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DIRECTORT
CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, JO MOL.
FOR
1896.
Widr which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
This is the
THIRTY-OWETH ANNUAL THave,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12mm, 1998,
1804, and an amended statement showing the List of place where fra derṣatch bezes are total revenue and open litars in the year 1894. Incased and orgy of Mr. Kinghorn's report on With regard to the two last papers 1 may at the state of the Engines attached -- have the plain that in the statement whion was laid before honour to be, sir, year most obedient servent,
Ma, 0, H. ELASTINGS, ** the Legislative Comal on the 12th December
Aoling Supdt, Fire Brigada. the necete and torends of the colony were overstated to the scent of $8,675,70. This is The Hoy. J. H Stewart Lockhart, zlatn
Colonial Secretary. take arose through a alerical error, two bills from the Australian Government having bean Lad boonsetually collected by the Crown Agynte It was thought better to publish this stw mant to allay misaprehension, but the povere as now laid upon the table, Y
REPORT OF THE FIANCE COMMITTER. THE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the adep
The ACTING COLONIASTBEASUREEBTConded ten of the roport of the Fine Committee.
Carried,BAN
located
1 No. 1 Pelin Station
Englas Jure in Wanchai Road,
3. Engine House in Albing Streek
4. Royal Naval Yanl
5. Government Offrog.
6. Government House
THE MOHAMENDAN REBELLION,
down, put in an appearance. Boen afterwards. the Choa official eppesend, also the Haletsi and
Though wo hats heen repeatedly ofislaily sons others."
The ladies got off with some cdlds and badly assured in the veracions columns of the Poking shaken norvas, especially Dr. Poindexter, who Baraffe that the Mohammedan rebellion was i was not with the othem. Dr. Poindexter ban nita over, advices from foreign residents in
numerous friends in and soar Shongbai, who aiynen-fa, in, Shanah, dated, 4th Janu will be glad to hear that a telegram, just sayit is rumoured in the games that the received, started that who is better. For a fow Mekammedan rebels have reached Pap-T'on in
kad sustained was so great that realdence in the said to give much anxiety to the new Fa-tal. Interior would be doad visable. It is now hope The arrival of the rebola at Tao-Ton has not that she may be able to coturn to her post in boon altogether mospected. More thus a Chmante, tamme month agus regiment of acidiors passed through As to tan robbers, fiva kave been taken who Fishshow in order to be prepared for thom. It | are supposed to belong to the poety-three | is reported that shoat two hundred li north of -
The great rise in the price of all commodities, "having an opportunity of making a defence,
the Court does not deal with his cortificats says the Easter World has had the natural consequense that the price of labour has rison The officers appear to have conducted in proportion, hat, so far as Yokohama is con- themselves in a proper and becoming man-eared, fairly competent labour seems to have "nor under the circumstances" Wo have vise from the earth. It is not te he had at any prics, and the few on in the varions no desire to comment on the conduct of trades that ture any inkling of all of their the pastor, either as regards de aceideat bro se overwhelmed with work that or his loving the colony; but the othing can be done in anything liko reason: ant down. us untatering, vierens tho araute List of places where Fire Despatch-Boxes are days it was feared that the nervous attack she the extreme-north of the prosinca, and this is.
able time. Work of all kinds therefore goes. finding suggests the question whether a begging, and the mil spell of unconditional astor who faces a Court of Inquiry in 4 has not yet come to an end, so that
mployers of labour are at their wits end. manly straightforward manner is to be placed at a disadvantage as compared with the man who absents himself. The certificate of the late master of the Ch Sang presum ably remains valid, while it might havo been suspended or otherwise dealt with had ho appeared before the Court. It does not necessarily follow that the finding of the Court would have been adverse to the A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED master hud he romanined, but by going away he seems to have avoided all risk in the matter. If this is so it appears that some alteration of the law is required, otherwise it cannot be maintained that the Courts of Inquiry are in a position to administer equal justice in all cases coming under their
and will be found, as usual, to show an advance on preceding years both in fless and aconrady of-information.
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the "ports and elties of the Far East, from Penang to
Vladivostock, in which Europeans reaide.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841...
WINES AND SPIRITS-grisance.
ALL these are solested by vir ́London) House, bought direct at first hand. Emported in wood and hobbled by oursely, thus saving a intermediate profits, and 'enabling us to supply the best growths at MODEBATE PRICES.
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PRICE LISTS, with Full Detaile, to be had on Application. PORT after removal should, bo rostel à mouth before of When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be deeautod at the Dispensary before being scat out.
The P. & O. steamer Ceylon, from China, arrived at London on the 5th February.
Who is the "Horo of a hundred centuries ?" Such was one of the questions set by the ex- smirers if Queen's College,
The following appointment has been made at ska Admiralty-Doughs L. Dent, to the Centurion, to dote Jattuary -
Tho, offices of Messrs. Illies & Co., 54, Main Street, Yokohama, were destroyed by fire on the 30th Janary. The lireoriginated by the explosion of a baronite lamp downstairs The Imilding. which was one of the cklest in the Buttlement, was insured Referring to the event the Japan Qazetio says:-Munh sympathy in expressed for Mossrs. Olies & Co., in connection trith the disastres find which demolished their offices night everything was destroyed. It was. In most Bres something is saved; in that of lust Canadian mail night and all the safes, 26., were open, the ledgers, order books and contract bocks boing of course in nse. The clerks butl left to get their dinner and Mr. Kooken had adjonned for a few minutes to the German Club. In fifteen minuten tho place was prac tically a ruin and nothing was recovered, not aver a solitary inple. Lodgers, letter-books, cheque book, order-books, invoicos, everything was burnt. In fact, the firm will have to com- wence again. It has fallon to the lot of fow firms in Yakoboma to antier such a total loss, and we may add that few men would face the position with more admirable resolution then that the members of the firm arn displaying.
**
FINANCIAL RINDER, Financial Manto No.1 was referred to the annoo Committe
7. House No. 7, Queen's Gardena 8. Claoli Tower.
---9 Central Fire Brigade Station 14).
10: Contial Police Station.
11: No. 9 Police Station.
12 House No. 1, Seymour Terrace. 13 Man Mo Temple, too.
14 Nam Fak Kong Engine Homes in Bonium
BONE ROULING AND TALLOW. MRLING. The COLONIAL SECRETARY--I beg to move that by laws made by the Sanitary Board under sub-section II of mction 13 of Ordinance 24 of Strad 1857 referring to the trade of bons biling, 15, Ko Shing Theatre, tallow melting, &, be approved.
to
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL second.
By-laws approved
THE CLEANBING AND LUME-WHITING OF
- PLEKINES.
·16 Gavernment Civil Hospital.
g 17. No. 7 Police Station.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to have that by law unde by the Sanitary Board ander sub-section 4 of section 13 of Ordinace 24 of 1887 regarding the cleansing and lime whiting of premises be approved by this Council.
18 The Gas, Works Promises.
| alive and two killed in capture," The officials this city they delayed nine days xa their pay
exa parking tho search' for the others, Tho was in arrears." rebbārs are from the prefecture of Tsaoghowfu, Two large troeps of Roldiers going westward in 8.Wbartnog, that notorious hotbed of håre pasml quintay through the provines, and lawlessness. It soarealy need be remarked that have in no way Annoyed the foreign mis love of money and not hatred of foreignery or ginnarles, but, on the contrary, have been of. Christianity was the animas of the attack grateful in sonis cases for medical assistance.→→ Mercury
China Gazette.
"THETIMES” ON THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER TO CHINA ISAGAYA
ENGLISH MAHOMMEDAN,
MARRIAGES.
In the Ceylon Legislative Connoil at a recent meeting Mr. Abdul Bahia usked, in accord- sace with notice Whether the dismissal of Mr. Le Merior, xn officer of the Ceylon Civil Service, le the outcome of his conversion to the
his own." faith of Islam, cr of any other illegal note of
The folal announcement, which we publish WM C. H. HASTINGS
to-day (19th January), that Major Sir lande Acting Superintendent, Fire Brigado,
Maxwell. MacDonaki, K.C.M.G. has been we leoted to fill the important post of British Min- Hongkong, 23rd January, 1816, Sir-have the honour to forward herewithter to Chien will doubtless case considerabla report on the state of the Government Fire sarprise. For some weeks a persistent ramont ages for the year ending 31st December, to hot hus been current, but it gained The Asting Colcais, Secretary read is written 1895.
Hittle credenco, because it was, understood that the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was stoeply in roply, which was as follows The cause of The ATTORNEY GENERAL 18condied.
(Uloating Engina by Marryweather & Bous.)
pressed with the acessity of colorting some man Mr, Le Meurler's dismissal from the Public Hon. C. P. CHATER-Having in mind the
This painful experience, of the past, and knowing as:
engine has been 29 years in service (the with very exceptional qualifications Et grada Bervice of Ceylon was not that he profeend the I do that a four sporadic casis of plague bare boiler one year). Since the beginning of the ally transpired that throughout the ranks of Mohamedan fail, but that, in purporting to The duty of life insurance is now recognised recently made their appearance, I am loth oven dry season in October let it has been almost the Diplomatie Service no one could be found marry a lady by Mohamedan rites, while his by all intelligent mon, and not only the duty.te.appear to in any way hamper the Goron continually under steam, and din some hard who came up to the required standard. The legal wife is sifre and not diverged, he hat but also the desirability, as one of the most went in regard to any measure they may wark at the fire on the Watering Jam, it has service was naturally indignant, and very much acted in 's manner which renders it impossible
also done some good work by feeding he land puzzled to knowhere the Heaven-han Alinister to retalu him in the Public Servise."
Says the Matara, correspondent of the conveniout forms of thriit. Many mon of lake with a view of eradicating this disegno,
I thereforo, st the presons, rofrain from oriti. Eginds at sororal fires and it is now in good was to came from. That he must have had Catholio, Messenger jā, rumour in advat that
considerable experience in the Far East and be means, indeed, who layo no occasion to fear that
cising these by-laws, though I see serious objec. oler. *- -*- -*
theroighly sonrarsant with the political, com STEAMER NO ter they may be unabls to leave their wives and
tions to their operation. I trust, howevor, that families properly provided for, now take ont
(Land Eagina by Shand and Mason)erial, and cozcuic problems which are being policies on their lives as one of the best opporThen the Government is satisfied that the calong
This engine has been 17 years in service au rapidly evolved in that part of the world that is now stationed at Wanchai; it has been regu
ha must be capable of coping with astute, dex. tanitis offering for the safe and profitulairest-ja thoroughly cleansed, thir will consent to ment of their surplus income. The leading Com-onsider this matter.
By-law approved:
lachy tested at the monthly drills for drivers, totous Europena diplomatists, auziona to give to panies of Krgland and America vie with esal
the evolution of those problems turn by no and is now in good working order
STEAMER No. 3, F other in the facilities and inducements they offer
means favourable to English interests; and that in dealing with the Teungli Yamen he must be for him in Ceylon or sera other British colony. to the insuring public and each year shows o gi- gantic increase in the business done. The results
able to show the combine tact and firmness In case of failure in this, poople conjecture that of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to prevent doubts as he been mostly kept as reserve and used in displayed by his prednashor. Bir Nicholas Mr. Abdal Hamid will proceed to Con- O'Conor all this was taken for granted, costantinople enter the Sultan's army, and serve United States for 1896 have just come to hand,
that the selection can inmily fall to produce ander bin. and they show the appreciation in which this
some tippointment. It is to be hoped, poplar Company is held. Tho Low patioles writtar during the tear amount to over Society now be policies outstanding being two Iindred million sterling. The assets are in the neighborhood of C-13,000,000, the gain during the past year having been £800,000, and the surplus of assets over liabilities oments to less than £8,463,000 As the Society's advertisement says, "a large. The following telegram from Ranh, dated rplas is the best test of strungth and
Mrs. Bishop (Miss Irabella Bird) one at Ichang. at the end of last month and was about to set out for Chong by chair.
The P. M. steamer City of Hio de Janeiro, with maile .. left San Francisco for this pert vis Nugaki, on the 6th instant.
The Austrian cruiser Albatrvisa from Fola, arrived at Singapore on the 4th February, She is bound for the Bouth Sen Islands, Australia, After and San Francisco, and is on a scientific oxpc3 | £27,500,000, the whole apwant for which the to be road to-day for the first time to foliow
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SHERRY. Excellent Dinner and
Dinner Winos of very superior Vintage, All aro true Xerea Wines.
CLARNTOar Clarots, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the goruins product of the jaion of the graps and are not artificially made from raisins and
Liod.
The Post Office will be closed at 11.30 .in. to-morrow, Chiza New Year's Day. The night box will be kept upon. There will be no do liveries. The money order office will be entirely closed.
carrenta, ne is generally the case with 3rd February, hus been received by the Sirarantee of future bonuses,"
Cheap Wires.
pure secretary" Hoagh cleaning up of bat.
BILANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed
to
tery golded 1350 oz. amalgam, rstimulod quan. tity of stone crushed being 1,194 tons.”
Le pure Cognac, the difference in being merely a question of ago vintage.
ice
and
The M. M. steamor, Ernest Simons, with the French mail of 17th January, Jeft Singapors us Monday, the 10th inst. at 5. p... and may bo WHISKY All our Whisky is of excollontexpected here on or about Sunday, the thirst. This Packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on 12th De
quality and of greater age than most brands in the market The BoorCH
SKY marked " is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong murkat
-We only guarantee out Wines and Spirits to be gentina when bought direct. from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Const Korin.
A. S. WATSON &-00., LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSABE,
Hongkong, 9th January, 1896.
* Fould to addressed to Van EDITOR.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Ons munications relating to thaneve columne Correspondents must forward shoirname and addresi with communications addressed to the Editor, far pirblícation, but na evidence of gonė jaith. all Lotteri for publication should be written in one tida of the paper only.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS...
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(SUPPLIED TO THE "TALLY PRESS."]
LONDON, Uth Fabriary. -GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAATA Presiout Kruger bas accepted Mr. Char beria's invitation to visit Ingland. Savern of his Ministers will accompany him.
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE. The Anglo-French Niger Commission i
The course of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's race on Sunday for Mr. Pollock's-cap will be from the Polico Pier, Kowloon, ronnik the north fairway buoy and a mark bout off Igemun, leaving both to starboard, and finish-abont to bagin its sitting in Paris. It is ing at the starting line: 12 miles.
On Monday afternoon Mr. Prosser ald by auction a piece of Crown land known as, Kowloon Inland Lot No. 673 contains 3,500 square feet, the annual rental is $106, and the upset price was $1,500. The lot was par chased by Mr. M. J. D. Stephens for $3,150,
We notice in the Shanghai papara deserip. tions of the business of Messrs, Gando, Price and Co., wine merchants, who have recently been extending their promises and plant. The fem is about to open à branch at Hongkong und we understand have accured premises in Queen's Road.
believed that the deliberations will be extended. to other questions pending between the two
COUNTING.-
SOUTH AFRICA.
The future conduct of the affairs of the
Chartered South Africs Co. having beam pro- visionally castled Mr. Rhodes Icares England
stopes.
:
FIRST READING OF BILLS. The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1 Fis your Excellency, to move the first reading of a to the validity of documents to sealed tlas Colmakal Comet of with the Scal regard to this Bill and the other Bills which are Admiralty of Hongkong. I propose, ir, with
what I understand to be the usual coures, that is to say, to defor making any remarks which I Bay Laws to offer until the second reading Thoreaueriorandum sitched to each of these Bills which will be suficient indicate for present purpose the general objects which theso Bills are intended to effect.
This Bill and the following were thon rul for the first time A Bill satitled an Ordinance
Land Engine by Stand and Maton) This engine Lows been 17 years in service. relieving tho other orgines when required
STEAMER Nok is now it good working üstler
It
It
(Land Engine by Shand-and Mason) This engine has been 14 years in service. I the month of April last, while working at a fire
Queen Street the top of the discharge air 50 was fractured and had to be renowod, the time occupied by the repair was three days.
Since then it has done good service at fires and is now in good working orter.
STEAMER No.
**(Land Engine by Shand and Mason). This engine has boon 10 years in service. It to amont and consolidate the Law relating to Factors, A Bill entitled az Ordinance for has done some good work during the year, has not codifying the Law relating to the Sale of Greis, be disrbled at a fre, and is now in good work- A Bill cutitled an Ordinance to amend thong order. R
The Assistant Engineer and Drivers have practice us to tho vazating of the registration of
servant,
Lis pendens, and A Bill entitled an Ordineaceven every attention to their duties. I have to, provide for the extradition of Fugitive the honour to be, sir, your most obedient. Criminals from the territory of the British North Borneo Company..
Jour W. KINOKOEN;" Enginone, Govt. Fire Brigade The Hun. W. C. H. Hastings, R.N., Auting Supt., Govt. Fire Brigade.
A PŘIVATE KILL. Hon C. P. CRATER I have the honour. Bin, to move the first reading of a Bill entitled in Ordinance for the Ineorporation of the Pre- sident in Hongkong of the Basel Evangelical 31issionary Sooisty. All the formalitios con- nocted with the introduction of a private Bill jave boon complied with ml, I andaratanu, to he satisfaction of the hon. and learned member, the Acting Attorney-General. I therefore trust that lion. mombers will have no objection to the first reading.
Hoo, T. H. WyrTTEEEAD—I beg to second. Bill rond a first timo... "THE SUPREME COURT PUNDS ORDINANGS.
The Actina ATTORNEY-GENERAL,With
regard to the nort, item on the agenda, I do propose to proceed to-day to disces The antes portion of Bechuanalandia Cominitico tho Ordinanca to ariend the contigious to the Penisrnal has been restored law as to certain monaya paid into the Buprous Court or to the Registrar thereof to imperiale
My season for denizing the postponement
PORTAL
of going into Committee on this ajanvaroje klint" this Ordinance is framed upon somewhat similar lives to the Ordinance which baz beer in ferve in the Straits Settlements for some year, must, and I think it probable, therefore, that Mr. Kyshe, the new Registrar of the Supreme Court, who is expected to arrive in a few days, will be able to give me some valuable hinta as to the practical manner in which this Ordinanes
worked in the Straits Settlements. ANOTHER “THEY IMPORTANT, MERTING."
THE GAOL RET OUT
all the Moslems of Ceylon are about to collect a very large am of money in order to send s memorial to the amber of Afghanistan; rtaling the grievance of Mr. Abdal Hamid against the Ceylon Government, and praying the Aurour to intercedo with Her Gracions Majesty the Quoon and obtain some superior appointment,
A native correspondent writes to the Times
however, that Sir Clande MacDonald may farn of Ceylon-I regret to learn from a local sat to be the right man in the right place, vensonlar paper that Mr. La Mesurer, C. §., though his record so far, as it is known to the the late convert to Islam in Ceylon, complais public, does not suggest absolute confidence of his being dismissed the Government service his has been subject to gross aiscalled-for perse His services have hitherto been stoplayed in without dua notice or reason therefore. That Africa and he has still to make his reputation as a diplomatist, but he has acted more than cation is too well known to nood mention, but once in at least a semi-diplomatic capacity that his persecutors would subject him to such Acting Agont and Consul General at Zanzia unjustifiable treatment na mentionest above is bar.in 1887-88; and his merits are no doubt incredible. If it is true that Mr. Le Morarier has been dismissed without any adéquate reason better known to kia oficial suporiors than to
(suve that of following the dictates of his the general publļa,
cougcience), are Megioms to infer that this is a specimen of Christian folerance ? Are we going back to the days of the Inquisition ? This affair smells of blond and roasted h -flesh."- I appeal to Muslums to raise an emphatic protest against this gross injustice to a co-x- Ligioniat, and let us hope that British love of fuir play will rise superior to Christian fanatician in his case..
THE FORMOSA TEJ INDUSTRY.
In a paper rond before the British Associa tion, and republished in the Scottish Geographical Journal, Mr. Johu Dedd, whose mame is a household word in Formosa, gives, what is virtually annocuunt of the origin of the tea trixie of Permosa. Mr. Dodd azates
While exploring the camphor districts, in 1865 I come poross cinnamon and wild fea plante, the latter being ton or twelve foot high. 1 got down a fair amount of cinnamon to the The following report of the Acting Superin- coast, but found that the sapense of sorting the tendant of Victoria Gaol for 1895 was bidutor and inner barks and packing them for shipment to England was too great. With ten before the Legislative Commol yesterday:
I was more successful. On making inquiries. I found that between Kelung and Banka; and to the south-west of the latter town; small patches of toe word cultivator in the gardens of farmors, hot that it was grown principally for hamn enn- supption. All the t I could get I bought up. and finding that it fatehod a good price, in Ma- one I at once le loads to the farmers, through my compratore, for the purpose of extending the cultivation, and also imported slips of the tea plant froin Amoy. I then started firing on samall scale at Banks, and afterwards took
·larger promises at Twatutia.
Victoria Gaul, *- Hongkong, 28th January, 1886, Sis-Ive the nue to transmit, For His Excellency theorernor's information, the arinnal report on the Gaol department for 1595.
Tw total, mumber of admissions was 5,019, of which 073 had been previously convicted
daily be narabee of prisons in the was a fraction over 172us ocupared with 455-in 1894; but the nimisions in 1605 escoded these the former year or 1,101 the inference is that the number of prisoners with Inng intense is sila steadily decreasing.
There were 5,365 prison oTonces as compared with 5,150 in 1895.
he profit in industrial labour during the year ampants to $1.936.54.
in the bourse of three or four years Formosan toas nouired a reputation in Amerion, and before the end of the sixties I had despatched in one
THE AMATEUR DRAMATIC;CLÜK AT THE THEATRL ROSAL. The Committee of the Hongkong Football
Thursday's roalition of "Creatures of
ninte cells was completed in Derruber 1st, so full cargo and the other nearly full. Others. 6. The addition to the gaol consisting of 156 sailing vessels to Anterica, one with a Competition has fired Batardag next, 15th Felruary, for the tie betrosu H.M.S. Centurion Impulse" and "Trial by Jury," expecially the
that it is now possible to confine a large number of followed my example, and the exports increased and the Hongkong Football Club to be replayed, latter, was another great success for the A.
prisoners sepamtely during the night,
by bounds year after year, The Amoy and 6-Stops are being taken to reprove the prison Foochow merchants were not at first in favonx, Kiek off at 4pm. Reforo. Ring The D. C. Of the first piove there is little more n contained in our first
for the accommodation of females, and also for of Tamsel becoming a tea port, but befors long- sotsial will be played on Womeday, 19th February, to be said than
at 4.00 1.11.
notice. Mrs. Welman's pretty song
the exction of suitable quarters for the European they began to join in the Formosan ten trade, rgain uncered, and in the march by tho. His EXCELLENCY then left the Counedin. Both these imperveniats, have been long and new nearly all the tea is set to Amog for sale, and the merchants there have done much The Earl and Countess of Spencer, who have chorns there was more steadiness than on Chamber, when a meeting
the Finance Com-required.
The sta of the gnol has bem reorganised to largo, the yield by hoary advances to the No wynasty siguen communications that hocean and America. They woes expeated in hope the axiasornent caused by the repreeout Excellency returned and said "The only master number of ladsun tuankers, and B. versponding the present quantity of tea exported frost
been touring in India, are returning home vin the first occasion. On the whole, howover, permitive was held. After the meeting his daring the
chicly by the expigemont of a planters, I have no statistics showing what Ceylon shortly after, the departure of the Gortion was not quite so get as on the first night, we have to consider now is the jury list, for 1996. reduction in the European staff. M. Craig joined Tams, int Tabend say that it is certainly uct un mail and will come on to Hongkong by the piece being rather thin for repetition: As there are no notices or questions for the as warden in February and a few other officers have less than 500,000 chests, equal to about 20,00quen
next meeting, and as a very important ruling no core or from England. of different sort is to take place next week,
pounds. The hills and soil of North Formosa are excellently adapted for tea-growing, and,
deed, for almost any orop
atrendy appeared in other papers will be insertzil,
Orders for care cupiss of Day Press should ep and O. steamer Brel Spencer has be sent before 11 am on day of publication. "After that Janur the supply is limited. Only Supplic: for Cask of fury Lines in various Liberal Govern
*Telographic Adres Parsa,
ments, having last hoon First Lord of the 1,0 Bos. 20.
"Thephone No. 12. Admiralty in the Rosebery cabinet.
DEATH.
On the 5th instant, at Albany Face, Dunifries, DAVID W. JONES, tg of Shanghai, quod 42 years (By telcgmm)
The Daily Press.
Hosasora, FEBRUARY 12TH, 1896.
THE mercantile marine complain, and we
are inclined to think not without some
な
bridesmaide
oorits
THE JURY LIST:
The Conseil then uusidered the jury list in The Honourable private.
ADJOURNMENT The Council, adjourned until 3rd Merch,“
FINANCE COMMITTEË.
A aeting of the Finance Committee was helil,
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Superintendent TEE BURMU-CHINESE FRONTIER,
The Colonial Secretary.
BEPORTED FRICTION BETWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA,,
The resolution to be proposed by the Leods Chamber at the next meeting of the associatel Chamber of Commerce ruis as follows' ----
JAMESON'S LIDE.
Wrong! Is it wrong? Well, may be:
Bat I'm going, boys, all the same. Do they think mo a Bargher's baby, To be scared by a scolding name? They may argue, and prate, and order
Go, tell them to save their breath i Then, over the Transvaal border,
And gallop for life or death la
Let lawyers and statestien addle
Their pates evor points of law: If sound be our sword, ond saddle,
And gun-gear, who cares one sten? When men of our own blood pray, us
Torida to their kinsfolk's mixt, Not Heaven itself shall stay as
From the rescue they call a puid.
There are girls in the gold-reef city.
There are mothers and children too! And they cry, Hurry up! for
• pity?!! So what on a brave man do f If even we win, thoy 'I blame t
If we fail, they will howl and bisa. But there's many a men lives famdLE
For dating a wrong like this!'
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Be we furded and galloped forward, As hard as our beasts could polt, Firet eastward, then trending norward,
Eight over the rolling velőty Fill we came on the Burghers lying
In a hollow with hills behind, And their ballots came hissing, flying,
Like hail on an Aretio wind ↑
**Right swook is the marksman's rattle,
and sweeter the cannon's roar, Dattis bitterly bad to battle.
Belsag Lered, and one to four.
I can tell you, it wasn't a trifie
To swarm over Kragersdorp glen, As they plied us with round and rife,
And ploughed us, again—and again.
VL
Thon we made for the gold-reef pity,
Rotresting, but not in roul
They had called to us! Quick! for pity And He said, They will sally out. They will hear us and come. Who doubts it?”
But how if they don't, what then F Well, worry no more about it, y
Very different was it with "Trial 1 Jary which wout with avon granter fiveliness than on
S.-I am glad to be able to report that the stall thefast night and was mentisiastically, and as recently a leading medical gentleman by these changes is not in a very efficient condition coited. Anyoroscaire Mr. Gracas the Judgeonly recommended that we should make more The usual roturae aceway this reportI have Saturday night would have thought there was holidays, I propose to adjours the Council until the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, The Singapore Free Press he rather imaginate room for improveunt, but he managed the 3rd of March: (Applause).
un Monday to make the part still more amusing tive correspondeat in Hongkong, Roferring to the recent case of contempt at the Police Court and he received a very warte sucre for his song ho ya The expression used by the Chinese When Tuol friends, was called to the bar, was so, revolting that you cannot publish oven to which he had to respond by repeating a hint of its meaning, but for your private in- the last verso. Mrs. Dalrymple was again. formation I can give you a literal translationlarning n the Plaintiff and her dust with
That as the connection by railway of a een- Seeing that the expression was an English one, the ofendaut, I love him" was loadly
port in Burmah with Jonth-west China at ard a very common one, where does the literal radomiaded, and both Mr. Lam's songs
A Tokyo proes despatch of the 30th January Sanmao is greatly required order to open out wero succrod. translation come in?
Hon. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart (Colonial Serre-There is some friction between Japan on British trade our new territories in the was also lendly applauded,
Some for alerations were made in the dressy) presided, and all the morbers were rand China with respect to the Cormareil besin of the Mekong, and to enable British It has been proposed, it is said, by one of the
sent,
Treaty now being Legotiated. It is stated that unfacturers to compete with those of Franco syndicates who have tendered for the slding ing. Mr. Mensor, the Plaintiff's Counsel, up-
A NEW LAUNCH POR THE REARTH Úrrict Is Hung-chang, the Chinese plenipotentiary, in Northern Slam and in Bouth-west China,
OF THE POET.CE of the Paking-Hanke railway to give a peared pa this occasion with aget up reminding
rafnses to agree to the proposal to confer Higate this assosiation urges upon the Imperial and The CHAIRMAN-I have only one financial of extraterritoriality on Japanese residing in Indian Gorgenmants the necessity for such a * reason, of the severity of Courts of Inquiry nivel price of Tls. 30 per mon for land one of the late speaker of the House of Core-
Binats to bring before the Committes today the new Settlements, and also declines to apply railway leading to Sepmas either from Moulme Bot fight to the death, like men traversed by the railway, oo-half of which will move, Mr. R. F. Lamport as the Clark of the in dealing with the certificates of masters be paid to landholders in cash and for the other art, who appeared without any make-up on and that is one in which the Governor re-
the most-favoured-nation' clause to Japan asria Siam or from Bangoon wholly through and officers in enses of useident to vessels all a share, certificate will be given. Want Saturday, now hast whiskers and i lud lend ammends, the Council to vote a sum of regards Customs duties, holding that Jogancee British fortitory vin Karsunl to be undertaken
would English landowners have thought when and another local celebrity was included in tho occurring through error of judgment or railways wore introduced if similar tarms had Jury. Mr. E: W. Maitland giving a very Rood $7,000 for the construction of a new staghould be distinguished from Europeaus and or guarantee by the Government, and who for Not a som hed ar supped or slumbered neglect on the part of theo responsible for been offered to them for the compulsory priding mufti. The Foronian of the Jury, Dr.
copresentation of Surgeon Major Hayes in uncl for the Health Ofeer of the Port Americans. their navigation. It is alleged that in cases
Meadows,, caused a lttlo Innghter by asking where, under, parallel drcumstances,, ni
the Judge at the beginning of the proceedings Lloyd's agent at Victoria, R.C., talographs whether the jus pomeration was to be cfeer in the Royal Navy would be simply that the atomer arrivo arrived thers on the ton dollars a day or tea dellars for the consured or perhaps deprived of a few years' 10th January and reported that the Miowaru, job. The impersonators of the various char- scalerity, the Marine Courts of Inquiry of the Canadian-Australian Steamship Lino, neters in the y were Captain Welman an
and concerning which soms auxiety had been Mr. Jualon, Mr. Mackay as Mr. Honker-ordered; Mr. Chairman inflies practical ruin on officers er cominant felt, arrived at Hanotnin on January. 1, all well, son, Mi. Durán as Mr. U. N. Mody Mr.
The CHAIRMAK-It has been ordered. ́ders in the mercantile marine by canceling | The Miover, after parting from the Strath Waymouth as Mr. 1. H. Wheder, nad Mr. A.
Hon. G. P. CHATE It it ready P Sharp as Mr. B. C. Bey, and, already stated,
The CHAIRMAN YOR Mr. B. W. Maitlandt is Surgeon Major Hayes. H&T. H. WHITEHEAD-Who supplied Mr. Frowd appeared as himself and Dr. Mun-
The CHAIRMAN-I think the dows, as tho Foroman, had a farby make up.
In our previons notico war emitted to mako
Harbour Master will correct me if I am wrong
Jerash. mention of bo artistic cover to the programme, think the Dock Company supplied the
The HARBOUR MASTERYus, the Lock of robbers, said to number twenty-four, who Kang Hung codod by China to France, and A ropotition of 1. urformencé is advertian Company.
Vote recommended. for Saturday, the stud inst,
chase of their Ind
or suspending their certificates. Comme romaized fifteen hauts, She then pro aeeded, thinking the Strathnevis had founderod. The Strathmeria, however, has been towed into Port Townsoni, s previously reported.
ders and officers would probably be the Fact to contend that there should not be adequate inquiry in al cases of serious
accident or that eler dereliction of duty Loudon College of Mukis - have decided to the work of Mr. H. W. Bird.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL..
A meeting of ae Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon in tho Conseil Chamber: Present
We understand that the Executive of the should not be visited with punishment, for establish in Hongkong a local centre for the dug recognition of responsibility is esscutial examination of students in music. Tho College to the maintenance of a higa standard in the as local representatives in nearly 30 provincial centras, comprising the chief cítics and towus the profession, but excessive severity is t in the United Kingdom, as well as in Canada once unjust and inadvisable. Quite a novel the United States and the Colonies. There point, hatever, is raised by the finding of the are two distinct departments of the College, The education department provides, empleto
· Court that investigated the circumstances at magical education for students of all ages, and reading the recent stranding of the steamer from the most eldastany, to the most advanced On Sang, and one which shauli comicand the stage in const int instrumental music, theory and composition. The examination department attention ofthe Board of Trade and of all mes of the Collage han for its objects the examining captile marins associations. En opening the of students in practical and theoretical music, verticales and fliplomas being greated to thos proceedings the President stated that the who successfully pass tho required examinations, Gazeral. late captain of the stermer had left the while those who gain high distinction, are colony and that under the circumstances he awarded medals or book prizes. Examinations Treasures. "had called the first and second officers and held not only in theory and pianofort playing but in solo singing, diss singing first and second engineers in order to obtain organ playing violin, violoncello, mantel, all the information available. The finding and after There are numerous students pos
scesing the highest attainments whose abilities of the Court was as follows —“From the not having been fested are unable to obtain "ovidonoe before it tho. Court has formed distinctions to which they are entitled The examining branch of the College is designed to the opinion that the master would have obtain for all properly qualified music studenla “displayed better judgment if he had not the rowards their merit deserves. The fourti "attempted to make the port at night, as Acate of the Collage is guarantee of the peo
feierey of the student and has frequently gained Councila, his local knowledge did not justify him in the hollers, valicabo appointments. The date "doing so. Nor does it appear that any of the feet examination to be held here cannot
Hie FACRALENLY the CEO, B WIL IAM ROURON, KCM.OR
Hm. J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary
Hon. H. E. POLLOCK, Acting Attorney Hon. A. M. THOMSON, Acting Colonial Tea. T. A COOPER, Director of Public Works. No
Hei HYMURRAY HCMARY, Harbour Mastor, Hez, COMMANDER W. C. II. HASTINGS; Acting Captain Superintendent of Police
Hon. CP CHATER.
Hon. Ho KAL
Hoa T. II. WAITERMADA
Hon. F. R. BELILIOS, Q.M.G..
Hou J. J. BELL IRVING,
Baron Haynah, the Japanese permission to be obtained from the Chinnan the por formerly used became too old for the fire from the position taken up, sorting that through Sumse into the Chinese dominions cu The steam annch which the Health Oficer of plenipotentiary, has replied, and dealinos to re- Havernment for the continuation of the railway service and was condemned. It was therefore the Chicose are alteripting to uvade the provanditiem not lose favourable that those granted
sersary to have a new one, and I now laing sious of Bakon Treaty, tion that it be recommended. this vote before the Committee, with the sugges
The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURERseconded. Hon. C. PORAZER-Eds the launch iwon
ADJUVENMENT..
The Committee then adjournod.
Hon.
THE FIRE BRIGADE REPORT.
CHININGCHOW PRESBYTERIAN MISSION ATTACKED BI RODDERS
Chintufo, 20th January, the Presbyteri missionarins at Chining. A nerve-shaking suvurrence has just befullen Letters are just arrived her from Dr. vu mentioned, Dr. van School write
a prominent participant in the events Last Wednesday we were surprised bra band
rashed into the place firing guns, charged only with powder mostly, oreshing in the glass of the windows, etc. They entered by the south gate of the compound and went towards the Lane and Laughlin Courts.
At the gate of the Lane's Ceart, then on cupied by Mr Bept, they caught sight of him and followed him back to his route, where they The following report of the Acting Superinbreke in the doon and aftrokoll him, shooting
bi through the thigh middle third for tendent of the Fire Brigute for 1835 was laid wound, kone untouched besides a scislp: round; about an inch in length, and otherwise bruising before the Legislative Council yesterday ---
him. He broke away and escaped, going into the city to the Baptist place,
to the French for the continuation of their rail, ways late. Chinsaw ARAL CROS
That the Secretary of State for Foreign Afairs, and the Boerotary of State for India bo requested to rúceive, a deputation from the sssociation on the subject, and that the members of the deputation be appointed by the executive."
Mr. Holt Hallett addresses a letter to the Manchester Guardian, which coneindesas faifowa
"Anyone who will inspect the beentary map |
velition and Bolinder's naprot, the Parlo attached to the Burmo Chinese Foundary Cons Missions marking on the latter the portions of
compare these mays with Bocher's map of Yun
**** Since the Borderland stream was claff;-
But we fought, erer mure ca auzbered,
Till we had not a cartridge loft. We're not very soft or tender, Or given to weep for woe,
But it breaks ono to have to ronder
Ona's sword to the strongest fos.
I suppose we were wrong, were madman, Still I think at the Judganent Day, When God ifts the good from the bad raca;
There'll be something more to say. We were wrong, but we aren't half worry,
And, as one of the baffled band,
I would rather høve til, that forsy
Thoa the aranings of all the Band,”
WWW ALBEID AUSTIN, Swinford Old Manor, Jan. 9.
Tinies
LATE TELEGRAMS.
will find that the territory which, ooord. ing to your correspondent, is to be returned by China to us is considerably lean than the portions of Kiang Hung thet Chino, in infringement of the Barazo Chiness Boundary Convention has eded to France, It is, moreover, us nothing. in comparison with the joint area of angiam THE LATE PRINCE RENEY OF BATTENBERG and Kistg Hung, which your correspondené
Calcutta, 29th January stator is to be left to Chim, actwithling Court, mourning is to ba chorved in India for that it was the clause of the Convention, the death of Prince Henry of Battenberg until pecially safeguarding those states that China the Sth March. The chips in port will oseer
in this bait mast has infringed, and notwithstanding the glaring their dags kaif mast, th
AT PRETORJA fact that she has only recently shown her ind
London, 37th January. ability to keep the antect against the gueroach
A meeting of Americans was kaklat Pretoria,
The following telegrama nee from Ceylon and - Indian papers
ments of France, who is intent upon driving in
a wedgra of French lerritory to saver our Bur at which a telegram was despatched to Mr. Olusy
Fire Brigade Dopertmont Hongkong. 27th Jennary, 1890, Bir,Terenith I have the bonong to forward While the robbers worn duns engagel with the anasi rotura of fires and fire alarms for the Bent and gathering up les cash and clothing year 1895. At the Langhlins escaped over the west wall inte
During six months of the year the supply of the neighbour's yard, whe recover and atodes dominions from these of China and a stating that thaic property was in jeopardy, and frosh water wat ont ell, being turned a nuly them most kindly. The robbers after a short the special correspondent of The Times and requesting an American, diplomatic agent to be on an alarm of fire and its use dispensed with as visit at Bent's went over to the Langhlin's wily pointed out, to divide China with dospatele to the Transvaal, as they domced to en as salt water was obtained whero thay broke open the safe, potting sway Eussia, and flaally squeese us out. If we loro have their grievances redressed.
The amount of coal used by the Brigade with about eighty ve dollars, besides some Manglem and the reninder of Klang HungaISH INDIANE IN NATAL during 1895 was 29 tons as against 18 in 1894. lothing, costing altogether The 175 or so, Mr. in the hands of China ve directly invite the London, 27th January
The Times, discussing the question of the The floating fire engine used 19 tons dish. Langhlin, after getting his family to a place rouch to anner them. The unfriendly action lag drains in April, working at Eros (an one of safety want to gamen after soldiers of France in forting Chien, against her will, to Brilian Indians in Natal, urgen a settlement on docasion for two days at a tire on board the As to me and my family whites Dr. van code pertians of Kong Hung which cho was the basis of the Proclamation of 1856, as Grest Wandering Jaw, American ship), geing and Schoick, we were in our dining-room at our bed under her convention with us to retain Britain could not afford a war of roses among Mr. J. G. T BUCKLE, Aoting Clerk of coming from shelter at Causeway Bay during evening meal and aw the robbers enter Me shows clearly what absolute malumas it would her own mubjecta
typhoon sason and keeping up sirem day ani Hent Court: The Indian exept Dr. Foin be an the part of our Foreign Office not to take MANCHESTER, AND THE INDIAN GOTTON
the opportunity now open for again taking these night whilst the water was out of dexter, followed my wife out our book gate to a
London, 27th January, There were 35 fires in 1895 as ngainst 29 in place of retreat (the ladies here referred to treated under our wing, Byfon ng Chins to
"The representatives of the Mangliester Colton Airs. van Babelok with her fourteen-yes-old return them to us we should frco qur vatay 1804
Jaughter Edis Miss Henriette Donaldson, proach to Santino front all political obstres Dration Cusaturopa zat, despins Interview with For of buildings destroyed.
HD, andise Dr. Hill, he later just arrived on, tag as our huse for acquiring the trade of - Lord George Hamilton ditoon. Wholly Partly
from America a few day before) Dr. Fall South-west China, put an effective stop to the dexter followed me and so was laff aleno in the progress of the French wedge, wild regain our 1905
yard, north of my study, where she hid under a lost prestige in the Far East pile of kollang stalks, while I not knowing hhợ thà Langblins were faring, was trying – 2000 NameFAFENALA somo, duckshot on par waitors. An soch Ma RacheNG MAUNIVEN & CAMERON'S PENS.
19 their Beaders, they got the safe upened (in shouh half an hour) the robbers left, undsubtedly disappointed et wet fling a few hundred or humand tacks of silver. As soon as they were gons, the "Home Guard" (Obinces goldiers), who had stopped sequere away, not daring to come
NEW MEMBER." on. I. E. FOLLOCI took the oath of
Attorney General;"
MIKUTÊM. * The minutes of the previous meeting worn rend and confirmed.
Action his appointment is 1894
Estested daraage $329,650
Estimated damage. $297 080 and one ship imaged by tiro. "There were 87 nelpient fires in 1398 os against
No. of buildings destroyed.
Wholly Partly
29
spotal precautions were takes under the are still considering the appointment of colocal "eircumstances. The muster, however, has examiner in practical mutin. It is hoped, howe not appeared before the Court, and the over, that a large nauiber of audites will Court is informed that he has left the port, present themselves and that the tandleys of
musio will recognise the value of these examin although there were grounds for believing ations as offering sa Incontire to increased The COLONIAL BICHETARY - have the that bore he left he was aware that a diligence and attention on the part of the honour to lay the following papers on the table
papila The local representative-In Mr. E. The report on this widons and orphans fant for "Court would be appointed to investigate Biniplis, of the Diocesan School Ataociate of 1885, the report of the Acting Superintendent the casualty to his ship. His departure, the London College of Music; Examiner to the of the Firs Brigade for 1896; the report of the Hierofore, has the appearance of an in Tonic Bolts College, London, to Dafore Head Master of Queen's College and the x 108 in 1804
leaving England last year Mr. Ralphs was aminers appointed by the Governing Body for willingness to appear before such a Court requested to represent the College in Hong, 1895 and two statements an amended at sta
ment of assets and abilities to Decomber Bet In his absence, however, and without his kong
DAMAGE
1894
$8,492.80
189 2788.25
THE WAVERLEY Fæ, fe Pay Writing THE FLYING BOTHMAN FEN, instead of a Quill THE SMALL HINDOO PEN, Oblique Cul Point.
MACSTYEN & CAMERON, Waverley Work, Barrack
THE BRITISH RESIDENT AT ÜGÒM ABBIE, Loulon, 27th January Major Pigott has been appointed British Re- sident at Coomade
NATIVE BETSLLION IN MADAGABGAR.
London, 28th January, Advices from Malaguener, dated Decem ber, state that a native rebellion luss broken out against the Horsa. A Norwegian trader aud several Hova officers were killed. The more- ment at presentíx in the Uistrict of Valomaudry, but is daily extending."