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ECHOES OF 1858

ANOTHER JOLT FOR COLONIAL GOVERNMENT

21. Queer things About Government TendersTM

We should be glad to be informed "jected because it was considered what the law, practice or custom | too high, whilst the Phoebe Dunbar is regarding Government Tenders. was chartered at ten We feed convinced that a well de-

times the fined system obtains which is pro tenders having been invited at all. price (all things considered) without tected either by Colonial instruc- Then again this Opium Farm. tions or by Act of Parliament. The tender which was accepted was received on Sunday, although the time for closing had expired on the previous day, a clause being subarquently added to the Ordi- dered for much more nance making the monopoly ten We have now to call the attention of our reader to another affair of the same nature, which although it venality, still betray's a sacrifice of proves no charge of dishonesty or

sidizing a portion of the Press; to publia interests for the sake of sub- At unscrupulous advocacy of the Governmental policy.

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valuable.

are

In corroboration of this im pression, we may state that we are acquainted with a gentleman now in China who happened to touch at Hobart Town in a vessel he had loaded on his own account He found the Tasinanian Government had publicly invited tenders for a large quantity of oil for lighting purpuses.

portion of friend's cargo was China oil, which our he tendered, sending in samples. The quality was much approved of and the price not objected to, but unfortunately the advertisement inviting tenders stated Fish oil. We wish it to be understood, that The Colonial Secretary was desir. in bringing the charge of venality ous to take the China oil but he against the A.B.C.," We apprehended the tenor of the ad- neither doing so from a feeling of vertisement left the Government, no well merited retaliation, nor from option but to accept the lowest ten a spirit of opposition to the local der for Fish oil. The Attorney Government. Before this paper be- General's opinion was taken which onate Sir John's burdy-gurdy, it confirmed this view of the ease. was as much opposed to his policy Whatever the rules may be which, as any of its contemporaries. Sir. have been framed to prevent abuses John's system of uniform "mismat in the system of Tenders, the Hongagement, which is the characteris Kong Government is either totally tie of his policy, has never changed, them. and the abuses which con, policy on the part of those connect ignorant or wantonly regardless of neither has the opinion of that sequently are continually arising, ed with the hurdy, for the pro confirm our confiction that the prietor and ex-editor, over the rules of the service are framed so namme de guerre of An Oxtaile as to afford a check upon officinis Baharian, has continued to de much higher character and nounce it in England in a series standing than the most respectable of very able letters. Therefore we of our public officers can pretend subrait in to be. For instance, we have seen,

all sincerity, malice that the result of every tender paid for doing the Government apart, that the "A.B.C." is over- brought to public notice, has ex-printing, the consideration being a cited mistrust and suspicion. The consistent and abject advocacy of tender of the Rose of Sharon to the fedsures and views of our local' thke convicts to Labuan W23 re government.

of

£2,100 FOR JANE AUSTEN MS.

KEEN DUEL BETWEEN AMERICANS

(Special Air Mail Service)

LONDON, July 4. "Where an opinion is general it is usually correct," wrote Jane Austen, and this was proved at Sotheby's yesterday in the continu- ed rale of the Rosebery library, for a consensus of fervour greeted her beautifully written manuscript of "Lady Susan," which brought as

much as $2,100.

Indeed, everybody was a Jansite yesterday, although дл English votary might have felt sad at see- ing the auction battle fought out between two Americans. Mr. W. Hill, of Chicago, and Mr. Rham, representing Dr. Rosenbach, the former winning after a ding-dong

duel.

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SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST CONSTABLE

ALLEGED FALSE ACCUSATION AND BRIBERY.

A Chinese constable attached to No. 2 Police station was charged with misconduct before Mr. Scbu- field yesterday...

Wilkinson and Grist, was for de. Mr. T. P. K. Kemble, of Messrs. fendant, and pleaded not guilty, Mr. Calthrop, A.S.P., prosecuted,

said that about 10 am, on June 13 Mr. Calthrop in opening the ease

walking in Queen's Road West, a woman named Young Ho was f Defendant accorted her and asked her. her whether she had anything with She replied in the negative, The defendant then asked her to Station. She accompanied him, go with him to the No. 7. Police and outside the Ko Sbing Theatre defendant produced which he said contained opium. स parcel, and accused her of having dropped

it.

This sporting finish would have gladdened the late peer, who liked Complainant denied the accusa to back a winner; and he certain- tion and, was taken to No. 7 Police ly anticipated it, as he was precided that it was a Central case, Station Sergeant Whitcroft ̈de- scient enough to buy the precious and asked the defendant to take manuscript for only £60, about 40 the woman to the Central Poleu years ago, from a representative of station. They left, and in Kwai Jane Austen's niece, Lady Knatch-Heung Street, the woman sent a bull, to whom it had been present small girl to fetch & relative of ed by the authoress.

America was also to the front here. When this relative arrived when the solemn manuscript of Dr lease the woman. and after much the defendant demanded $30 to re- Johnson's last prayer, December 5, bargaining the price was reduced to 1784, was offered, in which is the $15. The relative borrowed the searching phrase, "Enforce and accept my imperfect repentance handed it to the defendant, who money from a stall holder, and Beginning at £25, the hidding end.

disappeared.

Ed with Mi. Gabriel Welle's in Mr. Schofield adjourned the case ning call of £325 against Mr.until Friday bail being allowed. Scheuer of New York.

Disraeli's "Vivian Gray."

The latter had his revenge later

when he gave £410 for Boswell's DEAD CIRCUS ELEPHANT presentation copy to Dr. Charles

Burney (Fanny's father) of the first edition of the famous "Life." The surprise of the sale was the comparative apathy of the market

HAD TO BE CREMATED

PIECEMBAL

ta Disraeli's manuscripts. After The problem of the "disposal of Major Coningsby. Disraeli had been a dead elephant weighing 3,300 lbs. able to buy for £46 the score of Board on Tuesday morning, when

was presented letters which his

to the Sanitary great kinsmEN had written in 1831 conterning the an elephant belonging to the Great death of his closest friend, William

Chinese Circas died.

G. Meredith, the thousand pages It was not without some difi of Vivian Grey" came up, and culty that the carcass of the huge Messrs Quaritch had little din bcast was hoisted on to a lorry culty in acquiring the manuscript and removed to Kennedy Town at £300

where it was cremated piecemeal.

Fifty-two years ago, in the Balph Digrali sale, Queen Victoria's faithful biographer Sir Theodore Bible. Although Mr. Gabriel Wells Martin gave £210 for the man, and Messrs. Quaritch put up a script of "Contarini Fleming." good fight, Mr. W. H Robinson When those of "Lothair" and won this at £620; the total of the "Endymion" were offered three second day being 20,175 years ago the first was withdrawn Meanwhile there was a jewel sale at apo and the second at £1,100, in an adjoining room bringing When the Huth copy of the £11,000. The late Mrs. Edgar Gutenberg Bible was bought by Wallace's casket realised £3,496, the late Alfred Quaritch for Mesara, Jerwood and Ward giving 25,000 on November 21, 1911, Lord £700 for her solitaire diamond Rosebery's agent shrewdly gays ring. A rivière of brillianta, bo- C: for a 1011' first edition of the longing to another lady, then fetch- Authorised Version of our English ed A: much an £6,900 (Strauss).

CONSTABLE WITH GOOD RECORD

STOLE PRISONERS”. PROPERTY

Wong Hhing (49) an ex-constable in the Hongkong Police Force was charge before Mr. Wynee-Jones the property of prisoners, and also, yesterday with the theft of 820.75. with desertion from the force.

Defendant plead guilty.

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joined the Force in December 1914. C. D. I. Shannon said. defendant

and in 1923 was appointed searcher in Central charge room and 'alph acted Pa Hoklo interpreter. In missing. December last he was reported He had obtained leave port. Enquiries showed he return- on December 17 and failed to re ed to his native place at San Moi.

A Mean Theft.

On December 22, a batch of de portees were assembled to be sent away from the Colony and on open- ing up their boxes they found a considerable amount of valuables and money missing. Enquirios went to show that these persons and the property was extracted he were searched hy the defendant,

inspector. On this heing discover- fore the boxes finally reached the ed compensation was made to the prisoners concerned by the Govern ment and a warrant was then taken out for the defendant's arrest. He Sanmei on July 15 and brought to was arrested by Canton Police at Hongkong on the 17th.

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Asked if he had anything to say, breach of trust. Not only have you very grave should succumb to this temptation and his eyes were sore.

Why he defendant. said he was rather deaf chased your personal trust, but I don't know and defendant has

you have lowered the prestige of defendant's sight is failing. That it is entitled to put their trust. C. D: I. Shannon-It is true that the Police Force in whom the pub-

deciding that he could not stay: ment. Taking in view your com may have and some effect on hisOn the first charge you are sETI tenced to six months' imprison. and he got something and cleared oat. In a couple of years he would paratively good record, I will fine have been pensioned."

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