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been pretty well acquainted with the ston- mer. The whistle is fixed on the hurricane dook, and kept in position by means of nata and screws, necessitating the use of a spanner to remove it.

If a stranger is the thief, he must have gone on board with the necessary tools; more "probably one of the crew, who would not be noticed or suspected if banging about the place, is the culprit.. The Chinese thief is a strange animal, bo is so constantly giving us such startling surprises in the variety and slogularity of his peccadilloes that we can only say with Bret Harte, that his ways are indeed peculiar. We should not be surprised some of these days to learn that the Town Cloak had been stolen by a thief in the night.

DEATH FROM OPIUM POISONING. Ar inquest was held this afternoon, at the Government Civil Hospital, on the body of Ng Apan, a youth aged 19 years, who died from opium poisoning. The following gen tlemen comprised the jury: Messrs R. Schön- berger, H. B. Pólishwalla, and J. P. Mader. Dr. Wharry stated that the body of de- ceased was brought to the Hospital about 7. p.m. yesterday. He examined it this morning; it had been dead about 38 hours, it was that of a Chinese male about 26 years of age, well nourished. There were no marks of violence on the body; death appear ed to have resulted from opium poisoning; there were traces of opiam in the contents of the stomach.

THE CHINA MAILY

concealed under his jacket. Defendant aid that he was a rice-pounder but had the new batteries in course of erection. He latterly been employed as a coolie at one of was on his way home, but stopped to look for the possession of the knife by saying that at the theatrical performance, and accounted a friend gave it to him to carry home.

The case was remanded till to-morrow, in order that eaquiries be made.

M

STRANGE BEHAVIOUR."

kind of

than that they should come

BO sent away to these places

to the

gang

(Indian Papers.) London, Maya-In compliance with Lord Chelmsford's request, further reinforcements are being sent to the Cape.

into this old lady under two Ordinances, and jest of barter. Intramural barter among prevalence of Dacoity in the Presidenoy. he had thought it his duty to plead guilty the Chinese was by no means unknown; This matter is occupying the serious atten der which he pleaded guilty to 4 counts was so servitude. It was servitude in accordance Dacoity is an organised system of only under one of them. Ord. 2 of 1876, un- but although a woman might be subject to tion of Government. exceedingly broad and sweeping in its terms with her own views of social life, the feel-robbery.-Ed. S. T.] one who had anything to do with the emi- aurmanded by many modifications, so much opened at the garrisons of Chatham and that it would be almost impossible for any ings, customs and ideas of her country and Landon, May 22.-Volunteering has been gration of women from this Colony to esuape so that until we meddled with it it did not Portanionth for service at the Cape.

conviction. His Lordship, when the case bear a very bad aspect. Of course, when it The Euphrates, 3 guns, is preparing for was previously before the Court, had been came to sending the women abroad, to Aus-sea. kind enough to point out what was in the tralia, Singapore, America, and other places mind of the Court, namely, that the offences where these women go, when they came Id Asbau, a shoemaker, was charged with to which this woman pleaded guilty were so down here, they formed the subject of an

London, May 22.-The Chancellor of the indecent behaviour, and being out without exceedingly common that it was necessary other

Exohequer, in reply to a question, said that barter. If they were the British Government is still urging the light or pass.

to put them down with a strong hand. He only to consider the life these women Turkish Government to accept the Greek Indian Constable No. 673 stated that would at once concede the point that these were to live it was far better, a frontier recommended by the Congress. about 11.45 p.m., yesterday, he saw the offences were common ones here, so exceeding thousand times better that they should defendant walking along the Queen's Roadly common indeed that it was almost impos- be quite naked; he had not even a night passible to know how in the world they were The clothes he bad on were given to him to be dealt with. In the first place he would at the Pulice Court.

point out that there was in point of fact no emigration of women at all, either in this colony or elsewhere, which was not preceded by a transaction similar to that charged if one or other of the four counts to which he had pleaded guilty. He had no hesita- tion in eaying that, without exception in every case of emigration of women from this colony that ever took place, from the pecu- liarity of the Chinese social system, was preceded by transactions exactly of the nature of those to which his client pleaded guilty. In point of fact,, emigration was absolutely impossible without them; because married women were always left by their husbande in their own country, and are not taken away. The women who do go are in- variably those who are destined for brothels, or, what it generally leads to, concubinage of that there was not the slightest doubt ledge of the subject acquired by his conneo- whatever. He spoke from extensive know tion with a recent important enquiry on the subject, in which a vast mass of evidence had been taken.

The defendant said he was employed in in the Hop Hing Shoe-shop, Queen's Road Central

ROODES,

Lam A I'and Ip Achung, described as farmers, were charged with being rogues and vagabonds, and gambling in the public roads, thus causing an obstruction,

His Worship dischar ed the second defeudant, who said he was a gardener at Kowloong; the first defendant be sent to ten daya hard labour, as a rogue and vagabond.

ASSAULT ON BOARD SHIP AT AMOT.

barque fermento, was charged, on remand, Peter Nelson, second mate of the British with assaulting one of the Cainess seamen and fracturing his skull. The case was committed for trial,

Wong Atai, declared, stated: I am a car- penter employed at the Sing Wo carpenter's shop. Deceased was an apprentice there, I have known him nearly three years. His name was Ng Apas, and he was aged about Me Creagh remanded the case till to We have watched with some amusement 'clock; i heard some one making a chokingascund mind..

19 years. Yesterday morning about four morrow, as the man appeared to be of the new system which has lately been noise; I was in the shop together with all fatroduced into journalism here, by which the other men, except the deceased, who was in the left. The master also slept on the newspaper may be freely bespattered loft, but his part was partitioned off from with mud that won't adhere, through the that occupied by deceased. I got a light, so-called Irresponsible column of another deceased lying on his bed. He appeare! and went up to the loft, where I saw the paper. A letter recently appeared in our quite insensible; he could not speak to no morning contemporary which was provoca. There was a rattling noise in his throat. five of much laughter to those who knew then called the master and the other shop

men; they all got up, and we found the the solidity of the wall 'against which the small opium box produced, near his bed, writer was damaging his poor head. We on the floor. I said that I believed he had taken opium, and advised that he be should be very glad to furnish the writer given something to make him vomit. He of this furious but misguided communica- could not to be made to vomit, and as I was sion with an address which might caufs therefore in doubt whether he had taken opium or not, we gave him "lamp water" him that the author of the Review he to make him vomit, but it had no effent. complains of is a "highly-intelligent and I then sent for his father, and when he well-informed Chinese gentleman." But to arrived, he advised that he should be given some alum and water, which was done. Soon judge from the strong and unmannerly after this he died. His death occurred about language employed by "Achates," and 8 o'clock. We were going to bury the deceased when a clansman came, and said the comparatively mild style adopted by that we could not do so, as deceased had "Sinensis," we could not possibly guarantee taken opium. I said that I did not know that the Chiness gentleman will exchange whether he had done so or not, as he did not vomit. We then all went to the No. 7 cards with the irate scribbler. The admia Police Station with deceased. Before that alon lato respectable bolumns of such ill-day he did not appear in low spirits; he was on natured communications a that of good terms with everyone in the shop, and 1

do not know that he had any quarrel with' "Achates” smacks of the Californian Coast. anyone outside. Ho did not take his evening meal the night previous, but did his work as Tax special appointment of Sir Garnet Wolseley to the Supreme Military and Civil Command over Natal, the Transvid and adjoining districts is one greatly calculated to satisfy all parties. There has been no position of this sort before; he goes out ander special olroumstances, with special qualifications admirably fitting him 10

cope with the extreme emergency that has arisen; and there is no doubt that the Government have in selecting him borne in

mind sir Bartle Frero's recommendation

that some one should be sent out qualified to take over the supreme Government o Cape Colony on the ume arriving when be has to retire. The present Lieut. Governor K.O.M.G., and the Administrator of the

Government of the Transvaal in Sir Theo- philus Shepstone, K.G.MG. (cow at home on special business), each of whom draws

usual. He complained of being tired. He was not given to gambling, and was in fact a very good boy. He owed no money that I know of. I know of no reason why he should have taken opium.

By Mr Schonberger: Deceased was not in love with anyone to my knowledge, wish to be a carpenter any more; he was Continued t He mid to me that he did not too tired. He gave no special reason.

(Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket) ANOTHER GAMBLING HELL BROKEN CP,

Lahore, May 10. The Gazette reports the peace terms between England and Afghanistan, vix. British occupation from Koorum, Shutergardan Pass, Khyber and Loargi to Kandahar and Pieheen, and the establishment of a permanent British agency, Yakub Khan returns shortly with a British: envoy.

London, May 12,

more horrid fate of entering the licensed brothels of this Colony; and the fate that awaits the two women who were virtually prosecuting in this case. As to the first wo- man, whose husband sold her, her husband being a gambler and opiura amoker who brought himself and his wife to destruction there was a very tangled skein to uoravel indeed. It was not a crime which the laws of this colony or the laws of any place could really affect without a sweeping action which must be far wider, which lay far more at the handa of the Government, than the mere Oriental Bunk Corporation shares £19. pioking out of some old conseript like this Chartered Bank

19 £10 woman, who happened to come into the Chartered Mercantile Bank £18 10. clutches of the law from very peculiar reasons Hongkong and Shanghai Bank £32. indeed. A woman like this living in this London, May 13-In the House of Com- colony, seeing all was going on about her, mons last night, Mr Jenkins gave notice of who knew the Government stamp over these a resolution urging that royal prorogatives institutions, who knew perfectly well how the be more strictly limited and defined. The women in these places are obtained-how Dillwyn, being aawilling to ensure the It is impossible for her to tell that according own motion, and said he would accept the was she to know she was committing a crime? Crown, gave notios of the withdrawal of his to our laws-under Ordinance 2 of 1875, resolution of Mr Jenkins. which she had probably never seen and Tandon, May 13In the House of Com- probably would not understand-if she did see raons, Mr Dillwyn's amended proposal was In reply to His Lordship who asked it-how was she to tell she was committing opposed by Mr Gladstone and the Marquis whether the evidence was in print--Mr a crime? She saw and paid more attention of Hartington. Sir Stafford Northcote spoke Hayllar stated that it had been published; to the numbers, which she understood in defence of the Queen, whose conduct, he Chung A Ching and nineteen others and, His Lordship saying he had never seen perfectly well, over the doors of the maintained, was perfectly constitutional. were charged with being found in a public it, he sent for his private copy of the blus-brothels in this Colony. If his Lordship The House agreed to an adjournment of the gambling house at No. 17 Po Yan Street. book, which he was most happy to hand had carefully read the depositions he must debate for a week. Inspector Grey proved effooting an entry over to His Lordship; he had his official have seen that there was no proof of any

Mr W. Taylour Thompson, C.B., the and arreating the defendants. The first copy for his own uss.-The Chief Juation real force or fraud exercised over these British Minister at Teheran, has retired. two were filed $20 eaos in default one thanked Mr Hayllar, and again re- two women. Or rather he would put it in Console closed at 987. month's hard labour, for keeping a

com-marked that he had received no this way, that it was a kind of thing they

Simla, May 13.-Frequent interviews are son gambling house the others who copy of the Report. He offered various excuses for their presence this occassion to say that in his opinion the resistance, they had no idea there was and the Ameer and his Ministers, and also took were brought up to, they had no idea of taking place between the political offers the house were each freed $2, with library of the Supreme Court ought to con- anything wrong in the acts by which they negociations are prooeeding much as might the alternative of one week's hard labour, tain copies of all such reports or published were being disposed. of. In point of fact, be expected under the circumstances.

in the Colony; they really formed histori the elder of the two disposed of herself. It is of course impossible that important pal records and in future times would be of willingly, and doubtless the money went, issues and details of permanent arrange great value, ar showing on what grounds we as it does in most cases where women sell

ments can be settled without prolonged had proceeded in our legislation on a subject themselves, to her husband, to relieve him discusion and consultation. of this kind. Mr Hayllar agreed that this from his difioulties; the act was done as an was a particularly historical record.--(It act of self-morifice; acourding to Chinese transpired, in the Legislative Council, we ideas, one of the highest forms of self- may state, that the Acting Chief Justice sacrifice. A woman who said her body had received, just before his Lordship re-for the purpose of relieving her parents or turned again to the Colony, the Chief Jus her husband was one of the first order of merit among the Chinese; she was woman as might have had an imperial deorce, and have a tablet erected to her honor; ehe was acording to them virtuous woman, for "virtue" carried gif ferent meanings in different parts of the derned then, the transaction, although im- moral to our ideas, to her presented no appearance of immorality whatever. regard to the younger woman, by the educa- as to her, she had hae, trains untitted to be the wife of a poor man. play the part of a prostitute; she was The

FURIOUS REVENGE,

Chen Apun, a coolin, was charged with assulting..one Mabomed Alll, a hawker of cloth, and damaging property to the extent of $2.

such a

world. So far as that women was co-

a

With

It appears that defendant was formerly employed by Mahomed to carry, round his wares, and a piece of cloth was missed. Mahomed charged bint with stealing it, but of evidence. The angry spun the magistrate dismissed the gase for want! tice's copy.}]

went

Mr Hayllar, proceeding with his address, straight to his employer's house, and after remarked that amongst the vast amount Mini A-chee, declared, stated that deceased voitg to the till in the shop and taking of information contained in this formidable was his apprentice; he only had a few $15, which it appeared belonged to him, menthe more to serve to complete his three demanded his wagen. o said Ma- years' apprenticeship. On the morning of bomed; you stole my merino; not one the 20th he (witness) was awakened by last rupee shall you get from me." Apon was witness. The deceased's father did not out to be got rid of in this way the magi appear much distressed; he ought to have strate had discharged him, was he not cried, but witness did not see him cry. therefore innocent? Innocent or not, wages They consulted together about reporting his death; the father said if it was reported that death was caused by opium the doctor would open the body, so witness reported of no reason for deceased taking opium; he was a good boy, and on good terms with Ng Yue-wing, the father who did not ory, an old man, said that when he saw deceased yesterday morning he was insensible. He had seen him ton days previously. He never complained about anything. He owed ness denied telling last witness to say that no money, and was not a gambler. Wit-

deceased died from natural causes. He never heard that deceased was flogged.

volume, this fact was prominent,that the fate of those won on who went to California having regard to their manner of bringing up, was beyond doubt far better than were they left in this colony; because their fate if they remained here was mest certainly brothels in this solony, he would have; wages or blood. Standing than which nothing could be more awful erect, with his head thrown back, bis queue or horrid. dangling grace fully between bis shoulders, woman Yeung Ayung, 18 years of age, hardship of the life of the lower exders,

Take the case of the first the injured Apun said." Mahomed, you who narrated to them the whole story of who have to work for their living in

averyone.

Mandalay thro' Thy tmyo, May 5- Things continue apparently as they were. The position now is that the Burmese know we do not intend taking action upon the past deeds of the King, and that we shall not move anlegs direct prevocation be given. The Burmese are too wise to give this provocation, The King never apperts in public, spending all his time in carcas ing with bis immediate favourites, who form the war party. In consequence of the King's indifference to public affairs, power the King's former ministry, who constitute is gradually returning into the hands of

the moderate or peace party. Thus the shances of hostilities aro daily decreasing, and war cannot happen unless the King in moderate party, and rashly makes an open Governments. This is not likely to hap breach in the relations between the two pon. Besides, the increased disaffection of the Shan States adjacent to Mandalay is

some ebullition of temper sweeps away the

of Natal in Sir Henry E. Bulwer. I that he died from sickness. Witness knew tried to put me in gaol; yon failed; the her life. She had passed from hand to hand China, was so severe that a woman gre giving the Mandalay Government other mandarin would not believe you be in Canton, and was sold before she came tated towards the end of life thin work to do instead of provoking war with would eas that I was an honest issu, there. She was trained for this he sold Now for revenge. 1 will fight with you." was fit only for it. Saying these the by-this-time-thoroughly. euraged Apan set up a fearful howling, and made a furious onslaught on the furni cure. Mahomed removed him gently. span rushed back into the shop, suashed knocked him down, pulled out a few hand a glass or two, out Mahomed's hands, ule of his beard, and was then led quietly to

£2,500 a-year.

We have received from the Government of New Zealand, statistics of the Colony for 187%, with abstracts from the agricultural statistics of 1878, compiled from floial records in the Registrar-General's Depart ment; alao, the financial statement (the Hon. J. Ballance) made 6th August,

1878.

Lokong No. 303, deposed to stopping the burial, owing to one of deceased's olansmen Baying that deceased had taken opium. The body and witnesses were taken to the Police Station, whence the body was taken to the Hospital.

Ng Asing, a tailor, said he was a cousin of the deceased's, and yesterday he heard THE Cellio Monarch, a new iron grew

that he had taken opium. Witness had not seen him alive, this year. He heard eamer for the China and Japan trade, had he was dead yesterday so went to see. been launched at home just before the He found that the body was removed to Mount Davis for burial, and went departure of the nisil The following is after it. He told the people they could not from Mitchell's Maritime Register Ou bury the body, as deceased had taken opium. Monday last the Celtis Monarch, built by he received instructions from Inspector Chinese Sergeant Sam Akow, No. 128, said Mesars Wigham, Richardson, and Co., at Walker on the Tyne, for the Royal Thomsen to make enquiries about the case. change Shipping Company to the order of The neighbours all said they knew no cause Mours Patton, of London, made a very for deceased's committing suicide. The peo successful half-loaded trip from the Tyneple in the shop next door said he was always to ach She attained a speed of 10 knots well-treated by his employer and the people per hour. She subsequently proceeded the in the shop. same evening to London to load for Uhins opium poisoning; but that there was no The Jury found that decessed died from evidence to show how it came to be admin-

and Japan.

istered.

CORRESPONDENCE

the station by Mabomed.

Apua said that Mahomed owed him $10, and he would not "stump up,"

His Worship fined him 82, in default six says imprisonment, ordered him to pay $150 amends to Mabomed, or go to gaol ther four daye, and to enter into his peru al recognizance in $25 to be of good behaviour for twelve months.

(Both Magistrate's Sitting.) Friday, May 30.

THE MURDEROUS #85AULT ON BERORANT PERRY.

her for this special training, with a view to Her parents had sold her entering a brothel. There was no doubt whatever that her fate in the first instance, which seemed so shocking to us that we wish to put it down with a strong hand, contained feelings. She had nothing else but this to nothing that in the slightest shocked their look forward to. Her highest hope was that

f

(L. and O. Express.)

brought up to unless she bad been brought the British. A force of country levies has could hope to become was the second wife been sent against the Chief of Melonce, who up in very hard school. All she of some man; the way to this position other Shan Chiefs. A few days ago the means to make resistance together with was through the brothel, and even were a chances were she would ultimately leave husband found her by that means, the

Burmese troops to the number of 6,000

him on account of the bringing up she had of Mandalay is abnormally quiet. I have were reviewed by the Prime Minister. It was a sorry display. The whole appearance received. Cases were brought to the notice ridden unmolested through the streets re- in course of time, and she probably would mable ladies got some of these women away and saw the White Elephant without ops of the Commission in which some very esti peatedly, I even got inside the Palace if she went into a Chinese brothel, and from the brothels in Hongkong; great pains position. Nevertheless the steamers of the did not fall back into the greater infamy of the life in these dens for Europeans which indeed were taken with them to keep them, Irrawaddy Flotilla Company continue to let we called "licensed brothels," and which some of them were married, and some were were probably the worst the world ever saw put in different institutions; there were ready for any emergency. Mr Shaw him

off the wharf, constantly with banked fres she might get a Chinese husband; that is the brothels. Great interest was taken in transactions are passing as naual between she would come to be the second wife of a that experiment, but they all went back the Palace and the Residency, though in some thirty of them; they all went back to

self anticipates no disturbance, and business Chinaman. She could not hope ever to be without exception, and so it would be until consequence of the Shoe Question, Mr the first wife. Of 27,000 women in Hong some great and vast chance took place in Shaw never approaches the Palace. kong, all of them, except a very few who the whole life and thought, the feelings and happen to be first wives, and there were anatoms, and public opinion of the Chinese. very few of them indeed, had

gone The fate of this woman was inevitable, and through the same process as this woman. it would probably have been better for again brought up, on remand, charged with first wives who are to be found amongst been left at San Francisco, than that she the 21st instant from Woolwich and Sheeri Oban Aping, described as a farmer, was very one had done it save the very few her he could go as far as that had shema der Stokes, anchored at Spithead on The troop and store ship Tyne, Com- the person of one to Ayenng, and cutting wives, of course, as his Lordship was aware,

atching one pair of silver earrings from the Chinese Community here. The first should have been brought back here, nese, with stores for the Mediterranean and and wounding Sergeant Perry whilst lu formed the subject of contracts, and were her stay there.

His Lordship: But they would not let China. After embarking officers, marides, the execution of his duty.

looked upon less as the companion of the

and naval ratings for the Mosquito, Moors Dr Wharry, aword, stated: Bergeant husband than as, the mother of his shil-

Mr Hayilar: That is so. In conclusion hen, Sheldrake, and Lily, and ohlef engi Perry was admitted to hospital on the 13th dren. Such was Chinese life, at least such the learned Counsel remarked that while all beer for th Lapwing, she proceeded for instant in the evening. He was suffering were the conditions in this colony, (they to his Lordship was true, the whole ques-

that he had had occasion to submit to-day Hongkong via Plymouth. from a punctured wound in the right lung. might be different elsewhere) that a man tion which this case rained, seemed to be one ta on the 18th instant from Singapore with The troopship Himalaya arrived at Mal for that wound, but I believe him to be rule from the very class of women who legislature of this colony and this Court had ment, and has proceeded to Cyprus, where He is still in hospital, and under treatment generally chose his companion-wife as a

of the greatest problema with which the now out of danger. The injury caused by are to be found in Chinese brothels; their to deal, and he had therefore placed these she will embark half of the 20th Regiment he 28th Regt. She lands half of the regl the wound, however, will be permanent. intelligence and scoomplishments or attrac- considerations before his Lordship. Coming for Malta. The Himalaya will sabes- The wound might have been caused by the tions were weighed when he selected his com- directly to the case he had in hand he sub-quently re-embark the 28th for Eneland, panion from among his wives, and his first mitted that as it did not present any Chinese Cocatable No. 449, recalled, wife was principally looked on as the mother feature of aggravation, any use of force, or Hood, left for Plymouth Sound on the 1

The Pegasus, rcrew oorvette, Commander atated that he had never lost sight of pri- of his children. The status of these women torture, or special fraud, or anything of the instant for the China station. soner till be was arrested. It was da'kin such a house was according to their attrac kind, the old woman forming a sort of call at ibraltar and Malta en rotite. but be distinctly saw his face, by the light on, and so on. There was no doubt that channel, that was all she did, through which from the shops.

prostitution purely Chinese was prostitution these women were sent to Amerion, the case 6th, Shanghai 8th, Foochow 9th, and Latent mail advi.vn:- okohama Merek Tuesday next the 3rd June,

The case was then further remanded till in an exceedingly modified form. It was a was not one to be very seriously looked at. Hongkong 16th. The advices dated as subject of which we knew very little, As He hoped his Lordship would consider that above were received by the P. and 0, mall, to the fate of women going into theee dens the ends of justice would be amply met by via Brindisi, on the 19th inst, two dayɑ: which we call "licensed brothels for foreign his taking a merciful view of the case. Tu early, The next luward French mally en era" it was truly awful. He was not speaking sum up he claimed the utmost consideration bringing a week's later dates, left Su68, par without good cause when he said that if the for his client on these three grounds: intention of the Government of this colony,

1. That the woman was acting within the on the 18th ins, one day early, and will Messagerisa Maritimes steamer Diennak years, had been to stamp out this trade is wo and what she knew to be quite in accordance 28th inst. men toertainly ought to have begun at the with the social system of her country and 2000 of the evil, and blotted out every one of the views of her people.

His Excellency Chen Lan Pin, Chicasa those horrible dens of iniquity. Instead of

Minister at Washington, and ten attaches 9. That from what went on about her of the Legation, arrived at Liverpool on

knife in Court.

STE NGE BEHAVIOUR.

She will

Tas 0. M. steamer Heal Yuen, which strived here to-day, mist with an accident lately which, says the N. U. D. News, bas

To the Editor of the "Unina Mail." proved more serious than was at first anti-

Hongkong, 30th May, 1879, cipated. It will be remembered that dur STE,There are many porta about the ing a fog on the evening of the 4th Inst. Governor's astounding speech at yesterday's she struck on an outlying rook off Oblasan, will prove fruitful of subjects for enquiry meeting of the Legislative Council, which damaging her bottom. She returned to and future comment, but the soonnat of the port, having left in the morning for Hong accurate it may ultimately prove to be, is interview accorded to Mr Lowcook, however kong and Canton, When dooked it was most unsatisfactory,

Li Ashau, a shoemaker, who was charged. yesterday before Me Creagh with having found that her stern was badly damaged, Eis Excellency's minute does not bear been found in the Queen's Road quits naked Mr Lowoook, or even submitted to him, and today. Dr. Agres had examined and re and would have to be replaced by new Mr Marah's little semisofoil note" most ported that there was nothing the matter thet. The repairs have been effected at a strongly suggests the inference that our with him. The man said he was not in cost of about Tla: 8,000, whieb, we under, worthy Colonial Secretary has been made the his right mind as the time but was so emping out we licensed them. The gulit here, from what she saw every day in he 20th inst. from New York; en route to;

unconscious instrument of entrapping Mr new. His Worship discharged him with a stand, will fall on a native Insurance Lowook into apparent concurrence in a caution, Company.

document, of the existence of which he was absolutely ignorant.

and that, several plates were store inapon the face of it that it was approved by the night previone, was brought up saín who had had this thing in hand for twenty lines of what to her war perfectly legitimate, pobably reach London oz its due date, the

Me Horie, ex-Secretary of the United States Navy, and Ur Heating, who have bean travelling with General Grant, have zone home to the United States. They eft Shanghai on the 21st by the M. B. Dompany's steamer Nagoya Maru, · The General, Mis Grant, Colonel Grant, My and Mrs Holsombe, and Mr Bailey, stom-

pnind them on board,

☛ you want to make an educated Chinaman

Inderstand General Grant's position in the Înited States, mays "Argus,” în his "Adver wing!! tell him that the personage in

Dusil ir Lowoook can be communicated

with, the minute should certainly be received om grano sulit.

VINDER

SUPREME COURT.

IN ÖRIMINAL SESSIONS.

or infamy attaching to this woman now Hongkong, the woman had no clue to what Madrid. before the Court was as nothing, not one the law was and did not know it, thousandth part; and he spoke from informas

It is announced that the Russian explor tion so great as the guilt and infamy which tion in the casei

8. That there was no feature of aggrava-ing expedition to Merv is to consist of four attaches to the women who hold our loense.

columns, each of about 2,000 mèn,

(Before His Honor the Chief Justice, Bir Of the two or three hundred women in our

Õ JOHN SMALL).

THE ŽUTING, AND SELLING OF WOMEN Fən INMORAL PURPOSES

NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAILA

The report of the Chief Justice's summing foreign brothels, there was not one who up, and the sentence, we gavo last night. was not a slave, had been bought and sold, and was, subject to be bought and sold in defiance of our laws," forming In the case of Chan & I, who was sense moet odious traffic under our eyer and tenced to two years hard labour on Thurs upholding an institution paying ni money day, on four counts, for forcible detention of | 2'hélo Zacts were very naid ; but he had men The P. & 0. Co.'s steam-ship Teheran, Women Lo

tioned them so that he might press his firm Captain Johnson, with the London mail of Mr Hayllar, instructed by Mr Dennys, opinion that if this thing was to be stamped appeared for the defense, and addressed the out, we must begin at the fountain head, the 20th April, arrived this afternoon. Court at considerable length. Our report of That the sale of women on the mainland in the night time. Indian Constable No, his speech had unfortunately to be held over was fostered and to an mormons extent

Polios Intelligence. (Bofors C¡ V. Craugh. Est.) Thursday, May 29.

Bung A Sang, described as a ride-pɔund- er was charged with being napioions character, belug found armed with a dagger

The Russian Government has decided to double the strength of this Panific Fleet, The three principal men-of-war on the Pacifio station, the Haidemak, Bajon, and Vradnik, will be replaced by the newly Sonatrusted e rvettes Kreuter, Dgigit, and Jemtohaug, which have on board ordaanes of superior power to say possessed by ships soon as the toe clears away from the Baitis of other nations in the China sessan the feet will be still further incressed by the ironclad-frigate General Admiral, and the correttes Martnik and Burboiniä, the three additions to the hary. Thus Bunde will hare at Vladivostock siz ber men of- Bombay, May 19,--Several very serious | war, besides the fire cruiser-steamers of the

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(Straits Times.)

586 stated that es midnight he notised yesterday, in consequence of the pressure brought about by this colony and its peculiar defendant Intering about from house to on our space by the proceedings of the circumstances and its position as a centre of house near the Mo Tan Chong, where there Legislative Council 1 we now make room for immigration and emigration, he could say fires have occurred at Foough which are company she has anbaidised to promote gestion if the American Chacko Liang, was theatrical performance going on. Hit

without fear of contradiction. In the social be consentence of this communication wil the constable, thought bis manner suspic The Learned Cotusel said the Attorney ile of the Chineesy mmsy in her own evidently the set of incendiaries--whose commerce between China and the patie robably be a pardongud "'Al-yak!" slow to arving him and found a bills] firmers) had dred ten tremendons Hazrola, country to a certain satent formed a sane | motive cabaut be discovered owing to the ❘ the AmoST,