INTIMATIONS
BROWN, JONES & CO. DEALERS IN AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARULE AND HONGKONG GRANITE.
CEMETERY MEMORIAL.3.
Designs and Priess on applicatiou. Ooo, V. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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"which might tempt us and even compel us "to depart from that attitude of reserve. "But tho goisure of Chinese territory, the "aliountien of Chinese territory, the warp-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY APRIL BRH, 1898.
The N. Y. K. steamer Risjun. Moru (Ameri- Dan Line) loft Nagarkai for this port yesterday afternoon and in orpeated to arrive here on the afternoon of the 7th lastant
SUPREME COURT,
4th April.
IN APPELLATE JUREDICTION,
CARL HERTZ AT THE THEATRE ROTAL.
operatives and manufacturers to co-operate in repairing the strears; then paave, he maid, wenld be crowned with honour, or, if war should take place, it would be crowned with vlotory for Britain.
Lord Charles Beresford, M.P., said in the
"ation of Chinese sovereignty, is not Grigow, Kid Lavervola passed the CanalBEFORE: SIR, Jons CARRINGTON (CHIre intimidation of a judge, a judge gality of not umused those prosent. It le quite a plosaure to contre of his speech that Deltain ought to rein
"primarily any part of British policy; and
The Mubasi, steamer Hyton, from Fransen, the 3 Instant, and may be considered due at Singapore on er about the 1th instant,
stampa Sal
THE
JUSTICE) AND MR JUSTICE WISE.
**(Kursan JudoE), As the glengter Hydra was preparing to leave an Bangkek for Singapore on fio ad Marcha a fra broke out in the straw which hind leota pill up on deck for the eattle which were being taken to Bingapore, and before it could be ex tinguished three bullocke had bean roasted to
"it is not likely that that which were 12704 with a welcome oye if attempted by "others." Rusin's movements kare, to use IRECTORY | Mr. Cunzox's phrase, not been regarded with a welcome eye, but it is evident that it is not for the coercion. of Russia that the data and nearly a dozen others badly barat Tember of at your when a chargo of champerty
IRONICLE
AND DIR CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.CHINA, STRAITE, NETHERLANDS INDIA. BIAN. PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &c., &c. WITH WHICH ARM INCORPORATED TOF CHINA DIRECTORY
AND
THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LAST FOR THE FAR EAST.
1898-
The THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL ÏSUE, Reyal Oetaro Complete with Talve 11sps
998, SM
THE SALE OF POISONS.
what amounted to champerty or maintenance in civil Konse. He subputted that the offence of hamperty might be fairly said to be obsolete.
Carl Hortz attracted another very large Offences which is former days would have been tressed and furnished as champerty or misinaalienee to the City Hall last evening, when his tomance were now divided--such as bribery, uzigas entertainment completely mystilled and
be able to speak in terms of well-merited and the Laland of Chusan, off the onset of China dealing propedy with applicants who came bo-
Mr. Goschon's speech was farourntly received unalloyed praise of a performance, and this we fore him, a man who secured perjury, a sh whe threatensa jury. Mr. Blade farther argued cun safely do of that given by Mr. Carl Horison all hands, though it was contended that in Ada palmist be stands unrivalled, and kan elever framing the Naval Estimates the Governomat this point, and then went on to deal at som
card tricks and, alaverest of all, his palming the did not take into account the immense as length with the dafinitions of the crimes of
Latar maintenames and shamporty givan by different billiard ball trick, showed him to be a thardugh erpenditure of Eussia,
artist. In Malle, D'Alton the combinatica pos This was the appent of Wong Chuk Tam, authorities.
sezes a churning vocalist, whoes ballade and ir. Gosokon asked for a total vote of clerk in Mr. Monnany's Office, and Fang The hearing was adjourned until to-day.
taking coon songs are nightly rodomanded The 25,555,000 for the navy Great progroes, ba Kan Ches, against the decision of the Hon,
eketric cinematograph is thoroughly-up-to said, had been mate in the work of increasing Jare, the subjecta being both clear, large, ned the strength and offency of the navy, though H. E. Wodehodes given on the fourth of No.
life like, and in far saporior to anything of the the ideal had not yet been reached. The 6- Two brought against the appellants, Wong Commander Hastings had two waldy scaling Chak Lan baing dued $100 and Pang Kan
The following draft bye-laws to bo made kind yet soon in car midst. The dongmishodates were based on the nocde of the Em- Butoriziner appears each arouing thronghat no pire and the possibilities of naval construction; casos before him yesterday. In one case a house Chios ordered to pay a similar amount and also coolis mas sentenced to six months Imprison sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. Leave under sub-section 22 of section 10 of Ordinance, and since his entertainment is anticlyde 259 ship had been placed in commission, and squadrons in forafga waters where other be mont for storing gold watch, valued at $250, to appeal was given. A jonk belonging to 24 of 1897, Ler regulating the manufacture and voit of any volgarity it will doubtless attract they were manned by 50,800 men Britain had
nsions had only isolated ships,
cou- the property of Mrs. Stainfield of Enddell Kwok Hin T was run down by the F, and sale of poisons and the sale of unsound and adul crowded audiences hers ne elsewhere,
Adiniralty 0. steamer Rosetta and some of the boat terated drugs, are to be considered at the next
was preparat for any street, and in the other a vehicle driver was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment for stealing people were drowned. The owner of the junk ordinary meeting of the Sanitary Board-
Atingencies, and A Bonstricting 84 vessels All the articles named or referred to in the
If the time cost of £23,000,000. alvor watch belonging to a women in Grafiama Pang Kan Chi, who promised, it was
alleged by the prosention, to chtain compensa, both to Part 1 and Part II., are poisona street.
tion from the P. and G. Company. He sk within the meaning of those bye-law,
It is reported trots reliable sourced, a game darker the Government would appeal to Timid HALE BY BRYAIL. The death is reported on the 22nd of March undertock to pay bosta on the understanding
kow that the Viceroy Chang Chih-ting patriotism of the nation toniew the Admiralty the dries, be added, had been made as to whether sent to Poking his resignating Gringo its date unhampered in any way. Emperor's consenting to give the control of 2001. the intention of the Government to roín. eight iron-capped" Prinees who accompanied the amcant recovered at damagos and 20 per Shun Chib, the first Erpazer of the Manciar cent, the amount recovered for the loss of
salt gabelle and tos lion of Huse dy
the British fests at particular points. into the hands of Sir Ros Hart to gore, he replied, would be carefully distri dynasty, into Chins, The deceased Prince was life, These terms were agreed to and the
a portion of the recent Anglo-Gurman ClubE guile a favourite with the prosent Bioperer parties want to Mr. Moaner's offes, where Kuang Hai, who gave him, amongst other Wong Chuk Lam took down the junk owner's
The Winery at first refused to listen to T lucntire appointments, that of Chief of the statement. Two actions was brought against
Trangli Knina notice to give up the mist that the F. and U. Company, who paid altogether
tas revenues of Lupeh provizco to the Peking Ostroi-N. C. Dally Nows.
$2,000 ts camponsation. Of this amenat Mr.
Cristems and secretly memorialised, tapisha Mocassy, as solicitar for the plaintiff, received
included in Part I, of the List, to any person of the aboro, The Emperor bottover its cow only ste, while Kwok Hia Tol received 5000t is unlawful to sell, by retall, any goinonelding that some other stops bo, fairen lurban
unknown to the seller, unless introduced by ceign to aurrez the memorial but ordered the and Wong Chuk Lam 9350.
some person kryson to the sellers and on every Tangli Yanain to inform Viceroy Chang tale of any such article the seller shall, bolero the Te coneont had already been 25. delivery, masko or causo to be made an extra a book, to to kept for that purpose, of
and Pla.. pp. 1,309, $7. Directory only, EP of Hongkong's boundaries will osturally ho of the Prince of Suh, a descendant of and of the that the owner paid Pang Kon 60 per cent, of
A. S. WATSON
LIMITED.
MANUFACTURERS OF
AERATED WATERS.
The Secretary of the Punjon Mining Co. Limited, advises us that he has rsccived the
Following telegram from the miate giving the romalt of the March clean-up-The mill. ran 29 days crushing 2,40 tons of beadings yielding 256 oz, of gold. Thirty-three tona of cucentmtes ground in Bertan pane violding 18 cus of gold. The cyanide plant ran 28 days treating 575 tone of tailings for a yield of 200 oz. of bullion adued at 1591. pr.**
At the Magistracy yesterday the Chination who was charged on and with sibling shoemaker who reside in Cochrane elpot was guin placed in the dook. Dr. Joba Bell, of the overament Ciril Hospital, said that campinis and was admitted into that institution suffering from two wounds in the chest, both posing the ribs. One was two inches long and the other half-an itch long. Both were cloan cat and not dangerous. Defaudant was sontonoed to six months' imprisonment.
In accordation with the application a case was stated, the Erst paragraph reading as follows
Commerce in
present movements of the fleet are directed, Has the time then already arrived, foreseen by the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Afthits, when circumstances might tempt and evan compel Great Britain to depart from her attitude of reserve with regard to territorial acquisitions and the usurpation of Chinese sovereignty? The rectification
included in the settlement following upon the present negotiations, and possibly also the reoccupation of Chusan, but these, we imagine, will becomparatively minoritems in the demands presented to China, which will be found to be commercial and administra- tive rather than territorial. The time has CO., come for the opening up of Chita and Great Britain is going to do the opening. If the Chinese Government has to be coerced into acquiescence, the necessary coercion will be applied. Great Britain has had her oppor tunities before, but has forborna to take ad- vantage of thom, hoping that after a little pationt waiting and under the tenance uf friendly advice Chieu would open spostave ously. That hope has not been realised and it is recognised that the time for waiting is now over. In the speech from which we have AERATED WATERS of already quoted Mr. Conzon id: Our **belief is that the integrity of China is must our manufacture are sold throughout«ikely to be senured by throwing open the Far East and are invariably pre- China to the interests and intercourse. of ferred on account of their excellence.
"the whole world and not, so to speak, by "closing her into soparte watertight com- ABSOLUTE PURITY is guarin-"partments, each bearing a separate label "or appellation of its own. The more teed. The best materials only are used.
"Powers, the more civilized Powere, you in THE PRICES are only half those "terest in China, the more likely you are to be able to sustain her integrity and charged in England,
"welfare." China, we believe, is now about to be opened to the commerce of the whole world. It was promised some time ago that the inland waterways were to be opened to foreign trade and navigation in Juns, but to residents in the Far Fast, fumiliar with the delays and tergiversation of the Chinese Go vernment and the absence of may affective anehinery for the protection and regulation of foreign trade with the interior, the pre- authority on Water, reports as follows mire seamed little more than a more formSpanish Navy could mot such an attack with the umeofled case, and be asked the court to
of words. But the British Government appears to be in earnest in requiring the fulfilment of the promise, and will no doubt be found ready to supply all that is neces sary in the way of administrative machinery. we were the first people," says Mr. CURZON, "to unlock the door of Caion to
WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the lead ing English makers to be equal to those of their own production,
Sir Edward Frankland, K.C.B.,0.0.L., F......S., &c. the greatest living
on the water as prepared and used by
us in our manufacture →
"It possesses an extremely high degree of organic purity and is of most excellent quality for drinking."
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Established A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 15th Maruki, 1898.
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"foreign trade. We were the first Power-
"to survey her coasts. We were the first "to drive away pirates from her sead Wo, indeed, were the first people to atud the whole line of her consts with ports ** commerce of the whole world. We were "the first people to send steamers up her waterways, to build railways for her, to "exploit her mines, to carry into the **interior of the country over thousands of [24 miles the ulvantages of European come "merce and European comfort. Let it "not be forgotten, too, that we were the fret Power to give le China the nucleus of a pure administration at the same "time that we added a great annual "revenue to her treasury by instituting an -“ Imperial Customs service in that country.
I way truly be said that, in so far as China at tho presont moment is not in tho "Bast an annehronism but his within it a "vital, living force, it is in the main. "due to the action and initiative of this "country," The work that Great Britain has commenced she is prepared to carry on, and the mision of the fest in the North at the present time is, if we are not much mistaken, to enforce the opening up of the country to foreign trade and the substitution of an honest administration of the internal Customs for the ancient squeeze system.
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BIRTH. On the 18th of Mareb, 1898, at the Spanish Con- sulate, Kalingsu, Amoy, the wife of 8. T. STEPANOV, of the Chinwe Maritime Custotos, of a DannurER
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MARRIAGE.
On the 21st Murcia, 1899, Tankow, by the Rev. J. A. Ingle, in the presence of the US Conan, ELIZABETH, and daughter of the lato Saurel WILLIANE, of Tientsin, lu TRE SCEFERT, of Cleveland, Ohio, US.Ä.
DEATFL
At the Shanglan General Hospital, on the 20th March, 1898, JAMPA EVELEIGH, Superintendant-of the Sailor' Hune, agel 52 yea
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APR, 5th, 1898.
Is the House of Cammong the other day Mr. CURZON stated that Count Murvied, on the 16th March, had assured Great Britain that Port Arthur and Talicawan would be upened to trade like other Chinere porta and that Russia bad nut since with drawn the assurauca. This statement eccma
The P. 30. steamer Candia loft Singaporo for this port on the 2nd instant at 5 pan.”
There were 2,988 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week of whom 194 wore Europeans.
The aimer Chelydre, from Calonita and Strails, lett Singapore for this port on Sunday, the 3rd inst., atà.m.
The N. P. steamer Tacoma has arrived at Yokotams from Tacoma and sailed on the 4th instant for Kobe and Hongkong.
For stealing eight brass bolts, the property of the fongkong and Whampoa Dock Dom pang; a Chinese was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
Commander Hastings yesterday fines two
List
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(1) Relating to Fart I, and Part II of the It is unlawful to sell any poison" by retail, lees the vessel, wrapper, or advor, in which it contained, be litis only labelled with the name of the article, the word" Polson," and the name and address of the soller. This applies to all the articles in both Parts of the List
Rolating to Part 1 only
The date of valo
The name and address of the purchaser B. The name and quantity of the articia sold, and
4. The purpose for which it is stated to be required; which the signature of the par- ahsser, and of the parson, say, who introduced The artible must also be labelled with the him, shad hered. anme of the article, the word "Poison," and the
size and address of the seller.
its (8)Relating only to Aresnio and preparations.
It is unfal to soll arsonis or any of ita preparations, unless, in addition to all the foregoing regulations, the following, provisions be also observed
1. That the poison, if colourless, be mixed- with sout or indige, ns to colour it.
3. That the peta to whom the poison is cold delivered he of mature age,
REPORTED RESIGNATION OP
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d for the protection of the trade routes; elaily in connection with the food supplies Britain. The Admiralty was prepared to and £2,500,000 in purchasing war ships dy built in England for forsign nations, but were found to be suitable for the purpose.
THE BEHRING SEA QUESTION.
London, Stb March. Bia has paid to Canada 40,000dol, as an Unity for the seizure of seating schooners Bebring e XCLUSION OF YRFTINE SAIFFING FROM.
RUSSIAN PORTS.
London, Bik March.. Russia is already exolading British ships The CALV
publisher the following the coasting trade in connection with pumant sael to have botherealan porte, and has notified Great Britain 4 March By wings Cere Fat bor Fossels will alan be excluded from the ouncinded on
cean trade between the Black Sea and the Far East. peles Port And Tellenwan in and makes other RÍODE SER
Rugin hereby granted a 25 years - of Port Arthur and Tolibawan,.The Jer incinded in the lease comprikas BLU 2005 1924 ing 150 or 160 H inlaud, northward. He wa corner of the Listing Peninsula, and rec
will at its greatest breadth from
west
Chinees war ships and trading
he
to enjoy the privilege of entry into the prin included in the territory to leagade in the Raine manner as obtains at Kiacchina
At the Felice Court at Victorin, in the colony, on the band of November, 1997, en informsted by Francis Henry Day, Captain Sendent of Polico (hereinafter called the respondent) against Fang Kan Ohne Chereinafter called the appellant), under the common: law of England, olarging for that be the appellant on or about the 8th day of April 1897, at Victoris, in this colony, anlawfully did commit the offenes of champerty for that he ootd cons think Lone did agree with one wol Hit Tai to acilen egetust the unzens of the British staumship Rosette, in the name of the eald Kwok Hin Tai, on gendidon that the said Kwok Hin Tx should pay to the rat Pang Kas, Choo and the said Wong Chuk Lam, per cent. of any amount that might be moovered on assaut of the said action, was heard and At Tokyo on 23rd March, at about 2.30 am, flea brcke eat in a store shal at No. 6 Nichome, determined by me, the said parties respectively being then present, and upon such hearing the Harukimachi, Hongo, owned by Mr. Yokoma- kurs Shotaro of Lahogue, Haralimehi, The appellant was duly convicted before me of the flames, fanned by a strong north-easterly wird, said offence, and it was adjudged that he should spread very rapidly aud L112 horses were repayo fine of 100 dollars and further be im duced to asher, including the Haruki Thestra prisoned in the Victoria. Goal for a term of six an mwy other important buildings
Mr. Francis (instructed by Messrs. Wilkin-
4. That when the parohnsor is not known to not uptil 6.90.. that the Bre was got underweoke with hard Inbour." control. During the fire one porch is reported son and Grist) appeared for Pang Kan Chee the seller, and fe introduced by some person to have been burnt to death. The pause of the and Mr. Slade (instructed by Messrs. Deacon known to both, this person aialt be present on
Hussia is to be at hberty stompmifruct s and Hastings) for Wong Chuk Lan, the At
a witness to the transaction, and shall enter his fee, though not nocurately known, is believed to
torney-General, the Hon. W. M. Goodman nome and address in the "poleon-book, braneb line from some point, nestrosary have been incendiarism Japas Mail.*
(lastrusted by Mr. H. L. Danny Crown (4) None of the foregoing regulations spply of owly loased territory hide it, te
th(P Westosti al of Lite). Soliciter) appearing for the Captain Superlu to any article when forming part of the ingre.
When his branch link oomplate, the Jentent of Police (the Hon. F. Haley. The dients of any medicine by a registered person case of Wong Chak Lata was first board, but it is necessary if a mediche conta a poi eca included in Part I. or Fart II of the List,
same terms 23 Mr. Slado mentioned the base us stated by the Magistrate and the points contained thereon that the ingredients of the medicine together for flair Lordships consideration. He called with the name of the person to whom it is sold attention to the fast that the point, the or delivered, he entered in a book kept for that appellant rightly convicted of skamperty do purpose prescription bock"), and that the the facts in point of law ainoant to clamparty are ad uldress of the soller be attached to had been omitted for some unknown reason from the medianer
(3)-Averlain number of persons to be regis further amend the case.
It
A Washington daspatch of the 21st February to the New York: World say is asserted today by naval officials that if the Asiatic squadron, in the event of war with Bp, skall make its initial sitack on the Philippine Islande, there will be one of the must exciting contests on record. With the Ballisters ordered from Honolulu, the squadron could go into a naval battle with six worship, the Ulympia, Petral, Concord, Bosten, Baleigh, and Baltimore: The tao protected erniere, sores cruisers, two-gun
or
and
S: That the occupation, as well as the name addrem, of the purchador be entered in the paison book.
tiona.
ressols and five acred Lanasports. Nosy of the Brauts ported the application, emittered to call these poisons under these regula No one elas to be allowed to sell poisons at all. gan vossels has a spot of more than eleven
LIST OF FOISONS WITHIN THE MEANING hota an hour. The aggregate displacement of the nino Spanish oruisers is but 10,614 fons,
„OF THESE BYT-LAWS. The total filament of the Asiatic squadron
Purt I is 18,998 tens
The fourth annual dinner of the Hongkong Football Club was held on Saturday evening at the Hongkong Club. Dr. Atkinson was During the evening the badges, in the cher tokens, and the six-side challenge cap were presented. Moyers. Moberley, H.K.U., Kayson, Kew were awarded badges for specially useful play in the Association game. The a-a-side challenge cup won by Mr. Mobirley's fear and incomeinenas, the fal Mesra, H. & Mobarley, H.K.R., A. Brooke. Smith, W. D. Mayson, F. B. Deacon, and C. W. Gordon, WX.B. A. vary ploneant evening was participated in by a large number of mem- bers. The following was the programme *-****
... The Queen To
ou To Hanging Football Proposed by Mr H. E, Pollock. Respcaders:
Mr. H. W. Looker (Capt, Assoc.), Lieut P. G. Davies, E.A. (Capt, Rugby) Becirlion RE Pollock Presentation of Badges, Tokens, and the Six-a-Side Challenge Chips Toast Other Football Club in Hongkong
Proposed by the Chairman, Responder Lieut. RG, Parker, KOR Entertainment on the graphophone by Dr. Jordan. The Charmin Tot
Proposed by Mr. B. D. Saaders.
LATEST TELEGRAMS,
[EEOM TONKIN PAPERS]
FRANCE AND CHINA.
PAIRS, 27th March, M. Paschal Greusot questioned the Govern. meat regarding its foreign polley.......
M. Hanotaur defended the Goromment's policy, and, referring to China, said that France had claimed advantages analogous to those of the other Powers in order to assure the security of Indo-Chinn. He hoped for a satisfactory coz- lusion of the negotiations proceeding at Paris and Peking
The Chamber passed a vote of oonildenco.
THE FRAÇAS AT THE POLICE STATION.
AN INDIAN CONSTADLE SENTENCED.
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The Chief Justice said the Court would further amend by inserting as one of the questions for consideration, whether it champerty vai criminal offence in the calare the appellant was rightly convinJOL
Mr. Made, continuing, said he thought it" would be most convenient to take two of the questions the first and the fast-together as they unturally ran together. Those questions were, shortly(1) What is the crime of champerty Was the ring of campisty a crime in England in 1843 Before ho pro conded to queis any suthority, he should like to refer to certain points which prose on the aspects of the was The fint point was this, Arctis, and its preparation (890 ale special that the page of which thig appelant home, andez, byrday 3 of theen ben lawak ment—not qu" agreement to odvazio zeney to pay tho, couts benít ghich was then commoned, bat to pay the costs a suit bout to be opmmenced in consliforn Hion of a share of anything that might be r3- covered in the case. The appellant was not
Not to be sold valuss the purchaser is known to, or is introduced by, some person known to, the seller; also extry to be made in poison boo's of (1) Data of sale; (2) Name and address. of purchaser; (3) Name and quantity of article; (4) Purpose for which it is wanted, uttosto, by algnature; and must be labelled with (1) Name of article; (e) The word Focus) Namo and address of soller.
found guilty of doing anything except enter ing into an agreement prior to the commence- ment of a suit. It was almost too easy a inak to show that the offence of champerty, what over ittras, was not entering into an agreement." This was perfeally use, but his learned frlond than this. On the osse he had been guilty of might argue that the use found raber more
"eutering into an ngresment," and the Court wow Suad by the finding of the Magistrate; bat poting the worst construction on the find ing the Magistrato bo contended that the appellant had not been found guilty of the crime of champerty. He had not been found guilty of that crime, because what he had been found galley of was not champerty, and from possible interpretation the facts as pat batore the Magistrate could he have been found guilty of shamperty. There was no doubt about It that a collision happened. This claim was not Eade claim. This junk was ran down and four lives lost. It was also found to be a fact that the owner of the junk came to Hongkong and sought out these tre men to assist him in getting compensation. It was not as if Wong Chut Lam wont to him and stirred him up to. bring a false etargo tgainst the P.&O.Com. pany. The man conceived that he had a just clolm against the owners of the steamer Buckle tack pains to get legal silvice with the tiow to prosecuting his suit against the P. & O. Com pay
Not only was thote no suggestion that the suit was unfounded, but that there was con Bouable ground for bringing the netion was proved by the fact that the F. and O. Company tbuught it worth their while to settle it. Taare was bothing to show that his cliont t anything beyond what it was his duty to do as olerk to Mr. Monusoy, who was the solicitor for this fisherman in luis two suita against the P. and O. Company. What was the crime of champarty? Their Lordships wore aked in this matter to decido a exceedingly disent question, for I might say that there was practically no proger aathority whatever as to what was the pritua of elamperty. He could state with. out four of contradiction that after a mont
to imply that Grat Britain had acquiressed hospital ward boys $15 cash, or six wooke' im- in, or at all events does not intend netlively priecument, for leaving their employment with have been caused by the broker word bayonet been obtatued in England for the least 300 years.
to oppose, the Russian sccupation of the out notice, porta named, nud the supposition that
The Hou. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersolo Hospitals bege to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the fands of the Hospitals Mr. W. Powell, $20.
Complainant said—On the 31st mit, at 5.45 p.m. I was sitting on my bed in the barrack room at the Central Police Station.
Thore
The mihray from I'otanto, Pornshar,
pasting through Monkden, toands
and under the control of the ESL the Manshurian railway. This leg ato un in accordance with the Enssian language and system.
point on the shish wanite terminas is to bo leszed to Rusin
The station of this place on the cost is not Fort Arthur and Talions
THE GERMAN NAVY.
Leadon, 6th March The Budget Committen of the Gorman Reichstag has decided that the naval pro- gratome shall be completed within six years instead of seven years.
CAPTAIN DREYFUS ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT BUICIDE
London, 7th March. News has been solved from the ne du Diable, Cayonne, to the effect that. Captain Dreyfus has attempted to commit suicide.
A COTTON EPINNERS' TRUST.
Lendon, 7th March. A Cotton Spinners' Trust is being fermod, with a capital of £5,000,000,
Thirty-two of the leading Manchester firmis have joined the trust.
NEW CURE FOR SNAKEBITE,
Leado, 7ih Morob. M. Calmette, of Saigon, a pupil of the late
: Pasteur, hus discovered a care for snakobila
by means of chloride of gold.
....... THE UPPER NILE REGION..
London, 8th March. The French Expedition to Fashods, in the
yet specifield, as the Bussion Minister's finzi demands wore presented on the very day the ridos. At first the Russian Charge proposal Marquis de Beachamps, has failed in its mis- agreement was dear up and accepted on both Upper Nila region, under the command of the that Kinchow Bay and Pitkwa should lesion, in conesquemes of the Abyssinian zazilia
· PRINCEBI ÁTEPHANIE. atronuosialy objected, and it was sought to leave
London, 8th Barch. that question open until the day appointed for the torsigning and ratification of the Places Stephanie, widow of the late Crown Agreement the 27th Marci tut the Chinges Prince of Austris, who was reported to by Ministers angeseded in inducing the Russian suffering from inflamation of the lungs, has Charge to abandon this point altogether for rallied. the presenta
thus sarecce but to this the Chinese ries having deserted.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL,
The following telegrams are from Australian pos recived by the C..steamer Chawgala
THE QUEEN'S HEALTH AND HER WEG VISIT TO, THE CONTINENT.
London, 8th March, the Quesu has postponed her visit to the Con- Alkaloida,--All poisonous vegetable alkaloida i tinent, for which all arrangements had been and their salta
Atropine, and its preparations,
·Cantharides the
Corrosive Sublimate':
Cyanide of Potceriam, endall metallis oganilles
and their preparations;
Emetic Tartar;
Ergot of Kye, and its preparations; Prussie As, and its preparations; Savin, and its vil;
Strychnine, and ita preparationa
preparations of which are in Part I, of this Vernian Killera, if preparations of poisons the schedule. -*-
Data Alba, nad its preparations Gelsemium Elegra, and its preparations; Orpíment
Part II:
Must be labelled with (1) Name of article, The word "Poison," (8) Name and addres of auler.
Alucods, Essential Oil of (unless deprived of Prassic Acid);
Belladonus, and its preparations;
Chloral Hydrate, and its preparations; Corrosive Sublimate, preparations of;
orphia, properations of;
y le vindingrabitian
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
Londen, 9th March. The Turkish Goracument recently promised that when if received the Greek war indemnity lean it would transfer £1,000,000 to Russia in part payment of the unistanding amount of the
Busso-Turkish war indemnity.
L
Turkey now offers £500,000 instead. Tha Hussian Ambassador at Constantinople ex. presses his willingness to nocept C750,000.-
THEYRESÖN INDIE........
London, Oth March. mede
The Freach Sonate has passed a bill incor- It is believed that the real reason of the post-porating the Looward lelands in the West Indies ponement of the visit fa the eerious nature of an o French colony. the international baticok.
Laster.
The indisposition of the Queen was caused by a slight attack of trilionsnese. Her Majesty has ac fat recovered, that she was able to take a drive this afternoon.
The Queer will start on her journey to Nice ou Thursday if the gale now raging in the Channel has by that time abated.
London, 10th March. President Fauro is arranging for an interview with Quan Vintoris during her journey to Nico.
Indon, 11th March, Her Majesty the Queen left to-day for Paris en route for Nice.
A SIGNIFICANT DINNER PARTY.
London, 8th Mah.
It is regarded as significant that the Queen bes entertained at dinner Baron de Conroel, the Froeh Ambassador, and Sir Thomas Sander. sou, Perronnant Under-Secretary to the Foreign
Cantharids, Tinetaire and sul vesicating liquid Office. Owing to an attack of influeaza Lord
Salisbury was not present. preparations of; Úhloroform;
OREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED BEARER
London, 3th March...... Mr. Richard Olney, formerly, Amarion Secretary of Stato, said, in the course of a lec. ture delivered by him at Harvard University, that the near future would foe a loser friend ship between Great Britain and the United States, the result of which, he was convinood, would prove a power for good to all mankind. London, 9th March, Sir Julian Pouncefoto, the British Minister at Washington, has asured President M'Kinloy of the gympathy of Great Britain with the United Staton in the event of complications
Nur Tomica, and its preparations; Opium, and its preparations; and prepara tious of Poppies,
Oxalic Acid;
Precipitata, Rod (Red Oride of Mercari: Precipitate, White (Ammoniated Mercury); Vermin Killers (see Part 1) compounis con taining "I'disons prepared for the destruction of vermin, if not subject to the provisions of
Part 1. are in Part II.
TER CRISIS.
Shanghai, 31st March. Privato alriess from the North convey interesting und even startling nows; we poly regret that the various items are somewhat
incompatible with each other. From one avúrze we hear that the Miracow Gazelle of the 21st
THE LAW OF LIBEL.
London; 9th March, Deputations from the Newspaper Society oud the Institute of Journalists waited upon, the Lord Chancellor (Lord Halsbury) to-day with reference to an amendment of the law of libel.
Lord Halsbury promised that the Govern-- meat would consider the inequality Libel law.
the
THE BAZLETON STRIKE TRAGEDY.
London, 10th Marok. The Sheriff and his deputies who were com mitted for trial in connection with the Buzleton tragedy, in America, have been acquitted. The Sheriff bat during a strike ordered bis officers to fra nyom a mob of miners, with the result that some of the strikers were killed.
EPORTING.
London, 10 March. At the Pinapton Steeplechase meeting to day the Southdown Steeplechase was won by Mr. 8. H. Gallen's Australian-bred Lore Nor- ton, oh g by Ascot-Romp, uged; Sling bring second, and Barquesarcy third. THE SOCIALISTS IN FRANCE AND IFCREAGE IN PAXATION.
Loudon, 11th Mareb. The Socialist in the French Chamber of Deputies Love carried a resolution in favour of an anormvis increase in the taxation of large retail establishments,
PREPARATIONS FOR THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROE WILLIAM TO JERUSALEM.
London, 19th Match. In view of the forthcoming visit of the Em The Americans are pleased with Britain's sa-peror William to Jerusalem the reads of that city jurapoes ef moral support
are to bo rondvated and tho water supply is to be improved.
AÉBAULT ON A BRITISH CONSUL,
Loudon, 11th Marob.. Beroral Raman. Luo jackets have been ar rated at Sebastopol for assaulting Mr. Cooke, the Britisk nating Conent in that town.
The Governor of Sebastopol expressed but regret for the assault. THE CANADIAN-PACIFIC RAILWAY- RATES,
Loulou, 11th March. The Canadian-Pasific Railway Company has reduced the fare across the Continent to £5.
London, 11th March. The New York Herald states that Sir Jultan Pauneofoto, the British Miofeter at Washing iou, kau conveyed Queen, Victorin's massage of sympathy to President M'Kinlay in bis afloris to relieve the distress in Cabs. "Her Majesty expresses the hope that war will be averted.
President M'Kinley Eas returned his thanks for the Queen's expression of sympathy, and Murch stated that "Russia was about to retien shirt ho hoped it would be possible to avert war. from the Hermit Kingdom and would hence, The feeling in the United States is increas forward consider Corea beyond her sphere of ingly farcunble to Britain. Some newspapers influence." This at first blask. seems in discuss the desirableness of forming an silience such utter decord with antecedent policy as to between the United States, Glegat Britain, and carry its own refutation with it, it could only Japan. be explained by the hypothesis that the THE "TIMES" ON RUASIAN POLICY IN TUB
Lonley, 7th March. Northern Power and
The death is announced of Mr. Edamd Tat FAR EAST
London, 8th Marok.torsall, prianipal of the well-known firm of horse The Times views the Russian policy in the auctioneers and proprietar of the faraons spert- Far East with humiliation. It says that Russia ing room at Knightsbridge. is ondesscaring to injure Britain the eyes of The death is anonood of Sir Goorge Ras London, 8th March.. Oriental antioris:
sell, Bart, Congurvative member for Woking ERM.
come to an un-
AUNT(ALIAN INTERESTS IN THE TRADE
WITH ONINA AND JAFAX.
Loodas, 10th March
ORITUARY.
From another source we hear that Japon has sunt her ultimatem to Russin demanding the immediate entonation of Port Arthur, and tha
lu oddressing a meeting of the United Barod Rusia has replied that she cannot acquiesse vice Institution last night Mr. Arabad R. and that events must take their couro Colquhoun, the explorer and traveler, are seamical that affairs have reached so acute author of the English Poliay in the Far East, the founder of the orphange at Briefol a orisis in se brief a time, but it must not bo
At the Magistrsey yesterday, before Com mander Haslinga, Boyte Sugh, au ludiatu eenutable, was charged with feloniously and nalawfully weanding another India constable named Ogager Singh with intent to do him grievous bodily harm on Thursday evening last. Dr. Bell, assistant superintendent of the Civil Hospital, said that about savan Gelock on the evening of the 31it ult complainant wax ad- mitted to the Hospital suffering from a scalp exhaustive search he found no reported case wound about two inches long and eating right conviction for champerty or mainton. down to the bons. The wound was
aneu for the last 300 years, and from that he dangerous and counplainant would be out of a thought it would be fair to assume that no Hospitat in a day or two. The wound might eviction for champerty or maltenance ba
The Chief Justice-Of course cases only get produced.
into the reports when there happers to baaderstanding with Japan. Luave us aloud ip In the tenntaruatch between the Cricket Club
reporter present and i legal point is raised,
Listung, and we will loro Cores to you." the concentration of the British fleet in and the Ladies Recreation Clah played on the
Mr. Shade and he suggested that that still, writon this verrespondent, it is somewhat the North. was with a view to possible Cricket ground yesterday the LR.O. Boored 33 were five or seven men in the room, defendant For a reasonable dadastion to draw from anoon mon with the player who has the true
It seemed to boing amongst them. Defendant was scolding the absence of my expert. games and the Cricket Club 24. complications with Russia way now be
ourds and the lead to make a compromise ei me and I told him to shut up. The man was hia, at ury rate since the middle of last cou
equal torma with his opponents. finally demissad. Ju his spocel it the
drunk. I was not druk. Toma Singh, tury, almost funpossible that a case of oriminal House of Commons on the 1st March, the
other sonstable also sooldet me and lamparty indictment could have been raised fall report of which was received by the
told him to that up or I would report at home without the peint of law being raised him to the bavilds in charge of the room. as to whether or not the facts sonstitated Inst mail, Mr. Cung said:-"I atu net
Toma Singh throatened to beat mo. I got up champerty... Since the middle last cen- fly authority of the Honourable the Secretary to make the report, and as I was getting up fury everything of internt from a legal point one of these who have any great belief in of the U.S. Navy, the following values are un
Toma Sing told defendant to ont me with his which hal taker place in every court of record the inherent stability of the Chinese unced for the quarter ending June 30, 1303; word. When I sair defendant going for the iu ngland had been reported, the reporte being forgotten ilut Hurris demanded a reply from Government. Pressed as China is from Imperial Jagsteen yea, 30.498; Merican Dollar, sword it started to run. Tomă Singh vG7 le by lawyer, who were generally on the evey side, and incapacitated from success
after me and caught me by my waist. I enlled look out for interesting points of low, and the China by the 27th, or sta inst, and is Japus out. Defondant rushes at mo and hit me orar absence of any record as to any conviction for mean to intervene she would do so before the "ful resistance, as she always hitherto has
criminal champerty sititled one to assume that cession had the sanotion of Okina's formal the head with the aword, breaking it "been, by defects in her Government and
Defendant, who had no questions to ask, mid at any rate for the last 150 years there land been
From the same source we hear that the have no money. -I was drank. I are unów mau la this place. uo attempt le obtain a conviction for mactan- "Institutions, I can woll forssen abe la con-
I dill not know what I'dil. ance or chausporty. Prior to 150 years ago it Russia truasports landed 2,000 men in Fort
sary to secure a good diplomatic, service as 6. *fronted in the fature by ever greater dan-
THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.
proof of independence, and as showing that the He was sentence to six months' imprison. would be impostible perlings to draw the same Arthur or about March the lat, thal
Transvaal was not subjocs to "auzoraily. London, 8th March gora then she has had to meet in the past.
ant with burd labour.
conclusion, as the reports were not as full and General Sung retired with his forces (1) to Be carefully compiled as they had been sincs, Hinshow that the telegraphic communication
The Navy Fatimates have been submitted to
BAR London, 6th March. "But our policy is and must be to prevent
Speaking at Capetown yesterday, Sir Alfred but it world soom to be exceedingly unlikely between the Regent's werd and Paling was the House of Commons, the proposed vote for Kinoshow on the 3rd April A service of "her disruption so far as we can, and to small German steamers basnireedy baon arranged
Milner, the Governor of Cape Colony and High that such an interesting trial would have toen in Rasdan hands; and that the Chizoso ia mounting to £23,778,000
Chihli could got no replied to their measg craitted from all referees in Rey law At the same time we hear that Col. Wogack ships, font rulers, four sloops of war, and to supleious entertained in the Transrsal with It is propused to construct three fresh battle. Commissiezer for South afrien, deprecated the "secure for her the fresh lease of life to between Kiacchew and Chefoo.
The Tientsin correspondent of the M. 7. during the last 200 years, There was no rov which her inucnie and magnificent re-
teroned in any of the text hours to any has lots Tintain for Port Arthur, it is increase the personnel of the Nary by 8840 regard to Great Britain, and aid that the retro- sources entitle hor. We are therefore Managers of Olivers Froolold Mines Limited, wrack our River Improvement schema has been party anhangent to the reign of Elizabeth.
Mesars, John D. Humphrey & Son, General Daily News writes
grade administration was responsible for th The treaty diflealty which turntoned to reported case of su indictment of clam rumored to be made noting Governor, and men.
that the Tientsin agent of the Rumo-Chiness The total number of war vessels that will be recent anseet in the republs. He appealed to opposed to the alienation of any Chinese inform us that they have received telegraphic mot. Instead of increasing the shipping duct, in one of the old black later reports Bunk has gone over to make financial arrange in oness of contraction in 1888-9 will be the Tintol party in the colony to use its fullu ments for the large garrison which will here- twelve battleships, thirty-two cruisers, and suo in order to induce the Transvaal to mesimi- "terzitery or the sacrifice of any part of tons of stone wore crushed during Marab, yield-a curge bowing des Pale. The serions Elizabeth there was a reference to an appeal of after remain in Port Arthur: We have reason forty-one torpedacti
mioroscopic wharfage tax is to be imposed on written in Norman Franch during the reign of
late its institutions to those of the neighb Chinese Independence. That is a polioying 253 canses of gold..
nationalities which possess beads or are about maintenance. Whether that was a criminal to believe that all this Port Arthar news is
Owing to the recent ongiusers strike four ing States. from which the Government have
to possess them have agreed to enforce this, and appeal or an append is chancery ho was not pre-arrest and even if the crisis is not already at battleships and two misera authorised to be Sir James Sivewright, the Cape Cuzcie abstained and which they have no
During the week ended the 2nd April the the Ministers in Paking hare given pledge pared to say. This dearth of convictions, thir band, it will certainly be precipitated by these built, will not be commenced. The effect of riener of Railways and Public Works, platel "desire to initiate. I can conceive of air-
the strike ns boon to much retard the work on that the Cape Government would not permit the member of cases of plague reported was and that they will allow an immulity from tida dearth of uriininat setions in reference to these events. the number of deaths 40, making the total pity isx in any future trade regulations for two offenses was reworkable. In respect to We may add to this that there is good reason other vessels,
intervention of foreign Powers in the affairs of cumstances arising in the future, cream- number singe the 1st January 232 casse and 200 their co-axials. The Brillen on French civil actions, the question as to what amounted to before that Russia is not yet prepared for
London, 11th March, the Trazaraal) Mr. Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty,
London, 8th March. **Stauces gravaly affecting and perhaps 200 en Us Sed-Apell dur number of new casos formur roles, and have passed of bess in harzony the courts in comparatively modern timce, and be followed by concension on the part of Russis in introducing the Naval Estimates in the deaths. For the twenty-four Boury ended at Landrentere, have this week rescinded their to olmanperty er maintenance had come before war, and that Arniness on England's part will ** seriously imperilling our interests in China, was 9 aid of dentlu 10.
with the measure now proposed,
their Lordships would havonome guidance ar to -N. C. Daily News.
House of Commons last night, appealed to
0.474.
A Shanghai fra is reported to have received a telogram from New York, instructing it to saad no ergo for the present by American ships to the United States."
We (Ching Gazette) understand that the first
regular German mail steamer will leave bangbi
advices from the mines to the effect that 900
THE CONSERVATION OF THE PELHO.
MERENT.
10th March. The death is announced of the Earl of Brad
London, 16th March. The death is announced of Mr. Goorgo Muller, referred to the Chiasse question. He said that Australians would intiorly resent any sotion
THE TRANSVAAL”
Loudon, 5th March which resulted in the piesing the Chinese ŽDĚ. Japanono markets through British neglect Speaking in the Volksraad yesterday Dr. W Mr. James Undani, who also spuke said that 1. Leyds, the Transvaal Secretary State, trade with China vitally affected the Australian defended the proposal to grout £17,500 for a colonists, who would willingly support a boki: Zoreign conanlar service. Ho said it was NOVOS and persistont policyone e
The Trassycal Volksrand has voted £15,000 for the establishment of a opusular service.