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No. 4953.-MAY 23, 1879.]

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THE CHINA MAIL.

7. If we are not bound to inquire into, and get at the bottom of, the complications referred to, as we certainly are not, there is at least a safe and sure way always open 5 to us of having our transsetions ali in legal form, and attested to be so, by our Consul and the Chinese authorities,

Now that we are getting into the hot season we begla to notice the cheeks of the chil. dren pale and grown wan. Any one who has noted this, year after year, can, with- out difoulty, understand the difference that exists in India between the colour of children's cheeka in the plain and that they acquire in the hills, and may take an inter-

8. Wherever the so-called “red tape" of the transaction has been neglected, or full and satisfactory attestations have not been obtained, the principle of holding on to a place we have once got in possession at all hazards, because we are backed up by a strong Government, should be at once and for ever abandoned.

9. It will, in the long run, be best for our interests, and especially for the cause of Christianity, if we yield up a claim, which is not legally secured, whenever it is called in question.

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11. The trial will have a healthy effect whichever way It ends, like a storm which purifies the air.

12. A judgment agalust the Missionaries, they have been legally in the wrong, will be in itself a useful lesson to their class.

CORRESPONDENCE.

•A SUGGESTION.

some volees from

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Manila.

We are in possession of the Gacsta de Genova to the 1st April, in which we find Interesting news concerning this country:** "The well-known Rubattino Steam Ship Co. has decided that their steamers ball in future tonch at Manila and Yokohama, with the hope of establishing commercial relations which will be favourable both to the Company and to the ports vislied by their vessels. The Company now pornese - fleet of fifteen ateamers, of which, the two lately acquired-ingapore and Manila are of 4000 tons each, being the largest of the lot. The Italiau isg nowadays occupies the fifth place among those that pass the Suez Canal, and in 1878, no less than 44 vessels flying the Italian flag passed the Canal, aggregating 50,457 tonz.

Commercial advices from London to the 4th April, are to the effect that "the last month has been one of the smallest in the operations in tobacco ever known, owing to the uncertainty prevailing with regard to the propositions made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, concerning the re-imposition of import duty on that article."

ON CHINESE POLICEMEN. Chinese policemen are thirty two years

suffer any great diminution in the amount : peatedly used, and, therefore, their cost is more or less defrauding some others of their · THE DASTARDET ASSAULT ON SEEGEANT was permitted to be enclosed by the autho-

PERRY.

rities in 1866,

(Translated from our Manila Exchanges.) actually received in the shape of fares, | trifling,

Chan Aping, described as a farmer, was On the seventh day Mr Wolfe's examina-We are told that the Spanish vessels, whilst the passengers are much more

aharged on remand, by Inspector Thomson, tion in chief was continued. He said ho both war and merchantmen, are annually comfortable, and the Colony ao doubt TRE Straits Times, in noticing the report of

with snatching one pair of allvar earrings, never had any such document prepared as expending about half a million of dollars valued at $8,50, from the person of one the $800 deed. The priest's evidence on for repales at Singapore and Hongkong. benefits considerably by the non-arrivals the E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Company,

Hos Yeung, married woman, and also this point was untrue. He agreed to buy the It is a pity that Manila does not possess of the hordes which might otherwise remarks that a larger proût might have been

with ont ing and wounding Police Sergeant promises for $1,500, and his teacher drew up dock, where so many people could be om- visit our model Colony. At the same time expected than the moderate dividend of

Porry whilst in the execution of his duty. a dead, which the priest took away to copy ployed, and bring the money other. Hoa Yeung, declared, stated: I am a in triplicate, When he brought back the wise exponded into these islands. Why do there can be no doubt that these steamers per dont on the whole year's working.

married, woman, at about 7 p.m. on the copy he paid him the $500; he took it in two Spanish capitalists not come forward and are quite capable of carrying considerably" It is true the capital is very large and the

2nd instant, I was walking through the instalments, saying it was inconvenient to endow Manila with this boon? Sball wo more passengers than they are at present expenses very heavy, but still the question

rohway, between the Praya and Taz All carry away all the money at one time. The always be tributary to other nations? The Lane. It was nearly dark at the time, and priest brought him the pro. note when he subject merits serious consideration. allowed, and there should be no time lost will ever crop up in the outside mind, whe

I was alone. I was wearing a pair of car spoke of bringing the affair before the Con- We learn that the Home Government in altering the oppressive ordinance..- ther the policy of high charges is a sound

rings; just as I entered the archway some sul. He prodnoed the book of constitution has ordered the remittance of a collection one, and whether it would not be true wis

one came behind me and snatched them of the CM. S. He had heard from the of cigars, manufactured at these islands, to both sway.

I turned round and pacsaed mandarins that the top" storey was objceted the Minister Plenipotentiary in China, and THERE is said to be a bitch in the arrange-dom on the part of the Directors to take

the man, who ran out on the Prays and to by the gentry on the ground of fung-ahui, the same will be offered as a present to the mente for the new Cathedral which the example to some extent from the Post

turned westward. I called thief." The Had he been here he would not, he thought, Emperor of Anňam. man ran fast, and I lost sight of him when have erested so elevated a house as that. Roman Catholic Community are desirous Office and Postal Union, and endeavour to

ho turned up New East Street. I did not He had not the charge of the property when It may, of erecting in place of the present incon-introduce same modifications.

see his fago, and I could not identify the in 1863 the top storey was put on Morrison's repient edifice in Wellington Street. It perhaps, be too soon to do so just get, but

man. I went up New East Street and saw house; did not know whether permission of the prisoner in contody of the police, Consul was asked or not. Did not see that is understood that the house known as it is only a question of time when telogra

and went with him to the station. he ought to have known. The present Girls' Duart" had been purchased, as it would phic rates will be much lower than they are

When my earrings were taken I felt some School was a residence until 1876-77. He furnish a spacious and central site for the at present, Telegraphic rates to and from

pain in my ears, but they were not had no permission from anyone to change it Jacerated,

into a Girl's School. The cross-wall, which new place of worst.lp-;--and it was, the East may be said to be almost prohibi-

Chinese Constable No. 449 deposed: I he had put up, to prevent people who came we believe, fully expected that the sum tire. They are entirely go to the Press in 10-The character of a Missionary's in-was on leave of absence and was walking in from the hill going through the garden into to be realized by the sale of the old the East; and it would soom any for the fiuense depends more upon his social inter- plain clothes in Sal Wo Lane. I heard his compound, he put up without permission the direction of from anybody; he considered the ground building and site in Wellington Street Company to make some concessions in this

course and his business transactions with T Mi Lane calling "robbery"-Ihis private property, believing it to have would be amply sufficient to enable those reapest, considering that all telegraphic the natives than on anything else.

on the Fraya and there been rented by Rev. Mr Smith. He had Interested to erect a building worthy of messages for Australia pass through this

saw the defendant running towards me been told s by Mr Smith, who died in 1863, pursued by the complainant, who was five years before he put up this wall. He the religious denomination now under central port of Singapore, which is to a

falling robbery it and who was then about was in England, and know nothing of any the care of Biship Raimondi. So far great degres the Company's Headquarters

twenty

feet behind the defendant, riot about the gate being altered. I tried to stop the defendant, but seeing enclosed, when he built the new northwest things looked well, and the prospect, was in the Far East."

that he had a knife upraised in his band wall, a piece of ground he had rented from encouraging. But, as we have said, some

with which he threatened me, I did not King Po, he had it pulled down again by difficulty appears to have arisen regarding

He said nothing when he advice of the Consul. He did not remember the title deeds, and the question is now

raised the knife, but held it in snob a ever seeing the document produced regarding threatening manner and looked at me in the Blindman's Temple; he swore that the raised whether, under the title, the old alte

such a way that I was afraid to stop him. priest was absolutely false in stating that I was within arm's langth. f the defendant at the date, the $800 dead bore, he was. can be sold by the Bishop in the event of Its being used for other than the sacred

when he threatened me with the knife. negotiating for the parohase of all the pro- The defendant then passed me, and Iperty described them. He did not believe To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

A letter of pursued him, blowing my whistle. He he ever saw the deed before, purposes for which it was granted by the

Hong ong, May 23rd, 1879- Government. The position is an awkward'

SIS-To-morrow being the birthday of ran up New East Street and I followed him Mr Carroll relating to the release of the of age, without whiskers; wear loose clothes" one, to say the least of it; and, while weest in the ashette which General Biddulph Her Oracions Majesty the Queen, His Ex- and was about 10 feet from him when he priest and the perpetual term being out of and carry staves. They walk at the rate cellency the Governor has directed that the turned the corner. On getting near the reason was read, but witness persisted in of a mile in twenty-four hours. Their do not desire to see the rights of the Crown has worked for long and hard,—the estab-day shall be observed as a general holiday bead of New East Street I saw Sergt. Perry swearing that the priest was punished for chief amusement is looking at people. standing near the Queen's Road entrance. the $400 transaction, not the $500 perpetual gambling and stealing. When they Bee sbated, we sincerely wish at the same time that the R. O. Community may success uliy / lishment of a home in the hills for soldiers' | throughout the Government Departments. The Sergeant grabbed at the defendant ae term agreement; over and over again he any persons gambling they smile, tara he ran past, but the defendant escaped swore to this as a fact within his own their backs, and slip twenty each into their from him and ran eastward along the knowledge; the man was in prison for a pockets. Sometimes when they catch a emerge out of the unpleasant dilemma in which they now find themselves.

Queen's Road I did not see the defen week only there was a period of three or very weak creature in the last stage of four months between that time. and the inanition taking a handful of bad rice, they dont use the knife,

Sergeant Perry deposed to stopping the commencement of the negotiations for the lay hands upon his tail and walks off with defendant; he was sure it was the defend-purchase of the whole of the property. His him at the above rate to the police station, ant as he saw his face plainly, There was Lordship and the Counsel both asked him This is in order to show their efficiency, plenty light from the shops and stalls. He time after time about this, the inconsistency and the arduous nature of their duties. caught the man by the right arm and at between his statement and Mr Carroll's The next morning seven or eight of them the enme moment felt that he was stabbed. letter being so glaring; he still, however, take this wretch to the Mixed Court with The defendant broke away, and witness as adhered to his statement, His Lordship loud monosyllabic hootinge, where he is soon as he recevered himself struck the asked him to consider before answering sentenced to three months' imprisonment, defendant with his stick; he was never

"We know your sacred position," he said, the sangue, and a hundred strokes of the more than a few fost distant from the "and we give you credit for recollecting you bamboo being thrown in as lively adjuncts defendant. He handed him over to a are under oath," Mr Wolfe adhered to his to his confinement. A man once told me Jokong.

statement. He knew the date of the $100 that the reason they call Chinese police. deed, and had given it to his Consul; hemen look-ons" in some places-notably had not looked for any record of that be- Hongkong-is because they always look on cause, nothing coming of it, it would not be and never do anything. But 1 did not entered. Being asked whether $132 a year believe this man; he once contradicted a was the rent, he said "1 think so." Mr jinrikisha coolle and a sampan man in open Hayllar asked: "Are you, not certain ?

court, and is consequently utterly an Don't fence with the question: Was not worthy of oredit. The magistrate was so that the rent?" "Yes."-"Well, then, it indignant at his having the audacity to was the rent. Don't think anything about contradict the combined statements of such questions as that."

these two gentlemen on his oath, that he His Lordship-You are a witness, Mr immediately fined him twelve dollars. Wolfe; if you know a fact don't say "I

Such is the good feeling that Chinese:* think" or to the best

my recollection."

policemen have to Europeans, that they You want to make me believe you are the entertain the greatest repugnance to ar- witness of truth? Yes.Then speak resting them-especially sailors. I once you suppose a truth-speaker would,

know three Chinese policeman, who, having Witness, crosse-xamination continued, said been smoking opium, forgot their moral he fully expected, up to the time the priest principle and tried to arrest a man-of-war'e absconded, that the money would be paid. When they came to their sonses- back; did not believe the priest had spent they regretted the circumstance so much it; he believed he had only said that to that they had their heads shaved and avoid payment. He was not aware that if bandaged, refused to see the light for three- the priest did not pay the money he had the weeks, and sobbed whenever they draw property in perpetuity The priest pro- their broath. I must say that, as far as I posed and drew the note; and fixed the

have seen of Chinese, policemen, they are Hed not send the very peacefully disposed. Whenever they rate of interest, document to the Consulate to be registered, notice a row they become so disgusted that nor did he ever ask, although he was at the they gidle round the next corner; this is to Consulate nearly every day, (itnever occurred shew the people a good example and how to him to ask) whether it should be re- they discountenance such things. Chinese gistered.

When the priest bolted, the policemen live to be very old. They know priests complained to Mr Sinclair about the the use of chopsticks. I have seen very rent not being paid, and he, after corres- few red-haired ones. pondence with the Consul, who said it was not reasonable that he should put the rent

children. The General in absent now on service, but even in his campaigning he is thinking lovingly of his little protegés, sud

writes:

all the Banking Establishments will be olosed for public transactions; and it now rents with our Commercial Taipans to fellow suit by giving to their employ és the privilege, or at least a half day's holiday in

commemoration of the event.

Long live Victoria the Queen will be the universal wish of all her legal subjets at home and in the Far East

Thanking you in anticipation for giving publicity to this letter,

I am, a,

G. R.

The season is ocming on when prepara tions abould be made, are no doubt being made, but the support of the public is wanted. Unless the public remember to contribute, the whole undertaking will col scoundrel lapas. Every your the same trisla come depriving round. The poor little weakly things try most to battle it out. I can see them with their little.nola topees and their umbrellas com- ing back from school, getting pale and wan and thin, and with the long "Indian sum- mer before them. All day they must be pent up in close furnaces of rooms. Think (Before Bis Honor the Chief Justice, Sir defendant were scoffing. He sold it to

We are glad to learn that Sergeant Perry has so far recovered from his dangerous wound, that he was able to appear in the Pollos Court, this afternoon, and give evidence against the who nearly "Rucceeded in the Colony of,

of Ita Que efficient detectives. The chala of evidence against the would-be murderer is now com- plete, and there can be no moral doubt as to his identity, either with regard to his being the thief who stole the woman's earrings, or the man who stabbed Sergeant Parry The knife has been found, and Sergeant Perry speaks positively to the defendant being the man who used it. We trust that he will meet with as heavy a punishment sa | does it. the law allows. Such desperadoes must be made to learn the abhorrence with which the Law views the use of the knife, and crimes committed upon defenceles women, or police officers in the execution of their _duty.

Qua morning contemporary gives publicity to a rumour that the island of Tai Lo isto

of the joyousness for a child to escape from this lite, to the cool hilltop, to play time and laughter, where the roses return to its sheeks and the roundness to its little limbs, I pray you may these words to the public from me, and hold out how great the boon, how are the saving of life and the giving of happiness. Rs. 15 per month per child

One of the best institutions which Siz Richard Temple gave Calcutta before his departure from Bengal, was the Zoo His Excellency pro logical Gardens. posen to give a similar institution to Bom- bay. At the Volunteer Officers' Dinner, the other night, Sir Richard promised the Volunteers and the general public that, in a. short time, their children should be tiger, and abattering with the monkeys" petting the hippopotamus, teasing the of the new collection.

THE LESSONS

OF THE WU SHIQ SHAN TRIAL (By a Missionary.)

be thrown open to foreignera, who will be offered land free, or at a nominal value, the object being to remove every, induce. ment for gambling from Canton, which in to be done, we presume, by making it legal at Tai Lo. In the same issue, the Press says The judgment of the Chief Justice in this that the Viceroy has "legalised the Wol very important case is deferred, but, what Sing lottery in Bonam, Canton," and that ever it may be, the disclosures made during he, bas "memorialized the Emperor to the trial are of such a startling nature as permit the carrying on of the Wai Sing to arrest the attention both of the friends

SUPREME COURT, IN BANKRUPTCY,

J. Smale.) Friday, May 28,

Mr F. Hntebings, butcher, was this morning adjudicated a bankrupt, on hia own petition. Mr. Stephens appeared for the bankrupt.

Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.)

Friday, May 23.

REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS, Thomas Ide Bowler, broker, appeared on a summon for dainaging some shutters, the property of one Chuu Alam and another.

Omplainant stated that he was the mas- ter of the Kwong Shing those shop in Gage Street. He alway put his doors outside the shop in the street, standing against the wall. He had done so for the last eleven years. Yesterday at about 10 o'clock the uch a manner that he broke some of them. Defendant said the place belonged to him. There were two other abopkeepers who had their doors in the same place, but defendant did not interfere with them.

defondant threw the doors in the street in

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A coolie deposed to having ploked up the knife close to whers Sergeant Perry and the hawker for 18 cash. The knife was pro- daced in Court and had marks of blood on

The case was remanded for one week,

It

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. Cheng ik Shan, a rent collector, was charged with embezzling the sum of $2819.40 the property of his employer.

The case was remanded till to-morrow, no evidence. being taken.

THE WU SHIH SHAN CASE.

On the 7th instant (the sixth day) Mr Hannen opened the case for the defence. The case appeared to him, he said, to divide itself broadly into four points, the priest's story, the alleged encroachments, the par- cols, and the legal effect of the documents which had been laid before the Court. The priest's story was improbable; its danger lay in the mixture of truth and falsehood it contained. He argued that the whole story should be awept away as being, if not be- side the question, entirely false. As to the records he pointed out that they came from the Chinese authorities; the document

documents; they had had to be collected from Inspector Cleaver said that the shutters, the mass and brought forward for the pur- when placed against the wall were dan

Defendant stated that the plaintiff was a friend of an old woman who com- plained against him and got him faed $26 Be had often warned the complainant not to place his shutters against the wall

The door was not broken.

M. LIBER

against the $600 he had paid the priest,

Quotations. paid the rent. He did not know from the

HONGKONG, May 23, 1879, angry with him; the priest did not OPIUM --New Patna, osah....$550 come to him for advice. He complained to the Consul about thepriest; he-be-

lottery at Canton." We believe that the and of the foes of Misalon. I do not be opposite his house, as it belonged to him. there were not kept as we generally keep priest that the directors of the Temple were

true version of the story is that special-lieve that any of the Missionaries, whatever inducements have been offered to patives their legal status may be found to be, were

to establish a city on the island of Tai L, conscions of dishonesty; but as their friend gerous to passengers, and that defendant Poses of this case. 'Subordinates of course/lieved the rent would have to be paid

and the United States.

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to the other priests and that he would Mr Wolfe having been -which is situated about twenty-five miles

had pointed this out to him. The wall had been employed, and the Court know how lose his $500. was the defendant's property,

often the zeal of such persons carried them briefly re-examined, nothing new being south west of Macso-by offering them

elicited, Complainant, recalled, admitted that he land at the rate of 75 cents for every ton

Two Chinese witnesses were called on the 1. There has been here, as elsewhere, farhad often been told not to put the boards way. A subordinate officer might find, if

8th day. Wong Kin Taik, a Christian square feet, on sonditions of the purchasers too much neglect, and perhaps worn of against the wall He did not know the it was necessary to complete his case, a

wall belonged to the defendant. The de document which never had any existence, dootor, was the first called, and Mr Hannen at once erecting buildings. It is thought what is called "red taps."

fendant's coolies frat removed the shutters,

position of the present wall as compared that by this means a flourishing city would

2. The tendency to lean on the strong and he (complainant) put them back again, pure emanation from his own imagination was going with him into the question of the soon spring up, and by legalising gambling arm of British force, and blindly to pre- The defendant then threw them into the or recollection Why, he asked, did not his with the position of the old one, when Mr street, and broke one. He admitted that learned friend explain how the $800 dead, Hayllar consented that for the purposes of there it would materially affect the judge ourselves in the sight as against the the defendans had given him actice that and the copy of the $500 deed, came into this suit the statement of Mr Wolfe with Government of Macao, by drawing sway Chiume, which is not peculiar to Mission the wall was his (defendant's) property,

his possession. He went on to justify his regard to the encroachment be taken as accurate. The question as to whether the His Worship dismissed the case. fej-what little business they have, and at the aries, is but too apparent throughout this

otion in clinging closely to the inadmisei present dwelling-house covered more or less same time destroy the fovenus they are- og|| trial.

bility of several of the documente. He ground than the old bungalow was also present receiving from gambling.

3. The principle of perfect religions ·

denied that there was an Inoh of encroach- disposed of on the same basis, Mr Hayllar Cheung Akwai, a former, and Fun.Isen, ment made by the retaining wall, save stating that this was immaterial to his case, Tak French Conani and Commisioner at equality before the Law is only beginning

cook, were charged with taking a due where a corner previously curved was now his contention being that the house occupied Bangkok, was a passenger by the British to be tiderstood even in England, and it eased bullock to the slaughter house for made square, taking up says square foot of more land than was let the old one might ground before unoccupied. He produced als have occupied more ground. Witness steamer Rajanattiamuhar for Hongkong, is not strange if Missionaries of the Church the purpose of being slaughtered.

Bergeant Hennessy proved seeing the two photographs of the place, an old one bad never heard of any objection to the he will proceed to France vie San Francisco England pitted againas womhippers of animal, which could hardly stand, and had and one taken a few days ago. He came upper storey going up; believed he would the "Five–Fairios" and believers in lost nearly all its hair. Some of the slaugh- next to the parcels of land, describing each have heard of such objection had there been ** Fang Bhul” should fail in the applios. Ler house people said, that defendants from the deeds and elucidating his statement any Did not remember any row about had asked them to slaughter it, but that by wooden models. He lastly addressed the gate.-Ling Ayel, the meson who We read in an Indian paper, to the letter of tion of this principle.

they bad refused to do so,

himself to the legal effects of the agres repaired the wall, was also examined.** a London correspondent, that, of late,# 4. The dimission thiô a permanent Inspector Orley deposed as to the condiments, particularly that of 1887, which, he Rev. Mr Stewart was the next witness. The great improvements have been made in the lease, or in fact into any lease, of property tion in which the waimal WA, in argued, was intended to include everything building burned down was built under his | frightful state of disease, and all over held by the missionaries at the time of the superintendence. He had permission from manufacture of artificial ice. Cold is pro to be used for Christian Missionarise, of a scab 1. it was suffering trom dry rot" making of it, that it was intended to give a the Consul on condition that on the first dused by mechanical pressure; and subsealsuse to the effect that the rent shall be and bowel complaint, and was able to tenure at least as good as that upon which opposition from the gentry he would stop. stand. The fosh was quite unfit for the land bad been held before that if it There was some opposition shown by thein quent expansion of gesen, or volatile liquids, devoted to idolatrous purp^ses, is an incon

did not do this much, both as to the ground afterwards. The building was completed as buman food, in rapid alternation. The went Improve-gruous and, one would hope, a rare thing, The first defendant said he was a farmer, and as to the nature of the tenure, it did to the walls and roof and general exterior menta which have koon made in the applits- 6. Idolations temples, like Christian and nor a castle dear he had only the not carry out the intentions of the parties's when that opposition came to his know

one bullock and wanted to sell it. He and if it had been so framed as not to ledge. This was a little over three menthe tion of this principle enable the putest ice churches and shapels, are usually the pro-had brought the bullock from the bin Un include everything which the missionaries after he received Mr Sinclair's letter. Mr to be produced and sold at less than hal perty of a community or of a segilon, of a district, cond defendant was bis triand, held at the time it was made; and not to Binclair then naked him to discontinas work the cost of imparted too. In the process of community. Complications therefore are and he had asked him to take the bullock give them as goods tantre as this predes on the hote. He declined. Mr Sinclair (Taken at Meters Balconer de Co.'s Premizes, freezing, all impurities in the water are sure to arise if we attempt to convert to the slaughter house. He did not knas censors bad, then it had been contrived wrote to say the gentry were making ob

there was any penalty for bringing diseased against them.

jections and begging him to stop work. He Rev. J. Wolfs the defendant was then replied that the house was finished extern rejected, provision being made for their the temple without first converting the cattle to the colony in trot be did but

consider the animal diseased ; it was only palled his examination was not finished ally and there was nothing now for him to BasOMETER esampe ; and, thus, the water from properly community,

thin. The first delendant was fined $5, when the Court ross. There was a bend in stop. Mr Sinclair came and saw the house manufactured loo is really pure. This is 6. No one who has not had experience in defatilt seven days' hard labour; the the wall; he said, which caused the passage himself, and said there was nothing now for between the rook and the wall to be a little him to do but to write and tell the authori- is now being supplies in London at two in transactions with the Chints about second defendant was discharged.

Barrower than before. The wall had been ties there was nothing to stop. Two days shillings par ovt, kúd even at this low house-property, can have any conceptlot of

thrown out about half a foot. With this afterwards Mr Binclair wrote saking him to *prion, mukt leave a handsome profit on the the complications in which is proprietor

A FOOLISH BEAMI

exception the present wall is in the same stop the work inside, which request he des Charles Howard, a seaman unettployed; position as the all one. The whole of the cited to accede to Mr Binclair, the Coa manufacture, as a "alteen-horse power ship i migally involved. It in the rule

was fined $2 for being drunk and disorder land now enclosed was enclosed when he sul, gare some formal evidence; and this atmatti-engine will produos suvan tons of ise rather than the exception, that the party at the overnment Wharf. He jumped arrived in Fooshow, with the excepties of closed the case. The summing up we shall "dadly, The 'sheminole employed are re- thus renta or sells auch property so ng ja lato iza water after taking oď kiu siųskan the half-foot mentienos; and the piece which | give in brist another day,

Shares. Hongkong Bank, 60 % prom, jam" Union In Society of Canton, $1,800 ex div. China Traders' Ins. Co., $1,875 North China Las. Co., Tim. 1,250 az div, Yaugtass Ins. Assoc., Tle, 730 ex dlv. Chinese Insurance Co., $280 H.K. Fire 18. Co., $760, China Fire Ins. Co., $187) H.K. & W. Dook Co., 8% prem. H.K. O. & M. S.-boes Co., 67 di Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tie 13 ex div. China Coast St. Nat. Co, Tia. Doen di Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hougtong Hotel Co., $65. Chian Sugar Refining Co., $187, Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, 4113 of 1877, £110 Temperature.

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