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HosaRose, SEPTEMBRE 18TH, 1877..
and some which seem to lend nowhere in particular. Botter, howevor, too much of
to question. Formerly enormotis gains were
malsed by the few, because trade was then in abnormal condition; now trade in graduate Ending its level and moderate
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THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1877
Pax RENDS ALTEOLLED IN EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES
BLADE DE VISTASLISTTRETH.
Instuctors of Nniganças for months; daring the hot
LASAULTING THE POLICE.
Alli Mahon said he eut out, locking Lis
door. The padlock produced way in, but tas
Him.
some money, and when be asked for it he mado this falso phazgë,
A GAMBLING HOUSE.
STEALING CLOTHNA,
squicus increase of cristo Mil no doubt attract acting-Frupertal lent father Frison, room- prison offerges, in every case I have more to obeck the growth of old offenders a your Lordship attention, when yon se cortain mending the dernier of cortain Elmespean turn approved that dogging, and upon the whole than anything else we can deviso, and I Joseph Edward Williams, a opsmas on the returns Ulust will poronitor be laid before you: koya who had hoen fiálty of drunkabuoni in the 1" bavo” spreaved 21 say it with regret of must say there is one charge of the impata American ship Great Admiral, was charged with, S WATSON AND CO., good thing than too littlo Tao harbour is Now it became my duty, to lay those returns ha sol and bentog pilsners, and thy minutes, momathing over twenty fogginga dhide my tion of which we minit not be ashamed, bens drank and sadauting the police.
FAMILY AND DISPENSING
19 Sir DIN DAVIS said, one of the Encst in the for the Secretary of State for the Colonies, but sgreoing to this resouzenuntion. ină further ateival. I say it with regret, beszane, having | Ti [be laid against us that im trying to sâmp P.C. Maxwell suit at 7 pm on the 16th instant * OHDMISTS,
they were all properti buforo my arrival. They diamissing, enothuy turnkey who had recoptly administered Governments in other part of the "ost the arimfunt cikakos in Hongkong-if one of he was on duty ai. Massrs Gibb, Livingston & world. The shoaling" anticipated by Mary dated the 20th January this year and relats to committed a bird nesault on a prisoner, your word, I can recollect the fact that during the our engines happens to be a little humanity, sa.it Cowhat, when the prisoner como deyn drank, MourGOMERY _Marriy has not taken the crime of 1876, and indenbrolly they slowa Fordship will see that, at the end of Juba and four years I had to deal with the worst cluesod fecalled we suust not be ashamed of it. Our ob- and be considered if musste to let liliu vo oft in place yet to any appreciable degree, actions increase of crima: But it is not an in- beginning of Jally, some vedeios in this of Ehigapore and Hongkong convicts at Labuan, jest is to stamp out priminala, to get rid of this a sopan. The prisoner then became violent eroase of prime ganfined to the year 1876. In the reinsa, bind, been rested, and that I proposed not a aturle lasha yas applied, and crime declined growth of crime recorded in the andals of this and struck him, giving him a binok epo... The Ships of any burthen find sate and Tablo C, of the Police Retaros, which were sub filling them up with well anndrated men whú in East Colony. With the last few weeks I Colony and which ranched its maximum last year prisoner also threw him down and kioked hira, convenient anchorage, and continue to mitted on the 31st January 1877, by Mr. Desme, the could speak Chiness. Accordingly, I instruoted have received some printed despatches" in which. And if in reaching that chiest we happen to breaking his tratch The prisoner was very following Oguvesoon notfil to attract attention: the Acting Captam Superintemlen of Police, referenca is made incidentally to what I did fu inear tho charge of a little Lumanity we violent and continued so after arriving of the come in large numbers The revenue of Number of casa of sezioneffances in Hongkongin Mr. Crough, to report how far ho could son, the Bahamas. The previous Governe, Sir ongat not to ti sohamed of it. The great station the colony has stendily advanced and is now theybara 1875, 1875, and 1870 —In 1974, the total mend the employment burnkeys of four Jungs Wallar didered with me and thought thing to be borna in mind is the mixture. The prisoner said he was druk, and if he had umply suficient “ to sustain a regular gerarn- | number of serious offences was 1.185; in 1875 Chinese felicemen or other Chinese Mr. Creagh that the negrees could only be taught through of duo severity with efforts for reforma bien allowed to go off to ble ship there would mont establishment. The Proya is lined thad risen to 1,395; and in 1876, it had risen named three man who had fiorno xcellent, char the lash.He apid Europeans, Chinose, or Hinton If we complish that we must be have been no disturbarica, as ...
to 1,49% Of what do theg's serious crimes conmist? acters in his Deparfixent - Chistoso Sergeant doos you might dool, with in Brother way, perfectly indiferent as to what charges are He was fined 10 skiflings, and ordered to pay with spacious godowns where the products Tats offences against property: of larities there Interpreter nul two Chinese constables. He hadnt negmas Wurs I went there Lord brought against us. I shall not to day give 31 for damage in défualt, fourteen days hard oud wares of all nations are storech, and a were 802 in 1874, 987 in 1875, and 1,059 in 1875. alea recunoanded, looking to the temptation they Kimberley and to me. “7 am giving you a tròu notions of any measures. The subjost I have labour
Ta Lasing uplasia, possession of property wo might be exposed to in prison that they should lepus jost, orine in salient, the priapin in hronghi chefore guise of great importanna, and ATTEMPT AT RUMALANT commerce of large proportions is established And similar increase. Of robbery with viclozes he yelled upon to give large security and bid state. I endeavoured to see what could be Itraat at our next meeting, perhaps Baxt week Lo Ataa, & fermet, was charged by Low Ayow. nsure foundation Unfavourable com- from the person there were 15 anses in 1871, he wided that the three mon he had selected done, and while I applied with strict verity or on some saely tay, to have then an opportunity à beatman on the steamship Fury, with an. Parisons are not infrequently made by ancient in 1975 and 3 ans not a reen question of 8000 once the law abletons for the laws for the potention of life and property of putting them in proper form sad giving notice other not in custody, with attempting to break offenes in 1876, But it is mam each. With a view of more Lendeavoured, to rectify the prison, disarplina, of ens or twe musteuros of this sort. Under the through the walls of his house at Mab-towe residents of the present with the "good old the res last years. - Had Lord Caszarvou turned information, and us an additional precaution, I endeavoured to give the prisoners someful Ordinancesofthis Colony the Governor in Exeou chang days" of the colony. As a most other cases, his attention to the inores of echime in this I directed Mr. Creigh's report, and the various. Jabour and Jind them informed that the only way in time Conncil has the power of framing regulations The prosantor said he was on shore on leave volony for ten years past be would find from- mpate and pepers, to be Bout to Miz Haylar, which they could regain their borty before their for the gol: The present regulations he can and slept at his family house, and on the orening 158 however, the balance in the actual trade these pors that there has been an increase from Queen's Counsel, who had bear so heelala santando expired was by good conduct. I had a entirely anoul if he pleases and aiako new room of the 15th instant, between the bours af 11 aud done is in favour of the present. The the year 1967 to the year 1976, and that the Clinirman of the Commission that raportat in avatar of morka established by which that system Intions if he thinks fit to do so, but this is a 12 e'eloos, he heard a noiso sy if some persons oily point on which it cn be mam- largest number of actions offerous recordet 1872, on the organization of the Police Acting was carried out, and what was the resultathject of very great importance to the whole were broaking through the wall of the house. tained that there as been a falling off is in statistics of one single year may be fallacious, oridance of such high authorities as Dr. Legge from that time, and now Governer Robinson assistance of the Chief Justice and the unofficist saw the prisoner and another by the light during those ten years was in. 1874, But the on the Export of that. Commission, and on the Not a single lash was applied in the Batons community, and I desire to have the content and to got on to the reof and looking over the matter of dollars, and here it is open and therefore I have reduced to the annual and Birdmand Horby my prideessor write Ints happy to inform your Lordship members of the Council, why represent property of the mann braking through the wall. E average the crime of the last five years and had taken the important dep of extensively crime delines" and he adds. I am very happy and therefore I shall not avall myself of the wallad to them, snil they rus He gave chase the preceding five years and here is the result employing Chinese in the Police Felco to say that I have not allowed single case of porrors of the Ordinances as they crist, hat raised an outery, and saw the prisoner stopped Annual average of serious orines from the fear It is a to Sir Arthur Remuely to my that fogging since I succeeded. Mr. Hennessy in the whatever changes I shall es you to assist by P. 579. The charge was proved, and the 1817 to the your 1871, 1363; ananal average he had foqut the Hongkong Police a very in Clevernment." He has carried out, not my sys-me in making I shall lay before the Legis, prisoner was ganterezit to ply montha, hard from 1872 to 1876, 2.361 anal number of different fores and that he left it vastly tem bb the aystem of the British Government, letive Conuelt and invite your opinion on every labone okunces of all kinda during the years fren imprqyed Ho frequently expressed the grainn i tha system laid down by the Segrotery of State, branch of such olianges. Wenterer salient Feal_____ STUALING A DAMA gains are reɛlized by the many. Targs pec- 1867 to 1871, 5,718 na against 7,124 offences that ita nerage offiotenez was mainly to be thst yon must combine the two things savo nut before you I will give you amale notice af. Bo Ait, a carpenter, was charged by Chan fits a rule involve, small security; property of all kinds committed during the five years attributed to his having carried out Mr.panishmont with attoript at reformation. The Ton will read the despatches here. Some further Awah, cook to Mr. Aill Mahomed; s shopkeeper is now almost as secure in Hongkong as in from 1872 to 1876. But it is quite possiblù Hayllar's recommendation of recrniting the best attenut at formation is to keep the pri dospatches will be placed bofore you when the in the Hollywood-road, with entering his mas also that those who have looked into the bulk of the fors from Chicose. I, theraforms, soners employed at usefél- labour and let them Surveyor-General has completed his estimate and bar's loose that morning at 6 o'clock end staal. the British metropolis. Until the opening matter have noticed something else relating caused the papers ba the gaol shaft to be understand thair liberation will depend upon that, phaos of what afterations are necessary. I shall ing.o lamp, up of the whole of China, however, little to prizon discipline is this colony, and that sent to the satta rent aman, with a request inhour. Unfortunately the opposite experiment ant those before you, and invite your considera
P.C. 005 amid he heard an alarm, and saw klas in the inewase in the number of prison offences that he would favour the Govarrmant with was tried horo, for the gentlonion whe framed fikk tion of the whole question. — (Applános)
prisoner on the sad with a lamp in, kis, kad, farther clange can be expected in Hong of late year. They are recorded in our books and his views as to the employment of Chinese report not rely hid down that reformation was ER EXPENDITURE..
a being held by the prossenter. – He-ploked up a kong What the course of events may then have been transmitted every year to the Score turnkeys in the prison; and I have the impossible, bas also gave up the ides in foto of The following items of expenditure wers amali podlook and key at the sume time. be it is impossible to say, but Hongkong can try of State for the Colonies. Taking them for honons to lay his Report before your Lordship anything like useful peiren labour. What is the agreed to Of the 20th Angust, 1844, Governor DAVIS hardly fail to profit by it. In bringing this the last three yours, noro is the room it: 1874, 106 Mix nyie urban he opinion that Chinese, rogue land; mat is Eine in with a Bielage of
1875, 1.087; 1878 9,726. It the return laid before who have earned their onarnoters, and undergone some handicraft. Has he the opportunity of 209 3877, REQUIRING LEOTULATIVE AUTHORITY. false key was not. He had the proper key with. sent lu Iwed BIANLEY a report by Mr. desirable consummation about the Celony is Lord Carnarvon by Captain Deanehanksgives the serme disciplinary training in the Police Forms, practising that for the good of the State and
exot manber of bases Brought beton, the Police who are in is position to outer sexnity, and who hirazit: May he toures that prison probably · Acharan-Gangsu Chriz Alon my to three The Trironm said the posetor owed him MONICONERY MARTIN On this Island, of certainly playing an important part. Mr. Magistrates, and the names of prisonuts gon would receive sufficient ssiacies, fair play and igneumns of the little he knew before going in. Hongkong. With regard to its physical MARTIN said in his report: "The benefits viated by them. You wil perhaps he mrpriced rooignable instruation in their new dating, would Now, gentlemen, I have said that Her Majesty's
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EDUCATIONAL TOmory Salary for an Anting ESAT E BATIK said," the island can derive from our jawy, instit lions, maire to learn as was vorg hugh amrprised to see it be calculated to give a ky degree of satisfaction Government are an extensive experience, and and Master, daring Mr. Gair's homes ou sink harc; The prisonor was identified as having bean in sists of a broken ridgehogsback of ligion can never be conferred on the Chinese Magistrates in 1876 amounted to over 10,000, your Leriskip's attention to the last two on a made than to imagine the local knowledge
--that the number of sus before the Polico (as prison tarnisons. I vanture specially to firas theraisua doubt whatever that no greater mistake 4 months at $80 oz month, $32000,
gnol twice befors for larosny. He was this to “BERVICE CIULUNIYE OF ESTABLIMENTS santanod to air months' hura libour, at the mountainous hills. It cannot be said to hour colonisation Hongkong." At the and the unit of peruns convicted to over eteness in his Report I would only add that of a gutem els or on teigh the No? (West Foint) $0.00
WODER AND BUILDINGS Addition to Police Statler expiration of which time to be brought bairte possess any vegetation, a few goats with present time a directly contrary opinion 700. Now gentlemen with some all apart from the great and obvious, consideration universal experience of Her Magisty's govern
M16ORLLANTOVE SE CEAAon Gas Tights the prestling magistrate, charged with being difficulty feed pasturage. The greater ex must be held The Chinese population of the of the criminal population and such an extra Chirose over all other apontors likely to seek well established principles: they have been Politics Talous for 3 months further (from the colony.
périence, I venture to assert that such a state of language, wherein the picantage Hos with the want. The principles bare laid down are in certain freetan ezhearintion to Bentor's dangerous-to-the-peace-and-good-order of the tent of the bay has only four to five fattions, island have a great respect for our civil and ordinary growth of prison offences as you have the lower offses in the clan, the former ara, in proved almost with the acnancy of a 2th August), $0.9
SNATCHING 815," and in the depth of the stream there is only criminal jurisprudence, and British Govern How is this to be accuated for The system docility, auit sense of responsibility, better fitted when those rinviples were not noted upon egon is without precedent in the British Empira. my opinion owing to their sober-mindednose, proposition in Exolid, and it is no wonder
STEAMER TRAFFIC.
Fung Apat, unemployed, was charged by Too His BXCELLANCY moved the fr reading of Aohoong, an apprenties to shoemaker in six to seven fethoms. In no great interval ment genrally. "As the population in fluctus-f prison discipline is the system by which crime for the work than the latter. Neither in the that you had an increase in prison offences: an Ordinanco received from the Secretary of Wellington-stars, with snatching 315 lu zotes of time the harbour of Hongkong will be too ting ong, considerable trumbers come under should be stamped out. It is the great engine the previous sharusters, habits, or discipline of increasing in this ratio, 126, 1,085, and 2,725. State for the Cologies to relieve a certain class from out of his bad whilst nor stoney sheal in many places for large vessels." The thestinaces, and the ideas aequired here are Goverment is bound to use to repress Trime and mind of this pinss of foreignors, are, in my opi. But it has sina-bosa aspposed the sumber of passenger steamers from certain oxisting re nhanger's stall in tho Quer'ar-bail, whore he
reduce the number of originals, joined to offi- nion, to be found suftojant guarantees for that of prisoners at prosent in our gaal is ar gulations under the Chinese Passengers Act. !had been to ohango silver into zintes, A remarks on the chinute are truly eppalling, dissoptinated in various parts of the empire; citney in ministration of justang With fair dealing towatila prisoners which should tually great than " wag-in-1876––Here
THE PLATA M The prisoner was caught by PC. 236 with thể The island being on the verge of the they cannot fail to produce results at some ese tivo in proper working order the Council form, so important factor in the goad, Llum from Acting Superiate if your Excellency will slow me, though I think. He was sentenced to four tables”, hard labour
Hon. H. Lowdoor I wish to ask a question money in his hand. tropics is subject to almost the extremes, timo, oven though that time be far distant, recorded before my arrival in the colony should ing to the mattreal tastos of sunk men, their this rotara, the total number fa 423 now What I am mther out of order, but it is en is subject
is bound to see that the crime which has been management of prison: und fartuce, book dext, Captain Ducnt, and I did, noćording to of the torrid and temperate sons; even Bat China is possessed of inmense resources, not have existed. How has it come to pass social environments and the effects of climate was the number of prisoners at this tima last of importance to the calony and I think yan Wong Afing and three others ware arcented or the same day the range of mercury which the world cannot uch longer allow questions, but it is manifest from the Secretary ribus in degree, if different in kind, as those what era That is, however, a matter of very to the raconstruction of the Praya, or repairs of the police by virtus of a warrant in house No. Well, I am myself slow to form decisions on these, they are subject to temptations quite sa delete, year, in the prison ? I remember it was some will alaitat allow it shall be answered. I refer by Folies Sergent Toome and other members. in the thermometer is very great, and to lie undeveloped. Ere long she will be the vicissitudes are very trying to the valled upon to enter fully into the comity of with some facts which it was impossible not to fare, the views of bompotant local authori mimals in the gaol to-day than on the 17th Sep 1874, which have been delayed I think I may say carrying on a public gambling bonge. The Ser. Europena constitution The European who notions. The establishment of the Colony guiding principla, upon which the prison was wishes. I have provisionally appointed Sung Lò moment, for is the first place, the regulations subject was mentioned the Cantoil as informed nikakor needles, and each.
In the report of the Gack Committee, the ties, as well as complying with your Lordships tember, 1876, in of itself a matter of very little în & most pureasonable manner. Last time, the rent proved the finding of dino, printing sticks, sumaves two or three presidence in this of Hongkong has Jong ago repaid itself by naministered is laid down in these work: To, Wong Yes, and Ng Kam Fuk, to be seleleat which I hope ultimately to introduna are that the plans had been approvel by the Soure- The informant; Chan Axing, proved having boon elinate gets a lassitude of frame and an its cxtended commerce, and its value is still Owing to the peculiar circumstances of this Chinese turnkaya dashuries of 25 per month not yet in force, and the chauzas I have tary of State for the Colonies and that the means to the house on several ocassions and gembled, irritability of fibre which destroys the springs greaser du leading up to the complete open Colory, and the fact that by for the larger pro- each. On the important question of securing a made, some of them are trivial to those. I will supported by the commission for findim, the and prose also that the first somer was the
portion of the criminals confined in the Ono: are few epasally trained Europeans for the better have ultimately to propose and I attach no necessary funds hadakkë doen approved andon that manager. of existence. A ranliga influence operates ing of China to foreign intomsure. It has Chinose, whose language is but little known to posts, I avait myself, with much satisfaction, of Importance to the fact that at this date there contion this Connell was asked to vote for the Li Awah, an offion cools to the Captain Supers on the system in a most distressing manner, afforded to the Chinese an opportunity of those who have charge of them, whose characters your Lolaldy's offer to secure two skilled war: bappen to he lower prinínala in the gaol than at commsnosment of the work. I think the colony intendent of Poles, also west and gambled, and which is not removed by a return to Europe; observing British Government in active ope of whose proving history and lives, it is almost would propose to appoint Warden, in successiu Dacat, and I any say I have not the honour of his pointed. I am not in a position, of course, to taansgez
and dispositions are taperfectly understand, and ders from the Home eervice. One of thoseT this time last year. I have mentional Captain is institied iz asking why the work has been dis- he likewise müfet the first prisoner, to be the on the contrary, the sufferers frequently die rátion in British territory, and so tended to trapossible to obtain ang knowledge, any attempt to Mix, Corcoran, whose resignation I reported in acquaintance beyond that of any other gentle prese for su answer at present.
The prisoners all daniel the charge, said they in England soon after. their arrival.. dissipate the false ideas entertained by them to cultivate their higher faculties and to im. Despatch No. 80 of this date and the other I man who does me the bonair of coming to Gorar- E EXCELLENT thinic my hon. friend were just going ont to work when the police The destraction of life since our scenpation of the Foreigner,
prove the moral condition seems hopeless" would put on an equality with the present Head Tent Hanse occasionally, but I cont to His was fully instified in asking the question, camn Now, gentlemen, that was a very grave sentence Tarakey till some other strangement could be Excellency, the General commanding the troops and it is cerainty one of immense importance. The first prisoner was fined $200 or six months- of Hongkong hee bron cruznost. Last year
for the comunities to write. In avery part of modo, The Warden's salary is £250 a year and asked him to salent from the officers under had bardly aurived y fin colony wban the hard labour. The accould not fourth fined $10 (1863) the deaths among the troops in the The P. und Obese Geelong, with the next the British empire Her Majesty's Government I use be well to allow it to increase to lis command a strict disciplinarian, for I importance of the matter was brought to my ne- each, and the third was discharged. island amounted to.lin 3. Soldiers, wailors, outward, English nail, left, Singapore for this hare laid down what the Goremment ballare 2300, brannual increments of b. The salary wanted a man of the kind to deal with the tide by the Surveyor Gonora and other menhers to he som principles of prison discipline, of new turnkey from Home would be £150, goos netil Mr. Tonussly came out. I had of the Council, and I myself very soon saw its
BEFORE JAMES RUSSELL, ESQ. and civilians, Europeins and natives, wo-pore at seven o'clock p., Saturday
Cver and over again it has been said that Now I am happy to know that Mr. Hayller, the notes who would be selected, but it vast importance to the colony. The consequence then is well, as que, residing in every The US. vervatie Kearsarge, Captain F. V. that system should consist of a dus inixture Chairman of Lant Commission, strongly re- proved to be Captain Ducat, who came with was that on railing the papers relating to it Lü Kam Tai; a mason, charged on zemand by part of Hongkong, have fallen victims in the States, sainted H. AS Victor Emanuel as she ment; that the moment you assume alther of our Felice Forve recruited from the Chinese oplinarian. I wanted. The returns I receivetary of State to ask for wathority to here the with robbing her of a quality of clothing to MaMai, which left hore yesterday for the Unitel of severe punishment with efforts for smand-commended the desirability of having the balk strong recommandations of being the strict din Itlicnobt it desirable to telegraph to the Secre. Lama Alaja widow worn and fellow badger climate, and at all seasons of the year." On passar fins the harbour, which lute was of the to be hopeless if you nesame one only and Sir Arthur Kennedy saye has worked meat every day are satisfactory as compared with what Surveyor General at one promed with the the value of A10, was agus brengt ans but commerce, and, fuance the report says returned
is to bo acted upon you at once deviate from satisfactorily olas un Eou friend Mr. Lewis. I noticed on my arrival, and I hope when the work. I may tell you that Me Austin, the parabraker came forumed and said bo could "There is no trado of any noticed To extent
a woll established principle, and you me trying for before the Folie Commission sat at this measures I intend submitting to the Connilshort time liafors may arrival, hod recived a most, not and the man who pledged the things The land of Her Majesty's 28th Regiment not a new but a very old worn ont experiment, eonteil table he hire advocated this policy of shall have been antetioned, man will be done to fare ingontative and cumlustio desirink on these syzer lozied all knowledge of the theft in Hangkang, Karald occasionaly touch will perform the illusing progranine this even. That does not, either, explain fully the state to unplöging maca Chinese in the Palice Force make this pin apropar engine for the suppres, subject, and I called attention to that descutch | there on their way to Canton. There is some! At half past eight o'clock
whidli prison discipline was reduced in this There were a for who doubtedit my hon. friendson of crime. With regard to the branding dakilauthority to precool with the works. In or of entering: the prosecutrix's ronza,
He was Bontanod to three months' hard Over Toot and Permart Shapps. Colony. It is orale laid down over and over hraði (Mr. Mug) did nos thủpkite prapor thing to do; ; and deportation of fifty men sa January last, it | Sir Arthur Kennedy's time the Govermont, hul
by Serreturies of State that when a turn is 300 but it has turned ont a great exconss. Well, then, she not only uppered, to all present principles sout ont orders stopping the work Unfortunately labour fute nothing whatever its geographical Yel
Buelltonced ta undergo night jea of penal servi in the idea of having Chileus turnkeys in the goal in other parts of the world, bat Mr. Houglas, a. Irene ved en anawar that me dropwal sonté not position, other as regards the Chiese cast Satu
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Landa hechonla undergo at least two-thirds of therewas nothing more than the developing of fir farmer superintement of the gol, kad painted he sanctioned, and that Lord Cariai von was segu- Marriot that punishment, and that release from purish Arthur Kennedy's policy. I take no credit for out in a minute to one of my predecessors that tag ontto mon dasmatch on the subject, contamina's burd labour for stealings blanket from generally, or Canton in particular, is bad.
Gad anve the Queen."*
Lasut muss depend upon a man's flady good it myself for it was unly following out what my the branding of a prisoner on the cheek with a the whole of Sir John Conte'a viwy on the sub- For the trade, of the coast of China, iv'is too
I P. HURST, Conductor.conduct in prison, and under no circumstances prodreessor kad so successfully done ja anethor blue mark had a bar offent, because it is well west, and when they arrived it would be my duty to Pun Aging, a hawker, the man charged with -far to the youthward of a territory which ex - In the Polenta Gazette of the 21th Augnet, the should be be released without undergoing two deportrait. Now, in connection with the state own at Canton and at Madoo what the mean not them before the Surroyer. Compral and inova robbing a sokunan barred John Jackson of tho
-thirds of his emateace but what do I End of crime and pron discipline, a Governor is ing of that werk is, and the consequens is that the Surveyor Gateral to make a further report. tends upwards of 2,000 miles; and if it were Impérint Agent at Hami reports the arivat of here? In January last to lass than fifty prisoner bend to pay dry great attention to the opinion, he is hunted sway by all honest people, he deis It was on the 15th June I telegraphed. I lnd practicable to remove the foreign trade of by the Malomeda surgeois, and have been rebranded in one lump and deported from Hong of the medical officer of the prison. There not, get empley, and he is driven back to only been about six weeks in the Colony Canton, the removal trould be either to some now released all returned from Tattan Reg ster having served co-third only. Sous curred in a neighbouring Colony, in the year 1870, nrey on the property of this Colmay, hapsuse when I took that shop The Asspatch has of the open parts to the northwards in the foreros is also made to a Princess of the tribe, the right (the Cheruded learned food on very serious rout, which led to a great and has no other means of getting a relihood arrived. I lost no time in putting it into the right (the Chief Justine) to eight years penal lamentable destruction of life, and in connection Again they have not the opportunity of the hands of the Sarezpor. Genapul and who we enried, off at the same time and whose sargitude: sthers by my hon. friend on the laft (the with that a despatch was addressed by Lord Car-being taken by the emigration offers. On he did not loss a single day in taking up the Teong Afat and ChwAshia, the two shoppen, neighbourhond of the ten districts, or to somewhereabouts hus not been ascertained-One Hon. G. May) to the maths imprison maut, narvon to the Governor of Hongkong, in which he that subicot my honourable friend in my case and preparing his reminder to Sir John charged on remand, with the unlawful posseSION ished or place in the Canton river, There is Mahomed, the Chief of the Hami tribe, lost his They are all treated in the same way, and this says "Sir, I have had under my consideration left the Acting-Colonial Secretary drew my Conte'n romarks, No doubt that will be drain of soine abus stolen fromdle Racket Couri, wer __nc apporrins prospect of Hongkong ever yield.
a new unsort whom he has married officially urine fact in jeuxded the bouls-recorded in relation to the outbreak in February last insin-attention to what a Secretary of State admitted to Sir John, Coote, and I hope, by gain brought an and further remanded until the ing any revenue adequate to more thar a very
in the very papers laid before the Executive the gapurogaol, the desirability of sabiooting prisenorassid on that matter. He said an indelible teletaph I may receive instructions to proceed 24th instant, and admitted to bail, the first pri. small civil government. The limited size and
sonduct of ung raan very bad, according to what is called penal diet, and then Lord Car mark on the skedde of a criminal is evidently on the modified plan. It would be in criter, personer in 3200 and the second in $50. to the Superintendent's report, sad the next narrun sabolits his rings to the consideration of objectionable na fastening on the dalinquenta haps, if my mourable Friend the Surreyer with stealing the shows, was also again brought rocky nature of the ishad, the absence of
prisoners very good, and all trented in the same the medical officer. In singapore Gaol a dystein abgma from which he could never be rescued, General would wild a few words way. All with different sentences, but all seat of very great severity to Chinese prisoners was It consigns him to permanent infamy, Wall, I The STATE OR GENERAL The difference and farther remanded for one week. agriculture.nufacture, or commerce, and
unt of the Colony after passing one-third of tried. Dz. Eittle, the Colonial Surgeon, and a must say there is a good deal in what the which hos existent botwoor, my own designe their sentence only in prisen, quite irrespective of Morsber of the Council, happened to be on leave Secretary of State sail This was the late and those of Sir John Coole are due perhaps to what their conduct in prison was. That, I need of absenco whan the change was established, and Lord - Derby to the Governor of Hoogkott, ja misunderstanding on his part of course. I A meeting of the Legislative Council was held hardly assure you, is opposed to all scund prin. on his arrival in the molony be made a remarkable and Mr. Douglas confirmed the principle, speak with due deference to wo hich an autho. yesterday afternir. There were present......... niples of prison fiscipline, and must tend to the statement. He said with reference to the change though ignorant of its expression by fanl Derby | rityon masrize supinering-hat he lus concaived
Coultivation of criminal class in Hongkong. My made in the discipline of the gool, and ospecially I think the Chief Justion unit others will agree the opinion that the wall in erpond to the Railway will pass into the hands of the Chausse fsicad the Acting Celonial-Treasurer and in the matter of penil diet and the way it was with me the time has come when we rany fairly fall fores of the son, I have had to study Government, and there is much speculation on Scior Polios Magistente will nudeistard applied to Chinaše prisoners, “I protest before consider that particular branch of our prism osonomy end! efidency combined he looks only the part of both Chiness and foragniere is to its me when I also sport that the system of God against it; it is cartain to load to arious discipline Mr. Keswick View unit theso of the to efficiency, not conceiving the works are to be fate repeated short sentences on old offenders is a consequences." Well, the solemn protest of Police Commission have been carried out, and carried out in s lund-locked corner like Vic. “People are interested in flís matter not for bed system. I have had cases before me that experienced Colonial Surgeon was dare we have a police forms obiefly of Chinese. Not toria I have always had this opinion the plan the sake of the little Bailway, but because they recommended for deportation in which it was nots garded, and I think it was about right. a deported man comes back now but he is known.submitted by myself ww Kufficient to withafand believe thist the action of the authorities in this is case 02 a scound, or third or fourth, but asixth months after that the incident occurred. With Formerly we had Europeans saul Indias bat the sou, and the proof of that is that a fer-sao- case will be an indication of their views on the or seventh offence by the same man. Casen come reference to a number of the man who they could not distinguish the Chineso pri tiors I built in 1874, and which the commission general subject of the introduction of Railways before me of this character first offeure, murdered Mr. Dent in the prison, the judge soners one from another, but now things seo that inquirad into the matter saw, have proved into China, larceny, sentence une mont's's imprisonment with "perted that the prisoners pleaded grlity, very differunt. It was only the other day (nlly sufioient. There they stand, and works by Informnetely the meter is comorbat com. hard labour and to be fogged; second offense they wanted to be hanged-anything ecoutern men was bought up before my hon. friend karo | my purasoesser also stood, the typhicon of 1874, pleated by the fact that the authorities look largery, punishment tar months hard labour than life in that prison; they were prepared (Mr. May) or Mr. Russell for returning from Therefore I don't so that our leaga can upon this pastien ar lino us having best con- and to be logged; third offenos, larceny again to do anything. Well, they wore haiged, vory deportation. The custable aid. "I knew the be improved upon and I have no doubt whan etracted by foreigners without no regard for with one month's imprisonment and to be legged justly indeed, for they, had committed a moat mau periactly well without the reading, I than inferuation rouched the Secretary of the sorengo nights of the Government. Than, probably, the juvenils eritminal is grown bruts! marder. But it was impossible for the believe there is not one of those onimais the State for the Colonies Fifs Lordahin will giveá bía It would of course bo iconsistent with tas up, and the sentence is six months', hard labour, Government-in lose sight of the fast that the Chinese constables could not dotnet, without the consect to the design se amended It comes, in course of time, to the fifth offence recommendatims of the medical officer badhayding, and it in a wall number of cases it aix outlis al labour within recontiendation to been seaought It is not mely may dopive on from obtaining ploy deport Lim. Well, that is carried out. You then that the mind of a prisoner is affected by ment and drive then back, I think we might very likely find, sooner or later, the same man sphin treatment in prison. Thore is nothing 20 | give up the breading syster. Now, man- for returning from deportation and commifting: Becutive can make a greater mistake in than tiomeo. I think when b Governor sub a larceny, and he gets twelve months. That is in assuming medical knowledge they cannot be nuts dispatches to his Camoil he should systore opposed to the principle laid down by ensvlod to have The Colonial Baigeon of make a atetement of this kind. It is a petierst honour to lay upon the table some correspondance the Secretary of State for the guidance of Go. Hongkong tins had expericfice in other parts of statement. I have not gone into particulars Mr. MONTGOWY MARTIN as wrong in his relating to prisen discipline in this eciony. The rumore. No greater mistako can be made than the fast, and in his first conversation with me with respect to nur zueasures I think it neces judgment of the future of the Colony, but that despatot is one from Lord Carszym, dated that of inflipting short sentences on old offenders ho told me in connection with his Indian axsary to take There is one that may involve things trust have been fearfully bad to justify the 20th June, 1877, 10 which ha introts in to. It tends to onltivate za routes arizal clues, perience that there was not a doctor in expense, and that is the establishment of the review the whole question of prison discipline in In one of the despatches communicated to Sir India who would for a moment countena30 separate systemintheprison. When I visited the sach a description of the actually existing Hergkong sad to make preposals for placire the Arthu Kennedy by Lori Carnarvon he endused the logging of Orientals on the back gand for the first Sime. I found three, five, and arran condition of the plans is given by Mr. MARaystate on a sound basis in future. How I think copies of despatches written to varions Governors with "tho' cat. It was tried long ago. prisoners in the same sleeping cells, overcrowded it might be very fairly asked, bor is it that this subjent. To the Governor of British I cannot protend to use what the physt in every way that is stratem that car he not to Tip Hongkong in to-day one of the most the system is not on a sound basis already? Guiran (Sir James Longden) he merely raptological reason is, but Oriental differ from exist On making inquiry from Mr. Tomlin I valueblo of the Crown Colonice. The clinate How do it hups that a newly-appointed Go tulates the principle of a due mixture of seva. Fampeans, we know a tight blow will some found things were really worse in 1876, when the remains much the same as in 14, but the mor. rernor is called upon to review the whole system rity with means of reformation, and whers there times kill an Oriental when it might not jus number of prismara was grater, and during tity long ckoned by a comparison his dutch is hated the 20th Jano; the first bensures of reformation: Where you avow it grarily to mo with respond to logging the Chinese supers but only 180 cube fent of air allowed for Mehemet Pasha's troops are marching against the bat of which mails and passungers were
of prison discipline in Hongkong? His Lord is uoltes of juvenile offenders urges the use of a European. Dr. Ayros mado a report of great the greater part of that year the Chinose pich-
of units. Last year it was 28.89-per the despato I wrote upon the subject of prisom dis- is hopôless to improve their moral condition, and on the bank in this Colony: In the gaal hospital each person in the sleeping cells, the freverament sand of the population, a lower rate than cipline wer deted the 13th Jus; therefore fand whore you have a set of turkeys who cannot Traw one man, an old man, who had been a long having over and over again laid it down that the Russian positions at Jantra, and the Russian regularly conveyed in ease and comfort at the
Carnarvon's despatch must have had relation to speak their language, you cannot expect a de time in prison. This man was pointed out to meh one ought not to have less than 600 feet, troops are falling back,
| rate of bin miles per hour. mast of the lurra towns of Great Britain thing othm than any communicaticae from Fe, scrimes. Duize I am, M. Artmiels que by Be Ayres a bring in hospital for inour. It might be ankout how comes it to pass FURTHER EUGSIAN REYID.
12 —Thit they would destroy the comfort of Much of this is due to greater attention to line: end you will find, on tarang to it, his trator Austin reported with respect to the staff able lang dieses 11s had been & tall, strong man that the Government have not noticed this, that Lordship saya.“ Sir, I have to acknowledge, of turnkeys that some change should be made, when he came into prison, now he is ou the you had 180 rest only instead of 800 feet 2. In
News has been received that the Turkish English hones, as no one could live near such sanitary routters. Although vegation the zouers of Mr. Austin' dospatah (No: 75 of and he suggested getting thou nut from Blog edge of the grow. We have returns horo of the blue book Me 1975 there is this The freaps have recovered three at the entrenched 3-That in proportion na they were success. still scapes, plautātions of pines are 11th April) creating verinin matters of land laid Camurron, strast no doubt by the persons who has bean mynwanded to the foul average number of prisoners during 1975 positions nt Plans, that were lost in the 11thful in themselves, they would bring zon mon *. rapidly springing up here and there prison discipline. I rely on you toreview the whole admission of fix-Gaol Committen that shines Governor for domenoy the molient officer on was 375, as against 350 in the previous year; the instant. The Russian loss was shHORMORA
or the Lillides, the streets are lined question of prison discipline in Hongkong and to who have care of the prisoners do not know the ground; that they had not touch longer le ambie apes for mich person was 168 fost an in ke suo propomis, as will place the system on a their kingunge, euggested that an cudcoyour live Dr. Ayres garo it as his professional against 1048 frot in the precoding yoa2" The with overhanging trees which throw a de-sound basis for the future. Ett besides that should he made to got trustworthy Canest opinion tint in every chas, where a Chinma space of passages nui corridors had been included fightful shade and give protection from thesespatch of Mr. Austin's, Land Comar vox tumleys. In writing to his Lordship sad logged en the task with the cat symp in the sesimato. But it is not exly that. Certain acknowledged other: communipations from Bir Lhave the boncur to neknowledge the reeipt toms of congestion of the lungs fellow, and wings are devetet to Chinono and there to fiores sur of asumer, and we possess the Arthur Kontody and Mr. Austin. He had ra of your Lordship's Despatch No. 66 of the 131 he says he is muver arised when that can atopause Europeans were in separate finest public gardens in the East. The popucaived despatch from Sir Arthur Kennedy, of Tuno, with reference to Mr. Administrator / gestion passing away and she man being relieved cells of the serio iza as wars coonplet by a Lution has rapidly increased. Public build dated the 28th February 1977 or those Austin's report of the 11th of April on the toss from any effects of this fogging homes back to waler of Chinese, so that although when you of lus departure from this Colpuý, vielos conduct of the Turnkeys in the Hongkong daal, the hospital spitting blood. Ho drew my allen struck the average you might get that figure, inga hasgiiwan, ergcwd of passable aping the report of an important committes on and in reply to his suggestion that Turnkeys, tot tien also to the fact of the bears rogaining on the space for the Chine prisoners was about paraneo, and the numerous Etropean resipelson discipline, including vertain rules and receive salaries of 6100 a year osob, might be their bucks for the remainder of their Uves, 60 300 feet and in 1876, 190 feet The question dancer-combine, as 3. Froneli imvoller once relations with regard tu esan discipline obtained from England, Your Lordship in that when liberated from prison and working on of cubic space as regards the luaith of the Ülen Akaug, a coal coglie, and Wong-Assen, only look at the advertisements of properties for and dietary, and it was thought those regula. ) struote me to comides, the expediency of getting a day like this, their banke are seer, and prisoners 38 ↳ Tery Time bag when compared a married women, charged, on ramsad, on suspi- snley in which provunity to a railway station in expressed it, the luxury of the East with the tiers and rules and that report opustituted, two trained Warders from the Home service, at they are branded amongst whatever honest men with the effect of association on the ands of oten with wardening tas hills piel found dead always stated sa aporial advantage; and it is §. confort of an English country house. The sa to speak, for many years to come a final settle salaries of €150 a year cash, to be on an equality they may be among. The prisoner carries his the prisoners as comparad. with separation. In on the hill sids at Sookampen on the 10th that, sufficient reply to the third, to state that tân c
ment of thegreation Haweyor, you methat Irm with the other now styled Head Turnkey; to popishment with him. The law nevar intended one of his serveta Captain Desas remors that a wera again brought un, and, flyre being no ari. mumber of horses sind nåt employed. By one of island is intersected by roads in all rections called upon to review the whole system and to weed out fish Une presont plus of Timokeys thut Dr. Ayres having mado that report, I felt lange proportion of the prisoners who ostne dente no present, they were called on to Ind the Companies for collecting and delirming its Recognising the importance of the principle endevour to place it you a sound busis for the the most qunutisfactory members of the class, boural to compuurate with the Chief Justice be con-my hon-friend here (hir Max-overy your varity, each in 210, to be forthcoming within goods at one sbalon excords the total namku that facility of communication is one of the fatore. Now what is it that may have attracted and to employ some trusty Chinese as assistant und poltton fast I could not without further old affonders, and as Captain Dane says, three mouths to answer any charge employed in carrying traffic mong the whole
| Lord Carnarvon's attention ?. For instance, was i turnkeys under strict Europesa cupervision. I consideration allow any man to be flagged on the this is a serious things to which we ought to first requisitos of the prosperity of a place there ang remarkable orcas oferim a-enabled to reply to your Lordship's despatch back in the minnet Dr. Ayres mentioned, and direct our stealion. How are we to deal with Sung Aho, soolfe was charged by. W It is true that Railways have caused a change our Colouina. Government has applied itself Well, it does happen that Sir Arthur Kennedy, without delay 19 The dready obtained and hid it down that the only logging Icould permit these cases ? if we have, a pool on the tomate | Whitehend "Assistant Commissary, with cutting in people a occupattana, but this change is not to road-making with undoulked qnergy writing towards the clove vd last year ported considered the necessary formation on the wes the same logging as carried out in alia rystem, where the prisoners must de mas pied Janzels from trees his garden..
effected in eo short spare time as to burt to Her Majesty's Government that there subject, and decided, as a provisional pussure, on Orientals; and while, therefore, the acting, hard work, and where they know there is not The prisoner au pitted the sharge and sold be population of a large country, try was very serios igrao of crime of the very course your Lordship indicated, Superintendent of the Gaol or Visiting Justless the slightest chance of their racaat exotut by wanted it for medicine in the year 1876 in this Colony, Ha antu 'This | Trun the subicred sopics of lettera from the Buw-66, 10-seatenna-præsnere te be logged for daady good comfiot, fast I didnte vill do Fixed $1
Barbie c
business done i opium. The island pro- Selection ading
the fluctunting and predatory obaracter of the population, forbid the hope of an income, being raised to sustain a regular governaient Establishment The total revenda to be ex
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pected from the colony cannot expeed £10,000 per annum. To fortify Hongkong is quite. uelesa. From a Chinose enemy the island has nothing to apprehend, and no European or American state would think of capturing Hongkong, for it would be valueless to them." Governor Davis disgented from Mr.
Morcoumy Mauro. His remarks on tual
Doutor
Galop
Federstra Scotch Aira?" "Fox Hunter' a"
:
Zosini,
some 2,000 Musalmen who had been carried off
wife through the rebellion; and now begu to havu
recognised. The memorialists recommend that this be done, as he is incapable of uunnging his
affairs and she will take care of him!
at
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL...
HD the SovERNOR... Hon. Sir JouN SMALE, Chief-Justice.
Hou, C.-C. Smira, Acting Colonial-Secretary Hon. G. PHILLIPO, Atterrey.Genioral. Hon. C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasures, Hap, G. M. Price, Burveyor-General: Hon W. KEWICK, Hon. HowÇOCK.
PANDANDAL SWEARING IN,
The Hou. G. MAT took the oathe and his sort the Comiles Auling Colonia-Treasurer.. SOFFLEMENTARY ESTIMATES FOR 1876.
His EXCELLENCY moved the second reading report are thus sumarised in: Davis' Annals of na Orlimanne to authorize the appropriation of British Legislation The reputed un- of a supplementary sum not excooling serouty healthinese was exaggerated, and much of four thousand dollars to defray the coacres of the mortality arose from the lodgment of all the your 1874.
TO ACTING COLONIAL DECRETARY SURnd by classes, which would be improved Houg night mention that the water composing, this kong has the finest harbour in the world, am had already received the approval of the and is especially valuable for warehousing The second reading was agreed to.
Council through the Finance, Coramities:
goods The sequel has prused that. Sir Joux (then MK) DAFI ens right, and that
kus mado Sally useful roads to the populous
uad inersing villages situated on the island)
CRIME AND FRISON DISCIPLINE,
His BXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, I bave now the
Glen Tai Herg-seation, was sentenced to one-
a boatwoman.
» SNATCHING,
of 821, was again brought up, and, after the is of the prosecutor, the constable who apprehended the prisoner, and others, the case war further remanded until the 10th instant.
'THE FONDSEY AT THE RACKET COURT,
Di Sai In, a shopinän, charged, on suspicion,
RAILWAYS IN CHINA. [TRANSLATTU FROM THE SHINFAC.}
The tune is approaching when the Woosung:
dignity of a great nation to allow Its inpromo power to be disregarded, but no strang GoverUI. Tent would take any stopa likely to be prejudi. cial to the people for the sake of avenging a supposed slight on the part of a company which has all along professed to be noming in good faith and with a proper resport for law and order.
The intraluchun of Bailways into mest Al constries has beau ültended with violent opposi
tion by ratione classes. Nowhers was this mero the case than in England. The auginsers whe furveyed tho gundy with a view to constructing lines, were mobbed and beaten, and put in prison na kresponsers, and, even after local opposition" I had bean wversotne Parliament at first refused
to surolau the construction of Radways on-the
The abjectiom Ergad against the construction of Railways in Great Britain were :
1 That they were bacless, thơ bộing a anfierener of canals and motalled ronds, over
on H, Lorcock lunked His Excelloner and the Surveyor Crozeral for the explanation. The Council was then adjourned zino die.
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Bepinber 17th.
BEFORE THE HOR, C. May:
ALLEGÉD MUZDAD.
all olussée employed in the convsyntios of goods and passengers, std particularly on the owners et horses," which would no longer be required."
To show bow.mistaken ware those viors; it is only necessary to state in answer to the first ob- jestion, that, in Great Britain during the yey 1878, over 500,000,000 passengery malo ruilway journeye, and paid over £25,000,000 for the pri vilege, while the companies received up loss this £39,000,000 for the carnage of guous, though tho 20aða and canals are in as good-order as formerly, In answer to the second objection, one med
The great fallnoy, hoctorar, which underlies
the Lird boptions arethe motion thing whi