INTIMATIONS. HONGKONG-TRADING CO, LD
(Lite Thu Hart & Hous. Co., Lrp.),
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THE DAILY PEESS WEDNESDAY DLOHMBER Sææ, f6d.
A fire reported from Sinbad in which a girl argument in support of any one of those the reference, but it seems to us it might According to the Bangkok paper an anƒ"jumin's bobalt it appeared to him that when be forsira torpedo sad army instructors, regardless
mana donar has given to that -city the amm of got Lundownment from Mr. Banjarzin, he would, of expense, and within o remarkably short space kills herself by jumping from a window: opinions. The Hon P. Reture, who good. have buon in better taste to have united none $53,000, to be paid per la ten manual in a business mat, not bave naglected togat hir of time remedied a defect that bal Admiral A man claims and gets twenty tale com- naturedly deconded the reolistions, admition it
staimente, for the purpose of beautifying the Bujamin to sign it a paper that had boon pea Courbet jaken advantage of would have enabled pensation from s man who led thrashed him that to a considerable extent they were una The only other point of special interest olty The purchases ofground for a publie pack pored in his own presends and at his own request, that warrior to have Rictated teras to Peking, because his buffalo had killed his son,
A man reported to have been carried of by'a cessary, some of the recommendations they in connection with the Appropriation Billocated by the local Times as one good way bat although was to drawn up he neglected to With Canton as the basis of operations in the
of employing the money...
gat Mr. Bargaining sirmatare. Es must say hands of the possessors of Tonkin nothing would tiper in Sinhai, two days' joury from Canton. contained baving been already adopted. To was the military contribution, on which the f
that from Mr. Benjamin's conduct in the bag have been easier than for the land to hard ofeot-
1st Dreamber. ecommend the-Government at the present anofficial members bed prepared a special Tatlouts of Engineers of Hongkengymna helde of truth, and he (his Lordship) was sad then upon a cefasst of their draads it in
The Inaugural meeting of the recently formed throughout he had strook him as being the wit, els nonjunction with the unval forces of France, HM,S. Linnet laft this morning, much to the day to abolish fees of office is indeed quite report as an addendum to the report of the at No. 18, Preya, last qvenfugr D. Gilies. The sat naturfed that he gave any authority for only reasonable to suppose that the saneration of sogret of the community, Captain Tindall and superfluous...
Select Committee The report contain ne Fresklent of the Assistion, conpying the the issue at the document. Mr. Berben tao two provinces of vangst and Esaugtung her offers having mads themselves very po
shair. The report submitted by the organising
1pular dating their stay here, and judging from There are, however, two points embodied in thing new, but presents the case with the committon was assaimonsly approved, a commit appeared has gone to the office for the onld have followed.
contrat expren prpose of getting a
The nation of Admiral Courbet it Fooshow the earthly wailing of her dron whils fearing the resclations which deserve some attention. simple force of a gleer statement of fact, and tea for the ansuing year elected and the signed, and it only appeared natural to thinks folly aroused the Vinomy of Canton, to a sense the part the tow of the community was The firstie that instead of personal allowances the unofficial members supported. It hy draft rates and ragulations considered. We hold that he would have asked him to sign alee of his danger and he explored all his energics in by the shin
Telegraphio zowi bow been rocoived of the tkie doonment which was prepared in his pre- and employed all the money be ovuli' scraps to- for length of service or special merit there robing unanimously for the reduction of the ver a detailed report of the proceedings...
The ploes presented by Stanley's Upara Come at bis request. He thought therefore the gether to place the approaobes te Cantca in appointment of the Provincial Judge of Hupeh, should be for each ofios a minimum and £40,000 by one-half. This proposal way at the Theatra. Regal on Monday night 'doption of the Court below must be reversed, such a stata of offlcleat defence they hadChêng. Yun, 24 Provitiolai Treesarur hope, the maximum salary with a periodical rate of in- of course defeated by the official majority, wan The Mikade While a good performance and fadeuant given for the plaintiff.
Dever been before Nor did he stop here, bat.ssant forum tenens being ringsted, to hir crouse; the wecond, that bertain officers but the home Government can hardly fail to was given the feature of the evening was un-so was which parwon was tabs believed, Mr. arms and ammunition to prolong their rosetanse rearstid, as H.. but shown great interest in Mr. Justice Clarke said the question in this retorted by applying tas Blask Flags both with actual post of Provincial Judge, This is to be doubtedly the wrliatio dresses of the setor, shuld be detarred from promation, the pay due ringet to such a strong test, were such admite Thor and Berjardin or Mr. Renben. The Important point to the French arm, boside drilling many the proposed institution of waterworks. Kore maximum salary of their office buing There is not the slightest, prospect of the audience, who marked their appreciation, by
was whether Mr. Benjamin wathored Mr thousands of local troops, while Hugen foreign but at some time will elapes before the new incumbent arrives tho sohems may possibly ba wade equivalent to any promotion they apptribution being reduced, but this course patinted applains. The bit of far for to Lehen to write that latter, and in judging drilled troops were enartered in my encamp pushed on and the concession Numged before. which man weŠ, belfered one must look al monte in and around the fortifications from the arrival. Thoro is so don't that the pokeme might reasonably hope to obtain in the ab. taken by the unoficial members may, and night 1 Fraan. Von Boppe's comic opens the probable circumstances. As pointed out by Basis Tigris to Whampoa sence of the proposed rule. The index of a we hope will, bave the effect of lastving
the Chief Justice, he thought it extremely to The greatest opportunity, howevor, was For.is possible, that it will be greatly to the advan periodical increase is we think, a grad on the arrival of the reinforcements for the gan pendant utan freskets are um Crer, egrest, nimest as the dictation of Mr. Beejamin. the East trattar saty or spabilities of father if the local (over assent to the proposed.
The correspondent of the Mercury writes from probable that in the care of a letter written at the Ros. Here is an island second to no other in tage of the people of Gaston if carried out, and, if would give me who are more or less of rison. Had the increased contribution been and very renduring reports are censing in froin by Mr. linien that the latter would bare development, an island protonsly successfully rate, that the company will pay handsomely.
Bharting and tas Yellow Biver, from which omitted to get the signature which gave it orgamel by the Dutch,ho held it tenaciously would relieve them from the messsity of ap-not paying its fair sharo, the question would have disappeared. But the waters recede stonly probability. The paper on which it was written grasp by Koxings and bis over balming num... the Viceroy bae issued instructions that plying over and over again fura personal allow have had to be argued out on that ground, from the plates of Chibli, because the gape in was not paper belonging to Mr. Basjamin's office, born, who took advantage of the weakoons of the the farmer, who has already paid 88,000 oullested from the various theatrical companies for the Love, and trying to take influence to secure but since it was asked for and granted on the ombre te left them open to allow the likely than a letter written at this request of Mr. sence of their feat at Untavia by which sb. Ghibli Molise Fund, sasil be called on to: hay
embankments have not boon closed by the nnd nothing would have been sauer or more Dutch conquerors in consequence of the ab it. The system has already been adoptadin the promise that additional troops abould be water to run back into the Paiho, and seemingly Benjamin and in his offles would be writton en rence Koninga profited, as he had calculated the other $5,000 he had agreed to collect within Victoria College and might with advantage applied, the War Office is morally bound forgetting that the water from the river on paper belonging to his cffeo. He (his Lordship) upon doing, and wrested their hardly woa ram two muthis, and that his outumission shall then
ha cancelled. believed that Mr. Reuben for his own purpose of the net from them. Of course Adiniral The Nanhai Magistráte at the instaños of the A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED.be extended to other departments. Special to carry out that promise.
had written the gusrautee and that it was not Curhat when Aussited Formoss elected Ke (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841)
graphs, however, could hardly be done away
One of the best autertainmente ret given by written with the anthority of Mr Benjamin. hang on mount of its harbour and the Waising Lettery farmer issten proosmation HONGKONG.
with altogether, for in the Government eer-
the Milliary Mumors in the Garrison Under these circumstances he agreed with the supply of oval, but had he contented himself for bidding a similar lottery lately established We invite attention to the following old laadud vice as well as commercial life special from Port Hamilton.
H.M.8. Imperianon arrived here yesterday Theatre same off on Monday night befors Chief Justice that judgment uet be entered with throwing ng ating and permanent at Fatahan and otlar places within the Namboi Brands, all of which are excellent quality and services deserve special recognition. The
fairly large audience, though perhaps, not so fa this case for the plaintiff, with geata of works for its defense and manned it with district which affarits the Woking Lottery in- good value for the money.
large as the docution derved. The popularity hearing in that Court and the Court below. garrison sufficiently strong to hold it against all juriously.
The leading artiolo advocates the subelitution omers the panquest of Tamani, and Taiwanfoo The same being specially selected by our Secretary of State has pronounced against
of this little band of theatrical amstenrs is well.
saght to have been very easy, and those once of rifle practice in place of archery at the military London House, and bought direct from the most personal allowances and expressed the
known, and on Monday evening they were
saqairal no power possessed at that time that neither skil in rifle shooting nor in archery examination, apparently ignorant of the fact Inselstad by a number of gentleman amateurs, After a somewhat monotonous delay of
The Chinese could have wrested the charming is of paramount importance among the quali by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best opinion that meritorious officers should be
nearly half an hour behind, the advertised
and fruitful island from the grasp of France 65 growths at moderate prices.
rewarded by promotion. But there are cases
time, the exrtain rose,
when Part I In ordering it is only neemary to state where a particular officer is so well suited to the name asd quantity of Wise or Spirit wanted, the ufice be holds that it is undesirable to
nonsisting", of a conouri, was rendered by the gentlemen and initial Intier for quality desired
amateurs. Mr. J. M. Lainz. Orders through Insal Post or by Telegram remove him, and where the justice of the case can only be met by a personal allowance
SILK HOSTERY.
There having been difioullies in conséation
HONGKONG TRADING Co... Ex fixtures something to look forward to, and asked for, on the ground that the enlony wasion all danger, of a famire seems now to quthorisation. There was alio another fatil they were compelled to retajaish their with the tax levied on-theatrical-performDAROLS,
Hongkong, 24th November, 1800.
WINES, AND SPIRITS
BY APPOINTMENT.
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receive promet attention. PORT
(For Invalids end general way.)
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Peat
A Alto Douro, good quality.
Geran Capsule. $10 31.00 B Virtage superior quality,
Red Capsule
12--110 C Fine Old Vintage sup
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D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violat Capsule (Old Botted). 18.
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A Daliente Pale Dry, dinner wine, Groan Capsule
Caldo. Green Real Capsule
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7.60.0.74 Mazanilla. Pala Natural
Sherry, White Capels 101.00 CC Baperior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Sand Capila
D Very Superior " Pal
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1 Jr. 2 doz.
A Hennessy' Old Pale, Bed
Cspanle
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As to barring the Police Magistrates and
We have roccivod from Messrs Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co, a neat paper kaile with salen dar for 1891.
The P. M. steamer City of Bin de Janeiro left San Francisco for this port vis. Honehila and Tokohama on the 29th ultimo,
ren in also
POLICE COURT.
2nd December.
BEFORE BON. H. E. WDEROUSE.
▲ SCHOOLBOY CHARGED WITH STADEJED.
Three cases of fire reported. One on Friday
ong as the French commaadel the sea. doations of a military commander, Climate seems to have been the great cause of the ersonation of the island that was to have served night near the Temple of Longevity, a nezmery lonely, the delegate for Aana and Tonkin his fine baritone vodes being heard to gen, was charged with stabbing another school-stroes was put upon olimas e influences, barri, the Temple of the God of Fire, though H. Jules Ferry has been elected, almost un-sang rusty & Steel" in a masterly atala
amaterial gurauter for an inzanity. With being Ret su fre by a joustink, and half the Mak Cheung, schoolboy at St. Joseph's Col-proper precautions, it home to me that too much building consumed. The second was outside the Oil Gate on the South Suburb, tàn house being the Conseil Suparlour des Colonies.
effect. My Queen" was well sung by Mr. G.
Lammert, to the companiment of Mr boy named Thomas Colliga on the 17th ult foreigners can and do reside there for years
Complaint aid I mo the ath of T. T. Co-when properly cind. True Kelang is pertion surrounded by blazing houses, escaping. The Mr. C. H. Grace sang "The Lans in emptial style and was woll applauded. 1903, who in etapissed in the Hacbont Deperirely unbolthy, while Taiwantre andrakow third was to the rust of the sity, and was The Village Flackwith,"by Mr. D. Masdonald, ment. I am eighteen years of age, and am in the south are delightful climates and can extinguished bafore the firs brigades arrived was given with much feeling, for which hoppil Victoria School. On the 15th ult. sampare in this respect with Italy. Than At a panie alee which occurred at some than received a liearly end of applause. Mr. O. Lambast two p.m. I was standing outside the sokool.
anitoríam P
Of a kerosine lamp falling, three persona were no
might reasonably hope to obtain if the rule will probably be referred to arbitration.
had not been made.. Now each Cadet hoper!
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writing or, the 22nd ult, says: We are The Cheloo correspondent of the Daily News, enjoying an unusually protracted autumn boze
o sign of snow has yet appeared on the bill their distaner. The slds being new bare, the tops, and the northerly gales are kindly keeping
riding is ercollont."
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRE88-"]
LONDON, Navetuber. "ANOTHER DIVORCE CASE. Lady Connemara has gained a decree niet.
SUPREME COURT,
2nd December.
The priecser alsted he saw another boy strike the deceased with something, he could not tell what it was; and seeing this be bielfrau away. The enso on remanded till Saturday.next.
FRANCES OPPORTUNITÝ,
...
DANGERS OF ELECTRIC LIGHT
WIRKS.
The Shanghai Mercury writes:--We need scarealy remind our readers of the frequency with which we have animadverted on the dangers
The 0. 50. stenzer Oceanic, with mails, &c., the officers of the Supreme Court from pro- from an Francisco, to the 18th alive, arived motion, the idea is impracticable. It port to morrow is angested that for each office there should be a fixed, maximum salary equivalent to arising out of the recent nollision betwest the mert sang." Eily Mavenrnoon" in an apprécia A Chinese bey, not the pricier, went to the why was the south not conquerod, and madon/tricals in the village of Blston in consequence
According to the Daily News the dispute
tive manner, and the same may be said of "My sobool window and salt came bad words. Soma When the Franch possessed Kelungitrinaly ingret in the prows of paopte trying to any promotion which the holder of the office steamers Weachew and Toonan at-Newohwang Life for 1 hos" by Mr. 1, W. Minitland." Father of the girls who attend abouled out to the boys ought to have been, or easy, matter for them escape that one died on the spot abortly after-
O'Flyan," a good old Irish song, was given to send him away. A boy named Alves tried with their large and powerfal Rent warda, At the moating of Zatland Lodge of Freems in foine style by Mr. R. H. Smythe, and to send him away, but he refused to go and hate takon possession of Tamani Trus they proposal te farm the Puntal Chingfei ca for 59 1 same day to become a Governor lite Sirops sold on Monday evening Bra. G.. Ander the applauso that it camed did not subsida till pushed Aires away. He then took ont were repaland in a weak attempt to land at the sign piece goods in Canton and Shao-phing is, rejected, as the collection of the tax has been an- soc was oleated Vorabipful Master for the ho responded with Tua Jolly Sailor Boya kaifo and attempted to stab Alves with in latter place, but had they heen in real earbest
trusted to the Kowloon Customs and the Lekin CEOIL SMITH Or, it may be, a Chief Justice ensuing year, and Bro: A. E. Skeels was re- In the second part, "Pesouck's Holiday, for I went up, separated then, and, taking the the landing would have been effected eventually, mee, the first collecting on all pinso goods or like Sir James RUSSELL, and we positions elected Treasurer.
eival oomedy in two sets, in which the whole of the knife from the Chinese boy threw it on No attempt was made to land at. Takow or such sa these are prizes which they may all We have received the first and second embere az, sugetarerirend pairof sughter, anked me to my him 35 punts for the Layourd the single forlification armed with The antich spread to hire bian stolda by Fat in centred in Antony Fenech, the leading the roof of the Jewish Synagogue. The boy Anping, which was very strange, as Auping, ported from Hongkong by junk, and the letter on suoli as are imported into Canton by steameru. legitimately strive for, the maximum salaries of the Jaran Echo, a weekly intrated paper dues in the main ts Bergt. R. L. Greatook's clever loss of the knife, told bim. I had not the dern gana, is quite defenceless, though dillonit pirates in Shantak appears to have been used of the offices mentioned to the resoluticas published at Yokohama. The Echo marke a per impersonation. Mes Baanders rande a pretty money and walked into the schoolroom. On of approach owing to the shallow water. would have to be fired at rather extravagant with it all suGOOSE
The Chinese Governmout, with its usual them in an attack made on a passage boat departure in journalism in the Far East, and we fair fra. Peurock and the part of Mary Peacock the following day I went to school at 8 am
was done full justice to by Mrs. Hackelt. met the boy I had seen the day befora, and he agacity, has became fally alive to the importanee running between Shantsk and Canton Daring. figures. The object of the proposalia to prevent
Robin Swayne and Stephen Tickell, represented again naked we for 25 osats I told him I bad. Foruces and is no doing everything to theaght threoil merchants carrying seoider The Asterons friends of Mr. H. M. Faris by Q M Sergt. Rant, sed Staff Sorgt, Tennant not the money. He wost away zad returned render any future attempt at evagest of the able sum of money with them pitched it into the the supposed evils resulting from officersbeing will hour (says the N. C. Datly News with great respectively, wars dieditable, impersonations, shartly afterwards with the prisoner. The island nugatory. In the hands of any European siver to provout the pirates getting it, which sa frequeully woved from one appointment to pleasure, while regretting Shanghai's loss, that Mr. Dade was the coures of much amusement pester in the other buy to sok mo for power the city of Taiwanfco would in a very asperated them that they pitched the owners
in after it, and as only one could swim drowned another. Na attempt was made by Mr.be has been appointed Manager of the Hongkong as Goliath & Wolfe, and the small parts of the money and said to me, If you don't par short time be conected with the teas, as it was WHITEHEAD or Mr. Rxxis to show the pa
and Shanghai Bark at Yokohama.
Sandy and Wailer wara wall antuned by fear him tho mozey I will stab you" 1 aid I had in former years, and vessels that are now obliged two of them. If the Viceroy would spend Tho Tintain correspondent of the Mercury Smith and Urvashi, Throughout the actors not got the pioner. Frisoner then esme towards to lie of Anping world experience difaulty in me of the money hali now nollecting to build ture of these supposed evils or their extant
me with cloud fate. Thinking he was going to auding a safe berth in a dredged karen of safety ele batteries on putting down piracy, he writes that it is said amongst the Chinese there acquitted themselves well and deserved the. Il biust be admitted that there are generally that H.E. Li Hung-thang has issued instrum arty applanai which was given at the close...
strike me, I gat ap my bande to stop the blow hat instead of being exposed in an open roadstood would probably find less opposition to the tax before I could do so he had stabbed so in the to shipwreck should a typhoon and only arise. have so many paragraphs like the follow
than be done at present. and we should not me liule inconvenience attending changes, tions to the Ordnance Department to purchien no
back. Ho had the knife in his closed fit. As has been the case on more thum vas Di but on the other hand there is not a complete from France, which is very strango if true, for [further gane, rifter, smmonition, or machinery
2004 as I felt I was stabbed I went into the soheclwbile oargo would, as in former yours, ba pat o The farmer of battery tax on charcoal at Sinhui A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Rad Capsule 34
room and reported what had happened. board is afungeide the wells of the Fe it has been obliged to appeal to the Magistrate absence of advantages, audifcompetent officers no reason is given.. B, St. Estepto, Rod Capsals... 4.50 5.00
are to be trained for the higher posts in the
then taken to the Civil Hospital, where I have to!E. The amall stream, which manders from here for assistance, as the people rofuse to pay. Dean ezer sicoo.g
Taraufuo topping we in years gone
A butoher is stabbed with his own knifɔ by a St. Julien ........
7:50 service they must be allowed the opportunity
by evidently navigated by vesands of some oastomer whom he injudiciously door for pay- 11 12.00
of acquiring general experience by working
emerging capaelty, but has silted up with eat. His Excellency the Viceroy is reportad Par dax
mo and became uselesa eropt for passenger
to be suffering from a bad cold. C. Per Bab. in more than one department. The resin.
hosts of very small draft of wafer. Franse fost tions did not meet with the vasuimus sup-
her oppertunity when she neglected to follow mp the not of aggression commíited by Admiral 812 $1.10 port of the unofficial members, the Hon, J, J,
Courbet at Foochow; she again gave up a richąr Keswick expressing hĩa dissent from some
prize that Tonkin when she vasated Formosa the 14.-1.25-
---The ora sar zemdly purchased by the Siameë
In Original JṇairDicton, of the points involved, while the Hon. O. P. Government from the Hongkong and Whanap
The aequisition of Toskin sprang, like our Deautiful, which in my opinion would have been 13 1.50 CHATER and Ho Ho Kai spoke neither for Bangkok times of the 19th ult. saya His Dock Company evidently gives satisfaction. The
Before Tax FULL COUNT
awn conqusat of Tudin, out of the exploits of a far more worth watering for than the delta of amall band of adventurore, under Dapats, who in Tonkin, being capable of greater development arising from the reckless and promisonous nor against, and were not called upon to ex-Majesty the King will embark to-day for
being easier of access, and possessing the valu. fashion in which the Elsabric. Company have
·PHERY DƐ SAMUEL AND "ÅNOTuna. a small steamer ascended the Red River, with able commodities of camphor, tax, and silk, so voon permitied to put up their electris light press their option by roting, as the resolu. Banpahin on board the new maa-of-war Malout
This was the re-hearing of a sait which was arms and ammunition intended for sale to the to speak of coal, and probably in its inaccessible wires over the strests of the Settlements. The tions were not passed to a division, the Rajakumar. The Tessel is now moored at the hard in Summary Jarisation in Mar Tast Yuan Rotels in 1872. Du their return a desparts geld-for the aborigines de wear gold in matter has now been brought before the
Royal landing, and the King will you board boforo Mr. A. G. Wise, when judgment was mover and secondor being satisfied with the about 11. Tast night the new cruiser was given for the defendante
parate but unauonssful attempt was made by rudely made bangles which ludioutes that they Municipal Council in a wayzer that will probab- ly induce them to tako motion, wo" kopa tafore Acting Governor's assurance that he would it up throughent with clotricity, and the op- infr. Lansch fastracted by Messis. Caldwell and the Black Flaga to expture their emall craft, on Chins han awakened from ho
China has awakened from her long sleep and any serious consequonses to life or propertyanens. 75 forward a copy of them to the Secretary of parts was found so were most satisfactorily." Wilkinson, was for the planiti, and Mr. Habis the plea that they had not paid black mall to the will, in a for yours claim her right le's voice in The Great Northern and Eastern Extension
State.
The hunghat papers Abs that Mr. J. son, instructed by Mesars Wotton and Deacon, chifof thebend. These Black Flags ware Chinese the political world, og the Marquis Teeng de Telegraph Companiar and the hiusée Telegraph. Administrativa harp weldressed a joint lotter Aacther point misol by the unofficial Held & Swire's, comastiel sold at his resi- the estate of D. Benjamin, and he sought to re
BF'ensson, a clert employed in Blaars. Butter for the defense.
Mr Leach, said that plaintiff was trustee of outlaws, tho renaste of the Taiping Rebels, who dared in his umorable essay ou China's rola- 0.75 members, and on which they were unanidense, 12 Old China Strent, Shangbal, at 10.30
on being vanquished in 1861-62 fel southwards tions to Foreign Powers, and the time is not far to the Crane apprising them of the danger distant when she will be so strong, by reason of arising from want of proper supervision over erection of the electric Eght wires mosis, was that of the sudit. They object to sm on the 27th November. It seems that over $1,000 from the defendants. In May 18:19 and hail afted in thin inasossible region, where her rapidly increasing floats of modern war the
shortly after 10a.m. ho sent his boy ont. with a Mr Benjamin bought from Was Moi Kad 50 they held their own in spite of the King of An-
rossols backed by soldiers, trained upon forsign and giving them a very striking case in one side of the accounts being sent to Lion-obit and retired to his bedroom, where he 'shot 25 East Borneos at 868 per share, ell. ham, being governed by military chiefs pretty models, that she news! fase no power on earth. point" "It appears that on this night of the 8th nik. It romains to be soon whether when this point one of the foreign talegraph operators in the don for audit, sud u dumbt this does sex himself with a resolver. The bullet entered for delivery Blat ugust the total Dosted in the same way they had been soontomed 1.10 very ridiculous proceeding. We shall the right femple, went straight through the being $6,125 Those shares wera bought to under their own Taiping leaders, without baboon attained it will retard her advance-Great Northeze offre, on touching a transmitter,
band and came out orer-the-left-ops, making ̈*
ment, though I am of opinion it will not as her was nearly blinded by the dash of huge electric await with interest the explanation of atas perforation Laragh the skull of tas me through the defondant. Mr. Repten being the the admixture of religion peculiar to the Istforaktions with Europe are year by your being sparks from the instrument. The wire was in- the why and wherefore which will no doubt fortunate than, and lodging in the opposite wall, the middle of August Me Benjamín found be
broker who put the tratations through. In when engaged in rebellion,
gran ferlanded and bar rulera bepornog much more staptaly off with a batched, and an axxoination;
+f the oxase All that was possible was deas for the drosmed,
the ecogrrencə, bo forthcoming in due time from the Trot but be never rallied or renovared conscionaries, getting into difficulties and gavo Mr. Reuben
When the French Republic, responding to enlightened, so much so that France's grand made into
Fortunately that particular, telegraph lise was FAD CATHAY- sury officials at For the representations of Dagnis and his friends, eppertunity is lost for ever:
not in operation on the night in question or 12 1.10 must confees, we have some amount of inquest was held, at which it was proved s ho stated, but as the defense alleged to formally unaxed Tonkin, they did not calculate
far more serious results would probably have to be recorded. It was found, that near the 1bat deceased died by his own band, and he was Woi Mul Kai. The stares were re-sold to Weapon anything like the amount of resistazon respect, es being a department in which the buried out the 23th November at the New Cement loss of 81,025. Somewhere he their sot caused, having been deceived as to the
Kai at the market rate and realŝerd 85,100,
Junction of the Szechuon sud Hankow Roads, science of audit bas been brought to its tery in the pressue boat fly persons tween the 1716 and 31st August Mr. Renhen smeart of sympathy such acquisition would
an ignorant coolie or native workman employed highest perfection. And whatever may been for many years in the employ of Messrs. alleged that Mr Benjat muthorized him to obtain in the Chinese empire. Now wore they
by the Eletric Company, fading the light wire aid against the present system, it must at Batterield & Swire, was in reasigt of a good naruto. Wai: Mini Kai thig on apposir.d until positive proof of Ohine Shameen Hotel fast night by the Cantou up to a higher telograph line. While the weather. A very enjoyable dance was givun at the tied the light wire with a piece of staat string and the telegraph has too close together, had lenat be admitted that it cannot be worse salary, and is reported to have been general of certain moreys that Mr. Renbea bed to hostility was obtained. afler meveral coo-bachelors, which was kept up with great apari remained dry no evil conseguenos ensued, but a than the system it replaced, which seems to
and on the 21st Augnit, through his solicitors, fiets had taken place and womletakeable signs till nearly daylight C Fine A. V. H. Goners.. 5.25 0.50
bara been of absolutely no use whatever.
shower of raia wetting the string transformed it Instead of a leading article the Editor inmoris inte & perfant conduiter, and the tarrile Baya the Chines Times-Chinese soldiers, wrote to Mr. Reuben plating that he (Mr. of China's indirect assistance to the apposing
a lengthy disquisition by Mr. Lin Yu-tong on the onrrent from the light wire paved into the Finest Old Jamaion, Violɛt-
As to the haurdity of sending accounts to whatever may be their value as a fighting force Houben) would be bold auswerable for any pay-force became apparent. Capsule
ropder great services to the country in time ofments he made out of moneya belonging to him.
Treasurer's late proclamation on the subject of telegraph line la question. We are informed Until then it was confidently believed that the proposed waterworks. Mr. Lin is of opinion that had the line in the tolograph office 12 1.00 London for audit, of which Mr. WHITZEELD peace. The readiness with which they take to On the 5th Replouber Mr. Benjamin 180Eten Good Leeward Island $1.50 per Galles. speaks, we should imagine that something comme labour enables the Government to dred of trust, end or the 12th September with the suppression of the Black Flags, a feat that there is no hoja el a private muupany carry been working that night, the instrument LIQUEURS.
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of the same kind must be done in the case employ them on public works of every deserty application was made to the defendants for which every French military offlder notioipated ing on the work, as the attempt to gate prolably would have sex breken to pieces tion which do not demand the services of skilled $1,000 received by them on behalf of bir. Bati- would present ne great obstacle, all resistance has an tried time after time and always failed, and the operator using it instantly killed Curscon Heerlog's Cherry Cordial of the bank of which the hon. gentleman is ficers. The city meat in Peking wat five samin. Tasonly point in disputa as whether would case But. the military operations as people Lad he conddenos it its managed or the place set on fire. Such a current a
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Governor, which-menusa delay till the Governor
Dr. Siegert's Angostura the local manager. We do not feel ourselves years ago completely exoayzied and pat in oreletons of $1,025 on the shares. The authority of the proceeded and the Black Flags instead of the place it waterworks wore wstablished, and that; communicated by the electric fight wire In a position to defend the system, but it and it is from the same abundant mouros that agent was dotermined by bankraptog, and be con- diminishing were found to inorosee, while suggests that the only way to owry the saherouid be außßcient, we are told, even to use the seems to us to have been condemned in a labour is drawn for the embankments of rivers tended that the execution of a deed of traat het beir arms and ammunition bestie better and fout is for the Oi Ya Tang, the Canton Charitable act on it was, no barra was done beyond and repairs of damages from floods. Without the effect Why should one uredite rande beller-apars and gingale giving way to could ad funds to try it out, and the Govern bours. The Telegraph Companies have subs Institution, to undertake it. They are ok and delay in the telegraph esevice of a couple of the soldiers the digging of canali, opening ut preference over the others? Mr. Benjamin An interesting discussion took place on aluloos, etc., which have so greatly relieved the stated that he had given no such unthority tories and bagenets of improved patterna ment might then recoup them by levying aited vortain rules to be observed by the Electric Company abridged from those on forced by the proposed increase in the pay of plains of their plogue of water, could not have Mr. Renben, and the tritos for bins was now use began to be sought for this. As the rate on all hossabald prporty salient to OSE Lhe Board of Trade at home in the tier off sub the Colonial Chaplain. On the retire. toen effooted, at loant not until anothar sonson's suing for this amount which had been received French navy and army prevented any sappho Editor understands that the Chinese Briefly, they are that no, electric light wire inting ap vlectric light wires in streets and ros s. empa had been rendered impossible. The re-by Bir, Ronhen and paid by him to make good coming by way of Haiphong, only can conclusis merchants in Cauton and Hongkong hare shall approach within twelve feet of a telegraph the pair of the railway embankment destroyed by the loss
David Henjamin, olerkte B.D. Sassona & Co. Pould be coma to, and that was, that Chins ia patitioned the. Viceroy and the Chinese Minister fine and ster: riar pazalled to the samu uulsas - The passante, assisted by the soldiery, w be, mint before 23 am, on the day of publication.congregation will thereafter have to. effected, by the latter in a wonderfully short was called and gave evidence as to the purchase directly was answerable for the improved armain Amarics to memorialias the Throns urging when absolutely necessary, and then at a distamon port its own minister. The question there-tinie. And so with all other Itaportant works and sale of the shares. On the Sist Augustment of the Taiplag hordan, and at last, in the acceptance of the treaty Mexico is desirous of at least 12 test, that they shall always be at tore was whether the Bev... JanNos in the province. The soldier in this part of the Mr. Reuben had come to him and asked tim 1885, this view riponed into convicti n when of entering into with Chins with a view to not last 4 feet below the telegraph wire and further aliould receive an increase of pay like other country well earns his pay, and the officers in what he was to do with the money be held for Chiness soldiers, either regulars or irregulars, railwaju, uxploitation of mines,&.. In Mexico. The Conan have referred the matter to their obtaining of Uhinese labour for the constructionof protected by "dammy" wires in case of breakage. command of the various campe deserve manch him, and he had told him it would have to be Grease were considered necessary, it should out of the men under their orders.” members of the service, or whether, if an incredit for the are cont of useful work they get divided among the creditors. Witness bad said were found opposing the future advance of the unil that the Viceroy has written to the Minister engineer, and nodoubt we shall see the whole oor
anthing on this or say other occasion about French arms. When this beasma apparents at Washington on the subject.AUMS giving a guarantee to be paid from this sourse though impossible of proof, the Chinese As the piles at the barrier-between Cantonados published in the minutes next week. to be made up by the voluntary contri According to the Vaderland, a Dutch nows to Wêi Mụi Kei
ail Whampoa are being rouered: and the butions of the congregation. It was decided paper, the Netherlands Indian Government bus in cross-examination s tetter was produced tied interference, the game of reprisals we work willcccnpy some ten days, juaks are rarel by a large majority to give the increase, only Zilker to the Koninklijke Nederliche Mr. Rebou to guarantee Wei Kai the cooled to make a demonstration on the Chins lockout.
sauctioned the transfer of the concession of Mr purporting to be an authority in writing to decided upon and Admiral Courbet was die ge slow when passing there and be on the two voking against it. Looking at it from Muaschappij tot Exploitatie van Patroleum-less on the sale of the shares. The witness sokat, which he did by bombarding Foochew There is going to be a grand fäl ut. Fatshan The Governor left som lays siune for an inspeo- the personal point of viewasaffecting Mr. Jon-bromop Noderlandsch Indie," or in plain denied having enem the dronment or a copy of it Arsenal and sinking the Bent defending taxt week Justing Ave days, commencing on tion of the Tallow River to the west of here, HINGS, it would certainly have seemed hard ifing of kerosene sores in Dutch Ladia." In Beuben, in whose handwriting the document was, "
Wednesday, with processions, Leatricals, il-and also to inquire into the military affairs in. English Royal Dutch Company for the work before. He had not given authority to Mr. Thea causa France's opportunity, which, the luminations, &c., in commemoration of the com-Taxi Fu. In his absence the Provincial THE ostinates, which have occupied the I-the decision had been other than it was, for regard to this enterprise the said paper gives to propeus sob a domment for him. Tha sagacions rules of China will certainly take pletion of the renewal of the temple of Kwan-li Tramaror is responsible for the affairs of the gislative Council so long this year, were at last the probability of his receiving any increment,se with a report of the chief of the mining knowledge. The paper on which it was writton at the time the Chinese foot was destroyed bar hoot one of their opsions who had than is necessary in difdealt matters.
the following further particulars: In accord document was not drawn up in his office to his care is never again presented to any Power. there. disposed of at the meeting held on Monday from the voluntary contributions of his con- department it was at first supported that the was different to any kind he had in his office.
A gang of robbers' raiding sa spium shop in himself retans There is no desire to do more
afternoon. With referencs to the increase gregation would have been a very remote Telaga-Frengkal-wire, which grores the rich.
It is a great pleasure to be able to report the For the defence Mr. Heaben we called, and Canton and all the southern part of this vast been posted on sentry duty, mintsking him tar final settlement of one of the many foreign of salaries and the military contribution, the one. But the chief interest of the debate mem of the company's ecnesssion, only yielded stated the document produced had been drawn empire were unprotected against any modern paliesinan.
abent 18 liters (4 imp gallons) a minate, bat a up by him in Mr. Benjamin's office at gas and could haga bɔon easily lată under oon- A village in Shuntak reported to have been casse-te which has been a matter of disenssion public have been deprived of the advantage arose from the incidental bearing it has on later report by the official engineer, Frznemà, bir request. He had kept this draft and tribution. Had Admiral Courbet immediately beat down by jusendiaries in ocosequence of and negotiation for upwards of two youre. The of following the discussion owing to these the question of the future maintenance of says that on the 20th January last this had in Mr. Benjamin had received a copy.
case is that of a riot which coeurred in the south thoir refum] to pay blackmail. He affar the Fosobów affair directed his steps south the 17th August
Hao Lao-80, 9ne of the Holy Brotherhood, suburb of this city at a house rented and occupied matters having, at the instanes of the un-the Church of England service in, this co- remand to 25 Iters (5 gallon). Still later on, had drawn it up on official members, been referred to a Sélection. It is very evident that the members appeared on observations made by Ering to get bis signature to the contract for the lag grobably Fmuon would have saved herself village near Macas, has been arrested by the persevering efforts of the English Baptist mis- after the fire that occurred at the ouzon, it when he had gone to Mr. Bosjamit's, los and taken possession of Canton without any de- who attempted some time took to blackmail a by an English missiousey. By tho palioat and Committee sitting with closed doors. On of that church do not intend to support Superintendent van der Burgb; that on the 19th re-sale of the shares. The depament was not the humiliation she underwent in scising For Masse Authoritica
tionary, the Rov. Erancis James, as well as by July last the yield of crude oil was at the rate mgned by Mr. Benjamin then, but Mr. Brawiji, moan and then delivering it up after declaring A thief who had broken into s hoose in Sinhai, the judicious action of the English- Consel (and the question of the rea justment of saluries it at their own coat if they can possibly throw of 30 liters (G gallops) s minute, All the bad promised to sign it, and úfterwards put him that she intended to keep is a material gust a wonded a woman' who had tried to wizo Run, I believe," of the British-Minister), several Bovoral suggestions have been made by the the burden on others, and a petition is, is
arrcatod and Fonished, and sortain of the gentry, Select Committee, some of which have been appears, in course of signature praying for a shareholders at an early dato Engineers sign it
which she never touched's dollar, Nive months bought of by his frienda Kraft and Engekaburg, who have been to. Wai Mui Kai, compradore to Mesure. Hewitt afterwards, I doubt much whether say European Not content with ordinary plunder gang of with the then local magistrats, have paid in fali given efect to by the Government and ethers reversal of the Secretary of State's decision, muion for the specist purpose of studying the & Co., gave evideios is to having servad the frot, udaided by a land fores, could have no robbers in Chintanwan vilags, in Hanngahan, gongenssion for the goods thon destroyed or of which are to be referred to the Secro- A similar petition was wat hom some years korose industry in its various brasolos, have doonment from Mr. Berben, and Mr Dick, also cessfully operated against Canton, with anoles in the habit of swooping down on the crops, afterwards stolen while under the seal of the tary of State. The Hon. T. B. Waire-ago, but, we believe, diduo meet with much now returned and will soon start foe the field of gave evidence, as to having moon it in the oumidity bad the approaches been placed in a terrorising the farmers by attacking and bars official Another house-was offered by the
state of defence. operations. Administrator Stutterbeim has al- | pradora's possession:
| officials for rent, but as none was tineled, owing ing their basess if they make complaint. MEAD, it appears, wished to go into the success, nor do we think the present ready arrived in Langhat (Bast Suzastra) with The Chief Justice, în giving judgment, said Direatly after the Foochow demonstration o ancient time the King of Lin, in the Chow to the removal of the missionary to Chowping whole question of service administration, one will be any more fortunate. Incident good many Javanese tatearers. A commence the case road on the arthenticity of the letter and the destruction of the Chinese ships-of-war Dynasty, was born with a board, and paotao was mity, the offer was sooopbed as equivalent for the but this being beyond the scope of the really it was mentioned in the course of the rent has been made in erecting houses and aid to have been weltsen at the request of Mr. thore was nothing more than a few colata war, bora able to speak and bite, and a third instance notual deed. The delay has been a long cap, but wharves, and preparing a road from the landing Benjamin. In the first instance he had not be vessels and two or three weak modern go of extraordinary creoquity has now ooarred in a settlement resobed is a matter of songzatula. ference to the Committee, be introduced his debate that the Colonial Chaplain received plans to the centre of operations. The Doon lieved in the genuineness of the document at allveerels to oppose a French attack, and the Honsgrima dirbiot, child having been born share thou. To the case of violence and resolutions in the Council instead. These fees. He is now, we believe, the only pub ville rails, vaggons, and engines have already because no referenon was made to it at the last destroyed, Cantod: from where the Tonkin with complete mat of tenth. The Editor pro sideration whether such case of violence and, number, of considerable length lio servant who does out and it was put for machines and implements are being constructed the present year while boso traustions took both of mies and money offered almost as any wonderful enze reported without the silos is done. What would the Chimes say if been shipped from Liverpool Other nooersary hearing and the stamp was that of October in foron drew, it was alleged, their supplies phenion he will becoins a great man robbery should vooepy nearly two-years-before Weze' fire and small substance. In moving their ward, either as a grievance, or as a matter owing to the process that will be followed in placein August 1889, but the evidence of M. Dick cooquent an in 1858... This was lost an opper- masintsass of doctor. by serious resting of the a Chinaman in London suffered the same from violence and robbory, and gained no redeem for adoption he stated that the unofficial for which merit might be claimed, that he distilling and purifying the oil, it is fully ex-and the compradore, which there was no reason tonite that will never occur again, for a well Kwanti Classic for the der ohild members entertained such and much sometimes bid to bury people without fees, pil on the market of a quality far superior to ad in August. Now, if Mr Reston, and affaire that they immediately sat to work, and, ad tweghittle” beyo, and handed over to the The still longer of an American mimion.
posted that the company will be able to place an to doubt, showed that gach a dornment had erist-aware wars the Authorities of the true state of A woman caught in Shuntak who had kidnapp two years P opinions, but did not advance a single · We fail to apprehend the preciso, object of that exported from sither Amorios or Bumia. ... had authority to guarantos o Mr. Ben with satonishing onlevity, bongkt guns, engagéd authorities,
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