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sary to prevent the administration of justice the mark on his side. Nobody was with me The chair coolte class, are, as a rule, not A LODGE of Emergency of Zetland, No. 525, will

except the other chair coolie. I did not abuse

be held at Frecanason's Hall, Zetland Street, this in our police courts from becoming the the complainant; I only called out to the witness eminently gifted with scholarly accom. scorn and bye word alike of foreigners to run away. He did not strike me besides plishments, and very often only under-evening, at half-past five for 6 o'clock precisely. and natives:

throwing the stone.

stand a very few words of the lengthy and To the defendant-I am quite sure that

A REGULAR Lodge of Victoria, No. 1036, will bej We have at present under our considera-were flying kites. I am quite sure that you useless questions put to them. How held at Freemason's Hall, Zetland Street, this tion no less than four important cases in threw stones at me. I can swear to that.

Shu Achün declared stated-I am a chair ever, admitting that their assertion that evening at half-past eight for 9 o'clock precisely. which appeals against Mr. Wotuouse's coolie in the employ, of Mr. Foster.

they had no carrying pole with them to decisions have been sustained by the afternoon of the 14th instant at about 4.30 have been an incorrect statement, is it not Supreme Court; but we reserve their disp.m., I and the defendant were going down also as clear as day to any mind, excepting

feet. Just close to twenty

On the

cussion for a future occasion: Meanwhile to carry my master. The first defendant was the apparently very dense one of the Magis the British ship Cilurnum to recover $4,849.55

behind me about

THE San Francisco Commercial News of the 9th ulto, says that F. W. Macondray has filed in the United States District Court, a libel against we niust call attention to the particulars of our house I saw the complainant and some others trate who heard the case, that the cóm-

for failure to deliver two hundred and seventy- flying kites. I accidentally trod on their string.plainant XAVIER also gave false evidence five packages of tea shipped on board that vessel on the ground. They then began to throw stones at me. The last witness called out to me to run

when he said he only struck the first de-at Hongkong, by Russell & Co., for New York, in away, I did so and ran just out of reach, I saw fendant with his fist. There was good August, 1880. a crowd of people with the complainant but could not see wine was going on so I went down evidence before his Worship to convince In an up-country town on the Pacific Slóps six to least spot swarget sich soud vossiabies him that a very fair amount of stone

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Police Court, we append a complete report of the trial of the case referred to. As above stated the case was one of assault, cross, summonses having been taken by LISBELLO JESUS - Xaving against

LAM AKEUNG and Choi ATSAM, and by Las AKKUNG against LISBELLO JESUS XAVIER, FELLOW'S SYRUP. Mr. XAVIER, it may be explained is a com- „positor,_and_Messrs LALAKɣung and Cuor ATSAM follow the perfectly honorable oc- cupation of chair coolies. The case was

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house. I did not throw any stones. I was not

hit myself; we had neither of us carrying poles, Our chair has only two coolies. I did not hear the last witness abuse the defendant. 1 have fre quently seen the defendant flying kites.

No question.

Case remanded to Wednesday, the 20th inst. at 10 o'clock.

Mr. Foster to be subpened. Dr. Ayres to see the hurts on the chair coolie and on Mr. Xavier.

September 20th.

the sweat-box," as it is locally termed, for a few, hours; the jailor looked in to see how they were getting along, and discovered the whole crowd placidly enjoying their opium pipes, which had been smuggled Into them by confederates on the outside.

COMMODORE SHUFELDT, says the Alta, 'is cer- tainly entitled to credit for the way in which he brought about the treaty between this country and Corea, but honors will sit just as gracefully

operandi of the system in vogue at the and found the last witness outside the defendant's throwing had been indulged in by com- opium and sentenced to a few days' confinement plainant, and very possibly, by his com- in the municipal jail. After they had been in panions as well. Had the worthy Magis- trate only used the smallest amount of common sense, he could easily have seen that the blow received by the chair coolie had never been administered by the knuckles of the complainant XAVIER, We personally examined the wound and are quite certain that it was caused by some jagged instrument such as a piece of road metal. It is a great pity that the medical

was not made public, as we then would have been better able to judge on what grounds Mr. WoDHOUSE based his re- markably strange decision. If it were right to punish the Chinese coolies for giving false evidence, though the reasons we have given for such a thing occurring ing biography of the Lord Advocate Henry amongst these ignorant beings from faulty Erskine, notes that in Erskine's time the religious

All parties present: MT Foster sworn stated-lam- partner in Messrs. Birley and Co. and i reside in upper Seymour Terrace. The defendants in chair coolies altogether. Two take mic down to the office and three carry - nie up.

on his brow if he does not seem too ready to

first heard at the Police Court before Mr. this case are my chair.coolics. I have three evidence taken in connection with the case claim them. He tells a reporter in San Fran-

Wournouse on the 16th inst., when the following statements were elicited :-

Lisbello Jesus Xavier, the complainant, stated. I am a compositor. On the 14th inst. about 4 pan in company with some other Portuguese Went for a walk. At Robinson Road close to Mr. Coxon's house I saw the two defendants com- ing along from the opposite direction. On meet [431 ing us they began to use abusive language. I asked if the abuse was meant for me. The second defendant said, “no,” but the first defen. dant in a defiant manner said "yes,” kept up the abuse, and mate several incecent gestures, tried to give hinga push away. First defendant was armed with a carrying pole and gave me a blow on the hand with it. In self clefence gave him a blow on the face with my fist, when be struck back, hitting me on the body with his fist. fendant who struck me on the right side with it. He then passed the carrying pole to the second de

The two defendants, then ran away. I was so much hurt by the blow that I was unable to over- take them, so went home. Defendants shortly after called at my house with an Indian, con- stable who wanted me to go to the Police Station I said I was too wnch hunt to go there, and that could obtain a summons. Next morning I ap plied for a summons against defendants, ly side is still painful and I am under the treatment of Dr. Marques. The hurt was not caused by a 'fall, but from the blow received from the carry.. ing pole. I have no idea why complainants abused me, as never saw them before. I did not know who they were. They told me they were chair coolics to Mr. Foster of Messrs, Birley and Co.'s. We were only walking quietly along when we saw the defendants and we did nothing to them. They both began abusing us together. We were on the upper road at the back of the houses in Seymour Terrace I have also bruise on my left arm caused by a blow from the carrying pole (Showed slight scratch on the middle of the upper part of the left arm). This scratch was caused by warding off a blow which the first defendant aimed at me with the carrying pole. The blow was not a hard one. It was inere push than a

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I know nothing of this case. is only in coming up to tiffin from the office that I have three coolics. In coming up from the office in the afternoon I frequently have only two, One of them is employed in the house and is often not able to be spared. 1 had only two on the day in question because one of them was injured. I cannot say whether three or two started. If three started they might easily have had a pole with them.

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No questions.

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Chau Aching declared stated-I am a chair coolic employed by Mr. Robinson residing in Seymour Terrace. I remember, the rat instant at about 4 p.m. I was there waiting outside my house for my master, I saw the two chair coolies in this case on Robinson Road. They were walking about twenty yards off from where I was heard one of them call cut, "run away" and saw one of them run away. I also saw the. Portuguese in the case take a stone and throw it ground. I did not see the chair coolies do any at the other chair coolic. I saw him fall to the thing. There were two of them. They had sci- ther of them any carrying pole. I am sure of that To Mr. Xavier-1 am quite sure that I saw

Mr. William Rivers recalled stated--One of

cisco, says the New York Tribune, that the opening of Corca was his own idea entirely la conception and execution. The Commodore ought to give the public a chance to utter the first compliment after his arrival home.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL Fergusson, in his interest-

interpretation and the stupidity and multi-world of Scotland was less hostile to the stage plicity of the questions put to them, would than at a later period. On one occasion the seem to a certain extent to exonerate them General Assembly adjourned that its members from most of the blame, it would also have | might sec Mrs. Siddons perform. Henry Erskine been right to punish Xavier for making himself, though he was an active ruling elder, what was very clearly proved to have been even took part in the squabbles of the green a deliberately false and misleading state-room, and was one of the advocates and writers ment. We cannot put forth the same ex-

half of the coolies, as XAVIER must be a cuse for XAVIER that we advanced on be-

person of some intelligence. Had the sum monses both been dismissed and nothing

have deemed it our duty to meddle in this affair; but the partiality shown was of such'a marked character that, in the public interest, we could not allow this illustration of an unfair interpretation and applica- tion of our English law to pass, unnoticed.

EAST" a handy and perfectly reliable book of graph will always be open for the fair discussion if the coolies had any charge against nie they what took place. I did see you throwing stones further done in the matter, we would not f the tragic tones in which she would call to the

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more a mish dan blow. The blow which

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the two who came to make a report was, I think, a servant boy. Only one of the chair coolies came. He had no carrying pole with him. F. G. McDonald P.C. 8z sworn stated-I went with the chair coolie to the house of the Por- tuguese. I found the injured chair coolie on the street just outside of the house. He had no carrying pole with him.”

The Portuguese stated-One of the indian constables saw him with a carrying pole The coolie left it behind in the street and went off with the constable. The constable told him to -take the pole with him. I do not know his num-

ber. I did see this. 1 was told it.

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We are informed by the agent of the 0, &O.. S. S. Company that the steamship Oceanic left Yokohama for this port to-day.

E. M. Sequeira sworn stated—I am a school boy, residing in Mosque Junction. I remember, the 14th instant at 4 p.m.; on that day I was talking to the defendant and others on the hill CHUN TAN KA, a rattan splitter, for assaulting side on Robinson Road. The two chair coolies one Lam Kan Lu, a copper-smith,

ing sent to gaol for foupper thigh, was this motor

were corning in our direction, and one of them

saling Tung Fün, his wife, was remanded till Monday, being bound over to appear in two sureties of $20 each.

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who signed a manifesto threatening to desert the Edinburgh Theatre if the part of "Jaffier," in Mr. Woods, a local acter. On her visit to Edin- Venice Preserved, was played by anybody but.

burgh, Mrs. Siddons was invited to Henry Erskine's house; and his children never forgot

servant, "Some claret, boy! " THE San Francisco Commercial News of August 9th tells us that the superiority of steel over iron for the construction of ships has bech plainly set forth by Mr. David Wells, who says Suppose tieconstruction of a trans-Atlantic freight steamer carrying 3,500 tons dead weight contemplated. If of iron, the hull will weigh 2,500 tons, and the entire ship will cost about $350,000; of steel, the hull will weigh 2,000 tons, the total cost being $380,000. Reckoning 6 per cent. interest and 6. per cent. depreciation, etc, of this $30,000 extrali cost, we have $3,600 per annum. As an offect to' this, there is an estimated extra freight on the and goo tons of cargo back. Souming to surge out

sicel over an iron 500 tons of cargo

year, this would give $30,000 extra earnings per year. Deducting from this the $3,600, the balance of $26,400 represents the extra net profit per year that would be carned by stcel over the iron steam- ship, which is equal to 9 per cent. on the entire

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1882.

We regret exceedingly to have to find fault with any of the acts of our Police Magistrates; but we have received so many complaints lately about Mr. Won coming in our direction. The first defendant be coalie (second defendant in first case) and the in the Hollywood Road, was treated this morning | tomo štaru, writes to the Courier of the 18th

blow on the last

Portuguese (Xavier) went up to him and asked Captain Thomsett. whether he meant to abuse him. He said "yes." The Portuguese then gave him a push and im-LI KWONG MAN, a carpenter, charged with as mediately the chair coolie aimed a blow at the fortuguese with his carrying pole. The Portu- guese warded off the blow and struck the chair coolic in the eye with his fist. The chair coolic then passed the carrying pole to the other chair other chair coolic gave the Portuguese (Xavier) a heavy blow from behind with the pole. He to fourteen days' hard labor, by Mr. Wodehouse, but could not overtake him. The coolie ran then tried to run away, The Portuguese followed the fine of $a not being forthcoming. away with the pole. I did not see him again. know nothing about the constable.

MAK AKWI, for stealing a pig's foot from a shop

ĻI KWAI, a gardener, charged with assaulting Fung Sing, a carpenter, was remanded till to torrow, the complainant being in hospital suffer ing from the injuries said to have been inflicted

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HU ASIN, a shopkeeper, was charged before. Mr. Wodehouse this moming with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of clothing, the property of Thomas Freeman and John Shrudder, unem played scamen. The case was remanded till the 29th, defendant being allowed out on bail in two sureties of $to each. -

'given overliand; none of the others struck me,"

The defendants asked no questions. Charles Ribeiro sworn stated-"I am an ap- prentice engineer at present out of employ and reside in Mosque Junction. On Thursday, the 14th September at about 3 p.m. I was in Kobin- son Road walking with the first witness and some other Portuguese when I saw the two defendants gan to abuse the last witness. Wliy he did so 1 HOUSE's decisions that our duty to the public do not know. I was not paying much attention will not permit us to remain silent any him whom he meant. the first defendant re- at the time. The witness went up to ask longer. Mr. WODEHOUSE is unquestion-plied the last witness. The last witness then ably a very energetic official, and ap made a push at him and the first defendant then

D. Alenço sworn stated-I am a school boy aimed a blow at him with a carrying pole. The The WINNERS of allIMPORTANT RACES Parently devoles a great deal of time and last witness warded it off with his hands, and at residing in Mosque Junction. I remember the HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, FOOCHOW, attention to the performance of his magis- the same time gave the first defendant a blow in 14th instant; on that day at about 4 pm. I was ant AMOY, with times, and other interesting terial duties; but it must be admitted that he then took the carrying pole fron: the first son Road. The two chair coolics were coming the eye with his fist. The second defendant with Xavier and several others talking on Robin- particulars, carefully compiled from the most is sadly lacking both in judgment and dis- defendant and gave

in our direction. They said something, then reliable sources will make "THE HONGKONG cretion. Considering that Mr. WonEHOUSE witness's thigh with it. They then ran away. Xavier went up to the first defendant and asked DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR has never had the advantage of a legal The last witness, pursued but diel not overtake whether the word applied to him. He said it did. EAST," a vade mecum for all classes of training, and possesses no practical ac

them. None of us look any part in the affair. Xavier then gave him a push and immediately have no idea what caused the coplies first to the first defendant aimed a blow at him with the quaintance with legal matters. It would abuse the last witness. None of us had done carrying pole. The Portuguese warded off the anything to them that I know of. I have never blow and struck the first defendant in the eye perhaps scarcely be reasonable to expect seen either of the defendants before. I do not and gave him other blows as well. The first de We were all of us simply fendant them gave the carrying pole to the other young and inexperience officer-untess know who they are.

The coolies were coming from the west; no body Xavier a blow on the body from behind. The unexpected elevation to the Police Court was with them,

second defendant then ran away with the pole custody, before Captain Thomsett, with con- No questions asked.

down Castle Road and about five minutes after. spining against and threatening the life of Chun Bunch was merely a clerk in the Colonial

tase remanded-to-Monday-the-18th-instant, at wards.returned with the Indian Constable. He Ab Can, a married woman, and also with at- Secretary's office-to possess the technical 11 o'clock

had still got the pole with him. When he came tempting to burn her matshed. After evidence knowledge and legal acumen of a lawyer,

September 18th. . . back he wanted to pass over the pole to the other was led, the case was remanded till the 28th But we certainly do expect-apart alto-

coolic, but I would not let him and he went off with the two constables taking the pale with instant. Prisoner was allowed out on bail of William Rivers Inspector of Police-swornhim. The other chair coolle followed them. two sureties of $100 each, the police to have 24 gether from the legal knowledge which stated--On the evening of the 14th instant at we consider absolutely necessary for a about 5 p.m. the two chair coolies who are de Xavier was not there at this time. He had gone beurs notice of the bail being found. competent magistrate that our Police fendants in this case came to the station and away aber getting the blow, I only saw two Court decisions should be marked by at assaulted the first defendant. He was covered

nade a report that a l'ortuguese gentleman, had chair coolies the whole time. luast ordinary intelligence and common with blood and his right eye was entirely closed, Bent P.C. 82 McDonald with them to make en- sonse, Granting that the vast majority quiries. After a time they returned with the of casos tried at the Police Court, are complainant in this case, They wished to have of comparatively little importance, and the complainant charged. There is not space in the compass of an mainly concern, the Chinese, the broad Ordinary Advertisement to detail all the informa-Tact reinains that a fair and reason-

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Lain Akcung-declared stated-!-am first de fendant in the case just heard. I am a chair coolic in the employ of Mr. Foster of the firm of

Man Singh P.C. 503 declared stated--At 4 pm, on the 14th instant I was on duty on Castle Road. The second chair coolie came up to me and said hia fellow chair coolie had been assaulted. He took me to some Portuguese residences Out side one of them saw the other chair coolje sjuling down on the ground and bleeding from his eye. The second chair coolie had a carrying pole in his hand. The chair coolics said the man, who had assaulted them was inside the house. I went inside, but one of the Portuguese: shut the door and would not let me in. I told

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tion introduced into the work, but it may be fairly able decision is just as much are Messrs. Birley & Co. On Thursday the 14th asserted that no such Directory has ever been gud non in the interests of justice in small instant at about 4:30 pm. 1 and the other chair coolic came out of the back of my master's house published, either in Hongkong, or any other part matters, as it is in the most important in Scyinour Terrace in order to go down to the the chair coolies to go to the station and make 18 a cricket match, played at Shanghai on the room skylight. I was then holding on to an

of the East, at the Price.

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a report. The last witness was the man who 18th inst between the Shanghal Rowing and iron rail across the after part of the bridge, trials at the Supreme Court; and that office for our master. The other chair coolie shut the door of the house. The two chair coolies Cricket Clubs, our old Hongkong athlete, Mr. when I was struck by the sea, which carded off

went first and I was about ten yards behind him. walked away with the bamboo. I am quite sure "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY, AND with foreigners to fair play, and the full flying kites on the road not far from our pole in his hand when he first came to call me.

Chinese of all classes have equal rights I saw the defendant and five other Portuguese that the second chair coolic had, tlie carrying W. Danthan played a, capital not out innings of the rail, and I was thrown into the after well, our

136 for the rowing men. The Rowing Club oc HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" offers privileges allowed by law. Mr. Wong house. Some of the string attached 10-the The second chair coolie now stated-Yes, I cupied the coign of vantage" the whole after Special Advantages as an Advertising Medium.

kites was lying down on the ground. The.

noon, scoring 290 for the loss of four wickets. HOUSE may possibly not be aware of it; other chair coolle did not see the string and had a bamboo. It will have an extensive circulation in all Ports

The summons in each case was dismissed. Mr. A. Stewart was a good second to Dunman's between. Singapore and Newchwang, and the but it is nevertheless a fact that what are trod on it. The defendant and the others then began throwing" stones at "my" "friend." 1

The two chair coolics were each find five grand innings, with the big total of 99, not out. scale of charges has been fixed at an exceptionally said to be his blunders on the bench, have called out to him to run away, The complainant dollars for giving false evidence. In default low rate. Terms can be learned on application. become the gossip of the town, in all then took a piece of stone and threw it at me fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour. THE following is given as national characteristics

classes of society. It is openly stated that hitting me on the right eye. I fell down on the

There can be no doubt that the evidence among beer drinkers-Let a fly drop into a mug ground. The defendant and some other kicked Suggestions for the improvement of this work, a greater number of his decisions have me and hit me on the body. I have no marks in the above case is of a somewhat contra-filled with the inviting liquid, and one may tell are respectfully solicited,

recently been reversed on appeal, than has except the blow on my eye. After that they ran dictory nature, but it does not appear the nationality of the drinker. A. Spaniard will ever previously been the case with any stopped outside there. Shortly afterwards my

away. I followed the defendant to his house and to be one sided. Without going into pay for the beer, but quietly move off without police magistrate since the Colony was friend came with a constable and then we all went minute detail, it can easily be understood touching it A Frenchman will pay and go, but established. This is not as it should down to the station together. The chair coolle that the misconception about the carry will loudly sputter An Englishman will empty

had run away when I called out to him to run.

the mug and order another. A German will be, and we contend in the interests of He did not see me hit with the stone. We did ing pole might easily have arisen from carefully fish out the fly and swallow the beer the community generally, that it is the not throw stones at them. We did not hit them the want of understanding on the part of A Russian will swallow both the fly and the beer. boundon duty of the authorities to tako ang poles. My master has only two chair the coolles, of the questions put to them in any way. We were neither of us carrying

A Chinaman will rescue the fly, cat.it and pour. such steps as may be considered neces-coolics. I do not know how the defendant got by the magistrate through the interpreter. the bear under the table,

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vessel being a double well ship and iron decks. I soon recovered myself and resumed my duties. On examination I found some severe contusions on and around my ankles. From six p.m. until eight p.m. the gale continued steady at N.W., but the glass rising gradually; at midaight the gale moderated, but very high sea continued, barome, ter 29.60. On the 14th, at four am. had strong breeze and clear weather, barometer 1975; at noon, Lat: 37031, Long. 125 50 Es had fresh N.W. breeze and fine clear weather; at midnig cloudy, barometer 30.00, with light wind the 15th at six a.m. bid dull cloudy weath ninca.m. made the North Saddle S.S.W.; at noon took Mr. Campbell on board as pilot, at six p.m. anchored below the shipping. went on shore, I obtained the servic ston, under whose kind treatment I