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dismissed both charges, which had hope- On the acth May, the wife of W. B. BUYERS lessly broken down, Mr. Joan MITCHELL,
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1801.
Two cases were tried at the Police Court yesterday which open out a wide field of speculation for the commercial community
whose legal status in the matter we fail to recognise, had the bare-faced audacity to
Wx bear that frequent complaints are being pipes in all perts of the City, chiefly in Hollywood mindo of the bursting of the newly laid water
Road and the Praya.
The Superintendent of the P&O. S. N. Co. left Bombay yesterday afternoon for this port. informs us that the Company's steamer Gwalior
We regret to note that Captain George Henry Mackenzie, the noted chess-player, who had York on April 14th. THE Moyune, with the first shipment of new season's fea for London, left Hankow on the aird inst, anived at Woosing on the asth, and is reported to have gone aground in the vicinity of the latter place and to have been detained there some time in consequence. She, however, left direct for Singapore xt com yesterday.
It is now bong tong for ladies to smoke cigaretter and drink something that looks really strong been in failing health for some time, died in New and lemony, whilst sitting in the corridor of the Hongkong Hotel It is also permitted, to ladies af very high degree, lo cross their their extremities. This way out, LOCAL sports will be interested to know that two bears and a tiger have been seen recently near the foreign sellement at Switow, and that natives who have come in from the country
have been carried off by Stripes. Tur Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, this evening, commencing at 7.30 o'clock
A REFRESHING WHOLESOME DRINK. of Hongkong.. The Chinese owners of delendants) that Mr. MITCHELL should pay repal the loss of several children and pigs which This morning, at the Palice Court, P.C, Graham
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elegraph.enter the court-room and demand from his Worship the reasons why the accused had been discharged: Mr. A. G. WISE, who is not always 50 courteously complacent, gave the information desired, but declined to accede to the application of Mr. Worror (who appeared for the
the costs of the two prosecutions, basing his refusal on the ground that they were Police prosecutions." We beg leave to remind Mr. Wisz and all others whom it may concern, that the notorious, or rather infamous, so-called "Conspiracy Case," tried in the Hongkong Supreme Court last November, was the direct outcome of
two steam-launches engaged in plying between the China Merchants Co.'s Canton river-steamer Xiang-kwan, which anchors In mid-stream, and the Prays, were charged with carrying an excess of passengers over the number allowed by their licences. Police Constable HARIS
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charged Lau Kue, of Shnu-kl-wan, with cruelty to a pony on Wednesday last. The complainant said the pony was suffering from severe sores on its shoulders, and could scarcely walk. The defendant denied the charge, but his Worship imposed a.fine of $5, or clae a month's relire-
ment
FROM the 1st of January to the middle of April 46 persons were lynched in the United States THE Hongkong Omnibus Company were again 44 of whom met their fates in the South. Of appeared to prosecute on behalf of the what was openly admitted on oath by brought within the meshes of the law this these 44 23 were negroes, 11 Italians, 9 white
Tax mother of the Chinaman who was recently killed by a constable in the French Concession at Shanghr, which event has been the cause of considerable excitement there, stopped the chairs of the Tratal and suite, while on their way to offer lurense at the city temple the other day, and demande Justice. She made a great outcry, bat was finally pacified by a promise that
Government-not altogether a Bew departure in procedure at the Hongkong Major-General GoRDON, Acting Captain morning, when they were summoned for causing Americans and I Indian. Of this number an obstruction In Wellington Street on Wednes-Louisiana has lynched 11, Texas 9. Mississippi Magistracy, although a policeman in the Superintendent of Police, to be a Police day, P.C. Sinclair stated that a bus was stand-6, Tennessee 5 Georgia 3, Alabama 3, West
and that prosecution, rdle of lawyer is admittedly a phenomenon
two innocenting in the street obstructing traffic. A Chinaman, Virginia 2, Virginia', Florida a and Missouri x.
who represented the defendants, was ordered to but the actual prosecutor would appear men were convicted and sent to gaolante up three Mexicans, from Inquiries made by a representative presumably to shield the ignorance, of this journal to have been either Mr.incompetency, and flagrant neglect of HASTINGS R.N., the Acting Harbour Master, duty displayed by Government officials or Mr. JOHN MITCHELL, superintending in a "Police prosecution." It is also engineer to Messrs. BUTTERFIELD and noteworthy that Mr. A. G. Witz, in Swixx, local agents for the
his capacity of police magistrate, who Navigation Co., which Company owns the yesterday refused to make a meddling Hankow and is substantially interested in busybody pay the costs of an impotent and the Fathan, two steamers running in vexatious prosecution which he had onlyAPANESE par:25 report that the proposed too evidently initiated for reasons that are despatched, the Czar having telegraphed that Spatial Embrey to Russia will not now be Chinese-owned vessels at present trading more than doubtful, on the ground that it he is entirely satisfied with the amende made on the Canton river. Our Acting Harbour was a Police prosecution, did not hesitate by Japan, and that he begs her to dispense with the Special Fmbassy. But for this telegram it Master did not appear at the Police Court, last September to commit for trial at the is stated that Prince Arisugawa and Viscount and doubtless exercised a wise discretion Supreme Court on the serious charge of Venomoto would have started for St. Petersburg
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it would have been just as well for himself Acting Captain. Superintendent of Police and for the eminent firm he officially that the charge alleged against these men was based on a Police prosecution for which represents if he had likewise been
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which they were in no way responsible. that, In what he had done in the matter. Consistency in his legal decisions is he had acted as a private individual, and evidently not the forte of this otherwise FOL.would reserve the right to obtain a re-
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But what we want to know at present hearing of the cases. Even in the face of $1.00
this worthy citizen's undoubted veracity more particularly is by what extraordinary 1.10 and extraordinary public-spiritedness, the
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to the Police authorities; how he obtained suggest some patriotic or useful aim he hoped to achieve by, transforming himseliit, or how much that official open sesame may for the nonce, and for this special occasion amount to, we are not in a position to only, into quite a new and original gauge with any pretence at accuracy, but we do not hesitate to say, and in no uncer- It is notorious that Mr. MITCHELL's tain terms, that some duly authorised employers, the eminent and deservedly explanation of this most scandalous out Lgo renowned firm of Messrs. BUTTERFIELD and rage ought to be at once forthcoming. Per Case Pre Case. SWIRE, in conjunction with their allies, the If the Hongkong police are to be placed Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat at the disposal of either Mr.Joux MITCHELL Co., are now engaged in fighting aor Messrs. BUTTERFIELD and Swixx for $450 desperate opposition in the passenger 5.00 traffic between here and Canton with the 7.50 Chinese-owned steamers Pang, Kiang-
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W2 obative that Mr. A. B. Rodyk, late solicitor to the Sham en Hotel Co. has been writing to attention to directed to an important error con- tain: 3 in that journal's report of the recent trial in which Mr. W. St. John Hancock, C.E., F.R.I.B.A., F.S.í, etc., cic, played a lending die, a regards the expe.t evidence of Mr. W. Danby, C.E. Mr. Rodyk might have gone much further. The Daily Prist report of this amusing trial emits a ve great deal of what is material to the issue, rad cuntains a lot of stuff that never Bad any foundation or existence excepting in the stenographer's ta vivid imagination. Granny has lately obtained an unenviable reputation for this sort of thing.
A NAVAL COURT was held to-day, says the Kee Herald of the 21st inst, at H. B. Majesty's Consulate, to, enquire into the clicumstances attendant upon the loss of the steamship Albany, The Court was composed as follows: President, J. J. Earlic, Esq. H. D. M. Consul, Assessore, Nelsar, master, steamer Myrmidon; G. Roy, master, steamer Palkan. The Court found that the steamship Albany was lost off Matsushima on the night of the r5th Instant. That no blame stackes to the master, officers, and crew of the ship. That the pilot mistook the northern end of the Island for the southern, owing to the state Coth atmosphere, which, in the opinion of the time imagined.
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WE hear, says the Shanghai Mercury, that robbery by organized bands has been rife recently in the silk districts, and a few nights age the storing houses of one of the largest native buyers were attacked near Shao Shing, and five houses were burned and several native employés badly beaten by the robbers, A Foreign gentleman, from Shanghai who was travelling in the region of the disturbance came upon the scene, and discharged his revolver, which had the effect of scattering the thieves, SERGEANT Tom Food broke up a coolles day, sald to have been the only one felt gaming house In Tung-on Lane yester of the large number existing poly a few weeks ago. The boss, a coglie named Nuo Cheong, admitted the ownership, and Mr. Wire this morning ordered him to pay $25 or go to gacl for three months. Inspector Stanton mada a raid upon another gaming house in Possession Street yesterday, arresting four men, who at the Police Court this morning admitted going to the house to gamble. Mr. Wise imposed a fine of them, and $5 or fourteen days' retirement on the fourth. SAYS the Kansas City Star:-"When the editor of L'Eco d'Italia of New York says that "the United States signed treaties with us," and speaks of the President and 'Mr. Blaine as expo nents of "American buffoonery," it becomes rather interesting to know if he is speaking at an American citizen or as a subject of King Humbert. The liberty of the press
80 excel tent thing, but exactly why an Italian paper should be printed in Ameries talking about “us” and reviling the United States Government doesn't follow. This may be a free country, but It is time to teach foreigners who are living in and on this country that freedom may be carried little too far." There is a goodly number of foreigners in Hongkong, including a great variety of Chinese hirellage, who might with advantage study the foregoing paragraph carefully and then paste it in their hats as a daily reminder. LATE occurrences, says the Philadelphia Press, emphasize the difficulties which environ the British Empire on this hemisphere. The inter- The West Indian Islands were denied a recipro ests of Canada and Newfoundland are opposed, city treaty four years ago for a like repto Gulana curtly declines a favorable treaty with. Canada because it prefers one with us. Now Newfoundland is sacrificed to imperial interests and has to reflect that neither its trade for Its union
WE Commend to the notice of our morning con- temporary the following comments on "syndicate
const are as safe as they would be within journalism" from the Troy Times --And now "yadicates are set up to supply the "provincial hose interests are centered on this Continent, press "as newspapers published outside of the interference in Egypt. Canada fa alded in its Newfoundland is sacrificed to prevent French metropolis are contemptuously styled with
efforts to protract (ts bankrupt independence so patent-page dime-novel stuff and all sorts of blocand-thunder literature. Here and there as to keep open a way to Australia.' The West verdant castomer from the interior falls a victim Indian Islands are thwarted in their efforts to to the literary bunce game, pays his is a page gain out trade so as to keep up trade within the Empire. Even Gulana feels the commercial like a little men and prints the vile and trashy attraction of the Great Republic, At all points matter, boasting of "our new and wonderful story" and of the tremendous enterprise which British possessions on this hemisphere are enables him to work it off upon his readers. swayed from their proper orbit in the trade and pictates to Illustrate is called smart journalism! And this periferous mess with coarse caricatore policy of the empire by the trade and the
influence of the United States.
kwas, and Tai-on; how stiff this war to the should be made acquainted with the why BEFORE Mr. Wise at the Police Court this after-
and wherefore of this startling new departure.
TELEGRAMS.
VALOUR REWARDED.
LONDON, 27th May. the Victoria Cross, and has also been promoted. Lieut. Grant, of Manipur fame, has received
RESULT OF THE DERBY. The Derby Stakes of 5,000 sova. for the winner, 500 sovs, for the nominator of the winner, 300 sove, for the owner of the second, and 200 sovs. for the owner of the third; colts, pst.; fillies, Sat, 6ib.f by subscription of go sovs, each, half 1891, and to sovs, only, if declared by the Grat forfeit if declared by the first Tuesday in January Tuesday in January 1890; any surplus to be paid to the winner about a malle and a half, starting from the High Level starting post.—196 subs., of which 41 paid to says, forfelt. Closed 16th July, 1889.
knife is may be fairly guaged by a report that was current yesterday to the effec $1.10 that the Hankow, Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & Swixx's Boating palace, which has lately 1.35
been carrying Chinese passengers at five 1.50 cents ahead, was under orders to fill up with dead-heads" until further notice. What more natural than that Mr. Join MITCHELL, 'Superintending engineer to Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, and one of 475 their staunchest adherents, should in the midst of these hapless complications 0.75 desire to know, out of mere curiosity of
course, how many passengers the opposi 0.75 tion boats were bringing down from the City of Rams? What more natural than his taking up a position every other day at Gibb's wharf on the steamer's arrival, and carefully counting the passengers landed In steam-launches from the Xiang-kwan ?. An application for the assistance of the police in getting up this statistical record was only reasonably to be expected from a gentleman occupying Mr. MITCHELL'S influential position as the representative 1.00 of Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRL, and that this application should be supported by Acting Harbour-Master HATINGs, 0.40 as reported, and actually favorably
50 entertained by the Police authorities, of England has raised the rate of discount to
follows 13 a matter of course.
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(From the Comercio.) FINANCIAL CRISIS IN EUROPE.
MADRID, May 15th.
A panic has occured on all the European Bors, and stocks everywhere have fallen. Confidence has since been restored, Russia La withdrawing her deposits in gold, and the Bank
five per cent.
A TYPHOON.
noon Choi Tel Yung was charged with burglary and murder committed on the 9th November last year, at a village named Tung Kun, in the Kweng ung province. Evidence for the prose cution having closed the prisoner was duly cautioned, pad made a statement to the effect that
а Chinese Heatenant had given him ten tacls la silver to disclose the names of some persone who were knowa to have committed the lentenrat, and then he was accused as being the murder. He failed to find out any persons for one of them. Mr. Wiso committed him to gaol his rendition, and in the meantime he had leave for the usual period of fifteen days previous to
to apply to the Supreme Count for a writ of habeas corpur.
According to the Hupas piracies and robberies bave become rather frequent of Late in and about Wenchow, and emboldened by success the robbers aredally becoming more darlog. Recently at Lokching a batch, of seventy or eighty men visited and ransacked the residence of a wealthy Carmer who had made himself objectionable the dist. The man himself was absent, but his wife and children were found; the former they stabbed and lets, but they carried off two children, the youngest of whom died from either fear of exhaustion while on the march to the mountains where the robbers have their stronghold. $1,500 ransom for the remaining son was demanded and a week's grace given. They also gavO notice that if, at the expiration of this time, the money were not forthcoming, the boy's head would be stuck off and sent back.
4. S. WATSON & CO., LD. An extraordinary general mesting of shire- holders in this company was held this afternoon for the purpose of confirming the special resolu tion passed last week empowering the increase of its capital to $600,000 by the issus of 10,000 new shares of tio each.
The Chairman (Mr. J.D. Humphreys) presided,
Mancell, 1. Grant, Chan AFuk (businessmanager) and there were also present Messm. H. Wicking, W. D. Saitos, H. Rapp, H. Humphreys, A. and T. H. Talbot (secretary.)
tos of the special resolution, which he read.
The Chairman formally proposed the confirma. Mr. Wicking seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.
was proposed to issue the new abares,
Mr. Wicking asked the Chairman when it
The Chairman said it was not proposed to save them at the tresh capital could be usefully employed. There was suficient money in hand to supply the Immediate requirements of the business. He thought the lasue would probably in the latter part of the year. He scarcely thought it would be advisable to true them any earlier. They would not get a dividend, but the interest for this year would be allowed on them,
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terminated.
There being no further questions the meeilig
THE ALLEGED OUTRAGE BY A NUISANCE INSPECTOR,
At the Magistracy the morning, before. Mr. A. G. Wise, J. R. Grimble, Inspector of Nuisances residing at No.48, Hollywood Read, was charged at the instance of Inspector Stanton with having unmarried girl named Elizabeth Jane Simmons enlawfully bad carnal knowledge of a certain who is under the age of sixteen, years, to wit of the age of fifteen years, an divers occasions since the 61b April, 1891,
Parvious to leaving Japan the Czarovitch Is reported to have behaved with the proverbial mualicence of the Romanoffs towards Muko firikisha men who threw Tanda Santo to the batake Jisabaro and Kitaga Ichitaro, the two
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evening of the 18th fastant he summoned the two men to his ship, and presented them with a Mr. Wilkinson, of Meurm, Caldwell-and- LIQUEURS.
to assist Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE'S The Spanish Consul kindly forwards a
decoration, and a sum of 2,500 yes" each, at the Wilkinson, appeared for the defence, and ald Maraschino
public-spirited superintending engineer telegram received from Bolinao last night,050 yes annually during the remainder of their under the circumstances he would ask for a same time promising them teach a pension of he had just been instructed by the prisoner, and Herring's Cherry Cordial Dr. Slegent's Angostura in counting the Chinese passengers which says:"A depression exists in the Pacific tires. The Nippon states that the Carevich remand. Inspector Stanton, be believed, alşa
Blites, &c. landed by steam-launches from the to the north-east of Manila,"
bade them give up the humble occupailon of wanted a remand Harikiska drawing and take to soma better Hantow': Chinese antagonist, and at the
pursuit, and that they were to be photographed on Magistracy yesterday we found that
board His Impal Highness ship the follow puzzled to fit their good fortune. To-day, ing morning. Melcobalako and Kilage must be perfisriäisko crolles, barely able to ezra Elt and sup; to-morrow, gentlemen with two decors. tions, t
, twenty-five hundred yan in their pockets | and a yearly income of 1,500 yrs for the rest of their ifres.: We wonder says the Herald, what press, stings to say, tails us nothing about thesa man warn originally's. The vansenlar
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REMINDED THAT ALL BUBSCRIPTIONS
MUFE BE PAID IN ADVANOS,
and utterly unfounded charge of carrying T coolle traffic from Amity to Singapore and passengers in excess of their licences, And brisk, and upwards of 2,000 left the port for Lase Penang, says the Amoy Timer, still, continues when the Magistrate contemptuously places during the past work.
Inspector Stanton, 'In answer to his Worship. said he had his witnesses present, but he had no objection to a remand.
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock.
His Worship decided to remand the case till
Mr. Wilkinson said the defendant was out on 8500 bail, He supposed that would be again accepted.
His Worship agreed to the amount, which had been fixed by the Police. subpiena was ordered to be is wed for the Upon the application of Inspector Stanton
attendance of the girl Birations