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Intimations.

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1588.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD, the crowned heads of Europe." "Indeed? What

HAVE JUST REČKIVED THEIR ANNUAL SUPPLY

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A WAN GRASS

and.

SWEET CORN,

for immediate sowing.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Hongkang, 2nd March, 1888.

The Houghong Telegraph elegraph

HONGKONG, SATurday, March 17, 1888.

TELEGRA M,S.

(From-Straits-Times.)- "HER CRACIOUS" AND CHINESE

GORDON.

LONDON, March 8th. General Gordon's letters to his sister have been published. Among them is printed a letter from the Jueen to Miss Gordon, in which Her Majesty expresses her deep grief that, in

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MEXICAN dollars are now legal tender in the IT is to be hoped that no serious accident has THE Manila tram-cars are said to have Havanas at the rate of eighty cents' weight. happened to the French mail steamer Orurinatigurated their career by numerous collisions

You have travelled a great deal, Mr. Cooper DEVORANIT, which came into harbour probably to the narrowness of the roads.

which has not yet pist in an appearance. The with vehicles of all other descriptions, owing house?" "Yes, miss, I've been all over the this morning, reports having seen the Ows about THE Hongkong Amateur Athletic Sports will be world." "You have met a great many celebrities, I presume?" "I've been presented before all fifty miles outside the port, and as this was

held at the Cricket Ground on Saturday the 7th probably ten hours ago dira az that April. A list of the events, with qualifications is your profession?", "I'm a prize fighter. "'.

even by observing a greater degree of caution and other particulars, will be found in another than the Devonhurst in regard to fog, which * 1 WILL be fair with you, darling," said George we presume. is keeping the Orws, back, abt. Thompson, the honorary secretary, on or before part of this issue. Entries close to Mr. Chas. H. Himself, tenderly: "when we are married you ought to have been at her buoy long since.. We shall always have one-half my income" "And believe the 'Messageries Maritimes Co. intend

Saturday the 31st inst. I, dear George," said Amanda Herself, "will sending out a search launch in the morning if not be insensible to such unselfishness; you the steamer does not turn up by that time. shall ever share one-half of my expenses." *

As will be seen by a notice in another column, fly kind permission of Colonel Anderson and the Messrs. Kuhn & Co's Gallery of Japanese Works officers of the and Northamptonshire Regiment, of Art, which for a considerable time past has the Regimental Band will play in the Publie been one of the leading features of the colony, Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 3.30 till 5p., will be temporarily closed at the end of the The following will be the programme:— present month. This course has been necessitated by the Firm having made arrangements to open

■ branch establishment in London, where Mr. Kuhn's presence and services are imperatively required. It is, however, the intention of Messrs. Kuba & Co. to resume their business connection with this colony at my far distant date, of which

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MR. Gladstone has written to the editor of the

Nonconformist Musical Fournal as follows:

"Ever since the time of St. Augustine, I might, perhaps, say of St. Paul, the power of music in assisting Christian devotion has been upon record, and great schools of Christian' musicians have attested and confirmed the union of the art with worship.. I sincerely hope your journal may advance this purpose in the churches of the Nonconformists, joining you in the further hope that skill and science may always continue to be the handmaids of devotion, and may

never be used to overshadow it."

Criminal Sessions, to be held at the Supreme The following is the Calendar for the March Court, on Tuesday, the zoth inst., at 10 2.m.-

Se Achau, Shu Aying, Man Ng Chuy-(1)

due

,

notice will be given, and Mr. Kuhs, who has

licen in charge of the Hongkong branch, is especially desirous of expressing his cordial acknowledgments of the unvarying courtesy and kindness, as well as the liberal patronage and support he has received from the residents of this colony, of Canton, and of Macao. In order to avoid the trouble and expense of re-shipment, the costly and varied collection of Japanese articles de luxe et vertu now on exhibition in their Hongkong store (apposite the Hongkong Hotel), will be offered during the next fortnight at greatly reduced prices. We have personally curtos (which, includes many articles of gron inspected this grand assortment of Japanese usefulness), and can safely say that no such

THR Pall Mall Gazette tells of a unique kind of torture in London shops. In certain large West End shops the female assistants are all doomed to a uniform size in waists, varying from eighteen to twenty inches. Tall girls and stout girls all must conform to a measure six inches at least below the natural size.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Acting Chief Justice Russell and a Special Jury.)

U-TZ-WAN 2. GARRELLS AND ANOTHER, $50,000.

of Mr. Garrels given yesterday for the defence:

The following is the substance of the evidence On receiving information from Mr. Ehmer list. suspicions were entertained by himself and by shopkeepers in the vicinity of the Man-Yuen- Tong concerning the origin of the fire, witness which was that he became almost sure U-tz instituted a course of inquiries, the result of Wan had purposely-set-fire to his premises oh- the 24th March. Somebody living opposite the plaintiff's room before the fire alarm was given. Man-Yuen-Tong had seen smoke issue from His assertion that the conflagration originated from the upsetting of a kerosene lamp was con-

could not be upset by themselves. The inmates trosented by one of his servants whe declared that the lamps had been properly fixed and a shop opposite had openly ridiculed the idea The exporters of tea from the Hok-shan district said that the article was seldom warehoused in Hongkong, owing to the rates charged for

of

the premises. Witness reported all this to his employers. Was subsequently present at the various Interviews between plaintiff and his employers and confirmed the main points of Mr..Garrels testimony on the subject.

By the Attorney-General-Witness, was aware that the plaintiff had effected insuif- ence at Pustau's. He believed that when

experietice, as a humourous writer, bas very truly remarked, there are such things. In nature as experienced and educated fools. After all, this kind of navigation is not very unlike a game of bagatelle er billiards, where we see men who have ready and acute perception of judging the angular course of the ball, plaintiff wanted to insure for the additional whom nature has not an iiberally endowed with very quickly cclipse other much alter players $10,000 at Meyer's he, was transferring Pustan's this particular gift it is unier nonsense for any quently insured him, on the Compradore's risks to shipping by keeping in shore are not Insurance. Witness at first declined to insure body to say, even if he be an old coasting him because the firm's limit was up; but subse. skipper or the coast pilot of o mail-boat, that, the recommendation as to the plaintiff's good very materially increased both during the day U-iz-Wan's character after the fire. character. He formed a different opinion of and night, but particularly at night fre; and

it is a well known fact that such passages" Several other witnesses were then examined, as the Three Chimney. Bluff are frequently their evidence being corroborative of the defend. taken when neither landmarks nor land can he the defence, and his lordship adjourned the enable the navigator to feel confident that ant's statements. This concluded the case for distinguished as clearly as they should be to further hearing of the suit till Monday at 10.30 he is not dangerously cluse to the adjacent am. when the counsel will respectively address reels and rocks. To every wreck which comes under public notice there are probably a dozen narrow escapes from over confidence or froni doubt about compasses. How many steamers have come to grief on this coast by hugging the land too closely, which would have been all right had greater precautions been taken in keeping more out to sea, it is difficult to say, but the number must be very large and for in excess of the half dozen or so which come up into the mind without much consideration-such as the Ching-Kiang near Quemoy, the lowsang aff Dodd Island, three Douglas's, the last on the White Rocks-the Taiwan in the Formosa Channel, the Kiang long, the Wanghat, the Ven-tre-fee near Amoy, the Hailoong -on the Heiloong Rock, the faining off Kooshang, the Mr. Webber,:-No, your Worship.

Kwangling off Ockeeu, and many others whose loss can be traced directly to borrowing too

criminal sessions of the Supreme Court.

After some discussion on the question of bail, liberally on the land and on the rocks and shoal the prisoner was committed-for-trial-at-the Speaking generally, it does not matter much whe about a coast as dangerous as any-in-the-world-

the Jury.

THE ALLEGed indeceNT

ASSAULT CASE:

This adjourned case came on again this morning at the Magistracy before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Mr. C. E. Bowles (of Messrs Wotter and Deacon) appearing for the pro- secution, and Mr. J. F, Webber for the defence. Mr. Webber on coming to Court apologised

further evidence. for being a little late, and then informed the magistrate that he did not propose to offer any

Court?

His Worship-Do you wish to address the

CRICKET.

the men are or how much experience they may have, if shipowners do not discourage the taking of such risks as navigating dangerous channels during thick overcast weather, or during dark HONGKONG C. C. v. 58TH REGIMENT. nights, these disastrous losses of life and

in a disastrous defeat for the Club by an risks whether they think they are right in doing

and the 58th Regiment was commenced The return match between the Hongkong C

property will not diminish, but possibly in- Grense, for young commanders-rather-than- yesterday, and ended early this afternoon the chance of being considered less smart

10 or not; and they seldom find out they were Higginbotham and Johnstone and Private then too late. There is just another word to say Taylor, and the effective bowling of Licuts. E. in this rather long letter and it is, that by representatives, with the exception of Major by them having to give so much extra attention to in capital form. In both innings the Club of work is brought upon the remaining two, aud Miles, Coxon, and L. C. Barff, made a most feeble display, and their fielding was, if anything, worse shan their batting.

innings and 17 runs. This result was mainly than the more experienced one, will always take

spite of her constant urging and exhortation, the promises of support were unkept by those Unlawfully and by force detaining a certain bargains have ever previously been offered in ¦ of any tea being stored in the Man-Yuen-Tong. due to an excellent batting display by Licuts. wrong till the accident has happened and it is

who asked Gordon to go to Khartoum, Her Majesty adds, that she feels keenly the stain left on the nation by Gordon's fate,

GOSCHEN IN HIS ELEMENT, Mr. Goschen on Friday will move the conver sion of Consols.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Comercio.notifies the resignation of Señor "Centeno, Governor of the province of Manila.

An amusing "China Story" entitled "How Vice triumphed over Virtue in Shantung," is published in this issue.

woman named Young Mui within this colony, for the purpose of selling her. (2) Unlawfully and by fraud detaining the said Yeung Mui for

he purpose of selling her,

Chan Achoi-(1) Robbery with violence.

Receiving stolen goods,

(2)

Ng Ayce, Ko Achong, Pun Akam, Chan Ashing. Leung Ayan-) Burglary. (2) Re- ceiving stolen goods,

Mak Kam Wan, Kung Alat, Kong Ating Lau Achu, Hung Yuk Tain-(1) Burglary, (2) Larceny in a dwelling house. (3) Receiving stolen goods.

this colony.

A RECENTLY published work entitled "William

the

1. and the German Empire," by G. Barneti Smith, storage; the tea was generally sold here from Smith and Johnstone, who trundled throughout taking away of the 3rd officers, a greater amount

gives some interesting particulars regarding the late Emperor and leading incidents of his eventful career. Born in 1797, Prince William of Prussia may be said to have been nurtered in the gloom engendered by the disastrous defeat of jena. It was but a year or two before this event that the little Prince first put on the gay uniform of the Rudorf regiment, which has since attained such a wide celebrity as the Red

samples, and re-shipped soon after arrival. On Pplying at the Registrar General's for a descrip witness was officially informed that a part of the Man-Yuen-Tong, premises was let to the Pang-Yu-Tal firm, of which plaintiff was not a partner. If any tea had been stored in that portion of the house, it was no U-tr-Wan's. The plaintiff, moreover,

tion of the trade carried on

their daily duties, and the ever increasing atten- tion to cargo on short runs, the scientific part of cases into disuse, to such an extent that when a navigation has fallen into neglect, and in many young man is placed in command he is not by any means so all-clear on his compasses and their

We had hoped to have been able to publish this | Hussars. It.was a gayer uniform than it is now mention of any tea; it was on a subsequent seven 3'a, a brace of twos, and singles-put his trusting to the eye rather than to correct

SERVICES are conducted by the Rev. T. A. Turner compiling statistics and generally working | child was delighted when first presented in it to by the fire. The date of his second insurance hands with the leather with grote or less

in the Wesleyan Mission Rooms, 127, Queen's Road East, on Sundays at 9.45 am, and at

evening an exhaustive editorial, dealing with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company and its affairs; but the task of making references, P the subject has proved far more oneras than we anticipated, and we are therefore compelled to hold our article over until Monday. The affairs of the Dock Company

facings, dark blue and gold pelisse, fur busby -"scarlet delman slashed with silver, white and white plume, boots, and breechea" The his mother. The sun shone on the baby soldier, but the time soon came when things took a sombre hue, and when he met his mother at Schwedt it was to witness the unaccustomed

CS. Barff capturing two wickets for 7,8 and 44- runs respectively.

We are requested to state that the Rev. J. are in such a critical condition and soʻmato- | sight of tears, and, according to some historians/taking into consideration Long-Ngok's confession bowling of Smith and Churchill, the latter giving

Wangemann, of the German cruiser Sophie, will preach the sermomat the service in the German Chapel to-morrow at io.30 am....

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is largest savings bank in the world is the Glasgow Savings Bank. The last report shows finds in hand of £1,680,090, and £4,622,000 are due to depositors, who number 137,20;. THERE are three establishments in Paris devoted the manufacture of ladies' cigarettes, and they do a large business. Most of the cigarettes

rially affect a large and not unimportant to hear her address to him and to his section of the community, that we are extremely brother, brave counsel. "You see," said the desirous of exercising the utmost care in every Queen, my tears; I am weeping for the destruc “statement, contention and argument that we may tion of our army. Ah! my children, you are tay before the public. But we shall do our best not yet of that age when you can comprehend to give a plain exposition of the true state of the great calamity that has befallen us. affairs-which is more than has been done in

But after my death, and when you recall this un- any Directors' report or Chairman's speech for fortunate, hour, do not content yourself with years back,

merely shedding tears. Act! Unite your powers! over you. Liberate your people from the disgrace and degradation they will have to endure, Conquer France, and retrieve the glory of your Ancestors as your great grandfather did at

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bearings.

Tam, Sir,

Your obedient servant,. 45. MÁSTER MARINER. Hongkong, 16th March, 1888.'

CHINA STORIES,

HOW VICE TRIUMPHED OVER VIRTUE IN BHANTUNG,

about thirty.

kept possession of the wickets until they had The Regiment first assumed the defensive and

aniassed the formidable total of 306, suns, which included no fewer than 32 extras.. an elling at witness' office had declared both Higginbotham headed the list with a bard hit 16, correction as he should be, and prefers to trust. verbally and in writing that the claim he which included one 4 and nine 34, F. H. J-hn-is more than to guides which he is suspi

cious of Hundreds of wrecks have occurred by produced of taels 16,831, 5 mace, 6. canda. reens, covered all his losses; he had made no

stone, coming next with 41, not out,-two 4's,

substantiate which he could not produce any being Churchill (16) Huntsman (to) and Little. call that he brought in this additional claim, to played well for 26, the other double figures together by rattling good cricket. Private Taylor

books, an the plea that these had been destroyed (10) Seven of the Club player tried their before the fire that line. Wat war only five dye (generally less) success, Maitland, Stanley and

also suspicious; it days insurance on his goods; from $one for which they had been previously insured, he now made them $40,000 Under these circumstances, and

The Club commenced their first innings to the

kerosene and set fire to the premises, witness came as to the plaintiff engaging him to purchase even overs. No stand was. made, f. C. John

place to F. H. Johnstone. after sending dawn to the conclusion that plaintiff was swindling Jahatione (12) being the only batsmen whe sion (14), L. C. Barff (12 not out), and Mäfor the Insurance Companies, and, after taking legal reached double figures, and the tenth wicket years of age who kept a house that was not too

Hetty Kirby was a Bostonian

charge of arson. advice on the matter, had him arrested on a fell for the miserable total of or runs. Johnstone's reputable in the British Settlement at Shantung. Witness was then cross-examined by Mr. bowling was most effective, five wickets, Helly was assisted in her housekeeping by thice qther syrens, and her establishment was very O'Malley as to some conflicting assertions made all clean bowled, falling to his deliveries for an by Long-Ngok to Mr. Deacon and then at the outlay of 31 runs. Smith took 3 for 32. The popular amongst men-young and old, married Magistracy, after which the hearing was adjourned wicket-keeping being an especial feature berry juice, and called it champagne, but then Regiment fielded very smartly all round, Lloyd's andaingle. Yet she mold vile effervescent gorse- till io3o this morning.

On the Conet resuming its sittings this morning,

In a minority of 115 the Club had to follow Hetty's assistants eyes were bright and their conversation was slangy, broadly witty and very promising commencement-until-the-younger and stated that the information he had about player was, well caught at cover poins by hand at poker, and alter dark the card tables the Pang-Yun-Tal firm being located at the gistrar General's department. Having so many Man-Yuen-Tong, was obtained from the Re-

Huntsman of Johnstone for 12-first wicket were always set in her saloon. When Haly down for 20. Major Johnstone and Coxon rapidlyst at cards she paid in chits' or orders for raised the total to $1, and then the left-hander champagne, so that she really could not lose suspicions about the origin of the fire, which were

was caught by Warburton off 'Churchill for a

much and generally wod a good deal. received, he had no other course left but have the

The White Lutton Society's object of existence and, ge, failing to stop a straight one, from was and is to promote marriage and morality he would not have taken that step.

By his lordship-Witness had not heard telegraph showed for 79. From this point a disapproved of Hetty and her doings, May Hay, rot" set in, and whef Major Johnstone was

3 scraggy, strong-minded spinater aged thiny eight, sometimes called 'old grass and 'old tion, been a bankrupt and sentenced by the

A YOUNO CONVICT, only 22 years of age, was Perhaps the guardian angel of Prussia will watch Mr. Garrels was re-examined by Mr. Ackrovd DD, and Coxon and LC, Barff made a very naughty. Moreover, Helty was an excellent

come

charged this morning at the Police Court with contain opium, and perfumes åre freely used.

escaping from the chain-gang on the 14th inst. A NEW automatic apparatus for drawing the policeman said he discovered the prisoner on Manila lottery has been invented and tested the top-floor of a house in the native quarter, in that city. The whole process, including the and chased him on to the roof. He followed the Fehrbellin, when he defeated the Swedes. Be every day confirmed by fresh information be useful 19, Scanlan was the next to

inting of the prize list, is said to take only ten runaway over the tops of several houses, when men, and strive to be great generals. If you plaintiff arrested. Under any other circumstances Johnstone after he had scored 10, and the amongst men, and of course it strongly

have not that ambition, then you are unworthy

The Cricket match, 58th.Regiment v. Honge steam launch and hid himself behind the funnel, was on French territory, at Bar-sur-Aube, that that Wong-chuk-lam had engaged in specula- bowled by Smith for a dashing 43-ong 5. aine was one of the greatest leaders of the

the Praya Central, from which he jumped into a to be descendants of Frederick the Great?! It

the Prince received his "baptism of fire," in Court to a term of imprisonment, Plaintiff had 3's, etc-the match was over. Four wickets .B.S. Some friends of her own sex insinuated effected insurance at witness' office since 1881 or were down for 80, five for 83, six for 93, seven

minales:

Fong C. C., was concluded this afternoon, the military players scoring an easy victory by an tings and 17 runs, A report of the play will

Le found elsewhere.

MR. C. D. Harnian, agent of the O. & 0, S. S. Co, informs us that, the steamer Belgie, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the 24th ulto, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave

for this part to-morrow. ****

We would remind our readers that--Hamilton's

the convict made his way to the ground and on to

where he was arrested. Evidence was given to show that the prisoner was undergoing a thres years sentence in Victoria Gaol for robbery with violence, of which he was convicted in April of last year; and that on the 14th inst, he was a member of the gang working near the Central School, and had then,, with another convict, effected his escape by breaking the chain. Mr.

Wise remanded the case till Monday next, THE Macão correspondent of the Daily Press clear notion of the utter rottenness of Pertu -propounds a new doctride, which gives a pretty

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straw

1814. A few weeks later he entered Paris, and two months after paid a visit to England. 82. Witness read a clause in the Policy to the for 95, eight, nine and ten fos 98, the Regiment that she had taken up her residence in Shantung for the sole purpose of bagging a husband, but When pesca. was secured Prussia set to effect that the insurer who effected an insurance Smith Becused cousings with 17 runs to spare if so she was not successful in her design,

with another office had to give due notice, Smith four wickets for 27, Johnstone work to consolidate her power. The Emperor under the penalty of having his policy rendered three for 40, and Churchill two for 15. Lloyd's The W.B.S.. entered on a crusade against

relieving the insurer of this duty under zerun circumstances, but providing for proportional payment to be made by the respective Compa think it would have been a more-reasonable nies, in case of loss or claim. Witness did not course to have resisted the plaintiff's additional

witness' opinion the plaintiff was bent on claim in a court of law rather than have him committed to prison charged with arson, In

he thought the beat course to pursue was to have him arrested. He had been instructed by Mr. Deacon that civil proceedings could be taken should be taken first. No arrangement whatever against the plaintiff, but that criminal proceedings had been made with Pustan's to pay the plaintiff

Royal, City Hall, this evening. The performance suese government in the neighbouring colony, Guards' standard." The taller of the two was swindling the Company; as its representative,

.

Comely Company will make their first appear ance before a Hongkong audience at the Theatre

will commence punctually at 9 o'clock. WIFE-The question "How to get rid of the sur. plus" is an important one in political economy, is it not, John Husband-Yes, my dear, but the question in domestic economy, "How to obtain a surplus to get rid of” is of far greater importance..

THE report Issued to the shareholders of the gambling bank at Monaco informs them that the game never had to profitable a season as the last. It concludes with this cheering bit. of statistical information: There were seventy- -six suicides during the season."

RUSSIAN PROVERDS.

The heart has ears.

In a still pool swarm devils. Honor is better than wealth! God waits long, but, hite hard. Pray to God, but row to shore, › Modesty is a maiden's necklace.

An old crow croaks nol-for-nothing. Poverty is not a ain--but twice as bad. A bad pence is better than a good quarrel. An untimely guest is worse than a Tartari Calumas is like a coal; if it does not burn it

will sol.

ER EST STROMDHAL, 26, a Swedish sailor was charged this moming before, Mr. Wise at the Police Court with ngraulting a Chinese seanian in Upper Lascar Row on the 16th fast. Com plainant said that while walking, through that thoroughfare yesterday the accused deliberately went up to him, committed the assault, and then ran away. A crowd of Chinese followed, and ho was arrested and taken to the station. Having nothing to say for himself, the culprit was called upon to contribute a merry Mexican to the depleted Treasury,

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the innings, a

Full scores appended --

THE 18TH REGIMENT: FIT INION. Major Church, ↳ Miles C. E. Higginbotham, Smith, b Stanley

·A, A. Lloyd, J. C. Johnson Tarmo 1. Lita & Barfi

Private Taylor, eand h. Afaitland... Loe, Corp. Spinks, a and b Kaliland F. H. Johnstone, not out G.P. Feder, kt. wt., b Stanley H. de C. Heaterman, o Stanley, b Barff Private Warburton, run out-papieros EO. Sulch, Sisley, b Smith w

HONOKONG C. C.

First

Chill

general. It was through ber, instrumentality- that Helly & Co. were forbidden to appear in the large dress emporiums, in the public gardens and in the stalls of the theatre. Perhaps May was the greatest living exponent of boycotting. It was at her instigation that the Society set detectives to watch Hetty's: house, fa order to find out who were its mort common frequenters. She was thus the means of geuing many married men very unpleasant. curtain, lectures, and those. Benedicts ́did not bless her. Many young men who visited Helty's establishment found themselves, boy- colted by all the young ladies in the place, who refused to dance with them, or speak to them, and even in some cases to recognise them, and these young men put it all, down to May's account. After a tinte, however, they got too knowing 19 for May's emissarice, They disguised, them 10 selves, and kept their faces concealed when

his claim of $23,000 when he called and presented. J. C, ICONS SHINING

said he recollected Mr. Ehmer coming to him per your calling on Hetty & Co. The indefatigable May

Captain Deane, examined by Mr. Ackroyd, Ad Scanias, & Johnstone.Johnstone

Capt. Johnston Lloyd, b Smith "win">** [ RL, Bymes, Johnstone 30 Not C. S. Bar, Tu Dua Johnson

Churchilli... Major Johnatone, Splakt, b

1,8, Smith 5 Smith

then bribed Hetty's Chinese servants through her own, but this gave unsatisfactory and * 30. > Salth4uorellable results. Next she tried the informer Waldend & Johusions. ...... Smith plan, promising secretly free pardon and Johnston Lloyd Smith certain privileges to a few notoriously bad young men if they would give private informar: tion ofibe doings at Hetty's house to the Society By this means some, extraord oary taformation was obtained, which grievously criminated some most respectable, stild, pious, God-fearing married men. But after these victims had been immolated on the altar of morality the Society.

and that it had been hoaxed and that the victims were innocent.

William's first introduction to his now Minister, Bismarck, took place at a Court ball in 1834. Among the guests introduced by the master of ceremonies to the Prince were two youths, lawyers practising in the Berlin Courts, whose lofty stature so struck his attention that he recruits, her youngsters in conformity to the remarked, "Well, it seems that justice nowadays

On Saturday last the Macao police arrested Otto Leopold von Bismarck. During his visit a number of auspicious looking Chinese, on to England Prince William created a very whom they found money and other articles favourable impression. The Prince Consort valued at $10,000. The Chinese, it is said-on became much attached to him, and wrote what evidence does not appear-are members to Baron Stockmar, "The speeches of the of a band of robbers, who have been carrying King of Prussia have produced a bad impression on their depredations QU the Chiates hers, and the theory of the Divine right |is|it| mainland. Doubtless the Macas police were suitable neither to the position and vocation of quite justified in taking these doubtful persons Prussia nor to those of the King. A little about the beginning of April last year about a fire into safe keeping, even although they had later, when matters came to a deadlock with the on Bonham Strand he asked witness to committed no crime against the Portuguese, Chamber of Deputies, his Majesty asked for a to bring criminal charge of arson against the and notwithstanding that no application for man with courage, and Herr von Bismarck plaintiff Witness replied that his standing their arrest had been made by the Chinese appeared as Parliament-timer at Berlin. King for Arson when the occupier of the premises, not t

Instructions were not to initiate any prosecution authorities. But, according to the Macan corres William was delighted, and when some time burnt was insured. pondent of the Dally Press the vallant "police" | after a Rusilan Princess complimented him on men of the Holy City, are discontented because an improvement in his looks, he pointed to his the property found on these alleged marauders Minister and said, "Voilà mon médecin." is to be handed over to its rightful owners. These "Man Médecin had, as all the world knows, immaculata guardians of the peace actually no excessive admiration for Parliaments. Such contend that they ought to get the $10,000 worth as he had to deal with were soon told that of plunder as a reward for their gallantry in their power in Germany was very different from arresting the robbers, and war contemporary's their power in England. In connection with correspondent actually supports, in all serious the battle of Sadowa, the author quotes from ncas, this shameful attempt at robbery under the Deutsche Rause the following incident: official auspices. The Macao police, like all "At a critical point in the battle Bismarck met other public officers, are-paid, to performa certain Moltke and offered him a cigar. The strategist duties, and they have no claim whatever to carefully selected the best in the Chancellor's any special recompense for doing what is case, whereupon the latter took comfort, thinking merely their duty, Bat to talk of claiming that if the General was still calm enough to money and property which actually belong to make a choice of this kind, things could not be other people, is about the biggest piece of bare so bad with them, after all." The later years of faced impudence we ever heard of. The vallant the Emperor's life are full of questions of home policemen are scarcely likely to finger any of policy. It was represented to him that only his this plunder, notwithstanding the correspondent's coronation was necess to set the seal on the feeble wall; but all the same we would not give new Empl

rer amounted to this much for all that ever reaches the htful that he was

nation" owners. They have a unique method of desired it, and

then managing this sort of thing in Macao, which but that he didy has no parallel in any other part of the world...

By the Attorney General-Mr. Ehmer did not inform witness that the plaintiff was supposed tions were to the effect that the matter should be to have set fire to his house. Witness Instruc left with the Insurance Companies. There was nothing to prevent him assisting complainant to investigate the castate

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do not necessarily endorse the Opinions Correspondents in this polemas,]

ANTHE DANGERS OF COASTING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "VälongKONA TRE

offer of assistance to Mr. Ehmer

By Mr. Ackroyd-Witness did not make any Herman Ehmer said he was a clerk to Messrs. Meyer & Co., remembered the fire in 34, Bonham Strand ; baving received a report that there was SIR,There I ́are very few masters of ships whợ enquiries of the neighbours; called at the Hal between this port and Shanghai who would not something suspicious about it, was told to make know anything about the dangers of coasting fong Hong, No. 32, and at the Wo-ki Hong: At be disposed to endorse if you say regarding the former place witness was told this fire was the wreck of the Swatoto, and li good deal the roof to look into the burnt premises; was are closed against a system by which they carn a very curious, a very bad affair. He went over more too. Unfortunately, however, their mouths afterwards told that the owner of the Man-Yuen- then living, but by which it must be admitted Tong could not have had any ten in his the dangers to navigation are very much houses that on the night of the fire, smoke increased, say they naturally must be o had been seen issuing from the Man-Yuen-Tong yerel which pursue short cuts and neck shelter before the slum was given that the people at from the ses behind: Now sa went and notified the plaintiffs people necessary, to accordingly, but were told that there was no fire well as any at their place. The Wo-ki Hong people told commanders "witness that when a glare of fire was seen at the this port who,

Man-Yuen-Ton on the night of the farth the coast fy went over and informed the occupier jshop, but 'found the doors

then told that there & was?

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