Entimations.
"DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,
LIMIT E D. DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C.
Sole Agents for Hongkong and China,
"LEMOINE" NATURAL, CHAMPAGNĘ, (Without Liqueur.) AWARDED PRIZE MEDAL, Paris, 1889.
FOR
HE Special Features of this Pure Charn
pagne are: 1st-its entire freedom from the usual sugar- candy, ect., conarquen Ivi is freshes, cleaner, and more wholesome than the Ligured champagnes
and Its Dellency, due to the first pressings only of the grapes used: the later pressings make the wine rough and coarse, and necessitate the use of liqueur.
3rd-Its Natural Dryness, which is not aggresive, making it more appetizing than
antisfying.
th-No liquear being added, the process of re-carking is very rapidly effected, so avoiding the large loss of carbonic acid gas-the most valuable property of Champagne.
Champagne should always be drunk cold; but to half freeze a light, delicate wine by putting it into an ice-pall for the best part of an hour, is to destroy all its fine vinous properties,
In former years, when beavily Liqueured Champagnes were alone obtainable, a good freezing was necessary to hide the nauscous sweetness of a ten per cent. dose of sugar-candy and alcohol; but consumers new demand a rise free from unnatural sweetness or alcohol-a sparkling vintage, which can be taken freely at luncheon or dinner, and which will improve, rather than destroy, the appetite..
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Hongkong, toth February, 1891.
BY APPOINTMENT.
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED
WATERS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1891,
that coffins cannot be provided quickly | Oxx has not to leave Hongkong to ascertain the fact that there is some mysterious attraction in enough for the numerous dead.
the semi-nude woman for the man with the semi nude head.
The sympathies of this colony will, as always has been the case, in times of
THE Total of Shanghai, so says the Mercury, trouble and adversity, go spontaneously has been instructed by the Tsung-li Yamén to forth to the hapless sufferers in Canton; spend taels ten thousand in giving the Cæsare. any assistance Hongkong can render the witch a fitting public recepilon. distressed city will most readily be forth-Lt HUNG CHANG celebrated his sixty-ninth coming; but after all it cannot and must birthday on the fifth day of the first meon. It is stated that the health of the great Viceroy not be forgotten that self-preservation is was never better than it is at presest, the first law of Nature, and that, in the MassRs. Butterfield & Swire inform us that the first place and before all else, we owe a Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Dardanus, from sacred duty to ourselves. That duty Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yesterday devolves on the Hongkong Government, moralog, and is due on the 13th inst. and It must not be evaded'or perfunctorily We hear that Mr. H. Bathurst, late chiel officer dénit with.
of the Douglas Co'r steamet Hallan ("apt. S. Ashton), has been appointed commander of the Douglas Company's steamer Halleong.
If cholera, or any other deadly scourge is epidemic in Canton, as our advices from Independent and reliable sources strongly assert without the slightest reservation, effective preventative measures to protect this colony must be
taken
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that Korean Celebrity the Dai In Kun, father Ir a Japanese contemporary may be relied on, the titular ruler of the Land of Morning Calm, proposes shortly to pay a visit to Japan facog. without MR. H. M. Becher is evidently considered a delay. For the past eight months Hong-personage in Singapore. We are glad to note kong has suffered from a long-continued that he has been at Pahang lately, and shall awalt the results of his latest pilgrimage with drought, probably without parallel in considerable interes. the history of the island, and in spite of the abnormally expansive and loudly vaunted, Tytam reserves, the city of Victoria is directly threatened with a water lamine. Sickness has prevailed to an alarming extent for weeks past through all parts of the town, and it is steadily increasing instead of diminishing. The soil is ripe for an epidemic that might sweep the colony of hall its population, and who shall say that the germs may not be contained in this 'black death' which is depopulating Canton at the rate of many hundreds por day, Y
We do not wish to appear as alarmists in this matter, nor have we any desire to interfere with the commercial interests of those associated with the Canton river traffic and who have so much at stake in
ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission steams-launch Day Spring will call alongside ressels hoisting code pennant C between g and 10.30 am, on Sunday to convey men a shore to the II o'clock service, returning about 12.30. MSS. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steamer | Batavia arrived at Vancouver on the 6th inst. from Japan. The steamship Mongkus passed Victoria on the 5th inst, on her way to Yokohama. Tex China Merchants' river bout Kangkwan is still in Dock, and the agents of the Company here known nothing of the progress of negotia tions in r "boying her off" the Canton run, which rumeur has it are likely to result in advantage to both parties. -
Our New Factory has been recently refitted keeping the intercourse between the two Says the Chinese Timer of the 14th February:
with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved Kind, and, we are well able to compete in, quality with the best English Makers:
The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised `in the manufacture throughout. LARGE BOMBAY
"SODAS"
We continue to supply large bottles as heretofore, frat of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the COAST PORT ORDERS,
ordinary size.
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WE learn that in the competiton for medals and prizes, offered by the Trustees of the Belilion Fund, the pupils of the Victoria English School for Girls, have distinguished themselves by gaining all three prizes offered. We understand the following is the order of merit-Miss M. Joseph, 1st: Miss L. Tennant, and; and Miss A. Smith, 3rd.
"B'LONG dirty, no use, sweepings," said no employe of Messrs. Darabjee Nowrojec's Bakery at Wanchal, who was charged before Mr. Wise this morning with stealing fifty catties of his master's No. 1 hour. "Not much 1 B'long No.1 rejoices in the name of Sheik Eliss a chance clean flour" roared the burly foreman who
who, to all appearances, har just as good a chance of going top-side ultimately, many other people with less cuphonious names. Bax won his case "hands down," and had the satisfaction of seeing the coolte sent into retirement for sixteen days. THE N. C. Daily News learns that the Tokis Stary has at last been successfully floated, and that in all probability she is now rafely herthed upwards of two months' patient and dogged per in Yokosuka Harbour. Her extrication, after severance in the teeth of immense difficulties and discouragements, is a happy reward not only to the Company whose decision to persist in seeking to float the vessel many, from time to time, questioned the wisdom of, but to the super-
who have laboured hard and continuously ever intendente and captain, engineers and officers
since the mishap occurred.
The Telegraph Construction Company's two cable steamers Britannia and Seine arr, says the Singapore Free Press, now in Madras, the Seime having arrived from England on the 24th ultimo and the Britannia same time ago. It is expected that they will start shortly to lay a new cable (which "they have on board) from Madras to Penang for the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. The Britannia lays out 400 miles. The Seine then joins on to the end from the Britannia and lays the rest, about 1,000 miles, right-an-to Pen- ang, where all going well, she is expected to arrive about the tenth of March. This cable is to be laid through the Ten Degrees Channel north of the Nicobars, and will give the Tele- graph Company two cables between Penang and Madras.
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WX are informed by the agent of the O. & O. was it unreasonable for him to take three days? S. S. Co., that the steamship Gaelic, with malls, Would that he unreasonable? &c., from San Francisco to the 14th slio, via “ “ Mr. Robinson—I am gind to hear your lordship Honetalu, has arrived at Yokohama, and will | ask that question; my answer is they took right. salt for this port on the gth lust.
days,
Mr. Justice Clarke-What length of time IT is more than likely that Hongkong residents would be reasonable will be again gratified by witnessing another of the azriel performances of the Messrs. Baldwin. They have been showing in Singapore with great success, and are now at Dell, Sumatra, and on their return from the latter place, they intend paying Hongkong another visit en route
to America.
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REFERRING especially to the parsons who went to see Judab at the Shaftesbury theatre apt long since, Spurgeon-said, at his Tabernacle, on an off-night, that "The Christian Church of the pre- sent day had played the bariot beyond any Church to any age. There were, uo amusements tog vile for ber. Her pastors bad filled a theatre of late, and had set their mark by their clamours. on the labours of play-actors." The pulpit versas the stage, but rival showmen never could agree. A FOOTBALL MATCH will be played at the Race-course on Monday, next, the 9th inst... between the Club and "H" Company of the 91st Regt. Play will commence at 4-45 Pm The following are the teams :-
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Club, W. V. Anderson, goal W. H. Wallace 1
Full-backs, A, Sherp
A. H. Ough..
E. S. Frekiel...
·F. Maitlaud.... W. V: Eamer... F. O. Lewis....
Hall-backs.
Right wing,
J. M. Dow.....Left wing.. A. Marshall....}. P. Groom, centre.
Milne, goal.
BIOKE *** Dalgleish
Jackson.........
Full-backs.
Dudgeon ......Half-backs. Brand)
Kelly....Right wing Sweeney...... |
Low
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Murdoch
Wilkie, centre,
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Mr. Robinson The Attorney-General, being n geed lawyer as I know hims to be, could do all there was to do in one hour. A point should have been made, your lordehip, in accing to the papers, but if you are against me on the point then the delay occurred in office proctice. A merchant, in a case of business, would makę 1 (paint.of gatting, it settl'd at once. The precise point is there was no evidence of delay, and I submit there was
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Mr. Justica Clarke-1 agree with you in the unnecessary delay, but the question is, was there, acgligent delay?
Mr. Robinson-F hava already answered that," If he took six months-
Mr. Justice Clarke-In that case, if he was not satisfied, it would not be right for him to be cause of action. There is no delay until he is satisfied.
Mr. Roblason My answer, is he should have pressed for an answer.
the Attorney-General on the 3rd and the certifi
The Chief Justice-fle received the report from
cate was given on the 4th.
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Mr. Justice Clarke-În case of a person taking a cheque to a bank and not being able at the time to get it cashed, leaves It, and returns after. wards for it is the bank guilty of delay ?
Mr. Robinson-In this case the Governor most transmit.
Mr. Justice Clarke-Yes, that is so.
The Attorney-General salt he would like to take a commonsense view of the case. The Governor had a great deni cast upon him; take, for instance, the number of duties bo
had to perform, and if Mr. Robinson's arguments were correct then every application made to the Governor would need a jury to asy if he was two hours too long! That would be, what it would amount to according to Mr. Robinnoz. According to statute the Govémor was, to be satisfied, and see that certain provisions were complied with, If no letter had been addressed to him he would have been satisfied and made woh's mint Bat he had received two other reports of Surreyors besides that of the Government surveyor, and they being so different he could not make up his mind or be satisfied. Suppose anything "had" happened to the ship what would be the previously made aware of the site of the ship pailton of the Governor after having been
did, the most rensanahia man would have done. by two experienced men ? What the Governor
He saw the Attorney-General and asked what he had to do. Mr. Robinson says he should hura-
Huart's course has taken up its vai pressed for an answer at once. He (Attomey-
cities free and untrammeled. But there a solution, the Tsung-li Yamén having conceded the eye, while another clung to the fair check of able vare mecum for the student of Chinese"General) had twenty different things to and to
-The Audience question is advancing towards are nevertheless, certain public rights the demands of the foreign Ministers as to which must be safe-guarded; the health separate receptions, and the place of audience of this community is one of those rights, being left to the choice of the Government. and we feel justified under all circum. "WHY, Bridget, did my mamma have another stances, in directing the attention of husband before she married my papa?" "Yis, darlint, but he doied, yer see." "Oh, Bridget Governor Das Vaux to the alarming state so sorry mamma lost her husband 1". of affairs now existing. With every respect "Faith an, ye'd betther be glad, Ressle. If he'd for private interests which may be a lived he might a made ye a cruel stip-feyther!" prejudicially affected by any decided OUR Singapore contemporaries speak very prohibitory action on the part of the highly of the Shakesperean representations American tragedian, who is said to have a most capable support. We shall soon have an oppor- tunity of funging the dramatic abilities of Mr Mila's company in the Theatre Royal, City Hall
THE ubiquitous small boy is a decided failure Tux wife of the Sultan of Jobore died, at
at a wedding ceremony and a rotten reed to lean Tyersall, the Singapore residence of that pop-upon even in an emergency with which he seems lar potentate, on the atth. alto. She had been especially fitted to cope His latest diablerie alling for some time and ber death was autici bappened at a recent Sydney wedding. pated. The framediate cause of death was was after the breakfast, and a "happy maid from dropsy.
and man" dashed along to bliss in the hired hansom amidst a shower of rice, Tommy threw some grain too-only his was just off the boil. One flaming-hot spoonful hit the bridegroom in
the lady, and the upshot of it was that the happy couple had to return for cold starch poultices before they could proceed on the first stage of their new career, They missed the train, too, owing to the unforeseen delay, and taking it all round the small boy was quite antisfied with the result of bis faniovation. THE troopship Tyne which sailed hence for Ports. mouth this morning took away a full complement of Naval officers and men, and sicks." Amongst them were Commander Festing, Lieut. Mil's, Surgeon Lowson, Boatswain J. Casey and Gunner Hyde, Hancock, Walker, Cobbe, Oliver, Hill and Summer of the Impéricuss Lieutenants Ingram (Senior), Smith and N. Steward: Surgeon Brice, Paymaster Johnston and Gunner May of the Swift Sub-Lieutenant Macnamara of the Redpole Lieutenant N. Rimington, Surgeon Chamberlain, Fayroaster Petch, Engi neer Adams and Gunner Cill of the Rattlers Lavallded: Lieut, Gilpin-Brown of the Egeria Tyne also took 22: Sexmen and Marines, being and Carpenter Maben of the Leander, The the expired commission men of the gunboats Swift and Rattler, and men whose time of had lapsed. To make up a full complement of passengers the Tyne took, in addition to the regular reliefs, 33 invalids and two Court-martial prisoners.
The Chinese Timer publishes a most favorable criticism of Vol. III of Monateur C. Imbau Huart's (Consul for France at Canton) "Chine. Hus Chih_Nan," cours'éclectique gradual et pratique de langre Chinoise partie. "Amongs other things our contemporary says that M.
Amongst the hest works of the day as n The critic continues:-"The usefulness of the subjects chosen by the author can be cert estimated. Every topic likely to be required he the student finds its place, so that at the end of the course he will be pleasantly surprised to find that in addition to being able to read and speak Mandarin, he will have acquired the advantage of being possessed of a grind working knowledge of Chinese official and social life. He will have at kin fingres' ends—if he only takes the tenuble to read M. Huart's work aright-an opinion, with facts to support it, on each of such subjec
and often all on the table at one time. When the papers were sent to him on the 3rd, the certificate was in the Acting Governor's hands on the 4b, He thought Mr. Robinson would admit that there WAI no evidence of delay there
Mr. Robinson-I do not admit it. evidence ni six days delay, and there was no The Attorney-General concluded there was no
evidence of it before the jury at the trial.
whenever practicable, are despatched by first Government, such as the establishment of given in that part by Mr. Gro, C. Mifu, the | W. Hunter of the Victor Emanuel; Midshipmen and customs, commerce, law, birth, mariage allowed, to the Attorney-General, hut the costs
steamer leaving after receipt of order.
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LEMONADE
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BIRTHS.
At Tientsin, on February 21st, the wife
HENRY ST. CLAir Knox, of a son.
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At Shanghai, on Monday, and March, 1891, the wife of Mr. JAMES PARLANE, steamer Taiwa, of a daughter,
MARRIAGES.
At London, on the 14th Jan, AzBERT LEWIS, Chinese Imperial Marliime Customs, to FANNIE MARIE, youngest daughter of Mrs. Neck,· Gloucester Gardens, Hyde Park, and of the late
Robert Jope Neck.
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On the 28th Februsiy, 1891, at the Cathedral, Shangbal, by the Rer. H. C. Hodges, M. CORNILIUS THORNE, of Shanghai, to ELIZABETH FRANCIS, daughter of the Rev. Marlborough Cross, vicar.of St. Clement's, Terrington, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
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Longhong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Marcii 7, 1892.
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ DEADLY EPIDEMIC AT CANTON.
CANTON is at present suffering from an epidemic which is dally carrying off Its victims in hundreds. What the exact nature
▲ strict quarantine, we are still bound to remember that publicum bonum private at præferendum. If it is found to be trus that a deadly epidemic is raging in
The Committer of the Choral Society, on dit
perfo munċe of “Thé Condolier," We believe
are still undecided whether or not to give another
Canton, and we fear there cannot be the least doubt about it, then some that, as an alternative scheme it has been pro prohibitive steps ought atonce be taken including Albery's comedy The Two Roses posed by the A.D.C. to get up an entertainment, to prevent this colony from being daily and that popular operetta "The Contrabandista." Inundated with shoals of Chinese directTms from the N. C. Daily News of March 3rd: from the infected districts. Nothing need be done rashly; let the Inquiry be prompt, but far-searching and complete, and then, and not till then, it will be time enough for the Governor to exercise his special authority and take such measures as he may be advised and as the law allows to preserve this colony from a deadly visitor, to fatal and far-reaching In its effects. Fore-warned is fore-armed,
TELEGRAMS.
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
The Singapore people are likewise kicking against the disgraceful action of the War Office in re the military contributions, about which so much has been recently sald and written. The following telegrams speak for themselves:m
The Governor of the Straits Settlements, to the Secretary of State for the Colonies:-
February 19th, 1891.
"Is not reduction to be made for 1890 on account of Fortress Engineers who arrived in January this year, and on account of Local Artillery not yet enrolled?"
Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor, Strails Settlements:
There are as sufficient grounds for abate. ment, since total expense of garrison last year was not more than one hundred thousand pounds."
GOSCHEN'S LATEST FAD,
1: LONDON, February 25th, Mr. Goschen states that silver will be beld to cover the issue often-sbilling notes, but will not exceed the amount required to pay the notes in = «liver "and that the remainder will be secured partly in gold and partly in silver; the notes will only be legal tender up to the same amount as cain.
ANOTHER LONDON FIRM IN DIFFICULTIES.
LONDON, March 5th.
THE NAVAL, ESTIMATES. The expenditure for the Royal Navy is of the fatal disease is bur inquiries have estimated at fourteen million pounds. Sixty- hitherto failed to satisfactorily establish. | nine out of the seventy ships provided for under General opinion attributes this plague to the '89 programme will be completed befors the long continued drought and present 1894. scarcity of water, but the actual disease is variously described as cholera, Influenza, and small-pox. The last named complaint, we have every reason to belleve, has for difficulties in connection with Argentine business, A leading London firm le reported to be in sometime been prevalent in Canton, but it and requires one million to satisfy claims. Is impossible to conclude with any show
that this most loathsome LOCAL AND GENERAL. of reason affliction can be attended with the frightful mortality reported every day from the A MODERATE shock of earthquake is reported to crowded capital of Kwangtung." In all have been experienced at Banjoewangle (Java),
on the 25th ulto. probability, the death-dealing scourge is cholers, and our latest reports as to the MR Macdonald Cameron, M.P., returned to Singapore from Bangkok on the 16:4 February, extent of the mortality are to the affect i He retums to England very shortly,
"The Hampskíra was súil ashore on the Woo sung Bar yesterday afternoon, and it has been found necessary to discharge a portion ofher cargo It was thought she would get off at high tide last night. The Glenogia was more fortunate, for be too grounded on Saturday, but got off and steamed out to the Red Buoy, OWING to the long continued drought the reservoirs at Pok-fe-lam and Tytam are about played out. Price's "Inexhaustible" Tytem lake bas, In fact, turned out the same as many other of his schemes, a downright "frost." Were it set so the water supply of the entire colony would not now be shut off from #10 m. 10 pm, and 9 pm. to 6 s.,, unt!! further notice." The sensation of the week has been the cases of alleged faul riding at the recent Race Meeting, to which we have already referred. It is scarcely necessary to say that the serious charges made agatext most deservedly popular sportsman and race-rider completely collapsed; but as the last may not yet have been heard of the matter we refrain from comment until the next step has been finally decided on. In any case we promiso our readers a full account of the entire proceedings.
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WHEN Sara Bernhardt plays Cleopatra sho does not wear clothes, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, but attires herself in desperately. picturesque oriental drapery which seems to be simply thrown on to her classic form, and fastened nowhere in particular. It isn't tied on, neither is it pinned, and it isn't sewn together it merely floats around her like a thing of air and mist, with all sorts of gauzy nothings flying around, till she looks like a diaphanous creature with legs and feet made out of cloude and a body constructed chiefly of bars. The Sydney Bulletin is our authority for saying that Mrs. Brown-Potter tiled the same scheme once or twice, notably in "Here and Leander, but she had to grab the ends of her airy drapery every now and then, and hitch things ap, and there was always an element of uncertainty about the business. And finally, when she made her last appearance before the curtain on her last night in Melbourne, something gave way la three places or there abouts and the results had better be discussed little as possible. There was only about yard of drapery altogether, and the distracted Brown-Potter fled with it in one hand, gagging a shriek with the other, while the audience laughed eat, sinful borze-laugh over her misery. It's quite on the cards that we may have Mrs. B.-P. out in the East before very long,
previously awarded are to be reduced in an fr as they were incurred in respect to the six days delay.
Their lordships ultimately pon-suled_the plaintiff in respect to the six daya' wrongful delay on the part of the Governay in granting the as the government, institutions, education, habitssenger certificate, as awarded by the special Jury last month. Costs of appari were dis- and funeral rites, religions, moral sentiments food, language, etc, etc, of the people among whilst merely performing the primary duty of whom he lives, and to have accomplished this "learsing the language" is an achievement of no small value.".
M. Huart h took several years ago, and we offer him an now completed the great work which he under- incest congratulations on the successful accom
plishment of so difficult a task,
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have done what M. Huart has done, at his age, is no small accomplishment. The indefatigabi industry and refined intellect of which his works look with confidence for eves, greater results in are the unimpeachable witnesses, allow us ta future. He has already travelled far along the road of fame, and it will only be necessary to continue perseveringly on that road to gain the Iaurel wreath of immortality.",
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SUPREME COURT.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION, (Before the Full Court) March 7th.
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THE "PASIO CASE, The further bearing of this appeal was resumed to-day
The Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Goodman) appeared in person; and. Mr. Robinson, Instructed by Meirs. Caldwell and Wilkinson, was for the owner of the Pasig.
Mr. Robinson, continuing his argument against the application of the Attorney-General," said be left his argument on the last hearing of the case on the fourth grounds taken up by the Attorney-General, and argued that it would not be right if the Governor could not be held liable if he was found to be guilty of negligener. He quoted several authorities in support of this contention. The owner of the Pasig was obtracted in the proper use of his ship. On the question of evidence, that there was such obstruction, they had that of Captain Stavers, who applied for the certificate after the papers bad been sent in and it was not obtainable. He then quoted cases fa point, and said that in Ease of Public Works opening up the street'in front of premises tenanted by him; he had a cause of action if they kept the street open for lengthened period."
OVERLOADING IN HONGKONG.
AN “EWO" "APTAIN 'FINED.
between Hongkong and Macila vin Amoy and Captain Toseph Roge, master of the British steamer Nanaing, which vessel has been running Swatow for some months, appeared before Mr. Wheat the Police Court this morning in response
to a summons charging him that he did unlaw.. fully allow the said steamer Nansing to be sa londed as to submerge in salt water, the.... Brilah Merchant Shipping Act of 1876, section 5. centre of the lead-line dic, contrary in the
Ernest Joseph Mengens, Boarding Officer of the Harbour Department, said, from information received he went to the steamer Nassing on the 21st altimo with Sergeant Harkin of the Water Police and took neasurements. The result was that the disc (Pilmsoli mark) was Hound to be submerged- 15 inches on the star
board side, while on the port side the centre of "the" "disc" was just awash. He informed the
Harbour-master, and at 5.30 p.me that day' '' the Harbour-master went off with him to tho? Nanning, which had "cleared" that day for Manila.
|| To the Defendant—I measured the ship's side with the Chief officer, from the water's edge to the disc. There was a little sipple, but I could Hell-how much of it was sahmerged. I told the,
Chief officer that the ship was overladen.
To the Court-If Lloyd's mark is down to the water's edge it is not nnocual to shut out further Cargo. The master is fustified in doing so.
Commander W.C. H. Hastings, RN, Har hour-master, I went alongside the Wansing, She was drawing 16 feet aft and 15' 6" for'ard. The whole of the disc on the starboard side was submerged 6 or 8 inches. The starboard way the lee side, and the water was nearly smooth there. The centre of the port disc was barely awash.
The Chief engineer stated the boilers and ballast tanks were full of water at the tims referred to, and that had they been empty the bio would have "come us about 18 inches.
The Defendant-The ballast tanks were full and the next day, outside the harbour, we pumped them out and that Mr. Justice Clarke-The cause of action would raised the ship 17 of 18 inches. I will not dis be for speciason The principla la decidedly the barbour, but before we get outside the Ly-ce-m
pute that the mark was below the water in the Mr. Robinson-The action. What he would urge was not that the tanks were then pumped out with the main same and the cause of delay would beground for Pass we must haverison at least 17 inches, as the ; Governor acted wrong or made a mistake by not engine. It would take about an hour and twenty sending the papers to the Attorney-General, but minutes to pump out the bollers. either be of his officers took too long a timetore wavity of the offence.
deciding the point. The jury arrived at conclusion that there was unnecessary delay,
Mr. Justice Clarke-That does not pogra hp || win negligent.
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Worship... I impose a fine of $100 awing. Captain Hogg-Can I appen!?
MA. JOHN LIVESEY, of the Harbour department in charge of the Magazing at Stonecutters Island, missed his footing while descending the allmy steps of the Bank wharf last night and fell into the water. After considerable trouble and lengthy immersion which might have led to serious results, Mr. Livesey, with the aid of the Tax man who edits the China Mall is, in plain Constable on duty at the wharf, managed to get English, an unmitigated ass. In last night's safely back to furra firmă. We are glad to issue of that most moral Journal he tackles the learn that no danger la apprehended. The au-
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local Gambling question. He has a perfect right thorities ought to see that the steps of all the: to do so; be is a tax-payer, he is more or less public wharves in the colony, are kept in a safe the Editor of a public newspaper, and he can condition, Such is not the case at present. glibly talk about 4. prforé moralists although Eo is painfully ignorant of what that grue. Save the Shanghal Mercury editorially "Sir some expression means. But when a journalist forward British interests in Chins, but be at only reasonable to expect a little consistency John Walsham has done little or nothing to tackles question of public interest, it is least has the advantage of knowing what should and commonsense. This man blindly ignores be done if he could only make up his mind to do both consistency and commonsense, and he anything." If Sir John Walsham has a mind, stultifies himself and his opinions in or anything in the shape of a decent substiinte style that is extremely amusing. He tells the for that commedity, he has most carefully one reader" that we, meaning himself, concealed the fact since he came to the Far East although in 1871 he was nobody on the Chine British Interests in China have never been so Mall, fought the infquitous palley of licensed shamefully neglected as under ther gims of this gambling almost single-handed-which stato. elderly frump who has been marquerading inment is a gratuitous He, and did a lot of other Peking for the past few years in the disguise of remarkable things which are not recorded any. a statesman and diplomatist.
where. This Editor asserts that the police could suppress gambling in this
| to ; which is equivalent It under, if they find la colony or at least keep to saying that the police are le the pay of the gamblers. Of course, everybody knows that gambling cannot be entirely suppressed, that flourishes space in spite of all efforts to put it down, that it
will continge to do so for all time and that it is a very fair question for argument whether legislation under strict supervision is not the proper remedy for an extating evil. But where the Mall man throws is there is a duty imposed upon him to make up 1890, the Report of the General Managers, and himself away is in reprinting a petition that was his mind in a reasonable time. The delay did electing consulting commfice and auditors, seat to Lord Kimberley by the Chamber of occur and I submit the verdict and finding of the There were present -Messrs. J. J. Keswick Commerce about a acoɗe of years ago. That fury, of the days, is reasonable; that is my argue (Chairman), T. E, Dwit, J. 5. Moser, F. T. P. farrago of childish twaddle compared with the ment.
The third round of the Lawn Tennis Handicap has now been completed with the following Tespit :~~
1. 8. Excklel, receives 15, beat] R. H. Smythe, owns 30.
W. Newton, receives 15.3, best |
F. T. Simpson, receives 15.800}
C. Platt, owes 30.1 beat?
H. J. Gedge, receives t
H. W. Slade, receives 15.3, beat
E. W. Maitland, owes a gn of 15
C. F. Harton, receives 15.3, bent)
C
Thome,
receives 15,2sane
W. Taylor, receives 15,2, beat 1
F. Maitland, scratch)
F.O. Lewis, scratch, beat
H. Blackburn
P. W. Pontifex, receives 15.2, 'best?
W. H. Wallace, ow08 40 "manis)
| Maffa "latest" "utterance and the actual existing
The Chief Justice wald he thought there was no evidence of unnecessary delay at all
Mr. Robinson said there was such evidence, Mt. Justice Clarke-If the delay was caused by
His Worship Yes, but you must put your notice
in writing, mantegarkan
Capt. Hogg-Can I go now !. Will that do 1 - His Worship Yes,after you've paid your fine, The Captain then paid up the Mexicans and loft.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
Mr. RobinsonThe point is that thers la no that letter, that did not prove negligence, chutt evidence of the Grovemar having been gulity of delay after receiving the reply from the Attorney- General, My answer is, there was some evidence ; there was even one day at lasst. The
The twenty-second ordinary annual meeting fourth contention of the Attorney-General of shareholders in the above named Company illogical. If the Governor, as the application for was held at the offices of the Company, Pedder's a certificate, takes six months and forgets-all Street, at noon today, for the purpose of receiving about it then a delay would occur. My contentiona Statement of "Accounts to the 31st December,
condition of affairs, shows that Balaam's and important letter likely to prejudice the covarno? 3. Jurables. A. McConnachle, T
Mr. Justtee Clarke-Suppose there was 10 (Couting Commitee); 1.1. Bell-Irving
da: Roma, R. C. Wilcox, Ñ. N, J;: Ears, S. E. Levy, Ho Kos Pong, Ng Lan Poor, D.
could give "Brownle" any number of points and a hollow beating. The members of the Legislative Council, we regret toʻnotice, know.
The fourth round must be completed by less than nothing about the Gambling difficulty,
| Thursday next, the rath Expt,
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In the case.
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