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102 I would hors take the opportunity of res questing those of the public who have casion to uss matches as they pass along roads or uver the hills, to be gand enough to extinguish the fro before mutches are thrown, down, by se doing :hey may prevent most serious damages to trees.

higher altituds for Bucalyplné onltivation.

70-Aleuritenvernicta.(Chinese Varnish and Wood-oil-tree.)—A plantation of this on Mt. Parkor is flourishing and has entirely mnt my antic paticus. The young tressare of an avarage height of about 2 foot. The situation of the plantation is well sheltered and the oil is good aad deep. Sels, bowever, which were sown at the same time_nes Pokfulam in st aqually sheltered position, but whore the soil was shallow, 103-The subjgst of presenting barriera to mad in which there was a large mixture of stone, the spread of fre from roads and cuneterios, or have produced troeg very inferior to those on Mt. af removing inflammable material from adjacent Parker.

ground, should be taken in hond very soon. The 80-Soving Broadcast in Sil-In 1833 and only practicable method of sonomplishing this 1565 experiments were made of swing wads broad will entail great care and skilful management of east sangat grass in various plays without any coponroe, which I trust will be organised in preparation of the soil. Iu two places the rasults time to meet the next season's dangers. have been very good, and, the young trans ar

107.-Very friquens applications haze boon promising that I infand to mopt the method on made by the Royal Engineers' department for a larger scale on funde similar to those where assistants and advice en subjects connected with the experiments smoovedad. The cost has not planting at the. Forts and in other places. Aid yat been accurately ascertained, but it appears as far as possible, has been freely given. in srall that I belieya double the area of "that

105An application, which received the ap accomplished by transplanting front aarseries proval of the Government, was male for this can be operated as in an equally, successful department to rear a large quantity-fifteen maner by the new method. The selection and twenty thousand, of Gam trass for planting demarcacion of the lands suitable for the systous on lang of the War department. scooured will, however, require to be done carefully by seeds from Australia, and the young seedlings Europaan agency, nad this, nader tre prasant are all doing well. They will be ready to hand organization of the staff seams hardly possible orer to the Royal Engivenrs in about a month with the great amount of other work which der bare bence. It was arranged that the Royal Enginesce should pay for the crets of material and labour and in rearing the trees.

mands ult available time.

B1-Bamboon. In 1835 an operation, which has not put been reported, was cocemonood in the Flowrington Plantation of diving large clumps of lumboss and transplanting them in vou of the divisions with a view to the replacement with the bamboos of the pine trees which now exist there, nad of the production of o ampply of bamboo subes for the use of the department, and probably for sals. The soil and situation is well adapted for the barobna, and if the whole of the enclosure be planted with bamboo there should in the coares of a few years be an anonai repedue from that source.

high above sea-level.

-The bark is a valuable tanning material, and is in euch request by fishermen, so much so that wo hava gent trouble in conserving the shrubs which exist. I am informed that the fishermen place a higher value on it as a tanning material than even ou Mangrove back.

85.-1 baza procred a large quantity of 308de of this plant, and they will be sown in the uur- merigs with a view to rearing plants for making plantations with. It may be possible that plant- stions of it will in time be valuablo.

80.-Cleasing of Brantwood. The brashwool in some plantations having become ranker than desirable near roads where it impeded free pass sgo of everanta of wind, and where it afforded too mach enter, I arranged to have the most l- vanced plantations cleared of the undergrowth. The plantations through which, the Peak road passes bayo been doze.

ChACLES FORD, Superia fondent,

CURA

THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 30TM¤, 1887.

ANOTHER DISCHARGE.

POLICE COURT.

29th Apr".

BEFORE MR. H. E. WODEHOUSE, C.M.G.

THE RENDITION CASE.

Vertus Kwok

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SUPREME COURT.

29th April.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

BEFORE THE Hos. J. RussELL, ACTINO CHIEF JUSTICE,

THE CHARGE AGAINST THE "TSUN WAN YAT TO."

SENTENCE.

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growth and vigour is greater than that of any apply sharp punishments who offenders are advantage of being represented in this ass by China to have jurisdiction over its nationala gurijanation with Ordinance No. 2 of 1871 and tren yet tried. if we except the Gun troan, and caught, as the diffenty of bringing home one who was not only a alorar advocats, but also And why? No donht his Worship had boon to the Treaty of Tiantaia. The language of that of the only s for kinds equal tho Tristanen. proishdiopts to the offendors is very great. a good Chinese scholar. Mr. Ho Kai put Mr. Suton and know how witpesos nad prisoners Ordinenen is enable of a good deal of variety of 79.-Gum Trees.-Tho Eucalyptus trees can- 100 Altogeth ar there is an improvement in Smith, who was responsible for the translation were testail., Ile (Mr.) and ace them interpretation, and in the absanoa of say raling tinne to do well. Of theen planted near the the ralta of the forts of the pentective staff, put in by the prosecntion, through a very savara instand fore thin Mandering. Ho had been of interpretation by a court competent to doal the 27th April:-For Saa Francisco-13,140 Military Sanitarium two years ago a few species ns, with the artion of the case at Little oross-examination, which went am what to thero with a friend too Houghome who had to with such matters I fool it would not be proper baga ria. 155 packages tea, 824 boxoa rice have become splendid, vigo ons trons. These are Hongkong and alt. Davis, general tree oatting prove that there ware some arrora in his translateave benso he wick, dully vomiting at for me.to train my powere, but that I should flours, 120 sen ohinaware, 2069 boxes aankoo tion. Had Mr. Ho Kai laft his case there, it was the sight of thes bortus, China was not to lose combtful points for danielan to he forced 959 boxes oil, 385 bage beans, 1,078 packages scy, on the top of u ridge where the sell is naturally does not scour not as it did formerly

on me by windamos from the Supreme Court 1,825 calls maiting, 910 packages rattans, 35 loose 21 drop. At the same tim• as these trees 101.-Oraes. Firon. The adsomt af the dry very probable that the jury would not lines son be treated as offe conukrise wars in the gattas wore planted, a quantity of the same spacing wore Henson is always accompanied with mask anxiety visted the defendants. But he thought that the af vonditions. But if his Worship committed these hy such other gunstitutional waya da there are bags bugar, 12 balen skins, 1 Sotos fireworks, planted at not more than 100 to 200 feet above about the plantations The past your has wit. uvidence of other two withras oled, Mr may to gaal ponding the tiles of diy florenor, for enforcing orders on the magistrate. For my 296 boxes tobacco, 1.178 boxes root four, 182 Rea-loral: those nour the Sanitariam are at about honed fires of usual number and oxtant, which Obeong Big Tong and Mv, Sin Asin want very his Excelloney was simply misterial offes and on information and puidunon I have the follow-bores joss-sticka, 25 bugs black peppar, 10 cases 800 feet. Of twelve kinds three suncasded better havo burnt a rather large number of planted as much to show that thoan errors were not very was bound in hart thoni joves, and his Mine ontract of a letter from the Government nutmegs, 80 packages Bro orackers, 53 bags to His reallonny.de aires to on the aftention of the piou, 20 bales guarios, 23 balss split rattaus, af the low level than corresponding plants of te woll as naturally produced trans in addition to a serious ones, and that Mr. Smith's translation Denny) wild like to know kind en ronid le asme species at the higher level, five succeeded very large ares of grass auly. The fires appear was substantially correct. It was evident that uppoatel to If his Worshi decido that, pri Magistrates to action 3 of Ordinance Nu. S uf 1850. 1 packages medicine, and 5,598 packages mer- bar at the higher level, while fur or one did in car sticke sed in worship at the graves, and of guilty. However, he did ant think this was a safety and life of ovary, Chiran Hingoli omnitet & erans. The Privy Council in the enge of April. For Cantinau 2.249 bales silk, 160 batter at the higher level, while four seconded to originato in Chinesa Cemeteries from barnlog the jury thought for they returned a vordioneex could not anter into the defence, heading to whind the Magistrate is to commit when chandise.

Chora as probrisin cinn for believing the sense le Por ataamabip Fangtse, sailed on the 28th Their operation is gentle, but thorough, and pariment is thereforn slightly in favour of the from the carelessness and thoughtloamoan of enwhich requirad any punishment barier than i would be af slako. · If i nau iko Li Loi eats the Atorney Ganerat. Hong of thin Orlin bales mante vilk, dâ a silk, 3 cases pongwe,

palestrians in throwing down fighted matches line. Wong Sha Tong had proefozaly bear bofers at mida person had committed a pedor in Ashing to consides, the provisions of as they pass along the roads.

na na the powers anil sint on under it. The Judges 3,337 slabs coupee, 363 bags rive, and 518 pack the Court and ho considered he was more capabla China, thud person must be given upa

For Lerdon-176 balas silk, At this stage Me Dongs revived internationaf ar facienvidostajustify the Magistrate 301 balca waste silk; 28 cases silke, 1,506 pack-

apoik, of prima facie ovidence and of the waf-agos, sundries, than the elbors, inasmuch as he has not abido!

attle witness Long Ayow, he had boon om in cousifting, Torris no dubitat" probable suuna" by the promise to made on the last occasion, therefore autoned him to pay a fins of 50 and mittet for scia! on a charice of pri irg, Ind bean and prizes faci svilen aan tarsages aundries, 100 cases marchandise, 300 pack- to be kept in prison all the gas bo prd. The charged by pamation at the Sapna By Custy of Tientsin this Government is bad or ages ton, and 3,237 bezos.tea.

ཡའ་ other two defolaats he shout should be sub Court. He asked for a nuca, which, however, tai piromanta being complied with to deliver riminka "who have taken rafaga in Hengkong. jected to a leser punishment, and he should he said would probably not be of pos

The Magistenten cammot require auch proof of guilt s remarked that Ho the principed withes would warrant a conviction. It is their duty ander New Malwa....... thesfare £ne them $100 ench.

THE PERJURY CAUT---DISCHARGE OF THE against Lanng Leow, was apparet beek that the Onlinnaze shove montinued to commit na soon se

PRISONER.

Ing from Singapore. Ha believed to find bion in prima facie case has been made out, and his Exool- With regard to this nose, in which Loung kidnapped by the proangator Li Loi.

y calling the attention of the Magistrabox to the Dilinanen and to the an above elted would enggost Continuing his dress, Mr. Dannys mid blat bhar when restrict their inquiry accordingly, Avon, the chief witnes in the Chinose Readi tin case, was charged by Mr Dennys write the case for this prison was that this was a

Te is of opinion that to require complete proof would perjury, the Acting Attorney-General said bufalan charge. It might be that the prisoners by going routesy to the provisions of the Treaty and

the c'ore anzelnents of the Ordinulle. had examined the depositions, and his thought it barn selected from on thirty og farty in n woald be only taking up the time of the Court reported by this Gaverem né to the Chth In theabanes, therefore, of authoritativo judicial Benares (Naw) to go on with the case, as there was not sufficient Government na boing in a Colony without dieta I take my stand upon the principles laid avilonde to go before a jury.

mes of subsistonos and that then Bis Vicuray I down for my guidauce in what I have just road. His Lordship said he bad uteo read the deposit of Canton said “Cannot you make the crinient The question than arises, has a prima facie oase tipas and he thought the Acting Attorney-fit the charge. Wo mast by the punisheć. | been made oat? And in desiding whether a General bad exorcised a very wise distration in Tho Hongkang anthorities tall me they have prind facis case has been made out is it compat- allowing the prassention to drop. There was lot of ba lehnenetors haterar the reasonent for the other side to call witnesses for the portainly not sufficient oridance to make out any of bringing the charge, that had nothing to defeae Iam clearly of mining flat to call wit with that Court. If his Worship believed tho | nesses for the dolence would be travelling ba The prisoner was therofore discharged by offers declaring the car had brately and the province of my powers in this case; it (brought forwzuil faban withlesses his Worship ¦ would be constitating me judge of the merits of preclamation.

was bound to say they were not of any credit the whole aan rather than judge of the points-PARIS- The Asting Attornag-Gonoral gaid the in the whatever, and to diaglarga de prisenois, Mr. whether a case for the prosention was 89. ease of Ng Afat, who was down on the list us Donnys thou analystol the evilmen at considur-tablished. 1 therefore decline to raveire As harga, ia conjunction with another man, with atla length and argued that no caso had been javitenes o boalf of the defence, burrlary, there had been no information led

proved.

to whether a primi faci casa has been mado Tis Lordship ordered dofondast.to ba dis-. Mr. Holmes then addrosselle Courtcontent: | out, that also has to dopend in a groŁt monsure ing that by the Ordinance his Worship was upon what uno tuny conceive to be the requiro- 110-In Appendix No. $1 reproduce, a most chargal.

bound to try the prisoners as fully as if thyments of a primi fùcis case, and I am inclined to intorssling paper by Dr. Max you Pettenkofer

ware being triad lafore the Supreme Court think so long as there is esidence which, whut- on the influence of plants and plaatations. This

a crime committed in Bongkang. Up also reover I roay ibink I am nevertheless unable to paper will, I think, bo perused with much in-

ferral to his Worship's swtenant, et au parlior 4 say is false, to that extent and to that extant teront at the present time when the sanitation of the Colony is ganiving so much attention. Dr.

stage of the case, to the fol that if lawmg Lonly is the case mode ont. Had thepo been say Max von Pettankefar shows very clearly the

Ayow's esitienne brake down the cass would fail ather evidence forthcoming of the same kind as altogether. Leung Apaw's urilnego bru înfled that whích bai base addused in the ease of Leong great influence which trees exert in sumitory

and be therefore contented that the prisoners | Ayow I should have taken it into consideration. matters, and their general good offorts on the

(worn ontitled to their discharge. well being of mankind. Some doubt is enter.

TF, for instance, it bad boon proved to me that Mr. Caldwell said that, në to.. the changua of the watchmon was, say, at the time this tained as to the infaṣnes of trees on rafofall. but whether trees attránt rain or not, no one can Chiar Sam and Tsang Chun, whos rendition being false, he had received bis instructions affair is suposal to husa taken place a con- 82-I hope to be able to introduce from the doubt but that they regulate the distribution of in naked for by the Chinese Government on a and promoted the one, and it was unciraly stable in the Palies Fores of Hongkong, bamboo growing districts to the north-west of water, which is a most important effort. Ex-oharge of burglary and murder, were brought for his Worship to jod whether or not this should clearly have considered it within my Canton and from other plass, many of 1hs] parimenta and experience also provo-that trous up on remand.

a false charge. His submission was right to take evidence on such a point. Or valuable kinds of bamboo which are of such exert a considerable influence ou temparaties, Mr. Caldwell appeared for the prosecution, that oven eliminating Long Ayga's, cykl again, hit the woman who describes herself as tisstimable us to the Cunese. Thuse will be 11 From my own experience in Hongkong, M-Dennys-for the second prisoner, and Mr. Dee, there was-sullisient to corporta prim the anal of Yo Ma Sie been known to be all facte case. He contented that it was not now this time in the domestic employ of some one in planted in the Bowrington Plantation, bosidos whica has extended over nearly sixteen years. Holares for the first placing one spesimen of ench kind in the collec-I have found s-reduction of several degress, Mr. Caldwell etated that Mr. Francis, QC.sary to prove the nationality of the prisoners Hongkong I should also have considered it right fian within the Botanio-Gard-ra.------- mea partionscly at night of temperature at who had appeared for the prosecution on the last Tent if there were circumstances going to show to take such evidence. But merely contradictory that they wore subjects of Chias, such as their vidurnareyal as that of au aliv, or-evidence of 33-Phyllanthus Boilica This is a small the Gardens since trees within Go Gartens and occasion, had been called away to Shangha shrub, a member of the large order of Euphoria plantations around thom have heen pincited It was decided to proceed in Mr. Franots's wearing Chinese clothes, o laving the physical that kind, I consider would not be within my characteristics of Chinese, it was for the prisoners ¦ power to allow. Considering, then, all that biaco, which baars an odible fruit, ofton az and east a shade over the surface of the ground absence. inob in diameter, of a very acid teste, somewhat The southwest winds of the summer pass over Iuspector Quincey gave evidenco us to the to show that they were not what the prosacalor has buen urged by the defunco as against the resembling a hard, smooth, roanl green goose plantations of trees extending from Victoria death of U Shap, a prisoner in the same eso, said they worn. The question of nationality was evitenes for the prosecution, admitting that it is

SEIGEL'S OPERATING PILLS berry, and which is apparently palatable to the Gap to the Gardens before oy venel the ther who permitted suicide in the gaol on Wednesday on all fours with that of identity. If a person said tainted throughout, and that if I were in the he was not the parten he was said to be, it was for position of a jury or the final decision rested naires It is found growing wild soxttered mometers from which my observations have been night. sboat various places in the Uploay, not very made, and I bave little donbi but that in travel. Mr. Danny's then addressed the court on the him to show he was unt ut person. As to the with me I shonlu aussittingly throw it on ons Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares provest ill-effects from exos in eating or

ling over thm distazes of tran covered land the points of law raised by Mr Francis prisunera lasing enticed to cal evidence in dofonos, side, I overtheless admit that to the extent of 8440 por share. temperature is either redased slightly, or that the last ocasion and afterwards proceeded it was true that the Extrudition Act of 1870 al evidence having been given ariminating the pri-Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$90 | drinking. there is not the angmentation of radicted heat to analyse the oridoncs for the prosecution, his not apply to this Colony, bat the principle of somers there is a prima facie one made out from rocks and soil which there was when the address nocupying to hears and a half. With law, that such evidence was not allowable, was against them. I shall therefore commit the hills were destitutes of troos.-I have the honour raference to the contention of the prosecution laid down before the Imperial Act of 1870 was prisoners for safe custody to prison and shall to be, Sir, your meat obalient servant,

that the court had merely to sisfy itself that a passed. Supposing His Worship ruled that lirect the gnofer to detain them in prison until prima facie case was made out nol would not Mr. Deanys was sotitled to enter into evidence ho shall mire some order from the Governor anter iulo evidone for the defence to argued for the defence, and supposing file witness Langkong relative to the further detention. that the Magistrate was bound to taliefy himenif|wers called to contradict tax evidneo of the discharge, or transmission of such persons to the committing them to gaol pending the Governor's tradictory pridonas, and he submitted that his Chinese authorition as the Governor shall think orders, the Garerpor being in this aller Worship could not equit with coutrality. And in transmitting, as by Ordinance I Lad Chips Stes Navigation Co.'s Share- merely an executive officer and bound to evidence before, tim. Wat wont be bound to a bound to do, the rainates of the investigation deliver the prisoners up if the Magistrate vimit the nase and have the matter to the and the docgante connected with the charge 1 found them guilty that the Magistrate was decision of his Excellency thanight it was all state what I have stated to-day, and it will bound to hear and take into consideratin parfectly plain, that whatever might have been the rest with the Government. En decide on the defends if there was any case to answer: but the praelios in that Coast bears, the lens pri theic al action. Looking at the oase from that in the prosont oss the proscrtion had ciple of law was that wilence for the defouce this point of view the Governor appears to me utterly broken down and that the prisoners wore was out ader'ssible if there was a cast of any to have very much the same duties as the At theroforo entitled to their discharge. With re-ind made ont for the prosecution.

tocuey-General or the Grand Jury. He docklog His Worship It now remains for me to deal on the detoution, discharge, or transmission of 87-To-Doar Konucly-road are began-and-

gard to tho first point he said he thought it was the work there and in other plantations will bo

utterly impossible to and any presulant out with thợ nhão do a wliela. In the first placebo the acous side Hongkong that would exactly gnila his fore going farther, I think It is important tha! cantinged when more important work: free inem'

Alr. Danny has no evidence before hita Worship-but-several-cases we heard here last the master with regard to the-prisoners-being-baitalf of the defendants The Grand Jury tranlls thỏm tỏi Hệ Th

89-The clearance of undergrowth will not

year in which a man-mainot Chung Chee was Chinese subjects, stundli bo doth with, and if has, so as the Attorney-General. caly be done free of expense to the Government. Wong Shu Tong, Wong Yat Sua, nd Chan claimed by the Chinese authorities for varions tris esilenen furilcoming to show that the but a remane will he oaileated from it.

King Fa were found guilty of printing and pub offences. The prosecution in the first caso s priznova pra Chino subjects. I think it might 29-Specimens for India and Colonial Ex-lishing a lucene libed in the newspaper koown conducted by Mr. Ewens, and the prisonera to be made part of thev vasi.. I shall, therefore, hibition-A collection of specimens of word of the Teen Wan Ynt Po, and further with well-defended by Mr. Watton Evidenc was there if there is any evidence that will go to sub-

gone into on behalf of the prisoner in the case stantinte that point. different kinds of Hongkong trees was made and ing and uttering the said obecane libel.

Mr. Donnys hected to wig eridence on that taken with me to England, where they were out Mr. Sangster, Deputy Registrar, roar an affi.in which Mr. Ewens prosecuted, and the pri

davit, filed by the defendants, which set forth that souer was discharged, or at any rate ho was not point being taken at this stage after the per

Mr. Caldwell appeared for the the proseculion had stated that even if allowed | sind workza If they are simply toll they are They had nothing whatever to do with the lite Magistrate. razy management. In 1835 the editor at that prosecution in the other was brought for the opportunity of-calling-turubus wiruess he got to got they will want to commit suicide at once. I don't want them to do that, because I data was scaricted of a sirailar affanco to the the same prisoner, and those cases he believed would not do so. one they were now charged with. The editor were proved to the satisfaction of the Magistrate.

The objection was noted.

think there is still a chance, so far as my man in Sorozal of the oficiale of the Magistracy wore concerned. I am afraid it is a slender one, bo- had since bean changed, and From that time too I those cases the Magistrate allowed the wit- defondants had done everything in their power nesses for the proscention to be cross-examined, then called to prove the descriptions the pricarse I know the Attorney-General thinks that to prevent a repetition of the offence. They had and witnesses to be called on behalf of the enners pavo of thonsalves at the flims the charge if you cernit they are hond to be given up, not seen the article until after it was published, prisoner. In this case it had been contender was entereil. The first prisoner, when asked Ent don't want the man to commit sainile, at and they submitted that they were act morally that the Magistrate could not accept ca behalf of where he belonged to, saul hodi not belong to least not until the last wement.

any where. When asked shore he was born, 32. Prices paid vary somewhat one year with guilty of the legal offence of which they were the prisoner any evidence whatever, and a very

enient authority on extradition, Clark, was he said he was born on board'a boat. When santher. For instands the price paid for seeds conviotad. in 1635 was higher, with one prception, than st The Acting Attorney-General sail he he.quoted. Nothing could be stronger than the any other time. The contract just made is next level it was not the intention of Mr. Hola as laid down by Mr. Clark, and has Mr. to the lowest on record. The contract for 1893 Kai to ranke any obserrations concerning Dannys) would quite agree with all that bad for making tres pita was higher, than it was in the affidavit just read, but he wished to malo boon Raid hy the lane counsel (Mr. Francis to two previous years, while that just made is a few routarks. It appeared that defendants had with regard to that if his cuso de nader the fixed at the same prion as the previous ons. The male a false declaration to the Registrar of the extradition law us applied-in-Bogland zorlar 1865 contract for planting trees while lower than Supreme Court. They stated that they were the act of 1870 and the extension of that "Act in In some previous ones was about fifty por cont. the sole proprietors, and it now appeared that there 1873 But section 17 of the Act said the Act higher than the last contract for the sitno kind wars sirteen proprietors. When they wished might be applied with certain modifications

The 1555 outract for renting trees to register they were advised to form themselves he Order in Connell to any British possession. question arises us to the nationality of the boat was lower than it was in the two previous years, into a limited liability company. They refused That had not been done with regard to In the case of the Arrow War, it was hell that bat not so low as it was three years before, while to do this and subsequently registered them. Hongkong, and the law by which the suurta junk registered in, Henikong, ocen giter the it was a good deal.higher than the ous recently solves as sole proprietors, thus making a false was goterned was contained in Ordinance of regiator but nasad, British, ship, nd we

declaration. He could have understood the de 1850 and the explanatory Ordinance 2 of 187). went to war with China di the question." 9-Last year's tenders thraw out the oxpe- fondants flog this affidavit in defenon had they before going into thous Ordinances would - His Worship-In this first place, with regard cienned men who bad for savoral years given acknowledged the ardele to be obsens and pleaded his Worship's attention to the Treaty referred to the proceedings that have been lako so far, itanmed Chong Kam, Fak, with essaulting h satisfaction in reazing trees. A new msn en guilly. Then there would have boun soma raa-to in the second Ordinanco, By the Treaty of will have been noticed that throughout I haveing armed with a knite on the 28th instazi.

Complainant, who was 15 years of age, stated tiroly without experience in this work received son for infheting only small fine at Tientsin, section 21, two different things were tide a distinction betwora tuking, vidence as a routract for all the trees which were wanted. they had done everything to prove the provided for, one referring to criminal subjecte regards the priure fuccis case and evidence as co that he was residing at Tai-kok-shai. At 70.m. Although the contract pries is low, we are pay-artide not obseone. Every pussible of China who take rofuge in Hongkang, and the gards the defenes for the prisonera. When a wit on the 5th instant he was in a boat off to a slip, ing dearly for the watrator's inexperience artachpfoal objection had been brought for other to Chiness offenders, who take refuge onnoss was produced before me on the part of the and had agreed to work for 18 vonts a day. the trees are the most inferior which I remmen ward to prore they were not guilty, and board British ships at the open ports of China. prosecution as eilence was of iramonas Defendant wanted 20 cents a day and was angry when they had failed entirely to vindicate Persons taking refuge on board British whips weight in asking out a print facia wash, Rosing boonus complainant scoopted 18 canta and thempalvos, and had been convicted by a jury, are to be given up ou dua requisition by the. that cross-oxnination was allowed and that in struck biro.

Delundant denied the charge, but a witness These are maintained by the rcts for Afforests they then tried to obtain meror from the court Chinese authorities addressed to the British the course of that cross-etamination it batame tion The heaviest cost are osges by artifla! by Bling an alldavit in which they declared they. Consul, who would baro no more power to intea likely that the story told by the witness was stated that his did strike several boys with an

tigate the ease than a Magistrate in England untrue from beginning to vid and it he was rou-rod- waterings throughout the dry month. Tho were not responsible for the obscune article.

Remanded til Monday. dense shada in Glemnly was the cause of a His Lordship, in passing sentence, suid ho badandle the Act of 1970. But what does the marely personating somebody who might have number of ferns and some other plants ona-looked up the bistory of obscene libells in several other part of the Treaty say, which is interpe-bean au important witness in the case I thought tinually dying out. To remedy this disad books to see what notion had been taken in such rated with the Hongkong Ordinance? If it was my duty to test the truth of the enu- van age of shades I have some trees and large casse as these, and he found that in recent times. criminels, subjects of Chins shall take refuge 1er statement put forward in the course of Baker for having in their possession deficient The large was folly proved and shrubs removed in order to admit more light under common law, the punishment had in Hongkong or on board the British ships cross-examination. Tent seargely think that balans The large trees in the neighbourhood sigo do fre and Imprisonment. Lately imprisonment there, they shall upon due requisition by the this court is to be regarded simply as a cost of defendants were lized, the first and second $15 mach acil by their roots growing up amongst with hard labour had been added and that law was Chiness authorities, besearched for, and, on proof registry for stathments made oath by Chinesack, and the third $30, and the balances to be the soil in which the farms are planted, and also introduced in this colony in 1869. He did not of their guill be elivered up. That Treaty and that it is not competent for the court, basing contiscated.

DRUNKENNESS. thereby very much impoverishing it.

think, however, that the defendants in this erse was distinctly brought in and made to apply so information in its possession altogether tending

Larance Burke, water, was brought up on langkung 95, Arrangements have been made for ex-bould be imprisoned. He had borne in mind what Ordinance 2 of 1850 by Ordinance 2 of 1871. to entirely upist the story told by the wilanss, teading the reelseries on the eastern side of the had been niged about the Chinese press being unly He would ask bis. Worship's attention to the to test that story by the merits of the other in charge of buing drunk and incapable on the Aney..... read down to St. Paul's College. The construe-in its infanes, and what a valuable aid it might words "on proof of guilt," and to note the great formation which the court had it in its power to 26th instant. He admitted the saarge and was Slathai, tion of the rookery will he gradually carried out, prove in the opening up of China, and anything difference which existed between the Ordinance produce. So far therefore as the evidence of the fined fifty cents or twe days in gaol, but the planting cannot be completed until which would be likely. discourage in any of 1850 and the English Act of 1870. In this witness Tang Ayow is concerned I runst, in de

Li Kwan In, subool master, was fined $3 or planta suitable for the work can be prepared, was should be avoided. He was quite sure the case there had not been a word of evidence to oiding whether a primul ferie care line been made which will take a little time. For work of the English Government world du nothing to loter-show the prisoners were subjects of Chine, out, look'st it by the light of the whole of the seven days hard labour for being in possessing kind the preparation of the plants should be fere in any way with the liberty of the press. and the learned coupe said he did not evidence which lige be adduced regarding that of prepared opinia without a rurtificate.

further produce

In "Ahing was tinad $5 or ten days' hard A- MON. The Chinese Government wore within the first consideration to attend to, and the As he had said before, there was liberty and want to construction of the rockeries abnald go on and Hcense, and it was the duty of the Govornatant though attention was drawn to this point. their right in doolining to enter into the labour for a similar offence. be completed to suit the time when the plants to see that nothing was published which would The very Brst thing to prove when rendition question, but I rast remember that they

opportunity of doing so, ind Eight Chinese were brought up on remand | Manila ... would be ready to pat in their place. However, disseminate immorality or corrupt the youth of was applied for was the nationality. Mr. Den-1 had the circumstances over which I had no control, but this colony. He had, hinali, carefully read ays went on to call his Worship's attention to the therofore I go by the eridone before me ty churged with public gambling at No. 9, Gilman which it was advisable act to allow to ship by over in Chinase both articles, that was the cue words of Ordinance 2 of 1850, that the Magis the light of that evidence 1 consider Leong Bazar on the 21st instant. The case was or may without using, rotored the resen of this which appeared on 22nd December, 1888, and the rate is to investigate the alleged crime or of- Ayaw's story is algolately, worthy of end-gically brought before the court on the 22nd, His Worship now fined the method necessary,

prosent one, and it was evident that a new hand feues in the puma manner as toh person ice. With regard to the whoe rase gesond romanded. -Protective Service-The Forest Guarda had been at work and had eliminated from the wore charged with a crime or indiotable offence orally, it is of a highly unsatisfactory land. fourth, fifth, and seventh defendants 80 each 3 taint ef collasion ranting and the rest où each or three months' hard mada 38 arrests for infringements of what I pravions ce a great deal of the obscenity. But committed within the colony. Whore was the There is

Witnesses are | labour. - might call forest low. Of this number of of-of obsanity of the present article there was no proof of guilt to be obtained if not in that sort through the whole of t fendors 26 word sentenced to imprisonment, 5 loabt. The jury had found that the article was before the prisoner was committed Had the brought forward who with monotonous r. were Baat, 4 wore required to find securities, olmose from an English point of view, and ho Governor the faintest power to obtain it? Tu gularity testify to certain points conureted with

BYWATER. TANQUERAY & Co. (late Bywater and 3 were dismissed by the Magistrates before had consulted come Chinese for whose opinion one case in which come persons had beach prisoner which if true would criminally com whom they appeared.

he had a very high regard, and they had told committed by the Magistrate the Governor did promise each one of them, but it is a singular co. Feary & Co.) are agents for Residents abroad, 97-The villagers of Little Hongkong main-bim that the article was also obscene according refuse to give them up. And why? Because insidance that of the men arrested under the Missionarios, Chaplaine, &o,, in overy part of the tain their bad reputation for cutting down and to Chinese ideas. He had also learat that the the French missionarios ons in, France in feet, night warrante of arrest these thrae, alatt be world. Goods and Outfits applied at Whole damaging trees, and I fear that the mischief prosecution sprung from somepersons at Canton, and the Governor took advantage of a techni. the ones who happened to be specially connected abs, prices Shipping and passages arranged. Oloss-79. Quesn Aannot be stopped entirely until some such and he was further informed that bad such a lity and said he would not hand them over, but with the tying ap and keeping gourd over the Hanking in all its branches. Full descriptive

ssures as I recently proposed shall be put production as the appeared in Canter, then doing that he (Mr. Deurys) did ourticular witnesses who have come dau on in Catalogue post free.

floor of the paper would have been closed, mind saying publicly the Governor exceeded dependent grennds to testify in the case. Other Victoris Street, London. 2002 Heferences. 93-Five months ago I reported some ex- the types seiod, the paper destroysd, and their authority and had no right to do it points have been brought forwart by Mr. Du Adrt. -.. tensive destruction of trees which had been printers and publishers exposed in the augae. There could only be one way of proving ays in his analysis of the evidence gravely tout- gotog on on Mount Davis systematically for the editor of the paper was convicted of simigailt, and that was the way hid downing to discredit the whole of their sidence. apparatly about twelve months. That inforlar offence two years ago. It was then said that in the Ordinance, and the law of the colony was Considering the doubtful testimony in the easie mation which placed my suspicions on squstlers the editor wasthere for only a short time, the per. beyond anything the Governor might be pleased on its own merits it bosomes a point of great asar Belober's Bay, particularly on roo-kusk maneat oue being away from the Cnlany. Wong to do outside the court. The Governor had power aign Finance that the second priscaur should have barners ear the felegraph bouse, as tho per- Bha Tong, who was then one of the proprietors, to pardon any persez convicted of a crime com- leon identified me at one and the same time keep-

Per steamship Caclie, sailed on the 26th petrators of the mischief. I personally visited Glad an affidavit declaring how the article had mitted in Hongkong, but he was bound by the lug guard over one of the withcases, in Wa

Trenty of Tientsin to hand those men over if She's house and keeping card over another April-For Yokohama 6,390, bags sugar, and ikese people and remonstrated with them-there was to be published, and, under the eircum was ant sufficient evidence for prosecution to be stances, a fine of 3100 was imposed. Wong Shu his Worabip said they were guilty. Bst hie of the witnesses in the guard house, the only 537 packages mercliandise. For San Franci instituted. This was shortly before the squatters Tong promised, at the time, that he world take Worship had to say they were guilty, and before reason given in such case for the dot-20 bags coffee, 309 hage hous, 2,375 bags about Beleber's Bay were ejected. Since that are for the future to prevent a repetition of such that was done his Worship must have evidence tication hoing that he was so keeping guard ring, 21 gases silks. 2 cases orade opicam, 10 boxes time the mischief which had been going on hea on offence. He believed that the dufendante had on the subject, and that the men were Chinese If, therefore, I felt that the decision of the ease prepared opium, 2,062 rolla matting, 998 bales entirely ceased.

no hand in the matter, but as publishers of this subjects. As to the prisoners going before a dually rested with me I should have no hesita hemy, 76 cases preserved fruits, 75 osses nat 99-Although cases of tras and shruboatting paper they had their duties, and were responsible higher court in these own country, as would be tion whatever in deciding that the case was not megs, 10 dasos mace, 17 boxes tramore, valued at for what appeared in it. They appeared, however, the case in France or any other civilized country, made out. But at this point I am brought up $6,700, and 3,497 packages marchandise. For to have known nothing of what was being written we did not treat Chias as a civilized country, by a consideration of what toro is before me to Honoln-32 packages merchandise. For Pa Jet, if the plantations and trees of the island in their paper and to have delegated the whole nad every European nation which had conclud-guido me as to my powers. Of conrae Iam nama-1.780 bags rice, 301 packages merchan. are to be effectively protected it is necessary to of their duties to the editor: They had the feda troaty with China had refuel to uilow bound by the Ordinanca No. 2 of 1850 road in dive, and & cases silks. For Guayaquil

Hongkong Los Company's Shace 52 per

hare, ex div, sales.

MAIL EXPECTED.

His Worship-The minutes of the evidenco

before him.

---Hongkong sed Clonu Bakary Company Limited Mr. Denaga--But not evidence for the defence.81 10 per share, ex div.

Parak Tin Mining and Smelting Company

THE KRUNCH MAIL usurely throw that out.

-$20 per shar

The M..M.stcamor Sugħalion, with the Frovok Panjom and Sanghia Daa Samantan Mixing mat of the 25th March, left Saigon at. 3 p.m.

Company, Limited-$30 per share, sales.

Is Worship That seems to me the position of affairs, and with that decision the cass anda.

Mr. Deuys-I think it very necessary the

and polished, and afterwards named and set they waroons tho bariness managers of the paper, given up on the charge invostigated by the oulion ne bom elosed; and after the counsel for prizouers should understand how your Worship's Parak Bugar Cultivation Company-TIR. 18 par on the 25th, and may be expected hero or or

in the Exhibition.

90Sperimens of a larea aumber of articles made from bamboo and used in domestic economy wora afterwards sollented by the Acting Super intendent and forwarded to the Exhibition.

91-Planting Operations by Contracte. These are done under are tifferent contracte. They are:-1. Supplying seals, 2. Bearing trees in naraeries, 3. Making trea pits, 4. Planting trees, Bad, Bearing trees in Situ

at work.

madde

bur.

94-Fern Bucheries Outvide the Chardone

into force.

A continually going on the individual case

are, as a rule, of a comparatively trivial nature,

WEB

evidenca,

share

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Compsay, Li-

mited-84 por share. Heugkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co.,

Limited-60 per cent, discount. A. 8: Watson & Co., Limited-40 per cent.

prarian, buyera. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,

Limited-78 par cent. prem. His Worship-There is ans other point it is Singapore Inaurance Company, Limited--$22

per share. asked what province be belanged to, he said marcely necessary for me to refer to it--but with sonors upon the oridenes of Leong Ayow falling

premium Kwangtung The efter prisonar sald 1, begard to what I said about discharging the pri- Chinese Imperial Loan of 188$ B-6 per cent. to the grennò, in doing so I of course did not do Chizass Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cent. longed to Heung Sha

In reply to Mr. Dongys one of the wituosen away with my liberty of action, not merely in premium, sales. stated that Macao was in Hoang Shan and that tried it, not as a promise to the prisonors, Chinese Imperial Loan, 1866 6-6 per cent.

premium, salos, Hongkong was gangraphically, in Kauflang.but as a preliminary notice to the prosecution

His Worship-Geographically? Mr. Dennya-- Yes, ang Chinaman dero would iven by way of courtesy, that that would very Chinese Imperial Government 1835 Dollar Loan His Worship's remarks were then interpreted tell you he belonged to Kwauginug. Thore the Probal y the encen I should take.

in the prisoners.

BEFORE MR. F MACKBAN.

ARMED A83AELT.

Li Choung, sherman, was charged by a boy

DEFICIENT BALANCER.

Threo Chinese were summoned by Inspector

OPIUM CABE.

1 PUBLIC GAMRIXNG.

3268

- per cent. praminta.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

April 21.

Barnstar-‚W. T BAE:ALE—I P. M. Hardwetor- FMG AL Thermoweler-ÐAH..... Thermometer-t Þ‚K.....

10.845

to.970

.74 до

"Thermamelar-P

19

Thermometer->1.8, (Wet ball), --Thermometer—Wot bulb)..

Thermometer 47.x. (Wet bulb).

71

Thermomoter-Maximin tunne Thesummer-Ntadyum tovor night) 71

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

STATION.

Misija

Hipbang

Kenslow

REGISTER.

2014 April, 1887, ME A NUM

ая

30.76

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Widi;

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The Barberas vinen in the Boath but still fading in the North and gradiente sonlight. The temperators and the midity are moderato and sloudy wither prevails dong the Go!,

W. DOBERCK, Hongkong Observatory, 29th April, 1657.

METLÜRÖLUGICAL. REGISTER.

Provions day.

On date on date at 10 am at è pita.

fazomotor

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Temperatura, mon.

at p.. 29.82 73

$95

20.85

75

78

Humidity Direction of wind

68-

76

E.

W.N.W

FRIDAY, 29th April.

Faras of wind........

1

EXPORT. CARGOER.

b.

Rain ..........—

0.08

osace

+w

Dade, tenths sad hundredi

Lào độ ăn (zom Threerellandi the leral of the sit

3.-TIMPIKAVUns in the shade in degrees Fahrenhatt

pria peccauigpoliaturation, the humility af |'afr kiturutzfe with meistary being 100

4-DILLOTTOF or mus Wran to kực points, 5-FONON OF The Winn woording to Beaufort Beck, d-brary on Zyn Waughan, B. bus sky; 2. dolached stosa, trialing ring #, fog; G.gloomy; Et halls a light king) Coremast, P. puding there, be equally, he sun, B. maw; T. thuador; V, visibility; W. 4ow (peak).

7-Xata in inat el pontán med hamadredths.

W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 29th April, 1837.

about the Wth instant.

STEAMERS EXPECTED. The E. & A. steamer Tonudice loft, Port

Darwin on the 21st, and is die here on the th

instant

The Shire Line steamer Monmouthshire loft Singapore on the 25th, and is due hero on the 1st or 2nd May.

The Gellatly Ling steamer Afghap. luft Singa- para on the 26th April, and is due here on the 3rd May

Tho. Q. . : Co's steamer Ulysses left Siyapure on the 28th April, and is dus hore on the 4th May.

TOST OFFICE NOTICES.

When Correspondence has been mis-sent or delayed both of which are liable to happen occasionally) all that the addrowane nael do is to nate on the cnvar, Sext to t or Received at 7 pm, or as the vase my be, and forward it, without any other writing whatever, to tho Postmaster-Gaucrs). This should be acted on the first time cause of complaint occure; it is a mistake to let such matters pass for fear of giving franhle, acre which gouerally gives mare trouble in the end.

LOCAL DELIVERY-No dolivory is attempted on board Ship, at the Fear, Kowloon, Aberdeen, 25, nor at any private bones (even though named in the address) when there is a place of business nearer, at which delivery can bo effected.

54 The authorised List of Mails issued in connection with this paper is the one published twice each day in our Extra, which is always corrected to a much later hour than that given

below.

A MAIT. WILL CLOSE.

For Swatow and Bengkok--Per Phra Chow Klaa, to-day, the 30th inst., at 11 30.3

For Amoy-For Ierne. today, the 30th inst, at 1.30 P.M.

For SingaporePer Deuteros, to-day, the 30th instant, at 430 F-x.

For Swator, Amoy, and Tamani.--Per For mosa, to-morrow, the 1st, May, at 8.30 ..

For Shanghai Par Peking, to-morrow, the 1 May, at 9.00 4.2.

For Straits and Calcutta-Per Adpcar, on- Tuesday, the 3rd May, nt 2.30 ..

For Shanghai-Per Kuisang, oa Tuesday, the 3rd May, at 3.30 p.m.

For Port' Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne, Ade- lala-Fer Turnedics, on Wednesday, the 4th May at 4.30 PM.

For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.-Per Thibet, on Friday, the 6th May, at 5.00 P.M.

For Singaporo Per Hesperia, on Monday, the 16th May, at 10:30 AM.

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.

The Garman Contruct Pokot Oder will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 13th May. with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europs aul countrios beyond, via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Hataria, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Adon, Egypt, Malta. Gibraltar, fo, ko

The hours observed in closing the Mails, &o. will be the same za in the case of the French. Parket.

Correspondence should be marked Per German Mail, or with the name of the Packet.

The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Noten, Coin, or Jewellery, and, where Registration ba been neglooted will make ze enquiries into alleged losses of each lettere.

No responsibility can be secopted by the Fost Ofice for erroneods replies to Ferħal enquiries, or tu noteandrewwad to sabordinate oficers. The shroffe teld off to sell stamps abould especially not be regarded as able to give correct informa tion. The Postal Guide alone is the standard on all points on which such information may be noquired.

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