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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1890.

THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS His Majesty the King of the Netherlands is much weaker and very excited to-day.'/

The Duke of Nassau has been appointed Regent.

THE STANLEY EXPEDITION.

November 16th.

It is reported from various sources that Lieutenant Jamieson bought a native girl for the purpose of sketching her while she was being killed and eaten by cannibals,

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Tax Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. courteously informs us that the steamship Thames, with the next English mail, left Singa- pors for this port at 3 pm, to-day.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Officer Administering the Government of this Colony received a deputation from the British Mercantile Marinu. Officers' Association at Government House this morning. The deputation consisted of Captain Samuel Ashton, A.IN.A. (President), Chesney Duncan (hos, secretary), and Messrs. L James, T. W. Cole, W. Winch, J. W. Pearce (officers) and James Edwards (hon, treasurer). The deputa- tlon was introduced by the Hos, W. M. Deane, Acting Colonial Secretary. The President addressed His Excellency at great length uron the subject of unnecessary labour on board ships in this port on Sunday, protested against the H.M.S. Firebrand was to leave Shanghal for obnoxious tome of the Chamber of Commerce's Hongkong early last Saturday morning."

letter of the 31st ulfo, and petitioned Her Majesty's 100

Government to step in and protect British officers from what they consider a great hard- ship and an invasion of their rights as subjects of Her Majesty the Queen. A full report of the proceedings, including His Excellency's reply, will appear to our laue to-morrow.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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As advertised in another column, the entries for the Polo Club Gymkhana meeting to be held on the 29th inst. close on Saturday next. Thurs day and Friday are fixed as the mornings for measuring ponies.

A SHANGHAI Contemporary says that the French cruiser Inconstant is going to Formora and the Pescadores to erect monuments to the French soldiers and sailors who died in the operations there during the recent. Franco-Chinese war.

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Tax deaths resulting from the powder explosion at Taiping on Sunday week, says the N. C. | Daily News of Thursday last, are many more than at first estimated, as no less than Boo coffins have been taken out of the city, and still there were not enough to bury the dead in. A Chinaman lighting his pipe while repairing the roof of the powder mill is said to have caused the catastrophe.

AT the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Wodehouse, a Chinawoman named Ip Alang, was charged with fraudulently decoying 4 women and a small boy into the colony from Canton for the purposes of emigration. The woman had been sold to a Chinaman for $110 to go to Singapore. His Worship considered the case a very serious one, and sentenced the woman to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour.

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NEWS was received in Shanghai by telegraph from Nanking last Friday of the death there at a m. of His Excellency Tseng Kuo-chian, Viceroy at Nanking, brother of the late Tseng Kuo-fan, and uncle of the late Marquis Tang Chi-t Tseng Koo-chan was a Hunst man, says the W. C. Daily News, and has had a most success ful career. He was given the title of the third degree of nobility for successes against the Taiping rebels. He was appointed Judicial Commissioner in Chehklang in February, 1851, and Governor of the province in 1863, Governor of Shansi in 1865. of Hanch in 1867, and of Shazal again in 1876. He was made Director General of the Yellow River in March, 1875, and Viceroy of Shenet and Kansu in February, 1861, retiring in ill health in October of the same year. In May, 1882, he was appointed Acting Viceroy of the Two Kuang, and in February 1884, to the post, at which he has died, of Viceroy of the Two Kiang. In him China has lost one of the most prominent of her high officials, a mandarin of unblemished honour and integrity and sterling worth. He was about seventy years of age.

A further inquiry was held at the Police Court this morning by Mr. Wodehouse into the cir cumstances connected with the explosion on a Chinese Junk in Cap-sui-moon Pass on the Ist Inst. which resulted in the death of two Chinese sad a European named James Moore, It transpired in evidence that Moore had boarded the junk in question on the 1st instant between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, for the purpose of searching her, and while on board he had gone to the cabin where one of his men was talking to a man belonging to the junk. On going to the door of the cabin he saw three packages of nitro-glycerine on the edge of the bed and almost immediately afterwards a China man reached up to the top of the cabin, when a small package fell down on an opium lamp, and then the explosion took place. Mr. Moore was a first-class tidewalter in the Chinese Imperial Customs, aged 33 years, living at Cap-sui moon station with his wife. Mr. Wodehouse found that the deceased had died from an explosion which took place on a Chinese Junk at Cap-ul-moon while being searched in Chinese waters.

them. In this case there would be no difficulty. on the past of the prosecuilon la shewing that the defendants were reting in concert for the purpose of bringing a charge of rape against Minhinnett. But the question would not be whether there was a conspiracy, but whether it was criminal conspiracy. The conspiracy was that of bringing charged in this case scharge of rape against Minhinnett, and his Lordship would tell them what a grave misdemeanour, it was to lay a false charge, abusing the administration of justice for their own ends, and exposing the object of their ill-will to possible punishment. It was perfectly clear that two, or three, or any number of persons, might combine to bring a criminal to justice the offence was when they falsely and maliciously conspired together. By that it was not meant that they conspired to bring a false charge, because it was clear law that it was not necessary to allege in the indictment that the charge laid by the conspirators was false, or to prove that it was false.

His Lordship-I am not so sure of that-it depends. Shew me your nuthority.

Mr. Francis quoted from Archbold in support of his argument

His Lordablp-The defendants are quite entitled to go into the case that the charge of rape was true, You will have to say something about the falsity of the case.

me. I said to you as you were leaving the office- Then Mr. Ward will call on me to-morrow?" and you said "Yes." I made no inquiries as to the addreas Mr. Ward gave-I have done ro since the case was finished I mads no inquly with respect to "Chop Dollar," said to be in a brothel in Cochrane Street. When I handed

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Mr. Fraser-Smith-Then you shirked your responsibility by throwing it on the shoulders of the Police ?

Witness-That is your opinion.

That document was curiously detailed-cop-Witness-I-aid-it-was-not-a-case_entlicly_for sidering that it was alleged to be intended to ald in the administration of justice. It seemed as the waiter had wished to do Minhinnett as much harm as possible" in the eyes of his superiors. It was a continuation ofthe persecu tion begun in the leading article just referred to, and which was equally evident in a number of other paragraphs which he read. The consum-over, the mation of the persecution, was to be found in thought my duly ended for the time. the leading article of the 26th September, in By that I mean I had finished with the case until the Police gave it up.. I did not send down were strongly criticised. That article, he sub to Mrs. Goulbourne. which the magiste lal proceedings In the case mitted, was as vindictive as any which a man, possessing the enormous power of the Preas, could have penned or published, and was written without any intention of vindicating eut af Minhinnett public justice and morality, but with

of hounding hope the colony since he continued to press for the adjudication of Webber as a bankrupt, and so deprive him (Mr. Fraser-Smith) of some benefit. It might be urged that that was a very trifling ground to cause him to so act towards Minhin- nett, because his claim on the estate was not large one-not enough, it might be pleaded, to justify him in using all the influence of his news- paper and invoking the aid of every Govern- crush his enemy, But ment department, whether it was likely or not Mr. Francis, sub mitted that that was the actual case. The charge brought against Minhinnett was practi cally one of murder, and even as set out in the information at the Police Court it was one that laid the accused man open to imprisonment for life.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-It is no opinion; it is fact. Cross-examination continued I will not swear that you didn't say, when you were leaving, that you had done all you considered your duty. I did not conspire with you at all

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By Mr. Ward-You did not shew animus towards Minhinnett when you called to me-you seemed indifferent as to whether the matter was taken op or not.

Major-General Gordon, Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, said that the document produced (the information) was handed by him. to the Police Magistrate, when the prosecution of Minhinnett was commenced at the Magistracy Mr. Francis-I am quite prepared to do so.

last September. He received the document ag But, he continued, there were other elements in

Saturday the 13th of Sept, but had no personal communication with Mr. Fraser-Smith on the the case, the main question in which was whether the charge laid by the defendants

subject, With Mr. Ward, however, he bad some conversation on the subject. He asked, was probable. Any two persons were at

Mr. C. F. A. Sangster Deputy Registrar, of in writing, Mr. Ward to come up to his office liberty to combine to bring a true charge against any man, if there were reasonable the Supreme Court, and Official Assignee in about it. When he and Mr. Ward went into the grounds for believing that the charge was true, Bankruptcy, sald-There is a suit now pending Office Mr. Arthur, the first clerk, was there and and was free to take steps to bring the case between John Miobionelt and Robert Fraser he (Mr. Ward) swore the information. Mr Arthur before a Court of Justice to have the matter Smith, the writ, specially endorsed, being dated asked Ward whether he would swear the informa- Investigated. But the question for the jury to the and August, for $7,003 $6, on a joint promistion using the words "I charge" to which he consider in such a case was: Had the defendants, sary note signed by defendant and J. F. Webber (Ward) besltated and said he did not want to at the time they brought forward the charge, Judgment was given for $5,145 on the 25th prosecute; he was only giving Information. reasonable and probable cause for so acting-August. Mr. Fraser-Smith got leave to defend Witness then explateed to General Gordon that in respect to $1,300, on the 4th September, the words "Iebarge" were necessary, as without did they believe in the truth of the accusation they were making-were they bonestly and having already admitted and paid the balance them a magistrate would refuse to sign a warrant. bona-fide endeavoring to aid the administration Webber was adjudicated a bankrupt on the Mr. Ward then consented to charge Minhinnett of justice or were they acting maliciously petition of Minhinnett and a J. Evan Eps, at once. It was bls opinion that Mr. Ward came

to give the information willingly. It wa with some private motive unconnected with such keep the register of newspapers in the Colony. administration? His Lordship would probably Mr. Fraser-Smith is registered as the printer and impossible that he could have said that there was any doubt as to the veracity of the direct them that the defendants must have publisher of the Hongkong Telegraph.

Cross-examined-I remember that you told reports. He felt when men, in the positions the Judge you had paid the $5,145 before judg-of the defendants, filed such information its honest and reasonable grounds, at the time they made their charge-the truth or falsity of it was

ment was ordered. As Official Assignee I have bona fides were unquestionable. He did not of very little importance-the question was, had they safficient grounds for believing the charge? charge of Mr. Webber's affairs. As a large express any opinions on the subject to Mr. It would not be enough to point out that the creditor. I don't think you (Mr. Fraser Smith) Ward. He would not be at liberty to do charge ultimately turned out to be true, if the had any advantage la opposing Webber's' bank-so in bis (witness's) official capacity. He under- defendants had not honest and reasonablegrounds, ruptcy. You had no property of bis in your for believing it. The prosecution hoped to be able possession when the proceedings were instituted. C. F. A. Sangster, Registrar of the Supreme to satisfy the jury that the defendants had not

suit now peading such grounds, but were animated by a vindictive Court, said there was

between Miahlancit and R. Fraser-Smith. The spirit. It would be shewn that there was ron. siderable personal ill-will existing between the defendants and Minhinnett at the time the charge was laid, and the inference from that was that they did not lay it because they believed it, but out of revenge. (Mr. Francis then detailed the proceedings in the bankruptcy proceedings of Mr. J. F. Webber.) It was curious, be con- tinued, that the attacks on Minhinnett in the Hongkong Telegraph, the threats used towards him by Mr. Ward, and the institution of the criminal proceedings, all took place during the progress of those bankruptcy proceedings, seeming to strangely follow what might be des cribed as little crises in the case. On the 12th August a leading article appeared in the Taligraph ostensibly attacking the Surveyor General's department, but which was evidently his written for the purpose of calling the attention of the Government to Minhinnett, to detriment. Then they had Mr. Ward supplying Mr. Fraser-Smith with the following statement:

·30th August, 1890.

For the last seven years John Minhinnett, a Department, had lived with a Chinawoman named Ah Ngan. She had no children by him but had grown up daughter by a German, named Emily, and three adopted daughters "Chop Dollar" (1 forget her real name) now aged about 17, another aged to and a fourth, Ah Fat aged 6.

In 1886, sometime, they lived at 167 Queen's Road East. He seduced Chop Dollar, and Ah Ngant, finding it out, turned her away from the house. The girl thereupon registered herself as a prostitute and went to Stanley Street, where she still lives.

claim was for $7,003.56, and the writ was dated the 7th of August 1890. It was a case arising out of the overdue principal and interest accruing on a joint promissory note. Judgment was given for $5,000 on the 24th August, and the writ of execution was dated the 26th of August. On the 4th of September Mr. Fraser-Smith obtained leave to defend $1,300 of the claim, the balance affidavit by of the note. He produced Mr. Fraser-Smith on the oth of August. There was an order for the payment of a further sum of $500 in addition to the $3,000, already paid. He produced the file in re Mr. Webber's bankruptcy, Mr. Webber was adjudicated a bankrupt on the petition of John Minhinnett and Van Epps. On the 28th of August an order was made by which Mr. Fraser-Smith, Mr. Webber to the Official Assigose. should hand over all the books and property of

Cross-examined-Mr. Fraser-Smith protested

before an application to pay had been made. against a writ of execution being Issued He did not see how Mr. Fraser-Smith could

of the bankruptcy, as he was the largest creditor." GC. Cox, editor of the Daily Press, said that he was present at the proceedings is Mr. Webber's bankruptcy on the 5th September. He wrote the notes of the cases on the 5th of September. He recollected that Mr. Fraser- Smith stated what was published in his paper on the gth of September. He saw the issue of the Mr. Fraser-Smith-I call upon the learned Daily Press in Court. It contained a true repert counsel to read the whole of the evidence.

WE recommend our forgetful friend Mr, Mitchell-Innes to paste this in his hat. The Saw Francisco Chronicle of the 13th ulto, alleges that the old game of importing Chinese women for immoral purposes has begun again after several' mantha intermission. Twenty-two of these Our Tientsia contemporary says:-"It Is creatures were brought in by the steamer Belgic, reported that H.B.M.'s Consul-General in and they all claimed the right to land because Shanghai, Mr. P. J. Hughes, will retire next they were the affianced brides of coolles in China-March from the Service in which he has labour foreman of works In the Surveyor General possibly benefit personally by the nullification i town. The probability is that they will red for some 35 years to the entire satisfaction of to go back to Chica, as the Collector is a skeptic H.M. Government."We are able to confirm in regard to the sentimental pleas of these the report. Mr. Hughes has applied to the almond-eyed maidens.

Marquis of Salisbury, through Sir John Waltham, for leave to retire and no doubt after SOME particulars of the accident which caused his long service the necessary permission will the death of Captain Clifford, of the Kungpai, be granted. He has had nearer to 37 years reached Shanghai last Saturday he the Hainys.then 35 years of service in China, and richly It seems that the Kungpat left Taku for Now- deserves to rent after so many years in & trying chwang, and while going across she experienced climate. Both he and Mrs. Hughes, than whom very heavy weather, during which on Monday no lady in Shanghal is more deservedly esteem. night, the ice chest broke adrift. Captained, will be greatly missed. The Chinese Times Clifford gave orders for it to be secured, and hints at a successor to Mr. Hughes, la one who can be no other than Mr. Alabaster, "another while this was being done, it carried away and crushed him against the engine room distinguished veteran who must be next on the rostrum we suppose our contemporary means skylight. The work having been completed,

on the rester ! It is, we are informed, most mentch was made for the Captain, and bis Lead body, fearfully mangled, was found behind the likely that Mr. Alabaster will succeed to the post- some other change is not made before April, about which time Mr. Hughes expects to |·laave—Mercury,

chert.

THE crews of H.M.S, Swift and H.M. gonboat Rattler have been transferred to the Picter Emanuel, their ships. being dismantled and The crew of H.M.S. thoroughly refitted. Firebrand will in all probability be quartered on board the receiving ship on arrival, the Admiralty having decided to recommission the Rattler again if her hull and engines are reported upon favourably when she is surveyed by the Dock Yard authorities. The Porpoise comes to Hongkong from Singapore to recars mission as soon as relieved by the Carolina, and her crew will In all probability be taken SUBSCRI

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THE CONSPIRACY CASE.

On the 7th or 8th of September, 1888, about 1pm., Mr. Goulbourn went from her house in St. Frands Street, Wanchal, to Minhinnell's, next door, to sea Ah Ngan. She had to pass through the cook-house, and on opening the door to do so she saw Minhinnett sitting on the com. mode with Ah Fat (then aged 6) on his lap, endeavouring to have Intercourse. Mrs. Goal bourn at once closed the door agiln and left. Next day, Ah Ngan, the Chinawoman, found out what had been done to her little girl and had a tremendous row with Minhinsett, who first dealed the offence and afterwards said he wAS drunk. As he threatened to shoot her, putting revolver to her mouth and telling her he would shoot her head off if she told anyone, Ab Ngan did not report the matter, but finding that the child had been tora badly, sold it next day for $80,

The purchaser took it out of the colony and shortly afterwards wrote to Ab Ngan complaining that the child had been outraged so shockingly Ah Ngan, between fear that she would be that she died 11 days afterwards. prosecuted for selling the child and an unwill. ingness to leave Minhinnett for outraging what was after all only an adopted child, still ilved with him.

The Clerk of the Court then read the evidence, as desired.

stood Mr. Mitchell-Innes to say that Minhinnett was about to take flight, and that fact influenced him in hurrying up to get the warrant out for the man's arrest.

Cross-examined-In saying "I had every confidence in their bona fides" I meant that I expected that you (Mr. Fraser-Smith) and your assistant Mr. Ward had satisfactory proof to back up your allegations with. The first step I took Was to make inquities through a detective, and secondly referred to the the Crown Solicitor. I intended it to be a Crown prosecution, and I myself took the whole thing upon my own shoulders. As far as I knew Mr. Fraser-Smith had nothing to do with the case, I received no written report from the detectives. I told Mr. Ward that the police were profecating,

By Mr.. Ward-He was not sure that he (Mr. Ward) said that it was highly probable that Mishinnett would bolt. He (Mt. Ward), w reluctant to sign under the words "I charge." He was quite aware that the information was bared upon his (Mr. Ward's) hearsay evidence. He understood him (Werd) to say he could prove the case.

By Mr. Edo-He took the whole responsibility on his own shoulders, and thus exonerated the two defendants,

the case at the Police Court was "discharged." Cross-examined-Mr. Fraser-Smith's name was not mentioned at the Magistracy in connec tien with the swearing of the information | it was not mentioned at all.

Kam Sing, interprater at the Magistracy,

signature on depositions. identified Mr. Wards

His Lordship then intimated that it would be as well to adjourn.

the

The jury desired to go on tiil six or seven case was adjourned until 10.30 to-morrow morning,

clock, which the Court overruled, and the

THE FATAL FALL OF A WALL.

W.M.B. Arthur, chief clerk of the Magistracy, said he remembered the charge brought against Minhinnett at the Police Court. Minhinnett was arrested by virtue of a warrant The warrant was granted upon the strength of an information supplied by Mr.Ward who was. brought into the office by General-Gordos. General-Gordon said Mr. Ward would lay the information. Mr. Ward gave him the substance of, the information, at first withoil the names. He asked him for the name of his (Mr. Ward's) informant, which he refused to give. Mr. Ward did not hesitate in supplying the information sworn to. Witness refused to make out the Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting Registrar.

warrant at first, because no one bad "charged" General, said I know that a charge of rape Minalnnett. He (Mr. Ward) said he did not want was brought against John Minhinnett, to be the prosecutor. General Gordon said that the Police Court had communication with if he would sign the charge the Police would Mr. Fraser-Smith with reference to the case 1

become the prosecutors. Mr. Ward then allowed witness to fasert the words I charge! subse- few days before. He came to my office, and gave me the type-written communication pro

mation before Mr. Wodehouse, Police Magis duced. I read it, and said that it was "disquent to which he (Mr. Ward) were the infor graceful," and Mr. Fraser-Smith sald he had trate. The certified record of the judgment in received the information from Mr. Ward, who could furnish further particulars. He also suggested that Inspecter Quincey should be instructed to look into the matter, and promised that Mr. Ward should call at the office next day At the November Sessions, opened this monter by Sir James Russell, Chief Justice,

Wednesday, I believe. In the course of cop for me to deal with as Registrar-General---I do R. Fraser-Smith, editor and proprietor of the

Yersation I said that the charge was too serious not remember what words 'used. At the pro- Hongkong Telegraph, and G. W. Ward, a member of ble staff, were indicted "For

ceedings in the Police Court against the present that you on or before the 13th day of

defendante, I don't remember saying that if it September A.D. 1890, at Victoria in this Colony

was on bad terms with Minhinnett, and I asked unlawfully and maliciously did amongst your

as true it was abominable." I do remember

If that was likely to make hima (Ward) trump selves, conspire, combine, confederata and agree

Mr. Fraser-Smith told me that Mr. Ward together falsely to charge and accuse the said John Minhinnett, with having on or about the

up the charge. Mr. Fraser-Smith replied. 8th day of September A.D. 1888 feloniously

Certainly hot." Mr. Ward called on me the Tavished and carnally known a Chinese girl

following day, and I showed him the documents He said he had given it to Mr. Fraser-Smith. THE Shire line steamer Pambrokeshire (Capt. named Ah Fat, violently and against her will

asked if I could, do what I chose with it, or Doncaster) reported in our issue of last night and consent, and that the said George William

But two or three months later, Minhinnett, who whether I must regard it as confidential. He as ashore at the Ladrones, arrived in part this Ward in pursuance of and according to the sald

said that he was surprised that it had been given afternoon in tow of the Pilet Fisk (Captain conspiracy, combination, confederacy, and agree had a sort of office up near the Albany in connec

to me, but since it had I could do what I' Stopani) which was despatched to her assistance ment, did on the 13th day of September A.D. tion with the Tytam Works, induced Emily, the last night. The bull of the Pembrokeshire in 1890, wear an information against the said eldest girl-the half-caste daughter of Ab Ngan with it. He told me he had no further information apparently uninjured and she is not leaking, so John Minhinnett, (and did spor oath falsely to visit him there, and by promising marriage to give me, and that he had heard it from some

was able to seduce her, Shortly afterwards

one who had been told by Ah Ngan. He told It is surmised that the bulk of her cargo charge and accuse the said John Minhinnett) that

me he had accused Miakinnett previously, in is in no way damaged Thirty tous of he the said John Minhinnait had on or about the Ah Ngan, looking through the cook-house Into Singapers cargo were jettisoned, and the 8th day of September AD. 1888 feloniously mirror in the bed-room saw how the relations conversation, that Minhinnett had challenged got off the bank herself before the Pilot ravished, and carnally known her, the said Ah between Minhinnett and her daughter were, and him to repeat it before witness, and that he at once left him after another big row, during did so, in the presence of another reporter. Fisk appeared on the scene and took her in Fat, violently and against her will and consent.” tow, owing to the fact that she had lost her, Mr. Francis, Q.C., (instructed by Mr. Mossop) which Miabinnett sgain threatened her with his He added that Minhinnett had then backed She expected that the girl would his boxes, and got ready for flight, but that rudder and so could not steer. Had it not been prosecuted, and the defendants, who were revolver.

accompany her, but to her still existing indigna he (Minhinnett) now believed that it had "blown THE UNITED STATES.

for the loss of the rudder the Pembrokeshire || favored with a seat at the counsels table, and

Mr. Robert Moscript, assistant overseer In the LONDON, November 5th. would have been here early this morning. She who pleaded not guilty" conducted their own tion, the girl refused and continued to live with over."-1-asked Mr. Ward if any of the parties

mentioned in the document could be found. Surveyor General's Department, sald he had been Considerable interest is being taken in the is anchored near Stonecutters' Island Just now, care-The following special Jury was empanel him. Last month (July) she was confined.

On the day of the row between Mr. Minhinnett He said "Yes," and gave me an address that on duty at the scene of the accident, but was not American Elections as indicating public opinion and will probably go alongside the Kowloon led-M. J. Ede, L. Mendel, 8. J. de Rosario, relative to the new tariff bill. The Democrats wharf to-morrow morning, discharge her cargo. H. Cos, H. Mehta, J. J. Bell-Irving, and and myself she went to her mother's house, of Ah Ngen, I believe which I noted. I took present when the wall came down, He and had Queen's Road East, and upbraided her for the document to Major-General Gordon, and occasion to speak about the earth being against and then dock for repairs.

W. Legge. have gained largely everywhere and carried New

Mr. Francis, in opening the case, pointed out letting Minhfanett's misconduct be knews, say told him what Mr. Ward had said about the wall dome two days previous to the accident. York City. It is expected that there will be a ACCORDING to the native papers rain is very that the charge against the defendants was that ing that he had ordered her to pack his things Minhinnett having packed up to go away, I He told the contractor he had better remova working majority of about forty in Congress. badly wanted in Fallen province, as well as in they conspired and acted together to falicly as he must clear out at once, and bad asked her don't think I asked Mr. Frazer-Smith for his some of it, as he required it for making mortar

to accompany bins.

Since then Minhinnett has visited Ab Ngan opinion as to what course I should purane, nor in other places. He was afraid, iftoo much earth Although the elections cannot actually affect the the Kwangtung provinco. A few days ago the and maliciously bring a very serious charge, new tariff they are, however, regarded as a Viceroy went to a famous temple and prayed for involving a penalty - Minhinnett had been cons

The contractor, re-examined, said that some him to understand that “I was not the proper deathblow to protection.

rala for three days, but the gods were deal to his victed of penal servitude for life. Mishinnett who had refused to go to his house and pleaded do remember bim recommending that I should was put against the retaining wall, that it might times he superintended the work himself and ernest solicitations, for zo rain has descended wass foreman in the employ of the Pubile Works that he was drunk when he outraged Ab. Fat consult the Law Officers of the Crown. I gave come down.

Cross-examined-I am not officially Protector when he wasn't there he had a foreman looking since. A body of merchants at Foochow (somewhat Department. During the progress of the case (which she denies), offered her bribes to sy officer to come to. similar to the Chamber of Commerce at Shang- the attention of the Jury would be forcibly drawn nothing if called as a witness, and threatened to

I don't recollect your opening remarks, or your officials of the Surveyor General's Department to President Delyannis has formed a new Greek hat) has decided, on account of the paper to the fact that it was what was sometimes shoot her. If she does not. She says to Kuy of Chinese-that was the former title of my olive, after it. He had never, bass told by any of the

currency now used amongst the trades people called à private prosecution that was to say he informant that she will tell everything truly

(1) The adopted daughter of his wife seduced saying that you called on me as the Protector of remove the earth; and ASE

Chinese. You may have said that you could not Mr. Samuel Brown, Surveyor General, was having caused a great deal of confusion and (Mr. Francis) was there, in the name of the trouble, to send to Hongkong for a very large Crown and the Attorney-General, representing a

Mr. Fraser-Smith reminded witness that at with this work, which bad commenced about. quantity of small coin, to be used in lieu of private plaintiff. He hoped, however, to be able and driven to prostitution,

the Police Court he said "I am not sure that the 17th of Ocleber, and was under the super Cash notes. The tradermen objected to this to lay the case fairly and Impartially before the (3) A child of six tavished, sold and Head in deal with such a matter editorially next called, and said that be was familiar new departure, mainly because of lis novelty Courtka would "nothing extenuate and saught low days, and

maintained? Survi

WitnessIt is not my impression that after seeing that the work was properly carried ont and also because they feared that it would lead set down la grailce. He intended to go some (3) His wife's own daughter seduced and you did not suggest an inquiry in a vision of his Department. With the object of to the circulation of spurious cols. The coinage what fully into the defalis, so that the defence The above is a copy of a statement handed reading the document i saldiral is calls for he had plased one of his men, Mr. Chapman, in reformers, however, nothing daunted by the might not plead ignorance of what was going to opposition, have engaged four expert Baranabe, urged against them. With reference to to me by Mr G. W. Ward, a member of my

allegations contained therein.

R. FRASER SMITH, HE from Shanghai to go to Foochew, and have the desnition of conspiracy, the jury found staff, who says he is in a position to verify the opened several large shops, whore any of the that two persons were acting in concert for a sew coins which the traders may bring in them comme end, they might draw the conclusion

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1890,

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TELEGRAMS.

GREECE.

THE UNITED STATES ELECTIONS.

- Navember 7th.

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The Democratic majority in the New House is above one hundred. Mr. McKinley has bees defeated in Ohio.

MR. GLADSTONE AT CARLISLE,

Speaking at Carlisle the Right Hon.W. E. Gladstone taunted the Marquis of Salisbury with delaying the dissolution of Parliament.

So we have

The inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of a tinsmith, who was killed on the Tat lastant by the falling of a wall at the back of the Government Civil Hospital, was continued by Mr. Wodehouse at the Magistracy this morning. The jurors were Measts, F. H. Dalby, J. G. Remedios, and F. A. Remedios.

The Chinese foreman in charge of the work was called and stated that he was employed in bailding a retaining wall at the Civil Hospital He was there at the time the wall fell, and aw it. He had never been told not to put the earth against the wall by the foreman of the Pablle. Works Department.

to a criminal prosecu lon, meaning "thất; [t yashim he had mainly to sco that the work was not one for me, Rexistrar General In carried on according to contract. Wimes

Mr. Fraser-Smith Then why didn't you give considered that although a certain aniount of criminal prosecution." Thaade some reference charge. No special instructions had been given

unvils might have been placed agalart the wall | me the paper kusk, and refer me to the Folies ?

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