1889-06-28 — Page 3

No. 8289-Juke 28, 1889.)

to ho little cause for auxiety

THE CHINA MAIL

of lutording emigrante. But wo have

said

if

a

rival of the night boat. Such a statement

Tam recent want of rain drave rip the pr'on thres yurt by the defendant. The only the way out from home will not come to is a public ship and that the az lite ats "The EXİBi-¡ ovidently cannot be correct, nolens we ees to enough, we think, to point out the africa t 83.80 the shih of 16" cutties ; but quation was whether a verbal promiso wanTame as H.B.M.'s Conant, but bir G. M. 3 public oʻriers hound to cover the gИ 1.

the recent henvy rainfalls live lowered if sufficient to take the to $3.00. The agridaltaine, who were of the Summary Jurisdiction Ordinarica relieve Mr Hourne, our Acting Consul, and The Aufendant on the other hand pleas

• casu out of the section H. Pinyfair, a present in Taiwania, will of any person who offers to pay their hire, beginning to-ho permsly prohesive of referred to. That point had been decided he is expected here early next month. -

that the Firstly a drought, are delighted at the change in the affiniative before in this Court and

intiff did not complete Shers Puo

On the 14th,

pobared outside Be

Al ell As to our own Colony there ought

of 400 refugees, who prop on the mafuland, if it is true, mid we doubt the statement vory mmsh, duas not prárn that we want a rendition ordinance, butlins the police and the Government have been very remisa in the application of the law which permits the banishing of suck ne'er, do walls from the Colony,

W

coppers that our police have become para Issed; and we believe that investigaliulia have shown that it had little of no foundation A, European policeman and an

Indian policeman are supposed to be on the wharf when tho desmár sz- riven, and if they do their doty properly no kidnapping, or drawing off by forcu should take place tisere. It has beeri fur-

Among the patch work ordineuces to which thor alleged, we believe, that the Chi-

Wê

referred in the Article above was one

along which any reform of the law, reformu is necessity, should take place.

TELEGRAMS

(BOTTLED TO THE · CHINA 'MALL.']

(Via Bouthern Line.)

lis -Lordship did not propune to disturb Alacrity, from B.M' despatch vessel | tlie hirnain by offering to pay freight that decision. He therefors lield that the Bar and son, 20 atom-launch her donalders this ples irrelevant,

Orgo

t is, nocording to the custom of the The Hu Pas says that it will be recon-verbal seknowledgment and promise to convey on board the Admiral Bir tea trade with London, payable on arrival bered that the Russians desired to be al pay was suffisiout to tako, the

case Balzon, who, accompanied by Lady and of the steamer in London and that the lawed tulle on the Curean island out of that section; that the existence Misa Salmon want from Kelang verlaad owners of the ship have allen on the Lah Too, and for bonl-depul and man- provod, and that the items in the count our Acting Const Mr Burns, called

{of.

fthe alleged agreement had not been to Taipak the Admiral, accompanied by till the freight in paid, of-war station there, but the King of Cores were properly charged. Judgment would H.E. Lau Ming-chunt, dined with him, ing to the custom of the port of Hankow The defendant further pleads that accords refused permision, letter from Fun therefore be for the plaintiffs, with costs. LONDON, June 28.'

sape that a Russian mau-of-war kna pro- Disturbances have broken out in Novi-ceeded thither, and that the Russian Ad-

THE BALKANS.

Dose are in longue with the boarding bazar sad Turkish troops have been pushed miral has given orders that no perton, is to mending the law relating to gambling hours keepers and give signs to them forward to restore order,

land on the Teland without a special autho- rity from him. This Ordinanco provided that any one whom the European estable is cons- keeping an agency for lotteries, or hoopinging. Much, we know, cannot be said a house where gambling is conducted, shall of the reliability of the lakong, but as the be liable to six months' imprisonment. The only Chinese constable on duty near the object of couru was to pot a more effective wharf is a detective who only calls occa sionally, it is difficult to believe that the cor- chook on gambling.“ The Ordinance has

|ruption oxiais, at any rate to the extent

FRANCE AND EGYPT.

The French Government has refused to accedo to the proposed conversion of the Egyptian preference shares unless the forms of the evacuation can be stranged.

LUUAL AND GENERAL..

2

Mr

+

+

sice su opinton on that point.

and after

day for Japan.

Such 4 custom, no doubt, condists with The s.2. Smith, and Chase after being the rule that a comzunn, carriet is bound to employed for a fow months running front convey tho, goods of any person who offers Shanghai to Tientsin and Chefoo, and to pay his hire, and this usage to bo binding Anding this a losing game, have onco must be the invariable certain and general more made their appearance hers; tas usage of the trade and place;

ad

not the Smith, I hear, was detained at Shanghai by mode of dealing of a partie lar house outstanding commission money was paid. a steamer agent by the universal out of It is rumoured here that both steamers will the port ins or has not the right to allot the agents for several weeks until some The evidence before this Court, whether

| soon be envirely officored by Chinese-and | space in a stegmer, na he thinks it is de-

all Europeats on board will be discharged; aidedly confisting The plaint they

in futage only run between alloges on math that his experience of Formosa, Fonohet, Amoy and Shanghai, twenty-five years in Batkow shows that The Telegraph steamer Feecher arrived the custom of loading the Grat nigamer of from Foochow in the Alth

with

Mr Pitman naked his Lordship for a say Govern sowing all the sights at the it is optional with the owner and agents of

Uity, Taipakioo, camo steamers loeding tos during the tos season, of execution on the ground that he intend down here by Mesars. Douglas, Lapraik's whether they will or will not allos sprosto tha: fir his defence be urged the statutory his family were on board the Alaority she if any they will allot to any individual ed to ameal on a point of law. He anid steam-launch. As acou as the Admiral and any individual applicut, and what are unt

(Novi-bazac) is a town in Bosnia quite

limitation because had these acounts been left for Kalung, and from there left the applicant. Des close to the frontiers of Servie and Rumili Sexe time ago the Vicomy La reported rendered at the proper time he should have (Turkey). As the Austrians conting Bosnia that he had appointed Taotai named Li had redress against the parties interested in them, whores they were nos distributed troops pushed four rising to Bud Turkish Chin-yung to manage the gold mines at 30l thea, whorens, th

forward to restore árder] Hn in Manchuria, and he submitted for ap-

peal a number of regulations which had His Lordship said he did not suppore Mr been drawn up for their working. Owing Deacon would ask for immediate execution Mr Deacon said it might be desir. to the reniote "and wild position in which the cones are situated, their management fortnight honco, for the purpose of gett. presents great difficulties, and demands the ing the matt nettled, and slap to give

able

to name a date, ton days on

presence of a very capture the Vice Mr Pitman time. intendenta For this purpose the Viceroy sabinils the names of three officers whoseton in a fortnight.

His Lordship. Well, wo sball ray execa- experience in sitbilar work would runder their services very valuable in Manchuria

Pitman I thought my Lord, that if they were tesneferred for employment where a solicitor appeared in person coate under Li Chin-yung, Granted, by rescript.

were not given.

His Lordship said he was not called on to Pescadores and Pht and left for the the ten segon is to allot space on the...

Bo maniem frat come first served The Tokyo papers state that Generala Eaga

daring, on the 17th.

Whito repeats the 'mamu assertion, and Tass and some other distinguished ini-

Our Tea seua in in full swing, and all adding that he has never known any in- lite officers have decided to establish

With reforenes to the auit for $1000 by steamer leave with very nearly full stance of agents al orting space as sited the sucity for the

Mr Pitoan against Messrs Watton and cargoes. There are three steamers romsing interests of their company of investigating purpose military history of this empire. It is for

Deacon.

belwon here au- Ayurasa, Hailong Me Clark, on the other hand, would con thee asserted that information is now being

and Fubice, all belonging to Messrs. Duglas, sider it unfair if an agent after relating mollected about the colebrato battle of

Tarik & Co.

aatuanier should give away space to others, Work at the midway in progedising salia- nud so fill up the steamer before he had Konki, which decided the short, through

factonly; the large railway bridge at time to apply. brilliant, curver of the House of Toyotomi

Mr J. W. Harding's Or Thors is a wide field for the operations of

4 tralus daily cunning to Kilang aid back, the casten of the more this a pun who la Tatutia is very hour finished. There are dance is still more explicit; he anat ie From certain point of view, but a society

Accond cailway station was opened at large and coriatent supportorož, acuapany. 8. n. Yangis, with the FRENCE MALL of it is to be noted that the world no longer

Sui teng-ca a fun aeaks ago; it is about should have a praferential right to spec story of con- feels any kora interest in the June ist, left- Singapore on Thursday, eats waged with mediowal weapons under

13 miles distant from Taipak. On the day Such the 27th June, at 5 s.m., and may be conditions that can never rent? Still we expected here cu or about Thursday, know too little about the manner in which

crammed full of passengers, the 4th July. This Packet brings ru Japon's great battles were won and lost in plica to letters deapached from Hong former times, and the researches of the kong on April 24. The P. M. Co.'s e. 3. City of Peking, with her stay pasibly inculcate the 9 Society, while throwing light upon the AMERICAN MALL of June dedufte lessons useful in the training and din- Yokohama on Friday, the 28th Jane, ciplining of Japanese soldiers-Japas al daylight, and may be expected here 08. on or about Wednesday, the Sed June. į The O. & O. 9. 6. Co.'s steamer Arabic, with the AMERICAN MAIL of June 11, leaves Yokahataa on Saturday, June 29th, ac daylight, and may be r

be expected bere on or about "fluray, the 4th July.

PARED SORE CANAL OUTWARD. BOUN:-Deronshire, April 12; Lensor, Unionist, 26; Oldborough, May 17: Pemplos, 24 Lochiel, 26: Antenor, Jasm, Jano 7; Menelaus, 11; Glean Carmarthenshire, Shelly, Oanja. E detour, 14 Achilles tenglas, Electra, Hongkong, Dresden, 18. BOUEWARD BOUND- Highfield, May 10:

Pathan, 31; Palamed, Teril, June 7 Byron, 11; Ajax, Nihe, russer, Pat

rus, Caledonia, Spindrift, Bularres

now been about eight months in practico, alleged. If, however, there are defects in and the result has been entirely the reverse the carrying out of the law as it is, these of what was anticipated. Some time before the Bill was passed a decision in the Su ought to be remedied at once, because preme Court was given to the effect that it is only after existing means, have been the police had no power to arrest the keeper thoroughly tried that we can determine of a gambling house, but must serve him what farther messures are necessary. The with a summons to appear in Court. The emigration business starts, of course, in Chiba itself. Recruiting agents are spreail new Ordinance having substituted 'impri- Boument for fine, the result has been that over all the inland villages, These agents the keeper of the gambling house on receiv.no doaht paint somewhat too brightly the ing the automons clears out, returning to life that the emigrant will load in the the Colony in three or four months, by which foreign. laud; bot as a rule, they have no time- bis ovuutenance is unrecognisable great difficulty in obtaining recruits. The among the 200,000 other Mongolian coun-life of the lower class in China is a tenances in Hongkong. Before this new almerable one, and the poor people are Ordinance was passed, the keepers, rather not indisposed to try a change. With The than run from the Colony, in the majority bis emigrants, who up to that point of cases appeared at the Court and paid the at least are perfectly, willing the re- fire. Of the fine, the informer got a good cruiter starte for Hougkong. share, and there was some inducement to emigrants have not heard such derisive him to bring cases to the pulse. Now the cries on board the boat as Mai Chi Chat' informer gets very little; and, as the gamold us pige...with which other pasagagora.... bling house people can easily hold out batter | sometimes taunt the emigrants, they arrive inducements to him, the information, be in a perfectly cuntented state in Hongkong. uires is now of the mengreet olaracier. ByOn landing burs, however, they are often thus keeping a partour why is ready to the cause of conflicts between the contend. take a mouth's holiday in China and bying boarding-houses. These fights ought keeping on good terms with the informers, to be sternly suppressed by the police, and gambling concerns are enabled to flourish no special law is required to do tast

If tho

Brouk, 18.

-

SUEIO

the

Hear Spracor,' says the Chicago Times, writes to a friend in Chicago that the railway morals and the railway policy of the United States are in no way inferior to thesa of England. He thinks that the inter-state law is an evalution of the

asserts that the history.

Me Wubber said he was instructed to appear for the plaintiff. A ori, had hear ined by the plain which he (e Webber) asked leave to attend. did not nbjset to the terit being nonded, Me Duacom, for the defendants, sail de but he claimed costs.

His Lordship gave leave to amend the writ and aid he would settle the question to stand over till next--Friday.

of coets afterwards.

The case was allowed of the Dragon Fuatival all train were of the port General and universal custom

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE GOVERNMENT AND EMIGRA

TION ABUSES, -

To the Editor of the “ China MAIL.' Sre,It appears from the remirka of his Excolley the Governor, at het meeting of the Legislative Council, that he bass aut denly broume alive to the enormity of the aðrács carried on in connection with the emigration of olies from the Colony, and be considered some swooping messure if

thew. The existence of the abunes is

and are flourishing more than ever in Haring got his mon to Hongkong the emi- THE Union Line 8.8. Galley of Lorne. from Parliamentary laws of English railways") of the:

Hongkung, g

Another very important subject-Chi. nese emigration--has been dealt with by the Government, on the patch-work system. A consolidating Ordinance was passed at the beginning of the scesion; a Bill amunding this Consolidated one was passed at the last meeting, and another Bill deal

gration agent, on boarding house kamper, for they are about one and the same thing, is naturally anxious that they should not escape. He has advanced money to theis men, and he has no guarantee that they will not take the first opportunity of slip ping away. Some supervision therefore is necessary, and if this supervision does not

The Smith leaves for Shanghai to-day. the Governor's wife going as passenger by of the Customs servies, wh is transferred her alsu Mr and Mce Bryant and family

to Shanghai ; the Ghas leaves for Fanchow to-morrow.

HANKOW

19th Jove.

Tea settlements, 19th June-

Boglab Lungium Buyers Husers. -Cherts

465 448

> Toials,

Lobeta. 4.704

5,202 913

trains. Hacery wond all doubt, and the ankow Tea...4,280 Hamburg, left Singapore on the 25th singo 1845. show an elaborate system of desirability of their main the Kiukiang Tea. 969

June, and May be expected here on or about the 1st July.

buing suppressed cau- not be questioned, but it is tactics by which companies have baan

it is open to doubt whether the G. vorumgut is called upon to betrayed into ruinoue nodertakings that The D. D. R. os. Ephiyeniu, froin Hamtang, benefit the few at the erst of the many resort to anything in the nature of a des-

left Singapore on the 25th June, at 6

He thinks there is more b

potato measure, oca measure which will entail unbushing corrup p.m., and may be expected here on er

why considerable sacrifice, to attain this tion by railroade in the English Boass of about the let July. the O. S. S. Co.'s steamship Glaucus, from Commons in the past decade than has ever philanthropic end. The fact that the abuses

taken place

are Bo common appears to hy dee in the Federal or Stute legisla

chiefy Liverpool, m

pect als un tires since railways became public high-not to the insuflicisney of the law as it at About the expected line ou of ways. He says that today there are over present stands, but to lausness for the

2nd July.

180 members of

my carrying out of the law, and this point ought nsideration t It must be remembered that the number of

ing with the matter exhaustively is promis- I go the length of absolute imprisonment The P. & V. Co.'s extra steamship Venetia hengents who are a te be the first to receives

od for next session. This is a very complex there cannot be much suíd against it subject to deal with, and it is perhaps as order that abases should be well that legislation is not attempted without as possibile, dus daliboration or on the span of 'starts we have often done before, that

In

would Te

few

recommend,

The

their

and similar c согрета

Boabay for Singapore, aud this port lawyers sarve their mastera Parliamentary/detained here.or sent abroad by the use of

127

Prices paid have been :- Ningchow

Canfa Tanguon Changaa kya Tui-sa-ping

Kukew

Wonkai

Lyling.

Shantam

1,411

6,165

The 13.50 a 23. 11. 11.

12.9

11.5

16.3

1270

105

7.20

6.0

6.

Zous, abuses will arise. The task in to reduce Harbour Master's office, where he is sap-TO-DAY being the 1st anniversary of thee, the largest to $15,000 per to obtain advantages which they hava uo Co by the settlement of two Ningekovs at

tho

The defendant's evidonos and that of Mr Alexander Stewart are to the side ef fact, and Mr Schlee states what has been Me Inglis and Me Reynell profess ignor the santom of the Marual Co. heretafore.

of the custoin of the port

ance of

The Court after carsfally considering the question has come to the celusion, that the bustom of the Fort in that agents of steamers may allot or rafuse space as they think beat for their own interests. The Court is led to this conclusion not only by the evidence quoted above, but also br statement of the defendant on oat, that This year in allotting the cargo-space of the Moynne 1

be grunted some applicante 177. less than the amount applied for and then these were the best terms he gave for the other raductions varied to a much as 70%

the average reduction, being about 407,. This Court cannot believe that if such pro- ceedings were contrary to the accepted Custer of the part, the defendant's fras would not basu teen called to: account

A

mat

thous whoen applications were less ably treated. The hurt therefore holla that the defendant was within his rights in the course which he adopted with regard left Bembey for Singapore and this portions. Most of them at barristers, who coolies who are brought into time Colony ar

to the shipment of the painia · Lena, good deal of extraneone and

and irrelevant au 18th June, at 20.12.

Shipments to Shanghai, 4,993 1-obeets. to the influence of the olection to the P.&O. Co.'s extra steamer Thibet left

ter has been imported into the case Funds they serve, These

The above list shows how varied is the by plaintiff and defendant case, both regarding the force or fraud on the part of so-called emissecticut from which the purchases are on the 22th June.

and supportera

transactions between the parties in 1888. of new projceva, ako no sub-roga.

b-rosa statensont ration aruta and their myrmidons, being setested, but, in trush, zithout the and the motives at fores. The Court is king" rorelations, The evil is not a Do these boarding-houses should ba licensed Tax Agent of the D. &o, Có, informa us the Houss, but prochim it openly.hu vinigrate willingly and with a help of the name of the district on the propared to allow that the action of the

of the number of votes they can command is after all very sutall compared with tha

canister, it would not be easy to class the plaiurif in incelling bis, freight engag,- ons, and we do not think it is worse to-day and inspected from time to time by a Euro- that the sa trabic, with mails &c. from Muinbers of both Houses are canvassed

ledge of what they are doing.. The nawil. (bulk of tasters on above first crop teas, malice, the Court being of opinion, that:st...

offer at all.

ment by the Moyine was not actuated by and any railway legislation involves emigrants are for the most part In addition to the than it has been in the past; and, moreover, poan Sergeant or Inspector, conversant San Francisco, to the 11th instant, has at- openly, outlay. In pist years it has those who place themselves in the hands of the market for second crop tewas

with the Chinuaa language. From the rived at Yokohama, and will leave for this

Lab enormous it must always be borne in mind that, on

the erimps under the delusions that they are opened today by

was dictated by the plaintiff's desira to been shown that parliamentary expenses

5. J. Speshilet & make the best bargaili in his power for hiu- long as Chinese are ignorant and unscrupa.boarding-house the coolie is taken to the port to-morrow.

self and his constituents. The Court in kare varied "from wile,

proportion of which haatio okrent

hich has right to expuct, and who are therefore to Tis. 234. The quality is generally consider-like manner holds that the refusal of the into the packets of th

of the parliamentary harm that may happen to them.

10 personally

blame for any led to be inferior to that of last yaar. these abuses to a minimum, consistent with posed to be asked if he is willing to go coronation of Her Majesty the Queen, the

defondant to graat space this year was not The legal and parliamentary

because the defendant wished spitefully dae regard to trade.

Broadly speaking, when people from gross

And maliciously to revenge himself on the to the place for which he has required a His Excellency,

plaintiff, bit because he wished to allot stupidity and crestafity, coupled perhaps the men-of-war in the harbour wore drement ten years over 8:10 000 with a desire to get nemey inore rapidly we are glad to observe, in desirous of car- ticket. This passing in review is, we believo, al Riyal salutes were fired at not, and for one company averaged for the

in the Mogune in the manner

ister-he Spencer thinks that the Union Pacifie rying out a reform with a little impediment bit of a farce at the present momoat;

scandal of the Garfield period, when takes tan it can be obtained by honest LALU, CORDOY BROS » CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL

be represent and amusing stories are told of how Two caolies were brought bofu.Mr.Pollock, Ames note-book contained the names of amit to be made tee of by unscrupules

Thu

it follows. to trade and legitimate eroigration as possidy coulis pass sad repass before in the Police Court to-day, charged with as received 10.6. would have been selyos to the risk of incurring in da semeary on Monday, was a alain brought space abis year are simálsi

that tho plaintiffs James Brooks

Colfax, and others, schermors, they inevitably subject them.

This case of which we gave a short

renson for Cancelling his engagemen last ble These being his sentiments, we would

defendant'e reason for refusing draw bis attention to an order which has the box of the clerk entrusted with this saulting a Chinuman on Praya Went last

regarded as a perfectly leitimate transae advantages punishmenta work. As the emigrants speak fonu-night and robbing him of 818.

The Cours holds, that in refusing cargo The etion in England. Mr Spencer has placed hardly be regarded as a primary duty of by Gordon Bros. against the 0.8.MS.N. merable dialects there is very great diff. painant, who mid he was a broker and on. himesifat she head of league to securo Government to endeavour to avert Co. for Tl. 3,000; for loss incurred through space in the Moining this year the defend..

1800 those consequences. railway reform in Great Britain, where the Canton

The story of the the defondants refusing to ship a quantity tickets must be signal by the paesags like through, but curating gabington got azalt between Hongkong and Beip-tofal expital intrated in companies exocede conton jado-catter published the other day us as belonging to the plaintifs for the by the invariables on font and host of fibe

Landon Here was a tradesman, broker. This is

but certainly a great imbong, stated that as he was walking along the $1,500,000, 00 Considering that much of st an excellent way of not

The following is chooking the evil and of hampering trade.provement might be effected and some Prays about nine o'clock last night he was this vast eum is held by persons with no in-mably a man of some intelligence, actual

come but that derived from it. it has become.ly believing the story which two disreput delivered on the 17th

This i is a CABU If in their handia and at Timself i

been issued from the Harbour Office, that in the fature all contract

passage-

gabe

lawyers.

Mr

annum.

aut

die

rapesal.

?

REFUSAL OF FREIGHT.

N. co.

hought beat for the company.

year and the

aut

usage

port, and that if the plaintiff's good name the fall judgments suffered by the action of

of the defendant, the defendant is in no way responsibl... in which the plaintiff being The Court therefore degrees that the

The rule is in strict accordanes with the forest attempt made to use rtain if the set on by tho prisoners, one of whom | important that railroad property shot atte er zupe told him and volutstarfly pass desirens to ship Tea in the 1.5. Myжле. the plaintiff aball pay the boats of this cause, law as it exists, has hitherto the chops of coolies, are, really willing to go Having caught him by the neck from behind, while I be piced in a secure footing, bounds fut. It is true that the way down to Hove, firat stommor leaving Haukaw for London in which amount to The 75 and 8.7 for oück. firms have been accepted instead of the passed the Barbour Office, the tesponai the utter with the assistance of a third man to unwarranted extensione and jaíriguesiacovered what they were, but it i10, applie to the defendants trace fees, together with sach costs (any) for

ruaning away,

provented between lawyers, engineers, con- tractors, and others."

SUPREME COURT. IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. Before Mr A. G. W'ist, Acting Primus Judge. Friday, June, 28.

kung h

seras inconceivable that he should not for 200 Tone ir that steuner. have done so before. The law undoubtedly

We assent to the above

assistance to the defendant, as het The defendant as agunt of the said

esty's Supreme Court in) Shanghai may ofors pret otion for such peplo as neon na steamer gave space to other shippers, leav

decree. they come within the boundaries of the ing the plainti's application on one side, to

Signed by C... R, ALLER, colony, bat she duper of the boarding whether he would have a margin of

Consul and Judys f Provincial Chiard house vultures are not aware of that space to spare and whether it would be to

fast and it could hardly be expected that the bis advantage orot to let the plaintiff have It should watch constantly over them and it. interfere at thie very waret the crimp or

The plaintiff in the opinion of this Court migration agent places, himself within was quite justified in co aldering this action * a refusal of epane su hiself in preference a reach of its mom.

is inade to regulate ernigra If an attempt is

to others. The plaintiff allegos that the in front the Colony by the establishment action of the defendant in

8. MAISH JA, REDDIE

A. GREATER,

signature. The concession was manifestlybility of ear Government coases, and it is robbed him of soure vey. The prisoners made in the interests of trade, as the for the Straits of the Borneo Government were arrested as they were signing of 800 to 1000 passage tickets, to see that the men are well treated in the The case was remanded, wanted perhaps in an hour or two,

and of their adoptin. The Straits Gor-

MESARS Dakin is bot an easy task for any hirm. As the rnment has done a great deal to improyu

Bros. have now got the nerated-water-manufacturing branch of signing or chopping of a ticket can have the lot of the coolie and make him as near absolutely to connection with emigration & voluntary workmen as possible, but we their business in working order, and ironi a abuses, we fail to conceive what motive think it might even du a little more. The ple basket of their productions in that the authorities could have in enforcing the great inducement to crimping is the largolius with which we have been favoured wra strict letter of the law, It was a great margin of profit. By giving the doliu ad- should say they stand an excellent chance

In this case-which was a daim for a 1 pity, while this subject was being talked

vances, providing him with an cutfit, sead. of being called on to help considerably in of costs, annoting to $529, by Mess of Govirament depôts (which I aderatend space in the Moyune has caused hits (the ORIUM-New Patna, cash...':530"

Wotton and Deacon, solicitars, against Mr oper at lest meeting of Council, that neithering money to 158. friends in the country. quenching the hage thiret of the colony.ohn Pitman-Mr Justice Wien gave jadg Mr Layton, or Mr Keswick drew attention the brokers are able to obtain a claim on They have apparently endeavoured to give ment to-day for the plaintiffs. Mr Deacon to the matter, as there is now little chance the coolia's wages for sometimes three years sume at least of their aerated watera af appesrod for the pl-intifife, and Mr Pitma, worthy management. Otherwies they wroduced by the pizinliff himself that be).

the defendant,

appeared in

in person.

of shippers getting redress for three or four months to come,

From this striking example of how

and oven longer. · Advances are necemury, distinctive character in the matter of - perhaps without advances no coolies could flavouring, and the result is very satisfac

be obtained, but the margin allowed is we tory. The dark-coloured bottles are

THE DISPUTED BILL OF COSTS. WOTION AND ANOTHER #. PITMAN-- JUDGMENT.

thei

1.49 refusing him

the

not to do it, let us turn to some too wide, and if the Straits Govern- innovation here, but we presume that plain. He relics Jurisdiction Ordonnce that the crimp and the boarding-bordare to ship by the firal or any particular

socialistio legislation, would make a law

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Old

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New Boatres, caalı, 6273-

On

New Malwa, cash, "560 Allowance, Pauls. 24/45

Old Malwa, canh,... 60/625 Allowance, Taale. 4/48 Persian, Oily cash 520/640 Allowance, Tals... 18/8 Persian, Paper tied 020/540 Allowance, Tzela: 16/48

Exchange. HONGKONG, June 28.

Bank, Wire,

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On demand, 30 dage

Crodita, 4

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is not unlikely), every possible precaution plaintif) the loss of one thousati tals, the places call be under the aust strict nud on the two hundred tons which he would will have to be taken to ensure this these commission which he would have received constant supervision. am.! under trust have shipped.

IL. appears however from doktische certainly tand to become event His Lordship said this wor a clain by

objec every three than the boarding houses of the pre bad simply instructions from Europe in Bra of solicitors for payment of a bill of custs: The defendant, so far as his tord soutday and to rival the infamous barrusoos boy tea to a certain tatai valus, and that though he was told that his constituents of Macas. The traffic in evolios i ship understood, had thren objections to the

Juulius 1 6 paging

they for his first on section 10, and several recant can have shown preferred the Mutual line, and though.

in of the Summary

many bava a finger in the pie and wished to have a few lots the suggestions that have been made for eat, which has a great leaning towards won't affect their contenas either a way

-hours sentner, get they ave him no prsitive

gavo the remedying of the abuses. Our propo

ur the other. The labels, however, are tween himself and one of the defendants later are not the only porabian j

secondly, on an alleged arrangement be

fatorested sal, we believe, that the Gorerament at the planters were not to recognise a rather puzzling to the boys', as there is to the effect. That the plaintifs et in the profits. There is even grave reason steamer, neither wer, their order to

to suspec that its comparative Imanity; curtailed in the event of non-ship. should take over the boarding houses so dubt to brokers above one year's wages, the no indication is

Chiness of what the agreed in consideration of the business from legal interference is dno to its inc will be sgen later on, no-shipper this

the by fra steamer. Furthermore, as a London- introduced to the firt to charge nothing

tivanes wher sonnes them itself. We do not think this margin of profit would be curtailed and bottles contain

Cilies to places sending of sobenie will commend itself to the common perhaps the abuses would greatly diminish.

for work doso by him; and thirdly, he other than where they agree to go to in an by the Meyene got an ano space as 26/ pected to come to the intent but abuse frauently complained of; but can applied for. If space had been allotted to sense of the community. The objections

Whether this last suggestiux is practic-{ Fushun brought down the remains of Chòng the alleged agreement Brat aid the the

actic. We observe from Shangh papers that the properly charged to him flis Lordsbiy it be maintained for a single moment that plaintiff in the same proportion sis it was to the Government forming a link in the able or not, we cannot my. It is more existing law properly administered is to other shippers, he would have hal, as

As to what

hat 128 tons, so that in any case the commission chain of emigration are about an abrung an matter for the Straits people iban for 8. N. Co., for interment at Canton,

in the year 1884 he agreed with Mr Wetten not snowent to stop that i

be regarded as the most glaring abuse I would indeed be a hardship to steamer test would only be, say six hundred teele. should those against its taking over the trade of Hongkong. We know, however, that the lot Ar the beginning of Jane the Viceroy Lidation of the business which he intro-o

that the plaintiffs' firm. charge him of the traffic which occurs in this

fur work done for him, in con- nimoly, the forcible nostre and detention agents..if they were liable to intending the gambling-house-keeper. If the Gor of the coolie has been greatly improved in the Hung-ehang wrote to the Board of Revenue duced to the firm. It seemed to his Lord-

On pa-if it is true that it shippers for las of commission &u, pi ernment had its own recruiting agents its rooted States, and that he is on the whole recommending that Tla 16,000 spent on

teas which the slippers might hare on extensively, and there seems

bought, coals for the Government vessel Chet Hai defendant never mentioned that arrangs nothing short of a disgrace the police.

thip.

thing that ..a mont China, took down the coolies to Hongkong, better off there than in his native vi lage should be recovered from the likin colleaed defens

extraordinary

good reason to believe it is, then is is bad they received the full amonut of

Dali applied for, housed them, neut show on board bera, where he can earn unly 100 cash a day. ou ópiam by the Tientain Citstoma. The the witness-"Dx; 40 extraordinary stem of the colony and what is required intiff has not been

until

day before.

yesterday, when

But it appears to this Court that the and had agents to receive them in Blogs. The abused therefore, even at their worst, Board has not yet

he was in

to He that he had dld be consider this circamataroe

prevented from stop it is not a new law, but the strigs pore, it might for a time stop some of the are not like those which occurred when The Superintendent of Custome at Chang

Do hesitation in holding

the existence Buforcement of the law that existsYours executing his order by the defendant's Un Calcutta ovil, but this work in to repugn at coolies were shipped to suffer and die in kis Kow (Kalgan) has written to the road thin satisfacting. With reference

refusal to grant the tonnage applied for fa such artrangement had hot been

the Moyse, especially as by his own to all our ideas of what the duties of Per The whole thing is now almost Tientsin Customs with the view of obtaining

ning proved to

admission it is th

it is the custom of his firm to Hongkong, Juna 27. a verification of the values of duty freed ant objected his Lordship held them to bo

1.the individual t

bills to which the defend government are that even were it likely seduced to a question of money. Although goods passed through Kalgan last year by

space allotted to ather make as if the

The plaintiff to be successful we think few residents the poolise lot may be improved by emigrat. British and Russian Morehapts consisting the defendant had was the one and the

has, hy his own properly charged. The

The only good objection

FORMOSA.

admadum taken advantage of Trendy would favour its adoption. And we are ing to British possessions, he may be des taxed at Kalgan, the raganue there obtained Ordinance.

principally of tea. Had these goods ben 10th

far 800 half-cheats on

03 board the MONE i reption the Summary Jurisdiction

and has filled the more that if partial success we ever frauded by the boarding-house people of a from them would have amounted to Tla

himself. That section runs as fol

caused This Court, Sherefore fai's to ses how the obtained it would be short-lived, for relying large amount of his legitimate earnings, and 13,000,

All suits for BUNY not excooding hot weather and ter several days the defendant by bit astion has chave, the (Taken at Mauri Falconer & Co.'s Promleci, hundred dollars shall be commenced hermometer went up to 40° in the sludeisels claimed as commission or any part of the Government would have to do, on the facility with and the extent to waIG To indge by a paragraph in the report of och it ball sccrue, unless there. At this time of the your, üfler the rainy..

within three years next after, the canss. of The Ulisse to carry out their matriclions, this defrauding can be done are no doubt the Truntess of the British Episcopal been abines would be sure to creep in, and the the mam deases of the evils of the orimp- Church at Foochow for the year ending undertaking or prone pay in repealness prevailing; last year about thujustifiable xelious of the clufondant in nut.

seme contract,

seaton finishes and hot weather aels in all of tuowledgment,

Secondly, the plaintiff claims that the Do, 8 sudden, there is generally a good deal of 31st May last, they at least do not regard thereof by the party to be Test state would be worse than the first.png syetem as 1 at present ex marriage as a failure, for they may the year before the commencement of time there was cholera at Bros allowing has space in the first steamer this ♬ THEBXONITRA-9.

charged within There has been a great dont of exaggers. This is a wide subject, and we have only special and pleasing feature in the work of su

yaar amounts ta, ahoyout and is "tion about the abusca that exist. The re been able to touch on one or two points the Church during the past year has been a sust. The plaintiffs alleged that thereTatutis and touch fever at Tam ki, many eslenlated to do bim perlon damage in his!

the unusual number of marriage ceremonies ment of bis indebtedness; and from the the general health of the foreigners and merchant, comissions son and mas

was a prouites us pay and sa scknowledge cases ending fatally; bus up to the prezent business, and to l por, which has so startled the Government We have not alluded. for example, to sau high have been performed three evidence before bis Lordship bo was inom natives le good. For some reason or business generally, and as claims prospec Injore his good name sa s was a galement that cries ware to be heard jumpers of the bounty, of whom there weddings having taken place autong the ed to taliave there was a setbal zone other, best known by those who have the tire durangus to the extent of fro thou and "nightly near the Canton wharf after the ars are a pretty large number among the ranks regular member of our community. ledgment and a promise to pay within the control in those affairs, Mr Hopkins now on The plaintif pleads that the Monate

yat given its consent,

lows

Eve

that

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On

n demand

Om domatid, fin Shanghai-

10 days sight, pricata,

On demand,

Do Hamburg,

old Leaf, 100 und....

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