No. 9857JANUARY 30, 1899.)
came in from the payment off of Mortgages your Directors thought it desirable to take advantage of the ion prises-rating for some of our sound dividend paying stocks and invost in them to a moderate extent, which action, they trust will most with the approval of shareholders,
may mention
CORRESPONDENCE..
THE CHINA MAIL.
NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS. --(Shenpae)
MR MOBIEL, DAVIES: London, Deo. 30-Mr Michael Davitt, who was timeared for North Booth, has been asked to contest North-cast Cark.
ML TOTK HORLEY THREATENED, Londen, Dec. 29,-It is said that Mr John Morlay, Chlef Secretary for Ireland, has received an anonymous letter in which he is threatened with murder.
Ningpa, has benevolently given relief to thos poor peoplo, granting donations, ranging from ten to two dollars to each family ao- cording to the number of members in oach, as well as a pint of ting to asah family and warm cotton-wadded plothing to all such as needed them. This is true benevolence, and the cbaritable set is duly appreciated,
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. especially by the poor people who have been the recipients of Madame Wu's bonaty
London, December 31-The Neo Terk On the 19th inst. E.E. King-1, Futai or Sun atsies that Proaldent Harrison has de Governor of Cantan, reviewed two thousand termined, as an outgoing blow, to abolish of the local volunteer constabulary which the privilege granted to the Canadian rail had been newly raised in the district of wey companies in connection with the Kambei, to do patrol duty during the transport of merchandizo la bond through
IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA,” winter months, and to act as an auxiliary the United States free of daty. force to the regular military patrola already
of Canton, for London, Dec. 81Mr Chandler, the detached from the garrison of Car
chairman of the Immigration Committee of
Most newspaper
Teland Athletic Club, New York, between *Billy' Murphy, the Australian fenthor: weight, and Johnny Griffiths, the Amari. can featherweight. The constest taken place on Gtb February
A NEW LIDERAZ TARKE. London, Jan, 3.--The came of the oven-
ing newspaper to bo established by Mr George Newaps, M.P., and edited by Me BT. Cook, lately of the Pall Mall Gazette is the Westminster Gazelle. The paper will, it is understood, be conducted upon the lines of the Pall Mall Gazette before its purchase by Mr-Eswanfald.*************
16 BRINIS MAIL ROUTA, Landon, Jep. BThe postal convention between Great Britain and Italy for the conveyance of mails overland is Brindis has been extended for a farther terms of five years.
London, Jan. A.--Groat Britain agrees to
- Sömu time ago ( (sys the N-0. Daily News). tion had been small, but na money
a'difficulty occurred at Ningpo between the
LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR' Ae: Ela Teolai, Director of the Kiangnan -British Consul and the native authorities
AGAINST POLICE INCAPACITY........... Arsenal, was passing the West gate of the over Chinese mortuary. This place was
Nativa oy on Thursday afternoon, his To the Editor of the Omma Mar originally intended for some other purpose,
mind was much exorcised at perceiving a and there was no mood of, complaint, but
Hongkong, 30th January 1893,
number of poor people who had huddled with the well-known 'utilitarian inclinations
Bra, Qui s'excuse d'accuse is an old may together in a mase under the city wall in of the nailves, the place, having been failure in the first instangs, was converted that a lotter has repantly been received by ing which seems to fit well our friends of order to get a little warmth from each So this benevolent geatioman foto mortuary. As it is situated only the Rosed from a rather considerable body the Folies, who have apparently enlisted efter. about 200 yards north of the British Oon of sharuheldara suggesting that the Cort your services to make a voty weak defenos ordered his servant to notify the beggars sulate, the occupants of the latter are sub-pany's capital is unnecessarily larga and of the ridiculous way in which they have that if they would provost themselves the jented to considerable annoyanes; when a that it might with advantage be reduced by been carrying out the dog laws. I don't next morning at the gates of the Arsenat, he northerly wind blows. The Conan com- $10 per share. Although your Directors know whether your contemporary exagge would give each person a suit of cotton plained to the native authorities, who obkate rather inclined to fall in with this sag-rated or not, but I notice that his main wadded clothing to keep off the severe cold no notice or destined to asist him, and we gestion they do not consider that the pre-facts remain anontradited, practically This sunauncement was received with ex- now learn that the matter has been roforced it is a favourable moment for carry-admitted, and the only excuse yun est clamstions of delight from the beggars, in it into effect. When the proper make is that Chinees constables have and Lia Trotai's heart warmed towards the to Poking.
imo arrivos a spacial meeting will be called neither common sanse, tact nor discrimina-outcasts and be felt that charity was Ar a grand review bold last month of the for the purpose of taking the opinion of the tion. This L deny, because we find they indeed a good thing to be able to dispense. ("that purpose readers will remember the United States Senate, advocates a total artillery regiments of Peking, balore Prince general body of shareholders on the sab. can exercise these qualities well enough Bet thaec teoliage did not last longer that Li, in addition to the Krapps, Nordenfoldte ject. Nothing else of interest casum to when their own personal trente se on a few hours, for the next morning brought the terrible disaster at Kao-yao-hsien in suspension of immigration next sour, and guarantes Italy the cost of the transport of
£9,000. and Gatling guns that were paraded before me to comment os, Gentlemen, and with corned; but supposing it to be true, is not an army of buggars, so that the four hen November lart, in which a matted theatre the adoption of stringent roles in the the malls via Brindisi to the extens of the Princs there were also fred some buge the fow remarks I would propose the that an Bigament in favour of what I know dred suits of clobbing the Tectat had ready was barut by lucendiarias nad nearly fifteen fatare,
London, Dec. 31-An impression pre- London, Jan. 4The residence of Lady adoption of the Report and Accounts, but to be the view held by a gentleman who foto gire away ena sufficient to satisfy only bandred of the spectators burnt to death. rebellion. One of these lost montioned to the best of my ability any questions the pollae, then anyone at present in the themselves. Horeupon great uproar aroan zuilee from the scene of the diameter, as vails that Mr Grover Cleveland, the Ame-Onde, at Hyde Park, took fire, when her tern, cact very likely daring the Taiping bolore doing so I shall be happy to answer admitted to know a great deal more about half of the number who bad presented Suspicion falling upon a village, not twenty
new Congress until the means of a fire escape. AAS guns, christened 'Eternally solid, having which may suggest themselves to share-colony, namely that we would be better thought the unfortunaten who had not get containing a number of desperate share- rioan Prosident-elect, liss decided not to ladyship and her daughter were rescued by
without all of them except a few as detio-any, so that it was necessary to call out the tors, who were at Feud with the victims of summon the been loaded, apparently missed fire, where No questions were asked, and the Chair- tives? And is it not also a reason why the military guard of the Armast to keep the fire, a petition was filed at the viceagal utumn. upos one of the ganuers aboved bis head almost into the mouth of the gun to find man proposed the adoption of the roport higher officers should not back them up order. The Tantei then ordered that fifty yamen at Canton against the Li ofen when they have clearly exceeded their cash should be given to east one who had inhabiting the village in question, with the daty ? You say a dog that has brought not get a sait of alothing, but the rescale cut the cause of its not going off Bot the and accounta
Mr J. & Lapraik seconded. moment he did so, the fano tired the affee-
neither a milar nor an owner with him and demanded 200 cash eack, threatening that Agreed.
if this sum was not given them they tivo gunpowder which immediately explod-
is unable to give any sooount of himself in Mr J. Cox proposed and Mr E ed. The relativon of that gaonor are now
the legitimate prey of the dog-hunting would tear down the thread or assult the asrobing for his araninm, which when last Solomon seconded the reelectio and lukong Thie, with all das respect to old gentleman whenever he should pass the seen by his comraden was accompanying ditora of Mesars A, O.'D. Guurdin F.
your views, is bogging the questise. In a Woat gets again. After a good deal of the round shot of the gau in miscell
case I know of, possibly the one referred to elamouring the hoggara ware at last anegga prosession. —Shanghai Mercury.
in the Daily Press, a dog bolonging to a contented with 100 csak each and peace Taz following in the result of the poll for
gentleman in Government suplay had on and quiet roigued once more at the gates clearly engraved. ·
At 4 & O occurred at Ningpo, in front of the Tactat's yemin, pommencing in an oil shop. Al-
muzzle loading conson of an obsolete pat
bolders.
Houderson.
Agreed
The Chairman-There is no other busi ness before us, and I have to announce
alt that the Viceroy La flan chang has ordered Admiral Ching to send a force characterea rather comprobantive order gainst the vilege to arrest all bearing bad and, bring the men to Canton for trial. The force, which amounts to come fifteen handed men, detached from the Inland Naval Brigade, started for the scene of only suspicion that points out the village in operations ou the 12th instant. So far it in Haien Kong-hsiung, as having.
THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SYEIKE IN THE BOTILE TRADE. A London, December 31.--Eleven thousand workomen oogaged in the bottle trade in Yorkshire have strack work against a ra- duction of wages.
, CIPÁL ̃STAHIBITCH EN FRANCE.
London; Dag 31.--The excess of deaths ever births in Francs during the year 1891 was 10,000. It would have beeg 18,000 bot for the excess of births over deaths of foreigners.
- GOLD CURRENCY IN AUSTRIA. London, Deo, 31-Austria, is about to
it-
FINE AT HYDE, FALZ,
ALAEN OF LALLPOK; IN ENGLAND." London, Jan. 4.-An alarming outbreak of mallpox in the north-westof England is reported, and the dieses is spreading in Lancashire.
ALLÉGATION AGAINST THE LAIS BAROX -
London, Jan. 4. The Paris-Journal daw
claren that the late Baron: Reinsch sold the secret of French saokeless powder, to
Britsin. military authorities of Garmany and Great
the Municipal Council at Shanghai, tho first that dividend warrants will be ready to takon up a dollar with the name of the Arse the 18th inak, a large fire boured the ruffians who perpetrated the issue a loựm of, 80,000,000 forins (approzi- | Ambassador at Madrid is expected to
Biuro being elected ;--
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Scott, James L.
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Janson, D. 0.
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Pardon, J, G......
136
Walch, Joseph...
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132
Anderson, F.
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86
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marrow at 10 o'clock.
"MF Fenwick Tok to propose & oto of thanks to the Directors for the satisfactory
the Company during the past year.
The Chairman-Thank you very much. I hope we will be able to make a baitst re- port at the and of this current half-year.
FREEAR'S FRIVOLITY AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL
apgugh to fint Some people, are moun that the object in taking ap European dogs and leaving along the chinn qurs, it to raise as many three dollars, as possible and so find the money to pay the thirty percent. addition to their screws which the officials have voted to themselves. Probably there s something in this view as otherwise I can see no reason for a raid against dogs at the presont any mere thais at any other time Undoubtedly the law affecting stray,
foul
owing to its bearing a bad char
deed, owing to its hearing a bad ch correct then the rufiane that may be captured deserve litsis meroy at the hand
CHANGE OF FRENCH AMBASSADORS London, Jan. 4.-M. P. Cambon, Fronoh mately £8,000,000) to carry out a gold sur-succeed M. Waddington, who has resigned TODGY
his position of Frough Ambassador at Lon- don.
reform,
THE DYNAMITE QUERAGES,
London, Dec. 31, parcel of lb of
on the spot, there was much difficulty in obtaining water, as theater reservoirs and ponde were all covered with five or six inches of ice. The total number of houses destroyed was nearly two bandred.
The upsetting of a foot store was the innocent livan. beng be done, and more largest edisers in Dublin. There was no expediency against the retention of Irish
IRISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT London, Jan. Mr Henry Labouchers, of justice; but what if pirates from some basting powder has been found in the baio- other village be the real perpetraturament of the Kathmines Chapel, one of the MP, protests on grounds of principle and
sacrificed P. For we may fase attached to the explosive material. members in the British House of Comm
Galignant's Messenger, a newspaper.pub- which he fears may lead to the rejection of cause of a fire st Soochow on the 17th be sure that once some one be captured, not
Will not great
Mr Fresar's attempt to relieve the pee has not besi pensistentis parried out in this, in which ths. inmates of the house all the evidenon that may be brought for lished on the Coutinent mainly for the the Home Rule measure by the Hoa and which it broke out, throo in number, ward will save him in the face of the were all burnt to death. One hundred and general feeling of indignation that is felt treaty houses, were destroyed before the all over the country. fire could be put out, difficulty in getting water on account of the ice, baing the main cans why the outbreak was not get under NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN
MAIL... sooner.Shanghai Mercury.
(Shenpar)
past, and when this fit on the part of the police has exhausted itself, will most likely fall into abeyance again. At present a the way to the Raga Course anyous can see scores of Chinese dogs, without dollars, and most likely it is the same at the west end. The complaint is that, like the Stamp Act, the law is complied with by the Europeans
On the 15th instant snow was soon for
THE GALES IN THE ATLANTIC—THE 'UMBRIA 019ANCED,
benefit of English tourists, conicis the re-the country
Ja, 5.It is reported that Mr Gladstone chemist in Dublin, who declares himself will explain the provisions of his Home ported confessicas of a man named Murphy. to be the author, of the dynamite outrage in Rale Bill in the House of Comnions on 6th Doblin.
February.p *COMPEXITIORS. 1-An official racirer has been appointed to deal with, the sum of £44,000, which has been rapounded by the authorities in connection with the 'missing word' competitions, recently declared to
THE KISSING WORD London,
Jo
ANTI-VACCINATION,
ailing gloom by giving what he calls his Frivolity Entertainment at the Theatre Boyal on Saturday swoning was highly enccessful A coures of Freear would be an excellent thing for the dumps, from which a good many residents bate been Tax Shanghai Mercury says:-We believe suffering for some time, but he cannot stay nothing further has bass lonrned by the in this afliated Colony long enough to make victimized shareholders' of that now utterly the cure complete on account of the de- but is ignored by the Chinese, and that the the first time within thirty years st Wan- London, Dec. 29.-Further reporta. Kare discredited El Dorado-Beluunt-as to mand for ble services among royal person. polies do not enforce it on the latter. By whether their alleged miae, with all its ages. Those who wish to derive socaefar the best plan, especially at this time do. Much diatrons has been felt among baan received from vessels which have, ar- be an infringement of the Lottery Act. -
the poorer cleance on account of the andarivad concerning the weather in the North
Atlantic. when our revenue is declining, would be a
Heavy weather has prevailed bilden millions of auriferous wealth, its benefit from his treatment ought not to
The Wabu magnificent crushing mill, its tunnel, rail-miss the final opportunity which he offers dog tax. I always keep one, sometimes two poced severity of the weather.
strong language of an alleged covered with ica surprise to or three dogs, but would willingly pay the ways, eletrie installation, and all the other tonight. It will no doubt he and the Managers' extravagance, has not tide on Saturday evening to learn that Me rolety of a lot of mongrel once, for to ex rape committed by some Garman wan-of- Chi-wos. In explanation he says there disappeared from the gaze of Shanghai for Freear on that occasion was not feeling so pect the police to do it seems hopeless. It's mor on a woman at a place caller evar under the wegie of some Yankee well as usus, notwithstanding all his fun. can only say of them in regard to my were six gallors present on that day, two of auctioneers hammer, We believe there in Yet at the end of the entertainment, aitor other matters as well as to dog regulations, whom carried the woman by forso into the
sow sufficient of the poor shareholders' theextraordinary amount of goally hardwork as one of Shakespeare's characters says
bonso, while the other four staid at the door
A ship which has since arrived reports which he had gens through, he appaurad to 300,000 left to pay even the cost of a
Ob, masters, masters, I have watched of the house to keep watch. Just thou the that she sighted the Umbria on 30th De bo be- telegram to let them know whether the mise be as fresh and frivolous as when
husband of the woman appeared on the cember in longitude 53 W. The Cunard so long Mr Freear is clever in so many ways
That I'm dog-weary.' bas been sold or not, it is well for them ran.
scene, and soeing how things stood was fill-vasel was then disabled, but offers of as JRX pince an and introduce as
can
many varieties
ed with great rage, and immediately baistance were refused. Yours truly, some people live in such
apon the sailors guarding the door, calling Shangbal, where Perske, Selangora, Bel- into his programme that there is no. and thing of monotony in his entertainment, and Imarie have risen
apea his neighbours in the meanwhile to mou's.
oncores which hayo Hourished, then melted away with and the number of
ently evidences of the Directors' lunacy those who so heartily enjoyed his frivoli tax if caly for the sake of ridding the complaing Forrespondent of the Shenpoo thoro, and ships have arrived in port General' Booth, has been sentoriced to a
not bow
SIRIES.
Londɔn, Jan. 1—Mr Nicol, Secretary to
week's imprisonment for refusing to allow aia child to be vaccinated.
PRIDER LORONG THE ENGLISHI CHANNEL,
The overdue Canard steamer Umbria was apokon on 21st December in longi. tude 40 W.
London, Jab. 2. company is promote The Cunard linor Umbria has been reing a bill for the building of a bridge insured at a preraium of 26 guiness.
ross the English Channel
the fleaned shareholders' money, and no were demanded on Saturday evening showed THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT kalp him. During the fight one of the has leat hoc radder.
awkward questions usteds
that the nadiense were far from baking
that they had too much of him. Mr Freear
00., LIMITED.
Other antic liners are also overdue. Der. 30.It is believed that the Umbria saflors pulling sat a knife out the husband London, Dec. 30-It has been ascer on the forehead and face. By this time tained that the Ounard liner Umbria was the neighbours boing alarmed, a crowd e-sighted on the 36th instant. Her angineers is founy all through, and on Saturday
sembled to the resuse, whereupon tho were then engaged is rapairing the shaft. evening he was funniest in Reminiscencos SI-Upon reading the fourth report of sailors finding mators growing serious Dec. 31. The Umbria han arrived HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO of People I met at a party, and his story of the Hongkong Land Investment and Ageney took to their hoals followed by a multitude safe at New York. During the Toy
STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
much longer tuli hoistorpus merriment an
R. Michael, and Geo. Dodwell.
equal
To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.'
Hongkong, January 30.
across
IN LABOUR IMPORTED IN THE CONGO, Lonson, Jan. 2-Six hundred Chloese hare been imported into the Congo Free Etate, West Africa, to construct a railway.
DEATH OF ME SUMMERA, M.P. London, Jan. 2-The death is sppounced
THE THAMES FROZEN OVER, London, Jan. 4The Thames is com lately frozen over in many parts of the
At Markot Harborough a cricket match was played on the ico, and some heavy scoring took place,"
The River Bino, in Franes, is also
frozen. over.
THE REPORTED DISARMING ÖF THE CONSTABULARY.
London, J. The report that Me John Morley, Chiet Boozetary for Tedlanu has decided to disarm the Irish Counse balery, replacing bayoneta by batons, in without foundation.
ME GLADSTONE'S ROMS RULE BILL."
London, Jan 4, It is reported that is his Home Rule Bill Mr Gladstone intends to make provision for a reduction of Ire land's share of the total taxation of Great Britain from one-fifteenth to one-eigh of Me Willing Summers, M.P. for Hud-teenth, on condition that there shall be a
Irish members in the House of Commons.
THE DECIMAL SYSTEM,
dorafield.
"POLITICAL RIOT ÄT KILRUBI. Londen, Jan. 2-Mr Timothy Healy, M.P., speaking at Nowcastle, said that the Irish people would refuse any such provi sion as that contained in a clause oro Gladstone's Irish Home Rate Bill of 1886,
BEVENUE OF THS VEITED KINGDOM.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and 24 Mua London, Jan. 4-Sir William Harbourt, della, President of the Board of Trade, ill receive an important
at deputation on the 25th instant, in favour of the application of the
TRISE EVICTED TENANTS.
The Chairman said-Gentlemen, the go- /orator, a conjuror and a boy suffering froga it appears by the report-not to be earning about the outrage, apparently thinking the latter veel procarded on her voyage United Kingdom for the past quarter terms of anle to tenaùfs. " port having been in your hands for some with exceptional skill and having wonder./occo be returned to the anffering thare-tortaized also by the excised orawd who
an attack of calf lore. He makes up
"I think the question should be raised be cared paas himself off as a whole com- the mueting to-morrow. Yours &e. pany of artistes-and a first-class compary,
A BHAREHOLDER.
days, I prosume that we may adopt the fl sommand of facial expression he might usual course and take it as repd. The hope which I expressed when last we met that this half-year would show an improvS- ment on the previous six months' working
Ι
bas only been realised to a very moderma extent I then stated that, roughly speak- ing, we were working on the
Linin
too.
TIGER BERN NEAR HONGKONG. A PERSONAL KADRATIVA,
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDIOTION. (Before His Honour Mr E. J. Ackroyd, Priene Judge)
THE CUAMNEL TUNNEL.
THE LONDON UNEMPLOYED.
TEK GUELPH FUND.
have
CONTINENT. London,-Jan, 6,-Heavy falls of snow taken place on the Continent. The railway trafic at Vienna, and at Bada Pesth, in Hungary, has been stopped,
LINCHLIG IN AMERICA,
sharellders in this Company was held at that which be caused by the two item farther dividend of 82 per share will make they managed to affect their escaps in a tempt was made by anothor ateamer to tor praportiemai representation in the British and measures The Agents Goceral forth
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of 'ned lot. Had he continued to proroke Co., Limited, I observe it stated that the of enraged men. Lyskily for the sailorsage tho fræstared "kar shaft, Ant st by Eich it was declared that Ireland decimal systém, to, "cotange 'and to waighte
a total of 8 por quit on the raid-up small boat that happened to be at the the vessel, but it failed. After much delay Parliament should be one-fifteenth of that eclonies will accompany the deputation. the Office of the Company to-day. The mentioned we don't know what would have capital; but the halamas sheet emits fr river's side, and werd geen to mount and the shaft was repaired, and the steamer roof Great Britain were present-Hon. E. R. Bolillos, (Chair
happened to some of the audience. But state the dividend on the Reserve Fund of appear over the sides at a man of war
The adherents of the Parnellite and London, January 6,--The Royal Csumir- MED), Memes F. A. Gomes, J. Krate cercifully tempered the fun with rope $1,250,000. This fund will surely be earc- that lay in the fog. The husband and Berthie
Terrible gales have prevailed in the anti-Parnellite sections of the Iria partion to inquire into the grievances of evicted Poon Fong, Leo Shing, Director), stop dancing, as which he is an adept. Being interest as well as the paid-up capital, the woman who had suffered the ontrege Atlantic during the past week.
hand a roadist at Kilrush list evening, and tenants in Ireland, which had cloned its Arnold (Secretary), N. J. Gumes, AÍ,
of the first water he gave a log a mimie
and, it is to be presumed, at the same rate, then went to the cffice of the Bureau of London, Jan. 2.-It transpirad that the the rict was to violent that several house public sitting, has held a special meeting. Micheol, E. J. Moses, A; Handerson capital imitation of Missio Palmer in her 8 par dent., which for the year for which Foreign Affairs and laid their complaints, Cunard liner Gallia joke the Umbria were wrocked, and many of the rictors had ir John Dillon, M.E., deposed that, in his 9. B. Seores, J. 9. Lapraik, F. well-known song and dance I'm-se shy the report. and balance shoot are issued demanding reparation. Mr Wu, head of when that vessel was disabled on her voyage to be arrested.
opinion, the sole remedy for the Irish ten- Woe Hou, Weng Ping Tan, Chan A Chai,
the office and a prefect in rank, immediato. to New York, but, owing to the Umbria's
was to appoint a Government-board of Ohow Hing Ki, James H. Cor. Ges, and an assing burlesqus of Madams Pat would amount to $100,000.
antry London, Jan. 2-Tha revanuo of the arbitration to settle disputes, and decide the If, however, the Reserve Fund shouldly wrote a despatch to the British Conan iguals being misunderstood by the Gatita, Fenwick, A Solomon, Granville Sharp, J's style. It also appeared with
Bucca as a modul policeman, a Reform
that the sailors were English, a feeling onto Liverpool.
smounted to £24,071,000.
January 5-Mir Dillon bas informed the anything, than the $1,250,000 should at holders.
stood clamoring at the doors of the London, Deo. 29-At a meeting of the London, Jan. 2.-A special servics for commissive that the total receipts in aid of the at Bareas for Foreign Affairs.
SNOWSTARS ON THE Answer Channel Tunnel Company, Sic Edward the unemployed was held in St. Paul's Plan of Campaign amounted to £234,000, fram the British Consal the next day, how Watkin, Bark, M.P., soused Mr Jonoph Cathedral on Sandey. over, explained that the gunboat on beard Chamberlain of rathless, tyrannical, and A large number of the unemployed at of winch were the sailors accused of the xbominabis conduct,' In stopping the works tended. During the serion they frequently outrage, was a German Tessel and so undertaken by the company, when he was applauded the prescher, who expressed his beyond the jarediction of the British President of the Board of Trade, Gir sympathy with the men. Authorities, and that, moreover, the said Edward and that the Dake of Cambridge's vessel had left Waba that morning. The opposition to the scheme was incompre- Consul, however, kindly said that he would
hensible. write to the captain of the German ganhoat about the matter, sad also promised to acquaint the German Consul General at Shanghai and request fi oficial to inves In this action, the plaintiff sought to re-tigate the alleged ostesga. This courtesy
London, Jan. -The American delegaten to the Monetary Conference at Bruumis have the same time we can carry forward sub- Boazs, clock in the Pulido Department, and cover the sum of $705.94, being rout, de appreciated by the Chizogo oficials and colonial history and geography Horciaty
year, his nephew, E. da Yeand-on certis noses in Wing Lane and Chinese etantial amount to the current hall;yevich and Mr Almeids, went over is the } Rucen'e Road East, das to the plaintiff people of Wuhu, and serves to show the of Stato for Foreign Affairs, will preside at
resigned, la brder to silaw Mr-Grover Cleve With regard to repairs to the steamers, I
banquet to be held un March 1, in order
sad, the President-elect, a free hand in may mention that the cost of these las mainland to enjoy partridge hosting under loase dated 11th January, 1958, mado Eriendly fooling and amicable relations ex beer considerably augmented by the They landed at Kowloos City and shot over between the plaintiff and Po Wing Chau Isting between the other hand, a feeling fouading of the Royal Colonial Iostitute,
to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the
dealing with the silver question,
PROPOSED EXCLUSION OF VANADLANS FROM the Peninsula lying between that And
place
Po Ying end Cheang
payment whereof Fewer having to comply with the provi
we tries, while en
AMERICA. sions of the New Merchant Shipping Dr. Teung-kwan-a. Wboo mearing
are being London Jan. 5-Petitions are people of Wuku against the perpetrators of dated 20th March 1890.
London, Dec. 20.It is reported from dinance. In regard to increased life-saving eastern side of the Penin-gla, between a guaranteed by the defondant under a bond much the reverse in entertained
Mr. Hastings of Mosses Wotton and Des- the foged dead and much sympathy is felt au June, Colorado, the scene of the will protau sud Teeang-lan-teu, Mrida Bouts got appliances, and stilar expense
London, Jan. 3.In opening the Portigued in the United States in support of bably have to be more or less incurred by separated from the rest of his party along con's office) appeared for the plaintiff, and toward the poor victim.
[With reference to the accusation con- recent gold rush, that fiores fighting has guess Cortes yesterday, the King, Dom Senator Chapman's bill prohibiting this ex- ether steamers of the Company as their with a China boy. They met two Chinese Me 1. D. Wilkleson for the defendant.
When the case was last before the Court, falnel in the hespas against some sailors taken place there between rivals to the Carios, rounded that special measures playment of Canadians in the United States. informed him that
creasing the export of wines. queries, to repairs also includes the Souza's amount debited to:
e neighbouring villages
THE GOVERNORSHIP OF TASMANIA. cost of building and furnishing four came from one of the t now state rooms on the
London, Jan. 3.The Right Hou. Sir Powan and and were on the hunt for a tiger which had cantor for a sum of 85900; that Chang we hear, says the Shanghat Mercury, that persona wers killed,
the
London, Dec. 29. Billy Murphy, for- alleg- Вотае the Fatehan. on
addi- come down from the hills on the previous in Cann who had taken over the property Capt. Kretschmann, her commander, held
from the original lessees left the Colony the fallest investigation info. tional accommodation of this description night and killed two pigs, carrying of one of eighteen months ago; that Mr Badar had stion, immediately pou the receipt of the merly of New Zealand and ex-champion Georgs Osborde Morgan, Bart, 4.0, letter from the British Congr Bat faathor weight of the world, has fought a M.P, Under Becretary for the Colonies to was found to be absolutely necessary on them, an animal over a picul ia walght collected the rents of the property sinceough he was as anxious as possible that match with White at Saur Francisco, The? 1886, is spoken of by the World 5 bir marohed to tho Rothschild Bank, shouting account of the increase in the number of There was apparently a large gang of vilken, and that he had paid over 20000,
Hie Lordship gave judgment for the da. the perpetration ai such an outrage, if it matoh lasted 38 rounds, and was fually f. Robert Hamilton's ascesssor in the Go- | Down with the Jews," but they were dis- touris visiting this of the world of lagers out beating, and the two men `en-
part
Canton at about 50 per cent. of our ordinary tariff rates; this state of affairs has conti. A riera was ason ou the mainland pester- Dved throughout the hall year, and the day under such well authenticated viram. net improvement amounts to saine $15,000 stances as would seem to expport the only.
an glad, however, that we theory that it was a tiger which attacked are able to recommend the payment a little girl at Tytamtuk some months of a slightly increased dividend, while at ago. A party, comisting of Me F. 6. da
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TifH TEACHING OF COLONIAL HISTORY. Fitn
London, Dec. 29.-The Council of the Royal Colonial Institute is arging the greater prominence be given in the public and middle-class schools to the teaching of
The Earl of Rosebery,
THE AMERICAN GOLD FIELDh
London, Jaa. A sensation has bear used in Garmany by a report which is 1.750,000 marks, belonging to the Guelph Foud, has been distributed among Mu intera, oficials, and newspaper proprietors as bribes.
current to the effect that a roma of
The report has not been confirmed. London, Jan, &-M. de Giera, who has been on prolonged leave of abscos, dring to ill-helik, has returned to St Paters burg, and resumed the duties of Foreign Miniator to the User of Russia.
THE EXTORT OF WINE FROM PORTUGAL.
turns come round for dooking. The armed with spearn, who, in answer they it was stated in evidence that Madar was belonging to the German guabost Wolf, | Pussession of gold claims. In the riots 11f would be introduced with the object of in~!
two
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PUGILISM.
THE HANSARD UNIÓN, Landon, Dea 29.-Mr Hersion Bottom-
UP AKJOLD FORSTER
CANADIAN BỚTE, INMUE...
London, Dec. 30-Owing to the rapid circulation of the old notes, the Canadi Government is about to istue
aditional Dominion notes of the mal-- dollara (abe0,000 storling).
ue of 20,000,000
THE LONDON FOOS
THE LATE JẬY, GOULD,
London, Jan. 6.At Baskerville, In America, a prisoner was dragged from geal to the forest and lynched. The sympathisers with the lynchers included many of the most prominent citizena in Mitchell county.
THE AFRICAN DELEGATES TO THE BRUSSELA CONFERENCE.
„A SCAKE. IF PARIŲ, – London, January-9.-At aa ́anti-:
-Semitio mseting in Paris, which was attended number of Socialista, a lighted dynamite
no one was hurt, The procession then artridge was throws amongst the peoplé present, and a general stampede ensued, bat
persed by the police.
are at present being motively caressed la
PARIN LABOUR RICHANGE. London, Jan 3-The Paris Labour Ex. change, which was opened laat liar, has the Hen. enrolled 360,000 games.
vernorship of Tasmania. late. You will have obserred that expense countered by Mr da Sours wished him to go fondaut, with costs.
THE GHINERE IN AUŃTRALIA. panished, he could find no evidence what
Zeridan, Jats, 2-Dr O. E. Pearson, the was also incurred in connection with two along with them to bag the feline. He was
Over to sustain the allegations of the Chi- amall accidents to the steamers Heungshan not quite propared for this and preferred to
aese, During the enquiry it was learntley, Bir Henry Issace, and Mr Charles Dullew: Starotary to the Vistorian Agent- and Fown. The damago, although small leave the honour and glory to some one elas
that some sallors of the bad an aller man, who were committed for trial on Senoral, has published a work on National The gallant Major Fukushima, who be fast from Berlk to Vladivostock, will, the Japan. In both asces, necessitated docking for re who was better prepared for slaughtering
Ho shouted to his friends to (N-C. Daily News correspondent) cation with a number of Chinese, and two April 6 last upon a charge of having de- Life and Charsoter. In this work che report had reached Omak on his daring ride "pairs, and, as the Company carries 50 per big game
January 6.
Gazelle annonacos, be socorded considerable of the seamen becoming detached from frauded the "Hansard Publishing Union, author justifies, for racial reasons, the ox cept of its own insurense, it of course bring the party together again, Receiving
hero-worship on his return to his nativa has to bear a similar proportion of any reply he discharged one barrel of bi Church and State are at poses here, as the rest looked into a Chinese house from Limited, of over £30,000, are expected to elusion of the Chinese from Australia.
London, Jan. 3.A conspiracy has been an
land. In Shigs Ken, we are told by one of claims of this naturs that may arise fowling piece which had the desired effect; indeed they always have beou. Baving which an old women rashed out and raised be put upon their trial on January 20
purport of which they did next.
discovered in New York, the object of the papers to-day, the Governor and the As the amount is only -sovie-81600 and along with a largo party of Chinese an ocossional anti-foreign demonstration in an eatery
other Prefectural Government officials hava wid, it has been included in the half they proceeded to best the undergrowth. the region of Tenshow Fu and Chinan Vo, not understand. Upon the men rejoin.
London, Dec, 29Mr Arnold Forater, which was to obtain the possession of the year's working account, instead of being For some Lite shelt efforts met with no re- Shantang province has, behaved with coming their compsaicus, a Chinamas, en
baldaned by the numbers of his com- British Postmaster-General, fiss har body of Jay Gould, the late miflicuatre, adopted a suggestion made by the flereption taken from the Depreciation and Insurance ward, and Mr da Sotes had turned away mendable decora Fund. The kerosine businows in which the to walk to Tseung-wan-o, when he heard To-day our mission reported to his honour panions around him, struck one of the narrow escape from drowning. A friend of It was intended to excavate a tunnel into Committee which is preparing to welcemo Kiungehoir had been engaged for dome the excited shouts of his friends and the the local magistrate the state of religion sailors, who incontinently knocked the fel- hin was asting, and the ica braka beneath the vault where the corpse iny. The tomb the major on his arrival, and are each con low down with his fist. The yokel then him, and he Was in danger of drowning is now guarded by two men night and day, tributing 1% of their salaries to present to From then be ascertained that in this Heien. This was in pursue of tims came to an abrupt termination in Chinese.
and electric alarm have been attached to the offiser. This has been communicated to ail Line police stations and district offices in. the coffin... August last, since which she has been laid the tiger, which is said to be beautifully an order from the Taungli Tamen, respect banged his own face repeatedly against the when Me Forster plunged in to the rescue.
the Ken, and subscriptions towards the fant up. As there seemed to be very little marked it broad bands of yellow and black, fully submitted to me, under the usual ground, and inflcted the cuts which ha knife. No prospect of being able to employ this re about six feet long and two or three official seal, requesting full information is said he had received from del remuneratively again, she was offered foot high, and apparently well nourished, to our work, to wit, names of missionario, hoito whatever was seed by any sailor in for sale by auction, but as no satisfactory walked out from the brushwood and stood list of mission property, schools, churches, the scrimmage. The whole story about the assants on the woman is a connection. bid for her was made, she was bought in for a few seconds on the clase space where hospitals, eto,
ustation on the part of the Yamen and our opinion is that it was invented for
KXCITING INCIDENT IN BERLIN.
ASAD story comes, through a Native Aastated in the report, we have lately had the party had assembled a few minutes ba
London, Jan. 33u exciting scene was source, from Songhow-The severs wek- to effect ccnsiderable repairs to our wharves fore, and then made a gigantic, bound into purports to be for the faller enlightenment the double purpose of extorting money
witnessed in Barlin yesterday. A soldier ther lately has been the means of carrying both here and at Canton. With regard to the brushwood and disappeared from sight.conoecaing, and protestion of, our interests, from the sallers and obtaining revenge ud-
London, Dec. 30,Amung, the members who had deserted the Army made his as away the best of Bocchew by the voors the Hongkong Wharf, as this will the Or perhaps it gould be fairer, to the tiger and if it be bond fids, it is a move in the on them becawan the Chinese onl course of the next few years here to be to say it was the other party which disap right direction, and speaks well for the eocond beet in kg sari
Jacks Bytin wage with the of the Royal Commission appointed to in-pape from four soldiers who were conduct daily. On the 18th inst, as the House of
quire into the question as to the best ing him to the demolished to make way for the Fray Teared from sight, for Portuguese and Chi-Government at
through the were found stiff and stark that morning, priemer with the Boing manual we have observed dar masns of ameliorating the condition of the soldiers pursued thy barracks, The Befugs' at Wang Felchi, afasteen men Reclamation your Directors has decried peas, the latter with their motley collec
Our furcoaded to by your Chi
y Years experiones.eur opinion is aged poor are the Prince of Wales, Lard crowded struals, and fred several shots at having been actually frozen to death during It inadvisable to inour, any very heavy ton of rusty spears and old-fashioned Catholics, already
is that the German man-of-wars man is about guy, Sir Joseph Chamberlain, Me 0. him without hitting their sck. The fire the night what eart of refuge, is this we outlay for repsies on it and have mucket, made their legs their friends aan Fu correspondeat, la not qui termia the best conducted fighting wan (bat over hie, Mr B. Broadhurst, M.-P., and ing asured a sensation amongst the people wonder-while a dozen more were found only had done what seemed necessary to and sourrien tro their rhifon quarry, sted, bus, we hope, to larg, to report wat gets sabore in China, and the whole sinky, M. Joseph Arth, The Trines condemas in the crowded thoroughfares, but for in the same, ocndition during the day in
good for the next two or thros ir R., da Souza was one of those who tore as equiz of this russian, who hay, do A. which is characteristically Chinese, bears the exclusion of the olergy of the Church tunstaly no person was er s
different parts of the city. Such has been Bee further repairs to
to the Canton actually saw the tiger, and there moms no Leyenberger of this mission, who has borne evidence of its mohdacious and malicions
POUT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN LOJDON, the suffering amongst the poor and beggarn yard will be required to put it in good reson in doubt the bona fides of the other the burden of his unfortunate affair, origin upon its very face.
of England from the Commission.
London, Jan. 3.-Fout and mouth disease of Seochew on account of the unprecedented OBITUARY. sonnd condition, and these will probably rendemen who were in the vicinity.pects to leave shortly for Amerion, which
Apropos of the great fire on the 18th fast, be affected during the current half-year. When last seen the tiger was making its he last visited in 1879. As ir Lagunharger at Ningpo, in which nearly two hundred London, Dec 30. The death is an-has made its reappearance sigougat callle cold that many persons of these classes hars been known to commit suicide rather thwa asuused of Dr Falding, of the Yorkshire in London. Turning to our investments, the properties way down the Peninsely in the direction of bas seen treaty six years of life in Chins, houses were destroy ud, mentioned in our
THE LONDON. CLEARING/HOUSE, College.
Londen, Jah? 3.-The business of the to endure further privations caused by the weather. Extra rice-grael houses have mortgaged to the Company were carefully Hongkong. Should he remain on the he may ba nambered amors the voterace. isso last night, the Shenpro's correspondent
THE LONDON ACHCOL BOARD AND FEET", sealsed at the end of the year, the total Peniusula atd not acak ta rutepon his steps During those years he has had signal sucaess writing from that part, sintes that owing to
past your is £360,000,000 less than for the been opened by the local charity Institn. *DENTISTRY." valuation
tions, and warm suits of cotton - wedded being $1,912,950, against towards hislain the the heal shots in his dealings with this peculiar people the fire having destroyed, atorgat others;
London, Dec. 30. The London School year 1891. $907,660, stranged. You will have noticwho are sustoja pot a real and we hope he may early return to non-number of hahsra in Labited by the pour and
GLOVE CONTEST IN NEW YORK. clothing have been issued by the tens of edcouiderable ineroass under the live tiges are 1% it best in his laborat
Lovly, whose satire wealth and means Boar in dieccesing the propriety of pro- Higher Lamporelare, with low barometer of cantorasce Aave been lost in the costi viding free dentistry for the chlidren t Landon, Jan. 8-A glore contest for thousand, in addition to the regular yearly head of Shares in Public Companies, and it is believed that a
and caio, is the weder of the day,
Eraikun, Medrze Wa, miía of the Total of tending the cohaels,
£1000 hs beba arranged by the Copey donations-Shanghai Hergurg Wilberto our investments in this dires,ganised to go on the bunt
make it
Même of
their