No. 8647-June 7, 1890.1
Tas bronze statge of Paul Bert, which is to profusely from the many wounds with be unveiled at the Place in Babel on July which he was corored tharo was to blood 14 rozt, will be shipped by the Finh Lmeg, mean near where the bony was found, bur which was to leave Toulon on May tat. was there any ago of a straggle haring The statue woigts 2,000 kilos, and is 4 the-taken place. It is therefore suzied that the tres high.
body most have been carried some distanco and dong into the ravine, probably for the of concealment. "It is also sup purpose posed that the deceased must have bees set upon by a number of armed men. The case is similar to one which Cesurred. a short time ago when the body of an informes was found in the harbour, cut
The Singapore police have arrested a few of the burglars who have been helping to make that town lively for some time pnet, but they have not yet captured the ringleaders The Straits Times says the burglar syndi,
THE CHINA MAIL.
paongh in hot nights without the axira torture of these arenting stovedorne and their yelling gADES. That the bosutiful beach, which formed 6 nies walk at one time, is now totally nanored by those noisy, log-rollera, That ill-natured carpers may the only time
tke Volontoere are appreciated in when a war scaro 'cDDIES U OR US
That I think better that that of the Acting Governor and hope for better things from the new General That some consideration bat het force of
Gac prasent small but effluent Artillery Volunteers, but they require and deserve more steadyfappreciation. That however effelent the Captain may be
and is, a commitdant
at ought to have been appointed long ago That the energy which seems to have been wotted over the proposed Maxim Gu
might have been dircoted towards Curge, that which already exists.
este alla from Cantant: The Singapore and mutilated in very much, the samo Free Prices writes:It is now known that manner, except that in that ease the a few months ago Clanton was the hunting motive of the murder was pretty clearly ground of a band of thieves, who carried all indicated by a piece of wood which was before them. They then cleared to Hong-tied to the victim's queue bearing in Chi kong, and the Chinese Government took nese the words Informerent mon's foot, steps to have them extradited. They then eat men's Besh. In this case no ruch came on to Singapore, and the Hongkong evidence of the motive has been found, authorities sent no intimation to that effect. although the manner of the man's death If they are at last caught here, it will be a suggests the wreaking of a carage range- feather in the oxp of the Singapore police." ance. The budy was removed to the Gov-That it must not be forgotton that the Artillery Corps would farm a nacimis erument mortuary this morning, and the
mach larger body of macu (old THE King of Siam-not the local celebrity Police are making inquiries.
Volunteers) in any emergency. of that name, but the real King-arrived
That overything ought therefore to be done in Singapore last Saturday During his
to encourage the present forco visit to Ponate His Majesty made a very good use of his time. Sugar growing and tapicer planting aroused his curiosity, and
SAFETY OF THE SUTLEJ.;
A telegram was received here this morn-
an inspection of the gaol and hospitals ating, dated last night, stating that the Sullej Georgetown resulted in a dunation of 850 and arrived safely. It is supposed that the to the Pauper Hospital; after a visit to the vessel had broke down and bren carried. Courent there, the King and Queen pre-out of her course, haging to moko her way sented 3500 each to that institution. They also showed their liberality by distributing to port with all available sail, as best she presents among Chinese and natives. The could. A premium of 40 per cent. against King also rendered himself popular by roadily allowing his band to give perform a total loss had been paid on her. snces on the ceplanade and elsewhere. The Siamesa consul has been decorated
By order of the Chief Justics of Singapore" the name of Mr C. O. N. Gines was placed on the list of shares in the Rawang Gam- pany with regard to 160 shores stand ing in the vaune of John Muir, the calls of which were unpaid. Mr Bailey, who ap peared for Mr Glass, contended that no action had yet been brought against Muir
THE TAISANG ASHORE,
A telogram was received hero yesterday afternoon, stating that the as. Talsang (Capt. Jackson) had gone uspore at Swatow. The vessal, it zooms, hza a pinnacle rock through her bottom forward. Capt. G. C. Ander.en and Mr R. Cooke (of
as to theso shares, and be thought it was the Dock Company) left this evening, somewhat premature to put Mr Glase's in the Dook Co. vessel Pilot Fish, for the naize.94 the register. The Chief Justice however, held that as putting Mr Glass's Taigang, taking pumps &c., with the name on the register did act decide his ul view of getting the steamer off. The Tai- timate liability to pay the calls it must be sang left Hongkong for Shanghai via Swatow added to
to the list. Do explata tho abore it should be noticed this, the shares refernt & p.. on Thursday. It is supposed.
red to stod in Mr Glass's name, and were that something had gone wrong with her. transferred from him to Muir within a year of the liquidation of the Company, and in steering gear before she gotun shore, Her such caso if Muir does not pay Glass is cargo, we understand, was all in the after liable.--Straits Times,
kold and would therefore be quinjured.
J
AN interesting banking case (Lee Kian r Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion) was tried in Singapore last week by Ohiei Justice ('Malley. The plaintiff in the ces had directed the defondant bank to send the sum of $3.8.0 by telegraphio transfer to one Keng Niew, an asistant in plaintiff's agency at Saigon. This, it ap pears, the bank did, and the manager of the agency duly informed Keng Sier that that anm was placed to his credit. Two or three days after, Keng Siaw loranted, being indebted to the bank to the extent of a
ground
Was
$3,800
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That, although the Time-ball is still unem ployed, residentaare sare de to sufficiently grateful to a paternal Government for taking steps to start it once more on its diurnal ups and downs.
That I hear the Manager of the Telephone
for a
That the Culony can never again he sub- jected to a rejeition of what took place during the last war scare at Teunt it is. to
hopes not.
be
That it originated with é joulous husband, who oramped his wife's feet in the rain hope of putting a stop to her gadding about among her neighbars. That the Silver Question seems is far from
a settlement sa over.
sides.
THE LICENSING QUESTION, “ Londen. 21st May.-The London County....... Council have resolved to potition against the licensing clauses in the Leoni Taxation. Bill.
king, but where is the money to ene from, for 9 months, sad the Second Eaginoor had. whes for want of funds (tels 2 million) the been about 18 hours in the ship. I had railway from Tientsin to. Tungehow fell never exercised my crew at fire stations. I through 1 China cannot raise this amunt had given no order to the officer in charge by hetasif, nor even tho Tis. 60,000 to work of the angine in case of fire. I had given the Western Hill coal mine. The same orders to the Third Engineer about what
London, 2lat May An International oan be aid of the Chinan-fu minus, where was to be done if the fro-ball rang The the price per culty of coal has risen to tas name of the Third Engineer le Aling. The Minors Conference has beun uponed at cash, or per ton Tis: 14 30. Chinan faarders were if anything went wrong in the Jolimont in Belgium.. Forty British delo coal mines are only Gli from the town, engine room to call tos at ones. Wo had gates woro presunt. STAKEN.
That the settlement is rendered nous the less difficult from the fact that men of marked ebilliy ero marshplied on both That the controversialists are dally becour
ing confirmed in the rig-headudures of their opponente. That each of them is like the old Beetch judge, who was quite open to conviction, though he would be did if hie erst saw a man who could consizes bim. That Mr Houldsworth was jubilant over way with railways, and that next move will the fact that the cloth market had been be the Tungchow-Tientsin line, sanctioned checked by the drop in silver, and that in 1888, and there is every prospect of an Indian orders had been cancelled in con- early beginning with it. Want of money is sequerice.
the only obstuola në prevent.
That his opponents are equally jubilaut that the foll in silver had led to large purchases of cheap Indian wheat. That the impartial observer only aces a sectional loes to the Mangheater man facturer and general gaiu in cheap food.
BR WNIK.
A CHALLENGE TO HONGKONG CRICKETERS.
The following Jetler has been seat to us for publication
Singapore, 21st May, 1890.
Frums Hupeh, I hear that His Exhangono donkey-pump on board. It would Chih-tong has not as yet found the necer throw a strong fores of water to both ends aary coal and iron folds, ne proposed by of the ship through 3 braughes. The him last year, simply because the goal and donkey-engine was about 20 11. p. When I iron bada ato too far apart; therefore it can found I could sat start the fire engine be said with good reason that after all Ilia asisted in getting the boats out. One Er. Li Hung chang is likely to have his own
the engine-TOO A. I could not say what age was going at the time I arrived in speed the ship was going. The engincs were going when I left the engine rom We had a telegraph between the engine room and the bridge. I do not know whe His Imperial Majesty's tomb has not been ther the Captain gave any orders to stop begun to be built, th August sort or try any other method of extinguishing will be Bis Mujesty's twentieth “birth- |the fire,
By Mr Playfair I Inst saw the Captain day, and His Ex. Li Hung-chang is, orging that the building of the temb should be on the bridge just after I jumped over commenced forthwith, and oven if necessary board. I did not see his leave the bridge. that foreign capital should be borrowed to I last enw the Second Engineer when I was carry it out.
in the water. He was in the water then.
THE BURNING OF THE PAOCDING. COUNT OF UFQUILY. On the 2nd inst, a Naval Court of Ea-
quity was haldin H. B. M.'s Supreme Court, Shanghai, to enquire into the sit cumstances attending the loss of the
He was drowned. I turned round to hear where the shout he gave came frons, and made towards Lin but he disappeared, did not
not sou any one else try to help him,
By Capt. Nantes-I think the ship was enficiently supplied with fire connections to cope with an emergency. We could con- noot three boses, one in the augino roem,
A MINERS" CONGRESS,
THE NEWMARKET
London, 21st May.-The following is the rosult of the rice for the Newmarket Stakes of ten thousand sorteigas bus
sia day
Duke of Portland's Memoir Ist. Dake of Westminster & Bina Green 2að, Baron Rothschild's. Le Noid 3rd."
RUSSIAN POLITICA
Tohurnajew has reentered nexire service
Ft Petersburg, 21st⠀⠀ May --General.
as a member of the Connel of Wer and been attached to the General Staff
THE BACK, FRAUDS, IN, CALCUTTA, Calette, 18th May, The Bank' frand case was ou again yesterday in the Insolvent Court before Mr Jatico Wils The Court was crowded. Several native briskiers vero examined showing a profit on the sale; of Government paper. The case was ad journed for fortnight.
(Via Australia.) London, 9th May The miners' striles: in Silesia have endod, the masters having Conceded the demand of the men for right The carpenters of New York and other the eight-hour system.
hours.
To the Hon. Sceretary Hongkong Oriske British str. Pooching by fire, The Carwad two on deck. I have unreason to be cities in the United States have obtained
Club.
That a wild rumour again comics round that our extra Regiment is to consist of Chinese locally valead; but this reviral of Sir Popa Hennessy's fad must be a grim joku, That it is unfortunate pho repeated older
Dear Sir,--Wa wore of course much dis brother of Lá Hung Obaug, L. Han Chung, the present Viceroy of Canton, appointed to learn your definite decision hne had slitite experience of Foreign that your Eleven would not be able to pay ne a return visit this year. Within the fast inte eurec. That, although there can be little doubt week, however, we have received a letter what the High Peking authorities will from the Bon, Sec. of the Colombo Cricket
Club proposing a a visit of their cricketers to sen, was examined by the President and say concerning La an Ghana's new
ratr. Face ing. She left this port at likin syndicato, the partial inaugurations, and expressing a very warn wish to deposed-I am the brat mate of the of the levy and the labels on opiam great da. En ears this will be a great 1.35 a.m. on the 29th of Blay. Capt. Jenner, to which the Chiefoe grounds. I ata ears this will be a great E. W. Place was in command of the ship betoken
inducement for you to reconsider your do. Convention should not be subjected.
3.
Mulun After the agual formalities,
consisted of Lieut. Shortland, H.B.M.'lieve that the smoke that was so suffocating Hyacinth (President); Mir Playfair. Vice Consu), and Captain Nantes of the P. & 0. used by paralin. There was no bell
of psrutin
By the President -I have no idea of the oause of the. lire, nor do I know whoro it
say whether any ignited. There was not a great draught Stopp et tukun to stop the dangle.
A commiting of inquiry into the Pausma
Canal works his reported that it will require à sum of 900,000,000 francs (£36,010,000). to complete the gas!. The committo.
The first witness, Mr Ernest Christen- rsc brake oat or what anbatance was firgt advises that the maritime states should..
between decks. I cannot
the witos ars, who signed them.
The depositions were then read over to
Mr.
Tha there is little reason to suppose thatcision, and I need not again assure you how The fire broke out at about a quarter to 6 Dalgarno pointed out a slight inaccuracy in
the Imperial Maritime Custoras will not be able to do all the lovsing and labeling necessary.
the monthly Statistics of the work carried on in the Alice Mismorial Hosp. tal quiet unassuming record of life enved and pain relieved. ebeong Velluy given to the Hongkong That the grant of land in the Wong-ret Adelio Club, for a poppercorn rent, is or ought to be a popular act on the part of the Governor in Connell. That this eminently public movement is
worthy of general support, as the atlle-you tic Club will in time develop into an in- stitution after the fashion (if not the di- mersions) of the largo Gyrakbanas or which have proved so greatly India, beneficial to life in the Enst That the advocates for the stoppage of
We hope Hongkong cricketers will do
nearly
Court adjourned until 2 p.m. to-morrow. his evidence, which was rectified, and the
LATE TELEGRAMS.
·DRRMAN AFRICAN POLICY.
Berlin, Mug 12.The Government to-day introduced its Colonini Bili in the Reich stag, when it was declared that Emin Pasha's mission in East Africa was a peace. ful one, and confined to. German territory. Moreover Germany would contime to act is harmoury with Englund in her policy in Africa
A KEPORTED BUYSO-GERMAN ALLIANCE, Lundin, May 14-The Times' Vienu correspondent telegraphs that the Czar will ro-enter into an alliance with Germany:
COUNT HOLTEL ON PEACE PROSPECTS.
a loan for this amount.
It is guarantes, interest on
that Germany in parleying reported t with the Netherlands Government, with a view to acquire the territory in Now Claines Decapied by the Dutch.
JA dynamite factory, which was being ear- ried on by Anarchists, has been discovered
Lyons,
in
Full wing olce upon the disaster at the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum at Montreal,
in
Canada, comes the news of a similac occurre in New York, Intelligence reached London to-day that the Chicago Lunatic Asylum was burned to the greani, Twenty-five of the inmates perished in the Hamas. The
company formed to work the auth ferons depusits discovered by Mr W. Frit chard Morgan, M.P., haar Dolgelly, in Wales, ia to bo reconstructed. Mr Morgan- wili cancel 70,00 of the shares allotted to him.
Sunday labour have done well in secar- their utmust to meet tho wishes of the Sin. overboard, that is as near as I can judge. German Army Bil, declared thist the been settled. The firm named har
juga Royal Duke for the support of the. movemolit. That the Sailor Prince was abrowd in his suggestion to bring the influence of the Home Chambers of Commerce to boar upon the subject.
raporguns. It is probable, we believs, that an eleven out of the following players may he got together-Blair, G. Coxon, S. Coxon, Sercombo Smith, Lawson, Davidson, Dann,
of
The strike in connection with the Shaw Saviland Albion Corapany's steamers, where the men decaanded that they should not ba Bartin, May 14-Count Von Moltke, obliged to work more than 43 hours per in the Reicheta to-day, in support week whilst vessels were in harbour, has Eurapean situation was a problem of ever-way on the point, and the have ru increasing difficulty, and it was imporativo sumed work. that Germany should have a strong Army in order to maintain peace.
Rio Janeiro, May 17.-An insurrection is
AN INSURRECTION IN BRAZIL.
WORK.
the misa
Company has been engaged provisionally That few peuple doubt the advisability of Maitland (2), Ram, Campbell, Darby, Leach, which were stowed in with the assist. reported to buve broken out in Puerto graphs, is stated thy ba motely the revival
as Acting First Assistant at the Obser vatory,
considerable aum money. A A third party, Kian Jon, claimed this 85,80 on the That it is not unpleasant to read the quiet
tilts indulged in botween the morning That if the story of the over-sensitive skip Club, will be glad to receive the names of could probably about 5 or 6 day be, alarged with annspiring to defeat the ends i
the plaintiff, to be handed over to him. The plaintiff
brought this action claim- ing the return of the money, on the ground that there had been no delivery to Keng Siow, and if there had been that it was hand it over to an- paid to him on trust
paper and your good selves. That the morning paper is inclined to over-
rate the position and importance of Hongkong, calling it an emporium, ig, atead of a port of call.
per is not overdrawn, it reveals one of the hardships which circumstances have brought about in the Far East- a hard- ship that can only to rendered impossi ble, or of very rare recurrence, by united action.
those who are willing to go.
THE OPIUM FRAUDS IN CALLUTTA.
not tell
Loinquire into the swelling street Scandal case, has to-day been acquit syetem practised in London and bloowhere, led on five counts" But he pleaded guilty recommends the extrusion of the presste on one, and se tence was
defern d.
sanitary laws, and the encouragement. E Landon, May
20-Me
todinical education among the working Newton WJ5
clusgee. sentenced to six
to six months imprisonment. A DISTURBANCE IN DONGOLA.
jure leaving port. It is not customary to of justice în cotection, with the Cleveland-ms of the ouse of Com31-
hhould all be wore we.. I was in bed at the time. The fire very pleased wo afforded this opportunity, not only of buv- was first discovered botween decks forward am not asare of the case of the Gre. ing a triangular match between the three!
When I came down the whole starboard Clubs, but of reciprocating, if only in a
was already ablaze. I don't know the exact place where it was small degree, the cordial hospitality aff rd-side of the 'tween decks was ed to our cricketers in Jaunary Jast
We have left the time of the visit of the first ignited. We let a fire hose down at
-I believe it
it ag any date after the first week in August, the denso smoke in the engine.room, we Colombo Club, pointing out, to them that once, but for some cause, I belie when an Eleven we are sending to Ferak could not get the donkey-pump started in will have raturned, will suit us. We have the engine room. There was no water ob- We had asked them to wire when the date is fixed, tained by the engine-room, pump,
no band pumps on bourd. We had twelve fire buckets file with water, standing on and it shall be at once communicated to
Trusting to receive à favourable reply the passenger deck, alay four water kongs on the upper deck. Some of the buckers from you.
were handed down to I am, doar Sir, yoira very truly,
on, and were thrown on the fire, but the fire gained so rapidly GEO. P. OWEN,
that I had to clear out. The Captain was Sec.
all the time alongside of me. I list saw him about five minutes before I want
We had a number of Chineso pasacugets on bed, probably between fifty and sixty. and cargo. (Here a copy of the manifest of all the cargo was hauded by the witness
The proposal-to-be anbmitted by Gor- an
many to the International Telegraph Cop- to the president). We had the usual Han kow cargo, including inflammable articles,
ference in Paris regarding the extension of the 'tween decks
the principles of the Postal Union to tels giving the abafaring classes their weekly Davies, Bard, Platt, Woodcock, Fisher &c. superintended the atowing, reat, when practicable: the chief dilicni- ty is to find out the best way to gait this Mr Gorcombe Smith, who is at presont ance of a stevedore. The precautions, aucli Alegre. Severe fighting is said to have cc-of a soheme which was considered at the last International Telegraph Conferents hold desirablu end.
acting an Hon. Secretary of the Cricketing down the fire hose ready for ute,curred. The Governing has been deposed,
-to' by' in Berlin, and there were taken, as we had nothing otse I
THE CLEVELAND STEERT RUANDAL
pronounced impossible. exactly when the fire hose London, May 16.-Mr. Nowtou, solicitor. was tried,
work our crew at fire stations,
By Me Playfair I saw the Captain last on the bridge. The bridge was on the deck, that is the fore part of the Every day farings to light further parti-el-house. I That the two axils, under-manning and
tell the Court what cannot calars concerning the explois and habite of Suulay labour, gouerally exist
Mr Elius H. Solomon, the gentleman who the Captain was doing on the bridge when Wach other, to the great dis
him. I cannot say he was taking has defrauded the Bank of Bengal. The
Car, May 16 The populace (of Don cradit of unsay fleme shipwre Thint perhaps, after all, it is better these Indian Mirror says that this accomplished measures for gutt by the bra under at the gola) have expelled the Amir of Dongela awiudler is afuest worshipped by the time. The whole deck was ablaze then and because he ignored the Mahdi's order to evils should be fought over and scotched
poorar portion
of his community for his it is impossible. When I jumped over-attack Wady Hillfa. or killed at
at Home.
well.regulated de oard I considered everything possible had
London, May 16-This evening in the bong organised upon a large scale, if womestic life, a strict.
House of Commous Sir James Ferguson may judge by the number of goutlement his religion, above all, for his abound.
By Captain Nantes-Wa bare our con- denied knowledge of my attempts on the now being gathered around the office of ing-charity All sorts of rumours are the P. W. D.
afloat as to the speculativo character of ectious for turning or water from the part of Germany to exclado Brit sh mission. Solomon. It is said that he had many main engines amidships, close to the engine-aries or commerce from Uganda. irons in the tire, and besidde Governwant
ather the sampan always awang out. is juta and
The Bill to amend Local taxation was shares, besides imparting pido queda from boats were all in checks.
boatswain. . ጳ
herter, 4 rejected in the House of Commons this sailors, a Tus following curious story as to the origin
Manchester, wid
thing dealing in any which of the influenza is going the round among the Hindu and Mahoniodan inhabitants of
were futensified by the suddenucas of
The Mirror has board
metinee worked the boats in and out the
London, May 16.The Standard's New is reecat expedition in Africa made treaties people with the deck crew, but not with regularity. Madras. The individual who concocted it
the calamity, and
native chiefs en vente from Laku eurisequent in Ferns.
say that SolomVO, who is credited with
Albert Nyanz must have had an inventive faculty and the
ability to render adequate susistance.
I could not say what the cubic measure-York correspondent wires that be los made tho eseuse of 30 Set giore, of whom 20
The application for a new trial in the That the death of the unfortunate Daptain / ferreting out the Budgat secreta, was on menta of the boute were. 1 had nothing in prayed themselves in favour of the suver case of William O'Brien, M.P.. the Ma rapidity with which it has spread all ever
BOY subordinate we do with tallying. The carg is received by Loring with the town and been believed in not only by
Placo-whe war kitwo years ago on this
ather in the Board of Revenue, and 1.0% the compradore's crew why tally it, and it i Bill now before the Sedato. ·· the ignorans but by some of the intelligaut
quis of Salisbury, for slander, Coast-ia enveloped in mystery which
ouly Solomon, but other Jews and Mer will
Pashin dun, 19th May. The debate on Hindas and Mahomedaus, speaks woll for That it is to be regretted the black dia- That doubtless one or two lessons wil 60 warla ulan. This, out of pay who do the stowing as well. I have to Senator Dolph of Oregon ninde a speech to House of Lords against the decision of the
is brought in by a gang of shore coolics, the Silver Bill continues in the Sen Tefused. probably never be cleared up
Senate. Mr O'Brien intends to appeal to the their credulity and superstition, It appears
*is doubtless a mere trick of faucy. But Part that a short time ago, nt night, while
drawn from the terrible accident, bik an empty jatke was returning rum Black
t is not woli that such rumours should be entirely by the shipping orders, signed by will they be acted on?
While crossing a river in the sale of Town to Triplicane by the Beach Road, the
Taat local Chinese cagineering fems ought oflat, and our comtemporary asks the the office, for my kanwledge of the nature day in which he said that he was of opinion on
Government not to begin and endly of the carge. I sign the orders; the gem that national bi-metal fem could not be
worked. Hindu driver was accosted by two Hindu
Es advocated an agreement Virginia a ferry beat met with an scoident, to learn something from the recent
aru currect and I being made with the pricipal countries of
by which 12 members of 1 baseball team, females who wished to be driven to Koth
merry-go-round' ease, athely, in sm with the prosecution of Seletion, but to Erador tells me if they circulata cz
intentional ratio who were among the passengers, wore iawak village (Ennore-but the hour being
ploy skilled assistants to design their carry the enquiry further till the whole sign them.
truth is
is laid bare. Solomon'a case has wetten orders from our owners about the Europe to establish late and the distance of twelve-miles ;
a great
boilers and steam car.
drowned ind, stowage of cargo, but it is evetomary for the seearing the free coinsge of both metals. That I bar very curious stories as to
male au impressive on the public mind,, Chief Ofi er to look for thar,
Washington 29th May:—It ja reported for his jaded pony, the driver at first refus 42, but on bang promised a hire ut two Rupeer the man took them to the village, where on arrival tey alighted and vanish. ed isto air. The man was horror-stricken, and on his return to Triplicato was attack. ed with infius za mid died the next day. On looking at the money he thought he had
athor person and could not be claimed for his debts. The defence was to the effect that the money was held to the credit of That you, on the other hand, seem to take
willing Keng Siar to whom the bank was
to account, that the plaintiff had no right to bring the actico, and the question as to the right to the money must be settled
by the Franch law at Saig n The point
rather a gloomy view of the ways of de- pression which has lately awept over the Colony.
his
I last
at issue really was, whether the bank, by That, as in most discussions in this world. That the Surveyor Genoral's Department is persoaict observanto of the rises been done to save the vessel s far as our
placing the money to the credit of Keng Siow, had fulfilled what it had undertake. to do and delivered the money, and was now bound to account to, Keng Siow and not to the plaintiff, is Lordship gavo judgment for the defendant with costs.
the happy wean is the safest; but it la gratifying to find that all aro agreed in this, that cheap coal would maku Hong. koug & prosperous manufacturing centre. That for this reason, if for no other, I wish
That the public will be glad to hear at an
early
dalo what the Surveyor, General is to do with his Largo furce,
means treat.
overy access to the Charbonnages Com That Mouday's meeting of Council ought toer and outpeculating in room. We carried tbres boats and a native i
pary of Tonkin.:
to bring us light on this matter.
to dabbla heavily, it was his ampan. The three boats were inboard,
The
Our deek eww
GERMANY AND PNGLAND, ÎN AFRICA,
REJECTION OF THE FOCAL TAXATION AMENDMENT BILL.
That med inflation of stock has attended That the horror of the Puo-ching disaster was calculated to Field large profits at short quarter-masters and carpenter. We have aveuing, by a majority of 73 votes.
this enterprise, like most other nader-
takings connected with this Colony, but
that is a matter more closely affecting
the shareholders that the public at large,
monda of Tonkin have not been tried
by the fire more then they appear za Je to kavo donies That residents will heartily join in the hope
that Charbonnages, or any enterprise whatever, would come and illamme the darknete which mor exists here. That property-holders are becomitoy soxious over the facility with which the Crown may and does recover rates by a re-entry of land, P
axeallent
it
We
THA SILVLE BILL.
The imports of the United Kingdom.for. the month of April show a descause of £1,50,000 as compared with the curres- poading mouth of 1830, The exporta for the same period have increased by $700,000. O'Donovan Rome, the loader of the dy- naute party in America, who was found guilty of libe ling Patrick Cassidy by stating that he was a British epy, has been Gined 70 dollars,
The Right Hon. Cecil Raikes, Post- master-General, states that a reduction a the rate of peatage on letters to India and the colonies to a penny, exclusive of. Canada, would involve the Postal Depart went in a loss of £134,000.
Mr Henry Me Study, in the conrza ef
with the
bis
been
The King of Dahomey has decided to murrader iu the French the prisoners of
where the Chinese, who have built and unparalleled a recent times, and the ex- By the President--About 3 or 4 minutes that Senator Dolph made his speech yester own steam-uncles for the passenger oitoment over it increases every day, and must continue co do so until the whole traffic, got their designs from-certainly truth of the matter is officially raado kromniane üret alarm of fire 1 gave up the day at the request af: President Harrison, the latter calionality captured by the Da
It
after
Boats
of
iwworking against free coinsgo, BOULINGER PASSES INTO OBSCURITY. London, May 18-Gongral Boulanger has
Homegans
The steamship Thessaly whilst on a vay.
carca of her cago of frezen mutton from
who the ship:
We put the port ilea of saving the not from the Duck Company nor frot is also reported that Slomon has obtain houts et on account
yout, but were unable to get the star- the fire. local e asulting entfacers, yet the boiler a
ed laus fr are all built according to Board of Trad
•m time to time di opiam p. 28:5, | These were two buats on the port side, une disenived his Election Committer, and, ags to London was forced to jattison 11,000. and if the Hank's setin in the presaut in of them being the sam Tales.
ile River Plate. We Lad two being convinced that further efforts to ob stanou had not been so preck; itate Salouron foasa, large as they were. If there is any boats, the time was too short to tell any
any there were no peestagers fuld off for these retire into private truth in this zopest, hour is it that the one af: There were 34 saved in the Eats,
received he had found instoad two pieces of That this simple process is as easy as send That people are a fetishe ublic will be would have been abe to repay the last quarter-masters in the for'ard boat, but tain election are life
paper on which was written bat.
The tro
Government,
they
ing a chit far ponud of classe, but the consequences are far more serious.
were goddesses whose templos hav
Women Were
ing been dismantled by: were bou roving over the length and breadth of the land
to give a man two rupecs and to give him the influenza (43- tead it makes one shudder to think of such avory nagoddess-like trick. Madras Tinus.
and death adcast disease
SUPPOSED MURDER AT KOWLOON.
is, that in many instances the trouble and worry fall upon the innocent holders of remaining sections of the lot so re-entered epon, although they have paid all dan thereon.
That tho injustice of the temporary destruction of a title is used by the persistent disregard of the recommenda tions made in the Land Commissioners. Report.
whether the Finates Committee or the able to make any suggestions for the us Central
Market designa Sketching Club is dead or alive, and if -a
useless) still exists. Tant the learned acting Chief Justice bad
hurd Lask
attempting to unravel the much-laugled mass of aridence addao:d in the junk an ing collisioni caso. That nevertheless be produced a
anont of order vat of oha 2.
fair
iu sight, which proved to be the Ngunian.
hia dotermined to
MR JUSTICE SCOTT ON THE EGYPTIAN
Alas, how easily things go wrong London, May 19. - Thu Chiro vorrespon. A sigh too much or a kiss too long,
JÚDICTARY.
*RIE LUBS OF THE ́ ́DACCA.”
RIGHT. AND WHONG.
That most collision cases are rich in con- ofica to enable Sulemon to copy them for the auth, and the Tuzito. They were the the less of the Dacca state that the passen | Come deep from the soul in the strenger rey
kris
had been left how And in revenge ther That the worst of this high-handed aotion That inquiries are being made whether the forgeries were not at once detected? Eve and soup others wero picked up by the dent of the Times wires bat Air Justice And there follows a mist and a weeping rais, the very forms of the passes are alteged Comunittes (without which it is almost not to have como from the oflics of steamers that bore down to our assistance. Scott has come to the conclusion that it And life is noser the same again,
The aa saved by springing overboard with a Board of Reveone, and that makes the phaiz aut of my ruba,, but as I couldn't unnecessary to
change the judicial system fact of the success of the fraud still more swim, I got either pulled by s. Chinaman of Egypt, bat proposes that the Guvern Alas, how hardly things go right 1 ----
ince the Government has to the chains, or got thero somehowment shall guarantee the perfect freedom "Tis hard to watch on a summer's night, strange. dariaken to prosecute Salmon, it is in- how I don't know. I was taken off after of courts and guaranted the fitness of the For the sigh will come and the kiss will stay,
And the summer night in a winter'a day. cumbent upon it to sift the matter to the
wards by the boat of the Ngesam
judges. At ilo very bottom. The board of Revenue must time of the fire there were three sisseers explain if real passos did not go out of its
London, 20h May. Full particulars of Aud yet how easily things go right
If the sigh and kiss of the winter's might
have this and other edly important quea water. They gave us all the assistance
purposes. The public would like to
means of saving those that were left in the gore, who were mostly emigrants on their That is born in the light of the winter's day! way to Queensland, numbered four hun tion answered, tulisinenele
their power. There were probably lives dred and nineteen. After the steamer And things can never go badly wrong lost, including everybody. Two of our
siruck
they
were rescued by the B. I atea For the mist, if it comes, and the weeping rain TIENTSIN. detse
each, and of the other two, one could bold mer Falametta, which will take them on Will be changed by Save into surahine again. (Shanghai Bercury Correspondent)
George Macdonald. probably 25 and the other 15. This is a to Quendand. The Docta tank in four.
hours after 28th May 1890.
r striking. Everybody on board guce From Shantang I learn that there the By Mr Playfair-The port boats would behaved-most affirably in their trying and people are suffering from drought, and that huid ab at 45, ous was a 30 bust, and dangerous situation.
A. 1. STEAMER ON FIEZ. in the Yellow River the spring freshets other a 15, the sampon.
Dombay, 20th May,-A fre has been have not put in an appearance, there being only 3 feet water in some parts, notably at spread all over the ship if the passenger raging fur three days on board the British India steamer Sirea, which arrived hore lant at Vuting fou, so that the French Syndicate deck; and the fire bruks out for ard. The evening from Valsatta. Is was discovered dredgers, drawing 4 feet, cannot get into passengers did not rush to the boats nor the river to prac ed with the dredging, impede us in our efforts to gst the fire ait in ons hold with cotton and coin. All at
der..
A Chinanian who was on his way from Hunghim to Yau-an- this morning dis severed the body of a man lying in a pool at the bottom of a ravine near the Police ride range. The body, which was that of a stoutly-built man, apparently about thirty- five years of age, was horribly inutilated, akosing no fewer loan eighteen, wounds, almost any one of which might have proved
fail, In one de p gas in the neck ahool Chinese sword had been left sucking. The y qude, ell of which looked like aword er dagger ruste, wars chifly about the shoulders and back, but one of the worst wae on the left side of the head where s swurd had evidently been plunged in. The man's hands were fearfully lecerated, as if by try. fog to shield himself with them. From the
That His Excellency the Acting Governor will do well to look into this matter at
once, "<
That the cass of a military oflicer trying to abate an alleged nuisance, aftur be bad made frperruntations to the authoritice without stress, reminds one of the now theory attributed to the Grand Old Man, that no lasting reform can be elfooted without force.
That the grow which comes from the Taim- fea teal side has something akin to the Bio Building incident, though it is to
ficting evidenes, but when enriched by Chinese narrative become fertila in
confusion worse unfounded:' That history repeats itself Sir Walter Raleigh at an early stage of his intended history discovered the utterly unreliable nature of even the testimony of eye. witnessee, and chucked up in dingest. That the mutiny on board the · Ubincoo mau-of-war Yza-aki . caused by an at tempt to defraud the cres of their legi timate earnings, is suggestiva That the inherent rice of aqueezing' will be a very saziotis barrier to Chinese ad vancement when they have to depend solely on themselves waaided by foreig- Thet aquocsing is in their eyes a perfectly legitimate furs of commission, but it is not b-atting nation moking admittance into the political commonwealth.
Ders
be hoped it may re.der a breach of the That the Missionary Conference were a peace as unnecessary caft is undesirable"]=
somewhat exercised over the
of foot-con preasion,
boats were capable of holding about so which the landed on the reef, from If the heart be true and the love be strong;
a
By Cap Nantes-Ojr passangers were
This acinded the examination of wit
Beds,
taupts, np. to the present, to extinguish the flames are in vain. The hatches are battened down and the fire so far has, ben kept under control.
appearanne of his clothes aïd shoes ibyant That it seema some of these Kowloonites. That the custom was fashionable Erinces fiiends, and’izade, which was posed-I was Chief Engineer of the Pantander of the Bath.
supposed that he raust have bean & frantior
also
guard or one of the lower class of yameu off ciale. A purse was found in bis possession containing a silver doljar, a cent and a auraber of cash. Some papers were als found in his purse which may get affurd e plus to his identity, bal having been reduced to chip by sosklig in the water it was impossible to examine tham this morn
would like to see the Celestial log roller,
go in for the oight-huur (deylight) move
Kent.
That at present Baghton beach
pandesnonum working hours, 4 a tu. till 7 p.wij al fressu sooke euturtain* mente, mulail núiuriuations and w irithms, 18 30 p.m. till daylight.
fug. Although the mun urut bare blod That this 100 solid #eal" doth molt quite
The border detta the N. Wit broke out, The Sound Engine Field Marshala. G
1
The ring and letters which a girl returns are slight tokens.—Merchant Traveler.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. —Parade Berrics
at 8.30 AM. Minting at 11. Hely Com munion the 11 o'clock service on the lat, 3rd, and fith (if any) Sundays in the month. Evensong at b
UNION CHURCH. Minister Rav G. H. Bondfald Services at 8.3) 4. M. aid d P.M. Oily Haporary meeting place,
His place, Theatre, GEREAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service the Garman language, by Rev. F. Hartmann, overy
Sunday, at half-past ten A., in the Chapel of the
Berlin Foundling Hours West Punt
The Qiuose fear that when the autumn freshet comes down it will with the banks of the rio play again havoc
Although fears were entertained here The second mate, Mr Ernest Strondahl,
THEZONDON WASTE month ago about the wheat crops, very was next balled and gave somewhat sili-
Lordon, 2tet May,-Colonel Bir Edward favourable reports swish us frain the inlar evidenos: terior, a flat confidence in restored
Me H. Dalgarno was oled peat and de. Bradford is been appointed Knight Com
General Lintern Simmons and General at a standstill, is reviving again.
ching at the time of the fire, was iti bert
Bir Frederick Baioca have been appointed botereya China and t
when hundred years anterior to sight-lacion, and will not die without a
Koren at the Yalo River, in
in bad charge of the engine at the time. I
ST. PETER'S BEAMEN'S CLUBUR, Sailors. That
Chulese writers
have foveted com- Kirit, bas overy prospect of an amicable ran down to the engine roose to get the THE TAX ON SPIRITS
London, 21st May —A dubare took pinas Home-Service on Studay, at 11 12. and prosed fees with many polic at settlement Missra, Kinder, Cox & C's donkey started. I did not suocises- las
surveying jo
will torn out, I believe, doing so because I was (almost) affuented. In the House of Commons last night on the TM. Thursday, at 6 PM. The Holy That to ordinary mortals they peer as to be 1 tb sur in am pot sanguine From the fist alarm till the time I tried to clause in the Budget wherein the tax on Communion is administered up the Second painful distortions, but the Celestial about the ides of Lexing rainy through start the douker engine barely a minute spirits is increared. The Irish members Sunday in the month at 7.30 A..) on ta Byrons have likened them to the lotus Kizin. If the building of the Une through had elapsed, I think the donkey-englue insisted that Ireland's ahere was tou great. First and Third Sundays, at xoor; on the
swar, and the Celestial female readly Hunch was not feasible across the hillooks could have been startsd before the 3 Goschen promised that a Committer Fourth Sunday, at Evening Service
ST. JOSEPH'S CHOnut, Garden Road —– aceopted the aft impeachment
of Eupeh, how much less will it be over officer in charges of the engines. I could would be appointed to sauerkin if the hi fa qud through the forests of Eirin. Det say where the fee first brake out 1 Ireland was natly treated in the matters, am and Bersion 1.50 1.6 Eren.
ing Service, Benediction It is easy enough morons the plains of Shing. had bron Chief Engineer of the Fucking The clouse then passed
That the custom really had a very probaid
origiu.