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No. 8162-MARCH 4, 1889.]
Tus Euglish mail arrived this evening. will be delivered at 8 p..
It
Anour eight o'clock on Saturday evening firo broke out in a dwelling-house in a lane off Queen's Road Costical. It was ditio- Our share list will be found on the fourth guished in a few minutes, very little damage
page.
DURING the wook ending 3rd March 175 Europasne and 2,141 Chinese visited the City Hall Museum.
Tas members of the Hongkong Sketching and Camera Clubs will be glad to see their friends at the City Hall from 3 to 6 p.m. to-morrow (Tuvaday).
MesaRx Adamnon, Boll & Co. inform us that the steamer Moray, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yesterday after
noon.
being done.
THE CHINA MAIL
Tux now Ambassador to Washington is aa old Attorney General and Acting Chief Jentice of Hongkong. According to the Colonial Office List, he prepared "The Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure, and other important ordinatices' now it forco in Two companies of Portuguese paraded the the enlong relating to law raform and the Įsirects last night in masqueradò, going from constitution of the courts, and to emigra- house to house. One was attended by tion, extradition, and other subjects; re- amatour musicians drested in uniform, coised tho thanks of the legislative council forming an orchestra, while the other had of Hong Kong and the honour of kaight
were
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recently advisei that it was Muditors-Mars. G. 8. Coxon and T. Australia is too ambitious, and already bor. Queensland ports, Thursday Laland, and in the nature of mirage. I consider 1. Rose have audited the accouuta now rows to cheaply for her own good. I Port Darwin. Thenco a course wil be there was no very great trouble or hard- presented, and the Directors recommend adds that it is ridiculous that a raw and was corod passing south of the islanda of Timer, reclaiced country, with a population only bay, Flores, Sumbawa, and Bali, then ship imposed on the officers and crow and theso gentlemen for re-election,
• BE-IRVING, Chairman. equal to that of a city lika Loede, should through Bupodie Strait, and along the north Hongkong, 3rd Marck, 1889 the chief merit of the salvage service
expect to borrow at 3 per cent
coat of Madara Jaland to the Dutch town due to the steam power of the Zafiro. The only difficulty was, what the chief etlicer
London, 11th Feb.A Syndicate Lus of Sum lang, Batavia will then be visited, described as the usual one of passing ropes CAFTRAL ACCOUNT, 31ST DECEMBER, 1838. offered to take up the balance of the South after which thesteamer will call in at Singa Australise loan at ten ahillings below par pore, and thence proceed to Hongkong, (5:09 10.), but the offer has been declined." cited and I think that a case which is very Kowloon Pro-
giving the excursionists the opportunity of at sen. I have looked into all the cares like this ons is reported in 13, Appal peri
The London Standard ridicules the terms visiting Unnten and Macao. From Fong demanded for the loan by South Australia, kong a course will bo ateored for Nagasaki, Casos, 118- The owners of the Thomas Tovalue of Kow-
calling attention to the small population and in the south of Japan, whore a pilot will be Allen and Sous and others. Thero & atcam Tessel from Philadelphia to Bordeaux
bad position of the Colony generally. The picked up for the trip through the inland mam paper states that South Australia owes 200 to Kobe. About a week will be pent found the Thomas Altea helpless, and com
two-thirds of her dabɛ, to London.
bere, so that the visitors can proceed to Takio, Yokohama, Kiste, &c. The Men February 18.-San Francisca yachtaunuir, bu her homeward trip, will call at aro arranging for the holding of an inter- Hongkong for a few days; then cross the national yacht raco there, and challenge China Sea to the Mindora. Strait, through the Sulu Son to the Basilian Strnit, across Australia to sond a yacht to compete.
February 11.-The British force in Bur- the Celebes Sea, through the Bath, Pitt, mab captured a stockade at Bhalo which and Molucca Passages to the Manipa Strait; was defended by 800 Dacuits. Tho British thence across the Eanda and Arafura Soas 87,274.08 lost 5 killed and 12 wounded.
to the Clarenos Strait and Port Darwin, and The chiefs of the Rajpootans collection so round Queensland home again Tho of native slates in North West India aro round voyage is expectul to occupy about 110,271.37cordially joining in the scheme of Imperial three months. Messus. Gibbs, Bright, and
Defenco.
Cu., the agente for the Menuir, bave The barne Ben Avon, bound from Hamissood neat little pamphlet, with chart,
coast of Holland. The crow wore saved with difficulty
a brass band attached, also composed of hood for his public services to the colony.ed her fato Halifax, a distance of 300 milez The time occapied was about 15 amateurs ia uniform. The musicians, cone was chief justice of the Leaward hours exclusive of the time loss in going aidering they are amateurs, made a credilanda in 1873, sesistant under-secretary of state for the colonies, 28 September, 1874, table performance. The procession will be
to 29th June, 1876; assistant, under repeated to-night and to-morrow.
secretary of stato, foreign office, 30th June, 1876; appointed permanent under secratary of state, 1882.'
PRIVATE R. W. Patterson, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was fined $2 by Mr Pollock to-day, with the akiuative of a week's imprisonment, for interfering
4
.
as por account readored Do- ceber 31st. 1887............$1,104,103.38 Teamount since exponded in extensions,
67,779.69
back. The Court awarded $7,500 for this service and awarded the Captain and crew of the salving vessel $1,88 of that amount that is to say, about of the holo
Following this precedent should 'Kowloon P. & Q. Property →→ allos the Captain and crew $2,000. To value of this property at in this esse, and following a number
date....
of precedents the Captain should be allow. Wast Point Property: ed $80. I was asked to apportion, and To value of this property at althongh mone but the Captain lave undo
date,
WzBn's Royal Marionettes gave two per formances on Saturday, one in the afternoon
Tur Chinese cousunity have been rejoicing and another in the evening. The audiences were not large. A new and improved pry. with a ricksba in Queen's Road yesterday for the last two days over the marriage of any clain I fix his rewand at $809, and the West Point P. &0. Propotty: gramme is anounced for Tuesday evening. and conducting himself in a disorderly the Emperor, the official proclamation of manuer. The practice of making riskshas which was made throughout the Cituse A cok who had got employment in the the subject of boracplay is not uncommon Empire gestaeday, aud his accassion to tho that this was not a salvage chin. The law i printing office of Mr A. B. Abraham, Graham Streat, stole on the first day of his engagement a numbering block of the valuo Be was to- of $3) and sold it for 20 cents. Jay sestouped to six months hard labour,
with the defendere of the Empire when
thay ars in their caps, and is sometimes the cause of alarm to people using these luped this case will
vehicles. It is to act as a warning.
$. 1,171,889.07
MISCALLANEOUS.
357,000.60
February 13.-Captain Draitt, of the Royal Engineers, has been appointed Com- 7,171.18 mander of the Sebmarine Mining Branch 3,037.21 of the Queensland Defence Force."
REVOLUTION IN HAYTI.
$1,200 should be distributed amongst the To valuo of this property. 337,382.64 Lurg to Sydney, has gone ashore on the giving fall particulars of the trip. crew in proportion to their rating. "It sp_date....... pears that the Company bad been advised To mortgage account, balance of sale price of West Point is mourable to scamen în regard to property. salvage claims, and although the plaintiff, I To fusilure and stores ar think asked too much-or valued his own i to do, I don't think he should have to pay
orices on highis, as many people new apt To preliminary expenses the ouds I have no evidence of any tender being mado hit. If this had been done the plaintiff would have been deprived of his costs. Judgment accordingly.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
.. FREES AND OTHELS C. A. STONE-
HORE
count......
To rolling stock, expended un
Tails and trucks............... Toreclasation No.
2, Sei Lok Hing$125,000,00 Tareciation No.
1, A, Tung..... 40,000.00
To charges on re- clamation No. 1 To charges on re-
clamation &e. 2
43.50
1,08.00
This was a claim for $156 05, for alleged! short delivery of cargo. Mr F. H. G. Wilson (of Mesan Wotton and Deacon's office) Stokes (Messrs Sharp, Johnson and Stokes) To cash in hand. appeared for the plainfills, and Mr à. P. To aundry debler..................
throne. The rejoicings in Hongkong were carried on is the old and approved celestial style, with illuminations, poppet share, flags, music and cracker-firing, special por mits being given for indulging in the last. Tus export of arms from this colony is pro-
The case of alleged brutality on board sa mentioned form of merry-making. The hibited for a period of six months in cou-
before the demonstrations were by no means so exten- Ara-rican ship, which came sequence of representations made by the Governor of British North Burueo. We Police Court fast week, was one of mora sive as those which marked the Jubilee suppose this is on account of the fighting than ordinary interest, and it has been the celebrations of last year, but were weity that is going on between the British North subject of a somewhat remarkable justgment general throughout the Chiucas part of the by Mr Wodehouse. The interest in it city. The illuminatious and decorations Borneo Company and several rebel clorofs.
primarily arises from what we believe is a displayed at the big bongs in Bonham Strand As will be seen from a notification in en- pretty general impression that the ill-treat- and its neighbourhood were of course the other colunin, Artillery practice will take meat of sailors on board such ships as that centre of attraction, and the atreats in this for the defendant,
quarter were in a pretty crowded state to- Ornamental arches day and yester ay have been put up at various peints, and hera and there Chinese hands discoura¦ music. At the Man-mo Tem la thers is a greatly increased antivity in joss-pidgin and a great demand for juss-sticks and paper. The interior of the sacred adities presents the appearance of a lorge forge on account of the briskees with which the burning of these sticks was being carried on
place from Stonecuttera' Island West and question is by no tocaus uscummen, and Belober's Lower Batteries between the that it may to a great extcat be carried on bours of 3 and 6 p.m. to-morrow, the 5th with impunity. What may have occurred inst, and ships, junks, and other vessels board the Adam K. Spies (an American are cautioned to keep clear of the rango,sessel on the high puas cou'd not, of course, The line of fire will be in a south-westerly be the subject of judicial inquiry in the direction from Stonecutters' Island, and Police Court here; but a brutal assault north-westerly from Belcher's Kattery. haring, it
His Loadship, in giving judgment, said: This is a claim by the plaintiffs ngainal the defendant, abu in master of the ss. Festmeath, for the value of a package, shipped at Singapore, to be delivered hem to the plaintiffs or their order, and als: For to t the cost of telegrams between London and Hongkong on ship's business.
At the hearing the claim for the telegravas was abandoned, and could not be sustained in
HABILITIE*,
By capital paid-up 17.000
Bhares at $100.
By sundry creditur......... By reclamation
No. 1. 49,000.00 By reclamation
150,000.00
No.
Ristons opposition to the Austro-Hun- 98.47 garian Army Bill continues in Hungary.
Germany has adopted the Austrian Manalich repeating ridv.
The wool huurket continues rory firm General Kotaroff has arrived at Charjui, 165,000.00 in Easalan Turkestan.
Londen, Feb, 7-News has been received from Eaysi to the effect that a battle had been fought there between the traps of the President (General Legitime) and the in: surgents, under General Hyppolite. The former were ronted. 200 mou, who wore taken prisonera, including 12 generals, mama batchored by the insurgons.
NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS. A telogram from Peking to the Shễu Pro states that on 21st February was published an Edist of the Empress conferring on the ancestors of Sir Robert Bart, for three geneticnooa-back. first-elana oficial rank. flm Edit acknowledge the I. G.'s long and earnest devotion to duty, and the increas of late yeers in the Customs res Pogue under his management Another sdict of the parno date confers on Prince Chun, father of the Emperor, in recogni tion of his distinguished service as bead of. the Puking Field Force and the Admiralty,
sword and yellow bult of bouque
Bishop Lincoln has profeated against the Constitution of the Court before which he was to be tried for ritualistic practices, and pro- ceedings have been adjourned for a month. 1.801.50 Seventeen thousand pounds have bout 56.364.27 anbasribed for the defence of the Bishop of
3,215.36 Lincola.
Mr Hensman has read a paper before the $3,319,267.95 Onlunial Institute, on the autonomy of Western Australia, and objesting to the 4. proposals of the Imperial Government. Ex 1,700,000.00 Governors Powou and Wald supported the
12,112.74 | Ministry, adding that the tropical portions Wang San-hu-hu, a theatrical impre- of Australia should be formed into a sepa-sario, native of Trang-chow, Chilli, last rate Colony.
sumer under false pretences indecad Considerable consternation has been no-sixteen lads of that town to proceed with ticeable amongst Australians resident in his troupe, and carried theun'off to the Amur great distress. The Tiang-kin, or Mili- tary Governor, of the Hoi-Lang Kiang Pro- vinon, discovering the unworthy trick that had been played on these poor children and their parents, has arrested Wang San-bu- ln, acurdly castigated him, and sent the boys back in six curta in charge of a Deputy to Tsang-chow, presenting each, before leasing, with a waroz skin cap and robe aud Tla. 7 for the journey. There were great rejoicinge at Teang chow when the profect sent for the parents to take over the re turned children.
was alleged, been committed around the principal josses and the is action, for the expemo was incurred By Bongsong and Shanghai 204,000,00 || England, uwing to the news that they rogion, leaving their parents at home in
Ir is notiõed in the Gazette that the follow-while the vessel was within the waters of ing officers of the Firo Brigade hava resated the colony, the matter in a roundabout their respective duties, viz, Hon. H. E.xy came to be dealt with by a British Police Magistrate. The victim of the Wodehouse, C.MG., Superintendent, and Mr G. Horspool, Assistant Superintendent, alleged assault, who appears to be a man of
What Mr Wodehouse, we believe, was an-
xious to resume was not his duties but bis salary hat he found he could not continue the latter without the former.
streams of sineke issuing from every open- buo structures, gorgeous with gilt paper and ing. Outside the temple one of those ham- bright colours, of which the Chinese are so foud, has been created and is greatly admired.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
SPOON COMPETITIOS-90) TARI-S.
Hanking Corporation.........
would be forced to pay income tax in the
A large amount of the Imperini Tustitute's funds has been invested in Yow South Wales stocks.
307,299.36 Cutonics.
94,255,85
$2,318,267.95
without the privity of the defendant, and long before the claims for short delivery of By balanes of working account cargo arwe. The claim, however, is one which can be easily bought in London against the owners of the festmeath From the evidence, it appears that certain cargo from Australia was transhipped at Singa poro to Hongkong by Messra Guthrie & Compaps, as agents for the E. & Cix, to Messrs Russell and Company, of Hongkor, as agents for the E & A S. S. 6o. These goda were shipped under a bill of lading signed by Cap
WORKING ACCOUNT, 316 DECEMBER, 1888.
Dr.
5. S.
To wages of permaucat f-reign
and native stuff............
To Crown rent sud taxes
To steam launches expensos.....
weak wind, was taken to the Government Civil Hospital a few daga after the arrival of the abip in the Harbour of Honglig. He was auffering from whạt, according to the statement of Dr Atkinson, seemed to be was a strong wind blowing and the habitain Storehouse, maater of the Weneath To charges account, vilice rent,
a temporary injury to the brain which might have been occasioned by either a blow or a lail The man stated to Dr Atkinson
Mean-
This competition took place on Sunday between 14 competitors, and was won by Mr F. G. Collins with a score of 33%. Ther
was dull. Next Saturday the spoon will be shot for at 200 yards. The competitors will be compelled to stand or kneel whilst sbooting.
Mr F. G. Collins.
Me C. V. Lards Lieut. Baynes, R.N.. bajor Wilkinson, R.E. Mr C. D. Wilkinson. Mr W. D. Braidwood. Mr C. H. Thompson. Mr H. F. Hayllar Mr E. L. Woodin Mr F. W. Cross
SCORES. TOTAL
545333045-33 4:124534044 30 6723223354 28 64 0353403 02+45003 3.21 5432300202 21 . (350043000 -15 . 030 69030 13 .004010330 11 0025002020 11
A PRIVATE of the Royal Artillery, named Kendatt, was charged before Mr Pollock this morning with taking four oranges from the stall of a Chinese orange-dealer on that he had been assaulted by the second Saturday night, and assaulting the owner officer of the ship, a statement which Dr of the stall when he asked for payment. Atkinson took down in writing, and after Hia Worship imposed a fine of 85, with the wards, on the recommendation of Dr Ayres, alternative of a fortnight's imprisonment, Colonial Surgeon, communicated to Col. and also ordered the defendant to pay 10 Withers, the American Consul.
while, the symptoms of mental derango vents in compensation to the orange man, MR J. Orange, Assistant Engineer in the ment shown by the sailor assumed so
eerioas a form that it was considered ad-31r A. Shelton Hooper. 800030430 10 Public Works department, having been.
0000002204 visable to send him to the Laustic Asylum, Mr F. W. Watts
MrT.G. Heighingtm 9000002020 granted eight months' leave of absence on
where be at present remains. The case of
Mr Edgar Shophord +020020000 half salary, in addition to four months'
assault duly came before Mr Wudahouse, vacation leave, Mr F. A. Cooper has buen and two members of the crew, who had appointed Acting Assistant Engineer. Mr been working alongside of the injured man Cooper will now bei Assistant Engineer at the time the Assault was said to have Inspector of Buildings and Sanitary Sur. been committed, awore that they had seen voyor rolled into one; and we have no
the second officer strike the mau, doubt that Mr Price is more than ever
from the pinrail, on which he
* Used a Carblue justead of Rifle and was allowed 12 instead of 1 shota
SHOOTING MATCH.
*
4
The bill of lading is dated 25th Dec. 1850. The vessel arrised early in Jan, and the holders of the bill of lading endorsed it in blank, and handed it to the Pier and Go down Co., to take delivery-355 packages were to be delivered-334 only were deli- vered, and the bill of lading is endorsed by the Coy's Officer as having received only
To steam launches coal account Torxpenses of lighters..........
stationers, and printing To fire insurance...........
To claias.
Torontof West Point
Gadowns, 12 months to Dicema- ber 31st, 1888, at wonth 83,030 per mo payable to par chaB6TA-
4 packages. The plaintifs were agents for the cuners of the steamer, as wall as agents for the E &A. S. S. Co. The rea-Las interest on poz sel left the part before the Godosa Co. wade known to them that one package marked Mrs Bert, Shanghai' had not** been delivered. The vessel did not turn till Oct. last year, but in the meantime Mrs Ilbert had claimed against the E & A Ces, for the non-delivery of the package at with the Shanghai, under a
contract
claim for
..$30,1.00.00
tibia of sale prica nn der oorkragə 8375,000 at 6 per cant, pan. 22,500.03 Interest on cash por. Do tion of $125,000, at 7 per
cont
E & AS.S. Co, and her so£la s been paid to her. An appli- Te balance.....
ration was made to the owners of the
Westmeath by Messes Russell & Co.
year..
8,750,00
By wharfage, warsh'uso zent
and landing expenses
Kowlcon
Osman Digna has evacuated Handcub and burnt the place.
The German Reichstag passed a vote of 8. £600,000 for artillery purposes. 74,494 to At a banquet given to Barl Onslow in 11,044 50 London, Mr Bruderiak, M P., alluded to 1,958.00 the recent dispute in reference to the ap- 2,656.14 puiatment of a Governor for Queensland, 3,480.00 and said that be considered the whis fully justified in refusing to sanction the 5,945.82 appointment of men, as Governors, who
456,67 had proved political failures. 3,565.07
The propo Angio-Australian Bank with a capital of four millious has been ridiculed. Mr Halloran, an Australian, who pro- posed to purchase an estate in County Clare, Las had a narrow escape the peasantry attempted to shoot him.
An International Maritime Conference to be held at Washington shortly.
The dhan Pao hus a leading article e pressing, in very strong langage, its re gret at the mistake that has been commit ted in slopping the works for the Tientsin Tungchow railway, which, it days, would iture beau in all probability continued to the gates of Peking. It gues so far as to say that at present the building of
railways
When this unfortunato
in Cuina is as important as the repairs to che breach in the Yellow River. The most successful mines, those of Kaiping and Keelung, owe their success to ruil caye, and Mr Morley declines to support the agitand if the government wishes to properly. tion for the adoption of the eight hours' develop other mines, it cannot do so with system.
nt their aid, It has now been decided that high-nocked check occurred, the popular opposition to. dresses may
be worn at Court presentations them might be said to have practically SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
ceased, and everybody was predicting for Louden, February 10.-President Clave-them a brilliant future in China. The Shen land lins sabinitted to Congress Prince pao has of lato been costantly urging on the Bismarck's proposal to hold a conference at public the superior benefits to a country 4,700,00 Berlin on the Saman question.
conferred by coal mines as compared with 94,255,85
Prince Bismarck propuses that the basis wives of the procious metals; coal being not of the conference shall be the independence a luxury for the rich, but a necessity for the 2262,494.09 of Samoa and equality of rights of each of millions, and requiring no preparation or
the treaty PowerTS,
fining process to render it ready for me.
convinced of the beauty of the arrange standing, down on the deck, where he captained by Inspector Quincey, Garrison Godowe Co., and it is ant alleged that any By ront of properiz loaned at -
ment.
lay for some time nongarded, aut after SOMB progress was made by the Legislative wards crawled to the forecastle and lay Council at its last meeting with the now down, being fit to resume duty. The Building Ordinance. The Luasure is auant was proved, apparently, to the very imporlaus ope, affecting more parti- Alagistrate's satisfaction. His own words enlarly the building trade in this Colony, but also in a general way the health and committed... The two witnesses who saw P.C. Esbarian..82 Stall-Sgt. Langhorns7i
prosperity of the Island. It is evidently ons to which the greatest of care ought to be bestowed, for any provisions seriously interfering with the facilities for Chinese residence in the Colony might have very Wo were therefore not bad consequences.
By commission on kerosene go-
dovus...... By interest West Paint
roclamation No. 1... 700.00) By interest West Point
reclamation No. 2... 1,875.00
Sewell, the American Consul at Samoa, has refused to resign as requested by the 1,224.97 Secretary of State, and accuses the latter AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is announced of subservience to Germany and England. in the Paris Figaro,' of a valuable remedy IL-The Samenn conference for nervous debility, physical ofhaustion, February 16,670.77
will probably be delayed until a special and premature decay. The discovery was 321.00) American suvoy arrives.
suade by a missionary in Old Maxico; it) February 12-It is probable that the eaved him from a nisurable existence and
We learn that the Rer,. 1,702.35 Samoan conference will conclude its sittings | un
(stry Joseph Holmce, Bloomsbury Alansions, in April
Much sur, rise is expressed in Germany Bloomsbury Square, London, W. O., will At the United States Government proposing and the prescription, free of charge, on thus Germany should conclude a truce with receipt of a self-addressed stamped enve- 2,675,00 the Sataoane antil Watasfe evacuated the lope."
landa balonging to the Gormana,
Cr. for the value of the missing packago. There has been ample time to enable de- By balance of working sccount The flowing are the full aures of the
fendant to shew that the package was de- brought forward from last match between the Garrison Club and delivered. He has not been able to do · 20μ | o feil Police, the result of which we try indi bat the bill of lading which he does pro-
WAS cated on Saturday-The Polica te im wai
duce shoes that it was not received by the
rme else got it. The plaintiffs as the boll- Sergi Major Meredith captained the Mili tary team. The following are the scores —
ers of the bill of lading, are clearly entitled MILITARY. POLICE.
to ene for the package or its value The Total
Total
E. aud A. Co. were bound under another points
prints.
as contract to deliver the package at Shang- PC. MoLennan. 91Mj. Knight, e77 bai. The defendant and his owners were P.C. Warnock 84 Staff Sgt. 'leary 9 bound to plaintiffs by the untract of the P.C. Watson 81 Staff Sgt. Williams.74 bill of lading, and the only question that are certainly think an assault was P.S. MacDonald. 8 Stadt, dos
arises as between here and Shanghai is the the assault seen to me to have given their PC. McDonald..78 Staff Sgt. Watson 83 question of sale, and, the plaintiffs as P.C. H. Watson..82 raff Sgt. Delaney 81 agents for E. and A. Co, were boud to ready said that, having regard to the cir- evidence atraightforwardly enough and P.S. Evenaan 88 Staff Sgt. Lungtual..73 pay Mrslibert, which they did. I havo al NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN without exaggeration, and the media. P.S. A. Munn Staff Sgt. Sinclair cumstances of the case, I don't see that 70G.S.-Maj. Meredith 77 there a suficient ground for resorting te evidence supports it. Then he goes on to
A cupio against the master of the ship. The say that as the assault took place about a month before it was brought to his notice he is not inclined to regard it as a serious
one; and finally he quits the prisoner,
a little astonished at the impatience which His Excellency manifested at the requests made by Mr Chator for the post onement adding, however, that he thinks thro a strict inquiry of certain class, more especially as the is good reason shy
that the two witnesses for the prosecution stated that the complainant had becu fre quently assaulted by the defendant while the vessel was on
P.8. Butlin
*
819
.90
..50
7771
A return watch will take place at-an curly as in an ex parts application, and it was not befors the Cuert, had the claim arizen. Judgment for £15 and custa, except costs of rapiaz
date.
SUPREME COURT.
IN VICE ADMIRALTY. (Before His Lordship Chief Justice Russel.) Monday, March 4.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GUDOWN CO, LIMITED.
{
$202,494.09
The & s. Chingle arrived yesterday with the Australian Mail. We take the follow
ing tecgrams from our exchanges:-
THE TIMES PANNILL COMMISSION,
THE WHITWKAPEL MURDERS REPKATED. London, February -Three murders,
recently committed in Whitechspék! are | )PIUM-Naw Patna, caslı, 547) similar in their horrible brutality to these
+ Jock reported from Jamaica,
the
Old New Benaras,
Quotations Hongxona, March, 4.
casla
cash,
6201
Ripper left his card on the body of one of the victims:
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#
Old
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GERMANY AND PRANCE." London, Feb. 7-A colonel in the Nimetiath Regiment has publicly denounc London, Fab. G.--Mojor le Catun, ed Gowany as nocivilised for refusing a hia evidence before the Commission todays Frouch araly surgeon permission to proas disclcacd the plans of the United Fenith frontier in order so visit his dying Brutiterhoods with reforemos to the
dytamits compaign of 1881. There was a mother.
be a skirmising fund of 30,000dul. spent
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The Press, in commenting upon the in-
"THE 'OLENCOE' COLLISION.
in arming vessels and for other operations cilent, justines the remarks of the colonel. of an offensive na'ore against the English.
Loudon, February 12.-A witness before the Farnell Commission stated that Micbaat Davitt borrowed from the skiraishing fund to aid the funds of the National League.
The Trish Americans admit that Lecar
GALL
$94,255 25; and Orime."
...36,000
THE SUICIDS OF FRINGE BUDOLTI.
London Feb. 13.-The latest report in reference to the supposed suicide of Prince ,500,00 Rudolph staten that the name of the lady coupled with Rudolph in Baroness. Veru
· London, Feb. 6.--The ship Largo Bay, bind for Auckland, carne into collision: with a steamer in the English Channel, and was towed to Spithond in a sinking condition. An apprentice was drowned.
THE FANAMA CANAL.
February 12, The United States Senate,
London
Now Malwa, cash, 600
Allowance, Fals... 58.
Old Malwa, ca. 620/620
Allowance, Tauls... 56
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Bill had been read first time before it should be held by the American On-
The following is the report for presenta was printed and without any explanation sol as to the treatment the camplainant
tien te the shareholders of the abuse Cog whatever of ita provisions. It is tras that received throughout the voyage, sugge
pauy at the second ordinary annual micet- the fact CAPTAIN TALBOT ®. THE CRINA, AND MAKITA. rug to be held at Messrs. Jardin, the Bill was printed in the Government Goa- tion probably elicited by
STEAMSHIP CO.
Matheson & Co's Office, Pedder's Street, on Mr Robinson, instructid zette two or three weeks ago, and that those
by Mature Wednesday, the 6th day of March, 1880, moat affected by it, the Chinese builders,
Sharp. Johnson and Stokes, appeared fur of 12 o'clock noon :--- the high seas To find the plaintiff; and Mr Francis, Q.0., in- | The Director have now the plessure to on, who was a recent witness before the It is believed that the steamer Bank with zean to have set therusalves to its study, But as all restrictions on the building trade aman guilty of an assault of this kind and structed by Mr Wotton and Deacon, was submit in the shareholders their report, Parnell Commission, was a leading member all hands on board.
with the statement of secounts for the year of the most violent section of the Clan na
Londen, February 10.-De Leasons dasa affect the residents who inhabit the houses, acquit him solely on the ground that a for the defendants.
His Lordship delivered judgment as ful-ending sint December, 1888. it ought to have been the endeavour of the month had elapsed before the case was
The total ceipts for the 12 months are London, 14th Feb.-Parnell has applied failed to float tisu ew Panamus Qazat Oora- Government to make the measure as clear brought to his notice, must have seemad a lowa:-This in a claim for aslvaga pre-1 as possible and to give every opportunity little shaard even ta Br Wodehouse bim ferred by the plaintiff against the owsers of $32,1409, and the set Frofits, after 167. fur an injunction to stup the ale, in Iss pay, and is returning the subscriptions for upitician. Instead of that, they omitted self, and he adds, as another reason, that the steamship Zufira, of which he was the ing expenses and all charges, amount land, of the pamphlet untitled 'Partellismoved.
in secret session, passed a role of 250,000 the uwal marginal notes, which would be the case had been brought before him in a commander. On the 31st May, 1881, whilst to...... s great aid in such a technical measure, peculiar manner. Hie Worship probably the steamship Zafiro was on a voyage from from which have to be deducted
dollars for the protection of American and Mr Price, the only member of thought the latter was a sufficiently good Amoy to Manila, the steamship Glenmasis Directors' Fecs.......
She had been Anditos Fees................ 500
interests in Pana
THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Council who understands the measure, reason why the case should be disposed of laden with cosi wan moet.
Landon, Feb. 7.—The Edinburgh Presby~ | On Calcutta- had not £ word say about its in peculiar xr. In the course of the flying distress signals and Capt. Talbot provisions on the second reading. The trial be spoke of the case as one which had approached her, and found that the Glan- Governor took credit to the Executive come apin 'a rather my rines sut of way masis had been helpless for 1 or days leavingavailable for appropriation$87,755.95 ea. His Holiness the Pope, after submit tory of the Free Church of Scotland has, Council for laving studied the matter cares if there was something shady or under-in consequense of the loss of her propeller, Dat of this sum the Directors propose to ting the Emperor's statement to the Car by a majority of fire, agreed to transmit fully, but if we are to judge of their work band about the prosecution. The myster and that the mater saated to be towed pay a dividend of $5 per share, which will dials, has granted a dispensation for the Professor Blankie's overture, asking the by the fact that after the Bill had been in- ious sort of way in which it was brenght into into Hongkong. After some discussion it absorb 883,0,0, and to carry fortand the Andy of the Prince to be buried in con- General Assembly to modify the formats of
secrated ground. Two priests refused to abagription to the Confession of faith, troduced s Excellency discovered that Coart was simply this. The complainant's was arranged between the two commandera balance of 22,755.25 to the Lext year,
Anticipating the requirements for in- officiate, when the crowd repasted the POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN FRANCE, one of its cieuses might turn three fourths statement was, in accordance with customs, that the service would be performed for
London, Feb. 7.-In connection with the of the tucidents out of their homes, we ted to the Governor, and the Polics course
sent to the Colonial Secretary to be sab. $8,000, the Zojiro turning out of ber creased storage gommodation, the Diree worsica
and towing the "Glennatis, to toru bara had another extenaire Godowa At the lying-im-state there was a tremen dissension which was reported to exist in cannot rest assured that there are no m
The towage
was 200 buil: * Kealon, and the third wharf has dous crush, one person being killed and the French Cabinet, it has transpired that Floquet, the Premier, desired that Ge other equally dangerous provisions in the wore, as a matter of course, instructed to Hongkong
twenty injured. Bill The Conaca, besides, showed that inquire into it. But Mr Wodehouse onght miles about, and the vessel was safely also beau cumpleted.
London, Fob. 7.-The Emperor of Aus-naral Boulanger should be placed under ar- BoTER The Directors are of opinion that still
imin, in a lektor to Count Tale, the Austri rast they had given very little study to the to be perfectly well aware of this, and brought into the Hongkong Harbour.
M. de Freyainet, Minister of Wax, question of priries'a rather unSt the only mystery is that he should find took between 60 and 60 hours to tw further whauf accommodation must very
an Premier, thanks the people for their however, was opposed to this course of ac- voury question, it is true, bat one which anything mysterious in it. As Mr Wode the vessel There is conflict of testi-abortly become necessary, in view of the
the Company's sympathy in his late bereavement, and sion, which, he declared, would provoke a T
great bloodshed might raise sunsiderable trouble with the house did not see it consistent with his mony between Captain Talbot and the prospective increase of
busines which they have every reason to announces that he will devote his life to revolution, attended with native population. There seemed alsa to duty to impoes a penalty on the des General Agents of the Company as to
the welfare of the Pmpire. ba a wonderful difference of opinion befendant in this case, as he con- claim being made for salvage shortly after anticipate.
abandoned. The Wharf and Godores at West Point tween two members, hir Price and Captain sidered guilty, it is to be regretted that the ovent and whether the service was not Deane, about farta lot leasca. As the Bill he had not something like a reason considered by the aptain and the Com(lately belonging to the P. & 0. Ca) have as one of towaga caly-there has been recently been disposed of at a prics.com- Was so carefully gone. through in the Exe-able explanation of his finding to offer.Fly in bringing the o sim, which has | siderably over what they stand at in the ed that the total amount tendered for the; take the result to date Frostradora 80 ;) native Conncil, one would have thought It is to feared that there are but too great
to be contested Surreyor General had had planty good grounds for the stories that are told been accounted for by the Captain, whe Bocks of the Company, and two lots of 34 per cent. South Australia on of Protectionists 61. It is believed that the
the Come-ground, now in the course of reclamation £1,317,801, was £58,701 The average eleven wants get in be at opportunities correct his statements of the ill-treatment of senten on board says that he was in the service
The
Morning Herald
Mys Sydney and the Captain Buperintendent of Palice to certain das of sailing ships Mr Wude pany, and although an independant man, in front of the Godowns in se at West price obtained was 81004d. The equally divided. *refrish his memory. One of the reasons for house himself admite that one knows that did not like to have any dispute with the Point, hara also been favourably sold, and syndicstom refrained from tenderingi jad
Adelaide 4 per cent, stock has fallen Katern and Australian Steamship Company | are now arranging what promises to ho k borrying on the Bill is the early departure on board these ships there is a certain Company, as it might have led to his diethe Directors hops that these miles will of Mr Price; but we have no doubt Mr amount of rough trostmeng Bat the fact missal. It is unnecessary to decide between enalls them abortly to effect a reduction in from 1101 to 109, tyle
Feb. 7. The Daily News states that the most attranive trip to Japan and back in Price would consent to maorifice his wave that this may be carried on at sen to the parties, as it is adulted by the Cou the preset capital of the Company
Doctors. In accordance with the balance of the South Australian loan will their well known steamer Mensiz, which bas lately anderguna extensive alterationa nience for the sake of having his Bil wade couiderable extent without much rise pany that the Captain and crew are potitied es workable and acceptable as possible, of punishment, can hardly be regarded to salvage as a matter of law. The agents Artics of Association Menys. B Layton be offered at per cent. hslow par..
The Times considers that the losa failed and improvements. It is intended to sturi more especially as there is no urgent necessa rosson why justice should be in is shew from the contract that the service and J. S. Moses retire in rotation, but
because capitalist syndicates ignored it. lis excuravu abugs the fires wack in Marather sity in the conditions of the Colony for its dealing with case which cover within was called lowage servion, and may it being eligible offer themselves for re-
Tas Standard in of opinion that South The Kenmuir will call at the principal Hongkong Observatory, March 4, 1889, being passed inimediately,
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