SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
Before Mr. E. 7. Ackroyd, Acting Puisna
Fudge
May 28th.
THE ARCHITECT'S CHARGES CASE. This morning the cross suits between the Shameen Hotel Co. and Mr. W. St. J. Hancock
were continued.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1891.
The debtor gave a very long account of his dealings in shares since 1888. In some months the lost as much as $32,000, and in other months be gained. Since 1889 he had been insolvent, but had gone on speculating in hopes of getting on his feet again.
as having jumped on board. In counting the nisaengers be included eight or ten infants in arms; possibly there might have been a dozen, Of children led by their parents he counted seven or eight. He counted each child as one nas senger. It was usual not to count children under twelve years of age. If the number of children were deducted from the total, the launch would have had no passengers in excess.
His Worship said he did not think it necessary to 20 07 with the case, and accordingly dismissed The master of the Wing Tai launch was then charged with carrying five passengers in annfared for the defence.
"The Chief fustice pointed out that the debtor's cheque books connined a large proportion of blank counterfoils. The debtor maintained that the cheques had not been used, but were lost or destroyed. He could not give any account of them except that they must have been destroyed. { ft. He asserted that the cheque books produced,
Mr.
who was then acting as manager of the Bank London, the contention of the plaintiff remains practically uncontradicted and all the evidence is in his favor. An article published in the Hongkong Telegraph of the 5th May, 1800 founded on Information supplied hy Thomas Jackson, plainly dennes the situation on that date; and โก Ne we can aceitain, nothing of the slightest inportance has occurred since then until restenlar, when the plaintiff appears to have once more tactics with conspicuous
assumed offensive
Mr. Denison, architect, said he was engaged to prepare sketch plans for the proposed hotel on the Ice House lat. (Plans produced.) He which he used, and that he could not therefore excess on the 20th u'to, Mr. Wotton, again | the Manila authorities scems Incomprehensible. charged $10 for the journey and a report Involving considerable inbour. This ice covered everything, and the plans were not an extra item. The plans by themselves would be $50. For complete plans to scale and specifications be would charge at per cent.
Mr. Pitman, a director of the Shameen Hotel Co., Baid he resided in Canton. He asked Hancock last year when the goods would arrive far which the $180 had been advanced. Witness understood him to reply that the money had been returned to the Company. Later he said it had not been returned, but he would make certain decorations as & set-off against it. A few weeks Later he said these works had been estimated at $350. Mr. Rodyk told him the Company could not afford it. and Mr. Hancock said he would return it. As to plaintiff's charge for rent of offices, there was only a desk in his drawing office, which was used for the Marina and this Company. Atta sketch plans for the Ice House scheme be had not seen any.. Had only seen a "fanciful sketch," without scale or measure-
menis.
Cross-examined-He bad not asked for the return of the $380 before the end of 18go, because he thought the goods were coming out. The contractor substituted other materials; did not know these were paid for, extras and obtained here. The Company at one time wanted to raise a mortgage on the property, and asked plaintiff about it, hut nothing was done,
containing blank counterfoils, were not the ones have drawn any cheque from those books, if he and wished. Every time he drew a cheque be wrote the name and figures, on the counterfall. November. 1889 be had lost all his capital, but Continuing the debtor admitted that in still made. forward contracts for very Inree amounts Involving hundreds of thousands. If the market had gone against him he would have had to borrow. He once borrowed $14,000 from Mr. Ewens on no security. It was the extraordinary rise in Sagars in May, 1889, which upset all his calculations. It was only In September that his most serious · losses became known to him. His last transaction was on Tuly 2, 1889 for 450 Sugars at $305. bought from Toeg and Gubbay. He had bought and sold for Poon Fang as a friend, without mak- ing any charge for brokerage: Poon Pong lent him $10,000 on his furniture. He played cards with friends, for very small sums, Ered or $200. Bankrupt then gave a long account of his expenditure, which his Lordship thought was very imperfect.
The examination was then adjourned for a werk.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Pulse Fudge).
CLAIM FOR GOODS SUPPLIED. An action for $626.70 was brought by the Hap Tung shop against Thomas Keri for Iron and steel goods and fittings supplied to him. The case first came up on Friday, when Mr. Hastings appeared for the debtor and asked for an adjournment, stating that the debtor, whe owed money to other persons, and if pressed would have to sle a petition in bankruptcy. This morning nobody appeared for the debtor, and judgment was given for plaintiff with costs. Mr. Dennys represented the creditor.
The China Maff writer save the conduct of
His Worship noticing Mr. Mitchell outside it has been dictated or influenced by the stoppage and he actually is mean enough to suggest that the Court, suggested to Mr. Wotton that he of the sale of Manila lottery tickets in this colony, similar to the last, and Mr. Mitchell no doubt Manila authorities is comprehensible enough might come in. He supposed this case was
As we have already shown, the action, of the would like to hear what was going on, whilst when sensibly viewed. At one time Señor they would see if there was any cause of ill-furata offered to settle with the Baise for feeling.
Mr. Warton said Mr. Mitchell had been toiling Jackson, who doubtless acted under the $200,000, but this offer was declined by Mr. in the dark. and he might as well continue to do ta as far as they were concerned.
Instruction of the Court of Directors, and During th's conversation Inspector Mathieson liability aggregates something like $900.000. Of now we understand that the Bank's allered went, outside the Court and returned with Mr.this amount $620 000, or thereabouts, are Mitchell, who took a seat at the solicitors table detained as security under the arder of the Mr. Wotton objected to Mr. Mitchell being in Supreme Court of Manila, and we do not doubt Court, and that gentleman withdrew,
that unless the final decision of the suit is hurried on. any further amounts in the Bank's, colors will share the same fate, and such action by the judicial authorities will be held legally justified by the Spanish Government in spite of the childish vannurings of the China Mail and the nonsensical appeal to the British Foreign Office by the local offi-lals of the Bank.
The case then proceeded.
P. C. Harris said his attention was drawn to the defendant's launch by Mr. Mitchell. She was licensed to carry ninety-two passengers, and be counted ninety-seven.
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into the most secret interstices of the clothing of the unwary visitor. has no wish to be "realistic": compared with This account is not exaggerated; the writer these Rasalan emigrants a ricksha coolle locks been, bad enough, as any one who has visited efreshingly clean our emigrant ships have one of them at Plymouth can testify, but the Hifference between a wild Hibernian, with all his pleasing attributes, bound to Queensland, and a in negant on his way to develop Siberia is wide inder..
THE DISTURBANCES IN THE NORTH,
• Commenting on the disturbances in the northern river parts, the N. C. Daily News of the zoth wito, says
popular
mierinaries; including all the Indies and children connected with the varioue English and 'American missions, tork passage by the actually broke out, we believe. They arrived Kiangyn yesterday, but that was before the clot
various missionary bodies to the local officials her today. Application was madel by the
the outbreak. The movement at Nanking un
protection, but no stens were taken to prezent, hike its predecesser at Wubu, Joca not appear to have been directed against any one boty, of
missionarice in particular, but the French fathers ook the precaution of sending the boys at their school Away to their respective homes. It l believe that the Secret Society men have so errorised the Viceroy that he was afraid to move till forced, and this only would arcstint for his empineness in the matter-fercury.
The N. C. Daily News Forrespondent, writing n the 25th uit, siys:- have been very until vesterday, alternos, when we received entical as to any real trouble here at Nanking
that the danger is real and imminent. that the warning from two separate sources, both official, threatened lot will take place on Wednesday miofficial way that the soldiers are unreliable, next as arranged. We were advised too in a the Total of the Foreign Office out of the city, and that there may be doubts as to the ability. of the officials to protect us, and that a5. A measure of anfety ant wives and children should ha sent away, Such a step may unfortunately encourage the rioters, but as our Consuls have so far been unable to furnish us a gunboat, and there are not hulks here to flee to, s at the open por's, it seems unwise to neglect this warning and advice. Consequently the ladies nod children are planning to leave the city to-day. The male part of the community, will, with one or two anavoidable exceptions, remain here. We look daily for the Pales
The very full accounts with which our corres- pondents have furnished us leave nothing untoldt and they confirm our hypothesis that the Secret of what occurred at the recent riot at Wuhu, Societies are at the bottom of there outbreaks, attack on the Roman Catholic property was it would be a great mistake to suppose that the nere local outbreak, motived by suspicion of the objects of the Fathers in collecting young children for their Orphanage. It was, we are assured, na incident in a very much more seriaus and wide-spread scheme; and the suspicios, as well as the readiness to plunder and pillage of the rowdies of whom Wuhu is a centre. Societies, of which the famous Kofao Bui in the were only tools used by the leaders of the Secret
most important. It will, of course, have be noticed that the Wuhu outbreak was not a isolated affair. It was preceded by an outbreak at Yangchow, which was stoppel by the ener of the officials, and has been followed by threatened outbreak at Nanking, which was for the prosecution. It was unnecessary to take action" amounts to a telegram forwarded to stopped. In tim by similar means, the legal necessary to leave that clly on Monday (25th).. When the residents at Nanking found it authorities being stimulated to activity by theat noon, the rioters did not attempt to molest Viceroy at Nanking. In fact, the whole Vang them, but allowed them to go away quictir. the Yangtze down to Chinklang, ts, we are tze valley, from the junction of the Han wit', Nobody even called them *foreign devils? assured, seething with excitement.
during their long journey to the river. There was n disturbance at the M. E. Mission, but the foreigners were not personally maleated. Of what happened afterwards, inter in the afternoon, priests, fearing that their telegram to Shanghai we have not ret had full particulars. The French
their number on to Chinklang, 1
1.
His Warship asked if he counted the number in the same way as in the last case?
The witness replied that he did. He did not count the coolies who jumped on board, but there were more than five,
Mr. Wotton said he thought there was no case
the time of the Court up by putting questions to the witness.
His Worship sald there was no case, and he would dismiss the summons.
Mr. Mitchell here again entered the Court and asked why the cases had been dismissed.
His Warship said the prosecuvions had fallen through.
Mr. Mitchell said he way neting as a private
right to obtain a re-hearing,
pany, said that no arrangement was made about carried on business as shipwright at Yau-ma-th Individual in the matter, and would reserve the anticipations, so far as the course' that has been popularity, with all ranks and classes of Chinese, would not reach thelg destimation, sent one of
By the Court-As to the loan of $500 to the Company, this was a private arrangement between the contractor and Mr. Hancock, entirely outside the Company.
Mr. Redyk, solicitor, and director of the Com. payment for visits. He never saw any finished plans for the Ice House buildings, but prell. minary plans were ordered and supplied. This Item the Company cerialaly ought to pay. As to the bill for $190, there had been very great objection made to the whole bill. It was not true that the directors agreed to the whole bill subject to one älteration. Mr. Hancock distinctly stated at a meeting of Marina directors that he
would lend his office rent free. That applied also to the Shameen Hotel Co. As to the $380, witness denied the statement that he made an arrangement with plaintiff..
Cross-examined. He had absolutely no know.
ledge of any arrangement for $50 per visit to Canton. He had no power to make such arrange ment, and did not remember any mention of it. At the meeting of Marina directors in witness's office (referred to) he announced that the Marina and Shareen Hotel offices would have to find a new place as he was leaving. Then Mr. Hancock offered his office rent free. As to the Marias, Mr. Hancock being treasurer had paid himself rent, but the item was disputed.
the Court-He had no conversation with Hancock about the rent. He never told him that winers gave offices rent free, nor was told in reply that that was, no reason. for Hancock to do the same. On leaving witness's rooms the Company's office was transferred to Mr. Fraser-Smith's, and he did not low why they went ultimately to Hancock's office. He was certain Hancock's office would not have
been used unless he offered It gratis. Plaintiff should certainly not be paid $50 for each visi!. To all appearance he had been assisting of his own free will on many occasions.
Mr. Skeels, another director, said that he never saw any finished plans for the Ice Houss scheme, but had seen the preliminary plans produced,
Mr. Hancock, recalled by Mr. Reece, said that he distinctly told Mr. Rodyk he could not go to Canton for less than $50 for each journey. He would positively swear that complete plans had been supplied as ordered for the Ice Houss scheme. Mr. Fraser-Smith told him the Board approved of the bill for $490, reduced from 2650, bat never said that it was to be final. This bli was only ap to the time the contract was signed, The work began shortly after. Witness had charged strictly according to the scale of the Architects Institute,
His lordship pointed out that it had been proved that the charges were at variance with custom here; and as to exceptional circumstances or arrangements Mr. Rodyke fally, contradicted distinct understanding, which he had failed to
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
haiders in this Company was held on the 29th An extraordinary general meeting of share alte.. for the purpose of confirming, the special resciation passed last week empowering, the Increase of its capital to $60 000 by the issue of
10,000 new shares of tro each.
The Chairman (Mr. J. D. Humphreys) presided, and there were also present Messrs. H. Wicking, w. D. Sutton, H. Rapp, H. Humphreys, A. Mancell, J. Grant, Chan Afak (business manager) and T. H. Talbot (secretary.)
The Chairman formally proposed the confirmua. ton of the special resolution, which he read.
carried unanimously.
Mr. Wicking seconded the motion, which was
Mr. Wicking asked the Chairman when it was proposed to issue the new shares.
The Chairman said it was not proposed to irtue them until the fresh capital could be usefally employed. There was sufficient money in hand to supply the immediate requirements of the business. He thought the issue would be probably in the latter part of the year. He scarcely thought it would be advisable to Issue them any earlier. They would not get a dividend, bat the interest for this year would be allowed
on them.
There being no further questions the meeting
terminated;
A FLAW IN THE GAMBLING . · ORDINANCE..
At the Police Court on the 29th ulto: before Mr. A. G. Wise, Mr. Phillippo, barrister-at-law, applied for a rehearing of the case in which Chal Kwan was found guilty of offering Manila lottery tickets for sale on the deck of the steamer Fokles, and was fined $15, with the alter native of three months' imprisonment, and the tickets, $200 worth in all, were ordered to be confiscated,
His Worship said he fined the defendant under section 8 of the Ordinance, and ordered the tickets to be confiscated.
at that section, he would find it was only in a gaming house that goods were ordered to be sell their tickets, as was done in Tra-fa lottery
Mr. Hancock There should have been confiscated. The Spanish Goverment did voi
establish.
Witness proceeded to deny certain statements
made by Mr. Pitman.
Mr. Wotton-May I ask your Worship to make an order for Mr. Mitchell to pay the costs of these cases? I think you have the power,
His Warship-No, no, nal It is a Police prosecution.
THE BANK SCARE IN MANILA.
becoming humility the responsibility of. "run That hysterical screech-owl who apes with ning the China Afail let himself loose last night (28th ulto.)-to use ac expressive hut vulgar saying, he was "on the job." It doesn't take much to overtum the feeble brala of this journalistic genius, but we doubt if he ever wrote himself down a greater ass than on this occasion. Here are the headings of his inane and fasine twaddle :-
OUTRAGE BY THE MANILA GOVERNMENT. $296,000 OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
.12.
BANK (stc) EMBAROGED.; And after this outburst of patriotic and dis interested gush," the Fish Wrapper man pro- ceeds to tell his very much varnished tale. He says that telegrapble information had been received of "a most high-handed and illegal action on the part of the Manila Government," to wit, that “a sum $296,000 belonging to the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank had been seized without any notice whatever being (c) given, China Mail grammar, it will be observed, is conspl- cuously faulty, but as an old Scatch saying has It-"ye can expect naething frne a pig but a grunt," and we make every allowance for gutter journalism from such a source. Our contem
goes..con to state authoritatively that
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to Spanish law it is necessary to give five days notice, "but in their eagerness to get cantral of the money and to damage the English bank, the Manila authorities have set aside all regard for law," and that it is supposed the pretext for this embargo has some relation with (sic) the old Jurado business which has given the Bank so much trouble.
The Chinn Mailis "glad to learn that speedy action has been taken to bring the insolent Spaniards to their senses." This "speedy Lord Salisbury by the Directors of the Bank, after it had been submitted to and approved of by the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong. Our well informed contemporary also hears that "a message has been sent to stop the flagship Imperieuse at Amor." We shall watch with some curiosite the result of the Action taken by the Court of Directors to assert their rights in Manila, but must confess that our artopted is concerned, are the reverse of sanguine, The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is a private trading concern carrying on business in Manila frits own profit and at its own risk it has herome infxed up through its own fault in an extraordinarily involved series of law suits which has proved vexatiously expensive and troublesome, and now when it finds itself in the meshes of Spanish Iegal procedure, the British Foreign Office is modestly requested to forethly interfere with a squadron of war-vessels in order to assert the alleged claims of this private corporation of traders special exemption from the operation of Spanish law. The Bank, which is understood to be duly registered in Madrid, has a civil remedy against any illegal and unjustifiable acts to which it may be subjected In the conduct of its business, and possibly under special circumstances the Foreign Office might be induced to take up an important claim and make it a matter of diplomatic contention with the Spanish Government; but to talk of sending the Imperieuse to Manila and mano facturing a entus belid out of the fact that an English bank has, under legal process, been put to considerable inconvenience by the Mahila authorities, is too ridiculous for serious consideration. Had any personal estrage been committed on British subjects the question would have assumed quite another spect, but to threaten a friendly nation with a hostile visit from British men-of-war to settle a very un- savoury private dispute between the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and Señor Jurado is policy that is scarcely calculated to find favor even with a Jingo Government,"
A RUSSIAN emigrant sHIP:
Singapore on the ratult, having on board, In The Russian transport Kostroma arived at addition to some two hundred soldiers and cabin passengers, 887 peasants bound to Vladivostock to assist in the colonization of Siberis. The Kostroma proceeded to the Borneo Wharf to take in coals. She is a fine looking steamer of 2,780 tons register, and is unarmed.
The Straits Times of the and says:This
It was stated some time ago thrt the death of the Viceroy Teng was to ho this signal for plotters were willing, in consideration of succession of ontbreaks at the river ports. The
the magic of his name, and his services to the country, to be quiet during his life ime; and he was there at Nonking, the very centre of the disaffection which exists all over North-Chin and especially in the Yangtze valley. The Chinese army and the troops at Nanking specially, are, we are told, full of sedition, and the secret socleties number many officials and more expectant officials on their rolls, some being in high and responsible positions. It bas been noticed, of course, that the mob at Wuhu were led by well-dressed men provided with flags, who took no part in the actual destruction of property, but con- fined themselves to directing the attack. These are not the men, who believe that the French that Chinese Catholic nuns can make children Fathers make medicine of children's eyes, or deaf and dumb by patting their heads, though it suits them very well to make use of these stories to excite the "ignorant persons" of whom the Viceroy talks in his telegram to the German Acting Consul-General here The "mob" are the tools of these men; they are led by the rowdies and thieves and discharged soldiers whom the secret society men have always at hand; but two-thirds or more of the rabble are merely sight-seers, brought to the scene by curiosity, and naturally ready to annex whatever they can when they see the plundering tegla.
ning,
It is a noticeable thing that in these riots no foreign life has been seriously la danger so far, because these outbreaks are not ultimately directed against foreigners. Their object is the embroilment of the government with foreigners, as a step towards the overthrow of the govern ment and the dynasty. Men who know Hankow and the temper of the people of the three cities, Hankow, Hanyang, and Wochang, were grievously apprehensive. that there would be a serious riot when the Czarevitch was.
A telegram was received from Nanking by the Mercury, on Tuesday evening last;---
All quiet. Severil Impariant arrests have been made. The Viceroy has been most prompt in using vigorous measures. It is rumoured that more trouble may be expected.
The Shanghai Magistrate, says the Mercury tion threatening the natives with severe penaltiok of the same day, bas issued another proclama- in case they are guilty of any sets of hostility towart Foreigners, particularly towards mis- ionaries of all denominations. This is in consequence of n further batch of threatening placards directed against missionaries and of a revolting nature having been nosted both here stations many of the ladies have come fato the and at Sicavel. From the outlying missionary Settlement to-day, as this is the date men. tioned to nil the placards as fixed for the distur hance. But the four foreign men-af-war in post, and the Volunteers on the warpath, and last but not least, the prospect of a downpour of rain to-night, we think the programme will have to be unavoidably postponed for the present.
News of Wednesday last of the importance of Volunteers were reminded by the W. C. Dally a large turn-out at the General Parade that evening.
Some of the missionary ladies living in the ruburbs of Shanghat were advised to stay in the settlement as a precautionary measure according to the Neur. A missionary recently returned to Shanghai from a river post was informed by some natives that an attack was to be made on the fesult Mission at Sicawe! to-day, News having been received that a number of strangers had arrived at Fahwa, some detectives were sent from the French Palles yesterday to find out who the strangers are,
Trouble is anticipated at Klukiang, and some of the residents are sending their valuables to Shanghal. On Sunday (ath) the lie and Wahu with two Chinese gunboats, the Swift at Vipère were at Klaklang. The Linnet was at Chindang, and the Inconstant Tatung, while H.M.S. Porpoiss was still at was below Woosung waiting for Mr. Mobsby, who was on board the stranded steamer Majsins, to pilother up river.
The new Total at Chinklang recently issued a proclamation forbidding the holding of the annual festival which was to be celebrated on the 27th. The proclamation was disregarded,
Now, before going day further, we think it necessary, in common fairness to the Government of Manila as well as to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, to point out that morning the emigrants were allowed on shore the foregoing statements, made in all seriousnese
for an hour or two, together with a large part of by the China Mail, are a tissue of deliberate the crew. The officers are generally fine looking misrepresentations, without any substantial men in uniforms that tend to show off their Mr. Phillippo sald if his Worship would look justification or foundation In fact, and apparently Proportions to advantage. The crew, in their needs this explanation, but because it shows however, and the festival held,
and unscrupulous venom. We have carefully and powerfully built fallows. The emigrants the mere outcome of specially chattered ignorance loosely fitting garments and top boots, look sturdy inquired into these damaging allegations, and are as quaint-looking specimens of humanity as have the best authority for stating that they can well be conceived, and were a source of are absolutely faise and unauthorised. The Manila Government has been guilty of no
prasanta did not appear to be undaly curious, and outrage and has committed no high-handed remained for the most part in the vicially of the have not forcibly seized without notice $206,coo equal proportions, while there are a large number
of children. These poor people uncouth hanging to the Hongkong and slang face, gesture, and clothing. They when their
eagerness to get control of the money and to damage the English back, allenal costume, and it is hard to believe in the selling aside all regard for law. Nothing has, majority of cases that they have changed their in fact, been done by the Manlia Government apparel since leaving Odessa. One of the first that cannot be fully justified. In the lang pending things that strike the observer is the apparent suit of Furado . The Hongkong and Shanghar absolute lack of cleanliness among them. Their Bask, proceedings were taken by the plaintiff faces are literally begrimed, their clothes and duly sanctioned by the Court to place absolutely filthy. A few of the women had an embargo-something Eko our
writ of got a few dirty clothes from somewhere, and with their skirts tucked up in the fashion
tickets sold by Chinese, His Worship had power to fine anybody telling ticket, the tickets but the law
May 11th.
Mr. Robinson urged that these points had not found on the seller should be confiscated, but and illegal action. The Manila authorities wharvas. The men and women seem to be in fairly ment than against foreigners, it is a kindpege to China was suffering from such floods as bad not
been touched in cross-examination..
By the Cotirt-After the Marina, meeting at which Mr. Rodyk said the Companies would have to find new offices, the Hotel Co. removed to Mr. Fraser-Smith's Mr. Barretts very greatly complained, and tried to find new offices. Witness offered his, but nothing was said about rent,
the one he was selling. There was only evidence of one ficket having been sold. There had been 38 tickets, $15 in Hilver, $z and an umbrella laken. His Worship had the right to forfeit them, but as the law had come so suddenly into force, he would sak for the return of the tickets,
so that the defendant might send them back to Manila There was no evidence of gambling. and he would ask for the return of the money and the umbrella
merely
there but Chang Chih-tung is an able and determined man, and he wasen his mettle; and although he is not personally fond of forelgeers -and very few high officials are, he was determined that there should be no trouble. After a riot it is not the leaders that are punished, alone; it is some of the unfortunate comman. for they have often high connections that make It more discreet for the officials to leave them people, who took part in the affate without even knowing what their leaders were driving at.
We dwell on this not, perhaps, because it how important it is that the river ports should not be unprotected as they have been of late. While there have been so far no foreign lives
WESTERN SHANTUNG. sacrificed in these outbreaks, that may come, if the Secret Societies do not obtain their alm hy
*(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) destroying property. If, as we believe, thene outbreaks are directed more against the
It is scarcely six months since this part of the government to keep foreign men-al-war en been seen for two generations, but this spring the Yangtre, and thus prevent these riats. The has bees is dry as any which we causemember Present government of China is not all we should. The dust storms have been not wish it to be, but we do not belleve that we have unlatermittent, bat of a frightful character; even anything to gain by another rebellion, and it for North China. Withis the past two or tren the secret societies effected their purpose, the weeks they have taken the form of vielect result would probably be years of anarchy winds, each of which at sea would almost make and civil war. If we send, our guubon's A young typhoon. In the Hengshal district we up
the river for the preservation of order, hear, that the roof of a theatrical pavilion was we are assisting the government and blown for miles, and that two children If we withdraw them. for fear of were blown away, one killed, and the other never heard of At Kuch'ong" a theatrical 90,000. Nothing was seized, no arrests were
encouraging the government's worst enemies, matsbed was whiried into the river, and 390,000. Nothing was seized, no arrests were carried out by ordinary legal procedure an made and no illegal or bigh-banded measures
the lives and property of foreigners to soldiers viclelty huge trees have been snapped off rulers have no right to leave the defence of great damage done. In our own Immediata attachment was made of this money and the
who are only too ready to turn their Jacket and in some instances the roofs of houses inside out, and join the mob in looting, it have been carried quite away. It was interesting sents of the Court affixed to the lack fast place containing the same. It is a simple matter of
there is loot to be had. H.E. Llu Kun- the to notice that some of the oldest inhabitants, Jurado and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank';
retirement, because the government though: for hundreds of crows nests disappeared in a contention in the law courts between Señor
present Viceroy at Nanking, was sent there whose judgment is generally supposed to ba on Tidag Kuo-chuan's death, after nine year good, were not anticipating any such wind-term, and the action that has evidently been taken by
it dangerous to possible for bls large claim against a foreign the plaintiff to obtain as much security as
man to look after the Hunan braves hind-life. This may perhaps account for the send any hut a Hunen single night, strewing the ground with blighted who compose the Nanking garrison; and this without precedentunder British Jurisprudence. It bault trading under the laws of Spain, is not
shows what Pelding thinks of the spirit of see earth, as they might be expected to do, The fact that the crows do not after all possess the will be remembered that about two years One could not, but be struck too with the we print a translation this morning shows that appears well, and is very promising, but in all of its best troops. The proclamation of which wheat crop in the regions, inundated last year. In the same suit, and actually removed of these future colonists. Ceutuiles of degrada. prezent, the Tectal bas done nothing to overawe PEGA sum of $328,000 was embargoed vacani and utterly expressionless faces of many though the outbreak at Wuhu is stopped for the other places suffers severe from lack of rain, from the Bank and deposited in a local tion and ignorance have done their work and Its leaders; and we seriously counsel Admiral
of which there has thus far been next to none. bank, where we believe, it will remains, there to less intelligence displayed in the face of Richards in the interest alike of the foreigners
In the numerous tracte where the soil is The shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai the average Russian peasant than there is in at the river posts and the Chinese government,
the wheat is largely blown entirely 'out the ground by the repeated and remorse. Banking Corporation are to be excused if they that of a trained chimpance; and it was painful to reinforce the very small British squadron in have entirely lost sight of that and other once to notice that this
less wlads. In regions cursed with such a notorious and expensive incidents, in connection reminded us forcibly of the expression of a faded
appearance, which these waters.
sandy soil, the natives say that this hap with this disgraceful Maulla muddle, as the animal, was apparent in a large measure in the Methodist Girls' School was attalked yesterday in that case the seed whent lies in the graand
The latest news from Nanking
ing is that the pens two or three years out, of five, and the Chinese rabble, led by the Kelas perfectly laert, until a later crop le pilkutod, by
His Worship said there had been no umbrellstoreign attachment-on a sum of money adopted by a native when he wants to wadeunding somebody's susceptiblities, we are!
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His lordship thought that as the Company had bad offices rent free, and in the absence of a defiulte statement, they might reasonably expect the same from Mr. Hancock.
forfeited.
Mr. Phillippo say the articles Mr. Robinson then addressed the Court, had been wrongly confiscated? showing that Mr. Hancock had received $990, Mr. Philippo replied that he did not, neither which was ample to cover his claim. He then reviewed the items showing the bearing of the expert evidence adduced. He urged that plaintiff could only claim some $700 or less, so that about @goo should be returned.
account had not been contested, and that it was only up to date of signing the contract, and did not cover the whole of the work The Company had admitted the and had paid $400 on account, leaving Soo due on that, and the further services. The evidence against plaintiff's having
Mr., Reccs replied, maintaining that the first
tradictory, and the item should be allowed. Mr.
1 plans etc. as he stated,, was very con
Fraser-Smith definitely said no plans were ordered or supplied for the Ice House, and that he never saw any; then it was proved that they were ordered and supplied, and some of the, directors had seen them. to rent, plaintiff had, certainly not said anything to justify the Company's contention and without
His. Worship”said. "that under section & he
did ba think the articles had been gly confiscated. A man might have a ticket in his possession, and yet not buy or sell it. imposed a fine of $21, and ordered the tickets to be confiscated under section 18, where it read any person gambling in the street" and so forth. The defendant was caught selling the tickets on board ship, which was not a street There was a flaw in the Ordinance and accordingly, he would now order that the tickets be reamed, and also the money seized.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE ON JUSTICE.
*PECULIAR PROCEEDINGS AT THE POLICE
COURT
The master of the Wing Zee launch was charged before Mr. A. G. Wise, at the Magistracy on the 18th ulto, by Police Constable Harris, who
In
thigh-deep, were busily washing them in the salt prudish; they let the front of their blouses fly open water. These Russian peasant women are not without restraint, and their exposure of their lower limbs is reckless and generals and coming back by way of the Keppel Road we saw several men, in a state of nudity. Lanin's article in the of them bathing in the lagoon, with some of the Fortnightly Reuleus while ago was réelved more or less incredulously; those who visited the Restrema this morning will place faith it his assertions, so far at least as the peasant classes are concerned.
definito agreement, it would stand implied that I presumedly represented tha: Hongkang Govern- Information vonchsafed by the Court of Directors smallest of the children. · At about 10-45.a petty | (agth) Died pillaged of its contents and then | which, die there are refas, and the wheat acts
use and occupation of an office must be paid for. But he farther maintained that $20 was the stipulated rental
His lordship said he had not much difficulty In deciding about the accounts, but would look through the evidence on the question of rent, and deliver judgment next week.
(Before Sir James Russell, Chief Justice.)
ment, with baylag on board eighteen passengers
in excess of the number, allowed by a leaf,However, to return to the special pleading
on the zoth; ulto, Mr. Wotton appeared
the defence sta
P. C. Harrle said that on the afternoon of the
day inquestion he was on duly ab Gibb's, wharf
men,
has been meagre in the extreme and grossly officer came ashore and shouted out some order. Hul
spirit, they huddled back to the ship like the neighbourhood were attacked by the rioters, interest on the investment, the principal being a at the emigrants, and without the least show of fred, Several of the other mistion buildings in sa & manure) This is called getting back the flying) of the China Marlinspired oracia. He flock of hard-driven sheep.
and would have been demolished had not a body dead loss, menyebu says that in all the actions that have arisen out of the Jurado litigation, the Bank has obtained perhaps worthy of a better cause, visited the by the Viceroy to the scene of the disturbance, plant the cotton, a main crop in all tas part of Our reporter went on board and, with temerity of Chinese soldiers, been, at length despatched Until there comes a rain, it is impossible to Mr. John Mitchell, of Messrs. Butterfield and the final victory. Is there a single word of truth emigrants living and sleeping quarters. Language only after several appeals for protection had been Chinis,The annual effort to make water run tip Swire/ anked to see the Wing Las's licence, and in such ‘a statement. Has any this ences. The ports were open and yet the the mob was dispersed by the soldiers, and at met in again, and details of labourers are at work. Anal victory is inadequate to describe this part of his experi-addressed to him by the missionaries. Eventually hill in the sluiceways of the Grand Canal bas requested 1 witness to count the number of been oblained by either lidgant wwwd in children carried · on theiɛn mother, gata recent legal attachment of $250,000'? ̈ ̈ ̃And atmosphere was inexpressibly felld and dis-
so, counting: as
backs and why are
11 o'clock this morning a telegram was received deepening the channel which was made. four ANDREADJune sst.Woh it he also these able to walk! The launch, according | ago stile $32mbargoed, two years | gusting, 'If the imaginative reader can conceive hern slating that all was quiet. At the time of years ago, at great expense, but which has never order of the Manila Court? the odour arising from the receiving room of a the outbreak there was no foreign man-of-war been of kay considerable service. The siver to her licence, could carry seventy-five par Señor Jurado has publicly stated on several Chinese laundry, one part of which is
sed
neares Thin Chinkdang BROKER.IN BANKRUPTCY is three hich did not include the crow, but that have been, won in these expensive proceed. pository for partly cured clachand he
Car would seem that on Sunday the misionaries Cokering, and the pace of stran pecasion
undergoing, their Sorables Rustowojen came up today for three, which did not include the crow, but that have been won in these expensive proceed have some faint idea of it. That fenire lasect ware notified semi-officially that their premises along the Canal in socialonally disturbed by the final examinations traites conducted the included the baggage coolies, cald gestir vinge, and excepting by a most misleading and which Mark Twain facetionsly describes as the would be burnt down yesterday, and that it on of little page, going no one knows where, examination for the oficial assigass, and M. Cross-examined the launch bad made tast to stisfactory letter sent to the newspaper about chamois was there and with some of his would be advisable to send the women and toyink do now use, all vid-N, G., DAIN Roser appeared for for Vaskelpkt. Donkey gen 1 she wharts He counted more than twelve coollen I righteen monthr ago by Mrs Thomiks Jadenotty | Mager and these ferocious brefldung penetrated | Children Sway. Accordingly some twenty-thron ̧ N/WIT
IN BANKRUPTCY, în lejohet passengers. He did
detained By
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