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A COMMERCIAL Club has been opened in Haiphong, and judging by the number of its members, the institution sceins to be a success. THE Manila Comercio reports that the steamer Visayas which left that port on the 26th unto LOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS put back the next day, afler experiencing, a

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MESURS, Gulerfeld & Swire Inform us that the Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Telamon, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon, and is due on the 14th inst

9, 1888.

LIGHTS, BUOYS, AND BEACONS ON THE COAST OF CHINA.

"Mariner" writes to the Shanghai Mercury:--- Since the Chinese Customs commenced the

SPORTING.

Parcels of 50 Packets, price, $10.00 THE. re-appointment of Ch'ang-yu as Super when entering the Formosa Channel the vessel of the master's ability,, accurate account of. Customs must not imingine that they have done there was a large attendance at the Grand

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severe typhoon.

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CLOVE PINKS-PANSIES-PHLOX-.

HOLLYHOCKS-PORTULACA, VERBENA and PETUNIA.

MIGNONETTE MACHEL· (The New Variety).

Priced Catalogue on application. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong 31st August, 1888.

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THE SHANGHAI TRIAL STAKES. that always takes place just prior to the closing The Shanghai Trial Stakes, a sporting event of entries, came off on the morning of the 3rd

state of the course and bad weather, Last inst, having been postponed from the date originally fixed in consequence of the wretched Wednesday morning luckily proved fine and Stand, including a number of ladica.. A fairly

his own, beat Mr. Sassoon's Tranp, Mr. Read after a capital race Dr. Ruegg, riding a bay of up, by a neck. Details are na follows:- The TRIAL STAKES, a sweepstakes of $5 each. for ali griffins; no restrictions as to riders; distance half-a-mile.

officially notified in the Peking Gazelle of On nearing Shanghat the, weather cleared some therefore it had been shewn that the master, before we can say that the coast and harbours of good field of eight griffins faced the starter, and

Tur Messageries Maritimes steamer Yangise met very bad weather on her recent voyage from here to Shanghai, Toe Captain reports that

experienced a N.E, gale, which lasted two days. what, but the wind and current were sufficiently We are informed by the agents (Messrs. D. strong against the steamer to reduce her speed Sassoon, Sons & Co.) that the steamer Aerato ten knots till near Shanghai. toon Apenr lekt Singapore for this port yester day, and is expected on or about the 14th inst. THE Manager of the Chartered Mercantile Bank in Shanghai received a telegram the other day informing him that the Directors have declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, carrying forward £40,000 of undivided profits. ACCORDING to a Shanghai contemporary there is a rumour abroad that Mr. E. Rehders, late

AT the Police Court to-day an Opium Farm exciseman named Daniel Wise was charged on remand with stealing a $50 note from a Chinese giri living in Cochrane Street. The prisoner, who is a sort of, half-witted half-caste, was a constant visitor of the prosecutrix's, telling her he "ate government rice." One night last week, during her absence from the room, he look the money from a drawer. She caught him,

She let him go on his promising to give it her back shortly, but as he did not do so she laid the charge against him. He denied the charge in fluent Malay, and ascribed it to jealousy. Judgment came to Daniel to the extent of six weeks' imprisonment,

work of lighting and buoying the coast of China, there is no doubt that much has been done, and offices, and steamship owners have reason to be captains of steamers, pilots, marine lisurance thankful and have reaped the benefit. But the all that is necessary, and that the work is finished. Far from it, for much more requires to be done China are sufficiently lighted and buoyed. For some time the work seems to have come to a full step, and nothing seems to be going on as regards lighthouses with the single about to give you a few hints as to what is exception of the Gap Rock Light. I am now still required in a few of the Ports and on the Coast, and will begin at the extreme North of China and work South. The number of Steamers coming to China for the local Com- panics, running out of Shanghai and Hongkong. is daily increasing, and it is absolutely necessary for steamship owners and agents, local Marine Insurance Offices, captains, and pilots to press this matter in the proper quarter. .There are Shanghai, and of that number nearly o may be said to belong to the port, er to make it their headquarters. Besides that, there are the French mail, English mail, German mail, Glen line, Blue Funnel Line, Ben Line, Canadian Pacific, and a whole host of other steamers and sailing-vessels coming to Shanghi, and alto gether making an enormous amount of tonnage in and out of this port in a year, 1s for those who are interested to bring the matter before the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, and for them to take further steps in the matter. I hope to see the Marine Insurance offices come to the front and not lot this subject drop.

Mr. Tell's bay.......Dr. Rueg Mr. D. E. Sassoon's gr. Tramp.....Mr. Read a

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head of the firm of A. Cordes & Co., has joined and demanded the note back, but he refused. the purpose, and it is clear to me that his failure over 100 steamers constantly running out of passing the Monument, where Mr. Tell's-bay

the Deutsche Bank, and is likely to become manager in China, in case the proposed branch of that Bank for China should become a fact.

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TRAVELLER for a certain well known London warehouse was put in the witness box in court: "Do you solemnly swear," said the clerk, that the evidence you shall give in the case shall be "truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." The witness hesitated, and then said:-"I've been selling goods for Blanks and Co. for five years-but I'll do my best."

THE Korean correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury understands thad Mr. Hutchison, who was Secretary of the Custoins under Mr. Van Mollendorff, before the arrival of Sir Robert Hart's staff in Korea is likely to undertake the organisation of a school in Tamsui, he having had a great deal of experience formerly in that line at the Central School in Hongkong,

Iv Imperial decree the province of Fukien has heen required to furnish from various funda a sum of Tls. 390,000 to assist in defraying the Saliscatters to The Hongkong Telegraph are respectfully expenses of the Emperor's marriage. Tis, 200.000 have already been forwarded, and Tis. 50,000 | are now being remitted through a native banker,

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1888,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE crew of the new Inman liner City of New Verk numbers 194 hands, all told.

LOSS OF THE "KILDARE”

A telegram was received in town this morning from Singapore briefly stating that the fine new steamer Kildare, Capt. Johnson, had been abandoned on the 29th September somewhere in the vicinity of the Paracels, with a loss of four lives. The Kildare left Java for this port on the 17th September with a cargo of sugar for Messrs. Butterfield and, Swire, and there can be very little doubt that she encountered the typhoon which swept down the China Sea with such disastrous effect about the 28th and 29th ulto. It seems probable that the crew, with the exception of those lost, were picked up by passing steamer and taken on to Singapore.

The unfortunata vessel was owned by Messrs. R.. M. Hudson & Co. of Sunderland, and had only been engaged for a few months in the China trade. She was 2,277 tons burthen and classed 100 At at Lloyds.

We understand that the Kildare's cargo of some fifty thousand piculs of sugar was insured with two local offices for something over $200,000,

THE ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER

BY A SIKH CONSTABLE.

Tur. Hlu Pao says that the Newchwang Relief Fund Chinese delegates report that at Tien- chwang-tai alone there are 30,000 starving people and in the whole of the Hai-chen-hien district about 89,000. Sixteen thousand taels' The adjourned magisterial inquiry into the have already been expended in provisions which death of Li Atale, a coolie, whose death was will last for a month, and only Tls. 17,000 alleged to have been caused by P. C. Nund Singh, remain. More money is urgently required.729, was resuined before Mr. Wodehouse this Three thousand wadded winter coats have been afternoon. Mr. Webber watched the inquiry on distributed and more are following.

behalf of the relatives of the deceased, and Mr. Wotion was present in the interests of the accused,

1-NEWCHWANG DISTRICT. Lights required:-Light-ship off the Bittern Shallows, Light on North Point, Iron Island, and Liau-ti-shan Promontory. At the present time the whole Newchwang District has only one light, namely, the Light-ship off Liau River so that from Chefoo to the Light-ship, a distance of 198 miles, there are no lights. The Light- ship ought to hoist the water on the bar by flags from her mast-head, as it would be a great assistance to captains and piles. It is done by the Customs at Taku, and why not at New- chwang? A good tide pole ought also to be placed in the deep hole on the right hand side going in, which would be of great use to all vessels going out.

2-TIENTSIN DISTRICT

Buoys: The outer Red Buoy requires moving to the southward and a buoy ought to be put on the extreme south end of the Spit between the outer Red Buoy and Black Buoy.

3-CHEMO DISTRICT.

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Light's required:Light on N. Hwang-ching. tan. This would not be required if there was one on the Liau-ti-shan Promontory, and I should vote for this position in preference to the Pro- montory, Light on Eddy Island.

4-SHANGHAI DISTRICT.

Lights required;—In North Channel: Light ship where the present Fairway Buoy is. Light House where the present, Drinkwater Point Beacon is (to have a Red Sector). Light-ship where Bush Island Buoy is.

IN SOUTH CHANNEL. The present Lismore Wreck Light to be replaced by a more powerful Light.

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Mr. Tell'a dan.........

Ir. Hootze Mr. J. D. Humphrey's dun...Mr. A. C. Ramsay o Mr. E. D. Sassoon's b. Thames...Mr. F. Dallas o Mr. Aubert's pr. Nani Mr. Jenkin's Takahashi... Mr. Schuffenhauer's Skew .....................Mr. Reynell o The field got well away and kept together until

took the lead closely pressed by Tramp and his straight Tramp drew up to the leader's neck but own dun stable companion. Hallway down the he could not improve on this. position, and the Doctor landed the bay a rather easy winner at capital third. The others were beaten off. the finish by a short hall length, with the dun a

Time do seconds.

SITANGHAL TRAINING NOTES. The correspondent of the N. C. Daily News. gives the following account of the training work dose on Oct. 3rd:

Mr. SASSOON'S STADLE-Harbinger with Mr. Dallas up, and Orange Blossom ridden by Mr. Read went for 1 mile. Orange Blossom was beaten by about 5 lengths.-Time, 2m. 545. Three giffins belonging to this stable, a dus, with Mr. Sassoon up, a grey with Mr. Dallas up, and a dark grey with Mr. Read up, went for it mile, finishing together in am. 56ts.

Mr. TELL'S STABLE-Scaletín and Bernina, with boys up, and Mont Blanc, with owner, went for z miles; won by Mont Blanc, hard held, in 4m. 385.

Mr. JOIN PEEL'S STABLE-Orlando went a mile and a quarter ridden by Mr. Reynell in 2. 5613, and Leap Year with the same rider covered two miles in 4m. 4485. Bandsman with same jock up "powed" a mile and a quarter in zin, 555,

hoy up, and Mt. Hutchings on a griffin weat together for 11 mile, Wild Dash came in with q lead in 2m, 229. Dunkeld with Mr., Allan up, and "Horse on a griffin went a mile, and a quarter Dunkeld being beaten by the griffin- time, 2m. 565.

MÍ. TEN BROEck's Stable—Wild Dash with

Ogle up, went for a mile-time, 2.15.

Mr. JOHN'S STANLE-Süsewind, with Mr.

"Mr. CHOUFLEUR'S STABLE-Lal-de-dah, with Mr. Reynell up, went one mile in 2m, 2015.

A cream guffin said to belong to the Triad Stable, and ridden by Mr. Ogle, went for f mile in sm. 535., and finished in bad style. Some of Mr. Ring's pentes were powed, but did not make any kind of tine.

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.

The Governor Liu Ming-chuan has sent a deputy with two native overseers to Hongkong. to buy strong sleepers for a large bridge on the Tal-peh line.

contain a true and accurate description of every- thing on board not belonging to the ship, without exception. Indeed, the prosecution admitted hat passengers' luggage, which in these vessels is often more in quantity than the cargo carried, is not required to be entered in. the manifest and. there are many exceptions by general manner of understanding, such &c. But it is clear that the manifest must as bags, parcels, at least contain a just and, to the best all packages of dutiable articles carried on board with the master's, knowledge, and if knew that the 36 tins of opium were being carried on board, or even that while as it appeared he did not, as a matter of fact, kaow of their presence, that he ought to have known, alleged that he knew the opium was there and 'should have convicted him. But it is not even.

it is shown that it was so artfully concealed that a trained search party could only discover is when the precise locality was pointed out to them. It can be inferred, therefore, that no ordinary search on the part of the master after it had come on board would have led to his detecting it, and it is shewn, hioreover, that he took proper precautions to prevent it being smuggled on board by engaging four watchmen specially for to have had knowledge of it is due not to default on his part, but to the corruption of those on whom he had to rely. It paid those whose duty it was to have known of the opium being there, and who actually did know it was there, better to act as informers for the Customs than to inform the master, and so long as the ship's employes are paid by the Customs to act as informers for them it is evident that the master of the vessel is unable to prevent a recurrence of these cases. As regards the cases referred to by the prosecution; I do not find that they support the contention. In the case of the Takeon, which is the only case in which the Consul's decision is before me in which the chcumstances were very similar to those in the present case, bave that the quantity of opium was about three times as much, the Consul acquitted the captain and his decision was upheld. In the other two cases to which he especially refers me, no prosecution appears to have been entered, and as decisions therefore they cannot be quoted, but if they bad been cases decided in Cout they do not seem to me at all similar to the present. In the case of the Douglas the captain paid a packages of merchandise on board not catered in fine to the Customs of Ts. 50-having 66 his manifest, and in the case of the Haiphong, the captain paid a similar fine to the Customs, baving 127 packages in excess. Indeed, neither they or the numerous other cases to which he refers me even sustain the contention that they shew conclusively that in the general under- standing of the mercantile world in China the captain is liable to a fine for false ntanifest if smuggled goods like this offium are found on board his vessel. I have gone through some thirty of those he has specially marked, but they only show that in many cases in which there were mistakes in the manifest, or smuggled goods found on board, the merchants have pre- ferred paying small sums of taels 3, tacis 5, or facts 10 to the Customs rather than delay their ships and put themselves to the trouble and expense of a case in Court. Indeed, the report he refers me to the list of fines and confiscations at Canton from October to December 1886, shows conclusively that, in practice here it has not been considered by the Customs even that the concealment of opium on board by the crew of A CORRESPONDENT writes from Seoul (Korea)

the vessel constitutes a case of presentation of false manifest, for in 146 such cases, in over a to our Shanghai morning contemporary :-" Thé

Mak Akoon, a coolie, gavé évidence similar to of which quantities of a quarter of a picul or over, King of Corca received in audience the Russian that already given, to the effect that the Sikhand in four cases over a picut and a half and in Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch, when His pulled the deceased down by the queue, stamped one two piculs and a half of opium were seized, Majesty shook hands with His Imperial High-on him, and when he rose kicked him in the the Customs levied a trifling fine, not for pra ness. They then sat down together and had a

lower part of the body.

senting a false manifest but for concealing Autiable imports on board, and the only two THR Daily Press editorially describes the Hon. very friendly talk. Champagne was served, and

cases they enter as cases of presenting false E. L. O'Malley as "the fluent Attorney-General." the healths of the Car and the King were pro-

manifests are one in which a box of guns and in We think h libel action would lie for this grossased together with the friendly relations between

another six bales of goods were discovered, Corca and Russia. This is the first interview of

which were not in the manifest. I need not say that these cases are not authorities in the sensc the kind since this part of the world exists."

of judicial decisions, but they bear out the con- tention of the defence that as regards the opium WHY," asked Rollo, "is Justice always repre-

there was no obligation on the part of the sented blindfolded ?" "Oh, well," said his

master to put it in the manifest, though had the. Uncle George, who is a lowyer himself, "so that

seizure been made before the manifest was pre- she cannot see the judge when be takes a drink

sented he might easily have done so. As fegards with defendant's counsel; so that she can't see

the omission to state the opium in the manifest I can find no evidence of guilty knowledge, or the character of the prosecuting witness; so that

presumable intent to deceive, or want of due care, she can't see the way the fixer is got upon the

or disregard of the regulations in force as regards jury-oh, there's a hundred things about the

manifests; and as regards that portion of the court-house that Justice should not be permitted

charge I have no hesitation in acquitting him. As regards the other part of the charge in the to see, Blindfolding isn't nearly enough. She

manifest originally handed, in there was ab should have cotton in her ears and her hands

undoubted error in that 25 baskets of dried fish were entered as 25 baskets of dried fruit, and it is argued that as this error was not corrected by the master within 48 hours it has been clearly

12.—THE PESCADORES ISLANDS, laid down in previous cases that he is liable to

Lights required :—A light on Junk Island the full penalty without further question. If would be of great assistance. For the present there had been any intent to deceive shown or do not propose to go beyond Hongkong, and liable to the inc under the Treaty, and there are Marine Department of the Customs. It is no presumable, the master would have beed clearly in speaking of the Customs, of course I mean the cases which to some extent seem to support the The time has come for China to impose a light use for them to say "Oh 1 we have no money," contention of the Customs more fully. Thus a dealer in tobacco has been held liable under 5th due at all ports and to reduce the very heavy tobacco though ignorant of the adulteration, kong where the only charge on a steamer is a Vict. c. 30 for having in his possession adulterated tonnago dues. Look at the prosperity of Hong- And the well known dictum that the intent light due of one cent per registered ton. I trust to break a law must be inferred from the thin letter will have some effect. simple infraction would also seem to support this view; but the cases as far as I have seen them only appear to me to lay down that if there be negligence the guilty intent must be inferred, and it cannot properly be said that a man does an as laid down in A. G. W. Sillem, a N. and C. 43,

act with intent unless he intends to bring about the thing intended or the act is particularly fitted to do so, and he cannot be found guilty of deceiving unless he intend to deceive or does something eminently calculated to do so. If The directors have pleasure in submitting to the error had been abewn to be from want of the shareholders the annexed statement of the establish himself next door to a tradesman whom In China a rival in trade is not allowed to due care on Captain Goggin's part or neglect to

Exchange-A further increase in the balance he aspires to cut out, or even nearer than ten was particularly fitted to do so, if even there had would otherwise arise upon the Exchange of the city is now, prosecuting before the Shanghal do something he ought to have donc, if it had be to company's accounts to the 30th June Inst. done with intention to deceive the Customs or of the London branch avolds the loss which king, a barber of the sixteenth ward, Shanghal doors away in the same street. Mr. Luk Jul

been reason to suspect him of evil intention, Capital at the reduced rate of 4 atd. per Tacl, Magistrate a rival hair cutter named Li Hien-yu, might probably have convicted him, but the and the result is a gain of Tls. 3,998,40 under who bad the audacity to set up his shop only intention is not alleged and is positively rebutted this head,

eight doors away, in the same street, and is by the circumstances. It is not like the cases 1887.-The amount at credit of this account on quoted where a number of packages of cargo in the 30th June was Tis: 56,996.73, and after applying for an injunction for bis removal excess of those in the manifest were found on writing off settlements entered to date, there board, and it was shewn that the omission was now remains a balance of Tis. 47,205,30, but a Magistrate's Yamen yesterday, and complained A drunken fellow staggered into the Shanghai due to want of care on the part of the master. It there are still claims and liabilities outstanding, was not intended to decelye or calculated to it is not possible at the same time with a true and accurate statement in regard of the carge in question, but as sworn by one of the witnesses of the prosecution who could speak with authority on the point, it was simply a clerical error, and so palpable was it that it This is a case in which the master of the was so that the Customs officef who discovered British ship Fatshan is charged under article it did not, as is shewn to be usual in cases of criminal offence of presenting a false manifest. Errors must occur from time to time, and if they XXXVII of the Treaty of Tientsin with the mistake, ever draw the master's attention to it. It is shown that there is no mention in the manifest in question of 36 tins of oplum intention will be presumed where there is shown are intentional or presumably intentional, for discovered bidden on board and that 35 to have been a neglect of proper care, the heavy baskcia of dried fish, part of the cargo, are penalty laid down in the Treaty may rightly be and on this ground it is argued that the master accidental error, where it is abcwn that there described wrongly as 25, baskets of dried fruit, imposed, but where it is clear that it is merely an a liable to a fine of Taels 500. I do not agree has been no want of proper care, it is absurd to with the contention I understood the learned: say that the charge of presenting a false manifest Attorney-General to make that the manifest should lie actus non facit reum nit mens sit is only required to contain a statement of the rea, and believing, after full consideration, that goods on board for which shipping documents the defendant is Innocent, I acquit him on this are issued and freight paid, but I cannot uphold portion of the charge also, The charge, la | the contention of the prosecution” that it must"|"Blemiased,

defamation.

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M. RICHAUD,, the new Governor-General of French Indo-Chiná, left Saigon on the aged ulto. by the steamer Haiphong for Hué, on a visit to the Emperor of Anņam. NAVIGATORS of the coast of China will be glad to learn that the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs have decided to build a lighthouse on the Liau-ti-shan Promontory.

THE Shanghai Mercury reports that the sailing ship Altan was badly ashore at Taku bar on the 27th ulto, with tow-boats and lighters along side rendering all necessary assistance.

DURING the second fortnight of September the importation of bullion into Manila amounted to

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tied behind her."

YESTERDAY afternoon a couple of inspectors, two stalwart Europeans, and as many Sikhs Chinese gunboat that had been specially sent escorted a regular terror from the gaol to a

$8.477 in Spanish coins; the exports being Szijo in gold and $1,800 in Spanish coins.

down to convey him to Canton. He was a A TELEGRAM was received in Shanghai on the decent looking Chinaman, but report credited 3rd inst. announcing the death at Sha-al of Mr. him with no end of murders and crimes. He was A. C. Dorward of the China Inland Mission.tried here several weeks ago for robbery and No particulars as to the cause of death are murder in Chinese territory three years ago, given.

having just served eighteen months' imprison. THE Dutch Government has confined its action ment in this colony. He went quietly until the in Acheen to merely defensive operations; it gunboat was reached, but began to blaspheme bas recently ordered several small steamers impotently when going up the ship's side. He armed with heavy ordnance, to act as cruisers was quickly loaded with irons by his new and coast-guards.

gaolers, being almost weighed down by his fetters. He will be tried in the regular way on QUEEN Victoria, it is very sad to relate, has arrival at Canton, and immediately afterwards, grown much stouter this year, notwithstanding in all probability, he may expect a "short sharp the loss of her son-in-law, the German Emperor, shock" from the local Lord High Executioner and many domestic sorrows. It was, Falstaff who said, in view of his fiesh: "It's grief, Grief which will make his head swim, puffs a man up like a bladder."

The Band will play at the Officers' Meas, furray Barracks, this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The following will be the programme March........Daring" m.lewton. Overture......Fleari

..Warner. Iri"

Bucalossi.

SelectionErolls du Nordm ..Meyerbeer. Fantasia Resiniscences of Auber"......Dodfrey.

joux Moran, Bandmaster,

Valco **** Jasi di Lammermoor ...Donizetti.

We have received a letter from Signor Rodolia

intention in about three months from now to Roast from San Francisco, stating that it is bis bring to the Far East the world-renowned mind reader, Washington Irving Bishop. Mr. Bishop, who claims to be the original demonstrator of the phenomenal power of mind-reading, has appeared with great success in Europe and America, numbering amongst bla patrons many of the highest rank and the most eminent.

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By Mr. Wotton: No one told me to come

here. I saw the boy killed, and I thought I might be killed myself some day. No one has spoken to me about it; I just came up here and walked into the witness box, I heard it tried here in Court last week; I was not in Court at all., `

Dr. Hartigan deposed that he was called to the deceased on the 5th inst. He found a mark three inches long on the left breast and an abrasion near the hip-hone. The spleen, which other marks. The body was healthy. was enlarged, was ruptured, There were no

By Mr. Webber-He did not think it probable that the mark on the breast was made by a kick. The abrasion might have been caused by either a kick or a fall. He attributed death to slightly ruptured externally, and cospleen was internally."

externally, completely so

By Mr. Wotton The spleen was so much enlarged that any violent exertion, like severe running, might have burst it. A slight blow would certainly have that effect. He did not think, from the appearance of the body, that deceased could have been kicked and stamped upon as alleged by the Chinese witnesses. "

Dr. Ayres stated that he assisted at the post confirmed the opinion of that gentleman. Any mortem examination held by Dr. Hartigan. He slight strain would have ruptured such an enlarged spleen, such as, coughing, alight con- cussion, &c. Deceased was apparently suffering from diarrhoea.

By Mr. Webber-Rough handling, such as being dragged along the road, ought to have raptured it. He attributed the bruises to a fall He considered the evidence of the Chinese witnesses much exaggerated. visible marks if what had been, alleged bad Mr. Wotton He would have expected more occurred. The spleen was four times its normal size.

P.C. 246 described the removal of the body. He saw the deceased lying in a crowd, and went and told bis mother. She went to him and got hold of his nose with her fingers.

His Worship found that death was caused 729 should be arrested on the charge of causing by rupture of the spleen, and ordered that P.C. his death, and brought up to-morrow,

THE » FATSHAN" - SMUGGLING CASE.

THE CONSUL'S, JUDOMENT. "

Mr. Chaloner Alabaster, Her Majesty's Consui

5-NINGIO DISTRICT. Lights required:-Light on Patabecack (Kweshan Islands) Light on Hieshan Islands, and Light on. Heache (Taichow Islands.) Á light on the Hieshan, is of great importance.

6-WENCHOW DISTRICT. Lights__ required:-Light on Pih-ki-shan, Light on Seven Stars.

7.-Foochow District. Lights required:-Light on Tung-ying. From Steep Island to the, White Dogs, which is over 280 miles there is not a single fight, and this portion of the coast ought certainly to be attended to'without delay. Light on Pyramid Point.

8.-AMOY DISTRICT. Lights required:-Light on the Outer Brother.

9-SWATOW LISTRICT, Lights required-Light on Chelang Point. 16.-CANTON District; From Hongkong after leaving Green Island there is not a single light until getting up to the Barrier and it is quite time this river was lit up.

TI.-FORMOSA.

Lights required:-Tamsul Harbour and Kelung Harbour have no lights, but. are well marked by Buoys and Beacons for day work.

THE NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following is the report for presentation to the ninth ordinary general meeting of share holders to be held at the Offices of the Company, Hankow Road, Shanghat, on Monday, the Fifteenth day of October, 1888, at 2.30 p.m. precisely!

T

Kung Taotni has notified the Shanghai Chinese that the 1st day of the 9th moon (5th October) is the time to put on the winter head-gear, "warm ||cap" as it is called.

Cholera still continues in the Tamsui district; clamation in which be ascribes it to no other and the Tamsui Magistrato has issued a pro

cause than the filthy state of the streets, which he orders all the inhabitants to keep clean..

The sailing-ship Pacting is still anchored at Wubu, and it is said that sa she fouled the Telegraph Cable with her anchor at 'Kiukiang and broke it, the Telegraph Co. wired to the Commissioner of Customs at Wuhu to detain her until the matter could be discussed.

Kwantung, Lễ, the Manchurian provinces, largely supply Peking with food,hifs, and the quantity of grain annually imported from these regions into Tientsin is enormous. Owing to the floods this year in Manchuria, the price of grain most rise, and the poor will be hard put put to it in winter to buy enough for two square meals a day.

At Lin-kü Hien, Tsing-chow Fu, Shantung consequence of the recent heavy rains, a few Province, several tens of villages are flooded in persone have been drowned, and many cattle, Chang, is taking energetic steps to ascertain the etc, washed away. The Governor of Shantung,

extent of the disaster and ensure that the people may not look for food in vain.

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| On 23rd September three rafts made fast all together, drified down, with a loud crash, on to Messrs. Rutterfield and Swire's boat at Wahu, and displaced her so that the smashed thres sampans moored alongside of her." The Captain called his men and they separated the three rafts by cutting their moorlogs with hatchets,. diminishing the strain in this manner.

THE Shanghai Mercury heirs that rapid in science and art, The sensational wager at at Canton, gave the following Judgment yester- deceive, as the Customs were furnished at the whether there will be any futt Hme, to say, that his pigtail: had been pulled off by an old

changes are taking place at Wei-bal-wel St. James's with Mr. Labouchere, Editor, of day in the prosecution instituted by the Canton Houses are springing up in every direction, Truth, will doubtless be well remembered by Customs against Capt. S. W. Goggin, of the most of the officers, of the Peiyang Squadron many of our readers. Mr. Bishop, after con- Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s "keeping their families at this post, A break-

water is to be built at the eastern entrance to cluding a short season in Mexico, Intended steamer Faishani the harbour, a work the French Syndicate has proceeding to Melbourne before the closing of tendered to complete for teels 200,000.

the Exhibition there, and after performing in Sydney would shape his course for Hongkong A VERY distinguished prelate of the Episcopal and then visit Shanghal and the Japanese ports. Church found himself stranded in a little town The great mind reader will be accompanied by way down in the backwoods of Maino last sum Mr. Harrison Millard, the composer of a num- mer, and had to put up at a farmhouse, where ber of well known and popular ballads, and he was hospitably entertained. Do you have Signor Rosetti, who will vary the entertainment many Episcopalians down here he inquired with musical selection. Signor Rodolfo Rosett, of bis hostess. "Well, really now, I don't we may add, is not altogether a stranger to know she answered; our hired man shot Hongkong, having appeared with considerable some sort of a queer criter down at the back of success in opera bouffe as a member of Emelle the barn the other day, but he allowed it was a Melville's company. He was then known as wood chuck

Mr. R. De Bruse.

able for appropriation for the punishment of the aggressor. His queue amount avall man selling sweetmeats, and he called loudly,

1898. The chief feature in this Acco

Account a was stil banging in its right place, and the the large accession of premium. income, which magistrate, justly offended at the attempt to take arises mainly in connection with the working of up his valuable time with such frivolous com- the London branch, where the Company's opera paints, had him chained up outside the front diens have been extended to general Under- gate of the Yamien for a spell as a warning,. writting. The losses and claims paid may appear which amounts to Tle. 445,643-41, compares districts of the Wuschow Prefecture, and Wa heavy, but the balance of the Working accounts In Kwangsi, Ta'ang.wp Hien and other

general experience of the Company during past are under pretty deep water, houses tumbling favourably, under all circumstances, with the Slan and other Hiens in the Sunchow Prefecture, years, and it is hoped the result of the hall year's down and crops rained, domestic animals, business will ultimately be found satisfactory provisions, and fodder, drifted away. The also bears favourable comparison with the cor himself nobly in organising assistance for the The working of the current half-year, so far Goremor, Shen Chung-fub, has also exerted responding period of last year, the premis people and it is sald his report is already on lis entered to data being being Tias 175,ooo, and way to Peking. The taxes have been abated as known and settled losses TT 136,000

"ore mussure of relief. By Order of the Court of Director

Shanghai, and October, 1888.

ALEXE, ROBB

Secretary Re

ow, in the Yabr-chow Prefecture, reat depth of water in the Grand