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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY Japan, France, and England, England be extricating him, when it was found that his arm with the Fooskow Tes, trade from its commencing rogself. I am one of the defendants in this tions and buy salt; I heard from Li Kit first
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ate girl was drowned.
The cass was then adjourned till 19.03 this any part of our Arm's. 20 per cent. morning.
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The M. M. steamer Djannah, with the French mail of the 12th Angst, arrived yesterday evening. The following telegrams are fecim Ceylon aud Indian papers le
Yesterday afternoon the remains of the rook The benyas Emir, of Londen, which arrived plaintiffs wanted to keep all the profile of Canton was sucessful. It was in the middle of manager receiving wages. I make no claim for Aret undertaken mes as has been said, depend upon the needs of the moment at the Canton Wharf wore blasted under the at Havre on the 5th instant, from Hongkong, the transaction for themselves or whether the Jonary, I think. We returned to Hongkong supervision of Mr. Mudie, of the Book Company reports having experienced very heavy weather, parties could not agree as to how the businos Arrangements were made at the time for the par- Every Caicaman of intelligence who has Three biaste effectively demolished the whele of and that she was obliged to make one or two was to be sarried on he did not know, bat for shees of two small gumbosts for 810,000 for the Os resson or other no further purchase of sultase of the T1On Wo. This matter fell through. was made beyond the 110,050 picule he had men. As soon na Li Kit got back to Bangkeng be bad time to study the foreign relations the stone, the destruction of which has now wastlices in the general interest. of his country at onen accepts the theory Talent one, and shook the houses on the Frays
been completed. The third blast w very kotak
It is with much regret that we have to antioned, which had been sold by the plaintiffs, the and his brother came to as me, at my office. sounds the death of Mr. John Silvarlook, who money for which had been rodeired by them but Cho Bing remained in Canton to somplate the that Chinese railways when they do coms near the spot coneidarably
was one of the for now surviving who went to which had not bon accounted for, and in respect arrangements. I explained to La Kit through will be tide to frontier defence, the word
On Sunday afternoon soms coolins were wark Chins in the thirties. Mr. Silverlook want to of which the deferdante now asked for secourts, the interproter what we had done in Canton frontier including the seaboard. Now, na ing noar Plunketts Gap at the Peak, when Canton in the old "Hong" days in 1637. Subse- The arrangements made in Canton for the par. He expressed himself greatly plaasd both with menti va had nide. Whor Cha Hing returned, our asseriets show ne, the Chinese rockan are also act, and stille for de ha quently he founded the firm under his own name and woke he two small gunboats fell through the ldeo of the gunboats and with the arrange
shore was dislodged, and in filing buried one of in Fuochow, which exiled up to a few years and were never carried out,
Woo Tin Hing said-I carry on a porosisin Ireceived assurance from Canton thay matters were
THE DECOAY MINING SCANDAL their neighbours four nations, Bussia, the works in companions lost no tims in since. Mr. Silverlook was intimately associated
Lovron, 25th August. ware business. There are four partners includ-all right and I then told them to commenco eper-
The Pall Mall Gazetta arates that the counsel was broken. He was taken to the Tang Wak mant at that port. cause of the common border between Thibet Hospital, where he is progressing favourably
Osse,I am sued on two premissory notes of that's purchase of salt had been made. I wanted to whom the report of the Commons Committe and India and the recent nequisition of
New York, July 29-Chinatown celebrated 81,000 each. Li hik Kan is one of my part Lustractions about having the gap boats brought was submitted is of opinion that the Deccan Testerday afternoon a little Chins girl, twelve on the 28th Inst the anniversary of the founding pers. Ho la the other defendant in this seas. I down, so I asked him. He said No, not at pro-mining ecnonsalon was unlawfully obtaland, and Burmush, and France because of her enthral years of age, was walking along the side of one of the onlng by grind erontsion up the know a man called Lat Chouk He is a banker. sent. There is very little salt in the outony and that the Hyderabad Government is entitled to ment of Angam. It is gratifying to learn of Megare. Butterfield and Swire's lighter Sound, and by fraworks in the evening. The He har averal partners, but I la not know them, we want a good deal more in before we oless up." ite being zanulled. ALLAHABAD, 21st August. that of these neighbours England is the one chored at the Blue Fannel buoy, when she lost management, headed by Gon Hor, the Grand Lon Ohi Hing is my manager. On the 23rd Decem- He stated at the time, a day or two before the The Pioneer's Londen correspondent tele- her footing and fell overboard. One of the men water of the Chinese Freemasons, and Deputy ter last at the Hang Fa La I had a canter Chinese new year, that he had received 60,000 ar viewed with least auspiciou, if not with employed on the lighter immediately leapad in gheuff, Tom Inno, was entirely under the antsation with Lad Ubeuk, one of the plaintiffs in 70,000 pionisandthat he hadscut brokers all and graphs that as a further display of the attitude, least bostility; Russin, on the contrary, reafter her, but, owing to the strength of the eux Christian element, and no converted or Sunday.connection with the salt business. Lat Chonk the colony to buy Chik Fon told me himself adopted by the Ladia Office in refereres to the minina, ne over, China's great bagher rent the body swept past him, and the unfortan school hinaman were allowed to attend. The told me he wanted to engage in the salt business that he had also securel 95,000 piouts. Li Hyderabad disclosures, it is announced that the Sunday-school Chinezen, who are nearly all had won Tal Chenk before this and he had spoken Kit always brought an interpreter to me. It Nizam's defogate has been officially instructed laundrymen, have lavariably excluded from their then to me about the same matter. On that oorained very heavily just after Chinese new year. to remove the further conduct of the case from Hence the projectors of these paper railways 5.00 use their best efforts to secure the Russo- A Chinese witness at the Supreme Court excursions the merchants and the joes wor-ion he said the first thing to be done in the Chu Hing same and told me that be believed Li the Salisitor hitherto soting for the Nizam, to a 5.50 Obiness frontier, and first and foremost Testerday on being asked if he had given any shippers. Now the heathen have had their salt business was to buy up all the salt in Hong-Kit was selling. The effect of the rain waszaising firm of Government Selicitors, who are more
presents, to Mandarina in Canton iu further
turn. The Chinese marchants took their kong, thea to find a European of infance, who the price. I was still keeping the gunbest book likely to suppress inconvenient evidence. that portion of the frontier which borders ance of a business transaction replied that he had wives and children and raids: A Chinese was to charter a small gunboat from the Chiness to enable them to purchase mere. They on Fiona, commenting upon this, says it lea ou Manshuris, We use the expression pllaked his mission, but had only promised band fa fall force terrifled the ousters of and go to the places where salt was produced in not either raise or ship salt if it roing. It stops piece of "quite unjustilable official tyranny."
the mandarins the presents on a future occnsion
the deep with gongs and cymbale, and China and seize those who were smuggling in the supplies. Li Kit told me that he had bought | "paper railways "not in any sense slighting. If ble answer had been interpreten in the
scared, the devils sway from the steamer salt There would then be no salt smuggled up all the est in Hongkong. I met them all st
It is currently reported that the Hera haro into Hongkong and the salt wo had bought dinners five or six times, and repeatedly saw ly, but merely to remind our readers that the English idiom it might probably have ran Patriotic speeches in English and Chiasse were would rise in prins: After deducting interest the partners at dinners, when the business was suptured Digisula and delivered him to the
made on the steater. The National Ex- acbemes which follow are in no sense autho-when my ship comes in."
the lealing topic. When Chu Hing told me British.
LONDON, 28th August. have 60 per cent of the net profit, our shop was that Li Kit was selling, I told him to investi- ritatire, and only derive their value from In the House of Commons on the 6th August, presa Company's train which started from and expenses those who pat in capital were to the fact that they express very fairly, the in answer to Mr. F. Stevenson, Sir J. Fergus, bere on the 15th instant for San Francisco to have. 28 por coat, and what was over wou to gate iho matter. He came back and told me An official despátob from Capetown datee that
son said: The question of a Briti h protector. carried five plain packing cases, each containing consensus of native private opision as far as ate cror the three States-North Borneo, Ser the homes of from two to four Chicamen, dirteen given to ir Fraser Smith. Lai Cheuliethat he had had a row with Li Kit for his not the invasion of Khaman's a territory by the Boar
the managing partner of the tank. It was his getting any account of what had been done. Commander Grobelaar last month was foreigners can ascertain it. Starting, then, walk, and Braadile the abject of negotiations Chinaan in all, cook not long one of the bank that we gave the two promissary notes to. heard of this quarrel on the 18th February.cidental affair, and that the territory in ques
which are not yat completed. It la distinetly boxes. They were despatched by offcists from this nasumption, one of the essayists held by Her Majesty's Government that the Kong Chow Society exists for the special. Fraser Smith was to be the chief taipum in wrote a letter about it to Li Kit. He came option remains uninvaded. President Kruger is "[24 | gives a very complete sketch of the lines to treaty of 1924 between Great Britain and the purpose of returcing dead Chipamen to their the salt business. My firm's duty was to attend to see me about the letter with his interpreter cordially co-operating with Bur Horoulos Rebin-
mative soil. It laries tribute on Chinamen all Reaorally to the business and purchase the salt. He specially talked about the panbaits. He son in allaying the excitement.
ALEESTS UNDER THE CRIMES ACT. be made in Manchuris. Euasis, he declares, Netherlands has no application to Borneo.
Over the United States. The present Balegation On the rd December wa had a dinner at the tald me that he did not want to have anything
LONDON, 28th August, designs to build a road to Hun-ban, on the
Mr. J. B. Redmont, mewher for Wexford Polics Constable No. 38, Wood, who was die. to collect bones in headed by Hop Ah Tong. Hang Fa Lat. There were six of ue altogether, to do with a Bing, and that he had bath
wyself, Ng Chun San, a friend of Lai Chenk's ulting and ballying him in the Bank. He Communiontaons on Editorial matters should be frontier, eo as to turn the Chinese outpoate missed from the fores last month, baik passage and has collected the bones of 215 dood China who had a shars in the gals basinose, Lai wanted to vary the terms of our agreement Ahons North, Mr. W. H. Redmond member for For- bcss au business "The for the Long White Mogutzins, and cut her by the Canadian Paoiflo steamer Parthia to men at Los Angeles, Denver; Kansas City, Chenk, Lui Ng Pe, my manager, Li Chak Kum the gunboats. The gimboat agreement was managh North, and Mr. Walsh, editor of the
Vancouver. When the steamer was at Amoy Wheeling (West Virginia), Pittsburgh, Boorer Wood went sabors and get a drink of fresh Falls, and Philadelphia. At San Francisco the milk. An hour or two afterwards he died very bones are shipped to China. suddenly on the deck of the steuer, and was buried when she proceeded to ees. The cause of death was apoplexy Deceased hud hoon in the foro for two years, and originally came bere from Glasgow:
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Orders for extra copies of the Daily Priss shootsang river to Bassing, as also along the along the road in front of Mr. Donnye's houso at THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. that the partnership should be called the Y On zneb as that, but I will make a statement brethe car, Sinions being killed and his two com-
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the Ponk was bitton in the fost by a snake, which
be describes as being 6 ft. in length and Bat headed. He walked as far down to Victoria As he could, but kad to stop walking when about half way down, as his ankle and leg bad: swelled badly. He was found in this state and immedi ately taken to the Government Civil Hospital The bite is a bud one, but it is reported that the man's life is not in dinger.
be sest before I am on the day of publication. Hurka river to Ninguts. From Ban-sing the line will cross the Hua-tung river and, following its porthern banks, run eastward to Hai-ch'u os the Amoor; thence along the lattur river to the city of Heilong-cbisog. As the same time the western frontier must be secured; for as things are, says the essayist, A service contemporary writes:-It is to ba China in distant froin Khotand two or three hoped that the evidence given by Captain Morant months' journey; Bussis, from her base on about Hongkong Dookyard will be widely read. Hongkong yard is one of the most neful we the Casplan (the Mery railway was net open possess abroad, and it is a pity that it is not then) 40 days. A railroad must be built better protected. If, as seems possible, tha local Governmentsbould be willing to more it to the from the Obia-yo pass (at the land extremity other side of the island, the question of defenes of the Great Wall) to Turint tira centre must certainly arise, and in this connection the thence two lines will run, one north of the recall of the Audacious to England seems still Ticaehan to Ili, the other, qouth to Kash-although it is not so comfortable or misfactory mere ill-advised. Becommissioning chips abroad,
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far sither floors or mos, bas maný súvautages, Here, however, we are more interested in and every word uttered by Captain Meront co the subject of Chinese labour will be endorsed projects for railway extension along the by the other officers who have served on the Bonthera borders of the Empire, Tho some China Station. - esmagiat who advocates theas great trunk
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Chenk first put the matter to me, mysalf and first agreement. I theo beard that the ralt basi-the Crimes Aot at Wexford. my partner, and Fraser Sinth. When Lala collateral agreement that hud arison oat of the Wenford People have all been arrested under partners agreed to it. Al the dinner at the Haugas was barst and wrote Li Kit severing my Fa Lan the business was talked over. All the connection with the affair. The -100,000 and
LONDON, 28th August, partias agreed to it. There was no sgreetaent of picule or most of it, I understood, had A fatal accident occurred to a balloon which made in writing. Tai Cheak sd all his partners bean sold before the burst. When Li Kit ascended at Komsingico yesterday for the par- would come into the hazoas I offered to pat came to my office he said that it was true that prse of crossing to the Continent. The balloon 83,000 or $4,000 into the business, but Lai Chank he had beou selling salt. I said that I heard be collapsed in Estur, aut the serongat Simmons said he would advance the money. It was agrood had made a profit of $10,000. He said Not so and his two companions were precipitated from Wo. It was also arranged that Mr. Fraser and bye." I Eave never seen or heard of or froza panions severely isjared. A Bill bay heer presented to Congress Smith should go to Canton not olurter a steamer. him sinon that time. bodying the reprisals in the sense of President He went with my partner and manager. I went
Cross-exam bed-Chu Ding I have known per several times with Lal Cheuk to see Mr. Smith.
He was present at the Cleveland's message.
After Me, Smith and my partaor came back sonally for twelve years. from Canton, there was some entt purchased. table before the dinner at the second interview. Lai Chenk told ras that he bad bought 80.00 I thought be was seting for his firm beras
the last witness was present at talk. Tha pients. This was at the and of Tannery. He gave last witness gave me my passes to go to Can- 34 for 4piculs and 40 catties. He told me it was to. Cha Ling told me that last witness was a bought on behalf of the Yi Ou Wo. My partner partner in his shop. The arrangmonte we made also told me that ho Lal bought 30,000 piesks, on Canton ware that we were to purchase twogan- behalf of the Yi On Wo, on whose secount it was boats for $10,000. One of thein was to be fitted
GREMANT AND GENERAL BOULANGE afterwards hold together with tha 80,000 piĉels.
BERLIN, 25th Angust. The North German Gäste, in discussing I have had no accounts of the sale of these up a salt oralsar. They were old disused
Cantou ganboots. 110,000 piouls, nor any share of the profits thing. This was arranged between Li Kit bnt Enrope generally will welcome is access We were to pay the every- General Boulanger.sys that not only Germany partner, has applied to plaintiffe continually for the noosants and our share of the profts. Lai and myself. We did not find out about the provided he maintains peace and order in France.
gunboat arrangement till we got Cheak told me that he had sold the salt at $1 for It was separate matter from the first salt A RUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL ASIA. three picals. I believe be deceived me in the agressient The one that was not suployed in
ST. PETERSBURG, 25th August. In this suit the plaintiffs claimed $2,000 on matter and that the salt was sold at a better the salt business we intended to run down to ploring expedition In the weat and mathwest of Celonal Prjevalsky start next wack on an ex- two promissory notes. There was also a counter price. Our art advanced money for exps, Hoihow as a passenger boat. I know nothing at Central dela, the object being eventually to fits aring out of a partnership alleged to exist two promissory notes given by my firm to the olsam by defendants, whoauad for & shars of pro- szch as for Mr. Smith going to Canton. The all about last witness in connection with the rooh Lhasa The scandition will sumber 71, between them and plaintiff..
plaintiffs had nothing to do with the salt basistomer part of the vantara. As soon as 4 Kit including 25 Cossacks and is expected to last The Attorney-General, instructed by Messrs. Desa, and I should have paid theso notos bad it found that the salt business was to be broken up for two years. Dennys and Mossop, appeared for the plaintiffs, not bear that this business was unsettled.
be forced about the matter of the boste. Y had
A HOT NEAR CALCUTTA, and Mr. Francia, G., instructed by Mr. Wab
Creaz-omized by the Attorney-General-connection with the salt basiness. The whole separate correspondence with Lê Kit about my
CALCUTTA, 18th August. bor, for the defendants.
The purchase of the salt was sone time
A few days ago, about two thousand villagere HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 12, 1888.
Defendants having admitted their liability about the Chinese now your. It was ner of our partnership agreement was done without destroyed the Government Canal embankmente The Free Free of the 4th init says: We for the ancent claimed by plaintiffs, Mr. Fran- the end of January or the beginning of writing. Mr. Denna was to bats drafted in the subarbe, thereby Anading ane sillage and Rumours, to which we have more than ondelines to the Now Dominion and this bear that the tenders for the Opium and Spirit ols apaned the case. He mid that the petition February. Lai Cheat told me he had bought written agreement. I don't know why the agree threatening dest: action to others, Tais was alluded, of the projected construction of a churian frontier, also urges that lines should Perm in Singapore alone show an increase of fied by the plaintiffe stated that they were the salt at that time, Tox days after that, ent was not drawn up. A verbal agreemont was once reported to the Diatrist Magistrate, who railway from Pakhoi northwards suggest the be driven to Thibet. For, he says, thouggs inoreass at Penang ako. Tf this is so the of Shan Loong at No. 87, Wing Lok Street, it. Those two lots are the only ours that I know a claim for my 20 per cent. It was no use my force acued with munition, to proceed to the *Twarde cf $325,(K30 par Ranam and that there is bankers carrying on business under the style or approximately, he told me that he had sold made. Iadred Mr. Dennys that I would wake dupated a Native Magistrato, with a strong police
doing it before this suit was Bicished. A Kit
sexue At this crisis, the mob retire without. question, What direction will the first line of for the present there is little or no talk of linoreraent is much larger than at the last letting and that the defendants were chinaware dealors he had transactions consaning. Lai Chenk told me that be had been selling salt. Che King offering any obstruction to the, repair of the Chinese mail take? As regards the project trade between Thibet and Iudia, still this is of the Farms. An the question of the tenders carrying on business under the style of Cheng bought salt first, and my partner bought after told me that he had heard about Li Kit's selling | breaches by the polies on that day. Next meru-
will be settled in a few days, it may be worth while Tal at No. 129, Bonham Strand. Un the 15th My partaar bought the salt, Lai Chenk found of a Pakhoi-Luugcbow road, that exists, it bound to come sooner or later, a wary ap-giving the figure for last year, The Bingapers Jaunary, 1667. the defendants proutsed by capital. My partner handed it over to Lai Chenk. salt from his brother. Chu Hling was supposed ing, however, a mch of four thousand men, arized is too próbable, merely in the feam of the posite admission, as things now are. Au- piam and Spirit. Earos produced $106,000 promissory note to pay ic she plaintiffs $1,000, I don't remember the date of this. My partner to be running the business. That was what he with shavela, picks and otkerarms, put in appear
per month, Panneg was 908,000, and Malaces but had not paid the same. The defondants; paid $3,000 for the salt. The Shan Lat (Lai got 20 per cost for.
the market wesauce. The Police then went for them, but, in- French official who firet suoounced it; but other line must ran to the Tungpi pas in 15,550. A considerable increase, was expected also agreed in the same day to pay to the Cheuk) handed it over I don't know where the suitable Ching was to sell. I don't know stead of attacking or dispersing, the mob surren if there is say foundation for his belief, and. Tunnan, at once to securs trade with the the year, over 300,000 was mentioned plaintiffs interest on the said sum of $1,000 at 78 Cheong shop is. Lai Chook said that in par- that Chu Hing bought any salt, although he dared unconditionally. Boven hundred of them auch a line bas bean thought of at all, it can new British acquisition Burmab, and to guard there was koon competition between the present the rate of $150 per month. Defendants chasing the salt it could not be done privately supervised the whole of the arrangonents. Li are charged with rinting, and their trial is going only have been thought of as an experiment. against further aggression in that quarter, opened in the zpontive Council this morning but had not paid any more. Defendants, on that we would purchase some ourselves. Mr 60,000 and 70000 pieuls for the Ti On Wo
farmers and some other firms. The tonders were afterwards paid $120 in roopect of this interest, Ho said that at my shep. He was afraid is told to himself that he had bought hotwood
THE BIKKIM EXPEDITION. Of course it is impossible to propbear aboutLastly, and with similar ideas of trade and and we have heard, but cannot vouch for the the 29th December, 1957, by promissory note, foki paid for the salt at the price of $1 for 3 Lue Chu Hing said—I am engaged in business
'Allahabad; let August. following figures as being the highest-Malac promised to pay another sit of $1,000 and to pay pisala and 90 cities. My frm did not roosive in the Nam Chuen Ti porselain basiness, in the
News from Entchi received by loyal Eikkimase Chiness policy, the mainspring of which in so defense in view, lines must be constructed ca. Keng List, $18200; Pening. Tek Soon interest on this eum, but bad not paid the same brokerage or even wages for the sale of the employ of the firm. I am a managar attending to going to Gnotong states that Bftew thousand hard to discover; bat a fair idea of the pro. through Yonoan to the headwaters of the 92,500; Singapore, Tek Soon, $12,000.
or any portion of it. The plaintiffs therefore salt, I did not get brokerage for the purchase the buying and selling. I have no share or in Thibetans ara under orders to avanes from babla-course-of-railway extension in the Bed River, and through Escanguito Lang-
asked that defendants he ordered to pay the of the 20,000 piculs. Between the datos of the terest in the business. I know Li Check. In Do the Jalap pass on the 21st or 22nd. At the The late patition to His Excelleney the Geid two sums of $1,000) each with interest, to two purchases I azw Mr. Smith and told him center of last year I entered into business or camp, however, no signs of unusual preparations Empire may be reached by a system of a Possibly it is this last suggestion that vernor frons Chinese Residenta in reference to petlier with the noeta of the suit, and such shout the purchase of the salt. I don't know rangements with Li Chenk. He has a younger are visible. priori argument. Railwaye in Obina must hea started the rumour of a Pakboi, milway, the Sheik Alim case started with detailing the farther relief as the Court might think necessary. when Lai Check bought the 80.000 pionis. All classman called Li Chik Kun, who came over either be official undertakings or private regards a rail through the south-east-whole of the facts of the case as brought out in The defendante in their answer admitted giving know is that I heard at the end of January that and spoke to me. He said "My classmax bas get vanturer; and if the former they must be ern provinces, the author is content to makeing no lawyer to reprosent him in the cass, the animed but they set up a counter-claim or the salt ring, or just the same as a partner. I was to TOA. The first time Lt Cheuk talked to the Police Court. It also pointed out that, hav-promissory notes in respect of the amounts he had purchased it. I was a partner in the some good business to entsalt abant with the salt business was in his set on foot either for strategic or for com- this dependent on the extension of the flest complainant was put at a decided disadvantage materials of a counter-oldim. They said that in have one fifth of the profits, and I had to attend about mercial purposes. Further, if they are when a southern squadron, which shall be and the ends of justice were thereby defeated. the month of December, 1887, they entered into to the business. I sent the folls on business. I shop, some time between the 10th and 30th
DE LONDON. The plea then went on to ask for protection from partnership with plaintiffs under the style of did not personally do it. I eat Lus Pia Py and of December. He said "I wish to bay the official, they may be inaugurated either by national and not provincial, is organized, hatch an extruge as had been meted out to the Ti On Wo, for the purpose of speculating in Li Chont Hin to do it. One is my partner and eat in Hongkong. I want to buy it all, the Central Government or by the different would have a road built to ran through Che. occupants of the Yut Loong shop. The man salt Salt to the Trine of $25,000 and over was, one my manager. They didn't put any capital but I must have Bugliahmen of reputation to Provincial Authorities. Now, as it happens, kiang and Funkien to Canton, touching at sugod by the defondant of canning his wife to during the month of February last, purchased by into the salt business. They worked. My two attend to it for me, because I will have to deal leave him had been long known in the comma- the plaintiffs on behalf of the said partnership partners went to Canton. The work I pat in with the Chinese mandarins. Don't you know mach contention rages round the question all the more important seaports. Whether,nity as an upright and honourable tradesman, and was manid ate very large profit, but all se consisted of stepping in Hongkong and manag. Mr. Smith? Yozgandask him and as if he will whether they ought, or ought not, to be, if ; however, the Cantral Government will shaw and the signatories asked the both the constable conta goncerning the purchase and sale of the ing my business. The partners went to Cantou attend to it. I said "How's it going to be on sot executed entirely by Government, at all sufficient forethought and will devise a.com. who had used bis also towards carrying out salt the plaintiffs refused and still refuse to to charter a gunboat. There is no partinniar zied on." and he said "I want to buy all the salt
his private ende, and the Magistrate who had render to the defendants as well as any share in entry of expauses for fade going to Canton, in Hongkong and I will then get a lanch from O events under stringent Government control, plete-eratem of railroads before the first let the matter pass without netice, should be the profits of the resale. The defendante said but there are a great many. The arpentsa 2A the Chiness cflcials to stop the smuggling of The actual line, now nearly completed, beplate is hid, is a matter on which doubt is dismissed. Five hundred and forty chops fol- that their share of the profits in the transaction down in secourt books in my shop. I have pot salt. He also aid that he was to be the master. twoon Kaiping, Tako, and Tiantalo, helpu (more than parmimibla.
If there wore any profite, the interests were to ON towed. These names ware those of firms in far exceeded the amounts due by promissory brought them here. One thing at all Jarvis.street and Boubau-strand, who belong notes, and they prayed that the partnership be Robert Fraser Smith-I am à jarvalist by be equally divided betweenthnas ir the Ti Ou Wo, little towards a solution of these questions; events is pretty scrtain; the Chiness astion to the merchants' guild of that districk. dissolved and the accounts settled between the profession. I have known Cha Hing for over and the profits taken by the San Loong were to seeing that such a lies would be useful as is not likely in the bemediate fàture to re-
In a note on the progress of British North Partners, and that his Lordship would refer years. He is connected at present with solins amonatto 6-ths. We, the porcelain shop were to UN
the mattar to the Registrar. The plaintiffs ware shop in Bonhamstrand. His common me get 2-10ths, and Mr. Smith 10th. The 2-10the well commercially a strategically, and also alise the dream which many Chinamen be- Borneo The Times canolades-The country now beclately denied, every allegation contained in is Chu Hing. I have sean last witness before forour shop wastage to my mater and not to mas that it is situated entirely in ona province. tieve ta already making the states of Europe ajoys all the advantages of a settled Govern the counter-claim. The facts of the case were I understood he was a partner in the chinaware personally. I want and saw Mr. Smith and asked ON
meut; the laws are buand on thess of India; somewhat penuliar. It seemed that a rezy con- shop. I knew Li Kit Lai Cloak.) I have known him. He wild be was willing to set for us. He Much the same can be said for the other quake with approlension of countless hoste offices, barracks, hospitals, jalle, wharges, are fasiderable posting of the sale used in the colony him aines last Desember. I remember Houg Po saw Li Chens at his office. Viog Blog Chinese railway now being constructed in of Chinese borne on railways of Chinese con-rry station. Tribal feude are becoming things of Hongkong came hare through so-called salt and Li Kit calling at my flee in Denam ber leat and myself want with him. There was another North Formiga. Nevertheless, on a review straction to invade Europe, orerland, while directions, payable allurial goldfields have bea and brought it here in junks. Anythlag affect-witness was with them at a Chinese Hotel at Mr. Smith's office. The first time that ang of the past; explorers have been sent out in all smugglers, who obtained it in Chinese territory. I would not be sure, but it is possible that last partaer of our firm there. Nothing was arranged of the arguments given for and against the an invisible Chinese fleet triumphantly found on ite Begame river, coal measures existing the supply of salt from this sourse would of they wanted to lay before me a certain business thing wasastiled was statine party sovoral days Blate initiative in railway building,-argu- forces its way through the Suez Canal.
in the southern province, hot up to the present purse base & considerable effect on the market proposal. On their first visit to me Can Hing afterwards at the Huoy Fab Lau. This was ca mants which, interesting, though they are,
only the agricultural wealth of the territory in Hongkong. The plaintiffs and defendants told me that the matter was in connection with the 23rd of December. Mr. Smith was there. Li being developed. The revenue is derived from semed to have formed the notion that if they the proposed formation of a Ralt market Lai Che, Kwan, Li Kit al Chiar Chun Shan wo have no space to enumerate here,-it The delivery of the French mail was begun duties on opium, tobacco, spirits, and salt, and could purchase a considerable quantity of antira Chouk does not speak English at all. I did not were also there. The latter has a piens
He dora Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited will be at 6.40 p.m. yesterday...
axport daty on producoand exdise, fees and conte alt and could through the intervention of ile go into the matter at that interview. I went and goods shop in Boahim Strand. The soil and climate have been proved to be wall Salt Commissioner of Cautos stop the impoc dined with them. at the Hang Foh Ler. Chu Bing, not peak English. I have known Mr. Smith sanctioned by the Chinese Government Dr. Ho Kai bar declined the offer of the ap-adapted for the salivation of tobacco, coffee,zation of smuggled salt, the immediate result the last witness, Li Kit, and his brother were pre- for many years. Li Kit eat in the master's seat
China Tradery Insurance Company's Shares which does not primarily observe some rolatadata Acting Magistrate. The post, we papper, sugar, and other tropical producs would be a rise on the market hers and conso sent, and another man who was introduced to me as at the dinner. Before ons meal, we commastived
Li Kit said "I praride the
North China Insurance Tls. 985 per share. understand, has now been offered to Mr. Pollock, North Borneo tobagas is now successful quently a very handsome profit to the partner.hologa partner in the bank by Chin Hinir acted as a consultation. military purpose. The telegraph affords he has accepted it.
competitor with that from Sumatra five co ship.
Yangtaze Lenranoo &vaccistion-3. 871 por interpreter. It was a day or two before Christ capital; you must not want wages." He said this
shar. an example of this policy and will doubi.
panies are planting tabacos sow, and by 1899 it We are informed by the Agent thai the de Jess be a precedent very closely follow-parture of the O. &.0. steamer Arabic from to twenty. The forests produce the finest
is anticipated that this number will be ingresandorner in asit P.
His Lordship-They wanted to create a mas. Ung Chun Ban was the interpreter. Thers to the whole lot. He Bald "I will divide the
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited—$175 per were four or fire other Chinese who I did not ospital. and when we make the profit, I will take
share, nom ed,for the Chinese dearly love a precedent. Tokobams to this port has been postponed, on
Mr. Francis said that was the object of the know. Before dinner LA Kit, Che Fling, the out the interest, deduct the expeases and gire known woods, including the famous bilisz, and partpership. They also engaged Mr. Hobert interpreter, and myself, together with last wit you your shares of profits. My muator then
On Tal Insurance Company. Limited-Tis. 148
per share.. -Accordingly, in those most instructive essay account of the inclemoney of the weather, till to
the export of timber to China is incressing, Fraser Smith hers and Mr. Pitman in Cantonese weat and sut at table. Li Kit's friend said to him, "Let me put $3,000 or $5,000
Li Kit said "You have no Canton Insurance Office, Limited-97 por Istely published by the Shanghai Polytechnie, day (Wednesday) at 6 pm.
Chiasse planters, miners, merchants, shopkeepers, to assist in carrying out the scheme; Mr. and Cht Hing acted as intergiater. The former into the firm."
share, buyers.. We have dealings together dad labourers are fras to come and go as they Fraser Smith to look after the legal aspect, he had been introduced to me as a partner in the need to do so. we find very little diversity of opinion as to i The Chinese Tunes says the Taung-li Yazen pisano..
presumed, of the case and to not as a means of Chineas Bank. Chu Hing explained that some and I have a bank" The basiness matters Hongkong Viro Insurance Company's Sbaris the expected. direction of the coming rail-has, after a long debate, in which the Viceroy
$345 par share. the hande of my master. Mr. La and Chang Chih-tung took prominent parts.
communication with the authorities in Canton. of them had decided to forma partnershipina salt were to be left
per share... construction of the Tuku-Tientsin line was made in Washington by the Chinese Minister
whole of the pay to work the speculation and form is saltmarket. Li Kit is a very rich man and faunch, heist the Dragon flug, go to Chino authorized, but they are unanimous în de-there and the American Secretary of State, The new dredger, Boda-go Maru, built by the two defendants were to give their setive co in managing portaior of the bank. He is to find territory and stop the amagglers. Thus the salt Straite Marine Insurance Company, Limited-
Mr. Bayard olaring that the first railway, will run from
Mosers: Stone and Compsay, Renfrew, Joft the Cortein arrangementa were to be made in Can-gested the ides to Li hit. No other persons ment was written out. Le Yik read a lot to ve Straits Firs Insurance Company, Limited- operation in the work of buying and selling the money for the firm Cha Hing had ang supply would so cut off. A dovutagut of agree Clyde on the 5th instant, after adjusting on ton in which it. Traser Bmith was to, not as were speken of directly as being partnera. They from the paper. It was ust signed by anybody the Peikoforts to Poking, The next eaten-Fourteen luta ut Crown land at Yaamali were passes, for Jspra, under the charge of Captait general ausger, Mr. Smith getting a vemmis-offered to take me in. They told me that they in present. Mr. Smith, myself, and Cheak Kun Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's
Shares-31 por osat, prem., ez dir., bayara sion will depend upon the objet more im. old by saotion yesterday afternoon by Mr. J. 'Dougall, Greenook.
Sampson, Government Burveyor. The total
slon of 20 por cant. The plaintiffs in considera-tended to start the firm. Li Kit was to End wont to Canton. We armaged matters there. mediately in view. If foreign relations amount realised was $5,250, being an average of The undermentioned, in addition to the two tion of their furnishing the capital ward to get the money. Chu Hing waste manage, I was including the purchase of two gunboats for Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Suseboat Co.
Sharea $110 percent. prem. /everywhere continue tranquil, the first care 3875 por let or 50 canta per equar font. The whose names wẹ gavo in one last, have been ap 60 per cent. and defendants 20 par vest of the to look after the accounts of the business and $10,000. I stayed in Canton for two or three days
should be, is one essayist's opiniop, to cou-lowest $270. The upset price was $100.
highest pelos paid for one lot was 3640, and the pointed Student Interpreters in H.B.M.'s Connet profits. Mr. Pitman was to be at exploys of special sirvices that were necessary to the ferm. Mr. Fraser Smith and my master came down first lade-Chios Steam. Narigation Co.'s Shares
20 per cent, discount, ular Service in China, Jupen, and Siam: Wat the arm and was to get some $500 for what he was allon of the firm. I was to receive 20 per cent. Li Kit was to find the money. Chant Kno neet by means of linee of rail the various
ter James Clennell, George Demetrius Pipaipics to de. There were several meetings between the of the nao profita Cha Hing was to roosire and myself were to buy and sell, and manage bins and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
-8118 per share"> stations of the new fleet. Another urges from the Registrar General's Department to
A notice dated 8th September has been issued and Jobs Baptist Rentiers.
plaintiffs and defendants, and the matter was 20 per coat, and Li Kit to have 60 per out the business generally, L Kit one and ult finally arranged at dinner in the Hung Fah Lan Chu Hing" was mentioned personally as me that he bad bought 80,000 pioula at 4 piezis Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-160 per
share, sellors. that the most pressing route is ons, which the Chinese warning them against the man-
The following promotions are to take place in hotel. Next day. dr. For Smith went up to partner. He had the whole control of the 40 catties for $1, He told me that he himself bad will secure the transmission of grain to the factors of spurious Japanees ven, numbers of succession to General Sir R. U. A. Stephenson, Canton sccompanied by cop of the defondants, business and managed the tarvis un bought it. I heard it two or three days after Hongkong Gas Company's Sharee-8185 per capital from the attacks of an enemy. Now, which are in cironiation, in the colony, and G.C.B., placed upon the retired 11st:-Liens and through the intervention of Mr. Pitman derstood he was acting in connection with my return from Canton Chank Kan bought share. lving Shan-hai-wei pout of account (it is reatening evil doors in this respect with heavy General D Anderson, Governor of the Rayal certain arrangements were made with the Balt his shop. It was discussed in conversation 81,000 pients at his dicastian. The first lot was Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-$170 per
iminishment, if their actions are brought to light. Military College, to ts General; Major-General Commissioner. It was part of these acrangs. how the business was to the worked. The ring bought by one land. Li Kit. Mbas to go China Srgar Redning Company, Limited-3398 !
W. G. Cameron, C.B., commanding the troops ments that, in the Bret instance, the partnership, was to purchase all the salt in the Calony 83,000 as Largain money from the bank to pay
per share, a div. The Hollywood Road arson cas, in which in Caine, Hongkong, and Straits Settlements, which was called the 71 On Wo, should pur and bold it until the price rom. It was for bin-lot of salt. I never saw the salt of the fually mentioned) it is fairly clear that the the thres foris of No. 86 are defendants, was to be Lientmmant Chaneral
chase from the Sait Commaxlener a cuple of small also necessary to control the inappet of salt second lot. It was bought from the Yu Chong at Luzon Bugar Raining Company, Limited—$69
par share. two objects thus indicated can be secured by brought on again at the Police Court yesterday.
genbests that were lying there for sale, for the into the tolong, and it was Brat suggested Bai-ying-pta. Some of it was left in fàs shop Mr. Wotton brought forward six wituasses for Beveral papers bave recently made a dead sat sum of $10,000. It was also stranged with the that I should attempt to goers the Castoma to the salt firm's order. The other part was put Hongkong Les Company's Blaras-879 per one and the same route, viz., a line tunning the defense of the prisoners, and before the pass aguiast the China laarsuse Comprasies, and Salt Commissioner to hit ant these lawashai as people here. I told them that that was rather in bonts to the XI Ou Wo's order. No more south from Tientsin along the course of the e concluded several more are to be called on against the bonus aystem pursued by them, ernisers and that they would be sent out to take atapid notion to entertall but the matter was left salt beyond these two lots was purolased. A day Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited Grand Canal to Chiakiang (or to Ching their behalf. Ar. Wodehouse will sit again We do not propose to refute any of the mis-active measures to prevent salt amugglers over for consideration. Nothing was to be done after the malt was bought it rose in valus: Li Kit, 85 per share.
to hear evidence thie afternoon at 3 p.m. representations made, which will be perfectly riving in Hongkong, Mr. Fraser Bulb and in the way of buying till I told them. Thero I think, had thaiden that there was no written Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company chiang p'n) and thenes (by means of a steam
patent to our readers. The statement, however, one of the two those who socompanied him was a distinctly definite agreement to start the agreement, and that if he could sell he odd ferry) across the Tangise to Nanking, The Singapore Free Press rewards the shooting that the China offese are without reserves should then returned Hongkong, leaving the salt firm. I understood that the Hing on be-ave all the prent. He therefore sold the alt. Funyom and Sanghie Das Samantan Mining
Company, Limited—$12 per almre. Kangyio, Woosung, and Bhangbai. Such of a large alligator by Mr. G. P. Owen from a be contradicted, and can only have been made other the along with Mr. Pitman in Canton balf of his shop, and Li Kit on behalf his bank, He came and told me he had done this on
Malay boat on the bank of the Serangoon river with the object of misleading. The fact is, the to complete the arrangements. Mr. Frazer were parkere in the firm. After is occasion, the 13h as 17th Fobruary. He told me Perak Sagar Cultivation Company-Tla. 18 por indend is the youts advocated in effect by After cople of shots had been put into him very severe competition is beginning to be Smith would be able tall the Court in the first thing done was to exercise some control that there was a profit of overal thousands of
very emayist, and suob will, in all próba-from a 12-bore, be, although fatally wounded, avitely felt in some quarters, and these evidence that on his return he was informed by over the salt import to the acleay. I suggested dollars, and that he had not sold all the enlt. The Hongkong Hope Manufacturing Company, Li-
mited-$77 per share, mailom. bility, be the first trunk road. It will be poor through his heart, managed to glide off the being carried on with the ubjot of driving the had already been purchased at a very reasonable Commissioner. in Canton, to stop the arrival of no scopants of the sale and knew nothing about? & B. Waton & Co., Limited-100 per cent. the first shot having, as it afterwards proved; attacks are in parauause of the policy which is the Brat plaintiff that soms 80,000 pieals of sait that we should obtain the sanction of the salt suo open quarrel between safterthis. We get
* premium. observed that this is the line followed by banks into the stream and was only recovered the Eins companies cat of the field. As we ox figure. After that some 30,000 plants of salt stive junks with sinuggled salt in the colony it from hita in writing. I went to the bank and the overland telegraph wires, and the connext day. It is one of the feet specimens that plained nearly two years ago, sorus of the weaker were purchased for the partnership by one of the I went up to Cauton with Cha Bing and Li asked him about it, and he got very angry Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
'The affair was then broken up. I basa masar · Limited—$165 per share, sallers. dusion Lee justifiable soongh, that in the voloped It 's male, about 15 feet long, 8 then the China offices, and finally the large the plaintiffs and they had the salt in their own sizgaged. Mr. Pítmán in connection with. this got my profta or 2005: any, account Our Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-$15
have been shot in those parts, and is fully de Ruglish ofloss would feel the ont rates first, defendants The money was paid in advance by Kit's olausman or brother. I there saw and main, and as far as physios dificulties Low, the line of the present, telegraphe will mated to be about thirty years old. The animal shoe is beginning te ploca severely on the first arose between the parties, and Mr. Dennys was nested with the Commissioner, not wish the peares to Canten, and I gave all my time to the Chinese Imperial Loan of 1894 B-5 per cent. be that of the coming railways. At the has been crainted to the Babies Musouth by Gompany has been used nu a lsfer to point a drafted' end went in, but it did not seem to have meeting in the eating hours that the firm': mandarins. We promised them presenta. Il Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 0-9 pal' conė, - is skinned, and will eventually be staffed Heamed, and the closing of the Chinese Insuranos employed to prepare an agreement, which was commissier bimisel. It was agred at our affair besides No presents were made by us to is time, whickt soation of mail will be the portanan who shot him.
bean approved of. Whether it was that the should be called the Yi On Wo. Dar visit to simply did all my work in the afsir as shop-
clear that
no line
The following items are from the London
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Bark Bills, no demand.3.84 Credits, st 4 months' sight NEW YORK
..3.93
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..224.
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Bank, on demand.
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Birt Bank, at sight Private: 30 dare” sight
SHARES.
Qasistions arO 2 flongsong and Shanghai Bank Shares-153
per vent. prémitin, ex dir
800 per share.
168 per ébare, ex lir.
rozda The Julays were written befora the desired to refuse to ratify the Treaty recently China Express of the 10th AugusÉn and It was settled that the plaintiffs should find the market. The Interproter said "We are going to Smith was told to go to Canlon, gut a star Chins Fire Lusurance Company's Sharee $78
left out of account, or at any rate not speci-
knit, which is not modnenie..
$25 nom.
$18.
-share.
abave.
--In ligizidation.
share.
premism, nom.
premium, nom.