eleventh part to pay the whole annual Income for Chinese lies to be performed at testator's grave be vold, as tending to a perpetuity, and that there was an Interracy of that portion, which abould go to the next of kin.
May 13th.
SASSOON V. YU CHOW,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1891.
moved, and were siloped off like so many dummies, At the fifteenth, the whole of the muskets, sides, repenters, carbines, and heterogenous armoury of the braves were fired off, one after anther, like a huge bunch of crackers, the fort fired three gans with a andden jerk, and the "army" scrambled The mandarin invited a few of the off. Europeans to the yamin for rest and refresh ment, in the course of which he expressed himself freely on the comparative systems of adminisering Justice, which, as interpreted by was somewhat to the
[-4nector
Port Darwin and Hongkong, after two weeks pleasant experience, feel desirous of recording our entire satisfaction with the arrangements of your ship, which are contrary to what was expected by us, inasmuch as that we were at times led to believe the Eastern and Australian Company did not make the very best provision for passengers.
We are now, however, fully convinced that fresh supplies were secured by you at every port of call, together with abundance officer port must be far more inviting than any provision that can be made by the much vaunted
dore, Lo On. Mr. Francis, Q.C., instructed by by the low of the recent "sell" worked following olish jostice keeps rigidly refrigerating process.
Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, appeared for the plaknitiffs, and Mr. Lench, instructed by Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master, for the defendant.
By arrangement Mr. Leach first addressed the Court. He said this was a sult brought for the purpose of enforcing an agreement made between the defendant and Lo On and the plaintiffs to of secure Lo On as compradore in the service SAFEDon & Co. The case came before bis lord- ship in the form of two issues The first was
ver
doubt by the Hongkang police and the Europeans who were on board the Namen on the terrible voyage last December. Arrangements were at once made for a grand becatomb, and eight other criminals were added to the number, to heighten the effect. These eight were all convicted (under Chlaese law) of various less notorious crimes-poisoning and piracles-and little is known of their history,
When first it was rumoured that there was to This was an application by M. S. S. Sangoon and another for an order fixing the Hablility of be repetition of the scene of last month the Yu Chow as security for the plaintiff's compra-report met with a good deal of contemptuous
Incredulity, in City. It was, however, stoutly maintained on gambling-house keepers of Kowloon the authority of the Mandarin that there was really an execution of five men and woman last week, but at the eleventh hour the car was changed to a pisce near Canton. However that may be, few of those who werd so recently deceived by the cry of "Wolf" would venturo again yesterday, and there were only some thirly Europeans, who had not previously been led astray, who
It was positively asserted Chow was limited to the sum of $35 oon by the
Namoa murderers, whose terms of the agreement, which was made in March, 1888, or by any conduct of the plaintify capture we reported on the 6th fast, were to be rendering it inequitable that they should claim executed to-day (11th inst.) with some others any larger sum; and the second issue was This, coupled with the authoritative announce whether the defendant was liable to the plaintif ment of the arrest of several undoubted pirates, when, under such agreement for the full value of the put everybody on the alert, and
this morning, two or three private telegrams securities enumerated in that agreement. harrived stating definitely that a gunboat bad
The agreement was then read,
was to the left Canton at four o'clock this morning with effect that Lo On was to become compradore to Meert. Sassoon, and Ya Chow as security for prisoners on board for Kowloon, and that the him was to hand over the title deeds of certain
event was officially fixed for two o'clock, a large number of people at once went over. The property enumerated. The concluding section of
fact that it was Monday, not Saturday, was the agreement, which gave rise to the dispute, said that if any portion of the property in against the theory of "more poh-tus lles" and all doubts were set at rest when a gunbost quest'on should be sold by the first mortgage was signalled passing Hongkong about 9 a.m. Dr in any way depreciate in value, additional Consequently there were some fifir Europeans security must be provided by Yu Chow, so as to bring the whole of the security up to the value of $350.
to the law; Chinese gives the administratoru a wider discretion, with more success and effect English Justice treats prisoners like guests, dresses and feeds them, puts them in a fine prison, and then lets them off. Chinese justice can chop off heads without trial or any delay, which gives much stronger impression. Admiral Fong is very energetic under this Viceroy; with the last one he was not so
as to whether the liability of the defendant Ya Kowloon City, There at the Sunday in friendly, and did not do his best.
that the two
A soldier of the guard also expressed a rather poor opinion of English ways of dealing with crime. A European, criticising bis equipage, printed out that the guns seemed to be long or short according to the stature of the men, but all slike were thick with rust and dirt. To this the brave replied "The Chinese Govern- ment is not so particular as the English; but (nointing to the headsman and his swords) "it gets there just the same " (free translation
The executioner who prosided to-day was assistant at the previous function, and his two assistants must have been quite new to the busi ness. One, who is said to be fifteen years old, took the last three victims, and performed the happy despatch quite a neatly, and with as much cheerfulness and enjoyment, as his chief.
BOILER EXPLOSION IN THE
HARBOUR.
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Be assured that we are all veiy sensible of your constant courtesy and attention, which served to make our voyage far more enjoyable than any ever before undertaken by
The care and thoughtfulness of your officers is also very noticable. For such care and though- fulness you will please couver our heartfelt thanks, and permit us to subscribe ourselves your sincere friends.
(Sd) W. WEST ERSKINE, M.L.C., S.A.
HARRY D. GILL, J.P. SA. E. V. BROWNE, Melbourne. RICHARD TEAPO, London. JOHN PADDEN, Robe, S.A. E. VINCENT.
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OUR GOVERNMENT,
"Go, my son,” stc, etc.—. Oxenstiern.
"For forms of Government let fools contest; Whate'er is best administered is best.”
Pope. Governor-A contrivance. for main taining uniform (apathy) to a varying (unofficial) resistance."-Webster.
But still in matters vegetable, animal, and
mineral,
Association to dictate to members what qualities of yarn they shall spin or pack under their respective tickets. These objectionable prac tices, if such exist, can only be met by your Importers and bayers abstaining from dealing in yarns on the quality of which their 'experience shows they cannot rely. ́
I am, Dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
JOHN MARSHALL,-
Secretary
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necully endorse im opinions exprotied by Corrispondents in this colons).
THE SUNDAY LABOUR BILL.
A REPLY. arton chết TO THE EDITOR or tax :!! KongrONG. TELEGRAPM,"
such a concession could bemide without injuring 'publia luterests or establishing a dangerru precedent but that the tax-payers' money should be set aside' to assist n' semi-privin speculation that has not proved the gold mine" anticipated, is asking far too much. Itary subsidy required to keep the Tramway Company afloat, let the Peak residents, who mainly benest by the care, come to the rescan The generalcommunity of Hongkong arealren, y taxed far too heavily to provide luxuries for the pilvlleged classes. The proposed change of management in the High Level Tramway Corian entirely a matter for the consideration of the ̈ ̈shareholders, and the decision is of course' solely.. In their hands-Ed. ...: Hongkong ||Talgraph}; C-
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongxons. Taźnaiarn." GSTR-In the various accounts of the meeting of the Hongkong. High-Level Tramway Com. pany, Limited, held on the 7th Inst, I see Mr. SIR-Penalt me to make the following brief. Anderson'a nameta made mention of as beleg“ reply to Mr. Whitehead's criticisms on the an epeface and being qualified to succeed Mr. "Wylie "a" miniging engineer' of 'the Sunday Rest Bill,
Firstly, there cannot be held
any reasonable doubt Tramway.
| May ono ask when Mr. "Anderson'served bla but that the Government has devoted dus con- sideration to the subject of vegetables, eggs, apprenticeship and qualified as an engineer? ducks, geese and fish which are imported by the Ilmy memory does not fall me, Mr. Anderson, and Canton river boats. There will, therefore the far back as FR70, was a ship's carpenter no necessity for Hongkong's teeming thousands such as served in several docking concerns having to tiffin off stale egg and decayed in the Far East, eventually becoming vegetables when unnecessary labour as board superintendent of Foster's Dock at Pagoda ships in this port is restricted on Sundays, Anchorage, Foochow 'Why a man should Secondly, if shipowners and charterers could change the designation of his profession or trade not see the "writing on the wall" which the and edded your to depose's legitimate and hard / anti-Sunday labour movement clearly indicated, working/englaser like the present, managing during the past nine months in particular, it is engineer of the Tmmway Co. is a mystery to no fault of a Government which has taken action", in polibahnenYours truly,, 24 to [Me calculated to relieve an important section of the
saftJā „plik meg! AN ENGINEER. - world's communities from what was at once Hongkong, wrah May, 18913thod, San An hardship and a gross injustices. But it is reason we publish the above letter at a 'fair and able to conclude that the authorities will see to
Į legitimate expression of opinion, but we doubt it that a month or two's grace in the operation of the law will be given to those who have lacked
véry -much-tha, allegation, that Mr. Jas. | Anderson, Byer Attempted eliber to assume the character of an ghglacer or to depose the pre- | sent capable engluser 'who, bas done sa much" to "make" the "Tramway 'safe 'and' m popular púbile "convenience.-Ed, Hongkong Télégruðkjnej bond that ran
1 w the very model of a modern Major-forethought in this connection.
General"
Pirates of Penzance,
Extract from chlt received from the Office Poet-"Having been delirious for three hours, I send herewith a short spic composed whilst quite unconscious."
Air-The Slave of Duty,
About a quarter past five this morning (7th inst.), while the steam launch Macao was lying along. side a coal-lighter at Gfbb's wharf, the baller exploded, blowing out the port side of the launch, which at once sank: The engineer, Leung I, who we learn was not possessed of Harbour. master's certificate of competency, was killed, whilst a fireman and a deck-band were found In the water so seriously injured that they had to be at once taken to the Tung Wah hospital, suffering from severe scalds about the. There is a happy land on board at the time of the explosion, but the bead, face and hands. There were six persons three other members of the crew escaped with slight bruises, and were able to walk to their respective homes. Na further damage was caused to the junk alongside, or to the numerous small craft which at the time were in close
of a Chinaman in Macao, for whom Messrs. Ckes
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TO THE EDITOR or the “Howaxona "TELUSKAPE.", Sig-Asl shareholder In the High-Level Tramway Company Limited, I read with much paingin lastnight's issue, the letters of "Looker On" and Anf Engineer" (with, the editorial comments thereon) in respect to that most
Thirdly, the large portion of the community whore Hrelihood is dependent on thé: vast ship-. plus trade of this port will, it may be sasunod, kave less work to do on Sundays in future, than prior to the passing of the Sunday Rest Ordinance. But if the whole community is in favour of legir- lation restricting labour on shore, it is probable that a petition on the subject addressed to the Government would have the desired effect, Shenz Finally, allow me to propose that if Far, far away
as Mr. Whitehead suggests, the foreign Where the Civil Service band
built vennela are in danger of being Don't care to stay;
driven to the wall by a number of unseaworthy Where they work five hours a day,
junks, whose cargoes cannot be insured and are. Clamour, too, for increased pay, And long leave-then from Cathay
constantir pillaged by pirates who lafest the warby Company, To my unprejudiced mind. coasts of the neighbouring provinces, it must subsidy of at least $30,000 annually are most Clear they to Europe (at reduced rates), indeed be of such an unstable character as to patent, for that It was organised, and
warrant shareholders in withdrawing every copti is maintained as they have hitherto invested in coasting com.
a purely benevolast Institution form the benefit of the masses,:.- panies with so much pecuniary advantage tots undoubted--at least if anyone does doubt themselves and the shippers (native) who largely it I think Mr Findlay, Smith would wil- patronise their vessels at all the treaty portsingly and readily daabuse that person's mind. throughout the Chinese empire.
and a few hundred Chinese in the "City" when, about one o'clock, two other gunboats steamed Continuing Mr. Leach said that the first issue into the bay. There was more to see on shore to-day than before; the "fort" (they call it a divided itself into three parts. The first was whether the liability of the defendant was limited fort over there) was gay with fags and banners, the ancient en t-iron battles dignified by the name to $35,000 by the terms of the agreement of cannon" were ready for action, soldiers (or, expressed or implied. Then, if not, was the agreement of such doubtful character that the peak correctly, braves) swarmed all over the Court, in order to gather from it the intention of village, and all the stem house buildings the parties, must look at the circumstances under gunboats, revenue boats and war Janks displayed their showlest bunting. The gambling houses which it was made in order to give effect to that intention. The third part of the issue was whether cemed to be doing but moderate businers, as almost everybody bad crossed the water in a hurry there was any conduct on the part of the plaintiffs ad had less money than sense. for this time which rendered them unable to recover more than $35,000. With reference to the first point, beach, watching for the gunboats; or inspected only. Most of the visitors walked about the he contended that the liability of Yu Chow was not in so many words limited, but that upon
the battery-good old battery-or the rulas of consideration of this document the. llability was
what before the fire used to be Kowloon City, by implication limited to that sum. The only
About one o'clock the two gunbats arrived, mention of the amount of the security to be and the commander at once landed and went up found in the agreement was in the concluding braves were parad-, affording a spectacle well to the yamen to report. Pending his retum the paragraph, which he submitted was very strong worth going to see. Some three hundred men, of Proximity. The launch, which was the property How the Colony pets on evidence and pointed to the conclusion that the Ilability was to be fixed at $35,000, and that the fail sizes, some in small red hats, some with Wo and Leung Kee, of No. 29 Wing Woo Lane, Grandma's dead " or " Auntie's sick " security was to be $35,000. From that clause, he large straw house-roofs on their heads, and urged, it might be gathered that it was intended others bare-headed; with red tunses, trousers of Government last year for the sum of $2,850. Then they get six months' leave to give security for $35 000 only, hence the all colours and patterns, with shoes, sandals, provision that if any of the property should be sold boots, or bare feet, and the most miscellaneous or should become lessened in value, then further collection of fire arms ever seen' away from the Tower of London. About every third man had security was to be given, to bring the whole up to the amount of $35,000. That, he submitted, obstructing populace, or playfully tripped up bis a huge banner, with which he stirred up the was the construction which any one looking at the document-from-the-common-sense point of comrader. There were one or two trumpets. view would put upon it. It would be manifestly but these were not used except to amuse the spectators. Having mustered, the whole army Impossible to infer that a man who was to be
slouched along the beach to the open space placed in possession of the control of a merchant's business, and whose liabilities might be gigantic. should be secured for an absolutely unlimited amount. In effect, this was the contention of the plaintiffs by their petition, that the liability
where the executions are performed. Here a sort of square, with zigzag sides, was formed, and the banners fixed in the sand to mark the position to be occupied by the chief performer,
the crowd being cleared away.
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was unlimited, and as one of their alternatives
After about a quarter of an hour the Mandarin ther made a claim for payments exceeding
came down to the jetty in state, with a dan pony, $60,000. If his Lordship would look at the document he would see that it was stamped and officials. He presented to the commander six flag-bearers, and a long retinue of braves as a mortgage for $35,000, that is to say,
a despatch authorising the execution to preceed, it bad $35 stamps on it, under the terms of the Stamp Ordinance of 1886, by which all and at once all three gunboats proceeded to agreements accompanied by deposits of title away, firing three guns each with most perfect irregularity. The prisoners were then deeds were to be stamped as mortgages, with a stamp duty of Ta cents for every $100 of their value. He submitted that that in liself showed not only that the property was assessed ox valued at $35,000, but that it was intended that this agreement should in fact be security for that amount. There were no express words to show that these title deeds were to be security for what ever amount the property would realise beyond $35.00. Then with regard to the second point, so doubtful and ambiguous that the Court would
he contended that the agreement was at any rate
look to the circumstances under which it was made and signed, to the position of the parties at the time, and to the subject of the agreement itself, in order that it might arrive at the laten- tion of the parties, For this purpose the learned counsel submitted that he should be allowed to call parole evidence. I would probably be contended on behalf of the plaintiffs that in attempting to bring parole evidence to bear on the consideration of the document he was wishing to vary the terms of the agreement, but that was not his intention. His
Intention was merely to explain what was clearly left in doubt in the document itself, and to pro. duce evidence to show what was the intention of the parties, and not to produce evidence that would in any way conflict with the terms of the document or be inconsistent with it.
leng discussion ensued on the ques. tion of admitting parole evidence. Mr. Francis argued that with regard to the naming of $35,000 in the concluding clause of the agreement, it was simply intended to fix some standard by which the rainimum value of the security should be maintained, that was to say, that supposing the property were to be cold at a time when its value was depreciated in the market, the defendant was bound to make up the minimum sum of $35,000. That section was entirely distinct from the rest of the agr ment, and the agreement without that section was abundantly clear. Its meaning was that these Hile deeds la themselves were the security, spart from their value on the market, and their value
put into two of the ship's boats and pulled straight for the execution ground The square formed by the soldiers was op ned to admit them, but the boats got agreand before covering half the distance. The oars were unshipped, and everybody pushed on one side, nearly upsetting the boats; but after some further maneuvring they got away and palled for the jetty. As each label fixed on a sticle to which the man was of the prisoners landed he was identified by the trussed by the waist and shoulders Chains
and Iron manacles were on their feet, and their hands were tied behind their backs, First came LI A T at the most prominent of the whole gang. He it was who led the attack an the passengers in the saloon of the Namoa As early as 1884 he was sentenced to a 'ven years imprisonment for entering a house by fraud, drugging the food, and attempting to plunder the ismates. He was the first to be sentenced under the Police Supervision Ordinance, and When arrested thus very well known,
were the agents, was bought from the Macao She was yo ft. in length with a beam of 127 ft. and we learn was built by the Hongkong and Whampoa Bock Company about eight years ago, since which time she had been to the service not a passenger launch, but was chiefly used for of the Macao Government as a cruiser. She was towing purposes A Police boat passed the launch about 5 a.m., and those on board noticed that the launch was priming heavily at the time. During the afternoon what remained of the launch was raised, and upon a search being made the body of the engineer was found in the stoke-hole and was at once conveyed to the Government mortuary. An inquiry will take place as to the cause of the disaster,"
THE QU'EN'S ROAD FIRE.
MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY. Before Mr. Wise on the fath fast, an Inquiry was held as to the circumstances of the fire at
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331 and 333 Queen's Road West, on the 5th inst. Sergt. McDonald stated that be passed the houses a few minutes before the fire and saw no fame or sign of fire. On repassing, the cook- houses and first floor were ablaze.
Inspector Gauld stated that the occupier of No. 333 was not to be found,
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They never know,
"Home I must go."
Da excuses that deceive, But they get there just the same-
(Not good rhyme, but sense)
Of our Governor bereft,
Unhappilee,
Colonial Secretary left
Over the sea, Acting dito all up sick, Paine Judge, too, "cut his stick," Hongkong's pretty well left to run herself
One Magistrate at home
It seems to me.
Grinding his axe, Harbor-Master on the roam
(I state but fax),
Head of Gaol departed, too,, Clerk of Councils-how we do
When our President returns to Hongkong in the course of a day or two he will doubtless answer Mr. Whitehead more fully than I have done-if he thinks the game worth the candle, which is somewhat doubifat." i
Thanking you for favouring this with space in your columns,
Yours, etc..
Hongkong, 5th May, 1891.
A BRITISH OFFICER
לך!!
the claims of that concern to a Government
logical way. A man forests, as a matter of I myself can practically illustrate the point is a business in a ordinary, common-place, sordid kind of a concern that is simply run for mere drofit Lofter spirits, such as myself, buy the
shares without regard to such worldly ende, I stood in with a number of kindred philanthro opiate about eighteen months ago to rig the market in Tramways, and by a combination of adverso circumstances the Palliations arrayed gainst fungot to windward. I am now the possessor of a quantity of expensive, scrip
the cable concern, and I insist on Govern ment doing something for me, under the cir TO THE INTOR of the "Hararono Ternakan.” (C) TAstances, „What " Looke DRE
and "Engl SIR,As a member of the public and a casual reducing expenses. I will only notice by asking tay, about our Directors' policy lá traveller upon the Peak Tramway, I should. like to Bay
few words in reference to the report of the recent extriordinary meeting of the share
THE PEAK TRAMWAY.'
those persona Imagine that the safety of the quisiégets whom we so philanthropically carry,
Wieb we could go and get mad pable spense, holders of the High Level Tramway Co. Ldemere secured a gentleman who
After his " cricket" trips
At
To Singapore Home the Assistant Registrar-General skips
For eight months mere, 'Tis our privilege to pay Half their screws whilst thun away Are the official cator-ay
{But we shall put our
foot down on the
system before long]
Ng Fun Kiu stated that he had occupied No. 33 as a brass worker. Part of the first floor was used as a kitchen and cook-hoais. There were also two beds and some boxes containing property and money, which were not saved. And now our leading lights Witness slept alone on the ground floor. Nobody slept on the first floor, and the top storey belonged Major-General Digby Barker, etc., etc., to the next house, of which he knew nothing.tention!" ye members now,
' our guiding star
Witness went to sleep at ten o'clock and was mused by cries of fre. Went upstairs to sAVO- his goods, but was driven back by the fire. Told the joke to save the books. Fakis slept in the shop on the ground floor, and witness in the base ment. There were four fokis. All the books were saved except the money delivery and daily sales book, which were lost. Olber books were handed by a leutenant of the Chinese Navy in Book to the insurance company. Could not state value Sang he remake "You will get the red batton of property without referring to books. At the for this, I suppose," which proved a trus forecast. end of last year there was over 7,000 latis worth. He seemed to-day particularly chreiful and The shop was started over two years ago with facetious, talking and joking all the way from $5,000 capital. Witness had $1,500, Yi Teng the time of landing until-1"
In Council don't dare make a row, Before the martial Guvnor bow
Wander afar
Or you'll be drumhead court-martialled. [P.S. (by the O. Foel) :-Excuse the rhymes; hot weather, &c. You'll see the idea. We do.
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LATER,
The O. F. having since gone home on leave, the Acting Laureate forwards the following on the
same subject as far as we can make out :---
Our Government is excellent, its praises 'I' will
sing.
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see that it is proposed to transfer Mr. Anderson we have
general management from Mesas MacEwen, can not only concoct a cocktail at the Pask Frickel & Co, to Mr. Jas. Anderson, and it lootel when Mr. Thomas is basy, but also-up- anticipated that this arrangement will effect a Holster the car-seats on, off-days, besides firing saving of about $150 per month, by dispensing the boller at the engine-house, collecting fares with the services of Mr. Wylle, the engineer. routi, and freserving order in the elegant I think, Sir, this affects the public as much as asting rooms at the various stations. Under the any shareholders of the Company, and if the present arrangements we only need 'à moderato shareholders are wise, they will consider thisallowance fromtheppblic coffers tomable us to pay ⠀ matter very carefully before coming to any handsome.dividend, and the bread I cast upon final decision.
chemat mengi matow the waters 10 palackily over the Tramways Mr. Anderson is at present secretary and ring," may come back well-battered yet-il there manager of the Peak Hotel, and it is pow prore no accidents, through the staff being short- pored to make him general manager, secretary, danded, ujub valt on sponded and des and engineer of the Tramway Company, and this combination being effected, it is anticipated, that both the Hotel Company and the Tramway! Company will flourish and prosper i bambung How the dividend, would be affected 1 do not at present propose, to discuss, but will, confine, myself to a few remarks on the proposal to dispense with the services of the engineer.. Granted that there will be a monthly saving in salaries, is Mr. Anderson's certified mechanical engineer, and cas he with his multifarious duties give the necessary attention to the running of the tramway that it undoubtedly requires ?
Is Mr. Anderson capable of repairing break- down in the winding machinery!
DAL Yours truly, weboden beam yezd by ea and ZA SHAREHOLDER,"7 Hongkong, 12th May, 1891.
ATTACK ON-THE CZAREVITCH: anovideos IN JAPAN.
on (rath About four o'clock yesterday instant) a telegram was received by the Japanese
yesterday afternoon Coal here, stating that an attack had been made" on "the Curewitch at Oisu," and that he had escaped;; with a light wound. Mr Kymiro at once, forwarded, the news the Russian Consul,
Next came Wan Afat, and O Pat, master of $1,500, Lu Wa Sang 1,500 and 14 Ching Bo❘ They never work, they always iklik and bungle | changing ropes, etc., will Mr. Anderson be in the torto the Press.
5oo. Since then there had been no dividend, all the junk that went alongside the Names to take the prosta being caniled ever. Altogether about the baoty, Chang Sur Sang, antiber Names $1.500 had been made. Witness did not know man. not identified by the Europeans on board, much about the sccounts, as he attended to ad Fung Sang Yaw and Chan Aya, both recog. correspondence, and had other businesses. They nised, came on, looking very despondent, and also borrowed $4,000 to put in the business. the eight unfortunates who had not distinguished This was shown in the books. Witness also themselves came last. Fung Sang Yow was the obtained passages for emigrants, and made over man who organised the whole affair of the $1,000 a year by it. This was recorded in books, Namos, and procured men to do the work, He which had gone to the insurance company. was also a leader in the Greyhound piracy, and There was lamp in witness' room, but he blew was among the gang artered some five years; it out before going to bed. Upstairs there was Singapore, where they went on board intending for $10,500, including Extures, clothes, and ago on a vessel coming from Australia vieno lamp when he went up. Witness was insured to effect a piracy but were discovered, He everything. Witness had two friends coming to was not convicted, however, when tried Hongkong, and there was not sufficient excite sleep on the first floor, but they went out and their names, but they arrived from Canton about authorities.
3 pm, on the 4th. They were the fold's friends, and witness had known them about a year, They were comb dealers, and were going to Slam, The man whose bed they were to have occupied had gone to Canton for the night.
An assistant in the shop was next called and correbosted the owner's evidence. He saw a light on the ground floor of the house.
Ip On, collector at No. $333, which was a restaurant, gave similar evidence, The next
tenants of 333. The tea shop... was shut up at
everything.
We've had good men, just now and then, there
have been three or four..
Bat the colony, the little colony won't see
them any more.
The pace they go is very slow, they do not like
to bany,
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They like to wait until too late, then scramble And if they could see say good in what they
rush and furry.
Then the colony, the littla colony wouldn't
see it any more.
have in store,
Our "Board of Feries" has waterworks, but
water there is cope
phared by that one, been
printed. The Daily Press this morning published faller Information, to the effect that Japanese policeman had attempted to assassinate the
to the plaintiffs was to be whatever amount the ment about the case to move the Cămas i had not been seen since. Could not remember | Until the rain comes on again, which hasn't yet that in using the Tramway, the whole of the I expected, tq, proceed. by rail to Tokyo. ... It
properly might realise-only that it was to be not less than $35,000. At the present moment this last clause was entirely inapplicable. It was
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We'll die of thirst, or have to burst, or leave this
begun.
dried-up shore
And the colony, the little colony will not see
taany morË.
THE PACKING OF BOMBAP PARN'S.
יל' ו'
Mr. H. M. Mehta has received the subjoined
The procession at once made for the beach where the soldiers and spectators were. Im not a stipulation that the value of the property patiently waiting, and the photographers tired of was to be kept up to $35,000 and no more night entered the square first, where the executioner, a
pushing the crowd out of tão
frange. The mandarin security was the title deeds, whatever they might realise. The clause only provided for one young mas not over 25 years old, with two assists possible contingency, which had not arisen, And ants still more youthful, was looking to his three swords, and striking attitudes suggestive of what therefore this clauso need not be considered, and
was coming. Then the prisoners were marched there was no occasion to call parole evidence. $35,000 and would pay that amount into Court and planted la line, kneeling towards the sun. the plaintiffs were prepared to accept it and Trat, lively to the last, cursed the foreign return the securities
devils in English and Portuguese, and joked with Ten waiters slept on the second floor. to the mill-owners of Bombay last December on shop was not insured. The saaster of the behalf of the importers of cotton yarns in this the executioner.
Pointing out that nobody shop had gone to Canton. He was not in the colony, on the subject of a system of false else was 'cheerful, and he was the coolest shop at the time of the fire, but was at his private packing which has created great trouble :---
"Well, and boldest, Mr. Marwood replied
THE MILL-OWNERS: ASSOCIATION, we ball begin with you A
The inquiry was adjourned for a week,
Bombay, 14th April, 1891, he called out to one of the other victims that His Worship then sppointed. Thursday at 2 | H. M. Mehta, Esq., Hongkongė
p.. for the laquiry into the explosion on the
of trim.
attack was
In the case of nightwork, such as late trams, position of the engineer on duty by personal perintendence engineer on duty by personal In the case of sickness of both engine drivers (as occurred only the other day) would Mr. Anderson, as engineer, take their place and red, but on succeeded in wounding him... run the cars up and down for two or three days are without cadio, the telegram added, left: at a stretch?
qualified engineer is in charge of the concem? We stand Prince George of Grence walked
Is it to be expected that the Government will for Org immediately on learning of the outrago.. entertain the question of any subsidy amless a duly. That 15g Price had so suspicion that such a danger walled him if shewn by the fact that he Would not the Government be justified to about quite freely in Nagasak, making pur refusing to license the Tramway unless a duly chases and neeing the rights. He was to i qualified engineer was in charge? Leave for! Kagoshima yesterday, work, to stay
Im opinion that there are many questions should be considered in setting a matter of this with Prince Salmadyen, for a few days. From nature, and the public should have the assurance there be, was to go to Kobe, when he was machinery is being carefully looked after from as presuma hist, at Kagoshims that the morning till night, and that it is kept in the best Japan was regarded as the most unlikely place
the more startilog
I venture to think that it is beyond the power festa bemade InfIndia, Java, Singapore,
páliday for any attempt on the Russian heir-apparent's:i of Mr. Anderson to run the Hotel and the Tram Bangkok, e due precautions were taken, but way combined without assistance, and give in pagine the pegain, to be, relaxed, and the satisfaction to the shareholders of both concerns tendhalie detectives dispensed with, although Let him trybis „hand in the "first instance in t
Czarawitch!! | 4 was remarked that wherever the running the Hotel, and, if he does that succesz went Be was paver, very far from bis stalwart fully and makes it a paying concern, then make salte. When buying in Kahn's store this wa an engineer of him and let him run the Tramp aricularly noticeable, the door being practically
11 arded by officers whilst the purchases. pense with the services of än engineer t live to regret a penny wise and pound foolishers being made Presumably the would policy, for it would be just is trying to run a beascassina konsef, the's great faction Bowspaper without a compétent editorerine) 2 Hard Banical section of European
Whoever he is he may By Yours faithfully, MA 100% to terrible penalty for his
SERLOOKERBON, al fortunately sbortive attempt"
"at
nesausinations Hongkong, 11th May, 1861, lkn ajannilt med [There is only one remark in our correspondentwill
THE letter to which we need refer--that about kif Government subeldy, The Tramway Company Is a business concern,that was; established; to make money for its promoters, and, unless. report lies some of its promoters have made. tons of the seductive metal, which they have
But if the defendant admitted liability for in, all dressed in white fickets and bina slacks, | house, the brass-workern, was sublet by the letter, in reply to a communication headdressed but it seems to me that "If the "harakalder dies
His Lordship said that seemed to meet the whole care.
1.
Mr. Leach said that was all he wished........... The case was then adjourned for three weeks at the request of the defendants in order to settle the payments,
MORE EXECUTIONS AT KOWLOON.
Fifteen Despatches,
T
be should not be afraid, they would all rise again after death. (He knows the foreign jaunch Afacas. pidgia through long Intercourse with For- | tugueso), All was now ready, and without
moment' besitation the executioner raised the big sword-dropped it, and one was finished. As the bead fell, the assistant pushed the body
PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN DARKE.
1
Dear Sir,---I have submitted to the Committee. of the Association your letter of 4th March, enclosing a representation dated grst December last, respecting an agreement entered into by the leading para importing firms in your colony, The following address was presented to Capt. and also desiring that this Association shall take into consideration an alleged system of packing voyago from Sydney hithert
represented superior qualities.
| over it, and stopped the rush of blood from the Darke by the Cafterthan's passengers, on the inferior" yarns under tickets which previously most religiously stuck?-toji.but? we have | American' Bervice; now on his way home from ́
-SIX “NAMOA" PIRATES DKHEADED,
neck with a bunch of paper wadding on a stick. Then, stepping to the left, the next was Within the past fortnight alx more of the dealt with neatly and expeditiously, fifteen in perperators of the Wamea piracy have been three minuter. One man, Chung Sot 9mg, captared through the energy of Admiral Fong, winced at the critical moment, and split the of which number four have been recognised by blow, so that it required a second to completely their photë graphs and Identified beyond all, sevpi' the hood for the body. The rest never
atten, Steamship Cafterthun,
-Port-Darwin, April ayrd; 389tz- Dear Captain Darke,
g Before leaving the final port of Australis we, the undersigned passengers" betwann Sydney,,
"In reply. I am desired to inform you that in the opinion of the Committee the matters referred to are not meh ay thay, arm, competent to deal with or discuss it would be quite beyond their province, or the objects of the
TEST ABOUT KOREA,
{COLONEL J. O, LEE, UNBOSOMS HIMSELY, Among the strangers who recently sojourned within our gates was one Col John G. Lee, of the
yet to learn the grounds on which this ordinary Korea Malej trading company has any elates to pocial The Colonaly who went to Koren in 1835 as muc Government support in the way of in subaldyra military instructor to the then alleged Korean That the excessive taxation complained of, "Army'sin unciation with Morner Was. Mor mighà vary fairly be sazogated we are willing to Pret ingrypilan tomont, and natire, off Kamishnin (ket, we havenifandy ndy
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