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Intimation.

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. '1841.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4 1907.

A, PRIZE & CO., LID.

STATUTORY MEETING, “

The statutory meeting of shareholders of H.

&O. SILAMBR ASHORE.

5.3. "PERA" AGROUND OFF KOWLOON POINT,

Within the past week the harbour of Victoria,

on the Kowloon side, has been the scene of twa maritime accidents, 1,M,S. Flor.

Singapore and it in just possible that Bang- kok and Salgon may furnish ground for the growth of the discare. In any event, the two principal ports with which Hongkong comes into daily contact have cach been A. S. WATSON & CO., overtaken by cholera, which although it may not have reached epidemic form is nevertheless causing the utmost anxiety to the residents of Shanghai and Singapore. It behoves the sanitary staff of Hongkong to do their utmost to prevent the incursion of the disease into this Colony, and it is the duty of every citizen to second the efforts of The Chairman said: Gentlemen-This. the Department in keeping their houses meeting is purely formal and is called to em clean, pure and healthy. In Shanghai theply with the Companies Act. I have only to APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THR Municipal, authorities have issued a notifica

tion warning the community of the presence GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.

of the discase. And a paragraph on the sub. | ject which appears in the N. C. Daily News may not be without interest to Hongkong residents at the present juncture. It reads: Among the general public there seems to be DEATH OF MR. EF, PİTTAR-

FRSKINE WATERS some misapprehension as to what "sterilized"

| Prica and Company, Ltd., was held in the offices of the company, 12 Qurco's Road Central, this afe were estant Mesabi, Scotted at Hunghom Bay on the nignes sided, and there were present J. Harston and A. Run tho, directors; A. E day fast, and to-day the steam of the Robinson, manager; &. R. Lowe, Chan Kai Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co, rad on a sand, bank off Kowloon Paint Ming, Lo Tx Chan and E. J. Mores. 3.

The Manager read the notice cling the right opposite the Kowloon Godownstas, she

was making for the wharf this afternoon, meeting.

CHEMISTS

ÆRATED

ABSOLUTE PURITY

AND THE

HIGHEST DEGREE

OF

PERFECTION.

The Pera arrived from 'Emope via Singapore. She entered the harbour shartly alter one. clock, and, as stated, was making for the wharf at Kowloon when site stack in the sea inform you that the company has done fair busted, at about the hour of lowest water to-day ness since its formation and prospects are on shortly aller 1.30 p.m. couraging thank you for your' attendasos. That is all the business.

The meeling then ended.

means. To sterilize, in the sense in which

We regret to announce the death, which"oc the phrase is used by Dr. Stanley, incans to carred late last night, of Mr. E. E. Pillar render free from germs, and although-in-|-Erskine,-who-had-for-many pours been on-

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL COLLAPSH

ENQUIRY

„This afternoon, at the Magistracy, Mr. F. A Hard and presiding Coroner, and a jury composed of Mears. John D. Morrison, H. L Muhle and F. E. McHugh, an inquiry was held touching the death of five Chinamen whe ware killeil in the collapse of the old section al

he Hongkong Hotel on the 1st'ultimo."

Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crown Solicitor, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, appeared for the Crown Mr. H. W., oaker, of Messrs. Dench, taker and Deacon, represented the Hong Hotel Co., Ltd; Mr. M. J. D. Stephens watched the casa for Messri, Kuha and Komor; Mr. J. Parkins was present on behalf of the Public Works Department, and laspector Smith for the police."

That'in the stucco. It did witness, which gave

pillar shored at once.

lous to the

say it workman had" up an hour before the coll Inquiries, however, and learnt that the shores. had been taken dyn

Mr. Morrell the crack in that pill.r an

old one 7---Yes,"

When did you make your annual inspection?

-From April to the present day, this

His Worship-It has not been completed ?—-—- No.

Mr. Morrall fave you examined those pillars previous to the 31st July?—You.

Are you prepared to swear that there was ou crack in No. 4 pillar then?-No, I saw.nob visible crack.

When you say you examined the pillars, previously you only looked at them? Yes.

You never tested them ?—No,

The crushing weight, per square inch; ef Mr. Morrell stated that the inquiry called pillars built of blue bricks and, mostar would for to-day was to determine the cause of the be considerably le a than a pillar made of blue- death of a number of Chinamen, who were bricks only, the witness sid. Building pillara killed in the collapse of the eastern wing of the

of blug bricks in illegal at the present day, Hongkong Hotel, Furthermore, the inquiry The witness said that even if it was not illegal was called to find out what caused the collapse. he would got usa blue bricks in the construc When the evidence was heard, Mr. Morrelition of pillars, could arrive, at: Deals by misadventure or manslaughton, To bring in a verdict of man- slaughter, he said, the jury must find evidence of gross negligence on the part of somebody. te did not think in this case they would find ruch evidence,

Dr. C. M. Heanley, in charge of the public mortuary, said that on and August he examined the dead body of a Chinaman named Leung Waing. The cause of death, in his opinion, was multiple injuries.

THE "TABLAR" STOWAWA

DECISION RESERVED.

The Dock Company was at ones communi- cated with for assistance in the way of sending the Edith to pull the Parà off. The tide was dus" to set in again it a p.m. and would be at his maximum height by g'a'clock to night. How ever, instead of waiting to a late hour for the purpose flowing off the P'era, the Edith was told off to stand by the P. & O. boat almost as soon as the Duck Co, was applied to for assist ance. When our representative arrived at the many cases the only safe way, to do this is gaged in journalism in the Far East. Mr scene of the accident about 3 pm a tow line said, there were-only-two-verdicts-that-tho-jury |———Athis-stage-the-inquiry-was-adjou by boiling, there are some exceptions to this Eiskine had been ailing for several months, had already been made fast to the stero of the rule. Water can be sterilized as efficiently and on Saturday his condition became so Peru, and the Edith meanwh le steaming full by the Berkefeld filter as by bpiling. Whisky serious that he was removed to the Govern-speed ahead in order to dislodge the keel of ment Civil Hospital. He recovered somewhat the liner froin the sand bed. To aid the tow and other spirit containing a similar pro- on Monday but had a relapse yesterday and boat the Pera was also working her engines portion of alcohúl are sterile. Acrated waters, passed away shortly before midnight. Mr

In order that na ilea may be obtained of the if purchased from trustworthy manufactories, Erskine, like most journalists, had fed a roving shallowness of the water at this particular spot are sufficiently sterilized by the distillation life, although he did not originally engage in of the harbour, it may be pointed out that the or filtering to which they have been subjected newspaper work. He had spent several years propellor of the Prs had churned the yellow in India and in the course of his travels mud of the bay for a length of a couple of prior to bottling. But most foods are ren.

visited Japan where he worked in Nagasaki, hundred yards, stretching accoss from in front dered safe by bolling, and this particularly and Manila. A few years ago he came in ofthe "Star" Ferry Co'stemporary binbropier applies to milk and to fruit at the present tongkong and became associated with the to well put the permanent structure now in season. To acquaint the Chinese with cle Edlierial Department of the Hongkong Tele course of completion. Shortly after 4 p.m. the mentary precautions which should be taken graph. He made many friends, and his death Para was got off and proceeded to the wharf during the prevalence of the cholera epidemicis derply regretted by those who were his under her own steam.

The funeral took place at the the Health Office has been sending round colleagues,

steamer has not been Furtunately the damaged. She carries a full cargo of heavy men armed with bells, pamphlets and lusty Protestant Cemetery this afternoon.

steel material and is loaded right almost to OUR DRY INGER ALE is a beverage of voices. The bell attracts a crowd, The voice is then used to explain the contents of

Plimsoll mark when seen in the harbour this delightful favour and aroma.

the pamphlet, and finally the pamphlets, which are printed in easy colloquial Chinese, are distributed. The following is a transla-sons found guilty of violating the law in that

respect have been severely punished. tion. of this pamphlet: "Cholera being prevalent, the Chinese community are re quested to observe carefully the rules of the Public Health notice, a copy of which can be

OUR SODA WATER is the most whole-- some daily beverage that cin be taken. OUR LEMONADE, ORANGE CHAM

PAGKY, RASPBERRYADE, LEMON SQUASH, &c., possess the true flavour of

the finest Fresh Fruits. We would draw special attention to OUR LIME FRUIT CHAMPAGNE, which has the pleasant characteristics of the fioest Lime Fruit-

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OUR SARSAPARILLA is not only a deli

cious drink but a blood purifier as well. OUR STONE GINGER BEER since its introduction, has been steadily growing in popular favour.

"A. S."WATSON & CO., obtained an application at the Health Office.

LIMITED,

CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

&c. &c., &c.

Attention is particularly called to the rules regarding food. Take all food and drink hot, or recently cooked. Avoid iced and cold drinks and stick to tea. Avoid all fresh fruit, especially cut fruit which has been touched by flies. Flies carry cholera. Cases of cholera will be received into the Isolation Hospital for Chinese in Range Road." The same rules are equally appli- On August 29, 1907, at : haaghai, to, M., and cable to the foreign community, "and, in Mrs. F. W. JAMES, a daughter.

HONGKONG, CHINA, & MANILA.

Hongkong, jist August, 1907,

BIKTH.

DEATH.

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IT is reported from Fonchow that all the opium shops and dens in that city have now been closed by the authorities, and that per

We have received the following Typhoon Warning from the Consul-General for the United States, who received it from the Manila

Observatory at 2.15 p.m.-12.15 p.m. September th, 1907. Typhoon probably about ́E. N, E. of Mahila between 17 and 20 lat.

on Monday morning, a report was made to the Police at Trim-isa-tsui Police Station, to the effect that an Indian follower named Chunee, belonging to the right lufanity, had been missing for nearly twenty-four hours. When the report was made Inspector Karr remembered that late on Sunday night a Kowloon Godown watchmao informed bim that he had sera an Indian jump off the utice pier into the harbour. That night the harbour, was searched, but without result, Yesterday morning, however, Chudes's coipse was found floating off the police pier. It was The

particular, ice should never be mixed with drinks, as freezing does not kill cholera At the Governineni Civil Hospital, Hong bacilli. It is satisfactory to learn, cunclides our contemporary, that over fifty per cent. of the cases of cholera trented at the Chi-picked up and taken to the morgue, nese Isolation Hospital have recovered,

kong, on 3rd September, 1907, at 11.45 pm, ERIC ERSKINE PITTAR-ERSKINE.

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The Hougang elegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1907.

CHOLERA IN SHANGHAI..

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. ́ ́

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FRIENDS will be pleased to hear that inspector

Anthur Langley, late of the Water Police Station,, has successfully pulled throught an operation for appendicitis, performed an hịm in the London Hospital.

APERING dispatch reports that the British Minister has protested against the establish.

ment of the Frepared tipini Bureau by the Liangkiang Government in Kinngsu province, on the ground that a Government monopoly of this kind is contrary to the Anglo-Chinese treaties,

The Waiwupu has asked Viceroy Tuan Fan to send up a 1st of Chinese gentry and merchants who assisted in Red Cross wake in aid of their fellow countrymen in Manchuria, during the fate war between Japan and Russia, for recommendation to the Throse for the bestowal of rewards,

police believe that the man committed suicide.

afternoon.

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The Pera was built in 1913, by Clarke & Co. Ld, of Belfast. She is of 7,615 gross and 4,916- net toponge. She belongs to the "Interme- diate" class of P. &O, steamers.

COUNTERFEIT COIN TRICK.

A NEWCOMER AT THE GAME.

Another trick, which is becoming quite as common as the "banknote" just, so well known in Hongkong, is that which is now being practised To Hongkong by a band of vagabonds. It is known as the "counterfeit coin trick, The way the trick is worked is for a man to enter a shop, ma' e a purcha ̈6, 10- receive his change-special care is taken 10. tender a certain sum so as to ensure the return pl change-and the man siarts to leave the premises. Arriving at the door of the shop here members that there is a premium on his bill and consequently he demands its from the shop keeper. Needless to say the request is refused. Thecoulic returns the change and the goods pur chased, to the shopkeeper, receives his original bill and departs. Soon after his departure the shopkeeper discovers that half the money re- turned him by the coolie is composed of coun- terfeit coins.

A DESPATCH dated Mexico City, Aug. 2, says: The sequel of the dramatic story of the cruise of the steamer Afaori King was told at the Chinese legation here to-day. Some months A case of this sort accurred at Yau-ma-ti age the vessel left the Asiatic coast, carrying yesterday morning. A con ie named Su Tai 935 Chinese and 35: Russians. Investigation Tsunwent to a tobacconist's shop at 171, Station has disclosed the fact that the Chinese Stree, Mongkok, and purchased ten cents were kidpapped. Three contractors induced worth of cigarettes, tendering a British silver the men to board the steamer, on the dollar in payment. Su Tu Tsuo took his promise to take them to a place called Mexico, which the contractors declared was situated in Chiau, or Hongkong. After the boat had been out for thirteen days and no land had been sighted the Chinese became alarmed and threatened to kill one if the con- tractors. Later a pitched battle was fought between the Chinese and Russians. They are now, working on the Sonora railway and are pleased with the outlook..

As the result of the precautions, adopted by the Sanitary Department to prevent the spread of disease in Hongkong there has been a perceptible decrease in the number of plague cases reported in the Colony since the beginning of the year. Up to the pre- sent time the total number does not exceed 225, and we may take it for granted that the worst period for-the-propagation-of-the-gest has passed, and that' with the approach of the cool season the risk of anything like an epidemic is practically at an end. It should

WinLE on duty in Station Street South; Yau- be observed that the city of Victoria in pro

masti, sesterday afternoon, a lukung caught portion to its inhabitants has been compara

sight of a coolie, who was carrying a bagi lively free from the disease this year. The

hurrying in the direction of the sumping districts which seem to have been most

Sion. A first the officer paid little or no affected have been on the mainland, and at

attention to the coolie; but later his suspicions one time it appeared as if Yaumat and the

were aroused and he hated the coolie. The isolated villages in the New Territories, were

later started to run, with the result that he was to be ravaged by plague, but, fortunately, the

pursued and captured. Taken to the Yau-ma active measures of the Sanitary officials

ti Police Station, the coolie, gave the name of Chan Lau, was searched in the bag was effectively checked the dissemination of dis- ease, and were it not for the few sporadie

found a bunch of skeleton keys. He failed to explain how he came by them, and this cases which are reported from widely

morning he was charged before Mr. F. A. distant points the daily statement would THE Chinese arrested for the theft of $50 from lozeland, at the instance of Bergeant Appleton, have frequently been blank. Whether the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Shang. with being in a lawful possession of the key. these cases originated in the Colony is hai on Wednesday last appeared at the Mixed The charge was proved and his Worship pass Another question. It is quite probable that Court on the 30th ult. Det. Sgt. Eek proseed sentence of three weeks' hard:labour and six the patients came from Swatow .or.Canton,cuted and the principal evidence was that of hours' stocks. At the expiration of the term carrying with them the plague germs which the Bank's coolie who detected the theft. The he will be deported. only made their presence manifest in Hong, accused was found-guilty and sentenced-to-

two months' imprisonment. kong. At all events it is not now uncom mon to learn that days have clapsed between the discovery of plague cases in the Colony.

While the Sanitary officials cannot afford to relax in the alightest degree their vigilance in ferreting out infected patients, they are now faced with an additional duty in guarding against an outbreak of cholera. In yester day's issue we stated that Shanghal had been" doclared an infected port which means that

THE N. C. D. News, understands that the Waiwugh has, in response in the request of the British Minister, instructed the provincial governments of Kiangsu, Kinngsi, Hupel and Szechuan to delay starling official bureux for the sale of prepared opium, pending negmia.

tions with the British Government..

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It is reported that Viceroy Yuan Shih-ki has asked the Central Government to be aflawed

to suspend temporarily the minting of ten-cash copper cents in his province of Chibli, owing to the large accumulations of that coin at pre- sent in the Provincial Treasury. Any excessive surplus of the coin will lead to the clicapening of this currency in the province, ------

the number of cholera cases reported in the IT is stated is a Pan Francisco despatch of 20d Northern Settlement has reached such prauti. that the German tramp steamer Tolor portions that for the safety of the Colony's lost twenty-four members of its crew that day The Orientals deserted the ship, they claim, on health it has been deemed advisable to

account of the crusty practised upon them by the captain and firal officer, who bent and starved them, The Chinese are now guests of the United States Government in the Alameda county jail, pending the strangements for their deponation,

place under the quarantine laws those vessels which arrive from Shanghai. If only Shanghai were concerned the danger of infection would not be so im mediate, but cholera has also broken out in

YAU TAK, a coolie, who was banished from Singapore during the earlier part of last week, arriving here yesterday with a number of other deportees on board the steamer Gregory Apar was charged at the l'olice Court, this morning berore Mr. C. A. 1. Melbourne, with larceny on the bigh scar. Ho Hang, an actor, who wat

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The library coolie of the Hotch, was on the first floor of the Hotel, Queen's Road side, on the afternoon of the collapse.

Further evidence was taken by Mr. Fi A. azeland at the Police Count, this forenoon, in the Tartar stowaway case, in which fourteen farmers are being charged with stowing Away on board the ship, and five of the crewithe

carpenter, the boatswain, two firesco and the antyman-with aiding and abetting the

stowaways..

Mr. Morrell-You were in your room?—Yes, Was the deceased Loung. Wa Fing with

Mr. II. G. C. Bailey, of Messrs. Jolmison, you ¡—Yes.

Stokes and Master, appeared for the prosecu What happened? - \r shout 5.3 «pam. Ihaption, Six of the stowaways were represanted pened to go into the verandah,when i saw some by Mr. Edgar Davidson, of Messes. Hastings dust and mortar which had fallen from one of and Hastings. Mr. R. A. Harding defended the "pillars-the third pillar-tying on the three. Mr. W. Go'dring appeared for one;

whilst Mr. O. D. Thomson and Mr. H. K... Holmes appeared for three of the alders and abettors.

When the case was started Mr. Thomson said that he also withad to withdraw the pla of guilty his client entered and plead not guilty on his behalf,

verandah.

And what did you d...?—I said to a number of "bays" who were suting in the verandah, "Run, there is going to be a collapse."

..Did you set anything of Leung Wa Ping He had not time to run away,

What happened to him?-The collapse sud- denly occurred and he was covered,

By Mr. Looker: You say you saw the third pillar crack?- saw dust.

Mr. E. Osborne, chairman of the board of directors of the Hongkong Hotel, was called

in the witness.box.

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Mr. Morrell-Do, you know the age of the east wing of the hotel?-Speaking from memory

think it is about 23 years old..

And the old part of the hotel?—I can't say from memory. I know it is very old-one of The old building and the east. wing were the old original houses in the Colony.

connected by bridgesi-Yes...

With verandahs running alongside the old building and the cast wing?-Yes.

One bridge, part of the eastern verandah, col lapsed?-Yes.

Repairs were being put through in the hotel at the time? Alterations, were being made in the cast wing ground floor to the north of the collapsed poition.

Weren't you putting in a cement floor at the time of the collapse'?-The cement floor had beeu put in.

Have you any arrangements with your architects as to examining the building periodically?.- Previous to last year the Hotel Company had periodical examinations of the change and left the shop. He returned a min-whole building made, but at no fixed date, ate later and informed the shopkeeper that he last year anangements were inade with the wanted leu cents' premiù u on the dollar he Company's architects for an annual inspection tendered. 1'e was told it could not be done, to be made. Same words were exchanged and the coolie

Was the inspection made this year?-The demanded his dollar back, pla-ing the cigaret. inspection was practically completed before the collapse. The east wing had been ex. tes on the counter, with the ninety cents change. The shopkeeper returned him his amined, and passed as being sound, but dollar. But before the conlie could leave the architects' report had not yet been received the shopkeeper found among the money at the time of the collapse. three counterfeit twenty cent pieces. The

Continuing, witness said that previous to coolie was arrested and taken to the Yau-masti the collapse some pillars on the east wing Police Station, where, curiously enough, threeve andal had been partially reconstructed guod twenty-cent pieces were found on him Winess occasionally used to visit the work of besides the dollar-all he had in the world. alterations to palisfy himself that the shoring,

as far as he could tell, was good. He was At the Police Court, Io-day, Hu Tai Tsun waS charged before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne with satisfied generally, that the shoring was pio ultering counter coins. He pleaded por-party done. The company never received any guilty, but the evidence hard completely w. ve notices from the architects that the cast wing was unsound or the verandah along the old boi'ding unenfe. No notices enlier were re ceived from the Public Works Department to

anet around him,

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His Worship-I will hear arguments on that question..

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The case against the seven stowaways,' clients of Mr. Davidson and Mr. Thomson, was? taken first, the remainder having already pleaded guilty to the charge,

Mr. Davis, chief officer of the Tarlar, said that on 15th July-the date the vessel arrived at Vancouver he made a search and found the defendants, who were concealed in different parts of the ship. The ship was not under

charter.

Mr. Davidson submitted that there was no intention on the part of his clients to obtain a passage without permission at on their arrival at Vancouver the passage had been completed.

His Worship-Do you mean that a manfound; on board ship after the drapping of the anchor cannot be convicted ?—No.

Proceeding, Mr., Davidson maintained that. the Ordinance did not cover the case. Il it did, he said, it was possible for a man arriving in. Hongkong to be charged with stowing away on board a vessel seven years later at some other part of the world. He asked for the die. charge of the accused.

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Mr. Thats in observed that in order to se

cure a conviction the stowaways must be found

on board a vessel in the barbour and 'intent to

defraud must be proved. He stated that in this

case there was no intention to obtain a passage to Vancouver without permission, for, with ike arrival of the Tariařat that port, the passage had ended, and these proceedings should have been instituted at Vancouver..

His Worship- I leave out the word "intent" can I convict?

Mr. Thomson-You will have to alter the wording of the Ordinance.

Concluding, Mr. Thomson raid that the Ordinance as it read at the present erament only applied to stowaways ( und en a vessel in the harbour, or those arriving in the Colony from other ports.

Mr. Bailey conicade' that his Worship had full power to deal with the stown ways, and ba would ask for a severe penalty. Coming to the argument of the counsel for the defence, Mr. Bailey held that if a man was found on board' o a ship, without a passive ticket, the intention to obtain that passage was there as the passage had not been completed Util the passengers had landed, or the cargo discharged, the past

Inspector McHardy, `who prosecuted, 'said that in case his Worship had decident to con vict he would call for a heavy penalty, as this trick was getting too frequent in his diat-ict.

His Worship-"ow long have you been in Messrs Palmer and Turner, architects, said ho sage was not completed. Hongkong?

Accused I arrived here from Canton yes- terday.

What did you come down for?-To'meet

clansmen.

Mr. Gay Blond, a member of the firm of

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acted as arhitect for the Hongkong Hotel Co., Lid. Waness's firm did not build the east wing of the hotel Previous to the collapse two pillars on the first floor were cut out and re-built. When they were being cat out props Where did you get that British dollarole, were fosented in the walls above the pillars

and the pillars shored up, Tung Kun.

ftere witness drew-a-sketch-of the sharing In Tung Kun? There are very few of these

up of the pillars. dollars in the Colony. Did you come all the way from Tung Kun to change the dollar in Hongkong?-No. 1 brought the dollar here and went to gri it changed yesterday and got arrested.

His Worship passed seolence of three weeks' a passenger by the same vessel, was the comhard labour and four hours' stocks, plainant. He stated that one night, while on

the trip to this Colony, his pillow-box, contain-

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J'illars 8 and 9, be continned, were cut out half at a time, temporary support being placed against them to take the weight which had been borne by the half cut over,

His Worship said he would give his decision in the case on Saturday.

SHIPPING AND MAILS

"MAILS DUES English (Delta) 5th insi., & a‚m.

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German (Gorban) 9th inst,„, German (Prins Hitel Friedrich) rath inst. Indian (Kuffang) 14th lost,

The 14: Satruma sailed from Keelung this” morsing, and may be expected here on 5th

Mr. Monells it possible that the shoring did what it supposed to stop that is to say. that the outward strain on the foot of the building against which it was placed caused a movement in the building ?—It is quite im...inst., evening.. possible.

His Worship-Quite impossible? Witness-bo shoring, was not placed to

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The C, P. R. Colu sa. Empresì of India left Vancouver a.m., on 3rd inst., for Hongkong via the usual Pons of Call,

ing $86 worth of clothing and money, was MR. C.-M. Cotterman," "director of the insular sinden from him. He reported the matter to posis, upon the suggestion of the Postmaster | the compradore, who told him to keep quiel General of Hongkong, las in a circular letter until the vessel's arrival here. Reaching Hong called the attention of all steamship companies.

The I, C. S. N. Coli xa. Kuttang left Calo kong, the compradore said, the deponees would with agencies in this port to their irregul ̧r and slop

Mr. Morrell-It is to stop a collapse 7-Yes ha locked up and searched and the thief dis illegal practice of having ship's letter boxes in covered, Soon after the vessel dropped auctor their office filled with general correspondence. The collapso started, in witness's opinion, by culta for this port via the Straite on joth ull," and may be expected here on or about 14th Irst. in the harbour, suspicion fell on the accused This practice is general in Manila as well as the giving away of pillar No. 4. He had ex-

The C. P. R: Co/s sa. Empress of japan: He was searched and part of complainant's Hongkong, and is due no doubt to an over amined that pillar at 339 pm on the day of property was found no him. Bis Worship sen sight on the part of the companies. Mr. Coller the collaps and found it cracked Stucco was arrived at Nagasaki at 10 am, on and inst, and tenced accused to six weeks' hard labour and man's circular should serve to set affairs sight stripped from the pillar for an examination. teft again at 12.30 pm, Tuesday, for Yokohnina,; four hours' stocks,

The crack la the brickwork was larger than | where she is dos to arrive at 6'mmy on 6th net. in this regard➡Cablenews.