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With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIEDOTORY, This is the
TAITY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE,
and will be found, as usual, to show an advance ou precoding yours both in fulness and accuracy
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The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the parts and vitios of the Far Eat, from Penang Vladivostock, in which Europeans raside,
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NOTICE. · ·
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 1890.
EMS, Canturion arrived from the North ou Beturday
dalo 15th October
Mr. B. Goerg, In his weekly share list dated Hongkong, 14th November, says Baness continues to be rather dal, and the work under ravion has been devoid of special interest
ates have not undergooo much stange cept in Raabs, which have advanood songder. ably.
It is notified in the Gazette that H.E. the Governor, with the consent of H., the Major General Commanding, has be planned to appoint Dr. Joba Worrell Carrington, C.M.G.. to be Major and Commandant of the Hong.. keng Voluntope Corps. We understand that for Carrington will inspect the Corpe ons afternoon this week, probably Thursday.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial
REUTERS TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PROMS. 1 BALONnor, 12th November.........
Land desigo Halltor, opsaking af Acton, adtisel the German press not to overstrain to forbearance of Great Britain by continoul attacks based on the errousons atsamption of an irreconcilable rivalry betwoon Great. Britain and Russian
LONDON, 13th November. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. The Queensland Parliament as passed an argout bill to assist the National Bank, which has lost its entire wapital, and whose liabilition exceed its archy by £2,500,000.
Ate you employed in a boarding house-yes or no --No, I pay for my lodging,
Whet ship were you in last? The Niigata
unturportaat dally skirmishes, erd that be garrisoned Manila and Cavite with the Europass Troops which had recently arrived..
The Government will imediately prepare.hiirus. fust steamers to take outworal thesand men, How long in it since you left her Abont and has telegraphed offang Marshal Binio six months.
What have you been doing in Hongkong for all the forque ho may require. The intelligencs
and I havo boon therė.. a caned much sensation in Madrid.Standard six mouths 1 have had business in Singapore errespondent
E. Bubistian, 18th October. What was your busines-te sell ouen -No. The Minister of State in altulance upon Telting women backwards and forwards from What was your business then - My friend the Court to-day communicated to the Queen Singapore and Hongkong? No. that the mutiny of the soldiers of the disciplin- the keeper of a curio shop and I went to do Regent a telegram from Manila announcing ary battution in the island of Mindanao hail busloes with Lira, LeDR completely suppressed-Neuter, i
A Madrid, 18th October Thonetevourable rave received from the Philippina Islands yesterday has caused grost telegrams, boning a report of the chock anxiety here, which has been indecased by later aukained by the Spanish forco, It was hoped The Aoubly at Adelaide Las passed a coloured that the troops already sout out would be suff. viant to cope with the situation, but it is now regarded as possible that further reinforcements GERMANY AND THE TRANSVAAL. rarestriction bil.
will be required. " * RAID,"
hort Luusiuto, speaking at Whitehaven,
The Magistrate-Captain Lauss, you have boon mest ably defended and most Ingenions defokos has been est up for you, that you did it having an honest regard for the British law an the landing of vagrants. Your simple duty as & master was to have brought these the Palies Court as stowawaye people up have oleared you, and no ano kuwe that batter and to have prosecuted them, and that kuald than your own counsalted
ME Francis-Would your Worship be sa good as to point out any lar
The Magistrate-Mr. Francs, there is a law and people have been prosecuted ruler it. I A no, going to point out any In
Mr. Francie positively deny that there is
Were you going to take away the whole of the eight stowaways, and pay their passages any rush Inw Yen,
And had you the money to pay $15 or $20 me the money. for anok Yes, the boarding house keeper gard
Yen
ME N. LAZAKUJ, Oculist-Optician, of sumably they would be based an age rather und Nethoracle Hospitais bogs to acknowles said that President Kruger asked the Kaiser of stamping out the insurrection is nasime When you cama ashore you went and gave unjusti£able in keeping these poopla locked up..
sulted for SPECTACLES at the HONG LONDON AND CALCUTTA, may ha con KONG HOTEL (Room No. 139)
FOR A FEW DAYS ONET. Agrest proportion of catarsals and diseases affecting three advancing in life scour to these haring some delicacy in the construction of the eyes-the many years of "Eye Strain" ending in torious forms of disease, Glasson specially adapted in youth to these requiring them save and preserve the sight.
And that His Majesty bad declined to grant it fands of the Hospitals
Lord Lonsdale further said that he had the Teong Rai On.. it thanks the following donations to the for assistance at the time of the Jameson raid Kaiser's authority to state that his tologram to President Kruger, re the Jamazon raid, moant nothing antigouistic to Great Britain or the British.
On scoonat of" Hospital Sunday
To Ti M. 8. Chinese) Church (additional)
$20.00
0.30
The Saraitik Gazette understands that the small experimental werke für the extraction of gold, from refractory orts by the dyanide process, erested by the Borneo Company, at Fan, in Upper Sarawak, hovo proved a BautenZ. The company have now ordered eat a large isnt for treating 800 tonn af stano a day the machinery will be driven by a 200 L., engine. The yield of the stone at present Lavated bas averaged 41 dwts to the ton of ore,
THE REBELLION IN THE PHILIPPINES.
information to the polloo, I suppose PNG
Who did?--I do not know.
The Magistrate-You could have brought them up hero and proscented them. Therefore, grounless. I was surprised that the Japanese It was the boarding house man's money-marl had been communiested with. The the defence is absolutely and utterly useless ind
Japanese Consil poses no extraterritorial. He had arranged for those women to be sent rights here. If the man had boon e Franabwan oa Park or a German the .cours would bero hii he not-No, I do not think so.
How did you or he know they were on board have held good; he could have been larought up The Correspondencia says the necessity of age was sent by the boatswain (a Japa hero and prosecuted. As to the idea that it was sending further relaforements with the objent nese) of the Ching immediately the stammer out of regsed for our Vagranoy Ordinanco, L
arrived here. W
think it is nices. Your action is absolutely The reasons are not far to ask. You are a The rising proves to be more completely organised than was suppseed at first.
regalar trader to Japan and waró afrild to get: into trouble with the Japaness anthorities. It is The Hevallo states that in consequence of rogulsed.
to seroh your vestal in their own water and yesterday's tolograms it has hood decided to
perfectly competent for the Japanese authorities Maker dospatch further troops-Reuter
By
safeguard their own laws in any way tha BRANISH CHARACTELL AS DEFINED BY THEMSELVER.. The following is an extrast from a leading
to Hongkong harbour. As a shipmaster. T think you have discredited the British flag Betalo in Elegancial reproduced in the
ia lacking-up-those people. Japands Women Diario da Mandlit of 25th Getabor, laring
have been brought here tine after tire and the cariously enough bout allowed to pass the
U Kai Obiaid--Tam a bouring-house kooperanse has boon rasuaded for ten minutes and ox- cansorship
36, Rottinger Strust. A Japanese boatswain orbitant passage monies have been paid This came to my house on Thursday night. He is an indictabli offence un which I can commit from the Change. I went on board the Ching you, but under section 80 I will doel with the yesterday morning. The last witness want with ease myself, and I will fine you $75, with the the. The bostavi Look me to the captain. As alternative of two months hard labour, in eech captain. Mateu explained to me in Japanese Fold, not speak Baglish Matsai spoke to the case. what he said t
"employe to reneh a salary of Ts, 225 & #month, we cease be wonder at whatever
discontent anch employee may occasionally The following appointments have been mado express with their condition. The man of the Adindray Lieutenant Abat E LORD GEORGE HAMILTON ON THE
House, to the Daphno, reappointed en promotion, "who has served 30 years, with the liberal so date 17th September Commander Arnot GERMAN PRESS "pay and allowances of a Commissioner for Henderson, to the Tamar, for sorries in Hong
20 years of that period, should be in akong Yard, position after that time to make room for «his juniora-in any other service he would be compelled to do so-even though his "mental and physical capacities for work be in no wise impaired; and it is evident that unless he does so, there is slight hope for younger men to attain to the posts in which lies a possibility of providing for old "age." One important consideration is over. looked by our contemporary, namely, that of the age of retirement. In the Hongkong Civil Service the age of compulsory retire raent is sixty, and if rotirement rules were introduced in the Customa Servios pro-
held a particular appointment. We have ban on the period for which zu officer had no foformation ae to the ages of the man- bera of the Customs Service, but the number over sixty years of age we should imagine is not very largo. The length of service of the Senior Commissioners, to which reference is tosde, does not afford a very strong greand of argument, because the Service is barely Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimmers when reading, weak syes, the letters thirty-five years old yet and in the early rutaing together; any of these symptoms ind- days promotion was necessarily rapid, on pata a deliciency in the form of the eye requirattaining the rank of Commissioner sither ing Glasses only to correct and ours,
The attack upon the rebel positions in Cavite Mr. LAZARUS supplies bis SPECTA. after a very short service in the lower ranks,
A telegram has bees receive at Shanghai. or, in the case of the first holders of the containing nows of the death, in England, of commenced on the 8th or 9th November The CLES only after testing the sight.
office, being appointed to it direct. That the Captain M. Lancaster, a well-known com Comercio of the 10th, the latest date recuived, rapidity of promotion which characterised mander on the Chis noset. Captain refers to the air briefly and guardedly as want to England some five or six months age the Service in its earlier days should be main to bring ont a new stormer for the Chias follows
The fountain is the race and this, thank God, "A note has been communicated by the Head-remains and will continue to remain in Spain, tained permanently was in the nature of Morcksats Company. He was suffering from things impossible. Nevertheless the present dishes at the time, but it was thought the quarters to the Presa on the operations now limpid and generous, gushing without consing members of the Service in the jansur ranks ip home would do him good. He feares & coming to shoul in Carito. According to this, and towing without onnbanination to clear away wife and family in England-China Gavelts... yesterday the attack we commenced on to the erile osnsed by the zoophitical smanations montrenched positions of Carito: Viejo and from the pool at the pool at the have cause of comptatut, but it arisce, we
This afternoon on the Happy Valley the Noveleta, which were defended by more believe, from the irregularity of promotion Hongkong Football Club will play the rotura than ten thousand rebels. Cuneral Rics hri- perennilestion of our partatbed, his car rather than from its slowness Compara match with F Company, BB. Club in white, gedin, divided into two eciamus and supported corrupt administration, the pernicious example A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Evaly poung men have been placed over Company, in colours: kick-off 15 440-p.. by the rosets of the squadron, siter à ferce from high places, pubrid laten, which is for- the heads of men who have been much harp. The Club team will be-W. Machell, combat obtained possession of the Noveleta mesting tolew, and the impunity with which
goal 1. W. Horaby and F. W. E. James, athmus, the redents and village of Hiucayan, the evil-minded boost, owing to the spatby longer in the Service, and there is N. backs; W Armstrong, F. H. Kew, and which were destroyed, and of this Imps raid, cowardliness of the right-minded P
W. H. Pyree Browns, R.M.L.I., halves, J. L. which was fortified. Our loss was thirty-five
No, yo must not despair, fer the race remains, the sun of no rule or system by which any, one Creagh, H.Kit A. J. R. Groene, RA. P.G. killed, including five ofloers, and a hundred and and the foin sin; but can calculate his chances of promotion. Davie, RA, F. B. Deacon, and P. G. Ander-three wounded, including one staff officer and justice is tardy, in rising to dry up the pock.
four other officers. Our troops conducted them The will of the Inspector-General isso, HK.B., forvarde,
selves beroically, so much to that the officers THE VERY LATEST NOVELTIES the only rulo, and while Sir RoBERT HART
cannot find words to sufficiently praise has never been accused of exercising his
thelt galisatry. The ofroistance of the SaldTM of operations being so near and the ease with pauonage to give promotion to incompetent
which information can be transmitted to the men it has always been nuderstood that as
enemy zeroesitats great rosorro as to the plans between two men equally qualified he would
projecte for this situation of the insertion choose according to his own predilectiors
hut we may assure our readers that the valiant army will soon arrive, covered with glory, rather than mording to length of service
is goal. The sonsible losses which these opera tinue kuro cost are the best proof of the mauner In which our soldiers, both Peninsular and native, are fighting, not hesitating to shed their bloed"
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THE FIGHTING AT NOVELETA
STEAVY LOSSERE,
ANOTHER ACCOUNT."
"the fact that at this moment he cannot point "to any one man, or body of men, trained "and ready to carry on his work. Autcomey, "like many other good things, has its dis. Bovecument.-N. C. Daily News Spanish troops were obliged to retire, with
of chaos.
To the brave woman, loving wife, and pure Aragoness by birth and blood who attempted to march in the attire of a soldier from Zuzogoach to Cube:
In my country there is a legend ronding this, applicable to this woman in the atriput
uniform be
To you wish to winpare the pool to the sparkling fountai
The sun rises and dries up the pool bat the fountain remains for over.""
The
MARIANO DE CAVIA.
THE 4 NINGCHOW" TROUBLE, The thirty-one man charged with dis orderly behaviour on the Chinese atentaor Ning. cho were again. brought before Hon. Con mender Hastings on Saturdar The case was heard on the 11th inst, and the Magistrate as
anded it for three days to give the defendants time to think about their epaduct.
THE CAPTAIN SEVERELY CENSURED AND
What word those main going to da at the bearding house I do not know it is nothing to do with me
Why did the brawling house keoper ask you go and do it himself?-Heery busy that day JA
You had nothing to do with the ballness your
No.
Mr. Francis obicofed to the evidence. The captain did not understand Japanese,
Witness We did not take any one on share with us; we were told to go on shore. I went Abend to arrange the passage for those per- one on heard. I was going to pay the parago
money.
Mr. Johnson-Your Worship, there are other, OESTE, /
The Magistrate particularly asked Mr. Fransis if he would-abile by the decision in this case and secarit i us the decision-in the other seven cases and be agreed to do e
M. Johnson-Well, that is in each case. The Magistrale Yes, $75 in each cans. Mr. Francis will give your Worship formal notice of appeal ni nak that special steps may be takon, if your Wership will of kindly 6x the amount of the security.
parso there is no diffimlity in finding security,
Mr. Francis naked c questions. Inspector Harson-I went on beard the Chingin at 12.30 yesterday afternoon. saw the chief officer on deck. I asked for the esptain: I was told the captain was ons Messrs. Butterfield and Swo sherg. I then asked where the Japanese women into the storage. I found a door on the star- were and he pointed aft.. I went aft and down board side locked The mate was standing at the top of the ladder looking down. I asked him what was meant by looking up people in port.
Mr. Fraoie-I object to that evidence."
The Magistrate I must have writtea poties "Mr. Francis-On law. of appeal. Is it on fuch or law?
The Magistrate-All right, I must have written notics of appeal The captala m find security of $300 in each case.
YESTERDAY'S YACHT RACE. "The first yacht raun of the son was decided yesterday, the first class boots being placed in the following order.
"
Mr. Denison's Frica
Royal Engineer's Sybil... Mr. T. W. Lammort's Matanga
Hon. F. H. May's Phoebe
Mr. J. Hastings Maid Marian
Hon. H. E. Pollock's Active Mr. C... Tones's Chantisler
In the seond class Mr. E.. M. Hasoland's She wou easily.
ONICKEL
THE COLOR V. THE GAELI803. Tim frat of the sanual tacetings between the
Witness-The mate prodnent the key and opened the door at my request. I found six Japanese woman to their banks in the cabin. An innor doer way theu anlooked by the maste The two men were then found. The first Mr. Francis-The case for the defence is. witness was one of the xaen.
It is imply that [ very cliple, your Worship. we were bound by law, by a locul Ordinara, to keap there people on board and not to allow them to lead until we were able to nevertain if The Magistrate (to Inspector Quincey, who they had any means of subsistenco and able to acted as interproter) Tell them, Mr. Quincey, viritain themselves for the next six months. what I said before. I am sorry for them, but I The Vagrancy Ordinance is quite clear on tho The two Chinese naval officers, Liertenauts
cannot help them about their wages. They Lin Ming.ynau and Tseng Teing-ying, at
must not make any trouble English waters. subject: 3-otion 21 of Ordinance 12 of 1888 says Every master of a ship landing or Inspectorata eingle-handed for over thirty Led, to this Construction Bureau of the According to information received from s On board a Chinese ship they are Chinmen, allowing to land in this colony any person years may have been of the greatcat good Fenstow Naval Dockyard azul Arenal at private source the affair bears a different Erd they can get their own Chinese law when other than a Chinese (there are Japanese] who to China during that period, but there is Fugoda Anchorage, have been appointed by complexion from that placed on it by the above. they get back to Stanghal, but while they ao of the tie of his hunding is obrionsly darticute Club and the Garrison on the Cricket Ground, no doubt that ninch insecurity arise from the Trungli Yamon to go to Germany Is Operations.commenced in oaznost on Burlay, here they must obey English law. If there is means of sebristetice or does actually be which was brought off on Friday and Saturday
superintend the building of three bruises the 8th November. The rebels are said to by any more brantie 1 mill send them to gael. I come so within a period of six mouths frein the Lust and which resulted in a win for the Cla ordered in that country for the Chinese I strongly fortified and provided with Nor order them to be put on board by the Police.
dato of lending shall be liable to repay the by lis narrow majority of 7 sees the first Govenment of this colony all costs and charges innings will be remembered as having afforded perial Nary, at a salary of Fls, 200 per mensen desfeldt and offer quick ring gane, aml în
JAPANESE IMPRISONED ON THE inhired by the colony in gomzequence of such one of the most closely contested and keenly each, their travelling expense being paid by the attack on Novaluta, notwithstanding the Samistance from men-of-war in the bay, the
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person becoming a vagrant unless such mitor fought out games that has ever been played in astiaty the Court that he made due enguiry as Hongkong. The conditions user which cricket heavy lees. Whereas the bicial socount states
to the person to landed or allowed to land, and is played in this culony are somewhat abnormal, that he had reason to believe such person was and sea consegnones it too often happezz that said that on Monday midnight (9th) the steamer Teabel I, moared alongride the gnay At the Police Court on Saturday, befer posed of means of subsistence Now, as all interest and excitarent in a ranch in over close to the Magalienes moaninent with 20 Hon. Commander W. . H. Elsatings, Captain your Worship has heard, the ncmplainant in at a time when from the spectator's point of sovorely wounded, all of whom vore taken to Innos, sanate of the British steamship Changin, this particular cash and it is the same with vian-it should be at its height. This was far
was summoned for unlawfully imprisoning six forages to all tho. Other been ease was frem boing the case in the game in questio the military Lospital in Borsand or Fereday morning the steuner Filiping came up the Japanese women and two men on beard his stowaway in this ship from Kohdean to Hang for in the course of the afternoon of the river at 11am with 60 more wounded, sune of skip. The saucers which was taken firsts kong. The first witness admitted he was a etowapend day tho Club had first to achiere them slightly only andy able to walls. This issued at the lustages of Machi Taka Take away, because he had no money to pay his pass a inedly won and desperately contested via makes 300 wounded in place of 103 as stated in and was worded in the following terms age. He had only one dollar and a half in history, and then an burar and a half later as the official scent. The robel loss is not stated. That you, on board the British steamship pocket wlion le arrived here. It is distinctly if one such effort were not enough to ward. iu the extract quoted above from the Comercio Chigi, then in Victoria Harbour, in the and directly contrary to law for the captain of off a threatened defeat. Truly Captain Eccles but it is said to have been given ont at waters of this colony, unlawfully and injuriously any vessel to lend any one who is not Chinese and his followers are like Napoleon's Russias, 400 Considering however, that the rebels and against his will and without any legal war who has no most of subzistence for at least a fos baring once killed them you have next were all bobine parapets and in rifle pits, rant, authority, or justifiable cause whatsoever, months. To master is bound to make inquiry to knock thom down, as even in oath they which the Spaniels were doable to take,
did imprison and detain the complainant for a finto their condition. The only justration bo confront you." The fark which the Garrison this must be purely basjature and ablished pan of time, to wit from about 7am on the can have if he alle we such persons to land, nral teain set themselves-hering been already for political motives On Wednesday, 11th, news 12th November, 1898, to 12.90. p.to, on the 15th, they are found afterwards not to have entheiont worsted on the first lanings of dismissing tho tea batamen conslitating the Club side in s Mr. A. B. Johnson (Crown Soliciter), pro means of obsistence, is that he made inquiry was received that the Spaniards had lost 200
bourgpared to be from the outset more zen in a second unsuccessful attempt to secuted and Mr. J. J. Francis, QC., enpeared into their means of subsistence acil ascertained trife ofer take Novelota. The Spaniards estimate the for the defendant. There was also present in that they had mehr of subristane ter alx almost hopeless, but the light was so bad and ineargent force thote ne 10,000 men, so what court a representative of Messrs. Butterfield months before they were allowed to and the lowling and fielding so good, that it seemed Thean stowaways were found at Foochow As for a few minutos as if the outside chance Iraus, the great stronghold and Swire, the agents of the vessel,
The Magistrate-In the charge denial, Mr. soon as this vessel came lato port they were might almost be brought of. However, thy seven miles inland, it is impossible to say, In
Francis P they may be
looked up they were simply kept below in the bay light to some extent cat both ways: order to boy un public opinion the newspapers. same out with extra litious on Monday after Mr. Franz-The charge is not denied, your cablu while at Foochow they were allowed and one or two leis off in the Bold in noon, antipating deal glorious Tistories Worship, but it is justitied We admit the fast to go on deck on the way don kore, and degrad made up for the disadvantages. and stating that the frst shot Bred from the that they were in oned, and that they were they were looked in a third-class cabin on arrival against which the batstness had to sextone, graiser Castilla ras so well dirosted that the detained on board the ship for so many hours, here sitaply to prevent them landing. They and the Club eventually retired from the worn not confined in any other way, and tho fant vontost, when the ball rang, with five wickets. sholl trust in the public square just at the Mr. Johnson propose, your Werbip, to moment when the same was crowded with people, faks Brit Moshi Taka Taka. The facts are that they were on heard was immediately re still in band. For this rosult they wars Reference to the man will show that fans shortly these, your Worship. A Japany named ported to the ship'e agents and the Japanese chicly indebted to Ward, who contributed sn is just seven caites from the censt End consider. Moohi Take Taka arrived here on Thursday Consul was immediately contacted with invaluable innings of 33 not out, and fulfilled ing that the Camilla was anchored at least one morning last by the Chingu, having gone on On the 12 November, 1896, Lessia. Butter the thankless task of contenting himself with mile from the shore and that I was invisible board it Kobe as stowaway. He and field and Swire wrote as followe to the Japanese just stopping balls which under other circum- this in rather "tall order, especially when it others who were stowaways were discovered Consul Sir, We beg to inform you that stands he would hare trufed with auch les is considerad that between Iuns and Uavite heat Foorhow by the officers of the ship and eight stoorays-six women and two man ceramony Bercombe Smith, tou, setting behind the town of Casite Vipic and Noteleta, both of were then taken below, and when they arrived
him that high look and prond heart" that anally characterise him, contented mall with which are hold by the insurgents...
toewalling the fait une and resicing the crooked ones on the knee. Twenty minutes of this-on invaluable lesson to hiu: kidə-put the question of defeat out of the genstion, and the energetis osptain of the Club' returned to the petilion broken iz bone but happy in mind, and as prood of bis 3 rnas as the proverbial peacek is said to be of his two tails.
The delivery of the English mail was begun at 6.35 pm on Saturday.
We (London and Chiza Expressl learn "advantages." It would be well if Sir ROBERT Hawer would take rete of the through an official.communication made to the tie loss at 35 killed and 103 woanded it is HEAVILY FINED, AN
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce that while the discontent now prevalling in the Service representations made by the Tostmastor-Geseral to the Telegraph Companies, in favour of a and use his efforts to frame rules regulating reduction to the mtos to undis, were fruitless, DELICIOUS SWEETS appointment, protation, and retirement, son for this great loss of revenus involved, that when the control paseos into other the companies have, however, rande appreciable reductions in the charges for telegrams to the hands the Service may not fall into a taler Enst, particulars of which will be chaly aunounced Chias, for instance, our readers will be glad to hear, will be reduced from seran shillings to fire shillings and sixpence per word. 4 Rotterdam Brm supported by other parties has formed a Holand-China syndicate, with the objeut of establishing a company which will do business in the most extensive sanse between Holland, Ching, and Japan, de võll as between jooters of the plan. have considered it necessary the two latter countries and Jova Toe pro- to wand an able porn to China thoroughly conversant with the trade, thers Air. Knotol, the Netherlands Minister Resident will do operate to sonra the success of the under taling, which will provisionally to, worked on small scale, and the assistance of which in bed for than guars London and Ching
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The O. & O. ster Belgio, with maile, de elt Shanghai for this port on the 13th instant,
at 3 p.m.
on the 14th inst, Kud is dne here on or about The steamer Feri Alade lait Singapore
the 21st instant..
The death rate last month was, for the British and Foreign community, ciril population, 31.1, and for the Chinesa community 18.6.
Wo (N. C. Baily News), understand that in the inquest of the Isla Mr. Carew at Yoko- hama the jury.
open verdict.
The Hongkong and Chiza Gas Company recommend az interim dividend at the rate of A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. par cont. per annum for the half-your eaded
30th June, Kent
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 12th November, 1896.
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The following telegram has been received by the Singapore Secretary of tho Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Limited:"Crushing finished 2,850 bous stone roatized 1,912 oz. smelted gold
The Al Fresco Fate, which was to have taken 1x comunications relating to the urbe columne place last evening in the comprend of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, was postponed until further notice owing to the izelemenoy of the
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DEATH. At Bedar, cu ile (th November, JEAN, ADOLPHE CRAAL, Chef de Bataillon en retraite, in bis 68th year. (By telegraph.}"
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· HOÑOKONG, Novemben 16th, 1896.
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We (London and China Express) learn from Brossela correspondent that a Belgian military offer, Captain Baaren, has just been sent by King Leopold to China with the view of in- broducing Belgian ziensisatared products to the favourable notice of the Chinose. Captain Bannon, whose mission is regarded on an out soms of Li Hung-chang'e visit, tukes with him a canon ronde by the Cockerll Company, as a token of regard from the Belgian monarch to
RETURN OF DR. RIZAL D the ex-Viceroy. It appears that the gun roa Dr. José Rizal, returned to Manila by the offered to when visiting Cookorill's establish transport Color of the 3rd November, and was ont, but the nature of the ex. Viceroy's sonsigned to prison, at the disposition of the instractions proventel his scheptance of it military enthorities, * King Leopold has noored the doalty by MORE TROOPE sanding it as s.personal gift: My Sh1,398 troops arrived by the Colon.
According to a Madrid telegram of the 4th It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. C. The Spanish steamer Jelzon, 420 was, wan November General Poterinja accompanied by Barranc bes been recognised as in charge of sunk on the 20th October by collision with this four other Generals had arrived at Barcelon the Danish Consulate in Hongkong during the steamer Santander, near Manila The Luson to shark for the Philippmed. tourporary absence of Mr. J. Kromer, Camiloft Tacloban on the 27th with a full cargo of for Denmark.
weather.
The Gorman malt steamer Bachsen, carrying the German mail with dates from Berlin of the 19th ultimo, left. Singapore on the 14th inst and may be expected here on or about Thurs day, the 19th jinxtent,
in command of the China Station, consequent upon the death of Bir Richard Wolle will attain the rank of Admiral
PROPOSED LOAN,
Murid, 4th November. The issue of a loan of ten million dollars Manila, s upuration to be undertaken by the Banco Repanel Filipino; is under consideration,
INCREASE IN THE TOBACCO DUTY.
Madrid, 4th November. The export duty an tobacon is to be increased
FRISONLIG HELD BY TAD REBELA
tumel to Maudia, where she arrived at iz Father Candonas having disappeared from cubist.
Under ordinary circumstances the captain of
vis Thresher,
MAKAKALANA loud if they were destitute, is they were with. Banhata Carter, fauceck's foot, and a hole in
* Batissed ourselves that there were persons on ment took place and the innings arentually
have been found on board our steamer, the here he was pat into a cabin and the door was Ching, which arived from Meji and Tobehom Iooked, and he was kept there notil about mid this morning: They are still on board the stamp day on Friday From information which the if you wish to take charge of them. The Consul Police had reccared they went on board and he was unable to go on board himself, but be at lie was let out of the cabin. I shall call him before secretary on board to ase those men and won your Worship and he will tall you what passed The anretory wont ca board and after returning and I shall also cul two other witüesses from yesterday afternoon to Japanese Consal wrote Boarding-bones horo who will state they went to Meigs Batterick and Swize Gon tomon,
hoard with a view of laing him on shore. In reply to your kind letter of rostorday with and paying something for his passage money, rogard to the night stowaways I beg to stafë and they were kept there until the Polpe wont despatched to the steamer yesterday afternoon ground may be eatened a happy man, the choice und the result was they did nos come on shore tant. 31. Amano, Secretary to the Consul, was a side who wing the toss on the Hongkong en board and they wore ralosed and an errangement was made between his of innings having much to do with many a Moshi Taku Taka-I am ou unemployed sos. and the captain of the beater, though I regret ritory achieved in these elimos; batas a matter homp and copra, for Manila; and at five o'clock
man. I arrived bere on the morning of the that we were not able to take charge of them" of feet in the present instance it is doubtful on the morning of the 29th, after she bud
12th in the steamer Chingly. I had travelled No arrangement was made for their landing whether the Clab did not imve the bust of it dociled Cape Santiago, she wasrnu inte by the
by that steamer before, At the end of the simply because the Consul could not do any going in sicond, a little rain on Thursday Santander. She at ende commenced to fill and
moazh I worked is passage to Japan. On the thing for themand they could not show buy means night having made the wicket a trife tricky's as there was not me to beach her, the ahora. being three miles distant, the crow left her in
present pecasion I started from Kobe and went of zuboistoase. Before this latter wae received Cough Captain Feales could hardly baya car board as a stowaway. At Foochow I was the Police hul got information and ass on foreseen this in making his dice of inwings. the boat and were taken on board the Sentandery
The military were not very fortausts, in their discovered on board by the first and second board shortly after twelve o'altek zeon (and the Luson einking a few minutes later.
officers and a cuartermaster. I was told to go took the people away. Of course false impriorly efforts, six wickets being lows for 75. Vico, Admiral the Hon. Sir Eduard Robert that one Chinese, passenger was missing of tins hus received a letter, dated 20th October. I stood a deck for son, hours and jest hefore misdemeanour naless it is justified by law. We thora of the side.
On the mater roll being called it was found The Provincial of the Order of St. Angus on deck. I went ba teck and saw the captain sooment or dusention of any person constitutes & and those six wickets insinding most of Fremantle, KC.B. C.M.G., who recously was whom nothing hal basu soon at the time of the but wilbont the naine of the place where dark fand seven others vero rent aff. I and bay we get perfectly justified in keeping these Tailings, and Barton-all hutorica e Laran azoident The Santander, which had a large rettion, on the Rev, Father Domingo Cane another rain were put in one third-class cabin people on board. We would have been guilty of bow and apur-and Captain Fuchs, the Hotin hole in her bows and was making water, co-desas, the parish priest of Talisay, Batangas and the woman in another. We stopped in the a breach of the law if we had allowed them to of some sort of an obscure conspimore between o'clock in the evening. The Lase was built Talisay when it was attacked by the rebels it Mr Johnson hem aalcod witness if he could ont tens of subsistence, and until we had the ground. From this period a gront improve. We notice from the Gazelle that tendons are at Newcastle in 1875 and ease out to the was supposed that he had been murdered, get out. invited for the construction of a road from Philippine in 1882 She formerly belonged Later zows negatired that rapposition but stated M. Francis objected. The defondant was born who would provide them with means of closed for the respostable total of 174: To this Victoria Gep to Mount Kellett Road from to Mears, Birchal, Robinson & Co. Inter to that he had best tonnded, Father Candenis only charged with something that crenrrad in subsistence.We communicated immediately score Alexander who has more to
come to the fore when his site has been in a which it would appear that that vary meessory Ennor Jose Herod, and latterly to the Comparia now writes with his contend, but does not acy Hongkong
agak vith the proper pozeon, the Japanese Coagul werk is at last, to be proceeded with
Maritima
whether it is correct that he was wounded. He The Magistrate Mr. Johnson is landing up These people who came on board simply wanted tight place-contributed a very carefuly played imply states that he de well, that he is not ill to it. E TRANS.
to pay their paceage money and made no offer. not out; whilst Bar. Magar Jaluston and Owing to the great succem which attended treated, and that there are with him, in time Witness, continuingWe could not get out no guarantee as to the tens of subsisters of Capt Fergusson contritatod 30 and 22-respec- the fret short, ssion of the Ride: Brende ofremstaticos e hameelf, Soner Domingo Mur of the cabin as it was looked. Or arriving in these people, so that I submit that under that tively. The brunt of the bowing felf upon burlesque Fra Disvolo another performistce tinez, Senior Manuel Martinos, and Herminio Hongkong we were still looked up and were Ordicause we were perfectly used in heep Haagock, who came out with the arcelent was given, at the City. Hal or Saturday night, Miguel, a sergeant of infantry, all Europeatus rept in the cabin, until yesterday afternoon ing thats on board until we bad atisfactory analysis of 7 wickets for 62 everybody oled Thore was again a crowded attendance, and it
Pho police came on board and we were bright information as to whether or not, in the words was more or less expensive. The Felding, is needless to say the reproduction was as The revolt of one of the native regimente in wha MAMMA of the Ordinance, such persons were possessed generally speaking, was close and keen and so we It is reported from Peking that H. Sheng great success as the Brat performances. Mindanao has now beer suppressed, and the By Mr Frajono day we were let out on of sufficient means of subsistance Thoy vere may refrain from Alluding in personal detail to the time has come when it would appeur Heinz-busi, Tirostor-General of the prepisod The audience was most enthusiastic, che picce mutineers, broken up inte aaall groups, are try desc coming from Toonhew. I and the other not detained on hoard for their passage one or two chances which alderen neglonted "imperative that some steps should lie taken Beling Hankow Railway linsundertaken to so Fimfal of fun and merriment that ing to leave the island: Or ofos api twosnan had nothing to us with this, wore. Wo money all they were simply detained andor to sail themselves of
the Ministry of War lo complete the railway to remove the congestion which provails in in question within ton years, and that the witzested goveral times without the Path Detabor 5fteen men connected with a stored in the fer peak. I went away last this Ordinance. The captain simply kent The inuings of the Club was almuel a repeti month in the Chingfz. I was ' cook is a thoce people from troubling him about the tim of their opponents' doings; that is, to say, the subordinate ranke" The glus in outlay would cost some Afty million toole losing thread of interest. Mr. Wot the outbreak were contened to be shot
tooley was at her beat as Indy Alléash"
NEWS VIA MKÖRID,
privato boarding house in Hongkong. Before stowaway by asking that exorbitant price of four of their best wickets were down with only promotion, it is alleged, is causing serious N. O. Daily New
and her Japanese song was
great
A Madrid, 15th October, that I had not been to Japan for two years. I 3100 for each person. It was not a question of 49 rans registered on the telegraph board farourite with the audienca. Capt. Baker Cauc discontent amongst the members of the
Marshal Planeo telegraphe that a Spanish did not pay my page from Kobe leones relaxing them, tutte avoid what your Worship Hinecok and Bercombe Smith, however, put a Wo (China Caselle) as informed that Count cleverly impersonated the English, noblemen, outpost at relay having been tacked by tho I had no money. I have no property in Hong may remember happened in a former are about better complexiou on affairs, and the score wor Service and also deters the class of men de Moailles, at present Minister of the French and Mr. J, li, Thronhor, is the file zile, could insurgents he despatolod a column of 400 men kong, but I have a friend. When I arrived in rolve months ago, when the captain of a Gor 113, when the old Charterhouse boy tried to who formerly fed from doing so now, thus Republic at St. Petersburg, has been nominated not have been soun to better advantage bie to assist the outpost but the commn was Hongkong, I had about a dollar and fifty cela man steamer was made responsible for the take libarties with one of Green's dolivarios aut was caught by Capt. Langhorn for an excullent) to succeed M. Gerard at Peking, Coint de song **Come along with no being a great | unable to out its way through the superior D. K. Masian boarder at No. 8, Stanley whole bent of maintaining in this colony i lending to a lowering of the permet Nosilles in supposed to be a very strong success. Mr. Percival was equally, aceasta foros on camused in streng positicule, and and Shavet. I went on board the Chingh Feternumber of migrants and the whole cost of 49. A couple of une leter Salta cowled From the last Costoms Service Lizt," says diplomes, and a very fitting successor to the pre-in the character of an officer Miss Coron to fall back with a loss of two offers and day: The keeper of the boarding hou asked sending them back to Japan. Therefore, by Q Bergt. Blease. Meat and Menusoy. our contemporary,we gather that in the set active Minister of France at the Chinese arted hor part faultlessly her pretty.siyle und sixteen men killes, tozo majer, one anbaltor 200 to go. That was about 84. When I got in our case te word justifisa in detaining wore the next pair to get together and they each
capital.
mvent Tabory · songs were - nu item 12 and twenty-one mou freunded,
on board I first sawa Japnuese boatswain-Ko them under this Ordinance and wo were contributes before accumbing to the under * case of the thirteen Senior Commissiozors
the wires and won an enthusiastic reception bearing of this rerurse Marshal Blazo mizi Tangi as the captaits When the guilty of no cffence. There is no provision in hander. The game was now in a must exciting onverge period of service is over $1
It is reported that the Faking authorities Many will no doubt be disappointed that sout two battalions, who succeeded in roning boatswain took me to the onplain's onbin I went the Ordinance for our landing them ever to the condition and the tension was kept up to the years, and their average term as Commis vented to the propuestion Italy nut for we shall not have the opportunity of the garric outpost, who made a dash through in and the captain said." Have you come to Zoboo or to anyone else, but the Ordinance and the last baten going in when the
Ward in a memorial from Canfon in forear of a ling the Rifle Brigedo on the shigo again in the insurgous lines. A
ako away thou sweways I said Yea simply save they shall not land or be allowed to Club still required rans to" manko sioners is about 23 years, nine baving served clamp tax on all kinds of documents, and it is Hongkong, but whos they reach ” that more The Marshal, in later telegram, states that I then asked to captain how much paisago land. We can only prevent them from landinge. Grimbla, however, was equal to the in that capacity for over 24 years Tura further bellerod that at the Trosty Ports the healthy spot Singapore to quote from the his object in moring forward us to seems the money he wanted. He said $100. I said for by keeping them looked up on board the ship occasion and after a few minnitas of awful ens collection of the tax and sale of the necessary dyst of Pets. Laing and Payce they will pro command in person in the province of Laguna, alle said zo, $100 for each he wanted they had been allowed their liberty, they pansebe opered his shoulders and hit Greon twice ing next to the Deputy Commissioners we stamps will be phnod in the hands of the T. Mundle he prevailed upon to give their talents to moram strategic posting 1 E90 I aid it was too much and effared him would havorum soout the ship and got oror the to the boundary for 4, unidat great cutinissem "note that they mumber sixteen, with nu Customs China Cazetic
mere play since their successful debut in Hong the frontier of the provinces of Cavlio and from 815 to 820 ench The aptain said to side and samped and the captain would have hoon Average earvico of 201 years; next come
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Catangas, and to check u advance of the sould send thom back to Japan and told liable. surgent which might be dangerous in the me logo on shore. Imigl, a hoarding honga "two Senior Assistants of 67 years stand. We (China Gazette) understand that the
Peking Govoramont has consented to the extru
BEWARE
popalous districts of both province. The sece, koper, and the buatemuin were present. non of the British, French, and American
of the Party offering ulations of
pation of Talisay by the rebels obliged the MK Francis What do you do? What is MACNIVEN & CAMILLON'S RENOWNED Marshal to move towards Laps and Catanges, your business Settlementer at Shanghai, and that a degree las
PEN either horn jeaned or is about to be issued on the
LAPIDAT QUAGE À boundou Blessing to t subject, tanslag the adjustment of the boundaries
The Pinkwick, the Uwl, and this Waverley Pan
Bold by all flationare. WAYKALEY WORKS, EXPUNGE. ̧
SUPERANNUATION in the Chinese Customs Service is advoctited in a leading article
by the N. 6. Daily News, which holds that
Another icarnal is announced as shortly to be published et Shanghai, Sport and Gorely, Founded by Daybreak, the well known writer on sporting subsets. It is to be published weekly,
ing and sixteen First Arsistante whose average is 22 years. We need not follow our enquiry through all the lower grades, "but when we garye tint it requires, and other futile to be settled between the local
generally speaking, over 21 years for an oficials and the foreign authorities
Bong
MINDANAO,
with a view to stop the enward march of rebels And he left two regiments to guard the lines
Witness--I am a HRATURE.
What are you doing in a Hongkong boarding
front Tatanan te Colomba The Marelial oo-on-Im not employed there. I have, Nið Jolnáva by stating that he will not telegm work to do nom
The Magistrate-You call no witnesses?: Mr. Francis No, your Worship, The Magistrato That is your defense? Mr. Francia-Yas
from the Clah's supporters Alost imoodia foly afterwards Kow was given out log before and the innings terminated for 18l-asten runs on. Green and Blenso divided the housure in the bowling line, but Blase had much the best of the analysis. CARMEL
The Magistrate-Am Ito take it that tho Going in second time the Gatham mado decision in the one case will serve for the 112 ford wickets before they closed their tunings, whole lot f
loaving the Club with an hour to bat, and a villainous light to bat in. The details of the
Mr. Francis-- Yok.
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