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MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
The Hongkong Telegrapy.
MARRIAGES.
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1890.
SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER
THE Locomotief stiles that the Netherlands India Government have given permission for
Guinea recruiting coolies in Java for German New
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MB CAMERON, late chief officer of the Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamer Kong Beng, has
·Chamreen at Bangkok. teen apprinted commarder of the steam-tug Jonathan We are glad to note that Signor and Signora / We are sorry to observe from a Bangkok con. Mejeronf, with the assistance of members of the temporary that faspector Solomon, of the
that port. Sardon's Fedorn at the Lyceum Theatre, Shanghai, on Monday the 16th inst. A CERTAIN paper in the Far East, so says an American exchange is called the "only reliable" hecause it is the only one that can re-lie-that is tell the same old He over and over again. without blashing Dnes the cap fit either of our local contemporaries ? Surely not t
ROBERT WILLIAM LITTLE to EMILY (MAX) colony, made a bee-line for Macao, and make a legitimate living in the way he tody of his parents on the 15th April last, Shanghai Amateur Dramatic Club, will perform Bangkok Police, is seriously ill' in hospital at
EVERETT,
BIRTHS.
At Tamaul, on 6th May, the wife of EDWARD STEVENS, of a daughter,
At Swatow, on the 15th May, the wife of Mr.
L. HARSLOOP, of a daughter.
Postmaster's explanation of this extraor} On the 25th April, at H.B.M.'s Consulate,linary method of conducting business, and Tientsin, and afterwards at the Union Church, only hope that it will prove satisfactory to by the Rev. A. King, HENRY ST. CLAIR KNOX, the Colonial Treasurer and the Auditor to ANNIE MARIA DORRY, eldest daughter of General, who are also to some extent William Dorey, Esq., Stroud Green, London, N.
On the 12th May, at Trinity Cathedral, responsible for what has occurred.
Of course BARRADAS, on leaving this Shanghai, by the Ray H. C.. Hodges, M.A.,
for over a fortnight he apparently had a rollicking time in that ancient and malo- dorous city. On April 8th he returned to Hongkong by the Steamer Kinking, and the following morning, without let or hindrance on the part of the authorities, he proceeded to Amoy by the Douglas Co.'s steamer Thaler, assuming the name of Da Luz and accompanied by a Mr. PINNA. On arriving at Amoy they took up their abode at the hotel there, and very carefully avoided associating with any of the Portuguese residents of that port. After a short stay Mr. PINNA returned io Hongkong, but Me. Da Luz took flight elsewhere under his own name-BARRADAS. And that is the history of this interesting little episode up to the present date,
DEATH.
At Cheater, Pa., U.S.A., on the 7th April, the
wife of L. L. Busti..
The Houghong Celegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1890,
THE MONEY ORDER OFFICE
ROBBERY.
WE understand that Mr. John Panton, late Chict Officer of the Canadian Pacific Co.'s steamer Parthia was appointed commander of that vessel shortly before her departure from this port
on her last trip.
of the class of men above referred to. very painful.daty which, after inking due nolice Why then do they exist? The answer of all that had been urged by the learned simply is that there is no law which deterans in his behalf, was to sentence him to them from carrying on amongst themselves three years' imprisonment with hard labour.
DUAL KIDNAPPING. a gambling share business under the guise of share-brokers. We quite admit that Chan Afook was charged with having taken away a child of five years of age from the cus every man has a right, a perfect right, to
second count charged him with taking the child deems best, but in the majority of cases the for the purpose of tealing a silver anklet from jobbers referred to do not make an honest he peisen of the child; and third with the living, but gain their livelihoods by dis larceny of the said silver anklet.
The Attorney General explained that the honest speculation which is disastrous, enda in untold misery to others and bankruptcy prisoner was charged with an offerce, which is to themselves. What are these men but somewhat common in this Colboy it should, nevertheless he regarded as a very derious offence. Men who have The child in question, a boy of about five years reckless gamblers? probably started without a cent of capital, of age, was playing on the street when the NETHERLANDS India paper says that "
military expedition will shortly leave Java for him bat who, In order to carry out their prisoner persuaded the child to accompany the island of Flores, where a. Government tha nefarious speculations on time contracts, for a walk to see some such pretty things
ipmspecting party had to retreat the other day assume the high-sounding title of stock By this means the prisoner got possession of the
boy. The parents reported the matter to the wing to the armed resistance of the natives. and share-brokers.
police. Next morning the complainant met the withstood their advance, at the risk of
Bloodshed." prisoner with the child in the street. He accosted him, and asked,why he was stealing his child; to CHAPLES Lever once said that the man who which the prisoner replied that the child was would quarrel with a member of the police force his son. Thereupon he was threatened with should have a skull of triple thickness. Pre- sumably had he been writing of our Hongkong arrest and ran away.
bobbies now-a-days, he would have said that the man in question should have a skull solid all their "Patrick Cafferty's accusations against the way through,
Sailors' Home and its working staff, repeated in.
We have seen so recently the outcome of the fatal spirit of reckless speculation which has almost ruined this colony, that no apology is needed for speaking plainly. All classes of men, even as low down as junior clerks and office boys, with small stipends, have launched out beyond their means; they allege they have been tempted. No doubt, and they have fallen. Who have been the principal cause of these outrages on our commercial character? Need we ask? '
Our reason for not publicly stating where the fugitive went to from Amoy will be easily understood; after nearly seven weeks delay the police have at last received instructions to run BARRADAS to earth, and as they are on the right track; 100 much publicity might possibly obstruct Something must be done and done their efforts by putting him on his guard. quickly to put a stop to this wholesale, But what we are at present most anxious fraud under another name. Why should to learn is, by what extraonary method not the Government compel share-brokers or combination of circumstances it was at to take out a license? Auctioneers pay all possible for BARRABAS to make away $300 per annum, and why should not share with such a large amount of money with brokers pay for their licenses too? What impunity and, without detection! Where we want and what we must have is the money went to, or at least a large effective and prompt legislation. Fortuna portion of it, we are already well aware.sequatur. BARRADAS, accompanied by a woman, fair-haired and good-looking, was A constant visitor at the low gambling hells in Kowloon city, where the police can easily obtain a lot of information regarding him if they so desire. And there is only one thing more we should like some informa- tion about before leaving the elucidation of this sensational mystery to the Supreme Court and a Government Commission, and that is--the identity of the official in the Post Office who, when BARRADAS was perdu in Macao, strongly urged him to leave his temporary haven of rest for parts unknown?
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Before Mr. A. G. Wise, Acting Puisne Judge.)
May 16th, 1890.. ANOTHER PUNJOM BUSTER. DAVER V, O. BRANDT, $400. Mr. Hastings (of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon) appeared for the plaintiff, who claimed from Mr. Oscar Brandt the sum of $400, the difference in price of certain Punjom shares which defendant had failed to take up on due date.
The defendant was not represented, nor did he appear in person,
Evidence in support of this statement was, given by the complainant and his child, an officer of the Po Leung Kok, and Inspector Hennessy. The jury found a verdict of guilty on the first and third counts.
Sentence was reserved, pending the verdict of the jury respecting the theft of MARMAR ANOTHER
A CHINESE paper tells us that Viceroy Chang Chih-tung's new cotton mill plant has arrived at Wuchang per steamer Kwongchang, but there is a such lot of, machinery that the Chinese are
greatly puzzled over the different parts and the name of each, and are at a loss how to commence
4putting it up.
The jury were Messrs. Robert Hamilton, E. A. Ram E. R. Hope, H. W. Sampson, E. A Jorge, G. R. Sachic, and A. B. Soares.
In this case it was shown that, tho tly after running away, from the last complainant, the prisoner got hold of another little boy and took him on board a junk which was about to sail
The mother of the child, which was about 5 years of age, a Chinese detective and Inspector Hennessy pave evidence in support of the in- dictment, which charged the prisoner with feloniously stealing the said child. The jury found prisoner guilty
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His lordship passed sentence of three years for the first offchce, in which the prisoner. was convicted on two counts; and two years for the second offence the terms to be concurrent.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE new pier at Kowloon Point was opened for public traffic on the 19th inst. THE Stamp revenue for the first quarter of the present year, totalled $51,393.18, as against $50,787.09 for the same period in 1889, showing a net increase of $606.29
We have frequently directed public attention in these, columns to the iniquitous system in vogue in this colony of allowing Government officials to hold a multiplicity of remunerative appointments. A few years ago, when Sir GROKER BOWIN and Mr. Administrator MARSH were the puppet rulers of Hongkong, we had special occasion more than once to ventilate this policy of wholesale jobbery which a heavily taxed community had to tamely submit to, and to warn those concerned that a day of reckoning was sure to come. The Poon Ban of the Hongkong Government service, then as now, was Mr. ALFRED LISTER, who in addition to filling the posts of Postmaster General, Collector of Stamp Revenue, and Auditor General, was also Member of the Legislative Council, Justice of the Peace, Trustee, Hon. Treasurer and Secretary of St. John's Cathedral, and Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the Hongkong Public School, and further had the credit of being Editor and proof reader of the Government Gazelle, as well as chief Fidus Achotes to the hypocritical fossils who in turn held sway at Government House. The ubiquitous Postmaster even admitted the soft Impeachment that he had a hand in drafting many of the bills submitted to our local legislature, Now, although we never could quite recognise Mr. LISTER's claims to be niched as a modern Admirable CRICHTON, we were quite willing to concede that he was a hard-working, industrious and painstaking officer, whose lengthy experience in the Post Office made him a very useful public servant in his own department; but we certainly did object, and that very strongly, to any civil servant nominally filling a number of positions, some of them sinecures no doubt, and drawing extra salaries either for doing nothing or neglecting the work of one department in order to be able to attend to that of another. The duties of Post- master General In a busy commercial colony like Hongkong, we argued, were
Notwithstanding all the energy which quite sufficient to occupy the whole time.
has been displayed by certain would-be and attention of any man, or where was the necessity of having a Deputy? The reformers, it was decided at the last duties of Colonial Treasurer, Auditor meeting, held on Monday the 12th Instant, General, and Collector of Stamp Revenue to allow this much needed reform to
уссени far as private. could only be attended to at the expense collapse-at least so of the Post Office and to the inconventence enterprise is concerned. The matter has of the community; postal duties, were now, we understand, been again submitted neglected in order to allow Mr. LISTER toto His Excellency the Office Administering fulfil his other multifarious obligations and to increase, his legitimate income as
Postmaster General.
THE PROPOSED STOCK EXCHANGE.
For some months past there has been a considerable amount of controversy amongst the leading sharebrokers of the Colony as to the advisability of establishing a Stock Exchange where business could be carried on in a legitimate and trusi worthy manner. Rules and regulations were drawn up by Mr. J. J. FRANCIS, Q.C., and meetings of brokers have from time to time been called and held in the Board Room, of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation for the purpose of considering the best manner of regulating and improving the stock and share business of the Colony.:
the Government, together with the dicision arrived at on Monday last, viz:"To abandon the formation of a Stock Exchange in this Colony.** We trust that his
Daver stated that he sold to Mr. Oscar Brandt so Punjom shares at 819 each for delivery on the 25th of April. They were not taken up at due cale; so be rold them at $11, the proper market price at that time, on the 26 of April. He now claimed $400 as balance due to him in this connection,
Mr. S. E. Casumbhoy, a broker, said that on the 26th of April of this year the market price of Punjoms was $11 per share.
COSTE,
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His lordship gave judgment for plaintiff with THE CHINESE INSURANCE CO.v. ANDREW, $75 The Chinese Insurance Company, represented by Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, claimed the sum of $75 from Mr. John Andrew, balance of rent duc.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief Fustice).
May 20th.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
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THE Russian Cruiser Moskwa, of the "Dobrovo. luse Flot," arrived here on the 19th inst. from Odessa, She has at least 800 soldiers on board, railway materials and some officers. The Ariet looks very peaceful 1.1. with 2,000 should be here in a few days. This
DETECTIVES 'StaUnion and. Mclver left on the 19th inat per steamship Diamante fer Manila to apply to the Spanish authorities for the rendition of ZM. Barradas, the late gay and festive Superintendent of the Hongkong Money Order Office, who is "wanted" for getting considerably mixed up as to the meaning of the terms mesm
THE Bangkok Times of the 7th inst. "regrets to hear that about a week ago Mr. C. J. Child was suspended from practicing in the International Court in consequence, as is alleged, of his having used abusive and insulting language towards the President of the Court, and attempting to take an offending witness by force from the custody of the Court."
THE Straits Times states that an American barque, supposed to be the Alphonsus Marshall with a cargo of 37,000 cases of petroleum from New York bound to Singapore, took the ground near the Raffles' Light on the morning of the 13th inst.; when the tide rose a few hours after wards she floated off, and resumed her voyage apparently uninjured.
TAE river steamer Pakin met the Glengarry 31 miles below Hankow on the 9th at 8.40 p.m., the Moyang 70 miles below Hankow at midnight on the gth, and the Glamorganshire 120 miles below. Kiuklang on the 20th at & p.m. The Mogul and Antenor passed Chinkiang for Han kow on the 13th inst., to lead tea, the former for Odessa and the fatter for London,
A "THOROUGH-PACKD scoundrel named Fong. Asing was sentenced at the Supreme Court this morning (20th inst.) to two years' imprisonment with hard labour.for stealing a little boy, from his parents. There are two more cases of this kind which will be tried during the current Criminal Sessions.
OUR Bangkok contemporary the Times states, that Ah Seng Heng, the fraudulent bankrupt. who attempted the other day to clear out, leaving been condemned by the Netherlands Consular unsettled debts amounting to ticala 100,000, has Court to two years' imprisonment, to be served. out in the Siamese gaol,
second letter sent us by that self-styled "ould ilorman," are not the baseless fabric of a diseased imagination, we shall be glad if he will favor us with a call and put his assertions in regular form. This will be doing good service
to the seafaring community. But if, on the ather hand, these charges of blackmailing, etc., are the outcome of personal epite and cowardly malice, we give Mr. "Patrick Cafferty" fair- warning that we are on his track, and with a sufficient clue to his identity to make his two experiments as an anonymous libeller somewhat dangerous.
THE Batavia Nieuwsblad gives particulars of heavy fighting at Edi on the 28th April. The Achinese there, having taken up a strong position up-country, & company of infantry and a naval detachment advanced upon them and captured two forts. The enemy lost seven killed, forty nine wounded. 'In Acheen the enemy show. wounded, and many rifles; the troops losing unusual activity, and have thrice essayed attacks on Kotta Rajab, unsuccessfully owing to troops lying in ambush frustrating their designs; but they prove so troublesome, that attempts at clearing the country just outside the forts has been abandoned. The titular Sultan has set to work stirring the people up against the Netherlanders. On the East Coast troubles thicken, and a number of Achinese are busy trying to kindle a boly war.
THE curtain was lifted on Saturday night (17:b irist.) at the Theatre, Royal, City Hall, to a rather thin house which bad assembled to witness the performance of the Military Mummers. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, and a few Military and Civil
circle when we arrived on the scene. "Chiselling" officials, were the sole occupants of the dress and Uncle were: the pieces played, the plot in both being pretty much the same, e. g, to deceive an old uncle and make capital out of bim. The acting was so uniformly good throughout that it would be invidious to draw distinctions, and though the two farces were not such as to call was evidently plenty of it on the boards. The forth any very marked display of talent, there house certainly appreciated the evening's enter success was equal to that of the performance tainment and it is to be hoped that the financial itself.
MR. J. D. CLARK, the editor and proprietor of the Shanghai Mercury, arrive here on the 20th last by the Messageries Maritimes' steamer Oreanten. Mr. Clarke proceeds home for a six months' holiday...`- THE steamship Dofils, well known, in, this colony, has changed, her name and flag. She now flies the Spanish ensign and is known as Nossa Señora de Loreto. She arrived here from Manila on Sunday last.
THE Garrison honored Her Majesty's birthday on ACCORDING to telegrams from Hankow, received the 19th inst. by a general parade, which was in Shanghai on the 17th inst; the tea market witnessed by many thousands of spectators. The was active and the quality of the staple good, shipping in the Harbour was gally decorated Upwards of Tls. 3,000,000 worth had been with bunting, and the customary salutes were fired. In the evening His Excellency the settled, and buyers were eager to purchase. THE Surabaya Courant states that the favar Administrator gave a dance at Government coffer crop this year will hardly aggregate once House, which was numerously attended. third of the yield in 1889 and that in const-OUR Shanghai contemporary the Mercury hears The defendant was ont represented., Mr. Carl Herman Harms, clerk of the Chinesequence the Dutch Government will be seriously that the German Bank has concluded a loan of MESSRS. WHEELOCK & Co.'s Shanghel Freight inconvenienced by the greatly reduced revenue. Tis. 400,000, on a gold basis, at 6 per cent, with Market Report of the 16th May has the follow- Insurance Co., said that the defendant owed the Company $75 for rent.
LATEST news from the Raub mines is of a very Chung-yao, the Governor of Shantung, and ing-During the first part of the fortnight under another for a similar amount with Sheng Taotai review there was a very large demand for tonnage There being no defence, his lordship entered | satisfactory nature. The manager reports that
on behalf of the Chinese Telegraph Administrato load from Newchwang to Amoy and Swatow, and every available crait was readily taken up he can easily keep down the water in the miner
both here and at Amoy, at comparatively high judgment for plaintiffs with costs.
with the pamps now in use, and that his driving tion, on a like basis. In neither case was an Imperial edict obtained, and the loans had been
rates, but at the close the natives, seem to have operations are being, continued, with gratifying in the market for some time. ...
satisfied their requirements, consequently there THE Singapore Free Press of the 12th inst. is only a slight enquiry at greatly reduced rates. Saigon rates have collapsed, so wa says:-At about nine o'clock this morning the
may look for steamers seeking employment in this direction. Nagasaki-Shanghai' rates signal "F.C." (Want assistance, mutiny) was
have gone up considerably and small steamers displayed from the flagstaff at Fort Canning, the
are eagerly sought for, but none to be had. the Roads, the British bark Kelvin. A bost having fel-niously shot at John Green, P.C. 70. Wong Tang Shing, a coolic, was indicted with
signal officer having repeated it from a vessel in from H.M.S. Redpole was at once sent off, ma' For London, via usual ports of call and Suer with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.
Canal:After the departure of the P, & 0, 5.3. Thames on the 10th instant and the The Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Goodman) THAT veteran marksman Mr E. L Woodin well as two boats from the Marine Police Station,
B.3. Oopack on the 11th instant, rates advanced 55.; the mails are now asking 35. per ton and Excellency will see his way to deal with the prosecuted The Clerk of Arraigus (Mr. Sangster) made a "best possible" at 600 yards in the first Arriving on board the Kelvin, they found that matter under consideration in such a manner read the indiciment. the first count of which stage of the competition for the Kwoon Kwan the "mutiny was all over, and that the only
with a match rifle Mr. Woodin put on ten mate, who had been indulging too freely last Holl's Deucalion is advertised for despatch on as may be satisfactory to the community charged the prisoner with having feloniously Yeen Challenge Cups on Saturday last. Shoot- disturbance had been occasioned by the second at large. One thing is certain beyond all and maliciously shot at John Green (P.C. 70) buils" in succession, 37, night in Singapore whisky. The officer had the aznd instant, rate 275, per top. The C. S. or about the 33rd instant and will take the berth doubt, and that is-If the more responsible with Intent to do him grievous bodily harm
wounded the said John Green." share-brokers in the Colony cannot form also with having maliciously and feloniously QUR Singapore contemporary the Straits Time always borne good character and was dis- M. S. N. Co's Ching Wo is due from Japan on
of the 13th inst, announces that, daring, the missed by the Master Attendent with a caution,
about 29th instant. From Hankow to London The jury were Messrs. R. R. es, H. R. three preceding days, ave deaths, from cholera BETWEEN: 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon loading at 35. per ton; she will be dispatched rules and regulations for their own
-The following steamers have already pro guidance, then they must inevitably submit Cotterwall, J. Gow, A. F. dos Remedios C. H. had taken place three in the General Hospital (18th inst,) and eleven at night, big to "the powers that be." whose duty, Rogge ; J. A. Barretto; and E. J. Hayad. The and three in the Asylum. The hapless victims baul was made by thieves on board the
Glengarry Moyne, Glamorganshire, and Antenor rates are said to be 63.10.0 for the is seems, is to specially legislate for them. Attorney-General in opening stated that on the ware Chinese and Klings, steamship Diamant. It appears that the Chief ceded up river to load new teas: the
Share jobbing has been carried on for 18th April at about 8 p.m., while Constable Green MR. KINDER and Mr Cox, according to the on Sunday, left the key of the treasure room
two former, bat from advices received from was walking through Tal-kok-tsol in British a considerable time on a thoroughly Kowloon, he met the prisoner and another man Shanghai Marck left Newchwang some days hanging up in his own cabin. The thieves Hankow we hardly expect that they will be illegitimate and unreliable basis, and this man carrying a bundle. He asked them to go to commence the sorvey of the rail must have taken the keys, deliberately opened maintained, the market being at present almost can plainly be seen by the numerous cases allow him to eximine the contents, of the through Manchuria to Kirle A large body of the treasure room and taken away two boxes of entirely in the hands of Russian buyers, Mails which have been occupying the attention bundle, which they refused and at once Chinese officials, escorted by soldiers, left some money, amounting in all to $3,179. As soon have been booking through cargo to London at 458 per ton. For New York: The Monmouth of the Summary Jurisdiction Court cases struck the constable. The latter immediately days before to prepare the way for the surveyors, as the police became aware of the affair,
shire will be put on the berth in Yokohama, also which could never have arisen except tried to seize the men, when a scuffir
THE Tientsin correspondent, of, the Shanghal at about nine o'clock on Sunday, Detectives Haddon and Quincey boarded the ship, searched under the present régime of share business ensued resulting in the arrest of the isoner Marcury; writing under date the soth justent,
after he had shot at the officer at close quarters, ways it is rumoured in that port that, a communis here from stem to stern: but without being able the Glengyle, where both will take part cargo. proceed to Amoy to fill up thelerate now in vogue here..
is not definitely fixed. Vid Cape:-The Let any one interested take a walk the bullet grazing his right temple and passing ca lon. has been received containing the intelli to gain any clue. The Diamante left for Manila and come here about three weeks hence and then
cence that letter has been sent from Korea to on the 19th her age agency out through his forage cap. He submit ed tha down the Queen's Road at about noon the prisoner shot at the constable with intent to the Chinese Goremment, stating that Korea Ous Shanghal morning contemporary gives the Char. S. Whitney has been chartered, and
as she has very nearly received her com- \ Even up to this date the fatuous Fostal and he will and surrounding the Hong de Lim grievous bodily barm and thereby make will place herself under the protection of Russia, following Hankow tea statistics for the roth
and is preparing to throw off allegiance to Mayanta & Ningthow &
plement here will have quick despatch. Rate authorities were ignorant, or pretended kong Hotel a gang of men, of all shades of his own escape.
237. per ton of 40 cubic feet. Probable steamers. Ignorance, of anything wrong with the colourand of all nationalities, gesticulating This having been amply corroborated by the China. If this is true there are stirring times,
to load at Hankow with new Teas For dal tilly Copack, Oonam Koem. Habow,
mi-chma, i chosta...); } catch London,--Moyune, Antenor, Glamorganshira, accounts of the Money Order Office, and and swearing at each other in their evidence of the constable himself and at hand, t
Arrivals since U
61,070
49,900 109,050 4,570 and Glengarry For Odesss-Sikh, Tartar, it was actually not until the end of last different languages, The pavement is Chinese witnesses, and the jury having found
Mogul, Kostroma, Russia, Petersburg, Mos, pf Stanley's Opera Company at Penang they were pre-ord week that the truth leaked out that BARRADAS almost impassable to pedestrians. This prisoner guilty His lordship passed sentence THE Fenang Gasitik saya tany had embezzled from the Hongkong Post riff-raff, who assume the name of and claim
10 young bloods of the place. At first nothing but since opening
Newchwang to, Swatow, so Mex, cents per picul, Office a
sum variously estimated at to be, share-brokers, stock-brokers, etc., May 218 tires in Shantertained, almost nightly at supper by the Settlement60337,100 23560 59:41,500 kwa, and Nijni Novgorede Quotations are: from forty-five to sixty thousand dollars. have become a dangerous and intoler THE HONGKONG BANK EMBEZZLEMENT CASE: Champagne was drunk at these jolly feasts, but Present Stock, 33.970, 26,340 56,000 3,350 nominal Newchwang to Amoy, 135 Mex cents Comment on this disgraceful state of affairs ablo nuisance and a pest to the Colony; A:M. P. Sliva was charged with the larceny on the last two or three occasions, cash bein2 }} The market is as present entirely in the hands per pical, nomináli? Nagasaki to Shanghai,:
less plentiful and credit,at's low ebb, the hosts of Russian buyers, whose prices for Hankow
sailing vessels, Settlements during the fort If a department of the Public Service of the but nevertheless they claim and receive
only provided their fair guests with chandygaff alstrictless, and fine, and finest Ningchowe, $1-40 per ton of coal nett, for both steamers and Colony would at present. be out of place, the same protection from the Government,
Such at least in the yarn that is going the rounds quite preclude English bouses from operating in night-Glenfallock, British steamer, 1,434 tons. so wa reserve our arraignment of the and, apparently have the same locus standi
in Penang.What fall was there, my brethren. these kind have put se do amb register, Kuchinotau to Singapore, $2.00 per ton!" officials responsible until the whole of the as honorable and respectable firms which facts of the case have been made public have existed for a number of years. Such
Champagne and eff, Great Caesar's ghost, THE Viceroy Li Hong-chang, native paper coal, quick dispatch: Choysang, British steamer, for what next.deliged ways, bis memorialised the Throne that the late 1,194 tons register, Newchwang to Swatow, 19 'state of things; to say the very least, must Messre, Caldwell and Wilkinson appeared. THE Singapore Tramway Company, after a short. Marquis Takag's public works may be recorded; cents per pical, to lay days; Yiktang, British":
The result of this rotten system is now seen in the scandalous case of the Portuguese clerk BARRADAS, & protigs of Mr. LISTER'S, who was in charge of the Money Order department. On the 22nd of March, BARBADAS was absent from his duties without leave, but his absence would appear to have excited no suspicion In the minds of the Postmaster and his Deputy that there was anything amiss. The Government Gazette of April 12th, exactly three weeks after BARRADAS had disappeared, contained the following official notification:
"It is hereby notified that Mr. Zelinda Maria Barradas, Superintendent of the Mosty Order Office, having absented himself from the colony without leave since the 22nd day of March, 1800. His Excellency the Officer Admin istering the Government has declared, in accordance with the Colonial Regulations, that bis office be considered as vacated from that date."
property.
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What became of Barradas! how did he be unsatisfactory to all concerned, and manage to leave the colony where is he must suggest to the Government the now? are questions one hears on every necessity for reform, and that reform, to alde. Full Information on all these points our thinking should be by legislation was available to the police authorities so of a stringent character. At the present time long ago as the 26th April, but up to that share, business in Hongkong is in a very time it seems that Mr. Postmaster LISTZE despondent state and now should be the was not even aware that gigantic opportunity to 'make such regulations as robbery had taken place. The honorable' would deter, If that is possible, unprincipled gentleman had probably too many irons share jobbers from causing a repetition of in the fire to be able to spare time to look the scandalous cases which have so after such a paltry trifle as some fifty frequently of late come under the notice of thousand dollars of public money, even the Supreme Court. We feel quite certain although the sole responsibility for its that bankers, merchants and commersial safely rested on his shoulders. We shall men generally connected with the Thare await with considerable impatience for the business, do not require the assistance
of ten years.
of $23,484.77 on the 26th September, 18fg from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora dan, while employed as a clerk in the said Bank
The Attorney-General (Mr. WM. Goodman) prosecuted, and Mr. A. TaLeach, Instructed by
the prisoner.
Officer who went ashore at about
o'clock
The Clerk of Arraigns (Mr. Sangster) read and unsatisfactory career, has collapsed. prata and kept in the Government archives. The steamer, 8ay tons register, Newchwang to Amoy,, the indictment which charged the prisoner meeting of shareholders held on the sath lhst. Emperor in an Imperial Decree, dated the 24th of 281 cents per picul, 9 lay days) Ksongsang, with having feloniously stolen, taken and carried a resolution to wind up the concern under the this moon, onders the proper officials to take note British steamer, 989 tons register, same voyage, away the sum of $13.49477 on the 26th of Companies. Ordinance of 1880' was confirmed, of Viceroy L's communication and see that it 28 cents per picul, y lay days; John Bailey, September 18Pg-the property of the Hongkong. A novel feature of the meeting was the attitude is carried out The Emperor further recognises American schooner, yoo tons register, hence Chat, S, Whitney, Britiab ship, 1,551 tone ro- and Shanghai Bank chapter of a Mr. Hastinel, who gave the Directors Bit the vices rendered to the country by the to Tientsin, 35,000 in full, 20 ly days i
The prisoner pleaded guilty
rygge of tile mind in two languages-Malay and French deceased diplomat, and mentions that he was
The Sgif Timer says that Mr. Bastiani olice member of the Board of Revenue gister Shanghal and Hongkong to New York... expressed his opinions of the Directors rather mefaber of the Tsung-li Yamen, also Minister privats erims Nanaimo, British barque, 397 forcibly whilst the Free Prass considers that Plenipotentiary to foreign countries, and further toas register, Newchwang to Amoy, 25 cents his criticism of the management" cannot be remors helped to frame the rules and regulations per pleul, 18 lay days;; Capa City, British bar tool weeping for publication. It? for the new Board of Admiralty,which were que, 439 tons register, same voyage at cents Interesting to know this gentleman Limitibly carried out. All these offices are to per pleul, de lay days; Cygnet, British barque, Compra be recorded, and an honorary title to be given to 409 tons register, same voyage 241 cent, per the deceased Marquis, so that his records may plcul, 18 lay days Sattuma, British barque, eting be handed down to farther generations/This is 364 tons register, hence to Singapore and return,
indeed unique acknowledgment of the services $5,000 in full,--lay-days. No disara of this Chiness oficial"
dal vessel in part,
Mr. Leach, in mitigation of sentence, sub mitted that there was lack of proper supervision over the prisoner in the Bank, and consequently great temptation. He hoped that, in passing sentence, his lordship would take into considéra peated tion the youth of the prisoner and the adduced at the Police Court of spy desire to entire absence as showay in the evidence evade Justico by running away from the Colony, oppy.
His lordship to addressing the prisoner either expressed. COTTOW RI having to perform hesitation