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CHR HONGKONG BAILE JEUGI FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2ro, 1506,
The Love of a Formuse Life A Nova, By. CHARLEE JH HALCOMBE, Author of -- "Tales of The Casbay The Mystic Flow ery Laut,' eto,, Leadon loba Loog, 1998, M. BALCOMBE's Chias friends will be glad to have the opportunity of pernung snother work from his industrious pon. The tale before us is rich in exciting, insident, and li dhe reader can surrender his exünary story day common of Mr. Halcombe untraneted imagination
RINGHUNG ORIORET
the ground awaraped by midshipman who only j draad abortion in the new and unknown li puid Sử undễ nho could gut dawn practically any of a locgür Etats, hol long ranghædd in theor time in the alternbon, while the members who he nonessity of Confederation, and in 1897 -an hud to pay an entrance fee of 810 and a ex-admirable Bill was fought out in every detail corption of 31 found on going down at about by a Contorenas convonal for the puro, 12 five o'cluck for half-az-bong's practice, that they which all the Austrian colonies ki dag- KC-
old, not possibly got it.
ment were represented, all wint ens represented for most of the time, and alt kat two flying ad
Afr. Tos Lis thought there ne moha bye-
Air, Wooncoca bounded
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, The annual general meeting in connection with the Hongkong Croket Club was held in the
•Pavilion yesterday afternoon to rooniva tha report a lot of beators for the evening year Mr. A. G. Wise president) gospod thouin and he was supported by Dr. Towson (kon
The 1'ê gotPANT --There was don't know sucstars), Mesert A. Donald (hon, temaurer) reguded the tennis courts. Hou, T. cecorate Emith, G. D. Capfell, and whether it gusts at present.N 11. Cox (cummistco)
MAPA MACREƒsto sail Dr. Lowson re forred to midahipmen. Many of their nars) friends were offeurs of superior rank. Was it indebted to them for helping than of the
Dr. Losoy mid he included them all Captain Drapy said he had frequently been glad to get going of the young fellows to
out for hint.
the two extremities) prontal thrift the entire period. The Commonwealth bill
The delivery of the English mall was begun (tences the other that of fraudantly 19. sense, and give himself up to the hypa The report said - Tha accounts which are proposed to dabar them. They wore frequently suit Tiszawa adoptoil the Ufernioureaith tjene
| " CHAMLIS: ÉTENany Boots Begotiations Tag Arraniam, sed Commerend Depart "nt St. Petersburgh, dedulog the Brideh and ment of Japan bus, it la stated, debidud to scind Comiation to investigate and report on the "Russian spheres of Influence in Chios, are present state of the Jednetrics in Chion and "proceeding in a friendly spirit."If there with a view in developing leda with negotiations result in anything like a rea
C. E. Leopold, afruzged at Yokoheme with zonable agreement, in which if is not all give and no take on the part of Great Bri- obtaining advancos on goode which did not exist, was committed for trial on the 19th. trin, it will afford genuine rencon for antisgust, bail. Beluy allowed me fuse her charges were added to the Hillment one that of obtaining credit oder false pre- . Hofmann (father in the firm of Mhrone & Co, Necbf) to sign two ralu-
souties--namely, bills of lading.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. .-
SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRES."]
LONDON, 30th Angust. THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY, There were 2,500 deaths from the plague in the Bombay Presidency last week, and 156 in the City of Bombar.
น
at 725 s.. yesterday,
A Soul telegram reproduced by the Horable Chronicle states that the Korean doceren! ns Appointed Mr. MoLoary Brown, the British Financial Adviser to fuperintend railway
ffairs.
A
Loudon telegram of the 17th Augusti statek that oftar the Spanish troops had jeft the tow of Calos, in Puerto Rico, the inhabitants hoisted
the American flag. This traps therengen fran, tere down the flag, and machetel aixety.
H.M.8. Daphne left Singapore cu the 27th August for Belavia, to be present at the festivi- tion in honour of Queen Wilhelmian's corona- tion. Thoroafter she proceeds to the Cosca islands and Christmus Jaland il M. Hold 3. Farrar, of the Straits Of Berries, the affeor dapitted to carry out the official annual Tixit of Inspection.
The Victoria Recreation Claba annual aquatic sports commenco on Wednesday next, and judging by the enthusiasm displayed by intending ompetitors and the amount of teai ing being put in at the V.R.C., should prove ene af the most excessful meatings of the Cinh.
An exceptionally, large entry in re rowled,
When the M. 1. st. amer Low arrived of Socotra on bur voyage out, it was discoveral that a fire bed broken out in que bunker. The
RUSSIA'S PEACE CONFERENCE. It is believed that the Powers will seropt the Czar's invitation to a national conferences, but the Cast of Frares being irrituel, o occount of not having been consulted before the is of the note by her ally, is calculated to prejudice the astorabling of the conference.
SUPREME COURT.
let September.
I SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE MA. JUSTICE Wan (PoaNE JUDAE).
THE CLAIM FOR DEMURRACE,
ressed was anchored off the island, and in ten This case again came on for hearing, and at bears the fire was extinguisher. Aucher doing the conclusion of the argument is Lordabip
and occurred at Ditonti, in reviving Cardiffentialed that to resorted bis denision. conls to supplement an inferior kind she had received-Times of India..
The London and Chino Bores muys:—À circnlume been issuel to the sbarchoders of
the Natioanl Bank of Chias. Limited, asking for pronics for a mosting to be called in Horg kong with the object of appointing additional European directors. At present there are two European and three Chinese directors, and Mr. Cilies, la Chairman has recently, beau superveted in his appointment by noe of this Chinese directors.
ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT, The Toi Kee firm, for whom Mr. H. L. Dornys appeare, sad the Man We firm, for whom Mr. Hastings appeared, for 3373 damages for breach of contract, they having failed to dizer vartain gourts by a sperited dute.
His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiffs for 5300 with costs.
THE CXCESSIVE-HPAT,--
TWO DEATue,
The excessive heat we have been having to We (Lendas and China Express have aloudycently has resulted in two deaths both of which noted that the Japazese cruiser Knaagi, built were reported to the police yesterday: Oue of the Crump's shipyard in Fhiladelphia, badhe victims was Mr. William Moulure, on An bui her contract triki trip, and can now state crican mining engineor about 35 years of age,
almost ut right angles to course, a mesh' for the last two months. At ebont half-past.
"devoloped." The course was 40 miles long, up
Yngstohem p
afternoon.
Comander Runny questioned whether the resolution was in order, seving that the committee had power to make by-laws regulating the play on the ground.
in town at three o'nlock and Chroo thirty, and if Dr. Lowson said he had soon the mildshipinen they got an hour at four or dre nete he thought they had quite enough.
Mr. Monas propused as an amendment that
This was seconded and carried,
A MEMBER thought it would be better they had standard boundaries, and suggested that the rules with regard to following.os, etc., should be. pablisty exhibited,
The PRESIDENT thought the best thing to would be to appoint a sno-committee on which others besides committee men should sit to consider this question,
The meeting seemed to fall in with this idea.
The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the President for occupying the chair.
THE ROYAL BONGKONG GOLF
CLUB..
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was completed in the first month of the present -your; and abmitted to a popuar vote the most important colonies on the 3rd and 4th of Jouet
in the vote, while Victoria, South Austral stitution behelming majontics. Now South Wales voted in its ravons by s nwall, ma- jocity, "but the casulo, diu pot Päivava in the mother-colony the number of votes which, owing to the influence of the eppocents of the tali in its Parliamont, had been made zajosary non. dition of its passing The resistance of the La bour party and the lake Epport of the Prima Minister; Mr. Raul, worn probably owing to the unpopularity of the sunditions wuch had been tonnu necessary to prevent opposition on this part of the arcaiter vodorod, I be per- mission granted to the sailer colouisa, by the constitution of the Commonwealth, to be ro prisentod in its Senate by the same number of members as are accorded to the great, celsmes, Victoria and Nar south Wales, has led to mach suspicion as to the probabis working of the Bitl or the part of the omeratio aiment in all the colonies. On the other hand, when the proposed Senato is rigidly scrutinised in is dilliest to fear of that body. It would at lost be get. eto on what grunde tas democracy, bags, their Bible that if sah a Sato were bright into oxistança'in, mipht be found to be more advanoud hindy than the Chamber of Representativer. It is possible, however, tha akhough there are for Conservative safeguards to be found in the law creating it, the mere name of Beaute will of itself coafor moderation upon those who are brought within so aaguat a
bony.
the Prime Minister of New South Wales, stated In'a spooch made on tho 12 May, Mr. Rain, that if the Bill were detented he shouki-mot despair of federation, but would propose that New South Wales should join the present Federal Council. I becomes, therefore, of somo interest to examine whet Laat ederel Council is.. Created by an Act of 1880, and brought into existence on the recommendation of fone colonies (in the Ant styled provinces) shortly afterwards, the Federal Council of Australasia consists of two roprosentativas izum each of the self-governing cotonics who choose. The attention of membara dering August to be represented unit, and of a from ji, was centred on the above cup, kindly presented and from any other Uren Colony, which any at any future tims come inte existence wilkia for competition by Commodore Holland, A.DC the boundaries namel, L., in Now Guilor. Com. Taylor, RN, and Ideat, Pluwer, The main power contarred in the Council was
tast of legislating in Tegan to the lutions of Austriasis wiki tho isinmix of under conditions given below. A great deal of interest was shown and in spite of the great heat prevailing during most of the month, and the
the Pacific, but it has powne to deal with all not too easy state of the links, s good many matters referred to it by the various kezislatures members steadily Atrate for possession of the
anbject to the subsequent adoption 1. pre..
Dazing the last week the same of the winner the Legislatures Chrioselves. The hostility of New South Wales it was which paralysed the and a xesults proved; this opinion was correct. came into it, and the vihar colonies should The Tinaer is the youggout member, and lie is he willing to waive for tuo moment the stop. 002gratulated en securing the cup with a good co- tion of the Commonwealth Bil, which was ke tara after a residetta in the colony of about three brought into existenes by the aetion of thris of mentie. He plays in good style (if a little pro fessional), is vary keen on the gamis bag evidently the Comalitetion of the Cousnonvenità, the had the advantage of good teaching, and a quite Secretary of Stato aut Parliament disside dini expect to see Lim at no distant date returning it is better to wait for the action of Nor Scuta between 3 and 49, and his list card marked co-operation of the colonial Parliaments, a him 5 tp on the Colonel
ABELOUR-GLESLIVET is a very oil that with rough water ord a strong fido catting whe has been staying at the Hengkeng Hotel romance, without trying to piece together those maks on the word to the racquet courts was fairly thought to rest between two players Federal Council. it Now South Wales should
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The London snel China Express of the 5th August saya-Captain W. Lang, of the Cambridge, the gagnery ship as Dawisport. will be compulsorily retired on 19th inst umlor the Age Clause. As we have already voted the Chinese Government is cooundingly axious to secure in services to reorganise ite naval forces, but Captain Lung has had to minch experianco of the way of Chinose officials that it is doubtful if he wonki ngaju. place himself in a position where he would be 24thyartal at every turn, and where the maximum
***UNET CONSwim.catione rolaton të the newPralins
should be addressed to FAZ EDITOR.
or if while these of the coinntes deelre
One of the crew of H.M.S. Barfeur died her noble, self-sacrifles for his preservation 8100 to apt-rt. These included broken. essa by Rex-curse, Hie 9 hals rounds-redWales, then the Federní Council, with the warm
yesterday from the same carize.
THE BRUENT TYPHOON.
A GERMAN STEAMER LOST,
The best round of the meeting was played are the main ead of the protica! Constitution
Lót a Federal Government. by Dr.Lowson, and was as follows-540S 555 39:55,532655541A
Prior to the competition, it had bean cocider by the Green Committes to increase, the serateli Bore at the third and twelfth boles from 4 to 5, thus making the scratch for the green, St in pleos of 8. New lovel bye-laws for both match ant modal play had also been drawn up by the Committee and have apparently worked well
The Federal Council, Loweror, having no Executive, though Prime Ministers of the Colonies, have sat upon it, living no judiciary, no controloffants, no Miinistry, with always bu inforier authority to the Commonweath which gean of the cuiries so warmly favore, ad which, on the whis 15 favoured by a Jerge majority of the entire Amalian people.
Sooner or later the end a little doubt, the
of responsibility would be combined with the has met with the fato predicted for her. She dead of night he had to climb a high and dif. man who got up the mistahes, could conceive Jaring the month in which they have been Cemmonwealth Act will broaght juto ojerą..
minimum of effective onthority..
Mr. Sydney H. Morao's farowall courort at the 5. Andrew's Ha'l on Wednesday evening was
to repels us forward their name and address certainly one of the ncat suorongful of the rerigo.
ith communications addrecred to the Editor, n201 or publication, but as evidence of pred fatih.
liliters for publication should be written ya b syde of the paper entu
already appeareä în ölkor papers will be inserted.
P.O Boc. 20 Telephante No. 12.
DEATH.
Mt. C. MG. Bardia
-(44) 10 up
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THE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS, The report and accounts were submitted attached show balance of $9,878.54 to, the his interest in the writing ant of the plot writ of the club on the 18th August, 18g he wall stained. In his preface the author The list of denbora, together with the average quotes two passages on love at frat sight, one for the seed, is annexed. Lieut. . D. Cabr from Lord, Lyftan and the other from Sir Joku hell H.Khods the batting average hit
43, whilst her, G. Vallings in taking 31 Lubbock. The latter says "Love at first sight wickets at 15.3 xurs each hands the bowling Hon. T. SexcoOMBE SMITH--The only sounde like an imprudence and yet is almost average Eight pron of over 100 Tors maderepre Teball make on this question is that rerelation Ikea as if we were but renowing tiadient. G. 1). Campbelt, 120 not out, 134 am given to understand that midshipmen are the relations of a pestiona asistones." This is not out; Copt. Dysan, 119, 1. N. Howard, 103 the keynote to Mr. Haloombes plot. The idea ant out; Cap. Langhorne, 121, Dr. J. A. Lowther lessons til three or bail-gast in the is rather a pretty cut for the imagination to son, 183; 3. D. Wood, 102 mis cat and 170 The FansIDENT said that under rule 10 toy with inn goute, tentative kind of way, but The runnet courts have been in full swing the committes ecull draw up by-lowe regulating dunlt with too literally it becomes absurd. Mr. during the year. Both parts, as well as the use of practice nets and lawn tennis courts Halcomba ays that we who are now living the servante quarters attached, are in decent to havel northers, but Dr. Lowson wished for out a transitory term of existence in this gonera repair. They have very only paid their own an expressice of opinion as to whether the eam tion mag anknowingly, mest our friends and expouses. The invitations sont last your to miter should do this or not. fers again in the days of ang futurity" bab Shanghai and the Straits Seftlements were in his tale he is not content to let former accoutod, and it will be noted that 81,678.14 acquaintancos maet unknowingly they simply were expended to entertaining our guests. The take up mattors again in the nineteenth century chas played: 12 matches of which ware won where they let them in the third. Liello and lust. The pavilion is in fairly good Maximane and Lacina Tullus were a Roman repair and the ground, notwithstanding the south intel riadon who loved and married. severe strain put upon it last winter, is in satis- The committes regret, as They were Christings and their marriage was factory condition. celebrated in seorot, and a very unchristian probably will the mombors, the resignation of kind of pengar tsed on the cension is quoted, their popular and succoastal gecretary, Mr. B.the matter be lait with the committas, As the ceremony concludes they are surprised Ram His retirement was made the and arrested. Lielo is given to tie wild Focusion of a suitable presentation, There beasts and Lucina commits suicide. In the
am 376 members and 16 naval subsoribara; nineteenth century these two hoings, bearing in addition, there were. 79 absent embers different names and maring in different During the year 64 new members were pheres, meet again They recognize sack albeted and 101 metal subscribers. The Lawn. Riber almost inclistely had they hava tennis Championship Cup was won by Lt. been dreaming of sach other, have svou called H. 9. Moberios; the " A. Cinsa Handicap by each ether by the sames they ho fa their Lt. H. Moberley; the "B" Class Slug former existeure, and meira Low Althen, has Handing by Ed Wodehones, the Profes gone so far as to paint a partint of her ionat Pairs by Lonte Moberley und Camp lover from memory. Untarimately, however, het: Double Handicap by Captains Langhorne Athos was surried before they met, and to
and Simonds; the Veterans Cup (presented by Liello's half brother, a geatlesine who played AH. Skelton) by T. Bercombe Smith. The the part of a villain in the third coutery portion Championship Cay for racquets was won by of the plot and is intended to bear the same Capt. Simonds, RA, who defeated Lt. obaracter in the nineteenth, though towards his Jellies in the final. The thanks of the club are wifo ho appears to behave fairly well Be due to Admiral Sir Alexander Bullor. K. C:B tween the half brothers thero is jealousy Capt. Login and the officer of the Flagship, Grad I will, and its elder, the husband for their kindaees in allowing their band to of Althen, has the younger shipped off ander play dering the season; as also to Capt, cumlilians that seem to render his return. Chichester and officers of H.M.S. Imortalite impossible. Thereupon: Althea eels her husand to the eflcers commenting and to the band's yacht, taking also a considerable sum of money, and goes after the vessel containing het offers of the West Yorkshire Regiment, the
ແຕ່ງແ lover. We must not disclose the development Kings On Regiment, and Hongkong Regi- of the plat farther, but in inking leare of The FRESIDENT, on rising to propose the Halvomba's book would venture to suggest that option of the report and accents, said there the loves of real life furnish ample material for wore one or two remarks he would like to of the raport With of widely separated conturica. seven yesterday morning he was found ging
togurt to the reference when that was penned the committes were under only fallen forward from a bar in with on the floor of his room, having appar The Silver Christ. By OUTDA, London: T the impression that it was quite correct, but
Fisher Unwin, 3898.
after it had been written information came to he End been sitting. The police were informed THIS is a collection of five short tales, of the nommittee that there were some stafi and Chief Inspector tauson and Inspector gives ite tile to the defests. Two members of the commitive were Sidey went down and made arrangements for which, the one that he bite the bore kind enough, to go down and inspect. The the removal of the body to the public mortuary, the excelent. It is the tale of result of their inspection was the discovery of Here it was examined, and bent exhaustion was
woman's unsallish devotion to a man and some sanki defents which would take abont given us the case of desti
The scene ja laid in Italy, and the descriptions ebeir legs, sto. Rasquet playing members would of the life of the poor are almost revolting in assiet the oltb if when they noticed anything the picture of winery, sordikauss, and colluus-
like this the webbl roport to the com mitlan.. With regard to the number of ness they present.
The scene of "The Silver Christ" is also matobe played, there had bou so criticis laid in Italy and among the poor. A young in the papers on the subjeck It wa man falls undor the spell of a beautiful, but complained that considering the number of A. & G. BOAT SAVES THE. GREW, -
unfooling girl, who pacsuade him to rifle is meubers the matoles played were very few. The Gernma sleazer Fríaklad, which was on molber's grave in order to renovar curtain That was so, be admitted, but in his opinion the fault rather lay with the playing members. No her way from Lomburg to facchin with a cargo articles of witchcraft that he had baried with her.
one there, apart from the secretary and the of patent fuel for the German war vessels there, Arrived at the remote country graveyard at the was an old Casard liner, and the fact that she ficult wall, but he kicked of his boots, get bis the trouble there was to get together a team had seen the best of her days was so apprrent toouails in the first orevice in the brick surface, He had get to go round sad round and round and fotoe
spend a great deal of time and yet many a match. The conditions hid down by the dozers of the Lion. The Governors of the uricas colegiês, at prosent appointed by the Crown, will then be that when she was at Singapore the Stupore tad began to mount with his hands and feet
fell through. He did not want to disclaim any can wars-Best average of four rounds of 18 i virtually superseded by single romp Ofiica Free Press declared that she would never be able with probensilo agility." Tasa having found to weather any typhoon in thick the might hap Lis mother's graro this extreetdinary young blame on the part of the committee, bat ko did old again bogey: match play ander fallbandi the Cove denen The Senate which, as The attendance was good and the programme pen to be caught, and this has proved to be the ran dug and dug until under the rays of the any that it was the playing members who were apes) bandicaps limited to: 15, anatated abord, wil a congressed of neque m was poze through is a manner sofculoted to
cau. Instead of enling her days as a halk moon the desecrated ground lay, ski broken up and responsible. Thers End bero a great decadence handicaps over 1b to be redured to the limber of members for each colony, in the Bill of cricket during the last year or two, but he Competation open to all players to enter salled States, will be elected for siz yeurs, but satisfy the must erition! The intersat in that Kinashan she lies at the bottom of the For. beaped and tossed together, as though an earth- No anorympuls signed cramentation that haus Cheert was laced by the fact that it was the moss Channel off Taroahoat On Sunday cake bad riven: the 2011 But he could, got hoped there would be a revival. It was further often as they pois, apsofal cards to be takon, will be alerted by the whole solely to u binge ccasion of Mrs. W. W. Campbell king her the centre of a tyricon passed over the For find the cain, which is perhaps hardly stagular, complained that they did not give the No. 2 good as and returned rack day after datorate The tier of the the pondelke eleven-aneagh opportunities for playing He play, the last round to be played by Vierash, is intenzele democratic; enliu may opunon soova
· babutkan, and the subuncement of her next, subjected. The waves breaking oror the ressal{ doing so, until Snally he came under the walioom and in the hell, and he was certain that petition; the Bgures in brackets depote the tendency of the former of the provisione.
Shpagined Mr Mars in the Anal 153 Chenil taba: Seythaf. Enako and for Jastead of disaini pun auff and 4019 to pay were pufagi viatgeber her th and the democracy against the slightly anti-democratic spparanor in public will he received with plea the tres wore put out, the after hensa vue wash. of the graveyard, where he anesthest a silver the secretary or the man who was getting up strokes allowed for the four rounde wwe. Mr. Morso was also assisted by Mr. C. H. ed away, and practically all the provisions on image of the Child Christ. With his he got the match trould be most, happy to make use
Much Eghting took place in the Convention Grade, Mr. A. C Vm Nierop, 3r. C. Lammert, bount word swept into the sex. Tho en wees out of the trench. The areot siap smell of of the services of any sepond team man who
Mr. A.J. McClurs aud Mr. S. H. Somerton, vocaliste, Mrs. J. H
over the clauses dealing with the origin and Bathgate and Mr. Emil Dansuborg, plaints; hard at it and completely exhausted having dragging at the solva of his boots-that we sacond team to go down to Hoppy Valley Mr. P.de. C. Morriss
Rt save set to work at the pumps and they were the wet blowing grasses was in Lis nostrile, and would insert his name is the list. Then Dr. A. Lowson
Progres of money Bills The Seaute has be Mr. W. Muskett, elorationist.
the damp elinging Bods wore about. Lis fot there was a segrestion about getting the Mt. W. A L. Lothbridge KOR (44) I given power in regard to mouay Buls morenon- hardly tasted food is the meantime. whoa she
Bitoruble thou theses of the Hours of Lords, and was sighted ut five o'clock on Treniny afternoon all Seeing that he had left his boots entside This was an excellent suggestion if it would Mr. H. Fino uney
the position of the Imperial ones of Commons A year ago M. Rishie appointed a Ferart. Is the P. and O. steamer. Rotilla (Captain we fail to see how the sods could have dragged be onrried out, but if they could Mr. B. F. Maskov
Es sole kasper of the pubiy purse has been muntal Committee to consider what means the Sde. Lockyert exhibiting signals of distress them in the way described.
Mr G. Stewart Then again, get two ehrens to play on that ground
contracted with the proposals of the Couton. State might with advantage take for the Her other flags having been lost the American the image is said to have been as large as o
wealth Bill, for the parass at damaging he was perfectly carisin they gould not got two Mr. H. L. Dalrympie wination of commercial information. The ensign, the Gresk Ensign, and the English child of vor year old, and of solid silver, and yet are eleseus to go play in the Happy Mr. W. Taylor
the laftar. Whils artibary meney Bills mast Committed bus now reported, and it ronora Pilot Jack were utilised for the porpase. On it acems to have been carriet about as easily as if Valley Hear, he Gentlemen had a great Capt. M. Rumsey, R. N
originate in the Honso of Representativus, it is Leds a very important developmons, of the getting closer these ca tha Railla sought sight it had beer a little netsaki Ouide, we map, any different srecations and eminsements, and W. J. Saunders
provide that proposed inw shall not be treated Horaxoxo, September 2nd 1898.
activities of the State. It is suggested that a of a yeard on the bridge on which the wards doce not stick at trifles, but we should think she ho could not help thinking that the unlupli Mr. U. W. Playfair
na a accey Bill by reason of its containing peo- Commercial Intelligence Office should ve erest Ship fall of water were written. Though can hardly have read over The Silver Ohrist cation of amusements Led rather interfered with Mr CA Tomer
posals for fees, atd; wait is more important, & ad, with the direction of the Board of Trade, there was a very houry ses at the time a con after writing it or she would have made various riekek (Hor. Hank Bas still last was for Mr. U. W. Spriggs ** This office is to collect information from the ple of boats (the mail boat and the fourth alterations to give it an air of greater verisimit to consider. It depended upon them. cards out of 278
power is given to the berints to rearn to the THE pendulum of public opinion on the Colonies and foreign eucntries on all matters lifebeat) were lowered from the Rohilla and
Twenty-four sibers returned in all 101 House of Representatives any money Bill, Hitude.
Where there was a will thors was a way. If Chinn question is now, swinging in the connected with what any be called the stery takes alongside the distressed vessel. The
requesting by message the mission or amend. "An Altraint" is the title of another of the they would come down to the ground chop. CAPTAIN'S CUP FOR BEPTEXEER.
ment of any items or provisions therein. It s direction of spheres of inducnce. Even the reeking of commerce, such as customs re- whole of the crew-19 in number and the ane tates, which is of the humorous type and deolop they would be able to have three-quarters This monthly cup will be played for between slee provided that tax laws shall ded with one Timea in a recent issue need if it was not
gations, barbour dues, do, and in addition it passenger were taken aboard, not oven the cat cidedly amusing. Wilfred Bertram is a young of the day on the ground. The mail closed at the 10th and 120 1st.
sabject of taration only, so that an opportuity is to try and obtain information with regard to being left beland, and safely deposited, on the sprig of the aristocracy who has imbibed notions cleven, and they eight get down by balf-past
ta given to the Senate of throwing dat a money time for Her Majesty's Government to drop uw ontlets for Britisk trudo. Wish this and deck of the Rohille, the cat, howar, caping of altruism and tries to put them into practice. He dul not think there was any good in hoving
Bill essential to the taxation of the year, with playing with phrases and to look at facts; should he periodically sent out to lureiga is consegnonce, Every attention was pait le cidentally we have caricatore of a Radical members would go down at half-mast elevon in view the Commitles propoes that exports from the boat and meeting with a watery gravo which results in various award positions. In matches from Batheday to afunday. If the
eat appearing to reject the whole finance mea and went on to say that to keep all Chins countries zuil British possessions to investigate
sura in such a way as to bring the national the unfortunate soner by Captain de Luckyer, iety Journalist who, unlike Bertram, does the committco work to their best to give thun
oristanes to a stop. The power of the Senate open to all the world had never been any and report on possible openings for trade, who landed his charges in Hongkong roster not try to tranulute bis principles into practice.
match overy Satorony There was aus Kra
to send messages to the Hoase suggesting thing but a plons aspiration, and that the
day morning little the worse. for thoir anplsu-
The titles of the otter fro tales are point, Extras an item of $1,800 in the
allarations in Bills which it cannot ad is A couple of cases were re-beard at the sauterporisace. While the Roll wasstanding
Lemon Tree" and "Toxin.""
accounts for expand of cricket festival. They
taken from the constitution of South Australia. other policy, c., the policy of spheres of Mugistrney posterday and the fines which had by vas of Messrs. Batterfield and Swire steamers
would remember that they had a nesting st
To bring the question between the Australian influence, for good er for ill was dominantu imposed considerably reduced. The fine came the scour and the master asked it le
bohere in iggardly Fashion with their. which the wish was expressed that they should
Labour party and the Convention to a sharp of 8140 imposed upon P. H. Nelson, a Swedish could be of any service, bat no further Asist. and inevitable. We are afraid, however, sana, for illegally carrying arms, was reduced, auce was required We nuderstand that before
IN HONGKONG,
issue, it may be pointed out that Sir William friends and guests fo had been through tlie
Harcourt'e Finance Bil would not have passed the Time is inclined to go as much too to 10. The fine of 100 imposal upon the the Bokitia mtade her appearance two other
Yesterday Gnerals Greste and Merrik ar item was not a large one. In any car they accounts, and he could assare them that the
the Hease of Lords with his Death Duties painted on the bow of his lannol the number of mastor of the Wing Tee for neglecting to have ressek hat passed bat had declined to stop.
rived in Hongkong, the Chine bringing the bad the very handsome halange of over $8,000
proposals in it if the Honza of Lord had held The following is Captain de Lockyer's report i over from Manila.
the position given to the Seats in the Com Wid licensed to carry was as to the matter About 58 p.m. Azg. -39,
Thora was also nu item, Penglon to old ma
montealth Constitution, The Concord entered the barkour on Wednes375" Fis believed the old man was dean nur bore of the British Colonies in North America fine of 826 imposoft apou the master of the steamer apparently disabled. Stested forsels reduced to the Domipal ize of fire conis, and the Turnabout I. bearing N. 30 W. 7affes sighted a dag night, and hasgore into dock,
It was supposed that the Commawealth pro- saine launch for carrying more passengers than her, found her out to be stenour Prinidad from
H.M.S. Powerfat is going to Manila.
Will regard to the term, they had arranged that the foot that when what are how the United Pals were likely to break down upon finance or for a team to go to Bhanghai on or about the States were mainly British, and what is now this much sexed question of the seat of exist side by side that is to say, we may Mr Grist, who appeared for defendast, pat the ridge with "Ship fall of water." Also bis license allowed him was similarly reduced. Hamburg to Kiakau; she shevole board on
20th of this month. In view of that, though the Canada was mainly French, every far-sighted Government, but it may safely be asserted that have an open door for trade, while re-
ground according to the rules shouldnt be American Revelation that it was the pre-prevod to be the main obstacle in the way) gas. observar recogniool from 150 years ago up to the beaitation of New South Wales (which into tho, box Mr. Carargiu, the Corecamant Actorian ensign union down at the main, the
Be opened until Dotober, the committee pro- cognising that politically a sphere may Matine Surveyor, who said ho passed all pes English pilot jack with a knot in it forward, be under the inaneace of our particular the number of pussengers and crow she was skip at 530 p.us. lowered mast heat and lawfully keeping a place for gaubling purposes suger lazzoles Befors doing so he saw tint and the rock sign underneath. Stopped dar Heatings, two men were charged with an. power. Thus, Kinocha'u is now practic-licensed to curry was printed on the bow. He boat and sent them alongside Erought off ally German toniiory and Tallennu saw now that this was in contravention of the the entire crew of lading on passenger and six other mea were charged with gambling
billside on Crown land near Tai Wo Ho Russian, but at both these parts British passengers only boing potatoil on the bow.
Ordinanes, which provided for the sawber of and their effects. Also sent message to the at the place named.
master in the event of his abandoning his ship. ships aut
British gula have. under
It was stated on behalf of the prosecution by to take any steps he 'onald to ensure her sinking Chinese unstable (P. O. 312) that at half-
Mr. YA CEBAR HAWKINS secorded the the terms of the lease, equal rights of in a letter from the Yangtze, saysay in soming on board reported 18ft. of noter in dieguised self as a stone cutter and preceded
The special corresponent of Daily Telegraphs, us she was a danger to navigation. The master past Il on as morning of the 21st. August be adaption of the report, and the nation was
Curried.. eatry with German or Russian ships and tell those Lonourable members who discussed stokeheld and engine room, and had before leas seven other constables similarly disguised goole. Thus ins our auch aligned Go the Chiness discuity, and left out Caina, that agarda con aut removed core of 10 Fan Von Ho, os the Shields afoation of Mr. A. G. Wise as president. (Hear Me Hugh Exerton consoled himself for his of the Convention, at Selbourne, in the pres
Hon. T. SERCUB B proposed the vernment preserved an open door for British question of the day? Chiesa curse is her out more then I or 5 hours."
interval reforut, and nut Past Arthur, is the virculating pumps. Baig would probably not He went towards a hollow in hillside her.)
A curious struggle arose in the third session trade at the particular points at which there oficial clam, from Poking downwards. Whon
over which a packing was stretched Ho THE LEE YUEN'S EXPERIENCE, saw ouo of the doferdants, who called ont to hint.
Mr.. J. W Jones seconded so the motion detent by the relection that the loss of Canada sont year over the age of the federal seemed sore junger of the door being that ene Prince was to receive £100.000, and Chefeo, reportsOn August 15th, at 2.30 pm, and found about 100 men in the hollow. First by CAPTAIN DAVIES. Dr. Lwann was elected most advanced of vairo kern Australians to wealth, that is of the Commonwealth of Ametra I was in the capital I heard on good authority The Lee Yuen, which areived yesterday from "There is gambling flare. He went forwards esrried contmoral would be of more service to my country chau a ospite The Bill is the Commonwealth of closed. But in political matters, and in author, more exalted, twice as much fer a lut. 27 dog-2010in bove to iu u riebat typhoon defendant was putting out a potse box und hoc, secretary with Mr. F.A. Çox se bis assistant spt British rule is somer hat similar to that he, shall be determined by the Commeaealth
On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconda
Australia Bl Clanes 124 provides that The strongest rotsan which urges even this the seat of Government of the Common. matters touching the construction of rail the scheme in stranded for want of funda. We torrents of us. On the 29th, at 6 pm.. a ten per cent of the winnings. He looked on by lr, A CHAPMAN, Mr. A. Donald was refast to their allegiance. It is recognised that fatection" of rasining outside the a
certain concorsion. I am pleased to hear that Izdan N.E. There was a heavy eras eus and cond defendsat was acting or croupier, taking maya sad the epering of wings, spheres bad in this district the other day a ducunt, stoamor without a funzul, supposed to us the for about three minutes and then de seized elected on, brocier.
Us the motion of the FRATEST, dat which long kept the American colonies stead. Parliament, and the colonies which he with all the Imperial stamps to it, for a railway in Fokien, was sighted. The Lee Yuen haidret defondant by the queue with one hand cognition, and Grent Britain's true polier. /contract. It had only cest in Peking $10,000. Į by, but in the darkness of the night an? the and got hold of the potre cor with the M. Atkinson, G. D. Campbell, and EA. Ramtralia; and the Metropolis, having hitherio tended, in Sir John Forrest's words; “to collar. Messrs A. Anderson, T. Seccombe Smith, Jis necessary to the peste au freedom of Australla, domplained that the omarea wealth in- the command of the sea by the British Power wealth, such as Queensland, and Wosion Aus. chiefly in dinnera to wandering, to get so far; done fog the vessel was lost to claw. At day other Immediately afterwards he seized it has scamed to us from the outsot, is le but a million and a quarter dollars are to be ligh the vessel was wat in sight, and a cruise secoud defendant by the quote. He was s were elected on the 'Camsitten.
distributed for promotion menu. If the thing remind the spot failed to discover her where salted by one of defendants, and the other THE NAVAL SUBSCRIBERS AND THE HOURS Santy contribution towards the cost of the fiser, prospect of a Commonwealth being fremded M received from the Australian colonies but the name of Austridia. If there, or 407 is Fating. le that, therefore, the place from juuks with alguns flying was sighted. The fondant ogatched his tracheon and hit h "go through." The centre of all the villainy louts. On the 300, at 4.39 pm, a disasted police offers come to his assistance. First de-
P OF PLAYE has frequently urged open the colonies the without New South Wales; or still more with which you expost reforms? And are the people uk whed to be towed to port, but the Lep or the head with it. He alsstrack him en
Dr. Lorus siad there was a point he wished adoption of coramon measures of defence, the out New South Wales, Queensland, and Wosi who on rocketing the mousy those who will would ut undertake to tow. At 6 pm, a
to direct attention to end on which he wished need for which has become a main factor in een Astrala, it would be at debt ridiculous the chook and left ear, Second defendant freed ardently promote tham F
water-loggel junk from Anny was sighted himself and wituoss then exaght held of first sent the committed had power to make bye lawn one on doubt that if the Australia ocjenias graphical extent, although one of these two is to have the opinion of the members. At pre pronting has growth of federal feeling No for three colonies (two of them meelt in geo
heavy so, which did some damage. During the typhoon the Lee Yours shipped a Ftoon Chinamou were taken off the unk. defendant with both hands. Second selendast for the' rogaletion of the play on the ground. should remain permadeatly, separatet from ens pulpai, tish, and well-provided with conditions suntold it's revolver from his vast He feared, along with a lot more people, another by ecstoms fecations with tariffable statesmen) to assure for their exping the and struck him on the month with the that there would be what he might term directed against one another goods, and with me of the capital of the Commonwaith of muzzle. Witness was posted on to the nasal invasion during the next winter grounds of queriel nitarded by such ques. Australia. It is, howeror. obrions that the of British monisý în the construction of the arrangements, antil the end of this your or pos
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
grond and kicked by ret and second ter. During the last three or four years tions of the as of the waters of the Marty Commonwealth cannot point xistener defendante. When he was straggling with the practice of the bed fide members of for irrigation parposes, festricidal wars between until at heart New South Wales. fadug Quvoas Newchwing Railway a contract has been sibly the beginning of vert. No question ad
then he heard a report, bat it was not from his the olab had been very seriously disturbed them are not impossible, in the future. There land and Western Australia, is witbin it. und quietly concluded under which it is believed now be raised as to whether a Gororument note, left Port Darwis yesterday for Timer and
The B. & A. steamer Menmuir, from Sydney, volver. His rovolyer was loaded.
by the naval players, He was under the im. might be renewed in Australia the history of that fresh negotitions must continue for the the fanucial control of the railway freen bean settled that we are to have one, the sooner
jesuy was requisita or not, bat now that it bas Hongkong.
Two other constables gave similar evidenco, preazion until that day that there was a by-ins relations of Burlad will Scotland with purpose of bringing bar in, as a majority of the. Inspector Baker corroborated: Ho sold ho law which said that payel cabecribers should Ireland, and with Wales, or that, in this ten-leotors ving, even ja Now: South Wales, Teking to Hankow will be vested in Ruasin, the hotter, The Banks can raise no passible arrived at Vancouver at 6 am. on Wednesday, found that more of the tarron had been dis
The P. R. steamer Bareas of Chire examined the revolver of the fire: witness and Buloh play skont Four n'elook, Ms. Seronmbo tury, of the former Spanish colonies in South domino The letter line rune right inte what, call it nation to the now zote hane, and it may beatha Slut August.
Stuith said he did not remember any such bye America, which, in spite of their comtion Little importance soon to Erve badh aftsökod relief to the present situaticu in many ways.
sharged. There was no fouling in the barrel.lam, and he could ret fld any, but he (De, 3 tonguà, sommon religion, and common tradition in the discussions before the coast.team.to, by what name one any, is virtually the thong) it may perhaps be doubted wheber Gothenburg, and Antwerp, lit Singapore for the fleshy part of the luft leg, and yna taken to or other. There were a large an aber of mid-mother-naantry has not avoided terrible in of the constution which gave rise in the Cez
The Homer Malaya, from Cepsuhagen, During the scale second defendant was shot in Loween) was contain bó had see it somewhere of rising for the sake of liberty against the thres proposals with regard le fatta British sphere of offence. Better would "here is now any real rots stringesor in this terday for this port and may be aspected Aera the Government Ciel! Hespital, It have been to have called it a sphere of Haugkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinans, yet
colony, especially is view of the passing of the on 7th instart
shipmen now on the station, and even during ternesing wareRANIAN
Tention to debates of the hijebit interest The First and second defenduets were each fined the last half-year, when they hat only a few influence at the outset and treated it as such, there is believed to be such a stringency in gow, left Singapore on 1st unb and may fined $25; or one month; sail the rest were sach it difficult to get a few hours practice. He the addition of New Zealand and of the Crown other Sister which may at it, te op foragi The N. Co.'s steamer Kisunge, from $75 e three months, fourth defendent was ships hore, the airil-motors of fie eluh found most long ago established for Australis, with Australia which has adult miragem noy The wine loginletion of the Imperial Parlis-clause inserted to provide fur sau cise of douta warning off all trespassers. The news con- and it many happen that the Hongkong te expected here on or about Tuesday, Gili Bhed 35, or 14 days. farther charged with na goubral feeling of this mesting that the comata. But the steady refusal of the mother. It decoros that until the qualification of electors
and Shanghai Bagk will withdrew & portiest instant
therefore beggin to propose. That it is the Colony of Biji, the Federal Council of Austra- which a coach and fimy opold easily be dicen veyed in recent telegrams woald'sset to the note issue from this oubay in order to most
Defendante wise indicate that the policy of spheres of influ thoir, veeds in China, so that the operation of Francisco to the 132 alto, via Henguin, has their duty Fire and second defendants were of navel subscribers on the ground during the assembly, deprived it if authority and in wealth, only we half the electors voting for The steamer Boric with wails, &o, from Saulting the police who is the execution of mittes should pass bye-law regulating the play solony--New South Wales to come into this becomes ngiform throughout the Common once is socuring officul as well as unofficial seichbarly set on the part of this colony to port this morning in Inland Boy, Kebe dant was fased B5, or 11 days, sad the roat were for the blosing might be 480, hat in Decembre The shie niea of the solonies, In spite ata
the Currency Nato Orduanes may prove arrived at Yokohama, and left for this eantenced to 28 days hard labour, third defonsassing winter. On the first of October the time the long run almost of for life itself
and against a propon law for the amendamat Erecognition, for we are told that Sir vards Hongkong,
Nagunaki, and Shanghai,
such fined 82, or woran days.
it should be four lock did not like to powerful ski-interest leading most of them to
On the 7th July, ut 7, Cortesmoré Garders, Kennington, fer a few days lngs. MARY NEW BON, wife of EDWARD WILLAR BATT, formerly if Shanghai, and eldest daughter of MILE PREDEC FAST JERES, formerly of Hongkong, in her fort sarenth year.
The Daily Press.
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in the one direction as it formerly did in the other.. Paradoxical as it may son, persons i the policy of the open door and that of apberca of influence may to a great extent
of influence must necessarily secure re-
roark out her own sphere and to maze it respected, not interfering unduly with what goes on in neighbouring spheres so long as the door is left open to trude in the ordinary acceptation of the word. Under the contrary policy we are likely to lose everything and gain nothing. Thue while
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docided to bring the Governmont Carroney Says the Singapore Free Press-It lins been Note Orlinance into effest from the 31st Au- we have been pressing for the employment rust, but the notes will not actually be ready,
to aford time for the necessary preliminary
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(Aather of Greater Britain, &e).
THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, There is nothing more striking in the his.
posed to put up two cofe so that this man senge of the French in Canada which was the caused almost entirely by the dificulty which were raiding an objection to this, saying that passage in the work of Swedish traveller, democracy, to the smutlar States, and especially He was sorry to his that home of the members rufo on the Amarie content. A well-known given, in the opinion of the Now South Wales who care going to ShangEat could practice.tial condition of the maintenance of British we have been discussing of the andus powers
but at present if they opened the ground all English golonies in Amerion," of "a sepan for their benent, I cannot, however, but the privilego shoald En granted to rery one, written in 1719, propuestes the constitution by by the provisions with regard to the Soketa put roubil they would absolutely rain 14.
rits state entirely independent of England think that these matters have been discussed in is traveller sur Unt the colonne baing New South Water is though the Scaste word u threatened by the French, and the British cam
Honge of squatters House of rich mea, a manding the vea, there was "ressed to regard of the Bal raako it probable that the Senate will House of Lorda, and I think that the provisions the Prouch in North America as the chief power be a somewhat democratic Assambly. Later in the coutury Montcalm, as quoted by which arges the colonies to submission."
ELECTION OF OFFICERS,
bration
of the Denst Indies shell be neaton in the case
of Adult Sufrage States. It in obriona mtu