No. 8880-MAY 28, 1891.) THE representatives of Messra togsell and. Co., of China, bave retired from the Board and from the Committees of the Bank of Okins, Japan, and the Straits (Limited).
We understand; any a Home paper, that
arrangements are now being made to bring ous company in London to work- the three tobacco cstates in North Borneo, which were recently purchased from the original companies tu Hongkong, and which are now liquidated. The ears, we are
THE Governor-General is raneivad a moaied to know, are in strong hands. morial from the Legislature of British Co- lumbia asking that the Chinese rostriation tax may be increased from fifty to a bun dred dollars,
VICE-ADMIRAL Bir Nowell Salmon, lato Commander-in-Chief on the China siation, Lady and Miss Baltun, and Lady Iacon were among the passengers who arrived at Plymouth on April 20 by the steamship Bengal. Trom Olins and Bombay.
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THE CHINA MAIL
Tak Directors of the Straits FusThat one maga remarked.* * Bore better you to prevent the disastrous, and on-aid- led both prisoners. The complainant had goae Bukide, he long Numbeline 54 gambling. A man should not be bean drinking but kasy perfectly with what
Insurance Company have inanda sircular saying that they are, after dus consideration, folded pealug for business in the United Kingdom though it in proposed at first to con Ane the Company's operations to very 10- datate loss. The Company will commenca business in England on the 1st July ndxy, under the management of Mr. Alex. §. Murray, and the London Oloes will be in the same building sa the Straits Inacance Company, Ltd. (Marias), No. 25. Gorbill, E. C., opposite the Royal Exchange, Straits Times.
Tho esae was pomander?,
save the klgin- bas mou! two tongue allowed to sell what he has not got. he was dolog.
ASLENE V He should not be allowed to depreciate #allab mò;⠀ That another follower of Contains struck such a stock as Bankshares, and the **iu, Blyah! "bo usee, you go as Juno, anomer the flon, Mr Keswick's bill comen see, he Numbah one faves more better into operation the better for the community. for one mou he got fire, six plean tongue; There may be a chancetlen of them who work he saree nonsenso pidgin for much ollo Fard retaining the fow dollars they can save man more better in young man, young and they may be able to keep them out of man too muches like play pidgin, Head the opacious and ravenous maw of the
universal provider. man no cara for he du talkue,
tolerably fair
(Before
SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Sir James Bussell, Chief Justice.)
Saturday, May 29,
FRIEDKEES SENTENCED, A
Four of the prisoners convicted at this month's Oriminal Sessions were brought up to day to receive sentence
THE CHITWAN PINAST CASE, T. Chan, Lai and Wong Sam, who were found
M. BONVALOT, who accompanied Prince Boury de Chartres across Central Asia, con thenes to distinguish himself, a Paris corre podent says, by his attack on British rule in India, with special reference to the Ma vipur incident. One of his ideas is a nira. tegical rum to Tonklu, by inch of & GROSS outrage revolting in a death is re- which the French could enablo Russia to ported to have bess committed on a young get into close quarters with Burmah and European lady, travelling down to Ca cutts Siadi, un which, he believes, John Bull has by the mail train. The young lady, who is his eye. He is to make another expedition the daughter of an European official, was in PULO Way, an island off the coast of through Ania from the Talgs to Tngking the ladies' compartment of a frst-class car- Aguas dome into notice as a coaling under the patronago of the Russian Goriage, and was all right when the train rea Station The French Government are ssid vernment. It was pointed out to him that chod Mokameh, the dining station between to us favourably inclined to allow their during his exploration he had owed his Dinapore and Calcutta. She dised there, mon-of-war and treaisports to call there to safety on one occasion to the kindness and and her servants saw her safely into her akine that fool, and steps have been intervention of English functionaries in carriage. When the train reached the next taken to move the Russian Government in Tadin, and that his present attitude was stopping station her arvants went up to her the wine direction. The Netherlands somewhat ungrateful Since then he has carrings ra usta, uosquire if their mistress Trading Ompany takes an interest in written to a Franch paper stating that the had any ardere füs thein, but they found est solemne Pula Way has been taken roport of his interview with a representa- her dead. While approaching the carriage poepalen of by the Netherlands lalia tive of the France, on the Manipur inci- they saw a man jumping out, who alighted. overint, but has not come into pro-dent, was inaccurate. This declaration is on a goods train just leaving the station for Mokamel. Telegrams wore promptly dis- minos despite its alleged advantages to some extent, a denial of the charge whaling dapot,
ingratitude towards England which has patched to Mokameh by the pssengers and been brought against him.
offcials, and on the arrival of the goods Aucoma to the Paris correspondent of the
ched, and a ticket collecter, who was un- Munich Alldemeine Zeitung, the Ecotch Tus London and China Express of 24 train at Mukameb, the breakyan-ĦAL BOAT- Thist I am told the Articks of Association jake. For this most distressing and bumi was a vary acricus offumcu' indeed, and i Government has been not a little disap. Aptil sags:-M. de Lanessa has been aware that his saapada bed heen discover- pointed by the recent attitude of the Go-selected definitely at the Cabinet Counciled, was arrested caleap. It appears that, Veraniont of the Czar He states that dur
white the train was steaming out of the
held ander M. Carnut's presidency for the
crease in the number of the Chinata, who geated to Bumstra, but a wors powerful nus was the contined presence in this die triat, from Oot, 13, 1890, to Jati, 28:oftþin year, of the aver-draided General Fang'and kis many followers. He himself was only twice in the town of Satow, namely, on the day of his arrival aixi on that of hìa dei partere; but the mere fact that he was nut
far off was sufficient to cause about 30 per cent, Im told; of the emigration inns to remain closed Though the orodit ticket system, under which alous poverty
That perhaps grip of the mtuation.
John Chinaman obsted a The brokers are a short-sighted and for bla folk. They do not apparently as that
stricken persons as emigrate, all under That the stitution of the Tal-On case it is not to their interests that their clients
the ban of General Faug and the
provincial authorities, there is no doubt that the use will not raise the Chinese eatimation of abould periodically be deaned out. They
of such. Uckets, in winkod at by the local our official lawyers, though the natives think that so long as they are in the good
officials for a monoy consideration," the must as that Justice. Howe freely from graces of the noble operator referred to it is
amount of which in each case is well-know the Magisterial bench.
all right and they go so far as very often That I pleased to see a disclaimer from to serilice even themselves so as to bring guilty of committing n piracy on a trading but the respectable coclic agencies, those de the Manager of this proposed River pabulum to the great man. This sacrifice Jock off Chai Waa, wore first placed in the lost that are commeated with forsign firide, continue to hold aloof from the employment Steamer Company, stating that his Jam takes the form of signing for the concern dock
His Lordship asid the prisoners had been of them, from a dread of the consequences pany had no knowledge of or connection ed, for the'r weak clients, and then when with the placards for an anti-foreign them (the clients) cannot pay, the brokers, convicted of spiracy within the watere of of exposure by enemies. Until the credit character now posted over the Colony. the lion's jackal, pays for them.
she colony and within a few hundred yards: The word 'Honour is now unknown in of the abore. Luckily they, did not shed toket ayatom is sanctioned and put under proper regulations, all Chinese connected That samo of these placards, reflect little
credit upon Chineas he enjoy the pro- this Culony amongst operators in shores blood; all they did to the draw of the junk with the despatch of emigrants, who have
was to drive them below and keep them not paid their own passages, will be greatly a tection of the British 11g, and they seem A person who has spresinted in shares and to be quite as deserving of the attention 1st thinks nothing of simply repudiating confined there for two nights and a day the mercy of unscrupulous individuals, who of the Attorney General and the Regis his abilities. In fact he feels hurt and The prisoners and their fellow-pirates took know that the system is at present one of tear General as was the Faith ráig, unjustly dealt with if a promissory note from the junk all the property they could
go1-168 tatle in nonay and a quantity of bloquy, is underhand, and gives ready excuse for false chargee. The editgration That the name of the new Manager of this asked for by his preditors
The financial condition of the large majo in staying so long on board the junk was kok gave employment last year to 109 cuttle ab. Ho presumed that their object trafo to the Straits Settlements and Bang now Bank has been made public. That a good deal are hal boas made pub-rity of Europonas in this coluoy is simply to enable them to dispose of the plunder British Vassels, all of which were steartinin,
lie at Home which could aut well have appalling. They have not a cont to their before the alarm could be raised. Piescy boen dove here.ES.
name and insolvency is looked upon os Are wide enough to enable the new Bank liating state of affairs I do not blame the must be put down with a strong hand. to enter into almost any kind of business brokers. If the market wore fairly allowed The conteges on each of the prisoners was which may or may not be a good to take the course without the alrung five years imprisonment with hard labour.
theso boar elament I have referred to, t thing. *****
́THE HÓW AT THE COSMOPOLITAN DECK.
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"ing the visit of the Empress Frederick to post of Governor-General of Indo-Chiss. | station, the ticket-collector jumped on the That the apathy displayed in the plug of, hosyy falls, in stocks could not occurro Siu, compradore at the Cosmopolitan count of an encounter with Chineso pirator.
Parks the Caw was sounded for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not he should be prepared to support France in the event of war breaking out between that ouuntry and Germany His reply to the effect that bo vlowed with disapprobation the sation of the French Government in permitting po paler insult to an Empress who, moreover, was a relative of his own. This rebuke is said to have been keenly felt by those to whom it was directed, and it is added that the decoration subsequently bestowed by the Cear opno President Carnot has proved Ineffeciaal Le retors the soreness of fealing created by the incident.
him
scoundrel anothored kor, tearing detection. carriage, and having outraged the girl, the
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the Protest of the Unoticial Members of Council, against the propayment of the additional Military Contribution by Governor Des Voeux, without the an thority of a vote of the Council, has
He is Dopaty for the Department of the footboard on the ofhide and get into the doine, but has decided on reigning Best, in order that he may devote himself exolusively to his new functions. M. de Lanessan is to be entrusted with the fallost powers over beih military, naval, and other force in the colony, and to operations can He be undertaken without his authority. has likewise the power of appointing all officials except those whose commissions are signed by the President of the Republic. The new flovornor-General naya that be did act apply for the appointment, but, se he was choson for the post, ho means to devote all big energies to the tank of restor. ing tranquility to the country. He has visited Tonkin already twice, and thinks he soon his way to the suppression of the A LETTER has been received at St. Petersbrigardaga which has excited co-must-nt burg From M. Joesph Marin, the French tention of late. The same decree which traveller, written from the Chiness town of appointe M. de Lenoasan Governor-Geve- Ba Chow, in January last. It contain the ral creates a Controller-General, charged following page My expedition will with the administration of the Badget, and resume its journey again in a few days, but having the whole financial carvice of the it is not without diffiquity that I have suc-calong under his authority. M. de Lanessan wooded in making up my caravan, buying will leave for his new post on May 31,
The man- camels, and hiring frena men.
darina of the place whore I am; and where
thore is also a European Customs officer, Tax Tonavor Queanos.--Saya the Times have placed great difficulties in my way, as of India :-The financial year is not yet a they auspoot me of wishing to foment a month old, yet exchango to-day is already revolutionary movement among the Maa hall-pouny lower than it was when Sir homedans of their province, I have un- dergone many mishaps, but I am at last able to continue my journey, and I hope to susosed in reaching Russia. The itiner ary, which I propine following is about pared to a line drawn on the map from the town of Bu-Chow to Lake Lob-Nor, and thence to the northern froulier of Thibet, and on to Keangar. Unless I am obliged to stop on the way I expect to reach Kashgar at the end of April or the beginning of May next.
David Barbour, in the third work in March, estimated it at one and five-pence farthing for the current year. There is no zlage in the course of exchange at which tho familiar cuation against prophecy is not imperative, but it looks very much as though the day of recovery were some distance of New York and London silver prices are showing a study downward ten- doney, and, though what is coming down to this port in nnasually large quantities, the export trade in cotton is more sluggish than it has bean for years, so that the support to exhange which is usually giron by the export trade at this time of the - Ik a case recently before the High Court of year, is not forthcoming. The unexpected Justion the Goose Bisanship Company may happen in exchange as well as in other sued the National Stosship Company in things, but those who warned Sir David der the following circumstances :— The Barbour a month ago that there was National contracted with certain shippers cartain risk in taking the rate of the day an in Now
* York to take toode, at a hung the basis of calculation for a year's operat freight of 334, per ton, to China, vid Liver- tione, have already fogad justification for pool, anal, slao arranged with the Ocean their view. And this year, even if salva Company to keep upape for the goods on sion is to came from the Weat, we shall carlain of their ant pa bauna from Liverpool have to wait for it. The Ataerican Con. "to" Uhina at 204 à tou. The goods were grass will not meet till Novorter, and last"
Phipped by
the Egypt from New York, and scar's history, with its silver boom in June as that ship did not arrive-having been lost and July, will not repost itself. at the reserved spass on the Ocean boats was let out to other and better freighted goods. The Ocean Company's puntention was, not that they had suffered by the non-carruage of the goods to China by their hosts, but that's New York ship pers had paid the whole through rate of cute. The Governor had obtained, with 3. to the National Company, 20s to the sanction of the general and the officer thereof was due to the Ocean Company metanding the battalion, the services of being practically paid to the National Com- subaltern to act as A. D. U, pending the pany as the Ocean Company's agents. The arrival of the offloor selected to fill the post Closan Company, however, were in yo way permanently. Even this arrangement was parties to the New York contract, and the hampered--not by desire of the officer orm Court consequently found that they had no manding the battalion-with the condition claim whatever on the National Company, that the subaltern should-performs his régi-
mental duties whilst soting as 4.
THE BS 4. D. 0. overnor was Aya recent meating of the Society of ArtsBut when the Governor - W paper WAN YUKI by Me W. Topley on The pore on a tour to the
the general refund to allge the Source of Petroleum and Natural G «. In the course of it Mr Topley alluded to 4. D. 0, to accompany bim, although thể
commanding the battalion was will
&
The Broad Arrow BagAn extraordfuary story comes to is from Singapore of the discourtesy with which the General Officer commanding the troops at that station has treated the Governor of the Straits Settle-
Offloar
the existence of petroleum in Japan. This Ares, ba says, Eas been described by Mring ecogh to allow it, and the Governor
been presented.
•
That the document is carefully and re- pectfully worded, and it losos nors of its force thereby That it is to be regretted the name of Mr Keswick is not found alongside of those of his colleagues, and that the hon. Momber has given no sign of hia dia. approval of the unconstitutional conduct of the GoverUINT,
That there is much speculation as to what course the Home Government wil Take in regard to the Bigh-handed measures of its representative,
That it is very questionable if the Secre
-of-State over intended-an-immodiste payment of the money without a vote: That in view of Goremer Des Voeux's services to the Home Gorernment in
the new drain-pipes is something moro, Barai children ought to fear the Gra, but Laso remarkable, and in some measure they do not, and the result is a continual
direction, justifies the Surveyor Geceral in his stream of dollars going in one
Mr Keswick will confer a boon upon this Apology for the condition of the roads. That is Bhanghai man said the other day, Colony if he maintains a firm attitude with on contemplating the chaos, Well, you regard to his Bill. The brokers have no Bro a lot of duffers to stand this sort of arguments to bring forward against it but thing.
wolfish one and I for one am strongly That many old residents think thesp pipes convinced that it will be as beneficial to
will not stand long, owing to the manner them as to the community.Your,
ONE WHO KNOWS. in which they are laid, and contractors That I sincerely hope these views are in-
are okookling in anticipation.
current,
That the water from Tytam (or is it Pok- falam) looks like filtered soap suds as regarda colour. That we are told this water is harmless, but all the same were any such dis coloured stuff supplied to a eity in Ring- land, there would have been what for. That visitors to the Colony will not drink Hongkong water, as they have been wached against it, and certainly appear ancea are now in their favong. That this is the end of all our water or
panditure! That the Jury in the steam-faunch inquiry has, I am glad (a ses, recommended the periodical inspection of every launch in The Barbour. That Me Woodruff, Comissioner of Cus- toms, was not long to Wala before ho sar stirring times, and he seems to have kept his head.
"AN ENCOUNTER WITH CHINESEZ.
PIRATES A young German, seawan belonging to the crow of the Germna guaboat # off has written home a letter containing the sc Dock, who was found guilty of cutting and The letter, of which a Berlin correspondent wounding a boilermakor daring 64ht. gives the following extract, is dated Hong- Kong, Feb. 14: On the way from Japsa among the workmen, was next.suntoacad.
· Bia Lordship said he won sorry to ass a to China we approached some small islands,
h who had apparently borou a good and a boat was lowered in order to land. character in the prewer's prosent uncom- The crow of the boat soon discovered bobina fortable position. He had been found one of the islands a vessel, which they ba guity of unlawfully wounding one of the lieved to be manned with pirates, and they œmployees it the dock, Luckily the jury immodiately turned back. A High did not find him guilty of the more serious running at the time, and it was very charge brought against him, and they adds stormy. The boat capsized, and ten men ed a rider to the effect that he had roosiv-and the officer in comassed were struggling THE GLASS WORKS.
ed raro provocation to do what he did, with the wat Of these only To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.'
His Lordship Fully endorsed that view, saved, and a lifeboat was lowergil to try Hongkong, May 23rd, 1801.
Still, a man of the prisoner's year, whe pick up those that waro inissing – Evering EI, I beg to endlose you herewith a letter re the Hongkong and Macao Glass had been so long in the service of the com- came on, and the lifeboat did not sotura, end Manufacturing Company, in Liquidation, pany should not have been mixed up in a it was surmised that she had fallen into the which explains itself, and which you may in consequence of some dispute about hands of the pirates. The first eniter, doem of muficient importance to share ambling. His Lordship was inclined to manned by one ohiter and fourteen renment,
think it was only after the prisoner had. (of whom I was on), each supplied with koldors to and room for in your paper.
a
seven were-
I may meation that some years having seen his friend stabbed mortally with a sixty ball cartridges, was then asut in search, elapsed since the stoppage of the Cum-knife that he got the swords and inflicted the We also carried one gun and provisions for pany, withent the shareholders receiving wounds upon the complainant He seemed six days. When, at four in the morning, any information in any way whatever, to have lost his head completely in his rage wo copied the Chinose junk, we made for they feel themselves completely ignored, and anger and elastied and cut as many her, and when close up saw one scintig On the Company going into liquidation, 1 persous sa came within his reach. Four or boat on board. The yun and rifles were felt dissatisfied with the accounts render. live men were wounded; one of them lost fonded, and the German Sag hoiled, Bot ed to shareholders and planed them he portions of some of his agere, another got the pirates did not stand their ground, and
H slashers the face and saveral, had to tried to escape. The cutter fired Immedi- fore a public accountant to report upun
be taken to the hospital, more or less ately, the first shot unsating the deck His written report was, that the ac courts were so deficient and lacking in wounded. His Lordship thought justice the junk. The enemy then became bhwil detalls and information that all he could would be done in the casa by sentencing dered, and after hord straggle wo report upon top was that they were the prisoner to six months in prisossment, succeeded in gaining the deck of the pirate,
where & hand-to-hand fight took plac The accounts ieanod with hard labour. elericully co prot."
Thirteen pirates wors killed; and all tho
of
respost of this additional Military Con. That the British Admiral. was, like the by the general managers showed a logs of Before Mr H. J. Ackroyd, Aaling Prime rest talon prisoners. The junk was searchi
tribution-rries for which reaiden a certainly never can thank him-the Im perial authorities will probably baik him That the incident will not look well in Parliament, even in the light of the fat surpins which the £20,000 made a little fatter.
up.
That the protest and memorial, with the replies therete, may cause delay in the estimates for next year, and for any such delay the Governor is entirely to blame That it would have been very much better
had the local Guvernment Inid on the table }
telegrams and despatches hear.
ing on the quatinus in dispute, instead of having tom dragged into light by Duane of questions of which notice has to be given. That faeliora of partizanabip have been
“intensifed quite sufficiently in one way and another, and the Executive have lost on opportunity of doing a graceful thing; and possibly turning away wrath, Taat perlispa loyalty to their absent chief
caused them to mis the opportunity. Tast what is known as Mr Keswick's Share Bill has been revived, somewhat to the surprise and consternation of those more immediately intarated. that the Petition presented by this Share- Brokers Auncoiation is refreshingly frank in its terma,
tharca
large business has been done in
proverbial Policeman, aonewhoro olsa than where
ho was wanted.
That I hear some talk of the Admiral mobilining his forces, and giving some real practice to his officers and men..
has That something or somebody
stimulated the Admiralty folks late 13, 80 much better stats for focal defence than
that
we have ever been.
now we 070
in
That the torpedo departament is a credit to
all those concorned,
That, speaking of defense, where is the
Maxim Gun Corps ) - kommen That I am told the guns and ammunition
are hore, but the parts is not. That the War Office and the Admiralty are again engaged in a game of Pais the Ball with regard to the Neval Yard, That if Kowloon is open to the shelle of an enemy, surely Bowrington is out and the Government hare still a big bit of land therm for an areanal, while the foreshore admits of ingoita possibilities, aud due opportunities of spelding Imperial fands.
BROWNIE,
law,
The
CORRESPONDENCE.
·THE SHARE÷BILL):
The over 250,000 in about three years. Directors and General Managers were bound by every consideration binding span honourable business men
jsave
B
Judys,
ed, and down in the stowage we found our lost comrades, bound hand and foot.” Buth they and our prisoners were then carried in triumph on board the Wolf.
THE LATŜAIWAN HIGHWAY ROBBERY, Chan Kai was convicted of committing a ful and clear statement of accounts, leav ing no particular inexplained that would robbery with violence on the persons of help the unfortunate, shareholder to un-three Portugues lada and being armed, at derstand the misfortune that had over- Lapospan on the 25th January last, takes his investment. Instead of this all hesitation in finding the prisoner gailly the 21st April a paper was read on China by His Lordship said the jury had no that can be made out of the specunta by
gito,
THE HISTORY OF CHINA;
At a meeting of the Soolaty of Arin on
Walone
a public accountant is that the figurek nabimensly of a very serious charge, and Sir Thomas Wads, G.0.M.OK.0.B. S sum opporrectly. The General Managers' presence of the evidence of the three A. D. Lyall presided, and briefly introdnood reply to my letter of inquiry does not young men bis Lordship did not see that the lectorer. Sie Thomas Wade paper is dd moob to our knowledge of the posithe jury could have done, esborries. For too long, and somewhat ton dry to pro tion of the Company, or the reason that the offense of which he had been found duos, but the discussion which followed is
Fin status the Company remains in
guilty he was liable to imprisonment with interesting The liabilities of the
are in hard-labour for life. The weaper ho used Company
Profanor Douglas, Baht there was one running annually by the amount of interest order to rob these three young men of all very much, and that was that, although was a loaded revolver and he used it in part of the lecture, which impressed him and current expenses, the latter may be they had.
a commission-earning
His Lordship would not pass a there had been constant overthrowing of email only from
mint of view. If there is no probability long seustober, because he was going to Empires and upsetting of dynastics in China. of the Company's property realizing the expiration of the term of imprisonment, plished with the cast possible derangement recommend that the prisoner be deported on yet there grust convulsions had been accota- enough to meet the claims of the The sentence was imprisonment with hard of the administrative machiners, and the gagora and editors, why not hand the whole over to them and wind the Cum-labour for one year, and two whippings of least discomfort to the natires of the country pany up and be done with it? Were the strokes each within the first six months Disturbances and revolutions, which would leste a country in Europe the victim of ahureholders all of my mind they would of the sentence.
bloodshed and horrors for centuries, ssem find out just how far the Directors and General Managers were responsible and
Shing Ping was convicted tf feloniously ed to
of this, he The “real reason ment and their abandonmout of the Com the chain gang at Lapsapwan on 15th June thought, was that the Chinese had no liable for their extraordinary mismanage. wounding a gaol guard and escaping from perio in China within a very short to the Emperor. They pany's interests. They would at least 1868.
personal loyalty His Lordship said the prisoner had plead- knew him simply as an abstraction. have the satisfaction of knowing wh.read guilty to the escape, and with respect to very remarkable to see an change of their money went.-Yours,.
THE ESCITE FROM THR CHAIN-DANG
for
It was
To the Editor of the OHINA MAIL.*
Hongkong, 23rd May, 1891. That a 130g casts and sy time for many publi() thought the bill had been abandon. Pity the poor broker men! they and the
R. TALBOT
the charge of bulwully wounding, the dynasty how very slight the changes were man, who was wounded and two other wit. in the personnel of the administrating of years past, is a statement for, which many ed. Not much
ncases gave auch evidence se removed all the Provinces, -Mardarms holding, the residouts can
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1891: Touch.
Sis-In spite of the Brokers' potition, I j
duubt on the pobject. The gaol guard was highest to the lowest positions transferred That it has not been possible or convenient sincerely (roat thie Bilt in hot to be aban- Captain Rt. Talbot, Cullege Oharubeis.
to designate time shares in writing by dobad, but that it will very soon become, Sin,In reply to your letter of this date averely wood and he remain in their wrvices to the new inpatien there are no impediments in the way if hauptbel for several days. His Lirdship may cons tid men may go, but Chins goes numbers or otherwise that it, the pres
Although, as they had sins cise shares ay stocke in respect of which.
the Tobas, Mongoliana, depression the
Colony is at Finding up the Glass Company beyond the found that some of those who escaped at pontracts have been made will ale be presont t'affiring frem, is 1 bellove, in diffeulty of disposing of the land at a suit the same time as the prisoner land been born told, teadily sunceled, seeing that hen great manure subutable to the extensive able figure. In the present state of the sentenced to two your hard labour. The Manchus, and other alieze had at sp
andret count, three years' imprisonment, with had been treated by the body of the Km. man zeils short, he well what he hasn't business (or rather gumbling) in shards un arkot it is quite impossible to do this, and arbonae on the prisoner would be on the times occupied the throne of China, the
time, which has been going on for years price sufident to cover the Company's the end of the sentenge prisoner was now thought that if & European conqueror ware
in any case we see no chance of obtaining hard labour, the esistence to commence as pire se almost legitimate Sovarciqua
creditors. There is very little chanca
Chiness would submit to bins as readily a bargains in shares unless the specific pum
tance to be concurrent with that on the first they had done to the Matchus, Muogois, bere of the shares sold are precisely durig the shareholders. The current expenses,
count. under
aud Turke pated, and if to is successful in passing it with the exception of interest due he will each the gratitude of the Colony the mortgage, are very small.-Yours faith- generally.
RUSSELL & CO...
General Managers, Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing
Company Limited in . ¡quidation.
go
Lyman. Pattalamm occurs in tertiary strawas put to the inconvenience of making his' That the Petitioners admit that chadearease Rozick's proposed Bill is for the liabilities to the mortgagore and other ring, and on the other count one yest's to make himself master of China, the
Mr
ly injure their business, and they ask to purpose of rendering null and vaid all therefore of there being anything left for imprisonment, with hard labour, this we
may
in speca ative time bargains will serious- ta, probably pliocena. The oll-bearing four without an A. D. C. When it is re-
membered that the Governor
•'in afno tho rooks are folded, with the axes of the folde Commander-in-Chief of the Colony, which
be heard by Counsel. running nearly north-east Mud Boath west,
Raglish That
he taken as admitted that the the folds being frequently reversed where bas to pay £100,000 a year to the So, the reversed dip is towards the pigh makes this charlish action on the part of
exchequer for unliary contripation, it wild speculation of the last two years has virtually contrasted business to an ex bourbing chore to the north-west in
tent almost unprecedented. Eabigo, and to the south-east in Tuotoomi. Sir Charles Warren, in refusing the Gov
arner the temporary services of a young That perhaps the bitter experiences of
those concerted have rendored legis's tion almost unnecessary, for the reason that "burnt brims dread the fire," That I fancy many of the unfortunate brokers have been as badly buret as the dating
impecunious principals who but could not give the numbers of the
precies shares or stock,"
trous,
We
→ This suncture is further complicated by officer of the garrison, all the more mons-
another series of folds, rusuing pearly nort
have received several other and speth. As would be expected in such letters from Singapore drawing attention
of the disturbed gros, none of wella
alls now, the nfl 2 raised in buckets. The well to the utter want of tapt and consideration rature is to 700 feet in depth. The pro- on the part of the late Chief Commissioner footion in 1884 was about 760 tons; in of Metropolitan Police, and which refer to 1889 it was arly 3,030 ton. Patroleum mattere quite apart from the ineldent above Ban be perded from Saghaticu, the large referred 10.
inland sorts of Japan. Natural gas h
han
kar baon known and utilised in China. It The first case under the Age Hill Zar just Adhoorered to sinking artesian wells for some before the High Court in Calcutta brino. There are boyinga forges 3,000 festa reference from the Sessions Judge doop in the dirtelot of Taten-Dom Teog of Marshidabad. The husband fearing to the courier of the disqustion, rich on that the injury that had been cansed sped Mr Redwood referred to the discovery to his wife world result in degib, his houso of the book in Jaya, emaire and Borneo, hauged her to a beam
and gare that abo out
committed suicide. whore we might look for further deeptor Medical evidence, hot as to the outrage
of
sk and to the fact that the girl was hanged (while still alive, was clear; but the nativa jury which assisted the judge first gave a verdict as follows: We find that the accused caused the death of his wife, being inflamed with lust; but na tie had no inter.
THE Bronianpman's PRATZE-Gload and gresious Providonon, bless all the Mac- donalds, and all the bandonalds children
va thousand yourn, Imangay cas
KERAARA KITOzy kon gestion of satsing Her death he is not guilty of
It will also have the effect of restricting the hamber of Brokers, of whom most peo ple (brokers included) will agree with o there are far too many at present, and whose commission is simply extortionate
The temptation to gamble to the extent of thousands of dollars by men with all incomes will be done away with
fully,
This concluded this Sessions.
The Chairman, in a few appropriate ob- servations, baring tendered the thinks of the meating to the lecturer for bis Paper, THE TRADE OF SWATOW,
Bir Thomas Wade briefly acknowledged The following are some catrauts from the the compliment, and said he should like to report of Consul Frater on the trade of make one remark in reference to what Pro- Batow in 1800:-An important event in famor Douglas had said an rogards the the history of this port was the formation facility with which the Chinese nocept a of a native atoum-launda company on the new joint-stock system for the conveyance of rule. He fSir Thomas) would not of Chinese history had pamongers between this post and the in-proceeded with quite so tranquil a Zow na In the Police Court to-day, before Me land towns of Ch'ao yang (pina miles dir-Professor Douglas had implied. There had Wine, Robert Fuzgerald and Willam tant), and Kit-yang (thirty-eight miles been no change of dynasty, in part or whole, will doubtless-throw light upon a matter ment. Whuis most to blame or who deserves. Laaroncs, both seaman, were charged with distant). The company was started in the without a fortful expenditure of bloodsized. which is not only dificult to deal with the greater punishment? My friend the assaulting P... Hedges and robbing hin middle of last year by Messrs Jardine, What he (Sir Thomas) considered to be the by legislation, but upon which so many dealer in lottery tickets or my friand whot of a silver watch, ag lu obalu, oigur-one, Matheson and Cutupang's loud compra secret of the continelly, so to quak, of the apposite views are expressed.
in one day sells forward bundreds of &o, in all of the value of £50.
dare, after he bad obtained the sanction Chiasso Administration was that she now-
That the promised discussion on the subject
If.
щеп
I buy a Manila lottery ticket in the Colony how I am liable to fine e imprison
In oveplusion let me hog and pray of Me Kessic, through the rating of your paper, to persevere with his bill Yours, T. B. F.
To the Editor of the China Ma
Hongkong, 23rd May, 1991. Sever in the history of this Colony has there been such ganaral, insolvency amongst those who interest themselves in absree as at the present momont-
ALLEGED ROBBERY BY TWO. SAILORS.
the different in the. The complahent mid-I am a lieutenant the high authorities of the province on the comer bad, not introduced now ideas, – The That the stamps on trangfors were gone charms, of which in a falability he has in the Bugal Nopy, sin board 5.M.6. recommendation of the Last Prefect of Mongond, Along they were arbarian,
time regarded so a check upon this evil
Byavish Abo 11.30 p.. yesterday I Ch's-pbox, a cousin of the late Marquis became cirilised and followers of Comincius. Daw proposed to be dealt with, but by nona in bis possession
was walking near the Sailors' Homs when Taing. Thres large-sized launches wera Both the Mongola and the Manchus piopka- common consent it is an admitted fallure. That Mr Keswick has shown no desire to
the defendants come and asked me to buits for it by the Bunglong and Whauad for the conquest of Ching by long hurry the measure throughthore. in
money to get drick. I refused, and they po Douk Company, and one of them study of Chinese literature, and changed attacked ms, threw me on my back, stznak began to rau to Oh'so yang on January 10, hardly sayibite. Ho differed also with nothing he says) that I desire more than
as on the back of the neck and took a 1831 The sister vessel reached Swatus Profossor Douging in his remark an segards that every rpportunity for discussing the mutter should be given and the second
silver watch a gold chain, a cigar-can, later, but now runs shoo regularly to the the change which would be in store for cigar-holder and a pocket handkerchief same town; large numbers of passengers China In the event of her eduquent reading has therefore been postponed.
fre- That it would be curious thing if the
by foreign Fower, for the foreign Power from me. I called for the police and being carried on the trips, which are f Totalizator and short-sellers were to be
as defendant. I went to the Polko tended to ply between Swatow and Kite which would completely upset the Con Chinese Constable came and arrested the quant each day. The largest launali, In- would immediately Introdane haw WASH, whiskies the focal whisking and mountains of murder. The fudge, baring explained abolished together, and it would be
he
Scation. Afterwards, and the second interesting to know how many of the
from Hongkong, but fe fucian organisation. The mund delse
yang, he ready to commence potatoes him and the big as that, if accused knew that by his sob
of general community would regret the hill firsthesore had ikewise, was likely to canas death, he would be
I am not going beyond the "warz in" dant was brought in with my not get quid that the s
running the stability of the odimir sud (con I
fully circumstano8. furskotan daud see foods of waters, so guilty of culpable homicide, and that, if
-glia - tinuszos of lis rule is the homogeneity of sistants in Mercantile Honge and others mankind (be plenty for rat and beast his knowledge amounted to knowledge That Bir Wm. Des Voeux's locum tenens stating that mineteen out of every twenty his possessioth
morting
I saw the com- Landing jetsies and station-bonses for the that education, which is obediensou. If set up tons of that his not mast in all probability ques numerous the death, the culpable bemicade would mount Government Hanse.
bankrupt and will be crippled for many plaisant and the two defendants near passengers have been erembed.csdee
morrow a foreign. Power, was to nonquef bore and awards and in mander, the jury again retired, and That the traditional dance, preceded by years, if they are honest me, ringtee the infusion of drink and were unmber of passengers carried direct to the warld immediately have forced upon
the Sailors Home. They were unl There was a considerable falling off in the Chine, or a number of forviga Bamsen, 1 pistols to lag til the Grants and Macpher after lengthy consideration again found
invitations, is abandoned for Her Ms+
∙Pay of their liabilities. Kontakt damame theme the Queen, that the sponged did not know that he was
Jonty's Birthday cele
and a brief celebration,
The steady fall in Batik shares mesos abo-sitting down outside Tardlus's gunaru. Straits Self ements, 35,576 having been Christian civilisation, which, in rosordance spaper
resep+ Interuin to many who bought abared on tímis/About:14:30-3.. Doard whistle blown and - The Botal, sgainat“ 44,958 in 1889 and push our profession
in good faith, believing the stock to be well saw the first defendant running with a 40,085 in 1885. On the other hand, these vor
Tong
expected
ромсер
bas struck out an original departure for touched sharos are practically 16.15 th Police constable,, skid- About Vield Fargé "dividends to the shareholders. | its education, and the mad teal trimates of
notio of a two-hours' r
tion takes ita pinos
death would ensue, and Jobabili
that.)
thought she was dead already from the
tan Prinos of Wales, Parnell, and the likely to use death when he hanged his other newbern pit the Royal family; blase wife, because he was beside himself with the hornvidious cast-ca's Britain Eng get when he committed the dead, and was That to judge from this sanio, notion, same worth what they wore paying for if What other Chinese constable after diu e pambers rose from 9171-in 1880 to 10,744 result in the aster destruction of the exist load, mat the British people English j and not able to consider the
one must have felt dread lest un has caused this fall of something like $70 other portable arrested the fleat defendant in the ame of the persons who left for ing order of things. Froes that day Pho Tim Henbi Chan, P. 0.187, baid, he saw Riace, and frim 3 826 to 5,068 in regard to Goald cease so be Chine, and would booms tutored residenta wou
would turn ap in tweede Cihaisi, Inthe runner the fon losses the the broke to sorater the post; and likewise of;tho outrage. The judge refuseà | That' aquis, epatiečius, awards, and cocked cause a well-known sporitor." why for yours who fell down." The complainant sang.out, to and 16 188 large percentage of whom | 39ject to this or that Power, without the Bank is suppod to have matig, or sit ba one of the defendants hit the complainant, eadgranito Banatra 13,858 Chinese woot nothing but were partions of territory, hata may be the full dress particularly past has perindically gathered in the savinga Police and witness caught hold of the east have been returned emigrants and vestige of her foriner civilisations o
of the Colony and hat defendast and whistled for amistat. from Hongkong in foreign vesele Professor Doug and be agreed with Pulica Berg Archibald McDonald mid In regard to the diminution is the num Sir Thoma, and desired le meilly the gratify vindictive reverga jahed to grauio had for a brief period
morvorst, for evermors inʊgayne, ✨ Bless
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bad
ferred to, but the residents who pay of the youngin of bandrade, that after Grst defendant, was brought to bar på parmona proessding to this Stasil, the "vions he had exuressed. What be moani
the Military Contribution seldom, it practically been the ever, such ornaments.
kan woo atirk and mak him a big one by to socept the verdict of the jury, which he Engine Mantiamma, and put the strength of said was self-contradictory and its expikua non into Bongale arm, mak him bring on most masatisfactory, since the accused, -fart tall and porn, and lang keit, and corn far from being beside himself with the pra
Series Moves Blad was on and make alon sybioh he had gratified, had the fore- Thas the Wise Man of the Blanch is on the boer by Mariamas text Bles all thought to wish the floor and his wife w war-path, and the gamblers are beginning braincan and Rory, and Flors, clothes, and sndeavoured to remore all 13 to discover it and young Hory, kad glorious days for over of his outrage, The judge deferred That I heard some Chinese discussing the spore, Amen, Langoyne: v
his judgment.
merits of Hongkong lawyers, recently,
succeeded in sloppis his machinations! Sailor's Home and arrested the second de Who is to that has been selling Bank shares fendant," in whose possession bs found
algar-case, which was identified by the to an unlimited extent forward 7
Its time that the law stepped in complainant as his. The complainant dan
coolie had to lieu over the man was un-dinary power of absorbing forsign bodies doubledly one of its causes
that went love the mountry that they really Another oats, due to the energy of the Dutch Planters Association, was the fused to go on armored by the contact
of oniside Powers