&
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14. 1897.
THE ROY. De Wenyon, who has been Chair- man of the Wesleyan Methodist Church Synod in South Chins for a nusabor of years, is down for Hastings in the First
Draft of Stations.
NOTWITHSTANDING the damage dono by ra. peated foods in May and June, it is estimated the yield of ârst crop rice at Foochow will be nhout 70 per cent, as come pared with the font full scop of last year.
www.
An oxéclient photograph of the Hongkong contingent to the fubileo celebrations in Loudon is given in the British Realm for July, showing the representativos of the three branches of the Police Farco, in
of Superintendent Rudeley. comod
Tin attendance at the performance of The Mikado' last night, by Pollard's Lilliputian Opura Company, was considerably asfectad by the unpropitious nature of the weatherr but this did not in any way detract from the excellence of bluemertainment. The opera will be repeated to-night; and on Monday the Company will give as a farewell per- formance The Princess of Trebizonde."
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THe ‘Guna Mail')
Loxnes, Aug. 12. Prince Henti d'Oricans has returned to Paris and was immediately challenged Ly the Italian General Albertone on account of the Prince's letters in the Figare, an- persing the Italian prisonora in Abyssinia,
THE CAPTURE OF ABU HAMED,
The Egypojan lons at Abu Hained was 21 killed and 61 wounded,
ARMENIANS RAIDING TURKISH TERRITORY. Armoniums from Persia are raiding Ter- kish territory.
'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
THE CHINA MAIL.
That the Police Scandal is being thrashed ‘out in a manner that leaves little to be
Bail or dono.
on behalf of the suspended mombers of Slade (Directors); Thorens Jackson (Chiof plasare, in recording our high ap./might be grantedog, praying that aloto contend that there has been s grave mis
Леун
That it is doubtful whether all this really king, G. Stawart, J. H. Lewis,, G4, H. Pults, year. (apply, Sazeralls during the half trial for the murder of her husband. The the ground that the witness was tim unwell
ments of public justico. That if the delay is unfair to the suspended members of this Force, there exists, should think, comedy which can be resorted to by the partios aggrieved. The following natics is issued from the hat nice a Eingapore Papur day on couunchting upon the Scaridal, and speaks of the disgrace which attachos to the Force, etc. etc.
WEATHER NOTICE.
hacrvatory :--
-
Ou the 14th at 11.25 a. The barometer Ias rixen generally, Preasure is high over the Pacific area and slightly above the rnal on the Chim const std in Luzon. Fracast moderne S.E. and E. winds; rainy.
THE STOLEN COPPER FROM THE BELLONA.
Ar the Magistracy this afternoon, Mr H. At the Magistracy to-day, before Mr H. B. Wodehouse croitter for trial Cheong. Wodehouse, Police, Magistrate, the Fook, boat-builder, Taikokusui, on a charge cunpadure of the P.W.D. was brought up of murdering a coola on 7th inst. al Taikokoa remand charged with being in illegal taui. Bir H. J. Gouge appared for the possession of eighty-nine ingots of stolen defence. The evidence went to show that copper, part of the cargous of the steamor deceased had stolen a hat and stone cloth Bellore and the Japanese steamer Mimiji ing from a campus at Taikokisui, and on-Moru, which were both wrecked on the the larceny being discovered deceased was Paracela. The copper was stolen from chased and avertaken by severni coolies the wrecks by fishermen. The ingots moong whom was defondvat, and beaten were seized by Inspector Kemp on Friday, with bamboos. Modical evidence went to August 6, in the Government Store. The
Sher
B
to attend the trial. Tho admission of do- some cases been nicwed, but there was no positions taken before magistrates had in
instance of depositions takon before a coroner being allowed.
The Lord Chancellor That is not a ground on which we would interfere.
Sie Frunk Lockwood-It was a most un-
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | lays mado que accounts very comfortablo, THE CAREW CASE BEFORE THE
country of applications for new trials in and have still unappropriate a consi BANKING CORPORATION.
PRIVY COUNCIL.
'murder casos? durable amount of the profits realized The ordinary half-yearly mooting of the on the negotiations of the Lans o recent-
Sir Frank Lockwood-I was under the Before the Judical Committee of the impression that your Lordships had such a shareholders in the Hongkong and Sheng-ly participated in. After transferring the Privy Council (the Lord Chancellor, Lord power.
above five ines our Reserve Funt will Hand That the punishment moted out to certain hai Banking Corporation was held to-day at, at $7,100,000 and it is our intention to dubhouse, Lal Morris, Sir Richard Couch,. The Lord Chancellor A new trial has.
so-called participators in the bribery affair the City Hall. Mr Bt. C. Michaelsen pre to this as much as possible at the end of
Sir Honry de Villiers, and Sir Henry was contrary to natural justice.
| been granted in a case where the decision Ima, been commented upon in some sided. The others present were-Hen. each half your. So that our position is an Strong being present), the case of Carew . Lord Hobtouse-This Court over inter- quarters before it han hellt confirmed by J. J. Boll-Irving, Mr J, D. Boning, R. M. of our shareholders and constituents we
sxcellent one and with the study support the Crown Prosecutor in Japan was taken feres except where there has been a mis-
on 14th July. I was a patition presented carriage of justice. the Secretary of State
Gray, D. Qubbay, A. J. Raymond, R. L. have every reason to look confidently to the by Edith May Hallowell Carew, now - Sir Frank Lockwood-I any in a position That a sort of cong dan has also been made, Richardson, N. A. Siebe, and Gerald Futuro. (Applauso.) In conclusion, Ihave priced in
special leave te appest carriage of justice. A deposition on greintion of the able manner in which we from the the Police Force, against the Law's de- Manager); Hon. C. P. Cluster, C.M.G.. ave
verdict
given and the sentence before the coroner who held the inquest out the Chief Manager passed on her in February, 1897, upon her the doccused was adinitted in avifaace on have been sorred Mesacs . N. Mody, V. A. Causar law- red the Stat tends to the good of the public, or to the A. Coutts,
It is to their efforts petition was ex parte. Smart, C. J. Gonsalves, that we are principally indebted for the. D. satisfactory fulfilment of the require. E. Thompson. E. Georg, A: Hancock, Successful warking of ito Bank during a the petitioner, Is Carow, was charged Sir Frank Lockwool, QC, said that Hancock, D. Gillies, Gen. Murray Bain,
with and poriod which callel for very careful ateer- Henry Humphreys, F. Honduraon, W.
convicted of murdering her hus Ramsay, H. M. Mehta, Hou, E. R. Bali-
Sing. Our thanks are specially due to our hand on Oct. 22 183 The case was tried hos, M.G., Mesars W. Lysaught, S.
Chief Manager (applause)—to Chose before Judge Mowat and a jury of Ave per- foresight and ability ivory considerable one at Yokohama. The sentence of death Blabs, J. R. Michael, J. M. -§. Alvos, A.
portion of our success is due. I have no
was afterwards reduced to a sentence of im. Wright, T. Brown, F. R. Firth, G. C. Cx, doubt that shareholders not only here but prisutment with hard labour for life. The fortunate thing that this deposition, taken c. S.
M. Chinoy. E. B. Whealler, everywhozu will cordistly concur in what I petitioner desired loses to appeal from the without cross-examination, was sdniittad, Ho Fook, F. Dodwell. Dr Hartigen, C. have just statel. (Applause.) Rforu verdict and sentence. She was trist under because it was of such a kind na to have Palmer, Anderson, E. Jones Hughes, moving the adoption of the report and pass. the provision of order in great weight with the jury. ecems to me the disgrace need not Findlay Smith, A. Haup, Sugden ete." Test very heavily upon those members
Counsel was pro when the Lord of the accounts, I shall be girl in an ate March 0, 1885, which provided for who have a clear Conscience, and it is
arer to the host of my ability any questions the government of British subjects in shareholders may wish to ask.
China and Japan. It was contended on likely for honest men this dishonest cartli- quake will spell promotion,
There being questions, the Chairman her behalf that the Order in Council, so That keom regreh may well be felt by all The Chairman said-Goatlemen, the ing of accents.
the report and pass.fr as it related to British subjects in moved tim
muoption of
Japan, was ultra vires. Pornons tired: in residents in the Colony those who wear. Directors are pleased to meet you on the MrJ. H. Lewis said-Me Chairman and Japan were entitled to be tired by a jury the Police uniforms and those who don't- because of the sad shake gives to the Report. The half year has been one of histered to the romarke of the Chasport after the law with regard to the constitue no use in proceeding further, as tho present occasion with a very favourable Gentlenes, I am sure that we all have of twelve men. The Queen, by an Order
The Lord Chancellor-Then, if we are in Council, assumed to be empowered to against you on the frst point, there would eudence Huropean faithfulness to many to the mangement of Eastern befiro its is to roy mind a highly satisfaction of a
luctuations, and of more than ordinary with much latest. (Applause.) The report
jury
Court would not review the case. Banks ger with what we are sorry to describe as a just beon 114 ruting on Studing In-law in Japan: the question is whether she
generally, dealing he wo have been
The Lord Chancellor Fliere is no such tory-one-an me ulering what we have it depreciating currency, has been calt piatter to meet all the derials of our findin, I think auf safely engratulate Majesty has power to make laws in another Testiments, saris it legrin, and Capital inhas power to make laws in Japan. 1 Her conationts for Sterling
and Ru
Rugen Yerit-urselves in being in a remickably strong country be is not under any of the limita- and at the saine time to safeguard tances, the interests of the Bank. It is well known agition. Leonth of it, as suvested by ons prevailing in this country.
The Lord Chancelier-We can hear only Sir Frank Lockwood, contin to all our friends
ful teens which you have
continuing, said
mo counsel on an application of this sort. la trying times we that bare not shirked our responsibilities in the any gun hansha which may have risen power either to wake laws for the govern Lordships only remained in consultation a
just heard, Bould have the effect of remor.
that apart from statue the Queen had not
The Court was then cleared, but their matter of facilitating their exchange. in the minds of those who fiarud the fall in ment of her bjouts in places outiske her faw tions, and the Report jast rest is a silver might adversely afleet our interests
dominions or to try them for ounces com- prouf that we
mitted outsile her dominions. In 1858 their interests har
harmonico.
aizo, with curs.plained the position of the Bank, that it is
and the Туссол ugree
That
duty; but 1 fail to so wiæru the diegraco CUMHUB JU,
less be
the charmeter of the Forov,
The Chief Manager read the notice con- vaning the raceting
The Chairman read the report of thu Court of Directors.
adili-
viru
tit
ᎯᎪ -
ta deal with.
other points in tho Clincellor naked if the learned course! meant to contend that the decision was contrary to natural justice?
Sir F. Lockwood No, my Lord. I do not suggest that
actor that intimation I will not proceed Sir F. Laskool-Very well, my Lord,
Masnaghten, to be heard on the pourt I farther, but I should like my friend, Mr have altosiy deuit with
ስሰ
That the kosmess of the regret will doubt
he neutlined by Che pranishment of the guilty and the general inprovenant Tint thero may be sorau connection between Govern Robinson's reforence to thead viability of opening factories in the Colony and the reported formation of a Cotton Mill in Hongkong That I have no desire t to woo the authors of
Brokers Circulars of
On the road mission of the public the ing the investing public about nach my dortakings, but merely to remind His
which we considor that it is desirable, or Excellency of his promise to deal liberal-
the Silver question, perlupa prudently leaveying, that all shareklilera mist show deceased had an adriemally enlarged Value of the neey appeared for defen. That if all be true about the Government
ly with local enterprise.
ing the dificult question to winer heads than with no, that, seeing our Reserve Fund so subjects residing in Japan according to jurisdiction to establish Courts outside hor leave to appeal. Her Majesty has full during the last few years, the pro- us, however it is expedient to take this slendily amourting up is a saro indicationfar as Japan was concerned she had paidominions and to provide for trial by juris
the in we of policy
of Great Britain. Therefore, so uise to deal liberally is verizably gard to the white metal. It will be seen fan and competition wo are still able to hold diction to try British subjects in Japan, against that proposition would go to pra
opportunity of defining our position will re-that in spiz
fluctuations in exchange
of five persons. The arguments adduced The Report that we hare
large forward to our intercats being as amount is principally owing to the Govern- guarded in the future as they have been in against British subjecte, and unless.
as ably treaty, however, could
her to g give
It gave her power to exercise judisdiction as though she had obtained the countries ments we have recently been negotiating the past. I have, therefore, much pleasure, Queen had been given power by statute to by cussion or conquest. It was passed to Loans for and is held there in
exercise of jurisdiction securities. Our ordinary currant accounts Kiemen, iu seconding the adoption of the exercise such jurisdiction in Japan any establish her right to, jurisdiction over her
liquid
the privilegs of tell the that we have:cccoded in The Chairman has so clearly and fully treaty was made between Her Mai Lord Chanzelor al-This is not a case in On previous occasions we seldon! zeferred to unnecessary for me to refer to it beyond Queen was granted power to try British proper, or in the ordinary course, to give
ecized in 3016.
Mr K. W. dant, and Mr. Hastings appeared on in Macao who claimed the
spleen, and he had died from hemorrhage
oshalf of parties in
and rupture of the spleen.
| cupper as their property.
Mr W. B. Ray, in the course of his
news
are £8,005,900.5.10
Jaan by
which the
Ma T. A. WHITE, fourth engineer of the ovidence, said the copper was pirk of the That departure.nable the Government in current accounts in. London; this our own, and that we may confidently look as my according to British law. The vont the establishment of any Courts at all.
the Paracels in
a schooner was sent
it is can very materially aid local industry in all its branchos (old and new), and it is to be hoped the above promise will be the Light Duos Commission suenas to
That is the result of the majority of its
have had its light knocked out.. meathers ruling to proceed in their on- ich appear to be op. quiry upon lines which posed to common-sense principles. That, as you have already hinted, the majority Of the Commission may fairly
Aden, on arrival at Dover, on 9th July care of the steamer Hellona, wrecked on acels in 1804, a quantity of the was asked whether it was true that the surcopper being insured by the China Traders' vivors celebrated the Queen's Jubilee on Company and a sinaller quantity insured by June 22nd. Ho said, 'It was not much of the cargo of the Hemil Merit, Wie
the Cantin Insurance Co., and also part of
colouration. Some one suggested that we least on the Paracels at the of last year, should drink the Queen's health, which which belonged to the underwriters Lloyds Office (Messi Gilomn, agents). After the we did; hat all that we had to honour it wreck of the Hellen with was soda-water. It is not currect dive to lie alongside the wreck, but she received some duago and was brought that we sang "God Save the Queen." T
to Hongkong for repairs, Tho cup- ou afraid there would not live been er was afterwards looted by the Ester-
over That much soond if we had, we were too ex-
la the endeavour to recover the copper tho haunted; but our feelings were loyal, not-
Viceroy at Canton and the authorities At Hainan had been withstanding our desperato "condition.' communicated with 45 result 25000 A number of the survivors of the Aden ar- worth of copper scired at Macao had been handed 076r and they had also received smaller quantities from Hainan and Singa- pore. Sixty-five of the ingots bouged
longed to the Hini Mare.
rived at Plymouth by the I. and (). steamer Inlin on 14th July. Mr Pearce was wet
per
nun,
Lo
in
amount, say a little over £300,000 which may be taken to represent our Sterling liability with regard to current accounts. Our other Sterling liabilities Fired Deposits in London, amounting to £2,010,275.5.54. There are cragbyen in
ur
outward business to the
are uur
allege they are doing what they have Booted are at all times covered hy!
been instructed to do.
it is a
diferent thing for busincse mes to do the treadmill on public Com: missions after they Envo fully realised the thing
the
plause).
Carried unanimously.
was mere-
saying
rendered Her Majesty's officials in Japan other Carried unanimously.
liable to legal proceedings in England chestions, it is not necessary to any
beyond
that Mr Henry Humphreys haut much plan- either for false imprisonment or for man- ha allowed in exceptional cases. No ground sppeals will only sure in proposing the confirmation of slaughter as the case might be. According of injustice has been shown here. Their
le the Messra David Gubbay, A. J. Haymond. order to make the exercise of such that no leave for this appeal ought to be
ly Foreign Jurisdiction
Acts were pass Lordships will therefore adviso Her Majesty Gerald Shade, and G. D. Böning as Direc
ed in extraterritorial jurisdiction legal. And the
granted. Mr G. Stewart seconded.
Forsign Jurisdiction
Act,
which ly a codification of the various esilior Sterling and Rupee investments wo
foreign Jurisdiction Acts, provided -- The Chairman-That is all the business, Whereas by treaty, capitulations, granty have in London, by Bille in hand and by gentlemen. I thank you the yote attend-
BRITISH TRADING METHODS. Sterling remittances on the Bay from ence. Dividend warrants will be ready on Her Majesty the Queen has jurisdiction bristled with denunciations of the crude
usage, uference, and other lawful means the East. At no time are our Eterling Monday.
Consular reports davo in recent months MD. Gillies said-Gentlemen, I have within divers foreign countries, and it is and primitivo methods which British merch assis, in fant very much the reverse, great pleasure in expressing n that while the fall in Silver & er stution at the tory uxcellent report ticn out of her dominions, be it enacted by countries. The latest word of at nt Chur
words of expedient to consolidate the Act
to the
ing to open up taule rolations with foreign nd to be a source of loss to our Profit and and in complimenting the Board of Dire
that it is and shall be lawful for
When vill Her Majesty to hold, exercise, and enjoy ha plains upon this point il manter in which ting
ly misolutely useless, or decided liabilities allowed to exceed pat Sterling |
Thest
of the getting of revenue there is no end, but surely the saddling
* mistake.
Loss Account.
fov
oxercise of Her Majesty / 2s continue to employ whilst endeavour
of the shipping with any undue impost in to us, it is not, and will not be allow-which has been presunted to shareholders, the Queen's most excelent Majesty, &c. warning proceeds from our Consul at Cher by his sister and aged father, and when the the Bellona's Car and twenty three boThat it rectus cfear to me the exact mean that my explanation will ha mafistie, į dpster the business of the Dauh. For any jurisdiction which Her Majesty now a buy, and that they are open to
myself portes ope hateftes on this occasion for the eficient and
Great Western 1tallway tonder was op- proaching the vessel, bir-Pearce called out, Waard right, to which the father as
by
Grease mined. Mr Mounsoy-Al·
and
con-
ing
of the Secretary of State's despatch ought to te dufined mom clearly before tory to all our shareholders and depozito, dehough we have had to contend gutt within a foreign country in the same and as anything elso is done either by the Gor-Home investors in our shares will eminent or the Commission.
inst bus or may at any time hereafter have stating that at to previous ample a manner as if Her Majesty had 02 more sold foundation conquest of territory.
laimed, Thank God.' Mr Gillett, who is Singapore. About 700 pieula of rocovered Thas the action of Mesars H. Sarth and to the depreciating value of the Travel keer competition and rivalry, yet I
the copper rotoword had been brought to Hongkong, pacept what had been sold in copper had been sold. Physically, it was still aufforing from a wound on the right quite possible to carry copper to Macao fout, and Mr Valpy did not land, but want and then have it sent back to Hongkong, er la contonded but with regard to this couper
1
vivors are doing well. Generally speaking oppor sold could be traced. The
ME Brich Georg in his weekly share list writes:The past week has been a rather quiet one and only a modernto business has been par through, at mates which show but little change, except in the case of Rautes, which have suffered a serious fall in valuo
!
or szen
present.
copper
--
asks,
bours that
to
our traders realise," yors, as a rule, prefer writing that they wish to see
the
And the ways of will do more
10,000 círculars. Consul can
CEN MUNAter the secréta
as cannot fill the
course they could have followed una of 2 till morn recently.at exchan!jfusu)—and with regard to the divit. I to Lord Chancellor: By esssion or every sium stems to be the only reasonable value of an at cchetto Sterling of our history has the Book over nequired that jurisdiction by the cession on? One commercial traveller
The
look
J. Tburbum in resigning the Communis Dollars.
Capital consists of tra
Only quito
feel justified tea' millions of
Testo-1 at 264 2 Test
in
Ovi for the six months, it is such as must conquest.' A conqueror can impose such controller; but of
the
the circumstances.
WRA
it represented £1,000,000 and with command issalf to the
andr
That
ng-
moderation. great
at the mosting of shareholders of the Hongkong Bank" the air was filled with congratulation and confidance.
point touched it
Trecente roer.083. To
Mr Hastings asked several questions elative to the marks on the copper and also as to whether the placu where the wrecked vessel lay was not Chinese terri-
LOTY
it
was
Mr Ray, in reply, stated the wrecks were
after going up to Säļ for ordinaries, sold scuite possible the firm in Japan who again as low as $6, (which is the closing still manufacturing ingota of similar dea
despatched the copper by the Beline were rate,) he hears that the Syndicate is about cription and having
Bimilar BATES. to make frosh proposals to the Company criminal acts connected with the casa, and
His Worship
said he saw there were Rauls have suffered a serious decline, and before he diemissed the chau he thought it sold at rates between 924 and 818), at would be well if Mr Bay would lay the which latter rate shares are in demand, facts within his knowledge before a soli
Coss is
י-י
and Ex. 2/8d. as
we have to deal with
protected and
cipsing
approval of
every
has
as a rule, in
in possession of
of success.
Way
Jare
loca sufficent
adminiator the law; she has no power to labyrinth of Enght impossible, judging
But
our merchants
ou in the India for London. All the surat was not possible. The whole of the That Mr H. Smith tells his story and givos in the last few weeks it has gone holder who holds the welfare of the are as conqueror, not a constitutional information to put the traveller in the
Her Majesty's powers as a ho picases. love as ho they declined to say anything about the and been sold to be need for lamediate his reasons with much clearness and that anunt, and at 1401d the lowest Bank above all person S
Sovereign. considerations.
Much information df usy, and the trenty-three
ingota from the
To Our
Six Frank Lockwood-By her Order in special value to the inquirer months,
be be com wrock, as they had come to an agreement Himi Marn was the first copper
nake up for the shrinkage in the Star-o prosperity during the post six
notwithstanding t the grant not to be interviewed, pending the fined ceived
zen from blat
to the wieck,
up to
alue of our Capital I have great has attended most commertainty that Council she only purports to administernercial traveller or representative of A
trading dons British law to British subjects.
o-operative association can of Trade enquiry.
commercial operations, Her
had been looted in copper
pleasure in stating that the value of and the great dificulty that must have
The Lord Chancellor Do you mean that given at a consular office in half an
hours the same way as the Ballon's and taken to that this tone was fully justified, in view our Sterling securities in London ox-
of the splendid results for the half-year, seeds by £85,890 the amount, at which cours
where been experienced in following the right in every case Her Majesty has conversation which, for
for very obvious Hainan. They sold 46 pieces of copper
obtained in the face of competition, other
she about two months ago in Hongkong, to be
Silver, indicates that power to impose course with regard
is bound by the reasons, cannot be
writing they stood in our books on the 20th of our Board of Directors, our very able Mati-
not be committed to of England i Constitution of
It needs to be repeated that prica difficulties ad the
June last.Applause.)—not melted down.
Fakurg inter
and his stall (plause-have all
Sie Frank Lockwood-No, but she. in
English are waste paper abiad. No sent alippery silveries of the over
consideration the difference in exchange displayed the greatest intercus and end in no power to make laws for her subjects foreigner, even if willing to order goods on That some residents, while joining in the und
general pleasure experienced from the the £350,000 Console standing in car having been able to place beforò us such a
siding in Japan. She has jurisdiction to receipt of a price list, is able to tackle the hocks as you will observe from the ery sicditable balance shoot. (Applause) makh laws thera. Continuing, bes
and mestures. alast phenomenal success of the Bank, or at 95
comparou
At a "plodge of our
he said that BOULD cannot help making the remark that the with 1/11d on
confidence I
It would soum almost i most the 30th of June cardially ask you to accord a very hearty the Foreign Jurisdiction Act enabled tie by the increasing number of circulars
4. ૫૩૦ Bank seems to make a lot of raoncy (Applause) You are aware that & Inge vase of thanks to those gentlemen, the granted to Writing with referanto to Punjoms, which within Chinese jurisdiction. He also sail That this is undoubtedly the reason why a lion of our business is with India where and o
Queen to oxercise. in Japan the jurisdiction understand the absurdity of the
to make received at my office, whether silver be up or down,
our able Manager, and
to her by: the treaty of
thing it only onable f
Why should hor to
to exercise that jurisdic better linguists than themselves? The they expect foreigners to be large bank exists and its suc-contracted currency. Before the the staff
A demonstration that its of the Sfints in Jung 1803 we call camel tot, a chief Manor Bild, if bait the law is--to administer the law-and to prise liste ars certainly vary creditable
To Caign-On behalf of the Three tion-that is to say, the power to say what business is so admirably managed. That shipping has been described as the shipped to that of a the way that tak you for your vole of thanks. We punish in accordance with the law if specimens of high-class stationery and unins
to India for conversion life blood of Hongkong, and it may be Rujets, said rate was booked upon as a future wolture of the Bauk.
auto all all coatinue to do our best for the the no power at all to make love and conversion of English ineney, weights,
were broken but gave ting; but Consuls cannot do the translating, A Shanghai Bank minimum. Within the last few days the
her for the government of her subjects outside and measure into foreign.iraits Times. rate touched RA. 1443 for $100, very
For Majesty's dominions. That this heary margir for the Indian export bula
so was clear, not only from the Act
TEE final decision, says the Navy League. but from the amending Act of 1878. itself, but from Jass the Bank's capital are devoted Great. ozoitement reigned yesterday For by section 3 of that Act dus Queen was Jummal, to establish a line of 20-knoć mail the Indian, Ceylon, and Burmah agencies. Aug. 6oming at Kuliang when it was empoivered by Order In Canell
to apply steamors to Canada is 'mcat esilofactory. only 2,060 ounces of amalgam (or about ght in the same way the fucts ought to That as the position of the Bank means af This Capital stands at on excmange of Rarej ted thres ligors had been seen and certain dets with such modifications as abe
Of late years we have built very few ocean most everything to this Colony, there is 200 for $100, so that if it were withdrawn 700 ounces smelted gold) from 1,250 would instruct as to how far it was possible That, apasiting of another big company, it would ret the round sun of- Rs. 12h 1sts The Aud tulf-past the thule restlekuetit, but already, either in right of her Crown auxiliary cruisers which are to have. Beca one of them killed in the neighbourhood of might think it to the various places out- steamers of high speed, and it consequence ample mont for gratulation.
at an exchange of Rs. 150 for 8100 wo Mr Siamsson's house.
sile the dorisions where she had jurisdic-we have been falling behind Germany. teus of or, and also the inability to press the case against the compradore,
rumour proved trus, for between that. If it were the fact that the Queen Even as it is, ahe vas or is building have been very m
should please of my readers both
many of a number of operators to finance stations, and he instructed
You will therefore see that with (Applause) You Inspector 1
Fore and elsewhere to see the healthy our Eupec, as also with our Sterling can native and foreign, turned out to see the Komp their heavy purchases at high rates. to lay the facts before the Crown Solicitor
report of the Hongkong aid Whampoa mitments the Bank is in a very fine nosi-bat being taken to Feochow,
or by virtue of the Foreign Jarisdiction peed of 23 mots, and which are faster. Dock Co.
to make laws for the govora. then anything der Growe, launched for Acts, power tion. From the 1st of October next, Japan
we possess. Such is the Writing on the report of the Hongkong and ascertain in what way the case could
It was & fine tigress with a splendidly went of her subjects residing in these Kaiser be proceeded with. It seemed Hotel Co., he saye July has been a good ship that unlawful possession was not the
appeared to know that this will be on a Gold basis, and Silver will only marked skin and handsome head and pluges, it would be clearly unnecessary to his W. That
Hig
the Norddeutscher Lloyd only Gulcern was doing well, but the bo used as a subsidiary currency. In thus measured 6 ft. 8 in. from tip of noss to tail, give her the power,
the other figures xccentuate the knowledge. month, I hear, and as on the 15th proximo charge that should be made; it appeared to
day. She is of 20,500 tone displacement, changing their standard a sturdy going over the figures it will be taken from Silver. When thairdocid on ke
is the weight being 226 lha. propis
The Lord Chancellor Some countries and 80,000 horsepower; her length is 643 That on the Mount Austin Hotel will be dosed, the be a serious piatter, and he directed that
It was shot in a trap at 4 o'clock on were added to those already dealt with. f. The damago such a ship, with
with her im the facts be laid before the Captain Super.
seen, in spite of the enormous business camekownaslurpdruptook place which has Friday morning, death. baing almost in That is all the Act of 1878 did
mouse-coal supply, amild indict upon our intendent of Police and Crown Solicitor.
dors, the stock of materials in hard is continued with murur tes regularity ever stantaucous from one of the poisoned ar
Lumi
Hobhouse-Double had arisen commerce is simply incalculable, and we good authority than materials could out tinco. British subjects were hund to have not a worship or an auxiliary cruiser
those
for a steady exchange there, far from the same spot three weeks ous for instance, as to the jurisdiction Tossals for the new Canadian line are!
which could overtake her. the law in certain places. There was doubt, The hunter who set the traps on both on the ses
have trial speeds of 21 note; to be of
Said the Hough which the life-blood
is the heart
flows.
The reason for this pudden anllapse is ther with a view of finding out whether That, as Mr Gillics. remarked to-day, ths to the Far East to contend with. Rs. 1
sisor
pursuing the
there was any foundation for
With regard to the defendant, he
poorer Jnly crushing, which resulted in case.
Hongkong Hotel Company is likely to reap
be laid before the Crown Solicitor, who
His action seemed to
my
Already
́ú substantial benefit thereby. I also hear Mr Mounsey asked that the cars might rounded fer a week, and he had be proceeded with. The case ha now got his witussars prosent
The Magistrate said the remand Was granted st defendant's own request,
that the Company is negotiating for the sale of the reclamation in front of the Hotel on advantageous teros. Mr Goorg -states the site of the now Cotton Spinning Factory will be at East Point, naur the Sugar Rotinarica, where a sufficient water supply is obtainable.
W. ROBINSON & Co., Piano and Musical- Instrument specialists and experts. Work- shops and Factory, Duddell St. Show Rooms,, Queen's Road Central.
Bank
nerer stood on a moro solid founda ation than it does at the present time.
bo
now be procured from Home except at a cost very largely in excess of that now sat against them. That this must mean foresight and good That I see the enggeser to Consul Hunt, the U. S. Consul for Hongkong, has al last been appointed, and will be hero in two or three weeks' time.
management as much as a low Dellar.
we can
That a large circle of friends, will miss Comal, Hunt and family for many rea- sons-ficial and private. That the Cousul lelongs to what I call the with
TIGERS A FOOCHOW,
to
20
for Ming-Chiang, Groat hopes are alter British subject carries with him the right length of 520 ft. They will not compara pectins is a prefeusional tiger-hurter Lord Morris-Do you argue that a 10,000 tons displacement, and to have a tained that the two others max in the to to tried in the manner adopted in his with the Kaiser Wilhelm or the Oceanie, vicinity, may soon be trapped or killed as native country? Has a Scotchman the but they will, without question, be usefai larger quinta, they are bolleved to be males and much right to be tried by fiftoon jurors in Japan 7 auxiliaries,
Sir Frank Lockwood-No; for I say the on has only the power to administer the law of this country to Britisis subjects in Japan, whether of Scotch or English origin.
The Lord Chancellor. It is thirty years
Fest kind of American citizons-cultura, Sant strides, signs are not wanting see, but he isng states that the bigress too late to argue that. It has been argued
account froin
and should Silver either decline stili for ther or remaire about prasens prics we will amount of the Bank's funds in that cam realizea very handsome profit on the large
question the Court night not have any Mr Bastings and Et que vodeo
the recent forty top control of site recent heavy depreciation in the price jurisdiction whatever, because it was per
of Silver exnnot be looked upon mixed evil to the Hongkong and Shanghai as an un- fectly clear whatevor crime was committed it was not committed within British
reference was made to the expectation of Back. (Applause.) At our lust meeting jurisdiction.
Perhaps it is not altogether strange that The Magistrate said he could
adjourn
the accounts of the tiger captures should trade in the Far East, Ro the case until Thursday at boven o'clock.
athungreasing
development has not yet come ary: As no foreigner has been present.to he sist Addressing Mr Hay,
wizhod hu
him
de vary very much. Er own to understand that where the
more that s
enlightened paliny in
in the trent- property disputed between the two parties it WES
quietly dignified, unobtrusive, and restmont of foreign for
trute. by the Rulers of the bought down Jesterday we caught ful.. he could only deal
Fast Chinese Empire will conduce towarin in one of the traps and by pressure that it is the inslienable right of a British but the Act has done away with that. If it prote to be great acquisition to the opening of ports on the West River and of the bow and lat By the poisoned omale be argued now, all the Courts in criminal
community if he yuccec la in commanding fities to tende there the first fraits of
arrow that killed her. -Another ac- himself to this Colony as Donsul Hunt this policy, which is receiving more than sont given by any ageplay was that has and excruising & jurisdiction they had no power count givou by one of the man who brought Turkey and elsewhers have beats for years has done.
codragement from our official repro- | 158 That I was glad to find, on reading your enotativos.
his party while on the prowl came suddenly doprolati in Silver
Sir Frank Lockwood-The Foreign Juria- on-Pa, a sud baby, papor tho other day,, Canon Doyle washing place countries harback, when their intrepid bowman simed diction Act enabled Her Majesty to exer
On carrying baby
in the roads with passengers and crew of The bingistrate refused to reduce the That the Irish Canon goes off like a torpedo | will unquestionably give a further vapetas row. He did not say, what bocante of Patresty acquired within various places out of now on a goki basis it a week at Ms and killed her with the poisoned cise that iurisdiction which she had by her dominions. In the case of Japan, inby, but it is to be presumed they did
therefore, the Act onslifed her to exercise stay.Bele.
the jurisdiction granted by the BLY
of That treaty supressly and explicitly upon her 6 jurisdiction to try
civil quit to decide; and there fortain That Mr R. Wikiman, his bucoessor, will this desirable result. We have in the against the string pulled the trinos subject, to be tried adsording to British inw, WITH reforozup to the loss of the Tohoku, with the case crimink cartin
which, as previously reported, was run ly appeared to him to down off Lisbon on her maider. voyago cimumstances which should he
inquired one or two delnits are to hand. Shs into, and he asked Mr Ray to con
conimunicate had left Antwerp for Japan on 6th July, his facts of the case to the Police. and on 12th July the following wires were Mr Monsey asked that the hail for his received from Taston report esivedeliant might be reduced; 9760 was a very frora Cascice states--Four boats arrived heary bad.
Japanese stermor Taiheka, from Antwers lat
for Japan, sunk, having been in
"day" "The PATENT MORichotes, Violina fimo models).
off Espicha. The paure of the colliding
vestol is not known. Tho
La Plata (8), belonging to the Itoyal Mail Mandolier, and Strings of sil kinds. W Steam Packet Company, reported haring Robinson &
of harbour the steainer Zotheks, Big having bean In
steamer
abandoned and
Hash Aromes Insult to the 300t I am worry standing by. A subsequent wire reported to say, writes the Zigaro, 'that en ons of that
the British ata
steamer Bastbourne, Emm i the Jubilee illumination nights the driver Bayris, was entering Lisbon Harbour with of four bear we rade to a Scotchman.
not
Conan Doyle of Sherlock Holmes
smes, but he invites the roughs and comer boys to chass the vile things i
in their trade with
which
find
to exercise.
be in store for us le will be the carmost Ar the inquest held at Shanghal concern British subjects in Japane ouer bu du
ta
Quotations
Hormona, August 14, 1897, OPIUM-New Patna, cash, ava 7134
Old
New Benson, oh, 7181
Old
840/800
New Mislea Allowania This 2/16
Allowance, Tacks... 12
Old Malwa, proditar
700 +61/820
Allowance, salt, 19/18
Allowance, Tolejne ---
Allowance. Tasla, 0/18
50
Peralan, Vily, dashje, vár
Porman, Paper tied 620/600
Hongkong Register,
are no vantage in
China, on the loose, and the language he deas to manufacturing cuterprise in Chin and against Litly crelists is quite uncontal, Hongkong, so that wa may see considerable That he not only calls them all sorts of bad changes in the current of trade in the not. vary distant future, but listaver changes the shape of girls who wheel, and give endeavour of this Ranks to be always readying the death of Wilfred Arthur Chambers, laws of Great Britain. them a dip in the pond below the bridge. to meet them with benefit, not only to our the child who died after the administration diction Aut did not purport to enlarge
that Berömotorn That this man is Canon and a soary constituents, but also to our bare held.ors.
20.70 Canon ho must be of a euroty ho is not (Applause. The profits for the half year that the maid Wilfred Asthur Chambers das the Queen had power to try her subregion of
what supposed to be a saponine jurisdiction. I It on purported to make Femperature, sa honour to County Woxford, but a £n-
the following verdict was returned exercise legel. Therefore, it was clear damality 63. admit
of paying
the usual firidond of Thất subject for the pond below the bridge. £1.5/- per share, placing hve lacato Romet his death by the administration of a esta in Japan according to British law, Wind
and carrying forward shout three powder made up by Voelkel and Schroeder, and had no other power whatsoever. As tim, we are told whoalwomen sbound in Iada. I Wexford.
A lower Exchange. goes, the BROWNIE
third onerous the tonine, as
nice, as prescribed by Dr Zodelius, Mz on the question ogurladiation, there were tank will ho of mating A Sterling Voelkel, who was in court, was noted before the farther important questions to min dividend of £1.3 per slate, buwayar with the verdic was given if he wished to manke direction by the Judge and the mierepop cut behig oversanguine I wish to ozprowrey bioloount, but he replied that I did ton of svidence.
159
bows stove in. It was afterwania sout 1 The Bootchman and his wife, with the That, in spite of all this foarful fulmine | 8), zood hardly remind you that the which contained strychnine instead of san their Lordships appeared to be against him.
tained she was badly demaren, having been
in collision with the Taulok. wire dated 15th, states the Tanhaky found. sred in seventy fathoms de weber onde Lisbon Harbour hotel and crew w ploss by in bash to the man arDY
object of getting a hotter view of tha
uminations, had ms on the roof of the cab
They were driven about for over four hours and au reachin' hope, the
hy Scotch Clased, being fie night 30 NSM PLANOS Just arrived best mahom Ago Cabin and a'raasposing Finilor, guaran send for the glimate, W. Robino & Car
Weather
our unidence in being sulo to da su not, and that a case was coming on at this The Lord Chancellor That is pover Eluring the late prosperous years we manure in congestion with the master, allowed. Hiss you ever hard jy data HOPHONE
f