INTIMATION.

UST LANDED-A Large Supply

PURE CONFECTIONERY,

Comprising:-

TOFFEE, BALLEt Sugar, Lemon DROPS, PRALINDE A LA ROSE,"

MIXED SWARTA,

CRYSTALLIZED APRICOTS, STANSERRIES, GALENGADE, CHERRIES, &C..

META FRUITS, ``. CARLARID 230 ETRAS PLUMS.

WATSON & Co THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 25th November, 1885.

pose it would pay the old Company to con-- tise it itself, provided a little mora capital

of could be obtained to defray current exponnos,

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THE DAILY FERIE, PRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27ra, 1899.

Captain Dupont arrived bare yesterday after noon from Yokohama, which port she left on the 12th November.

The Sentary of the Kwangtuor Inondation Rellef Fund wishes to acknowledge, through our median, a subscription of 15 from the Rev. P. E. W. Hartmann.

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COMMEROZAL INTELLIQENIE,

Trumsday, 20th November. Exron CARGO....

Quotations are:

Uriux

The Agents (Mesara. Melchors & Co.) inform The Russian ganbcat Morgi arrived at Ning- either side. The amount of difference between the first defendant threw him down in the the two akdos was a strip two foet two inches wide, gutter and hurt his Load Thay then osoaped, that the steamer Parthian loft Singapore poor the 20th instant from Busabow. Wednesday for this port.

and the judgment of the court was that the true and bo went and reported the matter to the The Shanghai Courier says:" We regret to boundary line between the two properties was Police Station: PC 286 weat with him to No It has been decided to give a farewell banquet ¦ learn that the Conservative Government has that which was given by Mr. Darby. There 336, Queen's-ränd Wast, and in a room thers, Por steamship Ancona, sailed on the 24th No. The formation of a new Company in order to His Excellency the Governor, and an indu- decided to give, at this statters. (Fort had been an encroachment of thres inches from with sons other men, they found the two palvember: For London 5ft bales raw with. N 10 also such a small amount as $15,000 ap-ential committee has been formed for the pur-Hamilton) on the ground that the Liberal the plalatiffs sido over and aboys that, in one senews where the complainant identilled is two cases silk rises goods, 105,157 ha onaghi. pears rather a clumsy davice. A more con-

Government only conpis it during the Bas pertlon, which encroachment had been caused of the garrotters at once. They were arroatod, 103243 lbs. scented caper, 31,000 lbs. scouted dina soare, and that all danger of wor by tho strengthening of the wall of the build- bat none of the missing property was found. orange pelos, 161 balea wasto sill, and 123 pook- to retain it. The sable connecting it with the monentements were not taken from the sime pinos.

picon goods. For Continent-136 halce raw silk, Saddles has been broken for sue little time, standard as Mr. Desby's end the former seemel The prisnnora roserved their defence, and they sos silk piece goods, and 138 packages sun- and the Admiralty have decided not to repair to have drawn his cofasions as to the way the were committed to take their trist at the Supreme dries. From Manila-16 cases cigars. it. The British narod squadron in China is de masarment of the late should be commenced; Coart.

--TITE-LARCENT ON BOARD TIE “GLENAVONJ lighted at the derision, for a more dreary and hand than procented to-mrusara then off withert} inhospitable spot to be stationed at saunnt he reference to what had taken place upon them Wong Wan and Young Fat, coolien, were be Imagined. Wel the Korean now be left in an ice they had been laid out. That might here fore the court, on remand, on the charge of stent. Malwa (New)............3540 por picat, slim, of 4 [to 4 cahtien. disturbed possession of the islands, or will some been all very well had the ground romized on- ing a pillow box containing neroy and jewellery We have been unable to obtain any dolnite in lose mosaurements where building had taken Amoy for $5,000, on the 9th inst. other foreign flag mosced the Union Jack" built upon, but they could not raly entirely upon to the value of $1,350, and three hanke orders on Malwa (Old)$550 per pisal alles, of 4 Įto 14 cutting. formation on the subject, but from what we hear place, and where the buildings arestad had The defendants were sean leaving the com. Patza (New) 8575 to 670 per chast. there is some danbe of the excreptness of the altered the boundaries, and there had been sa plainant's cabin on the 9th, and abortly after Haaren (or above report.

press or implied aoquinserce by the adjacent the latter missed hia pillow box. The defend- Banares (Old) lotholders. Eren afsoming, however, that Me.nata were arrested and handed over to the polied LATEST TELEGRAMS. Hancook was orroot in masearing from west on the arrival of the vessel in Hongkong, Pay- to eat, as against Mr. Danby'r method of ment of the orders was stopped, but none of the maavering the other way, his Lordship sail be other property was 20covered London, 24th November.

could not admit that the result implied any as- The prisoners were ordered to find two saretios DEATH OF THE KING OF SPAIN. sumption of trespass by the holder of Marins of $50 each for their good behaviour for six The death of the King of Spain from tysen-Lot 185 upon 134. It was shown by the si- months, and in default of doing as they were

deave which Kr. Stephens himself had produced committed to gail tary is announced.

that the amount of land in dispute between the CHARGE OF UNLICENCED LIQUOR EXTAILING. parčion was a strip of 201., 2. If the defen Joseph Stainbirdt, kesper of a restaurant at dant ought to get the judgment of the count 94, Queen's-road Control, we charged with re- alered, he could not do so apen fresh mate tailing spirits in lesa quantities than two gallona rists, and as to this application their Lordships saw no reason to doubt that with the materials P. S. Butlin atated that in consequence of in- before the court the judgment was in any away formation given him he went to the defendant's nefair. The motion mast thorofors to dismiss heres and searahid it. On the promises he found ed. The Chief Fastloo went on to remark that two bottles of her, aus bottle of wine, a bottle of

ON LONDON.

545 to 5464 522 nom. EXCHANGE,

PINK, WirTE, AND BROWN SUGAR CANDY. venient man would be to issuo preferential The French ironclad frigate Triomphante, with Russia being past, there is no necessity ing, and this was admitted. Mr. Hancock's ) The constable found a sword and dagger in the ages sundries. For Now York-17 and milk

Chocolate Creans, DESSERT CHOCOLATE, shares of a small denomination, giving the

NOUGAT,

present shareholders the option of taking up the whole of these if they wirbed and offering to the public only whatever number-might COMPITS and SvolraD ALMONDS in great not be so token up. The public, wo believe, would readily ambaeribe for such shares it Variety

any were offered. Be this as it may, how

We learn from Cauton that Bhem Yung-king. ever, it would be a thousand pities to 800 the Fruvincial Treasurer, died suddenly at five the laundry cleand. In almost ovary consi- o'clock a.m. on Wolpasday, the 25th instant, derable European settlement in Asis at-after a few hears' illness. tempts rare boen made to introduce a gani- tary ayatem of cleansing clothes, but hitherto the dhobics bare proved too strong to allow European competition in their business to obtain a fooling, or perhaps it would be mare correct to any that the promoters of attendanos. European laundries have boon too balf- We have received from Messrs. Lage, Cram. bearted is their enterprise to succeed. The ford & Co. a remarkably tasteful calendar for fact that so many laundries have been started 1896, illustrated by a stcol engraving of a soone

without a licence. from "The Tempest," whers Ferdinand listen- Advertisement and Sobscriptions which are not betekens a general recognition of the desiring to driol a song, says →→→ ordered for ▷ Azol perkel will be continuantability if not the necessity of such establish- Orders for extes cupies of the Daily Press should monte. It remains for Hongkong to show be sent before lix. on the day of publication. that they can be made a success from a com- After that hour the supply is limited.

mercial point of view, as well as with regard to considerations of health and quality of Patience and perseverance

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HONGKONG, November 27th, 1×95.

workmanship.

are all that la necessary to attain this end.

Attaction is directed to the fact that a proli- minary mesting, the ladies who have sent in their names as candidates for admission to the St. John's Ambulance, Socisty will be held in the Music Room at the City Hall on Monday next at 11 am. It is hoped thero will ha a good

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Where shotja thia music be? I' the nit or the earth? *It acunde no more; And sure it wait: upon

Some god of the island.

The oard is of a novel shape and colour with gilt bevelled edges. We have also raneived from the local agents (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co- another zout almanzo, issued by the Lordou aud Provincial Fire Insurance Company.

Energatio steps are being taken to amp out the outbreak of cattle diness in this colony, all beste suprated of infection being at coos ge- ́gregated.” Still now cases keap dropping up, and it is foared that until there has been a good downpour of rain it will be impossible to wips fresh beasts were taken by the authorities to be it out. On Wednesday, between 20 and 30 isolated, and sight, word aanghtored, having shown symptoms of the disease in its fatal form. fallen victims to the disease, tho, milk supply is In spite of the number of beasts which have

not apparently very greatly diminished:

Editor, not for publication, but as evidenes of gera Tze death of Azronse XII., King of Spain, though somewhat suddoo, has not bean alto- gether unexpected. When the last mail left Europe, His Majesty was known to be in poor health, and the London Figaro said that it had been stated, with some show of au- thority, that his lungs were antually affected, nad that extreme care on his part would be necessary if he hoped to prolong his life to

Messa Kelly and Walsh have seul as a book THE Hongkong Steam Laundry is at present any considerable extent. Reuter tells us for which we hope there may so ease to be in a critical position. The shareholders are that the cause of the King's death wan dy. any did. It is a Dollar and Sterling Ex- shangs Tables, from three shijlinga to three and considering whether the establishment eball sentory, but that may have been the imme-airpente, advancing by sixteenth of a penny, be closed or not. Beceipta bare thus far dista cause only. King ALFONso bad not compiled by Mr. G. W. F. Playfair, of the New failed to cover the expanama, and the Com- quite completed his twenty-eighth year; bay. Oriental Bank. The book is clearly, printed pany's Eoating capital is exhausted. The ing tean horn on the 28th November, 1857, that from ten pounds upwards the equivalente in with a marginal index.. One strange feature is view of some of the shareholders seems to be and he reigned nearly eloven years. He dollars are given with fractions of a cont, while thatafter more than twelve maesthe' unsucceseazas two infant daughters, of whom the given. If this had been reversed it would have

from a ponty up te-nina ponads they are not xo ful trial it isusoless tocontinasthe experiment older, Princess MARIA DE LAS MERCEDES, been less inconvenient, but the fraction should longer, while others apparently think it four years of age, will presumably sacred have been given di through. The book is well abould not be standened without further him, with the widow, Queen MARIE, 38

scited to meet a requirement which unfortunate- ly for dwellers in fae East exists for the present. effort At the meeting held on Wednesday Queen-Begeul It is, however, not impos.

Referring to the Burmah Qestion, the Morn- there were not sufficient abares represented

ing Advertise of the 15th ult, says: "A Bur -to allow of a definite decision being come to,

moge war is not to be contemplated with a light but a very useful discussion took place, the

heurt, although there are many people who bo report of which places the public in posses

Britisk Furush would suffice to occupy Man- available in sion of most of the material facts connected

dalay terminate King Theba's" varoer. with the position and working of the loun-

Bat something bas to be Jone, And we singerely tenet there will be no half dry. Although the receipts have not yet

Tocasures. The annexation of what remains of overtske. the expenditure, it appears that

Burch would not only relieve us of an imme- diato diffenity, bat would guard us against dan- Bability, improve our relations with Chine; it would strengthen the independence of Slam. A

sible that. DoN CABLOS may make another bid for the Throne. He still bas bia fol- lowers in the Iberian Peninsula, and has not, if report may be relied on, resigned all hopes of some day gaining the coveted Crown. In any case it is a pity that at a time when politics are unsettled in Spain the country should be saddled with a long regency. We hope that

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stent sourcetarilUnder British relait would it is, Barmah, ander King Theobaw, is a cou- become the centre of an ouoropus trade, and a new and powerful buttress to the defences of the Empire."

the business is a steadily increasing one, and rival politicians will not seize the apporteera leoming in the future. It would, in all pro- the Secretary has unbounded confidence iu nity to involve the nation in another civil the ultimate success of the concǝra. Mak-war. Sioce the revolution, of 1862, when ing a considerable allowance for Mr. HUE- IBABELLA II. was forced to resign, several LET's sanguine temperament, it still are experiments in government have been waade, that big view of the case is in the main sap- the only one showing any stability being the ported by reason and facts, la February restored monarchy under ALFONSO. If Se. last the shore collection of clothes smoontador DEL CASTILLO, the present-Prime Min to 28,600 pieces; last month it had risen to ieter, is a strong man he may succeed in 40,400 pieces. The collection from the hax-overwing the opposition that is likely touto his mouth by the San Francisco reporters. Lour remains about the same. With binarine, and in holding firm the succession For

Says the W. C. Daily Nove:-"We are re- toally to repudiate, on his behalf, the staff put quested by Mr. Patrick J. Haghen most empha-

very moderate increase in the business the the little Princess-MaxiAN. monthly loss his Fallen in round nambers from $80 $150. The total collection last i

M. Blabasab, Dapaty for Cochin-Chin wa Booth, including that from the shipping and to leave Saigon for Frauer by Manageriloring what he said may be imagined from-the fol

times steamer on the 20th instant.

Telegraphic Traeter ... Bank Billa, on demand.. Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.- Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight.. Credita, at 4 months' sight......

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4.32

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Bank Billa, on demand.

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Bank at sight....... Private, 30 days' sight.743

SHARES.

Adolph Causl, who described kinase as broker, enid he was passing the defendant's hanse some days ago, and feeling sink he went in to have something to take. The defendant asked him why he did not have some spirits, and servod bin with some branly. Witness drank tha brady and asked how much it was. Tas de fendant said 30 cents. Witness Brid only charged 20 cents at the Hongkong Hotal. | Ha had also purchased other liquors in the same house. He had bought a bottle of wins of the de- China Traders' Insurance Company's Alares- fandant for 50 cents. He had quarrelled with | 362 per stare, the defendant, who wanted to throw him out of the house.

ha wis

The case was romanded to today, the de fondant boing allowed ball in his own recoguit ange of 325.

Mr. Justice Lekroyd said the motion in this matter was that the odor of the court mare inst. September, couirming the Registrar's report, should not be confirmed. The resort recun mended that the line of boundary given by Mi. Danby between Mr. Stephens's and the plaintiffs lots should be confirmed. His Lordship thought the boundary line between these two lata was saliciently defined by the judgment of the Court fully coupurred in the judgment the Chief Justice had delivered, and after his Lordship's Chan Kwai Po, shopkeeper, of 17, Wing Sing- haustive agrerents he had nothing to aid. street, and Li Atsang, of 41, Tang Min-lane, The Attorney-General--Then. £ under-wore summoued by F.8. Butha an charges of stand, my client is in his original position, and it neglecting to keep proper books, as required by is now for bix to proeud with his origical Ont. 9 of 1875, Seo. 3. motion.

NOT KEEPING PROPER BOOKS.

Quotations are:-* Hongkong and Shanghai Brak Shura-—(2

por cent. pronian. Union Insurance Bociety of Canton, Timited—

$450 per share,

North Chias Lasurance Tia 300 per share. Yangtzo Lusauss Association–TB. 128 par

share.

Chinese Inarance Company, Limited—$170 por

saste.

On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Ths. 148

per share.

share.

Canton Insurance Ofoe, Limited-$80 per Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shures—

$370 per share.

China Fire Insurance Company's Bhares-$76

per share.

[We take the following sketch of the career so promostarely closed from "Men of the Tims-Alfonso XII. (Alfonso Francisco de Assisi Ferdinando Pie Juan Maria de la Con- copeian Gregorio, &o.), King of Spain, eldest son of the ex-Queen Isabells IT, was born Novetabor 25th, 1857. When his mother was driven from the throne by the revolution of 1868, be accompanied hor to Paris, whare ke

a number of affidavits had boun pat in to show gin("musro-face hand two boitles which contain- resided with her for some time, but basqent that Mr. Danby's measurements vore wrong.ed a liquor ba believed to be maht. Thors hai 1 he went to Austria, in order to prosecuto Bat whether they were wrong or right, the qnes ben complaints of this bones before, bat no con- bia studios in the Thoratianum, or nobleman's men was what was the line actually had down, sad victions. academy, at Vienne, to which he was admitted what was the piece of land into which the plain- January 20th, 1972. He ramined there three tiffs were put in possession: Unless it could be months. On June 25th, 1879, Queen Teabellashown beyond a doubt that Mr. Danby's mare formally abdicated her right to the throne of manta were utterly incorrent and that he did not Spula in favour of her son, but ne opon steps work ont this line, and put those people in were taken at that time to secure for him the possession up to it, it sooned utterly hopeless for position which this abdication left open to him the defendant to expect to get a new trial apa His pretensions were, however, opposed by his any fresh arilenos he might produce. cousin, the ddest son of the Duke of Mont- peasier, and his aunt the Infante Luis, but

so may pretenders wore onlculated to som plicate matters, the claim of Louis Philipps's grandson was ultimately waited in favor of the heir of Isabella. Early in 1874 the Prince of the Asturias, as he was, the styled, virited this country, was entered as a student at the Military College at Sandhurst, and witnessed the antuan maneceres at Aldershot, Dart- renor, and other places in the fall of the year. On December 28th, 1874, General Marnaz Campos proclaimed him King of Spain Valeuoin, and a few days later Alfonso, whe had gore over to Parisia arder to spend the Jade Pan with his mother, left Francs for Spain, arriving at Madrid January 14th, 1875. He was most exthaiastically rooived. On February 18, 1876, he departed from Madrid to take the command of the troops operating against the Carlists, and on the 20th of the following month he returnst in triumph to the capital at the head of 25,000 men, baring counsel. subdued the Carlist Insurrection. In the same year the ex-Quesu Isabells returned to Spain, and was received by her son at San- tander (July 29th). King Alfonzo married on January 23rd, 1878, at Madrid, his cousin the Princess Maria de las Mercedes, Infanta of Spain, daughter of the Duc de Montpensier. This was a cave heard last April, being a claim (She was born June 24th, 1860) The exagainst a large number of individuals se partners Queen Laabella was much opposed to this uni in the Chung San We Bank, which failed, and on, and to mark her disapproved she left Spain against Mr. Ackroyd, who was at that time - and wont to Paris before the marriage car gistrar of the Court and Official Assignes of the mony took place Queen Mercedes died on affairs of the bank. Judgment was given for Lan Atak, fireman on board the stea max Jane 25th, 1876. King Alfonso married the plaintiff company, but a legal point was re- Chenlyon, was charged with stealing engineers secondly on Noveler 29th, 1879, Maria Christina, daughter of the ints Archduke served as to one of the defendauts--Le Tan Pantonly on board that val to the value of £30 en

Teng. The point remarred was the contention the 24th inst. Charles Ferdinand of Austria (he was born on the part of this defendant that ho having re- It seems that the foel cheat was found des July 21st, 1858) On October 25th, 1878 tirai from the partnership in the bank, Mr. pciled of its contents, and spician fell upon King Alfonso was fired at in Madrid by Juan Long On being a gig director of the the defendant, who was donkeymaz. There was Mencasi, & workwear, but escaped nahurt. On Man On Insurance Company, als managing no evidence against him, however, and the care December 30th, 1379, as the King and Queen director of the bank, know of his refiroment was dismissed. were driving in an open carriage through the from the bank, and the creditors must, therefore, palaos gatos at Madrid, a youth named Frant be held to have acquiesced in it. bisco Otero Gonzalez Igans fired two pistol shots at the royal pair, one jassing between them, and the other through an attentout's bat: but fortunately without doing further Aamage. Otero was tried in February, 1880, and sentenced to death, King Alfonso was in- vested with the Order of the Garter, at 35 Wassrs.. Wotton and Deasos, for the plaintive ars concerned, the main arrangements for the Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co., The Chief Justice mail that in this onss jade. next year are practically settled. Indis will be | Chinèse Lmperial Loan of 1881 A-2 per cent.

drid, by the Marquis of Northampton, Octo- ber 11th, 1881. Qrey Christian has given birth to ten daughters-Marind-Ing Verondes,

Princess of the Asturias (born September 12th, 1880), and the Infnuta Maris Tereza Isabel,

born November 12th, 1892.]

THE WAR IN BULGARIA. The Servians have been completely defeated

are retreating.

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS

IN ENGLAND.

The Chief Justice-If he thinks proper to proceed with it,

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Mr. Stephens I intend to do so my Lord, E

The Chief Justice-You will piense to sit dova, Mr. Stephens, you are represented here by

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE FULL COURT,

THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY V. ACKROYD AFD OTHERS.

Judgment was

The defendants admitted the offence and also a prior conviction in a similar cass,

They were fed $50 each, which they paid.

DRUHKENT FSI,

Joseph Poindart and Afdpen Urbanzoi, Russian seamoz of the steamer Fizdirstood; were charged with drunkenness, refusing to pay jinriskeho hire, and damaging the rahidla, to the ertout of 50 cents.

They admitted having bom drink, sad wara fned Ål each and 60 conis umsuds to the opolis.

James Smith, seaman was picked up incap ably drunk in the street on Wassday night, and being a vagabond with no plase af abode or visible means of Babsistence, was charged with drunkenness and being a rogal vagabond.

He pleaded guilty and was what to gool for a www.

VAŠE DISMI38":D.

Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company's

Sharps-49 per cent prem, Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steambostjobs

Shams per share premiuma. Indo-Chins Steam Narigation Co.'s Shar-

5 per cent. discount,

Chins and Manila Steamship Company, Limited

-30 por cont. d'acount, nominal. Douglas Steamship Company, Limited—848

per place.

Hongkong dan Company's Shares-800 per

sharo.

Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares—$155 per

share.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$82

per share.

China Sugar Refining Company (Dobratures)--

1 per cent, premium nomina.. Leon Sugar Refining Company, Limited $73

per share.

Hongkong Ice Company's Stares-$165 per

Blure.

Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limitad

$10 per share.

Park Tin Afining and Smelting Company

-$33 por share.

Panjom and Sunghie Das Samatan Mining

Company, Lailed-19 Šales sad Bayers. Parak Bagar Caltivation Company-İls. 18 par

given for the plaintiff, so that was the sole THE INTER-COLONIAL AND INDIAN Selangor Tin Mining Company-$10 per share. question reserval for future argumcat.

The Attorney-General (Hon. E., L. O'Malley', instructed by Mr. Holmes, appeared for the de- feadant mamel; Mr. Francis, instructed by

Company.

-- EXHIBITION OF 1896.

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Although incomplete so far so the final details Fgreat-exhibition to be held at South Kensingtote

represented on an onormous reale. The present

mant had been given pro fina: for the phiiffe gitary of the exhibition withing will he

share.

mited---$67 per share.

Limited-Par, nominal.

Hongkong Rape Manufacturing Company, Li.

Feinm

Upon consulting with Mr. Justic Airlined with India fugates of various kinds, thus Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 per omnt. and carefully considering the facts of the case, forming a street 900 feet long. The Old Lon Chine Imperial Loan of 1984 0-5 per cent. and the anthorities bearing upon it, he had good street will remain in atafu quo, and will be to the conclusion that the opinion les previvasly ampposed to represent Fandal Europe. Passing

exprised was correct. Judgment would, now

froze under the aroh at the end of the street, be given by Mr. Justice Ackroyd.

the_visiter will find bimgsif-confrented. Vý Mr. Justice Ackroyd said that the judgment the entrance to the citadel of an Indian city had been entered in this eas pro form for the flanked by bastions and overhang by minarets plaintiffagainst the defendant to Tin Pan Tang, in true Eastern fashion. This gateway is the subject to the point referred to above. Tho

It seems that no sonner bad fr. Hughas entered the Palace Hotel than he was pounced upon by two representatives of the pross, who forthwith began to entesbiss him abook bia views on Chi- nese matters. Their gross iparcuracy in report-

lowing example. One of them said to Mr. Hughes the shore, was 52,216; in June last, when

that Mr. Russell Yoang in passing through Sun the armed eraisirs wero here, the collection | The rise arop of the Philippias province of Francisco, claimed that the transfer of the Obi afloat rose to 29,777, and with the bare cal. Bisayas has, says the Porsenir, been siraost comass fleat of marchant steamers to the American pletely destroyed by the extreme drynas of the leg indicated the progress of American com- lestion the total reached 67,181 picoca. This season and the ravages of locusts.

merce in China. Mr. Hughes's opinion was brought theks down to 3180 only. It is

The Shen-pao aaye that Korea has memorializ: Mr. Young's rin, seeing that those steamerą

asked, and he replied that he could tot confirm and quite clear therefore that the buginosa waulded the Emperor of China, requesting an army to aro now again under the Chino flog. And yet, be a profitable. ous, provided enough work te asut to that country, to protect it from an in: in this intervieweranewspaper-be-is-made-to-say Returns, so far nascertained, shew that 32 kmount of theulaint was balance of $45,000 Lene presented by the Maharajah Scindia to the ?

that the first sale was a good sign of the pro- could be got to keep the Ianadry running ation by her powerful neighbour. full time. And the amount of work is in fact Wo learn from the Agents (Mosers. Butterres of American commares in Chios! Some feld & Swire) that the Gooun Steamship Com-other remarks attributed to the Cazsal-General standily increasing, but the shareholders are pany's steamer Hector, from Liverpool, left are even more absurd, but it is not necessary to confronted with the fact that their roady cash Singapore yesterday morning for this port. "draw attention to them,"

A few days ago a strong bead of man, supposed The Daily News Isarne by a private letter from Yokohama that Miss Marille, of the Moto have been silt smragglers, made an armel at villo Opera Company, was so ill just before the tack on a village acme little distance from Kow- Joon City. Enfortunately for them, however, Yokohama Mart luft, that she could not sing.

they had not kept the scheme dark enough, and so, how that capital is to be raised. With

Captain W. N. Derille, lato enzimander of the some woning reached the village of what was river atester Honkan. And at the Hongkong to come. The ousequence was that the vil regard to the frst "polu, Mr. HURLEY says Hntal yesterday morning after a long and painfallagers showed more grit that is common he is negotiating with the Hongkong Hotellness. The femoral took place at the Protestant on such occasions, and prepared to give the and the Pacife Mail, and that if contracts Cemetery yesterday afternoon.

is exhausted and that without further capital they canant go on. The question is whether the sirenetances are such as to justify the sinking of more capital in the affair, and, if

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seanted his seat.

Liberals and Conservatives have been elorted. Lord Randolph Churchill, contacting Central Birmingham, has bear defeated. [Lord Randolph Churchill opposed Mr. Tetan Bright, and the retaran has consequently Lord Kendolph is also standing for South. Paddington, where he has more chance of being returned.ED. D.P.J

TEANSLATED FROM THE "SAIDONNAIS,"

Pante, 16th November?” THE FRENCH MINISTRY.

FRENCH COLONIAL POLICY.

is month. There had been no notice vilken va

South Kensington Muenim, and sent to the deposited by the plaintiff company with the exhibition by the Lords of the Committee of Chung San We Bank. The deposit was a fixed Council en Education. It is a marvel of work- one, the sccounts being made up and settled once manship, and stands 35 foot high, and will give bally or written of the retirement of Lo Tunes to spasione courtyard, enrrounded by number of shops, in each of which some Pad Tong from his partnership in the Back, and native artifiner will be employed at a dia- a directer tinct trade. thongh Mr. Leong On was

The entire plico" will be "eré- the defendant's ratiroment from his partar tera bazear, sad the mode of working will in aither concern, and said he knew of ented in, arat imitation of an atomga Eat- ship in the Bank, he said he did not give any be shown in the same way as can be seen notice of it to the other directors of the plaintiff in any Indian city: Company, though he said the directors kuery of it.

The shops will be devoted

thieves as warn a reception as they could apon very short notion. All the women, children, are secured to do the washing of these two According to a telegram from Tiantais, pob- and other non-combatants were sout to a place of concerns the amount of work will at once listed in the Shen-poe of the 20th Novembar, nafoty outside the village, and the belligerent Tanch the paying point. More than this, the Arthur on the evening of the 18th November, to arms they could master, and with spaars, swords, Hia Exoellaney Li Hangohang arrived at Port villagere armed themselves with what few fire- Secretary says that he has been able to re-inspect the ironolads recently strived from Ger- and any other available weapon. It was a night duce the expenses by some $800 per month, many.

attack that was expected, and as the time drew. This itself will almost wipe of the monthly In the programme of the Hongkong Races, 207, they concealed themselves among the las, and in view of the increase in the 1886, published yesterday the olause of this troos, &o, around the village. As was expooted, tion to the Chamber of Depoties and the Senate, receive a sum of money from the Bank. The will be arlistis. The various shops will be guard-

sexson 1885-6" an inadvertently omitted after the thieves turned up in strong force, well armed, skora business, to abandon the under the words "Habseription Grifins to the son. Bud ni onde ̈set to work to lost the houses. The taking at this point, when success is just ditions in the 4th and 7th rates on the second Fillagers waited until they were well scattered in beginning to dawa, would be very much like day. slipping off the topmost rung but oso of the The Chinese catepayers at Shanghai have ad. dressed a potition to the Municipal Council for ladder. An appeal to the public will pre-emission to the Protio Garden on the Buod. bably not result in an immediate large it- similar request was made gems three or four crease in the support giren, for the public is, rear ago and was then refused. It appears to an a rule, a very callous body, but as the be the feeling in Shanghai that some concession

Company goes on, demonstrating all the time the superiority of its work over that of the Chinese hobies, self-interest

should be made to the respectable Chinese resi- dents, but the throwing open of the Gardens to the native rabble is strongly deprecated.

this interesting occupation, and then made a combined rush out of their hiding places, taking the robbers by surprise. A douporate fight onsued, but the band of thieves was dieorganised when the attack tack place, and though butter and get the worst of it, and were driven off. About 15 or 16 of them were killed, and fis or two of their boats were captured by the tiamphant villagare, who do not appear to have suffered at all heavily in the fray.

gascar.

SUPREME COURT.

26th November.

İx APPEAL.

BEFORE THE FULL COFRJ.

Chan Yuk Cheong AND OTHERS, V. M. J.

1. STERREN,

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several anthorities. In this case, he said, no latter or circular notifying La Tua Pas Toug's retirement from the Bank had been sent round, and it was doubtful whether the know leige of the fact by Mr. Leong On was suficient notion Eren if he were misfied, hor ever, that they had hand notice, there was nothing to show that the plaintiff company intended to r lease the defendant from is liability. That being so his Lordship fell thecourt would be going farther than any of the presedent case, and it

IN SUMMARY JULIADICTION.

BEFORE ME. Justice AcaROYD,

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STATION,

After his retirement the deposit in the Bank the following trades, among others earpst continued, but was not added to. The directors weaving, toy making, gold and silver work, cop M. Daatroane has been appointed Minister they were not aware of the defendante rotirement making. The shops will be for exhibition only, of the Man On Insurance Company doposed that bar and has Fonding, and engraving, pottery baking. stone work, calleo printing, and sweet- of Commerce and M. Gonot Minister of Agri-from the Bank, and had not acquinsel in it, and and the artiolon and will not be sold on the spot. the money simply remained in the Deck on the At the upper and of the square will be the grand culture.

quet ze its President.

The Chamber of Deputies bay alosted M. Floriginal terms. Mr. Francis, for the plaindi ocm Durbar Hall, eranted by native labourers, who pany, also called attention to the terms ou which have bean specially brought to this coun ho retired, his connection with the Bank no try. The aspect of the square surrounded being entirely severed, as it was provided that by the busy shops and commanded by the The Government, in a formal official declara- in the erent of certain contingencies he was to beautifully carred hall will be as correct as it T 1 announces its intention to retsin Aazam and question was whether the defendant was, under the ad by Indian policemen, who in native costume, circumstances, exempted from liability for the will patrol the square. The Durbar Hall was the first piece of Indian work taken in haud in Toquin, and has asked for bredits for Muda-debts of the Bank. His Lardship referred to

courection with the exhibition in this country. Three Punjabi workman from Bhers, in the ghabpar district, were brought to London in July by air. C. Pardon Clarke, C.I.E, and lodg od at the Exhibition in the are quarter near Queen's-rate, oupied by the Chinese odony lust amount of work, consisting of panelling, doors.

They have already completed a_rast | windows, and pilestars, all most exquisitely carved in pinewood. The design is evolved on the men proceed, and no two pieces are exantly all. The The following interesting veference to the Their Lordships deltord judgment now on direct opposition to auec the ant orities if they

truoney on soins of the panels is unusually grace- The Shanghat Hycury of the 20th inst. saya: preans of gars in Chakiang province appears the motion for leave to speal brought by the held that the defendant was under these air fal, representing various native plants inter will gradually bring more customers, notil An express koz been issued this siternoon, in Archdeacon Moale's Reminiscences:--During defendant, against the decision of the Chiefstances. Cred from lability in this asta.

woven with arabosque, patterns and Oriental in the course of a short time the Com. advising the Portuguese community of Shanghai this quarter of a century through which my Justice in the above case. The case we heard Fadgment would therefore be for the plaintiffs, designs. On one of the large dosyay pases TATION.

to avail themselves of the opportunity of sending momery is wandering, antural as well as human about the latter end of February last, the with outs.

ara portrayed ag the one side a group of pany will possess the balk of the business of a telegram to Lisbon, arging the necessity of wild beaste infested the province of Chebang. plaintiffs, the owners. of Marica Lot No. 184,

poppy plaats with petals unfolded must as the the placs. Success, we bare no doubt, can having the treaty of Portugal with Chess rati- At intervals of ten years, with strange regularity, complained that the defendians, who was the

full blown poppy might be observed in s wheat Bugkong .. flod. The party with circulated the express ang magnificent imperial tigers, nina feet long, have owner of Marine Lot No 18, had pulled down be achieved, but it has to be worked for and gaste that a meeting of the most influential visited the outskirts of Ningpo. One was killed a wall of a house standing upon the former lot

deld; on the other a similar group bowed down - Hovigkong- with petals meeting is when blown by the will take some little time. Other laundries members of the Portuguess community here near Chinhai shortly before my arrival. The and was also preparing to build upon s› HATTOW

TAM KUNG PING 7. LAU FUC AND ANOTHER wint. The effect is in both instances perfectly elsawhore have failed, it is true, but we do should be called to consider the matter."

people have often pointed out to me the temple strip of land belonging to them, which the de Mr. Wilson (of the firm of Messrs. Wotton covered. The Indian artists work innoh as an

Baglishman world, except that they squat on thei not therefore regard the case of the Kang. The French tronelad frigate La Galimonere, into which they chased the bewildered beast. Hafenfast claimed as his property, so as completely and Deacon) appeared for the plaintiff.

This is an action, for the recovery of the sum flour and use e leg as a vice to grip their work. ran upstairs and finding the upper storey not to deprive the plaintiffs of light and air through kong establishment as any the less hopeful. Captain Fleuriais, flug slip of Admiral Laspés: boarded, he bang helplessly from the rafters for the windows of their godowns, and the plaintifs of $1,000 agreed to be paid to the plaintiff by the The dimensions of the Durbar House will be

arrived bere yesterday morning from Shanghai The Cateatte, Singapore, and Madras lauo-vid Amor which latter port she left on the 25th hosts of enemies, who with bees and forka don be restrained by the injuretion of the court Frou to secure the due performance by the defendants will be 42 fost by 25. The Darbar is intended a while, and then dropped midst the bowling claimed 3530 for damages and that the defendant defendrore as commision for entering into a bond ample, is sight will be 19 feat, while the floor dries,probably failed from the same cause net. On acchoring she exchanged salutan with patched him. Another was killed easily after trespassing on this land. The defèrdant claimed and others with the Hon. Phineas. Ryzie to pro- to be used by the Prince of Wales for tha maen-

the Audacious, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Vasey which now threatens the Hongkong tanndry. Hamilton, C.B. Admiral Leapes proceeds bons they had blinded him with lime. A third had that in palling down part of the Fall of plaintifs sure labourere to Jamnica. The phiutiff stated Lon of the Indian notabilities who will visit the Manda namely, want of faith ca-tho part of the pro- in the La Calissonitre, his term of foreign sarinade its way to within a mile of the very barbs godown be had only been parating his right, as that he was asked to stand security for the de Exhibition, and, together with the square in Hong... prietore in the coudness of their undertak vise having been completed, and the command of of the city, near a village which I was constantly the building stood upon his ground. The action fendants to supply 200 labourers which the plain which it stands, will take by the eatim spaco at Bay ings and the consequent want of persistened the squadron will be samed by Rear-Admiralssing, and which I had, as a matter of fact, loated four days, judgment boing roservod, and diff agree to the and for so doing he was promised present covered by the Prince's Favilion and Shangha walked through at midnight shortly before, the delivered by the Chies Justice on the 6th March by the defondants in a letter from tava to him apart of the water pavilion. Besides the features, radi in its prosecution. Many profitable buri-Turonne.

Riennicz, whose fag-akip is the ironclad frigate tiger's risit. It seems incoresivable that such His Lordship bald that it was unnecessary for him vommission of 85 each. This latter was produced there will be an India basar for the sale of a barat could traverse so densely peopled a region to go into the mesenrements of the aurenyora to the court during thotrial and tha roeipt thereof goods of native manufacture, a collection of wild nesses have taken more than fifteen mouthe The Shanghai Mercury bas the following-A without being sach. Bat the rat warning was who had been salled on either side-Mr. Denby: as duly proved although the defendants denied beasts, and several other important exaltits. The to build up, and it is not surprising that the Eramasis said to have occurred at Paking by which given by a poor countryman's shriek of death and Mr. Hancook, as he thought that if the having written it or enged it to have been other estos niso take an active part in the ehow, rr. i we shall early next year seo gathered Hongkong Laundry should take some time overal foreigners of importance are said to have agony. It was late on a summer evening, and plaintiffs building had operoschod upon the written.

Having beard the evidence of both the plaintifat Boath Kensingtona zumbur of Indians, most- bean lujured by the soldiers. The details we the man was in a little boat panting along the defendant's ground, it had boon acquiesced in to become a succese, seeing that none of heard as iron in private letters are not correst, oanal. It is supposed that, seeing a beast drink by the Government and by the parson he and defendants and their witnesses His Lordship ly Fanjais, auall tribe of Rod Ludinus for thescongaged in thobusiness had had any pre-But there is nothing unusual in the behaviour re-ing, and taking it for a cow, he must have poked then owed the lot now babaging to Mr. hold that the letter was true, and gave judgment warded by Canade, a bory of Greeks from Cyprus, and possibly some stranger tribos still from yet vious experience in it. The Secretary pointed ported of the soldiers there. They seem to be it. with his polo, and was fastently sugod and Stephens Judgment was givm for the plain-for the plaintiff with costs.

like the miners in the North of England pour killed by the ouraged tiger. The villagers oate tifa for the amount of datures chimed, and

urore distantvologies- out on Wednesday many maltses in which trayed by Punch & quarter of a contury ago, ont in force, and the animal retired to cover. the injunetler applied for via slso granted. he had bera able to take more economical. When a miner sitting on a stile saw an M.D. Nowy was sout in at oaos to the city--only three At the hearing of the case Mr. Francia, in

A French barber's signboard rinda thua ze To-morrow the public will he shaved gestritas Temperature arrangements on behalf of the Coinpauy, and clergyman approaching him to offer a tract, be off-and the general commanding this dis structed by Mr. Caldwell, appeared for the which, ate maid, he had only been able to a brick at "im."

anid, "Look, are Hil, aro's a stranger, cave art triat dempstoked a division of his army with a plaintifs the Attorney-General (Hon. L

[TF*"*. Of course it's always deld-pice to besiege the tiger. But the great O'Malley) and Mr. I M. Haily, instructed by "work out with the lapse of time. But what.

brate declined to be what in; and, sallying forth, Mesers. Wotton and Deason, for the defendant.

It has been optin proposed in Franse to in- ↑ "Direction of vind In an asscent of the island of Yap written by he charged and mazled the soldiers badly bofore The Attorney-General claimed that even no-

pasa a tax on bachelors. "Marriages there are on Fore of wind

Weather over promise of ultimate success there the Comasuder of the Spanish grafter Velasco, he was killed. But now arose Murious quarrel sording to the measurements Mr. Danby gara in Chan Aniù and Cha Afai, fishmongers, were the decrease, the population does not inszesse, Rada may be, the fans remaine that if the Cam. it stated that the averige erport of epura, the between the Tantsi and the Titxi The head, by evidence at the bearing of the osse, his client charged with having ssaulted and robbed a shop and to many perele it seems unfair that salah only article of export, is 1500 Baglish tong but law, was sent to the Governor of the provino-tilled to judgment. He wished to file keeper, uazed Leung Aman of a jada bangle bachelors should be suffered to elade tas duties pany is to continue its operatione more pilaat year it only resahed 500 tons, the orop being the Fetai; bat who should have the body?"Lafovits to show that the line giren by Mr. and some money, altogether value $16, on the ef married men, and yet tot be taxed for, 16 tal most be rated. $15,000 is the sum a very small one. During the month of Jaan said the Tastal, for the beast is a subject of Danby to the Registrar of the court, on the 11th inst

There are, it seems, not fewer than 1,000,000 The empainant said he lived at the Hep Shingobelors in France who ought to be married mentioned. The Secretary proposes that a ary and February of the present year the export mina, and stain in my domains." "I,” said the ground, was not the correct boundary lino be

wa 600 tops. In 1884 twenty-three possola of Titai. "for my men killed it, and besides, know tween the two lots.

{shop in Queen's-road West, and on the 11th inst.men. In other words of the single man is the nes company should be formed with capital 4500 tens visited Yep, and in January and Fobra: you not that it is ray duty to be brave and what The Chief Justice read an exhaustive judg-ko was walking in that street when the two pri- country 2,000,000 have no excuse for remaining to this amount to base the concern from the ary of the proond year five vessels of 1,081 tonn. better recipe can you suggest for courage that ment, in which be toughed upon all the malu sonora and a thied nan sat upon him. The first single any longer. They are fair incomes, and present compaus, and work it on the same Yap produses so little timber that the wood re the soup made from tiger's bones?" The angle points of the ease, and commented, upon the prisoner sized bit round the mock while of propon aga and without infirmities. By lincs. To this it is replied that if it would quired for building purposes baa to be imported waxed hot, but they compromised the matter by way in wins the monrements were taken, the other two haid him and took from him levying upon these a tax of 100 per head,

from other islands of the group. The inbabi. | giving the skin to the T'aotai, and the fiesh and and the boundaries between the various lota in his bangle and his puzen. Baring despoiled: 200,000,000 would be added to the floral: pay a new Company to take over the busi- tants of the island number about 1,200. boner to the gallant Titai.

the block were laid down by the surveyers on him of all they could find worth taking budget yearly.

POLICE COURY,

26th November, -

BEFCEZ ME.-E. MACERAN.

CHARGE OF ASSAULT ANY ROBBERY.

to-morrow..

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W. DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 20th November, 1985.

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