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Entimations.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

AERATED WATERS.

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WATE

VATER—The Waterfused is absolutely

pure,

STEAM PLANT.---Of the latest and mos

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1893.

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A GEM from "Brownie's" murmurs for next | A LETTER, has been received at Brussels from Saturday :—“Pompkios are said to be very | Tippoo Tib's nephew affirming that Emin Parka fattenlag for pigs, but I have never nied them | was killed, 'to the neighbosthood of Wadcial, In the autumn of last year, by an Arab slave mysel Curtain, with alow music. JUSTICE A'BICKETT, of Melbourne, says he will

dealer named Said Ben Abid. ́- only laflict a nominal senterice on men who are convicted of effences against girls of 16 if the damsels are consenting paatler, and ec developed physically as to be liable to deceive a man'be to their age. The other week bls Honour spoke scathingly from the bench about "salleg the "ge of consent"

standard for India must have been foreseen; Its results are inevitable. It would serve no useful purpose to blink the fact that henceforth trade between Hongkong and India Is dend; the immense business in cotton-yarn between Bombay and Chine will pass along to the Japanese, as both the capital and energy of this colony, which possesses many substantial advant. ages for the construction and working of factories, are in a state of depression that the factories will be compelled to stop work; Ar the Cotte coal mines, the other day as the Is anything but encouraging In Bombay and many owners will be ruined.

steamer Houthandel Buwalda was taking in a It would only intensify the situation to cargo of that fuel, abe suddenly foundered at her work put in detail the probable effects of moorlogs. Two engineers and several stokers this scare on Hongkong generally; we who happened to be below were drowned, bur | prefer wait until

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some reliable the rest of the crew excaped betimes. A favs inferences can be formed as to where the paper ascribes the mishap to a boller exoioding, which was the more inexplicable all the depreciation of silver is likely to stop. boilers had been passed by an official inspector, That some local failures may have to be and the vessel was plying under a certificate of recorded li only too probable, and there | seaworthiness granted by a commission of can be very little doubt that more than experts. one of our banking concerns will have quite enough to do to "weather the gale." At present all is uncertainty what the next hour may bring forth it is quite Impossible to foretell, but so far as [38 Hongkong is concerned the prospect is

gloomy in the extreme.

powerful type. SUPERVISION-The whole process of manufacture 'is under the continuous supervision of qualified English Chemist.

The PRODUCT.-Wilf bear comparison with the Waters made by the most.

Wasted makes to England.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., Ld.,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

· ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

TELEGRAMS.

and sovereigns at the rate of sixteen pence.

It is intended to aventually Introduce an

OUR NEW FACTORY has been recently Indian Gold Standard.

refitted with automatic Steam Machinery

of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete in quality with the best English makers:

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout.

"BOMBAY SODAS." We continue to supply large bottles na hereto fare, Fru of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to bive them to the ordi

nary 'z-.

COAST FORT ORDERS, wherever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good condition.

Counterfall Order Books supplied free on application.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,"

And all sigsed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

THE "VICTORIA" DISASTER. The collision between the Victoria and Camperdown accurred while the ships of the Squadron were forming in line, the sea at the the belog calm,

Vice Admiral Tryon gave Instructions to steer the Pictoric towards the land, hoping to keep- the vessel seat until she could be run ashore but she quickly commenced to go down by the head, when the Admiral, who was the bridge and remained there to the last, seeing that the. ship was woking, passed round the order for every man to look after himself

SCIENTISTS, capitalists and owners of steam tonnage throughout the world, says the San arrival of the new Brith steamship Famas Francisco Ballatin, are eagerly watching for the Brand, which sailed from Shields, England, on May 6th for Philadelphia. They are all inter- gated because the Brand is the Brit veggel that has ever attempted to cross the Aliantle driven by steam generated with petroleum se fuel Instead of coal. The vessel is a bulk ell carrier of 1,500,000 gallons capacity, and will load at Philadelphia with ell for France.

the satisfaction of all.

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ACCORDING to Sydney Sunday Times, before long Englishmen and Ruslans will be at one another's throat at the Gate to India" No fear, unless Belisia nad Russia are on opposite sides to a great European struggle. Russia does not want India; she couldn't conquer she tried ; and, even if she had possession of the country she wouldn't know what to do with it,

answer for his action, upon which Tanko Blators

Segli.

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His lordship said—In these cases I delivered judgment on the spih May Isst deciding that the defendant Lo Chi Ting was entitled to be re- Teased from custody, as the plaintiffs had failed to satisfy me that the defendant had been guilty of any act of bad faith or of misconduct which would justify further detention, I reserved the questis of costs, and later on the solicitors for the parties were further heard on tbl

object. I have now to give my decision on this | point. The sections in the Code which specially deal with applications for discharge from custody do not make any mention of costs, but by Section 94 the costs of the whole sult and of each proceeding therein and of every proceeding

Mr. Dennys :—I am not aware that I did. Mr. Ellis-Well, Tamt"

His Warship-Let tha mitter rest, then, please.

After consideration, his Warship sald;—Assum-

ing the validity of the bill of sale, and the truth of the evidence given by the prosecutor, I think there is sufficient evidence to raise the question of latent, and I therefore commit the case for trisl.

THE CHARGE OF PERJURY. Mr. Ellis oceeded to call evidence in support of the two charges of perjury.

Captain Wright denied having ever verbally consented to defendant doing anything he could to carry on the business, or to sell the pianos. If Mr. Hahn said such consent had been given, he uttered a Jalsehood. Witness never have

business in his own way, or in the usual ways defendant a general consent to carry on the. never authorised the sale of any of the planes, except two old ones.

Cross-examined-Witness did not require. defendant to shut up his shop. Never required anything beyond the terms of the bill of sale, *not to remove the goods without written con

The shon had been sent of Capt. Wright" removed from Bank Buildings to Elglu Street, then to Pedder's Street, then to Calne Road, and then to D'Agullar Street, but there was never any written consent given, nor any prosë cotton for fallare to obtalu consent.

Formal evidence as to the bill of sale was gives by a clerk in Mr. V. H. Deacon's office.

The Official Receiver not being present to give formal evidence proving the Supremo Coret file in bankruptcy, Mr. Ellis asked for a remand, In order to complete the case for the prosecution. Mr. Dennys objected to a remand, if there was nathing more in the case than that ; it ought to be dismissed at once.

His Worship --We cannot say what there. may be until we have heard the case.

to Mr. Ellis, is that of Mr. Wright, and the Mr. Dennys -The only evidence, according bankrupt's stafetsent as set out in the charge. That is all, and it is not sufficient. It is truly absurd to attempt to substantiato a charge of perjury by simply putting one man's word against another's.

Wright's evidence would be supported by clr- Mr. Ellis explained at some length that Capt.

cumstantial and documentary proofs, which would at least warrant sending the case before a Jary. He only asked for a remand now in order to obtain the attendance of the Official Receiver, who had been subpoenaed. That would complete the case.

THE Stratis Times learns from a Java exchange before Court are in the discretion of the Ceart, and that a little while ago the submission, to the Datch authorities in Acheese, of Tanka Bintars the Court has fell power to award and proportion Kembangsa made some noise, as he was chief of the costs in any manner, it may deem proper. the Gigben Confederation of petty states on theThis discretion is guided by well established coast, and much was expected from his influence Principles, the leading one being that in the absence of special circumstances the unsuccessful in bringing on further subalistons among the hostile Achineses These highly wrought anticipa-party must pay the costs of the party who

succeeds against him. Set Curtin v Platt, 16. tions have proved” groundless, as the war party

C. B. N. S. 4571 Cooper & Whittingham, 15 have been too strong for bim. He had submit

Ch; D. 5043 Jones Curling (CA), 13 Q, B ted In the hope of getting the good graces of the Dutch authorities in order to be beforehand D 263. But there are exceptions. For instance, with a rival chief, but bad made the submission

to Habeas Corpus cases the Court has no jarfa without the rermission of the titular Sultan of diction to grant costs; nor is it every successful Acheen. The latter summoned him to court to "pplication that will carry costs with It Gray Kembangan teck refuge in a Dutch fort at

on Cesta, p. 486, says "If any application be made to the ladulgence of the Court to release a person from the consequences of his omission to do an act or to do it in proper time he mast In SAVE the New York Maritime Register The general pay the costs Whether the party Canadian Pacific Railway Company is deter coming to oppose the grant of such ladulgent mined to contral, If possible, the most of the is, as a general rule, to be allowed his costs | Facies slope trade with the East and Australls. seems, however, to be a matter of doubt, and be In addition to its steamship, line to the East, it 'eltes the case of Lunn v. Loftus, 1 C. B. 83 THE SILVER QUESTION.

- now: announces that it "will run ose from In which the Court, with the exception of Me.

Vancouver to Sydney, N.S.W. This means some

Justice Maule, held he was so entitled. Again, LONDON, June ajtk. EXPERIMENTS with & now system of light-house loss of trade to our own Pacific ports, but whether to lustrate the rule that an applicant The Indian miats have been closed to the free | sigasla bave istely been made at New Haven,

to the extent that is predicted in some quarters in for the indulgence of the Court does not get his says the Afarine Journal, the idea being that doubtful, The Canadian-Australian trade does coinage of silver.

costs even if successful, I would mention that ou Rupees will be issued is exchange for gold lights, a number may be designated as far off as doubt the Canadian Pacific Company expects to appeal the applicant must pay the costs of the with a system of shatters, to cause fubing not promise to be one of immense volume, and no a proceeding for stay of execution pending the light can be distinctly observed, and thus by gain something out of the United States trade application-see Menyo. Nickalls, LR. 8, Ch. reference to a "port book, "the lighthouses being with the Australasian coicules. It will cortiluly D. 493; Cooper v. Cooper, 2 Ch. D. 492 and I all numbered and recorded, the master of any succeed if it offers superior advantages of will quote two ordinary caacs in which the party ressal approaching the court at night could be transport. But the trade between Australia and succeeding has not recovered his costs; one is cestals of his location. It is thought by some this country is capable of great ponsibilities, far Huxley v. the West London, Extension Railway that this would be surer system of the recognl-more so than that of Canada. It is a trade that Co., 14 Appeal Cases. So, here, the plaintiffs fakes per miante or differences of color height, and its transportation part need not depend upon tion of lights than the present style of so many can be done entirely between the two countries bad aright to investigate the claim for discharge, and if the defendant, by his neglect to pay etc, hat this will remalos to be deminstrated to transhipments between England and her the amount of the judgment, has obliged the Southern colonies, as must, to some extent, plaintifs to contest that claim, I do not be the case with the Imperial trade route think he can recover coils against them; of the Canadian Pacific. At

present the

and even in one of the cates I have hip facilities, and its superiority in this cessful party ought to have his costs as against Canadian Pacific has the advantage of steam-

cited an establishing the rule, that the muc-

respect will enable it to hold a leading position

the claim of the defendant, in Cooper v. Wait for some time. That it will 10 continue does nottingham, Sir G. Jetsel saysWhere the plaintiff seem probable, The commercial interests of our comes to enforce a legal right and there has been Pacific coas are 100 strong and varied to permit no misconduct on his part, no amission or neglect Canada to take away basicas entirely, or to which would induce the Court to deprive him of leave our own subordinate to that of Canadians. bis costs, the Court has no discretion and cammot The condition of affaits in Australia at the take away the plaintiff's costs. The 'defendant moment does not warrant any great efforts belog has not come to ask the Cout to enforce any made to increase transport facilities with that legal right. Hols asking of the Court an fadul Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon, commanderin- Advices dated London, June 5th, state that quarter, but upon the recurrence of better times gence, that is, to be released from the conse chief in the Mediterranean, bat futimated to these advantages will be secured beyond sil quence of neglect to satisfy a decree of this Court, question. They will come, because the exports and the plaintif is seeking to enforce bit legal Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty, that and Imports of the United States alone will need right to detain the defendant, and even if the swing to the weakness of the Fleet he could not them, and it will then be a matter of neceuliy defendant succeed in bisapplication I am of plu-uarantee maintaining the neutrality of that to control the terminal and transport business. ion that he is not entitled to his costs, I have important station. Tofs, in the light of subsequent been informed that the practice here has been events, is anything but encouraging for those SIGNED "Wallasey," the subjoined string of not to grant costs, and this principle has been who have through thick and thin pinned their

followed in verses have a lively lilt, which pat their wilter

very similar cases in England, vis faith to a firm belief in the naval supremacy of in the companionship of old Dibdin and new Barrelt v, Hammond, 10 Ch. D., 285, Street

Great Britain. Vice Admiral Tryon bore the Bennett, Were they set to music as spirited as Hope, 288, and Holroyd z. Garnett, 20 Ch. D. reputation of belag about the ablest of his rank their lines they would vocally, keep alive for 534 These were applications for wilts

and one of the best wallors lo, the British many a day the Compania's fist couquet- attachment agalast the defendants under the service, and it may safely be taken for grante Said the Eagle to the Lion, "I will race you, if Debtors Acte, 1869 and 1879. I see no reason that his appeal to the Government was got

you please,

in the present case for departing from the course

made without sufficient cause. And yet om With my good ship París, d'er the thousand followed by the judges in these three cases, and papar the Mediterranean Fleet looked powerful as I am of opinion that the plaintife were enough to effectually deal with any contingency justified in making a due inquiry in this matter that might arise. It consisted of the arms sred and in opposing the release until the application vessels Australia, 12 gons, 5,600 tons, for the same had been fully lovestigated, I will boise-power, Camperdorum, 12, 5,600, (11,500), Collingwood, 10, 9500, (9.570), Cotosu 1, 2, 9.470 (7,500), Dreadnought, 4, 10,820, (8, 110), Edinburgh, 9, 9.420, (7,500), Inflexible, 12. Parall, 15, 10.170 (14.000), Trafalgar 10, 11,880, (8,010), Nili, 10, 11.940, (12,000), Sans 11.940. (12,000). Undaunted, 12, 5,000, ((00), Victoria (flagship), 15, 10,470, (14,000), and the cruisers and gun-boats Amphion, Cockatric, Dolphin, Fearless, Gannet, Imogena, Landrati, Melita. Phasihan, Polyphemus (torp edo sam) Sandfly, Scout and Surprise. The strength of the Fleet has been materially reduced owing to the deplorable loss of the Victoria and the disablement, which it is to be hoped will only be temporary, of the Camperdown, frwo of the

Two tremendous explosions oc urred imme. diately after the vess:1 ink. -

The abovelelegrams were inadvertently omitted

from last night's issue.—Ed.]

THE HOME RULE BILL.

Junc agth,

In the Hose of Commons Mr. Gladstone gave notice of a resolatien to expedite the passing of the Home Rule Bill, proposing that the Blil be reported on the 27th of July ; and that mean. while the debate be divided into four sections, to be 'claimed' on fixed dates..

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

A young woman who was arrested in New York The following is a List of Waters always kept the other day said she was an angel. She was

evidently a long way from home.

ready in Stock --

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE

RASPBERRYADE GINGERADE

Globe Trotter-What a hideous noise these

Chinese make.

Berlin Blet-Dot wain't Chinese; dot's our Glob!

It has been very aptly said that the difference between faith care" and "mind cure" is that the mind care docan't require any faith and the faith core doesn't require say mind,

How "bulls" are made. The Singapore Fres News has been brought to Colombo 2e Prezz, quoting from a Ceylon exchange, says - Warera, from Calcatts, that Mias. Virenne Dagmar, the famous serpentine dinge of the Lyric Co. which recently visited Colombo, has just married Mr. Bullock, son of the captain of the Glenroy, Everyone wish the fair dantasias good luck." Mr. Pollock I now acting as Secretary of the Com. pany." "Genesis," the Business Manage of the Company, Indignantly deales the story, which he fears may create some confusion and misapprehension in the minds of her friends and the public (1) Farthermore, Bullock absolutely repudiated.

Tax Sydney Bulletin on the opening of that gilded piece of bambug, the Imperial lostitute: ---"Queen Victoris, seated on a golden Cleone, presented her by some toadying Oriental pigger with pipe-stem legs, opened the Imperial Institute, the bulidings whereat have now been "dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dedicated to what? To a system of complex

that trurga manny

of the prerogatives of the Almighty To a thieving hierarchy, that footpads the mean savings of dissenting religionists To the incubus of royalty that bestraddles all the smaller tyranules, and arrogantly sanctifies its own and their plunderlags with the double seal of snuffledom and blasphemy. and this while the gaunt milions of London and Hell and all England offer their starving bodies to the bayonets of a bixellor soldiery, in despair of earning the price of other carrion. Can

Heaven and Hell make a stronger contrast of Old Sost-Where's your watch and chain? rampant megelficence and desiccated squalor?" Been stoler?

Jinx-No; my lawyer has them. Old Soak-Where's the difference ?

No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty r greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Walers, as inch Bottles at never used again by | THE Agent (Messes,, Dodwell, Carllll & Co.) inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co's steamer, Tacoma arrived at Yokohama o

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A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, The Hongkong Dlipessary, Hongkong

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

TO "THE HONGKONG SUBSCRIBERS TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS

MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

her voyage from Tacoma on the 28th’Inst, and left for this port, vća Kobej yesterday.

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THE Melburne, City Council bas reduced the salaries of its employes from ten to twenty pering the Moric alphabet for telegraphing in that cent. The rate-payers there exercise a judicious control over their own affairs, without reference to the chief clerk of the Colonial Office in London.

| IN New York It is quite the proper thing now to appland the sentiments of preacher in the pulpit by clapping the hands. On a recent occasion the only way to stop the appliuse was to pass around the contribution boxes. That promptly settled the business, THE excavators at Delphi have dug up a colossal marble statue of Apolle. The sculpture is of the best antique school, and the stains itself is Excellently preserved, with the exception that the nose is broken. It somewhat resembles the Apollo of Tenes fo the Museam at Munich,

A NOTABLE feature of the flautograph, says the Enginearing Magasins, la that characters of any description, fncluding plans, sketches, etc.. In addition to simple writing,may be transmitted by means of, it This opens a field in which such a system might have a monopoly the transmission of Chinese and Japanese writing. Since the Chinese "alphabet consists of many thousands of characters it would be impracticable to employ such a code of signals as those compos isuguage. There might be required for « single character perhaps fifty dots and as many. dahaes. When it is now desired to dispatch a message in China the sender Imparts, in Chinese speech or writing, the substance of his message to the telegraph operator, who refers to a code book containing Chinese characters representing the phrases most current among merchants, and transmits in English the numbers corresponding to those phrases, forwarding the numbers to the #proper station. There the operator, by the mid

of a duplicate code-book, retranslates the mes age into Chinese and sends it to the addressee, practice certainly not conducive to accuracy. Ra the fast passages of sailing ships, a corte spondent writes to the San Francisco Commercial Nowa z-Regirding your mention of a rem zk- It will be seen by advertisement that Mr. J. H. ble voyage performará by the British ship Lock THE rate of exchange this morning from May, Harbour Master at Canton, has notied, which made the bin from the Clyde to Hongkong to London by telegraphic that a wooden conical broy, 7 feet 6 inches in Melbourne and return in 6 months, it is noted transfer was at the rate of two shillings and diameter, and palated red, has been moored in that the London Journal airplay would like to four-pence to the dollar, and to all appear-13 feet low water spring tides, off the South-ear if this record had been beaten. In reply to this we will go several better. First, the ance the lowest limit has not yet been western end of the Bird's Nest Rocks, the round trip of the Englab ship darse Faid on reached. Silver was quoted in London Macao Fost Reach, at ite southern entrance to her first paung, Liverpool to Melbourne and Canton. A red light will be exhibited on this yesterday at two shillings and nine-pence buoy from sunset to sunrise.

return, & months 18 days, of which ad days were per ounce; to-day it has fallen to two

spent in the part of Melbourne Shpad, the shillings and six-ponce, Yesterday in New

following that better yet, the frat sound trip

of York the rate of exchange, was sixty-nine

the round. But better yet, the first round trip 5 months 11 days, including detentions, And even this ma was surpassed by that of the American-built Lightning which read dia case being Liverpool. We do not know whether in 5 months & days, the starting point in each or not this last has ever been beaten, but wo doubt if any modern-built ship could do

· HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1893. ·

**THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

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leagues of seas

For my Paris broke the record, and she holds

the ribbon sti)----

You may take it from her, if you can, and if you

will."

Said the Lion to the Eagle, "You're a somewhat'

bosstlug bird;

Why with pride and self-conceit should your "For was net Faris one of outr; a British craïnez

little heart be stirred ?

bold,

Unili ber compass got a-warp, touched by the

allen gold?

Twas British skil laid all her Unes, and Bilish

bands that beat

Each plate and rivet; shaft and rod, out of the

furnace host;

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make so order for costs.

CHITS.

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A. F. Pereira, sued by the Shameen Hotel Company for 840 80 on chits, pleaded Ord. 22 of 1886 (the Hotel Ordloance) to defeat the claim for refreshments supplied.

Judgment reserved.

After a little discussion the case was adjourned until Wednesday (July 5th) at. It am. The $500 ball, coveilog all charges against Hiận, was renewed.

BRITAIN IN TRE MEDITER.

RANEAN.

500

You own the ship, it may be, but we know whatap on remand charged with perjury, and with most powerful vessels in the British Favy; and

she can do.

And since she left her native shore we do not

grudge ker you."

Then the Lion shook his mane, and stretched

bia taway sider

Said he, #There's my Campania Just dropplag

down the Clyde-

match her with your Parts, and 11 I'm speaking us

She'll lower your flag a little bit, and lower your

record too."

Then the Paris left her moorings and steamed

proudly down the bay,

And ten thousand throats saluted with a thunder-

ing "Hoo-ray 1" Then she quickly, steamed to seaward, and the Clapped bis wings and fairly chuckled, with a

Eagle on her flag

sort of cerla brag,

The

And

And

a doubtful sky,

Campania shook her pianons out agilost the "Go ahead was given, and the engineer's reply she overhauled the París but a few min from the bar, And the Union Jack was carried past the flag of

Stripe and Star.

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When alt days warn scarcely over, and the

seventh evening fell

galet awell

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the

THE CASE OF MR. A. HARN.

At the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, F. A. C. Hahn was again brought

larceny of twenty' planos which were held by him as ballee, and which formed part of the or the sacrifice of four hundred and twenty-two security under a bill of sale for $1,500 lest to him Chief himself, who, It appears from latest officers and men, including the Commander-in- by Captain Wright. As before, Mr. Ella prose-legrams; was the bridge of cuted and Mr. Dennys defended.

Victoria when the colitalon ocurred and certain of his former statements,

Prosecutor, recalled, by the Court, repeated remained there to the end. If the British naval fogen in the Mediterranemia was too In the course of a long address to the Court, weak a month ago to preserve the neutrality of Mr. Dennys pointed out that the bill of sale, the highway to India and the Far East, it is now on which the whole case was based, was not still less capable of adequately performing its in accordance with the form prescribed. In special mission; bat doubtless the Adrafiralty will fore vold for every purpose-Davies against zele forcements, if they are available, without Schedule B. of the Ordinance, and war there- rise to the situation, and sead the receivary Reeves, L. R. 170 B. D... 408. Mr. Dennys delay. then rehearsed the facts of the case, showing The collision between the Victoria an.), Cam-- wrong of Itself, was not larceny and could not be into fine, as was surmised by nawa au sortir that the conduct of Mr. Hahn, whether right or pardown occurred whilst the ships were liming called "wilful and felonious. The defendant here when news of the disaster färst reached had admitted selling plazos specified to the bill Hongkong, and the sea was calm, mi t'he time. of sale; but he had the verbal permission of the Who lost his head at the critics mi ment, er prosecutor, and it would have been utterly im- who was incapable of properly handling his possible to carry on business otherwise, venifit ship? The Inquiry may, alth'stgh.It probably were urged that Mr. Hahn ought to hva let the will not, as unval court martials are Loarcely to planos out on hire, and not. sold them, they would be relied on, explain what at"presant Icoks like by now have been so deteriorated as to be galto gross incapacity of the worst kind. Brit whoever valueless. The sales were perfectly regular and may be to blame for this catastrophe, bingoes- open, and Captain Wright must have known of tlon la brand to arise-If Brita 1 rondlands them; yet he never objected or raised any question collide and disappear when going through simple until he found that the Offical Receiver would, manœuvres on a smooth see, whit will be the not let him take everything in the bankruptcy, result in a naval engagement against is at Ips It was only a matter between Capt, Wright and of a foreign Power with a heavy gala

of had nothing to gain. If he had tried to benefit credit to the, Admiralty and to This Royal fems tha anything wrong at all, the Supreme Court could Mercantile, starins have to be specially el am deal with him, as the bankruptcy proceedings tered to Kaanipulate the ponderous armour-cl'ad bisa technical breach of covenant; thousands of alleged, there are but w navigators and, ou

ware not yet closed. Thers might have been war ships of modern days; but if an is generally covenants were fanocently broken, simply side the bine-jackets, no sailors in the. Navy, because they were Impracticable, but there was this seems the best solution of #fifficult problem. not necessarily criminal Intent. The question Yar London correspondent of a Glasgow paper And a cheer, too, for the Parfs, whose Ergin was not whether defendant was or was not which has so recently carried to a watery grava

Some particular of the rpless battle-ahl of the world. That would naturally be A GRAUN Party."Hooch, sy it was tells the following story which Illustrates the

justified in

selling the planes, not whether four hundred and twenty-tv/o gallant British the effect of this sudden if not altogether graun' pality." Ant hoo many was there o

manner in which the Gael is regarded by the Because the Lion once again has dashed his he did or did not think he was Justified, but seamen, will no doubt interest our readers. We unexpected collapse in the silver currency, you 7" "Nalusel was awe. Shon Grast wet Saxon even in these days of tollways, SİTEDDY rising hopes f

whether he committed theft, intending to defraudaro Tadebted to the Landma, Timer of the sốth Failures in the United States have been twa, the tws Goans was three, Nell Graham telegrams and guide-books:-During the Bisley, Wallasey's lyric of the dairy of Ships and When a man planned a series of thefts, June, 1888, for the fall wing ta announced, although" no particulars was fover-there wass five of us, though, whate-shooting last year the narrator went into a little Nations is as anfranted as the rising and falling

he did not usually put them all, carefully on record in the books. There could not in honour of her Majesty's Jubilee, completed The powerful.tarat ship Victoria, so named regarding them are yel available; but the for. Neil Graham wass ane, Shon Grent ways barber's shop off the Strand to have a wish and of the sea, and the Campania's, mawent voyage twa, Nalasel wass three, the twa Guns was brush up. Loadga barbers are pecuilarly should inspire him to another series of briny

be any "larceny as a ballee because there her steam trials at Pas More on Thursday. The probability of serious failures much nearer fower. Hooch, ay! but shall coont it ads, communicatire set, and the busy lite man

was so ballment the planes did not belong to first rivet was drly on in her keel-plate by Lord band is causing considerable uneasiness - Nathisel vaseline, the tws Gunns was tws, could not resist remarking upon the great

Captain Weight, ner had he cran soon theth. It Armstrong at Bawick in June, 1885, and she In local circles. The recommendations of Shon Grant was three, Nell Graham wass fower, victories of the Besigned at: ibe" ranges.

might seem of no great importance to commit was launched the th of April last year. In Lord HIRSCHELL's Commission have Hooch, ay thee was only fower of us after his customer was a Scot, them licots, sir, are a #You see, sir," he said, not knop og that

the prisoner for irl, and leave a charge bang respect to the essentials of speed, protection, and simply created a revolution in the financial wha eferi

ing ever bim until it could be disposed of by a armament, he Victorda is without a queer lot. Its sil money with them—as jars of

bat to him it was a very serious matter in the nav ies of Europe. In design she may be system of the world. And so far 55 THUB the Saw Prancisco Chrpnicis of the 26th spart, afr." "Indeed "Yes, shr, they do like

competitor Indeed, and Mr. Denny's stopgly urged the mid toes of exignified Here; and, Hongkong is concerned, the exceedingly atto: It would be a good idea to have justice, the Beber, sir." (He meant Luwbees, and

Court not to commit such an unfounded case. curt, not to say discourteous, telegram Brewer of the United States Supreme Copit be laughed beantly at his cleverness in knowing

Mr. Ells wished to quote a caso fa point.

those exception ban Beati taken to the cartalle sent by the Viceroy of India yesterday to muzzled. Noi content with preaching pray the vernacular.) · But, then, sir," he continued,

Mr. Dennys submitted that the prosecution 160 feet over her total leo th of 340 feet, and of her armour-belt, which extends for only

·Mesars, David SALIOON, SONS & Co., is Chiness doctrines before Eastern lovers of the "they're always a-shooting, air, always a flig

was closed and that any further remarks could to the alleged dangerous & incentration, of her representatives of the Hongkong merchants coalia when he knew that he would soon have away at something or other. Why, bless my engaged in trade with India, has had to pass upon the Geary Act in his official capacity, cart, they've only got to step out of the 'uts, His landship delivered judginant on a question His Worship' sald he could not allow them, I be forgotten that naval cos struction is only eaviest guns in a single turret, yet it must not a paralysing effect throughout the colony, he now tilks about the Bebring Sea case, and sir, measure Ave hundre yards down the fields of costs raised in five actions brought by He Mat Mr. Dennys objected It is no mere figure of speech to any fist declares that he has little confidence in the and fire away. Now you know airhac:ncluded and other against Lo Chi Ting

American cast.” Of course, his opinion sa,a | with an air of great wisdom partially concealed Mr. Reece appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, business in Hongkong is at a standarif Justica of our highest court will be cabled to by a chuckle, we can't dy that sort of thing lathe execution creditors' and B. G. Wright (al „The effect of- the ' establishment of a gold ⋅ England and will ignish comfort to our enemies. The Strand!"

Mr. V. H, Descan's office) for the defendanle

The Campanta rode at anchor on the Mereys

the other creditors in either case, Mr. Halin wind blowing? It will scarcely be

gold cents to the silver dollar; to-day the satisfactory condition of affairs lo Acheen, the of the American-built clipper Red Focket was Kaný hours before the Paris made the larboard himself, to his creditors' loss, or if he had done - Navy perlanced officers

As an inuance of the contempt with which the Achinese regard the Dutch and of the general Sourabaya Courant mentions that within car, shot of the lines held by the army of occupation at Kotta Rajah, the Achisese hava held for more than a your a strongly fortified position as place called Kalal. The position is formidable from It is reported by cable that the present the fort being protected by marshy ground and state of affale is causing the greatest fences of thorny bamboos.. Two stacks made uneasiness throughoutthe financial markels on the fort fast year:falled;

quotation is 65. Of course all these quotations are unprecedented, and where this 'allver trouble is likely to end is quite beyond mortal ken,

Or

Lizard light. slowed down to pass the Needles and the sunny Isle of Wight,

"

So

officers and crew,

here's a "health" to Captain Hains, And

cheers for the Camfania, which holds the ribbon blus

alls and mopes,

·fianzas.

SUPREME COURT.

...IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

(Bafora Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Putine Judgi.) Jane 30th.

LAWYERS' COSTS.

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not be in order

..

Count to arrive at allifactory decian 1 efficiency of battleship the balance of Mr. Ellis-galy thought it would assist yet possible on the principle of compromise, and .e that it is more satisfactory 10 jodge of the besides, my friend cross-examined my client advantages she talks by tlacing some 'after i had addressed the Genit,

| thing in her design, Compact|ts| Pictoria with

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