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No. 4424.--SEPTEMBER 4, 1877.). as practised by Mr P. H. Emanuel, and they were well repaid for their trouble. platform or stage was very tastefully deco rated and looked an exceedingly mysterious place. The programme was gone through with aspirit, and appeared to give general satisfaction, some of the feats calling forth loud and well-merited applause. The pro-a

gramme was as follows:

Purt First.

1-Mysterious Bread. 2-Sebastopol Pills. 3-Obedient Cards. 4--Look out!

6--The Power of the Wizard. 6-Wonderful Metamorphosis. Rart Second.

1-Mysterious Divination. 2-Bewitched Wateb. 3-Enchanted Ball.

4-A Wonderful Restoration. 6An Invisible Traveller. 6-The Voyage of a Dic.

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon, C. May) 4th September, 1877.

A DRUNKEN SPREE.

James Ramsey, stoward British barque Bertha, was charged with boing drunk and making a disturbance at a Chinese druggist shop near the Cross Roads. He had a piece of paper in his hands and appeared to be demanding something from the shop people. P. 8. Mahomed Nizam advised the defendant to go away, but instead of that, he struck the Constable on the mouth, cutting his lips. The defendant said he lost his sensea from druck and did not recollect what happened. Fined 85.

THE CHINA MAIL,

had said so to film. Mr Brereton then argued on the law of warmnty,

His Lordship thought the question of war rasty did not apply, hers,

Mr Brereton continued his argument, contending that there was no contract proved between Mr Cohen and Mr Me- Culloch. All that was proved was a con- tract between Mr Wai Akwong and Mr McCulloch. Mr Cohen was only the braker, all that he did was the act of Mr Wai

kwong.

Mr Johnson interposed and said this was reopening again the point of nonsuit. It had been dooldad already before.

His Lordship coincided. Mr McCullock bad repeatedly denied that the principal was not disclosed, he could not now turn round and say he had been disclosed.

sparkling witticisms, it would not be illogical nineteenth century with his graceful and { to expect that he may, on some future occa sion, succeed in porforming the grand, super- natural feat of gazing through a mill-stone, and writing theron a flattering, posthumous epitaph to the memory of his mental obliquity, as a study and a puzzle for all future antiquarians.

Allow me, Mr Editor, to observe as a con- clusion that this my notice of.A." lattor is decidedly valedictory, as further correspondence with him would be waste of your valuable time, and an objectionable encroachment an your literary space. I am, Sc.,

ANODYNE.

NAVAL ENGAGEMENT ON THE DANUBE.

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A correspondent of the Daily News given the following account of a naval engagement which took place on this Danube on July 21:--

A naval engagemont on the Danube took place fifteen kilometros below Silistria on Saturday forenoon. The account of the

affair I have from three offloors who took part in it.

Three boats made a reconnaissance up tho stream to discover the strength of the enemy. The Fulgerul, an iron-plated gunboat, not over sixty feet long, arrying one brass one- pounder at the bow and four undor her steel storn, and commanded by Lieut. Dubashof; the torpedo boat Cedarowitch, Lieat. Sches- takof, carrying one four-pounder at the bow; and the torpedo boat Pitchka, Midshipmen Bal, armed only with torpedoes. The last two boats are only small steam launches. All three carried six torpedoes each, which a single thot from the enemy might have easily active little boats. I can do no better than exploded. This fact gives me idea of the

give the story of the officers in their own

recklessness of the men and officers of these

words:~~

between them and slow rock always visible Wai Akwong. Mr Cohen sald to me "well, above water to the South of the Junks any way, see what can be done." I said The Blanche backed out of the Fler and very well." Lator in the afternoon I saw made a curve larger than ordinarily neeet Mr Cohen in his trap. I beckoned to him eary, and ran to the north of the rock, and he came. I said "I hear Sz Yik is all making for the narrower passage; meantime right." He said "1 am very glad for your the Cumloong from Victoria was making sako that ho in" I said it's no business her passage for the same pier at Yow-mah- of mine." I then received a letter from tee across the open harbour. The Cumloong Mr Wai Akwong. I enclosed this note to first roached the passage and encountered Mr Cohen, saying that as he did not give sampan in the narrow fairway and just me Mr Wai Akwong's name, I could not grazed her, creating disturbance on board, accept him as the purchaser. I then went Immediately after slightly turning at the to the Club and saw Mr Cohen at the writ- rock she came straight ahead towards the ing-table. He said he was just going to reply midships of the Blanche; at this juncture to my note. He sald he had given me Wal collision was inevitable, it would seem that Akwong's name at the time. Isaid he had not, the Blanche blew her whistle and backed, He then asked "Do you mean to repudiate expecting that the Cumloong might pozalbly your sale 1" 1 sald "By no manner of

CAPE GUARDAFUL pass across her bow, but it was too late; means;" that I considered I had folfilled

Mr. Johnson then briefly replied. He

(Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.) the Cumioong ran into the starboard of the my contract by dolivaring him the orders.

Capo Guardsful has proved fatal to tw Blanche rear the bow, doing the injury He said what I said was utterly untrue and said he had very few words to say. The

When we last complained of. Now it is clear that the got angry. The watter stopped there. On question was what was the contract between more mail steamships. Captain of the Blanchs saw the Cumloong the lat August I got a letter from Mr Waithe parties, and he urged that this was an directed attention to the marking of the towards the rock passage he ought to have reply to the letter he sent me on the 31st, between the plaintiff and the defendant as ocasion of the wreck of the Singapore (s) crossing Victoria Harbour, and Loming Akwong stating that he had not received a out-and-out sale. There was a discrepancy position of this promontory, it was on the watched her course more closely so as and which I had enclosed to Mr Cohen. to the nature of the contract, but he would and the Kwangchow (s). The latest sacri- to have avoided her at a dangerous I replied that I had onclosed his letter to ask whether it was reasonable that a person fices in the same direction were the Meikong placo,

We set out on Saturday morning at four The Blanche was also making for Mr Cohen, and that I could not recognise would buy on the chance of obtaining dell-(e), belonging to the Messageries Maritimes Was it likely that Mr Cohen would steam Navigation Company, and the the same passage, it was probably calculat Mr Wal Akwong as the purchaser. I could very. ed that she would clear the passage not recognise him, because Mr Wai Akwong's do this, when he was acting for a third Cashmere (8), from Zanzibar to Aden, one o'clock, and it was eleven o'clock in the forenoon when we came in sight of the Mr Coben party and was responsible to him? Be of the British India Steam Navigation Com-

Turkish village of Boundjack, situated near before the Cumloong reached it, but it is name was never mentioned, atated that in turning the Blanche took up only used the terme my man" and "the thought Mr MoCulloch had made a mistake, pany's Rect. The latter vessel had on

an island in the Danube. On a bill just he Bever used Mr Wai for which it was not for Mr Cohen to suffer board £40,000 worth of ivory, and the

above the village wo discovered a camp of more time than was expected, the vessel purchaser;"

My contract with Mr As to the point of warranty, Mr Johnson formor was laden with a valuable cargo. did not answer the helm well, and thus Akwong's name. she got into her position of danger. On Cohen was that I was only to deliver him would not reply, as it was not necessary When Sir Battle Frere was at Bombay in cavalry outposts, numbering over 200 men, I told him when I from what his Lordship had said. On the 1873, he was assured that the Government and, to our surprise, also on the hills beyond the other hand the master of the Cumloong the delivery ordera, said the Blanche backed out from the Pier gave him the orders that I would have question of damages, he submitted that as of India had resolved to build a Lighthouse a large camp of not less than 3,000 troops.. and he must be taken to have seen from nothing more to do with the matter. My the contract had been broken, the plaintiff Tower on Cape Guardafui, and we, there. We got ready our guns, and fired at the our second shot the cavalry fed, leaving the her manoeuvring that she was making for the condition with him was that I was to give was entitled to damages, and the amount fore, nongratulated the Masters of ships on camp the moment we came near enough. At lower passage. He, however, pressed on him the delivery orders and he to give me should be measured by the price of quick the prospective fulfilment of a project we

had long contended for. It has been said camp, and the fourth shell set the tents and into and just passed that passage and so the balance, and that I was free thereafter.silver on the day following the breach.

that the erection of a building at that shelters on fire. We then proceeded up the ran into the Blanche. There was probable The reply I got to this note was that he danger in such a passage, and each vessel bought quicksilver from me and that he

headland would necessitate the construction stream, and round the point of the island to Our

of a fort, and the permanent occupation of get the range of the great camp on the hills instead of avoiding it, ran towards it looked upon me for dus delivery,

a short line of territory adjacent to the beyond, and suddenly came upon a Turkish coast; while difficulties of communicating the island. She was casemated, and carried gunboat, her two chimneys hidden behind until collision became inevitable and then firm had dealings with Mr Cohen, and he each tried when too late to avoid the collision. was considered as the broker. The amount

with the shore during certain months of four cannon of sixteen cantimetres bore. I now repeat my entire concurrence in the of 3620 as the difference in price of quick-

the year have also been mentioned as a opinion of Captain Thomsstt. The conseilver on the 27th and on the 31st July is

reason for postponing or altogether abandon-She immediately opened fire upon us, which quent decision of this Court la to declare not correct. I was much surprised when The price on 31st ranged

ing the mum-needed beacon. Steamers we heartily returned. Now there was great that the Blanche was in fault In the course I saw this.

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

from the eastward, in running for the confusion in the camp on the hill tops, where Chan Aobeung, a water-coolle, was charg she took, but that the Cumloong contribut between $70 up to $83, as far as I

Hoogkong, Sept. 4, 1877. Straits of Babelmaudeb, steer between the the lighter troops moved about, and seemed ed with breaking branches off some bamboosed to the collision, and that both vessels know. Quicksilver is sold by the pioul a

SIB-From the first part of your leader Island of Socotrs and Caps Guardatui, and preparing an artillery attack from the land. course for Aden and the Still we continued to pepper away at the near the Tank at Wyndham Street.-The were in fault. The whole damage sustain flask contains 76 lbs. (Mr Coben had defendant stated that the bamboos bad ed must be assessed by the Registrar and stated in his evidence that quicksilver of yesterday I conclude that you have re- then shape

was sold at $80 on the let August)produced in your columns the incident at Red Sea. A light on Soostra would be of monitor, and had the satisfaction of seeing a been blown down, and he merely removed Merchants, and when so ascertained the them out of the way. It could be seen amount thereof and all costs on both sides At the price I mention, the difference Police Court, in the earlier days of the assistance to Navigators, but that island is shell set her dock cat tire, but this was soon that the bamboos had not been broken off must be borne equally by both the parties. in price between contract price ($66) on Colony, as if it had not appeared at all in too distant from the mainland to be de extinguished. Another fortunate shot carried Sergeant Gordon was sent with the defendant I hope that the rivalry between the pas. the 27th, and the market price on the lotų

days of darkness of the Colony. Permit the dangerous proximity of the North another smashed her helm. Many times she and the Constable to examine the trees. senger steamers crossing from Victoria and is $478.12. I know a broker named your paper as an illustration of the past ponded upon for warning Shipmasters of away her boat, and did other damage. Still Ele reported that the Constable could not Kowloong will be hereafter carried on with Achow; he publishes a price current.

Mir Brereton proposed to put in a price me, therefore, to refer you to the Jane file African ebore. Considering the number of started toward us; then a well-directed abot of the China Mail of 1874, and in the issue steamers of great value that now pass would hit her, and she would turn about point out from what bamboos the twigs had good temper and a due regard for the been broken, and there were many similar safety of the passengers. This Court will current published by Achow on the S1st.

Mr Johnson objected, as dobew could be of the 3rd of that month, No. 3416, you through he Suez Canal, it is highly ex- again and resume her promenade up and will observe my No. 4 "Occasional Jot pedient that some kind of contrivance, in down before the shore, below the camp. branches lying about. The defendant was visit with severity any injuries ocossioned

called himself, discharged and the Constable No. 593, by undue rivalry.

be adopted for giving those in charge of short two kilometres, and a shell set har Continued-The publication is fairly tings," concluding with the introduction of the shape of a bell buoy ur light, should Finding she shot badly we approached within Goordan Singh, was reprimanded for his

ships timely intimation of nearing Cape deck on fire for the second time. want of "savey,!!

correct. The price of quicksilver that day the" dialogue" anent the Hoong mo qui.

Guardafni. More than a million's worth UP strongly, and men were seen to jump was between $79 and $88. It jumped about every five minutes. It took a jump

of property has been lost in that locality overboard and swim ashore. Just at this & monitor with two large cannons in a single on the lat of about 36 more. The outside

"Hong-wilhits a for years, besides numerous lives. point in the combat a second enemy came, up With the experience the authorities of turret, and four also on deck. A company estimate of the price on the 31st July

India have had in stationing Light of soldiers and a battery of seven canzon would be $83. I got no bought note from

ships along the coast, and supplying came galloping down from the camp on the the plaintiff

their Crews with provisions, it ought hill and brought their guns to bear upon us, not to be impossible to sustain a float and we, thinking it a little too hot, retired ing light of Cape Guardafui,

at half-past one o'clock, sonding shells from mongo commences in June and lasts to

our stern guns into the cump and against the hard sides of the monitor. The enemy We did not pursue us, evidently satisfied. counted twelve of our shots which struck the tiered planks to prove we had been in

WANT OF DISCRETION.

PUB IC GAMBLING,

NEGLECT OF DUTY,

Tang Awing, a boatman, was charged by Ow Aleung, the Government Scavenging contractor, with neglect of duty in that he failed to bring the rubbish boat to Pottin- ger Street wharf on the morning of the 3rd instant and to clean out the dust-bina in the Central Market, as it was his duty, The defendant pleaded that it was blow ing hard and be could not bring the boat to the place. Remanded till the 6th instant; admitted to ball in $10.

HOBBSBY,

Mr Hayllar, Q., instructed by Mr Brereton, appeared for the promovent, and Mr Kingsmill, instructed by Mr Sharp, the Quean's Proctor, for the respondent,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Henor Mr Justice SNOWDEN.)

September 4, 1877.

By Mr Johnson - My firm made no salo of quicksilver on the Blat July, neither did I.I bought the quicksilver some tirue back; I can't remember the date. A C. C. Cohen. D. MoCulloch, $620- This was a claim for damages or the non-bought it through the compradore. 1 paid

fore the agent was entitled to see,

Mr Brereton contended that it should be taken at the market price on the day the contract was broken,

His Lordship reserved judgment.

OORRESPONDENCE,

"HUNG MO KWAI."

THE WRITER OF THя JorriNGS. [Dr. Fitel states in his article that the episode is taken from Tarrant's kong."-Ep. C. M.)

The

Chun Atsoi, a chair-coolie, was charged by Bergeant Perry, No. 22, with robbery from the person of one liu Ayuen at Tai Shek Koo, British Kowloong, on the 30th August. He was in the company of two others. The Sergeant applied for a remand with the view of apprehending the defend- ant's accomplices. 'emanded till the 10th of any bought note or documentary evid-money is paid down and the delivery given thought was the bant qualifying Latin ment of the East Indian department, and i

inst.

SUPREME COURT..

IN VICE ADMIRALTY.

(Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir JOHN SMALE, with Capt. THOMSETT, I,N., as Assessor.)

ence of contract. If this had been an out at once. A purchase on the 27th with de and-out sale there would have been a livery on the 3lat is not a cash transaction bought note as was customary,

Tho

mental sanity.

nction.

Quotations.

It blazed

HONGKONG, September 4, 1877.

credit,- Old Patna, cash.... 590 OPIUM-New Patna, caah....$5924

Credit, New Benar * 582)

27

15

+

1+

15

19

credit, -

Old Benares, casb, 570

credit,

Now Salwa cach,

Allowance

Paredit, 605

Taola, 8 a 32

Old Malwa, canby —

oredity 600 Allowance

QUICKSILVER, ...

Taola, 8 & 83

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Chun Achow and 16 others wore arrested on a warrant for carrying on public gam bling in No. 12 Gilman Street. Captain

THINGS IN PARTICULAR. Creagh issued a warrant on the information of one Wong Aynen, a street coolie, who

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL," deposed to having gone to the house to

HONGKONG, 2nd Sept. 1877. play at Fantan and lost some money therein.

SIB, I read in your issue of the 80th the end of September, and the furnishing Bergeant Gordon executed the warrant and proved the arrest of the defendants and delivery of 50 flasks of quicksilver, bought $61,10 for one lot and $12.00 for the rther ulto, a reply to my letter from the facile of the vessel with oil and necessaries might seizure of some cash and implements used by the plaintiff of the defendant. This cuse fot. The Compradore bought it for me, in gambling. The 3rd and 14th defendants was heard before the Court a few days ago, and I can't say from whom he bought it for pon of "Corrosive," and to do him justies be attended with hazard at times: but if can be reached, wa zee no reason why were identified as tho managera and were when a non suit was applied for on theme. I might have asked him. When i must say that it is not distinguished by the Rooghly, Bombay, and Kurrachee ships enemy, and for our own part have only a few

such a questionable tone as marked bis fined $200 each or six months bard labour, ground that the plaintiff was only the asked him for the delivery orders, he gave former literary ebullition. I take the pre- the Guardafui ship should not be boarded them to mo. When Mr Cohen caine to our The other defendants were fined $10 each broker in the transaction, and was not un- The gambling titled to sus.

office on the 26th, i spoke to him first. I seat opportunity of cordially assuring him by a steamer from Aden. It used to be or 21 days' hard labour,

I was at a school not a thousand miles implements were to be destroyed and the

This point was decided by the Court said I had a speculation in quicksilvor and that the word 'disappointment,' used in argued that vessels would not ride cafely at

visedly but suppositiously, and that the be conteudal, in these present days, that a from Newburgh. The teacher had been monics found to be forfeited to the Crown. against the defendant on the ground that acked bim to sell it for me, and wished my late communication, was not used ad- anchor is deep w tor, and it will perhaps,

the principal was not disclosed, and there. him to be careful. When be first came on sole cause of, taking up my pen owed its Lightabip would not be able to resist the giving out words which the scholars were

the 27th, he offered me $05, and added

one young miss the word "obligatory." He explained that obligatory meant bind- The case now came before the Court on that his man" bad told him that he was origin to a pure feeling of humanity for south-west monsoon and the waves setting to incorporate into sentences. He gave to ito metils. The plaintiff having clo ed his not to miss the quicksilver for $. De those unfortunate beings who, in number in from the Arabian Sea. This excuse was then offered me $66. I said that would less instances, have been subjected to the unanswerable, in theory, forty years ago; case, the defendant opened his defence.

I sincerely trust that anchored all the american, Indian, and her hand and seemed puzzled: But in a bir Johnson appeared for the plaintiff do, and told him that bis man was to get humiliating torture of the lash for crimes but, since then, Light-vessels have been log. The young lady laid her head upon

delivery from my men, that I was to of little moment. and Mr Brereton for the defendaut.

Mr Frereton opened the defence and put get my balance while he was to get his the humane act of the Governor will adopt British couts, where they are exposed to moment or two her eye rested upon hr has been placed off Capo Guardsfui, and it strike her. The next instant the astonished the special defences that no contract had brokerage from my men if he could, that the motto of Fiat experimentum in per the full sweep of the waves of the ocean well-worn spelling-book, and her features been proved between the plaintiff and de- i would pay it :f he could not, but that I petuum, and that all his actions will and the most violent gale. Until a vessel brightened as a happy thought seemed to

that station, we must hold to the opinion of my spelling-book is worn out." fendant, and that, if any, it was only be- ahould have nothing more do with the hold is utter disregard the illogical air- I am sorry to find my anta- tween Mr Wai Akwong and Mr McCulloch. affair. He said he would see his man about bubbles of such public monitors as "Cor. is proved that she cannot be malutained on teacher read the sentence: "The obligatory That the plaintiff only bought the de laking delivery from my men. Afterwards rosive."

wagonist guilty of the bad taste of hurling that our suggestion might be practically fainted. fendant's bargain, that is the defen- he came again and said his man

such a coarse brutum fulmen at the Jesuita ace mpliated. The Trinity Corporation of dant had contracted to transfer his bar willing to take delivery from my men.

I had not the delivery orders with me then. and Bishop Raimondi, as the sacredness of London if entrusted with the task, would, gain to the buyer; that this was not an absolute aals, and that there was no war-It is very hard to say what is customary their calling and the object of their lives we feel assured, in a few weeks have & VOBEO ranty of title. The defendant did not con- now with quicksilver. It is gambling with ought to render them safe from such an anchored off Cape Gaardaful, and a reserve tract that the quicksilver would be delivered, a legitimate transaction. 1 consider it ungenerous attack. Corrosive" treated Crew organised at Adon. There are steamers but simply that the delivery orders would gambling transaction. When a transaction to grateful public of Hongkong to a learned starting from England nearly every day characterized it as a diabolical off-shoot nothing could be easier than to send stora be handed to the plaintiff. This having is not a cash transaction, it is customary to analysis of my letter, and in doing so which call at the latter Port; and therefore been done, there was an end of the contract, have a bought note and told note,

Re-examined In cash transactions of "Mentiri impulentissimic," which he to it. Aden, however, is under the Govers- Mr Brereton then remarked on the absence

phrase in his vocabulary for the prominent there are sompetent officers in that service impudence" of my assertions. He, has who won arrange the whole affair if they modestly and ingenuously thrown down were authorised to act in the mattor. The the gauntlet in defence of his bottomless Crew of a Lightship could not have their wants supplied by the Somanlls at the opinions, but I dare not pick it up lest au

in endeavouring to reach the shore, although inquiry might be instituted regarding my Cape, for boats are likely to be swamped "Corrosive" is very happy in declaring the passengers and Crew of the Meikong for public information that he is a humant were got safely to it. That vessel, it is tarian, and that he is not a strenuous reported, is at Ras Hafoon, close to where and salving work could not be carried advocate of the argumentum bacculinum, the John Dryden (6) was wrecked in 1870, I trust that he is so, and that he will, ou the earliest opportunity, convince the world on for period of four months that justies tampered with mercy is a better consequence of the breaking of the sea and holier remedy for crime than the While the monsoon lasted. The defendant said Mr Cohen ran so school-boy administration of the rod. The be a le-shore, however, en Sopotra, Documentary, months' sight,.. 3/11%

abolition of flogging has not encouraged where a depot could be established. In Bombay, demaad Rupees.... Blanche v. Cumiozng,

greater risk than he himself had run.

Mr Brereton asid if delivery could not crime, and to say that robberies have been fact, it is only necessary to determine that Calcutta, The Chief Justice delivered the following

be got, the purchaser need not pay.. judgment to-day-

By Mr Brereton-When I said that more numerous since the death of the birch Lightship shall be stationed of Cape Shanghai, demand,

is an assertion that may or may not be Guardaful, and the scheme would soon be

The next question is Bar Silver, 17, dwts. B, In this suit the complaint is that the Blanche, steamer, was run foul of by the I spoke to him about the 100 flack's I had, mine was a gambling transaction, I meant

sane. Torture in sny form as a deterrent by whom should the first cost and the Mexicans, Cumloong, steamer,bath being passenger Nothing was done on the 26th On the that if I got a ziss in the market, I would believed at the discretion of the morally carried into effect.

for the criminal must be deprecated as subsequent charges be borne? Shipowners Gold Leat, Mr Brereton then summed up his case. boste running between Victoris sad the 27th the plaintiff came to me in the morning get the benefit of it,

unchristian and ineffectual, because depri. are usually charged for the support of Coast English Sovereigns, Pier at Yowmahtee, the Blanche having just and said that he had an order to buy at not started from the Pier and the Cim'rong more $661 per picul. 1oald I would give mine He contended that it was never a binding vation of liberty is punishment enough for Lights, and, on this system all vessels Australian Sovereigns, baving just passed the Rock, on the 15th of to him at $66. I said the plaintiff was to contract on the part of Mr McCulloch to the man whose digits are found in his passing Caps Guardaful Light, on arrival in Discount,... May last, by which the Blanche received get the 160 flanks from the Chinese, to pay deliver the quickellver, and the absence of neighbour's pockets. At all events, Fiat British Ports, would have to be taxed.

me the difference less the brokerage. The any contract note supported his contention. damage.

The suit le for compensation for such plaintiff returned and said "my man will take Was it likely for a business man Hee Me experimentum, as mercy urges as a claim, Ships going through the Canal to foreign

what we ourselves covet, viz., Imunnity charges of maintenance would, therefore, Unlon Ins. Sodaty of Canton, $900 great care by Capt. Thomselt. 1 will not He went away and I saw him again. He remain without any document with a flus from bodily tortars, and that degradation fall almost wholly on British tonnage, and, China Traders Ins, 09. $2,900 damage. The evidence was watched with delivery from your men." I said "all right." Wal Akwong to allow the transaction to and let us not grudge to the Chinaman Ports would escape the impost. The Hongkong Bank, 48 % prom.

tuating market, if this was an out-and-out

steamers trading to the East to say, Yangtze Ins. Association, Tls. 790 read over the evidence. The whole is I said "that stuff was sold ?" I said "no,"

I am, Sir,

whether they would consent to contribute North China Ins. Co., Tim, 860 am sure more clearly present to his mind He said can I have it ? I said "what sale? The purchase was a purchase of time of manhood which follows as a consequence. this being so, It rests with the Owners of Chinese Insurance Co. 253

a passing toll for such an object. The E.K. Fire Ins Co., $630 from his own notes than it would be from figure 1 He said "366." I said "all bargain, and there was the old law of war-

per-centage would be a comparatively small Chima Fire Ins. Co., $166 right" that was all that took place until ranty. In handing the delivery orders to the

one, in consequence of the size of the ships H.K. & W. Dook Co., 20% dia, AN ANTITHESIS. the Sist. On that day he came to the office plaintiff, Mr McCulloch gave no warranty

going through the Canal, and the frequency HL.E, O., 6-boat Co., 12% dis on business, and spoke to me. I said that the quickallver would be forthcoming. "what do you want?" He said "I want to It was not an absolate sale as the plaintiff

To the Editor of the "CRINA MAIL.”

of their voyages but if the Owners of Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tis. 80 HONGKONG, 2nd September, 1877. the leading steamers were to patition the Hongkong Gas Co., $75 nom. It has been agreed on both sides that the look at a little of it." I said I had not got it, contended it was; it was merely a transfer Collision is not governed by Article 18, or but that I would show it to him when I of the defendant's bargain, a bargain he

made with others himself. The buyer was Sir,-In your issue of the 30th ult,, I had Secretary of State for Indis to place a Hongkong Hotel Co., 60 Article 14, of the Rules of the road, inas-got it. On the same day he came again to take it for better or for worse, and the the rare fortuus of having my brain subjected floating Light off the Cape, and were Chinese Insperal Loan, £105 Temperature. much as Article 10 takes the occurrence (Witness then narrated the correspondence

defendant had stipulated that he would to a learned, medical diagnosis by a corres content, also, to pay the dues to support it out of the rules altogether and Capt. in which the plaintiff demanded delivery have nothing more to do with it after the pondent signing himself "F.A.," who covert when there, we cannot rea. how euch & Thomsett in his answer will be pleased and the two orders were sent him),

Queen's Road.) Continued Immediately after I sent the delivery of the orders. It was remarkable y hinted that my alleged illness was a mere reasonable request could be refused. There (Taken at Mossre Falconer & Os.'sFromises, to bave regard to this circumstance.

note out on the afternoon of the Blat about that throughout the correspondence, there subterfuge. A subterfuge for what? Court would be no excuse for getting firet oluen

Borozora, September 4, 1877. Captain Thowsett said-

3 o'clock, Mr Cohen came into the office, and was the absence of a demand for the 100 sously allow me to disabuse him of that steamships on shore If a Light-ressel ware gave him the two delivery orders together fake of quickallver itself; all that was aaked chimerical idea, and to remark that my brain, stationed off. Guardafui, for its light could Instead of undergoing the interesting process not be mistaken for that of another ship,

9AM........ His Lordship asked when did Sz Yik go which his erudite diagnosis has suggested, is and no Master would be justified in ap la anewer to the Zad question, I say with a memo. When I gave him the orders, was, "give me those delivery orders."

astonished at the daring facility with which proaching the coast without seeing and that each vess I contributed to the collision. I told blan that Fz Yik was to deliver 50

The Chief Justice continued entirely flaske and the Sander's compradore 60 away?

Mr Brereton said he could produce he jumps over puerile hypotheses to arrive being guided by its reflection. If we wait concur in Captain 1 homsett's opinion. It flasks. I also gave him the memo, and seems to me that there were two passages said My Agares are right, that is the evidenos to shew that Ez Yik did not run at immature conclusions, having no other till the authorities at home of in India can leading into the open harbour from the Pier amount I want from you." Boald "Sz away till the 4th August. He went deeply foundation than an insecure seat within the see their way to construct a tower on the His attempted saronsm is very pardonable civilisation of the natives, there may be no at Yow-mah-tes, one being described as a Yik is gone now. This he said at my desk, into speculation and was in a dangerous confines of his own, over-heated Fin Mater. aliffe, and this has to depend upon the lower passage to the North of some junks I said As far as I know be is perfectly state. On this point, Mr Brereton observ. at anchor, and the other much more narrow good." The plaintiff then took the delivery ed that Mr Cohen accepted the orders not indeed, considering that it is harmless; and Light in the district for this century at passage to the South of those junks, leaving orders, and home time afterwards he came withstanding that he knew Sz Vik was not as he had embarked with the lendable desire least; and the only substitute that presenta little more than fairway for one stromer back with a letter addressed to bla by gound, as Mr McCulloch stated Bir Cohen of astonishing the risible faculties of the itself for adoption is that of a goatlog Light,

-September 4, 1877.

A COLLISION BETWEEN TWO STEAM- LAUNCHES,

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maine, but I ask him the following ques tions: Was the collision inevitable I not, to which one or both of the steamers was the collision attributable ?·

In answer to the lat question, I say that

the collision was not inevitable,

Our firm bad a transaction to quicksilver Mr David McCulloch was then examined: on the 29th, the price was about $9.

By the Court:I do not mean that Mr -1 am managing the business for Messrs Tarner & Co. I remember the trade in Cohon had anything to do with what quicksilver about 28th or 27th. It commen. consider a gambling transaction. ced about three weeks before the 27th. The gambling was on my side. When I handed prics began to rise on the 24th or 25th, him the delivery orders, he had a right to Before the 26th or 27th I bought consider the quicksilver.

His Lordship asked whether the defend. ably from Uhluamen. I bought the quick- silver through the Compradoro. I bought ant meant that Mr Cohen, in buying the 100 flasks on my nwn account. I bought quicksilver, was only to have the chance 50 flasks from Sander & Co.'s compradore getting his goods. and 50 flasks from Fz. Yik, I sold these' 100 flaska to the plaintiff. On the 26th July I told the plaintiff that I had 100- days to sell. This was in our office. Mr Cohen came to the office on business and

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