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THE CLAIMANT, "
EIBEL CASES,
A great, libel case has been going on for the last four days, and I cannot tell how long it may last Hepworth Dison is prosecuting the Pall Mall Gautla for accusing him of writing ob scene books, and of cooking up travels as outch pennies. The libel ia justified, and I think it rather prudish in the Times nad Daily New glazing over the natives. It certainly some that the Pall Mall Cassite has a mighty strong
ukse:
DERMAN EMIGRATION,
THE TELEGRAPH.
The Proclaiming of the town under-the Pease Preservation Ordinance may appear to strangers a very alarming fact, indicating very taebalent, unsafe stats of fire, and for the sake of "friends as a Distinco" it may be as well to give an explanation of the real state of affairs, and the actunt fants of the. case. There is no canse of alarm whatever, and no fear of any mundurous outbreak or a generat anaone of Europeens, The Proclaim- in the town is simply an executive measure of precaution on the part of the authorities to strengthen the hands of the police in
rese. There are two traits of character iu tom
na batwood as Irish and John Obinaman.
Tin case then remanded till this day at on the mama foor as Mr. Pagasir's: after that in reference to Smith, it was lowr that ho
that take place nine out of ton' are. Iranda- thing for a man willing to work and possess out the owner of for woullan wards defendunts of were moted down to wis only a man secured to be future barman, The Olkimans is to be tried at Bar, next ont failares. The Hon'ble Mr. Shelford sing feelings of self-respect to find that h
atcokings.
the gronul floor, and ben Tai Afat's office was and not taken in a boarder, but in referonoe April. A full bourt of three Judges will have concurred, adding that it was a regular system bisfortunes cause him to be herded among
dopustuira julen Witness gare ordern for theta Fons Agnere, of course be was staying there, to sit until the ouse, shall be finished. It for Chinese Tradera here to remit funds to criminals To place a man who is honeet A Chew.chow opel is named Mah-a-yec, droes next storto some days after Norciabor 8, when bot ho was on leaving his eblp avoured to go to soens to me that a sad most has bean made China to form a comfortable nest.ogg Lo retire of thin adair by intorforing with the regular apon, and then fail, paying a nominal com. and industrious in such a position is inuirande ont of Canno bags and a defendant whs ut Saigon. Afat and the plain- Julian's
Spanish bed quilt of many eclors turned foto tiff came to the office, and witness told plaintiff The Harbourussler said against Smith's course of justive, and that on the principle position. Surely, no farther argument is resided. wanton ontrage upon the fuelings of the jacket, under which be wore a pair of Spanish in pidgin English test in consequence of orders intentions to be a bar-keeper, or the de- of a man being deemed innocent until fund after that to recommend the adoption of wome helpless, and ought not to be tolerated in a trowsers, doroid alec of a tail, with hair stand from Saigon the defendant wanted more atone fendant's intention to take him on a one, guilty, the claimant has been badly used. measures to ensure a sirebing and reliable in- community each as this. We have written so ing an As if in a fright, was charged by Chinese on the same conditions as before. Did not he had no objection, but in the meantime Such exceptional powera as the right of the Atvestigation into the books and accounts of every often upon the subject that we might almost stible No:199 with being drunk in the Cun.refer to the conditions Drow plantif'e atten- seaman he has beon staying at the defendant'a torooy General to damend à trial at Bar, could bankrupt state. The werebants have the tion to the probability that Measts. Grna & Co. Go a boarder. If Mr. Lobo had any in-only bare been meant to apply to State prosecn- whole thing in their own hands. They love fear that any appeal will be useless, but as- Defendant said he was a returned emigrant would bare at the same time orders for similar tentions to take him, bo could se equally well tions, where the executivo might deem such a only to combine and work together, instead of suredly there must be some hore who will at from Havana, having served a master there for stone, and told him to ft. Degenser bare take him from a seaman's boarding house as proceeding necesary to uphold the force of the doing their best to cut no other's throats, in 15 years He produced a Spanish half dollar, it at the same prios us or others sold the break the law by taking him in. Ho did not law, ns, for instance, in ounce of sedition. The order to pul a stop to, or at all eventi come uad-aid that was all the money bobrought me stone to Gran & Co. No allusion was believe the tale in 'reference to him at all, and committal on a Judgo's warrnat goes for no out on, the rockices trading, the results of Last fool called upon to move
with him, but he had left some at Hivna made to any specifle price at any time. The he was of opinion that be to left his ship under thing in this case, because of the palpable which have been corruinous and so disgraceful- His mueter did not pay his passage back. Ife plaintiff noted down something and left. Toe the understanding he was going to Julian's to anima of Chief Justios Bovill on the trial of to the whole Settlement. roterned with 13 others in a musn-of-war. Beficit payment" was made in Deofraber, 1871, by atay. He had written to the P. 0; pce to the celebrated unit. The claimant has consc did rot intend going back to Harans dd. Mr. Dogenaer. When Mr. Degonder was away enquire, and if Mr. Wotton chone, he would requently acquired a just right to public sympa THE PROCLAMATION OF THE PRE-
SERVATION OF THE PEACE ORDI- milled being the worse for liquor in the Canton plaintiff asked witness for money. Witness and the case for the answer. As for Ague, thy, and unless the one of the Crown be made Bazaar.
asked him the amount in value of the stone bis evidence show he went to Lobo's in the firet gut very clearly, the proscention will break
NANCE IN SINGAPORE. Dofondant was custioned and discharged.
} down, already shipped, because he was to receive on pluge
(Straits Times.) scoount about three-quarters. of the value ship The oass was then adjourned till this day at ped from time to time. He received a rough | 11 p.m.“ SUPREME COURT.
memo. with prices ennered in the margin, bat witness did not know the price paid by Grun & HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS. THE HON. CHEY-LUETICE SKALE Co..or the proper prise, Witness did not make
(From a Lonton Correspondent.) AND A COMMON JURY
any payment on account, but waited till Mr. De
Loxboy, 20th Norenber, 1872. gender returned. At the end of May witness had
GENERAL Top Afpah v. F. Begancer.
an interview with the plaintiff, when for the first
Home politics are as near a blank as they can Before opening the defendant's Cuse the time be complained about the price. Told Yip possibly be: The Birminghani Postpablishes a Attorney-General asked to recall Tal Afat, whom Afook that he was informed frousSaigon that he questioned as to his bankruptoy. It spear. Grüs & Co., delivered atones Noi dat 11, cants, programme of the intentions of the cabinet for
the coming session, of which I send you a sum ed that he was adjudicated on bis own petition and that he should only be paid according to on the 31st January, 1571, and war discharged that mats for the provion shipments as well as
mary.There is no donht a great deal of good 60 thá28 Mar, 1672, binata bolag 14,600 for the future ones Paintiff said, "That no Rossing in this, but I enspect it lacks allerman emigration to New York for the first and bie habilitize, $21,008," "There was also some little discussion abost the floouments which the can do," and that was all He did not say be authority--It-has-begi-denoraced by the Tizisten menthe of this year, shows an increase of dealing with the faction fights of the Chi- would accept no more orders Witness gave us a cauard, pure invention, Thore is just upwards of 10,000 se dompared with the figures
of last year. defendant had been called upon to produce, and him orders after that. There were farther ship-poitical matters. This, no doubt, is owing to now ranch apathy in the public mind regarding whose exiefenae was denied. It was agreed to monte utter that upon the former orders. Sex anprecedented property which prevaile
The telegrams yielded a nett profit for last Neither is happy unless as has a pig, and a fight or kerimmage now and then seems absolutely withdraw from the jury the secondary evidence Tip Afook fequently afterwards but he ever Under no circumstances it is pretty certain Tear of a quarter of willion--that is per cent. necessary for their moral and physical health. which had been taken with regard to ons of again alluded to the prices. The two plecon of that finisters will let well alone, and will not on the six millions that was paid for them. The Clas fonds have always been, are, and will be, these documents..
paper produced an in witness's writing. Being in way encoping or radicul moasares, ingrcase is rapidly progressive, the expenditure abroaja in Singapuro, Intely, two or three of The Attorney General then addressed. The entered on them too payments made on receipts,
The authorities have determinél to stop this y. The defendant, liz sald, did not dispute as the receipts were handel to him by Mir. which should only be the result of a popular embracing a deal of cullay which adds to their the clans have been spoiling for a Sight.
ontory Furely douestie and lol measurosparinguent worth. that he had to pay something, but asked pro- Degenser.
fight, and feeling somewhat sore and toneby, wa on the part of the plaintiff. Mr. Degener was tection against what he considered imposition
In cross-examining, Mr. Hayllar asked how it will be brought forward, and I do not suppose
The following nɔte from the London sķenis suppose, at the oresis of the Ostober that much, if anything, will be done with. wan that the witness made the contract as to 3 a well known metebant in the Colony, and and on the same terma as the one with afr respect to law reform or to the settlement of the of the Fuez Canal Company explains that the riot, have the time determined to tuke company intend to uptold the altared tariff put time, by the forelook, and show the Obi- some time age having business relations with Dagenser as to 1 and 2, ueeing that the latter question.
into forge on the lat of July last
bese that they are in earnest, and the Saiguo, le omburked in sach treesnotione no more small stones and the former flag stones,
The leading topic of the day is the political "Sir,Notwithstanding the recant decision strongest. So far as we can make out, the effecting orders for storin from Saigan, and could not be abarged at the same price. crisis in France. It would be idle in me to of the Tribunal of Commerce at Paris in favour chief advantage obtained by the Proclaiming THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO great quantity was sent by Mosure. Grün & Co. | Witness replied that the terme he meant were
STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED, '-
who got it from the quarries here at a certain that the prices were to be the samo sa thoi waste your space in progrostisutions as to the of the Meanzeries Maritimes Company, we beg of the town is that it evables the rolios antho-
result, inaamoah as the telegraph will have con- to inform the Government, and steamship owns
turbance breaking.out. Magistrales and J. Pa unty half-yearly mesting of Shareholders, to be Mr. Derenner bad previously bought a cargo that in making the contract. He was quite sure
Report of the Board of Directors to the ordi- price, and the price of stons did not vary paid by Gran' & 'Co., but he did not mentioreyed authentió införmation long before you are, that the Suez Canal Company intend abrities to take prompt action; in case of any dis- beld at the office of the General Agents at of a man called Ching-see, whour he (the Athis memory served him, nu to the worstaatione receive this letter, I will confice myself to the ding by the terms of their Aut of Dondering, need not sit and consult, warrants and reading. Bongbong, January 16th, 1878.
torney-General) had believed to the plaintiff with regard to stopes 3 and 4, though he crald attempt of explaining the precise posture of which gives them the right, as is shown by off of riot Rots ara dispensed with, houses any Dailymitting to you their report upon the affairs of foot for these flag-ntones. Mesers. Renard & and 10 was made by him or not.
The Board of Directors taka pleasure in ent partner, and he had paid him 11 to 11 cents per not recollect whether the contract for 7, 8, 9 affaire, the better to enable your readers to com- cial documents published at that period, of be brukes into and arms seized on the spot,
prebend the drift of the telegrams. You of levying a tax of Lit, per gross ton mearurement.rictors may be arrested, the Company for the half-your ending De-Co., at Saigon, now proposed that he should The Attorney-General then proposed to coarse understand that the Chamber is So By adopting the English mods of measurement, called upon to disperse at once, and in ember Jlst, 1872.
send them stone of the same quality as Mesara call evidence as to the price paid by Meservereign, and that M Thiers is its nemines-and and applying it to every ship passing through one of refusal anybody in that mob or the The 20counts presented herewith show that, Gran & Co. had sent Mr. Degenaer con Grin & Co, and as to the market value of farther, that according to what is known as the the Canal, they etablish a uniforma treatment whole of them may be arrested and punished.
Bordeaux past, sob political party agreed to the for all fage, and thereby scare to the British after paying commissions, running expenes, sequently determined to find the man who stones similar to those in dispato,/^
ooustrnotion of a government which should be shipowner immunity from those unfair advan salarier, premio of Insurance, a heavy amount supplied Gris & Co. He found Tai Afat, who for repairs and all other outgoings to the 31st had been a trader here, and bad bad the mistor to 7, 6, 9 and 10, the eridence of the platolia neutral between them, to the end that the canes take that steuners of obber countries might
We have not much denkt but that the Decumber, and including $8.199.78 brought for tone to booms, bankrapt. His case was that was absolutely uncontradicted, and as a 3 and which each respective faction supported might arise by sailing with inaccurate papers.
vigorous action of the authorities on this oo ward from the last statement, thers remaissa the two men, Afat and the plaintiff, had gone 4 the only evidence giren by the defendant of decided by the public voice, upon the ou
casion will attain the end sought, víz, the profit of $78,178,50,
The Directors recom-hand in hand in thie matter to get what was untract was of the contrast got up by the recovering from the stunning blow it had.
S... THE F. AND O. COMFÁNT. mend the this amouat should be distributed a called a equcere. Mr. Degenser bad found plaintif, since Mr. Degreber and there was received. Now it cannot be mid that any patty
The directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Pervation of the peace. So far as we can factions consist of Bonapartiste, Legitimists,
learn, the whole town is quiet enough. Most follows, to repairs on steamer Kinahan, Afat very useful in ascertaining where to buy nothing said about price at the time, but that in the Chamber can command a majority. The $25,000; to a dividend at the race of 8 per scat, goode that he wanted. He had a spare room she note of prices was received from Afat, and cleanists, and Republicans. The thres Erat Staatu Navigation Company bury issued their of the the European residents did not know report for the year ending the 30th September that anything unusual was going on, or likely HALL & HOLTZ ANJ KELLY on the paid up Capital, $48,000; and to their in the building which she allowed Afat that be actually dre on the basis of thusa, combined vastly out-namber, the Republisans,ast: It shows that the gross revenue has been to happen and those who did, slept not a wink
cwn reuzperation $2,500; leaving $2,678.50 to to occupy, but there was no relation of prices. The question of quantum meruit avald
uster and servant or principal and agent Nagneahi, Two C. & J TRADING CA
"In addition to the heavy repairs needed by between them. This man was sout for by My only arise where there was an uaconeluded but then it must be remembered if the Repub. 22.122,756 12. 11, and the expanditore, in the less.
licans were annihilated, that the fight between, Hiyo, Osaka....THя O. & J. TRADING CO.
the other three factions would then only begin. cluding interact. £1,953,551 ite. bd., leaving a His Lordship was of opinion that these were Yokohama Blomes. LANE, CRAWFORD & Cc. the Kinshan, it has bus thought desirable, Degenser, who and he wanted the man who
in view of her greater eficiency and possible had eapplied atons to Grun & Co. Tai A fat considerations for the jury, and did not amount. Thiers, in his late message, declared that not profit of £169204 158, 74. After payment changes in the river traffe, to make some al-brought the plaintiff to him, and told him that to a conclusion of law. The objection was then Conservativo, Republic, and this bo did because a balinos of 27,214 15. 74. is carried forwarding the extract from the Pakin Gorette which we the future government of France. must be a of the dividend of 6 per cent, already andouneed, It is difficult, anys the Courie, toknow, in read- tenutions in her plans; staterooms have been this was the man. Throughout the transe withdrawn.
the late dietipus joontestibly indicated that The underwriting accom, after dedusting the built, and her boilers are keen removed to the Lions Gran & Co, had been constantly referred.
Mr.J, G. Opstellen, of Mesira. Grua & Co the minds of the vast majority of the people of payment to the proprietors of 1 per cant., shows gira below, whether onn'a indigantion or pity is inoat moved;-pity for the deplorable ignorance hold, which has been deepened eighteen inaborto, the plaintiff always saying that he would was then called, and stated that he had bungbt tranne bad turned to that turn of government. a surplus of 25.036 14: 11d., which is citriod of how the ills of life are to be mat shown by Building up the half, thereby greatly in-charge the same price as run & Co. paid, and stone similar to Nos. 3 and 4 to this car at 11 This declaration of the Prezident naturally so the general reserve Fund, and the latter port the nufortunate ladies, anal pity for their trurte steasing her strength and capacity for cargo that he could supply stous as cheap be anyone cents a foot. Further evidence of the market
2432,123 16. 10. The report. and pengera, and decreasing her draft of in the Colony. Nothing was ever said about ratio was given by Mr. H. Rahay, Mr. S. Rused a goslition of the Imperaliste and gives details as to the cotapany's feet, and the ad; and mingled indignation and pity at the
chists against the Republicans, and thus water. These altorations have necessitated a the price. The document aid to have been Neate, and Mr. Q. Wissou, all tending to show it came to paws; that M. Theire orase, obangos rendered necessary by the nee of the Government which commends and rewards. be the sam, and probably 84,000 to $5,000 miore I tha jury believed it did erint be w unt of cants, thongh Mr. Nente said it often varied a sombly. The Kerärel Committes was nowhere been made for new boilera and nawobinary mént the relative who did his utmost to rescue. greater expenditure thin was estimated would given at the time of the order, had no existence. that the usual price wau between 10 and 17 words with the majority of the compound engine, and states that contracts their futuíty, and visits with condiga punish- The gross earnings show an increase of Nos, 1 and 2 was made, Mr. Degenser went to dealers were then ermined upon, the same ated to consider low the butiness of the to many of the rossak. The Italian mail aarthe young ladies from their miserable fute. We
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must confess ourselves utterly unable to understand the apathy of the public and the Government with regard to the establish ment of some refuge for destitute men in this Colony. Over and over again has the aub. ject ben ventilated in these columns and in those of our conteraporaries; we bave even been able to announce that there was at least one gentleman in Hongkong whe was willing to come forward, if ofaer would co operate with him, but notwithstanding all this, nothing whatever has yet been done.
The deab of Napoleon has caused s. great impression in Paris. The predominant feeling Lix Chut it will diminish a number of politionl parties. I is expected that the Bourpartiets Deputies will join the right and right centre. A post-mariem esamination showed the axist. ence of aggravated disente in the kidneys,
At Versailles, the Committee of thirty agreed to the principle of a Second-Chamber.
Ontward: Fintakira,
|bo carried forward to a new necomnt.
tony be required than has been provided for.
$11,031 on the corresponding period of 1371.
The new Iron Blender has been launched,
month.
Mr. Hayllar objected to this evidence. As
bargain.
Court Shortly after the contract for storce much as 3 to 5 cents. Thren Übinesa abune
Suigon, and all the remaining odotracts were made by Mr. Mathisen, bia clerk, who sent for punt, their evidence being to a similar effect
TRANCE.
amounta
THE BUEZ CANAL
Your obedient servants,
"MOB828 AND MECHELL,
* Accredited Transit Agenta."
mob may be
Any number of special constables, also, can ho called out, and any one callad ngon must sot, ander penalty, st, we believe, ons gentle- man: found to his coat last year)?
CHINESE CIVILIZATION.“
and will leave England about the end of this the plaintiff from time to time. Afat first Trursday, at 11 a. m., when the closing spesobeseem feasible and practicable. Ho attended baryship of the Company, and has been sucitains-nn Imperiul-Ediot,-in-which-isembodied.
The Directors base appointed Mr. A.MQ, Heaton to fill the vecaney in the Board used by the resignation of Mr. E, A, Hitchoock, which requires confirmation.
The case was then adjourned till to-morrow, brought in the memo. of obipment sowo time and vuurning up will take place, after the first contract and naked for a per- contage of the value. In that memo, certainly the prices were placed in the margin, but there was no totalling up and it was not properly The necounts have been audited by Mr. A. Neaking a bill But Mr. Mathisen at that Blakemon and Mr. Henry Smith, the tatter of time did not know the price of the store. He whom the Directors appointed on she departare simply paid money on account. On Mr. De of Mr. Thurbura from the Colony. These genaser's return it was found out that the stone Gentlemen offer themselves. He Anditors for had been invoiced at an exorbitant price, and the ensuing year.
TIBCOUNT O Cercat,
Hongkong, 11th January, 1879.
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
BEFORE H. G. THOMAETT, ESQ., R.N.
BREACH OF ORDINANCE.
Mr. Lobo, the master of the British Crown Tavers, was aanmoned by Fuspcator Grey, then Yip Afook was remonstrated, with. Ho under Section VII, Ordinance 6. of 1869, for said that wes his price, but fr, Mathisen told Laring seamen to board and lodge without a Chairman.hip he should not be paid a cent more than boarding-house licenot.
Gran's price. Those bills did not bind the de. fendant, because the whole thing was in a rague siste then. Yip Afat had stated to videos that he had drolared he would not accept any more orders upon these tems,
COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE HON. H. J. BALZ.
under the Ordinariae.
YIN-KIN-CHUN WONG WOON-BING AND THE-10.6-Defendante pleaded pay ment, but had not brought their accounts to Court Judgment was for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.
Chamber would be carried on oder auch ano- rice, it is added, bas amply satisfied the antici. hope the bepraisers of Obinera civilisation The Pekin Gatte of the 15th Decembar cou- los cirozistances, and M. Thiera, was quite pations of the directors. Me. Howell has, owing will speak more modesty for the future. prepared to accept any terms which he could to the state of his health. resigned the Secre
and and nobing Instaver of filial piety, that Hethuga. before the Committee Buyer] time, and very ceeded by Mr. A.. fully explained his views. He told them that don't hear anything of the Post Office no.how how tenaciously and mailly the Chica he would prefer a government similar to that thorities and the Company having done any stali oling to their old customs and prejudions; England rather than one similar to that of thing to adjust the time table for next year. It and, strange to say, the only light that resea the United States, if he had only his own in. would be wrong judge of a euse without the prcourear of better things domes from one elisations to consult, but that the misconduct cess to the arguments of either party, has ces of the three last dynastics in France rendered tainly the belief was that the completion of the the idea impossible. "The Repablic," be ex- Italian route would accelerate the muîle, and olximal, "exists. Is there anyone here, or in not retard them.
the Assembly, or outside it, or in Europe, who can poniradiot me? The Republic has been confided to me; Ilare maintained it, and it is
ANOTHER LARGE SINGAPORĖ FAILURE: (Siraits Times, Deber Slat) Another large faitnre has taken place in the
Mr. Wotton, from the office of Mesare Cald-my duty to continue to maintain it. I have. well and Brereton, appeared for the defendant, the country with me, and between the Assem
Inspector Grey, sworn, stated in consequence, bly and me ita choice will soon be made. If bazaar, the failure of Choa Chang Soon & Co of evidenca given at the Police Court on the you desire to Loake new revolutions, I will not chup Buy Le Soun, Boat Quay, with brauch
We Ganuo: dommend, wil, as he is degraded from ofbon by Imperial Edict, wo must not ad-
maire.
The Emperor, as he is often pleased to do when be issues decree, recapitulates almost verbatim the memorial regarding which bis judgmont is given, and comtrients upon it some. what as a judge, down in summing up all tho evidenco for and against an accused person, eve he pronounces sentande pour ou contre,
In this case, is Majesty says that he bað just received despatches from (Li-ban-chang) 18th instant, he applied for a aummons against be responsible for them." The result was that houses in Bangkok, Hongkang, Swatow, and Viorroy of Liang-ha in Auran and Hapel CHHANG-A-TING V. CHEANG-TING-YTE but he did accopt further orders. Mr. Mathe defendant, being a public house keaper, and he could not come to terms with them. The Shanghai. The liabilities here are put at (brother of Ear! Li the Viceroy of Chib-li), Only one response was made to this appeal 105.53 -Tostponed to Tuesday next. The thisen would any that Yip Afook did not for keeping an unlicensed boarding-konse, un-report has been read before the Chao:ber, and $187,000, of which, about $55,000 aro dne teenooancing the death of the three noble ladies this paper now more than a year ago; and money to be paid into Court.
la to be discussed to day. If the injority, ie, European houses, $33,000 to Chiltice, and in Hunan, and begging that memorial gateways protest ut all, bat daly lamented, and Ordinance 8 of 1852. although we are constantly having illustra
aid ho could not afford it, and he left, In answer to Mr. Wotton, witness said he has the anti-Republicans and to their guns, the $49,000 to Chinose. The assets are unknown, may be erected to commemorate their virtues tions of the necessity for such an establish GUNDAH SINGTM Hassur Kean--$10.00.- the impression that he muald be
very krown defondant for five years; know no most serious cous goences must ensue, for M. but suspected to be very inconsiderable, in fact, and that a relative of the family, a wanderin Judgment for the plaintiff.
glad to go on at the same price. Next es to similar offence against defendant, the only biers will certainly rosigu, and France will be next to nil The Chius Grua is also reported of the third rank, may be degraded, ne be ban ment, no steps are taken to secure it.
the $600, which was very grave matter. thing was disorderly conduct some two yours without a government. The sting of the report failed with liabilities $900,000, and assete dured to act without a precedent, and contrary Only in yesterday's “paper. 3 report PNG ATAT LOO-CHOO-ED AND AM There was to question se to the payment of ago. The case le referred to wis the robbery lies in the element of ministerial responsibility $65,000. A meeting of creditors was called to the time-honoured oustan of the Empire.
The words by which he applied that is to say, it requires M.Thiera to keep resterday in the office of Messrs. Woods and The mid Mandarin (kwong-lian) bad appeared under the Folics Intelligence, $82.61-Judgment against Loo-choo- the first 8000-they had the bank voucher for of wazeh
hes only, for the amonat olaized.
it. But sa to the famous creeipt for $1,500, for this summons were those of Jose Aguere, away from the tribune, and to appoint minis-Davidson, but we are informed they all declined yenager brother, who married a lady of great worth and beauty, After living happily toge which brought to light a 42.88 Buch
the first entry on that was one of $600, and Mr. who gave evidence that he was a seaman, and ters of whom the Chamber may approve which to attend any meeting in lawyer's office.
Many people have been lately comforting thar for some years, he died suddenly, fekving asily a ample of a large number LRETTE-HANG HUNG-SING-PIT-S500.00. Degenaer would wear that they were paid in was boarding at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, of gourse means, the notines of the majority,
bank notes by himself to the plaintif But. Jose Aguere, a Chilian seaman, sworn stated or in other words, suti-Republicans. This prothemselves with the notion that they had seen the two young daughters, who were both betrothed of similar cases constantly recurring. A Plaintif we nodsnited, as it appeared the do carpenter came some short time ago to this tion was barred by the three years' limitation there was no entry of it in the defendant's he resided at the Crown and Auobor Tavern. poas, M. Thiers utterly purits and seeing worst of this black year, 1872 and this failare basin marriaga. His wife was inconsolable, and wept dash-back, because in these transactions it was He left a Perurian, ship, named Irael; he left lbst be cannot appoul to the people, it is indeed foomepon the Square quite unexpectedly, just incessantly, reusing all advice or eympathy port from Kobe, in the hope of obtaining
his practice never to enter payments until the ber three months back, and went to defeadant's absurd. The simple fact is, that the monarchs nearly all the large tailores bave done da from friends; uhaindful of her two daughtere, employment. Be was unable to do so, and
neaction was concluded, when to entered the house to live after being discharged before nista, kuowing right well that what 3 Tuiera ring the last six montbe. The best proof of this she passed her daye in weeping and fasting, after having expended his small funds and
total. Time, if he had a transaction for 8300 shipping master. He has been living at the says about the Republic is tros, are driven by is, that among the principal creditors are mer seninding herself from all society, nutil at laat sheer desperation to make that grasp for power obanta who have the reputation of being about her health failed, and she decame quite blind. $400, a receipt for that amount would be made house doing nothing what he eatild obtain from friend who owed
out, and when the dealer wanted $50 he would In auswer to Inspector Grey, witness said he blob they, as the majority of the Chamber, the smartest and most knowing business men Her daughters, who inherited her beauty and pasionate devotion, were greatly afflicted at put on a stamp, and another for the text $50, was to pay $6 per week, and
funny they haves right to wald-but the pablic of the place, him money, he was forced to go to the gaol
The fire, we believe, has been established, a chis, and immediately resolved to devote their voice is so loud and no strong against them, And soon and when the whole receipt was con To the Court. He had $15 when he came on as a destitute. Ho is described, as well he
POLICE INTELLIGENCE
plete the defendant entered it in bis cab book store; has not paid defendunt anything. He that their reshness and juprudence are de long time, and has always. Lasers in guud repote lives to her in fastings and prayers that her. and credit. Ita fallare, therefore, as an addi-sight might be restored. The families they had might be, as feeling his position acutely, and
In the present esso, as the instalments were has spent money in the pablic house, Henounced on all lands.
Meanwhile, the Republicans hars kept quiet, tional proof, it any were needed after regent promised to enter in marriage were greedy it seems that be based bis peal to the BEFORE THE HON. C. MAY.
large, Mr. Mathisen kept a moo of them as owes money for his board. He sleeps there. they were paid; · BEAM In answer to Inspector Gray, witness maid observing the strictest discipline. They have sore experieaves, of the rottenness of the trade of chagrined by these note of Elial piety, an friend who owed him money, chiefly on the
NIGHT PROWLERS.
Mr. F. bagenaer was then called, and stated there were two other seaman boarding there; proposed zoberie foutaining the following Singapore, and of the evils of the credit ayatem.sought the interposition of an elder brother of disgrace it would be to him to have to go to Corporal Chumpbell, No. 63, charged two boat that be had known Tui Afat 13 years. In bat they have gone away in ships there is proposale: To cogétitate M. Thiers president It will be remembered that after the failures of the deceased father, the natural guardian of the prison. If he felt this acutely and thought hawkers named Ko-a-cheong and Laia-chong, consequence of orders from Renard & Co. at another aun living there of the same of Smith. for four years, from 1st January, 1873. To Mesare. Cheng Tee, Wat Seng & Co., and Ahladica. He urged them to fulfil the vows already To the Court,mir lives there, asta and elect vice-President as a provision against Boon & Oo, our sleepy Chamber of Commerce mate, ere they took upon themselves others the President's death or sickness. To give the wa galvanized into making a feeble attempt to which would for ever prevent them from doing it was a disgrace to him, we do not hesitate with prowling about the burbor at midnight of Saigon, be spoke to Tai Afat, and told him to to say that this community should feel the the 19th, in all boat, amongst the shipping. find the man who bad supplied Gris & Co. alsens there, and has been there two weeks,
In answer to Mr. Watton, witness said Smith President the right of vate for the cartens pat sa and to the credit system, or pet some so. They listened not to his counsela, but per Yip-a-fook was brought to him the same day in a suspicious ioanner. case more acutely, and that it is undoubtedly Complainant stated whilst on doty at mid-(26th October.) He said he was the men who does not serve ignore, has not seen him earre Session only, and to re-alect the Assembly restrictions upon it. The effort was bootless, sisted in sacrificing everything to their mother, maich greater disgrace to thein. It is a night of the 15th, he saw the defendante in applied Graz & Co. Witness gave his ordere liquore. He was a quartormsater in the Pie batches of one-third of its numbers in the resulting only in the discovery of dissension This, according to Chinese anger of Blind There is a barkeeper there middle of each year. These provisione appear among the members upon the subject, worse piety, would be quite right; but nature is small campan; waous they saw bim coming for stones one and two. No price was mensteamer trava. scandal on our good name that in Colony they pulled for Lup-sapwin. He chased them, tioned, and no document handed to big or bis named Frad; never saw Fred teaching Smith feasible and reasonable. M. Thiers, it is said, than that told of King Agramontae Camp stronger than law or exatom, and the mother whore lurury rides rampant, where few in any aud when about fifty yards from them he heard clerk, Plaintiff said he could supply him at the to be barkeeper; never know Fred was going entirely approves of them, but of course wishes All agreed to differ, and the credit system besought her daughters to heed the advice of them postponed until the report of the Kentral goes on us merrily as ever, limited only their uncle. But they still remained inaxorable, sphere of life think of even living with the splashing in the water as of some articles beate prios à Grun & Co. bought at. Witness to leave
J. Smith, sworn said he was late a quarter-comussion shall be disposed of: One point by each merabant ferra conscience, the saying their lives should be one long prayer to ing thrawn overboard from defendants' sampan went to Saigon on the 4th Nurember, and moderation and economy common at home, He found that defendants had no licenos. Da- returned on the 25th. He had oothing master in the P&O.S. N. Co.'s steamer Aroon, should be especially observed should the re balanse et his tunker's, and his stock of goods, the gode that bar eyaught might be restored. any man, who is willing to work, should be in fendants told him that they had throw some personally to do with making the contracts for he was paid of on the 20th instant, and be port of the Kerdrel commission be rejected by which macb be sold coûte qui coûte, Nor do we The unhappy mother, feeling that she stood in want of food, and compelled to go to a gaol piece of wood overboard, hat none were floating. Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6. Tuay and all the rest were went to live with Mr. Lobo, the defendant. He a small majority, M. Thiere will still reaign, with to raise the question again, idle and unad- the way of the happiness of her daughters and Defendunta bave been in custody before for effected through Mr. Mathisen. Before baying went to Mr. Lobo's house because be promised because he demande a vote of confidende. Ablans it would be to do so at the present the families into which they were to marry, The majority must be and to think of go time. But perhaps we may be allowed to re- suddenly out the throud of her existence, by to appease his ranger. How is it, wo nak, selling samahu.
of the plaintif be had bought stone similar to bim the situation as barman, as his barman once again, that this continues? It is not Defendants were recognised as having been Nos. 3 and 4 of Cheagues at 11 ceria à foot. was going to leave. He has been irving there verning the country in defames of the opinion call to the recollection of our business friends killing herself. Their grief knew no bounder that the residents in this Colony are wanting in gol before, but they denied it, and were Witness ben detailed his method of keeping ever since, and the old barman was to leave at of the public. They may have gone to far to two suggestions which have been made over they wept day and night. Their unole again convicted of being ragace and vagabonda Eanthis can account as explained by the Attorney the cod of the present month. He has been retract. Should they coations obdurate, a re- and over again, we believe, periodically, as interposed, and seeing that all peranation in good feeling. That such is not the case to 14 dage hard labor each, and ordered at the General. As to the $1,500 receipt, ho hed him doing nothing sinon te has been in the house, volation is inevitable--and should they tullapas bazaar smaaher come real They are very was lost apon them, commanded them to we have abundant proof, but yet we find expiry to find security, each one touseholder, self paid the four amounts mentioned in it. He has mieluid his discharge which he got they will leave the Republicans the course to aimple, very fenable, and certainly would serve control their sorrows, and prepare for their ap
It was themselves. A GUNKO RE The 3000 were paid within a few days after the from the P. & O shipping-master.
STARTER PRUSSIAN ORIRIR. them acting in a way which cannot but causs, to be forthcoming within three months.
date of the receipt (26th March) and the $400 amped by him, but, is wae stamped by the
The crisis in Prussia seems to be over. The surprise to all who take the trouble to think, A boy 13 years of age, of Chinese and Baro- not till the 4th April, according to the counter Government shipping maator
In answer to Inspector Grey, witness and he Empecar nover swerved as inch, and the We believe there is an explanation, but it is pean parentage; named Kwok-a-soo, and who foil of the cheque book. The 8600 were paid ur one that forms no excuse. The fact is, that has oftan figured in court for petty thefts, &c., bank-notas and the go by cheque: The first was the defendant nothing. It was in the Barum came to ternis Bone Barons are, I was gain charged yesterday by his mother, diapate as to the fact of the payment of the agreement to board for nothing till he entered believe, to be nominated, and the Upper Husse in the artificial existence which the majority Kwok-a-ho, residing in Lyndburst-terrace, will $600 was on the 80th December, 1872, when the into the enrrices on the 1st February, is to be reconstituted. Sm
plaintiff and Afat came to see the receipts. Wit In answer to Mr. Wolkan, witness said he JOHN BOWSING, of mee lead out here, they are too far re-attempting to cut her with a knife.
Complainant said she was under the proteo-ness bowed them the whole file, and when the bas learned how to meisure and to mix You will notice that Sir John Bowring is creditora. They are all abroad, from their Totion to her husband, and the daughters for moved from the hard care of life as they tion of a foreigner, and the defendant is ber plaintiff came to the first receipt for $600 (the cook tail cookteil brandy is made of a deads The papers all land him in the usual ignorance of the Chinese language and conse their laring devation to their mother. There- exist in other places to sympathise with those son, his father being the Captain of a ship. single one) be said it was not his signature, and little brandy, sugar and water, and sometimes obituary notice, on the principle of not speak, guent inability to suspect books and accounts fure, lot the Board of Bites award to them the who, from cxceptional circusastances, may She only knew his name as Charley, and has no pointed out to Afat that it was not the same as an egg. The agreement made with defendanting ill of the dead. I think, however, the in order to trace the trader's transactions and bigbeat bonours; and as for their uncle, the means of tracing him. He left the Colony be the others which were him was 120 per month as barman after the old bar treth should be told, to all each casea: Bir to ascertain with certainty whether the trader mandarin (Li-kwong-lino) who preferred for his suffer from their tre as clsewhere. Almost fore the defendant was bore. At 7 p.m. of the In cross-examination, the witness was asked mag left, till then be was to get his board for John is a warm-hearted well-maning man, rogue or had been unfortunate. Every nice fortunate marriages to lives of fasting, of any man who has an engagement, and is 14th inst. the defendant wanted to take somehow it was if he had no memo. of the shipment nothing. He never paid for anything, nor does of vast jutustry and great acquirements but facility should be given for such an exem- prayers and filial devotion, and thus exseeding the least known in the place, reed have little gars. She would not let him, and he took a save the mate's receipts, that Renard Ou. he intend to be left his ship on purpose to go vanity was his besetting sin, and made him nation, but as things are at present it is prac the bounds of parental authority, caused the a knife and threatened to cut her. She did not came to know the prices and to complain of harman. Did not know there was an ordinance weak, sballow, and ladiorous. He had notically impossible, and is not a single instance death of three virtuous, innocent and 1000m- care about finding the wherewithal to live, know what to do with him, he was violent when them. He replied that Mr. Mathisan had re-which prevented public bonze Leapers from fathom, and bis versity was far from unic almost, are the creditors able to get a clear plisbet ladies, whiol is great irreparable and the idea of a man wanting a meal ja ever checked:
seired the mano, already in evidence, and the keeping seam Considere himself serrant peachablo. He fell into hobbies through his statement explaining the causes of the failure, crime, and, moreover, added to the blackness of Defendant stated he did not get anything to prices were annexed in it to the various kinds to Mr. Embo, and could not lose without his folly, and cared little what he said or did in The remedy insuficiently simple. It is either this crime by saying, in the despatch, which wriggling cat of them, He ruiled against to have an official accountant so under announced their deaths to the Viceroy, that foreign to the majority of residents here
eat the night praviona: That morning he took of stone No copy of this moo, was sent to sanction, that they are marcely able to extend auyaome congee, and the conglainant got angry Saigou, but witsers made out the invoical in Jose Aguere, recalled, stated, when he left his power on the stamp, and abused it by the stands Chiness attached to the Bankraptey from the moment the ladies began to fast and feeling of sympathy to those so placed. with him and threatened to best bim. He would accordance with the prices mentioned in it, sup ship he went to Mr, Loto to live, and not to tyrannical exerge of it when in offco, How- Court, whose services would be available for all pray, and make rows of celibacy, an evil spirit evar groat his intellectual tacuities might have failures, or, to make it pompulsory upon aleutered into their minds, and led them on to posing that these were Grün & Co.'s prices. Julian's:
native tradera to keep thair, books in English, their own destruction"-let his take for an There are, however, a large number of cases like to go to the Reformatory,
Defendant was sent to the Her. Fatkor Rai-Does not know how the contrast bas surned In answer to Mr. Wotton, witness said the de, bean, his intelligence was of a very low order.
We are inclinot to give preference to the latter swer to this blaspasay-Beware bow he speake which undoubtedly do call for active sym-mondi, with a view of getting him received into out. Has been paid (under protest) according fendant gave him into custody for creating e
The Ayrton shindy is not yet over. The course. There would be so diflsalty in putting of things he cannot anderstand, but try and pathy and aid, and it cannot be said that a the Reformatory, and be was taken in, conse to the full prices charged by the plaintiff diaturhance, and another party into custody
papers are all fieros against him, and the belief it in praction, and so hardship to native bide his one sips, as his heart ist be too dark Witzens-drew against each shipment after for stealing a watch. great number of them have not been brought quently he was discharged from Court
J. Honby, awor, atated, be in the proprieter seems to be that the Ministry will pitchfork traders, because there is any number of Chinese for inspection. It hau, therefore, be 10- the first two or three, calculating the quantity before the public. Not long ago there was a Sergeant Jobasoa charged a Chinese night from the mate's receipts and the prices of the Empire Tavern since last month, Hebim into a sung birth. Some say he will be and Eurasian Clerks in in the place, whose sermediately degraded from all office of trust and case of a man, who, from the accounts which soil cool to the Central station as follows in accordance with the memo, referred to. The had a man for two or three days assisting as made Finance Minister of India, but I doubt vices would be easily available, very cheaply as honour, that others, seeing his disgrace may
FROM THE Taxosu, came out at the inquest upon his body, there The complainant stated that he came of duty memo, was resived in Jan or Dea, and no barman till the man Frod, Mr. Lobo's baram that, as our prestige in that ornatry will hard accountanto and bookkeepers, and thus a row tremble and beware.
at 12 midnight, and ut 1 o'clock he went to bed, complaint about the prides was made until May, left, when he was going to come to him, Fred ty admit of a man brought up in the Bambay source of relihood would be open for an in- seemed every reason to believe had put an placing bia tiver watch on a chest of drawers Mr. W. Mathison was next nalled, and stated said be would have to stay till his month was Police Court being elevated to so high a post, orensing class of the population who have few merely because he has a foul temper and spenings for a start in life. The second
A verdict of died from blow given in self- in-kia room. At six o'clock something aroused that he was clerk to the defendant, was present up, as be had to give a month's warning. end to bitself, simply and plainly, on abs, and he got up and rojased his watch. Heat intervals during the first interview with re- Fred. Lawa, sworn, stated he was barkeeper of nuty tongue. It is lasky for Hongkong that anggestion we have to take is the propriety of count of his poverty and distress. The only naked his boy whether he had seen his watch, and ference to stones Nos. 1 and 2. No 3, 4, 5, the British Orowa, he went there on the 1st of you have lately had a Governor. I should not introducing a system of registration compulsory defence has been returned at an inqavat held credit. It is pot, we think, invidious to make from the effects of a blow given by a strest helping hand which he found in the last dark he said no, but he said he axw the night sot were negotiated by witness, and he balieves November at $20 per month; he was going to be surprised to and Mr. Ayrton fastened on the for all native traders, before they are allowed on the body of a man named Butler, who died
a distinction in this matter between natire preacher at Mile End. hours of his life in this British Colony where collecter his room at 6 am, and put out the Nos. 5, 6, 9, and 10 also, but is not sure. At leare on the end if the present month to go back of the poor Singapore people.
An old criminal named Seiler bas just died in gas.. Ansequently, bo searched all places be the rat interview; asainted defendant tourdoue to the Empire Tarsta. Mr. Lobo was going to
You will observe that some United States traders and Europenthouses, for the very we boast of our civilisation and our Chris could think of, where defendant sleepe and the French measurements ints English. Hard take another man, name of Smith, in a place, tianity, was that of a poor outcast Chinese frequens, and could not find it. He was cous-defendant ask Tai Afat whether plaintiff was whom he had been initiating into the way of men-of-war have been ordered to Zanzibar to simple and unanswerate pason that the latter the Swins penitentiary of Aargau, who ackn
whose death, until this confession, remained a ing upstairs when te meten European sergeant, the person who furnished Gron & Oa. with mixing drinke. Any man could learn to mi sasist in putting down the slave trade. This never buy, and alwell on ordit, while the ledges having been the murderer of a Jew, girl. This is simply a fact; not as many who sexed him whether he had sacrobed a stonia, alat wid "Yes." Defentant asked cocktails in three days. He got the offer to lends corroboration to a report which has been native traders in exactly the reverse.
When the Debtorand Bankruptcy Ordinances secret. The son of the murdesarbeid the perhaps would like to think it, high down locker back of the watercloset, where defend Afst, if the plaintiff would farmlab Nos. 1 and 2. go to the Empire Taterabout a month ago. He going the round of the papers, to the effect that language and romance, and in our opinion ant used to sleep, and answering that he had de asid "Yes" Mr.. Dogcaser gave him the corpted the offer at 325 and food. Where he the British and United States Governments were discussed in Connell Inst month, the victim white bo killed him with a bill-hook. msnt of Portugal, urging the senengity of mak- 25 years' experience in Singapore, de wretched man dreamed continually of the the case which has called fort's these remarks) not, he then went and searched, and found in dimensions. Witnem never saw document is now he only gets $20, and he would gain $have sent a joint remonstrange to the Govern Hon'ble Mr Greenshielde, merchant of Fur some time previous to his death the
a basket of rubbish bis watch rolled op in a pair on that occasionone was Ezaded him by the by the change, is scarcely less serious. It is a very terrible of woollen stockinga..
defondnot. As that time Tai Afat's office wERE Mr. Watton, in summing up the case, muiding arrangements to probibit the Coolie tra, clarel bis conviction, that in all the failures ascentioner of Aarburg,
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THE ZANZIBAR SLAVE TRADE.
in some way to stop the reckless irading which prouching marriage. They only wept the more hát ended in such a lamentable result on that, bitterly at this, and when left alone, they de within 6 months, in such a small place es, Sinoided it would be better to join their beloved gapore, the failures have amounted to well-nigh mother in Hedes, and thus these two bereaved themselves in their own bedroom. The E- three million dollars, half of which, only, may capbane put an end to their lives by banging The first thing that strikes one when a Chi-peror then maya, this family cannot be tou be rocctered during the next eighteen moutha. nese trader fail bere, is the helplessness of the highly praised the wife for bar entire de