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No. 5081.- OCTOBER 20, 1879.]

THE CHINA MAIL.

Boss, The whole of the children were in good health previous to the 17th.

Inspector Thomson, stated :-I have made enquiries regarding the pro- looking glasses, and believe from these on quiries that the trade is not carried on in this Colony. The quickellver is prepared in Canton and is put on the glass here, which is a simple process.

We hear that Assistant Commissary General the arane with this enormous weight at- J. Moore, Ordnance Store Department, will tobed was done more quickly than usual shortly return to England, having demand too smartly for the safety of those pleted his tour of foreign service on this concerned. The effect of the counter-paration of mercury for the backs of station. Deputy Commissary F. C. P. Sil-balance, which, had the movement been vaira is about to retire from the service, properly slow and steady, would have been and will be succeeded by Deputy Com amply sufficient to keep the machine on the missary C. E. Vansittart, who arrived here level, was thus destroyed, and the whole by the last English mail. Deputy Commachine, the heavy crane, waggon, ballast, missary Silveira served in the late Militarymonkey," do, was capsized. One man Store Department during the expedition to was so severely, hurt that he died a few the north of China in 1857, medal, and with mluutes afterwards. His head bad got be- the exception of five years in Ceylon has tween one of the large blocks of granite spent the whole of his service, 27 years, in

the China command.

THE Swatow Opium Quild onse is not yet finished, although Mr Davenport, H. M. Consul, has withdrawn from the Court, on the ground that the Troutai had given out that no case had been made out by the plaintiffs. The Taoutai, remarking that his was a Chinese Court, intimated that he would continue the case alone and unaided; whereupon the defence was proceeded with. Mr Drummond (for the Guild) criticised the manner in which the case had been brought

The inquest was adjourned till 4 pm, to morrow at the Magistracy, to enable Dr Marques to make an analysis of the con- touts of the deceased children's stomachs,

SUPREME COURT.

Witness: Often, and different men and

women too.

His Lordship; And this is a British Colony!

Witness, later on, in reply to His Lord ship, said she had learned the expression "broker of mankind from her uncle. She knew the police here and that they protected all persons; but she did not call In any help from that quarter, who she saw them on the street, as her andle taught har not to.

His Lordship sald be had thought at first that the expression "broker of mankind" was an uncommon one in Hongkong, but now he was coming to believe it was not.

Referring to the girl now contradicting

Court, which abe bad given falsely as her uncle told her to do so,

that ballast the track and one of the iron (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir come parts of her evidence in the Police

A

John Smale)

Monday, Oct. 20.

KIDNAPPING A 3 Y,

Tang Atim was charge on the following three counts: (1) unlawfully taking away a boy under the age of 14 years with intent to deprive the father of the boy of his pos session; (2) unlawfully taking away the same boy with intent to sell him; (8) ani.wfully taking away the same boy with intent to procure a ransom for his libera-

stays, and the one crush must have been sufficient to deprive him of life, On the spot where he was killed there pras left quite a large pool of blood which overflowed into the harbour. Another man had his hand pretty severely injured, but is not dangerously hurt. Two or more jumped or were thrown into the water and were got out without any serious injury. It was said at -Grettion. that one man was buried boneath the block of granito which fell in the water, but this le not so. All the men have been accounted

The Acting Attorney General said he knew from a pretty extensive experionce that theso obildren wore taught to repeat all sorts of tales and did repeat the moat wonderful tales aomastimes without a word of truth in them. Evon girls of 16 or 17 years of age, going to Singapore, who were subjected to the strictest examination, gavo statements of this kind, and when they were asked, "Why do you, a grown-up girl, make such a statement as this when you know it is not true?" they simply said, #I was taught to say so." jury was then empanelled to hear the He pleaded not guilty, and the following

His Lordship quite consurred; it had case:--Messrs J. V. de Jeaus, L. F. Bar-grown out of the Chinese system in these ratto, W. B. Spratt, K. M. Ross, J. Keat matters

forward, and called attention to the tone for. The dead man was taken to the Goring, W. Dunman and J. Sier.

and attitude of H. M. Consul, which he characterized as uncalled for. The hearing was to be resumed last Monday. Although Mr Drummond appeared to make out a fair excuse and explanation for the action of the Guild, wo cannot help thinking that there is more in the case than has yet come out. Upon no other supposition can we account For the decided position taken up by Mr Davenport.

RETURN of Visitors to the City Ball Library and Museum for the week ending

October 19th:--

European. Chinese.

→ Monday, Oct. 13th, 41

Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday,

Friday,

Saturday,

Sunday,

14th, 69 16th, €2 16tb, 43 17tb,

42 18th,

63 19th, 64

374

291 361 825 389 302

ernment Civil Hospital dead-house and the others were attended to,

An inquest will he beld to-morrow, and in view of that fast we refrain from judging harshly or prema- turely any one on whose shoulders blame may seem at first light to rest.

FOUR CHILDREN SUFFOCATED,

INQUEST,

atatement before, the Magistrate, which would be put in, the prisoner said he did is to get the father to give him some money. The child was.recovered by means of the woman who recognised it when the prisoner offered it for sale. The case was a partion. rly, heartless one, the prisoner having been housed and fed for some time by the father whom he sought to deprive of bis

child.

The same evidence as was heard in the

to be

would have to judge between the woman's Commanding Ofoer issue an order for a evidence and the defendant's witnesses, monthly church parade. "Surely," adds the writer, "members of any church would not, chjest to join in the worship of God. under the same roof with their comrades once a month." -

Prisoner, called on for his defoncs, said that on the day this robbory took place he was at Se-ying-poon in the house where he had been living for some time. He was a brick carrier. That day it was raining hard and he was not outside all day. His friends and relatives could speak to this on the three following days he was at work; then on the 19th he went over to Sam Shut Po to out grace. Afook and Alal, two friends, were with him. There were no bricks to be carried that day. Fle desired to call these men as witnesses, 1 one Ho Atsui, his landlord. Next day he was arrested while sitting at the door of the house. When taken to the station he made the same defence as he now submitted, Nothing was found on him when he was apprehended. He had been to Hongkong since the second moon, and had all the time been carrying heicks.

The landlord of the prisoner and one of the coolies named gave evidence of the nature indicated by the prisoner.

His Lordship said it was for the Jury to

say, taking the case without the evidence in the man's favour, whether they could accept the woman's belief as to the identity of the man, nothing whatever of all the stolen things being found on him. He had no other idea that the woman came there to tell the truth and told what she believed to be the truth, but it was for the Jury to test the value of her evidence. Als Lord ship concluded with the remark that one of the functions, and the noblest function of a jury, was to vindicate the innoceat as well as to convict the guilty.

The Jury unanimously and without retiring found the prisoner not guilty.

His Lordship expressed bimself satisfied with the verdict, remarking that he thought one of the jurors had bad a difficult task; the way to which he had met the case was most creditable au teatisfactory. We all bad prejudices no doubt in sime matters; it was only right and honourable that these should be put to one side on entering the witness-box.

The prisoner was then discharged.

MON

The Sessions stand adjourned till Wed- ponday, when the following cases will likely be heard :-

Japanese yen appear to be becoming com- mon already in Shanghai, though they cannot be said to be likely to become the happy medium" yot. Three specimens were shown to us yesterday, and as coins they are certainly very handsome in ap- pearance and fully justify the high on- comiums passed upon them by the foreign Press in Japan. We tried as a small test to change one at the shop of a Chines general dealer, and after a oareful coolly offered the equivalent oxamination lie

Mexican for it.

(Courier.)

This has been a most uneventful week, as far as training is concerned. Owners evid- ently intended having considerable "powing" yesterday and to-day (th), but the rain interfered, and the cousequence has been that all the subsequent training has been trans- ferred to the road. Consequently there is next to nothing to report.

The general opinion seems to be the "Wilds" aro 80 strong that they will carry everything before them, and certainly their style of going justifies this opinion.

·A' Cantonese went to Canton a abort time

ago for the purpose, as he said, of getting a wife, He bought a small-footed girl, aged nineteen, for Teels 200, and brought her to Shanghai, where he sold her for Tls. 800. This coming to the notice of some interested parties, they enquired into the matter, and found that the Cautoness was in the habit of buying women and selling them for immoral purposes. Consequently he got into trouble, and his mother, fearing that she would be punished for her son's offence, committed suicide a few days ago, Crowds of people went to see the young woman whọ was sold to the man, who has not yet heard the last of his speculation.

CONVICTION OF NURSEY KES-

SOWJEE.. Narsey Kessowjee's trial at the Sessions was commenced on Monday (Sept. 22nd) on charges of criminal breach of trust as 4. Lam Awah; highway robbery with banker, an agent and a servant; of cheat. violence being armed; (2) unlawfully wounding; and of criminal misappropriation, in rospect of two sume of 1 lakh of ropees | and Ks. 40,000, part of two loans negotiated!

in November and December list on behalf

ing.

6. Chan Ashing; robbery with violenas. 6. Leung Arau; entering a dwelling house at night with intent to commit a felony and committing a felony therein.

7. Tang Alam; breaking and entering a dwelling house and committing a felony

therein.

The only other witnesses were the father The Acting Attorney General, (Hon. J. and mother of the child, (the former a Russell) prosecuted and opened the case to fortune-teller and letter-writer); Inspector the Jury. After explaining the various Thomson, who proved the death of the charges as given above he said the defend-other woman originally charged in the ant had been staying with the father of the same case; and the Interpreter, who gave child, and had, being out of work, been for the conversation when the prisoner was first of the child, on the morning of the 22ad some time supported by him. The father obarged.

The pelzoner said :-The uncle of the September, went to his work, leaving the child brought her to me and told me to go defendant in charge of this and other to a salt-water girl (oat woman) and ask children. The mother of the children was

her if she wanted to adopt a child as a dead and the father had to leave them in daughter. The woman agreed to take the some one's care every day when he went to child and pay $60. I left the child. Next An inquest was held at the Government work. The prisoner in the course of the morning the boatwoman came to my house day took this child out and went to a house and said the father of the child had been Civil Soapital this afternoon before the Co-here there were some women, and appar- to her house wih another person to ACCORDING to the Englishman, an English

годог, O. V. Creagh, Esq.; and the follow-ently offered it for sale; for one of the demand the child; what was lady has been appointed honorary pro-ing gentlemen as a jury; viz, Messrs E

women who had seen the child before with dure. Bo I took the child to the street; ila father when he was begging, to which

she was crying. As we were turning ceptress to the daughter of the King of

the corner of the straat the mother Siam, The young princess is to be in- Georg, J. P. Lembke, and M. C. J. Grote, he had occasionally to resort, identified the

came up, accompanied by two, uncles, child, and the prisoner thereupon made off on the bodies of four Chinese children, ¦ He went back to the father of the child and of these unclea was the father of the child structed in modern European language, named Mak Kum Man, Mak Loong Kow, told him the child was lost. In his (sic). The elder of the uncles knocked me drawing, music, "do.

Cheung Akow and Lee Yow Sing,

in the side. They took the chuid away by

of the New Fleming S. and W. Company Mok Akee, master of a obandier's shop

fore they went and told the boatwoman

from Dr. Sidney with and the Bank of that they ha takon away the child. at Tai Kok Tsui and residing with his family at Tsung San Lane, Kast, Queen's

She said, "Never mind. I don't want

try the case consisted of aoven European Bombay. The special jury empanelled to Road, West, stated that on the 17th instant,

the said I don't want the money, of

gentlemen, one Mahonetan and one Hindu. he was in the house, about noov, and saw &

had got the money from the aister-in-law of

Mr J, N. Graham occupied the post of fore. 412 great deal of smoke coming up from the

the boatwoman, $60, and paid it over to

It is expected the Sessions will be finishe i

MRU, The Advocate General, who con- cook-house. The ground floor had been

the father of the child on the evening of vacant for about two months; several fami-

the 16th September in his own house. I that day. To-day's jurors have been dis dusted the prosecution on behalf of Gov paid him all the $60. He promised to give charged from further attendance this Seernment, opened the case with a very lacid lies live on the first floor. On looking

The uncle told sious, unless some case has to lie over til me $2, but did not do so. down the smoke-hole he perceived that the

me to run away after this. That same Thuraday. smoke came from a large are on the ground Sunday. foor. He went down to the street and

ni ht I went with the boatwoman to the saw the street door locked with a padlook

Police Station.

His Lordship in summing up said it was 1,993 on the outside as manal. He told the watchman what he bad seen and asked who

quite probable that the distant relative was in the lower floor. The watchman took

or clansman referred to as the uncle was him to a neighbouring hous, where he

the prime mover in the matter. saw it in this Court over and over again, found Pang Atung, & shopkeeper, who opened the door of the house.

that it was the poor relatives or ban ers-on On going inside he saw a large fire on the floor near

Lo Achan, 20, boatman, for being in un of the family who dep ived the parents of the cook-room, He saw four large jars,

their child, in this way showing their lawful possession of an umbrolla valued at $7 the property of Sir Coxon, was sentenced gratituda for the hospitality which to their two standing

credit the Chinese are so ready to show to six weeks' imprisonmcit with hard near the fire, with a pipe connecting

to their relatives or clansmen when they labour. Another defendant Tsoi Aolun: those on the fire with the others.

His boy of 15 was discharged. jars on the fire contained quicksilver;

wore in destitute circumstances. Lordship also told the Jury that if the fa all four jars were closed with stoppers. He

Alis Lordship said he did not wish to

ther had told this woman to sell the child heard the man ang tung say that the

This was an and she did no. it was equally an office, jars contained quicksilver. He complained Bontence this prisoner now. about the smoke and smell being injurious occasion on which he must be exceedingly not only against the law of England, but to health, but the master saidh, no." thoughtful as to what sentence he should against the very words of this section under Witness then opened the door to let out pa and as to what remarks he made with which she was charged. The Law of Eng

It was very curious, land recognised no right on the part of any the emoke. There was no smoke in the regard to this case. room, but a whitish vapour was rising from but so it was, and in this Colony it had been father to sell or to authorise the tale of his The sate must have been against the jar on the fire. The charcoal fire was remarkably so, that there seemed to be child. still barning. Witness went upstairs, and regular tides of crime. In this Colony there the will of the child, even had she not told had always been tides of crime. There them in the box that she did not want to on looking out of the window aaw Paag was at one time a tide of burglaries; then be sold, because at the age of 11 a child Atang shut the door. In being asked why

a tide of ring snatching from women's ears was not capa.lue of giving.copasat. The be did so, be answered he was afraid that if he left the door open the Inspector of with violence; then a tide of attacks for woman was guilty on her own confession of Nuisances might summons him. Witness purposes of robbery with great violence detaining the child with intent to sell her, west out about 2 p m., and on returning such as created a great noise when he (the and did in fact sell her; the second count, Chief Justice) was absent from the Colony; that concerning the deprivation of the fa-

not trouble the Jury to consider.

The Jury, without leaving the box, found the prisoner guilty on the first count, and his Lordship said he would in this case also reserve sentence.

Totals Grand total, 2,307. Ma E, D, Sassoon's, not Mesare David Sassoon and Co.'s, offer of Rs. 6.10,000 for the purchase of the New Alexandra Mills, Bombay, has been accepted by the official Hiquidators,

The City of Cabul, according to the Quarter master-General's route book, is 280 miles from Kohat by the Kurram route; 190 from Peshawur by the Khyber; 319 from Kandahar by Khelat-i-Ghilzai and Ghuznes, and 357 miles from Balk by the Bamian. NEws from Manilla says that in Surigao "there has been diso.vered a very rich gold mine, owing to the displacements of earth caused by the recent earthquake, which took place in that locality, and that the samples of ore brought to Manilla aro of great value. The Government intends to despatch commission of engineers there." --Pioneer.

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two on the fire and

The

Police Court and reported in our columns at the time was now adduced, and the prisoner's statement put in. In his so- called defence, made at the Police Court, the defendant had said that he did not steal the child to sell; he only took it away so as to make the father give him some money to bay food,

His Lordship in summing up said it was for the Jury to consider whether his own statement did not of itself prove him guilty under the third charge. His Lordship reviewed the evidence applying to the three charges, and the Jury, without retiring, returned a unanimous verdict of guilty on all three counts.

Ite

Police Intelligence. (Before 0. V. Creagh, Bsg) Monday, October 20.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,

On being removed from Court the first defendant threatened to stab the second when he came out of gaol. He was brought back and ordered to enter into his personal be of good behaviour recognisance in $av for twelve months.

STEALING A WATCH,

Lum Afuk, 81, a coolie, was sent to prison for six months, the first and last fourteen days to be in solitary confinement, for snatching a watch valued $45, from the purse of one Chu Ashing on board the Sow ke-wan passage boat.

DRUSE AND DISORDERLY.

statement of the facts, which, though two sums only are directly concerned, are some- what complicated; and afterwards ovidence, much the same as that given before the committing magistrate a month or two ago, was taken. Mr Marriott mentioned in the course of his specch that the books of Nursey Kessowjen and Co. showed that the firm first comnienced to muke use of the moneys of the four mills to which its chief partner acted as secretary, treasurer and ageut, for its own purposes, so far back as the year 1874 75, and that in November of the latter year, the firin owed the four mills

Rs. 670,000. Twelve months later the debt

which has reached it from Colombo, to the about 4 o'clock he saw bis wife carrying then there was a tide of murders; and now thor of the onstody of the child, he would unemployed, was fined $2, in default seven having succeeded in inducing the directora

DETAINING A YOUNG GIRL,

The Court adjourned at this point (2.10 p.m.) until 3.15.

On resuming, the following "owe" WAO called:

HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

Tee

John Lucas, alias Sullivan, 41, a seamen days' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly in the public streets on the 19th instant. Defendant went to prison. «

(Before the Hon. C. B, Plunket )

STALING IRON,

Cheung Aping, 27, a coolie, was charged with the theft of a piece of iron valued at $6 from the Hung Ham docks, on the 19th instant.

had increased to 1 lakhs, and in Novem. hor, 1877, it stood at 10 lakhs. When the New Fleming Company was formed and took over the assets and liabilities of the old Fleming Spinning and Weaving Com pany on the 1st July, 1878, u debt by Nursey Kessowjee and Co. of Rs. 74,000 was amongst the outstandings. At the end of August, in one month, the amount of the firm's indebtedness to that company alone had incrented to Rs. 470 400; at the close of September it was 7 lakhs; and of October, Rs. 68,000. The case for the prosecution was that it was quite unneces sary to borrow for the purposes of the New Fleming Co.; but that the prisoner wanted Tax Madras Athenæum publishes a rumour

money badly for the purposes of his firm, which was hopelessly insolvent, and that, effect that Mrs Gregory of Wilson's Circus two of the children, Mak Loong

-one of whom was his fathur, Kessowjes was in the act of performing a feat in which Kow, aged 6 years, and Mak Kat this tide was sweeping over this Colony, of a loaded cannon is discharged, resting upon Man, aged 4 years, both boys, and child-stealing and connected offences, &

Naik, while the other three appear to have been a very weak lot of old gentlemen, her shoulders, when the gun barst, and the explained that they were very sick tide which he hoped to be able to atam, unfortuate woman's head was literally blown on scopunt of the smoke. He went to

It was his business to consider how the

quito under the thumb of the Kessowjee off.

family to appoint his firm bankers to the Pang Atung and told him that the smoke Court could so deal with this class of

company, he further influenced them, by was making people sick, and asked him if offences as to sweep them out of the Colony.

Sentence reserved. A WEALTHY Chinese who had made his he knew the cure for this sloknera. He

false representations of the company's | necessities, to raiso large sums of money fortune in Calcutta, first by boot and shoe said It was nothing and recommended that manufacturing, and subsequently by keep-ginger should be boiled in vinegar and

by loans, considerable portions of which he ing a farm, died on Wednesday night (Sep-eaten by the children, and said that would

at once appropriated to tho payment of his Chan Achit was charged with unlawfully

firm's most pressing debla The case was tember 17th) rather suddenly. He had make them all right All the other to-detaining a female obild under the age of

continued through Tuesday and Wednes. been suffering from heart diesase for years, mates were also ill, and witness shortly 14 years with intent to sell her and (2)

day, and on Thursday Mr Gill addressed and intended relinquishing business at the afterwarde began to feel sick too. Next unlawfully detaining the same child with

the Court for the defence. He contended end of this year, in order to return to his day he felt much better but not quite well. intent to deprive the father of the child

that the charges of breach of trust as an native country. His name was Sing Wein. He made enquiries, but everybody seemed of its lawful possession. There had been A private carriage bore the remains to the to think there was no danger. On the originally two accused in this case, but the

individual, as a servant, and as an agent could not stand o cause the secretary, Chinese cemetery. A few personal friends evening of the 18th instant, every one other, ons Young Asam, died the other day

treasurer, and agent was ordered to pay attended, and all the observances of the seemed again to be sick. Yesterday of heart disease, as was noted in our local

over all moneys belonging to the company Chinese ritual were strictly adhered to, morning he found his younger son dying, columns at the time. Both the charges

to the bankers appointed by the directors, including the ringing of belle, and a joyous and went to the Central Station and against the second prisoner were, therefore,

and it was admitted that the prisoner had repast, as customary, at the cemetery after made a report. The Inspector there adatrack out.

Wong Chung Ho and stolen from her a $10 The charge of bringing five girls to this transferred also such moneys to the account interment. Indian Daily News.

vised him to go to the Police Court The Acting Attorney General, in opening note, a pair of gold earrings, a pair of jide Colony for purposes of prostitution, pro- of his firm of Nursey Kessowjes and Co., on Monday and take out a summons the caso, said the obargen were precisely the stone ban les, 200 cash, and a Lanuker-ferred against Wang Lai, and Lato Man, the recognised bankers of the company. against Pang Atung- Ir is not generally known, says the States- he found the youngest child dead.

When be came back same as the first and second in the last chief. The woman from whom the things was again before the Court this morning. gainst the charge of criminal breach of

On case, The evidence on the second count were stolen was the wife of a watchman at man, that people in Government employ in going ag in to the Central Station he was was, as the jury would find, very satis- the Cosmopolitan Bock, named Mahomet defendant was her aunt, and her father had urged that the firm had deyit with the Wong Amui, one of the girls, said first trust as a banker, the learned · counsal Pondicherry and other French settlements referred to the Syingpoca Station, and on factory, and the evidence as to her intent Ali. On the 16th September, while she was sent her to get married. She was going moneys merely as any banker was on- in India cannot marry without the sanction returning home found Inspector Thomson to sell was very strong as he would prove going from sum-shui to Yow-mah-tee, she to Macao, her native place. of Government. The Moniteur feel often already there. His child was taken to that she did really sell the child. The girl saw three men hiding against a rock. They

titled to deal with moneys paid into his issues auch an order as the following Pang Atung's shop by his wife to try to herself was able to be examined as a wit came out when she came up to where they fendants' statement (already reported), and

The girls generally corroborated the de-charge in the ordinary way of business. "Par arrête de M. Gouverneur, en date du save it. He did not again see Pang Atung, ness.

As for the allegation of cheating, that, Mr 24 Aout, 1870, sur la proposition du Pro- The steward of the Government Hospital house of her father and mother by the (taiso) caught hold of her.

She had been taken away from the ere, and addressing her as elder sister, as the police were unable to produce any Gill argued, had no foundation because the

The prisoner further evidence the case was dismissed. Général à é autori é a con- came in and recommended that the white unele of the mother of the child, and was took the $10 note from her and some cash

firm was not insolvent, but unfortunately tracter mariage avec Mille. Péséiiote-Laure of an egg should be given to the other by bim taken to the house of the prisoner, she had in her purea,

happened to have a vory large amount of Ano her took her Françoise Noemie Pochont." This salutary children.

money locked up in opium and cotten when Bo then took the other and either sold to her for a sum of money, ear ring, and others robbed her of other rule has been adopted by the French Gov. boy to Tai Kok Tani. This child died or an arrangement made by which she was valuables. Each then drew a koife and

an nulooked for crisis occurred, which the ernment in order to prevent Government 39 pm. yesterday. A report was made to be the

partners had fair hope of tiding over euc.. servants contracting marriages without at the Police Station at Yowmahtee. child to the woman who was now dead; it ber jurney but go back home. Their different tradesmen in Central Market, of The charge of missppropriation was stated

means of transferring the threatened ber, telling her not to continue

cessfully although they ultimately failed. satisfying the authorities that they are able The other inmates were taken to the was not quite clear which. The child was object was apparent, to prevent her giving the total value of $1.68. Defeudant ud not to have been proved, because the books to support a family.

Hospital Pang Atung is a locking sold to that woman for $60, and a bill of information to the police. The robbers mitted all the charges, and was sent to showed the way in which at suns received glass waker and carried on that business sale such as it was usual for these peole then went on in the direction of Kowloon in Canton. Witness did not know that he to pass on such occasions was drawn up. City. She went back and told her husband geol for a period of eight months with hard had been disbursed, and the learned gentle

The jury would find some discrepancies what had happened, and the two of them By the Jury:-1 never noticed smoke | between the evidence of the father and that went to the Yow-mah-teè police station and. coming up from the ground floor before. of the mother of the child, but the girl's made a report, and officers took the case in There was no more bolling after the 17th. evidence itself was quite conclusive against band. A few days afterwards being sent

the prisoner at the bar.

for she went to Sam-shui-po, with three

carour

use the ground floor of the house.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE PRAYA.

This afternoon shortly after four o'clock a sad accident occurred at the Praya, pearly opposite Messes Lane Crawford & Co/6

Leung Aalng, declared, stated she was promiten. A travelling crane is being used widow and mother of Lee Yow Sing, a girl to lift into position the heavy blocks of aged 10 years. She lived in 21 Trong San Lane with other families, numbering five granite of which the new Frays Wall is persons in all On the morning of the 17th the witness box as "a buyer and seller of being composed. This, in charge of a about 10 o'clock she was in the cook room Chinaman, was being worked this afternoon and saw amoke oonie up from below. On looking down the smoke-hole she observed and a large block of stone was being cara fire. About two o'clock p.m. both led along by the crane, The point was she and her daughter became sick. Teater. seabed at which the scans should be turned day about noon the Inspector came to the house and removed her daughter to the alf round, bringing round the stone from Hospital. She next saw her daughter's the front of the platform of the machine to body in the dead-house this morning. the right band side, which would allow of deceased Cheung Akow, years of age, is Been Ayat, a married woman, said the

dim being lowared into its required position her son. She Lves at 21 Taung Sau Lane,

P. Q. No. 51, John Butlin, proved arreat. Cheung was charged with highwaying the defendant with the iron in his rubbery with violence, being armed. He possession The iron is the property of pleaded not guilty,

the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Com- The Attorney General said the prisoner was charged with having, with two others pay, and was identified by Mr Sharkey,

the boiler maker. whose names are unknown, bein: armed

Defendant was sent to gaol for three with knives, in the highway between Sam-months with hard labour. shui-po and Yow-wah-ise, on the 16th September, assaulted a woman named

IMMORAL TRADING IN GIRLS.

OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES,

Chan Atak, 20, a coolie, was charged on three counts with obtaining goods from

labour,

China.

OHANGMAI.

(News,)

The Shanghai Club Rage Lotteries are announced to be held on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd inst.

man argued that it was a mere matter of account. The result of the trial was that the jury found the prisoner guilty on the charges of cheating, and the Judge sentenced him to four years' rigorous im prischment.

Shipping Intelligencs. LOADING FOR.CHINA AND JAPAN. PORİL As Conlon-Steamers via Bues Canal-

The little girl, Aobeung, out of whose constables, and identified the prisoner who sale and purchase this prosecution has was sitting at the door of a house there, arisen, described the woman who was in She was then alone having-landed first and alone. They then came up and arrested people," and in reply to the Court explain the prisoner. She had told the police The Taku reports having met the Chipers ed that she used this term because she had that she had seen the mon before and barque Chintah, with an English flag, seen this same woman hawking about would be able to recognise them. She had "JCBP," flying, 160 miles south of Bhan-Fleura Cartle children for male.

not the alightest doubt as to the prisoner's tung Promontory. identity, The question in the case was The German gunboat Cycley and the U.8. simply one of identity. If the jury could gunboat dahtielot, both arrived here on 10th, Langland, accept the woman's positive oath that this from Japan.-H.M. surveying vessel Magpie Lucia was the man who robbed her of these was at Woosung on 10th for a few hours, things, they would ind him guilty. The and then sailed again. She has been, en- prisoner would, so he had done at the gaged surveying, the North Channel, Polion Court, attempt to prove no alibi. A young Volunteer in Shanghai" writes Carmelita & Ids. Height to prove that he was in Victoria to ask if there is a chaplain attached to the

His Lordship: How often 1 Witness: Beveral times,

His Lordship. You are a very young girl. How do you come to know anything of this buying and selling of people?

Witness; I have seen it.

His Lordship How many times have you sen people hanking children and in the structure. The turning round of She generally corroborated the first wit« others about for sale Į.

Sailing Vessels,

Sarah Scolt.

At Hamburg.

Livingstone,

G. Broughtod,

At

Glasgow.

at the time the robbery took place. They local corps, and it so, why does not the | Romulus (6)