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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

·Yongken, 31st August 1888.

THEY LONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,

an Independent inquiry going far beyond | the scope of the Coroner's Inquest... No doubt the Superintendent of the Gaol has already specially reported on the subject to the Governor, and it is quite likely that his explanation, so far as his own personal liability is concerned, is satisfactory enough but the matter should not end there. Such grave defects as have been shown to caist when a slight crisis arises, both in the efficiency of the convict system and the discipline of the gaol officials, should not lightly be passed over, and especially when, as in the instance now under review, there has been serious loss of life and such a shock to

MR. A MITCHELL, a Singapore broker, was committed for trial at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court by Mr. Anthoni, police Magistrate, on the 5th inat, on a charge of cheating a Mrs, Bownan out of $3,500. The trial will not take place until the middle of November, and the accused will remain in prison until that time.

THUS A Japanese native paper:-Sapporo beer enjoyed at one time an excellent reputation in Tokyo, and appeared likely to drive imported beer out of the market, but afterwards bad In order to recover the trade a skilled German management caused the article to Joie favour.

brewer is to be employed, and as Hokkaido is kinds of barley, we have no doubt fine beer will well known to be adapted for growing the best again be produced.

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GENERAL and the yesterday by the P. and Malwa, from Yokohama.

PTEMBER 24, 1888.

THE retums of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending 23rd September, are:-European, 125, Chinese, 8,695;

total 1,820.

SAYS the Higgo News: –The termination of the connection of Messrs. Gowland and MacLagan with the Imperial Japanese Mint, fallowing as it does so closely upon the cessation of the p actice of sending pyx coins, &c., for assay to the Mints at Washington and London, is not calculated to reassure foreigners respecting the future operations of the establishment at Osaka. The result is doubliess of no moment to the Government at present, but it certainly will be

yen accepted abroad immediately and without suspicion. In course of time confidence may, entirely without impartial supervision, but in the take full advantage of opportunities afforded interval the Chinese shroffs may be expected to them by a discredited currency.

the confidence of the community directly WE are glad to learn, says the Bangkok Tee if they are still desirous of having the silver THE London Lancet has lately been discussing of the shop diâ not appear on the scene during atributable to these. inexcusable short-pany limited, Mr. Mclver, is determined to cat perhaps, be established; in a coinage, conducted an inability to Impress into personal service that., before the, a to his shop for at four

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The

enskeng Telegraph

comings,

TELEGRAMS.

(From Straits Tinies.)

that the new manager of the Siam Forest Com

the Gordian knot and make a practical attempt to do something in the interests of his employers. This gentleman, who seems to work on a broad business basis, has recently paid Rs. 20,000 for thirteen Chingmai elephants. With these—and plain common-sense-be yet hopes to get some timber out of the forests and down to Bangkok. HELLO some one gets the China Afail in' fer-

the great and growing disorder of Insomnia, or

universal restorer of daily life and health which general throughout the civilized world, nad is men call sleep. The complaint. appears to be

as common out here in China as it is in London or New York. In this colony where commercial and social life should run along as sninothly as that deep flowing, placid river which erstwhile drained the fertile lands of Arcadi.., what is more common than for us, to hear our funds at the

arrived INSPECTOR Quincey made an important seizure third prisoner with a lighted match, and the steamer yesterday of sixty-six tins of red lead and other second one carrying some firewood from one,

paints, stolen from the premises of the Dock Part of the shop to the back, and piling it against a partition, on which was a shelf bolding Company at Kowloon, The Inspector, who has candles. The third man then put some fluid been on the watch for some time past, at about like kerosine oil over the floor, and the first Pm boarded a sampan off Blackhead & Co.'s prisoner applied a light to the wood. One coal godowns at Kowloon Point and found three of them then threw the contents of a small Chinese and the stolen property. The man packet on to the wood, and it exploded. like steering the boat produced one of the Dock gunpowder. Immediately all three ran out and Company's printed invoices, purporting to be attempted to rush down the street-not shouting "Fire" or giving any alarin, but simply getting signed by the chief clerk at Kowloon, and actting out that the paint was consigned to Mr. out of the way as fast as they could. The boy John Wooki, who, it seems, is a person of some

gave an alarm, and with others from an notoriety. This dodge did not, however, pass adjoining shop, made an attempt to stop the first muster with the lynx-eyed detective, who at once them, and the boy then went to No. Five Station, prisoner, who was tunting away. He ovaded took charge of the boat and its contents. The Case on investigation is likely to produce some secing, on his way, the fourth prisoner, the startling disclosures in connection with the master, going up one of the side-streets in the direction of the shop. He told him of the fire, management at Kowloon,

but other witnesses would prove that the master

the course of the night. The question could ́arise--what was he

could possibly, have reached his house? Whilst the boy was away some neighbours went into the shop and in one` corner-"saw, near the partition referred to, a lot of wood piled up, not in bundles, bat cut up into small chips, and immediately above a shelf with candles &c on it. The wood was saturated with oil, and also the floor. A watchman who was going arouse some men next door, also ameli kerosine. The rest of the evidence was of a different character, The fourth: prisoner had insured the contents of the shop He was met going in the place at an unusual. for $800, and the filings and furniture for $200.

Next morning, however, be was seen at the house of the father of the boy who had given to some friends of what he had seen. Fortunately. a clerk in the Police Office heard him, and insisted on his repeating it at the Station, where it was written down in the presence of the prisoners." The master afterwards visited the boy at his house, and offered him, first $4 or $5, and after- wards$20, to go to Canton or MACAO, and not give evidence against bip. The day's father refused to entertain the proposition, however, Evidence would be given to show that the stock in the shop was not worth $100; and that the business was falling off. The fourth prisoner had since. made a claim on the Insurance Company for the prisoners had any interest in setting fire to the $1000. It was not easy to show that the other. shop, but it might be taken that they acted with the common purpose of enabling their master to defraud the Company for a consideration agreed upon among them.

AT the magistracy this morning the Justices of the Peace met in solemn conclave to consider the question of granting a publican's licence to Mr. G. C. L. Rouch for the construction of a matshed

THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

WASHINGTON, September 12th, General Harrison has issued a manifesto pro. mising to revise and modify the Tariff, restricting off Hawaii. We knew that paper would go cad refreshment room on Robinson Road, British morning greeting lamenting an inability to sleep.. Chinese immigrants into the country. The and dignified diplomacy would result in a prompt and fieaceful solution of the Canadian Fisheries around here except in Macao; since July; 'pon was granted nem, con. Another question for doubt are due to matters which medical science the alarm. Previously the boy had been talking question.

mails, and femails are to be quarantined for manifesto also expresses confidence that a firm 21 days because we have cholera here! Vernon, Wei Yuk and A. Seth. The police objec quite a usual complaint. So, my and hour, and yer did not go when told of the fire.

King Makakakamatsu, we haven't heard of any honour. Well, please your Majesty's sell- but we knew what would come ofthat mission "y organ's 'Revelations,'

THE TRANSVAAL. -

DURBAN, September 13th. Latest advices state that Dinizulu has sur- rendered.

BOULANGER.

PARIS, September 14th.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE gunboats Merlin and Espoir left, this morning for a cruise,

SENIR J. I. DA SILVA, Chief Justice of Macao, came across this forenoon by the river steamer Kinking,

THE ohl flagship Audacious left. Singapore for Plymouth, zid Batavia and the Seychelles, on

THE P. & O. Company's steamer Venetia, from Bombay, left Singapore on the 22nd inst, at 5 pm, for this port

THE U. S. Corvente Juniata flew the usual home pennant from her mainmast to day, in token of an carly departure for the United States. An Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Saturday, the 29th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited,

countenance.

Wodehouse (chairman), 1. B. Coughtric, J. Y. V. tion to Mr. Roach's application which was originally put in, being withdrawn the license consideration was the application of Mr. C. F. W Petersen of the German Tavern, Queen's Road West, for permission to shift his quarters, to a

his present house has been rebuilt and refitted, owing to the damage caused during the extensive fire of last winter. The request was granted Without opposition.

On Saturday last Police Constable Graham shot newly built house two doors further east, until | comprehension, What, for example, can it be.

a full grown civet-cat over in British Kowloon, The animal, was discovered disporting and occa sionally addressing itself to the business of catching sparrows in the branches of a banyan

was shot a few weeks back. It measured about thirty-seven inches from the point of its shaip fox-like nose to the tip of the bushy tail, and

thus was hardly as fine a specimen as the last, which is now a "valuable specimen" in the City Hall Museum.

THE shooting for the Hongkong Rifle Associa tion's Monthly (Handicap) Challenge Cup look place at Kowloon on Saturday, and after a very close Gnish Mr. C. D. Wilkinson carried off the

"I slept very badly last night, nev got a wink; I assure you, till four o'clock this morning” fi what was the cause? The causes of insomnia. or an habitual condition of sleeplessnes, no is quite competent to deal with, but the way. the Lancet handles the subject would dispose some readers to believe that it was past all

which keeps perfectly healthy man tossing, pn his pillow two and three hours after screwing down the flame of his midhigh oil, other than some functional and trivial ALTHOUGH Singapore would appear to be far first idea which presents itself to reason, or even disorder of the stomach? That, at least; is the better adapted for a tramway system than Hong to those who do not eat and drink on the basis kong, the cars in the first named colony have so of some intelligent and sensible rule. A man far proved anything but a financial success.

The unless he has a stomach made of" boiler plate experience of the Singapore Tramway Company Papin's who indulges in long and heavy and a digestion as emulcient or more so than should not be lost sight of by those who are drinks of the universal beverage, who takes ...nadly clamouring for a low level tram system his tea or coffee more in the way of habitual in Hongkong. No doubt after the Praya tail-enders to a hearty dinner, and who works will run along the entire length of the never expect to be wooed by the enchanting form reclamations have been carried out a line generally on the system of a gout mand, need new bund, but even under the most favor of Morphets. There may be, and no doubt ate. able circumstances it may be doubted whether exceptions amongst very young men, but for the it will prove a paying investment. The jinricksha, majority of the complainers there is only one tion years ago, is a popular, speedy and suffering or to fall into the orthodox trot, One as we pointed out when discussing this ques- of two things, either to go on galloping and economical mode of conveyance, and will not combatant against insomnia, who writes to or casily by 'knocked out,' Referring to the corresponds in some way with the Lancel Singapore trams the Straits Times observes:- believes that much if not all le due 10 mental Judging from the Tramway Company's report worry, and the want of a due amount of exercise for the first half of the year, it can only just and fresh air; he advises also certain methods of succeed in making both ends meet. The profit treatment such as we have mentioned.. above of five thousand dollars for that period had to be -a recognition of the ordinary rules of bygiene: written off on account of depreciation, The relating to such matters as food and drink competition of jinrickshas has not curtailed, and the avoidance during the evening of all the number of passengers carried, but has tea, coffee and tobacco. In dealing with severe undoubtedly told beavily against its large nervous irritation from mental or physical increase. These handy vehicles must indeed work, this student of Nature has found an have run the cars hard, to call for doubling occasional daily rest an almost essential the live in order to keep the concern going prelude to sleep at night. But however The tramway has proved such a useful adjunct methodically the Lancer's correspondents may to the traffic facilities of the town, that its write for the benefit of their readers, there should abandonment would be a public misfortune.be and often is in all families a certain amount, The shareholders will find doubling the line to of that knowledge which teaches a man to be only one improvement out of many. The "know himself and to be either "a fool or a management needs to be kept more fully alive physician." Reason, we might even say instinct, to the public requirements, and more attentive should teach him that ordinary sleeplessness, it to the wants of that section of the community on not insomnia, is the complement to a disordered whose patronage they depend for success. stomach, which in its turn is too often the out

come of an infringement of the commonest of, natural laws.

trophy with a total score at the two ranges (two and five hundred yards) of 65, including 7 points handicapallowance. Mr. Wilkinson scored 30 and 28 respectively. Police constable Robertson, allowed 4, was a good second with 63, M. John Andrew, 8 points start, taking third place with the same total. The veteran Mr. E.. Woodin was scarcely up to his best form at the shorter range only getting on the "bull" once in a total of 28, but at the 500 yards, after starting with an outer, he found the disc six times running and totted up 3a-a very good performance, With two or three exceptions the all round shooting was more than creditable. Ar the Pelice Court this morning, before Mr. Wodehouse, a coolic named Au Ping, 27, and a cook named Sha Kam Hi, 22, wg. charged on remand with highway robbery at British Kowloon on the 7th inst. The complainant Sam Li Shang said he was a trader doing business between Tai Pung, a city in Kwangtung province, and. Hongkong. On the 6th inst. he had sold some ground nuts in Hong- kong for 16 taels, and early on the following morning he left town for home. With a companion he left Yau-ma-ti about 6 a.m. bound for Tai Pang, and on getting to a place called Tai-shek- kok, which is in British territory, and where there is a tea shed, the two travellers saw the first defendant come out and join the second, who had followed them from Yau-ma-ti. On getting about one hundred yards further along the road, they saw two men approaching from ahead, and when they had come up to within three or four yards of the complainants somebody rushed on the two travellers and seized them. called out "begin," when the four strangers The first prisoner got hold of the companion, and the second addressed himself to witness by seizing him from behind, when a tremendous struggle took place, during which a bag witners carried on his shoulder, containing bis money and some clothing, was taken by the assistants. His purse, containing $1.10, was also taken, after which the two, men were taken on to the top of a hill, their hands tied behind their backs, their feet lashed together and gags put into their mouths. They were then laid near the road and left to ponder over their misfortunes. Soon afterwards an old man, who happened to be passing, untied their lashings, when they walked back to Yau-ma-ti and gave information to the police. The prisoners were committed for trial At the Supreme Court.

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SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before the Hon. J. Russell, Acting Chief Justice.)

The adjourned Criminal Sessions were opened this morning. The panel was as follows:- Messrs. John Olsen, John Rodgers, Andrew Johnstone, F. J. V. Jorge, Alex. Young, H. A. T. Witte, and E. del Aguila.

Lam Kan, the alleged "boy" referred to, then told his little story, which was similar to that given at the Police Court. His examination and cross-examination lasted all day, not being con- cluded when the Court adjourned.

LUNATIC LINES.

(After the China Mail, and with apologies to Alfred, Lord Tennyson)

There's a lundite here in Hongkong, Who intervalt inenke into acÞg, Regardless of time,

Or reason thyma

He slivals his drivel along.

[The reader will now take a few long-sleevers" until he feels the boyish galety necessary for the proper appreciation of what follows]

1.

Oh for the chock-the many, many check:

Of the rainsisenty fad

And oh for his drive-the sad, sad drivel

Egli to drive ons mad.

Ch1 for the cheek-the exatrons cher, The check of the "Auld kirk" gawk, Wize alps out Murmure "every week, When we hear the whiskey talk.

off, we talk to the poet with a club.]

The effect of the "long-sleevers" having won

Ifaguis you're inspired next Sat-

Unday to repeat the stud that

Disgraced you fast week, we'll stern, vengeance wreak Though you kids in the callarm that's futu

IV.

We'll be down in your sanctum to quick,

It will make you feel dirty and sick, We can't hit the wrong 'ons,

Ne mentally atroog one,.

For each one's a “Queen's Iload Lunatic."

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endone the opinions expressed by.

1. Correspondants in this column.)

Ruegrass MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1898.

Now that inquiry has been made into the recent attempt at escapę made by a section of the chain-gang employed on the Govern- ment works at West Point and the whole of the circumstances laid before the public, we can without prejudice to the interests of any person concerned deal briefly with the salient features of what, in the light is reported that General Boulanger is tree not far from the place where its twin sister of past experiences, must be regarded travelling for pleasure. not only as an extraordinary occurrence but also as a most discreditablezaposé of the inefficiency ofour convict system. We do not propose discussing whether convict, labour on public works is justified or otherwise; the authorities have for the time being decided that this is the best direction in which the services of prisoners sentenced to a long term can be usefully employed, and we do not see our way to raise any objection. But when the author.theath insi. ities saw fit to re-introduce the chain-. gang, they also incurred an obligation to the community-they undertook to properly guard the convicts when at work and to preserve the public peace. How, efficiently they have carried out this obligation was clearly shown by Major General Gornos, Superintendentof Victoria Gaol, in the evidence he gave before the Coroner on Saturday. According to this officer there have been no fewer than five escapes from the chain-gang since TO-DAY at the Police Court, before Mr. Pollock, December 1887, and yet, for reasons which a married woman named Min Achee, was are not easily understood, instead of harged by P.C. McDonald with indecently taking a wrinkle from the convicts and batting in a stream near a public road on the profiting by experience; the Gaol author-23rd inst. at 5.30 p.m. Complainant said the stream was called the Nullah, near Kennedy

Tue report, which on enquiry was found to be ities, or the police, or the Government, or Road, and the accused was not more than so

almost groundless, that the police authorities whoever is supposed to be responsible.. yards away and was decidedly in an indecent

have seized all the copies of Zola's "La condition as regards clothing, having only the calmly continued the old regulations upper part of her body covered. The charge

Terre" which were offered and advertised which had been so practically tested and being proved the defaulting bather was ordered.

for sale in the Colony, does not take us by found so thoroughly imperfect and ineffi- 10 'ante-up" one Mexican or to take a week in

surprise. Home papers received by last mail retirement. The fine was paid with a rueful

give an account of the prosecution insti. cient. Surely this latest attempt of des-

tuted by the metropolitan police, against Messrs. perate men to regain their liberty, again SAYS (be Straits Times :-Opium, on which the

Vizetelly for selling English translations of showing up the utter uselessness of the financial prosperity of the colony rests bears

one of the latest of Zola's realistic novels. If existing system and ending with such steadily up against the fiscal strain. The

the book is reputed obscene and demoralising in London, it follows as a matter of course that tragic results, will prove "the last straw!" reletting of the farm has yielded the handsome

it must be considered so in the Colonies, and

THE CHAIN GANG 'EMEUTE. We cannot pretend to know who increase of about 30 per cent, over the return for

particularly so in Crown Colonies. The same

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG TelechapiŁ.”. laws regulating publications and repressing the The revenue of the

Sir, I bave read the two letters regarding the. is directly responsible for the fright- the previous three years.

abuses of the press obtain here as are in force Colony need excite. no apprehension, on the fully disorganised state of the gaol score of elasticity. It does advance by leaps

Chain-gang escape which have already appeared at home. Lately a movement was also set on

in your columns, and while heartily endorsing guards when the dozen Chinese convicts and bounds to the accumulation of surplus,

foot by our Legislative to extend copyright privi-

everything said by "Indignation" In regard to made that bold dash for liberty. Instead which has to be disposed of abroad by

leges and laws to this city, a wise measure, by

the apparent utter want of organisation on investment, as provision for the rainy day.

the bye to protect literary property from colonial

part of the guards and turnkeys, and the of any concerted plan of action, which Commendable as prudence and fore-thought of

plagiarists and other genera of literary depreda.

shameful general state of unpreparedness (not would inevitably have nipped the rising in this kind cannot fail to be, they run beyond due

tors who may be found flourishing in the Colonies

personal), which was clearly evinced by the with more impunity than they do at home. A Mr. Francis said that the first three prisoners temporary escape of the convicts, I would beg the bud, the turnkeys and their assistants 'bounds when put in practice against the Muni

cipality of this Settlement. It would be no hard-

to obscene literature, strong repressive and penal were employed by the fourth, who was a general to call the attention of the Government to an would appear to have commenced indis-ship on the Government to take up the deben.

laws are in force in every civilised part of the storekeeper. They were charged with conspiring Important point which Indignation has over- criminately blazing away with rifles and ture stock of the Board at 40 per cent, instead of

it is a recognised fact that civilisation must in which Company the contents of the shop were in any person expecting the turnkeys and guards world; and the stronger they are the better; for to defraud the Straits Fire Insurance Company, looked, and that is the sweet unreasonableness demanding 5 per cent. The flourishing state of revolvers at the fugitives, without making the finances ndmits of greater liberality in the

be intolerant of all attempts at demoralising insured, by setting fire to the shop and destroy to remain on the full stretch of mental and the masses. the least effort for their re-capture. And interests of the public.

Obscene literature is one of ing the goods for the purpose of enabling the physical attention from seven o'clock in, the the most demoralising elements conceivable; fourth prisoner to make a claim for the insurance morning till four or later, in the afternoon." a. splendid exhibition these trained (1) AT the Police Court today Mr. Wodehouse THE Macao Municipal election, in pursuance of

and as such it deserves prompt and radical money. There was no charge of actually setting. There must be a time in this long spell of nine warders made of themselves. The junk sentenced a seaman of the steamship Guthrie, the decree recently issued by Governer da Costa obscenity proffered against Zola's "La Terre" do so, for fraudulent purposes. That might be may be taken off their guard, and as most of the suppression. But we question the charge of fire to the shop, but simply of conspiring to hours, some moment during which the sentries which the convicts took possession of named Eusin, a native of Bangkok, to six months after dissolving for the second time the Lea! In a review of the work we published last year proved in two ways for instance the prosecution escapes, have generally been made late in the was only a few. yards from the shore, and imprisonment with hard labour, for stabbing a Senado, took place yesterday, and resulted, as when the first copies in the French language might call the evidence of several persons who afternoon, It would appear that the prisoners the prisoners were plainly visible trying shipmate in the neck, who had asked, bim to was confidently anticipated, in a complete triumph were imported in to the Colony we said that had heard certain conversation between the who plan them have taken advantago of this to hoist the sail, yet, although hundrede repay a debt of three or four dollars. A.Chinese for the members of the twice dissolved Corpora- although the book, abounded with obscene prisoners in which the project was discussed, and assumed or actual want; of vigilance on the part

scoman, was also fined $250 for being found

passages, these were not of the erotic kind; they in which they agreed that the premises should ofthesentries. Let any man in this Colony, during in possession of 60 taels of prepared opium tion. Most of the public functionaries and did not aim, like Daudet's "Sappho," the be set on fire. But it rarely happened, in cases the hot season particularly, try standing on without a certificate from the Opium Farmer, military men were again conspicuous by their "Memoirs of Cora Pearl," or the thousand and of that sort, that evidence of this description could legs in strict vigilance or even walking about fo'a The complainant, an Excise officer named absence from the election, Governor da Costa's one other publications of the same stamp, at be obtained; where men conspired to commit hot sun or otherwise for only four hours and I am Chung Ming, said that on the 22nd instant late Injunction to abstain from voting still stimulating the pruriency to vice, but their a crime they were very careful that no one but sure he will find his energies seriously flagged he saw the On Taf passage boat coming from acting as a, sufficient deterrent on the unfor special object was to paint realities in order themselves could hear the conversation. But at the end of that time; but instead of the all to elicit in the reader's mind a due sCDEC Chinese town caled Sheik Ho, and as it dis-

there was another means of proving conspiracy, the turnkeys are on duty from seven in the charged its passengers at the wharf near the tunate official, subordinates and hangers-on, of abhorrence of the same. Zala's aim in If it could be shown that the four prisoners were morning, till five in the evening, and, as fas Harbour Master's Office he saw the accused The following was the result of the ballot:-"La Terre" is to show the baseness, the gross all acting to the common end that one should do as I have been able to learn, without any coming ashore with a parcel tied up so as to D. C. Pacheco, the ex-President, 146 votes; immorality and ignorance, of the French peas. one thing, a second another, and the third and inspection from a perior authority. Does resemble meon-cake, which an examination Cancio Jorge, 145 votes: A. G. da Fonseca, antry; and to call upon the Government to fourth something else, and that all these sets anybody, believe that the best soldiers, as turned out to be apfum. Defendant admitted a felles, 139. A few other impossible votes

Ribeiro, 145; F. V. Sanches, 1451 A make radical provisions to ameliorate the condi were for the purpose of defrauding the Insurance sentrier could or would the charge and paid the fine.

tion of. French husbandmen and proletaires. Company, it would be for the jury to say if they they were, pe cepa strict guard constantly watched were wasted on several individuals, the Governor How would an author with such a laudable end were satisfied with the facts, and to draw the by their immediate superiors, who in turn aro ANOTHER of "Brownie's" sarebits: That legal- himself scoring one. It may safely be said that in view realise his plan unless by depicting inference that the men were doing certain acts overlooked by other? How long are the minded people may prate about Police Officers the members of the extract Municipality were the miseries, intellectual, moral, and social, tending to the common end by conspiracy: The garrison sentries kept on guard. Not ning hours; exceeding their duty, but sometimes the cand electors of Macao have jointly and severally given who would stoop to purchase fame and notoriety the fourth defendant was the master of auch important service as guarding convicts

re-elected unanimously, and that once more the which existi Zola is no budding novelist evidence he would produce would show that I will warrant, nor the half of nine hours. For justifies the means, and smashing is of the Senhor da Costa to understand that they will at the expense of decency and self-respect. He shop in Hollywood Road, and employed particularly in the face of this latest well planned latter end of the pirated coal-funk may be cited not submit to his autocratic system of govern has long ago struck out a path for himself in the the other prisoners my Recountant, cook, and successful escape, the guards should be as an instance. The meaning of this oracular ment, any more than they will barter their free region of French literature, and be bas journeyed and coolie respectively. The master did not relieved every four hours at least, and the turn- sentence can be guessed by those who read and wotes for a transient governmental smile of along with great success in his self-imposed task live in the shop, but the others did. On keys should even then be under the control and run. "Brownie" declares Inspector Stanton's friendship or protection. A pamphlet was circul of introducing realism into the domain of the the night of the 18th August there happened, as constant supervision of an able Inspector, such action in trying to disable the convictated in Macao on Saturday last dealing with novel. If he has erred, it has been in surcharg frequently happened here, that a number of as those of the Policeman of intelligence laden junk which was making for Cap.the Municipal question. It is entitled "An ing his books with repulsive colours; but the people were sleeping on mats in the street. around feriile resources, and of undoubted nerve. sing-moon" to have been illegal | ! If conditions of the convict system now so such is the case, if the standard of legality/alysis of the Report made by the Com- characters, and scenes, he has depicted are their doors. A boy of about 20 who lives within the face of the last successful

mission *üppointed to inquire into the affairs nevertheless true to life. The painter's bis father, a tailor, two or three doors away stea launch or even raised on high by this journalistic. Turnip-tops of the Municipal Chamber dissolved by decrece object being evidently to exhibit naked from the prisoners, was that might sleeping gestod is the true one, then all our convicts may escape. No. 108 of the 4th August, 1888 By Domingos | truth, bis EXCESSES might have been immediately in front of the latters shop. Abour in the with perfect impunity; not a shot need be fired C. Pacheco and his colleagues of the extinct overlooked, so long as bis chief aim is a moral 2 am, he was aroused by some one stepping od prehension of at them even if they pelt the Police with pieces Corporation. The defence of the Sanada is one. However, as laws and judges do not care bis toes. He saw two of the prisoners, whom he complete, and it is a crushing blow to Governor Jot for intentions, on the principle, probably, knew well, carrying bag and box, and going da Costa and his myrmidons. The Correio that Hades is well paved with that cheap com- down the street. He did not remember them Maraense of the 31st inst, publishes a long and modity, it is quite natural that La Terre coming back, but about 330 he awoke aga energetic manifesto of adhesion from the Ports should have been seized and prescribed. As far, it having commenced to train flo guese-residents of Shanghai to Senhor Pacheco as our personal opinion to concerned, we have fought the stenter on the mwaing and his colleagues. It is figned by 131 residents read "La Terre and are bound to acknowledge the prisoners shop. When of the Model Settlement, and is substantially it to be a work of genius. That it may over-match struck and law. similar to the address, sent by the Portuguese step the limits allowed plain speaking by Brink, hit accounty and that community of this colony to the members of the law is very probable, but into that question we thes shutters did Leal Señado last July

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of rounds are said to have been fired, only, one or two bullets took effect, and It is positively certain that but for the timely advent of Inspector STANTON and the Aberdeen ferry launch the Chinese desperadoes would have escaped. And when we read that revolvers would not Wre, and that one of the guards kept pulling away at his rifle when it was a half-cock and could not account for its mysteriously refusing to go off, the only conclusion that can be arrived at is that nothing but gross neglect and mismanage ment could allow such a state of affairs to exist.

The Coroner's inquiry into this sad business should be supplemented by a searching investigation into the defective prominently made public. There has been

the usual rabid outcry, in which our local contemporaries have joined like yelping

of coal, or murder one of their capters by striking curs, for a scapegoat, and pointed indications him on the head while struggling in the water, of an unmistakeable character have heen If Inspector Stanton's action in disabling the freely indulged in. We are unable to funk was illegal, we unconditionally wide with that illegality and hope our legal friend will gather from what transpired in the have ample opportunities to distinguish himself "Coroner's court where the direct in a like capacity. #Brownie had better devote responsibility actually rests, and it is on this to comething more refreshing than lecturing tho Colony on legalitics about which account that we suggest the necessity for he knows nothing.

THE HOLLYWOOD ROAD ARSON CASE.→ Ching Chee, Choi Kai, Tong Yau, and Lee Ayck, were indicted for conspiring to defraud the Straits Fire Insurance Company by setting fire to the premises 56 Hollywood Road. Mr. J. Ji Francis, Q.C., prosecuted, and Mr. Robinson, Instructed by Mr. Hastings, defended-All the prisoners pleaded "not gulity"

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