No. 4911.-Amir. 8, 1879.]
1878. The following are the catates valued at or over $10,000 :— .
Joao Joaquim dos Remedios, died at Hong-
kong, 6th July; estate $300,000. Wie-Akwong, died at Hongkong, 11th May;
estate $170,000. John Jack, died at Hongkong, 28th June;
estate $40,000,
Georgina Wellings, died in England, Sopt.
8th, 1872; catate $38,000. Leon-yen-sou, died at con, B.B. Benledi, 25th
March; estate $32,000.
Charles lili Eastley, died in England, 28th
June; estate $25,000. Mahomed Arab, died at Hongkong, March
27th estate $25,000. En-Soo, died at Chae Tuk (Uhina), Sopt.
7th; estato $21,000. Lal-Fang-Nam, died at Hongkong, April
15th; estate $14,000. William Shea, diod at sex, Francis Lewey, Nov. 19th 1876; estate $10,000. Of the 57 estates concerned in 17 cases the testator or intentate died at sea,
(L. and O. Express, Feb. 21.) The Audacious, late flag ship of the com- mander-in-chief on the Chins station, will be fitted to relieve the Belleiste ficat reserve coastguard ship at Kingstown.
The Nassau, Cominander Lang, arrived at Malta on the 18th inst., homeward bound From the China station.
Sir Henry and Lady Layard have bad an audience of the Sultan to take leave, The Ambassador at the same time presented Mr Malet (formerly Secretary of Legation at Poking) to the Sultan as British Minister Plenipotentiary.
We understand that the Foreign Office has not yet received particulars of the result of the negotiations of Sir Thes. Wade with the Indian Government in regard to the Opium Clauses in the Chefeo Conven- tion. It is presumed, though not known, that Sir Thomas would leave Calcutta for
China about this date.
As the Italian Government prohibit homeward-bound passengers landing at Brindisi, and twenty days' quarantine baving been ordered at Venice, the P.&O. Company, in order to facilitate the transit of their passeugera have given orders to run their steamers on to Trieste.
Kwo Ta-jen, leaving bis family and most of his suite to embark ut Marseilles, pro- ceeded from thence by rail with Li and Ma, of his mission, to the residence of Mr Hanbury, at Mortola, Bear Mentone; ac- companied by that gentleman, the party travelled, via Genou and Rome, to Naples, where H.E. embarked, por dhadyr, ou the 11th last, for Shanghai. He expressed grost pleasure in seeing the monuments of Rome, aud an inspection of the antiquities at Pompoli made a deep impression, and hore who know the reverence that the Chinesa bave for works of the olden times will readily understand this.
A dispute of some importance is going on between the tanks and the dock companies to their liability for freight on tea. Owing to the keen competition for storage, the dock companies solicit from the holders of bills of lading the storage of tea, and, in taking delivery from the ship have to uns dertake the payment of freight. This they seek to throw back on the banks as holders of the bill of lading, but as they are holders only as collateral security they contend that the liability rests of the shippers and con- signees, and not on them.
Bath. He became captain 1853, and com- manded the Highflyer from 1856 to 1860. In 1957 he was mentioned in despatches, and subsequently gazetted for a successful attack on Chinese war junks. He was next gazetted with high praise for services at the assault on and capture of Canton, and again as having been severely wounded at the unsuccessful attack on the forts of the Peiho. He subsequently commanded the Aboukir and Hastings, and was promoted to flag rank as rour-admiral in 1869. Ho
wan
commander-in-chief on the China
Station (with local rank na vice-admiral) from Aug., 1871, till May, 1876, and while serving in that capacity was gazetted a Knight Commander of the Bath in 1873.
Latest Mail Advicos.--Yokohama (via Sau Francisco) Jau, HI, Shanghai 5, Foo chow 8, Hongkong 11.
The French mall, with the advices dated
THE CHINA MAIL.
It is
Police Intelligence. The remanded case in which Cheang Ahim, stookeepper, Central Market, and Young Ayan, a trader, were charged before Mr May with being found in possession of a large quantity of prepared opium, came on again to-day. Mr Dennys, who appeared
law. Since this case was last before the Court, His Lordship went on to remark, he had looked up the authorities la the matter as Counsel had no doubt done too, and he found that the law of England was that if by any deed assignment the bankrupt had given over his assets no action of the Court could touch the property.
Mr Russell said there had been some for the defendants, said that he was pre- assignment under the presumption that he pared to show that the opium came into the dofendants' possession in a perfectly logiti- would get the Hongkong, assets,
mato manner, they having bought it at friendly arrangement among the creditors.
After some further conversation, Coun-different times from persons licensed to sell sel put the bankrupt in the witness box opium by the late opium farmer; and he further urged that it was purchased for the with a view to glicht Information as to the defendants personal use and was not to be Insurance policy.
Mr Russell You have got an insurance retailed by them. He called evidence in support of his allegation, and further con- polley on your life for £20,000.-Not I. Ittended that the Ordinance of 1879 did not is in the name of my wife.
The Chief Justice Is the policy here 7 authorise the confiscation of opium, and that the local law was in direct opposition -No, my Lord.
Mr Russoll-How is it in the name of to the common law. of England. Mr May thought otherwise, and fined the defendanta your wife? Was it a policy you conveyed $50 each, the opium to be confiscated to to her --No. It was taken out for her on the use of the opium farmer, and a moisty my life.
of the fine, if paid, also to go to him.
Another case of being found in possession of prepared opium came before Mr Creagh The defendant, who is a tooney-changer and a druggist, was also charged with selling opian, and the case being clearly proved be was fined $100, half the fine, together with the opium and utensils, to go to the opium farmer. The fines were paid in both the above cases.
as above, reached London, via Marseilles, on the 10th inst; two days in advance of its due date. The following P. & O. mail, with a week's later advices, left Brindlel on
Who has paid the premium 1-1 have :: the 10th inst., and will be delivered to-
out of my personal property. morrow, two days early, Advices from When was this policy effected?-About Japau, via San Francisco, to Jan. 11, were three years ago. received on the 17th inst. The steamer The Chief Justice-In what office 7-In Poonth, with the heavy portion of the last the "London, Liverpool and Globe," in the inward . & O. mail, arrived at Southamp-office of the Hamburg agent. tou on the 17th inst.
The rumours in regard to failures in the China trade bave roosived more prominence This wook by the City sditors, but no na- mes are given, and as far as we know the vuly formal stoppage is that of Mr John Dial by, of Mincing-lane, engaged in the China and Japan trade.
Mr Russell-When did you pay the last premluni-In November last.
What was the amount of your last pro- mium 2---£500.
The Chief Justice:You have paid three policles of £500 each 7-Rather more. had to pay extra on account of my having
gone to China.
Mr Russell:- How did you send that £5001-By telegraphic transfer,
When did you send this money ?-Ou referring to the books I find that it was on the 7th November.
A meeting of merchants, manufacturers, and others has been held in the Old Town
At what time did you get the intelli- Hall at Manchester to consider the bearing of the decision in the recent case of Fro-gence of the failure of Pustan & Co., and of Donner & Co., in London On the 16th vand v. Langton and Kiley on the cotton
November; a few minutes after 9 o'clock trade, Mr John Stagg presiding. It was
in the morning. resolved, "That a committee of merchants, agents, and manufacturers be slected for the purpose of forming a Manchester Out- ton Trade Association, such association to draw up a basis on watch all contracts in cloth and yarns are to be fixed, and to determine the manner in which all disputes that may arise shall be settled;" and a committee was appointed to carry out the objects of the resolution.
SUPREME COURT. (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice.) IN BANKRUPTCY.
April 3, 1870.
ing the inmate of a brothel, at No. 38, Peel
observing the anniversary of the tornado be kept up, it may in time become a tival of the festival of a similar nature kept in the 7th month.
China.
FOOCHOW. (Herald)
3
Colloquial English. In the lower classes, the progress, in Colloquial, as far as re- gards the subject matter of their lessons, has been most marked. I even attributo the high marks obtained by the pupils in the written examination partially to this source. The amount of inatter read this yoar may not have equalled that of pro- vions yours, but the comprehension of what has been read has been far more general over all the classes, as the papers in A correspondent sends us the following translation from English into Chinese and
show, details of another anti-mlastonary riot in from Chiness into English sufficiently the interior of this province.
On Sunday, the 16th ultimo, a mob of over a hundred persons forcibly entered the repetition of from six to eight lines from Methodist Chapel at Yusch'un, 140 miles Standard prose authors every morning. south of Foochow, and violently assaulted This I made the subject of conversation the Christians who had gathered therein for either between the boys and myself or divine worship. The catechist and cougro. between the boys themselves gatton cecaped to the magistrate's yamen, means was able to provido subject matter. leaving the mob in possession of the chapel. for practice in English Speaking. The The rabble immediately set to work and result so far has been satisfactory, add to this attack the people had been called time to develop, and the boys now forming destroyed the seats, tables, etc. Previous anticipate that when the-system-has
6. In the first class I insisted upon the
By this
upon by the gentry to subsoribe 100 cash the lower classes have boon duly promoted avowedly towards the extermination of to the Upper School, English Speak- Obristianity in their district. Their modus ing will become very much more general operandi was to tear down the chapel in the provided that the boys remain sufliciently first instance, and subsequently to destroy long at School for the purpose. I also the houses of the Christiane-thus forcibly have devoted an hour a week for Colloquial driving them out of the place. But, bap through the rest of the School. pily, only part of this programine was 7. At the weakly oxaminations, I have carried out. The sufferers by the riet fled endeavoured to give practical lessons in to the magistrate's yamen, where they were the art of teaching to the pupil Teachers The remanded case in which Lai A-eing, a kindly received and promised protection, and Monitors. If more time were at my cook, and Lai A-sam, a stone eutter, word A few days later the magistrate wont in disposal, these lessons could be formed into Icharged with cutting and wounding a coolie person to inspect the wrecked chapel. He regular method cines, where candidates named Chung Kum-po, was concluded to-day, immediately instituted an examination into for Bostorships in the Anglo-Vernacular the defendants being sentenced to 14 days the whole affair, and required the offenders Schools recently established might be hard labour each. The quarrel arose out of to pay all expenses attending the repair of trained,
8. The attendance of the School is almost a dispute about the use of a public hydrant. the chapel, to furnish medical aid to the
Another case of a similar zature occurred wounded men, and to find alx zouths the same as that of last year, as far as ut Show Ki Wan, but the results were less security for the lives of the pemous figures are concerned, but when we take serious. The defendente (one a married assaulted. The man who had been most into consideration the fact that all applica woman 46 years of age and the other a girl severoly beaten was ordered to receive tions for admission since September have of 17) both wanted water; both were in a $30 as compensation, but, with rare been refused, and that therefore the places burry to obtain it, and unfortunately both disinterestedness, he refused to receive the of those who have left during the same went to the same well; the consequenos was money in order that the purity of his period have not been filled up, this im- that each having mildly expressed her motives in becoming a Christian should not provement in the average attendance But the entry of that sum sent on the opinion that she should have the first dip, be doubted. By this prompt action of the of those remaining has been very con 7th appears after entries of the 20th and and each being determined that she would unob'un magistrate, and the unselfish considerable, the average daily attendance for 29: 7-Year Mr von Bobers will explain. not give way, they got to high words, duct of the nativo Christiane, not only has the year boing 430.60 as against 431 of last Mr von Bobers, called, stated that the Compliments were passed from one to the peace been restored but also a good state year. The number of boys ourolled this entries were made from small slips of paper other no doubt very edifying to the large of feeling between the Christians and their year is 606 against 610 of last year. It is called bill sheets. The fact that the cutry crowd of idlers gathered around.
The heathen neighbours secured; the latter ecessary, however, to explain here that a of this sum-appeared after entries relating younger one being the better-looking gained for once fully nuderstanding that Christiane large number of these left at the beginning to the 26th and 29th did not show that it the sympathy of the male sex and the old must not be persecuted for refusing to con. of the year to enter the Chinese Govern- had not been paid on the 7th,
woman that of the female portion of the tribute to idolatrons purposes, and also ment Service and for ather situations, and The Uhief Justice Is there any irregu audience. The orowd, far from pacifying that the higher and nobler principles which that it is therefore only by the improved larity in that outry 1-No, my Lord.
the angry damsels, fired them by their they claim to have adopted are entitled to regularity of the remainder that the high Mr euss 11 There is other evidence to plaudits and their jears, and the gentle respect and legal recognition.
average attendance can be accounted for. The Chinare Admiral Ping-lately on
V. It is of interest to noto that 47 boya show, my Lord, that the failure was creature of seventeen summers flew at her telegraphed here on the 1840. Mr Pustan opponent, and defended the well at the command of the Mamoi Arsenai lest were rendered homeless by the recent are. says it was the 15th; i have no more ques-point of a broom. The police arrived at dled suddenly a few days ago, under for English were changed on the ground 10. During the summer months the hours Mr William ven Pustau, (W, Pustu &tions to ask. We leave the case in your this juncture and prevented further blood-suspicious circumstances. It is reported of health to G to 11 A.M. instead of from 0 Co.) appeared to pass bis final examination. Lordship's hands. It is clearly u derstood shed. Mr Creagh fined them each $1 that his servanta bave been arrested, and Mr Johnson (of Beasts. Sharp, Toller and that the backrapt is to be allowed 10 g to
aro now undergoing examination at the AM to 1 P.M. as formerly. By this ar Johnson) appeared for the bankrupt; and daw org, and that provision will be made
Archibald Porteous, an engineer belonging Arsenal Commissioner's yamon.
rangement an interval between 8 and 9 in fr Russell, acting Attorney General, fu- out of the funde bere to give him a passage,
kong, per S. S. Kwang Tang, on Saturday was performed in the cool of the morning. to the 8.8. Jodilah, was fined $5 for assault-
Sir Thomas Wade arrived from Bong. the morning was available, and as the work structed by Mr Brereton, for the Uficial first-class of course, to Hamburg.
last, the 22nd instaut, Shortly after the it made it less trying to the English Staff. Assigùéo, opposed.}
Laa á I, a cookie, was charged with hay- Kwang Tung had cast anchor off Pagoda 11. Owing to the School now being ing committed a most during robbery in the Island, Sir Thomas Wade was waited upon entirely surrounded by Chinese houses, Queen's Road, from the person of one Carl by Captain Lee Boo who placed a steam any amenity and quietness it may once Halbert, a fireman belonging to the U.S.S. launch at the disposal of the distinguished have possessed, have been completely As destroyed. From the commencement of Ashuelot. It appears that Halbert was count-visitor-a courtesy that was availed of, ing como money, and was in the art of return- His Excellency passed up the harbour on School at 6 A.M. to 2 a.. in the following ing it to his pocket, when the defendant made his way to Foochow the Chinese gunboata morning there is a continuod succession of a snatch at it and ran off. Some money was in port fired the usual native salute of three noises in the neighbourhood. No less than heard to jingle on the pavement, but Hal-guns. On Sunday Sir Thomas Wade called 29 vociferous bawkers have been known to hert without waiting to pick it up gave upon the Viceroy and the Imperial Compass in the short space of two hours. It chase and succeeded in catehing the thief, missioner, and on the following day those frequently has been our experience that who codly handed him a dollar. The man's officials made return calls at the British after spending nearly an hour illustrating a special subject to find the whole effect of defence was original. He said that he saw Consulate. the complainant counting some money and a
"Considerable excitement has been created the lesson lost by a disturbance in th dollar tell on to the pavement, so he picked in the Foreign Settlement during the past street regarding a few cash. It is due to it up and ran away as he was afraid the week by the appearance of numerous ex- Captain Deace to state that he has sent complainant might ask it back from him, prosses" relating more or less to the Wa. men to prevent those occurrences, but five Mr Crough sent him to four months' hard shift-ahan difficulty. These sensational minutes after the policemen have left, tho labour; the first and last two weeks to be in circulars probably originated in the desire neighbourhood was as noisy solitary confinement.
to arouse a little public expression of sym-beg to suggest that the same plan be Fung Apo, a coolie, was charged on re-
pathy with the missionary causo, sad if adopted as in provious years, viz., that a mand by Sergeant Toomey with having corned it was, we think, a commendable hawkers of the great annoyance that is this was really the aim of the parties con- watchman bo specially appointed to warn returned from banishment, and was sen- fenced to twelve months' hard labour.
motive. The later "expresses" have, caused by them during and after school however, degenerated into vulgar lampoona, Several men were charged with the un-which-with beco.ing gentlemanly-feel- The memorandun given above having been again read over, the clause about the lawful possession of building materials, and fng a discriminating community has almost sent to gaol for terms of six weeks, or three policy of insurance belig deleted,
Blue Lordship took exception to the word-months with hard labour. log, remarking that the Official Assignee was not bound to consult the creditore. He had done so in this case but he was not bound to consult them in any way nor to do as The Chief Justice-There is no imperial they desired him. In fact in many cases it bankruptcy in Shanghai. The proceedings might be his duty to act in direct opposition there are under the Queen's regulations to their wishes. If they had appointed
Mr Russell There has been an adja- creditors' assignee they would have been in dication in Shanghat; and thers and at a very different position. But if persons Canton they are looking to see what is would not go about these matters in the being done here. The bankrupt believes, proper form it was not his fault. and the other Germans belleve, that the Mr Russell, for the creditors, had to say therman law prevails there, and that an ad- that they had no objection to the bankrupt fudiation made there would have an im-going home, or bis passage belog paid out of the funds As however, he was not Perial application.
retained by the creditors,
The Chief Justice –With the consent Bir lussoli stated, with reference to the of the two gentlemen, who have been ap proposition made on behalf of the credit-polated overseers, I may call them, of the 28, that the Official Amignoe bäd no business here. Now, with regard to this objection personal y--
policy, three things are possible. It may be 1. That the policy is the property of the credita s.
The Chief Justice-Has he any ob- jection at all I cannot accept the word "personally." He is an official
Mr Russell --I was about to say that I have also seen the creditors, and—
The Chief Justice-You have nothing whatever to do with the preditors.
Mr Russell-With great respect to your Lordship, I believed they were the same. At all oventa, I bave seen them; and we bayo agreed to the following statement being read to the Court:
At the meeting of bank managers yester. tay on the subject of the usauce for bills
There is bo objection, raieed by the being reduced from six to four months no Official Assignee to the bankrupt going decision was arrived at beyond solici.ing home, but the creditors do not see any the co-operation of the acc. plots and grad-necessity for his going to Hamburg as they torn of credits to adopt the four months for believe there are no assets, and that an imperial adjudication can be had in the coming tes season's operations.
Shanghai where the firm has been adjudged insolvent. Out of deference, however, to the strongly expressed opinion of the Judge, the Ufhcial ass goo, as representing the creditora, aud with their consent agrees to the bankrupt having funds from the estate, he having declared that he has Do means and undertaking to go direct to Hamburgs and slao undertaking to sur- render the policy of £20,000 which he has refused to surrender."
Major-General Crealock, Newdigate, and Marshall have been appointed to com- mnande in the reinforcements proceeding to the Cape. Major-vieneral D. rope Crea- look, U.B., served with the 90th Light lufantry in the Urimes. He was appointed Deputy-Assistant Quarter-master-Genoral to the China Expeditionary Force in March 1847, and was present at the whole of the operations at Canton in December 1857 and January 1868 (Bravet of Lieutenant- Colonel, medal with claap). After serving in the Indian comalgns of 1858-69 he was Appointed Military Secretary to Lord Elgin, Special Ambassador in China, in March 1860, and was attached to the head-quarters of the British Army during the war of that year, including the action of S nho, capture of the forts of Tangkeo and Taku, action of Palichao, and surrender of Peking (medal with two clasps). Major-General L. New digate served with the 2nd Battalion Rife Brigade in the Crimean Campaign of 1854, and up to Jaly 1865, including the battles of Alma and inkerman, and siege of Sebas top Major-Genoral F Marshall also served in the Crimea.
The Chief Justice :-That is a matter of opinion, and in such a matter I do not place much value on the opinion of the
merchants.
deai,
2. That it is absolutely the property of the wife. The law of Prussia may no decide. With the law of England on the subject we are not called ngon now to 3. There may be alien upon it for that $500, but that I cannot decide now, nor under the present state of things, as 1 have not got the potay. It does seem rather a strange thing that a man in the position of the bankrupt should have fusured his life for $20,000 just a short time before the bankruptcy of his firm. The whole que tion is one of diflio lty.
Mr Russell:Yes, my Lord; and that he should have sent this sum of fo10 home by telegraphic t-ansfer just few days before the intelligence of the bankruptcy arrived here.
The Chief Justies said he could not hear him as representing them."
Mr Russell explained that he had only been asked to speak for them alues came into Court, and so far as having received a retainer decided the question, he was not retained,
an
Street.
Thomas McDade, a private (No. 893) 27th Regiment, was charged with being violently drunk and assaulting people in the street. He was fined $3 or in default of payment to be imprisoned for 10 days with hard labour and further ordered to make good the damage he had done ($8.50) or suffer fur- ther imprisonment for 10 days with hard Irbour.
Canton.
CANTON, April lat.
hours.
I have the honour to be,
Sir.
ever. I
Your most obedient Scrvant,.
ALEXANDER FALCONER, acting Head Master.
unanimouly declined to endorse. A doubt. less good-natured effort on behalf of a per- secuted and outraged section of the British commuunity is not to be defeated by gross The Revd. Dr. EITEL, ribaldry, and scoffing at things sacred,
ANNUAL REPORT ON THE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
(Gazette.) GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL,
HONGKONG, 18th January, 1870.
SIR, I have the honour to forward to you the Annual Report for the Central School for 1878.
We had yesterday & very interesting
2. On the departure of Mir Stowart for illustration of the way in which many of England on leave, several important stanges the superstitions-customs and ascrifices of were made in the Staff of the School. The Mr Russell-With regard to this polloy
China take their risc. It will be remem. first was the separation of the duties of the Inspector of Schools from those of the of insurance for £20,000, which the bank
bered that it was the anniversary of that Head Master; the second, the appointment An excellent feature of the University rapt has refused to surrender, It does not
eventful day on which the Dragon appeared of Mr Arthur as the Acting Second Master, Magazine is the paper on "Religion and appear in any of the accounts; ho has been
and of Mr Murray, late of the Independent The Chief Justice remarked that a second in 1876, and caused such devastation College, Taunton, as Fifth Master, in order Worship in Ancient China," by Dr Victor asked for it and has refused to give it up. von Stranss und Torney, although it gives He makes out in some way or other that it was sufficient time to put that matter right, throughout the entire length of the Canton to compensate for the absence of Mr Ball, no evidence of first-hand study of China. does not belong to the Official Assignee, he had seen it done hundreds of times,
who in consequence of illness was per- City, in plain English, the day of the tornemanently incapacitated for duty. In No. A distinct mistake is made when Con- The Chief Justice-Have you the policy Mr Wotton, who represented the creditors,
stated that they did not object to
do. We have often observed thatvember, Mr Piercy, the Fourth, Master, fucianism is numbered among the "three|| here? religious communions" recognised in the bir Russell --No, my Lord
allowance being made to the bankrupt to has become a synonym for the acting on the advies of his medical adviser, country. Confucianism; it is agreed, is in
rosigned, and Mr McKinney, of the Surveyor The Chief Justice :-Do you wish to exenable him to proceed to Hamburg. no sense a religion, but a cut-and-dried amine the bankrupt with regard to it?
The Chief Justice It is not sufficient tornado. Only last week whilst passing General's Department, was at once tran- system of philosophical morality of an in- I can do nothing unless I have judicial that they do not object." Do they ask through one of the streets during a little forred to the School. comparable protiness. Again, Lao-tae (lite knowledge of the existenos of this policy. that he be paid this allowanes to enable gale, we heard two mon remarking that they 8. It was natural to expect that these ally "old son" or "child") was so called The bankrupt is here for final examination; him to go home? from the legend of his being born with you can ask him whatever queriops you.
Mr Wotton No. On your Lordship's hoped it would not be a repetition of the white hair, and by no means significa "the | like,
suggestion they consent.
9th day of the Brd month,' So terrific were old tensher,” as Dr von Strauss” has it, in Mr Russell I did not wish to go into The Chief JusticeThen I make no the consequences of that memorable event, Fraser'a Megurine there is an article by Mr the question as it was your Lordship's opi- order. I suggested this as a proper thing that yesterday, the people in and around
Giles on "Mesmerism, Planchette, and nion that nothing should be done here to do. They must now ask the Court to Spitiuallem in China," which will be read that would prejudice the bankrupt else do it,
the neighbourhood visited with dostruction, with some interest. The writer's experi- where.
closed their doors and devoted the day to mees with Planchette are decidedly qurions; The Chief Justice -I did not say so, ut perhaps the most interesting point in If any opinion I expressed. is to be quoted he article is the writer's expressed inter- here, I must insist on the ipsissima" verba ion of bringing out a translation of the being given. dao-Chai--the remarkable production of a isappointed literatus, written in pique, us in rosiity a far more lasting achieve aent than that of attaining the position of "" tenngtü,” which was the object of his mbition in the Civil Service,
Mr Russelllt. was very clear that the opinion of the Court was that the bankrupt should be allowed to go bome.
The Chief Justice It is my duty to sse that he is sent home if the circumstances call for it.
Mr Wotton They agree to the sugges tion your Lordship made.
The Chief Justice Do they take the worship. One would have thought that the responsibility i
Dragon would be the object to whom the fr Wotton.-What responsibility does your Lordship mean? Do you meauto suppliants would address themselves; but they to render themselves responsible for we were surprised to find that it was not so. the money if it should turn out to have As the incense was burning upon the altars, been wrongly paid?
The Chief Justice ¡—Yes,
many of the bolder people went out and Mr Wotton (after consulting his clients) | visited the unfortunato streets, and there Mr Russell-We do not wish to inter.No. They will not do that,
The Chief Justice Then I make no presented the never falling paper money fore with his going home, and in deference to your Lordship's opinion, are willing to order. Eat this case be acjourned for a clothes do. And lest there should be hungry allow the funds here to be used for his week, and lot protection be continued; and spirits still ranging the streets, rios and Partage money.
Let Mr. Pustau, if he is so advised, apply to other edibles were thrown broadcast late the Court for an allowance.
His Lordship remarked that in these cases all the mischief had happened in consequence of the creditors not appointing a creditor's assignee.
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell, K.C.B., FR.S., has een placed on the retired list of his rank. de is the sixth son of the late Right Hon. ir Lancelot Shadwell, Knight, Vice-Chan- ellor, was born on älst Jan., 1814, and
The Chief Justice If this is not a as therefore just completed his sixty-fifth bankruptcy at all, then with whose funds ear He entered the Navy 1827. As first are we dealing? entenant of the Castor he took part, in Mr RussellHe is adjudged a bankrupt 340, in the operations against the towns here on his own petition."
Cailla, Jaffa, and Tsour, and assisted at The Chief Justice My opinion is that as bombardment of Aere. He commanded some arrangement should be made with he Sphim during the Burmone War in regard to the money in the Bank, if possible; Bisp, and was twipe gazetted, honour that the bankrupt should go to Hamburg ay mentioned, and promoted for his ass and, filing his petition there, have the whole way and breated a Companion of the question "discussed according to German
In the case of Donner, & bankrupt, Mr Johnson stated that the bankrupt expected soon information from Shanghai which would enable him to present perfect account
The ease we sojowned for a weak,
'numcroüs changes would inconvenienso and
eting Inspector of Schools,
$o.,
hic.
Quotations.
HONGKONG, April 3, 1879.
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retard the progress of the School to A certain extent; I have however to report that the various masters speedily settled downy forward without in the work went steadily without interruption.
4. As the absence through sickness among the Staff has been less than in former years, and as the duties of the Inspector of Schools did not trench upon the time of the Head Master, the work
tinuous, and therefore a higher standard according to the time table was moro con- at the annual examinations just concluded has been attained. I have reason also to anticipate in the yaar upon which we have entered even a higher degree of attalu- mont, when the School derives the fall advantages of the services of Mr May, who has been recently appointed to the Third (Taken at Mars Falconer & Co. & Fremists,
Queen's Road) Master-ship vecated by Mr Ball.
HONGKONG, April 9, 1879,
5. A steady attempt has been made to facilitate the acquirement of English Speak
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ing during the year. I may mention that BAROMETER them. Upon questioning the people resit has always been a rule of the School that perting the objects for whom these gifts English Masters in front of their classes were intended we were informed that out of were on no account to speak Chinese unless THERMOMETER
compelled. In addition to this, an entry. the thousands who perished a year ago to the following effect has been made in the there were many orphan or solitary time-table, that in every lesson, whether spirits, whose needs must be supplied, leat taught by an English Master, or a Chinese they in turn become agents of evil to the was to be employed not only be a test, but Assistant Master, questioning In English thoughtless ditinent. Should the customs of in order to facilitate the acquisition ei
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