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RETTEN of Visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending May 22ad ---- European Chinare.

No. 5571.-MAY 23, 1881.]

Taz noar approach to a termination of the presont Opiam Farmer's lease, of the mano poly for the sale of prepared Opium in this

Monday, Colony must be an object of sowo auxisty

Thosday, to the Head of the Executive. Altogether Wednesday, the circumstances connected with the exist Thursday,"

Friday, ing monopoly, both as to its award and

Saturday, subsequent conduct, have not tended to Sunday, forward the interests of the Colony, It does not necessarily follow that, because the leading opium manipulators and capit- alists fall out amongst themselves, the interests of the Oglóny must suffer. The result might prove to be the reverse. But

it would seem that opposition elsewhere

May 18th,

38

378

+1

17th, 17

294

18th, 20

396 416

16

487 322

19th, 13 20th, 17 alet, 17

22nd, Sunday: 'Sunday.

・Totals, 167

2,201 Grand total, 1,448.

LAND AND PROPERTY SALES IN

HONG KONG

time endeavoured to inform our readers of

THE CHINA MAIL

Police Intelligence. (Before H. F. Wodehouse, Esq., Poline Magistrate.)

Monday, May 23,

HAWKING FRESH FORK. Two Chinamen wore fined the first de- fendant 2, or three days' imprisonment, and the second 50 cents or one day in jall

sion of an iron bed the property of the see Chapel Island light at all "The quartermaster on board the Haloong. I fendants, One possible object for which she would be beaten were she to do. She

Governinont

TRESPASS.

I went on the look-out at two

As we have frequently and from time to passing on Crown Land, and fined-the first! There were 8 Chinese and 1 Europentlock I could see the land about ten mi. 1, considering the history of the first de- place himself he asked the Jury to account atarted by the two great rival parties-one sales of landed property in this Colony, we second and third $0 or three days' imprison-light I sent the chief officer to Amoy.utes after the ship struck. We took about girl might be brought, that she that the for that by the fact that he had heard

now publish a list of lots which have changed ment.

Chinese gunboat came off to our assist five minutes to get the lead-line clear. We suaded or induced to mistrose. But mistress to look for her had been

GAMBLING.

ance:

night be

occasion for it. We used the lead when it were then stopped by order. Went full the Jury found that she had been detained cal. If that were his object, why did came on foggy or in the vicinity of land. I speed estern again a few second afterwards, in Bowler's house for any length of time to do nothing in the matter for some ton of told them to hurry up with the lead, and And while doing so the propellor was broken against her will they had, as it seemed to twoive hours. He asked the they said it would be rostly directly. The and the engines ultimately ran away. As him, nothing farther to do it was a perfect to understand how little the girl would be the Jury, in order coume was not altered after we lost sight aron as I found the boss of the propeller was matter of indifference to them whether able to do to free herself, to picture her of Fishor Telind. I expected to malo gone I stopped the engines and shut off all Bawler's object in the mattor was law position, a China girl, fresh from Chinese Chapel Island light about half-past two. I the cocks and valvos. There were one fire fui or unlawful. The words uf went on deck about 10 minutes past two. man, one greaser, and myself in the engine ordinance

the soil, in the Grat foreign house she had Allected any

one who I expected to be abreast of Chapel Island room.

for hans over been in, in a darkened and closed about 10 minutes to four. It was not a

any purpose whatsoever detained any per-zoom and frightened as to what might happen By Captain Hunter:-There was about son. Even on the evidence as it would be to her. Then again, everyone know that fino clear night at all. Although I found the usual time occupied in telegraphing, as laid before them he believed there would be Chinese as a rule did not know how to open UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.

I could not see the light I did not think it is usually the case. It was not done in no dimeulty in their forming a.conclusion, locks and bolts or windows. She could La Anian was fined 810, or one month's was hecessary to cast the lead. I told the what might be called rapid succession. It although they were not as a jury called aimply cry and, bewail herell. She was imprisonment for being in unlawful posses-mate to take a cast of the lead. I did not give me no iden of the ship going sahore. upon to do so, as to what purpose the girl afraid to break a window to allow her to One of the quartermasters deposed-I am was detained for in that house by the de- give an alarin because she believed she after striking commenced making water. I made out where was a little after day. Keep watch of four hours on deck, two at might have been detained was that suggested us restrained by the second prisoner by light, when the fog lifted. I got all the the wheel and two on the look out. The by the form which the charge against the de-threats from escaping by the door. As to Three Chinamen wore charged with trespassingers and their luggage on shore. wasther was sometimes clear and sometimes fondants originally took. Another and per Bowler's going to the Station in the first 310 or 7 days with hard labour, and the The natives did

thick not molcst: 18. After day-

fendant,

WILA mora probable object in Penang by the Chap Sing, and the other

per-that the girl had been trying to get by members of the Yan Wo at Maco-inuy hands more or less recently The list, is as

up some charge out and that some people sent by her There were no deaths. The vessel did not heave the lead because the ship or

against her serve as lovers 'to dapress the Hongkong completo as it can at presont be made, andosed in the stocks for 5 hours for street The Chinese officinis gave us assistance and antined as to the state of the weather.

struck. Kwok A-ngan was sentenced to be ux- Every one conducted himself properly,

was patched up and towed into

the purpose was, if he had any to the house asking for her, and he had The other quartermastar was also ex-purpose at all in detaining the girl thero found too that the girl was unwilling to Farm to a lower rate than that which was

we shall add to it as occasion ises. It

gambling.

against her will, they would be in a position, give in to his purpose, whatever it was, and protection. formerly procurable. We learn that Mr

I have been in command of The following was the finding:

Stadthat 与 he had no

no doubt tuany be added, as a sign of the times, that See-san-kai and several members of the much of the capital now being invested in

the ship from January to April, but did

Wo find that the British steamer Has instruct them, to find his Lordship would that the second prisoner during his absence

of guilty. in the daytime

had made no progres Yan Wo have just purchased the rights of property here is from China, and it is in unlawful possession of two bags of rice same course as on former occasions. I do near the port of Amoy, on the 2nul of April prisoner, did he or the detain the

Five Chinamon ware charged with being commence to run until March. We loong, official number 66,082, was stranded The only questions the jury had to decide towards bringing her to meet his will. He

nothing to

to the

the South point of the island of Quemoi, were, he subquitted, with regard to each saw no an

eciw no possibility of auconeding in his boiling and preparing Opiùm in Macte for generally believed that some of the higher sohera to 4 months, with hael labour; and a-starboard affected the ship in gong broad-was subsequently floated off and bowed to quite immaterial whether that purpose was no doubt calculated to throw standin

girl, and any wore sentenced-first and second print think that the putting of the holm last, at or about 3.15 am.

it was, and so chject, whatever i

went to the The vessel was it for some purpose or other, it being Police Station and there made a statement, a period of ten years, at an annual rental utive officials are not above laying out a the third, fourth, and fifth, 3 months. I saw no s previous. The. through the want of proper care and pre-the indictmont ns it stood disclosed any represented it as having come.

Ride nshore. Her head was Wost after she Amo find that the Hailsong was stranded

suspicion off lawful or unlawful,

himself, the truth of which statement was to striking, We

The Court asked Mr Francis whether denied in tote by the girl from whom he As in the criminal offence. He did not think it did. evidence of the European Constable and the Mir Francia qubmitted that the words of Clunese interpreter of Constable who wand whatsoever the ordinance or for any other purpose with him, he submitted that the only way the

were wide enough to admit of Jury could take it was that all that had a charge framed as this was, going before been said about the girl having been bought the fury.

for $80 and having been ill treated by her The Court said that some criminal pur-stress cune from Dewler himself; and it puse should, as it seemed to it, be alleged. had been proved that the girl couted stad

the defendants had, for instance, de- the whole story that had been manufac tained the girl even against her will for a

tured for her when it was placed fairly and purely charitable purpose, could any Jury fully b before her. When asked whether her be asked to convict them under this so mistress badly used her or beat her she had

of $19,000. Se that it is not unreasonable to assume that a struggle of some kind is boing prepared for. The sune parties have bought ground and gedowns on the Praye at Macho, formerly a portion of the Custon House there, for the sum of $60,000. As yet we understand the Ban Hop section hava na ahare in these transactions, although the purchasers of the Macao privilege are how partnera with Ban Hop. This opium business, besides being apparently the root of manch evil, is productive of an imaCH19& amount of intrigue, into the inner recesses of most of which the light seldomi entera. As a source of public income the Opium Monopoly is essentially uncertain.

UNDER date of Ningpo, May 15, and over the signaturo of the Rev. J. C. Honre, te following letter appears in the North- China Daily News-

Some time ago a statement apposed in one of your contemporarios, to the ect that the Church Missionary Society was involved in trouble with the officials at this. port, on account of some

erected in the neighbourhood or magazines

fow dollars in the permanent and safe isloud of "Fragrant Streams,"

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fet

East,

*It 47--7 slope and gotowns, Queen's road East,

*Lot 801 A.-13 shops, Battory-road West,...

PROPERTIER NOWONT BY.CHINEBE. *Lot 647-2 European houses, Al- bany-road,

$20,100 Glengower," Caine-rond,

Lot 15221 European house,

13,000 Lat Gibb's oficer, godowan, E., 240,000 Lot 169-21 houses, Queen's-Tord

7,000

||

Let 02-26 sheps, Queen's-road, Frays, and Endicoli-lane,

*Lot 202-53 shops, Queen's-road, Praya, Winglok-street, and Jervola etrant,

50,000

28,000

95,000

...

...350,000 This block was resold separately for about,

...... 500,000 * Lot 4.-28 shops, Bonbam-strend and Prays,

76,000 And resold for,... *Lob 8411 shops, Praya, Winglok stroot, and Jervois-alreet,... ... 103,000 And resold the next day for, ... 238,500 ⚫ets 62 and 194-2 Europezu houses, Hollywood-road,

ww

105,000

$5,000 * 5-67 shops, known as Gil. man bazaar,

... £50,000 And resold separately for about, ...$320,000 Lol 67-7 slope, Queen's-road an«l' Bonham-Hranul,

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION,

bad labour.

AREA CIT Three Chinamen charged with assault were orilored the first defendant to enter into recognisance of 850, with two suretics of $25 to keep the peace for 3 months in default to be committed; the second in the suue sun to keep the pesco for 6 months: and the third in the sum of $10 to keep the peace for one month,

THEFT.

A sentence of one month's imprisonment with hard labour, for stealing 2 slates valued at 80 centa, was passed upon Chintaan.

not

and heard no sound on

the

*

sets of currents are peculiar at present, caution on the part of the master. Use of owing to the change of the monsoons. took my course from the chart

Ithe load was neglected, and the master make any allowance for set as I did not when it was clearly his duty to remain I did utmost improperly left the dock at 2.20 a.m., expect any. I made allowance for devia- there. tion. The compasses were reported correct We therefore adjudge that the Certifi- when I joined the ship.

cate of competency, No. 34,465, of William Young Hunter be suspended for six months from this date, and recommend that a first mate's certificate of competency be issued to William Young Hunter during the period of suspension."

Chief Mate (William Park) deposu I am chief rate of the Hailong, and have bean so since the 3rd of January. I have been in Dougins Lapraik's employ for 3 years and 6 months. We left Taiwanfoo on the afternoon of

of the 1st of April. My watch that night was from six to twelve; watches of six hours are not umial, but we were one officer short. In the first part of my watch there was a moderate south-west wind and fine clear weather. I called the Captain at midnight. I told him the wind had shifted to the Northwest. The sails were taken off before this. We heave the THE CHARGE AGAINST TROS. IDE BOWLER log every two hours. The ship was A large mumber of trifling cases were be about 10 )

kuota.

རྩ We were West, by remanded.

Chan Ayau, rounded from Saturday, was sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment with hard labour fourteen days to be in solitary confinement, for stealing a silver bangle.

(Before

SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

His Honor the Acting Chief Justice,

F. Snowden, Esq.) Monday, May 23rd, 1881.

AND JESSIE-THE PRIJONKKS FOUND “NOT GUILTY."

whatev

tion

Mr Francia enid that he had the sanction beama said "No." Eren if the girl had

purchased for $80 and hed

had been ill of the Attorney General to add, and now trusted it would not oxense this crime of de- naked the permission of the Court to ask, tention. Any help the defence might expect another count to the indictntent. That from the contention that the girl took refuge was a simple count for false imprisonment, in Bowler's house of her ow

rown second and re- which did not require any allegation of mained thom of her own woord could only any purpose whatever. Ils referred hisbe, claimed after they land prove that she Lordship to Archbold,

did so." 728, where it was P.

Her own statement distinctly denied this laid down that every unlawful detention { deni

Mr Francis concluded by was a fabe imprisonment.

summing up briefly the points contained The Acting Chief Justice said that that his speech on which he

on which he particularly desired: the fury to concontrato their attention.

Mr Hayllar then made a powerful speech to him, disclosed a trespass.

on behalf of the accused. He thought that won the jury fairly considered the case chey would see that Ar Bowler's conduct throughout was na inconsistent with his guilt as it possibly could be. He dealt in

fore the Court; and a number of cases were west that Channel. I never found any were charged with unlawfully detaining in &f indictment as it stood simply, as it seema

Thave made about to North

(Before the Hon. M. 2. Tonnochy,)

FLYING OR HIBE WITHOUT A LICENCE. Chrong Afat and Chan Kin Song wero fined $2 each for plying for hire without a licenso, in default 7 days' imprisonment.

STREET (AMULING.

ICTORA

difficulty in making Chapel Island light.

Chapel Island light distant about have SOWIE 20 inter off. I would expect, in the kind of weather we had, to see that light at

I wie ordered

l'distance of 26 to 18 miles, ght at

by the Captain to call him I saw my

Mf. I br Ateamers or Builing vessele, and if I did not Messrs F. D. Suss002, T. H. Kuhi-|

Li Af was sentenced to imprisonment peak of accessible on the night I mann, Granville Sharp, and R. G. Alford.

for 3 months with hard labour for the

...

on

Lot 7644 shops, Queen's-rand West,

*Lot 98.-14 shops, Queen's-road Engl

Lot 7313 shops and godowns, Queen'e-road East,

*Lot 617.-1 godown, Queen's-road

57,500

I *bat 650.-4 houses, Queen's-road-

East,

10,000

20,000

36,000

7,000

above offence.

10,150

w

Lot 105.11 houses, Gago atzuek, ... Lot 71 800.-B shops, Queen's-rond, Weat,...

43,000

H

24,500

00,500

of their perty. It was also asserted that the man who sold the land occupied by the C.M.S. had been imprisoned in

consequence. I did not at the time think the matter of sufficient importance

call for any contradiction on to fmy part, but as I have seen the statement East, copied into other papers and periodicals, hope you will allow me to make use of your columns to correct any fales impressions that may have arisen. It is true that we felt it necessary to protest against the eree tion of

in the immediate -n powder-mill, neighbourhood of our Mission property, but the officials received our protest with great courtesy, and accoded to the request, made through the Consul, that the works should be removed to a safe distance. As to the report that any one has been imprisoned for selling land to the Mission, it is entirely without foundation.

Lots 447 and 419.---15 shops, Queen's- road West and First-street,

632.-12 shops, Firat ...

W

ASSAULT:

Fong Asu was fined $1 or exposure for 6 hours at the scene of the offence for assault ing a jinricksha man

THEFT

Puk Asit was charged with stealing two Lot 138. Oriental Hot-l Bailliage, 34,900 Japanese jackets from Chan Kan Ping Lot 10-26 bouses, Hollywood-road“

He was convicted on evidence and sentenced 66,000 to six months' imprisonment with hard and Gongh-street,

Lot 59-8 houses, Wellington-street, 29,000 labour. Lot 69 sec. 14 shops, Quém's-street and Pisya,

75,000 Lot 37 Rec.-14 shops, Queen's-street and Queen's-road,

■

79,000

54,500

Marine Court of Inquiry. Monday, May 25,

is

PELSOLLEN.

be allowed to sit down, and this re- Mr Hayllar next asked that the defend guest the Court granted, chairs being forth with placed in the dock for them.

Mr Francis' opened the case for the pro-

Mr Francis took it that every trespass in the nature of false imprisonment was crime.

Me Hayllar, in reply to his Lordship, said he had no objection to the new count being added..

13

in

with the anggested motives of ant, which he did not shrink

the

expressing quite plainly. As to this well

as to the whole mase ho dwolt with emphasis on the fact that the

old two stories, which two stories he com-

rive girl had

red, showing the glaring contredictions hat existed in thean, and arguing that it he gid gave a faise form statement

the police, the dnry were not.

were, not entitled to cant her testimony in the witness box as he truth. Ispector Crulock, if nota Chi-

وركان

BWON

or here

to prove justifiablo reason or excuse for tiness scholar, new "yes" from "noju detention of the girl. He pointed out, too, es, and he believed an that the girl was detained at the Police that when Mr Boylor's statement was read office from the thee that she went up with over to the girl first she said it was true, house for her until the case was heard be imported into this case, and they could the constables who were sent to Bowler's A good deal of Chinese feeling had been fore the Magistrate and committed for trial quite understand, if Mr Bowler had

been doing what they sai to the Supreme Court.

had bean The had The Chief

Thos. Ide Bowler and a girl named Jessie

certain place, namely the dwelling house or the said Thos. de Bowler, a certain wo- man named Lai Asiu against her will, on the 29th Apral Just, for some purpose to the Attorney treneral unknown.

The special jury ompanefied consisted of W. Danby, C. H. seo Chapel Island light by 3 o'clock. The Haswell, H. W. Davis,

A new count was then drawn up and charts were

quite

added as followeAnd that they did We use the load when we fail Mr J. J. Francis appeared for the prose against the will of the said Lai Asin and to pick up some of the lights. I left thecution, and Mr T. C. Hayllar, instructed by against the laws of this Colony and without orders of the Captain with the second mate. Messrs Brereton and Watton, appeared rosegul authority or reasonable or justifiabe The deep asa line is usually kept below,

the

prisoners.

excuse whatsoover, imprison and detain but when nearing land it is

is brought on

The defendants were placed in the Dock so imprisoned for a long space of deck. The hand lines are always on the and called on

un to plead

ime, to wit, stand in the chains alongside the bridge.

pleaded not guilty for the of the thus, to the great dainag A Malay quartermaster casts the lead. I two

He also asked that they Bir Francis bere calling evidence only was awakened by the telegraph going got might be allowed to sit outside the Dock,

farther on deck. My cabin was under the bridge.

remarked that it lay with the defence The Judge remarked that this was a very was just outside the door of my cabin serious chargo, and that the proper place when the ship struck. I felt the stock of for people to take their trial for such the ship striking. It was not boavy. I erline was the dock. did not hear the steam whistle. I keep the deck log at least one part of it. We enter the draft of water in the log whon, we leave port. It is my duty properly to take the draft of water. The reason why I did not enter it in the loc socution. Du the 20th April last, he said, case of Justice: That was certainly a doing, how he would have come to be in

false imprisonment. MERSKA COOK AND Sox's first attempt to in-

Lot 37 sec shops, Praya West,...

popular with all sections of the Chinese may have been that I forgot it. It is Inspector Cradock was on duty in the

The evidence for the prosecution was community. The Chinese witnesses, he trodues cheap excursions into Inilia was

Lot Reco.shops, Bonbar-strand, 46,000 Lal 633-22 houses, Second-street, made on Good Friday, when an excursion

sometimes entered. It is not absolutely Charge Room at the Central Station, be then heard; it was substantially the same us suggested, were more in favour of the pro- 18,000 Ict 13 - shops, Wellingtou-

necesary. [Captain Thomsett: Excuse me train was run over the G. I. P. Railway to

tween 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening, when that fully reported in these columns when secution theory of the case than the Euro- An inquiry into the stranding of this it is ablutely necessary.] Witness: the first defendant made his appearance the case was before the Police Court, and the pean witnesses who had been heard, simply, Poons. The result was not encouraging,

... 20,000

steamer was held in the Harbour Master's

hold Lot 207 sec-10 shops, Lyndhurst-

certificate, very few tickets being taken. It will taku teruse,

The course was shaped there and informed the Inspector that hearing there was on so recent a date that he suggested, because they were Chinter. Obce this foronton, before H. G. Thom-just before 8 o'clock. 32,000 little time to accustom the natives to ex-

The girl's story was an after story, got up, Chinese girl, whose name he gave, had we need not now go into the case, Lot 37.-Houses and godowns, Quesu's-

sett, Esq. (President), Lieut. T. R. Thomas, The second mate (Ferguson) depased taken refuge in his house, complaining of

he suggcated, by others, and could not ba but there is 10 reason road East,

57,000 R., Capt. O'Neill, Captain Ellen, and Mr I have been second mate of the fluity ill-treatment at the hands of her master and

Mr Francis addressed the Jury for the frightened Chinese girl in a stranga believed at all As to the idea of the should not be made to * Lot 101-11 houses, Bridgen-alrest, 18,000 Edward Burnic.

for 20 months. There are turo mates her mistress, and saying that she had been prosecution. He sail the Jury had now foreign house, it appeared to Lot 402.--8 newly-built houses, Brid

Captain Hunter, master of the Hailong. There used to be three. We have only had bought by her mistress for the sum of $80, heard all the evidence that had to be

him that ges-street,

16,000 deposed I am a master of the mercantile two for about 3 months. A third was to and had been brought by her into this put before them in this case, and he sub- too great a strain was thrown on the Lot 167.12 houses, Bridges-street, 48,500 marine. My slip stranded on the 2nd of join at Amoy, I recollect the night of the Colony. The Inspector sunt nu Enropers pitted with some cuidence that that credulity of thin jurors when they

April. I was hound for Amoy, When we

1st and 2nd. Į rohoved the ne

the chief mate to the use of the first defendant, evidence fully justified the charge pre-not have got out or have created an alarm were asked to behere that the girl could was a moderate north-west

by west, and call the Captain if any steamers as Interpreter. When the girl had been ing statement ho had made in laying safety, the house of her mistress three-maated steuner and the crow were or sailing vessels were passing, or if any brought to the Police Station and the state the case before the Jury. He addressed speaking distance, and still she lay there

charge of weather took place, and to call nont that Mr Bowler had made had been them tow. yoga chanel about 9 p.m. Formosa

purpose of

calling their

quiescent the whole day. He left the case going about 10 knots by log and by patent Island light. When I went on deck there any truth in it whatsoever.

Was which the caso now assumed. There' light northerly wind, and it was detained and some enquirice wore set on to doubt in the minds of any of thus who aned himself almost entirely to reading lug much about the same. At p.. I felt moderately clear. There were no sails act. foot as regards hor muster and mistress. ad heard the case that the girl was in the

The Chief Justice in summing up con- orders with the chief mate to let 5700 know

We

10 knots. I keep While she was detained there she emitted first defendant hentes frott berean and over the evidence, with brief remarks and There Wats light breeze just onough to my watch on the make the sails draw. The fore and main

to bridge to

to call the

The side lights that she had been persuaded by the second

7 and in the o'clock

laid particular stress on the fact that the The are alongside the bridge, and we can sea snils were set. There was a moon but they are properly trimmed. I called the soner, between 8 and 9 o'clock that!

evening. Was she there of her own

question model.

girl had told two contradictory stories. was overcast. At ten minutes past two

The to go into Bowler's house, on the running away from a mistress

detention of the irl, in the Police

girl, of Wo the Recond m

Captain at mate reported the weather becoming because the in Bowler's house, or was the inducer to go

a quarter past two. I did so unending tint Bowler was tiot there :

Office here; cruelty she complained and taking refuge spasting of what constituted false impri-

in the witnesses' room, he I went on the bridge and found a light the whistle twice before dying 80.

Baid hazy. I

own. I could see about a fog had settled down.

I told was found; that for an hour at least she there by the prisoners or out of thest and sonment, was without the slightest doubt, couple of miles. I remained on the bridge about a quarter of an hour. He said as he was with the with them; hint the first gunst her will man had hair or dare it would be a monstrous thing were Inspector

a plain case of false

imprisone for a short time. I was of opinion, went off the bridge that I had better cast defondant endeavoured to persuade her to before thens of the girl's history which Cradock and the othom to h was about 16 miles off Chapel is the lead about three o'clock. It cleared a marry him, flat he put his arm round her enabled them to judge of the probabl. convicted for it. His Lordship dealt with the.

that against They ovidence

cursion travelling

why

pay.

such

The desire to get everything at as developed in the mild Hindu or the sober a rate as possible is quite as fully Mussidman as in the Lancashire miner

mill

not be quite the same

I operative, though their love of change

16: A good

ve holiday may

streol.

4

Lot I mud 129 sec.-30 shops, Lynd- barat-terrace (sold at auction},"

*Lots 108 and 109,–3 konses, Lyud- burat-terrace and Bollywood-road, to

74,000

INQUIRY INTO THE STANDING OF THE ** BALLOONG.'

left there

was a

No evidence was called for the dofence.

+

was within

and their motion of enjoying **** time for indian firms and Chinese for abont, 50,000 chinese and Malays, We rassed through him at 3 o'clock if I had not sešu Chapel i read over to her, she denied that there was attention particularly to the double aspect with confidence in the hands of the Jury-

und the weather was clour. My wind; The chief mate toh me to teor north-west a Chinese constable going with him to act ). forred against the prisoners and the open-had she been so inclined for haven of

tions on

Messrs Cook and Co. to commenco opera- Lot 14-38 shops, Queen's-rond, tions would be to organise excursions in Pray, and Pottinger-street,... connection with the annual pilgrimages to

*Lots 10 and 12-Houses and go. of the sacred shrines, for instance, downy known as Turnor's offices, Queen's-

28, for Vetranice, in Palitana, which is now ap- read and Prays,

You

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275,000

... 188,400 Lot 65.-Blue Buildings, Queen's-

110,000 East and Frayn East,

276,000 by the Kattywar railway. It Lot 02.40 shops in Queen's-roud may be interesting to mention that the and Praya known as "Scott's-lane," .. 250,000. numbers of passengers booked by Messra

* Lots 99 and 200.-2 houses, Prays Cook and Son's Good

Lammerts and Friday's

AN 's excursion Coutral, known. train to Poona was as follows-One Grat- Vogel's,.... class passenger, seven second-class

pus- Bongers, and seventy-six third-class pas-road sengers: total eighty-four. The rate of spoed allowed by the Railway Company was only twelve miles an hour. On another occasion it would be advisable to allow the train to travel faster. We believe Mesars Cook are not, on the whole, dissatisfied with the result of the experiment.-Bombay Gazette.

THE increasing trade between Americs and the East induced the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation to open a special agency in New York last year, and with the growing importance of this trade the move, no doubt, has proved a welcome-ong to many of our readors. From the last reports of the Bank, a copy of which we have just received, wo have pleasure in noticing the highly satisfactory condition of its affairs. The dividend, which

was increased from £1 to 81.5.0

A

now

This lot was sold for $100,000 and resold the next day with $10,000 protii]. Winglok-street,

5 Lots containing 16 shops, Praye,

Lot 641-Loe House-u

... 12,525 *Properties sold by Foreigners to Chinowe.

... 180,000

PROPERTIES BOUGHT BY FOREIGNERS. "Glenualy," Gibb's residence, Caine- road,

nart," Caino-rond,

We were

WAS

She was

Case for

thre

if there was any change in the weather. were going went

off the further statement, which was to the effect clock in the moruing till betweRomparisons of passages interpolated, He

West north

it

if

вале го

at the Police Station

thu two thenries.

whose

prosecuted

But

motive and with

the

The

girl was

Was

The

prisoner's conduct two were very mixed up, he

become

slie

Island light. It should have borus about west north- west. I told the second mate to keep a little after that. It was a dull cloudy sort neck und kissed her and told her not to be truth of

first prisoners on the good look-out for the light, and if he did not of night. I expected to see the light be frightened; told her that if she was in fear transferred some years ago in the country towards the girl alleged to have been de see it before 3 o'clock to Last the lead and fore 3 o'clock. I had no access to any of her master or her mistress she had only by her mother to this woman, who said, and could not be disassociated from, call me. About 3 o'clock I heard the whistle chart. It came on thick suddenly just to charge them at

tion with 50,000 blowing. I

Station with brought her to Hongkong when I went on the bridge. I not the about 3 o'clock. It was not wet. I blew having beaten and illused her; and, any came here herself to live with her husband, or understood apart from, Bowler's c general "Heard's" old residours, Crine-road, 14 600 there was a dense fog. I at ence slowed met him coining along the denk He told way, the girl was detained in Bowler's house) ahil she formed & part of the family estab-notorious in this Colonyurt returned &

28,000 2nd mate coming alt to call ine. I found the whistle, went to call the Captain, and

conduct which unfortunately, had bee 8 and 9 o'clock in the mornishment and was destined to stay here and ed from between 8 and 9 Lot 6-2 houses, Arbuthnot-road, 12.00 the engiaca to 4 kuols and bell the second me to stand by to cast the lead. He also ing till about 7 o'clock at night. The girl's assist this mistress. There was no beating list of not guilty with which the

Without retiring Recon told me to call the man, and

the deep statement was that orders were given by in the service of this woman, the girl said: Judge said he quito agreed. get the **** 16,000 | Tante, to cast the deep-son lead. I went teadline. The Captain could see that the first defendant to be allowed to wrak be able to

slow for two or three minutes. I WAS ON BALL

that was the ... 50,000 that speed wating until they were ready the line was retuced the engines to Live the house, and that when sheid, ked given her evidence and her

Second

she there was no ill-treatment; and the Jury was under the was not during his absqnce to be with the lead. When ready f

The prisoners were discharged. e able to judge,

from the way she sto sound, waiting topped the halfspeed, and about 5 minutes after stopped during the time he was out during the day, demeanour and appearance in the witag enginee

for the way to be

(Befora, the Hon, James Russell, Acting of the ship. About a couple of minutes af ber, and went full speedustern. Shortly after try

Fuise Judge) terwards I saw the loan of the land on the wards she struck she did not strike hard. rosu. She was detained derod back to her box, whether she was as she said really 16.000 starboard bow. I at once ordered the The Captain also told me before this at 3 will; she refused to have anything to do go back to her mistress. She was not one there against her satisfied with her position and willing to

Monday, May 3, help

hard a starboard and the engines full be taking a cast of the lead. When we what he wanted of her. Under the circuna-slave servants who were unfortunately to palock to tell the engineer that we would with Bowter or to consent in any way to of those unfortunato bought children or 12,000 speed astern. I did not got a cast of the lead.

struck, the boats were cleared away. Lot 390:- Beauregard," Caine-road, 19,500 I blew the whistle as a fog truck, could not say if the engines were stoppedgistrate with a much more serious offence girl who was being broights

stances he was charged before the Police Ma- common in the Colony, but un adopted 8,000 a minute afterwards the vessel

And resold a few days after for; Lot 48Hauses and godowni, Queen's road and Praya West, road Central and bisulay-stresi.

Fulconer's Baildings, 2 konses, Queen's-

Lot 505,-14 abope, Wanchai-road,...

93,000

6.200

4,250

448

Lot 45, se17 shops, Queen's-road East,

Lot 292.-8 houses and godowns, Queen's-road East,

Breezy Polut,

Lot 54-3 houses, Queen's-road East, the previous half year

again increased to £1.10.0 per share. The deposits, which last issue stood at $17,000,000, now stand at $24,000,000, and the reserve fund has been raised from 81,000,000

to $1,800,000. These figures, together with the fact that the quotation for the shares in China by last advices was 85% premium, speak for themselves. At the

shareholders it was general meeting of proposed and carried

Lot 15%,

...

مند

BALES OY AND AFTER DEM MAY, 1881.

Lot 92-10 hops in Queen's-road

Lot 9 and 45--18 small house in

Lot 777 houses in Queen's-road

corporation, with its large reserve fund, East,

dividends well earned and a satisfactory Lot 767-6 bouses in Queen's-road

- showing, is in a position of the highest East

credit and deserves the confidence of the business community. New York Shipping Register

WILE

About

was

bridge. The

Captain

struck.

going to take a cast. I did

not:hear

committed

wal

the

the

had

on board ship in the harbour of Vistoria,

Sam San Tai was charged with larceny The prisoner pleaded not guilty.

Mallory. E. Beart, F. F. E. Burchard, The following Jury was then impannelled: Henry

Crawford, J. P.

This

case,

which was a trifling one, has

Quotations.

HONGEONO, May 29.

·Old

21 cash..

by the Captain's orders. In general the than that on which he now appeared. He able and well-to-do people as one of up by respect 45,000 there not being time to get stern way second mate takes the draft of water. The was charged knowing ber, au was wonders. She was asked by him and by the Madar, and A. G. Guttierez-

about one knot an The vessel was gone lightly. These mate took the draft of water before leaving para for trial at the Supreme Court on girl who was beside him in the dock to

with detaining a a girl for the the

for the the family Living in the hates opposite V. A. F. Collage, hour when abe

struck

carnally no sail on the ship. I feel gure she would Taiwanfoo. There might have been time to have backed off had not har staru canted get a cast of the lead, but there might not. that charge: The Attorney General bad inside to his house and sit down. The girl been already mentioned in our police ner B. that a bonus of 10% West and First-street sold for $29.00 shorewards and struck on some rocka lead. I did not see the land before she barge here, but the prisoners were now wore Chinese costume, and she spoke Uhi- was discharged, on the salary for the year be presented to

There was no difficulty in getting out the not thought it it to proceed with that who was now charged before thera there The prisoner was found not guilty, and every member of the staff of the gorpora-Queen's-road East,

Her ballant depth was 9 feet 6 inches aft, 15,000 and 6 feet 6

I could not inches forward. tion. The above statements show that this

charged under Section 7 of Ordinance No. nesa like a native. She By Captain Hunter You told me to 2 of 1845, which provided that whoever duced on the day in the offcial log. We always take the

this got girl in- 5,000 draft of water, which will be found in the stand

in question to go inside log. The draft of water is not enterod in Were on the lead and tell the engineer we by force or fraud, imprisoned or detainod to sit down and have a chat with her, hav any person within this Colony for the ing told her flixt the foreigner was out. 6,000 the official log book The log here is the you say to bear a hand with the lead purpose of smigration or any other purpose Who the found Bowler there. They OPIUM-New Patna, cash,...80725 a 580

"she went upstairs whither book. The draft of water was "ay when we were ready. I was ready with whatsoever should be guilty of a misled lurs mate's log about 6 feet forward, and 9 fost aft the lead when she struck.

demeanour and should be liable, on con heard f put my helm hard

starboard because

Examination continaed I have been viction to "certain punishments thereafter from the girl's own lips what then? I wanted to clear the rocks ahead. The second raate nearly two years. The line provided in the Ordinance. The charge story of the matter was about her taking occurred. They had heard what Bowler's 18,500 vessel lay there. When she struck forward was all clear as far as I could see, against the prisoners had been framed refuge there, from the illtreatment of his

she must have swung a little to strike the that being a little forward of the gangway under that Section The rock astern. The shore was on the starboard From the time the Captain gave me the Jury worn few and questions for the mistress, a story which she dented at once

aimpla

Was there when it was repeated to her at the Police 55,000 side after she struck. The chief engineer order it was 6 or 7 minuter till it was ready, the detention of any person within this Office, where eka was taken direct from the

reported that the shaft and propeller had

Thomsett When you ordered

They would observe that the house of the Colony 1 stand by, what sounding did you.

prisoners. She was detained quarter past. water- there wall. As far as I ́

morning till between and 8 o'clock ta Union Ine. No. of O'ton, 1,660 p. share. Osptain Hunter: I expected about 17 fa question whether it was a man, woman

Lordship as to what constituted detention, excuse was put forward for this

Ware North Chins Ins. Co., s. 1,100 per shareaz That was on

Third Engineer (Pefty) depoeng, "I alight, they would be justhat, in giving Bowler's story true is

Yangiare Ina. Ass00, 116, 700 p. share. algkinst the

• It has happened to come to my notice that the pest of mosquitoes can be kept quiet daring the night by a simple remedy, and this has been so great a relief to me that

*Lot 297.8 houses in Queen's-road

East,

*ww.

...

4,000

28,000

I

Lot 78.-12 shops in Queen's-road East,

Lot 78 A large stone godown in Queen's-goad East,........

Lot 998.-1 European house in aean's rost Central Occupied by Mesura Noble and A-fong,

Lot 17 A-1 European house in

I am moved to make it known to other Queen -rand Central next to the Hong..

sufferers Take a spoonful of the Persian kong Dispensary,

three.

given way. This was about &

what

the Captain

to

܂

Now Benares, cash,... 57145 Old "

caah, New Malwa, credit,*** 660 Allowance, Taels 20

720

"

Old Malva credit,

Shares. Allowance, Taels.......

Insect Powder (which can be bought in 15 189.10 hores and shops: $2,000 After she struck Isumded to see expect to get, Captain Hunter) question had nothing to do with the in the house from an early hour in the Hongkong Bank, 17 % prem

or more cheaply by

the pound of

ofcluding the Daily Press Office) in zadar

The the Nower of your grate, and

Lot 108 ses.-1 shop in Bonham.

W it with a match. It should strand nos blaze, but will smoulder til the whole

...48,000

198,000

recollect

the starboard

Shu

rested

S of Heap it on a pisos of bruken ↑ ham and D'Aguilar-stroets sold for, 124,000 abreast of the foreman on rocks 3rd engineer on board the Halong here, they would

I got about 10 feet aft and feet thoms. They would be instructed by this out, and not the faintest shadow of an China Traders' Ins. Co., 81,45) p. share. (and one on the starboard quarter. have no certificate I was offour of the Vartiot of spillky. Again, Who Pre & would not justify in very paths cicl: Chinese Ins. Co., 300 per share. I have goda about twenty times from watch on the mor from 19 to 4 estion, the whole essence of the page was the ept thera s primer til 7 o'clock in HK, Fire Ing 20,000 south westmúnscour there a strong / Chief engineer did not visit me during that there by faree or fraud. He thought the aridence on that point thay HCM S.-bost age

Is nonanimed. The amoke ju not irritating

all to the lungs,

Jatos peaceful

brows the but

theoquitoes

Can and seekber. If they

1000)

towards

wood dose in easily touched off if left the bedside over night. Where invalids or phildren are kept awake and tortarod by than small fonds, it is a mercy to use this remedy. When ons had been bitten, I

Different lot shops in Praye, Winglok and Jeryola-streets,"

Lot 205 stana godowns in Praya

Formats

kow

set to the north-east and in

·I

China

рет

Prem

3 per a nominal

100g share.

of the 2nd April, que

ra. Do., 8065 par hy that in Andy I

thehind the middle watal

reduced to the issue was she detained siling. They had heart from the

what he said to her. If they bee Ins. Co., 1985

W. Dock, the 8,000 cast monsoon there south-west set. o'clock when the second officer came to ma satual foros van not used; if the girl was was in getting the girl in his house China Coast St.

orth time. Nothing happened until about $ Jury ought to be well satialed that if could have no doubt as to what his object

hat he object 8hai Stoom Nav The strength of the set depends on the and told me they were going to take a cost of nat tled down or held down by the hands of As the case went before the Jary, they Hongkong Gas Co. 187 per s strength of the winds, the night the lead About 6 to 7 minutes afterwards those who were bow charged with detain had nothing to do with the object of the Hongkong Hotel Co. B00 per share

crossed I did

not expect any Bot the talograph yang glow. We went slowing her, still there was ach dataining, girl's detention. The prisoner's story that China Sugar Rel. Co., 3183 phare except a slight ons to the auth I for about 6 minutes and then the telegraph there was auch duresse on her will his object was to saint this girl, to ratense Do.

that point of law her from servitude and that she simply Chinese Imperial Loan Tarwanoo two days before she struck, speed aator. She had just started to go she would be We always cast the ad when where was astern when the ship struck The ongmas prisosted or detained against her will pollen offist of cruze simply nonsenski

West,

Lot 617.---1 godown in Queen's-ToLd

by

by

East

• Lot 801 B.--12 honasip Baltery road, downs in Prays Central

$5,000

Lot French Gɔ,'s Offices and gon

* Lot 65,--Bine houses and godowas

$8,000

Soveral small Sales In Chinese Town.

*Bought by Ciness,

rpose everybody knows that a drop of queen's-road East and Praza East,... 186,000perienced freak wind from -Tamsui to rang mmediately to stop and then full she was considered as having been in-vaiteil there till he could take her to the

strong ammonia cures the frritation.

4. B. C in the San Francisco Buliding

Debentures

187