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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1890.
DEATH.
On the 7th instant, at the Peak Hospital, Hongkong, EDWARD GEORGE.
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HONCIONA, MONDAY, DICEMBER 8, 1890.
TRIAL BY JURY IN HONGKONG.
Ir the palpable and generally recognised miscarriage of justice in the recent Cons- piracy case should lead; as is most probable, to a complete reform of the existing trial by jury system which is such a disgrace to the administration of criminal law in this British colony, and a standing menace to the liberty of the subject, then the two hapless victims of the "odd-man" verdict of the 19th ulta. will not have
SIR JAMES RUSSELL, Chief Justice, issued an order for the adjudication of James Edwards, proprietor of the Marine Hotel, as bankrupt upon the debtor's petition. Mr. Reece appeared for Mr. Edwards and stated that the assets amounted to $24,800 and the liabilities to a little over $14000. Aber making a few inquiries bis Lordship adjourned the proceedings until Thurs day, the 11th instant, to allow time for the production of accounts showing the receipts and expenditure of the establishment during the past four months,
union that charges an extravagant, entrance-fee boycotts all non-unionists, keeps up the rate of wages at the highest possible point, "pposes the amalgamation of work, and only abstains from general strikes because it recognises the danger of allowing society to discover how easily t could dispense, with the services of this parli cular craft." The Age might have added-and packets and retains the said highest wages without even pretending to perform the work for which such wages are cinimed: Does the cap fit
majority of four to three, but gave effect to that THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Dec. 7th, are: verdict the following day in the sentence above retinet Now let us look at the Protectorate-Europeans, 161; Chinese, 3,087; total, 2,248, CASE, Here Chief Justice O'Malley receives from the jury a verdict for conviction by n majority of six to one, being the maximum elegraph.rity outside of ahaalule unanimity. But even with this evidence et preponderating opinion he exorerses the desirability of a unanimous verdict, arks the jury to consider the case; and in the event a unanimous verdict is given. According to Straits Settlements Ordinance VI. of 1873 no Jury majority is recognised of less weight than fiva to two. Five to two will acoutt, with or without the Court's concurrence. Fire to two will convict with the Court's concurrence. Five to tea for conviction, the Cart not concurring, will necessitate the re-trial of the case. But Sec 35 empowers the Court, at its discretion, to require THE Melbourne Age fitly describes lawyers as the jury, where not unanim us, "to retire for constituting "the most stringent and unreason- unber consideration and thus, to the satisfadable trades-anion that wis ever formed- tion of the Court, a sufficient majority, or perhaps nanimity, may be obtained in the verdict of the fury. In the comparison between Hongkong procedure and that in Singpore, it need hardly be said that the law of this Celony provides a greater safeguard ag-lust jury miscarriage than exists, or rather does not exist at Hongkong The happy-go-lucky turn up of the odd man is justice, and trial by jury should not be reduced and changes in systems of government.or to the level of a mere game of judicial herds the laws of nations throughout the world's and-tails. Substantial Justice may have been
done in both cases, but the accepted four-to-dear brethren? history have rarely, if ever, been success-three verdict at Hongkong stands on dubious fully accomplished without the innocent ground when contrasted with the Singapore six- being made to suffer in some way or other, tonne still further inmoved, by the case being so that the martyrdom of the Editor in remitted to the jury, into a unanimous of this journal and his colleague is only in keeping with many notable precedents. That full justice will ever be done to the men who are still bearing the punishment for an offence of which they are as guilt- less as the omniscient juryman whose casting vote decided the verdict, or of the judge who passed sentence, is beyond all hope; nothing the Government can do is sufficient to make amends for the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. indignities associated with undeserved
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(From, Singalore Papers.) THE CONNEMARA DIVORCE CASE,
LONON, November 18th. Lady Connemara in the suit against her confinement in a convict prison; but if husband. the Right Hon'ble Lord Connemara,
Governer of Mad-as, has gained a decree niti. justice be impossible, there is every reason
[Lord Connemara is 6 years of age. He to believe that vindication, absolute and overwhelming, may be safely regarded as married a deuchter of the Marquia of Dalhousie. And with such aHe sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to only a matter of time. conviction as this one, publicly admitted 1886 for Lran-Regis]
London House, and bought direct from the most it has been convincingly proved already-\ LOCAL AND GENERAL.
noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
to have been a parody and outrage on the so-called palladium of British liberty, a
IT is barely six weeks, says the Japan Herald, Koko, five and Kokko Shimbunt and the since four papers were started in fapan-the Chiusti Nippo. The first two are organs of the constitutional radicals, the Kokka being the organ of the nobility, and the Chiusel Nippo of the conservatives. Now it is repartod that the Tokyo Koron and Daido Shimbun have amalgamated, while a paper called the Cokkai (National Assembly) will be issued from the 27th. 1 professes to be the Times of the Orient, and the names of well-known literary men and specialists are given a contibutors to the paper. Another paper called the Tayo Shimpo (Oriental News) it is advertised to be issued on the 1st of December. It will specially treat of political and commencial questions in the East, Russia and Australia, and will be the organ of the national radical patty.
the command of the U.S S. Polos.
THE Canadian Pacific Steamship Adyssea LOT-Com. I. Marthon has hern sppointed to. when prasing through Active Pass, about zo miles from Victoria" on her way rorth lately encountered a dense fog and while lying at anchor in the Pass, her propeller touched the rocks damaging the blades'somewhat. She has gone into deck where they will be replaced before she proceeds to sea again.
HADAB will be quite a nice pince to leave, il Pastor-Spurgeon's latest graphic desciptions of the ple-sures there be true. We wonder whre he got them from, though. He says:-The body in hell will be like esbestos in a fire burning and not consumed; further, that the soul (atsie neberton ?) wil sweat-créal dreps rî blond, and that the sole beverage will be boiling oil,
Tux following report of the Lyons silk market reached Yokohama on the 23rd uit moi-The stock of silk in the market is no larger than 6,co bales, so that sooner or liter a deficiency of sipply will be felt. A telegram from New York: dated the 24th November reports that the Japanese silk in the American market only amounts to 1,170 bales, while Chinese silk does not reach much over too bales. Italian and French silks being on n par with this;
We hear that Mr., J. M. Howd of the Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Com any has been elected -a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engi
neers (London).
MyRSRS, Arlamson, Rell & Co., ngents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam- Hip Parthia. from Varezúver, nevived at Yokes. hames yesterday, and will leave for this par, vin oats, to-morrow,
SITURDAY'S Gazette, contains a notification to the effect that His Excellency the Acting Governor has recognized the Hon C. P Chalet as in charge of the Siamese Consulate in this. calony, provisionally. ·
Ar the Regular meeting of the Star of Southern China, Endge of Cantor held an Saturday
rening. Brs. O. Möller was elected W. M. for the ensuing year and Bra, S. N. Kararjin, was re-elected Treasurer,
We are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co.) that the China Shippers' Mutual S. N. Co.'s steamer Pakling, from Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yester- day, and may be expected on or about the 13th" inst.
It has been calculated, that the twenty, larges circulated papers in Great Britain, in single issues, distribute a grant total of five milion, seven hundred and three thousand copies, The weekly papers stand far and away at the head of the list, Lloyd's coming first with 612.000
ARTHUR Oshorne Albert Edward Clarence- circulation of 241,000, is the most widely read. copies. Of the dailies, the Telegraph, with a
Johnson (ghasile anti-climax 1) was'n witness in but the Star presses closely far the honour. A Glasgow weekly hoists of a circulation of the Ledger swindle rase recently at Melbourne, 270.coo, and two others of 200,00 each. The He had to bring his foiti ·la along in a van, hut are facts, but the great secret of these pheno-o mention is made as to how he carried his memory-ntherwise we might be in a position to menal successes is" fiction."
draw a parallel between him and our own local |ilphabetical prodigy.
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THE 6fth competition for the subscription cup and range spoons was held on Saturday after
moon.
Ranges, 500 and bro yards; seven shon at each. The attendance was small, there being only thir'een competitors, and the shooting was indifferent, probably owing in a great measure to the bad light and puffy wind. The cup was won for the second time by Police Constable A. Watson, with a total sense of 61, including the handicap allowance of 3 pin's; he also won the range spoon at 500 yards with a score of 31 Police Cunstable Warnock taking the 600 yards spon with 28 points. These competitions should become very popular, for being a handicap, better chances are offered to indifferent shots.
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ANOTHER grot ́soul was "ferrie l'o'er the Strx" yesterday when Edward George was called on to ass his checks in. He had been siling for some considerable time andhad only recently returned from Japan whither he had gone hoping by the change to regain his health. Mr. George acted here for vears as Rrater's Agent and wis a well known figure in Hongkong "His funeral takes place his afternoon.
THE quarterly returns of the trade of Singapore, for the three months ended the 30th September 189, were issued lately. From the carefully compilled statistics of imports and exports we. find that, as compared with the returns for the corresponding period of last year, the former has increased by $1050976 and the latter to the extent of $566,168. From this it is evident that Singapore has imported $5.703.683 worth
for the total value of imports was $41,013,046 and that of exporte $35,309.363.
In ordering it is only necessary to state speedy reform of our ridiculous jury system THE U. S. S. Monctacy arrived at Chemalpo hour, immediately after rising in the morning messenger boys, hes hren unearthed here. of general merchandise in excess of its exports.
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THERE will be a game of polo at Causeway Bay to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 4.30 o'clock. THE Hoppo of Canton whose term of office recently expired, has been re-appointed for one year.
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is inevitable. The subject is one of such vital interest to the whole communky, whose con- fidence in Hongkong justice has lately been shaken to the very foundations, that its practical consideration by the Government can scarcely be delayed; the liberty of the subject should be the first question with to the Legislature as it is in the Law Courts. BUSTLES coming in again, sayan Society #rag." We any "There is divinity that Reserving our own views and comments shapes our ends, rough hew thers how we will." for a special editorial, we cannot do' better, in introducing this important WE learn that the Elctric Light Co, have found it necessary to deprive the public of the light matter to the Government, the unofficial until Wed resday owing to some changes which Members of Council, and the Hongkong are being made in the hoods of the lamps. public, than direct special attention to the
THE last story but one, we heard of Prince 6.75 following carefully considered and ably George of Wales was that his pisty had become written article from the Singapore Free absclutely alarming, and the last 's that he was arrested for a street row. We'll wager a ducat Press of November 26th :-
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Wx are requested to state that the football match which was arranged for this afternoon has been postponed until Tursday the 11th inst. out of respect to the memory of the late Mr.
We hope that the publication of the following which is given, with the best intention will not be the means of bringing discord to the bearths and homes of any of our high-toned neighbours -Kicking is the latest and healthiest exercise for ladies.. It roduces any tendency to corpul ence, makes the limbs round and graceful, and A CRIME of au indescribably revolting nature is adds wondefully to the vigour and elasticity of referred to in a late frise of the New York the entire frame. Every lady should kick hard, Herald, thus:-"A scandal, almost putting in the abade the shocking crimes with London for an hour before going to b d and for half an When preparing for a ball it is advisable to kick Half a score of men.are involved, and one arres with desperate ferocity for about ten minutes in
was made to-night. Sever 1 days ago complaints reached the police count that an officer of their order to get the muscles in 2008 condition.
precinct was guilty of a heinous.offence towards Care requires to be taken in the early stages of of this exercise, ele the amateur may kock the children of tender years. Silence was councell- MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE furniture into splinters, and drive th bedstedd and a watch kept. Enough evidence was and washstand through the window but after
soon gathered, and charges being preferred the a time she grows active and expert, and then she
officer was dismissed from the force in disgrace can fly up and hit a mosqalto on the mantelpiece
that was the end of it, but disclosures since made without doing the slightest damnge to her with both feet, and return lightly in the floor surroundings.
ON Thursday last we published a leader dealing in a gentle way with the vagaries of local Councillors past and present, and in the course of the article drew special attention to a meeting of that bdy which had been held on the rst inst. Our leader was based on a report of the proceedings taken by our own representative, and in which his Excellency the Acting Governor is made to say "That the allusions made by Mr. Whitehead in opening his remarks relative to the clution before the House, were out of order. He would not go so far as to say that the referencer to the Acting Colonial Secretary were made spitefully but he considered them nevertheless out of order," etc., etc. In criti cising the above reported utterances of the Acting Governor we were very moderate in our language and said no more than the circum- stances would have fully warranted had our report been accurate. Unfortunately in this particular instance it was on, and we take this, Excellency of our regret, that statements which he claims not to have given expression to, should have appeared in our report.
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was reveala distressing state of affairs. The specifi-held this afternoon. There were present :- last night. Then he left town. It was suppos d cttions made are wholly unfit to print. This His Excellency, the Officer Administering the evening à merchant on River street was arrested Government (Mr. F. Fleming); Mr. W. M. Deans on'a charge of maltreating a 1tle girl who is
not 12 years old. There are three other cim (Acting Colonial Secretary); Mr. S. Brown, plaints against him. The girl was also once of (Surveyor-General) ; Mr. E. J. Ackroyd (Acting the dismissed officers victims, and it is said that Attorney-General); Mr. H. E. Wodehouse (Acting through his connivance she and other little Colonial Treasurer); Mr. 'N G. Mitchell Innes children were enticed into the merchant's state (Acting Registrar-General). Messrs. C. P. Chater, where they were. horribly maltreated, Both officer and merchant are married men, and the Ryrie, T. H. Whitehead, Ho Kai, and J. J. Tatter is one of the pillan of a fashionable church. Keswick, (unofficial members), and Mr. F.. A. The utmost indignition is expressed. The mer- Hazeland, Acting Clerk of Councils. chant is admitted to $5,000 bail.
MINUTES, The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed,
THE NEW CADETS. The Acting Colonial Secretary, said that the vate of $400 in connection with two new cadets, which was referred to the Finance Committer on the 24th ultimo, bad been approved and it now came before the Council, upon the recommendation of the Officer for their approval,
of unanimity, and particularly where tho numeri. logical to thank Heaven for that as for anything the earllest possible opportunity of assuring his handed over his paw in order that she might Administering the Government,
cal unit of a jury is no small as seven, as in Hong. kong and Singapore, or five, as in India;
and therefore every reason why, and especially LADY Dunlo asserts that her mother was a Miss in important cases,-judges should. endeavour, Penrice, of Kilvrough Castle, Glamorganshire,
at their discretion, to give all reasonable facilities that her aunt married Colonel Pole, that her for the rendering of verdicts upon which the jury grandfather was a special pleader, and that "all shall be agreed. The cases in paint are those papa's people were at the Bar." This reminds known as the Protectorate Case here, and the us that we have often seen "my lord" too, at the $10 Conspiracy Case in Hongkong, the verdicts in bar of the Hongkong Hotel.
both of which cases appear in to-day's issue. It 1.25 is not proposed to go into the merits of either case here, but merely to call attention to the 1.50 way in which the decision of the Jury was
expressed, upon which of course, the sentence fallowed. Mr. Fraser-Smith of the Hongkong 1.00 Telegraph, and his senior assistant, Mr. Ward,
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THERE still remains something to be cleared up regarding the character of the relations which existed between Mr. Stanley and Major Bar telot, who, it will be remembered, was murdered while la charge of the rear column at Yambuya. The letters and diaries of the Major, which have Just been published, show that long before the two men parted they were on fighting terms. Apparently the they were totally unsuited to each other, and Stanley is perhaps right when be told the Major in one of the many "scenes" which took place, that "be ought never to have come on that expedition," Still, Major Barttelot was a good soldier, and it is hard to believe that he went so far wrong as to merit the threat from Stanley that he would ruin bis reputation in the British Army. Still more serious is the explana- During his late Victorian tour, Frank Lincoln tien given of why the rear column did not move was to play at Terang, but at the last minute instead of rotting at Yambays, "The truth is," declined to appear, the house not being big wrote the Major, as Mr. Stanley well knows, that enough The money was returned at the doors, he had very shrewdly for his own well-being, and and (this is where the fun cams let the ticket-with a masterly comprehension of what he was seller bad to ante-up some fifteen shillings more about, taken all the strong, all the able, all the than was received. The doorkeeper, local good character men, and left the sick, the feeble, man, had admitted a few on the sod, and these and the incorrigible at Yambuya! Obviously latter demanded "their money back as vigor- Mr. Stanley has something more to write about Joke that the the expedition before all the minor auts and ipa ously, as the others. This is genial Frank did not regale us with while in of it are fully known. Hongkong.
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bave been found guilty, after trial of conspiring to bring a false charge against a person who, 0.75 after trial, was acquitted of the charge. The sentence in this cise is that of six months' imprisonment with hard labour, a penalty o!! 0.75 the most serious nature, in itself, as well as in all the indirect bearings it has upon the future fortunes of the persons affected, as well as of 0.75 those who may be depending upon them. Now in the Hongkong case, the verdict was given, a will be seen on reference to the trial in another 1.00 column, by a bare majority of one in a jury ef seven, the numbers being four for conviction, and three for acquittal. It wil be chserved that Sir James Russell, the judge before whom the case was tried, made no suggestion that the 0.75 jury should again retire with a view of obtaining some definite form of verdict after further delibera 1.00 tion. In fact it will be noted that the verdid THE jory system in Ceylon does not seems to was simply given by the odd man and no more be entirely satisfactory any more than it does s.ro and that therefore the decision upon which the hers, says the Singapore Fras Pratt. A come. liberty of two men hung, was really that of one spendent writes to the Observer: Thepinciple 1.00 casual opinies. We do not pause to consider of the jury system is that a man must be tried whether that opinion was cast on the side of by his peers. In a place like Colombo, where common sense and reason or not. What wo wa bare a mass of heterogeneous population, Want to enforce is that the verdict which this system cannot be expected to work very has consigned two persons to the very well. An ordinary Tamli or Malay is prosecuted aso severe punishment of imprhonment with hard in the Supreme Court, and therels jury com- labour, WAI A verdict backed by the posed of Singhaless, Burghers and Edropeans! smallest possible majority. The sway of one in this case what is the chance of the jury return 1.00 mind only to the opposite side would have ing correct verdict ?". And with equal, if not
meant acquilitel. Now considering the moment :
ous character of the issue, it must be conceded double. forge, how traly this applies to Hong that there was far too much at stake to be kong. represented by the chance balance of one man's
We have much pleasure in directing the attento a third door and burst it open, and shoved in opinion. That one opinion in seven should
sion of our readers to the exhibition of high-class the vociferous child with the swollen head, and subject a man to so beary a penalty as the sentence implies is a testimony to the preceri curios now beleg held at MW, S. Marten's then she fell off and scampered along the plst- ausness of a verdict where a bare majority rooms No.. 2 Daddell Street. The collection form with the rest of the family and the other decides. But in Hongkong the law (Ord. XI of comprises many unique and valuable works of six parcels, and could find a footing nowhere, 1864. Sect. 3) says that, save lo cases of captial art such as gold lacquer-wave, porcelain, gold. She split her frock fight across the knees trying punishment, Statence of law shall follow the and allyer Inland bronzes, ivory carvings, vainly to climb into the guard's van, but lost verdict ofthemajority. There is no proviso which swords etc, and many other objects of interest her bold and the train gilded away, leaving her secures that the majority shall be a substantial and value. The ivory dragon which is six behind, red and squashed and delirious. Then one, nor is there any direction that the fudge shall feet long-mere or less with it's moveable she gathered up the roles of herself, and went off require the jury to retire again, to consider the scales and joints is a veritable dream (of the to telegraph to the hetestation for the recovery case in order to arrive at a verdict of a more snakey order) and the bowl with its 3,399 hand and return of an infact with a half-caten bun, nearly unsaimons nature. Sir James Russell painted butterflies is certainly a thing of beanty, and a flushed child supposed to be screaming in a third-compartment, and a band.bex. Whether did not make any attempt to induce the jury to and like the baby, should, bs Joy for ever, to
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A GILDED youth of Melbourne took a young lady out for a drive on a recent evening, and their souls communed together at the cab rate of 25, 63, an hour. They were both of a romantic turn of mind, and they talked softly together while the ald ramshackle borse fore round the town. By and-bye the lady asked permission to kiss his hand as an expression of her devotion, and he worshipit, and burn incesse before it in a manner of speaking. When she had quite finishet he suddenly observed that the diamond had disap peared out of his ring, and in wild consternatión: he shook the cab in the vain hope that the jewel would fall out. It didn't fall worth a cent, how. ever; and then in his despair he dragged the lady with precisely the same result. Nothing fell out to the police-office and got her shaken officially of her either. Thereupon he entered a formal charge of feloniously chewing at article of value to the peace of the realm, and a duly authorivd off the person of a law-abiding subject contrary official looked into the prisoner's back tooth to see if the missing properly was there, and found nothing. Speaking as an expert he suggested that possibly the lost article had been crunched up, but there was no evidence to that effect, so the case fell through. Any citizen who has his hands or feet kissed in a cab from this time for should take warning by this incident. No doubt the case may have been one of unjust suspicion, a strange female to pour out, her feelings in the but still the top of the head is the safest place for dark, for then she can embezzle nothing but a without serious injury to the swallower, hat, and that is an article that can't be swallowed
The vote was agreed to,
A COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCE. The Acting Colonial Secretary aid a Fionn- cial Minute on the table, setting forth that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern
ment recommended the Council to vote a sum
$280, as a compassionate allowance for the benefit of the children of the late Colonial Lister. Treasurer and Postmaster General, Mr. Alfred
His Excellency said, that with referance to this vote he hail to inform hon. members that shortly after the death of Mr. Lister a memorial was presented to him, signed by many friends of the decessed, praving for an allowance for the He forwarded the benefit of his family. memonial to the Secretary of State who replied to the effect that an allowance not exceeding six month's salary of the deceased officer would memorial had been duly informed of the meet with his approval, Those who signed the Secretary of State's favourable reply. He now
Finance Committee, Agreed had to move that the vote be submitted to the
DANGEROUS CRAFT,
Mr. Ryrie gavenotice that at the next meeting of the Council he would nik the Government :-- "Whether, in visw of the danger to human life occasioned by the overcrowding of small steamers, ruanlagte ports in this faland and to Macio, the regulations in force as regards ordinary steamers will be applied to vessels of ge tons and under; and if so, when in
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVIL LIST, The Acting Attorney,General moved the first reading of Bill entitled "An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No, 13 of 1860, for the establishment of a Civil List,"
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His Excellency explained that a full statement of reasons for the introduction of the Bill could be furnished when it came up for a second reading, It was brought forward chiefly upon certain The Grand Duke recommendations of the Secretary of State,
The Hill then passed the first rending.
THE Imperial Russiat yacht Tamara, Capteln heard the Grand Bake Alexander and his Jacobovsky, arrived this morning, having m brother Sergius. She stays bere till Wednesday or Thursday next, and will then proceed to Batavia, The following is taken from the THE express was just starting from Redfera Ceylon papers:-The Grand Duke Alexsader, (Sydney) railway-station when the last woman himself a Lieutenant to the Russian Navy. com- who always turns up just when it is too late, fed mands the vessel, while his bas as bisnavigating braerically along the platform. She had a officer Captain Jacobovsky. The Grand Duke band box and six parcels, and three children, Sergius, who is 21 years of age-three year and her hair was coming down. One of the younger than his brothers a military officer children was crying vociferously, and one of them serving in the Goards. They have accompany was clutching a doll, and the third was dit-ing them Count Kofshubs, who acts as A.D.C. and the whole carayan was waying fis umbrella naturalist, who has identified himself Incon hovelled and sticky owing to a half-eaten bus to the pair; Dr. Radde, an eminent Russian excitedly. The woman wrenched open the door nection with museums in the Caucasus Dr of a first-class compartment and threw in the Alexander Zander, physician; and 8 naval offices infant with the bun, and then that carriage of the Russian Service. ment rolled gently away. She tried the door of enjoyable trip. The Carewitch, he said, had escaped her and the offspring and the nourish. Alexander said that so far they had had a sost the next carriage, hot it was fast, so she heaved determined not to come on to Ceylon first on the band-box in at the window. She bung on leaving Aden, but to proceed to Bombay and The Acting Attorney-General in moving the thence to various cf les India Kaishing in second reading of a Bill entitled "The Gambling Calcutta, after which he would come on to Ordinance of 1890 addressed the Council at The visitors drastic measure and gave increased powers to Ceylon, and he is expected to arrive in Colombo considerable length. He admitted that it was a about the 13th February next, will stay but a short time in Singapore and they the police, but cantended that it was justifiable will then voyage on to Burmah, where another as it would no more interfere with respectable flying visit will be paid. From Barmah they social glubs than did the lawn in force in Great will return to Trincomalle and they will be at Britain. Dr. Hokai opposed on the grounds that Trincomalle about the 1st or 2nd of February, the Bill would grant powers to the police that Both the Grand Dukes are greit sportsmen, the could be used for evil as well as good, and Grand Duke Alexander especially decided to might result in some ten to twenty respecta have a shooting trip on their way across from ble Chinese wodal clubs, of which he knew Trincomalle to Kendy, where they expect to being interfered with by the police. Mr. Rynis arrive about the gh of February, In ims to supported the opposition and urged that the last | speaker (Dr, He Kai) was justiñed in gespering meet the Csarewish-Fret Prusi
THE NIW GAMBLING BILL.........
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