No. 9190,- July 16, 1892.)
Tau delivery of the English Mail wan begon at 5.25 jaza:
Tax Agent of tho Canadian Pacifle Company informs us that the R. M. S. Engures of Japan, Capt Lee, arrised at Shanghai at 4am yesterday, and aniled at 8 p.m., and is expected to roach Hongkong at 9 am, on Monday, the 16th-The same Compa. ny's stemmer Eimpress of India strived at Kobe at 6.30 p.m. où läth inst, and sailed to-day at noon-for Yokohama.
to
Or late, at Batavia perjury has largely in crowend in the courts during the hearing of Mahomedan witnesses in Important cakes. They are worn on the Koran, but rock to usutralise its influence by putting spices of pigakin inside the head.cloth. Police. men, especially, who, from their official position, have often tou boar witness to truth readily have recourse to thin dorice.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG "TRST ELFOFTON,"
BESTET OF POLL-
The political comous promoted by Dr Canilie was brought to a conclusion this afternoon at 5 p.m., when the counting of to votes by Mr G. W. F. Playfair, chief manager, National Bank of China, and Mr John M’Úsilum (of Meurs Lane, Crawford and Oo.), was concluded. The result of the poll in
a majority for the combined Unionist parties, although the majority, it
Tant the guastion has frequently been"
anked, "Whal. Mr Buckle 7' and for some time I knew neither how to
answer it, nor why the question was put That the, Directory informs the puttio that
Mr Buckle is a cadet attoohed to the Colonial Secretary's Department here, and the reason why public interest has been awakened in that gentleman's existence is that he is about to be introduced into our local official life. i
CAPTAIN Carpenter of the British ship Costa Rica Packet has claimed from the Nether- lands Clovernment 827,000 as damages for his imprisonment in Ternate, and arrest at Macerar during twelve days; the com- ust be confessed, is het so great as anti-That your morning contemporary puts it pensation being for himself, crew, and the
small one.
this way, that Mr Buckle is learning the vessel's owners. The Batavia. Nieuwsblad cipated. The poll was a
duties of that post
Cool.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY, IN YOKOHAMA
I was obliged to give up my work, and for, siglit manike I did nothing."" t'was muder the Lostor nil this time, and from the fovi ka guld my cias A terrible tragedy oscarred in Blood was a bad on. After a while ho said ca my Town this afternuss, says the Japan Gawile, Tour husband is in a consumption, and Dets, of the 7th instant, by which it is iz never get better?
•(Signed) • ToMAS BATMAN,
Marbury Looks. Near Whitchurch, Salop. **March 23rd, 1891,
What are we to learn from Mr Balexan
Trs Stanleys? repeated the pantomime of ways that, the Netherlands Government | It is satisfactory to know that the vote has That, if all this be true, Mr. George Horn. longitude 136,32 E. Afternoon observa- berately shot Beattie while lying in bad district, and in my present honsa Surty Jaka Bluebeard last night to a rather small au. Lackruwledges the justice of Captain Car: been taken seriously, and there is only ona dience. The performance was not up poutar's clain but finds the amount fired the farmer tandard. To night the fasci nating, opera of Paul Jones will be put out the boards. The Company have always gived a good representation of this oparn, and as they are likely to make's better ap- penzance in this than in the pantomime they ekoeld draw together a larger audience.
Tas Locomotief supplies further details of the earthquake of the 17th May on the West Coast of Bamates, which show that it resulted in great loss of life. At Padang Sidempuan, the side of a mountaia party gave way and buried a vilingo andoznath, the earth apouing in several places and cast ing out boiling water. There, over 140 per- Bus perished. In the district of Great Mandheling, seven hundred houses were thrown down and over two hindred per sons killed.
← A SHAREHOLDER' writes to us in a highly- indignant strain with reference to the scale of commission paid to the General Managers. of steamship companies in this Colony,
FREDERICK Cervallo, the second mate of He refers speily to the Luda-China Steam the Ban Fol Gitan, was charged at Singa Navigation C, the latest repárt of which, para on the 9th Inst. by the master, Capt. ha mye, gives a brilliant example of the Stratton, with disobeying lawful commands consideration shown by general manager The accused did not put in su appearanoa by not keeping watch on deck as ordered. for the interests of shareholders. No doubt, when the case was called on, and a warrant from a shareholder's point of view, high was issued for his arrest. Later on the de- feredank was taken into custody, and the osse commission for management and meagre was adjourned until 1st Augost, hail being dividenda forma aufficient reason for grum-allowed is $100. The prisoner, he was bling, but they hardly justify A Share the worse for liquor, objected that the Court had no jurisdiction. The ease ought, he Jider's statement that the report clearly said, to have been tried in Sonrabaya. and conclusively proves that the company has been formed solely to line the pockets of the general managers at the expense of and to the absolute loss of the Shareholders, It is tot by any means an uncommon thing to find people with grievances overstating their ease, forgetting op- parently that the inevitable effect of this
instance where the voting paper was des- troyed 'by" a would-be Tanny man. Ot the total number who recorded their votes 115 were Scotch, but there are many more: with Scotch names who have simply entered themselves as British. One gentleman designated himself as hali-English, - half- Irish. His vote was rejected. The majo rity of the votes rejected were of parties
not entitled to vote. Twenty-eight non-
residents recurded their votes. The votes wore counted in province of Mr Henry E Pollock, who undertook the dution of referee. The teault of the vote has been telegraphed House, and will probably appear in the newspapers to-night.
The following is the result of the voting --
Conservatives .......... Liberal Unionists....... Gladstonian Liberals Fornolites............. Anti-Parnellites
.218
96
Total votes recorded.
Rejected.......8.
..300
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
Taz Parliamentary return as to rivisection is just issued.
Dr G. V. Poore, the 'in- persons spector, reports that in 1891 beld vivizootion licenses, of whom 43 per formed no experiments. There were 50 That Hongkong sooms to have suddenly got into the dog days,' the heat being licensed places in forty different institutions Experimenta in England and Scotland.
oppressive.
can only be made in the places specified in
That it is hard to take a cool and calm vow of any subject when the atmosphere approaches so near to boiling point. That it is probably owing to the fact that a new and political forer has been intro- duced here during the last two days, that the atmosphere has been so hot and
the licenses, except certain inoculation ig to weaken the force of their cou-operations in remote districts with the plaints. A Shareholder' proceeds to say object of studying outbreaks of dispass among animals, Tables are given which with refereses to the Indo-China Steam afford evidence that licenses and certif. Navigation C The nett earnings of a cates have been granted and allowed only upon the recommendation of persons of feet of twenty-one vessels, after deducting high scientific standing, that the liceneces the general managers' commission amount are persoan who by their training and cdu- to £33,312.0.0, from which a further sumdation are fitted to undertake experimental of £6,878,0.0 in the shape of general work and to prut by it, fand that all ex-That the fight over the General Election at perimental work hazbeen conducted in charges, telograms, director and auditor's suitable places. The licensees held 84 feas baro baan deducted, leaving a balance special certificates for experiments with
out anesthaliex; 48 certificates dispensing of £28,434.0.0, out of which £25,772.0.0 with the obligation to kill the animal be- have beou rightly aboorbed in the deprecia-fore reassuring from asthesia; 25 certif. tion account; and taking into consideration cates permit ing experiments in illustration to lectures; only one certificate for further
the loss incidental on exchange the company advancement of knowledge by testing pre- has earned ablutely nothing, though byrious discoveries-in other words, doing sheer force of favourable circumstances in experiments once performed in the past afresh ou now animals (of this not one was the-matter of underwriting account, so made in 1891); 36 certificaten permitting serious catastrophe having occurred during experiments on horses, males, or uses. In the course of the year 2,861 in all were the-period;-the-company were govèlvi to
done-1,303 withoutagesthetics, 210 when withdraw from it £14,454 from which slove
the animal was allowed to recover from aumathesia, Il illustrating lootuses, 64 on dividend of per osat has bean declared.”
ests and dogs without atmsthetics, and 8 on The above figures, he says, prove concla-
borius. aively that the company has earned absolu- tely nothing, whereas Mensta Jardins Math FURTHER intelligence with regard to the son & Co., the general managers, have not Japan Mail Steamship Company's Ori-murn shown the slightest compunction in seis to the effect that she is ashore near Tei-
sulphureous.
Home may be hot enough, but, for our Home friends' sake, I hope they are not
so but as wo ako now.
That the returns received from Home so far. although they account for four-fifths of
THE LOSS OF THE HAIPHONG. The following is the text of the finding of the Marine Court of Inquiry held yester day into the loss of the Haiphong
We find that the British steamer Hat-teared four lives have been lost; tot I thought it was all over with ros, and every phang (No. 88,838.) of Hongkong, of which owing to the excitement we have only one who saw mo theaght I wanki dia. About William Young Hanter was master, whose boon shle to gather the most sopericial this time I read in a Liverpool paper of a medi« certifiente No. 34,465, left Hongkong on account of the affair. It appears that acino sailed Mother Seigal'e Ourativa Syrup. a voyage to Yokohama via Swatow and Ta- man named Jacob Carlstoin, who claims to sad facciad I shone like to Write So my son kau un June 10th; that the voyage was bou Gorman, but is repadiated by the Ger- who lives in Liverpool, got me two bottles, and this Court is noncerned, man Congui, was this morning released from before I had used up the second one my congk www all gone, my kresiking was easy, and I' That it is reported-you any re undez uneventful, so far
until June 27th. On that day at 8 am, the Japanese goal, where he was recently aland Mr Busklo sa beon appointed the following cross-bearings were obluia- { conâued on a charge of having assalted 1 cald sat anything. I sool got back to my Deputy Superintendent of Police..
ed:-Oniwa W.N.W. and Siwoniczki N.W. Beattie, of 124. Settlement. Immediately work, and lure enjoyed good sound health ever since. When I began taking tâm Symp I was by W. W. and a course was then set W. on his rolesce, Carlstein purchaseți a six-
no low. I don't believe I could have held out 664 & true. At noon observations were chambered revolver and walking down to much longer. I have Üyed all my lifs in this taken giving a position of lat. 33.38 N. and 124 at a quarter to two this afternoon, deli. pool must have retired from the service tiora were also taken. We find that soon the shot, we believe, proving instantly, on pession, after a hard working and after midnight the ship was suppward to be fatal. Carlstain then went to look for honourable career in this Cotony,
sberia of Gmasaki light and distant from il won named Ned. Valentine, against whom I have before, the cadat 10 miles, and the master not seeing the ka siso had a grudge, bat failing to and That late sair vidue and delight, which line a zange of 19 milesin clear him be reinrand be 124, and afterwards experience? First that he had no al soe.
* boys question for the Governor mist often he weather sent a man sloft to look for it but walked on to the sacent plek of land just sumption His couigh and the spilling p a puzzling wao, what to do with then all it was not seen; that soon after weidnight beyond, where he was knocked down by matter were sympters of thoroughly disorder the weather began to get hazy but affer British marine, the only man who led od condition of the digestive organs, brought on
by youure, loss of rust, and the breaking up etc. That it need hardly be repeated several of wards cleared that by the master's oslo spparently dared to interfere with air all bis regular habits of Ka Taremated Where said boys' finve hold, and still lations at about 1.40 am on the 28th the At this moment three policemen rashed from his outlying for the poachers and his hold, some of the highest offices in the ship was within the radius of Hook Island up, but before they could arrest atra, foolish aleeping in his damp clothes. Aruba'in- Colony, and (one or two of thom) fill light and also of 1rovski al aboat 3 a.m., Carlstein sprang to his foot and frod three digestion and drapspain followed, of course, willi them with credit. That to be an efficient Police Superinten. then or at any subsequent time; that at took effect, in two cases we fear fatally, was the illos his fault? We do not say if he but neither of these lights was seen sither shots at them in succession, all of which all tas cefforing which he details so well. But dent, roady to fill the place of the Cap 3.43 am, the ship stranded on the rocks The man then raised the revolver for his fault, for maybe his accupation campelică tain, requires special gifts, and great ex about 2 miles west of Iront light and ba- fifth time and thot himself is the leg. Hem to take such risks, but where there is one portance,
oro of this kind thers are a Euadrad in which' came a total luss. The Court is at opinion was taken to the police station where, we That ne the nutcing of euch an appointment that the casualty was brought about by the we go to press, ba is lying aoemingly an the evil might have beau avecked.
requires some time to slow itself, and ship having been under the influence of an consciose, but we are informed by the thar are, bad when a sure must be sought, the
We sondade than that prevention is better” may give much food for thought, it may indranght current which the mariner is authorities he will recover.
successful and trustworthy remedy in Mother · That I hear Mr Mitchell lunes will soon this part of the coast The Hipong, hew
inson this, and his account will soon be bs well to wait for further developments, cantioned against in the intest charts of
Segel's Syrup. Mr Bateman tol John Wil be at his nest once more, when Mr May ever, was not supplied with the most recent
printed, in will be relieved from the Treasury. charts (that in use being one in which large There there is something wrong with the corrections had not been made for 13 years Military management at present, and and email corrections for 10 years), and no strong wish is expressed that the General mention or caution of this indmaght is Commanding should return. That it is stated, with what truth it is not wade in the chart which was in use by the master. The aapply of these charts, the easy to any, the sick soldiers in Hospital Court is inferiaed, lies with the ownere, but are not allowed to have penksha in
the Court cannot hold the master free from the daytime, and no one seems to blame for not having tauce the precaution have grit enough to get the thing ro
to see that he was supplied with the beat medied.
obarts. The Court are further of opizion that the master would have displayed worn senmanlike caution Omasaki light or Rock Island light, he had considered the possibility of them being obscured by fog or huzu which, from the evidence before the Court, they are led to believe existed, rather than that of being ontgile the range of the lights, No use other particulars the ship was navigated in of flags to the Department for the par-a seamaaliko manner. The reasons gives pose of signalling coming steamers for the nge-uee is that there were as sound- and this is signed by the Assistant Barings marked on the chart in the plase whero bour-Master.
the ship was supposed to be, but to the That hoog-flags were apparently not in- Court it seems probable that the ship was at the Central Market is now described midnight side of her supped position and as a long-folt wast, and the procedure that the light was obscured by the thick- ness of the weather, and if this is a cast of the Government is being pretty sevi the deep son lead might, and probably cerely criticised, while the Director of would, have revealed the dangerous slate Fublic Works is not blamed.
of affairs to the master. It is also to be re- That the Star-Gazing Department contigretted that the ship was not supplied with nusa in infer us that the weather is Sir William Thompson's sounding machine. warm and rather dry.'
The manner which the log has been kept That the warmth is questionable, but does not assist the Court in coming to no
mention is made of the dew point at the tisfactory conclusion. The Court is tially of opinion that with the use of the most re- thing but dry, although the mountain-the oaxasity wight have been avoided. added to the fact that no
That the Defence Committee can perhaps explain the defensive properties of the palatial erections now being built Ly-ce-
BIODH way.
The: I noticed lately an item in the Har- beur-Marter's estimate for flags for the purposes of the new Signalling system
Κοπίσεις That I also bolo circulars are going round the Mercantile hongs saking for a supply
cluded in the estimate.
Peak-why?
when he did not see
was made of the deep sea lead, though in
in Yokohama for a long time, and exceeds Such a tragedy as this has not occured in its wanton dieregard of life the terrible deeds of even Blood Town, which have. gained for this foul locality so gruesoms a tle. While there is life there is hope how. avor, and we therefore trust that the twe policeinon who at present ils in so precar
ious a condition, misy pull through.
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH
MAIL.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK'S DIVIDEND.
Loudon, June 23.-The Hongkong and Shangbai Bank has notified that it will pro ably bangoesaty to write off fout hundred thousand dollars from the reserva fand, and it will declare a dividend of one pound per ebars from the profits of the current half Far (being at the rate of ten per cent per
anhtin.)
PRINCE BISMARCE AND THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT.
Berlin, Juno 29.-The article the North German Gazelle 1 das to Prince Bl:- marek's open and unmeasured criticisms of the Home and Foreign pahey of the Go vernment during his stay at Vienna and Munich:
A BALLOON ACCIDENT A” THE CHYSTAL PALACE.
happened yesterday evening at the Crystal London, June 30.-A shocking accident Palace at a balloon ascent. The balloon, when about a hundred feet from the ground, berst. Captain Dale, the seruusut in charge, who killed, and three of his
failly,
the Bouse, do not furnish any reliable That, outwardly, residents generally are any-cent charts and possibly of the deep ses leat companions were injured, two it is feared
data for a decided opinion.
That the admirer of Mr Gladstone and
his policy have certainly mande progress so far, and the general fear now felt by all clenges and shaies of opinion is that a partial victory to one side may lead to the fight being repeated ́al no distant date.
That the opposition in Midlothian to the
Grand Old Man-for there is much
randeur about Gladstone, however his political programme may be looked apot has taken mary by surprise, and bie hard struggle and but partial victory in the county of Edinburgh are described by in political opponents as a moral defest.
That Colonel Wauchops, C.B., his oppo- pent, must have polled a large number of the 13,324 electors, otherwino'tke vo- bran statesman would have shown a much larger majority than 7('U. That Gladstone was returned unopposed for
Midlothian in 1886.
aan-aki, a boulity presenting great perile caring their quote of profit in the shape of of navigation daring the fore that prevall the most ridiculous moule of commission, at this time of year. There are good hopes getting her off if the weather cautines dictated by themselves, when circumstances inc, us the detange is onfined to ane dom- were quite different from what they apartment forward. The Tagon-T now, a scale of commission which should be was at once deepatched from Bokodate to entirely anaitilated, and in adhering un-being of the passengers and render aseist- suce, and the Kumanmio-mar left Yoko- fishingly to it the gateral managara have ham on Wednesday at 3 pm, with a sal azhibited their utter disregard for the inter-vage party and all necessary appliances. Everything, of course, depends on the date of the shareholders.' Whether the com- weather. So far ne can be ascertaisel, the That Col. Wauchope, of the Black Watch. pany's business can be managed more cheaply injuries thus for received by the ship are than at present is a question for the com- not of a character to suggest any serious dieulty in getting her aflost, but she lies pany and the general managers, but thai a very exposed position, and unless the mere fact of the general managers taking sea remains tolerably calm, her fate by the remuneration to which they are legiti-soon be sealed.Jupes Mail. mately entitled down not prove that they are. utterly regardless of the interesta of the shareholders.
ALL the investigations of maritime sur veyors prove that the ocean botoin is u uch like the land above the cool. In the United States survey, for the electric cablo between California and the Hawaiia Tax Ceylon Zimes of June 80 has the fui- alanda, the mountains beneath the era ATC lowing: The M,M, steamer Slanic which so serious an obstacle that'a detour must be arrived from Marseilles this morning has on made. Starring om Salinas Bay, near board M. Lacan, the Administrator of Monterey, California, is a deep gully 200 French Cambodia, who was proceeding fathoms deep, and on each side the rocks thither to take up his duties. We regret, as to within five futbonus of the surface of bowever, to hear that it may be necessary the ocean, ad gradually deepen to 2,500 for him to remain bere till the next French fathome, with macli irregolarity of surface, steamer passes through, in order that he till 3,200 fathoms are reached, or stout may have the best medical advice end ao-three and a half miles, when the depth in sistance. M. Lasan met with a severe ae- about three-quarters of a mile less. Two cident on board a few days ago, having had degrees further along it changes to 400 biz faon mashed in against the bulwarks, fathoms deep, then drops to 700 fathoms, and, though the ship's surgeon set the bones then to 2,701 fathomas, followed by a rie as well as he was able, the damage done to 2,000 fathoms; then thoro is another was serious, and M, Lacan called Dr. Rook fall of 700 fathoms, and a fairly gradual wood in this mayging in consultation. It aoking and rising follows in ,000 appeare, that after passing Bocotru, the fathoms are plumbed; now a mountain! Salarie experienced very rough weather, peak rises up about the third of a mile, to the south-west monsoon boing very much in less than a quarter of a mile from the ocean evidence. One night, after ditour, M. surface. This is a summary of two surveye, Lacan was sitting on deck, and, rising from twenty miles apart, by the United States his chair, the steamer gave a sudden larch surveying vessels, one recently, the other; which threw him violently against the bal-fifteen years ago. third survey will have warks and damaged him as above stated. to be made to find ground on which the
Dr Rockwood's skill electric cable can be laid— Work. We hope, under and mare, be will avon by all right again.
The indiscriminate felling of forest u Nor long so ne published a tour to the Deli in the pursuit of tobacco coltivation effact that the Home Government contest-bas so changed the climate for the worso plated withdrawing the European trays that voices have been raised for preserving Irom Ceylon; bas little or no-redence wat extending the woodlands But the altached to the story, resing that it first Government and the planters collectivaly saw the light in the columns of a Loadou move slowly in this "direction. Of the svecing paper. Information has just reach lagar planting venturen, it is only the Deli ads, however, which shows that there was a Company which, in any way, manifesta very substantial basis for the report. We activity in putting worn-out tobacco land learn on very reliable authority taut correa under forest growth. The bulk of the pondence is now preceding between the plzotan allow Nature to take her course on Home Government and the local authorities this point with the result that fields, not in regard to the matter, which is part of a thrown out of cultivation, soon become great scheme of military reorganization con- |""overgrown" with lalinng ge Some templated. It appeare that the War Office plantera take this line from lack of money Authorities, in accordance with the remm- to spare for the purpose, an thair chief aim mendation of the Select Committee which is u lay by as much puofit as possible recently at on Artsy Reform, intend to before retiring. To them, what becomes equalize the number of Home and foreign of the load afterwards is matter of in- battalions, wad is order to bring up the difference. Very often the outlay spun number of the former to that of the latter, tree-growing on land exhausted by tobacco it is proposed to utilize the several battalions planting looke hardly worth while, as it of Guards and withdraw the battalions will take yours for soil impoverished by hitherto stationed in Ceylon, the Straits, tobacco tu recover. The counsquence in and China replacing them with regiments that the largo strolobice of patates which lie of Native infantry from Judis. The whole fallow are covered with Jallang and un- question is now nader consideration, and profitable jungis, The Deli Courant will he finally settled within the cart few strongly cenkares such a line of policy on months. It is not, however, intended to the ground of its being hamini in the aud withdraw the Europesu Artillery, as skilled to the planting community, us in yours of Artillerymen are required to man iha bat- letting the ground lie fallow the lard poold terion-Finer of Cryton.
I be utilised in growing productive trees.
must have been more of a county man than a pulitician, although be bus BERTI kong and honourable service in the ashantos and Ezyplian wars. That the Test Election in this little Calong
is an idea which, if carried out with any degree of sexi usness and honesty of purpose, may be the barbinger of soms vocassion of self-government to this neglected dependency of the Crown. That the difficulties in the way of granting Autonomy, se any modification of res ponsible government, to Crown Colonies Like Honkong, cannot be ignored with advantage by popular or official ads tuca scal That the notion entertained of affiliating
Colonies like Hongkong with an electorai | diviafon as one is rather suggestivo that at present Hongkong in afvus nullius,
That the grand sentiment of the feller
tion of the world'the British world, of conres-should be carried into practical politics by giving each of the Colonies a vote in Parliament,
That the Hou. Member for Singapore, the
Hon. Member for Hongkong, and the Hon. Member for Ceylon, would sound well in a debate; and the result would be that much less nonsense would be talked in the House about those places thao has hitherto been the rule.
That many croakers have prophesiod au nc- sident on the High Level Tramway, but the particular kind of accident which hass actually takes place was anticipated by few residents.
That it is mat often an accident happens on
any Ena where the result proven to fa vour rather than, diminish the belief in the safety of the transit.
That this as to be the outcome of the mishap of the other day on the Tramway Co.'s law.
That the loss of ever que life under any circonstances, is to be deplored, whils the disappearance of the erring points- man is significant enough.
That the almost entire absence of casualties on this line is creditable to the construs- tors and the managemont, and there is no rainor, why the same immunity from serious accident should nut vinthuge to
ark this useful public institution That I am told the members of the Public Works Department have been 05- siderately helpful in regard to the Peak Tramway, and now look upon it as a great public convenience:
That I sen the Secretary of the H KU. &M. S. 8. Oo: drase a nice distinction bat een pleading guilty? and admitting scharge.
That Mr Arnold illustrates, by his latter to you, the technical and comparatively triding nators of the distinction he neska to establish; but to the minds of vall
impartial and intelligent residents that
chazister of the once was abundantly proved by the nominal fine imposed. That I can't see how Me Haslings Gould hare done lesi, or Osplain Rumey more for the Company, thuu was done.
samo.
allowance was
TENNYSON AND GLADSTONE.
Lourion, June 30.-A letter has appeared
Me Ben Davies, the woll-known tenor, has decided to quit the operatio stage, and he proposes instead to adopt the more pleas
ant and often more lucrative career of corkert vocalist.
On London
.
Exchange.
HONGKONG, July 16.
Bant, Wire,
Tr
On demand,
15.30 days' sight,
2/10+
4 months aight.
2,104 2:107
Documentary, monthe'aight,
Crédita, 4
On Parin
On demand,
Credits, & moutha' eight,
Ju Borlin-Demand,... On New York
On demand,
Oredite, 00 days' sight,
Du Boiabay
Wire,
On demand,... On Qalqotsa
Wire,
On demand, *** On Shanghai
On demand,
14
***
2.90
$95.00
30 deya night, private paper, Gold Leaf, 100) Bus (por inal): Sovereigna (Ban buy me ratai.# 6.85
Temperature.
(Taken at Mears Falconer de Co.'s. Premista, Queen's Road, Y
Mini 29.80
dew-point is frequently reached all the This omission made by the master for the } from Lord Tennyson in which to asys, *I BAROMETER That a shipper suggests the Government current which was named in the pharts in
policy."
had hatter duly consider the storing of use, also the want of cantion previously al- love Gladstone, but hate his present Irish petroleum of 115 Eashing point in iron luded to, loads the Court to consider that turke nazor tropical sun, before ex-the ship between midnight and the time she pa ng property to such a risk.
struck was bot navigated with seaganlike ! The Sin apuro, he says; bra, been wiru in
cars and that this mission amounts to a i generation.
wrongful not or default of which the Court
That serious accidents have taken place here owing to ketovere ting full of oil
being loft in the sun.
That my convictions as regarda the fdture of silver must in the ordinary course of events be realized.
That as gold and silver are the caly media of exchange throughout the world, it may be inferred that neither tnatal can be, unduly depreciated or appreciated without a sharp reaction taking place.
That it is not easy to fix a standard ratio For a bi-matallic currency, bt taking as a basis a multiple of the average annual output of both retals it should be possible so to arrange the equilibrium 20 Eu settle this draportant question once and for all.
Tist the Parliamentary. Elections seem to hinder to soup extent the progress of the Bi-toetallic Conference, and in the interval I do not look for any important mavemente in the price of silver. That M. Hourier seem to think that France has been placed in a difficult and compromising position with regard to the Bi-netallic Conference, and thus England should take the lead as being fast interested,
That France may and herself on easing
tion to be equally interested in the rehabilitation of silver.
LOAN FOR THE TRANSVAAL RAILWAYN. Masara Rothschild have lent 24 million sterling to the Transvaal Government, for their railwaya, at 5 por cant interest.
HE GLADSTONE AND IRISH HOME RULE. must take notice. The Court therefore de-
London, July 1.-Mr Gladstone, speak- oides that the master's certifiante be using at Edinburgh yesterday, declared that pended for two months from this date, and he had never retracted one syllablo of his it is hereby suspended.
Given under our hands at Hongkong this Liberal Government to settle the question Irish proposal of 1886. He leaves the 15th day of July, 1882,
of the retention of the Irish members in the Brittah Parliazicat,
R. MURRAY Ruusty, President; Jo. HonATIO WOODWARD, Staff Com.,
R. N.;
A. TILLETT, Q. P: Railway Co.; D'A, DE ST. Chocx, master, steamer
Wingsang.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HONAM KEROSENE CASE. To the Editor of the 'China Main.'
THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE EMPIR London, July 1. —At s binquot given at St. James' Hull last night fo the members of the Chambers of Commerce Congress, Lord Kautsford presiding, Sir John Lub- back proposed the toast of the Empire, which, he said, was united in a great brotherhood, inspiring confidence in its future.
A CHARGE OF SWINDLİNG ADAÍNSY A SOMBAY FIKI+
Hongkong, July 16.
Mesars Charles Herts and George tiraig. Six, Mr T. Arnold, Secretary of the partners in the Bombay firm of Beyta, Hongkong, Couton and Macao Steamboat Craig and Co., were charged to-day at the Co., Limited, has written to you saking Guildhall Police Court with forging bills of you to contradict as not in accordance with lading of the value of ona thousand pounds fact the statement published by you on and defrauding the Chartered Mercantile the 13th inst, that he pleaded guilty to un- Bank. Counsel for the prosecution si lawfully taking dangerous goods on boxed he believed he would be shio to prove tha prisoners guilty of a most extenuales the Honam.
It in se well the public should know what swindle. The prisoners sera rimanded in the facts are, so that they may judge what custody. weight may be attached to Mr Arnold's latter.
THE CITY OF CHICAGO' ASHOTS.
AMERICAN PURCHASES OF SILVER
London, July 3-The Atlantio Baer: The charge was that Mr Arnald autowy of Chicago is ahora of Queentown.. That a preponderance of the baser metal fully took on board the Hosen drogeroos Her floating off is doubtful. The pas
trust necessarily result in a superabund. goods as defined by Ordmance of sen ervare being landed.
1873 while the said steamer Vab ance of small change and thus ring about a revival of the goldst cking
within the limits of the dangerous Washington, July 1.-The Treasury to- Mr Arnold pleaded day purchased 359,000 ounces of silver at hoard system so popular with the French goods anchorage.' Pasantry at the time of the Revolution guilty to this charge, and the depois prices ranging from 88:20 to 58:23, That Mr Carphansen's lucubratione qu bition of the Police Magistrate contains
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the word 'udinits" after the charge Mr Arnold afterwards, made a statement to the Magistrale, which waspublished in the report of the case, but he never withdrew his plan of
Did you ever hear of the Australian Time guilty. Believing Mr Arnold was acting Bank (Lixited) i No? Well then you trust Canton 29.77 87 in good faith the Magistrate imposed about it and right away, too.
Mr Ansley describes it. The idea is this. | Hoihow.. nominal fine of $1 The word dawfully
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metalli have been carefully thought out to the minutest detail, but like most German theories they would not stand the test of practico. That a small amount of platinum might be mized with silvar se as to bring up the value (weight for weight) to equal that of gold.
was not deleted from the charge to which You don't use at your time to advantage. Lost Haiphong, 29.0 That it will be a work of some dif. Mr Arnold pleaded guilty. In his letter of it in faal runs to waste. Yen aften have the Balinas faulty to weld together into one coba be says. There was no denying that six tip, but no chance to invest it profitably So Manila.
the tits slides out of your possession just as 0.8,Jaimes sire maar all the condicting efantenta case of kerosene were shipped on board of the American Restocratic party the founi, and is much I admitted, spilled water solo into the ground and is lost. in regard to the silver platform, bat but po more. There was no necrosity to suppose you could pat your areless time into a should there be anything in the nature admit more Mr Hastings was evidently back, as you do money, and draw it out on dotats for H. winda Weathes cloudy, hot What Mr Arnold checks as you want it. Do you see? Wouldnt and damp, perhaps some showers; listed of a political stampede over the Seal of the same opinion,
that be what to Americans tall! A big thing ? ' M: 10.354) Tisheries question shortly coming to the cannot swallow is the word unlawfully.
Bosh Stuff! Bumbag !* you say. *IB*
W. DOBEKOR osses of kerosene Now, the siz front, they may be compiled in spite of themselves by the sheer force of circum. abipped either lawfully or unlawfully. I time enough to turn as into boys and girl tongkong Observatory, July 16, 1892-
Director of the Observatory, stances to run in the same direction. they were shipped unlawfully there was an again."
True, so we might, but as you say, it can't ba That the forthcoming contest between Se offence; if they were shipped lawfully there
3. Naaomazsı, zidnood to 39 degrees Zuhuone "natom Sherman and Stewart la exciting was no eff use, and no charge would done. Yet, isn't there a moral in the iden 7 great interest in the United States, and The charge was us that he shipped six the trunk on an elephant. If you can't get back
have been brought against Mr Arnold. Open your eyes and road. The moral is plain sell, and to the level of the sea in inches, sent),
and hundredthe I shall be astonished if Stewart does not put the kybosh on Sherman's hare danes of kerosene on board the Bonam your waste time then don't waste is. brained erana regarding the Trade Dollar. but that he shipped the air cases unlaw. Now, top'ta man wasting time when is gets Oh, you may, but is n't help it." That it is now many years ago anco Senator fully ***
Mr Arnold' regrets having pleaded. Yes, he can help it, nine times out of tou
That's worse nonsense than the Time Bank Sherman was introduced to Congress as
Look for cond. Here's a man who goes Buckeye, along with his confreres, Ex guilty, it is his own business. Its bus a tra Billy, Barksdale, and other fire perfect sight to do so if he finds any mutlion to talk like this There was naver,' he
of the eaters of duy.
taation out of it. But he has no right to siya, stronger mau in England then I was up.
-6. STATE OF WHATRAR. 3 UMA LAY, a dir That it is most onlikely the worthy Sens statu what is not in accordance with fact, to December, 1894. I am a ganskeeper, and
temaed alunda, d'arlasting, ralu,; togig glowny's for will over, be able to introduce and and I think I have shown with sufficient about this time we had a deal of trouble with a carry through assond Resumption alossoms that it is Ir T. Arnold, Secretary gang of pussurs. I had to keep watch all night lighting, tous, p pasta, shower Aot, as the Democrats would in all pro- of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao long and was carcely ever in bed and often signally in, sanow, ficunter, & variJAISA bability speedily settle his hoss! Steamboat Company, Limited, who is stab in my damp clother. At but we nabbed the ** daw (wet) (22
-kan, tu ipobre kanalu. anë kundradíky, ta That anent my remarks inst week with reing what is not in accordance with fact, paschers and landed them in full. Shortly after
gard to the forming of a Currency.As and not
HONGKONG REGISTER sociation in this Colony, several bumas
YOUR REPORTER.
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have been suggested to me as being suit. (Oar porter is quite right, because, able to represent the interests of the com-whether Mr Arnold is aware of it or not, gare me great pain. I felt 29 it hold in a vice i munity.
admits the charge means the same thing my breathing was laboured and shork, and I spa Barometer That my selections would be the Unofficiaplands guilty. If he had stated, in up a great deal of pilegu. I had a dusdful al Members of the Legislative Council, | reply to, the charge, that he admitted hanking cough, ad sould get no sleep at night the Bankers of the Colony, together with shipping the kerosene but not unlawfully, for after ten minutes" sicers I would wake up and Mosers Mudy, H. Wicking, and Salwald have been taken as a plea of cough for two at three hours at a spell Night Dir f Taylor.
not guilty and he could not then be. Who the had attacks came on I felt as if I Ferco
after night I heard the clock strike every hour. That these gentlemen would for a tho said to have admitted the charge. From bald suffocate, and had to be bolstered my in Weather roughly reliable and representative body, bis subsequent statement it would appear bed, I was songhing and spitting a master Rain Well capable of furthering the interests that Mr Arnold was ouder the impression and phlegas all night long. Finally got so of this community at the forthcoming that he was apling lawfully, and the week I couldn't waiz across the door, and if I Conference.
nominal fine 81 clearly gave him credit for ventured at my breathing was so bad that I . BROWNIE. |thip-Bu Q 4]
kel to stop and rest every few yards. Oleoazza
“Highest ogen már temperature on the tốth Lowest open air temperature on the 15th "Hongkong, July 18, 1802.