No. 2715
SUPPLEMENT.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
Jonghong Telegraph.
́HONGKONA, Thursday, DICEMBER 11, Igo..
COUNCILLORS PAST AND
PRESENT.
BIRDS in their little nestsagree," accord- ing to a well known poet whose authority. we are in no way disposed to dispute. We don't khow any reason why they shouldn't agree. They live rent free, pay no taxes, are not concerned in the fate of Punjoms, have no newspaper to edit nor refractory subscribers to dun for unpaid subscriptions, and they only run a very small risk of being violently seized and held in ignoble captivity for doing nothing wrong against 'anybody. It seems a pity that our oficial and unofficial members of the Legislative Council are not like the birds; but it is no use hoping and specula- ting, nothing can alter the hard fact that the honorable members don't and won't agree, either in their little nests or out of them. As our office organ-grinder, an Italian born in the purliens of Tai-ping- shan, oracularly observes, ché sara' sare, It is no new thing for the honorable legislators to "fall out" and it is satisfactory to know that they usually manage to fall in" again, after the common or garden order of childish palaver has been seriously indulged in on one side and warmly reciprocated on the other. No bodily injuries are inflicted, and since the universally lamented and never sufficiently-to-be-deplored departure from these historic shores of Sir GUSH ** Bowen, no tears have been shed—at least not in sufficient quantities to make local crocodiles envious. All this is very wrong, very uncharitable and un-Christian-like, but as we are in Hongkong, which is not exactly on the steps of heaven, and as the god-like attribute of turning the other cheek to the smiter is not the fashion here, with true Pecksniffian_magnanimity we, representing the sovereign people, overlook these little escapades.
out of order in alluding to what had transpired in Committee, but to some extent Insinuated. that the honorable member had been actuated by spiteful motives towards the Acting Colonial Secretary, We cannot see any justification for such a conclusion; it is assuredly not warranted by the course Mr. WHITEHZAD adopted In bringing forward his resolutions, nor by any words he made use of in introducing them and explaining his own views and those of his unofficial colleagues to the Council and through the newspaper reporters to the public. His Excellency's remarks, however well in. tended, could not fail to have an unpleasant tendency, and we cannot but regard them a hasty, and, so far as Mr. WHITEHEAD is concerned, undeserved.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1890.,
for all the good, effect' either the public matter to the Government, the unofficial protest or his own views are likely to Members of Council, and the Hongkong have with the omnipresent wire-ptilers in public, than direct special attention to the Downing Street. Hongkong is a fitfollowing carefully considered "and ably' victim for bleeding in defence of ram-written article from the Singapore Free pant Imperialism, "and the operation will Press of November 26th ;- be continued in spite of all opposition. And until we have a properly constituted legislative body, like Mauritius for instance, elected by popular suffrage and indepen dent of the official vote, we may talk and protest as much as we please, but we will have to submit and "pay up" just the same.
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practice that whitever of resionable.
"SIX' DOLLAR.
PER QUARTER
conviction by a minimum majority. It is Likur-Com. J. Marthon has been appolated to to be remesabesed that one of the most the command of the U. S. S. Pakos. frequently proclaimed principles in Judicial Ar the last regular meeting of the Wolled Service doubt there may be in connection with Ledge, No. 1:45, the election of officers for the the charge the accused is entitled to the benefiting year resulted as follows:-Bro, C. Bryant, of that doubt. From this it will follow that Worshipful Master; Bro, G. Rogers, Treasurer; the actual value of a verdict of acquittal by and Bro. J. Maxwell, Tyler. a minimum majorly greatly outweighs the value of a conviction by a minimum minerity. The ratio is the same, but the relative force of the verdicts is very different. The judge, when summing up in the case referred to, admitted satisfactory, and be stated that he had no option that a unanimous verdict would have been more
but to give effect to the opinion that turned the scale, seeing that the law la Hongkong so roled it. It is not without reason kat the correspondent who dexis with the case deprecates that such a by the casting-vote of ese Juryman. He also penalty as was inflicted was practically given
In England twelve men have to be an animous to find a person guilty of conspiracy; In Hongkong the vote of the man, whom it took forty minutes to talk over, is sufficient to rain minority of one is equivalent to an acquittal, and degrade two men for life. In Englanú a When shall we have that much wended Court of Appeal for Criminal Cascil. It is wanted badly in this colony."
If the public laterent aroused in the case should have the effect of simulating the Hong- Singapore, the value of verdicts and the security kong law as to verdich, to the practice in
of the subject in that Colmy will be enhanced accordingly,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
It is curious that so soon after discussing here the question of jury reform in 10 fr as are con- cerned the weight and nature of the verdict given, instances should be simultaneously pro vided in two cases of some Importance, one in Hongkong and the other b re, which iliustrate involved in the rendering of verdicts by m jorities. very clearly the importance of the principle
And further, the casos furnish evidence of a The question of an efficient and at the variation in criminal procedure practice in the two same time económical local defence for Colonies as regarda majority verdicts. It is un- | Hongkong is not easy of solution. With recessa y to repeat our arguments as to the value the additional new regiment, artillery,cal unit of a jury is so small as seven, as in Hong
of unanimity, and particularly where the numeri- and other accessories, so long promised kong and Singapore, or five, as in India It is a great pity that these unnecessary | but yet existing only in imagination so
And therefore every reason why,—and expecially unpleasantnesses should so frequently far as this colony is interested, for which in important cases, judges should endeavour, occur between the official, and unofficial we have had to pay to liberally, the island at their discretion, to give all reasonable facilities members of Counell in discussing matters will have too many defenders in peaceful for the read slag of verdicts upon which the jury in which both arsequally interested: The times and by far too few in the event of any known as the Protectorate Case here, and the
hall be agreed. The cases in point are, thosa | unofficial members constitute merely a war breaking out in which Great Britain nominal opposition, the interests of the would be opposed by either France or Conspiracy Case in Hongkong, the verdicts in both of which cases appear in to-day's issue. It two parties, except perhaps on certain Russia. No other Powers need be taken is not proposed to go into the merits of either questions of a purely 'Imperial character, into consideration, and the possibility of case here, but merely to call attention to the being substantially identical. There even our ancient allies, unless in combina- way in which the decision of the jury wi can be no denying that the general tion with the Russians, threatening serious folowed. Mr. Fraser-Smith of the Hongkong expressed, upon which of course, the sentence welfare of the colony. is just as danger to Hongkong must be admitted to
Telegraph, and his senior assistant, Mr. Ward, | much the interest of the President of the be very remote. And whilst the risk from Council and the official members as it is outside foes is so infinitesimally small, all in bring a take charge against a person who have been found guilty, after trial, of conspiring the interest of the Senior Unofficial Mem-serious dangers from internal outbreaks afer trial, was acquitted of the charge. The ber and his colleagues. As an ordinary have passed away. Our Chinese fellow serience in this case is that of six months' rule, anything that is beneficial to Hong-citizens are essentially orderly and law-im-risenment with hard laboura penalty of kong and the community at large must abiding, and are becoming more and the most serious nature, in itself, as well as in all likewise be beneficial to the Government more habituated to English laws, habits the indirect bearings it has upon the future. and the official class, so it may be safely and customs. Notwithstanding our proxi- fortunes of the persons affected, as well as of laid down that, unless in a few rare cases. mity to Canton, with its estimated populate who may be depending upon them. "Now in the Hopeking care, the verdict was given, as opposed to popular feeling where the tion of nearly two millions of souls, will be seen on reference to the trial in another officials have to subserve theirown personal and to the turbulent hordes which column, by a bare m joriy ef one in a jury of views to Government instructions, the have made the Kwangtung province so Beven, the numbers being four for conviction. MR. W. S. Ayrton, of H.He's Consulate, Shang- aims of both parties run precisely in the notorious, riots in this city are now of and three for acquittal. It will be observed bal, has been appolated Acting Vice-Consul at same direction. Had we a representative most rare occurrence, and even when har Sir James Russell, the judge before whom Fagoda Anchorage, wie Mt. E. H. Parker. and elective Ministry like any of the great different clans fall out, or trade disputes case was tried, made no suggestion that the Australian colonies, the situation would lead to the forcible arbitration of the Jury sheuli again retire with a view of obtaining THE returns of the number of visitors to the City some definite loira of verdict after further delibem- | Hall Museum for the week ending Doc,'yib, aré: be entirely altered; the opposition would national bamboo, a posse of policemen tion. In fact it will be noted that the verdict-Europeans, 151; Chinese, 2,087; total, 2,348. theh be a reality and elements of discord have no difficulty in quelling the disturbance was simply given by the odd man and no more, in various forms would be expressly and arresting the ringleaders. The vast and that theitlore the decis'an upon which thế introduced in debates etc., to hamper in body of Chinese residents are thoroughly liberty of two men hung, was really that of one every possible manner the carrying out loyal to the Hongkong Government, and
casual opinics. We do not pause to consider of Government measures; but here we as we have brought Chinese policemen common sense and reason or not. What we whelber that opinion was cast on the side of have nothing of that kind to deal with, and Chinese firemen to a creditable state
want to enforce is that the verdict which and as the unofficial members never of efficiency and usefulness, the time has
to the very oppose Government proposals that are perhaps arrived when the experiment not extremely, unpopular and manifestly might safely be extended to a military unjust to the public, and even then rarely contingent. Chinese, when well drilled, take up the the cudgels with any note make admirable soldiers the best of any worthy spirit of outspoken Independence, Eastern race according to Chinese" we think the constant "nagging" as to a GORDON, who was a most capable authority member being out of order, and the half- and there is no lack of available velled hints that he is actuated in his material to work upon. The nellon of policy rather by personal than public our training Chinese troops for defensive motives, might with advantage to all con-purposes has been sneered at and laughed cerned be severely cut down to the <mallest limits. The business in Council
THE MILITARY SQUEEZE.
down by narrow-minded critics who have never even taken the trouble to study the subject; but that is always the case when anything unusual is proposed. The fidelity of our Hongkong Celestials, when treated with proper consideration, might with perfect safety be relied on; and although British military authorities doubtless have a poor opinion of their fighting qualities, the records of their recent encounters with the French troops in Formosa and Tonquin, and our own experiences in olden times at Taku, are highly meritorious, especially, when it is remembered how badly they were led and how wretchadly armed and equipped. A Chinese battalion in Hongkong may yet prove an economical and satisfactory solution of the defence, difficulty and of that ever increasing. Imperial military contribution tax, which promises ere long to entirely swamp the revenues of the colony..
One man's
In Port HENNESSY's time the personal wrangling in the Legislative Council attained a very high pitch and became what may be described as lively. His Excellency, although not without faults, was the most vilely abused man and governor that ever presided over the destinies of this colony; but he appreciated his position and knew bis power, and in legislative matters, when stormy winds did blow, which occurred at almost every meeting, the amateur opposition composed of the then resident_member for "the princely house" and his one or two obsequious satellites, were invariably must, of course, be conducted in accor: stranded, left high and dry on the feeble dance with the established regulations and support of their own cras ignorance, the recognised rules of parliamentary The then resident member, a well- procedure, and that can very easily be meaning but garrulous gentleman of done without introducing those elements the old school, who has long since | of discord which of late have been more passed over to the vast beyond, used in evidence than the circumstances to burn the midnight oli at East Point warranted. and come up to town brimming over with the choice arrows of sarcasm he had during the still watches of the night so carefully prepared in order to crush his puny and despised antagonist. The old, old story; The large sum of $233.572, representing GOLIATH with all his ponderous size and this colony's military contribution to the strength, even when armed with his Imperial Government for the current year, gigantic sword and that famous spear has been solemnly passed in the Legislative whose shaft was like a weaver's beam, Council by the official majority of one, proved no match for the astute David with notwithstanding the unanimous opposition his little sling and stone,, No sooner had and emphatic protests of the unofficial the eloquent unofficial free-lance started members and in the teeth of an adverse on his, as he thought, cleverly arranged and Indignant public opinion. It would attack "to smash" the Hongkong Mahdi be useless looking at such a scandalous than came the words from his Excellency, "squeeze" throughrose-colored spectacles, cold and chilling, "the honorable gentle- or discussing it in that mealy-mouthed man is out of order; please to ilt down. fashion which our contemporaries so Remonstrance followed from the astounded delight in when glossing over the shadier would-be unofficial autocrat, then loss of sides of Imperial policy in regard to our temper, and finally undignified insinuations, greatly vaunted colony; this crushing but still came the courteous but freezing military exaction on a community already reply," the honorable gentleman is out of too heavily overburdened with taxation order; please to sit down.” And the honor-, and borne down with the weight of able gentleman, having no other course open its financial responsibilities, to be properly law in this British colony, and a standing to him, sat down, vowing vengeance. But Landerstood must be shown to the menace to the liberty of the subject, then all these estertaining little episodes, which | world in its true colours, To have the two hapless victims of the "odd-man-bappy ge-lucky turn up of the add an created some excitement as well as amuse- ment in their day, are they not written in local chronicles and enshrined in the memory of the Hon. PHINEAS RYRIE, that ancient tribune of the people, who, during the brief but eventful reign of Sir JAWBONE, had a little adair of his own in
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TRIAL BY JURY IN HONGKONG.
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Ir the palpable and generally recognised miscarriage of justice in the recent Cons- piracy case should lead, as a most probable, to a complete reform of the existing trial by jury system which is such a disgrace to the administration of criminal.
our hard-earned money, which is urgently verdict of the 19th ulto, will not have needed for the numerous public works suffered in vain. Important revolutions acknowledged to be indispensable for the and changes in systems of government or colony's legitimate progress and the health the laws of nations throughout the world's and comfort of its inhabitants, wrung from history have rarely, if ever, been access us to assist in defraying the cost of fully accomplished without the innocent maintaining what are almost exclusively being made to suffer in some way or other,
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Indo-China S. N. Co.'s steamers Tukwe and Taiwo got into difficalties in the vicinity of Hankow recently, their shafts and propellers coming useless. They arrived at Shanghai, however, on the 3rd inst, in tow of the
in the Shanghai Mercury's Tokio correspondent
reports the gospel, the whole gospel, and nothing but the gospel, missionaries should have a real good time of it henceforth in Japan. The cor- out-and-out Christians in it, and that the Pre respondent says the Imperial Diet has sixteen -
sident is a member of the Presbyterian Church! THE notorious murderer and brigand Su Fel Wan who was arrested by Inspector Quincey in house in First Street, after a desperate struggle which the mumle of arevolver wistwice pointed the Chinese Autbesities on the 8th inst, and was at that reslous officer's head, was handed over to mediately taken to Canton in one of the gun- boats. A reward of $10,000 was offeril by the Chinese Government for the head of Su Fei Wan which is sufficient to show that Hongkong is well rid of that burly rufian's society.
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We are la receipt of the Annual report of the
THE U.S. S. Monocacy strived at Chemulpo not too large a sums to enable the successful on the asth ulto.
THE Heppo of Canton, whose term of office recently expired, has baas re-appointed for one year.
SATURDAY'S Gascite contains a notification to the effect that His Excellency the Acting Governor has recognised the Hon. C. P. Chater as in charge of the Slamite Consulate in this colony,' provisionally.
Ar the Regular meeting at the Star of Southern China, Lodge of Canton held on last Saturday evening, Bro, O. Möller was elected W. W for the ensuing year and Bro. S. N. Karanjia, was re-elected Treasurer,
rived LORD LI, eldest som of the Viceroy of Chili, Shanghat on the 19th ultimo en route for Tokio (Japan) where he will assume full charge of Chinese diplomatic affairs at the
· Court of the Mikado,
ANOTHER good soul was "ferried o'er the Styx * outhe 7thiast, when Edward George was called on toparskis checkslo. He had been ailing for some considerable time and had only recently returned frem Japan whither he had gone hoping by the change to regain his health. Mr. George acted here for years as Reuter's Agent and was a well known Égure in Hongkong.
Berlin Foundling Houé which is conducted by the Rev. F. E. W. Hartmana in this colony. The Institution is supported by public subscription and is really deserving of all the ald’ihat can be afforded it. Tha donations for the current year amount to $1,476
carrying on of the Home which now contains some inmates. The superintendent while returning thanks to those who have hitherto supported the institution 10 liberally, hopes that the charitably inclined will remember that it in at this season of the year that funds are most soedel.
We have much pleasure in directing the atten ion of our readers to the cxhibition of high-class' carios now being held at M. W. S. Marton's rooms No. 2 Duddell Street. The collection {comprises many unique and valuable works of · art such a gold lacquer-ware, porcelain, gold and silver inland bronzes, ivory carvings. words, etc., and many other objects of interest and valus. The ivory dragon which is aiz ect long-more or less-with it's moveable scales and joints En ■ veritable dream (of the stakey order) and the bowl with its 3.399 hand- palated batteries is certainly a thing of beauty, and like the baby, should be a joy for ever, lo the man wis gets it.
Tax fifth competition for the subscription cup and range spoons was held on last Saturday after- noon. -Ranges, 500 and 650 yards; saren ahots at each. The attendance was small, there being only thirteen competitors, and the shooting was indifferent, probably owing in a great mansuro to the bad light and poffy wind. The cup was won for the second time by Police Constable A. Watson, with a total scure of 61, including the kandicap allowance of 3 priate; he also won the range spoon at 500 yards with a score of 31. Police Constable Warnock taking the 600 yards spoon with a points. These competitions should become very popular, for, being a handicap, better chances are offered to indifferant shots.
A FIRATICAL attack was made upoń two mission. recently, who were travelling by boat from ay ladies, Mlus Philips and Miss Smithy, Shanghai to Soochow," The attack occurred sear the city of Quênian. The pirates were arited to the teath, made the ladies open their boxes- which they ransacked-eren took the rings off their fingers, slashed at the boatmen who fought pluckily until over powared, and decamped with about $150 worth of goods altogether. The next day the ladies arrived at Soochow, with nerves badly shattered, but able to tell a more thrilling story than could many of the oldest missionaries band were soldier's gallerm. Two district in China, The ladies say that the leader of the magistrates have their headquarters within the walls of Quênsan. The mbbery was committed in the Siayang district of Soochow. A gun-boat. has been sent in pursuit of the pirates,
has consigned two persons severe punishment of imprisonment with hard labour,
by the wai A verdict backed smallest possible majority. The sway of one meant acquital. Now considering the moment. mind only to the opposite side would have ove character of the issue, it must be conceded that there was far too much at stake to be represented by the chance balance opinion. That one opinion in seven man subject min to so heavy a penalty at the sentence implies is a testimony to the precari. ousness of a verdict where a baro, majority decides. But in Hongkong the law (Ord. XI of 1864. Sect. 3.) says bat, save in cases of capital punishment, "Sentence of law aball follow the verdict of the majority. There is no proviso which secures that the majority shall be a substantial one, nor is there may direction that the Judge shall require the jury to retire again to consider the cast in order to arrive at a verdict of a more Tæx jury system in Ceylon does not seem to did not make any attempt to induce the jury to here, says the Singapore Free Press. A corre nearly unanimous asture. Sir James Russell | bu entirely satisfactory aty more than it does express a verdict by more than the minimum spendent writes to the Odirwar? "The principle majority of four to three, but gave effect to that of the jury system is that a man must be tried verdict the following day in the sentence abere by his peers. In a place like Colombo, where mentioned. Now let us look at the Protectorate we have a mass of beterogeneous population, Gse. Here Chief Justice O'Malley receives this system cannot be expected to work very from the Jury a verdict for conviction by, a well. An ordinary Tamilor Malay is prosecuted majuly outside of absolute unanimity. But even posed of Singhalese, Burgers and Eurapeans majority of six to one, being the waximum in the Supreme Court, and there is a jury com- with this evidence of preponderating opinion he In this case what is the choice of the jury return. expresses the desirability of a unanimous verdict, ing a correct verdict Ph. And with equal, if met aiki the Jury to consider the case ; and in the double ferce, how truly this applies to Hong event a unanimous verdict is given. According kong. to Straits S ttlements Ordinance VI. of 1871 10
ALL hopes of the revival of the China tes trade jury majority is recognised of less waight thin five in two. Five to two will, acquit," with or have not been abandoned as we are glad to without the Court's concurrence. Five to two learn from a paragraph is our Shanghai mor- will convict with the Court's concurrence. Fire toning contemporary of theúk Instant, which runs two for conviction, the Court act concurring, will thus The Shanghai Chamber of Commerce IT is barely six weeks, saya the Japan Herald, necessit-ta the re-trial of the case. But Sec. 13 bald a meeting on Thursday for the purpose of slace four papers were started in Japan-ta empowers the Court, at its discretion, to require receiving Mr Pinches, a gentleman who, it is Kobe, Jiyu and Kakka Shimbuna and the he fure, where not unanimus, to retire far understood, is now on his way to Pelding with Chinsel Nippe. The first two are organs of the tion at the Court, sufficient majority, or perhaps take some steps in the direction of improving the areas of the mobility, and the Chivas Nike witter consideration." and thus, to the satisface in view, to inducing the Chinese Government to constitutional radicals, the Rekha being the ananimity, may be obtained in the verdica of the cultivation and preparaties of tea in China. It of the conservatives New it is reported that jury. In the comparison helsen Hangkeng hoped that the Government will be induced to the Telye Karen and Daido Shindus, hava precedure and that in Slogpore, it need hardly favour the introduction of certain improvements amalgamated, while a paper called, the Cokkal. be said that the law of this Colony provides a Which Mr. Fischen has used with success, in (National: Assembly) will be issued from the tisster safeguard against jury miscarriage than Formosa. He left Shanghai for Tiantain yester 37th. It professes to be the Timer of the Orient, and the names of wall-known literary men and exists, or rather do a'r of exlatt Hongkong day.
specialista aru giren as contributors to the paper. INFORMATION has been received as mayslakan, Asther paper called the Toys Shops (Orinatni sot a good enough guarantee for substantial justice, and trial by jury should not be reduced the Straits Timas, stating that Monsieur David News) is advertised to be issued on the rớt of to the level of a mere game of judicial' heads de Mayrena-otherwins known as Marie 1, King December. It will specially text of political and tells. Substantial justice may have been of the Sedangi,- died of the zith, Instant at ↑ and commercial questions in the East, RussA done in both cases, but the accepted four to Kuala Rompin, The actual cause of dantis is and Australia, and will be the organ of the three verdict at Hongkong stands on dublass net known, as, owing to the absence of a doctor, national radical party, prote
not post-mortem examination was held, but igyek since that ill-starred day when Eve ground when contrasted with the Singapore six- again remitted to the jury, into a unanimous elicited at an investigation held by the Collector kick man should most efectually te-one, still farther improved, by the case baing believed to be blood poisoning. The information
"did sat," the problem as to the manner tends to show that the decessed was quite wall on the morning of the fill when he went out subjugate woman, han agitated and pumid
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defence of the right with Mr. Attorney- | Imperial Interens and se which we have so that the martyrdom of the Editor verdict. General O'MALLEY, in which the amiable only a comparatively outside concern is of this journal and his colleague is only assailant of Rupert the Fearless foobly | bad enough'in itself; but when we find | in keeping with many notable precedents. THE Singapore Free Preus of the 1st instabootlog, but Ee had hardly been an hour. away all the peoples of the earth. Theo : SAYAKU broke down in the midst of a hair-raising that this monstrous Imposition means a That full justice will ever be done to the supplements the able leader which wa
when he returned, stating ikat he had been bit. | kas polved is in one way, and the London flourish of legal trumpeta,
ten in the jungle by a blick snake, just above cester is another, but we think the palms must gross and deliberate breach of faith on the men who are still bearing the puribment
The Collector, Mr. Owen, History repeats itself; it repeats itself part of the British Government towards the for an offence of which they are as guilt-reproduced in our last night's (8th Inst.) the left ankle, too often in the ordinary proceedings of Hongkong Administration, and that this less as the omniscient juryman whose issue with the following lucid arguments applied such remedies as is medicine chest our local legislature, and it repeated colony has been saddled with a heavy casting vote decided the verdict, or of the against theiniquitous trial-by-jury system afforded, but it was of so avall, as about
xtinct liself with a very unpleasant flavour military tax foran imaginary protection judge who passed sentence, is beyond all as at present recognised in Hongkong. It hours from the time of the bite life was totally on the tit instant. The Hon. T. H. that is not actually required for any local | hope; nothing the Government can do is
There is some appearance of a disposition to Ma... MAY han forwarded in the result of WHITEHEAD, in proposing certain resolu- purpose, and which, moreover, fias no sufficient to make amends for. the tlons of which he had given notice, tangible existence, so far as the extra indigalties associated with undeferved "try" the recent Hongkong conspiracy case the last Oxford Local Examinations (Hongkong
In the public prass of that Colony. At all events Centre), remarked that he had previously brought soldiers are concerned, except on paper, confinement in a convict prison; but if there appear in an issue of the Telegraph just Sentors who have obtained the title of these proposals forward at the first it becomes too infamous to be tamely justice be impossible, there is every reason to hand a long and well-argued letter by a legal
Associats is Arts pour · meeting held to consider the Esilmates, submitted to. And yet what can we do to believe that vindication, absolute and corespondent which is practicilly a speech forthe when the Acting Colonial Secretary for our own defence against this flagrant overwhelming, may be safely regarded as defence, although of course delivered too late to refused to allow them to be discussed, put injustice Absolutely
Of only a matter of time. And with such defendants the burden of the defence was under- to the vote, or appear in the Select course the official members of Legisla conviction as this one, publicly admitted taken by the senior of the accused, who is not Committee's report. Assuming that the tive Council are not to blame for this it has been convincingly proved already entirely unaccustomed to public speaking in Acting Colonial Secretary, Chairman of latest War Office raid on the local to have been a parody and outrage on the Courts of Justice his own counsel. And the Select Committee appointed to deal with Exchequer, they are mere automatons so-called palladium of British liberty, a generally it appears to be admitted that the the Estimates, was justified in ruling that at the beck and call of the Governor, who speedy roform of our ridiculous jury system old saw that gives expression to the rule about Mr. WHITEHEAD could not bring up such equally under the thumb of the Secretary is inevitable. The subjectis one of such vital the man who is his own client, has hitherto resolutions in Committee, we are never- of State for the Colonies, and are bound Interest to the whole community, whose con- Apart from the Contention of the writes that the found a consistent exception in this instance, theless unable to understand on what to voto exactly as instructed without fidence in Hongkong justice has lately been verdict, was against the weight of evidence and grounds the latter could possibly be held to reference to their own opinions, thus shaken to the very foundations, that its contrary, to the summing up of the Judge, the be out of order when, in introducing his making the proceedings in Council here a practical consideration by the Government chief polpt insisted on is the nature of the verdlef resolutions to the Council, he gave a contemptible farce. The Acting Governor | can scarcely be delayed; the liberty of the as that of the minimuma majority. Upon the plain and simple explanation of the has, as customary, promised to forward subject should be the first question with disadvantage of this a very decided opinion his previous proceedings in regard to them. the protest of the unofficial members to the Legislature as it is in the Law Courts, been already expressed here and it is in STC His Excellency the Acting Governor Lord Krurarons, together with his own Reserving our own views and commenta actively going on th Hongkong over the result way desirable that a portion of the discussten io evidently thought otherwise, as he not only views on the subject; but his Excellency for a special, editorial, we cannot do of the trin, should be Blancied to that would.epat explicitly stated that Mr. Waizsnian was might just as well save himself the trouble, better, In Introducing this important i is the case,mike, unreliability of verdicts for
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be awarded to the descendants of fan, or M least to that representative of the race who appeared before Mr. Wodehouse at the Folios most crually ill-treated his wife at Yaw-ma-ti the Court this morning ((th inst) charged with having other day. It appears the couple had been bat a short time married, and not being able to agron like the proverbial doves the grew tired, and want to live in one of the many" gilded halls" that fourish in Wanobale *Hubby on learning the whereabouts of kila fallklens one proceeded to the house in question, and after paying the mistress thereof the sum of sight ahekala of silver was allowed to take the Woman away. Upon reaching house ke pros ceeded to read the riot act” and this is kow he is reported to have done it Blading the unfortunate creature hand and foot be canse masond te apply berairg "foss" micka to ber back, thighs at until the woman was badly Injured. Her mother hisring of it, reported the matter to the police who had the man arrestad and the woman' removed to the Government Civil Hospital. When", arrested, the prisones stated what he had done was only 4: Chinese customs, but this morning he told the Magistrate that after having bad a quarral with his wile she had inflicted. tie, burns on herself Dector Atkinson of the Cityemment Hospital (where the womiss now la watifed that the patient was suffering from a number of very painful," "burns en differant parts of bar body, The tilt wit