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Four fresh plague cases were reported ut Osaka on the 14th inst
It is rumoured that Mr. Chinda, Japanese Minister to the Netherlands, is to succeed Mr. Komura at St. Petersburg..
would be followed by a jateled-up peace, in which no concession of the importance would be gained, the Treaty Powers would under- take to pay the war indemnity themselves by submitting to the imposition of a revised and increased tariff, and the last state of foreign intercourse with the Celestial Em- pire would be worse than the first. By degrees the sale of arms and emmunition to the Chinese Government, which it is now
The men-of-war in Amoy harbour on the iu contemplation te prohibit by expross treaty stipulation, would be resumed, the 24th inst, were H.M.S. Ixia and the two Ja-
The N. D. L. steamer Stuttgart ran down and sanka Japanoso junk on the 10th instant off Simonski. The crow of the junk-four in
number-were saved.
day.
A Tientsin telegram, dated 22nd November, to the N.-G. Daily News, states that the French Municipality are ismlug a notification annĜun- cing the practical antioxution of the Extension of the Settlement there.
The Monk Prossmen's Club of Tokyo held a meelig at the Kitagawa, Shimbashi, on the night of the 13th instant, and adopted a rozela- tion condemnatory of the atrocities committed by the Russian and French forces in North Chine.
A. S. WATSON & CO., formation of an army and the reconstruc-panese cruisers Migako and Takes, the latter tion of the embryotic navy would be of which arrived from Foochow on the previous attempted, and all the old dangora Bad difficulties in the way of unrestricted com- inercial intercourse would be revived. With these the disgracefal competition by the Foreign Representatives for contracts would again be resuscitated, and the Powers would begin once more to plot to. secure predo minance at the corrupt Court of Peking, We might-who knows ?-again be edified ERATED WATERSing the wives of the Foreign Minis- ters attending a levée by the EMPRESS Dowager and accepting crmchases from her bloodstained bands. Wo might -who can tell fin ten years time zee Sir ROBEET HART's gloomy vaticinations fulfilled. It seems unlikely in the extrame, but it is always the unexpected that happens, and there is nothing impossible in his sugges- tious. The material is there, and though the Chinese are not a fighting race and are uverse to any kind of discipline, they can be taught obedience and only require à leader. If the Hour arrives, the Man may appear, and then the hordes of
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ENGLISH EXPERTS manage ou factories, and their practical knowledge producës "an artiele that is unrivalled for
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THE WATER used is the purest in the Ishuul, and is skilfully filtered on scientific principles.
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We are requested by the Hon. Sec. of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club to correct the handicaps for the Commodore's Cup, as follows: Chanticleer, ronives 5 minutes: Dercen, Gloria, and Metvor, 8 minutes; and Active, 11 miuntes from scratch.
Seoul telegramis state that, in connection with thus burning of the palare, the Coreau Foreign Minister has been deprived of his office and sentenced to exile. They alan report that the Bolgian Consul is at Soni in order to negotiate a treaty of commerce and amity with Corea.
A sovetu shock of earthquake disturbed the of Yokohams on the 15th inst. it 6.35 These shocks have been somewhat frequent of late, but as there had boon & long period of exemption, the average has probably not been greatly raisel, remarks the Advertiser.
in the Central Kingdom might become a terror and a threat to civilization and the world. This may sound very pes-am. simistic and alarming; however, it is intend- ed to be neither alarmist nor extravagant, But it is at this time of day, and under present circumstances, sheer midsummer
The Japanese cruiser Katsuragi, which maducss to be optimistic. If all the For-foundered in the vicinity of Oshims. Izy, was eign Powers were animated by ons idee, Boated on the 7th instant, and towards the the fitting punishment of the Chinese officials night of the same day she was safely brought We rise only the best and most expensive responsible for the recent borrible and fien- to Tateyama Bay, Bosha, towed by the cruiser ingredients. guaranteeing ABSOLUTE | dish barbari ion, and the conclusion of an Musculí. Sho left subsequently for Yokesaks.
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Baron Sternberg, German Chargé d'Affairs at Washington, besonies Consul-Goneral at Calcutta.
Mr. Marita, the new Japanese Consul at Manila, has arrived at that port, and taken up his duties,
For the third time Viscount General Kateurs, the Japaneso War Minister, has sont in his resignation on the score of ill-holth.
Rear-Admiral Beardeles, of the U.S. Navy,
has been elected an honorary member of the American Asiatic Association of Japan.
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[FROM OUR CORESPOEDENTS.}
SHANGHAI, 28th November, 8.20 p.m.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 29th November.
IN ORIGINAL JUERDICTION.
BEFORE HE HONOUR SIN JOAN CARRINO- TON, C.M.G, (CHIEF JUSTICE).
JHIU WAK V. CRUD KAN: In this case the plaintiff is n trader residing at 54, Staunton Street, and the defendant a olerk in the employ of Messrs, Deacon and Hastings, solicitors. It is a claim for the spock- fic performanes of an agreement, the defendant conterolaiming for $6.000 dopesited by him
the plaintif with
Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. sinstructed by Mossre Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plaintiff, Dascon and Hastings for the dofondant and Mr. E. H. Sharp (instructed by Messrs.
A PRO-FOREIGN, APPOINTMENT. Liu Shu-tang, Governor of Chekiang, has A Ujian despatch states that the Nors! Mabeen ordered to resign and to await orders. razine at Yoshinra, Kure, exploded on the 17th Yang Tsu-yi, Provincia Tranturer of Che- inst. at 1 pm. Five persons were killed, and kiang, who is known to have foreign sym- two others badly, injured. The canso of the pathics, has been promoted to the post of foreman), A. Haupt, P. Jórinn, 15. Hancock, accident is unknown.
The five-hundredth anniversary of the death of Chaucer was commemorated on the 27th ult. by the unveiling by the post huzato, Alfred Austia, of a memorial window in the Charch of St. Saviour, Southwark, adjoining the old Tabard Inn, whence the poot started on his pilgrimage to Canterbury.
It is said the Nippon Yusen Knisha, P. & O.
Governor.
YU HSIEN AGAIN REPORTED A SUICIDE.
Rumours are current among the Chinese officials once more that Yu Hsien has com mitted suicide
THE DOWAGER EMPRESS'S PLANS The Dowager Empress proposes to remain
3. N. Co., and Hamburg-Amerion 5...at sufu and to how the Emperor to Companies have decided to lower the rate of return to Peking when peace has been
concluded. fright on rice between Kobo and Europe to 30 shillings per fon. The Nippon Tusen Kaisha has also dociled to raise the rate of freight of
specio cargo to southern ports of China to yen 7 por pon 1,000. This latter change, however, will not be enforced for the present
The Secretary of the Treasory at Washing. ton, acting on the decision of the solicitor of the Treasury, has held that the wife of 5 Chi nese native-born citizen of the United States is entitled to admission into the United States regardless of the provisions of section 1991 depend on the status of her husband as a mer- Revised Statutos. Such right to land does not cbant, oven if it is held that the exclusion laws apply to a Chinese merchant who is native-hors, but rather on hor higher right not to be sopar atod from her husband, who is legally entitled to live in the country of his birth.
A Seoul telegram, to the Osaka Mulnieki
A naval casually occurred on the Japan coaststatos that the contract in connection with the
LONDON, 27th November, 5.40 pan.
MINISTERS' CONFERENCE SIR E. SATOW'S PROPOSAL. Dr. Morrison telegraphs to the that the Foreign Ministers have accepted Sir Ernest Batow's proposal for recasting the commercial treaties with China,
The special jurors were Messrs. R. G. Showen J. S. Van Baron, G. Stewart, ind J. M. Beattie. The Chief Justice, in summing up, songitu ated the jury on having arrived at the end of a long and somewhat difficult case. He was tory at lind taken them so long from their own businesses, but at any rate he hoped that now. having arofully listened to the evidens, having
addresses by the learned conusal on both sides, they would
with the little aid he could render them, be in position to return a right and Just verdict hatween the partios in the case, He was afraid they would perhaps find difficulty sametines in disentangling the truth from the it. It frequently happened in there casa, of great mass of eraserowing which surrounded hard swearing that there was souris bit of documentary evidence which showed pretty clearly where the truth really hy. This case he was horry to say there was The little if ything of that hind.
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points of conflict betireon the parties were as to whether or not the second memoran dum was furnished by the plaintiff to the defendant; as to whether there was a personal inspection of the property by the defendant; Timers to whether a broker was employed by the parties in making the sale and praise: anti an with referencs to the interior and inspec- tlon of the map on ke 26th September. Onall these points there was a very front conflict of eridence, and Items for the jury to try and make up their minds in refereres to where the truth lay. His Lordship preceded to state what were the points in the pleadings, and in touching on the law rating on the ones, sald the plaintiff must show clearly to the satisfan- tion of the jury that in addition to the memo rana the defendant used other means of knowledge and shut, therefore, the effect of the misrepresentation in the metrorands was done
THE INDEMNITY: They also accept Italy's proposal for the foreign control of the girantes for the in- demnity. The lowest estimato of the in- demity puts the figures at sixty million
tacis.
CONJOINT NOTE UNPRESENTED.
The Conjoint Nole of the Ministers has
peace and a resumption of trade and the in the vicinity of Oshima, Iau, on the 19th inst, monopoly of ginseng in Coroa his-be effected not as yet been presentede dentuara
gradual opening up of China. But with the jealousies and dissensions existing, and the fatuous police being developed by the United States Government vis-à-vis of China, it in very much to be feared that all the ills we have borne will be our portion in the future A. S. WATSON & CO. in our intorcource with China. Better by
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far to let mattera drift, and suffer the parti tioning of China than to agree to the restoration of the former régime, with Rus- sia dominant in Manchuria, and the Peking Government more strongly, imbued than ever with the idea of playing off the Powers against each other, while refusing to carry out the stipulations of the Treaties and lovying an increased tariff on imported for- eign goods..
A fire broke out last Tuesday morning in the HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD CI. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.bailding occupied by the Imperial Bank of Chins and the Equitable Life Insurance Offices at No. 6, the Band, Shanghai A badly con. structed fire-place was the case of the outbreak The chief damage was indicted by water upon the Equitable Offices upon the second floor. The premises are insured in the North British Company.
A scratch race will be held by the Hongkong Boat Club at 5pm. today over the Regatta course, a distance of three quarters of a mile.
No. 3.-T. Wild, H. Kennett, G. Fappler, A, Ellie, A Somerville (cox) (Station No. 1). A launch will leave Statue Wharf at 445 p.m. for the race. Members, friends, and the Press
are invited.
Torpedo bosts 45 and 29 collided through a misinterpreted order, both boals sustaining serious damage. No. 29 was towed to Yako. aka by the torpedo boat Kolaka the following day.
It is stated that the Japanese Government has decided to grant subsidies of 170,000 yen and 160.000 yen respectively to the Australian and Bombay lines of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha The amount of the subsidiar for the other lines will probably be decided at the next dusting of the Cabinyst.
REUTERS SERVICE.
between the representatives of the Corean Im perial Household Department and the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. The agreement has been drawn up, and the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha will shortly advance 200,000 yen to the Corean Government. The Daiichi Bank of Tokye obtained the mone poly a few years age for 300,000 yen, which sun was forwarded through the bank's branch. THE POWERS IN CHINA. offco at Sepal in two instalments. It is com reported that the Mitsui Basson Kaisha will open a branch office at Seoul in the near future,
shadeda sk London, 26th November.
away with. The autif Fontended that the defendant rolled net on the raisespresentation, but on a personal spection which he made of the property and also of a plan which was showI to tom nud from witch he was able to ascertain what the true dimensions of the property word be foresigning the agreemout, or at at any rate by his insicction he must with reasonable care aud intelligence have encertained what the true dimensions of the property were The plaintif said the effect of the misropresentation was done away with It was for the plaintiff to prove this point to their satisfaction! His Lordship proceeded to state the historics) points in the case, and in conulesion submitted the following questions to the jury school
The correspondent of the Standard at Berlin states that Russia and Japan have supported the United States objection to estromenuvasarea in China and there is every reason to believe that the other Powers will acquiesce of the property to be sold and purchased ?..
The New York Prees publishes a staternent
Did the plaintiff, in the negotiations for the contract and prior to the signing of the agreement for the sale and pureless of the pro- party in question make to the defendant a material mureprostation as to the dimensions
from the German, Ambassador dwelling on the auziety of Germany to preserve the concert of the Powers.
There will be many roports of interest to be No full report of the proceedings of the recent furnished to Indian Army Headquarters when Woman's Conference at Shanghai is published, the China Expeditionary Force returns to the spart from the presidential speech of Lady country, states the Pioneer. For example, we Blake (who, by the way, returned to Hongkong shall learn then, if indeed not before, how the by the German mail steamer Stuttgart on Tues. Sepoys acquitted themselves with the 309 Fife, TROUBLE IN BRITISH HAST AFRICA). If did be. In diguings, the agreement,
duy night); this speech we reproduced in our issue of Tuesday: -
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Did the diorient, in signing the 16- monts rely on such inisrepresentation or outside and inside, of the property before the siraing of the egreciment and he does
(6) Då hemsko a personal inspection both
The Somalis in Jubaland have risen against rely on the moyledge gained by such inspe the British East African Government All tion her alte woud Sol
(d) Waalo plan containing the true. Uneu. raatter of munience, which plays such an ime available troops have left Mombasa for Kismayons of the property shown to him by tw plain- stiff before the stigning of the ngresinent and (c) If so dil be by mich inspection ascertain, ar must be with reasonable care and and intel- did he personally inspect such plan and
ligence, have scertained, the true dimensions
aa this is the first compaign in which an Indian Again, in the force h's had the Lion-Matford
The steamer Tamashiro Mary, which left portant part against an uncivilised enemy, it will Vladivostock on the 9th instant arrived at be interesting to learn how some of the new pat Nagasaki on the 10th and landed 15 Russian terne came out of the trial. We have already time expired offcers. According to the state-referred to Major Kay's collapsible hooli ments of the passengers, communications are stretcher, and there is another invention also on dhook," invented by Brigals-Surgeon Ames now interrupted at some placas owing to the its trial. This is the patent automatic folding bury, late Indian Medical Service. Two of freezing of the Amuur on its upper course.
thess automatic stretchers were sent originally with the Expeditionary Force, and they ware probably used in the earlier actions of the war. Much may depend upon the reports furnished of these new and asily handled stretchers, both the Kay and the Amesbury. If they are s get a "sexled pattert" for general use on serrice.
The numerons friends of Mr. P. S. Prim rose, Into Master of the War Department reseel Hercules, will be pleased to learn that he has secured the more important position as Master of the Telemachus, a vessel of about 1,500 tons burden, plying between Hongkong and Saigon new appointment,
Chinese spoils, consisting of a leaf of the Tungchih Gate, and fragmente, brokon pillars, and metallic ornaments of the Chaoyang Gate, were transported a few days ago to the residence of the Chief Military Atinoké, Lieutenant General Okazawa at Tokyo. The spoils will shortly be presented to the Japanese Emperor, and will be preserved in the Imperial palace,
Mr. and Mrs Middleton, whose luggago was
recently attached at the request of the German Consul at Shanghai, left Yokohama on the Nippon Maru on the 10th, leaving their at tached effects behind. It will be remembered
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the property insider their decision, and on their stara the foreman said they had mamimonly come to the fallowing conclusioas
The jury returned to eggsider
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General, thinking he had no further use for his Mr. Bouncerelle Wildman, the U.8. Consul. night watchman, dissed him. He now per The answer to the first question is yes. The haps regrets the Step he then took, for on answer to the second question is res. The an Tuesday night or early yesterday saorming the swers to question () is no therfore question
y question (d) is yes to the word "Agreement Consulate was broken into, and silver trinkets (a) dose not quite bewering. The auswer to pened mounted courage words "plan and end and cezles by the value of $400 were carried and a from, the word "and" down to the away.
Wildman The thief Tactics, accordingly, gave julg On Tuesday night Mr and Mra
ment for the defendant in the original action somewhat into when they retired. At that counterclaim with co
overything in the house appeared to hour
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its good order. Early yesterday morning POLICE COURT Mr. Thomas Cowen, who was the Times cor- however, when the Cousul, came downstairs, respondent in the China, Japan war, and who he was surprised to dad everything in confusion.
ANOTHER, RAID ON SAMRLENS, represented the Sydney Morning Herald at the One of the driving-room windows had ovi time of the taking of Peking by the Allied dently been the means of ogrozs from the
Nineteen Chinsmen of all ages, the majority Forces, writes as follows on the subject of the promises The burglars-for there is every king: In the British and American parts had got a chan from the verandah and by of them coolipe, faced the magistrate, three of carrying of foreign flags by the natives in Pe reason to believe that there were more than one can be seen women and children in fairly large means of a diamond glass-cutter had made a hole them borged with bang keepers, of a common numbers going about the streets in the most-un.in one of the upper panes sufficiently large tong-bonte, flramainder with playing Pais Evidence share that Luptelor Mucdonald concerned way, even without the talismanic Un, allow of the entrance of a hand, and in this
Boron on Fursday evening raided a house on some new sort of joss-plugin. Women and window opened A pandle had then evidently the first floor at 21 Pak Sing Lane, Yanmeth ior Jack or Stars and Stripes, which are to them way the catch had been slipped aside and the and pasty of Chinese palice, at pull past
kgw.
THE negotiations for peace at Peking are. we fear, likely to prove very prolonged, unless our latest London telegram should inspire us with better hopes. It is now certain that the Treaty Powers are much divided in opinion, and it is difficult to see how the divergent interests and idene are to be reconciled. Eussia was at one The following crows will compete:-No. 1- ment, because her interests were somewhat Herbst, F. White (cox.) (Station No. 2); No. All will wish the genial captain sicresa in his access, the Government of India may at last gave a dinner parts, and consequently it was and also for the defendant in the suit on the time the chief disturbing factor in the agree. S. Stevens, J. Fredericks, E. Carpenter, C. divergent from those of the Powers generally,F. D. Bain, A. Wicke, L. Lambotte, C and she was only anxious to gain compensa. Banee, J. R. Hance (cox) (Station. No. 8) tion for losses and to strengthen her infla, ence in Manchuria and' Chihli. Now an other and rather unexpected opponent to the Anglo-German proposals has appeared in the shape of the United States, which Power has saddenly become extremely solicitous Fire broke out on Tuesday morning about not to hurt the amour propre of China and sight o'clock in, a lodging house situated in "to provide an easy method by which the Market Street, Hunghom. It originated in the demands of the Treaty Powers can be met. first floor, and rapidly spread to the second and The Washington Government has. heen led, ground foors. The police, assisted by the for come occult reason, to conclude that if European employees in the clock, with the dock fire engine and some Chinese small manual China is pressed to agree to the terms thengines, prevented the fire from spreading to Mr. Middleton was adjudicatod a bankrupt the children are seldom seen in the Russian quar been lighted, as the carpets were streaked and arrested the nineteen defendants. have been tentatively laid down the Chinese the adjoining premises. The whole building,other day, and at the instance of the trusten hister. The two flags just named are the least with tailow, and a thorough investigation of The usual penalties wora imposed the threa The implements of gambling were ordered to Government-or the various officials that are comprising two lodging-houses and a shop, was personal affects were attached by an oriler of the conspicuong about the streets, perhaps because the downstairs roumas mado. A tablo in the keepers, $15 or one month's hard labour, and ́s they are less insisted on, perhaps because they centre of the drawing-room had been relieved of the others $8 each or 14 days hard labour, pposed to constitute it-will be driven to completely gutted. The damage amounts to Japancer Court.
ers difficult to make, perhaps because Russians a great many smail silver ornaments, and a cup be forfeited. D
SCONING A MAN continuis hostilities and prolong the interrup abont $800, and is not covered by insurance.
Tang Kam Yow had two chargen against his- The N.-C. Daily Neme of last Saturday's duts have been seen to tear up British flags, while recently won by Mr. Wildman's horse Thistle Somo fancy botter placed on tion to trade. It is now stated by REUTES The fire is supposed to have been caused by a
blanket, value of escand sasanting one Pur that Russia and Japan support the United burning joss-stick setting slight the partition at states that it has been assured on the very the converse case does not occur. I think dif- taken away
the head of the stairs on the first floor of the highest authority that Dr. Knappe did not finity of manafe:ture has a good deal to do brackets had been deprived of their silver mirst, stealing from Pau Long one States in their objection to the demands of
even touch the question of sending troops up with it. Anyone can take a piece of white cloth stoppers, and some of the smaller pieces of a Shin on the 28th inst. He pleaded not guilty, Count VON WALDEESEE, and probably the ging-house. No one was injured,
Many of the friends in Hongkong of Capt the river in his conversation with Viceroy Lin and put a round dub of red in the middle, and couple of silver ten sots in the drawing-room The complainants, who are brothers, deposed the defendant, with three or four companiona, next thing we shall hear is that, in order to preserve the concert-save the mark!--the Pitcairn Jones, R. N., who, it will be remem. Kung-yi at Nanking. The story of his having that is the Japanese fing. It is equally easy to had been stolen. From the drawing-room that they came down from Canton yesterday reasonable conditions first mooted have bored, was on this station in the Grafton, will done so seems therefore to be without fonada- fasten together three strips of cloth, respective mentekhelf a couple of valuable silver vases Their belongings were lying on the jetty, and been withdrawn. If so, this will surely be be glad to learn that he had a hearty recoption ion. The Viceroy is said to have been very ly rod, white, and live, and that is Bussian or were missing, and a gold bracelet inadvertattempted to steal some blankete Pan Shr American colours are less easy to arrange and Wildman's desk had also been ransacked, but head with a brick by someone unknown, and in the Shanghai native papers also.
as it only contained faw anal coins the rendered insensible. The defendant then anst ched blanket from under the arm of Pan the beginning of the end of any sustained on his return home to Petersfield recently. The disturbed at the report, which obtained currency French, according to position. British and tently left behind had been appropriated. Mr. tried to catch defendant, and was hit on the
some very amusing attempts are mado," effort to secure the punishment of the regallant officer was in command of the naval contingent which advanced to the relief of
A large number of the wounded and in mainder of the guilty Manchu and Chinese Ladysmith. When Captain Jones arrived at validel troops received in the French and the officials, and the period of concession to Plymouth the inhabitants of Petersfield deber Russian hospitals at Nagasaki having been China will commence again. The foreigu mined to do honour to their townsman in either released from the institutions or sent to troops will next be withdrawa from Poking celebration of his home-coming. The Bishop Saigon or Vladivostock, the two hospitals were in order that the EMPEROE and EMPRESS of Southampton and a large crowed met him at at one time almost denuded of patients Owing, Dowager may be induced to return to that the railway station, while a guard of honour, however, to the recent arrival of a large number capital. From that to the general recogni- consisting of the 3rd Hants Volunteers and the of wounded and sick French troops from Tekat, tion of her who has so long dominated Fire Brigade, escorted him through the treats there were on the 20th unst in the French the EMPEROR and imposed her will upon to his residence, the carriage being drawn by hospital 156 troops under medical treatment
and also 15 in the Busdan hospital the Empire would not be a great step. This working men.
LOCAL MOVEMENTS. The British cruiser Astruc a returned from a cruise yesterday.
The U. S. gauboat Muretta left on Tuesday night for Manila.
The British, transport Claverdale left yester day for Sydney,
The German transport Batavia left for Singapore.
thieves had not much of a haul A Filipino Lorg, and boited, paraned and ar
The Chinose constable
Prisoner was found not guilty on the first charge, and sent to prison with hard labour for ons month on the second.
sword in a gold scabbard was also taken away,
The burgises satisfied themselves with parrested defendant said the latter had no blanket loining only mali articles which they could in his possession. conceal about their pereous, leaving a number of larger and more valuable rues behind.
The pollos are investigating the affair, but we understand that up to the present no clus as to the depredators has been found. Quite a number of cases of this character have occurred in the colony revintly,
UNLAWFUL POBSESSION OF AMMUNITION. A farmer named Wong Hing was charged with being in unlawful possession of afty rounds of revolver ammunition on the 27th fart. He pleaded guilty, and was find $10, the aminuni. tion being forfeited to the Crown o