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There often comès a dipe to every one when, owing to some sudden vexation, anger, or irrepressible energy overwhelms the mind to such an undesirable extent, that unless the rafety-valve in the shape of a big, big D., or something cousin german to it, is immediately resorted to and a violent outburst of passion is the inevitable result. There is hardly time for the tongue such moments to select phrases, or for the mind to wait for the tranquilising effects "of a sollloquial declamation. At such times it is not only Judicious but positively beneficial to the well being of the indignant go to imitate the good example of honest squire Western and give rent to the pent up feelings by the timely ventilation of the familiar English sajaam. For, thing. A time for the whispering of sweet as the wise men say, there is a time for every things, and a time for the airing of little word- ballets. Ladies are much more prone to swooning in the face of an unpleasant and sud- den catastrophe than men, and the reason of this is obvious. They Exercise a constant restraint on their feelings to the observance of the bienseances, and their nerves become, In time sa highly sensitive that the least trifle is enough on some occasions to catirely upset their equanimity. They have, moreover, something Like a hereditary antipathy to the 'personal exhibition of anything like manly fortitude in the presence of any sort of danger; and therefore, logically speaking, the defenceless sisterhood require a duplex safety-value for the tellef of their surcharged feelings. But rightly, of course, the ways of she jiji are quite different to the ways of he fit, as she has to respect at her disposal is to swoon right away, or fall convenances, and therefore the only alternative into's most interesting hysterical fit..
Mr. Hastings, in opening the case, stated evidence would He obtained which would throw that the first defendant, Lo Kit, was head considerable light on the whole affair. It would "boy" on board the steamer, which runs further tend towards the administration of strict between here and Australia, four other defen-justion, and to all prescat appearances the case dants were "boys" on the same steamer, was likely to result in a miscarriage of that justice disappointment, an abnormal accumulation of the sixth was Charles Betts, second steward, which had ever been the pride of Britain, and His Worship ordered that it should be done, sad the seventh was the master of a boarding the object of jealousy of other nations. house in this Colony. They were charged with conspiring together to secrete passengers on
and fixed bail at $500 for each of the three board the steamer, and so secreting eight prisouma retained in custody, thereby defrauding the Company of their passage Chinese without the master's knowledge, and money. By the Australian Chinese Restriction Act of 1880 a poll-tax of tco was imposed CONNAUGHT Buildings was the scene of a
on every Chinaman going into that Colony, serious accident this morning, at 11 o'clock, and masters of ships were liable to a fine of when a coolie employed there on the ""500, and the ship to forfeiture, where a proper suddenly missed his footing and fell with terrific report of the number of bintis passusira violence down to the basement distance of was not rendered to the authorities to Austra
had alranged with certain Chinese honge faily 60 feet. Both his legs were horribly had porta. It appeared that the first defendant shattered, and be now lies in the hospital in a
to secrete Chinese, passengers on board the very critical condition,
steamer, and he arranged with the second steward, a European, to assist him, for which he was paid. The stowaways were taken on board and hidden in the rice room, which opened off The ship was carefully the boys' room. searched before leaving here on the 12th June, by the Captain, but the stowaways were not found, which was due to the vecond steward being sent to search the after portion of the ship. Os arrival at Moreton Bay and Watson's Bay the ship was searched by the Customs authorities, and no stowaways found, but on arrival at Sydney they were discovered, locked in the refrigerator, The Captain was charged under the Chinese Restriction Act, and it was with difficulty that he convinced the authorities that the men had been secreted on board without his knowledge the matter being still under consideration by the Australian authorities. The Steamship Company had not only lost the passage money of the men from Hongkong to Sydney, but it was a very serious matter, as the steamer's reputation was at stake. The prosecution would withdraw the charge, against Lo Akit and examine him in the witness
THz culpable negligence of carpenters and labourers who come down Garden-road at full speed with loaded carts over which, owing to their impetus, they have next to no control, THE lively little school-boy who "bluffed” a resulted this morning in a serious accident-watch-maker in Queen's Road out of a silver coolie and little boy being run over, badly
watch last Wednesday, and who was found in injured; and carried off to hospital.
possession of ten counterfeit dollars. was up before Mr. Wodehonse at the Police Court this morning, on remand. In evidence it was shewn that the "friend" whom he had mentioned as being his monied thum in the employ of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank was non-existent, so his Worship prescribed six months' free board and lodging for the wayward youth in Gordon's hotel.
MR. Wedehouse held on inquiry at the Magis tracy this morning into the circumstances attend [sing the death of fohn Maloney, a naval ward constable, who died whilst bathing at Kowloon on the and Inst. After hearing the evidence of sergeant of the naval police, who, stated that the deceased suffered from heart disease, his Worship recorded-finding of "Natural causes.”
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. A MEETING of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon. The results of their dell berations were-1. That the Board found they had no power over ships coming here from infected ports, and resolved to ask the Govern ment to give them the requisite authority.-2. That the Board had no power to regulate the condition of the local cemeteries-3: On Mr Chadwick's house drainage report it was decided to leave the amendment of the bye-laws to that gentleman.-4. His main drainage report was generally approved, and-5thly, a vote of thanks was passed to him because he was going away shortly.
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THE wife, daughter, and little son af Li Pi Taz, the notorious highway-man who was yesterday handed over to the Chinese Authorities, were up at the Magistrary betimes this morning. The woman started yelling and screaming and abusing the police, for not giving her due notice that her destly beloved husband w** pring to be passed over. She beseeched Mr. Wodehouse to give her a letter for the British Consul at Canton whereby that official would be induced to use his good offices to obtain for her a last interview with LI P! Tsz, prior to his execution. His Worship graciously acceded to the unusual demand, and the unhappy women went on her way rejoicing:
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We are given to understand, says the Shanghai Mercury, that several members of the Imperial Maritime Customs service have been detached for duty in Chungking, from which we may assume that the port is at last to be declared open to Foreign trade, but, of course, it is impossible to say to what extent until the Convention on the subject has been made public. We assume, however, If the statement generally current be true, that steamers will not be allowed to go to the new port, and the principal business of the Foreign tistoms officers will be the issuing of transit documents for goods going to points further west, and which will be brought up to Chungking in native-built craft, ss., junks and boats. We understand that Mr. H. E Hobson, who has been in charge for some time of the Ichang Customs, will be the first Commissioner, at Chungking, his place at Ichang being taken by Mr. D'Amour, whose place at Hankow will be taken by Mr. R. J. Abbott, who has been appointed Deputy Acting Commissioner. We further hear that Mr. Edgar, Commissioner at Chefoo, is going home on leave, and that he will be succeeded by Mr. Caral
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His Worship:-But he has pleaded guilty, and is one of the principal conspirators. Have you no other witnesses?
Mr. Hastings-No, unfortunately we are not able to get other evidence just now.
His Worship Very well, if you think it wise to withdraw the charge against Lo Akit I don't object.
Mr. Rodyki understand the charge against
Lo Akit is withdrawn unconditionally?
His Worship :-Yes. tell the first defendant he is held not guilty, the prosecution withdraws the charge against him unconditionally.
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At noon to-day a cheque for $110,000 was handed to Mr. Gillies, the manager of the Hong kong and Whampoa Dock Company, in exchange for the well-known gunboat Filipinas. An hour purchase on behalf of the Siamese Government, or two later Mr. W. G. Brodie, who had made the whose Consul he is at this port, went over to Hungham in company with Mr. Gillies and a small party of gentlemen, and took possession of the vessel in the name of the Siamese Government. The "white elephant" was boisted amid considerable enthusiasm, and instruction's given to Mr. Ramsay, who is now in charge, to erase the present name and substitute Maku Rajakumar, which will be the future designation of the new Siamese flagship. This done, and the arms of Castile replaced by those of H. M. King Chulalongkorn, the return of the royal mission to Japan, which will occur towards the end of this month, will alone delay the departure of the vessel to her new sphere.
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ridiculous report of a globe-trotter's experiences in Canton which appeared in the China Mail In last night's issue of that Immaculate publica- tion a Parsee correspondent very justly takes exception to some insulting and ignorant remarks which the Mail's correspondent thought fit to make regarding certain persons he assumed to be Parsees. And the China Mail, with charac. teristic currishness, takes it all back and cats
A HONGKONG worthy' who will be well remembered in fashionable circles, bas lately, been elected to the British Parliament in the Home Rule interest for Donegal. We refer to "Paddy" Maguire, who came out here as Private Secretary to Sir George Bowen in 1883, but very soon got tired of that unctuous fraud and to sever connections which would have been a never-ending reign of terror to any man with the feelings and instincts of a gentleman. Referring to Mr. Maguire's election aux London contemporary the Hawk observes "Mr. Rochfort Maguire, the new member for Donegal, is a distinct acquisition to Mr. Farnell's party. In the first place be la a gentleman, no insignificant matter, and he has more than the average of brains. Years ago Mr. Maguire took first place in the Indian Civil Service, but was disqualified on the ground of health. Entering Merton College, Oxford, he won a double first, and subsequently became Fellow of AII Souls. Then Mr. Maguire went with Sir George Bowen to Hongkong as Private Secretary, and there, and in South Africa, he gained con. siderable information on colonial matters. It sounds rather starting to hear that the newly- pledged Parnellite member belongs to the Canning Club and is a stout Conservative; but politics, Mr. Bait's party having contained several men who abhorred Radicalism, and Smith O'Brien himself did not think it inconsis. In 1849. Unless our memory is at fault, which is not very probable, Mr. Maguire in a barrister- at-law and was formally admitted to practise his profession in the Hongkong Courts. But this colony was hardly good enough for an Oxford "double-first," especially with Sir "Gush" Bowen thrown in, and "Paddy "Maguire cleared out at very short notice.
If ever a man stands in need of an inspiration. to enable him to express a whole dictionary of feelings within the shortest possible time, and decidedly recommend him to try the never failing efficaciousies of a well-delivered, genuine, Sai
There is nothing like unto it, Human lan guage, with all is thetorical verbosity, is simply the expression, in words, of the various modif- cations of the art of Sniffing.
It may be interesting to briefly recapitulate the history of this maiden war-vessel, in 1886 the Excellentissimo y llustrissimo Senor Don Fray Pedro Payo, Archbishop of Manila, raised a Fatriotic Fund in the Philippines in order to present the Government of those islands with a man-of-war to resist the suspected designs of were supplied by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company for a vessel of the Scous type, and at length a contract was made, the pricesgreed an being $132,000, A Commission of delegates came thing so inconceivably stupid assaults one's cars overfrom Manila, and supervised the building, and that the mind is for the moment entirely suffe in February, 1887, the Filipinas was launched.cated with disgust. In such cases the tongue In our account of that function we gave the instinctively abrinks from the expression of any following particulars She is built of mild articulate retort, because there is an inward con steel, and for offensive purposes has been fitted ciousness that no amount of words, or style.of with a powerful ram projecting about four fect human language, will adequately express the from the stem, and which will be entirely under indignation and disgust, mentally experienced at The vessel's principal dimensions are-length happy means of spiriting away our uncontrol- water when the vessel is at her proper draft. the foolishness of the offending idiot. over all, 186 feet 6 inches: beam, 23 feet 6 ble feelings in a very satisfactory manner lachen; depth moulded, 18 feet 6 inches ; and
manner which, considered by its efficacious her draught when in working trim will be to feet results, ought to be thoroughly appreciated. It She will have twin-screws, and be schooner the Akit left
was rigged, her two pole-mants being made of steel, also appears quite natural "under the circum- stances. Instead of allowing the spirit of indig- then recalled, and placed in the "box" as 62 and 66 feet in height respectively, with a a witness for the prosecution. He said fighting-top on the mizen. Her two pairs of nation or contempt, to wear out the mind, we he was head "boy" of the Talyuan, and compound surface condensing engines are of at once employ it for the purpose of superin- teading a good hearty orthodox Saiff; such * remembered when abe
sailing for 560 horse power Indicated, and the cylinders are remelis on the 12th of last June. He remem- 15 and 40 inches, with a stroke of 18. According one, perhaps, as Lord Byron gave when, three bered some Chinese being brought on board and to contract the Filipinas must steam at the rate
weeks after his ́ mariage, his wife asked him stowed away, but did not know their names. He of 12 knots per hour, and judging from her when he intended to give up his habits of
verifying? was told by the second steward to take certain yacht-like lines, and the specially designed men from the shore to the ship. He was to go powerful machinery, she will exceed this without to Wong Acheung's place at the Po Cheung shop difficulty. Her two boilers are also of steel, the Taiyuas in consequence of what witness told respectively, constructed to bear a working him, and accompanied them. Altogether $40 pressure of 130 lbs. to the aquare inch, and were paid for each passenger. Witness did not there are six furnaces to each boiler. The quar keep all the money himself. He gave 3360 ters for officers and men leave nothing to be to Betts, The brother of the master of the Po desired, and the whole of the fittings, of the Cheung shop was there. Bette told him to get latest patterns, are in the Dock Company's best a passenger for Sydney. It was clearly under style, which is equivalent to saying that they stood that the passenger would be stowed away. cannot be surpassed anywhere. All the vessel's What a small word it is and how insignifi- The agreement was to the effect that he appliances are of the newest designs, and include
cant at first sight all what it conveys appears. should get passenger and pay $140. Hetts Cochrane's patent donkey boilers for supplying But has the reader ever devoted a quiet hall stated that he would find space on board to steam for working the pumps and the electric put him in and that when on the ship the light Ample provisions have been made for hour to the study of the multifold branches
of worldly accomplishments and aesthetic. boarding-house keeper would have to hand the dealing with fire, and to ensure safety as far as passenger over to him (Betts), and he would possible the vessel bas, been divided into sit qualifications, It embraces Has he ever see bim lauded at Sydney. The "runner" paid water-tight compartments. The Fipinas will realised how universally the art is used, and how frequently 7 It not, then he has Betts $100 and brought the passenger on board. carry five boats, including a steam pinnace. lost sight one of the pleasantest of intellectual The seventh defendant took the passenger down
But the war scare had subsided--the Govern
studies within the scope of man's 'acquisition. to the "boys" room and then put him into ment of the Philippines wanted to" cry off," and Like the sound of, a chord in music which the rice store. Betts was not in the boys' ream, suddenly Captain Lopez, who was to command includes several notes indicating the one and and never met the seventh defendant, the master her, raised alotof petty objections, finally asserting same keys Salif embodies, essentially, a great of the Po Cheung shop. The rice-room opened that her metacentric height was unsatisfactory many modifications relating to the same art we out of the rice-room without passing through the "boy's" room. The rice room was never left open; So the purchasers would not take her about which we intend to discourse here
Litigation ensued, and an farmense amount of
Smiling, pooting, whistling, biting the lips, Betts kept the key of it. Witness paid, in all, expert evidence obtained by both sides in staring, stamping the foot, and making faces, under way, bound to Australia. Bette gave him In the meantime the Archbishop died, which
of gesticulation are all, rightly speaking, a receipt for the money, which he produced to further complicated matters, and there is no distinct mode of expresslog human feelings, the company's clerk in Sydney. When the telling where the matter would have ended if it without the aid of words, and which may be passengers were landed witness was to make had not been that the Russian Government, the classified under the heading of "The Art of up $100 for each, and that, hogether would Viceroy of Canton (Chang Chib-tung) and Sniffag and the variations embraced therein. make $800 paid to Betts. When the steamer the Siamese Government, had not made in- What an intellectual study for the amateur Moreton's Bay Betts quiries with a view to purchase. Senor Ramirez Psychologist And how necessary to the success was took the passengers out of the rice-roomy Arellano, on behalf of the subscribers to the of the worldling is a knowledge of its mysteries? and stowed them below in the refrigerator. It Patriotic Fund, came over, and the triangular For, as the world gocsnow-a-days, there are often was done at raldnight Witness was in the negotiations ended, as everyone knows, in the times more meaning and general expression boys' room and as they had to pass through that acquisition of the vessel by the Siamese Govern concentrated in a single look, pout, wink, or room witness saw them. All his fokis in the ment, at a cost of $110,000. The Spaniards: Seid, than can be expressed in a speech that room were asleep. Only he, himself, kace of have lost about $35,000 by hers the Dock Com-would take an hour to go through. In fact the the removal of the passengers The stowaways, were kept in the refrigerators for fully 28 hours, As soon as the vessel left Brisbane Belts took them out of the refrigerator and put them back in the rice room. The change was again made at night when witness's fots were asleep. Before getting into Sydney the stowaways were again put into the refrigerator, at Watson's Bay the Sydney Customs station. Betts kept the key of the refrigerator.
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humble pie, as only the China Mall can perform that debasing ceremony. We are now waiting for the "to be continued" of our missionary contemporary's globe-trotting patron-and for "Brownie's" views concerning the very latest historical reminiscences of the City of Rams. THE Government of Hongkong are keeping the Dock Company busy. Among the orders they have placed with the local "Lafrds" are two 65-ton wooden lighters, for carrying stone for the the apparent contradiction is not new in Irish off the "boys" room. It was Impossible to get or in plainer phrase that she wouldn't be steady mean the art of speaking without words, and
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Praya Reclamation; a steel pontoon, carrying eight on crane, to be used in placing the stones
long, with engines of 30 horse-power; and a new hospital hulk. The last-mentioned will he something like the Metanes in appearance, and will be of wood, with steel frames. Her length will be 175 feet, breadth 30 ft., and moulded denth nearly sixteen feet. She will have two decks, and about a dozen cabins. She will be ready about the end of the year, and, we believe, will be used as an Infectious diseases hospital, Instead of the present building on Stonecutters Island,
THE N. C. Daily News winds up a notice of the Stanley Com-any's performance of their ch d'œuvre "She-e" as follows "We much question the advisability of introducing patriotic songs like "Rule Britannia " Into a performance in a cosmopolitan place like Shanghai, but we are bound to admit that it was uproariously received by the gallery. Altogether the per- formance was successful in pleasing the majority of the large audience present, which is after all
the far end to be gained, and Mr. Stanley may be congratulated on this attainment, and on the good house that rewarded the efforts of his troups on Saturday last." The critic also says that without Miss Santley the burlesque would bave been nothing," and he then proceeds to write three-quarters of s colums about nothing We are sorry to bive to think such as atrocity, but after this we shall be compelled to rate even the V. C. Daily Netus dramatic critic, a litle
lower than the angels.
A CASE of considerable interest to people engaged in shipping matten occupied the attention of Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning, when Mr. A. P. Guttierez, Deputy Superintendent of the local Mercantile Marine Shipping Office,
A SHANGHAI contemporary learns from Peking that early last month the two sons of Sir John Walsham, the son of Cal. Denby, with Mr. Tratman, of the British Consular Service, while enjoying a swim in one of the numerous streams in the Western Hills, were overtaken by a verliable deluge. Before they could regain the sudden storm in which the rain descended In a bank, their clothes were washed away, and carried down the stream never to be seen or worn by their lawful owners again. A dog belonging to one of the party was also carried away and drowned before his master's eyes. The weather was fortunately warm, but it was nevertheless a highly uncomfortable, not to say shocking predicament in which the four unfortunate bathers found themselves without clothes, shoes, and not even a smoke, away upon the side of the mountain, with a long distance between thems and their homes, which they clearly could not face as they were. No budding diplomats surely ever found themselves in such a sorry plight, and almost before they knew it night was upon them. Likes the primitive examples of our progenitors they were forced by the cold wind that sprang up at night to take refuge in caves and under projecting rocks, where they passed about the most wretched night of their lives. Meanwhile the sojourners at the Temples were in a terzibie fright about the non-appearance of the four young gentlemen, and search parties were sent out into the storm, but they con find
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The seventh defendant (the master of the Po Cheung shop) denied that he paid the prisoner Betts any money at all.
pany are relieved of a burden and the Siamese have got a bargain.
THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT STONE-CUTTER'S ISLAND..
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At the Magistracy this morning Mr. Wodehouse continued the inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of a Sikh constable at Stone-cutter's Island on the 24th alto which Lo Akit, cross-examined by Betts, said—I did | was caused by the explosion of a Hotchkiss not go into your room and ask you, while in shell that the deceased was driving into a plans, Hongkong, to take passengers on board for for the purpose of splitting it into firewood. Sydney. I paid you $40, and said that the balance would be paid you in Sydney.
got the key of the rice-room nor had a skeleton key. This was my second voyage-how could I have a skeleton key None of us had a skeleton key. You guaranteed that the stowaways would get on shore in Sydney, Montagn Beart, shipping clerk to Messrs. Butterfield and Swite, said that when the Taiyuan returned here he went on board, on the morning of the and instant. He there got certala information and made a report to the Police, in consequence of which eight stowaways
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art of speaking, be it ever so highly cultivated, is mere chaff in, comparison to this higher Art, which requires no exertion to practice, saved time, leads to no compromising results, is the essence of diplomacy, and can express a dozen several things all'in' one. For instance-Or which reads more familiar-let it be taken for granted that A is an individual as good as any other, and that B, C, D and E, are our crooked itted individuals who wish to bisect the mental serenity of A. From the man B, to his friend C, there flashes a merry twinkle as much as to say A'la fool and we are not. Then from the glance which implies! Oh dear t what a humbug individual C to the individual D, flashes another TT. Riddell, Master Gunner in the Royal that Als Just look at the ugly cut of his cont Artillery, said he was stationed on Stone and from D to a dumb bint that there la cutter's Island on the 24th ultimo, and was appearance of A, to which E replies with a certainly something bizarra, &c, about the in charge of the ammunition stored on the confirmatory wicked wink that, every one Island, Including the Hotchiciss shells. These is quite correct. Now A in the centre, not were stored in boxes each containing eleven appreciating the wisdom and goodness of such Bib, shells. He had counted all the boxes proceedings, is almost choked with pitiful In In the store and ascertained that no shells dignation), and he is just at the point of bursting were missing according to the number received into a most complicated practice of airy word and served out for practice. The fragments bullets when representing prudence, suggests of the shell produced appeared to be those to him a temporizing sniff, and out gleams ons of an exploded six-pound Hotchkiss. He * genulue one, and so finely syncopated too, that did not know how the shell came in possess absolutely bewilders B, C, D) and Z., one and own store. It might have been one which had fel combination of all the different feelings the 21st of June last. His idea was that it was missed fire. He only arrived in the colony an animating the pay lognemy of As it implies either a fired shell picked up, or a blind shell withering contempt for the opinion of Bia dragged ashore by fishermen in a net, and then cheeky mile at the opinion of Dand
contemptuous pout at the checkiness of C) a picked to by the deceased. It was more pro- milling indifference at the ignorance of E. All Inspector Mathieson said he was of opinion. In the exercise of this art all the innermost By his Worship I am quite able to say that the shell had been dragged up by fishermen feelings of the ludividual are displayed, as it that the men given in charge were the stow and by that means got on the island, and was gives a natural prominence to the characteristic aways fined $50 each in this Court a few days picked up ultimately by deceased. He did not clements, that are absolutely necessary for the ago, I don't know where they are now, for they think it would occur to fishermen to sell the portrayal of sentiments and feelings too profound ali paid their fines and have gone awayekke
Jobgly bestowali, and sublime, or too" Intense and overwhelming. Mr Hastings-At this point I will ask your His Worship said he did not think it possible to be suitably expressed in words, Were we to Worship to remand the case so that some of the to pursue the inquiry further. One or two of the analyse the mysterious workings of our minds stowaways may be found and brought up to give witnesses had given evidence which proved con- in a perfectly philosophical mood, we would find evidencejal SI
clusively that there had been no carelessness as some one says, "region of bidden or His Worship-Yes, it would be much better on the part of the Royal Artillery, whose suppressed activity, grief and passions again to look for the S. H. Wappius but found that
At the Police Court this afternoon, before M if they were brought up. I remand the case, stores were in good order when a special check free and elevated life bursting forth in joy, and she had sailed-Mr. EJ. Meugens, second boarding officer of the Harbest Department, Robinson, the case of the Chinese stowaways on until noon on Wednesday the 14th instant 1 of the receipt and expenditure of Hotchkin hells cheerfulness. Our soul may be alternately deposed to the S. H. Warpins having sailed on board the Chias Navigation Co's steamer discharge the first, second, and fourth defendants was made lately. The shell ment have got on swayed by feelings of seriousness and mirth, the 17th of April. His Worship, by request of Talysan, which was remanded on Tuesday," boys,) as there does not appear to be sufficient the island in some such way's two or three of solemnity and cheerfulness and for each of these Mr. Johnson, adjourned the casa until Thursday was again heard Mr. Hastings appeared evidence against them at hand, the linesten had suggested. The cause of phases of feeling the plastic features of man *The sevenths defendant, the master of the Fo death was the accidental caplosion of a Sib, posessen an adequate expression. A classif fternoon in order that the evidence of 1 for the prosecution, and Mr. Rodyk attended Cheung shop then stated that he thought it would Hotshidiss shell, as to the possession of which cation of the diferent means for characteristic Edwards, with whom the witness Duff was! Uving last April, might be forthcoming for the on behalf of Low Akit, the No. 1 "boy" an board be well: Ibis Worship would have the box by the deceased there was no satisfactory expression (says the same welier, discoursing on musko) is extremely dimculty The Impressions of the first defendant examined, as, thereby evidence forthcoming prosecution.
appeared to prosecute Paul Hansen, master of no trace of the wayfarers; who in the dim uncer. were arrested. About 5 o'clock in the evening of ion of deceased. It could not be one from their all For it comprises in its expression a taste
tain light of the morning got back to their the same day he took Betts to Messrs. Butterfield the British bark S. H. Wapplus, for selling homes lootsore, weary, and antering from their & Swire's office. A document drawn up by Mr. from Hongkong on a six months' voyage unwonted exposure. Ons of them was so lil that Herbert Smith was there signed by Betts in his on the 11th of April last without properly he had to be supported by a Chinaman who had presence. The document contained the gist of a statement made by Betts in witness's presence. Circase Johnson (Crown Solicitos) of his wits at first by their appearance, and pro- He made the statement of his owe ument in certificated chief officer, contrary to British Ship, met the wanderers and was nearly terrified out
Mr. Hastings then put in the document appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Wilkinson bably took them for an entirely new tribe of Was for the defence, John Duff, second officer western barbarians, whose only garb was what question, which bis Worship thought it unnecesbably a fire shell than one that had ricocheted. In one single Sniff measuring couple of seconds. of the steamship Talsang, was called, and stated nature gave them. The absence of tomahawks | Hary to have read to the Court, that Captain Hansen offered him arco to sali with || and, such uncomfortable-looking implements, him as chief officer as far as Foschow, whence he however, reassured himi and he went to their would send him back to Hongkong as a first assistance and helped the feeblest of the party class passenger, Duff therefons migned on home, the articles as chief officer on the 15th of April, agenda him that he need not be in a hurry to Join the after which the captain gave him $50 and toki ship, as he would notify him to join the ship in
THE PREMIER AT THE LORD MAYOR'S
. DINNER.
LONDON, August 7th. At the Mansion House, Lord Salisbury stated that the situation everywhere was pacific, and that the African agreement had removed all cause of quarrel. With regard to Egypt, he said the time had not arrived to withdraw the due courte. On the 17th of April witness went British farces, as Egypt depends greatly upon other nations who are able to advance, and thus retards their departure. The reference to Egypt, if anybody can understand it, is " rot," pure and unadulterated. Whether Reuter or Lord Salisbury is to blame for that we don't know, and it doesn't matter much.—EA. H.K. Telegraph.
THE STOWAWAYS ON THE * TAIYUAN."
shell as old from,