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SEPTEMBRE 19TH, 18:53

MAGISTRATE'S ENQUIRI

fortunate enough to belong to the Club the the action, jumped aboard, and the junk immaboard the junk, before he was attackedíjj this day morning by Hon. H. E. Wodehoose, C., into the dining room and got the knife producy"

The

By the Foreman-We navar qasrreled with fite of the man who received it, and the Indian bowery and coolneem at a very frylog title of the and immediely Heng my rifle I fred, hitting and that yingly followed this up with another discharge affair were the only redeeming features of the the foremolar in the jaw. This not having the deceased. Hale the only servant to the house, I whole had business. Although unarmed, and de effect of stopping them I Brod again, and struck never knew him to have a quarrel with anybody. which lodged in the abdomen of another mom penting only for support on a crowd of coolles another away in the abdomen. They still in our horas,

Henrique Joachim Rodrigues said-I am clerk ber of the gang Notwithstanding their hurts, rha thronged his launch, his quickly formed kept on, however, and passing, mis minds for the the two wounded men ran on, with their four plana are carried out with a boldness that guile jonk at the end of the jetty. Before I could and usher in the Supreme Court. The deceased decalved the convicts, and his conduct in saptar turn my head I found that sir more prisoners was in my employ as boy, cook, and coolie, His comrades, up she jetty and then jumped fating the runaways in each COMPLETE, WITH AFTENDE PLANS SO FLOWER AND VEGETABLE lour and the amount of exchange business two mastod ocal junk that was lying, half-filled deserves some sficial if not public recognition, me. I was very roughly handbag with bamboos, bean with me for nearly two years, to mart pannor had esasped from their gang and were surrounding wages wars $2 per month, and board free. He had transacted have largely there and, and the with oral, alueide, Immediately they passed Had as not bean, by a lucky stunes on the several of whigh strtols in, and my maillants Bridge-irst. On Saturday last, at 80 Flutes prospects of success are proportionately the guard, siz ather prisoners started forward, Abortion ferry launch when in was, the captain endeaventral their atrast to wrest my side from friends came to visit mo. At about fles minutes $10.00 greater An Exchange in Hongkang, how- and before Mehall Ringh was aware of their presan ontbrask of contists occurred at the same than I was thrown very learly on my shie tot for my two friends. He brought the te

would undoubtedly, se on the lush oocasion when ma. This they eventually iconeded in, and to ight, I called the boy to fatah two sups of 540 ever lige and will probably always have como sones he was attached by the whole mob spot, bare passed by the place without taking any and they can to the junk. My would and then went downstairs. About Aro minutes 7.50

petitors. No one in London would think of armed with bamboes. After a short but savete herd of the cocurrences on shore, and the mou is very painful, and I am almost too disey to past sight, my friends left the house. At 8.20 going to the Cariton, the Boform, or the tuggle, during the courke of which he reeved would have got away without any trouble. stand up. I say Mr. Pereira rush by me as I called the coolls to go and get some had for The death of Pereira, the gloomisst thing of fall, but did not so him strack. My opponenter me. I called him several times, but there was a nasty scalp wound, his attackers wrested bis the whole tragedy, will exolte a general murtier all fought hard, and I do not think they wanted no answer, and then I sent my son to go down In Puoketa of six or more nased variatios, Grosvenor Clubs to buy and all aliaron unloaded rife from him, and throwing bit of pity for his wife and large family. Ho had to injure me so much as to get possession of my stairs and look for him. My sua went down and

would place themselves in communication

Alint a minute afborwarde he sang out in Portu violently to thegarth ran for the junk. Assistant been ten years in the Gaol, and was painstaking firearm, which was, however, not loaded. with a member of the Stock Exchange or Tarly Parelse, whose attention had boom and careful officer, No doubt the Government The privato official investigation into the whole guess to me and his mother" Come down at ones outside broker. In Hongkong, however, the attracted by the shots, without besitation will provide handsomely for his bareaved family matter was carried on last night by Majorton and see the boy I ran town and found the boy Clab falla most of the requiraments of an ranked down the jetty in parsnit of the repidity in perhaps foolishly attempting to

barging from a partition in the dining room by His dosth' was occasioned by his own sot of in-aral Gordon in the Guol.

the repe in court. It was twice round his neck, Exchange, and membership is proportionately sacepues, who were, hoisting ssila and shoving battle with ten, men fighting for their llborty.

and his feet were alwać 2it. off the ground. valued for the business as well as social ad- the bost off from the place. Persirs then, with Notwithstanding the fact that he was so sr- THE FATAL FALL OF A GAMBLER. There was a bamboo stool near ble feat. Tha rounded, it is stated that ha'antially managed to

partition le about 12 high. I caught hold of vantages it affords. For those who are not out waiting to think of the danger attacked to fire fourteen rounds out of his revolver when

hishand and sang onthiename three or four times. An enquiry was hold in the Magistracy gestor. Hogavemenoanswer. Hiebody was warm. I went Hotel and the reade in front afford a con datoly sailed away. In the meantime the at- We into viewed the principal: nators in venient meeting place, and knots of brokers tention of Turkay Foalkes, who had ran down torrible tragedy yesterday, with the following into the death of the man Kwong Kum Chi ahood, with which I out him down. I then ran int thekitchen, got some fresh water and threw it ove Communications on Editorial matters should he and their clients may be seen there every discotad towards four coal coolies who jump from lin laudable exertions of yesterday, says Road West, on the 12th inst.,

received fatal injuries while escaping from the He did not move, however, so I came to from above on hearing the exchangs of shots, resultar

Injector Stanton, who is very stiff and soro Police at a gambling house, No. 294, Quoon's the Police Station and reported the matter to In adrand "The Editor," and those on bail The morning. Under these circumstances, it ised off from the junk into the water immediately. 1 left West Point in a launch bound for Aber

Kwong He Chin said-1szi a fishmonger respetor Baker. I think he hanged himself because Corespondants are requested to forward their name at least questionable whether the advantages the convlots branded her, and swimming very doon about 5.30 in the afternoon. On approach siding at First Street, Bayingporn. Iam 78 has neu le his room, and alan five pewie he unlucky at gaubling. I produce ten-fa fast, made for the land, keeping as much out of work, I heard a shot fred, and looking in that name was Kwong Hum Chi aul he was 3 years but rather lazy. I never struck the deceased, or

ing Kennedy Town, where the chain gang is at and address with comamniostions addressed to the of no Exchange would be largely availed of.

Fears of age. Decessed was my son. His tickets for clothes. He was a very good boy.. Editor, not for publication, but evidence of good If an Exchange could overcome the initial sight of those on shore as possible. Foulkes direction 1 saw that there was some excitement old. He was also a fishmonger doing business rioked him I did not kick him on the day of difficulties and weather out a period of plunged into the water and, although greatly on amour the guard and prisonera working in with me. He was a widower with no family his death. I don't know why people should All letters for publication should be written on one slender support there can be little doubt, wacumbered by his clothes, swam out to mesta laznel to run in and see what was the matter. I did rint see my son killed.

ganga on the now road. I told the master of tho I have one other son. Ho has gone on board say that I did. The day before his death ha Iddo of the raper only.

Advertisements and Babaiians which are not think, that it would in time come to be a Then a mort exciting struggle occurred, tas He did so, and on our getting near we wo

men doing their utmost to disable Foulkes, number of man in conglen garb, armed with of the agistrato de bebe only reason I can give us to bin co

Thomas Duncan, P.B. 21, before being de. was singing about the house as urial. {urdared for a fed period will be continued until highly appreciated and useful institution, but his strength and agility in the water bestod bamboos, on board a coat junk that waslying near haved docessed to have met with his death while plaide was joga of money at gambling: Neither

be gens before 11 am on the day of publicatión. Amongst other benefits it would confer less than three of them ashore with him while the and tried to hook on, bat we could not do so that be need answer no questions that would tend

Orders for extra copies of the Daily Press short patronised by the entire business community them, and, after great difficulty, be digged no the jetty:They wore busy holating sail and Duncan was engaged in performing his date my wife vor any member of my family have ever trying gat the anchor up. We ran alongside bat it was his (Coroner's) daty to caution in strok him. To the best of my knowledge be has not been either struck or kicked by anybody. wald probably be that of establishing other was captured on the bench: These four While we were attempting this the prisoners to criminate himself.

Dr. Cantlle said -Imaden portmortem azqwic- control over the now very large body of men, we may say, are now locked up in the Police threw lumps of coal at us as fast as they could.

Witness said-I am Sergeant of Police in stion of the body of deceased this morning, to- brobera, a desideratum which the bulk of cells, obarged by Foulkes mith ziding and abst- What with the oitement of the people on board charge of No. 7.Station. About 730 pm, on

gether with Dr. Marques. The body was that of a well-nourished young man from 23 to 25 the profession have been for several years ting the tops of the prisoners. It has the lannoh and the crowded stats of the road, the 12th inst., 1. accompanied by Chinese con-

very little could be done ky me at all. Bosides, stable 38, want to break a gasabling house, No. years old. There was the marks of rope round past advocating. At present any one can be since pertained, however, that the junk the master was evidently anxious to get out of 293 Queen's Bond West, by virine of a warrant the neck, indicating that the body kad be death establisla hianself as a broker without let or is one in the employ of Messrs. Russell it and shavered off. I thou saw some of the tarua went from No. 7 Stative. We got to the ware besides a few sours on the body. ponded the nook with a-cord before death. & Co. at the Bogo Werks, and it is extremely era get into a small boat, ooo Indian constable door of 212, the Chinese constable going first. They were very old scars, probably ten years hindrance, and carry on his business on probable that the coolies are entirely inccent of and ens Chinese saatable being alcar with He went inside the house. He was in plain old. The eyelids of the left eye wore awol- HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1888. what tering and under what conditiona he

thom. Thoy, however, had no cars, and oro clothes; I was also ia plain clothes. When we any complicity.

len and the eyeball was injected with blood. padding away with a band going astern faster got there wo found that, there was no access to There was a small panctared and above the pleases, and without giving security of any In the meastins, while this had been going on the they could approach the junk, kaew that the top floor of the houn exopt by No. 994. left tompis, which in my opinion, was co-ion- SHIPPING OIlcers of the Coasting Steamers of Tas account of the astonipted excups of kind. If there were regularly organised the junk had drifted out about fifty gards from the the obsin-gang guards would have arms, se Both house are three stories high and opened after death, probably in cutting down the convicts postorday, with its fatal results, Exchange the Cities would be a com-shore, and the whole of the tumukaya and guards got the launch alongside the pier and beckoned on to Green's Road. There a separate embody. The mark on the eye was very slight: will be rand throughout the colony with petent body to take note of duy infringement wars Brieg continuously at thesis the junk. Sud-Chinese Constablo, and an Indian Coralable. By each house from the ground floor to the first have been decomposition, but I do not think a

for them tocame on board. Watookthredgaards, a tranca to each house. There is stairesso in

it might have been osused by a blow. It might deep fooling of indignation. Only of the rules, when would be ao dien as to denly Peris appeared on the deck, and Assist this time the junk had got call us, and was some door. From the first floor to the second floor of mers probably the result of a blow. There few months ago a similar attempt was made, meet any offense against what is considered ant Head Turnkey Charisen told him from the distance away. makin for the Capi-nun 302 there is no stairesco. In No. 108 the stair Men would shore to jump eat and swing to land. He was in tin of the launch to run into the jurk and ease comes down to the street door from theseend

Pss. We followed to, and I directed the cap cass ie inside the shop. The LIST OF RESIDENTS new centaine almost at the sarac pot, and was completely the correct commjarois! coda.

was no internal disease. I am of opinion thai In No. 294 the air death was caused by anffocation», Successful. The thorough inadequacy of a bo able to catablish themselves as the not of doing this when convict No. 30 was knook away her rudder. He started to an Boot. From the top floor of 292 to 294 a door made a pest mortem examination of the body of Dr. Marques said I, along with Dr. Cantlis, FOTETEEN THOIRARD AND FIVE HUNDEED the guard kept over the chain gang was brokers and do business Independently of men to jump us and clutch him-roonil the arms. this. The first attempt on made did not sta communicatos. That in the only way of geting denied. I have heard, Dr. Cántlio's auldance arranged under o20 Alphabet in the strichen, it might have been supposed, svi- the Exchange, but they would occupy an/Pereira struggled desperately to gol fece, but the coolin crippling her, although we carried away into the second foor of No. 292, We both went and agres with his conclusions. I believe the bit of her stera. As we aprobed again thr von up to No. 294 together. Nahody objected to mark on the eye to have been caused by a fall rder, the initials as wall so the surnames ciently evidenced to have led to the adoption aquivalent position to the keepers of what poor fellow's foot slipped on the side of the junk ricts greeted us with a shower of goals, and we en-one going in. We asked nobody's leave. The mark on the was night injars. It might

of measures to render any occurrence of a like are called hooket shops in London, and into the watt azuoliately prisoner No. 131 we could, but the orowded state of the launch and so to foot we the stareses. They do eat live have been caused fry a lot on 20 p.m.

and looked with hised versary, he was precipitated deavoured to return the compliment as well as street doar was open. The shop people of No: The MAPS and PLANS have buture impossible. Tet in the brief period that their credit would be proportionately sppested in the bows of the junk armed with the excited condition of the passengers prarented in the first door. The first floor is a soolie house. instaat, Mr. Rodrigues came to the Charge Room -70-engraved in a emporior style and brought up

Tuspeolor Baker said About 8.20 on 15th to date. They now consist of

bag elapsed since that event, we find another restricted. If any control is to bo intro- fotching his weapon down with all his might the shook of our first and second collisions the was on the stairs. There was a door leading on self. I sent a constable to examine the body and along bamboo. He Isaned over the side and a from doing much execution in that way. By and the second dooz.a gambling house. Nobody and reported that bis serrant boy had hanged him FLAGE OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA. Bacepe attempted, and, with the exception that duced into the brokering profession, it is by brought it with a terrible crash across Pereira's of the escaped prisoners were plunged in the CODE OF SIGNALS IN URE AT VICTORIA FEAR-auroral of the convicts were wounded by rifle come such icons as this that it will have to skall. The unfortunate tunikey inuasdiately water, and 1 grabbed them with a boat hook, and open and hobody was at it. The constable went insan the place: The partition is about sovan to the stairs on the zoood for. The door was to have removed to the Mortuary. I have abots anthey were gatting away, it would have be brought about. The subject is not one the less teen seva since. The rafian who Tery thankful. Another attempt was then made in the door and waited till I came up. I looked the top fatal of the doorway. There were also sank, still catching his opponent, and neither of got them on board, for which they seemed to be in Brat. I was pluse behind him, Hn firet looked feet high. There was the mark of a rope ever been equally successful bad it not been for on which the Government is likefy to ini-committed the dastardly set did not go long to liable the junk, and this time we sucocuted. in at the door. I could see two small rooms the marks of fingers in the dust. I bave since PLAN OF FORSIGF CoroZSSIONS, SHANGHAI. the merest accident. On the last occasion, it tiste legislation, though there would pro the barbou into the boat he was shot through in carrying away he rudder, we had again We then walked along the passage till we got to day morning. I found that anonymous planards

soathel, for, almost before he sould withdraw When we ran in this third tisa, and succeeded through the door, opening into a larger room. may be remembered, a passenger faunch bably be no objection to the passing of an the back by a builst from the shore, and sunk shower of coals poured on us, which, however, the big room. There is no door from the passage were being posted up all over the town, state been making inquiries about the case. Testor- coming in from Aberdeen was bailed to Act for the incorporation of an Exchange if it dawn on the deck. Assistent Head Turnkey did not do a much harm. PEAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORx reader nasistance in the parsuit of the boat were asked for by a daly asustituted bude Chalon, an seeing Parsire sink, ran down at the junk we tried to get alongside her, and passage. We walked along on tiptoes. We were

After disabling to the big room. There was nobody is the ing that the boy had be beaten and kicked in which the convicts were making off, but of members,

puce to a small pant lying moored close in shore shouted to the prisoners, asking if they had linen as soon as we stepped to the passage, liste wers all the same. From the juquities I

to death by his master. The placards I be and, jumping aboard her in company with Assist enough or if they wanted more. Theblap When we got to the room I saw a table with over the signal was disregarded. On this occ8-7

ant Taraker Lewis, an India, and Assistant their bands to indicate that they were antisled. twenty men round it gambling.

have made I believe there is as trash in those Mr. H. B. Pollock took his seab on the Bench Turakoy Beringer, bo hastily paddled out We then went alongside, and I ordered the pre-standing ap. They all made a rush for the scolded and beat-fire man at times. I esa find ›

They were statements. I have been told that third wituen A full Chronology of remarkable events aina passing, aud förtunately it had on board yesterday as Asting: Police Magistrate Thwith ambos to the junk. Arrived within somers to come on board the launch. I stood at | versadah, I rushed after them with tho Chinose one who will give evidence to the afat that he

four or fire yards of it, after great the gangway between the junk and the launch consteblo. Eight or nine of them got over the Inspector STANTON. To the accidental pre, learned gentleman wore his barrister's gown.

szortions, for the tide sence of this able officar on the scene is due

was strong, they to receive there as they came on board I tookverandah, and when I ran out after them the97er saw the doovised beaten; it is all a matter.. Fare exposed to a continuous shower of pieces the presention of arming myself with belaying others rau to the hook and escaped by the cook of hoarray. Br. Ignacio B. da Costa Duarte, Colonial So.

The Chinese constable who was sent to scɔ of wood and soul, which were lurked down upon pin, in order to induce them to lay down what tons; some escape round the verandah toto £92 the body by Inspector Baker, aid the man w the fact that the escapees ware captured. Itorstary of Macao, left here yesterday by the Pu hom merefieasly by the octite Subject to arms they had-bamboos and other bits of wood. and others into 293. Neither mys if ur the quite dead when he saw bira. He found six fa

ould be impossible to award too much difa wail steamer City of Peking for Lisa is this galling attack they drifted back from the Six convicts passed me in this way; and we Chinese constable made any attempt to make any Praise to Mr. STANTON for the clear beaded America. Sr. Duarte goes home on sick lens,

junk sai gave up all hope of aver capturing the afterwards found two concealed in the fore-

sent pieces and eight copper cents in deceased's and courageous manner in which he effected the Peaks atoms the Austin Arms, on vor, they noticed a tarry launch coming in already picked up two out of the rod to lay hands on them. There was no viss

We hear that a large hotel in fo bo sreated on Prisoners. On looking across the harbour, bow bold under a heap of min jackets. We had arrests nu the verandab. Sooing the hazardous purse. He also found on a table several tas-fa

way by which they were escaping 1 was frighten-kets. the capture, and his action and that of which at present two gooden busgulera etond show mapidly making for the junk, which now thus making ton: One wo found lying dead when I rushed into the place. I did not zes de skived as a stent that was standing near the By the Foreman of the Jury-Mr. Bodrigues the other oficers mentioned in our re- The hotel will probably retain the present name, baring caught the wind, was novinar was on the junk, and the other, who brudt han ser ceased get over the verandah. When I see him partitions, as the stool up which devosed-must port may be taken an the pan bright which was confurned on the bungalowsin honour wont was the West Point and Abraon when atta be shot, had fallen overboard. Then we took he was ercoping along the stone lodge between have stood to fasten the rope to the top of the

of a former Colonial Boaretary.

and was proceeding to Aberdeen, when In the junk in tow and brought it baolruntil we met,

by his Ho vis trying accessor in hae China Command has been land, and on looking in the direction of the now spector Forspool. The Police che on board fall and lenly. It is stated that Lieut-Grural Cameron's was aroned in inform, heard shots on the on which was a party of Poliea, under Chiaf Trio, also trying to make their escape. I saw hi

spector Stanton, who by a most fortunate chance of laughter House Point, the launel: Thistle, the 93hy he had me so tries to go partition. It is about two foot away from the

parbitiou. He let go the ledge. I think boc stool quite close to where decenand was hang- Mr. Rodrigues, tall said I found a lint- nominated in Major-General G. Digby Barker. Police Station be noticed a peculiar commotion four launch, and we proceeded to the Victoria he was jostled by the other men. College man, rendered vainable services in the something unnana was caurring, he ordered the may mention that the turnkeys I took on board ties of his sonidant, but want on. Nobody' ss- The Singapore Free Press says he is a Stop the chain gang. At one, seeing that Hotel Wharf, whore the prisonere ere landed into the road. The sther men took o ing.

10- The jars, after a short-consultation, returned suppression of the. Sepoy atlay sa yuang captain of the lannch to put about and make for the launch had revolvers with which they obsistad the mes round to the other berses. a vardiot of felo de ve, offer of the 78th Highlanders, and has of late the spot. This was done, and the Insportor, see deacoare! to shoot at the prisoners while we I saw all the au who load been on the verandah og beon long employed as Asistant Directoring the coal junk coming towards him immediate were trying to dissble the junk. Their rezel- get round in safety. I held on to two or three of military education:

by gussed the whole plan. and determined, al vere, bewever, either owing to the fant of the of the mad who were smping into No. 292 and A victim to the criminal carelessness or stupidity of some one in authority,mally opened yesterday and adjourned until and prevent their cape With this object in view

The September Criminal Sessions wore for /iough he was, the only white man on board the ammunition or because they were out of order, assisted them round in safety. When doorsand

baneh, to frestrate the designs of the prisoners wonill tot ge off and were utterly unsto Chefoo, with Addition Artiole leaving a wife and family unprovided for, Monday zert at half-past ten. There are only le cau ap slongside the junk and nitompted to Assistant Head Turnkey of the Grol. He said The men who escaped were in a great hurry to Our second interview was with Mr. Charison, fall he was about half way round the partition.

Buvo Ms. H. E. POLLOCK Whose fault was it that the garde were the Hollywood Ecad arean cases and a larceny grapple on taits sides, but this, owing to theexcite At 8.15 p.. was up the hill on the left hand to the cookhouse I lourd about ten men there provided with revolvers that would not frer Franois, Q.C., appears for the prosecution and willingnosa of the kelmeman of the launch, was carrying earth for the new road. Suddenly 1/800ping by means of a ladder. into the TOME I case on the slender. In the arson as rent among the passengers, and the evident une side, where some of the convicts were diggior and

HIGHWAY ROBBERY, Who is responsible for the lightness of the Mr. Robinson for the defence, and Monday was found to be impracticals. A second ataupt board a yell and then the report of a rift, but could also arrasted two. The men we captured were others, of robbing the complainants of money A Piana Bha Kam were charged, on remsud, arrested two of them. The Chiness" constablo

on the information of Lan Low Sbing, traier, and shaina with which the deariets are gow fixed for the trial for the convenience of the was made, and Inspector Stanton, who was not see what was going on because of my posi- bronht balore the Magistrate next day and and clothing of the value of $43, on the 7th inst, shackled, and the disuse of the lag irons of rties concerned. In the lardany case the collauding in rather exposed position on the tion on the hill. So giving an order food of the convicted. One was fined $25. ad the others pisinant is on board a steamer not at present aide of the forry boat, was the recipiest turnkeye to look after the men, Istarted off st formor days? The circumstances demand a port.

of several formidable lamps at asal, gemenf which ran to see what the disturbance was about. I had arrested and sent R.3. 935 ints the street beurer in Tai Fing and came to Hongkong

50 cents each. I took charge of the four men Ching You Sung doolured-I ani's farm - public commission of inquiry-act ons com-

caused very painful strazione on his arms and ran down in the direction of the jetty, and anto lost after the dasasaad. He went down and the Sed Septembar. I came with the laat wit posed entirely or mainly of officials to take ounces that he Richaud has been appointed nexed the coal with interests and saferal of the und stragging with them. Before I could get it he was dead. When I entered No. 294 ness, who is a relation of mine on the started A Havas telegram dated 8th September an- body. However, many of the passagers there an Indian guard booking prisoners down sant him to Hospital. I did not me the man evidence in public and make a public report, Rheinart Resident-General for Aunam it was not know then that there had been so und seined bis rifle, with which they raede off ify information stated that it was in No. 202.

Governor-General of French Indo-China and convicts, it was ech, were badly hurt Of course near him

they had

overpowered him I did not know that gambling was going on there, fumber. We left Taumati at 7.30 am, and startel In the ineantime the employment of cap and Tenquía. "M. Richaud, who was appointed serions a shooting affray Bosing that no into a coal junk lying at the head of thecould not get into 292. The doorway between the bag containing 26 Tla, a silk jackot, a pair of ricts outside the Gaol ought to be dis- Resident General, has been anting for M. Con attempt to beard the junk without fire jetty. Pereira rashed from his gang of men houses has been newly closed up. The only en continued until arrangements are perfect stans during the absence on leave of the latter, arms wa feasible, the Inspector quickly down the jetty after them, firing his revolver the

M. Constank Reems to have had a dificulty in rati inshore to the bamboo jetty and took whole way. He ran right aboard the Tank and trance to the top floor of 142 ta by a smokehole ing two suits of clothes, Bomo matches and te ed for their safe guarding. Sir AETHUS making up his mind whother he would return to board thres turnkeys and Indias constable No. immediately rushed with the Intention of ston in the roof. The door had evidently been built 20, and a pair of shoes; valued at £2.50. When KENNEDY, when Governor, discontinued his past or not: A question he put in the Chan-338, together with a Chinese courtsble. These ping them from hoisting sail. Before I oonider one or five minutes. Thais was a crowd of losing us. He was alone. When we got on ap quite resently. The affair hastes altogether we left sumat I noticed second prisoner fol it altogether on nccount of the frequent bor of Deputies on the 12th July in relation to were armed with revolvers. When they had got to the head of the jetty the sails were hosted over 300 man onload hand No. 294 after de little way first prisonse same out of a tea shad escapes, although none of the breakings Tornment as a signal that be considered his con- the junk, which bad drawn farther off and was wharf. I started to ducharze my revolver at the

gambling in Carebodia was taken by the Go- got on board, a start was mads in premit of and the junk had been taken away from the and tell. That were vary orderly and made in the real art joined second prisoner. They Awar in his time were on a large & scale'as i Dection with the Colony savored, and they wrote sow about 150 yards away. It was douîled to convicts on dook, and after firing all my no disturbance. I had no worrsat to outer N. both continued to follow us. Sudiealy I HO- Cedars in Council for Government of H.B.M those which have ocentred recently. Public him to that effect. Presumably his reply was make az attempt to disablo her by smashing inaition, 18 rounds, I got a rifle from a soutry and toase. The rises why Toply went with one posite direction. At the end time soon per 24, nor any warrant to arrest anybody in that lived two men coming towards me from the op- to the effact that they were porrect, for the Gater rudder. The first attempt, however, although went on firing with that. I sang ont toustable ma hanno I did not expect to break soxar came up from behind and gave me tha Subjects in China 'sad Japan, 1865, 1877, opinion, we belière, favours the employment varnment would burdly go..sa tar ma to diazolastreaking in a good deal of the stern, bad not the Perelin to jump off the junk and swim ashore. house that night. Find only gone to the hensa i blows on the shins with a stick which he was Rules of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courte of consists on useful labour, by which they such en able official

affect of crippling her silio powers, but's con- I think he was going to take my adrice, but to take observations. I would not he sat bans enrrying, I show marks of the two blows. The can make some return to the colony for their A very sad zooident happened at Singapore vict who had been standing on the side of the the next moment he was grappling with a for more polies if I had found gambling going bits made me go down on my kuses. First prisoner junk, was knocked into the water by the shook, of) conviol, with whom bu full overheard.” Another j board and lodging, bet pablie opinion will last wook to Mr. Dawing, a professional jockey the collision. Inspector Stanton picked him apprisoner then leaned over the side of the ink on in Na. 292. I would havebreasted as may caught hold of my queue and dragged me up to

employed temporarily at Dallas's stables and

Second prisoner dragged my com also appport the view that not a single con- said to be one of the finest barilencers in Indis and bad him loomediataly secured. All this time and smashed in Pereira's head with a bamboo viously that No. 294 was a publio galingus, tied our feet, and gagged each of us with

an I could. No report had beez zinde to ma pes.

panion. On the hill they tied our bands bebind ist should be allowed outside the gaol gate The Free Prams as Mr. Dawing was riding the shower of sticks and coal was being soutioned the turnkey then sank, still clasping ble enemy house. It was fitted up as a public gambling ses of wood similar to the ore produced. Regulations for the Consular Courts of Waiterless anfileiont precautions can be taken ont of the yard, on a very unmanageable horse on both sides. A cond attempt to songh the in his ama. Itben rasbeldown to the shore got hoase. I had not heard of it la sanacotion with They, with the two men who had come up from gainst bis cacape, as to yesterday's then passing. Both horse and rider were throw also a failure son mount of the bad stouring of into it with assistant turnkey Lewis, assistant gamblibg before that night. The verandah is which bolted and ran right into a tramar just jank's rudder, male a minute or two after, was a little dingy that always lies there, and aprang mentable decurrence, with its I which will probably do increased to five, bis kuce-cap, which was completely shattered. Wounded convict was thrown ever into the water had no oars but had to paddle out with bite of mon from gotting over the verandah. I had never bean up to No. 29 before that night. It it would be unjust as yet to lay blame splint asiat Dowing at a sus of way board by the Inspector. A third trial was, how-by to recapture our prisoners but to save Poris in my district. The house does not bar

Dr. Mugliston was called, sad after applying a by this shock also. He, too, was picked up and wood. My intention in going was not only to 95 any particular individual

The case was then adjourned till 9.30. or indi.hear that it will be several months before the ever, a success and the junk, now quite ander sira's life. However, we saw nothing of him, and bad aarde. I never heard anything drainst it. Tiduale. How far the gaol authorities unfortunate jockey will be able to leave Hospital control was fetched alongside the auch sould not get close to the junk both on account of top case

and that he will never again be able to sit across while the revolvers on board, which strange to the strong ourrent and the continual rounds of coal may bava bean hampered, if at all, by ico-hombook The horno, strenge to say, was vary sy, could not be made to go cft, waze pointed at they threw on to our heads. We were in this

THE BRIDGES STREET SUICIDE. practicable instructions from the Govern. Little injured. He is a vicious brate, and we are. ose manning the runway. They hold on their way driven back, and I was giving up all hope of ment, or bow far their recommendations or informed that it was against the owner's wish and in token of surrender, and were made to stopping the runaways when I perceived an

that he should have béan ziddən at ell;

An inquist was held at the Magistracy yea, walk, aboard, the launch, one at a time, by the Aberdeen steam launch running the junk down. applications may have been disregarded, wa

Inspector, who stood over the gangway ready to Aftera tesle, as it seemed to us, the launch drew terday afternoon on the body of a house boy, to the joss house, and from there to the Police are not in a position to say, but on whomso

use a formidable baldying pia. „All were got off and came to the jetty. There they took on named Askat, who committed mida on Satur. Station. » I was not hurt anywhere except on ever the responsibility insy rest, the occur-

aboard and senteed. The junk was then taken in Assistant Tarakay Lewis, European prisoner day evening by hanging bingelf. Hon. H. E. the legs from the two blows. The prisoners. moce must be considered thoroughly die-

tow sad proceeded up the harbour. On the way Boxtos, and assistant Turnkey Beanger 1 Wodehouse presided, and the jury were Mussses when they were robbing as told us to keep quiet up a party of polios were met, puder Chief saw the action between the launch and the junk N. J. Brblúsqu, V. A. P. Collans, and A. They did not threaten ps 4 have not recovered graceful,

Inspector Horspool, and the whole body then and the formal sorrender of the labor. As M. P. Romedies,

any of my propozty. I am positive as to the made for the Victoria Wharf, which was vonshed son na wo on shore were assured of the capture Chaung Aying said I am a married woman. Identity of the prisoners. Never saw them bes at exactly & o'clock, or nearly two boura after the wo, started off for the Gaol with the 62 My husband is absent from the colony. 1 576 | fora. - ↑ did not sea whers the second prisoner first shot was fired. Upon arrival it was found. convists we had left. - I saw no signs of at No. 14. Tung Wah Lane. Deceased was my came from when he began to follow 25.

Toug You P. 17, and Jang Yang, P. The P. 30. steamer Nepoul has been docked that Eve of the convicts were so Eadly wounded Pereira or the body of the drowned convict, husband's brother. His name was Pan-Asbet.

as to necessitate the use of chairs to bring them altirugh a careful search was made. I think | He was £1 years of age when he died, He was 101, deposed as to the arrest of the first and and the damage found to be alight.

to the Geol, while the other fire, although round-that the current must have carried them out for not a married man. He was cook, boy, and coglie, second prisoners respectively. el, were able to walk. The dead body of a con- a considerable dintânios..

employed by Mr. Rodrigues, a European I John Matheson, Inspector of Police, zsid—Ax

Among the other contents of the book sre

An Anglo Chinese Calendar Mean of Barome-sion, leo, a passenger launch happened to bộ. $

ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, Loi

the advent of foreigners to Chine and Japan.

I

A description of Chinos Festivals, Farts, do,

with the days on which they fall. Comparative Tablée of Money, Weights, &c. Beals of Hongkong Stamp Duties. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1888. Beales of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Chambers of Common of Hongkong Shanghat, Amoy and Newchwang. Hongkong Chair, Jinviolaba, and Host fire.

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Opium Convention, 1890.

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France, Tientzia, 18K8

Chovection, 1880

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Treaty of Commerce,

Convention, 1887 1886.

United States, Tientsin, 1858

Additional, 1969

Peking, 1880

German, Tianfin, 1861

Peking, 1889

Russia, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Pern.

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CUSTOMS TARIFES

Chinese Japanese

LEGAL

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1878, 1981, 1884, 1884, 1996, 1886.

in China and Japan

Tables of Consular Fees

Table of Hongkong Court. Fass

Admiralty Hutsa

Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Foreign Jurisdiction ot

States in Chins

Roles of Court of Conals at Bbangan!

Chinese Passenger Aut

TRADE, RÉGULATIONS-

China Japan

Siam

Customs Soienre, China

Customs and Harbour Regalations for the dif. ferent parts of China, Phillippines, Siam, &o. Pilotage Regulations HONGXONG

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spot in the otherwise black basiness. How

came the escape to be possible? Who is responsible? These are questions which, if

we know the temper of the Hongkong public.

they will insist on haring answered. An au- fortunate warder, with long service and almost politied to a pension, has fallen

Aa

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

[SUPPLED TO TEN "DAILY PL888."

LONDON, 16th September. THE STEAMER "NAPAUL.”

ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM THE

..... CHAIN GANG.

He fell

got ronad, and sorambled along. When I gol

POLICE "COURT.

18th September.

at British Howlona,

to walk home to Tai Ping. My friend carried.

scales He aloo had an umbrella, a hag contain-

the hill.

my The tre mon not arrasted pointed re overs at us, but did not touch us. I lost my bag and its contents, and my companion last bis bag and all it soutained. They also took our um- brellas. Second defendant was armed with stick. First prisoner had no weapons, but b produced the gage from his poocet. After they had gone away, the first witness managed to un tie his feat and went down the roadway to. call for wasintamoe. He returned with his hands unties, and he then unloosed me. We both wazit

A CORBEAFONDENT in another column calls attention to the want of an Exchange in Hongkong. This is a subject that has been frequently commented on, and some ten or twelve years ago it waadiscussed atthe anpoal

viet was noticed on top of the coals in the junk, Turnkey Faulkes, whose conduet was very know nothing about the reason why he came by 845 am. en the morning of the 7th inst. the two meeting of the Chamber of Commerce,

and this was conveyed to the Lieutral Felice maritorious Ikroughout the affrey, told us his death. I don't know any reason-for-his bang complainante came to the Station and reported Station The junk, was then fully overhauled by had expended a lot of ammunition, from whoreing himself, a

that they had boon robbed on the Kowloon Road the result of that discussion on Exchange was MURDER OF A TURNEEY. TWO CONVICTS.the Water Polos, but nothing out of the common I was stationed, at the men on the junk, and was. Alexandre Rodrignos asid—I am elok to First complainant and a red mark on each of bis actually started, but the venture parised of

SHOT DOWN

was found in her, although a diligent sourch wondering what to do next, when noticed four Mr. Pollook and resida with my fatherat. No. 16, wristą, such as would be produced by cords. Bed BAIGON.........More. Sobroeder Frères and inanition almost at its birth, It another

was prosecuted.

cont cooliss, jump from the side of the jtak and Bridges-strast. On Saturday, the 15th inst, at cond complainant had also the marks on hit Yesterday afternoon, a little after three o'clock,

When the capture of the júnk was seen from swim in the direction of the land. I waded shoat 7.30 jm, two friends osme to our house, curista, and a cat on the left shiu. The latte Garden

trial were mads now the experiment would the chain gang werd at work a little below the Kennedy Town, the sixty-two scaviets on land in from the shore and mausged to get and my father called deceased to bring two cups might have been produced by a blow from a stick very close to them without their perotiv of tea. He brought the tes, and at about five Firat prisoner was brought to the station at 11 probably test with more encouragement, one of the late escapa just under the soy Ken vere at once marched back to the sol

*** On arrival of the wounded convints at the ing me. When they did seo me, however, in minutes past eight the frianderwent away. Do- pts on the 8th instant by P.C.. 176 and 191. nedy Town Police Station. In the mozzing Gaol, they were immediately put into Hospital, stond of swimming away, I thought they would eased was then all right. At 8.15 my father call. He was looked up in the cels On the 9th inst but whether sufficient to make it a per- Head Tonkey Nolan had left the Gact with five at Arena on the spot. It was they all rashod for pa and grappled with ma ed deconsed again to go out and buy broad. He at ? a.m. I had him arranged amongst nins manent success or not is, we think, open to ganga of convicts numbering 74 prisoners in.il: then found that the man who killed Persics had I struggled my hardest, for they were trying to did not answer although my father called several other men. I then sent for the two complain queation. It is hardly necessary to Ay Work was commenced on arrival at Kennedy been shot in a slanting manner right across the put me under the water. However, I was ten tienes My father told me to go down to the kit ants, sind whan they cams they identiflod him at that our correspondent's idea that the Town, and nothing anuwun was peronived centra of the back, another had the whole of his many for them, and after tiring three of thew then to soo what was the matter. I went with a ones. Becond prisoner was brought to the

jaw bone and part of the threat, mangled by a out I made them wade into shore and then gave light in my band. When I was passing the dio. Station at 9.30 p.m. on the 9th, by P.C. 191. H MELBOURNE, MUSICs. Norton, Hargrave & Co. Government should give the site and erect during the morning. At the time pen-

ballot, while a third had received a terribla gash them together with the fourth man in cierge of ing room I happened to notice deceased hanging ) was put in thedolls for the night. On the followia BRNBANE MA..Mosera. Gordon & Goloh. |the building must be dismissed as impractic ticned above, however, six of the caricts from a bullet right heroes his abdomen. Two & body of Indian Polias. When I may Poraira from a partition to the dining room with tàs morning I placed him with pine other mon LONDON.......Mir, F. Algar, Clomont's Lane. LONDON Mens. Etrest & Ca. So. Cozabitable. The Exobunge, i established, would threw down their earth baskets on the new European warden and an Indian are digirtly fall into the water, some minutes afterwards. I rope in Court round his neck. The top end of The two complainants came and the first walked LONDON Moans Hales, Handy & Co. have to be conducted on similar principles to road which they had been ranking and made a wounded, all on the scaly, but their injuries are waded in on the other side of the jetty and the rope was over a beam, and the bottom end down the line of mon, and painted out the scound not serious. The thros EASAN mentioned attempted to get to him. I sank, wp over my knotted round his throat twins. Ble feet were prisoner. The second complainant pirked him LONDON, ME.W.M. Wille, 151 Cannon St. institutions of a like kind in other cities, and desh for the bamboo jetty at the foot of the hill sng the convlate are not expooted to recover,kuses in thick mud and could not move After about two fout from the ground. I at once ont it ones. Both prisonere denied the charge HARKIN 8. Hudobny Las Lafayette, would have to be supported by the subscrip. On their way there they encountered the Sith bat the other prisoners are only slightly round a lot of tranbla I managed to satziasts myself called oat for my father. He came down, and I The prisoners were cantioned.

111, Alexandrinen

guard Mahall Singh, who was on patroleil, and will be out of hospital in a few days from my awkward position

then left the room and went to our neighbours | First prisoner, in his defence," mid--Lam ap tions of member. The comparison with BAN FRAN Co. Mc. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants · markete li misleading, Those ora zuzkais, coming, lost no time is pointing and firing sad and face, and has been sent to the Govern-loss of bloud caused by s severe scalp wound, the body taken down. I don't know why” be shut up my business. Then a friend of mine

at the jetty, and he, on sing them One of the Indian gaards is badly out about the Meball Singh, who is very weak and through and told them about the matter. I did not see opium deafer. In the first moon of this year. ed, not for the beasts of the sellers, but as his rifle at the forems. The shot as well. The aula oredat of the capture of the convicts jetty at the time of the outbreak. I suddenly ploy for about two years. Els wages were $3 stad me to join him Until the most

'ment Civil Hospital-

| sald--I was at my post at the end of the bamboo hanged hitsselt. He had been in my father's em, naund Chang, who was also an opium dostor, a matter of copypaisage in relatios la the aimet, far it tore a sarful gal in the jaw balonganagonbindly to Inspector Bigston, whose noticed six prisonera ruzking in my drygtion, per month. His behaviour had been good. of this your I was in partnership with him.

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Street.

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Daily Prem Office, January, 1888.