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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH—SATURDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1882.
We notice the nang of Mr. A.E
Pinto Bastos, late Consul General for Portugal at Shanghai, among the pas sengers per Fransh mail stoner Obas.
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NEW LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS.
His Exoollenoy the-Govornor and fly Hossy, to'la by Mr. Northants. Private Ssorbtary, and Mr. that fraquat. S. Brevor, 14 worn n'ont Mtrina Sur- viyor, wet bowd the steamer Yots té, Optain. Faggiï, this on sening, bwitnessi ajexpri nanti nil with a new lifɔ-swingapparatus, the invon. tión of Me. Willian Dolan. Wo an- Jerstand that the experiments were successful in demonstrating theit Mr. Dolan's invention will be a neoful
We are inforno by the Agents (Mrs. Jarlins, Mithoson & Co.), that the stovner G'onroy, fron London, left Singapure for this port on the 12th instant.
gave to Mr. Guedes on the 2nd March, 1881, the legal opinion detailed above? Is it also true that Mr. Hayllar received the sum of fifty dollars for that opinion? If these things be true-and we presume they this morning.
A Linlar telogrun, roosival, hore
ՎԵԳԵ are or they would have been repadi-inst bancils are being held r ated-how can the learned barrister reconcile the opinion given to Mr.
apseting - Parli natury calos of pri codare, Guedes, and his statement made in- court that, on February 24th, -Mr. Duddell had sufficient before him to convince him that he had been un- fairly dealt with? Is it not true that Mr. Duddell had exactly the same documents before him, that Mr. Hayllar had when cousulted by Mr. Guedes? The published opinion of Mr. T. O. Hayllar, duly paid for by Mr. Guedes, and the very different attitude assumed by the learned barrister when on the opposing side in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, on precisely the same basis-form a very interesting and amusing chapter in our legal history.
Lee Tuck Cheong v. Diddell and which are referred to by Mr. Guodes in the letter quoted above, wore not in any way based upon the letters dated the 5th and 19th May, as falsely assumed by the officious editor Manufacturers of the following
of the China Mail, presuming that AERATED WATERS, viz:
the foot-note was penned by that SODA, TONIO, SARSAPARILLA, eminently accomplished individual,
AND POTASH, LEMONADE,"
which by the way, for excellent rei GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE,sous, wo most respectfully. beg leave AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE. to doubt. We will call from the re- port of the learned counsel's address, Deliveries in Town and Harbour from reported in the evening paper of the 11th inat, a few of the choice and elegant expressions which Mr. T. O. Hayllar thought it to apply to Mr. Quedes, who was a witness for Loe Tuck Cheong, so that this feeble at Atemptat distorting and disguising the truth may be thoroughly made plain to the public. According to the refined diction of the learned barrister, Mr. Guedes is "n very sharp broker.with. a very sharp nose, who sniffs about to find business for himself." In the letter he wrote 'to Mr. Daddell in
The publication of Mr. Hayllar's October, 1880, it was stated that there professional opinion re Duddell's was a fine opportunity for that gen-Praya Lots by Mr. Guedes, opens tleman making some money, and, re- out another question, to which, in marked Mr. Hayllar, perhaps a fine conclusion, we must devote a few opportunity, for Mr. Guedes making words. The question is that of a little brokerage or "something else." fessional etiquette, we might almost. The "something else" is certainly an go further and say professional law. infamous insinuation, which ought Mr. T. C. Hayllar, Q.O. (and Messrs. never to have been tolerated in a Brereton and Wotton we are in
formed) are consulted on special and important business by Mr. Guodes; the whole of the documents in con- nection with the case are placed in their hands, and their professional honor is as a matter of course, strictly relied on. Is it, then, cus- toinary in the legal profession, is it according to rule or etiquette for a barrister or solicitor to accept fees from the plaintiff in a suit, make themselves thoroughly acquainted with every detail of his case, and then, on receiving a retainer from the, defendant, go over to his side. That, we are informed, is what has been, done in the case now under notice. If it is true, and has been brought under the observation of the proper authorities, we should hear more about it; if it is false, we
THE
Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 14Th January, 1882.
THE barefaced attempt made by the Editor of the China Mail on Thursday night, and in a lesser degree by our respected contemporary at the top of Wyndham-street yesterday morning, to whitewash Mr. T. O. Hayllar, Q.C., in the editorial notes attached to the letter of Mr. J. M. Guedes, is a feature in journalism happily confined to the newspapers referred to. As there can be no doubt what ever that the note in the morning paper was added after the worthy editor saw the China Mail, it is not worth while making any further reference to the acts of a person who evidently possesses no independent opinions of his own, or lacks the necessary courage to uphold them, so we will confine our attention to
what must be regarded as the inspired organ of the learned bar- ristor above alluded to. So that the
publicequrt, as its implication cannot possibly fail to prove damaging to the business or professional interests of the person so unjustifiably assailed. Mr. Guedes-following the example of no less a personage than the learned Mr. Hayllar bimself had recourse at times to that old established habit of over-rating, rather than under estimating, his professional abilities, vulgarly, termed by the highly refined
as "blowing his own trumpet" bút certain letters had been unearthed which would show that Mr. Guedes was not the straightforward man. he represented himself to be." This was the polite barrister's playful mode of telling the jury that Mr. Gue les was a humbug and an im- postor, however, the gentlemen form
ing
that
august tribunal declined to be tamely led by the nose, apparently placing very little reliance on the ipse
community may understand without
dirit of the counsel for the defence. possibility of mistake the exact position of affairs, we quote the letter Continuing his running commen- written by Mr. Guedes, Mr. T. C.tary on the character of the witness, Hayllar's legal opinion, and the font note of the Editor of the China Mail, as they appear in the evening journal.
To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL
Hongkong, 12th Jan., 1882. SIE,With reference to the damaging imputations against my conduct, in the matters which led to the suit de Tuck Choong v. Duddell, made by Mr. T. C. Hayllar in his address to the jury in the Supreme Court yesterday, I shall be glad if you will do me the justice to pablish the following opinion of thỏ learned barrister on the subjecte lin dispute (for which he roseived his fee) The public will then be in a position to decide to what extent Mr. Hayllar was justified in what he did and said against, Yours faithfully, J. M. GUIDES,
(Copy)" mit d
.:
RE DUDDELL'S PRAYA LOTS. Having perused the apompattying
telegrams and letters, it seems to ma clear that Duddell has, through his Agent Gaodos, entered into a binding contract for the sale of the Praya Lots, and has laid himself open to a suit for specific performance.
Mr. Hayllar with his most seductive smile, and in those dulcet tones which must have played sad havoc with the susceptible hearts of the fairest of the fair long, long ago, as- sured the jury that Guedes was a most shameless manner, running tout, and carried out his touting in a down other brokers, and poisoning Mr. Daddell's mind against his own agents." "He (Guedes) proposed to get Mr. Rustonjeo and his friend. Wo Hang to suborn perjury possibly." In the learned counsel's opinion, and we specially direct attention to this statement," on the 24th February
Mr. Duddell had sufficient before him
abandoned
to convince him that he had been unfairly dealt with that this man was not...doing him a benefit but was attempting to do him an injury."We have said enough
without going into the impu tations of dishonesty and black mailing, the broad assertions that the witness was an character, and had offered to suborn perjury to clearly show that Mr. Guedes had good reason to complain (Sgd.) Taos. C. HARLLAR
of the damaging imputations against Hongkong, 2nd March, 1881
his conduct most unjustifiably and [Mr. Guedes would seem to have unnecessarily, made by Mr. Hayllar overlooked the fact that the letters (altogether apart fromthe rnferences written by him, upon which the stric-called forth by the letters dated May tures of Counsel were based, hore dafe of 5th and 19th), ard that the China 5th and 19th of May. The fact that Mails, lame attempt to excuse the a barrister gave a opined upon afte
samo is merely throwing dust in set of facts, Inid before him, and sub the eyes of the public. The verdict sequently argued agmust does not touch the so-galled, impotations com
of the
Mr. Hayllar's insinua Contirely for Mr. Guelda to consider. It tions, and hold the face of that is only fair, however, to the learned verdict the evening journal had the counsel to note the real dates of the let slamo-facedness to attempt to gloss ters he commented upon EP. CM] over the actual truth in such a mud The damaging imputations which dling fashion we leave our virtuous Mr. Hayllar made against Mr,contemporary to explain. Guedes in his speech to the jury in Is it true that Mr. T. C. Hayllar OKONDZUKONEK HOZW ALIOTOIV
pro-
We learn from the Agents, Messrs.
Geo. R. Stoves and Oo, that the steamship Hungarian, from Sydney, left Port Darwin on the 11th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 23rd.
We are given to understand that the plans and specifiontions of two very powerful and swilt, steel torpado launches have bon sent for from Eng- land by the Chinos Authorities at this port, and that it is the intention of the Arsenal Authorities to construct these It is als said that torped instructors boats it the Pagoli Anchorage Arenal,. from Tientsin will be shortly sout
down hero.-Forchow Herald,
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adjunct to the apparatus ourriol by
passenger vessels, when the neoasity arises for taking measures for the saving of life at sea.
RIFLE MATCH.
HONOKONG V. SHANGHAI, Sevon moibars of the Shanghai Poam fired on Saturday the 1st Da- cember, 1841, and the remaining three on Friday 6th January. On the 31st the weather was very cold and a strong wind blowing; the light, however, was good. On that day Private Dunnan
handed the team with a fine soare of 93,. out of a possible 105, the others being appear to be still at daggers drawn,
Oat Shanghai contemporaries would well up, the lowest score boing 75. Où the 6th Jinary it was raining and and attack each other in a fashion not misty but notwithstan ling those disad alt gather unknown in. Hongkong.vantages, Private Little made the mag- The Courier of the 23th ult. observes: -Wo were uù lar the impression that the hatchet had been buried between the Courier and its morning contum. parary. The latter journal however, at a period when peice and goodwill are supposed to exist between even
journalists, has sought fit to dig up the
tomahawk and once more take to the war path. When people deal with edgal weapons they must exphot to have then applio l upon their own in- ponstrable eranians. A latter has appeared this morning in the North China Daily News which ovilently emanates from the editorial sanotu a in the Hankow Rd. The padonym of Gossypium is too thin a disguise oven for the Shanghai pablic. It would have been more honest bad the remarks cou tained in this letter been ambodied in
the local column.
If we had felt in-
shall in fairness to all concerned, beclined to resort to this transparent glad to give a denial the utmost artifice, we could easily have replio 1 to publicity.
We are informed by the Agent, that the O. and O. S. S. Company's steamer. Oceanio arrived at Yokohama from Sau Francisco and sails for this port to-day.
The French mail steainer Tanias, which arrived this morning from Yo- tish frigate of Turnabout at noon on kohama, reports having sighted a Bri- the 12th instant, which signalled GSCR and RGS, which means, Inconstant," "Machinery alightly out of order."
the letter in a like manner under a nom de pluma. We prefer, however, to adopt the more straigthforward course of answering it in our "Daily Notes" Bickerings between, journ lists are anything but palatable to the publicin general; but when a direct attack is
ifient score of 97, the highest score ever made at this range in Shanghți, Balow, we give the full safes of both
teams:-
SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS.
200 500 603 yards, yards, yards. Total. Private Littlo. ......... 31
33 33 97 Privats W. Dunnin. 31. BL 23: 93 Private Bushana... 31 30 29 90 Liaut. Qis... 3) 31 25 89 Private Lɔyin
33 33 25 87 Sargeant Ro... 29 #1 23 Lieut. Lading
30 25 28 Major Holiday 26 21 Sergazat Duanın... 30 10 Privato Milson ... 22
85
83
79
20 28 77 30 23 75
290 289 276 855
ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS.
200 500 600 yards. yards. yards. Total.
Col.-Sergt. W. Meade. 20 20 34 82 Col. T. Langdown... 31 29 21 80 25 21 78 Priv. J.J. Donaghy... 31 22 21 7? .. 27 29 21 77 Lieut. J.F.W.Charloy 25 Lieut. H.M.L. Young 31 Corp. W. Lisle
......32
Sargt. M. E. Barnes, 29 Sargt. T. Kaaracs
Lieut. A. T. Lawford 24 Sergt. F. Morria...... 27
21 24 24
20
75
20 75
17 73
20 27 71 22 19 68
286 217 223 766 From the above it will be seen that
Shanghai beats Hongkong by 99 points. The Shanghai Volunteers may well be proud of such shooting, aver aging 16 points per man, more so when we make the following comparisons.
At Wimbledon there is an annual competition for the "pick" of all the services, eight men a team. The Vo- best shots in the United Kingdom in lunteers are selected if eight of the Army, Marines, and Navy, from their rospection services.
Last year the scores were
Volunteers Ariy
....
692 660
Marinesmen n 625
Navy
607
The winning team for 1880 made
656 now, taking the Shanghai sight,
the total will be found to be 703 or 11. of last year, and 47 points higher than points higher than the winning score 1880. Mercury
TRAINING NOTES.
made upon the manner in which' a paper is conducted and the substance it contains, it is impossible to let the matter drop, otherwise it might lead to the impression that the charges mado are substantial. In the first place the statement that the evening papers were not published from Thursday to Monday evening would appear as though we had taken an extra day' We would direct attention to the per- holiday. As a matter of faot tlie formance of "Brown and the Brah-Courier did appear on Thursday evening mins, which will be given at the City. and with it the usual weekly supple. ment. Our holidays therefore were no Hall this evening by Willard's Wan- derers. As the representation is sure longer than the morning paper, except that we elected to take Friday and full house, will reward the enterprise of Saturday for oar holiday where the to prove a successful one, we trust a these energetic caterers for the public morning paper ceased its publication amusement...
on Saturday and Monday. With re- gard to the remarks of Gossypium upon the matter which was contained in our Monday evening issue, we prefer to leave the subject to the oriticism of the office of a rival journal. We might point out, however, that the issue which contains the attack upon ourselves is The weather was unusually mild this matie up
in alinost an identical inauner morning, so that a fairly namerous to the publication which has called forth body of spectators lined the rails to this criticism. The Daily News of this watch the ponies at work. The race- morning is composed of 94 coluinns course had been thrown open for gal- which are considerably narrower than loping, as we stated yesterday would those of the Courier. Of this amount
be the case, and the privilege wea we find no less than 53 columns devot-largely taken advantage of Mr. ed solely to scissors and phate. Beyoud Gordon was first in the field, East this we have the abstract of the Puking Wind and Dauntless covering air Gazette of three quarters of a column furlongs separately, just as day com- with translations no later than No. - meuced to break, both ponies going in isember 15th. The opera of Rigoletto, excellent style, although, it was & CASO performed on Monday evening, is dis of bollows to mond with old "Shark's F" at the finish Strathavon went by missed in thirty lines of a local para- graph. The remaining notes are nearly himself for a milo, moving freely, and all taken from the advertising coluiupe.
in quite his old form, but the pace was With this exception the only original not fast. Messrs. Theo and Sussoon's mattor is to be found in a one coluna
white subscription: griffin "powed" leader, which, after the fashion of par
once round, the last three-quarters oc- morning contemporary, says nothing cupying 1.to., which must be considered in an intolerable number of words. good work for the class of animal at this
News reached us this morning of a piratical attack upon a large native junk, just between this port and Wên- chow. It seems that a large Tientsin junk, laden with a general cargo, and on the way from Shanghai to Canton, was waylaid by three pirate juoks and nearly all the valuable cargo pillaged. Shots were exchanged between the pirate vessels and their prey, and the latter received a shot between wind and water which necessitated hor running into a small cove or bay about 70 miles above this port, and there the vessel was beached. The loss, sustained by the unfortunate vessel consists of 4 of her crew being killed, and five or six men not known. The Chinese, connected with the merchant junk say that the pirates are a portion of the Niugno lot which are not wholly exterminated. From what we can learn, a petition is to be presented to the Provinsial Au- thorities to-day or ta-morrow by the unfortunate people, seeking redress at the hands of the officials-Herald."
plained of. That is, of course, a matter overv Laut effectually disposes of wounded, while that of the pira