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No. 5490-FEBRuary 16, 1881.]

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Law Notices.

THE CHINA MAIL.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. Thursday, Feb. 17. Before the Chief Justice at 11 o'clock...- IN BANKRUPTCY, ...

than balf of the tariff export duties levi-Labuan, and at the time of his decease able upon goods, brought from the holding a similar appointment at the Gold interior for the export trade. This plan Coast. I have cause to regret him an an would bave rendered necessary, list intimate friend and a most pleasant, genial of every barrier ant-station at which companion. He was only 44 years of age, and although long Bufferer from gout, he duties were levied either within or outside expressed the bolief, when I was driving Treaty limits; a complete list of all the with him a

few days before his departure duties levied at all these barriers and for Africa, that the climate there, in which

had

rosided for ten years, previously stations; full receipts to be given for all duties paid en route; and a drawback or would do much to relieve him from it. But allowance for any excess paid for inland a career full of promise has been brought to propose et Dieu disposo," and duties when the final Custome account an early close. His servico had throughout was made up. On Imports the terms been marked by great energy, and by his of exemption were 18 months within death the Colonial Office will bo deprived of the province; while Exports would a truly valuable and much appreciated. In the mutter of J. M. Banion, a bank- continue to be covered by the com- mutation certifiontos for twelve months. In roturn for this plan of compromise, the Representatives claimed various con- cessions for facilitating trade generally; but those claims are likely to be but indifferently received by the Chinese Government. Had Sir Thomas Wade, instead of beginning by his wholesale concessions, only joined this "Peking Concert," thero might have been more chance of success than there is at the present tine.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

servant.

REFERRING to our chaffy little paragraph, the other day, about one of the most fa- vourite. airs in Hongkong at the present moment being "When Johnny goes march- ing Home," the infection of which even the Chinese wore mid to have caught, the traits Times says

Strange to say, the same air is reported to have lately become suddenly popular in Penang, with a slight variation in the words" When Archio goes marching

Homo."

rupt.-Application for order of disobargs.

rupt.Application for order of discharge.

· WARD AND RELIEF FUND

been done.. Captain and Mrs. Mackenzio,

LARCENY.

DUROLARY AND LARCENY.

China SHANGHAL

(N-0 Dally News.)

stances, he thought the men should be din charged. He would therefore order their discharge from the vessel.-Costier,

*

the porni

Webs

manner they probably anticipated. Dwelć- Iors at a distance, removed from The Shenpao pubhaled a letter sayingcious influences which have sug

engendered state of feeling in Hongkong, haver to be built in three years. We believe, long

that a Railway.from Tientsin to Peking was present fully alive to the fact that, sooner

second with £19,923 48, 4d, and the Girls' | THE OHINAMAN-CRAIGLANDS RE- John Barrett, 21, seaman, was fined 25 cents, or a day's imprisonment, for being School, which heads the list this year, was last in 1979 with £13,025 12. 1d Thore

The Chinaman-Craigiants Reward and drunk and incapable, on the 15th inst. are now in the Girk School 229 girls, and

Relief Fund is one, the inception and John Murray, soaman, who has been died yesterday (0th at the General Hospital THE HONGKONG SUPREME COURT.

A seaman belonging to H. M. S. Pegamus Pa in the Boys' School 215 boys.

whole carrying out of which is highly cro-bofore the Court for the same offence before, from typhus fever. He was buried with

(Hiogo News, Jan. 27 ditable to the people of Shanghai. We was fined bs., or to be imprisoned for seven naval honours in the afternoon. The flaga On the 12th instant, Mr. F. H, Gibbons, have only space to briefly record what has days, on the same charge.

on the men-of-war were lowered to half- the Registrar of the Hongkong Supreme maat until the Geturn to the ships of the Court, left for England in the F. & 0. admitted 500mon and marinos from the Encounter Company's steamer. From this who came from Stornoway, left a boy two Tang Aff, 25, cook, amitou stealing and Pegasus, who had attended the fateral. vary ovident that the mall ninority in years old; the child was in charge of its property of Taang Alun carpenter in(10th) afternoon and

During the greater part of yesterday the colony-to was the phrase employed by grandmother, who was not

a fire was Sir John Smale will not be able to dispose evening a In the matter of Virgil Favro, a bank. this boy a sum of $920 off. To Wellington Street, on the 18th instant raging in the native city, and it is said that of the dispute between the Chipt Justiss

allotted. The Prisoner also admitted two previous con-

over one hundred honnos wero destroyed. same auth will be handed to Mrs Burton, vickiona for larceny, and was how sentenced

and Registrar in the easy and the wife of the Engineer who died from ex- to be imprisoned for five month with hard

(Mercury.) posure in trying to save the lives of others.

labour. Mes Burton, in addition, will receive $1,000 from the Marine Engineers Insti- |- tuto making die total gift to her about Wong Ahoi, 34, barber, appeared on 81,920. This poor woman, who belongs to remand from yesterday on a dargo, ad- to Li-Hung-chang's memorial at latest date. bunal in the colony must inevitably receivo

however, that no answer has been published or later, the proceedings of the highest tri West Hartlepool, is left with two children, mitted by him, of stealing about 8150 from a boy and a girl, 4 and 2 years of age re- the shop of Leung Shing, on the night of Hall, previously reported as deserters, com-

ota

Four

searen belonging to the danie 8.a large share of

large share of publia attention at home WELLY the arrival of Mr. Gibbons, apectively. She has nothing else to live on the 26th ultimo,

under but what had been saved out of an allot-

at the United States Consulate to special appointment to reduce to order the plained Prisoner mado ment of about 270, and her husband's statement yesterday, ngainst Police Sergeant day of being ill-treated by the officers. state of chaos into which the Court had wages, Mrs. Lamont, the wife of the car. Ayu. He now further stated that he was out their accounts and discharge. thom government in the Supreme Court may be Judge Donny ordered the Captain to make been suffered to lapse, the ers of personal penter of the Chinaman, who died in the with Ayau about half an hour. When

to-morrow rigging, receives 8460, which may tide over defendant left the house in Square Street Bast India Road, London, and is about the house, but Ayau soen followed him and Great Northom Telegraph Company and which he or any other reformer might have said to have passed away. The stubborn hor difficulties for a time. She lives in he left Ayou, Chi Nam and Ho Aman in signed at Tientsin hetween the agent of the Gibbons was just exactly the

We hear that an arrangement has been opposition which greeted every effort of Me ifty-four years of age, Support, Urem Pafendant was sentenced to be imprisoned work the proposed land lines between Tim-unlocked for, but the warmest pdvocates of the treatment but

expected. Opposition was apparently not all able them selves and her too, but in other respects for six months with hard labour. balance of wages of about £20 due to him. she is unprovided for. Her husband had a Robert Anderson and Peter Peterson, the Swedes,

THE CHILDREN'S -PINAFORE AT

THE UITY HALL The Hongkong Choral Society repeated their representation of HMS. Pinafore, at the City Hall Theatro this afternoon; the performanco agencing a 4.80. There was a crowded house, scate alike in the gallory and below being at a promium before the curtain rose, is this matined untur tainment was intended more particularly for the delectation of the juvenile portion of the community there were some considerable alterations made in the form of represents

sorious charge, in his

POSSESSION OF STOLEN GOODS.

Moar mutilated messages! On the 9th The next AMERICA MAIS may be expected inst., we published a message received

here, per the 0, & 0. str. Quelic, on the through Reuter's Agency as we had it to tion, which rendered many of the scenes to soamen who were drowned, were both house No. 15 Gure Stroot, Leong Ahing and on behalf of the Groat Northern Telegraph the procedure which has given to the 18th inst. yes The next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected to arrive here on Friday next, the 18th,

by the P. O, steamer Kasigar,

Jan.

land, which was in this form :-

On the motion of Mr Gladstone, sup- ported by a majority of three fourths of the

a badlesque on "Pinafore" proper. In place of the ordinary marines on duty, party of five "horse marines, in as van

and had lived in British vossels, not having been home for many years." ant of them had £17.2.0 due lina fox wages, and the other £10.18.0. The meme

of stolen

An

which brings London dates to the 14th members, the House urgently () gives the pound rig of marine and dragoon, mounted them than this fourteen years of age, second and third prisoners yesterday after nearly falling through as far as the Northern order has been issued by the Colonial Offien"

inge.

tain and Shanghai, when they are con- change could hardly have hoped that their struoted

The

hitol that we mentioned on views would be so advanced-indirectly it: the 19th ultimo did happen: the negotiator true--by the most obstinato adherents of Leong Akai, 30 employed as a servant at Leong Awong, chair coolies, and Ip Achin, dressed to the Viceroy a clause that the and unsavoury reputation.

Company put in the memorandum he ad Hongkong tribunal its present unenviable

We will not here refer to the series of coolie, vere chargo with being in posaos Chinese employés on this line, were they January that goods on or about the 21st officials or workanen, should be under-entire discreditable sornos hotween the Chief Jua- bera of the crew kitow nothing more about Mr Wotton appeared for the prosceation. Cited the wrath of some of Li Hung-chang' that they resulted as indeed was insvitable

control of the Great Northern, which ex- tice and Registrar, further than to The other person lost was Inspector Landsay arrested the first, higher anbordinates, so that the matter was in the suspention of Mr Gibbons. Ernest Turner, a boy,f who was serving bofore the mast, and we noun at No 15 Gage Street, and in a back Company was concerned; but it see that, directing an inquiry into the matter, not likely to be able to support any dish room on the first Hoor of the house found of the rewarda to those who distinguish eleven pieces of black satin and 21 hanks of Tientsi anil Poking foreign officials, and accusations made against the Chief Justice with some pressure and entreaties from the and us this must fand to the whole of the ed themselves in saving or attempting to raw ailk, and in a cockloft. 10 more skeins expostulatory explanations on the part of being submitted to an unprejudiced tribu Francis Clarke and Peter Hallatrena have Inspector that a man named Ayung had taally arranged. life, Williant Nottingham, David Biarahall, of raw silk. The first prisoner told the the Great Northern, the matter was oven-nal, the people of Hongkong h

g have naturally chosen substantial watches and chains (860) brought the things to the house and asked

come to regard Mr Gibbona something Naples left Singapore for this port gestur-large powers previously possessed by the ship and a runaway marls which appeared the four Chinese sailors who went in the morning Inspector Perry went with the first torting every other day, so that he may inquiry, to be made in Hongkong, every

and Charles Willes a sextant ($55). Each him to take care of them for him. This date travelling at the rate of 60 lia'day, ly impossible in this case for an im

Our Tientsin correspondent writes under the light of a public benefactor.

924th

alte.Tso Toung-tang has got As the China Mail romarks, it is obvious. of boat with William Nottingham got $20. John St. John (the first mate of the China with the fourth prisoner who said that an- be, according to Chinese statements, in official competent to undertake the duty

prisoner to look for this man and returned and man, who "did good service in

Peking

been mixed up in the dispute The case was remanded till Wednesday, it will be a great disappointment to him some

about the end of February; surely having already

investigation into the past and pre-

A mail for Hángkok closes at Singapore at 6.p.ni. to-day, the 10th inst.

We are inforated by the Agents (Menere Jardins Matheson & Co.,) that the S. 3.

day (15th).

Speaker aupreme control over its proceed- There was so manifestly some confusion in the message that we queried it; and in an editorial paragraph a day or two after wards we remarked that, from this resolu- tion of Gladstone's, it would seem that the

President of the sittings in the House had been specially extended; and we suggested

in

on fiery chargers and mules, were in troduced on to the dock of H. M. B. Pina. fore, and during the interval betwden the first and second part of the opa. rotta a most, spirited encounter took place between Bill Bobstay the Bo'sun of the

to have broken bounds. An ebony native of the man-of-war (Mr Ardevaas), and We are informed by the Agents of the that it pointed to a sort of supercession of formed a great element of amusement, in- Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's Steam Naviga the Standing Orders, and the delegatroducing an amount of comio by-play never the spirits of those who weeping up other man bad given the property to him.. tion Company (Messrs Melchers & Co.) that tion to the Speaker of the supreme Perps before displayed on board H.M.'s the rigging," and W. Potts (the second the 23rd instant, to allow of further in-when he gets there, that Bussia and Chin way or another. In order to obtain the Company's steamer Urano left Singa-power over members usually held well-disciplined ship Pinafore: During the ants of his clothing to las corepartiums prisoners boung admited to bvil, each in affairs are arranged, and this in face of his sent history of the Court ne will lead to any

pore for Hongkong this morning, the 16th the hands of the House itself.

instant.

· London, Foli, 6.—The House of Cominom sgreed, without a division, to a resolution

of Africa was also introduced into the crew

of

who

him near

in

LABOENY FROM A MAIL STHAMEE.

last month's to the Emperor

have

to be

a commissioner will

We have reliable information that the "but all-powerful7ngland The

в

An official of Canton, now on a visit to of three-fourths of the House, on a motion great success; as although the plot of thea was $4,120. Of this, over 8 with stealing goods, value $15 on the 15th amounted to close on £100. That gentle- in a

proponed Bir Gladstone that a ninjurity

Hongkong gives positive information of

of urgency, shall give the Speaker supreme. control of the proceedings.

a railway Being seriously contemplated,

+

through Shantung, from the Southern Pro- THE Italian corvette Vittor Pisani arrived into the pioce gave the youthful portion of Committen was $2,820, and out of this sum part of a cargo which had arrived from mat, we understand has received the departure of this valnable public officer,

vinces to Peking,

at Woosung on the 9th from Japan

The C. M. S. N. Co. purchased the wreck of the steamer Bombay, on the 9th, at public auction, for the sum of Tis. 17,985.

ment.

THE APPROACHING RACES,

VATICINATIONS.

in first part of the interlude, the "up's some

result, a com That wo stores

in the while in the rigging,) receive each a two suretics of $250 each, and the second were largely drawn upon i

seat from elsewhere, or the form of buns

for the

of pair of binocular glasses ($30). Suitable and third defendants each in two surotics of refreshment were not far out in our sushise, and that the juvenile aombers of the audience. Inscriptions are to be engraved on the $100 achi

(Courier.)

conducted in Reuter was most incomprubensibly adrift All the

Schools

would European

the watches and sextant, and H.B.M.'s Consul in

claims of the crew of the Chinapan for loss certainly not be disposed to grant Tax steamship Scotland, which left ingin the version of the tolegrain as supplied sou probably the greater part of the youth The remainder of the surviron from the

Colony wore well represented in the house,

us, will be asked to present all the awards. Awards

Mr Leung Chung Lai, boatman, his wife were received without demur, and will be were left in their hands, and it is therefore

of property sustained pore on the 9th instant, with drafts for the to us, is proved by the following clearer of boil oxas, besides & raumber of ladies, Chinamun will receive $10 each, with the Wong Tai Hi, and six boat coulics, wore settled by the agents for the Craiglands only proper that, in the interests of justice by the recent collision Gibbons any unnecessary favour if his case

Garrison of Hongkong on board, is expect

version published as Singapore -..

amongst whom were Larly Hennessy, and oxception of the sailmaker, who would get charged by Mr J. F. Tavares, a clerk in the The ears total of these claims some to ed to arrive here this evening or to-morrow

812. The value of all those awards amounts Messagories Maritime Office, on auspicion, £350; that of the chief officer, Lavdy Smale, and a considerable gathering to 3537. The total amount of all

to fant gentleman and the people of Hong ost the morning.

Mr St. John, kong, the promised inquiry should be made of the Colony. As a treat gentlenion of

sub

instant.

as independent & manner us possible. · the children, the performance was certainly

had been collected by the Engineers In The funeral of the chief extri-

Mr Wotton appeared for the prosecution, man has been successful in obtaining and the beautiful airs in H.M.S.stitute.) opera

efforts to counteract irregularities engi. Evidence was given by Mr Tavares to the employment in Shanghai. He has beenReferring to the manner in which Mr. Finafore could not well be understood by neer of the Craiglands cost 3105, and the effect that on the 15th instant, he went on

mastership of the Martha, which were received, the China Mail remarks given the ho takes from this port to-morrow to Chefoo. "It will, therefore, tard to lessen the them, the numerous alterations and the memorial to be erected would cost $500 board the steamship Tanais at about 8.30

e regret importation of a large element of burlesque more. The total amount collected by them, and saw a case of goods on the deck, Mr Potts, the second officer of the China that may at first sight be Taft-at the sadden

Appointment of the audience in tramenze fund of amuse- after paying the awards, the Committee Marses by the Yangte and transferred funds. As regards the other members of served at Home as they were likely to

Besond officer. of the Craig know that his interests may be as fully behave hud about $2,300 to

with deuf and that is on board the Tanais by a cargo

boat on divided amongst the bereaved as given which all the prisoners were employed, munerative employment are by no means may be put forward, and that is

on the crew, their chances of procuring re

been here. There is one consolation that above. Signor Cagli's contribution (the The case had been opened, a number of discouraging. We understand that there could not possibly be treated worse any that he half of the proceeds of a special entertain- pieces of cloth extracted and their place has been an offer made to raise the China whors than he has been in this Colony. ment) was $268.75. This amount and also

filled up by a'

a large piece of firewood. On the amount of Messrs Jardine, Matheson boarding the cargo-boat witness found some

man by a local gentleus; but the sum That will be admitted probably by every one and Co.'s subscription list was divided picsos of frawood similar to the piece required. was too largo, and so nothing in this Colony, with one notable exception; definite was done in the matter, though we and if this good wishes and sympathy of the

From Captain Stout, uf the stenanship the master of the cargo-boat.

Community go for anything to a gentleman Waverley, obtained on board his vessel 845, which was to be specially devoted to the prisoners were remanded till the 23rd iust to raise the Chinaman, and required a wherever he goes. He does more than that. On the application of Mr Wotton the that the party alluded to wanted $22,000 can guarantee that he carries them with him

privato and reliable information we learn

widows and orphans, as was also the case Bail was allowed in two sureties of $100 or in connection with the sum of 328, sunt by for the first defentant, and two sureties percentage on the value of the cargo, after The Colony owes a lobt of gratitude to the ho had raised the hull. The sum of $18,000 suspended Registrar who has just left our was offered him; but this he declined. It somewhat inhospitable shores, is likely, however,

ver that some

for having some compromise aucceeded in arousing the Home Authorities will be effected in the matter.

sense of their responsibilities in the We believe that arrangements will shortly matter of judicial reform here. The history be made for the Volunteers and seamen of the Hongkong Supreme Court will hence from the British D

men-of-war to have another forth be better known and more carefully

sonte talk of it being studied in Downing Street march-out. There was soute

Strest than it ever had sinttled for to-day, but this could not be been before; and the outcome of the done. As HM.S. Curacoe is due here on Sunday or Monday, it is thought, that with shit and the scandal, and the hard- the last few months will doubtless the assistance of her men, and those from bo the initiation of a better

state

of things the Encounter, the talked of march-out may in

in that

antiquated institution where our take place next Wednesday or Thursday.

laws are administered. We fost toa cannot permit this occasion to pass recording the deliberate conviction

on that,

indis

SHORTLY after "H.M.S. Iron Duke left the harbour this morning, a visit was paid by Admiral · Clits, of, the U.S.5. Richmond, to Admiral Duperrd on board the French flag- ship Themis, aud H, E. was received with the usual salute.

A BASE DALL inatch will be played to-mor- Tow afternoon (17th), V. S. 8. Eickmond

Shanghai, Feb. 9, by the P. and O, steamer THE Right Rev. Bishop Moule arrived at

Khino, with Mrs Moule and four children. We understand that he will reside at Hang chow,

"BONES" writus as follows under to-day's

date :-

mobby

equally between the Relief and Permanent onnd, in the case. The first prisoner was boligve negotiations are still pending in the position of Mr. GIDDOUS, we think wa

funds.

ind Alert v. Hongkong Cricket Club, and Emunuel, arrived at Shanghai on the 9th Bay, are clean out of the Races. They ptain Chapman, of the Lombardy, and ench in $25 for each of the other defend-

by kind permission of Admiral Clitz and Officers, the Band of the Richmond will perform on the ground during the after-

noon,

3

H. M. 8. Iron Duke loft the harbor this inorning (18th), st about 10 o'clock, for Singapore, with His Excellency Admiral Coote on board. A visit was paid to the Admiral, on board the Irun Duke, just be- fore she started, by His Excellency Sir John Popo Hennessy, accompanied by Dr. Eitol, and the Admiral's flag was saluted, as the vousel got under weight, by the French and American Flagships, Themis and Ric mond,

COMMANDER John G. Jones, of the Victor inst., by the P. and O. steamer Khing, and has taken sharge of H. M. S. Pegans, tica Hood decenied, -2

FROM Nagasaki comes the news that the Russian frigate Mixin and the cruisers Djigit and Karboynik have received orders to proceed Home, and join the Mediterra Bran dest.

Duinen fout-ball match at Nagasaki a few days ago, a rather serious neeilent happened to Mr Harbord of H. M. S. Comus. Both bones in the lower part of his left leg ware broken in a collision while charging.

been appointed at Peking to examine tho We (Mercury) hear that a Committes has subject of railways, and that commissioners are likely to be sent abroad to examine the railway systems of different countries.

Since my last communication I have been watching the different ponies in the most careful manner. Several, unfortunately, have gone to the bad, and others have much improved, The Straths, I am sorry may possibly wina couple of races, but not "Old Sportsman" says the ugly brute Vagabond will win the VALLEY STAKES. say, if he starta he will be last."

to

more.

Now for my lips for the first day, as they have to be considerably modified froin those

first sent

FIRST DAY.

341 sent by Captain Symons, of the Zambesi. arika. The Permanent Fund above alluded to; and to which some $500 has already been subscribed, is to form the nucleus of a fund for a Shipwrecked and Distressed Mariners' Society.

WONG-NEI-CHONG,-Strathpeffer, or Brow-Iefore chiel, with a start; Kalstart.

ASHLEY-Bruwchiel, or Cumshaw. DERBY, Bohemian Wild. Iluc; Sww-

storm.

GARRISON,--Second Violin, or Redstart.

Police Intelligence.

the Hon,, M. S. Tonnocky, Acting'

Pulica Magistrate}. Wodnesday, Feb. 16.

PUBLIC GAMBLING.

Chan Achan, 23, and twenty-four others,

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Lordship the_Chief Justice, Sir John Smale.) Wednesday, Feb. 16:

In

CHING KAM SAN. LIANG, this case, which was adjourned yesterday in order to obtain the services of a qualified interpreter in the Hakka dialect, an applica tion was made to his Lordship by Mr Holmes for a further adjournment of the interpreter sa required. This question of interpretation was most important one, as & dificulty frequently arose in obtaining qualified interpreters both in the Hakka and Fokien dialects.

UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE

لابة

VALLEY,-2am o' Blunter, or Wuter principally hawkers and coolies, were charged case, as he had been unable to obtain an CONSULAR DISTRICT OF SELANGFAT Donaay have been the fault :

Baby.

Foochow -Tajamahal, or Wild Eddy. CANTON, Lord of the Isles, or Wild Huse.

Canton.

REGINA V. PAGE.

February 15th.

by Inspuctor Thomson with public garabling at No. 209 Queen's Road West, on the 14th instant

All the prisoners were arrested on the premises, and

and the first defendant was iden- tified by Tam Ashing, an informer, as the master

of the house,

His Lordship fully appreciated the im- portance of the question, but said that he was unable to settle it himself; he further adjourned the case however for a day to be fixed, when the necessary interpreter had been found.

Shanghai, February, 10. (Before Judge DANNY.) ALLEGED ULL-TREATMENT OF SAILORS ON

BOARD

THE denie S. Hall." The plaintiffs, Manila ms, complained of ill trastment by the Captain and officers of the 4. H. Hall.

of

of Mr. Gibbons, he was notated throughout with a sincere desire to the interests of Justice and, the welf the Public. Had a fair opportunity been given to him, he would have done his duty. to the satisfaction of the Government that employed him and the community that he served,' These last few lines

ines "appear to said they had been put in irons on contain the gist of the whole matter se for Saturday last, will were not releases all as it relates to Mr. Gibbons allan a suir Monday. They could not stand the treat-opportunity been given him? But the more nant they received on board; the mate and important issues which will arise out of the second mate used to beat them very badly settlement of that question cannot fail to They refused to work, and had wanted to exercise an immense influence for good or put in stol, and that is why they were only upon the future of the game, so the estimation in which Britlah istitutions are His Honour-The names of some of the held by the peoples of the Far East, men are not on the articles, how is that.

The Master did not know the names of

as the two or three times, were fined In the case which followed, Yan Cheung

They were now all convicted of the of fence. The first was fired $100, with the alternativo of three months' imprisonment defendants, who were old offunders, having with hard labour. The eighth and tenth

been ing in default t be imprisoned for before Mr Justice French; Mr J. J. Francis, its vite hard labour, and the

340 cách, and Mr P. Rose Smith, representing the rest of the prisoners wers fined so oach, or prosecution, and Mr T. 0. Hayllar, Q.C., fourteen days imprisonment with hard and Mesara O'Malley, and MacKean, ap- be given to the informers in the

Labour; $20 out of the fines when paid to pearing for the accused.

Ir will be zoon by a letter from a Canton correspondent that the trial of the case, Tan Japan Chuselte, at the request of the which has already excited some attention in America, atates, upon his authority, that an Consul General for the United States of

The case of Regina & Page, the main its earlier stages and in other respects than extract is the Japan Daily Mail from the features of which are in anticipation known that in which it now presents itself, began markable Story," is an unwanted fetion,

San Francisco Chronicle, entitled Ro to your readers, came on to-day for trial, yesterday, before Chief Judge French, and the author and publishers of which will be that the day was occupied by the arguments prosecuted-Mercury, of Counsel on an objection raised for the defence to the jurisdiction of the Court. ABOUT the Russo-Chinese treaty, we hear This argument had not been conoladed from a very trustworthy source in the

North, that the indemnity to Russia when the Court rose for the day. We have 9,000,000 caels; that the whole of Kuldja The Court house was crowded, and

COMMITTED ON A CHARGE OF WILFUL made arrangements for reporting the case is to be restored to China; that the froutier amongst those present were soveral jadies.

MURDER Yeung Anhing, 36, coolie, who was China; that Mongolia is to be opened to The indictinent charging the prisoffer with wilful murder of Pan Ahi, who died in the charged on the 21st January last with the Russia, but not Petuné. The conditions wilful murder was, read by Mr Jones, and Government Civil Hospital are otherwise more or less the sana as in the prisoner was then called up to pisad, ulto, from the effects of a wound inflicted

the 16th fore him, the Livadia Treaty-Mercury.

upon which, Mr Hayllar interpaged with a on him by the defendant, was again before special plea to the affect that the prisoner.

the Uburt.

The ovidence in the case has already ap-

of Kashgaria is to be rectifed in favour of

in the Supreme Court here in which advo- steamship of less than 100 nominal horse acte. sutes are engaged. Hon. Ng Achoy, we power shall have as its only or first engineer, an engineer possessing a second class engi prastime, will take the Sessions this month neer a certificate, or a certificate of a higher for the Attorney General. The recess thus grada"-Courier. forced upon the Judges, no doubt much

was remanded on

Court to-day,

Lo Sing and others, $112.65, the same difficulty arose in taking the evidence of one of the witnesses, who was a Hakka man, and this case had leo to be adjourned, Time to be fixed.

His Lordship expressed his regret that at the men, but said the names must be a time when thoro was so much work on hand the Court should be unable to get His Hongur said, the men charged the through the business before them onung master with inhuman treatment by tying to the want of interpretation, but as that them up in the 'tween docks. What had could do nothing but adjourns the case be-- was as necessary as the Judge himself, he the master to say to this?

Singapore. (Time.)

the

5.

there.

Shipping Intelligence.

The following in corrected from the latent London and Colonial Papers, do 2-

VESSELS TO ARRIVE

AT HONGKONG, Name

The Master said he had no other place to Left put them, he was busy at the time, and June. could not do anything else but put them in 5. Vale of Doon, the 'tween decks.

Sept

Mr Coffey, in answer to the Court, stated

that Pedro, one of the men, had expressed

16, Lizzie Bell,

From:

Antwerp

3, Wylo,

London

Antwerp

22, Richard,

Cardif

day.

23, F. K. Thomas,

Penarth Hamburg

Hamburg

Pland, Oregon

London

his willingness to return to the ship yester

Pedro said the men were working and 30, Bonita,

kong to Shanghat. A white man on board was willing to come and testify as to the treatment the men received.

His Honour then examined the wrists of e men, where they alleged they had been He said he did not soo any verandah of the marks of serious treatment.

hotel building

MeDonald said

had

Penarth Cardin

15, Xonia,

11, Colloma,

Nov.

the

2. Bercules,

3. W. Marr, 8, Cares; 15, Willie Reed, 19, Star of China;

Antwerp London

10, Christine,

Cardiff

20, Westerguard,

Hamburg

2,

Merése,

of

dape

3, Lauretly

Doner Bambu

after

the

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Ham

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30,

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fan

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1

Lucy A Nickels,

Penrith

8. Fleurs Castle (6)

London

Benledi (6)

Landon

Rockhurst,

Penarth

LOADING FOR GRINA AND VAHAN PORTE

at auch fength as its importance deserves from day to day; but from the late hour at which the steamer axrives we ahall attempt nothing more thai an epitome of the argu ments and evidence. Our extended report The finding of the Naval Court with refer- by the consent of the English Government poured on the occasion of the previous reached us this evening, a few minutes ence to the Chinaman-Chaiglands collision,

A terrible and probably fatal accident before seven o'clock. The case is expected as regards paragraph 23, has been discussed was in the employ of the Emperor of China;mination of defendant and the report of the occurred on Saturday night at the Hotel to last over a week at the Jonst, and it on seafaring people visiting this port that the decurrences out of which the pre-inquest on the body of the doceased Fang de l' Europe, to Captain Fox, of the s

The Court found that the S. S. Craiglands has been suggested that it may not was improperly officered, for though the sent chargo had arisen took place while the prisoner be remembered that the Keelung, which arrived on Saturday from were beaten by the master and the officers. Det be concluded within a fortnight; for our master and first male held proper certi- prisoner was in the discharge of the duties and again on the 8th and the 28th Jany., Glasgow, en route to Manila Captain Fox with belaying pine all the way from Hong- 10, Hermann,

28th inst. When was conversing in the bar at about eleven own part we do not see why it should be ficates; the first engineer held a second of his employment; that the prissur sa letter was written to the Colonial Seere- o'clock that night with Mr Bocker, pro prolonged to such an extent. The ab-certificated officer or engineer was on board conduct bad baan investigated by the Tsung to defend the pristig brought before the had had little sleep for three or four nights the

engineer's certificate and no

tary requesting that a Solicitor

citer be appointed frietor of the Hotel, whom he then wished good night, saying he was very tired, as he sence of the Attorney General and nearly The Craiglands is stated to be 99 horse La Yanien and that he had boon exonerated

On the prisoner being all the other shining lights of our lege Act of yunal. The Merchant Shipping from all blame; and Alist therefore the on his haber. H. Dannys appeared He was afterwards seen sleep in a loung- fastened up.

power farmament of ocurre pote a stop to all work to buginste, der the gation oroigh going Court had no cognisance of the prisoner to by the Acting Police. Magistrate in wing adjoining the old main he leader in defendanie trioed tip in port. He had son

section which refers

having been instructed to do ing cinis

ing chair on

Office. etter from the Colegiad Secretary's Offen, informed that a gentleman had evidently the mate get a belaying pin, a club, or M Francis said in reply that this was

one of the mon with it for Dec. plaading an extenuation of justification, but and did not exo-examine any of the wit bruised and bleeding on the ground. This about half an hour. The man, WAS BO

ground lifted boat at her. The most was so badly proved to be Captain деваев, that it did not affect the question of juris

Fox, who was Defendant was committed for trial at the up and placed in one of the lower rooms,

was about e This

Couple and medical assistanos sent for Dr. vessel

arrived.

He had not seen either the against their will, might be well utilised in Taz gas explosion at Mrs Reuben Bassoon's diction The argument of the learned next Sessions of the Supreme Court.

Robertson fine houses in Belgrare square last week Counsel had not been finished when the

and Trebing were both called in, master or second mate use the men preparing judgments in some of the many might have been slender with disastrous Court rose.

and found the injuries to be contussion of cruelly. mate put the men in irons. (Before the Hon. Ng Choy, Asing Polke the brain, fracture of the collar bone, and, in the daytime, they were ironed on dock. old cases now standing 1over for decision, consequences. I was suficiently violent to knock down Mr Sassoon and his brother,

Magistrate

injury to the spine. It is believed, also, At night, the irons were taken off and the that some of the ribs are broken at their

at their men sond to the rear decks junstion with the

with the spine. There were also The Misstor said he did not know of any

the body. Illtreatment of the men by Ngai Asze, 40, who was remanded yester svars bruises in other parts

the mate. day on a charge of

about the streets To all appearancsard

unfortunate man going

said they could not work after with a sword in his hand, was again before must fave fallen Backyard over the low they were released a

sa their hands were from the Colonial Surgeon, staring that bualy upon the back of the head and the the Court, and a certificate being produced railing of the verandah, striking simultane bezlimbed. defendant was a lunatic, he was sent to the upper portion of his back, no there is

alight abrasion across his loins such as would Hospital.

have been docasioned

oned by the rail while over it in that manner. Information hing car had bruelly treated the men having

The men said they wanted to Alexander McDonald, 29, engineer of d.. Hogg, came to attend upon the

sent to the vessel, the chief engineer, charged. being drous and disorderly and refusing to captain, and has been naremitting in his for the round 8. S. Hungarian, appeared on a charge of

The Marter said he had engaged the men Ohusan. pay chnic hire on the the charge and was him not to leave him. At last advies, the men had been on board, one month and two Ajax (a.).

trip, and it would put him attentions ever since, the sufferer begging to great expense to get another crew. The HH McGilvery ined 60 cents, and ordered to pay 50 cents unfortunate captain lay in a hopeices condi- days. They had lectived one month's Joe Kaune, chair hire to the coolles employed by him, tion, the lower limbs being completely advance, and were in debt to the ship in default to be imprisoned for two days.

paralyzed from the injury to the spine.

His Rosque said that under the cirqun | Glentrain (6)

The prisoner has been in eustody since

Thare, Was Some talk at the Chief Justice, but they happily escaped with no further Friday last I understand bail- (fixed at | Bir John Smale, taking a trip to Canton at injuries than face and hands slightly 1,000) has been offered to-night. Query this a time. According to our correspondent's burned-World, Jan. 6.-

Why did not the customs bail him out î⠀⠀ description of the way in which the pro-

The arrangements of the Court are very seeedings are being conducted, is is too Ta total receipts of the three Masonic good. A Chinese Oficial who was present much to say that his Lordship might, by were, from all sources, 449,762 116d a spectator created some amusement by Charitable Institutions for the year 1880. being present at the Court held by Mr Of the sum the Girls School received requesting that his interpreter Light be Fung Wah Judge French, have benefitted in more £17,787 10%. 11d. the Benevolent Institu allowed to interpret all the proceedings for tion, £16,301 4, 10d; and the Boys'

£15,673 .15m. 8d. In 1679 largest amount eve

ever received in one year by is dignified and graceful: were the Supreme the three matitations was attained, viz 244,683 Ils. Od.; but it will be seen that Court of Hongkong conducted as becoming In Wonday Times I road with great 25,176 191, 8d. Last year the Benevolent, you, would hear it spokes of in a tone routes the announcement of the death of Institution howded the list with the sum very different from that how generally Hr Usaker, C.M.G., formerly Governor of of £17,781 12. 10d, the Boys' School was adopted towards it.

ways than one t

Tas London correspondent of the Ceylon

Oberer writes, Dec. 31

School,

thehim. The bearing of Chief Justice French

in 1880 that sum has been exceeded by

A-DANGEROUS LUNATIC."

· DEUNK AND DISORDERLY.

Defendant admitted

The men's

MaDonald had seen

seen the inte slapping

the men ever the head now and again.

His Honour said he thought the chief

be

Antwerp Londen

Lando-Steiner vid

Canton, Gleneagles

M I Stone.

Bellerophon Galley of Lore.

Sailing Fessele Laurel

At Liverpool

agamemnon (5.) Diomed () A. T. Stallknocht

31. Cassors