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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAYBRUARY II, 1889.
MESSES. Russell Co. inform us that the E and A. S. S. Co.'s steamer Tannadice left Port Darwin for this port on the 8th inst., and may be expected to arrive on the 17th.
A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Saturday, the 16th instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
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THX convention signed at Chefoo on the 1st of December last for the junction of the Chinese telegraphic lines with those of Tongking, has, says the N. C. Daily News, received the ratifica tion of the Emperor of China.
THE Canton river steamer Pasig was docked at Aberdeen yesterday, doubtless for the purposes of survey in connection with the Government inquiry which has been going on at the Harbour department these past few days.
We have the best authority for stating that the Praya Reclamating Scheme will be carried out on the basis of the original agreement with a few modifications, entered into by the local Government and the Marine lot-holders, a decision to that effect having been arrived at by the Fxecutive Council on Saturday afternoon. We shall shortly be in a position to give full particulars of this important measure.
IT is stated that the Japanese Government propose establishing a Consulate at Odessa, with a view to facilitating trade between Japan and Russia.
THE NC. Daily Notes hears that M. Thévenet. the chief of the engineering staff of the French Syndicate, has been made a mandarin of the third rank.
A RUMOUR was current among the Chinese to.
day to the effect that Captain Deane will shortly go to Perak to succeed Sir Hugh Low as Resi- dent there.
Messas, Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam ship Parthia, from Vancouver, arrived at Yoko hama on the 9th inst on her way to Shanghai and Hongkong,
that boiled or prepared opium de taken to diannen 22 of 1887, which deals with raw, thean opium "lit forsmoking" and ofn kind which crude or unprepared' opiums alone, provides ordinarily sold In Hongkong. He then held that (sec. 1) that that ordinance and the Opium; as the opium in Court was not fit for smoking it Ordinance 1884 are to be construed together as came within the definition of the Opium in one ordinance, and it follows that 'unprepared Ordinance 22 of 1987, sec. 2 which declares that opium must have a commensurate opposite the opium within the Ordinance means raw, meaning to the judicially interpreted mean- crude, or unprepared opium. The appellanting of prepared oplum and would include contends that he held this opium under the opium partially prepared and not fit for smoking: suthority of the Opium Farmer who permitted if such was the oplum found in the Appellant's him to boil for a fee of $65 a chest, and that the possession. It is true he held an export permit for it, but that permit is wholly irregular, and it was not be contended that it was an official export permit or that it protected the Appellant See Sec, 10 & Schedule D. of the Ordinance). The Appellant has tried to evade the provisions of Section 5 of Ord. No. 23 of 1887, and although it may be that the Optum Farmer does not.com. plain or even consents or was party to what was done, the Magistrate was clearly right in con- victing the Appellant of an offence against the Ordinance. Appeal dismissed with costs.
Opium Fermer under the Ordinance and grant from the Government was quite within his rights in licensing him to boil and prepare opium It is also further contended that, boiling to any THE Master of Napier, who succeeds the Hen. degree, taker the opium sa boiled out of P. Le Poer Trench as First Secretary of the the category of raw opium, that it would be British Legation at Tokio, is expected in Japan | an infringement of the monopoly of the opium at the end of this month.
Farmer on the part of any one who had not a license from him to boil to any degree opium, or have it in his possession without such license. In October, 1886 there was an appeal from the magistrates on the question whether certain opium was hoiled or prepared within the mean- of section 2 of ordinance 1 of 1884. The ing opium farmer was appellant, and Chana-buk, a dealer in raw apium, the respondent. The charge was that the respondent had prepared opium without a license from the opium farmer. The magistrate dismissed the charge and stated a case for the opinion of this Court. The magis trate in that case stated that opium boiled and prepared for smoking purposes undergoes elaborate process." That the opium, produced smoker." The Magistrate also stated that the respondent was a large raw opium dealer, and that it was admitted that the oplum had been boiled, but only for the purpose of testing, and that on the part of the respondent that it had been contended that "this was not prepared
THE British corvettes Constance and Satellite arrived at Nagasaki from Kobe on the 1st inst. the former vessel left on the 6th for Shanghai and the latter for Yokohama, whence she is to, proceed to this port..
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BANKING CORPORATION.
The following is the forty-seventh report of the court of directors to the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be held at the City Hall, on the 2nd February :-
Gentlemen-The directors have now 10 submit to you a general statement of the affairs ending 31st December, 1888.
TRAINING NOTES.
The heavy rain on Friday' night meant a muddy course on Saturday morning, and it was rather a surprise to owners generally when the C. C. ordered, the removal of the "dolls," at first the "going" was fairly good, but after a while it got considerably cut up and afforded anything but a reliable test for fast work." Defiance was the first to toe the mark, Mr.
a quarter by himself in 37, 1.13, 151, 225 and Humphreys' slashing goer covering a mile and 2.57%. This pony goes in such remarkably taking style in his slow paces that I ans quite anxious. to see him fully extended. That he is a won, c derfully speedy one is certain, and but for that filled leg which shows no signs of disappearing - fancy that even the 'mighty Orlando would find his match in the Tientsin grey.
Exeter, 'although a mere shadow of a racer, avain proved too good for little Dot over the mile and'n half, the Hankow pany winning very cleverly at last, but the times-39, 1.15, 1.31. 2.251, 3.07 and 3.46-were nothing out of the way. Pas shing (Mr. Machado) and Arabic (Mr. Pond) galloped two miles, commencing very slowly and finishing full speed. The last three quarters occupied 39. 1.15 and 1.50, the time for the full distance being 4.5, and both ponies finished strongly and full of running, Fleet Foot and Honesty galloped a mile, last six' furlongs in 1.47, and it seemed to me that the
Ormonde easily beat Starry Nights for a mile in 2 243, last three quarters in 1.45, but the bob- tailed mag was all abroad at the finish. Vigour had rather the best of Victory and Vengeance in a mile and a half pow"-times 38, 1.2, 1.47,
22, 357 and 3 331.
THE Bukha Shimpo publishes a list of 6 week and was rescued by P.C. 33, McDougall,;"] in the samples could not be amoked by an opium of the Bank, and balance sheet for the half-year wriffin had the measure of the old milër,
Japanese banks, with their capital and the dividends paid for the latter half of 1888. They range from the Tokin 15th National Bank with A capital of yes 17,826,000 in the Yushiu, Bitchu, Bank, with a capital of yen 30,000, and the dividends from 17 per cent. paid by the Fujic, Titomi, to z per cent, paid by the Ishikaw 84th. National. Only 17 banks paid less than to per cent, Five Fxchanges are also mentioned, their dividends being respectively 65, 24, 14 12, and 8 per cent.
THE Chinese Times hears that the Shanghai Taotai has engaged through the Maritime Customs a special engineer to work the An Ding, the large dredger now in Shanghai. The vessel is to commence operations on the Woosting Bar without delay, and ere, long we hope she will cut a channci giving 25 feet of water at higli tide. It appears, after years of trouble and discussion, much exertion, and reams of cor- respondence, the necessary work is to be accomplished at last.
BYE and bye Hongkong will be as full of lawyers as a dog is of ticks. There are about nineteen English solicitors, besides half-a-dozen barristers, &c., and still some born fool at home keeps shipping them out. The latest addition to the ranks of the "Devil's Own" is a bashful young gentleman named Prynne. Mr. Prynne is going to be with Mr. Holmes. At the urgent request of the Attorney-General he was this morning put upon the list and anybody now asking him [show he likes Hongkong is liable to get a bill for
$25 for legal opinions.
THE BOTICA INGLESA, MANILA THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, HANKOW, THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW, THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON. · Hongkong, 18th January, 189
BIRTHS.
At Makalee Terrace, Shanghai, on the rst February, 1889, the wife of W.-H. ANDERSON, of a daughter.
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At 29, Nanking Road. Shanghai, on the 3rd February, 1889, Mrs. S. VOLLKEL, of a daughter.
DEATHS..
At Chinan Fu, North-China, of Acute Pul. monery Tuberculosis, on the 16th of January: Mr. W. B. HAMILTON, of the American Pres- byterian Mission, aged 22 years.
At Yokohama January 31st, 1889, STANLEY MIDDLEBROOK, youngest child of Rev. and Mrs. Booth.
At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 5th February, 1889, JEREMIAH MCCARTHY, aged
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1889.
TELEGRAMS.
(Resiter:)
LOSS OF THE "GLENCOE,"
LONDON, February 7th. The Glen line steamer "Glencor has sunk after collision off Beachy Head'; 54 people were drowned. The steamer was in ballast.
SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
į February 8tb. America has agreed to a conference upon
the state of Samoa and has recalled the Consul
who has divergent views from the Government Meantime Germany will abstain from acts of
warfine.
BI-METALLISM.
It is semi-officially stated that the United States Governinent is prepared to consider any Britisk proposals upon the bi-metallic question,
(From Straits Times.)
BOULANGER'S ELECTION.
BERLIN, January 29th, The Berlin Press regards the election of General Boulanger for Paris as an evil augary for the Republic, but is silent as to whether it is likely to hasten war; !.
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FRENCH POLITICS.
PARIS, January 29th, Monsieur Floquet forthwith introduces a bill In the Chamber to render penal plebiscitary intrigues, also a bill reviving the #Scrutin de Hate" in the arrondissements.
OUR DEFENCES.
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LONDON, January 29th,
Mr. Stanhope in a speech announced that the great work of the coming Session would be the improvement of the land and sea defences of the Empire. He rejoiced that our insular position would enable us to dispense, with the burden of conscription.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Feb. 10th, are:
-Europeans 222, Chinese 7,526; total, 7,748. The Chinese Times says that H.E. the Viceroy Hung-Chang has much improved in health, and is able to perform his mukifarious duties as
naal
THE Hongkong Literary Society will hold their reval meeting this evening at 8.30, at 18, Bark Buddings, when there will be a debate on "The Advantages and disadvantages of travel,"
THE woman who jumped into the Harbour last was to-day bound over to be of good behaviour, Mr. Wodehouse spoke in high terms of McDougall's bravery, and promised to report it. ACCORDING to the Shin Pao the Chinese Minister to London has been appointed to the high post of Governor of Kuantung and pending his arrival from London the Governor-General Chang Chih-tung will also hold the post of Governor.
THE Nagasaki Express reports the arrival at that port of the U. S. S. Omaha fom Shanghai on the 1st inst., en route to Chemulpo, where she is expected to remain about a month. She sailed on the 5th taking Mr. H. A. Dinsmore, U. S. Minister to Cares, back to his post,'
A STIFF breeze sprang up after dark on Saturday, and by eleven o'clock there was quite a heary sea on in the Harbour. Several sampans were swamped or smashed against the Praya wall, and at Yau-na-ti, a baby being lost in one. At least one launch filled, alan, and no boats could put off, but no other casualties occurred,
At the Sanitary Board to-morrow the orders of the day will be
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Sanding Orders under Section 12 of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887, for the guidance of the Sanitary Surveyor.
Bye-Laws under Sub-section 19 of Section of The Public Health Ordinance, 1887.
This sum
We learn from Shanghai exchanges that the China Inland Mission was recently advised of another remittance from London of 700, making 2.300 in nil, far the Famine Fund. Of this amount. Tis. 2.000 have been remitted to Shan tang where the suffering, is severe, is to be distributed by the English Baptist Missionaries in Changchaw district. Another sum of Tls. 5,000 is heing forwarded to Dr. Nevlus at Cheloo for distribution by Mr. Laughlin,
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The net profits for that period, including $10,441 36 balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deducting in- terest paid and due, and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts, amount to $874,087-931 of
which after taking out remuneration to directors there remains for appropriation $864,087.91.
From this sum, the directors recommend the payment of a dividend of one pound and ten shillings per share, which will absorb $400,000. The difference in exchange between 4/6, the rate at which the dividend is declared, and 3/ok, the rate of the way, amounts to $191,780 82.
They recommend transferrin. $ 12 432.44 to the credit of reserve fund, which with $87,567,56 heing re-valuation of £150,000, 3 per cent, Indian Government sterling loan, will then stand at $4 300,000,
The balance of $59,874.67 to be carried to new. profit and loss account.
DIRECTORS, -
Mr. W. H. Forbes has been appointed Chair- man for the year 1889, and Mr. H. L. Dalrymple Deputy Chairman.
The Honourable A. P. McEwen having resigned on leaving the colony, the directors have invited Mr. J. F. Holliday to join the board; his appoint ment requires confirmation at this meeting.
Mr. W. H. Forbes, Mr. H. L. Dalrymple, and eligible for re-election offer themselves accord Mr. J. S. Moses relire in rotation, and being
ingly.
Mr. G. E. Noble was appointed chief manager on the 1st January, 1989, in place of Mr. T. Jackson, who takes over the management in London,
AUDITORS.
I timed Daphne and Gridiron for a mile and a quarter, 36, 714, 1.50, 1.38, and 303, the Haukow pony pulling double over the Amoy Champions' winner from start to finish. For the last mile and three quarters of a two miles gallop Busybody (an easy winner) and Fisher man recorded 40, 1.20 1.58, 3.351, 3.14: 3:51 and 4.1. As it took White Pasha and Silken Mead 2.36 to get over the mile course, their prospects of earning high honors appear the reverse of encouraging. Lord Chancellor, Per simmon, and Lara galloped a mile in 37.4.150-1.51 and 2.31, the trio beingall well bentenin the heavy going. To the surprise of most people the Derby favorite Challenger was well beaten in a mile and a half spin by Orlando and Leap Year, the long striding one pulling up very much distress.d. As the times were wretchedly slow-34, 69, 1.46, 2.22, 2.591 and 3.35-I am scarcely disposed to accept this performance as the true form of Mr. John Peel's griffin.
A very close race home over the Derby 'distance between Cherry Blossom (Mr. Sassoon) and Benhur resulted in favor of the white faced chesnut-time 3.401. Dunkeld, ridden by "Horse," strodo along in good style, but I did not time his gallop. Chaser, going by himself, covered a mile in 33 by 142, and 2.171; a first class performance under all circumstances, and this dark grey must be set down as a very useful and improving sort. Joker, ridden by Machado and kicked along from start to finish, negotiated the Challenge Cup distance in amin. ssecs.—his first quarter. missed, but it was very slow, Bombshell and ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, 31ST Skipjack went a mile and a half in 3.40, and
The accounts bave been audited, by the Honourable Phineas, Ryrie, and Mr. Fullarton Henderson.
JOHN BELL-IRVING,
Chairman.
Hongkong, 8th February, 1889.
DECEMBER, 1888. Liabilities. Paid-up capital ..............$ Reserve fund.....$4,000,000,00
bath are good goers. Wiseacre and Aneroid galloped separately at slow pace, these two 7,500,000.00 much in band of their probable opponents in the subs" evidently being considered to have so
opium under the Ordinance." The Magistrate stated" that being of opinion that the Ordinance refers to the possession and custody of prepared opfum which may be used for smoking and can be sold for that purpose within the Colony to the detriment of the Opium Farmers, and being further of opinion that the Ordinance does not apply to testing samples of raw opium and is not directed in any way against dealers in raw opium &c., I gave my determination against the appellant." It was known that the case was a test case affecting the whole of the dealers in raw opium. The case on appeal was argued and decided on the 12th October, Unluckily there is no written judgment to refer 10, but only the judge's notes, and the popular reports in the newspapers. A fairly correct report however is given in the morning paper so far as my redilection' goes' Flow my own note it appears that the whole, argument, turned on, the question whether, the O⠀⠀um referred to in, Ordinance 1 of 1984 as bail 1 or prepared eplum was or was not fit for smoking. The appellant argued that if opium was by led relicit upo, the provist coutained in Section 3 in in any way his privilege was infringed. He also
favour of druggists and medical men. On the 13ather hand in was contended that what the legislature meant to protect the farmer in was the exclusive privilege of boiling and preparing opium no as to be fit for smoking, and of selling ojkum | so boiled or prepared, ie, fu for smoking. The THE Chinese Timer says, in reference to the
Court, it was contended, must read in "fit for recent fire in the Palace at Peking:-The great
smoking" so as to place a reasonable interpreta- fire of the 17th instant in the imperial precincts
tion on the Ordinance. The words “boiled” and has consumed Tai-ho-men and K'up-fu. The
"prepared" must have a definite meaning at- buildings were very large; in fact, the Chinese
tached to them so as to let the public know what say immense, but no foreigner has seen them,
was forbidden. The Court took the view of the and it is not yet possible to define the extent of
Magistrate and that urged on behalf of the the damage done except that it is very consider
respondents, and decided that boiled opium or able indeed. All the accounts of many years
prepared. opium meant opium fit for smoking, have been burnt, and here is already openly
and that the Opium Farmer had no monopoly said, the probable origin of the confligation, In Our Tientsin contemporary reports that the and no protection, beyond that, and that if it Eastern countries, in Japan, on one or two occa- weather has been intensely cold lately. Snow was unsmekeable and unsaleable it could not sions in Cores, fires have occurred at conveni-fell on the 13th January, and continued with injure him. Since that decision Ordinance 22 ent times, and in 1878 or 1879 a very opportune intervals until the 15th, covering the country to of 1887, has been passed. Its object was "to fire broke out St Petersburg, the scandal of a depth of 14 inches. The sports advertised to regulate, and control the movement of raw which, affecting other men than Russian, has take place at the New Racecourse had in con-apium within the colony and its waters.". It not yet subsided. It is said no lives, have been sequence to be postponed. The river Peiho did not derogate from the Opium Farmer's lost, as far as is known, in the Palace fire. It is was, on January 19th, solidly frozen over, with privileges, for under it he had no limit placed pretty certain that, whether innocent or guilty, some few breaks ber and there only, and at on the amount he might bail and prepare, or there will be a general dispensation of buttons places the ice was so thick that carts could cross licence others to do. On the contrary, his pri- as a sequel to the fire, and, not improbably from one bank to the other. The river was un-vilege was much enhanced, for it was argued in
tion .......................................$ 5,509,645.78 Peking gossip runs in this direction-even worde usually low, even for the winter season,
Court in 1886 that the raw opium dealers by Deposits.......
76,745.737.98 fates may befall certain persons to whom the
having large quantities allowed them for testing popular finger points.
purposes, and not being under the control of the Bills payable (including drafts on Opium Farmer, used the test samples, after com-
London bankers and short plele preparation, for the purposes of smoking. sight drawings on London and that by thus supplying a want diminished office against bills receivable the legitimate demand for a lawful sale by so
and Bullion shipments)... much. The new Ordinance obviously in the
Profit and less account... interest of the Opium Farmer limited the sainples' '* of raw opium supplied by the importers to the dealers to an amount not exceeding 2 taels, and required the importers to grant a certificate as to the amount they had given, and this limitation | Cash. and the prohibition of the possession of raw opium in quantities less than one chest, except In the hands of the Opium Farmer, and certain Government licences enured to the benefit of the Farm as it prevented surreptitious boiling, Whee therefore Ordinance 22 of 1887 was passed SAYS the Chinese, Times: The quantity of sam-
Judicial interpretation had been given to the shu sent from Kaiping to Peking, also made word "prepared," and as the two Ordinances are around Tientsin, bas become surprisingly large. to be read together "unprepared" is Section 2 was doubtless meant to include all opium which Either the consumption is incressing, or the new distilleries have eclipsed the older and more local do not answer the description of prepared opium stills. The quantity of carts seen on the road and was unfit for smoking. In other words every containing the bamboo baskets which are full of privilege which the Opfum Farmer possessed the spirit is notable, and often a string of cargo under Ordinance 1 of 1884, as interpreted by cars, faden with samaha, may be passed this Court in 1686, was preserved for him, route to the capital; We should think that if and the legislature in addition ave him what ever benefit accrued from the limitation of the ever local industries adopt Western arts, that a properly fitted distillery plant would not only be as ntity of raw opium hitherto supplied to profitable, as the liquor would not only be mand dealers in the shape of samples, and the com factured more economically but would be better plete control of broken chesta. He has more-
woured, less fiery and more wholesome, should
over by Ordinance za of 1887 a joint surveillance deserve attention. If the matter is investigated of the movement of all pplurn within the Colony, it will be found that the production of wine and His privilege is to boil and prepare opium fit for spirit from millet has attained enormous pro-smoking and to license others to do the same, To dividend account:1,10 per
TSANG LEUNG and Chan Cho were brought up on remand before Mr. Wodehouse, this morning, charged by Inspector Quincey, with being in possession of dangerous weapons ander Ordin nance 14 of 1845. Mr. Rodyk appeared for the prisoners. Inspector Quincey stated that he found several revolvers and round ammunition besides a dagger and other implements under the defendants' beds, and for this they were liable under the Ordinance to a penalty of $100 each. He had no other charge against the prisoners except that he thought the Chinese Government wanted them. Mr. Rodyk stated that defendants had had these weapons left with them to take care of by a friend who traded in a junk between this port and some place in China. He had advised his clients that this was no defence to the charge under the Ordin- ance, but he submitted that inasmuch as the weapons were not found on their persons, that they might have acted in ignorance of the law here, and as the, police had no other charge against them, he hoped the magistrate would deni with the case as lightly as possible. Both defend is were bound over in two sureties of $15 each to be of good behaviour for six weeks and then dis barged,
THE public of Hongkong have had one oppor- tunity during the last six weeks or so apart from the performance of folds the,-of visiting a public entertainment. The opportunity offered itself on Saturday night, when Madame Korff and Malle. Maillard, both trained musicians, gave a concert at the City Hall. The public responded by filling about three quarters of a row of chairs, and listening frigidly to the echoing melody which foated from the stage into the empty vastness, Both arfistes did their best, and a welchosen programme was fully gone through, but we hardly think there will be a second performance. A small and good concert is thrown away on Hongkong, a leg show is what taket here.
We have received a written protest signed "La población de Manila" against the funeral oration delivered by the Rev. Sanchez de Luna at the Cathedral of Manila at the obsequies which were recently held for the late Archbishop of the Philippines, Fr. P. Payo. It would appear that portions in the country around and in the Kaiping the preacher, in the course of his sermon, forgot | districts._ himself so far, and the occasion, as to make dis agreeable aliusions to a party whom he styled the Revolutionary men of March, 1888, and whom, he stated, neither God nor the country could pardon, Presuming the existengs In. Manila of men belonging to that particular political creed, and we are fully convinced the clerical oppression under which the natives of the Philippines labour is in itself a sufficient
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SUPREME COURT
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
(Before the Full Court,)
IMPORTANT TO OPIUM DEALERS.
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but he has no right himself and cannot there. fore confer on others the right of boiling opium in such a manner that it is a mere pretence *make-belleve—and so evade the clear provissour of the Ordinance. The socalled boiled or prepared opium is either fit for, smoking' or it is not. If not then he and bis flicensees have no right to the possession of is unless in the process of manufacture more than anybody else, and I am therefore of opinion that the Magistrate's decision was right in every respect and should be cons firmed Judgment for respondent with costs.
The Acting Puisun Judge said This is an
to justify the existence of any opposition party Their Lordships delivered judgment in the it will easily be seen that the preacher's ill-case of Leung A Hun . the Queen. Mr. advised remarks must have grievously offended| Francia, instructed by Mr. Caldwell, represented appeal from one of the Magistrates, who con- that portion of his audience at whom they the appellant at the hearing last month, and thevicted the appellant of having in his possession were expressly aimed. Hence the Protest. The Attorney General, instructed by the Crown raw, crude or unprepared' opium in less quanti- subscribers to the document have deemed it Solicitor, defended, advisable to have it circulated in manuscript The Chief Justice said:This is an appalties than one chest without a certificate of appeal purchase or covering certificate from a licensee coples rather than in print, for the simple reason from the Police Court on a case stated by Mr. or official export permit, such possession being that the publication of such a paper in any part H. E. Pollock, Acting Police Magistrate, under forbidden by Ordinance No. 22 of 1887 1.6. of the Philippines would have brought the author, Ordinance of 1858. The Magistrate has also The Opium Ordinance 1884 amongst other the subscribers and the publisher to summary transmitted the depositions as part of the case, provisions forbids (s. 3) the boiling or preparing imprisonment. Señor Sanches de Luna, who The appellant was convicted by the Magistrate of opium or dross oplam, and the sale of any is humourously styled Sanches de Tinieblas, is on the 6th December: with, having, in his boiled or prepared oplum except by the Oplum openly accused in this document of various heinous possession on board a sampan-fying on the Farmer or by persons duly licensed under that deeds, with the proofs of which we would rather Harbour raw oplum in quantities less than one Ordinance. The Ordinance contains no defial not meddle. One thingis, however, indisputable, chest, lowit 1,440 tagia, without a valid certificate. tion or interpretation of boiled or prepared and that is that the enlightened classes of under Ordissnep 13 of 1887, and was ordered to oplum, but the Full Court, composed of the late Manila are slowly but surely declaring a war of pay a fas of $1,000, and the opium was ordered Chief Justice and the present Chief Justice, then extermination against their clerical oppressors. to be forfeited. The Magistrata found as facts: Puisne Judg in the case of Khoo Seong Zo and Those who live in a free, country and under a 18 That the opiara was Fatna oplum which others v. Chan Aluk, which was heard in Oct. liberal Government can forms but a very poor had been boiled once only for the space of half 1886, decided that boiled or prepared opicm idea of what religious intolerance and oppression an hour to an hour, and. That in order to fully meant opium boiled or prepared so as to be fit. can become. The inhabitants of the Philippines prepare oplum and render it fit for smoking it for consumption or smoking, and therefore. That have had a long and a sad experience of these must be belled three or four times, for a period contain eplum (Malwa) which had been boiled or evils, and they hope for the day when they shall of from one to two hours each time, 3rd. That prepared for the purpose of testing, but not so as be able to be, patriotic, and free Spaniards the opium in question was not fit for smaking to make it fit for consumption or smoking was without being caslaved by the Roman Catholle sed could not find a sale in Hongkong The not boiled or prepared! opium within the Opium priesthood and the spectre of retrograde Magistrate held that "boll, and prepare" in Ordinance 1864). That decision stands untouched monasticism,
Ordinance 7 of 1884 were synonymous forms, sąd i by any argument addressed to the Court Dre
Difference account
3 per cent. Indian Government ster-
ling loan written up from £86 to £95... 87,567 56 Marine insurance account......... Notes in circula
Investments, viz :----
Assets
£100 oo at per cent. Consols, 150,000 3 per cent. Indian Government sterling loan. The above lodged with the Bank of England as a special London reserve$1,540,540.54 Rs. 5,000,000, In-
dian 4 per cent. Gov. loan 2,195,945 94 Bill discounted, loansandcredits. Bills receivable .................. Bank Premises................ Dead stock ...
4,087,567,56 250,000 00
82,355,326.76
Valley Stakes and German Cup that the ordinary rules of training are ignored. I have seen this fooling" pidgin bring sanguine "sports" to griel before now, and my private opinion is that the above named races are anything but the cer tainties some people so fordly imagine.
That the ancient. Bandsman is not yet a busted community" was plainly evidenced when he pulled double over. Vendetta at the end of i mile and a quarter gallop, times 35ł, 1.10, 1145,.. 2.21, 2.55f. Over the same distance Van quisher, Vanguard and Victor made a very, zond show in 351, 1.13) 1.47. 2 22 1-5th, and 2.59. Talisman and Soll finished neck and neck in 734 front of Haberi and Springinsfeld over the German 8-4 087-93 Cup course, the last named seeming unable to Act in the heavy ground, ›› The times were, 33), $114,637.979.59
69, 117, 2.25 and 3.051-hardly good enough for either of the big "Sub" races, Allels had 9,147.354-84 no trouble in beating off Kingcraft over a mile in 3.35, but neither of these panies are of much; use. "Rosy Morn had much the best of Glencairn In a "pow" over the Valley Stakes course in 34.66) and 1.43.The griffin was ridden for all he was worth and finished only in moderate forms/
6.486.48
Violent and Vis Inertice were sent a mile and a quarter the former winning very easily in 36, 69.1.461, 2.261 and 3.074 If this record fairly indicates the form of these ponies, they are both aseless. Scapegrace and Byplay for the same distance registered 2.51: Quadruped easily beat Grey Goose and the chesnut pony, with the 111,630 12 unpronounceable name in a mile gallop, which I timed-381, 115, 1.50, and 2,25 Valiant, Viking, Value, and Vespasian galloped the 31.14,637.976-59
Derby course and finished in the order named in 40, -1.131, 1.49, 2:26). 3.06) and PROYIT AND LOGS ACCOUNT, 31ST DECEMBER,345 Mac Methven and McDuff "powed"
1888, Dr.
37.03
To amounts written off-Remetine
ration to directon..... 10,000,00
ix furlongs the old back knocking apote out of the griffins in 34, 10 and 1.45: St. Gothard covered the last mile, and a quarter of a mils and a half gallop in 30s, the entire dis share on 60,000 shares 90,000 ditance I believe, being covered in 3.33.- Alacrity fairly lost truperieuse and Pathan, over the To dividend adjustment account
at 4/6 siwatajai ***....................................... 400,000.co German Cup distance in 33, 67, 1.45, 2,33, und Difference in exchange between 4/6,
3.minutes, Hotspur easily beat Pacolet over a the rate at which the dividend
mileast three quarters, 35, 1.12 and 1.471, declared, and 3/01, the current rate - of the day. 191.780.82 To reserve fund
Bicycle, Senegal and Cherry Ripe went a mile 213,434-44 and a half in 3,35, and 1 "clocked" Mont To balance carried forward to text Jura Bidvent, Muhlberg and, Scaletta for a two mile
half-year .......
commessi: "59:874 67 | “pow" 31, 693, 1.48, 3.15, 3.03), 3-424, 4.20) and 45. Mont Brevent simply walked in.", Forerunner galloped a mile in 35, 2.10, 1.451. and 2.181, Lochinvar for the same distance scoring 321, 68, 145, and 2.201, Jara cleverly beat Moloja for a mile in 321 65.141 and 212,7 Jurat's record for the same distance being 34, 69), 1.45 and 2.23telu
By balance e, undivided.
By
- profite, 30th June, 18 8$ 10,441,36)
amount of net profits
for the six mon.hsend- Ing 31st December, 1888,afterdeducting all.. expenses and interest paid and due
RESERVE TUND. 31st December, 1888
By balance on 30th June, 1888, By difference account 3 per cent
jadian Government sterling.o written up from £36 to £95. By account transferied froma profja
Fund loss account.
$874 087.93
The training course was in grand order this. morning, but very lit's occurred calling for specialremark Benhur just beat Cherry BlossoETA over the Derby, course in: 337, Chaser for the Time distance registering 33, 66, 1.40 2.178; 16 and 330, Cherry Ripe breaking down at 7-93 the Bowrington Bridge Ormonde had no trouble
in heating Starry Nights for a mile and a'gearter,.. but Mikado, who joined in at the half distance, walked away from the bobbery one at the finish, and the time" "was” not startling......“ Senegal fairly lost Kingeraft in a mile and a quarter pow," the latter going very badly. All the other ponies were restricted to trotting preci Varied by sharp horsts of a quarter of a mile
The race course will be open for galloping o-morrow, Thursday, Saturday and Monday, PAPAN, OLD SPORTIMAN Hongkong, 11th February,