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cano. A commenting on two other damna Inspector Gritzen considerad thut ne person | movements of Juske not being noticed in those | no excuse for the desiitution of even a single *THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY" the matter directly with the Captain, but
On Saturday Lest, the 15th instant, the Hong sited on the other side, the learned counsel has a right to order, nor the defendant d right daye, with a result to waica the Police piracy soaman in tho Celony. The indiscriminato the cause of the transaction being ultimately kong Cricket Club is the non-commissioned quoted the bone, In re the Joint Stock Dis. to me't Government medals down.
reports will talify. For 1873..
olarity which samo persons persist in exercising concluded in such a case-is-mainly the officers and men of the Garrison in a triendly count. Company, Lader's case, in which Lord Mr. May said they wore the property of the 12. The records for 1972 show that 1,232 towurde dastitatea, merely serves to berish and trouble originally taken by the firm in tussle at cricket, kir, Johnson won the toss for Romilly hid it down that though the bill-wife, sud she could do an aus liked with them. more British and foreign vansels, measuring conserve an intolerable podial neieanes,
holders (in saad of a double inolvaney) bad Inspector Grimes asld in reference to the 1,010,942_tans, manned by 81.435 serindo, are I have the honour to be, Sir. whose hands the vessel was placed'; and it is the olub, and scut his side in just at noon.
Mosary. Stevens and de Insert mados capitula right to the benefit of the decurity, they had ving, be found it one belonged to Dr. Froerived in that your than canto bare in 1968. This
Your most obedient Servant, sonowbat hard upon them If, in such a case: stand to begin with, but after they were parted, no species of right to the aesarity itocit. And, land, and he learned from him that he had alone in affiant to aguat for Rome of the
H.C. THOMSETY, D.N
Harbour Master, &c. hey are left without any claim for remunera Private Eleo's patent dniay-cropping screws. moreover, in all the cases the secarity was presented It to Mr. Habgood. He had increased expouses of this Department, bat
The Honoumble CRUIL SMITE, tim.
In any case that might arise this fact towed down the wicketa onn after the other, assential to the right of the bill bolders, but written to Mr. Habgood at Canton, and had when to this increase of work is added the till Messra. Fone and Woollath got together, bere there was no security whatever. The received the answer produced, to the effect that boarding and recording the movements of
Acting Colonial Secretary, Hongkong. could probably be pretty clearly established and by dint of sharp running and study play cases under ea parte Waring did not show in he gave it to defendant to make a slight altera- 23,840 native cift, all wonder at the greater
expenditura must.cense. by evidence, and then it would seem accord. embibed, raised the score from 80 to 90 Mr. any way that the defendants could set up their tion in it.
Woollatt then left for 6 and the rest retired general lion, even it they had been bankrupt His Worship fold defendant that ho au 13-Ordinace No. 4 of 1887 (Gunpowder The Comercio publishes the following account ing to Chief-Jactico Brar's view, w sot forth quickly. Mr. Fost being the last to go, after a and the accoptors of the bill. The sand of very glad to find that no stain rested on his Storage) has also added to the duties and coat of a volcanic outbarst in the island of Min- dnans At 3 AM on the 14th Jan, a new 14-1 1863 the Departmental ovenngabent volcano, made its appearance in a mountain were cited to show that notice from the bill-shop in any way, and nothing that yould affect Singapore, a claim would lie. The fact, how-fivers to leg. Total score 101.
The saldives them word in to Mears. Purkyn's holders to the pereche who gave the guarantee the character of his shop,
balanced the srpenditure. In 1872 the ravenne ridge there, in which there were several quiesa-- Lover, that there is likely to be some dificulty fast and Johnson's slow, both of which were wa bocciary, and that fill then the latter and Defendant was then discharged.
eroecded the expenditure by $20,226,
ong volcanoes: the new one is about three daya' OBSTRUCTION.
15.I as much gratified to find that steps journey trun the dearest of the latter. The u absolutely establishing such a claim, too good to be fed with, and the wickets fall the drawera and acceptors could deal with the
Last, Fritate Eles, alono making a capital stand, scority as they thought fit. Having come to The case in which Inspector Orley summoned are being takes for the grection of light-houses outburst of this new wolouno was terrible; three makes it desirable where possible that on and obtaining 25 by good straight play, and the end of the cases on en parts Waring, the the master of the Bing-tak-za-bong, Bothom to mark the approaches to Hongkong, for, al-villages have been Luried under the jars and amount of remuneration should be stipulated hand hitting whenever he had the least. op- learned counsel rafarrod to a case of set off at stand West, for obstructing the Praya near though the port and is vicinity are nearly atones east out. The eruption was preceded by cominen law, McGillivray Simpson, which the Pacife wharf, to auch an extent that entirely free hom bidden dangers, it fe import amort ebooke of earthquake, and by under. for for "circulating" the vessel and taking portunity, Ecoo 58,
The next appearance of the club was a unie-showed that an agreement not to set off does the thoroughfare for ourriages and chairs ant that the Musters of the numerone ships ground sounds not only wore the aforesaid steps for obtaining employmont, whether such crable filare, Bleest, Stergas and Woollatt not deprive a party of bis lagol right of get-off, was completely blocked up, came on again frequcating the waters should be enabled. villages destroyed, but the lara also stopped employment be ultimately obtained through making the only doubles of 10 and 13 (not out) even though the agreement was exprosely set on Saturday, it having been romanded in under almost any circumstances of weather, so the courses of three rivers, which had to flow comsequente of discrepancies eropping up, to distinguish the neighbouring groups of in new channel÷ in conséquence. Four, bun- OF the firm or not. Possibly a half commis- respectively, and the inninga closed for 45, leav. out in the declaration.
Mr. Handley then addressed the Court, also the defen tant avaring that the responsibility islaude se to ensure them a certain news of paned persons are said to have parished by this sion, as is customary in regard to certaining the sabliera 89 to get to win.
This, however, they failed to do, though on behalf of the defendants. He observed that reated on the shoulders of the master of the reaching the Port of Hongkang, no matter catastrophe, whioli reminds out of Pompeii nuð. classes of consiguents which have to be Privuto Elec again did his best, and bit shant the argument of his learned leader had pretty Man-sing-long-hong, to whom be bad sold the whether bound to it, or weering its harbour a Heronlunenm. The only persons saved wore those who had flod precipitatals after abundon. returned ungold, would be a fair sum in such in fine forni for 25. No one else supported, well exhausted all that was to be said, and be merchandise. This party in consequence was a place of refuge.
bim, and the club this won an interesting should not quote any more costs, but merely re- summoned, and in bis defence said that the 16. I regret having to call attention, to the ing their children Barcagli fear. Two villagos matoh by 26 ruma, “
mark that in all those which had been decided merchandise was bought by him, but it was not number of casualties that have happened in situated at a great distance from the vokana Private Else's bowling was most dendly under aparte Waring there was some fund in yet delivered over to him, the second defend 1872 to vostelu frequenting Hongkong. In than those destroyed, easuped, although they all throughs, and made great bavor with the club Covet, while bere there was tone. The plala-ant hail put the goods out of his house, and was nearly all the ossea that have come under 3 have aufered from the earthquake shocks. The case of Overbury . Bell come on wickets, while Mr. Farkyn was dead on the tiffs ware strangers to the defendants. Before packing thens up on the Praya for delivery.
obaorration I find that the use of the load hus The volcano is a new one beyond doubt, Les. for hearing this day at the Supreme Court.
wickel, and Kr. Johnson's loby very dangerous, Mr. Registrar. Murray the plaintiffs claimed Second defendauk, muster of the Sing.tuak wat rooived that attention by which safe
cause where it has broken out there was no trace whatever of any extinct crater; on the We pubbut in extor the Harbour-muster's for the club in both innings; the fielding was against the affoil assignee, and judgment was ma-boag, admitted this, and was fined $10. sarigation may alaust always be cursured, and
to this oversight, much more than to the ex contrary, the whole mountain was, before the Report for the year 1972, which atnine inter-partonlarly good, but Mr. de Buselt mande given solely upon those claims. Meurs, Jobs First defendunt, put to great trouble, was dis
n splendid ontol at long field, and Mr. Foss kept Burd & Co. were sot in the jurisdiction, and charged.
istence of unknown rooks, do I attribute the outburst, covered with vegetation, on, whion esting details concerning the shipping of Hoog wicket well throngnant.
were never mentioned at all, Mr. Kegistrar His Worship told second defendant that there casualties wish every one must deplore.
acconut the inckless villagers who have fillon kong, and gives satisfactory ovidence of the in-
The umpires were rather "feeble," but it is Murray's order was simply that the assig wore a great number of stages of impudense, but - 17-A. devira to outdo rival ships in the victime believed themcelves cafo. Such are tho. areas in the foreign trade of the port. probable some of the prevailing Seaton mist got nee should pay over the proceede when this capped all be ever heard. The idea of bis rapidity of their movements to frequently details furnished by a Mobomen who had
in this eyes.
he received item. Then there was another conadering he had a right to occupy the whole leida an over-energetic shipmaster te suorifice eneceded in escaping with much difficulty to Anilsete Private Elas bowled 137 balls, consideration. the defendants had sent this of the Prays in front of half a dozen houses safety and security to his anxiety to make the town of Polok from the seas of the for 35 ruas, 11 maidens, and 11 wickets: Mr. money to Bevara, they did not know that he and one end of Babam Strand, to pack up gniok page. As a general rule the Coast is calamity. At Poliak, about 30 miles from the avor and bundred bales of merchandise, was well surveyed, but it is almost imposible in the valoand, soperal earthquakes bars been felt, Jobneon bowled 107 balls, fox 65 runs, 8 maid would bave paid it to the bill helder, and what one, and 18 wickets: Mr. Parkyn bowled 310 would have becinae of it? He might mention preposterous. The next thing the Chinese most careful examination of a Coust to discover especially one on the 21st January, which was balls for 49 ruas, 4 maideur, and 0 wickets that he had looked through all the ones cited merchanta would have to hear against them, and isy down the position of every rock and the most severe siroo the outburst began; al- by his learned lender, and did not ɓad any to would be an immenso alain made against them stone lying near the shore. Mach minst be left though it was of short duration, it alarmed the aver-rule thoni.
by the relative of some person killed in con- to the discretion of the officer in charge of the people much, because the shock was a terrible 10's Ess..
The case was then adjourned sins dis.
sequence of a horse and trap capsizing, through navigation of the ship, as to bow near the use and was preceded by n draadful noder- their blocking up the public thoroughfares, or a Coash, on dark nights or in busy weather, it ground sound resembling thunder. This earth- | claim for a valuable horse killed, or a carriage prudent to approach. A timely cast of the quake moved from N. to s
mashed up, theagh their earelessness and in-lead will usually cuption him as to his nearness.
The Diario de Manila, in noticing the death padenca. His Worship could not see why they to it, This neglected, all tacories as to position of Sir John Bowring, speaks with praise of tho should not pack their merchandise to their go-are based on more conjectare.
account of the Philippines which he wrote some 'downs, an English firms do.
years ago, and as that it is one of those GAMBLERS FIGHTS.
18. It is satisfactory to fad that, in the books on the arid anda which can be read Tao case in which an ex-Chinese constable great inorease of the trafic of the Calany, the with praft by passons desirous of studying and two other coolies were charged by a Obi- junks are maintaining their groazd, and still their condition, &c. The Diario further says nest constable with fighting desperately in retain a goodly proportion of the carrying that Sir John, although he was an Englishmas Market-street, Thipingsban, in which fighting trade. This arises from two reasons; oasis and a Protestant, and although the Spanish fona were used, and two baskets of crockery ware the greator cheapness of this means of cenray Colonial System is an opposite one to those broken, in the battle, and severe gashea inance; the other is that jaaks only are permitted prevailing in the British, Dutch,and Portugues Trumpeter Arkell, B. &., 1 Farkya: 0 e foss, Jobnovu stable Cheong-a-tai, No. 567, and frain their flicting on the heads of the two first defendants, to visit non-Consular Porte.. But for this pro- i posnevaions in the Fuel, han dealt fairly with bibition atam wonid shortly drive nearly the the sabjusts he disensaed in bis book, nud bas whole native craft out of all competition, as it done justice to the efforts made by the Spaniab
Colonia autborities to civiline and improve the. must already have considerably reassed it.
19-1 the junk trade is not what it whe top social, moral, and religious condition of tha years ago, it wart act be attributed to those inhabitants of the Philippines. called faulty Legislation of the Government but rather to the fact that Chinese traders are no waoh alive to the value of time in the trans port of their goods us are any other wor. bants. As a proof of this we see Chinese thomesires besoming owners of stomp vessels, to the exclusion of their own native slow-going uralt.
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Without wishing to be unduly hard upon Inspectors of Police, the nature of where duties, capecially when, as is the case with In- opector Grimes, they are energetically par formed, is apt to lead them into ecasional rietates, wo apnot but note some undue knete in the charge bronght against Foong-a-wing. the jeweller in Stanley-street, sa reported suong to-day's police esses. It certainly seeMA that the enquiries, which conclusively proved the charge to be anfounded, might have been instituted before the defendant, against whom no previous suspicion existed, was subjected to the indignity and unnoyance of a prósentier ut the Police Court.
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BEFORE THE HON, CHIEF JUSTION SMALI,
IN CHANOERY. The Manchester and Salford Bank and others
oh and others.
evidence fourth defendant was discharged, was again brought forward on Saturday last.
Inspector Gray stated that from inquiry be First defendant was fined $25, or one month'a hard labour; second defendunt fined $25, or six could not ascertain whether the fight origimt weeks hard labour; and the third-defendanted from gambling, but he has every reason to called upon to find ourity in two housebolders, spart it did; lix hud one or two witnesses who 850 excl.
cond give evidence as to their being gamblera. One ocastable informed him that the second de- fendant was a watchman to gamblers, and had attempted to bribe him."
POLICE INTELLIGENCE
BEFORE THE Hox: 4. May.
ASSAULT.
E.C. No. 128, sworn, stated that a month back sugund defendant offered him 20 gents to wink af street gambling near the market, but he told him to go sway others also had doue eo. The second defendant, in consequence of bis haring once been a Chinese constable, keeps others in the locality in awe of bim. In the neighbourhood of Market-street, Taipingsban, there live a great number of ex-Chinese police, who are a terror to the placo, and have every thing about, Taipingshan pretty much their own way.
Mr. May said he had no doubt in hie wind but that defendants were a crowd of vagabonda.
Sent to 14 days" bard labor,
EXTORTION
JUNK TRADE.
PENANG. (Straits Times) In the acorny, which exists aboat. Datch, in tentions with regard to Aabeen, it may be na well to call the attention of Government to the very serious effects their proposed action will 20.--The Jaak arrivals for the your 1872.c.in all probability days on the trade of Penang. caed by 61645 tons from Macro, by 801.430 The thurough subjugation of Acheon has, we das from Ports in Obins and Formcas, and by bellero, bosa resolved upon by the Governor- 91,389 tons from the villages of the Colony General of Jara. To that determination wa (denominated in the returns Local trade), tho have no wish, as now we have no right, to arrivals for 1870, and the total number of make many objections, bas we have a right to nese passengers brought in this class of vessels protest against praceable British Traders be from the same places in 2,051 more than ing subjected to heavy loon, without a word of arrived in the same year.
warning, as they will infallibly be by this ex- 21-atach a diagram showing the monthly pedition of the Dutch against Ach:00. It so range of the number of documents issued by anppens that the Petung merchants are most this Department in connection with the junk heavily involved with Acreen Teaders in De trade, which will readily show its improved cember, January, and February.
It will condition. The smallest number (2,200) issnedstily be conceived, therefore, what a very was in February, 1887 the grestest rumter serious matter it must be to Pearn to have this Dutch Expedition some in the very (6,100) was issued in May, 1078.
Chow-a-kow, bean-card hawker, ebarged an- other bean cord hawker named Worg-a-row, with assaulting him on the 14th inetast
Complainant stated over five years back he leat defendunt $5, since when he went to bio astive plate, and did not return till a few days back, when he saw him in a bean curd shop in First-street, Seying-poon, and asked him to refund it. Defendunt got angry at being naked for the money, and picked up a small axe which he thraw at bias, inflicting a frightful gash on one side of his bead. (Comptaloans, with fuse stron on The oase in which Len-a-oboy, a married we
man charged a mun med Qrok-a-paa, with inpleinont used to inflot the wound.)
attempting to extort 32 from her, as compen Defendant denied the charge y quin it was true yation for not pressing the charge of keeping | be at one time did one the complainant $5,- an unlicensed brothel, in consequence of which 22.-In considering the steady increase shown nick of time to stop the supply of pepper aud but be had paid all with the exception of one she was apprehended with three others and by these fluures, it must be remembered that other produce intended to pay for their goods, maso. Bo had not asen the complainant for some tried before Mr. M. S. Tonnoohy on the Sth every relaxation bas, from time to time, bean sold on cralit and on the faith of receiving that time, and on the morning in question he saw and 10th instant, when she was herself dis made that the objects for which Ordinaces produce in returs. We say nothing of the the complainant, who came to his shop demand charged, citas on again on Saturday last. No. 6 of 1866 was framed, would admit of. The stoppage of trade, because, although by no ing the money, and getting excited the-car-
Inspector King stated that ho had not been price of Tacones, Planes, &c, bave been gra weans a small matter to Penang, it cangut plairont picked up a pillow and threw him, able to precurs eridonee in ang attur case dually reduced; and a large number of well legitimately be complained of, but we do main- inflicting a wound on his left arm,
against the woman, and the attempt by de-known owners have been permitted to avail tain that, no notice or warning having been One Foong n-cheong, called for the prosson feudant to extort the $2 from her being themselves of the Special Permita which, re-given by the Datab Aulborities of this endden tion, gave no eridones of any salus. The do therong big enbetantiated by an ample number of quiring them to report bot occe a month, want caionlated action of theirs, all losses in fendant was told that had there been any ori- witness, the defendant was sent to three terially decrease the irksome cosa steading the arred by Penang Tradore in consequence of dance of his throwing the are as conspirinant, months bard labor.
frequent reporting at this vice which never the sudica ruptate of relations between them be would have bean sout to gaol without the
sarily obtained in the early stage of the intra- and the Sultan of Aobern, should be claimed daetion of the new law, and of which native from them, on far stronger grounds than thos option of a fine, as it was, the case would be
trudere so constantly complained. The con app which America gained the Genera nward, treated as a common sult, and defendant
neesions have tended to decrease the ions of We would,, therefore, urgo apon Government would be fined $2.5
papers considerably, nevertheless a far more the importance and even absolute necessity of than corresponding increase of trade has mere its being represented in one way at the cens than doubled it
of operations. EMIGRATION 23,--The introduction of Ordinazes No. 8 of
BEZACH OF REGISTRATION ORDINANCE,
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THE HARBOUR-MASTER'S REPORT HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG, 28:1 Fabraaxy, 1873.
SHIPPING
REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.
AND OTHERS.
The Tranquebar arrived af Singapore on
Captain into the Defendants' bands, they bring
This case was redamed at 19 am. on Saturday, In the course of the morning the Attorney Geisy with blood, produced a carpenter's ase as the veruj was enlled away to attend an Executive Council, and asked to be allowed, to reply vi another day. It was arranged that Mr. Hayllar We hear that, in consequence of an idea on should be allowed to recaniculate his argument the part of the present Colonial Surgeon that ou a future day, after whiob the Attorney-Gon the neual fee of some 3200 per suç shoulceral would reply. not be paid to the Health Officer, Dr. Adama, Mr. Hayllar, in continuing his argument, for visiting the small-pox patients at Stone said it was desirable to point out accurately Cutters Island, the sufferers from this terrible what the plaintifs in their bill demanded. If We give oloowhere a decision which bas been epidemie are now received at the Civil Bloe. the bill was analysed its result would be seen delivered in the Supreme Court of Singapore, nital, where there are several qners at present to be this, that the plaintiffs naked for the involving a mercantile question of much in. This step is sincerely to be regretted, ns the specile performance of a contract between shref object of sending patients to Stene Cut other parties, ond the benefit of which had not terest, both in this Colony and in the portsters Island is to prevent the spread of the been assigned to them, there being no evidence in China, namely, whether the agents, into discase; and we cannot but fear that if small-
of such assignment. He intended to follow the whose basie n vessel is placed to obtain pox patients are visited in common with the tune of his learned friend's orgnment, taking uber patieute at the Civil Hospital, aérien first the cases on Frith v. Forbes and then those charter, can claim their commission if, in the consequences may follow. It is deeply to be ou ca parte Waring, and as he went on he should end; the charter is effected without their in deplored that, with the means of excellent take up his six points already laid before the
Quart. The cess of Frith's, Forbes was the very The case in which the Apting Registrar- Sir,I have the honour to-enclose the An- accommodation for small.por patienta in a tervention. This point and a similar fealthy quiet place. 1. Stone Cutrera: Istand keystons of his learned friend's argument, and General mummoned the Rer. A. B. Hintoisen,nual Returus from die Department for the amely, whether ordinary brokers can ela. the patients should be left in Hongkong, on without it the whole not rumble to the of the Church Mission House, West Point your 1972. po follows:-Details of returns are commission on contracts concluded by them, account of a piece of red-tapeism of this descrip-ground. He would first refer to an analysis for branch of Section XII. of Ordinance 7 hote civen.
of that dass by Lorda Justices James and of 1872, in that Lefendant nogleated to regiator but which the principale fail to carry out,
1871 has been attended with great sdcress. It IMPORTANT MERCANTILE DECISION. Mellish. There it was said that Frith till after sixty days the birth of bis con, born on 2 regret having to report that so many relaxes the stringent nature of the Chinea
(Singapore Times.) have been the subject of frequent discussion,
The following jodement has been delivered Forbes turned on special ciraumstances, and the 4th January, 18:3, cume on for hearing on inacuracies appear in the Returns for 1871, Passengers' Act, 1855, allowing a greater nau With referance to our comments in Satur-could hardly be said to govern any other cast. Saturday last. but have never been authoritatively decided day's issue upon the memorandum from Mr.There there was an equitable assignment found
pablished in the Hongkong Government Gazette ber of passengere to be embarked in vessels by His Honor the Chief Justice, in a cute Mr. Tonnocks, Acting Registrar General,f the 20th April, 1872, that it is useless to proceeding on voyages proclaimed as being of which has excited considerable interest among either bere or at the Supreme Court of Halt on the Eastern Bill of Lading, our at of on the letters in the bill-holders. Lord stated that the defendant is a resident in this attempt to institute a comparison between less than 30 days duration, than has hitherto quercantile men here: Shanghai. In the latter there was a case intention has been cled to the fact that the Jauties bfellish said on the subject that a mor- } colony. On the 12th instant the defendunt i them and the Returns sccompanying this been permitted from Hongkong and the Con. PITRE FOUCHARD V. ÁDOLTIX EMIL SCHMIDT
arguments, which Mr. Holt uses as to the quercantile an who ie intended to Lave a lion on sume to his office to register the birth of his Report, I have, therefore, preferred to take solar Parts of China. the Simary Department with respect to tion of deviation, are not disputed by the un-
24. Before this Ordinance was passed, the
This was an action by the owner of the ship, commissions upon effecting a charter, similar derwriters, who meet the difficulty by charging the ongo would expoot the bill of lading with 00, born on the 4th January, which is beyond the years 1870 and 1872 to show the commer
AR increase of premium when a deviation bus the bill of exchange. In that case the bills were
the sixty days allotted. The defendant said oil pregress of the Colony so far as the statis. restrictions were a great, and the number the French tarque Tranquebar, against the do n all respects to the case under notice, and taker placea clauze to this effect buing inser.necompanied with bills of lading, and the latter when he same that he did not know the law, tical information obtained by this Department of passengers allowed to be carried so fendants for $1,077.27 for inward freight an per charter-party, and other incidental charges, there it was decided that the commissioned in the policy. It seems that Mr. Holi, are the unator of the right to the cargo. It and having found out two days previously, ho will use the atomic, to boss laches stall, that shipe leaving here for the Straits et sont les ob, and their liability to pay
was quite clear, therefore, that the turning point voluntarily came to rectify the mistake, but as a these inaccuracita are mainly attributable bus Settlements took but their twenty, Chiness should be paid, as it was practically in con. by curbating an objection which is not se- of Faith v. Forbes was that the bills of lading daty was inposed on bir be bad na afternative been allowed to resign the position he held in passengers in each ship. Under the nsw order which, is net disputed by the defendants, who.
riously entertained, divorts attention from the Req porce of the efforts of the Agents that the real objection to the bills of lading by his line of present case the contract between Serers and full penalty of the law to be imposed, as de-
were squezed to the bills of exchange. In the but to procure a commons. He did not wish the the Department
of things 8,130 msn, 1,012 women, and 264 bare paid the account claimed into Court loss a -The grand total of all the arrivals in thei
sum of $193.25, which they claim to retain by charter was ultimately efectel, The deci.jateamors, which are chiefly in regard to clauzeera and the defendente bad nevar. besa féndart had expressed his regret that it should† Colony, exclusive of ships of war, during the male and female children under 12 years of age way of søtuff for commision due to them on
were deputobel to Singapore in 1872, tending to relieve the alipowners respon- sion, however, only being in the Summary bilicice which have hitherto oters of reached ussigned in any way to these discounters. The have occurred. He only wished the case to year 1679, amounts to 31,354 vessels, mencaring
-There is no material change in the outwarde cetimated charter at 92 francs.
The Trangacbar was chartered at Loader, 3,777,676 tone, anned by $93,818 camen; of Emigration to other Countries, be a warning to atherm - only persons who could have sued the defen. division of the Court, would not form, a pre- to them. If the original old fashioned bills of dents, therefore, were Severa and Jars. Now
Defendant aaid it was tros he bad inadver. this total abont 19 per cent, represents the edent for the Supreme or Provincial Courts lading were in force, in place of that now known to Faith Forbes the contract was atvolately tently committed a brasch of the law. He was junk trude, while British rassela absorb 32 per Chineas as having returned to their native & Co., to Mosars, Wright Bros., the char 26-The recorde exhibit a large number of through Messrs, Galbraith, Stringer, Fenbroke the Eastern Bill of Lading, neither mer. in Cuius, and we believe we are right in say the zor unde: writers would object, but they unreroked, but bere there was bankruptes ignorant of it, and only found it out two days cunt, and vessels of other nationalities claim Company. There were 886 from the austradom, for a voyage Singapore, and the obl ing that there has not been any case of suffi, have an objection to the severe clauses which
which revokes every contract. I ened by back, and when he did so he at once wont to 19 per cent.
Issian Coletier; 719 from Siam; 3,236 frem ter party contained this clause. "The ship to te Serem and Jöre's kosignees, the Court in rectify it.
4The arrivals entered in table I. exhibit the Manila: 1,259 from the United States of Ameri consigned to freighters' agent at the port of cient importance in the Supreme Court hers are contained in the bills of lading which are
administering. those estaven would have His Worship asid that when a child is not large increase in the trade of the Colony, of oa, 1065 from Saigon, and 10,182 from the discharge, inwards paging this parteparty. used for shipments by Mr. Holt's admirabis,
amount of freight dos under this to form a distiet precedent on the subject, and otherwise popular line of steners. It my credit clanges of the Bankruptcy Act. If there child is subject to a small fine within sixty days, which the junk trade shows an increase to the
construed the contract under the niutos registered within thirty days, the father of raid 3,503 vessels, 941340 tons, and 69,146 meu, of Straits Settlements. The judgment, therefore, of the Singapore to recollected that this subject was touched had in fact been an assignment to the plaintifle beyond which the pearly was 325. However, extent of 2,349 vessels, incasaring 889,104 tons, the two vogels which arrived back from Hava outwards on the usual and customary trus
27-In marked coutraet with this, I fed that to be dedunted by charterers from pagment, and Court, which euters cluborutaly to the law pun at the recent Cumber of Commerce it might have been different, but he was not as defendant did not know the law, and as when learing: the increase of trade in foreign vesele un during the year brenght but 55 Chineas at the 29th October, und was put by the of the question, in of mich vale as indicating sume further details and considerations cur
meeting. We trust shortly to be able to lay bound to argue on a bypothetical set of fasts, he found it out he attempted to rectify matters, at 6ad vessels and 578,136 tons; of the latter from that Colony; whilst in 26 reasels menus.
These considerations disposed, he thought, oš bis Worship thought a 51 fins would meat increase, 65 per cent. is in British tonnage, anding 20,566 tons only 68 Chinese were brought the Consigneaste Freighters* Agenta under the wanner in which the matter has been cerning the matter before our fenders,
the case of Frite e. Forbes, as relied on in this the requirements of the case, especially as Mr. 85 per cent, is in topange of other nationalities, from Callao. treated by the high legal authorities “ac
caso. He now come to the case of Roby The Tocnocny wished this to be only a warning to,
5.--Of the increase in the trade alluded to in
the Quarter-party. On the following Muuday home. It is unfortunate that on the whole The scratch four-pared-race which was az
Perseverance Works, which was exceedingly others.
the preceding paragraph I find that that in the
They airelated the ship, in the annal way. 98-Twenty-six vessels, measuring 7.856 and amongst other offers of churter and one trade between this Port and the Ports of Ching tone, of which 17 are propelled by steam, the decisions are not very defaite, and ounced for Sanrday afternoon took place at like the pressat. The faste were these Brown, about balf-past-four. The weather, was by ro in the Danubian Principalities, consigned by
Chowa-mow, & furmer from Singapare, bound and Formosa is the largest, it being 707 271 tous aggrogatips 1,520 Horse Tower, have bean from the firm of Behn, Meyer & Co. for that Chief-Justice TINDAL considered that make favourably, and the water was so luuigy the dossia to the defendants cargo at the joint North, charged a hawker of cakes, residing in in excess of the arrivals in 1870, Chinas Junks registered at this Office during the year.
voyage from Bangkos to Marasillos at 921 probably the question must be left to custom, that in waiting for the start one of the bouts, risk of huesit and the defendants, and advised the same house as himself and brother, in a laying claim to 43 per cent of this, Brizžah
trancs" all round," that is, inside and outside -Twenty-four veercle, measuring 7,614 though in previous judgments, a principle in the Eqpple, shipped a quantity of water, which them of the particulata of the bills of exchange chair coulies' bouse at West Point, with at vessels to 36.6 per ceat, and foreign vessels to tons, of which 13 are steamers with tote the bar at Bangkok. The Captain, however, enunciated which would seem to meet the to no inconsiderable extent. The course was u
no doubt interfered with her chance of the race which to bud drawn against the cargo, payable tempting to steal his box of clothing, contain 91.4 per cent.
to bis own order. Defendants replied promising a large amount of money. ·
G-There is also a total increase of 189.195 of 1,655 vs Power, Lave buil their Registers did not avail himself of this offer; he entered matter more nearly. It has been held that in straight half-mile from near the Lackawenza ing to protect the bills. Brown endorsed the
Complainant stated he was on his way north, I tons on thỏ trade of Hongkong, with the follpelled in this Registry for the reasons stated into negotiations with Mesara. Hinnekinds, who france from Bangkok to Marseilles, but Anding such a cast as that under consideration, the to a beat moored off the Bath-bonec..
The bills to the plaintiff, and they contained the and baring a brother in the Colony, s obairing Countries: Astralia and New Zealand/5gainst their respective names in the proper corld have pracored him u obarter at 90 and 85
secant cargo per soolie, La wont to stay there till he could take at the rate of 12.1 per cent, Great Britain 48.7
that in addition to the five per cent which the Nereto took the lead, and inorcaged it gradually words which place Broker is not entitled to his commission or to the and, finibing a couple of lengths in 4oucis." Brown stopped payment, and the passage witness be bad could give all the per cent,, India and Singapors 24 per cont., Siam 30-The bard labour prescribed Se prisoners
Besar. Hinnekindi expreted, the defendants even compensation for bis trouble if his front of the Ripple, the same distancs dividing defendants refused to accept the bills except facts of the case, the box being found near the 5.8 per cent, and the United States of America confined in Vistoria Gaol is having a estatory also claimed five por cast, commission de the duties be executed in gook a manner that no the latter from (be Kelpie R.3. the Governor after eatairing a balance due them on general door, and defendant close by it, away from bis 6.9 per cent, whilst there is a decrease of 49,179 effect on the number of cases brought to sume transaction, be refused to conclude the
charter, and Sinally tons in truda with Japan. The places not mer Qourt. It is found that samen do not witnessed the race frum the outside of the account with Brown Held that the plaintiff bud benefit results from them. The implication Bath-house, a number of persons interested
had no lied on the proceeds of thecargo. This was Lee-ty-chauk, declared, stated that he is a tioned remain pearly the same.
persistently refuse duty 'se heretoforé, a fem "seeking," without having concluded any here, of course, is that he is entitled either to aquation being also present. The crews were a stronger case than the present, because the do. obair coolie residing at West Point. Atiam. 7.-In separating the steam tonnage from the days paníthsneut being generally found charter at Singapore through the defendants
fendants bad an interest in the bargo, and the on the 15th inat., he saw a man lift a hor, and tonnage of sailing vessels, I have not consider sufioient to bring them to reason.
or anybody else. The question is, then-are bis commission or so compensation if such as follows-
plaintiff bad direct notics. Alan the bills of walk sorose the room with it and blow out the ed the native craft, as Chiness merchants had 31.-Complaints have been made during the could to procure a charter, and turing, as they the defendante-having done all that they benefit do result, and this view appears to
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exchange were drawn on the defendants them small light in the room. He then get up, and not, up to the end of 1873, adopted the nan of year of the abechos of any means to enforce allege, fiered the Captain the best charter Magenta bave influenced the Chief-Justice in Sin 1....... G. 0, Ottley.
selves, a in Frith Forbes, and in point of there was sufficient light to see the man put it their native lag on sanoh steamere as they own order and diligence on Foreign ships. I need procurable at Singapore, entitled to charge five fact the latter case was virtually overruled by down. He seized defendant and accused ilusad. The amount of tonnage of sailing and scarcely point that the Couls at this port gapore, inasmuch as, while he holds it is 2.......... Bernhard. 2.........J. Y. V. Ghaw, this in every particolar, although the judge of stealing the box. Defendant asked his steam vessels under other flags is 1.905.866 i base the matter completely in their own bands. 1 per coat, commission, as though the charter
| 3.................). J: Tuenar. clear that the Plaintiffs cannot sue for their Stroke.A. F. MagEwen, Stroke..E. L. Woodin. as the lecet case be know of on the subject him of stealing. Himself and complainant are with the aid of steam; 76 per cent of this board to obriate all the inconveniences con- cactions of this sort, and it was stated
did not expressly cast doubt upon it. This whether he was sad, what he meant by acousing bou, of which 1.218.223 tous are propelled and have only to exercise their authors commission, he reserves his opinion to Cor...N. B. Hinckley. Cox....A, J. Lewie.
He would now refer to the position of the par-chair coolies, but the defendant is a hawker of latter tonnage is under the British flag; 10 plained of. whether they would not have a claim for a
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tios ander ea parte Waring. The decision of cakes, and had been residing in their bousa per cent, is under the French flag: 7.5 per cent, EZAMINATIONS FOR THE FORTS OF MASTEES quantum meruit, observing, however, that
Fellow & Black.
Mr. Registrar Murray under the ruling in this one month; complainant's brother resided in under the flag of the United States; and
AND MAZES IN THE MERCANTILE MARINE- W. McMicken, cass bad he thought been misapprehended. It the byare algo.
45 per cent. is under the German fog. Tha
de facto established as Agopts to procure a chur they could not make that a set off against
..G..T. Addie.
Defendant denied the charge, mid he was remainder of the percentage consists of Spanish was contended that though the bill holders
KORDINANCE No. 17 or 1880.)
ter party, and that they entitled to charge Plaintif's claim.
W. Judd.
had no independent equity, yet they came in lying down on bis bed this morning at and other vessels,
32. Of the 37 applicants for examination their commission whether the charter-party is ... McLeod,
against the defendants under the ruling in a L. (15th instant) when last witness came to S-I trust stops will shortly be taken to under this Ordinance, 31 candidates received effacted through them or anybody else. J. S. Kuowles. part Waring. For the purpose of staring the bias and palled him ont, socasing him of atoaling bring the large steam trade of the Colony on their Certificates, whilst 6 failed in showing will be observed, however, that in this cust
themselves qualified. two estates when the money was in the vetites, box.. Toe charge is false, considers it to be der periodical official inspection.
the defendante wish to push the custom one and as against the 'nerigates in bankruptej on account of a.quarrel had some time back. St is to be observed that in the foregoing 33.-Much inconvenience and considerable in. step further, and to establish that where they representing the general body of creditors, as Laat witness, recalled, said no quarral has statement I have referred only to vessels on-security arises from the employment of uncer
bare done all that they could, and have offered puri Waring certainly gare these parties a over occurred
gaged in trade outside the Colony exiering the tificated Engineers on many of the steamera the best charter pescarable, the Captain is right. Let the money once be in the hands of His Warship told defendant that he believed port. 11, to the 31,894 vessels, arrived in 1872 on this Const. I should view with great catie either bound to scoopt it, or if not, they are the asaigogo, and all that fr. Murray, said was the witness to be telling the truth. He would be added departures, which, in the same faction sa Ordinance extending the present entitled to obarge their commission upon it all that the general body of creditors could not lay and him to six months' hard labor.
year were 30,875 vrede; and it again to this Examination Board at Hongkong to the ez- the same as if he had. If they are not entitled their hands on it. But the bill holders had no
But we add the arrivals and departures of those amining into the qualifications of and granting to claim a full commission are this even- independent equity. His learned friend's argu- The case in which Inspector Grimee charged engaged in the coal trades alone, it will be seen Certifioutes to this elsas of officers.
tuelity happening, but can only and upon a ment was that although they had no indepec- Foong--wing: jewellers in Stanley street, on that the movements of about 75,000 vessels, MASIBE COUBTS (ORDINANCE NO. 11 or 1886.) quantum meruit for work and services actually dent equity yet they were to be paid by the suspicion of haring mlawfully in his posseeieasuring early 8,000,000 tons have been re- 34.-There have been sit Courte held under performed, then they nannot set-uff the valge defendants under ce paris Warinig. But if sion a gold case, a gold ring, two silver canled by this Departament during the year the provisions of thie Ordinance on four ses of such work and services in bis sotion. places. The very fact that a merchant of
they relied on that ruling they should abor medals, three silver clasps, and a quantity of under review. This total excludes the more-sele propelled by pteem and two sailing ships. inaamach as the very nature of a set-p standing takes a ship in band is at once
how far the raling went. It was a bankrupter forks, spoons, o, having been remanded meats of the 2,000 fishing vesaate licensed The sailing ships and three steamers became necessitates an amount already ascertained be Mr. Boutwell kan resigned the Secretary lip, case, and the object of the rating was simply to from th inst., care on again on Saturday Let under Ordinance No. 6 of 1866, which, under total wrecks, whilst one steamer w so ultimately forehand. placing itin so much better a position towards
and bas bean elested Senator.
dear the two bankrupt emates, and had there- Inspector Grimes, aworu, stated he had made certain conditions, are allowed undisturbed got afloat. La three of these once the musters It is quite clear, however, that whatever may obtaining a charter than it would, havs if
fore nothing to do with the present ouse. Es inquiries about the medals, and found the party ingroas and egros,
certificates were returned to them; two ma have been the understanding or agreement b THE NEW MINISTRY, left only in the bands of the Captain, that'
distinguished the case of Inum v. Clair from whose name was inscribed was desd; the wife f 10--Comparisons have been made between ters had their certifontes suspended for nine tween the Charterere and the Defendante su to The Queen gomoned Mr. Disraeli, who asked the present, by the absence in this of any a deceased has married again, and he now holda the cost of administering the Government De- months; and one master's certificate was ave the employment of the Defendants for to this fact alone is one which ought for time to consult his friends. Mr. Disraeli sigament to the Bauk, the fact that Bevers and letter from her in which she states that she parimenta now and their cost in former days, peaded for six months,
parpose of obtaining a returs cargo, such un- entitle the firm so seting, if not to the telegraphed to Lords Derby, Cairns, and Car, Jors had not got the modes, and the farther gave the medals and clasps to defendant to the year 1863 being taken as the model year.
derstanding or agreement was not bied- 11-I find, eo far an this Department is con 35-7,899 seamen were legally discharged in ing on the Plaintif, and it was quite optional ceptors of the bilin, Thía was the principal | ~ Mr. May meruit. It is a very common practice with aid that Mr. Gladstone will never again secept as cited by the Attorney-General on the better value should be placed by the wife on 1843, 1,523 vessels, mesenring 894994 tons, year. The number of eesmen in the pori in scepted a charter in Singapore or not natives to get the information in this way office. Mr. Dirwell may possibly arise. Her paint, but he thought it went daad against his suck meritorious rewards for conduct and aor manned by 29,561 seamen, arrived in this port gally discharged is now very small. tbare being, though. if he bad dune 10, it
learned friends so far as it épplied at all to this tious by her husband, from foreign house, and then go and settle Majesty to call upon Earl Granville,
These were British and foreign ships only, the on the 24th (zatant, only twenty. There lanow that the Defentents would have been 9.
The above judgment is valuable as showing that there is likely generally to be some diff. culty in establishing claims for commission or compensation when Brokers or Agents haw arted in the interests of a vessel or of their principals, but their trouble has not resulted in an actual transaction. The matter, how erer, really assumes a somewhat different phase here and in similar places, especially in the treaty porta, to that which it has in larger
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whole commission, at least to a arvon. Great uncertainty prevails. It is fact that Jobe Band & Co. were not the no-melt downTyed it was strange that po cerved, on reference to the records, that in this Colony, and 8,038 were shipped during the on the part of the Master' whether be
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