Intimations.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1887
We are informed that the address to Capt. R. G. Thomsett, R. N. will be presented at the Concert foom of the City Hall on Monday next the 19th, inst, at 5. pim.
IT is rumoured that Mr. Shioda, Japanese Minister to Peking, has reported to his Govern- A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. ment that negotiations have been resumed for
revision of the existing, treaty between China and Japan.
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and
SWEET CORN,
for immediate sowing.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
--Fienekong-2nd-March-1988-
OBITUARY,
Captain Cocius, late Commander of H.I.G
THE ship Hagarstown, lately sold in the United States on German account, has been re-named the 7.D. Bischoff, and hails from Vagesack.
A MURDER of an unusually barbarous descrip- Says the Hiogo News of the 8th-inst.:
tion was committed on the night of the 5th instant in the vicinity of Kobe, the perpetrator being a cook employed at the International Hospital, and the victim a young woman with MR. WODEHOUSE fined a boatman, at the Police whom he had been carrying on an illich inter- Court this morning, ten dollars for unlawfully course. It appears they had some slighfquarrel boarding the steamer Euphrates without the about money, and shortly afterwards the cook permission of the master, on the 15th inst. Acoticed the girl among the large trees near the policeman said he found the trespasser in the hospital gate, and there strangled her with a lower hold while the steamer was still under- towel. The murder was discovered next morning, weigh, and before she had found a buoy, on her and the murderer, who had in the meantime fled, arrival from Singapore.
was airested the same day. We hear that the unfortunate girl would shortly have become mother, and that her slayer is a married man with a family.
MESSES. MELCHERS & Co. inform us that the
Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Preussen, Capt. C. Pohle, with the German mails from Berlin up to the 21st ulto, left Singapore for this port at 8 o'clock this morning, and is due bere" on or [s-about-theast-inst.. His Excellency the Governor and Lady den Voeux are passengers
3. S. Sophie, at the Berlin Foundling House, on the 16th Mareli,
the feral will take place to-morrow after heon and the cortege can be joined at the Clock Tower at about 4.30 P.M.
by the Preussen.
Atarch..... ....** Balnelara "ein.............Serman, Everture..... "/ampa"
Selection...... Dorothy"
Herold.
Cellier Valve.........
Lea Patineurs "..
Waldtrufat Selection...... Remlolicences of Costa"...Winterbottom.
A TELEGRAM in an American contemporary, dated London, February 10th, says:—Mr. T. P. O'Connor is getting soundly scolded for informing the public in his paper that the Prince of Wales chattered like a magpie at Mrs. Bernard Beere's By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and the performance, and was hissed by the audience. officers of the and Northamptonshire Regiment,
The claim, is that the Prince intended nothing the Regimental Band will play in the Public respectful to the actress, for whom he has a Gardens, on Sunday, the 18th last., from 3.30ull warm affection. The only other paper which [3095 p.m. The following will be the programme-mentioned the circumstance is the Pall Mall Gazette, which says to-night: "The reception accorded to the play was in the main satisfactory, and the audience, with one notable exception, in the case of a distinguished visitor in a box, listened attentively throughout to the somewhat long and wearying performance." Dr. Seaman of New York, who was in the audience, says he cordially joined in the hissing. He was present at the mentorable scene at the Metropolitan Opera-house, he says, and the disturbance last night was more demonstrative than the one on that occasion. Another gentleman present, an Englishman, said that one of the most dramatic situations in the play was spoiled by the royal rudeness.
The Hongkong Telegraph
Hongkong. Friday, March 16, 1888.
ELLEGRAM'S..
(Reuter.)
RUSSIA AND GERMANY.
LONDON, March 14th. I is announced that the Czarewitch will visit
· Berlin sheetly.
The official Russian organ, the Messenger, *rotards the contemplated visit as a pledge of
close friendship between the two countries,
Serenade......Suandchan ***..............Schubert,
Jown Moran, Bandmaster.
TOBACCO blindness, it is said, is becoming a common affliction. At present there are several persons under treatment for it at one London hospital. It first takes the form of color-blind ness, the sufferers, who have smoked them selves into this condition, being quite unable to distinguish the color of a piece of red cloth held up before. them. Sometimes the victim loses his eyesight altogether. Tobacco being a narcotic, naturally benumbs the nerves. When the nerves are thus benumbed people
mancat
We are informed that, after deducting unaveid. able expenses from the proceeds of the third performance of 'The Sorcerer' given by the Members of the Choral Society on the 25th ulto,
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SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Acting Chief Justice Russell and a Special Fury.),
U-TZ-WAN-9. GARRELLS AND ANOTHER, $50,000,
The further hearing of this suit was resumed at rom. to-day when the following evidence was tak n
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Chung-Chena, a ten dealer, deposed as to his having made arrangements with the plaintiff to buy tea in the Hok-ahan district and have it sent
to him.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ackroyd he said the money was invariably sent him before he shipped the tea to U-tz-Wan. He had purchased some 400 piculs of tea in all from October to December orders as to quantity and quality to be purchased. of the year before last; generally got special The last shipment of tea to Soy-hau for account of plaintiff was on 26th of December 1885. When he bought that tea he was not told at what time the article should be in Hongkong.
Re-examined by Mr O'Malley-Witness, had signments of tea would reach Soy-hau from his been at Soy-bau several times; his various district, and be shipped for Hongkong by instal- ments. He had not noted in his book the varieties of tea he used to consign,
.
Mr. Ackroyd said he considered it entirely unnecessary to produce any evidence for the defence;
His lordship-Very well; then let the clerk subpoena the witnesses for the defence.
the tea in his shop beca se he was co Ackroyd) did not think fit to call any evidence fused. U-iz-Wan said that 16,800 tiels was he (the Acting Chief Justice) would do so him. the value of the ginseng and the medicine self. His lordship Had no desire to embarrass huin". Mr. Garrels, said something about........the. either the plaintiffs or defendants cruzel, bu sea; he said it was wrong of U-tz-Wan's, natte ends of justice had to be met ambii necessary to have mentioned it before. Was not sure the Court would call witnesses. whether U-tz-Wan said that it wolfid be absurd, ftlie Company did not pay the whole value of the goods destroyed. Utz-Wan insisted on setting that his claini did not include the value f the tea lost, Mr. Garrels said it was ridi- culous for U-tz-Wan to put in his claim for tacla 16,800, and then to put in another claim for the tea alleged to have been lost. U-iz-Wan replied that the tea was an extra claim. Mr Garrels compradore said that he had seen some small boxes of tea the sitting-room of the shop, and that he thought they were samples... not know the name of Mr. Garrels compradore. Re-examined by Mr. Robinson-Witness did
Mr. Garrels seemed to expect an account of the whole loss sustained by the plaintiff; U-tz-Wan- estimate of his losses. did not hand in an account, but gave a verbal
Yu-Wong stated that he was a contractor the witness-box being now, shifted to the jury side, the evidence was almost inaudible at the reporters desk; the following could, however, be made out) On the second or third and asked him to accompany him to Messrs. con-day-after-the-fire, U-iz-Wao-called: on-witness- Pustnu & Co.'s office. Did not know the name of Pustau's compradore.
to Soy-bau in bags; it was shipped in bags to By his lordship-The tea was generally sent Hongkong where it was packed into boxes lined with lead Witness came to Hongkong fast year; was bere at the time of the fire at the Man Yuen Tong; arrived here on the 23rd of March was in the shop, sitting with the master, when the fire took place; had meals there on that day between 5 and 6 o'clock in the after- noon. When the fire took place, the master of the shop was not upstairs. Witness' luggage the tea consigned by him was in the shop was upstairs and was lost. The last parcel of before the fire occurred. When the alarm of fire was given the master called out “fire” and there was a general rush.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Report of the Manila. Steamship Company, Limited, will be found in another column.
Tug steamer Restitution, which got aground that other day when leaving Yokohama for Kobe, was safely floated off and has arrived at the made up to $450, and this has been distributed and the necessity for reform. That political, time to save them; therefore he could not tell
Jalter part..
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We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) that the "Ben" Line steamer Bendaiers, from Leith and London, lest Singa- pare yesterday for this port. "
A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, will he held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8,30 for 9 o'clock pcisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. We are requested to state that the Rev. J. Wangemann, of the German cruiser Sophis, will preach the sermon at the service in the German Chapel on Sunday morning next at 10.30 p'clock.
Frís stated that on the 1st of last January there were in Hyogo Ken 1953 Shinto temples and stirines, and 2,965 Buddhist temples. There were
455 Shinto and 2,370 Buddhist pricets and 18
nnos...
GOVERNOR SIR "W. Des Vaux will probably arrive here on the 21st inst., having taken passage from Singapore for himself and party in the Norddeutscher Lloyd, steamer Preussen,
which is expected on that date.
a sum remained to be devoted to charitable local
institutions +$422, which the Committee bave
as follows:-
To the Alice Memorial Hospital...
To the Very Rev. G. Burghignoli for St.
Saviour's institution.........
do not see as distinctly, and this defectiveness. Is an editorial in last, night's China. Mail of vision tends to increase and become per-evidently written by an amateur Journalist--it s stated that the position of affairs in Manila has reached a rather critical stage. The writer does not very clear y show what sort of a crisis is imminent nor in what direction to look for it He simply indulges in some vague remarks as to bad govemminent, Rom in Catholic domination, deep-rooted abuses (which he does not specify)
religious, commercial and social reforms are 100 urgently needed in the Philippines goes for the
saying, but strangely enough, on carefully search 50ing the columns of our Manila contemporaries, 50
we are unable to find a single reference to any political crisis, or to impending troubles of any description-whatever. Surely-if-anything-critical were threatening, the Manila newspapers would say something about it; they cannot all have been muzzled and public opinion suppressed, by a tyrabnical Government! There appears to received by the last American mail was the the Government and the priests with regard to have arisen some difference of opinion between sentence of Prince Philip of Bourbon, son of certain proposed, reforms, but the China Mails Count Aquila and cousin of the ex-King of critical stage," suggesting "violent insurrec. Naples and the Emperor, of Brazil, to thirteentions and revolutions," Is bunkum, pure and -months' imprisonment for-swindling-a-priest-in- Ardeche out of the funds intended for a church
To the Baxter Girls' School
To the Basil Mission
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To Mr. Wodehouse for the Magistracy Poor
.......
go- To the widow and family of Foreman Brown,
lately drowned in this harbour...· 50
$450
ONE of the most sensational items of news
building. The priest was advised by a jeweler to sell to Prince Philip; for-15,000 francs, jewels which he had bought for 7,000 francs. The Prince gave bills for the money, but disappeared and allowed them to be dishonored. The priest's housekeeper charges the Frince with carrying
simple.
AMEMORIAL from the Viceroy of Kuangtung and Kungs and the Governor of Canten, proposing certain chan es in the military affairs in Hainan, published in the Peking Gasette of the 15th and 16th February. The island, the memorial
about 11.15 a.m. Witness and plaintiff remained
Mr. Ackroyd remarked that up to the present, he did not think the plaintiff had made out any case against the two Insurance Companies. “
Examination continuéd-At the interview with Mr. Reuter, witness informegi, him that a fire had occurred at the Man-Yuen-Tang, Mr. Reuter wanted to know how it occurred. U-tz. Wan said he did not know. Mr. Keuter,wanted. to see the accounts ; U-iz-Wan said he had them at his new residence. Witarss saw U-z Was again on the same day. On calling on Mr. Carrels, he also asked how the fire occurred. U-tz-Wan didn't know. Mr. Garrels enquired for the account books; U-tz-Wan said most of. them had been destroyed. Mr. Garrels asked how much property had been lost. U-tz-Wan said the medicine and ginseng amounted to 16,800 destroyed, that he would search for his other taels; that some, tea and the books were also
accounts.
stop it. There was no supply of water at the
Heinrich Garrels was then examined at great. length by Mr. Ackroyd, and was being cross. examined by the Attorney General when nur report left." We are compelled to hold over his evidence.
THE ALLEGEd indecent
"ASSAULT" CASE.
The hearing of this case was resumed this aftemoon at the Magistracy, Mr. H. E. Wode- house presiding. Mr. Wotton, of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, again appeared for the prosecution and Mr. J. F. Webber for the defence. As en previous occasions the court was.crowded with soldiers of the 58th Regiment, and other visitors.
His Worship on taking his seat on the Bench, asked the solicitor for the prosecution if the complainant were present:
Mr. Wotton replied that as she had suffered very much on previous examinations he had not brought her up.
His Worship-I think it would be better if she were here:-
The complainant was then sent for.
John White, private R.M.L.I., in answer to Mr. Webber, said:-I came out in H.M.S. Tamar which left Portsmouth on December 7th, 1877. There was a passenger on board named Rhoda Digent. She was known as Rhodn. - She knew me, and used to call me White. I have seen her on shore bere, and have had a short walk with her.
His Worship -- don't see what this has to do with the present case..
Mr. Webber--1.think it is necessary. tions, on the ground that this man was never Mr. Wotion entirely object to such ques produced and complainant had opportunity of seeing him.
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His Worship-Call in the prosecutrix.. - Complainant come into court.
Examination of Private White continued by whether it was the 47th or 28th December when Mr. Webber-1 know that lady. I won't bessie I first saw her on board the Tamar in Ports- month.
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Mr. Webber-Did you ever see her in any body's cabin 7
asked: Complainant when in the box was never Mr. Wotton object to that question being asked any questions-touching on this particular point,
Mr. Wolton-As already stated; complainant was never asked any questions on these points. and it is now too late to call evidence to proof that her statement is 'Incorrect:-further, "the man White was never produced, and my client-did-not- have an opportunity of seeing him in Court.
Mr. Webber:I have proof that she said.slic did not know him.
His Worship:-I must object to this evidence- on the ground that witness was hever produced at that time.
stand that your object to me putting questions. Mr. Webber, to his Worship-Am I to u;der- to the witness in the box to prove the woman's
want of chastity and commos decency, for that
His Worship You called this witness to prove that she had spoken to him, when she Mr. Wotton The questions suggested by my said she had not done so.
friend have a tendency to prove that my client was a well known prostitute.
Mr. Webber-Nov
His Worship Addressing Mr. Wabber--- What then is your object in putting the question? my object is, in ad
Mr. Webber -- I am not obliged to say what
THE New York leading shipping paper says thai by the appraiser at only 150 francs. The Prince requirements of coast defence, and the control of accompanied by Mr. Deacon and one or two other water on the flames. Some of the men took Mr. Wotton: My objection to the whole of rules to secure safer navigation of the ocean is 4800 francs; but he is not likely to re-enter troops. Hitherto the want has been supplied plaintiff. Witness went out and informed Mr. the Man-Yuen-Tong between one and two years. asked a single question on the points "Cow;
off an autograph of Abd-el-Kader, which they, stands. In an isolated position, and its had commissioned him to sell. It is a letter to importance from a military point of vier. The Louis Philippe and valued at 6,000 francs, but importance from a was also fined 500 france and ordered to refund
very much needed, and hopes that the National has fairly eclipsed the Golden Fleece jewels French teritory. He is 40 years of age, and Government will propose to other nations that such a conference be held within as short a time incident, on which Daudet's novel "Les Rois en
Exil" was founded.: as possible.
n conférence of maritime nations to consider
the aborigines alike call for the presence of
temporary xpedient. The regular troops in by enlisting "braves" but this step has proved
Caldwell of the occurrence.
Messrs. Caldwell and Wilkinson remembered Tong-chit-sai-said. he was interpreter to
the day he went with the plaintiff to Messrs? Meyer & Co.'s office; it was on the Cross-examined by Mr, Ackroyd-Witness 2nd of April last on the same day had-
went with U-tz-Wan to Messrs. Meyer's to called at Messrs. Pustau & Co.'s. Plaintiff explain what losses the plaintiff had sustained and Ki-woh accompanied him. They saw the
He had a scrap of paper in his hand, whereon office boy at Meyer's, and 'were introduced to his losses were stated. Witness did not see the manager; the office boy went out, Witness U-ta-Wan hand, the document produced in Court delivered a statutory declaration with the to Mr. Garrels. There were about 10,000 tacks the manager, Mr. Garreis asked him, and he and some other sum for other items, mentioned account of loss sustained by the plaintiff to worth of old goods," 10,000 "taels of new goods, said it was U-tx-Wan's declaration; Mr. Garrels in U-iz-Wan'a memorandum. Mr. Garrels asked read it. Witness was just going to leave the whether that was al. Utz-Wan replied that office when he was asked to act as interpreter, the drug money was correct. Witness did not (Document produced and identified). Mr. Garrets then. Me Garrels aid that he could not pay He gave me a piece of paper written in Chinese. remember of any books having been brought in asked why the plaintiff did not make a declara all, but would pay some. U-tz-Wan did not say tion of the tea lost by the fire. The plaintiff that Pustau's insurance was a separate affair; replied that the fire broke out on the first floor-all-ho-said was that $20,000 had been where the accounts were kept and he had no insured at „Pustau's and $20,000 at Meyer's
Mr. Ganels was not angry, at this ; had he "Witness continuing—I have seen her in com what amount of tea was burnt. Mr. Garrels
got angry witness would have left. He was pany with men in the steerage of the Tamar. then called in his compradore and asked sure U-tz-Wan said the 16,800 taels claim | Mr. Wotton-1 object to all this evidence. him whether he had seen any tea at the was only for the medicine fost.. Did not see U-His Worship---On"what ground ?- Man-Yuen-Tong when he went to make a Tz Wan write down his claim, or give the paper report of the goods. The compradore said he (produced) to Mr, Garrels. U-Tz-Wan had saw eight or nine chests of tea on the 1st floor, brought with him a litle bit of brown paper, which he supposed were samples. Witness did but did not hand it to Mr. Garrels. That paper not know the compradore's name. Mr. Gaurells contained an estimate of the goods in the shop, then told bis clerk to go to Messrs. Pustau & the portion that had been destroyed, the Co's; we all three went there, and saw the quantities sold, etc. U.T-Wan told Mr. Garrels manager, Mr. Reuter, who told us to sit down that he supposed the fire occurred through the Witness said who he was and gave the declara- upsetting of a kerosene lamp. Mr. Reuter, of tion. Mr. Reuter read it and asked who the Messrs. Pustau's, did not tell the plaintiff that be
Yuh-Wong, who had come before to the office, By his lordship-Witness called at Pustau's plaintiff was. Witness said he was the mastes hardly expected such a large value of goods to of the Man-Yuen-Tong. Mr. Reuter, thought have been stored in the shop. was the master of the shop. Witness explained at about 7 or 8 am. At Meyer's he only spoke U-Tz-Wan's connection with shop. Mr. Reuter to the fat pan once. told the plaintiff that he had not mentioned Re-examined by Mr. Robinson--Witness.had la my point? I don't want to prove that she. the_day_before_as_to_any÷lca-having-been--been very attentive to all-the-conversation-that--had-any-improper-famillarites-with-this-man- burnt. The plaintiff replied that the tea account passed between Mr. Garrels and U-tz-Wan, on board H:M:S. Tamar¬ books had been burnt.” Mr. Rauter asked the The witness-box having been re-shifted to its plaintiff whether he would accept $22,000, of former position, Yu Ayip was the next witness and the other $11,600 by Meyer & Co. The Yuen Tong on the day of the fire; when he which $11,000 would be paid by Pustan & Co. examined. He said that he was at the Man- plaintiff replied that the goods burned were came back, he saw the fire and went straight to the kitchen. On going upstairs he saw fre, worth more than $40,000, and that it was
so he ran out and gave the alarm. There were impossible for him to accept the former amount. Mr. Reuter said he would go to Meyer & Co. several jobs in the shop; the master called and see the manager about it. This was at out "where is the fire," and ordered the men to
at Pustan's. Shortly afterward Inspector Quincey, time, they could only throw a small quantity of persons, came in with a warrant, and arrested the blankets to cover up the fre. Witness had been in this evidence is that my client was never The shop dealt in medicine, which was stored ought to be brought out. She should; I main- Yu-kay-woh said he was the charterer and on the second floor, where the ginseng was also lain distinctly, have been questioned on such. at No. 112, Praya Central was a clansman of Witnes had helped in carrying it upstairs when friend, then ask this witnes if he master of the steamer Liin-yun-on, and resided kept. Some tea was kept on the first floor, events as are now being enquired into by my
the Hainan sumber 4,909 men, distributed in seven
plaintiff remembered going to the office of it was brought into the shop. That must haveä Mears, Meyer & Co. three or four days after the been about the 31st or 22nd of Murch, When had any improper intimacies" "with her it is regiments and stationed at different pofots in the fire at the Man-yuen-Tong in March. The plain- the fire occurred U-ts-Wan was in the shop with then time for you to object; what I want to do is In spite of the apparent superabundant tonnage island. It is now proposed, to select 250 men tiff bad asked witness to go with him. They his accountants. It was the last day of the to enquire into her conduct. during her stay in We pubish in another coluinn the full programme afloat, British ship-builders, says the New York out of each regiment and form therewith a picked were five men altogether, U-tz-Wan, U-my-moon, and it was customary for them to make the colony, he of the entertainment to be given at the Theatre Maritime Register, are again busy, and expect body of drilled troops, numbering 1,750 in all Chow Yi-Ayip, Y-Achun and witness. He up their accounts at the end of the moon Royal, City Hall, to-morrow night by Hamilton's an excellent trade during the ensuing year
saw Mr. Garrels, manager of Mesurs. Meyer |'Witness was examined by the two Insurance The island's navy iscomposed of seven war junks, & Co's, and one of his clerks. Mr. Garrels Companies agents about, the origin of the fire Comedy Company. With a sparkling comedietta, Although disaster and age take from the service five of which are to be properly fitted up and called in Chinese to act as interpreter, he first saw Mr. Garrels of Messrs. Meyer & Co's a musical olio, and a standard comic drama, annually, many vessels, yet the number thus stationed, two at Tanchou, two at Hoihaw, and he had made up his accounts right. U-ta- ou the premiace; he was moving the things
He told his interpreter to ask U-tz-Wan whether On the night of the fre witness saw Long-Ngók there is sufficient variety to suit all tastes and to substracted has not of late years been so large one at Haian. They will be assigned a comple-Wan replied in the affirmative. Mr. Garrels the master went down to the counter, told the attract a large audience, Judging from their as to cause a great demand for new vessels. It mentof 250pickedmen. The land and naval forces asked how much his claim was. Uz Wan said men to open the safe, and took out some nales His Worship Until I take the evidence of past reputations, the Company's opening per cannot be contended that vessels at the present will draw Th. 3 perman a month, and each vessel taels 16,800 odd U-17-Wan wrote something and several bags of silver, Long-Ngok was there witnesses bearing on the case of assault, I object formance should prove a highly successful one.
time are overpaid for the services they render to will have two quarter-masters, receiving respec- on a piece of paper. Mr. Garrels, then asked then. The master handed the money to witness.to receive the evidence of White, I must have Tuis morning at the Folice Court a coolie was commerce. Theircompensation it small and not attively Tls. 6 and The 45 a month, Other petty all the goods in his shop. U-te-Wan said that dollars; witness took hold of another Next issue
whether that memorandum of accounts included Long-Ngôk took a bag containing one hundred the evidence bearing directly on the point at charged by Alfred Nichola, a private of the 58th all commensurate with their importance as factors officers will receive Tis, 9 a month, and in no only applied to ginseng and drugs, exclusiva of day witness called on Long-Ngók but could not her conduct on the way out from home in Mr. Webber This man's evidence bears in international intercourse. Any bepeat they instance will deductions be allowed. Com the tea he had stored in his shop. Witness might receive through arisela rates of freight con- missioned officers, of whom there will be aegen, would swear to having beard the latter states
ment. Mr. Garrels sequent upon a decrease of avallabe tonnage are to draw a monthly salary of Tla, 100 a month has appeared to be angry at would be fustly earned by them, and nobody irrespective of their rank. The Brigade General ter before! Witness saw U-tz-Wan write the would feel any the poorer for it. But it is scarcely reasonable to suppose that ship force, with a salary of Tis. 200 a month, The builders will stop bullding vessels as long as remainder of the existing regular army will con: they can obtain orders for them. And where, tinge to perform their old duties as garrison as in the present instance, they are kept basy troops on their old scale of pay) The annual in filling orders it is "natural to suppose that cost of the new arrangement will be TV. 88,848 WE read that some time ago the Viceroy at there is a demand for additional tonnage or From this, however, bas to be deducted the Foochow procured sanction to repair and restore else it would not be put forth. It is, however, sum of Tls. 38,500, which represents the pay and to its former condition a lake to the west of important to note that in the vessels now allowances at present drawn by the men who Focchow, which is supposed to have an influence on the health of the city. A survey was building a larger percentage than ever before are to be taken from the regular army to form is of steel, and all the latest latprovements in the new force. This, leaves a net expendittire made and the cost of the undertaking was engines and equipments are being adopted, of over Ts, 50,000. It is proposed, however, to éstimated at Tis. 30,000. The calls, however The result is that the new vessels will be disband five regiments of "braves, maintained which were made upon the provincial revenue for the repair of the breach of the Yellow River greatly the superior of the older ones as regards at a yearly cost of Tis, 60,000, The new arrange
material, construction, and appointments, all ment, therefore, instead of entailing a fresh have quite depleted the Treasury, and it is now tending toward economy in management. Prac outlay, will in reality effect a saving of Tha 30,000 proposed to pospone the work until funds cantically the effect of this will be to displace the year. The force will come into existence from bo procured for tilia purpose,
sagne number of vessels now afloat and not, as it the day the “braves” are disbanded, and will be would appear, to augment greatly the number | selected and drilled in the same way as was the secking employment. Progress in this respect organization" it super cannot be stopped. It is the endeavor, as far at single least as siçamers are concerned, to obtain an allowed to drift economical a vessel as possible. This his ho, other doubt done much to give the increased activity spoken of to British shipyards. And itris probable this will continue for some time to prevalen come without adding much annually to the
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Regiment,, with taking expended leaden bullets from the military shooting range at Kowloon on the 15th inst. Complainant and the shooting practice had only just been terminated and it was important that no stragglers should be per- mitted to trespass on the grounds. Defendant's excuse was that he did not pass the guard. Mr. Wodehouse fined him five dollars, but the acensed preferred 14 days in gaol.
A KOUR native paper, the Fushin Nippo, reports that two American ladies have been delivering lectures at the Church in Kitanagasadori upon the improvement of female morality, and the of temperance. Only women were importance of allowed to be present, and the speeches were interpreted by girls. About zoo were in alten dance. We think that the American ladies would be very much better employed lecturing
on femalo morality and temperance in their own tonnage already addat beyond, the number of
expensive, is at the best merely a
i never mentioned about any
which was -handed to Mr. Gañela, Mr.
do
Mr. WottonThe woman having said she. did not know White, and he never having been produced for her recognition, I maintain he cannot be produced now, When she was best of my recollection I don't, but I should not | asked if she knew this witness she uaid to the
like to way till I see him
and him; found hire in the Yau-vo-chan the next day, and asked him on behalf of the master the for the money Long-Ngok had taken,
however, I will accept your Worship's HWorship What have to decide is whether a prima facis case is made out, and the evidence of this withers would not influence my
at Kiungchow is to be ́st the head of the paper neked questions of two of the men, Yu- evidence for the criminal prosecution of Uu-wan mind till you produce the olber evidence
country.There is plenty room for improvement losses and retirement of vessels each year from the la theso matters in the United States?
It will occupy:
men will not be the towns and follow
Mr. Ackroyd objected to the question, His lordship said it was important to enquire into this circumstantial evidence because the whole last year rested on the statement of his Long-Ngok as the price of his iniquity for helping U-is-Wan who said he had received the bag of too dollars
to set fire to the Man Yuen-Tong Long-Ngok had said that on the moroing after the fire, when voluntarily, returned to his master the bag of | he was stung by remorse for his evil deed, he money. It was important therefore that some circumstantial evidence should be heard in the had cleared sout of the matters a celday
Mr. Wotton If the prosecutrix was a want to prove, I say it is not likely that she would of such a character as my friend is endeneburing
have dissented to the prisoner's advances in the way that the did was grea
chastity and common decency against her while * Mr. Wobbert-I think I can prove a lack of
en board the Tamar, N
Abip and Yo-Aste. The next time witness Mr. Caldwell's interpreter went with him. On aw. Mr. Garrels was on the 2nd of April
the second time they called, witness saw Mr. Garrels to his private office. The interpreter brought in bis bill Mr. Garrels read it and was told to inform Mr. Garrels that U-ti-wan had said he had better see Pustau's first. Mr. Garrels compradore, on being asked, said that he had seen
His Worship after bearing a great mass of legalarguments from Mr. Wotton and Mr. Webber, a few boxes of ten in the shop, after the fire U-12-wan, and the interpreter saw Mr. Reuter, Examination continued-Witdeas told Long following They then went over to Pustau's Witness,
ALMORE.Ngoh Angang finally agreed to: accept the evidence of the. who was very kind to them, asked them to take Ngok that he had taken roo the previous night Private Te Toliday, Private Marsh, and several witnesses;#Lance Corporal Wilson, seats and offered them cigars. On his seeing the and that the money belonged to U-ir-Wan others, ho all camento Court and said they knew 3who was "brought in from blir of claim, he said it was for a very largo Long Ngok said he had not the money in his the prose amount he was a business man, and did possession. Op being pressed he asked witness another ment for each witness to recognise.
atisfied with $11,000 Uniwan would not to his master and saw him hand the inoney to prove not intend to pay it p/ would? U-iz-wan: be to step aside;. witness heard him say a few words ~ His Worship accept that sum. Mr. Reuter said he would see him. After the master had got the money, he said Meyer's manager, and he then went out After-tikeit down below." Witness went down and cutrisy about ten minutes, Mr. Deacon came in accom gave it to the accountant of the bank money and panied by a polipe sergeant who arrested U-ta- | was weighed and was found to be five Wan Witness did not know Wong-chuk-lam, short. Thit was on the red personally heard U--Wan say that Wong fire the 26th of March chuk lam had once called at the shop Knew Witness was cross- Inspector Quincey's remembered him calling of but nothing important, was his adop
What are these men going to
bber. That they have seen - priser certain places, what she was doing, der conduct was towards thema
Your Worship will note thải › these; witnesses in themselves stions which my friend phrnoses