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THE TRota LA Shu-t'ang has been appointed a Director of the China Railway Co. by Viceroy LI Hong-chong.

The British surveying vessel Egeria, Cored. .A. M. Field, let the harbour this morning (Feb.

· 12th) for Sandakan.

Piemy will be repaired at Nagasak, and for THE Rising Sun understands ibat H.M.S. that purpose will be taken into dock there ar 1 sden as it is disengaged.

WHOLESALE robberies on an extended scale by

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1891.

The Rikken Jiyu Shimbun kas been suspended by the Japanese authorities on the ground that its issue of the 4th instant was calculated to dis- turb the peace of the country.

Tite" Stanley Awfiis feft Singapore for Batavia on the 5th inst. They are all yearning to return to the gord times in Hongkong; and dear old aderation of Sir Silly-Blily Robinson's musical Stanley, who. notwithstanding his chivalrous atrocities, is a very good-hearted and well- meaning coger, hopes to be able shortly to recrult bis present company with some first-class

IT is reported that the Japanese military autho- rities intend to increase the army to 100,000 man—the Increase to be made during the next two years. This is in consequence of instruc- tionsfasued by the Emperor to Count Oyama, Minister for War,

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

* - | {Before Sir James, Russell, Chief Justice,

and a Special Jury.)

wonderful business in India. The genial Thomas writes from Bombay that he is afraid he will not HUDSON's Surprise Party has been doing

be able to carry out his projected tour to the Far East this year. Strong. inducements have

colonies at the termination of his Indian season,

February 13th.

KWOK TOK V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, This was an action by the plaintiff to recover

accasions, of the steamer Pasig,

talent, so that he can introduce to his Hongkong been held out to him to "da" the Australasian \'damages for the wrongful detention, on two Datrons & really first-class show. Stanley says armed bands have been prevalent for some time Hongkong is the best place he ever visited which he will probably accept; but if so, he vows

pat a stop to this state of affairs, and make worthy of the name published in the East. Good,

Hongkong Telegraph is the only newspaper not later than next summer. examples of all robbers captured.

old Stanley !

to

Cross-ermined kave_receipts showing what I paid in the years 1886, 1887, 1888. I understand the difference between an ordinary certificate and a 'special certificate, for passen gets. In poist of fact I did apply for the special passenger certificate on the 27th Nov, passenger licanse in 1888, but it had to be re through my solicitors. I first got the special newed every year.

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past in the northern pravirices of China: The during his long and varied career, and that the by all that is good and true to be la Hongkong { well and Wilkinson, was for the plaintiff, and the Passenger'certificate for seven days. With that -- His lordship-He evidently does not under

Authorities are urged to take severa méaturen to

THERE were no fewer than three thousand Celestial visiters to the City Hall Museum on the rrih inst,. Thli le a third best inn record, the celebration of the Queen's Jubiles having on two separate occasions attracted over five thousand aight-acers to the official curio shop in Queen's Road.

Túr Chaya Skimbun says that a contract was entered into tween the local Electric Light Company and the authorities in Takin, that in the event of a fre being caused by the electric light and the Houses of Parliament were burnt down, the company' should band over to the Government the sum of yen 250,000. Very like a whale.

At the Government House masquerade Mr. Ino. 1. Francie, who we understand has not been "prevented" at Home, wore a Court dress'; Mr. Ge Murray Bain, Fliter of the China Mall, who is likewise an outrider in Court circles, waS attired in the Anky Marlborough House get-up. Now, who inspired that paragraph fa the Firk Wrather three węcka ngo ?

THE Singapore Straits Times hears that eight palicemen have been supplied for the mainten- ance of order at Raub. and that the work of extending the Selangor telegraph. line to Raub has been begon. If all that doesn't "boom" the urrallu depreciateil scrip of this vaunted El Dorado, we call feel disposed to regard the enterprise as a hopeless case.

THE "skipper" of the Ying Pak, s païnenger launch, was charged before Mr. R. Murray Rumsey, Harbour-master on the 12th Inst, with carrying thirty-rine passengers in excess of his licensed number on the stth. The defendant admitted the charge, but pleaded that owing to it hring Chinese New Year he could not prevent the avengers from rushing on his launch. A stiff fine of $25 was imposed.

A GERMAN, described a#Mr, Oscar Klienschmidt, merchant, of Victoris Boilding", Queen's Road, was charged helere Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court on the 12th inst, with an offence against common decenev. He admitted the charge and

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We learn on good authority that the report in the Macao Liberdads the other day, stating that the chief of the gang of pirates who plundered the Douglas Co.'s steamer Namee had been captured, is premature. A man implicated in the piracy was a rested at the Ladrone islands, which doubtless gave currency to the rumour, but he was not the lender of the gang. The so-called pirate chief is very well known in Macao, bat so far he has succeeded in eluding the energetic vigilance of both the Portuguese and Chinese anthorities. The Hongkong police, It would appear, bare highly distinguished themselves by displaying that masterly inactivity which is their especial forte, unless when valuable so-called Chinese criminals are in request by the Cantonese Gavement, or innocent men have to be made martyrs to atone for official bungling.

Chlox merchant af

MR. A. P. MacEwen, for many years a resident of this colony in connection with the old established firm of Holliday, Wise & Co., and one of the ablest and most independent of our unofficial members of the Legislative Council, informs us that he has established himself No tambard Street, London, L.C. A Cantorere merchant of much experience will be associated in the business, and under Mr. Mac- Ewen's supervision will have special charge of the import and export departments. We wish We. Macawen every success in his new business. Hi departure from the Far East was a great lows to Hongkong; he was a thorough all round sportsman, a leader in every publle movement, A liberal supporter of our local institutions, and n'man who possessed the courage of his opinions and was not afraid to act up to them.

In the Peking Gazette of the gth alto.:-LI Hung-chang in conjunction with the military Governor of Kirin, reports the death of an expectant Tantai, Li Chin.yung. He was a native of Kiangat, and had distinguished himself against the rebels. Being appolated to superintend the Mo Ha Gold mines he had to force his way for 1.90s odd through a difficult country, and at the Inos odd through aner ul hardships from ice In winter, and water, which rose in the shafts, in summer. In 1880-88, the "output" was over 40,000 auncer of gold; In 1889, 19 oco add ounces; in however, has succumbed to the climate, and the memorialist asked that postbumous honours might he bestowed on him as if he had died on active service; that his biography be written by the Imperial blographer; and that permission may be given for the erection of a temple to hims in Kinngau. The Imperial rescript sald: Let if be done; let the Yamba concerned take note,

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MR. BIDDY, manager of the Raub mines, wired

as follows-on the 1st inst. Total length of north level is now 125 feet. Have struck leader carrying good gold. Have driven intermediate level since last report 60 feet na lenders. No1 shast western lode, total length of level is 35 feet. Have gone through 30 feet of leaders, barren white quartz, Tunnel to Battery have made good progress." All this would seem to Indicate a prosperous time for the Rasb Mining Co. in- the near future--and yet the shares are a drug on the local market at about 75 cents.

A MEDLEY AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.

(BY OUR SUPERNUMÈRARY CRITIC.)

The benefit performance tendered by our local amateur talent to Mr. Frank Fletcher at the Theatre Royal City Hall, last night (rath inst) proved anything but the great success It ight have been and which the occasion merited. The beneficiare, as stated in these columns last evening, is a good around man and it is beyond doubt that he has TTY Considerably asstated in making the recent performances of "The Gondollers" as successful as they have been, and on that account,

for no other reason, I think he had right to expert far more support from the mem hers of the Choral Society and the play-going public than was vouchsafed. The Mongkong public is always willing to be amused (as cheaply as ppatible), but it is what is known as an uncertala quantity ; and although it will at times roll up in scores and hundreds to, bid farewell to an Admiral who laughed in his sleeve at the folly, or to a royal Duke whose only claim to distinction was the fact, over which he had no control, of his having been born to the purple, and make itself subservient to the high and mighty who condes- cendingly patronize and appreciate tuft-hunters of the most abject type, it will not, at least it is always slow to recognise the actions of ordinary

Mr. E. Robinson, lastructed by Messrs. Cald Attorney-General(Mr.W. M. Goodman) appeared in person. Mr. J. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Messrs. Wattan and Deacon, watched the case on behalf of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company,

The special jurors were:-Mesurs, S. W. Coxon, H.W. Dick, R, K. Leigh, G. Sharpe, A, Shelton Hooper, E. W. Mitchell and G. Stewart,

Mr. Robinson, in opening the case, said the plaintiff claimed damages against the govern ment for the wrongful de cntion on two occasions, of the steamer Pasig. The pleadings were as follows:-

1. The claimant is a merchant carrying on business at No. 75, Praya Central, in Hongkong and was during and has continued to be since November, 1888, antil the present date the sole owner of the British river steamer Pasig, official number 58335; regularly engaged on the river service between Hongkong and any ports in the Canton river or Macao, licensed to carry 530 passengers and of 2,000 piculs or 257 tons burden or thereabouts.

2. On or about the 27th day of November, 1888, the said steamer Paste was in every respect fit and properly found for the aforesaid river service until November 18th, 1389, and had fulfilled all the requirements of the law, and in particular the provisions of Section V. of Ordinance 8 of 1879. Nevertheless, his Excellency the Governor of Hongkong wrongfully delayed granting the special passenger license applied for by the claimant for the said steamer under Section VIII, of Ordinance 8 of 1879, and thereby prevented the sald steamer from carrying passengers for 7 days, from November. 27th to December 3rd, 1888, both days inclusive, to the loss and damage of the claimant, particulars of which have been furnished to the defendant.

3. Thereafter, to wit on or about January goth 1879, whilst the said steamer Pasig was regularly engaged in the aforesaid river service and was in every respect fit and well found for the said service and not, unsafe within the meaning of Section IX. of Ordinance 2 of 1879, and furnished with all declarations, certificates and licenses required by law his Excellency, the Governor wrongfully issued a provisional order for the detention of the Pasig under the Sub-section 1 (a) of Sectioni X. of Ordinance & of 1879, and under Sub-section 1 (e) of Section IX of the said Ordinance referred the matter and case of the said steamer Pasig to the Court of Survey. In consequence of the said order and reference the said steamer Pasig was detained

to the loss and damage of the claimant; parti- 5th to February 18th, 1889 both days inclusive, culars of which have been furnished to the defendant.

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Continuing, he said the only question! It]}}to the Harbour-master's office. The ship sailed would appear was the amount of damages the on the 27th November without the certificate and "Governor ought to pay and he required the" I was allowed to carry only twelvå passengers. plaintiff to prove his case. But the Court of I pressed my solicitors to apply for it. It wan Survey found there was no reasonable -and- granted-on the 4th-- December-- Tha:ship.cons. probable cause for detaining the Pasig, but the tinued to run up till the 5th February, 1889. Governor said that the effect of the Court of Survey was null and void, because he has the right

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back on it. The question was whether there was reasonable and probable cause for the steamer to be detained at all. He (Mr. Robinson) maintained there was none at all and it was reasonable and probable cause. In the petition for the Attorney-General to show there was there were two distinct claims: first, for $1,176 damages for the wrongful withholding of the certificate they were entitled to carry, 500 passengers and without it only twelve, and they cinimed for the loss calculated on the amount of passengers they might have camled.The Governor acted in error in consequence of com plaints laid by Mr: Amold and Messrs. Butter field & Swire, and plaintiff's steamer was detained.

was: an error of judgment on the part of the Governor and he must take the consequences and pay the dainages. He maintained that the steamer was properly found and everything was property declared as required by Section 5. He admitted that if the Governor was not satisfied that the requirements of Sections were not complied with, then he had the power to detain the steamer. Withholding the special passenger licence prevented the steamer carrying passengers If the Governor had grounds he was justified in withholding it, but he (Mr. Robinson) could not conceive how he had such grounds, but they readily saw how the Governor was daunted by the complaint of Mr. Arnold and Messrs exsmiped my ship some time age and he did, 1 By the Attorney-General-Captain Burnie

Butterfield and Swire that she was absolutely believe, make the report produced to the unfit to go to sea with a crew let aloné pissent Governor. There were some repairs done to gers, and he would say that the man my ship, on the 30th of November, I have a that hesitated was lost. They had no right to receipt for the 836,000 paid to the Dock think that the Marine Surveyor's word should Company... There were some repairs to the vessel was waiting nothing was done. She December, 1888. ;.. be doubted at all, and during 'the time" the ship, between, the 27th November and 5th

was allowed to go to sea and subsequently.Recetamined: The Captain knows better she was reported as being unseaworthy, and yet thand do as to when the Pasig was docked and they allowed her to go to sea with a crews In répalledas, only know about it by reference to the second part there was a claith for 87,352 for my account books. When I bought the Paste the wrongful detention of the Pasig, from Febaho, had been lying over at Yau-ma-ti for 5th to Feb. 18th inclusive, or fourteen days about hyear. There were very few people During that time the Governos prevented them at the auction." The Pasig used to be the from taking cargo or passengers whilst under property of the Spanish Government. going a survey. The Court sat and was comContander R. Murray Rumsey, R.N., Harbour posed of Commander Rumsey, Harbour-mester} Mr. Laind, engineer, Victor. Emanuel, MrMaster, said I know the steamer Pasig, I James, constructor of machinery, Naval Yarded for in September, 1888. A passenger "Femeniber"¡Hèr" passenger certificate was 'not and Mr. Todd. They saw the reports of Messrs:

Cross-examination contipped :—On the 5th. January the ship stopped running owing to a letter received from the Harbour Office the day before. It was owing to the receipt of { that letter that the ship was stopped fourteen days. Between the dates the 4th December and the

when she gth of February, was provisionally detained by the Govern ment, she had no repairs made to her. His vessel went into dock by request of the Harbour Master who wrote an order to that jeffect. She went into dock on the 28th of abuary 1850 (Laughter). He bought the Paig at auction for $4,200.

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Bra Tutor-I offered the Paste for insurance In the Tal office on enc'occasion, but as the rules appeared to me to be annecessarily string. ent I gave up the idea of effecting Insurance. My vessel was examined by Capt. Burale some reata ngo. "

excused himtell by saving he was drunk. Five 1890, 18000 odd ounces. The Superlatendent, and less favoured mortals who render services-in-Hongkong for 14 days, namely from February | evidence, together with Comd. Rumsey and the Solicitor. The certificate of the Pasig was

dollars. Cheap at the price. A Chinese would mast likely have been sent to gaol for a month without the option of à Ene.

MR. I. F., M. Cock, superintendent of the Government Plantatlans at Perak, committed suicide on the rath ulta. by throwing himself overboard Tram a steamer be wan voyaging in to India. The general verdict will doubtless be suicide whilst in a state of temporary Insanity,"

but we think the unfortunate man was so heavily handicapped with his name, that there was method in his madness,

At the Club the other night -Eminent promoter of hecus companies, who is also desirous of shining in politics" That confounded paper is constantly hinting abominable lies about me,"

that are worthy of some substantial recognition. The Theatre Royal last night was only about half diled and there was a palpable lack of enthusiasm displayed throughout the entertain- ment, which consisted of a tragic operetta, "Ariaxominous ye Great "the well-known comic drama "Nau;" and a mysterious melodrams entitled "Carrottinn,"

Mr. Lightwood as Artaxominous, in the first edition of the show, was decidedly funny-he always is, and was ably supported by Mr. Frank Fletcher as Fuster, who succeeded in making good deal out of very little, Miss L. Schlerica Distafina, felt hot fickle saafden, also did

IN chronicling the upsetting of a 'ricksba on the ith inst, and which on the face of it was a pare accident, the local Mrs. Brown shakes her "calabash," and with a sorrowing heart regrets "that the number of the ricksha is not known and that there is little chance of bringing the coolie to justice !" Ye gods! Is this not enough to make the sun stand stil and the heavens weep tears of commiseration for a community inflicted? A ricksha gets the better of the applause. Mr. G. Lammert looked every inch with a well simulated expression of extreme dis coolic in charge, and is upset before it can be a "Commander-in-Chief” as General Bombastes, gust. Good-natured bind in the same line of stopped. For this helnous offence the unfor-but unfortunately for effect the noble army of business" Well, you know, he might even de tunate is to be brought to "justice"! But sa braves" billed to appear in all their panoply worse than that"—"What the devil do you for instance, were fate to relegate "Brownie" to mean "Well, don't you see, he might let there congenial sphere and place him between of war-like glory, were conspicuous only by cat out of the bag by telling the truth, and where would you be then 1"

|- 4. The said Court of Survey held an enquiry and survey of the steamer Pasig and by its judg ment delivered on the 16th day of February 1889 unconditionally released the Pasig and found la respect thereto as follows !—

"And whereas it appears that there was no reasonable and probable cause by reason of the condition of the ship for the provisional deten ton of the ship: We find under Sub-section a of Section 1X. of Ordinance 8 of 1879 that the Governor is liable to pay the owners of the ship als costs of and incidental to the detention and survey of the ship, and also compensation for

the Detention, or Survey.'

His Excellency the Governor has paid to the Claimant bis costs of and incidental to the sald Detention and Survey of the said Pasig, but although the same has been demanded he has not paid to the Claimant any compensation for the loss and damage sustained by the Claimant by reason of the said Detention and Survey,

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Burnie and Anderson and then they examined and searched all over the ship and they found as their opinion that she was safe and ordered her to be unconditionally released. Mr. Wagner the Acting Marine Surveyor, under whose respon sibility the passenger licence was granted, refused to give evidence before the Court as he was a Government servant and the plaintiff had no power to compel him, and as the Court did not call bins they had not the benefit of his opinion and unfortunately since that he had died. Mr Laird bad gone home, also Mr. James; Mr. Todd had arrived in port during the last few days and was now to Court and would give

question of damages, the fury would arrive at by captain and chief engineer of the Past. The considering how many days-

The Attorney-General-That might be left to the Registrar,

His lordship concurred and. Mr. Robinson contluring, said that would possibly be the best way. He then gave an outline of the career of the steacher and sald the Parfg was formerly in the Phillipines trade. She belonged to the Spanish Government She was laid up bera at Yau-ma-li for about a year and was put up for auction. The plaintiff bought her in 1885 and during that year $15,000 were expended upon her. In 1887 she underwent her annual survey when $1,000 were spent upon her and in 1888 they arrived at the time where the Kwong Hep Loong, an engineer, fitted a new boiler into her and made other repairs amdant Ing to $10,000. There was also a sum of $1,400 for carpenterlog work and a further sum of $3,000 Continuing the witness said-From what I was paid to the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock

saw of the ship on the 7th, 8th, 9th, rath and Company, The owner wanted to run the ship ith the criticisms of Messrs. Burnie and Ander an economical way and did not want to have her son were not borne out at all. I now hand in's insured, Bona fides were all shown by the facf full certified copy of the Ending of the Court of

certificate is granted if a ship goes through erald surveys. A passenger certificate of the kind I refer to is granted under sub-section to of section. 5 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance. warded to the Governor for approval on the The Parig's passenger cerilicate was for 261k of November, it came back to to o the 3rd of December and I issued it to the owners the dang de tus it of December, farver received Instructions to hold a Court of Sarvly and did us. The Court was composed of Messrs. James, Laird and Todd, of the Naval Construction Department, the Victor Emannal of the Court of Survey are with the Crown and Batavia, respectively. The Minutes

Marine Surveyor. The Court first sat on the granted upon the declaration of Mr. Wagart, 5th February, 1889. The Parig was ordered into dock on the 8th and reported " ready for survey enthefith: The Court went on board on the 11th ||and again on the 13th December,' On the Bib the members of the Court were dressed in canvas sults and thoroughly inspected the bottom of the ship froin bow to stern. For two days the Court was occupied in the Investigation, which was "of sy « very thứrough nature. The Court specially farestigated the parts of the ship on which comments had been made by those who reparted on her 'advertely to the Government. On the 9th instant I and the other members of the Court of Survey met in the Harbour Office and conjointly drew up the document (report) now

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and he threw down the Hongkong Telegraph | "pon which such drivelling idiocy is daily well and received a good deal of well-merited loss or damage sustained by him by reason of trouble began. In: November of that year † produced;

Ar a general meeting of shareholders of the Yokohama Stock Exchange, held in January last. It was decided, to abolish the Institution..

and Messrs. Hara, Mogl, and others were elected

as a committee to settle all business connected therewith, while the buildings will be sold by public auction. A project has been set on foot by the lending merchants of Yokohama to establish an institution for the regular sale and purchase of silk, and art the Japan Herald, the buildings will probably he used for that purpose. What about the embryonic Hongkong Exchange; has it been strangled in its infancy, or was it. still-boro?

FOR the past week that erratic, mythical individoni popularly known as the Clerk of the Weather Das Cast a ginom over Hangkong and strictly for bidden old Sol to show himself for a single moment until this forenoon (Feb. 13th). The weather, in fact, has been dull and dreary in the extreme, and the thermometer has been down as low as 42° Farenheit; which is very trying after a Hongkong summer, Our superstitious friends of the Confucian order say that this exceptional

cold is the forerunner of a great change in the affairs of this Colony, for the better. As things can't well be much worse, the Celestial prophets will probably "score" thir ilme.

the shafs of a "barrow" and that he accidentally capsized his first "fare," would he consider it right and moper if he were brought to "justice" for Faugh Anglo-Saxon is barren of phrase to adequately convey our contempt.

reason of their absence. It was no doubt too cold

for them to campaign with safety in the City

Hall.

In "Nan" the Military Munmers had a good Innings, and with the aid of Miss L. Schlericks, acquitted themselves as admirably as there painstaking followers of Thespis usually do. Sergeants Grestock and Tennant were very good indeed us Tom Dibbles and

Harry Collier respectively, and both Bomb. Rylands un Charlay and Corpl. E. Crouch a

reasonably been expected out of these minor Mr. Simpson made, more than could have

parts.

The Attorney-General objected to the report being handed in, but after consideration walved the objection.

The Claimant therefore prays a decree that of spending over $14,000 upon her although tha, Robinson-I beg to hand the report of

bls Excellency the Governor should pay blm:

1. For compensation in respect of the wrong complained of in paragraph a hereof, 31,175. 2. For compensation in respect of the wrong complained of in paragraph 3 hereof, $7,253. 3. His costs of this wait. Such other and further relief as the nature of the case may require and to the Court may seem meet. The Answer is as follows :----

1. The defendant admits the allegations of the first paragraph of the petition.

Riding in and ask that it be read in extenso..

The Attorney-General objected to the report of Court of Survey being put in, on the ground that it would carry enmmons weight with it to bis detrimenti

is lofdship pointed out that it was open ta the defendant to prove, that although the Cout of Survey found the ship was seaworthy, It Wha fo reality not seaworthy,

underwent certain repairs, after which she was Continuing in the fall of 1888 the Parle

granted a certificate. On account of the com plaints made by certain steamship companies he (Witness) was instructed to hold a Court Survey as the Patie

THERE is great interest in Tokyo about the sult hought by the Electric Light Company against Mr. Soré. The novel character of the pleading astonishes experts. It is difficult even to ascertain against whom the action is fair she individual whether against Mr. Soné, as a private or against Mr. Sané, Chief Secretary of the the difficulty arises that Mr. Sond merely House of Representatives. If the former, expressed an opinion about the origin of the fire, and did not attribute carelessness or any other shortcoming to the Electric Light Company. If the latter, then it would appear that Me, Soof cannot be called to account, since his statements in the House are privileged. Further, careful examination of the language of the plaint reveals the fact that no allegation of actual injury is made.. It is merely stated that the results threaten to be injurious to the Company. The Japanese law, says the Daily Mail, does not assume injury in case of libel. The complainant is required to prove that he has suffered. Thus from mear points of view people are perplexed of Italo-Irish jig which he introduced just when V. of Ordinance 8 of 1879, that the provisions of The Immediate result was that»onstkaya6th Ness anid':--Captain Anderida to understand how the suit, as now preferred, can be entertained.

"The Pleasant Peasant and the Dreadful Dakce," which is the sub-title of Grossmith's absurdity, was chiefly noticeable for the musing acting of Mr. Lightwood and Miss Schlericks, who created a good deal of legitimate amusement out of rather scanty materials for successful amateur manipulation. Mr. Fletcher, as Stabbarino, one of the bald brigands, received hearty encore for his performance of a sort things were beginning to fall flat and the audience exhibited visible algus of desiring to go home to recat. Mr. Fletcher, an fold_haed' on the Ar the Police Court on the 13th Int. Mr. A. Gboards of our local Alhambra, saw the danger Wise on the Beach, Cheung In, a 'ricksha coolle, just is time and, lies Wellington at Waterloo, was charged as follows -

rose to the occasion. Fletcher's Bybrid jig was, (4.)—"Regina, on the complaint of Father a distinct advance on the general run of the Benetti, of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, histrionic art displayed, and I heartily joined in charges the defendant with recklessly driving = the demand for the repent,” which was vehicle, whereby the complainant sustained courteously acceded to. The other performers

fact was, and had been, made the greatest use of against his client. Messrs. Anderson and Burnie pald visits to the steamer, they being insurance ageots, but they were informed that their suggestions were not required. The Government marine surveyor looked over the steamer for the Government and the plaintiff was willing to take all risks of the steamer himself She was in Aberdeen Docks early in November to about the 18th of that month, and whilst there they paid a visit to her, and on the aand November the complaint was sent in. On that date the report came into the hands of the shipping companies 1. As regards the second paragraph of the the ship was still in dock, and those companies petition the defendant denies that his Excellency were the plaintiff's rivals, That fact bore the Governor of Hongkong wrongfully delayed on both parts of the case, for either the granting any special passenger license. The Govt marine surveyor had full knowledge At this juncture the plaintiffs counsel banded certificate on the Fourth day of December, 1888, thing he might mention was that of other wit which showed that the Court Governor in Council granted a passenger of the complaints or he had not. Another in a letter written by the Colonial Secretary and without any unreasonable or wrongful delay cases he might have called two were unfortuning to the complaints made to Government by was had If, on the Twenty-seventh day of November, ately absent, the one, foreman of the dock Mr. Amlaid of the Hongkong, Canton and being dead, and the other in Japan; He Macao Steria-boat Company, and Mr. E. Mače 1888, the Paste was in every respect fit and properly found for the River Service and then read the letter of complaint seat by the kingan, of the Chins Navigation Company, whe bad fulfilled all the other requirements of the shipping companies on the aand November to wrote to Government conjointly guaranteeing all the Colonial Secretary The latter weniguidities and costs in Connection with the detention law, which however is not admitted, she had not at the Fourth day one teater; of Sub stelled by T. Arnold, Secretary for the Shipping Com of the Paste as she was unfit to go to sex the Governor, within the meaning of Sub-section panies, and was certified by Commander Rumsey Co the said Saction V, had been complied with, A November, the steamer was passed, but the hammer through some parts of the bottom of evidence that he could" drivo's soon as the Governor was so satisfied he caused Governor healtated and did not give the certificate the ahip, but I found that was not so. The Cout the certificate in duplicate, mentioned in Subtill the 5th December. A letter was sent to the of Surve 2 pedalle aurroyed the bulkhead joints section, so of Section V to be prepared and shipping companies by the Colonial Secretary and found it to be in thoroughly good order. issued. The defendant denies that the Claimant wherein it was stated that the Governor, kawing Wherever we found, cement in our way we had it has sustained any loss or damage through any been faformed by the Government: iMfasthe rendered so is to be able to examine the fron wrongful delay on the part of the Governor or | Smveror that his report was satisfactory; kurbad thoroughly. My attention "was mainly directed otherwise.

no right to withhold the passenger certificate the ala "deck stringer plate, which was 5. As regards the third paragraph of the Peil. They claimed for that withholding because the alleged to be rusty and worn out! My examina. tion the defendant sdmits that under Sub-section report of the Government Marine Surveyor:wiki

'und'servicelble; the stringer plate in the fợu of Messrs. Anderton,

Tand their respective characters, but pavertheless Governor having reason to believe on complaint, then read the reports

pasić bélné doubled." The upper stringer plate seemed to keenly feel the inclement weather and that the Pasig was unsalo, did on the 5th day Burnis, which were dated thesist November Mr. Anderson Tid it could to broken off with the frosty audience,

of February, 1889, provisionally order the deten. and also referred to the steamer hating ada the foveravat examined it and found'no" thick- Owing, to same stupid blundering the frost tion of the said ship for the purpose of being ashore on the island of Tung-chor in a fog and lestchan 3 th of an lach and the extre Catholic Cathedral, who doubtless has read doors of the Theatre were left open and the surveyed, and did under Sub-section (F) of the remaining there for same time, and although he the ship were add found in good cond about & Nasarene known as Jesus Christ, being in house was, in consequence, colder than Hong. sald section refer the matter to the Court of plates ware damaged she eventually arrived in and were exceptionally strong and thorou

plating hospital, the first chargs against the hapless kong charity to the rally deserving, which fact Survey. The defendant denies that either the Hongkong, wing her safety to the collision Chinese coolle was not proceeded with, the will probably tend more to the benefit of local lasue of such order of detention or the reference bulkhead, about which Messrs. Anderson and warm Aleged to be worn thin, and the con.

bellen of chat was found to be exceptionally magistrate contenting himself with decreeing medicos than to anyone else. Its an di wind," was wrongful. The defendant destes that the Burnie had said so muchre niszczue bili al sifa Our new sporting reporter was sent out on the 12th fut the accused might be allowed his liberty etc. Even Supernumerary Critics Pasig was, in consequence, detained in Heng Tok Kee, the plaintiff said am the outer of a serviceable for that class of ship, whils

wal drifted to six piacos on the, 815 were put As security for his appearance in specially retained at cherous expense to review kong 14 days or at all, and the defendant denies the Farig, I bought her at auction at Yanshia, pudes inst. to try and Interview a certain distinguished the course of eight-and-forly hours. The second the show with the eye that Baib sees and that the Claimant has sustained any loss or in November or December of 18g site de bana drevene places on the t visitor regarding his Impressions of the Fate charge was then dealt with. The defendant the listening ear that hath heard, and

of brazen otherwise.

Messrs. Brewer, Wagner and A: Johnston, Werd [to_bé "s/18"full" and we considered that very long_time' absent, and when he did return it

4. The defendant admits the allegations of invited to examine her and in consequence" | "ualisfactory, i) The plating" under the engine struck the "boss that his coadjutor, had been $2, with the alternative of to days' bard labous cheek which even our local Queen's Counsel

spent $22,000 on repairs, and boulder that $2,000 Frooms was alleged to be driven in; anden looking at the same when it was redder than He went inside." There are great numbers might exry, am down with a severe cold, caught paragraph four of the Petition,

of wealthy Chinese philanthropists in Hongkong ist faithinly seeing it through," and that in 5. As regards the fifth paragraph of the for current expenses. I then got my certificate Stamination we found the plating was indented, usual. The mission had proved a fallure, the who profess to, taka fatherly Interest: In the my excuse for curtalling what would other at Petition the defendant

that is in 1986 to carry passengers) In 1887 she went but in "ho way" to "alpder the seaworthinels distinguished personage positively declined to be welfare of their less fortpaste fellow-countrymen have been lengthy and classically-worded Excellency the Governor has paid the costs spentos her. In 1888 she went to Wanchal and the Zoment and found the plates in

into dock for her annual survey, and fryobo werd l'of the "ahlp,""We cut a number of høles" interviewed, but bad politely accepted an offer Here is a golden opportunity for them. Let criticism of last night's amusing mandley tragies alleged, but denies that any loss or

In good condi to drick success to journalism at the expense them at once obtain the release of the coolie and operatta, comic drama and mysterious melo damage has been sustained by the Claimant $10,000 were spent upon her at Hip Hop Looption: The keel plates and guard-boards were of the office. ⠀

induce Dr. Ho Kal to appear for him at the drama. I intended, in fact, to demonstrate how by reason of any detention or survey, and denies $1,000 at Cheng Wo's, and $3,000 to the Tlock examined and found in good condition. "What was the reason of his refusing to be Magistracy when the attempt is made by much can be made, in a literary and critical that any compensation is due to the Claimant Company Between September kad November were not badly corroded and reduced by on Interviewed?" asked the Editor. "Is he travelling priest, follower of saintly St. Peter, to make sense, out of nothing. There was next to nothing therefor, and requires the Claimant to prove the 1866 that amount was pants produced of their original thickness. We found the

krog books. In November, she was passed brand gaol-bird of a man whose crime appears to have in the bill of fare, sull'ians on the stage OF

|-Koolplate was over "|"an inch fa

thickness We Incap?

The Man In the Dlich allently pindered been either want of sufficient strength or skill to auditorium, worthy of strict and Intelligent Dated the 18th day of June, 1890,

Marine Surveyer. On the gộth of that eventh carefully)/uzamihad the frames and reverie |-1 received all the declaradioan and Trapped sammen (3 fer a minute and then replied "Nay not that prevent his ricksha, with the portly form of criticism, and so my opportunity of distinguish. I'm aware. I found his travelling down to the Padre Benetti fasida, from taking charge and tag myself sa-a-Hongkong Clement Scott has

Fif nos selally lost. Race-course in Kennedy's new 'bus!?!

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with, courtesy, Il'remained for some of severe lojuries to his thigh on the roth fustant." | in the mysterious inglodrams were au fali in | (a) of Section IX. of Ordinance 8 of 1879 the | made on,ika very point in question. 4. Came [kibn was täat they ware found to be very good

THUS the Hiogo News:-Our shipping reporter bas been accustomed for some years to board ships entering the port for the purpose of obtain. for information respecter them. This be has done with merchant vessels and men-of-war of all nationalities, and has been invariably treated officers of the Voltursa, the Italian man-of-war which entered yesterday (January 31st) to behave with the boorishness of Whitechapel rowdies, Not only was the reporter pushed roughly off the gangway, but on entering bis bost a bucket of water was thrown over him. We are enre that this piece of gross incivility has only to be brought to the notice of the commander to make Its repetition loipossible."

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(A)-With plying a licensed vehicle, No. 91, for hire, and not being a licensed coolle, on the toth and 12th instants.

The Reverend Father Benetil, of the Roman

Dress Ball at Government House. He was admitted being without a license and was fed | warmly enveloped in an fronclad 29ough ƒ damage in consequence of suy, detention of small ship; under 100 tons!" After her purchase |ʼal6e5 and Swe" "fondd"every plata

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(S4.) W. Mɛide GOODMAN,

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the same day, to the "GovaramINE" (OTLEBO KNyarthle Kage the Court'adjourned to 10.10, passenger oertiñasie, »3/want) personally for if