INTIMATIONS.
give to the so far unfortunate investora, but we sincerely hope that the inferences drawn from Mr. BIBEY's action may prove WHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY to have been well-founded and that Pahang
NOW - READY. THE
For 1890,
With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL IESUS), -
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THE
HONGRONG TRADING
COMPANY, LIMITED, (LATE THE HALL & Heinz C. Ço., Ltd.).
JUST TO HAND.
PITH HATS and HELMETS in all Shapes and Styles: FELT HATS,
„2 Candahar," " Ads and sther Bhapos. STRAW HATS.
"BROWN CANVAS SHOES,
White Caquas 'SHOES.
WETTE BUCKSKIN SHOES.
BUFF LEATHER SHOES.
BATH BLANKETS, BATH GOWNS,
mises may yet turn up trumps. It is quite clear, howevor, that owners of concessions will for some time bave to confine themselves to eaking from the public simply sufficient capital to continue prospecting, and will be fortunate if they obtain even that; the real isation of large sums for concessions which offer no bottor guarantos of value than a pig in a poke can no longer be expected.
THE DAILY PERUS. WIDNESDAY, APRIL 1810, 1900,
The Singan, another of the China Naviga to Company's now coast slowniere, arrived here yesterday'
Mr. B. W. Maitenc, the Hon Treeuror, knowledges thereoeipt of the following omstor the Alice Memorial Hospital
D. P. Karanjia, Bar,, (Canton)....§,5 2° E. W. Koob, E.,
5
·Juo, J. Francis, Espo, Q.Unit 50 Augusto J. do Rosario, Esq. (10 ÷' And $489.97 as the result of the concort giren by the papile of Signor Cattanaco. 333 tickete add rained $727 fil, and the expences of the concert stomated to 8237.63
Lowden, 12th April Rioting continues In Vienna.
A SPAIN. Berious anti-Carlist riots have broken out in
Valencia; the garrison is kept under arms.
KAPARLIAMENT,
A Gladstonian bau been elected for Carnacen District in place of the late Mr. Ewetton ham, 9:0,
PORTUGAL IN AFRICA.
THE STRAITH AND HÒNGKONG
CRICKET CLUES.
Biron SANT GAABILITÉNK. To sayilal seoviet pald:ap 45,000 shares
st
To aundry creditors.
Ta balanse of profit and loss nascunt
The Cricket Club (says tha Singapore Free Press) aeuds the following correspondence, |from which it will be seen that there, up- pers to be no shanos of sucing a team of the Northern Colony this year Thore is go renson, By cost of loads, concessions however, why the Club should hot try ones more to persuade the Hongkong people and show them by importunity how much the Straite appreciated the kinduress shown to our team last
LOADOR, 14th April, A large armed Portuguese expedition with artillery as warted up the Shire river, it is January believed, with the purpose of attacking pozda.
- GEEMANY IN AFRICA. Garman infonce has induced the Sultan of anabar to withdraw the concession of the is hands of Mands and Fatta from the British Afrion Company. The latter'a wazy has declin
One of the most important pointa toushed on in Mr. Norman's letter was the topuro of the concessions by the companion. It was stated on the highest authority that after the expiration of five years (shere no time without a pasaport. The last batch of nerested to aueant the withdrawal
specified in the concession) cnly such arcas of land will be confirmed to the concession- holders as they have actually developed or can show that they are about to develop im. mediately, to prevent rich mining districts. from being unproductively locked up for in- definite periods. On this our contemporary remarks that Mr. NORMAN had failed to note the certainly not very obvions provision that enables the Resident and bona fide work ing concessionaries to came to a mutually advantageous understanding. Witbout this provision ne a rider tho maia regulation timiting fenure and area of concessions must necessarily be construed as of a threatening etaracter. But we would insist upon & cum 23m-senso reading being given to those con- ditions. Were they to be applied oppressively,
BATH TOWELS, .... HONGKONG TRADING
COMPANY, LIMITED,. Hoogkong, 20th April, 1890.
BY APPOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & ̈ COMPANY LIMITED
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.
and without fair allowance for absence of
The Nagasaki Supres sys-ince the gining of this present year no less than thirty two malor and ninety-three females, making a total of one hundred and twenty-five in all, heye been arrested by the looni police in the net or with the arpras intention of leaving the dauntry was that of seventeen females and one male, ori board a junk, off Namirohira, on the 10th ist. It is surmised that their intention was, to get en beard the German steamer Dueteras, which vor. sel was leaving for Hongkong on that date, under charter to the Mitaui Hassan Kaisha The man is said to belong to Kashitotsu, and the girls were all frets the country. ( 2
· Losdos, 14th April THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE, It is denied that General Caprivi, donat Kalnoky, and Sigans Crlap will meet this
SUPREME COURT.
22nd April.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS. ་་་ BEFORE HIS Honoun Ma. FIELDING "CLARKE, ACTIng Chiep JusTICE.
THE EAST POINT: ABBUN CANE, The hoaring of this case, in which James Borab Lucas was charged, with- wilfully and maliciously astting fire to his goods and premises at No. 39, Ewo Strest, was resumed
The Attorney-Geberit (Hon. W. M.Goodman) instructed by the Crown Solicitor. Mr. A. B. Johnson, prosecuted; Mr. J. J. Fraucis, QC., instructed by Meers. Caldwell and Wilkinson, datende.
arrived baro on Sunday, mat with some damage The Mataal Line steamer Ching Wo, which
by collision while at Singapore. On the 13th int she was at the Berneo Wharf. As the Ningehow, of the same Company, was going alongside the wharf from the eastward, the pilot Captain Darles, when abreast of her berth just head of the Ching Wo, rang the telegraph for the engines to go astern. The engines for some reason or other did not work, and the port snobor of the Ningchew was at once let go. The videl, however, sheered shead, dragging her star beard sacher, which was hanging over the bow, along the port sido of the Ching We, carrying away thras of bar davit-Bockets, breaking one davit, bending the rails, and damaging one best As the question of water distribution in this colony is now under consideration the following communications, difficulties of prospecting from the Singapore Free Press possesses some transport of machinery, importation and interest-Before the dry season satin, and the maintenance of coolies and stores, then un, health of Singapore again waffers from a de
feionoy in the water supply, it would be well if doubtedly enterprise would retire discouraged. the possibilties of waste werg reduced to the But Pahang would lose not only that capital smallest possible compass. One way in which and the sources of revenge it would mean it thousands of gallous are lost daily is that the pablo taps are left running every time they are would soon lose its reputation as a region used by the natives. This could be easily in which investment might look for a re.sroided by fitting them with tape which have to for the prosecution.
water as soon as they are let go. These taps be lifted up, and which fall and, shut off the are now in ues in Caloutta and elsewhere Another fault in the present system is that all the tape are so easy for thieves to screw off. which has ofton caused grant waste, besides the loss of the tap itself. Then the water is turned off at the sain, and the neighbourhood suffert
sily be altered. for sometimes a week or two. This again could
OUR AKRATED WATER HANDFACTORY turu; and it would become at oave known is replace with the boet, Machinery, ombodying as a place to keep away from. This repata all-the-latest-improvements-in-the tanda. tina in out deamed desirable either by the Tiso greatest attention has been paid to Colonial Government or the Government of sopliances for ensuring parity in the Water the State, and Government self-interest will supply, to secure which we have added a Cox-surely work on the side of honest enterprise. danser capable of supplying as with 8,000 gallons Mr. NORMAN is not quite right in saying of distilled water a day, and are in & position to compete in quality with the best that only those concession areas will ha.com P. & steamer Katser i hind, with the English Makers. Our Sweet Waters cannot be fired to holders who can show that they homeward bound mails, arrived from Shanghal surpassed anywhore.
The purest ingredients only are way, and are about to develop them immediatellata last night and ber departure will not take the utmost care and cleanliness are cried in Tast is not sy, and the exemption from The following hours will be observed in closing place until daylight to-morrow (Thursday) labour' proviso points to a fair latitude in the mail LARGE BOMBAY 80DAS
We-contiane to supply large butils time being accorded to holders of conces Loretofore, free of Extra Chargs, to those sions." The good faith of the Government, our Customers who prefer to have them the ordinary size.
wa think, may be relied on; the regulations - COAST PORT ORDERS, will no doubt be interpreted in an "even
the manufactura throughout.
steamer leaving after recint of order.
tion.
2pm. Mousy Order Office aloses.
p.m. Posting of Prices Current and Cironları Bearer (Prices Garrent and Circulars may however be posted up to 3 o'clock if they are tied in and los, country by wubry, with the addresses all one way.) 4 p.m. Reglary cennes,
CORPOR.
(But Nowepapers pablished that day way bo preted
in the Night Box till 8,30 pas.)]
The Jurors were:-Messrs E. P. Pipple, E- Meyer, A. G. Stephen, J. W. Kennedy, W. Jarduer, L. M. Baptiste, and W. Hoffer.
The evidence of Mr. Rapp, anotioneer, was taken. The witness stated that the sale of the damaged goods realised $286. They would be worth in good condition, in his opinion, about $500 for sale purposes or to the owner of them about 8720. No further witness word called
Mr. Franois submitted, for the defense, that
Singapore, March 19th, 1890 To the Soorotary
Fangtong Cricket Club, v Committes of the Stagspore Celaket Clad to larite the Dan Bis-Ian directed by the President and Hongkong Cricket Club to send a team to Singaporo to play the Straits Settlements some time this year. would suggest a date either in June or during the month of durant, but they would
leave it an apen oze to walk the ospvenience of the Hongkong Crickal Club. I tenet thare will be no dificulty in carrying out the arrangement minde whou I was in Hongkong, that zooz. Crisketers should pay anions, to shaw our great appreciation of the no a minit as early se possible, as we are all here very
adoos shown to us in January at Ualusa the match takes place before: Ostoker some 'of us who played ak. Hongkong may have left the Straits.
Ivo, ko
Y.T. HORNBY. Capt Singapocs Cricket Club.
Hongkong, April stb, 1850. To the Serralary,
Blugapore, Cricket Club. Dear Ste.-I am directed by the Prosilent and Committee of the Hongkong Crisket Club, to so knowledge the recoips and to thank you for your friendly challenge of the 17th March which I verv youah negrot to say we are unable to scoop The members of tho tam though, muxions to go ostinot possibly leave as they bars skendy been to Shanghai thi a segon. I have delayed answering your kind invitation before until I was ableto say positively whether Les aid dampaths team or ust,
Ian, ka
ÁRTADE K. TRAYERS, Secretary, Hongkong Cricket Çin D,
PEAK HOTEL AND TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following is the report for presontation to the shareholders at the first ordinary yearly meeting to be held at the City Hall, at half pasttwelve o'clock on Saturday, the 26th April:—
articles of asiation the directors now bag laave to
In accordance witu paragraph S of olaänge XX... of the
submit to the skambolders, their report and stato. ment of secant for the year 1989.
KRÄPRETT
larger than was stigmally articipated, the mason be
The cost of the contract for building the Hotel in
VESIONISU KW,
Coat of manager's boum. g
down, poolie kouses; toâle, sad misteriala
19,088.M Zaas 60 per caut, willen alt... 3,020,40 Cost of furniture at manager's.
Lense
$610.77 Lúsa 20 per cent, written off... › 123.14 Balance is New Oriental Bank Corpora tion, Limited, on deposit and ontrent account.
925,000,00
Telair, divars, both of the busving seen if from the bottom. It lies a little to the north of the frask, botwgon Booby Island and Erdudfoot 1975 boat, and nearer to Booby. Its oxistenca ha 7.641.86 heen known to the divers some time, bat the Quetta disaster has attracted renewed attention $238,443.91 to it. It is very important that He exact pori-
tion should be ascertained."
Balance in stored Mercantile Bank
on fixed depot Caah in hands of Singavors agents......... Cash in manager's hands and in transit Value of pionis 2,716. 1-1 cri in godowa nt *
$18 per pioni
Advances to miner Lnen written off as doubtful
..$14.92.75 2,424.0L
To 30 por sent, written off from plant a PROFIT AND Lona AcoOUNÊ
count, brises, tools, materiale To 20 per cant, writton of furniture cont To general charges at Joloba, salorien, sta
tionery......my
To general oburgos at Singapore $
charges for Beating too pany
**-*-**-... u 1,150.00 Ascents commission 2,500,00 Directors and auditor's (es.... 0100 Statioamy, printing, advertling 197.13
To post of Mr. Allingham's, prnsgusting
trip and report Ta skorut written off train advæske us
doubtfulque To bainosa
By interest on deposits will Banks....... Ry 20 per coat. rotura ou provisions mp- piled to mes********* Hy 10 per cent. rayalty on ore delivered By profit on ore account.
75.000.00
7,062-11
BECS
LONDON, 21st March. Sir Michael Hicke-Bosch, President of the Board of Trade, has announced that the Board of Trade would be unable to institute an inquiry. Into the circumstanoon attending the wreck of Quetta until it was known whether an inquiry was to be held in Queensland.
THE GOLD COINAGE.
LONDON, 21st March. Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has vinted that he intends to proceed with the 50,755.12 rehnbilitation of the gold minage of the present 52,437.50 reign,
27,13 6,609,18
48,390.53
THE BIT AT HERLIN.
LONDON, Llat Marob. At workmen's meeting, hold in a suburb. of Berla to discuss the eight-hours system, the proceedings became very disorderly. The gen 12,068.74-darmee wers stoned, and charged the mao with drawn swords, injaring many man and women, $230,408.91 || Two of the gendarmes were beaten to death and others were wounded. The rioting is still con- tinuing, sud a regiment of soldiers has "besa dos died patched to the scene of the disturbance. 33414
LONDON, 22nd March. The rioting at Berlin has been quelled by the 4.43.45 military and polica.
.. THE AUSTRALIAN PRIMAUT.
LONDON, 22nd March. Ganon. W. Saumarez Smith, who has boon elected to the Bishopric of Sydney and Primacy of Australia, has accepted the position, and wifi? 4,617.13 sail for Sydney in three months.
2,247.78
THE "SHAH AND "INCONSTANT.”
LONDON, 2nd March. 2,421.01 Considerablo surprise is expressed in official 7841.56 naval circles at the Admiralty, having granted H.M.S. Shah mà training-ship for tia à satra- $25.662-47
ian Navy, as she is a botter ship turn the In- oonatant, which le to replace. hor. The repair 3,675.49 to the Shah will perhaps cost £10,000.
2,097.91 8948.54
SERVIAN ATTACK ON BORNIA.
Losnow, 24th March. The Austrian Gendarmen have repulsed a band of Serviaz-militiamen who had orassed the $25,682.47 Bosnian frontier. The attacking party at
templed to evize. nobleman. Several of the Servians were killed in the skirmish.
The greater part of the sea has since been sucked and the valuation is based on the average prooooda.
LATE TELEGRAMS,
(FROM AUSTRALIAN PAPEKUJ
THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,
LONDON, 15th March.
la the House of Commons last night thə
GERMANT'S FOREIGN RELATIONS.
LONDON, 2441 Biarch. The Emperor William has officially informed the Emperor. Francis Josaph of Austria, and King Humbert of Italy, of the change in the Chancellorship of Germany, assuring them that it will not in any way affrot the foreign policy of the Empire.
BECENT TRANSYAAL, DISTURBANCIU,
LONDON, 24th-March: Mr. Kruger, the Prosident of the 'Transvaal Republlo, proposes to enot, that settlers shall allowed to vote after five years' rezidence in the country:
no case had been made by the prosecution to go before the jury. There was no evidence what ever that the prisoner had not the house on freing that upon conleovation it was load andateable Right Hon. Sir G. 0. Trevelyan, M.F. for The evidense produced by the prosecution had to tend the ok building and new plans mere suit- not in any way exsinded the possibility of any able for the pammes of the Hoset ware shopted Bridgeton. Glaagow, moved a resolution in one alsa setting fire to the place, and he asked The old balding known as the Fesk Hotel has si favour of Parliament anting is November and his lordship to direct the jury to enter a ples of seady bed romovel) it was found noncuary to do rising in July. The trosion was negatived by not guilty, typ
this at ancs beasuse the Government required that a majority of four. all earth-cutting and.. tipping should be completed
LONDON, 19th March,
-AX AYOHAN REBEL IMPRINOSED. go to the juryung mg
His Lordship said be proposed to let the esse balore the rainy season and in order that the contac
Mr W 8~Caine, AP.. states that dis
Loknow. 25th.March. con bor for the now buildings should hate fall scept to
Isbak Khan, who reecatly tried to stir ap The princoer, in reply to his Lordship as to makes all the progress he could doring the winter. Gruschan, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. is in
favour of the Imperial Parliament being dissely-rebellion on the frontier of Afghanistan, bea whether he wished to make suv statement, gaid months. The creators are glad to say that the work
has proged Famarably and it is hoped that poed after Easter.
been interned at Samirkand by the Bussian He Was Borry to appear in answer to this charge. Jose nerk he knew nothing about the origin of the fire
tion of the Hotel will be rely fur outapstion by Mr. W. Smith, the leader, of the House Government.
SERVIA AND BULGARIA: the fire, she believed, having been cathed
LONDON, 25th March. through spite. :i
'Tho Sorrian Government have began fortify. ing the fialgarian frontior.
BISMARCK'S, KESIGNATION, BETIREMENT OF MR, ALEXANDEE
LONDON, 25th March, M'ARTHUR, M.F.
The Emperor of Austria and the King of LONDON, 15th March. Italy have written to Pribes Bisingrek -express- Mr.-Aleaunder M' Arthur, MP. for Latcester, ing regret at his resignation, and admitting the has sonnanced that he does not intend to sarkasrvices rendered by him in the cause of posoe.
THE SWEATING COMMITTES. re-election, on account of the questisfactory
LONDON, 25th March. state of his health.
AN-AUSTRALIAN BISHOPRIO DECLINED, Lord Danravon has resigned his seat on the LONDON, 16th Marob. committee of the House of Lord's appointed to Trinity Churub, Woolwich has declined to was taken herus the nullitan refuset to con- The Rev. John William Harsley, tese of inquire into the sweating system. This step accept an Australian bishopric, which was sider his draft report.
earlier ste
WOKING AD0OUNT.
The dimeter regret that, the first year's working
to the damage cause by heavy rain abortus in May shows a loss of $5,591.04, wlot however includes the
the Tramway stopped randing for two months during preliminary expensas, amounting to $2,11422, Owing
the boat sexeon of the pear and the Hotel receipts
of Commeza, has stated that the Government intends to submit to Parliament a moting to secure the earlier closing of the session. The motion will be in the direction of that which was submitted to the House by Mr. Trevelyan.
It was considered decimble that the company should Mr. Francis said he proposed, before reviewing are temporary premises suitable for vleitora dur the evidence which had been called, be calling the building of the Hotel and consequently Mr Thomas's lease of " Craigieburn” was taken by the witnesses to show what business the prisoner had company. It was for a term of three yakes by which carried on and what his position was. The time was batinsted the company's Hotel Monid be prisoner was a man who had lent a good deal of completed and be in thorough working order; the. whenever, practicable, are despatched by rst generous. spirit; but the soundness of the p.m. Posting of Newspapers, Books, and Pattechs money in scall sums, and was pretty well known program that has been unds horarse with the saw
in the
buildings will probably permit of accupatio að an FOR COAST POETH, Watere acs-packed principle on which the regulations have been
summary Court in bringing setions to recover the money he had lent. In cases of azion, and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, framed is indisputable. If the concession-
where & wan was charged with setting fire, to and the ful amount allowed for Packagoa and aries are clearly unable to work tracts & pm Real Declares Empties when roooived in good order.
Letters, and the day's Newspapers, may then he the usarate Company, one of the first thing his promises. for the purpose of defranding Counterfoil Order Books suppiled on applica- they have, taken, up, possibly for merely peeted in the Night Box till 8.33 with 10 cents done by the prosecution was to low that
8.30pm. speculative purposes, it would be impro-eries postage on each arbole, may be posted in the the defendant was in immediate need of money.
Lata Coreanpondence of
Our Registered Tolographie Address is,
per to allow them to obstruct the pro. Night Bar from 8:30 to 3, siber which hour it may be Nothing of that vort had been done in this o480, aufered in soncorsongs,
went on board with the more late foo.
and he proposed to call a witness from the bank The board antilipstoe that the expense of carry "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,"gress of the country by keeping the land were requested to call attention to the fact to show that during the last month the prisoner ing on the business during the present Fans will be offered to him.
And all signed messages addressed thus
THE BENT SUGAR CRÖP. lying idle and unproductive. It is possible, that the Post Ofles will be closed to the public void in something like a thousand dollars, and aiderably reduced da of opinion that the pros. STATES IN THE CIGLE TRADE AT ANTWERP. will receive prompt attention...
LONDON, 25th March. LONDON, 15th March. however, that the land which has been ec. from 5.p.m., so that no receipts for correspon held promissory notes to a nonsiderable amount. pots of the company are favourably
Herr Light reports that the six months pre dence, de, can be obtained effor that hour.
The olgar-workers at Anterarp bara strack duotion of best sngar, shows an increas quired with a view to mineral wealth may
The record of the man of the Chinese sque turn out not a bad investraent, even if mina- rais are not found. On this point the Free Singapore. The Free Free says "A free dzem för orderly behaviour was broken af Press remarkeAs to Pahang in its capa fight was in progress last night in Sage Street, OTSELTZER WATER city as a fold for agriculture, there is every squadron, including officers, who were passing when a gumber of men from the Chiness reason to anticipate a prosperous future. came to help their fellow clansmen, and the road The finest river basin in the Peninsula, it won filled with some hundreds of yelling and fighting Chinames. Two of the newly arrived has the largest area of rich alluvial soil European police officers managed to seize seven GINGELADE awaiting the hand of the planter. Even in of the seamen, one of the constables, named No Credit given for Battles that look dirty Mr. Roneer's first report he mentions hav. Watts, haring a sly, cut on the head with
The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock- PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
or greasy, or that appear to have heading already received applications for tobacco for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Water, as such Bottles are never used plantations. When the agricultural boom again by us.
tories, Mr. NORMAN says, planters will go A 8. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
· Hongkong, China, and Manila. -10
· · BIRTH:
Superintendant of Police this morning, but os stone. Thama were brought before the
R. Needham,cosantant of the Now Oriental
on the lat March, the prisoner paid into the Banking Company, was called and stated that
stated that for some time past he had been not Bank $150. Mr. Wilkinson was alsocalled and
ing as the prisoner's solicitor and bad and
Mr. Francia, in summing up, said the charge number of people for money owed to the plaintiff. against the prisoner was a mhat merions ous. The prisoner was a man who had done basiese the Summary Coart suing persons to recover as a money lender, and who was frequently in money lant. He was not, therefore, a man who had many friends. For some time past he tou been living alone in the honse in Ewa Street. witness to prove a regalive that the prisoner It was almost impossible for the defears to call did not set fire to his promises He should bek the jury not to let anything they had heard in reference to this case influence them in the alightest angree. It might be that the pri soner was not a man of the very highest
DIRECTORS.
Mr. Alexander Findlay Smith having retired from
Anderson was invited to take his place. In accord to an outbreak of disorder, and a 'anmber of the will show a surplus of 914.000 tons. the Board on his departure from the clony, Hr. Jaswork for an increase of pay. The strike has 3d 778,000 tons, and he estimates that the campaiga
rotira, but being eligible offer themselves for sa-alue- ends with paragraph V. of class IV. of the articles strikers have been arrested. of sumciation feesta. P. Eyrie and J. B. Coughtrie tion.
AUDITOR
.*
The mosenata hava boon audited by Mr. Fallarton Henderson whose appointment requires confirmation,
P. Eraik, Chaïrosty,
· Hongkong, 16th April, 1890,'":
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING
9iar DECEMBRE, 1889, LIABILITIDA. Capital:---
1,000 shares, such desmod to be paid up $15 allotted to 4" Findlay Smith as per prospectus 3,000 shares, each paid up $15, alistted to
thes pablo Jatitulars.of lat cult c? $5
15,000.00
35,000.00
ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.
LONDON, 16th March.
The students of Oporto prenanted a petition to King Carlos, asking for the zemeral of the exequatur issued to the British Consal is that city, anthorising him to szerolso his powers.
The King has decided to comply with the ro HOSE contained in the petition.
A BOXING CONTEST
LONDON, 17th Maroli Downey and Ball boxed tem rounds, when the match was denwn in the former's favour.
OCEAN PENNT POST.
LONDON, 17th March, The Bight Hon. . . Kaikes, Fostmaster- Gomeral, says that it is impossible to vatablish jan ocena penny postage for Australia, without
18th March.
the assurance of the Chinese Causal that they would be sufficiently dealt with on board. they were discharged." The Straits Times has to other parts before Pahang Upon this it the following remarke on the occurrice: might be said that most of the agricultural We regret to note that among the Chi nese in Bingapore there prevails considerable On the 17ta instant, at Mount Gough Hill, Pook advantages He with Pahang, save that of bitterness regarding the arrest of certain wes character, and that some of his methods in his Debeature loan's: 350 dobentures oach $108,133,00 interfering with the sphers of the Postal Union.
the wife of B. L. DALBIEPs, E., of a 1953 easy communication, and this will soon, we
HARRIAGE.
At Swaton, on the 16th April, at E. M. Ceguinte, trust, be remedied by a railway and extended And afterwards by Rev. H. L. Maskenzie, Thomas facilities for river travel." MORGAN Bory, of Ampy, to ina mesta, daughter of T. W. Richardson, of Swalow,
DEATH,
+968
Property:-
ABLETH.
LOED, RANDOLPH' CHURCHILL REFUSES TO RESIO¥.
LONDON, 19th March.
upon 4,000 shares $20,000,00 Iam amount aspaldi, 0,885.00
of the Chinese fleet on Wednesday the belie dealings might not be above question. But Hongkong & Bags Bank current accent 2001.13 attempt to establish a penny postage without drst handed ▲ Findlay Smith as per prospectos 66,000.00 Mr. Paikos says that England is unlikely to of the Chinese being that the seamen more used there was a vast diferons between that and s with quite unnecessary roughness amounting to an being guilty of setting fire to his house
$341,096.19sulting the wishes and interesta of the colonica, brutality. The polion, however, say that the The first point they had to consider in the case Barmen were rinting among houses of l-repata was that there was an entire absence of motive. and that only necessary fores was used to arres
There was not a tattle of evidence to show that them; and they were brought before the Saper the prisoner was lu any distress or dificul- istendent of Police, alosonished, and sent on to whatever. He thought these fire enquiries The Spanish orniser Aragon, Captain Goler, board. It is, of course, impossible for us to say were at tonded with very great danger. Af they arrived at Singapore from Manila on the 19th bow far the Chinese population have ground.for had seen by the evidence this particular enquiry
their feeling in the matter, but if a few respect was very bully merged. able Chinese merchants choose to ask for a His Lordship said there was no evidence of official enquiry their request will zu doubt be that 8ranted. The police of the Straits are not so well disciplined as to be above suspicion, especial
The Chinese squadron loft Singapore for At Camberley, Summer, on April 18th (by talegram), Lady Pauciero, wife of Sir Geo. Phillippo, as Maulla on the 15th inst. Chief Justice of Hongkong.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 23RD, 1800,
1943
inst, homeward bound,
Two men have been arrested at Tokyse on charge of being the murderers of the Her. Mr. Large.
ly when racial fealing is aroused.”
*Mr. Fransis said no person was deputed to Tamine the state of the premises immediately after the fire. No person in authority was put The steamship Kashazar just escaped being to make inventory of the things in the the scene of a repetition of the horrible disaster pince after the fire, but it was left set
Amount paid A. Findlay Smith for land
and building taken over as per pro apestus.....
Lord Randolph Churchill has refused to roalgas his west in the House of Common owing
CANADIAN ATLANTIO MAIL.
LONDON, 25th March. Canadian Atlantic mail sorvica with a view to Negotiatione for the retablish mont of acpoeial
the prosed Pacifis service have been reved It is believed that this time the objects of the promoters will be achieved, as they hava obtain- ed a strong financial broking.
THE DANNOR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND,
LONDON, 17th March. between laboce sad capital is lily to be the The Times states that the present struggle
grosfest the world has ever known."
LONDON, IST March. Fourteen thongand engineers at Elswick are on strike.
LONDON, 2016 March,. The engineers' strike is extending, and men are coming out at Hartlepool and Mid- ttueboronghi.
Toroon, 24th Marco. A strike of 40.000 tailors is considered immi
LONDON, 25th March. The Medway bargsmen threaten that if the strike is not ended in April they will withdraw, hitherto coated working. This will involve also the bargenen belów, Tilbury, who have
munt.
Amount sine expanded on the new bulk 8,000.00 to the ludited character of the censure that no less than 20,000 we
inge
Faraltura.... Stook Sundry debtors Proft and lowa
WORKING ACCOUNT. Dr.
oa the Feshtici-mar on her last trip to Manlis amatours liko Assistant Engineer Campbell to To provisions, wines, do, The Kashgar sulled from Kobe on March 21st drop in as they were passing and then they were To stares and the same day the Fushiki mare left Nagaaki brought forward as witnesses. Continuing, the To preliminary expenisATO for Hongkong, and arrived in Masika on the learned counsel roviewed the evidenpe, pointing 2016 alime. At the latter port the Captain out what he considered to be discrepaniales, and was walking the dock when his attention was said that there was no aridanos before there to sifracted to three or four Japanese, pale and warrant the jury coming to the conclusion that in a tortering condition. On enquiring ef the prisoner was guilty. ⠀
The Attorney-General said in cakes Rant
them he was bold there were six or seven
By revenue
By interest
CO., LIMITED.
∙12,8.00 been passed upon him.
12,807.65 10.740.74 1,621.41
A MUNIFICENT 0182.
LONDON, 19th March. Another anonymous gift of £50,000 has been 5.834.34de for the establishment of a convalescent $1.41,094.13
hoine.
NEW WARSHIP FOR AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, 19th March. H.M.S.Goldfines, which has been commissioned 35.160.30 for naevice on the Australian station, bas salled.
LONDos; 19th March The Rev. George Rubis, Vioar-of-Cartmel $35,298.61 | Fell, Lancashire, has refused to nonept the Aroh-
deavoury of Ballarat.
8244.18 6778.91 2,114.
かっ
20,274,69
283.74
10650
$5,298.63
When the books were closed the sowpany had 97
REFUSAL OF A CHURJA DIGNITY.
DEATH OF A NOTED PAINTER.
LONDON, 13th Marcb.
The Firemen's Union threaton to block Liver pool if “blacklogs " are allowed to supersede the dock labourera da strike.
hours, which involved 30,000 men in Newc
The demand of 160 engineers for shorter
Bud Stockton aleno, and ultimately spread to other towns in the North of England, has, breit unceded so far as Newcastle is concerned, and the strike there is at an end. The shorter hours will be given from the begioning of May.
LONDON. Sad April. have track for higher wages.
The boutmakers in the East End of London
The Liverpool strike bus ended in favour of the employers.
THE FRENCH ON THE CONGO,
The death is notised of Jahn Rogers Herbert.
LONDON, 19th March. A French outpost on the Congo. was attacked by the blacks, besten in, and eleven of the white THE EDUCATION COMPACT,
LONDON, 20th March.
ikam massacred.
LONDON, 21at sfarch. The Right Hon. John Morloy, addressing a
It is reported thai the aleren persons of the meeting at Stepney, denied that the compact Freach outpost masacred on the Congo River
were eaten by the natives
to publis education.
· LOBY DEBKAUBAT'S INBOLVEROV.
Omon
THE LATE DUKE OF MANCHESTER
LONDON, 27th March. The Council of the Colonial Inalita's bara
The P. & O. stoamer Rəhillo; with the out- We have waited with some interest to deeward English mail, left Singapore for here on what our Singapore contemporaries would Monday, at inst., at 5 pm. have to say ou Mr. Hrvey NOEMAN'S TE- The Band and Pipers of the Argyll and Sether. cant article on "Mining in the Malay Penin-land Highlanders will play at the Ladies' Re-
crostion Clab this Wadoosday) afternoon. sula."Yesterday we received the Free Press
Atelegram to the Australian papera, dated of the 10th and 11th st., in each of which 30th March, states that the Bumperor of Chios there is an article on the subject. Hops has summoned a conclave to opasider the Russian
By rip and transfer fees. deferred has turned the heart of the Pa. political designs.
eikers hiding in the bottom of the vowel and these they could not expect to have direct testamos cared forward to snow sodat 334 BA. Lang investor very sick," we are told, and KM.B. Redpole left Colombe on the 12th the statement proved to be true. They wore mony. His friend had put forward a very inge car contemporary has little to say that is inst. for Penang and Singapors. II.M.S. Forpasition in a half dead condition. They defailed te grapple with the difficulty of the arti immédiately * Eberstad from thair porilontanious theory to nesount of the fire, but he bad calculated to cure the sickness. It is ad- Singapore fram Hongkong on the 12th inst.clared they had been desired by a
poise, Commander R. W White, arrived at
oles upstairs soaked in kerosino Human mitted that Mr. Nonna wis correct in H... Figny left. Singapore on the lath just named Kaizoka Chiutors, who had travelled tare might be depraved, but it did not soom pro- THE JELEBU MINING AND TRADING be the Liberal party and the Irish mem bens in contrary to Liberal traditions in regard saying that no Malay gold-mine had yet for Labasa and Hongkong.
in Europe and America, by the promise bable that a person having set fire to these pre
A DOND DISCOVERED. EN been placed upon the market, and that all
of good positions abroad. They managed mises outof spite to the prisoner, would returasni
LONDON, 25th March: Tas Bungoon Guzette understands that Mr. to scrips together a man of money which aprenderamine about in order to tramp up t
THE OREWE MURDER,
Great alarm has been created by the discovery the companies now belog formed with PA 3. Colquhoun has received a valuable post they paid to
The following in the report of the Jelebu
LONDON, 20th March, Katayama to get them charge against the prisoner. His friend had
Mrs Davies, wife of the tailor at Crews who of a dyoumile bomb in the Philadelphia Fost bang gold us their objective were prospect in the South African Company, having been on bosed. The sum of 8129 is said to asked where the motive for committing this Mining Company to the 31st January last
sppointed Superintendent of the rich and fertile have been paid by Katayama to Salto, the crime was and he would answer him by quoting To the Sbarakaldors of the Jeloba Minisg and January 25th last brutally murdared whilst ing companies. Punjen, says our coutem prince of Mashonaland 16 in stated that his head boy of the ship, who ancceeded in aúng gling him the old proverb which they bed all written Trading: Du, Limited.
returning borne, has been placed on trial, to porary, for all the capital spent upon it, isoluments will be about two thousand pounds the stowaways on board without the Captain's shoes on to soot of all of the nonponya Accuguts from 1st April; 1889, to with the murder of her husband. The womun adapted a rosolation expressive of: setasm for
GENTLEMEN-Tour Directors, sabaiba statement į gether with two sons of the deceased, charged still at the look-soo" stage, and general
sterling per onJUM.,
knowledge. Their only food was a tow rice the love of money le
31st January, 1890, opinion looks to Raub as the enterprise
dball per day, ma cher had not even of evil? It might be that the Felios we
The time acrerad by these beounts is ten months/5aid that her husband was cruel, hat tried to the late Duke of Manchester and regret at his A Landoa telegram of the Stat Marsh mys: laying down or of procuring water to drink sometimes setosted by is sportman's tenness only became 15 held be, be prudent to close but her alive, and was a bad father to her death. Testimony is borne to the invaluable
bildron. which has the best chance of emergFdlitical Secretary of the Foreign Omon, is of them 'preferred, to risk-detection by going desirous of ronning a mas to earth, but he would stion of labour and genoral wettlement of miners' ac The Right Hon. Sir James Fergusson. Bart. Their position thus became unbearable and three and eageren of shans, which led them to be the books at a period which coincidal with that op
aid afforded to the souncil by the deceased nobleman. from the probationary stage into the dig
LONDON, 20th a
AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION. nity of "mius-hood" A private letter is respecting Chinese emigration to Australia. there The Captain treated them kindly and conviction treinst the prisoziar His learned mines in fal work, with a labour force of Cool Lord Deerhurst, it was proved that his doble
„tion had, ahown any... uudus 'desire to obtain a
In an examination into the bankruptcy of
LONDON, 37th March. aleo referred to in which it is stated that a Foreign Office awaiting the convent 02. the them food and wages. They were manchi sifted friend and pointed out discrepancies in the evid. only a labouras in offered at the spot... S
The question remains unsettled, owing to the gare them work to do on board, in retura gaying
The company does not Import coolies, bal employs amount to £25,000, his assets to £500LN
Bir W, Robinson, fata Governor Bouth proposed new Pahang Company has faller Colonial Ministries.
by such kind fresimmat and wished to zamaicence, but in a se liks this discrepancies were The singunt of tin ves produced: dorored day THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia, was ontortained at a bangust at the through. To those who so earnestly desire
TONDOB, 20th March. "Fishmangers”- Hall. In the course of his permanently on board, but the Captain had of only to be expected. The Attorney Generaling the ten months was 2,716 pionis, all of which, es- The Straits Times of the 14th inst mysocare refuse their concluded his summing up by going through, at repf's small triables shipped to London, at Bir Henry Wreafordaloy, Q.C.. succeeds the speech he referred to the recent conference-of the genuine success of Malay auonterprise, Mr. E. J. Coxon, the champlos tonnis player of times to be ti roguet, for the Nagels, onsiderable length, the evidence for the pro-wrey in the company golowar Telebo: A Bou, &C. Quelor us Ohief Justice fecere federation. He said that when the colonie
that time your directors had not decided to the Australia says the Free Fress, it has not been an un- the Hongkong-Singapore contest, is expected to them was injured on the voyage and on arrival secution, adatta kapan Menggat muust of metting but satisfacity arrangemas ta
fee for the jury against be in Singapore this afternoon and, some en- mixed pleasure to see the inciner in which iavones will be made to get him to give us an the vessel's return to Kobe on the 7th Sestart taking merà suspicion as circumstantial evidWorks in Singapore, and the greaker part of the ore at Baigon was sent to Hospital at care. s
LONDox, 20th March. or attempt.
Mr. Birahall, wifs of this man already com ed to exploit Pahang, and if Mr. NORMAN's įportion of the B. C. Clawn is being rolled far ties to be dealt with. One was from Yokohama Augaced by: Boything they had heard out 31st January was $12,088 exclusive of the can of tourist in Canada, has been disobarged fra It has been proposed,, în Franse, to hold s
to them not to allow themselves to be in pro The souvant of vatstanding varies to marre on mitted for the murder of a wealtby British letter bas the effect of reducing extravagantry conclusions with the champion : if so we may Iyo District.-Japan Gazette..
This purpass sad we beliere tha: Mr. Owen in to another from Wakaye, and the remainder froide His Treship then at some length 2,623 itian of a bad debts hopes within reasonable Limita, and of com-see some really good tennis.
custody, no complicity having been discovered touched upon the chief points in the evidence! After paying all Boating and general charges, against her. pelling a more narrow scrutiny of the state-
THE GOVERNOR' HIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES. giren on either side. De cald remarks had been warts. Director's faen, and Agents Commission, and A China Inkong of the Water Pollos was ments made in Company prospectuses, it will charged as the Magistracy yesterday before.
the full cost of the prospecting and reporting earsted LATEST TELEGRAMS.
made as to the conduct of the Police after the out by My. Allingham, and tee making full allow It is reported that the Marquis of Lathien
AMAN NA LONDON, 20th March fire. He did not wish to say much on this point, anoes for bad debts and for depration of furnitar will succeed Lord Carrington se Governor of have served a most useful end. But out Mr. Wodehouse, with committing a highway
FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS).
but it did, appage to him, while making every and plant, thera remains a net profit of 37,864. "Out contemporary believes that Mr. Nonmix will robbery. The ouzaplainant stated that he was
BOMBAY, 11th April.
allowance for the Balion on sooount of saliness of that and your directors. remsend the paymont New South Wales. M create by the tone of his communication too his hand, when the Inkong sooosted him, charged going along the road at Yau-ma-ti with 33 in
LORD WOLABLET. INDIA.
of staff or other reason, that the provisions of of a divaid of three per cent. which it shorb of the ordinance had been fally adhered to. The $6,700 sad they remotamen the paying forward
A Lovnow, 20th Masch. pessimistic a view. Take the reference to him with gambling, and, took the money from Lord Harris has arrived in Bombay-and we ordinance, no doubt with the low of detecting the balance of $1,091 to the wooounts of the carrant
General Visomat Wolley, G., Adjutant- Raub for example. Of course the facts & him some money Bie Worship remanded the
him. The defendant said the complainant owed received with the dam honours on landing. and punishing the orime of arsen in the Colony, Tone directors invite you to note that early the General, has, it is reported, benn appointeel month ago are not the facts of to-day, and scored for further enquires to be made.
Lord Bewy leaves on Baturday.
directed that, as soon as possible after the fire whols and proposed to be paid in cividend has been Commander of the Forces in Ireland in succes. "the prospects-st Raub, whatever they are,
Replying to an address of the Corporation the Captain Saperintendent of Police should arasd by your employed working espial while lysion to General Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimer
take charge of the prominem, and that a minute ing with the company's bankers, and they think that have certainly improved wines then. The in as Taparta Decres of the 25th mat, the Em of the working classes and the completion of the emer not lower in rank than an Inspector to you in at the last report 13th September The Executive of the American Federation
Referring to the death of the Marquie Teing, Lord Harris prouded attention to the housing inspection of them adould be asde by a police in rise of the sound position and, wood prospects of
the compway, profila so named ought to be paid back hole is dry, it has been examined and esperor says that the deceased, had always perfocios harbour defences.
thị thận case the frupection ökl not appear to bare tended, two cautious consecutive opinious ed his duties so as to boodone to the welfare of have been pronounced of a favourable char- the death of we shio and faith tal: an officer. It
LONDON, 11th April been made till the 26th March and then 1669) Mr. Thi Bost retired from the board and Mr. J. of Labour has decided that the earpenters chall The Republican Committee of Congress bas China, whether at home or abroad, and laments
ale was made by an afloer lower than the rank of Paquin joined it, and was siected Chairman in demand the concession of sight bours. If mo. proposed the following alteration in the worl GERMANY.
Impostor: An cuxalusion: his Wörakip mod the Mr. Bohat's place. Mr. Amol Held and Mr. Chmelen mental, it is arranged that the other traden shall | tarif of the United States-Reductions of 11. acter, and Mr. Breur has at last talographed sise commanded that posthumous honours be
The new Military Bill will demand an airs two crucial points in the case wore the motive King Kost and Mr. B. B. Carr, who retired
2. Mokie were elected directors in place of Mr. take up the agitation in successiou......
cartz (approximately 544) per lo clothing to have his shares, at once taken up. Than socorted the docensed and $13, errois ur oftares gradit of between forty and fifty millions of for the crime and the appearance of kerodne Thứ đừoters to rollew by zalanina are Mr. Wộ 3.
THE “QUETTA” DISASTER je woods; of 12 cents (64) per lb. on nothing wools In his polities career forgiven. It is ferfoar marka, this we know no more, but we incline decried that the Board of Ceremonin should
both upstairs and townstairs.
|| Hoopstaan Fran, Baldy who offer themaskyei für zo-.
*Butabank, 19th March. of 81 vente (1ệt; per ib. on "warpet wools of the Thoury, after a gallberation of three-quar-election- FANTAS to the belief that Mr. BizET is more présent his two sons for audience after their
The following telegram has been received by value of 14-osat (6d) or less pár kb, and of 8: tore of an hour, matured a verdict of not guilty tirga frets ontbe, byt aitors himself for redeation.
Kald J. Gum the Auktor of the company, the Chief Beorstery from the Hon. John Dong- cesta (4di por 16, if the ralue axseed 12 cents. of the honest man than the wily bear asumed that this part of the diores boden wall dr. poriod of mourning has expirat, and it may be
by a tonjority of fous to three, A neziņus vtrike and ploting have coeurred in the Bosstona ware Adjourned till this morn
lso at: Thursday: Island :—” A dangernas rock. This means un ingresos of 13 sent (3d). After [DP-JOAQUIM, Ghodegan- W ROOFEE Director,
*supposed to bɔve läft, of water on it has boun ! girlow: the manufacturer compensatory duties This is
A small crumb of comfort to for the fature of the young me
Log at ten o'clock
reported to me by Meizu, Andersen and Blu, Lor the above podarilons as wool, Ika total par
LONDON, 8th Apríl.
RIOTS IN AUSTRIA
៨.
THE CANADIAN MUNDERS,
THE RIGHT HOURA KOVEMENT. IN THE UNITED_STATEE.
LONDON, 2011 March
were federated Great Britain would, hare to lonvo Australia were to herself, and refrain: From interference in her domestic affairs
THE EIGHT HOURS. NOVEMENT IN FRANCE.
Lornos, ad April.
monster demonstration of working men, who olaim to stablishment of the eight bours sys tom, but the Gorerament have forbilden their employés to participate in the demqpstration.
TARIFF: REFUEM IN AWARICA,
LOUNOW, 18th March... The Committee of Ways and Menns in tho United States Côngrow adrites á rótuction, în the sugar duty by 60 per cent. It condemns the bounties wystem.
LONDON, 19th March. The Committee of Ways, and Means of tha Antifican Congress has proposed a reduction of the tariff duties on sugar and toħanoo, by which. 80,000,000 dol. (£12,000,000) of revenue wil be lost.
LONDON, 20th March.