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THE DAILY PREM, SKUBIDAY, JULY Sṛn, 188.
POLICE COURT:
4th July,
BEFORE MET. SELCOMBE-SMITH
ATTEMPENG TO DEFRAUD.
Ho Achung was charged, on romaand, on the information of Chau Kow, a boatman, with at tempting to obtain two cases of kerosine oil by false prefence, the property of Chan Afong, stora keeper, No. 70, Priya Central, valued at $3.96, on the let inst.
the Eschin Bille, whilst the Chinese bring their line forty miles south-west down the valley of the Taping, till the two join henda near the spot whare Margery fell, and the Far East in linked with the Far West, noroas the broad bosom of the Eastera homi phere."
Then comes a suggestion that lower rates would bring all European mes- sages to and from the great commercial poria, of China across the Chino-Indian land line.
Mr. Walton appeared for the prosecution, and It was to avoid any reduction of rates by this Mr. Denugs for the defence proposed Tino that the cable companies re-
Mr. Dennys onlled the attention of the Bench to the fact that the case had already been cently made overturns to the Chinese Go-closed, but that he wond not object to Mr. Wol vernment for a Convention by which a fixed to re-opening it.
Lui Ya, orose examined by Mr Donny, said
The Trans-Cheplan Railway, from Mik-
STATION.
Whaleak... BA Tokio 2141
REGISTER.
God July, 1040, ut & KAL.
Wind.
fetched from thus donkey konse. Ho did not The Empress Vietoria was at the bedside of her (OPENING OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN OHINA COAST, METEOROLOGICAL
RAILWAY. have the Iron bar in his hand at the time ever devoted consert throughout the night till ho went for the chief oflear. He asked me the supreiue moment. The body of the Em later not to proste him. I said that Iperor i lle in state at the Castis" to-morrow, would not do so if he did his duty properly. On sad funeral service will taas pisss on Monday hailovsk, on the Caspian Sea to Samarcand, a the 2nd July he refined shuty. There was in Friedenskirche, Poteism; the ceremony will distance of about 900 miles, was, formally opened change cf firemen I told him to go into a bo of a simple military charter, in conformity on the 27th May, the naniversary of the corona- tion of the Emperor Alexander III.. The Bret £ boller and souls it. kile went in and came back with the deaize of the doceased monarca.
train which has passed over the whole line, sad POTSDAM, 16th Jun. almost at once, say that he would not go in again. He did not complain of the host of the Before removing the body of the late Emperor which brought General Annonkoff and his colleagues, deputations of farned accistics, re- boiler. I went in self. It was not too hot Frederick from the death charabera post mortem prosentatives of the Frost, and s amber of Shanghai....
examination took place at the hand of the emin- to work in
To defendant to dl not strike you. et surgeons who were in attendance on His Ma-foreigners of dixtination, invited especially to He pushed you sagt ben the souffle onsed.
jesty during his illness. The autopsy rosuited share in the inauguration of the new railway, or Highong John Byans i am first mate of the din disosing the existence of cancer in the thront tired bero ut the appointed time notwithstand- jer Head. The de efter ve left Singapore, the af the deceased Emperor. The body now has iuing the foods between Kizil Areat and Ankabid second engineerchend called me to have a talk slate in the Castle, surrounded by the loveliest and a sonsiderable rising of the waters of the to defendant abrat going on shore without leave. focal wreaths and other devices in violets, and is Amu Dara, which threatened at no time Locane I wont and saw defendant. I asked him what Tiewed by multitude of the people of Potsisin some delay. Here the arrival of the train pas he meant by going on shore without leave. He
Turkestan territory, the Embassy from the Amer plation.
of Bokhara, the local authorities, and a man of
cannon the train stopped class to the
ASTRINGENT LEMONADE. Samozgalicat stomachie and prarontative of the Convention fell through, and with the my shop for two areas of kerosine. When hero. I gave him serve and he started hitting at
eriff was to be Igreed uponi. Fortunately I gave the paper produped when Li Hos came to asid "What the H bag that to do with you and neighbouring planes in sorrowing contem- waited by General Rosenbach, Governor of the
things to have in the Louse.
price-
The following Disinfectants are reduced in PERMANGANATE FLUID (lilar to Condy's)
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POTSDAM, 18th June.
of
Tongkang
Bolina
Kata 21.95
Taly, Fab8, at 10 am.
wind.
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The barometer is fallen lang the cemet in geslot se qederste fur A., witaln. Ovzzcant, warm, etid rathist dan weather premvili,
W. DOBENCK. Tongkang Oleervatory, 4th July, 1888
NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL.
un, and, defendant, picking up the bar of ires kirove the faberal to-day will be relatively small. faraons semb of Tamerlane, here the company ve from the we. then came to separate Owing to the limited so in the Friedens-People, Russians and native. Amid the thande
produced, struck him on the head with it. De-
POTSDAM. 18th June. alighted. Luncheon was. served at the official thaetee fordons is in the habit of threatening with
The funeral of the Emperor Frederick TIE residence of General Rosenbsah, who proposed Ratings weapons of that soft.
The defendant stated-The chief officer strak took place to-day From an early hour"The health of the Czar," the toast avoking me first, and then bersound engineer strook me. the town was filled by a donar crowd,, and most enthusiastic shears. Seciator Symonoff, riow the fanoral procession, which, la spits of delivered an address, in which he dwelt upon the Prisoner we sentenced to three weeks' its announced simplicity, attracted people from sminent services of General Annenkoff, who had meant to frighten him. prisonment with hard labour,
the capital and the neighbouring country, so indefatigably laboured for the completion, of districts. Tas procession marcebed from the the great railway which had that day been com Palace to the Friedenskitche; after the hearse pleted. During the day a solemn To Dean was walked the Crown Prince William and the sung, and General Rosenbach held a review of Prince of Wales and a few members of royalty, the troops in garrison at Sanireand. The lay- The rond was lined by a double row of soldiers,ing of the rails of the now line, was only com and a large military escort accompanied the late picted yesterday evening. The town is decorat Emperor's remains. The aorviss in the church was choral, and on the conclusion of the ore mony volleye of suivos wars firal. GENERAL ORDER FROM THE NEW EMPEROR.
BERLIN, 16th June.
·TAKU.
1 Diagrhon and is recommended by the completion of the now line a roduction in sins is pureshased and taken delivery of Crumline Faculty.
telegraphic charges will probably take place. Instead of actual goods are issued, na receipts are During the present Season, avoid all doubtful This would be agrest boon to commerce. given. The paper produced is issued by our shop. food, impure water, overfatigas and impuro alr
But quite apart from the question of charges, it was given.
I don't know whether tallies were issued when A bottle of ASIATIC CORDIAL and a bottle of the completion of the new line will confer Te-examined by Mr. Wotten-It shows that the Finest Gin Liqueur BRANDY, 470 substantial advantagea as affording' anį the hatter that the paper relates to was a sogh I did not mean to hit him with the bar. I merely every paint of vantage was best in order to Prasidant of the Imperial Geographical Society,!
altorastivo route when the other lines are transaction. Wo deal with our customers in two ways, with bamboo and paper tallies. The two interrupted. In the case of our being in-bamboo tallies produced do not belong to ear volved in hostilities with an exomy who shop. They are not genuine. succeeded in cuting the Singapore cable, Central. The name of xay shop is the Chin Chow.. Chun Toug sworn-I reside at No 70, Praya communication over the Chinese land lines. We deal in kerosine sad general merchandise. India would be of inestimable service The paper produced was issued from my shop,
but it did not pass through my hands. The two The excitement essed by the visitation of the from a national point of view.
pisces of bamboo produced are something like earth shooks fe now gradually subsiding, although bo tallies we use They are not ours. They since my last have bad quite a zamber of {have not our works on: The words Chin Cheungmers which, however, were loas violent than
on the tallies are forgod. They tam imitation the oscillations then receded.
These miner hodin, for several days, seemed of my handwriting. They were brought to the top by the defendant. I first saw the places of to roaur every twelve hours 2e near a possible; them to me. Pepta hor not to give kerosine for wood Inet Bunday. The boatwoman brought at about 1.30 to 3:45 o'nlock. tallier like that gave them back to her, and left never seen prisoner before, Cs.she went back to ker boat with them. I have
50 cents por bottle, or $3 per 2 gallon jar. CARROLIC ACID, 75 omts per quart bottle JESES FLUID, CHLORINE OF LIME, and other disinfectants at usual prices.
Spacial Quotation for wholesalo quantities.
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Hongkong, 14th June, 1888.
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The delivery of the French mail was begun at 8.30 a.di. yesterday
Doring the last few days there has been a marked falling off in the number of ouse of {death reported from summer obolers
25th Juno
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 22nd June. At a special menting of the Conservative Party, Lord Salisbury, referring to ries of minor defeats the Government has experienced, urged usibed astian or otherwise he would re- commend dissolution.
.
Mr. W. 11. Smith: mid that unles ha mosived an assurance that he possessed the confidence of the party he would resign the Leadership of the House of Commons.
The meeting passed a vote of confidence ina' Lord Ealisbury and Mr. W. H. Smith.
Desurlers bare branght book a report that
with flags and this evening there are to be great laminations Telegraphis communica tion with Europu is now opeu, and nocarding to Special commissioner of the Pall Mall-Gazette present in Rusin, it is possible to reach A general order from the Emporee William Samarcand from London, vid Rassin, in twelve II. to the Army and Navy has been issued to-days-that is, providing there are no accidents Chluese gossips state that several acres of day. It alles in painful terms to this death of and the trains are pustual.
Tho Nord, commenting upon the completion land have disappeared in Korea, while at Pei the Emperor Frederick, and arms the deep
inform us that the steamar Carmarthenshire
The Agents (Messrs. Adumion, Bell
Tung thers is a large bottomless cavity formed reliance and attachment of bis suocessor to both of this railway says:-It will be followed by the construction of The Trans-Siberian Railway, by the earthquakes with which we have been the services of the fatherland.
connecting the Baltic and Black Sea with the Singaporo on the 4th inet. Zor this port
By Mr. Denny-Chun Kow has two boste istely visited, but you can take this last pora
PARIS, 18th June..
Pacific, and bringing Russia into direct contact for storing keremiae in, one large and one small graph for what it is worth
The majority of the French newspapers From an advertisement in another column it They are generally moored opposite my shop, The collision case between the steamer Ben-regard the General Order which was isanet to with China and Japan. The Samarcand Rail Editor, not for publication, bat as ovides of good will be soon that sensels from Hongkong will be Thore ars about 10 cases, of kerosine on board chow and the inak, which was run into and sunk the Army and Wavy by the Emperor Willion y is worth more te Russis, the Nord thinks,
than the gain of a battle. This crowning Mr. Stanley's foros las become entangled in the subject to medinal inspection at Japanese ports.the big boat generally. There are also ten in by the former on the evoning of the 17th April innerlistely on his accession as warlito.
Eastern undertaking will consolidate her pusi region beyond the upper Arawhimi, that it is re- LONDON: 18th Juas. the small boat. The kerosine stored in the boats last, was heard before T, L. Baltsak, bay, at
tion in the West The Nord adde: Whenever duced by one-third throach sickness and fighting The Superintendent of the P. & C. Company arise. If any of the cases are delivered to the HB.Mi's Consular Court at Tientsin on Friday
The English and Continental press have pub she meets with a check in Barepe, as in the with nativos. Mr Stanley himself is severely informs as that the Company's steamer Khiva, wrong places, Cenu Kow bears the loss. I'don't! Inat, sad the decision which was real on the listed leading articles on the subject of the Gen Crimean War, she turns hor onergies in the opwinded, and ferard, is encamp. Hy is all
against the Bombay, left.Singapore on the 4th inst. for know how many cases of kerosine wore sold from following day, Saturday, was
eral Order of the new Emperor of Germany posite direction. Will not the English with this port.
my shop on Sunday morning. There were ten sold, steamy. We believe the claims for damages They diesent from the warlike interpretation their practical sense be led to book sooarity for rounded and able to communicate with Emin Tthink
Bay or Yazbunge. amount to abant Tls. 10,000. The assessors in Lang Moay mail-I am boatsomap. I take the case were Captain Townsend of the British given to it by the French press, and express their Indian possessions by au heurest under-
A relief expedition is belog organized at charge of koronine for the Chin Cheung shop. I barque George and Messrs. A. Smith and R. J. their belief that the Emperor. William's policy standing with their rival? Peace increness em-
¡will remaių paci£c.
pires withunt risk and makes them prosper."
Leopoldville. deliver casos of kerosing for the shop. We re Trunck-Menry Correspondout.
PARIS, 22nd June. COUNT FALNOKY AND THE PEACE OF EUROPE, The journal Geishdanin, in an apparatly eeve bamboo tallies. I saw prisoriar. last Sun
VIENNA, 15th Juno. mixed article, regards the late repnets published A banquet was given yesterday to M day. He came at 10 am, to get some karezine.
Ucunt Kalucky, speaking in the Hungarian by the foreign Press, to the effect that Russia Constann of the Total Continental by the He gave me the two tallies produced. I did
Delegation, said that the esneme which are on contemplated -annering Herat, as invented colonists of Indo-Chin In a spach ba do- merely with the object of embroiling her with ivered, M. Constans said that Cochin-China hed dangering European peace remain unrevod,
England, sad, above all, in order to get-Russia's made financial saurisces which had-assisted the- THE AYS BURGHS ELECTION.
LONDON, 17th June. forces sent into the heart of Avis, The journal metropolia, and that the sabaily to Indo-China Tho polling for the election of a representative adds that there is no question of much a.project would soon becor mutessary. He insisted on Unionist) resulted in the return of the Glad of the recent incident, shall respect the in and, pronounced for the raninienaues of Too- atoni candidate, Captain Sinclair, by a major violatility of the Russian frontier.London and quin, whose commercial richness he spoke highly by of 68 rates over his Unionist rival Mr. Ashley Chico Express.
Adratisments and Sutasriptions which are not bedored for a fred period will be continued until
⚫eonatermanded.
Ordem for extra copies of the Daily Press about ba aont before I am in the day of publigation.
After hat hour the supply is limited.
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BIRTHS.
DEATH.
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The Japan Mail notes the apppointment of Major-General Palmer, Royal Engineers, e a Courolting Engineer (nalarled) to the Home Department,
It is said that the T.8.8. Dolphin will he crdered to Japan, where she will become the dig. patoh boat of the squadron. The Dolphin is of
The Shanghai Courier says that Dr. Rattish, had to leare his post on annet of indifferent late Consal for Germany at Tientein, and whe health, has been appointed German Consul at Madrid. Dr. Rettich's health, we are pleased to leara, is nearly wholly restored
We are requested by Дou. C. P. Chater to
him up to see the master of the Chin Chering
same as the time now in court. ·
Thia concludad tuo evidence.
the arme, on the 2nd instant.
TIENTSIN.
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REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, 19th Juna.
TERERAN, 20th June. The opening of the first railway in Persis takos place to-morrow. The line which has beon aompleted exionds from Taherao to Shababciul, fifteen kilometres in length.
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BERLIN, 25th June. The opening of the Reichslag today will be the grandest ceremony since 1871.
All the Fedural Prinoes are invited to attend.
PARIS, 20th Jane. The Reindstag was apana to-day. The -Imperial message states that the general situa: tion is peaceful. It motions the triple alHavce, which permits the continuation of "good rela tions with Ruggin,
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LONDON, lat July: The Emperor William and the Czar will meat shortly, and it is experted that the meeting will:. probably result in an agreement by which Austria will be paramount in Servia, and Russia paramoant in Bulgaria,
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THE OPIUM FARM.
The result of the letting of the Opium Farm justifies the anticipations formed at the tima us new Agreement was entered into. The gain to the revenue of this colony ia sonte- thing like $25,000 a month, or nearly a Limited-million dollars for the whole term of The three Fears tonacy?” Tau
considered A Very Kasisfactory outencie of the Colonial side of the recent Con. Forence. It was of course forefren that rosnit would decessarily be for the
North Chinn Insurance-Tln. 285 per share Chins Traders Insurance Company's Abarea
$72 per share, Bellera.
"share.
per share, salos.
$25.nom..
$191
Bharos 18 per cent, prom., vellers.
Segers.
fores
the.
increase in the revenue bas
monal berefit of Hongkong and Chinx, and
anticipated been more than once referred to in official statements ca
rechts ca the finances of the colony. This amount of the increase was, however,
test, and the fact that the addition to the revenue for the abort term of three the years is sufficient to counterbalance
in entering on the many public work public debt of the colony will give the Government a greater sense of freedom
soureently needed. But the jump from
1.0 $40,000 a inonils, satisfactory.
i, mast will be regarded
Singapore, with
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give him any kerosion for them. I took At Tameni, Formosa, on the 23rd June, 1996, the steel, built by the late John Roach, and is sep: shop. He told me that the tallies lind not beer he hears from Ronan that on account of re Our Northern cormspondent informs us that wife of NALGON E. HBSTANT, I. M. Customs Sorrisposed to be able to steam 17 knota. of a doughter.
issaod by bim. The easter then called the potary dry weather the water has been extraor On the 25th May, at Theraton, Belsize Park the
The Bangkok Times says the Anuam-Siamese and gave defendant into custody. I saw him dinarily low in the fallow River, and that they we of JoaN WALTER, of the Hongkong and ShaDS frontier difficulties are now in a fair way towards given in charge. He tried to got the oil with have closed the gap; br that he is afraid the of the Arr Burghs in plico of Mr. Campbell so long as the Afghans, avoiding a renewal the need of preserving a stable colonial system, bai Banking Corporation, of a HOQ,
satisfactory settlement, mise the return to the false tallics produced, but he did act succeed. news is too good to be true. He learns from At the Civil Hospital. Brugkong, the 80th Jane. Bangkok of the Siamose commissioner, and By Mr. Denny-When the defendant care another source tint the people who had booa WILLIAN WILLIAMS, Into Bearding Oger, Harbour trade in the Laos provinces cannot but benefit to my boat nobody but myself was on board, ar lately employed working at the gap, and are now Dapartment.
(1250 by the angeman's recently made.
cept a little girl. My husband bad gons away discharged, are giving the authorities a deal of from the beat The defendant gave me the trouble. They refuse to return to their homes We understand that Mr. Wash Norton's Co- tallies. From that size until after defendant was in Anhui and Shantnag. The troops have In the House of Lords last night the Marquis pany, after teaving Hongkong, will proceed to arrested by the palies. I dizotase my husband. been called out to quell the disturbance, and to of Salisbury introduced a bill for facilitating the Bangiok, and theres to Fars, after which they If my husband says that the prisoner gave him forve them to retard to their homes..
antry of Tafo Peers into the House. The bill will go to Singapore and thence to India, opan- the tallice it is fals. We have only one boat for
provides a maximum naaber of Life Feerages ing for the Cutoutts season jy October
storing kerosine in. It is not a very large-bon ( HONGKONO, JULY 5TH, 1888
I learn from Shoutong that the heaviest ry and the fatal number never to exceed fifty. stove kerosine for other abopa besides the Ching an heter, a village containing about sixty House any Feers whose conduct has brought We did not sicre kerosins last Sunday. shock of oarthquake was felt there At Hai. The olauses in it also enable to suspend from the
THE very interesting sccount of the junk
our boat on Saturday Inst. They were all depot where taillage noce stood is now a OPENING OF THE TIKET RAILWAY IN PERMA Cheung. There were on one of korozins aboard families, disappeared altogether, sud that the sail and disgrace upon themselves. trade of Hongkong for the past year pre
livered that day. Fire of those cases were suplaks, and described by my informant & Clitor sented by Mr. F. A. MORGAN, Commissioner
plied on false tallies. The tallies were the gentlemen, as black water." The direction of of Customs is charge of the Kowloon sta.
Wong Ching, P.C. 10, caid-I arrested pri the earthquake there, wae from S.W. to N.E..
H. Li Han-chang has arrived safely at tions, throws a food of light on what has make the following correction in the letter rond onez on Sunday last at the request of prose Peking, and has exchanged risits with H.H. hitherto been involved in obscurity. The by him from the Surveyor-General at the most-
tor. I did not search him. He said nothing.
Mr. Dannys, on behalf of his cliort, pointed Prince Ching, and H. E. Marquis Treng. juak trado was known to be large, but, asing of Marios lot-holders on Tuesday aftarucon out to the Bench die totally contradictory - the gap in the Yellow River being dosed, that I said in my lost; in regard to the ramour of
CALCUTTA, 20th Juun. last-In plane of "in proportion, to the nncabar dence for the prosecution. The prosecutor had it was too good to be tree. It is now reported Mr. MORGAN says, the figures now publish frontage" road in proportion to the number sworn positively that the defendant had given from Hea that there is 79 skang still unclosed, Panjab, who was accused of receiping broc Mr. Largent, Deputy Accountant General; od will surpas tho expectations of mast of of feet of frontage."
bìm thể talling and that he had taken kim to the those who read them. Basing bia antimate
Woodyear's Cirons, which continues to be shop, while his wife had said that the statement and that it will be more difloult to closs this while acting Registrar of the Punjah Univer on the results arrived at during the nine well patronised every night, advertiser an after of prosecutor we antrue, and that he had it than the whole of what has already been done.ity has been dismissed from Government
noon performance for Saturday for the convent been near his beat that morning. He costeuded and that it will cost ls. 3,000,000 more. It has service.
Major Battya, 5th Goorkhas, and Captain ndrasdy cost per T1127,000,000, yet the French months the Foreign Customs have had nga af schools and families, for whicà a special had had beeg uiterly smashed by the evidence Why not get the, Fran Syndicate to do it Coorkhas has been killed on the Black Moud.
that what little eas the prosecution might have, Syndicate offered to do for Tha, 1,800,000. Uralaton, 8th Goorkhas ons Harilder and charge of the statione, Mr. Moseau sets sale of prions has been arranged. We undor-- down the annual value of the junk trade stand the Company will receive a material Beces-given by the best woman called that morning..
tain, Agror frontior. They, with a few police I Non (to the Comet) said-I am assistsal ta now?-Mersury Corndent.
penetrated beyond the frontier and were fired from sud to this Colony at something oversion to its strength in a few days.
the accountant at the Wong Sing shop. Da-
por, and they then return the fire. Constable £5,750,000, not including the trade with According to the Foochow Echo the farmers fondant is a foliis our shop. He came to our MURDEROUS ATTACK UPON OTTER Ameer Khaa galloped back to British territory Macao, which amounts to some £570,000 are vary happy with thoir prosent crop of ries, shop on the 24th June from Canton. I have seen
HUNTERS.
with the news, and then retached to raise the which is said to be the richest on record. If tallies produced before, I saw them in 'the Kwong
villagors against the kill men. micre, the total being thus considerably over such is the case, 1833 has brought Forchow Shin shop. They were handed to me by the ao
The Japan Gazette has some particulars of a
FIGHTING IN BURMAL £6,000,000. In the tabling atisched" to his good look coosidering the enormous profitcountant, and I handed them to the defendant. I disastrous cruise of the otter-hunting séborner
MANDALAY, 13th Juno. report the Commissioner gives full informe-we are informed, all native trade is looking as I never saw tallies belonging to the Chin Cheng Yokohama on her usual husting voyage on the Colquhoan, Deputy Commission, the Sawbwa producers made with their first orop tan; in foot, told him to go out to get korosine with the fallies. Nama, Capt. J. Snow, wbisk Miled from
News from Magok states that urged by Mr. tive concerning the destination of the trade bright as possible.
shop before. I have been in my present employ- 9th April. It appears that on the 27th May, and the various articles of which it is made
ment since January last. I have never seen Chan the Ncms was anchored off Copper Island, and of Noweit has just attacked us driven back a The Straits Times says the German correttan Kow before. He was not in our shop last Sunday.. on the morning of the dale just mentioned force sent by the so-called Saw-Yausinė Prince, Boytsze Insurance Ascociation-Tis. 97 perha up. Sinca the Agreement crore into Sophie lying the broad pennant of Commodore Ng. Ying said-I have seen Chan Kar before. Captain Snow had three boats lowered, intend formerly known as the Choorgro Prince, whe Chiness Insuranos Company, Limited-$185 per operation and the stations outside this Housser, Carols, and Olga, left on the 28th I have seen him as his boat. He has been to my lug to pull around in the neighbourhood of the lost six man killed with many more wounded. share, sales. colony passed from the control of the Jane for Zangibar, where they will meet the shop. A man came to my shop on the 1st instal, to see if there was anything to hust, till and was compelled to retreat to the hills border On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 14
frigate Leipny, to which Commodore Heusener and gave me two tallied. It was not the host a breeze made, it being then a dead salm: The ing Theinse and Toungbain. The Sawbwas of per share. Native to that of the Foreign Customs will transfer his far. The four vessels will then man. I have never seen him before or since. I boats were manned by Japanese, Captain Snow these Shan states are said to to organizing fur-Canton Insuranes Offics, Limited-$74 per the complaints of interference with the proceed to Australia, unless unforeseen olromm- have tried to find lim.
being the only foreigner in them. After allther operations against the pretender. This is share. junk trade hava entirely cezsed, the stanca derasad their return to the China station.
His Worship remanded the case till Trening two or three miles to the Ronthward fortunate as the latter is gathoring a largo foros Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares problemstival, It has now been put to the boste being no longer subjected to the
tha beats were headed back towards the which threatens Momsit, and enr troops and
$340 per bare: A Singapore correspondent writes to the Lou-day nozi, asking Inspector Quinoay to make val, as a light brocas and smokig while police cannot operate in the billsduring the ralos Chains Fire Insurance Company's Shars-$77 delays they had to put up with under the den and China Express-A subject which still further enquiries. The bail was fixed at $10,
pulling along the coast on the way back an agitates the public mind is what to do, with old regime nor to the frequent squeeze. It our surplus revence? Some would have ne Mr. Dennys objected, and no alteration was tunde. at it, but without-eliset When approaching a about 300, led by the Shwegyebin Prince, attack Tire Insurance Company. Limited
Mr. Wotton asked fer an increase of bail, but otter was geen and two or three shots were fired
A force of Chips and Barmans, numbering Straits Marine Insuraes Company, Limited is one of the terms of the agreement that no" enlarge the esplanade to gaswards at a cost of OHTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES,
big lamp of our capital at a stroke. Others world of Leung Ami, zeconalent, with that he unlaw upon the host in which Captain Snow was, and Chins, have assetablod to the north of Mimbe Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's $15,000 some $300,000 or $400,000, and thus get rid of a Pang Awan was charged, on the information large rook, sheat of which the vessel was lying el a post near Chinkaing, bat were repulsed
off skora, a murderous fire was suddenly opened About 700 decoita, the majority of whom are jucks coming to Hongkong from poris in hoe soo it laid out in purchasing a supply fully and knowingly did by a certain falso grewlilok was zarest the ekers, by a party conscal near the Laangshi border. It is believed that China, or proceeding from Hongkong to ports of padi ar a stand-by in the event of a blookado, tence obtain from his the sum of 21,500, the od behind some roots on the oiffa. At this time Ootame is with this body. Two small columna Hongkong. Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s only an instalment of the ultimate increase. io Chios, user and above the duos paid or the peasantry to raise the grain within the colony intent to choat and defrand the said Bank of the lunch, and the others two or three times gether with some Mountad Infantry, ander
while others again have strong faith in assisting moneys of the Bum Loong Chinoso Bank, with Captain Snow's boat was about 200 yards off of Military Police from Mimba and Pagan, to Shares $133 per cent. prem, sales and only an payable at the ports of clearance or destina:
6 smaller Chinase population
Lion. Formerly there were two' duties, an According to advices just to laud from Bhaug- Long Fai sil-I am skirtant contant in on the band and shatterel the forestock of his thei
that distance. One bullet struck Captain Suow Captain Nal, Rifle Reigade, bare left to attack Indo-China Steam Navigation Co's Shares-than Hongkong, gets $86,000 a month for
124 per cent. discount,
its Farm, and Patnog hetween $50,000 and import or export duty for Hongkong and da nat now receive the same favourable attention inst. the defendant brought the cheque produced their best and get out of range. The balsta or Old Pagan, in Myadong diatrist, was attack
bai, says the Foochow Bako, first steamers' teas the Sam Leong Bank. At 8.50 am, on the 2nd ritte. Captain Snow called on his men to pull On the night of the 16th instant, Tagung. China and Manila Steamship Company, limited $60,000. That Hongkong should have reach. another at the other end.
-$60 A single fixed as in days gone by. The eales ex Moya during to my shop. He told me he was a foki in the wore then falling like hail about the boat, and by a body of 50 Shan dacoits. The dseoits Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-5 per have been too much in expect, but that it
ed these figures at one bound would, perhapa witl the first two days after hor arrival were very Kwong Te Wah stop. He said that one of our several men were hit and rolled off their daty now frees the eargo, and, the agree. limited, and on the third day it is said that the fokis had borrowed $2,000 from his shop. The thwarts, till only one man besides Captain Snow sateequently retreated towards the Shweli river. share.
ultimately reap as much bouefit from 118 ment having been faithfully carried out, one dealers were hanging back and merchante press-i cheque was for $4,500, nad he asked me to ad- abla to do anything towards gotting the
longkong Gas Company's Shares--$125 per
Farma 25
as the neighbouring Colonies do there of the effects seeras to be that a portion of ing sale. The rosuite of these limited sates are rance him $1,500, and said that he would lodge bost out of danger. By us of paddies and
doubt. ir: the Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharea-3176 per can be no reasonable ibe distributing trade formerly conducted reported to be fairly satisfactory for fine and the other $3,000 in sex bank. I enquired of the or they at last get out of range and then one
time the present Governor will b
| have theman- finest descriptions, while medium were giving a foki and learned that this statement was fales of the other boats was signalled to for assistance. at Canton is now passing to Hongkong, for turn of prout and lower grades only just cover I then sent a foki with the obeque to defendant's Four men were now lying apparently dead, or
Chins Sugar Running Company, Luito-$194 pred
ingement of substawially enhanced re in bis report on the trace of Cinton Mr. F. ing out. With anch a beginning, prospecte shop bet it was returned. I ben sent the foki mortally wounded, by the sparing, men, and states requc for presentation on the bill dune Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-962 venue, which he would Chelon CALLERON, not bare bad if Sir W. Wars, the Commissioner there, says: cauatt bo considered pardonlarly bright. to the Hongkong Bed Shanghai Bank. I paid de Captain Suow bad cach received tre wounds of the company's older vessale bave been sold on
per share.
ss Administrators, had got both clearly
•Nativo merchants are encouraged by a low
The Bangkok Times, in puting the arrival of fendant ile $1.500 in bank notes: There were When they got alongside the schooner the boat sutisfactory terms, viz, the Zambesi, Mangalia, Hongkong Ine Company's Sharea--$80 per the value of the angericht so
was and third full of water, and blood from the and Tanjore. The two large steamers, the Vin
H TO.. tariff to importPics Goods in Native bottoms, the yanzu with the Bangkok Tramway Com 15 nctos of the Chartered Bank, each for 8100
the Hon. J. Inspector Guiresy acked for a remend in wounded. On getting the poor follows on board trio and Britannic, onilt for the company by Hongkong and Chips Bakery Company, Limited successfully negotiated by. and much that ared to pass through Cat-terial eno completa car of the newest and most sp Only $400 haye sa yet been recovered.
pany's plant, saysWe notice among the ma
order to enable him to recover the money, it was found that three of the men were evident Messrs. Caird and Co, were announced in this -235 per share,
RUSBELL, C.H., and the Ordinance draft- ton. In transit inland for Sheklung and proved design, which has bean seat nutas a model
ly mortally wounded and wors unconscious, last report as being actually at work. The sister Ferak Tin Mining and Smelting Company ed d by the same learned Judge, which were A rezagud to Saturday morning was granted while one of those who had dropped off the vessels to these, the. Oceana and Arcadia, con-
In liquidation.
designed not only to give effect to the obliga Kuagmus now goes direct to those places, together with the framework and chief parts of seventeen others, which will forthwith be put to, and so evades the extra Tiki and imposta.gether here by Chinese carpenters, teak wood
Fong Chu was found guilty of slawful thwart and pratsaded to be dead had only empted for by Moore. Harland and Wolff, have Punjona naghie Dva Samantan Mining ions into which the British Beverement had
recsized a fesh wound in the calf of the leg. since been delivered, Tha Ocean is now on her Company, Limited-$10 per share, Dour. cutored towarde
warde China, but also to help this Bhai Ting, proserator, and sentenced to three was shot through the back-bone. Another poor lestes London for Sydney on June 3. The per decrease, which is attributable not to any steal, far, according to resant experiments these selected are, we soe, of the best description of
monthe' hard labour with the option of a $50 fins. fellow, wounded in the head sad leg, died fifteen farzance of the Oceans, like those of the Victoria Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, LJ-
ANCHORING IN FROMINITEL POT falling off in the demand, but to competi- are found to insure mere safety than those made
mited-871 per share. hours after getting on board, and a third six and Britannia, has afforded great tisfaction. For anchoring his junk in a prohibited spot, hours later. The how our was slightly wanted. At the moment of inning this report tonders vaying considerable quantities of Foreign frther delay, and we suppass that the fact of band the work will be pushed forward without
ing through his left thigh and the other struction of four large cargo carrying vessale of goods discos to the consuming districts 200 cadies worth of new shares having bein
slightly injuring his hand. Three bullets passed a special alas, to be employed shiny on the inland, Canton, which used to be the general subscribed for within the last week goes far to
through the breast of his cost and vent. Of the pany's lines between India and China......... enterprise
other boats, one was not touched at all, the other The Now: AnstraHan mait coutraal is to be as cantre of the provinciaf trade, is thus de-prove the favour with which tho:
is viewed by the public of Bangkok.
having four ballete through it and one man hit hitherto, a fortnightly one, and the period of prived of come of its commission business,
in the fore-arm, tractaring the bone. Over tenait between Brindisi and Adelaide, the port BEFQUE CAPTAIN RUNSBY, RN.
fifty bullets had fait their mark on Captain in Anatralis at which the mails are to be em and the alatistics for the year may be con- The following story, illustrative of the gross superstition of the Chiness, is related by the
AŠBAULT.
Snowshoat. When they got alongside the schoo- barkod and disainbarked, in thirty-two days eidered sa representing very fairly the actual Poochow EchoThere is a joss house in the John Curry, frimmer of the British steamer ner was under way, and they stood to the S. W traira hours, the auheidy baing at the rite of requirements of the city itself and ita city where the satires go to chin-chin, when Anjer Head, was charge, on the information of to, make for some place where surgical assiete £95,000 per annum-the same amount as paid immediate vicinity." The commission basithay want to be raranged on their guamies, as Charien Plakhara, master of that ship, with seance could be obtained. On the night of the under the late contrast, which was, however the jossos of this Temple are supposed to mase salting the second engineer, on the high seas, 29th the poor fellows who had been killed only for a service between Ceylon and Australia, mean of which Canton bas been deprived has instant deal, or to do any other baria which disobeying lawful orders, and using foul and were buried at sea. The wounded resolved This contract is made subject to confirmation. partly came to Hongkong and partly gone the prayorhd one wishes to bo inflicted on his abusive langungo towards the chief officer and attention and progressed satisfactorily. From by the Parliament of the several colonias in per the rapidity of the fring Captain Snow believed terested, as well as by the Fachinment. The follo orosture. After the death of the late the moord ongineer. Tartar-General, information reached the ear of China Pinkham Bald-I am faster of the that his assailants rumbered a dozen at last. India, China, and Australia nav mail services the Viceroy that it was believed by the gentry Anfer Hand. Defendant is employed as a fire. As to the more he can sign no case. The were daly commented on Feb. 1, and all these Tar question of telegraphic communication that the Tartar-General was a victim of this was aboard the ship. Og the 20th Jane the eme natives committed a like outrage on the mails are now carried via the Blues Canal. It is joss, the idea arising no doubt from his enddeu oblet eflcer caked me and I went out and saw the beats of the Diana shout Raven years ago, and gratifying to the direstore to port that sinos between India and Chies is dealt with in death, which is still considered mysterious in the record engineer, with his head out open. The have been allowed to go unpunished-indeed the inauguration of the new service the work recent issue of the Rangoon Gazette. Our onn- city. The Viceroy at ones demanded fall in chief officer told me that the defendant had done were we holleve, rewarded. On that eosion has proceeded with great smoothness, and, temporary publishes the information, which formation from his enbordinates about these bad. It. The defendant was present and hard the they suspected the Diane's boats were attempt alllough wo important noceteration of the quail hearted jones, and gave orders to have them at uhief ofloer tell me. I asked him why he had ing to get wale, but on the present occasion took place under these pontracts, such scoaloras "it eays it has received from a reliable source, once arrested and pushed. A Total was com done it, and he said he did not intend to do it. they pould have no inch sense, as it is a voll ties has not only been faldlled but, as a geroral
that a Chinese telegraph officer, logother missioned to see the order properly carried out. The second engineer was laid up, in constamoo known fact that there are no seal in these rule, increased. with a German telegraph constructor and so, armed with the Viceroy's warrant, be went to of his wound for some days. On the 2nd waters for a month later.
the joss house and had some fifteen josses ar-inst. it was reported to me that defendant operator, has arrived at the Chinese city of rested! One redone" will please understand had disobeyed the order of the second engineer. Tenguyet (the Momelo of the Shaos) with a that these same cases are made of wood, and I had him up before me, and I ordered him to view to making arrangements and prepara- are about five feet high. Before they are perform his duties-it was scaling the bollars.
brought into the presence of the Tastai their fle had no opportunity of carrying out my The M. stoomer Iroseddy, with the French tions for the speedy constrastion of the liue eyes were put out, under the belief that this orders because he had to do some other duty malli, arcived here gortering. The following tale from Yunnar fa to that city. The article would prevent the josses seeing who was their Thomas Edmunds said-I am woond engineer proceeds: As this is a Goverment project indge, and therefore the Taotsi will not be of the Anjer Head On the 19th Jus we west Brazas are from Ceylon and Rangoon papers
troubled by them, when it comes toki bara to into Singapore. The deferidant saksed for leave THE LATE KEPEZOR FREDERICK, there can be no local difficulties in the way join their company in realms elsewhere. After and the chief carinear refused bien. He went when the approach of death was unmistakable, for the fact that the reduction in the India and Jaromet
POTADAM, 15th Jung. to stop the progress of the work, and so we a full investigation concerning their deeds are to the shore without leave. Un the 20th we put may resonably expect that in three or four port of the snee was eat to the Viceroy, who at to ses, and the chief officer in my presence the Court Chaplain pronounced the benodletion Chine Hail Subsidy, to the artent of nearly
Coos gave crders to have the josses beheaded asked defendant who gave him leave. I heard and administered the sacrament at midnight to £100,000 per annum, takes effect in the present Diyan of wind months the line will be finished, and then it and cut into a pond, and to have the door of defendant say What the h1 has that got to the late Emperor Friderlok. Without muffering year. This will portainly as far as can be Porce of wind w
to be hoped that diplomatis difficulties the joss house sealed up for ever. With such do with you The chief officer pushed him, His Majesty remained conscious up to his last foreseen at prasast, prevent an increase in the Weather
things occurring in our mist, who, says our and ho faen few at the chief officer. I went to momente, and amid the tears and prayers of revenue for the year. An interim dividend of 5 may vadials away and the Indian State tele contemporary; cha dony that China should be separate that, and. His defendant struck me on those around the Ruperor gently and without a per cent. per annum is now recommended- graph liàs may advance forty miles szrose troetel by dis world as a civilized nation !. the hand with an frex bar that he was and atinggle passed away at 13 o'nlock mm; toidug. London and Chind Depress,
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
THE P. AND O, COMPÁNY..
ན་ The report
sbaro
share.
All kinds of Wodlon Goods show a marked being used for the panelling sta, etc. The rail Pesssion of property valued at $20, owned by The first to dia was the bost stecriaman, who retung voyage from Australia, and the Arcadia Perak Sugar Cultivation Company Tls. 1s per cot of the conditions on which the new
shuro.
Que of Farm
kas been
let
is
that the Farmer sball
tion in the carrying, trade, Janke now con. of wrought iron. Everything now being to Li Man, manter of à fhing junk, was fined Sand Captain Snow we hit twice, one bullet pass- have been invited by the directors for the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Imported through the Imperie and Exporta
to Macao.
MARINE COURT.
4th July."
THE FRENCH MAIL.
The result of the last six months' working of the Eastorn teade me almost iterally falilled the anticipation contained in the last report. The not result, so far as the company is consern- led is that a fair increase in outward recsipts has been counterbalance to a large artent by s diminution in homeward earnings, owing to the general duimers sad low rates prevailing on enrly all the lines occupied by the company The balance of rescipta would, however, be still somewhat in the company's favour were it not,
1- premium. -
is
A. S. Water & Co Limited-90 per cent. have in his pageessica no opium except what and that he is to pay a fee of $165 per Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-821 bests. In the old contract, made before the nicul fur all opiam received in excess of 3,600
Limited...$170 per share.
ગ
per share. Chinsee Imperial Loan of 1884 B-5 per cent. course no such condition, And the Former. | date of the new Agreement, there was of preminın, xom. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-9 per sent. Jenjoyed parteci freedom as lo the aшcont of opium he received and the way in prazpisom, 070. Chinese Impariai Loan, 1886 E-10 per cent. which he diaposed of it. This now Agrot-
premium. nom.
mezit and Ordinance bad not been lonz this Slots Francaise dos Charbonnages du Tonkin in force before it was pointed out that
-50 per conf. prom
exemption from control might possibly tu Hongkong High Level Tramwaye Company used to the detriment of the Obituse_re-
Limited-200 por cent. prem., nom.
enue. It was, of course, impossible to
to alter be conditions of the contrast,
uoleme by HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
mutual consect, but in drafting, the cond. (Frou Manona. Pizookam & Co.) tions of the now lotting the clause above
July 4th.
sotod has been introduced, so that now the Barometer-AN,
possibility—whether it was ever anything B--- Buoncler,3, venjas
more than a theoretical possibility is not for TermometeÐ AM.......
us to say-of opium finding its way Buto Chine
through the Opium Faria lisa been reproved. The cradition has evidently been conceived wholly in favour of China, and it is doubtful whether tha
wboutd Doveraldont the figure bigher, as not bave
Thermometer) ZA Freezingser—h Polyn Tinmomater÷04%, {Wei,buk).......
Tiemones-12a. (Vet buik)
Thermonatur—rán (Wớt buh)... Themometer--Masetusta
Province
1 at & pr.ch..
29.60
90.37
19.75
38
37
791
61
the
THE Aďknimann (over night), 85
competent julges have estimated
potone placed legitimate export trade at over 8,000 cheats METEOROLÜGICAL REGISTER
per annum. There has
been Always difficult? in obtaining reliable information ou this paint. The Government hare, how- On date On data 41 10a.m. at p.m. Brar, acceau to the best sources of informa- and the limit fixed bas ve doubt beea Arrived at on what has seemed to it good
to think grounds, but we ara inclined to that in ita desire to act fairly by China it has a little ororahot thro mark and placed the limit at a point below the actual and legitimate de mands of the Farm, which, if this ha no, will hare offered proportionately in valde,
Tempuratare, may Tumidity ris
Raja!
73
0:
Hongkong Obinremlory, 4th July," 1668,
90,70
W. DOBEROE
tion