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SUPREME COURT.

Tunday, 11th July.

IN ORIGINAL, JUBISDICTION.

BEFORE SIR. F. T. PROGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE),

IN THE MATTER OF WONG'S EXTRADITION.

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would be better for the magistrato to odbere igidly to the words of art. 76, and to Buy whether or not in his opinion the evidence `given “raises a strong or probible prasumpt, 11.

of the guilt of the accuse

The fourth pointy therefore, faila

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH, 1905.-

noon.

THE STRANDING OF THE

« TRAVANCORE.”

AUAPENDED.

truth of the matter wora made known, very

posibly the misconduct would be on the part THE WEATHER IS MORE SETTLED

of the men, who devoted the whole of their attention to Bars themselves. The infamous HASTRE'S AND CHIEF OFFICER'S | CERTIFICATES ¦ and ridiculous statements made by the boat- swalt and the carpenter that the cbiof ofloor did The inquiry concerning the stranding of this express his intention of deliberately sontt

Bottling TOYS 1 and-to-the-charge preformed by the ship showed that the evidence "the" "we" On the fifth and last point Mr. Forrorgerew against the emptain and chief officer, would not be relied upon. The absurdity of t

the admitted that the case was too strong for him concluded at the Harbour Office yesterday after slegation was obvious. "If the male had te conlond that this Comet could review the

intended to commit such an act, it was highly Hoo. Captain L.A. W. Barnes-Lawrence to men, and told them not to say anything. The members of the Marine Court werofiprobable that he would have informed these R.N. (President), Lieut. C. K. McCallum In view of the excelent testimonials of the RN, H.M.S. Tamar, Captain Pybus captain and of the evidens of the stewart and press of Japan. Captain St. John Georgi, sailmakor, he would ask the court to find that Mucquarie and Captain Robb, es Taying Mr. C. D. Wilkinson (of Mars. Wilkins captain was on this resign anything the woran there was absolutely nothing to show that the and, Grist) repreted Captain Chamberla

for liquor, and that the charge of misconduct the Travancore, and. Mr. J. Hays of Messrs. against him was absolataly witheat fandation. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the

Sir Henry Berkeloy (Attorney Genral) and magistrate's decision as to the fasts. The law Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. (instructed by Mr. F. is too clearly established for this point again to B. L. Bowley) appeared for the Crown in this Lo nised. He conteudal, however, that under oase, while Mr. N. Ferroei finstructed by Mr: net, 15 of the Magistrátor Ordinance, the Olto Kong Sing) appeared for the accused.

magistrato ought to have heard the complain... Judgment: On the honing of the applicant-whe was, he said, the Chinese officer in tion for a habeas cornes before me on 6th June, charge of the case. But art. 15 is in part I reserved for argument before the Fall Court of the Ordinance, which deals with Procedure The 2nd, 4th, and Wh points which had been in respect of Summary Offences." There is no raised on behalf of the prisoner: these points such provision in the part which deals with -wore argued on 29th June.

indictablo offences. The fifth point, therfore, also fails,

The second point was, that the prisoner's surrender, though asked for an extradition crime, bad in fact been made with a view to try him for an offenes which is not an extradition criso (art. 4 (1) of the Ordinance,]

On this point the first diffinity which arose was with regard to the meaning of the expres sion in fuet with a view."

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Captain R. Chenoweth of the revenue criser Zikin was the meat witness. He stated he crew of the Transcere came on board. By crew vesnal for 1ji first time at & p.. on the night of the But June. The captain came on board All the points which the ingenuity of counsel during the afternoon, and informed rae that the has raised on behalf of the prisoner have thys had gone aft in a body, and antal that they heon over-ruled. All of them were well worthy At about ten o'clock, before the blue fights were fused to stay on board the ship during the night. of consideration; some of them of considerable lit, I noticed that the Trunoncore wa foulty. The sum and substance of the moving. I then told the officer of the watch to decision is that while there have been deviations hurry up and got the mou out. hat thern from what I consider to bus the strictness of appeared to be a little difficulty in this, the men practice which the law requires, none of them to delay as long as they could. It seemed to leoked about for alakius and caps and seemed have been sufidently serious to warrant theme, according to the circumstancos, that they procedure being set aside. The writ of habeus took an unlucessary long time to get out, corpus is, therefore, discharged.

about a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes To crow made no attempt to got the second -boat alongside. After they get away they

gain raternal on the 3rd Jnga.

To Lieut. McCallum-It was reported to ma that thers were eighteen men on the Likis.

To Captain Pybus-There was no roquest

getting the elip off I dont think tho hawsers were run out-perly There was a heavy shower when the grow wore ordered off, and I think they were waiting until it passed over. There was nothing unusual in their behaviour. The ship's documents wore brought aboard my

The learned Attorney-General conceded that this question was governed by the ruling in Arlon's case (1896–1 Q.B. 108). All questions of mala fides on the part of the foreign Govern ment being put aside, under the English Act the ulterior object of that Government to proscule the person extradited for s politi- cal offence may be abewn. So, under the Hong-lent in the currency of this Colony of $2,797.78

ROBERT SMITH . WILLIAM DUMBAR.

In this case the plaintiff claimed the equiva.

Mr. Haya also address the const, and Mr. J. T. Roberts, ohief officer of the Travancora in Yeply to the President, stated that the agua- too brought against hit was notno, and that he was not told about it until the ressel anchoredt in port. He denied the whole charge

THE SINDING.

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kong Ordinance the ulterior object of the United States corranoy. Mr. H: 6. Caltrop made to me to assist in the Travancore dook at 7.30 am. oa the lst June, the position eomuandant merely gave his vlusu acquaintances Cos ST. MICHEL

foreign Government to prosecute the person extradited for a non-extraditable offence may be

In order to prove the niturior intention in the present caso, the Proclamation of the Brigade

on the 2nd of the month.

General at Tse Kong, in Kwong Sai Provinco, the judgment of the Circuit Court of Oregon al Capt. Goorgo The master told me that alter the lapse e

was put in. It may, I think, be legitimately argued from this document, issued in order to assist in the work of "exterminating bandits" from certain villages, that although the extra dition of Woag Ka Toung was only demanded for eue crime of armed robbery, yet It does show the alterior intention of the Chinese Government of punishing him, when they have got him, as a "bandit." But a baudit obviously means a person who has been concerned in more than one armed robbery, The ulterior intention, therefore, if it exists, is to try the man for other extraditable offences than the one for which his extradition is domanded; but not for other non-extruditable offences. If this, indeed, bo the ulterior intention, it is fully covered by the provisions of art: 4(3), which provides that, before the extradition is granted, an engage ment shall be given by the Chinese Government that the prisoner shall not be tried for any offence committed before his sarresder other then the extradition crime for which his surren- der is demanded

The second point, therefore, falls to the ground.

The fourth point was, that the prisoner's guilt had not been proved as required by azt CT of the Treaty of Tientsin. On this point I have already indicated the many doubts which I felt in my former judgment; but the salution, of them is somewhat easier than I at first anticipated.

In the frat place. I accept the learned Aitoraisy General's argument that the words. used in art. 21 of the Treaty, "on proof of their guilt," eaugot, from the reason of the thing. bear the rigid monning that the prisoner is to be found guil y. For, in the first place, the trial is to take place in China, and the proof of the guilt will be there required according to Chinese law. In the second place, the trial is not to faka place in Hongkong, sither under English or Chiness law, nad the man will not be punished in the Colony. It would be impossible, therefore, to determine by what law he was to be found guilty. The only possi le interpretation of the words is that the onlonial authorities who are entrated with the proceedings in Hongkong

are obe satisfied that the prisoner is guilty.

The magistrate is the authority charged with the enquiry, and the evidence before him under art. 1 is to be such as would justify the committal of the fugitive criminal for tail at the Supreme Court if the grime of which he is accused had been committed in the Colony. I have already indicated that there appears on the face of this provision, to be a variance

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(instructed by Mr. Paget Hoti) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. (instructed by Mr. Dixon) for this defendant,

Mr. Pollock said the first question they had to argue was, "Is the plaintiff antitled to have

in the United States of America enforced by the Supreme Court of Hongkong against £10 defondant who is a British subject, and who was absent from the United States of America at the commencement of and throughout the notion in which the said judgment was given, and who has not submitted in any way to the jurisdiction of the said court in the said action," Mr. Pollock said that the defondant never kasing submitted to the juris. diction of this court in Oregon the judgment would never be enforced against him here on the principles of the case. If His Lordship was with him on this port, as he hoped would be the case, a dial of legal expouse would be saved.

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the crew refused to stay on board the Travancore because they were afrail of the mais falling down. When the ship shifted she moved astern. The orats in the second boat complained of only having wo rowlocks. We lent ber same to get away with, and I sent my boat to tow her. The Trivuntore got a second hawser cut in the afternoon. She had only one out when I first saw her.

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offeal number 09,780, of Greeneck, of which We find that the British ship Trancore, W. Chamberlin is master, and of which J. Roberts is chief mate, left Hongkong un the 1st May, 19, bound for Los Angeles. not registered tons, and was in balinst when The Travancore is a sailing ship of 1,878

she put to sea. That about 8 pm on the

Later information, has it that shortly beforò following day the ship stranded on Fokai the naval engagement in Taushina Strait COTES Point, way afloat for about thro quartors of

Port Arthur privately an hour on the evening of the 2nd June, and informed one or two merchants, foreigners with MEDOC again taking the ground romained there whom he enjoyed friendly social relations, that ST. EMILION until 7400.m. on the 3rd June, when in case the expooled anal battle should go MARGAUX... she was towed off by the steam Rebert

tag against the Russians, orders would be fortcoming Cooke. It appeare from the from Tokyo diceating the departure of a evidence that when the master came on

foreigners still I remaining in Fort Arthur. The of the ship in respect to Fokai Point allowed a friendly "tip" na to what they might expect. him the alternative of weathering the Point Immediately the result of the battle was known by continuing on the same tack, or to put about, the order was carried out, merchants, being He decided on the latter course, and that I quietly advised to close up their affairs and should be carried into effect later on. The prepare to remore what personal property they master then retired ato his cabin oil, had there within forty days from about May

half an hour-during which th time two reports were mure to him by the officer of the watch repre-onting the neconsity to go about if the intention was persovered in- he came on deck too late to admit of the man

vre which he attempted to be safely carriol out, and in consequence the ship stranded. Having fully considered the evidence, the coart is of opinion that the Trentacare was not. navigated with sufficient and reasonable care; that the master was absent from deck when the safety of the ship gaired his personal suporsi Thesion; that the casualty was caused by mi--manage ment on his part and, that his displayed a lack of intelligence in the efforts he afterwards mude to float the ship. That the material damage to the ship was due to the above men- tione Lenuse, which they are of opinion amount to a wrongful act or default on the part of the inster, and they therefore direct that his cortifl- cate be suspended for a period of nine months from this date. The court farther di octs that a first mate's certificate be issued during the period of susp nein it the masters desires. The court is further of opinion that the chief ma e was also to blame in respect to the management of the ship itamediately prior to bor stranding, and in the lack of effort he displayed in afterwards trying to float her, which they are of opinion amounts to wrongful act or default on the part of the chit, mats and they, therefore, dir et that the mater's certifiente hald by him be suspended for a period of three months from this date. The court learns from the ovid-now, with regro', that after the ship stranded, the crew generally appear to have taken an un us advantage of the position the master was placed in, by comaling their own safety ra her than that of the ship, and that their botaciour as a whole lift a good deal to be deed. The court, therefore, di sets that the members of the criw who brought the charges against the master and first mate bear the costs of this investigation so far as they relate to the coast. The court als learns from. the evidence, with surprise, that the master was exp cted by the ship's owners to provide the chirts used on behalf of the vessel at his own exp·186.

H. Wylie, the Travancore'a sailmaker. » Tubanture when the left Cardiff. witness for the captain, stated I was in the night before we left Hongkong, and on the early morning of the 1st May, there was considerable trouble with the Trew through drunkenness. The drink, was brought aboned by two men. The anchor was weighed between 6 and 7 sm. on the morning of the 31st May I saw Mitchell go to the wheel. I am on Mr. Calthrop said that the action was origin-

deck all day, and saw the captain on deck ally brought on a certain bond, and by entering

that morning. He was not at any time the worse for liquor. I have never seen him that bond the defendant had eubmitted to the the worse for it. I did not see the captain jurisdiction of the United States.

fall, but saw Murphy fall after ho had been drinking all day and night. have naver His Lordship That comes after.

before seen the Travancore miss stayr, and on the one point now,

her sailing powers are very gend. I was on Mr. Caltrop, continuing, said that the deck at 7 a.m. on the morning of the let Juno and heard the order 'bout ship" given. I felt defence raised two grounds, first that the American court, with reference to our owa court,

confident the ship would go about lifehell carried no jurisdiction, becuase the defendantot tetevery wach notice of the orders given, wee at the wheel at the time. The cray did had no property in America. Secondly, as the They appeared not to care whether they obeyed defendant was not at American subject, and them or not. On previous occasions they have besa smarter, and if ou this occasion sho hud was not residing in the State of Oregon when the writ was issued, and had serer submitted

bean smartly worked I think she might have some roand. The captain himself said, himself to the jurisdiction of the United States * tiurry my boys, because they were sp When the ship missed stays there was Mr. Caithrop quoted legal cases at length low.

nothing but panic among the crew. I did not upset these arguments, -

leave in the boat which cams to Hongkong During the time the ship was on shore, attempts were made to get her of, and the captain was basy the whole time. The captain ordered tho chief officer to set the foresail and lore lower topssil. These mila wore ast, also the rain- topsail, but the crew did not squara the yards se ordered, 08 they did not

The think it necessary to do so.

captain than told them to go and set the mizzen tapsail, bul the men refised and tell the captain to do it himself. I went off with the others to the i Likin as the ship was bumping heavily at the time. I saw the blue lights from t Travancore, and ofcutually I went back to her after being ordered to do so by the cas tain of the kin. It is not a fact that the

His Lordship reserved his decision on this ono preliminary point.

KOBE SHIPPING.

between the Treaty and the local law, for a responsible and that there will be a considerable

Owing to the longthy notice that had been given of the imposition of new duties, thero was not the rash of vessels entering the harbour at Kobe on the last day or two under the old duties that had been expected, reports the Chronicle on July 2nd Indeed. business at the Customs on the last day of the month was. rather slack than otherwise, compared with the rush that has been evident during, the last few weeks. During the first half of the year which losed on Friday more than one covers of the niebhats were failed on. thousand stormers have arrived at Kope from To Mr. Hays-I did not see a host row round sbroad; in addition to the chartered reals the Travancore gad have a look at her while sen engaged in the coasting traille. In previous she was on the rocks. years arrivals of vessels hore not exceeds i

To the President I have never seen the ship seven hundred in the first half of the your, and go about in ballost, but bor going about in such

to whether there is a good deal of speculation an

condition would depend upon the trim and the I felt confideut the great increase in the inantity of shipping susutity of canva; she had on. coming to Kole is to be regarded as a normal she would ge round, seeing how easily she was increase of trade or whether it is merely due to handled with a cargo. I think my confidence the influences of the inpanding increase of grind thor a little mimisega, w previous ocassions tariff and the quantity of war material men were willing to the cap imported. Probably the increase is to be dis- tain's orders, but on this eccssion they did not tributed under all three hands, but we are

appear to be BO, The inclined to think that the tariff is chiefly because they dropped everything and reade for crew were in a penic the boats. I was in a panic myself. falling off in the amount of shipping entering To Lieut. Me Callam-I heard the captain's

orders while at the crosjack braces. is compared with the first balf. A Food deal depends upon a correct estimate being made, as the discharging facilities are at present quite were swang right inadequate for the work that has to be done, refused to stay the order was gigen to "holl 02. Though there are something like three hundred The mate was somewhere ferrard at this time. lighters engaged daily in discharging the vessels

ToCaptain Pybus-When thoorder maingat in Kobe harbour, the number bus of ints haul" was given the wind was abead. The main- as may easily be understood when it is borno captain always asks me whether all is clear for in mind that on one day there were over seventy going abonis. I went in the second boat from coun-going vessels in the port. Those interested, the bikin to the Tramuneme. however, do not care to build new lighters To Captain Goorge On the morning the until it is seen whether the great increase in vessel struck she wou'd be suiling at three or the shipping of Hobe is maintained. Similarly four knots. At seven pelick the land was with the Customs scoonimodation, if the number perfectly clear on our port bow. It would be of vessels discharging at Kobe is maintained at about a quarter of an hour or twenty matuntes anything like the figure reached during the past after we get the order to go about that the verte few aroulles, it is held that the accommodation struck. I do not know why the crew brought will have to be increased on a much larger scale the charges against the captain and chief oficer, than that of say

of the schemes now ander neither do I know why Mitchell was made consideration. A good deat, therefore, is likely spokesman. The two mon who brought drink to turn on the shipping returos for the next aboard wore. Williams and Ryan. The crew twelve months with a view to future arrange did not approach me to join them in the

charges: ments.

SHIPPING.

The American ship Kenilworth, which left Maila ou Juno 24 but pat back becausent the storm, sailed for Hongkong on July 7th in tow of the steamer Knight of St. George, The

vesel carried o cargo.

The ss. Loongsung from Manila brought uusily 20,000 packages of sugar, hemp and cigare.

JAPANESE DIPLOMACY

AT PEKING.

One well-known firma protested and applied to their hand offles in Europe to weak an arrange. ZINFANDEL.. ment whereby they might hare an extension of time, it heing a dificult mattor to wind up their business within the period decided ap. No results were obtained, and the manager notified the authorities that he would leave Slangbai to obtun steamor to transport his morchandise. The geulleman in question states that he was informed that nous but steamers under the Japanese flag would be allowed to approach Port Arther, ant that he must knop this instruction in mind in arranging for transportation. He was further tok that his contemplated departure must by Bral, as

once having left the fortrosa lo would not le allowed to re-enter. Ho canst either make provision for the removal of his stocks of goods before departure or leave some one with power to act for him, as the authorities would therentior give no one the privilege of entering Port Arthur without special permit. He applied for special permit to return, but was refused. He was, therefore, compelled to appoint an attorney to repres-ni him in concluding his business affairs in Port. Arthur. He left Chefeo for Shanghai a few days ago.

All of the business houses affected by the reported decision of the Japanesanuthorities hara farge real property interests in Port Arthur, in acklition to sticks of goods aggregating a considerable value. Much merchandise remained in their godowns at the time of the cupitulatipu, and the Japanese not having made extensive purchases from them sings taking posession the fortress, a large percentage of these goods is still on their hands. The houses affected are | mostly German, but include Americans, French, and Greeks. The representative of Clarkson & Company, the well-known American firm doing

Jaya business in Vladivostok, Port Arthur, and other cities in Manduria and ziberia, was in Chefos for some time prior to the capitulation of Port Arthur, awaiting opportunity to look after the interests of bin Arm,

THE FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

"The Hon, W. H. Taft. the American Secretary of State for. War and, it is hinted, the destined successor of President Roosevelt, Inis madų pablic his views on the future of the Philippin in the following very commonsense letter for the purpose of rassuring persons who have consider the possibilities of investing capital

in the island"

** 16th March, 1805,

I have your letter of the 7th of March, in which you say that a common reported inter- pretation of my remarks before the House Com- milton--of-Wars and Means is that it is the purpose of the administration to give indepen- dence to the Filipinos within the next four yours, and that this producen great timidity about investments in the Philippines, growing is great part out of the undercurrent of doubt as

magistrate can only discharge, not acquit; or Kohe daring the latter six months of the yountain had to call out twice before the bead and Mochizuki. It is stated that the latter regard to the matter. The policy of the

commit for trial, but not find guilty,

But art. 10 of the Extradition Ordinance must clearly be rend subject to art. 74 of the Magistrates' Ordinance, No. 3 of 1990, And by the second part of that article the magistrate is to commit the prisoner if, in

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There are at present at Paking two members of the Diet, Mossen, Hiraoka, and Mochiauki and according to a dispatch in the their presence is regarded with some suspicion by the Government are doubifal of the outcome of the Chineas authorities. The high officials of

to what the future of those islands is to be.

“In reply I beg to say that 1 Cannot prevent the peace negotiations, and apparently more doubtful still of Japan's attitude towards China, misconstruction of my works except by ns represented by Mesare. Hiraoka to you what I actuaite think in

has been visiting important officials and administration is the indefinito cetition of the

Ching and urging the necessity of friend the prosperity and the self governing capacity ship between Japan and China, while the of the Filipino people. The policy rests on the former, Mr. Hiraoka, in his interriss conviction that the pools are not now capable with oficials, declares that Japan wishes to

period of time; certainly not for generation unprepared to take charge of the territory, it and probably not for a longer time than that. is doubtful whether this can be done, as it would and that until they are ready for all govern be ra.occupied by Russia and Jupan again ment it would be a violation of trust for tha. menaced. These contradictory assertions, says United States to abandon the islands. the telegram. puzzel tho Chinoso. Mochizuki gives out that he is intimately acquainted with the Elder Statesmen of Japan and, of course, knows what he is talking about, while Mr. Hiraoka be in the habit of boasting the future, when the people have reached & CARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE, of his influence. This puzzles the officials more and more, and they come to the conclusion that each has received his instructions and is acting his part, the object of Japan being to obtain the views of the Chinese.

his opinion, the "ovidence is sufficient to put proved altogether insuloisut for the work, yard was not swung when we went round. The return Mitchuris to Chian, but if Ching of self government and will not be for a long

the accused upon his trial for an indictable offence, or, if the evidence given raises a strong or probable presumption of the guilt of the accused * This provision is copied verbatim from the English Act, 11 and 12 Vict. c. 4282

What the precies distinction between these two alternatives is I have not to enquire, and the books do not throw much light upon it. It is sufficient to say that the second condition for committal for trial does exactly fit in with the duty required of the Colonisl anthrity by the Treaty. If the first condition had stood alone, It would have been necessary to go into the questions of ultra vires suggested in my previous judgment

But it does not; and we are, therefore, referad from the duty of deciding a must troublesome point of law. Had it been necessary for us to do so we should have received material assistance from the learned Attorney General's able argument.

The magistrate expressed the opinion that

WEATHEE REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report.

The Barometer On the 11th at 12.5 p.m.

“The question na to the future, however, is one wholly of onjecture, The import ut faet is the present policy which is that of ind-finito retention of the islands, What shall be done in condition where they can be safely traded with their own government, is a question which will doubtless bare to be settled by another genera. tion than this present, both of the American and of the Philippine people, to whose wisdom. and generosity we may safely trust the solution of the problemt. Should the Philippias people

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*O doubt that the it to them, and I have American people of the next generation would be of the same opinion.

-To C. Miteball-On the morning of the 3 st May you were intoxicated. A man in drink coold take the wheel while going out of port. I am nover on watch at sea. I was not called at 6.30 am on the morning of the let You Did not tell me to give the men a hand with the boat. has rissa in Japan, and is little changed elson board, but have seen you take drink. I have To M. Byrne I have never seen you drunk

Pressure is lowest ovar N. China and highest neyor seen the captain drunk, I did not agdon and ports, left Singapore on the 11th prosperity they will find behind the national)

Legg, the night

where.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The I.G.M. Australian str.. Prinz Sigismund off Bydney on Saturday at 2pm, and may be expected here on Monday, the Fist ist.

The E&A. str. Empire, from Sydney, loft I think it much more likely, however, that Thursday Manila yesterday at noon, and is due here on after the Filipino people shall have been associated with the American people for a at 2 p.m. The Unckeall Line str. Baralong, from generation or more, and shall have acted the

inst, and is duo heis ou the 17th inst.

tariff wall, they will prefer a relation to, America.

one of absolute independence.

Very respectfully yours,

W. 11. TAPT.

over the N. part of the China Sw and the the captain was as full as an

went aft for letters. Pacifio towards the Loochoos

Grudjunts continuo slight, and light S. wiuda Mr. Wilkinson, in addressing the court,

prove the captain was guilty of either miseen say that in so doing he was not acting in con- the N. part of the China Sea. -pliance with the law. But in future I think it Forecast-Light S. wiuds; fine.

the prisoner was guilty. It is impossible to. rany-be expected in the Formoza Channel and stated that no esidence Lad beon adduced to at 7.30 am, on Tuesday the 11th July, and like that of Caunds or Australia to England, to

The C.F.R. str. Tartur arrived at Nogasaki

again at 3 pm. same day for Kobe, where she duct or culpable negligence. If the whole I is due to arrive at 5 mm, to-morras,

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