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Intimations.
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VICTOFIA DISPENSARY. LIQUEURS.
KELECTIONS FROM OUR LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS,
WE beg to invite careful attention to the
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BRANDY.
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$1.00 1,20 1.10
SUPERIOR OLD COGNAC, V.B.P. 14 OLD PALE COGNAC..0......$
AN OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC, 0.1., 16 („THE FINEST LIQUEUR COG-
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1,00
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whiskies produced in Scotland,. matured in Sherry wood 10 Liqueur. A very rara ald Scotch
whisky Square bottle It 1:00 IRISH.-John Jamieson's
un: 9a80 AMERICAN.-Genuine old Bourbon 10
GIN. GENEVA A.V.H-15 large bottles
KEY BRAND GEŅEVA-Finest
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OLD TOM....214345694)
1.00
0.50
Benedictine,
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The
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HÒNGKONG, TULsday, March 14, 1893.
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GREAT FIRE AT BOSTON,
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"IRISH HOME' RULE The farther discussion of the Home Rule Bill ado has been postponed guilt. Monday the sath last.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Owing to pressure on our news columus, a lot of interesting matter is unavold by held over antli to-morrow;
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s stermer Gwalfar left Singapore resterday afternoon, for this port. The Russian flagship Pamint Asova, with Admiral Tyrteff on board, is now at Shanghai,
wintering at Tien sin, has gone to Chemulpo, The German ganhost fifit, which has been via Cheloo,
the winter at Tientsin, arrived at Shangfal op. THE French gunboat Lion, which has passed the gth inst.
Tax bicycle crank Lens arrived at Hankow on the 3rd inst, having done the 172 miles from Kinklang in five days.
$1.00 HAKODATE is to have an electric light instalia
tion, the power being obial ed from a waterfall
distant from the town,
B
A Alte Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule........$10 Vintage, superior qually,
Red Capsule...
12
1.10
4
C
Fine Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Stal Cap. svlc..........810-
10 14.
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)... 18
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SHERRIES.
·A_,_Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.0
C Pale Natural
CC
White Capsule,,, 10 Superior Old Dry, Palo Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule....... 10
D Very Superior Old Pala Dry, choice old wind, White Seal Capanio... 13 E Extra Superior. Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)
CLARETS,
CAM
don.
Q
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule..4
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule... 4.50
IT is reported from the North that Nieb, the 1.25 Shanghal Total, is likely to have his term of
office extended for another year. ̧*
1,50
THE Hiogo News anys that the first genuine Japanese locomotive engine is really being built In Kebe, ad not merely, put together from im ported materials,
10.60
75 TRR returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended March sath, aro-Eurcp:ans, 3141-Chinese, 1,7141 total 1,926,
5,00
100 IT is stated that the steamer Inge, recently running between Shangbal and Japan, is to be placed on the Kobe-Tientsin line, alter the to opening of the northern golia,
1.25
THE Daily News states that Professor Hirth has been ordered to Iching an Commissioner of Customs and that M. Rocher will be sent froes Canton to replace him at Chinklang..... "MY UNCLY" to-night at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, commercing at 9 o'clock. "Tara-ra Boom-de-ay" and our modern Terpsichore fa the Serpenti e Dance later on. The best show $4.50 Hoagkong has seen for many years.
5.00 7.50 Wx regret la record the death of Mr. V. F. 12.00 Crolius which took place in the Shanghai 5.30 General Hospital on the 7th fast. The deceased 8.10 was a well-known and popular engineer in the 12.50 China Merchants' service and came eriginally
to China jo '6g.
C St. Julien, Red Capsule...
7
D. La Rose, Red Capsule...... I
Sainte Foy...............
Château d'Anglade
12
Chateau Haut Brion Lar.
rivet ..........
17
Château Moulon d'Armall-
bacq.m 19
20.00
HOCKS.
£2
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Nierstein... Hockheimer minor 20 Rudesheimer.minen 14
BURGUNDIES.
Chablis, white wins....... 13
Meursault, superior white
15.00
!
50.00
Volnay, very superior. red
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BRANDY.
Verdes. Ce
A Hennessy's Old Fale, Red
Capsule ....
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
{
Red Capsule...iisin £4
C Very Old Ligear Cognac... 20
D Hennessy's Finett Very
Old Liqueur Cognac,
THE Bilish Miolater to Peking is also accredited to Seoul, but Sir John Walsham never found time to present bis credentials to the King of Kores M. O'Conor, however, has no intention of imitating his predecessor, and will pay a vist to Seoul this spring
HERR VON BRANDT, Gerran Mfalster to Prking, who has resigned his appolotment and leaves for home next month, will be succeeded by to Perul The Baron, it will be remembered, Baron Schenk von Schweinsberg, lately Minister was for some time Chargé d'Affaires at Peking Tax New Shanghal Electric Co, Ltd., as a result of the working for the year ended the 31st Prof December last, is able to pay a dividend of seven per cent, to shareholders, write off ten par cent. for depreciation on plant and five per cent, $1.20 on additions during the year, and carry forward
$775,78 to new account,
1872 Vintage, Red Capsule 30 WHISKY,
SCOTCHL
A Thorne's Blend, White
Capsule 8
B Watson'sGlenorchy Mellow
Blend, Blue Capanle, with Name and Trade
C Watson's
Mark ............ Genil. vet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark 8 D Watson's H.K. D. Blend
of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule gonna 10
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule...sintomas 13 Daniel Crawford's Finest
Very Old Scotch Whisky to IRISH
A John Jameson's Old, Green Capsule ཅནས་བས་མཾ་ས་་ས་
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Da
Grben Capsalo.................... 10
C Jobo Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Green Capsule....... 13 AMERICAN
Genuine Bourbon Whisky," Fine Old, Red Capsule, with our Name & Trade Maik
5.
1.40
THE Band of the 1st Shopshire Light Infantry 1.75 will play the following programme at the Officers Masa, Murray Harracks, this evening, com mencing at 8 o'clock -
2.50
CATT
Manchand Belection Haddon Haj*** VII ...." Lasika " Selection... Lohengria en Wagsar. Hara Dance......"Happy Darkes 1, Godleys, " ¤75 SHANGHAI, remarks the Hercury, cannot after. will be so. #busted" fuarcially as one might suppose for Mr. Frasar, we learn, netted no less than $1,300 for his two-performances of 975 | "Trivelliy" at the Lyceum, Allowing forexpenses
$1,000 for about five hours, work is not bad pay for an impecorions commualty to give for a sew 0.75 hours laughter and enjoyment, kat
Fra said that no less than three thousand lbs. of dynamite were used in the triple charge which was employed in the blowing up of the wreck of the steamer Prking in the Yagist.
THE Agents (Messes. Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) Inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Victoria, from Tacoma, arrived at Yokohama this morning, and will leave for this post, vĩ • Kobs, le-morrow,
Mr. Johnson-If you put it aside in the mean- time I shall be able to put it in by another wit mess.
the seventeen receipts for the Crown renta pald Witness, shown come documents-Those sta by the compradore's order. (Shown Order). This order was cashed on the giù..
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Cross-axımlaed-How do you know it was cashed on the yth? Is there anything on the order showing that ?--No. tend to find that it was cashed on the 7th-I Then why did you look at the order and pre looked at the endorsement.
And does that show it? No. The order is endorsed paid the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank per Colonial. Treasurer, Carvalho. 1 keep Mr. Chater's account books,
And the amount on that order has be n charged to him by the compradore 7-Yes.
is the body of the order written by you ?--Yes, there are no words to order of bearer. It is to be paid to the Colonial Treasurer, and
N. G. Mitchell-Innes, stated-1 am Treasures of Hongkong
I
When were you ropoluted ?—On 1st January, 1791.
which was not the shroff's, but was an Imitation | Mr. Francit-I-object to that going in, your of it; then Alyes sent the receipts to the persons Worship who had paid the moreys, and kept the money himself. The amcant he had accounted for to the shroff would be entered by him, and the rest not. He also managed to make the rent-rolls correspond, so that is the rent-rolls there were direct entries of the whole amount paid to the Treasury by Crown lessees, while la thecit counterfoils and the accounts of the shof these was a smaller amount, only that THR Shanghai Mereweg 1 uran by wire that the first steamer to arrive at the Tient.in Bund this Several instances of this would be adduced. That which had actually passed through correctly, season was the Indo-China steamship Eng. the explanation of the third, fourth, and fith which reached ther on the 7.b inst. A China charges. In connection with these transactions Merchants' alesmer, either the Poochi ar Furse the charge of färgery defendant had given
A was second, arriving some hours later.
receipts which were marked with "chop not As is notfied in our advertising columns, the
the shroff's. Other receipts had been made out rates of the Pacific Mall and Occidental and
for smaller amounts than were pald, to Alves Oriental Steamship Companies have been
then after the shroff had received those smaller. amended, and in future vessels of both lines will
amounts and chopped" the receipts, these had been altered before they were sent back to the be despatched via Nagasaki, Kobe and the Inland Sea and will also touch at Honolals. amount he had paid. Out of this had miso arisen Crown lessee, so that he had a receipt for the Fall particular are given elsewhere.
the charges of making falag entries in the Treasury accounts. In order to carry out this means of taking the money, false entries bad to be made in the counterfoils there were sine idstances of this. The last charge of all, mutilatios of accounts, did not arise out of one of the charges now made; but, come evid ence would be given about it. It appeared that a sum of $500 had been received and not accounted for, and this fact had been brought to the notice of Alves a short time before he left. He then told the clerk (at present in charge of that department) to make out a receipt for this $500 and give it back to him. The clerk made the receipt out accordingly and entered in the counterfoil Then Alves told blm to receipt for the same saw. The new receipt cancel the counterfoil, and make out another was made from another book. This was the day before Alves left (Monday, Jan. 30th). Next morning the counterfoll was found tom into pieces and a blank form pasted in its place; to sa to prevent discovery of what had been done, In regard to the last charge, since
larceny. It was proposed first to call evidence Alves had disappeared several books, were: missing-rent-rolls for 1888 and 1889, a number: of counterfoils, etc.; and so he was charged with ratber of a formal character-witnesses to prove the signing of cheques and production ofreceipts, and so on, which would form the beginning of the evidence, and would also be convaleat in that it would release these gentlemen hom attendance in court.
MR. COLIN BUCHANAN, marine superintendent In Shanghal of the Indo-Chins S. N. Co., was banquetted by his annoy friends at the Astor House on the night of the 3rd inst Colin, who firal came out in 1869, is going home for a trip, and the occasion was honored in the master indicated. Fuller details in next issue. GENERAL Liu Ming-ch'uan, ex-Governor of Formosa, who in consequence of ill health his bees on the retired list for the past tw or three years, has been specially ordered by the Emperor to resume active service, the old warrior's excuses being quite ignored. Liu goes to Peklog ut un early date to receive the Imperial instructionr. HERR von Brandt, German mloister to Peking, is, says the Daily News, expected in Seoul carly in April to be married, the 13th being, we learn, the day selected for the ceremony. He will be one of the Chinese revenue croisers. There has taken to and brought back from Chemelpo to been as much fees made about this poor man's Serene Highness. matrimonial affairs as if he had been a penniless
THE newly elected Shanghai Municipal Council met on the 7th inst. and made the following
mangements:- Chairman...ANTE Vice-Chairman..
Works Committee
Mr. John Macgregor.
Watch Committee
Mr. J. L. Scott. Mr. F. Anderson. Mr. John Cooper. Mr. John Macgregor. Mr. C. BeurmENU.. Mr. D. C. Jansen.
Mr. D. M. Moses, Mr. J. G. Pardon, Mr. J. L. Scolt. (Mr. J. Welch, There was a ballot for the Chairmanship, a very unusual thing, Mr. Macgregor receiving 4. and Mr. Pardon, the outgoing Chairman, 3 rotes. It will be remembered that at the recent election, Mr. Macgregor received 182, and Mr. Pardon 135 votes,
Finance Committee......
His Worship: You mean la reference to the third charge?
Mr. Johnson Yes.
Jean Baptiste Martinet alaled-I am Procureur General of the Société des Missions Etrangeres. Some time in July last I remember sending Mr. Alves, Treasury Clerk, a cheque cheque with my signstore. for Crown rent. (Shown cheque). That is the
Mr. Johnson put in the cheque, and the Magistrate proceeded to mark it for reference as evidence,
You know the prisoner ?—I do." Where was be employed In the Treasury, What was hi post ?-Second clerk and accountant,
accountant To the end of last year.
Up to what date was be second clerk and
And at the beginning of this year ?-At the beginning of this year he took over other duties which were to keep all the books of the Treasury, Mr. Francis-Is he still accord clerk and accountant -No.
Mr. Johnson-What was he appointed this yest ?-First clerk
When did you last are him ?
Mr. Francis May I ask you what you have got down, yeur Worship?
His Worship read his notes.
Mr. Francis-That is all right, Witness (resuming)- The last time I saw the prisoner was about 7 o'clock on the evening of Monday 30th January last.
the ledger, and, with the
Mr. Johnson--What were his dulles as second clerk and accountant?—His duties werd to keep subordinate, the journal; to classify the Crown skrisiance of a rents account; to collect Crown tents, or rather to give receipts for Crown rent, and to do general accountant work.
You say be gave receipts for Crown rents will you explain the system at work in the Treasury The system in vogue at the Treasury when I joined it was that money in payment of Crows Tents should be received by the second shroff 3 that the memoranda accorapanyleg these Paymeals should be passed to the defendant who would make out a receipt,, noting the amount on a counterfoll and in his daily collection book; that the defendant should then pain the receipt to the second shroff, who, on being satisfied that the amount noted in the receipt tal'led with that received by him, affixed his "chop" to it and passed It to the payer, at the same time noling the amount in his rough book which is kept in Chinese that at the close of the day, In the afternoon, the second shroff, thould compare the redcipis ag shown by the rough book with those abown fa Witness sent it by a cbit book. (Chit te defendant's daily colleciton book, and if they book produced). I know Mr. Alves' writing. I coresponded to hand the money received by him think these are his initials opposite the entry into the cashier who entered the smocat on a pay, the chit book. I received a Crown receipt. ing in slip and lodged it in the Hongkong and
receipt). That is the receipt, dain gth Shanghai Bank, July, which I received. ARRETThere is some writing", in a'cinck-?--Yer.
myself, Mr. Mitchell-Innes anked me for the of that receipt?--I wrote that receipt. That was in February Inst.
„Mr. Francis-I must ask you, zir, not to mark or put in any document until I have bad an opportunity of seeing it and objecting if neces
His Worship-Very good.
(Shown
A HIDDEN enemy to navigation, says the of Siam, This is a rock in the fairway of the Bangkok Times, has been discovered in the gulfsary. Channel between Koh Sairit and the mainland, in lat. 12 34 N. and long, 101 24, 40." E. From the north point of Koh Samit it is to E Lens Ya, N. 30° W South point Kab Samit, 5- 14 E. All true bearings. The mass is formed rock and cars boulders, extending about soo feet in every direction, with three and four thoms soundings close alongside. Owing to the fact of H.M.S. Gladys having her propelior daim aged in the victally some six months ago, Com odore de Richelieu has lately been engaged in Instituting a fresh
the channel. It is worthy of note that therock
was originally marked inthe old charts, but Captain Loftus-formerly in the government service-failed to fix it during survey which was made some years ago and consequently he had it taken out of the charts. The government steamers have passed through the chanuel some hundreds of times, sometimes with bis Majesty the King on board, and although the sanken reef has always been there ready to make its presence felt, po accident has ever occurred."
THE TREASURY FRAUDS,
Then that paper is not in the state in which you received It from the Treasury 7-I wrote this in February last at the request of Mr. Mitchell-Innes.
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Would you look at the cheque. Has that money been charged 3844 to your credit by the Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris Yes. And the receipt is marked by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on the order of Mr. Carvalho for the Treasurer ?Yen.
His Worship-That was daily-before 3
bimself lodged it in the Bank No.
Mr. Francis-You don't mean that the cashier
Tae money was handed to the cashfor who entered the amount in a paying in slip and sent it to the Bank by the shroff 7-Yes. From the counterfoil of the receipt the defendant posted the counterfoil... the amous is in his rent roll, mating the fact on
roll -The defe dant.
Mr. Johnson-Who bad charge of the rent
And of the counterfoils?-The defendant; and also the daily enilection book.
(Shown book) What Is" that ?-This is the 1897, numbered 17, December. The counterfolla brok of counterfoils for Crown'sent receipts fr bear the audit numbers 160t to 1760.
Agent I rent Crown lands. I remember agth Granville Sharp sated am an Estate July last by documents. There was a ist of Crown rents to be paid that day. I think the Mr. Fanca-Do you mean nombe's pot on list was sent me on that day, or it may have afterwards by the auditor ---No; this in un o'd been a day or two before. I received the list term for the number. They are printed in the At the Magistracy to-day, before Camr. W.
from the Treasury; from Mr. Alves. I know books In the counterfoil is entered the date of C. H. Hastings, assistant magistrate, Andronico is writing. It is in his willing. It is a list of receipt, the name of the payer, the ictal amount Francisco Alves was brought up on remandots on which I pay Crown rent. I sent a maid, the numbers of the lots with the payments charged with several offences la connection with cheque for that amount. (Shown cheque). That for each which make up that total, a statement the recent Treasury defalcations. Mr. A. B. to the cheque; it is in my writing it is for that the sum mentioned is the amount of rent Johnson, Crown Solicitor, appeared for the $2,311.15 the amount shown in the list. I sent duo os the lot or lots in quesil n and the period prosecution, and Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, the cheque in a chit bok to the Treasury in the far which they are so due. It is bears an Instructed by Mr. H. Holmes, was for the defence, usual way. (Shows chit book.) This is the abbreviation of the word "registered, against Mr. Johnson said that the original charge was ok. That is his wilting in the right-hand, which are entered the initials of the defendant December last, and falsifying accounts. That ate for the same amount as the amount of the that of stealing $1,600 on divers days In Column. I afterwards received the mes receipts as proof that the amounts have been posted in
from the Treasury, (Receipts produced). They bis rent roll, charge was drawn up several weeks ago, but cheque. I compared them at the time, since that time the rent-rolls and other records bad been able to be gone fato thoroughly, and again, Mr. Sharp? Is it payable to order or for 1891 7-(Book produced). There i
Cross-examined-Will you lo.kat that cheque it was now proposed to twenty-four
Mr. Johnson il you produce the rent-roll separate charges, zimat the pngperty four boaser ?-It is payable to the Treasury or order, separate reni roll is each year. The book is stitution for the one first made. (Revised copy paid Hon, kong and Shanghai Back signed numbers of the lots the second the names of What is the: endorsement II- endorsed ruled in columas: The first column contains the of all the charges handed to his Worship Carvalho for Colcalal Treasurer. It was dealted the owners of these lots; the third the amount Thess comprise two charges of embezzlement, to my account at the Bank, and appears on the of arresss deo in repers feach lot on the first thres of larceny, nine of forgery, eight of making face of it to have been paid the following day day of the year; the fourth column contains the and the last charge was, larceny of contain false entries, one of mutilation of accounta
Lam Mal Sheng stated-am.compradore to smeunt due on ach lat in respect of the current books belonging to the Treasury L. belonging Spanish Dominican Missions. My duties are to columns. Then come three double column
Father Torres, He is the Procurator to the years, the fifth is the total of the third and fourth to her Majesty. There were all the charges keep the accounts and take charge of bis pro contalaing respectively date of payment for the now formulated, but there would be
Mr. Francia-In his collection book, suppose -Noçlu bis rent roll.
bilsoner's and Me, Freise's, on
further charge of stealing two rent-rolls; Peny. I pay the Crown sent. I remember on in half of the current year and the amount of for 1888 and 1889; and since the prisoner's of last December I received a cheque payment date of payment for the last half year
I.. disappearar co a large number of ather books, from Father Tories fir 3*74.63 for Crawn and the amount of payment--ked the next rent-rolls, countcriolls, etc., had been missed, rent. (Showa cheque). That le the cheque, column contains the total amenat, pild, dortog ** Father Toires wild ft. I took it to Mr. the current year. Then come a column for And it was therefore very dificult to being these fresh charges la complete form at Alves at the Colonia! "Trenaviy, 'I called the abatements, and the column bowing the balance present, Agalo, the amount of the defalcations next day at the Treasury and saw Mr. Alves, dus on the last day of the current year in respect a great deal larger than that to which the These are the receipts, on the left band, corner In whose hand welding are the entries In thin
He gave me Eve receipts. (Receipta produced), of Each lot. The margin is kept for remarks. iginal charge had referred, but probably these
of tea receipts I wrote noted, in red pencil on book the entries are in two handwrlings-the now specified would be quite suficient to con Before going into the evidence, perhaps it would viare his Worship of the prisoner's guilt.
16th December:
shorten matters a little to explain the nature of We regret to learn from Shanghai that Mr. C. the evidence which was to be given for the pro- H. Hutchings, the once famous amateur race-secution, and also the system followed in the 100 rider, attempted to commit suicide on the yth Treasury, which enabled the pulso er to commit
Tast, by shooting himself through the chest, The these defalcations attempt was fortunately not successful and Mr. L16 Hutchings was at once conveyed to the General Hospital, where the bullets were expeditiously 1.00, extracted, According to latest reports, poor ela Hickory" was progressing favorably towards
recovery.
Mr. FrancisEnabled" bim 1°
the receipts. It is not mine. I think it is the shape or form that any of the entries in it are
Cross-examined--There is a Chinein chorin
Mr. Francia Thero la ro evidence in any
Colonial Treaty's
correct. It meat, be shown how that book fa When did you write the word 'noted-On made up and where the entries are obtained 16th December, after paying the Crown rent from object to lie being put in just now. And, Where did you note it in the account book. Besides, it is no evidence against the prisoner You say when you want to the Treasury you except in'sespect of anything he has wiiten in it saw Mr. Alves 1-Yerli
Bad Bad Witness The entries was to amoobts due Was it not the Chinese shroff —No;'I saw. are taken from the rent rolls farmished every six Mr. Alyce. He sat do another room next to that months to the Treasury by the landlords, in which Mr. Mitchell-Innes 1
Whose baslacas was it to cater these things ? Defendant
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His Worship: To enter all particulars Yeng It was his business to enter all particulars, namer, dates, amounts, and so on
Mr. Johnson went on to explain that the first charge was one of lerceny, and the second emberslements it would be shown that the prisoner actually received these moneys in cash, which went straight into his hands. In regard to
When you go into that room is there not frill 2.75
THE Nanking correspondent of ene Shanghai the prisoner had charge of the collection of Crown where the shroff sits? Can you go inside, and
the other charges of larceny, the system was that which shuts you off from going into the room 100 morning contemporary writes that the. "Ever vents, and all the money which was received for to Alves desk He was in the rooms. No one
Victorious Army once led by General Gordon, Crown tanie should pass through the hands of else was in the room. He was sitting at a desk Mr. Johnson i→That is the second of there 1.15 marched through the pels cipal streets of Nan. Alves and the shroff. When cheques core sent went up to ble desk. I gave him the cheque double coleman what is the first li le from
king on 3rd Febranty last, that being the 15th day in for Crown seat, they had to pass from Alves
myself. HA E ARTE E Not read the previous year. Thus, the first colume of the of the Chinese month. Eight men were dressed to the shroff. Only certain pumit of these John Maria Graça staled-1 am assistant to 1892 book refers to arrears of 1891..It is mil in *s foreigners represpoting General Gordon, and cheques had actually found their way into their Chater the prisoner's hand-wrbing. The second coloma other foreigners that were in the famous..march Trosaury. It appeared that the
Mr. Francis→→Clerk, I suppose you meko pa niso is in his writing. The third columne 1.00 | against the rebels at Sonchow. Li Hang chang the cheques to the shroff, who "
150 g Pakant me Mr Francia Youmean thefifib, do you née p and the army followed close behind the fore and there were certain receipts for Crown rants
After the depble: columns ?—Yes. :: The Fifth eigners. The troops were reviewed by the corresponding to bese
Witness-pay, the Crown rent) for him. 0.40 Viceroy at his yaside, where it is reported that Thea seccipis amoueled to total sun Mr. Chater for the half year to atet June, 1992; orders. That was done quite recently, *chopped cheques, (Shown list.) That is win of Crowarents due by column la the total, which has been east, since, B Fine Unsweetened, White
be represented the Emperor for giving Li Hong less than the total amount of Crown rents. I think, it is in: Mr. Alves, wrling. It is dated in Mt. Feddie's writing. Capsule impunya "Orders for COPIES, and for ADVERTISE-
0.40 chang his credentials of premation: for having The throff had to give a receipt for the 25th October, 1892 51 prepared compradores Majord.btn-the-Ant row of CFine A. V. H. Geneva sasaga defeated the rebels and saved the government, total amount of Crown rents paid over to him order for the sodant of the meat in the the double column, lose is the writing M MENTS may be sent to the Agents at the various | RUM. Ports, or to the Office of
Pinest Old Jamaica, Violet Actraying the expense in goiting the thing op. Alves, chopped by the sharon, and shockedits (Shown orden), that is the order dated rid Tan optries are als all through the hooks
The also returned It and amounts, Capsule porn 121.00 The foreigners were in a rather awkward position were paid in in the usual course but some of It. It le signed C..P. Chater saw him white Finest Old Jamaica, Violet,
for fighting, asthey were each mounted on high the chegues paid in to Alves had disappeared. It. forwarded it, when signed to the Colonial stilts, and looked more like tha ♬ Kéklux? gang Some of the receipts for Crown rents had been Treasurer, 3 sent it under cover in the chili- than an aimy equipped for battle,
I prepared by: Alves and “shopped" with a chop book (Chis book produced),
Suggestions for the Improvement of this work are respectfully solicited.
"THE: HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH?·
FODER'S HILI, HONTECMO,
Hongkong, goth January, 1793
GINA
A Fine Old Tom, Wilie
Capule
450 4.50
Capsule................. 85.50 per Gallon, Good Loward Island (11.50 per Gallon
prisoner sent, "chopped them,
And the second and third double columba Also defendant wildtog i payments, of the second and first half year,, with the dates.. When were these vuiries niide 1-Thy.
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