THE "ENVY" POISONING CASE.
SINGAPORE, 26th September. While the Assizo Court was waiting for the return of the jury in the Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank case yesterday afternoon, the charge
FROM LONDON, ANTWERP, PORT SAID,gainst William Bredie, of administering d
SUEZ AND STRAITS.
stupefying drug on board the Envy, command Consignees of Cargo by the above-nasued fed by Capt. Straélias, was called on.. vessel are hereby, informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown" Company & Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will tur sorted out natk by mark and delivery can he obtained as soon as the Goods are funded.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 3 PM., TO-DAY
Goods un cleared by the 8th instant, at 4.P.M., will be subject to rent..
Mr. Fort appeared with Mr. Emerson to prosecute, and Mr. Van Cuylenberg ap peared for the defence of Brodie.
SPLENDID TYPUS OF BRITISH YOUTH
Their equipment in the physical aspect 12 1. think, been sufficiently recognised form the medical point of view. It may be well to add that in the way of manliness their excellence is still more striking. They have commended themselves to me as excellent specimens of the English youth of to-day for the most part well-set-up, clean.skinned, clean-limbed, and in all ways wholesome."
As regards the parentage of candidates, the commissioners point out that the classes from which officers for the army are mainly supplied are army officers (in remarkably large propor. tion), are army landowners, manufacturers, merchants, the legal profess on, the Church, the Civil Service, medical mien, and engineers.
CLASSES CIVIL SERVANTS COME FROM.
Mr. Fort, in opening the case to the jury, described how the Eazy was on a voyage from Singapore when this offence was alleged to have been committed. There were on board Capt. "Striching Wallis trachan who acted as first mate. Lionel Plununer, second mate, and Papah, a Papuan girl who acted as Mrs. Stra chan's maid. These lived in the after-part of the ship. Brodie, who acted as cook, lived forward. The people aft-were-accustomed to take ten made by Brodie, and everything went welltill the begining of February when, about the equator.. all the persons referred to above fell ill after tak-the open competition system as beneficial, Superintendenting tea. On various dates in February most of
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob. tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which Do Claims will be recognised..
H. A. RITCHIE,
Hongkong, zuil October, too.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HER & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
THE P. &
"TIENTSIN.".
FROM BOMBAY 'AND' ŠTRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-nained-|| vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong Bad Kaloon. Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery.can be obtained as soon as the
Goods are landed.
the persons aft were more or less affected but in
The Imperial Civil Services are recruited mainly from the sons of clergymen and minis ters, mercantile men, civil servants, lawyers, proprietors, schoolmasters, doctors, and trades. men.
And on the whole the commissioners regard
LOCOMOTIVE.
Per F. and O. stemmer fadig, from London Sept. 5.-To Shangbai: Mr, and Mes Stack Dr. H. S. Cary, Dr. W. Shackleton, Embery, Mr. W. H. Greenaway, Mr. R. Young, Mr. C Chenery, Mr. G. Anderson; Mr. A Jennings Miss Eacolt. To Hongkong: Mr. Hatherwell, Major Scott, To Bangkok - Mrs. Wood and child, Mr. C. J. Davidson. From Marseilles-To Hongkong. Miss Radcliffe, Mr. E.T. Palmer, Mrs. Bond.
Per R. and O, steamer Jean, from London, Sept. 7.-To Hongkong: Mrs. Brown and 2 children, Commander and Mrs. Dawes, Mr. H. Bent, Mrs. Low and child, Lieut. Fry, Lieut. Cole, Major and Mrs. Ash, Mr. J. Low, Lieut. Grant, Sub-Lient. Hammond.
Per P. and O: steamer Octana, connecting. with the steamer fassilie, at Colombo, fram London, Sept. 19.-To Shanghai: Miss Twizell, Miss G. M. Miller, Miss, A. Ni Hart, Miss M. G. Saltan, Miss N. Marshbank, Miss E. Baller, Miss J. Begg, Miss F. Stillman, Mr. J. West To Hongkong: Capt. R. White, Mrs. M'Cub bin and child. From Brindisi, Sept. 9- To Manila: Mr. J. M. Underwood...
Per P. and O. steamer Borneo, from London,
monds. To Shanghai: Miss Hopkins, Miss Homan, Mrs. Cecil Simpson and child, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. To Hongkong: Miss A. M. Finney, Miss A. M. Baker, Miss Clarke, Miss Hutchinson, Miss J. C. Clarke, Mrs, Glutton," Mrs. S. Hooper, Mr. and Miss Bull, Lieut. H. Stemsbury, Miss E. J. Ramsey, Lieut. and Mrs.
different degrees. Mrs. Strachan was the worst. A VICTORY FOR THE AMERICAN Sept 21-To Yokohama: Mrs, and Miss Ed- Capt-Strachan was seized with a feeling of cranip and pains round the heart after taking tea made with water from. The kettle Prodie was in the habit of using. The Captain now suspected that he and the others were being poisoned. An examination of the kettle was made, and in it were found six cockroaches, to kill which phosphorus paste had been spread about in various parts of the ship. At first defendant was not suspected. When he was sent forward to work as an ordinary seaman
the symptoms of illness abated. Subsequently Brodie made a statement incriminating himself, in which he suggested that he was instigated to commit the act by Salem, a seaman. Unfor-
Goods not cleared by the 8th instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent
'No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- tained from the Godown Company. within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which tunately Salem had died. Subsequently pri English locomotive (which cost twice as much) no Claims will be recognised.
Superintendent.
'H. A. RITCHIE,
Hongkong, and October, roo1.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
NOTICE. ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
The above Steamer living arrived, Consignees HONGKONG. MARU
Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their
take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
CEORGE ECKLEY,
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, 3rd October, 1001.
For Sale.
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soner made a second statement incriminating himself at Singapore. Mr.Fort said it would be necessary to call extensive medical evidence in order that the jury might judge how far the symptoms of illness were consistent with phosphorus poisoning.
This morning, after the Hongkong Bank prisoners had been sentenced, the hearing of cvidence was proceeded with, Captain Strachan of the symptoms suffered by the persons aft being the first witness called. He gave detalls
and bimself after drinking the tea When the witness came to the question of the confession, Mr. Van Cuylenberg was allowed by 'His
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Walker.
Fer Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Sachsen, from Hainburg, Aug. 21.-To Shanghai Me Knud S. Stokke, Mr. Johann Wenck. To
Southampton, Aug. 26.-To Yokohama: Afr. Hongkong: Me. Heinrich Vorrelmann. From
and Mrs. I J, Webb, To Shanghai: Mr. W.
Another incident in the fight the American locomotive is making for supremacy over locomotives built in England occurred in jamaica, a British colony, last week, with a great victory" for the American machine, as press despatches put it, says the Literary Dig est of 31st August. This is the second test af the respective merits of American and British and both fests have resulted the same way: In locomotives that has been made in Jamaica the present test the American engine drew 126 tons over the heaviest part of the line in seven minutes under schedule time," while the
completely failed to pull the same load, and when materially lightened failed to make even regular time." The English experts who were present, we are told, experienced "a great dis- appointment," and the Jamaica Government tendorf, Miss Eva von. Mollendorf, Miss Mar- to the Crown Agents in London who arranged lendori, Mr. Stabszahlmeister Ross, Dr. "is expected to make strong representationsgaretha von Müllendorf, Miss Dora von Möl- the purchases. The New York Journal of Stuhlmann. Commerce says:
"The English engine-builders sent some of their experts to the island in June, and of course they were bound to get the necessary work aut of their machines if it were possible. This last which occurred in April or perhaps March, in trial has resulted like all the others, the first of the utter discomfitare of the British engines, though they cost fully twice as much as the by an English expert for the work they would American engines and were specially designed have to do, the leading feature of which is run- ning overg very steep grade."
will be landed and stored at Consignees risk Lordship to cross-examine the witness because
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel and expense.
he (Mr. Van Cuylenberg) had reason to believe that the confession was extorted by threats, The witness said. Brodie was always under suspicion; and he was under suspicion for this offence. The witness afterwards contradicted this, and was told by His Lordship to answer the questions Captain Strachan was decidedly pointe in his remarks, and under cross-examinence between American and British locomo- The Chicago Tribune remarks on the differ at on by Mr. Van Cuylenberg becaine excited, so much so that he had to be "pulled up," and An English engine, built in 1870, has run evenially was reqested by His Lordship to behave decently in his presence. During the cross-examination there were frequent little passages at arms, and altogether the proceed ings were highly amusing but hardly very edifying.
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On coming to the question of an examina- tion of Mrs. Strachan by Dr. Murray Robertson (who witness said "acted as a perfect fool or idiot), the Captain was told by His Lordship that the Court was willing to make all allow- ancès for him, but if he did not respect the
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4000,000 miles and is still in service. The
agers of the road to which it belongs are first-class passenger-engine makes from 100,000 proud of this record. In the United States a
tu 110,000 miles a year, and at the end of twenty" years is supposed to be ready for the scrap heap. Seemingly, Americans are more eximvagant than British railway managers but the former do not think they are. They believe their policy is the more economical one.
"As soon as & locomotive is put in service in this country it is pushed as hard as is possible in doing profitable work, on the assumption that by the time it has been driven to death
order of the court to answer the questions and the questions only, His Loidship would have to exercise the powers he possessed.
Witness apologised to the Court, but said he there will be so many improvements in locomo
tives that it will be uneconomical to keep the was very angry about this matter.
Further on the cross-examination, the
old one in service even if it can be rebuilt. witness remarked that Dr. Murray Robertson. Thus when slaves were cheap a Cubad planter would reason that it was more economic to work a slave to death and buy a new one than to exact less labour from a slave and thus have his services for a longer time.
ought to be struck off the medical roll..
His Lordship interrupted him. The witness was warned that if he passed insulting remarks,
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There are those who still believe, that the strain of a civil service examination injures the health of the candidate. A part of the report of the Civil Service Commissioners, just issued, is directed towards rebutting that belief.
A few figures are first given. We find that the percentage of first-class clerks rejected on medical grounds is 1.1 per cent., for second the mere fraction of .55 per cent. division clerkships 6.7 per cent, for boy clerks
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Upon these Dr. W. Miller Ord, who has con- cipal Chemists and Merchants throughout the ducted the medical examination since, 1894, world. Price in England 2/9 and 4/6. In one reports that the the total rejections in two years, ing, the purchaser should state which of the 1898-1900 consisted of one person, who was three numbers he requires, and observe that the hack dow word "THERATION Appears on the Gover rejected twice successively for chest disease. ment, Stamp (in white letters on aired grou)The record," he adds, "is to ine profoundly affixed to every genuine package by order of impressive. As, one by one, they have Her Majesty' Hon, Commissioners, and y
- passed before me, their equipment for the work awaiting them has appeared to me to be, though the word may be strong complete
out which it is a forgery bindin
Sold by A. SWATSON & Co Lim Hongkong, China and Manligi
Burnet, Miss Gaplin, Dr. E. C. Davenport,
Frewin, Miss Macfarlane, Mr. Mumford and Mrs. Dewar and child, Miss A. Ford, Mr. D. Robertson. To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. H. family, Mrs. Kate Ramsey. From Genpa.-To Yokohama: Mr. Riccardo Giglio-Tos. To Kobe Miss Apna Barth. To Tsingtau; 'Mr. Albert Pfeiffer. To Shanghai: Mrs. von Mal
To Hongkong: Mr. Diakon.
E. Kühne, Master Hans Kühne, Miss Bertha Baumann, Mr. Carl Diener, Dr. and Miss John
Kühne, Miss Edy Kühne, Miss Johanna Kühne.
chou, from Bremen, Sept. 4.-To Nagasaki
Per Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Ktauts-
hai: Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Miss Kidson Miss Mr. G. Chester, Mr. Gordon Kert. To Shang- Short, Dr. Hotvedt, Mr. Pereira and party, Mr. F. Neville May, Miss May, Mrs. Rees and family,... Felgate, Rev. and Mrs. Hunter, Dr. W. E. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. F. Grant and family, Mrs.
Pluminer, Mr. and Miss McPhail, Rev. S. C. Meech, Mrs. Harris, Dr. Cochrane, Miss Miles. Dr. H. Davidson; Mr. Hickie, Mrs. Kidd and To Hongkong: Mrs. Macdonald, Miss Cumber,
children, Miss Turner and child.
Shipping.
Arrivals. YAMAGUCHI, MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,058, 5. Yoshizawa, 4th Oct,-Bombay 17th Sept., and Singapore 28th, General-Nip. pon Yusen Kaisha.
HANSA, German steamer, 1,202, Lorenzen, 4th Oct., Manila 1st Oct., Ballast-Wing Wo.
TAI CHEONG, German steamer, 828, H. Ahrens 4th Oct-Manila zad Oct., Ballast- Meyer & Co.
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THALES, British steamen 893, A. J. Robson, 4th Oct.,-Foochow 1st Oct., Amoy zad, and Swatow 3rd, Generat.-Douglas, Lap- raik & Co.
FRIANT, French cruiser, 3,900, Adain, 4th Oct,
-Amoy 3rd October, HONGKONG, Trench steamer, 750, 1. Pannier, 4th Oct,Haiphong and Hollow 3rd Oct., Rice and Figs.-A. R. Marty, LYEEMOON, German steamer, 1,234, Thi Leh- mann, 4th Oct,-Canton 3rd Oct., General, -Sienissen & Co.
TAICHOW, German steamer, 863, W. Reher,
4th Oct., Bangkok 27th Sept., General, Butterfield & Swire..
"In England an engine is taken great care of. It is rested occasionally. Its life is prolonged as much as possible. Bence it is that an engine can be kept in service for thirty years. The men at the head of American railways contend that so old an engine must be an expensive one Clearances at the Harbour Office. because it cannot do the cheaper work a modemha Verde, Portuguese str., for Macao. engine is capable of The American policy is Abenrade, German str, for Haiphong.
Arabia, German str., for Singapore. vindicated by its results. Freight rates on Sungklang, British str., for Amay, American roads have gone down because of Tallee, German str., for Swatoy, the fearless use of mechanical improvements Kong, in str., for Canton, Chaulai, Gerinan str., for Swatom by their managers. Freight tes in England Hass German str., for Saigon. are high, and do not come down. One reason is that the managers of English roads have.
Danas s false ideas of economy."
Pet. 4. Glenfare, British sir, for Moji Oct. 4. Sanuki Maru, Jap, str., for Singapore. Oct 4, Choysang, British str., for Canton. Oct. 4, Sungklang, British str., for Manila, Oct. 4, Socotra, British str., for Shanghai. Oct. 4, Chigwell, British sir, for Balekpapan:
PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR
THE FAR EAST.
Per Messageries Maritimes, steager Armund Belle, connecting with the steamer, Salaste at Colombo; from Marseilles, Sept. To Nagasaki, Mr. Erdinann. To Haiphoog: Mr. Michel, Mr. and Mrs. Malad, Mr. Gayer, Mr. Lefebure, Mr. and Mrs. Fontaine. Te Saigon Mr. and Mrs Hue and children. To Batavia Mr. Mendes de Livn,
Passcuter-ArTIVES,
Per Thaler, from Coast Ports-Mrs. Fimp ton, and 112.Chinese.
Par Yamaguchi Maru, from Singapore- HP. Bose, roo Chinese and Japanese.
Per Sanuki Aluru, for Lundua-Messrs, F
Departed. S Mesa, T. C. Stafford, S. L. Benesford, A. ES Anderson, Messrs. G. C. Hartley, J. Hendric, Worthington, Miss Maude Stamer, Mrs. P Tbukiyama, H. Uchimura, Suzuki, Reva. Se Peake and II. Firkins EY
Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Aunam, from, Marseilles, Sept., 22-To Yokohama : Mr. and Miss Meschersky, To Shanghai: Mr, and Mrs. Van Lier: To Hongkong: Mr. Trévoux, To Haiphong: Mr. and Mrs. Devaux. To Saigon Mr. and Mrs. Rochiouvollet and a Cheong, from Manila, children..^
KASHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain H. Ahrens, of the steamship Tat gle with heavy se sports Strong A l'er P. and 0. steamer treudia, connecting Capt A. Robson, of the steamship Fics, frum with the steamer Bengal at Colombo, from Swatow, Antoy, and Foochow reports Left London, Aug. 24-To Hongkong Miss Tenner Foochow atto any on the fsrinst. strang N.E. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ford, Miss Sweet, Cor throughout, arrived at Amoy at 6q.n, on the breeze, cloudy weather, and high N.E. sea poral W. Marsden, Mr. E. H. Codling, Mrs., and Left Amoy at 4 pm on the zid, mode- Daly, Mr. JC Choke From Marseilles-Torate to light N.E. winds and men, wirived at Shanghai Rev. and Mrs. J. Paxton and child. Swatowat 6am, on the 3rd Left Swatow on To Hongkong: Mr. Bremner, Mr. W. B. Dixon the 3rd at 4pm, light variable brevzem 10 Mr. W. Er Dixon, To Singapore Mr. W. E brotze, high S.E. swell to port, and find citat Tongmi thence moderate to freili WANAVM weather throughout,
Shape