THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 -
Mr. J. B. Aitken Mr. Audet
MA. Campbell Mar
milkin Mr & Mrs E. McLeod. Mr, F. S, Meser MJR Morris Mr. L. O, Wurly Mr. & Mrs Norton
mostly all of thou wounded. Thres of the All these topositions will then be read over VISITORS AT HUTRUS, New Ematli Wahrs out thoir way through and fo, upd siquid by, the respective witncares who
HONGKONG Hotxins ascaped
hove sande them and will bò aigugil by the TOER INHUMANITY AT MÄRKEING prosiding Magistrate, And any such deposition The bombardment of Maleking still con may be need against the naqused, it his triul, în tinues; but the enemy have made very little pass of the previous death of the witness mak progress, and Colonel Baden-Powell is as in ing it or of his being so ill at the time as to be tingly confident as ever. Ou the 3rd justant abuble to attend the Doors, deliberately abled the women's hoger and killed a little girl, aged eight years and two other Vabildren. The indignation 'among the garrison is intense
THE STORMBERG REFĶESEN From Sterkstroom a message han before roved that the authorities have completely conorated the guide Morgan, who led Goisorul Gatsoro's force in the night attack on Storm terk
MUNIFICENT CONTRIBUTION BY
COLONEL LUMSDEN,
Caloutta, 19th January Colonel Lumsden's contribution to the Indian Valunteer Contingent is R50,000, not 15,000,
bits, Angus and a Mr.JA Jar er Mr. W. S. Lailey Mrs. Buon Mr, T. 1. Barlow
Aliss Drum
Meng Mybu ch
W. Neeson
Mr. Q Newhous Mr. W. Nico Mr. Va Kiran
Mr. K. Ochlachthoger,
Mr. A. 6, Ogles
MMMMr, E. W. O dos
Mr & M J.C..Dusel Mr. & Eat-than
2 ch Len Mrs. T. H. Eddy Mr. M. Flei cher 3irs. Glaver. Capt. Gddard Bujor & Mrs. Grits Mr. T. Guillien Mr. B. J. Jul! Capt. & Mrs. Hamilton
Mr. J. J, O'Neill:
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Mia Odia:
Mr. Max Fartow"
Mc, E., C. Poster Mr. C. I. Price- Mr. F. Prisenst
Mr. F..B. Ret
Mr. J. Reville. Mr. Reeves
Mr. G. E. alichardson
Mr. B.J. Rebins.
Mr. K. T. Ralph ̈ Mr. H. Selitelponlaram.
Mr. Schreiner
Mr. P. W. A. Soult Mr. If. Sinamina Mr. C. L. Simp Mr. & Mr. Sinks And
If, aftor hearing all the evidence for the
"Bir W. Horte, Bari prosecntian the Magistrate is of opinion, that
My E. F. Biben it is not palloient to put the accused on ta Con, Blackburn, RM, tuo lattor in entitled to be forthwith discharged & Mm. AM. Eat It should be observed that the ordinary rules tenheira of evidence apply equally to ench cases the Mr. Franklin Brooks present as to those in which the Magistrato Mr.FW. Brok is dealing with a matter as to which hie jars. T. Burgdorf
MeLC. Byron. diction la final
Magistrate de satisfied, however, that - Mr. J. 1. Caenduff - the avidence adduced by the prosecutor is suf. M1 B, Carter
cient to pathe acensed on bis defeüce, he will Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Church read or sause to be read to him the depositions Dr. & Mr. F. Clarke already taker, and, after informing him of their H. Cooling precise legal charge which he has to ensnar Cimilr & Mrs Podiev Mra W. Parât ⠀⠀ Will address him in the following terms: Mr. P.G. Dennoche THE ENEMY, LOSSES,
Having heard the evidence do you wish to say af Ja Doyle, Day London, 19th January.
`anything in adewer to the elurge ♬ You are Lord Dundonald, with a of mounted not ebliged to say anything unless you desire to tronpe, encountered a Boer forco on Wednesday do so; but whatever you say will be taken down afternoon to the west of Acton Holmes. Ha is writing and may be given in ovidence against rae reinforsed, by General Warren at 7 o'clock yon on your triel, and you are also clearly to In the evening by a dotachment of Dragoons understand that you have nothing to hope from Lord. Lundonald occupied the kopjes after the any promise of favour and nothing to fear from fight, and now hold the position. The Bner uny threat which may have been hollon out to Daca vore a Fuld Cornet and twenty man killed you to indas you to make any admission or and wounded, and fifteen taken prisoners. The confession of your guilt but whatever you now Buglish loss was Lieutenant Shaw, of the Im-y may be given in ovidedes against you upen perial Light Horse, wounded, and two privates your trial, notwithstanding such promise or killed and one wounded.
threat." Ang statement which the sensed way make in ungver must be taken down, read over to him, signed by the Magistrate sud placed with the depositions and such statement may be given in svidoncs against him at his trial.
The Magistrata.will then proceed to de man of the aconsed whether he wishes to call any witnesses If so, their statements upon oath will be taken both by way of examination and cross-examination, provided they know anything of the facts of the inse, or anything lending to show the inne cence of the censé Snob depositions will be reduced into writing, read over to the person. making the same, and otherwire treated in precisely the same manner as the depositions for the prosection. Should this last evidence ba suele as to supply, in the opinion of the Magis
rate, a suficient and conclusivo answer to the charge, the accused will be at once released. Should the Magistrate, on the other hand, con sider it ha duty to-seed the matter for trial bo will eitber anumit the accused to prison for safe aslody during the interim or admit him to bait.. He vill bind over, by recognisance, the prosecutor nad his several writzegges, as well as all witnesses called for the defence (pot being mere witnesses to character) who may, in his opinion, hose given evidence-in-anyostoi
SPEECH BY THE HOME SEJRETARY,,
London, 19th January, Sir Matthew White Ridley, speaking at Liverpool yesterday, at that Her Majesty's Ministars bured the full responsibility, and they have been united from the beginning, of the Transvaal orisis. He added that, when the time came, their defence will be found adeguato with regard to the war. The Home Secretary mid that all the Generals in the field had soulideans of the country, as well as that of the Government.
ANTILLERY REINVORCIIËNTS. “A
London, 19th January Twolva Eatteries of Artillery will sulark for the Cape within a week.
THE EIGHTH DIVISION,
London, 19th January. The Eighth Division for the Cupe has been ogtered to nobilise at Aldershot imundialole,
I reported that Goneind Rundle will con. anjali
GREAT FIRE AT SINGAPORS.
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Mr. J. Keerander
Mr. T. II. King-ley. Mr. Mrs. Kimberg Mr. Geo. O. Kie
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·M«, F.-D.-Irvine.di MF. FB. Jab Major . H. St. John Cap, Kofod Mr. J. E. Lee Mr. R. Martia Mr. B. Mitchell-
Abnuleighto'clock on the night of the 24thjul one of those terrible conflagrations that canes such great damage to property, and throwal to the ease, or touding to prove the innocence the residents of the town into aroitement, brake of the aroused, to appear at the Court at which out at the Tanjong Pagar Dock Cdfe Wharf, | the accused is to be tried and prosecute or gira. How the tire originaled is not as yet knowa; sidence spac.ively Minors and married bat, about the time mentioned, the end of the wokion are constantly thus bend over, and the steam sa milf newrost to the fitting shops was Magistrate way, by warrant, commit to prison anteed to be ablaze. Plenty of assistance was auy witness rufusing to be bound until the forthcoming, and it was hot, long before the triuk dook steam fire engine was at work and two other engines with the members of the Ficò Brigade, andor Superiuteadent Jonuings, were. on the scans shortly after" right o'clock. By this time, however, the whole building had gat fairly alight, the great mass of wood leside the building using farionely. The fumes leaped up to a height of fully 90 feet, and the ront of that portion of the building fell in vigi Quarter Sassions or the Judge of Assize as the Colonel The Gorama Mr. O. D, Thomson
great crash. This did not check the fire in the least. The song about this time was mag- aificent, sithough of a very disastrous character. Not 20 yards away lay the s.s. recan in dry dook and a little further away was La Seyne, the Prench Mail steamer which was recently sta d
et Garre Light and in nhw nuder repair. Some idea of the best from the fire can ba gained when it is explained that the paint of the Zena was barat and had commented to peel off..
Thors was on lack of willing helpers, firemen, police, employee at the dock, and civilians work ing together in a praiseworthy style. Infunda fiou had also vedelic flis Cominneder of H.MS. Linned lying in the Roads, à a score of bluéjaoketų, assisted by several marines, armed with axes, act to work to clear away anything kely to assist the progress of the flames.
The fire was not long in reacting the main end-of the buikling, and as esvel hosts were in course of construction close by, particular altsutron was paid to preventing the flames nching them, these efforts being successful. Another danger, however, was threatening, Close to the sen end of the mill is a godown wafer by the Oceat Staninship Company. This building is storest with such inflammablo matoriale as tar, ropes, &o, whilet, there was also a large quantity of matches there. The efforts of the firemen were chiefly directed to preventing this, baliding getting alight. In this the r efforts' were rawarded with success.
By eleven o'clock the shed had been.com. pletely burnt out, and there was little dificulty ia etreking thrdire's spread. *.
(44) PROCURE BETWEEN COMMITTAL, AND TRIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE GRAND JURY/
· IN ENGLAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN HONGKONG,
The Magistrate, having committed for the accusid, in England, either remains in custody til the bearing of the case by the
case may be, or else procures bail, which will generally be alloyed, exropt in cases of very serious crime where the panishment is likely to be so henry that the socased would, in all probability, prefer to forfeit the recognisance of himself and his sureties, and ran away rather than appear and tako bis trial;
but, what more ulvantageons to the accused. In this Cafooy there are no Quarter Sessions monthly suing of the Supreme Court which. and prevents the delays which are often som ensures the spiedy trial of all accused persons plained of in England.
(To be continued)
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DI, M SCHLOSSER.
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Boot No. 1, First Floor. Consulting Hours from A. till 5 p
THE system employed by MR. SCBL03-
SBB which has rosaivode the highest praise from the leading European and American papers, as well as from leading Medical men, does not comist in entting the callosily of the Carn, for thomore this is eat the larger it grows. and extending, produces follammation, and gives rise taabsonssen, which may be followed. by serious consegnehues too numerons to men.. The m'thinary in the saw mills consisted of too. To thoroughly Cuas Conss. Besions, bollers, circular saws, frame says, wood-workinger Cosyand all diseases of the feat, ruz
Besides the burning of the mill audita con tants no other damage was done. What is loft of the mill are the frou pillars which supported the shed and the shoels of corrugated iron, barut, twisted, audl vor useless.
machinery, &, and it is unt yet known how much of this will be it for further use.
THE DAMAGE."
oca of theril, which is its wooT, MUST-ZE Exxxorán, that is to my, the white point This property of the Company is informing kind of eyelet must be taken away. arrel for last two million dollars, dividel ng betwson 1 insurance companies. The partier.
Sometimes there are several of these which
Jer section which was of fire is insared for produce a nabar of Ceras from the exe $730 divided proportionately between these growth, which are formed in the course of time
13 captutes. The act loss capist be estand encouraged by too frequent casting of the
ated, but it is kaow that it will be less thau $75,000. The general opinion in Iasumucepper portion of the Corn.. circles is that 13 is a very wihtoky number, and that nietly as possible the Dock Company should make it either 12 or 14.
Que of the marines from the Linnet samed
Witiobank met with an accident while assisting at the fire. Ons of the engines, was hong redored to another part of the dacks, when slipped and dislocated his loftknas. The ship doctor frou a eure. attended him, and be removed to the Lianet.
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