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fer loss the owner of the aggrieved vessel may mustkin. Should the statement of Messrs. Barate and Anderson be proved inaccurate we undertake: to piva security to the satisfaction of his Excellency, the Governor, for payment of the costs, and compensation (if any) he may incur because of the detention of the Pasig on this complaint.
We have, &c,
(Signed) TOS. ARNOLD, Secretary, Hongkong, Cantón and Macao S. H. Cày Ltd. (Signed) BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, China Navigation Co., Ltd.” That letter was read before the jury, bat whether the answer of the Government was read I cannot
say.
The Chief Justice-The' answer to that letter. was read to them.
Mr. Robinson wald the question was, was there any evidence that the delay was wrongful? The Governor had acted under the din section and delayed the ship, whereas he had no power for so doing except under the ninth section. The fifth section referred to the proper adjustment of compasses, safety valves having undus weight placed upon them, and so forth. Under sub- section 8, the declarations having been furnished | and supplied, it set forth the conditions to be complied with, in so far as the Governor shall direct. Sub-section 10 stated that the Govenor should grant the certificate, mot that if he was satlaried pl the seaworthless of the ship, but that the provisions of that" section had been ¦ complied with.
Mr. Justice Clarke-He is to be satisfied
though
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Mr. Robinson-Yer, and he is so satisfied ➡hen be receives the declarations sent in by the Government surveyor. There was no report or suggestion, to make the Governor pause, if he was antlified the certificate as given, by the Surveyor was bent fide.
Mr. Justice Clarke-But wasthere not the latter stating the hull was rotten and usfit to carry human life? Was that not a charge ?
Mr. Robinson-It was no charge or auggestion agalast the certificate.
Mr. Justice Clarke-Do you not think so now ? Mr. Robinson-No, my lord, I do not. Mr. Justice Clarke-Well, is open to question.
Mr. Robinson-The Governor never doubled the surveyor and there is no suspicion that he did so, therefore he was not justified in stopping the granting of the certificate. The Governor did nothing to satisfy himself and' therefore he had no suspicion. He forwarded the papers to the Attorney-General. He had to ascertain, the cerrectners of them being in order, and the Allorney-General, said they were, and that he could got withhold the certificate," I do not complain of the Governor not having a reason. abla time to satisfy himself; he had such time,
but what we complain of is the unreasonable
time he took.
The Chief Justice-With regard to the ques tion of reasonableness, was it not reasonable for the Governor to send the papers to the Attorney General and he to keep them for three or four days?
Mr. Robinson-The Jury anawared that and they were the final judges." It is a question not now before the Court.
· The Chief Justice-Well, but I am arguing on a question of reasonableness.
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arriving at a conclusion. If he chose to delay making up his mind for six months, is" he amcanble to the law or not?" If thi Court contendu that there is no ramedy by the Ordinanca mor yat any law by which the Governor s'ameniable, then I will appeal. If the Governor chase to take a year to satisfy himself, was he amenable or 'was he not? Was it law QT WAS It mot?
The Chief Justice am sorry to interrupt ¦ jou, but I think it is time for adjournment,
The Attorney-General- Cannot attend Court this afternoon, my lord, there being a Council meeting.
His lordship-Well, we will adjoura till Saturday at 1030 a.m.”.
March 7th.
· HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
6. The form of piratical seizure carried out.] in this case is one of habitual use smang the Chinese. At the time of the troubles with - China in 1157, the seamer Thistle was acis d in this way, by Chinese, Koldiers, (cf.. Denny's | Treaty Ports p. 73. In the same way the Canten, was captured in 1874, and the steavier Steamer Spark, trading between Macao and Greyhound, brund from this port to Haibow,
1885,
The twenty-s-cond ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the above named Company was held at the offices of the Company, Pedder's Street, at nopu to-day (7th inst.), for the purpose of teceiving a Statement of Accounts to the 31st Dein cember, 1899, the Report of the General Managers, 7-All experience goes to show that the and electlag a consulting committee and auditors. habits of the criminal classes of Chinese are quite There were present:-Messrs. J. J. Keswick
unaltered from the days when, before its cession to Her Maj s'y, this Tsland and the neighbour. (Chairman); T. E. Davies, J. S. Moses, F. T. Ping creeks and islands were recup et, by men Foster, (Consulting Committee); J. J. Bell-Irving, who were fishermen by occupation, but were B. Byramjee, A. McConnachle, T. Arnold, always ready to turn to piracy when the
opportunity nfforded. J. F. C da Roza, R, C. Wilcox, N. N. J. Ezra, Government began to claim its rights of Before the Chinese The farther hearing of this appeal was resumed S. E. Levy, Ho Koa Pong, Ng Lan Pong, D.
State as to the integrity of its sheres, the to-day.
McCulloch, Ng Awni, E. Ebrahim, and G. T. suppression of piracy in the waters surround Veitch (Secretary).
ing this colony was mainly in the hands of the British Naval Authorities, who were always ready to co-operate with the Police and to act on the information they received. But in those. days they had at their disposal gunhoats drawing speed, well fitted to follas piratical junks up the four and six feet, of water, and the ugh of slow regarder creeks that aboud on the coast. The gun vesac'e at present in commission draw far too much water to perform the work with any surrounded with a cordon of Chinese revenue degree of safety, and since this kind has been cruisers, and the number of stacks on British vessels bas diminished, the wark of the capture Government. That piracy is still rampant in of pirates has been mainly left to the Chinese Chinese territory is manifest from the reports that appear in the Chinese pa ers..
The Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Goodman) appeared in person; and Mr. E. Robinson, instructed by Messrs. Caldwell and Wilkinson, was for the owner of the Pasig,
Mr. Robinson, continuing his argument against the application of the Attorney-General, said he left his argument on the last hearing of | the case on the fourth grounds taken up by the Atteracy-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 negligence. He quoted several authorities in support of this contention. The owner of the Palgowan obstructed in the proper was 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 had been sent in and it was not obtainable. He then quoted cases in point, and said that in case of a Public Works opening up the street in front óf premises tenanted by him, he had a cause of action if they kept the street open for a lengthened period.
Mr. Justice Clarke-The cause of action would be for special injury, ...
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The Chairman-Gentlemen, the result of the working of the year 1889, you will have observed from the report, does not compare `favourably with that of the previous year, only eaxbling us to pay a dividend of $18 per share against $23 for" reas, hat I think in these days of keen competition shareholders should the out-turn of the account as not at all unsatisfactory. With regard to the 1890 account, our losses have been much larger than usual, and in addition to the payments shown to the Report further losses amounting to $97,049 have been adjusted, but against this there is an approximate amount of $50,000 representing an increase of premia still to be credited. Our principal losses have been in Sydney, Shanghal, Hongkong and Bombay: The Sydney fre in October last was a moit disastrous one for underwriters, and we consider ourselves fortunate in escaping an lightly: as we did; however, taking it all together, the outlook is not quite so satisfactory as could be wished for, and we must hope that, the risks will can off better than
the 48 case last year. The premis income for 1890 I have already mentioned, shows a very more expecially in the United Kingdom, where our business is, I am pleased to sixte, progressing is a manner equal to what the most sanguine could wish for. I would, however, like shareholders to bear in mind that owing to the reduction in rates of late years, to earn the same amount of premia as formerly wo have to take almost double the amount of business, and consequently the risk of lessca is proportionately greater,. We
Mr. Robinson-The principle is decidedly the 44me and the cause of delay would beground for action. What he would urge was, not that thesisfactory increase, Governor acted wrong made a mistake by not scading the papers to the Attorney-General, but either he or his officers look too long a time in deciding the point. The jury arrived at the conclusion that there was unnecessary delay.
Mr. Justice Clarke-That does not prove here was negligent.
The Chief Justice said he thought there was no aridence of unnecessary delay at all..
Mr. Robinson said there was such 'evidence,
Seven men have been arrested in the Colony, bat have all been discharged through failure of evidence of idealiäcation,
I have tho honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, e
W. M. DIANE, Captain Superintendent of Police. The Honourable F. Fleming, C.M.G., Colonial
Secretary, &c., &o, &c
THE DIOCESAN HOME AND ́ORPHANAGE,
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES,
There was a large gathering on the 7th inst, in the school room of the above named Institution, when His Excellency the Governor presented prizes to the successful scholars of the past year. Amangst those-prevent-were-1-His Excellency, Sir. G. W des Voeux, his aide-de-camp. Licut. several ladies. D. L. Barker, Bishop Burdori, Dr. Chambers and
of the work and condition of the institution, Mr. G. Piercy, the Head-master, read a report and made reference to the satisfaction. felt, by all those who took an interest in the institu- Fred Southey, by gaining the Hongkong Govern tion at the success of one of their pupils, Mr. ment scholarship, which entitled him to £200 pissage to and from England. for four years, a college education, and a free
is Excellency said it had given him great pleasure to hear the report just read and to Accept the invitation to distribute the prizes. It those who assisted the Institution, to learn must be very gratifying to of the success of one of its pupils in gaining the Government scholarship which entitled him to free education at his own university Oxford. He was pleased to hear of the great learn that the amount for the largement of the interest taken in the school and was glad to Insitution would soon be forthcoming. He would be pleased to give, ennditionally on the reat of the sura being raised, the 1st $100. The boys and girls had the opportunity to "nise them- selves in the manner in which they were being taught, and he trusted the holidays which were new to commence, would benefit them all
After resuming bis seat, his Excellency again and said he had been reminded by the Bishop that the holidays were over, but, however,
I can therefore hardly lock for such continuousle attacks un' the men thrown out of work by his remaŊk+ would serve for the next bolidays,
the narrative of further events, we must allow the advantage to be with the widow, Not that China lacks prophets. It only lacks Elijah; or in other words, it lacks both oil and flour.
Then, to be sure, the people have so millet, trans, the "high grain," etc. The trouble is that ey do not have enough. "So that all about us Iere we find the people eking out their scanty stack of grain far by the bran of millet or even that of the kaoliang. In certain localities not far from here the people even in good years have. the custom of grinding up with their flour the dried leaves of the elm, or even the locust trees. This year former bran and chaff play very conspicuous parts in the tragedy of poverty. This same tragedy is not without its passages of hmour. The price of kaoliang grain is
very nearly as high as that of wheat, but very many ure almost exclusively the former, and when, yu ask why the answer always is that it is so and to eat that a given amount lasis in the family much better than the same amount of wheat.
There come to the millet kitchen for their
dally meal some 5,000 persons. This kliphan #eems to be a well managed affair, There in a sum of Tis: 5,0:0 which is loaned to business men bere and draws an interest of Tis: 1,300 the applicants through. the hardest part of the yearly. This sum usually sufficient to carry winter. Bat in suck years as the present it is far too small, and subscriptions have been salted institution presents to anyone wishing to help for and to some extent received. I think thes the poor the best means of so doing
Reports of self-destruction by opfum, jumping Into wella, etc., remind us that the last month of the year is here. Emerson said something about every day being judgment day, but his writings have not yet been translated into Chinese, and until they are the people of China will doubtless go on in their well-trodden way of putting off all settlements till the last month, when judgment, days come in thick and fast. One may have heen up to his ears in debt all the vear, but be has "face" up to the last moon when, if all At this stage it matters little what course he resources fall, be,is in great danger of losing it. takes. Some prefer to run away and some toke the long journey, from which there is no return. ing. There is no doubt how a Chinese com mentator would interpret the "time to die" of Ecclesiastes. It is when all available cash bas already gate on before and you have the twelfth moon.
8.Where steamers carey so large a number of Chinese nassengers from a free port, wherein there is no previous examination of baggage, and where the vessels can leave from any part of the Harbour at any hour, it is difficult to suggest any certain method of precaution: Bat it must be accepted as an axiom that the Chinese fore although the local safety of residents may criminal does not change his babits, and there possibly be greater than it was in the earlier days of the colony, yet, it is imprudent enculate on this immunity from attack being always maintained. Still more is it incumbent on those who have control of vessels after leaving this colony to see that a pulential system of delence is maintained In the Police
come to resort for 1873 published some eight months
The causes, efficient, remote and proximate, before the piracy on the Spark, it was pointed out that sailing vessels were liable to piratical
for this "attingency in the money market" are in the sight of everyone. Over-population, floods higher than common, and even drought. But the abolition of the coalie trade had found
there is another, cause whose dire workings are constant, night and daygyear in and year had difficulties to contend with of no small the salt and opium emugglers find their
out, opium. I will cite but one case and that moment owing to the strenuous opposition, and nefarious trade, day by day, more seriously Bishop Burdon said he be'leved that this Mr. Robinson--The point is that there is no indeed animus, of the tariff offices, but. happily impeded by the vigilance of the Chinese was the first time the school had been respectable, owns 6o me of goed land. His in outline. A near neighbour, well-to-do and delay after receiving the reply from the Attorney-fully, and we have a valuable and growing ones occupation will for some time bid seen the school deserved recognition. They opium debts. Has tried to reform, surrendered evidence of the Governor having been gulity of these difficulties have been overcome success.
Customs officials under Eurorgan 'superinten-honored with his Excellency's presence at a dence; these men driven from their usual prize distribution and he thought from what he brother, at the division of the land, had the same amount but has sold off nil but 15 mu to pay General. My answer is, there was some
connection throughout Great Britain. | evidence ; there was even one day at least. The
There being no questions the Chairman' moved dangerouscharacters, It therefore follows that all had obtained the 'blue ribbon' by one of their temporarily, but fell back. Income reduced to i fourth contention of the Attorney-General is
ships carrying Chinese passengers should be scholars, and the successful one only some flogical. If the Governor, on the application for
supplied with a competent crew, that restrictions 31 marks above the next competitor, Master Certificate, takes six months and forgets all
should be placed on the movements of the pas Horspool. He thanked his Excellency for the about it then a delay would occur. My centention is there is a duty imposed upon him to make up
supplied with proper weapons, the ammunition, the addition of a new wing was much needed, his mind in a reasonable time. The delay did Bird and A. P. McEwen having left the Colony which in this climate rapidly deteriorates, being now they were threatened with the erection of the occur and I submit the verdict and finding of the the appointment of Mesars. F. T. P. Foster and regularly tested, The inspection of outgoing new hospital quarters shutting out their air-space, jury, of six days, is reasonable; that is my argu-C. J. Holiday to fill the vacancies in the Con.
passengers by the Police is a course that may aling Committee be confirmed, and that occasionally end in a good result, but too much Excellency, and the proceedings then ended.
! Cheers were given for the Queen and his the present members of such Commitice, reliance must not be placed on its efficiency-the namely, Messrs. C. P: Chater, J. S. Moses and number of detectives in limited, each officer may
brilliant returns in future as in the past.
The prizes were then distributed by his
Ma. Justice Clarke--Ifthe delay was caused by feed hardly say that the London agents have honest employment. So at the present time Excellency to the successful scholars.
that letter, that did not prove negligence.
ment.
Mr. Justice Clarke-Suppose there was an
'mind?
important letter likely to prejudice the Governor's
Mr. Robinson-The Jury was asked the ques don if there was wrongful delay, and they said there was. According to sub-section 14, the Governor can revoke a celicate if he talks such certificate has been fraudulently 'made or illegally oblțulged, but he had no suspi- || in the case, clons that the certificate of the Government
Surveyor was 6, and in view of the letter of complaint he ought to have acted under section 9 granted the certificate and revoked it the same day, thereby detaining the ship. The latter, though, does not contafu a suggention, but makes Inslauations which are mere claptrap.
Justice Clarke-The reference to human life, is that not a suggestion)
Mr. Robinson. No, It is odly an insinuation. The letter reads "I believe" this,' that and the ather, in reference to the reports of Messrs. Anderson and Burnie. They do not allega aha cannot proceed to sea, and there was nothing for the Governor or yet a Board of Trade te arrest
Mr. Robinson-There was no evidence of that
The Chief Justice-After the.Governor received the papers and sent them to the Attorney-General, was it unreasonable for hir to take three days? Would that he areasonable?
Me. Robinson I am glad to hear your lordship
ank that question; my answer is they took eight days.
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Mr. Justice Clarke-What length of time would be reasonable ?
the adoption of the report and accounts as presented. Mr. Byramjee seconded, and it was carried unanimously.
Mr. D. McCulloch proposed, that Messrs, S. Gings, and that the officers and man should be munificent after he bad made them, and sald debts. A plan. The brother being away he
T. E. Davies, he re-elected,
Mr. A, McConachie seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.
Messrs. G. S. Coxon and Fullarton Henderson were re-elected as auditors of the Company, upon the motion of Mt. T. Arnold, acconded by Mr. N. J. Ezra.
An announcement by the Chairman that dividend warrants would be ready on Monday,
the gth fast., brought the proceedings to a conclusion..
The following report was laid on the table of the Legislative Council on the gth fast
Mr. Robinson-The Attorney-General, beta ANNUAL POLICE REPORT (1890). s good lawyer as I know hims to be, could do all there was to do in one hour. A polat should kave been made, your lordship, in seeing to the papers, but if you are against me on the point, then the delay occurred in office practice. A The Chief Justice. It is not a question of merchant, in a case of business, would make a point of getting it settled at once. The precise arresting the ship; it is a'question of delay,
Mr. Roblason I am only showing your lord-point is there was no evidence of delay, and I
. the ship,
apbmit there wi
Mr. Justice Clarke-I agree with you. In the necessary delay, but the question is, was there negligent delay!
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Mr. Robinson-I bave 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 a case of action. There la no delay until he is satisfied.
`ships that he had power under section 'g, which.. was his proper course. Instead of granting a certificate and thes arresting the ship, as he could have so acted by the section, de has made the mistake by not doing so, and therefore in responsible. The ship was detained from the 16th November to the 4th December waiting for the certificate, and the question as submitted to the juty war, would any ordinary man be Hable to doubt for nine or teadays? The jury said he would mot. The Governor as a public functionary has reasonable time allowed him, an individual has not. What I say it that looking at the length of The Chief Justice-He received the report from time taken, the Governor did nothing but sand | the Attorney-General on the 3rd and the certifi- the papers to the Attorney-General. I submit cate was given on the 4th. yourdprḍskip was right in putting the question
||Mr. Robinson-My answer is he should have pressed for an answer.
to the jury whether the Governor was guilty of Mr. Justice Clarke-In case of a person taking any wrongful delay, The Jury came to the a gbeque to a bank and not being able at the unanimous conclusion that the Governor had time to get it cashed, leaves it, and returns after delayed six days. The letter of complaint was; wards for lip is the bank guilty of delay ↑ received on the sand. The only staps the || Mr. Roblussa-In this case the Governor Governor took,was to transmit that letter and must transmit.. walt. There was no obligation for him to wait, Demurrage of a ship is a serious matter, and he should have acted at once.
Mr. Justice Clarke-Yes, that is so."
The Attorney-General said he would like to
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know a certain number of suspicious characters, but no one can know a large proportion, whilst 'to carry on this duty with reference to every ship would catail an amount of work beyond their power, if their other local duties have also to be
attended to.
hot water.
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g-As these piratical attacks on European vestals now take place from the passengers, It is against this peril that measures must be taken, possibly one of the surest of these is the provi. sion, as has been suggested, of hose delivering For an attack by janks a steam vessel, has always at command the power to ram the attacking craft, if only the rudder is knocked off by the collision the junk will be helpless,
10.-As to the general state of crime, having been employed on official duty away from the Police from the 19th February the 22nd December last, I am not in a position to enter
that the principal increase is in cases of larcenies, viz: 301 cises, and unlawful possession 31 cases. In most of the other serious offences a decrease
OVERLOADING IN HONGKONG.
AN "EWO" CAPTAIN FINED,
Captain Joseph Hogg, master of the British steamer Vansing, which vessel has been running between Hongkong and Manila via Amoy and Swalow for some months, appeared before Mr. Wisa at the Police Court this morning (7th inst.) in response to a summons charging him that he "did unlawfully allow the said steamer Nansing to be so loaded as to submerge in salt water the centre of the load-line disc, contrary to the British Merchant Shipping Act of 1876, section 5. Ernest Joseph Meugens, Boarding Officer of the Harbour Department, said, from information received he went to the steamer Nansing on
Water Police and took measurements. The result was that the disc (Plimsoll mark) was found to be submerged 15 inches on the star Board side, while on the rotside the centre of the disc was just awash. He informed the Harbour-master, and at 5.30 p.m. that day the Harbour-master went off with him to the Nansing, which had cleared" that day for Manila."
Sir,-I have the honour to submit, for the into details; but from the returns it would appear the 21st ultimo with Sergeant Harkin of the
Information of his Excellency the Governor, the Police report for the year 1890.
2.The total number of offences coming under the cognizance of the Police was 8,424, being an increase on the year 1889 of 963 esses, giving an increase of 12.90 per cent. Sub-divided into serious and minor offences (so called) there were in 1890, 3,100 cases of the former class against 2,893 Cases in 1889, showing an increase of 207 of 7.15 percent, and in the latter class 5,324 cases in tƐgo as compared with 4,568 casm in 1889, giving an increase of 756 cases or 16.54 percent. murder, resulting in the arrest of two prisoners, 3-During the year there were three cases of
and the conviction of one.
is shown.
In miscellaneous offences, no less than 1,364 cases are connected with the Opium Ordinance, 11-The health of the Police Force has been good, only seven deaths having occurred ; and on the whole the casu ilites (76) have been fewer than usual have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant,,
W. M. DEANE, Captain-Superintendent of Police. The Honourable F. Fleming, C.M.G., Coloniat
Secretary, &c. &c. &c.
Police Department,
24th February, 1891/2
Sir, I have the honour to report that the following arrests of persons implicated in the Namoa piracy bave been made out of this colony, so far as can be ascertained()}
1st.—Maj-Lai Ching Pul arrested a man' named Fan Kun Tai, in the Heung Shan district, in the beginning of Janday.
Mo Lo Us on the 29th January. He committed and.—The Macao Police arrested Pau Un olas suicide in pri on the same night.
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! THE "NAMGA" PIRACY. 4-The most serious feature in the record of crime for the year was the piratical elinto of the steamer Names, belonging to the Douglas Steamship Company, Limited, or the roth December last on the voyage from this port for Swatow, which took place off Mendosa Island about 40 miles to the North-east of the colony. Same forty Chinese embarked as pas- tako, a commonsense view of the case. The sengers, and when the European officers, except Mr. Justice Clarke-Was there any evidence of Governor had a great deal cast upon him; take, the ane on watch, and the passengers, ware at you making the application for the certificate 1 for instance, the number of duties be luncheon, took possession of the simmer. Their Mr. Robinson-Yes, I believe the solicitors had to perform, and if Mr. Robinson's arguments plans were arranged in a most systematic manner, were so instructed. Without the certificate the were correct then very application made to the and were so well carried out that resistance was ship.could only carry twelve passengers, instead Governor would need's jury to say if he was two of foo she has accommodation for.
hours tow long! That would be, what it would practically Imposible. Cae European passenger,
3rd--About the same date the Chinesa, who from sea-sickness had remained on deck, Mr. Justice Clarke-But no direct application amount to according to Mr. Robinson, According was shot and killed, as was also one of the authorities arrested Lo, Uo, Li Peng, Pang Chan was made, was it? There is nothing to prevent to statute the Governor was to be satisfied and
Manlia quarter-masters. The, master, Captain and Cheung Ki Shau on the steamer his then going to sea with passengers even if they see that certain provisions were complied with Pocock, met his death by coming up from the Cloud on her arrival at Canton from Macao. do not get the certificate, providing themo letter had been addressed to him he would aloon, whes called on deck by the pirates. The last named man turned Infopoier, '
41b.—On the 2nd February, 1 thes{Máció Harbour-master grants them a clearance. There have been satisfied and made up his mind. But P It is uncertain, whether this act was intco- la mo prohibition in the Ordinances, is there ?
ha had received two other reports of Surveyors tonal or
done in
e in the excitement
authorites, seized two fishing junks and arrested of the moment; Mr. Robinson-That is not before the Court, den that of the Government surveyer, and it is probable that the latter is the casa, a Pang Kun Fus; Ho Fat To Ho Fat Tacnag and
they being so different he could not make up his
over thirty others, old and young, males and my lord.
Mr. Justice Clarke-But the question of delay Lappened to the ship what would be the in the opinion of Europeans and Chinese alike. mind or be satisfied. Suppose anything had subsegaent murders, ensued, and this un
fortanste
officer hada well-deserved, reputation females. SALONU VA MTAKAT
5th-The Macan Police bays arrested a mag position of the Governor, after having Mr. Roblason-It might, but the Jary found revloniks made aware of the state of the shiping made themselves masters of the vessel, names Wong Yuk on suspicion of having taken
the pirates headed her outtó ses until the evening, part in the piracy. thers was unneceusty delay. The question to by two experienced men? What the GOYETOT, when they steamed the vessel back to Mendiozi
6th. The Chinese runboat Kwong Un seized the limit of time in which the Governor ought to did, the most ressonable man would have done Island and transferred the plunder, consisting act, There was evidence that the Governor did He law the Attorney General and asked what he principally of dollars taken from Chinese pas. persons on board, for being concerned in the a fishing junk, near Macao and seized all wrong in withholding the certificate for so had to da. Mr. Robinson says he should have many days.
| pressed for an answer at once. He (Attorney: | Bangers, to fire soaks that were' in waiting. It piracy on and women may
7th-Major Lai arrested a man named Wong- The Chief Justice-It was-a-judicial acts General) and twenty different things to attend to is to be noted that although there was a large must satisfy himself and exercise his judgments and often all on libble at one time. When the amount of opium on board, this was not taken, Atal at Kam Tau Wan is, the Haung Shan contrary to the plan adopted in previous cases district This: Information, came from Macao Mr. Roblason-I do not dispute that, bet park were sent to him on the 3rd, the certificate where opium appeared to be the principal object and probably refers to the first cases: although.
of the attack,
the names, are different, ...) Data,a&. Auch & Ni *** 8th--The Chinese Authorfiles arrested Chsm Kang Yau about the beginning of this month at Tal Pang in the San On district, redis Fau Uni alias Mo Lo Un who was mentioned la Inspector Stanton's report of the 15th December
Involves that.
been
The Attorney General concluded there was no evidence of the days delay, and there' was no evidence of it before the jury at the trial,
he must exercise his Judgment and satisfy was in the Acting Governor's hands on the 4th himself with promptlude, and seeing that He thought Mr. Robinzen would admit that there the only thing; he'Ɛ did, was, to
was no evidence of delay there judge you flan send Mr. Robinson. I do not admit it to be the papers to the Attorney-General, there was svidence before the "Jury the
that he commiting culpable negligence, We never cantended the Governors bound to a day, but way to a resiboable time. On the question
only
Their fordaafps "ultimistelý vnän suited the the unreasonabl deles the Attorney plaintiff inrespect to the vid days! wrongful delay General saya in paragrapti that there is nothing on the past, of the Gotemnot in: grating the be show a resposibility of the Governor in the Passeng, pertinente, an awarded by the special Ordinace. I have not gone through the whole Jary The meals Cost of appeal were dis of the Ordinances, but there la piratata in the allowed to the "Aitorney Castral, but the corte MGENEN Chart Whole that the right of provrtomaly kwasdee gire to prendusid lapit fastlos vaai met be sold it delayed to any kinky) my they when incurred li sunport to the in day? The querien inỹ tar dday of the Gevernes ik
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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 ripple, but I could tell how much of it was submerged. 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 unusual to shut out further cargo. The master in justified in doing so.
Commander W. C..H. Hastings, R.N❘ Har bour-master, I want alanguide the Nassing She was drawing 16-lett kit and 15' 6" for and. The whole of the disc on the starboard side was the lee side, and the water was nearly smooth submerged 6 or inches. The starboard was
there. The centre of the port disc was barely AVAIL. f
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The Chief angineer stated the hollers and ballast tanks were fail of water at the time,
ship would have "come u?" about 18 inches. referred to, and that had they been empty the
The Defendant-The ballast tanks were full, hand the next day, outside the harbour, we pumped them out and that raised the ship 17 or 18 inches. 1 will not dis pute that the mark was below the water in the harbour, but before we get outside the Ly-ee-mun Pass we must have risen at least 17 luches, as the tanks were then pumped out with the main engine. It would take about an hour and twenty minutes to pamp out the hollers.
His Worship Impesos fine of $100 owing to the gravity of the offence.
Captain Horg-Can I appeal? His Worship-Yes, but you must pat your notice la writing, an
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Capt. Hogg Can I go now ?: Will that do His Worship-Yes, after you've paid your fine. The Captain then paid up the Mexicine and
left.
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sa tiao. Outcome 365 multiplied by zoo cash, Has four daughters, ane must be married next month, must have money, but has nothing bat
and trees attacked. Family of three brothers. will sell some 15 of his trees. Bargain made aroused; row; distant brother sent for, who patches up a temporary peace by sending over some bags of grain. Now multiply this case by ay one-twentieth of the population of the place where you live and you get perhaps a fair idea of the distress arising from this plague. The tcleatific and minute analysis of this effect of opium upon the system is a legitimate and perhaps useful undertaking. So is determina tion of the cheinistry of combustion. But when this is proposed as the best way to settle the question of whether the fire which burns down your house is harmful or not, the scientific spirit seems misapplied. So of the harm of oplum. taking. All of us who live among the Chinese see much and feel a little of its pressure. We see so many bodies sapped of their vitality and minds whose wills are chained, and estates belog reduced to nothing, besides knowing something of the more secret bitterness and tears, that we are hardly in the mood for the chemical analysis ways. of the man on the "scientific" inventory of his
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The middle of the last month always falls of course in the cold weather, and near or in the coldest weather. This is the date of one of the two great "gatherings for worship and trade at the Temple of the God of Wall and Most. Da that day one might have seen some score or more: of persons looking otherwise sane enough, but sauntering along the wall dressedla thin sumus clothes and fan in hand. The counterpart to this comical scene cordes off in the hottest time devotees may be mat dressed in wadded clothes of the summer, when about this number of
and often furs. They are not lunatics, only "pious folk" who vowed, when a parent was sick, that if recovery was granted one or both of their vows should be performed.
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As most of them come in front the country, the journey at either season is decidedly uncom fortable. But the Chinese do not believe' in carrying anything, even religious enthusiasin, to an extreme, and you will always notice that ⠀, these men are followed by a friend or servant bearing seasonable clothes, and the change is made directly after the deity has been worshipped, This is no doubt following the "path of the mean " so highly recommended by the late sages,
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SHANSI NOTES.
13th January, 18gr. On the night of December 12th a box of medicines and some other things were stolen. from a house in T'al-ku, which had been recently reated by Dr. Goldsbury, The doctor set his family were not living on the place at the tirat. The thieves efected an entrance to the court by digging s bole through a wall facing a side street, and then quietly helped themselves to such articles as they could conveniently carry away. The matter was subsequently brought to the attention of the Aris magistrate, who eventually succeeded in having all the stolen, property restored.
The English Baptist Missionary Society has mission work there. This is as it should be, sent a deputation to T'al-yuan-fu to Inquire into We are happily living in a day when missionary work is bound to be scrutinized bath by friend and foe and none are more glad of this than are the missionaries themselves. Let there
be the most candid criticisms and the most thorough investigations and missionaries and their work will abundantly profit thereby. It is not desir able that any Christian work should be "dona
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§)—–Bevan persons were arrested in connection with this affair, of whom are have been dis charged and two await till. The ringleaders are perfecily well known, as their photographs are, from previous offences, in the hands of the
The syndicate Idea of China: seems to be that Police, but they have escaped to Chinese
she lea goase easily capable of producing daily Territory, and it will rest in a great measure with as the chief' braenster of the piracy, and in a golden egg if only onça taught how to do it, the Chinese Authorities, who are displaying the same report to Us L. Peng, Fau Chat and Pepaps Bat to many of us who live away every desire to co-operate, whether the kell to Chim Kang Yen were mentioned as being to the from the "centres, of wealth? the indications of commnually caprared or not. Information to gang: The bie Bakkes from Thiruki a Pisang and of eggs seem all too dubious and almost with a terrific soise, muro terible, than a very other persons supposed to have been connected Achan it possibly the same as Päng Achen any other comparison, would better fit our loud peal of thunder. The magistrate showed
In this plency has been confidentially supplied. so far, two then who have been idearted have |Ends arrested in file onlesy, and ons by the
Chinese, the latter having made venicasion/
04 the 16th of December, an explosion, off Mr. H.P. Perkins writes from Liu-ching to gunpowder,occurred in the south suburb of our Tientala contemporary
T'alled, by which a house was blown up and three men killed. There was quite a supply, of gunpowder on hand at the time, with a view to making Ste-crackers for the New Year celebras tion and it is said that a spark from a pipo touched, the powder when it suddenly went off
Thero la upward of Foog Shun Yau, Lala observations. For instance, the poor widow met his fatherly care for his people by hastening, to Test. Wong Chun or Chanju, fi fumaurons; by Ella, She had a file oll and a handful of the scene of the aceiants, wihont even waling sonde, if work, of them have gone to Be Chai" dour, but was daswing painfully, near to a state to put on his shoes, pleas in Kwong 8,
of comparative abstitution." However, noorpting