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No. 5158. JANUARY 20, 1880.)

eight languages in the event of a telegraphlo | and experlones to fill the bigh office be error, will be obvisted. The work will be now holds, and withal an earnest, clear, issued by Dr Ager, but the Telegraph Com-foroible, and admirablo preacher, whose panies agree to accept the words, subject to thoughts and words ourry grest force and a potice to him of any words that misy feeling to bis congregation and are well from time to time be discovered to be calculated to fulfil the work of the Ministry, Lauftable, he in turn stipulating to com- Irritation, consequent on a corn of this municate auch notice to all purchasers of particular correspondents being trodden on the code. It is hoped that by these minna by his Lordship, when he was denouncing a standard code will eventually be com what we must give him credit for believing piled. A part of the edition will be printed to be an evil, should never load anyone to on one side only, so as to afford faollities make such a palpably fales insinuation to merebants wishing to adapt their codes agalust the abilities and fitness, the whole to the rules of the late Convention without standing of any one in such a position as the Bishop, I am not e.otistical, nor am I the expense of a reprint.

going beyond my province or my purpose in saying that the views I have expressed are the views of the cong agation gone rally.

MONSIEUR do Freyciust, the head of the now French ministry, is a man f eminent ability, whose life until lately has been passed in the service of the Public Works and War Deparimonts of France. In 1877 he produced his remarkable scheme for cheep railways at the cost of the State for giving access to the various districts of the French territory that are thinly pooplod, and unable to support the charges of the ordinary railway system. We copy from Men of the Time, a short sketol of M. de Freycinet's career. In politles M. de Frey cinct is a republican. He was the second

A SEATBOLDER.

THE CUSTOMS AT CANTON. The note from the abstract of Peking Gazetter appearing in the N. C. D. Peros in the issue of December 8th there appears a memorial from Chin Ch'i, Su- perintendent of Customs at Cariton, for- warding a return of duties collected by the native Custom Houses under his charge for the year ended 16th of February, 1879, as well as the amount of daty on foreign opium collected at Cap Seng Moon (Chi Shui Mên) and other stations, with returas of ordinary duties collected at the port of

THE CHINA MAIL.

Defendant: I gave Mr Sangater notice of it.

His Honor: What noties did you get, Mr Sangater?

Mr Sangster: Mr Marks met me on the atreat and told me that this money for which he was being aned was a gambling debt. I said, "Well, you can plead that That was all the "notice" if you choose." I had.

The Judge consulted the Stamp Ordfa ance as to whether a compradore's order requires a stamp, remarking that it was in the nature of a bill of exobange. He then His Worship imposed a fine of $6 and asked what Mr Moore had to say to defen-ordered $2 amends to be paid to the con-

stablo, lo default 7 days' imprisonment, dant's statement.

Mr Moore; I paid this money out for him, Thers were some sweepstakes; he was one of the subscribers, and when the money had to be paid he could not pay and asked me to advance it for him. I did no. Had I not paid this money for him bis name would have been struck ont of the sweep. I got up the sweep. I did not win any The money was paid out by money on it. me to the holder of the winner.

Bia Honor: Did Mr Marks drawi Plaintiff: I do not think he drew any thing.

Defendant; I think Mr Moore made the principal pile.

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His Honor: What havo you to say to Mr Moore's statement that he pald this my out for you!

Defendant denied being drunk, but said

IIOGO, that he was much excited as he had hoon

(News) fighting with another man. He wished to The public bath house keep holiday on call the Inspector on ddly,

New Year's Day-the only day in the Inspector Mat ie, who was on Charga whole year when they are not available to Room duty last night, dep sed that when their patrons. But on the morning of the defendant was brought to the station he 2nd they are open almost as soon as the was much exalted but not drunk, The day has beguo; as early as two or three constabla seemed to have been much o'clock, when numbers of royalerera who knocked about. Ele was bleeding from have been making a night of it" drop in | the nose and his tarbon was off Both to sweat off the effects of the countless cups complainant and defendant neomed to have of sale they have imbibed. On this day, it is de rigueur for all steady patrons of the boon on the ground.

establishment to bring in their hands a money present-generally 20 sen-which goca to the assistants; no fco, however, is charged for the bath. On this day, too, the female hairdresser kemi yii) expects a present, the amount of whieh varies, according to the class of 'life to which her patrons belong, but which is never loss than twenty sen.

(Before the Hon. C. B. Plunket.)

UNLAWULLY DETAINING & CHILD.

Chan Asai; a widow, and Wong Akam, a married woman, were charged with un- lawfully detaining a girl named Tong Hop Shing, with intent to sell her to Sin- gapore.

Sergeant Hanson, who is in charge of the case, applied for a remand for a week enable him to arrest a man who is also concerned in this caño.

Remanded accordingly till the 26th Instant.

A PRECOCIOUS YOUTH.

to Gambotta in the war organization of Pak-hoi in the profacture of Lien chow. him if he would keep these things over for East Street.

1870, and the new ministry will consist mainly of Monsiour Gambetta's political

friends and allies.

Ng Chun Po, a boy, 12 years of age, was brought before the Court, charged with Defendant: It was a race lottery. I toldatealing a silver bangle from a little girl in Не Was seen to take the three months I would pay him interest. I bangle from the child's pole and run give him this order for $17 payable on the away. In defence he said he saw the lat flctober: I was only duo him $15.50; bangle lying on the ground and had just the 81 50 was added for in orest.

piced it up when he was arrested. His Honor: And you now wish to ovade payment?

Defendant; It is a gambling debt and the order was not sent in at the proper timo.

In former days it used to be the rule to forward a general return of all duties, foreign and other, collected by the Central Custom House at Canton and its dependen- cics a separate return of expenditure "Freycinet, Charles Louis de Banices being afterwards submitted to His Majesty. de, French renator and engineer, born at In December, 1868, instructions were Foix, Nov. 14, 1828. De received his received from the Board of Revenue to the professional training in the polytechnic effect that His Majesty's equation had been

His Honor: I bave already told you that school, was fourth in the examination for obtained to an arrangement by which

counting from the month of October 1860, the fact of a bill not being presented on a the corp des mines in 1848, and was nm. ployed by the Government in the same year returns of the amount of native and foreign particular date in no way affects your tabi- u overal imp rtant public works. Apduties collected and expanded should be lity. This is a debt you are honestly due and polated engineer of the mines at Mout-de sent in every thren months, a general Marean, be was, in the regular course of return being submitted to His Majesty at you are trying to evade payment of it. If promotion, transferred to Chartres in 1854, the close of four such periods, a return of you happen to be a fool and try to be a In the latter the quarterly receipts and disbursements as well, I don't see that this Court is and to Bordeaux in 1855.

You owe this year the company of the railways of the boing forwarded in quadruplicate to the called on to assist you. aouth appointed M. de Freycinet as their Board of Revenue instead of the returnsney; we have here your own acknow ledgement of it. You acknowledged the principal engineer. During the five years for each successive period of allice as was debt in writing, took it up in fact when of his tenure of this important post he gave heretofore the rule. Returns, however, of to the "Compagnie du Midi" a typical regular duties were still to ho forwarded at you bad the opportunity of being out of the sweep with no liability, acknowledged organisation which the other French rail the close of each period of office.

Again it when you might bave questioned it and way companies did not fail to imitate. M. in the month of June 1567, the Board, in

there and then promised in writing to pay it de Freycinet was next employed by the obedience to instructions received, fixed You are as much due it now as you were Government in various sc antife or in the regular assessment for the Canton then, and when you attempt to be a rogue dustrial misstens in France and in foreign Custom House at Tle. 56,511, and the

and evade payment of it, this Court will countries. In 1864 he was nominated surplus assessment at 11s. 100,000. They not assist you. ordinary engineer of the first clane, and further recommended that the regular duty - he was likewise a member of the conseil on opium collected at Cap Song Moon and general of the dopariment of Tarn-et-other stations in the districts of Hsin-an goode Garonne, whon the war of 1870 broke out.aud Heiang-shan, with that on After the revolution of Sept. 4 be was collected at the Puk-hai station, should be appointed prefect of Tarn-et-Garonne. On accounted for in the returns prosented at the 10th of Oot. following M. Gambetta the expiration of the term of office of each having takon possession, in the provinces, respective incumbent. General Returns of of the office of Minister of War chose M, ordinary duty for the year 1678 have de Freycinet as his delegate, and entrusted already been presented, and the memorialist him with the supreme control of that begs now to report that during the year department. On the conclusion of peace ended 15th of February, 1879, there were M. de Freycinet retired for a time from collected at the public life. He was elected a sopator by the department of the Seine, Jan, 89, 1876, being placed first on the list of successful candidates; his term of office will expire in 1832. When the Dufaure ministry was tome fortued in Dec. 1877, be accepted the portfolio of public works."

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SPECIAL LICENSING CURT...... A special sitting of the Justices of the Penco was held to-day, when the application of Mariano Fernandez, for a spirit license for the London Inn, 208, Queen's Ruad Con- izal was heard. This house bad been ticomed At the last Sassione in the name of a Mr Schultz, but he had not taken up the license and applicant now asked to be allowed to inks it over. There were present the Hon. C. B. Plunket, president, Hon. M. S. nooly and Capt. Doane. The Batue “man who now applies bad been an applicant for a license at the yearly licensing court in 1878-79, when the enderament upon the application made by Capt. Deane was to the effect that applicant had been seraing a living by dancing in various public-houses for the amusement of the sailors and was altogether scarcely a fit person to bold a license. Besides, although the license was proposed to be takon out in the name of this applicant, who is a young man of Chinese extraction the management of

Canton Customs......

At the Swatow Customs .......... At the Kiangchow Foreign Cus-

At other ports (7 Stations)......

--Totni, Tacks The regular and surplus assess- ment being rated at

Tia.

Judgment for the plaintiff, with coats,

Police Intelligence. (Before C. V. Creagh, Esq.) Tuesday, Jan. 20.

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Fok Acbi, an mployed, was charged with the unlawful possession of a quantity of clothing valued at $40) on the 19th instant,

UNLAWFUL POSSESSI N.

P. O. Hang Akang, said that yesterday afternoon he was on special duty on the 122,898 Canton wharf. On the arrival of the stea

21,426 per Powan a man made a report of a

burglary Laving been recently committed 2,087 at Canton, and from other information be On 38,234 received be arrested the defendant,

opening his bundle it was found to contain -181,093 the fur jacket, blanket, handkerchiefe and umbrella produced. Defendant ssid the bundle belonged to his brother who lived 1. Gilman Street, but when at the Charge camo and claimed the Room a woman property as bers, upon which the prisoner admitted her ownership, exclaiming "Yes, it belongs to her,"

156,511 17,582

A credit balance remains of Tis. The duty on foreign opium col- lected at Cup Seng Moon and other branch stations amounted to Tls. 825,045

That an goods at Pak-hoi and othor stations to..................

As soon as the amount of disbursemente has been ascertained, a return of these will be submitted to His Majesty. Rescript:

Let the Board of Revenue take note.

The case stands remanded till the 27th

23,055 instante-

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARRY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honor the Acting Puisne Judge, J. J. Franois, £eq.)

Tuesday, Jan. 20.

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KENNEDY. BENTIVIONI, $241.34.—This was a claim for hire of horses and carriages from time to time and for the keep of pony for four months at $20 a month. Plaintiff has now taken over the pony, hercess, and two carriage, reducing the claim to $181.00.

Judgment for plaintiff, with costs.

Á WEAK DEFENCE.

THEFT BY A SOLDIER.

15th instant.

His Worship sent the young rageal to gaol for two months with two periods of 14 days' solitary confinement, and to be again brought before the Court on bis reloase from prison.

China.

SUANORAI.

(Ouvrier.)

Llu Kwan Yi has been appointed to succeed Shan Pao Chen at Nanking. Cheang Sha Sing, who was Govern r of Soochow four years ago, and retired in mourning, and was last year appolated Governor of Kwang Se, has hean appointed to sucosed Liu Kwan Yi sa Viceroy of the two Kwange.

Chang How has been suspended from his office for returning from Russia without imperial permission, and has been banded over to the Boards for strict investigation, and all the negotiations and stipulations sent by him from Russia, together with the representations from the Tsang Li Yamen to the Emperor concerning the matter, are to be handed over to all the Six Bourde, and the Nio Courts, and the other de- partments at Peking for investigation and report.

(Mercury.)

H. B. M. corvette Nodeste, left on the 12.b for Chinkjang. She expects to re- turn next week, when, after a short stay, we hear, she will proceed to Japan for a trip.

Japan. YOKOHAMA, (Gazette.)

Mr Gustavo Scribe, jan, has been named Consul-General for Belgium, at Japan, in the place of the late Mr Maurice Verhaeghe de Naeyer,

The native press states that the trial of the alleged forgers of satsu has been con- cluded in a state of darkness," and at the close of last year Fujita, Nakano and others were released. With regard to this

affair there are various rumours afloat, and his Excellency Ando, vice minister of police, acting for the late Kawaji in the management of this affair, was dismissed from his office on the 27th altime and deprived of his rank.

constructing mud walls, or partitions, at suitable places in the metropolis as a The municipal protection against fire. government have also decided, it is said, that they will build brick houses in the main streets of the site of the late terrible conflagration.

The complainant's story was that on the avening of the 15 h he went to the anteon with a friend to get a drink. He had a $10 and a $5 note in his left shoe. De- fondant was in the Canteen with two other suldiers, and they asked witness to stand on the 2nd instant the volcano of a drink. Complainant gave each of them Oshima was observed from Odawara to be Dengo a glass of porter, for which he paid with the in a state of active eruption.

Both notes were flded up $5 note.

masses of steam and smoke formed clouds together, and he had to take them both which moved slowly away in a light north from his shoe. He replaced the $10 in his west breeze. Inquiries since made show fe, and the change which was in silver that the volcano is more than usually retaired in his band. After leaving the active, and we learn that last night the canteen defendant and the other two men steam emitted was illuminated, as though came after him, threw him down and wails the bed of the crater was aglow with living the other two men held bim the defendant fire. robbed bim of the $10 and throw away bis shoe. He is unable to identify the other two men.

The ouse was remandel till 11 a.m. on Thursday, the 22nd instant.

cial of high rank came down from the Capital to inspect the burial place of the first of the emperora.

The German charged in. Nagasaki with stabbing a seaman of the U.S. corvette lert has been found gailty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. He had already boen one month in jail in Nagasaki, und was brought on to Kobe by the Prins Adalbert, to_put in the remander of his time here. Dr. Focke tried the caso.

The Takacs o maru, on her last trip from Hongkong, brought up a full cargo, of which 470 tons were for Kobe; she had fourteen→ passengers. The vessels of this line con- fine to bring fair quantities of Bombay Yard, which monete with much favour fa thin neighbourhood." "We hear that order have been booked by two of our loading firms for a thousand bales, to arrive.

Wa understand that the Osaka Mint has lately been engaged in the coluage of allver yen for one of the foreign bankare resented io Kobe. It must be gratifying to the Japaneso gover ment to see that its legisla tion facilitating coining for the publie is bearing fruit. Under the old Mint regula tious, the privilege was monopolised by a solitary foreign banking donoorn, through whose ago ey everything in the way of coining for the public had to be done. Binch has been writteu of late about the vexed question of the balance of this country's trade-the Japancas, we think, may take the transaction wo record as a hopeful indi- cation of improvement in that respect. I...

Quotations.

Gos, January 20.

The gun troos planted by the Ken-cho in the beginning of the summer, on the Nativo Bund, and in Sakaye Machi and Division Street, have thriven wonderfully well. Some of them have grown two or three feet in height, and have put on foliage in proportion. There are some fine speciaens of the eucalyp's in a private garden in Osaka. Though not more than six or seven years old, they are certainly five and twenty or thirty feet high, and bava trunks uins or ten inches in diameter. If our Kobo gums thrive as well as these have done-and there is every prospect of their doing so wa shall soon have some five saplings to show visitors from Australia and elsewhere. The gum has proved itself eminently satisfied with its adopted home, and in view of its great value as a sanitary PIUM ---Now Patna, cash....$60) agent it might be well for the Ken-cho to extend its sphero of usefulness by planting young trace in other parts of Kobe and in Hiogo, wherever practicable. We are sorry to see that several of the saplings planted in the sammer-moro ospecially at the foot of Division Street and on the Bund, where there is much whocled traffic-have boon broken down and destroyed, in some cance by jinrikishas, in others, wo regret to any, wantonly, by drunken sailors and coolles. If not too late in the season, it would be well to replace them at once, otherwise those that have survived will get too great start, and grow up out of proportion to those planted afterwards.

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The Nippo gives us news of the ap- preaching visit of a wonderlai kuma otolo, for spider man," named Yoro Yusen, who is coming to Osaka from Tokio, with four diminutivo deshi or apprentices. Yora's body is only seven inches in tongth, while bis head measures six inches and a half, fle intends to give an exhibition of his tricks (lejina) at Nanba Jinchi, on and. after the 1st proximo,

Suow has began (January 6) to make ite appearance in the neighbourhood. The tops of the hills bordering the Inland Sea donned their snowcaps some time ago, and on Sunday the hills of the coast line neur Osaka wore enveloped in a enow squall which clothed their summits in wintry garb.

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longkong Bank, 62% prem, asllors. Union Ins, Society of Oton, $1,425, alos. China Fradors' Ins. Co., $1,325, valoa. North China Ins. Co., Tla. 1.200, sales, Yangtze Ins. Assoc., Tis, 740 Chinese Insurance Co., $30, ex divi. H.K. Firons. Co., $825, sales., China Fire Ins. Co., $220, sellors. H. K. & W. Dock Co., 10% prem, sales, HI,K, Q. M. S.-bost Co., $23 prem, buyers. Shanghai Steam Navigation, Tla. 11 China Coast St. Nav. Co., Tis. 109 Hongkong Gas Co., $70 Hongkong flotel Co,, $86. China Sugar Refining Co., $180,, sales. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal.

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Temperature.

Wo learn on very good authority that HLE. Ando Noriyoshi, who filled the office of Chief of Police in Tokio during tho absence of the late General Kawaji in Eu rope, has been dismissed from the o tice of Chiu keishi, which he held in the Bureau of Police, and has morcover been degraded from his rank. This happened at the end of the year, about the timeo Fujita and kis companions in misfortunio were released(Taken at Merra Falconer & Gods Premises; frou confinement.

There was a smart earthuako yesterday (7th) morning at about a quarter past two. The sensation it produced is described as | having been anything but pleasant,

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Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the latest London and Colonial Papers, &o.;-

VESSELS TO ARRIVE.

AT HONGKONG.

Left. Name. May.

5, Alexander, 31, Nowcastle, June. 27, Pym, July.

19, Comus, 24, Primro89, Aug.

9, Eliz. Rickmere, 18, Minnie Carvill, 17, Coldstream, Sept.

If the weather keeps getting colder as fast as it promises to do, we shall goon buye skating. The pond in the hills which afforded a few days' sport last winter, though shoru of the proportions it then bad, on account of a good deal of the water 27th Regiment, appeared, charged with two Willam Dounelly, a Private in H. M.'s

The Nichi Nichi Shinkun states that the it contained having been drawn off, offers a others not in quatody with stealing a $10 Tokio fu bavo decided to raise a loan insufficient area for indulgence in the ex- Foto from the person of Mamun, anTokio, to be used to defray the expenses ercise. It is now, wo bear, about a ben-

officer's servant la Murray Barracks on the

dred yarda long, by forty or so wide, and yesterday had ico on it a quarter of an irel thick. There is a fine roservoir near the top of Rok'ko-san, to the left of the Arima road, which ought to be, even now, in good condition for skating, seeing that it stands at an elevation of nearly three thousand feet above sea-level-Skuting has com- menced to-day (9th) on the pond in the lilia referred to. The ice is perhaps hardly quite thick enough yet for safety.

The Vice Commissioner of Polico in Tokio, Mr. Ando, had been dismissed from ollice sad degraded from the rank he held, The whole of his property has been taken charge of by the Government, and sealed, pending certain investigations that are to be made. The police, of all ranks, in the A report issued by the Tokio Fu, ataton capital are said to be very wroth with the the total number of houses consumed by Government, on account of all this. Mur- the late terrible fire in Tokio on the 26th maring, discontent, and threats are the ultimo, to be 10,430; two public schools, order of the day, and some bot-heads even two bridges and six junke were also go so far as to talk of assassination. destroyed; 85,980 people were rendered of the ministers has rendered himself homeless, 28 lives were lost, and 50 persons particularly obnoxions to the police in were more or less seriously injured. About connection with this affair.

It is expected that a number of changes 560 persons are now living in the shelters temporarily established by the local gor-will be made in the personnel of provincial ernment. To each person whose property governors, after the rising of Chiho-kan was entirely lost in the fire the government Kaigi, or Assembly of Local Officials. have given capital and many necessary several of the k-ret are expected to resign, or be relieved of office, and others will be implements in order to enable them to resume business and to again maintain promoted. themselves by their own labour.

H. L. J. M. S. Hiyei Kwan will leave for China on or about the 8th instant. The object of despatching this vessel is not stated in the native papers, but wo learn it is currently reported in Tokio that crossing leading on special envoy is about to be despatched to the Chinese court on matters intimately connected with the Loochoo question.

We understand that Mr Marcus Flowers, H. B. M.'s Consul at Kobe, will proceed to Europe, on leave, at an early date; and that it is doubtful whether he will again resume his post in the Consular Service. As time gose in this part of the world, a generation has almost passed away since this gentlemen was a resident of Yako hams, though many senior members of the community still speak of him with warm Nargan Singh, a police constable, atated regard; and on all hands we hear that, that he was on duty in Queen's Road both in Nagasaki and Kobe, Mr Flowers about 11.30 p.m. yesterday. He saw the has secured the respect and esteem of all Kochi Ken (Mr Kitagaki) has sent in his Crossfield. defendant coming towards him followed by foreigners and natives with whom he has resignation His posit on bas, never been William Ritson,

During the a pleasant one, surrounded, us he has been, felbrek two chair coolios. The coolies complained been brought in contact.

THEFT OF A PILLOW BOX,

the house would vir ually be in the hands of a Chinese woman named Jane Peterson. Defendant admitted that he had been a dancing boy in some of the pablis houses, but pleaded that he had been to ashool for two or three years since then, fie bad been now somu 18 years connected with public-houses and was fit to conduct a MOOKE MARKS, $17-Mr W. P. house himself. He know nothing of any other Moore sus Louis Marks, lately in the business. A friend bad lent him money to employ of Mezara Falconer & Co., for $17, start this busincas. He bad secured an Euboing the amount of a dishonoured com ropean to look after the bar,une Charlie pradore's order signed by the defendant. Loward. Questioned about this man, he Marks admitted the signature and that be seemed to know nothing of him save that was due Moore the money; the money Tong Akwai, and Wong Ai, coolies, wore he was an European. The President said was signed for when be was in Mesars charged with stealing a pillow box valued there was a man known as Charlie Howard Falconer & Coy'a. employ; it was money at $12 on board the S. S. Teucer this who used to be about the Singapore public. due for sweeps. The chit was not pre-morning.

ouses This might be the same man. sented at the time it was to have been sent Chin Chan Shing, a baker at Singapore, Asked how old he was, the applicant in; the bill was refused after be had been stated he went on board the S. S. Taucer stated 23; this would make him enter the dismissed from the employ. Had it been to take a passage home." When moving public house business at the early age of aent in at the proper time, plaintiff said, it ble luggage about he missed his pillow box five years.

would have been paid. This was Mr and got the assistance of a olansman to look The Captain Superintendent of Polica Mark's statement. Mr Moore said the for it. Tas two defendants were found stated that he h. d no reason to belleve that | order was dated 1st October; be had con- in a small bost with the box in their the case was otherwise than as he had sented to keep it back till that time; a few possession and were giran lato custody. stated it last year. The only difference days after that date he sent it for collection Both prisoners denied having taken the but did not get the money; he sent it twa box. They said they were going to or three times but it always came back, Singapore, but neither of them had a Mr Marks was not in.

His Worship sentenced each of the pri soners to six months' imprisonment, the first and last fourteen days to be in solitary confinement, the rest with hard labor and to be publicly expened in the stocks for six

was that the lad was a year older, ile was not a man who could keep order amongst such a class as would fequent a place like this-anilors and so on.

The applicant had testimonials but had not brought them with him; it was pro posed the case should stand over to allow of their production,

Eventually, however, the license was unanimously refosed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE OTHER SIDE

lent.

Mr Marks denied that the bill had been presented to his knowledge until after he was away from Falconer's; had it been pressated it would have been paid.

His Honor: Judgment for plaintiff, with costs.

Defendant: But this is not for money Bie Honor: It's a debt you owe, is it not? Here is an acknowledgement in your own bandwriting; an order on the compra dore signed by you. To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."

20th January, Defendant: But it was not presented at FIR-I note in a letter in the columes the time. of your contemporary a most uncalled-for, His Honor: That has nothing whatever unwarrantable remark aralust the Bishop.lo do with it. The non-presentation of a bill Fide et Fudicia tells us he never heard on a particular date does not relieve you Bishop Bardon "preach a really good, of the debt. instructive Gormon, or give an interesting Defendant: But I got no value for the

I $17.

His Honor: Thon enter a special de fence. Cancel the previous order, Mr Registrar, and let the case come on this day week.

explanation of the Holy Scriptures." think that, however one may differ from the Bishop us to the wisdom of some of bis acts, or his views with regard to Education, or as to the good taste of his pulpit utter ence on the occasion in question, no one can

Defendant: But I am leaving by the dony that we possess in him a man of Menmuir on Saturday. great learning and ability, of untiring His Honor: Why did you not raise your Industry-well átted by special training special defence to-day, then?

ticket.

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ABSAULT,

John Keith, an engineer, was charged with assaulting a police constable while in the execution of his duty.

the Itami road near

We regret to have to record the occur rence of another fatal accident on the Kobe-Osaka railway. On Wednesday last (7th), an old man, while engaged in his occupation as flag-sigualman at a gate-

Kansaki Station, was ran over and killed by the 12.20 p.m. uptrain. This is the third or fourth fatal accident of the kind that has been chronicled within the last few months, the victims in each case hay- ing been either women or feeble old men. One would think that, even on the score of economy, the railway authorities would try to attract responsible men into their service as gate-keepers, by paying proper wages, sedlug that in cases of fatal accident such as that which has just happened, they have to administer a substantial solatium to the surviving relatives.

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His Priam (4) man who was passing remonstrated with this port, did much to allay the excitement has got tired of his appointment. defendant for running after the coolies here. His absence from Japan will be successor will need to have a firm hand, to Complainant advised the defendant to go much regretted by a large circle of friends. keep the Tosa malcontents in order.

It is more than probable that, on ac- It is now positively asserted that His Niagara away as he was getting excited, when he struck the witness in the face, and knocked count of his experience and qualifications, Majesty the lika do will visit the tomb of him down. Complainant procured the as well as in deference to the general wish Jinus tenno, in Yamato, in March, The

J.J. Buthorities of Sakai Ken are busily engaGeneral Fairchild. assistance of one of the Military Police and of the British residents of Kobe, took the prisoner to the station. The de Enslie will be appointed to fill the post god in making roads to the place. Some Core

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