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The following witnesses were then heard-John Jobs, Hoory Lewis, Baringer, Ng Kal Fuk- (Receiving Officer of the Unal), Foulkes, In- spector Stanton, R. Paterson, Kwok Kag Li, T. Rozario, Doctors Apren, Cantlie, and, Mar ques
The evidenos trae substantially the same as that given when the case came on at the Polisa Court with the exception of the testimony given by Foulkes, Lewis, and Daringer, who all became thoroughly confused in occae examination. The latter's evidence was so had that he had to be turned out of the box.
Mr. Fraser Smith-This is nonsense. It is not examination at all. "Such a thing would not be tolerated for a moment in a court of law."
Witness-Wa hoisted a sigual and naked the kaunola lo stop, but she did not do so.
The Commissioner Did you see this lanuch at Changsha ?
Mr. Fraser Smith-This is farcical Why doesn't the Commissioner give the witness a writ ter paper and let him read the spawers he wants? :
The Commissioner-I am simply trying to get at the truth.
Mr. Fraser Smith—It is most irregular, I protest against it. It is unfair, and put my self ander the protection of my Consul.
D. McLennan, P. C. W. Robittson, P. C. Donald, Serg H. J. Wateon, P. d. James Wyllis, P. C.
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ALL COMERS' AGGERATE-200 yards and 300 yards; throw prízos: lat, Silver Watch; 2nd Inkstandard. $10, all presented by the As Bootation.
200 yen. 300 yds. Total
Mr. Francis abjosted to this. He thought that their purpose, and in endeavouring to escape || The Coaml-1 think the chjsotien may be Mr. Fram Smith--In the direct charge the prectim pursued at the Peak was a stop in they found themselves opposed by Persira svoldid. I think if general questions were pub; which the Commissicher made, one nopy of which the right direction. He thought that there who was doing his best to keep them to the witness we should get at the truth just as - was sent to myself sad-one to Captain Pitman, should be que contimator for the whole and that back. One or two of them attacked him will. It is better not to put lending questions the Commissioner namon Changaba and Te Bai. no resident should be called upon to make pri-and caused him to be proalpitated into the to him,
There is no third place mentioned at all. I mib-. Fata arrangements for the removal. Mr. Ede water, and he died by drowning. He ubmitted The Commoner-I think the questions I mitts you, Mr, Consul, that there has not been one Mr. C. Ford favoured the suggestion of the President that the whole of the men were engaged in a am putting him are slielting the truth only word of eridotos addased to show she was ever at Mr. A. The Hope.
Sholton We found that where the contractor was common felenious enterprins and irrespective of (To witness)-Did yoa call on her to stop and either of theap places, but I wHi go still further Mr. A. Thomson.......... employed his object was to do his work as the fast whether any one of the prisnere killed did not she refuss to do so !******
atủ say if she had been there she was not -10 entries. quickly as possible, and in consequence he did Persics or not they were all legally participators
intl andor the treaty to contineation. It PALICE AGGREGATE-Eestristed to Mem hors of not look my mach after cleanliness in details in the crime of mander with which they were
be been recognised in this case that there is Police Force whoso resphotive scores in "All an in the case where you engaved a coolla. abarged.
ambiguity in the English version, and I am pro-
Comers" make up the highest aggregatos. Four Mr. Francis objected that that had nothing to
pered to prove that under such qiroumstanges prizes de with the Board. The President maintained
the Chinese version will he taken as the proper
200 yds. 800 pila. Total, it had and that Mr Francia's suggestion of one
natution. I have a translation' of the Chinaan
20 Government contractor for the whale would land
version here and I sabait to you, Mad to Mr. "to a great deal of trouble. It could not be expected
White, and to the Hoppo's deputy, that this translation should read British merchant ships thatthe man engaged by the contractor wonlil take the trouble to polish the porselain", and more.
cily bare the right te træle at the ports spon or the Chinese would objcot to strange coolies
under this treaty. If they elandestinely trade whom they know nothing about entering their
st other, places on the cost they will bo con houses. He himself knew the man who let removed
fleonted with their cargoes." There is no the nightail from his residence and could trast
pront that my inch over traded or oven at- him, but he should certainly abject to any "aca.
toptal to traile lawng" coming into his place and very likely carrying off every thing be could lay hands on Mr. Francis's suggestion would lead to trouble on all hands he was certain, although it might be a famous thing for the lawyers Aflar some further discussion, was agreed to ask the Sanitary, Buperintendent to ouquico whether the present contractors would extend their contrasis for six months, and in the meantime the question could be fully considered. The SECRETARY the reads letter from the Colonial Secretary stating that a report had been made by Mr. Cooper, Inspecter of Buildings, that certain matabedu s Inland lots Nox 1,146, 1,147, and 1,093 were in such an inwritery condi- tion na to be a nuismans, and requesting the Board to take legal steps to remove such naisance. On lot 1,146, Chan Kat we the contractor. and Mr. Hancock, the urobitat, on 1,147 Chin King was the contractor and Messrs. Bird and Palmer the architects; on 1,099 Le Chai wus the contrastor and Mress. Danby and Leigh the architects
Mr. FRANCIS Baid Mr. Cooper should hate reported this matter to the Bd. He was servant of 's Heart and chould have reported the ru to them direct.
ESIDENT Rid Mr. Cooper had reported thin as spector of Baildings.
E, FRANO:9-1 don't care what be signs bimself. The present state of affairs in most unsatisfactory. The sconer he leaves the version of the Sanitary Boylar-that-of-the Surveyor- Genarai the bettor. At present he is no good to either.
The SURVEYOR GENERA”, “aid he could not scoopt the latemoul of Mr. Francie. He gues tioned what her Mir. Cooper really had soything to do with this ratio. It might have been re- ported to the Board so far as they know, by one of the inspectors of Nuisances,
The SECRETARY said the matter had not been so reported
The Redistrau General suggested that they should proceed to deal with these nuisances, If there were any side issue it might be raised afterwards.
The Consul I must ask you to put your objections quietly.
Mr. B. Robinson Cel. Sergt. Ezicker Cors. Flanagan.... Idout... 8. Prichsed 1. D. Bokashan
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UIL BeaviO AGGREGATE Festricted to which have been thrown up, and the thousands of Chise profictly safe from inundation Evan Member of the Civil Service; Spares the apon thousands of mat-shols, argalidated in what this pour land is nearly all under cultivation, and All Comers Competition 200 and 100-yards the Fifer. The general plan of the works upon lowest part of the former bod. The late Yello
but a little more than a year ago was the bed of thickly planted with villages, except in the Thras prizes.
200 yds. 309 yds. "Total: Thin sa mock labour had been expended for so River, now a stream at most but a few feet in
long a time, is simply to runs strong beak forty depth to a few inches where it be widest, is full, or ifty fest wide from enol side of the present of large salt junks gathered in spots where there river, till they mest in the contre of the streams, is most water, left stranded in 1887. Misled by when the work will her baan accomplished, the diversion of an insignillest part of the sy as this looks on paper, it is attended with current, many of the tried to resume busines serious embarrassments_in_practice--the erlast summer and are again stranded in incon- perious of the past gane olearly shows. In or- venious situations, with a bad outlook for the der to protect the rasi tanic, Banks or wings have fatare. The harvest throughout outhern Chibli, been thrown out to support it at the unda northern fionan, and western Shantung, bas Jest the pressure of the current when
been very bed, varying from a bat erop to barred from its now channel, should carry away almost or quite nothing, and it is hard to as what the whole bank, sy it did a year ago. The whole is to prevent many thousands from dying f territory for hundreds of aores resembles starvation.---N. C. Daily News, gigantic nest of ants. Thousands of coolies are carrying and whooting earth, or rather sand, and to the midst of this stream of persons the Yellow River, says a writer in a late issue of About six miles east of the great branch in pawing back and forth, is carried on in the our Tientsin contemporary, it's small village long streets of mataheds, every variety of called Yang Ch'iao-shai, which only weapod main traifa. The vast army of workmen live in in the great disaster of Septembar, 1887. by the bats, sad an extemporised city has sprung having a high bank these about it, though all ap, to last ne long so the river works go of the cultivatable land was buried six fost dep on Making our way to the band of the great in sand. In this village was born, shout Afly book through the blockade of barrows, each with years ago, a little girl, whose father. & its little quote of sand, we look down some forty Manchu, was an officer in obarge of the feet, upon the river balów, which pours through Yellow River. When he retomed to Peking. 19 strait about 400-feet wide, with a current of and his daughter leiently grown up
eight or nine miles an hour, is a stream 100 fest she was chosen to be the principal wild of deep. Hugs whirlpools in the centre of the gap the Emperor Haion Fung, and has aines bean ake the immense force of the volume of water, heard of in contemporary Chinose history on l'a and how indequate this present gap is to a strong willed woman, who for a quarter of a century, has been the central point around which commodate it.
What now are the materials with which it is my issues of Chinese policy bado turned. It proposed to force this body of water, much is supposed to be due largely to the active pity of against its will, into its channet, which is more the Express, mindful of the somes of her erly ly a succession of hillcoks of sand? They are five; infanny, that such liberal provision has ben atieka, stones, stalks, sand, and bricks. We men- made for the relief of the Hunan refugee, tion the first mainly on the ground of antecedent so many of whom have been sot at work Eight ontrion.
probability, for we saw no piles, nor any poles on the repairs of the breach, and more than FAREWELL Ctr-Silver Cup, prosonted by the larger than one's wriet, or did we hear that any a million of whom are supposed to have Civila Members of thigkong Rifle Azaro asod. The simple plan some to bo to place been fed at Government expense. It has sociation. Open to the Officers of the 55th bundles of stalks on the bed of sand dug down as bean reported that the great besak in the Ilegk and to be won by the highest aggregate low as practicable, weight them with a few stones, river cecurred suddenly, and without warning. Bonre in the Queen's 1st Stage.
pils on sand, and then provved as before. The but this was not the same. When the Yellow 200 yds. 50 yds. 600yde. Total whole quantity of stones to be soon is, however, Liver is at its hoight, filling the space from Lieut. C. 9. Prichard..91
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very tridling, and the main dependence is evident bank ta bank (a distance at this point of mero Captain Conc...... 30
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ly on the sialks and the sand. To this is now to than six miles, it is to the unfortunate vretenos MAJOR
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be added a new and apparently untried device, to living on vither sila the very incarnation of Nine entries.
wit, bricks. A few miles to the East of the break, terror. Its bed, at least in many places, is far NURSERY AFGRxoste-Restricted to compe
titors who have never won a first or second sixty or swenty kilns have been put op, and his stove the level of the adjacent territory, and it fa prize at any previons prise meeting in Hong of brickley but of end), sach brick with a hole. Ligi atroag-banks occurs, nothing hat the tops of thousands of bricks have been moulded (not perfiuly understood that wherever a gap in tha kong and whose respective scores at 200 and through it an inch in diameter. The object of of waving willows will remain to tell the tale. 500 yards in the Queen's 1st Stage make this invention is said to be to tie the bricks to When a break is threatened the people for the highest agregaten. Military and Polloe gether in solid wall, let the wall down from above, miles arennd leave their homes, wat ly to that 5436654...... 32 excluded. Two prises. 6554014.....
200 yde. 500 yds. Total, and thus force the water back into the use (old) part which seems most genre. This was done in 55554432 Mr. Joka Andrew
ohannel, and snob part of it as cannot be recom- Soptom bor, 1887, by a great number of villages, 445445531Mr. E. J. Mone
modated there, mast uu up over the killooks of for it was known by the trambling of the bank Mr. Food
sund already described
that the danger was Immineat. But dangers of
・30 entries.
The Coramissions The tecaty provides that tre Ebglish translation shall be bold to be corroot. Mr. Fraser Smith—I think, Sir, I have address-"
Mr Fraser Sim Wherever any ambig. you throughout respectfully. I feel very uity exists Lambmit the Chinese must be tak. strongly on this matter. These questions rear as correct. I will not condescend to on. C. W. Robert being put in a manner they have no right to be trovert the ev donor against the General H. J. Holme I proteus mont respectfully to you, Sir, against it trash I was under the impression when I came Frivate Page...... The Commissioner then put the question to into this Court that there would be some evidence Cof. Sergt. Deluxer witness again, and Chinese gentleman who was to controvert, but there has not been a word said. sitting close to bim said something to Lim
to verify the charges brought, I am surprised; Chiness before witness answered that he did not and I am sure the Customs will be surprised, that know anything about Changtha.
ever such a onze was brought.
The Oftoe was then cleared while the Com missioner, Congal, tad Hoppe's deputy considered the case.
After adaliharation of about three quarters of an hour the Cossui declared that himself and the Commisioner were unable to agree to a decision, and the ass would themfere, mater the regulations, be referred to Peking.
Mr. Ho Kai at the close of the evidence for the prosecution pointed out to the jury the in- sumerable discrepancies in the evidence of wit-e namen who had sworn to the manner in which Pereira had come by his death. The testimons of Doctors Ayres, Cantlis, and Marques na cob. clusive and contradicted without doubt that of two of the witnesses who had sworn to Pereira's Laving been knocked on the head, The jury had heard to less than thres totally different accounts of the way in which he had been killed. The jury would find it impossiblo to say on the Mr. Fraser Smith-objest to this witness evidence that had been submutted for their aga- being prompted by anyone. He is being prompt sideration whether Pereira's getting into theed by another man.. It is unfair, and I protest water, and being subsequently drowned wee the sgainst it. If you wish me to leave the Court Iwill fault of any.one of the prisoners or not.
do so, but I protest against this while I am here. The Consut-There is a strong objection to witnesses under examination being prompted by suy one. I must ask that gentleman to all further off and on no account is be to speak to the witness.
His Lordship then reviewed the whole of the evidence carefully, informing the jury that he entirely concurred with the remarks made by the Attorney-General concerning the legal sepect of the case. He would say that the remarks of the sougal for the defence concerning the "very varied statements about the manner in which Porcina diod, were perfectly correct. One wit rew hei given & most extraordinary count of the affair, and altogether the evidence on the point was very condicting indeed. The Jury would have to look carefully into the evidence, and be thoroughly satisfied that come aggressive set had begu committed, or that violence of some sort had been used be fore they could bring in a verdict of murder, |
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Mr. Fraser Smith suggested that all witnesses THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEÉTING. should leave. A
The Commissioner said he did not propose to The scores made so the recent Rifle Aussia call any other witness. He had no further quafeeling have now been xuade up as follows: ticas to put to this witness.
The Comaal said Mr. Fraser Smith might pat ALL COMEZS-18r stage, 200 yards; 7 shots, ten any questions through him to the witness.
Mr. Fraser Smith-How did you recognise the General Grunt 1 -
The Consul He has not said he did recognise hor. He said ho recognised the die Lo
prizes.
Major Churchill
Mr. H. R. Brylewd
Me. C. B. Wilkinson? divided
NEJ Woodie...
Col-Berg Fricker
to
Privato Booth ................
Ol-Bergo, Delasoy.
I. F. Robinson
Lieut. C. 8. Prichard...... P.C. Watson
if Pereira had jumped off the junk in terror Mr. Frier-Smith-Then I do not want for his safety, or being hard pressed by hissak any question assailants then he was murdered, but if on the other band he simply jumped to obey a call from Turnkey Charlston to do so then there was no murder. If the jury did not find the prisoners guilty of murdar they might indiet them for ascape, bat it was the duty of the jury to weigh the orifonos very carefully before arriving at any conclusion. The matter was a very serious con, and the lives of ten men
their bands. were on
The Commissioner, producing a doonment have bere a poster, purporting to be-
Mr. Fraser Smith object to any postar being put in.
The jury then redrod and returned in a few minutes with a verdict of not guilty.
The Commissioner-This poster states that the steam launch General Grant will proceed to Changsha Te Hai, and Sat Rep, the places the General Grant in obarged with resorting to Here it is set out in black and white.
Mr. Fraser Smith-I repeat that I object to this poster. I know nothing about it. You - not put that in without proving that I had oog
ahoe of it. Where did it come from? It hes been suggested to me that it has been print.
The SECRETARY then read a report made by biraself on the condition of the matsheds point- ing out that the latrine accommodation and pro- rision for the escape of sewage and anllage water THE, SEIZURE OF THE » GENERALed by the Customs themselves.
war inadequate and in some instances, entirely wanting
Mr. EDI moved that notice be served on these Poople to put their matsheds in proper order.
Mr. FRANCIS enquired whether they were to serve the contractor or the owners of the land with the notice.
The SECRETARY aid he thong at the can tractor: The patioada were erected for the convenienso of the contractor's men.
The Board then proceeded to consider the by-laws made for the compulsory raperting of infectious disekyon
The PRESIDENT said he thought these raleu should, only apply to small-pox. It was absurd
to make poople auswerable for reporting diseases of which they had no knowledge.
The RooiTBAR-GENERAL agreed with tho President and moved that "In the opinion of the Board it is not at present expedient to legislats under section 13 of the Haulta Ordinance sab-potions 19 and 24 for infections cisesses, oxcept smallpox, and that the draft. by-laws drawn up under the sub-section be remodelled accordingly.
The PRESIDENT scondid. Carried manimously.
Cu the proposition of Mr. Eus the Board as a whole constituted itself a committee to consider and remodel the draft by-laws.
In the first by law the REGISTRAR-GENERAL! proposed to strike ost all the diseases defined as infections exoopt small-por...
The by-law as amended was carried.
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GRANT.
INVESTIGATION AT CANTON,
An investigation was held on Saturday, the 17th inst., in the Castoms office at Canton into tize seizure by the Customs, on the 3rd instant, of the steam launch General Grant, of which Mr. Fraser Smith of Hongkong, is the owner, for an alleged infraction of the Tisatsin Treaty.
On the Boh were the Hoppe's deputy, Mr. Li Fan, Mr. F. W. White, Commissioner of Customs st Canton, and Mr. Chaloner Alabeater, H. B. M.'s Consul at Canton.
The Commissioner conducted the case on bo-
The Commissioner--I think that ramark moat indecent.
The Consal-I do not think son have any right to cast reflections on the Customs.
Mr. Fraser Gmith-I bow to you, Bir, and I serve my reflections. I appeal to you, Sir, na one who knows something of the law, that this document cannot be admitted. We know 30- thing of what it is or where it came from.
The Commissiner-If you will allow me, I will sak the witness. (To witness) here did this poster come from?
Witness-It was brought from Hongkong by 1a Berry bost
Mr. Fraser Smith-What ferry boot? How
half of the Castoma, and Mr. Frame Smith, assist did they manage to get it? Its a most - ed by Mr. J..F. Webber, conducted his own case.traordinary thing to be produced here without
Tho Commissioner, in opening the case, said—any witness to verify it.
This is a case in which the General Grant is. The Consul-Hero is a document which has acensed of an infraction of the Treaty of Tion-been handed in by a witness, anel on being asked tain, insamach as she resorted to places in the where it came from ho says he got it from where? interier not provided for in the treaty.
The Commissioner-From a Chinens vesel
Mr. Fraser Smith-I should like to be in- formed whether anybody has been depot to take the minutes of these proceedings. The case may probably not end here, and I think someone should bá appointed by the Court to take the minutes.
The Consel-Mr. Dansan has been appointed. Mr. Fraser Smith-Is he a shorthand writer ? : The Consul-No, I think not. Mr. Frases Bugil-Then I object, The Commissioner Your objection will not
bold in this Court.
Mr. Fraser Smith--In the first place, M
Co by-law No. 9, which defines a medical pres- titioner as one registered under Ordinance 6 of Consal, I object to the proceedings in this Court 1884,
12 toto. It is tibú a court. It is nothing what
Mr. Ept proposed that, in pison of this the ever. Under section of the befog Conreation by-law should rue "edical practitioner shall I am entitled, being the owner of this launch, include all pore of whatever nationality, to be tried by my own countrymen, and it ...who practise me in this Colony whether these proceedings go
registered or nót und r Ördinanie 6 of 1884.
The amendment was agreed to.
Un by las 9, which deals with reporting coes of smallpox to the Storetary of the Board,
Mr. FRANCIS movil the addition of the words "or the Registrer-General."
Amendment agroot to.
With regard to Section 7, Mr. FRANCIS mid he thought this and the following clause in- volvid very serious considerations, and that it was then too late an hour to discuss thom pro-. perly. He therefore moved to report progress
Progress reported accordingly The Board adjourned till Thursday, the 29th just..
SUPREME COURT..
18th November:
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE HCN. Ja RUSSELL, CHIEF JUSTICE.
THE CONVICT GANG CASE.. Cler, Kwan Kim, Man Atam. Laiz Fo.aug og Os. Wong On, Wong Kai, Sak, Tan Luig, and Ng Sa were charged with-the-murdor-of Cornaline Pereira, on the 18th September.
The Consul I want to know what Chinese vessel.
The Commissioner-He says simply it was brought by a boat unknown.
Mr. Fraser Smith mast protest against anything of this sort being admitted here an evi- dence.
The Consul-I do not think this is evidence. The ammissioner-I beg your pardon. This poster states that a steamer was going to de rún
to Changsha, Te Hai, and other places not to foreign trade. This launch has passed Sui⠀ Kau and presumably went to these places.
r. Fraser Smith-The unsupported state. ment made just now is totally devoid of foundation.
I never had a launch which want to Changsha or anywhere else in the vicinity. She was not my launch then.
Six la opasted ont, Total entrie
4525456..... 13 655454....... 39 AA35EAK... $2 45:4156...... 52 $551105.....
4455643...... 3
280.
Mr. L. Woodin........ LONG RANGE-Aggregate highest scores in ds. sociation and duy Rifle Two prizes. lat, two plated maga, presented by the Association 2nd, $10, presented by the Association.
Association any Ride. Total. Mr. E. Woodin.....
47.... 94 Captain Celanson
M
81 Lisa. E. Smith
30 ...... 20
ALL COMERS-2ND tage, 300 yards, 7 shota, ton Mr. C. D. Wiraon
prizes.
Mr. W. C. Murrey. Compl. Fansgaz
5644516...... 32
Seventeen entries.
$814536 31
Mr. E. Roblasen..... Col-Sere. Fricker
Lieut. 6. 8. Prichard F.C. MoLevon Captain. Collinenz.. Mr. F. U. Celling PC. Bobertson Mr. F. Howell Col-Sorgt. Delaney
4444515.
4444454......
4544141-
4648445....
4546149.
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divided Elorca 280 counted out. Total entries 209. ANY RIPLE-800 yards, ten ahots, two prizes:Mr. C. Ford F
It, Plated Cup presented by Marca. Lank, Mr. John Andrew Mr. E. Woodin (a)
Crawford & Co. 2nd, by the Association. Mr. W. C. Mureay
List. E. 0. Smith (1)
Major Ellie (a)
ptain Balton (c)
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Captain Collinson (a)
16 Mr. H. J. Hulmes.........
5664668155
Mr. E. J. Moses...
3643520513 41
Mr. B. G. Hopkins
4045654355
46456243
39
5043333545
Thirteen entries. (a) F. Mitford D. Matbord. (ei M. H.
:
ABOOLATION-900 yards, ten Shots, any Hille, two prizes: 1st, Plated Cup, presented by Moeste, Lane Crawford & Co. 2nd by the As- Mr. E. I. Woodin (6)
Beciation.
4565455355...... 47 63913...... 41 54654601342 6856-153453 43 6315335313 36
Captain Collinson (0),
Cal Serpt, Fricker (b)...
Col, Sergt. MeClure (U).....
Tent. E. 0. Sulh bì g
13 entice). Motford by Gibb. (b) D). £. Metford. CADETS-150 yards; Rook Ride, şevon shoti, 4
prizes:
H. Grimble
8. Heijan
H. Hayward
H. Smith..
14 entries.
M. E. L. Woodiu
Major Dempster ..... | Cal-Surgt. Weiskar Captain Collinson
His entries.
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ARRATIS in Queen's-For Competitors whose respective scurss in the Queen's three stages make up the highest aggregates le Silver Cap, value $100, presented by the CH nese merchants” and compradores; and 12 prizes in money, aggregating $145, presented by the Association: also a Match Tuffe presented by Mr. J. D. Humphreys to be won by the Con potitor (wincer of the Cap-excluded) who scorey in the full wing Competitions make up the highest aggregate" AU Comers's "President" "First and Second Stage" Queen's.
It is said that at the time of the opening of this sort are annual, and a narrow bank will not the break, the water was 14 chang (140 Chíuem aesamaodate many people, even on the Chinese feet) in depth. and it is popularly supposed to plan, so when the break actually came it took 832465581 HANDICAP AGGREGATE-For Competitors whose have been measured with a gold plummet a cubic the vast majority wholly by surprise, A inspective scores (with monthly Challenge ich in size, which alone is capable of giving an eat group of officials were asambled on the Cup handicap points added) at 000 and 500 secarate report. If this is a tres account of the bank at dark on the evening of September yards in the Queen's 1st stage make op the respective depths of water, this river at this at, vainly undearoaring to strengthen the highest aggregates. Two prizes, 1st, 2-Plated point is 40 feet lower than in September, 1887, waserang back. Abuat half-past seven came ags presented by the Association; 2nd, $10 when it brake out. It seems likely, however, the crisis, ten foot of the bank gave way, and 41114 28 prosented by the Association.
that the confinement of go rest a body within the waters poured through in a torrent. What QUEEN'S HANDICAP.
such nerros limits, has had the effect to recur over was caught in it was as belpless as a dy 200 yde, 500 yan. Boints. Total out the bottom of the gap to that the depth way under min spout Immediately the officers ded
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be much greater thurs than in other places. By in terror to K’al-feng Fa. Every one of them, what menus the banks have been carried out as from the Ionst to the grantest, was degrated, and far into the stress as they now are, it is not sonic sut into banishment, for failing to do what easy to seo, but it la evident to the most was quite beyond the power of man. Owing unscientito observer, like ourselves, that the to the great breadth of chantry at once cocupied real dificulties are yet to be met. To sunt not na in former cases, when gaps have opened an observe it meme extremely doabiful who by a port of the river only, but by the whole of thor the Chinese could construct any bank it, the currant was much diminishad in foros se which would restrain this enormous food, unless it wont on, and did not reach Chu Hsien-oban, the flood itself were withdrawn for a time, while about forty miles distant, until the morning of they worked on the bank at present the under the seond day. The present condition of the taking is vory similar to that of a contructor who works on the roach is not encouraging to these was required to build a new jail on the site of the who hope to see the civar brought back to its old old one and out of its materials, and to keep the course. A telegraph lina has heat put up from prisoners in the old one, anil the new one was Chi Siag-chod on the Gruti Canal, to K'ai done! The officer in charge of the brick walling feng Fa. the capital of Bone. Wo wonder above described did not seem very hopeful as to what kind of mendig's re Bent over the success of the experiment. But let us sup this wire and whether either the Govern poss for the moment that a solid brick wall, meat in Peking me the officials in Hoian four bandred feet long, one hundred foot high, expact to see the remaining gap cí forty thang and fifty wide wéro carefully and exsetly fitted Glad sucessfully, and the whole volume of the into the present kap, what would result " Either waters induced to ran ap-bill into the old Total. G. total, this wall would be swept away by the tremen-channel. We wonder whather there is any record ****
dous hydraulic force behind, or if it bad weight of any successful turning back of the whole | enough to resist this foren it would only be be-earrant of this errant stresom in the numerona cause the thousands of feet of mud banks op instances in which it has changed its unune: each side were so much wosker, that they gare certainly, we have never heard of any, To way the instant prosare was seriously felt. suppose that a swift current fall of powerful To attempt, to dam a engeant like that of addios, with a depth of tratar cf one hund- the pressit Yellow River, by the means now red Chinoso feet (ten oljang), fa to be coaxud in so, certainly appears to be one of the back up-hill by the suasive infuences of millet most fatuoos andartakings ever bogno, oven stalks and sands, is to oparcise almost superhu- in bina. The civil offloare in charge of the man redulity. Yet this is the basis o works seemed very anxious to get forein advice which all the present work eins to be based. on their work; their confidence in their visitors Considering what the Yellow Rivor his beez being probably like she confidence of the average since the earliest ages, considering the ruin which patient in his physician, which, as Emerson re- it has wrought within the last century, turning marks, is principally due to distrust of himself. some of the fairest portions of Honan and Shan- The French engineer who recently made a este tang into comparative or absolute desarts, in it fal examination of the breach, under Li Hung. not time for the Chinees Government to make change orders, is reported to have told the Chi and of this elaborate trilling, and deal with the new that it is impossible for them to succeed in gigantic problem before it on some solid basis P
27 33 22 49 37 33 90-243 oisks did not believe this to be the case, and the their present plan.' It was evident from their conversation that the hordinate Chinese offi
26 25 18 37 66 46 21-229 work, such as it is, is being pressed forward. 2024 25.45 48 2037 Vast quantities of last year's stalks are still 31 27 20 32 29 13--227 on hand, but when those shall have been foro a fair number of spectators, the interest in On the 14th inst. a game of Polo waspisyed be- 325-21 swept away the eapply will fall short as this the noble game shown by the people of Hong- 243-815 year's crop is bad and very little Haz liang kong evidently being on the ineresse, and we 1-25 been raised. The pay of the workmen ploy tops that by the time the Ram Course is fuish- 6-sd, many of whom are refugees, lizing with third the game will be an established institution. 2-20 facilies in a pitiful fashion, is two hundred (real)
The sides for the first game were-Collinson, 14387 cash a day, but the prices of provisions are at podovek, and Peding (Reds) . Eotbell, Grap 18 28-295 famine rates, owing to the general scarcity of Whitebead. And Stowers (White). Though
17-295 rain throughout this region..
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PRESIDENT'S PRE-300 yards, seven shots,
three prizes.
Col. Sorgt. Phillips mm. Col. Sorgh. Fricker
Col. Sergt. Delaney bureau C. Bergt. Meinra.
Mr. E. Bobinsonian 5 entries, two 251 counted out.
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QUEEN'S 1ST STAGE-200 yards; seven shots,
Que prize
Mr. E. L. Woodia. C. Sergt. Phillips
Mant. Metcalfe
PC. H. J. Watavu.. H. John Andrew... PC D. MuLenta
en they do so under The Cominísioner Theo you do admit aboint. C. S. Prichard protest. Im have no authority whatever, and went to these, pisces.
I reserve to myself the sight not to acknowledge. Mr. Jraser Smith-7 admit nothing of the anything that may be done here. I recognise sort. I say at the time you allege the was run your authority, air, but not that of any one else. ning to these places alie was not my launch.
The Consul We are not bring you. We are Mr. Dangar, official pote-taker-I. beg your simply investigating the circumstances under parden, did you say that your lannoh never witch the Customs have seized your vol. We went to these places? have no power to try you whatever
Mr. Fraser Smith-I bave date a forma protest, and I ask that it be noted.
The onenl-Certainly, I will note your ob jection, that you object to the proceedings in Latv.
The Commissioner, proceeding, said-On the 8th of October Mr. Fraser Smith addressed the Commissioner of the Kowloon Castors in theee
terni
Mr. Fraser Smith object to this. What I wrote to Mr. Morgan has nothing to do with I address my chjoction to you, Mr. Consul, I have nothing whatever to do with the Commissioner of Customs.
this case.
br. Fraser Smith-I ani not speaking to yox, air, Lam speaking to the Consul.
The Commissioner (to the Consell-Will you be good enough to ask Mr. Fraser Smith when the lautnah was transferred..
PC W. Rcberfeou
Mr. F. Robinson
And run. 68th Regt PC. J. Wyllie
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Colt. Sergt. Fricker (58) QUEEN't let STAD-500 yards, seven shots, Capt. Bolton (58)
one prizo.
Col. Sergt. Frioter
Col. Bergt tellus... Caprain
Cal. Sergt. Delarey. P0. D. Malentun
Mr John Andrew
Liert 4. S. Priolated
PA.. G.Singkir
Savtries.
one prise.. P.C. D. McDonald MCU: Wilkinson P.C. W. Robertson Col. Sargeant Delaney. P8. a. VEDEL
16 entries.
Cor. Sergt. Memon, B.A W. Roberlac, P.0.
6456155...... $3
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Mr. C. D. Wilkinson 205453528 Lt. E. O. Smith (8). 455114428 D. Helennan, P.C. $245502.28 D. McDonald, P.S.
9555-432
Colt Sergt. Doliger (38). Capt. Wilkinson, P.E.
Capt. Collinson (58).. 525557
G. G. Sinclair, F.C. 4451.3520 J. Wyllis, P.C. 33435342 Mr. It. f. Holpirs 3658-196.....20 Mr. C. Ford..
Capt. Calder, B.A. Corp: Flanagan
+ spa. Wilkinson, RE Mr. Fraser Smith-I am not a witness: Corp. Flanager shall be perfectly prepared, at the proper time, to show when she was transferred. It is one of the Commissioner's businesa anyhow.
The Commissioner-I have no further wit-QUEN'S 1ST STAGE-600 yards, seven ahots, H. Wapon, P news to onll.
Fraser Smith-I do not think it is worth while even to call any ovideos. If you think posessary, air, I will show that the Commissioner is wrong in law and in fact. How anybody could The Commissioner-Please respect the Court. seino a British steamer ander the circumstanow Mr. Fraser Smith-F am speaking to the Cou and on anoch evidence I cannot understand. sal. I have nothing whatever to do with you. There is no evidence to support the case what- The Copen said he thought the letter was over. The witness has nerer identified the barely admissible, and the subject was not pressed. General Grant. If my Consul vishes we to pro- Cantioning the Commissioner sald-The ceed I will do so, but there is nothing proven steamer General Grant was seized on the 3rd sgainst my launch, and I leave the matter in kis November by my orders for au, infraction of hands. Article 47 of the Treaty of Tientsin.
Mr. Fraser Smith Whara was the seized, Mr. Consul?
The Commissioner-She was seized in the anahorage at Canton. She was seized because it was alleged the bad resorted to places on the 23rd October, in the inland waters quot open by Artisia 47 of the Trosty The place were Sai K, Changsha, To Hai, and other places in the vicinity.
The Coneul-Hə says" be hus soon the Iswach. It is known as the Kia La
Mr. Fraser Smith-It is not identified as the General Grant.
The toneal think it is to a certain extent. I think it might be shova in erosa examination that the witness was simply repeating what he has been told. I think cross-examination might possibly show that, not perhaps, with any desire to be untruthful, he has, after the fashion of a good many Chinesa witnesses, put forward state. ments made to him as his own personal know- ledge.
5.553943.... It Mr. A. M. Thomson..
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POLO.
The misery which has been caused by the with only threo on their side the reds maraged 26 842 12.17 38 196 Yellow River in the Honan province is past all play frished in their favour by one goal to nil
te hold their own; and a very fast twenty minutes
30 2
28 29 24 39.32 20-100comprehension. It is supposed that the govern In the second game the siḍas were--Colllason,
31 919ment in feeding 1,117,000 refageos, though ne 30 23 9 50 40 25-14-180 ene Known with accracy the real figures, and Gray, Whitehead, and Stewart In this rame Bethel, Woodcock, and Pediar(Rede)v. Churchill, 19 13-15 the rain wrought in this fair province can never there was plenty of galloping, Bethell, Gray, and 181 bo stimated. It is idin to guess at the probable woodgick being on faster poules, than the 18-175
0 25 10 49. 718 97
95 23 40
VEX'2 SED STAGE-500 yards, top shote, car. R. Kenedy
18 36191 loss of life; but it is not unreasonable to suppose ethers, zad all thres making good raus for their 15 18 28 36 27.35-270 that it must have been not lose than a million sides. After about ten minutes play Chambill prize.
Inspector Quincey............
23 16 31 46 10 23-163 lives. But it is to be remembered that this hit a very neat goal for his side. This put the Seg-Major Moonan, R-A 55454643545.Me, E. G. Colling 28 17.14 29 43 13:16--15 calamity, vast as it is, is bat one of scores, and Capt. Caldas A
5351414255...... 44 Winners of aggregates in the thren stagen Cel. Surgt, McClure M.E. L. Woodin ..............
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P.C. H. Webron... Lieut. C. &. Frichard.
6445345.....43
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Entries.
43 entries—Ta this competition the Committen be decided that Mr. Werdin's third shot shond be re- ponded as a mise instead of a ball's-eye, which brings his acora down to third place, viz. 45 in place of 15/| Che mistake ouered owing to another gentleman. J. D. Humphreys, with the following 6091 and Me Woodin firing at the same moment to that it impossible for the marker to distingulek bẹ.
not
The jary consisted of wars. Carl Stein, C. H. Grace, J. S. V. Buren, A. E. Allemso, J. M. Roanrio, J. A. Gutierrez and J. Lawrence. The Attodroy-General appeared for the prese. cution.
Mr. Hoai appoured on behalf of the prisoners. The Att. Met Grenent said that the prisoners
QUEEN's 261 STAGE-600 yarda, fifteen aborts, were portion a clangang of prisonere en
one prize. goged in pattic works. On the 18th of Septem-
P.C. W. Robertson
·ber the chain-gang, numbering seventy-four
Mr. E. L. Woodin... men including the prisoners, were engaged in
Col-Bergt. Phi taking roads at West Point near the Glass
Captain Bolton Major Ellis...... Works. The gang was guarded by prison war Mr. Fraser Smith-Will you ask the Coming treaty privileges by mailing at Chang She and Col-Sergt. Fricker dere. At 9.30 that afternoon Foulkes, one of the missioner, Mr. Consul, before we go way for Te Bai, bat this gentleman has never said a 14. C. B. Prishard... warders on guard, was addressed by one of two of ther, if that is the distinot chargo.
weard about either, of these places. He has said 43 entries..... the men who were chained together. These men The Commissioner-Tea, that is the charge, something about the launch passing a place miles
away from them.
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Mr. Fraser Smith-Of what year ? The Commissioner Of the present year. The Consal-That is the obargo ?
The Commissioner-Yes, that is the charge.
by their strange behaviour gave rise to some sus resorting to the places I have mentioned and picion, and thinking that something was wrong othsea in the vicinty Foulkes passed the word along to the other war- Cherng Li Bhul, soretary to the Hoppe, ders. He had no sooner done this than thesa man and in sharga af the barrier at Bai Kau, was and several others comprising the tos prisoners in then called the dock and two others, mande off for a shall jetty at the foot of the work. Four of their moon did you as a stern launch pass Sui Kau nunter attacked a Sikh constable stationed óz
The Commissioner-On the 19th day of the th
Mr, Fraser Bwith-I object to that as a lend
Fuard at the jetty, overpowered him, and wresteding question.
bis rifle out of his hands. The whole lot of them
The witness them wered the question, but
then ran down the ally and got aboard a junk the translation was not distinctly hard.
The Consul-What did ho say P
The Commissioner-He says there was such a steamer passed Sui Kau..
lying alongside the head of the jetty, and were just getting bar of, when Pereira appeared to have rushed down the jetty and got aboard the junk. The junk was then seen by several wit
Mr. Fraser Staith-With all due respect, I nossen with Pereira aboard, getting some distanco am entitled to hear what the witness says. How from the jetty. One of the mer was seen point- can I cross-examine bim if the case is conducted ing a rifle at the warders, and others were in this fashion F: I also strongly object to the bolating the, mil. Pereira was seen resisting Commissioner putting loading questions to the them and was engaged in a soufile. During that witases. It is moet ilfogal and unfair, and I pro- somme, men ware keen heating him with bamboos tent against sta
and fista. According to aduthur witness, two The Commissioner What he said was trans men were seen to seize Pereira By the throat,lated, so that everyone ocuid bear,
and in the souffle that ensued, this winéra The Cozen-J did not.
Mr. Fraser Smith--I am charged with violat
The Consal (to witness)—You saw thin layout. as the lfth day of the 9th. moon; have you ever seen the same franclı mace P
Witness--I have not seen it since.
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Mr. Woodin carried off the Match Rifle presented
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possibly hundreds, which Honan has suffered rels on their mettle, and just before time they serer since it has had a population. Each side a goal after a good run by Woodoook and
Bothell of the Yellow River marked by travos of do variation caused by outbreaks, though none of bat in lime we expect any of the "Subscrip
At present thoro is rather a carmity of ponies." the later ones changed the channel of the river. tion Grifina" will be found or sulted to polo
105
76 (except that of 1856. Not paly Honen but Chilli
Total: G. total:
and Shantong show constantly recurring eri than rasing. deness of having been inundated in all directions by the main waters of this errant staat No the 17th inst. We were glad to see a good A Polo match was played on the Ground on map oxhibits a quarter of the old courses of master of sportsmen on the field and to notice that Yellow River which are known to exist. The ponctuality, on which wa congratulate the mam- reason has been pointed out, but it is imposible bars, was the deder of the day. Precisely at 4.15 fully to appreciate it without seeing the visiblem. the ball was eet roiling, the respectiva sides 274 results of such an outbreak The Yellow River for the first game being.
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prize presented by the Association Captain Bohos
542503343...... 40 | Col. Sergt. Prioker
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Col. Sergt. Plllins
Linct. C. Pech vá
The Commissioner-I do not think be quitor, MN Boar understood your question.
Mr. B. L. Woodi
The Consul Wait ans moment. I will take
| down bis answer to it.
The Commissioner then put those question to the witness and received an answer in the | afirmativo.
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President's 800 4474564 200 8551645 Queon's 2430216 Int stage
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978
REDK Arr. Armstrong.
Mx. Amay
Mr. Whitehead
Captain Plateber”.
is a river of sand and water singled in such pro
WHITES. portions as to cause a flow. The quantity of fine
Cantain, Collinson sand left in the bed after the Yellow River has
Mr. Lethal abandoned it is literally immeasurable. Looking
Captain Des Yeux Toastward from the breach as far as the ove
Captain Stanley can reach the whole horison is one vast Sabafa. Tis game was well contested throughout and unrelieved by any oasis. At a village called played st & fair pane, neither side obtaining & Yang Chian Chai, twenty li esat of the breach, gel though the reds pressed their opponents hard we were told of an inundation which occurred in on two crtares occasions.
WHITE& Captain Collinsýn
consequence of a gap opened in the days of Chis Second gume.The non-punctuais, profuse Ching of the Ming Dynasty, which rousined in apologian haring now arived on the Bold, a open three years and which had to be bridged, a new side was arranged consisting of |cfrommstände which gave a name to the village. Many such breaks have cogirred during this century, the worst being in the year 1844, which must have been only less in magnitude than the present. As a consequence of them reduplicated disasters the whole region about Kai Feng Fu.
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The Commissioner Heys he has reunitsince. out, H. O. Moscalfe
I though: bo did not understand the question. Cal. Bergt McClure.....
He understood you to mren had be seen it sinos Cer
at Sui Ken. He says he has seen it since in front Cal. Bergt. E
of the Shamien or the Jth November.
The Consal-But be said prasionaly he had not seen it..
The Commissioner-Yes, but he in u Ultita daní, and algo did not quite understand the question.
I have no further evidence to call. That olcson
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kita? of Henan, for a distance perhaps 90
Виру Mr. Armstrong Mr. Gray
Mr. Whitehead Mr. Woodoogk
Major Churbil
Captain Des Voor
Captain Stanley
Mr. Stewart
Mr. Behol
Here again was witnessed a good game, pome
by 70, is almost a desert, though at a distance good runs being made. Mr. Armstrong, well
LC. 8. Priobard 32 29-25 81 29 28 42 67-70 of ten or twelve li from the city, a bank protaste backed by his reds, carried the ball right down. Jume Wyllie, H.K.P. 18 33 86 35 19 80 40-308 the immediate neighbourhood Where the wat. the ground, when Woodenok with a well-judged
MoLema, H.K.P. 30 20 36 91 38 23 38 63-367 ors of the present food have subsided, the sand stroke placed a goal to the credit of the Flamin .......... 362150355...J. Col-Sergt. Dalanes. 62 37.20 30 29 29 34 17 153 can be seen overspreading the country in a layer gons: The Whites now buckled to, and Mr.
335848,563
LADIES'-300 yards, seven shote, soven prizes. 1st Silver Belt presented by the Assosiation; 2nd, Japanses Tea Bet, present by. Look Hings Sad, Silver Belt, presented, by the Association; 4th, ilver Belt, prosented by Mr. E.L. Woodin 5th, Ivory Box, presented by Look Hing.
THE YELLOW 'RIFER CLUNTRY.
KAI FENG-TU, HONAN, 12th October.
from six to ten feet deep, up to the forks of large Bethall making a quick and good ran shablod willow trees. If the water sould be forced back the Whites to score a "quits." Later in the over the sand hills which it has abandoned, what game both goals were in great jeopardy, and dis would be the value of the region now under pite a dreminutes low, demanded by a son, lat gater? This gasalios can be easily answered we are strail a hard-hearted sportsman, neither by the traveller who is compelled to journey day aide couldlaim the vantage Thewhites, osrtainly The traveller who approaches from the north after day through the deep, sand of past ages had not Dame Fortune on their side, otherwise The CountDo you wish to say anythingh Carred Black-wood-Box, presented by the great breach in the Yellow Riser case before where the stunted growths and wretched hovels, she would have permitted Captain des Yunix to Wong Hing 7th, Silver Buckle, presented him a bigh bark on the viher side of the stream speak of the misery of such inhabitants as are score his maiden gost, a feat inily missed by a by Wong Fing Llout, 0.3. Prielsardi shot for?
Mrs. Travers
my case.
Mr. Eraser Smith-Do you think it necessary,
declared that the whole three went overboard. The Commissioner-I will put the question : Mr. Freser Smith ! Pereira bad ben in the water a few seconds again-I ask whether on the 19th day of the 99 when one of the convicts was seen to strike at moon a sleam lautich passed Sui Kat and whe- | sir? him with a bamboo. He was then seen to go thor be identified it.
The Consul-I think that is for you to say...
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Mr. Fraser-Smith-The case is so utterly ridi-Mr. C, Ford shot for Mr.Ford 5444315 culone that I feel sebamed to get ap to make any taptein Vollinson shot for atta detenics. I would not speak at all were it not
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ported by a gap which is visible saveral miles left. The Yollow River imues from the moan few inches. We must hero state that we observed away. It is through this opening that the tains, which part the provinces of Bonian, Shan- some come of crossing over eagerness and water flows nearly at right angles to its former si, and Sbonsi, in the north-west corner of koonnoms being as usual the default. We hope down and never rose again His body was dis Witness Yes, a steam Iaunoh called in Chi-
course. In order to reach the spot, it is neces- Honan, and, from thence ite: vvures has been the members will not think it out of place that overed the next day in the same spot. The apes Kia La passed my burring on that day
sary to eroin the old bad of the river, which is Lensterly to the son," a distanes of from four to we should here call attention to the great langer. were a few of the facts on which the pressoption That steam inuuch is the one which is now in
merely a euccession of sand dunes grantly elevat- siz handred miles. - There is sostoely any part of of such a preotive. We are sure that any man intended to rely, in nitempting to establish the the custody of the Customs in the Shemien. for a matter of form and to establish a principle Me. E. L. Woods what for 49441498 charge of murder against the prisoners. The Mr. Fraser Smith-What are the English I think should be recognised. I sm charge. I. Shepherd shot for 4459455
vil above the present level of the water. When the vast region through which this stream fows, why ban over mean a "Morows". Eccident, will Miss Hogbeigu na nag 2
this is passed, we reach a high-bank of sand, from the mountains to the sex, on either side of | sadorse our opinion that it is a point over which nature of the contention, to bring home the dates?
with violating article 47 of the Treaty of Tien- ebarge on the note, was as follows. He con-
which has been thrown up within the year from the river, which is not always liable to iurada:† polo players cannot be two israful Daring The Commom23al, Oc@ber. (To witteln, which runs as follows, British merchant ME Bobinson shot for Mr. 4443444.....
Mies Shepherd
the material excavated to maké a okannel for tion, and very littla of it which has not astusily both games Mr. Bethell was sapsolally prominent, tended that all the ten prisoners before the Bess-Did the steam launch stop or was she vessels are not entitled to resort to other than Robinson court were-engaged in a feloni un enterprise. It called upon by you to stop P
the water, which it was proposed to restore to been more or less injured. The average width and if our civilian neophytes à e going to train -was a felony to escape from lawful custody when
the ports of trade declared open by this Treaty, Captain Belton shot for Mr. 3444481
ita former enarse. This ezosysted channel is bus of endangered territory is from 50 to 75 miles, in this way the soldiers will have to look to their lying under a sentence of felony, and with one or answer in the month of the witness. I probeat China, or to carry on clandestine trade along Mr. Fraser Smith-This is simply putting the they are not unlawfully to enter other ports in
a few milus in lángth, and is just cofficiant to give | hut when it spans new channein, sa last year, the laurels when the regular matches begin. Wa 56 antriée-two 26a counted put/
a How to a mugil portion of the main stream. The river is carried into regions hitherto exempt, are glad to notion a marked iniprovement in the two options the rate of the prisoners had most strongly. The Commissioner is telling the the coast thereof. Any vessa violating this pro VOLUNTESE AGREGATE Restricted to efficient ourrent is ful moderate, the greatest depth of only to repeat the process on the same scale. By play all round, and we bops, how that so many been convicted of felonies. They had all been witness what to say...--- engaged in escaping from prison. Even if one
vision, shall, with her cargo, be seized by the Volunteers, Scores in the All Comers' Cou-water not over four fast, and the total width of what means it is possible to restrain a river old polo hands are entering the lists, that they Ahe Commin-ioners want to know what be Chinese-Government," "The Commissioner of or two of them had not been impiisoned for fe did. I must really be allawod to follow my own Customs alleges that the steam lanush, which is
pedition 200 and 300 yards. Threa prizas.– the stream, but a few rods, Cooming this fearrying so woh sand within any kind of banke will be able to introdane more form and svaton Jony but only misdemeanours, they were equal course.
200 yds. 680 Jun Total river by a ferry, we find ourselves on the eastern is a problem of great idealty. The courts in the game shân has, as yet, bear possible. We
31 with all the others in maisting in promoting My Fraser Smith-The note my objection,
bank of the presvut Yellow River, which now which the river followed up to 1886 in not less congratulate Captain Collinson, the acting Be comman swaps,. In the course of carrying out Mr. Consial.
fors north and south. The original stream was than twenty fact abors the level of the plain en cretary, on the good state' into which he here many miles in breadth, and all the banks (usch side, and is the only territory in this part has brought somewhat intractable ground,
Lieut. H. J. Holmes
now my property, resorted to two ports not upen Private F. G. Coilla
to foreign trade, I hangsha and Te Hai.
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