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Tux U.S.S Petrel was under orders to learn The French gunbrat Lion left Wooing for the 21st lastaut, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting
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THE Canadian Pacific Rallway Co.'s royal mail steamer Empress of India, from Vancouve arrived at Yokohami on Sunday, out day ahead of schedule time, and left at 11 a.in. yesterday, for this port.
MR. JOHN A. SULLIVAN, the well-known Sbang hal broker, in his report of the 14th last, says: "The New Imurfs and the Belmont mines have practically ceased to exist, and I withdraw them from the list of sticks."
DURING March ass vessels and 30 lorchas entered at the Shanghat Customs as follow Bettiah 132; Chinese 62: German 27; Japanese 16; Norwegian : Austrian 5; French 4; Rus- sian 3; and American 1.
THE Chevalier Pansz, Italian Minister to Chios, who was accompanied by his wife and two children and his mother-in-law, the Countess Gizil-Cervi, left Shanghai on the 9th lust, for Yokohama, en route to Europe.
TIFE maninge of Herr von Brandt ex-Minister
for Germany to China, with Miss Heard, was stranged to take place at Cheniulpo (Korea) on Saturday last. The 'happy couple' are expected In Shanghai on the sath Inst.
"H. I. H. the Archduke got no gare at Johore; but he got very wet," is the latest style of descriptive reporting adouted in the Straits
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THE death is reported, in the North, of Chung How, at one time Chinese Minister to Rurala. It will be remembered that it was this statesman who nepotlated the Livadis Treaty, which led to his recall, degradation, and e ndemnation to death. He was saved from decapitation by the "Intervention of the Russian Gov'ssment,
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The Singapore Stratis Times of the 8th lust. publishes the following thrilling paragraph:
H. L. and R. H. the Archduke Francs THE Shanghal native page report the re- Ferdinand of Austria landed this morning at appearance of the locust pest la several parts of | Johnson's Pier from the Katzerin Eliandath and proceeded in the Sultan of Johora's carrlage to fecture, and in Ankut,
native weapons at Tanjong Pagar, where it was anticipated be would make several purchases, After visiting several other places in Singapore he will return to the Kalserin Elizabeth, which" according to arrangement, will leave to-night for Batavin,"
His Excellency Chang, Governor of Kwangs, who is now on his way to Peking to be received In audience by ibe Emperor, arrived at Tientsin on the tst fast., a routs to the capital. MR. N. R. O'CONOR, who in addition to being British Minister to Paking is Envoy to Corea, will visit Chemaipo early next month fe H.M.S. Alacrity, and is expected at Seoul about May the oth.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s_royal mul! steamer Empress of China, from Hongkong, anived at Nagasaki at 6 pm, on Sunday, and left.again at 4 p.m. yesterday, for. Yokohama, Victoris and Vancouver,
ACCORDING to the native paper Hupao the Shanghai City Magistrate has issued a proclame- ton cautioning the yamên ranners against endeavouring to extort confessions from accus'd persons by illegal and secret puulskments,
THE Penang Gazette of April 6th says that the price of coffee has risen from thirty or thirty. five cents a catty to fifty cents and remarks that at this fate things ought to be looking rosy with coffe planters,
A STRAW indicates the way the wind blows. It is stated that the French and Russian Ministers
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A NATIVE paper states that Chow Lasiod, na Important Kolao Hut leader, who for a long time evaded arrest, was captured on t'e ist Instant a force of detectives sent from Anhui, on the steamer Peyang on which he was a passinger. At Chinklang the detectives | received information that the accused was on board the vessel. They also went on board and having picked out their man they laid hands on before the ship arrived at Szroyd. After the capture they proceeded to Wuhu with their rise, where he was handed over to the authorities. The accused is now lodged in the Wabo Halen Prison. From Hankow, says the N. C. Datly Yews, comes news of the capture of another leader of this society, welch would stem" ta have more chiefs than members. The captive, who has been transported to Wachang, has confessed to many offences.
A SFICIAL meeling of Lirenslog Juices WAS beld the Magistracy to-day. Mr. H. E. Wode- house occupied the chair and there were also present Messrs W. E. Mitchell, G. Murray Bain, R. C. Wilcox R. Lyall and W. M. B. Arthor, it The application of J. C. L. Ronch for permission to remeve his business from No. 3 Praya East to No. 3 Arsenal Street, was with himself of the licence held by E. Fuchs for drawn. That of Martin Hansen for atransfer to houses Nos. 21 and 23 Pottinger Street was granted
(18) mutilating counterfoll receipt book by tearing qut and defacing entries on goth January, 1893.
(19) stealing or making away with a book of receipt counterfoils numbered 1701 to 1800, on 30th January 1893-
charges said-I plead guilty in No. 1, No. 2, The prisoner on being asked to plead to the No. 3, N4, No. 6, No.7, No. 10, No. 11, No. 15. No. 16. No. 18, and No. 19.
He Lordship-And "not gulity" as to the remaluder, I presume 2
Prisoner: Not guilty, my lord; that is, No. 5, No. 8, No. 9, No. 12, No. 13, No. 14, and Ng. 17.
abrented themselves from all the farewell dinners given to Herr von Brandt at Peking and that at Tientsin the French and Russian officials followed the example of thele Miniwers. THE Peking Gansits of the roth inst, states that the Emperor last autumn personally gave the the pplication of Mr, G. J. Phill-belag employed to the public service of ber Admiral of the Yangtze Instructions to look after the doings of the Kolao Hal Society and its members, which would appear to indicate that In high quarters this is regarded as most formidable and dangerous organization.
Ar Penang on the 5th Int. Mr. Khoe (lan Koong, who was at one time one of the richest tin merchants in the place, appeared at the Police Court on two separate charges of criminal breach of trust, of $1,000 each, in respect of certain shares in the Dell Oplom Farm, and was remanded till the following Wednesday.
An Imperial Decree was trued on Tuesday lest, commording a grand review of the troops of the four provinces of Cheklang, Fuklen, Kuangtung and Kuangil this year. The Governors md Viceroys of these provinces are to go on a tur of inspection through their respective diatrite the Throne.
No objection. The application for a publican's licence in the name of John Smith was applied for by Mr. Grist, for touser Nos. 7 and 8 situated in Elgin Street, British Kowloon. The Police objected and it was understood that the military authorities also: objected. Mr. Grist produced a set of certificates as to the enimpeachable character of the ap plicant. After consideration the application was postponed unti Tuesday next at i am, to allow the milliary authorities time to lodge their objection. This concluded the business of the weeding.
Mr. Francis - appear, my lord, in this case, for the prisoner, who throughout the very lang time he has lived in this colony and the many years of service under her Majesty's governs ment has had perhaps as good a character and as high a reputation as any man to the Colboy, high or low man who in all the various relations of ilfe, as a husband, and as father of a very large family, has always main- tained a position of the highest esteem and and his education and position in life would, but respect map who probably, from his ability
for certain prejudices which unfortunately exist here as to raca and enste, bevä attained a high a position as any man who ever served her Majesty in this Colony, But durleg these '35 The hon. W. M. Goodman (Attorney General) years he has remained wilhost promotion, and instructed by Mr. A. B. Johnson (Crown he never got a higher salary then to Solicitor) prosecuted on behalf of the Govern per month, anill the other day-in 1891 men!, and Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, instructed by he got $204. with no possible hope of Mr. H. J. Helmer, appeared for the defence, promotion; no possible hope (because of the The Attorney General said :—May it pleate system in the Colony) of ever doing anything the extreme gravity of the numerous offences-tunately for himself he had a very large family your lordship, having regard to the nipro and better for himself and his family. And unfor
no less than twelve-to which the prisoner of ten childres, with no prospect of improving pleads guilty, and also baring regard to the his position in say shape or form under the nature, scope, and objects of the criminal pro- Government. So be allowed himself unfor ceedings which are being taken to-day before tonately to be tempted and drawn into the wave the Supreme Court, I think I shall be discharge of speculation which passed over the Colony ing my duty both to the Crown and to the few years since, in his hope to make some pabile to accepting his plea of guilty as to these provision for his children after his death. He charges and antering a nolle prossquí as to the was tempted into speculations both in land other counts of the indictment. Of course, the and in shares, and unfortunately losing is object of these proceedings today is to bring to these speculations (as nearly everyone else in the. justice the man who is alleged to have, offended Colony has done) he was further tempied to against the laws of the land. A criminal tribunal make use of Government moneys, which were is not perhaps the most fitting place to investigate foolishly left in his power. He lived in the minutely into a long series of defalcations which hope, at the same time when be first com my have been committed. It is not, for mitted himself to this most unfortunate course instance, as might be supposed by those unse of xe ion, in the hope and bellef that he would quainted with the requirements of the law, In time-in a very short time-by recover competent for the Attorney General to say that ing his position and Improving his affairs a during the last four years a great many be able probably to replace all the money, defalcations have occurred we will add up all of course, the criminal offence has been these sums together and charge the prisoner committed ; I say nothing as to the propriety of with having taken the whole amount of money, it, for no doubt the offence was committed of the say, between 1988 and the present time. It has moment when he took possession of the money, been held, as your lordship is aware, that to
no matter what his intentions may have beeb, give evidence of a general deficiency is not Now, my lord, should his offence be dealt with sufficient, but that it is necessary to give specific as the learned. Attorney General seems to ask? items taken on particular dates. When the Did he commit a number of separate offencesy embezzlements are of a complicated nature, entirely unconnected? Cas they be treated an It occurring at various times and in a com- were as so many separate larcenies, so many plicated manner, it is very difficult to bring separate forgeiles, and so many apparate falsifi to criminal justice offences extending over cations? Forgery is of course a very grave a considérable time. I shall crelers confine offence, for which there is provided very myself to the consts on which prisoner has heavy punishment; pot many years. pled guilty. In order to better enable your the penalty was death. But I
hope lordship to do justice I may point out that be has your lordship will consider that, although the pled guilty to the frit four counts, which may be crime of forgery remains on the Statute Book called a group of four larcenfes, which come (as far as the punishment is concerned) as one under sec. 56 of Ord. 7 of 1865, "whosoever of the gravest of all offences, yet circumstances
have so changed that forgery nowadays is Mijesty shall steal Boy chattel, money, or comparatively slight offence compared with valuable security entrusted to him or received or many others. In former times, when for the taken into possession by him by virtue of such protection of property, tiles, and où, deeds employment etc., shall be liable to imprison- and documents were the principal evidence ment not exceeding fourteen years. The (when the parties to transactions were und. prisoner pleads guilty to four distinct larcentes, Jable to be heard as witnesses) forgery was a. committed at four distfuct dimes, for each very grave offerce; but all that has passed of which the law provides a penalty not
away, and the circumstances connected with tha exceeding 14 years imprisonment. The 6th, 7th, procedure of the Courts ire so changed that: roth, and 11th counts form a group of forgeries really very little depends nowadays pa the of which two are sheer forgeries and the other existence of genuine docaments-that is, as two forgeries by alteration for these the compared with the times when the old Ac's were maximam penalty, under Ordinance
pasied Science has advanced to such a polet His Lordship:-1 understand why yon men- that forgery is very difficult to commit without freight market report, issued from Shanghel on The following is Messrs. Wheelock & Cortion this ; but the Ordinance is mentioned to the speedy detection, and it is passing xo largely out
Indictment.
of practice as to need less stringent repressi n the 14th fast,Since last wilting rates home. The Attorney-General :--Yes j'sec 24 and 26 I would ask your lordship to bear in mind also ward remain unchanged, and we see no prospect of Ord. 7 of 1865. For each of these offences the that there is a broad difference Letween forgery, of there being any alteration; cargo fill very
maximum punishment penal servitude for llic. say, of title deeds, which is a means for perpetrat scarce bath for London and New York, though Then, the prisoner has also pled gulity to Ing an offence, and forgery committed as in this. for the former port the F. & O. extra boat Canton Charges 15 and 16, falsification ntcoasted cealing an act when the larceny has been al Casa simply for the subsidiary purpose of con which comes under the Ordinance the steamship Chingwo being withdrawn, 1000 after I came to this Colony, No. 7 ready committed. In this Ught I would ask your" having been sold to the Japanese, and there not
of 1890 also to 18 and 19, mutilation of lordship to look at the forgeries specified in being any regular liner on the berth. A fair counterfoil book and stealing counterfoll conats 6, 7, 10, and 11, though very grave quantily of through cargo for New York has also 'book for 1892. In order to cuable your lordship technical' fiences, and on the face of them such been shipped at direct rates. For London vid to understand the charges, I will briefly describe that your lordship has power to indict so serious Soes Canal:-In place of the Ching we have the system in the Treasury. When a person, a a penalty as imprisonment for life-still, they to circulate the steamship Oanfa which will leave Chinese, for instance, came to pay his crown are merely subsidiary" acte, committed for the this port on the 19th inst., she will be followed by rent, he would naturally pay it to the shroff, who purpose (and it was an unsuccessful purpose) the steamship Orestes on the 23rd inst., bath was in point of fact the proper person to receive of concealing larcentes which were really what loading at quotations. For New York wfa Suex all crown rents. If, however, a European can e constituted the offence, and the principal Canal:-There seems to be an unusual gap in to pay his money, or set a cheque, it was not, cause and motive of all that has been done. the axings, the Macduf left on the
will not be sent it or gone to Alves, because will be light on the falsification of the counterfoils and taken until the arrival of the steamship Energia found that receipts were signed "A F. Alves, the mutilation and theft of the books-as simply on the 20th fast, when, considering the slack
pro Colonial Treasurer," and when a man subsidiary, simply committed as part and parcel season, there wil be a fair demand for space.
bad often had such receipts It would be of the larcenies, which they were lotended to via the Cape-We still remain without any only natural to think that Aires was the conceal. It is not as if the fargery or falsifica. local tonnage and all shipments per all man who actually had to receive the money. tlon bad directly resnited (as one might easily are being forwarded to Hongkong, where there Therefore from time to time they sent la money conceive) in heavy loss to any person. No peran are two ships leading. Departures for London: to Alves. Directly Alves (contrary to the theory has anffered by the falsification, nor by the m'ati- 31stult.steamship Agamemnon via Amoy, 4th of his duties) received money thus, he was able lation, nor by the theft of books, apart from, the fast, steamship Bombay, via Amor, Depaitore for to do one of three things he could either pay wrong inflicted by the theft ofthe warlour am/sunts New York :-steamship Macduff 9th of Hong the whole of the money over, or pay part of it, of money. They have not been used as korg. Quotations are:-Shanghal to London, or pay none of it at all. If he paid the whole of fastruments by which to defraud. I would ask 45. per ton for general cargo. Shangbal to it over, and gave a proper receipt, of course your lordship also to deal with these Cases as New York direct sa per inn for all cargo, there was an end of the matter, one would at practically one offence. It is so much the Newchwang to Swalow 24 cents per plcul. first suppose. but it was not so, for it is shown custom nowadays in cases of this description, Newchwang to Amoy 33 cents per pical. that even where he paid the whole of the money arising to a certain extent out of the technical Nagasald to Shanghai 81.10 per ton register.
to the shroff, he managed to get back part of reasons suggested by the Attorney-General Settlements during the fortnight -Pasting.
la change, from the shroff change to which heinalead of charging a man with stealing a total British steamer 1,088 tons, Kutchimotzo to was not entitled-and put it into his own pocket. amount, in one single count, in one charge, Oscarshal, Germin The third and fourth counts are Instances as might wel be done perfectly consistently Cheloo private terms.
of this method. The second count is an instance with natural Jualice, to follow the technical steamer 15 tons, monthly charter pilvate terms
rules of the Court, which require the total to be $143. The first count is an instance in which split up to parts showing each specific amount ebeque was sent for $674, payable to Alves or taken on a particular day, The practice has order this cheque he sent to the bank, and, largely, arisen of inflictig sentences in respect quite improperly, had the money paid to himsel! of different consts which are made concurrent, direct, the whole $674, of which he only pald and which practically amount to one single sen into the Treasury less than $400, or $180 skon. tence in respect of the entire charge. I would It will be asked" How was it that this wasnot ask your lordship therefore to look og. at once detected -
this one charge, and not (as "anggaite? | by the Attorney General) as an many different charges. The lefury is one and indivisible to the Goverment, and the forgeries and After a tions and all the seal are part and parcel of it, Now, my lord, for what purpose are punishme Inflicted? To acts deterrents, If crimes dire numerous of the glass and character which are brought before the Count, if they are very difficsit to detect, if they do grave and serious injuries, On the other had, one of the main objects in they must be met by beavy punishment. view is the wrong done to, some Individual, Criminal law exists for the purpose of protecting persons and property, to prevent injury being done by one man to the property and rights of another, and the offence is the graver if the crime has inflicted very grava and serious injury Mr. Francis objected to these allegations.. an the person against, whom it has been put in The Attorney-General --Well, the sbr. put operation. Theft by a trustee in whom complete that foll was subsequently altered by the prisoner, properly entirely in his power, with few or no or else it was torn up and another one subsiltuted, checks, is an offence for which heavy punish- from a book with spare leaves which appears to ment might very properly be indicted." Crimes have heen in the possession of the pilsoner, so that he was able to give receipt for the full
of frequent occurrence, difficult to detect,
widows or orphans or immense numbers of amount, chopped with the shroff's thợp, or one like it--he also had a forged chop, which he put poor or struggling persons are deprived of the on the receipts and sent them out. I do not wish means, of support and of the little property to weary your lordship by going too fally into the which they possess, whether by a fraudulent matter, but you will see that in the absence of traiter or by a promoter or director of a certain books it must be impossible to check off company-in such casca as these, exema every item and it would be therefore very platy paslabmeat is necessary and advisable, Important for the prisoner to make away with the and to a considerable extent it is most useful. counterfoll book, which, would if obtainable. But lo this case z'n trust bas ever been impraed enable the discrepancies to be discovered. As to on the pisower or reposed in kim., 1, do not
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BEFORE leaving Peking, the German Minisit, Herr von Brandt, we received in farewell audience by the Emperor. The audience took place in the Cheng Kuang Ties, the Holin which the Austrian and Britlab Ministers we received. The ceremonial is said to have ben the same is at the reception of the Brish Minister in December last
bought before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse at the Magistracy, this morning, but from the whole nothing of public interest was callable, Illicit
etc., formed the sum and substance of the ma jority, and from these considerate fines, short imprisonments and some dismissals resulted.
TELEGRAPHIC Intelligence, sayu a Japas paper, received from Matsozoka, Miye P.efecture, states that a fire broke out in the city at 7 pm, on the 29th 'uft, and fanned by a northern wind spread | A FAREWELL banquet was given by the Garmin
through the town with great rapidity, destroying | residents of Tientsin to Herr von Brandt, lța | with some 1,500 tons, and her that, I think, at all unnatural that he should have I would ask your lordship to look in the same
the district court, town office, police station, theatre, four temples and over 2,000 houses, At. 2.35 pm. on the goth the fire had spread to Kakibam-mars. Several people were killed and a number injured.
A NAVAL Court Martial' was beld to-day on H.MS. Victor Emanuel. Certain Norcost (Caroline) presided and was assisted by Capt. McQuise (Impérieuse), Capt. Moore (Penguin), Comr Callaghan (Alacrity) and Comm. Onslow (Impérieun). A. H. Hicks, chief engineer of the Daphne, was charged with neglect of duty while in the engine room on March 4th last, on the voyage to Hongkong. The case wit adjourned until tomorrow.
SAYS the N. C. Daily News of the 14th Inst. :- The troubles of the wretched "boy" whose mis fortune it was to be the servant of the "smateur conspirator Masin, are by no means aver Recently captured members of the Kelso Huf are reported to bave made statements impli, cating the "boy" and bls brother, who have for zo many months past bren tortured and detained lo the Shanghal city prison. The Vireny of Nan king sent for them, and on Wednesday they were handed over by the Arian to the Viceroy's deputy. The "boys were conveyed in a steam launch under escort to Woosung, there to be put on board a man-of-war to be taken to the Southern capital,
German Minister to Chins, on Tursday the Inst, Viceroy L Hang-chang, attended bra number of high' officlair, honored the occaen with his presence, and the toast of the event was proposed on his behalf by Mr. Lob Feuge. The affair pissed off with great delat,
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THE appointment of Mr. Edwin Dun, Chard d'Affaires and Secretary of Legailen for fo United States at Tokyo to be Minier Plenipotenifary, has not been unanimouy approved of in Japan. In our option Presidit Cleveland has made a most wise selectld, especially considering the many years Mr. Da has done good service for his country in Japan WITH reference to Viceroy Chang Chib-tan industrial enterprises, a notification bas bet issued from the authorities of the Hanya Ironworks requesting scholars and studentate send in their names and apply for members 3 months' option. Disengaged vessels in port.la which he did not pay at all, but kept the whole at the Fr-cblang College with a 10 be coil. ducted under the management of the officials the works, The conrue will consist of matber commerci stics, languages, science, and koowledge.
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IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
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18th April
THE TREASURY FRAUDS.
Andronico Francisco Alves, late chief clerk and accountant in the Colonial Treasury, Hong
(1) theft of $180 as a public servant, on the 16th December, 18921
(2) theft of $143 as a public servant, on 5th October, 1892
OUR Shanghal native contemporary the Hufa reports the discovery of gold in a range of bill in the Cha gchow prefectural district of Hanse A person recently vleiting an ancestral grave l the hills picked up a piece of rock, the appertj home ance of which induced him to take SIVERAL complaints have been made to us Upon eru hing is s'ox of pure gold are stated t. of late segarding the somewhat eccentric and have been obtained. The people around at sktogether ansatisfactory water supply of Hong-sald to have been seized with "gold fever," a kong, wa cha ged with
#re flocking to the blila. kong, which seems to vary from feast to famine, On the 18th Insten, at 26, Wyndham Street, but two cases which were brought under our the wife of SIDNEY JEFFREY, of a son.
personal notice to-day abould engage the earliest attention of the authorities unless they court expensive law suits, We refer to the flooding of the King Wo Cheong hong and adjoining premises, which are flooded every morning to such an extent, that plank bridges have to be laid down for passage from one room to another, This waste has been going on for a week or more and it is contended that the latest altera
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FRANCE AND EGYPT.
LONDON, April 17th. The French squadron te leaving Alexandris. [The flash is busted !}
AN EXCITING NEWS,
The Sultan of Johore while in Athens fanched at the British Legation. He has left for Con sintinople and from there wil proceed, to Carlsbad.
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GOLD EXPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES. Gold to the extent of ten million dollars wa
exported from New York durlog last week and A further Image export is impending The Treasury bus crased the issue of Gold certificates, and lip ssibly faste several millions of four per cent Gold Bonds.
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THE HOME KULE BILL.
The debate on the bill continuos 1-
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A SHANGHAI native paper, says the N. C. Dof News, publishes some rather contradictory new about the forthcoming tea crop of Nagchor Whilst describing the prospects of the quality favourable terms, it says that the output wil reduced, yet at the same time prices will be for Qiber things being equal it might be presum that a decreased supply might mean enhance prices, but evid:ntly the laws of supply an
(3) theft of $200 as a public servant, 'on sih July 1893 1
(4) theft of $100 as a pubile servant, on 30th July 1911
(5) theft of $238,25 as a public servant on 7th November, 1892
(6) forgery of receipt, with shroff's chop, 5th
1892:
His lordship-Mr. Attorney-General, that question does not come before the Court, surely The Attorney-General thought your lord ship would like to know all the circumstances of the case. Of course it is not supposed to be before the Court, strictly, but
His lordships-The reason why the frand was not discovered has nothing to do with the circumstances of the offence.
the prisoner proceeded to cover one offence by The Attorney-General-I am explaining how | committing another's some of the forgeries were to prevent discovery of previous defalcaifons. to some instances, the counterfells were made out from the foils and the shroff, not knowing that the amount on the countertoll differed from that on the foll, stamped both
tions effected in the water-pipe system are demand undergo modification in Chica. Itu forgery of receipt, with shroff's chop, on Ele stamp on the cover of the foll, and then confidence has been placed, who has others'
responsible for the overdow.
also asserted that "the merchants have agreed not to enter into too extensive beyler a sgreement which we hops they will kee The general current of information, howard points to a fairly active season.
THIRTY Yeûs ago, says the Shanghal Shinpar, the practice of "Inoculation with cow virus "waS introduced fato Klangal, by one of the prominent members of the gentry, and since that time innumerable lives have been saved by the pro- THE Korean Ambassadors, who had been se cess. We note now with great satisfaction that to Peking in January last, to present the King the prejudices of the people against this method usual tribute of Korean cotton cloth and par of inoculation are being gradually dissipated and as well as to record his Majesty's oaths of feal vaccination is everywhere gaining ground to the Dragon Throne on the fact day of d amongst people who formerly were averse to it. New Yes, presented theraselves on the and in Stace the commencement of the year large nun before the Wa-mde gato rt the Palace, pray bers of children of the poorer and middle classes for permission to retam to their own countr bave been vaccinated at the stations established His Imefal Majesty having given the requir
to varcidale children in the wealthy families, pleces of Imperial matio, and "four milk-whi
29th July, 18ga
"(8) fargery of receipt, with shroff's chop, roth December, 189a s
(9) forgery of receipt, with shroff's chop, 5th October, 1893;
(10) altering figure on receipt from $100 to $400 on 7th Nov, 16921
(1) siering figure on receipt from 1 to g, on 5th Nov, 1893;
(ta) altering Agurer on receipt by adding 9 before 4,500 on 7th Nov., 1892
(13) altering figures on receipt from $88 to $288, on 7th Nov., 1892;
(14) altering receipt from $17 to $317, on 5th
(15) making
causing serious loss, frauds by trustees in which
for the purpose, while the doctors are called out j. permlandon, gave orders for the bestowal of 24 Nov., 1892) false entries in receipt counterfakt | this, defendant has pled guilty to stealing one of myself understand why and I presume it is The Veenchow prefect several years ago abuted ponies, completely es purisoned from the Imper No 173, 5th July, 1893, 89.29 and $73 instead
station of this kind at Yuench'ang Halen and news, to the King of Korea in acknowledgeme of Brog 29 and $173. ordered the establishment of similar officelle of that long cotone in half doen peces making false cairies is countsifall No. other parts of the prefectorial district. Owing mean looking cotton cloth and few bundles 987, 13th July, 1892, $100 and $100 instead of to lack of funds the order was not cried out; native paper. The enroye were also given 200 and $200. but a number of people are now offering to raise few thousand tanis la "shoes of sycco" from t (17) making false entries in counterfall No. the senestary leads, so that the bantyolant · Friry Porns to pay their expenses to their on 1031, 16th December, 1893, 84, 88, and 83.54.
country,
Instead of 984, $58, and $53/54+ project may be carried ous;;"
the counterfall banks. These are the facts, and simply relic of the times of barbaris I think under the clicumstances, seeing that law, that an offence, again; the public purso belizer pleads guilty to so many and such grave is dealt with more seriously than charges, I do not see that there would be any offence a ainst a private individual Of course, advantage in taking up the time of the Court there might be an officer af vay high estate, in with the investigation of the few other charges, whom very great reliance and trust his boas With these remarks, my lord, I beg to leave the reposed, who has been, as it were, the guardianot; - matter in your lordship's hands..
Very great interpate'and to whoes the supervision.