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building approaching completion. If you go about it. We have the first reading, then the second reading, and I am so ignorant of the pro- down to our sites to the eastwants you see in codure of this Council that we shall probably have front of you Queen's Building which has broa the third reading before 1 now. Is it not thoin us for some years and Prince's Building custom to take the first reading and thọn bara which is now approaching completion. You time to consider tire Bill? I myself have had no son in front of the Bank those two very nice timb to consider it. I read it through hurriedly, gardens which have been in are for six years but I notice it stated that the Chief Justice may snd on the opposite side we have the statue at any time upon good cause shown grant to of His Royal Highness standing in a sort the Crown leave to appeal. If there in any of wilderness. I must say I never pass that statue Lat I fell on inclination to apologisa doubt on the subject, I would simply ask the Council to kave it postponed until next meeting to His Royal Highness for not having giren a batter site to the statue, I hopa, sir, that these The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-- All I ask the Council to do is to adopt the principle, und if remarks will be taken in a good part we adopt that principle we can read the Bills they are made in. I am induced to make the second time and refer it to committed at the them with the hope and desire that if we use the propor assistance, engineering and otherwise, which we buvo at hand, we may give the Direo tor of Public Works immediate and efficient relief. Wo all admit freely that be. is a most conscientious bard-working was, but it seems to The motion was put to the Council and theme that this Colony has outgrown the limits of the Public Works Department. If that is so, it

next meeting.

Hoo. K. SHEWAN-It will not go through committee. now?

The ATTORNEY-GUNERAL-No. Hon. I. SHEWAN-Oh, very well.

Bill was read a second time.

SUPPLEMENTALY VOTE.

The COLONIAL TREASURER moved the second reading of the Bill entitled Au Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementury Sum of One million eight handred thousand two Lundred and one Dollars and forty Cants, to defray the Charges of the Your 1902,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was rond the second time and referred to the Finance Committes.

NEW TERRITORIES RENT RECOVERY ORDINANCE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 218r, 1903

Hon. Mr. SusWAŃ-Oh well, if the argument. is one of time I am willing to sit down.

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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 20th July,

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE S HONORE SIE W LLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER,

The hon. member theroupon rest ́med bis seat, The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The question of the site of the Law Courts and the site of the war Post Office and other offices that are. going to be built on the site of the new Post Ofee is a subject which has been a very vexed

Lo Hau, Lo Kak, and Lo Ngau, 70 years of one indeed, and one on which local opinion much sa the among eleials differed opinion of non-efficiule, Sir William Robin. ago (father of the twe first named), were chargod commitius to consider with killing one Tan Shing, a sub-marive winer ron appointed a

committee attached to the Royal Artillery. this xaotter in 1894, and that reported and recommended a certain soleme. Then, unfortunately for rapidity in currying out of the work, there was a changs in the Public Works Department. The new

far ak Director did not approve of the sokome fathered by his predecessor,

fresh my vommittee was appointed. It was not until 1896 that that second committee reported, and after some correspondence with the Socre.

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They pleaded not guilty.

The following jury was empanelled: Messrs. C. Warren, J. T. Douglas, P. H. Holyoak, H. Eyre, E. M. Hazeland, G. A. Richards and A. Hyndman.

Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor), conducted the prosecution on behalf of the Attorney-General. He stated that on 4th June the three prisoners met the de essed in the

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frequently asked to pay bat did not. On the 1st of the following month a bill of the increased Agure of $138,10 was renderud. Prisoner waB writ for the whole frequently asked to pay this but naked for time. Then the proprietor issued amount. When the case came on prisoner said he had paid the bill for $98.10 and produced the receipt in question. That was the first time paid the bill. and had heard anything about him having After hearing evidence, the jury by a majority six to one found the prisoner guilty. His Lordship pas ed replence of two years The Court adjourned till this forenoon when the case against Inspector MacEwou will bo tried by a special jury.

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is a matter for real congratulation. But if watary of State as to the design of the baildings street; and the first prisoner, who was the imprisonment with hard labour.

become a bigger place we cannot expect the work to be done without a bigger apparatas I think than we had in the earlier days. that any money that may be expended in the cost of employing private labour will be amply rapaid by the relief afforded to the Depart ment and by the increased comfort which tho public will enjoy. It is a noticeable fact that nowadays, all as patriotic as we are, we have not a public building of any sort or kind except Queen's College, which is hidden away in Chinatown and nobody over sea, It to pnt our shoulder opportune moment to the whoal, because we have found out that all hopes of developing this Colony to its full limits of beauty and excellence

it was flually decided to employ an eminent keeper of an opium-divan, asked him for sorgi money which he owed. This bed to a gorret firm of archit. cts at home-

Hon. R. SHEWAN-Who decided--Mr. | aud un assault upon the deccased by the first Chamberlain or the Hongkong Govern prisoner. The other two prisoners joined in ment ?

and apparently considerable violence was used. Deceased was knocked down, kicked, and struck with billets of wood. à crowd assembled, and when the thren prisoners saw the man was injured they ran away. went into an opiora The injured man were called in. He was then taken to hospital. divan and shortly afterwards the police where Dr. Bell found him to be suffering from a raptured spleen. From information received the injured man succumbed after having made dying deposition and identified the three prisoners.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Aston, Webb, & Ingress Boll. All this took a good deal of time and added to the delay. As for the sito of the Post Office, which was acquired last March, it must be remembered that not one department but several-some live or Bix-had to be accommodated in

that

POLICE COURT.

Monday, 20th July. BEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE).

The Rohilla Maru vollided with the Quarter- toaster Collier No. 3 yesterday morning just as she was starting on her trip to Hongkong. It

was with disastrous results to herself, as she had

hole torn in her bow, near the forecastle, about three feet long and two feet wide. The bowsprit of the collier was torn off, and the latter vessel damaged to a greater or less extent.

According to an eye-witness of the accident, | the Rohilla Maru was coming around the lower and of the U.S.AT. Loganɛ at about the same time that the launch Saint Louis was towing collier No. 3 out from the back of the breakwater. It appears that the captain of the Rohilla Maru did not see that the lahmoh had the collier in tow until it was too late to avoid a gelliston. As soon the collier was seen to be in tow, the Rohilla Mari reversed her engines and began In connection with the ill-treatment of a to back, but the tow-line of the collier having reported in our issne of the 12th inst, a mafce

ALI EGED CRUELTY TO

PONT.

The ATTORNEY-ÚJNERAL mored that the seams te me that the present momeat is an building. It took some considorable time the prisoners were arrested. Two days later poby at Happy Valley under circumstance been cast off the launch, abo kept under way of

Connell go into Committes on the Bill entitled au Ordinance to repon! The Now Territorion Rest Recovery Ordinance.

The COLONIAL BECENTARY seconded and the motion was agreed to."

In Committee the Attorney-General propesoi several amendments and new clauses and it was

agreed to lot the Hill stand over til next mosting in order that these might be printed and submitted.

THE NEW POST OFFICE AND THE LAW COURTS

Hon. GERSHOW STEWART-With your Ex- cellency's permission I beg to move the ad- jouramont of the debate in order to make some remarks on the answers to the questione stand- ing in my name.

ILE. the GOVERNOR-Certainly. Hon. Mr. STEWART-As these two matters are of considerable public importance, I vantared to ask these questiona, and it is very gratifying to hear that some satisfactory arrangement has at last been made about the

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the retention of the Naval Yard in cur midst. I think the best thing for us to do is to develop par Colouy as much as we can in that direction to the "best of our ability. I do not know

whether I hare te move a resolution ?

H.E. the GOVERNOR-NO. Hon. Mr. STEWART-I simply wish to ventilate the mattor. There are a good many other things in which assistance might be

given to the Pablo Works Dopartment, but I will confine my romarks to these questions.

Hon. R. SHEWAN-Sir, I beg to second the motion of my hon. friend, and I do so with great pleasure, because I agres-I had almost said with the whole up his remarks, bat at any rate with most of them, although there are one

to find cut what these departments wanted, and it also took some time to collate information an that the architects might have something to

Fapon. It may be we have lost something interest through not availing ourselves of thes sites earlier, bat at the same time I would remind the bon, members who his ve spoken that the value of the property is increasing all the

time.

Evidence was called.

When asked if he had any statement to make Le los pleaded that when he asked the deceased man for the money he owed, he assaulted him, and they both fell to the ground. He did not strike the deceased, and the latter might have man, stated that he did not take part in the injured himself in falling. Lo Ngan, the old fight: he was too old. Hon. R. SHEWAN-Hoar, hear.

The jury found the first and third prisoners The COLONIAL SECRETARY-We might-Lo Han and Lo Ngau-guilty as libelled, and

of the Law Courts the second, Lo Kak, met uilty. sell the present site and the Post Offica somo years later, and I think the Senior Unofficial Member will agree with me that if we do sell it we will get a great deal more for it than if we had sold it tree or four years ago.

The second prisoner was discharged. HA Lordship, in sentencing the first pri soner to 18 months imprisonment will hurd labour, said he took into consideration the fact that the deceased man had an enlarged spleen and that it did not take so much vi lesce to kill him as it would to kill an ordinarily healthy mag. The old man his Lordship sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour, remarking that no doubt when he saw his sou fighting with another man le felt be gaght to

go

to his assistance. As the prisoners were being led from the body

of the Court, came forward to the railing dock, two Chinese who had been sitting in the

unfair; passing a light sentence when a man's life has been taken away." kim and asked them who they wers,

His Lordship had the meu brought before The mes replied that they ware submarine miners.

at the Chun Wah stables, Wengnicheong, was her own impetus and before the Rohilla. Maru charged with cruelty. He ploaded not guilty, could back far enough out the way, the collier and was defended by Mr. H. W. Locker. solicitor (Messrs. Deacon & Hastings). Police suuroly into her bow, tearing a large, Bergeant Dymond had charge of the case for the jagged hole in the boat high above the water

line and otherwise doing some damage. prosecution.

Albert Edward Scall, groom to Mr. G. C. C. Captain Bishop claims that when he started Master, was the first witness called. He said gharry stop near the golf-house at Huppy Val- Becessary whistles and that he did not see the that on the afternoon of the 9th inst, he saw a around the stern of the Logan la gare the ley; looking again, he observed a pony attached tow-line or the collier, but supposed that all was to the gharry lying on the ground. The harness safe, as the Saint Louis was far enough head wes taken off the animal by some Chineas and

the carriage pushed back. The pony seemed to for him to continue on his way. Just as he gut bo in a very bail state when witness got to the clear from under the Logan he saw the collier place, and blood and froth were coming from his and immediately gave an order to reverse the month. Several mafoor were present, and were trying to lever up the pony with bataboos engines, which was done. He then said that placed under is body. One man was beating he began backing up, but that be was afraid it over the head with a rope's end, and others to back too fast or too far for fear of backing were hauling on a rope fastened round its body, into the Logan. In the meanwhile the collier After a time part of a eling was fatched. This came ahead at a lively rate of speed and crashed was fixed rund the pony's middle, and the into his bow before he could get out of her way. The accident delayed the sailing of the Rohilla aminal was toen hauled off the ground by ropes thrown over a tie-branch; when in this position, the poor's head and hind quartore were just touching the ground. Witness said he could not identify the defendant with the proctedings,

are until about 3 p.m. on the 12th inst., temporarily patched as she had to have the hole up, and also had to send in a written statement to the Marine Board. Captain. Bishop van

called before the board and made the statement

Hor. G. STEWART~That is speculation. HE, the GOVERNUE-I think the hon. member in these speculations forgets that any of these public works the Post Office, the or two with which I certainly do not agres. In public waterworks, Tytam and Kowloon, and Law Courts, but it must be borne in mind that the first place he referred to some Government the Harbour Office-are, putting adde every we have heard hopeful statemente before oficial whom he seemed to think able and other work of the Public Works Department, and shouted out in Chinese, "That is very trying to raise the pony with bamboos used as previously given. The collier, a very heavy

energetic New, I do not know whether he meant very large. If you take everything into con- my hon. friend ois the right-Director of Public sideration and look over the accounts and se the work they have get to do the Works-ormy hon. friend on the left-Colonia)

cost of these works is over $3,000,000, Treasurer-Iam quite willing to admit that one is able and the other energetic, bat es to both and you cannot expect that to be done in a day. being able and energetic-I am not so sure about I do not think, myself, as far as these plans are other matters to do their bast for the public that. There was another remark in the speech concerned, that there has been any delay we intereata, but it seems to me that perhaps the of the box, member with which I cannot ecran could havo nevided. There has been a slight | could do would be to walk out of the Court, for rather thicker than my thumb.

delay in the waterworks for this reason that in

and have suffered a considerable amonat of disappointment. It is clear that the Low Courts sito has been reclaimed for about 13 years, also the site in front of the Club; and yet we still have grass growing on both of them. I fully admit the desire of the Government in thie and

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cost to us has been somewhat overlooked. does not seem very clear that it is a needfu) matter to delay the construction of these two buildings because this Colony like many o prosperous institution raus on a debit balaus, and we could not do that unleas ut a charge of 5 per cent. It is quite ofour that we pay $500,000 for the Post Office site we would pay $25,000 in interest. It is no good to go into the loss of interest in the past on the sites to the east of that, bat take the wo together and I an parhops not overstating worth the value when I say they are $1,000,000, which is a cost of $50,000 year or $1,000 a week to us. From that point of view it seems to me that we are losing money because as far as I can see we are in a very strong position. We have got the two old public offices in Queen's Road, I suppose. to' soll and apply towards these buildings, and we have got the valuable site la front of the Clab. so that so far as I can see we have assets which will enable us to put these two buildings up, with. out any cash coming in either. We have actually got the money, and it uvems to me that we have had it for some time. I very fally admit the great troubles and difficulties of the Public

Mr. Sharp said he was informed that they were trothem of the deceased.

Hix Lordship told them the best thing they if they stayed and were rude to the Court they account that their foeliogs were very strong in the matter. They had better get oat of the Court as quickly as they could.

The men left the Court with expedition.

Cross-examined-The cruelty contiated in levers, in hanling on the rape passet round its body, in beating the animal over the hood with a ropu, in slinging it to the tree with only part of a sling, and, in fact, in trying to move the pony at all considering his collapsed condition.

Mr. Looker-What was the thickness of the rope

with which they beat it over the bead ?- Have you aby samples in Court

Mr. Looker-Give as a general idea-Woll.

that about the statue of His Rom Highacsaying the foundation it was found that where would be sent la prisen. He would take into as hard as this one was struck P-Not when it

being like a roles in the wilderness.

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HIGHWAY ROBHELY.

Li Tang, a powerful-looking Chinese, was charged with having on 13th June sssaulted rinksim coolie named Link Tin on the Shonkiwan Road, wounded him with a knife, and robbed bim of $1.

He pleaded not guilty,

Mr. Looker-Have you ever struck a pony was in a state of collapse, like this pony.

vessel, was loaded with cost, and as she bad no means of stopping herself when cast loose from the Saint Loute, she kept straight in the dire tion in which she was being towed. The Marine Board will investigate the matter.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

[VIA MANILA]

PHILIPPINES OPIUM BILL

Now York, 12th July. Action has been postponed on the Philippines.

BOMALILAND.

Mr. Looker-But have you ever struck s pany, any pony, as hard as you saw this one Opium Bill. struck?-Well probably.

Witness described the appliances that should' have been used in the lifting of the pony, and was naked what he would have done supposing the appliances were not available. not have moved it at all."

would

Now York, 12th July.

A special daspatoh to, the Herald from the London Times says that advices from Somali. land are to the effect that the recent defeat of the Mad Mullah by the British near Obbia was Mr. Looker-But supposing the pony fell in a crushing blow to the tribal chieftain. The a crowded thoroughfare, and had to be moved, British troops are in close pursuit of the Mullah, what would you do? Well, if the pony fell in whose campaign has now assumed the form of a crowded thoroughfare there would be a crowd, strategio defence. The British are gradually and there's always plenty willing to give overpowering his army. assistance. Twenty people could carry the pony in their arms.

པ GREAT HEAT IN NEW YORK.

New York, 12th July. New York is experiencing a pariod of beat more frightful than ever in its history. Sixty dead from heat in three days is the official record. The thermometer records a hundred

Hon. Mr. STEWART--I did not enyvoica in originally it was suturally assumed

a portion of the foundation was on the old the wilderness."

HOD. Mt. FHEWAN-That is what I under-piling, when the work had been done and the stood him to say: "a votre howling in the foundation was shot to be put down we found we had to pile it whelly; and that cost wilderness." If I am wrong I stand corrected At any rate, there is no wilderness near the certain sums of money. Except that, there Bank. The motion to adjourn the debate, how.

was no delay ouce the piling had been dear, ever, is very opportune, for it opens up an ussfr, berend the inevitable delay of trying to get e

Mr. Sharp in his opening statement said the Held for anybody who wishes to talk about tender which could be accepted in the interests

of the Colony; and as the tenders were bundreds prisoner committed the robbery and assault in things that are going on in this Colony. was glancing through some of the evidence of thensands of dollars more than the Director company with another man who unfortunately was not in custody. On the night in question, brought before the Commission appointed of Public Works thought that we ought to pay after milaight, the ricksha coolie was return-

Mr. Looker-Then I understand twenty to enquire into the Pablic Works Depart for that kind of works, I think the Director of ing with his empty vehicle from Quarry Bay ment, and I was very much amaead as I Fublic Works was very right and prudent Sugar Refinery, to which he had just conveyed people could lift the horse from here and place in advising the Government not to accept an European passenger who paid him $1. it there Twenty mex, not twenly women or read it to think how little has been done to

When between the Sugar Works and Metropole children. there tendere that were received at the Hotel two men jumped out from behind a tres Mr. Lonker-Twenty Chinamen? Yes, in the shade, and might brings no surcense from remedy mattore after all the trouble we took

time. As regards this ground in front of the and sat upon him. Prisoner was one of them. twenty average coal-coolies. Supposing there the maddening temperature. The pobl e baths and the many hours we spent listening to those

Chab which the hou, member speaks of, I earnest- It was very dark and the ricksha-puller did not had been no other way, I should have employed are crowded day and night, the authorities making arrangements to keep them open the witnesses. Mr. Chatham's evidence was to the

see his assailants until they were right upon that means of moving the pony. by hope myself that nothing will be over built him. Prisoner seized him by the queue and In answer to further questions, witness said entire twenty-four hours.

In the poverty-stricken sections of the City, on it. I propose that that ground shall be made held him while the other man took the dollar that if one of his ponies fell and he hail zo

from his parse. The coolie shouted for help appliances for lifting it handy, he would adopt the residents are sleeping in the streets, and pubilo garden as also the site near the Law Courts, and we shall have, apposite, the garden | knife and inflicted a severe cut on his face and stances. The idea of ulinging the pony was the for a week past. All who have the money and... whereupon the prisoner struck at him with a whatever methods seemed best in the circum ordinances against this have been a dead letter which at the present moment extends from the

ono on his chest, The coelie shoutedagain and an right ons if it had been properly carried out. are able to move have fled to the seashore or Banks to the g. (Applause.) My idea is that Indian consiable who was on patroi heard the The pony, however, was slung too long-three-mountains, and even Wall Street is deserted.

The animal was alive the ground shall be preserved as an open spice sboats and ran to the spot. The robbers made quarters of an hour.

New York, 14th July, off, with the Judian in pursuit. Then Constable now, and appareatly recovered. From Kennedy's

A special despatch from the Times, says that entirely and add to the beauty of the place, I

F. L. Clyde, who was patrolling the road on bis stables to West Point and book, then twice suppose the hon. member withdraws his motion bicycle, arrived on the scene and joined in the round the Racecourse, witness thought, would William Ernest Henley, the noted English post

pursuit of the prisoner who was running along not be an excessive journey for a well-fed, fit and oritid, is dead. the road. Assisted by the lights placed along Chinese pony drawing a ghu ry containing four the road in cranection with the tramway works people besides the driver aud a man banging on Constable Clyde overtook the robber and as he behind. passed him on the bicycle seized him by the Captain Kellar, Sherwood Foresters, des queue. Prisoner twisted himself free and cribed the slinging process, and said the pony began to rus back slong the road, when was past aliaging; the only thing to do was to he was captured by the Indian constable. allow it to lie down and give it a chance to Then the police officers took the may back recover. Witness saw no bambeos bring used as to where the injured coolie was and he lovers nor the anima! being beaten with

a rope. identified the prisoner as one of his assailants The other bed not boen found.

Evidence was taken...

HIS EXCELLENCY-I am afraid the hon. member is getting a little discaraîte

Hon. Mr. SHEWAN-Thess are included in

Hon. Mr. STEWART-- Yes, H.E. the GoFERNon-The Council stands adjourned sine die.

FINANCE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the Council-the Colonial Secretary (Hon. F. H, May, CM.G.) presiding.

CITY AND WILL DISTRICT WATERWORKS. The Governor recommended the Council to voie a sum of $1,342.30 in mid of the vote for

the matter of public works which my friend City and Hill District Waterworks" under Jaised.

effect that be had no time to attend to matters which seemed to me to be of the very least importanceand which con'd have been done in two seconds. He said he wanted, in addition to kim- self, an Assistant Director of Palio Works and sight or nine other engineers; his time was so taken up in office work that he had no time whatever to look round the Colony and as for Works Department, but I think it is himself what was wanted in the way of public sible, if public attention is drawn to it and the matter is opened up that by a read. works. I should like to know now if be justment of duties and the calling is of is satisfied with the assistanes the Colonial private assistanco we could possibly be able Secretary has procured for him through to do a great deal of work at a greater speed the Agent General of the Colonies, for if lo is satisfied I suppose we shall base no more thau we can at prosent. In answer to my ques tion No. 5 it was not very clearly laid down complaints about such matters as rouds. At who was going to build the Post Office. One that time the great questions here were the hears remarks that the successful architects want of water and the bad roads---- will do so, but it has not been definitely was. I would like to mention a small matter in regard to the readjustment of work which I can speak of from my persoun) experience. I am sorry to say that I the other day had not paid my water. rate. I got two letters from the Direct or of Public Works. I found that something was charged and I corresponded with him and eventually it resulted in me paying $1.50 to the Treasury. Well, it struck me as Httle bit hard on probably the hardest worked manin Hongkong, whom we expect to be an architect, an artist, an engineer and look after all things, that we should also make him

Hop, Mr. Sarwax-Well, regarding the well. de inx-collecting: as

I especially roads, we recommended that three or four thought that, when we have got such an samples of roads should be made, different axcellent and energetio Treasurer, who will look materials to be used. Mr. Tooker, who was after the Coloug's debts vary well. I understaud subsequently made Assistant Director of that I cannot say any more on the question of Public Works, recommended that public works except referring to these two should have wood pavements and said that the ildings but I should like to draw your alien présent roads had no foundations. Mr. Dauby

and T tien to the fact that it seems very odd that we Cannot get on with our work and yet private HIS EXCELLENCY-I think the hon. mewter people get on with theirs apparently fairly well. is going very far afield. If we go down to this Post Office site we may see people saving timbor. If you look round you see Messrs. A. E. Watson's four-storey

works.

- Public Works Extraordinary.”

The vets was agreed to.

·ESTIMATES FOs 1902.

HIS EXCELLENCY-No; that was about the

The Committee then considered the Supple building of the Law Courts and the Pest Office.

Hon. Mr. SusWAN-I think he moved thementary Estimates for the year 1902, and stjouremont of the debate to disonsa public approved all-of the items contained therein.

Hon. R. SHEWAN took objection to the items under the heading grouping of so many

Miscellaneous Services," and said miscellaneous services might over a multitude of miscellaneous sips,

The HARBOUR MASTER-I don't think it would be possible to put

Miscellaneous Services in any other form.

HIS EXCELLENCY-Yes, especially with reference to these two matters. However, I do. not hial the Lon. member has very much farther to go.

the sa

Hou. Mr, SHEWAN-It opens ap a lorge field HIS EXCELLEROY Tes, but it is coming boar four o'clock.

Hon. B. SHEWAN-I don't see any reason for it..

the Chairman, sir.

The HARBOUR MASTER-I am speaking to

Hon. R. SWAN-S■ am I. The CHAIRMAN-Order.

The Hanson MASTEE-I don't suppose it is possible to put all the Miscellaneous Services in this part (holding up theparin and I suppose that is the reason they appear in the form they take

Hon, B. SHEWAN-I don't see any reason for it, and if the hon. member will give us a reason I shall be glad to hear it.

The discussion ceased. This was all the business.

The found the prisoner guilty libelled. His Lordship passed antenes of three years impriconment with hard labour.

UTTERING A FOLGED RECEIPT.

Mr. Looker did not cross-examine, and James Sinclair, overteer with Mosers," Jardine, Matheson & Co., was called. He corroborated the bridence of this first, wilaess, whom he accompanied to the place where the pony was lying. He could not swear that the defendant took part in the cruelty. It was necessary to remove the pony, as it was blocking the way.

John Robinson, Jately an employee of Messrs. Panchard & Lowther, was charged with having or 2nd July uttered a forged receipt for 898.10 parporting to be signed by Ching Yok ou Sergeant Dymond-That is the case for the behalf of the Coa opolitan Hotel, with intent prosecution, your Worship. to defraud, be knowing the same to be a forgery. the defendant look uny part in the affair. His Worship-But you have not shown that He pleaded not guilty.

The following jury was empanelled-F. P. de None of the witness have been able to identify V. Soares, T. Johnstone, A. Horsell, B. H. Mahta, him. H. M. Bain, E. T. Bunja, and D. Benjamin.

the Court

After brief absence from

& Mr. Sharp in opening the case said the charge Sergeant Dymond returned and said the against the prisoner was that on the hearing of Captain Seperintendent of Police asked for a an action in the Summary Court on the 2nd remand.

granted the request, and July brought by the proprietor of the Coar politon Hotel against the prisoner in respent of adjourned the case till Monday next, 27t inst.,

money

His Worship

ALLEGED RUBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. Eight Chinees seamen were charged with robbery with violence in Deep Bay on the 18th ded by Mr. D. Piper, solicitor (Messrs. John inst. They pleaded not guilty, and were defen- son, Stokes & Master).

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ourd and ledging in the hotel the prisoner at 2.15 pm. The defendant was liberated on We have older and more expensive Whiskies produced a forged receipt for the greater part bail. of the amount claimed. It would be proved that the prisoner was in financial difficulties and that the did not really reach the hotel people. Yard and stayed at this hotel where he paid $40 risoner was formerly employed at the Naval a month for lodging and part of his board. On 3th April prisoner

dismissed from Punchard & Lowther's and had lived at the hotel up till his arrest. On the 1st of May he was presented with a bill for $98.10, being for the previous month and arrears. This he was

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Detective Sergeant J'Sullivan gare esidenco as to the arrest of the prisoners, and the eas was remanded till the 23rd inst, at 2.15 p.m.

His Worship refused an application by Mr. Piper for ball."

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