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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18T¤, 1800.
The P0. of Rosette, with the Eng lisle mail, loft Singapers yesterday. at p.. and is expected hore neutan, on Sunday next.
for life no doubt forelga Governments would be able to secure spies willing to incur the risk. The Ordinance is Temewhat absurd, too, in making a distine
In noticing Signorina Belinfante's concert tion between the offence of sketching and of Saturley last we omitted to mention the HRONICLE AND DIRECTORY that of being found in the immediato vicinity ussistono andaid by 3r Guide Eckhardt, of military works with the intention of who contributed violin obbligato to cze of the sketching-threo montlig bang the miximunosuga. This dented artist received bis minsical edupation at the Man commentoirs poualty in one case and one month in the and his costly been fulfilling an engagement ether. It mannot make any difference to in Manila. Mr. Fakhardt sd a-maté en
Saturday (e great mistako ve think) doubila the erixinality of the act whether the at the request of the singes, and won had not bathis bowing andstyle wore unmistakably good. offender is detected beforeho has remained an opportunity therefore of judging his tone, 10 skich or afterwards, provided the intan we hope we shall shortly have the pleasure of tion is clearly proved. However, the inwaring Mr. Eekhordt play a solo, when he will DIRECTORY envers the whole of that be taken as it stands, and it certainly be heard to better advantage. a and nition of the Far East, from Pinong allows a large discretion to the Magistrate, livostock, in whick Europónus regida.
who may inflict a merely, nominal penalty if that appeine to him to incet the justice of the case, or may send the offender to gaot S. WATSON & CO., LIMITEL without the option of a five. But it is
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ovident, as a matter of common sense, that only drasti penalties will have any effect in earrying out the fatention of tho legis lature. It may be doubted whether, even drastic poultice would he effective, but a fifty dollars to imposed upon gentlemen in INES AND SPIRITS the position of Baren GRAEVENITZ Ligut, EPANCHINE, God Lieut. STANOLRINBAKLY is no penalty at all.
IL ho are solooked by our London as, hought direct at first hand. insported in and bottled by ourives, this zaving M mediate profits, and cabling us to supply best growths at MEDRRATE PRICES..
PRICE LISTS, with Full Dotails, to be
kui on Application.
RT after removal should be restari a month befors nep. When required for rinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent init.
Aber
ERRY-Excellent Dinor and Dinner Wines of vory superior Vintages. All are truo Kores Wines.
The P&. steamor Brindisi left. Bombay for this port on the Loth inst
pound recount remained in the books, Wallet. to know that the land at Kowloon, including the upon this subjoot it may interest-shareholders Dost of the Batistantial buiklings thorean, stands Mr, Daucon do not raise a technical point in the Conny's books..$1.87 per foot, and in the case. If you think this was a field work those of you who understand the vaire of Kow- which I very much question, and rectainly one loou property will relise what's low figure this
This concluded the evidence, and Hon, Com thing. It cannot surely be alleged that, when Wtizens-At the beginning of tin road. Mr. Deacon What do you mil the begin-mander Hastings asked for a ramand in order on board the Enesian Emperte's draisers, they
to prevo whist a field work is most not raske eketches as they go along.
His Worship Not ning at tup rond-the foot of the hill
3ft Desoon I certainly paso very Witness-That is the foot of the hill, it is
strongly ang rensand. The pollte have had just before the junction.MALAY
Mr Deacon You any it is just for the ample time, subunit, to got everything
this afternoon
V of the withers end it was not, but I notis. Billy shares, lunches, lighters are justion, I want to know exactly where it is. togoller, and the ship wants to go away Is Hologe to the foot of thin lift Fa
Hou. Commander Hastings-I should like to take that point, I simply wish to explain sained at a very radgood figure, and as regards to the General's A. D. Curly last night, and logy we were doing wrong, but immediately the Cempang earsets at 81 a foot, adjoining two cow the fort we turned hack and weut un land has been sold at a higher price. I muy there limot been ample time but I wrote how it all happened. Maybe in legal parness the West Point property, which stands amongst be arrive here at 10.00 this morang slightest technical objection here. wielu story of the thing, I prospetimaaiatea approximately the same as SSD of 1804 come-Mr.Deosu do not wish to take the further than to simply get to view. Thats the actually be asked, why if the earnings of 1835 His WorshipHow long will it be necessary, mont on behalf of these gentiamun Ax Bassium and larger than those of previous years, the that what I havo statod is correct. With these year there was an exceptional profit on the o'clock this afternoon if you like
remarks I leave the casg entirely in your hands, saló në Hghters and in previous youre park of the to read the case for will take it at two eflicon they give the Court their word of hour divides should be less. The answer is that His Worship You do not object to both interest was debited to profit and Jose suspense,, these charges being nader the name
wheres this year the whole of it has been paid out of working, as tho, directora now deem it the more prudent course to pursue Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to answer any question from any shutcholder,
Witnesses, it is at the foot of the hill Mr. Descon What is on that notice board? Withes It Je very large notice board... MrTcop-What in a Yes It might sy wything. What is it? You have
oro to try to incriminate my allonta, se
us know what is on the notice board.
B. Toon-You don't know anything st ubice board,
Witaas-1 to put know what is on that
Withoes-I know it is. it. Is it a War Ofoo notice board?
Mr, Deacon-How do you know that If A Tokyo prose despatch of the 1st Febraery you don't know what is on it, I do not so how roads The Government, it is stated, bas ud. you can say it la A War Office anties board. dressed a poucanication to the foreign powers Just be careful what you say. You know with which this country has entered into com.othing about at all; that is perfectly, clear. mersial and uronale troties, announcing What is on the other notice board?
Witness War Department Properly. No admilianuu." that thobjects of those conntries may ratide
Mr. Denton-Which of the resin is tht notice on-the on to the right or the one to Wilness-It is on the right going through, the let the junction.
and engage in commerce at Tamui, Keling, Asping, Thina, and Takow. The Chinese are also permit bal is export and import a four ports, Tainan Ining excepted. Notwith standing the parlar eastoms which obtain in Founess, the rufes and regulations agreed upon
3: Daneh-Now bear in mind this: we are between the foreign povor azt Japan aso made. operative in Forms, so far as is pretionble. up from the village to the hit. Is the Withes Itis on the right road; & is just at vileges and convenienes are requiral to cher
the junction.. Foraignert availing themselves of the p-face on the left or the right roed the laws us administoral in the island.
Wesyrs. Wm. G. Ha & Co., in their sirenler, intel Saigon, 8th February, say Rec-The The German gantcat Filia Isft hero yosterday grop will be a short one, very short in some provinces; thoro are estimates as low as 50 per for Canisu..
Bert of an average yield, but we will not say so much as that. Prleos fuctude as the China douand requires but the tendency is towards an advance. There ive been voral enquirion for home shipments, But presont pries are prohibitivo. There ie nothing doing in other directions. Wo qnoto to-day for March/April delivery: No. 1 while milled $2.27, No. 2.white milled 6, 10 per cent, urge 216, 30er
Thor were 2,047 visitors to the City Hall Museum inst work, of whom 124 wore Bareprane
The P. Co's steamer Siralinewid Teft Tacons for Hongkong via al perts of call,
Friday, tho 14 just..
Tares members of the Petmatth Polics Force bave necoptod service in Lae contabalagy of Hongkong. They have signed for five ดร
The Austrian cruiser Aurore, which recently left for Europe, will be replaced on the Far East station by the Saida, which is das nort mouth.
Mr. Dewon-This is rather important. Just wake a little sketch of it en rome paper.
Wines, with the aid of a stick, & pencil, and his left Lund, described the position of the roads,
Mr. Descon-Did you see them as "thst. nubari
Witness-No.
Mr. Deacon-As a matter of fact didn't you see thore go up to that notice, look at it, and turn back again ?
Wi:No.
Me: Deacon-You have told us of two notices cne at the foot of the hill and 'no' at the lait of the rond. In there one on the other road
Witness cannot say.
Mr. Doacon-You don't know f Witness-I don't know.
cont. cargo $2.11 yr det. zo. f... invoice weight, in guanies, without insurance, Tost- Buyc.-Freights had shown a little more life
Mr. Descom-When you first saw the defond: for Eoo days, and an active demand for Hong kong has led to several fixtures at 11 ceria; but
Witaos-They were standing at the foot of rates have since given way, and there is noan's There were they stunding # *-*** disposition for fresh venturus antil after tha
Mr. Deanco-Looking all around, I suppose native hebdays, for which peried 111 cents the hill to theleft of the fort, lacking towards it: ara takot of. For other directicus no valuable
Witnuse-Looking Treat at the ford through opera glasses. quotations can bo given, there being no enquiry Klatover
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Mr. Doscou-Which one? Wituese-I cannot Bay.
Mr. Douro-Did you see them looking all mound, or only at tho fort?
Wiessly at the fort
Mr. Dedora-Wore they looking over the Wiless I did not goy them. harbour or archers elo?
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The O. S. S. Cole steamer Dardants, Com ÅRET.--One Chursts, incluing the tomatipool lett Singapore on the morning, of the pricod, are guaranteed to be the geth and may be expected here on or about product of the juice of the grap and are Saturday, the 22nd inst not artificially made. from raising ind
The Chino Mutual stemmer Teruliai, froin currente, as is generally the case with
Glasgow and Edverpool, pussel the Canal on the Cheap Wines.
15th last, and may be considered dunat Pouang SANDY--All our Brandy is guaranteed icon or about the 1st prox.
be pare Cegung, the difference in plen bong merely a question of age and yhutage. HISKY- Whisky is or excelent quality and of greater age than most brands in ho merket The SCOPCI Winery red Eis univocally popular, and is pronounced by, the best lasil conacisseura to by emporios to any other land in the Hongkong market.
At the Southampton District mecling of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, recently hek at Bastleigh, there was an interesting discussi upon a pict pised by P.P.G.M. Naylor of the A metuber Lord Innox Lodge, Portemouth). of that Lodge, it seemed, catered the Clouese Navy and was one of those killed in the recent war with Japan. Azho was serving in the ser• vice of a feign Stato, the Rales of the Order wonk not fornit 6 his relatives receiving the ussat death. allowance. The initiator of the de. bate sought to have the Ralon so aonded as to Wo don and Ching Arprent loan on
the Hazardous Ocopation Table.". The ques the best authority that there is no foundation allar bg in foreign curricus to pay under whatever for the repert that Mours. Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell and Co., Limited, intet ne fluroighly fought ont; nad in tas on of the argument it was contendod that to found a shipyard and engine works in Japu pless tan in foreign service were entitled to It is reported Ent the estimated expenditures" basis of the Order, big orga ap nblic works in Forms this year wishunk not avcept Iris contribuúions; bat against oy afterwards went into the rozů.
this argument it was explained that many mex- cleme anomit to 30,000,000 sen, divided as hers preferred to forego any benefits to which follows:-Making your coutoy might be entitled, so long as they could re- structing harbour at Kelun. $.000 yeni momber of the Leigu, ma so provide for eonstruction of railways, 20,000,000 yen.
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We only guarantee our Wings and Spirits bgenuto when bought met from wi
Colony or from our authorised Agens e Const Porte.
S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG' DISPENSARY... Hongkong, 9th January, 1890.
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U. S. Lego No. 1341 Brought forward
3,057
Total up to date.....S1,117
It is reported from Japan that M. Gerard, o Fronch Master at Pelting, is about te return hame, having been appointed Chief of he Administrative Burca. M. G. Dubail, Causal Getioral at Shanghai, will succeed 1. Gerard at Peking, on l'M. Klobukowski, Consat- General at Yokohaman, will go to Shanghai.
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Witness- No, there is not.
Canter Mortis Langso said About eleven clock on Sunday morning a Sikh called my attention to three men. They were then on the hill side; witich is part of the field works. Que was looking through a pair of opers glasses. Mr. Decon What do you call field work? Just describes it.
WithAfial work is land used for British werks, and wear this spot there is the event of a future rotura to Fugland. Uppuletal for range fluding.
roto being taken, it was resolved that the rule romain as at presunt, i
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
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[FROM SAIGON PAPER] AETON TO BE EXTRADITED,
PALIN, 8 February.
The Loaden Court of Appeal las decided that Arton must be extridled.
THE TONKIN LOAN.
PARIS, 10th February. The Chamber of Depaties open the Ton
ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.
The Japanese Government bus just plecaki loan with the changes infratced by the ordors in Switzerlad for 18,000 watetes, the Senato cost of which is bot to exceed is Gil, ovli The watches are to to distributed among the officers and min who distinguished themselves in the late-war, and are to also the place of the male usually awarded at the close of ventional
hostilities.
The Kingain Line, trading between Hamburg and China-Japan, hus ordered another now corer of large bec. This now bont, which it to be built by the den af Blohm and Vess- will brve the following dingstons 41. by 46ft-in by 31ft. Gin, which will give a carry- is capcity of over 4000 tons. The ster
is been contractil ar en short delivery.
The Viouns Neue Freie Presse bears that at no early date gati finns will be opened "bodween MARRIAGE On the 7th January, at St. Frais de Sic Astria-Hungary and Japan for the proposed hurel, Walten, England by the Rev. Father linercial treaty won the two candies. OITS DALWOON, Imperial Maritine Customs revice, hine, to MARIA ARIETES dangle of the late UN HOLS, Derly Road, Kirkalale..
The Daily Press.
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Contrary to what was originally inded, the negotiations will take place in Vions in stead of in Tokyo. The Japanese Minister in Rome Mr. C. Takahira, will reprorout his Government.
PAR, 10th, February The Italians and Abyssinians preserve their
respective positions without advancing and without gling
Futhor rainformants sro being prepared for dospatch from Italy.
SKETCHING THE LYEMOON DETANCES.
CONVICTION OF THRES RUSSLAN OFFICKIW.
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Hr. Deacon-What is your recollection of the notices shore? How many are there?
Witness-Iannot say how many; there are
1.
Mr. Descon--No sny I ubject to gething whatever I have told your Worbljy the foots, if you think we ought to be paxistal thus will pay, but I have told your Worsty tho true facta pi le case
Ir. Donor do not know whether this ovidenco is aimply to prove what a field work is?. Hie Worship-Is that Re, Captain Hastings Hou. Camanchy Hastings Yos, to prove this is a Geld wor
Mr. Deacon-If that is all, I'll technically
Ward Mwo Hon. Coriander Hastings All the dots mouts bere a in Russian, with the arception admit it at enes
of eno sketch, and we can ako neither top nor tail of that There are a lot of printed. things al manasevipt.
Mr Doted-Defenduuls say they are all privite documents,
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Hon. Combader Hostings-Oh of course, Fall private documenta
Mr. Descon-You can have them trusistol Kon. Commander Basting That is our diffenity, na tlure is be one to translate Clien
Mx, Deucon Mr. Mionelson will trumlate them.
Mr. Michelson-No, I cannot.
Hr. Deason--If your Worship wielos to haveÝ. them translated thom is somebody in Const whis cau trauslate them. “
His Worship impose a fine of $50 on each of the defendants.
No questions weto naked, and the CHAIRMAN, moved the adoption of the report and accounts. Ho Tere- hays much pleasarò in second-
Hon Ceramandor Hastings-Can the sketchos bo handed over to the military authoritiesing the adoption of the report and accounta anyl-in doing so I think I am expressing His WorshipYou
dofeminats have to the opinion of the sharhelders that the Mr. Deacon-Can the hack back after the sketches baya beri tara directors aro to be congratulated on the con servativo policy they have adopted in conducts Fout Pro
Fug the usiners of the Company in the past, (Applause)
watches
at
His Worship The book will be forfeld. Mr. Deacon-I prosazo, sir, the and things may be given up now P
His Wership Yes; you can argo with the police
HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN 603.
LIMITED
Hon Commander Hastings-Oh, I don't think is necessary, je de
Mr. Deacon-But we profor you to live the ninth ordinary annual meeting of sharo whole thing out
Mr. Michniken--The is no objection at all fun. Comunder Kortings-As Mr. Blencow admits the defendants were in the Bold work I con', eak for a romand,
His Worship-Kos, he admits. Have you any more evidenco to calt
Ho21. Commander Hastings I would like to prove what this kutoh ja
Mr. Daicon-I think I will if any thing if you will give it to mog
Itin Worship Wo want you to admit, what that is a patch of.
Mr. Deca-I should like to see it if I might
'he eletah was hinder to Mr. Denoon who spid-That is Lyenoon.
His Worship Tho ferte? ...Bir. Deacon--Yos
Sergeant McNab was the called and said an in charge of Stanley Statio Hou, Ceramandar Hastings Have you soon the defendants before?
Witrices.
Hon. Commander Ifastings-When? Witres About 1.15 p. on the 15th just. Hon. Conndor Hastings-Where? Wities At Stauloy...
Non Commander Hastings-What were they doing?
Witions Thoy came on horseback and pasaul the station.
Hon Commander Hastings-What had they with them
holders in the Hongsung and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Luxited was held sterday, at oor, at the offices, & Pray Contral. Hon. J. J. Dell-Irving presided, and them were also progon-Hon. . P. Chator Messrs. Woolley, C. S. Sharp, D. J. Easzoon. J. Kramer, N, A. Siebs, M. D. Ezekiel, St. C. Michaelsen (Directors), E. Osborne Secretary),
R.
Carried, A
Mr GASKELL have med pleasure in preposing the appointment of Messrs A. Ras, Woolley, M. 1. Tzskie), and €. 8. Sharp as directors. AA
Mr. Ho Foolt conded, " Carried
Mr. E. GRONG Mr. Oleman, I beg propose the re-election of the retiring directors, Mosers. G. B. Dodwell and St.-C. Mohnelen
Mr. J. R. MIQUS Carried.
conded,
My J. GUOSALAN proposed tho re-election of MESSIN T. I. Rose and F Honderson as auditors.
ar WILCOX seconded. Carried.
The CHAIRMAN-Thatcencindes ho business of the meeting. The dividend warrants will be
Wilcox, J. Goosmunzi, G. Georg G. Uposted this afternoon. Co., J. R. Michael T. I. Ross, WH: Gaskell, 6. H. Potts, Captan Farquhar, He Thug, and
Pak, Toks
The SECRETARY read the notice convening the muoting.
JAPANEEL AND CUSTOMS DUTIES IN CHINA.
Tokyo. 4 February.. The Official Gazette publishes to-day a report
from Baron Hayashi oamening, the duties. imposed on tobacco and saké imported into
THE RUSSO CHINESE BANK
The St. Petersburg correspondent of The Times, telegraphing on 16th Janry, states — Before the end of the present weck the first general meeting will be held here of the new Russo Chinese Bank. Although a Russo-Chi- noso bank, it is French capital agnia that pre- dominates. Tam informed on good authority. that no he than five-glithe of the foundation capital of 6,000,000 rouble in gold, or about a million sterling has bon taken up by the French bankers in Paris, and only three-eighths of it by the Russian banks in St. Petersburg. It is the same Frano Bassian syndicate that effected
The CHAIRMAN sui-Gontinou, as ia usani I propose to take for grantai-that-you have read the report, which has been for some days in your hands. In the report itat rdurence Mr. Deacon They could not all live looked
Hoy Commander Hostings-And the dievais made fally to the rusulle and aportions of
the Company dotring last year, but propono China. Pacon Hayashi stated that having through the opera glasses. Only one you mean?tion, how did they got that
This skotel was handed to the defendant to go mom iuto detail and in doing so shall refer received a report from Mr. Ditaki, the actiug Witness-Only one.
who, throngh Me. Michaelsen, said the sketch to the various paragraphs in the report in the Japanese Chasti-Geroral in Shanghai, that the was the bearings taken by the sun.
order in which they appear. Ular the head Shanghai Customs-house persisted in placing Hon. Commander Hastings Defendants aling "account" it is stated the gross revenue dates on Japanese sette and tobsoon imported mit they are shotches of the Lyotoon forts
for 1805 as compared with 1804 Wan $18,640 into China, ho communicated with the Viceroy, Mr. Descon-Yes, that is a sketch of the larger. The whole of this additional-ruge pointing out that this was a breach of the Lycoon forts As a matter of fact thos, was earned on the shipment of coal, bat neho akan Treaty Te that Jotter be received a sketches were taken on board the man of war profit on this branch of work in excodingly reply stating that the Viceroy had telegraphed aiorcial Treaty between Japan and China, Mr. Leacon Wint you call the field werke shoes down the harbour. That I admit small the increase has brought with it be a instructions to the Shanghai Castoms-house really open to everybody. There is no wall at once freely. They won not taken on trißing addition to the not profs. There that, pending the ratification of the Com
shore-any of them. That one is Lyemoon has been an inercase in most of the general con
medities of tradelanded and stored at the duties should be calculated on Japiese goods cutering on the left, as you will find
whervos, but on the other hand a largo falling on the same basis as in the case of other for off in sugar yarn, and coast corge, so that the vigu pewors to pass, or gale, or door?
additional earnings on the one hand bace book counter balanced by a derreisi on the other, with the result that so far as cargo in concerned asilistinct from coal, the business of 1895 both "us rogards the quantity landed and the rente derives from it is palically the same, ne 18 A feature of the years working worthy of acte was the satisfactory behaviour of the Company's coolios during tho strike those meno withstanding intimidations remained at their work throughons and the Company was in the position of being the only large employer of Inbour in the cofony whose men Wition-They or towards the old military refused to join the strike. I will be Mr. Deacon-Were there say wear this place ground and came back again, Toy sakod me within the recollection of come the important where you may you saw the raen? (To his Wor-if they could sit down and have some chew. I part the wharves played in breaking up the ship). Of course, year Worship, wo were ther; asked to to sit for in the station. Thoy cargo boat strike of 1893, niso inw ussfal thoy we are not in the least disputing that.
kala coolie with them carrying some food. They wore to shipping during the plane of 18 the issue of the recent Chinese loan guaranteed Witose I saw ony notice note thym,
Add to this the utility of the whares during by the Russian Government at a not profit on. the recent strike, and it will be apparent that in the transaction of £13,000,000. Hr. Deacon What does it say?
Ons of the features of the concern that Witness-That no one is to pass without
the Company's operations the catory possesses mission of the commanding officer.
powerful organization to a native attracts gonerehatice for various reasons, is the combinations unit a saluable absource to selebtion of Prince Repor Dathtomsky, one of shipping in times such as three referred the fenders, as president of the administration. to, The homes mentions in there Prince Oukhtenisky, to whose hostile writings. port ca KL 211 adjoin these already on English policy in the East I have often had isting on that lot and are situated in Elgin occasion to relor, appears of the opening of the Houd those houses are let at a rontal which Lasein New Year in the new and double. yiahla 18 per cent. on the out of the buildings, purity of a bank prasilout for the direction With regard to repairs it will be noted at extensive faundial and commercial operations very large sum was spunt principally on the in China, andublisher and editor of a wewe. wharves, during the year, end at a further paper which boying a now long of life under its outlay will have to to made during the present old title of the St. Petersburg Viedopasti. In year in order to place them in an efficient stute its first loafer of do New Year Prince Oukht Won the construction of thess wharves was omsky dechires that he is at the head of a group first undertaken some ten years ago different of Busins who preserve unfaltering fasth in species of wood were tried, and are an Austri. Kussin'e universal historical mission, which, I in no way question our being there, so if yourlan word, very strongly recommended as being according to them, is to hold up sms as at Worship think this is a flad work. I admit it pervious to the teredo, or se worm, wesexamplo to all the world of a Christian State at once. We were undoubtedly there. The 5d for the piles of No. 2 wharf, but they snem whern Christ's teachings of truth and lots are
pametined and realised.' Mr. Deacon Is there not a notice at the truth about this thing is that these three gentle cethod fo`ho enten and for until when not only outwardly professed, but inwardly
men yesterday morning wanted to go for a walk; only eight fears old, they were almost con junction saying that people are not to ge through, but to turn back, or something of thy wanted to go on shore to strotoli thoir sunod away. This has necessitated rebuild-
s good many al round.
Bas down in the station for about twarty minutes the wond defendant had à map in- poris pocket. He deed me to show hit the direction on the map to Wongmakok Ticy Mr. Deacon-I believe the road from the vill-asked me if they could go here on torseback, I told thus they could not at the road was had, age in open?
WiLANS, Wot there are notice beards Theytac went away along Abordeen Road.
Hon. Commander Hastings That show a laa labla desire for knowledge
Mr. Deacon-1tkows a laudable desir for horse-back riding
Chern,
Mr. Duacou How many? Witnesa -There is one in the road lending froin the end of the village, aiul.
Mr. Deacon What sipes that day? Haro-you read it yourself?
Willes-Yos It says that abone is to pass excepting these bolting parses from the cou
manding offer.
Mr. Densor-That is at the foot of the hill? Witness Yes, and then is another at the top of the bil near 1m cruss.
Mr. Doncou-What does that say " Witness War Department Property." Mr. Deacon-Anything also ?, Witness-Nughing else.
Witnese-I cannot say.
As the Police Court yesterday, fais Mr. T, Sorcombe Smith; Bryan Grevenitz, a Honte-surt P
tni on the Russian ma-of-war Vladimir usut Stranachainlisky, of the samo veszol, deres, Lantant Epping, and Ziente rore charged with unlawfully trespassing in the field works of Bangla Dock Tort for cu lawful purpose, and being in possession of kelules and setshing materials on Sunday the 16th ist.
Hoa, Commander Hastings-Well, it wont not be allowed in Vladivostock er Siberia.
Mr. Deacon This is not Vladivostock or Shera; we are enlightened here.
The case for the prosecution was now com sted, and for the defence Mr. Daaron said What I was going to say at the commencement I place before your Worship now. As you see
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THE WISDOM OF THE EAST
The subject of The Darivation of the Ethics
of Buddhism was investigated and carefuly
lege, and they took the direction of Kowloong the wharf, h with the expe and walked along the new read there towards vience already gained the directora have sab the dooks. Of course your Worship understil stituted Manila Aronga, which is a well-tried Mr. Deacon-Just think, because the other I am misting this defence strictly instructed wood, and one that will last a great length of by these three gentlemen, and ou their words the Inoladed under the heading of repairs wituoss told us there was.
Witnes do not know. There are a good of houder as Russian officsts and gestion. I are also a number of necessary improvements do not intend to call the slightest evidence, and which might perhaps with proprialy bare beer Private Khan, of the Hongkong Regiment, said I am gong to put the care exally as it dabited to the first cost of the buildings of the Victoria Institute of London, its con- many nulicce and I are not real on all
I was on duty ut Kowloon near the seat Uaped, and if your Worship thinks we have the Board hus Thought it best to aid nothing Am on Sunday I saw the three defendants Ho Commandor W. C. H. Hustinga (Aeting the top of a hill looking all bont with un Quora glass, and also lenking towards Lydmoon. A Tokyo press despatch of the 5th February Captain Baperintendent of Police) conducte stakes:The Government has docited to pro- the case for the prosecution; and Mr. V. II.They locket at different places, and wore in a hibis Leo import of opium to fermest, but will Deacsu represented the three defendants. Co prolisited pren, about one hundred or two establish a Board which will grant permits to siderable interest was manifested in the caso medred paces from the fort. confrmed opium smokers who can prace that a soveral officers of the Garrison were present sian Consal, was also in Court and sat not to abstinence wonki seriously injure their health."in Court Mr. St. G. Mieluoleen, the Kis Another despatch of the following day says - Mfr. Descom
It is reported that opium will be made & Gov.
Mr Desrou-Belare the prosecution com- crament monopoly in Formosa."
mences their case, if it is to proceed, I take the curlinst, emportanty of taking a statement.
His Worship Do you admit it all? Mr. Down-I admit every fact, but not the
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1896. THE penalty imposed by the Police Ingistrale yesterday on the three Besian Hicers nequod of sketching the forks will xcite some surprise. If the offenex.com-
There will be a Houkey mated today in the itted was increly tediuical and uninten- Happy Valloy at 5 p.m., Thirty. Under Thirty, fonel it would have heen sufficient coliform The following are the les-Thirty--E. A. he defendants of the law and impose no Ram, W. E. Wallace, F: B: Marshall, HP
White, W. Taylor, Hav. R. F. Cobbold, H. benalty if on the other hand they were Basshall, C. H. Thompson, F. Maitland; E.
ally acting as spies they should haw been Robinson, and J. Bertou. Under Thirty nt to guol for the full form allowed, by Anton, T. Gillingham, J. C. Camorou, B.. Roweroft, C. E. Hame, B. R. Sheldon, G. Stewart, J. G. Smith, G. f. Meadors, S. W. Hay wari, and F. B. Descon
offenen.
to you.
P
scosse at the first meeting for the new your sideration being introduced in a brief paper, the endot, then we havooffended, and osallave to property cooount forcept what is opcat author of which called avtantion to the frequency to pay the penalty, wie tever it may be. Aal was entirely upon now works. The total surt with which moral precepta, often similar to those. saying, these genomen were walking awards the expanded du repairs (inuinding improvements) in Holy Writ, were quoted us from Bulähist docks. When they got to the villege they sained the formation of the Company say writings, this being very often done by Theoss- road going towards the hill, and it struck in years, and ineluding thestranten phists and others who sought to minimies the them at Lhoy would go up the hill and admire. $25,000 for this year, will amount to $111,000, valno of the Christian Scriptures. The question No questious wore asked by Mr. Deacon. the view, just as many people have done before, and on this basis the directers have arrived at thereupon rose, Wure these precepts to be Walter William Blades--I am wester guns as I have no doght your Worship has often $10,000 per our as the minimum amcant found in the earlier Buddhist writings, and, if or in the Royal Artillery. Outside Kowloon done, mad as I have dons, and as no doubt which should be set aside Font of each year list original, wlance wore they derived? A Dock battery thero is i board with aCaptain Hastings las done. They dil not ace profis to vol the cost of future repairs; they reflexumination of the Buddhist writings, notice to the effect that nimission to the any notice at the foot of the bill they saw no duen this a wise provisor, because it must and of the Old Testament, showed that every lis followera was frooly taught by defences is only granted by permission of the notice there fistover. They went by till they always hapnow that in roue years repairs will valuabis moral precept included by Buddha General Officer Commanding and that any fu come to this juiction of this roads already alluded, be viccedingly heavy and at other fires very forcation gained is to be considered confit, und there they saw a action just on the left small-the reason of the bang that a Moses and the Prophets centuries before. dentist. There is aholder notics beard at the Saving that they went to farther, and they what though slowly and graFully decaying Buddha existed and this was scarcely to be junction of the three reads net below the darned back. They took the read to the year by your does not road extensive repairs wondered at considering the light which His Worship Do you aduit that they were Kowloon Instituts. That notice says that the right, as to which there is no zilide. Then until it has wanted this point of collapse had been thrown of late on the ox in the possession of tebing materials
passers will be prosecuted. Thero is also they went along till rounding the fold they After the pyreant year, it is considered there tant to which rations in earlier daya Mr, Louro-Coste sketchon were found ouanother notice about twenty yards, higher up in sw a fort eight at this head of them, and of ecurso will be no extruclinary repairs neessary to the hold intercommunication. The Ethics of similar tarms as the first one. There is ne they know they had no right to en tore Stal wharven for some time to come, and the charges Buddhism were avidently derivad from those as of them, certainly.
1's Worthy said unless Mr. Deacon balcinul defence at the junction of the three wishing to get a good view of the hathen they under this houding will hp posfined, to the nations with whom the inhabitants of India had something to say in mitigation of the offene, roudle. Kowloon East battery is nearly a bun went up on the hill side end, with the aid of ordinary maintenanes of mildings, lanteles ponautcial and ether relations, including the In Ordinace, wacky, three months or one
the caso wist proceed.
Mr. Descon-I was fually going to give the rod yards from that janotion; this is the sport glasses looked ovozy whore all read as ghee Meanwhile, the accumulated Jewish, which was in its greatest prosperity the writese Khau said. Cho used the glasses $10,000 transferred from each year's working 300 years betere Buddha was said to have existed; month cording to the section under
Mr. Deason-How do yen fucritos feld the other two did not. Then they though they should by the time the vharves again require and also later, when the Captivity took place, which they were convicted. The how was
would like to go back and look at the docks, and resoring he efficient, if no un orson circumoud there was a tendensy towards the dispersal It is highly produblo (learns the Navel and version of the officers as gentlemen and leave it neatest battery, and is on the left.
ya Yoshit I shall hear the evidense first, wark A military defenc
they went into the roadway where they met stapes arise, to meet the paperditure The of tast people Attention was draws to passed with the intention of preventing filary Becary thit a high offcial will he
Dr. DeneouWe must go on in the usual
Mr. Doon-You know the hill side; world the sentinel to whom they gave the naines, land at West Point, hitherto ille, is now being the evidence giran by Strabo and other ketches of the forts being taken for the set over from Japan to contor with the Bug-
1 Gorezniuent on several questions of palleyway, the
you call that a deld work in your military &o. These skstebin are of core skatches of atilised by the reption of foor strongly built ancient writers to the great commercial inter 10 of Breigy Governrichts, but it is not in the Far East. The omissary will, in all like.
His Vership-YOK
Cechnical gango i
Hongkong; we admit that at onco. Imphal double-storeyed godowns specially adapted for course, existing in the tenth century BC. Witness-There is no work there at alt
cally any and ay binphatically streted by the storage of flour, rice, and anah argo, bat between India, Perais, Parthia, Media, and ikely to have any practical effect if the flood, be the son of the Japanese Preation, the Thomas O'Toole, neting bombatur, R.Awa
Mr. Deacon-That is what I wanted to know thead three officers, that this sketches were made as taey are not to be completed till the 31st the countries, sorth of the Euxine, as well ha nly penalty for its contravention a fiue book u prominent part in the augotiations which called and mid-On the morning of the 16th f:$50. Ignorance would not be pleaded ended in the Treaty of Place. Be it a man of instant, about 11 am my attention was drawn 1 believe the road is entirely pen with this on bout the Raissian ship us shows coming December noxt, the present year's working the ancient traffe by ze which recent res iate the harbour on the afternoon of the 10u will not be affected by them. The ventral pos- search had shown to have existed, and had. about. two-or-tread-thirty, and has always to three muu treapussing on Goverment pro exception of the notices,
Last-just as the Vladimir Momoinach was tion of those godowns, adjoining as they do our been referred toeta recent meeting of the case, for there is to military al talena kerii interest in avat and shiplikking perty outside the Kowloon Dock forts. I mw
coming down the barbour. They were not own wharf and that of the Chinn Aerobatts, the Institute as carried on from India roul officer in the service or any civilised power maths. It is bxpected that he will visit both one with an opera glass, which he was using in Mr. Deacon-Nothing to stop anybody
Portsmouth and Plymouth.
La direction of the fat. Another gunner, s
Witnes-Nothing, only the notice mard made on shore, nor is there the slight justition the directors anticipating satisfactory Ceylon end up the Red Bea, the ships Who is not well aware of the illegality of
private, and I went to them. I took their
Mr. DesconThe section of thus aut says est evidence to show they were. The wituselts from their working, and if suitable terms being mostly nuuned by those intrepid mari The new lighters referred to in the report evening it was announced that one of the the sketching of defences or trespassing in The London ved Chine Buress Cures and brought them down to Hongham. Me pezecz dlant enter any barrier, field work, themselves do pet speak to any set whatever of can boarranged a portion of them will be leased mers, the Phonicings. At the close of the furtificate works. It was remarked in the appointment of the row Anglican Bishop 3 police station. They were about forty yards fortifiention? Do you say the hillside was shotching, and they did not sketch.
hate been found necessary owing to the non- Lustitute's Committee, Mr. T G. Pinchos, of tinued growth of our transhipment business the Department of Orontal Antiquities, at the course of the trisl yesterdery thrt such depan has now on made by the Archbishop of from the observing station.
Canterbury. A departare in provions practice Hon. Commander Hastings-They were in'
afloat, which can be more satisfactorily con British Mustu, had decovered and dociphered. duofed, and with more proft by having our some new and remarkable inscriptions. These Conduct ge that of Baron GRAEVENITZ and lus bene, ne an English suffragun, in the the fold
own boats rather than employing native craft, were of special interest to the Biblical student is brother lieutenants would not heallowed person of the Bishop of Southampton, gana ent
The paragraph in this repeat dealing with the and would shortly be published for the inferis at Vladivostock, to which the defendants
profit and loss account anspepeo may need some tion of all the members. Many applications. solicitor replied that here we are onlightene,
is to evidence proved cortainly there is no amification. I will be remembered that from persons desiring to suppert the Instituto intention proved, and not one of the witnesson about six years ago the Compatismede members or associates having been received which was rather a backhauled compliment
sayathint the gentlemen in question were sketch. the foreshore oppositor West int pro from places in England, America, India, and his clients' Goverorient, the implication
ing, because they were not kotching, and there. party and by so doing added 106,000 feet of the Colonies, the applicants were elected and being that Russin is not enlightened. The
The following appointments have boon made utility of the Defences Sketching Frvention at the Admiralty Midshipmen H. B. Eod-
fore all they could possibly be charged with land to its arsete, portions of which were sold, the meeting was adjourned, was an off once against section &
the remainder being retained by the Company His Worship The ketobos vero in and now standing in the books at 84 fost, the Ordinance may, however, be called in ques: well to the Immortali, V. f. Rashleigh, W.
book, and that they were shore for the porpos difference between the cost of reclaiming this LATE TELEGRAMS. E. Middleton and V. B. Gascoigno to the tion. Trespassing enn ho prevented by the Narcissus, 2001 J. IL. M'Cowan, to the Cordelia,
Mr. Descon-To his. Worship)Of course of sketelling is pretty well, proved by the thot land and its actual value after reclamation bo-
The following telegrams are from Ceylon and posting of centrics, but it is hurdly likely additional, to date January 15. Naval Cadete
woworo flore, your Worship, and I am going that they were there with this book which has ing roughly $350,000. This mount was passed to what had for some years been called profit that any legal penaltica will provout G. Johnstoxe, to the minortalité, to date
to tell you why presently. Witness). You skotolusin it
Mr. Denoon-I do not see of covelty tant and fuze suspicio, sul it is with the creat Rougeon papers January 13, It. W. Grove, F. C. Holsban
would call this a fold york simply because the case. Because they have this book, balinos remaining that the die Bridge is there Fr
to a missionary bishoprio. Dr. Awdry, whose qualifications for the new Bishoprie of Osula are admitted on all sites, will leave almost at cu for his distant Seo, in the hops of being casly April.
at the triennial synod of the Charch in
Witness-Yer
any
bo
Kon. Commander Hostingand they passed
otice on P Witness-Ob, yes, two of them..
His Worship-What were these notice WitnessOne of them had upon it, War Dopartment Property. No adssittance".
Ir. Deacon-What do you mean by fold works? Were the detendents actually with the fortifications?" 792
Witness-Thay worn between the bridge and the range Bre obsarving station They d pined the bridge and ero on the hill near the oberving station; that is a field work.
Bir. Beacon--Was there may gate or door
foreign Governments collecting all the in-short, G. A. D.Hay (sufition). Marryate anything through which they had to pass formation obtainable outskis the lines. (itional); and P. L. II., Neble, to the In Gol CAMERON, speaking in public in mortatile. D. Carter, J. L. Forbes, the Hoit W. Lete802-Gower, al . D. 11 Noils, to the
Narcissus, to dato January 15
Mr. Deacon--Was it all opini Witucrs-Yes, it we all open, but notices
Hongkong on one occasion, before anything had been heard of the Sketching Ordinancs, said: "There is now nothing secret about The Kobe Chronicle saysWe learn on the the profession of arms. We may make our best authority tast a service of stars is about
to be established between Java and Japan, call-Wind-Yes.
wore ported at, and thin, defendants could not Hare gone that way without seeing the notices: Mr. vinYou now the road that lead ap to the cake from the town below f
a field work?
Witness Yes Mr. Dencon--WIEP
Witness -Because there is a bridge over a gutly or nullah.
Mr. Deason-But that is net of aprosity a Gold work
Witness Tos, it is part of the defence. Mr. Descort in a pathway? WitnessYes, it'sa bridge
Mr. Deacon-Bet if the bridge wasn't there you would have to jump over the rullah. Way
it a fold work??
Witness Bocanae it is part of the fortifica tions.
Wilers The bridge is part of the fortifies tions
Mr. Descou-Would you pall the Junction of the roads a field work?
WilsNo, I would not
Hi Worlu They were there with skotch. ing materials
Me Deacon-I do not say thay were not. Sub-section 5 Suye
His Worship With the intention.
Mr Daneon-Precisaly with the intention that is the very thing. Technically say there
THE TRANSVAAL FURTHER DISTURBANCES
ANTICIPATED
Tondon, 30th January,
in their possession does not prove they were pose to deal, and what they suggest in, to there with the intention of sketching pliminate the account by i tranferving the His Worship-Not in itself, but this book halice to a new account to be called has slrenly sketches in its deprociation and repairs. It is undesiration Kruger is issued as proclamation Mr. Deason I do showing how thesouble that old prod and loss Burgiens stating that he has reason to spot that, it is desire to rozew the glittraneon which lately Inspector Botlin-Tum in charge of the sketches were made on thoir wood as officers should remain, and there ons only two the intention of several of the Hand companies Kowloon Felice District. About 1020 p.m. on and gentlemen. They were made as the slip practical ways of getting rid of it one by to close the mines, which, he says, indicater a e. Dacon I think that branches off to the the 18th ina, dofendanta were brought to the was coring down the harbour. With regard writing down the Company'e note, and the
Yanmali Station and ebargod with capmaing to the book itself I wish to point out that it is olker in the way proposed, and as those peole took place. The President says that the Trans right mud inft close by the forta
on the fold works at Hongham. I rd similar to book which, I am instructed, every have dresy boon written lawz out of this same al Government have resolved to vigorously Witness-It does n
development. was found a pair of fald glasses on the third book used for all sorts of things entering By wiping out the present profit and losspanish any attempts to disturb its posoofui them to be easrohet. On the second dafontart Russian offer estries. This slittamemorandum nocount. It is proposed to take the latter cuuren protect the mining industry and to sivarily defendant this pocket book containing two caloulations perhaw of their doings, and any sarponso Recomat it will sford the Company akotahes. One sketch is ranked Lyemon thing that strikes them, and also for making an opportunity next year of presenting its the other hears no mane. I told them they would sketches as stated, but I animit they may on working and profit and Loss accounts -board their own Russian man-of-war and aderia 6 new, clearer, and more correct ferin be charged with sketching and being in passes their own Fussing Blog zasko ketabea of any than has been possible to long as this su sion of sketching materials.
fortifletious, or do anything, and it is all ing at Bongbong: Yahohama, Kohs, and other as clear to any one to the noonday, and porte. The steamera will be coder the ag y fou may depend upon it that the the Koninglyken Pakutyart Maatschappy, and army which wins in futurs wile the the service will be abadisul by the Dutch Mr. Doocz-Now up to the junction of the
Government. The fret steuner is expected to roads there is no notion at all
Witness-There is one notius, just before "army which does everything the most reach Yokohama st the end of April There is
Mr. Ubon Now just think." thoroughly." We are somewhat inclined at prosent a vast of comonication with Jiva, you coino
and moli a service of beim will doubtlem
Witness-Thuro is one notice.. Mr. Duusen Whers P penity
to igreo with His Excellency. If the foster and develop the trade and commeres Le for sketching were pentyl servitude two Malaysia, China, and Japan-Clunielo.
AFFAIRS IN THE SOUDAN,
London, 30th January, The Foll Moll Gazette, in a Lologran from Cairo, states that a revolution has broken out is