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A Post Office notification appears in the Gazette to the effect that the latter boxes on the tram cars have been discontinued.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals:-
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On Saturday morning a court-martial was held on board H.M.S. Narcissus on Robert Annal and W. Harrington, seamen. The Court was composed of Captain Login (President), Commanders F. W. Wyley, Smith Dorien, A. Henderson, and Wade. Annal, who was found guilty of assaulting his superior officer and also of disorderly conduct, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and dismissed the service. Harrington was sent to gaol for twelve months for assaulting his superior officer.
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On Friday evening, about 6.15, a number of scavenging coolies in 69, Tit Hong Lane, complained about their food being badly cooked. They had a row with the cook, a man named Lo Wai, and he picked up a lamp and threw it at one of the disaffected coolies, cutting his face. This man went out and returned with P.C. McVicker, but, by this time the cook had sought to escape by the roof of the house and on the constable going up the refugee leapt across a lane, but he failed in his purpose and fell to the pavement below and was in stantly killed. It was only a few months ago that similar fatality occurred in this particular lane.
An amah in the employ of Mrs. Vince, the wife of a gaol warder, was charged before Mr. Wodehouse on Tuesday with stealing two gold rings belonging to her mistress. When the rings were missed Mrs. Vince went to inform the police and while she was away the amah was seen to go to the foot of the stairs in the prosecutrix's house, take up one of the rings The departure of the three cruisers, which she had hidden there, and place it up her Endymion, Minerva, and Undaunted, from the sleeve. She then went to an old clothes basket waters of the colony on the 13th April was a with the object of putting the ring there, but grand sight and it was witnessed by many people. she was caught hold of and when the police The Endymion and..Minerva are taking time-arrived the second ring was also found secreted expired men home, while the Undaunted is on at the foot of the stairs. She was sent to gaol her way to Trincomalee to receive her new crew. for four months with hard labour. Punctually at four o'clock the Endymion left her buoy, being followed by the Undaunted, the Minerva being third in the order, and in making for the Lyemoon Pass they steamed closed to the other warships in the harbour, the movements being graceful to watch, while the ringing cheers of the Jack Tars who manned the rig ging and the playing of bands did much to heighten the effect of the imposing spectacle. The large and handsome men-of-war were ac- companied to the pass by several small craft, among them being one of the torpedo catchers, and the strong contrast was a curious, not to say pretty, feature of the departure.
A very interesting lecture was delivered on the 14th April to the add Volumes Society by Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., on "The theory of British advocacy." Sir John Carrington, C.M.G., occupied the chair, and amongst those present were H.E. Sir William Robinson, the Hon. W. Goodman, Attorney-General, and several other members of the legal profession. Mr. Francis treated his subject in his usual lucid manner, explaining the position of a bar rister and the duty he owed to the court and to his client, both in civil and criminal matters, touching also án some of the ethical points that arose in the conduct of the profession. He laid stress upon the point that when a barrister was defending a man accused of crime he was not defending the crime but the man, that the law required that guilt should be clearly proved before con- viction could take place, and that it was not the defending connsel's business to constitute him- self judge and jury and form an opinion as to his client's guilt, but to present his case in the best manner possible, the theory being that justice could be best administered when both sides of a case were presented to the Court by trained minds working independently. Even if a client con- fessed to his counsel in the course of the hearing of a case that he had committed the murder with which he was charged it was not the counsel's duty to divulge the confession, in fact the court would not hear him if he tried to do so, and. as the law required that guilt should be fully proved a barrister might feel himself justified, even after the confession, in seeing that that requirement was in all respects complied with. The question in criminal cases was not whether crime had been committed, or whether it had been committed by the prisoner, but whether the prisoner was proved to have committed it. There were, however, cases; in which honour required a barrister to abandón a case, as, for instance, where it was plain that his client was endeavouring to avoid a just debt. In this connection the learned counsel touched on the question as to whether it was right for a barrister to go into court and plead the statute of limitations where that was the only defence to the action, but he did not give a decided answer to it. The usual votes of thanks to the lecturer and chairman brought the pro- ceedings to a close,
The Singapore secretary of the Raub-Austra lian Gold Mining Co., Limited, has received the following telegram from Raub 5th April, 1897. Rough cleaning up of battery yielded 3240 oz, amalgam, estimated quantity of stone crushed being 1,390 tons. Prospects good." The Free Press says:-If the gold in the amal gam be taken at something between one-third and two-fifths, the return would be nearly 1,200, ounces gold from 1,390 tons crushed-not far from an ounce per ton. The satisfactory thing about the crushings for about a year past is that the tendency is not only to increase in bulk but to increase in relative value. Bakit Koman is certainly turning out handsomely.
Dr. Eitel and his family left for Australia on Friday by the C. N. Co.'s steamer Tsinan. Pr. Eitel goes on leave, and at the end of his leave will retire from the Service, in which he has for the last nineteen years held the position of Inspector of Schools and Head of the Educa- tion Department. Dr. Eitel is an erudite scholar and especially excels in his knowledge of Chinese. In his educational policy we have often had occasion to differ from him, especially as regards his attitude towards Queen's College, but speaking of him as an individual we sin- cerely regret his departure and hope that e may have many years of health and happiness before him in which to enjoy his pension.
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The family of H.E. Li Hongchang under the escort of H.E.'s youngest son, Li Ching-mei, left Tientsin for Peking on the 28th March: Several battalions of HE.'s old disciplined troops belonging to the Huai army turned out to give their old Chief's family a send-off, in consequence of which, assa token of appreciation for this attention, Mr. Li Ching-mei presented the soldiers with a cumshaw of one tael each, or a total of several hundred taels in all.-N. C. Daily News.
Ina railway Bill passed by the British Co. lumbia Parliament the following amendment was introduced "Ng Chinese or Japanese person shall be employed in the construction, operation, and maintenance of the undertaking hereby authorised, under a penalty of five dol- lars per day for each and every Chinese or Ja- panese person employed in contravention of this section, to be recovered upon complaint of any person under the provisions of the 'Summary Convictions Act, 1889,' and amending Acts."
The following is the suggested programme for the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee at Shanghai-In the morning a parade of the Volunteers and men-of-war's men with a short choral service in the Cathedral, in the after- noon a fete in the British Consulate, to which foreigners of all nationalities are to be invited; the National Anthem to be sung at & fixed time by everyone present, in the evening illuminated scenic effects on the river or the Bund with a Fire Parade, and a Firemen's and Volunteers' supper.
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The N. C. Daily News of the 8th April says: The disgust which the surrender of the Mu- nicipal Council has given zise to was shown by a neat piece of sarcasm yesterday. As a com- pliment (P) to our local rulers it was the fashion to wear a white feather in the button- hole, with the legend. "By order."
At Shanghai on Friday evening, 9th April, we learn from the N. C. Daily News, a lady and gentleman were driving along the Yangtsepoo Road and near the Cotton Cloth Mill were met by a gang of natives, estimated at about 250 in number, who, without warning or provocation, rained a shower of stones on them. The gen tleman and the mafdo alighted for the purpose of keeping the half-maddened pony under con- trol, but without success, as the frightened animal bolted down the road toward the Police Station. The lady somehow managed to get out of the vehicle and the mafoo held on to the reins until he at last brought the pony to a standstill. The lady fortunately escaped with out injury, but the gentleman had his left wrist badly cut, and was struck in other parts of the body by stones. The affair was reported at Yangtsepoo Police Station and the Police have it in hand,
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in the Hall & Holtz Co., Limited, was held at The annual general meeting of shareholders Shanghai on the 14th April, Mr. F. W. Such presiding. The report and accounts were passed, and a proposition was agreed to to the effect that the recommendation of the Directors as to the disposal of the profits of the Company, as stated in the report, be adopted. Mr. W. Hayward was elected a Director in the place of Mr. W. H. Short, deceased, and Mr. G. R. pany for the current year. The proceedings. Corner was re-appointed auditor to the Com. terminated with a hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman and the expression of a wish that he might have a pleasant trip home. The following resolution was also unanimously agreed to:-That the sum of $300 be expended by the Company in providing and erecting a suitable stone over the grave of MrW. H. Short, as a mark of his long services in con. nection with the Company.-Mercury.
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We take the following from the N. News of the 14th April:-We regret to have to record the death of M. Lallemant-Dumontier, the Interpreter to the French Consulate-General, which occurred with painful suddenness on Monday afternoon. He had just left Comte de Bezaure, the Consul-General, shortly after tiffin, for the purpose of dressing in order to pay a visit to the Taotai with his official chief, immediately, the cause of death being cere- when he fell down in his room and expired
bral hemorrhage. The deceased gentleman, who was only 31 years of age, leaves a widow who is in delicate health. He came to China in 1888 and had been stationed at Peking, Foochow, and this port. At Foochow, with M. Claudel, he was engaged in the negotiations which resulted in the reorganisation of the Arsenal upon the French system, arriving here some eight months ago. He occupied the position of Assessor at the French Mixed' Court. The body will be sent to France for interment.
It will be remembered that last year when.. H.E. Li-Hung-chang went on bis tour abroad he took with him a number of presents from the Emperor Kuang Hs to the varions foreign potentates H.E. visited and whose hospitality he and his suite enjoyed. The re turn gifts seem now to be finding their way to this country and recently the presents of. President Faure to his Majesty the Emperor arrived at Tientsin and were at once handed by the French Consul of that: port to H.E. the Viceroy Wang, who had been deputed by the Tsungli Yamên, under instructions from the Imperial Household Department, to take charge of the treasures and safely send them, under escort, to the Palace at Peking. The following are the presents alluded to-An immense pair of beautiful porcelain vases of a pale blue base with figures, etc., of variegated colours; one pair hand-made velvet carpets; a beautifully mounted double-barrel fowling piece, with the gun-stock plentifully encrusted with precious stones and jewels, with ammuni- tion, etc., complete; and two large oil paintings by the hands of modern French artists repute.-N. C. Daily News,
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