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No. 5448.-DECEMBER 23, 1880.].

LOCAL AND GENERAL The next Faunen Maz, per M. M. steamer Anadyr is now due. She brings London

dates to the 19th Nor. The next ExGzien Mai, per P, & O. steamer Lombardy, may be looked for hare cm Saturday, the 25th it. (Christroas Bay), She brings London dates to the 19th ito. Kow Cheng Ctroan, an ex Chinees lieutenant of Batavia, who diad lately, is said to have left 10 millions of guilders to his 28

children.

A WATCH between the Garrison and the Cricket Club will be commenced to-morrow at 11 o'clock, and, we understand, a Base Ball Match (Shore. Ships) has been arranged for Monday pert, at 2 o'clock.

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Ship, H. E. the Governor, General Donovan, is Lordship the Chief Justice and others being sinong the number. Sir John Hennessy prosented the prize to Mr Winter- bottam, representative of the winning orew in the tenth race of the day, with a few ap- propriate remarke. The Admiral's band du- ring the afternoon treated the company to oma obbice selections, and between the rates. dancing proceeded on the main deck. Ap- ended are the entries and winners of the various event.

Qunner, B. Argonianzen unt -Polier,

Glasgow, Polics, equi

THE CHINA

MAIL.

EIGHTH BAO"Naval Cup. To be

rowed in four-cared Canton Cutters, Open to alambore of the Victoria Re. creation Club. Distance, Onia Mila

The two boats which started were the Thistle, with Bennett for stroke, Murray 1, Blonnerbissett 2, and Travers 8, and the Leila, of which Sampson was stroke, Richards J, Tomkins 2, and Danmar 3.

THEFT CY A WATCH AND PREVIJUS CONVICTION,

and that he never struck the Dhinaman at all.

P. G. Edwards gave formal evidence. Defendant reserved his defence and was committed for trial; hail in two sureties of $100 each.

all

LOSS OF THE AMERICAN BARQUE CORINGA. Mr P. W. Weeks, chief mate of the American barqua Coringa, who recently arrived at Singapore from Feonng in the teamship Lorno, gives the Straits Times U following particulars of the loss of that LAYING A FALSE INFORMATION.

vessel on the Patani coast:- China a Ng, 29, unemployed, was charg. ed on the 15th instant under section IV of The Coringa left Bangkok on the 11th N. E. wind; all went Nov. with strong Ordinance of 1880, with making & false well until the 13th, when it blew a stzung gale all day from N. E. In the second dog- declaration on the 14th instant before W. M. Lane, Erg, one of the Justison of the watch we found that she was making more Peace of this Colony. The proceedings of water than usual, and immediately det the 18th instant have been already briefly hands on the two pumps, but could not get them to "sack." At midnight commenced reported.

To-day, Captain Deane deposed, to de- throwing cargo overboard to lighten her, fondant acknowledging before him his sig- still keeping the pumps going, and at 4 am nature to the luformation produced (against hore-to on the starboard tack. We had the mocond stair of house No. 56, Welling- then lost all our starboard bulwarks, and

public gambling house) bont out of the davits. At daylight found still at work. At noon on the 14th, the gale was terrible, the vessel labouring heavily and shipping great quantities of water. Wa then out away the fore-topmast and let go. the port anohor to try and pase her. At 2 P., we decided to get over the boats to leave the ship, Thore being then about four feet of water in the pump well, with a strong list to port got one bost, over, bat stove the other, and as all hands could not. leave in one boat we hauled up the one that was sonad, to

the fortune of one of you; ton rest, ne

1.Iron Drake's B-osred whaler, white good race took place between the rival dřews: ・ same time suppose the ship, to be in With all bis ability the fortune toller did Had seen the prisoner before and believed three feet of wator za the hold, the pumps

Finer Rack-Whalers, 4, 5 and 6 Oarm Distance, One Mile. Time allowance 8 seconds per Oar,

the Thistle, sporting towards the end, won with red St. George's cross,

2-Fictor Emmanuel's 5-oared gig, white the race by about 14 length. burges with red St. George's cross

3-Chiracon's 8-cared whaler, blue and white diagonal.

4-Com-5-eared whalor, blue with

have received the admirably useful and handsome Anglo Chinese date blook for 1881, printed and published by the N-white Herald office, Shanghal It is the best of its kind, we should any, for office use, pab lished in China or the Far East.

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Ir the official who selects the news doled out by Reuter's Company to Hongkong is not abors taking a biot, de way note that the death of Lord Chief Justion Cockburn was an flem which would have proved of some little interest here. It was not known until we published it last evening (22nd Deo.), while the Lord Chief Justice died on: the 21st November.

In the case of Sam Awe, wife of Chan Yun- chan, and Yp Aking, wife of Chan Abee, who were charged with having brought or enticed into the Colony, a woman named Lau Aho, by fraudulent means (a case in which the alleged purpose of the decoyers was to get the woman remarried), a case of "no bill" has been found by the Attorney General as a Grand Jury,

In the recent case of stabbing near the Recreation Ground, the victim of which has sinoe died, the police have, we are glad to hear, been suicessful in scouring the mao,

Jan Ping Hi, whom the deceased implicated in his dying deposition; saying his assailant would not have been able to wound him, but for this other man who knocked him down and beld him. Lau Ping Hi wes brought before the Magistrato to-day form- ally, and reminded till the 28th.

Tax case of the schoover Lilla, particulars of which were given in last evening's issue, will, wo prosume, odl for come action on the part of Admiral Coote. It is some ten

year ago, if our memory does not fail us, since HM.8. Perness was sent down to panish one of the tribes inhabiting the J'ellow Islands. Since that time it is said the greatest respect has been paid to white traders in that particular island. The lending tribe on this occasion is alleged to have previously distinguished itself sgainst white visitors, and a-lesson appears the urgently needed. It is gratifying to find that one or two of the chiefs in those regions are friendly and hospitably dis- posed towards Englishmen.

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DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.

The Annual Meeting of the above District Grand Lodge of Freemasons was held at Freemason's Hall last night. In the ab- sence of the D. G, M. (Kr T. G. Linstead), through indisposition, the D. D. G. M. (Mr C. P. Chater) presided, and, in the name of the D. G. M., made the following appoint ments for the year 1881 :--

D. Q. MB W. Bro. T. G. Linstead. D. D. Q. M.-V. W. Brow C. P. Chater.

D. G. S. Warden W. Bro. A. G. Morrin

D. G.J. Do.-W. Brs, W. C. Howard, Aməy, J. G.

G. Chaplain-Bro. Bay. C. G. Booth.

1). G. Treasurer.—W, Bro. II. Smith,

D.

Registrar.-W. Bro. W. M. B. Arthur.

Modestes bored whaler, blue, ship's name in gold.

6.-Lily's 4-oared whaler, white. 7.--Vigilant's boared whaler, white with blue V;

Thistle Leila

2

1.- Lily's 12-cared cutter, white. 2.Iron Duke's 12-oared cutter, white, Iron Duke's 10-opred outter, white, 4-Curacan's 10-oured outter, blus and white diagonal.

red cross.

Bix boats only appeared at the start. A red arose. good race took place between the Figilant's boat and the Cops boat, the former, who had to allow 8 seconds for extra ost, com

ng la 11 wconds aboad, thus winning the race by three seconds only.

twice. I

from

not be

witnesses,

again

up

to take the two men out who were keeping her clear of the ship's side, and in doing this stove her also. We started the pumps to try and keep ber till the following morning. At daylight on the 16th, sighted land on the port quarter, Mr Duggan, second alerk, Police Depart and about an hour later saw land all along Chan Arau, who was convicted on Mon-mont, deposed to going with Inspector under bur lee. At 1. p.m. we decided to run day of stealing wood, and against whom Cradock to the boase above indicated and her ashore, there being over six feet of water several previous convictions were proved, pointed out by defendant. Went upstairs in the pump-well. Fut her before the to top floor; there ear witness Wong Fai

Fai wind, biok, was nexentenced.

one Police; they managed to divide the at 10 p.m. along the course laid down

chart on

the ledge underneath the The prisoners were next brought up who. honors, the R. A. Gunner winning by two by the Staff Commander. I found this

obart house table. An I took the land I were convicted on Monday of the larceny of lengths, the Police boat second.

aw on the atarboard bow to be the hola amiver walob and chain from one Ip Sam leland, that is, that an tho left hand part of Tim,& fortune teller, on the 20th Novem- it was the southern point of Okiseri, and her last; they were Tu Aming, U Achoung, the course we were then steering would Chan Asap, Lom Asam, and Toy Asik, and take us clear, 1, estimating the distance to against the various previous convictiqna be at least eight miles, only sent the quarter were proved.

Being asked for anything they had to say, water down to the Staff Commanden to acquict him of the island being in sight all denied having stolen the watch the on the starboard bow. My reasons for not second prisoner in whose possession it was sending to the Captain were these,1 knew found said he found it on the street and that when the Staff Commander came on picked it up and took it home, deck to would say if he wished the course

The Chief Justice in pronouncing son to be altered and what the new donese tence, said -All fire of you have been mont should be

and I should then be able to properly convicted of stealing allvar inform the Captain of the desired change, watch and chain in the house of a fortune aletting him know about the land at the teller whom five of you were deluding into at

and thus avoid

bim tending to telling calling did dangerous position and I acted in a way not discover where his watch was taken him to be an informer. Prisoner appeared I had always done before. I may also add That was done by the practical and com- to know what he was about, and that he that I did not know of the existence of any mendable enquiries of the police. Various was laying an information. Tesued warrant, flying racks and reef to the south of previous convictions have been proved and on the report on that warrant being Okisert. It was shortly after sending to against the first four of you. The sentence laid before him be directed defendant to be the staff Commander and just before 4.30 of the Court on you, Yu Aming, U Acheung, prosecuted on this charge.

Mr Parker, second clerk at the Magistra NINTH RACE Callers 10 and 12 Date.that the Officer of the Furecastle, Me Chan Assp and Lam Azam, is that. each of

To-be-pulled by Stokers. Distance, Browning, came aft and said to me, "Is you be kept in penal servitude for three cy, deposed to prisoner making a statement to him-in-his office, on the 14th-altimo, One Mile. Time allowance, & seconds that land ahead, Sir, or is it a fog bank ?" years.

"You, The a Sik, de pot appear to have which he put down in writing; read it over per Thwait

land,

en but looking at it for about a minute been before convicted, but your connection to prisoner, who said it was correct. Priso the appar battery, where I imme with four sach sasociates as you have acted ner signed it after it had been read over to diately went, I came to the conclusion shat with is this robbery, proves you to be him, making the baital statutory declaration. it must be land about five miles distant. bad men. I shall, however, make a dls Defendant's face is familiar to witness as an Returning to the bridge I sent down to the tinction in source and sentence you to informer.

Inspector Cradock corroborated last two Staff Commander to tell him there was two years uprisonment with hard labour, land abead. Expecting Captain James up 5.-Modeste's 10-cared cutter, blão; ship's every minute, I did not send to the Cap-

tain, but I was beginning to feel that I name in gold.

should do so and I was very glad then the Four boats came in, the Iron Duke's 12 First Lieutenant, who had come up on the

was about E. N, E., and Blood cared cattor again winning eally by about bridge at 4.30, advised me to call the Cap

lain and altar the couno. It is 10 His Lordship Buid-You, Chan Ajau, Tone, who

·4 p... Fai To the sea making clean breaches over her. A FROOND RACE.Catters, 10 and 112 Oars. between second and third. The Lily's crew abt hat to vise me tha Capon. Invictions by magistrates. This lacoony is he was a bhoen. The defendant then second-mate and cabin boy then attempted

You

guilty to four previque oug pleaded

presumably 10

bis prove respectability, sald no assistanco came from the shore, the To be pulled by Blue Jackets. Dis. tano, 1 Mile. Time allowance, 6 was comprised of members from both the course and sending recollection but of \ not in itself of a serious obaracter, but said, in answer to a question that man was

to land on a raft; the accond-mate arrived seconds per Thwart,

Figilant and Lily, as the former had no the time when I immediately noted on his as you have been living a life of pilfering

safe on shore, but the onbin-bey, a Garmin lad named H. Ellerman, was washed off the 1.-Iran Dute's 12-oared cutter, white boat of the class to enter. The stokers

raft and drowned. Next morning (16th) at with rat St. George's Cross.

"fired up" well and made a good show

daylight we got over the only remaining pulling well together.

boat, in which Captain Jocelyn, his wife and daughter, with four men, landed, taking line with them. then constructed a small raft, made it fast to the line from the sore, took the rest of the crew, and were surf by the pulled ashore through the ustives. Mado several attempts afterwards to save provisions from the ship, in one of which one of the seamen, a Swede called George, was drowned; all attempts were inofectaal. Four men then started up the but the coast to try and obtain sasistanes, next day only two returned, reporting that the other two had started to cross a river, in doing which one, A. W. Courtney, a native of Dublin, was drowned; the other, Vistor Wisell, succeeded in getting across but could not get back again; he has not been seen since. 1 then decided to start for Penang overland. Having obtained a

guide and two soldiers from the Kajah, I started on the 25th Nov., and resched Singerah on the 30th, whence I proceeded to Penang, arriv-. ing there on Sunday, the 5th December, and at Singapore on the 8th.

Vigilant's whaler,armoreužva Comus' wbaler,

1

2-Iron Duke's 10-oared cutter, white with red St. George's crons.

3.-Victor Emanuel's 10-cared outter, white burges with St. George's cross

4-Carucod's 19-osted cutter, blue and while disgonal.

5.-Comus 12-cared antter, blue with

white groes:

6.Mieste 10-onred oniber, blue, ship's namo in gold..

7.-Lily's 12-cared cutter, white. 8.- Vigilant's cutter, white with blue V. Four started, the Iron Duke having both a 12-oared and 10-oared outter in this race,

the other two being representatives of the

Ouracoa and Comus, The Iron. Duke's crown soomed to hare it pretty much their own way, taking first and second place, the 12-oared cutter beating her companion by 9

reconds.

Iron Duke's 12-osred oatter,........ Iron Duke's 10-osred cutter,... Curacon's 10-oared baller,

THINE Kaos-Pinnaces. To be pulled by Blue Jackets Distance, 1 Mile. 1.-Ouracon's 14-oared piunsoe, blue and white diagonal.

2.-Comus 14-cared pinoase, blue with white acous

B-Modesie's 14-oared pinnaes, bloe, ship's name in goid.

Three started. The Comus pinnace gol Into leading position lù spite of some rather arratie ateering, and succeeded in retalning it to the finish, winding by about half a dozen lengths; the Curacos's being second, and finishing a few longtha ahead of the Modeste's

Comus pianace,.......................................... Caracoa's pianog8,2 Modeste's plunace,..

FOURTH RACE.-Cutters, 10 and 13 Oare. To bo palled by Marines. Diatanes, One Mile. Time allowance, 6 seconda per. Thwart 1.-Iron Duke's 12-oared cutter, white with red St. George's crons.

2-Iron Duke's 10-unrod cutter,” whits with red St. George's orous.

3.-Victor Kmanusl's 10-oared gutter, white burges with red St. George's

-Curacon's 10-eared cutter, blow and white, diagonal.

5-Tomus 12-oated cutter, bins with white cross.

Modeste's 10-oared cutter, blus, ship's

namo in gold,

7. Lily's 12 pared cutter, white. 8.-Figilast's doable bkd, whaler, white with blue V.

LARCENY AND PREVIOUS CONVICTION.

a dozen lengths, there being three longtha evidenes that the Navigating Lieuten, pleaded guiter of larceny in stealing wood, house for wines a Club, it is not for the shore, and struck at about

Iron Duke's 12-cared, - Lily' Curasia's

TENTA RACE-Ofoera' Raos, Whalers

Distance, Mile. Time allowance, 4 seconds per Oar. 1.-Iron Duke's 8-oared whaler, white, with red cross,

2.-Victor Emanue's 8-oared whater,

white burge", with red cross.

3-Curacod's G-barod whaler, blue' and

white diagonal.

white cros

Comus's 5-osred whaler, blue, with 5-Modcete's 5-oarod whaler, blue, ship's name in gold.

This was the officers' rate; and for only thres boats started. After a good start and a abort and sharp race the Fictor's aight-oar whaler pulled in a couple of lengths ahead of the Iron Duke's, which finished about three lengths before the Curacon's.

Victor Emanuel's, mis annibal Iron Duke's, Curacos'......

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ELEVATE RIDE-All Comer." Dis. dance, 1 Mille. Opan to sil Men of

li

only say that I have no

40.

Captain.

Wong

Inspector Cradock believed the informs tion was totally unfounded.

Datendant reserved his defence and was committed.

prescut when he lost the 300 cash to which certainly not later than it will be for the public benefit that you be had reforred in the it formation he fald. do. The order brought back to me from be teatralaed for some time from such Weng Fai Tong said noxething to she in the Captain was to keep the ship W.N. W. przetion. The sentence on you is that you former about not saying that a man of his As he imprisoned and kept at hard labour for respectability was gambling there. The and that he would be up immediate y. AB

place, was fitted up like a Chinese Club. two FUGIE. had not yet steadied the ship when I re- ceived this order, I asked the quarter-master how her head was, and he said W. by N. I

Yan Ala had been similarly previously tben

I the steadied

ship, and the Staff Com-convicted, and three previous convictions mander, who came on the bridge while we

were recorded against hit, in sentencing course agreed with me in this. him in Lordship said :-You, Yan Alu, altering The Captain came up almost immediately have pleaded guilty of the charge of larceny fterwards and asked me how her head was in stealing & jacket. You so pleaded

Keep guilty to three previous convictions. I told him W, by N., and he said

and told the Staff Commander to crime you now confess that you are guilty lay off the ship's position. The Captain of is in itself small, but your previous also seked me if the weather had been thick,

were

ner so

then

whee

be

that Captuẩn Cisreland approves allez-t

for the term of two years,

DISCHARGED,

IN CHAMBERS. CORDES V. PUSTAU.

The

by

EXTENSIVE THEFTS OF GOODS. Li Kam Foug, 26, a hawker, was charged with atoaling $520 in silver, two pieces of colon and two silver banging roles 60, the property of one Lo S on board the Complainant was Singapore druggist, and was a passenger by the steamer named; his money and goods were stolen while he was away from his box and baskets for a short time; the bangles and money were found on the defendant's person, and other of the articles in bis bux

Prisoner was sentenced to six months' hard labour.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,

Chan Akang, & coolie, was charged for having unlawfully in his possession, one

mitted the charge, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for fourteen days with hard labor..

LABSENY-OF GOLD LOOK KT.

Singapore.

The Steam Laundry recently started hers is now aunouneed to be an established

Buçoess.

told him that it had, but that it had lifted convictions render a hoary sentence necessteanhip Nestor on the 15th instant. bit and enabled me to see the land ahead,ry. The sentence of the Court is that at firet I bad only seen it on the stazu be luprisoned and kept to hard labour board bow. The fog gradually fell again, By 5 a.m. it had become very think, aat 1-

gave the order to tho signalman to Thero was another case on the list in which totally obscured by for when the shiped with bringing a girl into the Colony for sound the steam whistle. The land was Chat Akin and Lan a pat, who were charg-

rounded. Ta ocuolusion of my defence I

an unianful purpose, and with barbouring eg the President and members of this the said girl with intent to sell her for un- honourable Court to take into consideration lawful purposes. The first prisoner was out the fallowing facts-that I cantioned the on bail and was not called. The other wo loadsmen to keep their leads going; that I canned to be called the Staff Commander ( mau was pat in the dock and discharge dust pan on the 23ud inst. Datendant ad. proclamation, the Attorney General la vach nland being sighted; that I acted on the case having entered a nolle prosequi, advice of my senior officer Mr Haygarth;

This concluded the, SessioLa

came on deck, of what I had done in ing course; also that the chart of the waters round Okiseri Island is on an excessively small scale; and that throughout I acted to the hast of my ability in skying praiulon. against Pastau, in which the In this suit, brought by J. F. Cordes beg to submit to this honourable Court Gibboss, as official signa in certificates of my previous service in Her Pastau's estate was made, a defendant, a Majesty's Navy.

summon had been taken ont by Mr Stephens, acting for Mr Gibbons, calling on the plaintiff to show cause why further pro *Pro ceedings in this Court should not be stayed Becurity given until the platoti aball tor payment of the costs in this suit of the defendant B. F. Gibbons, and why the should give farther and better specification of the address of the

Wong See Mui, a widow, was fined $10 plaintiff and why ed d by this application should not be paid for throwing bight soil into the side channel been offered, it is said, and will probably accept the Bishopric of Labuan, Barawak at Queen's Road, East, on the 22nd inst.

and the Straita Settlements. No better His Lordship pronounced sentence this Chief Juniae sent a menag by his

SYKLEPTITIONS FASHAN morning on a woman named Fung Atal, Clerk to the Reportere that they could

coolie, obarged with appointment could be made of one more acceptable to this summanity, Mr. Hose who was unanimously found guilty by the attend in Chambers if they closired to be obtaining a page surreptitiously from possussing the esteem and respect of al this matter; and the Reporters were Pro-Singapore on board the Nestor, sad whose classes as a clergyman, and as a citizen, and jury on Monday, of uniswfully, by

into sent in

in Chambers. The message, it shouldi fraudulent neaus, bringing a womia into

aukta, by ti i with

War Bants of all Nations. Time allowance, 8 seconds per Tawart. 1-Iron Duke's 8-oared galley, white, with red cross.

2-Iran Duke's 14-eared barge, white, with red cross.

3-Iron Duke's 10-oared cutter, white, with red croes.

4-Iron Duke's 14-oared cutter, white,

with red cross,

I

Uertificaten raadi.

SUPREME COURT. -

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Iron Duke's 18-cared lannoh, white, (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, Bir plaintiff's solicitors

with red area,

6-Victor Emanuel's 8-oared galley, hits burges, with red cross.

bater,

John Smals.)

Thursday, Dec, 29,

UNLAWÝUL COMMERCE IN WOMEN,

of

have

the cont

2th

by the plaintiff,

be

of and occasion-

The Legislative Connell, it is said, will Fung Akan, 22, cook, who was charged meet next week, when, it is generally with stealing a guld: locket, the property of sil the Unoficial Members, will be laid upon the other day, when the case was reported, understood, that a formal protest, signed by young lady residing in the house of Dr the bablo against the action of the Home Clouta, was again before the Court; and Government in exacting a line or "squeure" that the pawnbroker pointed him out be Coloutal Treasury on account of the ferak cause they had had a quarrel, was sentenoot War, for no other reason than the un- to enter into his own recognizances with axpected increase in the Colony's revenus, two sureties in $100 each to be of good The "squeeze" amounts to exeatly the behaviour for three months, in default to annual increment to the revenue from the be committed.

Te-lotting last year of the Opium and

after making the usual Chinese excuse of over half a million dollars from the

HOW TO PUT DOWN A NUISANCE.

Chan Achan, a

years.

Farms for the present and next two

The Venerable Archdeacon Hose has

10-Curacoa's—oured galley, blue and the Wolony for the pli nalawination, DO,, was sent after some inaudible deferee was that his toket kad blown over for the liberality of his views and the eing conversation between the Chief Justice board, was Gued land to the owners of unpretending dignity and simplicity of his A woman knowing that and Mr Moop, and the latter and the ship for his passage, in default to be character. It would be very desirable to 11. Comus's-oared galley, blac, with ing into this parchased for purposes of Mr Stephens, bad taken place, concluding imprisoned with hard labour for three take the opportunity of his appointment to

14-Lily's 13-oured cutter, white. 1.5. — Kerguelen's—oured eutier, -ra 16.-Cyclop's 13-oared oatter,

4+

give him a more rational title than Bishop of Labuan,

AN IRISH-BOGUS AND VAGABOND, Major-General Anton, it is said, goes home Samuel Edgar, 39, of Ireland, described on leave Dezt February, and it is predable de a cosman unemployed, Admitted the he will not return but retire on his pension. charge of buing a rogue and a vagabond. His probabio successor in Peastig is being He stated that he deserted from the discussed. The Hon; 0. J. Irving, Resident American ship importer, and said that the Luancillor of Malacca, guen haine shortly

Azeridan Cousui would have nothing to do also on leave.

He was sent to gaol for seven

7.- Fictor Emanueľa 10-oated outter, white burgae, with red cross.

B.-Victor Emanuel's 5-pared barges, with red cross, white

9.-Curaces's 2-oared galley, blue, white diagonal.

white diagonal

white

white prost.

she had been 12.-Comur's-ared galley, blue, with prostitution. Un belog called on for what by Mr Stephens stating that he would have months. white cross.

she had to

to say, the

prisquer said: I did no objections, and the Chief Justice remark

She came berzell,

ing that he should think not." It may 13.-Modeste's-pared galley, blae, ship's ut bring her down. name in gold.

and did not know where to go she did also be noted, that the Reporters have nut at any previous phase or step not know any place. Her mother said to been present

to the case:]) "Let her stop with yon für two or me, " three dage, and then she can go anywhere When the case was taken in Chamber, ste ukes,"

That was not her mother the Chief Justice said the Mr Gibbons, as Fifteen boats started, monges which who said that, but her mother's friend. one of the parties to this sait, had proteated was a huge launch belonging to the Iron Chis. friend

be with her, and if she the Reporters should be present.

Deason (from Meters Breraton and Bu Lordskip said: "

Fong Ab Tai, Wotton's) appeared for the plaintiff. widow, brought from Canton ines this Jolony a married woman named Wong Lin precise terms of the summons given above. Kwa who had been there sold by a re 1 be Chief Jan.loe: Where is your athda lative or riend for a sum exceeding $100. vis af Mr Gordes being eat of the juridic- It appears to be probable that you were uot the purchaser, but that you undertook to take Wong Lin Kwai to Singapore, there to be a prostituta. You bought your ow parage ticket to

there and gave to your intended victim pass ge ticket, so that you spent $20 towards effecting your par pase You thought you had so intimidated Five started in this race, which was one the poor woman as to induce her to give a false answer at the Harbour Master's Of

days with bard labour.

Berea boala started and a good race on Duke, manned by 65 men; she failed, she liken, LA hot go anywhere { no much that he lied thought it right that with bite.

D. G. Prasid of B. G. P.-W. Bro. J...ned. The Iron Drike's bout again sawa to however, to come to the front, the B-car likes, she can stay with

Chater.

D. G. Borotary.-W. Bro. J. C. Hughesi D. G. dest. Do.—Bro. P; A. da Costa. D. G. §. Deacon.-W. Bro. W. M. Deans.

J. Deacon-W D. G. JA

Bro, O.

Henningsen, Amoy. D. G. Sup. of Works.--Bro. W. Denby. D. G. Dir. of Cer.-W. Bro. J. A. Mosely. D, G, dech. Do.—Bro. James Brage, Amay,

D. G. 3. Bearer.-W. Drs. W. H. Addisont.

D. G. Organist-Bro. E Cope

D. G. Pursuivant.--W. Bro. D, Bayle. D. G. Anal, Do.—W. Hro. T. D. C. Parker.

D. G. Stnoard-Bro, Dr. P. B. C. Ayres.

Bro, W. K. Hughes,

Bro. D. Gillies.

Bro. J. Comben.

Do

Day

Bro. F, Grobien.

Bro. B. Herbet.

the front with their 13-oared outter, the marines pulling in very good form. The same ship's ten-onred cuiter took third place.

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Iron Duke 12-care cutter......1 Curacon's 10-oared 'cutter.........2

Firra Ras-Skiff Dingler, 410am. Dia.

tance, One Mile.

|= 1=Pictor Emanuel's épared skiff, wbite.

barges with red St. George's cros

galley of the same ship winning by fully twelve lengths,

Iron Duke's 8-car galley.1 Vistor Emanuel's cutter, Iron Duke's 14-oared cutter, ...3 Iron Duke's barge, ............. Caracon's cutter

Cyclop's cutter,...

COFFER. PONT BAGL.--

Mr

MORE THEFTS FROM TAR DOCK.

“Quotations. HONGKONG, Decembar 23.

Mr Stephens read his motion, in is Ahode 18, at tale hose and faOPIUM,-New Patna, neb........ 6875 a 640

Lion

Mr Deacon: I have seen no affidavit, The Chief Justice laughed at the idea of a barrister expecting a Judge to make an order of this or any other kind without What did Lord some evidence to go on. Mansfield say in the case of John Wilkes ? is said that although he saw a man pre- sent whose aam was doba Wilken he had. as judicial knowledge of the appearance be

Leang an engineer, was sent to fourteen days in solitary.connement, and the reat with hard labour, for stealing two brass ants, the property of the Dock Co., on the 22nd, and aime with being found in possession of stolen property pair of сотраной.

(Before the Hon. Ng Choy.)

DISORDERLY COMPANIONS.

Ho Ayau was charged for that, he with three others not in custody, did on the 21st

2, Victor Kmanual's 4-oared nikiff, white of the most amusing events of the dayños; she however at that office gave berfors kini of the John Wilker who was being instant, (1) unlawfully assault one Leung

burgee with red St. George's cross.

огода.

Comus oared skiff, blus with white 4-Modents's 4-cared skiff, blue, ship's D. G Board of General Purposes-D. Game in gold.

Master, D. D. G. Master, D. G. Wer- 5.-Figilani's Hoared skiff, white, with advantage, winning the race by any numbers and shipped bra morale ani of | gisträr of the Court to do this was a rather months, and that he frequently visited the

dens, 3. 4. Registrar, D. G. President Vigilant's 4-oared skiff, white, with

6.

of the Board, and D. G. Becretary (Off- otal Members); W. Broa. W. M, Deane blue V. and II. L. Dennys.

NAVAL REGATTA, Thursday, 23rd December.

Chairman of Committee and Referce- Captain CLEVELAND."

Judges:Lieutenant Bouthiah; Lleu tenant TOLLESSE P

Stavtors :-Ldoplerant Cannow ; · Lieu

Five started and a close race ensued be tween the Pigiant's and the Victor Emanuel's for first place, the former eventually win- ning by about a length,

Vigilanti,

Fictor Emanuel's.................. SIXTH BACK Skiff Dingles, 2 Oars. Dis- tange, Que Mile. Open to Chinese

Blue Jacketa,

of lengths, and immediately afterwards up not, the crew indulging in a swim to vary the proceedings.

Modeste's pant..... Fijildnt's panty.

THE BECENT GROUNDING OF THE "IRON DUKE"

sale

pullos of

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Palice Intelligence. (Before the Hon. M. &. Tonnochy). Thursday, December 23rd.

HOUSE-BREAKING.

Tan Abop, 24, ricepounder, charged with

CONCLUSION OF THE NAVAL COURT MARTIA. to hard labour for the terped and kept breaking ani entering the hours of one

Lieutenant Clarke's defence, which we were compelled to hold over last night,

term of two yeate."

ENTICING A BOY.

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Old „ duelt, —

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Old Malwa, oredit, 730

Allowance, Trels ... nominal.

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Hongkong Bank, 70 % prem., sales Union Ins. 8oo. of Oton, $1,500 per İNTE. Ohios Traders' Ins. Co., $1,400 per share, - North China Inn. Co., Tla,-1,125 per share. Yangtare Ins. Aide, STL 785 per share. Chinese Ins, Cos,

Jos, $800 per share, Fire Ins. Co., 4000 paz staro. – H.K.B China Fire Ins. Oh, $265 per abars.

, K. & W. Dook, 18 %% prem Cosmopolitan Dock, par, nominal, H.K. U. M, 8.-boat Co., 326 prew. S'bai Steam Nav., Tla. 3 per e, nominal, China Coast St. Nat.Co., M. 124 p.share, Hongkong Gan Co., $80 per share, Hongkong Hotel Co., $72 per share, China Sugar Ref. Co., $182 per share. Do. Debentures, & po, prem Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, mominat

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some of the pants being "faked up" as true name and expreaded her wish not to proceeded against. steamers, and the crows variously and go to Singapore, and therespon you best for the present by leave being given to of gold earrings, the property of the said were The matter was eventually disposed of Achau, mistress of brothel No. 33, (2) at the same time and place, steal one pair grotesquely disguised. The Modeste's crew apprehended, and this eas having besu managed to work their shovels to the best fully proved here you were mont properly bring it do again on nation, and the defend. Leung Achan,

Complainant declared said she was the Convicted. That a married woman can pe ant, Mr Gibbons, paying plaintiff his costs sold in Canton, takon

kon through the streets

of the day.

matron of brothel No: 93 Square Straat, The Chief Justice said that for the Re that she bad kanen the prisoner for several for Honging against bor with bucke

borious thing. of which,

pertaining to loquatry

brothel. On 21st inst, at about 7 p.m. ho Hien to us in customs and morals, I abstain

came with Aures other persons; they all fram saying anything; but that this is the

entered the room of one Cheung Ais on market to supply which these things are

the ground-floor, and that soon after they done in Canton is a, maites for serious

had got into the room, she heard a great regret. The officials here appear to have

noise issuing from the room; she then went to the dept of the room and saw the pri usted most properly, sed it is owing to their prompt astion that this case has come be

soner and his companiona smashing the Tore the Court. The soutenes of this Court

things in the room, and told them not on you la that you be

Cheong àtaci, a painter, on the 6th ine, her away. She then called out for assist to be no violent, when the prisoner pashed and etealing clothing valued about $21.60, ante; the prisoner and her companions, has been fore the Court on one or two then left the house, but as they were leav Five started, four of the boats hailing

Wong Akam, who has been found guilty sessions already. To-day be made his ing, one of the men, & pock-marked one, from the Fietor Emanuel. There was some

at these sessions of enticing a boy of the defence which was that he had been given struck her on the face with some hard in- aga of 14 into the Colony for the purpose the clothes by a man who was one of the strument which felled bar to the ground very hard pulling and a close finish, the

Me President and members of this of emigration and attempting to solid bins wilauses against him-sud he was, admit when she came to her senses she found thist four bouts from the Victor were man honourable Court, i feel that my best to Singapore on the Bed of November last, ding that he had been in gol twice before, her pair of gold earrings were missing, she

bat esatensed to six months' imprisonment then went and made

and made a report at the The Naval Regatta took place today used by Chiumers, that from the Pigilant defence is to stats as correctly I dan

His Lordship *—Yon, Wong Akam, hare with hard labour."

Central Station being rowed by European. The three Bet what took place from the time of my tak

This evidence

Hence being fully been convicted of having enticed a boy of

corroborated, quarters" being on

boats all flushed within about a boat's grounded. I relieved the floor of the change of fourteen yours, named Choung THE REBAT STABBING CASH ON BOARD WHItz. The prisquerra convicted of assis (Taken between which ship Saishing line. The length, the second and third belog nearly a middle watch after the morning watch had way into this Colony for the purpose of emi- Chan Atan, 23 Beams on board the and fined $id, or in defuoit to go to gaul baen mastered, that is, between ten minutes gration and attempting to soud him so Singe Zunts, a been twice already before the with bard labour for three weeks, also he but a favourable dead heat.

aud a

a quarter past four. It was than bo pore on the 3rd of November, 1889. You Court sa te charge of stabbing one Andrew was ordered to and two sureties of $10 Pictor Emanuel's...........

ginoing to get light and it was thick hemi. anew the boy and by falso promised brought Hinds, a Breman, on board the same vessel, each, to be of good behaviour for three weather, a bleak

About 4.20, but certainly not before, I saw him to this Uolony, your only object bulag now in the barbour, on the oth Yester months, in default to be further committed vigilants

taken for fourteen d land on the starboard bow. It appeared to obtain money by alling him. that you days the Chief Officer's ovidonos ni and dieerless zky threat | Savanta Rape For Gigspalled by the southern extremity, which, hors north, of the Chinamen in the house bo which corded the hard both the i

to me to be an igland I took a bearing of were apprehended is due to the good feeling it agreed in the main with that ready rp. men were under European Non-Commissioned Offers This breed nearly with what the bearing you brought him. I am glad to notios a the Luffuence of liquor, He gave the defen and Men of any Regiment or Corps in of the adhuchern, point of Okineri Island growing feeling amongst the Chiouse is cant the character of an exemplary man. feed $36, and ordered to pay 50 amenzin Garrison, or by European Members of should have baga from the position of the this Colony relating to thią traffic in buonan the Falke Fome. Distance, One Mile, ship on the chart. I marked the ship's beings. The pantenos of the Court on you Outrigged Boats excluded,"

position on the shart for four o'clock by is that you be imprisoned and kept to Two Hugal Artillery crown started and i laying off thirty six miles from her position | hard labour for the term of two years.

Umpires Lieutenant Nigozis; Llen tenant CHARMER

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features maonged to

keep a good "number of visitors away, the unfavourable weather, however, fais number of ladies and gentle- men responded to the hospitality of the Flag

was as follan

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CHAKOS 17 ASSAULT,

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To-day, Hinds produced the shirt be to a woman mastod Cheong Alai, a widow, wors at the time the stabbing was done, to who bad been living with him, and whose show the oute and the marks of blood. He air he had out off with a knife; in do aware that he had no knife or other weapon," fault, four montba bard labour.

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