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The Agente (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.culated on being able to pay by the su have received telegraphic information that the realised the mortgage of the China Fire Insur Bon Lina ateamer Benlarig, outward bound ance Company of $10,00), and the amount due from London and Antwerp. left Singapore for to the Supreme Court, $16,000. this port yesterday.
His Lordship granted that part of the appli estion which referred to the amount certified by The British bargne Antoinette, which arrived the Registrar, but as to the prayer for power to here yesterday from Hoile with a pargo of sell the houses, he intimated that before allow engar, did not come into the harbour, but pro-ing that he should require some professional coded to the Quarry Bay to discharge her cargo, evidence and some farther proof that cir consigned to Mosars. Butterfield and Swire. cumstansça rendored the eale sďvissable.
I may be of intercat to know that during the
materially derreased at all treaty ports except Nagasaki, which showed an increase of 5. At tell from 617 to 598, at Osaka from 187 to 97; Kobe-Hiogo ha aumber of Chinese residents and at Yokohama from 2,681 to 2,471. Tais. gives n total doorense, as actipared with 1893, of in the number of Chinese in Japan. This decline is das in part, no doubt, to the decrease in the saten, exchange business, of which the Chinese have had a practical monopoly
POLICE COURT.
29th September.
Baron Mr. E. MAGKAN.
CAFT MOONGY AND I GERVANIE, Loang Ngai, a house boy in the employ of Capt. J. Mooney, was charged with disobedience of orders on the 28th inst
AN AUDACHOUS WOMAN.
THE COCOS ISLANDS.
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TUESDAY, 29th September.
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[of 14 cattles, ..$540 to $550 për pical, allos.
of 1 to 2 enttios. $585 to $5873 per chest.
$85 to 5671
A private in the army recently sont & letter to The rotuen of H.M.B. Espoir from the Coooos hue awakerad a considerable interest in this his sweetheart, closing with May Heaven group of islands which would be greatly intoa: cherish and kaap you from yours truly, John Malwa (Now) 3510 to 8525 par picat, allos.
Quotations are aifled if it were more generally known what an Smith immense valng this isolated spot possessos s3 A The Pantomime at Drary Lane next Christ- coaling station for the British Navy.
mas will be founded on the inschrustible embjent Mulwa (Old) The geographical position of the group at of Aladdin," in which Miss Fanny Leslie will once demonstrates this; it would really seem again appear as one of the principal shacastors. that thesa Coral lalets wera raiked from the A British sailor thus doflast the difforance depth of the Sea for no other purpose thun to between a hurricano and a typhoon, "In 3 form a link in the chain which binds togethe" hurricane the wind blows as hard sa it can, but our magnificent Empire. Six hundred railos in s typhoon it blows as hard as it can and thon from Jaya (the nearest land) and twylva hun. {gives a jerk.”
dred mins from Singapore (the nearest British Chaplain Berram, of the United States Navy. pessoasion) the Coos lie in a direct line between says the fact that the American navy is manned Colombo and Australia. Pozaussings fine chiefly by tursigLers is attributable fo the dian- tarboar, sasily to be fortifled against attack, olinutfen of Americans to oalist and serve as and being mordoret amply supplied with fresh common set. water, the desirability of such a spletdit has of
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fito bejgado rats would of course remitted, and the C⚫ Companies would be authorised to make a obarge for the services of the brigado in extinguishing fires on promises not covered by policies in the offcos contributing to the support of the brigade. This, while pro bably conducing in a very great degree to efficiency, would also serve as an incentive to the prudential measure of insuring property.yor 1884 the number of Chinese in Japan Whatever arrangements might be made as to ebarges, the necessity of some sore which would render impossible the delay which occurred at Monday night's Gre has been clearly demonstrated. And before leaving this subject of delay, we would like
That excellent little manual, "The Year's operations cannot well be questioned The Art," will in all probability be discontinued next to sak bow is it that such a length of time
On the 28th, Monday, Capt. Moonby charged Cons form an almost clealue chain of iets year, owing to the insuficient measure of support his two chair cocien with wassult and the de enclosing a broad lagoon, to which there is only it has vocaived during its five years or so of ex- invariably elapses between the Erst alarm by the Fire Insurance Companies' ball,
fendant gave some evidence in the east Capt one really narirable entrance. The whole plasistence. Considering the comprehensiveness and The aumber of houses destroyed by the fire Mooney now stated that the boy went voluntarily is zeedingly bountiful, and the contres bo-ooracy of its information on all matters oon- on Monday evening was 24, in which property to which is only heard for a short distance, and the valsa of about $3,000 was issued in the
to court to give his evidence, but after the catween the sell and placid waters of the miniature nocted with act, to say nothing of the low prices the pealing of the large bell in the Clock China Fire Insurance Co., and of rather ladefondant had given him nation that he should mighty ebes cotaide with fte vast liquid masses distinct lose, which to artists especially will be was over be refused to return to his work. The inland sea, and the furious thunderings of the at which it is issued, its discontinuatics will be a Tower. We can conscire of no excuse for than $1,000 in the Hongkong Fire Insurance leave at the end of the month, this delay. Our cause of the spread of the urod with Gorman Companies, of which the to his master's house after the case was over on barrier reef, is a striking and splendid sight published by & Freach editor in his newspaper
Company, The bulk of the property was in
Tho defendant said thakes soon as Loreturned spray sa the giant waves sweep over the great
breaking grandly into flying foam and cloud like koonly felt. fire an Monday night were the
The following admonitory netice was recently Communiations on Editorial matters should be Terandahs which offered such good food for Mossrs. Pustou à Co., and Masura. Eduard ran out. In this he was somewhat corroborated i kired "The Editor," sed them on busiThe the flames. It was the same snuse, it will outbreak is not known further than that lakang No. 152, who stated that he was alore Vegatation generally is vory luxuriant and bottle of Jemonide flavoured with vitriol for a
Schelbase & Co. At present the coum of the be remembered, which contributed so poten- there is some Sepert among the Chinese to the to, the complainant's house in Calue-read when
The early history of this Colony affords umple bottle of champagne is regnested to send me Serrespondents are requested to forward their motially to the expansion of the fire of Christmas, affect that a man in No. 113 was going upstairs saw the bay ran out, foliowed by Capt material for a stirring romanos. It is a oright within twenty four hours a bottle of gonzine and in foolishness stuck a lighted esadle into with him. Witness-went up and the hor tad carried England's fag to so many distant party will be made public." The resalt was that he Mooney, who took bold of him and expostulated record of all these great qualities which have otiopagne, failing which, his paure and address Editor, Lot for publication,, but an evidence of good 1978. After that disaster na more wooden his back hair to light him about the place and him his master had haen assaulting him, and he of the world. The Coans were, it is listed received forthwith almost unlimited contriba- premina
verandabs were allowed to be erected, but that as he wont hant in this way the light also zhowed a mark. those which had cecaped destruction worsed and set fire to some lanterns hanging
first sighted by Captain Kesting, of the Honour. tions of irst-class wine. aborg him. Whether there is any truth
The defendant was convicted and fired $7, erable East India Company's Service, whe, however, "Young gentimmen," said the lecturer in allowed to remain. Amongst the latter in the report it is impossible to say. Though in default a month's hard lakar,
did not attempt to land there, but contented chemistry, "coal exposed to the elements lowes were those belonging to the bouses burut on
there were no Ires lost, and no personal
himself with approximately determining their 10 por cant of its weight and power. This is injuries to record, it is almost a miracle Wong Ahnung, married woman, was charged position. The real discoverer of the groap was due to the action of the alkaline constituents Orders for extra cupies of the Daily Prass should Monday, and there are still a numberof others that matfors ended so fortunately. At eight with having committed "a" "assault `upon P. C. Captain James Claris Ross, who took posse coni, professor ?" "Nena of your losity,China Traders' Insurance Company's Blac
of "Bat what if there is a dog sleeping r $430 per share. be eat befors 11 am on the day of publication fall into decay, they will have to be replaced 24 houses destroyed, and its progress was that obstructionists in Taipingstan Market when will interost Singaporeans to know that Can what dad thought when 7 per cent, of his wal North China Insurance-Tis 300 per shar
remaining. Gradually, as these verandab o'clock the fire was in falt possession of all the Bar Singh on the 28th at
of the islands in the year 1825, and with whoss The constable said he was clearing of some name the Colony will always be associated. It young man; this is a serious matter." "That's 883 per sha long time afterwards before it could be sups broom, giving him some blows about the head. Sir Stamford Rafles, and that he signally chemistry, and I told him to buy a dog. Holness Insurance Company, Limited-3175 por checked, but of course such a glowing fire held a the defendant came up and athooked him with tain Rose was an intimate and valued friend of disappeared during three nights of exposure. Yangtze Insurance Assosiation-Tis. 122 per
Then he asked my advice, as a student of share. pressed. All the houses were in a glowing flames broom, giving hit impossible that gunnawiler could have been from that time, and one would have thought it
distinguished himself in the capture of Java as The defendant deined the salt, but she Commander of one of the East India Com-hought a dog. with bay window feeth and the ere. stored in any of them in such a way 83 not to be as required to find a surety of 55 for her good pany's arnisers. Shetlander by birth, Cap. springhalt in his upper lip, and now we don't on Txi Insurance Company, Limited-Tis, 148
per share. exploded very soon after the house was caught.aviour for six months, er ia defsalt to be tain Ross claimed that the blood of Clan Chattan lose 1 per cent. of war oval a month. That's Surch was not the case, however, for in No. 14 committed to gaol.
Insurance Ofire, Limited-382) per conread through his veins sad also had some title the kind of a practical chemist I am. Now go Cantan one of the earliest houses caught, there was
to the Chieftainship of his own clar Chan Ki, muster of the Tok Ki shap, No. 8, orer, a matter of notoriety that all Scotchner in
It in hom on with your theory."
share. a keg or case containing, juiging by results,
During eight centurise-day to the time of Hoangkung Fire Insuranos Company's Shares- at least 29 lbs. of gunpardor, and all the Chinese-street, was charged with aalling tinned the East are of ausient and illustrious lineage the Norman aquest one's direct ancestors 5370 per share. time the fire was at its height this remained na ndonsed milk with a forged and fraudulent and moreover the ways of this ingenious people amount to a far greater number than would at Chine Firs Insurance Company's Sharos-815 exploded. After eight o'clock the fierceness of the trade mark of what was known as the Gail Bor- with respect to their multifarious clons are too first be contemplated. Taking three generations Yesterday morning Mr. Teisko Minami, the best in Queen's-road had somewhat sobsided, and den Dagle Braad. cvubrary to Soc. 3 of Ord. 8 utterly bewildering to the crdinary Saxon mind to a century, one has father and mother (2) Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company' Tre disastrous conflagration which occurred Japaness Consul, paid a visit to Commodore homes. Among others this particular house was
the fireman were able to get at the wrecks of the of 1863.
to be made the subject of anlearned and head-the end of the second contary the sambor of grandparents (4), great-grandparents (S), At Inspector Ortoy rated that from information less cominent. on Monday evening, and the discreditable Morant on board the Pictor Emanuel, and revisited and at different times several members of
reenivad he went to the defendant's shop, wheza
It is much more important to know that Capt. ancestora springs to 64. Following the calculs- delay in the application of means for its ez.ceived the usual salute on learing.
the brigades were actually standing over this
be found four cases of milk, each of which Rose was a handsome man, six feet in height, of so you will find that at the end of sight sen- tinction, are calculated to raise aorious unis-
It may be taican nu a sign of the time in og of gunpowder, which was covered by some
tained four dozen tins. All the tia bora aine commanding presenor, whose kindly tearttarios que is descended from no less than falen bricks, the place affording some position givings as to our immunity from wholesale non fiat several lots of land in the Foreign of vantage to direct streaus of water from. The that of Gail Borden milk. On the tias them-respected by all, and he was not valy a man of would reduce this estimate, and there is no
Concession at Tankiji, Tokyo, previously unde- destruction of property similar to that in the cupied or luft racant us the expiry of us last man at the spot was a Chinese assistant, selves was stamped "Scandinavian Condensed deep ressarch, but a profound and original doubt it must have largely prevailed. But the great fire of Christmas, 1878. It has been leases are to be submitted to auction in Novem-shange his boots. This was between one and who providentially left for a few moments to
Milk Company."
thiakor. As might have been expected, the figures are za enormous that, in spite of all, ecluny at the Cosos farove sizingly under the venture to suggest that the words "All ye are the boast of the firemen since then that the bor next.
two am, and he had scarcely got clear of the
wire and rigorous rule of the old gentleman who brethren are literally true. repetition of such a catastropho as that would
The British steamers Phra Chow Kine and building when the gunpowder explorer with a
died the King of his little territory, fall of years The retins of the living eya huse now been Kameralda returned from the Commopolitan and heaty 2017, sent the loose bricks Bring high into
and kopcar At the age of seventy on the same photographed. It was taken ten days ago by be impossible now, that no fire would ever Kowloon dooks respectively; the Amerienu ship the sir, fare down the wall dividing that
day as his faithful and devoted wife.
Mr. Webster and Mr. W. T. Jackman, both of again be allowed to spring across Queen's Highlander went over to the Cosmopolitan look house from the next, close to which it was stored, read, and that the organisation of the Bri-and the British staamar Amatista to the Kew and this wall, falling on its neighbour, brought that and two or the farther va dowu also like gades and the appliances at their disposal loon dock yesterday.
card bones. There was anaiber of frecen ware such that the flames would always be Intelligence was received by the Government close by No. 14, and they, of course, bout a very confined within very small limits. We that the stormer Flying Foul. which plies for they thus avoided the shower of destanding at Singapore of the sight of the 21st September hasty retreat, and it was fortunate they did so. tromble to think what would have been the between Larat and Penang, fenndored during brisks, &c. result of Monday night's fire bad there been heavy weather on the 18th September off Palo a high wind blowing or bad the atmosphere eight passengers were saved, and wren of the Riman, and that the captain, sight sailors, and been in the dry rarefied state commonly in orew and twenty-three passengera are missing. daring the winter months, when every bit of woodwork is like so much tinder, ready to kindle with almost the smalleet spark. Happily there was little or no wind, and the dryness of the north-east monsoo, has hardly begun to be felt as yet. Never. theless, the fire was allowed to leap
BIRTH.
On the 29th September, as the Harbour Offee, the
wife of T. M. KRĀTHERBARROW, of a Bom,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG. SEPTEMBRE SOTæ, 1985.
by stone or iron ones, and the special dangor 50 wooden etorostences constitute will 1775 disappear. The risk of fire will, however, always be sufficiently great in Hongkong to call for the maintenance of the highest state of efficiency in the Fire Brigado,
The Agente (Mears. Mulchers & Co. inform us that the British steamer Anjer Head left Saigon on Monday for this port.
Aria
Fabrlach
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 28th Septembar. THE BULGARIA ROUMELIA QUESTION.
Greece and Servis demand indemnification if
the union of Bulgaria and Roumelia is upheld.
(FROM "STRAITS TIMES"
LONDON, 20th September. THE SPANISH NAVY.
SUPREME COURT,
29th September.
ALIZGED MILK FRAUD.
The case was remanded to to-day.
DEPREDATIONS AT THE FIRE-
Chao Atit, coolie, was sent to gaol for three wesks for stealing a pair of shoes from a house at the scene of Monday evening's fire.
Un Awiog; Sa Afnk, Tam Ásum, Chan Alo, toches: Ip Choy sed Lo Aws, rice rounders: Wan Chenry Sing, boatman; and Chan Wing To bricklayer, having all been found in poses one of the houses destroyed on that occasion, sion of clubh supposed to have been stolen from of theseciros, were fined 824, and in defaalt of and being able to give no satisfactory secourt paymont committed to gaal for a month.
Worg Ashcang, boatman, was similarly. punished for unlawful possession of aleren um- brellas on the same occasion.
There were also three casos dismissed, and two adjoerned, in all 15 persons arrested.
LARCENY.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE FIRE IN BAL-YING-PUN.
TO THE EDITOS OF THE "DALLY PAKŠJ.”
a
For some time previous to his death, Lis "right Coggeshall, on an extra soucitivo gelatine plate. and man" and surauersis was Captain John The crystalline lens of the eye and a 2-inch D. Boss, who has since become so well known in fomus achromatic monisous formed ona ornnection with the Bornes trade. Another is site cptical system for projecting the lange, and ping interests should not be forgotten for many exposure of twenty minutes by gaslight was landar, whose services to our colony and its ship owing to the nonactinio colour of the retins au
many years the very successful manager of that course had to look steadily at s dat during this long day to come, in Captain M. Smith, For required; no small strain on the patient, arhit most saccessin concore, the Taxjong Pagar time. The negative, though small, shows the Dock Company Captain John D. Bass was the bifurcation of the blood-vessols, and also the hero of a most daring and remarkable faaf of edge of the blind spot. Since photograph avigation, which is well worthy of a shart des was taken, sons progress has been made as re- ription. He sailed a small fore-and-aft sohooner garde arrangements for future work. which he had bought--a pretty little host of
The timber forests of the north-western portion
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per share.
Hongkang. Cantau, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
Shares-6 per cent. prem.
haces-452 per share premium. Indo-China Steam Navigativa Co.'s Shares-
17 par cout. discount.
China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
--30 per cent. discount, morninal
por abare, ex div.
share.
Douglas Steamship Company. Limited-$518 Rongkong Gas Company's Sharon-500- per Hongkong Hotel Company's Bharos-$155 per
shara China Sagar Bafining Company, Limited--$85
per share,
China Sagar Refining Company (Debentures)→→
1 per cent. premium nominal Luzon Sagar Reduing Company, Limited--353 Hongkong Los Company's Shares-$1874 par
Dar share.
Hongkong and Chua Bakery Company, Limited
share.
$120 per share.
$20 per share,
Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company Selangor Tin Mining Compsuy-$13 per share. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company--Tts 12 per
share.
miter-867 per sbaro.
pretium
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
[ Patosan & Co.'s Ragters) Butler 391.5.
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By last advices from Surabaya, says tho Straits Times, two Germans, one of them a m dioal war. were about to start from there to New
Tong Asing, hackes, pleaded guilty to steal.sume thirty-six tons capreity. (beat is to aay very of Washington Territory, U-8., contain a wealth Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li-
mach smaller than the ordinary tongkang of forast growth which is not met with elsewhers Gaines Company. A Governor, tos, had bona Great Ponors will be held immediately at Con-samed Chang Awing, and he was committed to be Australis. In this cockboat, with a crew of two Puget Sound with a cost line of 1,800 miles, in-Chiness Laperial Loan of 1834 A-2 per cent, Quines to take service under the German Nov.
A guntersuce of the Atnbussndora of the ing two fish from a stall belozring to a man waich load our ships in the lay)-from the Cocos ou the globa: 20,000,000 acres of forest growth Hongkong and Masso Glass Manufacturing Co,
Bee GayConvd around the island waterways of! Limited-Par. appointed and was then on his way thither. I
gaol for three weeks” hard labour,
mennnd three boys, he sailed thousands of miles, is still uncertain whereabouts on that island the stantinople.
and experienced some terrible weathar on the dented with numerous barbours admirably suit- Company intends to aatablish its headquarters.
voyage. There was no chronometer on board the od to the manufacture of timber into merobant Chinese Imperial Loan of 1994 B-5 par cont. ncross the road from the house in which it offers Mass this evening, ermmoning at 8-
The Band of The Buffs" will play at the
Carotene, and an old silver wall, which dil duty uble shapes, and loading on vessels. This titaber premium for one, had its usefulness materially impair balt, ying between the 47th and 19th parallels Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 0-5 per cent, originated to those opposite, and a row of p.m. The following is the programze
[Wa do not hald murselvearesponsible for the opiniorsed by resson of a fall on the desk which broke of latitude, will average 25.000 feat of lumber to
pramium teremorts en each side of the street was con- Gennd March "Honour to the Bmvo" Eivière
"okpressed by our Correspondents.7
the glass and shivered the minate hand to pisoss, the sore, most of which is fir, but also abounding wumned. All the necessary appliances for Overture...... "L'Italians in Algieri " ....... Dom
the Captain could still however tall the time in ceder, alder, and maple. The value of the Caratina.... "Nabaec"..
Verdi
At a Cabinet Council hold on Friday, st
within an hour or so, always provided that the twenty-four car mills in this district is estimated mping with the fire were there, but for a long Yale Basile D'Anton...... Waldtcafel time there was no adequate force of firemen Selection........
"Paneto
Donizetti Madrid. 1 was resolved that the Navy abould be had a lovske at the Fire Brigads in actual notion coize this unexampled opportuity to take 1,300,000 feat, at which rata it would require. SI-I am a strang in Hongkong, but I remaining haunt of the sasient watch should not to be $5,000,000 with a daily capacity of Terpsichoreans
Esppey incised. to work them. When at last the Grower did Polka ...."Stefania'
hst night and I must say I was considerablyarties with time Towards the end of the voy-1,000 yenes to cut up this forest.
In a lecture recently delivered in London Pro- arrive on the scene they were sucessful in
surprised Hongkong is provided with the bestge, rice and salted boobies figured largely on We so by the last roosired files of the Straits
appliatoes known for the extinction of hire, and, the ship's mine, but in spite of al dinalties for Gower suggests a plan of aerial warfare confining the Blames to the premises already Times, that a public meeting was to be held at
when these appliances reached, they were really the Captain and his wife and his gallant craw after this pattern: Could armies, forts, and involved. We thus find at one and the same Singapore on the ith inst. to consider the best
seless. The steamer simply required slight ived in excellent health at Geelong and Mel-Arsonals. boariously assailed from that quarter manner in which orgression can be givan time mase for satisfaction and dissatisfac by the Community to their appreciation
repairs. The Fire Tagarance Companies' steamer bourne where they were gazed apox much in which attack was not now expected-the air was promptly there, but the Government or as if they had dropped from the donds. The above? His baliet, from fear years of study tion-antisfaction that the means arailable of the ability with which His Excellency BEFORE THE HON. BIR GEORGE Paruiero, was rather late, and no one secured to be in Caroline was loaded with cocoannts which were and observation, was in the affirmative, and 65 6 should have been found sufficient to cope Smith, has administered the affaire of the the Acting Governor, Mr. Cecil Clementi
charge, with the usual result that everyone was spondily sold to the curions and eager arawds us to that end he proposed simply to trime- with a conflagration of such large proper Colony for the past eighteen months in the
hoa. Had the wind changed a new map of who came to see the boat, at sirpones a placa, a for to the upper iovele the general plan of tor- Hoogkang would have boon required.
price which most certainly have felt our specula pedo warfare, upon a larger scale and with its tions, and dissatisfaction that the organisa. absence of Sir Frederick Weld. A telegram
Nona of the Government steamers scomed to for a good wide margin for profit. Ths Caroline affective range indefinitely extended. He sug kaz basa received by Mr. Smith to the effect tion should he so kameatably defective as to that Sir Frederick Weld, with his family and instraated by Mr. Ewens, appeared for the the Government have gone to the expanse of Land Melbourne, and, the evidence of the coosa 100-paand abells of gun cotton might be ar The Attorney-General (Hon. E. L. O Malley), be in order. It oorlainly is rather curious that was for some days one of the sights of Goelong geated that by means of sercatate explosions of allow of the fire ever attaining those propor-snite, will leave England in the Titan, belonging plaintiff. Tso Sam Cho; My. He hai, also in tre steamers and have no une to see that they tious. This want of organisation is the great to the Oscan Stamship Company, on the 16th structed by Mr. Ewens, appeared on behalf ofar kapt available for any emergency. The
October next.
the younger children of the testator, excepting whole brigade requicos reconatitation, and the daager we tave always to dread; for admir-
the defendant, who was also a sop of the testator; annuar this is done the batter-Lam, yours, o, We understand (says the Straits Times) that Mr. H. M. Baily, instructed by Mr. Mossop, ap- ably as the Brigades may work when they
a fire broke cut in one of the holds of the stormer peared for Tea Wing.
J. C. WILLIAMS. have been got together, the fire may in the Glenroy when the vessel was nearing Minicoy
Victoria Hotel, meantime, under circumstances favourable Island. Owing to its having been prompty Court Mr. Francis, instructed by Mossra. Sharp.
When the case was praviously before the Hongkong, 29th Septembar, 1855. to the rapid spread of the fees, attain pr. discovered and to the strenuus exertions of Johnson, and Stokes, appeared for the defend. the crew, the fire was quickly subdued with batants, but now Tao Lai Tong neither put in a portions which will place it beyond all con-trifling damage to the cargo. The origin of the personal appearanes nor was he represented in trol. A smail but efficient forw-arriving on fire le aukaowa, bat as a large quastity of spirits the spot at the outbreak of a fire would be restowed in the same hold nothing could way. The second defendant, Yip Sun Tia
(appeared now in person.
The Attorney General said the claim was
In Original JURJADICTION.
CHIEF JUSTICE.
Tee Sox Uno AND OTHERS V. Tso Lac TONG AND ANOTHER.
nuts notwithstanding, many people had great ranged over the enemy's position Summarising dianity in hellacing that such a tiny schoorer his proposals, the lecturer said: "Iz brief I propoes to you a warfare by gun-cotton and had run such an enormous distance. mentioning Mr. Hare, some time of Perang, a of its meeting an opposing wind. to destroy-the It is impossible to writs of the Cosos without hydrogen, to make the loss of an army & resalt wealthy gentlemen of despatis, erratic, sad, it is security of fortified positions, and finally to grierons to add, srotje taste. Mr. Hare Grat at show, upon the simplest principles of self-pro- tempted to found a nolony of Malays at the Capa servation, that nations must koop pesso and of Good Hopa, but was compelled to abandon his great armies bo disbanded." Bohane, chiefly because the authorities would not "Adam & Whale bis ethor name?"-asked- tolerate the slavery to which ho subjooted his Mark Twain in reply to a railway carriage bore [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.].
people. At this juncture be mot Captain James who had been pestering him for his opinion of C. Boss, who was then on his way home in a vea. Washington, Lincoln, and other keros of the ....... 29th September. of more practical use than a larger brigade guin headway. The prompt and judicious for the administration of the estate of
se which he had built, named the Borneo, and Republic, and in despair at his ignorange wound There has been little irring in this city late who had putin at the Cape to refit as was usual up with, "Stranger, have you heard of Adam " deficient in organisation arriving after the action of Captain Gaske, backed by his officers To Wing Yuae, dessensed and for the ly, and I have no news of importance now tough in those days, Foxsomewhat incautions Sea Now Tork orgyman told this store in flames have tos some time had their untie and oraw, has thus saved to the underwriters taking of aneocuts by the Registrar. The record. Things generally are very dull here.ly confided his projects rolative to the Cocos to baing part of a conversation held by him within
valuable ship and cargo.
have saved the ship had the fire been allowed to
Registrar's report had been made, and was ob- trade included.
note to some time ago on the ground that the
The Attorney-General snbruitted that the or- forts.
CANTON.
"Well, no," was the answer:
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PATION.
COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
#44% September 1985, at á 1.5.
29th. Beplanter, 155, 15 10 2.2.
Wind.
-TATION.
Hongkong... 30.02
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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
"On date On dute
Mr. Haro, who quietly re-shipped his Malay three years with an Englishman to whom. puted way. In a large city like Victoria,
colonists on board of a chartered vessel, and he pointed out General Grant's residence In one matter, at least, Singapore is alot of where the danger from fre is a great, owing Hongkong. The sister colony will soon har sam he found dne by the defendants--$118,000-–--- The Triennial axeminations for the Kujin do. made the best of his way to the Coral iskapis. in New York The Englishman asking, to the construction of the houses, the par- tramways in operation. In the report of the was in excess of the proper amount. The mat gres are over, having oonataded on the 4th in When Captain Ross returned with his wife and What namo?" and seoming to obtain no
family from England great was his surprise further light, when it was repeated to him. CHINA rowness of the thoroughfares, sad the dry Tramway Company, Limited, just issual, it is and the amended osrtificate le pul in showed tional, that not a single death egurred among comfortably settled on are of his islands General Grant. He was our President for eight directors to the shareholders in the Singapore ter was then again referred to the Registrar ataut, and it is worthy of note, se baing excep- and annoyance to and his old friend Mr. Hare the clergyman said: "Of course you know of state of the atmosphere during the winter stated that the work of laying tas lines was that after making the most rigorous inquiries the 12000 candidates during the staminations. months, a small body of firemea ought-in begun on the 30th of March by the contractors, the 9 av accounted for by the sxecutors
Here, for a time, this gentleman breng Yours muling in 1977" "AL"-rouarked the The new Treasurer of Fukien pretincs has ar his system to soms degree of pafce Englahman, still with no evidence of recalling under the supervision of the Corapanya Resident was $84,090. The plaintiffs application now the dry seasor at any rate-to be always on Engineer and Assistant, and on the 3 let alias was that the defendants should be ordered to rived here from Kwangai, en route for Foochow young women stored in the tween decks of his the clergyman, he was a great generel, and was tion; not only did he arrive with a number of fact previously known. "Then, too," pursued watch, ready to rush to the fire, the moment over 4000 yards of single line ware laid and pay to the receiver in this matter the sum of a paid a visit to His Excellery Peng Ya-lix ship sufficient to astonish a Turk, but he further in command of a million of man at the close of the alarm is given.
At prósent the only completed. The report proceeds-A place of 34159, the reduced amount found das by the the other day, and has sansed himself during ourlehed his collection with specimens of the fair nur w You remember our late war, of wik persons permanently on watch, besides the 21 years, from the Tanjong Pagar Deck Oum-
Iand about 100,000 feet, has been leased for Registrar.
Hit Lordship. Dre erector received nothing. bis brief sojourn here by inspecting the new But if he erred like Solemon in this res pardon, but I have just arrived in this country,
sor from overy island in the Eastern Archipe course." sogineers and drivers, are some fourteen pany, Limited, at a rental of $125 a month, upon der should be against both; they both filed the A serious fracas surred in a gambling homes of virtue in bis dominions. All his unfortunate latost now I was at soa sixteen days, really!" coolies, described in the Estimator as Chi. which will be built car-thods and workshope
peat, he was determined to strike a good avarage and was so long at sea that I have not heard the Part of the materiala havo aérealy arrived, and answer to the petition, and objection was in the Western Suburb on the 23rd inst. which man were celibates; sweet hearts and wives were Some particulars are now to hand of the fears · roslick; (-) bese for disaning engines and on night the buildings will presently be commenced. By is to thoir being coupled together.
It appears that the watch." The other met, both Europears and the time these buildings bays beau erosted. 1 His Lordship One of the executors has statod led to a tragedy. It appears that on the day named Insuries that were sternly denied to them, so that fal suicide at Notre Dame. Chinese, are scattered here, there, and every-comotives and carriages will be arriving; and Positively that he did not receive any of the so a party of recently disbanded soldiers, abcat ton is the poor fallows has very bad time of it indeed, unfortunate, person who was driven to such an Mr. Hare's people being thus oondemned to act of desperation went to the caretaker of the where. The majority of the paid European between Tanjong Pagar and the Central Folios the money.
the directors sxpect to have brains running counts; he only collected rents and paid over Dumbar, went to a gambling house situated on the slavish lile, aggravated by all the horrors of towers about seven o'clock, and asked for ad- firemen are policemen, who, when they bear Station early in the year 1896. A fourth ed The Attorney-General said it had incidentally banks of the Canal, and wanted to levy a squeeze bachelorhood, it is not astonishing that desertions mission. Having paid the castemary cum and the bell ring, have to leave their bests, if last vall of $25 per share will be made in Octa appeared that he bat not maddled in the matter, from the proprietors. The demand was met by wore frequent to the Ross settlement, where received his ticket, he proceeded quietly to Bekas
ber, and the directors adit that they will make a bo tost it, however, that he was bound by the the offer of a much smaller Anm than was asked, free labour, and'a los artificial state of piety, ascend the steps. A quarter of an hour after phong thay happen to be on duty, proceed to further issue of 1.000 shares, raising the sub-answer to the petition.
caiotod. Finally, the outire group paased into wards the people passing by the front of the Amaj and this they refused to accept. & viclent dis-the hands of the Ross family, and Mr. Hare left cathedral were horrified to see his body tarning Sangha... 50.19 His Lordship-He oзznot be bound by his puta sund, and from wordathe parties came to the Cocos and actablished himself at Rangolan, round and round in the air in ita rapid dosent, POL-3- the Station, and change their policeman's saribed capital to $400,000. The capital of the uniform for that of the fire brigade. Hongkong and Chius Tramways Company, so war, and an executor is het table Ter montes blows. The inmates of the gambling house having | at which place he died.
and rebounding off the carved images wldah jut Limited, "which was registered in July 1984, received by his co-executor.****** All this takes time. The members of the WBE $500,000.
The Attornoy-General-Well, then the order been reinforced by friends, proved too much. fors Since then the history of the islands has been out over the facade of the building. It then foll a peaceful and uneventful one. Machinery has on somaspiked railings, from which it rabounded volunteer brigades are probably still more
must be against one of them -Teo Lai Tong the blackmailers, who were overpowered and forged Bean imported for the manufacture of eccoa nat to the pavement. A revolting spectacle here This Straits Times makes the following state for the rad need smurnt rertised by the Regis to retreat, not, however, before three of their oil, and a successful remalt achieved under the progested itself the man's brains being scattered widely scattered, especially if the Ere bap ment: The cause of the massacre of the Chris- trar by his certificate filed the 19th August. 1865 araber had been thrown into the Canal, whers direction of Mr. George Ross, the eldest son of all roand, and shreds of quivuring fesh remain- pens to break out any time between five and tians in Annan is. it appears, dus neither to The Attorney-General went on to apply that is they were speedily drowned. The affair was re- the old saptain.
ing on the tops of the railings. The body was seren o'clock in the croning, when most re- Previous to the arrival of the French in the titled to a share of the estate under the will, ported to the Namhoi Magistrate, who despatch worth mentioning, so incredible does it seen, where the docters faund that the hand, legs, and
religions prejudice nor to national hostility. the alternative that Tac Kai Tong, who was en-
Thare l a rumour which seems to be baraly instantly taken over to the adjacent Margue, sidente are accustomed to (ake their exercise country the system of slavery largely prevailed should pay over the whole sums, and his share be cd wei-yan to hold an inquiry into the deaths, that there is some intention to allow the Copos arma had been completely broken to pieces and As that time some members of the brigade The rich landowners were in the habit of leading credited to him against the amount which was and in the and the matter was settled by ths to be placed under the German flag. The Ross this loins fearfully less rated by the on spikes TRY parhapa he found over at Kowloon money to the peasantry, and the law of the land due: The first course, ba aubrutted, would be rembling honse proprietors undertaking to pay family hare served their country well by kesping and sharp projections encountered daring the |
was that, failing payment when demanded, a the more souvenien!. debtor sad his family became the stares of their His Lordship remarked that it was rather or some money as compensation to the relatives of the place free from foreign interferones tati awful descent. A gold watch in one of the aromater creditor until the dobt and interest ware de tecordinary to ask for sach an alternativo. the deceased. The incident is instrasti, and it is to bo hoped that car Government pockets of the deceased was shivered to atome,
A correspondent writes from Jersey:-"I had Humidity others probably up at the Peak. These vident-and-devoted to gambling, were constantly inquiry by the Registrar to start whether serving to show how matters are managed in It is true that the British polones were hoisted a dog here for years (he is dead now, rest his Diration of vind
on the islands by the Captain of H.M.9. June, shade) who was a cross between a retriever and volunteers are all useful when they arrive, in want of money. Consequently no small pro- there were any dabta den to the testator unpaid,
in 1859, ba this fact may not be enough to Newfoundland, and his name was Noro. I that is, such of them as arrivo bofore the portion of the raral population because, in time, and that such unpaid debts should be paid over
slaves of the landed proprietors, whose estates were to the roosiver. The plaintifs further prayed The good old trade of sanggling is at a low amid the usual apologies and protestations of distance of nearly a mile, and bay the meat for detar the acquisitive Germsa froni seizing them would go to market with him in the morning, a
1-Biasatan rodveod in 84 dogrona Führenbelt and so fire is over, but what is wanted is a small therefore worked at an extreely low cost. The that the reciver should be eupowered to sell a sbb just now but tarpayers must sunetimes feindslip. There should be no doubt permitted the day's dinner. This was placed in a mal
the level of the wom la inches, tenker and bundnwitha
1-111P BATTLE at the shránia degapes Fahrenhut. body of men, always ready to proceed to a missionaries, upon their arrival, sat to work to loas at Aberdeen and others at 158, Jardine's thank the flekle vagaries of chance rather than where a strategical point of such importance basket and given to Nero, who at ones wagged
-Blometry in percentage of maturation, the humidity al fire without an instant's delay. We say debts and interest freed all the pensate who road West, and 133 Queen's-road Central, and oftiore. The inventiveness of the amuggler has hear that the visit of the Espoir is in any way the boy why, to get an hour's play, discovered eonnternet this state of things, and, by paying the Bazaar, 23. First-street, 262 and 264, Queen's the rigates and souteness of the Custom House is concerned, and it would be welcome news to his tail and took it home, always honestly. Like
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4-Direction or ga Wants iwe poluta. 6-Frame or sun Warenmoring to Beaufort Seals. small body, because the Colony could not embraced Christianity, their wives and children that he might be allowed to apply the proceeds bean sharpened by the opposition to his businear likely to rernit in the security of the Cocos the principle of the eccentric as applied to the
STATE OF Za Waiteka: B. Musaky, O. delached afford a large one. It has been thought that being also freed by the operation. They then of such sale to the payout of part of the and many are the pounds of cigare, the bales of Group as British territory from the attempts steam engine, I hit upon a plan to abviste the
cleadz; D. drszlimp rain; Y. fog, G. ginomy; He desk ; Ja. Ughts we could not afford to keep oven a small bod, I vstablished contros of cultivation where the tagiator's incumbency. In support of the last silk; the hundredweights of tobacco which still) of Germany or any other soval, Power-Straile pacemity of going to the butcher's at all 1 ssid j
converts working under their instruction and partof the application the Attorney-General read and their illicit way across the Chansol en-
Bar in inches, touth and handjob,
W. DOHERUK. of firemen permanently on duty, but in view opervision rapidly became prosperous and well- en atidavit of Mr. Ewans, solicitor for the plain-beknown to her Majesty's Castane. The latest
Honekone (baarvatory, 29th September. 1885. of the large amount of property annually do- to do. This course of proceeding explain at tiffa. This set out that the incumbency amounted eses which has come to light shows an amount
once the large number of Christions in Annan, to 856.000 odd, of which some 216,000 was due to of ingenuity and audacity which are really In a recent feuilleton in the Débats, M. Henri very earnestly, Nare inoked thoughtful. Pre to adhere to the present system. What ar missionaries. Before the outbrooks of the late the receiver also, it was desirable to sell the of Hall arrived from Hamburg, discharged of oil en wares by Theophylacten, the Byzantine back, and wagged his tail I said batcher'
(Chinese Daily Press), PUBLISHED DAILY, rangement should be. wade for the upkeep strong to secure the issue of stringent orders by which being an outlying portion of the stats, peared to be wet baulks of timber, jammed one ocora in a dialogue on "rarioas natural ques-In a little over half an hour Nexo returned with
troubles Frenel influence at Hae was saficiently houses mentioned, especially that at Aberdeen, her curgs when the workmon, lifting what a historian of the sirth century. The passage again, and Noro started off. I waited anxiously. Is the best mediam for Advertising among the of such a peripanent brigade as we have the native Government that those missionary thors was some diflulty in collecting the rests against the combings of the hatchway. The tone." The question propounded is, why e the steak. I patted him much, and he seemed
Native Community. suggested is a matter which would of course stations, which were under the protection of The Sanitary Board required the expenditure of end of eue of these baulks was indented The makes the aon calm and the answer gives is to pleased. After that he always wont to market Yraus, and anjoys the largest bond fids oirea It has been established upwards of TWENTY admit of a good deal of discussion, France, should not be interfered with; but inre a considerable sam upos the houses in Queen's-flor care, and to i he discovered that the bank the effect that as the wind is "s subtle and and always shared with his master the dinner lation of any Chinese paper in the Southern distaly the power of the contral Government road, West for alterations and repairs, and the was only baulk in appearance, in that it was delicate thing." and oil is adhesiva, natueus, which to had bought. Nero hated, fire, and would China. It is carefully edited by an experienced Some, no doubt, would advocate that the dissolved, in consequence of the troubles, the receiver had not enough money in hand to repair hollow, and the aperture (not saly of number and smooth," the wind glides over the anzface of always paw out a lighted paper or cigar, showing Chinese Sobalar, and contains FULL and BE duty should be taken in hand by the landowners took the opportunity of revenging them. He believed the property would sell wall, one, but of its eight follows) contained tobacco the water un which oil has been spread, and can his teeth the while. I am qaits sure on toom LABEM COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
themseiros upon their late slaves and the and he did not think it would increase in value, and cigars "estimated to weigh several tons." not raise WAYER. Government, while others may think it missionaries by inciting the people to a general The money realised by sash sale would not be The tobacco was consigned to the peers of the the water without being able to obtain a grip, taught him much; I could have taught him any Offen Wyudham Street, Hongkong; or from The wind, in fact, klips over could have taken fire in which Norn was. I¦ Terms for Advertising can be obtained at the should be thrown on the Insurance Com- massacre.
nuffixiont to pay off all the incumbrances, but he ship for consignment to Leds... wo to speak.
thing."
others on the Cricket Ground, others taking basting exercise in the harbour, and still
frayad. The panganta of Annam, being impro- The Attorney General applied also for a farther
Chinese cities,
will never allow such a disaster to overtake them.
Timise.
'batohar' to Nero every morning before we started. One day I put a letter to the baleber in his basket, ordering a pound of steak. Then I said “batoker"
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the different Agoita.