INTIMATIONS
BROWN, JONES & CO. AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE
DEALERS IN
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, MONDAY, MARCH 21sṛ, 1898.
SUPREME COURT.
BULL Mov
IN SUMMARY JURBOICTION. Berone SE Jon CABRINUTON 4Cmig Jueris)..
The following telegram has been rescived by | Curpassed by their extraordinary imprethe Government from H.B.M. Minister fo dence. The metification- of the froutier is Japan Tokio, 27th March, 1898, Governor, required for defensiva purposes, not for the. Hong kong Medical inspection aguinatarivals facilitation of smuggling. The latter plea is from Hongkong and China ports. Satow calculated to prejudice the proposal in the At a mouling of the Institution of Engineers eyes of the Chinese Government, and vi. and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, held on Friday
overing, an interesting paper was rond by Cute though the Chinese Gloverment does not.C.Andsson on The Corrosion of Iress count for much and hus to comply with and Stedt ud ita Canse. Mr. W. Ramsey naenging the obair Aftse the reading of the [270] almost muy and every demand made upon papar a dioission was opstod by Mr. B. Mit it, however suppresive or inequitable, it is ohell and continued by Messrs Juolt, Pailey, CARONICLE AND DILECT
DILECTORYankicsirable to excite its suspicions unreces Siusic, Bain, and Rammy CHINA, JAPAN, CORNA, INDOCHINA, sarily Great Britain desires to act by
AND HONGKONG GRANTIE.
CEMETERY MEMORIALS,
Designs and Prisos en application. Ofle, 17, QUEET'S ROAD CENTRAL.
THE
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STRAFTS, NETHERLANDS INDIA, STAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, ko, &c.
WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED THE CHINA DIRECTORY
AND
THE SCARCHY OF RICE IN KWANGTUNG..
!LLECIAL SHIPMENTS...
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·A· "PIABOLICAL ADVERSARY"
Berlin, 4th February. The Hamburger Nachrichten has an article British Conancial Highways in War Time," which concludes is followe
Chies in a perfectly clean÷bandul mander, Socratery, left on Saturday by the P&Mr J. J. Brangis, QC. (instructed by Mr. Cris Lave taken place. At Canton an? Osborne, and so became sarlonly connected derrato Eugland's power of resistance at sea in
The Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial stoause Japan for England, en levo, Erosis), for the defendant. following appointments consequent on Mr. Lockhart's departare, aur rotlled in the Oaretler
to
OUR NEW GOVERNOR, I ace that Sir Henry Biske is spending à for ived in England before taking up his very responsible chilies in Hongkong, He will the Fur Fast very different from the West
It is very improbable that, in time of war, Xudies, and it will be interesting to see how the The scarcity of rice iu Kwangiang provinco the man who has been admirably encoessful in coast trafic will be injured as much as was the armed and equipped privateers cruised aver the atet the high pricon prevailing have in sorocal such point plan as Jamsies, will sacced in cau during the war with France, when well. districts Jed to lots. In Shokloong the the onriously composite world of Hongkong
Sir Houry Blake may safely count himself a const, and eclaod British ships within sight of ORENO SING TONG E. 140 YUNG VING, The plainti songht to racover $1,000 from rice hongs were raided by the populace just chile of fortsze.. Ifo is one of thages Irishmen the British coast in broad daylight. Moreover, Ho. Trng Fun at De Tine Kwas, thus when there happened to be a full stook on hand, who live gel of in fact, his career strongly England hos the great advantage of possessing Tai Ka Fing. The money was alleged to be mal property amounting in all to a value of rocally that of Anthony Traliens's delightful onling stations on almost all the great com- hott Phineas an Alter u conparatively smercial highways of the world. Her adversaries will be forced thereby to restrict their opera- dus on a promissory note for $1200 by the $80,000 was stolen or destroyed.
eventful career in the Irish Constabulary, he amount was poicced in order to bring the car Sunkal who the rico honge wore raked and married, at the age of thirty-four, his second tions against British sa-trade to parrozor in the wary juridiction of the court.
Mr. J. F. Roecouppearol for the plaintiff, and four-mon were killed. In ether places simila" wife, the ekkat daughter of the milliounivo, Fermits. It is therefore advisable not to un- with many table poopla, including the Duke o futurs war, but to consider itat John Bull jo and the views of the Navy Teague of the
charitable institutions ans solling rice
etriking up his "Britannia Rules the Waves" of Q. Albaar. The evidence for the plaintiff showed that the the poorer alames at the rate of 40 unttias When the marrings took place, the Indy's is an otetinate and diabolical adversary, whe gestion of smuggling will fad no counten
never feels more in bis element than when on promissory note was rule in San Francisco tu
the wares. auce on the part of our own Government.
13. For serio, fine bust the phistaff and for $1, which is considerably below the trinada wwws foul of saying that "she bird wor I was agreed by the Chatoo Coivention
defondant had malded in Canten, indeed the market pozos. A portion of the rice an disriel a policeman." But Sir Henry very goen ain time when wash men are beginning to think that a joint Commission should be appointed of Sterip Berens ju adilition to his duties and permanent residence or business Hog posed of bee bean baght down by gunboats showed that he read profit by his opportunities, Mr. Francis contended that the Cones had no from Heppt and Hunan bad a portion consists of the days in which they will take a rest from in order to the establishment of some Pestmuster Gonoral, and Mr. A. W. Browin kong
tu be Acting Registrar-General-in addition toisdiction to try the casa aid in support of gesin solzod by the authorities while work. Ha jurved his mind to official Colonial sparčia that shall enable the Chichis thatios us Inspector of Schools.
of his argument quoted : thy" preamble in illogally exported, the export af rios fronterand during the last thirteen years he has **Cinvernoient to protect its revande
of Ordinance 2 of 1851 at follows:- Whetom China being prohibited. Captutu. Hodgies, of the Douglas steamer
from the ricinity of the colony of Hongkong to without prejudice to the interests of the
Form, which arrived from Tamsai and
the dominions of the Emperor of Chica, it is of ...“ cojony " af Hovgkong That Commission Amirs, reports that the German etenmer
Lequent cocurrency that Chinese subjorte visit. sat, a long time after the signing of the Cosmolit, from Hongkong to Japan, hind hering the said along ice a limited time and for the high pressure oglialee blown off, boat thirty Convention, and the system thereupon exiles from Amay, not was taken in for by the purposes of trade, emplead and cause each to be from that quarter. Although rice cannot be plane as “Terence McGrath."-The Critia
arrested for causes of uclicc arising within the lished, though no doubt susceptible to French mail atomizer. After towing for an iagravement in its details has on the home or so, the Cosmopatil's windlass and foreafil dominions; and whores el procedinge exported from China it can be shipped from are not only inconvenient from the difficulty of one treaty purt to another under bend. Th mnet, to which the tow rope was made fast, were wlie heen mutually advantageous. If the pulled out, and the mail steamer thon proceeded procuring proper video and for other re rice merchants at Shatigini, wo are informed, The disabled etter drifted 2008, but are Frequently resorted to for this purkove accordingly applied for permission to 00.. colony's frontiere are extendcal the facilities on her voyage.
for anggling will be proportionately in/in near the Chan Chat Rools and snehezed use of extortion, it likewise tond to ite it ship rice to Cantou, giving us their explan of H.M.B.Powerful is tras she would n0€ Jury of traflo within the said Clay: ueil ber From that point she communicated witli Amoy and was tored in "to that port by three launches.
TIR HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Hong LIST FOR THE FAR EAST. FOR
1898.
Tan PETYAIXTH ANNUAL ISHTE Roval Octavo Complete with Taiyo hinns mad Pons, pp. 1,302, 97. Thracters only, pp. 9%, $150,
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creased, and instead of the extension in- vaising the destruction of the preventiva system now in foree, as the Navy League: assunzes, it would rather be an argument for strengthening it. If the extension takes
Hoe Bercube Smith to be Acting Colenick Sueretary, Mr. A. McCall to Anting Colonial Treasurer and Acting Callaeter
a
Japan is purchasing a great quantity of rice at present, and the Chinese dusters have Revisa mans by which they can profit by the demand
represented his Queen and country in spheres differnt as the Babanga, Newfoundland, It may added that aconslim and Jamaica. Sir Henry-as very pretty litorary wit; se ie shown over in his adoption of a racy a noms de
THE CONDITION OF HI, MAS.
"POWERFUL
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The P. & O. steamer Chusan, with the Eng ligh weil, arrived on Saturday. The following telograms are from the Timos of Ceylon an
-THE JÜRILEE OF THE ITALIAN CONSTITUTION.
London, 5th March. The whole of Italy is celebrating the Jubilee of the promulgation of the Ceastitution. King Humbort, replying to addresses, dwelt upon the accomplishment of Italian auity, and doclareil that Rome was inviolable.
MORE FIGHTING IN WEST AFRICA.
London, 8th March. The Times of Ceylon says If that we her
Farther news states that fighting has taken appear to be of very much usa on the Ching place in the Sierra Lerrie Hinterland between slution, and tan sconer she is sent home got natives and the police under Major Tarbet.. All
new set of bagines the better beade with the crust is stoppat renumbered that she me into Columbi with bar starboard engines only working, us thesis on the poster Led broken down – Mhun vehere. Walker & koue serbled them and
THE PLAGURĄ
place, as we all hope it will, we uny aku isi portance to British terisits of openting up months prior the time of commencing Daylengkṣng a-large pcrtion of their cargos ie the beauiz-dozva a mach era sipan 172-leathe from Plague; the total deaths
fortnight ogo
Bombay, 2nd March. In the House of Compons Mr. J. Wallon
At Bombay yesterday there were 197 attacks asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the great cardial imboca a rasice
the frona ali opusos being 299. There are under was generally thong gia be the g early saray communication between Burn action. sait, or and Chino, the recently-reported acquiescence
transhipped for Japan, and inferior res, paddy huge vessellat to stop in the base traiment at the hospitals 1,304 patients. The roturas are regarded as unreliable and mislead- of the Cbinere Govorament la saca a policy atthmitted, the parties had not been resident in and huska taken on board to mako up the repaired. After having Colombo, ate hear; epidemic shows no signs of abatement, anl the wash bo promptly acted on by Her Majesty
fotency, Abont
staniner fram a Jeller tant ligs been revived in
Colorabo fram ovanfte offices everoling.
Boubey, 4th March. Government causing the accesary surveys to
arrived in this harbour with about 18,000 minor mishape ocurred, and then there was At Bombay yesterday there were 181 casan be runde for a continuation of the Barweb rail
pionis of rice ostensibly for Canion and another bau-lawn of the port engines, and 177 deaths from Plague. From all causes way system into Yuunan, Mr. Curion replied that the question of the kon, member was basal
landed fally half the arcunt here for ship which took a long time repair Her
alebis, the deathé numbered 307. ment Japan, and since then several other machinare still reported lobstery on a report which be was not in a position to con.
have and elrendy Ev yery Bevor comme severa have done the se. The business is een made in the hote papers ähvataj des. In any case, he thought it would be ud.
When revisable to construct the railway to the Chinese froutier before coming to any decision with ro: gard to a possible continention beyond.
For granted that the agreement will contain terus providing against the use of the new territory na a basis for smuggling into Chi The effrontory of going to China and asking her to concerte territory for that AERATED WATERS of oxpress purpose of facilitating the defraud our grandncture are sold thronghouting of her revenue ward be too the Far East and are invariably pre-i ferred on account of their excellence.
ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran- feed. The best waterials only are used.
THE PRICES me only half those! charged in England.
WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US az irknowħudged by the lead- ing English makers to be equal to those of their own production,
authority on Water, reports as tollo's
on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture :--
posterous.
The appointment of Mr. C. W. Duggar as a Jreitee of the Poace is gateita.
The Freze cruiser Daguay Tronin arvived at Manile on the Faith area from Pera and
Honolulu,
The death ruto last month was, for the Bish and Foreign community, meil popaiation, 33.3, and for the Chinese community
A Bamber of moustables from various divisions of the Motronlitan Police are, a bone paper says, being relected for servica in Hongkong.
Prince Herry of Prussia returned to Eng kong from Canton on Saturday and was pret et Mrs. Ball-Irving's At Home in the afternoon.
tion of the providing judge in such court, that attended with considerabis Fisk, fur if the wick
were discovered by the Customs at Canton nat only would the bond be estreated, bat both the cargo and steamer would be liable to confiscation,
the Suprotne nor any other Conet within the tion of the birge quantities going forward colony aforesaid shall bars or exorciss jurisdia that there in a famine in kwangung and tion in any cirrogetding on between persons that males rice is precumbia rebellion born within the demirions of the Emperor of Chin when that of action has originated will inevitably break out Steamere are there out of the said by, alertiae defendant has fore despatched heavily laden with rive for therain for Rix consecutive Caulo anter hand, but wan they riro in
proceathing grounded on such onano of netićn." Ja this sh, Mr. Francis the colony for six months and the pliabil, knowing the defentant to be here, had come down for the adle purpose of presenting this suit. In vertsins ses the Const did have jurisdictior, at Ordinance 10 of 1871 laid down that juristiejur could te azoreland provided uly it shall be made to appear to the antior such furisdiction may be exercleod without the mischief contemplated by such Grdinates. Counsel submitted that such mischief would be Tas Straits Time of the leth inst, says caused if this case were allowed to proceed With regard to the quarantine regulation to be Plaintiff had made no application for restress in put in force against reels from Hongkong. the Chinese courts, and to lind come down here, there is, naturally, some dontit ne to what the onused defendant to be arrested, forced him to practice may be. If the nine daya quarantine give ecouxity, and had necessarily detained be antorcod, aix days, or thereabouts, will usually him in the colony. This was the very mischief have alspeed between departure from Hongkong the Ordinance wes framed to prevent, and and arrival at Singapore. Whether the coala- ing three days will also be enfareed depends, therefore asked his Tardship to rule
that jurisdiction should not be examined. we would faney, somewhat upon the character
Mr. Beeca contended that the preamble of of the passengers and the discretion of the Ordinace 2 of 1851 referred only to merchants Health Offer In the case of the mail abips, and was for the papers of protecting the trade which will no drybi zrange to carry no toolis of the colony, but voither the plaintiff or thede passengers, it is hoped that if the Health Offer fondant had visited the colony for the parsioss of finds that these, on arrival, nova ne is on trade. The cause of the aution arose in San hard, he will then allow them to the Fuelser und, not in the domisice of the hurt. But nothing definite is known Emperor of China, and for the just and propar
lasering of the case, it should be tried in Hong kong at not in China. There was no competent tribunal in China, and his Lidship, well know that litigants from China were very month more
China.
HE BATTAMBONG EXPEDITION, News has arrived in Bangkok of a severe affair between Battambeng rebels and the forces of the Simeso. Government rent to our press the revolutionary movement in that pre- Fince. The greatest secrecy is maintained by these obiady interested, but it is well known fu Siamese official circles that a battle took place between the two foreas on February 23rd, In this ancounter seven of the rebels were killed sad large number wounded, while the Siamese troops had also several kiled and a few weanded. The rebels are now i full fight. It is asserted that they made a good fight, but that their arms and ammation were defective, Hnd these not failed them it is thenght the loss
the
Babay, 5th March. At Bombay yesterday there were 172 cases and 202 deaths from Plague; the total deaths
prived at Colombo the root, en us to from all oxases being 36-4. way she task so long over the jorge vorne long stoppages, 328 it was not stated that the wore occasioned through defective machine
Bombay, 5th March. Plague at Poona has to died out.
Calcutta, 5th March. In a sentent sue the UD OPPORSTAYS L
In view of the ingcasing number of Plagu Messrs. Walker Sons and Cothpear gas to contradict the statement mate i on jests of villages the Panjab Government have decide! the 2nd tetant, that the overhauled the on phucing the whole infected area under close ngines of the Ponderful Mesare Walker observation. repaired a small unliary relat dil not overhaul the main engines this yock keing dono by the ship's engibreta
SOIENTIFIC MISUELLANY.. The old view that the reality of sugar beets doponds on the number of developed loarse and the length of liferet the plant has been cun frmed, according to Frislrich Strainer in a paper to the Lontonhomical Socity. Sugar a produced in the leaves, passing through the laat stems to the roots The production of sugar depends up the mount of light, sad the farm
SPORT AND ANECDOTE.
BY AN OLD FOGLY.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE RUGBY UNION, The general as well as the sporting Proes has fallowed the course of events in the Rugby football world so exhaustively that I feel somat augnt of diffdeuce in again, obtruding on the scena. Besides, devolopinent follows develop cont so very rapidly in these days that the writer who aspires to a prophetis role may ko carily made to loot foolish and antiquated ore his copy reached the hands of the printers. As
Sir Edward Fenkland, K...,ci.,
A story, for the veracity of which I caupot The ouble which now has at Cape Bolinaowoach, ays "The Moralist of the Straits is to be extended to Manik. This will do away Zier but which mang ho worth re telling is F.R.S., Fes.. &c. the greatest living with the risk of stoppage of communication by related in connection with our late visitors the likely to obtain justics in this colony flan in on both sides world have been far more secore-and-position of the leaves: are of importance. will have been gleaned probably, from previo
Kegsina cruisers, Navarin and Sissor Veliky. A datage to the land lines.
On Saturday afternoon H.M.S. Centurion wellknown official resident of Singapore, whese name is-po metter-mode a private visit to one mot the G. Company. Kay's Own Regiment of the cruisery. On washing the teate, he was in the semi-final of the football challenge shield.acoveted by a barly. Raseinn petty officer, who The soldiers won by six gals to nothing.
danded in broken English, Vat you want, Sir?" "Oh, I bare just come to make a call, Coal!"sapented the Bas sian with a self-estistiel smile. *VA WERE DO coni. Ve got all ver coal. ve pant at Penang, So, bon jour, Monsieve, and be tamped to your Tho C. P. R. stazer Empress of Jopus. Frembo saying, he walked away, leaving the Hangkau cited ut Shangbai at 16 p.a. on mystified offlcisi in a state of heildarent. It is said that it took the gentleman the rest of Friday and left at 3 p.m. Saturday fer Nagi-
the day to find out the use of the Iussiau's saki. where she is expected to nrrive at 7 a..
mistako, wan to-day,
possesses an extrranty ligh degree of orgenje parity and is of most curdlent quality for drinking.**
A, S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Established A. D. 1841.
Efemerbong. 2016 Nhura 15$
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Cerejo vndenti good fogmond divergenzen and direni with corkwasulcatione addressed to the Edike, me
or selfividius, ka! dionidoke of joen farthe
The (1. P. 1. steamer Empress of China ar- at 1pm, on Saturday for Shanghai, where sho
at Nowaki at pm on Friday nut loft replied the other. due to rive at 10 aan. yesterday.
The first Gymkhana of the season will be held on Saturday, 18th April (weather pe mitting) The programme will shortly be bat. It Musists of six events, all races, including a steeplechase.
A Parliamentary paper has heen issued, illnetrating in detail the plans of works to be carried out of Dever, Gibraltar, und Hongkong in secordance with the Naval Works Bill, 1997. Until now the public have only keen light ened with merest ontlines of the achens, but in the retaru just published the whelo plan of The Hardernisar, lately built for the Chinese thers truly great works can be followed in Government, was antecese fully laanebil from the detall. The London and China Eren ropro- Valma Dorkyard at Staitin on 12th February.duces the plau lut fers to Longkong. Tho In Haiwan, the Chinese Minister, performed area of the present Naval Yard is 4 perus, and this is to be tabreased to 28 acres, the additical the ceremony of naming the vessel Har-Shen.
234 acres being made up as follows-Tilul basin of nores, North Barracks cores, Com- suissardet Buildings 14 acres, and Beclamation 12 eres A pret of Sharp's Buildings is with the present Cemmissariat Building, to be claded in the Naval Yard, and the other pertion is to be Landed over to the War There is a large roclamation Department. shown extending in front of Wellington Bar- racks and the Arsenal Yard to Arrol Strat. This Reclamation is given to the War Depart In the House of Commons, replying to Mr.
rent in exchange for the foreshore of North Flannery, Alp. Goschen seil--No detailed reports Harrases and the Commissariat establishment at the working of the boilers of the 'ful and less by wiloning Quean's Road and Arsenal have yet been received. No defects of any kind | Street. in there boilere lave boia ropartsd as the result of experience on the outward passage. They
The French steamers to be employed in censeyleg Russian troops, froin Odessa for Vladivostock will probably, the Stagpare Free Para says be the larger cssels of the thes or palliation about he writes on Capagnie Tausalantique and the Chargers Reis, of Harre. Some years ago Russia had fall Inck apo France for a sailor means of Transport for her troops.
B of the paper budo
alenute nopevent du öller pngjar en end to inverterk.
The Daily Press.
Horososo, Maren 21s, 1898.
Is the letter from the Hongkong branch of were not worked under fati power conditions, no
the Navy League to the parent Associationenfem to that effect baring her given.
un the Deuces of Bengkong it is suggested that the cussion by Chima tu Grant Britain of the islands to the south of Hongkong would eable tire Chinese Custoia Hasy at Hongkong' to be done away with." It
H.A., and Rev. T. W. Poarce, the examinen A long report by the Ror. R. F. Cobbold, appointed by the Governing Body of Que's College is published in Batarday's atte The Foochow keho of the 12th March says: The following bays aro recommended for sebolar- A tiger sensing 74 feet in length and suips-Morrison Senior. C. H. Lee, Jorrison weighing 216 bs. was brought down from Junior, Hug Ring Kam; Stewart, Lo Sur Kalingast week and was sold for 83. It Fai; Belition Senior, C. H. Lee and C. B. Igy- had killed by one of the trangs. The award; Belios Junior, Wong Tak Kwong. The rise hauters report having seen a very old tigur, concluding pamgraph of the report is as follows:
is much to be regreded that a neeful body | nearly whits with age they say. Although re-In the above remarks, we liave tried to make like the Navy Fergus should concern itself nsrkably wily they hope to lay him before a fair criticism of the week as it was presented
kong.
to us, and if we have been obliged to censure with political atters entirely outside its
Fome of the work we would not finer forgot - sphere. It's still more to be regretted that The route proposed by Chia for the protea that there is inch which we have praised. it should allow itself to fall into wis longation of the Baricesa Railway, sats a koton In almcat all elusses the work of many boys was representation. It is idle," the letter ager, runs from Mandalay, vii Bbamo. Sajang, distinctly satisfuetery, and we me of auton and Talifde, to Nanking, on the Yangte tint there has been a general improveuzian tu. says, "to blink the facts that the main King with a branch freni Talife to Song, most subjects daring the past two years. We "tenance of a Chinese Casion Here in the Siriang. By thent meats England strongly recommend the increased staly of he would get the whole tride of Sontluri. Chim English language, and; og fer as possible, unter "the main street-of-Victoria, and the pre-into her hands, as she woad wech the thres English musters. Believing that be birge "sence at all times of armed hung foes firing rgest rivers, the Yungis Kiang, the Mekong, raitor of admissions during the past year as been chiefly due to an increasing desire on the "the dragon flag as the principaf hauling the Silling.
part of the Chinese to receive an English du cation, we trust that the Colkge will be fally able to meet this demand.
place in the city amiting the orders
A notification is published In the Gazette **of the Commissioner of Chinese Customs authorising the prreloise of the property known "(an Englishman), give rise to seriousa Pines" by the Charts Bank of India, Australia, and China as a residence Tor "misconceptions in the native mind and Hongkong Manager. The Bank's Churter "entail grave loss of prestige. The only prohibits the holding of lauder property except "plea-convenience-for this extrurin ne muy be the ally rangroised as necessary
for the purpose of carrying on the business of
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS,"
Loston, 17th March.
the Bank. The purchase of "The Lines" is THR RIGHT HON. O. P. RITCHIE ON
recognised,
THE SITUATION
|
On Saturday Commander W, 4. Hastings. The Right Hon. C. T. Kitebis id a tranquet centneed a ricksha conlie to thres amatis im- by Cha Loudon Asociated Chambers of Com prisotment ky tempting to appear more admitted that the was considerable Boy. RE. The prosentor give the prisoner
sound British dollar, and after giving the cause for auxiety in the Foreign situation, int sessury change the prisoner produced a coun-he believed that all matters both in China and terleit Japanese yen und endeavour to make West Afrion would be settled amicably, out that the presentor had given it to biu. i This is a very old dodge and it is roped that the sentence will act as a warning to chair and
ricksha coolies.
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
His Lordship, without calling upon Mr. Francia to reply, gare judgment. He ruled that the dofoutien Tag bore for the purpose of tiada. Ogilvies dietionary care various rosanisg, of the word “grade." and he thought that in this as they should take it as referring to the occupation of a purton or persons who raight occasionlly visit the octony. It was in epidince that defendant visited the colony for the purposes of his business as an astor, and for the purpose of performing in a company of autors, and he thought the case fall with in the terms of the word there relating to trade and relating to traffe. In regard to the action itself, the cause bad arisen out of the colony, and it was quite clear from the exacting words of the Ordinance that the Court world be band sinise the wait. Referring to the susuding Ordinatics. No. 10 of 1871, Lis Lord
Lip thought the pinint had not sotsfor the Court that the mischie? did not fall within the mischief aimed at by Ordiauner 2 ct 1951. Ho thought the case did fall within the mischief. It had been mentioned that in the dominion of the Emperor of China there were no efficient courts of jurisdiction, Her Majesty's courts in this colony had not beer eracted for the purpose of mitigating that defect, but for the trim of chas clearly coming within the jurisdiction of the court. His Lordship did not think it wan ever intended that partias should come from the dominious of the Emperor of China, to these courts solely for the purpose of oldato. ing legal proceedings against each other. He dismissed the suit with costs.
CRICKET.
OKATOENGOWER .C. V. HARMONIC GA
The return match between the above chats was plerod at the Happy Valley on Saterhg and faded in a complats victory for the latter. The following are the scores:
CAJGZEBOW C..
M. E Argns, Petraji
J. L. Stephen, b A. Pestonji.
A. Campolon, P. Untierrez
E. Haphreys, Pestenji
A Hotelho, e P. Galiorrez
A.
Asgar, R. Pesicoji
ry, no on
A. Lopes, b Gntier:
1. Kapp, Gutierrez,
TT, mit „
R, Bass, Pustonji
Extrna
HARMONIS 0.0.
B. Galleries, 31. E. Asgar Perles, b Asgar
K. Guttering, Tarn
J. Seqcion, strup. Diss D. Carvalho, not ent 3. koden, b Fru, AE Augu 7. Petunji, b Bu...
1 Jon, & Stepho
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hear that several engagements have taken Yellow light causes the greatest development of uliacances in this column, I have never had, place between the rebels and troops and that octs, bis or chemical rays the largest per nor have I to-day, the slightest sympathy with so far the Siamese have not anooreled in eol centage of Fogar. Field experimente bave the bogus amateur, whe is, I consider, one of. lecting the Laxus against the collection of which proven that angar production begins at an early the foulent of blo's on modern sport. 11.0 the people have rebelled. This affair is causing stage in the leaves, but is greatest from the Northern Union may not be exactly an organi boginning of August to the middle of Septem-sation after my own heart, as the saying goes; the Siamese Government great anxiety:
It is now known semi-officially that the eher redition consists of about 1,000 men partly im pressed in the province, stiffened with troops Sorte frions experiments have bean reported frou 9ice garrisons in tho Eust which have by Mr. Bower Swan, a London inguist and been quietly drafted into the provinco for some electric These bave shown that a certain time past. I am also informed on the best low moving phosphorescence, which ander authority tint the French Legation was in mitable conditions appear in the dark within formed of the expedition on or about February the cyshall or nerves of the eye, is sunetire to 2nd last, nad that both French and Sime sound, nud is thrown by it into various move definite ments which as evidently subject desire to keep the ufair absolutely secret.
The Same are not allowed to keer or employ laws. If the sound is a word, the phospharoscont an armed force in Battambong province acard film tends to form a geometric pattern. ing to the Convention of 1803. Hanco the sacres of the whale affair-Bism Free Prem
THE DEFENCES OF HONGKONG.
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neither the policy of its leaders nor thor methods have appealed to - in the slightest degree. At the same time. It is impossible to ignore the fact that the new organisation has filed a blank, and I am afraid, whether we like it or not, the new Union has come to stay. Bat why, I would ask for the hundredth tires, why cannot we have a little more housty and straightforwardues so far as the sims and objects of the new Union go? Is it feasible to suppose that an are migrating from South Wales and from Devonshire for the paltry reward of payment for broken I do The idea is proposterous. The some of Mr. John Milne of scattering time, arth-timer observatorina ovor the globo not, however, desire to be as bigoted as not to (being carried out. Recording appuntas is admit the initial difficulties in the way of the
to be established at Toronto, Harvart, adoption of on-and-out professionalism; Philadelphia, Victoria, B.C., two stations in phunge right hora sot np suck a The Navy League has just received a letter New Zealand, Retoria, Madras, Calcutta, aetion that many of the clubs might have boun Bombay, Mauritius, Cape Colony, Argentins, starved unto death. But surely there has brou from its branch at Honglong urging sh im mediate extension of this Soundaries of the co San Fernando, Kew, and probably other places. timp to formulate selote for the control of the rufessors before this. On the other had. leny. The letter is signed by the Hon. H. E. Pallock, bon. secretary to the branch, of which Frore observations last year in seven States, must confess myself u little dissatisfied with Commandor the Hon, W. C. H. Hastings, R. V. reportol by Prot, F. H. Bigelow, it ap the seaming epathy of the Ringby Union in the Retired) is president; and it points out the pens that stations on the southern end of the mutter, and on the point of expediency it is an utterly unsafe" position, in which Hongkong Appalakian mountains, in central Georgia or open question in my mind whether the relent at presunt lns :----
Alaban, have better prospects of favourable less attitude assumed toads players who bore It is bet, M. Lallock says, a colonial Weather for viewing the total solar eclipse of not yet infringed the spirit of letter of am- the one beet calculated to preserve Lie Ligh question at all. The colony, as a mers trading May 28, 1900 than other places on the eclipse tourism beyond playing with those who have is centre, could get along very well without any a track.
Try the traditions of the Rugby Union. litional territory, although mudoubtedly any sand
The question of atmosphores upon the planeta Northern Unitor in other body for the addition could to profitably utilised, bat Hong- bong is an important basal armuul and fortress and satelites of the solar system has been mattor of that never so strenuously, it will bo and both the naval and military authorities are investigated theoretically by Dr. Johnstone impossible to quench or suppress amateurism in about to spend very large sums sa buke, Stoney, of the Royal Daldin Society, who has the Rugby Union in the wine mounor as the on decks, and on the Barnt establishments, and reached some most interesting results. He has Associationists were seat moder. I can and do and it is from a military auf naval point of proven mathematically that the outward motion Tow, and especially from lia latter, that woul of the molecules of any of the gear under the dress ven and desire to urge upon you again and highest lunar temperatures would be sufficient again the immense importance to the navy of the to overcome gravitation on the worn, which must question of the enlargement of the colony. As herofers be left entirely destitute of an atmes anal station, and as an arsenal for the supply phors. The attraction of the earth is insuficient
to imprison free bydrogen, and helium, though as many old fogays like myself have to aduit of our ships in the East, Hongkong as at pre- seut constituted is utterly unsafe. The bathour supplied in small quantities by hot springs, etc., it. The cloud on the horizon to-day may be ao les between the island of Hongkong and the for a likes raion has failed to accumulate bigger than a man's a bat with rumblingu The calculations show in the entire North of Elagghand, in Walen, and matuks of China. It is nowhere more than our atmosphere.
in parts of the West and South of England, three miles wide. It is commanded in every farther that water vapor cannot be retained by part from the hills on the mainland, which ran Meray while even nitrogen and oxygen would the torta mug burat at any moment. And aling the whole northern baundary. The probably escape into space, leaving acre of the when all is over we shall probably find the hills vary from 900 to 1,200ft in height, and atmospheric constituents of our world except Rugby Union shattered zumerically, lighter are passable in many places. These bills are in
possibly argou and carbon dioxide. The most but parer, and with one but sturdy Bghters Chiness territory and are easily accessible from striking conelosions-in view of recent speels left to champion the cause of the amateur ployer.
THE THREE PIGEONS. Lions consera Mars, which is found to be i the sea on their northern slopes, bath on the
One of the very bust stories I have ever Eat- cust us on the wos, Dvey Bay running in on capable of retaining water, and whose atmos the west and Mics Buy on the east, and coring phere must consist mainly of nitrogen, argon eed to was told to me recently by a well-known so close to the northern slopes of these bilk and carbon dioxide, the poplar snews being fro breeder, eltbaugh I have sothe faint recollec immediately behind Howloon, that it is only on bunouie acid, and vegetation and canals as Lion of reading it before Cyclists who have walk from the head of Mira known to us being impossible. Jupiter, from careered along the splendid Helyloud-rd. from Hay across the hills.to the edge of the harta ess and rate of rotation, can prevent the Shrewsbury in Wales may remember the eld
svaja of every bour. Mira Tay basils entrance on the curst.
gus known to chemists, fashioned Inn at Newscliff, with the sign of miles to the eastward of Hongkong and entirely Saturn, Uranus and Neptune can imprison any "The Old The Pigeons," but the story is vot beyond the range of one dafences. Mirs bass more firmly than ibo oarth, but may be of that hostelry, but of three meal Scotch birta and its numerous iulets is a magnificent sheet unable to hold hydrogen, although Saturn may The anecdote copies not from Shedield, but Venus, most resembling s from a friend in the Midlands, to which district of water, perfoully land-looked, capable of doit detain helium.
e five-mile
admire the fire stand made by G. Rowland H and company, and no one cou possibly have a higher opinion of the honesty of this partica ar gentleman's convictions, but the defences that -- might have won the biggest battles against the profesorare almost worthless to-day, reluctantly
ing all the fleets of the world, and afforcing earth, has an atmosphere heavily ladon with aditional prestige us once brought by the
landing places for men and guns, six water vigor.
there is no dimonty in getting either men or The novel steam generator of E. J., H.
guns of considerablo calibro to the tops of the
rigen prodigy. A gentleman, it seams, brought
the eggs of some homing pigeone from Stvt- land, and had them hatched in the Midlands.
THE BROUGH COMEDY COMPANY. "Standing room only" was ravistad on Saturday night fully balf an hour before the illa conuanding our barbour. Onco in position Knight, an English engineer, nonsists of a coil When fully fledged his had their wings stained rise of the curtais. Never was a furciel erasdy there, an enemy would be inside our defences of stool tabing heated in sailable farms Ir- after the fashion of a trus fancier, but soon lost regular steam production and liability to ob them upon letting them up. To his great sur and would have the docks tho harbour, the maral accompanied by louder laughter taan "Niobo
warte he received a communiention from his on Saturdas evomug. The sadiens fairly and a barracks, and the city itself at his struction by deposits from the water are the priss, as well as entisfaction, a few days after- mercy. To the south there are absolutely nej usual objections to boilers of this kind, but it is julled with delight und at the final fall of the Curtain showed their appreciation by sharing defences on the island itself, and the greater claimed that these difficulties are overcome by friend in Scotland saying that the brids, p portion of the const-line is musily accessible for the age of steel balls which move freely in the d with bis Lame, had arrived there. They the company most heartily,
tube far short distance. This checks the flow terraod out, to the story runs, to be the identical troops and gave, and numerons roads lead to Tho lust lou nights of the sonson, Lanounced
points fren which the harbour, the naval arsenal of water in the lower coils, causing the feam to birds batohed from the eggs bought in Scot
In due course, rowkers, in consequence of argomente lot!
and the city would he exposed to fire. The son to come of quietly; while the constant movement land, and apparently consuming with patriotic
fervoar, had Howu" book agin." Brough someoneys his farswell campaign of since concluded. for Shanghai, where Mr.
the south and west of Longkong is fall of islands clears say all scale.
the pigons were returned to their land ountains in character, affording sheiterin in- the East on Tuesday, 5th April.
A farming community of sanitary-habits, at homo and had their wings clipped. Then ozme the most remarkable part of their story, the This woning occther of Oscar Wilde'e quicrable bays and orneks for an enemy's ve brilliant plays will be submitted-Tie Ind when expeditions could be organized in Saint-Dusu, z suburb of Paris, consists of 95 portance of Being Eunest is probably lus secret forenden descents on ourexposed southern familieact 511 members, and is remarkable from truth of which I would not vouch for untold. wore discovered energetically tramping their happiest offort. Brilliant, flippant, surasti, side, os which are all our reservoirs of water the fact that no case of consumption among the wealth. Once more getthug free, the pigeons
All has been known within any body's memory, for the supply of the town and garrison.
way northwards. That, I think, is about the are terms which might be upload on hands are Chinese They ought to bo; The peopls rarely mix with those of other soo
beat bird story I ever heard, and belongs to a without giving any adeqmisiles of the for the effective defons of Hoogkong, nader tions.
versatile writer in the Midlands who rejoices in dialegas, The Calcutta Englishmasin view. the English Dug.
The defences of Hong
the nom-le-plume of "Hobin Goodfollow."
THE TROPHUS OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
In a few short weeks sow we shall know tho.
aryanourily might, the Hongkong members of the Largue think, equally be 'advanced as n justification for a French "Custom House at London Bridge," Bat there is no Chinese Custom House in the main Street of Victoria, ny this extract would be home ruders to snijpose. It is true: there is an agency of the Chinese Cuctores, uwier the Control of a Commissioner, but the agency han to executive power within the confines of the colony. As to the argument that a French Custom Blouse might as well" be established at London Bridge, there is asked the Hord's Secretary under what authority no reason in the world why as agency of Ms. Carew, who was convicted of murder in Her Majesty's Consair Court in Japan, is the French Ortona sirailar to the agency of os agriconed in England.
Sir M. W. the Chinese Customs in Hongkong should Ridley The prisoner was removed from Japan not be established at London Bridge if the to Hongkong under the provisions of the Order in Council which regulates Cananiar jurisdie. French Custome so elected. The Chinese. tion is China and Japan, snd from Hongkong in battle.array yesterday, Tho jecops are incomely of the most rend and graceful character. ¡ with Great Britain. Even without war Chios condition and infection is that the diverse-idered by those who follow very closely the
Cuetonis have no agency in London as well
The Spanish Government has taule friendly representations to Washington and says that
orite against bomunity In the meantime preparations in the United States contiune.
In the House of Commons Dr. Pickersgiller, considering the oireaumstances, would being the performance by the Brough Company keng as at presvut constructed are designed i
to England under the power given by the
as in Hongkong and any other Power would Colonial Prisoners Removal Art, 188
LONDON, ISLA March. THE SOUDAN.
The Egyptian position at Atlera is impreg bls. The Birdar inspected the whole Army splendid condition. In the meanwhile the Derishes are avancing steady, is battle
formation Northward.
RUSSIA IN CHINA. Mr. Caraon stated in the House that the Gavernoont have no knowledge of any special Privilege haring boon accorded to Russia at Port Arthur.
THE MAINE** DISASTER.
have an equal right to establish similar
The last few days, writes the Hamburg agencies. There is nothing strange or correspondent of the Landlore and China -mommulṣas about the business. In Canada Eres under date of 18th February, have pkinly shown that Glomdung is either over passengers for the United States way if they populated ar has in a high degres been taken choose have their luggage examined by by the spirit of emigration, for both the United States Customs officers on the last Kingsin boat and the first Hnaburg- American por going out to China havo boun Gundian "side of the frontier; and the full of yumangers to the East, and of scares to
The United States report on the Maine United States and Canada are not given to Kissbow. To anyone who knows the province catastrophe is expected to day, but President of Shantung Euch haste to go out there will tolerating any infringement of their respec-appear rather strange, for although the climate McKinley has determined to keep it secret tive jurisdictions.
in that remote district is somewhat similar to until he considers it opporians to publish it.
It is anmi-oflotally intimated that Spain The inaccuracy of the representations that of Germany, still it will take a long time
before there is room for German subjects to! made on this subject in the letter of the live there who are not either althors or sailors, repudiates the theory of the explosion having
boon exterally cangel. Hongkong branch of the Navy League is o
Infections diseases are those due to the thus wrote: The situations are broudly solely and entirely for the purpose of preventing introduction into the body of some disenss furcical. It is the ineffable sic of cust
an enemy's fleet from eflooting a sutrauss producing rigent, and touch coufasic arises vynicism that pervades the play and the con
from the fact that all contagious diseases are destination of the Football League Cup. Un- timusas rebond of its parodoxical wil which to the harbour at either end."
The letter goes on to show that the neutrality infenties, while not all infucius diseases are lesa comathing very repiarkable happens it b keep the attention from raluxing for a moment, and the imagination span tenterhooks of delight of Miss Bay and the immediate neighbourhood contagious. Knowledge gained chiefly during pretty sure to change hauds, the ohances of the The importans of Boing Burant is modern would at once be violated by any Power at far the last (wenty years laws us that 4 casential present hoidors retaining possession being con- Iwas brantifully mounted and most sympatheti. Right be forced to give up Mire Bay or Lanise, prodnsing agent shall be a living organism, form of our leading clubs absolutely hopeless. cally trestert by a cast who know exactly how
and a free port at either place would be alrest eapable of production in the body of the Now I consider such a turn of evouts eminently commercial infectal individual. It matters not, says Dr. aliziactory, for if it became possible for any to give point to the pbecomes brilliancy of fatal to Hongkong from a the langua. Porlings cu play on the stage point of view. Nothing else but the hoisting Geo, M. Sternberg, whether this living or one combination to monopolise all the honoura wakey saverae dezsed upon the minory, and of oze dag in Mirs bay and an Tantne, may ganise is large or small; whether it belongs to of the field for muy laugth of time & good deal of tickeess of the actor, Er abast overy Lize effectively shock the acquisition of either or the zinal or vegetable kingdom; whether it is the internet in such competitions would be dog- hrsa atudied affect The Drough Company both places by some foreign Power, hostile to located in the skin as in scabies, in the anacles troyed. And one can say this not without in us and to our trade, The territory need not be as in trichinosis, in the lymphatics as in shy way disparaging the efforts of any of the as the warmly congratulated upon a pac formance to which nothing was wanting on the garrisonod or fortified or hold otherwise than erysipelas, in the colid viscera a in amoelio glots who have at ons tipp and another towerext by a polics force except in case of actual war. abscess of the liver, in the intestines as in Labors the rest. Only just vegently I have read part either of author or astors."
The Importance of Being Earnest," will be The oject is to inente that it does not fall into cholers, or is the blood as in releping foyer, with regret the all-too-curl cath of Richmond, ons if the famous line of Forwards that was SO played for two nights only-to-night and to other lands, and to have the right and the the introduction and multiplication of the rareow, and it must make way on Wednoader power to defend it in oase of war, without living infuotions agent constitutos infection any brilliant games is the palmy days of the
Tiglating Chinees neatrality, or having to ask A disos de contagious when it is transmitted Quer's Park FC. for the Second Mrs. Tanqueray
for ours which it would boilienlt to obtain." from the sick to the well by personal com- the Hasgow crganisation was invincible, when Le conclusion. Mr. Pollock aide that the munication or contact. Smallpox, scarlet fever, Geordle Kerr-prince of centre forwards-le cession of this isleta in question would enable meals, diphtheria, influenza, ste, are infectious the von in his on inimitable style, when the the Chinese Custom House in Hongkong to be dons away with, and a fruitful couros of friction to be removed. Furthermers; "another island is much needed for burial purposes."
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diseases which are contagions; while malarial fevers, typhoid fever, yellow fever, cholera, pucuza, peritonitis, etc., are infections di Bases which are not ordinarily contagious.
Those were times, when
captain matched his "from victory auto victory with unfailing regularity. Al, mo, wint moueries the mention of Queen's Park awakan! Familiar is our months were the