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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1888.

The Dutch corvette Stivéren Kruys left Manila THE value of the postage stamps used by nine on the 4th inst; for the Straits.

Manila papers during the month of August amounted to $91$.

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We informed by the agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) that the "Glen" liner Glenogle, from London, left Singapore yesterday morning for this port.

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On Sunday, 9th September, 1888, at No. 162,

Yokohama, EDMOND AUGUSTE BASTIEN, Super visor, French Concession, Shanghai, formerly draughtsman to Yokosuka Arsenal and to Tokio

Public Works.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1888

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE expenditure on the Manila Harbour works during August last amounted to $36,998.83. THE P. M. 5. S. Co.'s steamer City of Sydney, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the 30th utto., has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow.

A FRENCHMAN claims to have invented a ther mometer so sensitive that its index' needle will deflect two inches upon the entrance of a person into the room where it has been placed,

We are informed

by the agents (Messrs. Russell &Co.) that the Union "Line steamer Euphrates, from London, left Singapore for this port to-day and may be expected to arrive on the 25th inst. THE Courrier d'Haiphong publishes a Paris telegram of the toth inst. to the effect that n movement is on foot for establishing Summary Courts of Justice at Hanoi and Haiphong, and a Criminal Court at Hanai. PHYSICIAN (alter consultation) "I congratulate you sincerely." Patient (smiling-Am recovering "Physician Not exactly that; bu on consultation we find that your case is entirely unique, and we have decided to give your name to the disease, if our diagnosis is confirmed at the autopsy."

WHAT may prove of great value in ship-building and watch-making is a recent discovery that steel mixed with a4 per cent. of manganese becomes non-nagnetic.

YOUNG lady (to dealer)- want to look at hammocks, Dealer-Yes, miss. You want one for your own use? Young lady Ye-es, partly; but it must be very strong,

THE Spanish transport San Quintin was to have left Manila on the 12th inst. conveying two companies of Infantry to Panapé in the Caroline Islands to relieve the garrison stationed there.

THE Agents of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company inform us that the Company's steamer Batavia arrived at Vancouver on the 16th inst. from Yokohama, and the Albany left Vancouver on the 4th for Yokohama and this port.

THEY were outside the garden wall. "Well," ejaculated Eve, who, woman-like, gave her alleged husband the greater share of the blame, "I hope you are satisfied now." "We ought to be, my dear," returned Adam, trying to be hilarious under distressing circumstances;

'we've got the darth,?!

Ara meeting of the recently instituted Municipal Chamber of Haiphong, held on the 28th ulto, the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the ensuing year were discussed. The total suin estimated as revenue was $49,745.00, as against a probable expenditure of $57,622.50, leaving a deficit of $8,377.50.

The King of Portugal arrived at Marseilles on board the Pasco de Gama on the 12th ulto. and proceeded the next day to Switzerland. Queen having travelled by rail from Lisbon. Great Maria Pia renched Paris about the same time, demonstrations of sympathy are said to have bren made at Paris to the daughter of the late King of Italy on her passage through the French capital.

The Foochow Ecko asserts that the price of tea this season, notwithstanding the general outcry about paarness of crop, etc., has averaged taels 4.3 per picul more than last year, and that the merchants and speculators of Foochow have paid the Chinese teamten about $1,850,000 more than they need bave done. If this statement is correct, we do not think that aur Foochow friends can be in such extreme difficulties as some of them have industriously tried to make out. We have pleasure in directing attention to the appeal from the Superioress of the Italian Con- vent, Caine Road, printed in another part of this issue. This institution does a vast amount of Road in finding a home for foundling children and in relieving the necessities of destitate men, and too much cannot be said for the self-sacrifice of those who have devoted their lives in such a noble cause. The Convent is practically self-supporting,, depending almost solely on the receipts from needle work done in the establishment, and it is in this direction that the Superioress now solicits the support of the public. We trust and believe that such an appeal will not be made in vain.

Tire Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Prame thews, from Liverpool, left Singapore, for Hong kong this morning, and is due on the 25th inst.

FLEETING FANCIES.

Never send for a veterinary surgeon to cure the mal de mer..

if it wasn't so wet,

Surf bathing would be much more enjoyable

Many an untruthful epitaph comes under the appropriate heading : ""Hie jater "—" Herc Hes."

said, and the schedule of fares is, outrageously All the world's a singe," as Shakespeare

high.

There is no affiliation between the cross all maid and the small boy with a top, and yet both of them are spinsters.

If every man minded his P's and Q's as care fully as he looks after his E's, the human race would be much more Y's.

The ability to mind one's own. business is the rarest of modern accomplishments, and is never met with in polite society.

If Terence spoke truly when he said, "As each one wishes his children to be, so they are," the fathers of our gilded youth have much to answer for.

"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown of August as applied to a poteniate. To is a proverb that gives us a clew to the meaning make it hot for kings seems to be the mission ef the world to-day.

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"Boys will be boys, ""

In one of Wisdom's pearls- Methinks it would much stranger be

If boys would be gitla.

A CORRESPONDENT kindly sends us the following interesting, particulars regarding the salvin operations in connection with the United States cruiser Ashuelot, which, it will be remembered, was wrecked on the Lammocks some four years ago: Mr. Frewin, the purchaser of the wrecked vessel Ashuelot, who has had quite number of European divers at work on the wreck for about three years, has at last succeeded in recovering some of the money he expended in the ployed this year have brought up two fton safes. purchase. The Japanese divers whom he cm- one rified one-and-a-half-ton gun, and a lot of brass work. One of the safes contained in caslı $2,805 and the other $600, besides some watches and jewellery. Both these safes were found locked and had to be forced open. The dollars had stuck together and were quite black and difficult to clean, rust probably having been deposited by the galvanic action set up between the iron of the safe and the silver. The watches were, of course, spoiled, and rendered utterly useless, excepting for the value of the cases. The United States authorities, when offering the wreck for sale, stated that the safes contained about $5,0:0, besides an unknown amount deposited with the paymaster by the crew. The amount recovered ($3,405) is considerably short of that sum, and would appear to require some explanation. The Japanese are excellent divers both with and without the diving dress. One naked diver brought up the "ward-room filter, with the cover on and apparently none the worse for its long immersion. Work, I understand, has been given up for this year, the sea never being gulet enough during the N.E.. monsoon; but it will be resumed early next summer.

AN AMERICAN Contemporary sadly relates that a new bug has made its appearance in bug. ridden Jersey. It is two inches long-about the length of the average Jersey "skeeter"; and is of a light brown color. It has four big claws near its head, and its sting raises Jumps the

circulars of the hotels and cottages make no SENHOR COSTa Duarte, Colonial Secretary of with carbines and bayonets, size of hen's eggs on the human body. The

attractions,

mention of this addition to their

THR following occurrence is reported in the Manila Diarie of the 13th inst. On the morning of the 11th the crew and cargo labourers

WE happened to pass the charge-room at the Central Police Station this' moming when the Chinese convicts who attempted to escape yesterday afternoon were being taken thence to the Gaol They were heavily ironed on the legs and surrounded by Sikb constables armed Macao, left yesterday by the City of Peking for prisoner was firmly grasped by the queue, right And yet every Liston vit San Francisco and New York. Our at the bottom and close to the head, in a most morning contemporary adds that the worthy brutal, cruel and unnecessary manner by their functionary goes home on sick leave, little Sikh guards. They were shoved along and knowing that it is a' common practice in Macau viciously shaken, doubtless suffering intense of the steamer Bacolod came across a man

to grant sick leave to the healthiest man alive lying on the deck of the vessel, having a deep of either the bureaucratic, military or naval

agony. And why? If they have committed gash in the region of his stomach, and a blood-class, if he will only signify his intention of

an offence against the law, the law will punish sinined poniard by him. On being questioned, taking advantage of the privileges usually them according to their deserts; but surely the the wounded man declared that he had been granted to sick men, siabbed by one of the crew, who was incon.informs us that Senhor Costa Duarte, on the eve light permitted to exercise disgracefal brutalities Our Maçao correspondent low that inesponsible officers are in open day police system of Hongkong has not fallen so

tinently secured and lodged in gasl. The patient of undergoing the medical examination which was sent to hospital, where his case was declared must precede the granting of the sick leave by

on prisoners who happen to have given trouble! to be of a very serious character.

the Sanitary Board, told his friends at the

Had each and every one of these Chinees Military Club that he was at a loss how to official garb who

convicts turned round and brained the brates in favent a sickness to foist on the over-credulous

were subjecting them to Board! Of such stuff indeed are Portuguese been justifiable homicide. "Here is something unaccessary torture, we hold that it would have colonial functionaries made!

to write about," casually remarked an officer The Saturday Review says of Mrs. Alice Shaw, who is deservedly respected by all who know the American lady who has "whistled herself him, referring to yesterday's escape, into London society:-This ideal whistler com replied the writer of these lines, pointing to the bines the strength of an opera singer with the wretched Chinese convicts undergoing excruciat- sweetness of a nightingale, and achieves masterying torture at the hands of the Indians, "there in diminuendo such as was displayed by Estu is something to write about, and I shall not miss diantina Figaro at the famous garden party last may see fit to pat a stop to brutalities carried the opportunity." Perhaps Governor des Voux year. Many people in London have been asked out to hear Mis. Shaw, regarding the whole thing out 1 ader the shelter of officialdam which are a as a joke, and have come away in siruple wonder be glad to afford His Excellency any further disgrace to our common civilisation. We shall at the unlocked-for display of her powers. They have found her a sound musician and a subtle mis. Information on this matter which either he or the tress of her particular art. They have found that Executive Council may deem desirable. through her special medium she could fill Covent Garden with ecstatic triile or stray into softest whispered notes, the execution of which only years of rehearsal could achieve. Those who have once heard Mrs. Alice Shaw cannot fail to realize that if whistling were cultivated as a fine art by those who, in addition to musical endow ment, strength of vocal chord and a high-roofed palate, they might be trained to take part in concert with effects more thrilling than the most exquisite Instrumental music has ever conjured up, and which from its novelty alone would be more surprising than any concert hitherto heard, whether instrumental or vocal,

WITH reference to our paragraph in yesterday's issue in which we alluded to the gross libels published by the Lisbon Correio de Portugal against Colonel Garcia of the Macao Garrison, we are glad to note in yesterday's number of the Independente that the worthy Colonel has instructed his Attorney in Lisbon to take legal proceedings against the Correio for defamation of character, very wise incasure, we think, to curb the unbridled tongue of conceited idiots who rush into print only to show their ignorance

and their perverted instincts.

SUPREME COURT.

"Yes,"

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. A.F. Leath, Acting Puisne Judge)

· THE INTERPLEADER CASI,

His lordship delivered judgment in the inter pleader sult brought by Chow Ki Shan against Tsang Hon, timber merchant at Sam-sul-po, for the possession of junk and some timber. The circumstances of the case have already been reported. His lordship, after reviewing the evidence, said that he was satisfied that Chow Fan, the debtor to Thang Hon, handed over the Junk and timber to Chow Ki Shun to give him the preference in anticipation of a writ of execu tion. The transfer was for a good consideration, and up intention to defeat or defraud creditor having been shown, he held that the transfer was valid, and decided that the interim attach- ment on the goods obtained by Tsang Hon must be removed, and the property handed over to Chow Ki Shun. Costs to follow the event,

man, No. 130, attacking him unmercifully with a bamboo, striking him on the forehead as he held on the boat after being thrown into the water. After one blow

two or strokes and sank. '.

The inquest was adjourned till tomorrow.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not becessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

componenti le this colunas.)

THE EXAMINATION, GRIEVANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG Telegram" SIA-Permit me to gratefully thank you for the remarks you were good enough to make in your issue of last night on the 'refusal of the Harbour my examination for chief mate, although I had Master of the colony to permit me to go up for put in the time at sea tequired by the Aferchants Shipping Arl and the local Ordinance. The sea- going members of this community, from mastera and chief engineers down to the lowest grades of officers and engineers, are without exception in my favor, and marine surveyors and lawyers whom I have consulted, unhesitatingly state that Inspector Staunton said-I charge the pris Captain Rumsey's decision is erroneous, vexa- soners with the murder of Cornelius Pereira, atious and frivolous, I thank you, Sir, most turnkey in the gaol, on the 18th September, at cordially for having taken, as appears to be Kennedytown with piracy of a boat numbered your custom, the weaker side-the side of the 729, the property of Kwok Hing Lee, at the same oppressed. place; and with escaping from lawful custody. apply for a remand as four men are in the Gaol Hospital.

It seems that I have no redress in this colony, I respectfully submitted to Capt. Rumsey that was unable to see either in the Merchants Ship- ping Actor in the Rules and Regulations was not eligible to go up for examination. issued under "the local Ordinance why I

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gat snubbed for my polna Captain Rumsey tartly replied that he could see why I was not eligible, and that was enough. employed a solicitor (Mr. D. E. Caldwell) to write to the Harbour Master on the subject, but" that official never even condescended to acknow ledge receipt of my lawyer's protest,

I am a poor man and dependent on my profes- sion for a livelihood, so that it is absolutely requisite I should leave here for the North to day. Time and money, both equally valuable to me, have been lost, and although my actual experience in sea-going ships is far in excess of that of most. captains on the China coast, the Harbour Master of Hongkong bas arbitrarily ruled that I am not qualified to go up for a mate's certificate. And he has not even been courteous enough to reply to an official fetier sent to him on my behalf by a leading local solicitor. Is this justice

Your's faithfully,

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the gang had been king If this man sentence by a few weeks, and therefore may be had been as alert as he ought, and presented relied upon to hinder the convict to whom he is

before he carbine wrested from him, and his Chan Ting, the last prisoner, would probably they would probably have been chained from attempting to escape. In this checked, but in probability dozlagier case can speak nascie before he had done anything he was knocked that they were draggeil to the junk unwillingly, scalp slightly damaged. The prisoners then ran say the same, but bis jaw is gone, and he is at along the jetty and took charge of a junk which present taking nourishment through the nose. was anchored there, discharging coaly This The other seriously injured men are not in a Jutik had been there seme days, and her crew very precarious condition, and Pereira's murderer had been very dilatory in discharging her, but is likely to recover in time for trial at the next there is really no suspicion of collusion, as Assizes. Dr. Marques, the gaol doctor, and Dr. although several of the men jumped overboard, Ayres, Colonial Surgeon, have extracted all the -being captured, under a mistaken idea that bullets. The six men who are comparatively three or four others were unable to do so, and wearing a plaster on his forehead, another they were confederates, by Turnkey Foulkus uninjured all bear marks of the struggle, one two women and a child also stayed on board, having his ear all cut, and a third apparently and were exposed to the fusillade which the having been struck by a spent ball in would certainly not have risked had they been ably helped his companions to get rid of their officers and santries ashore kept up. This they the forehead. He is a blacksmith, and prob. in league with the escaping convicts. Anyhow, felters, The rest are coolics and hawkers, they got into the junk, and after one or two" About 11 o'clock this morning the six uninjured ineffecual attempts to litt the anchor cut the prisoners were taken down to the Police Station, rope. Just then Pereira, who had been firing, chained, and charged with murder, piracy, and ran down, revolver in hand, and jumped escaping from the chain-gang. They were then among them, to prevent their hoisting the taken before Mr. Wodehouse, and the following sail,

A struggle ensued, during which evidence given :- dead, the bullet passing through his body in an it is certain that he shot one nian

upward direction, as though fired by Pereira alter being thrown down. Head Turnkey Charleson shouted out to him to jump into the water, as the junk was sailing away from the shore, and not only could no-one assist him, but no shots could be fired for fear of hitting him. He was just obeying when one of The case was remanded for a wack. seven years' sentence-raised a carrying bamboo chance. If it had occurred five minutes lateribe the runaways-Wong Kwan, who is serving a The frustration of the attempt was due purely to which he had brought away with him and Aberdeen launch would have been roundthe bind struck the officer a crushing blow on the head. and Inspector Stanton last the chance of distin. Pereira fell into the water and disappeared.guishing himself. The officers ashore werepower The warders nshore kept up the firing as well as lessonce the junk was a few score yards away; all the damaged ammunition they had been sup they had was little boat, without oars we plied with would permit, and Charleson, Assistant believe. Their ammunition was old-it hart Turnkeys Lewis and Beringer, and an Indian previously been condemned in the police stores; guard, jumping into a little boat kept at the one of their rifles, at least, was almost unfirable, jetty, paddled off with improvised pars to reach and, as we have said, but for the chance of the Pereira if possible. The strong tide prevented launch coming we should have a repetition of them, and they were further hindered by the the affair of the 15th June to chronicle, volleys of coal from the junk, which struck unless the armed two launches, which were all of them. They therefore returned, and despatched by Inspector Craddock from the made signals to a launch which was passing. Kowloon side, when he heard of the revolt, had Inspector Stanton, who was going back to his been in time, which is doubtful. Regulations are Aberdeen station, was on board, with thice all very well-the guards must be fifty, yards Chinese constables, all unarmed. Hearing the from the prisoners, ought to prevent surprise; shots and seeing the signals, he at once directed but we have evidence that guards doze, the launch to be steered to the jetty. The junk and cartridges don't go off. Our rating con- had hardly got fifty yards from the shore when temporary era in supposing that the old leg he reached it, but the excited state of the Chinese irontare discontinued they have been re-adopted passengers with him, and the difficulty he had ever since the last escape, but they do not stop in compelling the master of the launch to obey desperate ruffians of the low type these are from bima, made it expedient for him to take up the running a few yards to a junk. The system of officers in the little boat, and some of those on

sending them to a place like Kennedy-Town 30 here. The launch was accordingly run close insufficiently guarded is bad. It offers them to the jetty, and three Europeans, a Chinese sub. opportunities which are fully discussed when the warder, and an Indián embarked. The junk prisoners are locked up together at night. In the was by this time steering right across on the first place these criminals should be separately same course as was taken by the escaping confined, to prevent them from planning combin prisoners in June, and was a couple of hundred ations. On the second they should not be put. yards away. This was really fortunate, as they to work so near the store that a friendly junk could easily be overtaken, whereas if they can lit a few yards off, waiting until they forcibly bad been cornered just off the shore they gained their freedom. They should not. be might have got ashore and made a desperate employed on ground where any friend of the struggle. Stanton, with a promptitude which prisoners can hide notes, or opium, or a file, we are glad to hear has been duly recognised as they can and do at present. If they do, at headquarters, decided on the best course of it certainly is the duty of the authorities to pro boarding. He accordingly steained up, keeping cruising around, in view of such contingencies action. This was to disable the junk before tect their officers by keeping a police-launch the steersman of the launch up to his post when as these,. We stated, two months ago, that the benvy knobs of coal began to fly about, and another escape was being planned, the p

pre- junk. This crushed it in a good deal, and scared warders and guards were vigilant, but they ran the little steamer against the stern of the vious one having been so successful. The

one of the prisoners so badly that he jumped cannot always be on the stretch.. They relaxed to keep him afloat. He was promptly hauled in strongly suggest that the smart, courageous way overboard, will a piece of board under his arm yesterday, and the attempt was made. We would; by means of a boathook, and secured by the in which it was thwarted by Mr.Stanton will be. passengers. Again the launch was steered against more substantially recognised than simply with the rudder of the aniling boat, the showers of the approbation of his superiors. It will surely be missiles directed against them being hot and unnecessary to remind the Government of their heavy. The warders were frequently struck, obligations to the family ofthe poor fellow Pereira. bled copiously. Again the stern of the junk His long service and sad end will doubtless Lewis getting a nasty cut on the head, which He played a brava part, and died doing his duty.

jumped overboard and was hauled on to the family, was rammed, and a second time a runaway ensime proper provision being made for his launch. The third time the kancked to flinders, the pursuets cheering loudly. Police Constable Pattison succeeded in picking rudder was Between 8.30 and 9 o'clock this morning The coal-throwing then slackened, and Stanton, up with the drags at West Point, the bodies of who is one of the best Chinese scholars in the Pereira, the gaol turnkey, and the Chinese force, asked the runaways if they wanted any convict No. 51. They were found in alx fathoms

beaten. The launch then went alongside, and had his cutlass attached, but no revolvers there said they would surrender, but they must not be struggle with the junk occurred. Pereira's body more-if they were for peace or war? They of water, and very close to the place where the

Stanton, holding a small capstan-bar in a were no serious wounds about the body or head, threatening way, ordered them to come on board where it is said one of the convicts struck him one at a time. Five did so, and were made to with a bamboo, The convict had à terrible sit down, with the two who had been rescued, in wound in the head, caused by a rifle. hullet, boarded the junk, and the terrified women pointed on the right upper part; the leg-irons were on the middle of their guards. The inspector then which would appear to have entered from beblad out where three others were hidden, One of the body and perfectly intact. There was a these had been shot in the back, the bullet piece of coal clasped in one hand.

DE TO TRI Kinron or the "HanakoMG TELKURAPHA” - having gone in on the right side and come out at the left, penetrating about six inches of tissue,

- SIR--Ad Investigation of the convicts' revolt. but just missing the spine. The other had been

and temporary escape last evening at Ken- Mr. Wodehouse opened the inquest on thenedy Town will probably reveal a few facts shot in the jaw, with terrible results. The bullet bodies of Pereira and the two Chinamen this which have contributed more than anything had hit him on the chin, and completely afternoon, at the Magistracy, when the following else to the temporary success of the mutiny. away the teeth, and leaving the remainder just Mr. Jones, chief warder, identified the three the readlest armed guard stationed on the smashed the bone of the lower jaw, carrying evidence was taken

First, the utter uselessness of expecting even hanging by a strip of skin. The third had bodies. The first was that of Pereira, who was jetty to be effective against a sudden rush lay the victim of Pereira's last shot, stone ad; employed there since 1877. Ho Yau was tripods erected, by which they are raised some received a shot in the abdomen. On the coris an assistant-turnkey at the gaol. He had been af a dozen men Why have they not bamboo. the twelfib, as has been found to-day, had been convict, aged 31, who was sentenced in 1885 to twelve or fourteen feet above the ground, and killed by a shot from the shore, and had pre- ten years Imprisonment for piracy. An Aching have thus a vantage point for attack and defence? viously fallen, or been thrown, overboard. Just was serving a sentence of seven years' imprison Such contrivances are common enough amongst at the stera, among the crushed woodwork, layment for catting and wounding in 1886. He was convicts to other countries. Why is not a police a little child, juht where it would have been aged 26.

gig kept along the

THE INQUEST.

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T. M. O'SULLIVAN.. [We expressed the opinion yesterday that our

Hongkong, 19th September, 1888.

correspondent had a substantial grievance, and we cannot but think that he has received anything but justice at the bands of the Harbour Master. Capt. Rumsey is an officer of long and varied experience at sea, and has proved himself such a capable and thoroughly liberal minded chief of an important public department in this colony that we are loth to take exception to his ruling, but this case is too glaring to be overlooked. If there is nothing beyond the The Merchant Shipping Gonsolidatian. Ordit:ance of 1870 and the by the Governor under the provisions of Rules for examination of officers. sanctioned

that Ordinance, we do not hesitate to assert that, the Harbour Master's ruling is quite untenable; if Capt. Rumsey has been working on any other authority, it was his bounden 'duty to at once reply to the letter sent by Mr. O'Sullivan through his solicitor. For this breach of official etiquette there can be no excuse, and we regret to have to remind Capt. Rumsey that although he may be an autocrat in the Harbour Office, he is also a servant of the Hongkong public, and has certain duties and obligations which he is paid to perform. Wert we in Mr. O'Sullivan's place we would at once tako legal action against the Harbour Master to compel him to conform to the laws which he has ignored; Mr. O'Sullivan not in a position to assert his rights in the law courts of the colony, and bas submitted his grievance to the public through the press. The subject in a sufficiently important one to Warrant our interference, Should Capt. Ramsey not see fit within the next few days to give Mr. Caldwell, our correspondent's solicitor, his reasons for refusing to

examine Mr. O'Sullivan, as provided by law, we shall have no alternative but to deal with tha subject firmly, and, if necessary, have it, as s maiter of justice, brought before His Excellency the Governor at the next meeting of the Legis- lative Council-Ed. Hongkong Telegraph.]

QUESTIONS WANTING ANSWERS,

certain to be killed had. the launch needed to Nicholas Nolan, head-turnkey, stated that he party, which with line, near the working

Yours faithfully,

such

NDIGNATION

It appears that the Japan Herald, an apology for a newspaper published at Yokohama, has taken upon itself the insk of criticising an anicle which lately appeared in our columns. As our time is far toa valuable to be wasted in reading the ordinary Bart of trash that the Japan Herald dishes out to its very limited clientele, we don't know what the article that stirred the bile of the Yokohama scribe had reference to, nor do we

rua into the junk a fourth time. The junk was took a batch of prisoners chained in pairs to would effectually cut off all chances of escape and armed crew of four men care a jot. What this colourless "rag" may choose to publish either for or against our

taken in tow, and the launch started to return, Kennedy Town yesterday, and detailed their probably an idea of a ring? Why are trim-built wherry le to us a matter of absolute

It was then found, on examination, that one of division into gangs. After describing their cartridges used, fifty per cent, of which are damp the prisoners who, had walked on board had position and work he said that at 315) and will not explode, although nothing bo the indifference. But when it says that The

been shot in the leg. All had got their irons off, p.m. yesterday he heard a shot fired and saw matters with the revolvers Why gre not the Hongkong Telegraph seems very much in the condition of the descendants of Erau III "of

before making the rush, and others chopping Witness made the rest of the prisoners fall in, course of exercises at least once a week? some having broken them with their picks twelve men running in couples towards the letty officers in charge of working parties put through whom it was foretold that their hand should be

them with the spades they found on the junk and sent for assistance. He afterwards balled a Why do the gol authorities expect against every man and every man's hand against

They were taken back to the jetty, and the launch, which came in. The prisoners had device efficient performed for the extravagant them," we feel bound to suggest that this critic

remainder of the chain-gang, who had been previously got away to seam of twenty-five dollars a month 2 Lastly, (7) must have been very much more at home in

made to sit down, covered by the weapona his original occupation of washing dishes than OUR Share List with latest quotations will be

of the guard left in charge, marched off to gaol, he told Barrington, a turnkey, to have the tools in the odd colony and not in any other Charles Charleson, turnkey, said that about 15 way are tació, risings and escapes to commen in making biblical comparisons, Esau was a found in its usual place on our fourth page.

under, the escort of Assistant Superintendent collected, and directed another to look out, as British convict Estation ? if, would be very hairy man, and was noted for his foolishness. Since our last report a considerable amount of

Horspool and a strong body of police. The Barrington was sway in a few moments le interesting to hear General Gordon answer soc So is the soi-disant Editor of the Japan Herald. business has been transacted. Yesterday Banks

launch then conveyed the runaways to the heard a shot fired, and saw the men run and get of these questions were done at 153 per cent. premium for the end

Victoria Wharf One incident which may be on board a junk. He fired fifteen or sixteen NINK Chinese squatters appeared this morning of the month and further shares were offered on

regarded as typical was witnessed when they rounds at them from his revolves and als from a at the Police Court before Mr. Wodehouse, on a these terms, but today the stock is decidedly

debarked. The wounded prisoners being unable rifle. He took aim at Ho Yau remanded charge of disobeying a summons for firmer, buyers ruling the market. Decks have

to walk were conveyed to the Central Polics and dropped him. Witness afterwards saw Who was steering, trespassing on Crown lands on the gth instant been placed at 35 per cent. premium for

Station in chairs. The Indian sentry who had Pereira and two of the prisoners fall out of the at British Kowloon. The defendants bad been delivery on the 30th inst, and there are ordered to go to the Treasury and provide them- now shares offered on similar conditioon. A few

Boen struck on the head at the beginning, and junk together. Pereira tried to swim to the selves with licenses, but this morning they Steamboats have changed hands at 320 for the

whose injury was really far from serious, must shore, Losty yards away when one prison complained that they had been several times and of the meath, and there are additional

needs have a chair too, whilst the young English struck him on the head with's bamboo, several to the Treasury and could not get any licenses. sellers. The "boom" In China and Manilas took

turkey, Lewis, whose head and clothing were times. He had previously tried to cht, the smil Sergeant Evanson said he had been down a backward turn yesterday, the quotation receding

covered with the blood from a scalp wound, down. One of the two prisoners who fell over. to the Treasury to see what was the matter from 125 to 115 in a very short space of time.

walked up with his hand on one of the prisoners board got back; the other disappeared: and there found that no licenses were ready There was, however, a bit of a rally afterwards,

qucuce,

William Henry Foulkes, assista for the defendants. The Treasury officials stated and transactions were booked at from 115 to

The following are the names of the twelve, stated that he was stationed to dir that no licenses had been sent to the fee. Today the stock has never been

and their sentences-Chan Yan, 5 years of the convicts. About eac As briefly reported in yesterday's issue, a | Kwan Kong, 7 years; Ho Yan,, 10 years, men who had tried to escape van defendants, who were accordingly discharged. mentioned. Dou Jas Steams, doubtless on the desperate attempt at escape, similar in design (drowned); Man Yan, 7 years; Lau Fuk, 7., dawn a hollow to "lookste. Ha Might we be permitted, in all seriousness, to ask

report, which we propose dealing with which occurred on the 15th June, took place yests; Tsai Ling. 5 years Ho Cheng, 7 to be drew his revolver, and phi dinary omissions of duty are permitted to dis- analytically one of these fue days, have dropped amongst the convicts at West Point yesterday years (Liled) Wong Kwan, 7 years, (the then went towards Pereira, and grace the fiscal service of the colony What is to 59, and are a drug in the maket at that price afternoon. Seventy-four prisoners, early man who killed Pereira) Hon Luk, 7 years out Pass the word there the use of wasting the valuable time of Sales of China Sugars have been put through at all leng sentence men, werd

The presence of Pereira fared to do. these hard-working men by dragging them 186 and Luzons ut 70, for delivery on the 35th new Police Station at Kennedytor, earth and Chan Ting, six months. before a police magistrate when there is actually instant; at present there are sellers of the first posed. In five gangs, under eight European perhaps need explanation. One of several and the other by the

being dis- this short-service man in the chain-gang at once seized him, one rour no chaige against them! We are reluctant to and buyers of the last named stock at these rates wards and four or fire. Indian santries, when Improvements which Major-General Gordon has disarm him Whilst they commence a new crusade against the Hongkong Punjoms have been sold at 13 and 133, and toro of them, nearly all from the batch introduced into the grot is, the dispersal, among ran towards junk of the Guverament for incapacity and neglect of public sbarcs are now wanted at 131. dales et boy tent dropped their picks aki baskets, and ran towards soner who have only a month of two more to the junk Ho, preven as them

Under-Tarnkey Pereira anddeply interests, but unless something is done very Wharves were arranged yesterday at 63 per cent,

the convicts who form the chain-gang, of pri- freed himself, and pursued, they shortly to remedy the existing shameful state premium; this afternoon offers to buy at 64 bars the small Jetty near by, To do so they sorvete le not likely to risk death or even the sail. Witness, tried to of afisits we shall, have once more to dig up and not been responded to Other quotations speak had to pass an Indian guard Mehul Singh rocapture and the punishment which follows, for him, and stuck in the sharpen our litile tomabawk.

for themselve

who wap stationad -fifty yards from wacro the sake of anticipats the jermination of hard driven forward waa tuna laie

THE OUTBREAK OF CONVICTS.

A DISPERATE CONFLICT.

the responsible authorities why these extraoxor, malber weakness of the recently but more tragic in its consequences than that years ;. Tang Hing On, 12 years; Won On, away. They acted mininously, Co

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wages of the soldiers and sailorm..: #Bald Paths, Minister of Foreig

Kiamil Pasha-us÷0 Praha will be sent.