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C. MASTER should have carefully remained concerned, are absolute nonentities, and we in the background. It is notorious that reserve to ourselves the right of an opinion but for the extraordinary conduct of the as to how many of them would pass Crown Sollaltor, on whose official advice scatheless through a close scrutiny of the Acting Captain Superintendent of the character they propose for adoption Police prosecuted the man, Minhinnett | a1 a standing rule in what is and who directed the procedure which practically a public association, founded THE STATUS OF MEMBERS OF induced Major - General GORDON toolely to control racing in the colony.tributed his quota of paternity and there

JOCKEY CLUBS.

undertake a responsibility which the Jury We shall be prepared to deal with Mr. and Judge ignored and the Government C. S. TAILOR and Mr.. H. L. DALRYMPLE THE object of the extraordinary general dishonorably repudiated-it will be after they have divulged the platform on meeting of the Members of the Hongkong remembered that in thewitness which their newly-horn-tenderness for the Jockey Club, to be held at the City box in the course of the trial, moral welfare of the Jockey Club is based; Hall to-morrow, afternoon January the General frankly stated that he what status Messrs. H. P. WADMAN, H. G. 27th) has been the medium of con- Induced Mr. WARD, who was very SCOTT, G. STEWART, C, S. PLATT, D. R. siderable discussion, especially at the unwilling to sign Information SASSOON, and G. C. C. MASTER may have Race-course during training operations against MINHINNETT, by promising that the in the racing world we have yet to learn- and in general sporting circles, during the Police would be the actual prosecutors and Mr. MASTER is but a very third-rate novice past few weeks, and is likely enough to would undertake all responsibility, the in race-riding, the others are 'strangers lead to some plain speaking when Greek Conspiracy muddle would never have been yet." meets Greek in the discussion forum of the heard of. The Crown Solicitor advised Chamber of Commerce. From all we can the prosecution, directed the manner in gather, a grave doubt seems to exist as to which the information was to be prepared, the scope and actual meaning of the pro-and then left the entire control of the posed new rule, while the motives of the case to the inexperienced hands of an persons who are supposed to be its ordinary police officer. Mr. FRASER-SMITH, originators, as well as those whose names in the editorial that appeared in figure on the requisition to the Stewards this journal and which compelled the are foundly asserted to be the outcome of man MINHINNETT to take some action personal malice and I will, and quite to clear himself, accused the Crown the reverse of what pretends to be a Solicitor of having grossly neglected his disinterested desire to improve the character duty, and as that charge has neither heen of racing in the colony, and at the same met nor refuted, it must be assumed that time introduce a new Social Purity it was substantially true And Mr. G. C. element into the constitution of the C. MASTER is the business partner of the Hongkong Jockey Club. But reformers of Crown Solicitor. The result of the new every class, in politics as in all other Jockey Club reformer's personal whip subjects of common interest, no matter does not appear to have met with the how pure their aspirations nor how free success anticipated; a very strong feeling from adulteration their intentions, are prevalled throughout the colony that Calmost invariably subjected to accusations innocent men had been victimised by the

collective intellects and acumen would not weigh down the scale against the same number of emasculated mosquitoes, and the Ideas of duty enforced by the judge; an Influentially supported petition to the Executive was receiving general support. and consequently Mr. MASTER'S ill-timed attempt to outrage a manly and essentially English article of faith, by kicking a man when he was down," fell flat, and invoked a good deal of very strong language very heartily expressed. Here is the result of the weary pilgrimage of the Crown Solicitor's most excellent partner :-

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At the conclusion of the murder case yesterday (27hist)acthe Supreme Cour, when Lam A Sik aquitted, he was immediately rewarrested and charged with athers, nas in cusi dy with having forced on. Lai Yong to sign pro misery note for $35 under threats of injury. The accused was brought befe Mr. Wise this morning and she crew is in inded to Friday, bail allowed iu que purety of $10)

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and insinuations of discreditable motives, odd-man majority of four jurors whose convicted of a misdemeanour," whether each one at his own position before Gaol may truly exclaim "abandon hope machine to remove the bank of sand that has

Hongkong, 31st December, 1890.

· THE FIRST OFFENDERS ACTV

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And so the steady and ever increasing manufacture of criminals goes merrily along the gaol is overcrowded, special commissions are appointed to, Investigate and suggest remedies; legislative Coun. cillors get, to harmless loggerheads the officials insist on huge votes for a new gablor gaol extensions which have not yet been planned, and the unofficials decline to take any rash leap in the dark involving such large outlays of public money and pay each other questionable compliments; the Fress ridiculer both commissioners and legislators; 'etizens groan under and 'curse the heavy taxation; and the Canton river steamers continue to earn large profits by vointing thousands upon thousands of vagrants to wegetate under the boasted, freedom of the British flag, and the magistrates and judges cheerfully "gather them in until the ranks of the habitual criminals and old offenders swell out like the rolling ocean. Needless to say it is not advocate a trial of the First Offenders het for the scum of the Llang Kwang that we and lenient sentences for petty offences; the man who can devise some practical and workable method for dealing with these anwelcome hordes will deserve handsomely of the colony-Although, It is perhaps as well to add, he is not likely to obtain any tangible recognition however valuable his services, unless he is a pampered official. There are at the present time two or three hundred prisoners in Victoria Gaol who are serving long terms for comparatively minor crimes, and whose release would relieve the dangerous over crowding of which we have heard so much lately and in no way injure either the requirements of justice or the Interests of the community. But any such sweeping be useless unless seconded by the adoption exercise of the supreme authority would of a new policy towards paltry delinquents who are not criminals, and of a system of short sentences for first offenders and those

round her, when there will be nothing foved her coming off safer, nutine noter to tempt to recover her is not likely to be made until next Match, when the westerly wlads will have ceased for the season,

REFERRING to the decision of the court-martial attributing the loss of H.M.S. Serpent to bad navigation, a London contemporary says the disaster only confirms the warning so often given by Sir Geoffrey Hornby, who it a sailor as well sa naval officer, that in war we shall one day come to frightful grief, because we are allowing naval officers to neglect their scam'inship. Our system of training naval officers almost solely under steam, according to this authority, will wreckage. The subject requires to be carefully yet cost the taxpayern many a million for looked into..

take between’this an eternity to obtain ten filthy dook is crowded with petty offenders, MR. Thomas Sutherland, M.P. Chairman of signatures certifying that Mr. MASTER and chiefly old men with one leg in the grave the P. & D. Sleam Navigation Company, was each of his colleagues had not come within and small boys not many years out of anonest those who were knighted on New the scope of the ridiculous provision which swaddling clothes, who have been arrested Yar's Day. In future he will be known as Sir they have thought fit to bring forward in and dragged through the Streets by Thomas Sutherland, K.C.M.G. the shape of this unweildy abortion to stalwart Sikhs for the grievous crime of A. NORTHERN Contemporary" "states" that as'a which each of the Immortal Ten has conselling vegetables, fruit, or sweetmeats result of recent suspicious accurrences on rivers

without a license, or for begging a few steaners eight of the principit insulance com are few, if any, members, no matter how cash to save them from, starvation And Pics at Shanghai have doubled their rates of insurance on calgo" shipped for Chickiang, high their standing, who cannot claim that they are rolled into al in regimens to Wuhu, Kukiang and Hankow, number of damned good natured friends' prison labour and association with the in the ranks of the Jockey Club. Had worst types of professional thieves and des. Rule 20not been sufficiently comprehensive porades: It is the same with the wretched in his scope, the addition of a single line vorarles of Yan-lan and other games of would have thoroughly answered, every chance, opium smugglers, drunks and purcose.

mapasayanamadi disorderlies the Ishmaelitish host of No doubt there is a good deal of truth in roques and vagabonds, sailors who have Rochefoucauld's aphorism that there is slesented their ships and soldiers who have always something pleasant in the misfor- terepiten what they owe to discipline and tunes of one's friends, and we have a very the rules of the Service' by resenting the is reported on good authority, says the Japan The rules and regulations of the Hong-marked example of it in this very unnecesàggravating tyranny of a jumped-up Gaselle, thit Count fie purposes visiting China kong Jockey Club were drafted by Mr. sary requisition to the Jockey Club corporal or the domineering Insolence of After the session of this Dit is over. Special J. J. FRANCIS, O. G., and adopted after Judge no man until you have stood in his colour sergeant with a straight left-hander negotiations are said to be the primary object of careful revision at a meeting specially place, was the remark of a philosopher on thanos frauis-they are all relegated to Count's visit. The position of the fapanese held for that purpose. They are in some renowned for his wordly, wisdom, and we the same society, the same shot-drill and in Korea seems to be growing more and more respects loosely worded, but as a whole commend the saying to the consideration barum hicking with the worst stamp of uncomfortable, and the faichi has a state. adequately provide for the effective of Messrs. MISTER, MCCULLOCH, TAYLOR, hardened criminals. The pruy pilferer ment to the effect that the strained relations

which

may lead to blooil shed at any time. government of an association whose sole DALRYMPLE and the other, lesser lightsnumerous class in Hongkong --, a first raison d'ire is to regulate racing matters Certain acts may be rendered legal, but offender, whose crime may possibly be not We understand that

bas been in Hongkong. It has never been pretended can never be made legitimate; this attempt of a very serious description, is nevertheless, received from the Head Office of the Trust and that the Jockey Club possessed any other to strike an innocent man who for the certain of a sentence of from six to eighteen Lean Cool Chinalaam anti: the Straite Lidy. functions, and the powers given to the moment is prevented from defending months at

to the effect that; subjser 1ð confirmation at the the Magistracy, and a

general meeting itar be held in London on; rath Stewards by Rules 20 and 21 are amply himself is neither legal nor legitimate, considerably longer term if he happens to Ficb, a dividend will be declared for the year at sufficient for all purposes of an institution and it can be made neither, That be committed to the Sessions. Once a the rate of 16 per cent, on the Ordinary Shares. in which the general public have a vested sad but suggestive experience of the criminal, always a criminal, one step from, and 48 on the Founders, Shates; and £55.000 interest and whose business is confined engineer who was hoist by his own the straight path in this most. Christian placed to Reserve which will then stand at entirely to racing. It will be interesting petard' points a moral which should not colony is almost invariably fatal-there is £00000", to learn by what system of reasoning Mr. be lost sight of in dealing with no mercy shown, no consideration given THe recently airinded japanese mail steamer MASTER and his supporters hope to Messrs. MASTAR & Co.'s proposal; and no proyixinn, made for a possible Tokia Mors, 131va the N. C.. Daily News, is convince the Hongkong sporting public further we would recommend every reformation. Chinese backsliders who sitting upright, almost in the fields, and her that the fact of a member having been member, including the Stewards, to look enter, the gloomy portals of Victoria hull is to all appearances perfectly sound. It is intended to employ a Dutch sand-sucking and therefore these ten enthusiastic and

rightly or wrongly matters little, can allowing the Jockey Club to be made the all ye who enter here,” presumably spotless sportsmen, whose

possibly be in any way injurious to "the laughingstock of the Far East by seriously morality and integrity both as sportsmen

character, interests, welfare, good order, considering a spiteful and dangerous and citizens doubtless show a clean record,

or credit of the Jockey Club". Where proposition that bears on its face its own should not be condemned without a fair

does this addle-headed reformer draw the condemnation. hearing, and on the mere gossip of the

line? Supposing Mr. MASTER were gullty towp. Every man is entitled to his character,

of slander, or of publicly behaving in'a whatever it may be worth, undl by clear

manner suggestive of a cad rather than of and undisputed evidence it has been proved

a gentleman, would that be likely to injure. to be worthless, and although It must be

the character, credit, etc., etc., of sport admitted that a very grave doubt surrounds

generally or of the annual races held in the bona fides of these tens members of the

the Happy Valley in particular? If some Jockey Club who have thought fit to form

member of the Club, of a sporting turn of themselves into a Society for the Regenera- |

mind and with thoroughly English ideas of tlon, of Racing, in Hongkong, yet as a

fair-play, were under extreme provocation matter of fair-play, they are entitled to an To the Stewards of

to take another person by the scruff of opportunity of justifying themselves from

J THE HONGKONG JOCKEY, CLUB.

the neck in Queen's Road and treat him suspicions of conduct unworthy alike of

to a sound cow-hiding, and for this Gentlenmen, sportsmen and gentlemen. As already We, the undersigned resident members of the offence had to face the police magistrate suggested the signatories of this requisi-Hongkong fockey Club, are of opinion that it is and pay a $25 fine-would that misdemea- tion should be men of unsullied reputation, desirable for the interests of the Club that a

nour prejudice local racing or injure whose records are in every respect free Rale should be forthwith passed and confirmed, the character of the Jockey Club in its from flaw or blemish, they should also be providing for the resignation or expulsion from capacity as the executive body controlling influential and active supporters of and the Chub of any member whose conduct, either our annual races? Did Mr. MASTER ever participators in racing, and members of within or outside of the Club premises, and hear of the English Jockey Club; and if long standing in the Jockey Club. Assum-wise, has been injurious to the character, in- tion, history, traditions and unwritten either in matters connected with racing or other so, does he know anything of its constitu- ing they are the favored possessors of all teresis, welfare, good order, or credit of the Club. laws i Very likely not, we should say; in these necessary attributes-fór reformers

Accordingly we hereby request that you will to have any real weight must strictly call Extraordinary General Meetings of the Club fact, where this reformer's ignorance of practice the doctrines they assume the under rules 30, 31 and 3%, for the purpose of sporting ethics begins and ends it would right to preach pro bono publico, the next passing and confirming such a rule as above he difficult to say. The English Jockey thing is to justify the special action taken, mentioned, and we suggest that such rule might Club is admittedly the most autocratic, to show its necessity and that the remedy be worded somewhat as follows

most powerful, and most exclusive asso- advocated is not merely sufficient in itself

ciation in the world; but its province, like to provide for an alleged shortcoming but

that of its Hongkong prototype, extends is legally warranted, and a customary rule.

to racing alone. Over the outside doings In similar institutions. Now, let us care-

of its members the Jockey Club exercises fully consider the merits of this suggested

no authority whatever; nothing but purely extension of the jurisdiction of the

racing matters is in its line of country, and Stewards of the Jockey Club over the

only charges of malpractices on the turf private and individual conduct of members

are within its jurisdiction. And that is the apart from matters connected with racing;

commonsense view of any Jockey Club's It may not be out of place at the same time

functions. Groxer IV was notoriously to briefly investigate the status (so far as

the most unmitigated scoundrel in England, the Jockey Club is concerned) and pubile

decorum were legion, but it was not until his offences against public decency and personal records of the ten signatories, and, the circumstances connected with

after an interesting chapter of in-and-out bringing the requisition before the public.

running, culminating in the unsavoury bust- It would be the merest affectailon to

ness in which SAX CHITNEY the elder, was pretend that the source of this movement

made a tool of, that the Jockey Club took is not directly attributable to motives of a

GCC MASTER. the action which "warned of" Newmarket purely personal character; but the real

C. S. TAYLOR, THE

Heath the first gentleman of Europe." question to be decided is the justification

HERCULES J. SCOTT, Sir GEORGE CHATWYND and the Earl of and the necessity for an action that has

H. P WADHAM,

LONSDALE, both married men by the way, HECTOR MACLEAN. been generally characterised as a cowardly

were members of the Jockey Club when

THE P and O, Campania, zacnia h

agents have writen GIRSHOW STEWART, And contemptiblo attack on a well-known

C. S. PLATT.

they fought like blackguards in Hyde

Pun var dle the Bombay papers stating that cuain,stalo, member of the Jockey Club, who at

D. R. SASSOON,

Park about Mrs. LANGTRY; but the Jockey and the First Offenders Act, that would LOCAL AND GENERALments having appeared in, the home-gapers present happens,” through no act of

fetring on the conduct of the Indian lascar, crew DAVID MCCULLOCHL

Club did nothing, although the scandal was without any manner of doubt have been the day of the German Emperor was wreck the Managers of the P., and O.

42 of the steamship Nepaul on the occasion of her bis own, to be helpless and unable

·HI L. DALRYMPLE,

most disgraceful-the misdemeanour had result, in addition to a respectable family

Company to defend himself. À law days- after The first thing to strike the Intelligent nothing to do with the turf and was not the being covered with, unmerited disgrace celebrated, here on the 27th init, by the Teutonie bag, telegraphed from, Landon that: the state- the decision of what is popularly known observer in the above high-class literary Club's business. But the Jockey Club very There was no delence, and the extensation community in the usual way, how vina comments are unterly falt, and that on the mooming as the Conspiracy Case, a Mr. G. C. C. production will probably be the ridiculous quickly took action when the casse sucre would have been laughed at by the KAWAKITA; who hati bein appointed to published letter from the Commander after the dagature of the mazily «The Timas MASTER, a solicitor. In this colony, form both of the requisition and the between Lord DURHAM and Sir GEORGE stony-hearted and iron-headed judges and chceedinke indefatigable Mr. Kondo as Chargt smiphatically contrading, the allegations onde, distinguished himself by commencing an proposed rule; the second, the bare- CHRTWIND was on the tapis; the Fullerton magistrates of the hard labour persunsión gairs for Japan in Korea, left Japan for bis and stating that the Native crew behaved well, active canvass amongst the members of bonas state of the camp auggested allair was a turf matter, and it was the but Alderman RENALS is a than with a post on the 20th listent, this by de and the men in an orderly, and obedient manner the Jockey Club with the avowed object of by the signatures of the Immortal right of the turf senate to have big heart and more than ordinary. Intelllrahva value to A más nudyongda qid4 cat fed out his orders to bissectire satisfaction. Inducing the Stewards to do something Ten. Although the truth, has not thoroughly Investigated. There are gence, as well as a capable, magistrate,THE officer of the Hongkong and "Shinghal

The passengers have, also made the fallowing or other, It is not very clear what been disgalsted by Mr. MASTER and his scores of similar instances on record, and he, Interpreted the new law, nailts Bapk etc according to the N. C. Dally Neto, statement to the Frese The Captain, gave his course was contemplated to assall the followers that Mr. FRASER SMITH is the but Mr. MASTER's gigantic Intellect would broadest sense: "If I sent you to prison 16 have's bones of ten per cent on their alaries amongst the passengers of the crew, UND S

order calmly; here was nothing likqspanicelther position and rights of Mr. FRASER-SMITH member particularly aimed at by these possibly be too severely strained: to he said to the youth you would begin out of the magnificent profu earned during the lost his head, and it is quite inaccurate to say

the leading-- victima wing the scandalous, miscarriage of justice ever it will be noted that nothing definite in explanation, the vast difference there is send the misgolded offender to become The Straits Advertiser says that Mestes, W. The passengers were exceedingly, analous. The most clumsy marksmen of the awkward aquad, comprehend, no matter how lucid the your downward career But he did not bee ifup ad did heraxias samin at that any of the lascara made a rush for the boats.

past half citymams da je do prUAT PENG recorded in local criminal annals-as a this direction has been set out in the between a club where men meet in daily a geol-bird, and the associate of convicts. Mansfeld & Co. have purchased from the utmost credit.

putinyThe Captain's orders were promptly1pbeyed. member of the Club. It is but fair to Mr. requisition, and it may be fairly doubted Intercourse on terms of social equality and and an outcast on the Tace of God's.earth.Netherlands India'Steam' Navigation Company tain and a ghould 29, giren to both the Cap MASTER-to-mention that it was generally whether the chief of this, precious con- an association that was purposely, con- but gave him another chance in the world three heamers to add to the fut on 20 Java o una tir Up

(zd hatékong_sand prad nate: believed, and the bellet was generally federation thought fit to explain to his stituted for the specific purpose of manag by binding hian father over in the sum of lee, and look steamers of the British India RESPECTING the thi, who are suspected of expressed, that he was the mere tool and worthy alles that the passing of afty rules ing the Hongkong race-meetings: Thera£20 to bring him up for Judgment whew Steam Navigation Co. for their Native States, setting fire to the Japanese House of Parila Jackal of a certain clique who lacked the of this sort could not legally affect the is no rule compelling Mr. MASTER or any called for And the decision was received no mesta dicere shit des sent in point) i mently recently theyapan Ganstiegs-The In this opinion we cannot concur, as the Perhaps he was not aware that his absurd members who come between the wind se this case we venture to believe a hopeful in receipt of a telegram from Mr. H. M. Becher, are full of their doings, of attack and altempled courage to do their own dirty work; but rights and status of their intended victim; one of his nine backers to associate with in a crowded court with loud applause. In gigbrary of the Panjom Gold Mining Co. el, appear, to be having a field-day, in the clique referred to, whatever their personal regulation, even if carried at one meeting their nobility, nor is there any law that life that may yet be made useful to manage that he has resumed operations at the attacks on thembers of the Ditt So:apprehen Capital (Tokio) Just now. The native papers views orconvictions might be on the subject and confirmed, at another,, could not be will sanction the rights and privileges of kind has been rescued from the criminal al Mines at the rto foot fevel, Low grade ore alrededeed, are the Authorities that serious trou in dispute, have alwaysborne the reputation made to have retrospective effect. His members being interfered with and classes, without the interests of public in abundance in sight; the ore runs in irregular ble will enaue that on Friday: last long before of being sportsmen and gentlemen, ignorance on other matters would lead one infringed on to please any obsequious justice suffering in the slightest degree Weins which makes the qually difficult to judge the time for the opening of the Diet, the roads and it would be manifestly a great to belleve that this conjecture is probably toady or interested clique, But even were and there are doubtless thousand now the maximum is returned to be about foz. to were load with police and gendarmes and injustice to deprive them of their reputations well founded With regard to the the proposed Innovation considered desir wearing, the brand of the convict who, had the forchange In the character of the rock the road between Atarashi-baabi And Tors on mere, hearsay With regard to Mr. signatories, it is really amusing to discover able, the draft rule suggested is the In-they beda treated in similar fashion, would likely to be met with in a few days. In-plow, that runs Ralong inside the most MASTER, is it not evident that by this action that only one out of the entire ten has ever carnation of bigoted folly, the producto-day be respectable, andry serviceable vidjodi dare

two giúp vodi was closed to trafficm:In spite of these pro he has forfelted all right to be enrolled in in any shape or form been an active ion ofwell, nobody but the typical members of society. bezimena halinde shear that Prince Ching, the chief of the cautions a member was attacked'in his vfiqrikis the brotherhood of sportsmen, and may we supporter of racing in Hongkong.That Hongkong solicitor could have piled There is a useful lesson for Hongkong CHERYLAMAR, ja spoken of inthe Nonh as the

the House. A number of going not go further and include hill claim to the one is Mr. David McCULLOGE, who has up such a farragon sofa) ponderous in this touching little episode we codby saron ofthe late Seventh Prince His Highs://words about them, have been arrested,

good old nameof gentleman'? And weare been more or less-actively connected with nonsense. The idea of placing the rights, If there are many places under English app

Chan For Home time, it was and it is to be hoped that 'sa, example, will be told that this was the opinion very plainly the sport as an owner of race-poples for as well as the good name of a member at law when hardened criminalsager popceest

the Salsbury” of China would; made of them to encourage the others. Some expressed to him In the course of his nearly twenty years; and that is about the uncontrolled disposal of any ten of kis industrious sta manufactured e-main, this the meat Middle Kingdom; but this rundour, the precincts of the House itself, and one can

deceased

4 princo at the capital of of the members; it is skid, go armed, even within canvass in the presumedly self-appointed all we can say for him. Mr. H. C. (ellow, or of the flewards could only colors The Pallon Couriert tha tests there is now reason to believe, was based upon hardly blame theca if, as it scams: they are liable, role of special protector of the general MACLEAN has on one or two occasions have emanated from the muddled, brain ofender butitrati competatur:to lime: ɛnything buh zao or fact the Great Viceroy, to be attacked at any moments.The 99711 ar morality of the Hongkong, Jockey Club, owned and subscription griffinis,while of ag (pexperienced partisan who knows the policeiusdizhai mas

wow chamlar more useful to his country in the role evidently, beat upon conwithtle 2, channelived a But there was another slendis dent resten, the other parsons, so far as the Hongkong little of the world and nothing of racing erectively supported by their

se now plays on the political stage than wore be kind of Filth Estatacin, the Government of the thy in simu paralowar minor mirror of jorby, Cheil and racing Interests are land race ciuus. We would not under of the Supreme Court. Day after day the, i emrit of Cidan's poideas wacky/

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burdened with DWNOKSI!

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If the Stewards or any ien Members of the Club, who shall carify the satae in writing, shall be of opinion that the conduct of any member, either within or outside of the Club premise, and either in matters connected with racing or otherwise, has been injurious to the character, interests, welfare, good order, or credit of the Club, the Stewards shall request such member to resign, and If the member so requested shall not resign within one month after such request, the Stewards shall convene, or call, Extraordinary expelling the said member. Such Extraordinary Meetings of the Club for the purpose of General Meetings shall be convened, called and held, and the resolutions therest shall be passed confirmed and circulated, in the manner prescribed by rulés 11 and 31 the Club."

General

We are etc., etc.

It will doubtless interest our local law makers and gaol reformers to know that a new enactment has lately passed into operation in England from which especially gratifying results are expected. It is called the First Offenders Art, and its object is to endeavour to put a stop to the wholesale manufacture of criminals, by legal process, which for years past has heen filling our gaols and disgracing our civilisation: The gathering strength of public opinion on this important subject becoming every day more apparent to thoughtful and humane occupants of the judicial bench, and receiving the hearty encouragement of the Press, the need for ranks of the criminal classes at length some reform to check the ever increasing became so generally recognised as a matter of national policy as well as a duty to civilisation that it was taken seriously in hand by the legislature, and the out come is this new law. We can perhaps most forcibly illustrate the principle of the First Ofenders Act by briefly quoting the outlines of a case recently tried, at the Guildhall, reported in the London papers A young man, 18 years of age, the son of a clergyman, well educated and of const derable natural abilities, as evidenced by his being the holder of a £50 scholarship,, was employed in the warehouse of the well- known glove manufacturers, Messrs. DENT, ALLGROFT & CO. It appears that he got into bad company by frequenting billard led him into financial dificuldes. He got rooms, and associating with betting, touts out of the frying pan into the fire by stealing gloves the property of his employers and dis posing of them at a quarter of their value to an unscrupulous retall dealer In the Strand.convicted of crimes, such as, petty larceny, report of bow she came by her dreadful injuries. Discovery of the crime was, of course, which are in no sense of a serious character. The woman was at once sent to the hospital. hut Inevitable, and the wretched lad eventually Web shall return to this subject after upto the present time her assailant is still at found himself in the criminal dock, and receiving the result of certain inquiries large enim freest på vore ud je v bar to all appearance. ruined for life. And which are now on foot. but for worthy Alderman RENALS, who.i something like an ornament to the bench,

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SYED Mohamed Alaagoff, who has long been Singapore, left that colony in the steamer one of the best-known Asiatic merchants in Poseidon, of the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's, for his home, in Arabia recently. The Poseidon is a steamer 450 feet long, with magnificent passesger accommodation, the whole of which was taken by Syed Mohamed for rith a parent from his departure himself and his household, 130 souls in all. The

the Straits Times say: It is well known that Jedday was $8,000. In recording his Syed Alsagoff leaves Singapore in the belief that he has been harshly used by the English Gover ment and by English opinion; and whether that view be just or not it prevails generalle amang Asities here and will doubtless spread in Arabia and other parts of the Enst ANOTHER Wanton outrage was committed last night (26 h inst.) In Garden Road. It appears an amah, Tong Chat, 40 years of age, who is in European employ at the Albany, went to visit a family house in Staunton Street about clock last evening. 5 She there had a few high words with a 'rick ba ccolle, said to be her, paramour, and left. The coolie flowed her armed with a no less than eight severe wounds on her he d chopper, and overtaking the woman he inflicted one most severing the left cheek and another murderer Rotas murderers generally do, and terrible gash on the right wrist. The would-be shortly afterwards in I dien constahl- found The constable procured a chair and covered het to the Station where she was able to make a

woman lying in the road'in a post of blood.

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