THE VINCENT CASE.
HIRM'S SUPREME COURT.
¿Before Str N. 7. Hannin, Chief Justice.)
SHANGHAL, June 12th.
Mr. Edmund Nelson (Mestrs Johnsen, Stokes and Master) applled to-day for a welt of kabeat corpus in the case of Edward Vincent arrested on a provisions warrant from Hongkong.
The Acting Crown Prosecutor, Mr. H.-P. Wilkinson, opposed the application and said that everything that had been done had been
dona righily and properly.
In order that evidence might come up from
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897.
the case of Queen v, Mourer, where it was laid down that the Ceuit bad na power to review the decision of a maglurgie of the Crown. Hera there was plalaly enough evidence to give the magistrate jailsdiction.
Mr. Nelson contended that there was not sufficient evidence to justify any magistrate commlileg the man for trial.
His Lordship said he could not go into that so long as there was enough evidence to found Jarladiction. He could not go into the amount
of evidence.
Mt. Nelson said the offence was a very trivial one and the man showed all the elements of innocence. He asked his Lordship to exercise his discretion under section to and decide that this was a trivial case, and that if guilty the man had suffered sufficient panishment la being kept in prisda.
be sent to Hongkong —Mercury.
SANITARY BOARD.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed,
A NEW EVE-LAW,
The following new Rye-law under Section 13 of Ordinance 15, of 1804, was approved by the Connell and sabmitted to the Board ---
THE THANKSGIVING SERVICE
AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.......
The following letter is published to the Daily
Press to-day:
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BY MR. LS. ROCHER.
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TEBRAU PLANTING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ADMIRALTY JURISTICTION. (Before his Lordship Sir F, W. Carrington, C.M.G., Chuf Fustics.}
- June 17th.
CHINA WAVIGATION CO., LTD. V. OWNERS S.S. "MORMÁNDIE,"
Pls Loidably the Chief Justice delivered
moilon made by Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by judgment in the above matter to-day on a Mr. J. Hastings) for the defendants that the suất be dismissed as it had already been tried in Shanghal, Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (lastracted by Mr. G. C. C. Master), appeared for the plaintiff company.
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NOTANDA
CALENDAR,
JUNI.
Meteorological means based on ten years' sõservations to 1895, Burointer so 629-77 Thermometer...805.
HumldRty.*་་་ཟན་ན3 Rainfall...
WEATHER. PXPORT.
.8T ..1697
TO-DAY.
Y
Barometer. 20.77 Thermometer ............... 86 Humidity.SACCOMAS
76
On date at On daze at. "'
TAAL,
1071 Ba 87
TO-DAY,
Ritfall
KwawJtü.
Thursday, 17th June. 1897," (St Alban.) Chinese-18th of 5th moon of 83rd year of
Tawish-171A Stram, 1657. Mohammedan-16th Mukarram, 1315.
Sun-R(38) ..................... 5kr. 18min Sitz · Øhr. ¿5mtr High water-Morning umumi Okr. 7min. and 10kr. MIN. Low waint-Morning umaa Skr. 10min. Afternoon mi Eår, 88min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1843--First Justiens of the Fance swean tout
Hongkong.
1877 -The V. M, steamer Mekong lost sear
Capo Guardafuqi. 1884-Supplementary'
Convenilen between France and Cambodia. 1891-The first junk under British colours left
Chookline, 1896-The 13. Drummond Cazile lost off
Ushantų; 241 lives lost.
TO-MORROW.
Friday, 18th Jane, 1897. Chinese-10th of 8th moon of tord year of
Kwang-J.
Jewish)=-=-187k Sinan, 6857,
1815-Battle of Waterloo, 1843-Consecration of the R. C. Church of the
Conception, Hongkong.
1877-Great food at Fonchow, 2,000 lives lost. 1861-Explosion on the wn. Unton Star, at
Shanghai, 17 lives lost.
1876-Loss of the s.s. Banisdi af Swatow, 1896-Hr. F. A. Swettenham appointed Real
dent-General of the Federated Malay Stater.
MEMORANDA.
TO-MORROW,—18ik June. Australian mali dos."
6go um.—Fraiiminary ́zexlew of troops at
*Happy Valley.
10 a.m.--Criminal Sessions.
5 p.m.-Rehearsal of the steam-launch proces».
stom.
SATURDAY,—19th,
2.30 pm-Australien mail closes. porta në sallowed ma
SUNDAY, 10th,
+
Arvier's.
SWATÓW.
Agents.
Juno 15 Taichsong.......................Araby........L.H.
16 Lehrg C'ice & N'wrag...J. M. & Co.
16
Haim...........Amoy..... M. & Co.
16 Hallsong...Hongking...f. M. & Co. Stham.Houtkong...B. & Co.
16
16 C. E: Kian Amoy.................L.Y.S. & Co Departures. for Apests.
| June 14 Wingsang............... Hongkong...J. M. & Co. Midfoo..Shanghs!...C.M.S.N. CO.
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16 Haimun ...............Hooktag...Ț. M. & Co.
16 Halong .....Amoy......T. M&Co.
16 We show...C«ɔ & Tsin.....B. & S. 16 C. H Kian ...Singu *:...L.Y.S. & Co. IN PORT-Loksang, Siska“, Taichsang.
* PASSED THE CANAL. CUTWARD-18th May---AcAfilis. Gimoriky, Fortura 21: May—Myrmidon, Prtam, Quian Adelaide, Ararà. 18;5 May-Malacca, Blue Gross,
Lennox, Senza. 12 Jans-Marts Palerie 4th Juve-Benaldar, Tantalus, Annandale Miina, Lennox. 8th Jurz:--Nfade, Sachian, 11th Jana-Ernest Simona, Moyund, Fava Devonshire. 15th Jude-Diomed, Prometheus.
HOMWARE-11th Juno-Bommekr, Mino-
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fats this colony, has been successfully fasted This, one of the latest enterprises bought by Mesir John D. Humphreys and Son, the Dear Sir,-A portion of the first paragraph in General Managery, with a capitst of $100,000. your account of arrangements for the Diamond The Company has bought the estate of the fubiles Celebrations in this morning's insan is, Tebina Planting Company in Tohere, which think, apt to be misleading. Will you there consists of 3,000 acres of fertile land of which fore allow me to state that the Special Form of 100 acres have been in cultivation for soran Prayer drawn up by the Archbishop of Canter-years and have shown good results in the mo bury was received by me a law days after decalon of gambler. It is now proposed to expicssed the fear that it might not arrive la plant soo seres with Liberian coffee and possibly time for use. It was also to the Times which extend the gambler production. Coffee is being arrived by the last mall. It will therefore be successfolly grown or the adjoining estate, Mr. Nelson in making bis application said
ared at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday next, Vincent was arrested in Shanghai upon a
"Castlewood," and the Tebrau manager. Mr. provisional warrant granted by Mr. Wodehouse,
The text of the new prayers has been incorporated M. Luker, who is well known throughout China i the full service, which has been printed. an a thoroughly experienced planter, has a large magistrate at Hongkong, upon the information
Your reference to the sealing of those who laterest in both the Tebrau and the Castlewood af George Milward. He was brought befora His Lordship exid he had already disposed of the Court here and immediately remanded the first ground of the application, that there attend the service is not accurate. His Excel-estates. The old Tests Planting Co. bas was not sufficient evidence to justly the return lency the Governor, and the Councils, Judges, paid a dividend of 6 per cent, for the last three Hongkong The application for Aadeas corpus of the accused to flongkong on a warrant. Head Committee, will be provided with seats in years, and it is expected that when the new was made under rule 217, by which his thought it was quito pials that all that had the Chancel. No plan for the allocation of seats crops come into be sing a much larver dividend In the parc or transepta will be drawn up. can be paid. The General. Managers have Lordship was empowered to refuse to grant to be done on these occasions had been
There will be as many free seats as space allows received a bag of coffee from the Castlewood the wilt of kobest corpus or to discharge | legally and properly done. The magistrata had the prisoner. The learned applicant quoted sufficient evidence before him to justify him Seatbolders will be requested to see that their estate, which they will be pleased to show any
seats are occupied so that no space be wasted. of the shareholders. from Sec. 5 of the Fugitive Offenders? | In acting as he did ; whether he greatly appres Act, which he held to apply to Shanghai clated the force of evidence was not for him (his Yours faithfully,
(ed.) R. F. COBBOLD. as it had been included in Orders-in-Connell, | lordship) to say. There being a prima facie
Hongkong, 16th June, 1997, By that section, he contended the maglibato | care ngalast the prisoner, it became the miglas must see there was a mizong probable presumptrate's duty to commit bim ; apon that ground iloa of gulit. It was a care of larceny, and kad | the application must be refused. He also polated
SHANGHAI TRADE REPORT. a prima facie case been made out the magis out when dealing with section 10, defining the trate would bave been found to commit the nature of the offa ce, that the exact amedat ol prisoner, but in this case the only evidence was the value of the goods did not very much enable given in the information of George Millward, a one to jedge of the seriousness or trivial.
Mr. La. Rocher, Commissioner of Customs, bas freight clerk in the prosecuring Company, the ity of the offence, and certainly if the
written an exhaustive, abla and very interesting Canadian-Pacific. Alter to diag the Informa-
statements that had been made before him tion which stated that Vincent was charged were to be taken into account, they led him to
report on the trade of Shanghalin 1896, and si with stealing two boxes and some glass and the conclusion that although the evidence might published in the Customs Yellow-book it reads as follows:-The year 1895, as stated by my chinaware, value at $12, Mr. Nelson continuing show the charge to be trivial, yet in reality upon his argument held that the articles alleged being thoroughly gone into it might preys to be predecessor, closed with agreeably disappelsiing Issues, 1856 may well be characterised as to bare been. stolen were Insufficiently one of a more sestõus nature, He did not think, papicularited. Referring to Vincent's silence unless it was proved to him that it could not astonishing, both in results and the notable eccarences it chronicled. From may stand at the hearing of the case, he said the have been anything but a trivial offence, that he
It might be points it must be regarded as a record "year accused explained" that and wid he ought to assume that it was so. thought he was arrested in Shanghal and punished by a considerable term of Imprison and as far ahead af sy preceding it. Politically brought up at the Court merely as a matter of ment. He thought be ought to refuse the ap: 1. and commercially, many incidenta eccarred which would seem to lodicate that the long form, but that he would go to Hongkong to be cation for habeas corpus. When the prison tried there. Is Lordship would see that the bonds returned from Peking the prisoner would talked-of "awakening" of China is really at
His Lordship, in delivering judgment, described | Mohammedan.—17/h Muharram. 1815. hand, and, as Shanghal is bound to lexď such a
the circumstances under which the motion Com Information was insufficient for the warrant. |
Sun-R14 8år. 18mbe. movement, and praft by It, it would be There was no direct evidence against the pr
to be made, the case going as far back as July
Sitt manana Bhr. 45min. interesting to dwell од It probable far
1896, when the owners of the Pact claimed soner, but simply a bald statement written on
High water-Morning an Okr. 50mts. reaching effects on commerce; bat the $50,000 from the owner of the Normandie for paper and sworn to; and then there must be
and 10kr. 60mfa. short space silawed to this Report will
damages caused by collision. On Nov. 5th, Low 'wales-Morking presumption. The usual course that should have
.......... Skr. diecky. been taken was to ask the magistrala to gmat = A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held only admit of my noting en darrant the leading 1806, the defendants moved for an cades for
Afternoonam Chr. 18min. remand in order that direct evidence might be
events and features of the year. In March Li
a stay of all proceedings pending the hearing this afternoon... Dr Alkinson
ANNIVERSARIES, (Colonial Chung dang proceeded to Russla de China's and decision of an appeal to the Privy Council brought up from Hongkong, and he held there should have been no difficuity in obtaining that Surgeon) presided, and there were also present Imperial Envoy to the Tear's coronation, and
fram Her Majesty's Supreme Court for Chfós evidence. The prisoner's story was that be Dr. F. W. Clarke (Medical Officer of Health), returned in October, after a brilliant recepilon and Japan. From the evidence then led i went to Ispan on leave and came back. He Hos. F. H. May (Captain Seperintendent of Post the leadlog Courts of Europe and America. appeared that the defendants bad sued the was ordered to deliver certain parcels on board Hce), Mr. W. Chatham (Director of Pablic by Imperial Decree appointed Director General damages in respect of the collision which took Sheng To ch'en, of China Merchants' fame, was plaintiffs in the Supreme Court at Shanghal for the Empress of Fapan and he duly delivered
of Railways, and forthwith began the construc place on the 3rd April, 1896) that the them and got receipts for them. He was in the Work), and Mr. H. McCallom (Secretary).
of the Woosung-Shar gbal-Soochow plaintiffs obtained leave from the Court colony and came to Shanghai. Hatried to get inta
Raliway. This able and successful official to file a counter claim against the defendants the Cistama, but falsed on the ground of age and
likewise organised the Imperial Bank of China, - he also tried to get fato the Police, While at the
In respect of the same collision; and that, on of which mention is mide in the body of Central Police Station he was arrested on the
the hearing of the setion and counterclaim, the this Report. By Imperial Decree Sir judgment of the Court was to the effect that telegraphic information which had been received
Robert Hat was cahnited with the organs the Normandis was solely to blame for the from Hongkong. He (Mr. Nelson) held that
tion of an Imperial Nailonal Post Office, the presumption of his innocence was very strong
collision; the defendants, action was dismissed and China has notified the Pasta! Union of her
with conts, and there was a declaration made by In that Vincent having baen & policeman himself
"No street ovar. land held, under lease from intended entrance into its ranks. This much- In the Victoris Dockyard at Hongkong, would
the Court that the defendants were Habie the Crows, upon which any domestic ballslags needed innovation is bound to prove in time for damages and losses occasioned to the be conversant with police practice, and would
abut, shall, with out the permission in writing of heneficial to the public as well as to the Imperial plaintiffs by the collision and for the coats of the know that descriptions were kept af persone who
the Sanitary Board, be obstructed by the erection Exchequer. The babonic plague having again action. The plaintiffs applied that the damages had committed offences. Yet he walked foto the
or fixture at any elevation of any structurs or broken out in Cables and Hongkong, though and tours might be sisessed and final judgment police station and there ho was arrested. This did not look as if he were gality. Under section abject of any kind whatsoever, whether tem- with less virulence than in 1894, and spreading entered up against defendants for the amount so assessed, with costs, This was dismissed by to the Court might discharge the prisoner on the Purry or permanent, which may, is the opinion to Swalow and Amay, sanitary measures wern ground of the triviál nature of the case. He of the Medical Officer of Health or sech other | taken, and sirici quarantine Inspection of all I the Court on the ground that it would not mazd 3 p.m.-Tatyuan sulis 'lor" Australis via usuni officer as may be appointed for that purpose yeastle coming from infected ports was enforced an order which it could not enteres. On the beld that the case was a trivial one and that the
by the Sanitary Board, perjudicially affect from May to September. The various steamship application of the defendants, the Court gave the health of any of the famates of any companies co-operated cheerfully with the then leave to appeal to Her Majesty-le-Cosneli 5.30 pm-Combined practice of the Hallelujals of sach bulldings, or if such street be already harbour authori ies. Some check was placed against the judgment. After this. motion bad Chorus at City Hall. Partially so obstracted it shall not be farthes on native prstenger traffic, but no other been fully signed by Mr. Robinton, fn had
defendants, and Mr. Francis for the plaintiffs|Thanksgiving Day. atracted, without such permission in writing. restraint was imposed; trade was in no Provided always that in the event of such per wAY impeded, and the arrangements the Court mide, a conditional order for atay- | American mali due. mission belug refused by the sald Board the worked well and smoothly. The provincial
ing proceedings in the action. The defend. 10:30 am.-Thanksgiving Savico at owner of say soch street shall have the right of cliter of Hungchow and Soochow were, ander
ants had not signified their acceptance of the · Roman Cathelle Cathedral. appeal to a Magistrate who shall take evidence the Shimonoseki Treaty, constituted Treaty
terms within the time allowed them for that 11 mm.—Thanksgiving' Service at St. John's un oath therton and who, Il satisfied that the Ports, and on the 26th September formally
Cathedral purpose, and consequently the motion stood the health of any of the lomstes of such bulld would be premature to speculate as to the effect referred to and the motion now before the Court proposed obstruction will not prejudicially affect opened to forelga trade and residence,
dismitted. It was apparent that the motion 530 p.m.- Christian Service in Chinese in
St. John's Cathedral.. the opening of these really had reference to the same matter, prercat may grant permission to erect such obstruc- on the trade of Shanghal of tion,"
twa centres. It seems, however, as It Soochow, ing it, however, from two different paints of view, Adopted.
the capital of this province and but 80 miles On the motion being called for hearing Mr. distant from here, would be overshadowed by Francia took a preliminary objection to its Stanghal. The openlag of a line of rail to
jection rested connect it with Narking on the one side and being entertained by the Court. This ob- upon two grounds--first, this port on the other will, however, brings that such a motion could not be regularly DEW factor Inta play, and
doabile moved after the entering of an absolute appear simulate fato lif many latent farcelance and the taking of subsequent steps in the Ol Hangchow the present prospects a10 brighter; it is 180 miles from Shanghal and has ance under protest and at the earliest possible
cause, but could be made only after an appear hitherto dealt largely with his own Treaty port moment, and secondly, that such an objection Ningpo. Now that the waterways of the to the action could not properly be taken by Way Hwangpa and Grand Cans are open to trade in foreign bottoms, and, under a fixed tariff should be put forward is the pleadings in bar of of motion for setting aside pinceedings, but regime, Hangchow made will doubtless rapidly the action. As to the first of thess grounds, it develop, though at the expense of Ningpo, Ol
was argued by Mr. Robinson that the objection A report was received from Dr. F. Clarke casualties the year 1896 has been marked by
'was one to the jurisdiction of the Canet, and that (Medical Officer of Health) regarding a new four. On the 3rd April a collision occurred
if an objection to the jurisdiction were raised Chloese Hospital on the confines of the Colony. between the r.1. Patin and the as. Normandie and shows at any stage of the proceedings in an Dr. Claske reported that he had, en Instructions, off the Garden Point; most fortunately, the action, the fact that the defendant appeared not visited the place at Samshulpo and found that it master of the Pain was able to beach his
under pratext is immaterial, for the Court should was evidently to be a large building, as the vessel on the Gaiden foreshore, and thus stay its band. In cases cited for defendants the svert great loss of life, A second very retalaing and enclosing wall facing to sea was
question refied was really whether the Court 20ft. long, while the lateral tociolog walls disastrous colllulan happened on the eth had jurisdiction at all to deal with the subject were 180lt. long: The place was apparenily to April batween the st. Ohio and 4.8. A matter oftheaction, In the present case, bomswer, the Inner Bit, resulting the digestion appeared to be not whether the Court be after the style of the Chinese Hospital at cawane, on Macao, namely, with rows of cells, each about in the immediate sinking of the former and the
by collision brought against a vessel which is, or Bil by it, separated by passages BIL wid drowning of about 300 Chinese and Europeans, addiction to entertain a claim for damages There were (we windows with iron bars in each | The Newchwang was promply beached and person who obtained the information. He waI
rather was, wilkin the waters of the Colony, but THEN. P. S. S. Co.'s steamer Braemar Retired A minor rather whether the painilte ware dented from at Yokohama from Tacoma on the syth fner. Japan and the informant said I have good wers fairly lofty and the dots opened to the casualty was the sinking of the plot best Syram proserating that claim in this Court by the fact THE Canadian Pacido Railway Co's steamer sent with certalu parcels to the Empress of cell giving thorough venillation, while the rooms escaped with but slight damage. cause to believe, and do believe, that the said passage. The floors were not then laid but, off the Faliway Buay, she being run into by an inst they had already recovered judgment in
Vincent the said with the were evidently fotended to be incoming steamer no loss of howevYET, it Court of competent of India, from
arrived at Party of foe nies (the learned advocate) darges concreted. The building was constructed of resulted. The last and gravest disaster, which jurisdiction. The cases cited by Mr. Robinson Nagantlet at 6 same this morning, she lef the case as if he were prosecuting in Hongkong, blue brick and the enclosing walls of granties only by cairacle was unaitended by fatality, did bat, therefore, appear to his Lordship that port for Shanghal at 5 pm. tale arantor
where she is due at 3 am, on Saturday, the rých In the apparent was a good out. The thaithe information pofated with coment, · A'large dam of granite I was the sinking of the dredger Anding on the bh strictly in polat
1 man had been identified, had been throw steder e narrow gorge at the gih June. This tren-built craft had meintly absence of authorlly to the effect that inst. and he himself did not wish the case remanded, back of the hospital, but it was not known whether bem malted from her bed off Boyd's Pock and the C.P.R, had not in any way withdrawn It was intended for a reservoir or not. The back by the enterpilae of a local expers, and the
the defendants were proceeding regularly Tax Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s stemmeble the charge with regard to the boxes of which the of the hospital is within spit of the condul salvage seemed an accomplished, fact when, after entering an absolnis appearance and Embrass of China unived at Kobe al 1.30 am. prisoner said he had the receipts of their being which supplies fresh water in the junks and this one dark rainy night, without obtaining talding farther steps in the case, the first yesterday and left again at 4 p.m. same day for put on board the Empress boat. Evidence had would be almost certala to be contaminated should
without adequate means and appliances, ⋅ un had alace recovered one of them. The learned to the hospital. No provision had yet some made attempi was made to shift her, in defiance ground, that the defendants could not properly at 4 pm. this afternoon, the 17th lust.
put forward, defence of a judgment already. advocate quoted from Douglas, P. 359 Samuel for drains ge except surface channel on the of Harbour Regalsifons, with the result that endorsed by way of motion for setting aside
Sarrino RETURNS. 6. Payne, where a constable was justified in wastern border, but this would no doubt follow the fading and attendant pontoons brake proceedings, bai should do so by way of pleading From 8 pm, yesterday to 8 gom, to-day! arresting a man in his constablewick upon a when the floors were luld. The hospital would adrift and, cartled by a strong food tide, collided in bar of the action, as good and Whould
ARXIVALI, reasonable charge of felony. He was unable to undoubtedly be a grave source of danger to the successively with Her Britannic Majesty's ships prevall. It was laid down in the text books that Kwangles i.steamer, from Shanghal lay anything before the Court as to the nature Colony it used for the treatment of chocolate Daphne and arches and an altar of the Jodgment recovered by the plaintiff is English Activ of the case, he had gifen the value of the flous disease, for such cases would be smuggled after vessel, which was lying at the Naval Hacy. Casele of Record merged the original cacle of Fronte......... good, that was a question for the Court to out of the colony, leaving infected premises of Isis zagreliable to record that Harbons Rules actios and afforded a good defence in a second Coulder. The stealing of $1 of goods was not which the Board would know nothing, while again can be that violated with apparent impunity action for the same cause. A judgment of a Glenfallock for a very large amount bal for a person in convalescents, would return here with falected The Ricar value of the ride was 10k, 16. foreign or colonial ceart against the defendant CityMiss confidential employment to steal anything and clothing or even before they themselves were 236,915,516 and met value Hk. The 92,035,295, did not operate as a merger of its original case Hetman then to take refuge under the provisions of the free from infection. Both these conditions fre both showing increases over the 189; totals of action and, if not followed by execution or Fugitive Offenders Act was a very serious riale quently happened at present, but with a native If from the merchants' profit-yielding standpoint satisfaction, afforded no defence to a subsequtul of affairs indeed, if that should be possible, hospital across the frontler the mischtel would the year under review cannot be regarded as action brought in England for the same claim. He concluded by signifying his willlogoess to be greatly aggravated and the only safeguards very disfactory, especially during the latter It was clear that soch a judgment, though un.
Falkenburg Watch Dr. Clarke wuld he could suggest ware half, it is gratifying to recondike marked growth the matter in his Lordship's hands. JAYS
watisfied, be ground for an application to Trocas ..................... Nelson in replying hold thwart that of Medical Inspection of all wastels entering the expansion of Shangial, which since the war has had to establish the facts on which such
held that under the to put into operation without delay the scheme of the trade, and especially the femarkable stay proceedings in England, but the defendant
Hyson 14thys Extradition Law it waĘ K
Beniswert.ORTOSAM the offence must be similar to an offence harbour which he had already propounded, and, grown into a large raaunfacturing bly. All Iscal defence rested. In the present instance the St. Ronald................ committed within the jurisdiction of the magis during periods of special danger, to control the Joint stocks have risen considerably, and the defendants bad elected to bring forward their Kangles
boom in land and house property has reached in deferce in a summary way by a motion asking Cosmopoli trate trying that offence. The Fugitive Offene entry of all Chinese varsels. ders Act and the Extradition Act were The President had minuted the report a come instances fantastic Sgures; and this the court, not to stay proceedings, but to end the Katter-4-Hind practically word for word the same, and in this follows that the Government communicate abnormai riso is well maintained at the close of action. No authority ke the Court so to act was case the one or the other might be applied, with the Viceroy of Canton with the view of the the year.
cited by defendants counsel and His Lordship Nama Rorézne,~This is a “record” year. The said he was not able to discover any such Tentang With regard to Millward's faformation, he had preventing of; the building now in erection media do say, that he had any authority over being used as a korottal. In our opinion it will total collection was Hiz. 7801,486, an authoritys In the abseses of authority It Frej........... the prince, therefore that contention would tail prova a public danger to the health of the Increase of nearly it million tale Export appeared to him that, in principle, li would be
Aggregating no 860 tuna reglatus. to the guy wil
daran prisoner, warna-guilty.
Duties show a low of 2.73 per cent. all very inconvenient to allow a delence of this kind The molante was adopted after Dr. Clarks had other headings exiiMi advances Import Dety to be rated by way of detailed HONGKONG AND WEANICA DOCK RETUR, he will be swepended on the date. ged last suggested that it would be better to wait until 89 per cent (Chiefly under Piece Goods, Metals, therefore, at the conclusion that the Court could |--Reina Christmasnu
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value of the whole of the property alleged to have been stolen was not more than $13. But the prisoner had explained with regard to the cups and saucers that they were lent to Capt. Tület, the Marine Superintendent of the C P.R. at Hongkong, who when there were no steamers In port used the Ca.'s launch for plentcking and that prisoner lent him glass and chinaware for these occasions. The launch had gone into Dock to be done up and the missing cups and saucers would probably be found on board. When Vincent task over his duties an storekeeper noma seven or eight mosthe sea he went through the list with the former freight clerk and li ws found that the articles did not tally, many being In excers and many being insufficient, but ke was told to make them up correcily by ex- changes with the steamers which he had en- deavoured to do. The learned applicant asked | 183 deaths. that Vincent be discharged en two grounds :— First, that there was no porrible evidence strong
enough brought forward sgalost him showing strong and proper presumpiton of guilt. The evidenca was very slight, the information was scanty — an scanty as any which had ever come under his personal experience. And, secondly that if there were reasonable or probable grounds, the charge was of so trivial a ustura and the punishment so great, keeplog the man in prisoa ostil bis examination, therefore, he asked that the prisoner be diamlased unde: 'Secilon yo, the charge being so absolutoly triviai, The Acting Crown 201ɛcator read from Or dloance 7, 1865, to show that the charge was not regarded as trivial by the English law, but as a very serious crime and came under sec. 9. part 1 of the Fugitive Offenders Act. The charge was made in Hongkong and was made by one having full and complete knowledge of the facts. The prisoner was a person aader the direct supervision of George Millward, the
it was merely for him to
PLAQUE AT BOMBAY,
The Bombay plagan returns showed that from 4th to 18th May there had been 245 caxes and
FLAGUE IN FORBIOSA.
H.B.M. Consul at Tainan, Formosa, reported that from 10 to 15h May, there had been 76 cases and 58′′deschi from p'agne in the Island,
MORTALITY RETURNÍ,
For the week ended 5th June the mortality of the Colony amon ted to 24.9 per 100 and for the following week 18.1 per 100.
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NOTICE.
[N Commémoration of the Anniversary of the
IN of BARSTY'S REIGN.
His Excellency St WILLIAM ROBINSON, |K.C.H.G; will held a RECEPTION at GOTER-
·MENT Hour on TUESDAY, the 22nd Jung, at rx AM- Ladies and Gentiersen are invited.
Fanghong, 15th June, 1897.
to attend,
HER MAJESTY'S RECORD REIGN. ›
CELEBRATIONS AT THE HAPPY VALLEY,
"COMMITTEL · have
THE JUBILEE CON LE T of the Company of the LADIES of Hongkong at the HAPPY VALLET on the occasion of the REVIEW
been sworn to fhit tha, Hongkong Police any chaos of thʻguo, typhoid or cholera ke tak / Permission from the barbour authorities, and ground of objection was overruled. The second | Yokohama where she was expected to airiya | and the GYMKHANA to be held on the sand
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and a3rd lustrat, in Commemoration of tka Completion of_thi dorm YEAR of the REIGN of HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN,
Į. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Bon-Sacritory, Hongkong, reth June, 1897. :
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NOTICE. “UBSCRIBERS to the JUBILEE - FUND
the REVIEW 118aGYMKHANA to be held on the zand und zzed dostant, on application to the Undersigned.
1. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Hons Secretary. Hongkong, Ith Júnd, 1807.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION. * No. 3770%
Notice
As kereby given that„TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, 'the wind: and aged | Instants, being the "days'appointed for” the „Celebration of the completion of the SIXTIETH YEAR of the Roar: of Hax MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA, wili bu oboarfad 2 HOLIDAYS at the Kowloon Customes Ollos, Oplum Examination Office and Stations,
All Examination of Cargo and Clearances of
H&M. HILLIER, Commissioner of Customa Kowloon and District.
Custom House:
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