1879-09-25 — Page 3

No. 8060-SEPTEMBER 28, 1879)

Police Intelligence. (Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket.) Thursday, Sept. 25,

THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF & GIEL, This was the case in which Chan Achit and Yeung Anam, were charged, the former with buying and the latter selling a girl aged eleven years, named Chan Acheung, en the 11th inst; it was adjourned from yester day, and has now been before the Police Court several times. The second prisoner in defended by Mr Donnya. Inspector Thomson, who has charge of the case, in- atructed by Captain Deane, asked that the Interpreter who translated the statement made by the second prisoner should be ex- amined by his Worship, as the Inspector's evidence would not be taken in the Supreme Court,

The Magistrate said he had taken as much from the Interpreter as he had thought fit. Li Hong Mi deposed to the accuracy of the translation of the deed, which was as follows:-

This deed of gift of a girl named Aboaged 11 years, born on the 27th day of the third moon of the Ki K! year at the me hour, made by An Cheung and (his) wife, Wan Shl, natives of Finz Kum. In consequence of poverty and having no means of dally absistence (we) husband and wife, willing to part with the sald girl and having invited the nearest relatives to rear ber up, who however would not accept the offer, and through the go-between Chan Shi, and Leung Shi (we) were introdnoad stid (taken) to the house of one Yeung Som, who pro mised to rear (the girl). The three parties have agreed that the sum of $120 should be paid as ginger and wine money (compensa- tion). The same day the gift of deed is made out and the money is fully paid to Au Cheung and (his) wife in "the presence of the go-botween, and who received (the money) with (their own) bands for disburse-

place between the complainant and second defendant as to the latter not obeying a telegram of the complainant's to go half- speed, and again when telegraphed to to stop only going half-speed. The engineer belonging to the other steam launch jumped on board and took his brother engineer's part; complainant had got a black eye. Se- cond defendant was fined $2, and all four defendants ordered to enter into a bond, in $20 to keep the peace.

DECOYING A CHILD.

Tang Atim was charged by Fong Akau with decoying away the child of the latter, a boy four years of age, named Fong Kong, with intent to deprive the father of the care of the child.

Both complainant and defendant are earth coolies, the prisoner has been subsisting on the complainant for some time and staying with him. The father of the child going away to his work leaves the other man at home with the child to take care of it. He on the day in question took the child to a house, where there were a lot of women women had seen the child with his father together and offered to sell him. One of the once when he has begging, and she had given him rice. She asked him whether his father was not an earth coolie, whe ocea sionally begged, and be saying so she sent a neighbour woman to tell his father; on this

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If the

amateur at Ordinance drafting. The Or- [ no concern whatever. But what does con- dinanco I suggest would be as follows:--

The Tsung Mou dockyard works have no comparison between it and sake, a pern us is that the women should be loft been abandoned. On the reorganization of man could get intoxicated on it in less than "An Ordinance proposed to amend No. 3 porfectly free- that no woman should be the Company's aftairs at the beginning of one-tenth of the time that was needed to

of 1850, Preamble. Whereas various circumstances against her will. But there is no doubt a of the dockyard were disposed of at the every person acquainted with the mere forced into this way of life unwillingly or the present year, the machinery and material get drunk on sake, and time was money, as have arisen since the passing of the said good deal of kidnapping and compulsion original cost, and the premises were let. rudiments of political economy was aware, Ordinance Ne. 8 of 1860, rendering it going on, and this is what I would wish to The repairs of the ships were given by He himself drank 3-star, but he had heard desirable that some of the provisions see put a stop to. I fear I am trespassing contract to foreign dockyards, and it is that H. E. (ever progressiva) had introduced contained therein should be amended, in saying more than ought to be said in found that a saving has been effected for the 4-star, and he knew people who had seen. Be it therefore enacted by Hia Ex-putting a question, But I thought a few last half year compared with what it cost quite a large number of stars. cellency the Governor of Bongkong words necessary to elucidate what was meant the Company to repair its own fleet, The Japanese Government could only be induced with the advice of the Legislative Council by my question, which is Whether any expenses of ordinary repairs has been de- to pass a law making it compulsory on the thereof, as follows:-

thing can be done (pending the reply from ducted from the freight account: but in the people to drink brandy instead of sake, the I. That the several powers vested in the the Secretary of State to the application to case of the wai-yuan, Yel-sin, Kiung-saving of time-and consequently of money Lord Bishop of Victoria by Sections 2, be allowed to establish Landing Depots for pian, and Kiang-ching, whose machinery that would be effected would be so great 3, and 6 of Ordinance of 1860 are Chinese Immigrants) to secure some control and boilers have been entirely replaced, and that ho felt sure the national debt might be horoby vested in and transferred to the over the traffic in women and children now Bishop of the Church of England, carried on between Hongkong and Singa- the cost of repairs has been added to the than was contemplated by Mr Okuma. He whose whole appearance has been altered, paid off in a much shorter space of time. consecrated under Royal Mandate, and pore. exercising episcopal functions in this The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I am sure, Ching-tung is of an old type; her boiler is

value of ships. The machinery of the hud heard that the Emperor had made H. E. Colony under directions from the Lord Sir, that nothing can be done to secure fur nine years old. It is therefore proposed to this, without doubt, was a delicate reference

a present of a 'suit of armour and a sword- Archbishop of Canterbury,"

ther control over the class of female refit her with machinery of a new type, and This short Ordinance would set at rest passengers that come here from China. a new boiler, by means of which a saving read in a recont number of the Hingo News, to H. E.'s crest, the battle-axe. Ho had once and for over the question of the pre-I need not explain to the bon'ble mem of ths, will be effected on her present that at H. E.'s distillery in Hongkong no sent Bishop's position" (and of his suc- ber and the Counell what has cessor's) as regards the Cathedral; as actually done every time that a steamer capacity increased by 100 tons.

been consumption of goal and her carrying less a quantity than 16,884,000 gallons of Letters Patent) was consecrated a Bishop but I may acquaint bim, and the Council ing its own ships, for which purpose a well understand how the trade of the colony Bishop Bardon (though he has no Royal arrives with female immigrants on board,

spirits were made yearly, the value of which The Company pursues the course of insur- was $9,236,459, Reading this, he could ander Royal Mandate (see the Hongkong way like to know, what is done at the monthly deduction is made in freight. Last could reach such an enormous amount as Government Gazette, 14th June, 1873), and other end of the line, namely at Hongkong. year this fand amounted to something over $500,000,000 yearly; especially if they took ministers here under authority from the Having had a good deal to do with the 72,000 Taols. On the present occasion the into consideration the opium trade, which Archbishop of Canterbury,

emigration of both male and female Chi- amount so laid aside amounts to more than he thought might be introduced into Japan sum of more than 24,000 Taels of a balance Hongkong gin was an article everywhere neas at Hongkong, 1 may acquaint the 252,000 Taels, to which is to be added a with great bonefit to the public revenue. is taken by the Emigration Officer at remaining over from the working expenses famous for its quality and cheapness, and if Hongkong to give to every passenger the of the company. Deduct Tls. 200,000 as the people of Japan would only go in for its opportunity of protesting or of objecting the value of the Kiang-chang and over Tls, manufacture, it might be exported even to to being sent out of the Colony at all. 33,000 for the loss of the Fi-tun, receiving Holland, where, he understood, the con- bour-master, who is the Emigration offi collision and unexpected repairs, and there intended addressing H. E. at some length, Every passenger is passed by the Har hulk, besides Tie. 17,000 for damages by sumption of gin was considerable. He had cer at Hongkong, and by the Registrar- still remains a balance of Tis. 97,000 as an but as he would like what he had to say to General, or officers of their departments Insurance Fund. It behoves that this sum receive H.E.'s careful consideration, he had As regards women, every woman is brought be kept in reserve to meet unexpected con-jotted down his ideas on paper, and would separately before those two officials, and tingencies. is very carefully questioned as to whether

now take the liberty of handing them to she is going to do at the place for which she knows where she is going, and what

I am, te.

the man who offered the child ran off. The LET EVERYTHING BE DONE DECENTLY AND Council with the fact that very great care

father was brought to the house by this woman, who was told to go and look for him.

The prisoner was committed for trial.

Marine Court. (Before H. G. Thomsett, Esq., R.N.) Wodnesday, Sept. 24,

REFUSAL OF DUTY.

Louis Julius Mareon, a seaman of the British ship, Alexander Yeats, was charged

IN ORDER."

To the Editor of the "CRINA MAIL."

Sept. 25th. SIR,-In these days, when Spirit Farms are looming in the distance, allow me to suggest that a Dog Tax would considerably increase our revenue, and equally decrease the number of mangy sure that infest our streets. Another tax, on carriages, would don't keep them. And a third impost, on be a good idea--especially for those who

source of revenue. I neither keep a dog, event of action being taken, I think I shall carriage; so I am indifferent as to the result of my suggestion. In the import a

ment. The said girl is handed over to with refusal of duty on board his ship on / private sedan chairs, would be a great she is leaving. Care is also taken to ascer- added to the value of the four steamers which H. E. promised to peruse when he

Young Sam for reating, and this gift (ls

madej for ever. (Yeung Sam) is at liberty to shango her surname in order to adopt her as (her) daughter or to use (her) as a servant. When (she) is of age (Yeung Sam) has also the liberty to betroth the said giri to any one. This is a public giving and receiving of the said girl.” It is not an ex- tortion nor decoying (her) from the family of other people. The (said girl) ban never been betrothed to any one.

If Buything be found to the wrong in har satecedente Au Cheung and the go-between shall be held responsible, but if harm befall the girl each party will regard it as the will of Heaven; there shall be no claim whatever. Ta case the (girl) be found to be Infected with leprosy it shall be returned to Au Yong; this is mutually agreed between the two parties and there shall be no dia. pute hereafter. For fear oral words will bear no evidence this deed of gift of the said girl is made out to be returned as proof thereof.

OHUN SAI

LEONG SH Finger Marks. This deed of gift of a girl is made by Au Choung (bis) go-between finger mark and (his) wife Wan, Ist day of the 8th moon 5th year of Kwong Sa.

First prisoner admitted the document as genulue.

Chan Aluk, the father of the child, was recalled and the deed of sale was shown him. After being warned three several times that the most serious consequences would happen to him if he did not tell the truth, he swore that he had never seen the deed before. The finger mark on it is not mine. The name written is not mine; it is incorrectly written. The second pri- soner tells a lie when she says the child was with her from the 11th to the 17th. The child did not leave my house until the 18th. Cross-examined by the first prisoner, be said that he did not take the child to that prisoner's house on the 10th or on the following day and ask her to sell it. I never saw you befire to day. I never asked you for $80.

The second prisoner said the witness was a llar and energetically cursed her as such.

Was Akee, the mother of the child, was recalled by the Court, and she was also specially warned to tell the truth, and was informed that she would have an opportu nity of correcting any misstatement abe had made. Witness should she bad nothing to correct. She had never seen this deed before. The mark purporting to be hers was a forgery. (She was only shown the document after she had declared she could not read, because Mr Dennys wanted to examine her with regard to her husband's real name.) The child was at home from the

23rd inst,

&lesander Yeats, stated that the defendant, who is on the articles of the ship as a sea- man, came to him and asked for his dis- charge, which he refused. Defendant then said he would do no more work on board the abip.

James William Dunbam, master of the

Defendant stated he wanted to leave tho ship as he had been ill-used by the second mate.

The master of the ship was recalled, and said that no complatat of ill-treatment, against the second mato had been made to bim by any of the orow,

Defendant was ordered to return to bis duty.

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Thursday, Sept. 25,

A SECOND CHARGE:

Harbour Master yesterday to return to his Louis Julius Merecu, ordered by the duty, was to-day charged by the master with refusing to do any work on board of the ship.

James William Dunbara, the master of the Alexander Yeats, said: The defendant came on board yesterday, but refuses to do any work.

Defendant said I did not refuse duty;

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Manila.

JINRIKSHA.

Last year the shares subscribed amounted to Tls. 751,000. Since the reorganization of the company at the beginning of the present year an additional amount of Tls. 19,600 has been subscribed. It is intended to raise Tls. 100,000, or more still, to raise the total to an even sam of Ils 1,000,000, after which no more will be raised.

Quotations. Boxona, September 25. OPIUM. -N> Patna, cash....$532

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occasion a sum of Tls. 155,000 must be a manuscript book in thirty-four volumes, valued at Tls. 2,828,000. On the present

On last occasion there were 31 steamers him..

Here a couple of coolies entered, bearing. tain as far as possible whether she is under the wai-yuen, Yeh-sin, Kiang-piau and had leisure. Hoge News Special Corre- it is impossible for the officials to prevent represent an actual value of more than Tls. adress. The majority of the women Kiang-ching. Writing of the value of the spondent, give such accounts of themselves that Kung-hui and Kiang-yuen, the 29 steamers their coming down to this colony, although 2,660,000. This reduction in the value of they may be satisfied that they are coming the steamers, amounting to Tls. 300,000 odd, for prostitution, and many of them, of is noted in the detailed statement. comparatively young age, are apparently in the charge of procuresses. The women, after (Translated from our Manila Exchanges.)being questioned in the way I have indicat The Customs collection for Augusted, are stamped upon the right or left arm, last amounted to $67,394.07, as against with a stamp of course not indelible, and The allowed to proceed on board the ship. On $144,264 77 same time last year. value of dutiable articles exported during board the ship there is another examination, the same period was $830,264,

by the medical officer whe sees thatthey have that Mesars Olano y Larrinaga lisve sent for passed through the Emigration Office, and We learn that it is an accomplished fact thie atamp, which ensures that they have two more new steamers to rau in those the vessel proceeds on its voyage. On its waters; they are of the class of the Chur-arrival here it is boarded by the Protector ruca or Granin, but perhaps more power of Chinese by some officer of his depart- ful and of larger capacity.

ment, who gives the passengers such pro- reprezent that they have come down un tection as lieg need. Any of those who willingly, and claim protection, are return- A meeting of the Board of Health tocked to China. But several of those who place on the night of 13th lnst., to consider ask for protection do not do so honestly. the messages received from the Spanish Lave known cases where women have representatives at Yokohama and Canton.

received largo suma of money for the par- News from Pangasinan to the 2nd instant pose of prostituting themselves, and after saya that "a cargo of ries, which was being in a brothel for some short time shipped to foilo lately, has been stored they have come and asked for protection, saying that they are kept there agalest desigonting such conduct which need A their will There is a Chinese expression not repeat to the Council, but there are many such cases which have come under my own knowledge.

20 secouds' duration, was felt at Manila on A slight shock of earthquake, of about the morning of the 6th instant.

I only want my discharge. I cannot re-here since April laat: the price of rice in main in the ship #bile the second mate retail here is 22 reales per canvan, stops in her. The second mate has threat. shipment of rice received from Hongkong ened me with a revolver, and has also is bing sold in retail with difficulty, and struck me; the captain know of it, and it is probable that the same will be re- took no notice of the matter.

exported."

Frederick Nelson, a seaman of the Alez

ander Yeats, said he had seen the second mate and Mereou baving a few words; the second mate put his hand on a belaying plm, bet did nothing with it. On one occasion, when the second mate turned witness away from the wheel, be had a re. volver io bis hand, but made no threats about using it. Witness has never seen the second mate strike any one on board the ship.

Carlo Paul, a seaman of the Alexander Yeats, said that he once saw the second.

The British barque Oberon was chartered

at-Manila for London, dry sugar at 32 and hemp at 45,

be explained that since the new regulations As regards the item of house rent it is to came into operation the directors take the management of this item by contract. The several managers pay interest of five, six, or seven per cent on the value of such pro- estimated at Tia. 1,080,000. perty belonging to the Company, while is

Russell & Co., which last year amounted to As regards the money due to Messrs 460,000 Tls., it has now been reduced to Tis. 200,000, and by paying quarterly in- stalments of 50,000 Teels it will be all cleared off by winter next year.

to over Tis. 1,472,000, which gave rise to Last year the sundry deposits amounted much public comment; now they have been seem to show evidence of rapid prosperity. reduced to 620,000 odd Taela, which would

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mate with a revolver in his hand; this was instant, sys

A correspondent in the Diario of the 16thyung, Kiang-foo and Kiang-pius; between declared which gave rise to much remark.

when he went aft to the wheel to relieve "The paragraph, which under the head- the defendant, but never saw him strike of the 11th September, is alarming indeed, him. He once saw the second mate pushing of Silver" appeared in the Comert any one.

and must have attracted the attention of Defendant wsa sent to gave for twelve the Government, who always watch the weeks' with hard labor, at the order of the interests of the people. captain.

DRUNK ON BOARD,

Edward Farrell was charged by the master of the British barque Homewood, with being drunk and disorderly on board his ship on the 24th instant.

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H.K. & W. Dook Co., 15% prem. H.K. O. & M. S.-bost Co., 811 prem.. Shangbai Steam Navigation, Tls 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tls. 87 Bongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong Hotel Co., $65 China Sugar Refining Co., 68% prem. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,

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(Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.). HONGKONG, September 25.

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Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrested from the latest

establishments, &c., there is a gross profit After deducting the expenses of our fleet,

of Tis. 760,000. Deduot Taels 230,000 as dividend of 10 per cent on the shares, and interest for borrowed Capital, Tls. 7,000 us

The Comercio of the 11th fast, has the fol

TION COMPANY,

Tla. 420,000 odd for depreciation of ships, lowing under the head of "Silver"-"The sixth Annual Report of the above Company, of Tls. 21,000 to be carried to next account. The following paragraphs are from the &c., and there still remains a credit balanço large amount of Spanish coins received at covering the period from the let of the 7th The dividend will be paid on the 15th of this place, are nearly all destined for the moon of the 4th year of Kwang heu to the October, when shareholders are expected to English Banks. There were despatched end of the 6th moon of the 5th year (30th attend with the necessary documents, either to-day from the Customs for the Chartered July, 1878, to 17th August, 1879):- Bank $100,000. This Bark is now to

at the Head Office, or at the Branch Offices. On the Yangtze líno, trading to Chin-It only remains to be added that in con- receive about one million dollars in these kiang, Hanko, &a,, the Company have sequence of the badness of business last coins.

four steamers--the Kiung-kwan, Kiang-year, a dividend of only 5 per cent was Ichang and Hankow, only one-the Kiang Or the present occasion, however, seeing

Kiang-tung aro stationed on the IIwang-poo ping. On the Shanghai and Ningpo Line, that there is a surplus, a dividend of 10 per the Kiang-teen, while the Kiang-ching and vent is declared. river, for use in case of need; in all eight river going steamers. As to the sea-going fleet, the Pau-tals, Fung-shun, Llan-kwung, The Times of August 13th, says of the "I learn that some two millions of dol-Chin-tung, Hae-ting, and Hae-shin work gunboat fleet ordered by China, of which lara in silver have found their way loto this the northern line. The Fung-ning runs to four have arrived on the coast and the country since the commencement of this Wenchow, the Hae-an to Foochow, the Ho- remaining four are en route for China: year, and that about three million dollars chung to Swatow and Amoy, the Fu-yeu Each of the wasps is capable of penetrating worth in gold liave been exported from this and Hout-yuen to Canton, the Tung-ting the armor of the Inflexible without being during the same period; this does not in-between Canton and Macao, the Mei- liable, from the extreme littleness and end- inds the quantities which could have on between the parts and Hongkong, while the ou position in time of action, to run much stated that defendant was very drunk and lion dollars in silver which, according to Taku and Tientsin. The Fung-ohing, Lee-displacement of 400 tons; speed, nine knots Albert Dingle, manter of the Homewood, tered this country unnoticed, and the wil-Lee-hong is used for transhipping cargo at risk of being hit in return. Each has a riotons on board the ship and had to ba the Comercio, are expected. put in trona. He continued to make a All this tends to show that we are

yuen, and Yel-sin aro employed in spring an hour; draught, eight feet, with 27 and disturbance and had to be handed over to slowly changing our monetary metal from in the autumn and winter, seasons they The Times asserts that the power and range London and Colonial Papers, &c.im

and summer in the grain transport service; 83-ton guns, worked by hydraulic power. the Police.

gold to silver. We are falling into precise assist in the Canton aud Fukien trade in the of these guns are onormous. They have a Defendent said he was very drank and ly the same evil which most nations wish south. The Hae-shin and 7-yew are kept superiority of penetrative power of 25 per did not remember what took place at all. to avoid and have taken steps to stop, stationed on the Hwang-poo river for use in

cent. over the guns of the Dreadnaught, the two days' imprisonment.

He was fined $1, in default of payment, owing to the increasing depreciation of case of emergency. Altogether the Com-most formidable of English war ships. The

It is useless to comment on the reason the two river steamers, the Kiang-hi and the Greek alphabet.

pany owns nineteen sea-going steamers. Of gunboats are named after the first letters of of its depreciation. I only wish to note that Kiang-yuen, the machinery and boilers have

The Commercial Bulletin says:-It is these exchanges are being done by a few been retained to be used in new steamers, tolerably certain that the Chinamon will but their hulls have been sold. The ma. speedily find business for these vessels in "It is clear that if the dollar's value is chinery and boilers have been taken out of settling the long outstanding account they less, less also can be bought with it, and the Okins, and her hull converted into & have had with Japan. It thinks they may to this way both the purchaser and the receiving hulk. The Paa-k'ung, which was also try conclusions with Russia, whose seller equally suffer because of it. The paranased jointly by the Company and hostile disposition on the western frontier is poor man with one dollar buys less rice; Messrs Butterfield and Swire, still remains which lies crouching like a lion in the near- the labourers and the Government em- on the Hwang-poo.

becoming more and more pronounced, and ployés suffer the same discount; every

As to the river trade, the Company made by island of Saghalien.

The Tribune says:-This Greek letter an agreement with Mesars. Butterfield and would not pay the smount of money that

But they are probably the most desirable means of instance, with one dollar in silver, one is to with Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co. on architecture. The days of heavy armored Here is an example: in China, for Swire; while an arrangement has been coms series is destined to revolutionize naval I do not know why making public a enggestion on the above- able to buy 100 lbs. of rice, and with the the Tientsin and Foochow lines. In the iron-clads have gone by, and torpedo warfare my father wanted to sell me, but I know mentioned matter.

understood to be "the appointment of while if the value of the gold in equal to nected with Meses. Siemseen and Company. will be the main elements of coast defence The object of the above memorial is same amount in gold he can buy 105 lbs., Kuangtung trade they are intimately con- and light draught craft with heavy guns, Bishop Burdon to be Colonial Chaplain" that of the ellver, no more rice can be During the period under review the trade in the future. A striking proof of this in order that his present anomalous position dollar in silver; the same will be the case considered prosperous. As to the grain tran decided to build thirteen gandouts in place Mr Dennys Bald the whole evidence was in regard to the Cathedral may be remedied. with all other artioles of import, whether sport, the Company received instructions

bought. with one dollar in gold than one on the several lines may, on the whole, be tendency is afforded by a new departure very contradictory, and he submitted that

of the Government. The Admiralty have on the face of it the Magistrate could not be favoured by the great majority of stores, clothes, or any olas of manufae from the High Authorities of Kiangen and of five heavy monitors which had been

Any efforts to attain that object would residents here, but it appears to me that

11th to the 16th.

By Mr Dennya:-The child was born 20th day 3rd moon, in the Tsz honr, 12 midnight. She was not born in the Mo hour, (4th). My husband's name is Chun Muy and his marriage name Low, the child's Chun Aluk. I know nobody of the name of Au Acheong. My husband tells fortunes by a tortoise-shell,

The child who is the subject of the prosecution, recalled, said she had never

CORRESPONDENCE.

aliver.

seen any paper conaceted with her sa'e, THE MEMORIAL TO THE GOVERN. / fo the general detriment.

MENT REGARDING THE APPOINT. MENT OF A COLONIAL

CHAPLAIN.

she had slept in the house of the second prisoner three nights. Asked why she had said or inferred in her first examin- ation she stayed only one night, she said sho had not done so. She was altogether three days and three nights with the 2nd prisoner. I bave heard my uncle called Au Cheung. I have some relatives at Shek Lung, some the press, your columns on this occasion $100 they receive are only worth $95.

of whom wished to adopt me.

my Father wanted.

he is poor. During the time I stayed with second prisoner, she took me out to a shop

to eat rice.

commit the prisoner. The evidence of the father and mother was contradictory; that

To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.”

Sept. 24th. ters ecclesiastical through the medium of SIB, Though adverse to discussing mat

of the shild herself flatly contradicted both the means taken are open to improvement,

ture."

MR. FUJIBA'S REPLY

Chinkiang to undertake the conveyance of planned in 1873 and 1874, and furthermore of 480,000 piouls; and again orders were to abandon the construction of two ironclad The whole key to the case lay on the fact as Bishop Burdon's appointment to the THE HONGKONG AND SINGAPORE received from the Governors of Hupeh and floating batteries, and to provide each war- that some two persons had pernenated the Colonial Chaplaincy would not be a per- TRADE IN WOMEN & CHILDREN.

Kiangen to transport 90,000 piculs, all of ship with a small fleet of light torpedo boats. father and mother of the child.

manent settlement of the question; for bis The following is from the Straits Times which was duly completed in the 5th moon. The Magistrate said there had been a subsequent resignation of the Chaplaincy, report of the Legislative Council proceed. Speaking of the general aspect of the trade, prima facie case made out; he would com

or his removal from the Colony, would re-ings of Sept. 17:-

the freights earned, &c., a general estimate mit both the prisoners; he must either do open the whole subject. Grave doubt also

Mr GILFILLAN-Sir, I rise to cut the of the entire year's trade shows that it does To a few Remarks delivered by H. E. the that or discharge them, but the second pri- cannot but be felt by the supporters of the question of which the Hon'ble the Colonist not equal that of the spring of last year. Boner he would admit to bail as bef.te memorial that their action may be too late. Secretary has been good enough to socept on the part of other steamers on the varions

Taisho of Hongkong at the Opening of The reason lies in the increased competition $100.

the Kioto Otani Railway Extension. The death of the late Chaplain was tele-notion privately. It is well known that lines. Fortunately, the Company has been sure to gaze on the benign countenance of graphed home, and it is highly probable among the Chinese immigrants arriving

Mr Fujiba said it afforded him great plea that a new appointment may have already from Hongkong by every steamer there in able to rely on the custom extended to it by His Excellency. The brandy-saks produced been made; in which case the memorial is a considerable number of women. The the various classes of its mercantile clients by his honourable firm was without doubt useless. As a definite settlement of the greater part of these women, I understand, which has been larger than in the previous the best in the world, and he hoped H. E. question at issue-and a settlement which go, voluntarily or involuntarily, to swell the year. A further help has been the com- had been enabled to carry out the scheme he even the fact of a Colonial Chaplain ranks of prostitution in the colony. There parative cheapness of coal from which the had in view in coming to this country- Ho A-yau, steersman on board the steam having already been appointed could not is also a considerable number of children. Company have derived some advantage. To namely, to arrange with the Japanese Gov- lanach Fee Ying, charged Kwok A fack, affect I would strongly urge the passing of In respect to the children, I understand the this is to be added the fact that the Com-ernment for the introduction into Japan of engineer on board the Agan Ting, Kwok a short Ordinance to amend No. 8 of 1860, means have been taken by the Government pany has been working on an economical an industry which was likely to assume Aayengineer on board complainant's under which the former Lorde Bishop of to afford them some protection. As to the scale in accordance with the new regulations gigantic proportions; he referred to the isungh, and Ewok Be Chat pad one of his Vietoria had control of the Cathedral, socupation the women may choose to fol adopted in the first moon of the present year manufacture of Battle-axe Brandy. son, name not known (defendant can point The Attorney General will, I hope, not low, so long as they keep within the limits (January 1878), so that the surplus profit is had been in the habit of drinking 3-star for him out) with assault. A row bad taken i eritiolse top severely the efforts of an l of the law we have, I conceive, as a Council, i double of that of last year,

many years, and he thought there could be

(Before the Hon. O. B. Plunket)

ROW ON BOARD A STEAM LAUNCH,

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VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT HONGKONG.

Left. Name. Feb.

From,

22, Grossfurat Constantine, Hamburg Apr.

$, Leon, May.

6. Alexander, 11, Southern Cross, 29, Joseph Hayden, 31, Newcastle, June.

6, Harrington, 18, Belle of Oregon, 12, Pampero, 23, Joachim Christine,

27, Pym, July.

Liverpool

Penarth

New York

Cardiff

Antwerp

Flushing

Cardiff

Antwerp

Cardiff

Antwerp

Cardiff

Antwerp

Bamburg

Glaszow

London

Penarth

Penarth

Penarth

Cardiff

4, Hakon Adelstela (= }

Hamburg

9, Deucalion (s.)

Liverpool

9, Eliz. Rickmers,

Penarth

Cardif

3, Vodine,

8, Glenrosa,

16, Aurorita, 19, Comus,

28, Belted Wil,

24, Primus,

24, Primros

25, York Town, 29, John Nicholson, Aug,

14, Hesperus,

LOADING FOR CHINA AND JAPAN POKIN,

At London.-Steamers via Sums Ounal. Lord of the Isles,

Glenearn. Radnorshire.

Braemar Castle,

Sarah Scott

Langland. Belted Will

Bailing Fessels,

41. Idverpool

At Hamburg

Orestes (*)

Carmelits & Ida.

Paps.

livingstone,

Clonesgies (Eng

Capt. McBain G. Broughtod, Ca