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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1891.

THE EGYPTIAN BUDGET. The Egyptian budget for the year 1891 shows |a surpins of half a million sterling,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The German gunboat Mifs arrived at Ningpo 'on the gth inst.

THE British despatch vessel Alacrity, with Admiral Sir Frederick Richards on board, passed Chickiang bound up-river on the night of the 9th fast.

REAR-ADMIRAL Tyrlow holsted file flag on the Pamiat daova at Yokohama, on Wednesday, the and instant, in succesalon' to Vico-Admirál Nasimon.

A WOLK entitled "Events in the Taiping Rebel- Hon, which is being printed from a manuscript Tan Hongay Pilgrims are expected here in the in the handwriting of General Gordon, is about steamship Avockis to-morrow. +

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SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.. (Before Chief Justite Sir F. Russell and a Special Fury.) December 15th.

MINKINNETT V. FRASER-SMITH,

Alfred Bulmer Johnson, Crown Solicitor, Mejr. General Gordon, Acting Cap'nin Superintendent of Police, the Hon. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Attorney-General, the Hon. W. M. Deane, Acting Colonial Secretary, His Excellency the Acting Governor (the Hon. Francis Fleming, C.M.G.).

colony. A prima facie ciso was clearly estabe lished, but his Worship nevertheless saw fit to come to the conchalon that there was no evidence on which he could possibly detain the prisoner any longer, and Minhinnett left the eccentricity of Bettien justice as expounded by a court a free man and a living satire on the

THE Italian cruiser Stafeto will soon join the THE P. & O, steamer Vanafin took the ground B. Tatz, G. Stewart, E. R. Belillos, G. de Chàm on the 15th and 2 md inst; It will be obseIcame into the kitchen in time to prevent··

Volturne on the China stallon.

about six o'clock in the evening of the 3rd lastot, at Yokohama, while trying to pick up THE French cruiser Inconstand left Chlaklung | her buoy, but got off almost immediately. bound for Wahu on the roth inst.

Ar last night's regular meeting of St. John's PROFESSOR Fredenthal's concert comes off at Lodge, Bro. J. W. Kinghorn was installed, an the City Hall to-night, at 9 p.m.

Worshipful Master; J. Dickie as Senior Wardens J. Stevens as. I.P.M.; J. Mitchell as S.M., and J. A. Stewart as Secretary, for the ensuing

THE British gunboat Redpole arrived at Chin klang on the gik fust, to selleve the Swift.

THE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Canim left Bombay for this port on the evening of the 11th Inst.

THE Agents (Messrs, Dodweil, Carill & Co.)

·Inform us that the steamship Pathan lest Singa. pore for this port yesterday, and is due on or about the roth Inst.

ISNT Monsieur Head Bryols getting too much is evidence-becoming rather a nuisance in fact, In the columns of our Shanghal contemporaries? Enough is as good as a feast, even of genfuses like M. Heart Bryols.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. INDICATIONS of an extensive coal field have been found at Confecraram, not far from Madras, and Company is to course of formation that lef of invite attention to ourárst" supplies course the latention being to search for coal

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Ir gives us infinite pleasure to leam, on the authority of the SA-pao, that the Tactal of Shanghal "has benevolently caused to be made and distributed 240 suits of wadded clothing for the use of the night watchmen and street gate keepers" In that evil-smelling city.

A NATIVE contemporary reports that a fire lately broke out in the business portion of Hangshow, destroying many large stores. The damage was great and the loss considerable. Also that on the night of December and a heavy fall of snow occurred in Hangchow, when the wind was very strong and the cold intense.

THE Hand of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess

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this evening, commencing at 8 p.m.-.

March..............** Britannia ** Valse La Serenata' Salection.........Olivette..........Audran. Descriptive The Picadors "_"mamamadach. Section.........The Piram of Faszenzo”.......Suliran.

A CHANCERY sult has been cheerfully jogging along in Melbourne for the past six years. During that time two fudges concerned in the case, and both the leading lawyers, bave died, and some other eminent jurists are pocketing APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME, fees and refreshers in their stend. Another PINE,

striking fastance ol Farndyce v. Farndycs, GUAVA, and other FRUIT JELLIES in grest

variety,

THE Kfuklang has been engaged by the Com- mittee of the V.R.C, se flagship for the regatta an the 17th and 18th’instant, and through the coar- tery of Mr. D. Gillies the Pilot Fish will leave TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS. Pedder's wharf on Thursday and Friday next at 12.30 and 1 p.m., to take spectators off to the Klukiang, where tiffin will be procurable. The eight-oured race, Club v. United Services, will COLOURED OPALS mounted in Flush, take place on Saturday at 3.30 p.m.

representing favourite subjects.

A large assortment of ENGLISH and JAPANESE CHRISTMAS CARDS, et hand some and artistic designs, suitable to all tastes, and at moderate prices.

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The time it will take anybody to count 1,000,000 sovereigns at the rate of three a second, twelve hours to the day, sums up to 7 days 8 hours 35 minutes and 33 1.3rd, seconds. If any of our readers, who would like to try this Intereating experiment, doesn't happen to have a million sovereigns handy, he can borrow them from the Hongkong and Shanghat Bank. If all fales be true, that Gourishing Lostitution doesn't quite know what to do with its surplus stock of sove reigns just now.

A JAPANESE paper, the Shegy? Shimpo, states that about seventy persons were arrested at Tokoshima, In the province of Awa, on the rat inat., on suspicion of having gambled in shares. Great Scott Keswick's Hongkong Share Abortion is not a circumstance compared with the cast-iron statutes of fiberal-minded, fron Japse. But there's a good time coming, boys, even in the degraded Land of the Rising Bas. The French Revolution is an instructive chapter in the world's history,

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or Mr. Stanton, Inspector In the Police Force. Which one of these officials wa Hongkong police magistrate. the actual prosecutor we do not know; the I saw the prisoner sitting on a rattan chair. information does not shaw it, neither is it made Afat was sitting on his knee with her trousers The libel action brought by J. Michinnett,¦ | apparent by the evidenco adduced. But the off. The prisoner told me to keep quiet a Foreman of the Fablic Works Department, accused was charged with committing a rape, in about what I had seen and threatened to shoot against the editor of the Hongkong Telegraph other words outraging a child of shout ten me with a revolver if I mentioned it to any was commenced this morning. The following years of age same two years ago, and the body. ...From their positions I could see that were sworn on the special jury —

case was heard before Mr Henry Erbest he was going to have connection with her, but. Messrs. Herman D. Just, Charles C. Cohen, D. Wodehouse, M.G., at the Police Cour.

He might have bad connection with that in these matters of detail we have been more her before I came into the room,... I.com Pea, and H. W. Dick,

particular than is our wont in giving the names tinced to live with the prisoner after this and cfficial descriptions of those persons whom happened for about two years; we lived on good we consider more or less concerned' în, and ¦¦, terms. I left him because to seduced and of responsible for what is shown by the evidence my daughters. 3 to be one of the most disgraceful miscarriages of justice that even this colony has ever Enown, and our reason for this is that no mistake may be made as regards the personality of the gentle men who are supposed to direct and guide the machinery of the law, when the British Parlia ment, Preas, and Public have been placed Ip possession of the truth of this latest exhibition of what Hongkang justice may mean where the victims are only helpless Chinese.

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Mr. L. Mandel was called, but pleaded that, he should be exempt as he had served on the Jary in the criminal action a year ago between the same parties. He was therefore excused.

The foreman of the jury asked what remune ration would be given the jury if the case insted more than one day,

hens His Lordship said the usual fen was $10 per day, unless the parties agreed to any other rate.

The parties did not.

Mr. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Messrs, Dennys and Mossop, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Fraser-Smith appeared in person to defend.

THE latest estimates of the damage caused by the recent disastrous earthquake in Japan gives the number of persons killed as 7,524, wounded |9.458, konses totally destroyed 82,000, partially

destroyed 23,500, people falt utterly destitute Mr. Francis sald :-May it please your The story, although indecent, disgusting, and 150,000, and total damage to property $20,000,000 Lordship, and gentlemen of the jury, this degrading beyond the scops of any ordinary action is hrought by John Michinnett, who imagination, is simple and easily told. And we Tus appointment. of Mr. Walter Calne Hiller is employed in the Public Works Departmes to tell it in the interests of public morality, son-in-law of the late Sir Harry Smith Parkes,ment of this Colony, against Robert Fraser-Smith and to vladicate that outraged justice of which who has been Acting Consul General in Kores proprietor, editor and publisher of the Hongkong since 1889, has, according to the London Telegraph, to recover damages to be laid at Gratis, been deservedly promoted to full $5,000 in respect of several libels alleged to have Consul-General, the appointment to date from been published by the defendant referring to the 1st October last,

John Miabinnett, The petition says

1. The plaintiff John. Minhinnett is now and for many years past has been an Overseer of the Department formerly known as the Surveyor Works under the Government of Hongkong in General's Department, but now designated the Pablic Works Department.

THE British steamer Sandaken will be sold by geden at Singapore on Friday, the 78th inst. British steamers would seem to be a bit of a drug on the Far Eastern market just now. And yet the poor, unfortunate Germans! boom along and amass the shekels of the Philistines by the picul. We chall have to farsake Free Trade if this sort of thing continues much longer, and advocate strong polley of | reciprocal Protection. We might cremata ali the Germans, or transfer them to the Chinese; but there are so many good follows amongst them that we forbear from proceeding to extreme

Whilst the coast of the Hongkong Maleengli yll as be open for the fly discussion by currender a acting public interests, it must be the Editor down not in any way hold kimsatt rupturhia aglalana that wzpromedi

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Advedomrannts sad Suhagriptions which see not ordered in a fari parted wil be conefacond ties oREMESLANČNE,

The Senghong Tal has the largest chepdades of way Rachids comes to published in that has a

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Honghong Telegraph.

HONGEDNO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1891,

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is suffering from à slight attack of gunstroka. Captain Petley issued a general order deploring In feeling terms, the loss of the Coleroen and recapitulating the brilliant services of the Bengal pilots."

THE author of the fire on board the ship days. A was spected, he is a member of the crew, at Kobe, has been captured, and has confessed. Mania-man who had the mid-watch on board that night, and it is he who set fire to the ship; bat whether he did it out of spite, or simply because he did not wish to make the voyage to New York, no que knows so yet,

The N. C. Daily News has the following in its issue of the 13th instant :-An extract from private letter, dated rat instant, just received from Feking, is as follows :—"I presume you have heard of the troubles which are beginning in the north, the murder of the native authorities in this province and at Trunkus: Themistionaries are driven out and they are now in Tientsin. I have not heard full accounts yet as the news reaches here very slowly, and the foreigners do not speak much about it to prevent excitement."

We learn from the North that Viceroy Li Hung chang and Sheng Tactal have come to the con- clusion, that instead of appointing an assistant manager to the Chias Merchants' Steam Naviga Hoa Co., to have & Board of Supervisors from the staff now in office, to act in all important matters with Mr. Hsen, the Director. Those selected are, according to the Shangkat Mercury of the 11th inst., Messrs. Tong, Chun, and Y. Mr. Tong is the agent, Mr Chun the chief of the general office, and Mr. Yin the chief of the accountants department, By this arrangement it is clear that Me Klentchong has been left out in the cold. He just falled, by a very narrow shave, to get into the assistant managership, But, alas I there was a slip betwixt the cup and the up..

THE Penang, Gasite of December aut says The Achinese have shown again that they are still alive and that they know how to profit by 20 years' was experience. On the night of the 23rd Nov, a body of 15 soldiers came into collision with an Achinese band numbering 40 men, who were reconnoitering between Land Jamoe and Latih, which resulted in the death of three of the former and the wounding of nine others, four severely. The troops were out on reconnoitring duty, and were marching along the railway dyke, when the Achinese attacked them from the rear, and the skirmish soon came to a hand-to-hand fight, the Achinese saing stanga. Fotonately a corporal and two men managed to attack the enemy in the rear and to put hem te into the bands of the song, and, firearms fell into the bands of the troops, who, however lost two rides."

3. The defendant is the Editor, Proprietor and Publisher of a daily newspaper published in Hongkong known as The Hongkong Telegraph and he was such Fditor, Proprietor and Publisher in the months of August and September, 1890..

1. On or about the 14th August last the defendant falsely and maliciously printed and published in his said newspaper, The Hongkong Telegraph, of and concerning the plaintiff and of and concerning his conduct as such Overseer of Works as aforesaid the words and figures following, that is to say

These are extracts from the evidence of Wong Ngan, as reported by cur sedata con temporary the Daily Press, they are not garbled in any tense, sud: we have no doubt whatever that they are absolutely accurate. On these statements alone the magistrate, if he had done his duty, had no option but to commit the prisoner the Criminal Sessions, and at the first heating even the solicitor who appeared for Minhinnett actually expressed the opinion. that 'his Worship was almost certain to send the case for trial. Af the second hearing Wong Ngan's testimony was - strongly supported by what is known in law as circumstantial evidence the only class of evidence possible considering that the alleged outrage was witnessed by only one perton--and yetiba magistrate decided that there was wathing on which the pritoner could be committed. "Wa are extremely sorry for the magistrate, and doubt not that at no far distant date he will boy. sorry for himself.

Mr. H. E. Wodehouse and the other responsible public servants who are so liberally paid by the tax-payers of this colony are such ancerfila vindicators. In the ordinary course of his duties, a member of the staff of this journal, obtained certain information, Implicating in a most serious crime and outrage against publie decency and Public Works Department, and add the same notoriety for the number and variety of its our common humanity a person employed in the This colony has long enjoyed an unenviabla before bis Chief The maiter was a serious one, undivulged crimes unwhipped of justice, bat by far too serious to be dealt with in the we question whether anything more degrading columns of a public newspaper without investi- and disgraceful than this Intent exhibition of gation, and the Editor of the Hongkong English civilisation has ever been recorded in Telegraph. In the exercise of his own dis our criminal apoals." A dispassionate review of creifon, before taking any action whatever, not the whole proceedings in vitibly suggests that only obtained legal advice, but actually submitted somebody-we don't know who, and, we don't a written statement of the alleged offences to one care bad, special interest, out of para of the cleverest and most reliable detectives in philanthropy no doubt, in barking, this pro the Far East. What was the result? Both the secation. And we have no hesitation whatever lawyer and the detective were already well aware in demanding that the Government at once make that the alleged crimes of this worthy servant a thorough investigation into the whole of the of the Hongkong Government had been the disgraceful circumstances brought out at the subject of common gossip in certain ci.cles thin Police Court, not merely for the bonour of the the colony for months past. And these alleged colony and the good name of the British corn which are so ancient that they have almost betion of two daughters of his Chinese mistress, that their children cannot with impunity be It is thankless work pegging away at abuses crimes, to put the matter briefly, were the seduc-munity, but to show our Chinese fellow-citizens come, entitled to recognition as privileger; but and a brutal outrage on a girl of tender outraged and their wives, and sisters made Supreme Court we feel constrained to once more In the light of two or three recent cases in the years; the last named offence, according the victims and tools of heartless ruffians, who to report, having eventually resulted to the disgrace the land that gave them birth and the urge upon the Government the recessity for a thorough investigation of the inner working of enough demonstrated that the leading facts are other features in this shocking business to child's death, Further investigation clearly fag under which they find protection. There the notoriously corrupt and disgracefully incom of the allegations against Minhinneit were which we intend directing public attention, bat petent Public Works Department. For has been the subject of general discussion, and years it

beyond dispute--they could not be disproved. in the theantime, in the Interests of even-handed And as such an important matter was we know it la an open secret in the lower official scarcely one for journalistic comment until the decency and our universal manhood, of the good justice and of public morality, of common circles of the colony, that the majority of the Government authorities refused to do their name of our country and our kindred, we submit European subordinates the men who come day, the Editor of this journal, acting under to the head of the Government that, until he day captact with the purse proad Chinese legal advice, wrote to Minhinnett of his intention Han, cleated himself from the horrible and contractors—are venal to an Incredible extent. to place the case in the hands of the Protector of damning charges laid against him, this man other foreman in this wonderful Department,

"At the Supreme Couit the other week, an Chinese and allow that official to take whatever Minhinnett is unfit to remain a recognised mem steps he considered the interests of public justice ber of the Public Service of Hongkong and should man whose total income is set down at a little demanded. And that course was pursued; the at once be directed to vind cate his character as under $1,700 a year, (meaning thereby the Editor of the Telegraph called on Mr Mitchell- plaintiff) sued a debtor on promissory Innes, handed him the written statement of Meaning thereby that the plaintift was in fact

a public servant, or take the consequer.ces," aple under circumstances which, to say the alleged facts, explained how they were guilty of the crime charged against him, as in least, were abady. In his evidence this obtained and where they came from, and lucky official (meaning thereby the plaintiff) left any further sction in his honds. The equally serious and disgraceful offence or offences, the fourth paragraph mentioned, or of some. admitted that he had lent a third party Protector of Chinese, who, by the way, that the evidence called in support of the considerable amounts during the last year is a barrister-at-law, very naturally and prosecution at the hearing and investigation be or two-be did not know exactly how macb, very properly, without hesitation pronounced the Magistrate of the charge and and be really could not say how much had been the case one for a criminal prosecution; the by the said George William Ward as aforesaid complaint Lald repaid-it might be $2,000, and it might be more Editor of this journal, on being asked for his was in reality conclusive of the plaintiff's guilty of less than that amount. A man who doesn't opinion, suggested an independent investigation that he ought to have been committed for trial know" to a few months salary what he by the police and a consultation with the law before this Honourable Court in its Criminal bas been repaid, in certainly a rara avibut officers of the Crown,

Jurisdiction Instead of being (is he was) then he belongs to the Public "Perks " Depart- ment. And report has 1, that this forgetful

improper person to be retained in the service of discharged," and that he was an unfit and individual (meaning-the plaintiff)-has a pillow

the Public Works Department, or to be allowed Case fall of other promissory notas; and

to associate with any reprctable persons, a good many more houses than virtues. There are several bonent overseers in this Department, ofcourse, and we heartlly sympathise with them. Men with $109 a month must find it hard struggle to refuse the "cumshaws" which the rascally Chinese contractors press on them, and to have to return, as a matter of con science, the generous contributions towards their Christmas cheer which they see their fellow employés accepting wholesale, They unfortun-It was the bounden day of the Crown to under-rath, 1993, lending article dealing with the ately get but little credit, for such exceptional honesty meaning thereby and latending it to be understood that the plaintiff was in his office as suchoverseer of Public Works in the Government service venal and corrupt, and that he had by his venality and corruption and in breach of his duty as such overseer amanted large sums of money by taking bribes from Chinese con- tractors employed or Government works over was, in breach of ble duties and obligations as a which he was placed as overseer, and that he

Government servant carrying on the business of a money lender.

MessuS. WHEILOCK & Co.'s Freight Market Report, dated Shanghai, roth December, says: Slace the date of our last publication rates of freight for the home markets have undergone no change Constwise Although there are yet some steamers to return from Tientsin this port is now closed to steam communication, Wuhu to Whampoa-Stocks of grain in the South are reported to be far in excess of requirements, and In consequence there is absolutely no demand for tonnage Nagraad to ShanghalThere is same enquiry for scam tonnage si quotations, charters that have been effected at the former but we have heard of no business except the

port. Far London via Suet. Canal:-Steamers that have sailed daring the past fortnight have done well, but weasels for despatch in the course 4. On or about the 13th day of September, of the next month or so can look for little support 1890, the plaintiff John Minhinnett was on the from here. The steamship Glengyis is circulated complaint of one George William Ward charged releave 13th, steamship Bombay 15th, steamship before one of the Police Magistrates of this Jason 16th and steamship Pingway zoth inst. Colony with the crime of rape, and was, on the For New York: The steamship Collingham | aand day of the said month of September, dis salied yth instant, and the steamship Hayton charged as innocent by the said Maglarate after is now on the berth circulated for despatch 13th doe hearing and Investigation. by the Magistrate instant; she will be followed by the steamship of the evidence brought forward in support of Bestarig dus in a few days. With the closing the complaint of the sald George William | of the northern ports and the small amount of Ward.

tes yet to go forward there are but poor prospects S On of about the 25th day of September, the for steamers "to arrive* being able to procure defendant falsely and maliciously printed and much cargo as far as this

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out at the Magistracy, before Mr. Wodehouse, *The next act of this local tragedy was played palice magistrate.To the proceedings there, from beginning to end, we most strongly direct the attention of the Officer. Adminis cfg the Government. We have no means of knowing. what took place between the Protetor of Chinese, the Crown Stlicher, the Automney, General, the Capt. Superintendent of Police, etc. all there officials are "acting," but that, of course, will be taken for granted we only know that a member of our staff was induced, mort improperly, to swear criminal information against Minhinnest which

And the plaintiff claims $5,000 his damages. defendant may be ordered to pay him bis The plaintiff,humbly prays that the damages $5,000, and his costs of this salt.

In reply to the petition the following original answer was filed:

1. Defendant admits the first and second

I para graphs in plaintiff's petition,

2. Defendant admits publishing on August

Pubile Walks Department of Hongkong, but denies that he did so faltely or maliciously, and way that the said article is a fair and justifiable comment on matters of public interest in connec tion with certain proceedings in the Suprema Court, that it is true, in substance and in fact, and was and in privileged,

3. Defendant denies the allegation in the fourth paragraph of plsinilff's petition,

take, the more especially as the Captain Superio tendent bad satisfied himself by independent inquiries that the charges alleged were based on substantial and generally sellable evidence. Where was the Crown Solicitor? If there was not in his experienced opinion sufficient evidence for a prosecution, why did not Mr. A. B. Johnson advise the Captain Superintendent of Police to that effect, and prevent the man's arrest and the evidence to establish prima facie case, why subsequent proceedings? If there was sufficient was the Crown Solicitor absent from his post, and why were his 'duties, for which he is more than adequately remunerated from the public purse, so conspicuously neglected? His Excellency, the Administrator should inquire into this if he does not, it must appear to us, and we trust the unofficial members of the Legislative Council will be of the same opinion, that the Crown solicitorship as at present consituted is cherry ripe for abolition. When this serious case was An amended answer was filed as followe called at the Magistracy there was no public (1) Defendant clearly and distinctly repudiates prosecutor present me tospector of police he avermen Attached to the leading article was there for what reason, so far as the from the Honghong Telegraph of August 12th, special prosecution was concerned. Heaven set out in the plaintiff's petition, and says tha only, knows and a. imean and unjustifiable there: talbot ord single word or line in safa

published on the 26th day of September, 1890, a 4. Defendant admits baving printed and leading article criticising the proceedings In connection with the trial of the plaintiff at the Police Court on a charge of rape, but denies skat he did so falsely, scandalously or maliciously, Defendant says that the said article was a fals and impartial comment on a public trial, that it was published for the pubile benefit, that it wan true to substance" and in fact, and and la privileged Readery, th

the CapeThe American Wort is concerned. Prahlished of the plaintiff and of and concerning attempt was made to convert the member i krticle impotlag corruption to the plaintiff ·

Yacht E. Ridgway his conduct as such overseer of worka na of our staff who, had been used as a tool. Individually, but merely a general attack on the A DISPATCH from Calcutia dated November and Governer Gooderia are open to business, aforesaid and with special reference to the by the authorides fate temporary, public Public Works Department. As regarda venalitys 23rd, says: The steamer Guide, Captain but no charters have yet been effected, although proceedings last herein before mentioned, the prosecutor. Now, this gentleman and no bese defendant say that for a Government servant to Pointon, in search for the baig Correon, picked when fent land to made; chance of following false, scandaloqa and malcious libel, and whatever, and the miglitats outta the business of usurer, or money i

have known that and sefused to even, enter (110) fender, wasting time which belongs to the Gove I Ingitude 86, degrees, 39 minutes, thirty-two fugby sail hus pose forward by steamer kong leaves much to be desires. That fad, properly représented in court End Minhinnet bology and in attending to such money-leading up wreckage in latitude 19 degrees 43 minutes, obtaining material assitance here are not that is to gay

encouraging, the bulk intended for The administration of public jautice is Hong the merke of the case until the Government an

and the pabule, in, the courts of the gulles from Parl, in such quantity as leaves po doubt as to the loss of the listed pliet belg Departures for London vid the newal port of call patent for tuany years past, has of late been so wronged Mr. Ward personally, the laus | business, is conduct of the moit venal descrip- with all hands! also wreckage from other and Suez Canal:-0.3.3. Co, Polyphemuzat prominently brought before the community that have had a right to appear as a private proses ŝion and that he is prepared to maintain. wessels unkown. A large number of sharker ultimo steamship Panggih Jastat; steamship it has become the common talk and by word of enter, but the alleged outinga watahidience, 2) Defendant, says in answer to section a of and turtles sme noct with in the neighbourhood Friem gih lustint, all is Toochow Depar. the town. During the last twelve months against section of the community he ire plaintiff's summons that on or about the month of the wreckage The Galds related to Cal-res for New York via the usual ports of call at least a dozen cises of importance have entitled to special protection in fact a public of September, 1889, or thereabouts, the plaintif cutta late, yesterday eventos. Captain Pointon and Suet Canal Steamship Streitigues afth been notorious as gross miscarriages of justice, outrage that could only be dealt with by the did attempt to criminally outrage and did indes 26th ultime, steamship Collingham Gih fontant, deliberate perversions of the most rudimentary Goverment and therefore the proceedings Cently amault a Chinese child of a litle cvar both via Foochow and Amoy. Quotations are principles of the rules of evidence, gross vials before the police magistrats were la more ways six years of age, named Ah Faty farther, thes Shanghai to London, P. & O. B. N. Co. 358. per tions of English law. And in these cases that than one a ridiculous travesty on a British court plaintify after living for years in concubinage York, 351. od. for tes and general cargo. has not always been responsible. Even judges fon for tea and general cargo; through to New - wonderful mixture known' ́RE Hongkong Jury of justice.#90s???}{0} did with a Chinese woman named Wang Ab Ngaoys

The alleged offence, we have already indicated, did seduce Wong Wan Ngan's daughter Emily Shaoghal to London, O. 5. 8. Co. a55. per ton are not infallible and to wipe out the mistakes, was a most serious one, fnvolving Aravy punish with whom he is now living—and that such for tea and general cargo through to New York technical and otherwise, made by the legal fra ment. It la described as rape upon a giri aiz conduct, especially in a Government servant, is *** Overheard on the Club steps a day or two 351, od, for ler and general cargo. Shanghal to termily the alligators of the law courts was years of age description bich says very gross outrage on public decency and decorum London, "Glen" Line 35r. per ton: Sor tea and witty Australian contemporary designates the little for either the legal knowledge or common which renders any man unfit to be employed in An at one time opulent but now busted" general cargo; through to New York 354. od gentlemen of the long robe-would require the sense of the prosecution--and the evidence, the public service of this colony. Navy in a condition it to cope with any two do you think is our greatest General ? ......

for tea and general cargo Shanghal to London, tears of all the angels who have been supplied unshaken by cross-examination, of the woman. The decided answer of the defendant pursuant

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Military hero (who has rare brafos than through to New York synod for tax and general the half-a-dozen cases within our own personal dent, who described what she saw-- We Won't 1. The defendant admits publishing on August most of his cloth) { Well, it's hard to say, old cargo, Shanghal to London, C. 3. M. 3. N. Cu experience in which both law and fact have been repeat more of it than wo can help for the take the tath, 1800, a leading article dealing with the man. There are a good many veritable frosty 250 per ton for tea and general cargo ; through simuringly (and expensively) distorted, have to of common decency, would, nine hundred and Fablic Works Department of Hongkong as 16t on the list, but looking at things calmly and to New York 357, cd, for tes and general cargo, pals their ineffectual firem before the sensational ninety nine times out of a thousand, have led to festhalu tha fhird paragraph of the plaintiff's collectedly, as I usually do when off the bald of Shanghal to New York, 40, per ton for sea and and altogether unexpected termination of the a committal, and a trial by jury. The other petition and faddition to paragraph two of the battle, I should say General Depression tops the teamer, and groo for all. Want to Canton, the Blonday last of a man named John Minklas woman fast named whose testimony by a regardsenality that for Government general cargosa Nagasaki to Shangkal, 70 cents Government prosecution at the Magistracy on outside witnesses strongly-robbrafed Zide defendant's stapler fled in this salt further says Ag candy quite nominal. Settlement during the nett, who for some fifteen years past has been the bye, appears to have been given with great servant to carry on the business of money Broker man --General Depression 1 Inere Hartnight-Xwellin, British steamer, 2,100 tuna waxing exceeding rich and influential as a fore-reluctance and the only weak chain in the lender mord especially with employés in the heird of him J

daje pa register, Kochoten to Hongkong, private terces, man of works in the Surveyor General's llak was the evidence of the police, who knew sale Department of the Government and with Military hero-You haven't? Well mad the Disengaged vessels in pertsored E. Ridgway, Department. This man was charged: at nothing, or if they did know anything, carefully Contractors in hose, work the plaintiff in his Hongkong Telegraph and you'll soon know all American shipy, 1,595 tons registama? Grüermer the instigation of either the Han, N. G. managed to keep it to themselves show afted capacity as overseer had to superlatend is comm about him. (They don't speak now).

Genduty, Amusiosn ship, 1,474 Send Inglater, Mitshali-Laser, Ofelal Proveries of Chinese, hit, gether unknown OF GANNUAL COMMUTEKAN ja kals

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stated that it, had been decided to place the broker, to a military bero.-"Say, old chap, 100 "Ben" Line 35% per ton fortes and general cargo; | with wings since the days of Nork. But even Wong Ngan, the discarded mistress of the delen. Kto order dated the 16th day of June, 1891, states:

(From the Straits Times.) "MR. HEARSON'S ACTION FOR DAMAGES.

LONDON, December 4th. The action brought by Mr. Hearson, R.N. claiming damages from the commandere of the mun-of-war who, arrested Sim in Singapore has boen dirutland

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