No. 9304 TERBUARY 7, 1898,]
THERE will be a pick up gamo.of Hockey tomorrow in the Happy Valley at 4.40
p..
Thn P. & 0, ag. Kohilla, with the next English mail, left Singapore at p.m. yesterday, end may be expected here about noon on Monday, the 13th instant,—The
LATH lust evening (says the Shanghai Mercury of the 2nd inst. telegraphie voo of the result of the half year's working of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bonk we re ceived in Shanghai, to the following effect: A dividend of £1 per share will be paid, $400,000 will be written off, $300,000 will be ourried to Rearrve and $100,000 to rew
account.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND G DOWN COM-
PANY, LIMITED, The following in this report for present ation to shareholders at the sixth ordinary annual meeting to be held on Thursday next:-
The Brooters have now to submit to shareholders their report, with a statement of accounts for the year ending 31st
1892.
SOPOTE
asme Company'a &a. Thibet left Bombar Tas Chairman of tho Chamber of Cen- Deo The gross-CoVonus derived have suffered badly from lucrat influenza, chngs of such schools, both boys' and-)
for this port, via Singapore, on the three of Mania hae, it is reported, received instant
Last night, Inspector Bremner made a raid upon a party of gamblers who were making use of the root of a houss-at-71 Queen's Road West, Soms of the non orcaped, bat the Inspector and his Chinoso asriel- suts, after a spirited chase were snccessful in capturing six men of the scolie class, who were brought before Mr Wodehouse at the Magistracy and fined $6 each,
telegram from Madrid stating that she from wharfags, landing, &s. amounted in Conference of the Spanish Chambers of 1892 to $221, 108.29 as against 8240,361.12 Commerce has enanimously adopted a rathe previous year, shewing a decrease of solution recommending to the Government $27.702.33. that he national money of Spain should. nas bo allowed circulation in the Phiup. pines and that the Mexican dollars should be discarded.
Tun Shanghai Mercury anys the local gentry and heatmen of township Steen miles from Nganking, the capital of Anhwei pro since, called Paitez-ohi, finding that the lands around the vicinity of the township contains rich aesma of hard coal, which, poreover, can be easily worked, have poti. Og readers are reminded that the Blacktioned and bio send a refruen, 'or de
of Shỏn Diamond Ministrele, nador Mr Frecar's Fatsi of Abhwei toisend a
puty, to Tai-taz-chi to investigate the oral guldance; give an entertainment in the Belde in qucactus, and report as to the Theatro Royal to-morrow evening. Ao feasibility of organizing a company to work attractive programme has been arranged, la mines. The close peux mity of the mines to tho Yangtze river in oas of tho and zoveral well-known Amateurs with a boat features of the scheme, ( comlo turn, will assist. A portion of the prooseds will be devoted to obavilablo pur- розев
gistracy, especially of petty housebreaking
:
The net profit at credit of working $80,000.37 account (aslading. $16,469, 84, brought forward,
from which have to be.
dadéated,
Interim Dividend...... $30,000 Directors Fees..
6,000 Auditors'
500
Kucloon
86,500.00
MR LENTB. BICYCLE RIDE. Mr Lana writes to the N.-C. Daily News from Kiukiang on the 29th ult.
I reached hore safe and sound on the 28th, but not without a hard pall of it. When the first snow fell two weeks ago, I hired solies to carry the bisvole, and for tweise days walked through cold, ios, snow, and mud 166 miles, Near Shioguefan, the doolies grossed the river and travelled north, which compelled me to come round about wo hors, instead of staying on the south side of the river,
The late frosty weather has rather play. I sufficient height of manlingse to utterly re are bad unough, but lower river mishaps daome havoc amongst a faw of our foss to impose this horrible suffering and simply intolerable; lower river pilots Boulera crops, but, thanke the same deformity on aufforing women? A case or plesso notice. The front broke up on the frost, the chances also are that this year two of this kind coming directly under the 20th; since whics overcast, cloudy days, the learned governors of some provinces notice of almost any foreigner is bound to with occasional drizly rain, aleat, or snow, will not have to report to Peking that the list his sympathy. Misionarion and have been the rule. The snow remains on fish spawn of the rivers, and the chrimps others who have the interests of the Chi. the tops of the surrounding hills however, of the songhores had turned into locusts: een nt insert are unremitting in their The sirer has still a coupleof feet to fall the nests of eggs or larges of the latter efforts to reform this cruel praction. Mis-batore zero is teached.. Coal is becoming sion cohoels, are especially creating in a desideratum, but no supplies are forth must naturally have reostved a rinitation by the cold, and will probably sentiment in this direction. All who have coming, nor is an early delivery probable. before they give some more occasion to girls, should use every opportunity to awaken in the minds of the youth under vertain fossil followers of Confucius to ex- ordine thoir poncils in essay writing to the their care o borror of this evil Throng on the origin of locnet swarms,
Busies is rathor dull just now, and the
Fait
and let the Chinesa New Year go over this saying in tras general erg is onough, and things may also look brighter, after the navigation of the northern ports will have opened. The worst of our winter seems over, but the last few days the Matheson & Co, and Butterfield & Swire the people of these provinces are better 609 silas I covered to hero. AR weather has been somewhat changeable, and rather murky
TIENTSIN:
January 9
Fatti
ICHANG. (N.-C. Daily News Correspondent), Jan. 28, Building des an apate at Tchang
tw foreign companiesJarding, The
continue to enlarge their present and build new godowns; the former company having jast laid the foundation of one that be speaks a most gratifying expansion in their business, and the latter are just putting the finishing touches to some they have just completed, and which are alroads fully entire de certainly louke na-if trade
it
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THE EFFECTS OF THE COLD WEATHER AT NANKING. The following description, says the Shang. In every town I passed through there wAE hai Mercury, may be taken as applying to an uproar of aroitement and many times all the cities of the empire, south of the they compelled me to ride through the Yellow River, of the effoots of an unexpost-miserable streeta To Tafung the roads ed and sewers spell of cold weather. We were fairly passable for a bioycle, but from make an exception of the provinces north there west only fit for foot, with now, and of the Yellow River, as, owing to the then a rideable stretch, Three night I winters there being cavally very severe,
have, cemped out ice-leaving Shanghai
prepared to weather the cold then their more southern compatriots. The instance the Viceroyal city of the most fruitfal and, We now give is that of the city of Nanking, possibly, with the exception of Keangtung province, the wealthiest province of the Okinase Empire. On the night, of the 16th and morning of the 16th of January
Inns and food are beastly, but na. have become ascenstomed to it and eat with
trolling my tempor, yet I was compelled to, chopsticks, as the Chinese are so fearfully curious. Although always patient and cou trollin draw my revolver twice.
The coolies grew threstoning when
minds. Another time burtli of bere
leaving available for appropri
Ation.......TOVA
...$44,409.39
Shanghai Mercury Correspondent.) From this it is proposed to pay a final dividend of $1.50 per share, which, with The winter dragging along as usual, the $1.50 paid in Augest, makes $8, or 6
on the apper watara of the Yang-tazo wars last, thers were found frozen to death in although I had already paid them to par cent, for the year, and to berry and we shall soon be looking forward to the
1. refused to pay them an extra, dollat, Lot so bud after all, and is more or less front of the yaman of the Provincial much. As they were about to sy huda forward the balance of $14,409.87 to next opening of the Peihu, that is to say in a
couple of sionths or so. The opening of corroborated by the ideren ing number of Treasures three beggars; in front of the on me, the Smith and Wesson chegad are company's business during the past the Manoburnu railway andy take a fajunks that pass up and down from Chung. Grain Commissioner yamla to beggars ;
their account. year bay suffered considerable diminution years yet, before it shall come off, although king bearing the flags of one of those two in front of the Kiangaing Prafect's yaman Bear Sitchnohou the crowd of 30 or 40 in consagannes of the prevailing dopree-rome respectable progres his son de companies Apparancsa are sometimes four mon; in trout of the Bhang Yuan following graw angry because I would not Ore result of the arrangemant come to with son is to import trade. Although the already in the direction of Shan-mai-kwan deceiving, however, and I suppose.tlint Wo Chobser's famón tro baggara, by the ride in snow and mud, where it was ne China regarding Sikkia and Tibet (says pumber of steamers discharged at the the sast teraings of the Gront Wall, and
Drawing the revolver na the. the Benboy Casette) has been a waked in-whurves has been ons more than the those concorned in this grand mdertaking the content to accept their verdict that roadside near, the East Gate one beggar, easy matter to walk, and commented
and by the Examination Ball one beggar. taning ma can remember the time when the work, Evors thinking person is is strong and all things in it, was not going to the crease of trade between the latter country previous year, and thoie currying capacity are ready to push it out with mighs and is Bad, air; very bad. Yet fawr of us
A total of thirteen beggars within ne many stones began to hit me, I chased them hours frozen to death, dying in front of ring in the air, when they laade remark Tuz approach of Chinese New Year is boing and India. Instead of one or twa caravans greater, yet the, aggregate quantity of main heralded by an increase of cases at the Mariving yearly, steady flow of cxports cargo brenght by thera, has boon 50,000 bopes that the wiser and batter clean of dogs, and everybody on the verge of bank- their mandaring gamina na ikip mockeryable spead to get away.
Natives will ulticately carry the day, and ruptoy. This bad times" must be a par of the benerulent paternal government. I arrived here in a pouring rain, which has set in, the Tihelaas aareving hack with tong less..
Property. - Eight Chinese this grand national enterprise and im
liamentary train, for is travela slow and is
This the result of only a dozen houts of charged into snow, until now there is a them ach manufactured goods us they aut
the cold weather, but what of the other foot of it. One of the best improvements these com days of biting cold of the past month? Fortunately I got here just in time and ad theft. One stoneantter, who had gone need. The wool trade in particular has husses sve been erected on inland let 219 portant work carried to a Ancensul ond at somewhat late in eving in.
developed in a remarkable way, this staple and lonsod for a period of 5 years 60 distant date.
Amusement and recreation beve not been panies have recently recomplished is they shudder to think of it. Another nativ's will remain with the Rev. J. R. Hykas, into the burgling line for the vacation, en-
now reaching British. territory with satis-satisfactory rental.
"Two mooring buoys for which the Com-anting this season, and our visitors of the stone face they have put to the river, bank report atates that: Such has hoen the patil the weather clears up and roads are tered a house at Sau-shan in British Kow-factory regularity nearly all the year end.
fervcious flopt, as we call the Foreign in front of their respective premises and alarming number of poor and noody people dry. loon, and carried away a lot of articles The negotiations under the Auglo Chinese pany had no uso wore sold for $1,000.
treaty still drag their slow length along, "West Point Property.-The Crown less gunboats Birchrand, Illis and Lion, have the broad and commodious steps that plant being frozen to death in Nanking during the rafood in all at $3.55. Ho must bara boon though the only material point nt isehe, ises for the reclalined land at West Point joytally contributed a cheerful quota to our
sared, which wilk, up doubt, so in timo, tatiune God that their stocks of coffins
PASSENGERS EXPECTED. an amateur, for one of the articles carried whether Indian tea should be allowed to be have been delivered and all matters in con- fuit. Some of the gallant Foreign officers are en, here in still one thing need last for dago that the charitable inst:- said to be as gentle as sucking doves, capa-and that is an oil lamp at the top of ec, held in readiness to assist the poor, have
Por P. and O. steamer Himalaya, from The Chinese hold nection therewith finally settled. off was a pl! Mr Wodehouse showed imported foto Tibet.
the money due from sui Lock. Hicg, ble of being twisted about the fairs fingers for at pressut the Bund is reollaped out, already been exhaustua, and that the ear London, January 6-To Yokokonu Mr that it should be excludet, as it would in. his sense of the gravity of the aforce by terfere with their own trade. They also argue He Tung, and the Government has been of fair bands, no matter how may say like the crenelated top of a will, and the posters engaged by them to make mase and Mrs C. Dicks. To Shanghai: Mr sentencing the accused to six months' im that the Tibetans and even the Bluztius die paid with the exception of $67,000 zemain ay be to bravely oppose their manly urges ded recesses are a sort of death-tap coins have been working extra heats for a Stowart, Me P. T. Grant, Capt. Molais,
breasts to male opponents. We had to the unwary traveller wrestling like the Indian article, preferring the ing or mortgage in accordance with the boating and going to our boarte buntent battled darkness.
em-week and still the cry for more is conti- Mr and Mrs Thempsse and two child- prisonment.
beink tea which is so well knows all over terms of the original deed of sale.
They baro done so nolly ringing in one's ears with the dawn res, Miss Sherwood, Me Ward, To Hong Central Asia. This may be so, but in that
The area of the property remaining on this winter: we had social gatherings and case, there is no reason, for the apprehension baad is 49,455 square foot, baving a ao meetings of all sorta, including our local of least on them for the improvement of each morning. In the booke kept for kang: Mr. W. H. Pengelley, Mr. H felt that China teas would be driven cut of frontage of 470 feet, and it has been Literary and Debating Society, but bast of chang that they will surely put this the purpose by two charitable institutions Combs, Mr J. A. Coombe, Mr X. Grenfell, neas has been somewhat in abeyance, as is copestone, to their work by this addition only, out of over a dozen others in Nan Colonel and Mrs A. A. Baker, Mr F. G. written down to $4 per foot,
The Gnatoms, toc, now they have re-rect king sity, over 360 infants have been Cultius, Assistant Paymaster Pollings written down to $4 per foot. The sam of usual this time of the gear. From Peking ed their railings, and otherwise repaired buried within the past ten days by these For P. and O. steamer Carthage, frem accounts four performances had been given very large one, as the gardens send noorly 811,858.43 that bar boeti debitod representa I know but little to record; at the British and 'reconstructed the gangways and stage | two institutions alone, most of the infants London, Jan, 12-To Yokohama: Lieut.-
the amount by which the estimated cast of Logation they enjoyed a pantomime on ing the rioters destroyed, might improve being assly hare babes, and unable to Colonel Jamuson.
their landing steps and froat by a couplet-live the cold weather owing to their Por P. and O. steamer Mastiku, from the reclamotion has been stoosded and it- Christmas Eve comme il faut.
The Russian Minister is maklogy of oil lamps, to comfort the soul and spare parents being too pour to buy a few yards London, Jan. 19-To Nagasaki, Dr. Bale clades $11,695, the Company's half share of the expense of making the sas wail aligu faces at the progress which our Martaera she shins of benighed travellers who may of calico and a pound, of cotton wool to dock. To Shanghai Rov. Mr Sprout, Me make a suitable covering for the infants. J. Hutchison, Mr R. H. Binclair, Mr to bavo attempted to spread false rumours bread mont paid the other half.
The $1,733.86 is the difference between about it in siniste quart had bursue whisky is apt to get into one's eyes, while fug and gruesome details; but, as we have keng: Rev. Mr and Mrs Shaw and two felt by the whole company as a direct en- TRE application of David Sheard Harley the amount originally estimated as due and the Frocols Minister tavo had no au strong eras i proverbially productive of said, tho and tale given above may be taken children, Mr and Mrs J. Taylor and phild...
dizace of the Emperor yet, while the bow ophthalmia. There are other reasons be couragement and consequently the whole for his discharge in bankruptcy came be-from Ho Tuxg and that actually paid by British Minister has had his audionon, and side these, but they need not be mention-common to all the cities south of the From Colombo-To Hongkong: Mr and
Count Carainied. presented his credentials.
Taz Singapore public have apparently boos in raptared over the protaction of The Mikado "by smelours. According to last
bil to grewdad houses, which is referted to sae record that is unbeaten in the history of the Singapore stage. This Free Preity
the field.
All that Indian planters ask is a fair feid: the trade at best would out be a
all their produce to Europe. The Chisess may, perhaps, come to see that their exports of brick' toa will not be interfered with, and when they are convinced of this, the
with
eu ane from the steamers to break
noticing the fourth performance, says present negotations may be satisfactorily † with the generat zoolamation. The Govern-railway line has achieved so far, and lenaid, with os on dark nighta; as the new We refrain from giving more af these shock-Kenworthy, Miss Kenworthy. To Hong
The reaction of a responsive audience was
opera frzed and sparkled along like flowing champagne."
Ar the Magistracy this morning Optain Hastings was engaged re-hearing the case in which seron Cantonsse ruffins are charged with breaking into house st Third Street some time ago and violuntly saulting, the occupent of the, house, a
toaoluded.
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Bile
fore Mr Jauss Troop, Assistant Judge, in hita in respect of his portion of the reclama
Yollow River during the recent spell of Mrs Edwords, Mr F. Bowley, cold weather, and it has been computed Per P. and O. steamer Clyde, from Lea- the British Cosular Quart for Japan on tion,
jothe $896 is the difference in value and M. Lemaire are liko peevish ackcol. The Convent in almost Roady for occups that no lose than twoire aandred thousand don, January 20-To Shanghai: Mira Cou- the 26th ult. The bankrupt did not ap- pear, nor was he represented by corusel. between the assured measurements of the buye, or bears with wore heads on thin l¦tion, so we súíny expect to see sistem arris taels, from privato charity alone, have Fling and fami
dience question. Your renders will reing here to take up their ae quarters been expanded in addition to the usual and
Per P. and O. steamer Pictoris, from. Mr Moss, the Official Receiver, said he bad Company's portion and its completed ares. received a letter from the bankrupt, from
Awe of $91,152,50 hue ulea buon with momher the fox in the fable, who deciated shortly. The good people in the Est hope, patre governmont and given throughout London, January 27-From Brindisi, Fa
braaty 5.To Yukobama : Mr and Mrs W. England, in which he asked that the hear-
drawn from the eccoaal to write down the the grapes without to reach in Ministry I believe, that when this happy consuming those province.
deteile of for his refined taste. The Belgian Minister tion has arrived they may possibly be ra-
Jaunces Orongh ing of the application be adjourned sine Company's property, foll
was a wiset person; he wriggled out of the loved by a French gunboat for a spall;
Per P and 0.1
•steamer Oceans,
Strom die. Thero was no. okjsation by the ro
NOTES FROM CHINESE FAPERS. which are appended.
difficulty by going down south to Bang-to enable them to go down and revel in a presentatives of the creditors and the ap Debentures. The directors have redeem-kuk, becauss ho is also accredited to the couple of months of your lower rivec civili-with goods for Souchos, but who could only Mra Farken Shipton, To Shanghai: or.. Two boatmen whose boat had been loaded London, Feb. 3.To Fukobama Mr and plication for adjournment was granted. od 180 dobcatures at par..
of Siam; I helera he had antium. The Oficial Receiver's report upon bank Directors.-Messrs. C. J. Halliday and Court
Without wishing to wrap them get to within three or four miles of their des- and Mra A. W. Coultas and children. To
of su order
some description to them that however desirable this may be river, thinking that the ice was Portuguese,who was gallantly rescued by rape's estate, states that bankrupt was an Ĝ. B. Dodwall rastre in rotation soovrding to hand over from hie Belgian Majesty about with wet blankot, I would remind tination en adorant of the frozen state of the Agong: Mra, H. E... Wedehause and child, Mr. Tillett and children. - From import merchant, carrying on ensinusa at to the urtidue of association, but being the King, or Czuwen inkinens or huthand one cannot dong it would be but enough to hear & wrestling match, concluded Brindisi, Feb. 13-To Yokohama: Mr and No. 3 A, Yokohama. A reciving order eligible offer themselves for re-elastini,”
Honourable. V. J. Bell-Irving bag of the southern kingdom, and should not just, when French subjecta mutuumber the to show their skill to an admiring crowd on Mix A. Duyn, was made against his stata on ih own
By his joined the board ardor the provisions of be surprised, if he had received a white British still the water in the river is one the banks the other day. An eroiting Per P. and O. steamer drizzle) from petition on March 20th, 1893.
elephant una Royal present in return. statement of affairs submitted on the 7th the articles of ssociation.
of the principal factors in its accomplish-tussie, which listed, a quarter of an hour, London, Feb. 17.-To Hongkong: Me and Meers St. C. Michaelsen and L Poos-
Li Hung-chaug is here during the win-
ment. At present that element is not in was received with load aoglamations from Mrs Wise and child, Res, and. Bits J. B.
Inspector Maun end some men from West Paint Blation. When the case was last fiefure the Court, bis Worship passed sea- tence of one year's imprisonment. On the April, 1592, bis liabilities were shown to be
present occasion the men were brought up / $271,346,30, his creditora being twelve in neckor bating resigued on leaving the ler; people are wondering when his great an accommodating mood, for the Ying the lookers-on, when one of the wreatiers. Ost and child. From Colombo,To Shang
namber. Proofs had been made by eight colony, their places have been taken by colleague and would-be rival Chao Chah prased over Sunday Taland the other day ourning down with a crash on tho toa. with hai: Bev, and Mrs Watson.
Por Messagories Maritimes steamer Cate in two batches, three having been arrested creditors for some amounting to £2302 51essze C. Jantzen sed J. Krumor, Mr A tubs is Raion to start his portion of bus with less than six feet in the channel. Thus the other man on top of him, broke the icoand
Grand Trans Railway, which to bi-seat the guuboat seems locked up here until the pot G. Wood has also accepted a seat on the China in future from north to south-heries of April or May, when they may get immediately disappeared underneath.donien, from vanilles, JA, &-To To- After hearing the evidence, Captain Has-timated his assets at $199. On the appli board sod the appointment of theso gene-building from Bankow in a southerly direc-down again for time and cujuy their hat exulted the most surprise and alarm kahams: Mr and Mrs W..Filder, Mr
a couple of hours before the other four. 10s. 2d, and $100,120.18.
tings committed the men for trial at the Criminal Boariguz.
Debtor
cation of Official Receiver au plaisisica
tive order for the summary administration
of the estate was made on the 12th April, Henderson have andited the accounts now towards Chihli; Li Hungarydiuntion!
is ready, I
ander eaction 121, Set of 1883. On the e day an order wat ande jedging debier bankrupt Ou this pallic ex- mistion be stated tast he had been in business in Japan for 14 years. He st
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JJ. BELL Invms, Chairman, Hongkong, 6th February, 1593.
SWATOW. (Shanghai Mercury correspondent).
As indicated by as last night, the palco obtained on Sunday a good slow to the whereabouts of Alves, late of the Tressary
tributed his failure to the failure of bir Department. His place of hiding was a
customers to carry out the contracts which Chinese village at no grant distance from they had entered into with him. to the on- Kowloon City, and the first information tire collapse of the import trade of Yoko- was brought to Hongkong by a Chinese ham, to losses on exchange, and to the
From the poot of the puforturonte abooting affait, heavy rate of Bank interest." informer, who will, doubtless, claim' the time of the making of the Receiving Or which I mentioned in my lust latter; the der to the departure of the Bankrupt for trial of the culprit will come off on Sature
January 28.
baen
bean
both
tot, Uaptain J. Mellure. To Fangkong: Mr and Mrs Humphreys,
LIVER COMITE King's Dandelioni
and Quinn Láser fills, without Mogaty sch patent remedy; remove all Liver and Stomanh
largest shares of the reward of $220.England, he assisted the Official Receiver | day or Monday, but I cannot sea very well be a pleased as Punch 35 bear it.neighing so much sa evidence and would have!" **s younger than herself, with whom che Complaints, Billousness, Headache, Sicknes Negotiations wore at ooca institated with | in obtaining informativa as to the state of what can be dous to the unfortunate aud sporting by steam, to listen to the the c dù would not have been so (ROLY | TO "Therded infant of ten, erbu i obes, Radners, Kezems, donc, Dirigarervent
the official at Kowloon City, and
negotiations, wo understand; beva beans esdut that Alves, by this time, wild
au
probably Inspector Gelecey, Alves in? expceted to be in Hongkong either to-night
wow porting.
icoli.
bes, dispensed will kissing the book.
or to-morroW
ب
Tat new Coroner for Western Middlesex
ante
clase.
KIURIANG
Thona who were the fort.
To GOAS SKIN DASBA B.Bulpholino Lotion confront
golckly drives away Eruptions, Pizplos, Blot nothing Ronghases and Scurt, de, leaving a clear nois
restaurant the fight was in a macsenity for the Silda, especially in hot
the
Budaunted
Rediately eat upon his
bis bigger r rival,
extension within themselves, the elements of
ay the
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HONGKONG, February 7, 1893.
Old
To Shanghai: Mr Watch men requires confirmation.
was the fact that so sooner was the ice Rostoway, summer 7 Auditors-Mesure T. I. Rose and F. tion to Canton, and in
et Shought, similarly to bat broken than it began, to freeze over Hoo. To Hongkong: Mr Potüilt.
that by your.
the timo the For Messagories Maritimes steather Curtis, presented, and the directore recommend his portion of the programme cheerily ined by fire in the riot of 1891, is also spring people had proud based and ropes their Me Forbes, jun., Mire Forbes, Misses For ronson to believe, to carry out The Roman Catholic Monastery, destroy ropes to get frour Marseilles, Jan. 22.-To Shanghat.
again, his portion than for re-election.
fact he has unde very fair progress alreadying up apuce on the old site, and will be a wherentouts, provoating the possibility of as is now well known, with his Shanbal goud solid stons building; that material finding their bedies, I wou railway, in the direction tow rda buiug imported in large quantities for its
Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Farra, Manchuria.
A young servant inaid of sixteen at Soo- erection. Pere Braun'e College, situated Hirynies are being freely and here just in a little galley on the apponits side of the show, having bad a youthful lover of te from Marseilles, March 5,-To Shanghai now, and I beleve Shenaz Tootei hae order river, is also finished and occupied by him with him for fire or six months, apparently
years of age, and having kept company Mr R. J. Ogle ed several hundred jinishes for the Pe- self and students. One cannot help think-
the got tired of hirs, although the precootous in. No alteration has taken place in tho sis-/king trade; i hope a lot of some kind of ing that in the present tomper of the fat lover had spent some afty dollars on Chinesa anay chairs ou sales way by Chinese it would have been wise to have her, he being the hoperal scion of a wealthy Amongst these 'rickahar, and we all long built the Convent on that side out of the house in that sits. She then took up with still more to ase the iron horse, plying between here and the capital; we shall ni way of a city mob; at least it would not have hou
was paintinėto
for nearly Heartham, Indigestion, Coa a month. stipation. Made only in London. Kold every useful, while the Cutlege on One day last weak the girl just 24
her latest where, thuse his affairs. The Official Receiver Sada that Custom House Offer, who, by the murent
happening to be in a restaurant en- whistles of the Pelo steamers in to here
here been molested. When
were suddenly possible to the nests will not allow of the payment of accident in the world: fired the last shot spring, and to see again the familiar physi-avoid collision by a fictie predence it should anything approaching 20 in the on the The whole affair cats off at the back of the nenomies of the famous Staughai skippers, be benzocured isilitia Fankruge 17.8 city, and 11s sulucky huster had to take News of of Cat fathou the laystory, why wasteves it in
If considered objectionabled-by wherever may be by the Chiuose, in the hands of a Bingkong detectivo, failed to vpcorný zatizĺactorily for the loss refuge from the infuriated mob at theo Celestial naval and, postul authorities attacked by ławiosa muts, then the position weight. From a differance of size and loss Skin and beautiful Complexion. Sulpbolina
or deficiency of his assste, particularly hues of the neatont Missionary. The
suthaaribice did well to keep the unfortu are making no attempts to keep es and the of the misionaries would be the sirenger euntinued out into the streets, the young fire tinutes. Made in London. Seld everywhere
the via Shan-hai-kan are they too indolent it. Defence, out dufauce, pight fairly seeching the rivals to stop fighting. Bad Frs Colin Campbell beld the da. / sporten under lock and boy for the ospital connected with the outside world for having dins what they could tu avoid with that in ber eyes, in the meanwhile bei Shilling Bottles,
time being, eles there is a knowing what and indifferent, or too ignorant and im be expected from these good people,
TO OPERDONE WEAKNES-Popper's Quisine noration of the Vistoria Cross to be excessos ho acted of the
people they are buth.
life and blood was soon even discolouring star upon, rather then a compliment have comkal ted, Unprejudiced people bectile to effect this, innovation? Perhaps whess task Chult Han has undoubtedly denly the bigger began to sell out for dearned from Tonilgives Now Lalu, Appello, Health, Strength, Euely, Cores. Neuralgia, Indigas", trebled by his notorious production, suð, The late snowfall here has been greatly indeed, the task of anyone who has
the stone pie
sed street, for the precocious tion, Norvs Debility Specially useful in hot, to, military honour, and he has plased up here are perfectly confident that the no- cused is utterly innocent of any wiiful The fury raise their right hands while theon record his own very hostile wounding, much less killing any human the farmer the Natives, especially of atomsol for the business. To the 10y | long, and was sticking it with great tervey Quinine, the word-known English Tonic Hot infant had draw a short dagger, mix inches depressing climates or malerious districts. Every appreciated
quily one should keep up strength by taking Foppers a against on institation which he thought vath is administered.
mind it seems that the missionaries into his rival's thigh. The fight happening dos everywhere. tended to demoralise the services by creat baing. As chance would bare it the U. 8.
somewhat under-estimating to rest harm to be near the Coutral Police quarters, the W83 atill In port, when THE Straits Times hears that a gang of ing inridions distinctions amongst these 8, Alert
that has best done by this worthy; but a aatste at Berdang, Deli, and attacked and and in devotion to duty. Sir William providential circumstance, which liceuf We are having a reguler old fashioned that he has supplied a missing link for da above insidents were related by the girl, smonty armed Chinese recently rushed an who were supposed to be equal in bonor the univtentional shocting occurred, a
(N.-C. Daily News Correspondent) moment's reflection will make it erident Chief of Police immediately eant to have the youngsters and the girl arrested, when the Borerely wounded the head tindal and two Mansfield held similar views, and he is helped to keep down the malicious wther mon. This is the third stad gang supposed to have been the writer of the propensities of the worst classes of our winter, such a winter as is not often seen signing demagogies. Formerly a riot was who being questioned in addition whether in thees parts. Last wook there was thick dependent on ovouta special to a particular she lived with her lovers, said that she had robbery there within a very short time. despatch in which those of Sir Colin Comp- Natives, who are of quite a ferocious dis
ball were embodied. General Gerion lays position whenever they think there may ice everywhere, and all the skates that district such a want of rain, and a bad lived with her ten-year old lover, and Taz Singapore papers announce the death down a very straight line of opinion regards an opportunity to follow their rowdy could he found in the Settlement were in red other local sauce which did not contain get lots of presente from him for doing so! The Chief of Police equld not repress of Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, formerlying duty and its reward. A soldier, he isaline without let or hindrance, and requisition. Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements. says, a bound outirely, to his work a without fear of Dame Justitia following nate possessors of skates very kindly put and so were apastnodic and confined to
узаль The deceased was the father of the present soldiers ho can never do more than his afterwards with impartial punishment them at the disposal of others when the limited areas. But now the Picture Gallery but he immediately reprayer! the Colonial Secretary and Inspector-General of dig. A mas defende a post; if he loses Heppily, the corvette Siert is likely to ro were not themselves sitic tanto. Grundenas sued the iterati with an cause that offender, saying that if at such a lender. mais here for some time yat, and I'll re of Chineas collected to see the foreigners can be successfully used at any time or age he had the daily to use a knife, on s Police, at Singapore. A tribute of respect was i, hie throst is cut; way give him a paid to his mowery in the Supreme Ocurt, Victoria Cross? And if given, why not main on the alert to let you know if any. walking and slipping on the lea. In an order and quartet follow oveature, what would he do but mur Bingapore, on the 30th alt., the Chief Jus- give it to all who were with hitu? They thing striking should occur. She is here the country the large laka above Saikoy its author worrow, get its effect still w
To illustrate by a crit. uer some one when he got to a sisture ago tice (Sir EC, Bovill being on the beach, equally with big defended their thrusts about some load-squabbles, emanating out was frozen over so that boats could not remains.
He then ordered the youngster to be treated meve, bat foot pusgengora walked over with pariann, more readily upda
and and a full Bar in
attendance.
atoad; it has with 400 bamboo strokes well laid But in commenting upon an actual pago ho of a few bricks which have been laid out pate the matter more taresly: A man industriqualy and judiciously on some to perfect safety, and eron apolies carrying given the heathers
mulcontents of Chica asked him if he intended to continue further A ser of new targets has been got out for with another was sent out on a reconnais clawed ground on the forpshore of this heary burdens passed orer without any whip wit
which to scourge Christianily acquaintance with the girl. The youngster. Al Hakow, the Toyang Lak the Singapore Rifle Association, says kausa, the other was wounded, and bis forlorn city, and which have brought forth mishap.
wao whole length and breadth of the land being by this time thoroughly frightened was frasen over, and I hear
Le/ Free Press, and in view of the annual trian companion waited for him and took him on acceptable fruft, hundzelfold in das cOBIAD
o-day that And when the saporatitious nature of its promised to do so no more but be when the thaw set in
ice came down is inhabitants is considered it must be admit- bny and go to school regularly. The boy of Kular match between Singapore, Hongkong his koran, saving ble life. What would we of time,
he left his compuntos 2 If I had occasion to write in my last that largo for and Shanghai, practice at Balestier range have said
or rafts, as the natives any, ted that a more formidable one could fificen was the examined as to bla in- will be short y rosumed. The Singapore The hero of Khartoum, like the bars of many familiar faces have disappeared from and brushed and upeat several boats with arealy have been manufactured. The
30.01 which being flesh wounds were not Barometer juries, team will this year be without the services Sebiller's Wallenstein, thought that all our inidst, it always affords us lú residents serious loss of life. For the last day or loss was the greater will be the uber easily and was given 600 blows, whilst the Humidity
this is appreciated by the Christian dangerous; but he also was not to be let of Temperature of Capt. Byrne, R.M.LT., and Lieut. saldiere should be noble-minded, and that here particular pleasure to note the return to the sun has steadily fallen, and there teachers, Carlgin, R. &.. but it is hoped that, the in their own hearts and not in other men's of old hands to our part, one of whom is no sign that it is about to stop. It now of martyra; at least so it spemeth to your saues of all the mischief, the young maid of Direction of Committee will be able to fill their places opinions they should find their true honour. Mr L. Grünauer, returned from leave of lies at least a foot deep. It was coming correspondent.
sixteen, had her cheaks slapped with a loa- with new mon who may
He could not understand the bestowal or absence recantly, whil, I am sorry to be good.
down soʻfask this morning that one could
Mr Dockburn's new house of the Church ther strap 200 times. The three were then Force follow-resident in his stead, not soe across the river.
10 Bay
The native of Scotland Mission-will also, soon be put into confinement ratil some one Weather. News coached Shanghai by a recent Ameri aomrade in dangor, Bet thor he would Mr I can mail (says the Daily Neure) of the death not have what he considered daty to forred to Hongkong. Our local modice anse, and only those are about whom handsome structure standing in spacious havisar. A prstly fual world of ours, fals. in December Inst of Uaptain Josaph Awarded in any way beyond the renal health officer of the part, and principal of absolute necessity
A Henkor woman, who had got tired of! disastrous fres, so far, homes in the same premises while Dr. her husband, offored twelve the and ash Perkins, who was for many years in com meihcds of pay and promotion, and he the hospital, Di H, Jeyaz, has also left us there have persity tempels. Fortunately grounds The Rev. Mr Desu is to have a mand of one of the 0. MLS. N. Co.'s illustrates his opinion by a characteristio for a bolsey, with his family; but Swator to add to the already existing misery, Piris retains the new bulding that was the other day to any one who would rid her He Arrived at Hongkong in anecdote: I like that old Iron rise, being a pretty healthy place, I suppose the Naturally the price of all marketabis com fuished last autumn. The wily old dame of him. A man offered to do so, which 1856 and came to Shanghai in 1881 in the with his fearful temper. He told a friend world will keep on railing the right way. modities has risen considerably.
who secured such a good price for her smell being done he came for his reward; but the Ramette, the first steamer to go along of my father, who was bewailing his long
his 1000essor. under
Going to the sity the other day I can, at piece of land adjoining the new tonematoman, who must have heen out of her side Kinlooysen harf. He left Shanghai and meritorious service, that "he Baght to The Ray. J. C. and Mrs Gibson and the one of the native houses, a girl of soven or houses, is also doing a little building éymizd in more ways than que, refused to pay For the United States in September 1870. bo dd glad the country bad fept him Rev. H. L Mackensie hare returned to eight years of age crying most bitterly, the proceeds; her countrymen having mad promptly cash down, and in the altcreation
a loog
All this, however, ateras incr us, and there are now a large number of and standing near hur Ler mother and short cut through the graves of her that ensued words were dropped which SENOR Carlos de Garcimartin, the Spanien stout with Cordon's institution af pe American and English Missionaries bere, brother and another mar or two all laugh ancestors, she has decided to erect a wall aroused the suspicion of the dead husband's Connel for the Straits Settlements, died cisi decoration to reward exceptional ser- sud no less then eleven Frouch theologian ing at her. The poor child was evidently to protect their dust frons unholy foot, and relatives, who at ones esized the woman and on the 39th it, at his residence No. 98 los and merit a Khartoum,fread propagandists; the latter belong to is in great pain, the tears rolling down her the work is proceeding
Le marderer and handed them to the Noll Road, Singapore; alter a brief illassz, Arrow,
The most reliat of our eteamers bo Chehaien. They ace Mission Etrangère, I believe. At present cheeks as she stood alternately on one foot
now awaiting help About a fortnight before, the deceased
we also have nearly ifty Foreign ladies ecd then on the other. As she tenderiy cause of her light draft-hus, we host, beer trie-Shanghai Mercury, gentleman contracted influenza, which deve-
TO DALZEN: GREY HAIR-Lockyer's Sulphur, most of whom belong to the nursed the foot she was not standing upon detained at Hankow by a slight accident fuped into pneumonis. The deceased was Bar Bestorer is the quickest, best, exfrat; caste Missionary class; of course we may well be saw at once the reason she was Laving caused by the lowness of the river, and A Fan, Bratzier SAIN. Sulpheline Soap married; and his wife and daughter went lest, effects were that ang utizer. The color congratulated on the increasing number of her feet bennd. My Blood boiled with chen aned to run down to the use of given the natural tint and peach-like Bloom of a home about a year ago. Señor Garoimer produced is most natural Lostyer's Sulphur our female foreign compatriots, whin ato a indignation at this outrage, but of course 1 lower river ateamers. This is trudgingly perte Complexion; raakes the skin oath, tin came to the Stralis to take up this is the only English Hair Restores niversaly most valuable addition to our social gather was powerless to do anything for her. allowed, and we hope there may be no up healthy, comfortable. Sulpholine Soap, gonseler appointment in January of 1685.
inga.
When will the manhood of China rise to a need for its repetitio, Upper river delays 6dels. Everywhers,
aleamers
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OPIUM-Now Patse, cash... 655/801
cash.... New Bonares, caah, 591
cash, New Mulva credit, 520 Allowance, Cattios, 192 Old Malwa, oradit,, 530) Allowance, Calties, 2,2) Persian, Dily, cash, Allowance, Catties, Parninn, Paper tied 480 Alingade, Jattics, 8/10
HONGKONG REGISTER,
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acceptance of a reward for not deserting 4 thai get who has boon trans. stroots show quite a dosortod appear ready for occupation, and is a valid and would stand security for their future be. Rain.
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