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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1890.
STANLEY,
THX Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. informs us that the Company's steamer Nizam Stanley brings grave charges against Major left Singapore for this port on the toch inst., at Barttelot and Lieutenant Jamieson,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE P. & 0. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Gwalior left Bombay on the 8th lost, for this part.
THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Hictor from Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong this morning, and is due on the fgth Inst.
A REGULAR meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland
·Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
We understand that circular has been issued to all the Government servants to the effect that if they are known to gamble, or even to go to Kowloon City, they will be discharged.
We omitted to explain in last night's Issue that fill xccount of the Shanghai Races will be canibuted by "An Old Sportsman." we have frained from publishing the details as given in our northern contemporaries.
COLONEL Craster, commander of the staff of Roval Engineers here, leaves by the English mall no Thursday for Singapore, and after inspecting the staff there will proceed home to retire from the service. His successor is ant known at yet.
Two months with hard labour was the sentence Pred upon'two Queen's Rond West gambling club managers who were "nailed" by Inspector Quierey last night, whilst carrying on their perious pidgin-by Mr. Wodehouse at the Magistracy to-day.
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We understand that a new sugar refinery is to he started somewhere in the Philippines. The report has depressed the shares in the Luton Refinery pretty considerably, although the fact that there is plenty of room far manufactories is shewn by the establishment of a similar business in Vancouver, in connection with which the Batavis will take a cargo of sugar from Manila this trip.
Tur Daily Prass this morning contains the interesting Information that the Guthrie cam off the slip at Manila on the 7th inst. As she arrived here yesterday the "news" was some. what stale.. We understand that the captain had to leave a hond for $20,000 with the owners of the Romulus, (the vessel that towed her into port when she was lying in imminent danger) to cover the claim for salvage.
It will come as a startler to many that an $1.00 omnibus company has been formed amongst some enterprising Chinese, who will ron run 1.to two-horse buses from Wanchal in West Point
the line being along Queen's Road East and Central and down the Prays and Bonham Strand. Horsea and vehicles will arrive within the next two months, and the Hongkong Bus Co. will be un fall accompli in the spring of 1891. LAST night, for the second time, the performance of "Madame Favart" by the "My Sweetheart" Opera Company had to be postponed at the last moment, owing to the illness of Mr. Watson. the pianist. To-morrow evening "The Daughter of the Regiment will be given, under the patronage of HE. the Officer Commanding the Troors, and on Saturday that very pretty but little known opern, "Manola" will be staged; the plot of which we shall give to-morrow for the enlightenment of the multitude.
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AT Foochow, owing to the drought, water is said to have become one of the most expensive articles of daily use in the city, the wells are elther completely dried up or contain just enough for half a day's use. The canals which penetrate the city from various directions, and usually supply the city people with water, are also dried up, owing to the shallowness of the river. Water carriers are said to be making fortune, as two buckets of water, containing some five or six gallons, which were obtainable for five or six cash, are now as high as foity cash i The Echo sincerely hopes that no fire will occur at present, as it might destroy the whole city. AN affair which will require official explanation $1.10 has just come to light. On the 3rd inst a
furcigner named Hoffmann was carried in 1-25 chair from the German Tavern in Queen's Road Went to the Civil Hospital, and upon arrival at 1.50 that institution admission was refused upon the grounds that the unfortunate man was "as dead As a door mail." The body was carried on to the Mortuary, and there bundled into a box and pinnted | A Telegraph reporter called at the German Consulate this morning, and ascertained that His Imperial German Majesty' representa tive knows nothing whatever about the sudden denise and payper funeral of ane of his subjects. 0.75 And why, we humbly ark,.han there been no magisterial inquiry into the cheumstances con- fierted with this man's death?
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LAST evening at about balf-past six o'clock Bre broke out In the top door of No. 47 Bonham Strand West. There was a fresh wind blow- ing at the time, and as the flames were already shooting forth from the roof and windows of the upper floors when the firemen arrived, it was feared it would be a difficult matter to 0.75 check it. The Brigade, however, to set work with their usual promptitude and there being unlimited supply of water clore at hand the flames were soon extinguished, but not until the two top floors and the roof had been destroyed. The two top foors were occupied by Meurs Hon Te Ching, agents for the North Chins Insurance Co., who are also the emigration agents of tests. Butterfield and Swire. The building was insured for $4,500.
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APROCLAMATION issued by the Registrar General's Department to-day, and posted con- spicuously in Bonham Strand, has attracted considerable attention. The "poster "gives the description of three children found upon our cold and inhospitable streets during the past ten days. | Three kids in ten days—that's a tall average |
SUPREME COURT.
IN 'APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
(Before the Full Court.)'
THE MARINE LOT QUESTION.
Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Attorney-General, attended to show cause why the rule mist obtained by Mr. P. Ryrie, as trustee of the City Hall, to restrain the Government from proceeding with the Reclamation works in front of that lot should not be made absolute.-Mr. Francis, QC (instructed by Mr. Mossop) appeared for Mr. Ryrie.
The Acting Attorney-General sald that the rule bad been made on a petition which set forth that the site of the City Hall had been properly leased from the Crown, with all the rights of a marine lot, which rights the Reclamation works were calculated to invade. In their answer to that petition the Government denied that the petitioner even had a right of access to the ses beyond that of the general public; and contended that the work of reclamation was being carried out, by virtue of Ordinance 16 of 189, passed by the Legislative Council. He understood that one of the arguments advanced by the petitioner was that that Ordinance had been passed ultra viras, and that it was not binding on the Court. The Legisla- tive Council, he pointed out, derived its power to enact laws from Her Majesty's letters patent, pablished in May 1848, which that the Council might make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Colony, her Majesty reserving the right to disallow anything so enacted. He laid strees on the words peace, order, and good government," as shewing that there was no restriction what ever placed on the power of the Council to enact laws. The Reclamation Ordinance was assented to by the Governor in May 1889. He then quoted a number of cases in which the supreme powers of Colonial Legislatures had been called into question, shewing that they did possess such That power, and not delegated authority. being so, and the Ordinance having received the Royal assent, be submitted that the govern- ment had full power to carry out the works to sanctioned.
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Mr. Francis pointed out that the Queen did not assent to it-she simply did not disallow it,
Sir James Russell asked if an Ordinance that gavethe Council power to confiscate private rights had the same force, if, only approved by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, as If it had been considere before the Queen in Council
Mr. Francia-My contention is that even if the Queen sanctioned the Ordinance it would have no more validity, and would be equally beyond her legislative powers. It is contrary to Magus Charts to use the royal prerogative to deprive a subject of his private rights.
Mr. Ackroyd proceeded to quote further cases to shew the power of the Council to pass the Ordinar ce, and argued that, that being so, the Ordinance was a sufficient har to an action..
Sir James Russell thought there were two pofats raised-ore was whether there was shy invasion of private rights to entitle the owner to an injunction, and, if so, whether it was barred by the Ordinance.
Mr. Ackroyd thought an injunction did not apply to such an injury as the plaintifs com- plained of. Under the lease the Government re- toined the right to resume the land if required,
and therefore on Injunction was not the remedy, because it would stop the Government from exercising their right under the Ordinance. If they could resume the land they could surely resume any rights pertaining to it
Mr. Francis-1 should say they were indistinguishably attached to it,
Mr. Ackroyd further submitted that the plaintiffs were too late : the work End been going on since the Ordinance was passed in May 1889, and as the plaintiffs only took steps now they were not entitled to ask that the work be suspended. The lot was only used as a site for the City Hall, and the reclamation could not affect the plaintiffs' rights; they were not riparian owners. Special damage would have to be proved-not merely inconvenience-and against that it would be shewn that no special rights of access were conceded in the lease. A very great deal had been made of the words "Marine lot "in the plaintiffs affidavits, but that, he urged, was only a designs tion in registering the land, signifying its location, ́and not necessarily implying riparian rights, Even if it did, the limited use of the City Hall made any invasion of its foreshore rights very unimportant as compared with those of a dock or slip. In 1857 a despatch was sent by the Secretary of Stale in which he distinctly stated that wherever a lɛt was built in front of a marine lot so as to interfere with the purposes for which the latter was used, the 'Government could give compensation.
Mr. Ackroyd then read an affidavit by Mr. Braca Shepherd, Land Officer, who said that he was Secretary to Land Commission in 1856, and was well acquanted with the tenure of land in Hongkong. There were two kinds of marine lots-some had a right of access to the shore, and others war bounded by the Prays, and bad other lots between them and the water. The Crown had never ceded its right to the foreshore except by special owdies Assistant
arrangement. An affidavit by Mr. Surveyor-Ganemi in 1874, was then read. He said that as far as his experience went there was no instance where the Government had done anything to forego their rights to the foreshore. As far as he knew, marine lots possessed no special right of access to the sen.
Mr. Ackroyd, in conclusion, asked that the rule be discharged.
fronting the rea which had had houses interposď between them and the water by means of reclama- tion. He did not known how many of the Praya
lots were known as marine lots.
Re-examined-In all cases where there had been an extension of marine lots it had been done by special arrangement with Governo ent. Mr. Francis, in summing up, said neither a lessee nor the Government cap'd in any way interfere with the foreshore of a marine lot unless by special agreement. As soon as Government leased the land to Mr. Ryrie as a "marine lot" It waived its sight to do as it pleased with the foreshore. He did not deny the rights of Government as regarded the property of the land, but it had, their lordships would see, waived the right of interference with the foreshore. He admitted the rights of the Crown, but submitted that they were exceeded in this case.
Sir James Rossell-I have beard your quota- tion from Lord Kautsford's despatch and am of opinion that it is most fair in tone-that anyone who suffered by action of the Government should be fairly compensated.
Mr. Francis, continuing, said the shareholders in the City Hall looked forward to profit from their investment, and held a common lease with the sole prohibitions that they must not sell or mortgage it, or change its use. If it were pat back 150 of 350 feet from the sea its value. would be considerably diminished.
Mr. Justice Clarke-You haven't shewn that Mr. Francis pointed out that Mr. Ryrie had sworn that in his affidavit.
Sir James Russell rejoined that it was question for damages in a cise where the plaintiffs only paid $1 2 month rent,
Mr. Francis contended that no damages could be assessed--that it was a case for a perpetual injunction.
Sir James Russell did not see how the City Hall could suffer by the building of houses between it and the sea.
Mr. Francis thought it would. For instance the Committes had considered the desirability of
be impossible faccess to the sea was cut off. The remainder of his argument was directed would be bangient to the Rowing Club, which towards obtaining an injunction, which, he said, would have been readily granted if it had been only's question between two individuals.
Mr. Justice Clarke-Is it your suggestion that the Court makes any difference between the case of an individual and of the Government?
Sir James Russel-If he does I don't think that he meads to cast any reflection on the Court. Mr. Francis protested that he had not intended to convey anything of the sort.
Mr. Justice Clarke-Well, it is otherwise an entirely meaningless reinarl,
Sir James Russell-Perbars it was said unin- tentonally we must take it differently, but you said that if this dispa'e was between two private parties an injunct on would have been granted
at once.
Mr. Francis-I say that should not have been here before the Full Court if this had not been a Government case
Sir James Russell-You probably would. This is an important work that the Government has undertaken, and the Full Copet has sat in order that there may be immediate appen if desired by either side. You are asking for what is practically the stoppage of a great public waak. Mr. Francis thoght he could not appeal on an interlocutory injunctions:
Mr. Justice Clarke thought he could. Mr. Ackroyd took the whole responsibility of bringing the case into Court, and, looking at the importance of the issues, he thought he wat justified in doing so.
Sir James Russell-Well, I don't think it is worth while carr.ing it further-I dont think Mr. Francis intended to draw any improper inference,
Mr. Francis said he had no recollection of saying anything that could be so construed. After some further arguments.
Their lordshits reserved their decision.
CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
(Continued)
Mr. Wodehouse continued the hearing of the Su Fel Wan extradition case, at the Police Court to-day. Our readers will remember that some very interesting details respecting Chinese funeral rites and ceremonies came out in the evidence of Dr. Eitel, Inspector of Schools, at the hearing last Friday, That evidence was supplemented during the proceedings which occupied the attention of the Court this afternoon. Chun Kai Ming was recalled and said that the customs referred to by him were part and parcel of the early education of all Chinese. subjects, and could not be varied in essentials. Occasionally, however, in some districts, they were altered in insignificant details. He had heard the evidence of the "nephew "read over, and it appeared to him that the widow could not have performed the functions of Shang-ket, chie! mourner.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necesarily endome the opinions'expressed by Correspondant In this column),
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The lion is eaten by somé Africân, races, i its' flesh'is in i mall favour with them, while the Zulus find carrion so much to their liking that, according to Dr. Colenso, they apply is food THE "GRAND HOTEL"
teeming with large colonies of grubs the com- TO THE EDITOR de the "Hanakond TileoraPR."' prehensive word "übomi,” which signifies, In SIR,Will you kindly allow me, through the their uncouth jargon, great happiness." David medium of your paper, to ask the public of this Livingstone tells us that the aboriginal Austra Colony (now that I am in some difficulty with lians and the Hottentots prefer the intestines of regard to the renewal of my license) if there is animals, and he adds that it is curious that any one amongst them who can say anything this is the part' which wild animals always begin against my character? I have always had with, and that it is the first choice of cur men. the reputation of being a capable and straight. The hippopotamus is another favorite meat. forward business man, and I am grieved and of the Africans, when they catch it. Its fish. surprised that my name has come into question when young is tender and palatable; but it over licensing affairs, I have kept up the becomes very coarse and unpleasant with advan business of the "Grand" for the past five years, cing years. The Abyssinians find the rhinoceros, and have not bad one single palice report against much to their liking; so they do the elephant, me. There are numerous gentlemen, business which is also caten in Sumatra., Dr. Living
stone speaks of elephant's foot as excellent, people and merchants, who could testify as to my ability as a business man, and my respect-We had the feet cooked for breakfast, and found it delicious. It is a whitish mans, alightly ability as a citizen of Hongkong..
Some few weeks ago there was a court case gelatinous and sweet, like marrow,
A "long came before the magistrates for hearing touching march to prevent blileusness is a wise precau a quarrel with a boarder in my hotel and a tion after a feast on elephant's foot. Elephant's former employee; I beg to inform the public I tongue and trunk are also good, and after long was not within half a mile of the premises at the simmering much resemble the bumps of a buffalo time the quarrel took place, and therefore and the tongue of an ax; but all the other meat couldn't very well prevent it, and if this affair is tough, and from its peculiar flavour only to be. has anything to do with my present circum- eaten by a hungry man." The elephants catén stances 1- would ask the public if it is fair during the siege of Paris were said to be a great that a proprietor, after fitting up, an establish- success, and the liver was pronounced finer than ment the tune of some nine thousand dollars, that of any goose or duck, is called upon to let it and the property come to rack and ruin, in consequence of a mere quarrel, which occurred when he was half a mile away from the premises ?
Yours, &C.,
THE PROPRIETÓR, "GRAND HOTEL Hongkong, rath November, 1890.
· THE COST OF GROWING AND THE
PREPARING TEA
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In the August issue of the British Trade attention to the outlook, for establishing tea factories in China, and desired to be informed Journal a correspondent, At Shanghai, called
as to the cost of growing and preparing tea in other parts of the world. Since the publication of his letter there has come to hand a series of figures dealing with the yield and cost of ica- preparing for the year 1889 in Matale, East Ceylon, on what is described as ons of the finest estates, that of Mr. Joseph Frazer at Damboolgalla-which thirty years ago was devoted principally to coffee growing. From these statistics we gather that the cost af 91,2101 lbs. of tea f. o. b. was 28.553 cents per ib," although more than 12 per cent, of the cost was for manuring. Here is the list of all expenses in rupees and cests, and the percentage of these expenses on a Th. of made ten,sécured :—
Total yield of ago acres and cost per 15. šo, b. Colombo for year ending 31st Dec. 1889 :-.
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The people of Zanzibar should stand high for the comprehensive character of their cuisine. Among other delicacies are a small monkey and a fruit-eating bat, Locosts are relished by the Bedawin of Mesopotamia and some other eastern tubes; they are placed on strings and eaten on journeys with hilter and unleavened bread.” „The Jews, who were prohibited eating many kinds of food which our larger experience teaches us are palatable and wholesome, as well as some that we do not venture to touch, were permitted to have their fill of locusts. The locust is an article is thrown into boiling water, and eaten with salt. To live on locuste and wild honey conveys a of d'et to this day, but only of the very poor, it
more accurate picture of extreme poverty and frugality to a traveller in the East than to any one else. Locais, however, are not always cooked; sometimes they are eaten fresh. They are said to have a strong vegetable taste; the flavour largely depending, as might be expected, on the plants on which they have been feeding, Dr. Livingstone, who showed his common sense by not being fastidious, considered them palatable. when roasted.
Some of the savage tribes of. South, America are accused of eating everything that by any possibility will support human life. Humboldt saw 'children drag enormous centipedes from their holes and crunch them between their teeth; but insects and their Jarvad are' favorrite fooda. 2 in many parts of the world. In the West Indies a large caterpillar, found on the palm-trge, is reckoned a great delicacy-and why not, let us 3,521.60k? To our civilized taste, however, ca ring 13 46 and bad eggs seem fonds which no humta bring could relish. Not som'he Chinese prefer stale 474 77
to fresh eggs, and the Pariahs ul Hindratan 158 30 17.2
0¢fu 37 05 fight greedily with the dogs and jackals for 135.55 putrid carrion. They would relish the mouselle, 13243
a kind of bat plentiful la fava, which the natives value; but although its flesh is white, delicate, 34 39
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Among the Greenlanders and the Eskimo the seal is an important shod; and in spite of being coarse and oily, was formerly calen in England. 745 51 374 28.
The porpoise was also an English dish, and its liver is, when fried, still, we billere, rellshest by 2,357 90 snilors. Arctic explorers have found the welris . aos gyvery palatable, and it is largely consumed by 327.49 the Eskimo. The Japanese, New Zealanders, and Western Australians consider the whale good 1,268 57
471 09 taling; and the Eskimo highly approve of blub. ber, and get through enormous quantities of it. The crocodile is greedily devoured, by the natives of certain districts of Africa. Its eggs in teste resemble hea's eggs with, perhaps, a smack of custard
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Another table shows that there was a steady increase in the yield year by year, and that much heavier crops were gathered from virgin soil, or land previously cropped only with chin- chona, than from old coffee lands. It is the opinion of competent authorities that the net return for the whole crap is such as to make the percentage of profit on outlay as good as that of of any of the celebrated Indian tea companies The best zeturns in the table before us regarding Ceylon are those from land which had been under chinchona for three years, the trees being from five to six years old. Here the yield per nere was 865 lbs. In 189, 342 lbs. in 1888; and | 267 lbs, in 1887. Land which had been under coffee for thirty years yielded per acre in 1889, 313 lb.; 1888, 222 lbs., and 1887, 96 lbs. per acre-Mercury
STRANGE FOODS.
In a recent issue of the Scottish Review Mr. A. J. H. Crespi contributes an amusing article upon strange foods.
To come to our own country, where"we do not eat sauerkraut and blubber, birds' nests and puppies, we shall nevertheless find some old foods. The hedge-hog, a favorite dish in Barbary, and not disapproved in Spain, is eaten by 7psies; squirrels, too, are occasionally cooked in this country, and are most delicious and fully as palatable as jugged hare; at any rule we have ourselves stewed them, and we can testify that they are excellent. It is even said that frogs are often eaten in the North of England. In some parts of England nails are still eaten, nat an ordinary articles of diet, but at stated feasts. We have in bygone days, when living on the borders of the nail-making districts of Staffords shire, seen meu filling paper bags with snails to make soup, and we remember being told that they are very excellent eating. The English prejudice against snails is singular, since, from time fmmemorial, considerable quanties have been collected round Londen and on the Kent pastures for export to France. In the latter' country there is no squeamishness; most people there only regret that anails are too expensive to he indulged in frequently. In Carent-garden, the common snail often appears for sale, the purchasers, however, are almost exclusively members of the French, Austrian, and Italian colonies of London.
KOREA.
Pak Hiun, a magistracy clrik of Heungshan, Seaweed, mays Dr. Crespi, Is eaten on the near Canton, said he had known cases where coasts of Scotland and Ireland in vast quantities, widows had acted as chief mourners.
aud, though unpalatable and flavourless, is at Cross-examined-He was a scholar, and had times the chief food of some of the poorest. read the Book of Rites, but did not remember When dry it is richer than oatmeal or Indian Ita fundamental principles. He did not know corn, to nitrogenous constituents, and takes rank how many volumes there were in the Book among the most nutritious of vegetable foods. of Rites. He submitted that he did not know"Laver" is an exception to the low estimation what the very first chapter of the Book of Rites in which seaweed is held, and is a favourite: contained he could not quote from it. He had condiment. We have known It eaten in heard of the Imperial Code, but had never large quantities In North Devon, and with seen it. He had been sent down to Hongkong much relish. To prepare seaweed for the The N-C, Daliy News translates the fol," by orders of the district magistrate at Heung-table; it should be steeped in water to get rid oflowing from the Par stian, near Canton, who had bimself been in the salt with which it is inpregnated, and a About the earliest mention of Koren la Chinese, Hongkong on business connected with the little carbonate of soda removes the bitter taste history li in connection with the history of the prisoner's extradition. He was positive that a which, to some palates is most disagreeable. It Viscount or Chief of Ki, fone of the nobles of the widow might become the chief mourner at should then be stewed in milk or water till Empire during the reign of the tyrant Chow Sia, her husband's funeral in Henngahan district and mucilaginous, and is best flavoured with vinegar B.C. 1154. This loyal chief, on being released by that she could follow her husband's corpse half or pepper. Fungi are almost everywhere largely We Wang, retired to Korea, refusing to acknow house, leaving the other mourners to go on way to the grave, when she would return to her eaten, though in England less attention is paid ledge a usurper even when a liberator Mayers.]
to them then they deserve, and few kinds appear: During the Tao dynasty [355-209 B. C. and bury the dead. Granting that it was law at table. A carious error is to suppose that it was considered as an appanage of Liao-lung ful for a widow to become the Sheng-bat fungi are eatable and toadstools poisonous po was subsequently called Korea, and later Ch'ao (Chief Mourner) and that she would, as such, only such line of demarcation exists, nor, strictly sien (Chosen), by which name it was known is go balf way to the grave, he really did not know speaking, bas the name toadstool any prease the reign of Wan Li, (the Ming Emperor of 1573 who would perform the duties of Shing-kai at meaning. Very many fungi are eatable, and the to 1620 A.D.) In this reign Hideyoubt of Japan, the grave. (great laughter), amidst which the common agaric usually caten in England is not made his great Invasion. Korox was one of the witness carefully stepped down and Mr. the most palatable and wholesome. Few foods first to submit to our present dynasty when Caldwell resumed his seat,
ere more savoury and nong are greater they established their residence at Peking. favourites, than well cooked, fungi, and the souls Korea remained a faithful tributary and of vegetarians yearn for them.
secluded from contact' with' the outsida The most repulsive food which human beluge world, till the tenth year of Hiem. Fung could eat is man. Fortunately, cannibalism, (1869), when the Russians, having obtained although once very general, is now mainly confirm hold on their Tartar possession: the Ased to the most degraded tribes of the South Ussuri Kral, became nearer neighbours of Sea Islands and to some districts of Australia: Korea, only separated from her by the Tumenă. and Central Africa, Lindsay of Pitscottle relates Ula. In the 5th of Tung Chi (1866) Russian ( that a man, his wife, and family were burnt to war-vericli came to Korcat ports demanding death, on the east coast of Scotland, for eating tradal convention; and the same year a French French Revolution the heart of the unfortunate destroyed a shore battery and retired; reining Princess Lamballe was actually torn out of her again later and carrying off treasure to the value body by one of the yelling savages near, by taken of 150,000 francs, On this occasion. 800 cl the to a restaurant, and there cooked and eaten, brave: Korean tiger, honters harassed their
On the 11th fast,, at No. g, Queen's Gardens, proprietor, will continue to act as business | Government to do anything to show that it had } ænd the careful way in which they had put the children, whom they had stolens and durlog the "Admiral'sailed up the Hankiang to Yam-yangk
the wife of Mr. J. H. GARRELS, of a son,
THE Japan Gaasite has been purchased by a
Mr. Francis asked for permission to provą.
After some further cross-examination of Finest Old Jamaida, Violet
syndicate of prominent foreign residents at
witnesses for the prosecution Mr. Caldwell Capsule....... 12
1.00 Yokohama, and an effort is being made to form examine on the affidavits,
Mr. S. Bowdlar, cross-examined, said that hesummed up at length, pointing out serious dis Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon, similar company to buy out the Japan
Herald. The price paid for the Gazette is not did not know of any question regarding any of crepancies in the evidence of the two chief LIQUEURS.
witnesses for the prosecution. He was followed Benedictine Maraschino
definitely stated, but it is rumoured to be $50,000, the rights of access of the sea as had here arisen Curaços
Herring's Cherry Cordial half of which is to be paid in cash, and half is being previously disputed in this colony. As by Mr. Hastings, on behalf of the Chinese Chartreuse Dr. Siegent's Angostura shares in the company, Mr. Walter Dening, far uw he wai-aware the Government had Authorities.
His Worship in delivering his decision at Bitters, &c.well-known resident of Toklo, will sume the ever admitted such lights as 'were claimed by
considerable length complimented the solicitors editorship of the Gazelle under the new pro- plaintiffs in this case.
Re-examined-He had never known the for the prosecution and defence upon their ability prietary, whilst Mr. J. R. Anglin, the former manager. Besides these changes, an addition abandoned its rights to us: the foreshore as it case before him. He considered that the evidence as to Chinese funeral rites and cere. to the Yokohama Press was advertised to might see ft.1.
Mr. Brace Shepherd, cross-examined, said that monies as put forward by the defence was appear on the Ist inst., under the style of
that which constituted a marines lot was what ; not sufficiently substantiated, and that the care, Japan Echo, a fortnightly illustrated newspaper, and the reputed editor is Mr. J. Murdock such lets sold here, covered by the sea.. He had had known it to be in previous extradition and this is confirmed by the horrible narrative Ironclads destroyed three foris, at a punishment of the Tokyo Higher, Middle School, with M. plans to show which were maring. lets covered cases. He would therefore commit the prisoner given by Lindsay: he mentions that as one of for ill-treatment of abipwrecked merchantmes, the girls was being taken to execution, ibe Then came the revolt of the King's father and Bigot as the illustrious illuminating artist Mr. by the sea, Some of the marine lots had a foreto gaol for 5 days during which peilo his HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1890. Murdoch has, we believe, been previously.com shore whilst others were always covered by the solicitor could appeal for a writ of habeas corpus: exclaimed, "Wherefore chide ye with me, as if its prompt suppression in ten days, in 1882 In nected with journalism, and is said to be the sea. Marine lots were those that were In reporting the case to the Attorney General I had committed an unworthy act? Give me 1983 an embryo revolalion, hatched by Hung author of the book recently published in Tokyo covered by the sea, or in other words, he would, he said, be glad to include any points credence and throw me, if yo had experience of Vingichth and other high officials, was crushed by TELEGRAMS. under the title of "Don Juan's Grandson in under, the ses, In his opinion, marine loebich Mr. Caldwell might bring to his notice.eating men and women's flesh ye would think it the vigilance of the Chinese Government's agents
Mr. Caldwell-1 shall be happy to do so. 'so delicious that ye would never forbear it again." | ir."Koría'le the key of North Eastern Asia, Ita Japin Messrs. Meiklejohn & Co, the well were those lying to the North of Queen's
The Tanness of our own day distribute human lies between 34 and 43'degroes of North lathudo, IRISH MEMBERS IN THE STATES. known printers, of Yokobamu, have also taught Road and those to the south thereof inland lots,
on to the newspaper mapia, and have com- Marins lots were divided into two classes
flesh in little bits to their friends as delicious On the North it is bounded by Shingklaag LONDON, Návember 10th.
menced to publish a small sheet entitled the marine and san lots, Foreshore was land lying
morsels, and says that the flesh of a blackman is Kirin, and Russia and on the south, east, and, John Dillon and Patrick J. O'Brien Tagan Daily Advertiser, which they diskibsis between high and low watermarks. There were
preferable to that of a white one for the latter west by the sea. It is divided into 8 fas Or NOW, SHORT BO BO-called marina iety originally | the defence, gridal
he
Houghong
Hu Worship—Well, you can do so. For instance, evidence as to the prisoner's residence in Hongkong and his character, which have, I may polot est, not yet been brought forward in
laator ondt 's other susuibals hold the vinnéh