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1898.
THEPHIRTY-Starm. Angeran, Issue,
Horal etmomplets with Twelve Maps Phuus, p. 1,392, 97. Directory only, pr.
application of the doctrine of the open door, It will unly be un opon door for foreign trade the elasing of which by any one Power would be opposed by the general in terest of the remainder, but it will alen he
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY APRIL 7TH, 1898.
In order to suopurage the study of the Chin
language the Government of India bare -decided that a year's loove, with full pay, shall be granted to an oliver proceeding to Peking with the view of placing himself under instrue tian, the lease to begin fortnight from this date unen which the Dicer in informalħbal h
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
SUPPLIED TO THE LY PRESS."]
GREAT BRITAIN AND CHIKA, Chins has counciled to the British sound
an open door for Peking and the instropoli has passed too proiinifnary test and base for the leasp of Woi-i-wei when the Jupina Fou have -boon; guszociated for so long, is now a porzon wwé bu guilly" of maintenance and the the faisons mayaga vanit have been tortakon
tan province during the winter months when dission to leave India vunata that port. It is belimed that Japan is to his good itäilee. I am sure that if he bud ticket to pay money for the purpose of com- ||
"Tientsin is closed by ive, boing within an easy day's railway journey of Paking
Substantial as are, the advantages unu
The elor of El Paris, the oldest papos in the Philippines, has just been expelled the country, rad is a passenrur to Spain, his ativo ountry, by the Espeno, arriving at Siopspore Romerd Balas is Cungor, which may be taken to mean that bo acticles which have not been passed by the apple too plainly-Singapore Free Preas
fuvourable to the scheme,
of the a tha he has been guting to publishing the three ports rating Changi Chiang Basilled that pout for a great many yours, and utorroned after Mr. Mouros. Joy faut of the crow, who were now conlldout that they
THRONICLE AND DIRECTORY metod is Reiter's telegram we hope boy do not complete the tale. It can QUENA, JAPAN, COREA INDO-CHINA, hardly to supposed the opportunity has aut STEAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA been availed of lo secure the rectification of Hongkong's boundation. Some further
At the Magistancy yesterday Commander statement, as to the recently promised open- Hastings fined the master of the coolie houer, ing of the internal waterways to steam No. 8, Now Street $15 for permitting gaming. navigation would also be welcome. The adeny to the poses for some kizze that twenty mea $8 each for gaming. It had pening of Yochi at the junction of the gambling had been going on in this house, but Tanging Lake with the Yingiae is speci hitherto the efforts to capture the offenders End on Tulay afternoon, however, Inspector Gillies fcally mentioned, but what about Nanning not been succesful. At ofcnt half-past four and Post on the West River? Are not proceeded to the bonge and sunaseded in arrests these also to be opened? If, as Mr. CURZONing 20 mon engaged in a game of pai kau said in his speech in the House of Commons on the 1st March, "the opening of internal "navigation on all rivere in Chinu fo "British steamers from the middle of the 4 ensuing summer' means that we shall be able to take British merchandise in British ships, not merely to the porta "recognised by treaty, but to every river "side town and station in the whole of the interior of Chins," it follows that British ships can go to Yoohau without thy specifie mention of that place in the treaty, and als to such places ns Nnaring and Pass, always supposing that there are no in surmountable physical obstacles.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITET
MANCEACTURERS OF
AERATED WATERS.
AERATED WATERS of car unaúfacture are sold throughout the Far East
and are myariably pre ferred on arccunt of their excellence.
ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaraa- toed. The best materials only are used. THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.
On the
A Reuter's blogram dated Berlin, 6th March, A telegram from China states that the incident arising out of the attack.mude on the German missionary Homage, who was wounded and robbed in Canfar, has been satisfactorily sled. Tho setual sssailants and also the offoiala charged with the remissness after the Fattack had becanò known are to be punished. The Governor-General has ordered a considor. alle sum of money to be paid as indemnity and thro baildings are to be provided for Ure safe hansing of the missionaries,
Prince Al Teun Baron de Hors, who has
jong Hhn for sene time
RUSELA AND TURKEY. The Russian Ambasador has, interned the Sultan Ciol 20,000 cicruits for tho For Enst will shortly tratores the Dardanelles in vessels of the Volunteer deet.
will also accept from mo my very host thanks hamperty and maintenance wore offences against on the expiration of which, if land was not Although In each of you for the very kind way in which the Common Law of England and that sich sighted, he would return to Spain.
You Cocoon Jaw was extended to Hongkong by tho this concision was merely use to gain you have discharged your dotice here.
had peo Columbra avo disalarged them with intelligenes and Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, us not being limo, bebausa TONIN, 4b Abril.
with zeal. From the first to last I have had no luapplicable to the local ciromanstances of the fallible-signs of the near proximity of laud, complaint to make of anybody. it is a matter culony or its tulbits The Chief Justice, still, if the verdant fields of Ban Salvador bad of rogot to me that the first clerk, with whom cover, held that to be gailty of champerty not mot the guze at bis crew on the last day, wway, and is unable to be here to hear me testify authorities gumed showed that it was not suf
in vain.
The weather calmed down shortly after they been hore ko would have been glad to have mooing a suit, but that there must to actand doubled the formidable Capa; the force of joined with your wishing my good-bye. The intervention in a suit already command, to THE OPENING OF CHINA,
Hest dark occupies a very cosponsible post, one support a charge of maintenance at that the the wind, which blow with hurricane violonen, had nowabafel, and the mountainous wards no longer Chika hás anuoäured the opening to trade of that requires great intelligence and great toot Magistrate sul not foamd as a fast in the onse
threatened to submergo the frail rassets. Each and ability and business capacity. Mr. Arthat by atm to the Court but the appelants had night as it punesid into day revived the spirita from the knowledge you have of and from writs against the Cowpany. Theodly the intimate connection in which you have found by the Caristrate no to this was that the wore approsoling the goat for which they had The set ont On Christinas day they sighted land, been thrown with him, I. hays bo ale to appellauto initiate the proceedings,
that owing to his tact and digestion the duding of tan Magistrate wenld therefore be which sens appropriately muned Terra de Natal They resumed the voyage, and cropt harmonious working of the depart rest has been reversed add the conviction quehod
along the sonth east coast of Africa. Having very grantly facilitated. You have now an ofil Mr. Justin Wise said that the apports drenched the mouth of a large river they SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES and tried servant is Mr. Duggan, who has beeg concerned in a most iniquitous beanstation cast anchor, in onher to repair the weather- The Spanih od United States Statesmanned his laurels in the Eolico Force, and I but that the authorities abowen fast flicka.) beaten ships. One of the vessels was found to express the graret fears at the sitantion, is sure you will find him equally ready to ance upon which champerty dapeaded mod be so badly dumaged that it was necessary to Work is continuing night and day on both meet your wishes and to consider your wats apported by intervention in defending break her up, and tho grew were divided butivoen and serve with you to the credit of the dopart and teclinically the enn hat not bounch at be two remaining ships, Mozambique, Quiloa, armies aut navien, The Spanish army in rosty mont. I hope you will all of you be spared to within the law
Mombs were sucocmively roseled. On enjoy long to and good health. £ wish all of for mobilisation at any romert.
Dr. Slade and M Frazus applied to buy a way they picked up a Moorish broker, you an houonrable, a useful, and a prosperçus
The Chief Justich said the questio Paul Ikané by name, who provod of invaluable help esreer. I am xtremely obliged to you for your |attendang bers to-day. (Applanas.)
was wholly in the discretion of the Court and be Portuguese by hisintelligence and, above Mr. DUGGAN said Mr. Wodehouse. Having the appellants had grossly defrauded a pornsby his fidelity. Steering onwards, they beer so short a time in the department Iiguorant in the gourt would decline tv hod Balinde, where they exchanged cour- s with the King, who supplied them with the thought it beat to allow Mr. Ng Gwal Bhang to the suy cesta
milk Wheat plots that he could obtain. introduce the remarks to you, but now I koTU
asco da Gama wis now cirtain that he was -pleasant duty to performs. I will ask your
the way to India. He sailed morena the noceptance of a slight convenir from the Magis
gian Ocean, and on the 20th of May, 1498, he travy staff, past and present, and few friends
chcred his slips before the city of Calicut, who have known yorin conabation with your
ag successfully accomplished are of the A diffionis verages that have ever hoon On Treader social sessions of the Justicia Magisterial duties. They hope it will be as
Fertaken. His energy, is intrepidity, and of the Pence was held in the Justices Room at copied by yea sa a pledge of the esteem and the agistracy for the purpose of considering restent in which they are always hold you. I applications from (1) James William Osborneops you may long he spared to renabor the for the
his public's licence to very plouzant time-for it taust bare Leen De MY TRACOLO be the pie ant where all have worked together so lataks
Shukiwan Road, ander the ously we hare spent together. We would nine Bay View Hotal, te ore Henry ask Mrs. Wodehones's acceptance of this
Four centuries qu Lais B, Lobo for the transfor, of brosch from the clerical staff. It is small in licence to sell and sofail intòxics,
itself, but it bears upon it in Cliness oharreters Calicut, baving and * B'nk abad,” that ia · Happiness and longevity." Uquors on the premises situato at. Eigin it is this earnest wish of all present that happi- the numerous ope
Toyage from Lisbon Road, British Kasiast, under the sign of “The homo:-(9) Arthur Toury Harper for a pa Joan Ropes to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situate at Nos 21 and 214 Queen's Road Control, under the sign of
A TURPEDO DESTROYER MISSING. Reports have been received from Shanghai that the torpede destroyer Writing is missing.
· SPECIAL LICENSING SESSIONS.
AN APPLICATION REPÜBER
Police that early on the mos March ke sitemaps was made on his tween two and three o'clock he heard the with a light to see what was the mattor. No required at some of the rapids, but if the sooner had he done so than he was fired at a river is really to be opened in its full volver baitot striking the woodwork behind extent to seam navigation it cannot be im, glaning of an to post and then rebornik
ing on to his ferohend. Tealing sick and faint Sportsman's Arms. doubted that steamers will soon be plying he went inside agat, barring the doors bubied on its upper reaches as they now ply on its in, but nothing the cor and she lower renches. It would be satisfactory, mining a sarch of the compound showed for prints the sund, and the Baron attributes however, to have some specifie assurance the attacpt, to political motives on states, is this the only attempt which has been that that is really what is intended.
made on bis life, he haring twice beou fred at by Daropeans during the duo in whica he or cupied the Mansion in River Valley Real Shugapore Free Prese.
West River transhipant night bearking outside in the compound, aud went out Kowloon Hotel, to one James William O. Dear and feng yuara inay be the portion of yan.).
A mesting of the Banitary Board will be ad ara quarter past four this afternoon.
Ragin Minister to Korea, is to be got back It is reported that Mr. Wahoz. the former
to the Peninsula.
at
WATERS MANUFACTURED · H.1.8. Dorflour on her way north stepped
Ainoy to land the crow of a shipwrecked junk BY US are nowledged by the lead-which she had fallen in with ing English makers to be equal to those "of their own production,"
Sir Edward Frankland, ...,D.C.D., F.R.S., ..., &c. the greatest living anthorily on Water, reports as followa on the water is prepared and used by us in our manufacture:
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It possesses an extremely high degree of organs, pray and is of most excellem quality for draking,"
missioner of Customs at Hapgehow in stoedasion Mr. Paul H. Klog is oppointed acting Com to Dr. S. Leslie, who gom home on leave
The neus Easter meeting of the Hongkong Kilio Acɛpoiation has baer unavoidably poned and will be held at Whitentida.
Commander W. C. 17. Hastings proalded, and there were also present the Rev. R. F. Cobbelt Mr. O Vivian Ladds, Mr. B. W. Mitchell, Mis
There was no objection to the first and second applications, but with regard to the third
people.
22.
THE DISCOV „Y OF THE BLA ROUTE TO INDIA
BY F. MONTALTO DE YERUS
Que da
·AS EXTRA DIA Too de 1o indar of purpose amidst all the dangers For pats nuncs d'an'HOTOO R surrounded hini, enabled his to encod
Varam sada siez da
powerful nation th
and large aruies, but was sourvely discernible
amal
tre bie predecessors had failed When he edoled India, had when the minarets and
aly adifices of Callest rose in view like the on of an chanted land, bo tenst have foit brilt. of pride in the conssionsaws of being je to bring to ht King aptly sarnamed the tanate, the tidings of the glorious discovery bad made, atlar so many perils braved, and o many obstacles overcome
During his stay at Calicut, events shaped themselves in a way that faft no dent in the mind of Vasco da Gama as to the treacheroua oharactor of the people among whom he had come. At Quiloa and Mombassa his ablpa bad baon nearly wrecked, at the instigation of this Moors, by the pilots who had been sent on bourd for the purpose of navigating the ships on racks. At Calient the same causes were at work.
and your family, (Apphase.) ALM with the initi
MT. WODEHUORY ir. Duggan and gentle gator wie al la ou. It is really toe goud of you to have that the great dea thought of resembering as in this way. Both my wife and I are only two happy to accept the very pretty and testeful momentous of the time we have apext hors, I am sure my wife will be delighted to nerept this little souvenir
and whose population nevo, from you and au for your present to me. I think C. W Daggan, and Tospector Maoke, repro-it is going far beyond anything I have desersed The Portuguese word, ho souting the Police.
to have obtained such a vorg-hanisome souvenir spoots eminently gonilded
The polloy of the Portugiono at this period from you. 7 accept what you have given to a daring enterprise shou. they
was essentially ons of conciliation. In order to with the greatest pleason I sin very polsful ise. Their const
the ingratiate themselves with the natives, they obliged to you (applause.)
had allowed themselves to be robbel in all thoir Mr.. DUGGAN-Mr. Wodehouse. Wo pro- Moors, thin Kurepa and
commercial transactions. Thus, in their first at- Quent with you, and we will ask your acceptance of it them to the hurdahiya and p
tompito load their ships, they obtained "ginger, pose presting you with an address signed by made them a nation of eolites the present staff and othem who have served expeditions in search of N
ured which was heavily loaded with red clay, and sen; indiamon which was old, of a bad quality, and when you arrive in Bugland. The time bas
ngth, quite uneervicable." They paid exorbitant not availed us to draw it up in the satisfactory they had unbounded filth in the
prices for those goods But the prefase ber- manner, and we will ask you to allow us to for and toy stoned for the smiling
ality which they displayed admirably served the ward it to you byggan aud box by the indomāta ble pourag
purpose for which it was intended. It excited med: You are most kind, and I shall hava die fays. The idea of redoble by circum disposed towards the Fortwo, and inclined
BE WODEHOUSH-Mr. Duggan and gentle of purpose which charneferisoc/
the ompidity of the Zamorin, he was favourably greatest pleasure in receiving this address when
ass cordially shaking hands will the company the accession of Kia Humanus they had He sant n measags to Vasco da Gama desiring over you think proper to present st. (Applauss)signting Afviene confed In their to enter into trade relations with a people who The proceedings then farmina ed, Mr. Wude squadron in search route, but ou weight of the commodities sloh they purchased. Dimas, They hud ettehadron after showed Buch great disregard of the value and
not gone beyond a Bay, The dis him to visit him at the paisce. Davane, the as they left the zooza,
covery of Amuri by Columbas, however, broker whom they had picked up at Mozambique, stimulated them to greater efforts towards strongly direuled the Portuguese trom landing the accomplishment of the project which they at Calfent without having obtained hostages had so long nourished and so often attempted from the Zamorin. His Majesty assented to in vain.
these conditions, and sent three, Nairs on board tho Portugtog vel. Vazo da Gamu there on landed in atate, and was received in Budience by the King, to whom he delivered the letto e brught with him from the King of Portugal expressing a dosirs that the Portuguese bilght be allowed to trads in the coxatry.
Mr. Ladds said he should like to object to this lipoona being granted. There were quliy Mr. E. F, X. Santos Boniedios has shown as the application was made in another name and all enough it this place already. He knew that seription raised a behalf of the children of the a further statement in connection with a sub-that rort of thing, bat it would mean the same Isto Mr. Francisco de Paulo do. Rosario; the hir Bowley, who appeared for Mr. Harper, substance of which he desires us to make pablia said that this audiostion had no contecticu for the lafocustion of the abscribers. The with Hook Goon gustover, He was informel subscriptions to the 20th March, the data of tho that, the intter had left the premises altogether list statement amounted to $188, and subsetip and removed to the other and of Queen's Road tions sings that dats amount to Singest and gold have no posable connection with the disbursements have beais un foil on the matter. Thay Las Mr. Harper had total of 524. Ox the other side of taunt Mr. Harper Tas Policy bed full information Fanoral expenses of the late Mr. and Mrood to take the place and the premises Hozarle $13.60, two mousses 8, mourning (clothing) 316, resttress, pillows, etc. 8830, from the owner, and that he had no concoction post-shoes and socks $310, foxl-cmi suudriss $1.00, antover with Hock Goon. Mr. Harper bore an excellant oheraster, and was the sort of man mah's wages for Makel $4.50 balance in a should hold a lone in Hongkong. He the Hozgkong Serings Bank $119.50, out as an Englishman, he had been in the Royal standing subscriptions $37, total 8224 The Navy for a number of years, and his character enbacriptions from the 20th March to be always been ersellent. He had beon manager the 5th Augil were as follows. A. A of the Sing Roted for a year and a half. This Soare, 85; HM Carvalho, 55; FM, Gutierrez was not an application for a new conse, bat S, F. XAC, SL. MA, SA 42, II for the transfer of a licenes which had b D'Agning, 53, JL. de Solavies Alves, $2; Jin existence for a great number of years. He 5. Alves, 83, F. A. C. 82; VA PC conld not see what ground there could be for J. M. d'E, 81, N. AG. 91. A. R. 91; JA refusing the liconso and depriving the owner of: $1, J. A. C. 31. A friend of the unhappy the property of what must be valuable maset obildren, $1; P. C. de Souza, 31: Andymo, in the way of rent. He believed there was one Bouse in Hongkong at present closed the Traveller's Hot and therefore the Licences in Hongkong were reduced by one,
The Justices considered their discigion in private, ultimately announcing that they had decided not to grant the application.
Inspector Gillies has been presented with a match rifle by the Hon. II. . Wodehon, CL.G., for services rendered in instruction in shooting
The last lot of Raab gild, which was on board the stranded steamer China, bea beon safely transferred to the Carthage en route to London,
stagepore Fyse Preat
The cruiser Bonaventure, Capt. R. A. Ji Montgomerie, CB., was to be inspected at Devonport on the 12th March and leave on the 14th for the China Station.
Bix Thomas Lipton's agent in Ceylon, a Mr. Duplook, on being roliered as a result of irre gulirkins, committed micide by outting his
A. S. WATSON & Co.. LIMITED.Shreet in the hotel in which is rended, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Extabbed A.D. 181.
Hongkong, Tóth Mareb, 18
Un te noon yesterday 186 cases of plagas had been reported, 13 of them during the preceding bronra. The deaths reported resched 243, Coeluding 18 daring the preceding 24 hours.
Sir Henry Blake gave an address on Jaexion, 24 with special reference to sugar cultivation and fruit growing before a special general de of the Tendon Chamber of Commerce
SATOR TO CORRESPONDEN, OR Gra pontecem refusing to the news colum should be ná áéresant to The Boro
Carmananciou sawer forward their savo and adsu with communions hired to the Editor e
o preblication, but a midence of good faith.
side of the paper -
en the 4th March.
Sir John Carrington, C.M.G., gavs a most intersting loeture on Volunteering" vestor day in the City Hall before the members of the Hongkong Odd Volumes Boeing ofport
SUPREME COURT.
5th April
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
Beron SIB Joms CARRINGTON (CHIE JUSTICE) AND ME. JUSTICE WISE (PUINE JUDGE).
THE CHANSERIT APPRAL
inum-
enacity these
Three ships, vis little oror one hundred tons each, tit hatoon bailt in the time of John Il, yors now equipped for another expedition. Who was the man to when he should entrust the compas of the expetition, was a problem that sorels trouble the mind of Emmanuel From a window in the palace he could see the Sex Rufat rocking on the blue waters of the
The Perak Pivater maya: There was a fairly large gathering at All Saints Church yesterday morning (25th March) to witness the marriage of Capt. H. L. Talbot, Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., to Ming Edith Ulomenti Smith, Bagh tar of Sir Ceail Smith, late Governor of be Straits Settlements. The bride, jehn Jögkod¬ very pretty, wore an ordinary white walk-ME FUDSHOWE'S RETIREMENT!" Crown Solicitor poured for the poudan Gems entered to room. The King, wie Broly ing costame, with blue sash and ribbons and a white, raw picture hat similarly
FURTHER EERTANONG tritamed, drove to the Charob with r Rodger, who gave her away. The road loading As reported in our issus of yesterday, the to the Charob was lined by a mixed party of Hon H. E. Wodehouse, O.M.G., who has 10 Siksh and Alalay Police under the command of tired, from the public servis after a long and Chief Inspector Makson and Inspector Hagler successful career, was on Monday the rooipient Mrs. Harper presided at the organ and played of an address from the Chinese community of the Wedding March as the bidu entered the Hongkong marking their very hearty appresia chreb.he cremony was performed by Rertion of the manner in which he had performed FS. P. Pyament, and daring it the choir gang his datics, and yesterday another interring The voice that breathed der Eden." After little fenation was witnessed at the Mag the service soma of those present in church tracy, the Magistracy staff presenting him and drove to the Bosidency, wore the wedding Mrs. Watehouse with tokens of their good feel breakfast was provided. After the usual toasts The souvenirs for Mr. Wodels on and speeches the happy couple left for the Cot siste of a ningniflosof snd besutifully obased
dress and that for Mrs. Wodehouse of a gold understand Capt. and Mrs. Talbot robarn to Kuala Lumpur in time for the Easter festivities. broad of an oromethugly pretty pattern and
bearing the apt inscription in Chinese chara The Hon. Treasurer of the Alico Memorial tcs,Pak shao," that is "Happiness and and Nothureclo Hospitals begs to acknowledge
longerity.
Mr. Ne QWA BuAND sald --Being one of the funde of the Hospitals:- Abdolally Ebrahia & Co.
to
The Moor in the montime bad not been idio. They had seen with consternation the arrival
nad to Sust and Alexandria, From these cautres,
The Moors could not view with
2 lekers for musicalian shobid se written on ene No centuriş sigaɔd. comkulation that here of the lecture is hold over and wili spent in a tage," whino the housymoon will be sport. Wo silver, bowl, of dangon' and bamboo and an ad check the nefarious prnotices of these" lawyer & briness forgot their own buda in a common en-; the country in order to conquer and to plunder
already njerzvati in her papers will da insectos.
Curture the detra moyers of DAY "Row should be pened before 11 reith wind day of pestication. After that
Terraphic Aldras Pitkus. Jede
subsequent issue.
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The hearing of the clumperty appeal an Tagus would carry the ship scross the of the Portuguese ships. They quickly die. was resumed from the provious day. The anti pas the Cans of Good Hope, where crued that these vessels would be followed by counsel for the appellants word for Fang Kantor were so frequst, across town others, with corresponding disadvantages to the Chire, Mr. Fransis (instrasted by Messrs. Wisud never ploughed before, alill farther towards trade, the monopoly of which they had so long kinson and Griel); for Wong Tak Law, the urges East, where fabulous robes be enjoyed, and which enriched every country Slade (instructed by Mossra. Deason and Hastorate, to the lund whoso dusky tribes peopled through which it passed. At the time of the. ings The Attorney General, the How Whidrens Gaspar Correa, in the Lendas first Portugese expedition the entire travle of M. Goodman eructed by Bit. H. L. Dennydis India relates that whilst these thoughts India was causal in the imais of the Moors. | More fínlng across the King's mind, Vasco da Tas producta izl Indio, and of the Sufco Islanda were carried through the Fern Gulf or the Rad the Hon. F. H, May, Captain-Superintendent of Police. The appeal was against the decisions alived in the interposition of providers in Son to Aleppend the other ports in the Lerant, of the Hon. H. Wodehouse, who at the fairs, was strougely shunted by his op Magistracy in Norobar last fined the sprite Pearance at such an opportune moment. Ha Venetian ships carried the goods to Tunics, ants 3100 each (Pang Kun Ches being also sen as consmoud that it was the will of Heaven and thence they distributed them throughout toned to six weeks imprisonment) for naturprise which he was about to undertake, quanimity the arrival of the Portuges in
that he should employ this man for the ardacus Europo fully counailing the offence of obalaperty,
and be appointed Vasco da Gama admiral of the India Chey foresaw the ritin of their own trade, Mr. Bladu, conlinning his argument, con- tealed that it was the portereins of justisest. And so it me to pass that Vasco da if their now rivals were to establish a directed which made the champerty, adding that in Gama commanded the expedition that reunited routs from Eurup tu Tadis, which would divert uithes of these two cases was there any proof such lendid achievements, that was destined the bulk of the rate to Lisbon, and they tried that justice had been perverted.
de explode so many absurd theories resposting to avert the impending doon. by driving the the limits of the earth-theories cirumscribing, Portugues ont of the country. They intrigued The Attorney-General said he appeared for
at the same time, the 'limits of human knowledge with the Zamorin, they bribed his offcials, they the respondent in this case because he thought
and hamau aspirations-that struck, in Asia,” a pointed to him that the object of the Portuguese that, for the honour of the legal professioz iz this clony, some effect should be mandu
torrifle blow at the growing Moslem power and was not to establish trade relations with his sheskod its advance, while in Europe kings and kingdom; they were snemies who come to spy touts," and that it was most important to asser- tain whether the law of champerty was still a
Jervour to extirpate the enemy of the religion! it. They invogled Vasco da Game into the of Christ. { "Hiring doctrine," such as Lord Coleridge had
outalrirte of the city, where he was detained, The feet sailed froka Lisbon on the 25th of and where ho was, practically, a prisoner in declared the law of maintenance to be, in the March, 1497, and made its way to the Cape Verde their hands. In the meantime, Paulo da Ganes case of Bradkugh v Nowdogule, fifteen pers paty, so far as champerty was on offence, as opposed to a civil txt, was eksolete. That ofjection, however, may be answered in the wd of Maxwell an Statutes, p. 880, where it is stated: A law is not repuale hy becoming absolute;" and the writer proceeds as follows:
Thus trial by battle, with its oaths denying resort to oushantment, sorcery, or witchcraft, by which the law of God might be depressed and the faw of the devil exalted, though the trial by grand assise, introduced by Terry IT had practically superseded it for centuries, was still in force in 1819. Indeed, it was resorted to 'in Ashford . Thoralen, reported in 1, Barnweit and Albarson's Reports, 104 where William Ashford in 1819 appeal one Thornton for causing bap death of the sister of Ashford, and wages of battle was claimed, and the appallec pleaded not guilty, adding
huar dhe supply a timiled. Only supplied for Ceskopinion that the appollants, had been concerned with thanks the following donations to the oldest officers in this department, I have beeno. It had been urged that the law of cham. islands. Thenes the Jourse of the ships. was fait great shriety us to the fate of his brother.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONS, Aen. 7th, 1888.
Judgment was given in the champerty. appeal yesterday. Though the Court were of
in a most iniquilons transaction it hold that the enses had not been brought within the law and con-equently quashed the convictions, the appellants being, however, refused crista. -
Sir J. W. Carrington, C.M.G. Chow Dart Tong... Y. H. Descon... HT. Dennys
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H, E. Pelock. Forbert Price
The Molay Mail says:--The China had only mundo. & fow trips, and it is a romarkble edin. sidenes that when he arrived in Sydney for the Gibb, Livingstone & Co. AT last the obices of the British augotiations and sessel. A friend of the writer's, who Harling, Bushinaan & Menzell,
rst time a yarn got about that she was a Gilman & Co.. with China and the recent movements of backed ons is vessel of Sydney for the first J, D. Lamphrys & Son the est has been made kowe. The average home again, told the Captain of this W. G. Humphreys & Co.
rare, to which that gentleman raplied, "Oh I Jebson & Co., quisition of Wcilmiwei is a stavesmanlike wish you had not told me, we suitors are Linstead & Davies... measure and in excellent olleet to the pious," or weeds something to that A. B. Marcy
affect. Howarer," he added, "it will only Palmer & Turner... Russin acquisition of Port Artur. Itake me all the more careful." places Great Britain in a strong position in the North and will affectually conserve our At Shanghai on the 1st March Dr. Stusbel J. J. dos Rematics & Co. interestsin that region. Woihaiwai faces I'm (ormas) Mr. J. Goodnow (United States), Shewan, Toxes & Cp...
end Mr. R. W. Mansfield (Grest, Britain), set H: Skott & Co. Arthur at the mouth of the Gulf of Pechibli at the German Consulate to hear an action for Wet Lun Shek and is capable of being made an impregnable injunction brought against the Manicipal K. Winking fortress. Even when it was defended only the way of certain property of his, with a A. Watson & Co.
Council by Mr. H. Bravett, whe alleged that Wing Kee & Co by Chinese the Japanese bad considerable frontage to the Buechen Ureek, was depreciated Chrasjer Pallanjes & Cu. difficulty in subluing it. From military by the officers or agents of the Council shooting Henjamin, Kelly & Potts
gurlago on the foreshore. The Council, repre- H. F. Cobbold point of view it is nu intuitely more desirented by Mr. Dowdall, claimed a prescriptive Bradley & Co... able-station than Chusun, and if it is to Sir | right. Mr. P. Be appeared for the plaintif. G. H. Batzon Wright...... CLAUDE MACDONALD that we owe its no Witness were called for Mr. Browett and the Hon Woi Fuk
|Francisco Tse Yal cant was adjourned. quisition that ablo Mipister has served his
J Black ... country well. The move will not be wel Á sad vccurrence buppened to board the come to Bussia, and was probably quite on the 19th March, besed for Swatow, and at Hangove vnher hul voyago. She left Chefou unexpected by hey, but she can have on the following morning the socond no right to pruteel, and would be power-ciler, Mr. K. B. Bardsley, was found dead in less to unke her protest effective should is bunk. The body was carried on to Satow, whore an inquest was held and a chemical sho wish to do so. Great Britain has arnlysks of the contents of the stomach was cang mere agertol herself and has given ordered, the result of which was not known when the Hangehow left. It is thought that convincing proof that she is, not to death was caused by landssum poisoning, all be crawled out. It was Great Britain's the indications pointing the way truc policy not actively to opposa Rusin's docend was 27 years of age and bore au
excellent character:—N, C. Daily News. acquisition of Port Arthur and the exten. sion of her influence in Manchura, unwel-
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directed towards the Cape of Good Hops, which A mounell was held on board the Portuguese sas requested to myls few words of farewell to you
was then the boundary of navigation. They en- vesels at which it was resolved that when all en bobalf of the icers past and present, who
coautored terrifiestor as at the Cape, which theyotkor us had failed to obtain the freedom of bave bad the booar of sarving under you in
doubled, it in stated, without having soon 1. Vasco da Gama and his compaiana, they would this Magistraes It was with the gates
or was the fury of the elements the only obstacle bombard the town. This news was quickly regret that we first learned that you had been
they had to contend with. The inademency brought by the loors to the Zamorin, who wan cainpialled to retire from the Bouch on accorat
of the weather and the privatim which they at last prevailed upon, in retaliation, to allow of ill health, rid we could not let the cousien
bad sulterel made the draw desparate The Lis subjects to kill Vasco da Game and all the pass by without expressing a profound ansport
elamonrod to be allowed to return to Portugal; Fertaguess who had landed with hita. How and estcom in which we hold you. The most
they said they wore drifting to certain lastruc. that, fell purpose was not exocated remaing a important and responsibis post of Police
on the aukaown so they were crossing hd mystery. We do not rely on the theory that Magistrates has been held by you for the past 37
or ly to the gates of Hell, whore Satan was lying Vasco da Gama obtained his frexiom owing to years, and you have administered justies to the
wait for them; their superstitioun mínda cou the intercession of the Nairs whom the Portu. Chinese populator in this colony witheat foar,
jured up all sorts of supernatural visious, and goers had borated. Ous of the Naics was the favour, or will. Being woid acquainted with
they supplented Vazzo da Gama, with tears in nephew of the "gazi, who the Moors bad the rabera and customs of the Chinese you
their eyes, to desist from prosecuting a voyage bribed, in order the compass the destruction of Javo justly, honestly, and faithfully discharge
which could only and in disaster
the Portuguese. We are disposed to think your duties not only to the satisfaction of The
Vasco da Gama poke kindly to them. He that the clemency of the Zamorin was due to Corognment hat to the public at large. I
printed cat to them that their fear were gigant fex the home sort of paralysing four that me also asked to say thul we, the ofcore of 1 um ready to defend the same by my loss, that they would fail in their duty to the alert Montezuma, he ruler of great om- this deportment. past and present, wish to er body," and duly took of his glove and throw it King if they returned to Portugal without an pire to be arrested sad imprisoned in the heart press bor heartfelt thanks to you for the kind on the floor of the Court. Thut Law Ind been errand from the country they had been sent to of his capital at voorday, by a handful of ness and courtesy we have received at your obsoletes for centuries for over six centuries discovor; hesides, he had sworn when he left Spaniards whom he could have orishad by the
alshop, sit, that the secesion will uet stres Heary the Second's tone, Int it was Portugal that he would not retrace a single stepsheer weight of numbery alene. only wind you of us, but of this colong, where found Davary to give offent to it, antil it was that he should take in the direction of India. The While he was detained at Calient, Vasco da you have spent the best part of your life. We formally recaled in 1810 by 59 muga men, however, were not spilled; they renewal Cams, showed that if he could be brave and wish you goud bys and a pleasant royage, III, 946. It is no answer, therefore, to say their demands; they whispered to themselves bold almost to rusiness, be could also be prudent pray you will be spared by Almighty God to
lag is obvolete until it is formally repented, that Vasco de Cinzao was one niu, and they when circumstances required "Satir y calar long joy the pension fou so well deserve. The law therefore being in fores in 1843 in were mnay, and they concerted plans to cooree were the words whispered to him by the Casti (Applano)
England it is necessary to ascertain what that him to task to, When he saw that oft words fan whom he met at Calicut, and he notes on Mr. WoDanovs, in replying, said--M. law is. For that purpose, the beat course is to and good advice were like anerailing, he that advise with characteristic determisation. Ng Qui Shang and gentlemen, I am extreme
Qurult the lading text books of authority, but threatened the crew to drag there along to No prevocation, and to injury, and ko was sub- lyndteful for the kind way in which you have before dealing with the modern works any India by the beard, and to throw overboard, the jooted to say, could rouse his temper, or make lakor notics of my approaching lipurture.be well to call attoulien to a passage in Haw. that man who dared to speak of returning to him, for angle moment, deviate from his Hue I can assure you it is a matter of the deepest Lins Plats of the Crows, p 155. The writer Portugal. This did not intimidate the crew of conduct. It only when he was enfò on duce last evening at the Theatre Royal before I have served for a considerable period for 34
A complete alarge of programimo was pre- regret to ma-to retire from a ovipo ju strich | nska" What shalt be paid to amoxut to an act They were willing, ley, said, to risk their bourd his vessel. Untie üblerud taa ominous
of muistenanos ?" and proceeds; *71, kosmetb
lived in the service of the King, but they would threat that he would come back to India for a large and enthusiastic audience, who went away your-and in which I have spent so many pleas clear that whosoever assista another with my not endanger their souls in foolhardy ander love of the Mons. The intarea have thoroughly amuseil and mystified. Suns vory at times. The greater part of that service to curry on his cause as by retaining ono to bo taking; besides, if they returned to Portugul, quoted of their dishonesty and treachery were original and marvellous tricks with cards warte has boon spent in connection with the Police of commsel for him or otherwise bearing him the King ould forgive them; if he only knew not calculatet te favourably dispose Vasoe da introduced into the test part of the programan by Mr. Cari Hertz, who may well lain to a Potion Magistrate, with you and olivers at my
Fords. For the last 17 years I have served us out in the whole or part of the expose of the hardships they had undergone at all smu towards them, and aford a clap to the of the suit, may properly be said to be oronia, if they had to dis, it was proforable to ongeance that he ranked upon them when he
• renowned conjuror. The thought ruling friend stall. It is my duty to thank yon mest guilty of an auto maintenance." It is face death in bhoir own conuiry, usar their retro to India is 1502. hand was remarkably good and mystifying heartily for the attention you have given to alleged the appellants did assist the jak wivos and childrca, ruther than perish the the humane ideas of nineteenth century An ordinary square piece of plate glass was your dation. You have materially assisted thèais
owner not only by assisting hit with mousy monstrous sens, their bodies to be the feed for phared on the backs of two chairs and the tongietrite iubis work. I know of zo staff that but by practically carrying on his cause them fishes, and their souly domed for ever
siviljention do not satirely eronerate him from of a boat was then placed on the glass, nul it could have moreably and more intelligently and giver and unsexing and pocketing mere Bau
Happily for them, and for Portugal, Vasco do blame in connection with the ormelties that public given to him. Fingers beng datinetly seen to rise and fall. Thom it has been my privilege to sove in this worth noting that in
Gama was ant the man to be intimaland by the he perpetrated on that occasion,
opisivo, perertheless, will not condon For instura, que of the medicus was used to dipertinent. As for Mr. Ne at Shang and Meson and Wolby, in Jell, Sergeant Banpass, He gave up to the mea that he was willing to splendid services that he rendered to his come as ibat nequisition and extension might
throw upeir cfdise salver, and before sling his brothas, Mr. Gorge Ng Fu who argue and took the point that aasiating comply with their dewands, provided they gave country, and to the cause of humanity, and , be, bat ta zeuk, an equivalent advantage for
the land knocked on the glass the nisuber
where no suit tul actually been begun was not in a written document, sliting that in view without looking at the vast array of fate int ing him to come to Shanghai, as be the bast that was subsequently thrown. The second part may they were introduoad into this service by actichalde, del although it may be indiet French scholar of all tas native ofheials on of the programme opened with a nicely reutered mo, and I have secrypt with then evar ditten able. Ladeed, the oil to to repressed in thu to deplorable constatee, they were in it man be cited in Lis defence. His acts wer
was impossible to convins the voyage, Thie In addition to lensing Weihaiwoi to Great the cost, to settle the terms of the so-called Eallad by Me D'Alton, who recited an Other with whom I have surved, too, bare interforenos of outsiders with Jegul claims in crew were overjoyed at this unexpected typical of the age in which by llved; hatred.
which they bave no interest, and in which they Britain China opens to trade the three ports foun, the pagotiations for white bare entitasiaste recull in response to which sho gave given us the greatest asirtnach.
of the Moors, whom they had succeedet in been resmind.
The amount of the loan is a charming roudering of u now coon" song specially mention the name of my interpreter bare no concern. Interference, for the anager of Vasen da varas, and they found him of centuries, was ingrained in the Portuguese They had expected to be the driving out of the Peninsula aftor s struggle £4,000,000 sterling; the money is to be used in after which the lights were lowered for the Areyurt him as a gerius. He in turn from
pose of inciting to litigation and so that the ing is in Fokien, close by Samsah, which original terms ware 48 per cent interest, and the well-defined pictures were prodnood with beauty, that a river can turn his vehicle, either to the building the Faking. Hunkow railway: the cinematographe, when a Lumber of now and
aunable to reason. They cagurly followed character; the religious, woal which inflamed the 1 language to another with the same facility
person interfacing may rub the claimant of ball him to his cabin, bat, ne soorer had they done European astiuus in those days was a of the result of the suit by sharing any eoMI- Germany hind so thought of taking before railway to be completed in five years. The new learness, and antaral-like movements, the mass right or to the left. He can turn from Hinds pensation, swarded is most injurions in Gaspar Correa, the infinitable chronicker of the Christ and the disciples of Mahommed. Finally, se, then they were arrested; and put in irons impassable barrier between the followers of she finally decided in favour of Kinochau, terms are 5 per cent, intereat, and the railway noticeable being "A nall on the London Wirestani to Chiness and from Chinese to Hinds Londonoy. It tends to promote porjury and events which took place to Lula daring the the Christions of Elpes days, and the Crusades to be finished in three years. Mr. Wu was due Brigade." Cari Hariz appered in his plasie vorderfst facility and in a way which does bie outside who has advanced money is not likely the mouth of aged Gawn on that not only a diecenter frozu their views, but a stant and from both to English with most statis. It is gatobling in litigation, and an Portagnea rule, put the following worde of a period not far remote, saw in every, infidel, at Shanghai on the Zud April.
entertainment entitled "Enchantud Ninents,” introinding some now and very cloverly per abilities the greatest credi 1 am deeply to be very particular as to the means ho taksa memorable ecowiononceforth mou, he loathsome object, whom they were in daty rather than with the idea that it will becorat It will interest the morbors of the com- formed illusion. From a roma bu produca iubled to Mr. Ng Qwai Shang for the kind to win. With Chiness toate" al Chinese uid, you have neither captain nor pilot bound to tread upon sud to exterminato. au imperant contre of tende, for us a community, says the Singapore Free Fresa, as well as several yards friton, which were finally tande way in which be hans referred to the time witnesses such vans are not unlikely to inside our only pilot is God, nad he shall lewi as where
The pur during which we have been together. I am faige lungs. The tendency of the whole he wills, but it is not for Fortugal that we are His mission a vow at an end, sad there mercial port it will probably rank ne higher the inters of the 8.C.C. to bear that Mr. Fiato small tags of different colours.
formance sonchaled with the wonderful and sincere in thinking that the torms in which he proceeding is rubrernire of juation The At boul." His firm altituds during this orinia V. Hamby, who came out to Singapore as the than Nogpo. Yoshan la the port at the First loial Assignes, is now appointed to a sensational illusion, "Noah's Ark," in which has se kindly spukea of the war ernor General then ceramented referring to effectually roprement all further attempts at to Portugal, where news of the fleet was eagerly varg good billet, the Secretaryship to the Union ministare ark was proved to be absolutely empty, I know so well wit my own teslings have lus the authorities and contended that the doctrine matmy and contangled strongly with the truited for Duty, so faithfully and so nobly mouth of the Tougting Lake, the opening of Bark in Londoa. Mr. Horaby has the aul from which a good niter no end of with regard to you that I know that they mist was corsaally hid down, in the aduand edition attitude of Columbus on an analogous cousion. performed, could not fail to obtain its das which had been already promised. Chinwong definitely retired from the Home Civil Service, animals of all sizes and descriptions emerged, reprocal, and I know how auxious I of Itussell on crimes.
The latter, when he found that he could not | rəqompasse, and King Emmaunel conferred upon jen port near Shenhuik was, at the north-east. He was in Singapore from 1688 to 1801 in and Gually this geoeful dls D'Alton. The have been to bare no lifexonce in the
control his Jesubordinate crew, who were fully Vasco da Gaus the title of Doman honour charge of the organising and working of the trick was simply inexplicable, aut must be seen duyartmout and that we should all work
April 6th
determined not to allow the great bavigator to which was callous bestowed in those days. But ern extremity of the province of Chibli, and Bankraptoy Dogartinent. His keuzers to be appreciated. There will be no per Lumeniously for the good of the service. Iam
proved further on his voyage, tried to allure what, to a trae jatriot like him, must have been will prove a barrier to the setting up of any exisister will be well remembered during his fermancato-niglit and tomorrow (en Friday). sure the terms in which you have spoken of za
THE CONVICTIONS QUASHED,
thelu with visions of the untold woältà · shat of far greater valus than the favour of lág commerok monopoly in that region, captaincy of the 5.C.C. and it will not be for the next performances taking place on Saturaro felt to be the foolings of your own hearts,
gotten that Mr. Hornby captained the resday afternoon and evening, when, tas now pro am sorry that this is really it the lust The Chief Justice, in delivering judgment would be baits when they rescued land; he Borereign, was the spectacle of his nation rain, whether by Hussin or any other Power. It cricket tea that left Singapore to visit Houg grange will doubtless attract another large counsion on which we shall woot, and as you are derided that on the 5th day of April, 183, xlurted them to patieng, and fully be by his discoveries, to the highest pinnacle of establisboght as a treaty port is a literal" hoog.
ocko ma to accept your good wishes 2 trust you when the colony obtained a local legislature, putreated them to grant him three days' grase, fame,
herself..
of Funing. Yochas, and Chipwang.. Fue
It has bean made an open port probably to
prevent its being scized by any other Power,
The
It is positively stated, rays the NC. Daily Now, that H.E. Sheng has saut to Hangobow for the expectant l'aotai Wa Yib-taing, order.
Answered questions by knocks on the glass, the more dutifully done their work than than with hul tho compensatoll. v. Watuon, threats of foolish chidrei afraid of a glidat. bim without taking into consideration the
dudienge,
aze in a way my brothem, as it were. That in
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romaiņai notking for him to de bat to return