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know whether he had applied to the medical authorities in this colony and been refused, though the fact that he had been for some time in the colony and had CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY Hot found the opportunity he was in search of would seem to point to that conclusion. It will readily be understood that there is a certain amount of responsibility incurred in eubjecting a human being to the test of an experiment with an unproved cure, and the medical authorities of Hongkong might ex cusably shrink from allowing Dr. YERIN to inject what he himself chils the venom of the plague balls into a patient under their enre. The Canton case shows, how- ever, that this may be done with safety, that whether it enres the patient or not A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. it will at least do him no barn, and in the interests of science, of humanity, and of the material interests of this colony overy opportunity ought to be afforded the dis coverer of putting his discovery to the practical test of hospital praction.
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The abonmat Merionethakita laf Singapore yesterday and is expected here on or about the 8th instant.
The P. M. aleamer Peru, with mails, & from San Francisco, arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port this morning, vis Nagasaki.
The CM Cos steamer Ching, from Australian ports, Jatt Fort Darwin yesterday mersing, and any tu expected here on or about
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A CURE FOR THE PLAQUE..
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY BY-DE. YERSİN.
The Right Boy, Bishop Chattes, of Canton, writes us as follow
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Earring snatching is an old form of crime in Privy Courcillor or the office of Treasurerments on rais affectent with the plague, but be by the steamship agents in their lotter of the weed as if he would be emsoessful. His ow
Hongkong and lately it has been on the increase. Most of the robberies are of a particularly andavious character, occurring in orawded thoroughfares and in the open daylight, Os Twx Cantoncio are generally credited with Monday there were two sneh eases in Queen's Road and fortunately both the thieves. wore being among the most rowdy and turbulentoangat practically redhanded. One of them of the peoples inhabiting the Eighteen Pro- had resorted to the old trick of throwing pepper vinces of the Chinese Empiro: and there into his riofim's eyes, and now he is to be "puppered" himself. The thieves wore taken is no doubt that they are as reetloss before Hon. Commander Hastings yesterday and as impatient of control as any of the and oach was ordered to be imprisoned for six strokes each with the intton. This sort of punishment is likely to soon put a stop to those baroinved robberies.
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with the best English Restinery, embodying Chinese races, not even excepting the ferv months and touzdergo two floggings of twelves ordinary sense-somathing relating to the Court tunely. A case of plague has occurred this would be objection to the creation of a monopoly, the lead of W, two olhor men, Liu and Wu,
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"But, doutor," I said, your discovery in marvel. Let us attend first bo what is most pressing, and then wo will soo."
the steamship owners in that there is no incresse
WAILROADS IN CHINA, in the charge for steamers under 300 fooking, length. Thas the coasting steamers, which time site gerathe translation makozuse of the whares in such numbers, arenos Edict, anthorizing res Chineze. lot off altogether, while the new ast catches Wand Lin, to build tin file rem Peking all it doen-going stammers, which are now Hankow, dividing it tato three seion for the Of thres med. It now turns out that neither of rely within three hundred fast lang. This objection no notice is takon in the reply these men separately, or all of them together, foi o Wharf Company, though if the can raise the raquisito amount of money.
w departure is made in the interact of the When the plan was first devised to have th sharoholders in the Company, the seems no line built by Chinese merchants, a man Wal reason why coasting steamers should not pay an gndors of a foreign firm in Hongkong, 31 well-a obern steamers. The objection as to required thirty millions of tacks. The Izspecial increased charge, in proportion is their length, alegraphed asking that ho might raise the an exte-payment if a steamer romana more-insclion was granted, but in a short time it than five daye at the wharf has boon tast to coged-orident that the money could not be certain extent, but we think the Whart forthcoming unless the money and aid of the free storage af marge of steamers detained Jonster, were excluded by the orders of this Company might be more liberal in the matter of English firm conla bouted. Foreign shares, outside the Bar. The proposed charge on Emperor. treasure or specie affect a very limited number, Then came forward the man Hai, s Canton and they are, we should imagine, strong enough man of the rank of Tastas and brother of the T-President of the Censorate. Being A The idoronse in the tariff now announced is, Calton man he thought he could ensored in to protect themselves. of course, the result of the Wharf Company interesting the many rich Chinese marchants, having obtained the masopoly here by the secured sanation to raise the required purchase in 1861 of the competing Toolangit, and it is money could bo guaranteed, Wharf and Godown Company. As painted out be could form the Company. For while it End: Juns, apprehensions were entertained at pas, however, and with the tacit understanding the time that this would be the result. At the tho Princes and Ministars, or to allow meeting of the Pootong Wharf and Godown figners to subscribe one-third. An American, Co. hell on the 7th of Jane, 1891, afled to Cal Jefferis, made arrangements with Heli to he sold to what is now the Shanghai and Hong Amerion to any out his part of the programme, decido whether that company's property should te tako up the one-third, ad he returned to kow. Wharf Co., Mr. A. MoLeod, who in his teatro induced the Chinese marchants of the capacity of a director of the lattor compang Companies to join forces in raising the other While things were progressing slowly under proposed the sale of the former to the latter renty millions. Company, antioned in his speech that there
ne of the rank of Taolai, the one a Kiangsu "It has beau stated that if the directors of an and the other Shanes, came forward, Associated Wharros acquired the control ming that they could show. gnaruntess of of the property they would immediately raise the escasing the required amount. They there of wharfage and storage will come into force. form the company on evidence of the same Present existing tariff, and that very high rates the received permission to raka the stock and Gentiomer, I can assure you these situents They also recommend that no foreign ebsres am saticels without foundation. If you con- allowed, and asserted that ther could suc sidor for & 120ment who are the directors of cel ou the Chinese basis. Mr. Wn was the Associated Wharvos I think you will see scially load spokon and couident. He said it is not likely any large increase will be rasda that he could show guarantees of having the senior resident partner of Messrs. Jardine, of Military Affairs ordered him to go ta in the tariff. First then there is our Chairman, the money in. Tientsin, and so the Counsu The Vicorey examited into the dine, Matheson and Co. are very largely in-Wang. treated in the trade of this place, and their con patter and as Frightened out by the signa
large proportion of the total revenue of the Asau of advancing the whole amount, or y tributions in the matter of wharfage of their flippery dealing. It is reported that ar steaters, and storage of their goods, farm a very English spoonlator, Wilor, halenenived the epainted Whericas. I do not think Mr. Herbert ek as would be nossary, but without any Swith, the present representative of Massation of foreign slures. When the Chinos areline, Matheson aast Co. is at all farqueably arent reported hinnalt to Viceroy Wong nitor disposed to any increase being made in the the sawunt failed to recognised at the bank existing tarif. Another director of the in Teulein, or the methods thone secretly Associated Wharves is the Agent of the introducing English sarital under English. 2. c. 0. Company. They are not interested control appearing 100 danguous, the whole This man is not viewed as ons of high any way in the rates charged for storage of este fan
the rates of whif
opriaty. He has already bean dograded from stameng two or three times, and is mistrusted by goods, but thay aro. very materially interested
Mr. Joseph that he would oppose Chinese merchant class.
This in spare or incolisaman after another. A third director of the Wharres is resident partner in the firm of Meso. Turn has yet come. The Chinese have plenty of ball, Howie and Co. Mosers. Turnbull, Howi, ey, but they mistrust their own Govern- and Cs, are not, Italiers, directly interested met, and will not swertbe for shares unless in shiging, but they are largely interested in om foreign firm of good stability has either the general trade of the place, and they contri- the thief or aimer control. The preferencs bate considerably to the income of the Associated of the merchant class, wad rapecially of Mr. Wharves by payments for the goods they store sit is for senis American campany, debelog in the Company's godowns. The other director free from all future political complications of the Associated Wharves is myself. The Tio Government, however, has tied its own partners in my firm have been nouneeted with ends by its last sation. It has forbidden the Shanghai and Hoogken Wharf Ce.. from forelynars, to take shares, but the Chino will the time it was Arst formed, and I have myself not abscribe unless foreigners are associated beea à director for a period of nearly 17 years. with hem. For the Government to acknow- We are not very largely interested in shipping, ledge the futility of this plan, and to allow but vo juflsonco to the wharves the sixamong some foreign syndiasts to take a concession oan to help the presparity of the Associated about Perhaps Shen. Trotai will have some Wharves by storing all our goods there. I device. Leking correspondent of Chứng have no hesitation in saying that I should ob- Gozefa ject very strongly to having the present tariff raised. I think these vesurancen from the pr sent dirpeters of the Wharves-who, I bepe, will romain directors for some time-will dispol
general confined the offence of bribery to the bribery of judicial offer, but this definition The Austrin Lloyd's steamer Gisala left of the offense seemed too narrow and confined. Counsel then noted Rex Reale and Rox v. Kobe for this pert yesterday at daylight
Yanghan in mpport of his argument anl referred to various instances of bribing high
I owe some gratitude to Dr. Yerin, and is officers of state or at slotions. One case the patlle interest I ask you to afford me apo referred to a prosecution many years ago by the Dribi of Chenftar, who received a letter in your calamus te make known the citem containing an offer of £5,000 for the reversion stances. You are enure flat in 1894 Dr. Yor
sin, of the Pasteur Institute at Paris, caus to of the offen of Clerk in tho Bupreme Court of Jamion to the writer's son.
His Lordship Thoy aned to he oated patontongkong to study on the spot the famous ofsars in the West Todies. They never ved babunis plague, which was committing such in the colony; they always lived in England, ravages at Canton Hongking. At that time and the work was done by a deputy, and of he sent a large quantity of the ball of the (Laughter.) curse the donaty got very little of the salary plague to Dr. Roux, the inventor of the serum Couneal made further comments on the case sainst diphtheria. These microbes were onl tivated at the Inslitate. Dr.-Tersin himsell he His Lordship aid-Do you wish to argue established a laboratory at Nhia Trang, in The M. Matsager Salarie, with the French and mail of the 5th ul, loft Singapore yesterday, the that, at 10.30 am. and may be expected that the dignity of the office makes any Tonkin, where he keeps twenty hoses for the
This forence P
Mr. Bobinson submitted that each was the Preparation of sorum to be used against several on or about Today, the 7th iust.
pinion of the Court in that partioniar ense. of the opiderato diseases of those tropical re packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on 29th April.
The office of Ranitary Beard Inspecter was not gions, such as baberlo plague, cattle plague, etc. knows to the common law, wherons the olles He had already made many successful experis to the King would be common to the Constitu. bad not yet tried his serum per man. Etwas His Lordship called the attention of connuel with this object that he landed the other day at the following definition of bribery by Bussoll, Hongkong. On the morning of the 26th Jane * Bribery is receiving or offering any undue hem at Canton, not having as yet had the op reward by or to any person whatsoever whose ordinary profession or business relates to the portunity of trying his remedy.
At three o'clock in the afternoon he came to administration of publio justice."Did ounsel take that to can justice in the ordinary scou see me, as he did in 1894 As we shook lands or the administration of public affairs !'
I cald, Dector, you have arrived most éppor. Mr. Robinson took it to mean justice in the His Lordship Why pubble justice, then? morning in our prtablishment and if you havo Mr. Robinson-Because it might be a private diserered any remedy for this terrible disease Hunanese. They will, as a rule, stand less
Memorial Court. There are such conrts still since your last visit I will be very grateful if from the mandarins than the natives of
Counsel then referred to Roncoo's "Digest of you will puploy it upon this young man, The cast in pressi, & very painful babo has formed other provinces, and when the squeezes are
The N. Daily News of the 27th Junn
the Law of Evidence, 11th Edition, 1800, page
on the thigh, the fovere interse, and the young nade too burdensome they are quick to says-News was received here by wire yester 123, and contended that a Sanitary Board In
man is completely prostrated; it is an affair of revolt. This is well known, and cure has day of the death, in his fifty-eight your taperior did not come within the purview of the twenty-four hours.
"I am glad of this opportunity," said the to be exercised by the Viceroy and his eatel Royal, in France, of Mr. William Brand of Coart, and in order that such an officer might Shanghai. Mr. Brand came originally to bring a obargo of bribery he must some within
good dester; "I have brought with me the lites not to add the leat straw that will suf Shanghai in 1862 to the firm of Smith, Ken- the purview of the law
in caring your pupil. There is absolutely fice to break dows their endurance. The net & Ca., and son became one of the most som statutory, one end shamnst be by remedy for this wieróbe and I hope to succood was, too, when the Two Kwang were the active and popular members of the then salicently, passed in England. Although it was nothing to fear. I will take a dose myself befor Matheson and Co. As you are aware, Mes:rs, Jar-Tientsin and roport lúmse to tho Viceroy
community. When the firm of Smith, Kennedy highly advisable that the Hongkong law should chosen haunts of pirates, who were a terror & Co. came to an end, Mr. Brand joined Mr. be amended by, practical extension of the moreover, a preservative against the plague, at least for a month. If you like, I A. C. Westall in establishing the firm in all the southern seas from Amoy to Ja, of Westall, Brant & Co. and subsequently the present state of the law in the colony the assure the plague will not visit them up 20 Wnglish enaatment counsel sabitled that in will inosusts all your pupils and you may be including the Philippines, Borneo, Malay joined his cousins in the firm of Brand Bros. offer of a bribe to an offleer of the Sanitary the end of July,
& Co., of, which he was a member at the
Board 'was é a common law offende. Peninsula, &c. The establishment of the
time of his death When the last mail left The Acting Attorney-General submitted that British cca power in these waters, however, London, Mr. Brand was in good health and the information disclosed an offenen against the soon proved the destruction of pirney, spirit and was contemplating a short holiday defendant which was cogniable by Inw. In
The doctor took from his bag two or three British geaboats making it so warm for Boyet. Five days ago nowe was revived Stephena's Digest of Criminal Law. blEdition, bottles fall of limpid fluid, slightly radial.
that he was ziling, and that then considerable these fracbocters that in the end icy prae- anxiety was felt about hina. He was suffering age; vgle 127, was the following as the quantity in each haug about table sage :—" Everyone commits a misdemeanour apoental "How, dooter!" I mail, ̈it is with tically disappeared, or became merged in from dysentery, and its course must have been who by any means endeavome to force, per that you are going to destroy the deadly the population pursuing lawful evocations very rapid, ca he died on Thunday morning. suade, or induce any public ofloor, not being anticrobes of the plague!" Tekuid hs, and his destli jesse'a sensible gap in the ranks which the offender knowa to be s. violation of own venom.” Then let us get on," mill T
suck (ficer's official duty." The Inspectors of "as you answer for grehe the saviour of survives among many who are now appar of the "old residents" of Shanghai.
Nuisances were appointed by the Governor ently peaceful traders and fishermen we occasionally get startling proofs in some un- nom yesterday, as the tender Sameon, Captain the Crown contended that the fans offered The doctor then showed me a small syringe, expected and daring not of piracy on the high Grandon, was passing Blockhouse, shout five a bribe to the Inspector to prevent him inform fine as a needle. It is with thut," he added, But the Cantonese miles below the rel bany, a dead body was ing the Sanitary Board of an offence against that the liquid is introduced beneath the skin." aras or along the const.
sighted Boating on the water close at hand. Ordinance 15 of 1884 by-law 7, and counsel The instrument was something liko the needle have to a larga extant redeemod their un or pronta aghastly spontance berita hat cater the siromstances the fewith which the Chinoso in jest morphine in the case of opium smokers. Attached to the noodle SELTZER WATER racter from the charge of lawlessuess during indeed. It was floating on its back. A gamy fendant could be indicted for misdemeanour at
sick was drawn over the head reaching down to common law.
was a small purap of a capacity about the same His Lordship said the Acting Attorney that of one of the besitles, with a small piston to the past twenty years and they certainly the waist and enclosing the arms. The thighs will not compare in this respect with the ware bound together with a piece of Manila General need ant proceed farther.
he gently pressed with the thumb at the moment Mr. Robinson again addressed the Court in of injection account recently given of the natives of rope about 3 taches in circumfereuro, and a
half bitch had been taken round the ankles reply.
Armed with this small syringe and the buttion, Chibli Since the vigorous hands of Lt with the same piece. A guany sael: was slo His Lordship, in over-raling the demurrer. as excited as on a day of battio, we proceeded HUNG-CHANG dropped the rains of power as drawn arer the feet and legs. Stabs could be said it was the duty of the inspector to report to the assault on the microbes. It was, in fact, Viceroy, things have gone to letward in detected in the thighs, and the entrails were to the Sanitary Board statutory Board-ansances and glory for the modest doctor or Bothe respects at Tientsia: Notably is this Protruding from the body, the belly having been offences committed against the law relating to deception. To me, it was a case of life of that come to our consignment and we do all we and ontrol the whole thing, is hard to bring
ripped opon. Everything points to the com- insanitary dwellings. If it had been necessary death for my pupil. mittal of a bratel murder, but whether the his Lordship would have held that such an The young man was in bed, sannolent. The ritiro is a Europass or untive neither Captain officer was so oliper connected with the ad doctor took his ayringe, gently draw the piston, Grandon nor the rate of the Same was able ministration of publio justice within the serpe and the whole of the contents of a buttle were of the definition given, especially in Kussell on slowly driva in, passing through the needle, the to determine. Their opinion that the skin we too white for that of a native, but a portion Crimes, bocanes it appeared to him that the point of which was in the liquid. It was five at the clothing on the body was seen to be of at Inspector had duties connected with the admin o'clock in the ersuing. green colour, which would make it appear that istration of the law, under the Closed and In- it was Chinsman. From the position and sanitary Dwellinge Ordinance, in respect of the commission of the offence stated therein. Even nature of the thigh and ankle ladinge it looked as if the man had been thrown overboard with if he had had any doubt on that point he should a weight attached, and that promotos of the still hold that the spoon of the King, allowing the body to zise. The presence of the was intentiod, in the case of the King guy sacks seemed to indicate that the whole Vonghan reported in Burrows, and within the hody had been enveloped in them, bat that the anthority contained in the statement of law in Stephens's "Digest of Criminal Law," which was covering round the waist had come off.
read by the Atturney-General. The learned counsel for the defouce had said that Stoptions's statement of the law was unsupported by authorities. If his Lordship remembered rightly, Stephens's "Digest of the Criminal natual criminal law of the land sud he would be very relnstant indeed to bollere, that so
Next day, at soyun d'elock. I went alon Shanghai is not in sterling; the capital, wat sway with the full exsurance
hui and Longkow Wharf Company robert het in all unison with his oWE eminent a criminal lawyer as Sir James to and expenditure the Stepbon would lay down a proposition which to take a well earned sleep. I opened the not on sterling basis; their tarif has nothing The British Minister found him as strongly Wae nasupported by authorities. The whole
with large eyes. I afraid be that owing to the declino in silver, wharfage trakit poster, and tho supreme import. object of the law was to prevent any officer, at din ang and the for was said to whatever to do with sterling. It may very well cutrineet as hill id. the instr who held a public tzt, being hribed in the question him,, Baving A LO one that calculated on a starling basis, will still be ince checking provincial squeezes. He
In the case morning. At last I decided to do so, and cheaper in Shanghai than at most Europe deplort with him the iniquities of the. M.the Juspector was in the
is no louger painful, any bead no longer that has always been clonlated in silver, in of the Viceroys. Only pay a little more public duties, and the aec certainly come
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afloat. That the old froobooting spirit stil / He leaves a widow nad en adopted daughter, judicial offner, to lo or omit to do any act it in a terrible enemy for them. It is their aro Berthiadateng
thase
The Mercury.of the 26th June say At under section 9 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 and you pussy Filay Incroans in the existing tariff for wharing suing forward to form a company, Decemb
from your minds any idea that the tarif will be
mado burdengorde.
THE ENVOY AT BERLIN. Either Beuter or the German Government
The doctor then gently seized upinch of skin on the patient's side, at the baight of the haunches,
met are bean endly at fault as to the character and with his right hand forced the point of the
Mr. McLeod is still, we believe, a director the man with whora they were dealing, when Hud it announced that Baron Marschall ron needle into it; then he slowly prassed the piston of the Shanghai and Hongke Wharf, and the Roberstein and Li Hang-chang agreed on "the and in does than a ruination og den vicanhip agents not unusually drag stone is of a futuro enterts regarding international under the skin, the patient not exhibiting the tion in their letter of the 2nd of Jane to lie icy It has talk to the lot of Li te maske slightest pain. It was a very simple operation, statement five years ago that he and the other more agreements than most men; it has in fact, absolutely inefterstve.
directors would very strongly oppose au inwu the secret of his sister.co. No one svar The patient comnined in the same condition, areas in the tariff for wharfage. The answer filado convites the former Viceroy of thirsty, the head as Lexey as load, the bubo of the Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf Co, in Pschili the veriost globe-iro for found in him a always painful,
their lebler of the 4th June, is more ning pathetic friend, the anti-opium faddist was It was night. The dogter would not for 期 instant leave the young sus tut remained by his bedside all night to see what
the case in the control of rowdies. The lucal paper, allading to this circumstance, says that under the present régime organised bands of thieves are rumpant everywhere, "and those who are aware of the differ itics "that the trade of the port is encountering "through the depredations of thieves "almost despair of carrying on business at all. At the Bar the Customs are unable to "keep a staff at present; and the conse [quence is that each sécimer is surrounded "by fishing boats, packed with thieves;
The desta is recorded of Y. Hingelot, the under the pretence of taking passengers, Manager of the Russo-Chinese Bank at ONLY. pommunications volating to the news columns"the robbing of cargo begins.. At Tong Shanghai. The N... Daily News of the 25th should be cdáversed to THE EDITOR.
"ku the thieves are still bolder, and June says: The death of the late M. Fer with communications addressed, to the Editor, not terrorize coolies, crews of steamers and dinand Hincelot was entirely unexpected. He Law" was intended to be an exposition of the effects the romoly produced. Everything went that got to do with it? The currency of whopal, mitigated by railway congessiona,
Correspondants must forward theirname and address
had a fit on Friday last, and had been ailing "lighters. Af Fai-tang-kao the wholesale evine what since, and on Tassday afternoon he #robbery baffles description. One steamer onsed himself as being tired of staying in bis room, saying that he would come down to No only shed communications that home" the other day had her ealoon furni- his office the next day (restertiag). Ho had his already appeared in other papers will be vigárted. ture marched off, including a good alock dinner, and his wife was about to retire herself after making hira comfortable for the night, vessel lost the Chiness saloon dining table; understood to have died of meningitis. "while ropes, brass, and bags of cargo walk Hincelot, who was much liked by all with whom ago as a clerk in the Comptoir d'Escompte; and velot returned to act as anager. He tranN-
for publication, but as evidents of good faith.
All letters for publication shæld he unritten on-one ails of the paper unių,
duties.
on withouicoident.
thon convincing. They point out that the new carmed with the sincerity with which he if is actually more favourable than the old,lored the existence of opiom, the Americaú
"i takon an the sterling basis." What has capot bigger who preached protection end
that
Orders or exira copies of Day Para should be "ruthlessly torn from its fixings; another when he gave one gasp and expired. He is performance of his pablo erformance of us he answeröil ma, "I am cured, the bubanorts, fit that does not justify raising a tarifi pravings, and the grasping acquisitiveness
st before 11 am on day of publication. After that hazr-do supply is limited. Only Supplied for Cash Telegraphic Addreas Pruss-A.B.C. Code. PO Ber. 20. Telephone No. 12.
DEATHS.
At her gas, me to the Russe Chinese Bank,
the 23rd FERDINAND
gel 40 years
At Rogat, France, ou the 25th Jane, WILLIAM BRASA of Shanghvil.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, July 1st, 1898
will bu
"of hourly." This is a condition of affair. he came in contact, was in the East some years within the criminal law with regard to bribery. sobes:" Then," said I, "get up and show silver onrroncy country. The directors of the duty d the whole thing
no time prevailed at Canton, when M.. Vonillement went home, M. Hir. The demurrer would therefore be over-ruled me that you are curei." He. quietly got Whart Company may have numbers of excellent right," said with a gentle smile. Never
which at and it is most disgraceful that it should be permitted at Tientein for a single day. If the provincial authorities cannot preserve order at Tientein and along the Peilio, the Treaty Powers should police both river and ports hy their gunboats and give short shrift to there maraudem. A very few examples of the rubbers being hoisted to the yard arm would suffice to read a whole- some lesson to the population.
A vigerous attempt is being made to resur citato pelo in Shanghai.
Dr. J. Taylor Grant arrived at Shanghai by the Empresa of India, and on the 26th June took up the duties of Municipal Surgeon and Healib Officer for that port.
The six alphabetical gaubonts captured by Japan from China have been relegated to har found unworkable in a seaway.
and the defendant must pload.
Defendant therefore pleaded not guilty and the following jators were sworn in Masa
Lowrie, C. J. Gonsalves, A. J. de C. Bochi J. M. da Rocha, G. Grimble, L. C. de Rosario, and M. A. A. BUDZA
ferred his services to the Russo Chinese Bank, when that institution took over the Comptoir National. The funeral took place resterday afternoon, there belag a large attendance of his friends at the New Cemetery. The ceremony On the information being read.over to the was performed by the Rev. J. Stevens, the paljury Mr. Robinson raised another objection, boarers being M. G. Dabail, Consul General of The words "fofrain from interfering with her," France, x. J. E. Reding, Karian Consul, which occurred in the information, did not and Mesare. Burohardt, Khaff, Lacroix, Mottet, state an offence at alland.raight men someiding Teche, and Viney. M. Hinoalet leaves a widow quite different from bribery. There was a and children, who have the deep sympathy of daplicity in the information, as it stated" refrain all in Shanghai.
from interfering with her or informing," &c.
His dahip consented to the information being amended by the words first montianad being struck out,
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The Acting Attorney General, in explain- ing the facts said the complainant was in charge of No. 10 district at British Kowloon and the defendant was the mistress of a brothel. About 3.30 in the afternoon of the 30th May the defendant wout to the complainant's house and saw & China woman, the complainant's bonsa keeper. The complainant was not in at the time and the defer.dant stopped on the promises until 4.10, when the complainant returned home. Defendant then put three 36 notes into his don't you pull down my room. I give you these to buy wine and drink Complainant at ones cent for a constable and gave the defendant into custody.
of the bed, put on his shore, and walked what reasons for raising their charge exclusively the room. I was astonished All the microbes steamers over 300 feet in length; but the were destroyed. At nias o'clock u doctor cline in silver, amorting to about 32 per cent came back. It is a complete secos, I since June, 1801, is a very poor excuse for exclaimed as soon as bo caure in sight, your rise of over 50 per cent after something like remedy is simply marvellous A thousand times, promise that there should be no rin at all. “ thanks!","It is I who have to thank you," answered the modest docter; without, yon parhaps I might not have found an occasion to try it."
AVG. CHAUSSE; Bishop. P.S.-It was on Friday that the case, o5- oured. This is Monday. The youth steadily improves. Naturally he is a little weak, but he eats and smuer himself with the other pupils A. C.
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COLLISIONS ON THE RIVER
AT SHANGHAI,
was so areable a diplane fist, and the British Minister, as had his predecors All tho while Life doing his best to oxclude the globe- trotter, to gomols the growth of opium, to shtit on the Aerican and his railways, and to oxtort in own pratiuro es much as he pull by fair granfair means from pasting trade. His own ministratipu only differed trom other in big mere sordid, and he and the Empress fully landed the oventry in a disse trous war, wich, when they found it was crip. pling their favato gains, they were the firät:" Shanghai, 26th June,
to desire to top by an ignominious pence, 1.M.8 Daying, which is lying off the Bond. This natural intinst of a falling state prompte has had considerable cause to know and under it to seek to tony its oxistence by dividing stand the meaning of the saying that "It nover itapossible opponents, China, utterly helploes Thins kat it pours. A representative of this hope, has liv for many years en the mutual paper called on board yesterday and was mo josonates of th other Powers. No one aver courteously supplied by two of her liontonauts | proved himself, greater master of the art than with the following information. On Monday panent Eray Extraordinary in Furope; alght a lig junk coming up river evidently cilin respect of his talent alone vill Li Hang- st calculate the torso of the tile and in trying chog's name live in history. He has not to press the Daphne's bows came into gallision wated for oppetunities to fry his hand, but with bor. The aver-watchful Danker's; however, had from timente man introduced it himself. were quick to perceive the danger, and with.com No opportunity in his life has equalled that mendable promptitude slang every boat in that offered to him if Europe. Do the Courts there was likely to Buffer. The chur of the juuk tany that Li this crafty, who has grown grey jank itself eventually got clear, without much opning? Wo should have acquitted German damage to either, vessel Again, on Tuesday dipwacy of the picion of a blunder more night, nnotbar junk coming down strom, ume apropriate to Downing Street, and placed. right on to the Daphne's bow. Always alert the error on. Router's shoulders were it not the Daphne wen rapidly set to work and out thi the affusivezem of the reception at first the junk clear, severing her rigging, which rail sospicions as to the wisdora of what was caught in the yards of the men-of-was to follow Id has ever been found at pos However, this junk, also managed to get mije; no living statesman, and but few dead, olcar. On Wednesday night third jank has made to many, The Sultan has been camo bowling down on top of hor Torster remarkable in the some direction, but went the Impha's boats, but fortunately, theSultan's premiere have been made under the wise precaution was avessary, and the presure. Not so Li's; he has ostentationely jurk justeshaved clear. Not content with the parted them, and the various part of it escapades the Fats must noad boste souse at though they have never fat boen part of their attention upon H.M.S. Firebrand onred on presentation, and most of them as well as the hulk Wellington, for at about half bes the notarial stamp of protestation, the past sir on Tuesday evening two collisions representatives of the Rovers are willing to occurred
It appears that at about that time mah just one advance more. “It is no sborst the tug Fuulee started from the upper limit the Ta has taken with him to Tampa s carpet with a lorcha it tow. All went well till the tae bagof traft forms to be filled up acording to were jat between the English mail bout and virumalances, and there is good reason to ballers the Firsbrand
At this point the tow rope thake has flown them rather extensively. Cer parted, and the lerche drifted right talfinanciere, it is wel known, rather prefer a the gunboat, hier own bowspirit, shy acceptance, and should it prove a well as that of the Firebrand, carrying away forevy.consider it s great stroke of astuteness.
bour defence work, their big' guns having been with a body of mounted infantry and artillery handsaying something to this effcot, "Inspector, Richardson and Greason, receive 6, prints, play seraped along the men of war's side, but the on he game, wil fail to tako advantage of the
Mr. Beauclerk, the Secretary of Legation at Peking, has, wo isarn from the Tientsia carre spondent of the Mercury, been sent to Chefoo to investigate the land case there and ascertain to what extent British interests have suffered.
The fire which broke out in the harbour, on
Monday afternoon on the British ship Glen Oaludk was not extinguished until four o'clock yesterday morning, when the holds were filled with water. The extant of the donge la not yet known, but it mast amount to a very
[FROM HAIPHONG PAPERS,] DEATH OF GENERAL BRIERE DE L'ISLE.
PARIS, 20th June. General Briera de l'Isle is dead.
GREAT STRIKE IN ST. PETEESBURG.
PARIS, 22nd June. Forty thousands hands employed in tho spinning mills of St. Petersburg have gone out
Is another column we publish an interesting communication from the Right Rev. Bishop' CLARE, of Canton, narrating a cure of plague effected by Dr. YEAST by means of a hypodermic injection of a liquid which wa suppose to be a serum obtained by the eultivation of the plague bacillus. The discovery of a remedy for the scourge which visited Hongkong in 1894, and again this year and which threatens the whole of Asia is one of immense importance and if it be Found to stand the test of scientific examina- tion Dr. Ysary, the discoverer, will take rank with the greatest benefactors of the race. Bieliop Crapsed gives a plain and straightforward account of what came under his own observation, but bis narrative, stand- ing alone, will not be accepted by scientists as absolutely conclusive. A boy in a Roman Catholic school at Canton was attacked with what was supposed to be parut, as of the sysuptoms being a bubo. In the afternoon Dr. YIN happened to call upon the Bishop, the onse was introduced to his notice, au injection of the curative serum was made, and next morning the pritient was well. The question naturally suggests itself whether the case was one of pingue at all or whether there might not have boon a ́ mistake in the diagnosis. More than one case will have to be successfully treated,
nor with the new roads at Nanking itrelf, as it Lau Ching was charged with attempting and under independent medical observation, is his intention to derute the money which those to bribe John Bennie, a Sanitary Boord before the remedy can be regarded as works would cost towards the parolaso, of an Inspector. satisfactorily established, and we trust that branded and the chyngthening of the navy- iu Hongkong every opportunity will be Chinn Gazette. afforded Dr. Yeast to test the value of his. discovery by practical experiment. The Canton case proves at least that the treat ment is attended with no danger te the patient, so that thero need be no hesitation
on that score.
considerable sUNA.
It is rumoured (although there may be nothing in it) that, with the appointment of Bear Admiral Oxley to be second i command ander Vios Adrairal Buller of the squadron in the Far East, Singapore will be made the hel quarters of the Rear Admiral as Hongkong is the headquarters of the Vice Admiral. Straits
me.
A telegram to a native paper statea that it is
on strike.
SUPREME COURT
30th Juno.
CRIMINAL SERšcona,
BEFORE HIA HONOUR DL. CARRINGTON (CHIEF JUSTICE),
2
the intention of the Vicardy Lin Kung-yth not THE CHARUS OF ATTEMPTED BRIDEBY-AN
to proceed with the Nanking-Woosung railway.
ACQUITTAL...
Hoa. H. Pollock (Attorney-General), in structed by Mr. A. B. Johnson (Orown Soliciter), presenated and Mr. E. Bobina (instructed by Mr. MoBirney) defended.
After the information had boon semupply read over to the defendant,
Inspector Pennio, in his evidence, said pro- sonts had been left at his house.
His Loniship Why didn't you proceed against thuss people as well as against this defendant
WinThe presents were estables.
The Chinese constable gave evidetise and the caso for the prossoution, aloged.
Mr. Robinson for the defence admitted that the monoy had been paid by: the defendant, but contended that she had committed no offence mentioned in the indictment.
The jury retired and retornod in a few minutos, len the fererse made the following amuonaderentWe find that the prisoner gave toowey to the Imipeater of amizanges, but in Boxcrdance with the charges contained in the indictmsat we find that she is not guilty." The prisoner was therefore discharged The Court adjourned until ten o'clock this morning. LAIN
First Bouil Grafton and Newbold, give 2 points, Grayson and Buzzard, rosaire 7 points. Thresher and Tong, redve 2 points. Parcival and Talbot, receive 1 point, play Mil
ward and Auton, ruoise k points. Anderson and Creagh, receive £ points, play a
bye.
The first round to be completed by the 8th July. The games to be played in either chart; if difference of opinion, toss.
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
BEST SCORE CUP.
The result of the competition for the Bost oore Cup for June is given below
Mr. C. E. He... 90 8 84 Mr. C. H. Grace... 104 12 92 1996 Mr. W. A. Duff... 108
WHARFAGE TARIFF AT SHANGHAI.
A new tariff having been notified by the The Fulles, however, went immediately to the Ware not disposed to credit Berlin with geh Every day we drink out of a tumbler. Shanghai and Hongkow Wharros te come into lorch's assistance and another tow-rope was a tought but looking at the affair from a Why is the large glass that holds our force on the 1st July, & repessentation was adjusted But the lercha had anchored, and buless, point of vidy, we must certainly orlit milk and water so, oiled Years ago Pro-addressed the General Agents feare her head ewing up river. The tug-boat as thImperial Foreign Offee with some Enancial fomo- Max Müller was giving a nonhion at Jarding, Matheson & Co. by Mr. E. A cordingly took her round the mail boat's how to bity. If Li's photoises to Rascia, to Borlin, all Souls' College, Oxford, to the Princess Hewett, Acting Agent of the P. & D. Co., get her bow down river again, but just as she as his coming intentions to Viagra, Paris, Alise, the wife of the Grand Daks of House Mr. Sutherland, Agent of the Mutual we on the other side the tow-rope again parted. Inton, and Wsshington be all place togethor Dermatait, and the second daughter of Queen Line, Mr. J. Chapss, Agent of the M. The orpha this time drifted within a short presented, we fear nothing of Chins rond Victoria. There were not a dozon guests besides Co. Mosora Butterfield and Swire, Agents distance of the Daphne, when she dropped her regin. His position is like that of the boy the Princess and her husband, and a very of the 0.8. & Co., and Mess. Todwell Carlill uncher a second time. The Puhlee came to her wh for the copsidication of a half-crown, per agrosable Incheon was had, with talk & Co., Agents of the Bhire Line, objecting to asistence again and towed her above the English: mind the sportsman to shoot into a mass of
The Peking and Tientsin Times of the 20th Jane mye: Lahsbod! The rain has fallen, s froshot is on and the river has risen 2 feet, bat aina, the bottom has risen as fast as the water. Mr. Robinson said, hofors tho sorer on all kinds of interesting subjecte. But what the ingreased charges. The correspondence mail boat, when she endeavoured to turn round duca Well, my laddiegrou made a bad bar- tag did not come round quickly enough, and then to b; they're main s-moin. Germany, it sho The silt is coming down as bad as it did in Marols, pleaded, he had to ask the Court to allow exsited the curiosity of all strangers present has been published and is commented on by The attempt was unsuccessful, however, for the to-day "No, zoa, maister, it's nought The captain, however, just inhoneighboure of Franco und Bumis, and may and fortunately consists of the fine wand that him to donar to the indictment and to plied as a set of little round bowls of silver, about the N Daily Nois au followe proven so destructive to thy river. The outlook uver, His Lordship had power to grast this the site of a large orange They were brought The faterent in the creepondance published was trainent peril of her going into the bulk like her concomius, may fight for them with is indeed serious, and it is now highly improba application in cases of misdomesnour and round filled to the brim with the famous alen another volume by no means confined to Wallington, Since his visit to Hongkong in 1894 bls that there will be any improvement until couneel had mentioned the matter to his browed in the college. Those, we are told, were the two antagonista, the General Agents of the time out the tow cope and ootas round. Elut hay the satisfaction of discobaring that "they're Dr. Yensis lios bean busily engaged late on in the sumen Yesterday at the very learned friend It would be conventent in tumblers, and we were speedily shown how they Shanghai and Hongkow Wars and the the loreha crashed into the bulk, smashed in the notit to the envcy-Morury.
come by their names fitting seson for the Agents of the principal Ocesti Stanzaship all of the 'tween decks aft, on the pork sis Festigation and experiment, and bis op of high water there was only ft 10 inches this ongo to bring forward his objections at
In the Tientsin Beach. Den ka
this stage, because if the demurrer was uphold guests of a philologist. When one of these little lines. A large number of our readers are in and out right through a heavy boam nearly ore the trouble of the trial would be spared. bowls was emply, it was placed upon the table terastal directly as shareholders in the Wharf foot thick. Eventually, however, the loreha wis of what be believes to be a oure
His Lordship That is what I thought with month downward. Instantly, so perfect was its Company, oibere as shareholders in one or extriasted from her pecallar position, and, the Lulance, it How Buck to ite propi perition as if other of the steamship Fines, while all are tag-boat coming once more to her assistance the plague is the result. Bo bad sue-
regen to the matter yesterday.
Mr. Robinson said, there was a risk in demarking to be filed again. No matter how it interested is anything that increases the most who was towed out of danger-Marcurg, certully tried it, upon rate affected with
was treated trundled along the Bours, balanout of transportation, for all of us are consumers the disense, but until the other day had had
ring unless cocusel was allowed to plaed over.
Hi Lordship accaded to counsel's request. carefully on its side, dropped sildenly upon of goods that the steamships bring out; and. no opportunity of subjecting a human being
can learn the matter has been placed in the Mr. Robinson handed in writtes demurer the soft, thick carpet-up. It rolled again and it in all of na as consumers who ultimately pay to the treatment. According to Bishop hands of the British Consal to arrange within the neat forms and sail le propositions settled itself will a few gentle ahakange and the sharges that the Shanghai and Hongkow Car, the doctor came to Hongkong in the local authorities, and as it is understood were that the offenes chargul in, the informa eraylugs into its place, like one of those india Wharf Company are about to ingress by some arth of such an opportunity, but did not that Viceroy Wang Wen-stro has no great tion was not a statatory offenge against the rubber tambling dolls babies delight in. This lifty per coat, on and after the coming first of
objection to the extension, there is every pro law of Hongkong; that therefore it maat bo then, was the origin of car word tamblar, st: July,
call for much comment. The rat objection of it until it necidentally came in his ability that the matter will be successfully put held to be either a common is, ollades or is first made of silver, as are all these All Souls The letters are as explicit that they do not
be held to bere offence at sil. Counsel referred tumblers-Jeweler's routar way on his visit to Canton. We do not through without any undue delay.
According to the Peking and Tientein Times the Shanghai Mercury was a littlo premature in annonusing that the "gskame for the extension of the British Battlemont at Tientsin had been carried through. As far as var contemporary
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The link wick, the Owl and the Waverley Pea" THE SMALL HINDOO PEN, is the Intort addition to
Tots The Points are Oblique Chit, and are in 3 Grades NACNIVEN & CAMERON'S Henwood Seria of
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To report of the special committee appointed to quire into the practicability of making a Miterranen, has roparted nufavourably ou through France, from the Atlantio to tie thropom. The conslasion of the report, as pulished in the Tempe, is as follows:—~ The mfing of a ship al between the cen the Mediterranean cannot be the object of ecession whatsoever to any private company. inkiry the population interested in rogned to fork which it is practically impossible to in there any seed to consult through an