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A COMPANY OF ARTISTI PAR EXCELLENCE,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1898.
Intimations.
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A. 8. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Hall Price to WINES & SPIRITS.
Back Seats only.
Seats may be booked at Messrs. ROBINSON' PIANO CO.
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Overture at 9 P.M. Sharp. Fall Company, sco Posters: Change of
grausme Nightly.
LKO, HERNANDEZ,
HONGKONG HOTEL Hongkong, 3rd February, 1868...
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ALL those are selected by our Londen Fro-House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediats profits, and enabling us to supply
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SWEET LIQUEURS. TUST received a CONSIGNMENT of varieties of SWEET LIQUEURS in large and of WILL-KNOWN
Cherry Cordial Cherry Brandy
small bottles BRANDS.
Benediciiso
Chaircase
Coracao
Crema Do Cacao
7 Marasqulao
Blackberry Brandy Peppermint Ilquear Absinthe, &c, as,
ALL OFFERED AT VERY MODERATE
PRICES.
H. RUTTONJEE,
13. D'Agullar Street, Hongkong,
and
'20 & 21, Elgis Road, Kowloon,
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Hongkong, 3rd February, 1898
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
"SUISANG,"
haring arrived from the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 P.M. of the 5th inst, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into Godowns at East Point,
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1598. - f3-1 207
"SHIRE", LINE OF STEAMERS.
- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND SINGAPORE. HE Steamship
THE
CARMARTHENSHIRE, ' Captain Sincock, having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed sl their risk Into the Godowns of the Hongkung and Kew. loon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloon and stored at Consignees' sink and
expense.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the roth instant will be subject
to rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on the gh fostent at 2.30 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has bran effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agente..
Hongkong, ud February, 1808. –
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI
THE Company's Steamably
"HAIMUN," Captals Bathorst, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the gih instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Farungo, apply to *
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 3rd Fabrasiy, 1898,
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
THE
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI,
HE Company's Steamakip
"HAILOONG," Captain Robson, will be despatched for tha" above Ports on SUNDAY, the 6ik instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATIÓN
COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA,
THE Company's Steamship.
"SUISANG," Captain T. R. Galsworthy, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the gih lestant, at
Noon.
the best growths at MODERATE, PRICES,
PPICH LISTS, with Full Detalis, to be had on
Application.
THE Han, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial | THE Calcutta opinn sales for Fabranty ex'ise! TaruTy officers and 173 marlies of the and Netherspis Hospitals begs to acknowledge | as follows :-Old Paton R. 1013, New Patna R. | Japanean Navy left by the Japanese mal with thanks the following" donation to the 995, Benares R. p3s. The rates for Janusty steamer Inaða Maru to-day for London to folo funds of the Hospitals
Wong San Tak Tong
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MILDURA (Vic.) is euphemistically, known as a' "temperance town." One of the stipulations under which it was established was that not a singia hotal was to be included among its ten ments. But private clubs, not to speak of chemists' shops, domlab, and the liquor, to use an Americaniam, "gats there all the same,” During December (says the Melbourne Argu) the Mildura Club, the Settlers' Club, and the 66 love of beer, whisky, etc., were consigued to
being laid in for thirsty souls during the dry Workmen's Club. A good stock was apparently weather.
A REMARKABLE Scane occurred at a meeting of the Christian Missionary Alliance held at the American Thesite in New York when Mr. Henry Varley, of London, and other popular | Evangelists, pleaded for funds to aid the mis- alonaries in Africa, India, and Chins. Stirred by their appeals, the entire audience, men, women, and childres, emptied their pockets, giving up money, cheques, watches and jewal lery. Many contributed over a thousand dollars and one man gave his valuable New Jersey true Xeres Wines,
farm. The total collections at the morning and CLARET.-Our Clarets, including the lowest afternoon meetings exceeded 70,oco dols.
PORT alter removal should be reated a month before use. When required for drinking at ence it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very imperior Vintages. All are
priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currenia, as is generally the case with Cheap Winas. BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cogane, the difference in price belag merely a question of age and vintage WHISKY-All our Whisky a of excellent quality and of greater age than most brand. in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY
pronounced by the best local connolaseins
a
Tux three. Indian soldiers from the Hongkong Regiment charged with drugging and robbing comrade were again brought up on zemand at the Magistracy to-day, Mr. F. Brown, Govern ment Analyst, identified the reade produced as those of dafora albs. They could, he said, bɔ used, either by steeping in some liquid, or by powderlag and administering in alcohol, Lleat. G.D. Campbell stated that the complainant get bis discharge on this 3rd alto, and obtained leave to stay in the lives till his ship sailed for that complainant did not want to go to his home an there was fighilog thrie and he had sold h' ticket. After farther evidence the accused were commited for ulai.
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were Patua R. 1056, Benares R. 1033.
Gilisit, R.N., I. Well, R‚N, A. G. Ward, and
Tum Musso property caso was again before His | Lordship the Chief Justice in the Original Juris.
diction of the Supreme Court today, Mr. | Robinson, for the plaintiffs, began his argument, contending that the property was llable to Italian law and that under such law the defendant had sights to it and could not acquire it. The co was postponed till 10.30 8,m. on Monday.
Tui dried ducks exposed for sale in Chinatown | H. S, Hoburly, H‚K.R./ are not tempting articles of fori so-far-as THE wretched .:angement of having only one sale in Wellington Street yesterday so tiffated sppearances ga, bat some that were displayed for
selenious hands upon them. The result was the appetite of a passing coolle that he laid that he got a "stretch" of six months at the Magistracy to-day. The same gentleman also partoloed an umbrella and farther period of twenty-one days goes down on the record against him.
HINDRANCES TO THE DEVELOP. MENT OF TRADE IN XWANG- TUNG AND KWANGSI,
to the
the two new Jspanere u.uisam built in England.
(By our Special Correspondent) A CRICKET match the World v. Scotland: will
PIRACY AND ITS EFFECTS.ON TRADE AND be begun on Friday at a pm. and-resumed on
OFFICIAL CULPABILITY, Saturday at to 30 am. Players are requested
Piracy is well organised business in the to note the hour of resumption on Saturday. The
provinces of Kwanglung and Kwangel, and'lt lu following will play for the World LL. Leik carried on in the most barefaced manner bridge, K.OR, Surgeon Fead, R.N., Capt. Imaginable. No attempt lamide to suppress it
and it to regarded by the native officlass 18 a Dyson, A.P.D., Capt. Langhorn, RA, Rav. G. R. Valing, T. Sarcombe-Smith, R. Lamart, permit it to grow and flourish amaziogly, and, if evil that cannot be eradicated. They therefore escorrectly Informe, as I believe I aid,
get themselves and families frem attack and many officials" pay # peace meney chiefs-that is, they give them money to secure sales windows at the G.P.O. L'urely a thing that are in a position to molest but not exterminate man, an old Celestial at that, at the stainp quietuds in their jurisdiction-while others who
department into chaos and confusies. It is a attacks, There can no doubt that some could be remedied without throwing the whole recolo bribes from the desperadoes from time to time secara minually from daily experience now for Europeans to wait at officials are not above compounding with them their window for stamps while the old gentleman after paulshing the inmates of some of the discusses exoteric Buddhism or something else
numerous hornets' nests in the. Della and other. with a lot of Chinese at the other window. The well understood by the officials, who, judging waterways. The whole system of piracy in by the facts, regard it as an Industry undealrable one no doubt, but nevertheless as and is profitable to those who engage in it, and Induszy that fourishes in the Southern province can be made a source of revenue for the mliliary and the Delta could be induced to disgorge their mandarins. Il some of the officials in Canton several occasions the fate creatures themselves knowledge of the pirates latra. their system of have horns down on the poce scribe at dances, sples and scouts, their atiful mesar of making &c, and have actually asked to be informed of the money szybow, their tyranny, bardarity, and name of this or that piece of material or naithe of their Information respecting the ses
impudence, and go no faz an to reveal even
language this stalo af affales cauzes la auma- thing altogether tea shocking.
Tax royal game of gell is to be included in the somewhat extensive category of matters of which A NEWSPAPER man has many queer and strange judical ignorance must be presumed. Thus in tasks to fuld, but perhaps the one that rasties an sesion, recently heard in Daplio for the rehim most is" writing up the hudles' dresses.* On covery by an artist of the price of a portrait pafated by him of the president of a golfing club, Mr. Cambell, Q.C., là stating" the case for the plaintiff, sald that that " he had been informed that the game of golf was played in Irregular fields or watts ground with a small ball which the player trys to hit with a stick. If the player succeeded in hitting the ball, he spent the re- mainder of the day in looking for it. That was the gamṣ o, golf,"
A RECENT impression of the Turkestan Gässlie, the official organ in Transcasple, contains the following editorial paragraph: Instead of the sual double-page issue, our to-day's number, as our readers will be surprised to find, is printed
toe guard-t sats, stationed ten the he. abrat 3. not putting & stop to piracy, the Information | mifci apsit along the whole length of the river thus gained would fill a pretty large volums and be exceedingly leterestlog..
marked "E" is universally popálur, and 30 | India on the 18th. Sergeant Scott explained upon a single sheet, with a small, supplement / offer our congratulations on the occasion.. It's / badly organised are the "braves" who, after impressed upon ordinary letter paper. The rea-only the person who has to wilte up woman whole business is mixed up in so much loaths
to be superior to any other brand in the
Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the
son of this is that our steek of paper is ex hausted, pending the arrival of a new supply ordered and dispatched from Moscow six months go. Sa much for the boasted Improvements
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'show" of this kind that appreciates the poverty
of the English language. "I RIORET TO SAY," says the naval correspon dent of the Globe, "that most unfavourable
station. It's awfully hard, too, when it comes feciives being so miserably mengre. A. Shalts to willing rp an affair, the list of suitable
paper lately describedĵarma 45 dresses wern at a local race meeting. There were y that were "band-
If the officials of the Southern provinces had some "3 wers "{chaiming," and the same number the will to put down piracy they could greatly were "dlegant" and "effcclive." No lem than | diminish the ranks of the lawless ruffians who 4 were "pretty" were "dainty," lovely," society. They are mecial parasites of the worst HOW CRUZ OB & Cinel and relentless war against accom stylish and no less type, but the officials seldom hast them and are than 4 were" smat: 1" The poor scribe appears not ofan successful when they pluck enough to have done his (er her) work very well and we courage to make a raid, so ball-hearted and mach bersilag, go forth to attack them. The some bultery, çorruption, and dupilelty that it really some to be a question whether the petty officials to charge of river guard-boats and some of the military mandarins and distict magistrates and thefe underlings are not them- selven large galaers by reason of the insecurity inference to draw from the scandalous and. unique state of affairs marliime to Kwangtung and Kwangel, for thers would be much less seen and heard of piracy in the Delta and on paid the officials to make the protection of the W. River and fr large (ributaries it the unfo..uuste, downt-radden people in a slight degue commensurate with, the ex action to which they en lamely submit, Low-bred rascals, the offspring of the dregs of society. bara and fraught up in pirate villages, and daring meets who face from large towns and folo the plates because their heads sto "wanted," are undoubtedly, a danger and be..
either wholesale or retail; but the educated pro- would in the ordinary conte be used in trade, come versed of large sums of money that
fessional "squeezers" that alt in high places and
Colony or irom our authorised Agents at the THE Spanlah "confidence swindle" which wo of our ways of communication We shall p:o-reports have reached me z.garding the steaming of life and properly. It is at least a falr
Coast Ports.
'A, S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 8th December, 1897;
Celegraph discovered that his own wile lathis gentleman's commodities.
Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEÐRUARY 3, 1895
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.
LONDON, February 1st, The Italian Foreign Minister declared in the Chamber that Italy had no relations with Cap. isin Drayton
bring this rank imposter to book ?
DESPITE the wet weather, there was a large attendance last night at the opening performance of the Hernandez New York Novelty Co. at the GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
Theatre Royal. A good programme of old and The Russian Press is resuming its attacks new items of the "Varlety" 1959 was gone apon Great Britain.
through and each of the artists had liberal THE REPORTED ANGLO-JAPANESE
applante. Mr. Heraan, ex himself is a first ralo banjoist and his "burat cork "jokes and stories Reater's Agency learns that the stories of an caused plenty of laught " The Pardne sisters Anglo-Japaners agreement for active co-oper-wers well appreciated in the protty dances, and ation in the East are basalons nod that no Mr. Oxberry, who has a 'pleasing tenor, sang agreement exists beyond what arlace from a "Lel me like a soldier fall " and "Alice, where common desire to secure the freedom of com.sal thou 7" and was enthusiastically received. merce in Chian
ALLIANCE.
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THE New Zealand sex.be Sentinel tells the fol- lowing story of a layer of odds who was hoist with his own petard: When nominations kind individual, with a view of making money 7 asked for a Poverty Bay meeting, some
out of the proceeding, nominated Little Wonder
who at the time was nearly zo years old and was running los paddeck, but when the owner sew his horse in the list he began to give him a bit of work. All this time the friend had been busy laying him. When the weights appeared he was allotted yet, which exured the ́ nomina- for some alarms, but he consoled himself by thinking that he was quite safe, and would be
what some one interested on nɛelval firm to the
builders of the Powerful bas communicated to him, having "volved the same out of his faner sa absentee, so kept on Selding sgalost the sup-consciousness," Would it not be as well to posed non-starter. When the acceptances were made known and Little Wonder was amasgit
them, the island and Geldes nearly fainted. Then he went for the handicapper for pitching a horse of Little Wonder's oblilty in at yöt. It then the weight-adjaster's turn, and
do you
Corporal Will'um, of the Lanesters, contributed he asked, "Why,
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have relcried as being "worked" in AustralTM, bably havo also exhausted the available local performance of the Powerful. It is not the has now cropped up in India. The Englishman || stock of writing paper before our own consign. Belleville tailers that are at fault. If such had | #ays :-Aga'n we have news of the Spaniardment of printing paper suives, and the publi- bien the case we should have had to prepare whose lie is spent in the dungeons of Fortcation of the Gaustis must then parforca be tem.ourrelven for a ta“.ibly outery in Pa:llament and [7] Valentia, This time he writes to a gentleman pesarily suspended. Owing to the same cause, the press. On the contrary, the breakdown has in Dejling Intocming him that he is on the our gubernatorial city will shortly be without occured #slely in the englue-room and is of a asent of a large inheritance. The prisoner has | sugar, peʼroleum, and other essentially necessary | veslous nature," "Such a state of things,” adds the correspondent, "is most unfortunate at the aunt, and that his (the prisoner's) daughter, will
presaat mement, who's political affairs in the inherit £16,000. Bal first a will must be found,
Far East are in such a edical condition, and the prisoner knows where it is hidden. On
There was some slight mishap jet before the strength of professed kloubip, and with the
reaching Colombo, but we are not sw to claby. bait of a large share of the Inheritance, the my
Are we to understand that the breakdown men- thing so serious as this paragraph would imply terlous Spaniard ands with a modest request for } £137 towards law expenses. Is it impossible is
fored in the shove excurred while the Powerful was at nocher bern in the harbour 1. - Or in ft. tax (he law-abiding ponple to the utmost limit of more likely that "the naval cœtrespondent of evolved out of chaos lest their opportunities for enderance and who do not desire to sea aider
and is going on information supplied by some connive at piraiteal raids, are a much greates the Globe" did not know what he was saying|| plandering the people becostalled, and who avan discontented engineer on board the ship os en abstacle in the way of the development of trades bring to book than the pirater to whom they so aro a gemilerlimpedimont is the elevation of the massce, and a more difficult gang of footers to glibly refer in terms of the utmost horror and disdato. A well.organised crusade against the laswa aur friends the French a monopoly in the pirates of Kwangtung would soon result in the death of scores of them and in the reign of starting of area of this kind? Say the Courfer terror in the Delta coming to an end if whois di Haiphong can do it so well without any help villages were burnt and all found in them put to from "the Naval Correspondent of tha Glede,” the sword. They don't try to put it down and sa tt flowishes. It is an unmistakeable indication, FROM tte Goulburn Herald's account of "speech I submit, of effcial impotence, corruption, sad know how day " (ibe Rév. Canon Pillchard, MA, in the nauseailog duplicity, to be supposed that some very funny numbers, his manologue sketch | old, that horse - is ? If not, let me tell chair) at King's College, Goulburn, on the 10th launches would carry clasen on deck and small carg:-boats, trading Janku, passenger boala and 20 years old if he's showing him to be an extremaly clarer amateur you he is comedian, Mr. Hairy Aldridge, who is no
a day, inat, I cuil, says a welter in the Sydney Referee, arms below if it were antecessary. The fact ked if he can win, let him, and more power to the following paragraph which spyzared in the that they do carry cannon, that they do go am stranger to Hongkong auffences, caught on well him, for he is entitled to " The fielder, in school report road by Mr. E. W. Kelso, M., that they are constantly. In less of attack by in his songs and dances and he too gained very estorn, said, "I don't care how old he is; he "Car gymnastic classes have gone on regolarly, no protection is to be looked for from the bi
pliates is proof of their knowledge that little or warm app:obation. The show, generally, is should have had tost, and could win then." Of the toys' efficiency in this department of cials, be they. Lekin tax-gatherers, district ma worth seeing and serves very well to purs■ Suffice to say Little Wonder daly arived, and sport you will be able to judge later this gistrates, bigh and mighty Precis of gunboat pleant couple of homa.
overtures were made to the man in charge for altercana. For the first time slacs the college skippers, Foreign-oward si-amère are com five minutes only in the bores' box. Then a opened boxing has been taken up with great pelled to carry sims for the protection of thele good sound sum was offered to make the horse seat, and notwithstanding the fact that agers and it is fact, 107, that some of the safe, so that he could not wis, but no bargain out of those present are ladies we have Wachow and Hongkong and Wacbow dislike. foreign vessels Madlog between Canton and came of in, and Litio Wonder won handsomely, decided to gira one or two exhibitions" this "cataylog treasure (even at a cost to the skipper much to the loss and disgust of the layer of afternoon of the noble art! This is, of course, of rat sent, which sum does not cover insur en Innovation, but we look on boxing as almost the should their vessels carry much treasure soccause the owners reasonably anticipate
knowledge that they have to appear in semi-pot and organise raids. Here, then, we have evi
■ Decessary part of a boy's education, and the che spies of the pirale chiefs would soon Kent of
this science. The account then gess on miliating against legitimate business. This is l'e gives an added interest to the boys' less" as in dence of the chaotic condulon of the provlaces to say "Then two dimineties, bat doughty, he cited. "I understand the Lekin people under one instance, but others, us I have shown, can exponents of the noble art capre forward and take to forward treasure up and down the river, ducked, and conte ed like old veterans, and the gave a good exhibition of boxing. They faluted, but it is very undesirable that they should jaka this business out of foreignery" hända, for they display by two suck youthful poplis gave evidence places native merchants to a considerable extens of couno charge whatever they pleato-and it of the excellence of the teaching.
sting, and more Pontiac still was the exhibition forwarding or receiving treasure the tekin aw
Mora inter« | dudes their power. If ■ Chinese gem is oftem" with the glover, cilveen Master W. Royda (a thorities of corse know it and. The merchant paph) and Professor Russald (the instructor).Funners" pretty sure to pay blackmail at The led is evidently a very apt and willing regular intervals. This site of affairs is lo the therefore, to prevent unpleasant visits from Lekin
pupil in the hands of a capable and excellent instruir, and the manner in which he acquitted kimelf strongly Illustrated the progress made by the puplis in this department. It did more wisdom of not taking pisany of the pulls or staff of the King's College,
UNITED STATES FINANCE, The Washington House of Representatives has rejected by sƐa lo 132, the resolution passed by the Senate providing that all U.S. Bonds shall be payable fa efther gold or silver.
A CAUSE CELEBRE. Lord Navilla has been committed for trial, on a charge of forgery and fraud. Ball was refused.
LOCAL AND-GENERAL. THE buying rate for sovereigns is $10,61 per £. THE theft of several pawstickels from a woman was the cause of a c.alia ba'ng relegated to the Hotel de May to-day for three months with a Iltle hard labour thrown in.
A VERY big black an-ke had a natrow escape, recently, from blifag the "spcial" of a Sydney daily, who is doing" the Clarence district. In blissful unconsciousness of its danger, the reptils spent the night in bed with the presumed
Sydney Bulletin,
THE steamer Glanavon, which aszived yesterday froes London brought five new members for the local police force. The men, who ate all fine stalwart young fellows, are from the Aberdeen Police force sad, strange, to, say, there is not a Mac amongst them..
For Freight or Fastage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
General Managers. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1898.
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THE Band of the K, O. L. Regiment will play DAMIN, CRUICKSHANK & the following programme at the Officers' Mers
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AERATED WATERS,
SIMPLE AERATED WATER.
SODA
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THE Calcutta Judges, says the Times of India, were recently mared to express a pained dis approbation of the Judgment of a Subordinate Cour: "We have," said their Lordships," more -than once had to complain of the extreme brevity || "aliff 'uns." of this officer's ju3gments." "The office?" in quen«
Anderson,
tion was perfectly right in his conclusion, but AT ibs Criminal Court, Perth, W.A., on the and deplorably briel. In order not to disappolat the December, the case of Wm. the public and the legal (who folatly expect fail 33, charged with the murder of a native in the value in words for their money) their Lordships worth-west, was concluded. The evidence showed considerately volunteered to supply the standard that a number of natives had run away from the quantity of reasoning. While we admire their slation, of which Anderson and his elder brother Lordships' conscientious adherence to profers (who a few days prior to the trial died of typhold local precedent, we canvat sympathise whole la. Perth Hospital) were in charge Doring heartedly with their particular grievance. Every the preliminary investigation the following one is acquainted with the advice Lord Eldon particulars were gathered. There were six gave to gentleman who was suddenly promo. axlives, and three died from the brutal ted to the Colonial Bench. The eminent Chau. treatment. The three survivors were one male cellar know, no man belier, that the probabilities and two females, one of the latter being as of a decision being right sto always evan t where resis of age and the other B years. The as the probability of any judge supporting his children were severely beaten with a place decision by satisfactory reasons it a very long of three-quarter inch rope, and upon the odds chance. Reasons are the delight of the back of the youngest child there were visible Bar and the litigious client. The judge who insge festerlog wounds of the colour of sun-bakit taught the members of the Herald staff the surrenders to the force of example and enden. clay, and extending from the neck to the lower vours to lox:ll avery Andlag (by an e'nborst part of the body. The condition of the older | argument may be wall beloved by the eminent [ore was just se plilable. One of the nativen jadger of the Caicuita High Court, but will còn. | slatșă that on the way from Red Bask to Bendbu, tribute_llitio to the fosilty of litigation. Forous of those who died, fell down and said that or own part, though deeply sensible of the she wanted waler. When they reached the elevating and instructiva literature with which homestead they all wanted water, but were our Indlan judges regularly-supply ar, them | ordered back. Kandy's hands were than find Alex. Anderson have been times when we could wish that these behind his heck, and
knotted great minds suffered occasionally from the fault | took a rope,
| THAT alamp-collecting is not at all a cheap amusement is a well-known fact, But it is not often that the prices ran up to that which a two-centimes Biblia Galana stamp, dated 1810, fetcho 3 the other day at Berlin. The Teuton
, and beat him philatcilst paid for this tiny square of "waste'
that is reprobated in that subordinats Judge of | till he was tired, when Erzest Anderson took kis paper" the sum of £1,000, and thought tural, that trail mortality should sometimes sabel died, was tied to a pest; and the two brothers Calontia. It is very wrong, but extremely na-pláce and continued the thrashing. Spider, who cheap."
against the laterminable length of common flogged him, one after the other, Ull they were TOMORROW afternoon on the Happy Valley the place, the distinctions ficly drawn to the vanish shed. The woman was then bentes. One, when Hongkong Football Clab will play H.M.S. lng point, the diguffed and soumous platitudes released, drank a billy can of water. Three of DAKIN, CRUICKSHANE- & Co.'s WATERS HIE maade under the constant supervision of a duly Powerful. Kick-off at Eve o'clock. The Clab which are recognised at the indispensable gar the blacks died ihres hours after being flogged qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-will be P. G. Davies, R.A goal 1 W. sfiore of a fine judgment. So much, It seems, The judge summed up strongly against the pri- rison with the best English Manufactures. Di Mayson and C. T. Kow, backs; H, W. Logk" might be taken for granted; bat the Law is sondr, and the fary found a verdict of guilty of Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Masuns and (captain), H. Fluckney and F. H, Kaw, halves; eminamly camful—it is always guarding itself manslaughter. The Chief Justice said that the other Large Consumers die dank
A long this should be addressed so the ID. Danby, 1. 7. Noble, A. S. Anton, H. 8. galail the presumption of extraordinary indeed was a cruel, deliberate, and brutal murder, Haberley, H.KR, and A. X. M. Hand, R.A bocility-and in this mustalnað effort itsquandera | and sentenced the pissoneż to penal servitado forwarde, Hongkong, tri March, 1597,
plores of energy and erudition,-
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last degree disgraceful to the Viceroy of the Liang Kwang and all his precious subordinates. 1£ £#** aunted civilisation of the great Celestial Empire. shocking travesty, a disgusting parody, on the it is Intolerable, for it is an Diegal busier to the development of trade for which the officials, by their werkcess, their fallure to check it to any perrepuble extent, should be held responsibis, Trade must be protected shall hazards our legi« Umate rights must not be infringed with Impa THE POLICE BRIBERY SCANDAL, Bily, red swiba provincial governmtht by lis lethargy and its imbecilly fans the f me of law. CONFESSION OF EX-INSPECTOR
„Iesaness in these provinces I submit that there'. la fall Jastßcation for latexference. Firates are WITCHELL,
the subjects of no Raler and redangerous end- The following letter has been forwarded for mits to society and we are at liberty to kant them does to slaughter and panisk them, publication
and whanevry and wherever we choons, Great Bila "Z-Folice Inspector Job Witchal, who was taẫn hay of cut millions fa liberating siever, in
ass, has confessed his guilt and acknowledged how do something to relieve the teeming mill. convicted of bribery and sentenced to six months honijeg down stevejy, in obtaining for the All- Imprisonment by the Supreme Court in August can negra freedom, and justice. Can she not the Justice of the sentence passed upon him, and has farther, expresacregret for the tamatics they are he'd by hic liblesty buliwa and in so ons of South China from the ikraidoms in walch. on the conclusion of the ufak impering and deleg and great service to the cammatice of Wolby matives to the Captain "Superintendent all nations? These villains are not only dangue prosecution. The abere has been ambodied we dil kaew fall well, organise zalds on Brita of Police, one of the principal witnesson for the to scoldly in Chlouse waters. They occasionally, a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court tsh scemmta siiling from Hongkong, The for communication to the fary men.
skecking Spark, Greyhound sad Namonttage=" Communleated by Order, and
dies are sjiit hask ja everyone's mémery, and yet wa permit the exfrience of a breeding ground of p raisazid bugandy a few miltu beyond ong | borders, ir ka reports of pleuiteal outrages in theż:
(Signed) G. T. BUCKLE, By Ant Colonial Beccstry. Hongkong, zid February, 1898,