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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

ACTING under telegraphic instructions from Batavia, the Singapore detectives the other week arrested a Frenchman named Ottaves Jourdin, late of Bila, east coast of Sumatra, on a warrant aileging against him a charge of culpable homi-

cide.

News has been received in Shanghai from Tientsin that the course of the Yellow River at its mouth bas shifted, and that junks which were sent with materials for mending the embank- ments are now high and dry, two miles from the recent channel of the river.

THE quantity of tea that arrived in Yokohama during the period from the commencement of the season to the 15th July was 17,045,000 kin (one in 13 lb) and 15.875,500 kin were sold: to foreign firms at the port. During the first half of july 1,770,000 kis arrived, 1,794,000 kin being sold to foreign firms.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 1890..

THE Hyogo Morus of July 28th hai thế allowing There have been several rumours during the past week of a shark from 11:10 12 et in longib having been seen in barbour, and its presence, has been vouched for by several witnesses, one of whom stated he had seen it If Wada Point. On the night of the 24th a fish torpedo 12 feet in length was drawn up in a Astermen's 'net three ri off the Point. The weapon is said to be of foreign manufacture.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Bifore Mr. A. G. Wise, Acting Pulsne Judge.)

August 5th, 1890.

A QUESTION OF CUSTOM.

Leung Ayon, ship charterer and compradore, REFERRING to the cholera epidemic in Nagasaki, sued Messrs, Hewelt and Co., agents of the the Rising Sun of the 30'h ulto. remarks: Northern Assurance Company, for $1,000, the With regard to the prevailing sickness in the value of certain fixtures which were destroyed by a fire at 72 and 74 Bonbam Strand in May last. native town, we are exceedingly glad to be able to report that it is still gradually decreasing, not-Mr. Robinson (instructed by Messrs. Chidwell only in the number of cases, but in the propor- and Wilkinson) appeared for the plaintiff, and tionate number of deaths. In the small villages Mr. Gedge (from the office of Messrs Johnson, on the sea shore, running from Cape Nomo to Stokes and Master) defended,

· គ Fukuda Bluff however, there have been increased number of cases, over eighty of which have been traced to the eating of bad shark flesh brought from Amakusa and retailed in that vicinity. Of that number more than half the cases proved fatal.

ALFRED S. DYER, the social purity crack who spends his time in raving about opium divas, brothels and the "British India Government in alllance with hell," writes to a London contem porary as follows:-"The Viceroy Li spoke in strong and emphatic terms to me of the moral and material evils of opium smoking. He said the Central Government were most sincere in their antagonism to the oplum trade, and if the foreign import were prohibited, they would at once turn their efforts effectually to put down the home growth. But, be asked, would not the demand for a prohibition treaty with Great Britain, bring on a third opium war "We are reluctant to do so, but we cannot refrain from telling Dyer plainly that he is an infamone liar, and an impertinent and vicious scandal-monger. Li Hung-chang is far too astute a statesman to elther give away his policy or confide State secrets to a fanatic of the Dyer type. Neither is he at all likely to have made the slightest reference to the possibility of a third oplum war

with Great Britain." This sort of rot may go down with Exeter Hall numskulis, but it only amuses those who know anything about the matter. Dyer and his precious paper the Sentinel ́are well matched—a pretty pair of social purity

Mr. Robinson said that in May last the defendants admitted, by letter, the plaintiff's claim for fixtures. He (Mr. Robinson) admitted that by English law there was no claim, as the old English law was all in favour of the land lords; but if be submitted conclusive evidence of custom among the Chinese in this Colony respecting fixtures, whereby they clearly belonged to the person who pat them up, he contended that custom should be adhered to. If he failed to establish the custom in evidence and his lordship was willing to abide only upon the strictly legal bearings of the case he (Mr, Robinson) could only add that he hoped an English company of the standing of the Northern Assurance Company would not take advantage of a mere technical point in their favour, when they had vistually admitted the justice of the claim in their letter of May last, and then merely desired the plaintiff to swear an affidavit upon the subject, which he had done in due Plaintiff was then called and said that he had put the fixtures in the said houses. It was the custom amongst Chinese, to, regard fixtures put in houses by tenants as the property of the tenants, which they could, upon leaving a house, sell to incoming tenants. Witness received the letter produced from the Northern Assurance Company last May through his solicitor, Bir.

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Ching San Wo, a merchant, was then called and corroborated the evidence of the last witness:

A SOLDIER CHARGED WITH

MANSLAUGHTER.

Alexander Leslic, private of the Argyll and. Sutherland Highlanders, was charged before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court yesterday (5th inst) with wilfully and maliciously causing the death of Wong Acho, a punkah coolie, an the 31st ultimo. Mr. Wilkinson, of Messrs. Caldwell and Wilkinson, appeared for the defence and asked for a remand, which his Worship refused.,

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Michael Thomas Yarr was then called and said: I am a surgeon of the Army Medical Staff On the 31st July, about 11.30 p.m., I was in my house whenthe ward-master of the casualty Ward called me to see a Chinaman who complained of a severe pain in the left side of his body. I went at once. He was in a collapsed condition when I saw him, but recovered considerably when brandy was given to him. I ordered a chair and sent the deceased to the Hospital. By some mistake ho was taken back to the casualty ward again, and laid there till the to the Civil Hospital. The casualty ward is in morning, when he was removed by the Police my charge. The coolie appeared to be suffering from internal injuries, probably connected with Dr. Atkinson said-I am Superintendent of the spleen...... Government Civil Hospital: On the tst instant the deceased was admitted to the hospital about .30 am. When admitted the deceased was is. a state of collapse, his pulse being almost im percepilble. He complained of a pain in the left side. On examination.I found a bruise on the skin on the left side and there was evidently a good deal of internal hemorrhage going on, because the mucous membrane of the lips no avail, and he and eyes was blanched. Remedies were ad- ministered but they were died at 3.20 p.m. the same day. I was present at the post mortem examination, which took place at 5 pm. the following day, the and instant. The examination was made by Dr. Marques. The body was that of a Chinese male adult about 40 years of age. The abdomen was full of blood. The cause of the hemorrhage was a rupture of the spleen. The cause of death was hemorrhage from the spleen. The body was in a good and healthy condition otherwise. The spleen formerly, I should say, appeared to normal. The rupture must have been caused by be in a healthy condition. It was no larger than some heavy instrument, but there, was nothing visible outwardly except the bruise, A violent kick or blow with a boot might produce that effect. judge that by there being hemorrhage in the muscle beneath the bruise on the skin. Under ordinary circumstances I should say the de- ceased might bave lived to a good age. All the organs of the body were sound except the left lung, where I could detect that the deceased bad. suffered from pleurisy, from which he had recovered. I cannot say whether the bruise was the result of one or more kicks or blows. I cannot say from the appearance that a blow from a bout, providing it was a heavy one, would Li Afoo said-I am a punkah coolic employed COMMENTING upon the report of the London Mission on their hospital work in 1889 the V.

at the Military hospital. On the 1st inst. about to p.m. I was pulling the punkah for the patients C. Daily News says:-It is satisfactory to learn

of the hospital, who were on the second floor. that there has lately been a marked change in

I was seated in the passage. The deceased was the attitude of Chinese patients towards amputa-

asleep in the same passage, about three feet from tion, for many have been willing to place them-

He was lying on the floor. There was no selves unreservedly in the foreign doctor's hands,

one else in the passage and no light. I saw a and several major operations having been sub mitted to and carried out successfully. One of the

soldier going along the passage. He was coming most interesting cases was that of a soldier whose

from a side way, but I cannot say whence. As right hand had been blown to pieces by a cannon

deceased was and called out to him "Get up, get on the Emperor's yacht at the summer palace.

he was going along he came to the place where the The man, after consultation with his friends,

up. I turned round and looked, and at the same time I saw the soldier give the deceased a kick, consented to neputation of the forearm, but

Mr. Wilkinson said that the claim was for the

The deceased got up and cried out with pain. fortunately for him 'the surgical skill of the

balance of an account for the building of brick- operators not only rendered this unnecessary,

kilns at Deep Water Bay, and for extra work A number of soldiers got up at once, but they succeeded in saving one finger and a fraction, so that the man could draw a bow, and done. The contract was entered into in Sep. When the deceased cried out the soldier lifted thus continue to earn his livelihood. Minor tember 1887, $1,950 being the amount fixed up his hand to strike him, but the other amputations were of frequent occurrence, and for erecting the kilns and removing 3 bunga-soldiers prevented him from doing so. Various allowances were made for The soldier was afterwards taken away and the one case reported is that of a cook who inten-low.

recognise the soldier who kicked the deceased, tionally chopped off four of his fingers for the work not detailed, in the contract, but only rest of the soldiers went to bed. I cannot but it was the same mai whom the other soldiers absurdest of reasons. He was quarrelling with $1.500 paid, Icaving a balance of $900.35.

Flaintiff stated that he made the contract with took away. The soldier never left the passage another man, and deliberately mutilated himself

until he was arrested. I cannot say if the soldier in order to impress the other disputant with his Mr. T. Orange, to build a chimney, and two

was drunk or sober. The deceased when kicked courageous bearing and Indifference to pain kilns and to remove a bungalow. He began and injury. The doctor who records the case the work the following month, and go was

great pain. There were five or six soldiers who says with grim humour that it took him some allowed for excavating the foundations. $237 called out "Oh" and made signs of suffering little time to understand why the man in the were also allowed for putting in a concrete

came out. The prisoner had not to pass me before be got to the deceased and after he kicked the quarrel above referred to elected to cut off his foundation, and $11 for getting red earth from own fingers in preference to those of his oppo- Hongkong, to make mortar. The work was

was going and then passed me. He took no notice nent. Another curious lastance of self-inflicted finished early the following year, and $1,500 deceased be went on in the same direction as he Injury recorded is that of a youth who had, were paid on account. When be applied to Mr. removed a portion of flesh from the calf of Coughtric for the balance that gentleman told of me. He went on some distance after passing crying all the time and the soldier turned bis leg, about the size of a crown piece, with him that the Company had no money, and asked me and turned a corner. The deceased was which to make soup for his sick father. The him to take it out in bricks."

Cross-examined Mr. Walker wrote at the back and passed me again. He went up to the deceased and lifted up his hand to wanted to. result was disastrous for the son, and what was

strike him. The deceased at the time was more unfortunate, the human broth did not same time complaining that the work was not succeed in saving the life of the father. In one satisfactory. There was no clause in the standing up,, with his hands on his left side. contract that witness should pay $5 a day if the

He stood on the spot where he had been Instance hypnotism was resorted to in the case

kiins were not finished within a month. The of man who believed himself possessed by a

previously lying. The passage I speak of is the verandab, and faces Queen's Road. At one sanke, and who suffered severely in health kilns fell down afterwards, through having been

end of the verandah there is a staircase.. I sat ön through this delusion. The treatment seems to built according to the orders of the defendant's

representative.

the verandah to pull the punkah, my face have been effective.

being towards the walls of the rooms and my back facing towards the west. I sat side- ways, pulling the punkah from east to west. I was at the west end of the building. at my back, but they were some distance away.

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Mr. Roblason was about to call other wit- nesses to prove custom, when

His lordship said that the production of any number of Chiness witnesses would hate no effect on his judgment, as he must go by the law and not by Chinese custom. He would give judgment for defendants with costs, as it was not usual to decide cases by custom only.

August. 6th.

A CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM. Ling Akow, contractor, sued the Hongkong Brick and Cement Company for $900.35, for labor and materials-Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hastings defended.

Plaintiff's foreman gave corroborative evidence. Mr. Hastings, for the defence, said that the Company never took over the kilns, on account of their defective construction, but claimed penalty of $5 a day.

be sufficient,

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shortly after nine o'clock, but they will soon go back to their old hours unless the Haien Another keeps a vigilant eye upon them. class of people also feel the power of the magistrate's influence. There are a good many people in the streets who have no home and no property, are generally worthless, and who tre cheap jacks and peddlers who deceive the engage in business on their own account. They innocent by palming off upon them all kinds of useless and unsound articles as genuine. The official took several such, to the yamên and bam- booed them. It would be a good thing if the oCicials of China would turn their attention to another class of "professional men" who invade every place and hinder legitimate trade-the beggars, who are a nuisance to everybody, Shopkeepers and traders are afraid of them and ire powerless to help themselves. The beggars levy blackmail upon the whole street, and all submit to the tax. Were the tradespeople to

BANGKOK.

aird July, 1890.; We hear that Mr. Iwy retumed, from Raheng

kay that he has some rubies, but it is hard to and his ruby mine on July 19th. Some people tell just where he got them. We have not seen either Mr. Iwy or the stones, so cannot say anything authentic about them. The color of the rubies is dark to us.

deceased, was lying down on the verandah almost impossible that it could have exploded asleep and had a coat on. His head was without having been previously fired, because towards the harbour and his feet towards Queen's there was a roughened needle imbedded in road. He was not cross-ways on the verandah lead which acted as a pellet inside the missile, He was lying length ways. I saw the prisoner The end of the needle was not entirely encased was wearing boots. It is quite true that the in lead, the end of it rested against the base of prisoner came from, the Queen's Road end, the plag During the flight of the shell the lead kicked the deceased and then turned the comer was forced back against the base of the needle, at the harbour side end of the verand th. I leaving the point exposed. The whole was have been two years in Hongkong know then thrown forward and the needie's point very little English. I heard the prisoner would pierce a thin disc of brass, and enter the say to decensed "get up! get up! I have tonting composition. The roughened eedle. often heard that expression before. There was about half an inch in length and Incased were no lamps on the verandah. I can read the in a small quantity of lead, the object of the lock. When the prisoner went away, he did lead being to protect the needle and to act not stop. five minutes. It is a confusing,as a pellet. There were nearly 2 lbs of caso I can't say exactly how long the powder in a cartridge. It was his opinion that soldier was sway round the corner, before he ho blow would be sufficiently powerful to explode came back. It is impossible for me to say the shell unless the detonator was first set in exactly how many minutes it was, for the people notion-mere single concussion would not be were aroused and. there was a good deal of sufficient. Possibly the jarring caused by a confusion. I am perfectly positive that he was succession of heavy blows night shake theneedle combine together and act in harmony they not away five minutes. The prisoner's hand those and cause it to go off. Witness, however,might rid themselves of this nuisance.-N. C: was wagging from side to side. I noticed it would not say it could be so, as he thought it | Daily News.

He had been, informed by officers competent to, form an opinion, that it particularly. The deceased Jumped up and very doubtful. The prisoner was going towards the latrine was practically impossible for a shell to cried out before the prisoner passed me. when he went round the corner of the verandah.; explode owing to mere concussion. For these I did not look to see if there were any other reasons he believed that the shell in question soldiers at the harbour end of the verandah and must have been previously fired off. He did did not tam round the other way at all. The not think it could have ricocheted on to the prisoner threatened the deceased with his fist island for had that been so it would have when he returned after going round the torier.exploded as soon as it struck the shore; but it I continued pulling the punkab after the assault. might have fluttered along the top of the I saw the prisoner coming back round the corner the water and fallen lightly on the sand. The towards the deceased and his head, wat wagging 6ib. Hotchkiss shells carried up to 4 or 5,000 as before. The prisoner was wearing singlet yards. His men had been firing at Belcher's it fitted close to his body. If prisoner had been about 1,300 yards to the south of Stone-cutter's and trousers.. I feel sure it was a singlet because fort lately. From Belcher's Bay his men ained placed among about 200 men, soldiers, I could not island. Witness thought it quite impossible for there were four or five other soldiers at the other 1,200 to 1,300 yards. The Royal Artillery had only have picked him out. When the prisoner returned the shell to have ricocheted such a distance as end of the verandah. I am sure the prisoner had been in possession of 61b. shells since October, boots on when he came back, at least when he 1889. Prior to witness's arrival, in February, passed me he certainly had boots on. Alter officers had been conducting practice from not fall down. After receiving the kick the His Worship then said he would like to know deceased arose subsequent to the assault he did Belcher's in all probability. deceased went elsewhere to sleep. Between the the result of the special examination of the time of the assault and the appearance of the registers of stores at Stone-cutter's Island; mean- other soldiers the deceased had gone elsewhere while he would adjourn the inquiry until Satur to lie down. I was seated about five feet from day, when the Master Gunner could appear. the wall and behind me and contiguous to my back there were the verandah railings. TONGSHAN NOTES. I think the verandah is about five feet wide, but a do not know exactly. I did not say that their niny was, in fact, leaning against the railings. prisoner passed behind me. The deceased was Shan," in this connection, should be taken in tying against the railings on my tight-hand side the sense of hill rather than mountain, and that with his head towards me. I jumped up to

of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co. are pass after he had assaulted the deceased. situated near the base of these hills, and some raise the string so that the prisoner could very large or bigh que. The mining works Witness, on being tested as to the length of of the coal is taken from under them. New time prisoner was absent away, indicated that it mines are being opened farther to the east, to

which point the railroad has been extended.

Last Sunday night and Monday a heavy wind and rain storm visited this place, which tested the quality of roofs severely.

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Sergt. Clarke, of the Medical Staff Corps, said that on the night in question, when he went the rounds, he found two of the three sentries asleep. Thinking he detected the smell of liquor he went: down to the guard-room, and obtained a file of men. They searched the ward and found the prisoner, who was the third sentry, asleep on a bed. He was drunk, and witness sent him to the guard-room. Alle wards he saw the coolie who had been kicked, and asked if he knew who bad kicked him. He replied that he could not tell, as he was asleep at the time Witness sent him to Hospital.

Cross-examined-Prisoner was too drunk to be able to find his shoes when witness aroused him, and he also fell down. On a previous verandah, witness believed. Deceased walked occasion prisoner was injured, by falling over al from the Barracks to Blue Buildings he seemed quite able to walk. Dr. Yarr examined him, and ordered him to be sent to the Chinese hospital. He got into a ricksha, and weat off by himself. Early next morning, witness saw him sitting on the step of the Casualty Ward, Wellington Barracks. Heseemed to be in pain, but pretty lively. Witness did not know how ness sent out for a policenian to take him away, he got in, but the sentry ought to know. Wit as he was disturbing the patients. Ultimately some time before nine o'clock-witness reported the inatter to Inspector Swanston, who sent a futong. Deceased had then been put on a an ambulance was sent for, as the man was recling chair, and by Dr. Yarr's orders too far gone to walk,

Private Hudson I was on sentry with the was on goard in the Lunatic Ward. About 10.30 prisoner on the night in question. The prisoner

verandab. I went out he said to me I'm going to the tear, a row on the and about two minutes later, I heard to see what it was, and saw a China- man kneeling on the ground, moaning. I learned that someone had assaulted him. The prisoner was then standing on the verandah, and at my suggestion went to his bed. He was only away two minutes.

The enquiry was then adjourned until Friday

afternoon.

THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT STONE-CUTTER'S ISLAND,

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The various grains are looking well, and give promise of a good autume crap. The more advanced suffered considerably from the force of the wind, but from this they will recover Considerable indigo and opium are raised about here. Trees are scattered about the country enough to break the monotony of the plain. and add picturesqueness to the village scenery. The fields are also covered with growing grain, and altogether the scene which greets the eye is attractive and restful to the weary office worker. -Chinese Times.

FOOCHOW.

and August, 1890. The losses incurred by teamen bave indeed been very disastrous; in fact, we are told they compare with those of last season. The owner of only 2.000 half-chests has lost on its sale fully $9,000 111

Whilst taking our customary stroll around Bangkok in quest of news on Sunday last we

the first of which contained His Majesty the suddenly came across three private carriages, King, in mufi, and the other two, some of Siam's His Majesty, was most prominent Princes.

ostentatious trumpeting to herald his advance, evidently taking a quiet look round, without any

and as such private inspections of the city and its surroundings cannot but add to the prosperity of Bangkok, besides ma'cially tending to keep the focal authorities on the qui vive, we trust- he will continue his peregrinatione, at short intervals, to all parts of the city. ⠀⠀⠀

The depredations of the caule thieves of Malay extraction, whom the Siamese police seem to think cannot be arrested without a warrant from the British Consulate, and who are not restricted in the possession of fire arms, are

getting a little too prominent. An artillery man belonging to. Pra Ban La's battery, whose home proprietor of builocks to hels him resist the thieves at Ban Pan, in See-Kook river. July is at Sam Sen, and who was sent to the aid of a 18th, was shot through the elbow of the left arm. He was taken to the Wang Lang Hospital,

where the arm had to be amputated. This was done by the physicians under the direction of

and the patient is in a fair way to recover. Dr. Hays, the Tuspector General, the other day,

The red funnel of Jarding, Matheson & Com~ gany's steamers has made its appearance in Bangkok at last, as was noticed by the arrival of the Yuen Sang from Hongkong, and her departure with a cargo of rice. The scarcity of this cereal in Japan and the shipments from China thence, may account for the presence of one of Jardine's Wessels her, though it is hard to tell where this enterprising and well-known firm will stop when they begin" anything. The China & Manila Steamship Co. deemed they had a monopoly of the trade in their line, but it did not take long for Jardine's red-funnels to cut in when they saw chance for profitable trade. It is not unlikely that a similar case may occur in Bangkok if the steamers of the regular lines are withdrawn too often, or not 'advertised.

The Public Works Department bas under

finite value to the upper part of Bangkok in the taken a task which, when finished, will be of in-

Ing its trade facilities. A new public road, ag metres wide, is to be opened from the Palace way of transforming its character, and develop

Road, across the Klongs, all the way to Sam Seo. This will afford good opportunities for suburban residences, with facilities for rapid communication with the city, in a very desirable ... 168,892 lbs. locality. The river bank in the neighborhood

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of Sam Sen wil then be available for new saw 412,12511

The following are the tea cargoes of each steamer as per consignees' returns since our fiue of the 26th ultima

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For London :-

Diomed Denbighshire.... "Glenlyon.....

For Hongkong —

Glenlye.......

Diomed ... For Continent of Europe

Tartar For Sydney:- Er Queensland Ports -

Tartar... For Melbourne

Tartar ...

Tartar...

For Adelaide

12,842 :

15,037

293,782.

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***** 641,915 ............... 1,206,346 16.336 A very serious disaster is reported from Eng hook, caused by the heavy rain that took place on the night of the 14th ult,, and which flooded the village to such an extent that only part of the roofs of the lower range of houses could be seen, and was so sudden that hundreds of lives were lost. It is stated that the water burst out in different parts of the hills in such quantity that it did not take more than half an hour to The wreckage of houses, trees, and numerous coffins, as reported in our issue of the 19th ult, came so doubt from this place.-Echo.

KIUKIANG.

and rice mills. We hear that the construction' of the new road is to be undertaken at once, as the Government has appropriated the sum of 2,500 catties, ($120,000) for the work.

One of the most important matters to be shortly taken in hand by the Siamese Government is the re-organisation of our present Police force. His Majesty, we hear, is determined to have the police system improved and with that end in view the proper authorities have lately held several meetings, at which police matters were much discussed. Our views on this important, subject are so well known that we need not reiterate them here, but we would once more, impress upon those who have the reorganisation plans in hand the urgent necessity of having a man at the head of the new Force who knows something about police duties, and has had ex- perience of such matters. Playing at Superia tendent or Inspectorship is out of date, and Siam has had its fill of such men. What we now require is a capable head. Superintendent who

part of the year great excitement prevailed in damages for non-fulfilment of contract, and the There were some builat The deceased was Magistracy this morning" (6th Instant) ́into the flood the whole of the lower part of the village. knows his business, and will be given sufficient

In the course of his report for 1889 Mr. Rodgor British Resident at Pahang writes:—in the early the European and Eastern mining Markets, and the shares of many Pahang Companies formed

The evidence of Mr. A. Johnston, taken on the subject of what may advisedly be termed commission, was read. It strongly condemned extensive gambling transactions, since the

the workmanship of the kilns, and assessed the Pahang mines had then been so imperfectly loss to the Company at $400 or $500, developed that little was, or could be known, as

Mr, Orange (of the firm of Danby, Leigh, and to their actual value. Since that period a can- Orange) confirmed this opinion, t aiderable amount of work has been done, and,

Mr. Walker, secretary to the defendant Com within the courseofthe next few months, it should

pany, described the workmanship as very bad, be possible to form an approximate elimining and said that the kilns fell in shortly starts the relative value of some of these mining completed. Notice was given to the plaintiff to properties, based not, as hitherto, mainly on the reports of interested speculators, and there-build them, and as he did not comply the

Inspection of selected specimens, but on the shipments of metal resulting from actual working. From personal observation, and from a comparison of the reports of European and nativa miners, I belleve it to be an undoubted fact that Pahang contains extensive metalliferous I deposits, both lode and alluvial, of gold and tin,

lying between me and the rallings, a little to the west of me. The soldier came towards me from the right. He came through a door that leads to the stairs. He was alone until the other soldiers came owing to the deceased shouting out The soldier was going towards the harbour on the west alde of the building. The soldiers who were arouted came out from the south side of the building. I did not notice any soldiers come His Worship, at this juncture, decided to cut from the west side of the building "Company, did the work at a cost of about $500.

Mr. Hastings and Mr. Wilkinson having adjourn the case until this afternoon pending the expounded the law according to their lights, production of a plan of the building in which the

His lordship said that he did not see how the fatal assault occurred.

At the hearing this afternoon Mr. Caldwell defendants could set up a counter-claim, but he

cope, freedom and support so as to have his We might, if wa chose, point to one now in Bangkok who wo believe is eminently fitted for such a position, but as we might be accused of favoritism wa withho'd his name, b

orders strictly carried out.

Mr. Wodehouse continued the inquiry at the circumstances attending the death of the site constable who was suddenly killed at Stone- cutter's Island on the 24th alto, by the explosion of a shell which he was driving into a piece of wood as a wedge, for the purpose of splitting it Into firewood.

A serious fire occurred in the Wat (Siamess Charles Arbuthnot, Major" of the "R

the Royalyan gond

temple) at Dock Mai on Saturday morning last, Artillery commanding, said it was hits duty, to the sol run(FROM A CORRESPONDENT).

whereby half the building was burnt to the accesingent of the shell produced appeared your fasue of the 9th, ultime, I understand the ground. It appears that shortly before fam

with the storage and use of ammunition. With reference to the occurrence mentioned in

a priest was going through his morning prayers to be the remains of an exploded Sib, Hotchkiss corpse of the deceased tenant of the Roman Ou Stonecutter's Island his mer had a large Catholics is still lying in the godown in this part preparatory to starting-out, as usual, to obtain number of such shells which were kept in boxes, and that the assistant will meet with severe his daily store of food in the customary manner, containing eleven in each. They were stored in treatment if he falls into the hands of the cardgod when he accidentally knocked down a' lighted houses, and kept under lock, and key. The people. This incident will increase the already taper which; falling on some tinsel decorations, whole of the shells were under the immediate great unpopularity of that, religious body in this quickly ignited the dry wooden floor, and before charge of a District Gunner Last October the neighbourhood. Wherever ons goes in all this assistance could be procured from outside the The Court was densely crowded with soldiers. Hotchkiss shells were sent over to the island, country around they are spoken against, for building was on fire. After much trouble the number; was. Fácil la afatgistered various reasons, and vastaspa Pig

famen from the floor were extinguished, but ten Lal Afoo was recalled and said-When I and

The Imperial Customs are building a bungalow minutes later the roof was also seen to be burn. said I had my back to the west I meant that A number of them

psed,rom time

on the Lu Hill, & miles from here. A numbering (probably caused by the excessive heat from kept on was in the west verandah of the house. The time and

fe store of Slen, especially of the out-door staff, have had the floor below) and as several priests who had deceased was also on the west verandah and on each occasion

later of to go away from this place, being unable to stand been standing on the top to help to extinguish the my right-hand side. The soldier who gave the for pro

Hedaarin the climate. Ons within the last couple of flames had not yet descended, they were in great drderedricmonths only left Kiuklang just in time to excape danger. There was of course a general stam anding the death at the port; he died a couple of days after pede among them, but as the flames spread with arget asiting in Shanghal. Kiukiang hana regula great rapidity the roof soon fall fa, carrying with eration for heat, but the majority of the residents it five of their number, who unfortunately could enjoy good health, except now and again's little not get off quick enough With the exception malaria. The new bangalow is being erected of some slight bruises and, burns they all, except

did not think plaintiff bad fulfilled his contract, appeared for the defence, and the following or had done the work is a proper way, as he::syidence was taken. ought to and could have done. He had no. that, as has been shown by the enfortunate claim-indeed he had had about $600 too much

experience of many European companies in the neighbouring States of Perak and Selangor, Judgment for the defendants.

by no means follows that this fact is a necessary guarantee of success. It would be beyond the

ACCIDENT IN THE HARBOUR.Ekick came from my right-band ride. After the un

he was going to the comer and coming back again. After being, kicked the deceased got up and cried out and just then the prisoner, came back. I am positive it was the same man as the prisoner who came back again because behind nothing on but his shirt, 1961-1990097.

3 province of this repart to express any opinion as

giving the kick he passed me and went to the acco to the ultimate success, or otherwise, of any individual company In Pabang, but it may be On last Sunday morning, a little before eight end, up to the corner of the salliverandah--that stated generally that here, as elsewhere, such, o'clock, the P. and O. extra steamer Bombay is to say, to the harbour side of the verandah. success mainly depends on the local manage (Capt, Roche) arrived from India. The arst 'He turned the corner and then came back ment, and that it is more important that an attempt to get alongside the wharf at West Point id a few minutes. I mean that the deteised Eastern mining manager, who must necessarily was unsuccessful, which necessitated hermaking: had time to cry out deveral (Words while be entrusted with very wide powers by the a long detour to gain get into position. In so directors of his company, should be a capable doing she had to pass the. F. M. Co.'s steamer man of business, accustomed to life in the East, City of Rio, de Faneiro, (Capt. Austin) which, than that he should possess the practical mining was lying at her, buoying, midstream, experience which can be readily supplied by his Sustelent, allowance, apparently, was not made subordicates. Most of the European companies for the force of the current, and the Bombay now working in this State, are engaged in the striding, the baby, drove; 1: against the bow of development, and extension of mines originally the Rio, which was considerably twisted, opened by natives,Siamese, Chinese, or Malay, number of the plates being also badly bent. and, having regard to the machinery, and Capt. Austin acted with great promptitude when improved appliances now available for pumping the sccident was seen to be inevitable, ordering reducing the ores it will be a lasting disgrace to the damage, from, being very much European mining enterprise, if the operation of Nevertheless the buoy was shifted,

Cross-examined the idees said, thâva bden about two months a punkahcoole at the Wellington barracks. I don't know all the

sight. 1. naver saw the pr soldiers, by spper until the night. I know of It occurred

here I did not any it was on the

water from the mines, kad forgetting, and cable to be paid out, which

probao, the 6th moon. The last

the law of the survival of the flitest should hundred yards. The Bombay sustained little or the 6th mbon, On the last Cause these mines to revert, as the alluvial tin no damage and afterwards went alongside the I said It accurred on the 16th mines in Selangor have reverted, from wealthy whark. The full extent of the Injury to the Ris said 16th because: 1; meant the companies, commanding all the resources of wild be known to-morrow, when she will going. I don't know the name of the modern engineering science, to Eastern miners, into dock. It is estimated at about $10,000, was 4 punkak coolie. It wa equipped only with the radest and most primitiva apart from the delay in the departure of the the pankin the first past of the

vessel, which was fixed for Tuesday next. docessed the second part of the nig appliances

fuss used

in a delightful, spot. Not the least of the bene out, miraculously escaped Thounfortunate one fits to be obtained by a short stay there will be had his leg broken, and was severely burnt on Thailath in pool, twenty odd foot long sad six the left side before he could be rescued.

feet deep applied by a morning

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Almsel. He has been so Lat much more vigorans iban his predecessors. The former, magistrates would protract lawsuits for years, botil finally the entire property of the litigants was swallowed up' and they had perforce to stop. The present 5 Hilen Koad settles a matter up fa a day orĺtwo, as found People fear to go to him unless they have a good would be case and the consequence is that lawsuits havo, Kters in very greatly decreased. The present Incumbent on thefits following in the steps of the great Admiral of most the Yangtze, Pont-lin, recently deceased, in had parading the streets in disguise both at day time Colone and at night. As a consequence, the opium from shops have closed earlier than was their wont. fuob 156lls it was yInstead of keeping open all night they close

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