1906-10-16 — Page 3

THE "HANKOW" DISASTER

Little remains to add to our story of the dreadful cat atrophs which took place in the

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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, Ostober 15th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

STRUCK OUT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16гH, 1906.

The Chuen Hing firm und Leung Tean- tang and otben to recover $725,03 for goods id and delivered by the plaintiffs to the Kung Sia firma.

Mr. F. B. Deacon (of Moers. Deacon, Looker and Deacon) who appoared for the third defendant asked his Lordship to dismiss the action against him. The speaker had given notion to Mr. Hording, the plaintiff's solicitores his Lordship suggested, and was informed that Mr. Harding was no longer instructed.

His TardakipMr. Harding't plaintiff all round?

Mr. Deacon-Yes, and he is put here.

Mr. Gardine-I don't think I oso, your Lordship,, but ma the arrangements wore monthly, I mbmit that the second defendant Į is liable for a mouth's board.

up to the time of payment iu.

THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.

Those who believe that the Chup merely stande for a good time to the man who attend would be diastused of that opinion were they to see the Volunteers at work Then the would know something of the strenuous life as it is lived at Stonecutters. Visitors are of cours familiar with the lighter side of the soldiering". They only see the man when they are enjoying their relaxation.

Yesterday for instance was a busy day Brought to the guns at six o'clock in the moru-

THE CAPTURE QE VAH KA-DER.

by ruffians who to save themarelves,

hà

The N.-O. Daily News of Oct. 10th says :—This notorious raffisa, escorled by soldiers of tho Ba't Eroins Corpe, under their "reformed " Elia Lordship did not agree and gave judg-offtrees, Lin and Cheo, grrived in Shanghai on early hours of Sunday when so many helpless BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (PUNE JUDGE).mont for the amount paid into Coast with costs Mo day, and was at once taken to the Total's yann. H. E. Jai Ching ordered Vah Ka-der people perished in the disaster which overtook

to is loaded with an extm pair of handcuffs and Dreadful as the old but still popular Bankow.

and tak leg-irons to make things saro to be confined the results were, it is terrible to contamplate

safety in the insermost section of the what would have happened bad therables which

Shanyba Magiamato's prison, wheto

stroan gased was

was detailed to patrol the premises with held the vestal melted under the ferro host of

orders to shoot down any one who attempted to the dames and the burning ship bein carried

communicate with the prisoner. There are several versions a by the westerly brrean singag the shipping in

to how Vah Ka-dar was cap- the harbour. With the fire float damaged

tured which we need not outer into at present, by the typhoon, there would have been nothing

the main fact being that the mee is really a prisoner and confined

the fhanghai available will which to follow her. That

Magister Festerday, when asked by the this danger WAS

arly repl one WAH brenght in the notice of the band of workers

Magistrate why he was such a ecundrel and had

armmitted so many marders, Tab. Ka-der engaged in fighting the flames, and Chief

replied that he was now a poor man and desart- Inspector Bakar very wisely directed una or

ed by his friouls. He had committed no murders, two of the low powerful hose on the cables, aur

The crime laid to his charge were committed What the hent prevented them from melting.

res, sleged that mitted the crimas. A man like may be gauged from the fact that even

pacos with a rigour that quickly discovered special mesenger has been sent to the Vicerny the nozzles of the hoso wore too warm to be

those who wen not in form, and canny breathed of Nanking

ask permission that Yab Ka-der bold in the hand. It was alzo Portunate that

a sigh of relief when the considerato Conny be immediately or catod to forestall the wind changed at the time it did, na is

attempt at roZUA.

atained As the prisoner enabled the firemen to cope more effectively

mandant paced the word took off" a bit hand and feet closely ton bamboo pole, so that with the fire. Great commendation is duo te

and give the men an opportunity of learning he is unable to hand his body, there is little the mechanism of the gara

probability of a caps o or resens. The reply from the engine drivers, Sergeants MeeDonald and

Brask laal over

the Vicoray at Nanking is expeated to reach Leo, both Tok keeping thoir ongines

bere in two days' time, and the areontion will about thron going at full presence

Taxi Chik nao claimed from Jabu Hart and Hugkong for business, but those who take placa immediately if p

permission is Val Ka-dor, alina Chao Ah-taries, o'dock till after nine.. When one engine broke Tang Sing-kin the sum of $1,000 being balazos remained wess not allowed to be idle. They

occupied in learning gun laying.at laimen, maar South Ta'agohon, by Lin Toh- dora Mr. Logo, assistant, engineer, speedily set of price ngrod for board and lodgings of the were

shong, a

aleutenant in the Foilno battalion of Arst defendant from Septom or 28th, 19 5. to! When a cousiderable number had returned the Taibu Laihu Lake Salt Excise Corps. This it going again.

in the afternoon, gua drill, quite as exacting es Mr. J. H. Gardinor (of Mr. O. D. Thomson's before, was engaged in, and those who were not afice) appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. E. J. fer guard duty, sat down to dinner with kese Grist (of Mouro, Wilkiznu and Grist) for tappetites. A little recreation followed, and thend wished to join his former enemies of the dat defendant, and Mr. F. P. istt (of Messrs.jority rought that repos, which hard work

and bracing sir had sweetened. a few of offeri Drutton and Hett) for the second defandant. the more reliaising spirite did not take things quite so quickly, but still the camp maintains is character for orderliness and general gool coniluct.

His Lo-hip-Is anyone apparing for thing, the Volantoere were put through their (Van K-der), had commi

from

Ore Indian constable has the credit of saving no fower than' ton liver, while Mr. J. 8. Alvos plackily dived from the wharf and rescued meroral people from drowning,

Other bodies buvo baen recovered, bringing the total up to 946, though it is again that many more at their death during that awful stampede.

The two junke burned, one of whļck we pro- lously menticaed, Look fire while engaged in When they saw the flames the work of recae. leaping above the deck of the. Hanke, the mastors of those two hoals bastored to the

ssistance of their compatriots. Gue junk, after landing 100 passengers on the Proya,

for put back to the barning rout # second loat, but when about 30 more hadž

nload fr bearded her she lit up, and jump overboard. The second junk rescued Boven in her first trip, but shared the same fate as the first when she put off the mend time. and again the ferrix-stricken passengers had to go over the side.

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The Hankee-whose hall is lutant, merely her superatenotare being destroyal-was towed oat beyond Chinwau where the debris was

Aberdeen Dook for re-fitting.

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elbur defendants?

Mr. Doncen-No. One is bankrupt and the other has not been served.

Iti 1. rdship-Well, I will strike the one ent with costs, and they can fight it out among themacros.

H FOR BOARD,

September 28th, 19 ti

His Lordship said the first defendant could not be sued under the mundment in the writ

Mr. Gardiner I don't think I have released him by this awendment,

His Lordelup-But I don't think you can ano Li.

Mr. Gardiner-I will prove to your Lordship the agreement was tha if the first defendant did not pay the second would,

Mr. Crist-fle ought to sue on guarantee. His Lordship--The only perasa you can sus on that writ is the second defendut. You can

not sue the fir, as he has never promised to pay

as far as I can see.

BAW

most returning to

It should be added that the engineers are gain doing excellent work by keeping the encampmast illuminated by electric light.

DISCIPLINE AT SEA.

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Lin Teb-song is a "reformed" salt smuggler, who at first was badly wanted by the authorities

and who, fading the the was in imminent daug r

capture, gave out that he had repented

of

to deliver up authorities

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THE LIABILITY OF COMPANY DIRECTORS.

THE LAW IN JAPAN,

Salt Exoirs, showing the sincerity of his desire

precedent been established a ourtain lang Hoi-tsing, anthous chief of decision of the Saureras Const asto the liability of directors of a limited company for damage the salt smugglers and a former comrade. This $738 about firs yours ago. The authorities arising from negligence in the mangement of acc

sul Teog Hi-ining was in accepted the off-r sud

the company's business. The came on which the due time betrayed to them by the

the "reformed" droi-ion was given, says the Japan Herald, wus smuggler. In the case of Vah Kader, with briefly as followsome months ago the 18th

bead, tho

Bank of Bh daueks allowed a leak of twenty the $3,000 reward on his

the other day by Lin Teh-song to meet thousand yen to a doth merchant of Tokyo on invited him at south Tungchen, with the aASUTUDCO the searity of a warehouse certificate issued by that he (in) would protect him against arrest the Neigai Warehousing Co. It was subsa- if he (Vah) would reform" a join the quoutly discovered that the cases of cloth men- battalion in some sort of cuaracter. This was tioned in the certificate only contained a quootity The new Board of Trade instruations permit of course a lure to insegle Vab Kader into his of waste-paper instead of the article described.

(Lin's)

the The cloth merchant was, of course, punished Ling the interference of an official of a Tradesina) laude, no as to enable him to gaia

83.000 roward. As it turned out Val Koder frand. The Warehousing Company was also Union in wages disputes between e Master and walked into the trap, went to South Tungchos, sued by the bank for damages, and the directors

friend" under where he was met by a suntual

atly sued by the company for were subsequently his seamen which in the past have been arbitrated apon by the Superintendent of the Mercantile instructions of Li Teh-sheng. Arrived there domages. The action was dismissed in the lower

Vah was well treatest by Lin Teb-sheng's 8 men. Courts, and

and against this decision an appeal was the Supreme Cart. The Supreme All this time Vah had no suspiciors of his

As soon as Lin Tel-abang transferred the case to the Tokyo Appeal Court intended botragal. was informed of the success of his strategem be for rel

for re-trial. The reason loft Somehow at once for Tungchen And † the & opreme Court was to the decision of Company (kabu welcomed Vah into the feld. I in thon

* iki baisku) posed a fictitious provalled! with Val to go will him to Sorgbow to see created by law, and the Civil and Commercial tho Gorercer, E. Chao Kusi-long, and bag Codes explicitly provided that the directors of for the latter's kind protection." This Vab the company werelts leal representativen und as Ka-der did, but it is, perhaps, needless to say such were held responsible for damage done to that he never had the chance of seeing the a thir

o person through their negligence Governor.

In this e now understand that the Shang- trauraotion of the company's business.

coumeation it is stated that the views of the bai Tuolai has sent the chief of bis policu to

Harn Souchow to bring Vah Ka-der to Shanghai for Supreme Court are supported by Mr. trial.-N.-C. Daily Nerra.

Mr. Gardiner-I am not prasing the once Marine Offes alone, bare excited widespread but of course was not allowed to go away agaio.odshed the decision of the lower court and

against the fat defendant

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His Lordship My own impression is that there must be judgment for the first defendant.

Mr. Gardiaur--I don't mind.

well. Now, after Hia Lordship-Very

dampod overboard. She was then towed to eliminating the first, are you arreet in your

form of proceding against the second ?

Mr. Gartliner. I am asuing on a prooies made on September 28th, last year, at the time when Mr. Hard took up his quarters at the Stag Hotel.

His Lordship Perhaps wo had better get with that.

indiguation in shipping circles. The Morchant Sorvin Guilds respresenting over 100 Captains and Officers of Merchant ships have protested most strongly against this proposal, holding that there is the less necessity for such a step owing to the fact that is the past the Superintendents of Mercantils Marine Ofices hara usun beau nudly biased in favour of the seamen. It now appears that the Loon Marine Beard of Abord-on bare adopted resolution declining, under the sathority given to them noder the Merchant Shipping hot, to authorise it being carried ont at that port. The London Local Marine Board have also resolvect to acquaint the President of the Board of Trade that the matter is within the statutory jurisdiction of the Loo! Marine Boards and not of the Board of Trade. It forwarding a copy of the resolution of the Aberdeen Local Marino Howd to the other Local Marine Boards in the United Kingdom arging them to take

GERMAN STEAMSHIP CAPITAL.

orality

the

and Mr. Uzawa, Tokyo Barristers, who are regarded as good authorities en jurisprudence. The position of the barristers of the principle embodied in the decision comprises the follow- ing points:-

DOCK CARPENTERS ON STRIKE.

The labour difficulty at the Kowloon Duck in anchanged. It was expected that the carpontors would have maumed work by this time, but

Mr. Gardiner said. Mr. Herd, the first defend certain infance has apparently heon brought to bear upon them with the result that they ant, was engged by the Wong Yik Company sil remain on strike. A weeling of the under contract to come over here from British employers concerned with shipbuilding was Columbia to suprinted the construction of hold last week with a view to arranging con. saw wills at Canton. Ho arrived over twales certed action in dealing with the meu. As the months ago and bud køen hiero ter since with employees accepted the farms of the Chiness out, be bellosed, resiving any remigration employors, to give an additional ten cents per although under his agreemeut he was to be pitsimilar aclien; the Guild regard the proposal of amount of £1250,00, The cave it not one of damage suffered by the com any.

ANOTHER 139UE.

In the meantime

so the

Following on the announcement that the Hamburg-America Company propose to ingresso their capital by £1,000,000 comes the intimation that the Nurddeutscher Lloyd Company son template on addition to their capital to the imitation merely It is

is said, indeed, that the day for two months, the desired arrangement $40 a month. The second defendant, Mr.

the Board of Trade as a mest mischievous and Norddeutsaber Lloyd directors met before the was not effcoted. The Dock Company is in a Cardiner understood, and an interest in tha

dangerous one. They state that taars is alrealy Hamburg merica Company's proposal was different position, as the carpoutors demand au Wong Yik Company,

A woeful amount of insubordination in known, but found that they had not a quorum

and extra twenty cents per diem. It is believed

Mr. Hett-I understand that is not so.

Merchant Service which is not only inimical to constantly the meeting was postponed

eight days. that the men have some organisation behind Mr. Gardiner-Tha Wong Yik Company the interests of the Merchant Service, but to

Formas newspapers intimate the Homburg them, notwilharauding the fact that their old use the Man Yik Teog, of which the second the safety of life at sea. Unless soms very firm

America Company had decided on their issue of guild was broken up.

its headquarters.

ono company desiring to forestall another, Mr. Hord has been staying at the Sing Hotel con is taken by the different suthorities the now capitul. It is not regarded as a casa of since his arrival on September 28th, 1905, and Guild is of opinion that more deplorable results these two issues, coming practically to

although are certain to arise. They trust that they may gether, lave naturally created for the time being have the invaluable co-operation of the other a temporary depression in the amrket toz Ger Local Marion Boards in checkmating what they the site. The Front capital of the Norddeutscher Lloyd' 45,000,000 and it charneterise as ether step in the direction of has Debouturo issues representing £2,75000 stopping my somblance of dumpline at wa withoal which it will ba`impossible to ran our ships is the futers. It may be rided that the Lecal Marine Boards of Cardiff and New call-on-Tyne have adopted resolutions similar

A FORTUNATE ESCAPE.

A blind Chinese woman had a miraculons escape in Qazon's Road on Saturday alte ruses, She was crossing the road and got in the front of aw approaching oar. Hearing the pie ske quickened bør pave to get off tba track but the poor woman did not know that another cur WHH

coming in the opposite direction. The driver was of comme uunwars of the perence of the woman and could not pull up when he saw her anddenly appear in frout. She was knocked! down but was happily onglit by the guard and carried in safety till the two lopped. though the sound of the wheels pissing over her bashel aud cakes lal people to fear that a worso Fate had happened her. She was much shaken but www voiajared,

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defendust is owner

on the evening of that day the sdo defendett accompanied him to the hotel to engage is

room.

His Lordship-ly the plaintiff the proprieter of the hotel?

Mr. Gardiner-Fou, my Lord.

Continuing, Mr. Gardiner ssid the arrang ment was that $101 should be paid for the room

to that of the Aberdeen Beard.

DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM COWAN.

The capil development of the Norddeutscher Lloyd services doubtless justifies the now issno. For their fast Atlantio traffic from Hromen to New York the company are shortly putting on another swift steamer of the ass type as the Kaiser Wilhelm II, to be dared the Kronprin- messia Cochlio. This will make four yessols of this

1.-Persons sustaining damage through the gligence of directors of a puny may se either the company or the directore thereof for damages.

-When a company has paid damages to a third party for a similar cause the company may demand the directers thereof to make good the

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THE CONTROL OF THE CUSTOMS.

While the Customs controversy bas baen ging excitedly for the past three month, the Inspector-General himself has maintained admirable, but somewhat trying, silence. By

roubt, to nake

and the only acy slatement, virtus of his position le lank felt it impossible, indication of bis attitude in the matter was derivable from the fact that, all rumours to the contary notwithstanding, ho bae not resigned. TB have it, however, on good anthority that Sir Robert Hurt now fakou stops to ro assum the foreign members of the Castoms staff, and bas given them emphatically to understand that their position and his own has not beer ultored by the appointment of Directors general. He asks then to

to payno head to state- ments to the contrary, it would appear,

of therefore, that the pressure brought to bear by the British Minister backed by the prot

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CHINA AND THE MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.

A STRANGE BEPORT".

It is reported that thờ Mukden Genoral ħas informed the Governor General of Kwantung

pluss, so that the company wil bonide to maintain the China Association and other of his intention to impose a tar oa the South

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a regular weekly service with steamers o

averse speed of 281 knots. or their slower Atlantie service, the company are

ure build sory Basteuner to bo named the Wasking on. Ia the hut two years the Norddeutscher Company have made some estalding striking developments in the Mediterrsusan, Brvices from Marseilles to

and the Levant. In other directions the anter, Alexandra, vi Aaples, and hotween Glenda prise is so making Loadway. The among oiler

bave st own <ficers, possess works

new

engaged, including board and lodgings. The No. 1 boy, who was present when the arrangement was made, said he did not know Mr. Herd, and would require a saonth's pay- maent in adrance. The second dafendant said if

We regret to record the tenth of Mr.ing, also at the account was sent to the Mas Yik Tong he

William Cowan, architect and surveyer, in would see that it was paid and Lo me an charge of . E. M. Office of Works in China, entry in the hotel book to the effect that he Japan and Cores, at the Shanghai General Herd Hospital on October 7th. Mr. Cowan, who was would hold himself liable. When Mr.

fifty-one was asked for mouer he correct the delene years of age, entered the public service

beld and several important positions in people to Man Yik Tong. Thenccount was then the department in England. He wont to

1 B.BE's Office of Works in Chan, Japan and interest in a o

adju Korea in 1696 His dulis besitated i good interest in Coliny, end are firm believers in deal of travelling in the countries mentioned, and he arrived is Peking in tims to be detained the application of water-tight doors to passenger by the siege of Mr. Cawan was a Fra steam. Last year the Norddeutscher Lloyd

B'CHANTS Covered no fewer than 5.850,400 ba

in

of

own a

cur

submitted that firm, and on October 9th the Shanghai to ake obarge of the interesto ofich they trafa couple of ear

bedier, has had offret, but it would finally onse to public mind to have a statement or a decree Manchuria Railway track. Commenting ou itself, direct from the highest authorities in this report, the Qua Mazinichi remarks that Peking, which could be quoted as sa offloial Article II. of the treaty between Japan and radiation of Ly pistol in entions in the China, signed by Haron Komurs, in regard t promulgation of the sow famous decree appoint. Manchuria provides that the Japanese Gorern ing Their Fixcellancies Tang Shao-yi and Tisk ment agrees to observe so fax w practicable ite original treaty between Chias and Russia Ling-N-C, Dualy News,

relating to the lens of land and the construction of railways. The treaty between China and Russie in regard to the formation of the Chinese THE CHURCH IN CHINA.

Eastern

Railway Company provides that the land required by the company for construct At the request of the Teas, and through thing, managing, and protecting the railway and medium of Cathedral Notes," Bhanghai slso for digging and, stone and coal in the Bistep, Moule has unde a statement conesraing vicinity of the Falway-lines all be granted his resiguation a fellows: "With regard to free of cost in case of such land being owned the Bishop's intended resignation, the annoubes-

land shall be exempt frota tax. friends with regret, the Bishop's advanced age Deadly seventy.ping-togather with sensibly China also pr. vides that the Chiness Govers. A supplementary treaty between Japan and diminished ability for either the travelling or ment agrees to arompt from taxes and dues all corresponden os which bis duties involve, lod him the materials. ragaired for the South Man- to consult the Secretaries of the burch, Mis

charis Railway. The Osake journal con. sicuary Bocioly on the aghjeet some fifteenoludes:-" Wa ashoot annesive To shippers and importers of perialiable months ago From the end of last year, those in- merchandise a judgment recently delivered at armilies sooned so much on the increase that Authority the Makdon Goral intends to Syday is interesting. A Japanese firm shipped he communicated to the Archbishop of Cauterpose a tax on the Bouth Manchuria Railway

track". 450 tons of onions to New South Wales, selling bury his wish resign his office, if possible, on The Hongkong Observatory yesterday isnot them ou c.i.f. terms. The produce was loaded the 31st of December neat. The Archbishop LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. the following raport :-)

in gead condition, but turned out so badiy that has given his approval, but he has not yet On the 15th at 11.50 am-Barouelica o aim of nearly £4000 for las of profit sent, the legal documents necessary to sen. med. The qucation was whether by selling plete the transaction. Meantime the very

The P. & 0. str. Delta left Hingapore for this The area of high press: re is still ring ore.i.f, the shippers were in a word position than severe loss sustained by our Churob in China, port on the 13th inst, at 11 a.. with the out- io accept any mere responsibility, and to wake mont he told the shroff that he was not goingg. Jepan, and the lowest pressure is over the in selling f.o.b. Did they incur a liability for through the terribly sudden removal of Bishopward English maila, sad is dus here on the 18th

middle part of the China Ses and the Pacific deterioration that marine insurares would not care, has led him to communicate to the Secre. inst.. at about 8 am himself doubly surs on that head, he wrote a towards the S. of the Lecchoos

The

The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived at been tories of the CM.S., who are, together with letter to that efect to the proprietor of the Fresh monsoon is indicated in the Formoes

based upon the local "custom of the trade, Stag Hotel on the same day. The chit book in Channel and the N. part of the China Bra, and not upon a Chamber of Commerce rule

to vacant Mis-and left again at 6 pm, soms day, for Kobe, which that letter

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending which would have absolved the sellers, but

прод

hia sionary Bees, was sent was signed

a produce merchants' rale which cast the Japan resignation for the present if it seems to thembe L.G.M. str. Prinz Indsig left Kobe vin

the 15th inst. 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.

Arm in these havy damages. The jury found desirable under the

With that, while the onitus were suficiently good for

recognition of the sy

of many

many Nagasaki and Shanghai on Sunday, the 14th local sale at this puint of shipment, they wero

friends,

the Bishop earnestly requests all bis inst., p.m., and

had many friends throughout the Far East, mason and a kind-hearted ard popular man. Hetical miles, which is equal to about. 271 times ment of which has been received by some kind by the Chinese Government, and that such who will deplors the loss cf a sympathetic and the circumference of the globe. gonial acquaintance. The cause of death was dysentery with complications, sad deceased had only been indisposed for about s week.

Grst month's board was paid. The seond month's money wanalo pad, Irat after that, although the The native soldiers stationed in Kowloon ar

plaintific continually applied to the secord not doing their best to rehabilitate themselves

defondant they had never receirola pagment. in the good opinion of the public. Following

When ridence in support of the placutifl's the charges of misconduct bronglit against thos

caso had concluded Mr. Reil said it was true me little time past, when they were aleged that his client accompanied the first defendant to be guilty of maltronting Chinese, two of

to the Stag Hotel on his arrival in the Colony, them are now said to have assaulted a European The question was them rained as to payment living ner Anslin Road early on Bunday mort- and the second defendent told the botei propris- ing. The goatleman, who is very well known, tor that if he would forward the accounts to was disturbod by bearing sounds at the rear of his house. Suspecting marauders, he want out and found two Indian soldiers on his premises Ho ordered them away and when they refund he went to turn them out. Then they ared the rifles which they were carrying. One of the attempted to strike him over the head but he guarded with his arm, which was badly hurtin consequence. What is being done in the matter is not known yet but it is not unlikely that the incident will be brought nuder the notion of the

Governor.

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him at the Man Yik Tong be would remit them

WEATHER REPORT,

to Canton and pay when he received the money. When the second defendant was pressed by the manager of the Stag Hotel for a third instal-changes to slight.

by the manager of the hotel. Mr. Hott had paid the sum of $37, the amount his fout admitted swing, into Court.

After Mr. Lobo, maunger of the hotel, got into the box and swore that he had received the letter which plaintiff denied receiving,

·His Lordship asked-Do you think you can carry on much farther, Mr. Gardiner ?

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:-

COYOT

A

PERISHABLE CARGO.

бед

what

Jadgment appears to have others, nsually consulted by the Archbishop/ Yakchama at 2 p.m. on Sunday, the 14th iust,

If

with regard to will wows to suspend his where she was due to arrive at 3 p.m. on Mon-

Hongkong & Neighbourhood [freat; fair

N.E. wind, not in a condition to carry safely through a long tallow churchman to help him with their the 23rd 'n may be expected here on or about the precise cironmstances are prayers, and also earnestly to entreat God's The LG., str. Gneisenau, which loft hore cens voyage. Formosa Chounel

not likely to be duplicated in exporta from ibis merciful guidance for our Archbishop in the on Wodnesday, the 10th inst, arrived at Sings- country, the case constitutes a warning not to ohvice of a worthy succserer to his ever to be pore on Sunday, the 14th inst, at 9 a.. lear to unknown local rules the settlement of lamented friend and fellow-labourer, Bishop: an affair of so much importanes.

Hoare.

| pesterday morning from Mank, and is expected

Sonth coast of China ? between

Hongkong and Lamooka į Sontla coat of China between ? Hongkong and Hainan..{

Samen No. 1. Same as No. 1.

Same as No. 1

The Boston 88. Co.'s str. Shawmut sailed

here on Wednesday, the 17th inst.