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No. 9605-NŐVEMBER 21, 1898.)

BEFORE Captain Hastings at the Magistracy this-marnlig å bolla was charged with

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ed, but he says ho did not give the money, served. I wish people would attend to at a time to be served with the stamps, and then, of course, the question for the what I say. Just write to Me Wise and found it almost impossible to make an exit

wasting water at a public fountain on Praya | TELEGRAPH HATES IN THE FAR jury is the erodibility of the witnesses as waco if there is anything else. It might be when served. About this time a Pardling, Jam sppears in an American Tho noise of the wind coming along was

West. The accused had boon using the fountain, and went away learing the water running. He was ined $6, with the alter- Dativo of twenty-one daya in gaol.

prisonment.

BAST.

from the City Hall lack to the Clock

מס

CHINESE PIRATES.

panied it." The captain of the ship The following prodigions and blood. Goathound, caught in the typhoon of August, 1860, on the coast of China, wrote: deafening. I could compare it to nothing order, and to keep the crowd back, but whaɛj|paper -- the probability of what eccurred. Now, of the bighost importance; the plecs of Sergeant was sent on the soone to preserve

I ever heard before; it was like a long- I will tell you very shortly the facts in this paper might have bad something upon it.

Wher the case had proceeded a stugu was one in such a throng? However, the The outrages committed by pirates on

The captain of the continued howl. It seats there are two To the Editor of the CHINA MALL'

particular case.

the Surgoant did his best. Had proper boon so atrocious Intely that all foreign Hongkong, November 21.

beats- and 6-which this policoman bad further it was discovered that the money. mestura improved matters a little, for foreign veseats in Chinese waters have Flying Cloud, in the note storm, said that Sir,-I read with interest the report of to patrol. One of them was along from was not enclosed in any piece of paper.

The Attorney General said bo had been arrangements been made there woold have powers having vassals trading near the when the typhoon was at its height it your representative's interview with Mr Donglas Whacf up by the City Hall along

or five policemen stationed there would have rates down.

the wind fairly roared like Henniker Heaton, I road with interexi Mr the, Praya; the cther along Queen's Road misted when he refereed to a parcel con- been no trouble or cocasion to orowd. Four coast have formed a leagno to put the violence was awful, lia fury Indescribable This is the second time mighty ontaraet. It became Impossible to His Lordship-1 am very glad my re-authed, and had the Post Master get in a within 10 months that aneh n foderation as anything picit, and the loudest order, rob der Flordton's latter in reply to some

taining money. sa a Tower. On the day before this matter read with still more occurred-because the attempt was alleged | marke do not apply. It is a mistake, ap} fow extra hands, and served out through the has doon nitespted. J. B. Gaybed, given with the aid of a trumpet, could

different windows and the side entrance, Amorioan in China as the first maion, THREE unmarried Japanese women, who of Mr Heaton's statements, but,

I busineas, mai,

At the close of the aridance His Lord- everything would have worked smoothly. tella of a stratagem employed on that osen- not be heard the legation algod Wa communionted by alono,' had obtained a arreptitious passagen interest the advertisement by the Manager to be on the 16th of this month-it eems parents, in the depositions.

In his introductory re- At 10.30 the crowd still increased, when

sion against the free-boolors.

The inexperienced wil suppose that

too At the time be writes there were five the eatiors would be only board the P. and O. steamer Ancong from of the Joint Telegraph Companies an-the jakong saw some gambling going on at

do- The pushing nouncing the reduction of the telegraphic Douglas Wharf. There was a crowd, and ship saved op. Nagasaki to Hongkong, were brought berates betmoon Hongkong and Shanghai, he tried to arccat some of the men, and he marke he anid-I toust take exception to the weaker went to the wall and the strong

Fira typi-space of the storm field, where there is a fors Captain Hastings this morning by Amoy and Foochow. Mr Beaten weserted chased one of them; and I think you will ena remark made by the Attorney General and burly bad the host of t

The man got opinion juries did not examine sufficiently about a quarter to eleven o'clock, and by the coast of China and Japan, Captain Mudlo, They said they were will that the telegraph rates conld be reduced; be told that amongst those whom he chased fia opening the case. He stated that in his erowding, and striring began to subside at different gangs working successfully along | lighted to find their way into the contral

was this particolar map. and still 1 give the Cable Companies ↑ 18- ing to pay the parago money, and seemed unarative zotarn; Mr von der Pfordton away, and, in fact, no one was arrested. provious charges of bribery brought before eleven the greater part of the Foreigners al merchant vessels were fitted ont espo- dead calm, or only the faintest of broozen. They were musuued by one hundred or authority that when a ship rane into this more moa and heavily ballasted so na to trenokorous area it is an awful moment, delighted when they got off with a fine of did not meet that statement with a direct Whether the accused thought that this them, and I can only say, so far as this wore served and the Chinese coolies, who cially for this pirate capturing ezpodition, Not so, however, for we are told on good

He made a number of particular inkong was very energetic and Court is concerned, that is not my experi.ware waiting at a respectable dietance, Deet-

enco. I have always endeavoured that the mosced to get towards the Post Ofice com contradiction. $5, with the alterative of ten days' im-statements in reply evidently meant might arrest them, and that it would be a

pirates is the belief that they were ladon seaman with anxious dread. There may the good thing to square him, I do not now, exantination into these cases should be pound. It rany have been that the Postida low in the water and deceive the which fills the heart of the most fearless

Maater did not expect such a crowd; if so, that impression to conroy the

The be a clear patch of sky overhead, bus-mit- rates could use be reduced. Following That would appear to be what they thought as free and full as possible, and I

the bewarapeta te would naturally do from what occurred, am satisfied the juries who had casos then there is some exonse, or it may havo nith big cargoes of merchandise. прод his letter to

and terror, for the ship is pitched about from more than one window, people would Gatling guns and rapid firing weapons HI, M. S. Senern is to proceed to Singapore we have a substantial reduction in the because next day, when the accused care of this description haught before them decurred if these stamps had been served decks of theso rossola ware eenwded with around the scene in ons of ghastly gloom

local up to the Inkong, he told him 'You have given thein ovary eccsideration, and I

I will give you have no reason to believe they have coms have passed from one window to another Those were skilfully hidden and the Aght like a cork on as an aefut ses rising in The five Tegels, pyramidal haaps, breaking on board and in ten days' time to relieve the Pallas, Thetarill for what may be termed

for day but to arrest une

It is very possible and thus obtained any quantity. But this ora were kept balow. To wrang Qunelusions. Leander was to bare relieved the Pellas, but messages, Suroly thic bears out the state- need not arrest me.

ments of Mr Henniker Heston about 30 cents a

At that point to annury that cases of real bribery have gone unpun- we are certain of, that had the oueteinere similarly equipped, were distributed strong awesping the decks fore and aft, and all uncertain moment-parhaps in 10 minutes cannot be got ready for two months. She wonopoly. In the only direction whore gambling."

or two hours-the wind will bucat from an went on his beat. The prisoner followed sentod difficulties which would have justi and had some out of the side entrance it all completed their work about the same will then go to Singapoza to rollove the we have real competition to the great was produced, but the lakong declined audiehed, but tho evidenco must have pre-been allowed to have gone through the office the districts infested by the pirates. They the time there is the certainty that at an

him till he got round by the City Hall, and fied the jury in acquitting. That is not would have been ones better. A brisk bu- time.

The picato abuser which I shippad on lay opposite point of the denpass to that which roduced rates.

the lukong I will go wrong conclusion. It is a right conclusioneiress was carried on- till upon, and during Severn. The Stift is on her way to Hong cable monopoly' we are able to obtain

The moral is obvious. It is possible to then be said to

At work,

quickly espied by the Bluebeards. They and with an impotuosity beyond descrip The jury returned a unanimous verdict

But we must not complain too much about believed that a rich prize was within their tion. Bow so many this pull throngh Cable Companies have not been squeer $4.20 not to arrest toe. The lakong still enco.

the arrangements, for it in the excessive greep. The commanding office of the theso most trying ordeals is a mystery, month, the Porpoise about the middle ofing the commercial community in this declined, and the prisoner followed him till

ho got outside the Hongkong Borel or near of guilty.

Sustence was deferred till Friday at 10

eagerness of the public to get hold of the pirate chaser permitted the gang to get up for they are thrown on their beam and the Uleck Tower when he pulled out of his December, and the Firebrand at the ond of part of the world, they umst have boutt

new issue that is most to blame; the Postalagsida und even allowed them to lash their yards touch the water, and their 20 not

Master had a terrible time. The total is their junka is our ship. But the moment position altogether is a most perilous one. Harob.

All these shipa pay off in the doing something uncommonly near it

sleeve a wall packet containing $4 24,'cfock, when the Scasione will be resumed. and he said I will give you this

Lke crafts were secarely fastened to each At as the loss of life in had enough, but of the Jubilee stampe is $60,000, and mutan to arrest me. Woll, what the lutong did *pring.

200,000 were taken by the public before the other and the pirates made ready to beard when these cyclones touch he land the IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

oflice closed this alternoon. $2,900 worth our men in concealment below swarmed consequences Aro appalling to contemplate. according to his own statement is this. He took the raoney with his right hand and

were sold before tifin time. The ma oa deck und began their work of slaughter. They occasion storm waves which rise 30ft. Prisne Judys }

will be on anle again to-wrrow, and we At least 20 rapid-firing guns poured their to 40ft, sweeping the whole of the lowlands took the prisoner with his left, and took (Before His Honour Mr B, J. Ackroyd, fli him, with the moues, right off to the

hope that steps will be taken to prevent the leadea bail into the dooke of the pirate bordering the sea, and human beings are station. Now, the first question which

is

the lakoug's will

whether

scens that won witnessed this morning being vortels. Out of 180 pirates who were carried away in tons of thousands, On ariso

aboard the two junks exactly 18 were alive October 7, 1797, no less than 300,000 deaths repeated.

when our men boarded the craft. The 18 were said to have resulted from one of these statement is likely to be true or not. I would like you to bear in mind that the

pirates were so badly wounded, though, visitations in India. If we are disposed to Where did the

that death was a queation of a few hours. money is forthcoming.

be incredulous as to this immense total,

o have money in the parcel anime from if it was bot

a still more recent Indian spelons, Our commanding offer had the enzviv- given to the policeman by this man? Did

Mr H. E. Pollock appasted on behalf of To morrow, says the Shanghai Mercurying pirates beheaded at once, and then the policeusan take this $4 20 ropt up in a packat which he had prepared for the the plaintiff, and Mr B. L Donnys for the

up to festivity and public rejoicing in the of all the dead won and carried the rasm purpose of this accusation? It seems defendant, improbable, therefore, for we have the

Plaintiff stated defendant had been bis Anglo-Ameriona Settlements of Shanghai bers aboard our ship. The bodies of the

When Mr Jackson left The proceedings Commence at the early pirates were thrown overboard. at Kowloon. one solid fact, in addition to the word against word, of the money wrapt up in the house be took away a stovepipe, and hour of 7 30 in the morning with a solemn paper; this $4.20 Laken along with the afterrards a namber of tower-pota were ligh Mosa and Te Deum in the Church of man to the station. Now, the prisoner fund to be broken, and others taken away, the Sacred Heart of Jesua, Hongkew, which bida fair to be a must impressive and in- made a statement, after being properly a cartrele pathway was broken, and scre cantioned, which was written down at the trees had been remored; the gate was posing service. There is a church parade Catholic time. He said I did not give him any broken, and also the door of the bathroom. ordered for the members of D' Company,

becanso варии money. He dues not

Cross-examined-There had been a little and Captain Sorne invites R. dispute between them as to damage caused Volunteers of the other branches to fall in with bis toer at Hongkow Police Station at

kong, where she will romsin to pay off.

The Battler is expected at the and of this/nvo reddcsd tolegraph rates; and if the according to the rules; I will give you if the jury had any doubt about the evid- the afternoon the Postmaster was kept hard around, low down in the water, and was it blow on the other side of the calm,

Ste William and Lady Bobinson returned to Shanghai from Hankow, am the 16th inst, by the Foyang,

THE French travellore, MM. Dotrail de Reins and Grenard, who undertook the ar ploration of the interior of China, buve had to stop at Kery in consequence of illness.

ACCORDING to a correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury, writing on 19th No vember, there wan at that date a rumour current in Newchwang that there was rising at a pleas about 100 miles North of that port, and that soldiers bad been cont from Monkden to the scano of trouble.

Mr Henniker Heaton may be wrong in some of bis details, but he is all right, up- parently, in his broad general principles.

It is well, I think, that the public should hare their attention called mure closely to the important subject, and that is the reason why I ask you to be good enough to gire this a corner in your paper.

Yours, &o.,

TRADER.

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Honour Mr Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice)

Tuesday, November 21.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON LAY

AND MORALE.

Lam Kat was charged with attempting to hribe Lai Chung, lukong 141, on the 14th irst, by offering him: 84,20.

Ho pleaded not guilly.

I

havo

The following jury was empansited-beard this defence sometimes urged in other

A TENANT HUED FOR DAMAGES. A. R. Madar sued Walter Jackson for $324 for damages alleged to have been done by the defendant when leaving the plain.

a bungalow z Kowloos.

tenant at

SBANGHAT'S JUBILEE

TO

the Backerguogo storm of the end of Octo

of the 1th, will be a day entirely gtron sccording to instrastions, ent off the Londeber, 1876, which Mr Eliot, the prosent

A PERISS Uative correspondent writes to Mars J. M. Brag Betelho, H. B. Brider, casus-that he real reason was that the by the typhoon; defendant wrote coutook. The uaitorm is to be full winter, the NC. Daily News, that on the news of J. E. Barker, D. L. do Jesus Alemas, H. man wuted $10 and that because be would plaining that the roof had not been kept in with helmets and ingegs; side-urms and

the burning of the Shanghai Cotton Cloth. Jeffries, C. M. Robarts, F. A. Brown. Mills ranching Peking some Censore bold a meeting the result of which is that a memorial denouncing some persons in bigh quarters will shortly be presented to the Throne.

the 7th and turned över.

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same instances,

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The alber four pirate chasers wont through the same performance, and 450 baman heads were carried back to Hong- kong as a result of this groat raid on the

Blacheards.

TROPICAL CYCLONES. Like most other meteorological phono- meas, tropical cyclones have their own particular seasons, being most provalent during the period of the sun's return from the summer scistice to the Equator. In the West Indies and the China Bea they are encountered between July and Octo-

Meteorological Reporter to the Government

of India, states anosed, 'directly or indi rectly the death of usarly 260,000 of pso- ple, at least 100,000 of whom were drown- ed in the storm wave. There have been

several Instanges in India, China, and other populous Eastern countries of from 40,000.

furious onslaught of wind and enter in to 100,000 persons bring lost through the chore terrifying tropical cyclones-Ex- change,

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

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REGISTER.

November 19th.-AT 4 P. M.

Barometer.

Temperatura

Laurention

NE

November 185,--AT 1Ù A.M.

Q

Tokio .....

Focchow.. 30.90 60 Shanghai.. 30.28 51

Anping... Canton

Swatow. $10.23 67

can

INNE

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not give cuongh hu was arrested and repair, though several complaints bad boon brought the Folice Staties. If he said aade, and that during the typhoon a lot of pozohes are to be worn, and members of the The Attorney General (who prosecuted,

that in defence I offered to give him--'

rain got io and damaged Mr and Mrs Jack-infantry componies can bring their zile

with them and Ive ther at the Defendant therefore de-

Palice Station

that 80

there need His Lordship-That would not be a de son's clothing- instructed by Mr A. B. Johnson, Crown

elined to pay the rent until it was made Solicitor), in opening the case, stated-The man standing before you at the duck is fence, surely,

The Attorney General--No; but the good. The plaintiff replied, denying that be no delay about attending the wester charged with attempting in bribe a Chinese

to be a muster of the whole corps, bor, August being the mouth of greatest lakong, offering him 84.20 uot to arrest

roof, or that any material dainage had been him for 'reet gambling. As 1 undaratan prisoner's soliciter seemed to start that any cosplaint had been made abon: the on the Kaceesurse nt. 9.30 am. This

Whari ur in the neighbour.as his defence when the cass as beir done. The present claim was for darango As about 400 men-of-war's men are to be land-frequeory. South of the Line, in the it, at Dunglan

the Magistrate. It is a defence only indone defendant; wilgens did not feed from the British and French, warships Indian and Pactic Oceans, the cyclone ADMIRAL. Sir Edmund Fremantle and Lady of of Douglas Wharf a certain amount of this way that it goes upon the credibility done by . The dange alleged to have in port, the muster of armed toen wil be season ie, for the same roon, from Fremantle visited the General Hopi mbling goes on. Chinese coolies, as you

largest seen in Shanghai for a greet January to April, most of the gales oc- Wi'ostock. 30.52 26 of the witness. If that defonce had been this morning (says the Shanghai Mevery

to the typhoon. Wince denied that the many years past. There will be march carring in February and Maruh. Owing Tokio 30 31 of the 16th inst.), bringing flowers to the may know, are somewhat inceteszte gastarted by the prisoner himself instead of be done in the garden could not ho dus

Longwood work about the houten way ussicas past, and some battalion movements will be attain peculiarities relating to the Nagasaki..60.2

executed, und after the operations on the changes of the monsoon

winds, patients. The Admiral and his lady were blors, and near that wharf they frequently by a solicitor one might have wanted to in-

ths Shanghai.30.2 conducted through the wards by the Sister endeavour to gamble. It is the day of the vestigate the matter, and to ask the lukong larutigh dry rot.

Bumber of

But the questions about it.

Charles Perkins, of Messra Grupp & Co., Racecourse, Volunteers and Sailors will Arabian Sea and Bay of Bongal have Foochow.. 30:20 march dowa the Maloo to the Bund, where their own distinct storm seasons, the Amoy...... 30.14 Superior and the sisters in charge, and police to slap atreet gobling; and it is

advance of the south-west monsoon being Anping 30.09 spoke kindly end encouragingly to many of well spown that stroot gamblers sometimes only defence he makes is I did not give said he had roen the darange.

Then, if he did not give money. the patients, more particularly to an

police are coming and give warning to the the money as is untitled to be acquitted, it took a photograph of the west door, show they are expected to arrive about a quarter American man-of-var's-man who was just

gauthiers so that when a constable comes he did give the juteng the money what did ing a hole about four inches square where past 11. They will then he formed into a mathed by severe gains to the westward Swato... 30.16 convalescent from typhoid fever. The dis

is accompanied by aiteiler Viet," Puak) — Linguished visitors were greatly plaased up he is not in a position in swart that he he gre it to him for? I hate urged this the lock had been removed. He had seen equare on the grass-plot between Nacking of this Himalayan Feuinsula in May and Chalou 30.1974

actually saw gambling going on. In 1891,

at the gate, in order to widen the entrance which the Rev. W. Matthead will deliver a mentor

at the Gap Rook 0.14-- with the arrangements generally.

there was an altempt mude by the Lerisly rather more faily than is usual because Mr Jackou removing bricks from the wall and Peking Roads, around a platform frem Jane, sad the return of the north-eant Hongkong (30.15). 69 | 64 |

We still refer to the Heibow .

30.14) 72 tare to pat down gambling-it is extremely juries did rat look fully enough as all and admit libs trap freely. The bricks public address. At noon a saints et fi guns exclones over the narrow water

Witness a coolies re Volunteer Artillery. difficult to put down gambling but as far as

At 2 p.m. there will and November. he children's file, games, etc., on the Reca storms of the West Indies as burricanea, Haiphong. 80, 12.77 64 ESE Ten Newchwang oorrespondent of the the Legislature could fairly puse a law to the facts. They may it is word against formerly did not admit of the gats bourg will be fired by the warships in port and the east side of India, between September Macao..... 80.1372 58

word, and give effect in 1bat; and opened so wide.

oving a fowl-house.

nexthuse of the Indicu Ocean as cyolones, Bolinao.... 29.80 83 67 NNW Shanghai Bercury writes: On the night des did. I expense that

quite right they are tou

Cross-examined-Witacus was intending coarse, to which all children of Foreign ex- the of the 8th inst. about 10 o'clock she British ever make mes moral no law will probably at in this case we have not only

to take the house as tenant; nothing had traction' in Shanghai are invited. The little and of the China Sea neighbourhood as planus... 20.87 74 97

folks will

l assemble at the Grand Stood punotu- typhoone, but there is, as Dampier point 0.5. Jamas 29.99 barque Brasilera, bound in from Soanghai, rer eradicate the which seems to be part statement of the lulong that the money been eniti by Mr Madar ns to the amount

was given. We have the money, tant. capsized in the river off No. 1 Beacon, and of the instinct of the Chinese--many of

Witness ally at 2 o'nlock, to sing the Jubilee song.ed out more than two centuries ago, no of ren: depending on this case. is a total wreck. A Chinaman (the ship's them namely, a love of gambling. There Does it corroborate the statement given by

Would not pay more than $35 & manth. The Cricket Ground will then be thrown difference between them, but only the cook), being asleep at the time, wont down had been varias previous legislative the lakonan an attempt is made to

Wines had been friend of Mr Jackson, open to the alder for games of various kinds, aamme,' They sro el, in the mare actor Wostock.30.45 31 (92) 888 (2)

revolving with the unfortunate vessel The Captain, attaupts in this Colony, and different sys-bribe a man it is an advance upon o dinary At one time, morality if, instead of laking that bfito, e

but en sesing the damage he thought it was ineinding cricket matches, a tug of war, of formation, identical with the

te the landlord. Mr Jackson his wife, and children, were brought op totems have been pursued.

three thies a penny, and competitions for storms of the temperate and frigid zones, town by the a.. Chefoo. The crew were under one well-known fovernor, there was macfully refuses it and takes the man who very taste te check in the roat dont which prizes will be given, including a conforming to the same laws in the circula Nagasaki 20.98 towed up in the ship's boat by the 8.8 system nt regulations instituted, a certain ite Toonan. The childreu, having been pulled number of gambling houses was allowed as altoms to be pay, belonged to bit, and if he had to leare it bowling competition; throwing the criokat tion of the air round the centre of the

bribe."

these be would either break the apring or lose hall and long kick with the football, whole system. While marinera dialika tau ont of bed, lad but very little ciorbing va surt ut safety valve, if one many say en, la Baring will adore but like to dis- er. Witness, wanling 10 take the Games and competitions for girls and little big storm which are often met with in Amoy 80.21 6584 the poor lille things looked half frozen, thras who were to inveterately attached to

courage Bech conduct on the part house, was annoyed at the lock being re-boys will take plaar on the Recreation high latitudes, such as those ou the Trans- there being 16 degrees of front. The gamuting that gambly they will in epite tukorgs, because, in epite of repeated cases muted and the damage done, and, as Sun- round, whers races of all descriptions, for aflautic routs and efl Cape Horn, they

Hongkong 90.31 68 61 BN vassel grounded on the 4th inst., close to of laws. These regulations prevented the in which there has been strong evidenco

Viot. Pent the Fort, lae Oaptain, throwing all his gambling houses being open after a centsis and strung corroboration, this juries will day last, took the photograph, Witness did which prizes will be given, and variarcely be said to be afraid of them, for, rot know that any of the plants removet had gaines will be held. There will be Aunt as Defne put it, the horribles and terri- ballast overboard, gut her off the and on hour, and as they were striety super never exrict because it is word again been given to Mrs Jackson by the Lady Sally, The Man in the Cask, The Ficecrie olen of those disturbances have bronne

vised and had tu pay high house fee. word. The cou quence--f such findings on Superiores of the Italian Convent. Wh Bath, Three Shies a Fenny, and other as natural and familiar as daylight.' Not Gap Rock 30 20 at one time it was thought this would the part of juries is that people know they mees knew the typhoone of September and games; and the large space outside the two so the sydore of the tropics, which the Macao.....30.21 71 62

a good system to pursue here.-thatca offer brihea with impunity because they

ing trees might have bon blows down by ground, containing swings, giant strides, knows that if he is once entangled in its result the police re Tusin sees to be a disposition in some along time ago at that bind at legislation knew they car: always any in defence that other did a lot of damagn, and the migs, ground, will be converted into a big play.prior will do anything to avoid, for he well Haiphong. 30.10 quarters (remarks the Scotsman) to cavil st A time ega all of legislation they did not, and as

it. Though witness was intending to the ace-60ws, ele. The blue-jackets belonging meshes the chances are very much against Bolinao... 29.93 83 she appointment of Lord Elgin to the was stopped. It was forbidden at home.anhood to more temptation than they the lens, it had been adverused to Int to the Caroline will give an exhibition of the his ship escaping other than in a batozef Manila.... life-saving apparatus; there will be a stop condition, perhaps a complete wrack, with 0.8.James weuh otherwise have to meet. I will call

On the 12st at 10.20, Barometer Governor-Generalship of India. These sud it ceased to be the law here, and alia

the proceeds, I believe, from the lines the ovidence, and it is for you to decide while this case was pending.

By the Court -The lycheu tree esemed danes, troupes of Chinese coujarors and masts gone, decks swept, and cabins full of who know Lord Elgia will not give any were applied in local barities. In 1891 whether you can believe that evidence. I countermus to this cavil. It has been our Government had another task before it. I have had a good deal of experience of the to hire beno blown down, as there was no other shows, and rotгosaments for the water, The merciless fury of these meteo' falling. Gradients rather steep for NE

holo to show if they had been dug out or children will be liberally provided. The is beyond the power of pon to describe; winds. Ses moderately rough. fortpus to differ from him of late years ou It had to pass a law to suppres street lukungs, and it is very difficult, I bad, to

aports will conclude when it gets dark, aud man can but stand aghast at witnessing the but I tara up

the buvos which on be wrought by 'air in one great home political question, this does not make him unfit for the gambling and gambling house. It was

A. F. Wileon, resistant to W. W. Drewer, at 6 o'clock the Jubilee fountain

Bongkang Observatory, Nov. 21, 1903, Governor-Generalship of Indis. It is said thought they could not put down the waking allowance for that I think you will said he knew the house lately accupied by Publie Garden will be illuminated. At motion. in India that he has no experience. How gambling houses and allow people to gas be convinced in this - Litat a bribe was defendant. Since then he had crom that 8.3 the Bund, Nanking toad, the sfulou

and ble iu the streets and lanes, and, bere offered. It is for you to consider whether two or three locks had gone, gates were und Broadway (from le Garden

the beginning of June, 1885, the German Our Governors-General bavo bad of

fores, aw was passed which would have the lukong's account that he was offered te broken, bush doors broker, ben-house to Hongkaw Creek) will be illuminated Arabies Sca into the Gulf of Aden at} experience when they have been sent out

Andia? As a breiness man Lord Elgin been the cause of this mou bolog irreated bring not to arrest this rag is correct, we netting taken us, and other duenage and most of the houses, Foreign and Native, corvette just and the French gan

3

those thoroughfares will cloug

take boat Rin disappeared without leaving is aneurpassed. In the local affairs of his by the prifics. Of course, in this Court or whether the whole thing is a misko

part in the illuminatione. Preparations the alightest trace of what had bacomo county he has done excellent service. He we have nothing to do with the policy of

On adjourning at one peluck his Lord-can be seen in most of them to-day, some of them. Early in September, 1887, our It cannot be a mistake. It is is known to be a soticent, self-contained the law; we are here simply to administar the part of the lukong. It must be ona

thinks carefully over the roures the law and to ect upon it. I only a question whether he came here with a ship mil his advice to the parties was to of the larger hongs and offices along the own gundeat Was on het way from hamidity of air asserutai with mounts Quang,

mention mat, who

the Bued and Nauking Read being Singapore towards Elongkong, was caught be shall take, and he has proved himself at this because some people might asy false charge against the prisoner, or whe-mettle the case.

The defendunt was coxseined in the after- very beautifully decorated. All vehicular in a typhoon and from that day to this not on all cocasions, erau in the advocacy of they think the gambling laws are impossither the prisoner did offer him this brihe..

JIL Mr Gladstone's policy of Home Rale, to be ble to carry out it this Calony, so I wish I is only right I should tell you that this roos (parties having failed to come to say traffle will be stopped. At 9.30 there will a vestige of the ship has turned up. The arrangement during the adjournment). he a toronlight procession of the Volunteer Sampan hurricane of March, 1889, is still self-respecting. He has shown himself to point out that where there is a bona fide wes the Erst time the lukeng had been on

memorica. The viclenco ut able to take a comprehensive and states effort made for the stern suppression

It will start at the Longfei the wind was knew of his own knowledge that any lulong house was in a very bad state throughout | Guilds.

pracead along the Mateo and af-war at Apia only her Majesty's ship, sprung up, and he has, above all, proved mediately pats in an appearance, namely on this beat night look for 84.20. Be the whole of his Lauatcy. The dango tu Bridge,

When Chinco could not have known what was meant by "I the bathroom door and the wooden veran. Nanking and to the Band, along the Calliope could venture on an attempt to dah was due to dry rot, and the damage to Bund to the Garden Bridge and then along steam against the storm. At first her power- honest, It does seem to us that to lakongs, for instance,

Bome of had Funen what wes meant by these words the garden was due to the typhoon. the Bund to the Yang-king-pang, where the tal engines could do no more than keep ntand - still ; theu make any try against the appointment of cast upon them of arrosting

their follow countrymen if they see them then he must have known of some practice

pression will disperse. The Chiness the splendid ship such a man is to do wrong, and to weaken gambling in the streets there is always of this kind for bribing the policeman had been taken away.

Mrs Jackaun ally their own planta Guthis will start fro the Customs Club in when the cyclone cased somewhat the slight the hands of the Executivo Government in

Boone kond at o'clock and march along progress of hall a kaòt an hour was made matter of vital importance to the interests temptation on the part of the gamblers to the beat; if that was so then it is a serious

The case is adjourned 11 Friday next.

Boone Road to Broadway, CELES tas until the open sea was gained. Meanwhile, of the country. We believe that while he think If we can only square the police matter and will require grave consideration. mas ne shall not be interfered with, and it

Garden fridge, proceed up the Bund and the helpless German and Amoriein shipe His Lordship- Do I understand that you

Peking Roud, along Honan Road to Pooshawwero hing driven ashore and knocked to will pay us to do so. Eleoflcanen, that

Road to Defeuce Creek and along the pieces. The West Indian cyclone

Och Barometer evil is a very grave evil, and when open now evidence on that poins i

Defence Crack to Longfei Bridge, where 1780, was the most destructivo maritime Tomperatore. ever casos-art there have been several of late brought to my notice where men are

they will fall in behind the Fire Brigade, storm in history. England and France Humidity charged with attempting to bribe the police,

The procession will then start. The Guilds, were then at war, and the foots of the 1 Direction of whether they are convicted or not is a mat-

we understand, ore to Lara out with grent countries were in streng forge soos the magnificence. Amongst the processionists isleads, as well as large numbers of mer Foros

of wat TO CORE SOX DISEASES-Salphaline Lelinter for the jury-are brought to my notice have always thought it my duty to bring quickly dries away Exuptiane, Pimples Bio-

be 70 children representing un ancient and merchant ships were wrecked, and thou Boughness and Scarf, ro., leaving a ciest, spot publicity, that they might be, on the one

His Lordship eald-I have spoken undil A Municipal Notification appeared in the Chinese Hunting scue. The day's celebmands of autora drowned. Tus islands we lose Skin and beautiful Complexion. Sulpholine hand, a warning to others who try to bribe is a nesestly for the Skin, especially in hit

I cannot speak any more about the pre-papers yesterday informing the general tions will close with a display of works at the same time terribly punished, com

in the previous weak, when Savannah is dinates. Made in Loston. Held averywhere

eervation of these exhibita. It is certainly publio that the two-sents Inbilee Postage from three points on the Hond Foreshore at plating the ruin oummanged by in Shilling Bottles.

important that they should all be kept in Stampa would he for sale at the Local Post 10.8)

Office on and after Wednesday, the 14th On Saturday the celebrations will anm. Mar was destroyed by a tidal wave and an

earthquake.

the extreme vistense The Attorney General-Certainly I instant, between 10 am. and 4 p.m., and memes at 10.3). a.m. will a parade of the of the winsi in proper custody.

that the number of stamps to be sold to ench Nativa Guida They will form at the held by Varmius in the middle of the 17th tropleal staran, the view have always impressed that upon then

His Lordship--I hope you will draw the purchaser was limited to 250 or to the value Customs Club, march down Chapes Road attention of the magistrate's clerk to this of $1, There bad to be paid for in dellar to Tiendong Road 1 down Tendong Road century that a typhoon made one think matter, and tell hies to bear in mind histos. Our reporter arrived the scene at and Broadway to Buone Foad-up Borne duty to this respect. The ex tits shou'd about 10 10. At that time there were about Road to Hogan Road; slong Horat. Itoad their original chaos 14 amply confirmed by 200 Foreigners of all sorts, sizes, and and over Bonan Road to Peking Boad, down modern experience. The vlud bowls with ba kapt aader lock and key.

nationalities, all pushing, hustling, hevi Peking Road to the Hund; along the fund t

swearing, but all détermin-Foochow Rund; up that throughfare to Huning noise like that of a park of

In the Barbadoes hurricane of! Some minutes after Mir Hagalund, the ing, and Chief Justicu's clerk, handed a letter to ed to have the first of the new stains. peh Road and out on to the Malou and Nan- August 1831, such was the fearful RABONZIL

His Lordship, who said-It is the fanit Amongst those who surrounded the Post king and to the Bund; down the Band, ruat of the storm fiend that Lieutenant-

Colonel Nigkle, who had 'wught sainty in En, of the Registry. Mr Attorney General. It lee were a number of the safter sex, over the Garden Bridge and on to the Cus was a want of cars in bringing the exhibits who stand a very poor chance, therefore the toms Club, where the precesin will dis, the lower storey of his house, was utterly TRDNETE......

corge of the fact that the storey! great part of them kept out of the prowd. perse. to this Court.

gbove and the roof had fallen in over le It was found that no pices

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1. Banowires, xelwesd 76 35 apprvins Embrori

and bandredths.

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190.

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6. STATE OF WEta, ky, the

manlike low of many questions that have gambling you havo another evil which im. that beat. It cannot be alleged that he From his evidence it would appear that the Fire Brigade and the principal. Chinese fresh in that out of several men- | wushed stonds, ddrisaling vain, ƒ fog, gloomy,

himself in the past to be a thoroughly the liability to bribery. have A duty will go according to the rules. If this man

is not likely to desire or to carry out any heroic polly, he will be found equal to any contingeney that may arise in India, and that be will in his Governorship do honour to the nuwe ho bears."

The Attorney General--No; but shou the statement causes to be translated in this Court it may be translated differently from what it was in the alher Court,

Evidence was then fed.

THE FOSTAGE STAMP CRAZE. EXTRAORDINAĶY SCENE AT SEĄONKA).

The Shanghui Mercury of the 15th inst, gives, under the heading Raid on the

cher, Redes. Eesome, Aeus, Disfigaroments, them here and to gire them the utmost During the progres of the cake some local Post Gice," the following account of helonging to the Canton Guild, there are to chantmen nuder guavas. Duzens i

the police that cases will be brought before

the Court and thoroughly investigated, and, an the other, that the palica sosy see the TO OVERCOME WEAKNESS.-Pepper's Qainise these matters will be thoroughly investigat Iron Tonic gives New Lite, Appetite, Health, ed in a Court of Justier. It is always a very difficult matter to deal with these cause. Strength, Energy Cares Neuralgia, Indigen. I do not disguise that. It is difficult for Glow, Neave Delity Bondation, the jury to find a verdict. It is in the depressingistes or malarious districte. Every-

one should koop up strength by taking Pepper's natura of the case that it should be aò. Quinine, the world known English Tonic. Bet When a man intends to bribe you he does not tles everywhere.

wait till you have half-a-dozen people round you, and any Will you take a tribe not to arrest us; but when he wishes to bribe you he gets you in a quiet corner where no One will you

A FAIR, BEAUTYOL SSalpboline Sosp gires the asteral that and reach-Hike Blooms of

dest Complexion; makes the Skin amooth, eupple, healthy, comfortable. Sulpholine Soap, Gd. Tablets. Everywhere.

The

take the

money: position of the jukepg is a difficult co. The consequence if he takes the money in DEAFNESS COMPLETELY CURED! Any pers that he will be doing 5877 wrong ambering from Lester, Noses in the food.

as a new, simple tregiment, which is proving very for which he would be severely punished, exospecial in sompletely.coring cases of all kinds. Fand if he refuses to take the money and weedealere anluding many parolicited bestimonials give the man into custody there come Jak zuppet press notices, vil bo pent goat a applicator Que system is without doubt the most before the jury, and naturally it is said it

vors at beer brought befor the pallid. Addings in only one man's word against the other Arial Speciale, Albany Buildings, j, Victoria Street By the lag the accused cannot be deciar

Festestanter Londra. d. 1,

exhibita wero not ferthcoming.

the rash' for Jubilee stemps;

hurricane

*that heaves and earth wished to retition to

shing

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of

Theatro,

By 10.16 the crowd and increased, when At 980 there will be a performance fur | Read. Sir George Rojuey, reporting ou extriages and jinrickshas lined each side of puude bere au delarly pasked that the who led obtained an entrance to the small

paper in which the inger was said to the have been wrapt up was forthcoming.

Enid at the violence of the RŽENÍ On Sunday there will be special services prevented the inhabitats from feeling the| over again that everything having to do window, where it was only possible for one in the Cathedral and Union Church. with the exhibits in a case ought to be pre-

His Lordship asid-I have said user and for underable distusse, and/Children goly by the 4.D.C. in the Lyceny the hurricans of 1789 on the same istand, i

earthquake which beyond a doubt kocom-

hii, Flightalog.o overcat, passing showers, squally, r rain, saw, thunder, o visibility, wdow (wat).

Baar, inches, tonths and hundredths,

HONGKONG REGISTER,

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p.

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