No, 5492-FEBRUARY 18, 1881.]
not a dosirable element in the life of great towns; but their remarkable docility, their wonderful beadiness, and the nestness with which they do domestic work that the European racus leave to women-servants, I will probably ensure their permanent
oetablishment in the United States and in
Australia
Six boatshort,, Leong Arang; 2, Woodin;
3, Maclean; 4, Forbes.
Bix carrots long,-1, Macloan; 2, Voucher;
8, Dickie 4, Holmce.
Six carrots short-1; Starkey; 2, Diskis
3, Maclean; 4, Manger
Dickin
Two
Six parsnips,1, Dick Nowrojce; 2, For-
bes; 3, Maclean; 4, Dickie. Two cabbages,-1, Dickie: 2, Manger; 3,
Nowroje; Cor Two cabbages, red-1, Nowrojes; 2, Chater;
9 Manger.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ENTICING "AWAN A WOMAN' FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES.
Lam Achun was charged with unlawfully and by fraud enticing sway from this Colony a woman named Li Shan Wo for the purposes of prostitution, on the 15th November 1880.
in
and asked hor if she
Police Intelligence.
(Before the Hom Jd. & Toochy, deting Police Magistrate).
Friday, February 18,
DECOYING A BOY: COMMITTED, FOR TRIAL.
Mansfield laid it down that the hot thst part in such barbarous notion of the
alouOtta from the Ludia office, muthorising & repeal of the Vernacular Fross Act,
on the wild, windy, and wet western coast, Two leftuco-cos,-1, Woodin ::2, Chator; prisoner came to this woman who would aid that she knew the second defendant burn on this point in going through the proceeding it could only be in bar. It must news of the party living been received
COLONEL Gordon, of Chinese fame, has been travelling in Ireland, and has publish- ed his observations. He gives an appalling account of the condition of the peasantry and makes the proposal that the Govern ment should buy out several counties, at a cost of $400,000,000, for reasons similar to those which caused the purchase of negru freedom in the West Indies, and convert the
3, Dickie : 4, Sasacon.
The settled state of feeling as regards
gailty of the offence charged could be made The learned. Cool then went at length liable or responsible for any act of his to through the cases cited on the other side, the Government of China. If he could not arid in the course of his remarks upon then
London, February 1, 7.4 p.The ob be tried in this Court he could not be tried referred to the practice of torture in the struction in the House of Commons con- anywhere.. In Mostyn and Fabricus, Lord courts of China, that British subject, taking tinnes, and the House which met on Mon-
could not day afternoon, is still sitting. there was no other authority to try a man be held justified by any
London, 29th Jan Bank Shares The Attorney General, in opening the
for an offence lid to his charge was simple Chimese Government..
In conclusion, he Oriental Bank Corporation, Sharea £91 case, said that the prisoner was charged
The case in which Tam Asan, a cook, and evidence that the King's Courts must have urged that the prisoner, being subject to Chartered Bank
do. £22. des ordinance No. 8 of 1875 for by denying on Chaw Al, were balged, with authority to try him; that decision will the laws of England, was charged with an Chartered Mercantile Bank do £22 10s. froudulent means enticing a woman away one Akau, a schoolboy, from reference to jurisdiction had never been offones against those laws, and that no such
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank do £12. from the Colony for the purposes of prosti- the Colony, with intent to sell him on the questioned or set aside, but in the very thing was known as a ples, to jurisdiction
INDIAN NEWBERO, tution. The facts were very simple. The 31st July last year was completed so far na latest case had been confirmed by the late when the act constituting the crime charged Calcutta, Jan. 20. There is some anxiety.
was living the lower Court was concerned.
Chief Justice of England. He would call was done by command of a foreign sovereign. at Rangoon regarding the Khyindwin River. Aluk, To-day, Chen Hongkong
wife of Chai Apo, attention to the dictum of Lord Cock If such a defones was act up in a criminal explorers, Kennedy: Bryce and Gramen, no Two lettuce cabbage, -1, Starkey; 2 Cox; like to go with him to receive e
3, Maclean
at Kowloon.
he who lived five or six houses from hor. She cases later on.. The woman thougnt Bald
Coming to deal with
with be fally inquired of by the Court before ainoo the 10th to1 Dish Parsley,
for the defence, Mr which it was set up and must be supported Sassoon; 4, Linstuud
employment. This man was a friend of Road West in July last year, when he was Francis submitted whole into a crown esiste. This is, of 50 Pods Peas,-1, Dickie; 2, Ianstend; her husband who was dead, and he trusted living. But, not sden him in second desuntament and set out in its strength and submitted the fudgment must be, in the in him. Them uftor she had gone with him Had nakedness, it amounted to this, that this words of the demurrer he lud fled, that course, extravagant and impracticable;
been act with which the prisoner was charged the defendant be ordered to plead to the the eagerness with which even the most
make her a prostitute. Also told him a she
was an set of State by the Chinese Govern indictment. beurd plans for solving the Irish
would not consent to the degradation of
call mont, and that therefore in respect of that, His Lordship reserved judgment on tire that life; but, in spite of all her resistance,
wore act of State he was responsible to no muni point. (sold her for that, purpose, the paper sup he persisted in making her a prostitute and
Court adjourned until Toosday next, the cipal court on the face of the earth. If. this argument was good for anything, it 22nd inst. posed
muat go to this extent, in spite of what is karned friend had said about its not being passed beyond the limits of propriety and fusson, that any act, no matter how barbarous the murder or cruel and malig nant the act, if that act should happen to It is with deep regret that we have to an have met with the approval of the Chinese nounce the death of Mr F. C. Brown, an Government, whose servant the prisoner was old and much-respected resident of Amor
the ad.
H. M. 8. Rozhund, Commander Nowell,
kong
1, Manger; 2, Diokie; 3, meant to provide her with some honest met the witness Chan Akai in Queen's the plea. set up that divested of all by evidence and the verdict of a jury. He the Nagas prevalent in Cachar, culminated
bus
problem
Bears
din
20
Woodin
Chator: Dickie.
#
fendant's house.
the listened to by the English public ah1,
Linstead; 2, Woo-to Kowloon she found that he wanted to there without witness knowing it
that it has at Inst taken hold of the English mind, and that the solution is near at hand-New York Nation
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION SOCIETY,'
ANNUAL FLOWER BHOW,SHOUND DAY.
The main isíteront in today's continuance of the Society's Flower Show, centred in the award of the two challenge cups. It was announced that two silver challenge cups would be given, one for the most treditable oxhibition of plants and flowers, and one for vegetables and fruits, (pre sumably for the most creditable exhibition
of vegetables and fruit) to be won two year
(39)
Dickle.
[
-1, Nowrojes; 2, Dickic;
3,
Lin
Linstead 4, Forbes,
Turnips,1, Maclean; 3, Forbes; 3,
stead; 4, Dickie.
rojec.
to cover the conversation being put 6 Swedes,-1, Dickie; 2, Chatar; 3, Now-in in evidence. She was afterwarda
rescued by a rol
a relative' who paid some 24 12 Onions,-1, Chu Akan; 2, Dickie; 3, to the persons who claimed to have a right
Maclean
over her in respect of this paper, and when 13 Leeks,--1, Dickie 2, Woodin
she and her friends roturned to Hongkong Radishes (Turnip),--- 12 Shallots,-1, Dickie.
they put the case in the hands of the Police.
After hearing the evidence, the Jury nimously found the prisoner guilty.
The Chief Justice reserved sentence.
1,-1, Woodin; 2, Forbes; 3, Sassoon; 4, Chater, Ditto (Long),1,
Forbes 4, Holmes 2, Chater; 3,
6 Kohl Rabi,1, Vaucher; 2, Ohu Akan;
3, Chator; 4, Nowrojce,
Starkey; 2, Sangster 3,.
Savoy4, Bassoon
·
He might have The defendants having beens tioned, reserved their defence cominitted for trial.
ASSAULTING A CHEL
Lam Ayau, a woman, describing herself as the wife of one Chan Lin, was charged with assaulting a girl named Chan San Taot, aged 7 years, on the 10th inat.
The case luas been already reported on the 11th To-day, Inspector Thomson, uns-who is in charge of the case, stated tlist the girl was bultor, but was still weak and unable
to appear. He believed she would {be able to appear next week. ---
Case remanded accordingly till the 25th, a subpoena to issue for Dr Wharry.
THE JAPANESE STABBING CASE. Ona Maka was charged with wilfully. wormsling one Ma Kichi on the 7th Janu- 50 Brussels Sprouts,-1, Sangster; 2, Van-ary, with intent to do grievous bodily harm,
and with unlawfully wounding....
Prisoner pleaded not
1cher.
14 Tomatoes,-1, Nowrojue; 2, Chater; 3,
Holmes
in succession before becoming the property 2 Vegetable Marrows-1, Maclear. of the holders. Different modes were 6 Horse-radish,-1, Starkey.
A Jur was empanell
consisting of dos Remedios,
ANOTHER ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. Ng Hau Ting, 30, unemployed, was char ged with three others not in custody, with asanlfing one Cheung La Shing, and steal- in the sum of $13.60 in silver, not R. Fraser-Smith, E. E. Cotton, F. Lemke,silver watch, at or near Sing Wong Streat
this morning. and C. F. GrosamZİSİLİL
Mr Wotton, of the firm of Messrs Bre An An
reton and Wotton, appeared for the defend ралеве
ncse Consulate. The
Attorney General said the prisonerant, and asked for a remand.
The case was accordingly regaanded till was charged with malicious wounding, The
adopted by the Judges in the two dopart-2 Scotch-kail,-1, Holmes; 2, Forbes; 3. etwas present from the Ja
Vaucher.
Arrowroot,-1, Diokie; 2, Nowrojeg; 3,
Chater.
cher.
Svoet and Fot Horba,-1, Dickie, 2, Vat
to-morrow.
Ching.
AMOY,
(Gascite, Feb. 16-18)
the simple statement of that farm-R. N., left this morning (16th) for Hong-
hat
Clune
it
22 lay days, 83,225. argument.
C
on Friday in the fight of two, hundred coolics from Dicksla factory, distant only three miles from Baladhun, where the Nagas raided last year. The
The panic appeara to have been unfounded.
Calcutta, Jan. 27-Mr. Charles A. 1
Elliot, 0.S.I., has been selected to succeed. Sir Stouart C. Bayley, K.C:S.L, se Chlef Com- missioner of Assam.
(London & China Express, Jan. 14)
will probably reach Londen on the 20th
timea steamer Amazone, with the following inward mail, left Aden on the 12th Inst its due dates
A cablogram from San Francisco, dated Jan. 11, states that the Zapata, from Japan for Oregon, wreaked on Tislamook Rocks: crew undoubtedly lost, twelve bodies having come ashore. mission of that fact to be true,
Latest mail advicos:-) Yokohama, No
Nov. pletely bar the jurisdiction of
of this Court or
20; Shanghai, Deo, 3; Foochow 2; Hang- any others. Unless the argument went The following vessels were chartered in kong, 3. The French sasil, with the advices this length then in each particular caso Amoy during the past fortnight :—
dated as above, was delivered, rio Naples, the Court must
inquire into in detail the Chioris, 7,000 pecula, Takao (outside) Che-oo the 10th inst., being two days in advance nature-of-the-circumstances of the act, the foo to Ampy, 35 lay daye, $3,600.
of its due date. There are no fator advices nature of the report made to the
Ino, 7,700 pecula, Monthly Charter for 8 from Japan, ein Ban Franciscs. The next Government, and the nature of the sanctions 10 months, $1,150 per month, commenc. inward mail leit Alexandris yesterday, and ox authority given. The plan is to the jungle, 1,500 pecals, Taiwanton, Che-inst., its due date. The Mesageries Mari- riadiction and jurisdiction along, and he Nadeshdo, had demurred to it solely in that char foo to Amor, 22 lay days, $2,120. actor. It was not a ples in bar, and
Uscar Mooyer, 5,700 peculs, Taiwanfoo, could not be dealt demurring to the plea he had not ad
with as such. In Chefoo to Amor, 35 lay days, 33,800. mitted the truth of the facts except for foo
Hermann
5,400 peculs, Taiwanfoo, Che- o to Amoy 30 la
lay days, 82,400 the
of this purposes
If had been put in as a plea in bat, hu abould
Emily, 8,600 poculs, to Chefoe and back,
circumstances under which the attack was
have replied to it and traversed almost It will be seen from the above that if Mr committed would be detailed by the ovid
every allegation in it. He admitted for the Dickio claims the Cap it ia his, otherwise ence that would be laid before them. It
purposes of this argumont, that the facta as it covers Fruit, it is Mr Nowrojee's.
was not necessary for him to go into the
Chan Acheung, described as a doctor, may be true, and he said that if they were We would suggest that it would be more between the prisoner and the man who was
malter now.
There had bout a quarrel who was charged on the lith instant, with true they had to be inquired into by this tho cellence of the various exhibitors' exhibits convenient to the Judges, as well as more awaulted and stabbed, and in the courae of three othere not in custody, with robbing Court, that is, this Court has
of $60, again power. He simply said. they" were as a whole was not to be the final teat, then satisfactory to the exhibitors themsee this quarrel the prisoner inflicted one Pang I On, a milks
were vegetables sont in the day before the this
no bar to the jurisdiction of this Court.
The 0. steamer Kashgar, Captain wounds on this mán. the Fury believed appeared before the
only evidence adduced to-day was Had he replied to that traversing all arranged, oxamined and ticketed, which which, was corroborated meta, or leas by the said he had accompanied the first wil to the terms of the replication to the cof January, arrived this afternoon, of exhibition does confusion and want of time on the morning
admit of. not
search for a a knife said to have been used on panelled to try theso questions. Supposing the occasion and thrown away at the spot, my learned
friends were defonted and he TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. but no trace of it could be found.
proved his case, what would be his Lord
(From Indian papers.) The defendant, having been duly cau- ship's judgment Not that the prisoner
London Jan. 31-The latest advices that he should answer from Natal state the Crocodile, with the
of affairs was committed for trial at the next Cri- to the indictment. minal Sessions of the Supreme Court,
was very alearly. shown in KTAVE and Pulido. He submitted, there-arrived at Durban. fore, he had properly simply demurred to that plea His Lordship, having
ments in deciding what was the most creditable exhibition The fruit-and- vegetablo Judges held that the matter was ono entirely within their discretion, and that if any rule was to be adhered to at all, that is, if their idea of the respective ox-
several
HOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE,
morning.
Mary, 4,000 pecule, Takao to Yokohama, 16 lay days, 40 cents per pecul.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL
The Pall Mall Gazelle says:-Perhaps the following plan, propounded with the utmost confidence.by a surviving Jingo the other day in a railway carriage, may find favour with certain extreme friends of coer- cion :-"What Ireland wants is, not an Englishman, but a Chinese mandarin. One of these fellows was governor of a province in China in which a tax-collector was me dered. What did he do Why, he bent & gunboat and shot down four hundred of the
It would be people.
worth a hundred thousand
should not hear any more of the Irish difficulty for century
The World states that admiral Co
"Coote's share of the responsibility for the grounding of the Iran Duke is not to be inquired:
the accumulated value of the money-prizes show, to allow of their being sufficiently the evidence of the man who was stiebed, that of a Police Constable, Chan Awing the facts he would have ploaded according Sentoh, with the London jail of the 14th Ireland, to get him to govern
earned by sich was to rule the matter. This was manifestly unfair, because those who were simply competing for the cups
those
who were present or who were about
and had stated that they would not wishor of exhibitors etter accord with the at the time, they would, if they found hiness to the scene of the alleged robbery, to trary, and have asked for a jury to be ent
were
We think it
would
it felt that the guilty of an assault at all, find him guilty of Judges had ample time to study their malicious wounding.
Evidence to much the same effect was Court when the case was committed. Lordship summed up at scane length, and The evidence having been heard, his the jury retired but failed to come to a unanimous decision, four out of seven
strive for any money prizea, had only been awards, rather than that there should be, then adduced as was heard before the Police tioned, elected to reserve his defence, and should go free, but mot case of Mis 92nd and 83rd rogiments on board, has of mind would not object to putting
awarded murit (equal to a first prize) us at present, a race against time, in order and had not, by arrangement, been that vegetables may be seen on the first day placed for second or third. The Judges of the shew with a freshness still upon
in the Flowers and Plants Department had a thom, much more sensible and logical rule which
we were sorry to see their brother Judges.
refusing to accept It is that which obtains
in every Flower Show at home when a chal-
lenge cup or anything of the kind is being
first
C. 8. TAYLgea
A. E. VAUCHER, f
BASE BALL.
Major Hingeston, who was wounded at Second Lieutenant Monck, of the 68th regiment, is missing.
being for finding the prisoner guilty on the IN H.B.M.'S. SUPREME COURT facie complete jurisdiction Dvor this ma Langenok, has since died of his wounds.
recond count, and three being for finding him not on either count. One of the
guilty
competed for, that first the number of Match. playod yesterday. The score by that three of their number could not con- 3
We append the score of the Base Ball jurg addressed his Lordship to the effect
prizes he taken; the competitor who has the largest number of these tokens wins; firsta heing equal, the tia. is decided by seconds; another tie heing made, it is decided by thirds; and if the first, the seconds, and the thirde are equal, then the question is decided by the Judges. We are rather astonished that such a point should have arisen, because the ques tion i: one on which the practice at Home cannot be doubted for a moment. More especially is it astonishing in Hong- kong where the catalogues or rather prize- lists have over and over again contained the provision that the cap should be awarded to the competitor having the largest number of first prizes, in fact on precisely the grounds we have mentioned above as those which regulate the matter at home. As the decision goes Mr Dickie carries off both cups, that for the most creditable exhibition of the other for the and. plants and flowers,
of vegetables and
mout creditable emerbod by our
fruit.
be
It may readers and by those who take an
an interest in such matters that last the Flants
Two, and
year
and Flowers Cup was carried off by Mr and that for vegetables and fruits was won by Mr Dickie. So that. Mr. Dickie, having already two challenge cups gained from this Society, bids fair to place another two on his sideboard, for few can compete with him and to none can excel him.
2
innings we have not received:--
U. 8. 8. RICHMOND" AND "ALERT.
0. L.B. I.B.
Harlow,.....8.5. 6 2 "MoCrea, B. 6 Dausch,.....F.. ૐ Dugan,...C Thom, P. Lewis,
B. Law,
LF. Foulk
...R.F. Mitchell,.....3 B. 3
Total,...
5
0
1
4 21
B
L.D. 1.3.
5
3
3
I
37 27
H. K. CRICKET CLUB..
Tomes,........ Hynes, L.F. Travers, B. Foss,
P. 2 Forbes,....F Charley,.....2 B. Dunman,....S.S. Newington, .3 B. Tunnard,....G-F.
Total,...... 25
Marine Magistrate's Court, (Bojure Capt. H. G. Thomacit:) Friday, February 18th.
20
scientiously find-that any actual evidence
His
had been shown against the prisoner.
Lordship stat
stated that if they did not think the evidence aufficiently strong to prove the case against the prisoner, it was their duty
The Autorney General claimed that the
soquit him,
finding of the majority of four constituted a verdict
of guilty on protested against the interchange of views a the second count, and which was taking place between his Lord ship and the Jury.
His Lordship replied that he should do his duty, and requested the Jury to retire again and reconsider their verdict.
Upon their return, after a few minutes, the foreman stated that they still adhered to their former decision, finding the pri soner not guilty on the first count, but guilty on the second count by four to three.
Sentence deferred.
•
for
|
·FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Chief Justice French.) Canton, Wednesday, February 16.
REGINA V..PAGE,
it lay on his learned friends to show conclu sively that this Court has no jurisdiction.
This they had not done. Their plaading was that the acts charged were the acts of the State, which it was beyond the power of any municipal court in the world to enquire
The Standard publishes a paragraph stat. that the Indian Government contem plate repealing the Vernacular Press Act shortly.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 30.-The semiofficial Agence Russe declares that the future policy
nem
burn of
on the
the
This is creating some dissatisfaction in Chi- and is also animadverted apos in paral circles at home. Perhaps some independent member of Parliament of the interrogative
to tho subject to question on t
Secretary of
Admiral Coote in the naval command in Vice-Admira Willes C.B., anecessor to China, proceeded by the F. and O. steamer Gwalior, which left Bouthampton on 12th inat, en route for Singapore, vla Bombay - A telegram from Washington reports that States and China were presented to the the tres de
treaties conoluded between the United
11a, 10,000 ex 6o. 1 5-8d. equal to 52,667,
itto. He submitted that when the ques of Russia towards the Turkomans wil Senate on the 10th inst. tion of jurisdiction is raised, it is not thre
A meeting of the underwriters interested that the charge of murder can be inquired depend upon General Skoboleffa views. inte; the question there was confined to Chamber of Deputies there has been a
Lisbon, Jan. 30.In the Portuguese London) was held on 12th January at in the cargo of the dehilles (Hankow to this, whether the foot which is alleged in debate on the proposal made for Porta-
Lloyds, to consider the exorbitant charge of
Government had approved of this sat it has been received comcerning the repulse
Buue mediation in the Transvaal,
London, Jan. 30.-A later official account aappusing that that were shown on evid of the British forco at Langsack by the ence, it would be no bar to the on the prisoner to answer to the dictment and
In this case Bilward Page was charged (1) for that he being a British subject, on the 26th October, 1880; at Hato; in the pro- vince of Kwangtung, in the Empire of bar of jurisdiction can be inquired into. It malice aforethought, kill and murder one China, did foloniously, wilfully, and of his might be perfectly true that the Chinese La Amai; (3) for that no being a British subject, on the 20th October, 1880, at Hato, already mentioned, did feloniously kill and slay one Li Amai; and (3) that he did, whose name 1 13 to the a certain Chinese whose name was to the prosecution un-
known.
-demand
ais
McKean, instructed by Messrs Brereton posing this trial were taking place in Eng-Lieutenant Robert Hamond Elwes and CDF, Union Ja
cession
his
Marine-Insu-
Insurance
Triton
Brigade lost three men.
killed wounded or missing, the Naval crow and which in England wonid
Acording to the evidence of eye-witnes
should
have been settled by a payment of of the action, the Boors masseered the Lloyd, the representative of Misers Mathu
be resisted and Mr Perus wounded.
Correction in yesterday's telegram, please Triton Insurance Offices, was requested to son and Co. agents of the Canton Bud. read: read: Kandahar railway would not be obtain the assistance of a nonafgnes of cargo
ion" and not "had been stirpended"
by the Achilles to try a test case in un Eng- The debate in the Commons on Mrlish court of law, the above Companies Forster's bille continues, and has been agreeing to pay all expenses again adjourned.
for one hour's towage when the Achilles 48, 2d. claimed us general average, being a charge made by the owners of the Shanghai
was on shore is the Haukow Biver, last. Boors, which states that the attack was not made in flank by mounted infantry, whilst summer. Mr Robert John Lodge of the uilty" or "not guilty," But an act of Sante, that is Use free on fort, consisting of macu of the the choir, and tho. foliowany. Was na led to that an act has been adopted and sanctioned simultaneous advance,
60th and brigade, made a
rance Companies were represented-Royal hy the Supreme Executive Authority in n Mr. J. J. Francis and Mr P. R. Smith country was, he ventured to say, a defence sistance, eventually repulsed the attack.
Exchange Assurance Compacy, London da The Boers, who made a desperate re-
surance Company, Indemnity Mutual Marine appeared for the prosecution. Mr T. that had never before been put forw
forward
Insurance Company, Alliance Marine Amu Hayllar, Q., Mr E. L. O'Malley, and drples to the jurisdiction of any Court. Sup-
The following are the casualties in thou E.
58th regiment: Colonel Dean, Major Poole, ance Company, Universal Marine Insurance Company, Commercial Union Assurance and Wotton, appeared for the defence. Land, that the prisoner Page were an officer Staff-Lieutenant Baillis, killed;
London Mr Francis continued the argument on
Major in the Imperial Castonis of Great
of Great Britain, (Before His Honour the l'usene Judge, F. the pleadings. Ho said he thought he and for something done in the pursuit of Hingesten, Captain Lovagrove, Lieutenant tom, Cazbou. Insurance, Off
should have little or no dificulty, taking his
O'Donnel wounded, whilst the number of occupation
Customs officer in As Snowden, Erg.)
the cases one by Dile, in
showing his Lord ship that the cases cited were no suthority England I were put on his trial for murder killed, wounded or missing of rank and filosure Company of Calcutta After amounts to 160: the 60th Rifles lost Liou discussion, it was unanimously resolved LANDENY AND PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS,
or manslaughter or even for simple assault, tenant Inman and one man killed, and owners of one Boglish steamer
that this unusual olalm made by the -and-| *na whatever in support of the propositions put could he possibly plead, either to the juris- The first case proceeded with was ord in forward; but he would first deal with the diction or in bar, that what he had done seventeen winded me of their owners of another steamer of the sems ne- against the which one Young Achiu, was charged with matter is one of principle. The jurisdic had been done by command of the Secre- falouionely stealing one pair of trousers, tion of this Court was not derived from the property of L Ahing on the 17th of
bikty of State or even the command of Her all appearance
January
Act last. M
Ng Choy appeared
24 and 25 Vic., o 100, as his learned Majesty homself. The instant answer would justification the Attorney General. The Jury empanel-friend haul suggested. It was derived from be that such command waN KO H. E the Governor presented a medal
led consisted of Messra A A A S V Foreign Jurisdiction Act, by the first section to see whether it was in accordance with
6 and 7 Vic, B4, generally known as
as the
unless it were in accordance with law, and and a money
Said, a seaman on board the British Kyle, W. Brewer, A. K. More, R. O. Hurley, of which it was enacted that "It is and law er not the Court would inquire, and prizo for the best collection of vegetables grown by Chinese market steaner Malaca, was charged with deserting H. O, Maulean, and W. Boffey. The facts shall be lawful for Her Majesty to hold, that with the assistance of a jury. gardener: this was won by Chu Akan; who from that ship on the 18th January last, of the case were that the F prisoner went to took the following prizes from the Society in Victoria Harbour. Ismael Lumbah, a a tailor's shop in Third Street on the 17th exercise, and enjoy any power or jurisdic
After dealing with the difference between 2 heads
s of celery (2nd); 6 bestroofs (2nd); boarding house keeper, gave evidence to of January, and offered to engage the com- which Bor Majesty navy bath or may civil and criminal suits when the question cauliflowers (1st); é carrots (lat): 2 on the affect that he had shipped the defendant plainant, Li Ahing, as cook'e assistant, at at any time herefter havde of ugency came in, the learned Counsel con lettuces (3rd); 2 cabbage lettuces (2nd); 1 on board the Malacca, and afterwards found $7 per month. lestory (1st); bu pods of peas (1st); that he had deserted and gone on board the shop for the purpose of getting a cup of tea anuer as it Her Majesty had noquired of a criminal pet, no authenty from any Ireland had developed simultaneously.
The complainant left the country or placo out of Her Majesty
tended from authorities cited that in a tas dominions, in the same and as ample a
Mr Gladstone, speaking yesterday, said
Quotations, 35 radishes (1st); 23 potatoes (3rd); 12 Norseman. The Malacca has left Hong-from the cook-house, and on returning to
where the charge is the doing that outrages and the Land Leagus in criminal
HONGKONG, February 18. tomatoes (2nd); roots horse radish (1st) kong. This was the second time the defen- the shop found the defondant gone, and such power of Jurisdiction of the coa master, no authority from any prince or Gfirsts; & seconds ; Ithirds, -12 prizza. For dant had deserted. He was sentenced to missed a pair of trousers, which he was of conquest of
Athens, Jan. attention to the last Government is or can be an authority for there has been shathe Greek Chambers OPIUM-New Patna, Cash,..675
Old this prize there were eight competitors. be imprisoned for one mouth with hard making up
Shortly after he met the Lordship'e
debate upon the political particulatory words. Dy treaty Her Majesty has the eat dong. He referred to the case of situation of the country. M. Comfoundouros The ascond in merit was seven prizes, 4 firsta labour.
New Benares, cashy...840 prisoner in the street, and asked him
three wor
Old and 3 seconds.
return the trousers; and gave him in custody had ceded to her by the Emperor of China Burin and Denman in which it was pleaded expressed his opinion that a conference a constable. The evidence in the case by the Tientsin Treaty of 1858, that wn that the not done was one in performance of would seriously affect the interests of Greece all the defendant's duty as a Customs afhcor,and that the proposed arbitration of the was clear, and a verdict of guilty was brought questions in regard to
of and had been fully sanctioned and ratified Powers was
preferable Secretary of Stato in by the
subjects shall property or person, of ght, whether of Jury.
be subject to the jurisdiction of the P
of the British
Secretary
of State, the ratification London, Jan. 31. Theoo foruer convictions at the Police anthorities; and, by section 16. "Britial Kaiveduced. In such a case the Court for India, in replying to a question, said Court against the prisoner were soknow-aubjects who may commit
would refu to accept that pisa, would go that after the evacuation of Kandaher erine in lodged by him.
Chins shall be tried and punished by the detail of the man's conduct by witnesses there as well as at Kabul
into evidence, would inquire into every native representative would be desirable Bank, Sentenco deferred.
Consul or
public functionary autho- before a jury, take the decision of a jury or other rised
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, thereto according to the laws of Grent
27. apon the point, and then, if it turned out replying to a question in the House of Britain." Ho sabinitted that that not only the man's conduct was justified by the law Lords, said there was no longer any que Documentary,
Credita meant that the question of crine or no crime Tam Asara, Mak Achun, und Tu Li Chan, should be judged by the laws of Great of the land, that the sanction and approval tion of a Conference on the Greek frontier Chy flareony and receiving.
were charged by the Attorney General with Britain, but also that the procedure and prior command that was given him was question being hold, but the Legociations India, Wire, 3. Tam Aaun, Chan Asz, and Tu Lai | feloniously stealing and carrying away one practice for bringing the driminal before i would be admitted and accepted as a ban of the Ambassadors continue and the viewa
one within the Authority of the law, it
demand, 65.2 cabbages red 1, D. Nowrojee Chun; larceny.
silk jacket, one pair of silk trousers, four the Court should be in accordance with any further proceedings; but such a ples, remain unchanged. He trusted that the to of the British Government on the subject $100-2 lettuce co-1 E. L.Woodin 2, O. enticing away from this Colony a woman property of Wong Li Kiu, ser, the the laws of Great Britain. The learned he said, had never been put forward in pondíng negociations would lead to such Gold Lext, 991 fine-
15. C. P. Chater ; 3, Mrs Manger, ́·
inmate of a Counsal went on to quote from the 57.-3 lettare cabbage,1,J. H. Cox 2, B. named Li Shan Ho for the purposes of licensed brothel, on the 9th of January Inst. Ordar in Council the clause which pro- England as a ples to the jurisdiction to united action on the part lead to such
The accond dafundant was also charged on a vides that Any act other than an act provent the Court inquiring into it. The 5. Yau Afung, Ng Afung; lu Acheong, second count with receiving four gold rings, that could by a Court of Justice having criminal
question wan submitted, no
The Becretary of State for War, reply-Hongkong Bank, 82% prem,, sales, and taking away a child named Kyok Ai | knowing the same to have been stolen. The & crime or aftence making the person doing ea to the jurisdiction. It had been had already arrived at Durban from ThaiChina Traders: Ins. Co., $1,525 p.sh.
on the non Tate whatever
there was no ing to a question, said that 2,54 men Union Ins. Soc. of 'Oton; 81,550 per share, $150 pods of peas,-1, Mrs Linstead; 2, under the age of 14 years with intent to three prisoners pleaded not guyshall not in the exercing "of criminal jurikire / sought in-this-way to show that the set of Reinforcements from Gibraltar, will North China Ink, Cory 11 per mare, to the such act liable to punishment in England Plea According to the evidence brought for tion under this order be deemed a crime or State of a foreign Government might be ast to-morrow, and further reinforcements will Tangaza Ins. Assoc.: Tia 125 ph
Chinese Ins. Co., 8315 per share, would not dispute that for a a moment. reinforcement of 4,300. Those Boers Cline Fire Ins. Co.,
3080 per share, 21% prem. buyers. Cosmopolitan Dock, par, nominal he submitted, the position of the lised plaintif as to what were to be considered crimes
Tia. S pers. nominala provided, xempted f
have been posted throughout Ireland by Hongkong Gas Co., 880 per share,
Ta. 145 p. share.
The Band of the 27th. Inniskillings was present during the afternoon and added much to the pleasure of the meeting by their beautiful playing
We have few or no errors in the list of prizes to correct; but the following awards, courteously placed at our disposal, this afternoon by Mr Ford, we did not secure in time for publication last night; the list will appear corrected officially and made thoroughly complete in the Overland China Mail
31.-1 daphne,-1, D. Nowrojec..
SUPREME COURT,
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Friday, February 18.
TIS CALENDAR.
The following is, the calendar for the presont sessions:--
1. Young Achiu larceny.
2 Tam Asun, Chan Asz, and Iq Lai
4. Iam Achun; unlawfully and by fraud
prostitution.
of a
LABCHNY OF MONEY, JEWELLERY, AND CLOTHKNO,
gold rings, and three dollars in
to
or
the
mera
as to
56,1 diah parsley anger; 2, Mr Un Apo; unlawfully and by force detaining the property of the said Wong Li Kin, oriminal jurisdiction in England be doumpfwcase quoted of the Queen t... Lealisere a peaceful solution of the
D. Starkey 3, HC. Maclean.. Bassoon, 3, Mrs.
Mrs Manger + 3 E. 12. Woodin. 6060 pods of beans French,-1, Mrs suid child.
Woodin 3, C. P.
Chater
225 potatoes,—1' D ~ doka
We hope to be able to give, if not to morrow in a day or two, an sslysis of those
deprive the father of the possession of the charges.
i
the girl Wong Li Kiu ved, on the 9th and uuunistakable that the law of England the first defendant guza for the party. A meal was
the
Butt
Warfare
61 pods of beans,-1,..
unlawfully wounding. 12 (not
7. Li Apiu; larceny, awarded); 8, H. de U. Forben
ocasioning actual bodily harm.
.A...
the same ne if, so
of
Ho Aring;
forra as we gave it last year,
(1) obtaining goods on a goods on a forged instrument.
from all obedience to and
China,
The Jungs in the Fruit and Vegetabias
сопостдес,.
Department of the Show have presented to
subject to, no allegiance to, the En- the Feniara, es he personally wa Ubiness law he was not liable in any serie completely
only if, at the same
owed
i.
day to the Hon. Secretary, the following
liable he was
it was also, by common
of Chiness
*** 1. This case of the
after
Tho
to the customs of divi
23.
JJ
3
Now Malwa, credit,...710 Allowance, Taels......24
Old Malwe, trodit....740. Allowance, Tools, Exchange. Wire,...... Demand,
30 days' eightee
4 months sight,.
4 mouths' sigh
Shanghai, demand
30 days' night,
27.00
Sovereigns su
Shares.
or div
I with intent to do grievous bodily harm; (2) four other men came to the brothel in which liable to punishment" This made it clear this was not an ordinary case, nor was said, who commit no outrages will be HK &W Dock
6. Ona Maku: (1) unlawfully wounding ward, the first and third defendents and offence making the person doing such act up as a sufficient bar in an ordinary case. f on the 10th February, making a total HK. Fir In~00080 per share, sales
January at about 3 p.m., and sib o'clock was to be taken as the sole guide and rules in the position of any other country, treated accor question of their belH: 0. M 5.-bost Co., 822 pm, EX GİY.. Bak Apang, and Tang Ahoi; assault and baked her to get one supper and offences, and that British subjects were prisoner was procesy the whole une rights and not been raised br who have carried off the prizes in the asme: forged instrument; (2) attempting to obtain and also some wine, and the plaintin responsibility to the law of from all ter as he was cond. He wa nazordon, Feb. 1, Seditions placa China Coast St.
JAR S'hai-Steam Mopy, C., Uhina were an English Now thi 10. Chun Asan; larceny from the person.esp and dia and some of the wine, fell the prisoner was here as an Englick subject, peror of China; he owed no obedience to to pull do the police recaived or 'Hongkong Hotel Co., 871 per share ex diy,
did not awake till 1 o'clock the and therefore, so within the juris for any act us may do in contravention of 1: 11. Ukau Atak breaking into a dwelling next day, when she found the men gone ton of this Court, and
de meeting has been held in Dublin or China Sugar Raf. Co., 8190 pax share. and committing a felony thereto..
Debentures, prem. away, and missed the four rings of her 18. Chan Ahnu and Chan Akit ; (1) lar-t, and the dollars and closing, men by treaty from dovernment; and he was me that it is contraventi bositive in the House of Commons yesterday, MHE. Toe Co.'s shares, 20 % pEREN.
Jurangely exempt that a 12. Lá Akỏng ; murder.
The whole of the
property lost of the Chinese
of 1877 rapers, for which we have been requested to any on boari ahip in the harbours-(a) the amounted to about 836. Evidens was grims of murder was one that his Lord actment, an attenge against English Law. Gladstone would not agree to a compromise
charged hare with the crime of murder, given that the four Tings in Court,
Temperature. which ware filentified by the plaintin ship was fully and thoroughly competant to learried Counsel signed, did not apply, partics and insisted upon a dry bending (Taken at Messrs Falcones is Co.'s Premises,
Lealis, the for the that the subject matter the PY & Groot Impression of the relative (Before His Lordship the Chief Justice, the Lee Choong pawn shop at 12 crime as stated at the person was pleaded not to the jurisdiction but to the an those he had lost, or PARA B tated in the charge, was with no fám na tho ples to jurisdiction was
Queen's Road) me Balers continue their obstruc HOSOKONG, February 18.
is indisposed
game.
3. Dar awards sa mnade pahlia, do not con-
Emerita of the vegetables judged, owing to Mr Picker emaibutions, when not first,
atty quotioed. For the information then
interested,
we think the following
... Sir John Ɛmala,) all LARCENY AND PREVIOUS CONVICTION,
and
power
with the Land
Do
Impack Le Chinese Imperial Loan of 1874, nominal,
League movement.
The debate on coercive hills wow De
was resumed
of rec
division.
deal
in
was accompanied by the second defendant within His
o'clock of the 9th instant, by a man who is Loon
and his
juradordship,
had in
because there the defendant tive
indictment. Trí this case, he' submitted the
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Lord
by
us if fle
2, 0.10 amThe House of still sitting, but motions for ad
BAROMETER
Doy
Da
Chan Atak was charged with breaking This was all the evidence against the pri. the exercise of
felony therein, that is stealing three quita,
on should be published.
bi kinds of vegetables,-1, Dickie 12, Mac-
Nov
a box and several articles of clothing.
2:
bare hands ontury large 1, Dickle; 2
Mtalents § 3, Kourajes : A, Chatur.
ney fully and entirely
to laws of China could not justify Bot into a dwelling House and committing a sunerd. As it was not sufficient to convict exercise it as Her Majesty exercises it, anglich subject in China. The other journment of the debate are continually ARMORE
them
upon, Mr Ng
hoy, for the Attoract was committed-had het ceded, that cases which had been cited to his Lord- being made by the- bbstruationists/Me
place where they General declined to premths and upon the question being put to the he submittedly was the jurisdiction of this ship in support of this contention were Bright stiginuased the conduct of the Home Jury, a verdict of not guilty on either count Court; it was compista over the person, all of them civil cases, actions for Bulars as grossly insulting to the Hote was returned, and the these prisoners were complete so far as the locality was con damages, in which the rule with ra sequisted on this count. it will be seen certed, and there was no competing juris feministo maaler and servant came that these three prisoners are charged in diction. There was no possibility that the pri into operation, rule which has another case on the calendar with lurcoup
syner-assuming him for the moment to be 1 application whatever in criminal jurisdiction stating that a despatch has been sent to
He pleaded guilty and also admited four presions convictious on July 29th, 1669, no heade salery dearl,-1, Statiney: 2, November 4th 1870, July 18th 1972, and May 17th- 1876, all before the Folice
Sentence was reserved,
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best long-12
Macleans, Holmes,
no
Government intende proposing a remedy The Daily Telegraph publishes a paragraph
for ebstriction very shortly.
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