1876-06-23 — Page 4

No. 4052-JUNE 23, 1876.]

Police Intelligence, (Before James Russell, Esq.) 23rd June, 1878,

LARCENY.

secutor to feel spiteful against him. The prosecutor had consequently threatened to stab him with a knife. The prisoner then complained to the second prisoner, who made a report to the compradore of the prosecutors threat On the morning in Chan Augau, station coolie, was charged question, the Escond prisoner came with stealing a handkerchief and thresta the house, when he was. at endles, the property of Capt. Deane. The tacked by the prosecutor with a knife, defendant was employed at the Gap Station. and the prisoner in self-defence had to On the 22nd ing. about 6.30 o'clock he strike the prosecutor. The first prisoner, asked permission of Constable Robert Tay seeing that his uncle was being benton, for, No. 32, who was in charge, to go to went to his help. A struggle ensued, and Victoria. This being an unusual hour, the in the fall, the prosecutor received the cut. Constable suspected, him and searched the The second prisoner, in his defence, con- bundle which the prisoner was holding infirmed the first prisoner's statement so far bis hand. The Constable found a handkeras it related to himself, chief marked with Mr Deane's name. The prisoner was then observed to drop three candles behind a bed. The defendant said he picked up the handkerchief on the road, Three months' hard labour,

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CUTTING AND WOUNDING. Joseph Stevens, a Chilian, seaman on board the American ship Alexander McNeil, was charged with stabbing George Denison, second offer of the chip, which arrived here on the 19th inst. On the 20th inst, complainant ordered a man who was aloft

By direction of the Court, a fourth count was added, charging the prisoner with com mon assault.

Mr Handley here pointed out from Archbold, a recent case, in which it had been decided that the charge of unlawful wounding included that for common as sauit.

Having examined the work in question, his Lordship thought the extra count might as well be added.

to fetch down a lashing. He said he could not bring it down. Complainant told him to bead it to a gantling. He returned so impudent answer and throw part of the gear overboard. The complainant ordered the man to come down, and then said to him "Now, me or you for the best of it." They had a tussle in consequence, and The Jury found the first prisoner guilty prosecutor got stabbed. It was not the on the second count and the second prison prisoner he was having a fight with, iter on the fourth count. Sentence was also was another sailor the other on reserved. of the ore, came to the help of the The Court was then adjourned till 2.30.

ailor. Complaluant felt himself hurt p.m. and saw the prisoner with a knife in his band.-The boatswain of the ship, Jacobo, proved that the prosecutor, the second officer, had a îght with a sorman named Charlío, Charlie had a cousin on board

Regina 4. Chung Ayow and two others.

LARGEY ON B AND SHIP,

Chung Ayow, Teci Akow and Lam Kap Yow were indicted the first for stealing an

umbrella and a binocular glass from the steamer Mikado in the harbour, and the second and third for receiving the same, on the 15th inst.

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verdict of not guilty was returned against The first prisoner pleaded guilty and the second and third prisoners.

* THE GHINA MAIL.

FOOCHOW,

no reply upon halling them, fired and Hilod | THE RECENT INUNDATION AT one man on the spot-wounding another, who died on the following day. The pirates threaten a farther attack on the wreck and and its guard,

In our last Issue, we referred to an accident which occurred to a cargoboat at Pagoda Anchorage. The cargo-bost, it seems, rau foul of the Pagoda Rock at night

although a bright light was burning, We are informed that such accidents are very frequent and are in many instances dttributable to gros carelessness on the part of the boatuen.

The Chinese authorities and gentry have, sufferers by the floods. Rice, fuel, and we are informed, liberally aided the poor

p

On the nights of Monday and Tuesday last, a number of soldiers-armed with bamboo rattles, fane, and lanterns, were Beon parading the wateraide streets of the southern suburb and Nantai. They were, we believe, deputed by the mandarins to preserve order in the district, but the general impression is that the looters had an easy time of it. We learn, however, that several captures were effected in the sity, and, being taken red-handed, the immediate vicinity of the south gate of the rafflans were given a short shrift, and a speedy exit to another world. Efficient guarda have since been posted at various points.

naided Peter. Peter went to the sallar's nalp and took the part of the sailor. The prisoner came up and asked witness why he interfered and struck Pater. Witness replied that he would do his best to keep them quiet. Charlie and the second officer appeared to be tired of fighting, but Charlie took up a belaying pin and went to strike. the second oft er, but he got frightened and threw away the bolaying pin, Witness then saw the prisoner go behind the second officer and strike him on the arm with a knife. The Chief officer had told witness indictment for returning from deportation from an old resident, on the subject of the

to get some work done and he ordered the prisoner to do it. He refused to go, and growled. Witness struck him because be out The 2nd mats. The prisoner then struck at witness with the knife, but the steward took

other names. The man returned the ábúre. The 2nd officer ordered him to some down, and as he came down, the 2nd officer

knocked him down as soon as he was on deck. The man got hold of a belaying pin. The 2nd officer took hold of him by the band. Just then a seaman struck the 2ud officer a blow on the head. The boatswain wanted to strike that man. Defendant pre- vented the boatswain doing so. The boat swein said. "you use too muchee the knife." Defendant then threw the knife on the main deck. The chief steward took the *nife from the boatswain's pocket and not from the prisoner's. He did not strike the 2nd officer. He was told that the offi. cor struck bis arm against a "pump. Dr. Lockhead, however, proved that the wound was an inclsed oue. The defendant was sent to three months' hard labour.

Regina v. Chung Ayow.

RETURN FROM DEPORTATION, Chung Ayow, the first prisoner in the foregoing case, pleaded also guilty to an

Sentence in both cases was reserved.

Hegina v. Chu Aking and another,

UTTERING FORGED ORDENS,

to the P. & O. Company.

The facts of the case were

Both prisoner were found guilty; sentence was reserved.

Mr Handly pointed out for his Lordship's consideration that the first prisoner was only nineteen years of age,

The indictment in another case charging the prisoners with obtaining goods from Meaera Lammert, Atkinson & Co. under false pretences was withdrawn

The sessions were then adjourned till,

correct.

to a

revolution, and shortly after which the Mikado's dynasty was established,

We learn on good authority that the Kenres of Kanagawa was actually instructed by the Minister of the Finance Department to issue his notification concerning foreign

the spectacle and laughed at their ylaltora with scanty courtesy. I confess I saw no algns of merriment on the countenances of Rarely, if ever, during the entire terro of

the persons around me, though the strut foreign intercourse with this port have

with which Elia Corean Excellency moved greater floods beout witnessed than during

along the platform was sufficiently ludiorous, the past week.The memories of the oldest bank notes. Further, we are informed that and I felt myself sorely tempted to smile. inhabitants furnish no proof of the river the Heads of other Departments are much it is worth mentioning that the Corean having risen to such an extent as on the annoyed that it should have appeared. No Government would not allow their subjects eventful 11th and 12th of the current doubt these latter foresee what is likely to to travel in a steamer commanded or month, and the most melancholy features be the result of a financial conflict between officered by a European, and that they did to chronicle are the fearful loss of human Japanese and foreign paper money.

not embark until they were assured that life, and immense destruction of property The Nichi-nicht-shinbun informs us that, the steamer was manued entirely by Japan- caused by this unprecedented inundation. on the return of the Corean Ambassador and nese.Shanghai Courier.

The river commenced to rise on the night his suite from their inspection of the Navy of the 8th instant, and on the 9th, although Yard on the 6th inst., two of the interpreters the sky was black and lowering, there was received, each five strokes on the soles of nothing to indicate more than one of those their bare feet for having perpetrated some port are accustomed. But on the day follow return of the Ambassador to his lodging. ordinary freshets to which residents at this mistake--what is not known-during the

The new station at Yamazaki, on the Railroad between Osaka and Kiyoto, will be opened on the "fat prozo.

The Hochishinbun states that the Coreana are accustomed to sleep one or two hours in the course of the day, and to walk about purposelessly till about midnight.

POPPY CULTIVATION IN INDIA.

AMBASSADORS.

* BT.

Ir is announced that Viscountess Dup pllu, wife of the eldest son of the Earl of Kinnoul, has sloped with a Mr. Flower, and that proceedings for a divores will be immediately instituted. The lady is a daughter of the Earl of Fife, nud out of four elsters she le the third of that family who has committed the same fault. It is under- stood that Viscount Macduff, M.P., the brother of these ladies, and who felt very severely the two former escapades of his sisters, is utterly prostrated by this now catastrophe.

Quotations.

·Boxazoxe, June 23, 1876. OPIUM-New Patna, cash... 585

oredit, 6874

Old Patna, cash.... 625

credit, 627

credit, 570

21

sp

New Benares, cash, 6671

Old Benares, cash, 5990

$1

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New Malwa, cash, 566

20

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credit, 569

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credit, 6924

Allowance Trols, Old Malwa, cash,

Allowance Taels,

CAMPHOR,

credit,

Exchange.

...B 229

744

75

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+44 ***

102

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+24

35.88

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Shares.

O. & J. Marine Ins. Oo., Tis. 34 ex return. Yangtze Ins. Association, Tis. 640

8. Marigation Co., 12 dis 4.K. 0. M. 8.-bost Co., Jhanghel Steam N. Co., Tía. 67. Hongkong Hotel Oo., $éỡ dis. Chinese Imperial Loan, £102.

Temperature. HONGKONG, June 23, 1876. (Taken at Mears. Falconer & Oo.'s Premises Queen's Road.)

In his summing up his Lordship remark.clothing have been garved out to the dis-ing, (the 10th) the river rose more rapidly, ed on the misfortune of the absence of a

tressed Inhabitants, and the Governor has, and natives as well as foreigners booame we believe, advanced funds from the pro-seriously alarmed. The river was convert witness, named Lemuel Young, who had gone to Shanghai, and whose evidence was vincial tresanry, Foreigners would also, ed into a torrent during the night of the read.. His Lordship considered the wit no doubt, have susbscribed had they been 10th and early morning of the 11th, and ness testimony very important, and it requested to do so by any competent continued to rise until noon of the 13th would have been satisfactory to have had official

when it reached its highest point, flooding him here to be cross-examined by the

all the low-lying ground on both banks, prisoner..

The practice of conveying Tea through and spreading diamay and ruin throughout the public streets during heavy rain storme, the entire district. In the Foreign Settle. and depositing packages mont nearly every street and hong was pools of waste the poses in well-chosen inundated, the private residences on the The total number of beeghas under poppy oultivation in the Behar and Benares Opium hundred yards during the transit from hill' alone escaplug, as a matter of course. aay the southern suburb, Boross both Bo far as can at present be ascertained the Agencies during the year 1874-76 was bridges, to the Foreign Settlement, cannot injury to foreign property is comparatively according to the report lately submitted, be very conducive to an improved condition trifling, but the poor Chinese have 869,666, which yielded an out-turn of 98,178 of the artiole; however much a matter of suffered terribly as regards life and maunds of opium. An opium beegha contains indifference to the coolies who considerately party; and it is no exaggeration to state 3,016 square yarda, or about five-eighths of undertake the business. The spectacle is that thousands of the unfortunate InhabiRn acre. In Behar, 610,313 beegias, under not uncommon in those days of quick des tants,, for miles around, have been left cultivation in the year ander review, gave an out-turn of 38,977 mannda, as against arī patch.

houseless and absolutely destitute. In one

60,861 maunds from 410,278 district near Chu-ku-kwan-above the out-turn upper bridge-every house within a radius beephas under oultivation in 1873-74. In of ten miles has, we hear, been swept away, Benares, 1874-76, 568,553 beeghas yielded aud hundreds of human lives lit. The 39,201 maunds, as against 48,000 maunds boat population are also said to have suffered from 828,659 booghas under cultivation in severely, and we hear of several up-country the previous year. It will thus be observed cargo boats, laden with tea, having drifted that in the past year, with an increase of from their moorings, down the raging our ultivation, there was a decrease of out-turn matter of course, dashed to pienet in one is found in the case of the Bensres orop in QUICKSILVER, rent, against the bridge, and being, as

in both agencies. Some explanation of this instance, a large up country boat, with the damage done by violent hailstorms in SALTPETRE nineteen souls on board, was hurled against February, but no particular caust is assigned teen persons being saved. At one time it experimental sowings during the season, Bank, 6 months' sight,.....$/104 the long bridge, only two out of the nine for the falling off in the Bekar yield. The

was greatly feared that every house on

were confined to seed selected by the Curator Credit, 6 months' sight......3/11 Chung Chow-the island between the two of the Botanical Gardens. In seven instances On Calcutta, Bank demand,... 220 bridges ponnecting Nautai with the southern only out of twenty-two, was the produce of

Bombay, demandti, eu urb-would be swept away; and as it seed supplied by Mr. Scott larger than the "

Shanghal, demand, was, numbere of houses fell in or were yield from the ordinary seed. During the " Shanghai, 30 days' sight,... hong, at the Chung Chow and of the small mante will be more barefully sonducted. We publish in another column a letter undermined by the food. The foreign present season it is hoped that the experi- Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B.,

Sycee, recent calamitous foods. Our correspon bridge, for so many years occupied by The experiments in Persian and Malwa seeds, Moxiesus, dent has on two former occasions pointed Messrs John Forster & Co., was in great not proving successful, have been discon Gold Leaf, out the inconvenience and positive dan-danger, and several houses adjoining it tinued. The interchange of seeds between

English Sovereigna, Chu Aking was charged with uttering ager to human life and property which were destroyed. For two days and nights the sister agencies, and in ease of Behar & Australian Sovereigns, ***

further interchange between the districte "it out of his hand.-The defendant in his forged order on Meesra MacEwen Frickel results, and is likely to result in an in- the bulk of the inhabitants of Chung Chowing north end south of the Ganges,

Discount, ... defence said the 2nd officer ordered a soa-& Co. for five boxes of cigars with intent to

creased ratio, from the singular inertneza of and the southern suburb, lived on their man aloft to throw down the lashing. The defrand. The second prisoner, Obing Akan, doubt, filling up in many places, and if and had it not been for timely assistance not answered expectation, and Boxeres send dongkong Bank, 3% prem.

the native authorition. The river is, no house-tops, in many instances without food although at first attended with success, have man said be could not do it, it was too heavy was obarged with being an accessory before

has directed the abandonment of The 2nd officer called him a "dutch" and the fact. The order was purported to have salamilies such as we have all witnessed rendered by the officials and native gentry in Behes. The services rendered to Govern 1.K. Fire Ins. Co., $525

come from Mr Kwok Acheong, Compradore during the last few days can be averted by many deaths must have occurred througemont by Mr R. Abercrombie, the late Behar

Jhing Fire Ins. Co., $155 human foresight or scientiflo skill, it is famine. But water was not the only

H.K. & W. Dock Co., 87 % din. so fully unquestionably the duty of those in element of danger. Numerous gangs of Agent, and by Mr. C. F. Carnac, the late

thieves and incendiaries plundered and Dr. Sheppard's work in connection with the Jnion Ins. Society of Canton, $600

Benares Agent, are suitably acknowledged. Ubina Traders' Ins. Co., $1650 and so reosatly given in these columus authority to act promptly and earnestly. when the matter was under investigation

attempted to fire the poor people's houses; before the Magistrate that they need not

several of the last-named class of ruffians preparation of morphia and narcotine at the Shineas Insurance Co., $215

North Chins Ins. Co.; Tia, 815, ex div. be repeated here.

The news publishel in our extra of having been caught in the act, near the Ghazipore factory is also commended. Saturday last, ia, we believe, substantially south gate of the City, were, wg under Sheppard's laboure," we are told, "have at The German Minister, there is stand, immediately executed. A consider last been attended with complete success, good reason to think, has made certain able quantity of tea-variously estimated and there is now a steady demand for demands at Peking, but it is possible that at between 10,000 and 40,000 chestsin morphia from all three presidencies. the termination of the Anna difficulty said to have been either wholly or partially which we announce this week,may lead destroyed, but reports as to actual losses Germans of the measures indicated. There the river was covered for several days with

temporary abandonment by the are very conflicting. At Pagoda Anchorage, THE RECEPTION OF THE COREAN seems to be nothing unreasonable in the drift of all kinds-houses, furatture, coffins,

June 3rd, 1876. demands, but it is perhaps possible that hay-ricke, and dead bodies. The river was

Monday the 29th of May was an import the present may be deemed an inopportune crowded with small boats of all kinds, ant day in Japan, and as I chanced to be moment to pross them. The Yunnan affair the occupants of which busied them on the scene of action at the right moment is more serious, and it is self-evident that selves in picking up the drift-in many I will give you an account of the strange Sir Thomas Wade means to obtain ample caxes

overloading and capsizing their and interesting ceremony that 1 witnessed satisfaction, and that he is furnished with sampans in their greed of gain; several at Yedo. From an early hour the streets very definite instructions from ble Govern- of these boats are we understand, of Yokohama had been crowded with ment on the subject.

missing. Nearly all the steamers in port spectators anxious to catch a glimpse of were kept under steam on the 12th. The the Corean Embassy. The newly arrived Hongkong June 23,1876. We learn from an excellent source of the Viking drifted, and lost an anchor; the envoys were the subject of conversation SI-Cannot the the bell ringer of the final settlement of the inna dlaims. it Galatea also lost an anchor; the Candia, everywhere, and the whole population na R. C. Cathedral be induced to moderate will be within our readers' recollection that dragged both anchors together, and her tive and foreign wore in a ferment of exuite- his "tingling and jingling, of the Bells?" the Chinese provincial authorities some engines were going all day, while the ment on the subject. The student of The incessant dir which is kept up at the time ago handed over to the German Oonaul crew were endeavouring to clear the chains, ethrology seatinined their tawny faces Cathedral is getting unbearable and was

at this port the sum of about $16,000, eventually, at about 9 p.m., she moored with a view to a paper for the Asiatic Soclety, the ladies employed themselves particularly so on Wednesday evening being the value of cargo recovered in the below the limits of the port. Probably I have not an ear for sweet sounds, district where the outrage ocourred. There

Some more of the incidents that have with that perplexing enigma, the sex of and sertainly if the Catholic Cathedral still remained, however, a sum of $22,000 come to our knowledge are perlings worth the Chief Ambassador's two attendants, bells are considered to send forth such, I to complete the amount claimed by the recording. Two children one eight and the classical student wondered at the sig. have not. I am often asked whore is the German Government, and this sum the the other five years' old-were picked up in nificance of the mystic tridents, and the fire? The authorities do not allow the mandarins declined t pay, on the ground a tub near the Custom House at Pagoda irreverent- compared the hat of the bar firing of crackers, boating of gongs and that they had already rendered ample Anchorage: they were floating down the barous Plenipo to that of Gay Fawkes i other Chinese religious noises which make satisfaction by recovering all the looted river,balf dead through exposure, hunger, My first sight of the heroes of the hour night hideous to be carried to excess, then cargo to be found in the district, and by and fear; a paper was found in the tub, was at the Yokohama Railway Station. why should a Christian Church be allowed.

The German authorities, however, proved saved, they might be forwarded to their old waiting for the train. They were dressed in undoubtedly is to all such nervous people inexorable, and we are glad that they did home, and promising a liberal reward to the fashion of Northern Chinese, but wore not waive what must be regarded as, ander their deliverer. One of the Couriers am- large conical hate of strong horse-hair or Yours faithfully,

all the circumstances, & just claim. It is ployed between this place and Amoy spent wire; the men of rank wore long chains of beyond dispute that there was gross neglect two days on the roof of a house, without beads suspended from their headgear, their of public duty on the part of the Foo Ning food, and presented himself at the Great beards were scanty and bristly, and their March 21, Moss Gion, from London to officials, and for that neglect of duty the Northern Telegraphi Company's office in a dresses of divers colours. They looked at Chinese Government has been rightly held miserable plight. In the Foreign Settle the bustling and novel scane with absolute responsible; and taking a common sense ment, canoeing was the order of the day, apathy. After some delay they took their view of the matter, the conduct of the and sampans, rafta, do, were in great re-seats in carriages reserved for them, and

were conveyed to Yedo. Germana was, we think, dictated by sound quisition..

The Governor seems to have done everys Here the imposing part of the seremonial policy.

thing in his power to aid the distressed began. The Japanese officiala, in foreign inhabitanta and we hear, on stcellent uniforms bright with gold lace and yellow Tea ---Up to the 10th instant, a consider authority that His Excellency offered a braid, drew up to receive them | and never able business of new songou was transacted, reward of 10,000 Cash for avery life saved did the old and the new appear in more at slightly easier rates for medium and good through the personal exertions of the sol startling contrast. On one side the Western medium descriptions; on that date, however, diers detailed for patrol duty in the city raiment, the railway train, the soldiers with April 7, Corsa, from Liverpool to Hong- and on the two succeeding days, the river and suburbs. His Excellency also ordered European arms, the carriages with foreign

kong. rose to an unprecedented beight, flooding all a supply of rice to be conveyed in steam appointments-all the outward and visible the low-lying ground on both banks, dama launches to the people resident on the is algas of the Civilization that is coming in. April 8, James Shepherd, from Cardiff to

Hongkong.. ging large quantitica of tea belonging to the land of Chang Chow. A body of troops On the other side the flowing robes, the native merchants, and causing a complete were brought up from the Mumioi Arsenal dissonant music of conch-shell trump-ts, April 13, Melbrek, from London to Hong,

kong, Ching Akwong and Ching Aping were

A sharp shook of earthquake is reported stoppage of mercantile operations. Business this morning to guard the inundated the chair of state with its tiger-skin cover- Arraigned on three counts for patting and from Ookseu Island, under date the 26th and not attempted until this morning (18th), districts. Altogather, Ting. Futal, appears ingall the representations of the Barbar April 18, Importer, from Cardiff to Hong wounding, one charging them with intent to ultimo. The vibration was felt for 20 and so far as can be judged at present, the to have acted with characteristic energy and im that is going out. I cannot with

market does not appear to be very materially promptitude.

absolute accuracy describe the order of the murder, another with intent to do grievous seconds, and ceroral persons who were influenced by the reported losses of leaf. In closing our notise of this disastrous prosession, but suffice it to say that the April 15, Alice Buck, from Cardiff to bodily harm and a third with simple sleeping at the time awoke with the sons Shipments having been suspended for some event, we can only express a sincere hope band with gonge, long trumpets and strange Hongkong, wounding.

tion of being violentiy shaken."

days were partially resumed yesterday, and that native statements regarding the loss of conch-shell instruments In netted bag April 24, Golden Spur, from Cardiff te The prosecutor and the Brat prisoner

Hongkong, were respectively office boy and office A Chinese gun-boat arrived from the to-day cargo is going forward in regular life are exaggerated, but there can be no matched first, making a hideous din ; then coolie in the Chartered Bank of India, Mamoi Arsenal to-day with a reinforcement and Anchisse, will probably dear mar Castle, doubt, that the losses have been stoeption and the second prisoner was the paternal of troope. The late inundation has led to for London ally severe, and the misery of many of the nocle of the fret and watchman in the au inmense amount of looting, and increas. during the current week. The 8.3. Qusens-survivors almost indescribable.oochow employ of Messrs. Douglas Laptaik & Co. ed protection is demanded in the City and land is londing for Australian ports.

Total arrivals of Congou (i According to the evidence of the prosecutor suburbs...--.

clusive of Fehling)............. 201,666 ohents: Total settlements or Congou

(inclusive of Fehling).. 112,861

Stock... 179,208 chests. 700 chests. 300

HIGHWAY ROBBERT,

The man charged with highway robbery on the Stanley Road was again brought up, but there being no evidence against him, he was simply called upon to giva se- 'curity in $50 for three months.

'SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Mr Justice SNOWDEN) June 25, 1876.

Regina v. Wong Akow. ROBBERY,

The prisoner was indicted on two counts, one for robbery with violence and one for simple larceny from the person.

The prisoner pleaded not gulity.

Mr Handley officiated for the Attorney General.

The following Jury was empanelled --- Menure F. W. G. Von Stockhausen, J, D. Almeida, A. Britto, J. Kaiser, Wm. De Russett, D. Gillies and G. Stewart.

The facts of the case were briefly these. On the 10th June inst, the prosecutor, a carpenter, was walking near the Recreation Ground, Taipingshan. He had $4 in hia band, when he was seized by the prisoner and three other men. The prisoner took the money and handed it to one of his companions, who then ran away. Pursuit was given and the prisoner was caught, His identity was clearly proved, he having never been lost sight of

The prisoner was found guilty, and

sentence was deferred.

Regina v. Ching Akwing and Ohing Aping.

́OUTTING AND WOUNDING.

It appeared that on the morning of the th

io-morrow at noon,

CORRESPONDENCE.

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DEPARTURES,

Jan. 13, Antipodes, from Cardiff to Hong.

kong.

Feb. 6, Scotia, from London to Hongkong. March 3, Mary L-Stone, from Cardiff to

Hongkong.

to appear in the light of a nuisance, which Punishing the local officials and villagers, requesting that in the event of their being There seventy-five men were to be seen March 16, Min, from London to Hongkong,

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FOOCHOW,

(Foochow Herald.)

NERVES

The telegraph line between the Settlement and Pagoda Anchorage is, we understand, interrupted-in consequence of injury sus tained by the recent heavy freahet,

Fighting is said to be going on upcountry between Amoy and Swatow people. It is reported that several petty mandarios have bean killed, in addition to upwards of 300 soldiers,

inst., the first prisoner went into his room We believe that the Imperial Maritime

while he was lying down on a couch and Customs will shortly add a craft to the inflicted a cut on him with a knife. The existing Beet of steam launches. More second-prisoner was also present and rapid communication between the Pagoda Assisted in Renaulting the prosecutor. There Anchorage establishment and the head office Total arrivals of Souchong. appeared to have been no quarrel between of Customs being considered desirabla the first prisoner and the prosecutor,

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Japan. (Gasette.)

March 18, Benefactor, from New York to

Hongkong. March 20, Gustav and Maris, from Bam

burg to Hongkong.

Hongkong.

March 21, Hoogley, from Boston to Bata

via and Hongkong.

March 28, Ciaraum, from Cardiff to Honge

kong.

March 28, J. O. Munro, from London to

Hongkong.

March 18, Oregon, from Cardiff to Bong,

kong.

kong.

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAVAR FORZA, At London-Steamers via Suan Canal.

Bengal

Wanking, Teviot,

dame the trident beates, then the skin. May 3, Lucia, from London to Hongkong, covered ella pestatoria, as our Vise Consul would have dalled it-next the Japanese May 3, St. Anne, from Cardiff to Chefoo, envoys in black costs and tall hate, then May 4, Joseph Haydon, from Cardiff to the two individuals of dubious box who Hongkong. seem after all to have been Corean damsels, May 11, Priam (str.), from Liverpool to and not. pages as we first imagined, then

Shanghai. the Chief Ambassador "supported" by two attendants, (and by 'supported' I mean Considerable quantities of the best kind of literally upheld, as Moses was by Aaron coral haev been lately found off the coast of and Hur,) and then a mob of minor officials. The Great Man is fat and dull looking. A cargo-boat loaded with gin, sugar, and with a wire bat larger and more like aundries, consigned to Chinese, ez steamer theat-safe than the hate

of his 400 cheats Sunda, foundered alongside that vessel yes fellows, and a longer chain of baade 4,067 1-chtsterday (June 19th).

fastenel to is, and a more gaudy robe, and ts: The Corean Envoy having expressed above all a strut that would drive the 912

wish that the device of the late King of biggest beadle in Bumbledon distracted 8,146--ohts: Cores might be engraved by * Japanese with eary, Slowly and pompously the engraver, the works was entrusted to Ms. pageant moved along the platform. Out 6,300 boxes. Hamamura, who has recently completed it: ade the Station thị Chiel mblinted bis 1,531

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the house of Mr Forrest, the manager. The in the Settl meat. It is believed that, the second prisoter was proved to have taken proposed arrangement will greatly facilitate- the part of the first from a clannish spirit. Evidence very much similar to that addffced before the Magistrate was then called, and the first prisoner in his defence said some- Under date 10th instant, we hear of an thing about the robbery of stamps from the attack on the wreck of the 8, 8. Kwang- Bank and the finding of some of them in the fung. The Chinese guard noticed several Bron autor's bog, "This caused the preampana looting the vessel; and, receiving the Boods,

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For three days, viz., the 7th, 8th, and 8th chair and so they went through the streets inst., special services, susording to the Bude of Yede to the apartments prepared for dhist ceremonie, will be held on the Sangel their reception at the Foreign Office. A i Uyens, let the soldiers killed in the paragraph in one of the Yokohama papers battle at Frend, the decisive battle of the states that the Japanese seemed amused at

Burtiers. Niger Wallade.

Cashmere, Lothair.

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