The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30 00:00:00

SVFOR,DA Y 1 AUGUST 30,1884

THE FRAN CO-CHINESE WAR

was leaning egainst a wall, ebout a yard from the
bridge. lie teought thy wcre larking but hey
got him further over din they wanted. Ho could
f- el someene trying to pull him back when he was I
going over. There was never any between
hint and the two men. John Hodgkias, glase-
worker, Wordsley, said he was standing en the
bridge on the day in question. He saw Burns talk-
ing to Mrs. Smith. Whilst they were talking the
is,oners came iv and stopped on the bridge. Mrs.
Smith was asking Burns for some money. Elwell
said "If you don't pay, over the bri ige you go?'
'they asked him if he was going to pay, and he said
he had no money. He saw them throw him over
the bridge. Cross-examined He thought they
were gaming. Bishop tried to do all he cou'd to
I get Lim back, but as for Elwell he did not do any-
thing at all. He did not see him try to put the
boat off to Burns. Harry Kirkham, glass-worker.,
Wordsiey, said he was with last witness on the
Glasshouse Bridge, between six and seven o'clock. 1 " Rlrkit MIN, August 27, 5.50 p.m.
He saw the prisoners come up to the bridge They "The operations against the Mingan Forte
" chucked " prosecutor over the bridge, and he fell are concluded. All the Chinese batteries
on the side of the canal. Wi 12,:25 went down and
have been destroyed, andtheiT guns rendered
found him on the side, with his legs in the water.
Witness assisted in getting him out. Cross-ex- unserviceable. I have shattered with gun
ambled: fie saw Elwell catch hold of Burns round cotton all the guns of Europeon manufac-
tho shoulders and Bishop had bold of his legs. ture. I commenced the attack upon the
Nothing happened to make them interfere. ia Kinpai Channel to-day."
thought it wet; a lark. He saw Elwell come round
e
to the towpath. Bishop was at the boat. Sergeant A telegram from Hong Kong to-day
Williams said he saw Burns on the 23rd inst about announces that M. Scherzer, the French
eight o'clock. lie was wet up to his middle. He. consul, and the French merchants were ex-
onerated Bishop on the 24th inst. and charged him pelled. from Canton on the 23rd inst. by
with throwing a wan named Burns over 3 bridge
order of the Viceroy. The Chinese mob at-
into the canal. He said " I know nothing about
it." He charged them both at the sta,ion with do-
tacked Canton Roman Catholic Cathedral
iug grevioue bodily harm to Charles Burns. at yesterday, but were repulsed.
WOrd.isley. Elwell said " I had no intention °ldol ig
bodily harm, not the slightest." Bishop did not PARIL, Thursday evening.
say anything. The ease was adjourned tor 14 days. Admiral Courbet having applied for fresh
bail being allotted in their own recoguisances of
£5O. supplies of ammunition., the Minister of
Pneseereertors.—At a meeting of the Brlerley ' has telegraphed that the ships which left
Bili Youn:;,- Men's Christian Association, at Bank Brest on the sth inst. fOr Chinese waters
z3treet Schools, on Sarni. lay, a presentation was took munitions of war of all descriptions,
made to titti Rev. T. Bishdp, who has been presi- and that the Arsenal of Saigon will also
dent of the above associaden for the past three . ,
yeors, and is now leaving Brierley H iur
ill, for Tewkes- nes supplies of war material.
miry. A tea preceded the presentation. About Several papers express an opinion that
IA.) members nod friends were present at the pro- the report of the actual occupation of Kelung
ceedi,ge after tea. Mr. George Hartshorne, score-
is premature, although it may be expected
tary, pre suited a report in which the work of the
within a few days.
pest three years was reviewed. Ref rence was
made in toe report to to succes-ful efforts which The National publishes a despatch from
ha I betn made by Mr. Bishop in extension of the Gen. Millot at Hanoi, announcing the re.
library, which at the present time consists of over sumption of hostilities against pirates and
100 books.—Mr. C. W. Webb. on behalf ot the Black Flags in Tonkin. The French lost
association, presented to Mr. Bishop an elegant four men killed and wounded.
ruby and opal epergne, which was • suitably ac.
know:edged by the president. During the evening
piano s:ilos were given by Mrs. S. Scriven (Stour-
bridge) and Mr. J. Randle, and songs by Miss A..
Hancox, Miss A. Mason, and Mr. E. Bache. The.
proceedings were thoroughly entertaining and en-
jeyable throughout.
ALLEGED THEFT OF BOOTEL—At the Police Court
on Thursday, before W. F. F. Boughey, Esq Sti-
pendiary magistrAte, George Page (22), of no
occupation, Brockmoor, was remanded in custody
till Monday next on a charge of stealing a pair of
boots the property of Thomas Raybould, boot
manufacturer, High-street, Brierley Hill.—On Mon-
day last rrisoner was observed by a youth named
Albert Jertis to unhang a pair of boots from prose-
cutor a shop window, hide them under his coat; and
walk away with them. In formation was girtn to
the police, and prisener WWI arrested. Some time
ago prisoner was plaef.d nadir his own recognisances
to come up for judgement when called on for com-
mitting a theft weies under the influence of drink.

[RXIITIER'S TELEGRAM.]
PARIS, Thursday.

A telegram received here from Shanghai
of to-day's date announce that the Mingan
forts were finally silenced on the evening o f
the 26th inst. Admiral Courbet yesterday
attacked the Kinpai forts. A heavy cannon-
ade ensued, the result of which, it is added,
is not yet known.
PARIS, Thursday Afternoon.

The Minister of Marine has received ths
following telegram from Admiral Courbet :

SHANGAI, Thursday.

Changekhing (? Chang Shi Tung), Tartar'
General in the Provinces of Kiangsn, hap
been appointed High Commissioner for t.lit
north and south. Li Hung Chang only re-
tains the post of Governor-General of (Rah
Li Tsao (? Tso Tsang Tang) has been aik
pointed to the command of the Chinese
troops in the south.

,
Thursday, 5.10 p.m.
Admiral Courbet having on Tuesday -
silenced the Mingan forts yesterday be gat
the bombardment of the forts,
forth. A
heavy cannonade followed, which, when th
last news left Foochow, still confined.

ROWLEY. REC+Ii LICENSING MEETING.
The annual licensing meeting for the Petty Ses-
sional Division of Rowley Regis WU held on Wed-
neaday at th-t Police Court, Old Hill, the justices
present being Messrs. Walter Bassano, H, A. Wlggin,
and H. T. Hickman.

_
Inspector Walters, in his annual report, stated
that there were, in the Rowley Regis Petty S
sionil Pivision, 93 fully licensed houses, 48 be r-
.es, 19 I.:eerhouses to sell off the preinkes, 4 for
wines and spirits, and 12 refreshment-house
Ireeprs There had been 18 transferA since the
List licensing meeting, ari,ing from depression in
deaths, and other causes. During the year
7 licensed vietu.l.l;ers and 6 beera °use, keepois had
been proceeded agninsc for cifences against their
I:c3u.ses. 6eveti licensed victuallers and two beer-
;muse keepers were fined : three paid t ie costs, a nd
one was disrnised. 269 males and 11 females have
been proceeded against for drunktnness, and 204
males and 8 females were convicted, which was an
increase of 114 s compar,d with the number in the
previous year. He opposed the renewal of the
-ic,nse of the Junction lon, Tividale, on the ground
that it was converted into two dwellingliouses, and
not now used as a public-house.
The " Black List" was as follows :—Mary:Harris,
Bridge Inn, Cradley Heath, lOs bad costs for per-
mit,ing drunkenness ; James WillettB, Blue Ball
Inn, Old Hill, 10 and c,:sts and 203 and c )ots for
two offences of being drunk .01 his own licensed
premises ; Enoch WestwoM, Old Engine Inn, four
offences, for which he was fin, d 10a a-id costs, .t. 6
and cv}st., 40s and costa, and 5s and cats; Sarah
Morris. Pig and Witistle Inn, Old Hill, X,5 and costs
tor per milling drunkenness ; James Phillip Mansell,
Bull's Head Inn, Windmill End, £5 and costs and
license endorsed for permitting drunkenness; Silse
Whitehouse, Handel Hotel, Blackheath, 108 and
costs tor permitting drunkenness; Daniel Mason,
Royal Hotel, Rowley, 10s and costs for keeping open
diving prohibited hems; Elisha Waring, Seven
Stars, Tividale, 403 and costs for keeping open
during prohibited hours, and 103 and costs for per-
mitting drunkenness; and Benjamin Rowley, Swan
Tividale, .25 and costs and license endorsed for
permitting gambling.
The magistrates refused to renew the licenses
held by Willeta, Westwood, Morris, Mansell, and
Rowley. . .

Mr.-Cooksey urged the Bench to rene# Mansell's
license.

Mr. Bassano said the magistrates would refuse
to renew it on that oocasion, but if an application
was made at the adjourned licensing day, it might
be more favourably entertained.
Mr. Cooksey applied on behalf of Mr. Stephen
&Hagen, of the Bull's HeNtri lan, BlickheAth, for a
license to sell foweign and British wines. He stated
that for some years the house had been well Coo.
ducted.

_
Mr, Bassano said according to the ',report of the
Snp -rintendent of Police there was an inctease of
114 in the number of convici ions for drunkenness
as compared with the last year. He thought this
fact alone was sufficient to justify the magistrates
in refusing the application.
Superintendent Woolla.sten said :there were four
public-houses within 100 yards of the applicant's
house.

Mr. Barnsley applied for the renewal of a license
of premises which were formerly :ust d for tin sale
of intoxicating lipuors, but which was now a pri—
vate house. In reply to the Bench the applicant
6tuted that the value of the property was increased
by ids holding the license.
The Bench refused to renew the license.
Mr. Gamier, of Old Hill, made a similar applica-
tion. It was stated that the house was now used
as a shoo shop.
Mr. Bassani) (to applicant) : You don't want a
license to sell shoes.

Applicant: I want 6 have the license so that in
the event of any p;irs-in wanting to keep the house
as a public house there Ivottl.l be no Llifficuity about
the niatt:u..

Thu Bench refused to renew the licenso.
'rhe Applicant: I think I ought to have received
eonie notice of this opposition..
Mr. Bass.ino: Perhaps you s'lould.
Superintendout Wo,llaston: I will give you
notico that I shalt oppose the renewal t..f the licenvz
at the adjourned licensing day.

KIDDERMINiTER.

THE LATE ATTEMPTED S ICIDE iF A BIRMINGHAM
MAN.— Heory Shilling, a travelling draper, of
Birmingham, lAtli brought before the BorouiA
Bench, n Monday charged wi h having attempted
to commit su•cide on the 9th August. It will be
remembered that accuded threw himself out of an
attic window of Traveller's Rest, Blackwell Street,
breaking bin collar bone. He appeared in:Court with
his right arm ba,udaged up. He now said that he
had no intention of destroying himself, and that he
was under the influence of drink when he committed
the foolish act The Beneh discharged him with a
caution.

Sxsauxa Idoirsy.—At ths same Court, Henry
Pagett (15) W IL II convicted of stealing sixpence from
huother boy, named Jo4i.ph Pugh. Prisoner and
prosecutor were bating at the Corporat on Baths,
and prisoner went to where the prosecutor's clothes
were and cook the money. He was fined be, in
clefault:seveu days.