from the Fondlow flerald and the second pirated from letterinthe/longkong Telegraph. On June azad, continued the defendant, this accomplished fournalist published as an item of news that---
T. W. H. Rusil, hopen of war correspondents, will repres
Mine Paily Telegraph'nt the coronation of the Crar, and has areasly left Conintasstieple for hoscow. Mr. G. A. Sala will not of this occasion make a "fourney due north.”
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1883.
strong feeling was expressed in favor of making the concessions as wide as possible, as a marle of courtesy to the visitors.
Moscow, May 28(h. Monsigneur Von Nutelli, special-Nuncis of the Papal court to the coronation, arrived. Inst evening. His arrival was specially timed, accord- ing to precedent, that he right avoid being pre- sent at the religious ceremony of the coronation. At ten this morning, the Emperor and Empress, seated on the thrones in St Andrew's Hall, began to receive congratulations. The reception to the clergy lasted until noon, after which diplomats, dignitaries, general and provincial delegates (e last named bringing gifts of native jewelry) were received.
BERLIN, May 28th,
Dr. Cone-Real during Govenor Graca's absence in Japan, An order from Lisbon compels the Procurador to absent himself from Macao, so that, a Committee may impartially investigate certain of that worthy functionary's deeds, which have been called' in question. The chief pro- moter of the Lyceum system of education in this city, the ruler of St. Joseph's, elbows his way atlier roughly towards the attainment of his ende The Correto de Muto pitches into him moss vigorously, and on account of this, still an other action for libel is considered by some as imminent..
both.
This is the way we are amusing ourselves, for want of something better to occupy our time and attention. A portion of our community is n strong in praising the New Governor, Major da The Committee of the Reichstag to which was Roza, and the recent home measures for the re referred the socialist-motion asking for the pro-moval of our grievances, is another portion is secution of the Kiel police who arrested Frohman inclined to the most stoical indifference towards and Vollmar, menilers of the Reichstag, on re-. turning from the Socialist Convention at Copen- hagen, decided that the police acted in good faith and cannot be proaccofed.
LONDON, May 29th. Another encyclical letter will be shortly issued by the Pope to the faithful in all parts of the world, denouncing secret societies. It will also enjoin the priests to refuse the sacrament ie all persons connected with seditious movements...
the paper became and the higher standing it attained in the colony, these personal attacks should continue to be indulged in. He thought under all circumstances his client was entitled to a verdict, and to damages, not excessive.dam ages, but a reasonable amount Not only had his client's feelings to be considered, but in esti Explaining that, foyer with a capital "D" in-mating the damages he thought a sum should dicated the writer's knowledge of French, Mr. be named which would prevent the defendant Fraser-Smith pointed out that as a matter of from commitlinga similar offence. The apology fact the coronation of the Czar had taken place published, he submitted, was wome than nothing about a month ago. - He also turned the other
In fact it was a repetition of the libel. portion of the paragraph to ridicule, and con-
Mr. Justice Russell then summed up, remark tended that he had proved that Mr. Bulgin hading that he need not detain the jury very long actually nothing in the shape of a reputation because le quite agreed with the legal propos that could possibly be injured by anything tions. Mr. Francs had put before them in his that might be said or written about his abil opening address. The question as to the mean ities or past experience...
ing of the words complained of was for the jury 10. The things he had drawn attention to were, he consider. Mr. Bulgin said he was the editor thought, the most senseless garbage he ever read
and manager of the China Mai? and that In a newspaper any part of the world. As to
he had been belled by Mr. Fraser-Smith. matters published in the Telegraph before the
Mr. Fraser-Smith started by selling them nileged libels were published which Mr. Francis there was seldom such a thing known as had drawn attention to as indicating malice, he one editor suing another for libel. Now he would make a statement on oath. Hehad never
was wrong there-the-books were full of used such insuling and slanderous expressions such Casca--but the rule was that if one editor as the plaintiff had used in the paragraphs Jibelled another, and the other replied to him he had read. He believed he had substantial then they were left to fight it out, but the person grounds for what he wrote, and submitted that injured might, in the first instance, if he chose, it was not slanderous or defamatory, and further seek redress in a court of law for the injury done argued that the reputation of a writer of such ar him. The first question was, was the article 'n ticles as he had just read could not be damaged by
libet? If it was false and defarnatory the plain- the paragraph complained of to the extent of one tiff was entitled to damages. As to the amount cent. It was no libel to advise Mr., Bulgin to of damages the jury were the judges. If there stick to the use of the scissors and paste in pre-
was malice or will that was a ground for ference to writing articless he was an older man
augmenting the damages. The defendant had
PARIS, May 29th, than the plaintif, and had seen more of the ups Put in what he called an apology, and by the The Temps estimates the number of troops to and downs of the world and simply offered him ruling of all the courts the jury were the judges be sent to Toaquin at once from Cochin China a little bit of kindly meant edvice. The alleged of whether the apology was suficient. There was at 1,200. This force, it says, will enable General libel-was not at all likely to influence anyone another point raised, and it was really, the point Bouet, the French commander, to maintain his ́ ́ requiring an editor in any part of the world;
on which the defence turned-Wasthe reference position at Hanof until the arrival of the force to to amateur joumalists in the China" Mail be sent out from France. The latter is expected as he had already said, for such a position. a man was judged.. by his work. The, taw
intended to apply to. Mr. Fraser-Smith to reach Tonquin about July 10th. Twenty made certain, allowances in cegain...cases.
himself, or was it intended, as Mr Bulgin said, thousand troops have embarked at Toulon. which he would explain to the Jury,, espe
for the editor at-Nagasaki,-Mr-Gribble, and -M. Tricou, the new French Minister to China, that the name of Mr Fraser-Smith was not is expected to arrive at Peking shortly to replace cially in cases where a man was attacked, as he submitted he was by the scandalous and present to his mind at the time he Bourée, the present representative there. The back-handed slap about amateur journalists-wrote it? It seemed to him that a great deal Chinese Embassy in Paris, in accordance with Mr. Fraser-Smith then dealt at considerable of what Mr. Fraser-Smith had said would the request of Challemel-Lacour, Minister of length with the legal bearings of the case, quot have been very good pleading in the mouth of Foreign Affairs, has-tolograped to the Chinese ing the judgements in such well known cases as
Mt. Gribble, but it did not justify Mr. Fraser Government, asking that Tricou be received Sir-John-Carr-Hood, Waron-v. Walter Smith to make an attack on Mr. Bulgin The-without-awaiting the arrival of his credentials. Henwood v. Harrison, Odger u. Mortimer action of the Admiral was a fair subject for criti.
NEW YORK, May 30th, Laughton v. Sodor and Man, and several cism, but the question still arose, were the com. A Times editorial on the Tonquin war saya others, concluding by apologizing to the jury for ments fair? and of that the jury were the judges. If 20,000 men were required to conquer Tunis, having detained them so long and calling on It secros, remarked his lordship, that a mistaken many more will be needed for the conquest of them to return a verdict in his favor.
notion is generally indulged in as to the mean. Indo-China, Few of the men sent to the seat of Mr. Robert Fraser-Smith, duly sworn stated-ing of privilege, and he then referred at some war will return, and this fact, together with the During the years 1878 and 1879 1 bad several length to several authorities on the subject, costliness of a war fought thousands of miles away. conversations in the China Mall office (where quoting the well known decision in the cele from home, will soon render French tax payers was a frequent-visitor)-with-Mi-Bulgin, in the biked Saturday Review_case-Campbell.z. and voters discontented Frenchmen, who are course of which he gave me to understand that Spottiswoode. In the case now prios to coming to China he had been Police
before, anxious to have the resources of France hus-
China Mail; but they
The News publishes a statement, which is probably without foundation, that tlie Duke of Albany offered his services for the Governor Generalship of Canada before the Marquis of Lansdowne was appointed.
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them the real question was-is this a libell handed in order to recover the satisfied to see. It was for the jury to say whether this Alsace-and-torraine, will not be see- was fair criticism, and whether under the cir- them wasted in Tunis, Tonquin and Madagascar. cumstances Mr. Fraser-Smith was justified in The Tonquin war is the gravest of many mis- making those statements about Mr. Bulgin. takes made by the French Government during Were those statements true or false? If false the last four or five years. We advise the French and defamatory, the plaintiff was entitled to to go warily; there is-little to be gained in Ton- damages. If the jury found there was exquin-much to be lost. England is firmly seated presa malice, that would be a reason for on her throne in India. Russia is slowly becom increasing the damages. If, on the other hand, ing dominnet. China is pressing southward from they thought the apology was a fair and honest the ice plains of Siberia, and pressing castward hope has France of establishing herself between them 2
Court reporter to the-Glarkenwell-News. It is quite possible the change of the name of this *paper may have been mentioned, and if so, it has slipped my memory. About that time I was contributing articles on sporting, dramatic and other matters to the China Mail, and was on most friendly terms with Mr. Murray Bain until the Telegraph was started two years ago. Mr. Bain mentioned to me several imes that he had made a great mistake This
was a good reporter, but he regretted | ponible, that would be a ground for diminu. having agreed to give him so much authority; that if the jury found the words would not bear tion of damages. Mr. Fraser-Smith had said and would not renew his engagement
LONDON, May 30th. similar conditions. I had some negotiations the meaning put upon them in the innuendoes Alexander Kennedy Isbister is dead. He was with Mr. Hain about taking the editor, Bala That was hardly the case; the innuendoes would from the Hudson Bay Company, which sube editorship of the the plaintiff could not succeed in his action instrumental in freeing British North America told me that the profts of the paper would not be treated as surplusage if they found the words sequently paved the way to the annexation of enable him to pay the salary required. He themselves were defamatory. He did not think British Columbia and Vancouver's Island, and f told me after Bulgin left that he was gind the word. complained of could be held to mean the confederation of all the British North Ameri- he was gone, and that, his (Bulgin's) succes-
that the plaintiff was the associate of low and can Colonies under one Government, the Dom 60%, thought not so steady, was a much better vulgar people, but they might be held to mean inion of Canada. man for the work. I had nothing personally that he was not fit to discharge the duties of an to did with the letter published in the T editor. They were capable of that meaning graph on the 27th May; nor did I suggest its With reference to the term "low class paper, composition in any way. It was not written the jury must look at it not with the technical in my office, but was sent in as an inde- knowledge they had now obtained, but mustask pendent expression of opinion I presume, on a
what meaning the term would convey to the matter of public interest. I was absent from ordinary English reader. He was not sure that the Colony on the 6th and 7th May, and never it was not libellous to call a papera" Fried Fish read the paragraph put in until today. So far Wrapper," as it might be calculated to injure it as I am aware there is no malice existing between in the matter of is advertisements, and it had Ms. Bulgin and myself. The alleged libel was been decided that to say a newspaper had a low published without any thought of malice.
circulation was a libel.
Mr. Francis Did you not once offer in writing -to-Mr-Bain-to-take the editor-ship of the China
Mall for $100 a month?
Mr. Fraser-Smith-I certainly did not. Mr. Francis-Did you not offer to take the position for the pay of a shipping reporter?
Mr. Fraser-Smith--No I did not. You are getting "mixed. You evidently refer to my brother.
Mr. Francis Did you not offer to take the position vacated by your brother ?
Mr. Fraser-Smith-I never did. Mr. Francis-Did you once write a critique on the performance of Mt. Vernon's troupe ?
Mr. Fraser-Smith-Very probably I did, as I used to write most of the criticams on public entertainments for the China Mail, 2
Mr. Francis--Dld you write a malicious letter against Mr. Bulgin to Mr. Bain because one of your criticisms was rejected.
Mr. Fraser-Smilib-I never did anything of the kind.
Mr. Francis-What is meant then by the al Jusion In Mr. Bulgin's letter put in today, thất Mr. Bain handed him your letter for reply P
Mr. Fraser-Smith-The letter tells you plainly enough. Being on friendly terms with Mr. Bain, I sent him a note, pointing out a gross blunder in a leading article in the Afaff, so that he could
correct it.
An interchange of opinions here took place between Mr. Francis and Mr. Bulgin, at the con clusion of which the darned barrister asked his worthy client, in a stage whisper heard all over the court, what was the good of his prompting him to ask
foolish questions.
Mr. Francis So you think the reference to amateur journalists was intended for you ?
Mr. Fraser-Smith I am sure of it.
Mr Francis But did you not in the case Wicking against yourself in reply to questions put by Mr. Hayllar, pass yourself off as a pro- casional journalist of great experience in England?
Mr. Fraser-Smith--I did not
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Mr. Fraser-Smith-Will your Lordship permit me to call your attention to a cue bearing on that point?
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Mr. Justice Rugell—What case is that? Mr. Fraser-Smith-Heriotv. Stuart, my lord, Esp. C. 557. The Oracle versus True Briton, in which Lord Kenyon held that no action was maintainable for the assertion (by the Oracle) that the other paper was the most vulgar, ignorant and scurrilous journal ever published in Great Britain
Mr. Justice Russell-Yes, that is so; and it was also held that the words alleging that it was the lowest paper in circulation were actionable, as they affected the sale of the paper.
LONDON, May 30th
It is reported that Lord Derby will not give his sanction to the annexation of New Guinea by Queensland. It is stated, however, that he has agreed to allow the establishment of English stations on the coast of that island.
In the, Commons this afternoon the bill em powering the local authorities in Ireland to int prove the dwellings of laborers, has passed to the second reading.
The Government's bill relative to agricultural holdings in England, passed its second reading in the House of Commons last evening.
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and of conducting the same, so far as the Share holders are concerned, upon the Co-operative principle. With this view the Provisional Com. -mittee have arranged-to-acquire the leasehold, store and premises in the Nanking and Szechuen Roads and the freehold manufactory and godown in the Yuen-Ming-Yuen and Soochow Roads, together with the plant, machinery, fixtures. stock-in-trade and goodwill of the Firm's business, upon very advantageous termus..
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The Company has a Forwarding Agency at Paris, 9, Rue de Rougemont, giving special facilities to Shippers.
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Each branch of the business is in good work ing order, and well provided_with_all_requisite. fixtures and plant, while the stack is large and by Malle, ELISE ONZALO and Mr. SARONY. suitable, and the present staff of assistants is
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Moscow, May 30th.-; The Emperor and Empress-to-day received the congratulations of the Grand Duchess and ladies of the court. The scene at the reception was very brilliant.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 30th,
A fire has occurred in the Putiloff Iron Works, shops in which rails were made, were destroyed. causing a loss of 300,000 roubles. The work-
Bald that he had Ettle more to deal with as Mr. His Lordship in concluding his summing up Fraser-Smith had put before the jury every point
BERLIN, May 30th he possibly could, and had endeavored to show.
The Workmen's Sick Fund bill passed its that as Mr. Bulgin had really no professional third reading in the Reichsing yesterday. reputation to low, it was impossible that he could suffer any injury. Still every man was entitled to his character--and the matter was now in their hands.
The jury retired and after nearly half an hour's absence returned a verdict, for the plaintiff, damages $100. Judgement was entered for the plaintiff for that amount, with coste of hearing The question as to the costs of the demurrer heard last Tuesday were left over for. argument until Friday next.
LATT TELEGRAMS.
MACAO,
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
MACAO, June 24th, 1983, simply for sheer lack of interesting news. We I have not written to you for sometime past, have been enjoying such a period of calm in both our political and social circles that it is a wonder how even the local newspapers have been able to fill their columns with anything like readable matter. Beyond a few important alterations in our dilapidated Budget, nothing further has ment which this colony stands so much la need of transpired as regards these measures of improve- Our harbour as a suitable anchorage for vessels, LONDON, May 29th, Harrington, Member for Westmeath and pro dredger lately constructed in your city to la fast becoming a thing of the past. The prieter of the Kury Sentinel, which was sup effect the Improvements, which were aimitted. pressed last week for the publication of a matice on all sides to be
The following additional telegrams, received by the American mail, were crowded out of our yesterday's issue
necessary,
- NOTICE TO CONȘIGNEES.- FROM LONDON, PENANG, AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
(505
"OXFORDSHIRE," Captain Jones, having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Under- signed for Countersignature and to take imme diate
delivery of their Goods from alongside.. Cargo impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at once landed and fored At Consignees risk and expense and no Fire Insurance will be
effected...
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All Claime against the Stamer must be pre sented to, the Undersigned on or before the Shuly, or they will not be recognised.
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Hongkong, 17th June, 1883. is allowed
(508 requesting persons desirous of jomlag the Invin. an abnormal period of rest. Its movements are cibles to attend a meeting of that body, asked confined to being shifted daily from the Canton
PUBLIC AUCTION Leave in the House yesterday to move an ad steamers' pier to the wharf where the White
09.. Mr. Justice Russell-As 1 presided in that case, Journment on the question of the seizure of his Cloud is moored, with her buckets high up in I know something about it, and I think you paper. The requisite forty members did not rise the air and thoroughly dried by a scorching sun. stated you were connected with some papers in and the House divided as to whether Harrington I am sorely afraid that your prediction is the Te be heard or not, the vote resulting 137 for and 135 effect that the fate of the dredger ultimately of would be to be sold up for old Iron, will very
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To aid production in the fumiture factory, powerful steam wood-working machinery has bcen ordered and may shortly be expected froin....... Europe.
The gross returns of the Firm's business dur- ing the four years.ended the 31st of March, 1882, have averaged about $310,000.00 per annum -while the average annual profit during the same period has, after making ample allowance for. bad debts, been over $49,000.00.
Messrs. AUGUSTUS WHITE and GEORGE R. CORNER have certified to the above figures:-
While the averages mentioned above, are for
a period of four years, the business done during the latter two of those years shows a marked 31st of March 1882 being over $109,000, or increase, the profits for the wo years ended the"
about $20,000 in excess of the previous two
years.
The accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1883, have not yet been fally made up, but the Day Books for the last six months, of that year show Net Sales of $178,137-97, against $166,277.64 for the corresponding period of the previous year, being an increase of $11,850.33+ ...
The net profits of the business of the Company will be applied in the first place to paying in terest to the Shareholders upon their Capital at the rate of to per cent. per annum, and of what- ever surplur may remain one-third will be up. plied in such way as the Shareholders shall from: time to time determine, and the remaining two- thirds will be divided among those Shareholders) who are contributors of business, pro rata, se cording to the amount of business contributed by each during the year in respect of which the distribution is made.
The purchase price to be paid for the land, buildings, plant, steam and other machinery, fixtures, and goodwill, appertaining to Mesars HALL & HOLTZ! business has been fixed at the sum of Tla. 150,000, in part payment of which sum the vendors are prepared to accept T7192 50,000, in fully paid up shares in the Company and two-thirds of the balance by equal instal ment 1a and 18 months repectively from the formation of the Company, thus leaving only Tis. 33,334 to be paid down. The unpaid part chase money will bear interest of the rate of five per cent only, and the Directors haver bo option of 'anticipating any payment of print. should they think it to do so. The Vendors prepared to dispose of their stock, all of which and is in good condition, at its cost, as laid down has been expressly imported for the business,
Mr. Fraser-Smith-Yes, my lord, I stated that against Harrington denied all soon become a reality. Meanwhile all the light-HE Undersigned has recived Instrictions: Seats has been-arranged for Native Ladies. (To in-Shanghai--Its estimated valus is about Tia
I had been connected with several papers in Les the poster inviting people to join the
Mr. Fraser-Smith I have had a good deal of convinced that nebody in his affice would ven- experience with newspapers in one way or other, ture to issue such a notice in his absence. He but until I started the friegrop always as an believed it was a decoy, issued for the purpose
was once' connected
him. ..A of failures, I am sorry to said with a couple of injurington was withdrawn
Mr. Francis Have you always held yourself up in your writing in the modest portion of an- amateur jourTAJIST
to
Sell by Public Auction, on SATURDAY,
which they alone will be admitted.})
The present members of the Firm of HALL &
service for at least three years, and to do their HOLTZ have agreed to remain in the Company's
utmost to further its interests.
don and elsewhere, but never as a professional He characterized the action of the Government draughted steamers from Hongkong and Can Journalist, uma pentas unusually harsh and without precedent. He ton are almost daily sporting in the mud as they
125,000, Power will be taken in the Deed of Mr. Justice Russell-Quite so
Settlement to increase the Capital of the Com said that the poster was infamous and he was approach the impenetrable barriers of mud which the 30th June, 1883, at Two O'CLOCK P.M
guard the approaches to the Holy City..
pany should such increase, at any future time, Libel and judicial proceedings have lately bef
at the Buildings formerly known as the
A-Plan of the Seats can be seen-at-MAR--appear to the Shareholders desirable. the order of the day with us. There are lawsuits
"HOTEL DE L'UNIVERSE," and counter-lawsuits
MANDES HAIRDRESSING SALOON, our Suprem pending in
LA QUANTITY, OF Court, of a complicated character that wouldHOUSEHOLD FURNITURE HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS, where Tickets LONDON, May 29th. puzzle Themis himself. The Editor of the Ji-- At a meeting of the Rite-Auciation-Lord dependente has been indicted at the instance of SITTING DINING BED ROOM;
Comprising
will be on Sale Daily-from-g-A.M. till EM Bownlow remarked that the understanding with, Mr. Corte-Real for a danderous libel, and Mr FURNITURE, PICTURES, MIRRORS, the American Association could not be more Carte-Real has been charged by the Independ CROCKERY, and GLASSWARE
commodating Parties who may wish to secure satisfactory. He hoped the visit of the American este with calumny and defamation of character.. team would be pleasant and that it would serve to The Procurador D'Oliviera, shows fight to the
Scals in advance. draw the bonds ofthe two nations closer together late Colonial Secretary, and that workby veteran A camp, he said, would he built for the use of the returns the compliments to the Procurador. Vinting team Lowe. that the Americans Mr. Marques sues the Editor of the Independente him in his turn. So you contest Lord Brownlow replied that the co-we-are pretty lively in Americans were prefectly satisfied with the A Council of War, (court martial is the proper concessions already made. England had taught term in English I believe) has given ample justi them something and no doubt they would come fication to Mr. Cinatti, the Harbour Master, in prepared with some inventions of facir own. A connection with his notorious differences with
Mr. Fraser-Smith-Well, I really think I have Mr. Francis-1 have grare doubts about that MFraser-Smith-That is my cafe, my lord. Mr. Francis, after stating that he would not detain the jury two minutes, spoke at consider able length, going over, the points raised by Mr. generally. The learned harrister paid a very high compliment to the ability of the defendant and to the Independent character and general excellence of his newspaper the Hongkong Tela rap, but deplored that the more Independent
Also,
A VERY GOOD BILLIARD TABLE and The above will be on view on FRIDAY HARMONIUM.
morning.
Fraser-Smith, and dealing with the evidence be permitted to use the screw-back; night in all for libel and sued by subel business. TERMS OF SALE As Cust
GR. LAMMERT,“
Auctioneer. Hongkong, 17th June, 1881
d. Doori: open at. 7.30 P.M. ..... Performance
punctually
The Agreement of sale and the draft Deed of Settlement are open for Inspection at the Office of the Company's Legal Advisen
| Prospectuses and Forms of Application for
Shares, cũn be obtained from Messrs. HALL 8: HOLTZ, or from the Company's Bankers.
Application for Shares, at Hongkong or Foo- chow, can be mader to meet
Messrs GILMAN & Conc
Agents of the Agra Bank
G. AGRATI,
General Agent.
Hongkong, 27th June, 1883.-
(for June 19th, 1883-
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