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that the latest victim of perjury is not
Chinese, but a Briton who might have been
tried for his life on false evidence, steps
will be taken to remove what has long been a standing disgrace to our adminis. tration of justice. So long as gross per- jury can be practised by unscrupulous scoundrels with impunity, it is little wonder that it flourishes so abundantly in our midst.
INTEMPERANCE amqug women seems to be rapidly increasing in Great Britain. Some years since it was five intemperate women to ten men, but later statistics make it stand seven women to ten men.
THE garrison of Berlin numbers 17,813 men;: Metz, 14.411; Strasburg, B965; Mayence, 7,712; Cologne, 7,655; Potsdam, 6,590 Seventy other towns have garrisons over 2,000-three of these being over 6,000 and threover 5,000--and there SAYS the Foochow Herald of the 16th ultimo: Regarding the question of illegal seizure by the Lekin Authorities, upon which we have ex- patiated in another column, we leam that the Totai condescended to pay a visit to Her Ma- jesty's Consul, yesterday morning, but the re- sult of the interview has not at present tran- spired.
are 266 garrisoned with less than 2,000.
VON KALKBRENNE, the noted pianist, used to
pride himself on the particle which preceded his name, and paraded it on every occasion. "Do you know," he once said to an acquaintance, "that my nobility of family dates from the Crusades? One of my ancestors accompanied the Emperor Barbarossa-" "On the piano 2 asked the other,
Wres reference to the recent legislative action MR. HARRY WICKING entered the holy bonda | H.M.S. Audacious, Captain Tracey, and H.M.S. at home to put down pigeon shooting exhibitions of matrimony this morning. Notwithstanding Vigilant, Commander C. Lindsay, left Amoy for it may be noted that in Venice while the first that the sum of $813.50-the total cost of the the north on the 16th ulto. - killing of a pigeon is punished by a fine, the libel sult in which he bore so heroic a part- THE Austrian Government has appropriated ov second offence brings three months' imprison-still atands to his debit in the book of our re- $16,000,000 for the improvement of that part of ment in the County Jail
membmace, we heartily wish him joy in his latest the Danube lying within its own territory. We would remind members of the Cricket Club undertaking. Virtue is its own reward, that a General Meeting will be held in the Pavil-TAM AHING, a coolle, was up before Mr. Wede- ion at a quarter past five this afternoon, to take house this morning on a charge of stealing about into consideration, the suggestion that the Cricket 60 catties of coke valued at 50 cents. The
Ground should be kept open for lawn tennis during a portion of the summer season. A large attendance is especially desired.
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THE "lost tribes are said to be very liberally represented on the Paris Bourse. Among the leading brokers are forty-four German and thirty five French Jews.
culprit coolly stated that he thought the coke was
WE nie informed by the Agents, Messis, Gibb, not wanted any more, so he helped himself to it.
Livingston & Co., that the steamer Catierthun, He admitted four previous convictions for lar-Captain Miller, left Port Darwin on April 26th, FOO CHAN HANG, Chan He Chan, and Wone ceny, and was served out with six months' hard and is expected to arrive here on the 7th inst. Son, cookies, were this morning sent, the first labor. to three month's imprisonment with hard labor and the other two to a fourteen days spell. The trio were found guilty of having assaulted and robbed Lui Asam, a hawker, of four one dollar notes, 40 Japanese to cents pieces, and 15 hongkong 10 cents pieces, ze3 cents, and some
JAMES KING, of Ireland, was this moming sent to the "Retreat" for a week's exercise for being drink and damaging the property of a hawker, to the extent of about $8, King said that while walking along with others he was pushed against a congee stall which got upset and broke the cups and saucers. The hawker's story was that King, kicked his goods on purpose, and had not been: pushed by any of his mates. He showed some marks on his forehead which were the handi- work of the defendant. James' Edwards, P.C. 73 said he saw the stall upset and the wares
received a telegram from Manila this moming WE regret to learn that Messrs. Sayle & Co. announcing the sudden death at that port of Mr. Sharp, one of their employes who went over on young man, and had only been about three business about ten days ago. Mr. Sharp was a months in the Far East. He succumbed to att attack of choleraic diarrhoea.
QUARTERLY MEETING OF VIC- TORIA LODGE "X" I, 0. G. T1£
fruits on the 25th ulting at the race course. THE enterprise of our estimable local contem- poraries is really astounding. About a fortnight ago we made in these columns a few observations relating to the famous tea steamer Stirling Castle. Our paragraph was reproduced word for | broken. When King was arrested he wash, word (without acknowledgment) by the Shanghai under the influence of fire water. There are Courier, and the China Mail of last night and two previous convictions on record against the the Daily Press of this morning copy from and defendant, who, strange, to say, when in trouble give.credit to the Courier for an item of news clan Smith.
before, described himself as a member of the
April 18th.
Another phase of the case requires con- sideration. There cannot, we should im agine, be the shadow of a doubt that the unfortunate fireman, No Axtxo, lost his THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY life by some means or other. It seems to us that some further Inquiry should have been made into what, look at it as you will, is a most serious business. Did No Axiso commit suicide, and if so, to what ACCORDING to Les Mondes the consumption of cause can his rash act be reasonably attrib-tobacco in Russia, France and England amounts uted? On the other hand did he seek to one pound yearly for each inhabitant. In refuge in the sea to escape cruelty and it Italy it is 18, in Austria 2 2-5, and in Germany which appeared in the Telegraph so long ago as Hus is pretty straight, Dr. Cortia, the cele
three.pounds. In Belgium the amount rises to 44-5, 'while Holland takes the highest place with 5 pounds. In the United States the 'amount per head is three pounds.
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IN Mr. Picton's recent "Oliver Cromwell," the account of the binning of the Spanish treasure fleet in 1656, has the following ludicrous conclu. sion: "Two boys and two giris were saved on board the English ships, and were brought to London, where they were well cared for, and afterwards sent home. For this atrocity a day of thanksgiving was appointed on October 3, 1656,". ACCORDING to the Whitehall Review, Mr. L. bouchere recently distinguished himself by a very amusing fapsus lingue in the House. He had some question hurriedly to address to the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and, springing to his feet, the sitting member for Northampton began in a loud, clear voice, "Would the Lord of laughter greeted this curious interrogation, "Then he stopped suddenly, while a roar and resumed more correctly, "Would the noble lord," and so put his question, while an honour-be made to the Federation. able member below the Opposition gangway murmured audibly, "To think that Bradlaugh's
DR. CRAMER, ex-President Grant's brother-in- law and Minister to Switzerland, has incurred a mild reproof from the Swiss Federation. It appears he had complained to the Cantunal authorities of Berne regarding some persons who had created a disturbance at the Methodist church, which he attends, whereupon he has Federation and not to the Cantons, and that been reminded that he is accredited to the
whatever communication he has to make should
The quarterly meeting of the above worthy institution, for the installation of officers and to receive the quarterly reports, was held in the Lodge room last evening. The reports were satisfactory in every respect and showed the finances to be in a very healthy condition. It must be gratifying to those who take an interest in the cause of Temperance to learn that no less than seventy members were initiated into the Order during the past
log residents, many of whom are giving drake- three months, itiates comprised a fair sprinkling of our lead-
new in
able aid in repressing the abuse of strong drinks, The following officers for the current quarter were installed by Bro. E. Birch, honomry D. G. W. C. T.
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It would probably serve no useful end to pursue further investigations into what we must regard as a very deplorable affair. A grave responsibility certainly rests somewhere; we have per- formed our mission in directing attention to what seem to us to be discrepancies in the action of the authorities. The enquiry at the Police Court was.anything but satis- TO SUBSCRIBERS. Arrangements have been made to publish factory; how much of that was due to the
scribers in the central districts who do not receive department we leave Captain THOMSETT colleague should ulter so pious an exclamation?" leen ports of the United Kingdom skips having time. She then saw two hands throw the child Consular representatives. Nevertheless, since". The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 P.. Sub-imperfect character of the interpretation
their copies before FIVE O'CLOCK will oblige by at, once communicating with the Manager.
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to decide in the special report, which under the exceptional circumstances of the case, ho, will probably consider it his duty to
elegraph make to the Government.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1883.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE season of 1882, says Nature, has, on ac- count of the state of the ice in the Arctic seas, been one of the most adverse on record. Thus, while the Norwegian walnua and waterish hun ters were unable to get to the north of Spitzber gen; and the Swedish meteorological, expedition to Mossel bay, no vessel succeeded in reaching
brated champion amateur bicyclist of England, SAYS the Amoy Gazette of the 27th ulo.writes of grog and tobacco; "I have simply to Through the courtesy of the Superintendent of say of both that they are to be utterly avoided. part we have been favoured with the following has been written on the evil effects of stimulants telegram from Manila. the Great Northern Telegraph Company at this Touch not, taste not, handle not. So much
by leading men of the profession, they have all MANILA, 26th April, 1883, 4 pm, denounced them so utterly and completely, that A typhoon is raging South of Luzon, its vortex is somewhere about latitude 13 and seems to being remains to be said except that practical going to W. N. W.
experience thoroughly endorses their view. Do not take even a glass of beer at dinner; it does not quench the thirst equally with water, and at this period will not serve a single good purpose. As to tobacco, it is deadly patson, somewhat, similar in its action to opium, and quite as powerful. Twenty gains of ordinary, tobacco infitsed in boiling water, or a single drop of the essential oil, would in most cases prove fatal." KWOK ASING, a house coolie, was up before Mr. Wodehouse this morning on a charge of assault- ing a boy 13 years old. Hol Yee Hee,
about 5 p.m. she was engaged washing some wife of Li In Chan, stated that yesterday at
clothes at the door of her house. She lives on the ground floor, and defendant occupies the first floor, She heard cries as of a DURING the year 1882 there were built in nine child being beaten, which went on for some
of 10 per cent. The tendency is toward the hands belonged. The boy was quite naked. The an aggregate tonnage of 1,203,032, an increase out of the window. She did not see to whom the construction of larger vessels than hercio-defendant who is the fatherof the boy came down fore, the average now being 1,347 tons. largest vessel built was of 7,500 tons bur house again. She then went to get a policeman stairs, picked the boy up and took him into the den. The cost of building is now 15 per cent in orderto give the defendant in charge. Ching greater than in 1880 and 1881, owing to the Aon, P. C. No. 336 stated that at 5 p.m. yesterday, augmented price of iron and steel. But as an last witness came to the station and made a to the rat oor of house No Wa In Fong, He there found a child lying on a bed, covered with a blanket, who appeared severely constable and he took charge of the boy hurt. The defendant was arrested by another who had a jacket on but no trousers. He did not notice any bruises on the boy's body. The boy is at the Civil Hospital and cannot appear medical certificate being put in in which Dr. Wharry certifies that the boy is suffering from a
We are sorry to have to chronicle the return of severe contusion ( fracture) of the left leg.
release from the "Retreat") to the ways of the an old "familiar (who recently obtained his
The
of the loss of prestige by foreigners resident in We have long endeavoured to ignore the idea Foochow, chiefly owing to the fact of articles appearing in several of our contemporaries, ex- aggerating occurrences, and making groundless accusations of dilatoriness on the part of our
were sufferers, the unenviable position in. the outrage in which Mesure. Sassoon & Co. which the community were placed during
the Chiarini controversy, and several questions Chinese, we cannot help feeling a certain concerning the purchase of land from the amount of uneasiness as to the ulterior and relative standing (that foreigners will occupy with the natives of this provinces and p our notice, and one requiring cognizance, as a difficult to conceive grosser violation of Treaty rights- it would be
Tax case heard before Captain THOM THE Register of New York city is said to have the Siberian rivers. It appears from informa- off-set to this the great increase in the commerce report in consequence of which he went with her A most flagrant ease has recently come under
an income from his office of $75,00 a year.
IT is stated that there are 40,000 oyster parka in France with an average size of half an acre. It has been estimated that there are not fewer
of the globe.
tion just to hand that the summer along the of the world, especially in the transportation of coast of Siberia has been unusually cold, while new products, must not be lost sight of
Incessant north-east winds have accumulated WiLLIAM SMITH, of America, and James Lynch, drift-ice on the shores to such an extent that the of Ireland, acaman and blacksmi h respectively, estuaries of the Yenessei and the Obl were not faced Mr. Wodehouse this morning on a charge
steamer Dallman, of Yenisscisk, belonging to Baron Knop, was unable to get, from Yenissel terday. James Edwards, P. C. 73, stated that into the Obi. When we remember, however, he found, the two swipers" in Lascar Row last the reports of Leigh Smith and Sir Henry and get their "drops" by loafing on other sea evening about 8.30. They are both destitutes George Booth of open water north and cast of Novaya Zembla, it becomes apparent that
acting police magistrate, at the Police Court yesterday, in which Mr. ALIX. BRENNER, chief engineer of the steamship Breconshire, was charged with the murder of a Chinese fireman on board that vessel than 12,000,000 Hebrews scattered over the face once navigable in the season. Thus the small of being drunk and incapable in the street yes The case was remanded till the 8th instant, a during the recent passage from Singapore, presents one or two features which merit AUSTRO-HUNGARY pays $3,250,000 a year to special notice. On the face of the un-steamship companies, and is going to pay reliable and conflicting nature of the $3,000,000, so as to keep up with Italy, evidence we think, and we feel assured that our view will be universally en- dorsed, that the Magistrate had no alternative but to discharge the defon dant, although such a course, considering A REGULAR Lodge of Zetland, No. 525, will be what are actually known to be facts and held in Freemasons' Hall, Zeiland Street, on the very serious character of the charge, Thursday evening next, the 3rd instant, at 8.30, can neither be satisfactory to the relatives for 9 o'clock precisely."
THE cowardly persecution of Jews in Russia con- tinues. The latest outrage reported is an attempt to blow up a Jewish bank at Taganrog with dynamite.
of the man, who through some means or WE are informed by the Agent of the Measa other at present unknown lost his life, nor series Maritime Co., that the steamer Orus, conducive to the true interests of justice. with the incoming French mail, left Saigon this Neither pan the proceedings so far be, morning at 8 o'clock. agreeable to Mr. BREMNER, who, we are credibly informed, is a gentleman of ex- ceptionally high character,
The evidence of the Chinese witness SIN Mus, upon which the whole case as presented at the police court apparently rested, was not merely contradictory and unreliable; it was evidently a diabolical con- coction, invented for the special purpose of injuring the Chief Engineer. Why SIN MUN, should have come forward and
cious 'as to destroy the vine stocks in Keres.
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some other part of the polar basin must
men. Both of them have been convicted
for the same offence on a previous occasion
which arrived from Shanghai on the 12th April, It appears that by the C.M.S.N. Co. Harshin, there were a considerable ammint of piece goods and other articles belonging to the firm of Messrs. Haw Hong Take & Co. British merchants at this time. Customs, instructed their boatmen to con port, who after paying duty to the Imperial Mari "vey such goods to their go-down, situated on the
her destination, and just a short distance other, aide of the Bridge. Whilst the boat con taining this merchandise was proceeding to
Lekin officers-her cargo confiscated and land- above the small bridge, she was seized by the
ed, and one of the boatmen retained in custody..
have been very free from ice during the Smith said that he had been working for weak in mind-so far as the abuse of fire water. A complaint was of course directly lodged with
authorities as, for instance, Haron Nordenak jold, that any vessel that has attempted to pene trate by way of Behring strait would, no doubt, ting the Siberian sens every summer from one have demonstrated the practicability of navigs- end to the other. This year fresh attempts will Dr. Oscar Dickson to open up a trade route with be made by Mr. Sibirlakoff, Baron Knop, and Siberia from Europe; those, however, quinted with the Arctle seasons would not be surprise to see the ice in the summer 'oo 1883.an adverse to Arelle voyaging as it was in`1881;
tions are authorised to be made in the Queen's each other on the smelling organ about 12
LOVERS of good sherry will be shocked to learn that the Spanish Socialists have been so mall-gineer officers and chief and other engine-room A NEW feet circular, dealing with naval on-
Xeres de la Frontera is the seat of the wine artificers, has, remarke a home contemporary, been issued by the Admiralty. Several alters trade of southwestern Spain. FROM American trotting statistics we note that regulations. The active list of engineers is to be while on the turf Dexter won $86,500 in forty reduced to 650, or such lower number as their nine races; Flora Temple, $92.900 in eight-six lordships may think fit. The chief inspectors of races; Hopeful $86,400 in forty-nine races; and machinery are not to exceed 5; inspectors, 7: Lady Thorne, $79, 375 in forty-one racce. chief engineers, 230; and engineers and assis It is the uniform opinion of those who have tant engineers, 418. As regards pay, the full
pay and half pay of chief inspectors in to be rais atmosphere mast conducive to health and com-
as "alons
and
fall to prove lucrative to their revenue, as the Chinese, will however, in the present instance, The cunning, diplomacy characteristic of the
justly aggrieved merchant, is one whose long resi depce in their midst has rendered him thoroughly
would not have been
given before a British court of justice investigated the subject that the condition of the ed from 17 123. and 18s. to 18. 15%, and 12 per the blow. Jack said he had two witnesses who and got their crisplatter respect "defences and as the Lekin Autkerfi/sau
Colony. Our hopes in Confrere out o of the felony: the case being to patar if
I have böði liable to punishment
My Avid hence "aff excellent examinie
the last fifty nine days looking after the is concerned. Some six months ago had foundations of a house in course of erection almost daily "do up" a few lines on a party demanded an immediate restoration of the pro at the Peak, and his chum stated he had only who was known in the city as Dr. Brown. The perly, and an explanation regarding the matter. been in the Colony for the last fortnight, as he medico's eloquence before the "benk made him The Lekin Authorities have treated the applica had left the discharge papers from that clipar a man of mark, and his successful methods of interview and hence, we consider, contempt to tion with frivolous excuses for not affording an had lost his discharge papers from that "clipper obtaining an almost unlimited supply of his most Her Majesty's representative. Our worthy each, and, being unable to grapple successfully lan-like ardour he dearly loved, stamped him the question now at issue ought to receive the of the ocean.". Defendants were fined 50 cents mortal enemy-blue fire-which, with Christ Consul fe justly absolved from all blame, with the difficulty, were sent to three days amongst the denizens of Sailor town" to whom a contemporary has recently referred seclusion in Mr. Hayward's Hotel
immediate attention of those higher Authorities. person of prominent parts, and a man whose
Foochow's HENRY DAILY, an American seaman, and ip talents were worthy of being recognised by that declining prestige, answerable for Food Wodehouse this morning by Chang Afat P.C.170. came to grief by walking off with a few surgical Aping a Celestial cook, were introduced to Mrharing the whiskey with a chum. Brown rather questionble form of recognition known as
The peace preserver stated that the American and instruments belonging to Dr. Clouth and did a the Celestial were having a go in at punching mistaken notion on his part of the lawa affecting conversant with Chinese transactions, and this half-year's penance for what was probably. o'clock last night in Upper Lascar Row. He personal property. Since his release we have knowledge, added to sound judgment com did not relish such ongoings on his beat so be ina
doing the block, sometimes cerning his rights as a British subject, will "two wheeler but more often on sender it, we opine, rather difficult for the Lekin ran the pair in. The representative of the bis uppers, the soles of B's trotter cases having Officials to wriggle out of the offence, they have Stars and Stripes" said that while engaged in long since parted company with the tepside at committed, without making heavy pecuniary re- buying fruit at a stall, Ip thrust his paw into his expecting to hear of Brown at the old familiar Indeed it becomes questionable whether, under
rangents of his nether coverings. We have been paration, yn y daet pocket, when he gave him a push. He got struck spot for days past, and not having heard of the circumstances, back by the would-be pick-pocket so he returned him came to the conclusion that some members advisable to immediately have appich
of the medical perfesh had clubbed to violators of the Treaty, upon charge evidence which undoubtedly would have fort is when the temperature is from 65 to 70 day; that of inspectors, from 17.8 and 173, to 17. could testify to the veracity of his statement. gone a long way towards convicting the F, and the relative humidity 65 to 75 per cent of 10 and 183.5 while that of engineers after nine Me, Ip stated that his antagonist had upset a were rudely dispelled this morning by seeing able for the wrongful act of their servant pahay accused of one of the most serious of all saturation,
year
service--which is a new rating from 118. congée stall and on being reprimanded for doing the attenuated atle of Brown in the pen crimes had it not been so palpably untrue, IN the course of a' comparison of the size of the per day. It is also stated that an allowance banded sort of manner, His Worship dismissed / turns to be interviewed by Mr.Wodehouse, would have been set to those with an inclias
to las, the half pay remaining unchanged at 6r. so used his fists and feet in a rather free and off amongst a crowd of Celestials waiting we do not stop to inquire; it is sufficient planets, an imaginative astronomer remarks: of 43. a day may be granted to the chief en the case as both parties appeared to have as baving no fixed above calving Up in face, damages agained a paning of the merve
Brown was briefly described on the charge sheet. for our purpose to know that this man de- "Apply the principle that attraction is in pro-gineer in charge of the machinery of an ex- been at fault. The "Yank" gave his Worship Emerald Isle. On receiving &
to act illegally. In caser Hlather from the next to impossible to savesh adequately the liberately lied in court for the express pur- portion to the mass, and a man who weighs 150 ceptional ship, although the engines are under to understand that he would give the cook in the bench mown braced himself up and endes- chant in question had entered into a contrées a pose of getting Mr. BREUNER Into serious pounds on the earth weighs 396 on Jupiter and 3,000 indicated borse.power. The
voured to look straight at his Worship as if he supply the goods in question (which trouble and that the Magistrate took no only 58 on Mars, while on the asteroids he could with respect to mess are important, as show. charge for attempted larceny, which he did on really could not help being there, and that the at 244500 in value within de
ing the abolition notice whatever of what, to put the matter play with bowlders for marbles, hurl hills like have been hitherto regarded as humillating Mr. Wodehouse on a charge of attempting gigantic fluke or misunderstanding on the part ment for non-fulfilment of the contract, the
of certain distinctions which leaving the Court and the cook again faced whole affair must have resulted from some and that there was a penal clause clearly, was either a true, statement or as
Milton's angels, leap into the fifth story window and vexatious on board ship Engineer messes to pick Daily's pocket. Dally made of the runners in Wo must, however, state through delay would be probably half with ease, tumble over precipices without harm, are to be discontinued as opportunities offer. But similar statement to his former one with that the attempt to put on the innocent count amount whilst the reputation of gross a case of wilful perjury as we ever and go around the little worlds at seven jump in ships which may be hereafter commissioned the addition that he had 65 cents in his pocket tenance was complete failure on Brown's might suffer to in heard of. If the Magistrate had credited
with independent engineer messes, it is ordered at the time, the attempt was made to walk part as in the act of 4 plundering, the goose
sulable extent" and as he looked more like the lady who was claim for con
damages would the evidence he would most certainly have AccORDING to a recent Parlimentary return that all engineers of eight years senjority, and through him, and that a gang of Celestials Ces than the dovedlike Beaudet while
Be'tiplield the total number of agrarian outrages reported the senior engineer of a ship commanded by an gathered round him and his two other friends
officer under the
We even heari missing the case showed that he did not to the Royal Irish Constabulary office is 1881 the ward-room, and all others and assistant-en- commenced pelting them with stones. } she was Spinning M cuffers for the benes
rank of commander, will mess in and
Instigation thist He gave Lo gineer in the engineers mess. It is, however; but he lost none of bis money. George, Wil- and intelligent Jury whom
defendant in charge of P.C. 170, Sir George Philippo and stated that the allowance which has hitherto been lams, an unemployed seaman, corroborated the thickly buttered in the paid to engineer officers required to mess in the last witness' evidence and said he actually saw To be brief, Brown, Wad engineers, as all engineers are to belong to the Alexander Turnells another of the unemployed Shah, P.C. 629 mid ward-room will bnly be granted to assistant the defendant thrust his hand into Daily's pocket, travention of the rules want room, meis, in ships, where there is no aratman tribe, stated that they were walking about noon about o'clock engineers' mess. The practical result of these in Taipingshan when they stopped at a stall were attracted to bu alterations, while deemed satisfactory from where Daily bought some oranges. He generally on the ground in satisfaction from the monetary point of view. by saying he saw a Chingman put his hand into bent his steps towards the social point of view, it not giving universal corroborated the statements made by his par does not believe in apparitions The extra rs, a day which is given to engineeri Dally pocket after which now ensued from near Ise, perceived the form of nine years' seniority will be consumed by the which he kept aloof at the Chinese began throws was basking in the sun in additional ss, which will be added to their meaning stones at them. He could not positively say only qualify us widend drunkare expenses, while the 13. 6d, a day which a young what Chinaman put his hand in his friend's pocket to the Central where he was me to by the abolition of the customary taken a drop too engineer receives on promotion, will be reduced as he was slightly off his kadoova, having for the right. Mr Wodel
The case was remanded"ing doctor to three days? lowance.
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committed the accused for trial; as his dis-
was 4.439 distributed among the twelve believe this witness. it appears to us that months as follows: January, 448; February, SIN MUN was a fit and proper person to 170-March, 151; April, 308; May, 351 June, be made an example of as a terror to all 332 July, 371 August, 373; September, 46 other Celestial perjurers. As we have October, 511; November, 534, and December, instances almost every day of the thorough 574 Last year the agrarian outrages decreased unscrupulousness of Chinese witnesses, the somewhat in number, amounting, altogether to time has surely come when severe measures 3433. This total was spread over the period as must be adopted for the repression of follows: January, 495; February, 410; March perjury in our courts of justice. A certain $42, April 465; May, 4013 June 284; July, 2315 Angust, 176; September, 1391 October, 112; class of Chinese think nothing of swearing November, 931 and December, 85. Exclusive away a man's life or liberty. So long as of threatening letters the total number of agrarian their own ends are attained, they are outrages in 1881 was 2,148) in 1882, 1,473,
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