1886-02-15 — Page 3

No. 7034-FEBRUARY 15, 1886]

Yesterday afternoon, shortly after threeA FALL of snow, upptecedented in Nagano o'clock, a fire broke out amongst some k in the recollection of the oldest inhabit matsheds erected on a ploco of ground Ants, was experienced on the Mist ultimo, and three following days. Commencing on

from H.M.S. Constance, under the com- mand of ad othear, were soon afterwards sent to the scene of the fire and set to work with the manual belonging to the Naval

paper,

A Husour, has again been raised by the Japanes native papers to the effect that the Chinese government are about to raiso the Loophoon question. A few now

THE CHINA MAIL

The

maited behind.

The Captain, it is right to say was the last to leave the vessel.

tain

ex-

mgar

but bo

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS. The following telegrams are taken. From files brought on by the 8.8. which arrived on Saturday evening

Whampo

Londo, January 8-There has been a dearesse of £20,000,000 in the value of ox

mer

Mr Begley was married and has left alarge value of the cargo alone, as the owners of . Taylor, reported in 3 Bios Hal, page 45 Freycinet is considered weak, NA TRANS

family,

SERIOUS FIRE AT YOKOHAMA. Telegraphic information has been received

ho

-Yard. This engine did not appear to be of papera ocho the ramour, but the Nichi fore part of the vessel, just before the fun. here to the effect that & most disastrous owners that such an objection should have unreasonable and for à jury to 1 much use, but the blag jackets succeeded | Nichi Shimbun contradicts it as being nel, seosed the safest retrost from the fore conflagration has occurred in the Foreign on taken at the last moment, as they that tlicte was a strong probability if a Pross messages. Mr Anderson, however,

is salving some of the moveable property tirely groundless.

of the wares. In the wild excitement, how-

Settlement at Yokohama.

local offices for $400,

the 25th volume of

the

0283

Vau Bieren,

proposals to

of oolonial

£760 has been

Han-

desire to settle 200 families

bouring walls at the eastern end of the land. It is also stated that there are excel on May and what their pany for presentation to the Shareholders these rules, and, quoted the case of the decision of another; he had known several rianti namber o

to the statements ship anid

Defendant's statement was that he took his Lordship to refer the mattor back to ly have been up to samplo. Then, the complainant wont, afterwards telling him

question comes

For Payment starter anked the complainant fo dorate crash was hoard, which was followed split into thess pieces. The mails are lost Mr Francis, instructed by Mr Caldwell, ap-" wore over mizod with the samples about

of Yoritoma Mere, the Registrar, who had, ho contended,

pay him. by a sororo shook. The vessel had struck on and there is no hope whatever of saving peared on behalf of Choong lo, and asked Therefore the main afterwards could bard. the complainant, to the Barracks, into which

St Francis submitted that only a fru- refused to

Defendant was ordered to find two sure- one of the rocks forming a group called the Captain Gail, the

and passengers had been saved. Hoob for cargo, freight and clearance fees, and White Rocks, aituated about forty miles from saw the wreck not long after the crew ceaded his powers in disallowing the claim by that, the guarantors bound to drive back to the clock Tower. He adjoining the Naval Stores at Kowloon,nday morning, the 31st, it continued to Swatow. The rook had been observed arved a boat full of men hovering about had adopted the wrong principles in vala- Inbility, could be drawn from the evidence

Burnie, who gave evidenen da to the admitted there was a strong body of esix months; in default to be imprisoned occupied by Id Hing, a contractor employed fall, although not beavily, for four comme few soconds before the accident took place the wreaks At first, he thought they ing the junk in taking the evidence of Cap- and correspondence, on this point. He ties of 25 tichy for his good behaviour for

but after fading 60 by the Naval department. Owing to the cativa days, almost without intermission.

drawing nearer that

he did not that of the master, Mr 43. Loach, in had been for the defendants probably his inflammable nature of the promises and Reports of similar unusually heavy snow- and the engines were going full speed astorn were man bolonging to the wrecked stormrest of a Eurupean-built ship, instead of, dence for the other side, and if the verdict with hard labour for three months.

storms have been received from other parts when the vessel struck. She had too much they were Chinsenrecker, he did not to by Mesirs Wolton and Boncos, Lordship would have been satisfied and he

for appeared o

on the same day on behalf of the (Mr Francis) would not have objected; but incidents of for their contents, the firo spread from one of the mantry.Kising Sun.

way on however, to keep her from running approach but went on his way.

Of course there are ronny

infarzer to dout was not when turned from the sufferings which defendants and opposed the granting of the there we also strong evidence that the tonate escapes. shed to the other with wonderful rapidity,

His Lordship, in giving judgment this sample.

not to be Were the sugaran The Lordship We and fanced by the breeze blowing from the Tax representatives of the boven principal otherocks, A great gash had been made ip enst blaz up fercely for a short time. sucts of the Baddhist roligion hold a meet the bottom and the steamer rapidly filling the crew and passengers of the Douglas ox-application:

with water she settled down and remained perienced. A lady and two children were

to have cod by her from Foochow morning, wid that when the matter was Within a very short time after the alarming lately, and decided to send one priest

A tremendose sen was Befortusato chance, however they re for the first time, sad not till near the contre lucie tid the guarantee was that ports of British produce during 1885, and close of the evidence, that the plaintif Mr Fmacia anid was first given Inspector Cradock, with the from cash action to progngate their faith fixed on the rock as far as abreast and wore actually believed to be on board. hafore the Registrar objection was taken up to according to, sample? That was tho

(Cheong Po) was not the owner of the the sugars were not to be inferior to sample. of £10,000,000 in the imports of mon

New Caa,

Tho Teim-ten-tani manual ongino and a party in England, France aud America. They the fore hold,

new French Ministry formed by M. cargo, and therefore could not recover the Mr Franois referred to the case of Malon chandios. of police to work it, was on the spot and agreed to send the missionaries abroad, this dasking over her which soon swept away

the suit. On page 109, the case of Swain v got to work. A strong party of blue isokots Pear.-Translation from Japanese Native | all the boats 'exospt the gig and seemed to

The Indian Government has declined to be quickly breaking up the vessel.

the cargo were not parties

Ilia Lordship thought it would of Wilson's this point is

Reporte, vol. 3, and, submitted have been better if the Registrar had valued on the aathority of these cason that his reduce the rates for Government and genu- of the line. The Gorman. the

› cargo and reported the objection to the Lordship would not grant a new trial unless ral to Australis over the Captain realising the imminent peril,

was of opinion that the verdict was an Indian

in, or Government refe

refuses to abate the rates for which the crow and passengers were placed,

Court. It seemed very unfair to the enrgo Was counselled them to betako themselves to the wheel house, which, being situated in the

were as much interested as the owner of the trial was to be granted that another set of is still ungaina of success in bis Two large funk. His Lordship than reforted to the men would give a different decision. Eo obtain the reduction of the charges

refuse the applica London, January 10 The He H, S. from page 510 of asked his Lordship to

not already destroyed. The firo spread

・AMON the arrivals at Yokohama per ever, which ensued when the crew and pas blocks of buildings, we believe, have been law on the pof the Law Times, and tion, and respectfully asked his Lordship | Northcote, Financial Secretary to the War with such rapidity that the fire of

completely burned out, among the keuses held that the matsheds which had bean erected by the fick - Mansfield, Esq, Secretary of their, many were unable to sleigh the sound-being the Windsor Hotel, the principal to sue on behalf of the owners of the cargo. tosh was going away to-morrow, and if his intend to submit sweeping

regard to the value of the junk the rula esse attomey General replied, his arga. Narrabaan (N.S. W.) powder works, who contractor were soon reduced to charred 17. S. Legation, and Birs piansfeld; also neas of this adrien and tuched at what establishment of this kind in Yokohama. He therefore referred the watter back to Lordship were to order a new trial it would improve tho romains, and the main object of three in the aged mother of the American Minister, soomed the nearest way of saving thair on We hear that Home instrance offices have Registrar, to report on the point. With be necessary to take his evidence de bene portem the former manager of the "The fore mast went by the board about policies to the extent of $60,000, and the laid down was that the Court was perfectlyants beg to much the same effect as abscondod saveral months ago, has been""

rty to interfere with the decision

where

those advanced by him when the rule i cleverly captured, and at Registrar in any of the

rocovarad. 3 o'clock on Friday morning and brought Japan

doubt- Was charge of the engines was to prevent the who comes to reside with her son while in lives.

granted.

letters Stephon in powerful 1 His, Lordship

Mir Jastico the amount that they might find was

hip, in the course of the At with it the main top-most, both falling fire from spreading to the adjoining stores

aloug on the deck with a fearful orash and making to the north west. In this they were quito Favs the Croydon goldfold anplendid re-

seemed that there were certain rules laid torney General's speech, romarked that in to the Times, insists that an independent reat Ireland would result in a disruption of the TURING COMPANY, LIMITED. the steamer succesful, though the scorched and blacken- ports of the richness of the reefs are to grest havoc on the ship. Shortly there THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACful. Where there was no doubt it almo

went by the stern.

The following is the report of the Com-down in the Admiralty for assessing de-a community like this thors was very greatontal Empire.

mages.

HER

then referred to difficulty in getting a jury to upset the od appearance of the rafters of the neighland, and the district is pronounced one of after

the best yet discovered in Northern Queens The fall of the masts produced a stupefying of the men, it is

come up three times. His Lurdgurian their ears 1 up ther Naval Stores showed that they had been lont indications of cost in the neighbour-Baid,

of Agent General for Victoria, bas alexsed in considerable dangor. Within twenty hood, and if such provo to be correct, eyes as if unwilling to view their own de-at the Second Ordinary General Mooting, Clyde na nn authority for the rule that pro- chips to that under the circumstances ho in that portion, of New Guinea ander Bri-

to be held at the Office of the General forence was always the varsel. Now must get a new trial. There were very

side the aridenes of the master of the junk, a jury, but he thought it was quite possible them that Australia offers a more f

It in

in probable that the various -minutes from the time the alarm was first portant port on the Northern coast of remained, and notwithstanding the adManagers (Messrs Russell & Co.) on Satur-in this case there was producid on the one great objections to overruling the opinionih protesting, Mr Murray Smith, the

appeared to applemented by sous documentary evid that they did not take this matter afield for emigration at the present time vessel, who was was entered into and carried out between that country will ence; and on the other side the only evidolently into consideration. It quainted with the value of junks, and who Lee Uking and the Taikoo Sugar Refinery for the transmission of Press me estimated the value of the junk on the was not the contract that Mesere Gibb, over seen the aptal, this, who had him that really and truly the conémet fast companies will offat to reimburse

Goruraiment work. The fire originate) in

Buile New Brunswick. His Lordship first and of this application will abide the doubted, therefore, whether evidence.

Bo his house during his absonco. A store had

this sort w autficient to enable him to decide, and he thought the gistrar would have done well to have been cracted in the houso, the sticke pipe

called further evidence on the subject. of which passed through some woodwork

With regard to the claim for the personal Mr Malarkay's boy appears to have lit the

offects of the crow the exception taken to had the Registrar's fuding en that point fire in his master's absence and the pipe

414.14 $15,914,14 not been persisted in, and His Lordship

Ng Ayan, bricklayer, was charged with £180,000 & per c became over-heated and sot fire to the Soxe time ago the British Government pro.

aid he would therefore consider that the woodwork, and in a fow minutes the build-mised the Shanghai Municipality some gune

Under the circumstances this the first finding was sustained. He regarded the bolug a rogue and vagabond. Complainant, the 20th instant

sufficient Hungham made a statement to the effect man of the

It is ing was in a blaze. Mr Malarkay lost for the Volunteers. This promise, we his-farniture and other effects, including Hera from the N.-C. D. Nets, has now been the d Amali sum of mong. A box containing fulfilled, and a battery of four b. Arm-verboard. Meantime the position of those year's working should be considered en question as to whether Cheong Po was on- Chea Teo Pat, a boatwoman belonging to Me Crom

strong breech-loading guns, complete in all who were huddled together in the wheel couraging. The factory did not reach its titled to claim clearance fear na o some clothing, &, was the only thing particulars, has been landed from the Pe- house, if more safe, was one of the extreme full power till the month of May, owing to importance to refer it-bank, and if it could that some time since she prosecuted two saved from the burning house. The other. There is also a quantity of ammuni hardahip and intense anxiety. The wreck the newness of the maulines and want of he proved that any park was paid for the men for assaulting her and they were fined propo

Biany

which was passing

near the rock tires. The manufacture in

in every

from the collision. With regard to the boat and told her that as she had got their promises destroyed consisted of a workshoptist, hosides harness for twenty-night po- was first observed by the Chean Hock knowledge on the part of the native opera-return voyage especially, he thought List 97. On the 13th inst., in the evening, tho

nies. The total weight of the invoice is

bat market to which it has been eart, and we question of freight, the evidence was friends fined she must pay them 38 ing. The wind had

down

slight, and he thought that if threatened her that if quistened

much larger and incross forg

Sydney Jamary 10-A telegram has independent testimony the 38 she could no of its possible Konie

who She reface the knowledge of

og been received from Bright, Victoria, stating the seas still running mountain high look forward to window frames, doo, and other joiners' ne packages.

Chean Hock Kining demand as -80 high that

superiority becomes more widely aprend. besides that of Captain Burnie,

its did not pay that Dr Lenderfeld, a well-known geologut work, and coreral houses for the ac

bal

With the approval of the Consulting Com had not bean to Boochow for some yents wer

of stay in Hongkong and naturaliat, together with two otters, boat was lowered from

to pay the money and they has just explored Mount Begong, the high- commodation of the workinen employed by

was unable to render any asistance.

way, but at 8 pm, yesterday to eat mountain in a mad from Snowy

Australia. The

•Party after having procorded some distance, mittoe two additional machines for the and who knew very little about the rate the contractor. The fire spread from one

Gefendant and another man came again the ascent by a new to another of those light structures with

the sailors who maoned it found they sizes most in demand and costing about freight obtainable by junka at theban

port, to her boat and demanded the 49, Creek, Mitta Mitta, in three days, and addition of which will increase the outtuen five and six worl abandon the attempt sea and had to big such rapidity that some of the workmen

could make no heal way against the 86,000 have been ordered from America the might have been producer,

tratama one, two, threatening to break her boat if she refused twenty-four hours on the summit. Re menu therofore go back to the to pay the amount. She went on board the trains of glaciers, were

were discovered in the magistrar and merchants for the purpose of next bost and from that she got ashord and valley of Mountain Creck Some interest hind great difficulty in escaping unhart to fright market for some months past of rescuing their unfortunato brethren of the factory by about twenty not OHNE

taking further evidence the question of reported the matter to the police. She ing geological observations were mado, and As the whole of the property destroyed was it may be mentioned that this vessel arrived The ship hovered about till four o'clock in of its present capacity

enutups and Machinery have bous crista to stand over for the present.

went with the police and found the defen- the panorama was photographed, uninsured the loss curane rather heavilyhore laat July with a cargo of kerosene, and the afternoon trying to says those on board. The Th

has been lying at anchor in this harhare the -Douglas, und in

mattompt look well kept up, and the amount proposed to

dant ou upon the contractor Li Bing and war since. It is true she was not a vessel an anchor and tore her hawse pipe, be written off their cost is therefore quite Malarkay. The former estimates his lows of "handy' size, and this fact was against The Chean Hock Kian, however, did the anfficient to cover the loss by Depreciation. A NEW TRIAL GRANTED IN THR Ours, the other man cold not be London, Jan 18ines the sunsunge." Consulting Committee. Mr E. E. Bassoun next beat thing possible. It made direct at over $3000 and the latter al some her to a certain extent in obtaining employ for Swatow and gave inforrontion of what resigned on leaving the Colony and Mr. THE TAIKOO BEGAR REFINERY WOOD AND plainant and hig-arrest, and

given the fire was completely extinguished, but in that line the whole of the collection of matshads was burned to the ground. One of these temporary erections as the residence of Mr J. Malarang, a diver

Normanton will soon become the most instruction. The main mast, however, still Australia-N. T. Times.

Tur competition between the China Mer. charts Company and the Nippon Yusen Batta on the Japan lines, promises to bo

December 1885.

+.

of the party who had scen

It is stated that Priaco Bisma

employed by the contractor Li Hing Quotes and lasting, at all events for a time with cold, their clothes noted with water, of repairs to machinery &c., remuneration same principle as he estimated a ship Livingaton & Oo secured. The costs of the to create a State monopoly in

Freights and passage money are to be reduced, and the latter company luna began by making, privately, an extraordinary han; while a native paper says that it has runted a whari in Kebs for its use ten times a month

roduction of third-class fares from Yoko-

of the captain, several of the Chinese pas

and one or two of the crow took today, 20th February, at 11 am. Sougera sun

rigging of

of the mast Their example The General Managers beg to lay before

W. followed by Mr. C. was, unfortunately, follow Begley, manger of the Enochor Ice Co. the shareholders the annexed statement of to anduro na description. Benumbed After paying all working expenses, cost The sufferings which theses unfortunates had becounts of the Company made my to 31st they clung till either their strength was er of Consulting Gemraittos and Auditors hausted or they were thrown from their fees, thers remains a net profit of $15,91%.14 position by the rolling of the ship or which it is proposed to appropriato na fol

lowe, viz. of mofety those who had sought this means to giving way of the rigging. Few of escaped. Mr Begley, it is supposed, fell iron from the rigging among a debris beams which had heet washed down on the every reason to fear that ho was killed on deck below the main mast and there is the spot. Many of the Chinese between- thesengers did not quit their place on and a few of them were washed deck

810,500.00

Dividend of 7% or $3.60 per share.

Written off first cost

chinery as Deprecia of buildings and ma- tion............

result of the new trial.

Folice Intelligence. (Before A. G. Wise, Brg.) Monday, Feb. 15,

ATTEMPT AT AKTORTION.

containing a large quantity of hardwood 21 tona 4 cwt. in one hundred and thirty.about seven o'clock on Thursday morn has been most favorably recto quality it must be considered as damages resuiting | defendant and lao other men came to her

$600.

The marine engine, the Fireman, had atim up and lay of the Naval Stores randy to render assistance if required, but was not needed.

--

Tue Juper Mail in mentioning the do. parture of the American ship Big Bonanza, Captain Andrews, from Yokohama on the ad instant for lotla, under orders from home, says: As an inalanes of the dulness

ment, but there have been close upon 30,000

ing.

tans of sailing buttons unemployed in Hong.. had been seen in the woming. The Com- kong Barbour for months past. On Saturgony's steamer Haiphong was immediately presonted by sailing ships in Hongkong it also was unable to communicate with the day last the total amount of tanngs as despatched to the scene of the wreck, but Harbour was 38,342

Douglas

and had to put back to get the assistance of the pilot boats, which alone are accustomed to the intricate passages

these rocks.

гос

2

Antoni Morce Gabbay is recommended for election in his place. Section VIII of the

In accordance with Articles of Association Blearra Q. D. Bot- tomley, and D. Gillies retire, but offer themselves fur re-election.

Auchtors The Accounts have been nudited

who are eligible for re-election,

RushELL & Co.,

General Managera. Hongkong, 5th Feb., 1883.

SUGAR CASE.

ANOTHER (MESHEN GIBB, LIVINGSTO#

AND CO.) This forenoou, Mr Francie, instructed by Messrs Wotton and Deacon, appeared to show cause against the rule nie asking for a new trial in this case granted to the de- fendants on the 8th instant. The Attorney

Hon. R. L. O'Malley), instruc ted by Мовата appeared for the defendants.

London, Jamiary 19 ron is proceeding from Zag probably with the vi Tumasssesi king of the The Hou, Charles master-General

in B Teles the ado

be unwise. GRA The tenders

favourab

„opout.

as been appointed as chair Education Commission,

eported that the Goverment will

đủ to buy but the Irish landlords. hyllorers has made its appearance

mangat the grapes at Cape Town:

medo

ment of t

of the resignation by

by Lord Carnavon

Po, P. C. 221, gave evidence as to the of his appointment to the Lord Lieutenancy identification of the defendant by com of Ireland, great reluctance has been previous shown by those who might have been expected to gladly accept the position. It is considered probable that the government of Ireland will for the present be carried on by means of a permanent commision appointed by the Government.

conviction being proved against the defen dant he was sentenced to six months' hard labour

ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.

Commodore Morant paid e viat to the RUMOUR SAys that the Nippon Yuson be meantime the anguish and suffor Coxon Josera T. Arnold and G. 3. General (the Sharp, Johuson and Sicker, pose at 8:30am. on the 13th inat, and being

The French corvette, Frimzugut, 2,200 tons, Commnuder Buge, arrived at Yoko lista on the 4th instant.

To the

zoone shortly after the conflagration had Kaisha has communicated to the Chining of the unhappy occupants of the wreck beso get under.

Merchant Steam Navigation Company to

may be well imagined. The help which the effect that if the latter make any seemed so near had not come to them and attempt to compete with the Yasen Kaisha many were exhausted with cold and

and fatigue. on Japanese waters, the Kalaha is ready to Aboui noon on Friday one of the and three or four of its unemployed ships who had gone up the mainmset con to ply on the northern and southern coasts ovived the daring sahoms of saving himself of China

The news that the Yusen by lea

by owans of the small gig which still

still remain- CONSIDEEARLE consternation has been caused Kaisha had reduced its pasenger rate for ad on the vessel, although his obuonades tu in Queensland, owing to the increase of the Yamashiro Mars, which left Robe for by the waves. He. his comrades to rabbits on the border and outlying districts. Tokobama on the 3rd instant, indientes join him but few would risk such

that the company has at last assumed the parently foolhardy enterprise as entrusting

wins in the competition, it must certainly lence of a a raging sex. Five daring fellows

thin

vio-

-

It is persisted in Berlin that no news has bear received there of the alleged nation of the war steamer. Aloutross at Samon-

Quotationía.

HONGKONG, February 15.“

Lo Atai, unemployed, foxed on the pre mises of the Hongkong and What pos Dook Co. at Shamalioi-po, for su unlawful pur-

unable to

give a satisfactory account of his Mr Francis submitted that this was not a onse in which a new trial could or should besence then, was want to prison for two months as a rogue and vagabond. A pre granted. The only ground upon which the ACORNTH FOR VILK FRA ENDI Siar REUNER JA, application was based was that the verdict cviction for larceny was admitted OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 560

by defendant on the fourth issue, the principal and most important sabraitted to the jury," was

the 1,060.90 it had been

Bra and Tiss Interestetty.

Expenses e temperary per

Rope and trainipurits of machinery... Coralting Committ Auditors Joint

Balance written ait Emi sect

and Machinery so Depreciation,

Diridend 7%, os $150,000

་

1.610.00

· 118,00

829.04

against

900.00

der st

Busnor Moorhouse is leaving Melbourne defensivo. Whether or not the company themsetres in such a trail craft to the Balance of Working Account. 10,719.44 Ching & Co., and that they had that he had picked the lock and dogget having accepted the son of Manchaster vnsiderable low, but we hope that however, were gut to risk their lives pr

There is general regret-in-the Colonies. English papers approve of the selection.

The last American mail brought to the U. S. Legution to Japan the and intelligence the father of Mrs Hubbard, wife of the U. 8. Minister to Japan.

incur cuast the fight will be settled without doing much daranga.

The freight for vessels of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company plying between Kobe and Yokohama is possages--Bukka Shimpe,

...

Balance likes,

* - Trans-Written off for Depre-

dation

Fremia on Folleton Current in 1638

Sundry Debtengilani

La AdynnCES ON BENTLE

Soof Timber Ferat Lap Bag Wan Stock af Hope, Hemp £6, or hand

nf the death of the Hon. Willis Roberts, very low, and consigners are allowed from the Haizhong while their comrades were consignment

THE LOSS OF THE 'DOUGLAS'

venture. And their daring was Value of Factory and Machinerý st rewarded, for

for after great struggle the tiny boat reached the Haiphong and the five men were compensated for their plack by enjoying a refreshing rest on board battling for life and death on the wreck..

On the gig arriving at the Haiphong, Captain Hunter ordered one of the life honts to be despatched to the Douglas This very near but could not get alongside.

Cash in hand.

Cash at Factory

Iovidoneo. He thought Ng Awai, coolie, was found by P. C. Fad- *stad in /

m. on the 13th inst, near Mong- in argument that the kohtui, British Kowloon, with dagger 20,600.00 jury had probably not suBelostly con- and a brass padlock which had been stolen the question really submitted to from the Sham-shui-po Dock, concealed aidered them, that the question they had decided about his person. Defendant, who stated 6 1910.11 was that between the plaintiffs, and

not taken

aken and admitted previous convictions, was set- auflicient time to turn the evidesse prer tenced to three months hard labour

it in their minds. Now hesub and consider it in mitted that from the beginning to the end DRUNKA of the case the only single issue that had been 100 put before and kept before the jury clearly as possible was the issue in question. The 3.91179 issues were read to thems and he thought he put it to them as clearly as he could.

His Lordship aid he thought Me Frauss

pat the lasne very fairly.

5,436.14 155,067.29

993.14 29.790.22.m

86429.86 79.765.19 11,68) AT 1,093,16

25.00

$210,159.88

had

Mr Francis said he had put it as clearly

as he could that there was a very strong distinction between the question to be tried

THE South Australian Register says that the, As was briefly mentioned in our Extra life heat approso fow however see Capital 5000 shares at 150 paid up $100,000.00 between the plaintiffs and defendants and

remolations of the meeting at Por: Darwin

itsued yesterday the wreck of the Douglas

pestuous sea.

passengers

crew

had

on

reson-

and

Tution

Dividend $0.50 per share mora

jane in accordance therewith

THOS: ARNOLD)

3,760.04

$10,183.33

Fann Forbea was found to have been drunk and disorderly in Corkrane Street on the 14th inst., and was fined $2,

a German seaman, ad- Herman Hothien, T mitted a charge of being drunk and wis behaving himself in the streets yesterday, and was fined $1.

(Before NJG. Mitchell-Innes, Fag.)

· LARCENY.

Old

New R

la caah, Benares, coabj...

515 noms.

'cash,..

New Malyah

Allowatos, Tesla Old Malwa, cash,

620 32.0 40 540050

Allowance Tools...... 16 @ 10 Persian, Oily, cash ... 460 @ 180 Allowance, Taela........... 10 0.82 Persian, Caoily,..... 500/510 Alfossance, Taels..... 16 © 32:

Exchangs Horɑzora, February 15.

Demand,

Bank, Wire, nắ

30 days' sight,

22

??

4 months' sight,

Credits,

Documentary 4 months' sigl Lodis, Wire,

domand,

Shanghai, demand,

30 days' night, Gold Leaf 995 fine... Sovereigns,

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Queen's Road).

830.90

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80.110 30.050

30.020)

2,760.04 tlat between Lee Ching & Co. and defen-

"'dants, Bu

and he did not think that at any

· 31,637.79 she had tried to mislead them or draw Ng Ahing, coolis, with one previous con-

Temperature. 10,500.00 them away from that one issue;hia friend had viction proved against him, was convicted seios put it fairly and the question could not have of stealing a hatch cover, value about 60 (Taken at Meurs Falconer de Co.'s Premises, We have compared the above statement with the been put clearer than it was by his Lordship cents, from a boat belonging to Kwok Ayat,

9. LK books and vouchers of the Company, and inve found the himself. It was question as to the sredi contractor on the 13th inst., and was sen

bility of the ovidonce on one side or theother, tenced to

our months' hard labour.. and Avators.

·G, B, COKON

although the evidence was contradictory a conclu- ajary might very fairly come to ad

moments 'conai- sion with only & few deration. He a mitted, also that the jury

as intelligent and as caref was probably

is possible to obtain in Hong- Borge and although his Lordship might not nava basu satiated with their verdict, still he, Mr Francis, submitted that that was

SUPREME COURT IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Before His Honour Sir G. Philippo, Chief

Justion) Monday, February 15.

BADEE'. GABONG PO.

salvoted as

越

ERSACH OF CATTLE ORDINANCE.

Ho Ching Kin, a cattle dealer, admitted charge brought against him by George Ray, Inspecter of Markets, of unlawfully landing cattle in a place other than that set spart for the purpoes on the 15th just., and was fued 810

AHHAULT BY A 'RICESITA COOLIS.

Chun Afuk, vobiola driver, appeared on remand charged with assaulting Richard Boyle, & seaman, on the 7th just

Complainant's statement was to the effect

was murdered in Hengkew. The Nagasaki course, be made into the cause of the disaster) sixteen or seventeen, however, it is knova judgment on the objections raised by found as they did find, Foi that about 10 p.m. on the 7th insty he was to death for murdering a comitry woman, i will not be bad, From the statements made | ! Bathgate, J. Utarbers, and M. Cheong Po. it will be remembered, was the asked as Lordship's attention to the case in the Queen's Road. Central opposite the Pamed Morita nge; of Kobe, in Shang--by the rescued mes, however, some ides both of whom had found refuge in the had been run into and sunk by the Gar-Cann's Bench Division cases, page 1799 Office, rather the worne for drink

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ing a life boat Bo near jumped from the Hundry Creditor.......... on the 18th January, have an important as not, as was at first, believed, been un. Douglas and Aried to make the boat. About Balance due on contract for building ring about them. The sacs paper opposes attended with loss of life, one European eight, including Captain Piovkowie ma The Hongkong und Shanghal Banking Corpo- the £30 poll-tax upon Chinese, and urges and sixteen or seventeen Chineas having naged to reach the brat but three or General Mana GT8 g k that as Chinses can work in the tropics

four were drowned in the attempt.. better than Europeus, it is best to give sithar been drowned or killed.

On Saturday morning the

pilot boots, them consideration,

This unwelcome news was brought to tugged by the Haiphong were able to com- Hongkong yesterday morning by the Communicate with the wreck and after three THE Fapan Gosette of the 1st instant says pany's stommer Fekici, (Captain F. Ding nearly all that remixin

hours of hard struggling socceeded in

ramined on the wreek, that the Japanese man-of-war Chobin-kan Goddard) on board of which were Cap The work of rescuing was attended with is reported to have stranded on a sunken in Young, the officers, crew and res great difficulty and great praise is dus to the commanding pilot, Captain rock off Kanon-maki on her way from med passengers of the Dinigus. The Williams. Finally about one hundred Shinagawa to Uraga on the 27th ultimo during a fog, but owing to the exertions of survivors have a fad story to tell of vo vere rescued, leaving Mr Begley and

sixteen her officers and crow e was eubsequently the hardship which they endured during for. It is the custom on board the stem-

or seventeen Chizese

accounted got off and taken to Uraga. The vosal is the two days they were exposed on mer not to collect tickets except in smooth said to have sustained serious damage.

the wreck to the biting sind and tem water, so that it is

is difficult for the Com-

not sufficient grounds for the Qourt grant. Ox 2nd March last year a Japanese woman

An oficial enquiry will, of pany to give the azat number of Chinese CG-206., CRUSADER -8.8. CRU. ing the appeal. The

they

board. Of these

on the evidence, the Court was whether tion solely before His Lordship this morning delivered the Jury might or might not truly find a howard.

aber dia

Bad. He submitted that they and until that takes pluse complete details ut remonto reened prof the Express of 6th Instant says Ishimidzu

passengers

might Teichai, who

Was convicted and sentenced the circumstances connected with the wrock

were Mr H J J

Mrowner of a junk which the Court found of Solomon

mon Pitman, Foochow

reported in merchants, had

when suddenly the defendant came man ateamer Orunder, near Shwei Wei the last case he gai, about twelve months ago, aufered the

find-where the round the corner and after snatching away -hour, the crew and passingers Shan, of Shanghui, on the night of the evidenco was very contradiatory. He this slick and tanking it,

ng it, goized him by the extreme penalty of the law, by hanging, in any be formed of the scene that took place have lost all their effecte the only articles the Nagasaki jail, at Ba.. on Tuesday on board the shattered vessel during the saved being one or two chronometers in the 10th March, 1984, and brought an action thought that cans was exactly the same as throst and threw him down on the pave

not know the did.

defendant to recover the sum 500 dimage the ffly hours or thereby that the crew and due to the assistance

pilot-house. It is inderd almost entirely Judgment having been

the Jury I to who to decide The que believed My fand and not opgaven his chante of the pilots bosts

they was to blame for the collision, the matter Mackintosh and Dr Korn, who said they the defendant snatch complainant'a William Wiliams, gunner in the RA, for no other was referred to the paseorgere remained at the mercy of the that they cared their wind and waves.

with the ventured in such

value of cargo

and were antiedad thint_it" place,

*** war not Shortly after the Douglas felt Amoy for Of course, in such a scens of there junk. MAG-Wise, who was then Act interior to simple angar, or whether they kies. He also saw the defendant strike

who complainant and

and throw him down. January, Mrs. Hampton, wife of a warder Swatowahe encountered very rough | were many narrow escape and many heart. we egistrar with Mr A. P. MacEwen, believed the evidence of the experts A Chinaman named Eve, In Pentridge, persuaded three grown up weather. The wind was blowing hard and thrilling Incidents. One of these inoid the junk and also received affidarits from

heard the evidence of the master of did not seo the sugar at the beginnig

Aft Bissa Bela Abam deposed Day of Mort

daughter to kill their sister, aged nine

Denta is of a moat ghastly nature the Chinese owners of the cargo from Fe

His Lordship said what struck him was that on the 7th inst, he saw the com. MonthY.RM.

16 8.1 6,57 8,323.36. years, and afterwarða attempt to comenit | s big, ngawas running. the vessel and gifte & vivid ides of the mense powerchow, and they also heard them that there was something further than that. paint doc out of a chven near the Na

fional Hotel and take defendant's zickala evidence Theguarantee was undoubtedly thai thesugar

8.39760 suicide by cutting veins in their arms but also to contend agsibat svona of the wares that were breaking over the of Captain Burnie, on behalf of the de- should be supplied according to sample. The

George Murray P.0.102, garo evidence

9.18 8.42 31 6.57 They were discovered, and taken inte

the juk ndod

the defendant about 10.30

19.37. 9.24 R:31

6,57 custody, afterwarde being sent to the home enemy to navigators than high sides of the steamer. While a Chinaman fandom, they on beha

Was standing on the deck a great sex struck

the 7th inst., At the corner of 201 10.38 10.16 6.30 5.58 pital where all thrgs ara în a critical state. | winds and wares, thick mint hung over hiar on the ride of the head and knocked the frachts obtained by vessels of this samples were taken, and were completely as to arresting &

des surveyed by both

oth parties, and ver, ear in Pim, on The Registrar then reported the one Mr Mackintosh told us that they complainant had dirt on his back at LO 6.29.6.59. Queen's Ippears from the statement of one of the thesar, and at the fine the vessel struck the him with such violence and was dear that he had wholly disallowed the claim for were not satis if they did not take it he though he had been down on his back.

the Hongkong Club

· Road, by

91611.18 girls, that they had

sugar, and that satisfied reading the Pal Mall Genetic exposures, and had all decided rock a drizzling rain was falling, which, in beams that had falen on Uns lower

that his head was severed na by a guillotine cargo, as the owners of the wigo were

side not parties to the suit, that the junk was would sell it. Afterwards it appeared that A watchman employed at the Hongkong to die, having morbid four of being drug the darkness of the morning and with the from his body, the host falling on one side much below the valne dlsiand, and that no samples were taken at all of the st. Ulub was called, and stated that at 10.30 ped... & bruther has ince been found to be heavy sex rolling, made the dificulty of and the body on the other derful $2 by the crew as wages, and for clearance Noa 1 and 2 and shown to this min, at the Club, His duty began at midnight | Moon First Quarter. Feb, 121–102

Under the infidence of the it she had a so disallowed the amounts claimed gar as mixed samples were brought of that night there was no watchman on duty insane, and there is little doubt the gatearing very great About twenty minutes the Drugids soon began to break up sad and loss of freight On the 29th ultipio, and it did not appear" that the sugarz - and he knew nothing about the angstak

three o'clock on Thursday morning, a 240 the man had not long left her org the

Jast

A FAIGHTFUL tragedy is reported from Co. burg, Viotoria, On Tuesday, the 20th |

have been worked up into a state of tem porary insanity al- NT: Tial

wheel

for

car whether

for the

ment He

boats could have ants

for report as to the and all the nitrar turned cut his froth his band and break it över 12

Fordo

Weather

Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 10, 3888.

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR

HONGKONG (From The Hongkong Amatock) FEERUARY HION WATER L

1

mins, later than at Hongkong at the water at Whampoa: 3 hra, 90

larrier 8 hrs., 15 mins at the Balt Flats Shrs: 30 mins. At Shameen

5 mins.

230, morning.