Docks.
PORT OF AMOY. HIFOWNERS, AGENTS, and COM- MANDERS are informed that the Dock COMPANY'S ESTABLISHMENTS at the above Port afford every facility, at moderate charges, REPAIRING AND SPARRING VESSELS
for
AND CLEANING AND PAINTING IRON
SHIPS AND STEAMERS.
kept in stock.
Quarters For Officers, and a DRY GODOWN or STORES, of Veasels ander repair. tf 2317 Amy, December. 1868.1
PODGROW
RIVER MIN.
DUUK.
HE above granite floored DOCK, of the callowing pintasions, vir: Length, 340 icet, Breadth at Bottom, 40 feet, is capable of receiving Vessels drawing 13 to 16 feet, as the state of the Tides will allow, The Dock runs dry to the Blocks and is pumped out by Steam The above premier comprise a large Machine Shop, containing a
WITEWORK's 12-INCH SCREW CUTTING GAP LATRE, DRILLING AND SCREWING MAchines,
A LARGE SMITHY, &e., ke., &.
Large Godowne are on the prealses for STOWAGE OF CARGO, &o, &c. A lurgs Stook of Woods, Metal, &c., do, alwaye on hand. The Dock Steam Tag Wooenny is availabloul all times to tow vessels to or from Sea, at our rent rates, on application to
J. S. LAMONT,
Superintendent,
Mosers, NoztoN, LYALL & Co., Hongkong. MAA LANE, OLAFOED & Co. Shunga,
* 874
NOW READY.
THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH. 1971.
A BALEFACID RODESDY.
Defendant's excurd for being brought into
court, was that he went to a public convenience. Some boys called biar bad nagies, he puranad then into complainant's house, be got angry, and sogare him in charge for stealing the bluniret. Complaiount being known in court to be a res spectable trader, the defendant was sent to bard Labour for mix incuba.
BAGLE BREAKING. Obi-a-206, married woman, living In Gay Street, on Wednesday morning took a basket of vabbieb to the Dust-bin bout on the Prayn Bte throw the rabbish into the host, and picked up the basket, when a boat-man, named Low-R- won, struck her with an iron hoe on the arm, and broke a stone bangle, value 3, and out her arm..
that complainant throw the
ROBBERY OF CARGO.
The fourth reason is trivini in the extreme, and is worthy of a special plender tanking overy paint in a bad case.
Fmui this it would appear that Mr. Smith'a idea of a fair expression of the opinion of any Community by petition, is— 1st. That some Government official shall car. tify that the petition is a fair expression of public opinion, without that certifeate it is valueless,
Binarier.
4th-That all the signers of the petition shall
bave the same motives for siguing., 5th. That the petition shall not contain one
objectionable naine.
The Community has its own nations an to the value of Mr. Smith's opinions, and it is and to think that such misrepresentation of Inet, and such aballow reasonings, may have great weight in quarters where weet prejudicial resulta muy arise to the Colony.
I am,
Yours faithfully,
DAVID WELSH, Hongkong, 27th September. 1871.". THE PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT HOUSR.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILT PRB50." STR-La the procent state of agitation with reference to police matters, it may perhaps be an appropriate moment to call attention to the
the
to
Press
under
the
cies where the criminals have cscapedas.tho his person, and produced in Court; the value for the licence was his belief that gambling was LAND INTERS MEETING AT CANTON, Ceragement to future trustees to practiat I ter session, denouncing from the bench the Minutes of a Manting of Shamien Land economy, if the surplus resalting from mot policy of the Hongkong Government fu re- cass at Saiwan, which occurred shortly after about 5 costs. He ran into a house, and the permanently established, and although his ideas
watchman.ordered tim out,
of the expedicnay of the system might remain Renters was held it H. B. M.'s Consulate, Can-conomy were voted away for a purpose in which ation to the licensing of gaming honees. As
they were not intéressed.
an instance, I beg to enclose a report of some the Sowkewan affair; the attack on the Spa Defendant stated he picked, it ap; it fell off the sime, yet, as he is not possessed of. Euro tou, co the 25th of September.
Present: Meesm. P. J. Hughes, H. M.'s Cun- Mr. Tutchison said be thought all wave in- ish burua Shanghai off Tam-too and nu from n'abip, and he thought he had a right to it pean ideas of morality, he saw no harm in
body hat by bim A notorious gambler Franco G. M. Enith, Hutchleon. Thomas inebay was now lying idle, and would be better passing sentence upon the Japanese "Soter loo," who is the subject of his present letters- merous cases where at Goroner's in questa there but the Magistrate thought differently, and fined making the profit which must be made by sonte sul, in the Chair; Blanobeton, Consal for toreated in kooping the site in god ordac-the of the remarks which he made in Court when
wight with perfect propriety sign a petition to Caro, Capp, Sampson, Gifford, Chalears, Bow-employed in paying for a mowing machin
Mr. Coare proposed as an amendment that From the China Mail, of Nov. 23rd, 1870) have been the strongest grounds to concludere spillinge,
a it mu Lo-a-sat,trider, living in Burd-street on put down publio gambling bousse, aa, hotbeds ra, Hestern, W. Smith, Lovysohn, and. Brenan.
How strange it The Chairman read tho Cirentar eslling the ente of the grass plots be undertaken by
must appear, his Lord that the men came by violent deaths, but
the Moctink. He stated that the draft of the the Gardou Trusteesin that case they said slip raid to the people of Jepan, a country day, about 4 p.m., he was going hope, and saw might suffer.
suppressed, with regard to which nothing has boen heard, the top floor, with big farily, said that on Tuss and nurieties of arine, from which he himself.
Regulations propound by the Manichal Conn-inko over the machine ordered by the Municipal The only case where piraten have been caught the defondant, Chu-n-ng, coming down stairs
know that it is licensed in this, a British
that behind invited to be present. The French Con. orieinally entrusted to them.
be regretted during the last two years, is one where the with two blankets and a jacket, value $5, which he
cil had been for earded to bis colleagues, whom Council, and thus retain control over the funds there gambling is prohibited and
Colony. It was Mr. Hampson seconded the amendment, the keepers of those Elysiums had not re-
greatly to junk which had been attacked came into har. recognised as bie. He at once seized bin, and gave him in change, Complainant stated that
sul kindly accepted his invitation, and he re- bour, with a dead body on board; and in which defendant told his to belonged to a shop, which
suivert letters from the North German Consul, which was carried. nad United State' Consul, exausing their ab Mr. Hutchison proposed, and Mr. Giford fused admittance to this pan on account of THEIR LARGE GRANITE DOOK. Ras 286 foot length on the blocks, and the culprits were convicted at the last Sessions. he found he did not. On be airing him, te throw down aume tickets, belonging to a pana
sonos, Thean letters he road to the Meeting, seaanded, that Mere. Simpson, G. M. Smith. bis having so much of the apponrasse of a average spring tides can receive Vonsuls of 16 to Our readers will be surprised to find on rofer-shop, and some other men, strangora, picked
and, with reference to one of the North. Ger and W. Smith be requested to undertake the European Gambling is put down and kept down in Japan. By the Chinese authorities, 17 feet draught. It has a
man Consul's remark, that the by-law re offices of Trustees during the next year. CAISSON GATE, AND POWERFUL CENTRIFUGAL Once to the memorandum under review,-which them np.
These gentlemen having sinified their con quiring all Chinese passing through the settle. L-a-fai, a district watahman, stated the STEAS FURF,
stringent, and that provione experience did not elected Trustees for tho anning 12 months. Governor, it is put down. In Singapore it is And op Engineers' work-shop fitted with Lathes isgirenatlongtheleewbore, that the first part
custody. He we sent for, and tool: the defend- and Tools, driven by steam Iron and Brass of what precedes is simply a transcript of an last witness gave the defendant into his 2nd. That it be not drawn up by the Misment at night to carry lanterns was nomowhat sent to accept the imat, tory were unsuimously in every province where there is an honest 3rd-That no onergy be displayed in obtaining show that such a galation was necessary, the A vote of thanks to the retiring Trustee, Bir put down. In England it is put down, and Fondries, Boilermakure shop, a large Smithy, argument used by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, an out of first witness's bonse.
eigunturen,
Chairman remarked that the bye-l could be wire, was proposed by Mr. Sinith, seconded by reduced within extremely mrrow leaite by four Acts of Parliament, which his Lordsbip and Carpenters' and Boat builders' shade. All not to show the defectiveness of the Police
A vote of thanks to the Chairman, concluded regretted were not proclaimed as law within Fores, but the peoples contrary. He argues,
passed to provide against any fature contin. Mr. Bours, and carried by acclamation. ganoy at present it rieed not be enforced, but superintended by resident rupesna.
this Colony. Means to ropre gambling iu Their two smaller GRANITE DOCKS canin short, thas the Pelice Force must be very
it would be an advantage to have such a regu the business of the meating. lation to fall back upan in the ovens of bad
this Colony bad bocu untried, though not
་ ་ ་ CANTON charsetern froguenting the settlement at night, receive, at spring tides, Vessels drawing 12 feat effective, because criminals are not brought
CANTON, September 27th, 1871.
characters do undoubtedly fre Spare, Timber, and other Dook-yard material to justice, nasaiming that they are not brought
Another objection, that there did not exist sufficient restriction to prevent the possibility Sr,-Yesterday, at noon, a very intergating quent the gaming houses; but I are unable up for trial because they do not exist, when
coranovy took place of fanciful squandering of publia fonds, would
Shacen, and as it was to call to mind a single case in which it has be met by the addition of a clause Buiting theune of a somewhat unusual natore, I venture to the simple reason is that they are not tried because they are not caught. It is quite
expenditure of the Municipal Council
transmit & brief description of it, in order that appeared that a respectable Chinesa bad heen
bovnos flauoted amount raised by hu assessment cu many plass it on record in the columns of tempted by
gaming
to commit
for the". public streets
larceny idle to argue this print ut the present time,
voted at the general annual meeting. By the the nest publication of your daily sheet. as circumstances have proved it now boyond
same regulation the Council would be bound to
Mr. F. W. Core, of the firm of Coats,purpose of indulging in the vice of gambling. who administer the finds in a dunes with the Lind & Co., publiosilk inspectors, at this port, in, It is true that in some instances thieves the possibility of contradiction, while we have
objects and views expressed at the annual meet would appear, on the eve of his departure have been convicted at the Supreme Court, the admission of the CAPTAIN SUPERINTEND-
ing, so that with the addition new proposed, from this country, on a visit to England, after have been cunning enough to say (in the there would be murple eafeguard against im
an absence herefrom, at several yours. The NT respecting thedisorganisation oftheforce, and the rare startling argument of constant fondant status of the boat, instead of the
proper or unauthorized expenditure."
Chincee silkdealers, with whom he has dealt hope of exciting the commiseration of the crimes of violence. We do not know in what stars, and he put forward the hoe to drug the
Mr. Hutobinson proposed, and Mr. Thomas largely, to their and his own satifaction, for a judge), that they have boon raised in the terms the Arronnay-GENREAL would have basket into the bent; it was bor own foalt ber
setruded, that the land regulations and bye namber of years past, boring of is intention in gaming houses, and were thereby drives to law or already dirontated among the land this respect, expremad their desire to wait upon commit theft hut whenever the history has spoken of the statement he he wade bad it bangle got broken. Defoedact-wes ordered to
Tosse were: An ing precious to his leaving Accordingly, on false. appeared in a newspaper. Probably, the additions our and testify to trim their respect and good feel been gifted, it has been found to be utterly prisoumant, and to pay u Gue o125 cents, or one think, Sir, that the "bokhies who are now tal-gested by H.M's Consol. making the the day and at the hour above mentioned, aborts ; 10-The Chief Justice himself admits in
ing caro cif that institution might with great ad. addition to the Regulation lous falsehood" would have been the mildest day's further imprisonment.
vantage be withdrawn nod-made one of for Council liable be sued through its Secretaria twenty of the prominent brokers and dealers in his latter that one of the two prisoners to term that he would have thought it desirable
Long-s-yow, Long-a-800, Pang-a-obu. geaaral police daty Our excellent Lieut-Go. M's Consular Court by any perena who may Silk, made their appearance at the bones of the to apply to it. But, again refusing to accept Chun-a-tow, Chun-a-tal, and Chun-asing, all vernor does not inside there, and a military deem himself injured by an not of the Councilor gentleman in question, and presented him with which he raters was guilty of this very at 11.As for the other prisoner, the Ja- the lesson which Mr. PAUNCEFOTs has kindly bauten, also Cheong-noo, and Choong-a-lo, guard may not be considered conuenry, but its officers; and two regulations, one having an addrois, of which the following is a litoral tempt at deception.
baatwomen, were charged by Tuspecter Cra-might not the red coals materially benefit the reference to the registration of transfers of translation, viz given to the Frass in Hongkong, we can only dock and Sergent Campbell, with the robbery community by sanming a light, and not very land, and the ether to the conditions under AN ADDRESS BY TASCHINESE SILE DEALERS Janesa Soterloo, he was evidently a vary bad point to his memorandum as an instance of the of four bags of charks fias, two bags of Beche responsible, duty, which naturally devolves on which land may be held by subjects or citizens
OF CANTON, TO P. W. COARE, ES ON obaracter, for he not only pleaded guilty to P 9. Sangre of any power oiker-than Great Britain.
THE OCCASION OF HIS DEFACTURE TO au information for obtaining money by false I am, Sirreurs faithfully.
Mr. Bowrs coved is an amendment to the
ENGLAND, ON THE 27TH SEPTEMBER, 1971. pretences, but to another information for unreliability of the views, which are repeatedly do mar, hulf a bag of whole white pepper, four the P
PEELER. formed by those whose special daty it is on pieces of Spelter amongst the pepper, and a
proposition that in bye-law No. 17 the words
"Our friend, Mr. Coure, is a man of liberal stealing his mastor's watch and Japancee large quantity of dye, also one bag of dried
* tracking or propelling boats from the Bund" and ingenuous disposition, and of great abili all occasions, to give their support, advice and shrimps, and some fish bladdere, from one of Hongkong, 27th Septembar, 1871..
be struck out.
to trades-people. Ha gambled with
simply THE TREFERENCE PASSES. The list of Charges for lighting or remetal-oo-operation to the Governor of a distant Mesare. Hook & Co.'s curgo boats.
Mr. Hutchison thought that inconvenience ties. which be used to advantage. He is well passport, and other articles, which he sold
his. Thomas Campbell stated that abont aleven
dealings to nota without hesitation. Hie 12.-The Chief Justice would seem to be long vowels can 6 obtained from
Colony. The notion that in order to put down look a.m, on Tuesday he was on duty in the TO THE DOTTOR OF THE "DAILY PEI8s.would résult, from allowing the Bund to be Tersed in the fluctuations of trule, and is his lunder like other thieres.
81-In your journal of yesterday appears turned into a towing path pirates you bare only to let them "have it harbor, amongst the shipping. He saw the fifth,
It was explained that the polico might ba sr. sountryman honour and respect him, while we
amisapprehension as to this man out" in gambling, is the only one which will sixth, seventh, and eighth defondants in a translation of the Native Potition against May3
"Silk has long been a product of this pro having been a "confidential servant," and sustain the argument, inasmuch as it is all sampan; there were also two passengers the Lamp Regulations, and a letter from dered to prevent the boat people generally from look apon hire se a friend.
Flashing Bye, referring to the subject of towing on the hand,but in the ouse of foreigo in the boxt, is seemed dreadfully ladened, and
the large whoel" did not very well answar notorious that only two Police Inspectors are he pulled alongside, and searched the brut. The pisses for respectable Chinese. With your ers an exception should be made. The ameadvice. The old method of reeling by insane of having been known from a boy to his mas remore having dis turbed his reason. which full from Mr. Dennys at having been a condition which the gambling duced in ours; he could not say what the jartaposition to the abovemed, a few words majority of fire,
Mr. Sampson asked for an explanation of the eneogli, bat the method did not meet the reacter" and also as to valoa of these things would be. The two
18-It appears from the deposi tour of his farmors insisted upon. We are thus driven men produced in anart were the grasengora. He Meeting, held last Monday, and reported in your Cause, Regulation: VILA-rcalations quirements of the foreign market. The panas to the beautiful lucus a non becendo that tho asked the last four datendants where they got tesue of the 26th instant; they are as follows: passed by a jority at any aneb public moot-quence war that the assumption of silk was
The respectable Chivers, as it is the fashion jug on all much matters aforesaid, atsll be sall, and the breeding of the worm limited in Duster, Goo-Bala, before the magistrate, way to catch criminals is to keep away from those things, and the serenth defendant said
eight months. To prevent any mistake, I By teaching our people the keven longuet requested the Registrar General to be good the passengers, and the other things she got the bag, and never take to slightest pains to payers, provided not less than two-thirds of y the places where they are most likely to be at the apsiter, dye, and pepper belonged to tell them, never help the law, best valid and binding on the whole of the rate tent, mit!! Mr. Coare appeared in this coun- that Boterloo had been his servant for about found; and that when, in consequence of this, from her son, who was a fisherman, the others help its, representatives The Worstepayers present be resident within the Bri metind, in rogue at Shanghai, be con- enough to send for Oosa-Bale, and examine the criminals are not brought up at the Su- would say nothing. The passengers, however, pressed exactly what is well known and felt to tish Concession. This would make it appeur
were non-resident ratepayers, no business could suggestion was willingly adopted by all, but Registrar-General and by the Crown Solicitor The folifert 9) the Bafly Prees from the villée compreme Court to be tried, we may congratu- and the things did not belong to them. After be the truth, and ware therefore beartily ap that if more than one-third of the meeting ferred a benefit on those far and wear. His him on the point, I am informed by the
some further evidence the case was remanded to proved by the Meeting.
I take leave, therefore, to suggest that now is be transuoted as that meeting. A reantation not only have we vanson to be grateful, for that in answer to the inquiry made on this Late ourselves that they no longer exist. this day.
the time for the Government to explain to the might be unanimously carried, and yet be in the whole bude is improved and even the subject, Ousa-Bala pasitively asserts that the MR. DOUGLAS' MAN. Truly, this is NELSON putting up his telescope
This case was acoin brought up, and two Chinese that the enforcement or withdrawal of valid because the resident and non-resident far away are benefited,
"Well may the saying of the sage be applied Japanese interpreter must have been mis- that he had engaged Scterloo only to his blind eye. It may be very annoying witnesses having been eaumoned from Mesira. the order for carrying lamps, and the more or ratepayers were not in the required proportion to Mr. Coars: A benevolent man's words taken;
Mr Thomas stated that the intention of this
abcut two or three moullis ago before leaving to Government officials to have the symmetry Tarner & Co., ale two from Mears, Sussion loss extensive distribution of annual passes,
"We noir labra that he is about to return Japan f for Hongkong, because the man spoke of figures overturned by such trifling facts as & Co.'s, came forward to defend the prisoner by depends in a great measure upon themselves. ragulation was to put more power in the hands are replete with advantage to all! -
Let it be explained to them that, as soon as of the resident land-rentere, who, se more in- that people ecnstantly get their houses and their evidence.
Sing stated he was in sesistant Godown they choose to do their duty as Litizens, good terested in the improvemonta of the place, homo-rolling in riches and covered with a little English; that he was previously a
glory,
We feel we cannot make a mutable retura, total stranger to him, and a person of very godowne robbed and their heads broken, but keeper to Mesra. Tarner & Co. He knew the true, then, hat not till then, can they cou-shonld have greater weight than absenteen-
Mr. Sampion thought the olause did not these arguments are somewhat startling, and defendant, be was a coulie; he had been often omsider themselves entitled to the provileges
14e for Soterio's reason being "dis- ployed about the place; he had been employed which they claim. I veature to submit that a convey that menning, and wand propose that but we thus make known the advantages below class.
turbed by remorse," I requested Dr. Murray, As will be seen by the memorandum ossare apt to be taken into greater considerationbare tatil about a week ago. Occasionally, he reply Inavd on this principle would be a most the words two-thirds of the reaident rate. has conferred on our trade, in order that his
Hare folines the signatures.). the Colonial-Surgeon, to be kind enough to where, we are indebted the Ho: JULLAN
by a prejudised public than statistical re- had been employed off and on three years. He appropriate auswer for the Gorarament to give payers presont should concur in the recoin. merits be recorded."
to the Chinese Petitionera. A translation often," bo aubstituted.
This address was accompanied by a large visit the man, and favour me with bis api- PAUNCHYOTE for a lesson as to the proper tarne, however neatly printed. The recent had been brought by the head coolie; he had no
Some gentleman did not see the recessity of any alteration, but on the notion be. ilk banner, richly abroidered, and on which nion as to his mental condition, and the fol manner of waking comments upon public captures of rotorious ruttings, which have more knowledge of the mau than any other these for lines in your next Chiness edition
coolie; be same up to court, on subporta; might possibly be of some service.
the address, with all the names of the donors, lowing is his report:-"As you requested, I Yuan,
ing seconded by Mr. Gepp and put to the matters without committing libela. The been quade by Mr. DOUGLAS, the Suporin- he did not speak to any mas about the case.
QUID PRO QUO meeting, it was carried. With these amend werd delineated in Chinese characters. Ang examined the Japanese prisoner, Soterloo. He does not appear to the any more work plau, according to paragraph 19, is to make tendent of the Gaol, and in no way con-He was the brother of the compradore; be
Hongkong, 27th September, 1871,
ments Mr. Hutchison's original proposition Lifound frame in being runde to boid this ban. was passed, with only one dissentient, and ac. Dog, and will be sent to Mr. Core, when ready, te a free use of such words as "falsehood."nected with the Forde, is a direct proof of bad known that defondant worked for As for several days be Meera Sassoon & Co.
Dr. Coare, of course, was much gratified, as minded than he was; and he is employ in cordingly the Regulations and bye-laws are to The Hon. JULIAN PAUNCELOTE ventures existence of the criminals in the Colony, would not be with his men, he could not my
be submitted for approval to H.B.M's. Minister well be might be, by ench an unusual mark of gaol us Mr. Gray (the warton's) servant, to express a hope that EE. the Lazer quite unknowa to the Police; and it is mock he received in any one month for
[The Regulations will be published in das attention and respect on the part of hie Uhinese who reports him to be as capable and in- friends, to whom he made a suitable reply telligent as most Japanese, sud quite as Govenson will prevail upon the Cup-this ignorance of the Police, resulting wages,
The Chairman said that the next business of whereupon boy withdrew amidst hearty and much so as on his first
reception. Nor does Chau-ping-in stated he was Godown keeper mitters, and not entrench apon business affairs cours.) Jueries to abstain from attacking the policy from the absence of any means of informato Measive. Sassoon & Co. He had seen the de- which you do not understand. The result of the wetting us to siest a member of the Mn. friendly wishes for a bon voy
Lo XXX.
to be suffering from any mental oppear anxiety or remorse, for he stently denies the of the Government from the Bench, as theration and from the Government having placed fendant, he had employed him at times for the suggestion contained in your yesterday'
theft, maintaining that he burrowed the can be no doubt that he thereby encourages reliance in a great measure for detective hall a year past, he would be employed eight or paper is that, by Assistant Book-keeper the nicipal Couroil, or Committes of land-rentars. ten daya in the month by him; the head coole
money an his ova behalf from Messrs. Kussell & Co., and therefore did not steal mischievous and libellous newspapers to watters upon the Gambling Farmer, that bastways called him, he could corn 32 or 63 from Head Book-keeper haring gone to Foochow the place of Mr. Cosre, whose approaching sure to pay bin half the salary of the abacsteo. Cuuncil. The names of the gentlemen eligible for election vere read. Mr. Bowra requested
K from bis master." spread among the foreign community all been one of the causes-though by no means him per month. There have been no robberies flatly refuses to add up another column till departure was about to cause a vacancy in the over Chirs and Japan, and even to propagate the only one-which have led to the state in the place this year,
"Mr. Douglas remarked it was a notable fact I do not know how I am to get through with that his are be withdraws: in view of the few more months be would be in Canton, he of affairs at present existing. Events are the that none of the police farea over enw him the mail work, at home every kind of falsehood which can bring odiums on this Colony in relation to only test of the truth or falsity of opinions, during this time employed.
Mr. Bussoll remarked it was very strange that the system of licensing gumbling houses." and we can with confidence appeal to them in these eld offenders should be employed as chair Our readers cannot fail to be struck by the reference to what has been said by us and by coolies or in other capacities. was em gentlemanly tone of the above romarks. the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, 8DQ leave our sloped by Mr, the, caperies One Bus There is nothing of the intemperance and in readers to decide which statement is true, & Co. It looked very strange. tolerance which so frequently disgrace the and which is false. columns of the Chins papers, in the words In conclusion, we cannot bat deprecate the of the Hon. JULIAN PAUNCEYOTE. Every language in which Mr. PAUNCEFOTS has thing is calm, well considered and care thought it to speak of the CHTER-JUSTICE. fully measured. He does not even venture It is something now to find a barrister and to accuss the OBERN-UNTION of so triding an offer of the Court advising the Governor an offence as telling lias except by im to take means to shut up the mouth of the pikation. He only say that the affect Judge upon the Bench, and declaring that, iu of the CHIEF-JUSTICE's statements is to expressing his opinions, he gave encourage. encourage libellous papers to propagato inlcement to libels The learned ATTORNEY- hoeds in connection with the gambling ques-GENERAL's ideas of libel must be something
ordinary writers; bat a delicacy which was
DOUND VOLUMES of the TRADE RB-permitted to visit the gambling houses, this boat had the things already mentioned, and pro- permission, I would like to place in iomadiutement was put to the meeting, sud darried by the parpood Hero it was found convenient ter," and "having always had a good cha
Apply at the Daily Prang Office Hongkong. 1st Setornacy. 1871.
BIRTH.
At Morrison Bill, Hongkong, on the 38th September, the wife of Lient. E. MOORE, 13th Reg:,, of a Son.
11855
menced on Fedmosday morning at 10.26, and the last meneprera lutt thin utice at 10.45.
The Daily Press
Horazona, September 28th, 1871
TO THE SUITOS OF THE "DAILY FREEE."
the Public.
A VERY UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PEEEE." S-I really wish you and your correspon dents would confine yoursrives to political
Yours faithfully,
Hongkong, 27th September, 1871.
OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LE THE POSITION AND DUTIES OF NON.
GISLATIVE COUNCIL:
I
GENEHAL UPON THE LETTER OF THE CHIEF-JUSTICE OF THE MEMORANDUM OF THE ATTORNEY-
99TH NOVEMBER, 1870.
a
15.-It will scom, therefore, that this case [The letter of Chief Justice. Smala has al- of the Japanese, which the Chief Justica oould not offer bimself for election. A ballos PERPLEXED.
was then taken, and Mr. Depp was elected. A ready boon published in the Gazette)
painful" 1.This letter, which has been forwarded triage forward so prominently, is not such one as would appear from his voté of thanks to the retiring member of that mas esconded by Mr. G. B. Smith, and ear-suggests the following remarks upon the with which the polins are able to trace the With a vote of thanks to continual attacks which the Chief Justice movements of thieves in the various gaming Cousoil, Mr. Coare, was proposed by Mr. Tho- for my perusal by H.F. the Lieut-Governor, narrative, white it illustrates the accuracy ried by aoclamation. the Chairman the meeting dissolvad.
ароп the policy of the Government in houses. relation to the liconees of the gaming houses, 16. No one can doubt that, having regard not only in such official communicatione as to the proximity of the mainland, and to the the one under consideration, but in the way turbulent character of the natives of the of public censure from the judicial bench,
TEN GARDEN.
-SHAMIGN
After
makes
with the advice, of the Executive Council,
of
laid
more than a stab in the dark. . It is only Imagine uv one was expected to sea-the Department. If this feeling of distrast and exoopt so far as it seems convertent to us to the dele in calling a meeting to receive the WP published in the Gazette of the 18th aming houses, and make an effort to get on
when people speak their minds before the publio that they becoms the libellous pro pagators of falsehoods. Nothing of this kind applies to confidential memoranda tande by an official to the Governor of a Colony,
or to the SEERTARY OF STATE.
In an ordinary way, gentlemen who use the word "falsehood" in the course of a con.
travossy, are considered to have adopted an
the newly appointed LaerT. GOVERNOR,
POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
27th September » D BEFORE J. RUSSELL, Esq.
A FREE TOAT..
on Tuesday evening last in plain clother,
turas of crime is
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and as
for tha
which
Mr. Douglas rouhrked it was certainly try TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRES." strange, and much to the inconvenience of the
SIRI raply to Amari Aliquid," I wish Public, that they should get such men into to any a few words, I think it would be impro
A Meeting of the Community was held on houses employed by head dotion and com- per and unjust for the Legislative Council to pradores,
refuse to vote supplies, in order to force this the 25th of September at H. M.'s Consulate, Mr. Busse told the defendant that he was Government into explanatione. De
Canton, to receive nud pass the accounte ant With all deference to the opinions outh of Chian, the Hongkong Govern- forced to see bo was in some employment, bat First, it would be improper. The largo C Report of the Trustees, and to elect Trusters which the Chief Justice is perfectly entitled men is charged with the repression of still he could not overlook that he was a man louies have been settled by dint of extraordinary for the ousting year.
property under extremely difficult conditions. not at all safe to the good order of the Colony inducements held out to emigrants by the Bri The following gentlemen ware present to hold upon the voxed question, I cannot came, and with the protection of life and on account of his antecedents. Be was tish Government. One of these indacement Mesara. E. T. Hughes, B. M's Cursul, in the admit the accuracy of the facts which be there is not a member of the Government.
and. therefore ordered to find sestrity in two was that they should have the lion's share in Chute; Blancheton. Gonsal for Frazoo, Hat urges as the ground for his opposition to the I am sure, who would not rejoice if the ob
their own government. Hongkong was other chison, G. M. Smith, Thomes, Coare, Gepp. system; namely, the increase of crime, householders, each in $50, for twelve counthe.
wise settled indeed the inducement was all the Sampson, Gifford, Chulinera, Bora, Mestors, the corruption of the police force, On the jects intended to be effected by the licensing of gaming within its present limits could THE HEGISTRAR GENERAL. other wayThe merchants were in China, al W. Smith. Levysohn, and Brense.
ready, and their trade required protestion reading the Circular dozrening the Messing contrary, I maintain that, since the estab-hava hean obtained by some less unpleasant means. The system has certainly in a great SL,-No better proof could be givan of the Thus the British Government was induced to the Chairman called napon the Trustees for lishment of the licensed gaming houses, there tion delicacy quite beyond the reach of quite wiique, when he sees nó libel in accusing rofound distrust and dislike of the Registrar- obtain Succcasion of Hongkong. This done, their report and a statement of accounts. The has been a vast decrease of crime, and that no
men of telling falsehoods, but perceives General's office, and its present head, than the instead of making offere ut all sorts of condes- advanta word passed round, and there abowed stance of corruption in the police force bas measure effected its purposo, and it wÊE the improved morale and strength of the sort of connection with gaming houses. police force, that HE the Lieut-Governor, perlaps almost unnecessary, inadinuch as danger of liels resulting from the utterances prolonged applaws which greeted Mr. Francis long to peranade people to asttle in Hongkong, that a sum of $670.26 remained in hand after come to my knowledge which, can have Buy Owing to the great decrease of crime, and to
3. Sir Richard MacDoznell, at one of the fr. Sampo read the Report of the Trustees: the ATTORNEY-GENERAL had probably very of a judge of lengthened experience. But we at the Pallis Meeting last Monday, when he Her Majesty's Gorement said, "You may go paring all expensees to date.
declared that, the first Department that must there if you like, bet mlad; yen go there under. little reason to imagine that his accusatics forget perhaps he is right--everyone sees before the Police Force oculd be put upon sonditions. One of these is that you shall have In submitting their report, the Trustees of last meetings of the Legislative Council over recently proposed, subject to the approval
Her Majesty's Government, to close the. would ever be heard of, or would be anything the newspapers; nobody sees or at least we proper footing, was the Registrar-General's nothing to say to the government of the pince, the Shamien Garden Fund have to explain that which he presided (30th March, 1970),
the table the elaborate police return on
without them Tel the Chief Justice insista Hon. Mr. PAUNCEPOTA's "memorandum" to dislike could by any possibility bo strengthened, ask your advice. Being her, therefore, on came, bae arises from the abactice of any mat it would doubtlessly be so by the Memorandam aufferance, it is no right of ours to knew ter of saffriest importance to render auch a
1870, copy of which is enclosed. on the Chiusse Petition against Gambling ex- what Her Majesty's repreventatives are doing. meeting recovery. Since their last voport, the April,
untrustworthy." 17.-These statements of the Chief Justics tracted from the Blue Book, and which appears or why they are doing it Forther, duties of the Trustees have been copied to According to that return, the decrease of that crime is on the increase, and that the in your issac of this date, with Mr. Baith's this arrangement is (theoretically only, for the the care of the trees and public gurists on erine in 1869 was not less than 19-3 per police were never so
present) convenient for the British nation, to Shamien se no disastrous typhoons are cocent, as compared with 1868, and if this re віднатите.
the Colony The Memoraudens admits that it is a more whom, a matter of course, and not to the curred, and no new work of importance as markable
by the gaming
ning bone liceases in the unmeronely signed petition than any that bag British Government, Hongkong portains. For bein undertaken since the date of their last ronderode be not due to the assists are, however, in couflist with the public ro emanated from the Chinesa Community since Hongkong is a strategic post of no small im report; their expenditure
be eo frequently brings against the polica Mr. Smith: beld offos, sud it further admite portanos to the Chias trade. Belonging to the the ray to gure hes been confined to arrest of criminals and in the detection of accusations of untrustworthiness," Wong.n.yad, A Police sergent, took a walk the there are a number of names appended to British Nation, the British Naties being in- gardeners, and onasional small cuts for new deported convicts who unlawfully return to force, I can only say that they are unsup at it asserving of great consideration at the hunds terested in the China trade, it ought to be trees, coil, tools, &n. It will be seen by the the Colony, it unus; be due to the improved ported by any evidence whatever, and that argument which does not call for reply; and abutseven o'clock; and when near Tank Lane he of the Excentive; bevertheless, Mr. Smith is governed as the British Nation; or Govern accounts that the income has been greater than moral and numerical status of the police force, ss far as I am able to judge, they are quite
hand the Trostics solves have suddenly roformed.
18-I take the oppo
opportunity of returring wo should much prefer to treat the Hon. Mr. saws art, as this thing the bid "of opinion that this Potition cannot be properly ment, directa. If it were paralys Coleby, it the expenditure, and that a running lalurce for it is not saggested that the Chistos them- unmerited.
being chiofly a atrategic post, dipuld dearly tears of opinion that a good balance is a very PATKCESUTE according to this principle, were them to desist, as they might hurt omo one held to be a fair expression of the opinion of the might be convenient to let it govern itself, but of $870.25 is how
Whether the police force is as sent herewith the Chief Justice's letter, of the with the stones they were throwing, whareupon native community.
This opinion is founded open the following governed by those who bold it as such post. desirable provision against unfar as it might be, having regard to the cost of 3th of August last, and the draft Ordinance not the matter too important to ho passed he was asked by one if he wished to fight, and
If the residents of Hongkong were infallible on ters, or for fresh works, ahould the growing over in silence. It would be too great a de-ke then seized him by the queue, and threw him renses
let. There is no general objection suong the question of Obins policy, it might be well importance of Shamies as a place of resilonce its maintenance, is beside the question. erclosed therein, to which he refers in his
What I dispute is that it has becoins les down; some of the others then beat him, and
present letter. Without making any com ayвtomto leave these great interests to such a remarks, onli for them, parture from the ordinary rules of decency to tore his jacket. He gave the one who challenged the Chinese community to the
*In the sbance of any matter of importance"trustworthy" by reason of the licensing ments upon that draft, I would refer as an As contended 1 kay the Chief Justice example of its enactments, to the provisions retort upon the Hon. ArzosY-GANERAL bin into the custody of an inspector of Bro- of licensing gaming houses; indeed, on the fable community. But I think that they bero
not infallible; to report, the Trastece think that it will be of gaming, as
In addition to the facts supplied by contained in Sectious IV. and V., whereby in terms similar to those which he conde. thela, whilst be took another who took a pra contrary, they are in some cases in favour of, shown themselves of late to ponds to use; but we have, in the interests winent part, after which he went after three anil in other cases not averse to, the notion of and in any case, merely if the owner of the pro useful, especially, to new comers, to briefly re
perty prefer to manage it themselves, the would-cupitabite the position of the fund. Upward of the police return above mentioned, I am able if gaming be apparently going on in a house, the Government."! mere, who had enanked of.
2nd.The petition is got up by the Missions be Lailiffs cannot complain that their talent $12,000 were originally awarded as indemnity to report from the examination of the re- or if
or if any implement of gaining be found in a Fifth defendant, who took the most pro of the public; to say that staterenta ecana. ting from that are house, every of, and every
pemods were
No Wemeanor. the Chinese community deperde as a rule, not extending far outeida Hongkong, that the for that purpose, and was appropriated by vots)
guilty knowledge uned op its intrinsic merite, but rather on the energs Government of this place should be em of a public meeting to the horticultoral adora. January, 1807, no less than 92
praved
and the following is the punishment pecially Government advocates in small Colonies, he has the fault of being too sus O,P.O. No, 249 charged Juhu Bootland, with of its promoters, the number of the signatores powered, to refuse explanatione co all points, ment of Shamien, as a place of public recres tried for piracy, attended in most reses with
seeing that they can only be justly demanded tinn, The originat Trustees spent about juurder or violence; whereas during the twe to which he is liable: For's first offence, ceptible of conviction, and when conviuced, being areak and incumble, so mach so, that he is thus ens ly explained.
3rd. The petition is signed by masy who by the British nation or Parliament Hence, half of this au in making paths, plant years immediately following only 15 men imprisonment, and even solidary confine had to bring him up in a ebuit. Defendant was
ing trece, and laying out the pablie gar were tried for that crime, and not one single ment; and for a sacoad offence, public ilog. den on Shamien; the charge of the paths has
and deportation.It is manifest that of giving very glib utterance to what he be ordered to pay amends of 20 centa to obair have applied to Government for the licence, the refusal of supplies, though perhaps pos
last two years.
under lieves. Nobody reading the memorandum coolies; as be was not obste perons, he was not by many notorions gamblers-and by many sible, would be improper.
wth are now participating in the lotteries car
should he tying the hands of the Hongkong in his Municipal capreity, and they are now
6.The Chief-sustice, before closing the would be safe from theso torrible pains and ried on by the licenses. can fail to perceive that the Heu. Mr. fived; he lived at the Sailor Howe PAUNOEFOTE has been strongly impressed. Wong-mee. a widow, living in Blanoton 4tb.-The petition is mined by a Chinese Government faster than they are tied at home, under the sontrol of the Council, the trees and
19-In scuolusion, I venture to express a with the opinions of Bir RICHARD MAC-Street, charged one Kwok-wab-yaw, employ who was dismissed from the Government a stop which, however grateful to those who garden being under the care and coat ret of the critaiual sessions for the month of March penalties.
are Something Bitter in their opinions, does not Trustees of the Gardon Fund Of the remain last, made as allusion to this great decreuse ed, with robbery. Complainant stated that the survīgo, DONNELL, and that he places the greatest defendant was introduced to her, and de-In regard to the first reason, I think the recommend itself to me. Are we to keep all der of the money, 86000 have been lent an of crime is the Colony, and passed a high hope that H.E. the Lieut-Governor will prevail upon the Chief-Justice to abstain Balt reliance upon the official returns. But those stayed- ous month in her house; the other day whole community will bear the ous in giring it one officers unpaid simply because we want mortgage to the Canton Cab, at an interest of encomium upon the Governor for having
attacking the policy of the Goverament At the meeting of the some clothing was infared to the value of $8.number of Chinese morobants and audara, and thing is alwurd and asjust on the face of it. sauvoo that the incoure of the Garden Faud is since the instilation of the gambling system He was nut seen any more till last orening. I only know of one who upholds an approves We should thus pineb the hardly worked ser derived: the interest has been regularly paid Couroil of the 30th March, 1870, the Chief-that be bereby sacourages mischievous and avast number of criminals, who were formerly when be returned. She suspected him of taking of the gasabling fart. All the others, wathontvangs because we have a bed quarteroid to his will be due on the Slot December next Year Justice delivered a farewell addrees to the libellous newspapers to spread among the
exception, are opposed to it.
horarith). In and even to brought to justice, have escaped. An exaini- the things because he absented himself.
propagate at bome every The second reason is a very weak one, and here, allowed to have the benefit of their son. The trustees now retire by lapos of time, and Governor, which is also. Lum-a-yee, a feuale living in the one
"Guarding myselfindividually from express- it appears, shows that during the two years got up and went into the kiteben; the defend experience and sound sense of Dr. Legge to ford, considering the trade which Hongkong proceed to England, is not open uz re-election that address he uses the following language: of falsehood which can bring odium on this ing concurrence in (indeed, having dissented, in relation to the system of licensing
gaming houses. immediately preceding January 1667, no lossent elept in the verandal shores the trap guide them, will have something to ang to it, bet has conferred on as, And if ur Bitter friend
(Signed) JULIAN PAYNOMOVE, than 92 persons ware tried for piracy, a-hutch open and defendant gone. She then Mr. Smith displays a lamentside ignorance of reflects, he will simit that revulsera would be.
mised several pisors of clothing, He slept in public do it be exposes that the getting up of a sorry protection, in the absence of mus
It was proposed by Mr. Levysebu, and from some of the measures adopted, Fuc
Allorney-General. tended in most instances with murder of the hose that night, as she saw him over night, a numèruly signed petition in England.dif.syatem of Police which we certainly have here.
that on the results, the increased security
fth December, 1870. Defendant stated he was a fosterson, and had fers materially from the samo operation among His remark on this point cannot be taken seconded by Mir. Gepp, that the socounts and bound to stato what I think all will curcur literally. The rest to would be live us the report be passed. The motion was carried unnato, life sud, property, and great decrease of violence; whereas, during the two years im mediately following, only fifteen men were lived with complainant sight years, there was the Chiness.
The third reason, it appears to me, proceeds mainland is equal security P" If, then, we get imously.
Mr, Hatakien proposed that the balance, crime, to which I have elsewhere referred, tried for that crime, and not occ single trial" girl in the house who took in strangera.
Ordered to find security in $25 to be forth-upon the ground that the Chinese petitioned a quid pro quo, then if we think the quid very
gainst gambling on purely meralconsiderations, small in comparison with the quo, we can avoid or a portion the sot, be applied to defray the the extent of which is confirmed by the sta for piracy took place for two years. This is coming for the next two monthe
They did asthing of the surt. They agree with the necessity to pay the one by relinquishing cost of a mowing machine which had been artistice which your Excellency has this day mficient to prove very clearly that crime bas
Anbarali, No. 504, sharged Ng-a-hun with the Chief Justice in thicking that the presont the advantages of the other. Let Amari dered out by the Municipal Council. This was laid on the table, more and more escaped, being brought to hawking without a licence. Complainant a system promotes and increases arice, and that Aliquidgn home, or wherever the faxes are Broonded by Mr. Bota justice, as no one will believe that so sudden him in the act of selling a fowl. Finel 50 cents. they would have less to fear from the diebon in fair proportion to the benefits. I stay hope a reformation ne this has taken place among
servant
unreliable. Like many advocates, sud.es./defendant, the next most actire, fixed 10 centa; obtaining of signatures to any petition from it is perfectly within justice and a broad polios, i and this sum was required by Trustees eluted two years, immediately preceding the 1st i amploved in that house is gulty of a misde-.
and the rest was discharged.
DEUNE AND INCAPABLE.
AN ALLEGED ROBBERY.
pad be
It follows that it would be anjost. We sinco been taken over by Her Majesty's Centrial for piracy bas takes place during the ging a law, no person in the Colony
from
returns, unfortunately, show eonclusively that He was seen going out of the konse, and then a fut contradiction. I know ooneiderable explanations to which we have no right? The 5 per cent. per annum, and it is team this brought about this satisfactoryslate from the bench, and there can be co doubt
masters. Enough that we allowed live
nation of the records of the Supreme Court, house, stated on the morning of the 17th she | ng doubt the Missionaries, who have bow the vices by paying for them what wa dan well af- } we of their number (Mr. Correj being shoot to zelfe of the 16th April.blished in the Ga foreign community all over Uhina and Japan,
all the rufans who are addiated to piracy, especially, as we actually know of many pira
NO LLCENIE.
ROBEDET.
•F. W. GöabE.
"THEOS. SIMPSON."
“WINKEL SMITH-
your
kind
A Preston correspondent states that a loring coupletbe man married, and the woman widow with three children-wha recently tried
Mr. Sampson did not consider that the Government may well be con- tiske back on the charge of leaving their be
ta elope, but were stopped at "Liverpool and lungings chargeable to the parish, but managed B-It is, therefore, with no little surpriso to arrange matters, bare after all given their est of servants if it were done away with. and pay of taxes. Which way will it pay him Trustees of the Garden Fund required a mov Me Meer Khan, a watchman at the Kowloon The present licnase was one of the loading bent Then, end therefore, which way is he ing manosine, their duties were to keep the that since the departure of Sir Richard no friends and watchers the clip, and got away.
and plants in order, sad for that purpose a Dock, charged one Wong-ming-oboi, a hawker, ponents of the measure, when it was drst in moet benefited
Hongkong, 27th September, 1871.
of Sunoz, with stealing some copper, found on Itroduced. I know that his reason for applying
muchine was not necessary. It would to ne ex- Dounell, I hear the Chief Justice, session af together Alban
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