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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 1881.

in the days of Sir Richard Mac- Dounell and Sir Arthur Kennedy, The Gaol is just as open to-day for legitimate inspection as it ever was, and the number of prisoners incar. cerated is not a secret, open or other wise, nor has it ever been. Before making such unfounded, mischievous assertions, we think a respect for the truth, if nothing else, should induce small amount of trouble necessary. our contemporary to take the very

to inquire into these matters. That the number of prisoners in Victoria Gaol at the present time, may amount to, or even exceed 700, is most prob. able, but the reasons for the increase, as compared with previous years, are most satisfactorily accounted for, by the system of long terms of impri- sonment, and the excessive number of gamblers who have come to grief since the. Inspectors of Police took charge of this department; and moreover have been publicly ex- plained at the meetings of the Legis- lative Council, and elsewhere, times out of number, as the China Mail knows perfectly well. When the even- ing print gets into statistics, a muddle is the inevitable result. The so-

called calculations, with the object of discovering the number of offences committed by prisoners in gaol during the past seven months lead as to believe, to use the China Mail's own elegant diction, "that there is a sad lack somewhere which calls for

immediate attention."

According to report, it has been proved to demonstration that, to en- sure prison discipline, certain of fences against the regulations must be punished by flogging. Without A Hongkong on the ith instant, the wife of Mr, wishing to set ourselves up against

BIRTH.

W. Ramsay, Chief Engineer of the Rajanattfandar,

of a scu

THE

Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 10TH August, 1881.

Our remarks in yesterday's issue, referring to the politic measure of the present Government, in almost totally abolishing from our code of criminal procedure, the barbarous

· practice of flogging Chinese criminals

with such great success in Singapore, loft the other day by the British India S. N. Co.'s steam-ship Chupra for Man dalay, to fulfil their engagement with King Thebau, of 25 performances for 25,000. rupees. Their gross receipts in Singapore amounted to over $14,000.

The Ocus, Mossarios Maritimes steamer, with the London Mails of 8th

July is reported to have left Saigon at 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon, and may be expected here to-morrow, or at latest on Friday morning.

The Straits Times says:-"By a letter written from Nagasaki, we learn that the repairs done to the machinery of the Russian man-of-wur Africa, by the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company have given very grout satisfaction, while the Dock charges have been less than those of the Hongkong Docks."

evening paper calls the vicc-regal man- sion. The Haikwan paid a formal visit to Mountain Lodge the other day, and was accompanied by His Excel. lency the Governor to the Reservoir and other places of interest in tho neighbourhood. The party afterwards visited Aberdeen, returning to Hung- kong by steam launch, The Haikwan, who went on board the Hwai-yuon this forenoon in the Government steam launch, has expressed his gratification at the courtesies received at the hands of the Governor,

We hear from a correspondent in Macao that the celebrated Do Corçal case, in which the Baroness of that name is the plaintiff, and tho Baron the defendant, came on for hearing on Monday, August 1st. The question raised was non-payment by the defendant of curtain monies allowed

If the reference to the Dock charges by the Court to plaintiff some consid. be correct, the management of the Sing-erable time ago, for alimony. The their tariff at least 75 per cent within apore Company must have reduced. Baron did not appear, and the Judge the last twelve months. Wo have a

decided to allow him ten days, eithor to pay the amount claimed, or give a copy of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Com- guarantee for payment. The case was pany's charges, kindly sent us by Cap- therefore adjourned until the 11th iust. tain E. M. Smith, nearly two years ago, and after comparing it with what we know to be the Hongkong and What-

Dock Company's scale, we are

bound to conclude that the writer of the letter from Nagasaki must have made a great mistake. (Ed. H.K Telegraph.

The Japanese steamer Takao-Maru, which has been purchased by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., has been formally transferred to her new owners, and has again hoisted the British flag. She will be renamed the Nancing and be under the command of Captain J. A. Mitchell, and her oflicers and engiu- eers have arrived from Shanghai, by tho S. S. Glamis Castle.-Herald.

has issued an order referring to that We note that Her Majesty the Queen much coveted decoration the Victoria Cross. It says:" Doubts having arisen as to the qualification for the decoration of the Victoria Cross, our will and pleasure is that the qualifica-

competent authorities, who have practical experience of these matters on their side, we beg respectfully to record our dissent against flogging, in any shape or form, saving in ex- ceptional cases of personal viol- ence, and even then, not if any other adequate punishment is available. Flogging is brutalising take it as you will, and equally affects the prisoner who receives, and the officer who inflicts the degrading punish- The most pleasing feature of the now ment. The public catting of thievorder is, that by its provisions mon of the auxiliary and reserve forces are

it should be.

tious shall be conspicuous bravery or devotion to the country in the presence of an enemy.

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LATEST COMMERCIAL

INTELLIGENCE.

Wednsday, August 10th, 1881.

One o'clock P.M. With the exception of a lot of important transactions in the stock of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company Limited, there is nothing of consequence to record from the Stock Exchange. Docks are still on the downward line, and although a large number of shares were purchased yesterday at 45° premium, sellers eventually wore out buyers, and 43 became the ruling end of the month, substantial business price. At this figure for cash, and the

doubtless made for covering purposes. was done, the time purchases being Dealers who had sold for September 1st at 62 were no doubt wise in se- by re-buying at 43. We noted a few curing a certain profit of 19

per cent.

tinc bargains booked for the end of December at 50, which would appear to indicate that everybody has not yet quite lost faith in the stock re- gaining its prestige. Steamboats are

Exchange.

On LONDON,→→

Bank Bills, T.T.,

3/81 Bunk Bills, at 30 days' sight, 3/8 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, 3188 Credits, at 4 months' sight,... 3187 Documentary Bills, at 4 On PARIS,—

months' sight,

3/9

4.64

Bank Billa, on demand, Credits, at 4 months sight, ...4.73

On BoxBAY,——

Bank, T.T.,

On CALCUTTA,—— Bank, T.T.,

On SHANGHAI,—— Bank, T.T., Private, 30 days' sight,

POLICE COURT.

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A further investigation was made by the sitting Magistrate yesterday into the case against a money-changer who was arrested a few days ago by In- spector Porry on a charge of keeping a lottery agency.

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Mr. Wotton, of the firm of Brereton and Wotton appeared for the defence.

The evidence of Inspector Perry was sufficiently conclusive as to the finding of the lottery tickets, both Manila and Hongkong-Manila tickets. A miscellaneous collection of books. and documents was seized; Wei Sing books, Manila Lottery tickets, Hong- relating to drawings shortly to take kong-Manila lottery tickets, &c., all

place.

In answer to Mr. Wotton, Inspector Perry said that he found the Wei Sing books in one place, and the bundles of the Chinese Manila lottery tickets in the top drawer of the stall, and a considerable number of them in the box on which defendant was sit- ting. The stall he admitted had every appearance of a genuine money- changer's stall.

Mr. Wotton argued that as the sale

since Hongkong had been a colony it winked at by the Government ever of Manila lottery tickets had been

was exceedingly hard that his client should be bauled up so shortly, with- out any previous notice. The law on

the subject had never been pro- nulgated in Chinese and it was. not to be expected that they could become acquainted with

its. pro- visions unless it was published in their native language. When the Inspector

were clicited by an article in the ing negroes in Jamaican market eligible for the decoration. This is as still on sale at 25, without leading went to search the premises he never

China Mail of the 6th inst., on the subject of the recent breach of prison regulations by Wong Afuk, who was brought before Mr. Wodehouse the other day for a savage attack on Mr. Tonnochy, the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol.

places" quoted from the Palli Mall Gazette by our contemporary, is a disgrace to our common human- ity, which public opinion will make difficult for iny civilised Govern- ment to countenance.

It has been fully proved by results That the offence above alluded to in Hongkong that flogging is alto- was of far too serious a character together an unnecessary instrument in be dealt with under the Gaol Ordi- the proper administration of our nances can hardly be doubted, and laws, for the preservation of peace even in the face of Mr. Tonnochy's and good order, and therefore no opinion that the prisoner could be grounds exist for this eternal harp adequately dealt with inside the ing on the same stale theme, that Gaol, we cannot see that the Magis-since the abolition of the lash, the trate had any alternative left him but colony has been going to the dogs. to decide that Wong Afuk should be If everyone in Hongkong received brought before the Police Court on a his deserts, the Chinese portion of

In Notes on News our London con- temporary, the Sportsman aays :---- With no little thankfulness we read that the Lords of the Admiralty have granted the use of another veusel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board, to be used as a hospital ship on the Thames for small-pox patients. The vessel se- lected by the Board is the screw fri- gate Endymion, 22 guns. This is a somewhat startling statement. Is it the intention of the authorities to en- deavour to cure the patients on board ship by means of the gung

?"

Two persons have been arrested at

to business, and although we quote -Sugars at 160, they could doubtless be procured at 1574 without much difficulty. All other quotations are

of a nominal character.

Shares.

Hongkong and Shangbai Banking

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expected to find Manila Tickets there, and in fact, they were only discovered be taken into consideration at all. accidentally, and should therefore not

Mr. Wotton did not know whether His Worship would be able to finish the case at once, but if not, his client

was being hardly dealt with. They Corporation Shares-115 per cent.

had been dealing in Manila lottery premium, Nominal.

tickets for years past, and suddenly the Union Insurance Society of Canton-law was brought down upon this man

$1,675 per share ex dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's

Shures-$1,700 per share. North China Insurance Company-Ts.

1,125

per share, Yangtsze. Insurance Association-Tls.

820 per share.

with the weight of a sledge hammer without any warning. The defendant's was a sort of banking business, and al- roady there bad been a rush on him to the extont of $80,000, and delay in this matter simply meant ruination to

him.

criminal charge. Our contemporary the community would not be the St. Germain in connection with the at. Chinese Insurance Company, -8505 have his remedy in damages if he con-

observes, "we have already stated that we think the Magistrate's duty was clear, and that he has performed his part with tact and ability."

If Mr. Wodehouse's duty was clear, and we think there cannot be a doubt on the subject, what does the Ching Mail mean by going out of the way to compliment that gentleman on having performed his part with tact and ability"? Where do the tact and ability" come in if the Magistrate's duty was so obvious? Our contemporary is notorious for showering its fulsome praises on every possible occasion on the whole of the officers connected with the

only candidates for the lash; and we really believe that if our evening contemporary had some practical experience of flogging in the shape of a round dozen well laid 011, either on back or breach, we should hear a good deal loss about the impres- sign on the criminal mind that fo- reign punishments were becoming lax and feeble."

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The German steamer Africa. went over to Kowloon Docks this morning,

The Italian Night entertainment

tompt to destroy tho statue of M. Thiers, erected in the square opposite the station at St. Germain, the town in which he diel. It appears that on

gun-

Weduesday night several of the inhab itants heard a loud report, bat attrib- uted it to thunder. In the morning, however, the police found portions of a tin case which had contained powder at the foot of the statue, the base of which was blackened with sinoke, but no serious damage was doue. Several proclamations from the Parisian Socialist Committee were found scattered about the Square. It returned Communists, who, jealous of is believed that the men arrested are the notoriety-which-the-Nihilists-have

Ou

per share,

Tai Insurance Company, Limited -

Tis. 148 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company,

His Worship replied that he would

sidered he had been hardly used.

A conversation ensued between Mr. ther the Manila lottery tickets were to Wotton and His Worship as to whe- be taken cognisance of, or not, as they were only brought into the case acci-

Shares-- $995 per share, Sales. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares

-$295 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com-dentally, and the question was raised

pany's Sharas-43 % premium,

as to their being issued under the au- Sales & Sellers.

thority of the Spanish Government, or Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam. simply the Government of Manila,

A subpoena was then issued for the boat Company's Shares-$25 per attendance of the Spanish Consul at share premium, Sellers.

the Polico Court this morning. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-

pany-Tis, 162 Hongkong Gas Company's Shares--

$82 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-

$110 per share, Sellers,

per

share.

The case was again called in Court this morning when, the Spanish Con- sul accredited to this colony, attended and

gave evidence to the effect. that the lottery tickets of Manila were

Hongkong Government, Sir John which was announced to take place obtained, endeavoured to emulate them. China Sugar Refining Company, Li. disposed of and organised, under the

Hennessy and those who are reckoned his immediato supporters, alone ex- cepted, so that this vulgar attempt to flattor Mr. Wodehouse, (who by the bye is hardly the man to be taken in by Mail's too transparent "soft sawder") is only a very glaring example of the traditionary policy. Wo must take grave exception to the insinuation made by the China Mail that prison affairs are kept more secret now, for purposes which are only hinted at, than was the case

fast evening, has again been postponed until to-morrow night.

We are authorised to state that the rumour published in this morning's Daily Press, to the effect that Dr. Eitol was shortly to loayo the Colonial service to take up a position under the Chinese Government at Peking is en tirely without foundation.

We observe from the Straits Times that the Parsco Victoria Theatrical Company which has boou performing

The paragraph in last night's China Mail stating that the ex-Hoppo of Canton visited the Governor yesterday afternoon at Government House is not, quite correct. When the Hui kwan arrived in this colony, Govern. nient House was at once placed at bis disposal by the Governor (who is at present staying at Mountain Lodge), and, as a matter of fact, ho accepted the invitation, took up his abode with his vast retinue, and has spent a good deal of his time every day, in what the

ernment.

His Worship intimated his intention of giving his decision morrow.

noon to.

mited $160 per share, Sollers.

supervision of an official duly appoint- China Sugar Refining Company (Dood and salaried by the Spanish Gov- Hongkong Ice Company's Shares- boutures)-3 per cent premium,

$1274 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & China Bakery Company,

Limited-431 per share, Chinese Imperial Government Loan

of 1874-(Nominal);

Why is a man on a horse's neck like a sailor on the soa ?-Becauso he's on the mane (main).

Mr. Gladstone having been asked, some little time ago, if he did not con- sider Tonnyson the greatest genius of the age, replied in the negative, and added that without a doubt Disraeli morited that titlo.