were bound to what had bien called a "years"
The first qusetion of fact which "stampede" of the whole of the teanuts in Mr. Re-I bug your pardon. I said that yesterday afternoon for this port
merchants of Shanghai zud, sither places take zaraulage of the exemption from duties recently tweet the Hongkong Hotel Company and the Attorney-General pat to the jury was Jane, he thought this was outting it a little too before this on came ou I wished to refer to raatid by Pier, Vicerry of Fakina, to import Mr. Charter. This lens was for three years whether the verandah of Molelors building fas. If as was admitted, there war danger of the soathing that had occurred in a precious cero.
the commsoe dining roots falling into the basement, and be with a possible extension and under it any was pulled down ice into that province in quantis, there will be repairs to the bailing worn to be dous ment of Mr. Chater's loases and in connection room behind the lining room following the dining duce it if it was irrelevant?
Mr. Roscs-Because I thought it right to do relief to the poor from a very heavy burden.
by the lossen. At the time that lausa with this he would call the attention of the juny room, it was a little too much to expoot that the was signed it had been proved abundantly to another fast in connection with witnesses people occupying the caomaoroas the passage an. Your Worship moes my client deas not now that the building was in a dilapidated condition. who appeared the other side. More Bird would consider themselves safe. Thoraxks any chores against Mr. Smith. He hasti Now, there was another circumstance in the and Palmer murt in some way or other have a was doubtless an old ove sad built on reolsiguity expressed ñu spinien, which he regrations esse to which he wished to refor. When the certain responsibility in the mattor, he did not grouad, and it was for the jury to say whether soon us he hat-spolten it. He said so as SUDA { pleadings were first draw the damages alloded say a peuiary one. They wore the Hotel they considered the damage to the building wa ba samout of court Mr. Webber and he had to ware said to result from the entting of a Company's arakiteots and were responsible for talrosalt of inherent defecte and wear and tear arranged . M. Wabber has not arranged it, trench. Subsequently, after an attempt had bees the advice given to the company as to how these or the remalt of the remoral of the verandah and and My Simti takes nats summons for malici made to agres upon the issues, the verandah was works should be carried on, for the preparation the other operations carried out in connection ves protecution, and be appears to think this added, and when the caso came on for bearing a of the plans and specifications, and for superin- with the building of the now wing of the Hotel has wmething to do with want is now before thint string was added to the bow, with reference tending from day to day the carrying out of The jury then retired and after an abandon your Worship I say it has nothing to do with to the weight of the ser ing. Itwas auggest the work As the Attorney General hnd of about twenty minutes returned into Court it. My client has made all the amends be can' ed, but there was not one jotor tittle of evidence called the attention of the jury to the and intimated they wore agreed upon their and I ask you to disregard entirely anything The following questions were then Mr. Smith us say on that point, or any to support it that Trang Sam or someone eles question of natural bias he would ask who verdict.
to more likely conareted with the work had need dynumite in tha
strong road out to them by the Deputy Registrar, and avidence he may tender. If Mr. Smith saya bo
was acher I will take his word for it. the course of the building. It was eng-natural bine in bavour of the Botal Com- answered by the foreman:
The Deputy Registrar-Was the brick nod Mr. Fraser-Sinitb-I have no intention of grated that Mesra Bird and Palmieri pany than their architect who must easily be
I will tender the had had similar experience in connection be considered responsible in some sense for what stone verendah running along the south side of giving any such asenPANCA. with the building of the Bank with the walls of had gone on and their ovatrauter Tsang Sam, the leased premis paled down and removed evidoues of sight or ton gentlegen on the point.
Mr. Reeve There is no disputë absnt it. Sismen's mid the godown on the Prays. It although as his friend had said so much about prior to the 15th April 18807
The Foreman-No. (unanimously.)
Mr. Fraser-Smith-It is the malice of the de- as suggested that a retaining wall erected by the value of Chinoso eridone it would not be
The Deputy Registrar-When did the build fondant I am prosocating for, and when a mai Messrs. Bird and Paltzer, had fallen owing to Bucessary for him to allude to this witness any evidezos offered in support of any of these sng-dence given in respect to the date of commencing April, 1897, become unsafe and aninhabitable he apologise - think it a very strong proof indeed of his malice iu taking out a sum in ves gestions. They were simply thrown out with a to take down the verandah. Mr. Francis passed after the commencement of the said laase?
The Foreman-About five or six weeks prior for which there was no justification at all. The Spanish Curtea bare suspended their view of Influencing the minds of the jury and on to speak of the damage to the south wall. He
Mr. Kenos Weil, ay to this cato --- sittings for the summer soss.
showed the weakness of plaintiffs' vase. The put it to the jury is a matter ni common sense to the 8th June, 1888 (unanimously)
The Deputy Registrar-Was this the result His Worship-You are guing at present mal question for decision was us the evidence in that the verandah wall which was well and solid.
great deal is to wint is not before me. the case, and the best gaestion they bad to decide fly built and was in reality intended as the sates of inherent defects and wear and tour f
The ForemanNo (by six to ona).
What I am considering now is whether was whether the varenda was pulled down be outer wall of the building, must have afforded
The Deputy Registrar-Was it the resalt of this is the proper form in which a case of this The Quem Rorent with the infant King and fore the 15th April, 1887, or not. After support to the sauth wall, and he put it to the the Princesine has gone to Granja.
aspitulating the evidensa on this point produced jury that if the taking away of that wall injury to the foursdutions of the lensed premises hat should come before ine.
Mr. Rence That is what I wish to address on both aidos. THE PROPOSED FEILIFFINE LOAN. hail the statements, on the one hand lease it was a most important fautor in the case wal of the new wing of the Hongkong Hotel ?
the Attorney-Generi saldcurred after the commencement of Mr. Chater's by the laying of the foundations for the northern
yo Warshi on The dange îi mido under Section 17 of Ordinates 15 of 1875 The A- The proposed loan of fifteen million do lars to of Meurs. Palmer and Turner, while on As to the question at what time the building be The Foreman-Ts thy six to one). the Philippine Islands will not be issued at pre- the other hand they had practically opis seidence stated that the building was the pulling down and removal of the verandah
The Dapaty Registrar-Was it tho resalt often it apperisa tn Magistrate, or only came and aninhabitable, Mr. Palmer l
Bazine Magistrata, that any charge or com- Bent.
the evidence of the Chinese grafitter. question was were they going to take the word thoroughly safe and habitable when Mr. Chater mentioned in the first issue or the palline up plaint was aliotously preferred, or that any of a Chinamau against the word of Messrs. took possession of it, and whatever may here and removal of the foundations therent, if such items bus gives false tastimony, such order the complainant or Paimer and Turner? Messrs, Palmer and Taraer been the actual state of the boilding at that remyra! was effected subsequent to the Magistrato may
witness to pay to the person aggrieved res had proved pretty conclusively that the vertime, it was quite evident that about a month April, 1887 f
The Foreman-Yos (by six to one).
sonable compensation Rot exceeding fifty andah was down beforo that date and the before the 8th of June, the data at which the
The Dopaty Registrar-In opaning the dollars or in his discretion, may order such jury wore toe woll aware of the improbability, teuants lati it, some change took place in the THE LOSS OF THE “ALTNACRAIG," he might almost say the impossibility of whole appearance of the building, more or less-all foundations for the new wing of the Hotel on compiniust a witness to pay a be not getting a Chinaman to give evidence with ovar. Old oracks wore opening out and now ones the north side wors all reasonable proosations exocoding fifty dollars, or to pay compensation per a five, not exceeding together the sum of -The stemmer Qravixa arrived at Manila from any degres of accatas, more especially when began to appear. The primary cause of this he taken to guard artist damage to the found
Hity dollars Th chary is that Mr. Og nu- wintly and alinionsly did prefer and make The Band of the A. aut S. Highlanders will Paragus on the 2nd July, having on board the sin fais one he was called upon to speak contended had our shown to be the weaken ugeftions of the based premisos P
S to events which cocurred more than thesouth wall by the opening of the trench, twelve The ForesYes (animonsly) be sent before it, ou the day of publication.play the following programma at the Sanita-oraw and passengers of the British steamer two Thars previously. The next question before months before, in connection with the crustruction lis Lordship addressing the jury said complaint against the pintatiff thereby abtain
Fiam to-morrow Wednesday), commencing at Altaacraig, which was lost while ou the verge the jury was-Had Weichers Baildings bangme of the adjoining building and the immediate cause Gentlemen, at the sluss of this very long one inga samous witent reaseable an
His Worship The doubt I have is wasther s question of this kind can be raised on mons. Grand march... Silver Trumpets". Viviani, from Tafloto Singapore. The Manila Comercioarafe and uninhabitable after the commerce. wax the beary rainstorms of the following May I must express the thanks of the Court to you
Waiteufel.publishes the following account of the disaster, ment of the lease? The acidence on nehalf which had osad douage to ether buildings and for your unremitting attention
of the Hotel Company was that tape, 1898, brought these defects into activity. What hal Mr. Francis said he would move for judgment | 11. soms to me the secting means that the given to a reporter of that journal by Senors when a zascal, stampede Wands from the happened to the south wall was evidently the later; y possibly the Attorney-General and penalty shall be imposed at the end of the weer, Allegretto Saherzando from Eth Symphony, Boothoven. Nolention... Ovatte
Andra. Figueras, & lady passenger on the ditzeraly building, a portion of it was unsafer Mr. Bird's subsidence of the fonodations bodily. On the himself might be able to arrange the greater not that a fresh case shalt be institutol God save the Queen"
We left loito on the 19th July in the British evidence was that though portion of the evidence of one of the Hotel Company' portion of the cousaquenons between them. The
reason on that own witnesses, Mr. Boyd, it had been shown that question of costs would also be reserved. News has been rasoived that the China Navi tamer Alingcraig. We had on board as pre-building was unafe, there was pation Company's steamar Kaifong, which left sengers a Rasian lady, Mr. Alstandra Nicolset, account why the teen's in other parts of the the wall was out of pinib along its whole length building should have evansted. The question That was a totally different statement from that bere as the 2 nd inst. for Tientsin with a general editor of the Paris Figare and other papers and way, when did they baino the building as which was made by Mr. Palmer and his part. cargo, is ashore on Bees Islands. Oce of the
They stated that the wall was not Company's steamers and one of the Ocaan Steam correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph, whole became unsafe or withabitabla? It was ber ship Company's staamars are alongside render. my husband, his brothers, myself, and my agreed that it was now in that conditiou. I out of plamh, or if it was it was only slightly so ing esistepes. The Agents (Masers., Batter children. The voyage commod well and wa was not for the defendants to prove the build and in cortain parts. But here was tha Ling, was unsafe but for Mr. Chater, who alleged evidence of their own witness against thal, feld and Swire) were Lourly arpooting & fel-received the greatest attention from the captain that is became so through defendants de witness who stated that the wall was cut gram yesterday to say that she had been got paund officers, but on the 16th, at eight o'clock in fault to prove the data when it boosie, no- jof glamh from base to summit, and which con- ALLEGED MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. We are glad to note, by a Bombay telegram,
The Straite Independent ways:--1t would the morning, the sexes strack on a roof which cafe. The third issue was the really material vuo.firmed the evidence given by Mr. Hagilar from that it is reported proposals have been laid pear that two chettien in Singapore bar, become the captain sail as aakaown, and began to Was tas ausfe condition das to inherent his investigation of May fast That well had inga frise and malicious information against it before the Supreme Court if your Worship fora to the Ordinance of 1845, which clearly before the Bombay Government for the defaulters to the amount of about 815,00), as heel over and make water. The captain ime-defents and wear and tear! It was on that heeled over to a very asiderable extent, and to Robert Fraser-Smith, whereby ho estant doar it, but 1 call your attention as ba
particular item that he should ask them for what possible cause could thus be attributed ex- stablishment of a Mersantite and Trade xell as absconder. On receipt of a telegramdiately ordered about to be lowered to sure thoir anerer. On that question they had cept the enbaidence of the foundations? There
The complainant conducted his own case. Mr. gives me the right. from Bingapore the stomer A., Mennatchy
Mr. Le666-1 am sure your Worship's view is Museum in Bombay on the model of similar hard by the police ou the 14th inst and two tho enfoty of the ladies and childres, giving abundant ofidence. They had first the evidence wna evidence that this building bar stood for Resan appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Reese-Will your Worship allow me to correct, that the application inglit to have been
made the other day. institutions in Germany and elsewhere on chettios were brought ashore. Unfortunately orders that it was not to leave until it was icon of Tag Sam, the contractor, who had now twenty years nabarmel and antsidener of founda
Hit Worship I must Brat know the nature. Mr. Fraser Smith-His Worship declined to for the Ilongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor whether the versel would get off and be retired, who said that 10 or 11 years before the tiae had out takau place, why then all at once say a word before this case is called on?
hear me on the subject- basomout of the building hard become anafe and should this bulging of the wall take place? Simply poration, who is the sufferer, but most luckily it will be a stap in the right direction, well for the won, they were at the parties" wanted. able to continue her voyage. All hope of had to be repaired. In reviewing the evidence lentes of the taking down of the verandah, the of the osse
Mr. Fraser-Smith-The case, as your Wor- Mr. Donne Now the proper remedy is to in- this, however, had to be abandoned, and relating to this question the Attorney-General opening of the trench and the loosening of the calculated to promote tho interests of com
A letter from Darieling to a Calcutta con- the captain ordered all the boats to be lowered, pointed to Mr. Hayllar's evidence. Mr. Hayllar soil round its foundations. Je put it to the ship is aware, arises out of a case heard belo.estitute a suit for malicious rossation in the merce. It is to be boped that the movement į temporary, dated the Auth ult, says is roference be himself remaining en board until the last end had rande, two.roporis in ons he spoke of the jury that not only was the injury to the your Worship last Thursday. A rioksha coolle Supreme Court. He cannot stituto a sait for subsidence of the mouth wall; ta his first report wall due to these osasun but that the in-in the employment of Mr. Webber.sumsioned raalicious projecation under this section or ander may spread to this Colony. The idea is not to the ton crop this maston The majority of bringing of M. Nicolas, who, notwithstanding has nothing of that Wheels made his jury was unavoidable and that no amount Mr. Ough for assault. I was anbpaused as a Ordinan 14 of 1845. I submit neither of this new here; it has already been mooted, and the gardens are vary man behind in outture, the danger, wished to remain on the almost sa first raport Mr. Hayllar was a Government of care and precantion on the part of Masto witness in that case, boving soon the sesaat setions is applicable it found graal favour in the eyes of the Chi-poor market in Calcutta, the prospect of the mergod vessel. We made in the boats for an official; when be made the second one `he, wai Bird and Palmer in the construction of tan committed, and I esy the defendunt, Mr. Ongh.
Ho admit took out a summons against me for anault given suy very cogent reasons for your belief. Mr. Booge I submit the gestion applies to nes. The local Government would so doubt faturs is not at all encouraging. The gardens island which was sighted, but we found it us. practically a witness for the plaintiff. He did trench could bare prevented it.
not wish to impute anything wrong to Mr.ted that the trenches were opened in sections simply out of revenge: eply because I hap. rive a site for such an institution and posthat shipped their first fan fes have been more inhabited. After remaining there a few hours Hayllar, but there was no doubt that thereof 10 fest in length, and that they were careful pazed to be present and saw the assalt on the the hearing, not to any sabunt application
forinnate in the Landon market, vory satisfac-
Me. Fraser-Smith-I think it must be par- would be a natural bias in his mind in favour of ly timbered and strutted, but he enbuitted that coolle; he osme-berry after maliciously taking sibly an annual grant towards the expenas tory prices being raslized, and telegraphic to give the rowers a rest we again put to reo. of maintenance. The mercantile community information of sales since the last market report A light was seen, bat the captain, suspecting the plaintiffs when he made the aeond report the foundations of the now building must hare oats sommes against me, and falsely' sworo fectly apparent this sution would be altogether unfriendly vàtivas, refused to land on the island. They next came to the fourth fans which was gue below those of Molebern Building to the that I manibed him. He had the opportunity iuuporative if that reading wera adopted. It He asked of following up his summvos against mo, would be within the power of ang pus to go and could do the rest. Contributions from all is certainly promising."
divided into two sibuentious first, was the in extent of a foot or two at least. parte would flow in, and the institution Saya tho Stan Mercantile Gazette-Robert Going va, we sen another emali inland with a jury to the foundations of the premises due to the jury to find that the verandah was stand but be found it convenient to withdraw it. swear a information and obtain a summons and would GOOD became
most raluable Billink, a Turkish subject, who was raised and smell bost on the shore with some untiros in it the laying of the foundations of the new winging on the 15th April, 1887, when Mr. Chater objected to ite being withdrawn, and your then never appear and according to Me. Reuce's
imprisoned savon" months ago on a charge of We tried to get from these people some in- of the Hotel? It must be remembered that the took possesion of the boiling, that the building Worship named a time, for the bearing next line of argument we would hare te voced.
His WorshipHe did appear on the frst day.. aid to trade
Same time ago a similar itbulling the Siamese Government, was released furtnation as to our passion and the nearest trench was opened in sections of ten fest, sach berate uninhabitable about a month before the morning The prossenter did not appear and proposal was also made in
Shanghai, on the 16th instant, in answer to the petition of
26 British abjects The alleged litel consistent settlement, hat they proved intractable until section being completed before another was 8th of June, 1888, and that what occurred then your Worship accordingly dismissed the chee. It was a bond fide charge. He asked permission opened, and during the opening of each traich was not the result sa the defendsat alleged of 1 accordingly applied under Ordinunes 16 of 75 to withdraw it was quable to give him that. but so far it is still only in the inceptive in the tent that he addressed to his wife a prut my husband gure them ton dollars, when the sites were boarded ap and struts placed to inherent defects in the building and wear and colica 17 for a summers for rinkinios proescu profesión, bat-I would wot nempel him to go on singe. No doubt the plán Fill evon-card on which was written in Gordhan that they pointed out the course wi
prevent the ehilting ofthe soil or the westoning tear. He did not ask for a verdict, with, rertion, my object of couras being simply to res with the case
Mr. Fraser-Smith-I did make an applica of Melobers' south wall. Having reviewed the oriense to the effect of the weight of the new build- the defendant in court. Now that he is here half-naked, and that Siama was, far behind China of keen competition and high pressure it is and Japan in civilisation. Query-Who would loud where wa bagan to see daylight, so to passed us to the sect sub-section of this tests, rin, and it seemed to him that the causes already your Worship on the taste. I will wait until. I I will simply all
Mr. Frer-Smith--If you remember, I said- essential that every commercial community be safe if there were no extraterritorial jurisdic peak, for there we found a detachment of soldiers whether the injury w due to the pulling down montioned were empy sufficient to nosount for have produced evidence. should keep itself well posted, and that it tion?
with two offers in charge, who proved good of the raudan P He said to thought he had all shut had occurred. With one exception he was your Worship's attention to Ordinance 14t should lose co opportunity of developing
His WorshipAnd I said, I had nothing to xayols and gave na all the assistance in their already shown them that the verandah was pull perfectly willing to admit that every reasonable 1845 aration 32, which say "And whereas in care would go further. A
ed down before the 15th April, and therefore it precaution was taken by Messrs. Bird & Palmer formativus are often laid for the mere sake of now branches of busin990. Ot the valuatiove and mezogen of Huang, the Governor of morning, taking leave of our charitable hosts, this point. Mr. Loigh stated, that the removal complaint he had to make against them was that offences charged in such informatious are not Mr. Rosco-I subm under either motion the
The Show puc says:-In spite of the exborta power. We passed the might theres and Bont would be annossary for him to say much on for us that knowledge went at the time. The only gnin, or by partias not truly aggrieved, and the do with that. attached to such institutions by the Cantis- |of Kingen, the gilded youth of Soochow con
tinue to altirs themselves in the wine extrus we made for Paragua, arons hemra” voyage from of the verandah bad wakened the wall but Mr. they did not fake meares to properly support further prosecuted, or it appears upon proicou application must be made at the time. ental nations we have proof in the attention gant effeminute way as bofers, and the Gover Amborlang, the island where we had passed the Palzer had stated it as his opinion that the re the south wall by strats, in the sams way as pro- tion that there was no sufficient ground for mek. tr. Fraser-smith-Me Roses is apparently Mr. Reece submitted that the sections refer- paid to them, especially in Germany, and sonor, finding the cloquent words of his proclame night: At laat we arrived at Puerto Princesa, moral of the verandah had no effect in weaken-rided in their contract for the support of theiring the charges be it enacted that is every one very anxious to avoid a prosecution. merchants have been more successful in tion have had no effect, Intely procesied in his after two days and on night is the boats, daring the south wall as the wall reosited no own wall. But even if they had done this the in which any information or complaint of any
The Afth and last natural and necessary result of the opening of offence shall be laid before any Magistrla rad red rely to cases in which 42 information had sedan chair to the quarter usar the “Yü:n-wing
Iateral support from it. opening up new lives or creating new in-wan Troist temple, where boot shops standing which we had suffered much privation, is was whether in opening the foundations of shoes foundations, of the pile-driving and the shall not be further presinated, it shall appear been filer. and he referred to Archbold's deñni- dustries then the Germana. Not content the thickest. Here he struck at the root of the mitigated, however, by the unbounded kindness the now wing all reasonable precnations were lossening of the earth roundabout, was to to the. Magistrate by whom the 99 shall betion of information" as showing that there His Worship-I bara considered both thesg with making collections at home these en matter by warning the shoemakers, under pain of Captain Buyers, of Mr. Story, the first fear, taken to guard against damage to the founde weken the foundations of Melcbers Building heard that there was no sufficient ground for makad Lee no information in this case.
of castigation, to well to young men no more of the
tions of the leased promised? The Attorney Hewould lease the case in the bands of the jury, ing the charge, the Magistrate cha I have power terprising traders are fitting out a floating Blower bridured boots which have so stirred and the other floors, who deprived themelser General sait be thought it was unnecessary to confident that they would acquit him of having 10 award such amends not exceeding the sum of sections and I am of opinion that under neither exhibition of German goods which is to his anger, and thens traders, in grost alarm lost of almost everything to give it to the Indies The detair then on this point because he had presti-aduly sed navessarily annoyed any of the ten pounds, to be paid by the informer to the of them can proceedings in this case be taken Tinit ali the principal ports of the no time after the Governor's chair had dimp. reception extended to us at Puerto Princess cally already desit with it when allading witnesses and confident that her mould find for party informed or complained against for his after the case has been concluded. Therefore
the subject. East. If it pays to go to so much trouble, able goods to a place of searsoy.
peared in ramoting the immoral sad objections by the Governor, Senor Ibanes, and his amiable to the trench and the south wall. Through Mr. Chater in this ass on the issued before them. loss of time and expenses in the matter us to the it is impossible for me to hear any evidence on
ent the whole of thin co the main point His Lordship in summing up with the tones Magistrate shall seem meet."
Kr. Reese The ammons in not taken out Mir. Fraser Smith-All right, your Way- wife will never be forgetton. They had appstent with which they hot to deal was the south the jury had been called together to determine
ship. the next ant will be in the Supreme Court. it will certainly pay Hongkong to es The Shon-pas gives the following seccunt efly seen the boats approaching, and supposing wall and its condition On the one hand by their verdict had risen from two sets, in ander that svetion.
Mr. Rasos The summoze is tamed P a curious custom, at a Chinese fate The 16th they were bringing shipwrecked party they it was alleged that the condition of the south the first place ons between Chator and others
His Worship-It is not dismisset; it is not entoriziand. be exbibited the productions of China and July is popularly onlled the birthday of the God had given orders that preparations should be wall was due to the subsidence of the founds against the Hotel Company, and in the second the summons in tal en ont under: we have the other countries of the Far East, in different To Sh. This file is culebrated at Yaugehow made to feed ad accumulate us. It wouldtona; on the other hand defendants said it was place one between the Hub Company and Mr. defendant in court.w
Bx Rees-You ought to have made your Mr. Fraser-Smith think it must either be
disinissed or proceeded-with, in grast styles a principal feature being the lake too long to tell of all their kindness sad die to the original weight of the building, to Chater, arising out of a loss of the premises
impafest work, to the bulging of the rest wall which had been dowribed in this case as application at the time, tha′′W
Wombip-All that uns taken place has stages, from the raw material to the suau-wanderful performances of the miracle-workers that of the other officials. As we had lost every Fand the dofoptive state of the building. In con. Melohors' Building, into which Mr. Chater enter Mr. Fraser-Smith -He ought to bare boeni ufactured article in its perfect form. Whenfled tonally, ma-p'i" "here-hides,” Holding
Mr. Framor-SmitThe summons has be ther or not the little Museum in the City irou whip in their hands, they dance before thing, clothes were supplied to as by Senor elusion be should ask them to newer the first on 18th April, 1887 and which premises were here, and if he had been I would bare intredwood been preliminary
two lauas in the negative and the third and sublet by Mr. Chater in various tenants at that this section. It was for the Magistrate lo de Hall could form a Beneze of a Tond the idol's sedso-obair, making.torrible grimaces, Ibones and his wife, and in these we arrived at gfth in the athrinative, not only on behalf of the i date or after that date. The action by Mr. oide it then Your Worship will so that the issued and it must either be dismissed or pro-
sad touching with the end of their bátzn par.Masila, in the steamer Gratina. Museum is a question that could be decided some whom they the stigmatis as impara."
His Worship The application was not made Hotel Company, but ab behalf of Bears Bird Chater and others against the Hotel Company action under which the sumans is taken out ceeded with. but who do not dare tu argue the point with them, The Altuscraig had a cargo of 52,800 piculs of and Palman whose professional reputation had was a sotion of damages which the variums is identical with what I hare just read. It is on the establishment of the latter, but they are the terror of the women whe turn out in engar, and was pound to Delaware for orders. been attacked.
plaintiffs alleged had sorred by reason the same thing, only it doan bot po quite so far. Ito me in the first instance. If it had been I should Lote of the Hotel Company, His WorshipYou wiabod to say something. certainly bare expressed my opinion at the time think this might be mefully done. The colocks to see the idol processione, hat try to hidu
His Lordship said Meurs Bird and Palmer of certain
Mr. Fraser-B-I don't see that that has their agents, and trants, in connvotion with Mr. Reese wers pot partion to tie sait. lection grows very slowly, and the building behind the crowd when the dreaded ma-pi osmes
Mr. Ka-Your Worship, before I touch anything to do with it. slong with his tell-tals wand. They have a way of All Paris in agog over a discovery of Pre- Mr. Francis sagratulated his learned friend the erection of a zow wing of the Hotel,
His Worship-That is my opinion. I may dë is not too well adapted for the purpose, be hosting this poker redhot, and then grasping it fostor Brown-Sequard. He acnounces that by on the sxcellent presentation of the case be had and the action against Mr. Chatar by the open this case I should like to mention ene inz very indifferently lighted, while little till the contact produces a lead hissing sound;bat tog and catafal experiment he has inventes made to the jury and thought he could not do Hotel Company was for rent of the premises atter which arises out at the former case. Mr. right or wrong.
Mr. Fraber Smith-Yes; but you disagiss it. interest is taken in it by the resident com whether they really have, by long practice, bides plan of inoculating the aged and debilitated with better than follow his lead in the method of called Melcker's Briding leased by Mr. Chater Smith seems to think that a charge of dranksa. munity. That it is popular among the Chitoog horses, or whether they employ the nerves of young and vigorose animals. He dealing with the points Before he went in from the Hotel Company The defasce in the eas has been made against him by my client.
supernatural means the vulgar believe, to has tried this experiment on Lims!, aud de to the questions sabesitted to the jury, here ation by the Hotel Company was substanially Now, I submit that not the fact, that no Hi Worship I refuse to entertain it. That zese and appreciated by them, however, is protect themassives from the pain, it is certain claros that it has roads him ten years younger. Ware several points in the Attorney-General's the same as in the sit by Mr. Chater such charge was ever made. What my client is wint I sug bows by the fact that with its present that they feel none from this feat, any more than He bas delivered a public lecture on what beweech which he wished to reler Bin and other against the Hotel Company, and mid and I say at once I regret he said it and 5. Fraser-Smith Well, I cannot dictate to one thing or the etlier. The summone is signed limited attractions upwards of 2,000 of them from the cognate one of wearing skewers really styles The art of not growing old," and figure Lowned felend was quite right in stating a with view to the nal deoiniet of these he mays hinsif he regreta he and it was this your Wership, but I submit you must silber do
or apparently ran through their ebooks from one reports that the address which was begun amid that broadly spearing the onus proof cases, which fuvolved mixed questions of law and My opinion is that he was not sober."
Mr Fraser-smith-He said nothing of the by your Wenship. vinis it every week. Greater number side of the face to the other.
sarcastic uniles, ended in thunders of hyplanet. in this open zolted on Mr. Chator and yla fact, certain gauations of fast hal by consent of
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FOR HON. H. E. WODEHOUSE.
Arthur Walter Ongh was charged with lay-
sumanos.
Mr. Frazer-Smita Yes, but he did not go on with the case. He was pat in Court. If he had been the case would have gone on and your Wor.. abip would have given compensation
This Worship The way I read kais sention is that if on the hearing of abuse the Magistrata onsiders there has boon malios shown, bahay not only acquit the defendant het niso punish the complainant, but I am doubtful whether freat prooedings can be taken after the case bes heu dismissPĖ.
Mr. Fraser Smith-I am prepared to argue
Mr. Fraser-8mith-You don't seem to have
tally be carried out, for in these days Biomesa women were accustomed to run, about steer. Following this course we came to Arcs given on this point, the Attorney-Gaszrat | ing, because be thought that point was immate- I. have no intention at prescat of addressing tion at the time, but your. Worship refused to
tablish a Trade Museum, where could
Mr. Freser-Smith-It does net maiter what
bere 10.
His Worship-Ne.