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INTIMATIONS,

WATSON & COMPANY,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

OUR AERATED WATER MANUFACTORY is replete with the best Machinery, embodying

All the lafant improvementa in the trađa. The greatest attention has been paid to appliances for ensuring parity in the Water supply, to secure which we have added a Gon. denser capable of supplying as with 3,000 gallons of distilled water" a day, and are now in a

The Band of the A. & Highlanders will play the following programme at the Offers Moss this (Tuesday) evening, ommemping at am

Overture..... La Neigo" Vaino“La Gitans Balerina Piratat The Grand Morul" Mucol ad Aris Soleation A Minatoal Banquet

At 400m. on the 6th inshout, the British steamer Phra Chula Chom Kie, on arriving at Singapore from China and entering the harbour, got amongst a number of fiebing atakes. Before getting dear, (ays the Stratte me) she de- magid about one hundred stakes The owner, a Maley, claimed damages from the Master to the Amount of $75, which the owners settled by paying 840.

THE DAILY FRIES, TUMUS; SEPTEMBRE 1718, 152

FROM "STRAIT TIMES," {-}--

LONDON, 7th September.

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LONDON, 9th September. The fire which broke out at Antwerp last week is still raging. MME GLADSTONE IN PARIS.

Mr. Gladstone has been bangustted by the Benators and Deputies in Paris. Replying to thist terion lu Erance, and hoped that real

MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY, ⠀

CHARGE OF ASBAULT,

The Rev. J. A. B. Cook, of Singapore. sends position to compete in quality with the best the following to the Chiness Recorder:-" Sang given to the best mennu af extracting it before! & toast Mr. Gladstone zolorrad in the most cor turn the men to. He did not conę, unfll 4 p.m. Company and naked certain questions of the snara} † no artiolo of food is per is a dolamation of the English Makora One

surpassed anywhörə.

COAST

PORT ORDERS whenever practicable, aro dospadoled by steamer leaving after receipt of ordor.

Our Registered Telegraphie Address in

And all signol mossiges addromed this will-receive-prompt attention.

The following is a List of Waters always

kept ready in Stock:

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paper on the 27th March of this year. As the the public company and pose as the ebam. The Escretary of the Bantong Straite-Tio

pleadings giva a fairly accurate and adensed pior of peblis maccality at to happens I Bosonnt of the circustances connected with the never did pose as a champion of publio merali- Company writes:- A M. Hecher in bis re-

GREAT FIRE AT ANTWERP, A Marine Court of Inquiry was. ld at the case I will read them. The petition is na ty and there is nothing in my remarks to port upon the outputy's properly states that

show that I did. I rater to the meeting of gold is foud to be present to a remarkable ar tent in the tin sands,' Do., azsays have been made An explosion of dynamite has occurred in Harbour Ofles yesterday to inquire into cartain folloys

charges of misconduct and assault, preferred by 1.The atatia ecrides zt No. 6, Fodder's Hill, the Rope Manufacturing Company, at which a Bumbaf samples of the are which were taken by the Cartridge Factory, oataing immense damage. Captain Brown, of the British barque Omago, Vistoria, Hongkong. Ho is the proprietor and editor shareholder, who some wonths ago assorted

Andra.wharingare from ahijimente to Loudon, with the

Telegraph pabaho with a gang of Chiness of dubious repate in order Bellici. following resulta —No, 1, 2 dwt, gold to be Ove hundred and tfty workpeople ware killeik. | against Mr. Clement Young, chia officer of the of a newspaper, this Hongkawi 2 the fimo of the to "corner' salt and raise the price of an article of

zame abip The Court was composed of Comily in Hongkong.. He also wa ... Cassar. ton of ore; No. 2, 8 det: le gr. gold to the ton and eighty more injured.

of ore: No. 8, 4 dt. 15 ge to the ten of ore; The explosion sot fee to two petium ware-mander Runser. R.N., Frewlout; Me MoFar-happening of the avonta hore nafier mentioned a food that is indispensable to the poorest in the Jane, I.N. of the Victor Humool; Mr. 85.Dunaharchidee in the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing colony, posod as a champion of public morality

Company, Limited,

The defondant rosidos: * NdBydles Taernor, and spoke of the heinoimanoss of rigging, they No. 4, 14 det. 1 gr. gold to the ton of ore. No houses, which are cow ablas and are spreading, osptain of the British steamer Meray:

Mr. W. Farrand, captain of the British steamer Vetoria, atorgaat, sed is the editor, proprietor, and markot for rope shares." It is a lie to say that was a private assay mede in the first Ince the fire in all directions

Propontis; and Mr. Eummi A. Forsyth, captaib publisher of the Chire Mail, a daily newspaper, and I spoke of the heinousas of rigging th

et the Overland China Hut, a weakly newspaper arket for rope shurea, and the person who No. 2 was made by Mr. Fred. Claudet, of Celo-

published in Hongkong. man-strest: Nos. 3 and 4 wore mda by Me

of the British ship Harvest Quicen.

Mr. Bowles, of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, Benedict Kitto, of St Swithin'sians. Imme

5-Oor about the 11th day of September, 1998, rate it must have known it, and the man who Appeared for the complainant, end Mr. Wehber the plaintiff appeared and gave evidento far the de published it must have known it, or he was so in- distely upon these results heing known, and in

Zor the defendant.

fondanta in two snits, lion. 18 and 17 of 1888, and different to the truth that he pablished it with- order that the ore may be treated in baik, the

out oaring whether it war true or false. To say defendant on Friday, the 6tir Inst. I told big he

Arthur Brown, captain, kald-I engaged the and deterrahied in this Honourable Court.

4-C or about the Zuth day of bisrobinow last post, that I associated with Chimesi of dubious reputo Singapore agents were instructed by cable to ship a ton to London - Tho, gold is-in a perfectly. Iroe state, and if the test of the ore in

could come on beard the next day, in tine to the plaintif was prosent and spoke at a mening in order to corner salt and raise the price of the Shareholders of the said Rope Manufacturing balk is satisfactory, attention will at once be

grosacst character. It means I have put it 5. On or about the 7th day of March now last past in my petition, pleng sa words can make it, and wanted to clean the paint looker-aut for his usa the defendant falsaly and malicionety in his and it can mean nothing else, that I am & man The purest ingredients only are used, and Singapore, both in connection with the English above, an assay has been reoetred of the sainted ship would over unite the two great nations of advanced bim $50. On the Sunday morning he

sail I refined. Ionplained as to his inner of paper the China Mail printed and published of of bad character and reputo sud a hypocrite, and connorring the plaintiff a tales, ecandalous, and the utmost care and cleanlings are exercised in usbyterian Mission of that port, has secured tin, showing that the metal, ge shipped to Eng Fratice and England.

addressing me. He said, "If you want me to malicious libel in the words and gates following that I had been spacly to a criminal conspiracy. iho first prize at the Middle Temple, London, land, contains 1 oz. 6 det. 8 gr. gold to the ton." the manufacture throughout.

In fact, my lord, that I was ■ rabber and an o By Gir to yan I will not." On the 9th, after that is to way AN

sociate of robbers. This gentleman says he

· CONSISTENCY Š ̋AVEWELI FOR COAST PORTE, Waters are packed for laternational and Constitutional Law. This

The Perang Ganalle of the 6th it.y-We

go ashore, which I granted, telling him to To Tx Error or tяs China Matt.

dose not sipprove of corners, even who they and placed on board, ship at Hongkong prices, is werth one hundred galues. Mr. Ong-Biang,

Longtong. 26th Maret ars undertaken to punish shore gamblors who and the full amount allowed for Packages and he is quite a youth, only soine sorsateen yours are informed by Captain Boat, of the stesser FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD DENTRAL. taking in cargo, he asked me for leave to

of are, is a holder of one of the Rates (Govern. Ho Kwel, which arrived from Dell on Tuesday,

· Empties when coceived in good order.

Last night, shortly before ten o'chnok, the fire be back in time to turn the mon to on, the

·S-I wonder why you and your contemporary sell short" Well, selling short is not a crimi-- morrow morning, He did not return in time Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applios-ment) Scholarships arth £200 per sanam, that he was refused a port clearance by the

topable for four years."

Datch officials until he paid a tax of 50 guilder bell sounded its teosin of alarm, a fire having and when he did return he complained of bulag net szpased one of the mat striking examples nad offence, so far as I um awaro, je fact I hap

of barefaced impudence and glaring inconsist+woy

But it tion.

conta por ton register for the Chiness hospital Captair Homes Hayes not long since drew at in Batavia. When he disputed their right to broken cat in No 20%, Queen's Road Central, sick, and wished to leave. He said he would give that has spor hoon tean in the Colony, refer to tur pon to know it is legally justifiabla

think over the, matter and if it mited me, he which a shareholder, who some months ago asnorted lus het bene proved "but it kan besu proved Aretation in the Pioneer to the fact of there being love this tax, which never was claimed before, he which is a piece goods shop. The Fire Brigado.me $10 and his nextant. I told him I would collag of Use Rupe Manufacturing Company, there has boon any ortering in Eepes, which no-Eurasien jockeys on the Ladian Turf. Al was told that the low under which it was collected under Assistant Superintendent Horspaol were could go at the end of the week. He thon said, with gang of Chinese of Juhloas rajate in order to sites and thortghly prowd, up to the hilt

carner Balt and mine the prica of an arbole of the recent Bangalore reaser coe of this class was had been passed seras sigh or mine years ago on the ground and quickly had an abun-Vory well captain, if you eat up reagh, FB food, that is indigenabfi fu the poorest in the I think the control of those who have chosen

and to most shortallars on their own ground"— · very much is evidence. He is a young man, sed that, although it had not boen enforced be DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," Latands over 6 feet in height, and his normal fore, it was to be enforced in fature. Were this dent stres of water playing on the berging | do so too."He then went to his berth. I then Colony, posed as a champion of pablig mar for he didn't meat thom, on their own ground-at

The signalled for the doctor, but he did not cosy. I spoke of the hotauruess of rigging to market weight is said to be 7st. 2b: Ho only had one tar to be reada univeral, it might be annoying, banse, which is a two storied buikling.

about 9 am. He said he had rhoumintinh, and when they are apdertaken to punis's cloro gublers His Lordship-We.cauhot go toc musk'into mount at the race when he scaled 7at 4lb with but no one would have a right to cumplain Batumos, bevever, but obtained a strong held on went to his berth to ask him to lara to; that was Eops shares. I do not store ofenomen the trish who sail short. But, if there has been any cornering that one. be levied on this house, and had communicated to the first would not go to sea. I said I would take him to in Royee-which has not been proved-I think the saddle, bridle, and weight cloth. A local paper it is not universal. It is only

PlaintifI do not wish to elaborata. I will. asked with anch, proportions wint amount of Chineso-owned vossals, whether stor reor of No. 20, Jervois Stroot. The engine ato in spite of erything. He then jumped out conduct of those who have ekoson to, mest short-

The question is, however:-What is

I think nerve and physical strength can op-exist?" janks. Fred Archer, who stood Sfc. Sin., killed himself a Chinese-owned stasimer? The Ho Kurs in work in Queen's Road had no dificulty in con- of his bank and struck me in the face I beur sellers on their own ground is eightonmese iloolf make it at short as possible. But I must oll

the scar now. I then struck him and closed with compared with that of a man who, on, his own year lordship's attention to this. him for self protection. I then was helped by showing, atteftad what would have beer Little less the conduct of those who have chown to meet in the efforts to keep himself down to Est. lb. owned by Messrs. Chong Mob & Co., who, if of trolling this fire on that thoroughfare and effec-

Chinese parentage, are nevertheless British sub inally confined it ie No 203, but it was made two of the crew, and when he ceased struggling it is time that we wore dane with such hollow iooneness itsell compared with that of a 2014

than robbing the poorest of the community. Itkik kortsusllers on their own ground is righte jects, and, it seems to us, in a foreign port, kave

Borze There has been an auction of steamers at a right to all the privileges of British subiste is to employ the statuur in Jervois Street,) he wanted to-go sabore. I refused to let in consistover. You

who, on his own showing, attempted what would Tho-defendant mention, thereby that the plaintiff have been little less than robbing the poorest of Singapore. On the 8th instant, says the Straits The Ho Kwei sails mder the British dag, aud hero the houses are four storeys in height, and and he went below. I told him I would do y

baut chatuoter noi repute, and the community." I submit that what I have went to his cabin again. The cabin boy said some was himeet a man Fimes, the shipping people, including many we cannot see why she or any other British are mostly fall of valuable pines goods. The firs best to take his certificate from him. He then Chinese and Arabs, wero well repremled at vessel-for a matter of what cati nality, thein No. 20 was fortunately also soon got under con·

thing to my wife, that the mate had a ratolcer, a bypoorits, that he associated with Cainosa of bas-just-read, and what has been admitsd in the Messrs. Powell & Co.'s auction mom, the attracwuers are, by law, British should have to pay trot, and by half-paat ten all danger of its spread and from what, my wife said I was bilocanter and repate and that he had boon ti asever, is a libel per se. Justification hes not

party to, orlaival con pizaor to raise the prin iou being the sale of the steamers -Natal and a tax that is not levied on vessels belonging to ing was orer: A good deal of damaga has, how and found he was sitting on a cheat, with some an + zinonamry of life, in the Colony of Hongkong

The plaintiff alaime $10,000 damages. Banjormassin. The first reasol put up was the other nations. Captain Bask paid the tax under

Be may have had to as I did not see his right To this the following answer has been filed:-- Natal, and bidding was started at 820,000 by protest. The Ha Kai is the first steamer ponerer, no doubt been avoidably done by water cartridges on his knee. I did not ses a revolver.

No. 203, Qesen's Road Contral, was insured, we

kand. I then went on doek sad reeured all the Chinaman and rose by $1,000 kids to 283,000, at which it has been levied.

understand, in a company for which Messrs openings to the cabin, not got my rifle and th paragraphs of the said petition.

1. The defendant adrats the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and which price she was bought by Byed Mahomed bin Ahmed Balesin, who, we understand, is s The Sarawak Gazette, in its issue of the 2nd Dunn, Melbye & Co. are agonia, and the ground loaded it. I pat 2.mulor la watch the door, 2-The defendant admita tont be printed and pab. partner in the firm of the original owners. The inst, contains the following caution for investors foor of No. 20, Jervois Street, was insured with in ense of tha mate breaking it upen. He isled of nud concerning the plaintiff and of the pan tim to the suita in tas pelos mentioust the words Banjarmasin was set off with the good price of and promoters in Hongkong and Singapore, and

and I showed him my rifle and told him I would in the 5th paragraph of the said patition but 240,000 by Gan Eng Seng. This price seen to at the same time also wausgestu get in a slap at Meers. Slose & Co., but this floor sustained did attempt for fores the dear, and succeeded.

darios that he did so falsity, acandalously, shoot him. I thon sent for the police, andi ft diously; the defendent oleo dunice that tho aud put all other intending buyers ja flutter of a British North Borneo-News has roschef us no damage, we believe, from Br

sergeant and constable' came on board. I-gave worde bear or were intended to bear the meaning at tonishment. The bidding only ran to $2,000 that the Sultan of Branei and one of his Minis

hits in charge for assault, but afterwards with-ibuted to them in the concluding tontons of the more, when the first bidder clapped on another tere named Paugeran de Gadong have wo thousand and became the pot. The steam 50000 serve of land, rolving $6,000 for it, TEE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMt. I. proditos my official log sontaining age. Thornbout the paar 1887 the plaintiff and curtain

Araw it as I was told it should go to the Marine sait paragraph.

8The said words are true in substance and in launch Soska Ahfee, formerly the Snapper, was and further payment of 25 cents an acre whom the land in token up. There are now four parties banght ins

Chicose confodorated together to buy up all the salt with concessions in their pockets (to nao tho sx-

Cross-examined by, Mr. Webbor-I have heat is the colony at the Inwest prien and by holding tho The following is the report for presentation to captain sincs June, 1881. I ebipped the de- same and by other run to dreate corer in ball The latest addition to the fleet of the Indepression of "A.B.C.'S" Ietter in the Tmas) in Chinn Steam Navigation Company, Limited. and around Singapore, hoping to taupt the guile the shareholders at the sixth ordinary general fondant on Friday, the fith. There was to time and thus to raise the price thereof. And attie ciest the Y tenang, which arrived her from London tone publls into buying this: Thus souces seting, to be held at the often of the Company, stipulatal for his uning on board at toturing Company, Limited, in the 4th pregraph of

ing of the rareboldors of the Hongkong Cope Mana obtained from different scarODS

certainly did not tell him to some any time. the petition meatused, the plaintiff as he himself al- on Buday afternoon, is a fine looking steamer.sions are She was built by Hell, Russell & Co. of Aber is and about Branei. The prisofpad suro en Saterday, the 21st jest, at noon-

The goieral mamgets have now to submit to the expected him to come dort morning in time to legs in the public interont salled attention to an al desa, is schooner rigged, built of steel, has being the Sultan himself, who has, with bis

shareholders their report on the sixth year's working far the men to. I saw him come on Saturday, leged "opener" in the slurs of that company and main and spar deck, and six buikbeads. Her di Ministere, been trying to borrow money for a

of the company, and 3th June 1859. After praying cannot any whether he was sober er not. I stated that coder the airaumstances of the thee the 4. The defendant sags further that uniter the air, lrauning oponate, gramin of inst, unoraalso shipped a 2nd chaty, used Freakin. He alleged "oper" was nothing less than a robbery. little on these concessions-which to say

anulitor's fees, thero is now discharged. I had no row with him. stances furumail the words set out in tho said least are loose venture and it is a question if one not profs of the Sultan has the right to grant away large with the articles of ausgetation, it is proposed with On Sunday, the Sith, I was on the forecastle. Ilond de comment on the piztiff in his publ a abar- tracts of innd abent which he neither knows nor the consent of the shareholders to appropriate this aw the defondant and Mr. Franklin speaking cares anything so long as he pockets the mount as fallates

To plans the amount of $78,49160 to reservo fand, shaft the furuagile. I did not hear any remarks The Minister Pangeran de Gadong holds rights ning the equivalent of 3 por cont on the raros of I did not say. When you address no call me over the Tutong river attached to the title of the steamera, tarif, moorings, &é, on the th Jane

Me Wabber-Did you, set any-on. Gadong, which is for his life only, so ho be not, and to per a dividend of a par cant on the old right to sell land which does not belong to him up capital of the Company, absorbing farther

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mensions ard:-length, 250 kset: breadth, 36 long time; now they havo mazagod to pick whel to to editing commits and in accordanes He had so adranes from mo'whot ho joined. 5 paragraph of the paid petition wore a fair and

feet; depth, 16' foot. She is fitted with triple expansion angines of 200 borke power, has two single andet hoilers, and dcos 10 knots on a cow

umption of 14 tons of cool. On her trial trip the male 12 knots. The cylinders are 21, 83, and 54 inches und stroke 9 inches She is classed 100 A 1 at Llogda. The Trasel is constructed to carry 2,000 tons on a raman draft of 18 feet. Ou the page the engines wore never once alowed

been pleaded, privilegaling not baon pleaded, and the onus lius upon the defence to prove that it is no libel, tint it was published on a justiflable occasion, on good grounds, without malice, ed aan indopondorit comment on the nots of a pu lis man, sa thuy put it in their answer. It is. I baliere, good law that the onus les on the de- fence to prove the truth of the allegations, and I now call ahon thom to do so.

His Lordship-Do you propose to into the box yourself!

PlaintifNo; if there is anything to rebut will go into the box afterwarða.

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his case he must carry it through.

His Lordship said that no plaintif had began

Plaintif tiron went into the box and gave eris deuce as follows:-o the nuswer to my petition the plaintiff saya-"In or about the year 1887 together to buy up all the salt in the colony and by tas plaintiff and certain Chinese confestarated holding the same and by other means to averte a corner in salt and than to raise the price therent." I swear on my bath statement that Feonfede rated with auy Chiass in falae. I was invited to hooome their advisor in reference to certain akt tors in connection with the proposed establish.. ment of a wait form in the colony. I held the satur, and as the editor and proprietor of the Home position to them that Mr. Danny did to the head of tas erudicato. That is all. In do- on Telegraph, apable newspaper, and the snok words were printed and published by the defondan ing that I'was is no way onneerand with a and for arch carasaan and without any malicions syndicate to catablish a salt arm in this colong..

His Lordship-Is it to your knowledge the On the day after this sunnymous letter appear Chinese were of dubious character?

Plaintiff They were Bw. The principal putable morbhatta in Hongkong. They were. gentleman in this outoay Chinene gantlemen, as we understand Chinese

mentive or interest, whatever.

Sola Agenta för Hongkong and China fordonu, uer was watır ever required on the bear but only to his offins or title. Any title to the $25,424,00, and leaving a balanos of. $1,76099 to be when you address me say "No.

ings, rather an nonstal rosalt-with new mn land obtained-from such a.ssure witbank the Although tho-reault does not adrait of a larger Franklin ".P-No. He complained of being sickeditor and proprietor of the China Mit as members were bankers and the others were re-"]

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following-letters-na.

Bongloay, 28th March, 1850.

On behalf of Mr. R. Fraser-Emith I have to apply to you for the name of the writer of atter

"Conistony in Jewel and signed "Ropes headed" reblished in that right's issue of the Chair Mid

Prasot WERBER-

His Lordship Then there was a disputa P Plaintiff Yes, the customary row amongst Chinonen:

His Lordship-And that led to an action P Plaintiff Ye.

His Lordship And yon gave evidence f Plaintiff Yes; I was subpensed by the de fendants in one of the cases. There were cross- actions. I gays evidepan

Cross-examined by the Attorney-General-.. Have you got with you the Hongkong Telegraph of the 10th September 1985 - For.

Will you look at the part where your own? oridens is reported P--Yes.

Did not the defendant sar. "I was speaking to I instructed my solicitor to weile to the seal of the Sullou would be illegal if it were dividaus ihan is given any that the saings for the some time, and I did not hear him nerungs with George Harry Baiu, E., Ellior and Trapriators

the gustal manager on the 10th. He did not say he had been siox for has all the latest improvemante.

contested. Without going into the particulars are ploned to be able to say of such said and purchases, we cannot put it under review Sompare favourably with prasions Franklin to take his watch. He never asked the Chinn The chiol offlor and twenty-four of the araw of iato too strong a light that we consider parieness. It will be observed that the same to go on shore to see a doctor. He went to

written to reserve account is asse $28,000.00 greater the wrecked ship Barch Maulers arrived at Sin that they are unjustifiable and much in the rear's appropriation for, that purpose, his osbin. I did not go to bis berth and pall gapore on the 8th inst. from hic in the steamer deprecated and will not be the means of awing to the increased value of our asete Nurwoyce Lint-out Roridant Sahif Baros. The men were taken doing any susterial good to any ons in the Company bas, iz common with all teams shippingMr. Webber-On your oath, did you not pull

cewepaper, of which you has the registered pricker from the wreck by the Dutch gooboat Gier and Branei territory or out of it. We insort this interosta, suffered from the scarsity and high price of him out?-No.

Aud pablahes. As dientis arbed that the latter conveyed to Muntak, thers transferred to an- information to mation our friends and neigh cal; this fast will be more fully appreciated menitis Did you give him a black aye Yes, in question läs gross and mijciens bbul which car-

You did that in his berth P-No.

not fail to prajudically afect his character ant to- Deber gunkat, the Ternate, which brought them boura in Singapore and Hongkong to be guard that the vorge, prica has been $1 per ten mor then was paid during the year ended 30th June, 1988, HongKong, SEPTEKAGE 1798, 1889.

to Bhio. The wen speak in the bighest terms ded in setting afloat Companies to plaat telacou, being on a sensumption of shont 17,000 tons, or You're never had any Board of Trade in-putation, and an intro to it once issue

[sgal proceelings.—I an Yours faithfully, of the kind treatment they served at the in or about Bransí, en landa bere ausrobyond to nearly & per wat of dividend.

quiries before No. handa of the Dutah civil and naval su- and confusion exist, and where no honort oflcial The Company's foot has been maintained in the

In reply to further questions I did not becsiva The delivery of the English nail was began thorities. The chief officer, Edward Williams, is to be found capable of holding a wild popala.nl stato of exisignor the Follen has passed. bec

laid complaint to the Boar! To thin the following reply was received- a summons before at 1.50 pm. yesterday.

saya the Bar Blantyre was siling through than in check or to provide safety to lifa and pra-Lloyda No. 3 uarvey, and the Thales will made of Trade Tild nat sy "Good-you. I'll-shoot

Hongkong. Murotr 9th, 1830. Shareholders are aware that the 1,144 vislietted you." I was excited. but I did not say I would The Agents (Mosers, Butterfold & Swire) in-

the Banks Straits under all plain sei, party. Stories will be tramped up extolling the No. 8 survey during this autum. form me that the 17.8.3. Co.sstemmer Putinurus with a fair wind and fair weather. She was go- richness of this land which has never been looked sharon in the Company warn ofteron for public tender ebenk anybody. I did not eos any franams. J. Frupis Wolber, E., Eoliciter,

Svi to nekoówledge the receipt of your

Do you mind reading your evileden ?-1 would frata Liverpool, Jeft Singapore on Sunday after ng short 4+ knots when she giok on a rook in at, sad, vaunting the rights of the concession, suriy in Angnet. bai the hydere received were so low When I applied at the Polios Coart, the Inspeclutter of routerday's data requesting the name of the prefer you to do it. I not in very good lumb. rid chanual, about four wiles from the shore. which boars gatos moale of authority and royalty, at the general manerers had coustics ectomittee for did not say I was ad, and refuse to gent writer of a lottar honded Consistency in a Jewel noun for this port,

The Acting Attorney-Geveral read the evi Within shout ftoen or tnty minutes, the ship but friends, beware of putting your mousy upon Jecided that it was not advisable to make any allot. sammons. I was then told it was a ses published in the China Hall of the proceding ovaning. meat. Slice then, however, in offer of $731 for thore

dence, which was to the effect that the plaintiff.. The Agents (users Adamson Ball & Co.) with water, and the afterpart Bank, the these frail and rotten deeds. Look at the front has been setel tud, and the pration to for the Marine Carte That was the reason-There is no nomesity for your latter, and I am sur inform us that the C. P. steamer Port Augusta, forepart remaining fixed on the rook. Nothing bles of the tobacco Companies in North Hernes: biard, son 103, will be passed to credit of re-applied to Capt. Emmsoy, on the Elth. I'd prisod you should apply the terms "grons and in the present ose was invited to dinner at a sions to the latter you refer to and that your client Chinese hotel, and was there informed that. with the Canadian mail, left Kaba on Bunday could be done to save the ship, so she was slag-thero show how much a strong and efficient Gezve foud,

should be for-Shanghai and Hongkong-

our ut i fut it is in any way Ebolus certain Chinese rushed to form & wilt farm toned. He thinks there is no chance to save the vernmentieregninotto keep men, managers, and The local insurance companies hays been budaced

must therefore decline to enter jako further in this colong, and that bs was offered twenty vessel, a when he left these was breaking things in order. Where is thorn any chance of

corresponding with you on tus subject. Your cho: per cent, of the profis to look after the accounts. According to the turn of the Carnior of over her. The Straits Ties adds that the cap this being dons in Brunal P

diont servant,

and rouder certain special servicos. the City Hall Musente. 184 Europosas and 1,900 tein was expected to arrivo in Singapers in a day

Plaintiff said the ovidence was true up to that Chicese visitor the City Hall Lünent, during, and that a court of inquiry will be held >the work vnded the 15th inst.

The Aoling Attorney-General-Ii

new year..

there.

lower the rate of promis charged on the blocks of the company's steamarr by 1 per cent this is batter for congratulating and will beneneially affoet the company working the extent of about $10,000 per sana,

CONSULTING COUNTYTER.

in usual cours it may be stated that the mounts appearing sa fretches due and accounts recceable on 80th June, have all been collected since that lado,

has resigned his scat, and Hon. J. J. Keswick hus Sines the let emeral meating Mr. J. Boll-Irving been invited to All the vadanor. The Committon now Favourable Intelligence has been received of cost of Hon. Mr. Ryrie, Han. Mr. Layton. Me. J. F. Holliday and Hon. Mr. Keswick. In accor the expedition to 'l hibat under Colonel Parte dance with the articles of newmistion all those gentle. The party are travelling towards Tarkand, anrimen zotite, bat telug cligitlo, offer themsolves for ueet with a friendly reception from the Chinese. t-slestion

The following items are taken from the font. don and China Express of the 16th ult. ;-. To-day is the New Year's day of the Parsees, The Pioneer saysThe Secretary of a gold Mesure. Scott and Co., Greencek, have extured commanding 1259 Arno Yardozard. A Jasan miss having sent an imperative demand be a an order for two new steamers for the Chino or service will be hold in the Parsee Club, in Shelley Stroot, at 3 o'clock this morning. We certain, shareholder for the payment of a call," Navigation Company. Exal vessel will be of

received the following reply Dear Sir, I about 2,000 tons. heartily wish the Paris community a happy have your letter of this date, and note that your diractore propoke to proceed agaitist me Your The Deli Courant of the 31st August states Propectus stated that one of objects of your d work gold in that during the month the tabacon crop hind beep India and elsewhere. Thing

company wan to meek, win

tot turning out ent on most of the estates. Owing to the hosty well in India, your directors arently consider rains in the previous three months, the yield will it their duty to seek, win a rock gold pl Mr. Gabriel Deveria, whe bolds the rank of The prosont accounts have been ascited by loss be much smaller than had been hoped and bars, out of me. I assure you, how Consul General, and who has requuti pected at first.

over that I am not in an auriferous vein; the Secretary Interpreter to this French Minister of

Doneae Lara Co., Ganeral Managers, only lode I possess is a load of debt, and saw gold Foreign Affairs, has been appointed Professor of mino I shall be a failure. Your prospectus Chinese at the Ecole des Langues Orientales

slimstad a yigit of one on of gold par to Vivantos, in the place of the late M. Jamstel. on thirty thousand tons of quartz crushed par

It is reported from the China Station that

bən

¡telves for re-election.

AUDITORS.

-BALANCE SÜRET YOR THE TEAM HNdze zu“ JUNE, 1860.

ASHETR

$

A Solangor correspondent write to the Straits Times Yap Kwong Sing has offered $5,900 for Rawung, and 54, per cont royalty on the sin esised) An abard price. If duly advertised sunum £10,500 sterling per sunum. You may and gold by public ray it will not go for hen nie, but you will find that I shall not the Impérieure, ngahip, Captain, May, after re To valus of company's sterta "THIL SPOW70 or $50,000"

yield nearly so mask. My person (which, "for paire to her condensers at Hongkong, made a the purpose of this of onlation, may be considered remarkably successful four hours' trial of Jang

AVH-GRE

"Haiphong,

Huis-my, Namba, Thales, Formana, and Fokina 1,083,100.00 To of our hard To valno of broya and nuorings

at Boatow, Amoy, Tansai, and Hongkit, and of the steam lauch

12,201.31

The P. & O.S. N. Co.'s steamer Bombay, one quartz) weighs ronghly speaking, tan stone, angines between Kedung and Fort Hamilton, of the four new cargo steamers built for the and it crashed immediately. I mtimate that it The mean speed realised was just over 16 knots. Company, arrived from Loudon yesterday morn would yield as follows:-Gold nil; silver 31.j ing. She is s sister chip to the Hongkong and copper 43-total 38, 444. Dodnot cost of The following are the only launches for July Shanghai, and of the wire tonnage, 3,400 cuginorashing, say £5 5.-Yours faithfully--" ག་་ on the Clyde for vessels for the Far East: A tered. She made the ran out in 2 days.

steel screw ataamer of 5,200. tous, with triple In the House of Commons on the 15th ult. expansion engines, built by the Fairdald Com To the Hongkong and Shanghai, Banking

Corporation We (Bres Preat, boer that a Syndicate is be- Sir G. Campbell asked the Becretary to the Trea-pany for the Facile Mail Steamer Company: To the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking ing formed to Singapore with the object of pre-aury by what calculation it was stated in the named Chine, and the Sordari Maris steamer, of Corporation deposit moting & Tia Basting Company. It is believed Troszury Minats of July 15th that the now steel, 1,800 tons, with engines of 1.20-horse To cast scevant that there is a good field for the cumployment of Canadian Pacific route to Hongkong saved se power, built by sara. Lebnitz and Co, Ren-To balance of claim on Uriența! Tanic Con capital in the same kind of andertakings that veral days, a compared with the Sues route, for frow, for Nippon You Kaisha of Tokofama. now being carried on at the Pato Brani Smelt pestal purposes; what was the present contract.

——

de

Capt. MeFarlane Did you give him leave to not say the defendant was insane.

onshore F-Yes.

What reason had he for wanting to have the ship Because he did not care to stay.

When you went to his borth what was your object-o ask him to turn to.

You strick him in self-defence P-Y Mr. WobberWhen you want to bis berth,

tory"--No

China Mail Odloç.

Gro, MCEBAY BAIN,

The defendant in his answer to my petition point. bas very earofally avoided pleading justification.

Ha

the shrinking from pleading the brath of the arranged that all the salt in the colony should

He has farther, and I think judiciously, shirked prices rose. It was arranged between you did you not say "Gyem, I'll be your doe-allegations contained in that anonymous letter be purchased at the lowest price to be held until

Capt. Forsyth--After the assault 3id you call pleading privilege, and so far as I see from the four people You were together f

ploading's his defoner is that the alleged Flaintiff Certainly not. dofumatory worde are not libellous and were It is so reported here--Where does my name for help as he did.

printed and published hond fide without appear?

The Acting Attorney-General-Your name malica, and in good faith. We shall pre- At this stage the Court adjourned till 3 pia.ently have the opportunity, Etrast, of pak baving appeared as being of the party you say

3,796.79 poration in liquidation) ARYANA SAN To mundey coconuta yaneivable

Ta freights due Both Jung

42,800.00-

Did you threaten him --Yes, You found no resolver?-No.

teral

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A

I

His Lordship said he thought the plain- LMT's remark was in bad taste.

sud on reassembling,

"Abdoola, a seaman, and Quoy Ah Yon, cainting the defense to the tost Now, robwithit was arranged. The learned counsel con- boy, ware called and purroborated the captain's standing the many alterations in the law of libol tinned reading the evidence, from which it ap

in recent years, many of them for the public gond peared the Chinese proposed the Customs people stawacent, which closed tha ensa for the com

no doubt, I believe Starkle's definition still hold should be squared, that, plaintiff poluted plainant.

Mr. Webber, in defence, said the defgnes was good. (Plaintiff read a passage from the author out this was impossible, that the matter was de simply that ce the 6th inst, bis elit signed sity nited.) Aspresumé it will be argued, foolishly forced until he could consider come practicable chief offleor, ut a salary of 850 per month, and Imagine, that these words are not defuzatory scheme, that he subsequently went to Captote he received a month's advance. The captain Pee, I shall for the information of the and made satisfactory arrangements to prevent told him he could come any time, the following Attorney-General give him from Odger's work the smuggling of salt from China into Hong- duy. He went at 4pm. Ho saw the captain as on libel a few instances of what constitutes libal, kong, that in conjunction with Mr. John Pit- he went aboard. who sait something as to the It is libellous to say of a man that he is an imman he bought two old gunboats for the pre- tims of his coming.. When he got aboard he ar poster, a hypocrite, or a frasen suake; that he is vantive servisa, the arewa to be provided by the ranged his cabia, banging my pastos, &c. to roguo end a racon, that he le a dishonest man, Chinese authorities bat paid for by Lu sy odi- make it comfortable. Next day he was forward that he is a desparate adverturar and that as cute, and that hapave instinctions to commemo with Mr. Franklin, when he remarked that he cistion with him will inevitably being ridicule buying up all the salt in this Colony. Is that saw two turus in the chain. The captain eaine ou gentlemen, bat it is not liballons for one al correct Yes; as adviser to the eradicate You gave instructions to buy up all the salt up, and pinoing bie hand on bla boulder sait, newspaper to call another the moat ignoraut, -1110018|you; say sir when god address Yuigar, and surrilous newspaper ever published-1 advised them.

His Lordship-you say "instrueled.” 13,131.91 the. Hiz eliert said "I did not address you, in treat, iritsin. Now we will just have a look at

Plaintiff-Well it in the same thing. The On the lh he had very sick this literary production of the China Mail. Ia 100,600.00 butiranki ont to the captain and, cuked my petition i have already admitted that at the position I occupied was to keep them within the

9,112,40 hire if he could go to see a doctor. The exptain meeting of the shareholders of the Hongkong law of Hongkong.

The Anting Attrusy-General-And yet you aid, "I'll be your doctor; you bars got $50 of Hope Macufacturing Company I in toy caps- 454 mine, and you want to jonce the ship" Ho the city as a sharebulder took upon myself to make ware to have a share of the profits P

Plaintiff-Most tooidedly. You don't work 23,654 35 went to his oxbin. The crptains followed him stain remarks and ask slain questiona 14,015.25 down, and when he was in his bunk be struck don't think there is Tha remotist doubt for nothing. 1,280.44 him and gave him a black eye, and brained bis ad perfect right to do so I being a regis The Acting Attorney-General-No, but if With your you were acting as a legal adviser you would He was looked in his cabin,

areholder at that time, $1,300,326.4452, and cheek

whist be was packing up his clothes. He de- uruship's permission 1 would just read what I not take a commission. nied he ever had a revolver or yet any cartridges, did say so the as it has referenne to this case. and the ulick heard by the cabin boy was the quote from the Daily Press yowapapot.

Plaintiff said his thought it was elad for, The Acling Alteruey-General-Why not closing of a portmantead. The waily man with

Cross-dramination contioned--If you were arte. Brearts was the captain. Ho put in a certiti-from your own paper. cate from Dr. Cowin, to pertify that the defend- PlautifVary possibly I may havo editeding as the legal adviserof a business or canfederacy ant was resily ill. The captaia went to his berth the report in my cu paper, and acting to of this description yen world be paid fees Yen 19,178.41 with the direct Intention of having a fight, the lights of the Attorney-General it might pot Bat in this case pen wore to receive are of which he did. Those were the facts; and they be quite impartial, though to my lights it would the profits? The radiosts were dabions about would be supported by the Chief Officer and Mr. beThe plaintif the road an extract from ble there being any proats and they asked me if in- speech at the Rope Company's meeting in which stond of a salary I would take a share of the Wm. Franklin.

Mr. Clewert Young, the defapdant, and Mr. he wade certain remarks and put questions with profits. Sa

Itxas suggested to you that you should square William Franklin gave evidence to the effect of rutorence to the-sileged cornering of the Com the late nients made by the soloita: for the de-eny's shares by the Company's employer, and the Customs people hero 7--It was

stated that he spoke not only as a small shars What do you mean by that P-I explained it force.

The Court was then cleared, and whep it again helder but also as a representative of publio is to Chief Juation Russell. The Chinewo thought 233.586. opened, the following finding was read:--

terests) Now I respectfully submit was per- that Captain Clayson, then in command of the $7,090.94

The Court having, regard to the olraumfectly justified in asking the questions and revenue station, could be induced by being 11,222.43atames before it finds-That this onduct of Cle-making those observations, and I did so with bribed to parent emuggling by wording out

oko į gunboats, J mout Young, first mate of the British barque due modaration and made ase of not Omega, towards the master has been disrespect-expression that could be construed ful and that ho left his duty without proper sy way unfavourably to myself. I did not 1998 cause; but as the evidence is conflicting and in-ay anything against cornering and rigging as adequate as to the assalt, they are not prepared ornering and rigging. What I did protest

For unparalleled redulity, or imundout nadacity. $1,809.821.49 to deal with his certiual, but they direct that against and what I protest against again and

Le be discharged from the ship. ·

again, was that gaployes of the Company, using it does not matter wry mach which is the real quality The Court is also of opinion that the master infertention that was the property of the share-the so called lateligent Chipese Less the tics. Ts wanting in judgment in going to the mate's balders of the Company, should conspire to. No better example of this would be cited thau a state. cabin, and that thereby the disturbance was gather to establish aring corner in made in the Supreme Court today by a Chinese geatlamas paused Led Lit, the defend at in the Salt 3,553.31 cassed, and he is cautioned to be inore careful in share, I aubmit this report from the Daily Carer case, Mr. Kit is a Chinos bank er, áð Press will bear out what I have just said no doubt, from his position, a leading and inf sentist to the letter And now, my lord, we will have member of the Chinese componity. He has been fa look at this presions gem of literature published Hongkong for swerte youre, and the whole of that in the China Mail, I wonder why you and time engaged la- the banking sinna. Aud-yut notwithstanding what somit have boos z extensive your, contemporary bars not exposed one of the experience of foreigners in thig uolany, Mr. Lại Kh most striking examples of barefaced impudatioe navoly stated. the witness box that he had been and glaring laconsistency that has even boen seen informed by his friends (and implied that he land in the Colony Wels-Lam-portactly well snare believed that one of his nexociates in the projected that abem of this kind is not libellous. It would ait Farm -Mr. Fraser Salth, editor of the flanghong Telegraph a person invested with sooà high not be libsiloes of a private man, moob less of a mutterit and of such great influence that he could man whe in his small sphere is a public indivi-valmly go up to Pazlag-and-hob-nob with tas dual. 16 in vulgar, coarse inventiva which so, Emporer without foremony, bad tree and special taally means nothing in itself. But connected tree to the game of His Excellency the wem pałd $1,000 por woman by the Governor Viroz of Canton if it were a pabilis, hotel,

and loss avant va "to

Juno, 1889.emieckman.

82.628.60

$211,600.19

mancat repaire to the Fokin

ing Works by Messrs. Sword and Mullinghans. time for letters from London to Hongkong A Buddhist temple in to be opened in Paris To mino of qualsia godowns

Before leaving Odessa the newly appointed Suss; and what scald be the time by the new next week. The rites are to be performed by To valou of I capstan and I shaft in fund

route, the Atlantic voyage and stoppagas ineled- nino bonnes who arrived here the day before Governor General of Irkutsk, General Gereyed; who were the parties who ba continually yesterday The spasial branch of Buddhism kins, is reported to have said:"Amongst the pressed on the Treasury the importance of the represented by the new pagoda le that which many duties that I shall have to take up in my ew route for military and naval purposes; and prevails in Aquam and Tonquin. The number Ry proposed capital IZABILITING, new post none will give me greater plesaare than whether the Secretary of State for War and of Buddhists now in Paris is about 300, includ 20,000 shares at 250,00 1,000.00.05 ·

further Bussia's internetin Thibat, and, if Board of Admiralty had dona sa; if so, for whating, of course, the strong contingent at the 1,141 sarro nallottad...... $7,200.00 Possible, I should like to bring it noder the partscalar purposes; what this post of each sol- Exhibition, near which the Temple is ritual 18,85 protection of Hasin"..

dier or asilor sent by the new roule was calenlated ed... The zerries will be performed private to be in addition to the subsidy and whether toly, but visitors will be admitted to tho By underwriting secant of the company. A seizure of some 1,400 taola woight of pro-India the alternative roube by the Cape of Good building and allowed to inspect the idols By reservefund June, 1847 $148, 31.30 pared oplum was made or board the river steamer Hope was quicker, mach emeier, and infinitely and paintings. Too lattor have been execat By aunt written off profe Patshan on Friday last, the opiam baring been cheaper than the Canadianr. Jacksoned by a native artist, and represent the whole maggled-on-board-Yesterday at the Polide am afraid that in the desire to be concise symbolism of the religion of Buddha.. Court Captain Lafavour appeared on a smmons

the Treasury Minute is not quite so- clear Gustave Dumcasting, the Gavurument oficial for being in possession of the opinm, which the as it might be; the saving of time referred who takes charge of the Annalu sad. Tonquin By leas withdrawn to me par Opiam Fanwer olid as his property. The to is really on curtain sections of the line sections of the Frapoh protesterats at the cass was remanded until to-morrow,

vis, Letween London and Japan, and London Exhibition, has promised to present the idols unaw No. 2 Lloydı Bozvoz ....." 2,140,40 The Times of India says:Wo are enabled to and Yokohama To Shangbai-eastern route, and other appurtenances of the temple to By annder accounts payable ... state that affairs in Sikkim are analy settled, shorteat, 574 days: laget, 22h wastara route, the Saint Mussaffer the less of the By nepun ascotas, Oriental Bank Cor. There is no doubt whatever that there is no shortest, 301; longset, 8291; the saving being Exhibition. The banzes are on the with on the part of the Thibetans to renew myou and ten daya respectively. To Hongkong Armsmite village, where they are tracted by the Forintios. Sikkim is entirely freed from rn route, shortest, 24 days; longest natives with ovory outward show of reverence, Thibetan influence, and will have no onection 37 western route shortest, 34; longest, In a day or two thay will live at the pagoda and whatever, with her, and she will bo altogether 330 Yokohama the eastern route is lófallow a kind of manastic roles dudor English rule: For obvious reasons Fuzo 18 days longer than the western rents; paan tepape will have to be kept at Gastong, but the R and O. Berrion is not a contract. The Rajah of Sikkim is at Guntok, and is survico to Yokohams. The importance of the graawidower his wife having left him, ame Cansdian Pacifle route for military and what audduuly a fortnight go for Chambi, suval purposes was urged upon the Govern whers her two children and brother-in-law rent by members of Perliament, public bodies, Thera ja no great probability of the Rance re- and members of both professions, and was one of turing.

the frotors that led. Her Majesty's Govern. ment, including the Secretary of tate for War Another case, and a bad one, of hydrophobia: and the First Lord of the Admiralty, to agree has counted at Singapore. The Straits Times to the grant of a subsidy. I am afraid that I received a letter from General, Boulanger in To naration to genees? mensare far of the 7th instant says:About 9 o'clock should be travelling outalde the limits of a which be claïnis, trial by a Court of Appeal or a. To balanco... on Thursday night a Chinaman, vomiting, anarer if I were to specify the purposes aimed | Council of War. pad frothing at the mouth, and exhibiin, at; but their general nature is sufficiently ob

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

- [ HAVAR TELEGRAMU. †

PARIR, 6th September GENERAL BOULANGER

The President of the Council of Ministers bas

......

**PARIS, 7th Septempör..

DISASTROUS EXPLOSION,

poration suamiku ni non as manj kance

Balance Acli dpkg; 1888

brsaglit forward Balanco 30th June, 1889...

By profi sui loss sexoputa-

$9,110,37

240;508.51

Proff and Loss Account; WH JUNE, 1839.

To charges LoDEKİ

To Tanneration to semmiting committee

for 1 months to date

To audflare tonig

aflige expenses, &, for 13 mo

4,009.00

600.00

10,000.00

By balazos of prolib and Iosa, 30th June,

149,618.08

$165,672.29

$

- 8,110.87 The explosion of a cartridge at Antwerp ret By it on running the company's stomm

1888

ere to date.

9,788.30

5,109,80

8.985.28 1,912,00

1,025.00

By profit on wharfagetypjen sekaranamke, By profit on Hongkong moorings, &a......"

ing all the symptoms of bydrophobis,vions. An regards the cost of the conveyance was found lying on the five-foot way if troop F would refer the hon. member to -in Victoria Street, -With-assistance-the-pour-clause 9-of-the-second schedels of the contract.

orosture, who mapped at everybody who approach. To the figured then given would have to be add sd him, was placed in a ricksha and conveyed sd the cost of transport to Halifax or Canber, Bre to fifty barrels of petroleum and caused graveny prent on coal supplied to sfornace to-the Feaper Logital, where he died sheet which would depend on the arrangements that accidents. 120 people were killed and 200 injured. dolook on Friday morning. His sony was might be made at the time.. I believe the alter- fearful to bebeld. From inquiries instituted by native route by the Cape might possibly be ---the police it appears that about two-inɑsthaugo i comer hat sheaper and easier, but certainly mat

the deceased won bitten by small poodle-dogo gacks advantageous in the cuspect The injury was of so slight a nature that marron believe that a letter was addressed to the Prime ly any notice was taken of it until the right, se Minister in favour of a salady, signed by nearly

shove stated. Of sourse the owner of the dog. 200 members of the House, and am told the Por where the animal may be, is not at prosent aumber would have been inersized if more time

kaswn.

had been afforded.

PARIB, 9th September

THE EXHIBITION.

By proft on Tamani mooringa marja, By profiton exähange soconstantemen By barer on contributions from Canton Three hundred and four them and persone ka memacro-Offee and Hongking and visited the Exhibition on Sunday,

Whampon Donk Company, Limited conn By interest soc

EDISON IN PARIS.

The Mauicipal Council of Paris gives a ban.

quet to Edison today..

Hongkong, 18th September,1887.

SUPREME COURT.

16th September.

-In Orannat-JURIODESTIAN.

BEFORE.R. FIELDING Clarke, AVTING-CHIEF JUSTICE.

FRASEK-SMITE 7. Munday Baix, $10,000

Pressly. Bribed-Yes. It is a ocimmon Chinese ides-Fadvised them of its fallacionan BAE.... Now will you look at your issue of the 12th September, 1888.

The plaintiff appeared in person. Tho Act with what follows it meane deel, and-in-wood 3.02 ing Attorney-General, (Hon. A. J. Lasch), In-dance with the ouses I bave quoted boom of Hongkong for letting that thaial down asily structed by More Dennys and Mossop, ap gross, scandalous, malicious, infamous libel, con his pater, nould induce the British Consel poared for the defence..

vaying fusputation of asprotny, that at Canton to do anything de liked for a consideration.- The plaintiff, in opening the case, said Thin; after being a participster in what is alleged to had been offered bat had refond the Registrar, 198.50

is an asion for libel in which I claim $10,000 have been a corner, a confederate with Chinese seraiship of this colony and that the present – 145, 672 99 uzungus sgciunt: George Muay Bain, the of dutions rapnte, a swiller of the Test water, numbent of that position setol under his orders, won a full-fadget Magister who did pot prestins JAN editor and proprietor of the China fat, news." u havo the muauvity the ampton,brane be could noose" for goro montY DAY paper, for a defamatory Ubel published-in-that-so get up at a veeting of he, shareholders his newspaper, and a lot mors hairrasing strosities

198