N°.
No. 2743
-BIRTHS.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
1949021T
The Hongkong Telegraph.
At No. 4, Bellllos Terrace, on the 11th inst.,
the wife of CHARLES MOONLY, of a zon.
At No. 1, Albany, on the roth" last, the wife of J. S. JUDAH, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
At Hongkong, on Saturday, the roth January, 1891, by the Rev. G. H. Bonddeld, GEORGE SHEPHERD of Salgos, to HELEN MCLENNAN, of
Inverness.
he trong hong
Telegraph.
fair fems, which, we doubt not will in good time be accomplished as thoroughly and completely as even the most exacting of official sceptics could desire. We need only say that the baseless verdict of the four jurors will be made as clear as day In the Supreme Court and afterwards, we doubt not, publicly admitted by the Government; and that the question of the fairness or otherwise of the Chief Justice's harsh sentence of six months imprisonment with hard labour on two men of whose innocence he could not possibly, and from his summing up, evidently did not, have the slightest doubt, is at present a matter between Sir JAMES RUSSELL and his own
conscience.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1891.
right of appeal from a magistrate's In spite of the fact that the prisoner is (c) decision was established so that no person's a woman, and notwithstanding the strong liberty should be at the arbitrary disposal sentiment that exists against capital of any one man however legally qualified; punishment in general, and more especially and yet in the Supreme Court we find that in the case of women in a land so highly a single juror, who is scarcely likely to civilised 28 England, rigorously carries have the legal acumen or general out the sentence of the Court, The Hong Intelligence of any ordinary magistrate, kong Government, in spite of the fact that has the absolute power to turn the scale the Chinaman gloried (sic) in his, deed, between acquittal and conviction. When and notwithstanding the strong sentiment the Conspiracy case was brought up at that exists in favor of capital punishment the Police Court, the magistrate (Mr. as necessary in a colony of which four-fifths A. G. WISE), gave as his reason for of the population are semi-barbarous, committing it for trial that it would be commutes the sentence to one of imprison more satisfactory to the defendants to be ment and calls its weakness and incapacity vindicated by the decision of twelve men mercy, Mercy! Instead of society being than by the opinion of one; but his Worship rid of a dangerous man, the man is forgot that the juries are not composed of to be half-starved and brutalised in an twelve men in Hongkong and that a already too crowded gaol for a period of verdict need not necessarily be arrived at fifteen years and then cast adrift, ten fold, by a unanimous vote; nor could be foresee more the child of Hell, than he was before pipa on that eventually the issue would actually And that is mercy f resolve itself into the bare decision of one No, friend "JUSTICE"-that, by the way, irresponsible juryman. Can it be doubted is the critic's most inappropriate 'allas that any defendant would fifty times rather the picture you have drawn' does not trust to the judgment of an impartial represent that white-robed Mercy which, magistrate and experienced lawyer like as SHAKESPERE tells us, droppeth as the Mr. A. G. WISE than have his good name gentle rain from heaven; it is a compound and personal liberty at the disposal of a of superficial falsehood, gross exaggera- probably prejudiced and incompetent jury:tion, and underbred, brutal ignorances It man, who, as in this particular trial which is the black venom of a narrow-minded a very bigot who doesn't even have the decency to the Chief Justice stated was dificult case, wilfully ignored the Judge's be honest in his degrading. lust, for human plain directions. Considere disable uitbread And where is the alleged similarity of Appeal is considered desirable in of detail between the slaying of Guur England where a jury of twelve have to Ku Har in Hongkong and the fearful
SIX, DOLLARS PER QUARTER
MSSRS, Hopkins, Dunn & Co. put the Austro- Hungarian steamet tushin Marn up to auction at Shanghai on the 8th Inst. for the third time.
was knocked down to Mr. H. F. Reynell, Kate, her original owner, for Tit. 17.000. MR. T. C. Bring, who has taken the principal part in the reconstruction of Messrs. Baring Bros. & Coard has receped unlimited ability in the a company, left the old firm about a year ago because of his disapproval of the Argentine
vestures.
attack may be a matter of doubt, but A WEAK ming sinks under prosperity, as well as case the question-one under adversity. A strong and deep-ona has in any which the Government authorities must highest tides when the moon is at the full
and when there is no moon. effectually deal with as early as possible. Mr. ELDRIDGE's views as to measures of prevention are almost identical with the suggestions made in these columns some weeks since. He considers that all passengers luggage should be thoroughly examined before being shipped, as is done at all the Treaty Ports of China by the Imperial Maritime Customs, and suggests that this examination should be conducted under the direction and control of the local Government Chinese 'passengers ought. to be carefully searched, and all arms nun Shanéhni evening comtemparkys repara combustibles strictly hit since the burning of the steamer Shanghai pr dangerous prohibited from being taken on board live consiences of cargy for the river, parts These duties, In this expert's opinion,hve been rushing to the rest Insurance &ffices could riot he efficiently performed by the insure all sorts of goods. It's no wind that ec. Good for the fantance companies! Big regular officers of any vessel, who have diva in store next June.. their own particular duties to attend to, and he, therefore considers that examination sheds should be established at each wharf Im the colony and placed in charge of employes of the Government. His reason dem de one hundred thousand pounds, exclu for saddling the Government with this sive of the year's crop the prof's of which are responsibility is a rather curious one mughly put down at fifty thousand dillars, namely, that if the proposed examination The Emperor of Janke has sanctioned the B01 of Ghinese, passengers and their baggage passed by the Thiet for the noning of additional were adopted and put into operation by harbours for export ourprses and has also only one shipping company or firm, a need that Kushiro, will be among the number,Progress is evidently the order of the good deal of adlum would attach to a with the powers that he in the kind of the that firm or company, and unless the Rising Sup whole of the shipping firms and companies agreed to combine in these: preventive
Fumour has it, says the Pinang Gavelis, that
op de Hom in so'd off his tobacco estates in Sumatra fer the handseme sum of one million
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1891.
TRIAL BY JURY IN HONGKONG.
In returning to the subject of our conten tion that a better safeguard to personal Ix commenting in our columns-a-fow liberty than now exists is urgently required weeks ago on the notorious so-called in Hongkong, we submit that the verdict "Conspiracy" case, a legal correspondent, In the Conspiracy case is in itself an after conclusively demonstrating the die- unanswerable argument in favor of a graceful Injustice of the verdict arrived at radical change in a dangerous jury by the "odd-man" majority of four jurors system. It is not very creditable to the against three which resulted in the con- administration of justice in our criminal viction and imprisonment of two innocent courts that the liberty of the subject, with men, gave emphatic expression to the all the inevitable attendant degredation and opinion that Court of Appeal for suffering of a conviction, should rest on Criminal Cates was badly wanted in this such a fickle and unreliable test as the colony. In that opinion we heartily con- casting vote of a single man, and without cur, as the necessity for some adequate any right of appeal. That all Hongkong change in a system which places, without jurors are not blessed with the wisdom right" of appeal, the liberty of the subject and judgment of SOLOMON we have good at the mercy of a single unit in a jury that grounds for knowing, and there is only is rarely free from personal prejudices, too much reason to fear that the list of and in the hands of a judge who, after † totally guiltless persons now doing penance be unanimous, how much more must it be murder of Mrs. Hoco and her little measures, those who insisted on what no accidentally shooting a native during'n house-- practically directing an acquittal, may in Victoria Gaol is not limited to the two desirable in this colony with Its add-man daughter PHanz in London? Jealousy, or doubt will be considered as inconveniences bost trip is obtainable, and it is probable that
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The W. C. Daily News, says that no corrobora- tion of the Alleged arrest of foreigners for
consider it his duty to set aside his own convictions, his express legal, knowledge and judicial privileges, sacrlace justice to mere form by adhering to the lifeless letter of the law while rejecting its spirit, was Instances of men summoned to act as of forming a Court of Appeal in crimina! MARY-ELEANOR WHEELER, better known strike Mr. Elvaivor, and it is not apparent A JAPANESE native nyner state that Generil
only too plainly evidenced in the case just referred to. We have hitherto scrupulously abstained from directly dealing editorially with the history of the scandalous conviction and most unjust sentence in this catis libre. believing that the Officer Administering the Government, on the whole facts and circumstances being brought to his notice and placed under the searching light of skilled and impartial
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in the way of Chinese passengers, the whole story is 'n fabrication. It will be would be greatly prejudiced. This remembered that we published a paragraph. may be all very true, and prima fapir respecting the first rumours connected with this it is sensible reasoning, but did it not subject last week... to everybody else who has given the subject careful consideration, that the proposed remedy, in order to be effective, must be made compulsory by law? If any action is taken by the Hongkong Government to place murderous piratical raids like those associated with the steamers Spark, Greyhound, Named, and others almost equally notorious, beyond the range of possibility, so far as ships loading, în and sailing from this colony are concerned, it must be universal in its application-all vessels must be bound by the same rules, And, of course, whatever measures it may be considered advisable to adopt for the safety of the travelling public they can only be rendered operative by special legal enactment.
Le Gendre. Vice-President of the Kareth Home Office, had been antherfied 'o raise a $2,000,000 lan for the Korean Government at 6 per cent Interest, hat that in consequence of objections having been raised by a neighbouring Power, the Government is hesitating whether or not to proceed with the loan, Ahem! The Shanghai Mercury hears that the China Merchants S. N. Co. have doubled the river fares for native passengers. This, it is stated, to a precautionary measure to restrict bad characters, fe, thlever and loafers, from crowding the Company's vessels, as they have been doing while the rates were low, In the hope of picking 112 anr inconsidered trifles, and doing other mischief-The Canton-Hongkong liners might do likewise with advantage.
Котев,
members of the staff of this journal. legal verdicts?
something akintothat green-eyed monster At the recent Norwich November it is true, was the keystone to both crimes; The peculiar prejudices of the average
Assizes Mr. Justice HAWKINS, in charging but TSANG ALI killed his rival in the heat Hongkong citizen are notorious. Almost daily we have brought to our notice the Grand Jury, referred to the expediency of passion during a quarrel, whereas jurymen in cases set for frial calmly giving cases as a matter of grave importance, as Mrs. PARCY, deliberately and in their views and decisions before hearing He said there was a class of cases for cold blood planned the murder of her word of evidence or knowing anything, which a great many humane-thinking paramour's wife, decoyed the unfortunate woman and her helpless child to the house beyond the marest outline of the facts. For people considered the establishment to example, one of the four special jurors such a safeguard to the liberty of the in Priory Street, Kentish Town, and with whose verdict decided the Conspiracy case, subject a desirable thing. The class of cruetly almost beyond belief committed stated in the presence of witnesses two or cases alluded to were those to which the one of the most fiendish crimes of the three days before the trial that the charge popular term of "miscarriage of justice" century. And TSANG AL1 did not glory in was ridiculous as against one of the had been given--an expression his lord. his crime, he simply admitted that he had defendants, but he thought it might have ship did not like, because in his opinion if slain CHUM KUN HAI; Mrs. PARCY, Investigation, could not fail to at once
some foundation against the other. And confessed to a meaning which the words double murderess, after a sham confession recognise that outraged justice demanded yet this gentleman whose identity is no did not imply. In a sense, according to strenuously denied her guilt and fought it the exercise of his prerogative in the secret, on discovering that one person Sir HENRY HAWKINS, a Court of Criminal out to the last. There is not the remotest release of the hapless victims of the most could not legally be found guilty of con- Appeal wasimpracticable for all cases-his resemblance between the two cases; but glaring and indefensible blunder ever spiring with himself, voted for the convic-lordship did not spectly what class of cases had they been twin-brothers in every known in any criminal trial in the local tion of both the accused, including the one were beyond the pale, nor why, but he detail, the carrying out of a barbarous Supreme Court. Our hallef in this respect of whose entire innocence he had unsolicited thought that a new trial might be allowed and obsolete forms of punishment in civilised has proved an altogether mistaken one; expressed himself thoroughly convinced, with the approval
Home England, the judicial murder in cold blood
THE Board of Works has received Imperial whether or not Mr. FRANCIS FLEMING and of which, after the Judge's summing Secretary and the judge who tried the of a wretched. God-forsaken woman who Now, we agree with the Chief Officer of instructions to commence the building of the case. His lordship also considered that was placed beyond all further evil deeds! the Namoa that it would probably be the arriva from abroad. The auspicious day set by. Temple of Heaven KS, LOND· the materials. lacked the courage of his opinions, felt the up, he could not possibly have_enter- burden of his official responsibilities too tained any reasonable doubt. That is every man accused of a criminal offence would not have been any justification for better plan to have the proposed examina-the Board of Astronomy is the 26th of the 10th heavy for his shoulders, or was too much only one instance out of many which could should have the right to give evidence on a Jubilee strangling celebration in the tion sheds under Government control; but moon. The Board of Revenue has farnished ander the influence and direction of "the be quoted to show what a curious lottery oath, if when challenged before the court-yard of Victoria Goal. The shame, sull it must not be lost sight of that there Tir. 20,000, the first Instalment for expenses. leading citizens" who appear to have trial by jury has become in Hongkong magistrates he elected to tell his own tale. is with Christian England; the glory; the are one or two difficulties that may prove The cost of reconstruction will be enormous, dictated his course of action in almost under the present system, but it is quite After this expression of opinion by such triumph of humanity over brutal blood obstractive. The amusing fiction about but the House of Worship for the "Son of
public questions submitted to his enough for our purpose. In Singapore an eminent judge, perhaps some of our thirstiness is with semi-barbarous Hong-Hongkong being a free port, and all Heaven" must be prepared. atten decision,
cannot say but it the number of jurors (seven) in criminal local law reformers, remnants of that kong. Let us hasten to assure "JUSTICE" sentimental" bosh" of that sort need not LEADING Japanese politicians, according to the is a matter of common knowledge that trials is the same as here, but it requires dcfunct fraud the Law Revision Com that the select society to which he evidently be seriously considered in face of the Japan Gazzite, are beginning, it would appeat; three separate petitions-one each from the a majority of at least five to two lo convict, mittes, may now see their way to doing belongs will be as effectually rid of TSANG tangible existence of a Chinese Customs to turn their attention more in the matter of outraged prisoners which in themselves and even then the Judge must concur or something towards improving a few of ALL as if that culprit had been launched office in Queen's Road Central and of, a foreign policy to countries nearer home than would be a sufficient vindication in the eyes the verdict does not stand. Five to two the most glaring legal anomalies which, into eternity at the end of a rope, that he blockade of the entire island by cruisers those of Europe and America. Viscount Awokl of unprejudiced arbitrators, and a most will acquit either with or without the con- to the disgrace of this colony, are still will be neither ball-starved nor brutalised, flying the dragon flag that has never been Minister for Foreign Affairs, is asid to have Influentially signed memorial from the currence of the judge. It will thus be allowed to convlet innocent men and fetter and that the humanising influences of so strict and so injurious to our native already entered upon this new policy and the questions recently put in Parliament regarding Hongkong public-have been shelved for seen that by strict legal provision the the wheels of public justice VA twenty years' gaol discipline will effectually commerce-as at present; in addition to Kwea have awakened the Cabinet more to their weeks and not even considered deserving liberty of the subject is much better safe-
prevent his being cast adrift "ten-fold more the disagreeable fact that a wholesale responsibility in this direction. The 7//f heare of a courteous acknowledgment. What guarded in the Straits Settlements than is
the child of Hell than he was before" search of passengers is actively carried however, that Viscount Awoki will decline to ever the merits of these petitions might be the case here; and it is further worthy of
whatever, that extraordinary phrase may
on under Government sanction by the answer the questions asked regarding affairs in in the late Administrator's eyes, there special attention that the Singapore Judges
mean. The commutation of the death | myrmidons of the Oplum Farmer, not only certainly can be no excuse, no justification make it a rule to use every effort to
sentence to what is practically life imprison- on board every ship that arrives in harbour | He was_of_the-church mistant. The Rev. for their having been totally ignored. If obtain a unanimous verdict in all criminal
ment is not mercy, friend JUSTICE" it but actually in the public streets and Thomas R. James, rector of Luckington, Wilts, these documents were held to be undeser- cases. In a recent important trial at that
is retribution, and an awful but deserved thoroughfares of the colony. But what must wis dissatisfied with the manner in which his ying of, or not entitled to the consideration city, known as the Protectorate case, the
punishment for the most heinous of all be seriously regarded is the very important chole intoned the Psalms the other Sunday, and solicited, if nothing were shown. by, the jury returned a verdict of guilty by
crimes..
question of finance. If the Government Ged and clouting little Tommy Harris acTOSE forcibly expressed his dissatisfaction by praising petitioners to justify the interference of the a majority of six to one; but Chief
In his moonstruck anguish this wor- could see its way to add to the duties of the bead with a prayer book. Tommy went into Head of the Executive with the jury's Justice O'MALLEY was not satisfied, and
shipper of the gallows kicks out blindly at the Harbour Department, or to increase the church again, after being physically chastised decision and the Judge's sentence, if the after pointing out the desirability of
Governor DES Vaux and the Executive the tops of the Imports and Exports with the Word of God, for his hat, and on strong and almost universal expression of unanimity, requested, the jury to retire
Council. He prophesies, that the Walking Office, to the extent Indicated by Mr. turning to the vestry the chosen disciple of the public dissatisfaction with the verdict did and reconsider the verdict. Mr. O'MALLEY
pirates, if caught, will be imprisoned for Epidez, the question arises as to who only Nazarene again made a chopping block not outweigh the adverse opinion of the doubtless remembered that this was the
ten years and then sent forth more, disposed will pay for this additional safe-guard to of his head until blood ran to the floor At the one juryman, If, in fact, the whole circum-practice in Hongkong of such an eminent
for villany than before. How he knows all the safety of the officers and passengers was shed 45 and costs, and got off cheap at the stances failed to warrant the exercise of Judge as Sir Joux SMALL, and we are glad
this he laicareful to keep to himself, and of coasting vessels. That is really the
price. i that quality of mercy which is the brightest to find that the late Attorney General of
perhaps it is better so. He mournfully point to be decided, and on which there gem of the prerogative appealed to, it was this colony is following such an excellent
tells us that the present Government has are bound to be differences of opinion. no less the boundan duty of his Excellency example in his present high position. Of
proved itself hopelessly Incapable The Government will arge that it is the to convey to the petitioners or their course the question naturally arises-If
carrying out its chief function hanging business of the shipping Arms and representatives a proper intimation of this has been the practice in Hongkong,
convicted criminals is the chief function of companies to adequately provide for the whatever conclusion had been arrived at, and that it is an admirable practice all
Government according to this authority safety of their officers and passengers; No one could doubt that it is action which It would be no excuse, but rather an will allow--why did not Sir Jaxes RUSSELL
and fervently prays for a Military Governor and on the other hand, the representatives most allures us, who saw the Lyceum cramined exhibition of unpardonable weakness, for in the Conspiracy case, where the majority
or some other form of relief." And then He of shipping interests will contend that this twat on Thursday from top to bottom, Mr. FLEMING to urge that he waited until for conviction was only arie, send back the
suggest that the huge army of felett is a duty the Government owes to the 10 bat there hardly even standing the arrival of Sir WILLIAM DES Vaux jury to reconsider their verdict? Why
oficials who are bating the life out of the leges: We have no hesitation in giving top All nationalfler were represented, before deciding anything; as the Governor's did his lordship in this particular trial,
colony be sacked, which is most consiour opinion that the cost of these undoubt of the ladies, who were. Interspersed with locum tenme he was invested with full with a verdict totally opposed to the
derate on his part, as he might havs edly necessary precautions in a place like naval officers in fell uniforms, and volunteer in executive authority so long as he held the weight of evidence and to his own ad
recommended hanging as an easier and Hongkong should be defrayed by the ship, their varpaint. Some, no doubt, came to con supreme office, and the failure is recognise judication of its marits, ignore the Judicial,
more summary method of getting rid of owners Olicers of ships are or ought to be, fribute their share to the object of the and give Independent effect to the powers humane, and thoughtful practice of his
them. After all this has been decom well acquainted with the risks they have performance, the relief of the widows and and responsibilities of his almost autocratic accomplished and honored predecessors
pilshed the Military Governor, the whole to run, and it is their own fault if they do orphans of those lost la H.M.S. Serbia, all to by That most attractive of sights, manly poallion, so frequently displayed during on the Hongkong Bench Chief Justice
salesacking of selsie and hungry Wot provide as far as can be done for their strength. Alciplined, and well-directed. The the past ten months, stands as a permanent Russzzz can alone answer these pertinent
officials, and the promoters of bogus Wii protection; but to ensure the safety hole entertainment, ended with the singing of record of this official's total unfitness to questions, that he ever will answer them,
companies and other parasites on, public of passengers from murder and robbery "God save the Queen (" by all on the singe be entrusted with the rels of government. or that he can do so satisfactorily, remains
credulityJUSTICE" of opinion that while, onboard ship, is clearly, the and in the bosse, and cheers for the audicupe Although uncontrolled in any way si te to be seen; but that there appears
Hongkong will then have toause for duty of the ship-owners to their clients, and for the Savarnase wound up a most delighte the latitude of our criticisms on the inde- strong necessity for some explanation will
celebrating its Jubilee No doubt and a law to enforce that obligation being ful evining.. fensible results of this falsely designated be the opinion of every lover of public
The versatile if rather inconsistent properlyconrried out is the inevitable Reports come in from various parts of the Conspiracy case, we have nevertheless to Justice not only in this colony But through
Editor of our religious contemporary rises quel to "the Namoa tragedy: Batin surrounding country, showing that organised remember that the responsible Editor of out the Far East, the more especially as
to the occasion as usual. He says that addition to these precautions on shore, the bands of robbers are prowling about thievlog this journal and his comrade in misfortone after a summlag up that was as Bity to
there is good deal of truth in necessity for stricter discipline on board wherever they get the chance, In Kashing. are still in the clutches of the just sad one in favor of the defendants, a sentence
Justice's animadversions, but thinks shipaises is obvious. All officers should be says the Mercury, three Native post offices were merciful instruments established, is to was passed that has been plainly
It would have been better if that -fm-compelled while on watch to wear some sort recently robbed ot all their letters. Kumour has maintain the dignity of the law, and to described by the public press of other We are told that commuting the sentence maculate censor and morallat, before of uniform and to carry a revolver, and as it that the Triad cien are very much emboldened since the death of the Viceroy Tabaga Nanking consider how far our animadversions might ports, as brutal and unjustifiable.
is a "scandalour neglect of the Hongkong commencing to write, had put his head the Water affair clearly indicated, some and the more peaceably disposed people and tend to their prejudice. It is of course,
The assimilation of our Jury law Government to perform the prime, dpty tomah, yes In 2 bucket. Li tu, Brute? mipant of combining in the event of a tipalo kouble, from this quarter. Fopular sufficiently understood that there is very Ordinance it, of 1864) to that of the of every Government, the execution of
www.Piratical" attack should be provided on rameur amongst the Chloese eran get to far little probability of the baneful lufluences Straits Settlements would undoubtedly do Justion and a comparison is attempted
board every ship. Halt a dozen resolute as to say that the stamship Shangheta which would appear to have left Mr. much to remove the dangerous uncertainty to be made between this case and one PIRACY AND ITS PREVENTION men armed with revolvers could hold fifty purposely set on are for the sake of pill Administrator FLEMING in the position of which now exista with dur one man that has recently created a great deal side of tid baChinese at bay, but they must be prepared by the classes of these darlug robbers, the man between the two bundles of straw, verdicts but in addition to this of sensation in London-the Kentlah Ar the magisterial Inquiry into the Names and Oliver -CROMWELL forcibly may say we do not believe
subsequent action of the piratical having the slightest effect on the judgment alteration, we contend that a further Town tragedy. The China Mall corres- piracy a new feature was introduced into expressed it, while trusting In God, along the river banks would lay me or decision of Governor DXS Vaux but safeguard is desirable, either In a right pondent asserts that the details of the the Investigation lait Thursday but keep their powder dry
to mupport this somewhat all thos 'as our present mission" is rather a public of
"or" to "a" new trial under two, murders are equally" revolilng: G. B. Ezparbar, chief officer of the hapless point
barefaced, piracy, partued *thers) than a private one, and our aim to certain plainly defined conditions, Any that the motive was similar; that there steamer, being called upon to give.
emphisles what has often been arred
the pecessity for the constant advocate universal benent, and not persas held to be guilty by a magistrate is was certainly more excuse for the woman' opinion, as to the preventive masura LOCAL AND GENERAL predla
patrol of ogten, by a British gun- merely to uphold the special claims of allowed wrappeal to a higher tribunal, and jealousy than for the Chinaman's grand necessary to protect vessaja sailing out of silo slov Indlyldual, we think it polido' to confine can therefore rely on obtaining substantial that both murderers were ummimously this port from similar outrages, Whether disposed shat the Chinese troopably Frichtuwo. But apparently the only use "our" references" as close na possible to
but if convicted by the Casting vote found guilty and condemned to death, this sotially comes within the scope of
nillakatspope from Nasking to Formosa,arably
s-comfortabloy bari the attainment, of our avowed object, of a single juryman, hà.
bdy | "Bút here," shrieks our righteous ativocate | what is de facto a Coroner's Inquest rathe
sander want inte sock on the rath inst, and lives are jeft to the t Toaving to their directly, conparned the even although the convict
of the blood for blood for the death of Captain Foctor, Mr. PITAR, PANG 101 departure 1 Blagapore to bee places all along the count from #indication of their own reputation and len law, justice, and common sense/ The { similarity'öndi: The Home Government, i and the other victims of the pirática):
Fial justitia rual celum Ananonymous cor- respondent of the China Mail tries to make out that the commutation of the capital sentence passed at the December sessions on the wretched homicide TSANG Azt to twenty years, penal servitude is a direct encouragement to murder, and that the merciful view of the man's crime taken by the Executive is simply turning the admini stration of justice into a farce. These be brave words from this self-appointed Censor, but they would have more effect on the public, mind if the gentleman had exhibited the courage of his opinions by adhibiting his name to his frothy fulmination against the Government, the huge army of useless officials," "the semi-barbarous population of the colony, etc. etc. It is so safe and so easy to indulge in wholesale vituperation against constituted authority or against anybody and everybody, under the convenient cloak of a nom de plums the bravo of the pen deres no personal risk but, as in this particular Instance runs riot behind a fence, being afraid to drop the mask and stand face to face with his convictions. We do not mean to contend that there are not many topics which can be profitably discussed in the public newspapers by anonymous correspondents-for from it indeed, but in a case of this kind, where the måtter at issue is after all s'mere difference of opinion on the vexed question of capital punishment, the very strong language this individual elects to indulge in would have looked much better had it been printed over a recognisable signature. However, lat us now see how this exercise of the Governor's prerogative is, se this person asserts, "encouraging murder."
Malmesbury Petty Sesalons the Rev. Thomas'
The assault at arms given at the Lycaem Theatre on Thurday evening, the roth instant, by by a few residents, was one of the best perfor mances, if not the best, ever given in Shanghel,
the officers and men of H.M.S. Stern anised
scene, was "brightened by
thoog
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