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sentations which appear, not to use any harsher term, to have been based on a
most uncertain foundation. A few weeks after the Company first commenced opera- tions the success was reported to be so astonishing that in a very short space of time the shares were quoted in the local. market at from four to five hundred per cent. premium, and it is almost superfluous to say that the golden opportunity was not lost of making hay, while the sun was
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THE SILVER QUESTION.
LONDON, December 20th. It is dubted whether the U. S. House of Representatives will agree to any sliver law during the present session,
WE are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co) that the China Shippers' Maal S. N. Co.'s steamer Pinguey, from Antwerp and Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the. 1st inst, and may be expected on or about the 28th.
The following items are taken from the London and China Express of the 21st ulio.!—
GREAT SNOW STORM.
A retired Russian general named Siliveskoff, There has been a great fall of snow in the who was one lime the chief of the third section" of the St. Petersburg police, was sho United Kingdom.
in his apartments at the Hotel de Bade, Paris,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
A CRICKET match the Navy versas the Singapore team, will be commenced at 11. to-morrow. To will be provided in the Pavillon.
AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 3.30 for 9 o'clock
on the 18th Inst.
A noisy scene was witnessed in the French Chamber of Deputies on the 18th last., when M. Laur asked leave to address an Interpellation to the Minister of Finance on the subject of the recest loan to the Bank of England, M. Laur was subsequently suspended.
The Orient liner Lusitania, which has arrived at Plymouth, brought news of a distressing suicide by one of her passengers in the Red Sea. Misa B. M'Knight who embarked at Melbourne and was coming to England with the intention of
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COAST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.
THE F. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, with mails, &c, from San Francisco to the 29th ulto. via Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow
THE adjourned magisterial inquiry into the Namos piracy case which was to have been med to-day, was postponed unti Saturday morning next alten o'clock, to await the arrival of the steam r Namen..
depressed in spirits, and when the vessel had been a week or two at sea the lady was heard more than once expressing her regret that she bad consented to the match. When the Lusitania was between Perim and Sues, at half-past ten on the night of Nov. 3.. Miss M'Knight suddenly broke off an apparently pleasant conversation with some ofher fellow passengers, mounted the rail, and leapt into the sea. The ship was stop- ped and a boat lowered; but though the search was continued for a couple of hours, nothing was seen of the young lady. It is believed she was snapped up by a shark.
By advices from Brisbane it appears probable that one of the Australian directions will shortly visit Singapore, en rouss to the Raub mine.
A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. sas, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zelland Street, on Saturday, the 27th init., at 8 for 8.30 pm. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
fessions, of late years, has been remarkable THE Mogress that has been made in all pra, indeed, but médical science has left all others far behind, if a correspondent who writes to the Times of Ceylon can be accepted as an authority. He says:"A post-mortem examination was made by Dr. J. Carbery, and from what tran. spired, the murder appears to have been the result of jealousy!"
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THE "NAMOA" PIRACY AFFAIR,
THE NAVAL AUTHORITIES TO BLAME. At the meeting of the Legislative Counci yesterday his Excellency the Acting GovernaĘ in reply to a question put by Mr. T. H, White- head, gave the following reasons for the delgy in the despatch of a British gunboat to the scene of the piratical and murderous «llack upon the His Excellency--I think, inasmuch as if any steamship Namon on the 'h instant one is responsible for what took place in regard to this matter, it is myself, it will be more antifactory for me to at orce answer the hon. member's question than to wait till after the Arrival of the Governor. I will therefore state shortly the facts as to what took place fh so far as I am concerned in relation to this matter. About ten o'clock on the morning of the ith THE Secretary of the Balmoral Gold Mining Inst. Commodore Church came to see me and Company, Limited, received the following informed me of what had taken place. At that telegram from the Company's agent at 4 pm. time I had rceived no efficial report from any to-day--Sydney, 3rd December, a.38 p.m.one, nor bad the matter been in any way officially "The three tons of pyrites have aroduced brought in my notice. The Commodore told 60 cas. 16 dwts, of gold; nothing wil now be me what had been related to him, and I then done until after the holidays." This refers to suggested that it might be desirable to send s gunboat to the scene of the, piracy. The the three tons of pyrites from the crushing, Commodore expressed his willingness to do so reported by telegram on the 16th inst.
and I told him that before sending a gur boat it would be well ifI could see Mr. Mcl.eavy Brown,' AN Egyptian serthe, recently unearthed, is who probably knew the Incality well and would exhibited among the antiquities in the private be able to give me valuable formation. I museum of Mr. Flinders Petrie In London. sent to Mr. McLeavy Brown, and he very kindir The shaft of the instrument is wood, support came to see me in half on hour's time. "I told ing a row of flint saws which are securely ce-him what the Commodore had mentioned to mented into it. This discovery will set at rest me, which facts had come to his knowledge the speculations which have been made as to previously. He agreed with me that it would how the crops of the land were gathered in the be desirable for a gunboat to go and said that flint and early copper age. It has long been be would ask Captain Stewart to accompany suspected that such an instrument on Mr. Petrie the gunboat, if such would be agreeable la has brought to light was used, but there was no Commodore Church. Captain Stewart, I mey direct evidence.
mention, is captain of the Koipan, a revenue cruiser. I wrote to the Commodore and told A GOVERNMENT GAERITE Extraordinary, insued | him of the offer of Mr. McLeavy Brown, and late this evening, announces that his Excellency that Mr. McLeavy Brown would request Captain Sir G. William Des Vaux KCMG. has Stewart to communicate with him, in order that' resumed the duties of Governor and Commander he might go with the gunboal if such was con in-Chief of this Colony. Mr.F. Fleming returns to sidered desirable. This was about IT o'clock, the Colonial Secretary's effice, Mr. W. M. Deane for Mr. McLeavy Brown came to me shortly resumes the office of Caplain-Superintendent of after the Commodore had left. During the.. Police, his unofficial seats on the Executive and course of the afternoon I received information Legislative Councile and the Vice-Presidency by letter from the Commodore that the Linnet of the Sanitary Board, and Major-General would leave early the next morning. I did Gordon becomes Superintendent of the Gaol, not consider it necessary to request Commodore It is also announced that Mr. J. H. Stewart Church to send gunboat at any particular
at its Zenith, by the original promoters business prospects of the Tramway Com- of the concern. pany are concerned, there has been no appreciable change from the day it was started up till now. Reliance was placed for a steady income from permanent residents in the Peak districts, and we ters were chiefly based on this, source of revenue, the outside traffic frem casual visitors being necessarily à changeable and uncertain element. So far as we can learn there has not been such a great diminution of the number of hill residents as to transform a. prospective profit into what can only be regarded as rather
Tax Shanghai Mercury hears that Lord Salis serious loss, so it would' appear that a mistake was originally made in drawing out bury has accepted Mr. P. J. Hughes's resignation, and that he will probably leave Shanghai about a prospective balance sheet. That there March next. The promotion of Mr. Chaloner has been for the past year a great falling Alabaster, of Canton, appears to be nigh. off in the casual visitors" traffic cannot
MR.. OR LOWSKI, inte Russian representative at be doubled, but for this drawback there Nagasaki, has been appointed H. 1. R. M' are intelligble causes, and there is every Consul at Shanghai, The new Consul will reason to suppose that a substantial im-ays the Shanghat Mercury, son duty in
The Model Settlement fn the month of March. provement in this respect in the near future
WE are asked to state that the next meeting of may be relied on with some confidence.
the British Mercantile Marine Officers' Associa The gross receipts for the twelve months tion will be held at College Chambers, the new total $25,203.20, which at first sight seems meeting room, on Saturday, the 3rd of January, a fairly large return for the Company's 1891. The President will take the Chair and in trouble. The bank was besirged all day by Lockhart resumes the'office of Registrar General, time, 'I'considered that
review the work of the Association during the year 1890.
A New York telegram says:-The failure of Mersrs. Barker Brothers and Company, the well-known firm of bankers and brokers in Philadelphia, was announced yesterday, and depressed the Exchange in this city. The liabilities are estimated at $3,000,000. Our readers will probably remember that Me. Wharton Baiker was largely instrumental in despatching the celebrated Count Mildewicz to China in the hope of getting large rallway and financial concessions. A rumour, which was afterwards proved to be buseless, was started yesterday that the Citizens Saving Bank of New York, whose depositors are of the porer classes, largely consisting of Hebrews, Pales and Germans, Was an excited sad impatient crowd, who finally became so riotous that the police bad lo he called out, The excitement was, however, entirely needless, as all the applicants were paid. The bank has a large surplus.
Two earring snatchers who were caught yesterday whist practising their profession in
A series of frauds and forgeries on an immense Lyndhurst Terrace, were sentenced at the Police Court this morning, by Mr. Wise, to the well-scale, committed by a junior partner in a New merited term of Eve months imprisonment. York brokerage firm of high standing, has been They likewise receive a dosen strokes across brought to light. The culprit has been arrested, the breech on the first and last days of their and has confessed his guilt. His dishonesty has pilgrimage.__________
forced the firm to make an assignment of their property for the benefit of their creditors. It appears that the prisoner has committed over seventy forgeries amounting in the aggregate to $350,000 and covering a period of six years. The fraud was discovered by accident by one of the firm's clerks. The prisoner says he used the money which he obtained by his forgerles to repay customers who lost money through his suggestions. In 1884 or thereabouts he began his misdoings. His plan was to buy stock of seven, eight, and nine dollar shares, and by adding to the number and to the words indicating the value a cypher and a "y" respectively, to raise the valus to seventy, eighty, and ninety dollars. These forged certificates be deposited with the firm as a private account, thus making his partnera responsible.
We are requested by the Rev. Mr. Hartmann 10 announce, that there will be a Liturgical service in the German Bethesda Chapel on the 24th inst, at 5pm. after which the inmates of the Berlin Founding House are to be entertained by the lighting of a Christmas-tree, the distri bution of presents, etc. On Christmas and New Year's day a service will also be conducted at the same place commencing at 10 a.m,
Taz Band of the 1st Argyll and Sutherland High- landers. will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess this evening, commencing
at 745 p.m.3***
Örsitare.........."Idomeneo"
Corble. Volso..........."Santiago". .................. Selection" Robert Bruce "...Bonalweg. Sarmada"Quand tu Charts Gounod, Fantasia."Yale-Tide "
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. small capital; but when it is found that almost the whole of this is eaten up by working expenses which aggregate $24,170.21 and leave a nominal net profit of only $1,032.99 the evident conclusion to be arrived at is that someone has blundered grievously in estimating the percentage of cost of up-keep to the probable gross profits. That this is so is further indicated by the fact, that against a net profit (so-called) of $1,032.99 there is what is actually a set-off of no less than $8,324.23 for repairs to the line, necessitated by a landslip in May of last year, which has been dealt with as an asset and placed to Suspense a/c instead of to the debit of Working a/c. Whether or not an appreciable reduction in working expenses can be made practicable is a matter for the consideration of those immmediately interested, and no doubt: the shareholders, with the detailed Items for their guidance and a thorough THAT popular and gallant officer, Colonel D, G, FOR COAST PORTS, Waten are packed and acquaintance with the requirements of Anderson, who was placed on half-pay from the placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the traffic, are in a position to arrive Narthamptonshire Regiment in April last, on the thefull amount allowed for Packages and Empties
at some definite decision. An efficient completion of his six years as a regimental when received in good order.
beutenant-colonel, has now (says the Straits Counterfoll Order Books supplied on applica-staff is a sine gud non for an enterprise of Times) accepted retired pay. Colonel Anderson this kind, and it is always false is fifty-one, so that he could have remained, on the score of age, for seven year longer, but that economy to under-pay capable employés would hardly have been suficient to have en- but nevertheless an outlay of over $11,000 sured his promotion to the rank of major-general, per annum for salaries and wages, or a THERE WAS A very large attendance at V. R. C. monthly average of about $920, certainly gymnasium last night to witness the boxing and does seem very heavy. The General gymnastic competitions, of which a good deal has Managers' commission of $1,259,26-five lately been heard. As it was rumored that there were at least two embryonic Jacksons coming to per cent on the gross receipts is a the fore, a good deal of interest centered in the considerable item, and under the circum-boxing exhibitions, but with our characteristic regard for truth, we must admit that neither of stances. 8850 for fees to the members the "dark ones" possessed enough science to The second part of the of a Consulting Committee and one keep himself warm. Auditor will probably be considered programme is to be carried out this evening. excessive. It is difficult to estimate $500 and costs was the result of an action brought Charges account (84,112.12), Coals and against Po Acbo, contractor, in the Summary Stores (3,745,34), and Maintenance and Court yesterday, by the relatives of a tin-smith who was killed by the failing in of a wall at the Repairs ($2,591.20), but we do not hesitate back of the Civil Hospital two months ago, piled up about 40 tons, of earth. Mr. Hastings rates, for what is really a public benefit, of Messrs. Watton and Deacon's office appeared to say that an impost of 8906 as Police against which the contractor's employds had is scandalously exorbitant, and ought to for the plaintiff and Mr. Brushfield, instructed be made the subject of special representa: by Mr. Rodyk, was for the defence. The cab was beard before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Puiane Judge, and a special jury,
tion.
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THE regular meeting of Lodge Victoria," No. 1,025, CC, was held last evening in the Free Masons Hall, Zetland Street, when Wor. Bra 1. M'Leaver Brown was installed in the Chalt by the District Grand Master, Right Wor. Bro. C. P. Chater, and the Dutrict Grand Lodge officer. The following officers were invested by
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Dyer Bill.Janlor Warden Wer. Bro, Ray ........... Treasurer A. O'D. Gourdin...Secretary
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The General Managers and Committee- have been advised that the Company has a good case to legally recover the outlay caused by the land lip in May, 1889; but owing to lack of available funds and the uneridinty of the law, they cannot recam. mend that a suft be proceeded with, Such a recommendation as this may well astonish both shareholders and the general public, especially as one of the members of the Consulting Committee is a solicitor practising In the colony; but likely enough it is sound advice. Success or failure on who the would greatly depend
Tux first class screw guzkoat Peacock arrived Company made defendant in the suit at Singapore on the 15th instant from Penang We think a wise policy has been Colombo and the Cape. She has been despatched followed In not holding out any bright the Affine, now on her way home to be paid hope as to future prospects, although out of commission. The Mutine left Penang on In our opinion better times are in store. the same day (13th) the Peacock arrived, and the vessels passed each other rot far from that port Last summer was a very unfavorable one The Panrack is fitted with the latest improve for the Peak generally, and as the Peak ments, and has electric search-lights. Herengines Hotel was closed there was really very are triple expansions of 1,200 horse-power, from Barrow-in-Fumess, and shefi capable of going at THE recently published Report and its inducement to take visitors "top-side." aspeed of 13knots. The Prateek, which is a sister Statement of Accounts of the Hongkong Next season will probably show better ship to the Pigion and others, is a composite High-level Tramway Company, Limited, results, and the opening of the two new Length, 190 feet; breath 39 E, and draft of for the year ended the oth November hotels and reduced house rents in the water, 13 ft. Her armament consists of six in and two 2-barrel ditto, s iz. The ship's comple last, show results that cannot but be higher levels cannot fail to prove advan. B. L. gun; two 4-barrel Nordenfelts, 45 Inj considered depressingly unsatisfactory, tagens, However, we would strongly ment number 75, all told and the following are And these results must be greatly intensi urge the Consulting Committee to give the the officers: Commander F. Rich Lost master Murray Surgeon J. M. Faice; Engineer Gied to bond fide shareholders, who invested reduced-fare principle a reasonable trial Fester; Sub-Lieut. Fanshawe; Assist, Pay- their money, in what appeared on the at the first favorable opportunity. Present 1.Agnew and Gunner C, Francis, Commander surface to be one of the most useful and rates are simply exorbitant, and in an Ingram, who came out per P. & O. S. S. Neat on what appears to be the last trip of that vessal, legitimate Industrial enterprises that had enterprise of this sort popular prices are relleves Commander Rich to-day, she lifter
going home co premotion, avér best started in Hongkong, on repro- | the secret of success,
The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DICEMBER 23, 1890.
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A Mitchelstown telegram states that it is arranged to expend £700 on the erection of the Mandevilleand Mitchelstown Martyrs! Memorial. Mr. John Russell Young, the well-known Journalist and late United States Minister to China, was married on the evening of the 18th inst. to Mrs. Mary D. Davids, of Philadelphia. Mr. Young, says a Dalziel's telegram, was very at the time, and the ceremony was performed in his bedroom. It will be remembered that Mr. Young went round the world with General Grant, and subsequently wrote a book on the travels of the ex-President, entitled "Around the
World with General Grant,"
We are sorry to note from our Shanghal exchanges, that Miss Gracie Plaisted's company bas come to a sudden and most unexpected end. They played to very good business during the first week of their season in Shanghai and were looking forward to a lengthened stay there, when the split occurred. The origin of the trouble apparently, was that some raembers of the com- pany were making demands on the management which were manifestly unfair and were rejected in consequence. This comes as a surprise for it was generally acknowledged that the leaser lights of the show "those who struck-were both liberally and regularly paid. Miu Plaisted and Mr. Harding, however, are now being assisted by the leading amateurs in Shanghai, and are giving selections from their best operas..
The
Chat Justice Lilley, of Queensland, writes to a Brisbane paper to complain that his name has been placed without his permission on members' list of the "English National Conser vative Club." The democratic Judge strongly objects to this "Imperialistic kidnapping," an he style it, this association of the Republican Lilley with the Monarchical Primrose, and imagines that this incult to him and his principles has come from the hands of some returned" Australian cad, for the purpose of convicting him of incon- sistency and discrediting Australian democracy,or the judge himself, by a false pretence of expul sion under the Club's roth tule for "conduct in
mattes for the naval authorities, and if I am to blame to any extent it is that I did not request the naval authorities to send the Linned at any particular time. That did not strike me as being a part of my duty. I thought the request that the gunboat should go at a particular hour was a matter rather for the naval authorities than myself. Why the Zinner did not go until next morning I can not take upon myself to say, but I have spoken to Commodore Church since on the subject, and his impression was that the particular object in sending the gunboat was rather to obtain inforsion than with any idea at that period of being able to do anything in the way of securing any of the pirates. It must be. borne in mind that the Namos came in at eight o'clock that morning, that what had taken place took place about one o'clock the previous day, and that therefore if any of the pirates had landed at that particular spot where the Linnet made for, they would probably have got away before the Linnet's arrival. I believe that that was one fact which influenced Commodore gunboat Church in not having despatched sooner. There may have been another fact," and I believe there was, which was, that Com- modore Church thought that by going up the const in daylight, the boat might prove more useful than fahe started during the course of the afternoon, when darkness would have come on them very soon after starting. These are the circumstances connected with what took place on that day, and as I have already mentioned I saw Commodore Church about ten o'clock in the morning, I saw Mr. McLeavy Brown about half an hour afterwards, and I then expressed the desire that a gunboat should be sent. It bas been suggested that in addition to the gunboat having been sent, it might have been possible for the Government to have sent one of their own steamers, namely the Fame. I candidly admit that on that particular day it did not would be far better for a gunboat to go than occur to me to send the Fame, and I thought it. for a colonial steamer; but a few days after- wards when more information was received in connection with the whereabouts of these pirates, It did strike me that it might be possible, to send off the Fame in a short lime. Accordingly I directed steps to be taken to ascertain if she could be sent off The Colonial Secretary, how ever, very properly brought to my rotice the was abandoned. The reason of this was that some twenty-two years aga this very Fame At the adjourned Criminal. Sessions this was sent on a similar expedition, and the sherning Tsang Alf was indicted with the wilful Secretary of State wrote a despatch complain- harder of Chun Kum Hi on the 27th ultimo, ing that such a thing had been done. I will read you some extracts from the correspondence Mr. E. J. Ackroyd (Acting Attorney-General) prosecuted and Mr. Phillippo, instructed by Mr that took place. The correspondence was for warded in a despatch from the Colonial Office Massop, defended.// The following jury was dated October aand, 1768. It is a formal sworn in -Meurs! W. J. Greason, M. Rieth despatch, and the Secretary of State does not C. H. Kew, C. F. Grossman, E. Jones Hughes, make any comment on the matter. He R. T. Wright and J. Olsen,
apparition to the fundamental political principle upon which the club has been established," The Judge has requested his associate to inform the club that "I have never applied for mernber abip with them, nor authorised anyone to apply on my behalf; that I am not a Conservative, and certainly not an English Coninvative, but an
absolute independence of his country, under no Australian Nationalist who believes in the future crown or coronet, but under a government of her people, by her people, and for her people."
SUPREME COURT.
Two important billiard matches were brought to a close in London on the 18th inst. In a 12,000 up spot-barred match between J. Roberts and H. Coles, who was conceded 5,000 start, the former won by 457 points; and T. Taylor gained an exsy victory over Hugh M'Nell, beating him by 1,165 polats la an 8,000 up spot-barred match In regard to the Chefos Telegraph Convention, instructions have been forwarded by the British Government to H.M.'s Minister at Peking to (Bifors Mr. Fulding Clarks, Puisme Fudge). difficulty in sending the Fame, and that iden suspend any further action in the matter, and the case is, therefore, now in abeyance.
M Bribie, Resident Supérieur in Tougking, has received orders to return to his post, sad will leave Marseilles on Dec 18th.
At a meeting of the Edinburgh Town Council on the 18th Inst. Dean of Goild Miller and Baille Tumball, two Liberal Unionists, tabled a motion suggesting a reference to the Lord Provost's Committes to consider and report whether the name of Charles Stewart Parnell, M.P., should not be withdrawn from the Burgess Roll of the city of Edinburgh. The Intimation was receiveḍ with silence,
The Queen has approved the following appointments in connection with the celebration of the Postal Jubilee -Mr. Herbert Joyce, Third Secretary of the Post-Office, to be CB., and Edward Hugh Rea and Mr. John Cameron Lamb, Asistant-Secretaries, each to be C.M.G. The Queen has approved of Captain N. W. du Boulay, R.A., being appointed to the staff at Hongkong, in place of Major Fletcher, RA, whomitted.. has resigned,
The Queen has approved of Colonel Macdon. nell, R.A., being appointed to command the Royal Artillery at Hongkong, in place of Colonel Craster, about to be relied.
An Admiralty order has been received at Sheernes directing the third-class cruiser Mahawk sister ship to the Serpent, to be commissioned on December 16 for service on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa station in the place of the Sardof. The Mohawk is to relieve the Archer, another cruiser of the same class, which is la be trans-
ferred to the China stallen for the completion of ber first term of foreign service.
The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty Sub-Lientenants H. W. erant, to the Raffler, for navigating duties, to date Nov. 24; T T Shelford, to the Rattler, audated; Engfuser FW. Austin, to the Raffler, to date Nov. 24; Surgeon L. Bidwell, to the to Hongkong Hospital; C. Dickenson, to the Raffler, to date Nov. 14: Surgeons W, Eames, Victor Emanuel; W. Parker, to the Leander CJ. S. Kehull, to the Lint; all to
date Nov. 19.
Captain Edmund S. Poë. R.N., who goes out to China ag captaiato Sir Frederick Richards in the Imperieurs entered the navy in December. At a general meeting of the Singapore Gas 1861. Company (Limited), held on the Igth fast, at the Cannon-streat Hotel, Mr. R. S. Foreman in the chair, the report of the directors was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per samup) was approved,
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
QUILTY OF MURDIA.
Gross-examined-The prisoner was her cousin, and he found fault with her because the deceased brought medicine into her mom while she was lying ill suffering from a bum! foot. Her daughter upset a lamp over her feet, and it burnt off the skin not ouly, of one fect bui part of the leg, as well. The prisoner was her Clansman and as such it would be his duty to look after her. during the incarceration of the husband.
Mac Awal said her husband had been in enclosed in the first place a letter from the Minister at Feking, addressed to Lord Stanley, Victoria Gaol for about 7 years and during that | The Minister at Peking mys, "I have seen time she kept a boarding house in Second copy of a despatch received from Her Chum Kum Hi and Tsing All had Majesty's Consul at Can'on relating to an ex- Street, been boarders in her house for about the peditlan by the Police into Chinese territory, ycare, About 7 o'clock m. on the altime she beard her daughter, child of and I quite agree with the expressions in re- ference to this matter.".I have to inform you 10 years of age, cry out illa lifa 15 and
that a copy of the despatch has been sent to the skortly afterwards she was informed that Foreign Offas for consideration." Refering ta the prisoner had slafo Chun Kum the notice of the cecurrence which appested in with an axe. Her daughter saw the act on the China Mall Her Majesty's Consul at Canton says, "I am of course not in a position to verify the truth of this newspaper statement, having no authority to question the Colonial Government on the subject, but I think it right to bring the matter to your notice, as it beare prima facie evidence of being correct. Possibly, the Hong, kong Government ay have communicated with the Chiciese Magistrate in Kowloon and ebisined sonie, sanction for the proceeding, but if no such authority was obtained it is dhe fraught with danger to our amicable relations with the Chinese Government, a clear invasion of interostign=) rights and calculated to weaken the right to appeal to the Chinese Government foredress under similarcircumstances, helstelevyirgofthe salt "gabelle" in British waters being an instance, Under any circumstances the employment of Co lonial Poles beyond the colour, and parrilarly 03 services pertaining strictly to Her Majesty squadron, is certainly not qu'horised by any existing treaty or regulation, and may-frad to serious difficulties and complications. Situated as Hongkong is on the shore of the southern part of the Chinese Empire great care and dis cretion should be exercisedin respect to internas tional relations, and de justi militu. can ha best
Chun Afun, daughter of the last-witness, sald she saw prisoner kill the deceased with the are produced in Court. He bolted, and the pursued him into the next s'reet. She next saw the prisoner at the Police Courten
Dr. Atkinson gave evidence as to the nature of the wound foflicted on the deceased, and stated that he died in the Civil Hospital about 6.30 p.m. on the 17th of last month. Kong Sad Tal a servant corroborated.
Several witnesses examined for the defence the deceased and the prisoner on accounted stated that there had been feeling between of the suspected intimacy of the former with the proprietress of the house icl
The jury unanimously found the prisongs guilty of wilful murder,
arrived by the British and Chinese authorities
keeping strictly within their respective juriadia, tions." I will read the extract from the China The judge then formally sentenced the prisoner Mall bich gave rise to this question. It is is to death as follows:-The sentence of the Court the Issue of the ras July, 1863, and states on you Teang All'is that you be taken to theThe steamer Fame left this part, we under place whence Jog Came and thence to the place stand, yesterday, having on board a six-pounder, of execution, and that you be there tanked by gun, Capain Superintendent Deane, Inspector the neck until you be dead and that your body Daly, and several policemen, with the be burried at such place as his Excellency the object, as (alleged of searching Min Bay Governor shall direct, and mir to Load hire and the sighbourhood for piratical junk
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