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THE man who bought a German edition of Shakespeare because he wanted the works of the bard in the original," belongs to the same family as Herr von Trompet Blower.

loaking" We trust that young ladies with fair ELLA, WHEELER, a Western poet, is not over-hair and blue eyes, who feel tempted to wear a red whelmed with modesty. "I thought," said she, hat, will bear this in mind. one day to a friend at Madison, Wis., that when once at the acme of fame, 1. would be ex- ceedingly proud; but actually I am not," It has been decided that the practical workings "There could be very little doubt that Mr. of the American Civil Service Commission will

effectually prevent the future appointment of A RELIABLE account of the Captain Superinten ladies to positions in the various departments. dent of Police "job" will appear in these columns Among the reasons assigned for a preference for in the course of a day or two. It was a sorry male clerks is that they can be subjected to dis-business-totally unworthy of a high minded |cipline which is not possible in the case of gentleman like Sir George Bowen,

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PROFESSOR J. G. Lemmon believes he has dis

covered that the original home of the potato is Arizona. He discovered it in bloom last summer in the Huachuca mountains. By the 1st of September the plants had formed tubers as large. as hen' eggs.

The statement that 'the only obstructions to

public men,' is oneof the reckless generalisations so characteristic of Mr. Berry, and which bave so often placed him in a false posi tion. As to the obstruction by public men, he himself is undoubtedly the principal sinner, and we leave him to settle the question with the others. His statement about the press is simply untrue, and may be best answered by the remarks of Judge Higinbotham. When

Australian 4 federation takes place, the name

was entitled to defend himself through Nagasaki since the port was opened. We refer," My son," said an American father, how could Tur weather has been threatening the whole. On the question of Australian Federation, again the same channel, and that the alleged of course, to Mr. Henry Gribble, head of the you marry an Irish girl?" "Why, father, I'm day, and typhoon during the coming night is mooted at the Albury Railway Demonstration,

firm of Gribble and Co., merchants, who left

the South Australian Advertiser observes libel, was in law a privileged com-bere in the early part of 1878. So, Mr. James not able to keep two women. If I marry a confidently predicted by the weather-wise. munication. "It seems to

me" ob- Bulgin, full-blown acting-editor, you are wrong Yankee girl, I'd have to hire an Irish girl to IT is a duty," says Mr. Ruskin, "to be nice carrying out federation were the press an served Mr. Justice RUSSELL "that a

In having our last word on what is, after great deal of wht Mr. FRASER-SMITH all, a wretched business, we cannot do has said would have been very good

better than direct attention to the subjoined pleading in the mouth of Mr. GRIBBLE, extract from an article which appeared in "but it did not justify the defendant's attack!

the Japan Daily Mail, which is a sensible on Mr. BULGIN." There can be no doubt and impartial summary of the case:--- whatever that it was on this ruling the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages Fraser-Smith had offended against the laws, so one hundred dollars. Now for the sequel. that the question of degree alone had to be con- sidered. The prosecution endeavoured to show Mr. JAS. BULGIN, editor of the China Mail, that the account given of Mr. Bulgin's journalistic &c. &c., when under cross-examination on experiences was intended to describe him as "a oath by the defendant, in reply to a mott man of low character' and vulgar associations,

and that in recommending him to confine himself important question referring to the editor to the use of the scissors and paste-brush, the ob of the Rising Sun and Nagasaki Express sald:ject was to throw doubt on his competence to "I believe his name Is Gribble, or something perform the duties of an editor. One is obliged to confess that these constructions seem a little like that; that was the name of the editor when strained. To assert that a man began life by I was in Japan." On the face of the case reporting for a low-class paper called the THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, itisa fairinterence that Mr. Justice. RUSSELL Clerkenwell News' does not sound to ordinary intelligence like an accusation of "low character based his interpretation to the jury of its and vulgar associations," and to tell a writer legal bearings on the italicised portion of that the scissors and paste-brush become him better than the pen, would be generally con- the sworn statement we have just quoted. strued as a justitable, though not very grace That sworn statement, which was intended ful, comparison between his own literary pro- THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON to convey and actually did convey the im- ductions and those of other people. But there:

can be no doubt that Mr. Fraser-Smith's para pressionihat Mr. BulGiNknew Mr. GRIBBLE graph had more colour than accuracy about it. Mr. Bulgin's journalistic experiences before.com. had been editor of the Nagasaki Expreting to China had not been confined to the Clerkin of young Jersey cattle. One of the guests, in- ! had good grounds for believing that he well News, though it appeared in evidence that -was-an-amateur-journalist, and that the he had been on the staff of that newspaper, under slanderous insinuations which led to the ita alfas of the Daily Chronicle, during the two years which immediately preceded his departure libel action were directly intended to apply for the East. It also appeared that, according to Mr. GRIBULE and no other person, com to his own account, he had been engaged in various journalistic enterprises for 19 years puzzle which he seemed disposed to solve by clipping a year and a half off his scholastic career. But Mr Bulgin's-generrl accuracy was not conspicuously vindicated on this occasion, as will be seen from the following report of his Mr, Fraser-Smith-New when you wrote-"It is a mean and cowardly proceeding of which amateur journalists are equently alty, to make vituperstirs and weaseless remarks concemisz

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will have a significance it does not now possess. The recent Postal Conference and the present agitation about annexation seres very well as this moment to emphasise the advantages that a well- THIS is getting the English language down

considered scheme of federation would confer. pretty fine. "The tramp, Roderick, who burgled

The vigorous efforts being made here and in the two houses on West Hill last week and was

England to secure a distinct utterance of Austra gaoled Sunday night, broke out last evening, but

Han public sentiment, so as to influence the Im perial Government action in regard to New Guinea and the New Hebrides, lustrate more was policed clear to the river, where, finding escape impossible, he wharfed himself and

Any recent event the de- suicided. The body piled itself at the bridge,

forcibly than sirability of some federation that would and will be coronered in the moming."

once express Australian opinion, and se MR. THEODORE H. HAVEMEYER, who is one of

present a moral force that is lacking in the anost amiable men in the United States,

the utterances of provinces separated almost recently took a large party of friends up to his

Lan.completely as if they had no common interests.~ atables to inspect his remarkably fine collectionTM

AN AMERICAN FAPER is responsible for the state- Something must be allowed for the enthusiasm ment that twenty thousand Chinamen. are to be, of the occasion in estimating the significance of spiced by the scene, electrified the rest with a conundrum: "What Is the difference," he in-brought to Brazil at a cost of $19 a head.. They the pean sounded in the cause of federation it quired, between-Mr. Havemeyer in these are to be indentured for five years as laborers, the Albury banquet; but it is coming, and the stables and Mrs. Langiry on the stage as and will be paid thirty-two cents a day, out of extension oftheintercolonial railway is one of the

bring it about?TRE Rosalind?" Of course, nobody, could guess. which they will have to feed and clothe the factors that will contribute In no small degree to "Well, one of them shows us jersey calves worth selves.

-Editor-and-not-to-individual-members of the Pletely demolished the plea of privilege between the ages of 18 and 33, an arithmetical seeing and the other doesn't."

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advanced by the defendant, and practically settled the case-always presuming that Mr. Bulcis was the witness of truth. And was Mr. BULGIN the witness of truth? Let is see what Mr. GRIDDLE and Mr. BULGIN himself, have to say on that point.

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In last night's China Mail appears the to whors did you alude! following letter:-1

Tu James Colgin Eq.

Yokohama, tech July 1883

Hongkong Saw-My sumon has been drawn to the evidence recently alven by you before the Supreme Cours of Hongkong at the titl Ilugin. Fraser-Smith," wherein you state that you intended the remarks made by you against "Amaiur journalista" to refer wie; and that it was to me, da Efter of the Nagasaki Rizing is and Express, that you attributed the article upon Admin Willas which you erliteised.

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who do not yet exactly in socordance with their wishes Wines The Editor of the Ring Sun and Nagasaki Ex- 1. Frue Smik-Is the editor of the Nagasaki Rising Sun

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Mr. Fraser-Slth Newer mind what the probabilities are: on

what grounds do you base this alandartius, scandalous, and insulding utterance?

WI believe the editor of the Rising Sun in uxi amateur Jouralist

Dir. Fraas-Smith—What are your reasons for ballaring that— what is the editor's name?

Wine-believo bis name is Gribble, or some hing like than : that was the name of the edizor when I was in Japan.

gentleman journalia?

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1883. For several excellent reasons we had.de. cided to make no further editorial reference to the recent libel case BULGIN D. FRASER- Sarca. In the first place the matter was

I have to inform you that the fact are, as you ought to have known when you gave the evidence in question, that I bave never been Eektor of nor have ever been directly or fadiree ly coo Rected with the Nagasaki Express; that I soft, Nagasaki la z8jf, and that Ence then i have had so interest whoever inary Journal there. And, washer, kinca idjo I have had no aterai lajty newspaper whatever. You might also have krowa that as the time of your visit Yokohama (which I believe was la são) I was a resident here.

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Under these circumstances, es the assumption made from the Impression under which you laboured were unjustifiable, I must rejuest you to publish in the China Moll a retencion of yout statement and ke expreuten of regret for the mistake you foraming me as the Edius of the Risfig Sun and Vesurall Express, and in attributing to me the expressions which you thought proper to criticize.

Your falth&illy,

HENRY GRINDĀM,

extran-Smith for us on what ground you style the Wimes I know something about him from what-1 heard in Mr. Frau-Sulik-Now tall me, when you wrote this did you Witness cannot say at this date what was passing through

act mean it to apply to mat.

A LIBEL suit against a Kansas newspaper has proved a boomerang. The plaintiff not only lost, his case, but is prosecuted on a charge of attempt ing blackmail, his demand for money having becnybacked only by threats of annoyance Kansas is not Hongkong.

We have authority for stating that the report (7) of the meeting held in the Tony Wa Hospital on Sunday last which appeared in the China Mall of the 23rd instant is a gross fabrication, and totally unworthy of reliance. No reporter from that journal was present, the Daily Press and Telegraph only being represented. Well, done, Ananias. "___

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CHUN. ASINO, a two wheeler man, was relegated to Mr. Hayward's parental cate "for a period of six Calandar months this moming with hard labor thrown in, by. Messrs. Thomsett and Wodehouse, for being complicated with another, who is not in custody, in snatch ing a pair of gold earrings valued at $20 from Ho Aquan, a married woman. It appears We read that an agent of the Liberia Republic the wily 'ricksha driver, who had the lady in his has just negotiated with Spain a Convention pro- barrow, slackened speed on nearing the Western-viding for the repeal of the law prohibiting the Market, thus allowing a man who came from introduction of free black laborers into Cuba, bebind to snatch the ear-rings. The moment the Since the alaves were made free, the labor ques- lady called out for assistance the ricksha man

tion has become a serious one and Spanish ran off at full speed and the thief was enabled to statesmen and Cuban planters are already ex-- get off quietly with his booty.

amining plans for the introduction into Cuba of THE grand Imperial Crown, originally made in free African negroes, or Chinese or Indian slaves. the reign of the Emperor. Paul 1, instated by she Inquite neat_fear_as_we_hear from Novos Vremiya to be estimated to be worth three sources, which ought to be reliable. The tem- millions of roubles. The smaller crown, valued porary hospital (lazarette) and other wooden at more than half a million, is distinguished by buildings erected last year on Stonecutters Island the delicacy of its workmanship. In the sceptre for cholera patients were removed in their en- Bir. Freser-Smith-Now, are you not aware that the manager sparkles one of the largest diamonds known to tirety to the Taitam Water Works. What the and editor of the Rising Sun is a gentlemranamed Norman, who has probably bern connecued with journalism me years than you exist, weighing 1948 carats. It is about the size honourable, gentleman did with the structures, have lived 1 Give us some ressonable grounds for your siladag to the editor sa offensively an et malent Jomalia?

of a pigeon's egg, and formed at one period the and why he removed them without making any Witweis-It was fom my imperations. Thad very little Infor- eye of the great Hindos Idol representing Brahms. other provision, are matters which cannot be set, Mr. Fraser-Smith--As a matter of fact you know nothing wisi. The story in that it was stolen by a Frenchman,tled off-hand in a short paragraph. We shall ever about himi

Wicicas-My impression was that it was the same gentleman who sold it to Nadir-Shah, upon whose death it open the eyes of the public to a rare tune one of who died the paper when I was in Japan, This is bad enough, but it becomes much worse matter, the hands of the Armenian Schafras, these days. when we remember that neither at the time of The latter, having bought it at Bagdad for 50,000 Mr. Bulgin's visit to Japan nor at any other time plastres, sold it again in 17ya for 434,000 roubles. was Mr. Gribble editor of the Rising Sun and to the Empress Catherine. Nagasaki Express. Thus Mr. Bulgin, on the

THE periodicals of all kinds issued in the United erroneous, did not hesitate to charge with mean States reached a total of 11,196-an increase of and cowardly proceedings a gentleman who 585 in twelve months. The prescat total in New had not the remotest connection with the object York State is 1,399-a gain of so in the past of his criticism. Such reckless exhibitions are fortunately rare. The judge, in summing up, year. The increase in Pennsylvania is 48, the and that it seemed to hint that existing number being 943. Nebraska's total great deal of what "Mr. Fraser-Smith Had said would have been very good pleading grew from 175 to 201, and Illinois from 890

my mind when I wrote the paragraph.

Mr. Frases-Salih-Please so anawer my queuion 1 - Witness! don't think you were in my mind sa the sino y I did not intend to apply it to you that I am aware of

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DR. REINECKE, aged 55 a`native of Germany, appeared before Mr. Wodehouse this morning on a charge of being a lunatic and usable to take care of himself. The maglatmate ordered the Doctor to be sent to the lunatic asylum. From particulars which we have gleaned from various sources it appears that Dr. Reinecke arrived at this port from Manila in the Spanish steamer Churruca on Monday list, and put up at the Hongkong Hotel. Prior to his leaving Manila we learn that the Doctor was unfortunately subs ject to attacks of lunacy, and hallucination, and

often got himself into trouble theret one occasion, while at

was carrying took the canc and comm

the gentle. men, then

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himself that in a straig

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Sing Kwai" (Mad Devil Doctor) as called him. After being duly ensconced the Hongkong Hotel the day before yesterday he wished to take a bath and for that purp entered one of the bathrooms whe himsel in. Shortly afterwards door clini Ind

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on the

went to the Government offices and informed the people there that he was Don Alfonso, the King of Spain, and that he had some orders. to convey to the Capitan Général" and re- quested an'

an immediate audience. During the passage on board the Churruce from Manila.. the Doctor was always up to some curious freaks and caused a great deal, of annoyance, to the people on Board, and no sooner was the auchdr, down and the usual quantum of Chinese, tailors, shoemakeri, picture dealers, etc. etc., on board.. A WRITER in last nights evening Journal says than they were driven off by the... Kwong Hong

Dr. Ho, Kai has; we know, been favourably spoken of as the next Chinese member of the Legislative Council.se have Mears, Leong On and Wei Yuk. Surely Mr. Hq Amei'a, ambition does not soar so high; there can be no occasion for Mr. Leong On, Mr. Wei Yuk, or Dr. Ho. Kal to exclaim like Cassius; "Be not jealous of me, gentle Brutus ! Mr. Ho Amel is, we believe, a pretty successful man in business, but we are not aware that anything else could be said in the mouth of Mr. Gribble, but it did to 904. A year ago Massachusetts had 420 not lay in Mr. Fraser-Smith to turn round and papers, now. the number is 438. In Texas in favour of his having a seat on the Legis make this attack on Ms. Bulgin for the remark the new papers outnumbered the suspensions the latter had made on Mr. Gribble The fact by 8, and Ohio has 738 papers instead of 69 could be said on the other side. Where ignor in that Mr. Bulgin geems to bave followed the example of the infuriate Scotchman who "just The most remarkable change has occurred in ance is bliss, it would indeed be folly to be well stood in the middle of the road and sware at large, the territo.es, in which the daily papers have informed, or endowed with one single spark of It did not matter to him who might be the editor grown from 43 to 63, and the weeklies from 169 wisdom. The writer of the above extract can of the Nagasaki journal. He had his own to 245, Dakota being the chief area of activity, truthfully make use of, and, apply to himself if upon thi impressions, and that was enough, Still, Mr. Fraser-Smith had no business to call him # The figures given above are exclusive of Canada, he feels so inclined; another quotations from ahallow-pated puppy," or to make erroneous which possesses a total of 606. The number of Shakespere, which is to the following effect this view and awarded the plaintif 100 damages, during the year.

finding on which the latter has some reason to congratulate himself. It is to be regretted, how- ever, that he did not come into Court with cleaner hands, for his attack on the editor of the absolutely unwarranted,"

The above communication settles the question at issue so effectually that com- ment on our part would be superfluous, However, a writer in the China Mail in one which could have comparatively little trying to explain away the awkward facts interest for anybody outside a limited brought to light by Mr. GRIBBLE says: circle, and therefore as a matter of fiscal "In cross-examination during the hearings of an impression? which was totally policy the general body of our readers had of the case we were called upon unex undoubted claims to consideration; second-pectedly to state who the Editor of the We replied that ly, the game was not worth the candle, for Nagasaki Express was.

our impression was that it was a Mr. as LA BRUYERE pertinently expresses it— L'on ne vaut dans ce monde que ce que l'on veut. GRIBBLE, but that we had very little in- formation about him." We will not rudely valoir, and as an intelligent Hongkong. jury had valued BuiGIN's damaged pro- accuse the writer of the foregoing as being fessional reputation at his own instigation guilty of deliberately perverting the truth; at the not too exorbitant sum of one hun- it is sufficient to say that his statements are dred dollars, it would only have been heap. not strictly accurate and that he bega ing coals of fire on the triumphant (7) the question. Mr. BULGIN, if he pos- plaintiff's head to have made any additional sesses a single grain of common sense, must have known perfectly well that he sarcastic allusions to the jury's chef-d'œuvre of bitter sarcasm; and thirdly, we would be asked a number of questions were disposed to totally ignore and about the editor of the Nagasaki Exprstatements about his past career. The jury took fouruals issued in Manitoba was nearly doubled “O'that he were here to write me down an xas..

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leave to the comforting reflections of an easily satisfied conscience the misguided Individual who had so unwisely risked so much to gain what was practically less than nothing. However, we have received was in Japan Mr. Gesale was the editor, | Nagasaki Express, as explained by himsc) was } that empire there are thirty-five towns and vil-some four or five blind beggars; and zees:iting in

Mr. BULGIN did not merely say that it was his "Impression" Mr. GRIBBLE was the editor of that paper, he deliberately and distinctly swore that when he (Buzoix) And Mr. GRIBBLE very properly compels Mr. BULGIN to publish a letter in the columns of the China Mail, in which it is clearly stated that Mr. GRIBBLE was never in anyway connected with the Nagasaki Ex-

so many letters from friends and corres- pondents In China and Japan on the subject of Mr. BULGIN, his journalistic career and pretensions, and his appearance at the Supreme Court, and the line of defence we adopted has been so thoroughly justified Press. On several other points the writer

ELEGRAM S.

LONDON, 23rd July. THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT. The mortality from cholera in Catro amounts of the quasi-apology to Mr. GaBaLs into 381 (? had increased to 381 deaths on the sand

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THE confusion caused by a number of different though it be not written down, yet forget nét that places in the same country bearing the same I am an Kes.” same is nowhere more felt than in Brazil. In A SERIOUS and fatal stabbing affay between Von

lages called Santa Cruz, and as many as one the death of one of them, named Ho' Afuk, took hundred and seventy-two named Santa Anna, | place yesterday afternoon' between 3 and seventeen Santa Isabel, forty-six Santa Rita, at o'clock near Tank Lane.” One of the blind men twenty-four Santa Maria. Unless the province named Chan Yat Chof was arrested upo and postal town are exactly given in each of picion of having been the primary, cause these cases, a letter or paper many wander about death of Ho Afuk. The case was brought

in the hands of the Post Office for months before Captain Thomselt at the Folic

by, the publication in various newspapers | fast night's China Mail flounders out of his inst.). The worst quarter of the city has been it reaches its destination,. And these particulars ing when P.C. John Swanstos of important facts bearing on the matter, which cannot possibly be disputed, that depth; but we have already said quite we are reluctantly compelled to again enter enough on the subject to satisfy the-most the field of personal controversy, For exacting of our personal supporters and this course, we may add, Mr. Butam a friendly critics. himself mainly responsible,

are the more necessary, as while there are 9,669 Chinaman came to this Central Folice Stall towns, villages, and hamlets in Brasil, the num-terday afternoon at about 4: D'cloc ber of post-offices is only 1,400. The same evil that a dog of bind men were. is frequently felt in the United States, where re- Lang, and that one man It is nevertheless due to Mr. GRIBLE,

petions of the same name for different places He sent an Indian and

Very common. One of the most favourite with the mass games in recent times is Bismarck, which has o'clock P.C. It will be remembered that Mr. Justice who has been most grossly and unjustif- ably slandered by the editor of the China

been given to a dozen different settlements in the he had stabbed & Chinese who #ART RUSSELL In summing up, stated that a polat had been raised by the defendant, Mail, to strengthen his position by Indo-

Western States. and it was the real point on which the pehdent evidence of a reliable character, an oath, but their evidence was deemed condu". #Tax kist o' wheatles," as Scotchmen irrever. authentic sources,

LOCAL AND GENERALE We hope to have an opportunity of wrestling with the Colonial Surgeon's report (1) at an early date. Two St. Louis lawyers called each other." dirty puppies" in Court the other day. Neither was

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defence turned, namely, was the reference We therefore respectfully direct the atten- OWINO to the inclement weather the convocation related in the land of cakes. Gradually, as name are Wa

tantly called the organ, is not yet generally ap gars residing in the viên to amateur journalists in the China Mail tion of Mr. Justice RUSSELL, Mr. JNo. J. of United Chapter, No. 1341, convened for this the people became enlightened, and shook off (the deces Intended to apply to the defendant, or was FRANCIS, the three worthy gentlemen of evening, has been postponed until Monday next, their bigotry, the organ was allowed to take its engaged in conv It intended, as Mr. Buzan had sworn, for the jury" In the recent Telegraph libel case, the 30th inst. at 8.30 for 9 pm.

place in the churches. In some districts, how quarrel which Mr. GRIDDLE,, the editor of the Nogarah Mr. JAS. BULOIN, and all other lovers of

"AND this is married life," exclaimed an indig ever, the horrified" mecnister" stuck out against which time Ho Express, and that the name of Mr. truth and fair play whom it may contern

nant wife as her husband reeled into the room the hustles" with a stubbornness worthy of three times FRASER SMITH was not present in his to the following paragraph, which we ex-

and tried to sit down on the door-krog, better things On Thursday May 31st the Free ensuing almost (BULOIN'S) mind when he wrote it? His tract from the Rising Sun and Nagasaki Shert'nly, in'dear-sherthly. Marriage is only Church Assembly of Scotland was engaged at statement

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Edinburgh until nearly midnight in discussing the of 44 years lordship evidently believed even after Express of the 14th Inst.:-

The plaintiff in the action for libel recantly On dis that all important appointments in the anti-musical party, presented a protest signed sional D

great organ question. Dr. Begg, representing the was as well us the plaintiff's cross-examination that Mr. heard in Hongkong, a Mr. James Bulgin, acting- BULGIN knew what he was writing about editor of the China Afail, in answer to a ques Hongkong Government service which may fall by sixty-nine ministers and elders against the use prisoner and to whom he was referring (clitor and proprietor of the Hongkong Telegraph, will, subject to the approval of Land Derby, be fiercely until the wee short houric ayout the He

tion put by the defendant, Mr. R. Fraser-Smith, vacant during Sir George Bowen's term of service of instruments in churches. The debate waxed three yeRIE that he knew Mr. GRIBLE was editor of as to who was the editor of the Rising Sun, sild: Alled by officers of the garrison. His Excellency twat when a division was taken. The music- the Nagasaki Express and that the insult-"I believe his name is Gribble, or something evidently* doats on the military»

like that; that was the nante of the editor, ing references in the China Mail were when I was in Japan Now, for the

im aimed directly at him and at him alone) erclusive benefit of the exceeding well 17 all tales be true the lately constituted Sanitary. 159.- or, we opine, It would have been his duty, informed Mr. Bulgin, we take the oppor Board, which was organised to work unheard of time. The only fit punishment

tunity of suying that no person alihre of wonders, in x complete delusion and anare. We and his party for thei following the decision of the Privy Council. the name of Gribble or anything approaching: Enve marted one of our “specials” on the war would be to hoist them on In LAUGHTON 7. SODOR and Max, to have that name, has ever been connected wils the path, so shall soon be in a position to expose thirty two-fert pipes, and

Categorie verde | Rising Sun in any caddrify. In fact, to the Instructed the jury that Mr. FRAIER-SMITH beat of our knowledge, there has been but one everything which may exist in the shape of half in hour, having been attacked in the public press gentleman of the name of Gribble resident in humbug.

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