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No. 3906.-MARCH 14, 1876.] རྣམས་པ་

and eclipse perfection. If that takes place, you will of course hear of it,"

It

The bostman ought not to have landed passengers at this wharf. There were four wharves where policemen were stationed, Bank whart and Gibb's wharf. viz. the Government wharf, Peddars' wharf,

THE Mauritius Commercial Gasette men- tiona a rumour that the presint Governor

Mr May observed that it was unfortunate of Mauritius, Sir Arthur Phayce, who has that the complainant should have landed been only 14 months; there, and is as at a wharf where there was no policeman popular as his predecessor, Sir Arthur Goron duty.. But he was a stranger and the dun, was the reverse, i to succeed Sir boatman ought to have known better than Philip Wodehouse, as Governor of Bombay, to take the complainant and his friends and to be replaced by Sir Arthur Kennedy, thereto, sueing that they wore atrangers. the present Governor of Hongkong-Wo This was an accident which even with the trust that we are not so soon to lose best of Police supervision could not pro- the services of Sir Arthur Kennedy, and vent. In the night time boats would be that the above is only a rumour. only allowed to land at the wharves where would, however, be ungenerous to grudge there were Policemen on duty. But in the promotion to an old and faithful servant, day-time they were allowed to land where Still it is to be hoped that Sir Arther may they liked. The Magistrate then informed be allowed to bring his experience to bear the defendant what the charge against him upon the administration of Hongkong was, and that he had been guilty of bois affairs for sometime longer.-EB. O, M.] tercus and disorderly conduct which would make people who were strangers to the Colony think that they had come to a place of savages instead of to a place where supervision and order prevailed. He would like to make an example of such conduct and would remand the case till the

Police Intelligence. - (Before the Hon. 0. May.) 14th March, 1876.

THE COLONIAL TREKŠ.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Frazar & Co. that a receipt had been given to defendant,

Defendant admitted delivery, but pro duced his receipt for payment.Plaintiff told him to pay Frazar & Co., and he had done so, by paying a Portuguese clerk, who, Frazar & Co." as signature, and the same a receipt, gave him a doumont bearing firm's name in Chinese characters. He had never seen the Portuguese dierk before, but the bill appeared to him to be in order. In reply to the plaintiff, defendant stated that it was common enough to pay Portu guese clerks when "skippers" accounts

were concerned.

(Courier.)

not progressing; the Chinees wish to have it The negotiations for the Chinese loan are fixed in taels, whilst contractors are not likely ignin to run sach a risk, previous ed that defendant got delivery of the goods losses on remittances. This risk should at- MrLindsay (of Frazar & Co.) sworn, atat loans in Syece having of course led to severe by direction of the plaintiff. He signed the turally be takon by the borrowers, and if the delivery note; but a debit-note was subse Chinesa possessed large views on this subject quently receipted by the Portuguese clerk they would cagerly embrace the opportunity and presented to Afoo; and on the usual of borrowing whilst silver was cheap, Al- debit-note being presented, he was told though it is difficult to calculate upon the that the money had been paid to a Portu- future value of the metal, it may be assumed guese clerk. The handwriting of the receipt that a reaction will take place. The quota produced is that of Joze O. Nunez, a copy-tion of Chiness £100 Bonds is now £103 at ing olerk formerly in Frazar & Co.'s employ 5. 7d. who bas left the Colony; he had collected other sums besides this one, and then left since. The other sums misappropriate

Ohow Amui, a widow, was fined $2 for day after to-morrow in order that more of the Colony for Macao; he baa not appeared in demand, in Hongkong for remittance to increase being £625,000 comprising the petition that this suppliant's claim was ever

having in her possession a quantity of freshly-out shrubs in her bundles of grass. The defendant said she picked them up among the woods in the course of her

avocation.

HAWKING WITHOUT LICENSE,

A large number of hawkers were brought up for the above offence, having neglected to renew their licenses,

BOBBERT ON BOARD THE "GREAT REPUBLIC.'

The two firemen originally charged with haring stolen a large sum of money, viz. 4412, and some cute, from the treasure tank of the Great Republic, and another prinonor who had since been apprebended, were again. placed in the dook. The pri Boner last apprehended was the owner of the box in which was found the This box, was being carried $175. by the first and second prisoners to a boat, and the bearers were stopped by the second offoar at the gang-way, They in formed him that the money belonged to the 8rd prisoner, and he was consequently also plased at the bar. It appeared that the staple of the lock on one of the bars had boon sawa off, and entry to the tank was thus effected. This was not discovered

until a good portion of the cargo was dis charged, and when the treasure was about to be taken out. As there was no evidence against the let and 2nd prie nors beyond the fact of their carrying the box for the 3rd prisoner, they were discharged; while the 3rd prisoner was ordered to give secu- rity in $200 for four months. He seemed →to be possessed of an unusually larga sum of money, while his pay was only $16 a month. But beyond this suspicion, there was no direct evidence against him.

QESTRUCTION,

Mesara Pustau&to ware summoned for having caused su obstruction at Praga Esat by weighing iron bare in front of their godowns on the 12th inst. Mr H. Simonis appeared to represent the firm and said that the Chinese godown keeper informed him that there was no room inside the godown to carry out the weighing, but Bir Simonis would take care that no ✦ similar offence should occur again, Fined

in the nominal sum of 10 cents,

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would deal with them in such a way that the cookies could be brought up, and he the same thing would not occur again. Mr May then informed Mr Boresquet that he would remand the case till 11 am. the day after to-morrow, when if it be convenient to Mr Boresquet he could attend to learn the result, but if not, he need not come. Mr Borenguet replied that he could not be present, The agistrate, then expressed to him his regret for what had befalien kim

and his friends, but observed that this was an accident that would happen even with the bent regulations.

SUPREME COURT. IN SUMMARY JURISDIJTION. (Betore Mr Justice SNOWDEN.)

14th March, 1876.

Fan akang », Hook, $213 46,The daim was for wages. The plaintiff was discharged from defendant's service on account of the loss of some goods from, the lighters, and the latter wished for time to enquire into the matter.

His Lordship said that would be a sub jost for another tribusal, and asked who ther the claim was ourrect,

The defendant replied that it was correct with only a slight difference. He only asked for time. He could only pay $5 & month. tie bad called & meeting of his creditors, and the plaintiff was one of those called, but he did not consent to the ar rangement.

Bir

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank shares are

have been paid. The form produced was in London is, we believe, £25. At 3s. 8d. William Gregory, Governor of Ceylon,ment, and the Crown had accordingly de-

England at 4 per cent pram. The quotation one of the debit-notos from the book to per dollar, £22.18.4 would be the par value which Nunoz had access; the latter had no of Bank shares; at £25 they would give a authority to collect money. He (Mr Lind-profit in the remittance of four per cent. say) had taken more gare of his debit-note Exchange here is firm at 5s. 1d. per tael. book since the disappearance of Nunez; easily have been printed. but the form was a simple one, and could.

His Lordship observed that this was & case in which innocent parties would have to suffer, and as the question would be to which of the innocent parties the greatest amount of negligence was attributable, he would suggest a settlement.

Plaintif replied that he had suggested a division of the loan before coming into Court, but defendant had refused to agree to pay half.

HANKOW:

Instant.

Graves, Major and Mrs. Loughman, and He also honded to Captain Elliott, in May We hoar that a rebellion has broken out in Misa Horafol. Shanse; the insurgents, we are told, are.

1899, his claim, and Capt. Elliott promised Nien-foi.. It is said to be partly for the pur-signed by Colonel Stakes and Baron Lesseps partment of Trade, and that payment would Cairo, Feb. 22.-A Convention has been him that it should be registered in the Do- pose of purchasing arms for the suppression for a progressivo reduction of the Suez he compelled when terms were arranged of this insurrection that the Viceroy of Kan- Canal dues to three franca per ton. The hotween the two governments. Sir Henry tioned the other day. He had the Imperial eight years, the Canal Company agreeiug June, 1841, who promised that the claim suh is desirous of raising the loan women- arrangement is to spread over a period of Pottinger succoeded Captain Elliott In authority to raise the amount more than a year ago.

to spend a yearly sum of one million francs should be insisted or against the Chinesis in improvements. The statutes of the Government, and on 26th August, 1842, Company have been altered, inoronsing the treaty of peace was entered into between of the three English Directora being placed peror of China, among other things, agreed number of Directors to 24, so as to admit this country and China, whereby the Em on the Board.

to pay to her Majesty the sum of three Paris, Feb. 22.-The Senatorial Elections millions of dollars as and for the amount of Republicans. Of the 225 Senators elected merchants, that amount being computed on have resulted in a triumph for the Moderate debts due to British subjects by Hongkong by the Departments only 61 are Monarchista the basis of the accounts of alaims sent la ; and 55 Bonapartists. M. Buffet, defeated and the money was paid to the Crown for in ne less than four places, has resigned bis the purpose of paying the claims. The post as Minister of the Interior.

Crown resisted the claim on the grounds stormed and capturad Tolosa in the Pro-in the potition; second, that a petition of Madrid, Feb. 23, The Alfonists have first, a denial of the matters of fact alleged · vince of Guipuzcoa. The Carlists are right did not lie against the Crown for the flying to the French frontier.

matter alleged; thirdly, that the petition London, Feb, 23.-The gross total of the did not show that money had been received Army votes for 1876-77 is #15,250,000, by the Crown for the suppliant and against £14,626,000 in 1875-76, the net fourthly, that it did not appear from the sum of £179,000 ander head of regimental entered in the consoo fand book, nor ad- has been gazetted Knight Commander of murred to the petition. There was a plea

mitted to be correct by the Chinese govern

the order of St. Michael and St. George. by the Crow of the Statute of Limitations, The Colonial Secretary, Artbur Birch, Esq., to which the suppliant had demurred on and the Anditor-General, J. Douglas, Esq., the ground that the statute did not apply have been gazetted Companions of the same to claims against the Crown After hearing the lengthy arguments of counsel, St. Petersburg, Feb. 23.-Intelligenes the Lord Chief Justice said the judgment received here from Russian Khokand of the Court must be in favour of the the capital of Khokaud on the 20th lie under the circumstances of this case. announces that the Russian troops entered Crown, that a petition of right did not Provision was made in the treaty of penos with Ching for doing justice to British tab. jects who had been deprived of the remedy for enforcing claims against the members of the cohong guild. By the terms of the treaty the money was not to be paid to the individual merchants to make good their claims, but into the hands of her Majesty, and the effoot of the trial was simply to tion, and in her discretion causo agch place the money at her Majesty's disposi»*** diatribution to be made of it as would make good the claims of her subjects against this foreigners from whose government the money had been received. The notion that the Queen in receiving a sum of money in order to do justice to her aubjects be- came the agent to the subject seemed too wild a notion to require a single word other than to emphatically. condemn it, and to say that she became a trustee on behalf of bound for Kurschen has put in here, this, that the distribution of the money Guile, Feb. 25-The Sierra Morena, the subject was equally so. It came to and landed. twelve passengers, and eight must be left to her Majesty's discretion, of a crew, part of the survivors of the nud it was inconsistent with the constitu tone, es her first voyage from London to Crown to suppose that her Majesty could be Strathmore of Dundee, now iron ship 1478 tional theory of the prerogatives of the New Zealand, wrecked on July lat, 1875, oerced by a petition of right into doing on one of the Crozet Islande, Southern justice, if the facts and merits of the dass taken off the Island on the 22nd January Crown to consider that the claim was a Ocean. The above and 24 others того were such as to indnes the advisera of the

by the American whaler Young Phenix in a unjust one. With regard to the Statute of On the 28th January Limitations the Crown qould not be bound wretched condition. the Phonix fell in with the Sierra Morena, by an ast having reference to the course of and transferred the twenty landed to-day. procedure between subject and subject only. Owing to scarcity of water she could not-The other learned judges concurred. take more. The names of the three first- Judgment for the Crown. olaaa passengere landed here, are Spencer Joslen, Frederick Bentley, and -George Crombie. There are four first-class pas aengers on board tho Phenix,-Mrs. Woodaworth, Charles Woodsworth, Alfred Walker, and Hilton Keith. The Captain and Chief Officer were drowned; the second and third oflicers saved,

Bombay, Feb. 24.-Two temporary small pox hospitals are to be erected immediately. arrived last night, as the epidemio is increasing.-The Osborns

March :-The demand has run principally on

prdor. Messrs. Gordon Brod, write, on the 4th Grey Shirtings during the last fortnight, at slightly better rates thun former quotations. Prices have advanced gands. since last mail, and we look for an advance on quota- tions. Our market for all weights closes firm. Total sales by Foreigners from 1st against 48,700 pieces last year.The enquiry January to date amount to 40,108 pieces, His Lordship said that it was nudoubted for other Imports is very limited, and few that this matter would not have arison had sales have transpired. greater care been taken of the debit-note

Raw Cotton.A fair demand has existed, book; and of course Mosers Brazer and arrivals show a considerable falling off. were only acting as agents for the plaintiff. The present stock is ab3at 62,000 picule. He would think over the case, and give. Daily News, decision on Friday.

1

Leong Ahing and others v. Lai Achow, $190.-This was a suit heard last Court day. The defendant who was the contrac tor carrying on business under the style of Muenam, then admitted the debt, but urged that he had paid the claim" in full. The case was adjourned till to-day for him to produce a receipt which he alleged he had got in his possession. When the o-se ose on to-day, Mr. Holmes appeared for The plaintiff said he sould not take even the plaintiff. The defendant produced & to a month; He was a workman, and receipt which was purported to have been had to go to get werk, He could not re-given by the plaintiffs, and in support of kis main here to long to wait for his money.

statement he said that on the day in ques His Lordship reserved judgment to con- tion, he received 500 from Dr. Young for sider what would be the best to do.

some work done, and out of this money he paid the plaintiffs, who were silk-mercers,

different band.

Japan.

(Japan Mail.) Intelligence arrived by telegraph on Wednesday shortly after mid-day that the negotiations with Corea had been successful, that a treaty had been signed on the 27th ultimo, and that the Squadron would return immediately. The news has caused general satisfaction and dispelled much apprehension and anxiety, The envoys are expected to arrive here to-night or to morrow morning, and preparations aro being made to receive them with due

Vinoenot v. P. & U.S. N. Company, $70.

It was however, proved that the receipt honour. The whole affair is in a high This was a slalu for damage done to tour was only for 850 which the plaintiffs admit-degree creditable to the Government, the barrels of salt pork shipped in one of the tod, while the rest of the writing in the enroye, and the nation, and constitutes a P. O. steamers to tho plaintiff a order, document, purporting to be a further re- and it was adjourned from the last Courtceipt for the balance, appeared to be in a very noteworthy triumph, on which all day for an arrangement to be come to.

His Lordship gave judg- may be cougratulated. The following Mr Johnson, of the P. & V. Office, appeared ment for the plaintiffs till next Tuesday, in notification is published in the Hochi and stated that the Company had taken order to make enquiries as to the sanity of over the pork and made an offer to the the defendant. Mr Wotton volunteered a plaintiff. As the plaintiff was not present, statement that he knew the defendant had the case was struck out, the plaintiff having been before the Magistrate two or three previously expressed to an officer of the times for insanity, which was caused by his Court that he was satisfied with the offer having taken too much stimulant in the unde.

shape of glaseng. Adjourned accordingly,

Foong Foe v. Lai Chow, $306.55,- The defendant admitted, the debt and judgment was accordingly given for the plaintiff, for whom Mr Wotton appeared,

China,

SHANGHAI.

(N. C.. D. News.).

We have a programme of the Shanghai Spring Race Meeting, to be hold on Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday, the lat, 2nd and 3rd May. There are seven races on each day. We do not observe any novelty among the prizes, which comprise, however, Ahmat Sharp, $15.-The defendant Beveral very valuable ones.

The Meeting is the Chief Engineer of the steamer Arra- seems to be exciting more than usual in or the value of some clothes and money in feature of superexcellence in the shape of toon Apcar, and the claim was for damage ferest in sporting circles, although no new a bag that had boon thrown overboard by pony-flesh has, as yet, been seen on the the defendant The plaintiff was a pas course at the morning pots. Probably the senger from Singapore on the last trip of interest folt is kept up by the hope that the the steamer, ada bag which formed part sale of grifice, on Monday next, will be of his luggage was placed near the engine the means of introducing something more room. The defendant throw it overboard.worthy of turf speculation; though a second He had called out to the owner to remove.

Teenkwang is hardly to be looked for. it, but the plaintiff was not there at the time and he threw it overb. ard,

NREACH OF THE BUILDING ORDINANCE. Mr opus, seuior partner in the firm of Masers Siempsen & Co., was sum. moned by the Surveyor General for a breach of the Building Ordinance, 1856, in having insufficient foundations to the front walls of the house No. 58 Hollywood

J. G. Smith and others v. Hearn, $35,65, Road. Mr S. R. Neate, Inspector of Build- zug in the Survey or General's Department,his was a claim for balance for goods stated that, on or about the 5th February supplied to the defendant. The defendant last, he observed that the wall of house No. did not appear, and judgment was entered 58. Hollywood Road was in a dangerous for the plaintiffs. atata. A letter was sent to Messra Sioma- sen & Co., they being agents, for the owner of the house. No answer was received to Neate passed by the same place and disco- this letter. On the 18th February Mr

rered that the dangerous wall had been taken down, and that a. new wall was bo- ing erected. The Inspector spoke to the foreman about the fooung of the wall, and found that it was only one course of stone. Mr Neato told him that he must hava 2 feet 4 inches depth, and dis rected him at the same time to have a hole opened by the side of the wall so that an inspection could be bad. On the 20th Feb, a hole was opened, and Mr Neate saw that there was only one course of stone for founstation: The foreman or contractor Was told that the foundation was not su- cient; meanwhile the creation was proceeded with. The contractor was sent for and was apprised of the fast. On the 23rd Feb., Mr Neate again visited the work, but nothing was done to improve the founda tion, and a letter was again sent to Messi Siemesen & Co., when a reply was received from Mesura Wilson and Salway on the 29th. A report was made to the Surveyor General, who directed a summons to be taken out. Mr Wilson, the arebiteos, ap peared to represent the defendant, and cross-examined Mr Neate as to what con- stituted sufficiency of foundation. In the eud the case was adjourned for examina tion of the foundation in question,

A RUSH or COOLIES,

The defendant was then examined. He stated that on the 1st of Maroh the plaintiff and others came ou board, and did not know where to go to. The Chief Officer told them to go forward; the plaintiff did not do so but put his things so that they ob streated the defendant's going from his berth to the engine room. The defendant told him to remove the things away twice, but he refused. The defendant thereupon re moved the things for him by throwing them forward. In doing so, the bag struck against a stanchion and fell overboard. The defendant objected to the claim of $35 in money. He did not think the plaintif bad it in the bag.

Shimbun :---

NOTIFOATION XIV,

To In, She, shi, Cho, Fu and Ken. It is hereby notified that a telegraphic despatch has been received from Kuroda, our Ambassador to the King of Corea, announcing that on the 27th February he bad aucceeded in settling the terms of peace with that country.

(Signed) SANJO SANEVOSTI,

Prime Minister.

(Japan Gazette.) The terms of the treaty concluded by Kuroda on the part of Japan with Corea Japan one of the islands on the coast of the comprise that the Coreans will code to

peninsula; and that Cores will open three porta on hor coast to trade with Japan, within which time the treaty is to be exchanged. These ports will also be open that they consent to be amenable to Japanese to other foreigners, but on condition only law during the time of their sojourn in Core Japanese Consuls will be appointed to reside in the treaty ports...

Straits Items.

The French steamer Ocean Cheen, Cap tain Leride, which arrived at Singapore March 6th from Bordeaux, is bound," we learn, for New Caledonia with a large number of emigrants, and is, if we are not mistaken, the first French steamer that has taken the Torres Straits route for that colony.

Sierra Morena

Galls, Thursday Afternoon. Tho Ship arrivod with twenty passengers and crew of the shipwrecked ship Strathmore, long given up as last, largest of the Crozat group of Islands, Forty-four souls have been living on the

Latitude 45 S. and longitude 45 E. since the first of July. When rescued they were in a wretched condition. They were found by the American whaler, Young Phoenis, They had been living for seven months on sea birda and uggs and were nearly naked when rescued. Forty souls have been lost. land with emigrante. The Strathmore was bound for New Zea

She was long ago given up at Lloyds.

London, Feb. 24-To-day, in replying to a Deputation of merchants and others, whose interests lie in the cotton districts, The Marquis of Salisbury said that the Indian Government for months past, had been instructed to prepare the way for the gradual abolition of the present import duties on manufactured cotton goods and yarns, and also to fix a period for their final entire abolition. If tho finances of India

were fortunate, he hoped the object which the deputation had io view would be spee- dily attained. The Marquis said he was not prepared to recommend any new tax for

India,

Buffet having been accepted he will be Paris, Feb. 24-The rosignation of M. succeeded in the Ministry by M. Dufaur the Minister of Justice. In other respects

the Cabinet remains unchanged.

Cairo, Feb. 24.-Late advices from Massowah state that the Egyptian Army having oooupied the Province of Homasin met the force of King John near. Adova, The result was a victory for the Egyptians. The Gallas tribe have submitted to the Khedive.

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION--JAN, JL (Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and Justices BLACEBURN and LUSE,) RUSTOMJEE V. THE QUEEN,This was s

Quotations.

HONGKONG, March 14, 1876. OPIUM,-New Patna, caah... 620

Old Patna, cash ....

credit,-**

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17

13

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19

22

29

25

credit, 625

New Benares, cash, 5887

credit, 6932

Old Benares, cash,

事

oradit,

New Malwa, wash, 680

$1 credit, 585

Allowance Taels, 12 à 40

Old Malwa, cash, 586 credit, 590 Allowance Taels, 4 a 16,

CAMPHOR, QUICKSILVER, ... SALTPETRE,

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Bank, 6 months' right,

Exchange.

Credit, 6 months' sight,...

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3/11 3/11

B320

721

On Caloutta, Banks demand, ...R2203

Bombay, demand, ,,Shanghai, demand, Bar Silver, 17, dwis. B.,

Shanghai, 10 days' sight, Bycee, Mexicans, ... Gold Leaf,

***

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26.25

麥子哥

6.10

8.12

7a0

English Sovereigns, Dlacount, ... Australian Sovereigna,...

Shares.

Hongkong Bank, 3 per cent, prem.

China Fire Ins. Co., $145 Viatoria Fire Ins. Co., $70

A private letter from Thayeluyo informs us that 200 men of H, M. 67th Regiment, and 100 of the 6th Madras Native Infantry, have been ordered to Bhamo, to form the escort for the Yunnan Mission. The fol- lowing officers are doing duty with the ment, in chief command. Captains Quirk escort :—Lieut.-Colonel Jabb, 67th Regl and Brereton, in command of their respec- Pandak Indut, the Sumatra Battak who who more than thirty years ago had aus

It has been generally believed that patition of right by a Parsee merchant, Fire Ins. Co., $490 tive Companies, which have been completed was the man that first speared Mr. Birch, tained injury from the Chinese Goveru H, W. Dock Co;, 50% dis, ex die. to the strength of one hundred men each. was killed during Mr. Hewick's raid into ment, at Hong Kong, for an alleged wrong China Traders' Ins. Co., $1875 Lieute, White, Garit, Jackson and Passy, the interior after Ismail and Lelah, and by the British Government in not having Union Ins. Soalety of Canton, $600 67th Regiment. Captain Oxloy, in com- the news was received with much satisfac- indemnified him out of the funds provided mand of the detachment of the 8th Regi- tion. ment M. N., and Mr Burgess, of the that Mr. Pandak Indat is no more dead of 1842-Mr Thosiger, Q O., and Mr. Cock North China Ins. Co., Tis. 850

We have been informed, however, for that purpose by the Treaty of Nankin Chinese Iusurance Co., $220 Burman Commission, who goss in the than Dr. Randall is, but is and to be wore ounsel for the suppliant; the Attor.

living quietly and comfortably within

ney General and Mr. U. Bowan appeared Aultan Abdulla and the other so-called forth that he was a subject of the Queen, Times, friendly Chiefs must know it.Singapore and carried on the business of a merchant at Hongkong, from 1835 to 1860. Previous to the treaty, certain Chinese merchants were licensed by the Emperor of China to trade with British and other foreign merchants, and the latter were permitted to trade with such licensed merchants only. They form (Takin

The plaintiff said he had been paid off/capacity of political agent. Surgeon Charlle of Durian Sabatung. If so, Sultan for the Crown:-The suppliant's case set E.K. 0. & M. S.-boat Co., & dia.

on board a ship at singapore, and had 'ob- tained this sum.

leton has the medical charge.

the harvest. The season has been very Tientsin letters express some alarm for dry, and the crops are threatening to fall.

Li Han-chang's second report, from Yunnan-foo, of which we gave a transla Peking Gazette of the 15th February,

His Lordship told the defendant that he was liable for the damage, for he was the -wrong-doer. He had no right to throw away a passenger's luggage in this manner. These A coolie was charged with having made people appeared to have been very roughly and upset the same. M. George Borerquet places, it was the duty of the officers on stated that he arrived from Yokohama in board to see that they were, but they had the steamer Sundo to-day. He was in no right to throw their things about in this By the Haining, we have a Newchwang company with two other gentlemen. way, and the worst part of the thing was letter of the 16th February. The weather Their luggage was conreyed usbore in one that the wrong-doer was liable for any was getting warmer. Carts were still cross. boat, while he and his friends were in amount the sufferer might due him for. The ing the river; but it was hoped that sovers another with some small packages. As the defendant was the wrong-doer and was re-frosta (below zero) were over for the season. boats came to the wharf, Mr Boresquet sponsible for the damage, Judgment must tamu ashore to look for a hotel. He engaged lodgings at the Hongkong Hotel and was returning to the bont. When he got to the wharf he made known to the coolies in imperfect English that he wanted four coelies. There was, however, a rush

Brush into a boat in company with others treated. If they were not in their propertion on the 11th Feb, is published in the in Bombay harbour this mornariced i ed ́a cohong, one of the insidents of which.

be given for the plaintiff. It was, no doubt, hard that the defendant should pay this sum out of his earnings, but he should not have acted no hastily."

Mullin v; Also, $24, for Korosine ait of about eight or ten coolies into the Plaintiff is master of the Ship Sumatra, a boat which contained the gentlemen vessel consigned to Mesars Frazar & Co., and the small parcels, and the boat and be sold to defendant ten cases of was upset, precipitating the complain. Kerosine dil. A receipt was left with the ant's friends, the boatmen and the agents for collection, which war handed over coolice into the water. The luggage was to the shroff for that purpose. It appears, also thrown into the water, but was re- however, that a Portuguese clerk collected covered, though damaged by the water, the bill, and disappeared with the proceeds The defendant was the only man caught, the and plaintiff non aded the defendant, on other having run away.

been improperly paid. the ground that the bill as unpaid or bad

Mr May said this affected the Police supervision more than anything else. The Police should have prevented the rush.

Inspector Grey said he had ascertained the the boats landed at the P and Q Thath where no policeman was op duty,

George Maltin, master of the Ship Sumatra, swota, stated the he claithed $24 from defendant for Kerodige pil: he had not received the money, and he thought it was hard. He know afterwards from

J. Marine Ins. Co., Tia, 67 Yangtase Ins. Association, Tls, 625

nton S, Navigation Co., Tls, Shanghai Stonin N. Co., Tis, 74 Hongkong Hotel Co., $52) di Ohiness Imperial Loan, £104

Temperature.

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Shipping Intelligence, HOME SHIPPING.

LATE TELEGRAMS, (Calcutta Statesman.) Bombay, Feb. 1.-The Serapis anchored Nepaul, Feb. 21.-The Prince hers yesterday. After dinner, in the was that all its members were jointly Hable evening, Sir Jung Bahadur came in and for the merchant dobte of any member of proposed the Healths of the Queen and the the cobong due to any foreign merchant Prince in the most earnest and cordial and, on failure to pay, the Chiass Govern. manner. Splendid sport to-day seven ment, on petition, investigated the matter, tigera shot, six falling to the Prince's own and, if found correct, ordered the battle- The steamers Haining and Fungshun besting and the sight was most imposing.

rifle. Upwards of 000 elephants were ment of the claim. An entry, setting out divide the honors of the Northern race.

the amount of the debt and the terms of The Fungshun arrived shortly before the purchase of the cues Canal Shares again longing to the said cohong, called the London, Feb. 28.-The debate on the payment, was made in a book of and be Haining at the Taku bar, but the latter was came on in the House of Commons last consco fund books. Previbus to 1828, the. able to cross first and arrived first off the night. Mr Gladstons and Mr Love attackedsuppliant bad extensive business transac Tientsin Band-at 2 p.m. on the 4th the Government conterning the details of tions, with one Funcheong Hong, & mam. March. She left again at 10.15 am. en the following morning, the Fungshun start purchase as a political act calculated to he owed the suppllant $38,396 684, and

the transaction. Mr Disrael defended the ber of the cotong, and in September, 1888, London Papers - tug an hour later. Both arrived at Shang-strengthen the Empire. The purdhad was afterwards became bankrupt, but before the bat on the 8th, the Fungshut this time voted without a division. ahead

matter could be investigated by the ashong, Jan. 6, Annie Bragintou, from New Yorks The Marquis of Sallablicy, receiving and before, the amount found das could be to Shanghai. yesterday a deputation for the suppression entered in the cousco fund book, serious Jan. 8, Ottercaps, from Cardiff to Flongs present action of Her Majesty's Govern Ontages and the British subjects carrying on of the Trade in Opa denied that the troubles broke out in Canton between the kong. ment stimulated the Trafic in any way, business there, and War was shortly after de

Jan. 8, Lycka Till, from Cardiff to Honga and would therefore not be able to holdclared agai at China when the suppliant and out any hope of legislation on the subject, other British subjects were arrested and The Hon'ble Stephen Cave has left Cairo imprisoned, and anally expelled from China.

bis return to England.

The supplant forwarded his claim against Jan, 19, Antipodes, from Cardiff to Renga The following are the corrected names of Funcheong Hong to Captain Elliott, her Ma the passengers drowned in the Strathclyde Jesty's superintendent of the trade of British 37. Alx, MoNell, from Gardil ig Mr and Mrs Russell, Idoptegant and Mastershania in China, at Canton at the time.

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contains a menorial and ediet regarding The Peking Gazette, of the 16th foc, the riotous proceedings at Yangolow, in which our old acquaintance Üben Ewo-jal Incident, and of the arrest and removal of was lately engaged Particulare of the Chen Kwo-jul to Nanking, were given by us some months ago...at the request of the Viceroy, he is now degraded in order that he may be arraigned for trial,

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