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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1906.
We are nearest by a private correspondent of TELEGRAMS. the truth of the report that the Moone Govern- ment has decided to open all letters in which Hongkong banknote: are likely to be contained; but we still hesitate to believe it. Whether
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and free food for poor scholars, woman suffrage and public creches for working mothers, payment of legislators, these and many other remedies so ardently advocated can be but partial remedies, to favour a Macao bank, or to ozcontago the CATACLYSM IN CALIFORNIA.
efficacious to sure the com- use of the new postal orders, both of which plaiote of civilisation than is an embro."explanations" aro, advanced, the idom seems ridiculous. We believe the British Post Office cation of camphorated vaseline in the case of career. France and America, the most advanced in radicaliam, have got rid of the
no more
eld historic tyranny of monarchism, but no ous supposes that they have attained perfect entisfaction and happiness. Great Britain,
the retention of whose monarchism has averted troubles incidental to republi canism, appears now to be upsetting its lucent surviving tyranny, the tyranny of BULL DOG BRAND Capital, aml probably before long it will
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discover that it has but set up another, the tyranny of Labour. La tyrannie est morte: ROBT, PORTER & Co., LTD., vive la tyrannie. And when in its tern Tabaur goes back to its own place, at some fature and by no means improbable Ruany.
LONDON.
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mede, the free-est of tree peoples will find that there is one tyranny that never dies, the tyranny of the majority. Reform as wo will, dream us we may, we shall surely STOUT and the useloszoss of kicking against the prieks. We expect too much of life: the highest ideal so far consistent with reason has been the greatest happiness of the greatest number; the greatest happiness of
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effort of man to improve upon nature, must have its darker aspects. "Such things as these we know must be", 19 the boy Caspan was rea inded when he pointed out the grisly side of a famous victory. INGERSOLL 8258 it is too early in the history of the world to write a creed it certainly too early in the history of civilisation to forecast a satisfactory finis; and as every reform must be in the experiment, it is QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS. obvious that cocksurereas in the refor- If there be mer is to be deprecated, one thing in which downright radicalism Reeths to be needed, we should say that thing was education. We are frequently
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SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, April 19th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE Sre FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEVY
JUSTICE).
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. Chen Kan and Ho Sau wore indicted on a
charge of committing robbery with viskace iz the barbour on March 4th.
Sir H. S. Berkeley, Attorney General, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell (of the Grewa Solicitor's office) prosscuted, the prisoners, who pleaded not guilty, be ig unrepresented.
The Attorney General said it soomed that the complainant, Le Kan, was sloping in ber boat when four usu, of whom the two prisoners were alleged to have been part, went up to her bost impersonating police, and guid they hat coma to search na suspicion of her having smuggled goods aboard. They carried with them a dark lantern such as police would use, At first complainant thought they were polica, but their real character was soon disclosed. Their boat drew op alongside her, and to mako
long story short they robbed her of xings and other jewellery. They porperrated su act of great cruelty in order to scoure ons of the rings, biting the complainant's finger until it Wed. The question the jury had to decido was whether the prisoners were two of the mon concernel, and evidenes would be called in corroboration of
the woman's statement that they wore.
The evidence having concluded, the jury retired, and on returning to their box found the first prissner guilty and the second not guilty.
His Lordship sentenced the first to three years' imprisonment with bard·labone, and discharged the second.
IN SUMMARY JURIBINCTION,
SAN FRANCISCO RUIN,ED.
LONDON, April 19th. San Francisco has been wrecked by violent earthquakes, and by fires
POLICE COURT.
Thursday, April 19th.
BOFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTRATE),
UNDESIRABLE TRAVELLERS, Two mafoos were charged with travelling on the step of a transar, refusing payment of their fares, and assoniting the conductor and damag. ing his clothes. Inspector Gourlay said the men went on the ose at Shankiwan and when they had riddon for some distance on the step,
that followed. Two thousand five the conductor asked them for their fares. They declined and assaulted the conductor, biting his hundred fatalities are reported.
finger and tearing his uniform. Remanded.
The damage, which is not yet at an end, amounts to no less than £40,000,000 sterling.
[Mr. A. B. Skotłowe informs us that the ordinary telegraphic route is interrupted, and that all telograms for America must. now be transmitted via Europ, at higher rates.-ED]
(KEUTER': SERVICE.}
THE NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.
LONDON, April 17th.
It is expected that the Russian lean will be issued next week, the bulk of the pro- ceeds will probably be allowed to remain at the various mouetary centres concerned, therefore withdrawals of gold are not likely to occur; the French holders of 1904 bonds will have a preferential allotments
It is officially stated that the Russia loza amounts to £89,500,000 at 5 per cent., price about. 89.
£20,000,000 has been issued in Russia, 245,000,000 in Fance, £13,000,000 in Great Britain and the rest in Austria and Holland.
THE EDUCATION BILL,
LONDON, April 17th.
The Bishop of London, in a letter con. demning the Education Bill, announces the summoning of a mass meeting at the Albert full on the 11th May, the first of a surica, THE NATIVE TROUBLE IN NATAL.
LONDON, April 17th.
The Zulgland chiefs Siganandi and Naubi, in the vicinity of Uthandla forest,
ALLEGED FOLGERT.
Mr. Deacon-In the first place my friend is claimant and it necessarily follows that the Opium Farmer is respondent. If that bo admitted as the trae position, it must follow that the claimant must adduce the evidence ou which he has his claim. The Opium Farrer is ready to adduos opposing eridence as respondent to that claim.
Mr. Hastings-If he can show we are not the owners he is quite entitled to do so. Ha cannot set out any criminal chargo against auy- body because that is not before the Court,
Mr. Deacon-That brings me nearer to may second point. The proper procedure under soction 37 of the Ordinance is that the Opium Farmer should show that there has bens an
offence committed.
His Worship-Tho offence is in the pansession of the opium F
Mr. Deacon-I don't know that is an offence. At present my friend has not proved he is in
His Worship-Ho is going to satisfy me he is in possession.
Mr. Hastings-I have not entered into possession,
Mr. Descon- think it will be convenient if we proceed.
Ken Iwakure, a Japanese, was charged with (1)oo 17th April being in possession of four forged $10 bills on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; (2; uttering and disposing of certain notes purporting to be $10 bills on the Hongkong and shanghai Bank with intent to defraud one Tag with Messrs Ramjaha and Co., from when he Mr. Hastings-My client made a contract Choung, watchmaker, 34, Queen's Road East, received some days before the 5th of April (3) on the same day uttering a $10 bill with an invoice of the goods which arrived by the intent to defraud Lok Wing, a carpenter, 20, Devasha on 5 April and apparantly were Qason's Road East. Defendant pleaded notisnded in the guilty. Inspector Gourlay prosecuted, and M. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Griet) defonded. Defendant was remanded for a week, U Ring, a native of Heungshan, was charged with being in illegal possession of opium. On the Police Station he bit the excise the way offler's load. For the first offence he was fuad B1 and for the second sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.
A SAVAGE PRISONER
CHINESE TRICKERY.
Two natives were charged with false preforces The first was a boarding-house keeper who had notice exhibited on his promises that he could proente cheap tickets for Bangkok This
attracted ten clios, who paid $13.50 for tiskuts to that port. When they went on board they learned that the pieces of paper which they beld were forgories. Leturning to the boarding bonso they demanded their money back, but he dopted having received it. The costie lodged a complaint with the police, whe arrested he defendant. Subsequently some of his friends called at the Police Station and said that the was who received the money was in the honse He was also arrested, the money being found in his possession. Laspeptor Warnock prosecuted.
Defendant was remanded.
OBJECTION TO SLAVERY, A little huuchlacked native, was charged with an awfully placing another on board the 32. Ünsang with intent to obtain a passage to Singapore without the consent of the agent or ownors,
P. S. Grant explained that when he went va being stowed away. He questioned him and learned that he had been placed on board by the first defendant.
Funds or
we come to this important in lighter, How was at Kowloon or placed point. The cases were seized by the oxciso officers ou the 6th and 7th instant, but
my од the client knew nothing about this, and Di paid the fall amount of the balanco, $7,923. and obtained the bill of lading. Up to that point he and noright to the sign of there. Our position
to pasens this We have a right to the delivery of those goods. They have never been in our possession, although Ramjahu and Co. informed the Opinn Farmer wa huve paid for them." I understand that
about these goods having arrived. There was nothing long behind his back. My sound, point is that the doonment will, I think prove we are entitled to the possession of them,
Somo riscassion followed as to the warrant, but the Magistrate stated there has been s warrant, as the goods had been seized on board ship.
Mr. Hastings, continuing his argument, said the section. In the fret placo, morphine, that that was not opium within the meaning of although it contained a substraction of opium, was at opium, and he submitted that if that were spiam medicines containing opinm, zach a soothing syup, would oom within its purview and that would be abeurd.
Ho
The claimant, Chan Yat-ra, merchant, 16, Ko Shing Street, rare evidence which bore out the opening statement. Under cross-examina- tion he said he was not aware of the fact that Rumjuhn at Co. were put licensed. intended to export the goods. He had not gone to the superintendent of imports and exports to make a declaration.
Mr. Deacon said he did not propose to call any ovidence.
A. S. WATSON & CO... tempted to wish that the hoary, motl-enten BEFORE Mr. A. G. WINE (PUISNE JUDGE). hare relused to co-operate against Bam- board the steamer he found the second defendant seized, because they were not opium, and that he
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traditions that hamper it could be swept away-in-a-single day, so that our children might start the road of real wisdom unencumbered. Then the yoke of the majority might become less galling to the minurity. Let them lears, let us all learn, to realise hamam limitations. Nature and its law, as overaling all other law, should
be studied.
We do not mean that the rising generation should be bothered with the fashionablo petty details about tomtils and taraxacum; but that the essence of
No anonym uszy signed commerhuman environment, its esoteric philosophy, Unders for extra comms of SALE Parea shld be its ruthless individual-ignoring laws, should Can be brought home to them. This does not involve, as may he said, a spread of pessimism. Pare knowledge and truth LICHEKONG OFFICE: 104, DES VEUX ROAD Unsmirched, such as we are thinking of, cannot put humanity out of conceit with life. It will realise that the suu. in spite of its spots, still gives light and warmth; that nature, roh and stern as tho is to the weakling, is beneficent to the type. But it must never be overlooked that the man
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 20TH, 1 6.
Arant altogether from its quaint expres sion, and most certainly apart from its
-the brief extract which we reprint else. where, from the writings of the Singapore Free Press "Tupiciat," appears to take hold of the light and of the philosophical The average reader, whatever his
stick,
opia, is fighting natare; and he must grumble if nature, as is her custom, makes a flank attack. To hope to conquer all along the line is to kick against the
A SCHEME FOR TIME,
Lau Tax-pan sued A. A. da Roza to recover the sum of due for money lant.
Mr. H. E. Holmes appeared for the plaintiff, the defendant, who was isous, being unrepresented.
Mr. Holmes said a cheque for the amount was offered him yesterday, but he was told if h accepted it cost would not be forthcoming. He understood the defendont bad engaged a
tur His Lordship-It is simply a scheme for
I however, saspected it ut first. gaining time to let him get over to Macao;
tanta. Reinforcements are being despatched and the militia is being remobilised. The situation is disquieting.
(N-C. Daily News Serviss.) AN UNAUTHORISED SETTLEMENT.
Peking, April 13th. The Military Governor of Ullassim (Mpa- gulia) laus telegraphed to the Waiwupu that A restricted quarter of the city but not to Russian merchants, who were permitted to use establish shope, have, since last year, forcibly oposed shops. His Excellency seks for instrue tions in the mattor.
Tho stowaway said he arrived here a day or two and was mos by the first defendant, who promised to get bim a situation as cook at Singapore at $10 a month. His fare would be deducted from bis wages. When he found from the detective he was not going down as a cock but like a obi chei. (small pig), he did not want
go.
to
His Worship-Are there many cases of this kind?
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P. S. Grant-Yes, your Honour. The stowaway was discharged, but the first
The plaintiff gave evidence as to advancing leased land from natives, built houses, and defendant was sentenced to two months' ira-
the defendant $50, which emount be said was still owing.
Hi Lordship-All right, judgment and custs, and I hope you'll get it, because it's the second time this has occurred.
THE MAN IN THE STREET,
The Singapore Free Press "Topicit
We quote:- convictions, and expresses them picturesquely
many
**The man
s
THE POLICING OF CHINA,
prisonment.
WHAT IS OPIUM?—AN INTERESTING DEBATE, Az unnaval cuse came before the Court in which bis Worship had to decide who was entitled to the possession of certain oases of
Mr. Hastings recapitulated the points in his contention that the goods were improperly had proved the ownership of his ollemt, who was not the importer, to those goods.
His Worship-I am not clear as to the pointTM I have to try.
Mr. Deacon-I apprehend it is this. Under section 30 of the principal Urdinance notice was posted calling upon any potem wie claimed to be the ower of this opium, or componad opinio, which was found apparently without an awar, to it. That is what my friend has come for now. That is the moly thing that can be before the Court at present. There is nothing in the Ordinance to show what will happen as the result of proceedings such as this submit that the intout of the section was to enable the Opium Partner to know against whom he should take procosdings if he desired.
His Worship-The question is whether the section could ever apply to goods like this.
Mr. Deacon-Quilo eo. "Cat is one of the points on which
compound opious which had been seized-14 Proceeding, he argundfriend puts reliance.
that the two Ordinances must be considered as ons Ordinance for avery
Peking, April 14th.
case of muriate morphia on 7th April and The Chinese Government having heard it
cases on 6th April. Mr. John Hastings reported that Great Britain and the United States are inclined to approve of Japanese as-
appeared for one cluiciant, and Mr. F. Purpose, Mr. Hastings had suggested that the contract was an executory one, and that his sistance of the Chinese police, with a view. to Deacon of Messrs. Denoon, Loker and Dearon)eliont did not become the owner until he had
alarmed, and has sent urgent telegrams to the the protection of foreignere in China, is greatly Chinese Ministers at London and Washington to investigate the matter.
THE REVIEW AT TOKYO,
Tokyo, April 18th. The Resident Genaral of Corea (Marquis Ito)
the 30th inst,
appeared for the Opium Farmer.
His Worship-Is there no chance of the parties coming to some settlement?
Mr. Descon-My friend is only concerned for a portion of the seizure, seven cases. There are 18 cases.
His Worship-Is there no chance of coming to a settlement with regard to the seven case? Mr. Hastings-We have been notified to come here and prove our claim. There is no aatagon ism between us and the Opium Farmer, I have VL two points to mention. I think the proo dure has not been quite in order, but I will come to that later.
Mr. Deason-As regards the 11 canes I apprehend it will be sufficient if I prove there has been a breach of the Ordinsnes in respect of them.
His Worship-If there is no claim I think it follows pre fuck that it sball be
This is the kind of dithering and pestile rous nenseuse which England is hearing with rapture, ut present, as heralding the dawn of a new golden age. It is from a speech of Kr. W. Crooks, M.P., at East Ham.
BAILWAY DEVELOPMENT. trained in the noiversity of the streets of Londor,
Peking, April 15th. the man who knows where the shoe pinches and
The Gorurder of Shantung bas memorialised where there are no shore at all, has more the Throps that the concession originally who struggles to make a blade of grass people than the man who has been to the other way from Chinantu to Chingting (on the practical knowledge of what is required by the granted to Germany for the building of a rail-
political bias-a thing we deliberately avoid grow where none grew before, a metaphor universities." That the wan trained in the Peking Havkow railway) has been redesmei. Street-University of London (including it and proparation for the constraction of the a buma res
bars knows the pinch of want (nut, that covers efforts to recla
unconnected with the bars, and fregnent railway and the opening of steam traffic are lack of the necessary two-pence) better than progressing.
we fresly admit. That university men,
is desired by the people (requirements and he has also more practical knowledge of what desires differ slightly), we acknowledge. That empirical knowledge, that his knowledge of London is "xtensive and peculiar" like Mr. Weller's, and that he is a past master in gifte and dodges beyond the reseù of the poor uni-. is in blank and total ignorance of the fact that the world has existed for uncounted centuries, and that human society is not a growth of
He yesterday.
doen not know the University of streets and taverns has no means of telling him-that the problems of to-day are much older than his own, age: he is no idea how mon of different races and periods grappled honestly
sincerely and with these problems experiraented in a thousand ways with them, and remained buffled still. He is unaware of the best that has been said and done in the past. He enjoys, in the streete and pubs of London, a life that has been made rich by the thought and the pains, not of the working-class, but of the thinkers and the inventers of the past; but he does not realise that. He has no idea of the reign of law, he is opulenly antray in his conceptions of humanity,
political views, will probably enjoy its flavour/pricks, to plough the sand, to court dis- ho hes picked up a miscellansons assortment cf/ will attend the triumphal review at Tokyo or forfeited. Alf that will be necessary to prove is
Three cases of plague were record. yestr day, making the total to ésta 174,
Farther earthquake shooks have occurred in the district of Formosa previously affected, and
more damage has been done.
Vajor-General and Mrs. Villiers Hatton returned to the Colony yesterday from Shang- hai by the P. & O. mail steamer Arcadia,
A RUSSIAN NAVAL. VISITOR AT
POHT ARTHUR.
Tokyo, April 15th. The destroyer Bezhumni was at Port Arthur on the 11th inst. This is the first Russian vessel to visit the port since the declaration of
*peoee.
-TOKYO POLICE REORGANISED.
Tokyo, April 15th. Thero has been a reorganisation of the matropolitan police in connection with the
September riets,
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE IN FORMOSA,
Tokyo, April 15th. There was a severe earthquake in Formosa yesterday.
THE RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA. Tokyo, April 15th.
that there has beeu duo Botics,
Mr. Hastings-As I am called upon to prove my oltins, your Worship will wish me to begin. The goods which have been seized are seven casas of morphine. In the first place I should mention that the section of tho Ordinance reforting to opiumdocanot apply to these goods. The claimant is Chan Yot-wa, a merchant, who on the 31st January last made a contract with Messrs. Rumjan and Co. for the purchase of 14 cases of morphine to be delivered in two shipments. the first to be here within two months. I should. add that we have a licause, but the goods never came into our possession.
His Worship-So that if I make an order that the go de be delivered to you, your client is a proper person to receive them?
Mr. Hastings-Yes.
a few of the as a philippic, but if the average reader appointment. These are would also ponder it seriously for a reason. thoughts that must occur to those who able time, allowing its mental stimuli full Field their minds to the stimuli concealed ity man, we shall graciously allow, But be in the apparently flippant paragraph to effect, the subsequent thought processes which we refer. should be of a momentous and, in his case, It is the man in the a startling nature. atrect" whom we are thinking of, and there fore the average reader of the centres of civilisation; and not so much the average reader in the Far East, whose mind is diverted by immediate considerations from the problems which seem lately to be ob- taining extraordinary prominence in Europe. Party politics have caused the terms "Radical" and "Conservative" to lose thair original value, and we cannot put in a ples for conservation without being sus pected of holding a brief for the 'lory party. Yet that is the apparent need, when we look round and observe the rush fervour, the iconoclasm, the disregard of consequences and of experience, with which (to repent a r-cent phrase of our own) Utopian ideals ure being bandied about as if they were a year; and parents are being warned to provante University of Parliament, however will loft Colombo for Hongkouz dizent on the 18th my gonds will be confiscated. Having proved
hp
the
The Russians are slowly evacuating, but they are concentrating along the Siberian railway. sad constructing dozens of permanent godowns
Harbiu.
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Mr. Deacon-I am not aduitting that. Hin
Worship-The proper procedure where there is a claimant would be for the Opiam Farmer to take proceedings against him by summons. Otherwise I don't see how the matter is before the Court.
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the claimant then the cases must be delivered to Mr. Hastings-If no charge is made against If the Opium Farmer thinks he has a charge against anybody he can make it. It goos without asying if he proves his claim it
honli be delivered,
M. Thomson, the new French Minister of Maine, is paying particular attention to
has dobarreal himself from acquaintance with gnunory, and has effected various improvements, burau thought and history, by neglecting the calis his mind on Keguolis's Newspaper. Lloyd's Hongkong.contractors have decided to poli-opportavities of the age, and lending what he
LATEST STEMER MOVEMENTS. News, the Clarion, et hoc tion the Government to reduce the amount of the fine imposed for the use of inferior mortar,
ning of all, hoe onrue. Last und ming most d
bas escaped-what no
His Worship-The Ordinance does not meat and to procare good line for future use.
consolentious university studout ever occaped The str. Lightning, from Caloutta, left Binga. the consciousness of his own abysmal ignorance, pore on the 18th inst., p.m, and may be expreted the case where there is a olaimant. The Opium Farmer should proceed by summons either The cheapening of sugar in France las led Labour-talker so inept? Because he sees
does the University man seem to the hero on or about the 23rd inst.
The str. Bombay Alarm (Bombay Line) isft against Rumisha and Co. or against the claim to a greatly increased consumption, the excess many-sidedness of a question which has only Kobe vin Moji for this port on the 17th instant. Otherwise you are ant before the Court.
Mr. Hastings I am before the Court. I being put down at five hundred million kilos.
one side that a selfish one to the Ignorenas and is expected here on the 24th inst.
a claimant. If I don't appear before the Court The M.M. str. Laos, from Antwerp and ports, who las graduated in the streets of London. banknotes, payable on demand. Socialiam,
put them through a course of instruction, inst, and is dus here on or about the 30th just even of the "whole-hug" variety, is a noble
bolesome and beneficial, which will enlighten, The J.-C..J. Lijn str. Tjipanas left Knobi A concert arranged by Mr. Denman Fuller,and-seire, and possibly enrage them. They noten via Amoy and Swatow for this port on ideal, but it is true only with an "i" If organist St. John's Cathedral, takes plzoo will discover we are willing to bat our bottom the 18th inst., and may be expected here on or all men would be, feel, and do so-and-so, to-morrow (Saturday) evening at the City Hall doiler on it-that Humanity, East or West, is about 29th inst.
The C.P.B. etr. dthenian orrívod at Kobe pure socialism would be an undoubted in aid of the Library Fund of the Y.M.C.A. aot to be hustled. It will take its own time, panaces for all the ills that civilisation is The programme of the concert is advertised and Nature's; and the attemple of ignorent at 10 am, on Wednesday, the 18th inst, and Labour to hasten it will only retard its left again at 7 pm. same day for Yokohams, progress."
{where she is due to arrive at 6 am, to-day heir to. Old-age-pensions, free education
thoir children frem indulging to excess.
on page 4 of our to-day's issue.
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my claim I am outitled to the possession of my goods. I am a claimant and not a defendant, because there is no charge against me.
His Worship -Supposing I decido you have not made out your claim ?
Mr. Hastings-Well, I could not take the His Worship-Well, you are practically the
goods.
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paid for the cases. He contended that whothor
the man brought than through an informediary or not, ha was the importer of the goods, both in law and i faot.
His Worship-If he is the importer he is rightly in possession under his licence.
Mr. Deacon-He has not the right to the gode. He is not before the Court as importer. if he is not he bona fide purchaser of those goods your Worship must find against him.
His Worship-Supposing I dosida that the cea be returned to you, Mr. Hastings, then you say you do not admit an offenco at pace.
Mr. Hastings-N
-No. His Worship-I am in a difficulty.
Mr. Hastings-There are only two points which your Worship has to decide. The first- has my client made out his claim to these goods, sad the second, have they been illegally seized.
His Worship I understand,
Mr. Hastings My client is entitled to have. them as parchaser.
His Worship The question whether the Opium Farmer will seize your goods afterwards I have not to consider,
Mr. Hastings-He has already seized them. Mr. Deacon The point is whether the claim. ant can prove his title to them without offense. His Worship-I have to decide the title; you can take proceedings against him afterwards if yon choose.
Mr. Hastings-You cannot try the question of offence unless you have a defendant before you.
His Worship-I have to consider whether the section applies and whether the claimant has made out a title to those cases.
Decision reserved.
DEFECTIVE MORTAL, Les Chuen, contractor, of 62, Queen's Road West, appeared to answor saminons charging him with having used bad mortar in the con- struction of the houses, 341 and 343, Queen's Road Central on March 30th. Mr. F. P. L. Bowley prosecuted, and Mr. R. A. Harding defended.
Mr. Harding said that since the last remand he had gone into the facts of the case and he now advised his alioat to withdraw his ples of not
guilty and plead guilty. In mitigation be used the would point out that his client mortar under the supervision of Mr. Hessland, architect, and when served with the notice had pulled down the work. This caused him a loss of $500. When the second saruple was taken it proved antiefotory.
A line of 8100 was imposed,
BEFORE Mr. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATH).
THE PINGCHAU MURDER.
The hearing of the charge of murder preferred against Li L, a tsherman, rosiding at Ping- chau Island, was continued, Mr. Otto King Sing appearing for the defence.
The Magistrate held that there was no case to go boforo a jury, and the accused was acquitted.