DURING the Fook ending Aug. 20, 1893, 191 Europeans nad 1997 Chineso visited the City Hall Blus.um.
No. 9526,--Avgust 21, 1898.]
TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE 'ORINA MAIL'] (Fia Southern Linc.) HEAT, FATALITIES.
LONDON, August 10, 1809. Numerous deaths and cases of suustroke have occurred in Great Britain, the result
of excessive linat
CHOLERA Cholora is spreading in Southern Italy.
THE CHINA
MAIL.
No questions were asked, and the Chair- man moved the adoption of the report and
accounts.
Mr J. R. Anton seconded. Ágreed.
The Chairmau said that was all the basi Desa. He thanked them for their at tendance.
For the second time within a fortnight (says | bo glad to amayor any questions which may the Shanghai Mercury of the 15th inst.) fire ba ndatussed to the chair with reference to has sesarred on board a stommer in this bar-
he same." bour. On the 2ad inst, we had the fire on board the s,s. Telamon and now we have to record another which occurred last night on Jour Harris, who was before; Captainboard Mt Gee. Melain's river steamer Hastings at the Magistracy on Saturday Sunl, Captain Boett. The vessel was lying on a ebarge of attempting to obtain goods at her usual berth at the China Merchants o'clock the morning for the Yangtze Parts. by means of false protonces, was convicted Central Wharf and was to have left at 1. to-day, and sentenced to four montha' im. Shortly before midnight Mr W. Wise, the chief engineer, went down to the engine. prisonment.
room to see that everything was in readiness
Mr Wood-Bofore we separato I bag to for starting, when he discovered something burning in the artar hold. Five hundred cases of kerosene were stored in this part of prepone a voto of thanks to the Directors the steamer, and in the 'tween deoks there and management for the successful working were 300 more. The general ainrit wee at of the luginess is attested by the accounte one given, and the Hongkow Con- quickly had a stream of water laid on from pay, which was the first to arrive, which have just been passed. (Applause.} one of the wharf hydrants. The hase was taken through one of the cargo porta and the deluge of water was quickly visible. The firemen bad a couple of hours bard work, for it We not before the after-hold had been was extinguished. Fortunately none of the kerosine was ignited, though several of the oases were badly charred. The origin of the oatbreak is at presest a mystery. Practi cally no damago was done to the ship, and after the water had been pamped out of the after-held, she proceeded un lor voyage, having been only a few hours delayed."
In the U. S. Consular Court at Koto, où tla 10th inst, judgment was given on the dommerer in the case in which Mr Koalie, STRIKES IN WALES. Fierce 6ghting has taken place among British Consul, charged Mr Taylor with the miners in Wales, strikers against non-slander. Consul Smithers decided that the words used by the accused were not in strikers. Four thousand troops have been
dictable. The Associates concurred, ordered theco.
SILVER.
The Senate's Bnansial committee agreed
to the report to the Sennie on the bili reposting the Sherman Act and providing to maintain the parity of Silver either by legislation or by interstals agreement.
(From Manila Pepers). EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
MADRID, Aug. 13. Violant shocks of earthquake were felt in Italy, whereby soute persons ware killed and others injured. Eruptions of Veau. vius and Etna aro feared.
The Manila Chamber of Commerce has received the following telegram from is delegato in Madrid ---
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANE, AND CO.,
LIMITED
ና
The second ordinary general meeting of
FAMINE IN SHENSL
VISITORS AT HOTELS. TONGKONG EOTYL Is it still one of the standing, orders that
Mr A. C. Garwood" About thirty years ago the province of Mr W. G. Allen interfere or go into gambling houses with-Shenai was the terribis soene of a Meba- Mr and Mrs R. H. Mr By, Gittins
medan rebellion when a very large number Androns
MrBourgonin-Meitfre our special instructions? It is. Police Sergeants and Constables are not to
Did you hour of a similar antiplaint made of people were oxterminated. Fourteen
Acmstrong & chid Mr D Palenbe
Mrs F. W. Phillips by Meiver from Kennedy Town a short years ago the great towing the most. Letri. Mr and Mrs G. B.Mr T. Mitchel time balore-Yes. It was not exactly able in all history-which had its centre in Mr J. Benavides similar casa. It was a case of offering a Shansi extended also to Elensi and entirely. Mr and Mrs G. Catboy Mr Praschendy
bribc.
Had you ever had any business or tran. mettons with tho prisoner before 1-Yea. Where In his shop; buying gooda. For the reas presumably, or for your own vas? For my own use.
And he had never approached you in any way before with reference to gambling or Are there many gambling houses in your anything of the sert ?-Nover. district -No.
Ang you know of that have boes re- ported -o.
On you argest any reason why this man should done to you at No. 7 Police Station to tulk to you upon a subject like this?-Only his own statement.
Do you think anyone might have mug goted to him that the poites were particu.
Mr F. E. Corny
Mr F. E. Shean Mr J. Shirafuji Mr. Mrs & Miss Sloan
Me U. Bane
Mz E. Sutcliffe MFA. Ungez
MOUNT LUSTIN HOTEL.
mony of the mailer villager depopulated Four years ago there was a considerable Mr H. S. Cooke famine in Shantung. A Shertung ma Mr Hy. Crombie was mandarin in Shenai than, and eng Mr E. H. Derrick much waste land near the mountains Capt. J. Facto oouupied white every inch of groand was occupied in Shantung, ho jevited his follow Me Y. Fujimoto provincials to emigrate there About ton thousand did so and filled up the unoccupied
The Sheasi wuthorities had to isauer John Andrew
Mr Bartlett land. proclamations forbidding any mere going. The present famine is in the district where Mr S. S. Benjamin As most of Mr H. E. Borshall these Shantung emigrants are. these famines are preventible if the Chinese Mir Hart Buck
Cohen only knew about means of transport and Mr. and Mrs O. C. Mr Morton Jones other methods of Western civilisation, Mr Cochrann many missionaries do all they can to indues the Chinese to engage engineere und in Mr. B. Coughtria Mr H. F. Meyerink troduce vurions reforms. But than take Mr E. J. Coxon
Mr and Mrs J. T
Elamilton
zen, nurse and chil Mr & Mrs Carl Jaut
dren
Mr & Mr. J. Kramer Mr W. Mathieson
Rev. J. M: Marton
Van Nierop Admiral Bury Palister
Tus Inspectors of the Sanitary Departouted to a depth of four feet that the fire shareholders in this Company was bald in:urly syʊn to temptation at that moment time. Meanwhile the pot people are perish-Me mad Mrs HarrisonMrs,"
down miasto 28-
munt are displaying mach activity at pre- act in Chinatown with a view to keep There came before the Polico Magistrates this morning several cases in which householder wors charged with laying out salt lish and other artician Small tinos were in
to dry in the sun. #lictor
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
Fourtoan of the members of the shove
I do not know.
Dokin
ing and more our compassion,
In a letter tram Sauparobsion near Six-Mr and Mrs H. DentMe T. Piry and chil
Mr Alfred J. Easten droo Mr and Mrs SheltonMr F. W. Rapp July, the Rev. Moir Duncan anys
Hooper, nurse andыr L. Suidtee childron
Mr Taylor ganto, the expital of Shensi, under date 9th
Mr Wicklara Me E, E. Broans
Famine seems inevitable here. For twó
ALT thousanda.
WINDSOR HOTEL.
Are not petitions going on constantly to Hongkong Hotel this afternoon. Mr W. H. Ray prosided, and there were present the Govornur from the European police for Are there tint applications made on Messrs J. D. Hutchison (Director), Dakin, incruuse of salary 1-I do not know. F. W. Waits (Manager), H. L. Dennys, F. behalf of the European police either by
Rev, and Mra Markie The Spring harvest has failed, and if the Mr J. F. Boulton the European Countables and Sergeante failure now menus death phreys, A. C: Gordon, Pofiahwallah, J. F. Govorner to get an increase of pay for sufficient to stave of starvation. G. Collins, E. Pago, A. Bain, E. E, Hom-petitina or otherwise to Mr May or to the year the crops Jave been bud-barely
and child Autums crop also feils God only knows M. G. Clarke C. da Rezo, S. Boujamin, J. Kirkwood, Not to my knowledge.
Mr & Mrs Geo. Erkley Mr G. Morrison what these poor people will do. Is is customary for people waiting to and Cap. Barme.
The position is this. Just now is the Vice-Consu!P.Gavan-Mr L. Pendr bribe the police to goid the Police Sta.
nilles
Mrs Pottors The Masager road the notice calling the in-I do not know.
turslag poiat either life or death. If Have you heard of it being done before famine, what must or oxu we do? I Lawes, and Mrs Green Mr O. Radwell Sabanitation the word gambling' for the count people are becoming feared to i
appeale. So far an can see, it Mr&Mrs G. Holmes children fawine wooting.
distress, and that is possible. 1f wo san J. R. Joyce tion between Melver and the man he would be better to prevent than to relieve Rev Jayes opium,' is not the whole of the converse- charged with bribing him and that be-
It seems to test you and the prisonar similar apply the scientific mesus, the Chineno can read the newspaper report of the other furnish men and money.
The Chairman said--Gentlemon, with
-I have.
Accounts to a bill presented to the Beard of Revenus, says the N-C, Daily News, the turned up at the short rango on Saturday throne, dais, altar, sacrificial Possale, and monical instrumasta made for the Dedica lase to ecmpetu for Mr Sansoon's cup and tory Temple to the father of the Emperar, spoons. The cup was won by Major Eyton, your permission I will take the Report the late Prince Chuo, alone cost a trille S.1.1, for the second time with 53 points, and atutement of accounts, which have has not disputed the bill, at the instance of Mr Danzan being the winner of the 200 been in your hands savoral days, as read. under Tis. 70,000. Although His Majesty the Board concerned who state that they yarda epoon with 33 points, and InspectorThey are the first that have been issued are abort of Guances, His Majesty bad: Mang that for the 300 yarde with 27 points. since the amalgamation of the separate case. I do not remember the conversation that some sight counties-the area of great
The following are the moores:--
200 100 Aggre 'can Net
1
Licut-Col. Jerard
Mujer Gyton, 8.1..I.
rards. yards, gute, pointi, ren.tit.
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11
M
24
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33
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28
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decreed that half of the amount asked for Madrid, Aug. 14-The Tangier mar-be paid now and the balance next year. chants met the day before yesterday and resolved to oppose the introduction of Tan Kobe Heraid of the 7th says:-The
Comdr. Ash, N The agents propose to sealed tenders for the supply of iron pipes serg, Gillies, C.P. 37 Philippine coins.
(5318 tuns) required for the Osaka Water Works were opened at 10 a.ra. on the 31ste Sorth. 9.L..1 suapend transactions.
Neletu ultime. The groas amounts of the various funt. Painer, G.8.1. Estimates are given by the Asaksi as folent Major Liddle
luspecter Mana....... 1deut. Helps, 3.1.I Jardine Matheson & Co. (Yokohama) £30,563 Meu 31 Hunter &C. (Koby) £31,360 Mr. Reb. 30 Naigai Yotatsu Kaisha (Tokio)... £33,057 St. Campbell, 17 h. 23 Chinaand Japan Trading Co. (Kobe) £33,486 Raspe & Co. (Kobe). Misevi Russa Kaiba...
LOCAL AND GENERAL
PASSED BUBS CANAL.
CUTWARD BOUND: Cronen, Moldav, June 30; Batcarres Brook, July 4: Karu, 14: Ason, 18; Samed, 25; Mount Tabor, 28; Glmaven, Frion, August 4; Moyne, Lawung, Vera, 8; Macduf.
11.
HOUEWARD BOUND --Luertes, Agurais, July 28, Glenfalloch, Ang Trocas, Flintshire, 4; Bencere, Divard, 3; Olanorganskirt, Palumed, 11.
£33,508
retired
£34,505 BONG KONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK
CO., LIMITED,
& J. Favre-Brandt (Osaka)....... £17,174 As has been announced, the order has been given to Mars Jardins, Matheson and Company.
companies of Dokia Bros. of Chim and Cruickshsak & Co., and althengh the profit for the six months ever which the accounts extend, deen not admit of a dividend, it is
Praya Central, this afternoon. The chair will we holiese lead to was occupied by Mr H. Hoppias, sad thoro crease io Broers of a horrible double murder near The M. M. Co.'s steamship Melbourne, with Chinking are in today's Native papers,
the FAEBOK MAIL of July 21, loft says the Shanghai Mereary of the 12th inst, were present-Alon. J. J. Keawick, Most Saign on Sunday, the 23th August, the violime hug the nephew and the H, H Joseph, G. B. Dodwell, J. S. Vau atam, al may be expected bere brother of the murderer. on or about Wednesday, Aug. 23. This the crime is that the urtarer adopted his Buren, J. Kramer, G. Jantzen (Directors), packet brings replies to letters de-noplie many years ago as his son, and D. Gillisa (Secretary), L. Suidter. G. Mur.
brought him sp. Some time ago the uncle Batched from Hongkong on June 14,
brought a young girl home and betrothed Bain, A. G. Wood, O. J. Holliday, J.
The history of
in the case.
Constable Langley corroborated the Sur- goant's statement, and after some formai evidence hy Inspector Mackie, Counsel addressed the jury.
The jury ananimously returned a verdict of not gaily, and the accused was din. charged.
THE FLOODS IN THE NORTH. The Shanghai Mercury of the 15th inst. Pays-
An Imperial deren was issued on the 15th inst, in reply to a roport sent in to His Majesty by lookoo and other officials, relief of efforere from the Bloods in the
Mrs Rodwel and 4
Rev. and Mrs Thaeng Me E. H. Turner Mr M. Verdio
TEAK HOTBL.
eat distress could be fertilised by irrigation, Ma R. Murray Adam. Mr W. B. B. Lozley
Then
a lad of thirteen. Some
scruple at the kinds of meut.
Do the 5th of August, Mr Duscan de-
Famine, fatal distress; area limited; can you help patched the following telegram:-
Mr F. B. Deacon Mr F. East
Mr W. B. Van Eps. Mr S. Forsyth Mr E. J. Hagen. Me Thomas Howard Mr V. Kofod
Mr P. Burlou
Forbea
Mr MacLean
Mr E. A. Mossor
Mr Medhurst
Mr K. Mouasoy Mr W. Ramsay Mr B. W. Robertson Bir A. E. Skeels Mr E. Tomlio Mt Geo. L, Tomlin
VILTONIA HOTEL,
Mr G. Harman
Mr Alb. Laber Mr H. Mazeedai
Mr T. Mochizaki
Capt. J. W. Nelson
Mr Oscar Nordt
Mr John Ferdor Professor Sera & valst
YC. G. Stuart
Mr G. J. M. Harman Me D. Smith
Mr P. Hormet Mr B. Byarda
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL –
REGISTER.
Augnat 20.-AT 4 P.M.
201 Mr C. E. Birt possible and irrigation is possible. There are thres
pizza: +1.- Divert the course of a ver o as to Bir á. Camanag make it flow into irrigating elianveta. 2.- Extensive use of pumps. 3.-Open springs on the mountain sirles. Were an engineer to be sent to the spot a matter of no little satisfaction and mo
he could do more for the permanent reliet ment that our business inslead of hring
of dietrees than all the relief possible during worked at a loss has got ahead of expanses
famise. Is there any likelihood that the mercantile foreign population would favour sad exhibits a balance on the right side of
any scheme for helping to provent famine? the account. That balance on the present ccasion would be greater but for the fact
What would be the likely result of making Col. Wm. L. Barr an appeal to thera ? that much useless stock had to be eliminat
We had a new experienes to the wild Mr James Datzal bexat line bere yesterday.
A fiue leopard Mrs Farmer
Mr Flaportoro ed from Orujoksbank & Co.'s goods. More- over had debts amounting to nearly $1000 who said that the rice intended for the appeared in searah of his breakfeat. Be25;
of the face nf The ordinary half-pearly aseting of the which should have been written off years North should be properly cleaned and dried attacked three: en nad suuged off the half Dr O
second Vice-Prusident of the Board of card to-day, and they had their revenge by Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company agu by the axine company, havo been wiped store it was sent to the afflicted districts, twenty men pursued and furtunately killed ras hold in the affees of the Company, out. The recent change in our untive staff and that orders should be given to the the handsome beast. He was flayed in our considerable in- Boyenne, who has control of the granaries cooking bim ter dinner! These Bbantung are omnivorous-famino does not at Peking, to see that everything was done properly. The deeres says that the ereo tion of sheds and the distribution of the
Yeuge The Superintendents of the Me rive and congen ute to be entrusted to the
By limited we would understand the the best rice, and if any rice sent to the twe Vice Presidents of the Board of Re-
The authorities are quite friendly, invit ropolitan granation to to carefully select
congee, the officers responsible will be degraded. Li Hong-chang is to cond deing the missionaries to open a college in the Wl'ostock.
Any subscriptions for tamine relief or for sheds turns out to be aufit for boiling into eight counties mentioned in the above lottar
of rice, which have been est aside for the 1 paties to take delivery of the 14,400 chik capital, and offering to meet all expenses, rolief of the distress in the Shua and Chib the prevention of tamines will be most thankfully received by the Rev. Timothy A lion was asked by Mr Collica as districts.
Telegraphie communication has been re-tickard, DJ Quinoa Road, Shanghai, lorent between Tientsin and the capital. N.-C. Daily News. your permission we will follow the ushal to the paried when the negotiations for the what was going on, rag off to his coal father, who lived near by. Tan uncle followed souras of considering the cops and 40-amalgamation of the insiueance were definite-It was sorretary in order to do this, la
THE RIOT AT MIDNYANG. 4 NATIVE VERSION, The P. M. Co.'s stenmor City of His dean killed father and son with a hatchet, courts, which have begu in your hands forly completed, and upon this being answered plane no fewer than 100 of the telegraph some time, as read. The not earnings by the Chairman the report and accounts pelos which had been swept away by the Hather serious trouble has arises to the
The following is an account through ware pared, on the notion of the Chairman, Jancire left San Francisco for this port The murderer has been arrested and will be
for the six months, I am glad to say, are bigns to trial in due course.
neighbourhood of Tientsin ost of the floods. The people in the country around on calise sonrees zegarding the retent not at via Yokohama, on Aug. 16.
Agreed.
Liang sien determined to make a breach Mienyang. Hupsk, in which a fus Straits Times says:-. E. the Govery satisfactory and have been exceeded agoonded by Caparin Burnie.
in the railway embankment in order to Catholic mission was destroyed by the vernor (Sie Cevit Glementi Smith) has ouly, I believe, on two nemor occasiona received a telegram from the Secretary of since the existence of this Company. This
few days ago a large unsber of July, on the bell ringer, uamad Kao, of these countrymen assembled to carry out the Roma Catholic church at Yenchiawna, State in which Lot Ripon ways that he is gratifying result hos, moroover, not brennya secouded the re-gloction as Director of allow the pent-up waters to escape into the rioters. It appears that one evening last left Singapore on Aug. 16, and may be glad to hear that the Chinese feeling | achieved by any con of extraordinary work Mr Geo. Fenwick
their intention Reme of them were pro- few railes from the city of Micayaugchow, Wrestock. vided with the necessary implements for was sosted outside the compound enjoying Tokio....... ripping up the line and others were armed the cool of the evening and at the same Nagasaki. with guns to protect them. They bad time talking over charch zuatters with a Shanghai.. only, however, torn up a few stones and a fellow-convert mmed Tu, the conversation Fonchow...
#.
Then 0. & 0. Accunze, with the American Mall of the 1st Aug, leave Yokohama on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at daylight, and may he expected hore of or about Sunday, Aug. 27. The C. P. R... Empress of India, from Vancouver, leaves Yokohama at 5 p.m. on Aug. 22, for Hongkong, rie Kobe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai.
The P. M... City of New York, with nails, &o., left San Francisce for thie port, via Yokohama, on Aug. 10.
The O. 8. S. Co.'s steamship Agamemnon expected here on or about Aug. 22.
her to uis nephew, the marriage being fired D. Humphrays, Paul Jordan, J. R. Anton. for some time in the spring. But unand J. Farrow. fortunate's the nacin became aitton with his intended niece-in-law, and began to car- ry an an intrigue with her, which, being dianvered by the nephew, led to the fatal The young man l quarrel.
Learning
towards His Excellere is no ennial, but,
Te
The Secretary road the notice calling the meeting.
The Chairman said-Gontlemen, with
vertheless, on pashe grounds be or by any adraneo on our tariff rates, but Tha P. & O. 8.6. Canton Left Singmpure for obliged to shore to the Colonial Oficit is principally due to a steady increas>
this port on Aug. 17. and may be Consequently, His Excellency an
now boitig of oor orditury business, the many advau expected here on or about Aug. 23.
prepared by the Chinese as a parting tages present to the Governor. Ris Exoellency,
The D. D. R. & S. Kriemhita, from Ham- burg, laft Singapore for this port ou Ang. 20, and may be expected here on or about Aug. 26.
The N. G. I. 1. a. Bernidt luft Bose bay for this port on Avg. 9, and may be ex- posted here on or about Aug, 27.
Tag P. M. S. B. City of New York, with ails, &c., leit San Franciscu for this port, dia Yokohama, on the 18th instant.
The agent of the M. M. Co. informas un that the steamer Melbourne left Saigon yesterday morning, the 30th insi, at 5 o'clock.
not accept the silver scrosa
derived from judicious exten- ANF plazl have
e burra with our nati clients; and as everything has buen now faily provided for, the Company should
The stuck & of Dakin have a successful career with continued espable management-and a return to more
was transferred into dollars et 2,84 and Bros. of China, which stood in sterling, thurofors shaw a substantial gain on the present rato of 2,6%-
prosperous times.
Mr Hutchison proposed and Mr Den
Agreed.
Mr Fullarton Henderson was re-elected auditor on the motion of Capt Burine,
seconded by Mr Bain.
The meeting transactui anne business in private.
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Chief Justice.)
Monday, August 21.
d
ALSSUED ATTEM; TO BRILE A POLICE SERGEANT. ¿
jlonds.
Komen
Barometer.
Tezopstatura.
||| 1818 ||e
Tokio...... 30.00 Nagaeski.. — Shanghai..23.80 70 82 Fonchow..
Anping.... Amoy...... 29.72) 80|80|
Swatov.... 78 83 Canton....29.7 Hongkong 20.73 78 Vict. Poak Gap Rock 20.87 Macau... 20.6985 show .29.64 82
Haiphong 30.61 83 Baliano.... 20.78 80
O.S.Jade -- Manila... 29.76666
E-
August 21.- 10
little sell, when Pau Wan-chai, commander drifed to the lawfulness of sacrificing to Amoy....29.82 8287 of the Ming battalions stationed in the one's ancestors, and the divinities of the Auping...... neighbourhood, heard of what was goingBuddhist faith. Of course, the bell-ringer, Swetay forward and immediately sont aeme soldiers whose arguments had by this time brought Canton
to try and persuade the country people to around him quilo a crowd of non-believere, Hongkong 29.86 7
as well as believers, strenuously denounced Viat, Poak-
Rock 29.81 desiet. Instead of oboying the soldiers, however, the people rod npon them, the practice, backed up by his follow-con- Gap
Li Hong changvari, witle they were as strennarely oppos- Macao...... wounding several men.
upon
feel
In Shansi Province, which he also and headmen of Yenchlawan for a grandinen. On the 20th at 10.22. m
23
gumber
of
Hamburg, left Singapore for this port yes-October. N.B.-Lot your heart be at eaas, of $19,561.52, and we conâdestly hope Do prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the bore.
For ди annual
A ver curious accident occarred on the your
As the B..
repagament 21 of μετίου
yeaza Directora would have
So
he
00
rough.
ay-
stop to further polemics, exhorting and heads of the town attempted to Fakeabsit.
The Confucianiste did not approve of this
100
*Barometer
B. Hoamiz, in parcentage of saturation, be
4. DIRECTION OF WIN, to two poltite."
5. FORSE OF WIND, according to Beaufort Sente.
in commnnicating that decision to the inns and improvements in Chinese, zares them that he shall always and the moreased facilities that
been introduced during late gears, en- through 3 must remember their kind wish to give him a personal moments of their feelings towards
Us to get bia. It is in be presumed that the deci- abling aios of the Secretary of State will apply larger amount of work in a shorter tune The P. & O. . . Formosa left Bombay for also to the caskut proposed to be presented and at less cost than formerly. I anod,
on behalf of the Selangor Chiness.
however, soncely remind you, gentlemen, jure His Honour Mr Fielding Clarle, was then informed of the state of affairs odia wordy war by their countrymen of the Hollow..
and without delay despatobed 10 small other faith. After a lengthy argument the Baiphong, 20.72 79 5 this part on Aug. 16.
gurboats to thresten the people at work crowd at length separated peaceably enough Bohnso... 29.90 86
Tas next day, Kas the bell-Manila..... railway, which determined maa- at night. the that our busmoss is of a fluctuating nature
C.S.Jamos 29.91 attre gaickly had the desired
ringer asked the ao operation of the gentry
Depresalon pear On the 19th at 4 p. A Torvo barrister advertises as follows:
we cannot always expect to see our various An advertisement for a wife: If there is
saffered vers considerably from the floods, polemical discussion between the champions any high-class lady who is disposed to establishments so well employed as they
charitable institutions have of the two religions. This was at first se-The depression has untered the Gulf of share grief with me and have the pleasure have been throughout the period under of growing old together, she is requested
WA must not, therefore,
Li Hing, shopkeeper, was charged with been established for the purpose of educat- sonted to by the gentry, though they Tongking At 10.49 m
rough. Weather showery and equally...
· Barometer to apply under the following conditions review, and
their parenta and their homes by the that had been raised the day before should
Frasi 8. breezes. Sea ruther Give your residence, station to bits, name, ways expect equally good profits in the rttempting to brate Sergeant Thomas ing the children who have beon deprived of advised a delay of some days sutil the heat rising. Moderata 8. E. breizes. Nea rather
your past
icundations. Charitable porsous residing have cooled down a little. Rat he game On the 21st at 10.0 8.m. aud age; the chief incidents of
future. Your Directors have thought 3offait on July 31.
The Altorpey General (Hon W. M
Weather showery and equally." life; all the better if you can send your
F. G. Fine, ww surge, pucas, or dodsitet (a kind of adsleable to adjust the Admiralty Loan Goodman) prosecuted, instructed by Mein Shanghai have also taken a leading patt day a crowd of shampions of Confuciscism steady.
Fire Assist Bre now about 500 children in Ticatsiu, mischievous-looking mob mode trair popular song); and send your portrait: I
at the Roman Catholic Church who will he sent down to Sanngtxi in one pearance sa continuation of the disenssion Hongkong Observatory, August 2, 18K Francis, Q.C., instrueled by Mr H. L THE D. D. R. steamer Kriemhd, From will archangs with mine if desired. The count amounting now to £15,710 14s 6. O. Musior (acting Crown Solicitar): in this commendable enterprise. There and the Buddhist religion escorted by:
of the C.N. Co.'s steamers to be educated aballenging a
The bell-ringer 1. BAROMETY, Teduced to sa slegroom #adiron ollers must be made before the end of at the exchange of 24, involving a loss and the prisoner was defended by Mr J. J.
of the evening befere. in his enthusiasm at onse accepted the sit, and to his level of the nex in inches, lentar,
Fat R& now that this will have been the last time
thead hundredths. following jury was orupanelled. Bp-
challenged,
3. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in degrees terday, and may be expected here on or as your name shall be kept parfectly secret. A contemporary comments on this curious
of picking up the glove the gentry! about the 27th inst.
notica: "Une is not sure if Mr Inouy is in that we have to sacroach on our revetisis, M. d'E. S. Pereira, 3. B. J. Pulish-
bulama contempuracy, been cruising off earnest, or if he is only doing this to attract for this account, This loan can only be wallab, M. J. Vajifdar, A. W. Powell, F. H.B.M.S. Mercury has recently, says a Yo- Tuɛ C. P. R. s. 1. Empress of India, from public attention to himself. Last year dealt with in accordance with the terms X. V. Ribeiro and Bilas H. Joseph.
there was barrister who publicly announ-
The Attorney General said the sooned Robben Island, to prevent English scalers into ab the time with Her was charged with attempting to bribe a fishing within the twenty mile limit. Pat Vancouver, arrived at Yokohama at 6.30ced himself as the most unskilial lawyer in entered
dering Bing Shep, 19 Puttinger Street, a licensed saw, at the outside, about hity seale, and
of the convert Ta, the man who commenced a. to-day, and learon again at 5 p.m. the world and called all who came to hitu Majesty's Government, which provide poliesman. He was the keeper of the Strange to say, in all her cruising she only the two parties te adjourn the meeting humidity of air saturated with moisters being 6. BEATS OF WHaras", è bias aky, e de man of great ability.' for Hongkong, via Kobe, Nagasaki and fools, though it is said the gentleman is a
otherwise spirit shop, and it seems he wanted, ie thess may have been the state ones. Three ad rebed in a body to the rented house addition to that, to start a gambling shop of the officers lended however once on the the argument the evoring before with the
bell ringer, and soon palled, dese Tu's tacnod olands, dristling rain, flog, s gloomy Shanghai.
made and seeing the laws against gambling had island, and found it covered with seals
far as they could judge from counting the house and scattered his belongings. A Ata, lighting, overesti, palur, showers, Tus C. F. . . . Empress of China, river yesterday silsrapon, says the Shang-soma arrangement for the repayment long recently been made rather sovera he avers
the polica. With that viow he approached vulating the whole area, there must have from Hougkong, arrived at Nagasaki at hai Mercury of the 14th inst.
water close to the island was full of the joined to some enthosses of the Church compound, all theso tenements baterally 6.20 .. $0-day, and loft again at 3.30 Leignny, from the river ports, was going before the sterling value of the dollar bed! to have considered it best co first square namber on a portioular pateb and then cal Tu'a house adjoined another convert's equally, r rain, a suɔw, e thunder; ♥ vidbility,
bling bones in Third Street. The Sergent It would therefore soem that after a certain followed their predecessor. By this timin p.m. for Vancouver, via Kobe and Yako-slongside the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Wharf, fallen a tow. Our local loans we have Sergeant Moffatt on July 30, and said beer; about 40,000 of them there, whilst the quarters, named Weng, and this again was dow (wail."
the strong food tide took her too far over been ena led to reduce by about $100,000, something to bim about opening a rom-
control of the Duob so that when the houses before she turned, and carried her stem ou but they still amount to about five lakhs of the accused he was busy, and the next porisd of the year, the privilege of seal the gentry and handwer managed to gain
league from the islands, is but of little t right into the pontoon. The amount of
crowd separated, apparently satisfied with Barometer camage done was almpet incredible, the dollars, and I have no doubt that the share day be called upon Sergeant Moffatt at No. Eshing is Behring Sen, outside a marine
practically offering So a day for the
all appears that the large American fees that what they had done. No one seemed to Temperatura and the Impestor for fined by Mr Wodehouse $50 for having fire wharf and not the steamer which came off
18 left un- came over here, and most of which, wa
but after things became quiet gain, the Direction of 1 conversation The
Wind...) taols of prepared opium in his house at 20 soaand best in the encounter. The atom fors in their sound poitoy of further reduo Sergeant
took know, made good entales, dil not go Gear bure been seriously hart daring the riot Humler the Sergeant's room, where the land at all, except for water, but simply Roman Catholic priests having consulted Stanley Street without having a permit of the vogsel frst cut through the fenders, ing, with a view to ultimately liquidating the time this boose
composed of solid timber more than this debt entirely before distributing in- maleated. place in
the rict, the result was that a petition Weather whilst on their journey up from their foot thick: then through the pontoon:
to Hua Tactei af klankow, Rein from the Opium Farmer..
gnarde, and Burdly into the pontoon creased dividends. We offer you again Constable Langley was lying pretending to followed up the seals is the apes with Tu and Weng, the principal sufferers For
was presenteil itself. Enocking a big hole in the irou for the half year, and besides writing off te sleep.
Sergeant Moffatt gavo evidence bearing winter quarters to their breeding grounds.
Once arrived at their destination, the seal who ou being made sequalated with bull, into which the water began to pour, $45,000 from the value of Kowloon Docke
M: Francis in the course of examination seem to remain as o'bae to the islands contents as once ordered Li Ju-sông, sub-
ponsible,
until the time comes for the prsiest of Menyaugehow, to ongaire inte Express of China, from Hongkong, arrived necessitating the prompt stopping of tap and steam, launches, we can carry, forward out the opening statement of the case.
The fores of the
again women their migration. Probably the enter of the riot and to make an hole from the inside.
Have there not been general instructions
the seals bad all arrived before the Mercury
La blow was so great that two pontoon bridges to now account the substantial sum of asked the following questions in the viclcity were toru. from their $35,693.07, all of which I trust will be cou
to the police recently to bring forward ali
red by the converts through It. Mr say, fasteninga, ul the shores of the ponsidered satisfactory by our shareholders. I
seeing any in Woter. Strange to
open never heard of them. curbing along toon were displaced, and the
You do not know of any auch in any the sealers themselves were also invisible, having found out the would-be chief debaten but they were supposed to be farther north.and champion of the discussing on the Buddhist eido, ordered bizi to make good I do not,
the losses that had been incurred-by-hie Taɛ 0.0. S. 8. Cecaric, with mail, the roadway outside was dislodged through I do not think that, I have any further re- I hate tempting to bribo constables ? Rut there, which would account for bor ust/mate of the losses that had been invur-i
Have you ever had occasion to report he &, from San Francisso to the 1st inst.one of the heavy beams which run from the portion to the shore being forced ton far
the it is again tay painful duty to day to allude
A FATIC BEAUTIFUL SKIP. Sulpholine Soep oppogoats. Already the works of rebuild. ing have commenced on Ta sed Weng's into the ground. The damage to
you-No one ever attempted to bribe me gives the natural tint end peach-like- Bloom of a
perfect Complexion; makes the Skin sebet.sos as well as the church oat-buildings, of the stem. steamor was very aligas, cousiating merely to the revout sudden death of a highly fare of anyone having attempted to bribe in the partial splintering
How many years have you been in the Bupple, bealthy, comfortable. Selphielius Soap and quie: once more reigns at Yeaahiawan.
Gl. Taulets. Everywhere. the damage to the whart esteemed member of our Beard, and a before. Осе viewing
This is an account furnished by a Chinese lo-day would imagine the pontoon had been staunch supporter and friend of this Com-
How many years at No. Statka-I
LIVER COMPLAINTS-Dr King's Dandelion correspondent at Hankon, bat se will be The last accustom on and Quinine Liter Pills, without Mercury, are a 6660, it rather minimiçes a periye of aventr rammed by a heavy cruiser instead of pauy-the late Mr John S. Laprait, I police-Over seven years. having been ran inte by a small woodsa aid of the Victoria Dianaler Fund took river steamer, which is, beatles, one of the certain that all shareholders who knew the cannot recollect.
Complaints, Billousness, Headache, Siakness,
full compensation from the Ubinese uu- place in the City Hall Saturday evening, oldest vessels sailing out of the port of deceased gentleman will join us in deeply which I went there was on 27th January potent remedy: remove all Liver and stomach for which, as we announced yesterday, the Have any revent instructions developed Shoulder Paire, Heartburn, Indigestion, Con Frouch Consul at Hankow has ohtalood
thorities.-N.-C. Daily News. There was again a large attendanco and the Shanghai. No estimato has been made deploring the loss we have sustained (Heur, laat.
yet of how much it will scat to repair the
where. performance was, on the whole, very suc-pontoon and the tive bridges, but it is hear.) Before proposing the adoption of police vigilance, with reference to gambling stipation. Made sally in London. Sold every-
the report and accounts, gentlemen, I shall houses N thought it will take a souviderable sam.
hama.
euse.
As the Magistracy this morning Li Yat wAR ptrangest part of it being that it was the holders will continue to support the direc7 Polica Station and made overtures, Judging from the recent fishing son, it had been almost razed to the ground, the -
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co. R.M.5,
at Shanghai on Friday, at 6.20 p.m., and
sailed again for Nagasaki at p.m. on Sa-
turday.
and Honolulu to the 8th inst, has arrived
at Yokohams, and leaves for this port to morrow morning.
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Tax third of the Naval entertainmente in
conful.
marks to make regarding the accounts, but
cases of
its
Ra, In insbas, fanthe and hundredths,
HONGKONG REGISTER.
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