repaired.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT KOWLOON:
PRIONAR BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE,
THE CHINA MAIL.
MAILEM
No 9654 JANUARY 19, 1884.1
Tan O. P. R... Emprus of Japan arrived Ma H.-E. Wodehouse beld an inquiry at ||
stated that the accused was with them in On November 4th 1899 the hardly con- of the present shaft another. 100 fagt or so, to its prasant high position, and weak÷ifko- Canton at the time, when the fire occurred. tested Cup presented by Mr Saanoon was Thare in a strong probability that eventually portanos, yet it is with mach Anxiety, that at Wäncouver at: 12.50 p.m. yesterday., the Magistracy this morning into the dir
The jury interposed, and intimated that won outright after a run of just two yours the Raub Hele working from the present we look to the future. The outlook is very camzataloga oɔanected with the resout "fire The private of the Hongkong Regimens they had made up their winds upon the by Inspector Mann with the good score of Leagine shaft, through the projectad, inter- Bexious one for the Bombay eplaning sone Wi hêne the Woosing, which was benchod at 34 and 36 Tung Man Lano, a lane load, who deliberately attempted to murder a evidence they had hesed, and did not desire 63.
mediata shaft near the battery, to the corns, who may some day find their best Sergh, Major Liddle became the owner futurs levels from the continued western markets in the hands of their Japanese com (in Honghai Bay, is likely to arrive haps to- ing from Queen's Road to Praga Central. Bavildher of the same regimont in the the examination of any more witnemes. morrow, after having transhipped a portion | Mr O. Evans appeared on behalf of ir J. p at Kowloon was brought before the The Attorney. General .thereupon asked of the Long Rango Subscription Cup. · Anlode shaft, will be one connected amies of petitors, and their trade fast losving Mismat
Magistrato this morning. When the affair that the principal witness for the prosecu-other was at once started.
workings, of boy cargo and having been temporarily D. Hutchison, the local agent for the wad first reported to the pole The Foxfire to a heap of paper inside the house at Intarport Matah. Tho, Association has put he has the opinion that Punjon is a very TELEGRAMS BY THE GERMAN
tion, who said he saw the accused Botting Hongkong was again accesful in the Mr Bibby enjoyed his trip to Panfóm and Foonomic Fire Office, Limited, After Captain Bastings proceeded to the Hos
of the. Regiment with the intention of 314a- Queen's Road Central, should be the wieving team into the field in 3 out of good mine. Of the maohinery and mining laking some ovidence, His Worship.ordered taking the depositions of the wounded placed in the images box again. The leads the 4 matches fired, for the peace appliances and their arrangement he thinks the release of the premises from policeman, but by the time he arrived it was ing statements upon which the case for the 1891, 1892, 1893, but the Committee fear very little. He would be inclined to make MR JOHNSTON'S RETIRNMENT,
London, December 31,The latest ado supervision.
considered thint the wounds, though we prosecution was founded were taken down that unless strenuous efforts are made with a clean sweep and a fresh stark One nd- ocs enough, were not likely to cause death. in writing,
it the text two months victory. Will cease vantage Panjom ban over Bank is its gumvices from the Cape state that it is expect This afternoon, however, the condition of Before the jury returned their verdict to remain with Hongkong.
pactness, the Rand workings being acattered od that an amicable settlemens will be arr The fot that the Match is confined to over a large surface of the concession. But rived at, enabling Mr Johnston to raisin and in all probability his depsations will make a statement.
whole Garrison from the team and already the directors will give the mine and the staff British Zambesis. have to be taken by a Police Magistrate.
there are signs that the Magazine Hifio is fairplay by putting at their disposal all the waking its way amongst our civilian mom means and the machinery wanted to develop London, December ST.Advice from bere, whilst we have unluckily to record ait. If be eau manage it Mr Bibby will per- the Cameroons staid that the native tropa hat takes a run through to Kuala Lipis there have mutinied and expelled the Gar great falling off in our Naval Shoto.
The Commites have had under consider some time this year and look up the people mans from the Government Hense. The ation the formation of a Morriss Tube and at the Belinsing mine.cruiser Hyang arrived thero latoron and Ravolat Range; and have so far pro- Allagaja Chetty, one of the largest Ranb disperaid the mutineers, prem grossed that, thanks to the support of car shareholders, paid a visit to Kaub-about the Vice-Patron, Major-General Barker, the time the Secretary, Mr G. A. Derrick, rent London, December 31.--The following site of a 50 yards range has already teen up. He was taken all through the work-names appear in the list of honours for chosen at a very convenient spot doao to ings and was mightily impressed by what New Year's Day Meats Leonard Lysil the Racquet Court.
We understand that the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tiam, subject to audit, will propie at the
forthcoming meeting to declare a dividend A VERY sad accident coeurred in connecthe wounded man became more alarming, the Attorney General asked to be the Martini-Elonry prastically excludes the be has no doubt. of Punjom doing well, if his past as Consul and Commissioner for
for the half-year of £1 per share, to placation with some excavating operations on a $300,000 to credit of Reserve Fund, piece of ground at the east end of Bonham $100,000 to credit of Bank Premises Road this morning. A number of cooliea socount, and carry forward to next half-were engaged in cutting away a portion of the kilkide tu proparation for the building year the sum of B11D, 290, 83,
of a retaining wall. It need hardly he Wa bellavo a warrant has been issued for said that the Cunass method of executing the
arrest of a Portuguese clork, formerly such work is exocodingly dangerous to those in the employ of the Army Pay Depart-gaged in it; but in spite of this very ob- ment, who has been making iroo of the vicus Fast no kind of supervision moeras to
At the Nagistmasy tia morning AB-
atntament,
Bis Lordship did acted any use for a
The Attorney Gloveral said all he wanted doolah Khan, private, No 627, Hongkong to state was that if he had had any idas an Regiment, wm brought before Mr E. Balibi was to be set up he might not have Wodehouse, aberged, on the complaint of pasted the course he did. Havilihat Noor Mahomed, with shunting
His Lordship-I think it is a great pity with a six-chambored revolver at the out-
it was not, because there is not only the plainant, with intent to murder him, at result a man has in incur very large the Hongkong-Regiment Camp at-Trimaha expenses; and not only expense, he la placed in a very painful position when he taui on the 18th January,
Feroz Khan etated-I am Subadhar in has to dofond himself." the, Hongkong Regiment. On the 18th at 8.50a.m. I was outside the
cheque book. of the Department;. No been exercised over such operations. The Jake of the Hongkong Regiment at had done so at the Magistracy. He was so situated will be very welcome to all
aronstedadlar
$
The Attorney Guneral-It would hayo beau *much better thing if he monor has been lost, thanks to the 'cute-avocage "earth coolis' asems to be able to maps of the bank clark to whom a cheque satisfy himal that there is nothing Kowloon. The defendant came to ma and asked if he had sup witnesses to call
gare himself up. I sharga him with shoot- His Lordebip-I nnderstand your posi- was presented, but the clerk bolted when in the law of gravitation. He complaing Haridhar Noor Mahomed. Betion; Me Attorney General. I am sorry as ever we saw that suspicions had been cuntly cuta anay the foundation of sola Havildhar in the Hongkong Rugia matter of faen that the ovidents given at
embankment and expects the overhangingmont, Company. The shooting in sup- the its inquiry was not submitted to you.
Tho jury returned a verdict of not guilty, posed to have taken place on the morning mass of earth to support itself on nothing, of the 18th January: The revolver ip
His Lordship-Where is the witness We are Informed by the Chilian Consul,This belief was apparently strong in the Court was handed to me by a man named Perhaps the other witness wants attention,
Cowasjee.
too--the one who said he saw the accused Mr R. G. Shewan, that the Chilian coolies exapleyed on the particular place of
Covasjon Byramjee stated-I am a stop in the shop out ad December. I think Government has, in accordance with the work referred to. Anybody of ordinary in-keeper at Kowloon. On the 18th January you had better Tea understand law of the 2nd September, 1888, resolved telligence must have been able to see thist at 8.10a.m., I was standing at the door of don't think it is necessary to say. Should to open a Mining and Metallurgical Exhi-those coolics were practically digging a grave down towards my shop from the direction of frous the country have to attend I would shop. saw the defendant running there be any proceedings in which witnesses bition in Santiago, in September next. for themselves, but noborly of ordinary intel- the Camp. Tanked him where he was running be quite witting to appoint a special Sassion The object is to collect in an International ligence seems so have been about while the to. He said I have committed murder.to suit their convenience.
I said Whom hare you murdered? He This brought the Sessions to a close. Tithibition all the elements offectively conwork, was going on. Having done all they said Havildbar Noor Mahomed." I said tributing to the development of the mining would to undermine the embankment, the Is ho still alive or Road? He said 'He THE BRITISH DOLLAR QUESTION. Industry, and, more specially, of Bfetal-oolies, even in number, this morning and he then went into the shop. He weat is dead, Give me a place to hide myself';
into the cookhouse. I followed him. In the cockhouse he produced the revolver the revolver with which I shot him. which I see in Court, and said "This is
When he showed me this I became frightened, and I said "I will show you a plea to hide in. I then took biz ar to the cockloft of the ground floor. I said,
Boogkong, 18th January, 1894. Don't be afraid, I will give you a better The Chairman, Hongkong General Cham place to hide in. I will not allow anybody to go into my shop. revolver up to me. He said I will not
You
give thia
give it to you. I will keep it the revolver, and said 'If you do not give myself." I again advised him to give up it up, I will not give you a place to hide in. He then gave it on. I did not examine it. I asked him it was loaded, and he said Tes. I told him to sit down and I weat down from the cook-luft to the shop I left him sitting down on my bed in the
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naturally brought an immense mass of sarth down upon themselves by which they must have boon instantly crushed to death This occurred about 9.39 o'clock, and it will give some idea of the weight of earth by which the unfortacate men were covered when it is stated that it was past noon before the first of the seven bodies was dug out. The end afair, we used hardly say, is the result of the most grom negligence on the part of somebody, for it is perfectly evident that the coalies should have been prevented from working in a way which could not possibly fail to bring about the catastrophe that happened.
ITY COINAGE RECOMMENDED BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE
CHAMBER OF (NOMMERUS
Committee appointed by the Chamber of The following report by the Special Commerce to consider the expediency of zaining a British dollar has been sent to ne for publication:---
Ar Mr GP. Jammert's bale-rooms in Daddell Street there is at present an view a very fice assortment of Japanese goods, which will be sold by, public aution to morrow afternoon, commeaning at 2.30. Every branch of Japanees art industry is represented, and some of the specimens are particularly fine. With the dollar a low that it is soarsely worth having, the present is a most favourable time for scouring foreign gifts for friends at home, and now that there in a craze for everything sapanese, and es pecially for really amt-class specimens of lacquer, goods, dioisonné, sad embroideries, those who wish to pick up something worth Is the N.-O. Daily News of the 15th inet..onck-Ipft, I then hid the reveiver understander, sud we have now, after fall
sending home ought to avail themselves of the opportunity afforded by Mr Lammert.
An exampla..of the untrustworthinem of a
B.F.C.
"
8
that I had with ine.
I ex
It is also thought that the convenient
he way.
THE SHANGHAI TAOTAL- DESIGNATE.
MUTINE IN THI
Member for 'Orkney and Shetland, and Theodore Fry, Member: for: Darlington, oreated burondta.
Thomas Hoo, Member for Darby, and Donald Manfuciane, Members for Argyle shice, created knights,
There can be no doubt that such a range
those who desire to practise the slauding and "knedling positions, and it is expected that one friends the Volunteers will and it
A correspos dont writes to the N-C. Defy News as follows
Robert Henry Mosde. Permanent Un specially useful in this respect.
The appointment of a man like Lu Tah der Boerotary, Colonial Office, created opportunity which it will afford of learning yang to the highly important and reapon-Knight Commander of the Bath, the use of the revolver will attract any sible position of Total of Shanghai is a Cornelins Neale Dalton, Assistant Secre- members who are now repelled by the long lamentable evidence of the corruption of the bary, Local Government Boar journey to Kowloon Ranges, o bilst last but present Gorerament Administration. Not E Gifford, Secretary to Naval Com not least is the fact that it will enable the only is it an insult to the foreign and satire pendant, Porturouth; Josephs Norman Association to apply to its Lady members members of the community, but it is a Lockyer, F. and Me Preace, Chiot that practice in Fife-shooting which has positive calamity. Should the appointment Electrician to the Fort Olles, hare bot hitherto been practically denied them.
Appanded is a Schedule showing the see the results that must follow. He will
be carried into full effect it is easy to fore-created Companions of the Bath, LA average souros of the most frequent Dom-come to Shanghai, bringing his srowd of London, January 1.The Capes has pon.. petitors for the long and short Range Cops hungry and rapamous followers to reap the ferred & Knighthood ou
For the
Chief Justice from September to December 1833 both harvest he has paichfor, it is ecid, at a very of Ceylon. iontha inclusivo.
unusually bigh figure. History will repeat SCENE IN THE JAPANES, PARLIAMENT itself. The man who, year age, war so Tobis, Dec. 31. The Japanqin Parlia gresping and unprincipled that the greatment we dimolred to-day after a most vio Teeng Kno-fan had to degrade and lent scene in the House of Representativer, panish him severely, will undoubted. THE FRITISH REVENUE-A DEFA ly lose no opportunity to make London, January The British rewaKE 197.76 his troulant investment realise the for the last nine months shown “anticienza
utmost possible profit. The allies-will-of-jof-two-millon
LINE AR 162.50 course bo far greater sufferers than Foreign- THE FABINH COUNULIA” BILLŰVELA
BD. RowINSON, Hon. Secretary.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR HEAR ENDING 31ST BEDEMBER, 1893, Receipts.
Wkly Competitions Balance Forward from 1892...
Entrance Faes and Subscriptions Ammunition-
Sold
Egator Prize Meeting- Annual Subscriptions
Entries and Donations
Interest on ja
bor of Commerce, appointed a Committee, pursuant to a Dear Sir, We, the andersigned, wore
resolution of a special general meeting of merce, hold on the 13th July, 1993, to the Hongkong General Chamber of Com enquire into and repact on the desirability in the interests of trade, of the coinage of a British dollar equal in weight and ting-Easter ness to the Mexican dollar, for circulation in the colony of Hongkong concurrently with the dollars which are now legal
We find that the Mexican dollar and the
on the 26th Jane, 1893, and to the repeat
LPL
Expenditure.
Weekly Competitions Ammunition
Cust of Prizes
Dost
Prize Meating-
Lly
A ENIGUSHOOD FOR JIS BONY KIN
era, and that in proportion to their wealth London, January 2-Government has 48.70 and meane. But foreigners miniat expect to arranged with the Opposition to finish the
have things turned topsy-turvy, and mads Parish Councils Bill by the Kingd 504.39 about as bad as he can make them. He is instant, both parties dealing, to 583.00 said to belong to the extreme anti-foreign the recess.
5.75
party, and to know really nothing of West- London, January 2-The agreement ern affaire, never, baring had the least ex-facilitate the passing of the Parish Cou 81,502.01.periense in international intercourse Ob. Bill was the result of a compromiso
structions and difficulties are curtain te arise, ing contested pointe, where least expected, and especially where ARRESTS OF ANARCHIETI TRANICE ... 121.25
peruciary advantages underlie them." Cur
Paris, January 1-Numerona arrest of Console will have their hands full, while the Anarchists were made to day, ht." "Fazile 66.15 Chamber of Commores will be at its wite Rouen, Harre, Brest, Troyer and Lyn
end and business of all kinds decline. In apparently in conformity with a concerted 483.17 thyrt, foreign relations will be just as un-plan.
Prizes and Expanses... Charges-
Markors' Wages.....
$192.00 Stationery, Advertising, Printing, and Expenses 252.72
upust Subscription to
-
NR. A. (£6)...
Cash in Bank ... 334.40 Cash and Stampa in
Hand
11.37
of the Shormat Act in the United States) on Stet October last. The Maxiesu ex Audited and found correct change has been unable to adapt itself
Mexican
satisfactory and disagreeable us, through the Park January
2-Altogether ro
ability and courtesy of the present Tastal, thousand search warrants were imed they have been the very oppoarte. Shanghai France yesterday, and a quantity of explos has just passed through the meat trying.sives were found by the police in different 444.72 time in her history, and financial affairs are places. still in a most depressed state. Such an in- 41.05 diction as La Peb-rang will certainly not tend to improve the present deplorable con- diction of things.
But in there no remedy for this threatened evil? I believe thore is. The Comvals and 345.67 the Chumbor of Commerce have only to unite in representing to the right quartersin Peking $1,602.01 what a ferment this objectionablo appoint
ment has excited; how repulsive is the very ide of having this poor specimen of humani- ty thrust upon us to hold the reins of local government, and the innumerable difficulties that are sure to arise. A vigorque oficial protest of this kind, backed up by the re presentations of foreign and Chinese resi- deats, could not be without good effect, and a better man might be substituted avou at the eleventh hour. The experiment is at any rate worth trying; and even if unsuc cessful the moral affect alone will be good.
It may be remembered that Chang Chang
LANKET C. SHETHIRD. E. Jonus HuoiLES. ARTEUR CHAPMAs, Hon. Treasures. 18th January, 1891
RAUB AND PUNJOM,
13. ROZ AX ARMY BURGHON.. Londong araway 9-Bu Majay them Queen has conferred the Victoria Cross on Surgeon-Major Lloyd, for his bravory at Sina in the Kachin Hills.
The Greek Budget for 1884 giros thầ ro ceipts of eighty seven million ona hupurad thousand drachuai, and the expenses at eighty-six milion four-hundred thound drachmal. The balance will be applied to........ improving the position of the country's creditors and the money market by the gradual withdrawal of bank notas,
FURTHER NEW TEAR HONOURS,
London, January 3.-Captains Albane. and Atkinson, of the Indian Staff Corps, have been promoted to the tank of Major for services in the Kachin Hills, and Cap- taine Caulfield and Hugh Taylor, and Lisat Honegan, receive the Distinguished Service Order for services in Barmah China.
against the
a correspondent gives the following account gunny bag in the back of my shop. After enquiry and consideration, to report se of a football matab, H. M. 6. Caroline v this I left the shop to go to the camp te follows:- Shanghai Football Club:--I have watched givs. information, After walking about many football match, but never have i twenty yards I turned round, and Hongkong Government dollar ers the only
· WitHERRoda game like that played on Satur--the defendant following again. 1 Tza third and concluding stage of the day afternoon, when the ball was, during west on to the camp, and at the Fogal tender in the colony-and-that-the+lanes
supply of Mexican dollars in the London match for the championship of the Hong the heat part of the game, performix Havildher Major, and told him all the and American markets has very dunaidar- aquatic feats on its own account in the circumstances. At the same time the priably diminished during the past six montax kong Golf Club took place yesterday aftor Cricket Club poed; the committee, however, zomer returned to the camp. After I had This is chiefly due to the hoary fall in the nogo at the Happy Valley, before a large had foresees these peculiar tactics and 5nished speaking to the Havildhor the gold price of silver since tha aising of the concourse of spectators. The competitors placed at the disposal of the contending witness came up to me. From what he Indian Mints to the free coining of silver teame two fortballs, so that when one was said I went back to my shop, and took the wers Dr. J. A. Lowson and Captain Dom-enjoying a win, the other was in play.revolver and banded it to the last witosas, biston, RE. De Lowson beld an advant- It was a bittterly cold sfternoon, and I did not see the defcudant again. The age of 1 hole on the two first rounds, and strong wind blowing Roross the ground defendant did not say anything to me whor slightly favoured the Loongfei Gate end, he followed me. He was running after in playing the second- two rounds Capt. and it was in the Sitel balf that the Caro me, and I ran alen. Ho was very excited the seriors decline in the price of silver, dollars continue extremely seara Dambiston managed to gain an advantage lines secured the only goal kicked during as if he was frightened. Ho did not as insuficient for the requirements of tha
the of 1 hole. Yesterday's play was at timen
game, thus winning the return mateb anything more to me. I have related the trade of the Colony, and there is no likeli- against the Club by one goal to nil. I whole of the conversation. brilliant. Captain Dembleton uusintained congratulate the Carolines on their well-
hood of any increase in the supply pader Feroz Khan, further examined, stated present creumstances. The scarcity of his advantage, and at the seventeenth hole deserved victory, for they played a plosky The revolver which the last witness handed Mexican dollars bras seriously reduced the Watake the following from the Singapose was 2 up with 1 to play. The champion-game throughout, and showed that they to us is a six-chambered resolver.
circulating medium in Hongkong, has been Free free of the 11th inst:-By the Sapphu, were not afraid of the Club after their amined it. Four of the chambers contained ship, thus goes to Captain Dumbleton, then defeat in the former matsh. It must be empty cartridges that appeared to have highly inconvenient, sod may tory easily yesterday evening, there arrived Me Bibby at By moment become dangerous. The from Raub, and Mr Lewis Fraser from whom there is not a more enthusiastic mentioned, however, that the Club were bocu recently fired. The other two oun: Hongkong Government dollar is now prae. Tras. ir Bibby bad with him the four the Chiness-Tarter who was Tactal of Wu- gulfer in the Colony, wad with the honour playing was half-back short; but even tained cartridges not yet discharged. Theticaly out of circulation, and appliances no ingote, which are the product of the last he was so displeasing to the foreign com- Sir Thomas Henry Sanderson, Asela
Aselatant allowing for this they were playing very defendant did not say anything when I
three months' crushing, amounting in all to munity there that he had to be removed. Secretary to the Foreign Offre, has been goor the gold medal of the Club.
badly, and unless better form is shown, the arrested him. He merely hung his edger exist for the coinage thereof
The Japaness Government have on 16th 1,016. cances s dets of smelted gold, in Pots-sagent, dian-Oleog-bang-ama food hight Comandor of the fath Engine:ar Cup will never be held by the down, and gaga himself up to the escort October last, under Imperial Ordinener-No; These ingots were al once-deposited in the in ovat reagent Lian Cheng Glang and alonel William
a-Companion of the same order I had already receiv- | 103, appointed a Committee of Currency Chartered Bank for transmission in dos ed information of what had occurred and Investigation to eagaire into the origin course to Laadun.
CONTINUED HIDING IN SICILY, section of the Police Force was shown in Taz following paragraph appears in the brought this escort for the purpose of ond generat results in the relative value of Mr. Bibby is looking well and expresses JAPANESE MILLS AGAINST INDIAN London, January 8.The latest advice cass which was investigated at the Magis-Singapore Free Press of the 9th inst-Waeacorting him. I saw bim going out of the gold and alrer, the effect produced thereby himodif confidently as to the coming year,
MILLS.
from Sicily state that enrere rioting iz dally: hear that there is a possibility that the ofl-Barraoke when I arrived. tracy by Mr H. E. Wodehouse this morner who will sunored H. E. Major-General
Freights to Japan (says the Bombay renewed throughout the Idland, and that if Bhabary Khan, statod-I am Havildher pan the economy of Japan, whether any In the Raul Hole workings the rest in the
Gazette, by the steamers of the P. sad O., now almost amounts to an insurrection, ing. Five lukonge, comprising a boat's Sir Charles Warren in Command of the in the Hongkong Regiment. On the 18th
change should be made in the present south end is looking better than ever currency system of Japan, and if such was, and bigger, being zow about a yard Austrian Lloyds, and Rubaiting Companies General Morza has been appointed Ongezeaz crew who were on patrol duty in the Hur- Troope Straits Estilenients will be Col. January at 8.15 8.m., I was standing with change te considered recessary, what vide, and as nice-looking a reef su one are new quoted at. Ro. 2 per ton for twist of the Taland, in view of the repression of
five others outside the Barracks of the currency unit should be adopted. Frederick C. Koyser, C.B., new Inspector of ...bour, were brought before His Worship Army Signalling at Aldershot, and formerly Hongkong Regiment. We wers Bear &
What would care to acs, with gold distributed and option in contrast to the Iste of Ed; the disturbances. that committee may report it is impossible plentifully all through it. The last quarter 7, less 15 per cent discount, which bas London, January --The garrison i charged by Burgeant Nivon with unlawful of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London party of soldiers that were parading at the to ty: 1 muy decide to revoinmend to by return was not as good as the previous as bean to long maintained. This sudden fail Sipily is about to be fuinfurood to this passation of 90 lbs. of angar. They Regiment) or 7th Regiment. Whether the time. I was off daty sud was merely stand discontinue the coinage of Japanese Fon the working incinded a good dnad. of dead is us all interested in the China trade know, tent of forty thousand is by calling out
report be the verileble shadow of a coming pleaded not guilty. The evidence disclosed event or not, it will be at least of interesting hero. I auddenly beard the report of In any case, we are of opinion that it work in winze-sinking which though not owing to a Japanese line, the Nippon the reserve L
a shot from the direction of my left side. 1 world be most inexpedient to recommend productive in itself is yet muraisy in Yushen-Kaisha, having started steamers to the following facts. The soused were on for the Culosy to know that Col. Keyser iturusd round. At the same time I heard the legalization of the Japanese yes in order to give increased means of access to compete for the carrying trades between London, Januszy Sir, Gerald Portal duty off the East Point Sugar Refinery at the Horse Guards and baa sean & gond another shot, as I was turning. I then Hongkong at present, in view of the great Ribby will have to consider the question of relvasd freights. The old standing Com
distingished offer, who stands well
the lede as it dips. Before very lang Mr. Bombay, Chine, and Japan, at greatly in oriously There were five junks loaded with sugar deal of activo servios in the field. He ground. The defendant was close to him therewith.
Baw Havildhar Noor Mahomed lying the certainties which exist in connection
A CAPTAIN WHBOR'S FATE, Nevad sinking another shaft on the hill side bear papies have lowered their feights to a page- London, January 4-M. Belous, bo b lying In Causeway Bay on the night of the served in the Afghan War of 1879-1880; at a distance of three or four feet off. He was present as Orderly Officer to Briga had a revolver in his right hand, and I saw
From enquiries made of the Mint Master the battery, as the main body of the work tically seminal quotation in consequere, travelling at the Cape, reports that, the 17th inst. and the police were asked by the dier-General Broake in the engagement at him fire two maca ahots at Noor Mahomed without costly additions, would not allow the future to be over in that direction and appear a fortunate thing for the Bambay party ware kilied, with the exception of in London, it appears that his appliances, in this part of the Raub mine promises in Sunt lessening of freights may st first blash natives, declare that the whole of Wilson's Bannery Officials to keep a watch upon the Koboran (mentioned in despatches): as he lay on the ground. The defendant of his undertaking the coinage of a British away from the present shaft. Access will mill-cen as it anables him to lay down oven, who succeeded to edit to the 1 janks. The Chinese policemen aridently Superintendent of Army Signalling in the then ran in the direction of the Barracke in dollar at all times, while the soignorago soon bo had to the numerons leader forma yarn in Caius and Japan aheaper than Hartley Hills,
defence of Caudabar (mentioned in de- which, fasildhar Meda Khan lives. thought this grand opportunity to add to patches) and at the battle of Candabar called out Abdoola has murdared Noor charged by the Mint authorities in Birma- tions which, it will be remembered, furuisk hilberts, and to help to tide over the exist their larder, and when they came off duty (medal with clasp). This officer also served fabomed and has ran away, I then allega would be so costly, for the present, ed the whole of the earliest outturns from ing period of depression is that trade. Hanb. All these yet remain to be tepped Those who are gifted with foresight, kow- it was observed that lukong S64 carried the General of Army Signallors in the Egyptian Mabomed and took him to the Hospital. Government is prepared to coin a British over and above the work on the main reef bination, which has been formed betwad
as Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Mantet ad for some privatos, and we lifted un Nour as to bo practically prohibitiva,
We are given to understand the Indian as a sort of subsidiary source of return, over, sos that the development of this com magar ashore and deposited it at No. 1 War of 1882, and was present in the en-He had a wound on the right side, under dollar at the Bombay Mint, and that the The north end, which for a time was looked the Nippen Yushen Company, the panen Modenaid Road, a hoties occupied by the gagement at Tel-el-Mabutts, in the action the arm. He had another wound on the charge for soignorage will be I per cent. or upon is unpra fletive, has now become Millowners' Asseviation, and a well-known watchman of the Godowns. A Chinese ser Tel-el-Kebir (montioned in despatches, 0.B., gheek.
at Kaesassin (9th Sept.) and at the battle of right hand and another on the right thereabouts,
promising and showing aid in payable Bombsy fina, to bring this new line of Days far- grant saw the mugar brought astore, and he medal with clasp, 3rd Class of the Medjidis the defendant. The defendant when he of opinion that it is imperatively necessary this direction as it is leading into new reaching and unforeseen equencer,
Under the circumstances we are clearly quantity. The rest is being followed up in steamers into the trade may reported the matter to the superior officer, and Khedive's Star Col F. C. Keysor is hired the shot was seven or eight paces in the interests of the trade of the colony country, and way-soy day turn to zoms likely to be disastrous to that great industry Bergh. Niven went to the house and found Jelebu, and of Mr Alfred Keyser who to shots wore ficed simu aneously. The com- should be taken in the direction of the
brother of Me Arthur Kerger Collector of from where I was standing. All four and otherwise, that immediate action thing of high value.
which has dons a mach for tha prosperity. the sugar. The five men were put on the cently wrote an interesting paper on the plainant was one of the five men with coinage and legalization of a British dollar, and opening cat began last Monday with new line of steamers is to lay down gottom At Bakit Koman the shaft is awetored of Bombay. The declared object of the morning raport, and were sent up for trial Malay Peninsule which appeared in the whom I was talking. I did not see where equal in weight and fineness to the Mexican the fixing of the opening sett, as the wooden in Japan at priede so low that the witle of to the Magistracy. In deciding the case,
the prisoner came from,
dollar, for circulation in the colony of frame work is called which is to be the that country may compote even further His Worship said-It is quite evident thare Some time ago fears the Shanghai Mercury) morning at 10 o'clock.
The case was remanded till to-morrow Hongkong concurrently with the daffare gateway through which, the future level than now with those of our own city. The which are new legal tender. We sre, dear will communicate with the shaft. While rails in Japan sa the 30th June last has been grous breach of daty, They were the convicts in Bongkew Police Station were set to work, at the instance of
sir, your most obedient servants,
the main object will be to ascertain the he umbered thirty-seven with an aggregate put there specially to keep guard over Inspector Ecod, at various industries, grck
J. J. KESWICK, and bulk of the main lode upon which auch of 845,470 spindles notasily at work a surprising amount of work has been divas on that, dale, and in addition to two those boats, and it looks very much as if as matress-making, basket-making, shon-.
by ancient native miners, & level will mills now in course of construction, This was a land of kinh sugar to allow making, and tailoring. The scheme st first was only su experiment to see if the
also be driven in ander the remarkable It is reported that during the past few others to steal as much as they liked Tell cavicts, of whom there are always from
intrusion of gold-bearing quartz from the months erdere have been placed in Lon- opposite side, which has been one of the castire for 150,000, spindles for addi- ́them I am only able to deal willi the parti- | sixty to a bandrod in Hengker, including
quite arlooked for features ansonstered tions to the milft now working, so that the cular cute in whose possession the sugar was tradesmen and artisans of All descriptions, could be usefully employed without entail-
in taking the Bukit Komda shaft. As this producing of the Japanese mills is largely found. The others will be reported to the ing heavy expense on the Council. The
intrusion is valy about 10 ft. Ep the shaft and rapidly inormning Already thrie willa The following is the nightb muust with a presumed dip-es-it-leaver the shaft, is complote command of the markets of Superintendent. It i is quite clear they experiment has tamned out so 82000sfal Mr E. Osborne, who neglected to be port for presentation at the yearly meeting it is expected that a small extent of driving Japan, a ceantry formerly good baloner were guilty Tall the defendant in whose at the would make contact with this unexpected for Bombay yarn. Not content with praed porngid sugar, was found he law was started, but there is a considerable day and who had filed at allidarit, appear† fougkong Rotel on the 24th, inst
margin of profit. The system is a mosted to be dealt with by His Lordship.
and welcome body of stane. When the cally defying out the spinnings of car local useful one, for not only are the prisoners
His Lordship said-Well, Mr. Ostorus, The Committee are pleased to be able to work to he expended this year où Bulit mille from Japan, they now aim at doing kept cecupied in other ways than in plotting I bave read your affidavit. You say you for report that during 1893 the Association bas Koman, as fa anticipated, shall react in a the same in the Chien marktle. The demonstration that there in a large bulk Government of ara anxions to do all dapat minorials of pro We understand fears the Hyoqa Wewe of younger evinilnais to learn a trade by which in Baloon and vara flessied or tions, though stosis, did not come up to tinnons formation, it will become. Deccesary duetion in their country, and it is sondens
mischief, but opportunition are given to the got all about the summons; you were over continged to do well Feekly competi. of payable reef in tertently son-in their power for:
The attendance at the the 10th init.) that the Usaks Shosen they can support themselves honestly when basine, and that made you forget. I feel Kalshe has paid the sum of 28,000 yen in their time is surred, We have seen osanot go on arcepting these excuses the standard of 1892, which, in that for the directors to consider the question of 13 expected in quarters that the Diat settlement of all almime made against is on specimens of the work done, and it is bigla It is a very unpleasant thing for me to repeat, remains the record year of the giving effect to Mr Bibby's pleas for laying which has just ressembled at Tokio will re- of the collision of one of its 15 creditable; but it will not be appreciated have to fine a juror, but I have to consider on Troisurer's report shows att power derived from the River Sempat two this will be really giving a bones of at least
Association.
down a complete installation of electric peal the pressas import duty or coston, and skammern with the Denbighshire, Its origi. by the Mazicipal contractors, for if the that your carelessness in this matter is an nal offer of 25,000 yen was refused; but experiment is properly encouraged, all the injustice to the gentleman who had to serve liabilities paid up to December 31st 1893, or three miles away. The working asanom dollara 2,020,000 to the mill industry. This Begotiations were resumed, and matters Police uniforms, the convicte clothes, bed in your place, I shall make the fine a very and a satisfactory cash balance in hand.. would be considerabie, and there would be stimulus, added to the cheaper freights on baro now bown wrtiled satisfactorily, we ding, etc., can be manufactured at Hang- small one on this gocasion, not as a pre- The Easter Meeting, though not support a large saring in wagen, iu fuel, boiler, cotton, will enable the fasteries, of Osake hops, fes all parties. Allowing for the tow a far smaller cost than the esdant but because it is the first time I ad by the English troos of the Garrison or engines and other machinery; all this quite and its sighbourhand, with their conversion recout fall id ukahauge, however, the sum Municipality has to pay to the outside have considered it necessary, to adept this Pleet, was pharinteriged by the large ant apart from the remarkable mobility of the rent advantage of cheap" szilled" labour, now paid is substantially the same as thst workusa who at present have the esotracts: course. You will be fined $15.
una of the Hongkong Reglament to the Altgewer, this being in itself a great advantage cheap coal, and the benent of a fired ex- HARMOMETER-9 A 63 first coored, and we úsay therefore conclude for the supply of those articles. The
at such a plece as Raub, where presently age, to lay down yan la Shangba. Mr Warnock of the Boogkong Pelice the operations will rastly megg throk Hongkong land olhar Chiesa pista as prices that at the very cutees the Osaka Ocupany matter, we believe, will be zotised in the took a property, generous view of de fortroming Banget, but men while we
Force ptored the winner of the N.H.A separate mainos at work at varying distances. which the Bombay millowner may find at Fabilities Arbitration, we believe, has most congratulate the Conboil and the
Medel, and Champion of the Association. The machinery ve pumping sad winding in taposible to touch. Though we have every badarted to in dooiding some of enargette inspector under whom the system
The beat thanks of the Committes are now being erected over the western lade ocuidence in the enterprise and espreity of to ubediary elidad: originated by the was inaugurated, on the noose which has
the Meeting. tendered to the many. Paciors of Priges at shaft, end oneof the first thisge to be done our merchants and fellow-pitizens wão bate attended this very desirable innovaticu,
in this part of the mine will be the sinking - so sucocnefully matusted the great bualnem
Nineteenth Century,
1 did not see what became of
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIMINAL HESSIONS. (Before His Hon. Sir Fielding Clarke, Chief Justize),
Friday, January 19,
A JULOR FINED.
Evidence in the charge of aron made galant Lui a Kit, shopman, 314a Queen's Hoad Central, was then proceeded with. secution, two slingsses for the dafence At the conglosion of the case for the pro-
T. JACKSON.
O, P. CHATEL
J. THURBURN.
T, H. WAITEREAD...
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
Comer evente.
Quotations.
HONGKONG, January 19, 1896
OPIUM-New Patos, cash,....... 6174" -
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New Bingras, aah, 627/3 *** Old
-cash; New Malwa credit,
Allowanee, Cattier
Old Malwa, credit. — § AN
Allowance. Callian,
Persino, Lily, New.
Allowance, CaitionAM ALMART
Fornisu, Paper tied do Allowanda, Unities, me
HONGKONG REGISTER PO
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Hongkong Observatory, Jan, 19,
Temperature de clean HONOKONG, January 19, 1994 Talon of Messrs Falemer de
Framese, Queen's Road)
BAROMETLE
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Do. (Wet bulb)9 LM. Da Do.
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Do. Minima over night
30.08 V