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rendered necessary by the verdict of a majority of the jury and the sentence of the Chie!' Justice. This end can be achieved without any very great difficulty; we only seek justice and fair-play, and surely in a British colony we shall not ask In vain for what are proudly acknowledged to be a Briton's rights all over the world.

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THE Russian cruiser Mandjar left the harbour Time managing committee for the Christopher yesterday morning for a cruise.

Columbus centenary fitės, to be held at Gènon next year, have resolved to promote an interna-, Thing' will be a game of polo at Crusewaytional congreat on maritime law, to be held as Bay to-morrow, commencing at 4:30 p.m. Genoa during the ffish, Tx P. & O. S. N. Co's steamier Ganges lelt Shanghai on the gist ulto. at a pr. for this part HERODOTUS, father of secular bistory, was the first of all Europein writers to mention cotton.

and this was about 450 B.C.

Meanwhile we ask the community of

We regret that our critique on "The Gondo- Hongkong and our friends both atliers" as performed on Saturday night, has been Home and throughout the Far East unavoidably he'd over until te-morrow. to suspend their judgment on this case Tax wordi abstemidus and facetious are said to until its true merits have been exposed to be the only ones in the English language that the world. We promise that the contain all the vowels in their regalar order. vindication will be thorough and complete The Russian Volunteer Fleet is to be increased --and may Goo defend the right,

hy the addition of two new cruisers-for service between St. Petersburg and the Black Sea ports. THE Cesarewitch will arrive in the Pamiat❘ Arova at Singapore on the 3rd proximo, and will remain in Singapore two days leaving then for Bangkok.

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LONDON, January 30th... Mr. Goichen favours the Issue of one pound, and tem shilling note","

(From Singapore Papers) NEW M. P. FOR HARTLEPOOL

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THEY are making excellent wool out of the fibre of the fir-tree by me ins of electricity. The time is now come when the lamb may as well le down with the lion.

17's notified in Saturday's Gametts that Mr. Alexande MacDonald Thomson, and Mr. Arthur Wensbolt Brewin, Cadets, passed their final examination in Chinese on the 8th ultimo,

Mr Furness, a Gladstonian, has been elected A SOCIETY of Philadephia physicians recently

for Hartlepool

SPEECH OF LORD SALISBURY, At Cambridge the Marquis of Salisbury said [37] that a lesson had been fearnt from the recent svents in Ireland of the tremendous power of the priesthood, and which, if Home Rule were granted to govern Ireland, would crush Ulster beneath its ruthless beel.

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THE CRIMES ACT.

January 23rd.... Mr. Parnell has given notice that he intends bringing forwards a resolution condemning the administration of the Crimes Act,

· THE REVOLT IN CHILI.

January 24th, The Chilians have called upon the President to resigo,

OBITUARY. Prince, Baudouin, son of the Count of Flanders, heir to the throne of Belgium, is dead.

ILLNESS OF MR. BRADLAUGE.

January 26th.

Mr. Bradlaugh is in 'n "comatono state and rapidly sinking.

RIOTS AT GREENOCK. There is a serious strike and riots at

THE PARNELLITES.

organised bas for its purpose the discussion of electrotherapentina sed the insuring of qualified practitioners to take up the subject on a scientific

basis.

THE monthly competition for the Faki Challenge Cup presented by Dr. Noble took place at the range on Saturday aftern on. J. Carson PC.. proved the winner for the first time with a score of 45 points. Twelve membris competed, We regret very much to learn that it is owing to the illness of their Excellencle's eldest daughter, Miss Alice Da Voeux, that the Govern ment House ball has had to be postponed. The Governor himself is, we are glad to say, much

better.

A MAN attired in a very dirty shirt fitured Among the dranks in the Adelaide Police Court. "How long do you wear weur underclothing, prizo er" demanded the P.M. sternly. "To jest past the seat of my trusers, sort," replied the delinquent. Fined 55. with costs, How have the mighty fallen One of the Ptolemies (J. B. Ptolemy) w's brought up at the Sydney Central lately on a charge of keeping an Illicit still. He was mequitted, though it was known that most the Polemies have been keeping "still" for a considerable time.

In Moscow may be seen in the streets any day

■ beggar who was a f・w years ago one of the richest men in the city. His father left him Greenock.£1.500,00%, but he gambled it all away. He cared Iterally for bothing but gambling, and if bo had the money again he would lose it orce

It is expected that there will be a speedy mere in the same way, settlement of the Parnellite difficulty.

(From Japan Gaselli).

DEATH OF THE KING OF HAWAII. A telegram reached the Hawaiian Minister Resident at Tokyo at 1 s.th, on the 23rd January unouncing the dunță on the ats January at San Francisco, wither he had gone for his health, of His Majesty King Kolakus. His Majesty's remains were conveyed to Honolulu in the United States fiig ship Charleston. The King died in the Sifty-fifth year of his age and

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A MISSOURI Pacific ereductorat Sedale, Mo., sent his wife home to her parents a few days ago. He placed her in charge of a conductor, and apprised her parents by telegraph as follows: "I return to you, per Conductor Frownlee, a Case of damaged goods. Please place the same to the account of a bad bringing up,"

Council,

Officer Administering the Government in

As regards (3) which affects only the prisoner Robert Fraser-Smith, I am placed in a position of peculiar difficulty by the fact, which has become well known, that a resolution was arrived at, also On the arrival of the Glen steamer Glewartwry, before my retum, for the appointment of a Medi- on the 30th utt., a couple of Chinamon were

cal Commission to enquire whether further basket, which upon examination was found to stopped making quick steps ashore with a

imprisonment in geol would involve danger to the health of the prisoner Robert Frager-Smith, contain a dosen new blankets. The blankets. When this Commission reported that such were part of a cargo that had been pillaged danger would be so created, it seemed to me in helween Singapore and Hongkong. The the first instance that I was thus. religved of all defendants blamed each other and Mr. Wisreponsibility, andthat there wasnathing to hinder impose a fine of gio or two monks' imprison the gratification of a natural inclination to mercy; ment (with no blankets) upon each. They paid but subsequent consideration has convinced ros the shekels,

that to constitute

morning on Bonham Rond doing a considerable

The joint of a water pipe pave way on Saturday

crea to the life danger to the health, o

of a prisoner, as so facto reason for his Immediate release, would he mount of damage. This, no doubt, is only to set a most dangerous mecedent, and hy heginning and is what any casual observer rendering it impossible with any consistency could have foretold long ago. The manner inpermit any further imprisonment in the which the pipes have been and are being laid to grant him a license for the commission of case of the prisoner released, would be practically down by contractors who are new to the basiness, and under overseess who are as intimately

any offence short of murder. acquainted with the difficulties appertalaias owing to the causes indicated may no doubt be The special severity of the imprisonment” to this work, which they are supposed to super- visc, as a Chinaman is with the moon, such

A reason for shortening it, but on the other kand occurrences as that of Saturday last can only be have to bear in mind that the sentence expecled. At present the oldes are laid covered to the recommendation to mercy on the part of awarded in this particular case, probably owing with large ones and rubble and as soon as they the jury, was a very lenient one with reference begin to settle the jointe, as a natural consequences to the gravity of the offence which I are bound | give way.

to believe was committed, and under these cir A 'FRISCO paper says that Dr. E. F. Ingalls of cumstances I have with very great pain arrived Chicago has received a supply of liquids for thest the decision that the utmost concession which treatment of consumption by the methods of Dr.Iam conscientiously able to make at present to E. L. Sharly of Detroit. There are two liquids the wishes expressed in this psition, is the for use in this treatment, each made as nearly remission of that portion of the sentence of the chemically puse as possible. One of them in prisoner Robert Fraser-Smith which awards to indine, the other a solution of chloride of gold. him hard labour. The lodine solution is to be-infected each day for a week in incipient cases, then on alternate days. In aggravated cases, where breaking down has begun, the two solutions are to be used on alternate days, then simultaneously, care being taken to prevent the formation of an insoluble iodide of gold, due to imparities in one or other of the solutions. In especially severe cases Dr. Shurly advises Dr. Ingalls to employ inhalations of chlorine gas in connection with the fodine and geld. Dr. Shurly modestly states that while he makes no such claim for his method as is made for the Koch lymph; he has had some results that he is very proud of, and he gives the outline of a few of these.

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Statisties for Fanuary, 1891." In-Patients remaining in Hospital-on int

January. In-Patients adcaitted to Hospital during

January

Total number treated as In-Patients

Of there there were: Discharged cured.............................................................: Discharged relieved........... Discharged on other grounds......... Died in Hospital ......

70

125

But I still leare open the question whether after the greater portion of the period of sentence has expired, it may be for the above reason justifiable to make a further remission of the length of imprisonment.

(Sd.) G. W. DES VEUX. Hongkong, 17th January, 1891.

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No. 164.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Hongkong, 2nd February, 1891. the 28th altimo, enclosing copy of a minute by SIR,With reference to my letter Ne, 162 of

the Governor on the subject of the petition addressed by yourself and others to the Officer Administering the Government, praying for the release of Robert Fraser-Smith and George William Ward, at present prisoners in Victoria Gaol, I am directed by His Excellency to acquaint you for the information of your cosignatories that having just received a further report from the Colonial Surgeon to the effect that the disease from which the prisoner Fraser- Smith is suffering is making very rapid progress and that in his opinion be is actually in a dying condition, H. E. has on this, and only on this ground remitted the remainder of his sentence.

I have. &c.,

(58.) F. FLEMING,

Colonial Secretary.

60 The Hon. P. Ryrie, &c., &c., &c.-

SUPREME COURT.

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In-Patients remaining in Hospital on rat

February nuti

Out-Patients; new cases......................715. Out-Patients, return visits .......................692

Total number of Out-Patients viati

Operations................................................! Dental cases. 9 Casualty cases.......................... 5

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JOHN C. THOMSON, MA, M.B., Superintendent.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Pulsne Judge.) February and,

SIQUEIRA "V. BASTO.

This was a case wherein the plantiff sued the défendant for $75 which had been paid in calls. on behalf of twenty-five shares in the Hotel Marina Company, on October 2nd, 1890.

Mr. Wilkinson appeared on behalf of the plaintiff and Mr. Hastings on behalf of the defendant.

E. P. Sequeira, clerk, Hongkong Hotel, said he was the holdes of one in the

the seventeenth of bis reign. He will be succeeded ¦ and came to Hongkong recently to be married. Young, eldest son of the late they are to share Hotel Marina last year. He déposed of those

by bis sister, now. Queen Lillokalani. It considered that the new reign will prove to be | an era of great political changes là Hawali.

LOCAL" AND GENERAL.

THE Russian gan-vessel, Kornata, Captain Filisoff, arrived here to-day from Hagasaki." Aw American mother and her two daughters each gave birth to twins in the same week r's recently.

No Credit given for bottles that look dirty, or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of Containing Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used again by us,

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Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1891.

THE CONSPIRACY (1) CASE.

The WINNERS of all IMPORTANT RACES IN another column will be found an at HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, FOOCHOW, and AMOY, with tires, and other interesting official reply from Governor DES Vaux reliable sources, make "THE HONGKONG

THE Customs at Canton have received tele- graphic intelligence from the Commissioner nt Langchow that Mr. Wm. Keeble and his wife were murdered on the frontier of Toskin while on their way to Langchow. Mr. Kreble was Assistant Examiner in the Chinese Customs & Lungchne The young lade arrived on the 16 h January in the O. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Prism, the wedding taking place the next day, and two days later the young couple left by steamer for Haiphong thence to return to Lungchow. Mr. Keeble was educated at the Diocesan Home, Hongkong. No particulars are given in the telegram, but it is to be presumed that the crime was commited by pirates for the sake of loot.

Sour Russian Jack Tars have been getting into trouble at Bambay. Three men were brought before the Magistrate a few days since in conte- quence of a disturbance the previous evening. went to a Parsee Clubs at the rear of the The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Natter, Galety Theatre, and the Pancen being greatly from Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong this alarmed, fid. The police were called, Farby morning and is due on the 9th fast,

this time the bibulous Jacks had broken the corner of the billard tabfe, two balls, four cuss, Tax returns of the namber of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Feb, 1st, sreet, two chairs, thie-lamps, and a glass shade

ohe, selaing the lamos, bad emptied the Europeans 144, and Chinese 2.259; total 2,403 oil dows a messmate's back. The police called THE cook who embezzled $30 from his master, Lieut. Donohue, R.A., Hist mmih, was again brought up at the Magistracy to-day and received six weeks' imprisonment.

A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, brethren am cordially invited. Visitabing at 8.30 for 3 o'clock precisely,

particulars, carefully compiled from the mont to the public petition forwarded to the DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR Officer Administering the Government EAST," a vnde macum for all classes of (the Hon. F. FLEXING) with reference to THE residence of Mr. W. Danby at the Peak

sportsmen.

"THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" for 1891

what is popularly known as the Conspiracy Case. We refrain for the moment from entering into a detailed criticism of his

was broken into a few days ago and a lady's gold bangle, set with pearls, a gold chain, and small sum of money taken.. "No arresta have sa yet been made.

A T'LEGRAM from Lima (Ohio), December 23, reports:-Mr. B. C Fautot, president of the Columbus, Lima, and North-Western Railway, Coupleted contracts today in Madhow, Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet, whereby possession of 3,000,000 acres of land in Northern shares in September, 1890. He was then called Mexico, granted to Mr. Faurot by the Mexican upon to pay the calls upon those shares, that a railway should be built from Deming due and he was not asked to pay them, Government three years ago, on the stipulation which he pald zimounting he £75. Before he disposed of the shares the calls were not New Mexico, to Cabilambompa Bayou, on the Pacific coast. The Mexican Government also He applied to the defendant about not paying agreed to pay $200 to each family and $50 to the calls when he held the shares. The defend each bachelor, who should settle on the land in snt sald be had no money and asked witness to question. Mr. Young reports that to Doo people Pay for him, which he did. In the letter are ready to coloniza this grant, and, there is produced the defendant told witness to get the Excellent reason for believing that they are all shares from a Mr. Pereira who held them. Mormons anxious to leave Drab. Since the Witness afterwards found out a Mr. Rozario had Gentiles obtained practical control of Salt Lake shares for wont his red he said he held the City, the Mormans have been quietly seeking a new location. Mr. Young, who is

Witness made no answer to that but put the railroad contractor, base an extensive team up unless he got back his money.

completed large

Ulah contract. A small colony of Morsmaller in the hands of Mr. Caldwell. mans has already settled on lands adjoining Mon September and, 189. The script was handed Cross-examined sold them in the market Faarol's proppard colony, where they are free to Antonio Munies, a broker, whom I told to from the restriction of the United States Govern tell them and he took them. After that I got the ment, and can practise and teach polygamy letter from Holmes and Radri,, which was the

without hindrance.

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THE CONSPIRACY (?) CASE.

The subjoined official despatches from the Government to the Hon. P. Ryrfe speak for. themarives:-- No. 168.

(Copy)

for money advanced and he would not

the next I heard of them, The broker came back and handed me $50, having sold the shares at the time. The broker told me be, had sold the shares to the 'defendan'. As a matter of fact I do not know who the shares were sold to, but I know the defendant is the holder of them.

Mr. Wilkinson said that was his esse and unfortunately he could not call the broker as be had left the colony..

and tx the best printed and most handsomely clusions and decision; but our readers / CKKE. Supreme Court, Hongkong. His lord- with people in France, or were known to read Fraser-Smith and George William Ward at pre; | pay, the calls thereon

Is Printed on a superior quality of Paper, Excellency's statements, opinions, con-

bound volume ever published East of the Sues Canal,

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in two or three British_tars, and the Russians were taken into custody. One of them first, however, was taken to the hospital to have his wounded head dressed. The men expressed their regret at causing the damage, which was ansensed at Rs 60, and they were fined three rupees each, LEATERS from Russia wate that since the assassination of General Seliverstoff, the police have been apprehensive of fresh Nihilst out-

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

His Lordship said no legal liability had been Hongkong, 28th January, 1891. proved, and the case was not complete as it stood. breaks, and indiscriminate arrests have been

SIR-I am directed by H. E. the Governor to Mr Hastings submitted the plaintiff bad not effected in every town of the empire. Persons of all ranks have been summoned to the acknowledge the receipt of « petition without made out his case, and the mere fact that the police offices, and in many cases imprisoned, date, addressed to the Officer Administering the defendant adralited being the holder of the shares for no other reason but that they corresponded Government, praying for the release of Robert 'did not give the plaintiff any sight

to ask him to skip, (encouragingly to indy witness): And this is French books, or were related to exiles in Siberia.sent prisoners in Victoria Gaol,

His Lordship said the case i complete and I am in reply to transmit to you for the quite true PL. W, 'help me God, sae Lord, H. L. As always happens in Russia when a geners!

information of the signatories to the petition (sillagly and apparantly quite satisfied) "You order is issued for the watching of may stand down now."

the police, seem to have been maliplying copy of a minute by Ef. E. on the subject. HONG LIST OR THE FAR EAST in 40 doing, are the respect we owe to Sir Tas Hex. Secretary to the Tarantula Society mail from timid people. In St. Petersburg,

arrests, simply that they might levy black-

I have, &c. the

(Sd) F. FLEMING order that it may circulate extensively outside WILLIAM DE Vœux in the high poddion | (Mr. C. E. Bowles) has requested us to staid that

new paroxysm of police activity has excited no

Colonial Secretary, this Colony, is published at a POPULAR❘ which he holds as the representative of the the Fancy Dress Bail at Government House

many rumours of plots that the Court is said to Hon. P. Rytis, &c, ko...,” ko. PRICE, and can be ordered at This Office, or through any of our Agents at the various Ports Queenin this British colony, and as we have has been postponed, fancy dresses will not be have become annerved. The Cear, roer to St.

worn at the Dance which is to be givạn bị the

(Copy) Petersburg 4 seldom as possible, and when he no desire to complicate by controversy in | members of the Tarantula Society on the 5th does be remains there but a shelt time, and

The Governor has given bis best attention to THREE DOLLARS. the public press a matter ofright and wrong last.

always drives back to Gatchina before night:11. the Petition, signed by a large number of the There-is-not-space-in-the-compass-of-an-bearing such grave issues, a question of We learn from good authority that the steamer THE dear old lady who weekly advertises her mission of the sentence of six months imprison- Inhabitants of the Colony, in favour of the re

vapors in the form of " Fragrant Waters" in the ment with bard labour recently passed upon watch and chain in pawn," Is to leave Macro on the 4th foat, with a cargo flos introduced lato the work, but it may be fairly serious general importance involving the Independent which sails under the German Ang,

charge. rights of every man living under the they are belog shipped for the railways, now bring what to her must have been an acrobatic for conspiring to bring a false

The grounds urged for this remission are British flag, which can only be satisfac under course of construction in that country, but feat to be feany, fell short of the mark and

wa will publish full particular to-morrow,

disarranged her bustle considerably' (for (1) The alleged weakness of the evidence at torily settled in the open light of day in a

What the old woman's object was is (a) The

ler

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Ordinary Advertisement to detall all the informa-

and the public at large will thoroughly understand that our only reasons for

he would grant the plaintiff an adjournment till the toth inst. on payment of costs, case was adjourned.

The

MOONEY V. HURLEY, This was a claim for $350, the value of a gold watch and chain, a pearl ring, sada sevolver, held by the defendant, "heritag

Mr. Wilkinson, who appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, said the defendant went to lodge with the plaintiff at No. 22, Caine Road, in January, Shortly afterwards the plaintiff, who had the 18go, agreeing to pay a sum of $75 per month. received a sum of $5pg which she handed over to the defendant to the articles. The defendant apparently, did, redeem the watch and chain, but had kept it as

· asserted that no such Directory has ever been liberty of the subject and the inherent of you conlles for Mexico, "It is prenamed that Seat!, 'had 'em bad' on Saturday and whilst Robert Fraser-Smith and George William, my sundry debtil of her and also to rediem

pushed, either to Hongkong or any other part of the East, at such a'low price.

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of $350. Thit the defendant had not done, KONG LIST. FOR THE FAR EAST offer Court of Justice. The Conspiracy Cass Iz | We are regñested to state that in conséquence sime it is in that quarter that she carries ber the trilure to adduce until too latetikk he alleged the plaintiff asked him tort Meit for a Special Advantages sa au Advertising Medium. not ended; practically it has just suterad on /St Wines at Government House, Lady Dos evident to all, but she was on the wrong scent dence which, as the Chief Justice (who tried the and not only kept the articles then but had refused Your has been compelled to postpone the Ball and in her reference to flowers of Australian case) is alleged to have tatimated, might have to give them up since. The plaintiff new sped. It has an extensive circulation is all Ports its most interesting stage. After nearly which was to have taken place to-morrow, thetoric (which was not only erroneous but I lafuenced the fury la favour of the prisoners for the recovery of those articles or their valus (3) The danger to the life of the prisoner $350 Mooney, the plaintif, was then cal'ed between Singapore and Newchwang, in the

taste) When circumstances will premit, another date 1 very i Aumastan, Colonies, the United States, and eleven weeks close confinement in theill be fixed for the Ball and of this, dus notios of therarie on to the wrong country. Not that Ronezt. Fraser-Smith_from imprisonment whe the United Kingdom, and the scale of charges hospital of Victoria Gaol, Mr. Frauen- will be given at the earliest possible moment, the gentleman aimed at would not have been hard labour

and gave corroborative evidence of the above. has been fixed at an exceptionally low rate. SMITH, the principal victim of this most ADMIral Sir Nowell Salmon

proud to have hailed from the land of the As regards (1) I regret that the evidence The defendant stared in her beman for five dots arved in Singa- Southern Cross, but he only points out to having been regarded as sufficient by the months. He fan the mess and duilag the Terus can be learned on application.

remarkable of local criminal prosecutions, porn on the morning of the 23rd instant on board

"BIOWEIC, ORO of whom, 7 the "by, was whose verdict was approved by the learned several months had advanced her money on has been released by order of the HMS, Alacrity escorted by the "forcery, seen skulking in the back ground upon the occa-judge who tried the case, I do not see suficient account. The defendant, said he had a claim

acting upon a different against her, which she was willing to settle. Governor, strictly on medical grounds! entering the Roads a little before eight o'clock alon refered to, how far she is out in her reckon, reason to justify me in

The former vessel anchored in the Roads bating and what a jenny she has made of herself

cannot feel the phe valued the gold watch and chain at his hapless companion in misfortune, Mr. the latter preceeded direct to the Borneo Wharf. But after all the fault is not hers she has been † As regards (2) 1, cannot think that the facts thering at $30, and the rewolver.at $20, palle G. W. Waxe, is all a prisoner. The About o'click Cat. Kasey, R.A. A.D.C., pald is unmercifully ridiculed and held up to cos- therein referred to are sufficient to warrant: Che

Abest 20 behalf of 11, ale Governor, and på tempt, turned upside-down and inside out, and belief that they ought or would have had any evidenc Money was called and Editor of this journal owes a solemn duty even clock the Admiral landed #2 Johnston's made to look such contemptible old woman anlal weight with the jury if they had been. The defendant said he had su elfen on the to himself, to his unfortunats colleague, Comp Massy and conducted to Government that we have metaphorically speaking, wiped on these two grounds, thereford, sem k special defence,

Pier, Fort Canning saluting, and was zoceirad | that no wonder she has tamed at last, but now adduced at the proper time, pska kurticles for money due to him, which he set up": and to the colony, to lose not a moment long) Bir Cácil Smith west en beach during our office door with kere once and for all Mé rainos to differ from the decision which was lag His Lordship gave judgment for the paladij In obtaining "thai publja vindi

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