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this colony for the common or garden brand of director to carefully conserve his own personal interests at the expense of the shareholders. There have been
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Tuk Municipal revenue of the city of Hanoi for We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Gibb, 1889 has been estimated at $84,000.
A CHINESE pagoda has been built at Haiphong by Chinese immigrants from Canton. Its in. auguration took place inst week, amid much fire cracker burning, and chin-chinning.
A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1026, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening. at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely Visiting brethren are cordially invited.. native contingent of the Police, has expressed THE Resident of Hanoi after reviewing the himself highly in favor of their general appear nuce and tense, and it is now proposed to re-organise the Police of Tonquin on the native system..
re at present exercising their ability all over OUR Foochow contemporary states that thieves that city. Considering that Chinese New Year is drawing nigh, this inconvenient activity on looked for. the part of these gentry is only what may be THOMAS ATKINS has been suffering again. A servant of the B. Company Mess was found yesterday with three tins of corned beef in his blouse. He made a long explanation at the Magistracy to-day, and was remanded, marked "With care." WEATHER permitting, the next Football prac. tice game will be played at the Causeway Bay ground, under Association Rules, to-morrow the
Livingston & Co) that the "Ben" Line steamer Bengloe test Singapore to-day for this port. SAYS the Foochow Echo-We have been informed that there are about 40.000 half chests. of tea in the country which through the wise (3) steps inken by the Kong Yib Tong have not hean brought down, and amongst them are said to be many very fine "chops." If such be the case we wonder if it is possible to make an exchange with the present balance of most of burnt. It would undoubtedly be a wise step if the stock here which we believe is only fit to be
such an arrangement could be came to, instead of buying it next season as new tea, which will certainly be the case.
À PHYSICIAN named Cooper has taken out n patent for a gruesome dodge by means of which be intends to preserve human bodies till all is and hot rollers, and, with the aid of these, he blue. His, apparates consists of steel presses reduces the body of a full-grown male to a piece of marble about the sin of a jug, Dead relatives can thus be preserved as stone crosses or ink battles or paper-weights, and the stern Roman father of the future can throw his uncle at his scapegrace son or be "Innded" himself on the ear with his decessed wife's brother Bill, Thère are advantages about the process which require thinking over.
Inspector Mathieson said that he did not think they could prove the intention, but they had evidence as to the tresp iss. They did not ask entitled to a conviction, for a penalty, but he thought they were certainly
Mr. Caldwell admitted that defendant was there.
His Worship :-Then the only point, whether that was a trespass, is a matter of argument.
Mr. Caldwell asked if the Police intended going on with the second charge.
sufficient to prove that defendant was in posses- Inspector Matthieson thought that it was sion of a photographic Apparatus, and that there were foris on the island.
His Worship-No, there must be "an intent to take photographs of field-works, fortifications, or any part thereof." evidence of intent.
The inspector, admitted that there was no
tent.
His Worship :-Of course there must be in-
Mr. Caldwell ?-You must prove that. intended it. I can prove by a witness that he' Inspecter Mathieson say he might have turned the camera on the facts.
company because he philanthropically (?) wished to realise on the large number of shares he owned--two thirds of which, by the way, were illegally held. The attempt, tried to be carried out at the expense of the shareholders, ignominiously failed. but the same dog-in-the-manger policy FLORAL & ROSE WATER; CRACKERS, has generally characterised the doings
.&c., &c.,
of the Board ever since. The shares of the Steamboat Company, which is one of (the most legitimate and most useful enterprises in Hongkong, are held in considerable numbers by the community 20th inst.,, commencing at 4 p.m. sharp. On journal has secured for publication from a well land, walk to the land end of the wharf, and fix Delegraph at large, whose interests are most seriously
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkang, 19th December, 1888- --
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1888,
Reports of an active opposition to the combined forces of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company and the
Nil disperandumi At last an item of news from the Daily Prear. In another silly concoction flies regarding some novels that enterprising Monday next a match will be played between known advertising agency in Bolton, we learn imperilled by the apathy of a Board of the Club and the Officers of the Garrison. for the first time that a Mr. S Baring" Gould Directors who coolly set aside for them-WE are requested to state that the Tramway This writer's contribution to the Daily Presi holds the first rank among livine novelists.". Company will run extra cars for the convenience selves as honorarium something like $5000 of residents attending the Choral Society's per
will consist of twenty-six instalments-at a cost per annum--and for doing what? For formances of "Inlanthe" to-morrow and Satur-lintic title of "The Pennycome quicks." The of about a dollar apiece-and it bears the doing nothing useful, we should say, but day evenings, at 6.30.8.45. 11.45, and 12 p.in.
Daily Press is not much of a newspaper, from a literary point of view or otherwise, but it can rather the contrary, for any ordinary The Thursday late cars will run as usual.
boast of having on its staff the most impudent the necessity of actively moving with the times, andimproving and strengthening the
Honokana in the Portuguese Colony of Macao. China S. N: Co.; Ld., on the Canton river intelligence would long since have seen toad for carrying building debris away from thear the press of this colony has yet seen,,
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contains the Principal Treaties between VE -- rean countries and the United States and e countries East of the Straits, including the Treaties and Conventions between China and Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the
United States of America, Brazil, Japan, Peru, Spain and Portugal; together with conditions of Trade, and the Port, Customs, Cansular, and
are again current. It is stated that a wealthy Chinese syndicate is arranging to shortly commence operations by placing a suitable vessel on the Hongkong-Canton roule, and further, that the hitherto insur-
Company's position. Their regime has been nothing but a long chapter of opportunities lost, chances thrown away. And on analysing the personnel of the Board we must confess that from the majority of members nothing else could fairly have been to their own Interests they will draw the
the Steamboat Company is not a mere for the Board to play with.
THE rubbish-coolies get about two dollars a colony to dump on the other side. They as often as not get rid of it on the way, helping to silt the harbour up. Some were caught, yester- day, and got off lightly with fines sunging from $8 to $4.37.
Harbour Regulations for the Ports of China and what extent all these rumours are worthy expected. If the shareholders are not blind December. Hongkong old residents say exactly
Janan; also descriptions of the various Ports, with the latest Trade Statistics taken from the
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CORRESPONDENT writes to our Shanghai morning contemporary-In almost all houses of unmarried Cantonese women here are little girls from five to ten years of age.. They were bought, undoubtedly, under the false pretence of bringing them up as adopted daughters or daughters-in-law, but as a matter of fact they, when young, do the work of domestic slaves, and when barely grown, are compelled to lead a life of shame to enrich their owners. One shudders to think of the condition, present and future, of these innocent little beings. The whole business is against the law, and would not be tolerated within the city walls. Has the to prevent this horrible wickedness? Has any
Reports of the Imperial Maritime Customs and position to say, but as there is never smoke/rein tightly and show these gentlemen that THE Courrier d'Haiphong reports that on the Canton Guild; noted for benevolence, any power
mountable difficulty in securing wharf accommodation it the latter port will be removed at no very far distant date. To
of credence we are not at present in a
without fire, and as the threatened opposition The various Governments and Municipal Cor-is evidently regarded in influential Chinese porations, and all Public Bodies and Companies, Bankers, Merchants, Consuls, Professional men, and other Residents, have supplied the necessary matter, upon forms specially sent for that pur-
other reliable sources.
Military portions have been taken from the
circles as something more than an ignis fatuus, it is quite likely that native shippers are at last seriously on the war path. And pose so as to ensure accuracy. The Naval and the necessary alterations and repairs to we do happen to know, furthermore, that
latest pihlished official lists and revised at two other small but by no means unsuitable Head-quarters; in fact, no pains have been vessels for the trade are being rapidly apared to make "THE HONGKONG DIREC pushed forward with the Intention of „TORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" | placing them on the Canton river within a handy and perfectly reliable book of reference the next few weeks. Meanwhile, notwith- for all classes.
standing the strenuous and not altogether disinterested opposition of the Steamboat Co, and the Agents of the China S. N. Co., the passenger certificate of the Pasig, which ought never to have been suspended, has been renewed, and for some time past that vessel has been receiving a considerable amount of patronage. No attempt, we believe, has yet been made to reduce the passenger fares, although it was currently reported some days since that this was the crushing-out method to be adopted by the would-be monopolists. This is a policy, A LADIES DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG; however, that cuts two ways, and we should
In addition tothe information enumerated above "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" for 189
contains n refully revised
INDEX TO THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG ¿
A SPECIAL LIST OF FOREIGNERS employed in Steamers making short voyages from Hongkong;
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THE PRIVATE RESIDENCES
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The latest and only reliable PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, showing the proposed. Reclamations and all
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A Mass of interesting information on various subjects, culled from the most trustworthy
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A SPECIAL FEATURE. IN THIS PUBLICATION WILL BE A CHAPTER ON SPORT. (amended and corrected to date) dealing with almost zúery branch of the subject including ·RACING, CRICKET, ATHLETICS. AQUATICS, &c. &c. &c.
imagine that the impossibility of any com- bination ensuring to themselves exclusively the traffic of an immense water-way like the Pearl River must have long since been recognised. Besides, it cannot be overlooked that the Steamboat Company, which has by far the largest interest on the river, is not in a position to crush out, or even to very materially injure any decently managed opposition, the more especially if Chinese support has been secured before- hand. With the exception of the Pawan, which is only adapted for the night service, and the Honan, which has never been a
THE oldest residents in Foochow state that such warm weather during the past and present months has never previously been experienced within living memory, and that it has been more like April and May than November and changing round with a vengeance. the same thing. The seasons are certainly
toy-night of the 1st instant a strong band of pirates attacked the station of Yen-phong, in the province of Haiduong. Afier three successive assaults they were repulsed by the to native soldiers under the command of a French officer. On the morning after the assault, three dead bodies were found on the ground, also a rifle and some ammunition, The French sustained no loss. "SFORTING.”—No, Chislehurst (by Beauclerc Empress hy King Tan) did not win the Whit- other year-in fact, he never ran for that race. suntide Plate at Manchester in 1882, nor in any Probably his most notable performance was in running second to the Duke of Hamilton's Ossian for the St. Leger of 1884, but in the General Boulanger has chosen to represent the following year he won the Liverpool Spring Cup, department of Nord.
the Great Northern Handicap and other races. MARTINIQUE.
A TELEGRAM from Zanzibar dated November, appointed Governor of Martinique.
M. Merlin, formerly a prefect, has been 16th says:-British officers boarded the Belgian
TELEGRAMS.
(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.).
SAIGON.
PARIS, December 7th. A decree reorganising the staff of the Saigon the Commander-in-chief of the Naval station in arsenal has placed it under the management of Cochin-China.
BOULANGER.
COCHIN-CHINA ELECTIONS.
December 9th.
steamer Brabo off the coast to-day and found that she was carrying 400 slaves, who were lestined for the Congo. The British took two The legislative elections will take place in and allowed the vessel to proceed. The incident slaves who said they had been forcibly kidnapped Cochin-China on the 20th January.
has caused a scandal, it having been found that the arrangements for the traffic were made Through a former Belgian Consul
(From Straits Times.) SUAKIM.
SUEZ, December 8th. Suakim. Mr. Wake, Artist and correspondent, The Scottish Borderers have arrived at has been killed by a builet from the rebel
trenches.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
PARIS, December 8th. The French Cabinet is discussing a scheme to provide funds for the completion of the Panama Canal.
'SUAKIM.
forcements are advisable,
The Cabinet has arranged that three battal, ions stationed at Malta shall be fa readiness for immediate embarkation,
WE read in a Shanghai contemporary that the Chihli by the Old Dock Company of Shanghai. steam yacht built to the order of the Viceroy of was roughly handled by the beavy gales prevailing in the Northern Gulf recently. The vessel broke down and had to be towed into Checfoo harbour by the steamer Yung-ching. Mr. Howard of the Peiyang Squidron (Superin tendent Engineer) speedily arrived from Port Arthur, and put her to rights and she has since left for her destination.
THE Fonchow Echo tells us that Pien, Viceroy LONDON, December 10th.
of Fuhkien, has issued a proclamation calling Government that the force at Suakim is sufficient their native villages as soon as they possibly General Dormer informs "Her Majesty's upon the Hunan disbanded soldierr to return to to dislodge Osman Digna, though further reincan, and at the same time telling them that funds are prepared for their passage home, which they can obtain upon application to a certain officer at the South Parade ground. Should the "braves" refuse to accept the Viceroy's advice, they are threatened with heavy punishments if delected in the act of robbery. SAYS the Straits Times:-His Highness the, Sultan of Johore has just received a bronze medal awarded to him by the jurors of the Ade- laide Jubilee International Exhibition. The
PERSIA
The Russian Press strongly resents the action of Persia in opening the river Karun to interna tional trade, and in refusing to recognise a Russian Consul at Meshed, regarding this as a Rusala,
The WINNERS of all IMPORTANT RACES great financial success, the Company does diplomatic victory to England to the prejudice of medal is a large one, and is a very creditable
AL HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, FOOCHOW,not possess a single vossel-the five-eighths and AMOY, with times, and other interesting particulars, carefully compiled from the mot reliable sources, make "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR FAST," a wade micum for all classes of sportsmen.
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The Russian Government takes the same view.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. Two boatmen were fined $30 each, to-day, for stealing five piculs of coal from ship-board. We hear that His Excellency the Governor has
specimen of colonial art. On the obverse is an excellent head and part bust of Her Majesty the Queen, and on the reverse the words " For Ser- vices. Three other medals were awarded to gentlemen resident in Johore, and sent under received two, one For Services" and one" First cover to His Highness. Dato Meldrum has
order of merit," for exhibits. Mr. Larken, of Tea, Castlewood, received one for his exhibit of Johore
phong, was launched on the morning of toth
share of the Fatshan may not always be available-capable of successfully running an opponent 'off the line. The Kiukiang İs. an antiquity that ought to have been broken up-long ere now, the While Cloud, good little sea boat as she used to be, has seen her best day, whilst the Kingehou is a kindly consented to preside at the distributionTHE Leo-kay, the first steamer built in Hal nondescript article that cannot by any of prizes at St. Joseph's College on Friday next possible stretch of courtesy be described as at 3 p.m.' a ship, much less a passenger steamer,. The soundness of the policy of being prepared for emergencies, of having at least two suitable steamers in reserve, has again THE following promotions are garcited in the and again been recognised and publicly Macaooficial paper: Captain R. das Dores, to be admitted by the Directors, who have Major: lieutenant F. Maher, to be Captain, and notwithstanding fatuously contented them Ma. Pollock continues to drop on gambling selves for years by holding out. vague house keepers. He sentenced three men to three promises which have never been carried months' imprisonment with hard labour for keeping a divan in Prays West, which Nicholas out. Tenders were to be invited for new Finch Ferry, inspector of police, invaded yester. steamers, and no doubt they have been day.
WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Jardine, from London, left Singapore yesterday afternoon Matheson & Co.) that the "Glen" liner Glenearn, for this port.
ensiga B. da Gama, to be lieutenant.
Inst. from Mesars. Marty and d'Abbadic's dock. yard. She is described as a stern-wheel sloop, with a 6.40 metres beam, and 1.75 depth 29 metres, (including the wheel 33) In length, of hold. Her engines are horizontal, directly .p., nominal. Her steel boiler, which was connected with the wheel, and developing too tested to a pressure of 12 kilogrammes to a square inch, was made in the dockyard; the cylinders have a diameter of 0.26 centimetres, with a stroke of o 91. The Lao-kay la to draw on an average 0.38 centimetres, and when fully laden oys. The boller and engines are placed on deck, a spar-deck covering the whole, and containing the saloon and cabins. The vessel was christened with the usual ceremonies by the upper reaches of the Red river. Madame Boucard, and is intended for navigating
one any power?
this afternoon. Mr. Caldwell stating that he His Worship then adjourned the case until
turned his camera on the forts, for which there was startled at the allegation that the defendant
was no foundation whatever, -The hearing was resumed this afternoon, when Police Constable Pall Singh stated that on Sunday at one o'clock he saw the defendant
his camera facing the battery. He then put a.. black cloth over his head and ever the camera, and opened the glass for about two minutes. Witness went to his sergeant and reported it. Witness bad seen photographs taken before. The was not allowed to take a photograph there, and sergeant went down and told defendant that he
asked for his order, Witness did not under Yaumati to make a report there, leaving orders stand English. The sergeant then went over lo with him to detain the defendant's boat. After a while he returned in a police launch from Tsim-sa-tsoi, and took the defendant away. When defendant first saw the sergeant going towards him he turned his camera towards, the
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dant land, but I saw him on the jetty. I saw By Mr. Caldwell-I did not see the defen. piece of glass on the front of the bux (camera) distinctly facing the battery, When he put his head under the cloth his back was to the battery. His head was still under the black cloth whene the rergeant reached him. A yacht was passing at the time, Just in front of the camera. Witness know that no one must land on the island with- out a permit. I did not warn defendant off at English, so I went for the sergeant. I did the beginning because I could not speak
not see any Chinese coolies on the wharf. defendant took up the cross examination. Wit- At this stage Mr. Caldwell left, and the ness continued:-I saw you pass me at the Magazine, but I did not stop you because I thought you were going on board a boat.
By the Court:-I know the front of the camera from the back; there is glass there. The black cloth covered the glass up-I could not see its shape..
We are informed that the Al Fresco Fête in aid of the Alice Memorial Hospital to be held in the Public Gardens on the 28th and 29th inst. will be carried out on the following lines, detailed particulars of which will be duly published in a day or two. The Committee of the F&te consists of Lady Des Vaux, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Bell-Irving, Mrs. Belilio, Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Cantlie, Mrs. Chalmers, Mrs. Forbes,
Sergeant Salik Ram stated that the last witness Mrs. Harman, Mrs. Jameson, Mrs Layton, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Hancock, Mrs, Hartigan, reported to him that the defendant was taking Mrs. Mackintosh, Mrs. Manson, Mrs. Noble defendant there with his head under a piece of a photograph. He went to the wharf and found and Mrs. Wodehouse; and the Working cloth, doing something with a box that had some Committee, of Messrs. A. Denison, J. Barton, glass on it. It was facing the battery. When J. Sampson, and J. H. Stewart-Lockhart, (Secre- defendant saw him he turned the glass towards ary). The refreshment Stall will be under the the sca. He saw witness through the glass (Here superintendence of Lady Des Voeux, assisted by he put in a rude plan of the place that he had other Ladies. The stall for the sale o fancy work. drwn) Wit ess told him it was forbidden to take etc., will be presided over by Mrs. Chalmers, the photographs there and he replied "what authority Flower stall by Mrs. Forbes, the stall for the sale have you" Witness told him it was a govern The following will be the order of the evenings and he would show it to him. He refused to go, of toys and fancy things by Mrs. Jameson, and the ment order, and on his asking where the order. stall for Cigars and Stationery by Mrs. Manson.
was witness told him to come over to Yaumati Chinese Entertainments: Phoenix and con- saying he was a lawyer, and could dismiss jorors. Sporting lion. Chinese athletics witness at once (laughter). He then packed his Boxers, Sword exercisers. Chinese music, by box up, and witness, telling a constable to the Man-ku Lau, Band. The Chinese Joachim, detain him, went to Yaumati and reported ing Company. Traupe of Tumblers-European Tsim-sa-isol for a launch to go over, and Chinese Theatre-Special and highly entertain-the affair.. Inspector Mathieson telegraphed to Entertainments: Grand Surgical exhibition, defendant was brought before the Inspector, under the direction of a local medical celebrity- No one was allowed to take photographs First aid in case of accidents. How to stop
on any part of the island. They must not even bleeding in figure (life size) when the arteries and veins are wounded. How to fix a broken leg been stationed there a little over two months,
stand there to photograph a yacht. He had. How to make strelchers to carry sick and wounded. restore the apparently drowned. How
and had orders to allow no one to land without Admission-20 cents. Fine Art Exhibition,
a permit.
and "Lord D." Admission-20 cents-By Under the direction of the "Lord Chancellor" kind permission of. Colonel Anderson and the the Band will play various selections on both Officers of the Northamptonshire Regiment evenings.-The Grill room will be under the Superintendence of Mr. Thomas. There will obtained by Checks, which will be sold at the be a Bat for the sale of drinks of all kinds, to be Bar..
SUPREME COURT
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IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS, (Before Mr. A. J. Leach, Acting Putina Fudge.)
The adjourned Sessions reopened this morning.. The following jury was empanelled: Messrs. W. A. C. Cruickshank, C. F. Rapp, 1. G. dos Remedios, C. Mooney, E. N. Philman, I. Wester, J. A. Costa, and C. Skott.
serve their Queen and country were ejected,
Two other jurors who kicked at having to
ROBBERY WITH VIOLÈNCE,
General prosecuted, and Mr. Francis, QC Ng Achun was Indicted for robbery from the per defended Prisoner pleaded not guilty. son whilst armed on the roth ult. The Attorney:
The case for the prosecution was that on the night of the date named the prisoner went to a all armed, prisoner having a sword. They house in Circular Pathway with some other men, menaced the women living in the house, and bolting into the darkness. The prosecutrix took all the jewelry they could find, afterwards identified the prisoner as one of the gang, but as no property was found on him when Inspector Quincey arrested him, the whole question turned on the question of identity.
He was found not guilty, and discharged. The Sessions adjourned till Friday.
A NOVEL CASE.
On Monday we mentioned that Mr. George Cald- well had had an awkward experience the previous column the eighth annual issue of "The cutters Irland with a camera. It proged to be AB will be seen by an advertisement in another day, being arrested by Sikhs for being on Stone Hongkong Directory" will shortly be published, more awkward" than we supposed, for the greatly enlarged and will contain maay improve-ordered a summons to be issued. The matter The 1889 edition of this popular work will be authorities, on having the affair reported to them, ments. Important additions have been made cars before Mr. Pollock this morning, Mr to the list of Treaties; a new plan of the city of Caldwell, who was defended by his brother,, In connection with the opening by the Deli shows the proposed Reclamations and all recent of 1856 with trespassing on Crown landto wit, Victoria has been specially prepared, which being charged under Section 6 of Ordinanca 12 Steam Navigation Company, says the Pmang improvements; the Chapter on Sport has been Stonecutters Island, and under Ordinance a of post and Dell, which is to take place some time in of the work has been carefully revised Fublished:graphie, camera in the vicinity of forts, with Gazette, of a new line of steamers between that amended and corrected to date; and the whole 1888 with being found in possession of a photo- March next year, it is said that there will be at the low price of $3 the Hongkong Directory Intent to photograph them, the
so invited, and at that point, for all ANOTHER buccaneer got put by this morning, "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Practical purposes, the matter has been He went on an anchored junk at West Point HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" offers allowed to rest. Our worthy friends the valuables when the captain asked him who had yesterday, and was going through the loose Special Advantages as an Advertising Mediam. Directors of this most prosperous con- invited him. He produced. a revolver as his It has an extensive circulation in all Ports cern, should remember that ladling out card, but as he looked scared the brave com between Singapore and Newchwang, in the Australasian Colonics, the United States, and fair promises to the shareholders, promises down and sent for the Police. He was fined mander, with his fokis, merely knocked him the United Kingdom, and the scale of charges which are never kept, is very much on $50, and forfeited his weapon. : has been fixed at an exeptionally low rate the never-to-be forgotten Datheboys Hall Terms can be learned on application.
principle of feeding the starving with an Suggestions for the improvement of this work empty spoon whilst constantly talking ...are respectfully solicited,............
about gruel. Perhaps it would be unrea- sonable to expect very much from a Board, the members of which, with one exception, have no knowledge of and influence whatever as regards the Canton river
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strong competition by the owners of the steamers steamers at reduced rates of freight and passage. now running, who have decided to run their First class passages will be reduced to $3 instead of $12, deck to 20 cents instead of $2.50, and cargo to 75 per cent. less than the present
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Some discussion arose between, Mr. Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell asked at length if there was any and Inspector, Mathieson, who prosecuted. necessity to go into the facta,ing on where do
His Worship; thought there was, since the Police were of opinion: that they could prove Intention.
By Mr. Caldwell (who had returned)--No one his head was not covered; he put the black is allowed to land. When I first saw defendant
turned the camera round. cloth on his head after he saw me, and then
count was concerned he was satisfied that it His Worship said that as far as the second could not be substantiated."
Mr. Caldwell :-Then I may assume that all I have to confine myself to is to show that my client was justified in being there, and his presence was not a trespass. It is simply matter of argument, I presume.
His Worship assented, and the attendance of the witnesses for the defence was dispensed, with
Mr, Caldwell said that the question was whether or not the defendant, having 'admitted that he was on the island, was justified in being there. His contention was that he was not a trespasser. He was charged under Far. 3 of section 6 of Ordinance 12 of 1856, which read, "trespassing man of beast upon any messunge tenement, celaetery, or land, being vested in or under the management of any public manager or officer whatsoever." The title and
only was before the Legislature when the Ordi to regulate Chinese burials and processions preamble showed that the Ordinance was passed the colony, and it was clear that that nuisance
nance was passed. If that was the case hé asked his Worship to regard with considerable leniency any other act which was made a evidence before the court to show that the land nuisance. He submitted that there was no in question was vested in or under the manage called upon to say who possessed the controlling ment of any public officer-if the Police were
power they could not give a reasonable answer." They might say it was the military authorities, there being forts there, or the Harbour Maiter, as there was a powder magazine, or H. E. the Governor. He admitted that the Governor. was, public officer in the meaning of the Act, and that the whole of the land · Was - vested · in ́him «on ··behalf of Her Majesty. But so was every aquare inch of the colony, and according to the strict interpre tation of the sub-section no one could walk which was absurd. It was not merely a ques anywhere without the Governor's permission, tion of argument, it was a question of the British Constitutions MLA sze
right to keep people off Crown land.
His Worship asked if the Governor had no Mr. Caldwell submitted that he had not open to the public. We right to keep them off ordinary ground-it was
His Worship pointed out that this land had Mr. Caldwell Lakel faakit is, for the simple not been dedicated to the public. reason that it belongs to the public, and no dedication is necessary
build on Government land an walk on it
His Worship said they might as well claim to After some argument on this point, granni Mr. Caldwell said, that they had to look at the interpretation of the Act. The island had beda a place of recreation for over 40 ZEMI, ANG 130