No, 7388.—APRIL 20, 1887]
H.M.S. Constance loft Wossung for Naga- saki on the 14th instant.
THE
NOD News says that Col. Donly, the US. Minietor at Pakung, wis expected to arrive in Shanghai on Monday, the 18th
THE Yacht Romola, having been ran into by the Nautile, has gone to the Old Dock at Shanghai for repairs Among the dam age done was the breaking of her bowsprit.
NCD Neos
TILL CHINA MAIL.
the delefonoy had last year been made up Mr Alfred Woolley, having returned to by a special effort; it was necessary that all the Colony resumes the duties of Bon. the congregations of the church should try Soo and Treasurer from this dato,
EDWARD OSBORNE, and give a little more in order to keep the
Han Seo di Treasurer. bissions in proper equipment.
Hongkong, 31st March 1887.
ACCOUNTS FOR THIS YEAR ENDINO SIST DECEMBER 1880 Rescipta.
THE P&O STEAMER PASS
ATMANTA ASHORE.
A private telegram was recurred here last night andconcing, that the P. & 0, Co, THE Jhun Go Baya that the Emperor has teamer Tasmania, one of the Intest, largest bestowed
Viceroy Chang and finest vessels of the Company's fest upon the Chi-tong a written character meaning had gone on shore on the coat of Cursion, felicity, and bis anrk of Imperial faron, that all the passengers had been saved Tan respectfully hung up by the Viceroy on the 28th uật, du doan and that the Captate and several of the crow were missing. The last atatemont, WEERD but in China (naks the N-U D. Jowever, tacked cendrmutigt. It is hop Newsy would a magistrate. close his court to take part in the birthday festivities of aed it may prove to be incorrect, Cap relative 1:On the 14th instant 3r Tani, tho tam 0. 6. Perrins, the commander of Mixed Court Magistrate, did not sit, as he the Tustinis, hos made many trips to was engaged in celebrating his mother's
the Far East and is consequently well known here. He is known to be a care-
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(L. & C. Empres, March 18.)- The Cordelia, Captain H., H. Boya, laft Madeirs on the 9th inst, ou route to China. N The Glen Lina atoamer Gleason, while proceeding up the River Thames on the 14h ist, cullided with and sank, the soul- ing barge Units, in ballast.tr
Captain Ribbard Evans, who has had comaut of the Hard and ally on the
China station, has teen selected to com- band of the Crocodile, frora the 17th inst,/?
We are informed that Mr. P. B. Forbes bas retired from the Consulting Committes of the Tangtage Insurance Association, and Mr. Fant 118man, of Mesari Mactaggart, Tidman, and Co., has been elected to fill
Tso forces of local artilery are to be,
for Hong Kong and Singapore. They wil
be recruited by natives, and will consist of A total of six olicor twelve sergeants, and 199 men.
The following gentlemen were sworn as dopaty assistantcommissary general, £270 the expenditure, after cutting it down, to a : wanted a Silver Modal to be competed for February. On the 2 he went to Messis
Mr MacEwen, Frichel & Co. and asked to seo a jurymen viz ruiter Colston Reoves, C. quartermiaater, £284; allowance in les of minimum, about 160 and though as usual s
man who was suspected of being concerned D. Datenberg 11. Jde Carvalho, R. dos servants, 209, Total 1,007. l'ostage in the robbery. He took this tendon to Remedion, Thomass Carr, H. U. Jefries and and contingender 2209 Subordinate Mass MedEvo Frickel & Cusgedawna Robert Mitchell
Establishment: Four clerks, £769 bar They bearshed there but found nothing. Mr Jetries presented a letter la His rack nechine Comterariat / Corps £73 He then asked this man to take him te hu Lordship, asking to be excused on cordent other subordinates continuously employed, privat, house, which was situated close by: of pressing bhades which he had to attend temporary labour and military They went there and found the oond to at the Chamber of Cimmeria His working parties, 21, 407. Transport os prisoner. The constable who was along with Lordship and they could not depart from. tablishment, £730 Total, £3,302, * the Inspector as the woman the second, the male unless Mr Julfries brought a dou- Oroliants Store Establishment. prisonst, rush into a room. He followed to a certifiesto that he was unable to at pummiseary-general, £879; two deputy hor and discovered curtain articles on a tand on account of ill health
Assistant com mimaries general, £549, quar bed and afterwards thras vaseson her person. De Ho Kai, who prosecuted, and that on termaster, £301 conductor of stores £130 The fact of those articles being found in the Slit March the boat of one Leung inspector of warlike stores, £400; allowance Akow was anchored at the wharf, at hem in lieu of sarents, 192 Total, £1,721 her poparesion was all the evidence that was against the second prisoner. With regard Shui Po Aboot midnight a mall hoat Contingencies, £6 postal expenses, £49 — to the first priester the Jury would have with a number of mon came aliingnide their Sabordinate Establishment: Fubs clerks place du evidence what he said before the Angis, bont. The man, boarded Akow's boat, and 48ld other eubordinates continuously strained--one far Sistra Leone and another trate and to the Inspector of Police when with some degree of violehes got hold of played, 49,363 | temporary labour, £356. he was arrested.
him, shot him up with his wife, children Total, 4,552 Provitions, £17,400; Evidence was given at some length, and und parent and robbed him of nearly Provisions, it was shown that the first prisoner at the all he possessed, to the value of 9207 forege and paillness straw, £3,700 fuel and Magistracy had admitted boilig guilty the police obserred the first pri- light, £4,700; rents, ratar, So., £1,400
Mr. Brenton contended at some length soner going to storm Inunch with ledging allowance, £4,700 colonial allow 767:00 that the second prisoner did not know that a bundle. The man we arrested and anois, £4,700 transport, £1,200 adverts 100.00 the goods were stolen and that they were the bundle was found to contain most of itement, fou barrack services, 2000 3.60 given to her phild to play with
the staten articles. The second primer Tutal, £89,450 appropriations in and, Mr Smul, partner of Messrs MacEwen was found in possession of some other £1,800. 1,533.50 Fricke and Co., and the second prisoner articles which had been stolen and in pos Royal Bagineer Department Assistant The committed of the Royal Humane
was the wife of a godown heaper who had session also of o pistol and guns.
Surveyor, 2480; four military clerks and Society has conferred its bronze medal ap been in the employ of Meats MacEwen
draughtment £365 seven military fors on Robert Puttock, leading seaman of the 95.00 Fricke) and On. for 15 years, and had been
me of works, tomporary clerk and Audacious, far saving J. Holoy, of the same 77,50 married, to him for about 13, yesta She
draughtsman, £18; three messengers, oice ship, who fell overboard into Hakondi keepers, &c £14, 15 storefteopera, care Barbour Futtook plunged from the spar In 20 had always born a goud charactor.
takere, engine drivers, &,268 postage deck, a height of twenty three font. 85.15. The jury found the first prisoner guilty on both counts and the second prisoner not
and contingencios, £10, Toal; £1,061. We hear that the audant, proposed to $41.73 guilty.
Works, Buildings, and Repairs -Addi-
be paid for the least to this British Govern- tional space for ens and projectiles in the ment by Siam of the Perak territory, which Ordnance Store Department, £1,400. The has been the subjost of negotiation, is to bo total estimate for the work to £2,500 A 10 per cent of all the revenues collented. quisition of land and conversion of build- ings theroon for so of troupe, £8,500. The scheme, however, 15, we hear, not completed though propositions of this na- The total estimate for the work was £04 170, bure have been ado and 200,000 has already been voted; but a We hear it is likely that the question of further sum of £10,808 will be required for the protection of Roman Cathone mission- the completion of the work. To ramoveative in China which has been claimed by and rebuild offers quartera at West France, and on which some friction has Battery, Kowloon, £1,500. The original been produced between France and China, salinante of £2,000 has been increased to is likely to be settled in the manner Chica £2,400. For works, rapai, o, under destres, despite anything that Franse may £1,000, the vote for fortifications and Ord- do to the contrary,
ancestors buildings, is £1,398, and for
of the Shanghat local guardians ful navigator and the fact that he whe of the pesco has been dismissed, it having in command of one of the company's best been discovered by the Folice authorities that he had made arrangements to take ressols shows that he stood high in the French leave of the Settlemont in a home estimation of the Directors. From the ward-bound steamer leaving port on the 16th lostant.-N. D. News
Indian papere, we observe that the Tasmania was to leave Bombay for Mar soilles and London on the 1st April, so that she would be on her way home when the disaster occurred. It is surmand by thone acquainted with the Corsican, const that she was driven sahore in a squall, bet of course, this is more conjecture,
Is appears that tho Russian set of Hankow tea steamers is to be an exceptionally sirong one this season... Not less than six vessels are expected to load new season's tea for Odesss this year. They are all en route for the Bast. Some of them will first dised bark convicts at Vladivostock. The follow ing me the stanmers, which belong to the Dobrowolni Flotts, and their days of sailing from Odessa Rossija at Marah, St. Peters bury 5th March, Kost on 20th March, Mokud 1st April, Nishay Newgored i April, and Torosia 10th Apri. Shanghai COTIAT
THR Hu Forssys that Uhincte capitalist are beginning to take the business out of the hands of the foreign banks at Forchow, Last year two men named Kang and Yeh advanced over Tis, 1,003,003 to native tea denlera at a from 30 to 11 per cent laner rate of intercal than the banks. Canse quently the number of purchasers of ton for export is becoming fewer and only five foreign banga parobuss up to Tis. 1,000,000 in value. This year over Tis 1,000,000 8 being lent to batire dealers, through the native banke, at from 5 to 8 of one per cent a month
The Company are again to be oengrabu lated on having saved the lives of their passengers They proudly and justilbly boast that the loss of life by their steamers through accidents has been infinitely small, and it will be a gratification both to the company and general public to find their reputation further sustained. If way of the lives of the crow have been lost, it may be | safely assumed that they have been lost while asfally trying to do their duty as brave British seamon
Should it turn out that the Tasmania has become a total wreck, the loss to the Company will be very great, as they do all or at loset the greater On Tuesday, March the 29th, the German part of their own anderwriting. This versal. B.8line Seyd left Takn bound to Nowchwang, and on Thursday, the 31st is only about three years old, her frst trip idem, she returned to Taka and went to being made about three years ago when aho the Take Dock to hava some new plates put took out the Earl of Daferim to India, and in her bows, she having been in collision with a junk in the Tian-tang gulf. The anahe represents all the latest improvements crew of the junk were brought on board in abipbuilding, she must have cost a very the steamer, the junk being taken in townsiderable sum of money, anch a disaster but when some miles from Taku Bar sho broko adrift, and as it was blowing a glas from the N. E. she would have drifted ry to the arush, shore. The junk was bound to Ticatsin. Tientsin Correspondent of Shanghai Mercury.*
Expenditure. Wages of Markers Coolie Hire Remuneration to Extra Markers
Stationery and Printing Cont of Making Range (exelua.
sive of Targate)
Advertising Fistage
Cost of Ammunition (2,840 National Rifics Association Me-
rounds)
dul
Money Prizes First Competition Second Competition
Chipa.
First Competition Second Competition
Miscellaneous Expenses Balance in hand ...
$297.00
58.00
8279.00 120.00
80.10.
OBLIGE OF KIDNAPING.
6:03
Le Tsang and Chaan. Alue wore charged 54.00 with bringing into the colony a woman atured Tam & Hi for the purpose of prosti 32.66 tution and also with unlawfully bringing the woman into the Colony knowing that she had been sold for the purpose of pro-
-850.00
etitution.
Mr Franois, instructed by Mr Caldwell, appeared for the defonso
Mr Franois on behalf of the prisoners picshed not guilty.
His Lordship said the priors Lad 402.00
39.00 better, plead themselves. He had soon by $8.00 recent case in Dublin that that was hold
to be the correct coursa,-
$1,633 56
HDWARD OSBORNE, Hon. Sec. & Treasurer.
Audited and found correct,
GEO. L. TOMLIN ALY. WOOLLEY. Hongkong, 8th Feb., 1887.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr Francis The course followed hero
has alreaga bean for the Commail to plead for li oliant. Irish law does not apply in English Courto
.
The jury found the first printer guilty on the fint count and the accoud priscaut guilty on the scond count by a majority of
six to one.
A ROHDENLY WITH VIOLENCE, Mob 4 Kim and Mok A Leng wero charged with robbery with violence, p
Dr. Bo Kai explained that on the 12th March a man who had earned $41 the day before was taken by the two prisoners to Bonham Road, where he was thrown down by them and robbed of his money the sanilatits throwing the man, after living robbed him, into a drain,
The jury unanimously found the pri- sonera guilty...
BAKING IN A CODOWN
Cheung A Lok was charged with breaking into a gaduwn and stealing some cothing, and also with being in possession of the stolen articles, knowing them to have been stolen, on the 29 March
a
Dr Ho Kai explained that the master of shop in the Eastern disteler got informa tion on the evening of the 29th March that cortain goods had been stolen from his foreigu goods stora. The polics were in- forsed of the mutter and went to the pri Bouer's house, where they found some of the goods and some pain tickets with which other articles were recovered. H
Hi Dordship said it had been held to be the currect course actording to English law. The prisoners then pleaded not guilty. The Acting Attorney General said that on the arrival of the steamer from Macso on the 11th March a detective of the Po Leung Kok saw the prisonera and another in charge of four girls. He asked the first prisoner what he was doing in Hongkonggg er and he said he came hers, to have a walk,
The second prisoner said she was going to walow and she was taking those four girls thera The girls said they were being talen there to be singing girls..
Evidence was then brought in support of these statements,
Mr Francis contanded that there was no
The jury unanimously found the prisoner ginity of the second counts, Sentences were deferred
The Criminal Sessions have been, ad journed to Tseday at 10.30, when the case of indecont publication and another one will be tried. The jurors not called to-day ure requested to attend then..
the same for barracks, £3,426
The appointments of Assistant Military Suntary at Hong Kong and the sigillor appointment at Barbados, hold respectively by Majors Davies, Royal Munster Fusi liers, and Kely, the Buffs, are to be re- etabs dhuit from April 13 g
We hear that the curation of Sir Frede Among the fappropriations in Rid is one ick A Wald's Governorship of the Straits
Settlements
mer be extended for twelve of £100 from the Foreign Ufice, for cloth-months from the time of the natural
ospira ing for the Legation Guard in China and tion. Some reports have it that it is pensi- Japan.
ble it may amonnt to eighteen montire, which would bring the torm up to Septato- ber, 1889, but we have good cause to belier that it may boiertend to the twelve months. |_ Sir George Bowen, C.C.M.G., and Miss | Bowen are booked as passengers per F. and The F&O, Co's steamer Deccan arrivstomer of April 18 from Brindian. This d here this forenoon with the London mail is the mail from London of 15th prox.
which is duo at Hongkong, whore Sir
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL
of the 18th ultimo From our Ceylon and George resumes his Governorship, on May Indian
telograms
other
exchanges wo extract the following | 20th, according to schedale. Amorgst pisscugers for the Fer Last are the Ranee of Sarawak, and three sons, for Sing gapore, by French mail from Margalles on 10th prox
THE POUR CZAZ..
London, April 2-It bas transpired tha the attempt upon the life of the Ozar was made by a Russian officer who fired at His Imperial Highness the Gatschina Park on Tuesday last. The ballot very narrowly missed. The would be awaasin was 171120. diately arrested b
Londos, April 21a the House of Com occasioned a long and seated debate mons last night, Mr. l'arnell's amendment The Right Hon. Mr Smith finally moved the adoption of the Clatere, which was care
M. Constans, the French Minister ab Poking, has informed the Franch Minter for Foreign Affairs that the Chinese Grov orament Las authorised the connection of the Cincap telegraphi lines with the French lines of
fres in Torg King. The matter will form the object of a special convertion,
the clatails of which will: bo settled betwoo and the director of the Chinco Telegraphs M. Kistelineber, French Consulat Tien tam, at Ghafoo
ocupled with the recent Nepal catastrophe in the Shatighat river, would mean the loss, perhaps, of simething like a quarter of a million pounds. We trust, however, that tho accident will not turn out so A CORRESPONDENT, A. H. S., having com According to the Bombay Gazette, the in a letter to the Times of the following paesungvie were booked to leave
India by the Tasman wretched nature of the accommodation For London--The Earl of Backingta the growth of knowledge and civilisation the case where women were purchased out an additional tax won Qunionld be "dical members and the Herde-Role mom- The Fropchmailvia Marseilles I afforded in the vessels of la Companie
serious.
THE JUBILEE MEMORIAL To the Editor of the CHINA MAL
Hongkong, April 20, 1887. Sis,It is mach to bo regretted that the proponed Victoria Institute was not more reasonably and warmly advocated at the Jubileo meetings. The absurd idea of using the Cricket Ground for the purpose
TAX ON NATIVE OPIUM might have detracted some support from evidence whatorer to prove that the girla According to the Hugas Sir Robert Hart what appeared to be the best of the propo sale, to say nothing of the cost of the au had been brought into the Colony for the shes to lovy a heavy tax on native opiam, dertaking originally proposed. There is purpose of prostitution. He ales dontended but both Prince Chun and the Viceroy L hardly a city, in the whole world where tant in point of law it inust be proved that liave not yet git en their consent. Accord each commercial greatness as that of Hong this Coloily, that the law could not interfere should be established at all the Frovinces the girls were intended to be prostitates in ing to Sir Roborte items, Dustom Houses kong is so singlarly, onbecoming with girls coming into this Colony ou pas-where native opium is grown, for the colles irasted with the dearth of publio institu
tion of a tax of Tis 110 per cheat, and if ions of a literary character, there is sago from Macao to Sirator,
The Acting Attorney General maintained the dmg should afterwards be conveyed to ried by 861 votes against 253, 11 Biogo Eainly none in which personal considerations that the new Ordinance specially covered where thero ara. Maritins Custom Houses, Mr Gladstone, with the whole of the Ro have thus paralysed all efforts to promota
of the Colony and brought here in order to loriod. The revenge of the Government bers, left the House. Transatlantique, to travaliers from Maltshire, Col. and Mrs. Detretan, child and to soften the asterities of life of those in bu sont to other places
would thus be increased, but the burden of The Crimes Bill was then read a first to Imly, the Secretary of the Poninsular infant, Miss Od the Paul Bird, Mr D. this.remote code by sided for all at Home, Mi Francis-That is covered by emigra the people will be heavier and how they time withoirt opposition of Com and Oriental Company announces that the Molver, Mr and Mrs Bir actual luxuries provided
M'Látster, Mr B. J. Ruskinjee and 3 song, and whose hands are unable to reach tha
The Viceroy Li liks consulted | London, April 0. —In the House of Com. directors intend from neat January, when
His Trdabiy grow with Mr Trannis with the Ministers of the Taungli Yametimony last night, Bir Richard (Bernhard dhe show adealerated. Tadian mail service Me J. Coles, Me O. Dertil My R. shelves of the richly-furnished Hongkong tant there was no evidence to show that the upon the matter and requested the able y Samuelson moved the rejection of the the new services Rasterjee, Me B. H. Kantemjoo; Mr. Olub Librargoun had een brought, into the qutody embers of the Yamon to write, a treatise Crimes Bill on the grands chat in his be between Malta and Brindisi, in addition to Duff Brace, Mr J. A. Bridges, Mrs Irvine,
Quoan Victoria's reign has been impres Mr M. M. N. Yuld, Mr H, N.
for the purpose of prostitution, but said that on the subject. Over ten have been sent lief the measure would increase disorder in the rapid communication which the com
the women into the Onlony kuowing them by H. E. Li Hang Chang, recommends the pire.
Sol don by sea. This will give an express transit from Malta to London via Brindisi
have been cold for prostitution there collection of Ta. per 100 catties, according and vice versa of three days sixteen hour.
Ir will
Lon
bear it?
Latest Mail Advicus Yokohama, Fab. Forchow, Jan 31, Hong Kong, Feb. 7.
Fob 9 Shanghai Feb 37
Messageries Maritimes atostzer Anadyr with the adrices from China and the Straits Settlemente, dated as above, was delivered in London on the 11th inst, three days an advance of its due date. The Japan ad- vices were recriredalbis day, a San Fran cisco. The next in rand mal (C. 2. and D. atomer. Nepaul, from Shanghai, Feb. 19,
days in advauto of ils due dat
pany will maintain between Malta and Inn B.. B. Barris, Miss Harris Muris, bitsively characterised by brilliant achieve with reference to the second count-bring.in, hat the ine that is considered the bost, Treland und endanger the union of the Em was despatched from Brindin to
www
will be remembered it in the case of the steamer Plainweller which disappeared
and Mrs G.
Wilds and 3 children, Dr Baughton, Ms Grifiths, Dir Ross and Mr Campbell.
For Marseilles Mr and Mrs Pigutt, Mr and Mrs Browne, Mr and Mrs Vumed Bir Bradford Lean and 2nd Hra Voned Macdonald, Mr Hornhardt, Mrs Lambolim
ments in the world of letters, mul yet Hongkong deema the proposed Victoria. Institute not so worthy to perpetuale the memory of that golden reign as rendering a select portion of the sick jubilant for the solcet por
The Sanitarium would do very well ·for
AKSAGE,
with's cargo of coal in the north Japan Mrs Adama, Mr W Bull, Mr Crawford. Mr those taken to enjoy the sweet mounlajn sir, J LARCENY Bely heavier tax on foreign merchandise import been expelled from Alasce,
· ZORD EL CHURCHILE TO THE FRONT-
The launch of such a verse os
was a cass to go before the Jacy. He would to the old regulations. It argues that first. | Lion, April 2 –M. Antowe Francy pinas by the Hongkong and Whanipod ressite, however, the point of law.ly it is customary for all Nations to levy a ti, a momber of the Reichstag of liste, lins Dock Company shows the resources which
The jury found the prisoners not
are at the diappad of the British Govern«- than au nativa prednos ed foto the kind. Secondly, the native |
ment an that part of the world in the cane AN OLD OFFENDER. BY
of the amo
of emergency Thas a vessel of such con Chan Ayau was charged with stealings | opiam ia inferior in quality and taste to the
London, April 3rd Randolph Char.struction can be buikis not only are lita hid ho all who have ben onnected with ber Yokohama found that she was overloaded Stron, Mrs Truman, Mra Langley, Missbe left below for want of accommodation clook, a pipe and some other articles be imported drog, and taking into consideral, in the course of an uduress to his chats, an important fact which the Ad;} langing to b4 Ip. a'ahopinan, in Queen's in the total amount of lois levied stitients yesterday, strongly advocated and miralty might note with advantage. Mesing and that she was possibly badly ventilated. Langley, General W. W. Goodfellow, Lieut Why should they dío, not with ailing bodies Road Central; and also with being in posthe interior, the amount of the tax on appported the Crimes Bill and the Land Morrison and Co. call attention to the im Wm. Milburn & Col Foole, Mr R Stort and Brig.Burgeon only but also with aching feelings, for the cusion of these articles knowing Thirdly, each Province should collect the in his reasons for remigling with a view to potuit Exut in the follgging somewhat
that to foreiga and antive opiam differs but little, Bill, He entered at considerable fangth
seas last year, the Court of Enquiry held at W Grant, Major Cameron, Mrs R but what about those who mast necessarily
Hor owners, Mosars Co., have written to the Board of Trade, Ues. S. Sutherland.
fatal preference which, under the circum stances unust, though unwillingly, be shown
Lave been stolen.
A TIGER HUNT NEAR AMOY Yin some cases ↑ And why should prejudice previous convictions were recorded against certain provinces, as dependent upon the expenditure on the Army and Nav The fact that in one of our most distant
poor
(From our Correspondent) of race or want of space rulegata tha
natives to o parish withcut this chance of re- Overs
enly for the sake of humanity, the Chinese should rather be prevented from cerispurcating the Paolio Gardens as they do than be barred of which contrasting medical establishment; which, contrasting its limited proportion with the colony's po pulation, would, by the way, require
without
FIRE 1087R AND MOUKTAR PARKI'S
very great national foportares na affecting
wing for a troch investigation, on the p
The jury found the prisones guilty. Two same amount of tax formerly, hence, in the justification of the same. He declared curiously constructed paragraph, which re- ground that the steamer was not overload
- such as Kweichon and that he should contince to insist on econome quires a chest effort to get through ed, and was provided with officient ventila-
him. tion. The Board of Trade replied that
Shansi, the babitants they do not think the case would warrant A Amoy, April 18th.
the cultivation of opium for their support so long as such economy would not in any dependencies a company axists which in the BESET OF STOLEN TELEGRAPH CABLE. Fourthly, the foreign drug contains arsenic, way impair the dafenge of the Empire, short pace of six montba he built and na order for rehearing, as the finding wo
On the fath instant, a wyer vent into
Fan Acheng was charged with receiving and injures the pauple more than the native
Innnched a stest cruiser of considerable di no blame to any one person either with vilage near Kung Dea, about 10 miles
100 hs weight of telegraph cable, well producs Fifthly, proclamations should be EU MARIAN CABINET Mensions and of modern type, and, which expressed in guarded torins, and impated
knowing the same to have been stolen, and issued ordering that whenever the opium Rome, April Signos Dopratis has has all the modern appliances and mochas regard to overloading or the venutation of from this, in the middle of the day, and
len with asezalting an Indian Constable to passes the Barriers, lekin thonld be levied, coseded in rodolling the Cabinet nical skill, under the very efficient direction the cario. Meast Wm. Milberi have carried off a pig from one of the houses,
provent being arrested,
and whenever it pastes the Culcus, taxes Count Nicolis de Robilant retiring, Signor of the able saperintendent, Mr Gillies, to made it known in the Japan papers, that Three of the villagers immediately gave
The Acting Attorney General said that a should be levied. This is the only right Deprotis will take his place as Minister for produce war vessels of more than dan ole they had themselves a risk of £6,000 on the chinas to try and save the hapon, and
Sikh Constable mot the prisoner at Lap method for collecting raz on native opium, Foreign Affairs Siquor Crespi will become the size of the 2o lipidos, la, our view; of Plinmeller, and that they lost 10,000, a tracked the tiger to his den, which appeared on practicable shout maring part of what Sap Wan carrying a cable. The prisoner but as to levying twice the sitiount sullected Minister of Interior Signor Zanardelli instrances alone, by the wreck of the to be a small cave among the rocks tire of in panded to be done a part of what said that he bought it. The Constablo asked on the foreign drug, it will never do and it Minister of Justice, and Glazioral Viale, Normanton:AU. D. Neur
intended the mon commenced to block up the en- The tramway will soon obviste the diff him to come to the Station. The prisoner would be giving assistance to foreigners, Minister of War trance with stones and bushes, while the Tas Straits Times translates the following third opt watch upon a fork, when the cally of ascent to the hilly regione Font with the Constable for a short dis not mentioning that the people would lose from a Netherlands India paper regarding tiger, who had got out at another entrance profiting by this, a company or individual tanee and then threw down the cable and their dupation, the murder of the Governor of. Timur sprang sepon she war on the book, knock should build some snug cheap chaleta ibere, fought with the Sikh Constable for about twenty minutes. The Sikh finally unged: For additional partículars have come to ing him down. The other two ran back to people might, whilst benefiting both enter to scoure him, The cable had been taken) hand regarding the murder of the Governor the villege and gave the alarm Nearly prises, improve their health if tint wing from a godown in the neighbourhood of Portagnese Timer According to the all the male inhabitants went to the releasendad, enjoy themselves d la taipan, nid The prisoner said he bought the cable for Surabaya, Courant, the whole affair is some-themed with watchlocks, spears and other do away with the scarcity of houses and she $1.30 frum some boys who pick up things Army vote for Hongkong for 1887-88
following ara, the particulars of the only of the settlement of Egypt-based these are belig sonatructed by Sie Wiliara how connected with a nativo, military on-
The Establishment on which the estimates minal who had been put in prison, and for spong When they arrived at the sput ourbitant sents be will undoubtedly on the sand,
they found the tiger lying across the man,
The jury found the prisoner guilty on are Baad otsist of Thren. batteries of whom bia comrades took sides. When, who was by that time hall eaten,
grace the colony some day, perhaps on a both counted to found a terrible pany of Engineers 8 officers and 120 men the Colonial Conference was held yester 'that Lord Charles Beresford, who recently the 3rd March, the Governor was repairing The tiger spoing the crowd coming come occasion host jubilant but none the less in-
He Lordship
Corrisut Artillery, 671 of all ranks; & com- to his residence, which nesemitated his menced biting the dead mm in his rage, press and opportune than the present recout against the prisoner. He had been a battalion of Infantry, 603 of all ranka; ↑ dar attacked by a band of 60 native soldiers fortunately for them, instead of attacking countless eine nuid stamps night, if one per banishad 'an‹i punished for returning Native Engineers, and two companies ofson, Lord Batiebury not that the deadisoninion that the two vessels now being: passing through, bishes, ho we uddenly and every time the villagers fired, the tiger. when the original is ng more amongst mot convicted of robbery with violence, he had company, of Insal Artillery, & company of day. In the coats of a spoon apon the paid a visit to the Armstrong yard, gave it
tala ⠀⠀ Then the young haulty ongraved on
They fall, apoo and killed him. The serious-ance npon the dead man. After some 4:072 springing into life and with better rom baxislibrent, Ee had been convicted on Laura, 209 of all ranks; two Ordnancerest of both England and the Colonies of their ones doat. It erpooted, all will than at present, be immortalisud | stal occasions of larceny, ongs of barg Artificers and 31 of the Medical Staff why that European powers are manifesting be ready in August, when Admiral frang
mortalised lary, and this year he had been sentenced Corps Total of all ranks 1,714 an increasing desire for Colonial posses wil Taky than out to Ching
lying in winbush in the night urhood his assailants, commenced wreaking his van-
As for the statue,
Toy of the ontbreak arises from the cir-considerable time and a lot of expenditure prostor for this colony. cumstances that the whole garrison consiz of powder and slugs the tiger wss lilled, 7"
completely riddled. The tiger was found
tof only 30 first clan soldiers (Europeans, Chinese &c.), and a batalion, 1,000 strong, to be a half growe male om die
A se of natives armed with serviceable" muskets
On Sunday, Mr. B. Allen, neted shot, who know very well how to handle their wont to Kang Bon, to me he could find wospons. In the settlement there are the mute of the slam tiger, and has not yet ther men of war not gay efficient means of returned. If any of your noted Hongkong defence. Perhaps the disattention may not sports, would like a little excitement in the he wide spread, otherwise, the application shape of tiger shooting if they will come up for reinforcementa: frun Macan would hare been more urgent than has actually been here they can get plenty of it, as tha the one
appear to be more numerous this year than
tigere
they have ever heen before las is the third life lost this year alone from tigers.
* Vessels in Port : Revenue Cruiser Piny
A PUBLIC missionary meeting in support of the Presbyterian Missions in China and Ching, Steamers Formara, Hailong. India was held on March 15 at St. Andrew Bathing Vessels. Archos, Led vranare, Church, Connay Strue, Birkenhead. There Christin
Thanking you for inserting this in your at the Magistracy for being
of burglars' implementa
váltable columns, et
I am, Sir, your-obedient servant,
ARBITRATOR.
SUPREME COURT IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS (Bejora Lis Honour, Mr Jutics Bussett,
Acting Chief Justice."); Wednesday, April 20.
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ARMY ESTIMATES FOR BONG C KONG
The
the question of the dite profection of Beitish the unfortunate event o interests in the East and in the Pacific in
London, April 1 It is stated that the Captain Long, Admiral in the Chi Porta is dissatisfied with the report of dese Mavi, tan arrived in England, and with the proposals of Sir HD. Wolff but posels now being constructed, as addition
ezprosses vings for the solution of the to the growing navy of China Two of t
apus treatios and firmans, Arroaring, and two at Sirkka in Germany..
Adhairal Lang has paid a wait to Newcastle, London, AppIVIA CONFERS and Joaves to-day for Stettin to inarcos, the April 5-The first meeting of two German vessels. We hear privately
fence of
of the Binpise was the common in completed at Newosable are the two finest
very probable that H. RH Prince Komal an autole to the Milano of Japan wall probably represent his Majesty at the forth Coming featsville bouwt of the comple on of fifty years of reign of Hor Misjasty, Thu Shah ban likewed appointed a member of the Blood to represent him, whitht other appointments are the Orüwh Prince of Aer tein and the Grand Duke Michre of Los- ordered roat by his medical advisors, mis Aryst it is Jurkanen i whether China -
ALTUST SOOLS OF ZAKERQUAK
and Bism intend to send SLIGHT BLOVES OF EARTHQUAKE AT ADA similar character, or whether t
"Adana ð-Darng- the last four
ward notograpli linato
Sover:
rxo, be presented
hear
General Staf. Clercs, and Others Majorsione it behoves the Colonies to take We have already announced that it was gens, £1,005; colonul ba the ital, 2013; deputy saistaut, adjutant and quarter upon the algae a fair liare of the expense Esen and responsibility of mutasd defence by Awa and Young Aslan, wormater general, eynide does, furrushing can as well as means Olung servasta allowances, E21 table, money, Priser Co charged with stealing a watch and a pair of £500 tour staff clerks, 2001 temporary SPEAKNE OF TEZ HOUSE OF COMMONS, trousers on the 25ta Maroli.alerka, office-keepers, do 21 Total,
ESTEEMED IN HEALTH. The Acting Attorney General said the £3,883 Postal and contingent expenses, Tandy, April 6-The Speaker of the | watch belonged to Chung Alu, s houm boy £0 The votes for the Lascars are – House of Commons, who is utterly, when in the Chartered Mercantile Bank The 100 in the company (Hong Kong and out and enfeebied in health by the recent two prisoners asme to his room shout a Singapore), 88 in the I company (Bang) prolonged sittings of the House, heat been quarter past one o'clock. He asked them Kong), and 103 is the Ceylon company to alt down, Chung áfu then went to serve total 295. The total daily pay 16 £3 65. The Criminal Sessions were began this his master's tiffin. When he came back ha 51. and the total srinual pay £4,875 fa morning, There were thirteen ass an ex them in his room, but they only stayed 63. From the latter is deducted, £75 62 the list, 2
minute or two. After they were gone, 61, forfeited by imprisonment, absence THE BOBBRAY OF ME KUEN'S SHOP, the boy found that he had lost a watch, S., and for difference in rate of exchanges was a large attendance. Mr Those
Chi Fuu and Loung Ngan were charged, and a pair of trousers had been taken from losing £4,500 Fourie, men, ace for Matheson presided. The chairman, opening Tomarlin, said it was last forty HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Me first with bresking into and antering a mom. When the man were arrested, rice as monated order to the Gover The following is the Annual Report of the shop of Mr M. N. Kahr and stealing the first prisoner said he got the watch from or of Carinn, to be maintained put of years since the mission in China' was starte ad. For the first air years sign of the Bangkong Ride Asaodation for BBB four bronzo rusos, and other articles and the second, while thesecond said he wished colonial revenues, and for whom to pay fruitfulness was seen, but ines 1854 the for presentation at the Yearly Meeting to also with being in passation of the goods to harrow money from Chung Afn and the is bereken. cadas had bear prospering throughost be held at the Hongkong Hotel on Monday, knowing them to have been stolen and the the latter instead of money gave him the Army Pay Department Chief paprase byteries containing native, pastors and The Working Committee beg to lay before ganda Dative elders and third would be found members the annexed platement of AoThe prisoners pleaded not guilty, are long in Formiossa and there were recounts for the year ending 31st December The following Jury ware or in centres, which meant a great deal of works 1885, shewing a credit Fintance of $58. Mesars John Rodger, OA E. M. Fried
the fruit of which was that there were The Account, however, does not include Echt, Fung Far, Cleorge Fenwick 3,500 adok communicants in Tuk member the following items which are still auch da ship of the sharon. By that means a dissi Hongkong and Whampoa Do On tiuct infuence was exercised over 15,000 or or making Range $70, daly pertiled by for 16 Turgale 2556 11, and balance of Bitl 20,000 people. They had already a pume ber of native pastor, baudes seventy bra Moers Danby and Leigh, which will have | sơn, avangeliate in the various distrioler and it to be defrayed by the Subscriptions for the had been found that the maority of faces out year,
erkun came forward we applice
The first prize uzeening wis held on Zijk
had been brought under the zemre of 2 and 20th April, and the dead or the111b the gombal
ordingy, income in Ba-port
Decembe
gation" who hire
THE BURNUSION OF BURMAR COMPLETE,
days aight shocks of cut aquake hans hoor felt here, bet no damage has been do
eto high would at noon in due form by their
PRINTS ON NEATA
that is not unlikely that Siam the example of Japan, and send a member London, April 1 - fix the House of Con of the Blood, mons last night Sir John Gorst stated that the submission of Burmah is now completa East the Lydts, LaTosa, hasa hud, the mountry is easible to British
Mor
stolen watch. This Chung Annied. The ter Roll No paymasters, 2393 tres
trads, though naturally a recurrence of prisons with receiving
dos Bemedios, O Jurgenssa; and L Daya
Mr Brereton, instructed by hir D B
of Messrs Caldwell and Wilkins
Acting
watch was found in spawnbändinates: 4210 mocsanit
The jury found both the prisnotera
Two phavious convictions were recorded pal against the first prisoner
N
Before His Honour by 4. J. Laos, Acongeler
Chan Fai and ging General inid this. In danger of fits life, and its stei
1 tack place
die land a scrisurity of clothes fromkibin Torsoz
Slowynaue,
fiborder is within the boundno possibilty, mins for Penang in
dramath Moriste, for
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