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No. 6722.-FEBRUARY 10, 1885.1

TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL GORDON,

LONDON, February 10th.

No further news has been received about

General Gordon,

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ITALIAN ANNEXATION IN THE LED SBA. -

Massowah has been occupied by the Italian expedition without resistance.

The Egyptian Government has protested.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PASSED CANAL:-Dericalion, January 16; Sardon, January 19; Bellerophan, January 2.

The next AMERICAY MAIL, per the P. M.

We have no desire to be too hard on the Police, on whoan halalf much inay he said; but that socs modification of the law, cr

and may be expected here on or about Wednesday' acxt, the 11th in-doubt

stant.

The next ENGLISH MAIL, by the P. & Q. Co.'s steamer Bustri, Loft Bingapore on Friday, the 6th instant, at 6 p.m.,

Thursday, the 12th instant. The next FRENCH MA by the M. M. Co.'s

As we mentioned last night, the names of several Hongkong residents were added to

address Intoly prosented to the Rav. Dr

to the terma

THE CHINA MAIL.

His!

the Treaties; and

, INQUEST AT THE MORTUARY, An inquest was held at the mortuary, Wast Point, this afternoon, at 3 o'dock by

jury consisting of Mesara Alex Ross, O. A. da Cruz, and C. S. Goodwin, upon the body of an European, izmed, it is believed, B. S. Burnett, who met with his death Wanchai, on the night of the 9th inst.

George Futeraon, seaman, at present

Indicrous.

as his brother's admidstrutor

took

o owner of

Was

took himself off. By this it will be cooTM PHRATAK BHASKARAWONUSE WARAKAJanar collected to mact foreign aggression, feasting this. He was willing to admit the claim.. that typhoon bars are useful for other pur-NDITARATNASUPAHY, the Superintendent of and immorality call for merely trifling His atractions were to oppose it on the and until a very short time age the nort the wall up.

two lots worn the property of the plaintiff, he told Mr. Stophon sentraator to slota poses than resisting wind pressure, and that the Siamese Customs, has been directed by penaltion, loitering and backwardness for but he had no evidence to offer against the smaller than it was at present. There was down, and had tão roof shored up. Me ground tint the charges were szorbitant; lot, Marius Lot 14, was considerably contrnatur authority to pull the whole wall Subsequently ho gave the Wakeful servants are of more service thau Royal Mandate to give notice to all Insorero punishrient; why should not the statement of Me Frames Sunith sleepy, it may be worn-out, polfècuion, An; porters, that in consequence of the large trifling errer be condoned, the grave fault would have wasted time on a thing of this was used

His Lordship asked Mr Mastor why he shape at the southern end of it and rt 18 where he wall had been cut out, and it-

smaller piece of waste ground of triangula Stophons and built a stone wall next to Importation of arms, ainmunition c., into robaked? But it was just their yearning sort. If there was no evidence to put an engine house, and other buildings, plaintiffs' ground. attempt was mado upon this came house Siam and its dependencies of a taking for dissipation that kept the army back; against the claim he should accopt judg. Whon Mr Stephens purchased the lot he where the twe lots joined Mr Stephens

one time by a builder's slip, was arried all along en.

the •South on about a month ago, the ruas adopted Siamese Majesty's Government are are

All along the side being the use of an outside sedan chair, mans to enfores the according and that only their vicinus courses are inmont,

had it in its original dinicom, but a short had encroached on the plaintifa' property. This writ was also withdrawn, and no time ago, being desirous of obtaining pos- It would cost about $500 to rebuild the carried by the thieves, in which the stolen that uncoforth all such Importation of vesligated is a signal instanco of His Ma-order was made na to coats.

soesion of the triangular piece of ground. wali, and other necessary expenses property would have been deposited bad arms, ammunition, and other explosive jesty's wide compassion, while it is made

he surrendered to the Crown His old not the little scheme fallen through, and the apocial permission of the Government the fault of the officers of the surry and is on a stampa promissory note given by Mr the extra piece.

substances will not be permitted, unless clear that the delay in celioring Formou in

3. O. ROGERS V. R. FRASER-AUIT,-8900.aco, and obtained a

Cross-examined by the Attorney-Genoral. In the third case, Dr Rogers claimed $300 now Marine Lot 18, which inclnded after removing the old ones he built them new lease for When withers built the now gedowns the borrowed chair been handed over to the shall have been previously obtained,

Custom House, Bangkok, 22nd Jan. 1880.not due to any fear on the part of the Court Fraser Sith ou the 4th April, 1884.

The Government took in a straight line as near a he could tell Police.

advantage of this application to widen and there was a continnons wall the whole Lofandout, in or the High Authorities.

reply to his Lordship's on- the road on the left side. It was 25 feut langth. quiry as to what defence he had, said that wide before, and the Government were Milltary operations should be kept aneret; shortly after the Yotsa aseident, a day or desirous of widening it to 30 feet, and when civil augineer and surveyor practising in William Danby, Aworn, said he was a but the North China Daily News publishes two alter, Dr Rogers called on him about the old lease was surrar dored they took from Hongkong, and that from 1974 to 1870, he 9. 8. Co.'s steamer City of Peking, leit improvement in the system of detection,

in its columns the date of the fleet's depar- that his (defendant's) brother had borrowed suflicient to make the road the required ment, and during that tinu bu made many seme pamphlets, and he mentioned then Mr. Stephens's ground a strip of ground was is the ploy of the Colonial Govern- Yokohama on Thursday, the 5th inst., is absolutely necessary, there can be no./ the Coroner, Mr H. E. Wodehonso, and a ¦ ture, and joera at it for entering the river. 8300 from him about a week before the seotually measuring what ought to be the lots.

width. Thoy then calculated, without surveys of old lots and laid out many aso Because ono or two officials chance to linger seer at the time, but ho found out that his width of the piece of ground remaining to of Marino lot No. 185, with a view to the

cident. He know nothing about this what-

In February, 1671, he made a survey it is quito illogion to heap ridicule on the brother bad notaally got the money, to pay M. Stephens, and without troubling their extension of the lot. At that time he aur whale flost.

up semo race latteries ho had taken a share hands as to whether he had any netual veyed existing lot No. 183, and at that timo The idon that training on to lamp is toil De Rogers that boxested to claim or right to it or not, and they anid

in. He and way to expected here on or about the list of signatories attached to the Canton / by falling down & woll in Heang Hing Land, teaching them to ran away is still more source, and that as soon as Another We will give you a lease of a pioce of the lenso. Tho extension which was intere

$400 and 8500 From

it corresponded with the measurements of could gut The first thing in infantry drill this money, he would pay him, Hedrond 100 foot long on Praya, and 105 el to be granted was represented on the str. Saghalien, loft Cape St. James for liapper, on the occasion of the worthy simployed as an overseer of works by is to more in line: is training the monent an action against Air Moore in Courthout a Marine Lot 185, they simply that time ho prolonged Marine lot No. 185

foot long on the Southern boundary. Then, plan shown na Inkind lot No. 38, which

communication whatever with al surveyed and laid out by witness. At the 9th inst, at Doctor's departure to his native land afior Mussra Bird and Palmer, garo evidence to march teaching thein to fee? European, as his Lordship know, ho was put out here is your piece of groand' Mr. Han-lonse, and laid out the surplus as Inland lot a residiones of over forty years. To this to the diest that at about 10.30 last night drill also includes jumping ditchos. Are the him: Well, you see how this caso has cock, whe did the work, pat a peg just No. 58, which measured 51 feet on the East it out, and told Mr. Stepheus eastwards and westwards, as ret out is the of Court. He saw De Bogors and said to The following AMERICAN MAIL, por the O. expression of good will the following reply of the Bulle, where they had ban having teeplechans on the last days of the Spring ended my brother has not got this money, ia a straight line in continuation of the and 20 feet 10 inches on the West. Ho

ho and doceased left the Sergeants' Moss

drink Deceased was very intoxicated at Autumn Race Meetings, though there be her his life insured in Austria, am the westward of that is your lot. As a chased by the Dock Company in February, and witness assisted him into a jiarickshare, to be sure, amusomeats, designed to

and, stufortunatuls, he has no effets at all; plaintiffs' wall and told Mr. Stephens Tourveyed lut 181 shortly-after-it-was pur-- which he also gut into himgolf, to

As good as that matter is settled, I will un- mattor of fact hu (Mr. Francis) should show 1880. By permission of the Surveyor Gen go to their house in Heng Hing Lanu teach flight Pan Chih, a loading disciple der tako face you get your money. Just without a shadow of a doubt that the new oral he was allowed to make a tracing of the When they arrived at the end of the of the Master, whose fame lasts till the bofere ir Rogers went away, he came to gadorns the plaintiffs had built had been plan propared by him in 1877, and that trag Lane, in Queen's Road, the deceased got present day, was hold brave because he defendant, and said he would like defendant put back two feet two inches from the ing was the same as the original se regarda witness payed off the 'ricksha zoolie. He jumped a ditch for three-quarters of an pay, to give to his (Dr Roger's) attorney foundations of the old godowns had boun, ings upon the lot. At the time be made the out and started to walk up the lane while

to give hit a meno, simply that he would boundary line of their property, where the measurements, but it also showed the build- The S. S. Emay will go to Kowloon Dort board the steamer, the original copy of the called out to deceased to wait for him as he hour. Whor Wang Sun-man said the army and he gave him the noto put in, which was Mr. Stephens, he (Mr. Francis) ought to then perfectly eorlain that the buildings Plaintif thought there was no han in shin, au as to put windows into the godown. tracing he made a new enroy, and he was know of the well in the las. As soon as he of Ch'in, 300 men of which leapt over a curt written on a half sheet of his office noto had paid the coolie, witness turned upthalang where he saw deceased ataggoring hi frait at the siege of the capital of Wei, was sure paper, simply as a memo, and no stamp was the first instance, the Surveyor Genemi's beyond the Western boundary of the lots. any fault on his own part in on lats Nos. 166 and 38 were not built of him. Just as he got close up to defend to be defeated, he meant that they would fixed to it.

officers hping given him his ant the latter fell and disappeared. Wit-

His Lordship-How can that be? There these paga, immediately and day with Quite recently he had mirvoyed the a just succeeded in getting hold of his foot cart, but because they were puffed up by note was given? It is contrary to law to on the piece of land an assigned to him, surveyed thma. The new buildings erect- Dosa endeavoured to neizo huli of hire and be routed, not becaureo they could fenpois u stamp on it-surely it was on it when the and a contractor to work to build godown property, and the walls of the buildings

d plans prepared,

were just the Bano ne when he originally with two fingers, but could not gusont de their prowess in leaping, and in war pride place a star un a docunient of this kind believing, no doubt, that he was entitled to od lately on los 185 and 38 had been put ceased falling into the well. Witness shouted for help and sent the boy from their goes before a fall! On the march European Government.

its execution, except by consent of the band up to the full extent so marked out back from 1 foot inches to 1 foot 10.

Hoang Hing Lane with witness for five house to the Naval Yard for assistance.

Francis thought His Lordship would inches. Generals usually liave pioneers in front, like box that there was no stamp on that docu-

Defendant-Well, I can swear in the hat no debt, after hearing the evidence, lot No 38 measured 136 foot 3 inches; Tho southern boundary line of Deceased had stopped in the house No.

the labourers attached to a Chinese army, ment when it was made. It may be con.he plaintiffs were entitled to something the Hastern. boundary lines of data 185 Both of them were wolf aware of to make roads over hills and to bridge trary to law to put a atatap on it after its the the actual ground upon which the and 38 measured 220 feet and 61 feet the well in the lane; it was never covered rivers. Of course a large river like the execution, but that was done in this case. m, which, as he had stated, the now lease; on their Western side they rada

Somos stood, hat to two feet two inches respectively, in accordance The Hongkong names attached to the except once or twica, when witness himself Yangtze must be crossed on a bridge, if one Probably Mr Lister may be able to show bradinga had been sat book, Besides sured, collectively, 313 feet 3

had put the cover on The Chinese were often drawing water there up till 11 or 12 would not court the fate of Fu Chien, who

calling two of the plaintifis ho should call inches over the measurement mentioned in at night,

His Leeship-You eauxot stamp a Mr Danby, who was in the Surveyor the tease; and on the scu, or North, aide, 4 inches, 3

part of somebody,

General's Office in 1837, and whose business 121 feet, 1 foot more than it ought to mes- document after execution without consent, unless there has been grosa frand on the it was to survey those lands and lay them sure. Tho ares of lat No. 185, according to out, and who actually surveyed Inland Lot the lease, should be 30,720 square feet; it Defendant: It was done in this caee. 33, and at the time carefully ascertained, actually measured 30,704 square feet. The If your Lordship will postpone the case the South West boundary,

this port on Tuesday, the

I am, and may be exposted here on

or about Friday, the 13th instant.

& O. steamer San Pablo, left Yekohunas has been sont on Saturday, the 7th inst., at daylight, and rany be expected here on or about Saturday, the 14th instant.

The 5. S. Telemachus loit Singapore for

this port on the 7th iust.

DOOK MOVEMENTS:--

to-morrow. The Friedrich will leave Aberdeen Dock

to-morroir.

W, H. Forbes, Esq., and others.

*Hongkong, Feb. 10, 1895,

Gentlemen, It is with the greatest pleasure that I have received from Mr W. B. Forbes, just as I am leaving to go ou address froin the Canton Connnunity with your signaturos attached to it. Let me as- are you, gentlemen, that I appreciate very H. M. gun-vassol Wonderer, 325, Captain highly the honour which you have thus Orford Churchill, arrived here to-day from one mo in joining with my friends in Can- Takow, which port she left on the 8th inst. ton in this very complimentary address. THE Straits Times saja: French tran.

Let me assure you abso that your very kind sports with 15,000 troops, along with several sentiments of high esteem and regard, gen- wishes are very warmly reciprocated. With mon-of-war, will arrivo hero very soon ontlemen, I remain youre very truly, the way to Tonquia and Formura. 14 vessels in all are expected '

About

THE M. M. Co.'a atsamer Saghalien, with the next French and Australian manils, put back to Capo St. James, and again left for

A. P. BAPPER.'

aildroes, owing to the short time available, were-Mr W. H. Forbes, Hon. W. Keswick, Hon. Frederick Stewart, Hon. A. Tisto, Mr J. J. Francis, Mr. Geo. Murray Bain,

weeks.

aftor

this.

MAY.

with the

Hongkong this (Tuesday) morning at one and Mr A, C, Wiloos. Dr Happer left by when he heard a ery outside 'bo'n killed, are not trained to leap easily, how can they until this afternoon, I will subpœns the {ences would still be found and hie ofera of lot 38 wis actually what was stated

o'clock.

the City of New York this afternoon,

LIEUT.-Colonel G. Barton, Assistant Mili

ke's killed.'

standing

tary Sacratary, left here to-day in the We learn from the Singapore Free Press Ho beside the woll, with his coat off.drill aleno can enable an army to sarmount a fly leat of my office paper. I have no

French sil steamer Djennah for hoins, having been ordered to leave by a Board of

that the S. S. gintas, which passed through hare recently, encountered a heary

the

Modical Officers. Colonel Barton has been galo in the Bay of Biscuy on the 19th He also got & lant and grappling irans, assort that the military crouching and thing. But here is your note: For value hud alao ugnir examined and surveyed the the ground in 1877. He told Mr Hancock

in indifferent health for several weeks past, and able to perform his duties. We hope he will soon regain good health. Major Lloyd, R. E., will perform Colonel Barton's duties. in the interim

A rozmies resident writes to us to say that some months ago his had occasion to go for

Decembor. She had one of her after-

The

head was in the mud and the feet were

was thero.

hatches store in by a bears son, and at one time had about eleven feet of water in her heat were a verboard, and two hold. Her deck cargo and fittings, and a co large light boncs suashed. No lives were lost, but a man who was found missing at the time, was afterwards discovered in the bold, having been thrown into it by a heavy 50n; The gule Insterlabont two hours,

In short, these are only two instances of the constant ridiculs of China indulged in by the foreign press, which seems to have of the accident about 10.30, in company attacks may be, they give us many useful James Murray, P.O. 98, got to the scene some spits against us. Unpleasant as their pling iron and a rope and after trying a long hints; so, though they are to blame, we with an Indian constable. They had a grap time succeeded in getting doceased out of the well. This was about 12.30. He warquite

should accept their warnings. Porhaps they dead when brought up.

Witness had since will be good enough to accept this oxplana-

water in it. 2 ft wide. There was about 18 inches of full proof. wall of the lane on the loft side. The It was situated close to tho cover of the wall was broken and would tho not Bupport the weight of a man hil

a doctor at an early hour in the airhing, I seems that the pirates along tho southern

nanes

80

and that he was pounced upon by police-coast of China have been taking advantage Camined the wall. It was 20 it deep and tion of their mistakes without requiring skin dealing with the question, his Lord away one and of the wall that ho erronious questions and caswers had to do with tho

is that probably the foreign resident did not dodge the Police as successfully as the burglars do.

SUPREME COURT.

stated that he was in his house No. 7 but it should not be necessary to bridge Jolin Draper, Naval Yard P. O. No. 1,nated he could stop risers with his whip; Queen's Road East, at 10.45 last night, every ditch the army comes to. If the men

He ran out and up Heang Hing Lano, where he saw the last witness boldly advance in time of battle! Daily stamp oficials. I make no mistake. That in tire Laud Office. It was not the plans in the lease, viz.4,360 square feet. The wall of peg driven into the ground below Battery. wanted to

to go down to help deceased hills and cross streams, as if they were love liabiltios.

thets existing building. The position Road which Mr Hancock pointed out as legni responsibility to pay my brother's of their houndary line would be veri- being the Western boundary line of plain- but witness, as soon as he saw the depth of the woll, prevented him and sent to the rain. It shows utter want of thought to

jjed by these His Lordship That is a very different Danby's former ebaervations. Mr Danby actually leased to them when he survored plaus and... by Mr-tiffs' lob was 3 feet 2 inchos insido what was Dockyard for a

& lantern, but this would not bounding exercise shows not prowess hut

received by my dead brother, I promise to ground. and he had no doubt whatever burn down the well. He could, bowerar,

py, on demand, the sum of $300, to Dr that their boundary lino was as claimed, and if Mr Stephens continued

"Ho lind not the slightest doubt of that, 60s the body at the bottom of the well, readiness to run.

build coiled up. They tried for a long time to

Ragera er order. It is duly stamped and and Mr Hancock, in date. Unless you are prepared to show boundary of loc in putting the Eastern he was building he would encroach on the two fost two inches plaintiff ground to the fall extent. He get him out, but did not succeed while he

your liability. To stamp a document after a mistake. The question in dispate was No. 248. which Mr that there was some frand, you cannot deny inside that line had acter hastily and made was encroaching just now. The wall of its execution is one of the things which as to the ownership of this strip of dan

Stophona had

Pulled

bofor your Lordship, it has been done. If ed out by Mr Hancock, conceived that the aged cross-examining Mr. Danby for soune cannot be done under the Ordinance.

was built on

would plaintiffs' lot. It' Me Stephens, holieving that he take about $500 to rebuild up this wall ground. Defendants-That may be, but in the ease had a right to build to the extent mark- your Lordship will allow me, I wil call walls of the plaintiffs' buildings were en-time regarding lot No. 186 and other lots

After the Attorney General had been.

boen.en- evidence,

groaching an his ground, and he gave his not connected with the case, his Lordship After looking up the section in the Ordi- contractor instructions to cut down or pare complained that he could not see what the

said: I don't know I can allow thinly believed to be standing upon pic The rale is, if a doenment, duly stamped, ground.

References were made to plans. which he did not have before bim, and is produced in Upart, you cannot enter into An injunction had been obtained from therefore could not understand, and the any further enquiry as to how it was stamped the court to restrain him from doing so, questions were asked and given so quickly You say that this was so, but it would take but the affect of it was that the wall was so that it would require a shorthand writer to very strong evidence to prove it. I can go weakened that the plaintiffs had to authorise take them dowr If you go on the ether grands, of having dow Mr Stephens, in addition to cutting wors material to defendant's one. into it, but it is beside the is altogether, the whole of the end wall being taken

The Attorney (funeral said the questiona no legal responsibility for your brother's down the wall he believed enoroached upon liabilities, it is a different thing.

After consulting with the plaistida' out- his ground, also commenced to build go-el, the Attorney General said they had do- Defendant, in

to his Lordship, said downs over the small strip of in reply

incided to ongnge a shorthand writer to.. was made his brother's administrator in dispute, clean up to and actually

Kuching last; she had always intended.

de until half-past tan tomorrow. fendant's рплаз showed that his

buildings His Lordship:But you promised to pay must necessarily come close up in plaintitis

walls, and render their godown windows Defendant-That was at plaintiff's re-useless. Plaintiffs wore seeking by this anit

to obtain a declaration that the

strip of not have done it if you did not intend to to restrain "Mr

His Lordship: Well, but you should ground in question was their property, and portoru it. You are a business men.

Stephens from proceeding This with his work,

which were a trespasa upon in a regular note, for value received you pro- their rights, and to route damage for mised to pay on demand,

the injury caused. Defendant-I quite see that, my Lord. His Lordship---It seems a very small His LorshipIt in a perfectly good doof land in disputo Mr Francis

li strip

London, Jan 5-In-a-donmunication Lo chment.

Mr Francis said it was so, but it was eplade for the annexation of the Now the Pall Mall Gazette, the Her. JG. Paton Defendant:-I am only too well aware of great importance because if Mr Stephens Hebrides by Great Britain. it now.

could build up to il he would shut, out the His Lordship said that if plaintiff chose light and ventilation of the plaintiffs'

Lenda, Lord Derby, Secretary of defendant could avoid it.

Defendant said he had never refused to portance to Mr Stephens as if he was cut Goines without the concert of Great Britain, been made on that side. It was also of a Guvernors of the Australasian colonies that Gurmany had ranexed a portion. +[ New Mr Master said his instructions were to would have to be sltered, and the buildings include the Louisiade and Woodlark Islande for payment

at New

Guinco

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, .

mon more than once on his way to the of the troubles of the Government to carry doctor's housu. Why, he asks, do not the on their depredations on a larger scale than Polico desi in the same way with the early usual. One of the principal secucs of their morting thieves? Al wo can say, in reply, operations has be-n the sea between it boun put over the woll. There weru Funquin enust and the island of Hanian. Recently, however, the Governor of Hainan hinges on the wall for bixing the ecvar to. (Before the Hor. J. Russell, Prime Judge.) taught them a lesson which they are not The lane was a private one with no oxit at

Tuesday, Feb. 10. Jikely soon to forgot. He ordered sixteen the other end. He did not know to whom war junks

traders it belonged. (Inspector Swanston interned. . Boopers disguise themolves se and cruise about in the dulf of Touquin, the Coroner that the property belonged to The bait took, and at Dog's Head Island the supposed traders were attacked, and succeeded in sinking theivo pirate junks, and killing 300 men. The pirate chief died in true pirate fashion, Ho blow on his junk, and porisked with his crow.-Straits l'intes

to

B. FRASER-SMITE,--8130. Mr Master, from the ofice of Mosers

¿March

THE 'shooting team' of J. M. S. Cleopatra with the object of attracting the piratca Messrs Douglas Lapraik & Co.) The lane Sharp, Johnsen and Stokes, appeared for now, ash and that he intended to pay the walls of plaintiffs' godown. The marrow. The caso was' then adjourned

was thickly inhabited and was visited by Dr Rogers. Me Fraser-Smith appeared in the police, who were well acquainted with perBULL. the caistance of the well.

Kwok Achee, servant and cook to the first witness, stated that the deceased had his moula with his master but did not sluap in the house.

ca

sum of $130 for professional services, rande

In this ongo, Dr. Ragors claimed the on demand: up of the following items: One dental piate, $60; ons repair plate $10, one ditto, 31, one ditto $10, and one dental plate two dental plates and for these he was for servant, par order, $40.

Defendant admitted having received the willing to pay $50 for the first, and $20 for the accord.

THE ANNEXATION ORAZE. London, Jan, 3-A number of Corman emigrants will be despatched to lastaanis in March next.

London, Jan. 4.The St. James's. Gastte ye there is reason to fear that Germany proposes to purchaso the Dutch portion of Now Gaine

have recently aunt a challenge to the Hong- kong Police for a friendly match at the Kowloon rangen.

The Pulico have taken up the gauntlet sæd the match is arranged to take place at 2 o'clock to-morrow after noon. The teams are to consirt of eight mon each, the Police representatives being Ir is currently reported, saya the Northern the sains that comprised the winning team Territory Times, that the E. and 4.8.8. in the recent tournament between the Company have decided to relinquish their *Buffa,' Royal Artillery, Marines, and Po-present somewhat unprofitable mail co live. The weapon is to be the Martini-Henri tract. We are hardly surprised at this; carbine and the ranges 200 and 500 yards; such a contract should never have bounA REPLY TO FOREIGN CRITICISM arrangement with Dr. Rogers was for $50 to pross for judginent, he did not see how downs by the fourteen windows which State for the Colonies, has informed the

entered into by the Government. If a Beven ahots at sich. The Clerpetra is said mail service is to be useful to a community

Some documents belonging to the do- Lou, but were not laid before the jury as ceased were produced by tapector Swans- cridenes by the Corner and the inquiry was adjourned till Friday the 13th inst., at 2.30 p.m. at the magistracy.

ARMY,

had

His Lordship asked defendant if his plea was simply that the charges were too high. Defondant said his contention was that his and $20. As for the other items, he knew nothing about them.

Mr Master said he knew nothing about. staying at the calling ports a fixed number. ago, laughed at the Chinese flest dostined any bargain. He had simply copied the acknowledge, his hability.png entitled to that piece of ground bie plans Cominodore Erskine has been authorised to of hours or days, and should be fairly to relieve Formoss going up the Yangtaze wriz As Dr Rogers was not in the colony obtain judgment, but not to, unduly press which he had commenced would have to be within the limits of the British Protectorate

account given kim, and placed it on the

to be able to turn out some of the bustit should be a regular une, with steamers shots on the station and wa-trust to see running at certain stated intervals, and well contested match.

subsidized for the work done. The E. and

OF THE CHINESE NAVY AND

The North China Daily News, a few days

A FATAL scoident soured last night to a 4. mail-boats have had no stated sailing instead of straight southwards; while a European, whose name is believed to be time, and have been little, if at all, more other nowepaper published a story that a B. S. Burnett, and who has only recently useful to the public than the casual calling military oficer near Shanghai rejected all steamers of other lines. We are therefore arrived in the Uolony. The unfortunato of opinion that if the

recruits that could not jumpa six-foot ditch, prosent contract is man, while returning a little before 11 cancelled it will be as well, unless such and lamented that the Chinees soldier's o'clock last night to his residence, No. 5 conditions are made, to save revenue and fondness for running away should be so trunt to the frequently calling steamera: Hung Hing Lane, Quesa's Road Wost, fall for our mail service, much in the same sedulously fostered. The Shin Pao of the into an open well at the side of the lane, manner as we have done in the past.

24th January devotes a leading article to from which he could not be rescued until

rebuking these critics in the following manner:-

disprove that there was a bargain. hd could not bring forward any evidence to

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removed.

at the

the Island of New Britain..

Defendant said tho sum was a paltry The plaintiff Chun Yik Chung said he waI His Lordship asked Mr Master if he was

one. It was the principla he objected to;a merabant. He was the registered owner of London, Jan. The German Govern- prepared to accept dafendant's statement, after having given what he had really no Marine Lot 185, and the ather owners wilent has onlored two steamers to be station-

did he wish to place him in the box.

cause to give at all to Dr Rogers se a him were Ho Kwok Sie, Yu Hing, Kwa ed ant into the box. If has simply stated Mr Master did not wish to put defend-

mattor of friendship,

Yee Ng. He owned half the lot, Ho

of State for the Colonisa, hes there was a bargain, he, Mr Mastor, was

He thought this was a case for half a share cach. He purchased the lot in

despatch to the Germann Gov quite satisfied.

the year 1881, at the same time he pur- the reront annexations by Germany in ernient proteating in zovere terms against By permission of his Lordship, the writ

Judgment was then entored for plaintiff chased Inland Lot 38, which was owned by No Guinta. was withdrawn, on the understanding that for $300 with costs.

the same persons in the same shares, and defendant should pay $50. No order wan this was a lesso.

Defendent said he must pay the amount; they were the present owners. At the tins

His Lordship said there was no doubt Kwok Sai ons share, and the other two un 7-The Earl of Derby,.

made as to casts.

of that. forbearance.

London, Jan. 7-One of the rules of the

held in Berlin, proposes to matily that the Powers interested will guarantee adequate

life was extinct. The wall was twenty feet Tux Straits Times of the 31st January says: deep and though there was but little water-The steam Yacht Amy, 826 tops, Captain The delay of several months in despatch.R FRABRK-834TTI F, G, O. ROGA.-319 Mr Fraser Smith has bens found to be hillside. There were eight houses on the controlling authority over the countries an-

columin

respect to

The result of the three actions is that due Dr Rogers $233.

Before Sir George Phillippo, Chief Justice) IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

Tuesday, Feb. 10,

CHUN YIE CHUNG AND OTHERS V. M. J. D. BJ'SPHENS

nexed.

be purchased the lots in 1881 a row of African Annexation Conference, now being

uses was built upon it from there to the at the botton, the air below was so foul as and owner E. W. Morgan, Esq., of Newing the feet to relove Formosa, despite In this unit, Mr Fraser-Smith claimed the

Prays side, and at the back

#org old to extinguish any light lowered into it and York, and flying the peront of the New repeated urgent decrees, was certainly am of 3127 from Dr Rogera for printing.

godowns. The old godowns had boon pulled would probably sudoost any human being York yacht squadron, arrived alongside suspicious, but it was hardly fair to ascribo fifteen months ago, Dr Rogers called on

of Mr Stephens' work, made the plans Plaintiff said that about fourteen or

down and rebuilt at the end of 1881 by

Londen, Jan. 8-The Colonial Office at ones. From the appearance of the body Tanjong Pagar wbazi yesterday morning. it to the cowardice of the trapps. The the printing of some pamphlets. He was

Hing Cho Yan, the present contractor authorities have stated that it is now impor him and asked his advice with

sible for France to seizo the New Hebrides, decessed had also received some Injuires on and after coaling etcaned out to the roads. object of the Imperial Envoy Sun's mission very busy at the timo, and he recommand-

which were acted on. On lot 184 thora that, in addition to the large extent of terri- Madrid, Jan. 4-Nove has been received the head in the fall. An inquest was held The Amy is a Clyde built vessel, and was to Boochow and Shanghai was kept so pro-ed him to go to Messrs Kelly and Walsh.

were some old buildings on the South side. tory resently acquired by the Epauisk Afri He was in Hongkong whon Me Stephens call Society on the west Coast of Africa, the by the Coroner upon the body of the de- recently purchased by Mr Morgan from Mr foundly secret, that it is only now that the estimated that the price Would be $1 or He massured the size of the pamphlet and

commenced to build on his lot, but he had ceased at the mortuary this afternoon, N. B. Stewart, of Glasgow, under whose courtesan Li has been examined and the $1.50 per page for 100 pages. Dr Bugers appeared for the plaintiffs the Attorney were rebuilt, they wars not built upon

Mr Francis, instructed by Mr Caldwell, left the colony before anything was done to Spanish Government has now annexed the particulars of which appear in another ownership she belonged to the Royal Yacht dissipated conduct of General Woo proved, failed to inake a contract. He then came Baily, instructed by Mosers Wotton and inside so as to have space for windows, and day by the sturious me femcults of the

his building.

Whon plaintiffs' godowns whole of the seaboard lying between Cape want to

to Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, but danoral (Hon. E L. Mailey) and Mr old foundations, but were moved further ha

Moreton (Bud the

d Cape Dest Squadron, Mr Morgan took on board bars that one can guess that this was the affair he to plaintiff, and asked him, as a special Deacon, for the defence.

Wellington, Friday,Great excitement Morgan and a party of friends, consisting THE would-be burglar are still busy, and started from Southampton on the 22nd from Shaphai, and not a few of the officers apelfing-ard asked plaintiff to help him. owners. tewiuts in common, of Marins Witness was also the owner of Jut 188

of two ladies, and one gentlemen, and was sent to investigate. Woosung is not far favour, to print the paraphlet. He said the Mr Francis said the plaintiffs war Chun that was done ou luth sides.

dayk by November last, calling a Gibraltar,

work required editing he was not up in Yik Chang and four others, who were the Oross-examined by the Attorney-General transpired that on December 27 the Govern= The late Balermo, Alexandris, Fort Said, Snez, of the garrison there have beou led by their Flaintif was reluctant to sudertake the Lol 185, and fuland Lot S8, two lote Witness did not know where his boundary Geueril stating that the British Ambassador

Adon, Bombay, Colombo; and Perang, on appreciation of the delights of Shanghai and work, but said he would try and do what joining each other in the western part of my exactly or not; he left all that matter to

mont received a telegram from the Agent Terrace, About 5 am to-day the amth her way out. She is a handsome vessel, of the irresistible attractions of wine and women tek, and it was about the worst job Marins Lot 181, adjoining Marine Lot 185, in this case.

636 tone measurement, and her exterior and there to privily leave their posts and secretly he ever had anything to do with. Ordi- and Inland Lot 38. The plaintiffs had been

he could for defendant. He did undertake the Colony. Mr Stephens was the owner of Tu Ring, who had instructed Mr Caldwell interior fittings are very elegant. Her crow consists of the captain and owner, Mr visit the haunts of vico. They thought the mari'y he could have done it in a week, but in possession of this land since 1881, har- he was part owner of Marind lot 188, and Sir Julius Vogel pointed out the imperative Yu Hing, another of the plaintifs, Raid was hastily convened on December 31, and thieves or thief had disappeared. But it Morgan; master, Mr Cravon: Chief Officer, 500 villages of women were established by it took him about three months to do it.

ing purchased them of a Chinaman in May, Inload lot 3, and he looked after the necessity of the New Zealand Government Cante Chiof Engineer. Mr Paterson,

Lordship:- You drawing-rooms to know how it was intended. Her crow with the captain consists of 34 all membaring the army courtesans of the

only, and he was the only pulled down and the foundation dug up,

taking immediate steps to prevent these Plaintiff ;-It to effect an entrance. The biet had srid. fold. The Amy will probably leare to Tang and Sung Dynasties, and how warriors seven times.. I think he must have got his the south side the one farthest away on both sides so as to get in windows: Governor to communicate with the Earl of as owner of the lot. On the new godown being built inside the eiga Fower. The Cabinet requested the and

always about the same hour.

case is another attempt on No. 1 West

was roused by a noise in the drawing

room; and, when the alarm was given, the

His

movements

Government steamer Hinemoa. It officially

at Berlin believed that Germany intended

to anriax Samos, or proclaim & protectorate

over the Navigator Islands. The Cabinet

will ́interest those who have vanetians and W. F: Balley: End officer, Mr H. Kwan Chung, for soldiers' benetit, and, re- What was the matters" say it was bad, and the signment of the lot was taken by wlinia matter, Thà old. godowns were lands falling under the dominion of a for

ica.

Chun Yik

kad

to be dono al or person

chair coolies to translate it."

The Government

ently been at work for some tice, as. hemorrow, and will visit Batavia, Sonrataya)) of world-wide fame would even obtain a

from the water-there was it that time After Mr Stephens had the nest lot the Derby as follows My advisers down the bad, with some small instrument like a kong and possibly Shanghai, Japan, beauty from the sovereigh, deemed it no six us seven times 1. It must aprely have have been actually taken possession of by the the Surveyor-General's Department, ad perative, and have reaclved on that step

other Java porta, Bangkok, Hong-

His Lordship-How had it to be done an unacupied piece of land which might ground was meanteed by an officer from auncration of Samos by New Zealand in pocket-kuife, picked als way through the and lie Sandwich Islands, and thence harm, if at this crisis, before the campaign been the fault of the compusitars

owners of Lot 185, but of which they cer- marked oat. There was no representation and strongly urge the Royal assent to Bir venetians had the door panel. The wood proceed to the Pacific coast of Amor-

Plaintif-No, She has proved herself an excel began, they should yield a little to the force to him, he tore Then it was sent back tainly had no lease in June, 1877, when made to him by the government that he G. Gray'a Confederation Act of 1899 work presented the sppearance of having laat sea-boat, and the

it up, and sent frosh copies, the then users of Marine Lot 18 sp had taken too much ground. Mr Ste following is understood to be the substance been eaten by white ants; but this diligent high terms of her passengers speak in of custom. But they little knew the extent After working at it for about two montas, plied to the Government for a lease obeàs wanted to build godowna, ond of Lord Derby's reply

son-going qualities and

he got Dr Eitel and Mr Falooner, of the of this small plecs of ground at the back his builders out sway a portion of disapprove of the proposent sunaration the trip. The is a fast and of the Court's means of information, oor Gal, to do the translation. It took us and they obtained it, the ground being the wall of plaintiffs' godown on the side pending present negotiations, and decline the comforts of the worker wants noross a syphuon bar, and be economical steamer, and though only 186 how different are this dynasty's rules from about three months to do the work, and it nauberet Marms Lot 38. Mr Francis hore nezz bis ground. The wall was 15 inches to advise Royal assent to Act specified. then took to breaking winulaw-pares. At fent long and 27 feet beam, draws 14 feet those of the Sung and Tang; and so they costs me over $100 in men's wages alone, handed in a pan showing the position of in thickness, and he cut away until only The Gerament have again urged Lord this stage the wakeful amalt appeared on

of water, and is very steady, whether share incurred enquiry. Some one may time we spent on it.

without counting for paper, binding, or the the lots, and explained the meaning of the about four inches of thickness were left. Derby to consider his decision. Tha the scene, and the equally wakeful thief has a large spread,

der steam or caufas, of which latter sho

diflorent lines and marks. The lease of the The connsquenos of this was that he found Hinemo is ready to leave at a moment'a abject: Now when able men are being Me Master said he had no defence to Marino Lot was granted in 1861 Thew the wall was in a dangerous position, and notice,