THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1897.
By an Imperial edict of the agth July Chi Pảng. Į INTERESTINO prisons of the Governai's review 'at the trade, eta, of Hongkong to 1896 will be chen, Provincial Judge of Chihul, has been pro mated Provincial Transaver of Fukien, wicz | found In * supplement of skis fiue of the Huang Yü-do, denounced by a Censor and de- Taligraph. graded. The same edict #ppolon Yean Shih-THE Amcaleen whaleback steamer-City of -ka), ex-Resident at Scool before the way with Everett prived at Singapore trom San Frane Japan, and chief in command of the foreign clico on the 35th July, as route for Indie, whb drilled Brigade at Hsiaochan, Tientsin, to the post of Provincial Judge of Chibli, sa Chi 9777 sacks of 199, and 23,010 sack of mase Farg-chen, premoted as stated. “
for the sellel of the sufferers from the Indian Famloc.
A MASTER Cooper, in Li Shing St. lately had to discharge a man owing to a reduction in the establishment, and a few days ago To Tsol and a number of others came to his place and sald that if the discharged man were not reinstated, they would not let the business be canled on, It was said that he master had braken the rule: of their gul·l by discharging the men and they made sie of a number of threats. The police succeeded to airesting To Trol and this morning be was brand over in one surely of $50 to be of good behaviour for three months. To Teol and Bis filends would be quite al home with a ceris!u of the labour onionists of mento, section merrie England. We are informed by the local Agency of the Yokohama Specte Bank that their Head Office at Yokohama has distributed a circular dated Yokohams 30th July, 1897, to its customers. The following is an extract from it :-On and after the rat day of Oc'eber next all debts sccrued or to accrue, due by the bank in Japan, though| purporting to have been contracted in silver year will be payable in an equal number of yen of gold currency, and that silver yen cannot be specifically demanded th ugh it can be received in payment; and also the Bank is authorized to convert the Nippon Gloko notes into gold coin for any amount on demand on and after the above mentioned date.
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Ir is reported that the China Navigallon Co. are getting our, in the large sterme. that FIS now belog built for them on the Clyde, four small siermers in sections which are to be pat up out here and was probably on the West River.N. C. Dally News.
WR (N. C. Daily News) lesin that the Shangha! Municipal Council has decided to reorganise the Police and thất a new Caplalo-Supertalen dent will be engaged, at theme for that purpass. Captalu Mackensie was lafarmed on the 28th that he will have to revert to his former rank of Deputy Superlatendent.
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him that he
THE STORM.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR,
AUGUST,
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1893. Barometer....................19.762
Thermometer ...................80.9 Humidity 83 Rainfall 73.89
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT,
Barometer BPERANTE Thermometer Humidity422134 Rainfall
On date at On data st
4. 20.71
70
20.65
$1 87
3.85
TO-DAY.
Tuesday, 3rd August, 1897, Chinese-A of 7ik moon of 23rd year e
Xwong-til. Jewish-ik AB, 5657. Mohammedan-¡tk Rabia 1, 1316.
Sun-Ris
5år. 83min. Sitz
3
6hr. 33min. High water-Morning «um Okr. Smin. and 12hr. 56mĺn, Law water-Morning
Str. 29min. Afternoon sayqu Għr, Zimin.
of a crime he may have a chance of obtaining that if tho juy bad doubt in the conditions with regard to the appsyment of the some information. These is a view of tho case case they should give defendant the benefit | principal and interest. The guarantee offered which absolutely and stil lately encaped of it. It did not matter what his character might is said to be the Imperial Maritima Cus- the cows. It is this. The gambling houses be; if the evidence satisfies the jury beyond toms receipts and the Internal Revansit
the present double aspect to the people connected reasonable doubt that he was guilty of the offence of Chinose Government, How the with.thern. There is the keeper who pays bụ with which he was charged, the good character latter is to be handied to give it any value should not be taken into consideration. as a security for a foreign loan, we kid not, may in and there are the Police who stop and there are the fukts for the parties. Are they The books and papers were thoroughly bona fide tald. But if the Internal sovesan is so given there for the love of gambling or to make money! end were what they were represented to by and accepted, we may be prepared to hear of The evidence of Sam Ying. Tung Kum and sweeping changes in the mode of its collection Their object is not simply to benefit the keeper.
and sumtalstration, The Chinese consider tha Sham Viag has been in the Cetiny for the lani Cheng Da was inkua la the Gaol. It was taken five years and trila yon that gambling bad baen zot for the purpose of prasscuting an officer bat terms, as more favourable to them than these in galag en in broken erlode daring that fire to kroes 'n the hath of the corruption of the
any other recently projected lɔas, and LJ Hung- years, and he had heen seting as accountant police. It showed that there were two gambling chang is very anxious to pat it through-Cand with Tong Kum as his welstant. After a time
bouses and there, we carruption among the Gazette: the fees paid out to the Police tocreased nati police, and it was absolutely impossible for they came to $150 a day or $1000 or $5000 | the gambling houses to have been going on, month. Do you think all that goes to the Police frequentei dally by a large number of persons, or Ends its way to Sham Ying or Tang Kom of
and the polica not to havʊ had knowledge of IN their fiload, Cheng On? It is possible that some Hi Lordship-Better confine yourself to this
The beaviest calo-storm this year howled of the 61 Chinere detectives ware paid to give them information and that the same thing was Mr. Francle, continutug, sald that thereand the Colony on 'Sonday and yesterday, done at the Magistracy. It is possible that defendant could not be convicted walasaccompanied at times by strong squalla vetrlag some of the native police are in the pay of these there was evidence galant gamblers. I put it to you as probable was a member of the police and acturally from N.E. to S.W. The rain began late on assumption that the $150 a day was not paid to
received bribes. The existence of the gambling Saturday night and lasted pretty well without the Falice. We have thought up to to-day boasts and the existence of corseption made it intermierino all Sunday, and yesterday li came that gambling houses were making great profits; more probable that in any preticular cass the down shects. At about Doon the wind but for whom for the propicions or the evidence given to support it would be true. The
came in violent squalls and the diving managers? This case shows very clearly how defence suggested that the hush-money entered the money goes. Sham Ying. Tang Kam and in the account book was never paid and that rain completely shut out the higher levels from Cheng Ou encouraged the syndicate to put in the fokis kept this money, but they had not a view. All along the Prayx East and West their sey, with their assistance to dispose of title of evidence to support the suggestion. Of was quite a fleet of sampats and small janka It. If you see it in that view you will see that it all the thres Chinese witnes en there was not one
Several shows the trick of the fols who cheated their of them who gave his evidence beller and more moored under the wall for shelter. marter The $10 a day was not bored out in clearly than Chang On and he was not shaken sampans that were cut when this squall burs! the book that was handed to the proprietas day in the least in bis cross-examination, The Incapalzed. A police launch picked up the accu. by day. It shows that the proprietors had no
sector might have been the very last person who pants of two that capsized off the Government check on the expendliare of the feffs. I put it bad falles lete cerrapllen of this sort. There Wasif and the crews of others were rescued therefore that that list is a bit of paper to be absola-tmptation and what could make them tely disregarded. Take, at exampls, the Cavern disbelieve Cheng On's evidence. He gave it as by boats that were at hand, THE POLICE SCANDAL.ment House entry. Sham Ying says that the well as any other Chieman would have given Customs officer chattered the steam launch
lukong said." I sm a lukong in the Government it rety ward Mez. Burat said might have.We Shung to take him off to the Customs Chinese-7th of 7th moon of 33rd year of House. Pay me 30 cents a day. I am.in a
been true except as to the date. The samples arch at Kowloon. In the thick and heavy position to give Information to the Governor," of silk were then referred to. He pays the tukang for that reason. Then take Delendant (proicing letter)-Gentlemen, weather the little vessel xan ashore on the south
have given to Cheng Da li he came on his own
her ald mad with some trouble anchors were ran *ccount." It was a litle rash for him to say
out, but the falling tide frustrated the efforts that he would not have given him a cash !! he camo.for it because he admitted having given
made to gel her affoxt. It is expected that with $3.70 to Cheng On every five days for himself.
next high water she will be got off and she is not Cheng On would say to himself "I go to the
supposed to be seriously damaged. A number Inspector's house to take silk to him, and see
of the saling ships fa harbour yesterday were to the Magistracy, and meet him
made sang in case the bad weather continued, on his boat, and I will go and tell them that the Inspector, my fiend, wintakame money. They are bound to believe ma and bound to pay it and I'pat the money in my own pocket." He would say to ibem "All right; you can come and sea ma ga to his house." "The Inspector allows him to go to his house because he can get tips police officer and he can very safely put a dollar
CAPTAIN Sundberg, of the steamer Arratson Apcar, which arrived on the rat fast from Calcutta vs Slugapore, reports that on the 27th Joly, at ro.rs p.m., after leaving Stugapore, a Chinese deck passenger named Les Fook, from Hem Hoy, ie the Canton distilat, jumped over- board. The ship was stopped Immediately, but no sign of the man could ba seon,
TRIAL OF INSPECTOR WITCHELL.
FOURTH DAY-3'd August,
Last night a
ANNIVERSARIES.
1839-Provisions! Committee of a British Chamber of Commerce formed at Macao. 1875-Victims of the Tientsia massacre buried.
The charge of neglect of daty and accepting Cheng On. Sham Ying says "Not a cash would I bera is a letter acknowledging the receipt of li | side of Stonecutters A palice Isanch went to Mohammedan-5th Rabía I., 1915.
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The North China Datly News regrets to any nounce that news was received at 'Shanghai on
bribes against Inspector J Witchell was 75% the 25ik July of the death of Mr. Happer, Com-named before Sir J. W. Camington, K., C.M.G., missioner of Customs at Newchwang. Mr. (Chief Justice), at the Supreme Court this Happer died on Tuesday night of hydrophobla. | morning.
Mr. As most ofourrenders will remember, Mr. Happer J. T. Francis, QC, and the Attorney was bitten by a dog on the 18th of December, General (Her. W. M. Goodman) Instracted by Br. H. L. Dinnys (Crown Solicitor) prosecuted and, accompanied by his wife, proceeded at
and Mr. E. Robinson (inst'ucted by Mr. G. C. C. ence to the Pasteur Instinte at Saigon and underwent the usual courie of treatment there. Master) appeared for the deleur Mr. Happer, who was a son of the late Dr. Hap per of Cantor, and a brother of Mrs. G.B. Glazar, entered the Customs Service in July, 1879, and became Commissioner in April, 1889. He was
The following was the special Jury :—Megais. R. Martia, W. H. Patts. A. F. Smith, T. 1. Rose St C. Michaelsen, E. W. Mitchell and F. G. Colllas.
Mr. Francis-I understood your Lordship bad
decorated with the Civil Rack of the 3rd class directed the Registrar of the Court (Mr. Seib)
on the and of fely, 1893.
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to make an eximleation of the bike.
His La dilp-That Is to: He has farzish
dally
ed you with a cOUT,
Mr. Francis-It consists of an abstract of 18
returns. His 101dship Would you call Mr. Seth to state 11 7
Mr Frands-1 pak your Loʻdship, as it was you who ordered the Examination, if it would not be better for you to call bim ?
beller call him..
kim
from South Wales.
Hii Lordship-I bave already told you that ate not allowed to say anything.
Mr. Francis, continuing, said that, as his learn. ed flead had said, the case depended on the evidenes of Cheng On. If the evidence of Chi- tess could set be admitted to the trist of Euro pean then there was an end to the administration of justice.
Mr. Roblaron-Ia's low of the sentiments and e big four-master Starra Nevada sent which may flood has altered to the interest of down her three skysall yarčsļearly in the morn- justice, I would ask whether the crown would ing.
Lave any objection to the letter....
do
His Lordship-I don't think it is regular to that.
At mes glimpses could be had of the hill sides, and it was sein that the smil gullies and ravines for the nonce had becon e foaming, roar.
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TO-MORROW. Wednesday, 4th August, 1897, Kwong-ti
(Féie of the Ged of Ursa Major.) Jewish-81A AB, 5887. Saa-Rises moise
samara bår. Simín. Stis vnameraman får, 38min. High water-Morning i Oår, Lêmín. Afternoon. Okr. 64mla. Low water-Morning ...................... Går. Zömia, Afternoon Shr, Bamia, ANNIVERSARIES.
1165-Simos de Montfort, Earl of Leicester,
died.
1842–British fleet arrived before Nanking. 1853-The Captain, officers and passengers of the ss. Arratoon Ağcar mundired by the Chiasse crow. 1870-Battle of Weissenburg. -
Ing cataracts. The noise of the rushing water 1896-First train of the Trans-Siberian Railway was so great that it could be board at so 'great s distance as Kowloon when the wind was in that quarter.
According to all accounts the damage to proper- ly, has not been at all cousiderable. There were few roofs that did noi lesk more or less, espe
reached Tomak,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE:
American (Gas) 5th inst. Tacoma (Tacoma) 5th inst. Indian (Chelydra) 6th inst. English (Rosetia) 7th fast. American (City of Peking) 11th fast. Canadian (Empress (India) ngth inst..
has had business with Chlaese. I would a■k books were held to be corroborativo ovidence / Parado Ground washed down on te Queen's | THE P. & O. steamer Shangħaf luft Singapore
from him. Cheng On in nat wa Inspector or Hh Lordship then summed up. He tend the
definition of he offence f.om "Russell on Cilmes in his pocket and take bribei,
and explained the charges against the defendant, The entiles say "paid to Chang Co," but now Shan Ying says it The brunt of the case lay with the pront of the was not paid to Cheng On but was paid to Tangallegation that defendant did receive bribes in Kam to ply to Cheng Or. Cheng On admit order to restrain him from currying out his receiving the money, but where is the proof that duty. Having regard that the money was begavethe money to defendant Themis prool received by the defendant from Cheng On that he asked for the mosey but where is pade: the circumstances submitted by him, and the proof that he was requested to ask for it corroborated to a certain extent, then the case was proved. As to the books and paper be I submit to you that if that is the evidence upon which men of character and long service are to thought that the defendant and made an error of His own opinion was that the be convicted there is hardly a man sale who jud, ment. you to consider the chcumstances under which Cheng On is speaking to your not only Cheng Ga but Tang Kum and Shima Ying. Cheng On is speaking to you under arrest. He was arres ed under a banishment warrant. He would not like to go to the Chinese bo der si chief excise officer, and there is only one way of es. cape and that is by accusing Witchell, When high officer says to a man ander banish ment "Tell the trath " It means giving incrimi. ating evidence. Supposing Chinese, ase of Mr. Francis's servants of clicats, wants to get something good he would go to the gambling Francis and if you do not give me something good I will tell him and he will tell the chief of the Police," I think probably you will find as entry "Francis, gr," which of course was pala
Yokohama arrived at Tacoma on the 1st inst.
THE O. & 0, 5. 5. Co.'s steamer Gaelle with malls, etc., left Shaoghal for this port to-day si
THE P, & O. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Candia_lati Bombay for-this-port on the afternoon of the 31st alto.
clay as the imters had become very dry after the recent beat, but notblog of moment is reported. A number of gardens suffered by the washing away of surface soil and, as vazal, there was i considerable qunailty of the surface of the
Road. against the defendant, the defendant bad set up
Whenever they gas conficilegt was fested that some of the reservoirs and
Seclog the immacose amount of rain that fell, for this port on the rat last, at 8 am, bad case. evidence as In this case the pilocipal thing dams in cossection with the water supply might THE N. P. 3. S. Cor steamer Olympia im should be to consider the manner and demeanour have sustained damage. This fariunately WAE of the witnesses and how far they were satisfac-
not the case, and on erqulty at the Pablic Works tory. He would point to the observation of Ms. Office to-day our representative was informed Francis that the witnesses Chang On and Tang that at Talstars and the other stations the care
I pm. 57 | tulcers all report fall supply of water and no Kam so far stood their cross-examination very well. With regard to the witness Sham Ying he damage to works." This is fadeed satisfactory was net a satisfactory wllness. The only wit and the colony bar-now-as fine a supply of ness for the defence whom he might refer water as could be wished for.
was Ms. Barnett. She was res. Shortly after 8 o'clock this morslag an pectable person and an intimate friend
the hebbur accompanied by torrents of rala The wind was so strong that the ferry launch that she was in sympathy with the defendant and his wife. If they could not believe the Morning Star, which was lying at the Kow. evidence of Cheng On they could not convict the defendant. If they believed Mts. Burnett's loon Wharves at the time, had the whole of her awning abalt the fannel torn out of her. The
Was snapped off kex carrot and the fron tanchions werd bent and twisted as though they were simply so many pleces of thin wire,"
"A Fily fire Dollars A Month Clerk "writes: We Hongkongites are certainly to be pitied in the mat or of weather. All comfort at the Ju- bilee celebrations was destroyed by the wet, and esterday, when everyone wanted to make the of the Bank Holiday, down poured the tale all day in torrents although we had hitherto
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Tex alike steamship Empress of Indila trom- Hongkong on the 30th June, was delivered in New York on the 30th alto.
to his servaat. That shows how a China evidence is to time and date then it was clear ridge-pɔle of the awning, a stout pine scanfing Co.'s steamer Pelican leit Tacoma (Washington)
would use a foreigner's nams, or anybody's name, to extort money,
should
was
Two young privates of the West Yorkshire Re- giment, Thomas Thornwand Robert Davis, were charged at the Magistracy to-day, the first with having been drank and assaulting a Chinese watchman, and the second with being drunk, assaulting an Indian constable and tearing his ontform. It seems that the two "Tommies" were on a spree in Graham St. and the first named strack the watchman with his silck. The
His Lordsalp-As a matter of fact, we had constable was then called and both sat upon him, beating him and damaging his clothes. Arzatoon Selb, Deauty Registrst of the Lleat. Tew sald Thorne's character'was fair and Supreme Court, said that he was compe'ent la Davis's bad. Thorse was fined $5 or 14 days, and spoken Chinese, Since the last head g of the ordered to pay $e amends'or suffer a further 7
cras he exsmined,three books and 18 slips of days in gol. Davis was fined $2 or 7 days and papers. Each of the slips contained a day's he was ordered to make similar amends.
recelola and expenditure. The receipts consisted of cash and pl.dga masey. The expenditure.con- LUNG U, described as an "informer," was
sisted of wares, sundries, commissions and ane bowled out in a nice litle attempt at blackmail item of money; the accounts worn balance dally, to-day at the Magistracy. It seems that some Each day's retorts showed elther a balance time ago a Chinese doctor was, on the Informe credit or debit. The balance of dally accounts was carried into the books. At the gad ation, of his partner, Ching Tak, sent to gxol for
of each month OT
• costalo pelo misbehaviour, Ching Tak bas lace been
there was a balance of profit or loss, The westled by Lang U. who said that he could get backs did ant give the year but the months were him in gol for perjury in coscection with the | clearly shown. Witness then went through the house and say "You know I am servant lo r. of the defendant's wife and it would be taken i exceptionally heavy squill swept across cas: il he did not give him $5. Chiog told an
figures of the daily receips, expenditures and officer to the Registrar General's Department, the
balances. The total for the period covere1 by police were then informed and to-day the enter prising one received a well-deserved sentence there three books was profits $34,581.80 and loss
$39 376-61. of six month◄ At one time be wis employed by the Oplum Farmer bat his talenta wara teo great for his job. He received in h's pay one day'a lot of ro cent pieces wrapped in pipar, Sabakating for them a roll of carb he hurried hack and complaiced that a mistake had been made. It was on his side, how:ver, «e he mit. took his mark and he was dismissed 21 of ca. PEOPLE whose business leads them, along the Praya from Ice House Lane to old Pedder's Wharf were congratulating themselves, a few days ago, upon the fact that the odoriferous mudswamp, which had so long existed on this section of the Reclamation, was actually's thing of the past, having been burled some feat deep under a layer of earth. Now, however, maiters are returning to their former bad afate dwing to the Rectamilan suthorities having taken it into their heads to build a bank of earth all_slong the teaward end of the block so as to dum up the waler left by the ebb tids and so trang, form all the landward side of, the block lato a series of paddles and mud swamps. Thewo Mr. Robinson -1 with ta e il Mr. Brewis to stagnant pools cannot but be regarded as most spank about these documents, and I am going anhealthy yet the bank of earth to sexward is to call Mrs. Burnett, who will prove that, on the still being added to and nothing being done to day on which Cheng On says he went to Ins 5 in the paddles. Apart from the san-pector Witchell's house and had that eco- versation with him which he tau detailid. tary aspect of the case the Emprirased water percolating through the bank in the sea must ho called at the brain with samples of silk and carry away a good deal of exeth with it and the did not see Inspector Witcheli-because he WAT not downstairs wille Cheng On was there. authorities are consequently giving themselves exirs work without any cœurs whatever. "Is it Cheng On wat only in the houssa few minutes ́to be wondered at that the Chinese call us after secion Mrs. Wichell and Mrs. Barneit, *barbaɛiana" when such idiotic methods of You will hear from Mrs. Buinell that she was doing the simplest sort of work are constantly present when he came in. He came from the before their eyes.
back door and saw the two women in the prior and, therefore, when he says be saw Witchell there he told a deliberate motrath. With regard to the samples of silk be procured some samples of allik la Marco Mr. the little gid fo-May, I will also call Mr. Barnett if necessary-
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By his LordshipAssuming the 13 slips were used to make a proff! and loss account there moit have been some other slips not before the Court? The book appeared to have been kept in the ordinary course and were not fabricated.
Sham Yung was recalled by Mr. Francie and said that the slips contained ibe daily accounts of the Wah Lang gambling house. The fifth mpoa referred to this year. The latter part of the slips were written, by him. Witness is went into some of the figures in the slips. The gambling lasted from 6 am to mid-night,
Mr. Francia-Tant is the case for the Crowo. The foreman, #fter the Jary had examined the abstract of the books, made by Mr. Selb, and that he had no for her questions then.
Mr. Robinroa-I will no: detsin you (the jaiy) by my opening chmucks at the present moment but I will call the evidence I have to put before you, and then il necessary I will address you.
His Lordship tald that it world be better for him to state thanxínre of the evidence he was going to call
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His ordsbly told the jury such a verdict could be accepted,
The jury then retired and after an absence of si minates returned with a verdict of "Gulity,"
The Jary recommended the defendant to the mercy of the Court out of consideration for his previoss good conduct.
that Cheng On was telling an unten h. They not consider the general question of Europeans and Chinese. It Emma Francker Harnett, sworn, såld tha' she was the wife of Inspector Bernett. She left an important case boh to the defendant and go to No. 40 to the Gov rament, Any corruption in the No. 5 Shelly Street to Elgia Street on the 17th May. She was publle atrice and expecially in the Police on very friendly terms with Me Witchell would land them in a place where evli would and was a firquent visitor to their house. have no end. If the case was proved the deleg. She saw the witness Cheng On at Witchell's dant would not only be punished but would also house at 3 p.m. on the rich March. He then
be a ruined man, He was quite certata that the jury had listened to the case very attentively. brought me rampler of alle. He came into
The Attorney General asked if a majority of the passage by the back entrance and knacked
Give would do if the jury disagreed, somewhere. Mrs. Waesell get up from the sofa to see who had knocked at the door. That men came in and told Mrs. Wickell that he had brought her some samples of silk to "look see" and he palled out some from bir breast. Mrs. Witchell told him to sit down and then he asked where the master was, Mrs. Witchell said that he was upstairs and she would call him and he said " Maskce, no can stop,” and then
Defendant-May It please your Lordship, may went away. He was to the roem about ro I read a letter I received in acknowledgment minutes altogether. There was no conversation of the receipt of the silk As I have been Mrs. found guilty of this abominable charge I beg and they were looking at the silks, Wichell rid that she did not like them as they the marcy of the court. I have a large were ugly Winess said that there was one family and a European wife. My total state that she liked very much and also that she hers during my so years' service is $11,000 wasted a simple of the all that his cost which I will give you my power of attorney to go to the Hongkong and Shanghel Bank and was made of. He had a long sky-blue allk coat. Mr. Witchell was not at any time to the
when that son
was there there
aboal Witness played
4.50 pm. Mr. Wilchell was downstairs after the man had gone. She saw him comlag down the stairs. She knew of her own knowledge that Mr. Witchell was patale when Miri. Wichell said that to the man. She had gone upstairs to see the baby who was her gedebild and saw Mr. Witchell lying on his bed asleep. She did not see the baby but came downstairs Immediately. She was quite sure that Cheng
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On was the man she saw and that it was the 11th of March. After the cross-examination of this witness was completed the case adjourned till 2.45 pm.
Mr. Robinzon then addressed the jury, and referred to the booka laund In the gamblleg house.
examine,
His Lordship-Mr. Attorney, I don't think ibere is any power to award hard labour.
The Attorney General replied there was not. In sentencing the palinnar, Hie Lordship said-1 am very sorry to see sa able officer like you have fallen so,
Defendant-My Lord, I am not fallen.
His Lordship Continuing-I giva fail effect ta the recommendation of the jury. I sentence you to six months' Imprisooment without hard isbaar.
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been having an exceptionally dry spell. No. one objecia very much to rala when he cannot
away from his work, but when Bank Holl day brings weather such as yes'erday's one is really templed to indulge la anguage which would be considered far from fit for publicallon.
CLAN FIGHT IN HONGKONG,
THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill & Ca,) inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship
for Japan on the goth ulto.
THE Nippon Yasen Kaliha's steamer Kama- kura Moru from London, etc.; left Slagapona for this port yesterday afteracon and may be expected here on the 8th inst
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THE P. & O. Co.'s steamship Rosita with the outward English malls, left Singapore for this port at 6 am, on the 3rd inst,, and is expected here on the 7th inst. at about 6 p.m.
THE 0, & 0. 5. 9. Co. stermer Doric with mails, etc., feft San Francisco for this port vis Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga- takl and Shanghai on the 27th ulto,
T P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Piling with mails, etc., from San Francisco to the 17t ulto, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow morning wis Inland Sea, Koby, Nagasaki and Shanghat,
A fight between members of the Man-on and Fuk-u hing clans (chair cookies) commenced ca Saturday in the Central-and-was carried-on-in |-- the Western district on Sunday. The Folica were happily able to prevent much blooshe although bimboos and Iran baru were freely witTM by the excited combatants. No lepo iban §. 'men, all of the Man-on clan, were arrested connection with this affair and brought before | Marta Valeria ... Hydaspts TOETAŽNOS the Magistrate yesterday morning. Four other men, who were seriously injured, are confined Pronto
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In the Hospitals one of them has his collar-bone Kagoshima Maru... broken. appears that some ill-feeling was Sta engendered between the two chair coolier clabu Sagkaffen............ and the cooles of ons clab determined to make | Milbourntinseamn an ceslaught on the coolist of the other club. Finrang Many bamboo carging poles and chair poles CAfg9 sanam cat in half were stored in large numbers in a Empress of China... house in East Street and a start was made on Woosung KEYRI Sainrday morning on three of Mr. D. E. Brown's chair cooller, who ware assaulted when walking||
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Priam ..................SYN His Lordship-If you don't stop that language | their master, who sent word to the Police I will incrests the punishment. Remove the Station, organat Ford sent out panutables
Fuskun VASESA Halian and shortly afterwards some of the assitanis were arrested.. Towards midnight Inspector Arratoon Apcar 134 Kemp entered a hours in East Street and found Malina Marú ausent quite a host of exellen on the root, with Pooting manunu bamboo poles in their possession, "They Kwilyang simmona THE CHINESE TARIFF AND THE we all Arrested and Inspector Mann, | Wingiang mumpar
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An immense crowd gathered in the road out. side the court walling to learn the result of the
Mr. Francis said that the books were put in❘ trial, by the defence.
His Lardship-If Mr. Francls had tendered the books as evidence I would have refused them, and in summing up I would havn directed the jasy to dismiss them from their minds.
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POLLARD'S Lilliputians played “La Mascotió" on Saturday night at the Theatre Royal before good house. The production was a good one and the fan of the plecan evoked roars of laughter, while the pleasing vocalfration of the small folk
His Lordship-You must not opik unless you won for them round after round of enthusiastle intend to call him. applause. The audience seemed to be lasatiable Mr. Robinson, continuing-Upon the evidence In their demande for young Goulding and his given if you find that Cheng On committed dell- droll dailvery of the whorse, “A ilitle thing | berute perjury, that he was never in the house like that pleases me" frequently cavvalsed the || fu March, then the case for the Crown Is house. Pretty Wigle Ins Polland, as Flamello, not proved. The whole case for the crown was successful and popular. all through and depends on his evidence. Cheng On 1878 In when she was handed a handsome kasket of specter Witchell nakei him to go and proeste
Se geants Scott and Macdonald, and Savituty || Malacca immanikur flowers, with streamers; peoply were waiting to bribes from the gambling heure. Bham Ying
Inspector Colton airested others. At the Krim sasta hear her say A ittle thing like that pleased maid that he came to him on behalf of Witchell
Matso We are informed on good authority that Police Court yesterday Detective Inspector Beng? .......................................... gunboat her. Miss Annie Moore, as Plops, did very and the money was paid to Tang Kem well, Indeed, and Miss Comale Pallaid "as at the request of Cheng On. The whole care
Aggregating, 46,312 tons register. Chang Yin-huan, who was charged to continue Kemp said he attributed the disturbance to
DEPARTURES, the Princs FAR and acted splendidly depends absolutely on the word of Cheng On. that the reference to 8g and gr was an the negociations which Li Hong-chang opened one of two causes-It was caused either by one Misses Norwood, Ford, and Pendleton are all If you belleve him the case is proved. The absurdity and showed the unreliableness last year with the various Western Geveraments party saylog that they only wanted one guild or Activisteanser, for Hangay good in their respective roles and Miss Vi Marlia | defence, I pat before you le that la Merch Cheng
with the object of Increasing China's Custom club (the Man-on) or it resulted from two "Atrol distinguished herself as a very aktiful and grace On went to Witchel's boose with silk conterry not been 18 months la the central district. Tariff, reports by toleg.aph to Peking that all rickths cooltes of different ciens raabing to Chingi fat dansenie. Last night the Lilliputians to his sworn word. It may be necessary for the fofs had to say that the police were cormpt proposal bave falied. This is not to be wondered fare.
In order to get the husb-money for themselves bis effacts to induce the Powers to consent to the gentleman baik
Mr. C. D. Wilkinson appeared for Triumphouni appeared in "Dorothy' and despite the wretched | haps in this connection to polat out the relative
three of the men and pleaded mistaken | Afrife ........................ weather there was good attendance, The pestilen of these two men. Inspector Witchell and, under the pretensa of bribing the police, at as long as Chios sticks to her vile system of
Identify for ana and said that the other two Former#................ ........................ former production of this pretty opers was very ded Cheng On. Witchall it one of the matcat they put the money late the'r own pickets, I intersal taxation and robbery argvery bareler,
Our Peking correspondent, whose cammunt were only standing by and had nothing to do Pathan ...................... was qulio possible that some of the Police In poprias here and last night's performance only and most zealous officers in the Police force,
cations are based upon knowledge from the with the combat. One of them was bound over Kashing o added to that popularity. Its rollicking and then you heard that Cheng On Is the that section were bilbed, otherwise the risks chorancs, preily dusts. and solos,:.. chief excisa officer, ibat la chief naive would have been too great, but the enormous
Begociations are in active progress between Ll weeks and the other two were sentenced to 14 Flowglong unnam quaint old English dresses of the characters over the native portion of the excise officer amount was a bogus one. Cheng On said that as side tells us in a letter dated 19th-fast, that in the sum of gag to be of good behaviour for six Belmond and the scenery with a pleasing anggestive Would not a mail and sesions officer at noe did not take samples of stiik La Witchall's hours Heng-ching and the Hongkong and Shanghal days' hard labour in addition to being bound Clard...
Butkun in March at all, but they had the evidence of Bank respenleg a fresh loan to the Chinese Go over to the same sum; 30 of the men were ness of apple blossoms and buttercups and become friendly with the chlai of the expire. hawthorn, all help to make Dorothyers? He can procure through Mim misy Mrs. Burnett, who swore that she saw Cheng On verament. The amount of loan is 16,000,000, bound over in the sum of $35 each to be of vourite. In this opera the young artitis seemed time's tips which would be useful to him as a la Witchell's hours on`the rrih March. In to be taken at 8ti per cent, with 41 par cant. In good bebarlour for six weeks ; so were sentenced Sopkakles uirumus thoroughly at home and all are seen at their police officer in tracking criminals. Therefore conclusion he would ask them to ludge between forest. These figs are much more favourable, to 14 days' hard labour each and the rest of the | M11860 mm
Chiyutu the Chluase consider, than Dr. Dadgeon'sabortive men, eleven in all, ware "ment in " for six-weeks best. To-night the Liiliparians will commission Witchell is becoming on good terms may men Cheng On and the defendant, who had been a Gilbert and Bnilivan's popular cruiser "H.M.8. him arwy day of the Palice Count, and the sealous officer, for the last 25 years, and Mrs. e par cant loan sk 94. Qur Correspondent adds and on coming out of the Gaol are to be bostad Glengarry a uni Planters!! and they key then to Kaya E DENISKET
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