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THE DAILY FRISS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 157m, 1885.

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SUPREME COURT.

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there was no nollision. I do tent know what he said: alsowhere, but I know that on board my 14th October.

ship he asid there was no collision, and he signed his name to that statement in the log book. IN ADMIRALTY..

Did not Alal say in your presence, and in that BEFCEZ THE HON. SI GROEGE PAILLIFFO, toon the Triumph and a junk on the night of of your solicitor that there was a collision bo- CHIEF JUSTICE, AND LIEUT. MOMOBDO, H. 16th PI cannot give you proper advice about M. 8. VICTOR EMANUEL," LA NAVAL AB-that: I holidve he said there was no collision.

AESSOR.

LEUNG SING SONG . THE GERMAN STEAMER *TRIUMFE." $2,500.

what he said.

But you must remember what was said; you man to that office for a particular purpose, cannot have forgotten it by this time. You took

Did he not spit- canrotagor about that. and you cannot say now that yen do not know

You were present?--Yes.

cannot my what sail she was carring. What sail did you extryP-According to the

I

Was she close rested ?--Ns, I do not think sho was olosa rested.

Why did you make these men sign this mate--- meat in the log book --So that I might have their

is not now quite such an agreeable residence by a privilèged company in koeping at a high the establishment of the Company; the Company | HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | milos santa of the Kap Chi Point. Tasy pasood /minds, so that if the case came before the court

as it was formerly, and that imprisonment meuns punishment in an actual as well nominal senso.

as

The recent escape from the Quel goes to show, however, that the organisation of that establishment is still far from what it

ought to be. The man who escaped

figure the rates of freight there, with the result Rading their way inoronsingly to Singapore that Norlands Indian produse articles are whither froights are low frst competition, lo stead of to Batavia, Surabaya, and Samarang where thay are kept high by want of it.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon. There were present ;-->-- His Excellency the Governor, Sir Gzone FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.O.

Hon. Sir GEORGE PRILLIPPO, Chief Justica Hon. F. STEWART, Aoting: Colonial Soorotary Hon. E. L. O'MALLEY, Attorney-General Hoz. A. LISTER, Colonial Trexinror. Kon. J. M. PRICE, Surveyor-General. Hon. P. RTE Hai. T. JACKSON. Hon. F. D. SABSOON. Hon. WONG SHING.

MINUT58.

on the morning of the 17th they were 18 or IG atatement while the matter was fresh in their through a number of fishing junks that night, they should not give a different statement. and one passed very close to the steamer on the

Charles Frederick Noerenberg mit be was at gort sale, but the captain and second officer, present out of employment, and in March last ho who were upon the bridge, and the tugisers Is held a Gaster's certificate, and had was second mutes the German steamer Triomph. who were on duty, would deny that there was any boon at ses about 25 years. He relieved tha callision or shook, on that any damage was done abiet mata at 12 salook on the night of the 16th to any junk. master of the Gertaan staamer Triumph nows S.W. W. and the speed full, about 94 Capt Johann Heart Schalts said he was the March. There was a fresh N.E. breeze, fores between fire ned six. The engine by compass lying in Hongkang harbour. He had held a German master's dortificate sinco 1880. He was. There was no stilsst. He saw a junk on the starboard side withent a light, heading to at sea on the 17th March last, coming from Ke- lang to Hongkong: The ship was in ballast the 8.E. He ported and went clear under Bite was of 74 tons burden, and schconar rigged. The captain came on the bridge when he blew her stern. He also blow the whistle twice. The bridge was situated about smidships, fór

between 200 and 300 parda distant. Ha conid

course The Triumph was not in collision with

We have to remember that the griminal, Chief Justice Sir Richard Rennie, Mr. H. 8. The steamer Pochi, which arrived at Shang- and Aisoned the chatapagne with his vinitor however fallen, is still a human being, and Wikiran, Crown Advocate, and Mr. Malcolm hai from Tiontein on the 8th inst. Teports that Hardy were extremely ludicrous, exciting mach Jones, Clerk of the Churk left Shanghai on the batween two and three o'clock pin on the 2ta langhtar. Mr. Brion mado a ospital Sorgaunt not a beast, and it would be inhumane to 10th insted for Ameg sid Fuoshow. The Marinet when the steamer was off Shawoishan, sh Stepann, bis by-play being very droll, and treat him as auch. The goal should be cury understands that the Chief Justion wilighted a junk bottom up. There ware aeraral sing no Ittle to the fun of the opera: The rendered as unpleasing a place as possible, abarge of manalauglitar

hold a Court at Ainoy for the purpose of trying mon elinging to her hottam, some of whom made small parts of Captain Fast and Mustapha, sigaale to the steamer. A boat was lowered guardian of the Earam, were fairly filled by | but the prisonors should neither be half-

from the Ponck, and it succeeded in taking fire Mesars. Soett and Baumont respartirely. The atarved

The Mercury hones that there are sixton Chirose from the wake. Avonrding to tha a parformance wout off smoothly throughout, the nor deprived of all hope. At change amongst the officers of the CM.S.Ncount given by the shipwrecked meu, they had unly drawbook heing rather longer intervals ba tho some time the discipline should be Cosa stentes. Amongst them are:-Capt. Mall been alinging to the junk three days, and tween the sats than usual. The Company were aaohs to inspire a wholesome dread in a Rory take command of the Yahain; and they were much exhausted when brought on olled before the sustain on every omaston of its the mind of the criminal, so that on his re- Capt. Sutton, who was temporarily in command, board the Poocht. The junk link a grow of siz fall, and rewarded with a round of appinuss lonze he will not look upon another' period present chief officer of the Kingleen, goos back survivors were taken on to Shanghai.

goes leak to the Klangteen, Mr. Williams, the man all told, one of whom was drowned. The

The accompaniments were played by Bignored for the plaintift; Mr. Francis, instructed by Mr. Raily instructed by Mr. Caldwell, appear Valone with his unal ability. of imprisonmont de a matter of comparative to the langung Mr. Wade, of the Kiang.

Tonight Planquette's ever popular opera" Loi Mensra. Wothen and Dacon, for the defendsat. indifference. We are glad to believe that his offer of the Kingston. goes as socord on of the Rognlations of the dew Nippon Yen formance being for the bouefl of Miss Florence simple denial by the captain and officers of

gung, gosa to the Kirngrímu, and Mr. Ray, the

Mr. Francis briefly addressed the court for the The Japan Mati mis:-"The main fostures Cloches de Cornevilla" will be gires, the per defönce. He said the one for the defence was a wind I should say she was not under full mil. ander Major-General Gordon, the present board the Kezuglo.

Kaisha nto, we bear, as follows:-The term of Seymour, who will appear as Germaine, a part Triumph that on the night of the 16th March Superintendens, discipline is very strictly

the existence of the Company shall be 30 years; A writer in a Dutch Gancial periodical called the Government shall guscantes interest at 8 former occasions.

in which she loa nahieved great access en observed-and-that the news how proud the Economist draws attention to a bareful per cent for fifteen years after its establishment tears have sndertaken to swell the shorus.

A number of gentlemens shey worn in collision will this or any junk On that night they wore on their way from Kelung amongst the criminal classes that the Gaol act of the monopoly of the steam communicate President and Vice-President shall be ap

fin between Netherlanda Indian ports anjoyed pointed by the Government for six years after

to Hongkong, in ballast, and about two o'clook

shall possess vessels of over 50,000 tons caring shall not be more than two years old; 7 per oant capacity; any vessale purchased by the Company

for insurance tess.5 per cent. shall be devoted to of the Company's profits shall be appropriated the repair of roesela, and 10 per cent, for de The river steamer Poo Tu, which was preciation; the Company's foot shall be attacked fanucho a short time ago from Messrs. Farnham to the Japanowe Navy in time of war; the Com was & Co.'s zard, Hongline, pot steam up for the pany shall be entitled to payment in the event of a long term priesner, baving been sen- first time on the 10th instant. We fercary! its vasgela Ming shartered for forged service; tecoed so lately sa May Just to seven hear or engines worked satisfactorily. It will the right of voting and speaking shall be re- take another fortnight before the carpenter work served by the Government to the extent of its Within the short is finished, after which time she is to be put on Unen Kaist and the Mitau Binhi Kaisha shall years' penal servitude.

shares; the Company's liability to the Kyoda period of fise-moutbeweud him the 3 bal-Nanking lite to serry passenger be paid out of the interest on the Government's employed in light household duties about only. As this compitition with the tire shares, and one-half of the profits exceeting Joost river companies which at present monopolize the Superintendent's quarters. At the early the passenger trafle, we shall not be surprised eight por vent. shall be paid to the Govaramont."

ward of the funnel. The wind was from the N. the whistle, and remained there about 5 minutes. E. at 12 o'clock; Brester Point bore N. by E. After the captain went below he saw a dark ob bour of five o'clock in the morning, when to hear that a boat will be put on the summe line

A rather considerably engagement with smuge The minutes of the twu last nestings were road 12.40 he had lost sight of Breaker Point, about not say what it was, per how it was heading. and his trues course was W. S. W. 9. About 1st about two or three pointa on the port bow. te van in opposition to the mer. The Paglers st sea off the sootheid of Lantan took the Superintendent was probably in bed find will fly the British Bag, and, we hear, will pisos about four or five days ago, which, warious and confirmed.

20 miles dislaul, and he was going the sam asleop, this man was left alone and unwatch be commanded by Captain Mackay, well know enough, was one outhome of the recent fend

course. The vessel was going about ten kaots hela Baril sport willent waiting for anything At noon 14 he saw the dark sajant he ordered hiz od, if not actually in the quarters at least in en fa river.

FINANCE. The ACTING COLOSTAL SECRETARY-By di-

an heen from 12 to 1 the second car was in this Colony between the Tung Kün and

on the watch on the bridge, and witness was,

also, and ho gave help to the man at the wheel to Bone place whence he appears to have had A collision occurred in the Paiho on the 3rd Baa Yne (Four Districts) men. The embers of rection of His Excellency I have to lay on the sorording to circumstances, on the bridge, or in get the hem quickly over, and hablar the whistle. cany aceces to them. Had he been animated instant, about five pm, botosa tho star have been stopped in Hongkong they have been commends the Council to vote certain suas

that gastrol still amoulder; though hostilities table certain minutes in which the Governor re

the chat room just below it. He went up on captain came on the bridge and asked if anything oran. The ship auswered the helm at now. Tha Kowsing Hacting. It appears that the with the same sentiments as the prisoner last named rest whilst heading round the Upshifted to thee. In consequence of the threaten-

the bridge about 1.45, and he heard the The CLERK OF Covers rand thus minutes, second offer giving the order to port the ad appered, and he pointed to the junk on the who some little time ago made a savage nt. per Toals Bend, parted her shora line and ing atitude of the salt amuggling janka from Agathe votarecommended was $80 for rent kelm as there was a jurk slanting about port side. The captain at once went to the tele the Tong Kün district, the arrivals and do for October and November of No. 47, Wyrdbam in the S. E. and they passed her clear. Thorgraph and stopped and reversed the enginer. tack on Acteral Gornow he would have bad reached into the Bansiting which was ashore in

the river at the Band. The Eowshing was partures of trading and passenger jeaks from stretch is to be used as a foreldra were at that time a number of junks on the the beam, als posts from the bow, she showed a apparently every apportauity of murderstrack obliquely on her port sids, abreast of the and Ten Ping) have lately been very irregular. $1.500 for asaverting a portion of the old Blene-junk they resumed their course. He remained me, and the light was shown by a man in the the Cour districts San Ui, Sus Ning, Hoi Ping, $500 for convexting the house for the purpose: starboard sids. As soon as they had passed the tight. She was then only about 20 feet from Wher, the junk was about two points forward of

Haken. Qoroba 15TB, 15.,

ing that officer

Wa may apparently, befors rigging, and be but a pluto and bar cover- Cause we bare no definite information on ing bouel rather serely damaged. Several laden with ourge left her in company for zine: 8800, amate, compensation to the P. and on the bridge till ten minutes or quarter past fore part who hid it in his hand. She was However, soms four daya since, two trading cutter's lalaod gustintos temporary powder mage. frames were bant The gangway ladder was

two, and he heard the boll strike the hour while the point possibly the Superintendent may smashed, and another plate above the forward Sun Ui and while sailing off Lantas island. Company for removal of their nier in correction he was there. There was one Chinaan at the steering about northerly, and had full sail criminale is one tlint has long occupied serions other precautions, but it is certainly not the 9th instant, is but trifling. The Koushins latter of whom determined to rob the traders 8943 for fitting the Nordenfellt gans in the ith his night glass, and seeing there were no collided without his knowledge. He av no Tax question how to best treat habitual keep the door of his rooms locked, or take cargo port was injured. The damage roseived near the Macan end, they were met by a fact of with thereconstruction of the Prayn wall; $2,066 wacol snd there was a proper loognat for at the set. She was standing right across witness's

by the acting, which arrived at Shanghai ou

more than twenty salt smuggling boats, the for 7,680 rounds of Nerdeafulit ammunition: con Chalame sadler. At 2.15 he looked around anything that night; she enclă not have attention in all civilised sountries, and bas i cocafortablo to think that prisoners should be was to Isare Shanghai for Tientsia on the 11th and wreak their revenge en tho Sze Yup faction basta of the auxilliary Botilia; g120 for three more junks to pass, he told the second oficer beero up lights on this junk, and, no light giron rise to much discussion. Severity ofllowed to nors about in the quarters unst→→Mercury.

at the camo time. Accordingly they opened fire trallies for the convayanes of the guns from tho the most remorseless kind has been advocated tended and unsatubed. If the escapes could

was going below into the chart room, and be but the one the man hold in bis hand forward. on the two junks, who replied with spirit, and steam launches to the store: $9.695 for storm by some; indulgence as an incentive to gadget out of a window and lower himself down "In our Tuesday's issue & mentioned that the traders, a Revane cruiser here to dght and $7,900 for resumptions in connection with the the helm to be put hard a port and he blew then whatarer from this junk, not a single ward. The Shanghai Coserier of the 9th inst, saye the Gight was kept tip until, fortunately for the damages in the 8th and 19th June last; and we at down. Just as he got to the chart room He saw soveral janke that might, but none passed he beard the ascond oflear give the order foras olege to hint as this one. He heard no about- nonduct an I reformation has been urged by unobserved, the probability is that he might, formatious aguiusi Mr. Simson Abraham Na larger half of the smuggling craft were destroy-

boaring at HBM's Police Court of two in joland in the tray, with such effoot that the Now Central Jacket. others. The reformatory system has anfor had he been so disposed, have' wreaked his them, of Meias, E. D. Sassoon and Co, and a

The AOTING COLONIAL SECRETARY moved whistle. Witness went up at once, and then od and many members of their crews killed. A that the minutos be referred to the Finance the after part of the fore rigging on the port net agres very well with the chief male. Wit- saw a light being waved. He saw it through voluntarily left the Triumph because he could Cross-examined by Mr. Bolly-Witness tunately not with very partial success in Eu-engeance on some one whom he could have member of the Municipal Council, for that be large number of the smogglers however, suc Tope, and its application to Chinese criminals crept upon saawarea. Then again, if he the proszentor being bir. Benjamin David Ben of the mandarin on satan thirty-five of them

Tho COLONIAL TREASURER Conded. dül 'feloniously steal' and 40 chosts of opium, ceeded in swimming to share, but with the aid

side. From the bridge to the aft side af the pesa sighted the dark objects so short a time fore rigging was about 20 to 40 feet, and this after the captain left the bridge that the eap- seems almost hopeless. It has been proved, found to difficulty in procuring a ropo by amit, was adjourned till half past two o'cork were placed. Two mau belonging to the crew

would make the light abozt thran points on the air could not bare got into the chart room. Ho by the experience of many years, and as the which to lower himself from the window he to-day. At this hour none of the parties to the of the cruiser were shot dead by the sunugglars,

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg of the light and he went to the lagrapb. have gone more than 30 yards from the tire Le port bor. He would aut judge the distance come up sharply at ence, and the vessel could not fruit of numerous experiments, carefully and won probably have found it equally enys praescdiars, except.Mr. Wainewright, Me. Ben- and it is believed that the trading janki lost to move, sir, the appointment of the following and reversed the engine, fall speed astera. patiently made, that the rules adopted for to have possessed himself of something and we were informed that the auto bad, basa ed engage in peace, while the cruiser carried the prorogation or adjournment of Council Finance

jamia's legal advisor, wors present at the Court, some mem The latter resumed their interrupt Committena to be empowered to sit during any When he got on the bridge witness acked if the considered that patting the keln hard a port- wout off the bridge to thể timo he returned. Hə the governance of Caucasian oriminals cannot which might baro gras a weapon. The again adjonened. To what dato wo were unable prisoners up to Canton, where they will probably Committee: The whole of the Connell, with the helm was hard a port, and the second officer, who wenli hare enabled them to pass the junk clear, be applied to the treatment of Asiatic viola-me-who-some-time-ago made the-2010-k-on as bon postpon-Fill this day week, and in

to definitely learn, but the impressinu is that the meet with sunt mercy.

exception of the Governor, with the Colonial The engines also wore stopped and reversed He stopped sad reversed the engines of bis own was nastating the man at the wheel, mid. it was.

and he sold the imptain so, but Capt. Schultz wors of the law. The European feels de General GORDON was armed with hears the meantiinn it is expected, we hear that Mr.

Secretary as Chairman; Law Jostmittee: then looked at the junk, which was a little for- motion. The jaak was alongside the steamer The Attorney-General (Chairman), the Colonial ward of the bridge, and about 15 feet off, as pear when the engines, wore stopped and they were privation of his liberty acutoly. He may be piece of wood with which he inflicted a hlow. D. Sasson and Co o here will arrive in E. E. Sassoon, the head of the firm of Messrs.

Treasurer, Hon. P. Rerie, Hon.. F. D. Ba600, she could judge. He believed the junk had two dear. The engines were stopped about a shinats supplied with sidinary comforts, and have that almost stuched the Genoral. That the Slanglizi from Hergkong, necompanied by Mr.

aud Hon. Wong Shing,, Public Works Coasts and to sais set. He cogid see the whole or a minute and half. mittes: The Surreyor Gezerül (Chairman), the length of her early. Ahontameiships a man was the soitze of books, pens, and paper, yet if-raffan should bare had the opportunity of Chuter, and that it is probabie a sattioment will

Colonial Secretary, Hon. F. Ryrie, Hon. Wstanding holding a light up in his hand. There points from the beat of the Triumph she was confined within four walls be will naveense obtaining such a weapon, and that the pri- remarks on the matter, which, the case being sub

By his Lordship-When,the junk hore two he arrived at The Courier ton makes some to pant for free lot. His personal liberty is soner wbe rade his sanato a Tuesday jadice, we do not think it right to reproduce,

Keswick, and Hon T. Jackson.

were no other lights on her. The junk was not only about 20 feet distant. and until she was broken or damaged in any way, and to the best of clear stern of them the hela was kept hard dearer to him than bodily comfort, the should have had the opportunity of obtain-

his knowledge his vessel did not get into collision joyment of food and shelter. Stone walls ing possesion of the rope by means of which number of the Chinese Regarder and Mis-

a-port. We have to acknowledge receipt of the October

with this junk, nor touch it. Had she done to he and iron bars do, the post's asuurtion to the he descended, indicates plainly that there isuary Jonront.

st have known it, as the steamer was light The opening paper is un

a in ballast, and be mast have felt a shock contrary potwithstanding, constitute to the Rome defect in the witch kapt on the prison: Hirth's "China tha Borhan Orisat." T THE TYPHOON IN THE PHILIPPINES 4 supplementary stim of $242,079 to defray the any sort, and no report of anything of the kinde that she must have been struck by the stern

able review by the R. Dr. Ekics of Dr.

There was no seamation of a bump or & graze of ordinary Caucasian a cage in which he often

But the most remarkable thing in con. follow a short note by Tr. H. A. Giles entitled

The Spanish Cousal has courteously forward-

was made by the lookout man. He stood on the ...alowly pises over, and from which he fre. nection with the escape is that there should "The to Ta Tin," also suggested by Dr.od the following tolograra, received yesterday

port side of the bridge and watched the junk both cossels had way on at the time, and ongines.. Mr. Francia thought it would not be so, aa quently has

to be released on medical have boon ao-watch outside the entrance to ought to know better still believe in the am

Mirth hook Mr. He says many people who from Manila-

with his night glass, and when she was past, behing reversed would act against the vessel's certificate, Not ev with the average Chinese the Gaol by which she attempt would have biguity of this written langangs of Chine, but of and he heard a shouting or call

The typhoon announesi yesterday on the E. to move that a Bill to apply a som nåt exceeding light on board the juuk but the pas be had anawering her helm rapidly.

went on his course again. eriminal: to him the prime good is full been detected. As our readers are probably baily, of the Chiness language which causes slowly, and it seems to sicer to N. 4 NW*

that it is only the extrems diftenlty. not a- stomach, and though prolonged confinement aware, the entrance to the Gaol is from the foreign stndents frequently to rest satisfied with even in comfortable quarters with a sufi-Magiatrney compound, and it was into this mining instead of the meaning. However KWANGTUNG INUNDATION RELIEF ciency of food may become wearisome to him, comand that the prisoner towered himself pretty much to sp, for the object of Mr. this need, it would we that the mosalt is it has to dread for him, and has ite dintinet Having sately resebed the pampound hetk into est forth the widely different trans compensations when the term of incarcerauld then bare to descend a flight of stausation of a pase in Chigiven by Dr. 1st inclusiva

The following is a statement to September Tion 19 not a lengthy one. The punishment directly opposite the entrance. All this be the fun hist med hoing in agreement. Subscriptious

Hirth, Mr. Barker; and Kr. Playfair and him- C of Chinese by mere imprisonment is there-succeeded in doing without being seen by The Tow. G. Wood writes on fore not calculated to prove a deterrent to any of the officiale, although an outside at Nacking, an, Mr. Noyes gives Received from Canton Committee additiona

a brief description of the douds in Kwangtung. Proceeds of Al Fresca Fate:- going into the Gaol soms little tice after-The remaining articles treat of the translation Our Singapore contemporary the Straits wards bad bis attention at once attracted by of the Scriptures into Chinese. Tia has recently been exercised by this the rope hanging from the window. The subject, and it avery that, as the result of prisoner evidently ran considerable riat is inquiries instituted, su little success has at-making bis escape, and that he was willing tended the "good marke system in the to run that risk, with the knowledge that if Singapore gaol, that nearly 50 per cent. of detected as would incur serere punishment, the prisoners committed to gaol bars on a prarious-occasion sen the interior of the same establiebmout. The Times draws the obvious conclusion that their first experience of prisos did not produce the disagreable reminiscences in the mind of the offender it is intended to do. It says:-"That under certain etreuinstances a criminal should be encouraged to earn sotie slight remission of Lis sentence may be freely granted. Those for instance who have taken, but the first step in crime, and, if not repentent, are sincerely sorry at baving placed themselves the steamer Hasting on the Slis inst. from Tien-section of the 3rd Rufs, the relief of the

crime.

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LATEST TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 13th October. THE CESAREWITCH.

for the Cosorowitch

The following is the result of the running

Plaisanterie...... Xeras.... Postscript tubo..

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FUND.

"A land Reecived from Canten Comtiites balados.

Sale of PrograMERS

Sala of "Tirkatu

Aunt Saly... abooling Galery Befreshment Sta..........

Saturday morning, the 27th Royal Iniskilling Tto Straits Time of Day 5th inst, says: On

early two hours, in the presenes of Major- Fusiliers had another long drill, which lasted Geroral Cameron. Before leaving the parade Dr. ground, the Gowral complimented Major Cuffay Be rive goes to show that be found the confinement trop, and aid that he was very ranch playi on the surart turn out and soldierly boaring of of the Gaol very irksome, This is what it with the perftot tanner in which the Degiment is intended to be. It is quite clear, how. performed all the movements, and making also ever, that although Major-General GORDON the Bnty of a soldier, and other subject office rather a lengthy speech on oilitary discipline, may have already done much towards in. jinterest la offers und wen of the Regiment. At proving the administration of the Gacharade, when this Gomeral kept both officers and graat deal still remains to be effected.

oriock in the afternoon there was another

-men, constantly on the move up and down hill, pixforming what is called outpost anty, till lóng The death is recorded, at Nagasaki, on the 41set. So far as we know, the inspection instant, of Mes. J. E. Reding, wife of the Hus in Consul at Shanghai.

d'Affaires at Peking, arrived in Shanghai by Mr. E. J. Smithers, late U. S. Chargé

the 20th inst.

a few weeks only elapse before the same

sheerfulness to his shot drill or treadmill."

The shove remarks Apply equally to Houg. kong, and only go to emphasize, what we bare so often reiterated, that some other and more terror-inspiring form of correction than imprisonnsent ought to be tried in this colony, The bamboo is a well understood punitive

forms a

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Committen.

Carried.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTZES.

The COLONIAL TREASUESE woonded. Carried

THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION Baul, 1884

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY-Imove, air, that a Bill to authorise the appropriation of

charges of the year 1884 be read a first time..

The COLONIAL TREASUREE ended, Carried

THE AFFEOPRIATION BILL, 1885, The ACTING COLONIAL BRUBETARY-I beg

be rond a first time.

The COLONIAL TREASURE RACcnded. Carried.

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His Lonabip-If she was only 20 Zoot eloar of at that time, and the steamer's stern swing- leg round all the time on a port helm, it seems te

of the abȧp.

His Lordship-Not while she has way on. Mr. Francis-Yes, my Lord

ing. The beadway of the Triumph was just

The bearing was hore adjourned for tifin, shout stopped During the whole of that night after which the following witnesses were called. his vessel was in collision with nothing. Tho wind that night we over the starboard quarter. the time of the silaged collision ho was asloop in Jes Calendar, chief mats of the/Triumph. At TITE LOAN ORDENANCE, 1885. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have to move

He had no sail set that night, and if he had set by his cabin on the port side of the 'twan desks sail, be should not, with the wind as it was, have midships. He was not swakened by anything that & Bill entitled the "Loan Ordinance, 1885,"

o read a first time. Tha object of the Ordin-Hongkong the plaintif case on Soard and wonde

sat a tryysil. Two days after witness arrived in 12 to, and le board no naise. ance is to provide for the raising of the loan ra ferred to in His Excellency's speech in Council, A. 22471

3.2 Bud information concerning which was given in

5.40 the papers laid before the Council.

,598.50

31.65

13.85 40.60 200.00

Freight for above per Cantaa sicuror

out and coulis tiro, 40-... Ruf by mash.

hpensed of ustavsent to report on distress Printing istionery, partage, cheque book Exputer tee Handel in Père Goolagay for relief of the

dirtreuse... Balau Bank o

весла!... $1,118,20 Faience in Bast Al Frease not. 1,652.03 Balate with J. B. Ost

Uapali cubscriptions

164.16

Carried.

Witness questioned and examined the watch on her paint. a claim against him for having damaged his junk that her bows were in no way damaged, not even On the rassal's arrival in Hongkong ho found deck at the time of the alleged collision, and all

Cruss examined by Mr. Bully-Witness slept-

The Acrise COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded. four Chinamen on the watch, and he questioned soundly between his watches There

the European members of the crew. There were three of them as one had left the ship. Ha taldrasel being light would rail more than one strong monsoon blowing that night, and the THE SPIRITS ORDINANCE, 1885.

thess Chinamon about what the plaintiff had deeply ladon, and on a such night as that it would The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I bays to meseleged, and he asked them if they had felt any bavo tekens considerabla blow on the bow or the first reading of a Bill ogtitled the "Spirits collision, or any shock, and they all sed no, inside of the ship to awaken him. 3,85.00 Ordinance, 1985." The object of this Bill is to clading Li Ali, the man who was called for the

establish a spirit Farm. $13,553.42

a.

9,430.18

TITY

(34) J. I. Or, Treasu

ROAT. H. BEATONAMP.

is not yet quite over, there are some other things to be gone through. As the troopship Himalaya, according to alegra reasive from Colombo, Fxamined and found correct. next General Camo y probably hold na serpested here on Saturday or Monday morning

Royal Toniskillings, before leaving for China."

On the afternoon of the 10th instant thero was celuily launched from the ship-building

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5.30

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY secandad, Carriel.

THE TRISONS ORDINIBOR, 1885.—---

The ACTING COLONIAL STONETARY Beooaded. Carried.

995

133.54

509.0

THE MARCHANT (HIPPING AMENDMENT

ORDINAND,

26.46

“FATINITZA" A" THE THEATRE

ROYAL,

plaintiff, and they signed an entry of it in stated that to also was asleep at this tims in kin Carl Meyer, chief engineer of the Triumph, the log.

There was zo damage done to bie bow cabin abaft the agines. About two o'clock he whatever, not even to the paint White on thanking the telegraph ring. bruge he could see the man on the lookout, bat

he did not see the two witnesses who said they lag in the engine, and he turned int and

He went out on the port side of the deck, sail ke

The ATTORNEY-GENDRALI have to move 74.77 the first reading of a Bill entitled the "Prisons came up from below on to the port ade. He/went at once to the door of the engine room. 18.00 Ordinance, 1885" The object of this Bill is to 7.00 amend and consolidate the provisions of seat the second aileer round to see if there were a fishing boat about 20 stepa behind the

relating to prisons.

any signs of a collision with the junk, sad he re-

mast, about 10 er 40 fast sway from the ship's ported that there were not, and he saw no-oneida She was lying at an angle from the ship, about but the man en the watch.

Cross-examined by Mr. Baily-Witness did and he believed she was carrying two sails both not consider that tou knots an hour way sound but the engine room telegraph.

fall. He neither felt sor heard any shock, nar The ATTORNEY-GANDEAL-I bure to move the junks about on the night in question. He

usually fast gpeed to be goingat, thengå there were. Cross-examined by Mr. Baily When the 3,600 first reading of a Bill ons.iled the "Merchant à fors beyssil on board, but did not use it had rosel was going fall speed ahsed, it would Shipping Ordinance Amsadment Ordinamos, night When he looked round with his night off her with the engines reversed Witnes take about two minutes and a ball to get the way $19,25308 1885. The object of this Ordinanceis to make glass at 2.15, he saw no mare junke, it wasome went back to bed after this, and piada no inquiries.

certain amendments in the Merchant Shippinginates after that that he, heard the order hard Ordinance, 8 of 1979. Oue of these amend-a-port. He wept up and saw the light, and he

Gottlieb Friedrich Nopppach, third engineer masala is as to the foas chargeable on shipping could not judge at all whether it was near or far of the Triumph, said he was on the watch sailors at different ports under that Ordinance, off; he could not say how far off it was. He did 16 March to sm on the 17th. He in the engine room from midnight on the in a moet unpleasant position, might fairly tin.

It is further intended to make provision under not know what dares the other vessel was stea depand to the order telegraph to stop. be sided in any good resolutions they may

which masters of vessels arriving at this portig and consequently be stopped and reversed the and reverse, and be said that that time The Agents (ears Arnhold, Karberg & Co.) Forns and ros. arded for giving no trouble to infures as that the steamer Laju, from London

from & voyage on which any passenger has died engines. Forsilho knew the jauk might have been On Tuesday night, at the City Hall Theatre, are bound to report on the subject to the soma distance off, steering N. or N. . He should be neither heard ner felt any shook, nor did be their gaolers. But the matter assumes and Antwerp, lofs Bingaporn for this port on and of Masts. Boyd & Co., Poatang, the Brithe Marolts Opera Cotopaty prodused Von Harbour Master. That provision has connection have got about two knots of way off his stemmer grad the roseal run into a junk he must have during the whole time he was on the wabah. Very different aspect, when, as often happens, Tussday, and may be exposted here on or about Fish keha Chinai, which, during the past Suppe's opera" Falinitza." The curtain roseted An Ordinansa to amend Ordinancy 8 of judk passing. His vassal could not have been three quarters of a minute and ween them put with another Bill to be introduced Bill at the time he rushed to the side and saw the felt the shock. The engines were reversed about month or so, bua ban nudergoing extensive to well filled house, the attraction of a new opera 1860," the object of which is to provide for the going less than about eight knots an hour. Henll'speed shradd pairs. The vessel the Shanghai Mercury says party is again arrigued, for theft or some Korean Government, under which the steametitest and strongest of her class, and, as she is endure a good attendance. "Fatinitza" posseygen at sus There are one or two other amandments could see perfectly wall that it was not cut int. Triumph, said he was also awakened from sloop

Tho Courier says that the agreement with the is well shown in the river trule na being the being calcient with this Company always to better administration of estates of persons dying bonki see the junk well as it went by, and ho other felony, and returns with unabated Her has been running between Shanghai, the largest low fit one en thu Yangtzo, it the mexit of a novel if not very consistent plot, ato proceed with the second reading of the Bill the man who held the lamp the only light they room telegraph. He turned out and went on Wilhelm Sangensted, sebend engineer of the Nagasaki, and Koran, having expired, the Heer may interest ear readers to know her dimensions, sketch of which we have already given, there is immediately, possibly other amendments may had-perhaps the rest wore asleep. When the the starboard side, he may nothing there, and contained in this Bill, and as it is not intended The only man whom he saw on board the junk was on this occasion by the ringing of the engine has discontinued running on that route. which are follows:-lougth 128 feet; beaur plenty of incident to saliran it, and it afforde suggest themselves.

The Straits Times aays Private advies ries an enormous quality of sail, as will to opportunity, for gveral effective tableaux, of

Evet, draught (deeply loaded) 10 feet. Sho or- to haud on the 5th inst. state that fighting has readily aduited when we state that in her main which the Company were careful to avail there

The ACTING COLONIAL SROFETARY Conded. forward on to the bridge and asked him whather 80 feet astern. He felt me shock nor heard any jank went by be called the man on the lookout he went aft. Ho then saw a junk about 60 to Carried, Rajah Impi and the Sultan. The dispute seems rain-ast, from her koel to the truck is 160 on the whole, somewhat disappointing, though the first reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordin-I did it for the purpose of making quite sure bell rang, as he was asloop, commenced at Pahang between the supporters of ssil alone there are 1,000 yards of canvas. Her elves on Tuesday. The music of the opers is,

anything had happened between the steamer uoise bat the telegraph bell. THE ADMINISTRATION OF SMALL ESTATES. to have arisen out of some money matters."

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have to move.

And the junk.

Mr. Baily-Why did you ask him that not say there was no shok before the telegraph Cross-examined by Mr. Baily-Witness could foot, the mainsail having a hoist > 98 foot, aut

strument in the Celestial Empire, and in Koren were exchanged between Soul and masumably the feest piece of wood var pat ia very pleasing. The quartet in the first not was of small states-of very smallestadas, sailors) upor that matter by your own observation P

Wo Mercury) bar that the first telegrams her main mast being a singin spar 112 feet long, the Graad March and some other numbers Brence to amond Ordinance of 1860." The object about it.

of this Bill is to provide for this administration But I thought you had quite satisfied yourself said he was not awakened from his sleep after Wilhelm Kasper, carpenter of the Triumph. a ressel that ears to Shanghai The China admirably rendered and was heartily cured, and other persons who die in te course of a vay powerful argament

Chemnipo on the 7th Sept, and that on the built some right years age in Bankow. after while the trio in the third sot, between Julian, ege to this colony. At present the administration thing made certain far 30th September the two engineers, Messre

Witness Yo, I was, but I wished to have the thought it there had been any collision it must he barned in on the night of the 16th. Ho good behaviour among the people, 1ts Schiers and Müblerstoth, had pushed their work the design and to ardor of Captain Fiber, for more general employment here would have about twouly miles in the direction of the Yalos y years a well-known trader and pilot on the Vladimir, and Princess Lydia, elicited su er af such estatas causes a vast amount of unnecessary the effect of preventing the repletion of be

river; and altogether she is a decided improve thusiastic double encore, both demands beteg so trouble to one of the departments of the Supromsarration of the junk 3-Yes, I had.

But you had not confidence in your own ob Court and it is intended by this Ordinance Gaol and would-aa we have urged on pre-

Bat yes preferred..to have the work of this Another new Tio Kising ventoro is about to pored the Yaugtang trading lost. Captain Fiban

frors developing into caso-burdened ecous-o be formed to acquire and develop 250 acres called The Laroot Tin Mining Company. It is

she was launched, what bar nano designates, vers rich and novel, and attempts wore mads to drels.

of tin-bearing lead in the state of Perak. Tunely a Golden Island," the riches of which, give a realistic effect in the first aut, the scene The remarks of our Singapore contempor. Progutas ta forth that the contosion is very trust, her consuader will coutine to gain of which was a camp in winter on the banks of

rich in ure.****

for many year to come. ary on gaul discipline in the case of long.

Bauabe, by representing a show storm. The Bentonged-prisenera, though not witsont The Daily News says that a fire broke out at bear from private sources, appears to exist devidedly effective, the resons of Princess Lydin notice that at the next moeting of the Council I

Considerable dissatisfaction, we fereury)asluding econo in the second act was also some, sound sense, go a little too far, 5.30pm. on the 8th inst. in a coal and wood yard amongst the foreign Unstoms suployés at the from the alutches of Fxzat Fasha being effected shall more the second reading of all the Orjank-Mo; I think I asked him if we had touched the second resta ordered him to port the helm,

adjoining Messrs. Enoll & Co.'s Silk Filature think. It sums up the case briefly to the in Hongkow, but owing to the exertions of Anchorge, and this, we understand, for by the Russian troops ander her incleia cama affect that they are too well treated, being Masers Rivs and Rey, of the Filature, it was staff who were in Formosa during the blockada

the reason that whilst nearly all the Customs and amidst the glare of ral lights, better fed, not so hard worked on the whole, quickly extinguished by weansof their stationary have been slifted and prometel, those who were Putinstra and Lieut. Pladimir, had a heavy rdle Miss Davenport, who filled the double part of and far more comfortable lodged than their

stationed at Tocelow, during the late Franco. to sastain, and went through it to the end with The Straits Times ways that by last sdsfoss Chinese difcuits, have not bous transferred, undiminished spirit, singing and acting with equal free and boueat fellow countryman of the from Bateria, the temperature of water draws or have they received any promotion. The ability, and earning much deered applause. same class outside. It suggests therefore from Artesian wells there has noticeably risen, it Pagoda Anchorage employés ure of opinion that Seymour made a capital representative of the that the felon should be kept “akseys hun being two degrees warmer than at the time of the they are mors entitled to both promotion and Princess Lydia Imanocan, rendering the mesit rgy," the scale of dietary being redased to tetokens volvanic action such as goes before the mach more savers than those suffered Habert, Thompson, Stella, and Ashton, who to move that the Council do now adjourn to this previous observation. This phenomenon plainly transfer, as the hurdships they went through with tasto and acting better than usual, Misses The ACTING COLONIAL SHOARTARF-I beg point ou "just the right side of bare subsis outburst of velenases, the latter being ofta ay the gives on the blockaded shad. Thus, duplicated the parts of the Cadets and the day week at four p.m. tenco" that he should be made to perform wells. It is, however, quite possible that such take refage in. the cellars beneath the Custom exception of the last named, who is new to the There wasn bail zt one of the marsions in & ship. How soon did yen get the way off your ofos. He did tell witness what he was to say

con panied by a rise in the temperature of such nee, during the bombardaient of the Fasin's wives, had a great deal to do and got Carried.

draugus, 1981, they were compelled to through it with mach credit, with the as hard work se the working soolis outside; an increase of temperature may also happens House, as overal shells struck the roof of the stage, and has no idea of acting. The part West-end square. Just before it wound up about steamer P-When the junk was three or four and that" an old offender should never be without any outburst at all. ablo to reckon on good conduct as entitling

building, and their life was endangered during of the re-eating Bussing General, Count Time-a dozen cabs were dewwa up at the front door. | her own lengths astern of my ship The Shanghai Courier says:-A correspondent the time the mob plundered the residences of fey Kanichuko found a most efficient exponent By zooident the night was fine; and one of the bim to any indulgence whatever, while evil of our Chinesa contemporary bad the following the foreign residents. Later on, when stationed in Mr. Farley, whose facial contortions and hand-drivers, who had spoken to the footman, came or four minutes -The way was taken off when How could that be-would it not take thres behaviour should moet with examplacy pun. in a recent issus. The crabs in Tientsin are very at Shure Post on account of the Ricor Min ling of the whip with which he emphasized his back to his fallows and told them that all the she was three or four of her owa lengths store.

bumerous and cheap at preseas as they can ba being bkrked by torpedoes, their lite was hardly orders ossed ich anseert.

Lance. abmeat." This is too Draconian. If it bought at S cash scatty. Natives consume theas e ariable, fury had to live afloat, in janks awarded to the tenor in this opers is quite a subthere was little chance of their being wasted your solicitors' office Yes.

The role guests lived in the neighbourhood, and that As to the man Alai, did you not take bin to this morning. ware not for hope, says one writer, the heart in large quantities and many hays consequently in "oll sorts of weather," and, at times, their diary ous, and afforda little scope for the dis One of the drivers, however, was equal to the es would break; to deprive the criminal of all de Rick and did from the effoots of ovar-esting. stock of provision: ran so short that they hail to play of vocal powers. Mr. Vernon Reid proved ergency. He borrowed a couple of umbrellas na collision -No, I only asked him to state Did you not want him to say that' there' was - hope for this faturs would be to fill him with as to who could eat the greatest number. Foot come near Sharp Peak. Of cours, we are not though we fancy more might be made of the water for his horse. The water was brought,

There were two men the other day who wagered bag or by some from steamers who happened to fair representative of Julian Hardy, however and asked the footman to get him a pail of what had occurred. Bat despair or imbue him with an overwas was to cut twenty large-sized grabs and after in goshio to say whether the grievances of the part-and sang well in the concerted place. The and just at the gate were coming out cably not -fering desire to revenge his fata on some disse, and ons instantly died while the other be imaginary; we merely state what wo believe to was certainly a most aansing personage, and the tops of the two umbrellas The ladies, believing was not going to say there was not? I do not the day of judgmark" The Babes art of

wurd was to drink a bowl of cold water. They Pages Anekog pillelats are genuine or only deformed Tark" as depicted by Mr. Tyrrel poured the water over the paysinant and on the fao, no matter how or when or at what quit, cand very now the effecta

be the general impression amongst them. mer in which be kept the harm in order it to be raining hard, called for abs at any price. believe so; I believe he said to Mr. Wilson that score, pose the award bad bopp made,

River..

have awakeuod him. He looked at the ship in Hongkong and saw no damage, even to her paint Mr. Bally-Would not the reversal of the

astaro cause a heavy vibration?

Witness--Yes.

mment on the class of vessels which formerly com argent that they were cheerfally acceded to practically to transfer them to the Harbour De-Chinaman-It is the duty of a master to Dagines from full speed ahead to full speed. rious occasions-save some notices in crime be Busted in this Straty Settlements, to be believe, that she has proved to him, eror sina fal attention to scenery and effects. The ecstames the same way as the estates of policemen ara

ia still in couround of her, and we have reason to The opera was placed on the stage with care-partment, where they will be proceeded with inget fall information on soch a matter.

stoom Ero onginu. „

Police.

What did you ask the lookout man I asked dealt with by the Captain Superintendent of him if i had touched the junk.

Much more than if the steamar mas into the Did you ask him in pidgin English 7-Yen

bow of a junk?I do not think so, but I cannot The ACTING COLONIAL, SZJEETARY seconded, Carried.

What were the words you used --I b hot Ray for certain as I have not tried it.

Li Tak said he was an able seaman on board romanber the oraat words, but the opinion of the Rumph. After midnight on the 16th NOTES OF MOTION,

hem is that I asked him if we had touched the arch he went on watch, and was at the wheel The ATTORNEY-GENERAL beg to give junk.

Did you not ask him if you had not broke that Yes Lai at the wheel. Shortly after two d'aldak from 9 a.m. till a quarter to four. · He relikwad dinances I have now introduced with the excep tion of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1865."

What answer did he make-IIe said we had and he also assisted witness to put the wheel hard over. The whistle was blown, twice he not tonoked that junk. The ACTING COLONIAL STRETARY-I bog Just think, those are not the words, so they compass light, and he could not asy whether beliovel. Ha could not sae ahead on Escount of to gira notice that at the next meeting of the Council I shall move the second reading of the No. I think he said touched that junk no have whether there was anyone calling save life"

Supplementary Appropriation Hill, 1884," and cons together with this ship. I think he said the whistle was making too much noise. He did did he not say "no hava broke at junk there was collision or hook. He could not any of the appropriation Bill, 1896.”

no have touched.

see a sall glide past aft. Where is the lookout man who was on duty at this time?-He has left the ship

Creademained by Mr. Baily--The vessel's helm was ther small, and the did not answer it How come you to grid of him-Chinese very rapidly, but wish her baixi hard a-port for seamen generally go only three or four tops on asunutés she would probably make a circle. - one steamet, and then change für another one.

Bat your other men remained on board the took witness sabors with Alad to the lawyer's Orcas-camined by Mr. Baily--Capt. Schultz

ADJOURNMENT.

to the Isryer, and he did not tell him to say that,

there, was no collision.

Mr. Franois said that was the osse for the doc

The hearing was adjourned at this stage to

During the recent Calcutta Exhibition an: English lady who had purchased some urticles on Did he not say there was a collision P--He did exhibition asked the Baboo in charge when she could take them away. She was rather startled Did not Alal say there was a collision, and heat being informed that she could have thera "on