Bocks..
PORT OF AMOY.
for
AND
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1971:
W. Cogg asid be had no olhim to the house, and after a long rambling, and abietly icrelevant speech by the defendant, his Honor gave judg. ment for $117, with costs of attorney.
C. VOLEMANY V. P. O'TOOLE-$29.75. fendant hud Aled a set off whigh his Honor said was perfectly unintelligible, and he ordored it to be taken off the file, giving laro to No particulars were filed. No chise bad been the defendant to put it into English if he liked: signed, but plaintiff produced a book in which he had entered the anate day by day, for refreshments, &c. principally gin cock-tails, ftis Honor said the plaintiff sould not recover for spirituens liquors, unless sold, to the value
for wat die of the Court.
Referred to the Clerk of
bat also wines and porter,
POLICE INTELLIGEÑOR.
26th September. BEFORE O MAY, Esq.
FOUNTAIN AGAIN.
Grorgs Thomas Fonutuin oberged by W. Foutitt, P., No. 7 with being drunk in the Quado's Road West. He said defondant bud been charged before reveral times on the samo thirgo, aid on others quite different; in fact
was a well known inhabitant of the Gail.
YOKOBAYA.
Bates from the above part are to the 16th
by the Chief Justice on the subject of gam- bling.
(Signed) H. W. WHITHEILD. Major General and Lieutenant Governor.
care to the Oier Administering the Government Chy of a Despatch from the ERRI. or Kim.
DOWNING-STRERT, 1. April, 1871, Sir,I hare.to acknowledge the receipt of No. 19, dated the, 6th of
Defendant stated he had been promised a with regard to the polise vote, and hero it ap-adjusted, is being arranged that on and after your Desnatuga Memorial addressed to
February,
April. 1870, concerning the Police Force It reads almost like a satiro at the present moment; and will show very clearly what CHIPOWNERS, AGENTS, and COM.importance is to be attached to official denials MANDERS are informed that the Dock of unpleasant statements. We doubt if oren COMPANY'S ESTABLISHMENTS at the above Sir ROBARD would be disposed at the presont Portafford every facility, at moderate chargon, not to say that there was not the "slight REPAIRING AND SPARRING VESSELS est foundation" for the assortion in the Daily Press that the diminution of crime OLEANING AND PAINTING IRON
inpon which he congratulated himself, was not SHIPS AND STEAMERS.
roal, but only apparent. Will anybody deny at the present day that facility for concealing. THBIR LARGE GRANITE DOCK, Has. 200 feet tength on the blocks, and at crime is the secret of all the difficulties under Average spring tides van rive sole of 16 to which we now labour? By the way, we may 17 ft draught. It has u CAISSON GATE, AND POWERFUL CENTRIFUGAL observs that we are not aware how "much."
of the Hongkong Bar was against the opi- V. ROZAZIO V. CHOY YUS AND ANOTHER - STEAM PUMP, And un Engineers' work-shop stel with Latheson we expressed perhaps the ATTORNEY-55000, on a bill din by the muperourgo of the junk which, baa frequently beer wentioned and Tools, livon by steam, Iran and BIS GANERAL; Cortainly not the other Barrister. above. The bill had been endomed over after stated the child bad lived with him seven or eight but they are gaining it slowly. They do not re-by merchants, against the insertion in bills off of the importance of the auction, and that Foundrien, Boiler-akers abo, a large Smithy nid Carpenters and Boatbuilders sheds,
the bill became due.
Mr. Toller appared for the plaintiff and Mr. superintended by resident Europeans.
Breraton for Choy Ins, on whosa behalf be took the objection of want of jurisdiction. The case was postponed till Friday.. LEB PELS, LOD YE-180,88, Postponed
Their two smaller GRANITE DOOKS gan roive, at spring tides, Vessels drawing 12 feet Spare, Timber, wad other Dock-yard waterial Kapi.in stock.
Quarters for Offense, and a DRY CODOWN or STORES, of Vessels under repair.
2817 Aor, December, 1888.
FOOOOW DOGR
RIVER MIN
The great lesson to be learnt from the re velations made in the present despatches is, however, the liability of the Colony's be coming utterly misgoverned, by the Home Authorities making an undue stretch of their powere. If, upon such information as Sir to Tuesday. RIONARD MACDouxi gave them, they can
CHA TAI GREY. LOO TES AND LEUNG YIN send ent instructions which have the effect197.67. Judgment for plantify, defendants of making a perfect interreguma in the place, not appearing. and of allowing abuses to go to any lengths,
CHEAR CHIN PO v. Chor TUE-9500.00. there must be an end to every possibility of This was another bill of erobange ease, and even docent administration. Matters have was dismissed on the grand that there was no FE above graviter floors. DOCK, of the clearly reached a point at which the Commu-juriiction.
following Dimensions, viz: Length, 300 uity of Hongkong should make its voice heard, Foot, Breadth at Bottom. 40 feet, is enable of] resiriog Vossels iuwing 13 to 16 feet, as the against a anyatem of arbitrary rule which has state of the Tidce will allow. The Dock runs
culminated in all power of directing affairs
INQUEST.
The inquest on the death of C. Green, second officer of the American barque Audaz, was re- sumed on Monday afternoon, betore A. Listar,
[In our report of
seked n quoting which abould have been, but was not, ane ware, and Mr. Kcawick called for
definition of the duties of the apartment, inst. which was not given. The vote should hire There has been annajderable excitement Been stopped until proper explanations were among the mersantile Commuterconsequent- nade. Where it was question of thrawingly on account of the Custom House refusing out amounts altogether, I am glad to see that to accept cities at the sale for kinsats pr. our members asted promptly. What tacy do viongly adopted. It appears that their domand not acou to inderat and is the enormous power was for 100 sute the equivalent of £100, where. stoppin: rotas until they are given? The saine of 79 bous extra. The matter bas, however, been they pummons of insisting on explanations, and by the merchant was forced to pay 9 in place piga by the captain of tlio Nazilio, which was plice with grouter force than ever. If the hands January lat, 167, the nilkin will he received at
The Japan Mal states that Mr. Do nittes, and other members of the Houg me by the chairman, vice-chairman, com- to sail yesterday afternoon. The Magistrats of the Government are tied at house, they the rate of 202 for 911 silver ioblbook. ent or board tongdorskin the truth of the state-ahould be tied faster here, and sad who would rant, which proving so, the accased was die loose them fret Whoover did so wonld lose the Americas Minister, left for Hakodate in
the huttle, and no Secretary of Stats could hold the Ariot, and will shortly return overland. It cong Chamber of Commerce, requesting me charged.
SALATTEMPT ÁT KIDNAPPING,
out long against an alolate stoppage of sup is understood that his visic to the north is to issue matructions to the Governor of that So-tai-ngan, in doctor, and Oben-ngal, a plies excepting the Civil List. If he would, why nested with alloed irregularities, extending Colony to discontinue the system of licensing syried woman, were changed by Sulieman, a let him do it, and we shall are some handeds over several yours, in the 7. S. Consulate at gaming
You will inform the memorialists in reply, Malay, with attempting tosteal away his adopted of chonsneds, and probably get on as well with Hakodate. child, by name Sun-au-deen, and 14 years, our revelrera (our only protectors) na ws de at whilst he was returning from school. Suleman present. One members are gaining strength, years, and was given to him by a Mulay, used togaise the chaolate control which they posses Abdulah, but who had lets the colony. Hin constitutionally over the fouds which are send wife zod Ahseo, and her Mahomedan name ally wasted, and which Lucy know and declare to Es ha believed to be the mother of be annally wasted, on our absurdly expensive the child. Defendants were in the hot of establishments,
AMARI ALIQUID. taking tho child away when he cried for help.
Hongkong, 26 September, 1871.. Sqiieman and a police came, and defendanta ware tukan in obarge,
MERCANTILE ESTIMATES.
1
(Signed) KIKBEELEY,
MENORANDUM DT THE PROTECTOR OF CHINESG.
dry to the Blocks und ia pomped out by Stewn being teken, it only out of the bands of Eaq., and a jury, the last, sitting, the evi-been for a batman; the decudunt size back TECMAS BROOKS, Assistant Book-keeper, £550. in Hongkong, But the goods in question und any opinion on the subject of the Petition,
The above premises comprise a large Machine Shop, containing ↑
WITHWORTH'S 12-INCH SCREW CUTTIND GAT LATHE,
DELLING AND HOREWING MACHINES,
hing vessels com 16 obtained from
MORTS. NORTON, LEALL & Os, Hengkung,
Messrs. LANE CRAWFORD & Co. Shinghal
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The delivery at the Maddy Prus en slam olfer en
vec un Tuesday marutre al 950 and the lass mencer left the town 10 10.
The Daily Press
The P. & O. sieuner Austrečia, with the London mails of the 25th Angost, left Sing poro yesterday, at paan.
·Edward Baldwin Malot, Eay, C.B., now a Second Secretary in the Diplomatic Service, Legation in China, London and China has been appointed Secretary to Her Majesty's
pren.
GODOWNS.
SNATCHING BABRINOS.
in this matter.
Ime will notice that our principle is to pay jatarbling instance of sudden death occurred in collecting signatures to their
But in order to swell the number
of
and have apparently on the eve of the departure of the last I. M. of seals or signatures, they have exceeded pport from those steamer. A sery much esteemed member of the bounds
to have any weight in the cou
least
our community, Phone: Wilson Miller, had Just entered his bed room from his dressing room, and whe preparing to got into bed, when, only saying "h, I feel so work? ho fell back, sideration of so important & question. This tell how grent ie the sympathy felt for Mrs. signatures and seals are those of Chinese illor and her two little fatborless children. A who have applied to Government for the and almost instantly expired. It io needless to will be evident when I add that many of the
very deep feeling of regret has been mantleated privilege of holding the licenses. Others by every one among da
The anese paper has the following- The strong protests recently made in London that Her Majesty's Government are award ludg of chases which have a tendency to the return of Bir R. MacDonnell to the reduce tua responsibility of ship-owners in re. Colour, lustructions will be given to him to. speet of gonda entrusted to them: us carriers, consider the whole matter, with a view to have ocouple- much public attention of late, the termination of the system of licensing Ship-owners have gradually extended their gaming houses-I bare, &c., elaine to the arbitrary insortion of clauses which diminish their responsibility, to such an extent that it is sometimes difficult to know what they really hind themselves to do. and First defendant stated he was the father of
what not to do, and there can be no pacation
This Potition requesting his Excellency TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." the boy; second defendant stated, she was the sonored wife of flist defen lant, and that she had DEAR SIR-Taking a bit from the Govers that this has been pushed too far. Now the re- Leer married seven years. Last year the re-ment of this Cctory, we are now conducting our notion is estting in. 3 on has rescutly bee the Licuteanct-Govornor to apply to the quivol information that the boy was er breines on a different principle from that baght to our notice in which goods, shipped Home Government for leave to lose the hitherto adopted, and her to forward you the via the Suez Canal, and unmanally delayed on gaming horses, licensed for Asiatics, is more husband's child,
Defendants to find ecurity to keep the poace departmental detaile, is the hope that they turned the subject of a claim for use of document which has emanated from the the voyage by transhipment in Hangkot, bave numerously sigued at sealed than any other for twelve months, first in $50, second defendant way suggest to other first a new mode of re
market, which has been successfully maintained. Chinese community since my tenure of office. io $25.
dueing their expenditave.. A STRANGE CASE,
JOHN BROWN, Junior partner, £2,000, But it must be observed that the shippers in without comment, however, the fact of such
the agent of the Thomas Ar-Irwin, a cleik is the. Harbour
Acting Senior partner, drawing half his in. London gars notice
Petition being so numerously signed, would read before her departure that they pre- cine of £4,000. Master's Department, charged Wong-kwi-yow, a coolie unemployed, with wilfully pashing
JOAN GRESS, Claasze, 2809; Acting Kitartrated against a clause inserted in the bill entirely mislead these into whose bands it is Complainant stated
Assistant (E500), and Acting Invoice Clerk of lading, to the effer that the owners were not intended to pass.
It is not turcury for no hard to express a boy into the sea.
responsible for delays caused by transhipment the boy would have been drowned had it not
Jezovj. the mass of the Community, who might surely
hoon shipped vid the Unnal to catch a market, but I may mention that as far as I can learn Aoting Head Book-koeper (£900.)
high freight was there is no general objection among the be permitted to manage the era local dence of the captain that his ship bed once and looked at the buy struggling in the water, been robbed, the word was misprint wrecked.] without offering my Resistance, and then ran
ALEXANDER THOMRON, Assing Deputy Assist and were sold to arrive,
ant Insurance Clerk, (550); Acting A paid on them with the object of securing their Chinese community to the system of licensing details of government, but in rendering!
R. Young, L.8.0.P. & S. BJ.: On 17th inst away. Mr. Sampson chased prisoner and ought
sietaut Ten Taster (2500); and Acting early arrival, it was shown that the delay was powerless for good, the gh fearfully powerful between-3 and in the afternoon, was asked to him.
accussive, and the market hat fallen consider gaming houses; indeed, on the contrary, Defeudant unid he did dot push the boy; the.
Had Shipping (lork (£800).. A LARGE SMITHY, te, &c. &. Farga Godowne are the peeinises fosfor barm, the Government. officials on the go on board the Aviles to see a cick mat, under STOWAGE OF CARGO, &c. & targe spot, over whom it might hitherto be hoped, are of Dr. Fres and got on board about bay throw a stoon mts the water and over- SAMUEL ROBINSON, Assistant-Silk Inspecter,ably before the goode arrived. The contract of leading and substantial men, who are not
4'olock, and found deceased lying dead on balanced himself. Seat to 24 bare solitary
£500 Acting Asistant Shipping Clark salto arrive was exhibited us evidence, the letter in any way interested in the licenses, are in of protest against the obnoxious clume wasuleosome cases in favour of and in other casos (350). Stock of Woade, Metal, de, de, always on hand.
The Dock Steam Tug Foosung is available at though perhaps vainly, that public opinion deck. From enquiries made on board at the confinement, and to be placed on-rise and water.
PETER PETRAS. Deputy Book-keeper, £66; ezibited, and the owners paid the claim. It not averse to the action of the Government will be remarked that the evidence in the cre all times to tow vessels to or from Son, or would exercise at least some little control; time, epistons were reed that something, THE BURGLARY AT NORTON TALK & Co.'s
Acting Assistut (£500.).
Thie Potition can only be considered as reat rates, on application to
At the last Meeting of the Legislative Coun was wrong with a csak of water. Took away
five bottlea for purpose of analysis. The cop- Lou-a-hot, a obok, unemployed, Cheong-a-WILLIAM SMITH, Acastant Shipping Clerk, on very complete, and those whose attuttion J. S. LAMONT,
oil, the COLONIAL-SECRETALT referred the tais, mate and a little boy complained of sick-yat, a servant to Mr. Wilson, and Young samein Anting Carresponding Clerk (£850), may be rouace to the necessity of protecting Buperintendent.
owners would do well to remember this, and ton. Hongkong to put down what is so utterly The net of Charges for lighting or rometal-ou-eficial members on almost every detailness after taking breakfast. Budy of deceased wan, office.coolie to the Honorable the Register- JOHN JONES, Godowcoper, £400; Acting themselves against the present palier of ship. another effort on the part of the missionaries
was brought to Civil Hospital mame evening. Ocneral, were charged under the following cir
Assistant Corresponding Clerk (6500). to the STARY of STATE. The host that There were no matka of violence. Descased was omstances. Inspector rites atato birat WONG LOHKONG, compiadore, Protector of urge on their agents at home the necessity for distasteful to them, as shown in their Me Chiness, and Aoting Cashier, 350 a month. exercising unceasing watchfulness in regard morial of 1869. Instead, as theu of pre- and Squeezes estimated by the House at to theas eluscs. They should further take, seating a further Memorial from themselves can now hodona is to incorialise thas official fairly nourished. The next day made postos during the night of the 16th September ábur
30 the se subject, the Chinese community in favour of some system of government, ter examination, and found the heart and glary was committed at the premises of Mesars.
$5,000, la Acting Assistant Godown. care, in the event of any such claims arising
Rs that we bave mentioned, to ace that all has been canvassed by a native preacher of under which it will not be necessary to refer stomach slightly inflamed, and containing two Norton, Lyall & Ca, in the Queen's Rad Cen- or three ounces of a yellowish #nid. The tral, and a quantity of cigars carried off. Hous
keeper ($30 per month). MARRIAGE.
convincing character A Christ's Church, Canton, by the Vinlaban, before we can take steps to prevent our smaller intestines were inflamed. The right peeted the defendsuts to have been onerad Anor, Assistut Baller, $8; Acting Head their evidence on trio bat which unnbled the the London Missionary Society, who, oa his
House-boy, $10.
part and that of his coadjutore, has spared Arohdengan Gray, ARTHUR JOH Hupsc. beads being broken, or increase or decrease sido. of the beart was floring The other ar-o the burglary, and ae therefore applied for
gane ed healthy. Introduced water inte remand in order to make anguiries, The ALLOWANCHS Brandy and Soda, and Cigara shippers alladed to, to maintain their cansei
The Gazelle'of the 11th inst statee'd most Do Hey, of Leeds, to MARIA ELIZABETH CRORE. the salaries of our own local officers.
intestines and washed all mattor oat. The case was then tended agtil the 26th; second
for all DepartaZenia, $2,500, of Habarton, Province of Tasmania.
contents of the stomach were also removed, and third defeudiate admitted to bail, each. ono Carda,
Beyond traces of a substance ewilar to the householder in $50. The case was bright for abeonites half their estimated salaries for no active principle of tobacco, found it to con- ward again yesterday, had further remanded till doing their work, while the Acting Assistants tain nolling poisonous,. If.docmaed was in the the 28th, second and third defondanto being do it in addition to their own work for half the babit of maing tobacco, ur chewing, it might admitted to bail us before.
sem co that thero is a-saving to the House. We have to pay in addition pensions to one or account for what witness found. Procurod a
two gentlemen, who had scruples about doing young pig and fed it on rica cooked with this afected by the water. Also gave it mixed with
There is no anum set aside for page money water, as much as a guart at a time. It was not
what they were told to do by their superior
nilk to two kitteus, and by itself to two dogs,
and we have to keep a force of watchmen. but it had no effect on say of them. On Sat day last received other three bottles, besides Ueed these in a sailor way to the sediment.
A NATIVE COMPLAINT. the other fire, with the samo results. Beyond traces of time and stay there is no i purity in the water; the sediment consists of
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PESBB." shreds of vegetable matter and animalenlos,
Sin. It is provided is the Lamp Ordinance Toked through the
now in force, ibat a Chinese resident can gets bat nothing poisonone.
bipe medicine chest. There is one bottle,
anamal pass by application through the Regis trar-General to the Galonial Secretary for the labelled injection powder" empty. The other
privilege, and in opusuquisace of the manner in bottles do not appear as if they bad bean din.
which the Registrar-Général has treated the
GOVERNMENT House, Homerono, applicants, great dissatisfaction je fett by the have been easily detected. Found nothing in
29 August, 1870. (Received, 22 October, 1870.) The amble petition of the Chinese wer respectable Chinese merebants, hotseholdere, conection will the deocused to account for
It is important, bowever, to notice that Have not received any water from shante of the Colony of Elongkong, praying and private gentlemen, who are, unfortunately,
My Lord, I have the honour to transmit there are a number of names of men and polaning. the filter. The cask fruns whib wittes to that an alteration (už time) be made iu currying unable to obtain the privilege. They say they the water was pointed out as the one from the existing dipano, in order that the sanor are quite at a loss to understand the use of herewith extracts from the Minutes of the frine, whose support of this address is de which the poisonous water had been takeù.
J.F. Freeland, M.D.: Gave some of the water auch caned by the carlinose in carrying lampe, the refusal of their applications, cad they aco Executive Council, held on the 16th and serving of great consideration at the bands.
plain bitterly that if Government School - to a dog. It was looking anwell when witness (at sight be removed,
We, the merchants, are trading within the ters, and the Ohiuso employes in the Regie. 17th August, from which your Lordship will of the Executive, but having regard for what 17th August, 1870, that the erdora from
left, and the next day it showed signs of having jurisdiction of your Escollassy, to webore we imar General's Department, who are no more perceive that the advice given to me is to I have repocted, and the fact that a petition ok any subject from the Chinese community home were, that unless instructions to the the recent Ordinance, is worthy of sonic attin been ill. The dog had access to the water is
are so much indebted for constant protection. respectable than they are, could obtain annual the effect that, unless instructions to the ok
to the 1st of January, 1871, the gaming but rather on the energy of its promoters, contrary were received, the faming Houses tion; bat it may be observed that the nature the broket. Nothing was said about the huo-Now, the Chiness Tububitats are required to passze, there is no erhtly reason why they contrary shall have been receivot previously depends, as a rule, not on its intrinsic merits,
of the regulation in aneh us would be certain toket, and all the water, was said to have been were to be closed on January 1st, 1871. duce complaint of the kind, as all excluded gut from the cask. The water in the booted curry lamps from 7 o'clock at night, and from shont be exotuded from the privilege, and sub- Why this measure was not adopted appears from the privilege are sure to feel themselves was not examined. Took a bottle of water from o'clock they is required to cry a lamp and jooted to the humiliation of carrying a lump at houses shall at that date be closed, and sur of opinion that this Petition cannot bo
imprisonment hot exceeding one month, willen bar notast in summer days,
I be allowed to continue in charge. shall be
opinion of the native community. in a subsequent despatch. Although the aggrieved. We cannot help thtaking the the ones, and tried it on animale, but it had ops, and a flue dot exceeding fifty dollars, or seven o'clock in the evening, at abiet hour the that, in the meanwhile, the presant licensees properly haid to be a fair expression of the
Since the passing and confirmation of the In accordance with the advise thus, ten-
CROIL €. SMITH, (Signed)
Registrar-General. whole tonor of the correspondence from home dinance is defective, as it raises a very invidious injurious reaalt.
distinction. Who is to decide with any degree W. Lauble, chiel-officer of the Aulse, said be imposed on any breh of the Ordinance.
Decenced obewed tobgoes a good deal, but di With This Ordinance besore us, how dare we Ordinance by the Legislative Council inst year dered. I have notified to Wohang and others
27th February, 1871. had been such as to lead the Executive hero of certainty: why are and who are not reapeuta.
steamers to or that not more than seventy annual pasecz bove to the conclusion that it was the intention of blo Chinese, seeing how little wa really know not smoke. Have been using the sanan dipper troie on board Requers to land ck to the present day, I hear on goud authority that they continue to hold the licenses to
of the native population?
since the deceased'e douth. No one has been ship goods, sometimes do not finish their work; been issued, so by deducting what have been the 31st of December next; but I will not
SIR RICHARD. MACDONNELL ON the Home Government to put down gara-
the worss, We have two dippers -Helieve those travelling merchants who are detained given to the interpreters, clerts, and school concoal from your Lordship that, had the
THE POLICE FORCE, bling, we find EARL KIMBERLEY on the COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION. the bucketo have been need for salt water since by the wasther; thoan who go to the market to masters in the Government service, there have continuance or immediate cessation of the
itavo five on board. They are used for wash.
Extract from a Deepatob from Governor BEFORE THE HON. H. J. Bai 19th November telegraphing to the Leer.-
CHOONG-HATY LOO-TEE alias Lou-WING. hg deck. Could not find which of them was sell or buy gunde; those haarkers who go out to been only about Efty anal passes issued to gambling system been left to my judgment Governor to inons freih gumbling licenser
CHUNK $208,453. Francis: appeared for being nood on the Sunday morning. The filter bell their goods; those who work at a distance the Chinese community of Hongkong; and con-
Hongkongs 12th April, 1870- the plaintiff. The defendant, who had been fit in use now. It bar beir thurongly cleansed from bome; and those who are compelled to go sidering but there inust be unsre respectable and feelings, I should have had no hesita Sir R. G. BLAODONNE, CR, to the BARL
I am
am in no way con-
(Received, 6 June, 1870.) personplly sured, did not appear. The debt ons since, The captain watly wees in charge of to ship coal on beard the sigathers which are in Chloese worthy of this privile e among the tion in closing the gaming houses on the GRANVILLE, 20, dated Government House,
bame, consequently cannot get a lamp at that with your permission direct the attention of present licensos a
It affords une very great being prored judgment was given for the the medicine chest. On the evening of lfth great need of the 'tael, ure dnable to return vast native population in this Colony, I abaliexpiration, on the 30th of September, of the
went on walcḥ at eight o'clock, and kept on watch till twelve. W on the poop all the hour. Although it is the view of your Excal- the Government, especially of their Protector, vinced that to their ruaintenance any check YIP-ACHEY, V TR SAME-$40.64-Inline. At twelvo decmand came on, and watchery to punish the wicked to the quietude of to the reasonable complaints of these respent on crime is to attributed, and I was no rea
the good, yes this Ordinance causes a great deal fable Obien, pan whose trade and land son why the Colony should have all the odium pleasure to traustait to your Lordship the that he was in no way convince this crac.lso there had been, personal service ca till four: a' poreon might have come on of auoyance.・・ And considering that those tax this little: Coinny depends, and I sincerely of a pernicious systero attached to it, while observations aildressed by the Chief Justice to the maintenance of the houses, any check of the defendant (who, it was steted; has left / board during the night without being notice who are once in the hands of the Police, hope that the Government will not subject the it is debarred from that application of the to the jury at the close of the last criminal Hea kuwa person to come on board ship are subjected to the punishment of the las, respectable though they are less as in the esti without being seen. Did not the bay got the water from. Did not wash out we dannot but respectfully send a joint mation of their Protector to the inconvenièage accruing funds which would be of lasting an hour as seven in the evening: I am aware more especially to those connected with the the kettle. Does not know whatkor the boy petition to year. Excellency, and respectfully and anuoranon of carrying a lamp nt eo early benefit be public matitations generally, und
(Signed) H. W. WHITFILD,
The remarks of the Chief Justice have got the water from the cuek or from buckets in pray that your Excelleney will show, extra- the gallery. It is ant usual for the cook to keep ordinary kizdosas so shem, and not requirs of the difficulty in drawing the exact lise of Chinese. I have, &C.,
since then, waived a most convincing and Major General anil Lieutenant-Governer. water in the galley all night when in barbour, them to carry lamps, or alter the time to demarkation among the Chinese, but I think a trar-General will easily do away with thess Had he been him doing so, witness would have 'look. Tur petitioners as in duty bourd little more discretion on the part of the Ragi
complainte-lam, Sie, die
Copy of o Despatch from the EARL OF KIM.substantis corroboration in the report of the stopped it. Dega not know whether the buy will ever pay.
Yours truly,
BERLEY to the Ufficer Administering the acting superintendent of police, Mr. Creagh, FLASHING EYE.
and in the criminal statistics for last year, Government,
which Hongkong. 26th September, 1871.7
have roof. Not ship will find, on example, the Your Lord Sir, I have received your Despatul Nourdinary decrease in 1860, as compared with examining the extra- !! SHANGHAI
66, of the 29th August, stating that your
A typhoon appears to bave pusscd somewhere in the neighbourhood of Hongkong during the act & hours. The glass felt considerably on Morday night, but the dunger had passed fast evering, when the wind veered round.
A married waga azard Bedeli-is-yun, ng from her eara a pair of earrings, while charged one Lumakain batcher, with snatch she was on her road through the Gap to Tai- ping-aban, to the Sing-soog. She gave chaseafter hit, and would have caught him, had she not fallen. There being several witnesses against his, the caso was remanded until the 29th lost.
A few petty cases of obstruction, atly disebarged, concluded the basiness of the day.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 27TH 1871. We have received a copy of a Blue Book: which has just been issued on the subject of The Gambling system in Hongkong. Among
The verdict of will, murder found by the much information already familar to residents jury at the inquest regarding the poisoned in this Colony, it contains some new des- water ou board the Anda, seems to us to go watches, which are of a very striking character, bayand the facts elicited, as it is quite possible; as illustrating what has latterly been going according to them, that the poisoning of the tarbed lately. Most of these sulatunoes 'sould document, which we understand was sous in
water in the bucket was nooidentü, especially as it occe the stone baskets were used for water to clean the decks sad for that which was need for drinking. The affin is still very far from being cleared ap
01.
The first and most interesting point for notice, is that H.E..the LAHUT.-GOVERNOR has declared himself strongly in favour of the suppression of gambling. It appears that the Excentive Council advised him on the
on the expiration of the old ones, and make ne
alterations without instructions and this, too,
in the face of the distinct declaration fro
His Excellency Major-General WHITFENID
that
The complaint which is made by a native resident concerning the manner in which the preference or yearly passen are issued under
Kanomat.
ipon crime is to be attributed. Finally, we the Colony), Judgment accordingly.
find on the is. April, 1871, the Earl of KIM
In the nations on bills of exchange drawn at Pag und Singapore, and ipes with a junk in the typhoon of the 2nd September, His Hinor gave judgment the effect that he had no Jurisdiction, and--suited the plaintifa.
where
THE NATIVE PETITION AGAINST THE LAMP REGULATIONS." The following is a translation of the above
Yesterday:
our coolies who ge
A number of actions were brought by the
men of the Aanie junk against the same de bed it out. It is in use the Audos THE POSITION AND DUTIES OF NON-
1. C. Robertson, captain of feadarta, the owner and the master. The de fendante admitted the neonats due for waghs, The medicine chest was kept in witne's cabin. but Mr. Brereton submitted that His Houur' It was filled up in Shanghai, before he took the decision just given look the ones out of Courtship. Never particularly examined it cannot
OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LE- GISLATIVE COUNCIL.
BERLEY gives his deep that on the return of Sir RICHARD MacDosen to the Colony, 1.he whole system will be terminated.
We have great pleasure in giving publicity to those despatches, as they completely ex onerate LIEUT.-GovEstos from the slightest blame in reference to the unwar rantable delay which has taken place in regard to this matter, and display in a very
H Honor said it did not, as the cause of eay, whether the bottle labelled infection council, tân non-official members combined to: clear light the nature of the abuses which action onginated bere, at the end of the powder" ever had anything in it. have crept into this Colony by the system voyage which bas of inte been in fores of governing it almost entirely from home, where the considerations of party politics and of keep ing matters quiet before the public are certain
Mr Brereton said the rouge win to Macan, and therefore had not terminated inccessfully bit His Honor gave jugdient for the amount claiused, amounting in the gergate to 8176.40.
Tas muster of the junk sad the owner for was admitted, se in the other cases.
to outweigh those of the real necessities of mounting to $10% and the huonot the Colony. We may well hesitate in face of the revelation thus made in pronouncing
1 may be painful to see the COLONIAL SECRETARY putting an end to every coquiry
a
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRR8s.". SIB, At the last meeting of the Legislative
We are, dear Sir, youra faithfully.
SMITH, BROWN & Co, Hongkong, 26th September, 1871.
ugaia are those of notorious gamblers, whose winnings and losses in the Chinese club houses, and clsewhere, are well-known to the THE GAMBLING QUESTION.
community; and, again, there are many The following are despatches on the above others who are now participating in the lot- subject, referred to in to-day's leading arteries carried on by the licenses. ticlo:- Copy of a Despatch from the Officer Adminia tering the Government to the EARL or KIMBERLEY.
on
where delay
would be
'the'
Early in the list of signatures, too, is to be noticed the name of a Chinese who was dismissed from the Governinout service, and whose reputation in the Colony should dimi- nish the value of a document bearing his
TIDE.
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seons, when the small number of cases in
the calendar appear to bare impressed his parent great reduction of crime during my Horor, and led him to comment on the ap administration.
per
The sea from the above port is extremely Executive Council have advised you that, 16, of 6 per cont. in serious offences, By the US. Consul. Did not know that the object to variant matters connected with the
bot, there being in fast quite a second sumider, buckets had been used for fresh water. The Government of the Colony. It was understood. The weather has sain become very unless instructions to the contrary shal and 184 per cent. in minor offences, or a
4,691. glass of water was not given to the boy by before the macting that we were to have end the thermometer having at one time ranged have been received previously to the let of decross altogether of 1,164 cases, the total "field-day." and great taings were expected of as high as 9 degrees. A foreigner in charge of the January next, the gaining houses shall at of 1668 having been 5,705, and of 1860,
Having myself takon vitnese. Believes the Chiness boy gave it.
very, active part in Cheung Atang Tao water use put on our members. What bare they done? Why, Southow bridge having had an altercation with that date be closed, and that in the mean- board on Friday or Saturday. Do not know Sir, nothing whatever. They have passed the Chinumun for not paying the toll, whigh, ended while the present concees shall be allow the surveilance of the police, and exercised where the water came from which was used be. Entimates with light, additions, diuliowing in a blow being given, a Chinese plucard was eu le ventinue in charge, and that in daily vigilanes in examining the reports of fore that: The cask in dook was filled fren only a paltry amount bere sid there. Toere posted accusing him of basag i Chinucordance with their advice you have notified crimes, and ascertaining the steps adopted in the water boat. Os Saturday and Sunday got was great talk but no action, and a long as the man, and promising that though be is now to the licensees that they continua in charge all special cases for detection and punishment, six or sevon bucketfuls altogether. On a Government get the Estimates passed, what strong enough to ant in this way, Chinamen. An old woman appeared (not baring filed turday night got four buckets. That wore they for the talk? What benefit does it will by and by Rather is stragib, and beat of the houses outil the Slat of December. I was snxious to compare the statistics of
In reply, I have to refer you to
to the tele- too definitely against the local Government sammons) to state that her son and griffison to save witness gaizg to the cast.
Filled confer upon the Colony? Mr. Byrie, Mr.him tu death, Tho following paragraph is from graphic message which I seat to Time-during the six monthe preceding my
next Keswick, nud Mr. Rowett were justly load in the NO. Zaily News
That retura will be found in the abstract. of this place, even with regard to great & Bad been lost with the junk, and she asked for up all the kettles ready for the
Filled one large boilor, from their coudemantion of the mulerepresentation The artful Chinese dodge, noticed some time the 281 ultima, in the following words: rerunant and the six months of last year.
66, received. Issue grievance as the defective state of the Police their ages or compensation. Lorning
The learned judge said he could my nothing which flied a kettle noda anapan. Till by which Mr. Worth's pension was increased, so, of calling at is house for a clock, as if by "Your Despatch, No. Force, which has called forth su strong a de-
existence. They should have"
paence, and receiving it from the bands of the ones. Make no alterations without instruz. on a comparison of the two periods, the ex
traordinary
ry decrease of 51 r cent, in serious constration of public feeling" batbat which is the matter, is there was no sunimons before ed the fil.or on Saturday or Sunday, thick the Onlouil Treator's Offics being till in order of the master, bat in the meter's ab freeb gambling licenses on expitation of old appended to the onelosed report, and shows.
but as the defendants bad bobaved vory Saturday. The the early tea 05 was a day or two ago made at the City Hall well in the matter, he had no dealt that on Sunday was taken from the kettle, and poured any vots for the Colonial Treasurer's establish- Imajor-douív, ostonaibiy for repairs, bas een toes." I mnet obeerro that, except in case offences, and 45-6 in all others, or an average into the saucepan to boil. The saucepan was went until the scironwetance was adequately capped by a trick worthy of the arma ingenious
necessity, of urgens
it is extremely of
the whole of 47.9. decrease on plication to them would meet with attention.
dangorous,
result is the more The defendance stated their willing to 5lled on Saturday night. Made coffee from it explained. Mr. Hyrie objected to roting: 2600 arti Last week some Chigawen went to
This resu
gratifying, as on frat, and then refilled it to make the Lou. The to Mr. Tonnochy, when be eply receives various Chinese shopkeeper, and representing settle with the moinen,
the: temporary ssoord mute bad the coffee. Did not tell those £850. The difficulty, alloged against bis pro- themeolves as pinployés of the Shanghai, Gas an officer, in
paratire quarterly returns of Larceny amongst - by a statement that the matter is under the age old wanking and maje consideration of the STARY of STATE; and other goole supplied. Defendant admitted frod that it had been standing in the galley alt Harbour Master's salary ought to stand the purpose: ut uening, that they wore in good to depart from the policy of the Governor, servants, it appears that, since the insita- -WONS-AKOW. KELLY 26,35:- for- porter who asked on Sunday where the water camo posed. alteration was that the Assistent Compapy, requested to look as the fittinge, for the Government, should, fake, upon himself examining Appendix C., which gives the com. gambling houses in 1867, and it cannot be denied that this excuse for iunty portion und said the plaintiff had dilled sight, because was not neked. The little boy at £400, and no more, while Mr. Toanochy repair. In paresco of this, object, they wore whose place be occupies without expres tion of licensed
was specially fitted for the past aa being alged to take away three bracketsons from directions from the Secretary of State; and I action or unwise action has been availed of in bairoil, scent, but might call it wist he liked tock tex. Went to the cabin on Sunday morn
diminishing f
from jutarprater. They abould therefore a house in the Bona Road, anuker from should wish to be informed whether you had cases of that nature have been gradually ing to get tea and sugar. Does no know whean.
a quarterly average of 80 and upwards
till they foll to 10 canes last many cases where it ought not to have beon, of cours
If Honor said he was not going to be it.ther any ons went into the galley during that bave reduced too interpreter's salary to £250, Folkien Road, and the third from, a shop in
hare stated, in justification of the unusual but it is clear that the key-note has been tiled, sind know perfectly well bow to deal with time. The Malay dul not come to witness on fearing the Assistant Harbour Master's at Broadway, Hougkew-nonest, which the owners way other reasons besides those which you
2400 Mr. Tonoochy himself will probably have seen stace. & few days ago, the same
airter, of which five were discharged. Sunday; witness went to him,
I am not aware that the critainal statistice struck at beme, and that the attempt is being the defendant.
Junas Cradock, Inspector of Water Police, hardly allege that his interpreting qualificathing was tried at the new. Masonic Hail, with course you have pursued I have, &c.
(Signed) KIMBEREKY The defendant said he had no intention of made to govern this Colony from Downing
Departmental Demi)" by frato she cook-house and two from the com Street in a warmer, eran more arbitrary.tban insulting the Court, inst mally, could not aduit ban boen engaged in making enquiries fur the tions at the prreont moment: are worth more the same raault, one bracket being removed
two amounts for the axe thing, under the deserters from the Atlas, but without succes. than $250. The
All the Malay respres have been examined by which Mr. Lister receives £500, an interpreter, pradors's room of the F. M. S. S. Company Copy of a Dupaich from the Oficer Adminis tbat lu which it was governed when Sir Ra-several titles of bair-cil and soont.
The case was postponed for the production of witness and others, Thinks there is no pru and £300 as Coroner, while the Governor thinks Information has been lodged at the Palice CHAED MACDONNELL was here. If, however,
spect of Snding them. A remed bus beer that Mr. Tonnochy should not receive the full Station, but the culprits have as yet oscaped
salary of both the officer which he hide, should the vigilause of our detectives. offered, we are to believe that the local ofteials have the pixintif's books.
The Coroner, in addressing the jury, remarked have been engaired into. If one gentleman' ia their bands tied to such an extent as isshown Low APING AND ANOTHER v: Loo CHEY to be the cass in regard to the Gambing HANG-184. Dr. Brereton appeared for the that the cake was a very posatisfactory que, poi cutitled by the contract ander - which ha question, in other rantters, the time bag clearly plaintiffs. Defendant absent, and not personally only from the difficulty which there seemed to came out to his full salary as interpreter, then served. In this sasa a writ of For Attach biui to be in connecting the poisoning with any the ather is aleo. The Gorenamont should never come when a reform is urgently needed in meat bed heen aved out.
particular pereon, but also as to the anfortunata be allowed to blow hut and gold together. If mistake about the reseeds containing the water. Mr. Tanzschy's contract can be set aside on church at Ninggo, it is to be built on thic the receipt, on the 20th instant, of the follow- Sir BICHARD MACDONNELL has much to do for the pitit, stated that the action was cidentally or purposely poisoned, and if par Lister, a better interpreter, but with less apti- settlement. It is to coat $2000, and it to so- the Governor of Ceylon with the line of action which has been taken. broagat under an ustigament of the good-will posely, whether they owald name the person who tuds for the position of Coroner than Mr. commodate about 50 people-felly as many as It would have been damning to him that his mistakes should be fully exporca while be the 23rd August, 1871. The amount, 8350, was a verdict of wilŝal warder, although it might laster, abauld be contact with less than £800 thinks it a pity that the liberality shown by the use fresh gambling licenses on expiration opposed to the statements of the Chief Jus-
receive fees for duties performed in offices is 20 extended to the roads and jetties. Anstractions." the deceased. was at home, and his only hope was to keen Payable in three instalments of 3117 each, and not have been done with the intention of killing It may be noticed that both these gentlemen ridonta in súbscribing. to this new building, of old ones. Make no alteration. without in tice, the Council, and the Bar, and for which
the first of those was now dun
2-In reply I have the honour not only there is not slightest foundation. The defeneo was that one Clegg claimed the After retiring for a few minutes, the jury re-dialiuot again from these mentioned. Then attempt was made lately to raise a subscription
the balances. The non-officials should have keep these at least clean; but it somehow to acquaint your Lordship that a notice cal
Too German Reichstag ia represented as being botes Rod held the licence, and that he turned with a verdict of "willed warder against there was the exceedingly funny discrepancy in of $1 per month from the foreign residents to 2- plaintif had no power to assign the house and some person or persons unknown'
opposed the second reading of the Appro lett brough, and they have reverted to their ing for fresh tendera has been issued, but
also to explain in vindication of the course er to settle apo Prince Bismarck und farmtore.
which, with the advice of the Council, I had Count Moltke are millies thalers each. Bis- Torna has a new game in cards-one bolds priation Bali antil some promise of intelligible normal condition of dirt and disrepair.
Government. It seemed to me very extraor An American family dispute, based on local designed to follow, of shutting up the gammarok peremptory declined at first, but after- revolver, the other bolda the carda A secounts for the Intars should be given by the corner bolde the inquest.
MILITARY DEVELOPMENT,It is aid that dinary that on the second reading, they did pride, ruus ilus bat, air, yn will at loust bling bousas, that I was fully under the im-wars epasented lest his refusal should entail not say a word as to the principle of the mea allow that. Ohio justly olains emporiority over pression from the tenor of the entire correspon Molike the necessity of refusing, also. in the direction in which they were bound to the defendant's own risk, there being no assign the War Secretary has placed Simself in com-
munication with Mr. Darwin, with a view to sure involving the system of spouts, do.). New Hampshire in point of the extent of the pondence from home that no more acceptable Then Moltke peremptory declined, but has now the Army by a system of piotably became the Government by rather territory "Nu, sir promptly and em-action sould be taken in the Colony than to consented, leat his refusal should put Bit- go from the impulse given to them by Sir west of the licence.
The plaintiff having been saained on the replace Parobass
abarp practice contrive to delude them into platieally replied the Yankee, Your State
some time heard of craftier anquetting than RICHARD; and we End that he is influencing there stated, it came out in cross-czaminu Netura! Selection.
this, but it must have been in some former An old huchelor recently gave the following the idea that they can't say a word except in spreads out beaanse it is fat. Look at the putasinp to the legalisation of publie gun-arok's acceptance in a bad light. We have a
9.1 the Home Government to allow them to don- tion that the bonee had been put up by the
it had been lunght in for him by one Little, the day star of manhood, the evening star of gan throw out a whole Bill on the second read merey Fast roll 'om out it and they'd make which be has given the Home Government, No cuo but the defendast had an assignment age. Blese.our stars, and may they always being, but not afterwards. Then there was wrritsy enough to sorer up the whole of Ohio Lordilip, an extract from the China Mail recall anything in this life which at all sp.
of the 25rd instant, reporting a speech made Iproaches it in anbilmity of acuteous-ion Mr. Byris and fill up a big alios of Lake Erie!" kopt at telescopie distancee?"
the Registrar General's vote. is shown by the despatch sent by him in of the bone..
KINGPO.
(N. C. Daily Nos.)
The foundation has been laid of the new
tering the Government to the EAXL OF KIMBERLY.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGLONG,
26 November, 1970. (Received, 19 January, 1871) Sis, I have the bonour to acknowledge
of any British Colony haye ever shown so period. ** remarkable a decrease of crime in the same
I observe that in the Dusty Press it has been suggested that the returns of crime are loss merely because the facility of concealing crime is greater, a deduction wholly inconsis tent with the marked general improvement, patent causes of corruption in that force. Br the summary for the last mail the editor. the police, and the removal of former most
Forward message to Governor of Houg stated the general opinion to be that the decreand was only apparent, sa asertion
our system of local government. No doubt Fozzy - BUERE, $117.00.-Mr. l'oller. They bad to enquire whether the water was se condition of his receiving £550 in fall, than Mr. river bauk, nearly in the middle of the foreigning Telegram, addressed by your Lordship to
things in state quo till his return, and then endeavour to make some case for himself to the Home Government. But things never
Mr. Teller id be should call Clegg to słów stand still, and if they are started on false principles they move in the wrong, direction that though he ield, the licence, he was willing to transfer it to the defendant. The consent of Thus matters have gone from bad to worse, the justices would be accesary, but that was
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tinue.umamended. The nature of the advice- plaintiff at auction, two alontur ago, but that toast:-"Woman-the morning star of infancy, Committee, Let them understand that they mountains of New Hampshire! Goodness balose, for the consideration of your site of existence. We are wholly unable to