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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

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HONGKONG, SALUKDAY, JUNB 15+, 1869.

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into a fall, blown Municipal Council, 1 bis latter in the form of a resolution and bare March 31st last, So far, therefore it "diuinished the quality pussing the had vioted some rule in his capasity of Comfovernfasorluns enture requiring carefni fat ako bat in course of line it will Why does not Mr. FRANGIS put the giat of year to Hk. Tle. 91.000 quarter of last month of the present your li ze só tinterizat boen guilty of some wrongful act, that May. I should häva ermsideret that it shor

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Kowloon stations,

THE HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD, [n gend don of playing at sixes and seeps the Board might then begin to agitate for Arst quarter of the present year show that should afianiately preclude smuggling into He asked for a verdict against Mr. Morgan perther he had been taken to the hospital in a clar

or a ect. Under ordinary circumstapons I shant in a newly constituted body like the Sanitary the right to fix the municipal fates. While Inst year's prosperity has continued, the fur-China or the itholl sale of prepared opiumsonally.

Mr. Femeia said that admitting Mr.Morgan re-rot send a simple ca is of fever te hospital, We Baird, with a circumscribed but ill-defined bever losing sight of the ultimate goa, we port duty on general cargo, collected being in Ilangkong itself, but probably the incived their papers, be did go as buevarrant of this treat mons anses on board The Hongkong Sanitary Board to-day sphere of agrion and an indeterminato nutho must be content to, proceed towards it Ik. The. 94,000 engainat Hk. Tle. 28,000 in genuity of the Customs will prove equal to Chinese Govermuten, and it had not to stresa

Rexmined If I had a fever ense under už

[10th June] "completes the first

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every aonfidence that now

while the task of discovering (be parionlar news in what his wrongful act consisted. The plain or showing rance and variation of tem parul 429 by step, and this elected members the corresponding, quarter of last year

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Board are the

men at Lapon alan there bas best an increase from of smuggling which daring the first, three taff, mans do further and show that Mr. Mar-which, ware butliostad on 2nd. 4th 5th. Stat of its existence. The tima i cot a ground has been broken the Board will of the Sanitary inappropriate one: to ask whether it do good work in the interests of the public who

ught to guide the movemont. Hk. Tla, 18,000 in the first hemiste Ima proveden- That it has cienppointed somo of the expectations formed of it may ho at ones admitted. The acont of talk to che amount

of work has been in the proportion of FALSTAFF's intolerable deal of pack to half-pennyworth of bread, and the tone which bag pervaded the discussione bas, not always been such as to

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public apeet. For ibie state of things perhaps

Mr. FRANCIS is more responsible than any other member. The learned Queen's Counsel, been predigal of insult and inveotive, and has, wo fear, dane more harm than good lo the use of popular rights, Writing on-the

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Already it has been found that the Pablic the whole question thoroughly debated by Health Act will require einendment. To is the Sanitary Board itself, repeating the pro- remmendaties to the Grant on this crea from time to time until his purpose subject we hope the Beard will insis strong accomplished? Reform was debated in the House of Commons over and over again before the Reform Bill was finally passed.

on the importance of enlarging the presentative element by increasing the sun bor of elected members. All the gnoticisl representatives should be elected by the rate members of the Board except the Chinese payere, instead of, as at present, only two by the Governor.

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CONTRACTS AND THE IMPORT TRADE OF HONGKONG.

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P. RYRIE. Chairman, Hangkeng General

Chamber of Commerce.

SUPREME COURT

11th June.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. A. G. Wiss, Actise PUISNE JUDGE.

FASCOE . MORGAN.

Morgan and be had been anily of an unlawful was no siok bay steward on the night of the Pil.. net in not returning them, and it was on that ace may have beon in the place where the

| LiDAN ́STA. Kupt. count that they asked for n vordiet.

His Lordship said be wonk look up the cases. cited by Mr. Webber, but at prysant he was steengly of the opinion that he th no ease.

“13 June-

His Lordship, in delivering judgment in this suit. raid this we an setion for delivery to plaintif of a nasal discharge and a mareantils discharge, unlewfully detained by the defen-

William Darding, quarterminaler of the Ca-” yural-I saw Pedlar every day whie he was on the sick list. I noticed that the feed which wus taken up to him was always braid back aatouched. I was Sate of I am not aware that he had any ford besides what be could get from the mass are if some args wil it to hins. I did not notice anything particular I saw the buy, pet in his tea before taking about Placier after he was placed in bec.

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aut, and the plaintiff olsimal damages, cord tide, I saw Poller on a Fis and I was ribered towed his The plaintiff aluted that during the month of noticed that be hind difficulty in breathing. October laut he was engaged by defendant fa cheera more sunken is. the Chinese Customs, and at the time of enter bag ready when he was sent to hospital. Retura Foring into this engagement he handed to deten Fiddler was pat on the sick it be me (f. dis-time--he bad previously be disburgo from the sick list he was very rent. As the nat the Customs-he demaneed the return of the sick list. The working esceate für Widg somplain to my knowledge before going on the Mr. Webber was for the plaintiff and Mr. J. Espers They rere not forthcoming and in cost Eenue at 6.45amburs ans ez of

he having mada a close study of the Bitary Gre it repe enogh and it wil things by bringing the force of ronson torecered as difficult of detection and punisb-J. Franeis, Q.C., instructed by Mes-rs. Exens que ce this action was brought. The defendant them. If he sar Pläder in the morning it

siouer of atoma.

ag. In such a chee T shild not have thought Frank Arthur Morgan said am a Commis. it necessary to take the topurata myself or evident that the catablishment of the Foreign

sioner of the Imperial Maritime Customs at mured them to be taken by a meñisal officer j Cantoms at our doors has bud

ber Hong

Kowloon, and for the prosent I have a rise in should be trued my sick by mon. If I bul infect on the junk trade liber

Hongkong. I personally received these ampere only had a few days' experience of the sick big From the plaintiff opened them to see what an ant kuorin he had only hnd bis wit.. or the neighbouring Portoguese Colony, but,

they warn and handed them to Mr. Clayson. Mr. eighteen months, I might have trusted la on the contrary, seems to have fostered it, At Kowloon the increase is chiefly in metals, The statutory meeting of the above snmpany Clayson was not in any way gbodiante to me. It would depend a great deal on the mar

wes buld at the Hongkong Hotel on the 11th

Ele was Coast Guard Commissience. I did not Taking the temperature le a very simple thing. Nail rod from Las increased from 12,760 instant. There were present Flot. F. Rgris angage plasti. was engaged by Mr. Clay As a general rule T pit all feror pation: picula 18,704

10 piela, and bar from from (Chaitan Muses D. McCulloch, F. Hender- The letter of "Old Shangbai," publish- 8,548 piculs to 16,868 picula. Cotton piece on J. Gomes, W. Fenwick, H. Green, W. H.

300. I have never seen his papers since. I have low diet. I think the enstort of potting a re done all I could to find firm papers for the on low diet without antiing lim in the sick mesa ed elsewhere, is a valuable contribution zones show a decreise, the quantity Being Gaskell, de emulating the notorious D. TANNER. being an elected and the others appointed to the discussion on the constitation of †24678 pieces e..against 28,826 pieces in meeting held in otupliance with the terms of Classon bas taken them away.

The CHATAMAN said this was oraly a formal pisintiff out of good will, but I believe that Mraries & vond dral with different ships.

Dr. William Maxwell d'enig, said I saw al the Hongkong Sanitary Board. We de

Cross-examined by Air. Wabber I received. attended Piddler when he was brought 10 s same quarter of last year, A Lapps there not recall that Mr. FRANCIS made any has been a slight increase in his class of the Ordinance. He had no information to give the papers 2-rsonalis. Edo not recollect a simi- Hospital on the 10th May. He was weak and In our issue of the 11th ist, wo published mention of the Municipal Council of groda, from 87,168 pieces to 68.471 pieces. on mtisfactorily. He might add that the stonin

eg. that, excapt to state that everything was going lar case to this in Shanghai. I have an office in exhausted. The treatment parased in his cas

Hongkong.

shows that extreme roses would have had to wubject of the election- twelve months ago an interesting and useful letter by Mr. J..the Madel. Settlement, as our correspondst the articles classed as foreign sulamuch which they had sent down bad arrivedir. Wekkers not all the busineas done into resorted to to save his life. me suid-"Mr. FRANCIS's legal knowleder. FRANCIS, Q G., on the Sanitary Bord. As et assumes, hut that in no way detracts dies we Fote that machinery of the Lafely and was workine well. If any share Hongkong, nil the ravenue collected theref

By the Court-After the admission: d h's skill in delte, bis long and intimate to Mr. FRANCIS's own conduct as a member from Lue value of the apisina and state valis of. Tls. 69,105 was imported holder had any question to put, he would answer

The defendiart-uppeal to the Court wheexamination of the patient it was thong the acquaintance with the colony, bis knowledge of that body, the learned gentleman aridunt.ment of facts ad need in the letter. Pothroseh the Eowloon Customs, a small items, it as well as he was able.

was suffering from perforation Elan be be of the social condition of all sections of they has the approval of his own cuscine, ent's mind was the camark in Mr. No returns at all is very welcome. Kerosine il, ed.

ribly what was ruling in our correspond.

d-it is true, but one whose appearance in the No questions big put the mosting terminat. ther I bond to answer that.

His Lordship said he did not see what this and William Nicholl, sentan on hord, they population, give him qualifications for the and with that he is no doubt Ralised. - WAR's letter to the effect that Shanghai war the import of which for last

to do with the case and disallowed the question grout, said-I was prt on the sick-list the dog bunn, We his letter wo And much more tu agree than

Witness. continuing, snid-1 uro is To Coast foro Eiddler was my to thHospital Ima position that can be equalled by few." Wo Bull entertain the game opinion of the to disgres with, and we can only regret he had ever seen. The talented Contais increase for the first quarter of the

the beat governed places mumeipally such a large increase, shows further

Canrd Commissioner bere now and the slips put on the sickia by T. Pattera, Aboal while they are here are under my contral, quarter to nire in the mining Tvas put to bed. learned gentleman's intellectual bilities, that his lack of moderation, and faimuras

sioner of the Pall Mall Gazeite will, we think, yearer the corresponding quarter of

Mr. Francis submitted that neither in point My bed was the next on to Piddler's. I w and bis intentions are no doubt exacleat, should nullify to an urge an extent sexréely venture to be a similar remark deures treing 1-106.547-gallons

of that doe law, was there an ongo against the Dr. Patterson visit Pidier that morning. but his method is undoubtedly bad. At the the Pros And wholesome infornce he

The following ancilor has been issued by the defondant. The plaintiff had hs ded his papers did not hear anything pa-s between them. I Al Tappa ast meeting of the Bourd, we find Mr.

wield otherwise

for the für about Hongkong. We look to the Sanitary

against 752,149

gluus.

Well known cusion that e ployers as a general véry . He spoke to me ocensionally but did FRANCIS insulting the official menibera by thassues of popular rights, and free go- Board to improve matters. If the Shang-55,395 gallons were imported ne against the Committee of the Hongkong Chamber of Com Mr. Morgan and he thought that it was a noticed Piddler all that day. He seemed to be

hai Municipal Conseil succeeded in accom

The attention of the Committer of this barale relained in their banda oharacters or papers not complain of anything He tried to get ar telling thour they would vote according to verrmout. In his faller published yester remark was totally vomaller for, and was, we Sanitary Board "a tost niserable feilar without any real power to enforce their brier of 18. The demand for rice aoeme ter has been called to the present unstistustery of that description while the emplays reinsired after the doctor's risi but had to go to be gain orders and not according to conscience. The day he commencer by pronounce the plishing so much simply by moral force and dry until cf 2,415 gallons in the first hope and believe, entirely without founda. And 28** gerry ↑

to buve to add that it we inws, is it too much to expect that the 10 bave faller off, the goanity passing the position, of the Import Trade of Hengkung as with themi se a gauoral rule the servant on account of feeling wenk. There was no OBAN

Kowloon Customs being only. 662,119 picule garde contracts with the view of inducing was entitled on being dismissed to have them the starboard side of the slek way that night ex- The si kay PMSTER tion in fact. In the Legislative Council the ended by the Government from the Bat Hongkong Sanitary Board could ccomplish as against 1,599,349 picals. At Canton them to undertake some initiatory measures to book. If any illegal net was committed by an e-pt Piddler and myself.

warda bringing about a remedy.

employer, it was when those papers were de was not there. I noticede alanga in Filler official menthors are expected to give their day of ita existence that it should not turn at malars are determined to show that urticle by steaners, the quantity being plained of namely, the frequent tax or entire in this case.

the anuse means? If the u.there was mething by

small increase in the import of

The Committen assume that the evil commanded and refused. There was no such refusal during the wight about half-post fen o'gtrek. wolee with the Government; it their con out à encers." In this fair, or in nepordanese

The papers and immediate. He called to me and asked me to fetch his a scisuce will not allow them to do so they with fact? The Government often reminds so by making it a failure, but with

Failure, they can of course 405.800 picit as againsi 302,190 picùls.. the Board is

Lou-fallment of contracts by many Chinese Ty from Mr. Morgan's bonds to Mr. Clayson's bowl as he wanted to vemit I get kim à borl have the altercative of resignation. There as of a donkey that, won't go without a страв

In opium there be been a considerable dealers-is geuerally admitted and the question and plaintiff was shipped on board a Cugom and he was vomitting for about five rainuter. fair play there is no reaso why it

decrease at all the southern parts and

seems to them to be one of suflicient interastraiser, under the immediate command of (pAfter telling him if he wanted anything Further is nothing avslags ta.this in the Sanitary deal of urcing, but we do no thick black should not prove a success, As indeed at Kowloon, The deficiencies as compared and importance to justify its belug brought to tain Clayson. If anyone at alt had been guilty during the sight, not to be afrail to call wor. Board. So far to instructions have been duplicity is one of i

of its leading characteristics. given to the official members that they I was not until after long agitation that the bus to a certain extent done already.

with the corresponding quarter of 1888 are notion at 1mporters, with the object of of wrong in not, and he did not admit that went to hed. I was not railed during the night. Shangbai" saya. are expected to

ascertaining whether some attempt at joint anyone had it was Mr. Clayson. Mr. Morgen, I saw Piddler again at six o'clock on the intra- 150 Stanghe Maci

He still locked ill. I do to vote in any particular Government was induced to make such a concos-

ss Enllamosmåmoj, 207 picule; Swalew, action would or world not meet with their pot from any legal right, was filling to make ing of the lith Governors manner, and any Govenor who visited of the principle of representative govern- cipal Council had twenty

106 picule; Canten, 592 picale; Kowloon, approval."

certain allowance to plaintiff, who if Le had set reasco to suppusa that Piddler dil not, pas à - and those two to deal with instead of one,

him ix o'clock and with his fialavour an official memberment as is involved in the inclusion of two tasting much in accorčine: (307 žena; Kiungchow 85 pleuls; and Pak- The difficulties that stand in the way of those in a reasozable claim, would have revod quiet night. I spoke of the Sanitary Board for a vote honestly elected. representatives of the ratepayers on

ale, giving a total of 1,871 piculs, who are endeavouring to bring about joint setion Br. Morgan had, warform, dons vrylbing asked him how he felt and he said worse. Fiont recorded ra accortines whit his crentur Sanitary Beard, trus when at-length the wish their own sweet will. The published would himself deserving of the zeera 600session Was tion of all honest men. In questions of with the bonerade, we believe it a minotee of the Shanghai Municipal uncil Almposers won bißne-inoreasa_a£ldere apparent enough to the Goranistee, but in his power to trace these papers, and it was as that time. the sick bag man came in TAR

present

sent day show that it is some picule. Taking the whole of the treaty parts these may posibly prove to-be not instromunt ungrateful not on the part of the plaintiff, to the sick by in Picker was being zot

rende for-hospital-Dr. Marzanne was present. eble--eran where so many intereats, and some have brought him into Court. desire and in the honest he even at the

here wasn deficiency of 3,028 picule, but the

Mr. Webber said they had brought Mr. Mor- By the Court-I did not hear Piddier 77- politice, such as are dealt with by the Lelief that it would prove a beneft to the times necessary to carry on a long correspond.csser quantity imported in the North is then perheps of a diverging atare, are gislative Council, it is to a certain extent Colony. The reconstituted. Sanitary Board ence with the Consuls, or threegt hem

if those interested will be good enough to signify but as a private gestionan, who by a wre fulviaits on the 9th and 10th,, 1'd not hear may- necessary that the official' members should

n. thing pass betwem Dr. Paltorean and the delen- ubordinate their individual opinioes to the existed a steps in advance of what had with tho Obinese authorities, before the mora. than balanced by the fact that the volrac-and the Committee will feel obliged ran into court, not as Commissioner of Customs. press any desire to see a doctɑz het ween the

Cuncil can have effect giren to its quantity in bond at Shanghai declined from their approval, or disapproval of some steps being act had caused loss and inconvenienes to belare. Until within recent.

other individual; and hs contended that therefore dant on the 10th with reference to this chee. I of the loverstuent, for without af there and been no Sanitary authority at all ticwe, and we fail to see why the mem 7,610 at the beginning of the quarter to take proposed, if Importers generally are plaintiff was putitied to redress. As a matter did not sen Fiddler take buy food he he wa policy working majority in the Legislative Council except the Government itself. Then the frstars of the Hongkong Sanitary Board 5,687 at the end. There is no similar ex-

to hold a meeting for the public discussion of copt for a few days with Mr. Clayson. He was e Cross-examined by the defendant-I should the Governor would be usable to ouers on Sanitary Board was constituted, a body with should grow indignant because the Covers. Planation of the falling off in the South, and foud roast of fore aetion being taken, of fact, the plaintiff had had very little to do ex-in the sick bay. his administration. We way, not Eka dono legal alaṭua, holding its meetings in pri. meat.ventures to reply to their recommcnda, must either believe,. (barefore, that con- the question and meanwhile the Committee will caged by Mr. Morgun and be Pas discharged by have noticed on the Acb Per find gane et vate, and possessing no real antiority, but / tiona" before acting upon them. In thefaumption bas decreased, that nefize opinalidly receive proposals or suggestivas in day ¦ Mr. Morgan. These papers wore handed to Mr. This bead a little. I am not gestro that there cile ourselves to it se one of the conditions which was nevertheless of some uso ne apartin er inatenes which gave rise to Mr. supplanting the foreign import, or bat way calculated to further the ends, aimed at.

The of life ir a Crown Colour, where represents consultative body. The old Sanitary Board, FRANCE's wrath, the Governor had received bore has been extensive smuggling.

year 1988 showed a considerable increase on live. Government is impossible. In the or the advice from another quarter than the Sanitary. Board, however, the circumstances, erong disanti-ebers of it, serenaturally in reference to the disposal of the Bar 1887 in the import of opium, bu it is not likely that Large stocks remained at the end are entirely differeul, and each member,

which they worked, and urged apot, and intimated that he would act upon this of the year or ther would have appeared in under whether official or unofficial, is expected to the Gore putent the importance of intradas later advice unless the Board had objections give his vote for whit to him seeran mosting the alerty's element end of the meetings to-argo. Therenpos; he Beard my, and he returns ns-in-bund. In the Swatow

and

Customs report for last year, Commissioner conducive to the public health. In the being bold with open doors. The name re- naturally will, urge i's objections,

WOODRUFF

was informed the Bare he particular subject on which Mr. Faixors's cominerided, as stated by the Hes. A. P. hop will be priced and erou supply of mahve opium in the markets

Phops will carry ite put. The destructor ire was kindled at the last thretion there MACEWAN in the Legislative Council, was

Luziert auce would certainly not be the shadow of a sug-the Municipal Sanitary Leard, and it was into operation, and it will work none the there and inland was not of sufficient to affect the trade, In Kestion that an official could even ourry thoroughly understood on the quofficial side worse because the Sanitary Board bad to favour by soling is a particular way, much that the ultimate goal was to be a Munic- correspond with the Government in order to the Canton report Commissioner WarTE leas wear ceusare by rating in the opposite pal Council. The Government, hawever,

verseenze it instead of purchasing it by its own says the increased figures for last perdo hich not necessarily indicate as increased rade, directive. The Board and rear miltended was tot willing to Foreste veerything stauskaritz. The fact that the way by which but its better control, possible under exist (be purchase of a destructor for the disposal once. The Public Health Bill" was brought‡a particular and is to be attained seema noring regulations, which restrict, if they can damages against. defendant for detention of a cant the donamente in question. After some lively anjolly disposition. While be wakat

This was a claim by plaintiff for SR of the city refuar, Subsequently, on the re-forward, and amongst other things to direct as it might be, is no sufficient resson turn of Mr. McCALLUM, the Sanitary Super-established the Sinitary Bord and provided itself for abandoning the object. The actor prevent external asal discharge and mercantile marine intendent, from love of sauce, the matter that two only of its membera abald Sanitary Board, having kule or no real rude which the multiplicity of waterways charge was referred to him by the Governor for report, slected by the ratepayers. Mr. FRANCIS Power, may nevertheless accomplish great connecting Canton with the const formerly

Dimitted the receipt of these papers, but statel arrangements of towns in England and hang itsell was the principle it which, hear on the Government in support of the mom," To Haitun it appears that consid. and Reme, for the defendant.

sence of the plaintiff, to Copinin Clayson, the the thi.. with the working parts og mike

By the Court-I know that Seattlebar. ?f America during his basice. Mr. McGAL-elve ninha are to-day, is the Sanitary measures they may think necessary or proper eratile ginntities of in are imported Mr. Wobber said this was an action brought that he handed the papera af oven, in the pre-mest have been before thai time

osts mard commissioner. He als denied LUX retuaniended that instead of the teBoard] sus allowed to start into existence, 10 urge, As to the affeil element, while of frotu Singapore by jonk during the south by plaintiff against the defendant. Commnlesions

a tort, and in respect of which plaintiff claimed dis suggest dit some plices on the Kwang- $600 sa damages. Plaintiff was formerly in said was employed by Captain Clayson, whe

er having employed the plaintiff, who be the th. I should have been lice is the s fusu bring disposed of by the destructor and on thist principle it has been alwed to course we should be glad to ses it replaced west monsters and in the Pukhoi report is of ustorts at Kowloon, for nu illegal noi, venil,

if he had vot gour by the elective element, we cannot recognize

Cross-xamined by the defend pt-I rebume process is stuld be dumped in a my steary on ever since. It has had opennught ite pressues nuibhre the usefulness of tang coast, which would otherwise bu sip or Majosti a Navy and was dischanced in was therefore the proper person to have the bar losing in the mes myself on The 9th May. Kowloon, which would in process of time in all conscience, and the sooner now it is

plied from Pokhoj, rece v...! oplam in the April. 188, when he was granted a paral custody of these papera. In the face of this he reclined by the dequaily of the rut biet ieseauid, ent down, and buried out of sight the Bart. An officia is not necessarily bind This breves, only applies to charge and ecriticate of good character. evide are pind in the asses of any enteresantus did not see Pidda smoking on On M. MOCALLUM's report going up the better. Has it ever occared to the more stupid than an unofficial member, le to the Governor, His Ertelleries in the learned Quren's Cutinseithat the Board night quali concrried in the maintenance of the the two perte named, and in them only durHe afterwards shipped in the morganshire er neglect of duty on the part of the defendans, either the 9th er 10th May. A men's 121

ship-some time in July last, at his own of the papers to another person was sufficient to off first instance look the same view a Mr. do BP bing better with the rope than to public health, and the occasions Du which his the summer mouths. It does not there, & seu and was discharged from that En bilardship did not think the roare handing or in gene ally altered when he bis fere

fare in aby degree recount for the falling ** request, racaiving & discharge and a cerrender the defendant liable. It was quite pus-guest-I was in the sick lay the musicg FRANCIS and bis frienda, namely, that the bang itself iberesith-even granting, which! Tote would he inflarnced by his offici«l posle during the fist quarter of the year. Threats of good character. He joined the sible that plaintiff might have cance of action unable to dress himself. I en Piddler In deposit

Where ar of rubbish in the hay suggest we do not, that that was the purpose for lou are, we think, very rare.

months is, of course, too short s

and ra time to Imporist Maritime Customs here.

against some other person, but for nately be ed would cause a butenner, but he seems which it was given, It is true the Board waiter bas been reported on in a certain base

converted to the opposite bes very little freedom of action. It has no sense by Governeront officials, class prejudice any general conclusions upon, and the mained in that employ for some time. Owing (bis ferit hip) had not to decide on that point the sick bay to go to hospital. I cannot say By the Court-I noticed that Piddler ad dif- opinion by Further report by Mr. Mc-fands, its authority over its own officers is may infine him to take the same view, and off ne compared with the total is not to soms diffarenes which gross he took upon in sceordanes therefore with the opisier just whether say one ped him on of the har CALLUM and another by a commlies of offi- limited, and it has little power to enforce its she. Quvfficial members may be put to the 80 great to suggest much more than himself to chastisen Chinazoan, hich was expressed he gave judgment for the deepdantfeulty in breathing on the morning of the 10th.

but of converting him,

the ordinary yasiation that must be expected contrary to the rules of the service for he was ciale uppointed to emming the site. The decisions. We agree with Mr. Favors that ru

the when ermparing one quarter with another. dismissed. He went to Mr. Morgan and spplied pipers were then returned to the Benitary if there is to be a Sanitary Authority, or a official would be a very weak minded. man We believe, however, that natirs opium is for his discharges which had been placed la his with surps of his lordship's Lotes of the case, as Fidler smoking on the upper deck no the 7th I nanap si 2 bether but not on the Mng hands at the time he wo 'engaged; but he was Board with the intimation that the Govern: ; Municipal Council it ought to be free and who would feel himself under com palaian herinning to compete rather actively vispat et from time to time, and was propiusly

a man who could not eat food for several days ment: proposed to act on Mr. McCALLUM's independesit in the exercise of whatever vate in. particular direction. Mr.

con'd vnoko a pip". suggestion anfoss the Board badany oli-etion powere may be intrusted to it, it ought to FRANCIS argues that if the icials are the imperied drug is some of the soulburn told that Mr. Clayson bad them and had taken

Sydenham Gordon Thoughts, Fab-lienten t touffer. We presume not even Mr. FRANCIS hate funds of its own and officers of its own bound to vote with the Government in the markets, although the frei dece not seeni tothom le Japon with him. His contention was have attracted the attention of the Cusions that he was entitled to recover. He had given

on board the Conquest--I remember yong s would in sober earnest impute to Eis Er- with which to do its work, it ought not to be Legislative Council, they must be equally authoritve. As to smuggling, it as doabs these papers to the defendant and whether or

ing for me on the 16th May. Surgeon Magne bound to do so in the Banitary Board. sellency any desire deliberately to inflict a ban

was speaking to you who I came up. I do not abampered with Government efficials. Bot dangerous nuisance on the community, or to how is this to be attained, if stained it in But the circumstances are entirely different, still goes on to same extent. The ingenuity pot they had bean sccidentally lost notion

of the smugglers has been exercised since lay against defendant person lly. No doubt, A cogel martial was opened m the Fitter remember what orders yon gara to Surgeon do anything but adopt the gate which, be? Chiefs, we think, by the efforts of the In the Legislative Council the Government the establishment of the new régime in from the correspondence, Mr. Clayson had Entanel on Thursday morning, tas 8th inst., to Magrane. You said to me there was a man to go to taking all the circumstances into considera un offieial members of the Sanitary Basiabue already decided, before measures are devising means in orade the parent of some control over these papers and no doubt try two charges against Staff Surgeon Cauries hospital and asked what boat I had got. I replied

brought forward, that the official members tion, seemed to beat serve the public interest, If they folds, then the cattie will be greatly shall support a certain policy. In the Sam-duty. Mr. MonGAN, in bis Kowloon they hid bez received by Mr. Clayson, but alan Magrane, of H ...Conquent, brought the cutter. You said "perhaps he can pro in a lui "

it must be admitted that so far the ad- | Jamaged jf, not irretrievably lost. It is no cart Bourd the initiative lies with the Board, speaks of the traffic which sprang up them: Plaintiff had already lest a lueray Captain Hraderson, of the same vossol-irst, from the Victor Emanuel ir so send two mies to vocates of the dumping system have the best, use losing tempor and czelaiming at every

to such an extent us to be incapable for daty, you said instead of men vs paper. Mr. FRANOIS, diffiebly the sooner the Sanitary Board is itself, and the mousures embodying the policy during the batter half of last year in aouinal live post which he might have obtained hid he neglect of day, siens, indigenes in intoxicante arry his bag. I think, bai 1 am not sure, that You told me The Sanitary Board of the Board are submitted to the Cavern prepared opium, and gives an online had precession of those papers, hir, Webber The Crert consisted of Captains Hall (Pro. any duabt about the Victor Emanuel he was not instead of trying to meet these argumente, abolished the better."

To see the moves properly at crer the side. goes almost eutirely прои

Mr. Rigbye, judge advocate the ground that is not in itself bad for a beginning unement for approval or rejection. The officials red in the Supreme Court, then testen, on the Law of Fore and sideuti. Msy. Maecnochis, Gifford, Martio, and to Lesista about using the enttar.

in which the chim to hars drug in this several esses in support of his contention. He

Cross-examined by the defondant-I dut not Defendant pleaded not guilty to both charges. the Board, having recommended a destructor, ever pretended to look on it as anything more necessarily under such circumstances possess stale of partial prepamtion considered Also read a letter from Inspector Lysaght stat will stultify itself if it alters that recommen-nas beginning. As the English vila on a matter which had been referred to their Moga Patima that 65 piculs

be same freedom as if they were reporting s

ing that the plaintif might have obtained ar

Captain Hondorsou stated that a man and that there was any treable about using the disallowed. M. Appointment in the Naval Dockyard Police, bad Fidalee a pat on the sink list on the boat, prepared" dation-whether right or wrong the Board when it develops into a town, gets its own department, If a matter is referred to week should be passed at the examination

ae been able to produce his dicobarges.

witness visit- Thomas Cor, Quarter-master on board' Cou 3th April. Ou th May must to its first decision. ent- Board, and after that, if it continuse ta

Charles Pascoe said was formerly in Fered the sick bay and spoke to Piddler, whois quest I was Quarter-ma-tor the forened ject is much too in portatit a one to be't rent-Breen, ita Municipal Cuncil, o mar are hope the head of a department to report woon, be walk, and says thus tule average was actual Majesty a zary 1 lots the Navy in 1988, when to the sick by sue spoke it.

He spoke to watch on the 10th May. Sub-Lieut. Douglas ad in this way, The city of Manchester, that Hongkong, will seg is Sanitary Board is not expected to ascertain the Governor's le toitained during the frat mis months of I was granted a bouns of £10, and a nasal dis- defendant about it, but defusdant, asil thore told me there was a rant going to hospital and

accordingly, nor, report portions of London, and other places in Eng-develop into a more representative body with

went at once into the sick bar. Surgeois Ma- land are 10-day sufering severely from the larger powers: Mr. FRANCIS as the close ofceived a minute to the effect that the Go-last year. During the first quarter of the barge. I then joined the Glamorganshire. I was no cansa to alarm. Witness ayked him he was going in the Victor manu beat. I

Mr. Morgan, the Commissioner of Customs. I effects of rubbish having been dumped his letter wakes a half promise to return vergor intended to take certain action anlega present year, however, the average bas only left her in Hongkong and I then went to see if he did uct think the case sho'd be sent

This leaves asked him if there was a vassner in the Customs ocasion Lu do wu.

to the bospital, and defendant said there was no grane was there. I went to thank buy agin On May, the defend- about an hour afterwards and the man was be built over. Nothing of the kind must be Board and make some suggestions for in be expected to refrain from urging objections pretty good margin for smuggling. Of the He said there was and asked as for my papers. sien tant quotesth. My for the p- The first time I went down I saw Piddler sit- many years ago on land which has since been again to the pant history of the Sanitary the official and objections to arge, would he be plouts per week. allowed in Hongkong, not even in an ex-improvement." We hope the learasd gentle if he had any, to argo. Wo are not defend quantity of opium clandestinely conveyed I gave him my Naval discharge and mex tients On the 10th May, Padler was so bad ting on the bed.

out of the colour, a large proportion is at tile discharge. Mr. Clayson was present at the that he bad to be removed to hospital and died Liontenaut MoFarlane I saw Surgeon Na- perimental way in a secluded baya; Kow-tan will carry out this idea, for no one is in the presence of official members on the back ar prepared opium and sold time. I passed the doctor and went as board the shortly after he was al itted. Witness Larned grase four times on the 9th May

tbe Sanitary Board; contrary, We bope. soon. In a quarter of a century Kowloon will more competent to deal with the nutject, and Sant

detriment of the Opium Farmer Feihoo. I was in the serice. For about six

What opinion did you far as to what was probably be thickly populated, and we have the discussing could not fail to schiave great care of time to see in existence er elective no right to sow the seeds of poison for fu- goed. Of Mr. FRANCIS's clear and forcible Municipal Council endowed with full come on, sully, to the detriment of the re-months, when I was discharged for steiking a though he did not know the cause, it was such as the matter with him 2-1 want to Dr. Mugra's to the Court whether I muut auswer thie quye- ture generations to Ireathe, nor esa for the way of putting things, we have specimens introl of all municipal affairs; but in the venue of the colony. The numerous prose Constanta biz organ for would be exhibited by a person using intoxicants cabin as a feiend, hearing he was ill. apps.

Several other witnesses gave ovidence and the tien mach despised squ..Iter

The President--You must answer the ques of the present. portions of his published letter. This learned meantime let us not neglect to make the best cutione in the Police Court for being in pos-pors and besaid he had not got them. Mr. Clay to excess Those who favour the dumping process will, gentleman has in fact all the qualifications use we aan of the present mosne we have at the drag op be obtined a libone shew that I have and been emptaged sinne I left the Ces court adjoarred.

tion unless you can gira good reasons for pot however, be more

more readily influenced by an which should point him out as the leading ar disposal for municipal improvement, the drug can be obtained without much diff- toms. I would have got several places had I had

On the 7th inst, the court reassembled ut 9.30 doing so. If you like the Court will consider m. when the following evidence was taken:— the point. appeal to their reason by solid argument representative man of the calung, arcept that simply because those incans are not so po sulty. Mr. Moggan also points out that my papore The Customs paid ine up to the lat

there is very noticeable difference between May. The Sanitary

Cross-examined--Mr. Burrows of the. Ous Dr. Patterson, cross-examined b the defend. The curt was then cleared. On the Court than by throwing aspersions on their bonesty, the moment he becomes heated in debate Less we would with.

The number of junks lesving the colony Notwithstanding Mr. FRASES and bis and is requires little to host bin-be to, oh with its present casellus (23,724) and the number entering (16,581) than 1 m cu for board and leasing. The the, withece Scantlebury that Fiddler said he answer the question unless he wished to incri- tama told me co behalf of Mr. Morgan that I ant, said I cannot sorroborate the statement of being re-opened the witne was told bo prak methods, howater, we cannot proncunce the allows impulse to override reason and has in it the elements of great usefuloc anring last year, which be asya be way 8 Jandlady sent in a hill for $45 to Mr. Morgan. was, wors on the day I visited the patients for zinate himself.

bead-breaking, so to speak, if after all it turns ont failure, the 1o weil confess at once that he is quite at a loss 1. Morgan tanded my papers to Mr. Clayson the defendant. Pidder told me that he fe

Witness, continning Raid-I found Dr. Jog- to explain. Apparently," he says, "junks in my presenes ou the day I gave them to him in beffer on that day. I cannot say whether if he rane very low spirited and apparently very ilt the ratepayers in world. eulty on the Banitary Board, instead of try

have a way of getting back into Hongkong his offer. I had no written agreement Cap bad complained on several cossions that he was and I feared the censo was due to intorionts. paring the way, not do well us w

without our knowledge which were yet to tuinlayson was in charge of the ethos when unable to take the food that was given him, and ao I could ferni zo opinion as to whether delirium but still in a fashion piving the way for a ing to overcome it, or to take qusures to THE KOWLOON CUSTOMS REPORT discover. What this way may ha we are joined Lar

| notice' was taken of it, whether he would have might set in. Municipal Council: At present the functions avoid its recurrence, be wants to kick, thư

unable to suggest, but the motive in Re-examined-The Fetco is a kind of receive taken the opportunity when I Raw him to non-By the Court-I never saw the defendant be of

The fact that the offere In the Kowloon Custome executive; it has not el control over its ure not

to the remark of toms is doubtless to be found in the sppointed to some other ship. I went on board twice a day, but I do not thin: this is universal worse for liquor. From what I saw of the pri ly carried oat in the service except in sovore soner between those datee I had no reason to it is t it is chiefly tentative

body,

defect in the working of the present stem, the Britials Consul at Canton in his tride fact that the junks are bringing into the Feikoo by order of Mr. Morgan- whone

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Mr. Francie submitted that from the state-cases: If 1 had a patient sufering from fover, sup, ose that he was drinking intoxicating is solicited by the Government but instead of seving unpleasant things of report for 1887 to the feet that the Lansfer the colony opium which has been pre-monts made in the box by the plaintiff there 1 should see him twice a day, but i die net know liquors to excess. When I saw him in his frien time latime, or way

or may be offered without or to the offers, why did not M. FEAVORS f the Native Custvus stations around pured somewhere on Chinese territory für could be no ground of totion against Mr. Mortuough of this cave to give a definits opluien cabin on the 9th May, 1 did not consider bin it milicitation. For good advise issuething, submit a resolution to the Board ream Hongkong to the Foreign Customs meant sale in Hongkong. In theory the Customs gau. The plaintiff entered into the series of In recognised dangerema cast, I should not for the performance of any, daly be goight le and the Bour bus an opportunity of proxing ending to be Government that ho Boxed serious toss of revenue to the provincial Go and the Imports and Exports office ought to the Chinese Guatoma and handes over these consider I was guilty of neglect if I permitted called upon to do. The second time (saw Dr. its practical willity by preventing the inzu. | should bare full control in skis matter i In vernment and necessitated further loont taxes; be able to • trace every bail or cake of raw papers to the defendant as one of the offere of the sick bay steward to take the tempora. Marrare on the 9th May was between nons and As pm, iu Dri Patterson'e cabin. I found him guration of the system of dumbing decaying reference to money vistiere also suriler se on the slready overburdened trade. Mr opium brought into the colony, but we have this service. If there was any action to be brought ture. and bring it me for examination. regetable stid animal matter in the manner tion would be unaful The Government Mozain saye bu ornnot find that Consul bard it binted that all the opium, especial it should be against the Chinese Government. far as I have seva all olinion thermometers very restless-hat apparently ouch better I

His Lordship said ho was raiber of that "in 20 in the service are self register do not think he was then at to do bis dety proposed system which, if there had beer might not be willing to transfer a portion | 'ALABastar adduced: 310 Sanitary Board in existance, would pris of the ruting power to the Board, but it of this theory, and he considers it get to the Ording to not posted at required by opinion and should like to hear what Mr. Weh- ing. Enteric fever in the most insidious and The third time I saw Litin bu was in Dr. Patier.

it right Ordinance, and that, in order that it bor had to say on the point

most dieult to diagnose of diseases. It sou's shin about 5 p.m., when I thought 'm' bat ly have ben adopted, is all good faith might place specified amounts at the Board's state but nothing confirmatory of it has may the more easily escape notice, it is uot Mr. Wobber said the detention of these there had been collapse in Fiddler's car the again much better. I was then in my opinion and with the best intentions, simply for want disposal, it somewhat the same way that come to his knowledge. The statistics sout shipped as opis, but is included in pao- papers was an illegal not doar by Mr.morning he was sent to the hospital, I think I at to do bis anty. I saw him on the fourth ve of suficient ventilation of the subject. The the precepts of School Boards in England with the report, Mr. Mozgás adds, "Can-kages of gouda of ather descriptions. Morgs as MR. Margan. These pape's were should have notbed it. It is possible to dist a ongion; again in De. Peterson a cabin instit Sanitary Board Bus les done good iu venti sy bonoured by the rating authorities,tain solid proof of a brisk and expanding When once the opium is brought in given to him as Mr. Morgan, but he would man on board the Conquest, although there is no 9.30 and 10 p.mr when I found him very quist lating the question of the water supply, in. We do not suppose the Government would juok trade, while during the twelve urpath without being reported, it must be of go further and say that if the papers nick mess. I have put a man on low dist on the and nearly sales. On the last ocasion riole urging the election of an infectious diseases be found willing to do this at the first, nor to complaints of traders live reached we course excessively dificult to prorent were given to him as Commissioner of Customs inquest myself. Delicacies might bara beer began was in the cabin. Dr. Magrine to the hospital, and in promoting the discussion of yet as the second time of asking, but it would either as to our sweet of control at the clandestine dealings in it. It would he was still bound to take the so sentence of hi- taken from the ward room stoward in Piddler's that, the bay man was to remain in the cubs all. own-act. They might bare sund Sir Robert Hati ca.. as fiquently duas in other owns, had he night He did not give any reason for it ezerpt question of wealth esperally, it was, penjin the lose ran yield to leg|||s de ágiallop, stations or as to further addifkmnal taxation be impossible under the circumstances bat Sir Robert Hart was not answerable for mids his wante known. I do not think it world that it was Dr. Patterson's order. JE surprisut pepo, inevitable tiimi at flat there should be Basing obtained the right to spend upper, en guide glopwhere. The returns for she of the culony to devise any sohome that the proppfel er tortuous sots of bin servants, have made any difference in Piddlar'a casa The matkat such as bragement had been de,

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