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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 167, - 1901

sketch, Mr. GoxPEETZ says: "It will be "seen that until a good deal of work has heon "done on the land the judicial functions of "the Court do not begin to be excrcised. "As soon as the last day for receiving "elaims is past, all the land in a District A. S. WATSON & CO., that has not been claimed should be "marked off as Crowe Land. When all the claims ar collected, the separation of those which are undisputed will leave a' "comparatively small residuum for the "Court to deal with. The undisputed. "claims are immediately available, and can

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ESTALIJSHED A.D. 1941.

we bave This DAY.

CLOSED

HONGKONG

THE

DISPENSARY

SODA WATER FACTORY,

Warder Robinson, of Victoria Gaol, died in the Government Civil Hospital on Tuesday sight from an affection of the brain. He leaves a wife, but no family.

A. Chemuipo telogram of the 5th inst, ebates that eight of the crow of H. M. S. Barflour carried away a quantity of china goods from a Japanese store there, when a dispute took place between them and the Japanese. Two British

und four Japanese were injured in a fray which

ensued.

Yesterday's lawn tepuis results were:-Pro fessional Paire, final tja-E. F. Mackay and P.

Sixtean teams have entered for the Straits National Football Challenge Cup, and the spon. ing match is to be played on the 19th inst

McAulife and Jack Slavin, the wellknown pugilists, will probably be în Singapore towards · the end of this month, and it is likely that a contest will be arrangeit if a suitable purse be forthcoming.

fra Hongkong that he is greatly struck by A correspondent writes to the Pinang Gazette

the private enterprise here, which he says, is far ahead of anything in the Straits. When the Government declines to move in Hongkong, the ratepayers themselves come forward, and

Government. This, we suppose, is intended

"be handed over to form the basis of a per. A. Cox beut F. Maitland and H. W. Slade (8-6,1 gither carry things through or unite with the

**manent rent-roll,"

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6-8, 6-2, 6-3); Clampionship, and tio-H. Pinckey (holder) beat P. A. Cox (12-11, 2-0, 0-1, struggle, but in the end could not cope with bis formidable opponent.

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During the 24 hours culing at noon yesterday there were roportsd 19 fresh cases of plagné, with 22 deaths (all Chinese). We note that it is stated in the stars that there has been only one European death from plague during the year, and that the total of 460 deaths is statad to be composed of 457 Chinese, two other Asiaties, and one European. The figures seem to require revision.

Beer, judging from last year's customs re- turns, is the favonrite drink at Bangkok. The value of whisky imported last year was only about 56 per cent. of the value of beer. Most of the boor is got up from Singapore. Some comes direct from Germany. After beor the mest popular drink is not whisky, nor wine- it is brandy, most of which, after Singaporo, comes from Germany.

From the last sentence of the above it In view of recent events and to meet the will be seen that the work is now in hand 8-6). In the latter event Cox made a good for a joke!

by-which districts in the New Territory expressed wish of some of our constituents are to be made to pay their contribution to our Colonial revenues, as they should have done long ago. Hitherto during our three years veripation of the Territory the owners or presumed owners of land have apparently been enabled to enjoy their claims Free of rent. We have not heard of any payment on

account of even a portion of the rent for land. 1 is likely, we fear, to be long before the Land Court finishes its work, unless the available Staff is increased as suggested by Mr. GoMPERTZ. The question is worth serious consideration whether it is not passible to ask the present holders of although fully, confident of the absolut unsettled land to make some payment at least for the privileges which they now enjoy and in which the majority of them purity of the output from this source.

ay ultimately be confirmed-for, as the Report points out, by far the major portion We are now making Aerated Waters of the land under cultivation or covered by buildings is held by persons whose only at our WEST POINT Factory which is claims to the ownership is not disputed

In these circumstances, it is not aureuson- able

to expect that those who enjoy privileges should commence to pay for them, partially at least, now. They have finest and most commodious Soda Water too long been in an entirely anotaalous

Factory in the FAR EAST.

The following appointments were announced at the Admiralty last month:-Midshipman C. E. Kennedy Parvis, to the Talbot, to date A meeting of Justices of the Pence was held April 15. Chief Engineer.-W. P. Chapman, at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon to con. to the Tamar, for charge of machinery of sider an application from Rustomjee Corasjon Wivera, and for general duties in reserve, to Bamjes for the transfer of his licence for tho | dute April 1, "Engineer.-E. C. Smith, to the Stag Hotel, 142, Queen's Road Central, to Luis Barfleur, to date April 20. Surgeon.-P. H Manoel Labo. Mr. F. A. Hazeland presided, Boyden, M.D., to the Woodlark, on recommis- and there were present Mosura. J. H. Kemp,sioning, undated. F. J. Barleley, H. P. Tooker, and C. A. D. Melbourno. The application was granted un- animously,

openly stunted facing the sea, and is the

Orders will be received as mual,

Telephone" in the balance sheet of the Alice In reply to a query regarding the item

Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals for 1900, the Hon. Treasurer boga to state that the mum of $50 per annum is expended on the upkeep of a telephone in Nethersole Hospital, the telephone in the Alice Memorial being maintained free of cost by the China and Japan Telephone Co., Ld The Hon. Treasurer bags to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-H. N. Cooper, 810.

An armed robbery was attempted at Kowloon City on Tuesday night. The Chinese occupant of the house attacked seizel a musket and presented it at the intruders, who fled. One of the burglars who was on the roof, in kis kaste

and some

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 16th May,

BuroвR ME. HAZELAND,

CARRYING BURGLAES' T0619. A. Cantonese who came down to Hongkong a day or two ago was found at Yuumsti yesterday morning by P. C. 77 with a bundle of clothing burglars' tools in his possession. He could of course give no explanation regarding the articles, und was promptly taken to the police station and accominolated with a cull.

When brought into court, the defendant was found guilty by his Worship and fined Sea, with the option of one month's hard lubnar. Being short of money, the defendant had to go to prison.

AIDING AND ABETTING A STOWAWAY.

position. Anything tending to relieve the burden on our exchequer of the New Territory is to be welcomed, we should imagine. The Land Court occupies the tiny and labour of valuable officials, audit must be a matter of many years before the New Territory can be made to pay its way. In the meantime we have at least one way,g, raised lits footing and fell to the ground, few days ago of being a stowaway, and fined,

to get away when he saw his comrades decamp-charge.

The coolie in question, whe was convicted a sustaining serious injuries. The other would stated in evidence that it was in consequence of

A. S. WATSON & CO. | involving no hardship or injustice to the

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ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS

ESTABLISHED 1841. Hongkong, 13th May, 1901.

BINTH.

DEATH:

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At Balmoral," No. 23. Steven's Road, Single- pare, Mrs. 7. 11. W. HuezssTROM, mother of Mix. E. BACKER, sized 77 years.

occupiers of laul, of obtaining a small return from the New Territory. It is impossible to avoid the conviction that hitherto affairs then have been completely mismanaged from the financial point of

view.

be robbers carried him for some distance, but had to leave him to avoid capture by the police. who were in pursuit. The injured man is now in hospital

An opportunity is given for those in want, of an useful wonat to secure one by attending Tag remarks in this column on the 14th the action sale advertised to take place op posito the City Hall to-day, at 2 p.m., of horses instant on the enlistment of Chinese for rafted from the 1st Bengal Laucers. We are Ce the th May, at Orchard Road, Singapore, service as infantry at Weihaiwei have clicited informed that these horses are to be sold. to the wife of FI. S. PINCE, of a 201.

some interesting comments from our salmako roote for remounts now being purchased scribers. So far nothing but concurrence in Iulia, and are not east horses" in the in the views expressed has reached us, urdinary acceptation of the term; they have all opinion being pretty strong generally against been through the China Expedition in North the employment of Celestial mercenaries. China, and would have gone North again with One esteemed correspondent points out,

the regiment had not the order for the front been cancelled. however, that we missed one point which is worth investigation. Out of all the men of the First Chinese Regiment-we trust it will also be the Very Last-that went to the

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VEUX ROAD Cl. Lopes UFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EC

Hongkong, 16th May, 1901

P

We are informed that when the chief officer of the P. & O. 8. Sobraon left that steamer on Sunday last, the 12th inst., the boiler which had been taken to the stranded steamer for

Is the lust number of the Government front in North China, only quite a small cage parposes from Shanghai, and which number, not more than 200 in all, returned will be sold at Messra. Hughes and Hongh's Gazette appears the Report of Mr. H. H. J.

to Weilmiwei. Few casualties occurred and rooms on Wednesday nort, by public. GoMPLATE, Member of the Laut Courtos anong them, but the large majority of the auction, as Let 3, is connected to the ship the work of the Court last year. To the Report are appended some Notes on Laudrank and file, who had devoted themselves deck steam-service, and that all the cranes but Tenure in the New Territory" which go most industriously to the collection of loot, ona were up and ready for working if steam The fore derrick was into the general, theory of Chinese tenure, simply deserted with this spoil. They did had been got up.

in place and intact with gear. The windlass anomalies in the New Territory, and the not go over to the enemy, Lut, having

was intact, and there were eight lengths of system of land registration. Anyone read secured a lot of plunder, they merely made cable remaining. The spare bower anchor was ing the Report will appreciate that the Land off with it without the formality of asking ready to put out if steam had been got up, Court midertook a long and arduous task for leave. All the cost and trouble of There were shear legs rigged over the engine when it commenced to settle chains and training them has been thrown away, and room (skylight cut away) and over forward survey the New Territory. With regard to

presumably the arms and uniforms are also and after stoke-holes, and there were the claims, Mr. GoMPERTZ points out that lost. We should be glad to receive exact locks, and fails available it would accelerate the work considerably to particulars of this matter, being most have two more Cadets as Assistant Registrars anxious neither to exaggerate nor set down It is anything that is not strictly correct.

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A shopkeeper and a carpenter employed on the steamer Diamonte were charged with aiding a coolie to obtain a surreptitions passage to Manila by the above vessel. They donied the

what the first defendant (the shopkeeper) said. had $85, and of this money he gave the first to him that he determined to go to Manila. He

defendant $50 to take out for him (witness; a passage to Manila, the balance of $35 to be paid to the first defendant when the witness got to Manila. The second defendant (the carpenter) took the witness off to the steamer when the 850 had been paid över, and promised to look after him whilst he was on board and see him safely landed in Manila. him in his room, and told bim not to show him- The second defendant put

sell.

The witness was discovered when the Diamante arrived in Manila on 4th May, and brought back to Hongkong by the same steamer. Robert Rodger,second officer of the Diamante, said the first witness was found in the carpenter's room, lying in the bunk. The earpenter told wituess that the man was a sailor on the ship.

Andrew Ramsey, master of the Diamante, that by the law of the United States the first witness would not be allowed to land in Mauila, not having been there before. The owners of a steamer were liable to a penalty of $300 gold for every Chinaman they brought into

Manila.

The defendants were fined $250 each, or four months' band labour. Both want ie prison.

THE CHARGE OF BRIBERY AGAINST, AN INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS. Fercy Thomas Crisp, inspector of buildings,

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS** SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CORBESPONDENTS.]

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LONDON, 14th May, 7.25 p.m.

CHINA'S REPLY ON THE IN-

THE NEED OF MUNICIPAL "FREEDOM IN HONGKONG.

COMPLETE FAILURE. OF THÈ EXISTING SYSTEM.

TRIFLING WITH EVILA may rightly be claimed for Hongkong that is the most important British colony in the Far East. Whether from a naval, military, or mercantile point of view, it is the premier Colony; It is a strong naval base; Its military position is of great and increasing importance: its commeren is vost, and its shipping is proudly referred to as being third in DEMNITY QUESTION.

the world's record The importance Dr. Morrison telegraphs to the Times and lafuence of Hongkong is therefore unquestionable. The Colony is wealthy; in from Poking that China's reply to the 1899, the excess of revenue over expenditure collective note of the Powers expresses amounted to $447,350. H.E. Sir Henry A. Blake; G.C.M.G., in concluding his report, as astonishment of the enormous amount Governor of the Colony, for 1899, wrote: “The the indemnity claimed. China undertakes, general condition of the Colony is most Bourish

future prospects of trade are good, „

if the Powern exact it, to pay 450,000,000 taelsing, and with the command of cheap labour, it gives promise of developing into a great manu- in thirty annual instalments.

facturing centre."

THE COREAN TROUBLE.

SHANGHAI, 15th May, 11:16 pm.

BRITISH TROOPS FOR CHEMULPO. Weibaiwei reports that a force of 1,500 troops under General Dorward is ready to embark on HMS. Terrible for Chemulpo

at six hours' notice.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, 18th May, 725 p.m.

the

The prosperity of Hongkong is due to the energy of the European merchants, and to the facilition the Colony offers to the Clines for moking money, and the security it provides for that money when they bave made or are making 1. As a manufacturing centre it will never equal Shanghai; its recently acquired territory is a costly encumbrance necessitated through its wise government and the security offered to military reasons; its advancement depends on

the colonists, European and Chinese, who re-

side therein.

Accepting that so be correct, can it be ronson- ably claimed that the Colony of Hongkong is administered to the satisfaction of the residents; is it wisely governed and is full security of- fored to those who live and have their be- ing hero? Concerning the military and naval sapects of the case, the residenta rightly enough do not claim to exeroics say rights. of control. They help the Imperial Govern- ment as much as possible by a yearly militery contribution. Boyend that, those subjects in a

PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS--OFFICIAL | Crown colony aro rightly enough outside the

STATEMENT.

province of the colonists. In the matter of local protection, Hongkong is as well policos as Singaporo, Penang, and the settlement of Shanghai. It is right to admit thạt Hongkong is on the whole fairly well guarded by a goed disciplined police totes, shough that forco might well be increased. It is not with the attacks of thievos or bandits that the European or Asistio resident an Eastern colonies is con- corned, for efficient policing afforda" protection in most civilwed centres. It is immanity from sickness and disease, the possibilities of living safely and economically, and of being permitted to exercise a voice in the municipal government of the place. These are the cardinal points, which claim attention. These are essentialsfor the permanent prosperity It is estimated at Protoria that 16,500 Boer, and advancement of any colony; these are

A Parliamentary return states that 634 Boer forms were burnt in South Africa during the period from June to January

last The Boer prisoners now number 18,3-d

REUTER'S SERVICE:

LONDON, 13th May..

SOUTH AFRICA.

are still in the field.

features which are lacking to-day in Hongkang. The enemy is again spassing in the Eastern We may pride ourselves on our position in and Western Transvaal.

shipping: H.E. the Governor inay write

commerce and optimistically of our

ro. venue; but the fact remains the residents are denied the liberty extended at home to a ramal parish council, and are compelled to live under HONOURS FOR JAMES WATTS, THE conditions which in certain respects are more

applicable to the 12th than the 20th century.

General Campbell, whilst returning to Middleburg, was harassed by 1,000 Boers with four guas,

TIENTSIN HERO.

James Watts has been awarded a Com. panionship of the most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, for conspicaons bravery in conveying despatches between 'Tientsin and Taku, on the 19th June last.

LONDON, 13th May.

Briedy, Hongkong at present is suffering, and is likely so to suffer for some time to come, from the following choice collection of avila in a severe formBad sanitation, insufficient water supply, bad roads, inclulity to cope successfully with infectious diseases, overcrowding, excessive |rents, high prices for food, lack of efficient schools, and other minor questions. Some of these were ensually noticed in H.E. the Governor's Inst

Public Works Department, was brought up on THE BRITISH AND AMERICANS AT report, others were ignored. Elsewhere, in most

Kee.

remand from the 11th inst. charged with accepting a bribe of $40 from one Chenng Sui His Worship intimated to the defendant that it had been arranged between the Crown Solicitor and Mr. Francis (counsel for defendant) that the case should stand adjourned till the 23rd inst., at 2.5 p.

Bail of $500, as before, was allowed.

BEFORE MR. KEMP.

LOOKING FOR WORK.

boats, for lowering guar over the side. Two Berthou boats re-hose-pipe, value $15, the property of the owners A coolie was charged with stealing one brass of the steamer Hamburg, on the 15th inst. He muined, and four Chamber's Patent hosts. There was a 6-inch wire lawser laid out on pleaded not guilty.

the steamer to look for a job, and whilst wait- The defendant, it appeared, went on board

ing he picked up the hose pips to examine it.

about to steal the piping, placed him ander arrest, afterwards hoisting the police flag. A luxong camo off to the ship and took the defen- dant into custody.

PEKING.

A report by General Chaffee's aido-de-cainp published at Washingto" upon the operations of the Allies at Peking, says that the British were the only real friends the Americans had, and that they were always together.

MRS. BOTHA GOES TO ENGLAND.

Mrs. Boths, wife of the Commandant, has sailed for England. She obtained Lord Kit chener's consent to interview Mr. Kruger, urging peace.

SANITARY BOARD....

A meeting of the Sanitary Board will tako

1.

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

civilised places, the eradication and prevention of these attributes of a thickly-populated centro are a responsibility enjoined on the residents themselves, and from the experience of other places in the East it is conceivablo that an energetic Municipal Council with money and freedom might successfully combat these evile hore. But the Government-such as it is- with lamentable and disastrous results. HE. profers to exercise its own municipal control the Governor omitted in his Blue-book to point out that Hongkong is acquiring a reputation as a centre for bubonic plague, which breaks out yearly and cannot apparently be eradicated; that from a sanitary point of view the disease is more or less trified with;

Suggestion relative to the deposition of any relief (like the present reclamation schems) moriband infants at the door of the Convents.

is left to private enterprise; that excessive renta 2 Correspondones relative to the report of Medical Officer of Health for 1900.

to work in advance of the Court and pra duty we, in common with every British 34-inch wire haweor laid out on port bow to a port quarter to a 4-ton sacher, both recoverable; pure the ground for its operations. In

journal, owe to the British taxpayer, to see 30-cwt, kodge, also recoverable. The coal is One of the ship's officers observed him, and I place to-day. Thursday, 16th May, at 4 15 p... that overcrowding er sta on a gigantic scale, and the other hand, the that his money is not wasted on useless or easily available on board, as well ag, fresh water under the impression that the defendant was survey work, ou Colony had the services of a staff of dangerous experiments. We regard this for the boiler and fresh water for drinking trained Indian surveyors, which, in the attempt to make soldiers out of the "can Parposes. absence of any properly qualified Chinese do" Chinese coolie as an experiment, and surveyors, was a great advantage. Mr. we earnestly avocate its early abandon- Gompeurz gives a general_skétch of the

ment. If some of those who are possession procedure of the Court, which is briefly as

of the exact facts with regard to this ques. follows. A district is selected and its tion will supply us with reliable particulars, boundaries marked out, and a date is then they will be rendering a service to both fixed after which no claims will be received King and Country by thas making them by the Court, notices being sent out. A known. demarcation party goes out, and persons are

invited to attend and give particulars of Four watsbeds wore barued down at Talau ownership, pointing out their land, the out- Temple, Taihang village, near Bay View, at lines of which are put into the map. On four o'clock yesterday morning, damage being

Government, is understood to

The magistrate bound him, oyar in a personal bond of to keep the peace for six months.

GAMBLERS.

3. Correspondence concerning the erection of public baths.

G. A. Woodcock,

Acting Secretary. AGENDA.

1. Lime-washing report for the fortnight ended 13th May, 1901.

2. Mortality statistics for this Colony for the weeks onded Åpril 27th, and May 4th, 1901.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

and food prices are still going heavenward, with A Tokyo telegram of the 6th inst. to the

out any scheme of relief being forthcoming: that some of the most important roads, lite Asahi, says that progress in connection with

the system of drainage, are in a most objec- the Corean loan effair is now reported to be

Twenty-three coolies were arrested on the

tionable and dangerous condition; that unles show. The contact me her to the Japanese 4ta fast, by Sergeant Grant, who found them complete with regard to the security for the

these evils are removed the prosperity of the be very in.

gambling in a honse at 29, Chinese Street.

Colony must necessarily suffer: that the re- Tho defendants denied the charge, but were toan, and it is doubted if there may not be convicted on evidence and fired--the first and

sidents have demanded the right--which every British community is considered to possess and some secret conditions attached to it. The second defendants, for being keepers, $15. and

does possess elbowhere in the Far East-to rate of interest allowed on the loan is only the remainder 33 each. The usual order for 5.5 per cent, per annum, and it is regarded the forfeiture of all implements of gambling

regulate their own parcchini affairs with a view was made.

to mitigating and eventually stamping out as impossible that this rate can be profitable

SUSPECTED PERSONS.

The O. & O. steamer Coptic, with mails, &c., these ovila. ... `... with incomplete security, if there is no political Glegario Rodil, a Spanish seaman, employed

First let na consider briefly the question of on the steamer Cheang Hok Kung, and a Chiness which left hance 13th alt, for San Francisco significance in the loan. The Japanese on-

Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her destinas prepared to affirm that this is being dealt with being suspected persons and found in the cor investigatious actively. The attitude of the rider of a house at 4, D'Aguilar Street, for the tiuus on the 10th inst. Powers remains indefinite. The States are in parpone of committing a

felony,

The 0. & 0. steamer Doric, with nails, to, as it should. The Government had a surplus in The transport Umta loft Kowloon Wharf different, and the British Government is not

Tojoo Mal, an Indian shopkeeper, the occupier from San Francisco to the 25th alt, via 1899 of four hundred thousand dollars at a yesterday morning, having on board the first expected to do much at present; ps her Minister of the house in question, said he found the two Honoluhi, has arrived at Yokohams, and will recent meeting of the Sanitary Board the Party of the Bengal Lancers for India. A to Ecoul is absunt. One half of the Yannan defendants sitting on the stairway at two o'clock leave for this port to-morrow morning via Medical Offer descented to question the wages

in the morning. He called for the police, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai. native hand stiended at the wharf, and played Syndicate in French and a fourth is Belgien, and two men of the Welsh Fusiliers took the The "Ben" Line steamer Benglos, from of coolies engaged at the plague hospital! The have been 500 essen this year notre to the possible, for the British Government to oppose previously been to the shop of the complainant, port on 13th inst. the loan. (One account makes Mr. Pritchard here he passed himself off as an officer on a

The N. Y. K. steamer Kasuga Maru (Anstra- | sanitary authorities, and probably twice as many Morgan at the back of the wholo affair.) The The defendants said they zuissed their ship,

ship, and wanted to get some goods on trust. lian Line) left Kokia via Moji for this port on sported cases. At this period when the Japanese Government has not received any and went into the corridor of the house to pass defaite statement regarding the British the night. The Spaniard farther stated that Acting Minister's protest against the Coreap he was waiting to see the complainant, whom Government's demand for the surrender of the he intended to ask for a night's lodging.

His Worship sentenced each of them to im residence of Mr. MoLeavy Brown.

prisonment for 14 days,

the last day of claim, the Court has in its done to the extent of $76. The Fire Brigade thorities are reported to be pursuing their cook on the same vessel, were charged withma Shanghai, Nagasaki. Kobe, Inland Sea, plague. Few residents of observation will be

possession the maps, the Survey Depart was in attendance, ment's statement giving areas of every claith, the actual claim-forms, and the demarcation books. All unclaimed land falls to the Crown. The disputed claims are next separated from the undisputed," Auld Lang Syne" as the troopship got under while the rest is British, and it may be in defendants into custody. The Spaniard had { Antwerp and, Londen, left Singapore for this plague is with ns with renewed severity; there

WAY.

and the latter are first carefully examined to ascertain whether there has been any effective occupation, for, as the Report says, now that

Sir John Carrington, C.M.G. (Chief Justice), there is a ready market for the land, niany are took his seat in the Supreme Court yesterday, auxiong to assert rights of ownership which when the further hearing of the Glengyle they have nevar possessed, or which have Hangchow Admiralty suits was resumed. Ad long and to the Crown in consequence of ditional evidence was taken, and the bearing abundent of the land. Concluding his was again adjourned,

the 14th inst.. .., and is expected to arrive Government should be expending every cont it here on the 21st inst., an..

The Austrian Lloyd's steamer India loft can possibly gather to stamp out this vile diasas Singapore for this port on the 14th inst we find an undermmoned sanitary staff, and the for this port on the 15th just, at 10 a.x.

The P. & O. steamer Pekin left Singapore only trained sanitary offloar about on leave! The sanitary stat consists of dooter and