November 5, 1896.
of his bed. Without measuring, if there were six or eight drops of ar- in the bottle, and about hälf a bottle of lead. Some years ago her husband old her that sugar of lead had great effect as an external application for congestion of the ver. She never thought of either of the two bottles (argenic and sugar of lead) till the day before the inquest. When she sent for arsenic she did not think it was absolutely necessary; che did it more to please her husband than any thing else. Dr. Wheeler, in his evidence, stated that he had suspected arsenic was being used and that was why he determined to get the patient into the hospital. He received an unsigned letter which the office boy said came from No. 6. It read, "Thres bottles solution of arsenic in one week Maruya." Had he been informed that Mr. Carew was taking arsenic it would certainly have made a difference in his treat- ment, for he would have removed him to hospital at once. Dr. May and Dr. Todd made the post-mortem examination and they found that there was no lesion sufficiently grave to cause death. A chemical analysis of the viscera was desirable. The inquiry was adjourned to enable that analysis to be made.
MACAO.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
22nd October.
The position in Timor becomes day by day more critical and things appear to be drifting to total ruin, as the island will be unable to stand the strain much longer. Yet telegrams are sent to Lisbon recording the glorious victories of Senhor Celestino and are eagerly reproduced by the newspapers there. The Diario de Noticio in particular has been effusive over the matter and has even likened Senhor Celestino's exploits to those of Captains Galhardo and Mousinho in Africa and India, making special mention of the so-called victories of Cotababa, Aciciba, Sanir, and Cova. This shows that nothing at all is known of the cir cumstances of the war. What are the facts? The natives of Timor are an indolent and lazy people. When the Government wants to send an expedition into the country and requires transport the chief of a village is ordered to. supply so many men and so many ponies. If these are not at once forthcoming the chief and village are accused of disobedience and half-a-dozen European soldiers are sent to the village. These fire two or three rounds per man, perhaps kill half-a-dozen natives, set fire to the huts, and then return to Dilly or wherever their quarters may be. Forthwith telegrams are sent off reporting a glorious victory and the conquest of such and such a tribe. Of anything in the nature of real war there has been none; but constant war has been waged with the Macao treasury and great
victories have been counted in Mexicans.
H. E. Senhor Horta e Costa has now to deal with this difficult Timor question and will have to inform the Lisbon Government of all the mischief that is going on. A close inquiry into the affairs of the island should be made.
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I said in one of my former letters that everything here was worked on monopolist principles. The law seems in practice though not in theory to be no exception. number of duly qualified advocates the colony at present is eight, besides two bachelors-at-law, but the latter have not been recognised by the court. Of the advocates several have received official appointments which do not admit of private practice, others have given up practice in disgust at their want of success, and the business is practically all in the hands of one man.
If a suitor cannot secure his services when an advocate is re-
quired his chance of success is not regarded
very good.
The Singapore Free Press of the 23rd Octo- avs We understand that at last a fourth has been appointed to the bench of this colony the number of judges being now what previous years, when there was fur rt: work, but still quite enough. The Government is as yet unaware of the name selected judge, but it is known that the appointment was made last Sati
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
CANTON NOTES.
FROM THE "ORUNG NGDI SAN PO."]; A gang of about fifty robbers broke into a shop named Fou-on, at Ku-lo, in the Hok-shan district, on the 23rd October, and carried away booty to the amount of several hundred dollars. The robbers while executing their work guarded the principal roads, so that the police dared not go near, and they get away scot free without meeting with any resistance. The case has been reported to the officers, but as usual no arrests have been made.
Reinforcements have been sent to Fa-un district to capture the notorious robber Chang Wan. The soldiers are encamped near the mountain named Sz-kau-ling, where Chang Wan has his den. As soon as the soldiers arrived, the robbers rushed forward to attack them by surprise at midnight, but the soldiers had made all preparations to meet them. Three robbers were killed and their heads were out of and sent to Canton to secure the reward offered for them. News has been received from Shui-chow that a steam launch which was despatched from Lo-ting chow to Canton with more than ten thousand taels on board, being the revenue of the district, was robbed last week when steam- ing near Kam-u-sha. The robbery was com- mitted in the usual way. Some robbers boarded the launch as passengers, and when she had got to the place named, four boats came up and the pillage commenced.
On the 22nd inst. a junk which was sailing from Shik-tan to Canton was capsized near Tung-po. There were a good number of pas- sengers on board. Four persons were reported drowned and the rest were rescued.
It is reported that Admiral Ho Chang-ching will arrive from Peking in a few days. His Excellency has been appointed Admiral of Kwangtong in succession of Cheng Shao-chung, the late Admiral.
The Viceroy has sent two Weiyuens to travel all over Kwangtung to discover mines.
HONGKONG.
His Excellency the Governor, who has a keen love for sport, went away on leave to Shanghai by the last Canadian mail in order to be present at the races. H.E. Major-General Black is acting as Governor. On Sunday Bishop Bur- dou, who is retiring from active life, delivered his farewell sermon in the English Church. At the Magistracy one or two interesting cases have been heard, the most important one being a charge of forgery preferred against an electrical engineer named McKinley.
The amount realized at the Baxter Mission sale of work, was $1,200.
The Hongkong Football Club beat the G. Company, R.B., on the 29th October by two goals to one.
We hear that His Honour Dr. Carrington, Chief Justice, has been offered and has accepted the position of Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
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The Rev. R. F. Cobbold, Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, returned from leave of absence on Tuesday by the C. P. steamer En press of India.
conferred on Mr. W. D. Braidwood, M.A., The Educational Institute of Scotland has Head Master of the Victoria English School, the degree of Fellow (F.E.I.S.)
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Eight men were on l'ue gambling in Monday night.
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coolies to Europeans, were cau Holt and Smith and each was fined
Mem from the Straits Times Yesterday race meeting was notable for the absence of frock-coats and tall hats. That was due to the absence of the Governor and Lady Mitchell, When the cats away the mice will pla It has been suggested that Sir Charles Mitchel might succeed Sir William Robinson, ad Governor of Hongkong.........
A notorious criminal who has been banished from Hongkong and Singapore made a bol venture on Monday morning. He poked his nose into the police compound at the Centrál Police Station and was promptly pounced upon by Detective Sergeant Holt. A few minutes later Hon. Commander Hastings sent him to gaol for twelve months with hard labour.
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An opium smuggler tried an old fashioned trick but unfortunately for him the ruse failed. He came by the Canton steamer and on nearing the wharf he throw over- board about ninety taels of opium. customs officers got wind of the affair and not only arrested the man but fished up all the opium. The accused was on the 28th October fined $500 by the Magistrate.
The Nagasaki Shipping List, having stated that the French flagship Bayard would here, in its next day's issue published the following correction :-We. are courteously in- formed by the Flag-Lieutenant of the Bayard that she will not repair at Hongkong, as stated in yesterday's issue. She will only make short stay in that port and will then
go to the French Naval Dockyard at Saigon for the necessary repairs."
The Monmouthshire arrived on Saturday with a cargo of flour from Portland, Oregon. We understand there are several other cargoes afloat, on all of which handsome profits will be realised by the parties interested, the price on this side having gone up twenty-five per cent. since the shipments were made. The failure of the wheat crop in India, the threatened scarcity in that country, and the high price of rice în Far Eastern markets, are responsible for the
riso.
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The scale of fees to be paid by patients at the Kennedytown Hospital on and after the 2 November is published in the Gazette. The Colonial Secretary, we note, writes Kennedy- town as two words. If we remember rightly the proper form was officially considered and the decision being that it should be written as decided when the name was given to the place,
one word, just as we write "Queenstowa
Kingstown," not "Queen's Town" or Town."
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On the 27th October the Magistrate com- mended Indian Constable No. 586 for prompt Harbour Master's office on Monday night when conduct. The policeman was on duty near the he saw a woman struggling in the water. Hə at once took off his turban, unrolled it, and threw it to the woman, who grasped it and was dragged ashore. She had attempted to commit suicide and with this offence she was charged at the Police Court. The Magistrate primanded her and then let her go. -
The American schooner Wuchowfoo, which! dragged her anchors in the July typhoon and sustained considerable damage by bumping up
A permanent scaffold is being erected in Vic-against the Praya wall opposite Blue Building toria Gaol and it will be in readiness for the execution of the Causeway Bay murderer. The scaffold is near the receiving room of the gaol.
A small fire broke out on Monday night at 103, Queen's Road West. A structure of brick and wood used for the purpose of drying tea became overheated and the wood burst into flames. The inmates of the house managed to extinguish the fire and the damage only amounted to a dollar or so.
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when her captain (Mr. Norman Jay) was drowned while trying to reach the shor been thoroughly overhauled and all e made good. She has received new new masts and rigging. She was from the slip on Saturday and re-named Maud We wish her every success.,
A boy, sixteen years of age, wars the Police Court on Tuesday with money by fraud. He met a couple, The Nagasaki Express says H.M.S. Censuspecting old ladies to whom he turion leaves this port on the 2nd November for "gold" nuggets which, he said, he Amoy. On the way there she will spend two or in the hills, over the way three days in torpedo and gun practice. A day woman to part with $1.40 and the or so after her arrival there the Admiral $3.20, for a nugget. Shortly is expected to rejoin the flagship, and she will women were rather then proceed to Hongkong. Rear-Admiral
gold Oxley, în command of the northern squadron of trate sent the pris the fleet upon this station, will then probably ordered him to be pay this port a visit in the Grafton.
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