1873-02-11 — Page 2

Page

"THE CHRONICLE AND DIELUTORY Fox 1873.

NOW READY.

THIS Work, now in the ELEVENTI your of its existence, is ready for de livery.

1 It has been compiled and printed at the Daily Press Office, as avant, from the best. and most authentic sources, and no paine have been spared to make the work co- plets in all respecte.

In addition to the usual varied and voluminous information, the value of the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY FOR 1873" has been further augmented by a

CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH

OF THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF SHANGHAI,

In addition to a Chromo-Lithograph Plato of the

NEW CODE OF SIGNALS IN USE, AT THE PEAK; ates of -THE-VA-BIO-C‍-3-ÚÐÛSW FLAG

THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11m. 1873.

SHANGHAT

To II. Ex. 1. F. WADF, Eng

SUPREME COURT, SINGAPORE. Before His Four, T. Bidgroves, Baquire,

Chief Jushim, a sna

Rag, v. Aaron Laplast Tochila. Sabjoined is an abridgment of the inddress massete by Mr. Uny dean in defence of the pri doner in this abave ones ------

along well with bia predsodekor, but it did not rentter what was the cause, they had the faat that the Sarinces-bad gone away, and whuí Mr. Short left Trome ia 1869, he had special. intructions to get that account back Tho Bank had every opority for knowing the

nature and extent of the bazines of the firm of Joshua & Brother. Mr. Fle, tho Chairman, tad been Manager of the Singapore Branch,

to

ber to mako a freal start. Meaars, Domener plained fully to the publia. But, however forehead by sometting heavy, and fell down

The Courier of the 3.d instant state tuto. who egned some of the furniture, lost this may be, so long as we have not even atd. ffe then felt someone carobing bis

pockets, auit: ensoredad laying hold of the the atentier Great Northern was to commence about $1,200, while the buildings were insured genor idea of the means which are taken to queue of a China, which he twisted roum repairing the break in the Hongkong able in the Sea Office for $7,500, Mears. Wilkin & detest priblio gambling houses, it is impos. his wrist and held tight. The Chinaann tried near Gutzlaaf on the dib, and it was expected the Robison being the agents of the owner of the sible to draw any inference from the statee get away, and then another mon came and communication with this would be re-stolfabe property in Bagland and demand

apsieted hit, and Douglas was dragged on bi ed by last Winsaday. Tha necond break is The Japan Gazelle publishes the account of

Mr. Davidson then rose and suldressed the Brent of the Police Report regarding them bands and knees down to the Queen's Road near Formoen, and the steamer Orsted har gene the affir given by Mra, Strandborg froth, which The CAPTAIN STRERINTENDENT BAYS with All this time the complaisant vow abouting for to sea to it

appears that the Japanese girl winded te c-Jury on behalf of the defence. The charge The above paper states that the Viceroy at companied her to the verandah, and jumped off under the indictment against the prisoner was knew the Erm personally, and had, traumacted perfect condones that the number of the police and assistance, and when he got down

to the Queen's Road a policeman-ran across the Nankin bes, no duobt after permission obtained before her, without sustaining serinne injury.orioiani breach of trust. There were Nateen business with them Mr. Short, lind had long diforut obarges, under sixteen counts. He experience in Singaporean lac, porvoNR) publis gaming houses in small; but how after Cricket Ground and ought the Erat prisoner, from the Throne, giren same tokens of bis ap. Mrs. Strandbag has seen the girl sincs.

would begin by asking them, as his frien on knowledge of the firm. These gentlemon must all des he know this? Simply from reports sull bold feast by the queno by the complainant probation of the manner in which the liberation branca

THE CONSERVATION OF THE

the opposite side but done, to discard from their bave been perfectly acquaialed with the firm and The other man wha making of, but the con of the coolice from the Peruvian ship Maria Lar

WANGPOO.0

inds overything: they had heard outside the the business it was doing i und when the jury from the Chinese, on whom we think very stable ordered him to Man-man, and be stood was carried on To Captain Arthur, of H. M.

Courier)

Court, and to form their opinion soldly from looked into this, they had good means of judging few people would be disposed to rely in a mat still beside a chair which was standing near Iron Duke, to where ship the colie sasa for hi

20th January, 173 the evidence. It was hero in evidence, and it what those "Facilitis were that where to bring tor of this kind. Even if the natives wars the spot. It appeared that the Beat prisoner life from his floating prisen in Tokohama Bay,

was true, that the prenner wnd a clerk in his back the business of the firm, which the Bank

·I, H. Minister, Peking.

father's employment until 1871, when he be had lost. The Bank, it was said, would lend inclined to give information on unch matters, being and said, "Ho no pay mi, con. and who promptly took the quiete pitasures veying the impression that the complaint had to make the case known to the proper u

Sir, The Vice-Chairman of this Chamber came a per pro. In 1839, Mr. Short came not soy without security. fr. Fator said the there in the whole force of the bribes, which engaged bia obair and bad not paid bia ture thorities, has been seat a gold medal, and the we know the gambling house keepers are Douglas, however, soulit deny that he was in i docuration town as Kunggas of the Best clunn. bid the bonour to address your Bacollensy on from home, and he had special instructions Baul had ench confidence in, the firm that they chair at all that day. The registered owner of A similar souvenir and mark of distinction the 16th February last, vich reference to the from the head Ofice of the Boak to try nad old advance small shos of money without willing to pay to losen any such inclination the chair had been sent for, and would be netced have been conferred on Dr. MeCurtee, who state of the Bar at tho entrance to the Wang back that spiuni gesount of Joshua and Brother, over, and when asked to what extent the Bank It is noticeable that the CarrAIN SUPERIN- whether be identified to prisoners as the jueu acted le Interpreter and adviser to Chien, poe River; and I have been led to believe from and in order to obtain that count, he would trust them without security, he said they TENDENT, if he is unable to find out the ex- to whom he had entrusted ble chair. At the daring bie mission to Tak bama to receive the the true of your Excellenoy's reply received says he was instructed to offer them grent world give thein $20,000; be had particular).

esme time, he might remark that, the bearers liberated olies, and for bringing these through H. M. Consulate, that the Cainose er facilities than they bad before. When asked Mr. Fraser whether the Bank would ad istence of "public" gaming houses, can find often paar that encou on to others, and latior succesfully back to Uhinn, Chen has Government zoue tinc ago felied instructions asked what those facilities wero; Mr. Stort ara Joshur & Brother $50,000 in tuis way, ant that there are a number of gambling thas bad characters might be sometimes found been promoted to the rank of Chelisten and to the Inspector General of Maritimne Gratum exid they were to make advances upon he said certainly not. And yet Mr.Stors bad clubs, circumstance which he thinks itin possession of the elixira The first prisoner will, it is said, be removed from Shanghai in a to give early attention to the question of opium when abe Back was fally covered. But told thats he fully believed the prisonar could necesary to note, with the addendahs that as searched, and five or six 10 cent pieces wout few roots to take bare of some Hsien ese graviding the requiuite machinery for dredging those were se fucilities ut all, for any other get and did get to the Oriental Bank $50.000 the Bat. The committee of the Chamber bas. Bank would have done just the sams. He did by terely asking for it, without giving them found in bis pared, besides the peenliar 20 cent where, at

A meeting of shareholders in the French Gas moreover, been recently informed by the Aront not tell what the facilities were, hat it was any cover at all." Mr. Davidson wanted them. the law cannot touch them. If these really piece, which was identified by the complainant

The second prisoner, Douglas could identify se Company was held on the let instant The of the Penisitar and Orientat Steam Naviga evident from the course of their basinues to look at these facts, and at the suture of are only private dubs, why is it necessary to he was, who assisted to drag him down Elie nocounts showed a total profit on the pair's tion Company at tuls place that anewer to what they were, that Joshus and Brather the transactions, the confiteuse fit by the notice them, and why should it be any sub-road. The complainuut had received a severe working of Th. 6,515, of this some The 1900 representations made by the Company in were to be allowed to store the opiura in their Bank in the fire, and jadze for themselves jest of regret that the Law caunot touch blow, end at the way to the Police station he had been already returned to the slinrebolders London, the Pastaustor-General had assured own godown, and to deal with that opium from what those facilitica" were that ware them? It would seem very much that theated. The police afterwards went back to in the hang of 5 per cent interin dividend, in the, on the authority of a dispatch from your time to time. There was a form of receipt bring back the account to the Bank, aml tire spot described, and found there a piece of July las. It was reolved to delare a further Excelliucy to the Secretary of State for Foreign drawn up which was that the Jury bad heard whiab M. Shout would not raplain them, CAPT. SUPERINTENDENT of Police looks upon gwaite with blood upon it, so that there onld diridend at the mate of six par oent, for the Affairs, that dredger has actually been order read, and which the counsel for the prosecution They had been told by the witnesses that th be to dont that the sanit had been oom second half year, who would absorb Tls. 2,080,ad by the Chineas Goverment. I should boy had said, required the strangest evidence to confidence Sd the account, find increstedbring tucsp aby as a mere evasion of the law

wid to carry Tls 2,325 to reserve

gratified to find myself in a position to state counterset. The scutim, und and that was fue pist for. Ou the Lt of Jan, 1872, Fie The Daily News hea the following iseng the members of the Chamber thus neccesary tract, but they had never shown who was the amount of oplatm hell by the Bra "nuoustal mud the probability is that they are in fact ad

John Douglas was then examined, and re-

The new dioptrio light at the North Tree was

person entrusted with the opiam mentioned in only to 160 cheats, and it would be found that nothing but the old public gaming housos peated the evidence given before the magistrate. uider another form. If such is the case, the The peculiar 20 out, pince we described to first lighted on the evening of the 2tt: Ja,

their receipts. The pium had been entrusted was about the average during the year 1971. being similar in every reepoot to an ordinary having been treated during the recent trip of the

to Joabus and Brother. Short would not but under sho fostering care of the Bath, an

THE COAST OF CHINA,

statement that the number of public gaming one, except that it wind so this as only to be Kun-hsing to the Langshup. The light is sus

tell what those facilities" were, and the only the increased facilities it afforded to fanhna & When the Inspector General of Oustome lust conclusion they could draw was, that it he would Brother, the busies had since in increase); besides other local information and sta-

houses is small, is calculated to lead to unworth 10 onts. Witness bad bought it as a ponded from a most which is surmounted by a erroneque impression as to the extent to euriu. The cross-cabination of the complain. black cage 10 feet in diameter. The new light summer veered here a deputation of antie not tell what they were, they were consthing very large transactions bad hen entered int tistios corrected to date of publíantion,

int was directed to slow that the prisoners is said to be a considerable improvement on men representing the various Ocean abeam that, if told, would turn the case out of Court, the Arm was allawat to have. o. hasil borge- tending to make this work in every way.

which gambling has been suppressed It is, shair had been employed by him, bat the old one, and can be seen in clear weather lines running to shanghai, be stated that, no-fr. Shart fold thera, also, if he remebered quantities of opitin, and to rentraw its Bank thing up to that time had been dones and aright and if not be trusted bis Lordship would account to the enormit amount of $100,000, that he had been in from the Light vessel. E suitable for

homirer, satisfactory that the Colony is at Douglas denied Pable, Mercantile, and

An arrest of en mansatt ostura cook place in though be promised to communicate with the correct him, that when opium was bought locally in the beginning of 1871,4he managing patter present at least relieved from the stigma any chair. The rest of the evidence for the

prosecution brangat cut nothing material which the Settlement. yesterday. About 3 o'clock in Chamber after his retard Peking, no latter the Book advanced the money to parolase luft Singapore, giving a power of attorney to which fermerly attached to it of counter was not disclosed at the Foling Cott. The the afternoon, China appeared at the on the subject has yet reached ns. The Coupon gesting Jeans and brothers godowa re the prisoner to manage the hukiwas, to algo for ancing gambling by Licensing it, but it would sner of the chair could not be found at the Central Police Station, to give Information ofmittee desire again to bring to your Excelency's empt, and he then wont and bought the rpfum, the firm, and to bind the Irm by bia signature Mr. Davidson' thên contended, quoting the be well, so far as can be seen, either that some roment, but the surety was forthcoming, and an illegal equese Lat was just then being made notice the feeling of greve alarm with which which was afterwards to be stored. [ Atos by any transactions be might enter me he was placed in the witness-box. He, however, in a teashop, detective was sent to the those who are interested in property and trade chison said Mr. Short stated that the spiun more effectual means of suppressing gam knew nothing about the bearer of the sluir, scene of the imposition, and found that the at this port regard the obstinctions to naviga. was brought to the godown before the receipt 408th Seation of the Indian Peaal Cade, unme victim was a well-dressed individant, of pretion which, there is reason to believe, are funt was given. The Chief Jnition referred to histy, Whoever, being derk of -react, or em gling than those at present adopted should and did not recognise either of the prisoners.

The first prisoner was found guilty of the possessing appearance and diminutive abuture, accumulating in the channel of the Wangpoo mats, and said Mr. Ehort did way what Mr. Da ployed as a clerk sart, and heing in any be sorted to, or that the attempt at general robbery with tidense, and the jury found that The plaintif and housed were taken in charge, River and I bave to express their hope that vidson bad stated, and then aftorward varied manger entrusted in sach capacity with p suppression should be abandoned. At pre- the second bad sided and abetted in the uffeuse, and, after a preliminary investigation, it your Excellency will bring to bear upon the aiutatement.]. That was, the Bank git the pety, or with any dominion over property, sent, we are very much in the position of pro- but as he was an charged with this crime was elicited that the well-dressed party linese Authorities, all the pressure which reotipt and advanced the money, and the firm commits criminal breach of trust in respect of verdict of sequital und to he recorded. The was a female in male attire. She is connected may be within your power, to induce them to rent and bought the opium, and then after that property, shall be punish with songsporta fessing to do what we virtually declare to be brat prisoner was sentenced to three years with an opium shop in the city, and was in-undertake a duty, which it is the obvious four wards stored it in their godown. The inference tion for life, or with imprimenment of either duced to play the freak by some of her maletion of every sivilized Government to discharge was, that if the Baak was prepared to lend description for a term which any extend to len an impossibility. It is certain, however, that peol servitude

In the evout of the Imperial Government demoney on s'rept, a piece of paper, well know. yenre, and shall also be liable to fine." friende. Tas parties who tried to make the

If the trust wha to Josnu & Brutbar, and the more we increase the Chinese element of

Ulegal eraction, were cognizant of the decep-lining to assume the obligation of the work. Iing that the op uw was not in the godown, at the Force, and the more we rely upon it,

tion, and it was their intention to raise money have the houone to enquire if year Excellency the time that receipt was granted, never going Aaron Joshua misinpropriated, he had con

to satisfy themselves that the spin represent-mitted no offence under the sections under or the equivalent, under threat of giving the would be prepared to support a deuund on the the greater will be the difficulty of carry-

whole affair publicity. They were all sent to part of the community for each additionaled by that rcsipt prer found its way into Jo which he was charged. It their clerk did it ing out any such measure as this; and

the Miced Court, and after a short enquiry, as power as may be necessary to enable the Ratoshua's godown, never even sending a poon to see under their ordare, they did if thatselves. But all-to-constitutes orimin breach of that, the it is, therefore, with regrut that we chorva

it proved a purely Quiness' trídsaction, the prayer to mise funds for the maintenance of that the opium was really purchase whole case was transferred to the city Magia channel adequate to the eßcient parigation the only inference' that could be drawn was that trust and the offence minst met inte perso the intention indicated of replacing the

of the itive:, by means of special taxes to be Mr. Short now, must have known perfectly Mr. Shurt knew that on the 4th of Nurember levied upon natives and foreign shipping rewell, that the opine they held was being dealt a large lot of opinas bad come down frou Cal. Indians in the Force by Chinese. No doubt

sorting to the Purt, sud upon landed and house with by the firm If the transactions had gusts to the Oriental Bank and the Chartered property within its limits."

Ihave the honda, do, o (Signed)

E.B. JOHNSON

Chairman

DERRY GATES AND HANOVER

SQUARE GATE...

{ Darigned exprisily for this Work); MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN,

Graueral Offices.

and of the

The Directory is published in Two Puris, Complete at $5; or with the Liais uf Besidents, Port Directorios, Maps, e.. at $3.

Orders for Ospies may be sent to the Daily Press Oilce, or to the following Agenta- Siratow... Mossra, QUELON and CAMP WELL. AMY Format

Fooclico. Hingpo Shanghai....... "

Hanlon and?

River Ports, i

Chicho azd)

Newshurang. I Tientsin und

Poking.....!

?

37

WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co.

WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co. Hz* & Co.

Kay & Co., Shanghai. HALL. & HOLTZ. KELLY & Co. HALL & HOLT and KELLT

& Co., Shanghai. HALLHOLTZL KELLT

&Co., Shanglani HALL&HOLT and KELLY

& Co., Shanghai. NagualTER O. & J. TRADING Co. Hiogo, Draka....THE G. & J. TRADING CO. Younhas Meaars LANE, CHAWFORD & Cc. Mr. H. J. Nous, Jupan Gazelle

Olioc Mawili............Mesere. J. De LarsAGA & CO.

M. Rinarno & Co. Singapore.Strake Times Office. Caivalla.....Englishman Office. Londo.......Mr. E. ALGAE. Clement's Lane.

GZO, STREET, 30, Corabili. Mesra, TRÜBNER & Co.

3+

BATES, BENDY & Co.

NOTICE.

www.m

the latest arrivals and departures. This end,

slip at 1 pm, with the arrivals in the course of the morning.

Advertisements oun bò rrocived up to 10 p.m and those sent in the morning cao, when de sired, be inserted for the first time in the Ship-

ping Extra.

Hongkong, 24th January, 3874,

The Daily Press.

HONONONG, PushUARY 115, 1873.

The Messagerie Maritimes steamship Sindh left Saigon with the outward mails on the 9th inean, at 11 o'clock ...

The Special Sessiour opened yesterday stands adjourned to this day week, the 18th instant, when the case of Mr. König, and that of two escaped coavista, will come on for trisl.

LATE TELEGRAMS..

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PREAR"

His Lordip then adjourned the sessions lill Tuesday next, the 18tli instant.

eatnshr.

A DELIGHTFUL, VEK, A

The young Saedas boy corroborated the last witness's pridence.

trate.

had in their sleeves, NGA

YOKOHAMA.

a work as the cuvenation of the riverine npproaches to this port ne actually been undertaken, but I doubt if your Excellency bus been correctly informed on this point.

'for

Mr. Short bad iddi

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

BEFORE FW. IFTOHELL, FUQ.

A FICKPOCKET District Watobman No. 23 apprehended a the gatires will from time to time give judirty Chinese coolie with his hand in a drunken

KWEICHOW.

praved profitable, the Bank would bare got their Bink. Suppose Mr. Shure kLow (ite was therely (Correspondent of Shanghai Courier."

money; and it would have bees all right; but supposing a casa) that the prisoner ha! treen formation concerning crimes, but it is too acuan's pocket, in the Queen's Road. Com

EVEL-YANG-Foo, 27th December, 1872.

nu they turned on wrongly, and the firm haul entrusted by Lese Banka wich The Bule of much to he feared that they will always be plainant said he bad observed defendant before

this to not in a very suspicious wabner, following As you see "by the bending I have returned

bern unfortunate in its speculations, the Bank Lading for that opium, to go and do something disposed to shield their countrymen in such seamen, consequently be kept his eye on him. b Kwel-Yang, having been away siz moutha.

then turns round und sage" Oh; this was all with them for sheae Banks, and by threats and mallers as gambling, where the general feel- Defendant denied the charge, making o raus Hy hat was dated from Sin-Chén, telling you

trust, and you have broken that trust P What persuasion had induced the primer to break ingle opposed to the Law; and the cost of ling defence. However, as the evidence was too tune we bad entered the tows without shodding

was the nature of that inst, way but he bad that truet; and give him the Bills of Liding, strong against him, and as defendant was reblood, since then mhgh blood has been shed!

It is much to be regretted that at the Oratge been all along endeavouring to find out. If the in that case 3 Shunt would have committed ther giving information in some directione cognised ne boving been in gael before, he was All, but one of the leading men of Sin-Ober meetings beld at Hanser.sqnars Loong to trust had been as a warehouseman, what need no breed of trust, as to trust would have been will simply be their endeavouring to hush up again sent to three matha hard labor have been killed, and their wives and children calebrate the anniverauty of the closing of the was there for the converention between Bir made to bius, and the prisoner himself wou

have poisoned themselves with optim, that offices in others. They will, in fact,

An ex-constable of fifteen years service; now more than 600 persone have enffered daith! gates of Dorry, not one word was uttered by Short and Mr Jackson about limiting the have had to aver for it to the other Banks. Compound for aire they have s mind to.

autobmen to lir. Hook, nared, Sheik Moos. Had the Mahomedans bolieret they were to any of the eloquent speakers on the subject of quantity of opium to be entrusted into his The prisoner, the leaired gentler ta ther By donning those they are not inclined to...

deen, charged a small apkoper named 'Ng be thye served they would never lave Anto ouxitiated closing of the gates of Hanover esping: Warehousemen generally were per athmsted, was tot as charged a warehous on Weshall get accurately informed about all-yeun, residing in Tank-isne, nader the fallow rendered. They could hare beld out at least square. There cannot be any doubt that these sons who make a business of storing goods for uur was he agent for the Bank. He was not an gates which barche entrance to Oxford-street otberg. If the it was a merchant, the agent for uyinly except his principal, and matters which it is likely, we should be able ing circumstapes. Complainant said that ou six months longer, and even twelve months from, Hurewood-place are objects of far greater prisoner did not sign as a merchant, he Bid to sustain the const it what he been first he Sunday at 4.50 p.m., be was at defendant's shop, on a pinch, and then died sword in hand! interest, to the public generally than the gates not sigu as a partner, but was only a clerk, had computted a touch of trust in the wip of TH

THE "DAILY PRESS will-in future be in one way or another to find out for our which is a shop for the sale of opinin and sam They all died gatie," saying twenty years of Dorry. If thrown open there would be an and be signed as a clerk. It was well-conwn in a banities as the guts of the pants entrusting iss and at 6,30 AM. The arrangement has seres, but we may be quite sure that the insha ou the air to Senden bura and Indians, and henca we, your Andreture, will handle our speare immenso relief of the fraile at Regent-circus all mercantile transactious that per pre bim, and not as the agent of somebody dec. been made to meet the views of numerous Sub formation as to a large amount of purely Chi on leaving he left a oup in the care of defendant; sgain, and take our revenge!! Boins of them, and the lives of many Protestants and Catholics duce not blad himself by his signature, Mr. Davidsont then reviewed the evidence al

at 9:30 p.ur.. he went again for it, when the to make anre of being arenged, rushed on the seribere, and it may be desirable to state that neso cases will be of the scantiest draguption, defendant denied ever buying bad the cusp, and soldiers who were bading them, and thus killed would be spared which are now sacrificed at Everyone knew that a per pro. did not length, and in speaking of Mr. Stort oconu

that terrible crossing. Veticles proceeding to sign

biimsel and was only per of the watter said Mr. Short was con- the step would have been adopted earlier, but and that before very long the Chineno slefusing to give it up, be bought a police and wounded several others, with taggers they or frota Oxford-street, west of the Cirous, would somully responsible to be employers. Sop-trulisted in several importa points by his that it was considered advisable to publish at most will lead to a large amount of what is man. At this time a dispute was going on

nasa through Hinover-square instead of taking posing, knowing there was a trust, he had own witnesses. between a Rocdee boy and defendant, in const-

The troops who besiegod Sin-Chen have now. only route now open thege along Regent orders from his employers to deal with that the prisoner was not to part with any of such an era would give time for reporting going on being carefully hushed up. It is qusuce of defendant bot giving the change out been sent to the different cities, to gather all threat. This is not a routarien question, and it in apinar in a certain way to would have to deal the opium, without the written order af will, however, be met by the issue of an extra satisfactory, however, to find from Captainampae tenderad for sacs samshu. The the weapons they may find, when this is done, open to Urangemen and Roman Catholice, either with that opium according to those orders and the Manager or the Acasuuut, but when Mr. Dave's remarks with regard to piracy, that sonetable then aid they were all to charge peace will be proclaimed tireungbout this, Fru-uifited or separately, to take it op and thus per- would not be responsible to others. The trust Jackson was put into the box to prave the 16- he is not at prasect disposed in all cases to defendant, not only with reference to the emp, Finee. Then your haulle servant may have to

bat with selling opium and samshu'alɛo.: look out for other work. The Teo Tai arrived form, or at least attempt to perforio, a pabile ser and the responsibility would reat with the em: Jerstanding that oristed between the primer rice. Thusopening of thesegates, however, without ployers, and the olerk would be responsible only and the Bank regarding the storing of the consider the absence of reports conclusive A Seedee boy named Sbug-goo, dolared, said

here on the 21st, and General Ching on the aty disrespect to the Roma Catholics, seems to them. If the osse shaped in that way, that opium, he said most positively that be sold the he gure auber young Seodoe boy a ropas to AL evidence of the absence of crime."

Labe a work paltarly fitted for Orugeren, was the law of it. There was according to the prisoner he waste the written order of the go to defendant'a shop in hay some sarvahu,

In the first pince they have held a formidable Home law, only one way in which a clerk whe Manager, and the age only and the ho returned with same but brought no charge.

tes party in the neighbourhood of the gates, and in obeying his principal's orders, commita a Accostaut had no power to give such in order. He thereon went to defendant's shop, aw de

The Japan Mail atates that a recent telegram thus, as it were, iontifind themselves with the branch of the law, and that was with regard to And if they would look at these delivery or fendant, and asked him for his change, sed be donied having sold any. As this abagsh been received to the ever that a new up locality; and secondly, they stem by their own avante to factors. [Cuse afted. If he was ders, they would see then the only one of them constable capie in with last witness, about anese loan of £2,500,000 is to be raised, under acconut exactly the kind of force required in to be charged as a clerk, the only section of the which bore the Acctant”a sipňaluro, was the cap, and some socks, and the defendast the unspices of the Griental Bank. It is to be sweep away obstructions. To use the words of Penal Code nader which we could be charged one for the 650 chests which were the cause of ready olark, Mr. Davidena denied the prisoner was a Anconintant but signed for Manager." Thor eventually was given into custody for selling 7 per cent. lusu, issued at 2, making the ac the chairman at the mosting, they are was Section 409, relating to bruich of treat by a this noties. [MA Atebieti remarked that the

host of galint Proteatante, tusl interest & little over 7 per cent.

The above paper gives the following account to rush forward and sweep the Odgers, Dilkes, principal, but in dealing with this chargo of waw, the prosecution aid" trnal" comewhere. breach of trust he would assume that he was but be bad been naable to find out in the whole of some sorions fires which have taken place:- and Bradlaughs, like chaff before the wind."

No less than three fires took placa on the We woul an irresistible engine of this kind principal. A ciri breach of trast was easily course of the trial whore-that trust was. There Defendant denied the cbarge, asid last be bad a quarrel with one or two of these kind of night of the 27th ulto, ous in Tofobama, on sadly in London at the present time. Nearly proved, and so in last was a criminal breach of was a trust hero, and a trist there, and he was witnesses, and to retaliate they brought this other in Hom ko, and a third in Yado. That all the most convenient short cuts are closed to trust, Toe asitate a civil breast of trust, there not convinced, even now, that it was anywhere. at Homako broke out first, the alarm being che baay pablie, and nly dead by those who must be a simple demand and refusal to give It reminded him much of the thimble olorge against them.

P.C. 25, sword, stated he was called by fret given about 8 o'clock. On proceeding to the nve camparatively plexity of time on their up. The asme slements were receeury to contrick. First, Mr. Shor was to lift the thi

handa--Pall Mall Gagette.

Istitute a criminal.brench of trust save that in ble and disclose the little joker." They could Tax report upon the Polico Fores, which we

witness to the defendant's shop abcat a cap spot it was discovered that several of the far-

criminal breaza of trust it was necessary to all eco it, but when author thimble was lifted published yesterday, is on the whole satis-

show that there had been an uzlawful conversion it was found to be under that pho; and thea and some socks; the complainant was a little mera honses were un fire-the wind fortagately

THE MONEY MARKET. factory, and gives evidence that the

aroited, and told him defendant sold sambit, driving the flames towards the beach and away

The Economist says that the cupricious mature of the property. It was not his place to point when the third imbie was lifted, the little LONDON, 8th February, 1873, attention which has been directed to police

When he got to the shop he saw the defendant from the butcheries-and, though a large num

it out to the other side, bat the prosecution joker" was found to be under that one. The Queen of Spain has brou delivered of a concealing two bottles of aah, and his ver of Japanese fire engines were on Tudy of the present demand for money is the most matters in Hongkong, has not been unpro- Prisce,

woman in the Lonze nusisting. He thereon for use, the flames were extinguished only when comin tone of remark in the City. The dotted to prove in the mas that there ac- Theu she thimbles were shifted, and when changes in the Bank rate have rarely been so tally had been any rougfel conversion; there they came to look for the “hitle joker,” it was Juctive of useful results. There has, during Sir A. Cockburn hae denfiued a Peerage, but collected together the samsbu, and took the there was no more material to feed thers.

Returang from Homoka, most of our readers frequent, and they have even more rarely been

was no proof before the jury but that the opium found that by was not weder auf of them. defendant into custody the past year, been a falling off in erimes of bat accepted the Grand Cross of the Bath,

Inspector Grimes, sworn, stated he has long probably saw the flames arising from a confuso difficult of prediction. But common us the may have been setially in the prisoner's Do There bad, been no proof when the regupta a surious character, and particularly in bur-

Parlament has re-opened. The message ex-known defendant as one who barbora Huropean gration in Tedo. It was then imposible to a remark is, comparatively few persons perceive casion on the 4th November. Thero tad been were given that there was any opnar su Jonss witnesses to prove they were not in his office, and Brothers godown. Not a single indepen. glaries, which, aboutayear and a halfago, were preses satisfaction at the existing friendly bummers and destitutes, supplying them with certain its extent, bol it is estimated that from with sufficient clearness the fact upon which it

Lo

is based. The two principal causes which raiso bat there was no proof that be did not have dent witness had been called to prove that any of such constant owrence as to canse the relations with other powers; refers to the ssushu and lodging; has been to defendant's 400 to 300 houses trera desaroyed.

Zanzibar mission, and alludes to the San Juan henke in search of these bammers, but could to fire in Yokohama took place at No. 87. the value of monog ureetsady canses. The first them stored in another godown, and there was opiew, was ever delivered to the rm of Fin most livals apprehension in the public mind.ward, regarding which it states it was com never get a conviction of his selling samahu, at the Yokohama Hotel, It appears the fire is the deband for capital consequent on a large no proof that thero bad even been any denstid and Brother. The Bank said the opin This species of offence may be taken us a fair sidered that the immediate evacuation of the At all time that be has made vizita he has found was first discovered by one or more persona increase of trade. And by aspital the Economist for it. There were many ways in which a delivered to the prisoner, but what did the re- breach of trust might be committed; it all de oriptiziell aus P Did it say t'u pria mor ngenivið, best of the efficiency of the force, because island was compatible with the dignity of unemployed Indian watcher, and Indian ring in a hole but here 3000 bere mena nothing mjetetion and pended upon the rature of the trust, bow it was the opium ? No, but Joshiun & Brother. On the

though it was not kuwa to those outside or in the stim of the "deposits" at the bankers and barglary is a description of erime generally for his services la, the arbitration of the Bax

the gulion. It thanks the Emperor of Germany destitates, banging about the premises.

Defendant was fed in the sum of $20. :) the neighbouring houses until some half an hour billyrokerin Lombard-sireat and through-created. If a man trests bis friend with a box 28th Jan, when that receipt for 425 cheva of later. It appears the fire originated in the the country. If these deposits are station of cigars, and thus friend, thinking he might opium was given, store was nobody to proce Bikely to be reported, and cartain to come to Juin and Alabama oises, regarding which it

UNLICENSED OPIUM SHOP. Chinese enostable 253 change the unter of lamp room of the hotel, which is situatedry or only slowly ang stenting, or if the numberse that liberty with his friend's property, that the opium was there, If the prisoner told a the wures in all cases where Europeans are boges shortly to announce final resutje.

Commercial Treaty with France bas boon the upper Boor of No. 35, Fiat-street, West directly under the staircase In this room of trude bills to be discounted these deposita converts the cigars to his own nee and smokes lie and said there was, he might have committed concerned. In respect to other offences, we onded: on an equal basis. Correspondence Point, will nolawfully selling opium without a there were, doubtless, sovoral tias wholly augments rapidly, the rate of discount is sure them all and when the friend comes and asks on office, but that muald not be a breach of or partly full oil besides the lumps, and to rise immediately. This is a rise in the for his property, it is not to be found, would treat; it might be starting else. Mr. Wells, f unfortunately can draw too definite in passed between England and Russi rudat licence.

inflammable. Complainant said from information he re aided by the

materials the value of money onused by a fresh demand for that couette a britainal breach of trust the Taojing Paper Deck, said he had delivered frences imom police Statistics, because we can ing to the frontier of Afghanistan, which will

be conducive to the tranquility of Central Asia, ceived he visited defendant's bonse os Friday Bames at onco med great strength, and leanable capital. And the active of this cause There were all the elements of a criminal breach the opin to a Kling man who snaily re never be certain what proportion of the crimes if both Governmento arrive at an identity aftast er noen; and, so a goinber of Obines within a few minutes prevented those in the upon the whole, fairly study. A rapidly of trust, there had been a trust, a conversion, for Joshna and Brother's opium, and at the committed are reported. We have always views,

aid ns the mún tó whom he gave that ophum, ▾ lying down with opium-pipes, ewoking opium. Upper story from making their escape by the augmented trade does not fall in a moment; it and a demand Bat he would ik them what paljoe sourt he pointed out a person who te stairs, which were first barat. One of the muy gradually decline, but flu augmentation Court would ever think of entertaining suck a insisted upon the necessity of bearing this

The condition of the cuantry generally to a defendant was there are lodgers, Wa. Büros, jumped out of a dos aut collapse in a mumok The character-se, habjory would ever give a verdict upon Now that bezig, he shoull have caproter satisfactory. Several import aures are with it and nice her besting to since back window, and, in falling, brake bis arra istic of aries in the value of money from this such a breach of trust us that? The indictment that after Mr. Wells left the bas they want primised during the deazion."

Jessre. Disraeli and Horasana attacked the und be aid, "Yes, he wanted three pieces and seriously hurs himself. Mra. Strandburg,cause is a newbat akow Bugmentation, upon did not state by whom the trust was rated, have put this man is to prove that be actually suow who made the trust, Nor does the indie-Joshna's godown, but nothing of the kind bad" Government on the Alatama Question Mr. Three pieces were supplied him, and on demand al unuble to reach the lower floor, made her the whole steadily maintained. The second who made the trust, and the gride.oe did not did take delivery at the opina, and curry it ta Gladstue defended, and promised the corres he paid 45 cash for the bree pieces. He then cecaps over the front venindal, and, in fallio cause which raises the value of money is a pondeuce.

moked one of the piores; and came to court and to the ground, broke two ribs, the flames demand for bullion; and the naut demands furent set forth the nature of the trust-how it been done. That was to prooi that the opium But Granville stated that the alarm on the laid information, and procured a warrant. On through which she bad to pase burning her ballion are also steady. Such is a drain of was created. If they were in Bugland, or under had been delivered to Joshna, The Aling man the English law, this osse evald nerer bave might have stolen those documenta aud Bills of bands and tre severely' sail winging her bair.ballow to pay for carn sfter a bad barrest, or å In the present report, the CAPTAIN SUPERIN- Central Asian Question was aujusliked. The Saturday last himself and Legposture Those who were at the Brs soon after it broke gotten drain such is we experienced during some into Court for to sarble person to some Leding and gone aut Fakes doivery of the

present negotiations with Rosais refer to ar executed the warrant, and they found twelve TENDENT of Police incidentally admits the rangements pending when Earl Ularrodon wue people in the loose, some of whom were out assert that Japanese women known the American war in order to pay for cotton ton and maintain a criminal action, the trust pm; the jury lad no proof to the contrary. truth of this proposition.. In speaking of (Freige) Minister. The Address was agreed smoking. The defendant was boiling opium in to have been in the upper story that India, which would nut take ordinary commodi would have to be distinolly expressed in writ-The learned geutlema after some further a copper pan. Found in the boss four opium night) was seen etasding on the verandah ties in exchange, but would sccupt the precious gis friend tus counsel for the prosecnemarke observed If anything further were piracy be notices that the returns show a large

pank for boiling opium, eleren optam pipe, and heard to ehrlek for help, which, however, motals only. This cause denally begins to action, in his opening speech, did not tell then wanted to querch that argament am the Increase in the what the trust was,what the contract was,-trast, reposed in the printer, what stronger decrease, but he states itmit the falling off is

seven opicus lacops, and about 87 world of it was impossible to tender. Another report, must more enddenly than

and it has been impossible to verify either with quantity of trade. Is is essentially the copse but left them to find it out themselves from the argument could be afforded than the conduca dao to the junk people becoming awara that:

opium in diferent states.

Defendant admitted the charge, and was Ened Boury, says that the girl weesped without quence of a sudden change in the conrad of ridence, and be doubted if they had even then of p. Short our bush of November, the day no assistance will be offered by the Britian-

in the sum of $100, in default six weeks' hard material injury, sad ie now in Homura. trade, Some producer who need to apply our very lucid idou of what it was Though wo that be wont to the prieguer's house. On that certain, however, that an engineer named wants, who used to take car manufactures sere under the Indian law, which enabled this day, the prisoner's brother came to him and Government to hunt out the pirates beyond

labour.PICIOUS CHARACTÈES.

Joseph Hyde, who wette bed on Monday night directly or indiretly in payment, is no longer caso to be brought into Court, we were not an acquainted bin with the instancy of the Gro the limits of its jurisdiction, and they con-

Inspector Cley: charged the twelve men little the worse for liquor, has sinne been able to produce as usual, and we have to resort der the Indisa procedure, and the consequease He went with bin to the pisover bone, and sequently abstain from making reports.

found in the unlicenced opiam house with missing, and there is little doubt that he lost to another who is not used to our goods, and was that we were stil under the English law ucsurding to his own evidence of the con his life in the firs. It was also reported that two for a time at least will not take them. Such as to the procedure to be adopted; and he was versation that passed, what did he say? He There is always a danger that this abstain-

being ospicious charecters.

Complainant asted that he had for person named Smith and Bell were missing,aque begins to act very suddenly, but when it very glad it was so. The wording of that didn't say "Where is my opiam? He seemed ing from making reports will affect the re-

but we also hear that neither was in pected this house, No. 35, First-street, 14 a

proseontiop, stowing that the opium was bot it be really believed those 650 gbeals of Wibility has been incurred which held on count of and in trust for the opium were sottally in the caetody of the pri loss of human life, therefore, is probably must be satisfied; the drain goes on till it in amount of crime zisting, and this is more N Mody, A. McClymont, F. A. Seabra, H. B. frequent and resort to. The road in front confined to one man, though w pony and fed, and then dies away. But the cause Bank. But they contradict this themselves, toner, by would bago said "Your bincuar, particularly the cap when we have to rely Yoight, J. F. O da Boza, A. Millas, and J. is always used by street gamblors, and when two sheep were burned. Very abortly after which now achs upon we ie not of this kind; it and say that it was not a ample storing what have you doun with my opium Give

Jeck

the pollos go after them they make down. a small lane beside the opin house, and es- tho inmates of the house (except Hyde and is zo optional demand for bullion. A foreign in accordance with the terms of that receipt, me back that opine or I'll presents you! Lee-a-ling and Chu-a yow were obarged with cape into the house. This house hea long parings the Japanens girl) had made their Government wants to change, its coinage, and bot that the opinn was entrusted in lieir pc But he said nothing of the sort. He merely together robbing uns Juku Dougins, on the carried on this quiet game, but he bad not had escape, the fenes were communicated, to the boy gold in order to effect the change. That saion to allow them to deal with it, and that said "Ton muss quiry out your extract 7" 18 January, of ous 20 sent piece and seven an opportunity of hiding them in the not. Un small bungalow nort door, which, being a gold it does not ieque in large quantities, or as they were to have it on paying certain distinctly put it on a contract fouling in all gent pieces, using personal violence to said the warrant being procured for the salicensed wooden house, at once fell an easy prey to the as to retorn hither, and taraforu the value of monica. The receipt merely shows that the those three interviews, in to mozing at the Douglas

oplam skop, he made a good search of the men. So ale did the two storied godown at money times in consequence. But this cause is Bank had a lies upon that opium, and nothing prisoner's house, in the aftern at the Bank, The prisoners having pleaded not guilty, the premises and persone found in the boune, and the back of the hotel, of which nothing is ietin ile nature espricious; it depende on the rate more. And to whom was that opinci ontrast and again at the midnight meeting. He never the returns made by the Police in a place Attorney-General op and the case for the on the premises found chiests and other im standing but a few uprights. The godown next at which certain Ministers thiut it desirable edhe was merely spending to the wording said, Give me back those resipts you cheated of their recaip: upon which so much weight had me out of but be said, Cover we up carry like Hongkong. There may for this reason Orawo, stating that the present Special Sea plements for housebreaking, and a rope ladder to the bungalow was cles in danger for a con to buy gold, and at which they think it desirable been laidus is to the prischer ? No, but in out your contrast, bung on cover for there. Joshon & Brother Then there was at the bot Billo of Exchange help me out of it as wel be grounds to look with spine doubt on the one bad been appointed because the com- for scaling verandaba. Has a slight rocol-siderable time, and had it not been for the to issue coin.

streanos exortions of Mr. Pagdėti and ore ór plainant Douglas, who was a lance-corporal, of | lection of Brat, fourth, and sixth defendants as two others, who, at no little risk and danger Gentle Paternal Satire Irate parent tous of that esogipt a guarantee that the opicia as you can." and by chrests, cutreacies, and statement made by the CAPTAIN SUPERIN- Mariaes on board EMS Adventure, was having been.in gaol, but the guol authorities to themselves, pombated the progress of the 40, per don't want to go into business, don't should be insured. Suppose that bad not been persuasion, perhaps willing to do what lam.

point in mind in discussing the true status of the Police, and in the face of some opposit tion, have questioned the reliability of the conclusions which have been on any occa.

sions drawn merely from statistical returns.

THE QUEEN'S MESBASE.

MAN CAMAJ- Outward-Daybreak and Astenor. Hongkong, 16th Febranty, 1873.

SUPREME COURT.

SPECIAL CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

BEFORE THE HON, CHIEF-JUSTICE SMALİM.

Defendunt neked him whether became

Lability of Police statistica as an inder of the ( · The following jurors were called: Mesara, H. house where rognon, thieves, and gamblers the on the night of the fire. Thence begins it lets with tulerablosteniline-till receipt had been greatly relied upon by the to take the insolvency az a matte of course,

for reports upou Chinese Pelico, and is one reason against employing natives largely za policeman. In regard to all ofences which

it is comparatively easy to bush up, we are obliged to look with considerable doubt upon

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCË,

DEATH

it cember:

TENDENT, to the effect that the number of ging home by the Jany the next day (to-day, did not recognise them.

Defendants were all severely cautioned, and fance, the building would have fallen and, with yer! O, yer want to be a clerk in the Post-bar done, and the godown had taken fire and the could for a man who bad befriended bi-the public garsing hecuses has been small. Belt. The facts of the case were rezy simple,

it, Dr. Heponia's bungalow and the chapel foe, do yer? Post-borfice, indeed 1 Why, all opium had been consumed would the prisoner bead been led into the only dishonest fore this statement can be accepter, we are better at 8875 co, the question discharged

would have bean barued. The International youry at for, is to stand outside with your Bank bayo sued for the fatiure to carry dit transaction of which he had been guilty. Would being whether these two prisoners bad commit bound to enquire what wore the mesa tad it. Douglne sea on shore on the 14th Jau DNE FROM FRIO short time since exertion, the heat lu the road being such that against

Hotel also wenly sved by unremitting tongue hout, for people to wes their stamps that undertaking Would it have been the the gentlemen of the jury, or any of them, have prisoner? No, carlately not, but they would eat down from 12 c'eluck at night until 4 relied upon for arriving at the fact. This wry, and having gone to various places, re

aimed at the bcracks till about 8p.m. He Mr. Carter held sa inquiry in the Walworth it was almost tapossible to remain opposite to A Scotch paper gives one of the best speci. have sped Justina de Brether. If the prisoner was o'clock in the morning, take with a sun who Regarding the allegid trust, Mr. Davidson question was asked directly by one of the had been drisking, but not enough to make road, London, respecting the death of Hannah the fire more than a midate or two at a time. meus of popping the question we have esen to be convicted of this crime, it was his duty to had done thou out of 50 plasts of mu? member of Council, but he was met by the blu unaware of what was going on. Before Whitaker Bromwell, aged 2. The deceased Indeed, it is undoubted that bad the wind been for some time. Jesu, the maid of all work in see that it was done in strict accordance with reply that, as the meature was of a Folicing leaving, he had changed a dollar and received lived in Elliot's-place, St. George'a road, and as violent at 3 am, it was at 7.30 p.m. on a Galloway far-kitoben, le asking the tuo lus. These opium transat.cos between saidThen thetrust Whissasit lie had beca weeral teu-cent pieces, which he pat into bis accidentally overturned ushtua lamp. In a the fooday evening, either the back facing "porrital, when Jook, the farm servant, the Babk and Joshua & Bruther the Bank at great pains to by and find it ant, so that he oature, it would not be right to give the in-pocket. In this pocket there was already a very few momente the carpet was a sheet of Bams. the burnt buildings of the houses and godowners and throwing bisself wearily on the advancing money to them, bud been going might be able to tell where the brazch of it was. formation. It may be questioned, however, onliar twenty-sent plece, which a subse. When the fire was put out the dess and was on heiu Street at the bar of the hotel wool bonol the following colloquy spate: Jesal" on for many years In 1869 something The prosceation out show for the prisuter whether some general idea of the steps takan quently found on the first prisoner. "Having left found to be quite dead. The doctor called in bare boen destroyed. As it is, the "han fall Weal, Took I think I'll marry yo, Jest took place; the account of Joshua & Bro. had couverted to his own 980 BODYLY CUSTRAL the barracks, Douglas turned up by the Parade was of opiuos that death was due to a sudden raost, beavily on Mr. Stendhary 60. lost 11 Man, Josk, replies the damsel, “ I would be ther had gone from the Mercantile Bank ed-cot to Juskus & Bether, but to his. might not have been given, though it is quite Ground to obey a call of nature, and while his failure of the action of the heart, saused by her furniture and effort, und wendestad nuckle ohliged to all ye would!" and thus what the cause was for this did not transpire; Mr. Jackson said the trust was that the pr Mr. Short said that the firm did not get oner was not to deliver up Rutupia nisbuer that subscription is being got up to enable | the bargain is daquinasaj obvious that detective steps cannot be ex-fope was turned to the wall, he was struck on the fright. Verdict accordingly..