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that British India, Persia, and to a very musll extent Turkey, are the only countries directly interested in the import of opium, some of the Foreign Ministers thought to be generous by making a concussion that would cost them nothing anil anggest an

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Rice is another commodity in which few of the Treaty Powers are interested, and it therefore seemed au caey subject for attack. The rice imported into China comes chiefly from Indo-China (Saigon and Haiphong), Siam, and Burmah, with occasiouni small shipments from Japan. The grain from the latter country is not popular because it E LEADING MANUFACTURERS is considered too strong, 100 full of starch. The total import of rice in 1890 was 7,365,217 piculs compared with 6,207,226 piculs in ÆRATED WATERS 1900. To increase the duty on this staple

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food of the Chinese would be to inflict hardship on the poorer classes of the people. without giving any adequate return for the inconvenience that would follow a rise in prices. The lower classes in Kwangtung and several other provinces, who are largely fed on imported rice, would suffer materially if their staple food were to be further taxed. The Chinese in the Colony would of course' not participate in this inconvenience because Hongkong is a free, port, but it is no part of the policy of the British Government to connive at any attempt to throw the main burden of the indemnity on the toiling millions of China; they would prefer that the money should be collected in a way that

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1901

The British transport Enfpoora arrived yesterday from Caloatta.......

Considerable enthusiasm and exitement was caused yesterday afternoon among the Chinage of Traya West by the appearance of a Dragon bost, on the water front, rowed by shout forty mon, which was going towards West Point

On the night of the 12th inst. a house in the Rae Borguis-Deshades, Hapoi, was struck by lightning. Although the electric fluid passed through the bedroom in which the occupier and his wife were sleeping, they were unharmed.

The Indo-Chinese Government has ratified a convention for the creation of a French-staats- ship line between Bangkok and Singapore. The on by service will be fortnightly, and carri three vessels of 490 tons each, drawing 13 foot.

The Tour has ordered a medal to be struck commemorating the deeds of the Russian troops in China Vice-Admiral Aléxeloff, commanding appointed Adjutant-General The crows of the the troops in the Kwantung district, has been three ganlioats which took part in the capture of the Taku Forts have also been granted distinctions.

The cruiser Eclipse, which was ordered to commission on May 9th for the China Station, began her steam trial in the North Sea on the 17th ult. after refitting at a cost of £19,000. She returned to Sheerness on the 18th, her ma chinery trials having been in every way saccess ful, and proceeded to Chatham Dockyard to

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The Bultan of Joho re while in England will confer with the members of the Advisory Board on certalu questions acting the administration of his dominions.

Braid won the Open Golf Championship with a score of 309 in four rounds on the Muirfield links at the beginning of this month. Vardon took 312, and Taylor 313.

A Parliamentary paper shows that the estima tad cost of the operations in China amounts to The figures are made up o £5,660,000, £3,500,000 in 1900-1901 and £2,360,000 in the current year.

- Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, and the Archbishop of Manila arrived in Rome last month to solicit the intervention of the Pope with the United States to prevent the expulsion of the Roman clergy from the Philippines.

H. M. S. Bonaventure left Singapore hotne- wird bound at 9 15 a.m. on the 15th inet. An hour earlier the German battleships. Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, Brandenburg. Woerth, and Weimenburg, and the cruiser Hela left for Colombo.

A Bombay telegram of the 4th iust, says:-- The test of the Bombay fasting lady has been abandoned. Food was found concealed in her dress on the fourth day. Watching thousan:la had worshipped her as a goddess, giving many presents.

ELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 20th June, 1.40 p.m..

THE KAISER ON GERMANY'S FUTURE PEACE OF BUROPE ASSURED.

The Kaiser in a speech at Hamburg declared that the future of Germany lay upon the water. He added that events in China had given birth to mutual esteem among the foreign contingents, forming a guarantee that the peace of Europe was assured for many years.

PROBABLE WRECK OF THE " ASTURIA."

The Asturia is naboro at Rasjan Dhafun,

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, 21st June.

CRIMINAL JUHISDICTION.

BEFORE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON, KT., C.M.G. (CHIEF JUSTICE).

THE CHARGE AGAINST INSPECTOR CRISP-

DEFENDANT DISCHARGED. The Court assembled at ten o'clock, and counsel at once proceeded to sum up..

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In his ncktress to the jury, Mr. Francis, after reviewing tho two counts in the indictment against the defendant, said the particular question for the jury to consider was not whether Crisp accepted, or obtained, or receive $40 from Chung Bhan Koo, but the object he had in view when he took the money--whether he took it with a view to influence is conduct as a public servant, or whether he took it for a parfectly innocent and lawfa object. That was the question (one omitted by the prosecution) for the jury to decide why Crisp took the money, and for what purpose. The statement made by the defendant at the Magistracy after his arrest was that he took the money with the intention of getting Chang Shun Koo arrested and punished for offering a bribe to a pallis servant, The information which Mr. Tooker presumably must have given to the police and Crown officials immediately after Crisps arre

arrest, and evidence which Mr. Tooker had given on the satisfied the Crown and Crown officials that. subject at the Folice Court, ought to have Crisp's statement was true and that there was no ground for the prosecution. The complain- ant, Chung Shun Koo, had managed to slip After the receipt of the above, we were cut of it, and the police had adopted the informed by the local agents of the Company prosecution, as they were bound to do. that they had a telegenim from Singapore: course, a prosecntion by the Captala Super- intendent of Folios could not be allowed to The steamship Asturia belongs to the Ham-

fall through, and every attempt had been made Asturut reported total loss.

steamer, built by Messrs. Palmer & Co. of the defendant, a man who hol come from Nowenatlo in 1890. Her gross tonnage England, specially selected by the Crown agent 5.290 tons, her horse power (nominal) 379, and brought out here under an engagement as (afual) over 2,000.

overseer or foroman of works. He had now On onquiry at the local office of the Hamburg-benuine mouths in the colony, and in the Amerika Linio, we loucut that the steamor Asturia exercise of his duties was directly under the left Hongkong with a full cargo for New York

excellent charneter kothas to conduct and ability. Who was the cotoplainant

+? He was a man in Manila and Stugapore on the 11th May. supervision of Mr. Tooker, whe had given him at

was or not. In all probability houses, buying them at the lowest possible figures There were no passengers. The officials of thu the cargo was insured of us to day roller who for some years past had been speculating in it was. The ship itself was supposedly partly and selling the at the highest. Therefore, it insured.

and is expected to become a wreck. The Clan Maclachan has landed the Asturia's crew at Aden.

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would not press, on the poorer classes complete her equipment for despatch to China, I appointmont of a Commandant of the Federal burg-Amerika Linio, and is a steel, screw to carry is through to the bitter end. Here was.

Apart from these reasons, Great Britain naturally will protest against any single item of import or export being singled out for exceptional treatient, either in the way of increase or decrease. The whole question This Machinery used is of the latest type of the tariff and of the method of collecting the duties will have to be exhaustively dealt with later on, and the British Government are right to refuse to allow it to be tangled with the payinmt of the indemnity to various. Powers for losses during the hostilition. There are many matters to be threshed ont before the tariff can be amended. The lekin puzzle, the imposition of lo-t! shai in the interior, and the dual system of Customs, which at present eats up the revenue and strangles trade, all want straightening out, or utter abolition. They are all illegal, but like many things Chinese they have thanhadow of pficíalism, and remain as powerful stumbling-blocks in the way of trade,

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Tux. Government is decidedly to be con- gratulated on the step which it has taken to improve the system of medical inspection of arrivals at this port. As our readers have seen from the report of the Chamber of Commerce meeting.on the 11th instant,

Mt. Sophia, Singapore, the wife of the Rev. J..the Chamber, at the instance of the Pen-

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insular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, supported by all the leading shipping firms and agencies in the Colony, drafted a letter to the Government, which was forwarded on the 1st instant, calling attention to the pressing need for such improvements in the system of mexical inspection of shipping visiting Hongkong, A POINT of some little interest to British The Government on the 7th instant replied, stating that H.E the Governor fully realised merchants in China in connection with the the importance of the subject and proposed Chinese Indennity question is contained in to amend the quarantine regulations us Renter's message of the 17th inst. Accord-suggested. Yesterday a Government Gazelle ing to this telegram, the Washington cor Extraordinary was issued, dated the previous respondent of the New York Herald states day, amending the regulations published in 1897. Section 19 of the new regulations that Great Britain has notified the Powersrons as follows:-"The preceding regula thut she will not consent to China increasing

"ious (with the exception of No. 15) eball the duty on imports of opium and rice. not apply to any vessel which bas off board There has been much zeal on the part of "as Surgeon or Medical Officer a Medical certain Powers to serve China at the expense práctitioner entitled to be registered as "such in this Colony, provided that upon of third parties, and so ingratiate themselves

"entering the waters of this Colony the with the mandarins. The opium imported into China comes mainly from India and

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Mesars, Arnhold, Karberg & Co, informed us yesterday morning that they had received a telegram from the Gesoral Manager in London of the "Shell" Transport and Trading Co.. Ltd., announcing that an Interim Dividend for the first half yose of la. 3. rar share will be put in London on and after 30th instant. Holders of Bearer Shares will receive their dividends against Coupon No. 1.

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The Band of the Madras Light Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 8 to 9.30 p.m. Programme MarchSoldiers of the Quesa " Selection

Waltz Selection

Gavotle

Song

Huma Folk Songs of Italy" Rampizzotti Letaile Folaire". Waldenfe Belle of New York: ...... Kerker "Stephanie"

"The Lost Chart

God Save the King,"

Mr. Barton, the Australian Premier. is negotiating with the War Office regarding the Forces. It is stated that he has asked whether General Pole-Carew of General Smith-Dorrien would be likely to accept the appointment, which is worth £2,500 per annum,

The Malay Mail remarks that the dunge done to Pahang by the recently published report on the Raab (ompany's workings will be lasting. It will scare off capitalists and weaken the position of existing mines. This, coming on the top of certain other not over successful mining ventures in other parts of the peninsula, is likely to result in a good deal

of real and direct loss.

A. Vancouver telegram of the 25th ult. mys :-- H. M. S. Virage came into the inser harlour

The Clan Maclachlan, which came to the rescue of the daturit, is a Clan Line bost, bullt at Glasgow in 19.0 by Messrs. Stephens & in his possession. On Ousp's raport, the Sous.]

MONEY MARKET.

Console are it £93. On the lean market

Caibnika yesterday ufternoon and made fast alongside of weekly advances range from 14 cent, to towards the person on whose direct riport und

Sullivan

The arrival was expectul at Odessa last month of the Japanese Commission specially appointed by the Japanese Minister of Agriculture and Commerco with the object of developing Japan's trade" with Russia. The Commission will visit Warsaw

Kieff, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other commercial cantres in Russia Enter alia, the question of establishing direct communication between the Black Sea ansi Japanese ports be will considered.

the D. G. S. Quadre, for the purpose of landing | Bak rato remains at 3 per cent.

the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, who is making a brief visit to this city on his way to take up his important duties. Vice.. Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge with his suite, was received on the Quadra by Capt. Wallsan, The Vico-Admiral and his staff are quartered at the Driard, the party consisting of Sir Cyprian Bridge, Vice-Admiral: Capt. Arthur W. Carler, Flag Lieutenant D. M. Hamilton and F. Harrison Smith, secretary. It is anderstood that the Admiral will be the guest of Admiral Bickford to-day, and will sail for China by the Empress of Japua' to-morrow,

A Cape telegram to the home papers states

Just as the bearing was adjourned for tiffin of the Crisp trial yesterday, a Chinamon, an washed and ill-clui, stopped into the witness.that the persistent efforts to force the importa bux and calmly surveyed the departing form tion of Chinese cheap labourers on behalf of about money that he wanted settled, it transpired, tion among the Chambers of Commerce and of the Clef Justion. He had a little dificulty certain northern interests has aroused on agita. and took this method of bringing his case morcantile elsases. This was focussed on the directly before the notice of the Court. The 22nd ult. by a deputation to the Premier composed of members of the Capetown Chamber would-be-litigant was persuadail to retire from

of Commerce, acting on behalf of similar the witness box and to make his application în

institutions from the Zambesi southwards. the necal way.

J. Gordon Sprigg expressed his entire sympathy with the objects of the deputation, and depre cated any further importation of Asiatic labour narestricted into Rhodesia. It was the policy of the Government to make use of the suormous

In is expected, as a result of the recent publication of General Sir Alfred Gaselee's despatch, that a Casette will be published at un have distinguished themselves in China. These will be upon the Indian scale. (tenerul Gaselen himself has more than maintained the reputation which he won on the North-West Frontier, and it is understood that his personal reward will be the G.C.B, promotion to the rank of major. general (he is only a substantive colonel now, though locally a lieutenant-general), and the

early date couferring honours upon thers who

command of the first-class district in India

rendered vacant by the promotion of Lieutenant

General Jenrings.

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· REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 19th June.

GERMANY AND HER TROOPS FROM CHINA.

wat to the complainant's introdiate and direct interest to spend as little as possible on Hauses houses during the short periods chey remaine complainant had been put to considerable expense on honsus he had bought for the

of selling again. Bearing that in. purpose mind, was it likely that hong Shun Koo would feel particularly nicide or well-disposed through whose direct agency he had been re- pelled to spend so minch inney on horses ho had bought mervy as a speculation? Th complainant had every possible reason for sooking to discredit Crisp and, if possible, to get rid of him, all the more "becars he had already found that Crisp was in corruptiblo, Cling Shim Koo had said that the accountant of the shop in Queen's Floar reported to him that Crisp had beats thro The German Emperor has ordered a powerful and had intimated, by the use of a certain ex- squadron of warships to meet the troops return-pression, that he wanted to obtain money from sible to suppose that aut of Crisp's character ing from Chins at Gibraltar, and to escort Chung Shun Koo. It was absolutely im

married man with wehi d--a man who had them back to Germany.

come out here to a goal billet, would expos FRENCH ACTIVITY IN INDO-CHINA.

The French Cabinet has approved of the bisself to the risk of losing his character and

[Governor] 'Convention between

General ruining kimaelf practicaly for the rest of his life, by placing himself in the power of a man Doumor and several Paris Banks to build like Chang Shun Koo. Me, Crisp hud. visitast railways in Indo-Chins, including a line 240 the shop in Queen's Boni, Int, an alert miles long between Laokai and Yunnan-sen.

CHINA SQUADRON PRIZE- FIRING.

NOW HEAVY GUN RECORD), H.M.S. Terrible has again made some phono- Siemenal shooting with her heavy guns at the annual prize-firing recently carried out at Weihaiwel. It will be remembered that last year this ship established a World's Record with her shooting: the high percentage thon obtained (76,8), creating no small amount of critician in Service circles. On the present occasion the Terrible has made 80 per cent. of hits on the targets, thus breaking her previous record, which performance should dispel any suspicion that the score of last year was subject to either chance or expricious firing. This

prosent coloured population of the country, supplemental by sach European inmigration as would aid to the loyal and reliable elements of the community.

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The following appointments have been made the Admiralty:-Lieutenants: C. M. Mastors (N), B. §. Theirer (G), R. A. Newton (T). A W. Kerr, H. T. Pritchard, and C. R. Wason

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he did it in the course of his duty. He went there 10 learn whether the complainant was carrying out the work in eunnection with the house at Hollywood whe Road. In the shop he found ma could understand very little English, and int order tlet Chang Shun Koo know who hail called, he left his card-a card that had bon printed on the approval of Mr. Tooker. address of the shop in Queen's Road was the only address given by Chang Slius Kos to the Public Works Department, and was the address at which all bisnotices had been served. There was no evidence that Crisp or anyone else in the Public Works Department know the man was living at 9, O1 Bailey Street, Dealing the roof at Ifully wort with the insideat Road, Mr. Francis sail the simple fact, was that och man was trying to catch the other, and, us happened in most cases where an uncultivated European came contact with an astute Chinaman, the China- man had wou. As to the sketch drawn by the plan of each man, or might actually havé putent that it is quito possible to obtain

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made by Crisp to explain away some achievement has undoubtedly made the fact Crisp, that was probably merely an incident in high average if high training is imparted to the difficulty in the mind of Chung Shau Keo men, and it is also apparent that gunnery in Referring to the manner in which the complain the Creasy, to dato May 23. Midshipmen: this particular ship is not made subordinate to ant had gently understood the English of his evilence, Mr. Francis N. Biggs, to the Eclipse, to date May 30: G. B. subjects of less vital importance. Ons has only aid he readily Palines, C.H. Mackinnon, B. T Fletcher. F. I. to glance through the shooting returns of the the Attorney-General, bat when it came to the cross-examination the case was wholly The Viceroy of Indis, presiding at the annual Back, and A. T. D. George, to the Creasy, to date

this direction. Our present. ship-building policy every difficulty in understanding what was sickness of an infectious or contagious at Simila, instanced the introduction of electric Ocean; C. H. Philips and A. G. Onslow, to the

is highly commendable, but it is no use to pin said to him, although the language ent. past fullen off steadily owing to the

our faith in nummers of ships unless their crews ployed was of the simplest

explanation, said Mr. Francis, was that enormous increase in the cultivation of the nature on board such vessel within a lighting and pankahs into barracks as practical Eclipse, to date May 30; L. A. W. Spooner, II.

can shoot straight. The returns show that not Chung Shun Koo was axious to gain time "period of twelve days previous to the date proofs, of the interest of the authorities in N. M. Hardy, J. Hutchings, H. R. Saw

a few ships only make a quarter of the per- to frame an answer consistent with

what poppy in the Centrul Kingdom, although it of arrival of the vessel within the waters India. His Excellency congratulated the A. bridge, and R. R. Hallowell-Carew, to the Creasy. is actually prohibited: The following of this Colony, and unless the Surgeon or

sociation on the work done, and declared that to date May 28. Midshipman E. Combe, to the centage the Terrible has now made, and to reach he had said previously. Coming to the inter at the latter's house in Old Bailey Street, Mr. figures will serve to illustrate this decline:-"Medical Officer of the vessel shall at the the hard-drinking soldier was a moral disgrace Cressy, to date May 28. Paymaster H. COR- half those figures has hitherto been considered view between Crisp and Chang Shan Kov Francis said that the story about Crisp running "sutne time sign a certificate, in the form and a military danger. It was their duty to startine, to the Cressy, to date May 28. Captain very good shooting,

In a Fleet Order issued by Admiral Sir Ed-out to the verandal and shouting. What "B appended to these regulations, to the set a safe example to the people of India. If II, M. T. Tudor, to the Cressy, to date May 28.

same effect, with the addition that he has he was ever called to high office in England Commander F. C. H. Allosby, to the Cressy, toward Seymour last year, that distinguished that was a pare invention. The detective temparancs reform would have no back place date May 28. Midshipman V. B. Williams, to officer, after praising the personnel of his sent to Chung Shan Koo's house knew nothing Wig in the room all the time. But then," he *seen every person a board such vessel in his programme. The Commander-in-Chief the Cressy, to date May 28. Staff Surgeon Kadron for their gallaut war services in North of that canning out and shouting. Ithough he "within the twelve hours immediately expressed sympathy with the movement and L. Nicholson, to the Cressy, to date May 23. China, stated that "he had no misgiving but that was net personally concerned in the trapping "preceding his signature thereto." Section referred appreciatively to workers in soldiers Surgeon N. II. Harris, to the Cressy, to date whatever is before us, we shall, if possible, do of Crisp, and had no reasons for telling an 15, which is excepted above, refers to homGS.

May 28. Lieutenant M. D. McNeils to the batter rather than otherwise, and uphold the untruth. Concluding, Mr. Francis urged the Those jury to give the matter their most serious Chinese passengers ships or vessels which 49,279

dismissed from Government service here, us The enquiry into the cause of the collapse last Eclipse, to date June 7th. Fleet Engineer J. 5. best traditions of the British Navy." "The drop was arrested slightly in 1897, otherwise unwolesome condition, or are

reconstruction in High Street, causing the gineers: . E. Rush and J. Kelly, to the Cressy, require much explanative to show why one ship would b, the certain result of a verdict against

maraand May 28, Assistant Engineers: H. stands out alone in the Navy in producing such bim his career here and probably ut homo for some reason, probably a falling off in overcrowded with passengers, emigrants, death of three me, was postponed yesterday to date 1. B. Scott, and B. G. Smith excellent results us prize firing on two successive won't be ruined. the Acti

In summing up, the Acting Attorney-General " suspected " for another week at the request of Mr. Tooker, the quality and quantity of the Szechuen etc., and to "infected" or and Yunnan crops.

The latter drug bay vessels. The effect of the new regulations Acting Assistant Director of Public Works (probationary), to the Cressy, to date May 25, occasions, and Cuptian Scott is to be congratusaid his learned friend had prefaced his address within the last twelve months for the first is to relieve our very much overworked Mr. Tooker at the same time requested Paymaster A, H. Veitch, to the Eclipse, to lated on his repeated record-breaking-oxemple by 12aking a representation to the jury on the

Master of the vessel shall sigu a certificate, in the form A appended to these regula-

Persia and the quantity has for some verstions, to the effect that there has been no mesting of the Army Temperance Association May 28. Naval Cadete: A. H. B. Bissett, to the navy to see that there is much to be desired in different. Chung Shun Koo had apparently

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have passengers on board in a filthy or Saturday of a block of eight buildings under Watch, to the Cremy, to date May 28. En words condensed mean good shooting. It would consideration, for, if the defendant was

Health Officer of the Port and to confer an Hazeland to issue an order to clear away the time made an appearance in the Hong immense boon on the big shipping com- debris and open out the foundation. He said kong market, though the import in 1900 panies who go to the expense of keeping that at prosent the large amount of debris probably, did not execed 25 chests. The thoroughly trained doctors on board. Mr. H. prevented any investigation. He also suggested import from abroad in 1900 was, considering A. RITCHIE's letter to the Chamber of Com that it would be advisable for Mr. Warren, the architect in sharge of reconstructing the the disturbance to trade caused by the merce put the case in favour of an amend building, to superintend: the removal of the ment of present conditions as well as it rublesh and the opening out of the founda hostilities in the North, well maintained, more especially as it is estimated by dealers could be put, and we need add nothing in tions. Mr. Warren declared himself willing to its support. By its commendable prompti- do so. In answer to a query from his Worship, that at least one hundred chests per month tude in issuing new regulations the as to the time needed for the necessary work, are passed into China through Kwancha Government has deserved the thanks of all Mr. Tooker said a week would be sufficient. wan without coming under the cognisauce shipping firms here, as well as of the The enquiry will be held on Friday, the 28th of the Chinese Customs. Scuing therefore community in general,

instant. at 2.15 p.m.,

date May 30,

THE PLAGUE.

During the 24 hours ouding at noon yester day there were reported 19 fresh cases of plague (18 Chinese, one other Asiatic) and 20 deaths (19 Chinese, one other Asiatic). The figures for the year now 1,048 cases, 134 denths.

Bartholemew Balers, the Portuguese residing in Aberdeen Street, who was admitted to the Plague Hospital on Wednesday, died there yesterday morning. All the other European

cases are reported to be progressing favourably,

fied both on the Scylla and the Terrible.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

This H. A. L. steamer Silesia from Hamburg, left Singapore for this to port yesterday, and may be expected here. on or about the 27th inst

The Imperial German Mail.steamer Bayor, carrying the German Mais with dates from Berlin of the 27th ult., left Singaporo on Thur day at 6 pm, and many be expected here on or The G. P. R. steamer Depress of Chine loit about the 25th just. at daylight of Chin Nagasaki yesterday at 2.30a.m. for Yokolumu direct, where she is due to arrive at 8 pm, today,

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way in which the case had been opened by the Crown. The jury would remember he distinctly stated at the close of his address that the. question they had to determine was under what circumstances the defendant took the montes that was to say, whether he took it with a view to infsence his cordnct as a public servant, or whether he took it properly and straightfor wardly, with the intention of proving that Chang Shan Koo had offered him a bribe.

Mr. Pollock then read to the jury the cen- clating part of his speech in opening the cas as reported in the Daily Press, which road

And the jury, concinded Mr. Pollock, wonkt have to consider carefully whether the defendant took the money corruptly as a bribe, or whether Koo. That, said the Acting Attorney-Ĝervera), he ancepted it in order to trap Chang Shan

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