WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1896.
LLOYD's Agents (Messrs, Güman & Co.) ask for sontracts to mire the copper fron the stranded vessel Himeji Mariu
We have received the Golden Penny
·Christeás number, a magazine of consider -able bulk and profusely illustrated. It is full of obtranging and amusing stories, some of which are the outcome of prize competi- tions. A suluured supplement from the painting by Mei 8, E. Waller, What are the wild waves saying 1 accempanies the number.
THE CHINA MAIL.
of default of Justico-in this particular casa. NOTES FROM SHANTUNG: UN This Prosinec is well known as the birth. The references to previous documents place of the great Sagas of antiquity, Con transmitted, led to the exposure of the fadius and Mencius, or Kang and Mong, maliessance of the men-shang, who made whose tombe are in the prefecture of Yenit in oney to lagine what excuse Thas was brought up all ovez Chou, the formor at Ch Fu Heion, and the the casa latter at Trou Heien (E8 BH) to, this time the local magistrato dooided It is well known that the descendants of in favor of the Mongs after a more form of Confucius constitute an hereditary nobility. an examination, and beat every man of the Whenever the Duke has occssion to go to other party as fast as they were brought Peking, he is spoken of as the Sheng before him, announcing his purposo to Jen or Sage, the same title that is applied lot the Mengs unburden their Chi to his great ancestor. There is a species other words to gratify their spite. of authority lodged with the represants. To-Horsew afternoon Mr George Grimble time of the Kung and the Meng will give his wocond organ recital for the familied, the nature and the limits of season in Union Church. It will be seen which it is extremely difficult to ascer- from our advertisement, columns that an tain from the accounts--by no means excellent programme has bean arranged. Lucid-which are generally given by the Sonors Barbat is to make her first public members of those clans. While the Dukes appearance here, and will sing the banntide not exercise local jurisdiction, they fur- ful Ave Maria of Bach-Gounod. Mr Enish a visible centre for the unification of Mirow and Mr van Neirop are the other the widely-separated twigs of the family
Heloista.
trees, and enjoy an importance which, is very much more than aguinal. If mert The Hongkong Temperance Union gave a farewell bos to the Rifle Brigade at the hem of the clubs are in any way imposed Kowloon Tastituto last night. The most upon, as under the conditions of Chinese ing commenced at 7 p.m., the Chair being life must at times be the cine their
first thought in to post a massenger to Ch' taken by the Rev. W. Musson, the Wes-
Fu or to Tsou Hsien, and to repressat the leyan Chaplain, the President of the Union
caso in Buelt a light us to scoure an official The Rev. G. J. Williams opened with
comrapnication to the district magistrate of prayer. A long and varied programme the region where the alleged injury was was gons through. Addresses were given by the Rav. T. Pearce, and Burg. Colonel omitted. Thus we have known a case Evatt, A.M.S., the Principal Medicale a large and powerful bully village Officer. The large room was crowded, and one of the best and largest meetings of the Union as concluded at 9.30 by the well.
was brought to terms, although the injury was done to a small and a weak village. This was partly because the injury was in a form which to the Chinese wind is specially known hymn, *God be with you tillagrant-rooving earth from the vicinity meet again."
of a grave, but mainly because the desoch The Singapore Free Press, writing on the date of Mencius were able to secure change of garrisons, says The Rise prompt attention to their plaint. A very Brigade, as we mentioned the other day, instructive case of the same sort has just will only be here for about a year, as their boon dragging its slow length through many term of foreign service, some serentoon Chinese patiens, and is worthy of mention year, will be up then. That battalion wily as illustrating sundry phases of Chinese be relieved here at the end of 1897 (or life. There was a village composed of early in 1898) by the 1st West Yorkshires about 40 families, of whom, not more than who are "to-day passing through to Hong-six were of the Mong clan. For geast kong from Gibraltar. The West Yorkshire tions the relations between the Mengs and Regiment will, therefore, only have a year's the rest of the village. Kad been friendly stay at Hongheng before it comes back to The Monge had a quantity of paraphernalis Singapore. When the Rife Brigado love Bingspors a twelve-month hence, and are succeeded by the Wast Yorknhire Regiment, the latter will be relieved by one or other of the battalions now lying at Malta,
a
He decreed that the village should be divided into two sections for all purpozos of business, the Menge to constitute one, and all others the remaining one, all village property-to be equally divided between them. He also ordered certain heads of departments in the local amen to see that 'peace' was Arranged in due form, and ratified by a feast in propier Chinese style. The anti-Meng pasty are now filled with the ama of bitterness, for in this protracted contest" thoy liqve already or- panded at the yameus about two thousand strings of cush-an mormous sum for
On the other handful of poor villagers, and after all they have lost their case. hand, the Mongs have come of with flying colors, and have enjoyed the great advantage of not having to spend money in the yametis iku ordinary plaintiffs. But being a small party in the constant presence of a relatively larger ona, they are liable to perpetunt annoyance in many forms which can in no way he brought into evor a Chinese 'yamen, and their victory If the Mongs Wore is dearly bought. massod in one district, Instead of boing die- porsed all over the province, it would ba' much easier to manage their affairs. Or if they were gathered into villages inhabited by the Meng-clan alone, that would re- liors much embarrassment. As it is, many side branches of the family tree are proc- tieslly broken off, and ultimately lost sight: of. A single incident of this sort well con- sidered in all its bearings teaches many things about the Chinssa.
1. Very little of any Chinese affair lies on the surface. One might be acquaintor for ten years with a Meng family, and nover hear of is hereditary connection, and then for a year one wight hear of nothing else. To us an antiquity of more than two thousand years in continuous stretch is beyond the power of the ordinary sided imagination. To a Northern Chi-
nase it is a matter of course.
2. The volcanferues of Chinese society are out of sight, but close at band. There is always and everywhere an abundance of powder fig loose. Any human indivi- dual is able at any time to generate cuough Chito act off the destructive forces, and
spent themselves, or have been checked by some more potent force,
THE YOHOKAMA POISONING
CASE
MRS. OAREW COMMITTED FOR
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, [SEPPLING TO THE "China fail"]
Lobos, 16th November, 1898- ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.
THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY. The Royal Niger Company is making preparation for a large military expedition in which thirty-five British Officers will be engaged.
WEATHER NOTICE:
On the 18th at 11.15 a. Prensure has given way in the extrema Noeth, an area of low barometer apparently lying over Manchuria. In other areas changes aro unimportant except i Japnu, whore pres sare has increased. Forecast-moderate N. to N. E. winde fine.
THE INTER-PORT RIFLE MATCH.
+
exhibitions.
it
THE JAPANESE AND INTER-_- tow and then some local Handom dis
NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS. plays volcanic restless and undesirabla SINGAPORE'S DETAILED SCORE. The Inter Colonial Ride Match of 186 in Mr Mature Giske aluding merchant activity; soms official says or does a hasty ovor, and, after an interesting contest, has of Tokyo, who takes exceptional interest in or foolish thing; interminable correspon. anded in the victory of Hongkong with the international exhibitions, delivered a speech denes with the Secretary of State is the TRIAL
very good Foure uf 910 points, Shanghai at a sadeting of the Oriental Society held result, and all goes on as before. The fact. (Special Telegram to the 'CHINA BIAI...') being a good second with 900, and Singapore on the 31st ult in Takyo, on the anjosti, in Hongkong, as slewbery, local
a very bad third with 870 points. The of the international ozhibition to be held sidents are inclined to overestinate the im Kobe, 5-20 p.m. Shanghai teans was the first to fire off on in Paris in 1906. According to the report portance of their potty affairs; the * new October 29th, Hongkong following on No- in the Onka Maichi, Mr Matuwo said Bush ayntera in the gaol, or a suspicious Mrs Carow has been committed for trialvember 6th, and Singapore Last on Satur that be bad visited every international visitor at the forte, is apt to a pro sind en day November 7th. The Shanghai total is exhibition overheid in Europe and America. portions which in the colonial three points less than that of last year, a Japan participated in an international ex-tirely overshadow the decadence of Turkoy, on a charge of murder.
the claims of Venesuela, the discovery dificult mirage interfering cousilorably hibition for the first time in the last year of
Sithao- the North Pole, on the insuperable other with the shooting of the team. Still the the Tokugawa régie (1867). most northern Settlement has the honour quently in 1870, the now Government sont matters of first-alnas interest which mors of having the highest individual score in articles to the Vienus Exhibition. From argently engage the imperial attention. Gunner Culshaw's sparformance of 33, 33, this occasion down to the Chicago World's When all is said and done, Hongkong 32, or the splendil total of 98. Hongkong, Fair, Japan had participated in faire going on anlendidly, and can well afford this year, as scored 10 points more than teen international
The to pay all that is asked of her, Out expelled by the Govoru of 200,000,000 tsula in trado more A treaty of peace has been signed by it did last year, and Singapore has mado 64 money
fur the international exhibi-mont with China for 1994 har charo was Italy and Abyssinia and all prisoners have pointa leas, and, in consequence, found it went
Self last in the competition. Singapore, this tions had amounted to between 3,500,000 £33,000,000 and her revenue is now wall ben released. Italy recognises the abso-year, has a calamitaum tail, but uns car and 7000,000 yen, without obtaining over 3,000,000 collars, What is wanted in tainly pacasablo under the draumstances. any natorial henefit for the industry or com- rather the pre-enactment of the Firing columentod at Balestier range, at merce of Japan. The Government and Contagious Diseases Act then more un- lute independence of Ethiopia.
2.30 p.in. on Saturday at 200 yards, and people began to acknowledge thusefulness silicial representation in the Council and of these exhibitions about 1876. Thit at bearing in imperial affairs. Aine resulted as follow
200 YARDS.
that time, dishonest merchants appeared griorance las just as good a chance with S.V.A.
6543544-30 and aunt inferior goods, making cheapness the Governor it temperately mentioned in Capt. Dusman Grr. Phillips S.Y.A. 4465545-32 and external beauty the principal objects, conversation over a glass of whisky, or Sgt. Major Fraser 5th Fusiliers 5655334-30 merely to make money: bnt this practice quietly communicated to the Frass and sup
S.V.A. Sgt. Morrison
5441435-29 renelted in doing serious injury to the reported by club opinion, as it would be if Capt. Warren
*T, A. 5554454-33 pitation which Japanese goods had been trotted out in bellicose style by an aggres Capt. St. Clair
S.V.A.
3144434-28 fust gaining in foreign arkets, and there- sivo unofficial xeraber before, the Council. The following notice is ined from Bd M. Wathee 5th Fusiliers 4455004-Jun Toy lossca hand beer. entailed. Dr In the particular can of the present able Lieut. Merevother S.V.A.. 5554550-31 Mitsuwo attributed the slar development and industrious Colonia) Secretary, in soeins Lieut. Da Bury v R.A.
Japan to matter hard that a new rule should have 4564454-31 of the mufacturing industry Bgb. Melwan Ath Fusilliers 33234-44-23 the fact that foreigners have boon rapidly no postponed his chances of acting a Guvernor the Observatory :→→
in favour of the General. But whenever a the uxcellent art which had heen Total...208 peculiar to Tapastices. To correbomte his serious rist or an impudent mandarin
on fuking.
assertion, he explained that he had seen aggression takes place it is always the Gen Licut. Marewother's 34 was a fino per-purcelain, which was made by a Frenchiers who must come to the fore, and most
is the right thing to formance, as the rain was at its worst dur-
man, who nd copied the Japanese certainly it
gire the ing this stage of the shooting. The only artistic designs with such precision that Goneral a prominent place on both the other members to reach the score of 32, even a man-like himself, an expert in por Council Boards, so as to keep him in un- which is about the least expected at this coluja work, could not distinguish it from broken touch with current affairs. Hong- range, wore: Tundmaster Wallace, Capt. porcelain made in Japan. He warned his kong never had a better Guverner than Warren, and Gunner Philips. The low hearers that even in those works of art for General Barker, and it is a very pregnant ararage of 208 was not such as raiso any which the Japanese had been famous they question whether, in view of recent politi- hopes then of ultimate success.
would finally be overpowered by foreigners, cal downlopments in the East the Governor 500 YAKUS.
anks they were vor careful and diligent should unt always be an Admiral or a Geus Capt. Duncan S.V.A... 5545565-34 International exhibitions would help them oral Irompt, silent action is required in Gnr. Phillips....
with a little talkingas posible, 5652065--32 to prevent it. He referred to the example those times, w
344554-32 of England. She deplored the lack of
if a
f any one wishes to express his vows, lét Sgt. Major Fraser.
4545343--26 knowledge of art mong her people, and his narrow them down on paper. This Sgt. Morrison.... Capt. Warren..
5204444-28 apened for thin an Internation wastes no time. There in the much talk Capt. S. Chir
4555354-31 exhibition in London in 1859 withing already in the House of Commons, E. Wallace.
5234234-202 view to exchanging ideas. Since then proportion to the work duné, without ex- 2524845-27 England had become the leading mana-tending the eystone of interpellations and Lious. Merewether
5354324-26facturing country in the world. Ha a questionings to each of our colonies. A Jieut. Da Bury .......
3564244--27 commended that Japan should follow the to the Maritime Customs surveillance, example of England and send only genuine which was at one time prophesied to work Total.. 200 articles to international exhibition in future, so much mischief, the act of Sir Robert Hart of knowledge tho has managed so well time Tfers has never making the exchange At this range, generally accredited principal object, and not be so keen on bean sny serious friction with his counts. must cray one, it will be noticed that only making money. Henged that only strong, sioners, who, though supposed to reside four members found their way into the ueriul, and excellent gods should be at Korluan, aro in reality amongst the thirties, Capt. Dunman and Gar. Fil-salocted and rent to tho Paris Exhibition in most influential residents of Hongkong just missing a possible, and the latter neur tion of the reputation of Japanese gouds, such insigniscant haginnings to such great- och missed the hull one, the former 1500, the objects in viow being the restorm. No two places in the world have grown from ng high quen the total of 20 at this the development of the export trade ant resulta and iu su short a time as Singaporn range instead of being larger was 8 points the adoption of the superior points of and Hongkong. Both are mere porte of less than at 200 yards, by no means the foreign articles. In conclusion, Mr. Mar- call, or contral depots for subsequent dis sawo urged that a national exhibition tribution. Neither owes its prosperity to should be lit in Japan for the purpose of the wisdom of local parliaments. 33455540 salzeting the exhibits for the Paris Exhi case promptitude in action, absence of cus 5535335-29bition. Kobe Chronicle.
and fuss, and completo political subordina 3354454--30
ting of the native population has achieved 4655045-33
these great result, and is is to be hoped that the parochial debate style of dealing with local alfairs will never be allowed to mullify the effect of past achievementa.
SUPREME COURT. - IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Chief Justice.) (Befors Hit Honour J. W. Carringtons,
Wednesday, November 18.
THE GREEN ISLAND PIRACY.
The hearing of the charge of murder connection with the Green Island Piracy against the two men who were arrested in was fixed for Thursday, November 26.
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND DIN14,
Wong You and Wong Shing were charged on three separate counts with bringing a woman into the Colony for the purpose of prostitution.
F. de
Both prisoners pleaded not guilty. The following jurors we empanelledi: Mesas CW. Richards, F. Eckhoff, A. J. Scares, J. A. Lery, L. Bom, F.
F. W. Honarmann. Hon. H. E. Pollock, Acting Attorney General, (instructed by Mr A. B. Johnson) conducted the case for the prosecution.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty by to 2 against both prosthe hard labour Sentance of twelve
Sgt. McEwan.
was passed on the first prisoner; and sightiest though the shortest rango. months' hard labour on the second prisoner. Capt. Dusuas
AN AUSENTURYMAN.
6IX) YANDS.
Total..
555352-30
5553305--33
2323232
HONGKONG..
BY EX-OFFICIAL.
In
Boch
53535531 2653453-27
Hongkong is one of the most picturesque 1 spots on the face of the globe, whether the
When the handful of British residents 3443399-23 hill be viewed from the harbour or the
dam there reflect upon the amount of
poverty harbour from the hill. There are seldom fewer than twenty large con-going steate, and the cormous amber of
'imperial' taxpayors who have the
greatest mers in port nut to mention men-of-war dithealty in keeping body and sout together by incessant labour, they right to refact
...... 252
vas popniation who live within the border In years when the Yellow River, breaks nothing will stop them uult they have Rivers seed in court plout aguar-tange, though nos high, was under the cir. jaoks, stoom-launches, and inhabited low ruch zure exnfortain their own cit
3. It is a grows roistake to think that ar Rivers to step forward and sail-You | Morrison's fine scores of 33 each, the for apore ; but, of course the greater part of demanding's share in the 'imperial? con
When the jurors were called Mr G. T. Gor. Thillipa..... Rivers did not respond to his name, and Sgt. Major Fraser..... Frenchman under the mistaken impression St, Morrison. that his name had been called stepped into Warren. the jury box. The mistake was not ob. Capt. 8, Clair
B&.-M. Wallace served until the jury were about to be sworn, when the usher pointed out that Licut. Merewether. the Frenchman was not the man whose Lient: De Burg... name was called. Mr Rivers not havingSt McEwait, put in an appearance Eis Lordship ordered that he be summoned to appear before the Another purs after the adjournment.
The average of 23.2 at this, the longest local steners, innumerable guiling craft, jror was then called to replace Mr Rivera.
Jians. As world port it stands weil in tor of an hour late. When the Court net Custes Yery goal. It was materially the front rank, along with Liverpool, Now cumstances are, how litt's of the local to after adjournment, His Lordship ordered helped by Capt. St. Clair'a and Sergeant York, Hstalnurg, Constantinople, and Sing-venue really comes from their own pockets, of it and what a small locus standi they havs for ware called this morning as a jurer, and her filing his way to the batter beteg tonnage is merely in transitory passage cils: People at home admire them and wid ont of the seven shols, and the latter being between Singapore, Shanghai, and Jap always be rund of them so long an they Chinesos ever ruled by the strongest. you were not present.
mt steady.
Mr Chamberinin has recently taken a wise. Mr Rivers-Yes, my Lord, I wish to apo- motive' as westen philosophers suppose logise for that. I was extremely busy at all mankind to be.. Self preservation in the time, and for a minute or two it escapi- the first and highest law of nature, but a ed my memory, but as soon as I found out Chinees destroys himself on slight pruvocmy mistake. I came here.
Hle Lordship What time did you come tion to make tlie survivors trouble.
Mr Rivers--Fifteen or eighteen minutes past ten
His Lordship cantioned Mr Rrors.
Cast. St. Clairua Others were also busy. Ho would required M. Wallace...... to take care to be panctual esther limo,
Liout. Morewether... 34 Lieut. DaBury......... Sg. McEwan,
connected with their worship of the late Sage, which was kept in the village temple, where were deposited the village drum beaten to summon a mealing, &c.-ropes for wall-cleaning, and the like. Many years ago the only man in the villago who was capable of Ray, Gilbert Reid has issued the fifth re-acting for the village at the yimen, won a hort of the Mission among the Higher Meng. Now it inuat be understood that Classes in China. The object the mission one of the choicest bengite conferred by has ever had in vior has been, as stated in the Sage upon his posterity, is the right of the report, to spek the prosperity, reforma eremption from hauling official carts,s, e, and independence of the Chinese Govern carts which are impressed at but slight pay ment, and so promote the willard of the or no pay at all, to do Government work. of this ancient Empire. We have had this cut, and provincial wisdom is at a loss what for our object simply because we have re-else to do, each quarter of the province garded China as now being in a crisis; and no matter how remote from the river-is if she is to hold her own in the midst of the entered to draw so many loads of kao-liang rivices of the strong nations of the world, sorghum) stalks to the breach, a very must at once består herself in the onerous and costly price. At much times initiation of radical and permanent feforms. the exemption of the Mang clan becomes It may be that the people of China would highly priced immunity. Now when the be more happy, prosperous and enlight Meng max was in offies it as customary to
13. Reform'in Chin will never be prac sued if the country should be placed under commute the cart-service for money, and the domination of Western Purers, but the share of the few Meng families amount-tical, until it involves the reform of a very peracnally we have hoped that all this ed to but a few hundred cash, and in the unla number of individuals. The systein might be secured by the maintenance of a wonted-and as it turned out ill-advised--can in no way be modified until the people strong and enlightened nativo government. generosity of his heart the village constable who it affects are willing to have it so. We are often inclined to think that all thought it not worth while to disputo so Quarrels are universal and destructive, be forms of missionary work would be as much trifling a claim, and it was paid for cause the spirit of quarral is not exorcised. todemtod by the Chinese as they would be series of years without notice or pro External restraining forces in Chins there under the domination of sons of the Euro
are practically none, when large interesia pean powers. In any case, as we live in
are assailed. These forces must be im.
fest.
But when the late war between Japan
China, we deem it our duty to seck for peace and Chins was at its height, the energy ported... and prosperity under nativo dominion, of the Chinese Government zoma 10 fever
until Providence shall decree other plans pitch, and they handed huge saison-ball New Aro and Organ Repairing Material barcad the ken of mortal vision Wears from the Yang Tat River north to the and Machinery just to hand; also the lates: but of those who would minimise the im- soene of action, a journey of something Busic. W. Robinson & Co.
hero
O
PROBATE JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour J. W. Carrington, Chief Jitalice,}
Tuesday, Nov. 17.
HO FUNG HANG 1. KO CRIE JUE
Huwa:-
The altimasto coores work out as fol- decisist in closing once for all the inter-puts shoulder to the wheel pay their chore
200 500 600 To- As with the supposed intolemble dantic Quarterly Review.
minable discussion about legal represent manfully, and help the old country along.
of the Handt, and the imaginary
yds. yds. yds, tal,ARED
30 34 20
32 32 20 113
of the Johannesburg wonen and W. ROBION & Co., Piano and Musical children, so with local dissatisfaction in Instrument spocalists and experts. Work- Hongkong, there is a vist an ant shops and Frotary, Duddle Bag Show 300 chapters and private axe-grinding and very Rooms, Queen's Road Central
Capt. Daimat... Gur. Phillipa........ Set Major Fraser ... Sgt. Morrison Caut. Warren
20
32 $30
2
40
73
1:0
29 期
80 90
33
802
21
Average! 87
26
often all about nothing. The
85 of Hongkong are the industrious China. 27188, who rerel there in a delicious sense The two Chinese fromen, who were arrest. of freedom, far away from lekin barriers, ed on board the s. s. Mendaue, on Thurs. customs meddlings, mandarla extortion, day, in respect of a quantity of illait chandu, robber bands, and all much illa inseparable valued at $1,000, appeared before Me Sound- 208 230 283 370 froin their own oderifernas land. The ars, on Saturday One of the prisoners was function of Englishmen in the colony is convicted and fund #1,000, or one year's very much that of Englishsen in India imprisonment. The other prisoner Mon
imply to hold the reins, put on the break discharge Straits Times,
Eick the whip secasionally and let the
h
NUZIS-ON THE BHOOTING.
The tan man, good and trac, chosen to uphold the shooting prestige of the island, knew not what the day would bring forth
when, on the morning of the auspicious or inauspicious November 7th, they be
OF
inore rincile and sober. The Governor sita
and on
SEEK alias no of CE, DECHAOND.- This suit was brought for the revocation
High hfe' at Hongkong may be defined Tas Arab-class cruiser Powerful arrived no gf.Probate of a will granted in 1883.
at the club, and society may be said to Flymonth on Qet. 14 from Portsmouila, and Hon. E. E. Pollock, Acting Attorney
consists of say a hundred merchants and performative without pamlal in any wavy H. L. Dennys ofice) appeared for the held the sun shining, brightly and giving brokers, a few bankers, the navy and army lot s vesad of her time. For thirty hours Geneml, instructed by Mr Bowley (of Mr
consist of the club and its wires. The dub is reported to bars achieved of hiptral. á
plaintiff, the defendant did not appear. every promise of a fine aftemioon. But, at men (a mere handful), a small group of without difficulty the engine maintained
I who for many years 11 nii. clouds
to
and there Government officials, globalmatters, consuls 18.000 horsepower, which sentred a spod ie, por conscs of ndarta put barth for sautlived sale like a month, and at the mte of our of the ghow all sides we me that this autumn mangley Shaker of the Bio Long long, somn fülever, & duar net etexay down Gor sorbate from canada porte was of mure than twenty kaots an feit. The of any tank or class in society; but wohalis to a caci and two or more animale mark of a revival of interest in the Oplum Merchants, 50, Bonham Strand, pour of rain. The oby, however, began and me up for an sizing, a few eles: weather was very fine throughout. She simply emphasize the stupendous import. Then it become an phjest to the Meng clan study of English. About the same time died in 1680 intestate, having givent verbal.to-olor about 1 p.m., a slight driels slopers why can keep their hefairly roached sixty miles west of the Scilly Talon; Ion retarding she attained a moxiuium ance of soaking to influenes the whole not to be longer lisblo to this tax, and last year Russia and the study of that an-directions that his share in the Sin Loongi looked na if it would short tease, An1 there straight | and that is ali." country by wise and eficient efforts direct-recordingly, they took stops to get clear. guage were very popular; but at present should be divided between the families of appeared every indication of weather which
oters find to be the most favourable for. In no place in the world is the govern-speed of twenty-one knots with the whela there are not more than 30 students in this bie three sons who had
Pinel.
himself He accurate stating. It seemed as if there ont less ebtrusive. Every body does of her forty-tight boilers alight Mr A. 4, ed to those who, under the providence of These procedings need sat pe described, city engaged in the learning of that difficult In 1886 Bone porn God, was the power ated authority, and but they partook of the nature of all Chi tongne. French has also gone greatly out Chik Fukt produced a document purporting was going to be a repetition of last year's what he darn pleases, subject to the Dunston represented the Admiralty,
sign ben will of He I Shek, by which the incidents when much the same teck place noleum control of the Bikh policeman in Ovirland Mail. with whom there rasts the responsibility of nose law-cases, in being expensive, pro accomplishment which, we are pleased to
of fashion, together with dancing a foreign state was given to him as KOD of the on the day chosen for aboting off the the streets, who, pice Lord Wolseley, te s
faithful, Brave, and competent as any John. Ta death is recorded by Mr George bringing about either the downfall or the tractel, and inconceivably rexatious to say, has never taken root in Japan. Eng-decessed. This will was attested by Li match. Bat last Saturday, it did not stop Bull of that walk in life, besides being muca Olament de Souss. He was the third son 1 stronger, and, like a chorub aloft on his hill to watch o'er of the late Mr 31 F. de Souza, and a advancement of this Empire. Another both sides But the Mengs screeded in fish, for a time comparatively lese eagerly Fung Chi (then Manager of the Siu Loong) raining at all. Instead of decreasing and
studied, has once again become immensely and by Ho Mh. Wo, described as nephew, stopping, the ririzzle waxed object is the promotion of enlightenment getting free from the imposition, yet at the popular, and parents aro waking up now Ho Chik Fuk described himself as eldest at 2.30 p.nr., when firing mommenced there the fate of poor Jack, and of late years the brother-in-law of Mr. Sohat, the acting and the introduction into Chins of the best cost of animosities, hatreds, and per more than over to the benefits norruing son of Ho Fr Ehe, and produced a man was a steady downpour which continued General, Admiral in fact all the feading German Cunagi. He was botti in Sing
officials and merchants, have ouch propor, and, after finishing his education features of our civilization. The mission hostilities such as lave do been know from giving their children some years of named He Kwai who declared that he was more or less till firing geased at the 600-
yards range and then the rain conced. In cured for themselves bungalows on the same the Brothers School, be was sent to Lin collegiate work either in the United States present at Ho I Shek's death.
Probate was granted to Ho Chik Fuk in taking oxcute-s poor enough thing to he personal requaintmee with 200 raan among them for generations, if ever. The or Great Britain. We regard all this as an
which they can comfortably survey the admitted as a barrister. Returning to Singapore, he proceeded to Bangkok, darins, and has opened up communications clan-fight, is an institution well known in eminently satisfactory state of affairs, and the neual way, but the only use he appoers de at any tirowe have no wish to unduly bill, a allar hill, or part of a hill, from ooln's Inn to study law and, in due cours an excellent preparation for the spendy to have made of it was to register it with offer excuse for the very poor spore that was Southern China, bat it has little or no sumption of our judicial and commisrcial the China Fire Insurance Co.,Ltdyin made by Singapore, or, stilligan, to deteøet. 199rling lífs below. No Chinaman cameshare he practiced for sure years, remov«
Such mon as He Kai pan barily being afterwards to Kuala Lumpur ac 00 and to draw the dividends on such shares itrary, wo heartily congratulate Hog-styled genuine natives. Every Chinsman voyancer and petition writer. His death. Tur Buitary Board meets to-morrow at place in Shantung. But here was's olan autonomywhere foreigners are concerned. which Company the decossed hald shares from the rachit of the winning data. Un shappence chout representation in pria-
Attacked not by acther cinn, but by all -Yaradzy Chono.
Fung Chi was thought to have left kong on its victory, and Blingbai un being his own ass to grind, of course, like at the only age of 30 years, is a great lona 4.15 pm Business
Hongkong in January 1803, just after the a good secund. But, in taking unto our
every European or American, and he is to his widowed mother and faniily, for Orders of the day, -1. Conservancy
the villagon who wore not Mengs. Gour as a pastime on board chip is an plaintiff had applied to hirs for accounts of sufres the wooden spoon, we have only too willing to join in any political whom mach syropathy in faltšingika Contract (b) Specifiextion B. Bye-laws ware fights, petty persecution, movility extension of the game which Edon Phill the Sin Leong
hositation, if we may be allowed to co for the regulatim of Bake houses
thereby to turn an extra honest penny. progress of colors in Singapore I disagreements, until the engs, spain British publia: It was first adopted a covered the fraud, and now wished the will in asserting that Singapore lust. the place But Governor Joku Pope Hennesy ran the Forzowna on instructions recently inter*
Agenda, 1 Ten motuma showing the language, de, da, as in all Chinese potts in the Badminton introduces to the The douessed's family had only just dis-jecture from the practions of the just week, howl that may be going If he sees his
month or two ago on the steamship Wiz
atrocious weather that
provalierem
It would returns showing the progress of Bubone felt obliged to have recourse to their fan in the Bay of Biscay. Instead of a set aside and the ostate administered by | of honour purely and solely through the Chimmen for all he was worth half a gene by the Educational Branch of the War Pique in Fortwo request the Protector st Thou Hsien. Here they were ball, a half inches in diameter is em concubine of He I Shok, prarod, that day or who would not have best worth
and alse or queit of wood about
Mire Ho Wong Shi, the only surviving not be too much to say that,
there would beat ployed and fairly heavy waking stick 145 Lap applications for permission to the Sagorand want to the district me with a fist bead takes the place of Bohh! I Shek left no sons surviving him and
never had a son named Elo Chik Tak, nor his 10. There would have been no reason
st Arbour, Hill with the snubua of the county where the Menge The rolling and the pitching of the vessel & nephew named Ho Mow Wo. She was why scores of 94 and 99 should-not tave what in wanted for Hongkong yet at the those qushided, tent. Col. Hanako
ing tace, in which I include representative of the At this point enlarged ganning Chi. added." platuresque variants to the ad with him at the date of the alleged will and beer as common as they wore in practice. Ame time the leading members of the ral-neral Offloor Cozinahing Dahliye
sport. Ho satisfactory.
was quite sure that Li Fung Chi did not The winning score of 916 was n & Americans, Germans, ate should are District, assed it to be published acy. The opposite of the relopment that the writer prophesies visit him at that date. The Sad never digious one to contend against. And there their pay and be respectfully listened to tison orders that a claes for bat heal
the appentance of this Wish prophetic eyed foreres heard of the name Ho Chik Fuk until very comes the tub. A glance at the score of
time when neither liner nor warship pedance arising from this roasting: că tag document would prejudice their age, will be complete wistontite round of holes recently. No such person a Ho Kazi waé | several of our crack ahsia is surely sviðsson | Officialdomi akould avoid ziving offánce and shorthand would shortly be foetred:
Ho Fung Havg, the plaintifauough of the statospheric conditions under / endeavour to eschew the lighten approval those anxious to learn tha, much
to thos
overbearing hectoring sira invitation weer esgerly nee The ad will doubtless be considered present at her husband's death
which they were put together. Lieut Stilton, VA., and Gunner Bowley, A German officials. Grievances, even if tha
which we all of Hof Shak, dorroborated.
all know no well in French and The Court vereed that the Probate officiated as scorers while Lisuk Cochrane, declared that the will was call and weld their services as judges on the range and inferentially considered, – und should be bailed and canoelled, and Hia, and other military oficere kindly lens giny should not be pochipoohed off hlad
hand, but gotly bened taps planelf to have his cona out of the | the busta-oficienza emen
founded upon escertaine
with over 450,
There
having reference to buildings which it i
the decision regarding the oraction closets at 15 Cup and be re-condered, erect water clouste in two blocks of build- ings now being eneseted B. Certain paberi
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ago, and the Chinese land political Office relative to shorthand-writing inexorable bis veilsi, despotian is ditonal pay as sraward for the service (ofte windbag may now be regarded as pricked introdused as bait for first-clas once for all. A good, honest, unobtrusive, certificate of education and offering
remedied. Fred 12 the misted
plancholing deald be done
zylone de forma slinges that, owing to W. HostNaan & Co., Plate and Mailosl
males with lart is roush Govers Instrument specialists and exporters Fork kraward the mest les caked the Governor Geralf shops and actory Ductall: shy they palen wiould be given
rando-China What this he kodisme Queen Font Cential
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