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YESTERDAY's telegrains state that: the MayThe British barque: Stormi Petrel. siege of Berber has been raised, the Gover-left Manila for Liverpool on the 23rd May, The Americag ship Pad Rivers loft Ma-

THE CHINA MAIL.

ONE DOLLAR NOTES. Mr Keswick, pursuant to mice, tanve

the contracts had boot returned. The amount, $1,000, for his daughter's marring amount. The money was paid for fara ture, clothing, bedding, ate,

nor having defeated the robel. This was nila for Coba of the 29th May to load for! the adoption of the Report the Finance Puptcy you were entled to sue this report. was simply estimated; it was not the exact desire to inspect some of the stations, visit them. It makes me mad to see tho

instance to Borbor.

snarétion.

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The Camereta ezpaysses hope that this scheme of constructing a dock at Manila will at last be realised, and that the ship owners of Manila will be partially, if not sholly, freed from having to pay large suns somully in Hongkong for the cleaning and repairing of their remola,

minutes after.

Mr Ouidsell:-No. This Lordships soliciter in the Bauk

Mr Caldwell Most distinctly, my Lord Bis LordshipYou conlu have seen it on the like..

Committee of the Legislativa Gorici ön the Correspondence presuuted to the Coun

on the subject of the issty of One Dollarat Notes. He said that the animity of feeling

case

His Lordship: Whon did you join thia

Mr Calstwell --From the bogitning His Lordship:Did you not know these vanchors were wanted by the credits!

Mr Caldwell believe that was the case at the end.

His Lordship said he had gone through the items ander, this head, and they did not approach anything like 81,000. There wore wines 8114 &c. Had the lankrupt

Bankrupt :-Most of them. all the vouchers for these things!

His Lordship :- What is this for: —* $390,

long

culars which Iconsider would bo'interesting Afur of I acrvny the stations in Torros to the public, and hinting that it is my Straits, but, beyoutted' as I ma I cannot although the time at may disposal prohibits boats come sailing in and out whilst I n my visiting all. This may be said to be detained on dry land. The only craft for the place the telegrains received hore gave New York.

fishing for invitations; perlap 1 mena itin bir bolongs to Jasper, the Malay, and his Mr Caldwell If had lied any suspicion

that light. It is the suma sort of letter charges are exorbitant. Mau should have a us to understand had been truded over to

which I had despatched from Townsville to beat of lus own for the benefit of visitors. she rebels, the garrison having fraternized Tune Mat of the 27th no says

was on the file I should have soon it. His Lordship You must have had a

all tho eugar plantors in the district, and to There is a susți, station on Thursday Is. which, in most cases, I received full ropics. land itself which I am enabled to visit. This with thein. It appears from later advices Wo regret to Juve to record the aniside this

nyelt as raising any questions which re

I also received pressing requests to" risih belongs to Captain Edward Parkyna, lineal that there was a report current in London morning of an out resident in Japan, Mr in the Fincaco Committed and he mani-picion of its existence. I referred to it

winy of the plantations and so how the focarulant of the Saxons who found cho that the robots word in session of the George Downey, the well-known store measly signat report of that Committed inquired to bo neon inte town, but it proved to be groundless. Ber-keeper of Yokohama and Hoga, having cut dicated, he believed, sutician ly clearly the Mr Caldwell --Your Lordship wilk rebalance de by Spring Garden Club to Kanaka, laburers are trasted. This, na body of Itatus the Red in the Dow Forush,

have stated, I take to be a proof that the Winchester boy isid grand oli veteran. His Bankrupt --For Brandles, wings, soda managers and owners codice that they hair and board are silvered, but he is halo bur is almost the nearest pent on the Nils his throat at the Water-street establishment, tong of the fosci-the mafority of winter we were anly a few minutes in HongkongDispensary

water and so forth. in this matter, and he need not tell them to maually

have nothing to conceal frein the public. and hearty ns men half his years. Not at froza Šuakin, and if a British Force marches Douaney, who recently came up from ure of which were on the Comenittee Court before, when the ropet was referred Hlogo, in aid to have been muck disturbed that the convenience which would arise from

Have you got vouchers for this Yon. How it in Torres Straite recife.onlyll of the Father William' type is this froze that port to relieve Ganarai Gordon at by son in business recently discovered, this mereased inne of one dollar notes

Who is this man, you soen to hero baan ons reply to my letters, and it in Hampshiro skipper. He never fad auch a landing a lot of monry to, J. Metrogorsingle individual amongst the park-sking stupid, inane life. He receivea nia heartily Kharkonim no doubt it will go in the frstand this is stated to have anhinged his mind would be very great to the community. It and to have been the cause of the for was important that the differece in the air-

The wonor was leaned to me four or fire bosses; abem I most at the store or the art answers all my questions. E na hen

He was in the sugar works. yunts ago. tünato oocnrence. The deceased was found entstances of this Colony and England

hotel, has the courtesy to offer me a sail in a long time in the Straits, and knows tha What havo yon fonton this morning, shortly after four o'clock, not elculd be considered in a mattor of this kind.

this Club bie boat, or invite me to visit his station. peri-dohgries from their commencement business -Altogether abox. 80,000 from I apply to oficialdom for information, and has now four boats, and 29 mm employed. Tux Manila Comercio publishes the pro- quite dead, but with the jugular and wind- Our heavy silver coinage was in, itself

must inconvenient oven for small payments, His Lordship Did you take no interest the coin encoment. That was through my it is not supplied to me.lave travelled Asual on all the stations the nationalists ́pectus issued by the Varadero in Muda, Pipe aovered, and death occurred a few

in amay lands, and never had such die are mixed-all sorts of Malays and all not and the silver dollar and other drawbacks in getting the reporti

Mr Caldwell --E was never aware of ita in making suck payments He did not a new company formed to construct a dosk

The examination was continued for a courtesy shown to me as bee. There must of Kanakna, The Euryalty Taland boya aratho thisk tho extra se of the one dollar existence.

short time longer without any further in certainly be a reason for this. Ono pent! boat; those from Muru proferred. Rotomah or docks, at Manila. The company is to 1. the opinions of an intelligont American would be very great. Tu ai probability the His Lordship Here it is now. If it formation being olicited from the bank fisher informs me that my advent and the boys were the best in the old days, but they letters Isend lingo erenteil quito a soare in cannot be got now. Wages average £2.103. have a capital of $300,000 in 3,000 shares visitor to Ceh, who comunicates the very act of them being no restriction with has not been made public it should have capt

Bir O'Gourdin asked if it were not pus the Straits. A few of us held a mesting, a month, but the divers also got paid accord-

તા of $100 each, to be paid up in six olis, results of his observations to the Nation, in reasonable amount on the issue wouldbeen. It is announced in the prospoetus that the Mormonism is rapidly dying out. Polygung Prevent that hoarding of dellar notes, Mr. Atheoll-I bas been made pablicsible for u bankrupt to get vouchers from and we decided time it should ba gouerallying to the take, and cari very lurge.suus.

on nccount of their convenienoa, which through the papers,

the people witls when he had realt.

anderstood that wo world Lot wor your Gug is the only thing which provents boats If the Council offer of the Hongkong and Whauipos Dook

His Lordship sud that minst to golettore, and that you should be kept away being worked pretitably. Each bunt should is now the exception--daily becoraing carerat prosent existed.

ALF Sagator then rout the report of the

got at least Reyon tons, of sholl a your bo Company to construct a dock at Countão,not the rate in the Mormon territory adopted this Report it would assist. Flis creditors, which assigned by Mr Meintu, and every voushur that could be from the stations and fishing groni

ni ton. Thas and supply machinery, ote, for 8165,000, Twenty-five years ago it was the staple of lixcellency in representing the importance Gregor Smith and Air Soares. It express found would have to be placed before the But why send me to Coventry in this lonso a surgin pyor spouses, Price in

Hu way? I ask, astonished Well you so, Sydney vor £130 to £140 of the proposal to the Home Government satisfaction with several things. It. Official Assign or the creditors. ima been definitely accepted 2,000 shares exhortation and consand. Now it is He thought the liberal offer of the Hong, peurod from Mr Woodford statements to would give the bankrupt another fortnight you have the reputation of writing strongly, Captain Parkyns. The only gentleman

to be only for the for, the life, the chiefs; have already boon taken up: 350 of this it is the reward of special virtas, and con- kong and Shanghai Bank to keep a special then that he went into house speculation to make explanatione regunding the 300 bank and we don't want to be stirred up. For who has the courtesy to reply to nay letters mber have been taken by the Hoaglung stitutes the age of aristocracy At aspects reserve equal to the basic of the on joint account with Me Sharp, who shares, the 100 angus shares, and to to all onally, I am very pleased to meet you, is Mr Pearson, the Manager for Captain Let's have drinks. drelino,this solatnim | Tuckor, of Sydney, who owns Goode Island. The Bankrupt corpuested longer time to to my injured fealings, and at once sol të This alation" is situated three miles front and Whampoa Dock Company. The Go-inceling recently held in one of the settles would do away with any objections acted as Bancial partner and advanced all the vouchers.

suents there was great Insulation, then the part of the authorities at Home to the money, Mr Woodford boying and sell-

ing the property on the understanding that do this, as there was a tremendous amount work to fad out what Bere is to enten is Thursday Leland, north by weah Thore are vernor-General has given his assunt to the writer tells us, on the part of the eldera sunction the proposed step.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded the he was to receive one half of the profits. of work to do just now at the bank the working of the Torres Straits poari ve dwelling-houaos is the island, and five scheme, but it has not yet received tmperial over the fact that the rising generation of

Before any of the property bought had been His Lordship thought the

fisheries,

largo stores. A sen-wall runs in front of girls was so dopraved as to be determined notion, which was curio

His Excellency said be entirely agreed sold, however, Me Sharp entered in tough. Bankrupt had the assistance of Melbourne capital and Melbourne in orthoso. There is a whael 350 feet long from To have a whole husband or non; and one

the bankrupt, there solicitor.

ess are largely represented in the sugar diethe shore te doop water, and a patent boat- heart broken septuagenarian possessed of with this proposal, and he would recour possession, and

Mr Caldwell mid a fortnight's time would tricts of Northern Queensland. The pearlslip, which can take up a vessel of 30 tons. fisheries it the Straits have been establish Two large padlocks for sheep ara secaraly only seven or eight marital partuare declared and the Report to the favourable consi- fore, neither lost or waine, boskuse with heavy heart that if he should need adoration of the Secretary of State Hehend neither advanced money or suit kim very well.

Mr. Arkeol-Iwnld ask your Lordship, od by, and are essentially in the hands of,ened. Thirty thonsane cacoanuts have young wife in addition lie know not whore would not say with curtainty what the received it. If the properties had buen

planted on the island, and tho plante The extravagance of tinta decision of the lemo Government sold, bankrupt calculated on realising in case those accounts and explanations Sydney firms. There is a great difference been to look for the ame.

would be on the inattor, of course, in face of profit of $41:400, Theso

are not given within 14 days, in suspend in the public opinion of Victoria and Newing is still going on at the rate of 200. a fashion, which moralists are so roady to the strong opinions expressed in the corresporty transactions were concluded, however, the protection akorded the barktunt. South Wales. Out-spoken jeurslisia is mouth. Servrteen Innis and me tender denounce, En hul much to do with the

His Lordship -1 will extend his protec- not relished in the sister colony. But that are complored in conexion with this station. moralization of Utah. Marriage, according den laid before the Council, but the in April, 1883; six months before the bauk- to Sydney Smith, may be defined as insan mend the proposal as strongly and

speculate in shans. tion until the 14 days are up; then we can hardly accent for the treatment T-Once a fortnight the tours out to tho Council anight restassured he would recom-rupt commenced to

With reference to the statement in the sche 906.

ceive in the Staats. Little by little I find beats dishing the reefs and collo is tho on the part of nuo man to pay for the boardfarourably as he said.

idule that 300 Bank shares wat sold to Mr Mr Arkvull then asked what was to be out what is the evil on pearl taking shell en of various nationalities are and lodging of another man's laughter.

R. Mody (100 for Chetober, 100 for No. done with regard to the salary,

stations which it is hoped to hide from the employed. Mc Pearson prefers the Malay But it also involves paying for clothing; TUR PLOPINEL 135RS AND WHARVES

Elis Lordanip and ha covld not make any

world. Standing at Luz,

Purp

und Mausta men. The taka of pearl-skoll ember and 100 for December) the creditors

gentlemanly captains, wins per year is about 160 tons, value in Sydany sufficiently clear to enable them come to eneo at present going on with reference to hare just votav a conclusion, and they asked for further the aution.

yaahtlike boats anchored in Fort Kennedy, Annexation will not affect us at all in the Aa Ordinance to authorire Frucis Philke explanations They found that when the

Adjuptod until Thursday; tha Ulth in- Lace case after case of spirite med down Straits. New na mitivos will not work ley Johnson toconatenct piers and wharvos bankrupt purchased thus 793 bank euren, h

staut, at 11 o'clock.

to their tingies. Extra preparations, puranay from home, although I believe they in the harbour of Victoria, and to confer was hopelessly insolvent, and had no a

haps, are now being made for the Christinae will work well in air own caly Sora upon the sald Francis Bulkelay. Folion dollar to pay for any foes which might tri

holidays, but all the year round the stores have bieu teied in the fisheries, but the ox- certain other powers and privileges.

From the time he purchased thess until he

of a ling alation include an abnormal prinost did not sisessed.' aanut of liquor, which is supplied to the

When our reads of the improvemnunts An Ordinance to authorise Catchick Paul returned the contracts the loan amounted Chater, to construct piers and whaeres into 813,410, and the loss on the 100-sigar

hands employed, divers and cruwa pi thà the harbour of Victoria, and, to confer shares for which Mr Smith stood security

boats. I am told on geo authority that carried on by private enterprize on Goodlo the amount of drinking on solutely nothing has been done for tão the Island, and see that on Thursday Island upon the said Catchick Paul Chater cor- cute to $5,10, which Mr Swith has paid.

The creditors further express dissatisfaction

Blations is something frightfal Many tain other powers and privileges.

with the manner in which he has mado ont A hawker name, Tang Akan was charged station stores are only private grog shops. public good, one is upt to query the banchit The Council midjourned until Turaday his atcounts from November, 1882, until with stealing six huskats of outons and a The crews of different boats buy cases of derived from the way of the Queen-land Government in Torres Straits. I have given November, 1883; all the riselts are lump carrying pole, vadas S3.GD. the property of ligner from their employers, meet at schie od together, and there are no rouchers for a shopkeeper namel Ke U, on the 4th inst. island, and have a day's debauchery, as re-ne sample of a station, but entlig sur the expenditure, as there anglit to be. In Defendant was engaged by complainant to gantly an ao English articus keep runding sends the terus ind habitations December the Hongkong Shanghai Bunk carry some baskets of onions fra Gilman Saint Monday. Drink is the case of there, I am informed, all of a superior order.

pakitag advanced him $3.114 to entry him over a St. Wing On Bt. but took them away Straits; and an ant cught to be passed he aterligting, and the Hon. J. Bell, Acting Chief few of his dilleultics; and they were now chewhere and did not account for them. prohibiting any strong liquor being supplied pear-shell is the principal work on a station, taking $160 off his salary every luonth, which Three previous convictions were proved to the Malays and the islanders omployed which otherwise sete as a warutions for the reporting creditors think out to go to against the defondant and he was now in pearl-filing it is had enough to sevisions and grog. At innat of the sta the Official Assignee. In conclusion, the sentenced to be imprisoned for six months Aals and Polyesins coupe to the hotels tions, stone or wouden wharfs have been creditors think that the bank upt speculated with hard labenti

here and get bottles of grog, with which constructed, and in scans intances, train- ways asid als have teen built It is | as he did because he believed thỏe bargains

retire into the Unah to got drunk and they illegal and they conclude from the

quarrel amongst themselves, the knife situater that 170 bants are played in the paint-shell shery im the Straits, I am fact that he sutured his contracts iusto

casasimally being called to play, but on

the diately after the decision in case of Guedes

the lone islands in the Straits, supplied with old the vessels in so he probably Base, that he sputatud as recklessly na

cases from the station stores, I an inferned rest and best fond and fitted of their hu did because he thought the bargains

that there are times veritable scenes of Sind gloat; they range from 10 to 30 tons were illegal.

Pandemonium. The loss to employers in capacity, rue cxcellently built, enrefully this waste of the is of course very proat, quipped, splendidly handled, and are a but the custom of supplying tensile por credit to the colonies Sydney capital is foran necusioni apre sprang up at the cosmostly employed the pearl-fishery. The tax mannement of the pearl-tisleries. Emx paid to the Queenan Governinout for Lloyers argue it is better to give-tha moncesipation of each station is £5 a year. £5 year for end boat, and £1 a year for each Equor and let them have their saturnalia aver on the station or some lens islarid, liver. This, with the indirect contribe- where, when it is over, they will set to work tions to the revenue through the consumption again, than to let them go to Thursday loof spirits, &c., proves that the pearl-ürkery. there, with the diftinity of getting them ation. There is a difficulty now in obtain back to the scene of their labones. quer,ing geod sites for stations. All the best It is said, those men will have. If one milanda are occupied, and on many there is. Glend anchoragu player attempts to run his boats on Elite great want of water. Ribbon principles, the men leave him for and ding-planes are required, and most

A propos of our article last night on cremat

tion it may be noted that about half a mil-day in the matter of fenulu dress, thoi tre bills were read a third time and pass the results of the rale dil it appear | order now, as there was some correspond. ; storo, talkinghor front o člegant | dent -40 ton.Me PearSON SIYB:—

ed

and thanks to the expensive tastes of the Ou the antion of Mr Keswick, the follow wealthiest of Mormons exu hardly afford to olathe more than a very moderate number of wives.-St. Juruca's Budgei,

Tuts is from the New York Herald ;-- I

lion persons die annually in England and Wales, and that in London alone death car rien off cath year about 800,000. These bodies should be got rid of in some way without danger or offenes to the ring. The sanitary authorities of the City of Lon-has been claimed that explosive cigars are don have gone so far in the way of orenia-anufactured by a Chicago firn especially tion as to appoint a committee to con. for the lal of April. Believing that such an invention could have originated nowhere sider the advisability of erecting a crens torium at Ilford. Thers is one already but in the fertile brain of O'Donovan Roma,

Herald reporter called upon that great in existence at Woking near London, a yesterday and asked him if he could but the managers were somewhat fear give the public any information on the ful of using it prior to the decision of subject. "Why, of course I can," replică

O'Donovan

and as the Herold reporters Mr Justice Stopheus showing that those are always so trathfel and report me so was nothing in the law to prevent crema-accurately, I will tell you all about it. The this office It is filled Kion.

In Italy, Germany, Switzerland and cigar was designed in

inside with gunpowder and dynamite, and the United States cronation has been per the moment mon lights it-whiz hang! mitted, and a nimber of crematoria are insed away he goes. It will how his face operation in the first-named country. At off inside of thirteen seconds, and it is the grandest invention eror conceived by the Milan up to the end of 1881, no less than Brain of maid you invent it" 360 cromations had taken place at a cent of asked the reporter: "Well, I won't say tust," aawernd Rossa, "but I will tell you £2 each. In Franco and Belgium the move-one thing. We have sent a dozen boxes ment is also receiving promising doctop of the cigare to Mr Gladstone. At the next ment. It is to us that while the law Cabinet meeting he will, of course, band thea out to his fellow bounds, and, as all need not insist upon cremation in view of the dabitiet snelle excepting Sir Charko the present state of feeling, yot it ought not Dilke, to stand in the way of the reform,

About six o'clock this tooraing a fire was

A

next.

(Before

SUPREME COURT.

IN. BANKRUPTCY,

Justice.}

Thursday: Jane Ď. ..

Ja to JAMES DANIEL WOODFORD, BANKRUPT This caso, after an adjournimiont of a month; come on again this morning.

Mr Arkcoll appeared for Mr C. Ewes as the representative of one of the creditors, Mr McGregor Smith; and, in answer b ins Logdahip's enquiry, stated that M Ewena had gone up the Coast.

Mr D. Caldwell appeared for the bank-

Lutter will be the only ember Ilie Lordship asked what they proposed f it alive this time Saturday night. A to do.

Bir Arktcoll asked for as adjournment pa, reporter asked Mr Struiton, of Siraiton & Storm, if auch a algar could be manufactur- through a misunderstanding, the amended ed. Na, said Mr Straiten, it is impos- acconits which it was intended should have the tobacco, and this, of course, would accounts stood it was impossible to make destroy the uaplosive effect of the powder. cut what transactions the bankrupt hud Tam positive no such cigar could be made. really had. His client wanted some further Recounts filed showing wally what had be some of the bankrupt's money.

were

His Lordship Bankrupt-It is true iliat six months before you custored into theno speculations the whole of the matter with Mr Sharp was settled up

Bankrupt Yes: I have said so in my statement.

Police Intelligence. (Before B. Macken, Big.) Thursday, June 5.

ZARCENY.

Wong Aping, a hawker, was convicted of steating a box containing money and a pair of shoes to the value of $14, the properly of another member of the hawking frator- nity named. Taoi Aye, at an early hour this morning. Defendant appeared to hure entered complainante' roch whio ho was asleep and abstracted the pillow box, and got clear off with it, until atopped in the street, Ly constahle Defendant, who admitted three previous convictions for lighter offences, was sentenced to three months' hard laboar.

ATTENUT AT POCKET FICKING.

of the

found to love broken out on board the sible. To mako cigar you have to moisten been filed, had hot heen prepared. As the entered into these shure speculations you attempting to pick the pocket of Zachariaza and spend their money at the pubs pays its fair proportion of Queensland tax-

P. and O. S. N. Company's steamor Frena, which was to have left this afternoon for Europe, with the mails, etc. It was soon found that the seat of the fire was in un allcyway, or reserve bunker, situated nearly atuidships between the engines and the side

VECTING OF THE LEGISLA-

TIVE COUNCIL.

A mosting of the Legislative Council was

Bis Lonlship :---I have read year state- ment, anul it goes to show that when you

were in hopes of gelling a large profit out sỹ tulations! with Mr Sharp; but now you deny this.

Bankrant may ny that when I made the stat amenia at the property, I did not

ponsible 3 on

on shares with those proūta. hand His Lordship: You have put it forward as reason why you speenlated.

Bankrap: No, I put it forward

His Lordahin -Has there been anything say I thought I would be able to pay ay into the pocket where the notes were, others where there is, periodien grog ind af these are pre-empted. It is held to Lu

done since bust meeting ( Mr Sangster :-No.

His Lordship- the last occasion Mt Evons referred to the fact that a bill of

Chu Aku, curlic, was charged with Cariou, oferk, of some bank notes, on the 4th iust Couplainant had been to the bank in as a cheque for a about 2 p ad just is ho got to Cochrane Street the dufcadant case from behind and put his

ace. There is no cost, that, to counter-sential that a station should be within but couplainant turned round in timus to stop his taking thom. Defendant ran away balance the loss of tius, largu prit in easy distance of the fishing-grounds and of but was stapped by a constable. Two pre-reads out of the sale of prog to the men, Thursday Island, on that the boats can bo

readily reached by tenders a and and this may of them, by drinking ap

the shell

bes defendant was sentenced to three months' their wages, are kept from leaving Some despatched to the port. I think it possible employers, I daresay, are heartily sick of that a small steamer visiting all the fishing- the syntes. They should arouse public and would be an improvement on the opinion and and should be signed by present system. every owner and manager that no strong There is no mistaking the importatoo of

of the vessel and under the airdeck. held this afternoon. All the momibers were site on the bankrupt's forniture had been cause I was asked by the creditors to nivel vions cunvictions were proved and the

This compartiment communicates by, cans of a duorway at each end with the main and after-holds, and when the alarm of fire was first given smuke was issuing from both the main and after-hatchways. Tnformation

was despatched soon after the outbreak of

present excepting Captain Tumselt.

THE METAL CONTRIBUTION.

The Act ng Clerk of Councila rend, the fol- towing minute of H. B. the Govercor

"The Governor reexmends the Council to vote the following suur m

given to the bank, and enquiry was to some statement regarding the proudly imprisomaout with hard labour; the first

the fire was discovered to the Central Fire A sun net exceeding sixty-twee thom-May, which Mr Ewena had sent to the Re

sund dollars ($65,000) in payment of the

transactions.

His Lardship-You aid you were not a hopeless state of italyoucy because you really had the properties.

Bankrupt: No, my Lord. I did not put it forward in the way. I was simply asked to give ao explanation of the pro- party speculation..

and hut fourteen days too in solitary confinement: being under 10 years of age, he was also to receive twelve strokes over the breach with a rattan.

ASSACETS,

I made in see what right the bank had to in the money, and there was also the quetion of salary, as to whether it should be paid to the bankrupt or this eruditors. What has been done about that!

Mr Aricoll read a letter, dated the 23rd

Thonus Nugent, susutan, Appoured on a giacrur asking what had been done in the

His Lordship-Well, I curtainly under-annons charging his with assaulting His Lordship-I have seun a letter in sund from the Registrar's statement that James Ford, Patty ulicer of the U.S.S. tant engineer, at ondo wert off to the vessel | the loss sustained by the Lanerial Treasu- the Registrar's correspondence book, dated to show that yon were really speculas the Queer's Rond about 10.30 p.m.

you had put forward this statement Afonoring.

Complainant stated that he was going with a couple

extincters and beveral gy on the Easter Mail Service from the the 7th May, but that has been. Butas mis-

lat of February, 1883, to the 31st of De

ting recklessly, and that you bad reasonablo chemical charges for extinction of fire, and centber, 1884, at the rate of £5,000 per made at it, though Mr Ackroyd hopes of waking money on the house tena vesteniky and saw a crawd of run from bis

going away

ship sunt a beachcomber rendered valuable assistance to the Captain annu

and the letter refurred to read, and officers of the ship, who worked inde-

Engine Station, and Mr. Wassonius, assis contribution date from Hongkong to Jessen

matter.

that

dsing should be supplied to their hands. the part-fishing industry in the Torrus.

Until 1878 the islands in Torres Straits Straits. It gives employment AUTO forined an Alsatio fur Eiroguan bunch. 1,200 persons, and supports the conusierce The béche-de-nier cembero, zunaway sa:lora, discinrged Poly on Thursday. Island. Basis, and Malays. They worked a Bittle bits, butwook 60 and 70 in number, at biche-de-ines fishing, and spent their mainly belong to Cunktowy. The Chinesa lied to them from Cooktown and Tharedy etter price than can be obtained on con- Earnings principally in grog, which was sui-merchants there buy up this fish, and give u Island free of duty. The parity of the sigaments sent to Singapore. It is somo

stations thus als obtained years

Complutonat pearl-fishing

The correspondence book was produced.action: No. I was asked to give apko to one of his shipmates and the dignor at a cheap rate and so the evil,abince the practice of diving for pearl.

It was

was abandoned. The resources of

His Lordship the questioned the bank weeks' lund $10, in fault three sier for Western Polynesia, son to.ex.capital has to be expended. The cost of

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From the papers on this subject which have already been presunted, the Council fatigably to get at the sort of the tire. It was is aware that, since 1879, this question has written by Mr Ackroyd, dated the tations as to the Esposal of tun ro- fendant that struck him and knocked his not, because the crelitom weer ander the Defculant, who admitted a rerious con found necessary to cut three holes through been under the consideration. Her is May, and addressed in the Manages of the perty, whether I had pado money on it or down, kicking him when down-

Hengkong Bark The letter requested the

viction, was jesty's Government. Successive Secrola-bank to pay over to the Official Assignee in impression that I had made somati..ng. the main deck, which is as that part oneu-

ries of State have done their atmost to ob- the Bankrupte all the salary that had rupt regarding theadarys sold to Mr Mody: pied by cabins, to gol at the soat of the Gre. tain the aarent if the Imperial Treasury to orued to Mr Woodford since the date of his but the bensrupt said he was unable to with nosnting Hussein Bog, a watchman at Ha Atsze and Laree others were charged Immediately one small us had been cutroduction if the sum originally put for bankrapey and also asking who the ward as this Colany's share the loss, aud through the three-inch planking and iron the present Secretary of State has now

give an explanatiga on the subject without the Hongla Dock, on the 4th inst bill of sale on the furniture was given.

Chinking, and he could not think at the case was remanded for one week as ch plating of the deck the fans burces through, communicated the Mad dosision of the indis Logisin thun side-it nga moment. Mr Seater, who had been the plainant is in Hospita' soffering from injus

enquiries into the matter and but the muzzle of one of the extincteurs Imperial Government.

In Lord Derby's words, The Lords of this morning he received 2 Jotter from broker in the transaction, would be able to ries to the right thigh which may turn out to being applied and a few charges played on the Treasury have finally consented to an

the Manager of the Bank saying he give the expiration. Bankrupt hnd not be a fracture, had never reciped any latter frem Mr sold all the shares to Mr Mody. He had the fire the violence began to abate. After arrangement by which he Government of Ackroyd about the bankruptcy. There sold 100 to Mr Mody, 300 to Mr Loureiro,

Hengkung shall contribute at the propounds apparently been some mistake. openings of sulficient size had buen munde, rate of £0,000, from the 1st of February Mr. Arkcoll asked his Lordship to order tho ship's hoses and ove from the harbour 1883 only, the claim for the arrears of this

amended accouits to be filed by the bank- fre engine, which had arrived alongside, increased pagnient for the period anterior nt, as, up to the pressut time, the credi

to that data being waived. were got into operation, and a plentiful

The Council has already assented to the have been unable to ose how the bank

cupt had spent his money. stream of water poured into the burning

His Lordship asked the bankrupt to get compartment. Muntwhile a passage to the to the Imperial Government by the Eastern into the witness box; and the bankrupt Mail Service, and when passing the Eatim- seat of the firs had been cleared by roving stes for 1884, voted the sum of $22,000 Aaving done so, his Lordship asked a num. he must speak out.

bor of questions

principle of contributing towards the loss

& quantity of cargo from the hold, and when for that year, and $55,000 arrests for

done all in

His Lordship-Have you any vouchers

Mr Caldwell he handed bankrupt ́a

(Before A. G. Wise, Lop)

the

Op. la 17 Mr Chester suggested that tinta Diving-dressur and sir-pumps are which is aw the care of the Straite, grew science have simplified the mode of opora- he should be appiate a dopaty omnis now employed, which manns tint incremaci vise supervision over the beach-combers, working a pearl-isling station is double

posal of Mr John Dongis. then Premier larger than it was years back. This mean and he was accordingly so appointed by Sir what it was ten years ago. They are more Arthur Gordon ; but in 1878, ou the pro-loats comployed, yet the take of shell is no of Queensland, the maritime boundaries that some met aude very large fortunes in of that volony were quietly **rectified' the carly-days, and that sono are losing. the assumption that police authority money now, fur with the present appliances might be exercised over doubtful characters there ought to be a large increase in the ro in the Straits The Queensland shores turns. I read that the shell caut 10 he were then some 60 miles from New Gui fraced from the shallow waters of the shores, Now Queensland's boundary comes whero formerly it was only possible to reco to within four miles of the New Guinea ver it by ewitmers, to the deep waters of coast. The boundary line runs northward the Straita. The bulk of the poor-shell is Wong I, a shopkeeper, was convicted of outside the Great Barrier Reef to Brumble now recoveted in from 13 to 15 fathoms of attempting to us a certificate of Registra Bay; thence westward to Saibai and Talbot water. The area of distribution has been tion not obtained by him, the 4th instalands, extending for hall a degree within found to be very extensive. Fourl-shell has The ticket actually belonged to defendant's a low miles of the New fluinco shore been traced all along the New Guinea curaty. father, who had gone home, and defendant thence extending to 138 deg, kng east, and across the Straits and the Arafura Sea, and attested to make use of it when offering running south into the fulf of Carpoucastward from New Guinea to New Britain bail for a defendant at the Police Court ris. It will be thus seen bat Queens and the Selamon. There atuld be promise Mr Caldwell-He wanted to know whe Fined $2.

land has possession of Torres Straits, the of a permanent and horative future for the ther Mr Seares, who knows all about these

toll-bar between the east and the west, the trade; but all the old station-holders grum- Chau Asze, a coolie, was charged with Indian and Pacific Oceans, a tighway of ble is certain that now-a-days a great His Lordship-Lot Lim say su aloud, breaking and entoring a matshed at Wong-yearly increasing and important cumtr. deal of capital has to be expended, and that I cannot allow communications to go on be--chong and stealing therefrom wi With this annexation Die days of chop the returns do no more than recoripense the tweun lin and a solicitor, whoover he may jackets, value $1, ou the 3rd inst. The grug in the Straits were gated. The ma- time and tact noussary in supervision be. It is

100 to some other person.

His Lordship said to pass the matter uver for the present.

The Lautrupt here whispered across the table to Mr Caldwell.

His Lordship:—I must object to this Mix Caldwell. If the witness has anything to pay to his solicitor from the witness ex

contempt

of

BREACH OF REGISTRATION GEFINANUE

HOUSEBREAKING,

1880, 1881, and 1882, being at the rate of an entrance was cffected into the compart | £4,600 per annum only. This was done in for these accounts frum November, 1882, teansactions, might not be called. mont the fire was nearly extinguished. accordance witli a resolution of the Bi- ap to end of November, 18857 Though constructed to be used, if required, nance Committes passed, at its meeting on one I have not

Bankrapt: -For soms I hars, and for The 21st June 1-83. as a spare hunker, no ccal was at this ti

* Considering that the original claim was

In answer to sense further questions by compliant. Fau King Fuk, gardener, sare, which Mr John Dougles innocently There are no rapid forturce inado as in the Left his hus locked up 11. and on or utfully described as one merely of days when aholi was worth £200 ton and skred there, the space ising occupied by for £13,771 per annum, ad that Lords umber of shots, and asked if these the Court, the bankrupt said the 100 sugar returning in about one hour found the door moral expediener to provide for proper uzponses wore slight, asked divers fetching

were the vouchers. Lases of cargo, principally consisting of Kimbat their power to obtain the most and Derby have successively

shares were sold through Mr M. S. Cohen, Ercken open, and air the defendat run police surveillance of the Straits, has not on the spoil from the duớp, rinking their Bankrupt These are some of them.

only Japanese curioz.

His Lordship Haro gou shown all who signed on behalf of the concerned. Honing away with his jackets.

proved to bo one of the greatest im-lives at every plunge. Now the divers walk The fire was completely favourable terms possible for the Colony those voucher to the Registrar und Officiat did not know who was the purchaser.. A previous conviction for unlawful pos-portance to the colony in giving it entire along the bottom in the latest dress, ugly axtinguished by 1 o'clock, and the Cap and have caused the contribution originally Andgese?

His Lordship-Now with reference to session was proved against defendant and possession of the Straits, but has also added sough to ware away all slacks and devil- [required, to be reduced by more than one tain and officers of the vansol, ns, well us

the statement in the report that in the he was sent to geol for wo months' hard ny thousands of pounds to the Queens fish. They now, tươ, knew the value of the Bankrupt.-No. the Governor believes that the Coun-

You saw the report of the creditors, in auth of Fobraury, 1881, when you pur laborir

and revonte. The 60 br 70 boats engaged pearls,, should any choice gnes be dis our departimental engineer, deserve great oil will recognize the efforts that have been

chased Ilongking and Shanghai Bank

in the bêche-de-mor race, sailing out of covered in the shells, there is little chance credit for the hearty inanner in which they en in Ex-land on behalf of this Colony, which they ask for youokora-No. I gave Sharea to the value of 2860,480.20, you i

the youchera to

a to Mr Caldwell.

Cooktown, cannot clear out with hended of the owner of the Losta gotting them, throw themsaires into their work and proposed by Her Majesty's Secretary of called for by thu creditors in opon court. and will noorde to the arrangement ups

His Lordship: These vouchers were towards any loss that might arise. What were not in a position to pay one dollar

spicita as formerly, The customs recupts But the old handa grable principally, at Thursday Island, have been swelled to think, with the hope of keeping away comp ceeded in limiting the extent of the damage | Stato for the Colonies. *

do you say to that! done. No doubt, a considerable amount of The ACTTNG COLONIAL, SECRETARY moved

Bankrupt admit that, Tay Lord. (The Vagabond, in the Australasian) an amount which makes this a first-clean patition. You may take up a goud station. With the caception of some parse of Otago, port, The protection policy in fully on an island in the Straits, and in that cargo, will be dauged by water, but not and it was resolved that the minute he recalled upon to produce vaher. Ive gardens and the other property, I could place I have visited in the world. During from Sydney the other day was charge! £7tivale Lnt the water and table are free to

had no cash, but I thought if I gold the Torres Straits is the most inhospitable carried out that a scimmer which sold up respect have great sultantajch ever so much us would have been the case had ferred to the Finance Committee for con schedule was filed. I was never called upon other debts.

all the vouchers I had at the time tan make $1,000 or $1,500 after paying my ny enforced detentions at Thursday Island 10s ad valorem duty for the fixed on all. Aival anchor sido by it not been that most of the water ran sideration.

100 for Scharide these although I had them in

I auch vislied to examine the workings of bonne connected pits, the drug rear side, and offer de wo, and when fun and lo through into the coal-bunkers beneath.

Court several times. As regards the report Bankrupt was next questioned as to what the past sheries. I should like to visit This is as much part of the vessel as the new patch of good shell there is often ca of the creditors, I know nothing about it. vouchors ho had for his ordinary expandi-dome of the stations and describe this sails and a But the evene of Thars siderable ingenuity displayed in endeavour- His Lordship Why did you not so it? too. Ho said he simply passed a cheque strange phases of life thereon. I desire, day Island is principally derived from the ing to deceive all other coroora. The pol

though the bank for his house expenses, above all, to give reliable infuntion and duties on strong liquors, and the sender fibery now is certainly not the good thing Mr Caldwell:-Yes,

the creditors about time bargains, he said lie assistance of the Profusser I issue greater will be the direct and indirect great deal of money is now circulated mora, and material benefit to all concerned amongst the many in Torres Straits, and the in Porres Straits,

industry is not by any mean played out,

THE STORM SIGNAL MAST AT THIM THA THUI. A vote of $200 for the purchase of a

60

Flove they never been tenderel

31r Caldwell No, I have never boon

PEARL FISHING IN THE TORRES STRAITS.

Tar American by Lerie arrived at Manila feet yard-just to be erected at the stow It was cu the but I had no notice With reference to the suggestion made by statistics relating to this industry.. So with there is a falling-off in this respect the it was to a few Sydney capitalista, but a

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from Hongkong on the 30th May The Police Station at Telm Tha Tsui for sigual German brig Tarter, from Hongkong via ling and also for holating storm signals was Tayabas, arrived at Manila on the 30th passed,

fit, as I must distinctly should have bad,

His Lordship: Was it not read in think he was never under the impression circular letter to the proprietors or man- Court 1

that tia bargains were illegal unul after agers of all the stations, asking for parti