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His Worship-But is that material, Mr. Fraule autmitted it was material, be muss if the opiam came from cae of the licensed deslers it came from his hands under a permit, and if he surreptitiously put it on board he by that very dot constituted the captain and tho owners his agents for the purpose of carrying it
Mr. Francie If your Worabip is of opinion the sharons-of-a-big-loss would be expessiVAÏT the Ordinance has been broken en atachalcal small. If the company should be so unfortan point it is perfectly useless for me to give any ato as to lose a steamer during a year the pre- evidensnst all, and if you decada that point I mitri carned by the remaining ones would to
gress extent pay for sach loss and the insurmare have nothing further to say.
and would not anffer mach
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASE IN
SINGAPORE.
A JOINT STATEMENT.
OLLA PODRIDA
It is said that gold in considerable quantities how been found in the Larabs near Presburg, serated in kind of play about eighteen metres "below the bod' of the river,
They seem to bars got a pretty good idea ofTM ton correspondent describes him as a man of " Dr. Tanner to the United Stato. A Wasking-
ner to a "" tireless and antawable tongue." That in Tan.
The Imperial Bank of Porofa in shortly ex- posted to be launched on the London market. The promoters are, said to have obtained a con esxion from the Bhal of all the mineril rights in his kingylem, besides certain financial pri Flieges
The do in India shows a very satkinolary inorenne during the first quarter of the present ocial year. Both the imports and experts have increased, and what is more oacouraging, the experts have increased more in proportion thần The Singapore. Free Press mys: The follow-the imports. The largest inerauen in the im ing petition has bean presented the Municipal ports his been in yards and textile fabrics from Commissioners of Bingapore in conteston with Europe; while the export of raw materials Lave ~TO THE MUNICIPAL COMMISHIONERY, Thor is nothing like being explicit in asking Mr. Jiak Kim's motion of the lith inat gone up two and a half crores.
SINGAPORE
for what you want. A little Spanish boy. We, the undersigned, as qualified medical whom the Madrid El Liberal to mention, String his
5.-There are various reasons which erpose this place, more than any other that we know of to the inroads of this plans of disesse, and there for warrant the in position of peculiarly string eat preventive measured.
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Extreme Sabbatarians will do well to tbluk of emigrating to Berria. Archbishop Michael bus inaugurated a régime in that country which an alfachioned cotch minister might ears. He
The vast majority of the Chiness papais. has got a law passed ordering all shops to be tion are males without domestic relations; a varolosed, not only on Sundays, but all haly days of Large shipping trade tonches here, izolading the Orthodox boreh; that is, on 180 days in the year. And the law is meant to be obeyed; a many treep-ships and mon-of-war of several un
trademan whostemplied a customer. wish a penny- tionalition and there is besides, a considerable worth of rice was fired the other day a hundred Resident British garrison.
7-When to alf this is added the fact that francs, the female population is disproproticaatel
Here is a remark overbeurt at the Eton and
The.Birnile Times of the 11th Inst. say that The facte were so follows On Thursday, 13th had been seined by the steamer's officers sud Singapore Tramway shares-$100 paid--bareizish, about 8 pm, the Oplam Farmer, in con-clalded it and it was handed back to them.
sequence. af information is bad. recsired, in- -boen sold at $5,
structed the chief excise officer, Mr. Spooner, to The Superintendent inforus ne that the Pgo on board the defendant's ship, the Honam,
His Worship-Without saying my mind in at
If I were a registored shareholder I would 0. Cu's extra steamer Kashgar, from Bombay, which was then lying alongade the Hongkong, ft Singapore yesterday at 10a.m. for this port Canton, sad Macao Steamboat Co's whack The
all settled on that point I would like to hasr chief awaits ofloor want on board, and the Bert
your argument, but I cannot see how evidence como forward-and make this proposal myself, Our readors are reminded that the anxical parson he met was the chief floor. He said
could help me. Assuming yon prove all you but having unfortunately omitted to get my Bay thors remains the legal point,
sharan transferred before the booke olesad T s He Worship Carrying smuggled opium ? meeting of the Hongkong Cricket Club takes You have prepared spin on beard this ship"
Mr. Franoly said that if ourge was sinepti- Mr. Francis I cannot offer ons single word unable to do so. E new invite the director to Jorme forward with this proposal themselven, ; AD place this (Thursday) aftoruven at five o'clock Some conrersation took place and Mr. BpoozIO in the defokot Pavilion.
was erontaally ecferred to the captain, to whom tiously put on board a steamer, if it was dis of argument more than I have
His Worship-I will ask you to argue this se to do away with the trouble of an extraonlio- if this pretty general wish of the shareholders The Echo learns that during the extra trien-he said, "You hare prepared oplam on board Sovers it was nt on the manifest and the
Mr. Franet-Then I say at opre vefa ignored. Yours faithfully,
HAWK-EYE E have just roonivoi our Now Busin'e im.ial examination at Focobor, which ended on yone whip and I want it. The captain most antier could be sued for freight. Under such point-sesuming possession was legal until da ury general meeting which will have to be called
the 11th inst, seven of the osadidates died. W distinolly refused to give the opium ap and circumstances it was the daty of the captain to and made.
also challanged him to someth his ship. The his owners and to the public to take pession
Hongkong, 18th September, 1889. it from over study, or infidheat nourishment? chief ergies officer was sccompanied by Bro of it, and the only question that could arise here have a complete legal defence under the The Mapagorion Marítimas tester Or, with other officers nod sa there might have been was whether he was justlied in handing it over Ordinance, which says lu section 7 "Every the next satrand Fragoh well, left Singapors a breach of the peace he took the prees to the first comer who asked for it. It was per-steiss floor shall be supplied with a badge A constable fectly possible Captain Lofavour might have and before acting against any pereco sball declare his office and produse at 7 x yesterday for this port via Saigon. tion to send for a policeman. This packet bulags replies to lotters despatched arrived, but as his powers were not safi. made a mistake in zot giving it up to Mr.
olently large it was thought fit to sest for a Spebner the moment it was asked for, to the person treinst, whom he is about from Hongkong on the 13th July.
Jumpotor. There was some little delay a bot with sich auspicions in the minds off to not his said badge" Mr. Spooner failed The Echo publishes the following extract from vontually Sergt. Baker arrived. The captain the Company and its officers he thought his Woe to do that. The badge is his ole justi A private telegram repaired in Foochow in the still refused to deliver up the opium, for the rea ship would see the captain was not at all to flostidu, and witheat it, whether ke la known or 13th inst. from London Owing to the perious, be Mr. Webber) thought he was justified klawe in retaining that opium until he could not, the person against whom he le about to sot faking off of deliveries, common kinds of Tes in saying, that he thought it would be better to report the matter to the Company or until is perfectly justified in refusing to reseguise take it to Canton. The chief exelse uber them, officer of police took possession of it; and his him as an excise officer stall. If the strict let. are very much depressed.” -
in order to convince the captain of his wrong Worship would so that neither the constable ter of the Ordinance is to be enforced against as Aquarrel took place on Tuesday night between doing, sent for a copy of the Opium Ordiname, nor the sergeant would take the responsibility ask you to suferos the strict latter on you find two chair odolies near the Latino Club. The and ben Sergt. Baker at consplorable length az of taking the opium. The captain was quite it hore. With referencs to the nonstable- and men were separated-and one of thou went away, plained to the captain the provisions of that Or justified in waiting for instructions from his mergeart who appeared, they don't come within but in a quarter of an hour returned, and the diagnos. The captain went into his long obair, superior or mutil an Inspector of Police took it the Ordinance at all; it says "every excise of practitioners engaged in practice among the 60s to have been aware of th disputa laing ranewed, took a Japanese dagger became onen mess aomfortable, and nothing were to be adjudicated upon in that court. If it had ficor or Impactoraf Police" If we are to be on civil population resklent within the Municipal prayer: the other right to entrenced a blessing WE GUARANTEE
From his sleeve and stabbed the other man in was said nabil about a quarter to irrelre, when been handed over to Mr. Spooner on hit fratrioted on a purely technical ground against the limits of Singapore, dosire to testify from one on his aunt, who was laying dangerously ill, and the abdcimen. He was abortly afterwards ar- the captain, after due cosideration of his peni.demand would there have been any summons moral fustive of the case I submit wa aro antitied personal knowledge to the great and increasing gravely concluded his petition with the words That all send old by we shall pravo be be an astod, and the wounded man was taken to the tioh, sont to the chief edge officer, who had re- No. Neither the Government or any one else to shelter oura tren under that technical proterujar to the pallio besith of this onuimurityMy sant lives in the Calle de Alcala, No. 33,
tion. Of course if your Warahip's doodelos that has been inflicted by the abolition of the on the sound floor to the left." amounts to this, that our duty is on discovering Contagious Diseases Orditience, and the con represented, to the extent that should they not de hospital. His condition was so precarious yes-mained, on board, and brdered the oplam to be would have heard of it.
Mr. Webbar Nathing of the kind
St. Andrew's University appear to be dis giten np. The oniom, eraisting of twenty-four so, we will replace them, or send other reeds to the terday that his dying deposition was taken.
cominating culture wholesale among the Sootch same value. But we cannot guarantee the crop
We want A antion has been issued calling a meeting of, was then delivered to the obial croiss off His Worship Your argument would be per-opint on board instantly to set a watch on it equent withdrawal of all chooks to the spread
Not only is there a deplorable increase of ladies. At twenty-six cratres no fewer than any farther than the above offer, as there are so the Chinese of Hongkong at the Tung Wah, and was by him handed to the polios, and tinent if they were pressing for a beary pensity, and send to the excise officer, that course will be of venereal diseases.
diese in all the class of the community, pur is women prosented themselves us andidates the following morning the skisf excise offer Mr. Francis said that if his. Worship wanaimplicitly followed in the futuro. many cases which operate unfavourably in the Hospital at poon on the 2nd jurtant, to irnpanosused this summons to be taken ont. If the study the Ordinance he would sea it absolutely guidance ne meh na anything else
Mr. Webbar said that although he asked for a timerly among the native reads that form the for the degree of LA One Bandrod nad germination of sede in a tropical climate, over a day a locky day-on which to lay the founda-fate he had stated were borne out the captain ignored, the possibility of any one having in his
tion of the proposed Chinese Commercial Club. se lishle, ander the actions les haul mentioned, possession prepared epium fur soy purpose but small pealty, a fine of our cent, yet taking all very helming mase of the population, but it is mixtest have this year got through all this sub The mesting will also be asked to decide upon to whatever really his Worship might think one, namely, that of smoking it: The learned the siroqmetandes into consideration it was observed that there has arizona muab mors vir- fects, and are sutitled to the degros. At this failure may be mentioned unfavourable weather, the plans for the building, after which bendera it to impose, but the Opium Farmor had given counsel read the sections of the Ordinance allerly absurd to suppose or to ask the court 1eulent type of deges, the whole tendency of rate, i will soon be difficult to find a boot.che
will be called for its constrastion. The ground im instructions to say he did not wish that referring to the certificates to be held by the believe that the defendant would ever have given vonorcal, disease, when anrestricted, being to Inesie who is not also a blue-stocking
A curious exploration is now being under- 3-In our opinion this state of things, it al- has been granted by His Excellency the Governor Captain Lefavour should be muleted in way possessors of prepared spin and said the only that spine sp to any officer at all As towards occurrence in its worse: Forous.
the ship Was going to leave lawnd to go on archecked, will produsa among taken in a vast region of Scandinavia, which bry subject to the unminal Crown rent of $1.00 per Heavy penalty. The Opium-Farmor caly-watcrtificate provided for was that given by the keeping it until business hours in the
ed to be satisfied his officers had a right to vendor to the parolaser. Supposing the opiam morning, too wab, which will cause the seed to rat; or it
farms, war doted on account of an epidemic. “A, Java paper says:—Deli, so far, has nothing arch these chipa, and that a captais, no matter ware being exported in deo souree there was hot at eight o'clock, before the oflow world be opan, the inhabitante results of the most baneful desceutically no wild for nearly a hundred years, may be too hot and day, which destroys the germ
to fear from competitors to the tobacco growing what line his ship belonged, had no right to certificate to be given to the captain of the and the defendant would have had no greater aription to which it is topassible to see any li- when whole villages, as well as homsetends and
take custody or control of any opium, but should vessel by which it was to be ntportal. Now facilities than in the evening. The intention mit
4-It is with moch relief and satisfaction that The tract has bo bought by a London syndicate. before it shows itself. The soil may also be unline. Her rivals under that bead still lag beat onde hand it over to the proper officers: supposing the parchaser. was a person authorised was to take the opiam to Canton and hand it Eavourable for the variety seed planted. And bind. The Germana Criod their host to grow the
pality, under the comprehensive language of the pioneers of Norwegian travel, and Mr. J. lastly, the aweds may be and are frequently dos-leaf in East Africa and, Zanzibar, with at first hay be therefore no wish to infioi say heavy by the Farmer to export opiam and he shipped over to the Imperial Maritime Customs where we hear that there is a prospect of the Manici. The Have commissioned Sir H. Pottinger, one of His Worship-I have no hesitation in saying Municipal Urdinates, adopting a policy of in-Bargint, the well-known Oxford "couch," to
report upon this utmost forgotten territory... there is nothing to warrant the aezertion, troyed by varmit of various kinds. Such occur: bigbly Battering prospects. An experienced plan. penalty on Captain Lefaveur, although be was it. In the ordinary way the captain of the ship he would have got half the valus an a reward:
terference with this great evil, ter was got out from Deli to manage the estates,erhaps not one of those captain who had any would, ao far as the chance of a certiheria was
ocusoracă to in unlawful possession of it.
Mr. Webber-Chey have said the Opium Mr. Webber He would have an export permiti. rencies are beyond the power of man to prevent
and, at the outset, the results looked promising right to claim fonieney at their hands.
J. J. Spooner, chief excise ofBoar, id-I re- and for which we cannot be responsible.
esvagh. The outcome, for all that, has been
Mr. Francis said there were no export parmits Farmer is a smuggler, which is a mean insigns Hongkong, 2nd September, 1889.
thoroughly disappointing. The Deli planter has heived instructions from the Opium Farmer to
His Worship-There is not an atom of avidson returned to Europe, and the shareholder in the lake out this sumaya. From information I re-given for prepared opiam. It had been forgot-tion. Company under his management have lost their poived on Thursday I went on board the Horom ten in the Ordinasies to provide for a great many
Mr Webber-Bat you have assumed it was PATENT DESSICATING may. The main cause of the failurs lay in the about 9. p.m. My information was that there cases in which prepared spiam must be handled against the Oplum Farmer.
scarcity of labour. People is Europe cannot was a quantity of prepared opium on board. On by different people. There were other transac
His Worship-Simply for the argament. understand that the fact of a man being coloured going on board I went to the chief offer's cabiti. tions basites the simple one betwear vendor and angled.
Mr. Webber said he wanted to show that those does not qualify him to ba a tobacco labourer. From a conversation I had with him I went to purchaser. Wisst was the position of the captain
who came into court and talked so fruly about We beg to call special attention to our New They do not take sufflaisat account of the oirsum-the captain. I told him I had information there of a ship on board which propared cpium was
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stance that the Bucoes of tobacco cultivation is à quantity of opium on board and I saked properly put under a bill of lading! He was
Mr. Franois said that by an arrangement which have been apoially
Delf depends upon Chinese conlier. That Africas him to hand it over to me. He asked me to tell lawfully in possession and sould not be asked for ingehang had not such elaan hands themselves. designed and
nagross fail to come up to them need excita. no lim what authority I had. I replied that I certificate under section 16.
the officers of the steamers for the disocvery small to an extent anparalleled within any other manufactured
ronder except among ignorant shareholders. had authority ander the Ordinance as an axeise His Worship-He would be a person in pos with the Customs ne reward whatever was given acer. Ho asked me if I had a arch warrantsession of prepared opium without a cartiloate,
Mr. Frazeis-Bat could ha pauished for it of suggled opium. Whatever was awarded existing municipal jurisdiction, it should not match. Susil Haraw bag, londly to for us.
We are glad to learn (says the Singapore Free to search his ship. I replied that I did not re- By the use of thean Bolts, CIGARS, SEEDS, Press) that Johore tea is being pushed to the quircasearch worrent, and I pointed out that un- He would be neither vendor nor parchaser. It was paid into the offes and was disbarred require any farther demonstration that sub au bis friend- Im't it a beally shaus galling it rapting-"I beg your pardon. Eton Harrer, and GOODS of all kinds, whick are suscep front. Mr. Taring Mackenzie, of the Michael der section 27 of the Ordiyanne I had an was a okse satirely omitted from the Ordinance by the Steamboat Company sud Messrs Butter-batural condition of things orust, of itself the Bton and Harece match? It ought to be the When This was of very little importance in the present field and Bwire for the purpose of keeping up alone, intensify and multiply disease of tho na Harrow and Eton. Larger Eten boy, inter- tible to the destroying intasacos of moisture stawe plantation, who has lately arrived from thority to soareb. without a warrant.
Ceylon is about to send samples of bis tend to the Twent board I had, with me five ercise caso; he was only arguing from analogy that for this preventive stall, so that there was no restare alluded to..
over, or shack apoa, the conditions that are pre-coulture of the Harrow ber, who enact, think
Player, not Players and Gentleman." Bi can be kept in good and perfect condition.
Argentine Ropablie International Agriculturel officers to assist me in searching. The captain many purposes not provided for in the Ordinance whatever to suggest that it was the mtextion The absence of any proper supervision surely: you know we always my Gentlemen and
ducing this monstant increase in venereal disease- Whenever or wherever the straphers in Bur-Exhibition which in to be apaned In April, 1890. said I could search if I liked. I said "1 do not people might be lawfalls in possession of prepar to take the opiam to Canton. They had so-
Mr. Webbers we do not prose for is a source of the greatest barm to the com- what to say, but feels that he would like to kick charged with molature thees Bottles will be It is only by steps much as thees that any new wish to sarob. I as you to hand it over ed opium although they would not have a certi-thing to gain by taking it to Lantos. found invaluable.
growth can push its way into new markets and to me." He refused. I sent for a Police Ins. Soate under section 16 This being a cass me make its merits known. There is no reasonspector and the captain went forward. I old Frovided for by the Ordinance his Worship, hspanelty there is no need to pursao this, but munity and it implies inevitable constitutions somebody, if he were vely his own size? why Straite planters should be behind their the captain I would not leave the ship and I alumitted. would say that the captain was law. we are to be called smugglers we have injury to a future generation.
His Worship You say, Mr. Francis, this sotice follow planters in Ceylon No chsuce is etapadby the place where the opium was. Shortly fally in possession of the opiam in the perform right to call them smugglers tec. lost by Ceylon plantars and their vigorous As afterwards P.C. Crawford, the wharf constable, ance of his duty.
His Worship But that is the point, whether matter of some importando by way of guidance
to the Company 19isting to thrust their way into every old, strifed. The opium was at that time locked on
Mr. Francis-YOR and Ceylon ten everywhere, at home, the Car in a leaker. When the key was subquently say oua can be taxfully in possesion without &
nout, in America, and the Coloniae is being produced Logan, the Company's watchan, corticate.
Mr. Francis said the only sortifiesto mez- well advertised. The proposed Straits Planters told me it came from the captain. When the Communications on Editorial mattere sould be Association should not neglect the class of bes, constable arritet I told him he could not do any tioned was the one given by the vendor to the but should take every chance of making the thing, that I was waiting for an Inspsetor purchaser. Capisin Lefavour not having par addressed "Tha Editor," and those on basins The coal product, better known, and thus judrease About.halt in-hour lator Sergt. Baker came. Iphoned the opiam it world ba absurd to expect is given bera ít won't last; it will be appoalel the desnud. We have this day received a samhanded him my copy of the Ordinatio and asked him to be in pession of such a pertloste se ple pound packet of Johore tea prica one deller. aim if he would explain it to the asptain. He that, and therefore if it was a thing he could net and shell make a point of sakraftting its con went on deck to the captain and I still stayed possibly have the law would not demed it of tents to critical palatea fer approval.
below. About a garter of an hour stre. I him if otherwise the creamstances were auch went up to whers Sergt. Baker and the ontain that he was lawfully in possession of it. His were. I then anked Sergt. Baker to search Worship would understand that there must be for the opiew. He said he would have to om person who must be in possession of opium sult General Gordon first I naked him to every day of the lives without any possibility ses rob because I considered I wanted protection, of their being in possession of the certi and also becavas he bos authority: After Sargt. Bonte mautioned in section 16. He would Baker bad left I went down below again, sadabout tender the evidence of Mr. Logan, who had
expressed by our Correpondents. hali-past aloves Logan came to r, said he had hewn for some the past with siz men acting We do not told ourselves responsible for the opinions
C. LI. H. TRIPP, LRCP. Lond., M.CS. few years ago, and sub-rqnently wrote for thy Eng. L:8.A. Lord. Scotsman and the Linyo! Mernury, if I wis urders to give me the opin and he opened the soise offlers for th steamere to prevent any
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP. COM- looker with a key. I found the opium produced opium being sunggled on board. Abrat half.
PANY, LIMITED.
[These are the whole of the qualified medical taks not, a signed article in which to contended paat seven M. Logan got information from one, I handed it over to P.C. Crawford.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRE38.** men enraged in general civil practice in Singa that the odeur of the Carlyles in their own.
neighbourhood was not fragrant-to put By Mr. Francis-I did not soark the tins. of his man that te had been approached by the
DEAR SIR-During a time of general colpore] Choo Kwai was charged with stealing $26, the Ona of the tins and best.. I am satisffed it is head coole of a well known licensed opin shep
A rider to this powerfat and valuable express willly. They do not forget these things on the property of Wong Kor, on the 24th October, fully prepared oplam: I was called out of bed in Hillier Street, and that effore had been made lapse, Chinese bankruptcies, stagnation of trade, 188.
and want to the Opium Farmer, who told me an to pay him and his folis $2 per trip to wink at artificai market quotations ef shares, share gam- sien of authoritative opinion has been draws op Vorders. The Acting Attorney-General (Hs. A. Jinformer bad told him there was a quantity of or allow opines to be smuggled at board. and bling mania, promotion rage, and minings and corroborating. In general terms, the representa Lesab) instructoil by the Acting Crown Solicitor prepared opiens on board the Honam, and hewld that he was told opium was going on board that wailings all round, like the present, it is quits tions of the medical 100 in private practice Marcobate Conrobert, whose premature death is (Mr. A. P. Stokes), prosecuted
send a man with me te show me where it was. I evening. A little after half-past seven Mr. Lo refreshing and reassuring to eems scross This second gourment is and rstood to embody The jurors ware Mars. H. W. H. Elmer, J. never saw the man before. I met Fagan oathe gaz and his men, being on the look-out, weat Company's management, who, with cool head, and the opinion of the naval and military media baing mourned in Paris inst now. Twenty-si Armstrong. T. P. Alenco, E. W. Terry, H. what. He said joms Chinese he had seen about forward into the crew's part of the ship clear foresight, do not allow themselves to be ofloora as well as those in charge of civil hos Jears ago the Marshal, at that time in the height Lightwood, P. A. Sehlouberger, and A. Pereira. the wharf bad brought it on board, that he had On the forward part of the main dook there was led away and are not afraid of the clamouringspitals within municipal limite. As two or three of his glory, was at an ocial ball, when at ex- The prisoner and Wong Kow lived together in pointed it out to the captain, and that the capà small augina house for the denkes engine, sad for reskieas dividends, but carefully and thought of these gentlemen however hold themselves to quite young lady approached ord said quite a cocklat. The latter had occasion to open his tais kad taken possession of it. I knew from looking through the window they saw these tins fally endeavour to go on convalidating and he precluded, on oficis: considerations, from simply, Monsieur, will: you dance with me box, which he did in prisoner's presnes, and he the man who was with me that it was is that of opium lying on the floor inside. They sent strengthening the position of the Company formally putting their usmos to the rider, it The surprised soldier "hey ged of "in a few con- shortly afterwards went ext. On his return he for the captain, who had it carried upstairs and of their le not to prosant what fized words, then, turning to young officer found 528 had been taken from his box and that are opened that koker feet. I die pot, sa pro-pat in a looker. The next morning threa of the no as to make it anite impregnable and capable would only be a partisi representation aa aa beside him, be smil," Will you kindly take my liextensot." However, the matter did not the prisoner had left. Trecut he saw the Tided by the Ordinance, section 7, produce roy stokers crow wore missing from the ship Eis of successfully restating all such contingencies joot about which there is an audivided eneens place beide the young lady, and remember that oner in the street and gave chase, the prior excise offer a badge. My idea is that on the Worship would see what happened. Wilhin au of an unfavourablu asture as gooper or later af opinion as to the argent necessity of wams tris nights Marshal of France surias sab- The medical men, to express whose views the rout there, for Miss. Fiora MacDonald, ander ronning away. He was stopped by a monstable captain becoming sware there was opium on hour or less the Opium Farmer was la possession very Company has encounter or combat,
It is with such feeling of satisfaction and per- of the fast-and the information had not been Bill brought in by the Government at the and on the way to the slation admitted having board either myself or the police should bare obtained from Mr. iSpooner or any of his officers, foot rafely that I laid the Donglás Eteamship rider was drafted, and who have in various ways the auspices of the Empress Engénie, with. distation of the Colonial Office. Hongkong taken the money, but dapstad the adonat
The jury returned a verdict of guilty and the
for the informant was unknown to Mr. Spooner
tigridled their approval of its general intentics, whom she was a favourite, subsequently became and Singapore were unable to command an prisoner was sentenced to nine months hard
And when Mr. Spooner went on board it was not
although not all of them at liberig to adhibit the wife of the graui goniral.
unofficial majority, and the Governors of boor
to sewroh the ship generally, but with special in
their signatures, are
Drs. Ellie and Craig, H. M. Ships Ocion and formation that there was prepared opium en both Colonies wars reluctantly compelled to
board and that Captain Lofavour had saised it pers & measure they greatly disapprovad. years of age, was charged with larceny. Pri
and locked it up in a particular locker on denk, Now, how did the Opizm Farmer some to be in In Singapore the results of the repeal of the soner was in the employ of Mr. John Henderson,
chief engineer of the senser Chose d'a, ronding Mr. Francis said that nuder ordinary.siram-possession of that information P
His Worship Is that relevant? Ordinances batè been a grays that action Moaque Street. On the 6th Septembar Matances he did not for a moment suppess that
Mr. Francis submitted it was relevant be-
With a ospital of one million dollars they is now proposed to be taken by the Municipal Henderson want out and was steant for several this cars, would have been defended, and atta Commissioners to check the spread of hours. On her retion she found that a drawer Mr. Webber's statement as the commonpement este the opium came out of an am shop have been able to not the substantial quer-of- in her bedroom had been broken open and of the case that the proscontion had no intention it was covered by the Opium Farmar's about $10,00), after providing for all doubtful disease. Mr. JIAK KIM, Chinese Member jawellary to the value of about 250 stolen. Soms of pressing for any severe penalty, probably an license. The shop was that of one of the sabantstandings. half of which sum, together with B profit of 326,000 realised on unallotted shares, of the Municipal Council, made an ablospeech of the articles were found several days After expression of his Worship's opinion as to the licensees
His Worship--The point is, was there any will be transferred to reserve Feud, which will ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SET FIRM in support of a motion he brought forward wards in the soiled linen basket. The prisoner rights and duties of the parties would have been certificate or permit povering it en board that then aisant to about $800,000 or nearly one |
was the only servant employed and we in the amply suficient. Bet the circumstances of the
The Brith abip' Annia M. Law, which ar on the cutlear, and the Secretary read a joint houss when his mistress went out There was case were rather poulier, and thers had before ship? There might have been a licensed sale to third of the Company's capital, a splendid guarantee of goudas? O this reserve fund, tatement by the local medicalimen, which no direct evidence to connset him with the rob- been other cases resembling in soms of their for-the smuggler and the smuggler have destroyed ; achievement and 100,000 was already arived at Singapore from Bafaria on the 1, the corner towards the Red Lion.
tures this case which gave the matter rather the permit.
The wild Irish girls have, it is stated, the will be found reproduced elsewhere. They bery that tendered being purely circumstantial
The jury returned a vardiet of not guilty.
Mr. Francis mid that supposing the pase to year ago un deposit at 5 per cent. in the Hankinst, had in irons two of her kosmen ASIAN e grave aspect, and it was really with a view of speak out most strongly on the subject; notį
getting an investigation of these matters that have been as suggested by bir Worship, there and this amount we shall of course now see very John Mitchell and James Dogle, and thess are mincing mastera in the least. They say :— Chung Ho was charged with shooting at the case was being defended now, The Heng was a defect in the Ordinance. The certificate largely increased. This also compares very accused of attempting to sat fire to the vessel rost beautiful hands. English girls have toe "Not only is there a deplorable increase of District Watchman named Lo Fuk, with intent Long, Canton, and Macas Steamboat Company was not a transferrahie or negotiable document. favourably with so many other sucorns rbery while she was lying at Batavia. The men were shy and plump bands. The hands of the to de grinvaak bodily harm, ou the 9th September and Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, who were There was no provision that the purchaser as to a nominally large reserve fund is only represent brought ashore on the 11th inst, and handed over American girl nelong and narrow. The Bugers dissase in all thą classes of the community,
of Poland deserve the palm so far as the beauty It appeared the watchmen was on duty in associated with the Company in the Canton transfer the certificate every time he transferred ed on paper and muddled away in Ectitions to the custody of the polica. During an interview of the German girls are too short and palus too particularly among the native races that ane roguing from Queen's-road to the Praya rivor trade, had the gravest reason to believe the opiat. There was no possibility of the values and prer estimate astetx! The Cem. with cas of our reporters, the obiet mate, Mr. broad. Next to the Irish girls, the daughters The Annie . Loe was lying in the Daleria the band is concerned. The hands of the form the overwhelming mans of the popnla on the early morning of the 9th September, when that one of the principal smugglers of prepared captain of slip baring such certificate sa pany's property is axedingly well represented. C. Macdonald, stated as follows:-
be saw the prisoner with a bundle. Hils saepi-opinth tat of the clay was the Opium Former was asked for in this case. It the opium was by a fleet of seren ereellent iron steamers, well
honestly pot on board the captain was in lawful adapted for the trade they were intended for; roadstand discharging her carge of korosene French, Italian, and Spanish girls may be called' tion, but it is observed that there has arteenolone wars excited, and be told the prisoner be and his licensees.
possession of it, and if it was sinuggled on board they stant very cheaply indeed in the bocky, very On the 19th of August, about midday, I knock. iad forent, though there are more beautiful a much more virulent type of disease, the must come to the 8tation with Eim Prisoner Mr. Webber...I strongly object to this, unlesst es his Anty to the owners te mire it and much cheaper than they could ever be replaced the men off work to vo to dinner. When go bands to be seen in France and Italy than in The Company have made a good deal of money ing abaft I met Mitchell erming from forkard. Spain. The Parisiennes bestow a great deal ef retain it for a reasonable time until he could get instractions. If u Inspector of Police had daring a year of depression in trade, especially I went down to the cabin, bat bad been there Jains on their hands, and the cenequence is that. turned up the staff would have been handed over in the Formosa and costing business, ofeitrava- for only a short time when another man cailed saperficial and inexperienced observers will to him. He thought "Captain Tzfaveur gant famine prices for coal rating the time, and font fra I sad the man who called out ran down believe that they have fluer hands than the fairly and reasonably indified in keeping posso of (ad I emphatically declare this) extrava-te held and found from 5ft, to 6ft of the top remen of ang other part of France or any coun- sesa un'il the office should be epon in the gant premiums of insurance, and with the almost of the vase of oil in flames. I get of my y-Standard. morning, so he could get instructions from certain fact in view sad in one instanen, e. the ct, and with the aid of a blanket and othe
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As was freely prophesied at the time, the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts- due to the agitation carried on in the sacred
name of religion by a most iniquitous as sociation of egregiously fatuous meddlers
bag led to disastrous consequences in many
place. In Malte, fortunately for the island,
the Legislative Council wore courageous
anough and powerful enough to reject the
SUPREME COURT.
18th August CRIMINAL SRESIONS.
BEFORE MR. Fretning Cakes. ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.
LARGENY.
THEFT OF JEWELLERY.
Krok Acheung, a bey of fifteen or sixteen
▲ MUSDEROUS PIRATE.
been sent for to make the siguro.
By Mr. Webber-I am sequainted with Cap. in Lote oue Teknorm the chief excire officer. I had not my badge, but I had me
Errant sa an excise offter.
By his Worship-No permit was produced. Mr. Webbor said that was all the evidence he proposed to call.
whole tendency of venereal disease, when went along quietly for some distance, until the you are going to prove it.
watolman observed him put his hand ander his
Mr. Francis-Ian going to prere it so far. Mr. Webber-Yos have no right to make the statement unless you are going to provoit His WorshipDoes it affect the issue Mr. Wobber It is a mean and contemptible iasianation.
Mr. Francis said ho would prove that the opham came with a permit, that it came from
The Bullionist shows in a detailed article that
9. For the rearons we dosîra to state that, the Board of Trade returna fer July are HI: in our professional opinica, acme remedy must
found by thous who are responsible for the tremely satisfactory. The experts are the largost health of the community, and this statement of my single month since 1881, and this is a that opinion is mode, in the first place, testrenges acouraging sign of an active and improving His Worship-Well, then, I think I should then the bands of the Municipality in whaterer trade during the lume and winter in all our measures they feel called npon to take in order chief manufacturing centres. Altogether the Mr. Webber-I take it that whatever opiniou to deal with this great evil, and in the second colures are most gratifying, whether as boring like to reserve it until tomorrow morning.
place to-put-on-record our muited protest, apoa the single mouth of July or the seren Mr. Francis-If your Worship's opinion is as professional medical men ronpozable La mertha from Jerinary to July, and the niore so.
A considerable expansion trede. Mr. Wobber-That shows the weakness of population-against the existence of a disgrace. against us should not think of appealing creat extent for the health of the sivil ta comparison is gift year when there was ful and doarerous afate of things-dae in great
That is rather a droll story which has got mere to the unfroet withdrawal, against the their case.
wish of this community, of a legislation that was into the papore boat & men who went to visit suripletōly justified by fast, by dienase statistics, Ecdefochan. Ye're ne Hall Caine are you? Dod, you're awfulike him?" wat the goestion of and by professional opinion and experiance.
DAVID J. GALLOWAY, M.B. EDI. M. Ca. the woman who keeps Carlyle's old bousy. When HYOHARR JANUZ, M.B. and G.M. ABERD. he left, her parting injnnetian was for him "no to play ony n' your Hall Caine tricks." Mr. GUSTAV KOEHN, M.D.
Cams, it may be remembered, visited the place a
Mr. Francis-I don't think so. The Com- pany haya ng interest whatever oxcept to save their steamers from the risk of forfeiture:
CORRESPONDENCE..
Company's last splendid report, just imated, aside after perusal, and I can only congratulate my follow shareholders on their exuellent inrest
The stock is to my mind one of the met soundest and enfest and wilhnut a shadow of doubt by far the eapest of all on the leng list of share compuntos in this Colway, sad I nader the Company's propbets favourable in the ex tremo, not to say brilliant.
J.T. LEASE M.B. and CH. M. DIN.
effective action.
Rattler.
A romantic story is told about -Madşına T
I heard the other day, writean frivolous cor. respondent, a story about the Duke of Weling- to, which to me was quite fresh. An old soldier, who bangs about our railway station, and the public-house near by, went up to ans of the cab drivers in wailing, and then 1 overboard him Facperng, Jimmy, did I ever tell you that story
Drs. Williamson, Smith, and Watson, Army Medical Service
Dr. Simos, F.C.M.O., General Hospital: Dr. Magliaton, Colonial Surgeon, Hospital
Dr Ellis, Lestio Asylum.
TO THE SHIP AFNIE M. LAW"
about the Duke of Wellington "No; what story *** "Well, Jimmy, after the Battle of Waterloo-you've heard of ika Uattle of Water- lex, Jimmy--the Duke bị rode up to Napaleon and I think it's about time to have a drink!' and he said, "Now that job's done, Napoleon And i suppose that Jimmy saw the point of the story, for he and the old sildier want off round
THE GOOD JUDGE'ų BOLILOQUI, Greva in his place, black cagi vpon his bad, A good Judge fix'd kis gure nook the one **May God have mergy on yote Boal! Le maid, They took the semino of, and want to dipzer. -That-grening, or the wolante and the wina,
While the lone culprit wept in deculation, He, with a smile terane sad superine,
Finger'd bi obin, and weigh' the situation. But, for those who te it, there is plenty of vulgar irreverence further on Mr. Buchanan
Greater Jury."
unrestricted, being towards occurrence in its goat and draw a pistol out. A straggle ensus worse forms. In our opinion, this state of is the course of which the prisoner fired, the ball grazing the watchman's shoulder. Another zbingu, if allowed to go on unchecked, will distelet watchman came up and the prisoner was produce among the inhabitants results of overpowered.
The jury found the prisoner guilly by a ma the most banaful description to which, it is
jority of six to ore;"
Mr. Arnold or the Directors. That was the preminus to be paid for insurance, already se things, the fire was extinguished. At that Mr. Robert Bachesas made on the 16th impossible to see any mis"-The circum-
Sentenes was reserved, there being another Licoused shop, that it was put on board by their exact position Captain Lofkwour took up and the complished that great improvemanta will be time there were some thirteen thousand cases August in the New York Herald (London adi arrants, with a view to being smuggled up to question for bis Worship to decide was what seen in theusar future I might safely leave the of oil on board. I then vorbenied the cases, fion) by far too most indent attack upon Mr. stances of this Colony are somewhat differ.harge against the same prisoner.
was bis duty under the circumstances? H Copany's interests in the hands of. ita abia and feed a quantity of bribratone matches Justion Stephen and the Maybelek verdief which ent to shore of Singapore, but there is quite charge of piracy and was tried by another jury of the captain.
The prisoner wan subsequently indiated on a Canton, and that it was lawfully in a thought his Worship would see that he was law Directors and Agents, if it were not for a pro-vie about. The other people of the crew has yet bem, made. The ruing two versca sufficient similarity, and, to a certain extent, consisting of Messrs. A. ft. Apear, A. N. Y. His Worship-You propose to prove there fully in possession of that opium for the time possl which I ani dedicous of submitting to the said that Doyls and Mitchell were the paly men from "Late or Death way serve as sample
being and ozèrcisod only reasonable dle and which if carried out judiciously would bone-who had these sort of matches. The crew feaid of Mr. Buchanan's tasth the same, consequences have followed the Seköneming, Wong Ting F. John Roberts, H. was pernil
Mr. Francis-I propose to prove that pro-cretion in taking time to under his posit all the shareholders, both present and prosper that Doyle was the last man in the hold. Mit-... C. Mearing, Low Mong, and A. W. A. Booker. withdrawal of the Ordinances. The Singa
tion. He proposed to call Mr. Logan and tira. Jallads to the insurance account. It is bell has been rather troublesome to the swoonit It appeared the bandie he was carrying when bably there was a permit.
The man Mitchell, in fact both men, allege pore doctors de not hesitate to denouncerated by the district watchmen contained Mr. Webber In order to support tast meen his two informers so as be aos as far as they fortazato or I think wrong that the Directors miate.
do not show us the enormous amount expended
It ill-treatment from the hands of an officer. Ust- 13 Worship asked Mr. Frazois if he would in premiums of insurance during a year. the withdrawal of that legislation, which part of the proceeds of a piracy committed on 8 and contemptible statement you ought to coast would where theresuar came from they contind was completely justified by jak i Cap-so-mun, and the prisoner was the Opium Farnier with it,
identified as one of the pirates
Mr. Francie-It is not a mean and contero rostate his argument briefly, so that he could tennis, I believe, to about the mme au as the hell has a large bruine over his loft forehead, take a note of it, treating it as smuggled opiam ehele declared yearly dividend. This is simply and his left ear is enveloped in surgical lint facia, by "disease statistien, and by pm. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. ptible statement.
Mr. Frands end it was the captain's duty to monstrona Of course the Directors bare boen The men havo boon in frens since the 19th fessional opinion and experience. We can The prisoner was sentounod to five years' pena! Mr. Webber-1 protest agains! It.
servitude in one of the assen, making ten years Mr. Francis When Mr. Webber has quite his owners and to the Opium Farmer, or rather roused to this fret and angeringe the gratifying August. The Annis N. een carriera crew of to the State, to take possession of the opin the rodeation of 1 per cent, equal to 310,000, but 1 all told. She carried kerosene u from New only hope that, supported as they are by all
Me.Webber-Well, I protest against it. moment it came to his knowledge that it was that is not enough. We are already a reserré York to Batavia, and after disskarging her pubiis opinion end the whole weight of the medical profession, the Singapore Com-
His Worship I don't mos that it bears onthers. In taking possession of the opiam he fand of one third of the Company's capital and cargo came round to Singapore in ballast should be appointed. Poet Laureate to The
could not possibly have a curläste under I now propose, instead of paying the whols of Straits Times,
Coroner Tom Flaskman, wher mimoped te missioners will do their duty manfully and
Mr. Francis said he thought his Worship Bontion 16, and at that time of night, and these extravagant rates into the pockets of the would see that it did bear on the issue with a view of getting an investigation of the Insurance Companies, to let our own'drive the davíno some eficient mode of dealing with
who he had finished. Over and over again case, which would not have occurred if he had benefit as far as we can with moty. To be it TO THE DEAR A person cared of dealsest hold an inquest on the dead body of "Red-Hunded this truly appalling'oril. It is hardly likely
these steamers had been exposed to grare given it up instantly, he would have been justi-from me to advocate the rainous suicidel, and ant zeises in the head of 23 years standing Forkins, the gambler who varmitted suicide that the weak-kneed Secretary for the Co
risks of forfeiture and heavy fines a Cantos fed in retaining it until basins hours in the highly dangerous plan which the Hongkong, Caa- by a simple remedy, vil send a description of it two weeks ago, was so batuddled with poor awing to the smuggling of prapezed opism. In morning. No-oplum, he submitted, ought to be op and Manso Steamboat Company are now free to any person who applies to Nicholson 21, whisky that he acted likes food. We had to step Tonies will step out of his way to override
recent cases the aptum had then charged outfited without investigation, but how it was pursuing with regard to their feet. My Bedford Square, London, W. C England. 1869 in and do the business for his, and, because the ether. Now as head now blowing aromat that he kan emas jed- by pre day may devise for sing and Minese Steamboat Co.'s steamer Bonan, was board and had been discovered by the floors on intended the investigation abonld into pince 26 proposal is to valid to agradasily are in-theid from ladif of Amerien they are Kicker gave him some good; advice in itz na the spread of the borrible desses which the charged with an chezea under the Opium Oli- board, sad within an hour or so, or a very short did tast know. The most material facts were utionly an Insurance fand winch in the cousas always-auppressing something Bumanitarians (1) were so wuxious should go zamóc. Mr. Webber sppeared to prasscate on be-time of the discovery, people had come alot from that the opium was found by the captain erug of time may enable us to insure our steamers it is John Chinaman who is being slaved out; on our trail and means to bare our life. If Ton unsbacked; Meantime it is discouraging to qu,appeared for the defence.
half of the Opin Farmer, and Mr. Francis, the Opinto Farmer with the fall knowledge that gird on board ht ship between half past even altogether and ears for ourselver those menee soon the indigeat posper is refused on Blackman want our stalp let him nous for it.. it had been soised, and claimed to take possession and eight o'clock, and the Opiam Farmer had same now daily expended over fnorance. When then there is a cruals against sparrows and We are always at home the whole 24 Boar think that any British Government—lezet Mr. Webber said he proposed in this ass to of it; and there was grate respond to mappers fallknowledge of it and want his officer to claim it we have recomplished that, then the company rooks, but these ers trides compared with the through, and we believe that we can take good will be classed amongst the 20 per cent. dividend latest and most herculean task, the extermina- Josee of oneself. He can come with shorgan-or concerts, the same so many of the Laurancetion of the common rooid. “You are small in tomahawkday or night-alone or in company. Ten.areWe shall do our best to drop him before he open of all one supposed to be lesa suvenable to the make three distinct charges against the defend-this was dous by some person, connected with within an hour afterwarde・・pte
size, but your tongue is a terror. met, Brat, with baring propried opiam in his pos- the Opium Farmer, and that they were interest. His Worship-Aiming that ag? influence of the Exeter Hall fanation—could won ithant said detineate from the Opturaed, as they recently met be, in smuggling Me Preis- Ofocarse the Fappoint may Companies which we are now foodings
We should redince the resorts, intron fired tre dolls-weard Justino Dinify the other, and in cowo are asked to hold the inquest be wored to as retrógráde s-courro sa that Farmer, contrary to sect of Ordinance, of 1884; pack prepared opiam sa posatte art of the be entirely separated from that. It is voly involved in the repeal of legislation direct--wound, that he obstreet. the excise affour when relay, and thiopigi peised in the not af be question of greater or less justipation, $300,000 to say $200,000, and arse a fourance day to one of the species. Whether an prerder on him if aban't doet the ooity Dent We'll
Detroit Fretti about to make a ssh of the ship under setioning sunggled...ok protected by the Opium Hi Worship And they doa press for any fund of way $100,000, which would go on being built of the treestry or the depopulation of Lemale do even better-we'll give time for an elituiry ly designed to limit auffering and protect 27 and third, with acting as an skelse afer: Farmar or ble spola, or marrazta. They was poolty. That would have boog very pertinent up by the premtoms which it wou d barn. By judi. Amerion is to be the final sealt mains to be zotics would sort him $100 in Chionge
Ludoni divkalem of the rinks övUT ONE MOTOK Stämmen? Hven; posterity
withent lawful authority, contrary to section 5 the momigns, they had roosivad informatien 15. If they had pressed for a penalty
POLICE COURT..
18th September.
BEFORE ME E. ROBINSON.
TAX CANTON STEAMRKS AND THE OPIUM SMEGLINGAIKATERE
for
Captain Lefavour, of the Hongkong, Canton,
the Josmet
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