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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1889.

THE new French Aring law extends the age of liability to service from fosy-five years to fifty.

We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Adam- son, Bell & Co.) that the steamship Claymore, from Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong this morning.

MESSRS. Butterfield & Swire Inform us that the Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Loeries, from Liverpool, left Singapore yesterday afternoon for this port, and is due on the 11th fnst.

Mr. Wobber objected to any reference to any not perfectly clear whether it is meant that Ab thing beyond the libel..

Yon hadfarwes going to, file bis petition....

Mr. Webber asked for an adjournment, as the translation put upon the letter differed from that applied to him, and he was taken by surprise. The libel as set forth by the first translation was flatly contradicted..

His Worship did not see the grounds of sur examine.

THE CHINESE RAILWAY QUESTION.

As we mentioned nearly two months ago, orders were sent from Peking in the early spring to thirteen high provincial officials to send to the

Throne their views on railways. Some of these order to do anything in the matter at any rate, officials may have been too much puzzled by the

THX return match between the Garrison Shoot. *pplied to-day for the release of one and the was unable to pay. When pressed, he wrote a prise, and called upon Mr. Webber to cross- only three reports, have so far appeared, and

ng Club and the Sergeants of the Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders will take place at the Military range, Kowloon, to-morrow afternoon, commencing at two o'clock sharp.

Per Dozen $10. ROMAN Catholicism is not faring well in Italy, The procession of the Blessed Sacrament in Turin was jeered and once stoned, and for the first time the Italian troops did not present arms, an honor which is alwars paid, even by the troops of the Ottoman Empire.

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It is reported that the condition of the health of Mme. Christine Nilsson is such that there is a probability that she will never sing in public again. Since her recent illness in Paris, she has been troubled with deafness and loss of memory, and it is feared that she will never recover. She has removed all her belongings from London to Paris, and in future will make the latter city her home.

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THE Salvation Army in England has undertaken to induce Parliament to pass a Sunday Closing net, and has just presented a monster petition for that purpose. The document was signed by 456,000 persons, and was to bulky that it was garden-transported through the streets of London on a dray drawn by four horses. What effect the avalanche of names had on the House of Commons is not known..

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THE phonograph bids fair tó be a favorite method for carrying on diplomatic, and other corre spondence, where a great degree accuracy is desired. The Italian Minister in London has adopted this means of communicating with Government, as being the safest and most his accurate, Phonograph cylinders are regularly exchanged in the pince of letters, and it is said to be not at all improbable that the idea will became popular and universal.

HAIL, Lusitania! Another great star in the literary firmament has brought fresh fame to the banks of the Tagus, Senhor Eça de Queiroz has for some time been favorably known as 2 rising writer, but his reputation, until quite recently, has been of a local character. An English translation of his "O Primo Hasilio under the title "Dragon's Teeth" has just created quite a sensation in England, and places Senhor de Queiroz in the front rank of living novellata.

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THIS is how Mra. Alice Shaw whistled berself into the columns of a Desmoines newspaper at a concert "All beholders, held their breathe'ns

the broad expanse of snowy, decollated bosom

THE two men who were released by the Canton Vamén last week are to be dealt with. Mr, Wyson, on behalf of the Chinese Government, rendition of the other. The Chinese colonel who attended asseverated that there would be no head-chepping if the man was handed over after trial here, but wo are living in hopes. The case will be heard to-morrow,

His Worship over-ruled this objection. Mr. Franciscontinued that the buildings ought to have been completed, and were not nearly so advanced. The defendant was indebted to the master of the Tung Cheng rice-shop for food supplied for workmen, and letter to the master of the rice-shop, with his own hand, on the 18th August, which letter he (Mr. Francis) proposed to prove by Dr. Eitel. The translation was as follows: Regarding the money owing by my shop to the Tung Chan shop for rice supplied, I beg respectfully to The London papers are agitating the desirability inform you not to put the matter in the hands of of gilding the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. solicitors. If you do I am afraid most probably The gold alone for that purpose would cost at least $45.000, while the expense of Labor, scaf. auction and you will not receive a fraction of a on account of this my shop will be put up to folding, etc., would saily bring the outlay up to cash; the rent due to the landlord will be paid $100,000. The principal argument advanced, is { first, Besides this, you will cause grief to that the appearance of the dome would be others. The best plan would be to wait until immensely enhanced by the golden covering. I get my pay, when I will send the amount There cannot be the least doubt, that the hun. to you. you must put the matter in dreds of thousands of starving people in London, solicitor's hands, then wait until the houses would be able to withstand the pangs of hunger in Leong Yan Shan's (Ah Yon's) bankruptcy, with much greater fortitude, by looking at the use are sold by auction, and you can do so then," less waste of the $100,000 proposed. One glance He believed that Dr. Eitel's evidence would at the glittering dome would unquestionably shew that the libel was even more direct, the have all the soothing effect of a hearty meal. meaning of the words being that the complain

ant was actually a bankrupt. The only portion of the letter complained of, of course, was that part. That letter was shown by the master of the shop to several persons, and the report plainant would state, had caused him considera spread all over Hongkong, which, as the com ble inconvenience, and imperilled his credit. Mr. Francis reminded his Worship that if a prima facie case was made out he had no alter native but to commit the case for trial, as, although alterations had been made in the law relating to newspaper libel, in other libels no justification could be accepted by the Magistrate, who must leave the matter to be decided by a jury, without bearing the defence.

Tux Marchioness of Stafford, who was in Hong kong about a couple of years ago, if we remember what she saw during her travels. It is entitled aright. has just published a book describing "How I spent my Twentieth year," and is the ordinary girly-girly, globe-trotting "gush of which we have had so much during the past dozen years. The Marchioness visited Sydney and, of course, put up " at Government House, and amongst other interesting things she tells us that "Lord Carrington has a staff of very happy, very lazy, and very pleasant young gentlemen." There are other chunks of wisdom and choice specimens of keen observation, scattered up and down the nicely printed pages of this volume, but we prefer to leave them there,

We regret to note from an Australian contem- porary of the death of Mr. E. A. Glover, the mimic and comic singer, who will be well remembered by many Hongkong play-goers. Mr. Glover first came to this colony nearly ten years ago with Hudson's Surprise Party, and paid another visit in 1887 with "Silvo," the famous slack-wire performer. He was the hus- band of Marie Burion, the popular contralio vocalist, who made her debut in Hongkong with Elcia May's English Opera Company in 1876,

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plained that he had not been suppiled with a Mr. Webber objected to all that, and corn certified copy of the libel.

His Worship agreed with Mr. Francis that he had no jurisdiction and could only commit the case for trial unless complete privilege were

shewn.

Mr. Webber submitted that he had no charge to answer until the information was produced. It was absurd to talk of verbal informa-

ing

The complainant had come into Court that day with a totally different translation from that which was furnished at the previous hearing. He had come there pre- pared to meet that the complainant had been bankrupt three or four times, and there were

which would have to be recounted for. He had an answer to all that, but now quite another ren- dering had been sprung upon him-it was a matter of surprise to say that the let er accused Ah Yon of contemplated bankruptcy.

Mr. Webber declined, saying that he could bankrupt, which was perfectly true, but now it not. The letter said that Ab Yon had been

was said that he was going to be bankrupt.

Mr. Francis said that that was the complain ant's case, and asked for the defendant's com mittal for trial,

Mr. Francis said that Dr. Eitel's was the one the complainant relied upon.

His Worship did not see any difference,--both said Ab Yon was insolvent,

that he was entitled to a remand,

Mr. Webber insisted that it was different, and

His Worship thought a príma facie case had been made out, but granted a remand to enable the defence to call witnesses. Wednesday was the day fixed, at three o'clock.

CHINESE BRIGANDS,

སྐར་དབད་ A sensational story comes from Ningpo which with the paling days of brigandage in Italy and matches any of the thrilling adventures associated

Greece. It appears that there is in Ningpo a band of river pirates who make it a specialty of pouncing upon unwary native causes, and having carried them off to their boats, they compel their, prisoners to write to their relations for a heavy ransom within a certain period, failing which, after the first demand, an car is cut of "and sent to the 'beraved relation as a gentle reminder that money is wanted." If no notice is taken of this, the other ear and the nose of the victims are then sent, and if these fait to bring, the friends to terms, the victim dis appears from mortal view forever.

and made quite a stir amongst the gilded youth charges in respect to the houses in question wealthy Chinese named Chen, while at supper of the coterie round Li, who have built and are

of those antique times Poor Glover was a in his own line, but he fell on bad times capital fellow and an exceedingly clever artists when he last visited this colony, and but for the kindness of a personal friend of the writer's who arranged the company's passages to the Colonies, he would have been left on the beach, Death was caused by rapid consumption.

they are all favourable, with conditions. It is a good sign that steps bave already been taken to that have been received. The Viceroy of Hu carry out the recommendations in the reports

kuang, Yi Lu,'« Manchu believed to be opposed to the innovation, has been quietly shelved by nominal promotion to post in Manchuria, his predecessor there having been allowed to vacate Mr. Webber asked for a remand, to present his post on the ground of continued ill health, his case properly. If he had known what the and the Viceroy of the Tao Kuang has been libel was he might done many things-sent up to his post at Hankow, or officially apologised, or taken another line of defence., A Wuchang; and so determined seems the Throne copy of the official translator's version had been to be that time, shall not be wasted, that he is supplied to him, and then the prosecution had ordered to proceed direct, and dispense with the called expert evidence to give a different render usual formality of a preliminary visit to Peking, ing, and so straighten their case. A new case decided, saving to His Excellency's purse, had been "rushed upon him, and he required There is a general impression that the Viceroy time to consider the fresh evidence. Which of Chihli is at the bottom of this move, which translation-the interpreter's, or Dr. Eltel's has for him the faber advantage of providing a

past for his elder brother, Li Han-chang. was before the Court?

Hung-chang is undoubtedly strongly in favour of railways, and he is particularly anxious to Chang Chib-tung, whether really thinking the see the existing railway continued to Tungchow,

extension dangerous, or with the view of disarm ing opposition to his own scheme, has reported against the Tientsin-Tungchow line, for which Li, no doubt, does not thank him, and has suggested. a railway from a point some twelve miles south of Peking to Hankow. Of this Great Western Railway the Throne has approved, and Li bas proposed that the best thing would be to send Chang Chili-tung to Hankow to build. it, which has been done. Li knows perfectly well that the conditions proposed by Chang" are quite impracticable, and he has acted sagacinusly in sending Charg to Hankow to find this out for himself. The latter Viceroy estimates that the line will take eight years to build, and proposes to use iron from the Pingting. mines in Shanai; and if any such stipulation is to be made and adhered to, it is obvious that very much more than eight yews will be required for the completion of the bre Happily the Chinese, if conservative and slow in taking up new inventions, are thoroughly practical when they do take them up, and we need not be afraid that this slipulation will be adhered to. By sending Chang Chili-tung to Hankow, Peking has practically made him responsible for the line. being built, and he will, of course, have to take About the middle of last month, a certain. counsel with Li, and get his assistance and that

with his son and nephew, was suddenly visited managing the Tientsin-Kaiping railway. In the by a dozen of these marauders, who, afterransack end, the same course will be followed as in the ing and pocketing every thing of value they could Nesth. The Chinese, Chang himself, or whoever lay their hands on, carried off Chen and his son he may delegate, will keep the nominal superin- and nephew with them. Two days afterwards, a tendence of the work, but he will have to employ leiter in the handwriting of Chea appeared, the foreign engineers, for he can do more wait to bearer of which assumed the most perfect sang train a Chinese staff than to erect foundries and" froid as he handed the missive to Chên' rolling mills and engine works, and he will have younger brother, to whom the letter was to import his plant." For the supply of this there details of their treatment by the pirates on board addressed. After giving the most harrowing are sure to be plenty of competitors, and we may ser Hankow or Wacheng becoming such a nest of the boat they were confined in, the letter can syndicates and would-be contractors as Tientsia cluded with the statement that unless two

is, but in the end the supply, of material will no thousand taels were forthcoming on a certain ultimately be obtained at a price that will doubt be put up to competitive tender, and will. as a ransom, their facial adornments would be leave very little profit to the contractor, How were in any way subjected to ill treatment, the money is to be provided for this trunk line at stake, and that if the bearer of the missive,

their own lives would have to

are not yet sold, pay, the

Our southern cun- penalty: Young Chên being forced se- temporary tells us that "a big loan or. quiesce, accordingly promised that on the series of loans will be negotiated, either day mentioned in the letter, he would have requested alio that the wonky brigands would of wealthy Chinese have promised, to subscribe the ransom of two thousand theis ready, have decor fadirectly, with foreigner. It bat it is reported that six syndicates came to Ningpo and take delivery of the money, ten million taels each, but knowing how chary This was agreed to, but in the meanwhile, young of coming forward with peruniary support for arrest the men who came for the money. On the inclined to doubt the accuracy of this report." Chên arranged with the police authorities to any government scheme the Chinese are, weare day appointed for the payment of the ransom. It is safe to say that our contemporary's doubt is and the expected release of the captives, two well-founded. It is possible that Chinese pirates duly made appearance, and on being would subscribe readily to a railway scheme By Mr. Webber:-The capital of my shop is

made acquainted with the state of affairs, merely started by foreigners, but that wealthy Chinese been only in rice, He has owed me about and plainly intimated that if any harm befell them, be disbursed by their own officials is hardly $4.000. My dealings with the complainant have smiled at the audacity of their would-be captor, would hand sixty millions of their isele over to $500 for a month, and has paid me several he had seen the last of his elder brother, his probable. Peking has a not unreasonable fear hundreds. He did owe me several thousands, nephew, and his son. This being a powerful of putting itself in the power of foreigners by THE Shih Pao of the 17th ulto. has the Defendant awes me over $300. He has only argument for the pirates' side of the question, the borrowing a large sum, and the would-be innders, following The Russians are now constructing dealt with me this year. I wrote, requesting entire family of Chêne went down on their knees who are numerous enough,,have to find some wo railways reaching to the very borders of payment, several times. I did not write to the to the police who had arrested the men, and means by which the money may be provided China, one from the shores of the Caspian Sea complainant, asking for money, after I get the implored them to allow the pirates to go in without the Government's losing face' over lung-chiang (Amoor river) While China is if he was going into bankruptcy, before he first refused by the police, but after much per and the lender wants to lend, as in this cast, dilly dallying about the building of railways, bought any more. He purchased a bundred suasion in which, of course, #sycee" formed a modus operandi will doubtless be found, but the Russian lines will be completed, and dollars worth, for which he paid cash. It was powerful inducement, the pirates were it is more likely to be by a series of loans Russia will be able to transport her armies the first time he had paid at the time. I would allowed to go unmolested, with the money. which will not strike the imagination 100 forel- and military supplies with increased facilities, not have given him credit. He is a friend of Before taking their departure, however, bly, than by one big loan. On the whole, the and will be upon the borders of Chind ere mine but we have never been in partnership they showed an amount of shrewdness which indications point distinctly tona early commence- she is aware "of" it, It bebores China to

as coolic-brokers. I do not know that he has would have done credit to a Chinese diplomatist, ment of a trunk line, though its construction, been bankrupt several times, or that he has by insisting on young Chen proceeding to the we imagine, will be gradual. Though we say awake to an adequate sense of her peril and

*carly, we should be agreably surprised if the prepare herself for the defence of her most adopted several affares to trade under, and then Yamen, and withdrawing his report of the occur Important territones. When raliways are built gone into bankruptcy. I do not know that he is rence. Six hours after the pirates had gene, old commencement were made this year, and cir- connecting important strategic points, China now considerably indebted to the defendant, Chen and his two companions in misfortune

cumstances might occur in the coming winter will be able to preserve her territory from internal upon a certificate given by the architects, or arrived safely at Ningpo, when, our informant to throw the whole scheme back again. It is located, the outlying territories will be brought so. I do not know that his Chinese nickname in the hopes of the Chens, at the return of the and external perils. With rallways properly that be promised to pay people and did not do tells us, there was great rejoicing and gladness unfortunate that the leading spirita in the scheme are all men well on in years, who are naturally- inte immediate connection with the interior as "Fat fung yan"--or "Leper," meaning that captives. “

even where' favourable to railways-disinclined provinces, and effectual defence will become he is a man whom nobody wants to have any

to take many dew responsibilities on themselves; possible. Besides, it is only by constructing thing to do with. I have known him about ten

and the anti-rallway men may have weapons in railways that the peace of Asia can be preserved, years. I have never had any coal transactions

reserve, when the time comes for actually com -and the encroaching tendencies of China's with him. I do not live with him, nor do we

mencing the Great Western Road. We hope enemies can be checked, Should China con-

for the best, however, and the cause has one tlaus to manifest to the world her inherent weak

comparatively young supporter in the Marquis ness, and will take no stops for the strengthening

is undoubtedly very strong, and is likely to grow Tiêng, whose influence, though quietly exerted, of herself, the time is not far distant, when her anemies will be busy despoling her of her

stronger.-N. C. Daily News, territory.

A BIG haul of opium was made last night by the police. In pector Bremner out in ag near Singecutters' Island, about."' midnight, on a special look-out, and spied two sam pane gliding quietly, along without any lights, towin's the mainland. On seeing the police boat the sympans turned back towards Hong-

kong, and the zig pursued. The first was 8000 and a European constable jumped on

of man to prevent, and for which we cannot be heaved gently, the handsome head and face up-rea. The gig. them went on to the seond

responsible.

Hongkong, 3rd September, 1889.

WATSON'S.

ATENT DESSICATING

PATENT

OR

DRYING BOTTLES.

lifted, the rich, ruby lips puckered kistably, and a salt, sweet, silvery trill shot forth, at once electrifying the audience, and suggesting the presence of an impossible cultured canary. We missed a treat by being absent from this show.

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE aniusement and recrea- tion for the parish, the deacons of a Baptist church. We beg to call ispecial attention to our New at Wolverhamptch lately built an annexe to the chapel, in which is a billiard-room, a smoking room and a bar for the sale of non-intoxi- cating liquor. The whole affair is controlled by the church officers, and is well patronized and! popular among the people. But the religious press denounce it biterly, and think the general adoption of such an innovation would be a calamity.

PATENT DRYING LOTILES which have been specially designed and manufactured for us, By the use of these Baules, CIGARS, SEEDS, and GOODS of nil kinds, which are susceptible to the destroying influences of moisture can be kept in good and perfect condition.

Whenever or wherever the atmosphere is sur-

THR 400th anniversary of the discovery of charged with moisture these Bottles will be America by Columbus, which, in the language of the programme, culminates on October 12th,

and an “accessit " of £600, which will be

found invaluable.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1889.

His Worship said that Mr. Webber should have every facility for meeting the case, but he must hear the case for the complainant,

Mr. Webber repiled that he was prepared with could not cross-examine that day on the new an answer for the libel as first alleged, but he rend ring. He objected to the case proceeding

it was informal and irregular,

His Worship noted the objection and

am the master of the Teng Chan rice shop Leung Sing Heng was then called. He said: in Wing Lok Street. I have no partners. I know the defendant; he is a contractor. I have boat, and overhauled her. In the first sampan supplied him with rice, for which he has owed were three men and as many women, and in a me something over three hundred dollars for lot of mat-bags were 414 balls of Patna opiuat and too of Milwa. In the second were three payment. I received a latter from him on the a long time. I have repentedly asked him for men, in change of 207 balls of Malwa foth August. It is in his handwriting. The ned 160 of Patna opium, so that alto- gether 780 balls were seined,

accountant also saw it. Leung Yan Shan is thing like 36.ro worth.. No owner appeared. letter that he was going into hankruptcy. I mentioned in the letter. I understood from the and Mr. Wodehouse fined three of the men mentioned the rumour to my friends, and made the maximum penalty, too, or six months. inquiries. He came to see me abrut a week The sampan people were fined $50 each. Sub-afterwards, and I shewed, him the letter. and stated that he hid a complete explanation sequently Mr. Webber applied for a re-hearing to offer. The case was therefore remanded until the roth inst.

or some.

We

1892, is to be celebrated by a prize oven to Kaney, and the other from the Urals to Hti-letter. He came to buy rice, and 1 asked for cash, peace, and thus save three livel. This was at it. When the borrower wants to borrow,

under the auspices of the "Royal Academy of [s History of Madrid, for the beat original work an the wide subject of the discovery of the New World. The competition will be international, As the language used may be Spanish, Portuguese,

The Celozr*ph

he Hougheng Gelog English, German, French, or Italian.

HONGRIND FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1989.

TELEGRAMS.

THE DOCK LABORERS' STRIKE.

LONDON, 4th September.

The Dock Committee has refused to give way, and shipowners are employing their own labourers.

The strike has extended to the labourers in the Liverpool Docks.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tw⚫NTY-SIX cases, involving over $15,000, were before the Summary Court to-day, None were interesting.

SMART ATTORNEY-You say the evening wore on. What did it wear on that particular occasion Witness-The close of day, I presume

MEBARS. Russell & Co.- inform us that the E. for this port on the 1st inst., and may be expected and A. S. S. Co.'s steamer Guthrie left Sydney to arrive on the 18th.

It is said that no such storm of public feeling has been known in England, for a century past, as that which the recent demand for the royal marriage grants provoked.

A REGULAR meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the 11th instant; at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited,

ABOUT five o'clock this morning a coal-coolle on the steamer Phra Chom Klao had the nerve to cut the stays of the fore top-mast adrift, with a view to annexing the same. Forty dollars, damage.. Six months' gaol.

It will doubtless interest many of our lady readers to learn on the authority of a fair writer, on the fashions that Queen Victoria's waist-band is Sour inches longer than her skirt. Such belog the case it is a very simple calculation to make out that Her Gracious Majesty is a trifle broader than bes full length.

ON view at Mesara, Sotheby's (London) is the cony of Tennyson's "Dedication to the Queen." At the end is appended a note to the publisher; "My dear Moxon,-I send you the three last stanzas of the Dedication, Ought not all the 'yous' and the 'yours, and the hers' to be in capitals -A Tennyson." Queen with a big "Q" and "God" with a small "g" in fact. Tennyann has greatly changed since he wrote

The grand old Gardener and his wife

Smalls at our claims to long desomit,

A SUM of 4.000.000 francs wat allowed to the high State functionaries of France by the Depotles, for the purpose of enabling them to di-pense hospitality to visitors, of rank during the Paris Exhibition. Of this amount $100,000 is given to President Carnot, while other digal. aries receive from $20,000 to $50,000 cash to supplement their large official allowances, The generosity of the Legislature has even been extended to the officers of the army, and all who

THE AH YON LIBEL CASE.

At the Police Court this afternoon the action

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FORMOSA...

the same with the shore, has been placed in position, and was swung for the first time ther Whether the ridge will stand the weight of the other day, when it appeared to work fairly well.

(FROM OUR CORRISPONDENT.) cbow" together. I am sure, we never connived at emigrating coolles, or were mixed up in a

Tamsul, August 28th, 1889. transaction about coal to which there was pleted and the iron swing-bridge, which connects

The Twatutia Railway bridge is about com doubtful title. I have never been in gaol, nor charged with shy offence. I have three names -Leung Noi, Leung Sal Min, and Leung Sing Hong., Leung Noi is my business name. Com- plainant did not lead me, any money when I started business. I have never been to his engine and carriages running over it remains to V. Tapi AmegreKRAVARTEDIMEN house, because it would be improper. It is not be seen, though it is the unanimous opinión of a fact that I am his foki, and that he is my of their making-that the vibration made by the experts we trust, not because it is not and issued a writ for $500 odd against the com-

employer. I did not know that the defendant

CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.

THE ABSENCE OF ALTRUIEM,

tioned to the writer that he had been subjected An officer on a British man-of-war once men.

pay increased by the anormous addition of one | Yan Shan, against Luk Pak Shan, for libel, was plainant, before be wrote that letter. I was in #hift in their bed of sand. So far we have not, a commanding oficer, wha obliged him to sleep

paralleled generosity a scene of wild dissipation franc a day. Upon the strength of this un. has been commenced.

THE owner and crew of licensed cargo boat No. S. 149 H., toed the fine at the Harbour Office

instructed by Mr. Willdason, prosecuted, and heard by Mr. Robinson. Mr. Francia, Q C

Mr. Webber defended.

Mr. Francis, in opening the case, said that the complainant was a contractor and ship-charterer, art of a business in Hongkong, under the 'nam: 'ol Ab You.

Mr, Webber asked for a copy of the sworn plied with one, and that on asking the first information, stating that he had not been sup. clerk, Mr. Arthur, he was ordered out of the office.

His Worship asid that there was no informa.

His Worship refused, but noted Mr. Webber's objection to the case going on.

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Capt. A. Vere of the British barque Omiga, of this morning to answer a charge, preferred by having thrown ballast into the harbour. Capt. yesterday evening and proceeding on board Vere caught the culprits in the set at & o'clock

the cargo boat, valiantly captured the owner and bore him in triumph on board the Omega and then signalled for the police. Two Previous convictions having been proved against tion.

best for similar offences, Capt. Rumiey fined Mr. Webber asked his Worship to note that each man $5 or in default, a fortnight's impoint Prisonment with hard labour, This is a very satisfactory, and we quite agree that strong measures must be taken to put a stop to the custom of polluting the barbour with" sil

Mr. Webber contended that no summons sorts of rubbish, but the nuisance must be could be granted without an information being suppressed without any infraction of the law of om, and that the summons was further losul the colony, or any infringement on the liberty oflent, as it did not set forth the exact words of the subject. authority to arrest the owner of the cargo bost,

Coptala Vere had no right or the libel. and forcibly convey him on board the Omega in fact, by so doing he committed an assault for which, if he had been charged, the Stipendiary must have convicted him. In future, shipman libel. UN ZENUNG and officers of ships will be whe tot ence signal for the police when they see the Harbour regulations contravened, instead of trying the very dangerous experiment of taking the law

Into their own hands"

His Worship overrated the objections, on the ground that a verbal information was sufficient, and that the case had been already adjourned that the defendant might learn the nature of the Mr. Francis proceeded to state that the defesant was a contractor, and was engaged in building seral houses for the compisleant, who bad' paid him sexorgi sums in advance of the money duo,

the Supreme Court this morning, but I did not bear that the case was fized for next Wednes day. I went to Court to summon a man. It is not a fact that Ah Yon frequently gets me to summon his debtors, because he is unpopular in Court. Ah Yon introduced the defendant to me, bat did pot tell me to supply him with rice. I do not think we all three ever met at dinner; we that he ought to buy bis rice at the Tong may have. Ah Yon did not then tell the defendant

Chang shop, because it was his (Ah Yon's) My capital made by saving, and having some money left me. I was not a conlie-broker for Ah Yon ti when he was shipping emigrants to the Straits in a very peculiar way" before I started this shop. I did not make any profit last year,

Re-examined When I said that the com- plainant bad owed me several thousand dollars for cash, as I bad heard be was going into I meant altogether. When 1. asked Ab Yon bankruptcy, he denied the rumour. Then I shewed him defendant's letter.

Dr. Eitel said am head of the Education Department, and am a sworn interpreter In Hakka and Pant. I have studied Chinese for twenty-seven years, and am tolerably acquainted with written character. The translation put in, certified by the Court translator, is fairly correct. "If the case mal beanslated as follows

handed over to attorneys, iben Leung Yan Shan, who has filed a peti tion in bankruptcy, will take the shops and sell them by suction. Literally declaring poverty is writtes fording petition. It is

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been visited by a typhoon, so it is impossible to on a dining table, on account of there being no say what effect that right have on it. At the available cabin or berth. To an inquiry as to moment the bridge stands there intact and looks the length to which a superior would be able to very much as if it meant obstinately to continue in carry, such persecutions, the officer replied cora that position. The space between the shore and prehensively, Well, a nasty man can make it the wooden structure which is covered by the busty for you anywhere in endeavouring to swing-bridge, belag under 40 feet, I shall be study the complex details of Chinese life, we surprised if no serious accidents happen later on have often been reminded of the observation of

times it will be next to an impossibility for, to put great advantages within the reach of one at this space is hardly enough for a junk this British subject to pass comfortably through, and in fresket. The constitution of Chiness society

a junk or large cargo-boat to shoot this opening whom the classical English authors used to call without serious risk both to life, and to these bold bad man? This is a compendious des craft. That the good people of Banca submit cription of the Chinese bully, a character of capital side of the bridge, thereby causing considerable with whom it is impossible to comprehend the quietly to their junks having to stop at the Hobel importance in China, without an acquaintance. loss and stoppage to their trade, is a still further workings of Chinese social life. The Chinese pussie, and only goes to prove with what power bully in found in the city and in the country. He is Governor Lin Ming Chuan holds sway here, as some times rich, and at other times he is poor. had that bridge been in course of erection twenty Sometimes be cannot read, and sometimes he is very soon have been razed to the ground; as it is strange to say, "he" is a woman. But in all year ago, I am inclined to think that it would a graduate of one of more degrees. Sometimes,

its presence, but they go no further than words. the natives grumble and use bad language at cases, he unites certain essential qualities in more or less complete proportions, and accord- It is too early yel to give any of the ing to the extent to which these qualities are be hoped that the untiring energies of Mra

Syndicate" movements, but it is rincerely to developed, will be his success as a bully, He Cass will be rewarded, and that the affair will be carried through, as it will be a pleasure to think that it fe not to be in the hands of some foreign nobleman of high degres, yet neers,

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