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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, JUNE GTR, 1516
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE
of police when cantering his hors
We then ventured to s1
ed any regulations,
impowered to stop per 108.
ses to the eastward to the we town of Piciona, that they be pu general information and further that
gap
within which a canter is prohibited be made
of silence. The Major General has made him.rable them to examine the prop.sitions which be self samewhat famous, since he came to Chins. intends making to Government.
If as we doubt not, this project should obtain the by his disposition to encroach upon the rights of the community From his actions we would adhesion of the chambers and the ministry the means of execution are assured. France will then suppose that he had passed his life among He lots; and we are well assured that he knows have a service of transatlantic corresponden
Worthy of a great nation; she will not remain in Thule of the manly independence of a iritish the rear, in the immense impulsion which wer community, or he would have been more guard navigation tends to give every day to the pacifis ed than he has been. We allude to the relations of the people of the old world, an public,
an end to the themselves as well as with the states of the New We have no desire to throw obstacles in the high handed measures of putting an er way of auch municipal regulations ar are called bearing of bambons by watchman, an old esta-world
We shall Glicate Mr Lechevallier if he sup for in every community; nor would we support blished custom in China; to his interference with those who set them at defiance. Here, as else his neighbour who happened to have a party ceeds in organizing this importen service. Sag where, it is necessary that the community be of friends, who at 10 O'clock were amus- the the government gives in its resignation prio protected from rioi and outrage of every des ing themselves with a song: and in his al-Individuals must realise great works. - Ibid. cription, and in asking that a code of municipal most daily assumption of the duties of a Con- regulations be made public, we wish to pro stable in rebuking those who ride past him on
RAIL WAY IN JAVA-From an advertisement tect the inhabitants from wanton outrage, the road. The Apology offered by his friends without respect to persons. It was with a for the offences first alluded to, was the Gene-inserted in the continental journals of Europe, we
learn that an English Company proposes to esta Comfortable repose is perfect knowledge that Mr Wyssinan had bot ral's wish to sleep,
blish a line of railway connecting the trading ports broken any established regulation, that we ex- desirable; but our comforts are at times sub-
of Java. The project is ralled The great Dutch pressed a regret that he should have been an servient to the privileges of others. Gene- Indian Railway, in the island of fav
All we know of it is contained in the following prospectus, hoyed by a person, who its appears in the Saul D'Aguilar did not hesitate to stop the perintendent of police.
beating of baraboos, neither did he hesitate to which, since it dies not supply us with particulars, order policemen to intrude upon the premise. we are not enabled to offer an opinion upon the of his neighbour who was singing at ten O'clock merits of the undertaking at night: nor did he hesitate at pushing a
THE GREAT DUTCH INDIAN RAILWAY conviction against his neighbour, who was fined
in the Island of Jara. #20 by one of the General's officers, a person
Capital £3,000,000, in Rhures of £10 each on who did no credit even to the bench of Hong.
which a deposit of one Shilling per share only is hong. We admire consistency, and ask the
to be paid in the first instance to cover all prebal Major General bow he can reconcile his treat- ment of others, with the bacchanalian urgent concessions are obtained from the Dates la
nary expenses, and no further call will be made which have been heard in his own dwelling on
lian Government. The object of the present an the evening ofthe Sabbath? In a free community dertaking is to establish three distinct branches of there cannot be two sets of laws-ons for the Railway in that flourishing commercial colony, viz. porcelain of the earth, another for the more com- -first from Baterie to Builzenzorg; second, frum mon ware-and however hard our military Balavis to Anjer and the Straits of Sunda: und Chief, and his satellites, may strive to establish third from Sainrang to Sole and Yagyatera, such, they will ultimately fail.
forming together about 200 miles of Railway, and afterwards from Samarang to Sourabaya.
A large and constant traffic is carried on between these
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We deeply regret that Mr Wyseman has been so harshly used and if we do not express the sentiments of ALL the community, we certainly do those of that portion which is most deserving of respect--the people who are untrammelled by obligations to show deference to the paltry actions of little-great men.
places, and none of these lines present any engi neering difficulties A more complete prospective with full particulars and a map will be published when the negotiations with the Dutch Indian Go verament are in a greater state of forwardness. In the mean time applications for shares in the usual way, accompanied by the deposit of one chilling per sire, for which a receipt will be given, will re- ceive attention in the order in which they are made, and are to be addressed in Mr Henry Wick ham, Solicitor, 2, Corbel court Gracechurch street, LONDON."Lod
On Tuesday last, a quirrel took place in a Car penter's shop in the Tai-ping-ban, about a trifling debi due by one Chinaman to another. From words the parties proceeded to blows, and in the malea, two men named Chun-hoi shing and Wong ashing were dangerously wounded by a stab from a sharp instru ment, supposed to have been a sword, one of them On the morning of the 29th of April-last, the being stabbed through the arm, the knife entering bis auslly quiet town of Malacca was thrown into a side, the other being wounded in the hand and thigh state of great agitation by a report that a feracions the former, we hear, has since died of his wounds, Tiger which was caged at the Stadt houve had Mook-muk-shing, and Ahoe The names of the perpetrators are, Lougalum,broken bounds and was wandering about the town One of them has been seeking whom he might devour. We have been setzell, and will probably end his life on the gallows
The 7th clause of an ordinance, which pass ed the legislative council on the 29th Decem ber last, is as follows
7th-Every person who shall ride or drive on any footpath without obvious necessity; or shall ride or drive in a farious manner, or 80 aa to endanger the life or limb of any person, or to the common danger of the passengers in any public road or thoroughfare; or who pass- ing or meeting another horse or carriage, shall not keep to the customary aide of the road, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds,
This ordinance refers to the entire Island of Bongkong, not to the town of Victoria parti cularly, and any ill disposed person, bringing forward a complaint against his neighbour for galloping or cantering his horse in any part of the island, may have him fined by a subservient Magistrate. The objectionable nature of the law, as it now exists is abundantly evident, and in the person of a Stranger, we see how it has been abused. Mr Wyseman was sum- moosed on a charge preferred against him by the Superintendent of police, and fined in the full penalty of five pounds, for cantering his horse near the gap, a locality which is used for that purpose by nearly every resident on the Island! Whether such a procedure has not a tendency to bring our local laws into contempt, we leave it for our readers to say. They will subscribe to our declaration, that Mr Wyseman has been fined for an offence (if an offence at all) which is committed by three fourths of the population; and that the existing law would enable a corrupt Magistrate to fine a man for galloping in the must retired part of the is The rail continues his statistical diatribe in land, were any of our officials to bring for an unusually short chapter; but we are promised ward such a ridiculous charge against him.
This case is another evidence of the object a full satro of his artillery next week. Like other heavy pieces, the Mail is a long time onable nature of the police establishment. of loading and priming; his discharges beings are under the control and influence of once in two weeks, but then be is cramined the Executive Government; and watii this to the muzzle. We only hope that he will connection ceases, and it is placed oder a not hurt himself, as statistics are dangerous pro. board of civil Magistrates, we will either jectiles, and in unskillful hands, are just as like have an effective police, nor an impartial
Our Government have care. Magistracy, to upset the piece from which they are thrown, as to injure the party against whom they are fully copied from that of Singapore, allhat is illiberal and un English; but they have gone The public are probably tired of the unpr under the jurisdiction of the East India Co- no farther with the copy. Singapora, thought firable discussion of a question upon which they have made up their minds, and which the Molpany, has a civil Magistracy, chosen from the determined to continue ad infinitum. community, who hold their courts of Quarter appears The original difference of opinion was as to Session, and who have the entire control of the certain imports of China, whether they should police. To these court of Jarler Sessions there be classed with the trade of the country under is an appeal from the decisions of the Stipendi whose flag they were imported, or whether ary Magistrate-who is thus obliged to judge they should rank with the imports from the place righteously and impartially. Here we have where they were grown. Upon this subject no such protection, and the rights of the com we disagreed with the Mail, and in our issue of munity are set at defiance, the inhabitants have the 18th May, we gave our reasons for approving no appeal.
Defective as this government ing of the consular returns which places them in one department is the defect so glaring with the commerce of the flag under which as in the Magistracy; nor is there any other de. they were imported. The Hail forced the dispartment where incapacity could so deeply cussion upon us; and until he refutes the injure the colony.
argu. ments we brought forward to fortify our post-case in the Mail, with a few remarks in the usual We observe a report of Mr. Wyseman's tion, we have no intention of taking further no. tice of spun out articles, which do not bear upon rect, and evidently intended to mislead. Itismen style of that publication. The report is incor- the question. If he wishes to join issue, our position is before him; but if he prefers a run-
tions that several Gentlemen witnessed the of ning fire, he may have the glory all to himself fence, one of whoin was the Chief Justice. This as we have neither time nor inclination for such follows the evidence of Mr. May and is imm
diately before that of Sargeant Clifton, tending to convey a false impression, namely, that the Chief Justice and several other Gentlemen ware witnesses in the case; now this is untrue, the only witnesses who appeared boing the Su-
FrancE STRANERS AND THE OVERLAND AI perintendent of police and two of his gabord-A plan for introducing a line of Transatlantic nates. The bringing forward the same of the Chief Justice, in the report of a cash in the police court, when he was not even present, and the desire to mislead people not on the spot, is a
directed.
childish amusements,
We quote from the Mail of Thursday, "We " content curselves at present with an unequi. * vocal denial of one of the Friend's allegations that we have uncharitably asserted that in "expressing approval of the consular returns he is endeavouring to curry favor with Go-
vernment
We think the most direct reply to this is a quotation from the China Mail of the 14th U timo. La alluding to a correspondence below Jesuitical trick, tween himself and the Government on the The Mad Bays. We there. fatoresent by making wo
the China Mail
Jon in relation to the
tore Tel
Mr Wyseman was galloping his horse between Even according to the evidence of Mr May, Mr Carter's house and the Gap; a locality g plannerally chosen for a
hosen for a gallop. The evidence of the two policemen may be taken at what it 18 worth in our estimation it is worth very little they also refer to galloping out of town, though were they in their usual com canter would very lappe
But MA Ma
complainant (4MAJOI
which does not however seem to be a greater terror to evil-toers in Hongkong than in England, for was only last werk that a Chin iman wis condemned for the same crime. He was executed this morning at daybreak, and we learn that he used every means in his power to resist a death which Chinamen re gard as peculiarly ignominions. He refused to walk to the place of execution, and was therefore carried in a chair On the scaffold he resisted with all his
might being placed on the drop or having the rope fastened round bis neck-China Mail, June 4.
favored with the folkwing authentic narrative of the adventures of the Tiger during his morning's rem ble, which we hire much pleasure in laying before our readers. After attaining his liberty, with much gond to and an instinctive attraction towards kio- red bravery, the Tiger strolled into the house of the Commandant of the troops, and was merching up staics for the purpose of making an early mora ing call, when he was expied from the leading place at the top of the air by the gallant hast, who for
a
moment stood transfixed by nstobishment at the
sight of his unexpected guest A servant at the same moinent coming bat of 2 lower room with a tray in his hands bering a core pnt and efceleras, Covered over with a napkin, upon it, also saw the
We understand that the Peninsular and Oriental
an with wooderful presence of mind called Company has applid to the local authorities at Sin- gapore for permission to-lay dawa moorings in the outMaster, shut the doors. No sooner said than Roads for the Mail contradi Steamers belonging to done, the falling doors were shut too with a crash, the Company. It is suggested to place the moor and the Tiger considerably disgusted and astonish- inga near the 6th market, at the edge of the made at this cavaller treatment, which though one fal facing the Fish Market and near the inner frequently administered in civilized life to a bure or ashing stakes The roarings are now on their
a dun, or other impertinent intruder, was one to way to Singapore, having been shippad on board which the Royal beast had not beep Rocustomed to the Frederick FI, and will probably arrive here in
in bis forest daunts,-turned for the purpose of re- Jie next The adoption of regular moorings will racing hiss eps, and faced the servant. Here his prove a source of convenience to the Steamers at reception was equally ungracious-instead of wait- the public generally, for at present it rarely hapting to learn the caller's pleasure, the servant in pens that the steamers dan anchor in eligible spots continently dashed the whole equipage he carried without the chance of getting her ned in. The In bis hands, coffee pot, tray, cloth and all, in the site selected will prays to be a good one and easy Tiger's face, and took to his bels and fid.
The of access to passengers in bad weather.
Tiger, after disengaging himself from the wreck, faction to learn that Captain. Henry Gribble will the tarel, and sallied forth in quest of more hospit-
We may also notice what affords as much satis
and finding nothing suitable to his taste in the de bris scattered around him, wiped his face clean with shortly arrive here from Europe to take the Superable entertainment A cry bad however in the intendency of the Company's vessels on the China meantime been raised against him, and feeling him line-a post for which bis well known qualifica self incommoded by the pressure and rudeness of tient and gentlemanly bearing eminently by bim -- Straits Times, May 18,
the crowd be took refuge in a foul-house, where be was speedily surrounded. His en
cage was brought and its door being placed opposite to that of he enforced by gentle persuasivas administered to temporary, residence be was invited to eater, which him by the baronen of the Sepoys, a large number Packet boats, to ply between. Bourbon, Mauritius of whom had by this time been called out. The French public. This project of transatlantic cor- thus leaving an open interval of considerable space) and Suez, has recently been submitted to the cage being auch lower than the top of the door, respondence has been presented to the Minister of the Tiger at last moved by the repeated assaults finances, by Mr Theodore Lochevallier. The fol
Havre,
upon his hind
Jowing is the accou of it in the Courier du spring through the open spacej and scalping at 10-
quarters of the bayonets, weds & fortunate convict, who had too reshly perched him Mr Theodore Lachevallier, places twice a month, however to escape with life for an instant pursuit The project of a transatlantic correspondenes by self on the top of the cage, made of -He was not by a combination of easy practice, the Tour great being commenced he was again brought to bay, sud commercial porte of France, in communication at length seeing escape hopeless, calmly resigned with the whole of America and associates directly himself to his fate The Sepoys were drawn up in England, Spis, Portugal and the Levant to the battle array with loaded markets, but the Con henefit or profit of this correspondence is pro-manding Officer, jest has besa communicated to the deputation of Peace, did not feel himself authorised to give the not beng in the commission of the
rost the Giron
in the interest of word to fire, and the Assistant Resident WERE BC-
the bouse
our calories, at cordingly sent for The Fonctionsry alles umr
ed and bring viewed the preparations and approx.
ed of them issued the fatal mandate, and a cinse
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