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duce which has been married to a port of chiuuent for the purpose of export may be sold locally on the payout of a further tax of five times the coniinated lekin. The article proceeds
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THUERDAY, JANUART STE, 1896.
H.M.8. Grafton left for homa yesterday.
The prospectus of Cliver's Freehold Mines, Limited, will be found out advertisement solumne te dayon
OF FIRACT
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ALL these are selected by our Londón "quire it to pay an inland tux of 9 par ëeyk.at the November Criminal Sessions ou a charge forced-to sabraut, as although the cannotin wire | nonbaitf. We might be able to get further
Henne, bought direct at frat band. imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all ixtormediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growthunt. MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to bo
had on. Application.
PORT after removal should be rested a
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of stealing $7,000 worth of pearls from Hoint, "at least. That; indeed, is too favorable a "statement of the case. The fact is that such concubines has been reloneod. It will be ramembered that at the conclusion of a recent cotton, not bring certifiable by its foreign appeal esce arising out of the alleged robbery purchaser supposing it to have been pur- the Chief Justico sald that a meonimantation "chased by a foreigner as the place of pro-would be made for the lad's release. "duction would be able to be taxed at "every lekin station passed en route for "Shanghai, and by the time it roached the mill it would probably have been muleted to the tune of 20 or 30 per cent. Possibly there may be an idea that the Chinese Government wil make an exception in
· favour of raw cotton; that, having "granted permission for factories to be esta "blished at the open ports, it will extend
month before use. When required for" drinking at onça it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being -sent ant.
It is said, according to the Straits Times, that the resant visit of Admiral Baler in. HMS Alacrity to Bondolan and Manlia was in connection with the billing of Manila men who had doserted from the Spanish garrison of Sniu. Tas ton were alleged to have been shot by arried men from the Spanish man-of-war Marquis del Duero, aided by men of the British North Borneo polics.
His Lardships tiny as the bill was tinually migrating farther into the black man's American pers approve of the Prasklent's acospted in the man's personal es pocity, and country. The Boer is a strict Calvinish, He mesengo, but the New York World ondemns it Lo as the drawes. In the judgment Boron is naturally hospitable, but has hooone suspicious agravo blunder, and eave that it is absurd
London, 19th December The Hongkong Folias yesterday received in Pollock said, "Now the legal effect of thin go of strangers. The family life of the Board to portend that Great Britain is hot an Ameri The principal French pages refuse unphati formation of other case of piracy, but this hooptanse is that the defendant accepts the bill based on the patriarchal type of government-cat Power tline the outage, was committed in Chincesa inopal and ns agout for all the other pack man to govern himself, his family
original homeade may be mentioned the garding the Monroe doctrine. The Continental Hydrophobia is prevalent in Perak. Eight waters. The altair was certainly a very des members of the firm. Tip judgment is against and his sorvants, as he thinks best. Amongst Observe how this applies to the case of persons who had been bitten by, and dog hasrate one; two men were shy, but the wounds and not in favour of your case. In this caso those who love wandered far from their cally to reangales afg. Clevoland's assertion re-
I simit, however, there is a difficulty.
dress and the Trok, Buers, who lye in their by Mr Olsblad in the Fanozuelan dispute. It is believed that the American Senate will re--- "raw colton. It pays at present a specific bean sext from that stute to the Pastour were not fatal althongz it is a vender someone the drawer did not accept.
Hi Lordship-Even if he did give authority bulleck waggons a nomadic life, moving with "export dusty representing about 3 per cont Institute at Saigon for treatment. Besides has not filled. About for put on the Shar-Poloat. It was one with his authority; Depper Boore, poenliar both in religion and in prota are mastly astounded at that demands made
these cases, one man has died. Perak ke hansen, the Lam Dum &i, a largo junk carrying s oraz o twoire and lures passengers, and hav
of the country to another, and remaining only Commission on the Venezuelan frontier ques "ad valerent. Hence, it can be carried from set to work to kill all dogs,
ing a curgo of a thousand picals of dried per you woull have to prove a direct authority to their families, fooks, and horde from one part fuse to authorize Mr. Cleveland to appoint a
accept
Washington, 19th December. Send for their needs There are also the Bijvooner "the interior and shipped to Japan by paying naval correspondent writes to a home paper simmans and all vegetative, was on a voyage Polinck-General authority, I think, as long as its wood, water, and grass saffics tine, dealing to control the nomination stealf.
In the donate this evening, on o' tion "a total impost of all per cont. But if, in--I hear that the Admiralty are contemplating from Shanebun, near Hoifang, to Hongkong would be mithejoute
when he was beled near Finglol. Suddenly His Lordship To marry on the business of a ↑ Boers, who, having no farms of their own, are stead of being carried to Japan or some Atting such largo vessels as may be built in other foreign country, it he intended for future, and are likely to serve in hot climates, two fishing junks, of about a hundred cut fum ? No. I give you judgment on the hill for content to live by sufferance upon the farms of brought forward by Besiator Morgas, supported many fiecare iuto yarn at a Shangari mill, with refrigerators. This will be a meat male panty proh, once up to horas 84,000.and.costs of quting and stamping What their more wealthy neighbour and rektions by Benster Sherman, it was decided to refer
volvora. The Kam Men Ki as well
Mr. PollockWe cannot do anything further groot-vce being cattle, and kief-ve shoe, passed by the House of Representatives, to
Foreign Committee to-morrow. Both speakers and then for sale in the juarkets of Chincome boon to all who may be called upon to pass | at once comunensed, the affray by firing rides application do you make in regard to the 33,000 The term Yeo-Boer signifies stock farmer the Venesuela Commission Bili, which had been.”
their commission in the tropics.asmed, having two cannong; two muskets, and a
Bupported President Cleveland's policy, but deprecated any hasty action-in the matter
London, 20th Desember. "obviously the Chinese wathorities may re-
The boy who was sent to goal for two years sword on board, but the orew were quickly regard to that Will your Lerkship gront ass gouts, eta
rovidence, addM
JAPAN IN THE FAST His Lordskip-Very wall; the $3,000 claim:
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the Chancellor of Altogether shoul red the men in the flaking junke emocente ina
sation.
Recently, referring to a trade sport by the Exchequer, speaking at Bristol, said that, overpowering, the crew. fifty men harded is Kam Sus Hi, after withdrawn, with liberty to bring s fresh
Mr. Pollack then proceeded to call eridance Consul General Jernigan of Shanghai, we con- although kinship does not preclude war between throwing stinkpots on board. They then sent
fist to recognise oficially the display of one other sonatry wanted war, and he bopel that the room the betalen. One of the orci, as to the property which the plaintific sought gratulated the writer upon having been the Great Britain and America; he belired that pian named Ng. Wo, was wounded in the loft to attach
Mr. A: Soth produced the original will and mersial liberally anade by Japan in the Shi-pascefql and honourable result of the question moxasek treat It has never happened praat issue between the two Governments would be
arrived ather
New York, 20th December. Mr. Follbek sated if the will was signed by vibusly, wo far as we can remember, thus a arm by a revolver shot, and anothor, Fong
Date vietorious state Biauted from vanquished
A meeting of the New York Chamber of 27, war shot in the right leg. Having thus petition for probate
His Lordship-In the copy the unme is conditions plainly unfavourable to the tradal obtained command of the Junk the pirates Chan Xang Shi
lod her into a bay near. Nanshan, whare several other junke came alongside and ago Chun Kung 85. I am afraid sufferent car is interest the former, in erder that the Commerce his been summoned to protest of the value of $3,000 was removes not exercised in Chinese hamss. Any similarity rest of the world might profit: by them against Mr. Cloreland'a sation. The New lator the Kam Sax Kf was taken out to immediately jumped at and assumed to be Hai Japan, sought to obtain a monopoly York Herald condemns an mischieymas the would be Bikely to provoke endless complica where the pirates left her and want away in the same name. There might be a danger of of the Chinese markets for her own spa extension of the Monivo dotrins to a paltry their own boute. The imprisoned crew maring attaching somebody else's property, or woven cottons, she shontà naturally have lonndary dispute in South America, which after a while to reieses themselves and thoy
The inquiry respecting the property was desired, above all things, to provent the este
London, 21st December. At the quarterly, meeting of the Blacktrarnailed to Hongkong and reported the matter to Clamber of Commercs on 2nd Desember, the the police. Several of the pirate anil the zoned until next Wednesday in urler that blishment of cotton mills under forniga aus- tions in Europe, and advises the oxoraiso of
Mr. Pollock I at lustrueled to apply for included in the flimonoseki treaty s cloure junks can be identified, so it is to be hoped that further evidenso might, he called
pices in Chins, whorens, or the costrazy, she prudence in dealing with the question,
The Senate have unanimously passed the journment into chambers schors of the Chamber for dispatching a mis
Homes of Representatives Bill for the Venesuela. Dinger Wines of very superior Vintago. its complaisante to thb raw materiņi rosion to China for opening up new markets for arrest will bo'mude:
English trade in China was further considered.
Commission without any amendments being". introduced... "quired: for manufacture. Such a hope The president said the proposal bad met with Aeeporal approbation throughout the country, CLARET-Our Clarets, including the lowest appears to quite chistorical.
Issue. It resolved to communicate with priced, are guarantor to-be the genuine"suredly it is entirely opposed to the and he hoped it would be carried to a practioni practice invariably adepted by the Chi-the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, pak- ngse authorities. They take ue thought ing him to receive a depatation with a view of "whatever to fcator trade-made in foreign assing the best means of carrying out the
enterprise. hands above nii la regant it simply as a means of procuring revenue. Moreover be pur fogar, the difference in price the Chinese themselves are engaging in being taroly a question of age and
"the cotton-spinning business, and there vintage.
"will naturally be a disposition to die WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent crimiunte against the foreigner. It seems "to us, therefore, that wherens mill-owners -quality and of greater: ago than most
The Scorett in Japan, cut, ne te procure, any cotton free brids in the market. WHISKY marked" is universallyChina by paying to the lattor a total tax popular, and is proneaaeed by the best
"of 43 per cent, ad valorem, they will find local connoisseurs to be superior to any
"themselves obliged to pay an impost of-20 other brand in the Hongkong market. ・・
"ar 30 per cent on the same cotton if they "establish mills in China to pin it." Then follows an intimation that the ques tion-is-not likely to be included in the negotiations now taking place between Earl Li and Baron HAYASHI, and that Japa
nese capitalists ought to investigate this "print before they sink large sums of money in Shanghai mills. Otherwise they may fod themselves rainously triüdicapped "when they care to purchase cotton for "their work."
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We only guarantee our Wines end Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from no in the Colony or from car authorial, Agenta at the Coast Parts.
A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED."
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY Hongkong, 9th January, 1896. . [22
NORICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. UNLT communications reloving to this news caiu MALE should be distressed to Tax-DITOR.
Correspondentsmunt fere and their numemduddress with communications addressal to itu Exliter, not All letters for publication squid the written on one se of the paper only.
fer jublication, but es evidence of good faith.
The Scam Free Press of the 19th December eaysMr. G. des Hemedios, at one time em rioyed us foreman in the Siem Free Press office, and later as olark in the office of the Consalting Engineer to the Sisese Government, mys- terionaly disappeared on Tuesday last, na co trace of him can be found. He was sont on Tuesday on a message to Sapatoom, and failed to strive at his destination. Ho has sinns fix appeared without the least reason being apparent for his staang's conduct. The Portuguese Con sal-Genorail is taking every means to trace the lost man, and any information on this subject ought to be addressed to the office of the Portu guess Consulate.
THE MURDER AND SUICIDE AT
TWARE SHAURIWAN:
INQUEST.
At the Magistancy yesterday Mr. T Ser.. combe Smith held the inquiry respecting the murder und suicide at Staukivan on the 2nd The cames of the desce ara. Hunt Singh, an Indian polisoman, and Pan Kwoon Le, the son of a te-honsa keep
His Lordship This is absent people's porty and I think it is just swell to have a public inquiry
Jaugment was then gutered for the plaintifs for 84,000, the $3,000 case was withdrawn, and the inquiry respecting the property adjourned until next Wednesday.
AMOF RACES
THIRD DAY, Wednesday, Sta Jacuars LEDGEE CUP (presented); value. S serand pony 82; for all China ponies; winner at Abis meeting of one race 5lbs extra, of two be more 10168. extra; previous non-starters 7ike extra weights as per sedle; ontanare $5:
London, 2280 December
The passing of the Bill in its entirety in us. ribed to the desire of the Republicans to cat the whole of the responsibility, upon President Cleveland, he having recommended the test,
London; ad December. -he leading beukors and merchants of several cities in the United States have taken atops for urging Congress to exercits the greatest
London, 24th December. prudence in dealing with the Venuela question.
Mr Gladstone, having received from the New York World an appeal for a word of peace and good fellowship in the present crisis, telegraphed that he dares not interiere, but that all shot is required is only common sense.
tinally disposing stall the impediments hitherto pro-placed by the Chinsee in the path of snch
terprise. Hus she received any puklo recog nition of bee liberality? None, so fax as we can res, except from Consul-Oteral Jernigan. This projectors of the Ewo Cotton Milla, when ouncing by biroular that they wore ut length in a position to carry their undertaking to practical issue, went out of their way to attri bute their suchenly acquired ability to the exer tions of the British representative in Peking, whereas, in point of fact, they owed it entirely to the privileges onred by the Shimonoseki treaty. For years the British copiaontative had been working to obtain the required yar mission from the Chinese Govermont. He had even begun to be very doubtful whether such a concession would bandit the British omnire, since the chinary meded for eatablish ing cotton mills would probably come froms
AMERICAN PINANDE the United States, and the products of the
Washington, 16 December. mills would compete rainomsly with manufac- Me Boyd's Dioon, 11st. b...
ME. Carlisle, the Secretary to the Treasury, Time, 2 min: 12 8/5th sestarea imported from Great Britain, But the Me, Boyd's Daniero, 11st 1lb FORMOSA CUP (presankell) vaine 8 for all conclusion of the Shimonoseki frosty mottled in his report, oatinetes that the defloit for tho pitties first raced as grifing at Amoy or Fon everything. Immediately Her Majesty's Torront gear will amount to seventeen million chow winnors at this masting of one race presentative obtained for his natiorals the rer. dollars He proposes to cancel greenbacks and 7lba, extra of two more raves 101 octre mission of the Tongli Yomen, under the right reduce the small paper envency in order to
London, lab Decriber. President Cleveland has kent a fresh Message Sighte as per scale entrando 85. One and within a few days the Ewe Mall projecters,
were able to inagurate an enterprise that had fide grilling at dete of only allowed conferred by the most favoured nation-slaugomiske room for silver coins and pertificates:
hung fire for years. If they shrank from to Congress, in which he states that the cou- 2openly iteriting that consaistaation to tinued exporte of gold demit immediate action mile and a quarter? Bir. Thomas Otter, 105, 1965
Japan's cosmopolitan liberality, they might at to protect the reserve in the Treasury Ho Mr. Bruce's Satray, 10st. 7lbs.
Timo, 2 min. 53) seos
least have refrained from atributing it to the urged Congress not to go into recame before Mr Dryasdust's Cerberus, 10st 19ibs...
to place-on record their indifference to what ezgeny, and m avert the sporities of the efforts of the British representative, as lough logisiting to relive the dangers of the present Japan and deno. It is not to ho assumed, people's intereste sud the impairment of publio
New York 33rd December. of course, that Japan's antion was purely alistic She donbtless desired to conciliate
Heavy sales of American securities continnə Europe's good will. But, at all bronts, that is spirit that Europa shonll try to bevern behalf of Great Britain and the Con develop by approval instead of chilling it by tinent entailing a largo drain on the gold supply. injusties We fost that this experience may The Ways and Menue Committee of the Bois serve to drive Japan into the wholly selfish of Representatives advcoutes an increase in the grooves from which it ought to be the dbject of tari, and a popular Bond BIL The House
THE "ASHANTRE. EXPEDITION. her foreign friends to hold her lacr, A corro will wonsider the matter on Thursday.
Loukin, 18th Fecember. spondent from Shanghai, writing ou the sub-
Advices from Capo Coast Cantle, dated to day, ject, says Your editorial comment pa extract from one of Consul-Genaral: Jernigan's
Inspector Hall said-I am stationed at Slim- kiran. On the inst, at 9 pm. I was in the charge room. I heard the end of a shot coming from behind the station in the direction of the table 1 went out and on the slope landing from the compound to the sheege One mis, 1st, room I saw & Chinaman, whose jacket was the charge room, where he sat on to flore barning. I and a constable assisted hir into afterwards laid him on his back on the for. I examined hita and found a ballet-hute in, his left wide, rather low down. I also saw a bullet hole in his back fit corresponded with the hole in his Five lots of Crown land at Morrison Haido. He raid Fax shot" I mail **Who shot Road were sold by auction on Tuesday. Mr. You?" He said Sant Singh, the police trooper Chan & Tong was the purchaser of the whole I had his wounds bound up with cotton wool Lot 1,359. annual rontal 589 content, 3002 ment Ciril ospita Iaftards saw him dead of the lote, which were uisposed of as follower and I sent hita in an stibulance to the Govern square feet, upset price, $764; amount of pur at the hospital. I marched the station for Srut chase $1,213. Lab. 1,360, suunal rental Sol; Singh, and found him in the bathroom at the extants, 4.650 square feet upset price station. Whilst attending to the injured China $1,013; amount of purchase $1,729. Lot 1,361 max I heard two-shore fired in quick accession." annual rental 850; contents, 8,907 square feet; from near the back of the station. A gils wa upset price. $992: amount of purchase, 81,570. lying by the Ludian's side. It held an empty Lot $1.962; Manual rental, $51; contents, 4,042 cartridge, Another empty cartridge was square feet; upset price, $1,011; amount flying between his feet. There were four purchase $2.010 Lot 1383; annual rental, $50; loedel cartridges in his overcoat pookat. hole on the right silo of the neck and the contents, 4,922 aquare feet; upset price 31,066 The constable was dead. There was a bullet Amount of purchase, 82,500.
top of his skull was smashed an empty cartridge caso was afterwards found in the harness room. The cartridges had been taken from the ponch of P.C. 591.
No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be imported.
Ordere for extra copies of Daty Primae should be sone before 11 um, on day of pistication. After that hour the supply is invited Day Supplied for Cash with Hipan will be followed by a reviston-of that the Treasury is prepared to sanction this concussion and must have been instantaneous,
Telyraphic Addries Passs,
P.O. Box. 29.
Telephone No. 12.
The Daily Press.
ponies; to be ridden by residents of Amor Lavies' PURSE (prosentes); for all Chine Ponchow, or Formos datal weights over 11 stone Zibs, entrazes $5. Dnes round sada dietanow
General Toptigin's Mercury Kr. Dryascast's Hard Times Mir. Mentors Magic
Time, 3 min, 25 15th soog LOTTERY CUP: value $100 second pony $25; for Amoy subscription griffins of this season winners of a mile and quarter taco or over Sus, extra for each such race wef weights ng per scale entrance 85. One mile and a half Me. Dryasdust's Field Marshal, 11, 4lbs
orgit
The point ought also to ho investigated by European capitaliste. If the success, of the cotton industry at Shanghai were The London and China Express says:-Con dependent solely on Japanese good.trary to the statement that has appeared, thu British Copsular officers in Formosa have not
Dr. Marques soid-On the 4th inst. I made will the hopes of the promoters might be boon trusferred to Her Majesty's Cavalar doomed to disappointment, for Jami ap Service in Japan. It is, indeed, virtually post smarted usamination of the two bodies.
is timely and certainly just to Japan Posadition are bridging the Prah, and that a number
London, 23rd December. as Japanese will now be the official language wen's ballet wound on the loft side of the abdo-Mr; Twoman's Cruiser: 11st. Ab». &£•°*1* reports, reconily republished in the klot? | state that the engineer attached to the expe hly you may have set another report of carriers have deserted on the way to the Prah. pears to be buffed at what the Japan Mail ortain that they will return to Chine, and that The Chiraman was about 22 years of age There terms "the exceedingly unsatisfactory re-
Latest advices from Acera stato that Major of Formosa, the poets will be attached to and men, alse a corresponding wound on the back. Fag's Cheer Up 10st. 12lba..
Death was the result of $25; for all beatan ponies that have ra and Japan has bocomplished more for civilization cognition accorded to Japan's cosmo-filled by men in H.B.M's service in Japan. The spleen, left kiler, a stomak w CONSOLATION COr; value $100 second pony from the same official, in which he says
The service in China reud not mourn, boivever, pierced throngi.
not-won a race at this meeting weights as in Asia than a hundred years of European laden Powell with four handrod native scouts "politan liberality in framing the Shimo- oror the less of the two poste, an fer new hemorrhage preduced by an injury to the
per scale; entrance $5. One mile
diplomacy sad arms. The notinery im has reached Praksu. Mr. Thomas Otter, 30st 12lbs 1 ported by the Ewo Cotton Mill world hav "noseki Treaty." It is probable, however, British Censalar appointmonts are to be made spleen and left kidney. The Indian had a Chins, whilst there are also possibilities that bullet wound on the trochen, also one ugar the that the conclusion of the commercial treaty in this required, are long. We believe top of his head. Donth was caused by cerebral afr. fanners Wagle, Tort 12lbei romained on shipboard or in gedown until Time, 2 min, 184/5th sempan's action ented the right td lond | Pan Loi, the father of the Chinaman, sa CHAMPION BTARRS; a feroad entry of $10 and use it, and it is most unfair to Japan
sach for all winners at this meeting coopt withheld the credit that is justly ler dee. Nil Desperadam Biskee, winners of two Historis truth ought to be no les Esored than raves $15 extra, of more than two rucs religion, and it is a historic truth that. „Japan 530 extra, non-winnere excluded; weights has done more to liberaliza commerce in Axia than Europe and America combined have done. as par scale. One mile and a quarter.
It will require a lever of great motive power Mr. Dryasdust'e Shiney Villiam
to turn, Chins over Europe made a mistake Mr. Esher's Kindart
in chooking the progress of Japan's arms, 'pro- Mr. Tom Green's Bluejacket
bably not a mistake when considered from the point of self-interest, but certaizly'a niistaka when viewed from the standpoint of a more- Heral citilization"Jupes Mail
the treaties with other power, and even further expenditure, and that provisiou will be without such revision representations might male for it in next year's estimates. I sew my son at sis pm, on the 2nd inst. when
the
be made by the Ministers of
H.M.B. Humber arrived at Ceylon on the variber countries whose subjecte are 20th December from Aden on her way to Hong- interested in the industry. At the same koog, and would sail probably on the 25th. The Huber is a scrow stareship of 1,640 tons HONGKONG, AKTARY 9TH, 1896.
time it is possible the Governments and 800 horse-power. She has been in the Av important announcement is made in the might take the view that they were not Mediterransan as storeship for some time, and on to 19th November, and Aden on the 11th Japan Mail athwing the prospects of the specially interested in facilitating the build was lately relieved by the Tyne. She left Malta cotton industry at Shanghai. A conven- ing up of an industry intended to compete December and experienced fine weather all the tional stipulation is suil to have been already with those of Europe and America, and way. The following is her list of oficera
Commander Frank W. Wyley, 5th January, concluded, though it is not yet in force, to the might be disposed to leave China to tax her 1894, Lieutenant (3) George V. W. Davies, effect that produce in China which, having raw cotton as the thought fit. The point is 15th August, 1992; Surgeon, Christopher L. an important and interesting one, and it W. Bunt, M.B., 8th March, 1805; Assist been curried to a port of shipment for tho
Paymaster in Charge Oliver F. Tuck, 10th purpose of export, has consequently been would no doubt be reassuring to the share-ray. 1892, Eagineor Edward A. F. Crowley, Kecommissioned at cxempted from any inland charge other than holders in the various cotton Companies that th September, 1894 the coramuted tax of one half of the export have been fuated to be nathoritatively in Sheerness 1st July, 1889.
The Straits Times of the 30th December ́doly, may be relieved from the pecessity of formed what the prospects as to the supply of
Was reobitel export and be sold locally on payment of a the raw material really are. It may turn out says:Yesterday, a telegram
Brother Abban, the visitor or inspector of the further tax of five times the commuted likin. after all that the Companies have made announcing the death, at AlexxpİRİL, Of Christian Brothery Schools in Hongkong, Singapore, Penang, Colombe, and Rangoon, years, from 1888, was director at Hongkong He-was an English Canadian, and for fire until promoted. This year he spent much of his time at Singapore, and it in mainly to his infrenos and exertions that St. Joseph's In- stitution at present poressos sstadt of thirteen English and Irish Brothers, Heloft Singapore on the 16th July last for Colombo, where he stayed il the latter end of October, and he arrived at Alexandris on the 22nd November. He was a atriot educationalist, and it was his intention to mako Singapore the headquarters of the Christian Brothers in the For East.
we had cinner together also saw him after he was wounded, but he could not speak. I identify the body.
P.C. 353 said that when the wounded Chine man was brought into the station he said, in answer to the question, What is the matter with you!" I was thet by Seat Singh to him and he made no reply. The question Why were you shot?" was put
His Worship returned the following verdist: Tha Pang Kwoon Loi died frem hasorrhage resulting from injuries to the spleen and Left kidney caused by a ballet Sred by one Sunt Singh That Sunt Singh died from cerebral concussion resalting from injurias caused by a ballot fired by himself."
SUPREME COURT.
8th January.
IN ORGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEYORS SIL FIELDING CLARES (Chjes JUSTICE)
THE NATIONAL HANK OF CHINA, LIMITED,
v, CHUN KING TING,” H
Time, 2 mín. 45/5th seas.
THE TRANSVAAL AND THE BOERS
1
At the present moment, when iko question of the Transvaal is absucking so muos attention, it may be of interest to give a brief epitome of the history of the Republic, and its relations with Great Britain. The following concise sketch appeared in the 1636 edition of farell's
EARTHQUAKE GUIDES.
FIGHTING ON THE UGANDA ROAD."
London, 18th December... News has been received that the Masni triba attacked 4 caravane Uganda mad One thousand en were killed during the attack.
1,
THE FRENCH AFRICAN COLONIES,
Peris, 17th December. M.. Guieysse, the Minister for the Colonies, demande fresh, credita, amounting to eighteen hundred thousand francs, towards the French African colonies.
THE FRENCH'IN MADAGASCAR-A LARGE OREDIT WANTED.,
Far's, 20th December. M. Bourgeois, the Premier, has asked for a credit of soventeen million franes for Made. gascar.
CAPTAIN LOTHAIRE AGAIN.
Brussels, 17th December. The latest advices state llot Captain Lothaire Ja decisively routed the insurgents at Inina- burg on the Congo, THE SITUATION AT CONSTANTINOPLE MORE
SATISFACTORY.
Constulinople, 17th December.. The general situation here is viewed with less disquiet, though the reports from the provinces
THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT BANKRUPT. entinus to be unsatisfactory.
Constantinople, 19th December. The Turkish Treasury is empty, and the long Bank refuses to make any further advance.h
A GENERAL RISING IN CRETE FEARED A Constantinople, 19th December.
Latest advičce from Crore state that a general Governor bas neked for reinforcements.. MATRANICAL M.P. UNSEATED,
London, th December. rising thronghout the island is feared. The
Mr. HL C. Fulford, the Radical member of the Henss of Commons for Lichfield, has been ascated for bribery and corruption.
DEATH OF THE DUKE OF LEEDS.
London, 23rd December The death is anncaneed of the Duke of Leeds.
COLONIAL GOVERNOTRULIPS,
Toulon, 23rd December Sir Charles Canicron Les has retirot from
There does not seem to be much connection between earthquakes and luminous paints; but there is nevertheless a statemaal which travellera in the Philippine Islands will be atle to corroborate. In those islands, as every one From 1896 Legan the trekking" of Dutch is aware, earthquakes are not uncommon, and Boore out of Caps Colony. After the annexation the inhabitants have made luminos paint of the greatest importance during the of Natal and of the Orange River State many settled beyond the Taal, but as account of critics moments of the shook, for small their ill-treatment of the coloured races the metallje plates are opsted with lamineus In other words, supposing that an article mistake in going to Shanghai instead of
British Government had again and again to in- paint and placed in the house so that those torfors. On the 17th January, 1932, the Sand within can,mediately there is a warning of an earthquake, find their way to the front door intended for shipment abroad be able to coming to Hongkong. We suspect, how
River Convention was signed, which recog export duty amounting to 6 per cent. ad ever, that it will be found in actual working
nized the Trazevial as an independent state of the house without much dificulty bike light valorem, then its total liability in respect of that there will be no lack of raw cotton at
Plaintiffs snel for a writ of foreign attach though with certain restrictions concerning the of the paint. In Mouth caz be seen patobes export and likin would be 7 per cent.; Shangha and that the native officials,
ment against the property of the defendant.ustive tribes, which the Bears subsequently near the door handles in the rooms and on the whereas if it be not shipped abroad but avaricious as they are, will see that it is to
Mr. H. E. Pollock (instreated by Mr. Ellis) chose to ignore. In 1858 the three original stairs, ote; lamps and night-lights, are cou- offered for culo at the port of shipment or their interest not to kill by prohibitive elsewhere within China, it must pay an in taxes what promises to be such a large and
appeared for the plaintiffs and said the claim commonwealths in the country anited to form sidered too draperons to be kept alightall night, was being proceeded with ea parte ander the republio and i 1973 elected the Ros. Tas being liknly to set fre, to the falling inflam provisions of sub-sentien 17 of aution1821 Burgers their President. He conscived the ideally houses and roasting those within alive... post of 15 per centuri, is not stated with lucrative source of revenue.
Ordinance 18 of 1973, which reintes to foreign of a railway to Delagon Bay, and essayed to Straits Tenics
DISEASED HEAT AT BANGKOK, whom this "conventional stipulation" has
attachment. The plsiuile registered offices promets its construction But native troubles were in Hongkong, and the defendant's aids arose Sikukuni, a Bechuana chied, inflicted:
DAN PENGANTIN been made, but presumably it forms one of The Acroatio Corupetition--Owing to a mis
was Chak Chin Young He formerly carried rubing defents on the Boer fermes, and
At HBM's Consulte, Bangkok, on the the terms of the commercial treaty now in take the third light in this week's, nerostic ends
The Singapore Free Press of the 28th Decem. on business at 18, Praya Cental under the style threatened the capital. Other anil mate power- course of negotiation between China and in N instead of the letter in the upright.
ter says The Gorman steamer Telaston, which of Chuk Si Kuk B, and be resided at 30ful tribes bucario excital in turn against too. Japan. Possibly Japan thinks she har The P.&O. mail steamer Pelin left Singa went ashore on Fax Reef, Elio Straite, lac D'Aguilar Street. The plaintiffs claim was for Boere, who had seized their lands, burnt their 21st December Ms. French (the Come) speak. made mistoka
a
in stipulating in pore for this port on the inst. at p.m. with weak, vame safely off with the high Hdo and two bills of exobange for $4000 and 29,000 re-raals, and enslaved their children. It became ing on the question of diseased cattle on on April 19th, 1877, the Transvaal was Micaleof by Mr. Sheriff on Inspector in the the outward English mail, and in exported here steamed into Singaporo gestortsy morning.spectively They were drawn by Leung Jin necency for Great Britain to interfere, and complaint liged with him against Mz the treaty of peace for the importa about 6 am. on 13th ist.
For a time English money and Siam police, for refusal of duty on two buk- What damage the stained has not of course upon the defendant, who was described ou tion of wachinery into China and
Tornow in his place. ANTONIA been yet ascertained. At prespat the Tetarios the bills as Mr. Chan King Ting, of the Chok aancred the establishment of manufacturing in The Honx Transurer of the Alice Memorial is discharging the cargo which is stored in the Si, and they were scrapted by him and payable English enterprise worked wondere: markets looks silled by him, if that he was not a Goverusehip, of British Guiana, and Air
Rom, 17th December and Nethersole Hospitale bogs to acknowledge efter part of the vessel, which is all in good to the plaintiff Bark ifteen days fixed, after are created for the produce, and land rose is disposed to assist the Siamese to recover the Augustus Hemuning has been appointed Go- Signor Crispi, spoeling in the Chamber of dustries which may compete with her own with thanks the followisg donation to the fands order. This ton vessel, while 16 and 17. Et sight. The bill fex 94,000 was drawn on the raluo to an unlooked for extent. In December, two ticals tax on every bullock killed. The The article in the Japan Munil scents to in of the Hospital A Friend $35.
Praving dock With reference to the incident 10th Dotober and was accepted on the 31st 1590 however, a majority of the Boers took up Siamese refused to make the least precantian THE ITALIAN POLICY IN ABYSSINIA.. of the Tolartes falling to respond to the signals October by the defendant himself. He signed artis sgainst the Britian Government. They to protect residente from being poisoned dicato as much and that the heavy taxation
Sir Nicholas Hannen, Britisi Caroul-General of the Monmouthshire, the captain of the his zame as acceptor and ales chopped the till invested the towns held by Imperial troops, be the bad met gold in the Bergkoks nukes. Deputies, defendat, the palioy of the Govern
Which became dager. Eae 15th November, with and surprised a detachment on the marob. The Siamska Government, he maid, were
General Baratari, he added, retained their con- of raw produce that has been assented to is and Chief Justics of .B.Ms Supreme Court at starts and he had three black balls hoisted, intended to remetly the mistake.
The Shanghai, was to leave London per P. and 0. not a distros sigral: The Monmouthshire cemo his firm's chop. The bill for $3,000 was dated Sir G. P. Colley hastened from Natal with such well aware of the injury done to the health ment in Abyssinia, and said that the defeat of
Sin Ko apon the datendant in favour of the the Boors at Laing's Yak and shortly after. Boa with regard to the meat, enpply of Bang-
Rome, 19th December. article may, in fast, be rend as a warning to steamer on 2nd January to resume the duties of with a signal F. Q. V. S., which is not in the 14th October last and was also drown by Lonag troops as he could collect. He was defented by of the community by the absens of any regula the Italiane at Ambalagi vauhi changs nothing.
his post.
What does signal book, to which the Tetarios replied "r Japanese capitalists against carrying out their
cannot understand your eigasis. The captain plaintiff Bank fifteen days after sight, and was wards et Majah Hill, where he himself skok, and yet faby showed a complete indifference idense, and the Government proposed to pacify intention of establishing inills at Shanghai.
erecting a tax of Tes, for slaughter
on This afternoon on the Happy Valley the of the latter host is anxious to disotnim any compted by a man in the employ of the defen killed. Relnfervements were now sent up to the health of the community. Ha pointedly the occupied provinces and fortitty the frontier. dent named Lam Yukaline Tam Po, on the under Bir Evolve Wood, and there is little remarked that the Sixmed-Government we The Italian non-of-war aberta, and Surprise is expressed that neither in the Hongkong Football Club will Bella Ragby intention of discourtesy:
De Rome, 20th December.. ix the chop of the defendant's firm and he But meanwhile the Gludstone Cabinet at homo, ing diseased cattle, and thus poissaing the
After a speech made by Signor Crispl, in prospectus of the projecten Japanese Cotton Practice game. As many players as possible are requested to attend. Kick-offst 4.30. Pick:
did affix the chop on the bill which became due which had previously declared that the policy European community who drew their supply of mited for Massosal from Naples on the 13th November. PARE A of Its predecessors in annexing the Transval meet from the Bangkok markets. Mr. Sheriff could not be retired from, uklonly slanged its appeared to boquiesce in the condemnation passed Company nor in the published projects of up on the floid. foreign companies organial for a similar purpose, does any waterdent upper sa to
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
It is anotread that a now Russian gunboat (SPECIÁL TELEGRAM TO THE “DAILY FREE"] of 989 tons li to be began as a stationnaire for. the method of procuring.row cotton, "Yet the Chinese rivers, together with two more new "that is the one vital question, Wit ernisers and two torpedo-boats, at the various "not for the apparent economy to he yards on the NOTE,
eflected by obtaining Chinese cotton in A collision between the British steamer "Inco, tliere would be no special inducerest Phranang and the German steamer Amigo occur to devcta large sums of money to the red at Parum on the fad Docamber. The damaga, however, was of a triding character. "establishmexit of spinning factories in The Amigo pat back and her departare, for "Shanghai." Our contemporary then goes Hongkong was delayed.
LONDON, 6th January, THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT. Mr. Cacil Rhodes has resigned and Mr. Spriggs has succeeded him as Premier of Cape Colony.`
The English papers uncnimonsly declare that Germany's intervention in the Transvaal is inadmissible. K
His Lordship-Tas second bill was not attitude; partly owing to reprsentations made by the Consul, and said he would bring the which he engaged to abstain from further 0.0. cepted i tio defend in the firm's
Dr. Follook-It TES BODepted
name.
Hi Lordship-Is he the sole partner? Mr. PollookI do not know whether his is sola partner; he is one of the partnere, and liava suthority for the fact that the firm's an Counsel then quoted the case of Nichelle. ceptance would bind him Hearn reported in 9 Ez, page 853
to
it by resident Brand of the Orange Free matter to the knowledge of the authorities,
State. Goneral Wood was ordered to sopter with the Boer leadora (Joubert and Kruger); and treaty, more liberally renowed in 1884 was Irande, by which the Transal became again independent. The results of this "act of magushinity" have not been happy The Boers imagined themselves to have conquered the British, and behaved acordingly. Pro party of Brital and loyal residente hocatio Taluchess, and the stipulations of the convers tiuz were ignored.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
nial expansion the Chamber of Deputies pissed by a large majority eredits amounting to twenty. million france towards the war in Abyssinia CHANNINDIAN TROOPS FOR AFRICA.
Dhobar, 19th December. Thres hundred Punjabes Mahomedang sall The following Celograms are from Ceylon and by the H.I.8.N. Put this morning for Bangkok papera
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION
Gupiain Baratty: Ist Bikha, and Lieutenant Scott, And Bilis, are Commandant dombaan. and second in command, rospectivaly of the London, 13th December, 1895. His Tardship This is not en aceptance per
President Cleveland is his message to Con- antingent. Sinon their arrival in Bombay they of gread in view of Great Britain refusal to aclave beou busy arranging for four months President Krugor has announced substantial procuration; another man signs as accepter.
Mr. Pellock-Yos, but that man will prove concessions to the Uitlanders, ARMEN on to speak of the difficulties that may be At Singapore the other day a respectable
The National Uzion has formed a provisional that he had authority to put the firms shop on The following sketch of the Boars appears in copt arbitration on the Venesuela frontier, resupply of rations and clothing and equipmoot the bill get by the samo authority commends that Cougrem should oppoint a Comfor the men to last for three year. The oBicers experienced in obtaining raw cotton. The Chingwoman gave birth to twiur, both females,
three years from ditteront regiments for sak on the bill
May in the Capo Dutch term for farmer and is It will be, says he, the duty of America to rozers and eighteen signallers, are seconded for vice in East Africa. The mon were recruited. lekin question is referred to and the provi. who were joined together by a flesh band at Government at Johannesburg to preexve order His Lordship-The defondant's name is not The word "Boer, as need in South Africa, mission to deternus the true frontier, and men, who include a squad of fourtom gun
their abdomens. Das child but four hands, the ard to protect the town against the Hoers
Mr. Pollock-In this cans it is sooopted in applicable to a farmer, of any nationality and sist by every means within her power any st gion of the Tientsin treaty allowing the other had zone. Ons wis dark, the other very A rowiat tram of zofugees from Jabar.
and Bengal and Balooch regiments, and are commutation of inland charges on produce fair. They both lived only for about fifteen nesburg has been dérailed and S2 passaggers the name of the Chul Bi Kuk Ei, which in although the Boere sre mostly of Thatch parent-tempt on the part of Great Britain bike te
maras for a corporation. The bills were preage, there are also a few partly of French origin, zitory which, that Commission adjudges to Vene from regiments of the Panjab Frontier Force. killed and injured.
sented for payment at the defendant's shop, but being desvendsats of the Huguenot refugeta zupla President Corriand, before he con- intenfled for export by the paytacnt of an miuotos...
THE AMERICAN LOAN:
the defendant had gons to Canton, and the who igrated to the Cape at the time of the clude, stated flint be keenly realised the gravity natives of the Rawalpindi Districts There are additional half-duty is quoted. But pro A ehair coolie was fined $2 at the Police
The American Ican of $100,900,000 has been folis in the shop said they had to authority to revocation of the Edit of Nantes In 1836-37 of the possible consequense attending the six native oficers, who have seen a grea: doal duce not intended for export is not entitled Court yesterday for disorderly conduct at the
A pay the money. The bill have not yet been large numbers of the Dutch Foers, being dis adoption of his proposal, but he prozed of service The average service of the mon is paid nor the interest upon thementisfied with the British mode of government, this warlike utterance by a hbcured refutation about six years, and they are a particularly fine to the exemption Consequently raw cotton Peak tum sy terminus. Hoorestad s distressed
Lanos heceus he was paid only his proper fars,
His Lordship What is the rate of interestPtrekked northward from thy Cape Colony, of Lard Salisbury's contention that America is The object with which the force is going not intended for export will fall within the and he was twice put out of the station by Me.
Mr. Barney Barnato is undoubtedly is mil- Mr. Palook There is no rate of interest and settled in what is now Natal. This was giving a new and strange extension to the is to protect the Engineers and others who are way which will run from Mombasen on the category of ordinary Cidneso produce pres Wylie, the Superintendent. Then he was
Station...
the Fall prove these and take oleay 22 1643. The Boers" nekiked "ndesin, in international lare, and ched anyhow to was lionaire, Fet, like humbler morale, he is some-mentioned wo nak for the ordinary rate, taken possession of and proclaimed a British Monroe Doctrine, which is altogether unknown engaged in making the Merabassa Uganda rail- ing from one place within the empire to taken to tas Police
The message we heartily applauded by Con- Nyanza.There are several rebellious chiefe and a considerable user of slave tradore another, in search of a market, and will be Owing to the unormons rise in prices of the afterngon he dashed an in a hozzon, proparel ask your Lordship for leave to age execution but their new settlement was caned in 1841 inapplicable to the pending question
conat to the north-eat short of Lake Victoria
London, 18th December, there who are boon giving great trouble, and Lahfe to be taxed at overy lekin station en necessaries of life in Japan during the past for to take the Street by storm, but en alighten certain property belonging to the defendant, as the Dinge sovereignty. They then bogan
The Loudon prósa are unan.mons in rejecting the force may have come fighting very shortly after its arrived at Megabassa The is the What such taxes would aggregatenths, says the Nagsaki Express several af ing, found Ee had not the wherewithal to fisty and which was left him by his grandmother to form the present Traarvss, and in 1964, Bo
the banks and other large corporations are in the unbby's just demands. The man was told Eridones was then called in support of when the Orange sovereignty was giran up, our contemporary cannot state with precision, ereasing the salaries of the omplures. The to wait, while Barasy" casting his eagle eye comola opening statement In-reference to it became the Orange Free State, Here they but alys that a rough idea of what lekin Managers of the Mitsal Bunk, which has fifteen around noon spotted Mr. Barnet Loving from the bill for 33,000 his Lordship ald he could had to fight their way syamut the nativos, the claime set forth in Pessicant Cleveland
se against the drawer. W
whose children they sulat Wars worsen they regrise that they are partly an electoral Cigouts, which were composed of Sukha dud not means may be gathered from the convon branch uses rebently had their salaries raised; whom he borrowed, with many s feet and gribe, not see that the taiatiffe had a remedy except whoa lands and eattle they appropriated, and message to Congress as preposterous, although Bret force for East Africa, the former con
those who previously received $70 per month the humble necessary coin while from
orense vory, rapidly, the border Boere are cen misol a grave international qualiva. The having gone to Central Africs. was sufficient to support his NO. tinnel' stipulation referred to at the ccm now gut 8109; while there who got $50 now another gearing feiend he was glad mough to Mr. Follook thought the case has had quoted sequeully frequent and dr. Usir railles in more President Cleveland, they add, has of Punjabot Makomadant, as in the present case
borrow a light. mancement of this article, namely, that pro get $75.
route,