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nearly double. These and other matters, however, will perhaps tight themselves, although at the expense of holders of pro- party in Queen'a Boud; and meanwhile we can only express rogest that the ratepayers, have missed a rare opportunity of benefit. Ing themselves, and that the Colonial Other have taken apparently so little interest in the subjant
TELEGRAMS.
(From Singapore Papers) THE LOSS OF THE GLENCOE London, Feb. 8.--A barque collided with the steamer Glenove off Bouchy Head, The latter sank instantly, and fifty-four of the crew were drowned. No passengers.
As the drew of tho Glencoe "would Bcarcely number 50 all told on her trip round to tilasgow, we suppose some of the crow of the barque must have been lost.]
GERMANY AND BIMÚTALISM. In the Reichstag the Bimetalists intro- duce a Motion urging the Government to set in concert, with Bagland in the event of the latter initiating proposals to restore
a ailver standard.
0. G. Parow, who on Saturday was com mitted for trial before the Supreme Court on a charge of obtaining $250 from 3 J. F. Wubber, Solicitor, on false pretences, waa to-day identified in the Gaol by Mr F. Solomon, Chief Inspector of Polica, Bang. kok, as the man who, ander the namo of [Under the same date the following tele-
Köhf, distinguished Limaolf as a borrower gram was issued by Reuter's agent hereof money and a general frond in the Siamasse "It is somi-officially stated that the United capital a short time ago. Mr Solomon, who States Government is prepared to consider any British proposals upon the bimetallic is well acquainted with the classic features question. If our telegram is supposed to of Mr Köhl-Popoff-Popow-to., arrived here be a sunderration of the Singapore one, by the Nanshan from Bangkok yesterday, the work has evidently been admirably and he took the opportunity to pay bir res- dona.}...
peals to the hero of the Cooshie Doo in his lonely call this morning. This attention by Popow. The haughty Muscovite in feet on Mr Soloman's part was not well received
THE CRISIS IN FRANCE, We gather from a somewhat ambiguous Havaa telegram, dated 9th inat, that the French Government demanded that preso. dence be given to the Rill for the re-estab lishment jerutin d'arradissement and carried a notion to that effect by 308 votes against 243; and that the Chamber, by a majority of 504 to 9, agreed to proceed in modiately afterwards with the Bill for the revision of the constitution,
LOCAL AND GENERAL, PASSED SUEZ QANAL,
I
THE CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY.
THE CHINA MAIL
a
OWD
PARRING SNATCHING.
stealing a pair of carrings from a wornar Tam Ngau, a cocfin, was charged with named Lo Tao, the mistress of a brothel, on the 25th January,"
....
The Acting Attorney General said the
and took the earrings she was wearing. Ho complainant was walking on the Praya West when the prisoner came behind her ran and was pursued by the purepiainent, and on seeing her following him he intimidated hor by drawing a knife and flourishing it. majority of six to one.
The jury found the prisoner guilty by a disferred. pleaded guilty to a similar charge, wao Soutence was
sentenced to three years' hard labour.
Ho Yau, another earring snatelor, who
aroused in England and on the Continent. A charge of lepacy has been brought against Professor Geffekon.
Frederick on his accession to the throne of Prince Bismarck has serted that the proclamations issued by the lato Emperor
of health. late Emperor William was is a critical state Germany were written in 1865 when the
celebrated for the earicatures published in Vanity Fair with the signature of Apo.'
MR CHAMBERLAIN AT BIRMINGHAM.
expressed his opinion that America ought addressing a public meeting at Birmingham, London, Jan. 24-Mr Chamberlain, in
fisherius question. He referred to the sub- make the next overturos in regard to the
Winchester, Martini Hry, and Bridor the Stata eredit to create small landholders ordinate position which the Irish question ad a supply of 30,600 rounds of ammuni- advocated the establishment of district Maliatos, the King of Samos, las sesdest-present occupied in political &fairs. He
rifles. tion, and the Tamasese party secured 1000 councils and free solucis, and the use of
in England...
guarantee of 3 per cent, for 10 yours upon The Argantina Republic has offered a 10,000,000dol invested in factories for the preparation of beef for export
the previous week. amounts to £13,174,0 0, an increase of The Bank of England reserve now £682,000 as compared with the return for
rivera in New Guinea, will be a stern wheel
The stormer that is to be purobased by
boat. the Imperial Government for nae on the
Sir Charles Warron, who recently resign- army. don police, has returned to his duties in the ed the shiuf commissionership of the Lan-
According to the latest news from
forca, in a prisoner in the bands of the British Burmak, Salapaw, the Burmeso elieftain,
A4 per cent. lean of £500,00 haa boon of the Government of the Cape of Good placed up the London market on behalf Hope.
formation in Fargland.
A steel trust is said to be in the course of
FRENCH AGGRESSION IN THE COMORO ISLANDS
London, Jap, 24The inhabitants of the Comora Jefands, in the Muzambique order to escape frous Froach aggression. Channel, are seeking British protection in
AID HERCULES ROHINION.
shortly expiree, should ratein the Go- London, Jan 24-There is a strong de aire at the Capo of Good Hope that Bir Hercales Hobinson, whose term of ofEco vernorship of that colony.
Bill, which has been passed by the United THE AMERICAN TABİEF DILL London, Jan. 24.-The American Tariff States Sonale, inaroases the duties on wool, but removes half the sugar duties. It also tion of angara. It is considered that the grants heavy bounties on the local produc
Representatives. now tariff will be rejected by the House of
THE PARNULL-TIMES GOMMİSSION, : London, Jau. 24.-At yesterday's sitting of the Parnell-Timer Commission a Moon- lighter named Tobin swore that the Kerry Moonlighters organised paid and semed by the League.
body who wore
count is quoted at 3 per cent.
THE DANK BATE OF DISCOUNT. London, Jan. 24.-The Bank rate of dis-
Ambassador at Berlin that the charges Prince Bismarck has assured the British
revealed the contents of necrot de patches mado against Sir Robert Morior, of having to the late Marshal Bazains, were neither directed against England or approved of
RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS IN THE RED SEA. by the German Government,
London, Jun. 24.-Italy has decided to The King of Shos has become reconciledal, in consequence of the landing of Con reinforcs her troops on the Red Sea littor
visiting Vienna, was received with royal to the King of Abyssinia, and has ceded tro sacks at Tajura Bay. provinces to King John,
Prince Alexandar of Battonberg, DD honours.
No. 8150. FEBRUARY 18, 1889.]
folt by those who require large premises Ax alarm of fire was sounded about half- with a water frontage and also an entrenos past eight last night and the brigades turn-N
expected some expression of thanks from the evidence they would be quite justified the Shareholders for the improved re-in view of the circumstances of the case in from the principal street of the city. If ed out only to find that the cakes was no-
A meeting of the shareholders of the turns, rather than the hostile attitude finding the prisoner guilty of the charge of the present Prays becomes the chief street, thing moro sorious than a chimney on fire China Bugar Refining Co., Limited, was Before moving the adaption of the Report
assithed by them during the past year. InroODY. the depth of 175 feet for building prinses at the Union Club. Wellington Street:
hold at the office of the General Agants, and Accounts Iahail on leavour to newer the jury said-We unanimualy find the After a short retiremont the foreman of on the now ground will not compare fastur THE Northern Territory Times anys :--Or Hon. J. Bell Irving prasided, and there to him and must have been to a great many case made out as to how he came tu be
Menara Jardine, Matheson & Co., to-day. any questions that may be put to me.
Mr Fraser Smith said it was surprising stolen property, but there has been no clear ably with the prosent depth betweeing to the decision arrived at by the were also present:-Hon. B. Layton, Me shareholders to listen to the latter portion in possession of this proporty.
prisoner guilty of being in pussosion of Queon's Road and the Prays, which is Eastern and Australian Stormship Com-St. Michaolsan and Mr E. A. Solomon. of the speech that had just been made by
pany, and the Chins Navigation Company, Consulting Committoo; and Hon. C. P. that the matter, which had been amicably The Foreman of the Jary-No; we find His Lordship-Then you find him not to raise the fares for Cinese passungen Obater, Mowers F. Dodwell, D. McCullock, adjusted, would have been brought up in him guilty only of being in possession of
their worthy chairman. Ha had no idea guilty of atooling the Bluff from Port Darwin to Hongkong, from Fort Darwin wes held, at which it was de- E. R. Belitics, A. S. Cohen, R. Frar friendly way, and it would have been just that. The prisoner is discharged. to £8, mecting of Chinose residents at H. N.: Mody, T. E. Davies. S. J. Dauby, thought that all matters had been settled in
the spirit it had been brought up. aided not to allow Chineze to travel by Smith, N. J. Gomes, A. S. Guinot, J. S. salt. Sporking as one of the first signa-
He atolea property.
His Lordship-Ho is not indicted for Tussels owned by the offending companies,
as well if what had been said had beon luft An ounced porformance was given Man, Pang Fun, Wong Tai Quan, Pau Sin, Gousral Managers and the Consulting Como-
KOBBERY FROM THE PERSON. Perry, C. Evona, Chan Yex Sing, Yap Ngi torios of the petition addressed to the
Le Achun was charged with amaulting by the Band of the Argyll and Sutherland Lan Kit, Pang Yan, Wong Shan Tan, mittes, he was perfectly certain that it was attack on the complainant by other two ailor the Praya and robbing him of a blanket Accused was assisted in his Highlanders in the Public Gardens on Sa-Wong Ngip Ki, and Wong Pang Lai, share couched in no hostile language, and was put men, neither of whom wore arrosted. turday afternoon, which was much enjoyed
holdere; and J. Barton, secretary.
Ho forward in the only legitimate way the few had been previously convicted of larceny. The Chairman said:As the report and shareholders composing, let him say, the The Jury having returned a verdict of by the visitors who happened to be in the statement of accounts have been in your opposition had in their power, and that they guilty, His Lordship, after commenting on place at the time. It is a pity however, hands for some time, I presume you will were only exercising the right that belonged the case as a bad one, sentenced the pri that the band should, comparatively speak follow the custom of former years and take to the shareholders without any inimical soner ty three years hard inhour and or ing, sto ita acetuss un the desert air, them as reat. instead of affording a treat to a furgo au- during the past year has been exceptionally who, he was quite certain, had always done strokes och during the first six moatha wf The oarse of business feeling towards the General Managers, dered him to get two floggings of 25 dicuce, as it would do were an intization prosperous and the reaalle of the working their atmest in every way for the welfare bis imprisonment. of the performancy made through the are consequently the best the Refinery has of the Company. papers.
ever been able to show, On the 14th of efforts of the General Manager and believed They appreciated the August laat wo paid an interim dividend of that in the course they had taken they were 14 per cant. for the year, applying 820,00 signed the petition thought the altered 6 per cent., and it is w proposed to make only actuated by a desire for the success of further distribution of a per coat, equal to the business; but the few gentlemen who towards the reduction of Property Account charactor of the times required ings, and carrying forward $7,100.07 to the General Agents, and they took the stops little al for depreciation of Machinery and Build. beration in the arrangement with the credit of this year's working, which appor- they did out of no disreapest or hostility to tiounent d
anderstand however that a movemeat has Consulting Committee who was head of the balance at our disposal will, the agents. With regard to what had I trast, oummand itself to your judgment, heen said about the conduct of one of the been set on foot for a further dividond of the syndicats, he could only say for per sant, but you may not all have realised himself that he knew nothing about and that the amount proposed to be written little interest in the Company and the fact that plant and machinery deprociate, t it.
hud acted for his off Property Account no mure than pro what he thought was the interest of this other local Company is nos suffering from upon the matter be thought he would vides for the usual wear and tear. the payment of excessive divide da in the hare bad no occasion to do so-but to ex- charged with assault and attempted rob.
French Charaber. Dopaties for the Depart An-shareholders. He did not rise to comment
past, and in such an uncertain industry sa
ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. Wong Atim and Isang Tong Shan wore
THE PARIS ELECTION. Sugar Refining ordinary prudenso alould thanks of the shareholders to the Generals dwelling-hour on 16th January last,
press his thanka aud; he was sure, the bery, alleged to have been ccmmitted in
· London, Jan. 24. The election to the precaut shareholders from demanding more Managera for the admirable work they had Committee are able to recommend. With tunily until now of doing so, and he was store n Circular Pathway anal asinufting Guinea; Mr Palldrara, German Consul at that General Boulanger will be defeated by than the General Agents and Consulting done. Thero had never been an oppor- prisonara were charged with entering a Dr Kractke, Governor of German New ensue, M. Floqust professes to believa ment of the Soine (Paris), which takes place The order of the Red Eagle has been on Sunday next, is causing mnoh excite The Acting Attorney Gonemal said the conferred by the Emperor of Germany upon mont. It is feared that serious rioting will cut the Police Inspector dead. As the object regard to Property Account no doubt the of Mr Solomon's visit was to identify Popon, Rebaory Land and Buildings in Hongkong trat to do so. He could not agres, how the same time attempting to commit &ington. the usual ceremony was gous through. There fully worth their book value, bat it must ever, with the recommendation of the robbery. As six p'clock in the evening of
very proud to have the honour to ho the the proprietor and his concubine, and at Sydney; and Mr Krull, Consul at Vell. 80,000 votes. distinguished prisoner, who on Saturday not be forgotten that the price at whier the General Agents and the Conguiting Com-the 16th January the proprietor of the at New York have proved that weapon to repelled with indignation tho suggestion Swato Property stands, viz, 8418,000, mittes with regard to the application store was sitting in a bed-room in the top be a partial failure.
(The result was he won by Experimente made with the Zalinski guo FRENCH INTERESTA IN TER EASTERN PACIFIO,
80,000) placed among a small crowd of Police I regret that owing to the conditions of the of property for the past for years to when a knock we heard at the door do. that he was the men from Bangkok, wins under present circumstance excosSiTo. of Rome $20,000 towards the reduction foor of the house, while his concubine and Inspectors and other eminent individuals Sugar trade I use no izmadiate
London, Jan. 24.-M. Goblot, tho French account. In looking over a female servant were in another room, Race, as it was announced he intended to Paris, the question of British and French- Mr Gindatone has decided not to visit with Lord Lytton, British Asubasador at Minister for Foreign Affaire, has discussed and Mr Solomon was asked to pick him resuming work at Swatos, but the premises found that 3 lace of dollars had been and a letter addressed to one of the in-
prospect of
of the accom to out. Be at once did ao, remarking as he and machinery are being maintained in an laid his hand u Popow's shoulder. This efficient condition, an that, should the op- property was now worth at lesa, twice its opened the prisoners pushed their way into
written off the property sccount The mates was thrust in. On the door being Minister for War.
The death is announced of the Spanish instructed M. Waddington, the French interests in the Easter Pacific. He has is the blackguard; but he's toen growing a OUTWARD BOUND :-Red Sea, Decemloring hauteur, asked the crowd who the Before moving the adoption of the reported value of the property itself. The rise prisoner remained in the otter room and list was returned for the Battersea division.
Beard since? Pope, with an air of freez position promptly to take advantage of it,for further writing of Against the depre- the bed-room where the man was and poll in the first contest for the city division which is claimed by France na a dependency portunity possunt itself, we shall be in a origiant price, and there was no necessity the room. The first prisoner went into bock have been returned at the head of the tist annexation of the Island of Tabui; The Earl of Rosebury and Sir John Lub Salisbury in reference to the reported Bri. -Ambasador in London, to approach Lord 28 William Burkill, Abergaidie, Jan. something this follow was ? Mr Solomon, I cannot but refer to a subject when in the value of properly during the past while holding a sword over the worden de 1 Kant, 11; Ehrenfels, 15; Nestor,
ciation of machinery they had the enhancs drawing a sword manzeed him. The ether of the County Council of London." A sosis of Tahiti. wo understand, has brought with Rector, Glengarry, Batearres Brook, pile of documentary evidenco of Kobl's
Jim
ly concerns the prosperity of the Company, Flintshire, 20; Gleafinias, February 1
transactions Bangrok and el ewhere. desirable is its future intaccats. You are ciation of plant. ile propraed that instead uner did not seem to have made any de- withstanding the fact that Russian re-Sewell, the United States Consul at Apia, and on which a clear statement of facts is year was very much more then the depremanded mouey from her. The first pris the Cossack Mission to Abyssinia, not- mittaa has been informed by Mr H. M. Frigga, Saghalion, Telamon, Trifeis, from all of which it would appear that there probably all aware that in May laat what of applying $20,000 towards the reduc mand, but there could be little doubt that gimental seats are on the 200 Unasucks who that to the best of his uellef
Russia has denied that she approved of
THE HABÍAN DIFFICULTY. Jan. 24.-The Foreign Relations Com- Dorset, Galley of Larne, Moray, b; Be
is quita demand for him in some places, was known as the Sugar Syndicate,' &880. narty, Tilan, 8; Thyra, 12. HOURWARD BOUND-Glenartney, Lennox, preciated here. The case on which he is shareholder, was formed with the avowed the year and the balance carried forward. the intention, however, some one down-Murska, the once famous Hungarian ca Islands, on condition that Germsoy is
notwithstanding his being so little spciated with and organised by a prominent per cent. be made, making 15
tion of Property Account, dividend of his intention like that of the other men arrived in the Gulf of Adon. 20; Sarpedon, Feb. 1; Copack, Daphne, committed at present is not on the calendar object of coupelting the General agents to
per cent, for
waa robbery. Before they ould carry out
agreement has been arrived at by which England will 5; Yorkshire, 8; Bayern, Ulysses, Nor for this month's criminal sessions as yet,rence the scale of commissiors payable to Company had the sust right to its success.
The death in anounced of Ima de receive Tonga, and eventually the Hawaiian He thought the present shareholders of the stairs shouted to them and they ran out atrice den, 12,
and will therefore probably not be tried them under the Articles of Association. No It was not their business to provide or the for some time.
without taking anything.
It appears that she wrote letters allowed Samos. He considers that Admiral The P. & O. steamer Pekin, with the Eng.
direct
to her daughter, and cenumitted suicide Kimberley, of the American corvette Trin- lish Mail of Jauuary 18th, left Singa- By one of those accidents which sometimes in which the Goneral Agents oxpressed proposals were male to them, how-
The jury, after hearing the evidence, directly aferwards. advantages of futare shareholders ever, though sumo correspondence ensued,
made this proposition on business principles
Ho unanimously found the prisoners guilty. poro on Wednesday, the 18th Feb,
ton, must be invessed with enlarged powerz Another American gunboat has been to effect any lasting resulta in the Sanion Bis Lordship said this was about the despatulted from San Francisco for Samos. at 5 p...
and out of no watile feelings towards the worst case of the kind be bad had to deal with and may be expected
favour criminis by interposing to avert themselves a perfectly willing to consider General Agents. hers on or about Tuesday, the 19th punishment even when it seems to be in them in a proper manner through the thought would be for the best interest of It was an audacious, barefaced attempt to the gun in New York it was reported to He had no doubt they for a long time; nathing like it had been to- has only mechanical defects, which on any request which might be brought before made the recommendation which they fore the Court from three or four years. sasily be remediod. After a recent trial of It is now stated that the Zalinski gun
group in the interests of the United States, Feb. This Packet brings replies to evitable, the only man whom the Police Consalting Committee. Nothing was done the shareholders; only he did not agree plunder a man in his own house. The two have been pround that the weapon was a lottara despatobed from Hongfeng on have been able to iwy their hands on iu however December 12th, THE Q. & 0. 5.S. Cole stranier Arabic, connection with the Tytan Waterworks leader of the Syndicate, who declined to
this direction, the Consulting with it. Committee being studiously ignored by the
Mr Lee Sing seconded this amendment.
of then, along with some associates whom partial failure. with the AMERICAN Mau of Jaunar depredations, was to-day allowed to escape attend a meeting of the Board and state tion, that the report and accsunta beuf delivering a letter and then attempt- 24th,
they left below to give the alarm if neces lett Yokohama on the 15th the full consequences of his daring fee. Agents to do so, and
Me Chatar seconded the Ubaitinan's mo- sary, went to the house on the pretence instant, at daylight, and may be ex- The prisoner, who is at present serving whatever could be extracted from his ameladmont was carried by a large ma- were Usaton thieves who had come down
hia views, though invited by the General adopted. pected here on or about Thursday, the torn of impris ment for stealing
ed to commit a robbery after terrifying no information Qo show of hands being taken, the the inmates with swords. No doubt they The Norddeutscher Lloyd's S. 8. Co.' coal, was seen along with three other man partner and nominee, who was at the time jority.
steamship Sachsen, with the next out-
currying away portions of the two copper actually a
Prince Bismarck has been warned hy Ward GERMAN MAIL, dated Berlin, 22nd strainers which were lately smashed and attended all its unsatings. In the meantime raittes I would only remark that the pro- hard labour and two doggings of 25 strakes Saltan of Zanzibar in the attempt that
member of the Board and
The Obairu-With regard to the Com- would each ta sentenced to five years' cannot allow Germany to set aside the the Amigo of Biamarok yielding tall
here to plunder for the New Year. They the Marquis of Salisbury that England. stolen from the Tytam Tunnel. The pri- the Genorul Agents had determined to set ubers are willing to stand again each, and his Lordship hoped this sentence to be made to resaurt German influence tary, stated that endeavours were being Jan., left Singapore on Saturday, the suner and the others ran away, leaving the Tolautarily cake certain alterations in the if re-elected. Some of them sro has largest would be a lesson to suy of their pals who in Africa. 16th instant, at 5 a.m., and may be copper in haskets on the road
protesta. expected here on or about Thursday identified by Mr Orange as part of the
January 29--Bayard, the U.S. Secre It was scale of commissions charged, and the supporters of the Company in the way of might be here, that they could not carry morning, the Blat inst
whole question was diecuased at a Special material of which the destroyed strainers Meeting of Committee held on the 1st f
made to calm public feeling in America on their thieving in the Colony with in the wors of wine stops, in the hope of and the alleged insult to the American M. Ficquet is making concessions to with regard to the German action in Samos Mr Rustoajes proposed that Be Belillos parity, bo the slight at doubt that it was stolen revised scale of commissions, to take Gomes take the place of Mr Kerfoot to-morros, wore composed, and there could not September last, with the result that as elected in place of Mr Elias, and that Mr by the moon in whose possession it was effcet from the 1st of January 1889, was
The Court then adjourned till 10.30 s.w.neral Boulanger in his candidature for
turning the liquor trade vote against Ge- dag. The D. D. R. stearaship Electra left Singa- were fully and clearly laid before a jury for particulars, he will receive them ou
Hughes,
President Cleveland referred to The circumstances of the case acquainted with the present charges wish adopted.
the representation of the Department of the question whother America should take Should any shareholder not
· Congress pors on the 13th instant, and may be at the monthly criminal asions to-
Mr Pung Puu ascended, and the motion
tha Seine in the French Chamber of Dupu atopa to forcibly assert the independence of was carried, expected here on or xbout the 20th day, when the prisoner was charged with application at the Office of the Company of the auditors, Bless T. Arnold and F. took place on Saturday between 24 com-
ties. Mr McCulloch proposed the re-election
Sumca. WEEKLY SPOON COMPETITION. The first spoon competition af. 800 yards quite conclusive,
The ovidence was A copy of the revised scalo was handed Henderson,
petitora. P.C. A. Watson woo the spoon Mr Dodwell seconded and the motion was with a total score of 43, Majot. Wilkinan, in commenting on it, told the jury that his Artner on the Committee, and this was carried actually had a hand in removing the copper bat with a proviso that the rarision should end warrants would be ready on Wednes used a carbine. There was a light wind whother they believed that the prisoner accepted by him on behalf of the Syndicats,
The Chairasa intimated that the divi- The winner was allowed 9 shots extra sa he RE, haing second with a scuro of 37. from its place in the toonel or not, the take effect from the 1st of January 1888. de litios-I did not expect any hostile favourable :- girtumaia the quite believed to state clined to acordo, and Mr Eins, wha bad temarke foil you byrjutas be by ganva
Tu of this however the General Agents de- if jury the
blowing from the west. The light was ments of the witnesses. Taking into occupied a account the fact that the prisoner in Syndicate having suberquently obtained Agents and Consulting Committee for the Mr E. J. Moses
position throughout, then However I will let by genes be by-gones P.C. A. Wateca... 53405035446 45 Scores, Total resigned bis offered
seat on the Board. copper came into his possession, the judge's control of a large proportion of the shares able management of our stairs during the Mr C. D. Wilkinson
no explanation of how the
The and move a vote of thanks to the Genoral Maj. Wilkinson, B....3444435532 97 direction to the jury could certainly not be of the Company, theit demands were in past year.
·554:044440 84 prisoner. The case was so clanc fist it was the General Agents to convene a special whatever the General Agents have done Mr R. Kennedy called unwarmotably strong against the creased, a requisition being presented to
·0233535444 33 Sergt. Botiu, H......84 2244 53309 33* The Chairman-lo reply I may say that Lieut. jury if they wished to rotira, but as they altering the Articles of Association, by and welfare of the Refinery. not considered necessary at first to aak the meeting of sharebulders for the purpose
R.N.-2236286053-92 seamed to hesitate about their finding this which the Commisions were to be a fixed
they have done for the permanent interest Bg-Maj. Mecson, A
0230555025 27 0203355924 The following additional telograms, are Sgt. McDonald, ... (3955002632 20* taken feta Australian and Indian papers question was afterwards put to them. They sum of $50,000 per annum in full of overy. after an absence of a few minutes they and 1 per want, dividend paid in excess of 12 then retired to disons their verdict, and thing, but with an additional $5000 for every traordinary verdiet that they found the discounts, commissions, bonus and other nounced through their foreman the ex-per cent. It was also required that all prisoner guilty of being in possession drawbacks and allowances should be return- of stolen property, but sa there had been ad, but I take this opportunity of stating that no cluar case made out ea to how the everything of that nature
has invariably THE Chambers of Commerce of Haiphong property same into his possession, they been credited to the Company. The notice and Hanoi are said to have resigned, as seemed surprised at the verdict, and the jury of being advertised, when the requiral, appeared on behalf of the Crown.
found him not guilty of larceny! The judge convening the meeting was on the point
21at instaut.
Tho a &. Beuledi Left Singapore on the 12th inst, and may be expected bure ou or about the 19th inst
inst
THE programme of the Amateur athletis sports will be found in another column.
A PRESENTATION in to be made to the Hon.
J. Stewart Lockhart at the Victoria Reore
ation Club at 6 p.m. to-morroE,
Mesans Jardine, Matheson and Co. inform us that the a. a. Wingsang, from Calcutta, left Singapore for Hongkong this morning, Mesars Adamson, Holl end do, inforra us that the a. e. Afghan, from Glasgow and Láverpool, left Singapore for this port this morning.
Tus Agents of the Canadian Pacific Steam- ship Line inform us that the sa. Parthia loft Shanghai for this at noon yesterday,
the 17th.
protest against the monopoly given to the General Warehouses of Haiphong.
fosad.
R
stealing the cop Chief Justice Russell, to the leader of the Syndicate, through
those.
sition was auconditionally withdraw
9
archasers.
Mr
SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
(Before His Honour huf Justion Basel)
Monday, February 18.
to-day, Chief Justice Russell presiding. The monthly Criminal Season opened on. A. J. Lesch, Acting Attorney Gene The following were the jury-Messra D. Lockhead, D. da Silva, A. Mir, A. C.
H. Lammert. Moore, L. V. Sequeira, R. W. Torry, and
THE THEFT OF STRAINERS FROM TITAM WATERWORKS—A STRANGE VERDICT..
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
ported to bare teen captured by El Se the slave trade in Central Africa, is re- The capital of Darfour, the centre of
onasi, who is said to be how matching on Khartoum,
The Bishop of St. Asaph, in Wales, is dead.
understanding had been arrived at between nounced in the Reichstag that a complete BAMOAN AFFALES. London, January 28.-Bismarck an
Eugland and Germany relative to Samos
Satuos.. a large Pacific steamer for a cruiser at It is reported that America is purchasing
sider that Bismarck's statement respecting Leter-The London newspapers con- England's approval of the Bawon nettle ment was overdrawn.
Thero i
in no
The United States Senate approved by a American interests in Samoa and of improv majority of votes, of the protection of.
Ponga ing the defences of the coaling station Pon
January 30-The Germans Minia er, at
A clock who was in the employment of hefore the Times-Parnell Commission, that the Irish National League, has declared
Egan, and he saw Pone, one of the In-many sincerely, desired to satisfy America he handed to Mullet, one of the emissaries of the league, raveral cheques paid by Washington has assured Bayard that Ger vincibles who was afterwards hauged, re-regarding Samus, and disclaimed any inton aere Australia intends shortly place a loan on
money snpplied by the league. tion to offend America. It is rumoured in Lendon that South
the market,
The East Africas rebela demand that the they will consent to rolens the captive German shall cracuate the coast before
misionarien.
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LATE NEWS.
papers had to be omitted on Saturday on The following lelegrama from Australian out of pressure on our space --
MISCELLANEOUS.
(Condes, 17th to 22nd January) The German mission station at Dar-es
THE UUISESE QUESTION. London, Jan. 22-In the case of Ah Tuy toria, the Privy Council has granted the v. Mosgrove, Collector of Customs in Vio- Government of Victoria leave to appeal. against the decision of the Supreme Court of that colony, which awarded Alt Toy damages against the Collector of Customs, who prevented him from landing in the culony.
THE INCREASE IN TUK PRESCH· ARMY. London, Jan, 22.-The French Chamber of Deputies has passed the Army Increase stated that under the bill 3,000,000 men Bill. M. de Freycinet, Minister for War, would be secured for active service in the
army.
London January 28.-There has bean,
POLITICAL URIBES IN RANGE,
for the Department of Seize yesterday. great excitement in Paris over the election
the quarrels between the Radicals and Later. Boulanger's success was owing Opportunists.
Floquet intends resigning but it is ez- pected that a Republican alliance will be ngaiu patched up to keep Boulanger out of office.
are wioillating, and it is expected that de January 30.The French Government
formerly hostile to Boulanger side with him. fost will follow on Thursday. 50, deputies: It is universally desired that the crisis will not injure the exhibition.
the true friend of Russian and Balkan. Some Russian newspapera hail Boulangor Slats. Others regard Boulanger's election
anminans of future trouble,
isolation of France will cesse when the Re The Vienna journals admit that the public falls. The German jouruals are disgusted, but reticent
declared that the Chamber would be unsble Boulanger, in thanking the electors, to escape dissolution
MEMELLANEOUY.
Cabinet; has resigned in creequence of recovering from his resons accident.
JRIL 28. The Rev. C.-H. Spurgeon is Rosetts, the Premier of the Boumanian utornal Government dissensions,
A robbery of jewellery to the value of
Ambassador to Turkey 290,000 has been raported from Brighton,
French journalist has been expelled Washington, will probably be appointed Lord Sackville, late British Minister af
upon German authorities to French papere, from Berlin for sending over zinctures for which he noted as correspondeuti
then their feet by the purchase and fitting January Slab The Voited States. Clan- out of saturble large steamers
Guneral Hattian atas that the Amoris Crbazeni res now making efforts to streng
Government will not violi publicor Government would best adjust the tion in Sanqua, but as believes that a Ro their ром
looked equally satonished when bis Lord Had matters been pashed to extremes, and ship sairl that the pracnor must be disch the Articles of Association altered as pro- ed, as he was not indioted for the offence of A xouss proprietor at Hingham was fued which the jury bad found him guilty. The posed, the position of the General Agents 210 by Mr. Wodehouse to-day for proceed-that the jury believed the evidence but not may rest assured that they woul! not have verdict showed, If it showed anything, would have become untenable, and you ing with some building operations without his Lordship's exposition of the law bear remained inactive, or permitted a trade. previously baring given notice to the Surferred to interpret the law for themaefresalosely connected to pass from under their Tunzel in December last.
ing on the cabo.
They apparently pre with which they have bean so loug and theft of two copper strainers from Tytam Iu Yau, coal coolie, was charged with the vayor General's department.:
THE COLONIAL AND IMPERIAL INSTITUTES. and to exercise s superfine discrimination control. I trust that aneh a state of affairs
London, Jan. 22.-It is reported that, Tax French captured Cho-chu, a town de-in possession of it immediately after it was
between atsaling thing and being found may never be forced upon them, for they out gnard saw the prisoner and three other
Imperial Institutes will be smalgamated. The Acting Attorney General aid a for-
subject to ratification by the Fellows of the Royal Colonial Institute, the tulonial and fended by Chinese rubols, without oncoun- stolen. In this case the presumption raised by any combination of shareholders, though a basket which they dropped and ran when will certainly act submit to be dictated to men aning along Conduit Road carrying tering much opposition, The rebel band, stolen property was strengthened by s num reasonable request if put before them in a
by what the law calles recent possession of they will always be re-dy to listen to say they saw him approaching. In the baskets
The former body partly retains its indivi, however, which a stoutly defended Chuber of other circumstances ali pointing di-proper manner.
duality. The name of the new body will be were found certain pieces of perforated con
the Imperial and Royal Colonial Institute. moi is still hovering about the mountains rostly to the conclusion that the prisoner was ever, they consider the revised sealu tair strivers that had been removed from the insurgents, sho have also optroyed by dry where the bronza atat of the late
As to commissions, hoper which were identified as portions of two
THE GORDON LATER FOR MELBOURNE and may give trouble later an.
concerned in the actual thef, but the jury and reasonable for the work done and for taxa tanuel; of course there was in set us! the who also 100 engrai Gordon, intended for Melbourne, London, Jan. 23.--By a fre at the foun- Bridently attached little, if any, weight to the finanoist responsibilities incurred. The proof of the stealing of these by the man freed slaves Tax Willard and Sheridan Opers Company About the verdict was that it was au-apon as al so far as they are con having regard to thú, vory recant poq M. Stanley, in bis return journey to FEDERATION OF THE BALLAS WRATES UNI
Not the least remarkable thing reductions made must therefore be locked in question, he should have to sabait that
Pippon Fib, the Africam stave dealer, is They will be replaced, and the statue will is being cast, portions of it were destroyed, are not to return to Hongkong, as once au- process by which the seron good men and Company has grown to what it now is onder was that the prisoner was ons of those rbo Emin Bay
animous. Whatever may have been the cerned. Tho China Sugar Refining sion of the strainars the, prosomption
reported to have refused to accompany Mr noouced. They were to leave Singapore true arrived at such an unlooked-for find the General Agents' care and management, are guilty of steading them.
be shipped in March, p on the 10th inst. for Australia via Batavia ing, they were agreed on it. It is pretty and it is not too much to say that but for
Night attacks upon Suskin have been London, Jan. 23-The Government of Mr Jamne Drange identified the pieces of rewed by the rebels under Osman Digne Montenegro is onderouring to promote the Another Opera Company, the Any Sher in the discharge of the prisoner, and the to time, it would never are stiglued its ing strainers. The strainors were valued Professor Gefeken, for having pablished federation of Roumanie, Servis, Bulgaria,
alear that they did not expect it to result the raaterial aid afforded by them from time soppor in question as portions of the miss wis, was expected in Singapore last week fact that this antingener did not occur to present prosperity. I need not soumerate at about $200 each. From an inspection extrade from the diary of the late Emperor The publication of the indictment against on its way to China and Japan.
them shows that they could not have all they have done for the Company, but of the place after the thott, witness con- Frederick, wai commanded by the Emperor
Montenegro, and Greece followed intelligently the direction of the would merely say that never in its history sluded that the copper must have been of Germany, with the view of justifying the considers that the relationship between ceriffoults.
AUSTRAL AN YINANOIAL INSTITUTIONS, Judge, Juries.
London, Jan. 29, The Financial News Two Indian watchmen amplayed by Mesura take their law from the Buuch, and this they were entitled. Being desirous a far as which he saw lying about
a rule, are content to have they exnoted all the barges to which smashed by mean stones, a number of prosecution of the professor. Lane, Crawford and Co. were brought be case show that the experiment of indulge posible to allay, any fealing of irritasion U Kum Yun, forest guard, stated that he the charge against Professor Geffoken of garo podea is sterly unsand and dads Gateshead by a batcher. Tho murderes
In ounsequence of the abandonment of banks and investment companies At fors Mr Wodehouse to-day charged with spt to and absurdly. The prisoner who Compeny's interest, the fleters! Agants, carrying the baskets in which the copper thum of extracts from the diary of the late ing in original readings of the statutes is bich might prove detrimental to the the prisoner and thres other men having revealed state secrets by the publis
oonatable has been murdered st sleeping on July. A Chinese constable gut the boret of the jury's Dugbarry-like now that the requisition has been with was found, He bed no doubts to the Buperos Frederick, the Minister for Justion ban been made in the vicinity of Handoub TIR and many user lewing American
was fouediately armated. - stated that he found the pair this tooraingoing in this case dose not get off alto drawn, hare of their own free will made a identity of
London, Jea. ---A reconnaissance which meniars aldrm, fixed 1g: General Dars
Cilaziopa hea recuire a highly comp gother acut free; as he has already been special return of $5000, which is included fast asleep in chairs outside the premince dicted on a charge of unlawful possession in the Acomats now before you, and which the prisoner was arrested shortly after the best actuated by vindictive motive in his declare the Gamani Digos in command line to obtain Home Bola for
miscber.
in the Prussian Cabinet has resigned. From the polica evidence il appested that
18 is alleged that Fringe Bamarok has dosed the fast that there were but few of expreming their great koirakin of Bri they were supposed 1) be watching. The of stolen property, but at the best the re I hope may be received in the same spirit theft on another charge, that of stealing treatment of Professor Galloken, the com-of 1200 dari
has the enemy in that part. Deserters, however, untiring efforu Indian denied being saleep, and the case ? in a roundabout way, what could have boon marking however that under the circum, in connection with this glarem, tard piler of the extracts from the diary of the
sah san only be that of doing wrongly, and in which it is given. I cannot help re dual, and was identified by the forest
late Emperor Frederick, and in consequence
DEATH OF A CELEBRATED ARTIST. Big Lordship said if the jury believed I strang feeling against the Prince in being oed of Mr Fellegrini, she well-known artist,
London, jaz. 24-The death is anpon
The revisaded.
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