MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
THE NEW BANKRUPTCY BILL.
LI HUNG-CHANG.
of
fore
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2713, 1880.
-Act of 1885-und it is to be hoped it may do lather, and the necesby og per cant, ad valorem higher than sustain heaith, the above figures plaes Beyond Colonial Treasurer.
mated loss te preditare shows a decrease of Tungchow, and the correspondent assumes Southerntsin by the authorities in the
THEIR MEN-OF-WAR STATUS. We thought we had got rid of the anomaly acending the status of men-cf-war to foreign mail steamers in British ports.
FOREIGN MAIL. STEAMERS AND
vils
Hon, CP. CHATER. Hon. Ho Kar
Hon TWRITEREAD
Mr. F. A. HAZELAND, Adding Clerk of Coun- roport.
FINANON.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECEXTART laid on the table a finansini minuta recommending a sote of $400 for the salaries of two new cadete to arrive from England abortly, mitte
The vote was referred to the Finance Com-
THE WATER SUPPLY. Heo. T. WHITEHEAD PUant to notice asked the following questions :--
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Hon. P. RYRIE-Y, and to consider the HIS EXCELLENCY-There is also the quee Committee, Hon of the public works before the Sloot
4th November..
IN ORIGINAL-JTETSDICTION:
REFORE Tas FOLL COURT "RYRIET. THE ATTORNEY-GEN KRAL In this wit-in which Hou, P. Byrie as. trustee for the City Hall sought to restrain the Government from filing in the Harbour in front of that building, their Lordships gave jodgment.
Mr. Robinson, instructed by Messra. Denays The Acre COLONIAL: SzOSETARY—Yes and Mojanp. was for the plaintif; the Aeting HIS EXCELLEROY-It might perhaps Attorney-General sippened in parson. better to leave Thursday clear for the Select Committen
The Chief Justice anid-The plaintiff is merchant and member of the Legislative Coun oil of the colony, and the defendant sted.
right The Government of Hougsong, ander under zejzion. 83 of ordinance 13 of 1973, aupat the Crown in the nature of petitions of which provide the means of tringing actions
iron. Our 7ib. cotton shirtings on entering on the average strength boing 9.93 per thou- | HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL His EXELLENOr-Before we adjoin, will { of third parties, sok es solicitors, had consider The announcement made by the Tientsin Chinese treaty port are world about £20 and, white on the range number of prison meeting of the Legislative Council was havas and mestitig this week? Làm informed prosecution had been undertaker bona sidarita, The long expected new Bankruptcy *Bill
ton. The specihe duty terled on them, in Gaol it was only 688. It must be confessed held on the 4th host. There were present the estimates so far as the Appropriation Bill to the other matters matened in the
it be convenient to the usudilo'st wombers to able weight with the jury in finding that the was introduced at the lab aeting of the reproduced in another solumn, in interesting, ad valorem, is now equivalent to -8 her cent, treatment agrees with them remarkably well tion. F. Prine 0.M.G.
correspondent of the NO. Daily, which in 1860 was equivalent to 5 per cent, therefore that if the prisonera dre'starved the. Logislative Council. In place of the two haud correct. His Excellency II HUN-CHANG and the transit dues, which in 1860 ware The diet they get is certainly not a regimen
HXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, is concerned, may be got through with, before tas they were urgel agen the jar in your defasice. red and two sections of the old Ordinance, according to this authority to be translated equivalent to 2 per cent, are now equiva that a person would be inclined to submit to Secretary we have in the now Bill only eighty-five, and, from the Viceroyalty of Chill to the Grand lent to 4 per cent. ad valorem. The import as a setter of choice, but that it is amply
Hou. W. M. DEASE QMG, Koding Colonial may be well to have another sitting, say on apo men who abord uitur hace been guilty end of the wook, perhaps even to-day. Il so Tregrettutit my painfulenty to pass santande
the general arrangement is much simpler condition of the health of Prinse Cars, the duty and transit duties together ate there sufleent not only to support life but to Grotera
Council of State at Pelding The
Thursday, after the departars of the mail, but I of such an offence. Hon. E. J. Acknorn, Asting Attorney do not wish to make any proposal that would bo The precarions The Bill is drafted un the lines of the English Emperor's father,
'a serionis inconvenienos to theumofflokd members. Hou H. E. WODEHODE, C.M.G. Acting. The Adria Cons: Tan BeerETARY--I think zonie experience and reliable counsellor in In the same way with pig-iron, the duty and kind of starvation to which men are subjected they were when the tariff was fixed in 1860 all doubt. As a practical illustration of the
Hon. S. BROWN, Burrayor-General.
we would require Thor-day sitbar for the Select found to effect proportionately, as great an bis pane ear the 'l'rone, za sad to be the transit dues are now 4 per cent. ad valorem in the Gaol, we hear that there are at prosent
Committee or the Appropriation Bill,
I rather improvement in the natäinistration of insol- notive for the contemplated change. The higher than when they were fixed in 1860. two Chinesa, prisbeers in the Hospital, who
Hou. P. RYBIE..
think the Select Committee will get through vent ostates in this Colony as has been of this change being farcial into fest, BT, HALLETT procede to strengthen it hy at a cost to the ratepayers of Bora wenth
of o correspondens is of
its work to day, but if not an. will requira that, in the event This is
another meeting to finish up, strong case for revision, and are being supported on port wine and chicken affected in England: From the recently" isaared report of the Inspector General in L-HUNG-CHARG is known to desire the
may fool to NGE KOMO PORTess. For instant calle
fatcible attention to the barefaced in for each man. Hankruptcy, we learn, thus in 1889 theti: extension of the Tientsin-Taku Railway to Taty of Tectonic XXVIII of the do 1st than 40,012,36% as compared with that if translated to Peking the Chung Tangviding for the axemption of goods whish provinces, namely the article pro. the Inst year of the 1809 Aut. In moving tho would be able to compass the accomplishment escond reading of the Bill it will be the of this project. He also thinks there would have paid the Transit duty of 21 per conté duty of the Koling Attorney General to ex he some hope of the Audiance Question being We have on numerous Docasions, drawn at
from al further inland charges whatsoever.. plain in detail the alterations the mensure, rettled in accordance with foreign wishes enti
To: Connoil thon adjomed antil Monday if passed; will effect. It
next at three o'clock, unfortunate, wear-Shanghai contemporary confessed thich has practically rendered the Transi: Sack, however, it would appear, is not thee the Government aware that the water scp- afterwards held at which the vote of 3400 on a
tention to this infringement of the Treaty, think, that it is not usual to give this being loss sanguine on these points. It
A meeting of the Finance Committee was explanation on the Brat redd court would greatly facilitate the, intellen el regard for foregea Wełchów, and Kunnan, and the question case. We recently read that the Postal Con-phy to the Eobinson Boad distriat, was out off for count of the two now cadets expected to arrive the authority of a local Ordians, are engaged
reading, as such a not by any means convinced that the pass system inoperativa in the Two Kwang,
* great Viceroy bea any ape mination of Bills not only by the foreign civilisation, except in 30 ft of Commerce and by the merchants at dif- was given to French meil steamers, had been to make prison Government Lavuo tie noccoeder
has been repeatedly raised
by the Ohamber vention with Franzo, by which this status sel daya last week, bad thay un notion whatever at the end of this mouth was commended.
Wa girən of the fact so as to allow the inhabitants
in large reclamations of the Umbaur of Hong be utiles to strengthen the
kang along its southern boundary; and the ial members of Council by, the abbey Chim; and aft remark have reigned at Can'on lave, however, alltion remains the old difficulty is likely to latere,of when and for how long it is propaned st large
ferent
purts. The successive Visors who extended for a term, and while that Conven- inabustions so that the public way has some notice
plaintiff claims that as the Crown lemes of of the most important willtare
ast and ing that is ageing test
marine lot 2 his property wil' bejnjariously becoming too isits treatment of fraudulent bank-infirm to stand the wear and tear of Counded only too well in sracing this crop up at any time. From the report of the
affected, and has filed petition. praying rupter. In the existing Ordinance this subcilm
thab the Government, ita egents, "workmon il meeting prolonged into the email hours, tipulation, the result being that British
and contractors may be restrained from provved. jeat is dealt with-in Section CXLII, which it preoceds It is a hopeful sign, perhaps, trade in South China has shown compare arrest of an English deserter at Singapore,
ing with the works in front of this lot as the provides that if it shall appear to the Court
that the existing members of the Grand tively litle expansion. The British Minister published in another column, it would appear
juffoɑt of such molamation will be to interfere balerupt bas pared dufrade by Council Texognise the need of rectiforcing head, and naturally be has neither sureed make arrests on the vessels of the Messageries sking his latterly been a more figure that the right of the British authorities to
with his right of neon and proximity to the capitar that lea
e could not at the
aen, souvert his holding into at inland lot and time when spy of a debts were contracted
themselves by the addition, of a who knows something about foreignersed in enforcing the provisions of the Trea. Maritimes in British ports is not yet re-tank war palog to an error on the part of the}
the diminish the value of bis property. The have had any reasonable or probable ground
matter comes at present before the Court on the Bobert Fraser Smith and George. William.eturn to a rule calling upon the defendant to but it may be merely that, they want in ties nor in obtaining any set off against the "formation about foreign claims sud de very material soncesion secured by Franco cogained. Information was given to the turnock, and that no information whatever was Ward, who had been snuvicted of conspirseyslaw canso why au interini ininnotion sheald of expeal ation of being able to pay the same, that he lies onitted to
the trade across her Tonkin frontier. As police that an English deserter was on board cond to the Resident Engines of the fast against John Minhinsett, were brought up for nut jasno ruslaining the Government, its "manda, in order to oppose them me Mr. HALLET BAYS, How is the time to de- the imma Instead of an officer being at Saingday, when it was covered in a letter from uf bei queal the true state teRigently. If la himealf is animated by and a revision of the Tariff and at the orce sent on board to excente. the war. Me Leach, and the moment his attention was filed. I do not know whether defendants wish the Prava Reclamation Orcivenes was passed
that the water had Teeu ent of till poon ch sentence account intext-to
that his tankruptcy in dues good intentions in favour of progress came time to insist upon the righteous obrint for his arrest, it seems to have been drawn to the fact he gave the necessary orders to have them read or not.
His Lordship-There have been some adarita geris. a. from filling up the harbour is frost of marine lot 8%, &o. Ordinance 16 of 1869– hamidous speculation or adjus
the Marquis Tarka was, he may find him- ‚tifiable extravaganpo in living, etc., the Court self obliged to
to dissemble thieu in the reac.servance of the cis use relating to the Transit
and at half-past twe the same day the water supply:
to carry ont a scheme for the reolanstion fionary air of the Palace. There is, on the dues. It is greatly to be fextel, however, conceded that while the man remained warenfablished. With refarones to the latter your Lordship's hands.
Mr. Fraser Saitz-We leave it entirely in at the foreshore opposite the City of Vistoria, and the premieble states the "Whereas the fore- ring that the golden opportunity will be lost. : board he was safe, a fact of which the part of the question, it is not the intention of the
His LordabTe is for you to decide. I have shore of the Harbour of Victoria is in process EMPEROR may have shouting of the boy's longing to learn more of the octalde world, hands, and unless the question is brought tells us that "he anxiously paced the upper for more than an hour or two withst giving you wish to have there read publicly.
commerce of the colony, and it is expedient to and there is some reason to believe that forcibly to his notice by the British deck, casting longing eyes towards the precious motion opt in exceptional Deser, ch Mr. Smith-If your Lordship pleams. pat a stop to such process and to provide a doop
as the bursting of a main or the cecurreses of a shore, yet knowing that once of the large fire in the town below. During the cone that had been fled. The fret was by arther building zad fer res and and open spaces the Empress Dowager's views have a liberal manufacturers the moment will pass, and
The Deputy Roristrer then read four affidavits frontage; and whereas the area of level land for for snother ends her
British trade in
steamer which How the flag of France straction of new works it may be necessary to cut Borcard Hedyk, solicitor. He stated that one alerg the sea front of the city of Victoria in in nephew in the path of progress."
thebe was liable to be arrested A British off the water ouasionally for sa Zour or two, aftarzoon about the early part of September he saliciout to west the growing wouts of the onlony, sirden of the duties levied upon it.
the
rega
a seep proper books of
with
fother
power
30.
at
moroo Will the. necessary
to out of the water supply
-le the Clovernment aware that there is a tury gront acnerity of water.in: the Woatem districs at the Psal, and wiil the Goverment state what wew res they are taking, or propos to bake, to masst reply to the hon, member, I have to inform the The ACTING COLONIAL SEC37AET-IN
Connell that the cutting off of tin waise at the
tha emargusy!
SUPREME COURT.
20th November,
GOIMINAL Seasrora.
Berors His Hosper Sir James Russ, CHIEF JUSTICE.
THE CONSPIRACY CASE.
Y aber reins ir suspend his discharge, er hand, a faint Lope that the you Led SanBBISY DAR, a great deal on his deserier himself had knowledge, for the report engineer to ont of the water supply at any tim read them myself, hut I do not know whathor of silting op to the detriment of the health and
or may sentenco the bankrupt to be impri soned for any period tot exceeding on
peat.” The Court has ou several occasions made of the lower conferred by the latter cirrse, and with very wholesome effect.
but luca are made easier for the jebter, huite a number of misdemeau OUTS
been
1450
ber
Sir
GAOL DIETARY
ing one fear. The offender, it will see that without such assistance materiel prt whose death an inquiry was held Justment. He informed the sergeant who morning brought out bills of lading of nè less than Mr. Word. He stated that from the time he Crown-free-from-any-restrictions whatever, and
exceed.
·MÁSKETS· BILL.
In the new Bill the arrangement is different tendency, and the sho encourge China will have to suffer Happily fugitive allowed to take refuge under abut saro will be taken to do so at such hours on wont to fe. Smith's office on business. Mr. and itincxpedient to enlarga me, be it enact Arsorted by the Bill, amongst which with any undue hankering ftar feroigu if the work is done, it will no doubt bo un thing, be inare lowering to the national penite. The Beeldent Engineer profers it to covent him with reference tur pertain charges works refered to in the Oriinines are for the We have never credited Ir uau-CHANG JOHN WALTHAM is about to retire, aia) i reign Ang in a British port! Could ary/il-onasi the lénet Inconvenience to the, oom Smith asid it was Inokybe iradoalled, as he wisheded that do Le 2nd per deciares that the is the obtaining of credit under falwaye or foreign improvements. He has tences; but the meet Important is stated as shown a keen interest in the acquisition of dertaken by some diplomatist with a hula dignity? The ofler charged with the abat due motion shall or for a longer which had been placed in his hands against John improvement of the colony and for a "pablic follows "If after a race sing order has foreign-arms-and-men-of, war; and be basi more enezgy, and insistence.If the regatin execution of_the_woɛraat was okery to reference to the second question of the, bap. He (Mr. Kedykyarked if he was prepared to prove lawini for tbə Guthrone to carry out the works. period that be given by ad- Minhinnett. Mr. Smith showed tim the paper pacposo within the meeting of that torn in.. consegnentlyvertiamma is the daily newspapers With containing grave obarges and asked bin advice. Crawn leases. Seotion 3 cts that it shall be him, and whether he recognised the desirability of making rail tione could be placed in the hands of Mr. reduced to the employment of
banion or not, the ways for strategie purposes; but he has never CHALONER ALABASTER, who will then be effect the arrest, and hid himself in a coal mother, in le prenines that the district the cherres, and Mr. Smith said he was having according to curtain plans which are open to in- "assets available
and for the costs of the bankruprey and of fact is sa-anxious as the most prejudiced Plenipotentiary, thers would be little doubt man step ashore, thinking the const clear, to Only one application for water in conection. He advised him that the proper course would be authorised by the Ordinare. The Sib anables insecured creditors really favoured foreigners; and as a matter/ Obesol-Ceneral and ought to be Minister shed. After two hours' waiting he saw the referred to in the Ponk district west of the flap. investigations made by Inspector Quincy spection. The 4th section' omnumerates the worke administration do,
dojot together amount to member of the Grand Council to provent them of satisfactory result, being attained, the engage aayeee to post a letter for hira, with that dietrioblins bon received, and that was to place the master in the hands of the Tintoofer the erotror te kamere, all obstructions to r cent, on the insecured debts proved, acquiring any interest in any enterprise in obstructive tactics of the mandarina notwith- and the arrest was then effected The made by the Tramway Company, and arrange of Chinese, and at the same time eat of fairplay the work, a plére, whirren, de, The Stu unless the jury is listed that, the neur hunt, or any foothold is the counter, Chios standing.
deserter is said to be an engineer en by the Banbara Boid so that water can be Smith wrote a letter to inhionstt. He (Mr is as follows-At the land and forestore mants darabeen madeard a commotion established to give Minbinnett Saformation of his intention section is of rather awesplag naturs, azd in insolvency arose from his misfortune er own time and pleasure and with her own will make railways, he has declared, but ai
wan-of-war, wao, having failed to
to obtain "unaccompanied by dishonesty or reklama
his discharge on application, bad left Peak District, as is well known to this Comcil, sised Mr. Suith not to call himself as witness, this Ordinance and all the land nonpied by obtained. As to the general apply to the Radyk, was prosent during this trial, and ad-and-bed of so se to be reckond under "speculation of extravaganbe on his part. money. It is possible that he may
may have in
without it, and was coming on to Chica, sohome projected by M. Chadwick is being as he was morally certain of the verdies Mr the present Prays ronden al wall along the A person convicted of this offence is ope, degree, modified his opinion on the last
where be has a brother who is well-to-do, gradually carried out, and I am happy to inform mitt wished to call him, but he told bird thoreline of the intended arolamation is hereby liable, imprimmanent with or without point, and be willing to borrow mouny from · The punishments “af the Chinese prisoner and who had offered him good em- the hou. member that the rail which arrived this was no decosity. The baxt affidavit was by fanbred to be ablutely the property of the hard labour for any time not
foreigners, for be has lived, long enough to
him that at Aden and Colombo the 1978 packages in connection, with these works.
saw the Registrar-General, he had no cover the Garerner shall have power, subject to the observed, is to have the benefit of trial by grees in Uhina must be painfully if not dan-He scoms to have been a refractory antjet him to go unsboro, but he refrained from rapiny was read si first time.
week certainly looks formidable on paper. police were on the wharves waiting for
THE BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENT BILL sation with air. Fraser Smith on the subject of the provisions of this Odinance, to deal with the A bill to send the law relating to bank charge. The proceedings in the Police Court were and to dispose of the one for ballding or jurs hunda of being liable to be punished gerously show. But it should not
be for- at the sole discretion of the Juditing in gutton that it was In Hung-CHANG who, at whom it was impossible to tame into sub doing so, only to fall into a trap at Singapore.
consented to without Mr. Fraser Smith's know say other pure The ame way and to an fall CATTLE DISSAKES, SLAUGHTER KOUSES, AND fedgy, and he (Mr. Ward swore the informatieg an extent sa in the case of other Crown lande; Bankruptay Jusisdiction, which is only fair, the time, he started the China Merchants mustion, and he was given three days ou rien Had he escapad at that port, no doubt the but we think tas probability is that juries & N. Co., with the obset of running for and water over and over again, gorastiines look out for him.
police here would, have bed instructions to
known to him, and when he informed hier of and all properly,ostate rights or mpposed rights A bill to amend the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter what he had done hadeprecated the action he had and easements or supposed Basements of any will be inclined to take a less lenient view of eign steamers off the coast, vowed he would with only one day ou full ratious intervening of the other three parts was any application third thon
The fact that at neither Hoses, and Markete Ordinance, 1887, was rood stakez. Mr. Smith was no party to the proceedings parsons or clean of persuas, whether Crown lease- sich offences that it has been the custom of bring the foreigners at Shanghai to the between the punishments.
which took place, and was not present at them, bolders ar Bosösser or otherwise to the gas or dition of the Portuguese at Macao-their
The medical made to get the warrant backed by the THE PUBLIC MELITE ORDINANDT AMENDMENT ace was bo in any way party therato. He (Mr. ponassion or occupation of in, over, or in any Ward) noted on his own responsibility and did not way in pulation to surla hind, forgebore, bed of Procutions" for offenses under the ful threat has not been consummated yet - Ipunishment, so that the card authorities ba?on the part of the British Government for ikad sanding, was rogommitted.
Thie Bill, which was on the orders of the day sonaalt Mr. Fraser Smith in any way. In mother the sex, embankment, relation or Piars dias Section
Did of other punish. found impossible to take the arrest shore to move two amendments to this Bill, which are withit bis knowledge, and when he learned situate therapon are hereby declared to be LXXXIII provid
not. To raise the question, and had it been The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAI have proceedings in the Police Court wore cuocl wharf. Jarding place, pier or other place rikdavic" Robert Frazer South stated that the roadway and wall or in relation to any ing that it in the course of any proceed banks of the Wingpoo, and the prosperity of ment or allowing bita to set discipline at de presumably the man would have been allow-contained in a paper I have canned to be print what Mr. Ward had done ho remonstrated with absniarely ortigashed pigs taken, under, any bankruptcy petition the Model Settlement shows little nisa of Bianco. When attacked by lysautery after ed to escape: The question cannot be burked. The Brat amendment relates to retion aim. He was not pres nt at the proceedings nor The 7th motion states that a larga majority of or upon the representation of the trustee or decadence. There is no particular reason
apy creditor it appears to the Court that inking that Lr. would set himself in this long course of meagre diet, be bad at the part of the Government is due, navorsood that I would perhaps havian mend Dr. Csatlie was also put in, which stated that the Governor will agree to graet them an
67 way, however. Some declaration moved the sound reading of this Bill I entirely on bis own indgment. A certifients by pay z abare of the expanse of the reclamation if of Ordinance 24 of 1887. When I party thereto, and Mr. Ward anted in the matter the Crown fougees have distured their readinger to the rest of the the deficiency of strength to resist the disease, fon by or against whoin the petition has been Aqdience. Question; in all probability he which he further aggravated by eating an the status accorded to tasse vessels, and who and I explained that part 3 of the Ordinansa sional naru for the last three years. Einring the front of their lots, and a form of ng roomment. presented has been guilly any offence would be found one of the strongest dressessive quantity of bread when hospital. have been given to understand that their which relates to overcrowding, could not be not that period he bed a serious disons on everal uppadal to the Ordhane giving breat under the Ordinance, the Court may order catos of the policy of exclusion so sures with the result that death ensued. It is not views had been tested to. We should think into force, as far as section 67 is concerned with cocaine. He was suffering from latent coa- to the equitable rights of the Crown lassen the prosecution of such person: Accord fully maintained against the invertebrato pleasant to think that the pusishment to ingly, and ma
nay urder him ante custody if body now misrepresenting foreign interests at which the deceased was anhjooted in any way,
to a question on the abject will be asked in out an order by the Gornrnor in, Convail. The mption, his left lung was gone to the extent whisks the Secretary of State pointed out as far. ae be present, or if not present may Poking. The autote Viceroy is will awarp loven itdirectly use sta jooted in any way, the Legislative Council of the Straits Settle-after part of that section rims as follows of one quarter of its AZAR, and he had had a severe baak as the year 1957, 6e appears by Gorera- grant a warrant for his arrest and dessution of th
the want of unity among the Foreign Re that is what the jury found and what the be done here.
rcuts, and the same night with advantageThis section shall apply only to such districts, eng for us wont bs, which he (De Cantlis) ment actification also, atid in which also theolaime until it be taken before a Stipendiary presentatives, and he knows how to pret, by medical evidence indicated. It does not ap-
"or portions of districts, as may from time had been tonblo to do more than religre. Nei-of the Crown to reclamed and are nearted and "to me be designated by an order of the ther a change to Macao nor Shanghai had imnotified. (See Geveranent Gar to of 7th March Magistrate £o be dealt with according to Be in also fully alive to theeccession of except the man hittiaff, who would not be petty rivalries and their divergent inter pear, however, that any oue was to blame
"Governor in Council" Well, instead of prored his health, and his canditten was stịch faw: Frim the for going it will be observed raugth which the failure of French.anne in have with such reasonable orderliness as lo
adopting that mods of designating by ac order that morning that confinement in gaol would be how much and is allotted to each lenaeholder 1857, 18 le so ented that a plan showing that the risks attending bankrupter under
of the Governor in Ceaunil any distriot ce attended with serious consequences to health and shall be exhibited, at the Land Office with the considerably 1884-3 gave to Chius, and
knows that the earn ble full-ratious: There
We understand that the question of the portions of districts, it has been thought better life.
amount to be contributed by him, and within greater than under the
cristing law, and that
that Peking Government rusy go to,
question of overcrowding in the heads of the Robert Fraser Smith and George William dale of allotments. leases-eged to state of the hill we are now offsidering be amended and corruptly conspiring on the th August posed agreement, and withit another month the "striking out the words, This section shall spply of this salony. You have bat ibe ndeantage of Sinh-wetion 6 of sen. 7anasts an falles In love (6) Bestion 67 is hereby amended by maliojons charge of rape against Joba Minhinnett those who desire to come into the arrangement.
the Judges to do! Opation and resources one. The dire officer refused to paga him for enrporal French Consul appears indicative of a desire
of
the new Or inauge will be
esta
Buy
Che
is no
no evidenos
For.
prisoners
ed in this
A LICENSING QUESTION.
to
DILL,
und determined."
been the advantages of official Yeallation as retort, and even England be slow tolby Dr. Där remark was made for refusing the licence-bnt these grounds I eutirely adopt the observation, then made by has lasted two days and during which you have vided no, marine on-bolder or other person
by non-
over will the Oil Re
perform the duties, hitherto dis
TARIFF REVISION.
that
the
The
a bankrupt whose estate does not realis in dealing with Foreign Power lengths to show that he was an ribject of spite on the Grand Hotel licence is to be taken into con. to repeat those words and leave the whole | His Lordshịp than passed sentenes as follows: two months from the publication of the scho erats in the platations of thed ficiency.
will have to be prap Western State, may inflict injury on, SPELF FOLux must be placed in the hands of the the renegal of the licence was refused, the ap.br siding, after subesstion 6 another as follast for the parpose of bringing a foles and Governct may eater into tho agreement with
• DURCH DICw safely refinery demand my may part of the turnkeys or warderz, or that his sideration by the Executive Counc. At the Banitary Board. I therefore more that section Ward-You have bsan convicted of wickedly whether they are prepared to anter into the pro
may slight any punishments were not fully deserved. Some recent annual licensing meeting of the Justices with satisfactory if he hopes the whitethed and to eps tarn them out 01.100 country with impunity pline. It would perhaps be better the Governor-in-Council if he thought fit, only to unch distriais or portions of dietriots, a special jury in whose fairass yim #10689 217 le tes shall nat signify this acceptaboo
subjects or citizens-in some cases right gaal officials for the enforcement of discipliant being told that he could appeal to pucisbosent. In Fugland sinos. ...tha came into operation, the total number ofwith the absolute and romfortable certain poral punishment were made use of store compositions has been greatly reduced, and that the grieved parties would do nothing freely and deprivation of food somewhat In coming to this decision the Justions de "of the Govertok is a dignated by an order presset reliance and to whose judgment you con- in the manner and within the time provided in the character of those which reman is more serious than protest or threaten. She more sparingly, but the fact that, aurions not appear to haveacted on formal evidence,
in Council"
Bdently appealed. You also had the advantage sub-sections 2 and 3 of this seation, he shall have. steadily improving. In the County Courta, might trample the Stare and
The Acta COLONIAL SECRETARY Bonded. of making a personal appeal to them, which tono alaim to any compensation in respect of any for example, not a single composition was the filth of Poking roads, and Uncle Jonathan in one sclitary instance cannot be taken as own or information of a private nuturo. attocacy-Ceneri te insert this provision. He trial is no doubt increased by a direct address, award to him sok a sam of men
Stupes, auder
consequencer hare ensued upon the latter but on some general impression of their His EXCELLENTY-I may say I entirely agree in your position is considerable, because the depreciation of his lot by reason of the said approved last year under 20. 6d. in the pound, cvald only bluster and banish the Chinese establishing that this form of punishment the iceron has never beca sudorsed, and no cuantioned at a moest meeting that the work the and statements are allowed to be mate which Crown lause of new land as his in bin absoluta with the suggestion that has been made by the feeling of pity or sympathy for a man on his works, but the Governor may if he thinks ft. while the number of this class in the High from the Ber
Republic; Court, was only three Prosecutions under in her tenderer he could insult Germany to an unwarrantable or dangerous police report against the house bas er Banitary Hoardhad done in ponnootion with these would not be permitted to coausel. Althongb dineretion may think sufficient as and by way
erest point, and the proud Kaiser extent. the Act also continue to decline, the total could only threston and rave; she might in Victoris Gaol are extremely well cured been published. For all that we know to value, and that they had taken a great deal of assisted by your astioitor, he was in Court mar bare sustained by the asid works." Soo-
As a matter of fact, the
matters bad really been of very considerable you conducted your own defence, you were of ectapensation for any injury that such lesse number wristed during the year being 509, na out Italy, Austria, Spain, Helland, or Boi- tur. against 56 in 1888, and 45 in 1885.
gium as she pleased without provoking affer
the contrary, there may he auticiant grounds | trouble regard to qusations of this description. with you during the whale of the trial, which len 8 is: Except as in this Ordioanes pro- A very Aneh vexed question in
retaliation. France England has
who had been called in to
the Attorney-General.
Ks aguiast the Orown to and Russia would conduct the post mortem sumination. liave certainly not been arrived at in a to zagy-General and I think, if 205 heu a Loth slowed far more latitude than would stall be entitled
Ordinanca were left to compared with those of realisation
have been given to counsel. The jury, by a any damages or poupensation for the de be very loth to accept the challengo... KROW CANTIE is nothing ifnot sensational, and it proper way.
As a matter of fairplay, the the Sanitary Board to deal with without the majority of 4 to 8. has convicted you of this preciation or injudeus affecting of his official trustees.
es. This is not likely to give in, as he does, all this, it is not likely that might have been predicted that the circum proprietor ought to have an opportunity tends to eacry ont will be more effectively and have been more satisfactory to me or anyjadge either directly at remotely from any of the sald latter provision, in all probability what it in-eriuse. A unaticons verdict would no doubt property or business caused by or resulting riee to much discussica in where HUNG-OFANG will do anything to promote creditors have alrost miformly cleaned to foreign entstests. The utmost he will ever stances of such a case as this would evoke afforded him of meeting the allegations more steadily ostrfied out them sas, be dee under tryine ander das is and
some remarkable assist in the realisation, of bankrupt estates do would be to restrain perhaps the extreme tells us in chale axpression of opinion. He against him and relating them if he can. present cicenzustaboos. The objgot there re how of the colety for yours that a majority takes road in this maltor and the 6-unterpart of the preferring to leave the work to the Official views of the anti-foreign party gaining prisoners in the gaol are being starred, as portunity, the Chaveznur-in-Council can hard first portion of this gretion, withust its being in all exper civil and ariminal, except capital the Acting Attorney General, it appears that in sentence As be has not been afforded such an opia to allow the Sanitary Board to dosd with the the verdis, whether for acquittal or conviction, Crava lesse of M. lol Ex, whirr was pat in by on Monday last one with the practice that carried too far in a genetal policy, this for men at stelute rest, by which he says the Justices and let the matter stand over so for an amor ampe vine uger og fat Assignes. In this roagech the Bill introduce ascendency, as he is wise enough to know the amount of food supplied is only sufficient do otherwise than reverse, the decision of deary to rome to the Governer in Council ser. The jury have added a rider to their 1886 the Governor for and in habit of Har Ma bitkerta; Eavoured. Section IX. provides would restore the concer, the destruction of he means that a man ought almost to be in be fally argued out at the licensing' meeting
oriler provided in the latter part. fordist asking the Court in panishment te deal | Jesty demised to. Rgris. Mr. Alexander for the appointment of an Official Receiver, which has enabled the Chinese Govern bed, taking only absolutely necessary exer next year, the lireure in the meantime being in or soother amendment by striking out the my duty to give it affect. I have no destro to square feet. Itsen har boundary abots to Go- luntly with you; and, sitheagh I do not know Taring, and Mr. J. MeDonali a risco of ground The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENALI bag. sir, the grounds of this recommendation, I feel it abutting on the Prays and containing 23,800 who to net under the general thority ment to rosure the superciliousness and acies. Dr. ATRES, the Colonial Surgsu, bas continued. The recent discussion at home words No person bail opan or keep open add to your painful position by pointing at the virament ground, sad is at 5 font from the add directions of the, Government and to be
berogance native to them.
bad the medical supervision of the Gaol as to whether the State should recognise a common ledging house unless the house fargis serions patate, objects, and aims of the conspiracy Prays wall. he's ath and east boundaries are for the
seventeen
has olosely vested interest on the part of publicus intered and the keeper thereof is licoused by the of which you have best found guilty; but also on Government ground, and the west studied
prisoners and their ways, and their licences will be fresh in the minds of "Registrar General. This is an exact coprodu: must say that the article which appeared in the sin bom.ary is, na pablie stroot. as an age of bankrupter is brought to the
has kept the mortality at a low ebb. The our readers. Without entering that tion of section of the Orglinques, and the inart Hongkong Telegraph, after the discharge of mount paid was a nominal sum of $5, and the
ས་ notice of the Court will take possession of In calling attention to the necessity of an extended experience, at a atendard everyone that the Justicer is dealing with when the Bill as drafted by me I image sted as to still believing in the guilt of Minhinnett, was granted to there three renilemon
dietary has been ized, in the light of question, we think it will be admitted by the words here was das to a clerical error. Minhinantt, and your declarations in your defenge rental reservad wae $1 per ebaum, and it the ethts of the debtor under a receiving revision of the Chinese Tariff, Mr. Hora sufficient to maintain a man in health, though licences ought to be guided by the prin- added. It wont to the Sepitaxy Board, and they produced was forthcoming, did anything but hard sttached their anges to a ducisation that
rection 78 should be repealed sad a new ration: fter the whole of the evidence that could be trustees as a site for a City Hall order. It is probable that in some cases B. HALLETT is doing good service to the not sufficient to form a positive inducement ciples that govern courts of Justice, and suggested leaving the section as it is, but added prove your case. The punishment for the although the value of the site is somsiderablo this protapt entering or possession may cause of British trade. The Treaty of to men to go into gaol, es was formerly the not deprive à man of his livelihood except after it the words "The Board sheil havs offence of which you have bous convicted in both the demise, has been the of Her Majesty' prevent the concealtaent or removal of Teatais, to which the tariff is attached, se Dr. CANTIK, however, who drops on cause shown. Tho licence of one of the power from time to time to make, and when in England and bere fine and imprisonment for valuable property. Id other reapta also
in casually, pronounces off-hand that every oldest public-hopees of London was recently made in alter, sand or revoke bries with two years, with hard labour. After antious apon the condition that there said promisen the Official Receiver's
Invour without roouulars consideration, but larger than ever powers are made for a mrision of the rarishing is, all wrong, that the food is in refused renewal on the ground, that owing to lodging house, as well as for their squitarr momindian of the Jary, I led it my painful any other per pore sthan n City Hall ein pain, or for- at present exercise XXVII provides for a revision of the Tarif sufficient, and inferentially senses Dr. Fehenge which bad taken place a public-house maintezano When the waiter came befors to pass a sontenes of six months' imprisonment, feiture and they have ovenanted not to be hy the Official
If the ero and of the Commercial Articles of the Areas of what, if Dr. CANTEI 18 corroot, in that locality had become unnecessary. The ma thass words No person shall open or keep with hard labent, on each of you. The writhele, mortgage, or sell or make any other use of isines. ditors, hp woven,
thank the estate would he Treaty at the end of every successive ten must be considered grave misconduct; for it sufficiency of this case has not, so far as he or shewa, aleike out shees was punishable with pousi servitnile for life, and Whatever therefore may be said of to the more advantageously administered by a non-
we open a somman lodging house, etc. were kept with which Minhinnett was okarked, if prized, the site than that for which it was granted, official trustee they have the same power of years on a demand being made for such re the Colonial Surgeon who bust be held probably besparingly exercised to the the end of such term. For thirty years the if the prison the figures of disease and however, is not that it existed That The amendment pm, agreed to and t5b.. Bill and did bring, this charge, knowing it to be false, of right of access and proximity to the aesthe c'estion as as present; but this right will vision by either side within sur months from to myrt, post in for the dietary scale, and licence of any public-bouse in Hongkung words the Ordinance will unit in with the in the colonies with capitst praialment; and characteristics of marias lots-as to the high be must know na well a Dr.-CANTLIG ught he refused renewal on the same grondpaduent suggested by the Sanitary Board. the tnding of the jury in thatyos agreed to bring, price paid to the Goverment for them because future as in the past. Amongst the
are being starved
if the evidence showed powers given to the Official Rerefter may be caring to open up the question, or possibly deall in the Gaol tall us? Last year the licence of the Grand Hotel has been refusal,
But at the additional Tariff has remained unaltered, neither party
ground on which tho reported me oRDAPA
or not believing it to be trus, and from malice, higher rents reverred and their greater value in 7 THE mendood
With regard to the paper written by Dr. Cautlio, the market when they same to be wold--little hofer of laying at phat letters because the necessity had not appeared, total number of prisoners confined in Victoria for there can hardly be a question that if Arms Ordinance of 189 was read a third time notion of it. If the health of a prisoner fa affent, marine- lot 2, which erst practically nothing's The Diff entitled An Online to amend the it is not on oath, and it is not for ine to take any can be said in their respecta about this so-called and
"for the debtor redirected to Now, however, as Mr. EALLET ponte qui Geol was 3,706, and the daily average 581. licence for the same premises ve himselfy This and other provisions will render in his letter to The Times, auch This number included é
applied
and passed.
ed by the impriment so that any injury results and cannot be lai, sold, or inertgaged. It has THE DUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL being admitted it would be granted almost as a matter of
It is quite open to the Government either to not been shown that may right of access to rupt loss easy than it has been hitherto, In
The ACTING COLONIAL BRORETARY moved remit the hard labour which I'canider it my the ses has been enjoyed by the plaintiff Notwithstanding the great and constant in one week), none of whom we read in the course. The Fenon of the refusal in the that the other orders of the day be postponed. erery respect the Bill must be proc
duty to order or to starten the punishment it more than any one of the pallio, and from report, were fit
The ACTING COLOSTAL TREASURER onded. there are intentions that euok action ought to the nature of the institation and the limitatiin ko honest deltor wode bankruptcy has was ratified; our Gaseennast omitted to put on the
To sctures since October, 1860, when the treaty card labour, and many of whom to perform present instatos is something personal to the
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL--Befage be taken. It is my daly simply to pass the tu its name, it cannot make the least differ are not concerned to enquire some years ago embora of Cound that I bars esuseid te beskuld be my reson for It, the Government on, provided the proscat roed in hot sarewed. Prose that the sila Ordinance, bite. it vastly in 1970 and 1890. The opportunity is once in the whole your only fours donths, the total the house, hot night be roll founded or printed fat distributed de alforaleza, I pro will take care thst he injury, reaults from the and i la suited that it la to be visioned to s reduces the facilities for fraud and avasion: mora, before us, and at will be a serious blow number of admissions to
well one to introduos ex: work in tan Bill entitled penishment insisted. As to the statement fast. If, however, any actionable wrong is It may be well to point out that there is an to our trade if our Government allows it to The sickness and mortality in the Gaol are Hoex Gods, like my other men, is entitled panive with respect to the Alteration of their momewhat incomprehensible knowing that meet the case. An injunction would be ent of sions to Hospital being 244. utterly false but what do my is that Mr.An Onlinaton to give further Powers to Con- muder by Mr. Rodyk, I must say if sodus to been done, or is about to be done, damaged would error to the repealing cluse, the bid Ordin pass without having the specific rates in the in fact, very much smaller than among the to ask that the rdinary rules of justice ocierande of mislion The Bill, as it now Mr. Rodyk, haurd the illucationa mado in pourt the question in my opinion, although it has been Ordinance, 1860, where it doaineri Dr redued to the standard well-cared for troops of the garrison. The should be observed in his case, and that he stands a printed, and the words, I wish to be end in the letter of the 8th September that legal arged that a perpeinal injunction In the only ance being referred to as the
limit, & per
fndstrom, I will take average-strength of the garrison at year should have an opportunity of openly meeting maddest in the other tide, I will det hon. anidence in connection therewith; more cape of any kind, however desirable, could be andar Ordiusince 9 of 1892 ought also to be includ, two hisiseos to show the need of revising was 1,610, the admissions to Hospital were any secusations that may be brought against wessbars to take these amendments into con alally when I pointed out that is actions for ma- taken, for any person by his own motion might tak got back out ants you have the navies had been taken, and did not offer to give remedy. It sunt move the care, no public works ed in the Ordinances repealed.
the tarif, one in cotton goods, the other in 1,732, and the deaths 16, the rate of mortality bim
sideration per week,
Hislope prosecution the intervention and lefog op their promotion, even when commanded
chargra at the Dibelal Assignee, and as soon
im.
are aware,
the making, away of the potata di the bank néacseity 1. rery apparent Hekaye mendimata (as many as thinProportion of for by any other applicant of respectability.
great improvement on the isced's decrenas, in the cast price of our mana Colonial Burgeon's Ti
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been fortune it offers es muchbare the..specifio zales in the cariti revised six Yet with the largeritur. What his character may be we that is carried I would just mention to the ban. seritence upon you, as I have dove, and if there are whather it 50 feet or 500 from the
of this kind ders were strange