No. 9369-FEBRUARY 18, 1898.).
B.M. cruiser Caroline loft for Shanghai to,day, 11:
Mn Frear's Black Diamonds gave another parkommanes on Saturday evening in the Theatre Royal. There was a good toase and the entertainment was highly ap. preciated.
Tas Band of the 1st Shropshire L L will play the following programme at the Officers Mess, Murray Barracks, to-morrow, the 14th inst, commencing at eight p.m..— Overturo...... Light Cavalry ! Selection...... Aida' Valse Selection.....
Minio Olivette Valentine
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Twelve mumbara shot for the Short Bange Cep on Baturday. Lt. IIioka, lat. 8.LL,
by Mara Michaelsen and Poornecker on their deportare from the Colony These sppointments will require confirmation.
Mesora Dalrymple and Wood retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer theming with the Magazine Rifle, again came to froal, and with the aid of his Handicap Auditors-Mesars J.JE. Cox and R. secured the Cupfor the first time and onespoon Lyall bare audited the annexed Accounts Mr W. Dunoan with a good score of 60 sa and offer themselves for re-election,
ouret the Not Aggregate epoon, Mr Hooking,
Tas Obinato Consul at Singapore he found DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED. The sixth ordinary yearly meeting of the out that a olsas of females have been in tha habit of carrying on an infamone traffic, saya the Hupas. They go to the orphanages at Dairy Farm Company was held this after- Canton and carry off young girls with them noon in the office of Mr. Granville Sharp, Suppd.
whom they claim as their daughters. whe presided. There were also present-selves for re-election Verdi.
Having taken them from these institutions, they ship the poor ereatures to the Straita De Cantlio, Mesara E. Burnie Brit J. M. B ...Milla.
Settlements where they are sold to a life Machado (Director), W. H. Potts (Sucro- Audran. of shame. The authorities to hem the Belle.
Conan addressed the report, have given targ).W. H. Hay, G. O. Qos, J. B. Tough strict injonctions to the chiefs of these trie, M. Baart, J. Walker; Ho Tung, and Tag following returns of the averago amount of Bank notes in sixcalation sod of specis in Bitel Las certainly rendered a service Benevolant Halls to put in foros stringent O. A Corio, reserve in Hongkong during the month end.ngs the L. and 0. Express) by bia contai-regulations about letting their young The 11otice calling the meeting having
profegés out of their hands, with a view od Sist January, as certified by the Hans-bution to the third number of Vol. XX. of of defeating the designs of these wom gers of the respective Bauke, are published in the China. Review when he gives some
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THE ITALIAN DANKING BOLER, .
Rome, January 28--Siguve Donzil, high Government official, has been arrested for bribery in connection with the banking Bondale
dale here, and other arrests nga fin. pending The Radiasts are clamouring for a committes of
The Chairman said-I and on carefully
To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.. *select chapters from an unpublished his following itatas are from the London reading the report agafu that the mention
Hongkong, 11th February, 1893. tery of Hongkong. It applies in a small and China Express --
of Mr Eny and Me Coughtria having retired
Sis-Referring to your leader of this dogs Specle in Amour
Reserva. apnes the history of our early commercial -
The ogurt-martial on Admiral Fairfax, czas to imply that they have rather left $5.000 transactions with China, and leads up to charged with negligence in connection with the Company in the lurch without Diroc evening I should be sorry if the romarks Hongkong and Shanghai 1,527,000 1,000,000 ) the Laquisition af Hongkong, on the sugges- the standing of the Haus, was concluded tors, but the fact was that Captain Burgie You did me the honour of printing a fow 4,5 2,200,000tion of Lord Napior, and by the Influenes Davonport on the 7th instant, when the was appointed before these gentlemen ro- days ago should lead to a wrong impres or forgotten their purport, which was by prisoner's defence was read by his friend, tired I think it should here boon man. siou. You seem to have misread them
At the outset tioned in the report rather differently from 10,848,199 19,295,000 and opinions of Br James Matheson, who, as Me Bousfeld, QC, M P.
early as 1830, began to agitate for obtaining complaint was unde of the conduct of the witst it has bean, The duties of a Chair o means to eccuse the whole body of po Admiralty in ordering a court martial at man have been wittily summarised that ho lice of incapacity. As it must be generally known to whom referred as a gentleman Tan following appours in the Gazette:-The from China an inland where British trade all under circumstances which canetitaled should look sunuy, that should give who is admitted to know a great deal more
affected, but the Premier of the two backs airy into the affairs of money and that he should speak funny,
has refased because such a preceeding public are hereby notified that if the present could be more conveniently carried on than the trial is naar dopa de turque that do not know whether it is very easy to about the police than anyons at prosent in
would endanger the Italian credit and let Admiral Fairfax proceeded
looss a food of calumny. The Chamber of rate of water consumption is maintained it under the vexatious fexactions imposed at the catastrophe was das to the incuran get the sweats out of the figarus before as the Colony it would be not only unfair in this report, and I think I must claim but absurd to alloge that his opinion is that we would be better without all of them, of an official chart which indicated GO. feet
Daputies yesterday pissed a vote of confi appears probable on account of the existing Cantur.
debes in the Government by a largo of water at the place where the Home Lock Pour indulgoupe if I am unable to fulfil the sonrsity of water that it will be necessary to
eccditings of a Chairmen laid down by except a few as detectives. I was codes
Fouting to point out the mistake (too pal- Several of the sufferers in the Tebang majority. temperarily introduce the intermittent We understand that some dificulties have the ground. He analysed closely the move-
THE BIMETALLIC LEAGUEÂA system of supply within the areas of the jarison owing to the suspension from work of mats of the Tessel at the tire, and urged this rule. We have had some very antornable indeed to need pointing oq) of altow-riot of September 1801, who refused to that his conduct of the squadron had nothing unata importations of deltie during the
London, January 23. At the soonal City of Victoris and Hill District. Atten the coolies, or the vast majority of them, whatever to do with her stranding, and that sy ar; so unfortunate that they have ing Chinese lakongs to become dog catchers, bargain or accept redactions on their claims ticti fit, however, called to the fact that the employed at the mines at Hougag of the tho was in no way hampered by the thora-led to the Directors determining to change and it was with coference to that portion for unmpensation, have received official meeting of the Bimetallia Losgue, held at consumption of water within the abute Société des Charbonnages da Tonkin. The monts, of the leading ship. Although his their polley and not sond for cattle to aach of the forse only that Tiquoted the opinion potiose that they will now be paid in full. Manchester, Sir William Houlder t thorta. We have had a great mortality was it ever pplied, I am unaware if it be already lodged in the Bank, There Britain's attitude at the Brussels Ont- named area is considered ezemsive, and it is difficulties aro nogo of the Company method of taking the quatron into the grout distanco as we have been doing. mentioned above, and to that portion only. Further, the money for this purpose has Sir Guildford Molesworth word agreed that
harboat had really nothing to do with the ponible that the occupants of tenemente making. It appears that the mines are distater, it had heon impegned in the course amongst our boasts, and wo have had a great wers ever given publicly, and therefore I is thus crory prospect that this two long farencs bad boot obstructive to the bine to the offoot that it was the imperativo thais It has bean she feature which hins being that of the most practical man it had settled at last,
Three Protestant Christian converts reci-duty of Government to support the orea- may be able to so reduce it within their worked by a contractor who engages bisf the trial, and he felt the necessity of many miscarriages. We are not aloue in had perhapa no right to refer to it, but outstanding matter will be satisfactorily tallic movement. Aresolution waa pasaed.
defending it as thoroughly seamanlike.
stable par of exchange at the respective premises as to avert the necessity coolics in the neighbourhood of Bongitong This he proceeded to dr at some length. marked the duiries in the Colony, and an iraportant bearing on the case, This
greas
**** their wires and fagifter, by the order of of altogether shutting the water off for and takes them down to Hogges. From He then called Sir W. H. Hornby and Sir those in the neighbouring ports, We have will explain what puzzlea yua, why an ex-dent is the sity of Chingaha have recently tion of
G. P. Stewart, both of whom endorsed the sie found
THE CURRENCY QUESTION. from the fact that "niceing a low as detectives.
I am glad that I cannot agree with you the Changsha haien, who sent his raupats.
Calcutta, January 27.4 ppblic meeting contractor, who carries out his own monetary by Admiral Fairfax. After three hours things for cows grow at a very consider- Ar the Magistracy this morning a Chinese arrangements with the cooliss. Ho, it is do berasion, the Court found that the able distance. The Colony produces very in a oberge of general ineficiency. The to pack up their belongings and band on the currency question was held in the And our ex-aron with practical experience before, they offered them, but they were strictly charged Town Hall this evening at which the fel
should
lowing resolution was carried That no bather who was banished from this Golong currently reported, has absconded, and the charge againes tha prisenor was not proved, tile indeed, and we hard to import our Europass portion of the police see picked them out of the city. No violence was
and acquitted him; but they expressed the food from a great way off
For a been that came here, the majority of them from the ever to return, lost a worse thing for fed years in 1888 pared an inganiɔons toulies aflyge that four or five months' wages opinion that the reduction of speed ardered perience during the loat the amount North of Scotland, masily, like other men befall them. These men were aconsed of justification exists for the antihususe.of..
This is probably an exaggera.by him an inexpedient, and attributed the of anne other comparies, excuse to Captain Hastings for returning to are due.
chart and to the fact that she diverged from enterprises in the East requira are far greater the Calony. According to English law, tion, as it is not possible to conceive up. tanding of the Howe to an inaccurate of aupervision and careful attentica which from that district, with minde as big as their no erime, nor was any reason given them the policy of inactivity in regard to the than their promoters in the Grot place ge- the course taken by the flagship.
nerally admit. But I traet, gentlemon, that The Hydrographic Department of the instead of being ruined by our exparionne, ghlean years experience, here I have seen fast that the head of one of the families in its objects, the Government of India odd mouths, I consider my time is expir- } their employer after having worked for the Admiralty have recalled the chart of Fer- as is the case with very many, we may nothing to-make me doubt that they are. question, although well known as a Christianahould at cacs close the minty to the free
Captain Exitings considered diffor-money, even if they were provided with 20, No. 80, which the inquiry has ahown) be able to teach from our experiance and of course when a mocession of serbins
portion of each day and night.
time to time payments are made to this method of outering Ferrol Harbour adopted forage, arisingculty in providing our caption should be made in favour of retain been officially and forcibly ejected with re-assembly of the Conference
he said, I only get imprinotiod eight wards of 1,000 coolies allowing four or five months for the past. I've boon away 60 months' wages to remain in the hands of
ently, and sentenced the accused to twelve quarters and ratione; but there seems to be months' imprisonment. The barber was not the slightest doubt that s autioiently banished for five years on 15th October, large som was due them to induce the 1898. When he comes out of gaol on the to cease work. The Company, we understand,
a
Indian currency system, which has,
unfor bodies although nut developed by a why they were thus treated, beyond the
and therefore, they information that the authorities did not tonately, for so many years guided the Oniversity esurse),
the average moro efficient wish to have them there. What makes Government of India; that the Interna- must be n than the policemen at home, Alter over this action the more remarkable is the tional Monetary Ouaference having failed
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complotion of his' presont soutence will he was opprozched, but the Directors could not fou The rider to the verdict of the Court The health of our cattle is at the presont appreslate the immense difficulties that the that it was in conesguerré of a request from Tas horde of famine-stricken people from
WUG
ANGNGAT the presents to Princess Marie of of Edinburgh, on the occasion of her mar- riage, is a silver gilt tea and coffee service from the Sultan of Johore.
INSPECTOR Stanton was abroad last night with a force of men, and was successful in arresting nine meu in a commen gambling The Shanghai Mersary learns that the house at 11 Gough Street. Mr E. E breech in the Yellow River embankment, caused by a sudden rise of this terrible Wodehouse, before whom the prisoners water-way in November last, at a point were brought this morning, imposed small, about 30 li below Tsinan fu, has been fines, and Forfeited a sum of money found closed.
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and that the ridor admite that this
was due to an inaccurate chart.
time.
M: J. M. E. Machado secondod, Agresd.
party.
Tas never interfered with all the time theage of aliver as a fret step towards dishing a gold standard, and patting its anti-forge Governor Chang was in the currency on a stable basis; and this power, not while the Chou Hen party were wore borsplenously active than they are at moeting, therefore strongly-arges upon the piceant. It is, however, to this party they Governmost of Indie the necessity for attribuits their explusion now. The most adopting this course without further deliy. Feasible, explanation they can think of is, some influential member of that pursibly Chou Ran himself that the Die-Kiongpeh who arrived at Sungking this triot Magistrate acted as he did 11.B. vinter, says the Hugo, have been commit Chou Han still remains quietly in his own ting all sorts of excesses. They go mbeat ple, who are greatly annoyed by their hired house in Changsha, not coming often the country aaling charity from the poo- but by no mean idle. Anti-forug demands, as they take 20 refusal and often stature is befog stili ciroulated, although
recent case, these fugitives committed ostentatiously. Altogether H. Ge- Regus a threatening attitude. In
dled: with task of putting much progress violence upon a yanng women, who with his down the anti- foreign propaganda. Now that our new from the result of the attack. As the Minister harro suaecesfally got Iohang off his g
fugitires were clamorous and disorderly, the young women's husband, went out to
•haut for
the house was absent the fugitived forood themselves into the house and wrested away from the woman the pair of bracelets she wore.They first of a rope round the womba't booky with which they began strangling her, with the result that their victim soondied. The villagers being arons. ed gave chase and captazed the deling rents who are now in the hands of the dietrics
TS INGRIANGHU...
Jan 24, The excitement has come and gone, and that some time ago. And what was it? Sous distance north of thie city a piece of land about one-sixth of an English nere suddenly sunk a few inches and became magistrate, boggy and impassable. The people living in the acighbourhood took fright and worTe Shanghat Mercury of the 8th inst
ed off to a enter distance as there was no
to be so defective, and by which vessel profit by it. Our neighbours have been liave hitherta entered the port. It is more anfortunate than we bare. Mr Win mes gue unpunished it is natural that stated that the Spanish Government has stanley at Yokohamu wrote me the other the public should feel riled, and want to declized to sanction the publication of day saying he had lost within ten days ur kick somebody, bai we must be just, and chart corrected by recent survey of Ferrol less than 116 head of stock. Mr Shaw at do not think the general public is either calm enough or has knowledge enough to Channel hy officers of the Channel Squad Shanghai has also had very hosey losses. has pocasioned considerable Osgrusht in
insins good, nad we are making every effort Enrapcan police have to contend with here, of course, accept liability sesiog that the naval circles at Davenport, and especially by cleanliness and care to ward off disease but only from their deficiency in knowled, be allowed to retalu in the Colony ...
instalments of money were, advanced in song the officers of the Channel Squad and to preserve them in their present of the language and habits of the great talk ron, in consequence of intradictory asalthy condition. The son of an Au. of the population, but from the want of as- A very impudent awault was committed ordinary cures to the contractor. Matters charactor. It is pooted out that
stralian farmer was in my office this sistance and from actual obatraction placed yesterday upon a coolie in the service of Mr seem to have come to a deadlock, for upwards could have been nothing inexpedient in the warning. He had been out at Pokfulam, in their way by the Chinese, often by the E, Jones Hughee. Mr Hughes had gone of 400 obolies arrived here to-day from order that was given to reduce spend, ins- and he said we had most beautiful higher as well as the lower classes,
much as the Royal Rovereign, which was place for them, each place as he home every one, not aotusly a party to a on a shooting expedition on the south side Hoagay by the Avechie. We have been the leading ship, and heaviest ship of the had very rarely seen. The Directors crime, is ready to aid the police, and in of the Colony, with a few friends. The coable to ascertain whether operatione are aguadron, was navigated safely through the have recently added to their number two formaation can be picked up in all sorts of indirect ways, whilst here the majority of a personal pur- was not the cause of the accident, whias amen, both of whom are amongst our chinese, anless they have 4. party had arranged to meet their molics entirely suspended at the mines, bat it is at
largest shareholders. In fact, the Board with the tifo requisitos near the Abordeen least evident that the departars of such a
have one-third of the stock of the Coni pose to serve, will keep back what informa On the 8th iust eight teams of the pany, and therefore we feel that for story tion they have. What is got just by hands we should much like to see him take for the tiguo. While the 'mastor of Paper Mille and Mr Hughes' coolie was number of men betokens a serious aspect of
dulla: we can save wo, the Directors, af searched for directly, mostly through very up the Changsha problem. carrying a basket through the village of affairs one way or the other, and a dinicalty Brighton Rifle Volunteers encored upon i
marching competition over a diskos though we got no fear, are putting 33 untrustworthy natives. When one corner Aberdean when, as set upon by a Chibas arisen which at the present juncture the twenty-seven and a ball miles, co conte into our own poekota: and we are to consider it, I think it must be admitted not put persuaded that dairy farming in that it is not so much in the detection of nose fireman from the launch Punctuality Directors might well have bien spared, roade which ware in a condition by ng
apeake Wa be- crime that the police show inefficious, s The fireman struck the colle on the head The sum of money said to have begu carried means favourable, to the making of good Hongkong is altogether theinken be in what misy to called their daily duties,
it might and All the men were in marching love that with a heavy stick injuring him so sererly away by the contrastor is variously stated order, and carried forty rounds of ball am-made to guy, and we mean to try to make ordinary municipal cagulation. This dous that he had to be taken to Hospital At thousands of dollars. The tree state of munition each. How many of the terms is do so; and I sincerely hope we aball he not arise from want of allolener in the empleted the task without breaking down able to show more encouraging accounts in fotos generally, but from bad organization the Magistraty to-day ble assailnat
affairs is sure to be learned in a few days.
wo are not told, but one of them covered the nurrent year than we have been able to and iso great independence of public up fined $15 with the altarestive of a month's
the distance in six banre and forty-nine show in the past. Before proposing the lon.
It has always seemed to me that the minutes, and under the conditions that was acceptance and adoption of the report I imprisonment.
a distinctly eraditable performanos. shall be very glad to answer any questions Inspectors have managed to get too much
anyone may be disposed to ack
power into their hands and sech one telling how much farther this piece of says:HM the Emperor Kuang Heu received a decree frew A.M. the Dowager. ground would sink, and how much more Emprons yesterday morning, which hi No questions being asked, the Chairman is to some extent a law unto him. moved the adoption of the report and ac-| zelf. The consequenos is that they dad would go down with it. Strange Majesty has been told to publish to the counts
have become somewhat socky and roads were said to isane from the place, world at large, and which was telegraphed the public rather cavalierly. Like other but only at night (of course, when no one to this port and received late last night, men, dressed in a little brief authority was around to hear them) and the country The substance of the deores freas the Taziar they are apt to play fantastic wicka. Ipeople became thoroughly frightened. The Generals, Governor. Gaveral, Governora and wilt refrain from using the simile about the Megistrate of this sity had to visit the plass other High Periceial Authorities, civil an monkey climbing the tres. How did this and--listen ve scholars from ovary land well as military, of the whole : Empire, come about? Well, the gentleman wks The sugo verdict of this Celestial scholar from sending into the rapital the usual was until recently at the head of the foron
n little dragon was about to barom n the house.--Inspector Gauld brought
A NUMEROUSLY-attended meeting of Irish
Mt J. B. Goughtrie moved and Mr M. although a mat of education and undoubt bore1 Wonderfal verdict to the Wester valuable presents to 11.M. the Dowager Empress on the anniversary of Her Ma two stonecutters, whom he bad found gant-residena was held at Mr H. S. Wilkinson'
Meases Bumie and Machade to the Board bave had in high posts in the Government the dragon, that does not require one of celebrated next year, becuase Her Majesty Beart suconded that the appointments of edly a gentleman, one of the few that we auce, but more wonderful still that animal jesty's sixtieth birthday, which is to be bling in an unoccupied house at the village office in L.B.M.'s Consulate. Shanghai,
service of late years, was, notwithstanding its kind to mate with, but can mata with is aware of the great distress provating of Sai-na-bo on Saturday night, before the 6th inat.. Mir R. E. Bredon presiding, It was decided to celebrats the national
of Directors be confirmed.
Agreed.
the long time, he occupied the post, not anything, a stove, a house, a tree. Surely throughout the Empire; but, on the other Ou the motion of Ur-Cantlis, seconded what could he anlled a practicst man. Un the mind of the Ubinose is inscrutable hand, the orders the Emperor to send The Captain Hastings. They were each find festival this year by a dinner for the Irish $15, with the alternative of six weeks' im
releass man cakes his profession his baby In this case the dragon must have mate 20,000 from the Privy Parso to the Viqaray be is put likely to shino in it. The lato with mother earth, as there before the of Chibli, to be dispensed this year for the prisopiment. According to the prisoners' defugel St. Patrick's Society of Shanghai machinery, which are ordered to take place psiated anditor for, skuqurrent your.
at the mouth of the Thames. The Food is Tas Chairmatt-I surry we have no Captain Superintendent didn'; his hobby magistrate's very syss, the earth, was is benefit of the poor of Chihil province and the largest turret-slip in the world, and dividend warrants for you, but I hops and was whist, and consequsatly the sewer travail. It was a serious problems oud the Shuntieniu. In addition to this grant has been fitted with engince of 13,000, xincerely trust it in vot our fauls,
drifted into the hands of the Inspectors. case was urgent, for were not the little Her Majesty order that the sum of Fli Ex in stated, the Japan Gazate superts, that horse power, which are exfiorated to propel Bir 3. H. Conghitia 1 bag to propose a Very worthy, intelligent, au 1, indee 1, able dragon released there might soon be such 20,000 be paid to the Governor Statinrals and the application for permission to send a bar at a spoed af 175 knots. She has alaeots of thanks to the Dirgefors for their men most of them have been, but like ou apostel as would bring rain to the Governor of sech provison of this Empire on
gita to Chicago in order to give an ex-been ordered to unterge gunner brists vary able tanngement of the tiny will which does not rightly belong to there they Magistrate set mon speedily to work to dig to be disbarted to the poor of the Empire se
whole country roast. Therefore the Esa.com.at the Magistracy this morning hibition of Live tes ceremonial, doralar under the superintendence of the oficers of during the past year, and I hope they will which does not tizado. It is als gemoed-him dat, but after mach time and efforts special gift and aot of grass of Her Majesty
the anniversary of her birthday, the money. Captain Hastings was obliged to comment rangement and airailar accomplishments at the Shaerosis Bebcol of Gunners.
have greater success in the currunt peur.. aro apt to put on on the continual prevarication of the com-the tea stall was consented to by the
Captain Armand T. Pawlett, Superin. Mr Ho Tung seconded.
ly understood that but for the late Super-were spent without getting any Learer the This large sum of nearly half a million tacs The Chairman aokubwledged the vote of intendent the plainant, Chinese arewood dealer, and in Agricultural and Commercial department tendent of Sheerness Dockyard, who has ou certain conditions Bot as the sending
bo very much smaller, the Magistrate returned to take up his and to compexorate this sixtieth anniver polies force, like any other boly of men, ocerous duties, the enken place remained breaking out afresh of a ballet-wound to a close. received in the Chica war, is raported to
large or small, from a merchant's affee up soggy as cror, and the little dragon, Oh eary of Her Majesty's birthday, the sum of le. 20,000 te to be granted avery year to an soms will norer work well without where ia he? They toli as that only the
sad banded to the Vloeroy of Chihli and inteligent organization and strict disciplius, tupla nad iguosant believe in snob like Prefect of Shantiss-fa to be given to the and for these the Hangkong polics has not superstitions, but if so, where do they poor and needy of the provinces. been noted, at least not since the time of learn her!
The winter · រឹង Mr Charles May I have heard it said that
hare in downright earnest, the gallant soldier who has just left us tans decennial winter it is; some say such a thep porarily, with the poorest expressions of wictar has not been seen here sites the regret not only on the part of the at reign of the last Emperor; for several days in the force but of the m mauity genstol. in the morning about 4 above zero. There canal above the lock is aasily crossed on. ly, did nothing in the gaol but walk up and is no use for the regular ferries as the
Somehow or smoking his pipe. other, however, although he comenced the ice; medicines frozen solid fathe with a prejudice against him he left the bottles, ice cream every morning in the gaol in s much more efficiens stale than he milk pitcher, and Morton's sindgar bottle found it, and overy officer was worry when broken, but nothing lost as contents were The ice on the ponds is 0 to 8 he left He took charge of the police with sold.
statements, they both went to the house to
friend. Fook for a
was also revived.
Few
A naval correspondent writes:-Certain newspapers have betrayed conspicuous in- decency in their speculations as to who is to succeed Vico-Admiral Fairfax in com- and of the Channel Squadron. I will not follow them. There is no harm, how- ever, in saying that it is more than likely that Sir Nowell Salmon. V.C., will succeed the Duke of Edinburgh in August next as Commander-in-Chief at Darpaport, Lord Charles Beresford is mentioned as the next Captain of the Devonport Naval Barracks, He is due home, frans the Mediterranean, whither he wont in December, 1889.
The first-class battle-ship Hood, but under the Naval Defence Act, has been
Mr. W. II. Ray moved and Mr G. C. Oox seconded that the retiring directors, Bou, C, P. Chater and tir Granville Sharp, should be re-elected.
Agreed.
Was the
the and fined him and-the two man com- of these girls will necessitate a large erbe zeriously fu consequence of tho thanks, and this brought the proceedings forca. would pric's of Chinese in the desired object, the work was abandoned. Fis also to be paid from the Prize Parso
4.
be progresting favourably. Captain Pow.i be as lett Sheeraces on sick leave, his THE CHINA HIRE INSURANCE CO. The following is the report for presenta duties at the dockyard being discharged by Staff Captain Alfred Themis.
tion to the abarsholders at the twangy fourth ordinary meeting, to be held on the 22nd inst
plained against $2 each with the alternative penditure, it is thought the proposal may of ten days' imprisonment. For refusing not be carried into practical offect, to answer a question, a witness for the de-
The formation of the long talked-of- Norden. fenes was subjected to a similar sentence felt and Engineer Company of Volunteers at It might effect an improvement in all the Shanghai saems now practically assured Scottish blood is warming on the subject Courte in the Colony if prevaricating wit. says the N.-C. Daily News It will be ro- of the proposed new dusigration of the collected that the question has more than 79th Cameron Highlandera. The oblitera Densen-and that fa using a euphemiam har- once been considered of constituting such a tion of this historie name, eren by the con. The Directors have the pleasure to pre- ing regard to the aidost dally instances force out of the Milho Joong Company, but version of the regiment into an honoured sent their Annual Report and Statement of which crop up-were treated as Captain at the anomal meeting of O Company on battalion of the Geards deeply sourds the Company's Accounts made up to the
Wednesday Light
it was decided to rept Highland pride, and Mr Campbell Bunner: 31st December leat Hastings has being fresting them of late.
ganise that Company, with the permission man is supposed not to have yet routined. of the Municips! Concoil, into the Norden the depth of the rational feeling na the 189The balance at Gredit felt and Engineer Company. Captain subject. Accordingly the opinion of his Janning, on account of his election to the fallow nembore for Scotland is being as post of Captain-Commandant of the Corps, cortuited, and will doubtless be brought to resigned his position an Caplan of the bear upon the Secretary for War.. Compony, and Mr W. M. Dowdall, who has letters already received by M. Conerus taken a great interest is the constitution of Oorbelt it appears that the member fut the new arm was then unanimansly chosen South Edinburgh (Mr H. W. Paul) would, Captain of the proposed reorganised both as a Briton and Seattlah mearber, deeply deplore the removal of the historie Company,
nere froin the Army List. The member 4 ZAZURE" unpleasant incident, says the for West festive (Mr Birrell) apples Japan Herald, happared in the Saancial this case Wordsworth'a reflection world on $18s ult, Dae of the shroffs of the Chartered Bank went to the 100th Nationa)
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73 time,
a somewhat similar, if modified, opinion laches thick and like glass, mately inviting against him on the part of the hi her officers, the foreignere, who are not so greyheaded and to some atent on that of the but that they long for a pair of skates, to man alec: but although he has caly take up again their boyish sports
The Magistrate has been good in dis been in charge a short hare seen how that fasting has died tribaling wadded alothing among some Away. So much for the result of dis-rafugees and beggars, but alas, like orary- cipline. It is that which the force has so thing else in this country (except riota), long been in need of and no portion bas moved so slowly that tax odd poor souls 80,685.66 needed it is so much as the Luspectors and have frozen to death. The only wonder is
Sergeants If as we all hope, General more do not freeze. Balance of Profit... 8-158,716-92 Gordon soon zeturns, with strength to look
to
du. paid in
1892.
7,167.73
found most favour in the eyes of ighskit-
Quotations. HONGKONG, February 13, 1993. OPIUM-New Patsia, cash.......... 697)
*
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+
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New Banaton, cash, 605.
cash, New Malwa credit, 520- Allowance, Oatties, 12 Old Malwa, credit: 590 Allowance, Catties, 172 Persian, Oils, cash Allowance, Catties, Permian, Paper tied 460 Allowance, Catties, 7710
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Previous Onista ab On Inte at day at 10.5.m.
30.22
Barometer.... Temperature Humidity
50
Direction of
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66
EXP
2007 three o'clock this morning a lukong gure the aisem that fire had broken out in ahones at 100 Wing Lok Street, at the same time arousing the three occupants of the sil and gum stora on the ground for
The Fire and enabling them to escape. Brigade were soon on the senso, Me Wode house and Mr Mathiesen directing their efforts to save the building from total de struction. It was in the first forma silk store-that the fire originated, from the falling of a hanging oil lamp it is said (the Bank with bills and chaques en it for some taking sare, of course, to add that the 78th
The Directors will propose that this sum into all the minor detail, the organization aine or ten thousand yen. On receiving the are cat shadows by any man The mem- same reason, strange to say offered for the cash he handed back one noto for 1000 gen, ber for St. Andrew Barthe ( Ass be apportioned as follows: $50,000 to of the force will become much nearer pora. oficial document recently published at ice of Saturday morning, and only the two and requested the pager to give him instead, truther) urges that the sentiment clinging Shareholders as a Final Dividend for the fectiou, and even the Inspectors will sutrait Manich gives (the British Medical Journal spper stories were destroyed. The notes of only one yen, After waiting for to the career, and history of the Cameron yesr 1881, and a Bonus of 81 per share in and will become more useful, and more says) some startling information as to the Force an articlo of diot which has hitherto Rain feeb as a been. on the paid-up Capital); $32, 12.92 countant of the store, who was sleeping in some little time; and Buding that he did not Highlanders ought to woigh with the addition (moking in all 87, or 36 per cant gaziented men than they have litherto increased consumption it that city of dog Weather
get his change, he asked for it when the military authorities and give them pause, Bonus to contributors of business; and the -While I think only just that sose of ants of the Celestial Empire: So great an the upper storey, states that he was Japanese cashier told him that he had al Inverness-shire's mombor (Dr Macgregor)
Protestation, &e
of the appelle do the denizens of the Bavarien ready given
suspects that the Dake of bridge is the balance, $16,000, to Reserve Fund, thero the ressons for the no-guvess it te him. awakened by the smoke from below. Risbelago na srail, the Chisained won! offender, and that the Secretary fo: Was by increasing the sams to $825,000, which police in detecting series drime should be capital seem to have developed for that pointed out, I maintain all that I said strange food that the authorities have ing hastily, he saw that the house was a messenger to hit are bank, and game of has nothing to do with this proposal, which they trust will be sanelioned.
1892, There has been a falling off in the about the more than absurd way that thought it time to interfere for the protse ablayo, and swaking hip three lakis they the staff went to the man, who was still be considers a proposal of national dis-
amount of Premia collected, mansed partly Europees doge with collars were arrested ton of dog-owners, whose pets are stolen doggedly awaiting his money. A detective grace. made good thair sisse by the roof, ale was sent for, and the max was searched Captain Sir William Wiseman died at his by the diminished volume of trade during and their owners unfairly mulcted in 83 to grase the table of the intrepid gourmets sides the destructions done to the building hat he had only the money on him which he residence at Plymouth on the 11th inst. the yest, and partly by the constant reduc. I was down the Race Course way this who lust after these canine Best-puts. and the contents of the appor stories, the had been sent to fetab, mis of course the one from pneumonia. He was appointed In- tions in rates accepted by other companies, evening and noticed that Chinese dogs This new form of poaching has, It greater portion of the stock in the ground as yet, refuses to make good the aum, and months ago, and was a member of the have use, boroser: to be congratulated carrying out, or rather not carrying out,
thoused pan. The 200th National Back, speosing Captain of Training Ships a low which in many asses it has been found without collars are quite as numeris grown into a regular industry in Murigh
The Bhareholders as over. necessary to follow.
The way the police have been the demant creating the supply in accord. Dog flesh is abee with goppemio lave, Moor has also been destroyed. The tots! the Chartered Bank bave, we understand. Court-martial which sat at Devonport last loss of stook and furniture is overed by commettent an action for the money, and week for the trial of Vice-Adtairal Fair upon the moderate losses incurred to date, the dog law is quite in keeping with their largely coamed as such by Italian work-THERMOMETER,
priminal action fax in connection with the Hose disaster, and the Directors will propose that the conduct in many other of their duties. It man, many thousands of whom are employ. har-also instituted the insurance of $6,000 with Meers Schell, against the Japanese cop'age. The most He complained on the 7th use of being usual intering Dividend of $3 per Share be is not talent they are in need of, bat ed in Manten; but there is also too much tesobing how to use it. I forget the reason to believe that the same substance latter is unwell, having caught a chill daring the paid. haw and Go. While to fee in progress auspicious thing against the
that precisely similar event ocurred Isst inquiry on board the Siciftsure. Paoumeals Directors-Messrs A. Helaaschte and signature over which I wrote the latter you is as freely sad in the concoction of the wowd was kapt.back by a detachmentweek in the case of a messenger from subsequently set in, and, though he received D, R. Sassoon were invited to fill vacancies refer to-in-year leader and I have not a file sensages that city as the flesh of the
Do, Mazinu barmless necessary cat is supposed to bej af police under Inspector Brenner, An to Mesura Siber and Eranawald, who were careful medical treatment, the lines ter. on the Board, and Mesars O. Jantzen and of your paper at hand, but I am the same
defrauded out of 600 gjen.
and J. Kramar to occupy the meats vacated quiry will be held
minated fatally.
DOGGED INDIVIDU
30.19
Highest open air temperature on the 17th.. Lowest opaza mix température on the 19th........62;
Hongkong Observatory, Feb, 13, 1893,
Do.
Temperature. HONGKONG, February 18, 1893. (Taken at Messrs Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.) BAROMETER
1.2. M.
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18. 90,06 30.07
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1
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(Wet bulb) 9 A.M.
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4 P.M. 64
Do. Minimum over night. 64: