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THE BONGHONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAROH SENyn, 1887.
Wo hear that the Takashima coal mine is The G. P. stemer Empresa of China, from
Vancouver, strived at Shanghul st 1.5) red
Saturday and loft at 10.30 p.m.ne day for Thers were 3,590 Chipes in Yokohama ba Hongkong, whers she may be exported at 94 retch catitled Dr. Brown's tables, or £23,008
5. to-morrow. for the war; there are now 12,299.
Mesura, Marty & Un's steamer Hoang arrived in port on Saturday. The delay of fire days was die solely to a dense fog in the Jual
Straits.
CHOX, is he was then called, was a mem ber of the Education Commission which sat in Hongkong in 1881 and 1882, and although he differed from the other members of the Commission as regards the advantagea of education in Chinese and English con currently as fully recognised the necessity of Chinese boys being taught their own language, his recommendation being that The annual meeting of the Hongkong Branch every Chinese boy before adinission to the of the China Association will be held on Thurs day next, at noon, not to-morrow, ag erronbonely Central School should be found to possessisted in a paragraph in Saturday's issue "a competent knowledge of his ovu "languago." Tutning now to Dr. Ho Kar,
The following telegrum has been received by Messrs. Joka D. Humphreys and Sen, General Managers of Olivers Free told Mines Limited Eureka Mine 86 tons 1-oz. 9 dwt. per tor.".
And hiu authoritatively represented us a competent Chinese scholar capable of giving an opinion op disputed points of
A report is published to the Japanese Chinese scholarship, and it is in this moonlor papers to the affest that the Yoko capacity that he figures in the GILIS as Branch of ton Hengking and Shanghai LOOKRAFT controversy. Mr. LOOKHART Bank has purchased Japanese bonds amounting published "A Manual of Chinees Quotato 1,500,000 you through the Bank of Jipm "tions"a few years ago. Mr. Gus contel- 'buted, without being requested to do an,
raview of this work to the China Review, ia which he attacked it rather savagely. Before
a
According to the Nicht Nichi, a dispatch was at the plague at Bombay had much state received at Nagasaid on the 11th March stating and the spinning mille had resumed work, with the resnit of a sudden ries in the quotations of
Royal Ooluro-Complete with Maps and Plans, pp. 1,243, 87. | Directory only, pp. 872, $3.50.priating the review tho learned editor sab-ray cotton.
mitted it to Mr. LaCKBART and Dr. Ho. KAT and it appeared with notes from those gentlemen utached, Dr. Ho KAI being referred to by the editor as "a competent rative scholar," while
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It is reported in a Tokya press despatah that Count Okuma, the Foreign Minister, han mode detailed riport to the Theoas on the position of affairs between Turkey and the Powers of Europe. Tas attitude taken up by the European Favors is considered one that must not be booked upon lightly.
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The Commsacant's parade of the Thongkong Volunteer Corps will take place on Thursday afternoon at 5.0, on the Brigade. Parado Ground. As this is a preliminary drill for the purpose of the annual inspection it is hoped lat there will be a fall muster of members.
A Chinamn went to the Central Police Station on Saturday and asked the Inspector on duty for an order to bury his dean dog The applicant and evilutly heas studying the Ordinenes speating heriais, but he seemus, to have got enviously confused as to what bodios the law refers to
Mr. A. T. Douness, a second-class passengor from London to Shanghai by the P. & 0. sonther Rossita, was found dead in Lis berth on this morning of the 19th harsh at Woong. An inquent way hold and the jury returned a verdict That the deucased came by his death through degeneration of the heart, not accele.. rated by any set of his own.""
The final is for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield babond B... Centurion and Kowloon will be played to-morrow (Tass day) at 4 p.m. Refercer. P. G. Davies, RA The match was fixed for last Saturday. kat the referee decided that the ground, which was partly under water, was nut for play. A large crowd had asamble on the ground when the reforce gave his decision, ameagss those present being H.D. the Governor, Ad- miral Buller, and Major-Geners! Blick..
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SHANOLIAI, 21st March.
20th Goss, in his weekly shur list dated [SPECIAL TELEURAM TO THE "DAILY PRESS"] review the market has remained comparatively quiet and rates do not show many alterations the holy appreciable change being a sharp drop in Strait Insurance shares and are in Yuigteze..
It is a pleasure to be able to draw attentios to the large list of subscriptions which the sharitably disposed Japaness are contributing to the Indian Famine Relief Fund. It shows that if foreigners are ready with halp Japan's hour of read, the Japanese also have compassion and are coming forward nobly to support a good cause, Japan Gazette.
GILES "will not be mollified when he reads "that Dr. Ho KAL, who, perhaps even Mr. "GL will acknowledge, possesses mince than an insufficient knowledge of the "Chiness language," considera," etc, etc. Mr. Gius appears tahold thesame opinion of Dr. GLASS BOTTLES HO RA scholarship na the Telegraph, for in a rejoinder in the last number of the China Review he says:-" Of Dr. Ho Kai, as a competent native scholar,' I and "never before heard; und as he has not yet thought fit to submit te public approval "any specimens of his scholarship, com- petent or otherwise, he may be dismissed "incontinently from the case.", We take it, however, that the editor of the China Revice and Mr. LOCKHART are in a much better position to form an opinion on this
The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce, at a point, from personal knowledge and obseting held to discuss prope and amendments servation, then either Mr. GILES or the to the Gold Standard Bill se introduced to the editor of the Hongkong Telegraph, and let by the Government, unanimously passed whatever the precise measure of Dr. Ho resolution to the affect that as the custom of inscribing foreign latters on the coins zot Kar's competence as a Chinese scholar may caly tends to lower the prestige of Japan bet be it is certainly up to such a standard that those. Japanese who are abroad feel very dis he would not be regarded by his own satisfied, it should be dispensed with with re
peot to new coins. countrymen as an uneducated mab. The
On the 12th March, the day upon which the Teason to be drawn from the careers of Mr. clauses of the U.. Treaty rolating to WU TING-FANG and Dr. Ho Kai is, then, patents came into operation, the number of that the man who wishes to make his mark *pplicativos filet by United States citizens for the registration of trade-marka, &, in Japan, CONSERVES FROM THE BEST PARISIAN in the "new world" in China toust have exceeded 100, of which, according to the Tokyo obtaining a knowledge of his own language as papers, 96 were successful in
registration the same day... Up to the 11th well as a Western education, and that the arch, there were registered 502 Cersan educational policy of the Hongkong Gov-trade-marka nad 1 design, and 402 British ernment should be continued on the lines trade-marks and I patent laid down by Dr. MORRISON, Dr. LEGE, and Dr. STEWARI,
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Tho Nagasaki Shipping List publishes a die- patch from Chemilpo, dated the 6th Marsh, which states that oring to the uneasiness felt among the British residents at Seoul cancera. H.M.S. Swift arrived from Manila oning the possible effects of the King's return to Saturday.
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ander orders to prossed to the capital on Mon. day, 8th March. The Yomiuri annonneed fut laver, British marinas reached Beval on the 10th to form a guard for the Tsgation.
The M.M. Company's stoomers will resoco calling at Bombay, commenting with the next
The P. & O. steamer Formos, from Chins, arrival at London on the morning of the
19th it.
The resignation from the Volunteer Corps of Lient A. MoP. Marshall is notified in the Quale.
The stormer Chelydra. from Caloutta and Straits, loft Singapore for this port on the 19th instant, at xoon.
It is stated that should the proposed gold make a profit of about 8,722,360 yen.
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HONGKONG, MARON 22nd, 1897.
THE GILER-LOCKHART controversy now being waged in the pages of the China Revies has incidentally raised the question of the Chiness scholarship of the Hen: Dr.
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A Babscription Ball for the benefit of the Hongkong and South China Maconie Bezero
sousellent fooling and clever kasoleabout on huge investrasata The British and must to Gorernur-General appointed by the busca, und Min Ida Roslyn was delightful Foreign Ooo for instance lost on the British Cran. "Nothing," be sild, would in hor umusing sucio cool effusion sad dances. 1895 socot £34.575, and the Maritime Lorente less confideres la the minds of the people The Straft Instrance. Com of Australia than if the ocenuant of that offs Thoupon's ghost brought the entertainment pany lost £23,816; bau sporapriated 25,260 for should be subject to political bargaining in the to a olors. This sketch provides Tanch oppor claims still to come in,at is an unfortunate colonies The wrinciple which is the keystone tusity for the display of talent and the audience resalt to be sure, but it is one that large com- of liberty in the mother country and in all these showed how much pleased they were by loudly panies must agensionally expert and must car colonies. Is that the macinat & Gravierident appealing for the curtain to be raised after it totaly be prejured for. But the unfortunate coeed to possess the sonfluence of a majority. but fually fallen. These who were presant st thing is that for the year 1995 (a year in which of the representatives of the people that Ger. the performance on Saturday night will cer a loss was made) the Straits Directors should orament couse to have the right to goToro. tainly be induced to go again, and no ore have paid away $60,000 in usice of proftan Now that is a sourd danceratic principle for anyons. Now the Government of Australia should miss the oppurtunity of enjoying the unearned tan per cunt, dividend.
For a partial remedy wo suggest that no must to based upon the coudence of the re three hours entertainment provided by Hui- Bun's Surprise Party. Such a golden change dividends shall, in future, be paid until they presentatives of Australia, and the moment rarely comes to us in the East Taight the are knowit to be earned. Thus, if the Directors the House of Representatives passe vote. programme will be repeated and there oughs adept on advice, they will cancel their recum of want of confidence in the Government, the year 1806, telling the shareholder to wait to hold of." Mr. Reid made soverał pro! to be other large audience to welcome, the mendation to pay a fivo per cent dividend for that moment the Government would dossa
twelve months longer. by which time they will suggestions with reference to the
deadlocks betwea the two company.
know whacker. 1980 yields a profit or only less. rontion To pay dividends speculatively may be all sory Federal Chambera; the introduction of the well for an old and wealthy company but it is reformdan, payment of members, and federal not a palley that is safe for anoh an adventure as Surace, coulending that the work of federal the Straits Inerranca Company. It fe, inded, gorsament should be condnoted on an adeno- very unsafe. We ask thy Directors, for the micul basis, and that the foderal power should oredit of this colony, to play for enfoty. We not have more nimmer than it had a right have already liquidated two inaaranos companies expand. After toushing apou the subjects of We don't want to liquidate a third. Safety, and the federal capital, which he believed would be again safety, should be the polloy of an insomewhere in New South Wales, federal control
THE GYMKHANA. The following is the programme for the first Gymkhans meeting of the 1897 season- HALF MILE RAOS: 1st prizn 850; 2nd 820; for sil China ponies, weight for inchus with 71be, added; winners in 1807, once 7ibs, twice or aftszer 10lbs. in addition; eabscription gif- ins and bond fide polo ponics allowed 7. Entrance $3.
SIX FURLONGS HANDICAP 1st prizo the on- Lance fees and 20 dollars; Sad $15; 3rd sares stakes. Entrance. $1; but if left mi afternoon on 6th April 83 extra. The POLO SCURLY; prize 840; about 1 mile; For Soms file yolo ponies, lat. ribs. En tranco 32. AN HURDLE RACE, first prize value 310, 2nd $15; weight for luches; once round course. En tranice $$
The LADIES NOMINATION; two prices; round course; four minutes allowed; he who passos the post nearest to the tino limit to win; no watch to be carried by a competitur. En. trance, $2, The GYMKHANA CUP, presented; value $50, 2ad 320; reight for inches, a winner of to-day in carry Is extra; a provions non-starter to cary 7 lbs, extra; one mile. Entrance
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of the railways, and other matters, Mr. Beil proceder. One of the strongest proofs of the benefits of fideration is the evils which have cotas to Australia during the abort time of the separate existones of the colonies. Derizig the The adjourned eleventh annual general meet pale existence of the colorite have you not Roer the garms of all sorts of animosities, ing of sirahulders in the above was held at of bad feeling, and of rivalries carried to a pitch which in other countries would bring about the horrors of war! So far as our trade and Shanghat on the 15th March. Mr. W. V. Drummond presided, and the ware also pre Bont Messes, W. D. Little, J, I. MoMichael national interests are concerned onco wo enter inton band of national unione all these dangery Directora, Jas. Bachauan, J. Michael, E.
disappear. All those ill-feelings disappear. Hay, A. E. Jones, Captain Croad, and C. J. Dadgeon (Secretary), representing 987 shares. They have rapidly disappeared of late years. The Chairman, in proposing the adoption During the two years and a half that I buve of the report and accounts. said--Gentlemen, had an opportunity of mixing freely with the the repor faze beon in your hands for some pablis men of the ether colonias I am bound to little tims, and with your permission I will tell you this, that the old jealousies and biter. netres and old sharp practices find nymphy take it as road. There have been two enter full reports issued to you regarding the last now with the landing politicians of Australia. season's work, and the later ons esrrios the in I have found that the leading men of these formation up to such a late date and is to tell coteries-and that the statesmen of the other that there is practically nothing, or next to nothing, of any importanes that I on addies are prepared to throw aside every sub Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s waste silk
to it. Since the Secretary's visit to the eject of offence between the tifferent colonies. They are prepared to go into a brotherly compact rills were totally destroyed by fire yesterday
The following is the thirteenth annual report tats last November, the work of overhauling non equal terms, They are prepared to give, for presentation to the shareholders at the the factory and the machinery generally has morning. The insuranes were as follows:- Hongkong Firs, Tis: 30,000; Royal, Tis. 10,000; twentieth onlinary groweral mesting te he held been carried out, and tho manager now raporta fe play to the natural aspirations of Australians
as well as he could desire. This statement is prepared to fight for our colonies, and much China Fire, Tis. 30,000; Bouth British, Tls. in the Company's offices, Singapore on Thurs that the factory is in perfent ordar and works pc & fair and eqral footing. Much as ve RIG wo are prepared to look after the interests of Gentlemen, Your Directors beg to submit confirmed by the agent of the Company, who
our ecltinios, we must feel that the chief interest. 20,000 Commercial Union, Tis. 15,000; Lan-day, the 25th day of March, at noon:
nabiro, Tix. 15,000,
the annexed balanes chest for the year ended recently sisilot the property and who reports n
alliance between them all. It is absolutely it- surances on the stock vorm:Atlas, Tls. 30,000 adjusted at the exchange of 2/2 per dollar. the estate under the now manageront. As you poible that Australis au fuifl her destiny if The stock was partially barnt. The ia at December, 1898. The accounts have been vast improvement in everything connected with of earl of the colonies lios in a compact of 1806-The net prominus for the yose amount will se stated in the report, the new boilere she is split op into hostile divisions, each trying to shockmate emh other; but if that anzeigh- 20,000; New Zealand, The 10,000; Allianco, to 81.277,355.04 (6138,434511), on which claims are completed, and long some little trouble
have been settled up to Slat Dacomber last was experienced with them at first, the latest barly process is abandoned, sul if all Antralia Royal Tia 2000; Hongkong Fire, Tle.
Tls, 10,000,
mounting to 5478,867.71 (£57,877.6.8.) Com telegraphic report received concerning them is allied, it will be followed by equal opportuni- mission and expenses amount to 3214,101.72 satiefsotory. The weather during the last two ties of trade and interanuse between every part balance, $584,335.61 months has been all that could te dosired, and of Australis; and then we will find these bitter. (£25, 194.7.11. The
the latest nows from the estate is that the feelings will disper, and give place to a senti 1063,382.12.2) is carried forward.
1895. The ettlements on account of 1995 canes are all looking very well. Manufactoring meal for which Australis is a grand sabject a and previous years amount to $705,074.65 work has been somewhat impeded by the generous sontiment of a United Aralia spring- (£76,583.19). This includes a sum of $93,600 repairs going on in the factory, but the (£10,140), Just through the failure of ourtain manager expresses ovary confconcom being ing up to all parts of the colonies." arcinaarers of the Company in London. To able to valeb up arrears, and it is hoped that the merits of the prisont season's working mest the deficiency on this sconunt the sutu of $150,000 has been transferred from Reserve will wipe out the resuits of last year. There. of 150 of this sam 250,000 is carried to is really nothing I can add to what I have derwriting serve to meet further chairs said and what you hare in the raport, but I on acons of 1995 and previous years. shell be glad to answer any questions that may
The interest on investments amounts to be askekata $54,897.10 (£6,947,3.9).
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS."!
London, 18th March. THE SITUATION. AN The greatest activity reigns in all the soante, a number of stentners have been ohar tered to convey sterus to Malta, and war stores. are being constant y despatched to the Cape.
Six hundred Seaforth Highlanders have been cdered to Crete,
The Admirale have proclaimed the antenony of Crots.
LONDON, 19th March
THE OCCUPATION OF CRETE, A Russian regiment has passed the Bos phorus on its way to Crete.
British: troops will occupy Candis, French troops, Silicaud Spiraalonga; Russians, Retimo; and Garman troops, Buila Bay and Canon
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
The Qanon has appointed June 20th as a day of thanksgiving.
FORMOSA.
The Board recommend that $30,000 be transferred from resurre for squalisation of dividends, that 32,500 be credited to Gustantes and Provident Fund, and that there bellaret a dividend of 5 per cent, of the year 1896, absorb $80,000, and that the balance of $1,048.55 113.7.6) be carried to now prefit and loss
Mr. Buchas-How much is it expected the dabit balance will be when all those repair and expenses are pail for 2.
The Chron. The last statement I uncle practically covered that, and that was to the affect that a boned the results of the present! sonson would wipe out the misfortunes of last year. Thas was intended to convey to you that by the end of the present s0882a the entrant In accordance with the provisions of clanse receipts will have norized the dabit balanco No. 105 of the Company's articles of adjust how against the Company. Tust is our tion, Mr. Thos. Scott Themoon and Mr. D. W. Lopo at the present time, and we have every Lovell retire from the Board, but offer them reason to believe that it will bo effectually selves for re-election.
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In accordance with clause No. 10 of the Company's articles of association, Mr. J. Lyall and Mr. R. Danma retire, but offer themselves for re-electioning h
At the time that Formosa was ceded to Japan many of the inhabitants left the island to avoid the war. Notwithstanding that pace was.3000 restored some of the refugees have not returned, fearing lest they should be punished and their properties be confiscated. In this they are faboring under a great misconception, as aven in the case of peroze denmed to bo riminals tho right of possessing property remains an afasto. By the recent anaesty pardon has even been extended to a number of pri- soners who took part in the rebellion against Japanese rale; much less will people who merely left the island for a time to avoid the calamities of var be visited with puniali ment. The national registration of the For musas is, however, to take place on the 9th May next, and after that date those who are still abant will have no opportunity of 10-17
T. C. BOGALETT, T. STOWSOK,. Singapore, 4th March, 1892.
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Directors.
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To reserve for exchango and investment fustus- To serve awal of buildings Tourdating ruspense account
Ta bolaos of working count, 1890, Te kalaron of profit and foes aunt, To unliked dividendu
sundry creditors.
100.000 3,220 50,000 384,835
alised.
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Mr. Buchanan-You are not prepared to give any definite figem?
Mr. Dadgeon.The boilers vers para for in last year's aucemats, and the further repairs will come to about $20,000.
THE BRANDING OF COOLIES. The North Borneo Bertli referring to the prohibition of the branding (or rather the temporary labelling) of coolies, passed by the Tegislative Council of the Straits Suttlements,. 507-
The matter is one of gravo interest to all places-3. N. Borneo amongst them-listaut from the great entres of labour supply. Good healthy men are examined, passed, noi sigu contacts, while on arrival at their destination a portion is found to consist of weeds, anemic ceolies better fitted for the hospital than the plantation. This could be, and has been to some extent, guarded. Igainst by the reasonable use of "branding." Personation was diffent if not impossible when sich coddie was marked in Teet could not take his place. The over-zealous sich a way that for a few days an unmarked people who have thus played into the hands of dopat keepers and labour raaruiters have: restored a state of affairs which cause much
to amployers and conquent injury to business; And yet concurrently with this,
Thera being no further questions, the reperthers of the same Government can gravely the proposal of the Ealuugor and accounts were passed. Mr. W.D. Little tortoin TAB Sppointed a director Mr. G. R. planters that any man font in possession. of unripe trait, branch, root, or stem of a Bizanez Saare, 31 Dec, 1895. Wingrove was reappointed auditor, and it was To capital fully subscibel, 30,000 shares of
decided that the next sunal meeting should be betel nut tres amongst others--the total 8,000 300
held in the month of November of the current size of such tree being 22 cents per annum) "may be sentenced to three years imprison 10,080 | year. Th
mont or $1,000 fine, or for a second offono To capital prid.up...... To retorve fund...
a fogging" Faucy the wisdom of those who AUSTRALIAN FEDERATIONA
an grarely discuss fining a ecolis labourer The completo federation of the Australian 1,000 dollars fer nach offences, and yet protest 81,04geologies is likely to become an accomplished against his shoulder or arm being stained with 1,716 fact within the next few months, At present a mark for a week The Pizang Gazelle 1,547 the movement is confined to New South Walen Warned Mr. Murray, who alone protected again Victoria, South Australia, no Tasmania bat the absurdity, that the member for Northamp $1,304,616 Western Australia is willing to join if anattaretuu, despite his adenosing age, might have in connection with the Federal Convention on something to say abort branding. We hope ha 20,243 9 40 rol as not to interfere with the legs will have something to say on both questions, 65,000 Iative business of the colony. The actorists when his attention is drawn to them. He has in central and northern Queensland are in ever show any want of common sense, and 148,500 92400 favour of fodoration, but are oppoeal by the shall be very much surprised if he does not 55,500 sain o fear that under federation the colour had swallowing a camel" accurately describes 14,850 authorities in southers Queensland, who enter express on crision that struining at a gonst
The general character of Australian Federal 219,713 will become divided into three provinces the legislation to which we allude.
14,185 oliy has been foreshadowed by Mr. G. I Boil, Premiar of New South Wales. in an 445,064 address to the Sydney electors, Mr. Roid, 257,004 who has been praclically the life and soul of the 6,20 moramont, stated that there could only be pos 3,122 basis for a true federation of Australians, and
167 that WAS
on current wount with banks
By irigage of real estate, Singapore
By municijal and other debentures, Ringapore Ly agency balances and sandry debtors By Chicose Imperial Government lom,
By rash on curreal necment with banke, Lon-
dan, 40-pigmannenrin
by Iranda and agency balances, London, do
Jonce Fund took placa at Amoy on the 16th turning to their cld homes, while those who By fired deposits in Sugupere The death rate last month was, for the March, and, in spite of many zaexpected draw-ppear on the register will be entitled to the By rast estate, Singapird British and Foreign community, civil populo. bucks, was a great success. The Masonic Hallame protestion for their parsons and property tion, 16.5, and for the Chino community 17.6. was beautifully decorated, the tasteful handiwork as Japanese. We are also in a position to of Brother Jock" Phillips being particularly state that the new Japanese mbjósts, the At the mosting of the Flentsin Land-renters, noticeable, while the arrangamante guzerally left inkaitants of Formosa will be exempt little to be desired. Dancing was kept up to a from the operation of the conscription law, hold on the 26th February, a resolution late hour and al soomed to enjoy fluenzalvas, enjoying the same imunity from compulsory. passed favouring the establishment of a servants' The ecmunity liberally supported the enter service in the army as the inhabitants of registry ollos under municipal auspices.rainment and will be glad to learn the fact of Lochon and Hokkaido (You).
It is notified in the Gazelle that Bir, W their having done so results in a fair surples J. Tutoher has been appointed Acting Super being available for the purposes of a deserving
charitydroy Gazette intendent of the Botanical End Afforestation Department during the absapes on kava of Mr. G. Ford.
At Shanghai on the 13th March Messrs. Juline, Mathasor & Co.'s launch the Ripple ran into sad sak a launch belonging to Messrs. Boyl & Co., off the Old Dock. No lives were loot.
Dr. Morrison, the Times correspondent and author of " An Australian in China, who was resently detained at Fooohon by fllness és kis way. North, was at last advices at Shanghai
mute for Paking
The P. . stesnor Ferz, with malls, &,
Ho KAI, & point of some practical suggehich left Lense February 13th for San tivences as bearing on the education problem Francisco via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, in. Hongkong, especially in view of the Inland Esa, Yokohama, and Honolul strived advice recently tendered to the Chinco et her destination on the 17th inst.
The C. P. steamer Empress of Topan, from Hongkong, arrived at Shanghai at 2.30 am. on Saturday and left that part at 11 pm. same day for Nagasaki, where he is expected to arrive at 7 am to-dag, pla
The British steamer Strathalian, which want ashore in the Hainan Straits during a fog, reached Hongkong on Saturday. It is not thought that she has sustained much damage bus abe nill go into dock for whatever repairs
ATE KOCHANGTY.
The Hen. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nothersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the fends of the Hospitals:-
Lau Wai Cha Họ Surf Loung Yan Po Wing Kee & Co. Hon. Wei Yak Kwok Sin Las
Sta
25
Frannieno Teo Yet Ho Fook
10
B. H. Joseph
Alex McKonzie
W. Jackson
Kwong Lee Cheng 1. Soth
Barette & Co...
M. H. E. Elias
IL A. Eemail & Co.
8. D. Mooushed, J. S. Perry
HUDSON'S SURPRISE PARTY.
If high olaas merit goes for anything then. Hudson Surprise Party should scars a pro- nounced success during their three weeks' stay in Hongkong. The first performance was given
By fixed depots with locks, Land, a By Government and sannielpal bouds and Etook.
London, &
By troulivid offlor vrealios, London
By remittance in transir, London....... By furullare and stock alleai fica and branchex Dyet in hands of cashier...cians
WORKING ACCOUNT."
6,997:
$1,991,510
MURDER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE IN ENGLAND.
A telegra dated London, 19th February. saysNothing sinto the Tack the Ripper murders bus to aronsed Lendon and all Eng a thoroughly democratic beeis, land as the tragedy in a suburban train on the There are some people," he said, who shrink South Western Railway on Thursday evening. from the term Democracy.Thess win do The train from Hounslow raiched Loudon eo are men who do not understand its ineterminus at 50 o'clock. After the passengers moaning. Demesraby is not itol rule, It is a had loft the car a cleaner aspecting the body in which men of all elasses have perfect carriages found the mutilated bicdy of a young frolou of speech as well as the right to agiinte woman partially concealed beneath a seat in s 1,277,855 and organiss, It is in the free play of the second-class compartment. The body which human intellect of all elassen of people under was still wars, was dragged out with diffulty, $1,277,05 free oorat tutions thil you get a better wisdom for the upper part of it had been forced under
net premiar from 1st January to 31st De omber, 1886, after deducting re-inskränzca and return premtunara
By bead of charge By branch and guy charges
camminelons....
By dicator, committeer, and audit Dress and chasers paid Br bale
·PROOM AND Low Accovers. Dr.
Less divided 10 per conte
ber, 1805
To avoir dividend
Egalaau""""
$75,300 80,040
provident fund.
$
ant a better kind of sound political consans the seat with great violence. It was found that. 20,081 sus than from any other political institations, the skull had buen orashod in by a couple of 121,154 What are those rent nomales in the heavy blows. There was evidence of a severa 16,0 Usited Etates sud in Great Britain bat straggio before the vintim sacombed. There 14,096 democrates They are democracies in the was no trace whatever of the murderer.
The most astonishing fexture of the crime 478,861 trust amse of the term, and under thos 584,885 democracies there is to rub rule. Tastle the was the fact that the train's longest ran between demiccrsey I mean when I talk about a stations was only five minutes, and nobody had $1,257, feiral democray for Australia democrney see or heard anything to excite suspicion. in which each State will have the ante equal The young woman was immediately identified share of pulitical power The Federal Con by bar fiancé, who was waiting at the station vention starts woll in starting on a democratic to meet her. She was His Elizabeth Kemp basis The Centantion will not caasist of men who was manager of a hotel at Walworth. She colected by the Government, but mox selected had been spezing the afternoon with a relativa 16,908 by the whole of the people, and under these in Hounslow, a suburban distiot, six or seven 628,137 circumstances you can hope for a costituites from the contro of the eity
The fact which chiefly arcoses pable interest 34567. tion which will be in accordance with the
is that much crime coull be committed in à 182 gonize of Australian democracy. Now, there 2,800 5 phase of Australian democracy which railway compartment witlus London itself and 130,000 meserts that true democracy ma purto perpetrator escape without exciting, sospi. 50,000tian from the mother country. Is not belong cion. England still clings to the comportmeat to that phrase of democracy. Inaliere the system of railway travel for the very reasea $104.026 feeling of this great Australian democracy will which best this young woman her life. It in
-2,580
at the City Hall on Saturday night and many old residents who were included in the large audience aphoxitatingly, affirmed that theealer. tainment was the best they have had the plea- sure of witnessing in the oolony, while all the others were quite rapturous in their praise. The company does not consist of a few deadhosis with here and there an artist of medioore abilities to raise the performance above e trashy level. On the contrary, each member possesse talont of the highest class, and that talent is displayed to the best ad- vantage. There is zot "anch a thing as one artist roading his or her head against the hoed of anethor artist but all work admirably Together for the common good and so the theatrical cog wheels revolve smoothly and most pleasantly one within the other, and not To balance at 31st December, 1895, pro- community by one of our evening contem-
once throughout the evening is there an irit and lon poraries to the effect that they should eschew
ritating earpension of enjoyable appetisers. The first part of Saturday night's programme. Chinese education for their children and
The Orient stormer Ortaca, bound from consist of a minstrel entertaingont, which I balance of working count at 81st Does London to Australio, went sabore on the Bills was in itself well worth the admission money interact on investmonte have the educated solely in English, the
Sheal, twenty miles NW of Perim, on the Minstrelsy, providing it is given by competout To truaior fest success of HE WU TING-PANG and the
22nd February, and will become total wreck artiste, possesses the quality of giring as mush To change Hon. Dr. Ho Ka1 being urged as examples
as there was no prospect of Boating her. She happiness to the older folk as to the youngsters, Torve in point. According to the Hongkong Tele
was hard schore up to the bridge, her after part and we feel certain, when we strongly readin
The P0.sad, this particular performance to persons of grup, "neither of these men has bad any
waging over in deep water.
goon for many years to come barid in had the object of every Engliakan or woman to "Chineco education in the full sense of the
stoor Japan, Captain Toe, sighted a boat all ages, that no ene will be disappointed in what from the Grotara 11. Let the in heart and organs met die ball mercily By sioms, te insurances and rotary pentiras
at pm on the 23rd, An introductory
with the mother country. The people of the score an unoccupied compartmant, if josérikte,,, "term,
yet they have achieved a
paid on nstovat 1806 and previous year..... T05,074 mother country Lavo nos denied as a single for railway journey long or short. The On the 26th February an fupecial Audiene vencel at 5 am. This was about L miles N. of pling and then followed a number of oxcellent
-3,003 thing
have asked. No one can say that danger from thieves, raffiant, and mines is "striking access.
What then is
granted the foreign Ministers at the Parim. It was reportal that the Grotein was congs and denoss witch brought forth warm By property charges
bas treated as free man. We have a free It is impossible thus far to assign oven a "the use of n. Chinete education? abso-Wenawa Palace, at which a banquet was given in no immediate, anger, bat Cuplain Leed for noorus: Bach item was given in Brasfer to underwriting expense to close we have been tranted as inferior Wo have supposed to exist only on long runs. "lutely none at all, beyond that knowledge them, with Prizees Kung and Ching and Li offered to go to her mu if it were considered most engurier style, the singing being of all.
81,04 Constitution, and as long at the mother country molive for this imagedy. Nothing has been The news being and excellence, the dancing pretty and clover, Br loation to guiarasted and
ats in the same fair spirit that she nota to us found connected with the murderer, vacupt his of the spoken language that will permit Hung-chang representing the entertainers necessary, which it was not
Mercury.
communicated to Adea, tho Ganges; and the jokes perpetrated by Mr. T. Hudson,
$197,626-to-day, I say Long live the union Sodo vespon, which was a ehersist's heary pestle.. "of free communication with the people and
boat going for the present between that port fubcarinist, and Miss Lillie Linton, original
people kink that even if we were separated This was discovered yesterday near the line, at At Shanxbui on the 18th March o large wes
and Colombo, want to the scene of the wreck and kinorous to a degree. Those who took
Conte are omitted.)
from the mother country there would be no Patay, about three miles ont. It was coveri "the officials and of the social etiquette." In
Commenting on the above the Straits Temes dangor of war or attack from a foreign snomy with blood and one or twe hairs from the girl's reply to this we would say that neithor Mr.ong jak drifted across the bows of III.B. and transferred the pawngers to den Thert in the individual efforts wire the Thornton Plover, carrying away the latter's jibloom and first and second class pacesagers want of in the Sisters Miss Lillian Stobridge, Mests Wy TinGrand nor Dr. Ho KAI would had gear. The junks sustained no damage. Ballarat, the emigrants in the Opair. It will Moon and Kentos, Miss Violet Ellett, says: The report of the Stails Insurance I tell you that when you see the great Powers head were stuck to it. The vistin's ploting bavo sabieved the success they have, had The collision occurred just as the suya wore he remembered fast it was the Orotava that Mr. F. Hudson, Miss Fils Boslyn, Mr. Wallace Compasy, that wo pablish in another colon, of Burcpa perambling for chases place of land was badly tors and ensured with blood, but it is resents anak in Tilbury dock, and £10,000 King, and Miss May Habgood. The vocalists le nos a doctinent that the shareholder can re on the most barren bit of Afriou yon sau be hardly possible that the mulerer bad attempted they not posscesod a good working acquaint-singing to the ebb tide.
had jret been apont cu her in counaction with posse highly nined ruices, ind rat one of gard with entisfaction. It is not the report tha: sure that if the ironclade of England were an outrage, for, with the time as his disposal, it private wire received by a member of the that accident.
them can be said to be in the Isaat. indiferent, shareholder han boss led to export, and it out of the way you would have foroiga sattle mast have been necessary actually to kill the anee with their men language sufficient to
Hongkong Golf Club on Saturday antennons pokemon.
while Miss May Habgood is a peint of the cannot fail to create a good desi of disappointment in Australia--and once the Frenchmen woman on leaving one atution in order te grond ment. The report, to plain language is a bad or the Germans get settled in some far wrave the body under the coat in time to leave tho cuable them to hold their own with their toesults of the Final for the Champion Referring to the death of Father Hour highest order. The first part concinded with a educated fellow countrymen, not only in the ship of the Singapore Golf Club, S8 holes, won Lyme Famous from bydropicis, the rors Patty Japanese fan danas by Mias Linton port and in Euse of it the prosperous looking of Australia it would be hard job to root train at the next. One theory is that so as spoken but also in the written language, by Dr. Fowlie hyd up and 3 to play on Capt, Penang Gazette of the 10th March suys and Mine Wiliams, the winding up being a quotations of to-day must speedily fall. It then out The connection with Great Bri-ped lunatic from Putney killed the girl.
Ecales, K.3. Details of the sutch will be Father Lyme was rumoved to the hospital cu galden hair down her back" tablent which seems that the directors have discovered that thin, instead of being a source of danger to Lendon, February Elst-The police arem to It is incorrect to any, our contemporary suited with intorest, as judged by resulta Monday Inst, as he complained of pain in las waz écreamingly fancy The second part fed the year 1895, for which they paid a dividend us is a sorros of safety. At the same bare reached the end of their resource farriage does that before he went to Eagland to it must have been very close clair, and side, which was supposed to be due to cold off with a pianoforte solo, by Mr. H. Barton, of ten per cant, was avery unprofitable year; time we must begin to prepare to defend wiring to solve the mystery of the raway carrie study for the Bar Mr. Wu TING-FANG had our late Hon. Seo, is to be congratulated on He passed a restless night, but no alarming which we followed by a very clever perform and that, lastend of there being a balanes, selves Whilst in the beginning of our powere murder. Every clue in their possesion thus had only a common school educatios in king so good's stand painst end a grand symptoms appeared until Tuesday after anos by Altro, who certainly deserves the spun the right side of the year's account, there we have to lean to some extent on the power of far has been ran down without result. They
player as his opponent.
Gradually becoming worse be at pellation "The demon equilibrist Mr. Hud- a heavy loss, To provide for this logs ans England, I look forward to the time when those investigated no less than forty rumours ill re Hongkong. He was educated at St. Paul's
length passed sway at zeren o'clock in son than coonploit the stags. He is a comedian hundred and fly thousand dollars are now communities, after having attained their tt gard to iron pastles, but were ausble to tease The public and police themselves are begin! The Diamond Jubilee Committee at Sin-the evening, siter, suffering the various acats who is funny without femingly doing anything, Jakon frant des rosarve fund, and to pay jority and maishood, will be alle to defend them the sue with which the crime was committed. College when it was under the direction of Bishop SMITH, and the institution was at gapore have decided upon the following budget pale attendant per an ntfuck of hydrophobia and vaen he is doing something he is positively another dividend, thirty thousand dollars are telves. That can caly be done by a union of
of expsuditere in conuention with the celebra 2bout a year and balago Father Level irresistible, and while he was rhapsodining proposed to be taken from the dividend reserve the Aural. It can novce be done whilst the ning to believe that the tragedy racet be added that time something for superior to a com- tionAVA
was litten by his own dog. The dog hid be and parodizing laughter was loud and hearty fund, making a total withdrawal of one hundred different colonies romnia divnited, so that the to the Jack the Ripper category. No adegante come ill-tempered owing to 6 word in the car, and he had to respond to ten encores After and eighty thousand dullure. The financial frot plank in the growth of Australian nation motivo has been discovered, and no for us any mon school; it was, in foot, well up to the
Failer Teymes having occasion to cheaties Miss May Kalgood hen given a paraphrass on manipulations will leave a sitt of caly terehty a Australien unien. I do not limit my body has been able to learn the wordor was The lum Las naturally given a fresh impetus standard of a collegiate institution, and it
If so as to check is attack on some other per- Sooth airs,Abergoldie, in which she showed thousand dollars at the credit of the reserve, poliflent vision by the present state of our to committed for the mere sake of killing. soas, the dog turned upon him and bit him so plele mastery of tho kuylard, the Gourlays and, of course, the untouched one hundred Estions with Great Britain. The time must cons tarned cut distinguished men. Great at
severaly The polios are immediately in William and Amy) appeared in an original thousand on investment reserve when the resources that Austrilin possess will to the popular proteste ngajust the English tention was devoted to Chinese study, the
formed and the dog was shot. It was after sketch cutit That swiel girl" The sketch [The report substantially admits that 1885 enable her to take a leading plast amongst the form of railway travel Local roads admit th object of the College being to train enn-
500wards medically extrines and reported as fres is one of the set liumorons we have sein, and was a bad your, but at the same time it shoukinations of the world, but that can only he done ripts from first and second olan travel lave 4,500 didates for the Ministry of the Church
from all signs of rables. Consequently, noita suocese resta solely on the abilities of this be noted that it was a bad year for sil Marine by Australians closing their ranke, and by tar fallen off sharply since the crime was dis farther danger to the decased was approbonded, olover couple. It was most desiredly Insurancs Companies. Most of the big Coming down the barriers that divide them, and creat cremad. Women sentiune to prefer to travel of Englied in China. And what in
His less and the manner and saddenness of his planted Miss Jessie Wiliams gavo a clover panies falled to make a profit out their endering alt Australia for Australians Mr. Raid in the more popular third class rather than Mr. WU TING-PANG's cwn opinion on the
death have created & profound feeling of regret and original dance, Moers Moisson and writing, in fact or admittedly leat, pod who was repeatedly Interrupted by enthus enjoy the solitude which is the only real sl
Koarme immensely pleased the aadience with morely took their dividends. From the profits astle shoering, wont un to mata that thera tantage of the upper almazda... among all classes throughout Penang. subject of Chinese education? Mr. No
Refreshments for Troops, &e. Froeentation of Addresses? Treat for School Children Tan Took Song's Hospital Breakfast for pour Food for Logars Extra rations for troops and navy Decoratiens, Fireworks, &
Load Sporta
Sea Eposts....
$200
00
1,600
1,000
1,000
830,070
noon.