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vance of its due date:

Singapore.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

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SUPREME COURT.

Ohina.

- FOODHOW. (Herald, Oct. 11.)

No. 4461-OCTOBER 17, 1877]

Sharp & Co., did not read the mortgage fire at St. John's, New Brunswick, and of the publication of the proceedings in the fing. (he witness here gave a description

deed or your Power of Attorney. You do those by the earthquake and tidal wave in Straits Time A Magistrato can I am of the house, and the Coroner thought it

· IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.:

not say whether yon signed any deed or Part.

told, conduct such an inquiry with closed best to adjourn the inquest in order to vint

We understand that the steamer Conquest The arrivals at Hamburg from the Far doors, but it in certainly against the the place. This was done, and the height (Before Hla Honour Mr. Justloe SNOWDEN.) receipt., Go to Mr Brereton; Mrs. Apack

17th October, 1877. has taken advantage of your ignorance and is about toresume running between Shanghai, East are the Albatros, Kopplemann, from spirit of English legislation to exerofse auch of the fall was stated to be 36 feet. There

pound the wrongfully pald you the money before it Wenshow, and this part. Meanwhile, the Hongkong; Priscilla, Bischoff, from Eats a power, if it be possessed, in these days of was no protection whatever to the open via, Caprera, Hichborn, from Cochin Press freedom and advancement. "Dog-space into which the docessed fell). I went

Frank Bowden G. Coles, $430-His was due. If Mr Brezaton Bays 1 mitat or Customs Courier Service is the only reliable San Francisco, Blanck, from the South Sea berry" or the famous "Mr Justice Nup up to the top and there was a rush to escape. Lordship delivered the following judgment had better hold it, pay the $3,000 to Mr means of communication.

Ng Cheong on account, and tell him I will to-day!

On the 4th instant, a medium-sized wooden Islands; and Elisabeth Chields, Lundburgh,kins," might claim the privilege, but the went up to the flat roof over the cook from Singapore; the departures have been most obtuse of the champlons of Justice's House, when I heard voices on the roof This is an action brought to recover settle all when 1 come." Mr Ng Choong mooring buoy was picked up by a fishing Iphigenia, Greet, for Yokohama, and India, justice in England would think twice before adjoining. As I got round to the divisional damages from the defendant for losses the had a large sum out on mortgage of a pro- boat near the Middle Dog Lighthouse, and Dirksen, for Hongkong.

he excluded a reporter from a pabllo court, wall, I saw a woman going down the plaintiff alleges he sustained by reason of party bought by the plaintif which was due handed over to Mr Southey, the chief light in March, 1877, and he had been pressing keeper, in whose custody, we believe, it still Latest dates are:--Yokohama (sia San The whole of the evidenes for the prosecu trap door of No. 44, which is similar to that the defendant's negligence as his agent. Francisco) July 26, Shanghai 22, Foochow tion has been given and the prisoner has of No. 42. I also saw two figures on the The particulars of demand contain three the defendant to pay it off. The corre remains. There are no marks on the busy to 24, Hongkong 28. The P. & O. mail, with bean committed for trial, bail being refused. flat roof of No. 44. I ran after the woman items, the last of which, a mim of $45.52, spondence was continued, and frequent indicate the ownership, but it is probably the the advices dated as above, from China and There were some scenes" in Court during going down the trap, made a grab at her the defendant has paid into Court. The 1st complaints on the part of the plaintiff are property of salvors, being of the description Straits Settlements, was delivered, via the enquiry, and the passages of arms and caught her sleeve, but could not stop item is a sum of $150, which the defendant to be found. "I get more and more puzzled generally used in salving operations.

The Pilot boat Maris had, it seoms, a very Brindisi, this morning, three days early. between Bench and Bar were amusing to her; at the same time, I heard a crash alaimed to retain at the settlement of to know what made you touch my princi

on the other side of the flat roof near accounts as commission on $8,000 paid to 1" (he says in a letter one half of which narrow escape during the late had weather There are no later advices from Japan. the extreme. The heavy portion of the last inward P. & We are threatened with a treat in store. the open space. Not knowing where this him by a mortgagor of the plaintiff's in only is in evidenor). "How could you be on the coast. She was off Ooksen when the O. mail reached Sonthampton on the 2nd The Government, I hear, is going to put hole fed to, I thought the figures. I had discharge of a mortgage debt. The 2nd careless 1 Why did not you look at the typhooon commenced, and losing her main- inst. The next inward Erench mail, bring down bribery among the police force with a senn had jumped down or fallen into the item ie for $260, which the plaintiff says is deeds or consolt Mr Brereton 7 I cannot mast and rudder-post was in a disabled con- When the wasther ing dates Yokohama 26th, Shanghai 29th high hand. Is it not a humillating specta floor below. The open space is not protected the loss he sustained by reason of defen find any repudiation of the transaction, the dition for some time, July, Hong Kong 4th, Singapore 11th Aug, cle to witness a police officera Kuropean at all; it is 83 fest by 5 feet wide. This dant's negligence in receiving improperly whole tenor of the plaintiff's correspondenco moderated, the Lightkeeper at Ookeeu was shows that he was waking the best of a bad job. anxious to render assistance, but could not. left Swea on the Brd inst, four days in ad--who had been found guilty of bribery, hole acts as a sort of smoke hole for all the the capital aum secured by the mortgHomight have said I hold you responsible for obtain a native boat for less than $400; kiz

pleading custom through his Counsel. kitchens in the different floors of the house before it was due. It is the difference from Such has lately been the oase in these I followed the woman down the trap. She date of payment to February 1878, (whon any loss? I will have nothing to do with liberal offer of $50 was refused, but ulti- Settlements, and the profitable nature ran into the street and up the stops the mortgage could have been paid at the it; leave it in the bank if you cannot mately, when the Mario had effected of the avocation of a Police Inspec of Peel Street to Staunton Street.

earliest date) at 14 per cent, and the interest compel Mrs. Apack to take the money temporary repairs and was under sail t tor can best be imagined when I inform C. 290 caught her near Aberdeen Street, he was paying on another at 7pon refound in his letters. On the contrary, in a for $100, which offer was of course declined. back. But nothing of the kind oan be Neichu, the fishermen offered to bring her in (From our own Correspondent.).

you that this veritable disciple of Sir RoI took her back to the house, and in reduction of which the $3,000 ware SINGAPORE, 3th October, 1877.

bert Peel was the happy possessor of a then went round to No. 44, where I saw applied. The facts are as follows:-The letter written from San Francisco, dated Arrived at Neidha, the raw of the farie The Heaven-born gift of cloquenes in the banking account with a balance of $10,000 two women lying down in the cook house plaintiff, Mr Bowden, being about to leave 17th June, 1876, he says, referring to the applied to the district magistrate (Major Li)

defendant's having paid the money in re for assistance, which was promptly ren birth-right of only a few, and even legisla- on the right side, I wish I could find some floor of the bottom storey. The deceased Hongkong on a visit to Europe, appoint duction of Ng Cheong'a mortgage, I think dered. Major Li not only offered to send”“”,

such lucrative "custom" in my trade. was one of them and was taken up dead. the defendant, an intimate friend, to tors are often lamentably, deficient of the Chinemen, make no secret of their power, The other was still breathing and moaning, look after his property in Hongkong during rea-went to work a little too formally with them under escort overland to Facchow, but blessing; however, we have nothing much that of the almighty dollar, over the Folloa. I sent for two ambulances from the Station: his absence. The plaintiff gave the defend- Ng Cheong. The way would have been to also advanced $30 out of his own purao to drop-in on him and shy casually I have defray their expenses. This handsome con- to complain of here in that respoot. True, Suoh a confession is lamontable; the ar. The whole street was roused by this timeant instructions, partly verbal, partly con $3,000 of Mr Bowden's, if you like I will duct deserves to be recorded, and we have

thorities, even the heads of the police them and Dr Gomez, who lives elose by, came.. our Legislative Assembly can boast of a selves, admit its truth. And so matters asked him whether the deceased was alive tained in an unfinished letter, and a Power member or two who, in the midst of a have gone on while our councillors of wis or not, and he said she was dead. The of Attorney dated May 11, 1876. The de- pay it to you on account of your mortgage." much pleasure in giving the circumstance We have been handed the following trans- tal, had no acquaintance with matters of the money after it had been improperly peroration, are obliged to dive into the dom are discussing the amount of money deceased was ascertained to be a servant fendant, who is a clerk in the Naval Hospl. This, it is true, refers to the application of publicity zocesses of their waistcoat pockets or hals to which shall be lont to our trusted allies, or woman. When I went up the staire, I did business; he never saw a dead before the received, but it shows clearly that plaintiff [lation of a letter from the Rev. Sia Sek Ong, subjects, or whatever they are in Perak, or not call out anything by way of warning, plaintiff put the deed of the mortgage, the had not repudiated the receipt. The tone the Presiding Elder of the Hinghun District, find Darwin's "missing link," in the shape providing them with swords of bonour and "Police" &c., but those in the house knew paying off of which is really the cause of of the whole correspondence confirms this, in connection with the American Methodist

very well why I cams. During all my this action, into his possession. In the and also the admission that claim for loas Episcopal Mission: of the thumbed manuscript, but even in then not presenting them.

On the morning of the 22nd of Septem- What is it that causes such a scarcity of experience people in sly brothels frequently unfinished letter dated April 24th, the was never put forward until after defendant that august Assombly, the House of Com marriages in this happy fale? I trust you escape by the roof, but in all houses, there plaintiff gives a minute description of his persisted in demanding commission. I am ber, about daylight, a fieros tempost euddenly mons, we know the Speaker has sometimes are more lusky in Hongkong, but here the is some sort of protection to the open space property, with careful directions as to ra. of opinion that this amounts to a ratification arose on the coast of Hinghue, accompanied to admonish an Hon. Member against read marriage bell remains untoilod, and the used as a smoke-hole. If I had not been ceiving rents and interest. He also gives and adoption by the principal of his agent's with heavy rain; the son came up several domestic occurrences in the local paper are of following that woman down the trap, most instructions about the appointment and act. The contract between an agent and tens of feet higher than its usual bounds; ing his speech. All the official members the melancholy kind. I had been hoping that probably I would have fallen down that duties of a rent collectory remittance of his principal has been described over and boats that were moored along the shore were nowhere more clearly than broken to pieces; many houses were washed. during the present sittings, with the exy some "Benedik" might find his dear open space as the two women did. The in- money, and the rode of keeping the ac over again, ception of the Colonial Secretary perhaps Lady Disdain" in this favoured land, but, formation I got of this house being a brothel counts. He does not state the particulars in Story on Agency, sect. 183. It is that away or blown down; men lost their lives; and the Attorney-General, have gone in though the German and English Clubs was from what was stated to me by the of Mrs Abpack's mortgage, but he states the agent will bring to the discharge of his and fields and gardens were in a few momenta

that when he gave the mortgage deeds to duties reasonable skill and ordinary care changed into barren ground. The enquiry was proceeding when we the defendant, he said "there would be prudence would bestow on his own affairs, lost. Twenty-one of the inhabitants of for bright flashes of silence, while the hospitably provide for the amusement of informer.

In Pwo-hin, several tens of people were and diligence, that a person of common unofficial members are competing for the the votaries of the "voluptuous walte” and

no bother about Mrs Abpack's mortgage. Can it be said that the defendant aoted Hung-le, on the island of Lamyit, were de- orat-orical laurol wreath. We have four of the "gay Bolero," the hopeful speculations went to prese."

as she could not pay off for two years. the latter:-Mr Whampoa, who is supposed of Paterfamilian remain unfilled and his

The defendant, however, does not ad- with either the oue or the other! The stroyed. No exact account can be obtained to represent the Interests of the Chinese, blushing progeny of daughters ripen into

mit this. On May 15th the defendant duties be undertook were not difficult of the number of lives lost or the amount of being the zenior, and though he leaves the womanhood without an offer being made.

writes to the plaintiff to say that Mrs was to receive and make payments of damage done. On the morning of September speaking to his colleagues, he is a constant The most polite attentions of course are

Abpack wanted to pay off her mort interest on mortgages, receive rente, cause 22nd, there were cries of mourning and attendant at the meetings of Council and he bestowed; but the sly dogs of young mer

gage as she was about to sell her property. repairs to be done, and to look after the lamentation in all the villages along the Invariably votes on the side of common obenta go "with the swallows" to mate,

He says, "Of course, before delivering up plaintiff's house property generally, and, coast, the sound of which nearly shook the sense, according to the geveral thinking and return from England with a bride.

the deeds 1 shall consult with Mir Brereton, above all, to keep and send plaintiff ad earth. The fishermen have no boats with Mr Adamson is the next la seniority, but Such men are not worthy of their Colony.

Chan Tai On and three others were again so that everything may be done in proper counts. A Power of Attorney, the very which to pursue their avocation, the farmers he retains his seat only until the return of Let their consciences be their own reproach, our Nestor, Mr W... Read, who is now Have you heard a good definition of's hard brought up before Mr Russell for making order. What I want most particularly to foundation of bis authority, is given to him, have Lo fields, the people are houseless. Their on his way from Europe. Mr Adamson is day's work! did the other evening, an attack on the house of Wong Alok at know is that should she pay off, what am but he never looks at it. A mortgagor comes circumstances are exceedingly distressing. a fluent speaker, quick at grasping at a while sitting next to a young married lady Tai Kok Tsui, Britlah Kowloong, on the 1 to do with the money Until your to him to pay off a mortgage, a delicate place Alms have been sent from Binghua; but the point, and though he sometimes divides the at dinner. She was excusing herself to the night of the 14th inst. It appeared from reply comes I shall place it in the Bank, of business sometimes. He had no instruo people do not know where they are to obtain Had the defendant tione to receive the money, the plaintiff a means of livelihood hereafter. I hear that lonely position of an unit upon his amend-bardship of her engagements of the next as usual, was at the bottom of the affair. adhered to this wise resolution to consult goes further, and says he had been warned the profeet of Flinghua has hent a deputy, Council, holding himself the proud though hostess for leaving early on account of the the further evidence adduced that a woman, the French perhaps. ments, notably upon the abolition of flog-day. She said, "I have a dreadfully hard A young boat-girl appeared to have been a solicitor, a litigate which is much to be that he could not do so. He never looks at with several hundred taels, to the distressed

day before me. ging, in which he agrees with your Governor, tiffin at one, then I have to go and hear the employed at the Kowloong Donks, and on

I have to go to Tanglin to making love with some Chine canikers regretted, would perhaps never have arisen the deeds, nor, being unused to deeds, does villages on the coast, with orders to in

between the parties to this suit, who had he go to a solíaltor. he is altogether, a man of sound reasoning Band in the afternoon; and then go to the night in question, the mother-in-law been on terms of friendship and even in of the mortgagor's solicitor, I am sure fath- then assistance. I think that the wealthy and his opinions are much respected. The two comparatively junior members, Mr Mac-Sirangoon to dinner at seven: Jan't it a of the girl engaged an old doctor to go on timacy. The reply dated from Cumber fully given, and takes the money bearing merchants and the gentry of all places, on I wieh mail days went to Jericho, board to cure her of some pato in the back land, January 20th 1877, arrives on March 14 per cent months before it is due, and hearing of this calamity, will exercise be Arthur and Mr Bond, have fairly hold their bore? own; the former is careful in the prepara- and I were put through the mill of snob as alleged. He was seen by the caulkers, Bth. The plaintiff says, I told yon that executes a reassignment of the property, an nevolence in behalf of the sufferers.

The Fyo-bis preacher says that one of the three of whom want on board and beat the there would be no trouble about Mrs not entirely ultravires his Power of Attorney. tion of his speeches; the latter is a fiery hard labour an this for a month or so.

old man, charging him with criminality on Ahpack's principal she had borrowed for Moreover he was a remunerated agent. members there was drowned in the sea; and and powerful impromptu rhetorician, whose

board with one of the woman, the young one two years certain. He seems to think it this was gross negligence which would have nothing is known of the fate of two others long experience at the Bar has enabled him

being the paramour of one of the caulkers to conquer the unpleasant nervousness

Au. Inquest was held this afternoon (17th). As the old man was being beaten, a nephew impossible that the principal can be paid made even an unremunerated agent liable; who were at sen at the time. Over a doza which is the bone of many a poor mortal

to re-assign the property, and imagines that commission which defendant claims to retain stroyed. The chapel was also blown down.

The Teng-hu preacher says: "The new called upon to distinguish himself for the on the body of a Chinese female named Asco, of his, the 1st defendant, came up and, as he had not given defendant power and this brings me to the question of the of the members have had their housses de amusement of his friends in endeavouring at the Government Civil Hospital by Mr hors de combat, and was taken for dead deed, and found ons before it was too late dated 11th February, 1876, defendant chapel was blown down, also the chapel

took part in the fight. He, too, was placed defendant will have looked at the mortgage at 3 per cent on the $3,0td. In a letter to get through that most difficult of Russell, Coroner, with Mesars John Jack, Reinforcements, however, arrived, and two what the mortgagor's rights were as to pay agrees to act as plaintif's agent and attorney erected by Ling Ho-kauk (one of the ordeals-an after-dinner apsech. Mr Bond has indulged, since his ap. C. H. Bluhm and R. F. Smith, as Jurors, of the three caulkers fled into the complaining off the debt. He says, I can only receiving a commisalon of 6 per cent, upon members) and his own dwelling house were ant's house, followed by the new arrivals. consent to receive the principal now, on

the gross amount of income collected by destroyed, leaving only empty ground.” printment, only a short time ago, in two Inspector Lee broke into an unlicensed When they found the door was barred they Mra Abpack's paying interest till February him on plaintiff's behalf, and this made of speeches the one touched upon legal house of ill-fame last night and the deceased, broke it open and had a general males in next year, L., 1876, 88: 1 should not remuneration was suited to the nature of matters upon which, naturally, his opinion is valuable; the other was a philippic in attempting to escape, fell down from the the house. The Magistrate ordered all the know-how to employ the $3,000 profitably his duties as contemplated by the instruc- defendants to give security in $10 to be of In this letter plaintiff gives a summary of tonn. The Power of Attorney permite him against the Governmout in regard to its top floor of the house, 42 Feel Street, ter the good behaviour for one month.

the two mortgage deeds, which it would to receive debta duc or to grow due, interest treatment of the banished ex-Sultan basement, a height of about 40 feet, and

bave been much better to have given ver- ceipts, and that is all

of mortgages, &c., and to give proper ro- In a letter dated Abdullah, in which he termed its conduct

was killed. Dr Wharry, Superintendent of

bally or in writing before he left. Let us 6th March, 1876, the defendant first men towards him "unconstitutional," rather a

now see what the contents of these deeds tions this commission. He says "I bave the Hospital, proved the admission of the

| are. The first, dated February 25th 1870, been auxionely waiting a reply to mine of dead body of the deceased into Hospital.

is for a loan of $2,000 on the security of

the 4th December, respecting Mr Apack's some house property, and the mortgagor interest; by the by, I suppose I am to charge He described several fractures on the body,

Yip Akwai, a tailor, was charged with covenants to repay the same on February ave per cent, on the amount received from viz. the right arm, the right thigh, and the stealing a pair of trousers from a passenger 25th 1879, or "at such earlier time or times Bharp This is not the language of a man jaw which was badly fractured and in pieces. on board the Canton steamer.

on the usual quarter days in such year, and Death resulted from the shock caused by sent to four months' hard labour.

Well,

hard word and a strong assertion. Of course it will be advanced that Mr Bond was the paid advocate

the dethroned

INQUEST.

Prince, but it must be remembered his services were retalfed by Government on the ex-Sultan's behalf, and, therefore, his remarks are entitled to double weight, However, Government has dethroned and banished Abdallah, and If Demosthenes these injuries. Another woman was brought himself had all this time been practising in at the same time but she was still living. cratory with the addition of another pebble

of the earth to advocate Abduliah's cause, he could not mend matters for the Sultan nor alter the fiat which has gone forth.

fracture of the lower jaw. She might pos- sibly recover.

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Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. C. May.)

17th October, 1877.

A SOLUTION TO THE MYSTERIOUS CASE,

DESTROYING TEEKS.

Chun Acheung, grass-cutter, was fined $5 for cutting trees near the Wanchai Gap.

LABCENY.

MORE DESTRUCTION OF TEEKS

Не жад

DRUNKENNESS. Thomas King, described as “an engineer of no particular employment," was fined 50 cents and ordered to pay 10 cents chair-hire for the above offence.

A "FISHY" CASE.

This case, in which four men and one woman were charged with stealing 6 bankots of salt fish, was again gone into to-day at some langth, resulting in all the prisoners being committed for trial, the prisoners making all sorts of defences.

A SLY BROTHEz.

He accepts the viewvestigate the needs of the people, and render

Bere

The Lamyit preacher says: The wind blow off all the bricks and tiles from the roof of the chapel, only leaving about enough covered space in the preacher's room to stand on. Twenty-one persons were drowned; among them two brothers of Church members. Over ton of the members had their boats and nets destroyed; and the grain in the fields washed away."

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Quotations.

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New Malwa, cash, ----

credit, 675 Allowance Taels, 8 a 32 Old Malwa, cash, —

credit, 675 Allowance Tuela, 8 a 32

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on demand, ... 30 days' aight,

Exchange.

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30 days

Australian Sovereigns,

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in such sum or sums of not less than $200 who is claiming commation as a right, The as the said Angelica Ahpack may deadre, and plaintiff in subsequent letters repudiaten the ides altogether. The defendant is in also interest for the same at $15 per cent. Fung Achung, a coal-coolie, was charged per annum from the date by equal monthly this dilemma. Either the receipt of the mortgage money was utterly without autho in his month and revisited this warm corner She suffered from fracture of left thigh and with cutting á large tree near Morrison payments on the 25th day of each andity, in which case of course he could not Fill He was arrested by the Chinese every month," etc. A second deed creating be entitled to commission, or it was within Sargeant of Messrs Jardine's Force of a further charge on the same property to the scope of his authority as agent and watchmen, The Magistrate sent him to 19 soure a fresh advance of $1,000 is dated attorney, and, if so, he has agreed to February 2nd 1876. It recites the former receive Ave par cent, on the income for In truth, we are sick of the Native States. The Coroner here informed Inspector Lee days' hard labour.

loan and fresh advance, and the mortgagor what he does. No doubt a paid agent sy Governors, and our officials generally, are that, although so far as he could see at present,

covenants to pay to plaintiff $3,000 with claim & commission for something he dinning nothing else into our eats, and in

14 per cent, on February 2nd 1881, and in a thels attention to the Malayan matters this the affair was only an acident, still it was

later clanss the plaintiff covenanta to allow does beyond his stipulated servic Colony thriving against all obstacles- right to caution him, that inasmuch as it

the mortgagor to pay off the loan after Fo-the ratification of the plaintiff places the does not receive that attention which its was owing to his entering the house that

bruary 2nd 1878, by half-yoarly payments receipt of the money within the scope of Importance deserves. Our beterogeneous

of $500, after giving 6 months' notice. The is authority as his attorney, and this ser population in this large city is allowed the woman came to her death, he might be

The interest Fice is to be paid for by the five per cent, on deed is a very fair one. to look after itself, and it is only when indicted for manslaughter if there wa

is high, but the plaintiff reduces it $1 per income. The defendant is not entitled to malaria or cholera of the worst type thins evidence that he had exceeded his duty, so

cent, a month, and takes upon himself the receive this commission, and there must be Its midst that the authorities wake up to that he need not give any evidence or an

insurance, and the mortgagor has power to judgment for the plautift for the $150 and the fact that Singapore forms a portion swer any question unless he liked.

Inspector Lee replied that he was

repay the loan in February 1878 instead of the $45. I have already said that, as to of the Malayan Peninsula and is entl tled to a thought. Families are allowed only performing his duty and was will

1870, and by half-yearly payments of $500 8250, 1 think the plaintiff ratified the not instead of quarterly payments of $200, of the defendant, and certainly the payment to Ng Cheong, and so cannot recover the to hard together in wretched, dirty, attap ing to give evidence. He was then

and stated that he was

This is the effect of the two deeds. But difference of interest. I should have been hovels, where cleanliness is unknown and sworn

the covenants of the first mortgage deed re dienste reigns supreme; murder, burglary of the Inspectors of Brothols. He had

Leung Atun, a servant, Fan Asee, a mained perfently valid as to $2000, so far as glad to refrain from giving costs, but the and forgery pass undetected and unpunish standing Orders from the Registrar General ed; bribery among the guardians of the since the passing of Ordinance 9 of 1867, to married woman, and Chow Akow, a woman, they could be applied, and Mira Ahpack had defendant, though noting I am quite sure ace is permitted to fourleh, if not unre enter any hosticensed prestitudo, without lat and 2nd with keeping an unlicensed as well as in the lates deed as it appear to The right course would have been candidly were charged by Inspector Whitehead, the the benefit of the provisions contained in it with the most upright intentions, has not behaved altogether well in this matter. proved, unchecked, while the powers that carrying on unlicensed prostitution without brothel at No. 9 Lyndhurst Terrace, and me. She might therefore have, I think, paid be are exercising their wisdom in arranging | a warrant. He was not to break into any the 3rd with being a person frequenting off the $2000 In February 1870 or in 10 to have confessed his want of care and DiaGOILET, ++*- -* the affairs of Sultan or Tumongong some house, although the Ordinance gave him the the same. The case was remanded till the quarterly payments from February 25th letters, which are much to his credit, no- dénce, and judging from the plaintifs thing or other, which can be of no political power to do so when necessary,

The Coroner here referred to the Ordin. 18th instant. The registered householder 1875 ending at Michsaimas 18/7. But the consequence to the British Goverament, or certainly of leas, both politically and sockande and asked the witness whether the of this hours are Mok See Yeong, Chau plaintif was not bound to receive the whole thing more would have been heard of it. Hongkong Bank, 17 % prom.

doubt that the defendant ought to have China Traders' Ins. Co., $2,800 ally, than the interests of our populous Registrar General had suspicion of this Kwan Yoo, Mok Kal Cheong and Ng Chap sum at Michaelmas 1877, and then that No one capable of forming an opinion can Union Ins, Society of Canton, $550

Ting

See time had passed, the and deed would operate looked at his Fower of Attorney and the Chinese Insurance Co., $247 commercial Port. But then dabbling in house at the times

Witness said he had none, but he had

and he would not be bound to receive PA mortgage deeds, and if, as is very likely Tangiare Ins. Association, Tis. 776 Native States matters enanres notice i

ANOTHER BUT BROTHEL,

ment before February 2nd 1878. If this Blus Books and may command even men standing orders to enter into any house.

Low Ayee, a married woman, was charged was a doubtful question of law the defend. he could not understand them, he should North China Ins. Co., Th, 860 tion in Parliament, though it should be The orders were not in writing. before empty benches and the China Er- The Coroner said the Ordinance should by Inspector Lee with being the keeper of ant was a fortior bound to seek professional have consulted a solinitor, but not the H.E. Fire Ins. Co., 3670 pres, but the remedying of local nuisances have then said that the Inspector of Brothels an unlicensed brothel in No. 42 Peel Street advies. Un January 25th 1877 and before mortgagor's solicitor. He then sets up this Chine Fire Ins. Co., $170 receives but local thanks, Among officials should have power to enter houses here it At the time he entered the house, at 2 am, plaintiff's letter had arrived, the defendant claim for commission at first with doubt, H.K. & Dock Co., 16 % die an ere must be kept to the future, and, only stated that the Registrar General or the to-day, the defendant and two other women without consulting any solicitor on the part "I suppoas I am to charge this five per H.K. O. & M. 8. boat Co., LE % after all, there are other and more promi Captain Superintendent of Police,

andeavoured to make their escape by get of his principal, received the 88000, handed cent. The absence of authority, and the Shanghal Steam Navigation, Tha nent colonies than this.

Witness continued I did not have the ting on the roof of the hote, and thence over the mortgage doods to Maz Ahpack's loss caused by his want of ordinary care is Hongkong Gas Co., $76 standing order in writing, I joined the to the adjoining house. The defendant got solicitor, and executed & re-assignment of pointed out, and then his doubts are laid Hongkong Hotel Co., 160

Temperature, HA--has been dragging it slow length Police in November-1810. Last night about down to the upper foor by ladder the property. The p-ssignment was aside for a positive demand. He persists Chinese Imperial Loss, £103

The plaintiff is thus driven into start, and along in the shape of a preliminary inquiry 6 o'clock the interpreters Chang Ayew, from a trap door in the roof and then wholly worthless sa the defendant had no and retains the $150 at the settlement. in the Police Court. You will remember came to me and I gave him some $1 notes descended to the street, where the las power to execute donde giten bit by the the defendant must pay for bis obstinasy (Teken si Maurs Faltoner à 00,'s Promists he is accused of poisoning his "big footed with direction to spend them in unlicensed spector caught her. The other two women Power of Attorney, and there can be with full costs. Judgment for plaintif for wife, and the circumstances attending the brothels. I marked these notes inspector fell down an oper space for the escape of doubt that plains might have treated the whole thing are very peculiar. The public Whitehead and myself met the interpreter smoke, to the basement floor, a height of payment as no payment at all, and compel the $160 commission retained by defendant Mr Francis appeared for the plaintiff, here were feasted with a report of the pro at 12 o'clock. He took us to No. fynd about 50 feet; one of them was picked up fed Mrs. Apacks to pay interest to February, and 845 paid into Court,

The interpreter knooked at dead, the other is dangerously hurt and in 1878, at least. The $8,000 was deposited reedings of the first day, but, afterwards, hurst Terrace.

for the defendadi. there was none published, the Magistrate the door which was then opened. We went now lying in Hospital She was expected in the French Bait, where it remained and Mr Handley instructed by Mr Brereton, Ar Handley said, in feferande to that haring expressed an opinion that publish in and arrested three women. I and the not to live. The Inspector applied for a til June 1st, and was ultimately paid in ing the report of proceedings at a prelim interpreter then went to No. 42 Peel Street. Temand, pending the result of the Inquest reduction of a mortgage of plaintiff's at 7 inary Inquiry was unadvisable. Strange to When we got to the door, the interpreter that was to be held this afternoon. The per cent. hald by Mr Ng Cheong, directions part of the judgment regarding the plaintiff any too, though the evidence, of course, I called out but got no answer for about five registered householder of this house is Mr conditionally. In letter dated March being driven into Court, the defendant had only ex parte, and is altogether that brought minutes. The noise awoke the neighbour A. K. Madar, and the foor is the same 22nd, 1877, the plaintif Brae refers to the offered to settle the matter by arbitration. forward by the prosecution, it was the re- hood, a woman on the 1st floor asked what which was occupied by the woman Leong rabject. He express his being worried at Hu Lordship said he heard nothing of it i presentative of the Crows, and not the we wanted. I asked her to open the door. Alsi, who was convicted at the last sealous hearing that the mortgags had been paid off, he could not go behind what came before

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المفيني

The case of Low How kim, the rich Chi

Abaroa,

Queen's Road).. Bonzora, Defober 17, 1877,

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