INTIMATIONS.
and not always inclined to work even when
THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 1928.
The Agents (Mass. Baterfold & Swire) In- they are available, and the Chinese coolies Inform us that the O. 9. B. Co.'s steamer Monsiour,. on the ith MaY, E.E, the Vloeroz, El Hanged into companies and marohe past the sainting Etreet. [.was on my way towards Quaen's
from Liverpool, loft. Singapore on Monday for TAILORING DEPARTMENT.ported often give serious trouble, by running this port "E' are now showing in bove away from the estates or escaping from the Department, a Large and Varied as soon as shipped in Hongkong. In
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POLICE COURT.
20th May.
Beroep M. H. E WODĚROVEL.
THE IRIBERY OF AN INDIAN CONSTABLE. Shak Ranjab, P. C. 581, who had been gara-
Tonkin there is a teeming population, excellency the Hon. Female Floming, Q.M.G%) The address consluded by anking the Vlore there was a ball at Government Hong, which corresponding to the basement of Stanley mitted fo the Criminal Bessions, but whose '
In
FIRE AT THE HONGKONG DIS PENSARY GODOWNS.
Mr. Wotten appeared for the defence. The charge preferred against tho constable was that he bad toon in receipt of $1 per month from.
Street. There is nothing to show where the cass balbeen aant back by the Attorney-General Gre originated, but there is not the least doubt it for the Magistrate, to deal with it, was charged clarked on the Stauley Street lovel. There with committing a breach of Police rulations are no signs of fire on the bassment floor except framed under Soot. 19 of Ord. 14 of 1887 by: the burnt debris that fell down the well of the receiving a bribe on the 19th March. lift. The size of the lift is aboxi 8ft square, A few minutes before two o'clock on Monday The walls of the well of the lift were onsei
boarding-house ranger whom he allowed to go had the opportunity of showing the quality of morning fire was discovered to have broken out with wood The bottom of the cage of
on to the Canton wharf when stesters ware The Peking correspondent of the Mercury the now luminant on a large scale. The effect in the godowns of the Hongkong Dispensary in the lift is made of wood. The ground of
Stanley Street. Mr. Talbot, the manager, who the staircase and onsing of the lift is ubar plainant that the controls recired 81 on the,
coming alongside. It was alleged by the com- writes --Great preparations are being made for was highly satisfactory.
At the Magistracy pastoring morning, before lives next door, heard så explodon and at the sd from toy a bottom. Around the ft on 27th January, und sie another dollar in the the departard of Their Majesties and Court to the Yuen Ming-ygen (Summer Palees). The Mr. Wodehouse, an inquiry, was held into the fame time a District Watolman observed famen the basement Hoor were some empty package 18th March, and the complainant refusing to road is being put in order and carte are pro circumstances of the death of Fong Sing Wong, issuing from the building. The godown is a and case of kajapati oil. The empty assocede to the same request on the 28th March hibited arogging it. The departure of the an ex-poliomas, when body was found floating large building of four doors and moment and was not found out yet whather was smalted by the constable.
were touching the supports Court is fixed for the 11th lost.
entertainments.
جبنت
In the harbour on 17th inst. Elto evidence of a
may be heard on overy side." This is an abuse,
the basement floor is stogo. The whole of
they wers barat. Those are the only thinga in close proximity to the UE. The case of kajuputi
The defendant made a futi denial. Mr. Wotton, addressing his Worship, said the
off consisted of 25 bottles about the aira of poetase had been sent back from the Supreme Court or aberry bottles. By the apposzanes of the for his Worship to deal with. He would remind balding at prosent I cannot say whore, the Bra, bis Worship that the xocused was charged with drat took plans. I have looked at the Stanley receiving 8 on a orrtain date and when the Street entrance. The door of that entrance was complainant got to the court he produent a book perforated with holes of about in. in diameter wing that the accused had reenivad St. H for ventilation. If any thing bad bean pat Mr. Wattos) at the tipis mid that written mat evidence against the defendant, and that it was through the holes in the dear it will fall unter sich ag was in the book could not be taken as the ground floor.
very likely that if the defendant had received monoy from their hands that su entry wculă be
Inspector Gauld said—I saw the oase of kaju pati oil amanget the debris, but was unable rosch it. The oil was hos barning, and that was the only inflammable article I could seo,
His Worship adjourned the inquiry for week, to allow the debris to be removed, and further evidence obtained.
a give the Bacneed the benefit of that doubt. The do fendant had been some tap or more years is the service of the Gov rawat, during the whole of which time he hail boras a good characteris
doubt in the mater, beroald ask him to ge
SUPREME COURT.
30th May.
CHIKINAL SESSIONG.
BEFORE HIS HONOR ME. FIELDİNA CZARKE, ACTING CHIRE JUSTIOR..
Chan Ayan, gaid-I intrapretad in this page. The camplamat: first suits but that the defend- and rooved $1, but afterwards, os referring to the book, he said the maler of the shop had given him $2.
desoribed as good.
Inspector Corcoran, said. I am acquainted with the duties of theso nuostabi It is a broach af duty-and an aot of misconduct for one of them to accept bribes under the Polion Ra galations. The report of the defondant char- aster to the effect that he had been reported sixtes, times and cautioned twelve, would be
ship, said he had no more he wished to say,
Mr. Wotlon, upon being asked by bis War- His Worship. addressing the defendant, said porter on the 14th May by means of a forged You have bean ton years in the Force and there fore you cant be well aware that by ireedive doonusat.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty on the first noant money in the way you did do was wrong, bat whether you had boon ten years og cdo your under and salty on tot guilty o
The jurors were;--- Messrs. R. Jakes, H. the Government there is no breach of duty which R. Coterall. J. Gew. A. F. dos Remedios. C. causes them so much displeasure as that of which yon have ben guilty. You are throwa, H. Rogge J. A. Barretis, and E. J. Hays.
The Attorney Góneral said the prisoner was at amongst a number of Chiusa, who one time in the employ of Mr. Robinson but was not so well educated as others, and they no distised on the 1st March. While in Mr. Ro-doubt see no wrong in it. What a con- binson's service, on same encasions the prisoner stable is engaged for is to keep penca and was sent to the shop of Law Bing Ulan to get nedor. You hare many opportunities of do. went to the shop and produced an order signed Service and the Force good, but when you certain things. On the 6th May, let prisonering right and when you do so you do the
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The new Town Hall at Tientin was opened ¦ ing been anointed the whole of the men form-hour before. When I first saw the fire, I had only just come into Stanley Etreet from Pottinger chang; had been invited to procide at the ears post. Having regained their ground the whole Eoad when I saw the fire. The famor came mouy and he arrived a little before Imli-past
The proceedings opened with a dinner, advanced and once more saluted, after which they from inside the holiding. I cannot say where Mr. E.W. Maitland, the Hon. Treasurer, inforias Moceeded by a conversions, when the Tiperoy marched back to barracks. The parade was they commenced. There was no fire onfide.
. H. Talbot, recalled, maid-Since the fre that he hai received the sum of $100 for the presented with an address in Chinese by witnessed by a large number of spootatore, I have examined the promises as far as pos funds of the Alice Memorial Hospital from Hls Mr. Deiring. Chairman of the Munisipality European as well na (binano, In the evening sible. I have examined the basement floor, pecially in the delta of the Songkol, and on the Offices Administering the Government, to declare the Halt on the sam givm tóất the whole the people must be pronounced
The Bada mines in Japan, which are Imperialing the "Gordon Hall" a memento of was well attended: an industrious race, though, like the Chi-property, tarned out, during the month of that hero's currention with the settle. Ня ties, industry is probably the result of the March, 68202 or, of gold and 13,7987 os. ofment and of his career, In China.
silver. Taking the twelve months ending that Excellence then, in very happy speech, teachings of that atern master Neusssity month. the output was 8,12404 ox of gold, declared the kell spa. The building as illa- The Chinese can live on a very smell sum; 192954.49 oz of silver, 17,392 lbs. af copper, and sted by the Off a Campany, and the oc- casion was the first on which, the Company had the Tonkinese arint on still lees, and multiply 88,600 lbs. of blas vitriol. oxcodingly nevertheless. They are in the mae & smaller, danderer, apparently weaker people than the Chinese, but both men and (women ara mare nimble sand, if possessed of less endurance, can at least cover the ground os qu'ekly. Though of small physique,
The German Minister to Japan (Dr. Veu sampan Toman was taken, who said that for erosted some ten or twelve years ago by Messrs. the labouring classes are loss fat chested leo am a bail at the Legation, Tokyo, on men took her bost from Yanmati for Hongkong.syle and Co., the upper portion being intoaded as than the Chinese, and they can do a good the 3rd inst, in honour of their Royal High-When the sampa was a short way from the residential quarters for the statt. When Magers. day's work when they choose. And they as the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, share she got frightened and called at Beylo and Co, gave up businore the premises which was great social success, being largely deceased was one of the four men end whilst sally do choose to do it. Moreover they attended by Japanese prices and finale and standing up in the man he fell overboard were purchased, about seven years ago, by Mr. are remarkably adaptive. Interior as ne forsign functionaries and residente.
and was drowned. A marine, named Valentine J. D. Humphreys, for the Dispensary, and were chamos to the Chinose, they are so teachable
Mills, gave evidence to the offoot that he was strengthened by the insertion of twoire massive The Free Prose bears that H.M.S Redpole will watchman at the 'l'orpedo depot at Kowloon, and that it is only a question of time as to when shortly lare for Fenang and Kedah, taking whilst going his rounds early 90 Saturday in columns rising from the basement to they will be able to successfully compete on the Han. A. M. Skinner from the former morning he saw the body of the deosened float the top story to enable sach floor tap with the Chiness in most branches of place in his capacity of British Consul Generaling in the water near at hand. Wikuses in port whatever weight might be placed upón for the West coat of Siam. The Bedpale will formed a sergeant and the body was taken out. it. At the oostorn corner a goods lift skilled labour. In the large ironworks probably, after her return from the earth ord Inspector Cradock said the body had been was placed. Close to the lift is a door, which was
angained as being that of Fong Sing Wong, an of Messre CHAUMONT & DANIEL at Hai. of the Straits, visit the Coods Islande.
ex-poliosman, No. 495. He had asde inquiries seldom or never opened and fo which a row phong Toukiness hars principally employ-The Hungy Neure of the ath inst, says that Mr. and knew of no salonsoirsamstances. A of engar holes had been bored for light and van- A. E. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. 1, Chinese only being engaged for some F. V. Samula sold the wreck of the O. B. S. gaantity of ammunition was found in the parse tilation. It was here that the fire is believed stostner Ulysses, as she now liss at Koshima, of the doosasod, but for what parpose, witness to have originated, and it is supposed to of the beat work, and their number is Misaki, by suation on the 3rd inst. After was unable to say." His Worship returned a bare been esased by incendiarism, suspicion We invite attention to the following old landed boing steadily reduced year by year.
some spirited bidding the vessel was knocked verdiet of "Found drowned.””
falling on some former Chinese amplores whe Brands, all of which are excellent quality and various other departments of industry the down for 829,400. The cargo, which was after
wards mald, fetched $8,000, and six boate $96, The Mercury tramlates the following from had been dismissed on mount of pilfering. The same being specially selected by our natives are almost exclusively employed, the making a total of 337,496.
bative paper The Ningyo Thotai Woo kas London Honso, and bought direct from the most French preferring them to the Chinese, as
The Mercury hours that the German Bankjast tanod a proclamation forbidding aty more The godown had been looked up since ais s'alook native nzanaries at that port, as tho present in- na Saturday evening, and there was nothing in nated Skippers, are imported in wood and bottled being more docile and reasonable. When he concluded a loan of Tis. 400,000, on a gold stitutions of thet kind are anything but what the neighbourhood in which, spontaneous com by sarcolees, thus enabling us to apply the best the coal and other inmnes are opened and in. basis, at 6 per cent, with Chang yao, the Gover they ought to be. It states that E.E. Woo is bastion could break out. The explosion heard growths at moderate prices.o
Bar In ostering it is only naasssary to state Anatries are commenced the Tonkinase will asr of Shantung, and other for a similar sware that some of the amn who enter the so by Mr. Talbot is suggestive of the use of
amount with Shang Tsotai on behalf of the called concant may do so at first with good and the name wod quantity of Winsor Spirit wanted, speedily develop a decided capacity for such Chinese Telegraph Administration, on a live pious intenticus, but it has boon brongat to H cartridge or or some explosive oil for the pur- OBTAINING GOODE BY A FORGED DOCUMENT. and initial letter for quality desired.
Orders through Local Fost or by Telegram alan They are willing to work, too, for obtained, and the loans, had been in the market norious whe catar ara corrupted by the others placed in this quertor and it was at first afteen tins of milk on the 6th May and fifteen basis. Ip uthor dass was an Imperial edit. E's notice that many soon become vicious, and pose of causing the fire. The gas meter was You Kwai Koe was charged with obtaining receive prompt attention.
remaneration from twenty to thirty per cent for some time, PORTS. For Tuvalila and general u16.)
It is a known fact that during the daytime thought that an explosion of gas had protina of milk, one tin of butter, and one dosan of lower than the Chinese, do not combine, and
Hadson's Surprise Party will give an entertain many of the anus may be sean st their devotions. Case. Far Botaro altogether mere tractable. Nor are therent at the Theatre Bord this event The Bat this is only a blind, for if one paases the bably caused the fire. A subsequent examina
$10 $1.00
peted and encouraged to be insolent to em party breaks up hure, fr. and Mrs. Hudson going same place in the night, one will hear and cos tion of the master, however, showed that this was ployers as is too often the so with the Chiume by the French mail to-morrow, and the debtory being soted in every dan (or can certainly not the cass. It is further stated that other members of the Company leaving for rent). And merry songs Boating in the sir
The are having been started the farmex Dee coolie in British colonies, with the Australia by the first steamer. While at Yond the sounds of wine drinking and laughter a cask was found on fire outside the door. reault that the law is frequently invoked kohama the Company was honbared by this pre- the proclamation says, of the holy name of re-rushed up the lift and travelled westward along against a very long-suffering employer. We see of the Duke of Connaught at us of tesirligion, to a temple for a house of prostitution, the upper doors. Within five minutes of the do not protend to assert that the masters are
Soma of the bad ouns, it saya, in these places time the alarm bell rang the Fire Brigata was The oriminal notion fez libel aguinat Mr. J. M. frequently go to respectable houses under cover in attendance, and four streams of water, never in fault: they are by no means perfect, Mur at Kebe Les been postponed, and a civil of disguise for a religions parcus, and entice obtained from the mains in Queen's Head and and occasionally are overbearing. But be action, in which Mr. V. Sammals claimed $5,000 virtuous maidens to these vile dans and accom tween protecting and patting coolies thers damages, was coramenced before Mr. E. J. Smithplish thair ruin. Therefore, this order is to be Stanley Street, were soon playing on the -is-great tifference,-a-difference that in thors, U. S. Conent, on the 9th and continued ou atriafly enforced, and in futuro all those moral] burning building, and these were augment-Robison" and obtained fifteen tina of milk lower yourself and abuse your praifion you
B The 10th, judgment being gives for the defend-pest-houses-are-to-be closed, and should any ed fow minutes later by the hose Thatorder was aforgery and the person who wrote be a nuisance. The full paunity for wine; Green Seal Capsule... 7.50 0.75 end often works,against them by rendering ant with costs, on the ground that it was not more be find they will be severely sold are from the shere fire engines. The bart it was a person of not very good education as was the offens you hare committed it find C Munzarilla. Palo Natural
Shorry, White Capsule..... 10
thom whelly intolerable and compelling em. provel that the incriminating letter was in his and the Chinese poltes are to see that this pro stream was obtained from the foating on shown by his spelling Robison" with only or air months imprisonment. You will be fined
handwriting, on the 19th.
clamation is put into farve. CC Superior Old Dry, Pala
ployers to seek labour from other sources. Natural Sherry, Red Seal
sonor wont again to the shop and produced an hope other constables will be cautioned by your The Japan Guzette saysTightness of money The Shanghai Literary and Debating Society gine, which, however, did not arrive until the onen. Encouraged by his suco the pri- $100 or three months imprisonment, and I This consideration is, however, a bye one and the advanced cost of rise have pede then held a discession on the 14th lost, of the pro-
fire had been burning for about half-an-boar. order for a dozen, tine. of milk, pe tin of care. Caprals
The constable was much affected during the afur all; the great fact to be borne in mind selve felt to sinh an extent in the Tamashiro, position that it is insa bent upon the Manici- Viewed from the upper part of the town, the batter, and as it appeared he thought it neces is that in Tonkin, with a climate practically Yamato, and Kawaichs Districts that many of pality to promote by su sanal grant the spread burning building, with the famon pouring out sary to have a little laxary, he added a dozen passing of the sentence. the same as that of Kwangtung, with a soil the the growers were compelled to delay the of West education among the Chinese in the of all the windows, was a very Api sight. It of porter. A few days after the 6th May, Mr. Robinson discovered that these things bad besu purchase of manure so long that the orop is ox-Settlement. A considerable number of visitors equal if not superior, with mineral resources peated to suffer in consequence. Others are said were present, aspe the Daily Nans, including se seemed almost inevitable that acme of the obtained and that neither himself nor his wife, probably much greater, there is a population to be in such strattoned eirenmatances that they veral members of the Missionary Conference now adjoining peaparty would catch, but the Brar ordered these gorda. The peeple in the ara nnable to purebase charcoal. A poor crop in sin. he debate, which was pregnantly do efforts of the dromen and the strength of shop were therefore on the leek out the second numerous, industrious, orderly, and thrifty is anticipated.
scribed by the President Mr. John Maggor the building coined the flames to the go-time the prisoner cameand they had him arrested. Having heard the eridence of Mr. Robinson able and willing to work for still smaller re-
as Acadomio," was opened by Mr. C. S. Addi, dowe, and this itself was found to be much less sad the shoplavoper, the jury returned a ver- A Greek died enddenly at Shanghai the other who supported the propantion in most admir muneration than the Chinese, and therefore day. The Daily News, damiting the wremonies stis speech. He said he proposed to transfer to damaged than might have been expected. The diot of guilty able to produce at a lower rale. The cash affondant on the burial, ays The corps Asy-Shanghai the main features of the scheme which contents of the two upper floors were com
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PEESS." currency of Tontin is a kind of zinc coin, ing been washed sad dressed in the newest cloth has been in successful operation in Hongkong pletely destroyed, but the doors themselves did ing was placed upon s table.- Thou all the friends for the past seventeen yeara, and to cover the cast
Six The lamentable fiasco in connection about three thousand of which go to the kissed the lips. At the cemetery, after the soffin by an enzual contribution of The 8,000 from the pot fall in. although the top one had to support
with the presentation of the accouple of this dollar, and this circumstance serves to show had been phased in ths gravis, non of the mesra Mavicipal funds. He thought the objection the weight of the materials of the roof. The
Company has, with whit foundation I should that the Chinese do not desire Western edutation
like to know, gives rise to a report that the with tolerable accuracy the purchasing power
answered itself, for those who ate most in need
Company will pay az dividend. This report of the dollar in Tonkin. In face of these
of education detice it the least. Mr. H. J. Short
and the failure to produce the accounts-per- opened on the negativo aido, mad the discussion facts, and the additional one that the French
hape aided by the report that one or moreof the go to some pains to teach the natives all that
was continued on the amatire mida by Pro valuable stock of wizes and spirits, which The Chinees Times, referring to the case of fessez Thwing, Rev. W, T. A. Babar, Bev. J. B. is but hittle damaged, although an immense stock
The Attorney-General said the prisoner dirotors have carefully sold out the granter Chinese worn wont to do for them, it is John Gray, saya--This is only one of many Ost, and Rev. Dr. Matter; and on the negative of coro, do, which was stored there has been poured to be a somewhat common one in the preciate the stock in a mest various manner. I
was charged with an offence which ap- portion of their alargare combined to da wrecks onstaabers by the late financial storm in by Mr. W. V. Dean mond, Dr. Jamison, and Mr. rendered useless by water and smoke. By thras Colony. There could be no doubt the offence think, thereforn, in the interests of the Com not surprising that the Chinese population Hongkong. These periodical booma whish, while Wainwright, who pointed out the fact block the nine way well in lusad, but the upper was very serious and Stealing was in any case pangaomeinterin etsarent by the dirt order. in Tontin is steadily declining, and their they last, pass under the name of anexampled that the Municipal Connoil is not a misionary places being filled by the natives. Ab pre-ra young men of the Colony, many macoessive edge to police that. The show of hands longer and there was a fresh outbreak, speedily cald was in this case playing outside his father's holders' property being ruade the shuttlecock of prosperity," seems to be particularly fatal to body and has nothing to do with the Chineas floors continued burning for several hours bad enough, but when it came to stealing children to its actual position should be made in order. it caused great troubls, grief and pain. The to restore confidence and to prevent the share- sent some little distrust of the steadiness of gezerations of whom have been sacrifved to pro- resulted in the debate being decided in favour of subdued, on Tuesday afternoon, and another store when the prisoner camo slong, and under anprincipled peonietors.-I am, Sir. yours the latter is still felt, because under the vido fat for the riba of the honourables. So it the afirmers of the proposition.
about eleven look the same evening, the bell protence of buying soathing for the child, faithfully, role of the mandarina they were never has been, and so will it ever he the big fab eat
The matter was reported to the the little ones in the smallest as well as the The Chefco correspondent of the N. C. Daily again ringing for the latter, but it turn-took him away. allowed to possess any money and, therefore, largast of pools.
Noor writes:-H.M.S. diacrity arrived here oned out to be nothing way sarions. The total Folies and the next day the child's father met having no incentive to arass wealth, they
A special sosions of the Justices of the Posse Salmon on board, and romained her till the to $125,000, and is fully covered by insuranse in golf was then takes and the prisoner was found
Friday 25th April, with Admiral and Lady damage is roughly satinated at from $100,000 the prisoner in the street with the child.
The evidence of the father, and the child it- did not care to produce more than suffice
was hold at the Magistracy yesterday morning following Sunday at noon. The westber was for their own wants. It.wa pot wanderful, (present Mr. H. E. Woleboom, Mr. Orasville unsettled all the time, first blowing and then the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Limited. guilty therefore, when firet employed by Euro Sharp, and Mr. B. Lyall) to consider sa ap foggy, and quite nafavourable to oat-duor ex The packing and preparing of Chinese me- plication from Tevil Silberzano, publican of cursions; however, a walk to slow the cherry dinines, an important branch of the Company's peas, that the Tonkinese on reiving a the Land We Live In Hotel, to tea porarily blossom was accomplished on the Friday after basins, was carried on in the godown, but there. month's pay though: only of going off for a transfer his liocnes to his nephew Isydor Silbernoon. The Admiral went on to Peking. The will be little interruption of this, as the now monu. The applicant stated that he was about Alacrity rotarned here on Tuesday, 29th April. spel of idleness and enjoyment while this to go to Europes for a short fint. There be B.M.S. Imperieties, attended by H.M.S. Plover, buildings adjoining, which we recently described, unronted wealth lasted. Eren now, it is ing no Poline objections, the application was arrived on the Sta izst, and they are now at will be ready for cocupation in a few days, and naid, the manduring endeavour to extort granted. Anapplication by Ir. B. Lyall for por anchor in the harbour. The flagship is just in the Company has a duplicate stack of drugs, from the working class any superfluous mission to transfer the business as a licensed side the falsada, as her draght is too doop to ad
publican formerly carried on by Mr. U. M. mit of her coming nearer. Captain May kindly.
The goods in the back part of Messrs. Powell 10 1.00 dollars they may have earned, and so long Boberts, 17, Quoan's Road, at the Hongkong placed the staan launch at the disposal of visitors and Co.'s store suffered severely from water.
as this is possible improvidence is sure to
Hotel, to Mr. E. Tacker, tho now manager, was on Sonday, and she was kept buy going backwards and forwards, both in the morning and after. prevail, with attendant fits of indolence, lep granted,
ngou. Divine service took place at 10 a.m., and The French have not yet actually annexed
A mesting of the Legislative Council will be the sound of the familiar hymna und/ekoate, Turkin and still keep up the farce of a Fro, bald on Friday. The following are the orders sang by 600 English yoison, wie as guurnal as it
of the day-
way agreeable and imposing in this little patof bustorate, but they have practically taken
1.-Export of the Finance Comalttee (Nu, -99.) the way corner of the earth. The great ship the administration into their hands, and 3. Honourable the Attomey General will moveamed quite a world in herself, and the hour to A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., carrying on busi
That the Coupil adopt the report of the spesial Taakia is virtually a French colony. As Contansics appointed to frame now standing rates after service passed very pleasantly in pasingness at the Hongkong Dispensary. I am a
and orders. the people gradually discover that they have rights which the native mandarins are ask the following questions brand to respect they will become more industrious, as the "incentive to steady labour will be more apparent. When that! Benedictine Naraschino Curasoa
Hearing's Cherry Cordial time copies, and gives with it the return of Chartreuse
Dr. Singer's Angostura common sense to the Legislature in Paris, 1--19-
Bilters, &c. causing the repeal of the protective system FIRE AT THE HONGKONG DISPEN. which is so hampering the progress of French Tudo-China, Tonkin will rapidly THE upper floors of our Stanley Street become a most important producing coun- Taralimuse word dastmynd by dre early try. de present only suficient le grown to this morning.
The damage will not materially interfere with meet home wants, but with a doumad there would speedily be a large surplus for export, The Soda Wator Factory and plant are intact and the foreign trade of Tonkin would at-
D Very Superior Old · Pale Day, chuige old Wine, White Sual Capsule.
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12
1,30
E Extra Superior Ok Palo
Dry, very dnsst quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old- Bottled)
14 1.25 Pur Chess: Per Casa. 1 dos. 2dos. Quarts. Pinte
CLARETS.
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule $1 $1.50 B. St. Estephs, Bad Capsule... 450 5.00 C St. Julisa
D. La Rose
7.50
11 12.00 Par doz.
REANDY
A Hennessy's Old Pain, Red
Capsule
Case. Fer Bot.
$12 $1.10
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsula
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac
Red Capsule
14 1.25
1.50
D Hopnessy Finest Very Old Liquenr Coguac 1872 Vintage, Had Capsule......24 2.00 SCOTCH WHISKY.
A Thorne's Bland, Whits Cay-
anle
B Watson's Glenorchy Mel-
low Blend. Blue Capie, with Name and Trade Mark
C Watson's Abalonr-Gloulivet,
Hed Capenle, with Name and Trade Mark
8 0.75
90.75
0.75
D Watson's H.K. D Blend of
the Finest, coloh Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule... 10 100
E Watson's Vary Old Ligier Scotch Whisky, Gold Cap-
IRISH WHISKY.
A John Jameson's Old, Gresn
Capsule
B John Jameson'a Fins Old,
Green Capsule
C John Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Green Capsule GENUINE BOOKBON WHISKY, fine old, Led Capsule, with Namo
GIN
www
A Fine Old Tom, White Cap.
121.10
8 0.75
12 1.10
10 1.00
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Cuperle
4.50 0.40
4.50 0.20 5.23.0.50
C Fine A. V. H. Genora.
RUM.
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
-Capele
-12 1.00 Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon LIQUEURS.
our local business.
SARY;
and the manufacture of Aurated Waters com-tain great importance.
moned at 7.0'èlook this morning as nenal.
The Dispensary and General Store have not been affected by (he fire, and business will be
transacted as usual.
À. 8. WÄTSON & Co., La.
Hongkong, 19th May, 1890.
- MARRIAGES.
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On the 25th April, at H.R.M.'s Conaniste, Tientain,
and afterwards at the Union Charob, by the Bev, A,
Strond Grea, London, N.
EMILY (MAT) EVERETT,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 21st, 1890.
تر
Admiral Salmon and family were to leave Peking for the Great Wall on the 7th inst
During the week ending the 18th inat, there were 189 European and 2,007 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Museum.
The statement that the prisoner Popow had
exe opened a bottle of wine, and all drank out of thesame glass. The battle with what remained in it and the glass were then thrown into. the grave.
B-Honourable I. Eyrie, pursuant to notice, will
contents of the second door were considerably damaged by heat and water, and those of the ground four by water. In the woman there
1.
THE INQUIRY.
The inquiry into the circumstances of the fire that occurred on the promises of the Hongkong Dispensary nas aplied yesterday morning at the Magistresy, before Mr. Wodehouse
Thomas Henry Talbot said-Imo Secretary
His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to
two seuleudes to be ashourrent
twelve months' imprisonment ca sac court, the
KIDNAPPING CAFEE. Chau Afnk was charged with taking away a child from the lawful custody of its parents and ass, with stealing a silver nugle from the mid child on the 15th May.
Frisoner pleaded not guilty.
.: CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not hold curselves responsible for the opinions esproeid by ear Correspondenta THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COM. PANY; LIMITED.
A SHAREHOLDER.
Hongkong, Mtb May, 1890.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE SHANG- HAI MISSIONARY CONFERENCE. Sentence was Tekarved.
COLL¿PLE OF A PLATFORM. Tong Ling was also charged with kidnapping A serious accident happened at the Mission- a child
ary tonfurence at Shanghai an the 16th inst, that he took the child away merely to amuse it, ranged that the entire Conferenon, nanbariag The prisoner pleaded not guilty and stated The Mercury of that date says ---It had been pri he being a friend of its father and mother. some four hanfred and fifty persons, should be ledge of the prisoner and the Polis Sergeant to their widely separated fields of labour; sud The father and the mother denied all know: photographed together before dispersing sysin who arrested him while he was in possession of we believe that it was originally intended that the child stated that prisoner when arrested the photographe should be taken to-morrow. But it was afterwords found that many of the Prisoner was found guilty and, sentenced Loisalonarios had to loose Shanghai to-day or to- two years' imprisonment with hard labour.
mid the child was his own.
**SHOOTING AT. A POLICEMAN.
another person not in oustody, with shosting at Wong Tak Shing was charged, together with and wounding John Green, polica constable, on the 29th April at Tai-kok-teul. Prizore pleaded not guilty.
morrow, and the time was changed to this after- noon after tiffin, when the entire Conference pro-
which a high baca bac platforma, consisting, and oaded to Sanader's Compound, in the middle of or seven-diers, with planked'stayding places, been created, by Mr. Dalerme, the photographer who had the contract. This structure was about
was strong
The Attorney-General esid the primer was 18 or 20 feet high, and certainly from the first ker decks and in admiring the 21ton gun quainted with the premise that took fire. charged with shooting to do bodily harm, and prenanted a must rickety and nasteady appoor- every inch of which shines like a mirror. They are warehouses of the Dispensary The secondly with anlawfully wounding. On thenights, angapported, as it was, by any kind of stay 4.) If Ure Excentive will farnish the Council By the kind permission of Capt. May and the building consists of four Boers and double or the 98th April Constable Great was in Kow or fastening beyond the frail bluding with which officers, the band of the Impérieuse was lauded basement floor. The basement is on the loon about 8 pm. when he met the prisoner the poles were tied together. It had Soon enn- with any information in regard to the reported de yesterday (12ik) and played in the Copular level of Queen's Road, and the intermediste and another man coming towards him with Btracted by a Chinese carpenter who does add fulcation in the Money Odor Department of the colony.
garden. All Chefon assembled to bear it, and tone brings the back part of the promises on bundles Ha siked them to open their Lunelm for Mr. Delorme and was to cost seme (3.)--If it in the intention of Government to take as we listened to the inspiring strains of polissa level with Sthuiry Street. The basement illas whereupon the other max struck hits $30 or 337,, we believo. Bome of the missin any steps in regard to the celebration of the Jubiles and values we could easily believe that this is, ↑ in sub-divided by a cock-loft, the top Day of the foundation of the colony.
very favourite band for the halls in Hong the basement floor being ea a level with Stanley man again struck and kicked the constable. The ability to support the weight about to be put of The unstable seined the prisoner and theothar aries som to have had misgivings about ils 4. Committes on the Magistrator Bi
kong"
Street. The entrance to the store is from constable, however, stuck to the prismer, who pit, and asked whether it Queen's Boat, the entrance in Stanley Bireet drowa pistol from his sleeve, which was either enough and wore ated that it was They never being used either for admission of goods or fired or exploded, the ball grasing the constable's then ascended the various tiers, to the number for people passing in or out The extranea in check and going through his cap. Ths ao of between three and four hundred, and even Queen's Road is an iron gateway and door. There stable wrested the pistol from the prisoner and then the structure showed signs of collapsing. was a claircase and alift from the basement to the freil at the other man who docazapod. If the but the less-tit rous reasured the others that it was all right. The photographer wis' just top floor. The staircase was so made as to form jury thought the prisoner had fired at the on- round the four sides of the lift from top la stable they would find him guilty under the first about to get his camera in foues upon the large bottom. The lift was an iron onge with a floor count, but if they thought the piatol weat off grap the largest and one of the most interest- Lord Salisbury declares the Zambesi and bottom. batter banding stages on each souidentally then they would find him guilty of fug ever taken in Shanghai, when the fra platform with its orowd of indies, old and young, it is rumored in that port that a sommini Shiré countries international highways and says floor, the latter being divided into several root uulnfally wounding. tion has been reseived containing the intelli
The basement room fa-not divided. It extends the After hearing the ovidonos of the constable and men of all ages panked close together, gars a gence that a letter has been sant from Cores to that there is no question of negotiating with whole length and breadth of the building. It and of two witnesses who saw the struggls, the tremble and leaning, to the photographer's laft- the Chinese Government, stating that Corse Portagel regarding stoppage of vessels.
is used as a godown for storing all kinds of mer jury returned a verdict of guilty on the first hand side, and collapsed like a birdcage under
heavy weight. Never sech an exciting scena chandles, wines, spirite, &c. The building is count and is preparing to throw off allegiance to Chirs. will place bersalf under the protection of Russia, fthis is trus there are stirring times at hand.
The Japan Gentle of the 7th inst. myat- Serious damage has resulted in several parts of the country from the continuous rains of the
The Peking correspondent of the Mercury writing on the 6th May says:-"It is freely stated "hare that the Tanng-1 Yamên has receit ed a telegram from Russia to the affect that the latter country will protect Corea if neemary, over against China, and the statement hue case ed much excitement hore amongst those behind the scenes. Writing in the 10th instant, the Tientsin correspondent of the same paper says
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BEPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS,”
LONDON, 18th May. ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL IN AFRICA.
FROM SINGAPORE PAPERK.]
LONDON, 10th May. THE SILVER BILL.
The Senatorial Republican camous bas abin-
lighted by gas, there being jets on all the floors, His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to ten witnessed in the history of the Model Settlement, and in the basement. The building is seldom years imprisonment with hard labour. lighted up, the Chinese finishing work osch
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night at K p.m. A low coolies are kept
to supply wants till 6 pm. The place is then
alekABDUCTION..
and the strange silonos, which marked it, we the mare terrifying to the onlookers in the houses in the compound and on the gras plot. Not Cha. Tak was charged with abducting a girl a shriek was raised by cus of the two hundred- Talks who were thrown to the ground in the past week or two. On Tueday, the Hobimandoned the bullion redemption please. It is closed entirely, the door being locked by a under the age of sixteen years.
Chinaman, usually in the presence of cue of the The prisoner plandad not guilty. He stated promiscuous confusion, and a great mane of King, HENRY ST. OLAIS Kyo, to-ẨNNI MARIA received half-a-dozen strokes for a breach of Kasten Svetion of the Tokaido Railway was believed this will facilitate an agreement. Doa elint daughter of William Dorey, Parlon discipline is, we are informed, a mistake,
that the girl insisted on living with him and humanity, frightened, shaken, bat silest, strug- European a damaged but was scan put to rights again and
Hoary Allan said---I am a chemist end sesistant threatened to kill herself if she was not per glad on the ground for a moment or two. That there was no interruption of traffle. The rivers THE CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S to A. §. Watson & Co. Ltd. I was in the godown mitted to do so, then
Many were not killed is a mystery. Those ‘on On the 12th May, at Trinity Cathedral, by the Bay, H. C. Hodges, M.A., ROBERT WILLIAM LITTL, llapse of a platform at the Shanghai Mis A telegram from Omka staten that the river Mia, Bhadon was one of these injured by the all over the country are awollen or overflowing.
BIRTHDAY IN HONGKONG. on the 17th at 6 pm.. I mw the godown man The Jurors were-Mesars, C. Brodersen, A. the top tiers mostly were thrown woll forward Intons the door mud take the keys to one of the J. Ribera, S.A.Joseph. M. Michael P. G. Kribba and most escaped with slight injuries. These on donary Conference, an soccunt of which will be | Yodo, hae risen, over 12 foot and the Tsimáto
the lowest tfer, who had a second or two of found in another column,
In view of the Queen's birthday falling on Europene in the shop. There were two jete G.J. Galtierres FW. Collins. more than 10 fest. Part of the embankant of
The Attorney General said the prisoner was warning rushed out when the structure began olurged with having abducted a girl of Afteen to soilspee, but the people in the middle rowe The Agents (Me, Biomase & Co.) informe river bareginas walked away at Midsun Saturday this year and Whit Monday two days barning at the time, all the rest being out. The
Tamakunal-muen, and about 843 cho of cultivated afterwards, it was decided to celebrate the two jets were on the basement.
Sum & kid-I am a coolie in the godown. years from the care of those who had authority tell together in a confused mass. A dosen or us that the British steamer. Haskow, from Loa-1 land and 100 dwelling houses. flooded. Damiage anniversary on Monday last, which was there I remember being in the godown with the Jast over her, contrary to Ordinance 4 of 1865. so went down between the bamboos, a lundred s crowd, don, left Bingsport for this part on Tuesday, was also done to the roads and ambankments at fore declared e pubdia balkday and very gen. witness à 6 p.m. in the 17th. I pat out the The father of the girl in question were fireman or more. fell forward together in the 18th inst, and may be expected here on or other place. The water began to sabaida yester about the 25th inst
day morning. The Shugyo Shimps states that orally observed as such. The real in her gas at the time all over the building. The last and his vocation took him frequently from topay tarvey. The projecting ribs and sticks WHATEVER disadvantages the French may A foreign lona for Japan (says the Gastle) is fears are entertained by soma of a famine in oun bour, both British and foreign, naval and mer fet of gas I put out was on the basement floor home. The girl was the eldent of throe, who of the umbrellas formed another element cantile, in mely ovary instance were dressed The godown keeper was the last man to leave lived with their mother They were people of of danger to the eyes of the unfortunate
the boiling, ne he looked the door.
pove cironmstances and the girl went on1 daily people thus suddenly placed in danger of the labour under in the task of developing the freely spoken of, as the only means of relief from sequence of the inundations,
her financial diffenties. It is also rumoured
Mfr: Spencer, the seat, made a successful in honour of the occasion, and at poon the ustia? Chun Reaild-Im godown keeper of the to work. On the morning of the 8th May the most unexpected kind. The photographer stood resources of Tonkin and making the revenue that on offer has already been received from a parachute descort at Singapore, on the 10th salutes were rod from the men of var. In the Hongkong Dispensary. On the Ft inst. atgirl went to her work and did not return home. beside-kla-camezu, specobiusa with Lerror un balanse the expenditure, they have at least foreign capitalist to purchase redemption borde instant. He afterwards dressed the crowd afternoon there was a parado of the troops. De 6 pm. Iwas in the building but did not see the The mother made enquiries and some days after able to call his faculis and forgetful of
and in concluding his remarks said Instead of
way off. He turned out all the gas before he girl, when found, expressed herself so satisfied an unique chance for an instantaneous pictu ing in some of the British Eastern colonies that Mr. Kinder, the Mir, der felt Nowobr lean foolasedy undertaking parschating is in Highlanders were drawn up in double column left, bestie inked him befors. I closed the with her lot and showed no desire to go home which would have made his same, and sof
The Mercury of the 15th ist, says: We hear being, what so many people describe, as a rack-taobments of Artillery, Engineers, and the A.& 8. witness turn out all the geI was a long wards found her living with the prisoner. The profession, in which ac accident bed given him They have an ample supply of good native some days ago to commence the survey of the my opinion Very far from such; it proves the tending from the Chiral wall moves the ground doors. I locked the door and bang ap the key The jury must remember that in macs of this mated him for the loss which the disaster other labour. In Burmat the population is acanty rallway through Manchuria te Kisin. A large supporting power of the atmosphere. By con- to the further extremity of the Cricket Ground in the proper place in the Dispensary. There kind, where a war induced a girl to go and sleep wise svoed Lim. The victims of the sonitant was no light in the godown, and no one slept with him, when the girl was called as a witness, bogan quickly to pick themselves up and nat and the labour neither particularly good body of Chlass officials, evorted by soldiers, left finally gaining experience by repeated at the Band being ploed in group at the back of there. All the windows warn alpeed, being she often made an unwilling witness, and tried each other, and it was seen with delight and us
some days before to prepare the way for the I am now striving after the perfection of serial the column and a Bikh battery of four moan-screwed down from the inside. When the door to shield the man.
prise that no one was led Bome of the ladins nor' cheap. In the Malay Peninsula the arrayers.
navigation, and hope at no far distant date to
The evidence of the mother of the girl and fainted after the thing was over, many showed tires are averse toʻlabour of all kinds; they
perfectaying wachine, for I believe that it is tein gruash being drawn up at right angles under ja osa Locked there is no means of getting in
cuts and bruisou on their fnove, and the clothes of An extraordinary meeting of the sharabelders only on the principle of the parachute, and not the Cathedral wall: His Enseliency the side. The Stanley Atreet door is always locked the girl herself was then, taken.
One or two were found too The jury returned at animona verdist of many were torn. only care for the present, and will mortgage of the East Boring Pluating Company was by attempting to steer balloons, that this in- Governor and Major-General Bayan Edwards and has not been opened for them that ar
badly hurt to rise without saslesanos. An old lady locked the from gate in Qusen's Road. I hang guilty. the future to obtain any luxuries they may hold at the omess of the Agents, Heare Cfbb. voation can be perfected. I hope that when I wzrived on the ground abmetly after half past the key up in the hoper place in the Dispensary. His Lordship mid he thought the offenes of lay on the left-hand side apparently seriously
Livingston & Co., yesterday for the purpose of have perfected my machine for serial naviga- desire. The imported labour, Chinese and nfirming the relations, passed at the extra tion, I may come to Bingapors by its mans ve and took up their phoes at the slot. Chan Ying, D.WeNa 7, mid-About fam. the prisoner, taking a young girl from her mo injured, and was gently lifted out by many ready Indian, is of course relatively expensive, and ordinary general meeting held on the 3rd Inst. From my native city of London daughter and ing post The Bikh battery then fired the 19th inst. I was on duty in Stanley Street ther was a very cowardly one. If he was not stands Two or three gent man. Lay quite the former are by no means tractable. In There were present Mocart H. P Tenddet applause), or if it is not capable of giving es saints, the rvands being interspersed by I was about 40ft from the building when I saw unmanly refeh he should be beartily shamed still after the others had picked themselves up, or of the damage was realized, mud bate, houpeta, British North Borneo a fine, territory wi}|{Chairman), H. L.. Dalryuph, H. Wlkisk. W,, long a distance, that I'may come to Singapore the firing offendejoja, after osch volle Nouns fire-come'ont from the top of the door. I od hinali. He sentenced him to one year's impri- were by ethers lifted up. ・ When the full extent
blow my whistle and went to get sistance and shinest with herd labour." E. Bay, C. F. Harton, D. Noronha, B. Darby, and demonstrate to you, the latest noientific de
The Sessions adjourned to this morning at 10 and ambrellas had been recovered, the members good soll and fair climate the dificulties are Alan, and H. Hallward (Secretary) Tho re valopment for the navigation of the atmosphere, the Band playing tow bars of God went to the Statin and made a report. I had
of the Cpsforance angufted, their composure even greater. The zative population in scanty solutions were unanimopaly confirmed.
(Applause);
Bare the Quion.
last pad the hose about three quarters of un o'ácok.
ooe element in their favour which is want,
to the amount of $10,000,00,
The firing of the salate, bay
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