MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1893,
ADHIBAL Beymour is expected to arrive in Hongkong by the English mall steamer on Saturday next, the 6th Febranty.
This lascar (who was down-withaborted" plague at Penang has quite recovered; and has been discharged from the quarantine
station.
Company
:
**Owing to the change in the day of departare of the Homeward mail, the Over land China Mail will not be published to. morrow night but will be ready on Saturday morning.
SID Honry Blake is reported to be a very fine musician. This is a tip for the Phil harmonic Society, which ought to secure bis interest inmediately on his arrival in the Colony,
At the Magistracy to-day, Mr S. Denton was fined $25 for firing crackers on the evening of Zist January, at the Chinese fair in Jervois Street, to the annoyance of fout passengers.
INMAN astrologore declits that the year. 1900 will be one of such exceptional cala- unity as to make the emictions that fare been experienced during 1897 ghem light by comparison.
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club race on Saturday for "Mr Mitchell's prizes resulted in Maid Murian winning the first prize and Erics the second. Mr Wilkinson's cup, siled for on Sunday, was won by the Phoebe.
+
Tax new Russian Military Adviser has arrived at Peking with three subalterns of the Imperial Guard.
HEPLY TO A BRITISH GROWL." ears to me, when a man noods drop
lis pig out here, And homeward pop To hidear al home
On freedom's isley
nced, Thems ain't great
Tu pour out bile,
Bile by the bucket,
Gallons of gall: (Why don't they chuck it ?)
Why 7 dash it all. Whist if he didn't
Give *ent a school, Raphel Bellies
(Who uin't a fool) Gives schools in plenty,
.Fing ones at that: Take, then, a Beecham
And-send round the hat. Pears by another the sum and hight
Of coal-black sio,
Js who you light Onan 1 cft, the German-mail, And won't in an antique bug-walk sail For much is renegade, wrong, sud bad,
Britisher says hear—and be sad ;
Yo who wrestle,
::-.
Scrape, and shift, When slippery shekels
Mock all thrift: What if he don't
By our ships gu, Are we battet 1
All men know
Cash reels keeping,
Times are hard,
From heedful spoiling
Be no ma barred.
HAINAN NOTES.
Q
{ From Our Own Correspondent:"}
Huihow, January 27.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. China New Yast in Boihow is usually a
FRENCH BULE IN TONKIN. DISCONTENT AMONG TER NATIVE HRORS.
French troops,
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE DEPARTURE OF THE GOVERNOR.
CIVIL NERVIVE AUDRESS,
This afternoon, the members of the
PORT ARTHUR. (N.-C. Daily News' Correspondent.)
Port Arthur, Jan. 18, Fort Arthur is at present very quiet. The Russiana have not taken it, but by all
DAIRY FARM COMPANY, ID. The first ordinary yearly meeting of the ehareholders in the Dairy Farm Company was held to-day in the Corapany's Depôt,
The Chinese, who, if allowed, would. make Tonkin luto a most flourishingi (From a Correspondent)
Colony, are oppressed even more than the Pinoy in Tonkin is ended. The three Annamites. The Chiness must pay large chiefs of the pirates, through the special sumas of several hundreds of dollars a year for Hongkong Civil Berrice assembled at Go-appuances they have taken charge of the Wyndhart Street. 'n Noble presided. intercossion of the Figuchi Goverment, the privilege of opening a houg in that pros-vernment House, whon Sir John Caring dockyard. Their two stea pinnaces aro. The others present were :-"Captain Titlett, have been promoted to be toilitary man perous land! Every assistant and labourerton, on their behalf, presented the following being repaired by the China be the dark-
yard. They are having built avila for heist. Captain Burnie, Mr G. Sharp (Directors), darins as a reward for their deverness in ¦ must pay also a capitation foc of from $8 to address to 11. E. Sir William Robinson, ing up large bouts, not ordinary lovits but Mcosm J, Wallsor (Manafor), W. H. Potts
Large derricks. Eight huudrød tons of coal, defying both the French and Chinese 360; and sven then their taxation is not at G.U.M.G., the Govenor:- authorities and slaying so many of the an end. When the $30,000 ranion was To Its Excalienty S WILLIAM ROTINON, for the Chinees stays, have just bean lauded (Secretary), and J. 31, E. Machado,
and one stoamor is at present alongside, in
The Secretary road the notice convening G.C.M.G., Govenor and Commander-luck, discharging 1,000 tons of coal for the the icoting Those thres chicle aro, paid for the Lyaudel family, the Chinose
in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and Russian ships, and another ona is expected The Chunnan baid-The accounts and now the valiant guardians of the frontier. merchants were compelled by the French
its Dependencies, and Vice-Admirut of tomorrow, with the same amount from report having been in your hands for some the mine. The French officials are to be compliment to pay this money—a mèst iniquitous pro-
Kubo. The me of the one here now is days. I will with your permission take them May it please Your Excellency,
the Chouchofu, ed on the success of their overtures to the cooding, however rogarded.
On the eve of your departure from this in the harbour are four Russians, one
The wor-ships at present read, As stated if the report, the herd one is now in good health and condition, after pirates, and the able manner in which they What Tonkin wants,' say the French Colony, which you have successfully go English, and three Chiness; at Talion Bay the late epidemic of foot-and-mouth di have succeeded in carrying on that pecu residents, is English and American capi- veruad for the long and practically uninterne Chinese and two Russians. H.M.6 seat; winch rando ita appearance for the
The loft berg un
first theo in the Colony (and in Chius, sp Saturday wi Hong Kong Civil Service, desire to destination unknown. The Iphigenis stuf Fortantly, this disease was not fata, like Barly Chinese policy, which could make tal! But what is not good enough for noted eriod of six years, we, the members
far as we are able to ascertain) in Nov, last. out of the terrible ani invincible Big French capital is certainly not good enough conway to you brief but since remains outside. There are no signs of the rinicpent which proved so disastrous Mouthed Kara a comurinnder-in-chief of for English capital. French enterprises which have always existed between Your soldiers, but the rumour is that they are 18 - anl our herd being
of our appreciation of the kindly relations
coming. Tho have already failed in Tonkin through the Excelioncy and ourselves, and of our regret anils. The vilicers of the Immortaliter vited at three stations, the supply of milk was
The English gunbont came in with in
divided, and
absence of certainty as to the Customus at your departure.
All the Chinose officers to dine on bourd, but sisitation of rimterpeast at which time wa Het entirely cut off, as it was during the In the Far East you have thoroughly the weather was so bad, that the bats court had bus one station in use (Pokfulum), tarifs and the absence of the Chinese
sustained the character for justice, geniality, as middle-men. Let the French make and hospitality which you gained during te verb. We had a very gulu was which place was derinred an infected area,
lasted two days, and debarred the officers W Haiphong a free port like Hongkong, your career in the West Indios.
from visiting the English ship, which they and closed up fora time The trouble The members of the Servics have always all wanted to see, but if the Imanestiil have to face at present in the enhanced and as the Germans propose to make
found you
ས་་་ considerate, and desirous of Kisschau, and Tonkin a free country giving effes to their recommendations, 80
comes back again they will then have it. price of grea and fodder; bran, a lungo. No leare
is given to men of the foreign item-having-infreund_over 100 jor cont for ten or fifteen years, taxing only the pro-far as these seemed to you advisable and warships, and an order has been issued that. Our herd ans been argely a soudily in its made in the country, and capital would practicable.
To all members of the Service, of what. all Chinese sailors are to be on board their teased. We have purchased cattle with
ships by o'clock.
our profits justand of gaying disiderada, daw into the band, no more votes of mil trer creed or nationality, you have, during
General Sung is will getting more the Com
thas greatly strengthening the position of the term of your administration, accorded line bo hooded from France, and the na-
Company. The
proceds of the call tives-so hard to, rome would show their butel-nut without a thought of robellion.
the forms in the Lixug Kiang and turn that
old reprobaté Lia into & Field Marshal,
The last stuck on Haiphong, which was supposed at first to have been an act of daring piracy, is now known to havo ixen part of a mest, serious and general rising of the Annaauiten throughout Tonkin: The failure of this attack was due almost entirely to the loss of their | leader, L'enfont de mim le. Ky Dang, who had been arrested me wonths beford and eat to Saigon. Ky Dung vns a pufige nt M. Brière, former Resident of Nane dinh, who Rent hjat
tú to Algiers bo elicsted. On his retafa to Ten- kie, Ky Dong was filled with sorrow at the misemble lot of his compatriots, and intrigued to secure their freedom. He was arrested for sedition, after having | organized a'very large force of Annamites, for the arming of whom he experienced
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THk ‘China Mail']
Losbox, January 29. CRETE-RUSSIA AND THE EURO PEAN CONCERT.
It is declared in St. Petersburg that, in
welfare. In your
In your relations with us, in duty and pleasure, business and pristine, Your Excellency has gonsistently taken as the cute of your action the sympathetic mutto-Boma num, humani nihil a me alienun
puts.
which
#p
prove of the policy we have aduited. I propose that the report a printed be adopted.
Mr Magindo secondel. Carrier.
are being sent from Talien bay. In just partial treatment, and have soldiers, a great many joining, and troops ontle mute Ans ab been applied to the
day last the troops were put throng course of rille tiring, and very bold they were when titing blank cartridge, but when it came to ball boy were a bit scared, some of them having never Gred rifle before. The targets they fired at were on the hill, and the first on the of the the; to only indication being the ploughing op the sand. They were very proud of them- selves, and left the grounds feeling that they had done sperdidly.
ferred upon you.
On the 20th January the wooden tug Kong. nam, Chinese owned, was almost totally destroyed by firm at Shanghai of Boyd's yard. The Pipe sent a ire party to assist in subduing the flames. Thefiro broke out for eight days, and the worst weather of the no doubt due to the information furnished Basein will concern hergolf no further with cordial wishes for your future prosperity
in the bunkera.
time to vegetate. Serrants away, no mail insuperable difficulties. His arrest and the event of Prince George of Grosse not the consequent failure of the rebellion wering accepted as Governor of Crete,
whole year! During the last fortnight, the by that most admirable of government in easer, and about the only bad weather was confessional accustoms the native Chris weather has been remarkably fine for the telligence departments-the Priests. The when the fog covered up the sun and press to speaks of the most secret matters
the Crete question.
THE ADVANCE OF THE NILE. It is declared that the gunbrats which
Z'Courrier d'Haiphong of the 22nd January, in a leading article, endeavours to elicit measures the French, Government intends to take against Ky Dong and about rented our seeing the eclipse when it began with the priests, so that apart from thepelled to return, owing to the Dervish" Tire"}
what
500 Anuamites at present under artest for complicity in the late riots in Porkin.
TEE Times telegram to the effect that Kinochau has been leased to Germany only for 50 years not for 99 as originally report ed is confirmed by the P. and T. Timsa But it really does not matter, as the Execu- siessor pings in The Mikado; once Kiacchan gets upon the German list of possessions it will never be removed.
THE protocol between Great Britain and Japan respecting patents, trade marks, and designs, signed at London on the 20th
to lo interesting.
THE XEVOLY IN SOUTHERN BAINAN.
Reports from the south of the island say that the revolt of the Lois is not yet sap pressed, and that the Chinese military officials have requested the only missionary working in that ragion to remove with his family to Hoihow. This step he, however, does not feel it necessary to take at presunt,
CONCERT.
had reached the sixth cataract were com-
confessionml many private otters are com- from Krupp guns and to the channels of municated which can be divulged, if necess- the Nile being blocked by chius ary. It is not in the interests, of the priests that Anuam tany more than the Philippines) should return to nativo rule. The acquisition of temporal power is still
e part of their religion, and in Tonkin the
ranch ollicials, who will not trouble to earn the native language, are almost entirely dependent upon the priests, who
.....
WEATHER REPORT.
The following notice is issued from the Observatory:→→
It only remains for us to offer you our respectful congratulations on the lung and distinguished career of forty-four years, which you have just completed in the service of Her Majesty, and also on the high honour which has recently been con-
Begging that you will accopt nur mush
and happiness, and with renowed expres sions of regard and high esteem,
We subscribe ourselves,
Your Excellency's Must obedient hurable Servants,
SUPREME COURT........ IN. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, (Before Ifts Hon. Sir John Curringien, Chief Justice.)
Monday, January 31,
Y, P. MUSSO DI PERALTA ANH OTHERS P.
V. 1. MUSSO.
On the 31st at 11.35 a. The barometer has fallen slightly in Japan, and on the S. the E. coast. Pressure so suis to be highest const of Chian, and its inclined to rise on over N. China, and lowest in the N H part were of the Ses of Japan. Gradients slight on
Forecast-moderate N. winds; fine.
to
THE NAVY LEAGUE.
LECTURE BY CAPTAIN G. C. ANDERSAN.
the
of
This afternoon, in the City Hall, Captain G. C. Anderson lectured under the auspicos of the Navy League on Some Ronsons why we shoukl give our support to the Navy League.
Commander W. C. I. Hastinge-presided. At the outset, the lecturer enforced upon his hearors, the fact that the rule of the Navy League was to educate the people:
Mr Machado proposed the re-election of Mr. G. Sharp and Captain Tillett as
Directors.
Mr Walker seconded; Carried.
Captain Burnie proposed the re-election of Mr F. Henderson as auditor.
Dr Noble seconde. Carried:
The Chairman-That concludes the busi ness of the meeting, gentlemen. Im very 21uch obliged to you for your attendance.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
́ (Rangoon Gazette.)
***URITIKA THATË,
for Decomber show that imports have de London, January 7-The trade returns creased two and a half millions, and exporte one million. For the whole year the im-
It took no cognizance of the political crot ports show an increase of nine and a half
and three quarter millions.
SERVIAN AFFAIRS,
ན.
To adil to the enjoyment of the holiday have in this case at least served the govern- the coast, niderato in the Chins Sonault and void. Also on the ground thing the detaile of the administration or conferred the G. C. 8. 1. upon Sir George-
reason, several gentleman arranged a concert in costume at the roonis of Mr
ment well..
With a man of Ky Dung's intelligence
January 9-King Milan has been appointed Servian Commander-in-Chief, which excites distrust at St. Fotoraburg.
MORE INDIAN HONOURS, Calcutta, January 11.-The Queen has
White, and the K. C. I. E. upon Sir Fasocia Muclown, the last-named in zo ngrition of services connected with the Indian Feming Charitable Relief Fund.
Jan. 16. The stringency in
in the money
THE MONEY MARKET.
of its meraberi, among whom were found, and the experta a decrease of five men of all partida-Conservative, Liberal The plaintiff wished the Court to set and Radical-who had sunk party for what aside a deed purporting to be a dead of they felt to be the general good of the were domiciled Italian subjects. By the act to dietate to those in authority regard. gift or transter by the deceased D. Musso
Empire.
The Navy Langue desired to upon the ground that they strengthen the hands of the Government,
wite are law of Italy gifts from Lusband
that organization of the naval service. It de law the husband cannot sired to keep public attention concentrated under English contract direct with his wife. The deed on the Navy, in order that there might be de St. Croix. It was especially prat their head, that band of patriotic An-
was in respect to certain godown properties no scares, no hasty measures adopted HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. at West Point,
and no waste of public money, as had Mr E. Rolinsen (instructed by Mr F. F. been the case from time to time in The Carbine match between teams repro October last, is published in the Government Pared for the entertainment of the children,umites who advanced atcadily against the
and nearly every member of our enisfitiffes of the soldiers, although armed only scating the Duck Detachment, Fiold Bat Guette. There is also published the een-
Augeuzest J. the discussed the of Great Britain. market onlinan. Advances are
almost for the painti: Mr J. J. Francis He discussed the Navy as an insurance impossible to get, and an Burms drawings vention between Great Britain and France community was present. The local hits with bamboos and knives, would have tory, and the A Machine Gun Co., Smena instructed by Mr J. Hastings) appeared fund for the protection of British corn-bas bandy begun, the present position in relative to Tunis, which was signed at Paris and songs were very much enjoyed. A burnt Haiphong to the ground. Without aside, resulted in a win for the A Machine fur the defendant.
; and gave his opinion as to how the likely to continue. Exchange on domand the most original was the song by Mr leader, they made one mistake.
Mr Robinson contended that the law of general public, through the Navy Longue, to-day reached ls. dd. on 12th September, 1877.
Burke, of the British Consulate staff.
They Gun Co. by 26 points. The following are Italy in application to the transactior. be- might be alije to assist the Government raised its rate to glovea per cent, the Bank ia Jau. The Bank of Bengal to-day tworn the partian in the case was to ranko maintaining the efficiency of the Nary as it null and void,
and void, gifts bety
s between husband and distinct from the
the military Barvices.
cs. The of Bombay later raising theirs to twelve. wife during life were null and void. The British people, he said. had sor their faces The pressure for money here is almost in questions between the parties were-- against aggression, and would not counten- stopping business. Exchange on demand. Whether this document was
is good on t
on the
ance any wanton destoration of war for in 1. 4d, face of it to be a conveyance of property to purely aggressive purposes. They aut Mra Musso, and if not, whether it was a ed only to b9 let alone to enjoy Allahabad, January 10-A gratuity nẾ declaration of trust in her favour? The con- the fruits of their industry. No doubt nine and twelve mouths English regimental tention of the plaintiffs was that it was a bad philanthropists at house would cry out pay of rank has been sanctioned for Lieut. conveyanco or gift, and that as the husband againat bicated amamanta, and it was the G. Ganning, 35th never declared himself a a trustee the docu-
duty a ment could aut be construed as a declaration of trust. With regard to the declamation of tits." trust as well as of the matter of gif, the arguraent would be that the Italian law maka wife and husband incapable of giving from one to the other, he had no capacity declaro a trust or she to never had appreciated what the mother Poons, and £21 a year for each of hus squire a beneficial interest under a declara country had done for them in the shape skildrere, & pansion of £150 tion of trust. With regard to registration of Naval defence. Hongkong was life kas tean sanctioned for Mr Ayerst,
only in this Colony, it had no effect whatever a Crown Colony still
Tr is noted in the Government Guzzite slat | - THE FRENCH AND WAISAN,
latter, is still lying in aur distant harbour, though her purposo in remaining here is an unknown to us as was her purpose in coming..
the Governor bas, provisionally, recognized The French gunboat, noticed in my last Signor Francusov Manca di Villahermona as Vice-Consul for Italy at Hongkong. It is also notified that the Queen's exequatur bas been issued empowering Don Tomas Rodriguez y Rodriguez to act as Vice- Consil for Spain at Hongkong.
A MACHINE GỤN 40,
Seigt. G P. Lammert...
Shepherd ... Linut. Maitland Gunner Heraby Corpl. Shelton Gainer Poikfett..
Bruce Sergt. Crumb
200 400 500
yds. yds. yds. Tl.
29 33 23 87 20 32 85 34 27 83
23 32 28 85
turned aside to the barracks for arms the scores, the poorness is attributed to instead of penetrating at ones to the centre faulty ammunition :- of the town. This saved Haiphong, and perhaps Tonkin, Over 10 rebels have been in various ways killed, but though reinforcemonts of French soldiers have arrived the country is far from being quiet. The newspapers may write maintenant musons noma,' but the military authorities have no time for that, for an uprising is again expected during the New Year's festivities, with an attack upon Hanoi.
There is little fear, however, for the French. A fex modern rifles in loop- holed towers will again do what they did in the hat attack against bamboos and spears.
TRs annual match between the Shanghai Fotball Club and the Marine Engineers was played on the 25th Jan., and resulted INDIAN exchangos romark that the rocru-after a good gase in a victory for the Club descence of plague at Borbay and elac-by two goals to d where in India is coincidont with the retum of cold weather Is Chins, epid-Scotch contractor several times and naked ONLY Scotsmen.An Irishman went to a
emic disease is more general in the winter him for a job, The Scotsman, ured of the than in the summer, a fact popularly men's perseverance, told him to go to the devil and see if he could get a job there. secounted for by the emptying, of the Ahi share, bo mi sowl, I've been to him, Na successful rebellion is at present pos pawnshops and the diffusion of discase said the Irislon, * and he's taking nobody
on but Scolemica, gere.
Misses J. Warrack.
-Co.'s steamer Oro-
giblo.
But why should the Annamites rebel
MR A. P. Stokes has been elected a mesmarty, of Leith, whose total wreck on the in a rich country under European control? Azores is announced by Router, left here When the French took Tonkin they let it on the 3rd Dea., for New York with
be clearly understood that they came to
ber of the Shanghai Municipal Council. Tas N... Daily News says:-It will be seen with regret the Rev. J. R. Hykes is the unsuccessful candidate at the Municipal green tea, and other cargo. She was a free the people from the oppression of the
183 240lbs. of black, and 737,649lbs. of
steamer of 1,814
register, built at Ghagow
gns
Dot
and 2,581 Mandarins and give liberty to all. How
in 1892,
1
30 29 24- 83 25 26 24 76 22 68 25 18 19 12
904 220. 201 630
DOCK DETACHMENT, FIELD BATTERY.
200 400 300
Rombr. Butter Gunnor Gow...... Lieut. Muclonald
Stewart ...
Sergt. McPhail ... Gumer Wilson
yirls. yuls, yds.
TI.
23 27- 21
29 28 20 26
33 27 21 81
21 21 24 80.
20 21 27 80
30 20 94 79
+
Deas... ..
Stansun...
2018 1872 24 93 14 66 23 63
11
214 210 280 604
.
FENZIONE AND GRATUITIES.
Siche, and Lieut. y of the Navy League to demonstrato T. C. Watzun, R. E., respectively, o11 to the people the necessity for these arma account of younda
received
sed by them in
we had no China squadron, no action on 16th September last forts and no soldier, how long would the with the Malakand Field Force. British flag be likely to fly in this land.
pension of
last, while serving of £187 year for life has
widow of
It had been east in the teeth of the Co-beon aanotioned for Mrsssioner a
lonists generally that they did not nod the late Mr Rand, Figue
the leading strings, inclusive of the small pension admissible
under the ordinary Army Regulations, and 621 a year to her clulären.
this
The Secretary of State has sanctioned grant of a special Indian pension of 250 per annum to Rear Admiral Sir John Hext, who is about to retire from the ope paintment of Director of the Royal Indian
in giving validity: the title. An impor, but he was quite sure the colonists of Hong fect title merely because it was registered kung appreciated the presence of the China did not become more perfect, and the first squadron from every possible point of view, of the plaintiffs in registoring the document for without it our axistuace on this elsad acted as a mere stranger to the estate with would be impossible. He then referred to out legal authority to act. With regard to a reans Partamentary return prepared at the question of Italian law, or rather inter the instance of Admiral Sir John Colomb, national
ical law, he would refer to the work of giving the
out that our
only 1.1 of 405 per annum, satoriting to the effset that the law represented by the Navy was on teen years, in addition to the nasal passion
*&B only Eighteen pelitors took part in the of domicile had no effect over immovable per cent. of our commerce, as against |
property but here that was not the ques- per cent. for France and Russia. to the mode of dealing with the
of merchant seamen, which property of mer authorities to the affect that the question out of the wood oxcept
À MACHINE OUN 10.
M. Westlake. There were no doubt ties, ste poes of British trade, some Marine after holding it for a period of fit
clection: Mr Prentice is at the hond, and triple expansion engines of 278 nomina has this promise been kept? Firstly, the i Mr A. P. Stokes, one of the new for the it. The question was one antendent the touched on the quastion of the Waltz G. Wand.
ales, at than tail; bat sometimes the tail Offices are nearly all interested in the loss. office by the French authorities, and now
-NO. Daily Neroa, wage the dog.
have not only choir original power but Tar British squadron in these waters so the support of the French government. (saya the N.-G. Daily News of the 20th This power the Mandarins use with the Jan) is at present divided into two fleets, Admiral Buller is at Chugan with his result that they grow fat and their purses dagship the Centurion, and the dinerity beavy while the lot of the people is almost Handy, Hart, Immortalite and Algerine. unbearable. When the people complain of The Fique arrived at Shanghai on Monday the heavy squeezing, the mandarins reply evening, and leaves
and Spoons. Beth Cups were won by the question of capacity. He quoted was a very difficult ong and feseed Pearl of the East.'-Robinson Piano
Gmasz M. & Nerthente, with a score of 102 (including 26 points handicap).
s the voyage of the P. and O. steamer Borneo, near the island of Minicop, about 400 miles to the west of Colombo, Private Campbell, of the First Royal Lancaster The in. Regiment, jumped overboard, cident took plne in inread daylight. Life buoys were thrown out, the ship rounded Friday. Admiral gala Chemelpo'It is ordered by the French and the Sergt. Lammert
te, and a boat lowered, but the unfortunate man-disappeared before the best could roach bin.
people are thus taught to hate the very
taxation
19
2.
he BAW No
way Company. a return to the of
capacity was to be determined by the apprentice system and by holding out in
Har personal of tinh in this case was
the parted by the fact sea and to stick to it. In 1896, after de. / Duster, and do you expect to do much. that the low of their domicile was identical ducting
... 24 34 277 Hish principle
32 ch
which ques ducements to respectable youths to go to THE Pitalls of our Orthaepy. —-* Well,
foreigners, fishermen, lascors and leighing this Winter?! the law of the British-born samen argilable for maning the Continental our
• of motionality. The Eng- 18serve men, thore was a total of 30,000/
25 26 24 18 91 domicile crinoided
With
We bad Navy, if needed.
by
awa--British,
∙ono'
tended
the Wen, de. Xmas 18907. Price, 81.00.- \ would not go out of ita way If he is place be made that the
Robinson Piano Company.
if there are any wosk lets
Quotations.
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HONGKONG, Jan, 31, 1898. OPTUM-Now Patna, cash, 717
Old, Now Benares, sash, 7974 Old
726
す
59
cash....
Now Malws, credit, 780/00
Allowance Tsels,
Last Year Now,
Allowance, Tania
16 w all.
Oid Malwa credit,... 770/880 Allowance, Tsels,... 10 to ni.. Persian, Paper tied 630/140 Allowance, fan.... 18 to zil
Hongkong Register,
Srovious (On date në On Late: 10 d.,
90.08 50.16
62
6%
90.06 eB
44
ED
The following were the best acores ---
cap. Th Gunner Northcote *
with that ... 29 22 20 26 102 with of their Livut. Maitland *... Gunner Pumirett
Brooke Smith 24 26 12 30. 91 principle of recognizing the law of politicar marine ships and replenishing the fromen, Humby.** for Chusan on
cal nationality to deciding in questions of 4 ... 28 $22 personal status or capacity. Dealing with up as follow: Bri ... 29 33 25 Su 87 personal
with Lascars, 7,457; fore or alors en- $1,981 3,301-; காடி Grafton, and the
37 26 22 2 87 ... 27 26 Shepherd...
matters regarding English law, ha said the there were 12,000 with his Augship Naissus, Undainted, Rainbo
Daphne,
3.5 22 14 26 85 principle was clear that a husband could rolled in the Naval Reserve (Firat Cines), Phoenix Reipal and protably the ine The French officials not koowing Liut. Fullerton
Capt. Sanders
21 20 18 18 86 not contract with, or esuvey to his wife whilst in Frauve the whole male maritive Iphigenia, whion lott Port Arthur at the the language, there is no appeal for the Gunnar Bruss 10 27 22 18 84 direct in this Colony, to which the Con- population was enrolled in the Reserve- request of Russia The Humber is engaged poor wretches excepting through inter-
Winners of Spoons.
voyancy Act and Married Women's Pro-something like 180,000 men that could be protora, thesilver under the power
perty Acts did not extend. The
sent out The question Ar the Magistrady to-day, before Mr H.E. carrying stored for the squadron.
a stroke of the to be determined was the general principle cur
peh, se against cur 12,000.
In conclusion, Capt. An Wodehouse, Police Magistrate, Inspector Ox the 20th of January (writes the Ningpo of these native tyrants. Secondly, where Local Composers, 6 Pieces, by Orange, that if a party intended to make a state, derson said-Here in Hongkong it is Duncan prosecated a Chinese shopkeeper corespondent of the N. Daily Nero) the Mandarins
mont in
ono particular mode, the Court absolutely necessary, for
for the eniety of to give efect cur trade and in Circular Pathway for causing obstructions there were five English men of war at French begins. Heavy capitation feas MEC
to it by applying another mode, to be placed in his way while in performance Chtsin. The Chinese hava long been ex demanded from the struggling wretchen
and able to pesting them, and when they strived, the
An old resident of the Far East, who tended to give ur convey an estate and did hold out in the absence of the fleet for of his duty. The shopkeeper, on observing General of the forces sent a polita message already so heavily oppressed, and even the bad attained the advanced age of garent would not consider such imperfect docu- tacks, which, by the way, is certain in he so by an importect document the Court reasonable period against any raiding at the Taspootor entering his shop, concealed | sang, what they had come for. Fie re betel nut trees are taxed at 50 scnte por four years, passed away on the 18th Jan- ment as a declaration of trust. There was anded. The port will ha aceites Barometer +
ceived an equally.
police mess
which
Mr Schofield, who will be remembered us his scales in order that they might not be conveyed to HE that they did not annum. The excessive and stupid Cus having for some years boon gornected the imperfect. Counsel then referred to war time for our merchant
no equity in a Court of Chancery to perfect testad. The scales were found to be below. know what they had come for except: for toms duties of the French wake the neces-with the Seamen's Homo, has resided in
ant ships the standard............ A £ne of §50 was imposed, beef chickens, eggs, etc. The latest re-estion of His much dearer than they were China and Japan for more than thin cusos illustrating the general rale, and said † paval baso and coating station akan
it would Hu upor is laarned friend to recognised, as shown by the Admiralty Creation of ports are that all is quiet, no
no soldiers
He bad had a ton
a somewhat remark having Two Chicoman hava bean sentenced, at the the people do not want the nien-af-war to in Hongkong cannot be laid down in Tonkin the dist Buffs and saw considerable
been landed vet
at Tinghsi, and that betera! A case of matches worth say 517 able history. In his early youth he joined prove any exception to the general rule in programme al works to he
ins case of husband and wife,
and when the port is mado secure our Force Singapors Assines, to five yem' rigorous leave, becaure eggs now sell at the rate under $43, and then every single box of service in India, including the osupaiga Dunino last year 121,054 baice of saw
fest will be able to sweep the China Wother Sess and keep opon our line of com Refri Imprisonment for erson. They burned down of 20 cents per duzen; all other necessaries
Sikh War. Returning to England after his period of service had cotton were imported from India into manications. The requirements necessitire a house in order to cover the insurance wasted by the bluejackets having also gone matches must to stomped with the Cea known as the second Sikh
toms stamp Yar must pay about 97 expired, he stayed there a short time and Japan. This was au increase of 92,300 enry to this end have been forcibly soy from the Commerdal Union, but
par bale if from Bombay, and if From Engen determined to came out to Siranghai, bales over the quantity imported in the out to the authoritica by the Mary Lannis man who had been bribed to hold A REINER in the Chinese service was out land about $36 per bale, while Culico raust Shortly after his arrival in Bingealers The following additions! New Year honours the Colony owes a debt of gratitude to
it is to be hoped that in deo timp de with the object of going into business, preceding your. another man who
desires will be accomplished. For this, bie tongusblabbed when the bribe was shooting some miles this side of Chiakiang
became acquainted with some of the leaders not fortheoming and acviction was the re.recently when he camo soross a fork on the pay shout 81.10 per pictu.
Tangies, the armament of which was being The country is thus under dual control | in
in the Taiping robellion, and was instry are enounced by Canadian exchanges Navy League. A number of sult. The Ungapore papers praise My D. rapidly effected. Being interested in
artil
mental in aupplying the rebels with arma Baronetcles for Sir Baul Samuel, the Agent this Colony are of opinigus J. Robertson, the local manager of the lary, he was about to go inside when he was doubly taxed; and the French wonder and ammunition during that formidable General of New South Wales, in London, a good thing if the sust it would be
me by the reque
request to keep
He repre
rising against the corruption and oppress and Sir Frederior Wigsa, asoior partner of courage the ferment were to on- Comunerojal Union, for his untiring offert gented that he was in the Chinese service, to bring the culprits their list reward,
It is of little use to arrest poor Mas Fhain of the ruling classes. After the re the firm of Wigan and Co,, Mt John W. construction of torpedo bosta hul was met by the runnest for proof of
bellion was suppressed,
Mr Schoteld went lam Machers, member of Parliame port by giving an order to the local hir statement. Ho represented that Dink, poor insignificant wratch Thers to Hankow, where he was engaged for South Boat Laposlite stot
sic for Duck Company for
Vamita at the Tooni.
Ab Kowloon be was an
Fishman and a such a leland has been na deep-roood desire to rastero . of
arton, the Chief Justice be of very great value to the Empire in one
& knightags för patrol craft. The era "A couple of o Just tas trouble, wild the the dynasty of fan, although the seals of Yang-tae. Latur he returned to Shanghial, of Ontari In ohangs of the forks the Germans the last repressetative have been band to sinde ralded.
The persons honored with the event of war, which still, in all probability and in 1849 he came to Kobe, waste in han
blus Urder of the Companionship of the bath, one upon us like a balt from tás ball us that you are bur
Hy sould Wate enemies, you want to take the whols of the angtse from us give dignity and ofkdal force to the don treating pory of how many an in. include Professor D'Arcy Thompson, the without much warming. Another me
waventures, and had Real Expert of the Brihan Foreign Ofies. Hon in the stablishment of pigem of and we've pub to be particularly; 0670ful ni i ments of the rebel, The rout at the same has dunked sxtremaly ill tom would Wese Marylebone, who is raisse, to the the use of our patrol'estero
wa History. Though for years le Hursce Farquhar, Unionial of E. for under the aste of the naval authorities fu yor Bloglan, and tuidiem Kare inted the foreigner dil ka var ago at the belling le to be found in the appreislap of have balloted he shaded serait years of pedra and bie suas by e substante
3000 to
the people
Houwa, Tordenskjald, H.MB. Firebrand, Kwangles, Hainan, dvaj
Aberdeen en Zanar Dents Davival
up in price.
out
at the discontent of the Azmamites i
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