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NOTICE.

S. WATSON AND CO.

FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS,

By Appointment to His Excellency the YERNOW and His Royal Highness the

DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WHOLESALE ANDRETAIL DRUGGISTS PERFUMES

PATENT MEDICINE VENDORS,

DRUGOISTS' SUYDETMEY,

And

ÆRATED WATER MAKERS.

SHIPS MEDICINECHESTS REFITTED PASSENGER SKIS SUPPLIED.

*NOICE-To avoid delay in the sxecution of Orders it is particularly requested that all basiness communications to addressed to the Firm, A. S. Warsox and Co., or

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

side of the paper only.

sointuradost.

DEATHI

Japancas Metalurginal Dapartment, aged 41. [1:43

The Daily Press.

THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1884.

An inquest was held at the Wellington Bas raoke on the boily of the man John firil, who shot bitvelf while an outry inty on Sunday last. The fary was composed of hours. P Wlan J. V. de ligasiredo, and J. W Cain. From the oxidoneo given it appeared that the deconaci was on duty at the Arsenal hour the Barracks, and provions to going on duty ho had asked Surgoant Cardon to place him at the Ordnance Store, which was an oxneedingly gatet, secluded ple. A corals of the decensed SLW him on duty, and the descasal said to him he should not be an parade long. He attached no impactenos to thornmark at the time. Thadeoossed

contained in the petition being prored, bal

Judgmont was given for the plaintiff with costs.

par 55,000 for the dopelution of such lands amended it by writing after Mr. Pereira's name and tenonunts, and such father relief the or the concerned." On the other ship it was nature of the case might soun to require, a shaply signed by witness For the concerned.

The car was not dofshurd, and the statements Mr, Wotton Did you not tell Mr. Abraham

they were for Mr. Powita?:

Witness-Mr. Peruira or the concornel. Is zol that a fun ay way of making a putract, sithar to'ono person or the other Not at all; I would have been responsible. ⠀⠀

Did you ever know it dous before?-Oh yes, for the concerned.

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thereby easing considerable damage.

Peerült in much improvement. The prosent

could not deliyor the stures, and that was what rolopment of other countries, than to any tran the plaintiff ought to have dono

spondental, merits of one ow Bat whtaver Mixed Court must be abolished and an

Mr. Caldwell submitted as to the brokerage may have been the day which led to our late cutirely per system inaugurated. This

claim that the ordƒ defendant gava almitted supremacy, there can be filth doubt, Chamber that.

of Cammerer Jourd says, that, except finan unfortunately can now only be brought

Mr. Wotton said the outar was given before it olndly, anit as a carrying power, we no longer about by united 'action on the part of the

was understood Mr. Forsing was not the purssonny the exceptional commercial position of a GeForeign Ministers, but if the British Minis-

char

generation ago. The secret we recognise that In Sonkant JURISDIOTION,

His Lordship said he would consider this mat, faut sad anok to adapt ourselves to the now cir- tor and the home Government will bear in

RANGHE, A E. ADLADAM, $850.

ter, and intimated that he would give a written enmatangas, the sooner shall we put an end to mind that they represent about three-fourths

jalgu

the semi-crisis and constant deprvation in Mr. Caldwell appoared for the plaintiff, Me. But for Mr. Ferwire or the concerned P--No, Lau Tax V. GRORGE STAINFIELD, $41,69. trading ciroles which has become a feature of of the trade and foreign population of the

Wotton for the defendant

and I would have corrected that if I had had Mr. Holmes appeared for the plaintist. var resent commecial position, Tho gradost Settlements there ought not to be much

case was previously hufor the court, set forth icons of surchasing Steamboat alineas, of aliom The defendant had contented with the plaintiff North Amories have realised and will continue The petition which had been fled since the another form Witness had three persone do This base was before the court on the 5th inst, progres in productive power which Europe and difficulty in their prescribing the policy, to bo had been always a quiet man, hot for a so that the plaintifs was a brokor, and the defend. Mr. Poroirs was ous. They did not specify the to supply the furniture for foo Hotel de l'Univers, to accomplish, has, together perhaps with the pursued and in having it carried out. What time before his death he had appeared to be inutu otorekeeper and sick, beth rostling in number of shares they wanted; but they siraply and the sain claimed us the balanse of the ac fiscal netion of vertain: Clovernments, forsel us other nation is there that would not do so this transpired. He had has drinking some 25 shares of the Ilongbong, Canton, and Macao pay. He had not spoken to Mr. Feroza about with the oxcontion of foas chairs. The amount long habit, come to look upon tasse mark

melanolaly state of mind, thougit na tune for Hongkong. The defendunt sold to the plaintiff told him to get them some shares of that Com count, All the items in the bill wore admitted, out of one wacket after another We had from if it hela satrong a position?. It is simply what for a few days before his death; but nothing Steamboat Company at per share pre-the mattor, at perhaps the latter had forgotten it. roally in dispute was utidor a hundred dollars, the most as personal property, and some of ns forud nonsense to consider opposition, from the particular was untied, about him protanto manage to be delivered at the end of April, and He saw Mr. Peroira ozce since this and told him defendant claiming to dedot: 10 per tant, as die dimenity in atmitting the right of cluested Chiness Government; if we are to wait until suicidal intentions. He left his post, crossed a knee promise to bo delivered at the samo was that he had not see him for a week Put-il basu ade to that offect. When the use was The right has, however, assorted itself, and cur death, nor had anyone any suspicion that he had be also eald austher tos of 50 shares at $32 per the reason he had not delivered him any sharos count nador a verbal agreemont which healleged nations to become wolf-sufficient at our expense. of their own will they agree to a reasonable allah, and got hold a pile of bricks, wher time. The defendant End not fulfed his ting in the words or the concerned after Mr. last before the court His lordship adjourned it manufacturers are thoroby formed to sook outlets proposition wa muy wait for over. In this be aufixed his bayonot, and has to usentenes, and ind not delivered the shares at Porsire's name had not been done since the bar to allow of the portion coming to game arrange for their produce elverhorn Competition, nevar matter we must say to them, that Court on to his largest too, and the other to the the end of Apri. This interest of the charas gain was come to it was not an afterthought, ment. Mr. Holmes now stated that the plaintiff theless, follows us avon in newer markets, so that

romoved one host, and taking out the fee, tod under foreige control has home homessary trigger, thus firing the weapon through his now rested in the plaintiff, who claimed but was done at the time in Mr. Abraham's had offered to take half the amount in dispute, at the present hour there is little undiscovered and that it is to be established. We are not send that the muzzle of the rifle must have the ortait of 8812.50; and ho sing claimed his attention to it as the other oro was simply show that the four chairs which the defaudant Fones for the constant growth of our

hand. From ho evidence of Surgeon Dodd falling is contract be had affered low to see it done. He did not call Me. Abraham's Sona erience was now taken which went to be to blaze for not preparing markets in ad- that is consegnepos of the defendant ant presence, and Mr Abraham might bare but that the defendant refused to pay anything, i land before us Our own want of foresight may

now advocating a policy of dissation in all bone in the doocasod's mouth, and that the brokerage on to sale of the 75 share, amount eignal for the sonored. He was mising now denied, having received were ordered by his factures. This generation has attempted nos as questions between the Chinese and Foreign bullet case out at the back of the boud, carrying ing to $37.50, which branght up the whole claim to get this money to pay it to Mr. Visira sorvant, bat sittent his carshority, qui for thing analogous to what was done by the last in

away a portion of the bone, and toaring through to $850, Powers; but there are cases in which no the helmet and paggaton, which were found some

and if he did not pay it he would be responsible a parian staying in the hotel who had sines the opening op of India and Asstrafein We

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,

Mr. Caldwell said he had had no notice of any hisasalt. He had not paid anykking as yet, and left. With regard to the question as to the dis have bail the vast field of Central Alcion Infore other onarse is possible, and this is our of distance of Mer Harrison stated that the point defence, but there was an answer to the had suffered no loss of present Gorionication nu Editorial brasters abould be them.

f count, both Me. and Mrs. Stained gave us for year, hat berund mere soientific expor man had been in the army about 18 years, and

petition which admitted the transaction with addresæd **The Editor," and hoss on business "Titu

Re-examined by Mr. Caldwell--The evidence to agreement that ten per cent. ition thers, we have made as commercial venture ite in pedale, der in that no had been a very quiet man as long as he bad regard to the 50 shares, bat denied the allegations, razen a room he was one in which was to be alevist, ung, the plaintif gave ordonc on a large seule. We armene to be quite sentent amendments in the constitution and conduct known him, about four years; he was about as to the 25 akaros transaction. Manager," and not to individuals by name

It also denied Mr. Pereira's name did not appear.

donying quo agraiment was onteret into to parait the King of the Belgians to neame Correspondages zo zoquested to forward their name of the Court that they would willingly agree or $7 yazrs of age. The jury returned a verdict the allegation of less sustaihod, and admitted By his Lordship-Witaoss came into seurt in The, sasa was adjourned mail ten o'clock in those regions the mantle of the East India nad address with communication, addressed to the to motilà bà of any practical benefit; but we

of fala da ag.

only $25 for brokingo due. Of this it was this matter instead of leaving Mr. Visirs to today to allow of the attendance of Mr. Company. The indifference which underliva.this Editor, not for publication, but as avidouce et gaad may be critain that it, say, the British. Go At Sombays anularef Chinese trators have alleged $5 had been paid utrendy, and 320 was ane Limself on noorat of the agreement ke Stainfield's oleth, who had acted as interpreter period of hybernation in our old oglonising pro- Laitt.

made with that goutlenian the renting apoy in some of the governations which hal takon pensities is more apparent than real. We are All letters for publication should be writhen ca ono varoment will declare that ther consider the firm under the following aroumstances, thus share broker. In the early part of this your ho had been resold to ne da Costa, besthor of the

combined to refuse ouling with a European Paid into court

The plaintiff was aslled and wald bo was of Mr, Abraham giving trouble. The shares place between the parties.

still, na a nation, unffering from a myteit of establishment of a Court unde foreign doladed, in the Sourabaya Cobrant of the 17th had some place transactions with the defendant.

B. 3 WOODEN v. Lu Ku Cars 3100 prosperity, and from the disinclination to offert Advertiseouts and Enbsazhions which, am not direction necessary and are quite preparad May: A Chiaaman in this city, whose name and purchased 50 Hongkong, Cuaton, and Macao, M. da Cost of the Stenhout Company. Mr. Holmes appeared for the plaintiff, and which success often produces. We have grown we suppress, hil to pay in April 13,000 guilders Steambert Co. saros for Mr. Vieira on the 15th whether Mr. Vieira was put to any loss in

and it depended on the state of the market Mr. Caldwell for the defendant.

rocustomed to have things too much our own ordered for fixed, period will be contined usul teenforcuit the Chinese will submit. They. 1-to & European firm hers and signed on March. They were purchased at 812 premium the mattor.At present ho had lost nothing of Korleon lot No. 59. The defendant cnturod i petition from other nations eould be more than

· Mr. Holmes said the plaintiff was the owner way, and had difficulty in realising that com- Ochers for extra copies of the Daily Frase laid will always gield to the inevitable. A great acceptance for the enze, When it fell dna for the end of April A memorandum of that His Lordship mid he must so where the into a mantrast to fill in another gartlon lat, and temporary. There are indications that all be sout before 11 am, on the day of publication; deal of opposition would of course be shewn he could not pay and applied for an extension contract mes sigued the same day. That memo-plaintiff bad been damspend.. After that hour the supply is to

wither through his own mistaka that of soms lisas of the nommunity are reading that the of the term. The firm having good grounds and a lot of tortneus diplomacy brought for doubling his solvunty rofased. On the randum was not now in plaintiff's possession, but Mr. Caldwell submitted that the ventraal other person, he trespassed on the plaintiff's lot competition which is closing in around us must into play, but a Srm front is all that is debtor persisting, the firm agreed to scoopt in

a copy was given the defendant, two copies being being made for the delivery of shares at i and tack away a wnsiderable quantity of earth, become the rule, not this exception, and that it will have to rank as one of the factors of air; Attire Hotel de l'Univar, on the 75th ataut, of required to make the opposition give way payrant pieen goods velaod at 8,000 guilders. The other copy plaintiff had wiw in the specified time, and the rate mentioned, in point

of the Palies Magistrate, plaintiff having of law thora was no difficulty in recovering for Mr. Coldwell said the case for the defence was existence. When wo are fully alive to this Saastreho, RGHARD LESTER late Beperiatandert It is by nomearsa matter big enough to gier Did the Chinaman, thank the firm for its been prosaated for using an unstamped doen differed in the pries of tho shares at the time that the defendant on the earth ander the diròc economicreality--änd wo are only partially aware

hd to prolong the term for, the balance.

tions of another person, namely, the person who of it yet-then the vitality of the country will rise to a war. It may be said that this is an digeree? Not at all. He made use of his Plaintiff had appealed against the deci- they should have bron delivered.

sion of the magistrata, and the agreemont was His Lordship Raid he wanted to see whether employed him, that he was that other person's reassert itself, and the nation will be reused to eney solution of the dificulty, but our prail on 95 of his over ytra attwhed to the Police Court proceedings, and there had been any loss suffered, and what seerant (bat this was a tort, and that therefore us of those effens which have, so far, kept us

no longer to goods from the said "firm. knowledge of Chinese charmerer and polier Shand this happen frequently, what becerans of contract was signed (profnend). On the same on now arose wheibe, this was not merely rate the plaintiff ahoald apply through this to be two dictions in which such a national was now in this court. On the 16th a proper was the measure of the damages. The que respondent superior should apply. Unter that ahead in the interactional race. Thore arpoot ought to show us that it will come to this the last security, no to say, of European wholesale day plaintiff bought 25 more shares of the armon bargain for the paymont of the difference in superior.

morcharits against incurring losses from Chinese

movement might be attempted. The one would, one day. It we bare to cut the Gordian res. This last security is in fast the right triping of the defendat of 3324 promin, the price of tas shares at the time of their His lordship said in that case the eans of be a repetition in Cutal Afrim of the action knot wo may no well do it at once. A toto judge of á qustomer'a solvency and of refusing mecrandum was used in that case. They over the shares to Mr. da Corta. He wanted.

deliverabis also if the end of Apri. A similar delivery; the plaintiff said he was bound to head proof isy on the defanes

1 which founded our India Exapire. The The defendant was then called and stated other, a moviment, of "ecncentration and cop. a new Court itself, the first essential him credit should he prore unlikely to be solvent.

ware not purchased for himself, but he acted to see whether this was or was not merely that he at the earth under the dirtions of solidation of our present possessions. 理想 The globe-trotting traveller beade a chapter in that it chould be entirely in-was justified in refusing the prolongation applied for the concerned." There were two copies of shares would be at the end of April

It is intantorial whether the firm in question on the arfer of other persons, and signed a gambling transaction upon what the price of Messrs. Dorabjes and Pestonjon, who pointed as of opinion the the intter undertaking in his book The Administration of Justice dependent of the City Authorities, the or at all frus should) uafineliugly sort this more also and he was prosecated

out to him what Le had to fill in and the place should be pat into operation firet, as the in China," He was ten days in the country, next that it should take cognisance of every whether they shall give credit to any our, as these wereranians. A regular contract was eel, the plaintiff had no right whatever to sus; if signed a letter acknowledging that the earth have realised the enormous meal, industrial, and Mr. Wotton contended that so far as the wince he was to out the earth for that purpose. nost. immediately necessary, and an meine their right, free from outside infinences, to judge likewise for sing nastenpad documents for transaction of the sale of.50 abstos was concera-Te nimitted in cross-orumisation tha be had to other entis. Few persons, We fancy. yet tells us all about it. It would no doubt case, civil as well as criminal, arisingpecially Chinese. Wher 35 or more Chinese mule or the 18th, the same as in the other casa, anyone had that right it was Mr. Visira. It was out from the plaintiff's lot by mistake aut nancial power which such a consolidation of aarprise him, to be told that such a thing as within the Settlements, and of all cases in combine to punish that is the only applicable Thara wasa nderstanding between witness and could not be asagaod exept by consent of Mr. offering to fill it in again, but he said ha signed our Empire would effect. It would be presti- "the ad ainistration of justice" can hardly which the defendants rasite there, of all word European. Brm because of its numi Mr. Vieira as to those 50 shares. Mr. Viola Abraham, and that consent had not been this at the request of Mr. Pontoajoo, that it was cally irresistible, avi oxosed anything, which be said to exist in China. We have beard casca affooting property in the Concessions, number, à procedent is thereby established das was of his at Me Abrahazi was likely to obtained, and there was no privity of oon not translated to him in Chinese, and that he history records. The ion of the navul,

give trouble about the shares. Plaintiff told tract between Mr Abraham and Mr. Ran- persors any in their haste that all zoon are and of all in which foreigners are plaintiffs, eons to the whole European mercantile comhin ko thought ethoswino, but Mr. Vieira said gel. As for the 25 shares transution. Mr. the work.

was under the impression he was to be paid for financial, mechanical, and industrial experionoo of the old country, to the territory and raw hars in China, and that if ever a native whether the defendants reside in the Cou morrew, on other grounds refuse credit to a Chi-to take the matter upon his shoulders. Before and the contract note he signed on the 15th must should be amended by the insertion of the names result in an unprovedented impulse to mutual munity. Should another ropean, say ton case there was trouble, plaintiff would have Abraham believed he was solling to Mr. Perair, His Lordship suggested that the sammons materials of the new countries, .could not but speaks the truth it is because he wishes you cessions or not. It matters not much when the same punishment may be inflicted on the date for delivery Mr. Visira asked witness be read in conjnnatics with the memorandum af Mr. Dorabjes and Mr. Pestonjon as eo prodantion and conszuption. Why should we to believe something different, not for a mother the Judge he a Chinaman or on Euro-him by Messrs the Babas. We do not done the to ser if Mr. Abmbum would be able to deliver given at the time the pmtract was made, and defendants, so that all the parties would be bofors not direst the moment of our smigrating ment supposing that any one could be so pean. There might be a Judge and an As Chinese and other free people the right to take the shares. Mr. Abraham said he would not be which contat and the name of Mr. Pereira, of the court

such a course But against it the European able to deliver the sharia, hut he would be ready course, the sale to Mr. Vivira being auitted,

masses to those of our dwa, possessions in which unsophisticated as to presume that he would sistent Judge, one of thou Chiness and the mercantile community has a right to make them ter pay the difference Plaintiff told Mr. Vieira, there was 326 for brokerage due to Mr. Rangel amended in accordance with his Lordship's ang payag us with their own production, thor

Mr. Holmes naked to have the summons they would imtadiely become cons speaks the truth. This jost, although suvers, other foreign; but hoth must be appointed break with such crooked wage by telling them and at the end of April be applied to Mr. Abra on that transaction, and that amount had been gestion, and the ass was adjomied until eleren than see them assist in developing Sets which icdiunces pretty fairly be suiduci of a Chand paid by the Manicipality and the updo business with yen. Something of the kind pay it, bat offered a promissory note for the not due, as the other transaction could not stand, might have notice,

So long as your combination lasta we will not ham for the differones. Mr. Abraham did not paid into court. The rest of the commission was o'clock on Thursday in order that the parties raise unfriendly tiscal berriers This proje nese court. If justies is done it is in an it. pointwent sanctioned by the Chinese Au-is regaired in the interests of the European or differenca. Witness declined to accept the pro Mr. Abraham having understood he was selling to

the London Chamber of Commerce has set itself to ecnsider. It is one worthy of national study, direct manner, and because the other conthorities, not of Shanghai City bat of Peking, cantile community. It would not surprise us missory note, but afterwards defendant gavo Mr. Pereiro, and afterwards finding that it is

und wo recommend its virions phases to the siderations, which almost alone in tones the All the officer of the Court would likewise marcantile houses or ranks which die witness a promissory note for the full amount, not so. As a zubter of fact, he thought it oot Chineso acceptances take some measure

attention of one sistor associations throughout. the spire. judge and executive of the yame, happen have to be appointed by and be responsibly against this now formed Mongolian league. By payable in a month, and he took it to Mr. Vieira, was pretty clear that, though the contracts

and the other parties, but they declined

wore for the purolase and salo, of sharon, on that scension to coincide with justice. to the Municipality only, and it would be last accounts (29th May) the league had increas accupt it, and said Mr. Abraham must at least one would never be able to deliver the shapey, ed to 63 in number, and the European merchants pay half the amonat down, and give a promissory nor the ather to take them if the market This fact must not be overlooked by far.necessary that all the higher posts should wars about to hold a meeting to decide what to note for the balanco. Witness therefore told went against them. It simply amounted to a

A TORPEDO-HUNTLE eigrew in Shanghai who are now being driven ur fltad by European. We cannot stop de against them on the next day.Straits Times him harald not nept the zote, as he would use of betting on the difference. Besides the

Amant remarkable vessel has been desigand into taking some messures to effecta parifion."squeezing "in Hongkong, and it would be

have to pay the amount bingolf. The defendant plaintif had proved and age, for it was not

by Signor Onniberti, sal styled by him a said if they would give him three or four days sufficient for the plaintiff to state that a ho tion of the Mixed Court,, the state of affaire quit as difficult in Shanghai, at least for LATEST POLEGRAMS.

he world pay it. Mr. Abraham told kim be date of delivery the shares were at a higher

of this fresh addition to waval architecture, torpado haster (eaenia-torpediniere). The length in which we, cuferred to in last Saturday'e several years. What we suggest really is.

would pay the brokerage the next day. He prise than when he purchased them. He must

which is to be of 609 tous burthen, is to be 47 LONDON, 15th Juno: issus. When that Court was established in that the government of the Chinese in the

ealed for it the next day, and Mr. Abrahan gave how that he had sustained normal damage by the

metres (15-16 feat), its retost Brelih sven THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK.

hin an ordot on his olerk to pay in the $37.50 defsn't of the defendant before he had any Settlements abould be conducted on some

metres (22-93 fast), its draught of water four due for brokerage, but it was not paid when he right of action against Mr. Abrabam; and. presented it and horas simply told defendent plaintiff should be no satto on that ground Yue Afst, bavier, was charged with stooling are to be of 7,000 indicated hordo-power, and to metres (1812-foot). The engines of the vessel

for the diflora defer the order of would not be necessary for it to a way the property of a seaman med Chon Asing per hour. The ship to to be provided with 16 the sharon, witness waited until the 17th evilnes.

residing in Bast street, on the 14 taut, and boilers, each four metres long. The coat bnikera May, witen be wrote to lir. Abrahem shout it. His Lordship said he would go on with the the case was reminded till this day. of systematically keong out of his (Mr. Ban-

ara to be of a capacity to enable the vessel The locter was rend, Losing Mr. Abraham hoaring.

TUEDEZ RZJANDED.

to pracol at full speed for 30 hours očom- The defendant, Ezekiel Eleazar A broliom, was gel's) way, and going over the history of the then called, and said he was a clerk at the T. Bowler was charged with stealing his If travelling at a moderate spact, the store The case in which Chau Ap. avant to Mr.lishing in that time a distance of 900 milos. interte the effect stated in the evidenco atrendy Novelty Store in Queen's rood Central. He master's property, retarded till yesterday, was of coat will last for eight days, and suites for given. It complained of the ntherus letters corroborated the plaintiffs to the 50 simcas further reminded till the 20tr instant, which had been writtin to which no answer transaction as to the: 25 shere, he was under bad bean toushafed The writer was not pense the impression that ho was selling to Mr. Persira ing for his commission and had not pressad fer but he subsequently found by speaking to that short of money. He would put his claim side tangol to purchase the shares for him, and for the present, and only ask that some reason know nothing about the matter. Hagare the ablo arrangement should be made for the shares promissory note in Mr. Visira's name previously for which defondant hid desired the parties to to this. take his promissory nota; If defendant took no His Lordship-Thon you admit by the pro notice of this letter, he (plaintiff) would have to missory note that pan owe this money to some follow out his instructions, and take provend-ene? Ings in Court to recover the whole amount, how-

HONGKONG, JUNE 17, 1844.

intercourse in Chins, but during the twenty

lingness to danes to the piping of one of their

The prospectus of the now Oriental Bank issued at the beginning at ful

POLICE COURT.

June 16th

BEFOXE ME. A WISE.

NHIBANCR, - Tsung King, of No.1, Battery Rap, was floed

for allowing & quantity of 1th to remain posol within a matshed in his goodpation.

Chan Tuk Nam, Government scavouger, was fined $5 for neglecting to remove sullinge water from Mountain Lodge, as required of him by his contrast.

THEPT.

1864 we had bad, say, twenty years' gerus what tho samo principles as the collection with c stavug body of directors, will be formally world pay fordur produced). As to the amounts If his Lordship was with him on these points it clothing and jewellery to the seragataysize of propalitat co-average spood of 25 pantien milas • years which have stoce elapsed we have pene. trated much farther into the country, and ridical change de thas Götener lay

of

our opportunities for gaining a closer ac. quaintance with the more and customs the natives have become math mora extersive Farther experionte kas not tonded to give us more exalted ions of the administration of

officere.

Maritime Customs. We do not propose

"AFFAIRS IN THE SOUDAN, The Ter special correspondent at Korosho tally confirms the report of the fall of Borber and states that the Mali, with force of 35.000 men, is marching upon Dongs, in consequence of which the Governor proposes to ovaonate the

town.

SERIOUS ASSAULT,

the late in Chia, or of the purity of have control, and the-latter would probably | ON FSE RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF so tiny since defendant had told him he was gentleman that he had not authorised Mr named Chun Aaing on the 12th instant..

STORMS IN VARIOUS SEAS DIFFERENT MONTHS IN THE YEAR

Defendant-Tes.

aran of 2,500 miles. The armament of the consist of two 24-ton torpedo-hunter is t Chezig Hoi hawkst, and Fung Ki,coppersmith were brought up charged with assaulting a cooliespectively, und tarping in a radius of 260

guns placed at the bow and turn rə

Complainant said that he was & colis rosiding trailleuses. The sain is to be built entirely of degrees, basides forty four-barrelled Nordenfelt ut 65, Second-strost, and on the 12th Juxtant hest, and to be provided with a ran. The li was walking in the Queen's-root. Doloudants is to be divided into 12 compartments, and its came behind him and the second defendant hit sides protected by armor 50 millimetres (1.46 him or the chin with an iron bar while the first tachi thielt. The sides of the compartments are defendant stabbed his, after which they run further protected by a backing of patent fusk, away. He called for a constable and one came contrived in bunkers placed round the ship. and put him in a jinricksha and took his to the ter the consumption of the fuel, water will ha leb Station.

Temanded fill this day.

AF-

(it such can be said to exist) should be sup planted by any foreign code. There exista in China n criminal code, and custom in gard to ciril autters, but the former, with ita grose barbarities, it would be impossible to permit in a place over which fareignars

While Shanghai remain as it is, merely be much more closely adhered to in a Cours Settlement for Foreigners of Chinese soil, constituted as we propose than in one whore we count hope to get rid of the principle of almost anything can be accomplished by exterritoriality applied to the natives greasing the judge's palm. Nor should we

The following table exhibits fer och month who were foolishly not only admitted therein propose to abolish the less objectionable in the year the number of dangerous anospheric but allowed to become land owners.

native farms of punishment, such as the depressions, expressed in percentage of the aver cangue and the baboo. Those are abledge total number, that in yearly recorded in considering that the land was set apart ex-

various seas. The similarity between the rele

ever unpleasant it might be for him to do so. It And by the order that you owo the $37.50 clusivalý for the use of foreigners, in whose to the present singe of civiliantion in China, tive frequency of typhoons in the China Sen and

regard no longer,

Cross-examined by Mr. Caldwell-Mr. Rangel bande all the regulations for its government There is no greater error than to suppose of urricanes in the West Indies is striking duty he owed to hers which he could dis brokerage-Tea

The former Lave their maximum, in September

Witase said the copy just read, was a corsaid he could not find Mr. Pereira, and asked him were to be, it would surely be no more than in that punishments which are adapted for one and their minimum in February, while the latte rost copy of the tettir sant, and the lotter to allow him to sign for the concerned, and this to spirit of Ut agroment that, at least in re-race of people are equally adapted for all. baxa thoir maximum in August and their mini was soul to the defer but with a chit book was done, and he signed the subsequent contract gard to purely police matters, the principle of We attempt to govern Hongkong under that both typhoons and hurricanes pornx in August to produce the document drawn up and signed confirmed the previous memorandum, which resisting of Dr. IL L. Hallett, and Dr. Cushing, quickest craft afloat, and destroy it wither br mum in January About half the number of which came back signed. Flaiutif proceeded note without reading it, believing that it simply exteritoriality at affecting Chinese mightidea and we have consequently to support and September, but the roletiva inquency of by the defendant was the hargaia was unde ferred to Mr. Pereirs. He had no other trans- left us Day in British Brendla on January muses of ita formidablu artillery or its cont. This be modified. The premat position of affairs average of ahont, six hundred prisoners typhoons in May and November slightly exceed between the parties.

the relative frequency of hurricanes.

notions with Er Rangel then, and he did not 23rd with six elephants. The marchas were ingeniously designed russel marks another ston is altogether anons ous. The Settlements in gach, the majority of whom consider it a creieues of the Bouthern Indian Ocean are dis balot with ubjected to the lommor, bong downld not base dealt with Mr. Rol had sontown: skow, as a minute survey of the route in advance in ship soostraction, and to well worth

Mr. Wetten document look him principal in the matter. are to be governed by foreigners according most desirable place of residence. There [tributed in a similar manner, but have their not stamped, and was therefore illegal. If it he thought go and at the time he gave the order with referones to ite suitability for a railway the study of naval architectsbon.

maximifi in February and their minimum în Was anything it was an assignment of 50 for the $37.50, he was still under the impression the Thoangyin river was rooted, and Biampao was the chief object of the party. On the 29th, tentia of the population that government plan as we suggest, but we repeat that ther/July. But the oyelones in the Bay of Bengal abaros of the Hongkong; Canton, and Macao that Mr. Pereira was the purohaser. That bar! territory entered. At this river Mr. Bryce, of to their own ideas, and yet as regarda nine-ay be difficulties in carrying out such a must be oreïcome, because, it being absu- may be rendered inoperative, owing to the Chinese officials refusing to enforce the police futely necessary that some change should be regulations and other laws. It is true that brought about, no less drastic measure can the Lead Regulations under which the affairebé effective.

of the Settlements are at present conducted

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THE VOLQUHOUN, EXPLORATION

EXPEDITION, The Clgnboon Exploration Expedition, con-

into the empty bunkers The voel is to be manned by a crew numbering 100 As will be seen from its name, the caccia torpediniere is in- tended to hunt and run down torpedo-beats. The, greatest spoed hitherto attained by the latter is 9 miles an hour, and that only for a short time. This torpedo hunter would thus overtake the

A FEAF OF TELEGRAPHY.

and the Arab Ses are quite different and Stambout Company,

guin ought to be cancilled. layo maxims at the changes of the mvasoon in

Mr. Caldwell submitted that the document His Lordship-That is a new way of paying pany, overtook the Expedition, and after & day's the Bombay Trading Corporation, and his com- was in accordance with the usual caxiom in Hong. | debts, is it not?. Yon elsarly owa the money.

We have oftor heard of the wonderful line May and October.

Bas of Southern In kong in like transantkus, but If his Lordship The defendant said he did not suppose he was omney with it having no occasion for any Banga disa Ocean. held at it required starting. he should be dealing with Mr. Rangel,

miante examination of the country, passed on hotween this country and Teheran, tile capital of The route from the Siamese Frontier to Maing Persa, a distance of 5,800 miles, but we scarcely His Lordship suggested that it would be as prepared to pay the amount into court.

langyoo, which was reached on Febrsary 5th, realize the fact that good signals were obtainablo Mr. Watton also objected to the second doen woll for the plaintiff to accept this promissory passed over several high mountains by staap through so great a length of wire, until recently, Chambore. Blanford. Thom, ted.ment prepared on March 16th on the ground nota, and take another action, or make some ar scents and descents which rendered travel very when we availed enzselves of an invitation from

that it was insufficiently stampert

rangement with regard to the rest, therwise fatigning. At Mainglungree the party were Mr. W. Andrews, the 'naging director of the Mr. Rangel saif it was stamped in accordance justins could hardly be done between the parties detained natil February 13th, ou account of Indo European Telegraph Company, to make a with the asual custom in all these share matter, and it would load to further litigation. He the dilatoriness of the officials in furnishing visit of inspection. It was between 7 and 8 on that of taking a nominal value for the shares. would suspend the case for a day or two for that elephants for the next stage the journey Baturday evening. April 19th, when we reached

His Lordship eald-all ke could say was that purpeen.

The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Dener have never recived tho sanction of the native' tio, from Liverpool, left. Singapore on Sunday ay Authorities, but the previous ones, which as for this port and Shaughni.

affecting the Chinese are much the se, .were agreed to by them. Even if those now under raconsideration at Paling were duly sanctioned by the Chinese Sorechment there

The Agent informs us that the O, and G. steamer Deeart, with maila, de., from Bea

Yokohama and will sail for this port to-day. Francisco to the 27th ultimo, kas arrived at

A dologra reports that the Chinese war-vanmel

is no hope that if their enforcement on the Niu Thin has broken her screw in the natirea is left in the hands of the Tao-tai and Cuan, the accident being caused by steering too his nominec at the Mixed Court, it will be near to the bank in order to avoid collision carried out any more satisfactorily than at Tendon and China Express present. It is idlo to talk of guarantees:

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About eleven o'clock on Sunday night a fire Authority.Thom. they are of no use voless wo are prepared to broke out in a timber shop in Wing Hior January........ enforca them, and how is that to be done Street, Honra, Canton, and having limmalle bebrnary under the co-operative policy? The adjoining buildings. Every effort was made to May

material to work apos, epread rapidly to the April. Man larinata were not ignorant of the almost stop the progress of the flames, but this was not Juur interminable delays and difficulties which accomplished until more than forty shopa had July are sure to zelve batween the foreign Govern At present the origin of the fire is unknown

been barneal down. The loss is oogsiderable. August

menda on any mattor of importance, and that

ovan îf an agreement is arrived at the ques boing, made by some gentlemen cranested with The Straits Tirzes hears that an attempt is tion will arise as to how it is to be carried Western Australia to start a grazing ground. out. The Chinese Government knew well and cattle farm at Singapore for the supply of what they were doing and how they might the market with fresh fat mutton and beef. The alisep and cattle are to be brought from Westárn cripple and almost crush foreign inflace Australia in a fub condition, and then kept: va when they augurated the co-operative the farm for a few days provicus to filling. policy by despatching the Hon. AnSON BUR application has been made to the Govern

ment for a piece of land for the purpose. "LINCAKE · and his company of strolling diplomatists on their mission to all érnation. "The comity of nations" is a fine phrase but it will not work, at least as affecting! foreign relations with China y névér has, and never will. The encroaching policy of the Thursday Chiness officials ought to be fully recognised

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W. DOVERCK, Government Astronomer, Hongkong Okearvatory, 3rd June, 1881.:

SOFREME COURT.

June 10tk.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE HON, J. RUSSELL, ACTING

Cuir JUSTICE

CATUNG SIK HING, ALIAS-CHUTng Kai; ....... v. Hò Yox TONG, ALIAS ȚIO CHU, ̈ HOMELAND CRANG YAU

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and the first defendant in Wellington-strest, whilst the second resided in D'Aguile-street.. An agreement was entered into on the 14th At

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Mr. Lister ought to know something about this. Mr. Caldwell-Do I understand your Lord ta Morag Haut, which was reached on the office. In the basement of an unpretentions There was a dood of transfer made out for the ship to say we mes bound by that promissory note February 16th, after a journey over several building in Old Broad strict we were shown the transfer of shares, and the shares were put st ä His Lordship asid it might be a proper instra mountain ranges. Her the party tack busta Moree printer in connexion with the main tine unal value. It was a complete fraud on the ment if they agreed to accept it, bat otherwise and ascended the Meh Ping to Zinuna, arriving from London to Tebrau The courteous clerk Stamp Offes and the ratepayers, and he did not it was nothing now. On the face of it there chicks showed themselves friendly to the expedias that we were through to Eundeu, and with the at that city on February 25th. The Zimmalin sharge of the wire, Mr. Bhagreve. informed think any public company would allow mob was nothing to show it was not a proper promis tion, not only furnishing slephants, but deputing aamaanes with which snowires from the City thing to pas. Only a half dollar stamp was gory nito. The defendant had given this pets, Chow Nan Krow Wong, a son of the third to the West-end, we asked a few huotiens o used, whereas the requirement of the Ordinance and admitted owing the money, and also the principal chief, to convoy it te Kenghean. The the talegraphist in the German town. Wher was that there should hoa 50 cante stamp for 597.50 brokerage, and now he wanted to go be Rev. Dr. Meltitvary, of the Ameroun Prosby wo hid finished with Eden, we spoke with overy $500.or fraction of it.

hind that

Die Wotton bed that the first docu- Mr. Wotton cabmitted that the note and the terian Mission, at Zimmai, consented to join the same facility to the gentions on July nout was an assignait of contract if it was order were given bafero it transpired that Mr. the expetition, and thus reinforced, it started at On This diù zet satisfy us and in a anything, and thore was no consideration stated. Porvira was not the purchaser, and the plaintieth castward on March Srd. Crossing the few seconds we wore through to the Persian mountains, it reached Pak Pow on the 114, and sapikal Teheran). There were no messages The eccend doarment sendand the first, and having stated in evidence that the promissory Kanghai on the 15th. At Kerishni the cffininis about, the time was favcumble, and the employee was, if anything, an assignment of contract with acte was refused, he could not met, and there were very ecadid and furnished a fresh of the various countries seamed pious to give us out consideration stated, and he believed the was now an end of it. The defendent was not set of eksplants to take the party to Kengh an opportunity of tasting the capacity of Wais Statap Ordinamos provided that where there was willing to go back to his position before giving sex on the Mebkong or Cambodis: Biror and wonderful line. T. (Tara) said "Call ne sona deration stated, the amount for the stamp that note. Ee had been willing to do good knok. Konghoon was reached on the 21st. It Karrashes, and in less time than it takes to was larger.

deal to avoid coming into court, for very good His Lordship said he would reserve the docu- ressons, but so he had been forced there, he was a large walled city until this beginning of write these words we gained the attention of ments without prejudice, and he would allow was disposed to fight the matter having found this serfary, when it was destroyed, and it in the Indian town. The signals were good, and Mr. Caldwell to pay the amount into court that none of the parties had suffered any damage, habitante carried away captive. An attempt is our speed must have equalled 15 wards a minata if the stamping was insuficient. ATTAC It would be hard for him to make these now being made to repeople it with the desosu The sporator at Kurrachen, when he learnt that Mr. Rangel continued his evidence, and he man a present as it were, when he feand dante of these captivas After a few days, the London was speaking to him, thought it would sted that in theso traxenation ho wasnotting they had suffered no damage..

Expedition returned to Konghai, and being bea goed opportunity to put us through to Agra, es principal bat as brolice for others, and bo His Isdship and Mr. Abraham would most furnished with Fresh elephants, started on March and to our unionishment, the signals did not fail, therefore cleared his broker's commission on the certainly my it as lard if he had wen instead 31st to return to Zimmi by a more enterit and we platted pleasantly for a few minutes route, ris, Marng Pix, Fangow, Mong Ngow, with Mr Malcom Khan, the dierk on dety To the money; Cross-examined by Mr. Wotton-Witness was Mr. Wotton alu arether point he

two lots, which amorinted to 887,50.13 Toflout and was than mabia to night taks? Lakon and Leboong. The route was pola din. 1. make tlus triumph of telegraphy complote. Agra

not a sbare jobber, bat pursly a broker; he did was that if hf. Rangel had any tight to sit, it cult che, as much of the country was quite level switched us on to another line sud we were soon not deal in shares on his own aegeant. In these was only in Air Visirt's name, lle hul oridence and the mountains were either stoep nor high talking to a native telegraphist at the Indian fransuotians it was usual for wordinato ha usod, to prove that Mr. Ferreire had not authorised me. Craning left Zalaus, Oh April the gentleman at the other end of the wire

On April 20th, the expedition arrived again in Governmont Cable Station, Calpatta. At firet one signed by the purchaser and the other by Mr. Kaugel to buy the shares. the seller; that had been dane in this cuss. Tho His Jendship said that would make no differ. 30th, for Bangkok by boat kr. Hallett remain ook not bellove that he was really in direct ing babind to do a little farther surveying and communication with the Farish capital, and he' he gave a slip in each, bus they were different, Mr. Caldwell sulmitted that the claims Be Mr. Gould, the now English Consul for relaimed in Marso language, Are you really in the one as it was for Mr. Vietes, and admitted by the promissory note and the sader Zimai, whose arrival was exposted at en carly London Truly this maa great achievement. in the other it was signed for the concorned, given, and that esitled the points which had been date. Biraits Times,

transection for the 50 shares took place firsty and fezoo.

BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY

The ingenuity of newspaper oditore is often.

Metalllo communicatiozi without a break from The petition set forth that the arst plaintiff

18, Okt, Broad-street, London, to the thingeph by this time, and that their object is to _lo|| Sunday

was a gontlenian residing at 22. Wyndham-street, Mr. Wotton Waa zot Mr. Pereira's Beme ou raised as to his right to sus, co. £t wevilənt.

office in Calcutta! 7,000 miles of wire! The Big- the slip for the sale of thu 25 shares ♬ defendant lonked to Mr. Rangel as his creditor -

izle ware areollent, and the spood attained wa everything they can to loosen the foothold of

Witness-It was signed for the concerned. by his landing him the promissory note

not long than 12, pertaps 14, words per minuto. foreigbera in the country, with the object of

Was not Mr Pereira the purchaser of the His Lordship said that ilid not fallow, for This ocuitry and its dependencies have attained Telegraphist... We regret to learn of a sudden, death in the gust, 1881, by which the plaintiff ngrood to sell shares P-No

diyi tupposing it hià boọn a cheque instead of a their present leading position in the commercial ultimately getting rid of them altogether. colony from substroke, Mr. Richard Leator, and the Cefendants to purchus of him. a piece Was he not the concealed purchaser -No, promissory note, it was a most common thing to world under the old fashioned system of Zaieser The Mandarins bare over kept this purpumut Metallurgical Department who ina buvu i tive of Iuland Frot No.391B; together with Steamboat Company, and another person alsu also pointed out that the note was not accepted as an argumant for the continesuod of 6 svetemi | novely-tried by correspondents demanding an Intely a superintendent in the Japanese Govern. of land' in 'Queen's-road, the remaining por Mr. Peralta saked me to buy some sharea of the pay the cheque to the broker. His Lordship | aller. When this fact is advanced by politicians steadily in view, and it will not do for us I to forget it.

All encroachments on our while returning frem Wong-noi-choong on The barguin money, $103, was paid by the do not to call at his offes, only to see him at the was patitled to recover damages for the loss Fubar as it was in the past, they forget, we are than 24 hours a day to Enswer. A Haugarian rights must be cheeked at the outeur, also Sunday evening was taken suddenly ill and died fendants to the plaintif on the 14th August, and Butal, and consequently I did not see him for s of the preilt which would have been mured had inclined to think, various important factors indy, for instance, foud of resitation, rently they may never be, and they will keep on children who aro at present in the colony. The defendants is not falled their bargain, him, ont to the other parou.

Ha leaves a wife and two an agreement was signed between the parties wack. Therafors I did not sell the shares to the shares brera detraron by the difference in hearing upon the problem of our nations status wrote to a leading Sterman newspaper inquiring

their price.

W SA In the frat plaos pra me disposed to dapate the whether, in reciting E. A Pace well-know Bosidents as well as strangers cannot be roo, and since then the houses had become very much After a good deal of pressing Mr. Rangol ad II Lonship He might have gone on the disser allar theory altogether. If history is poem * The Raven," the refnun Never More It is evident then that mer frosh seturfel in protting theingetres from the son, deteriorated in valua The plaintiff prayed wited that Mr. Pereira namo: was on one of market and purchased shares at the ruling price, consulted with a dus rogard to the importance shoul in reciting bespoken or goreshad. It wat of roles for the Court, even with a nominal and should not be misled by the erroneous that the parchure money might be paid in the the ships for the shares transaction, but he and then claimed the Ufference he lead to pay of national events, and not resorting to the mere seriously meant. The answer is not on record. notion that there is no langer on semi-cloudy eas, and the bargain complated, or in the al-explained it was put there by mistake, sad not Mr. Caldwell-lo was not bound to do that sucession of dynastie, it will be found list var but it word weed Mark Twain to do it full guarantee for their being carried out, would äzys.

ternative the defendants should be ordered to having mother form with him at the time he Hi Lordship said the defendant had said ho industrial rise is and more to the slower de justle-Pall Mall Gazette.

ivorossing.

in in few bones.