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In reply to Mr. l. R. Danly, chief torpeater of nuisances, who for the none aseamed the rola of au afrocale, witness said he was sure thie was also dono on Baaday night.

PC. (6) Nailey anid that on Saturday night, at 9.45, complainant called bin into his hous Ho saw defondant come on! of a house, with chamber pot and pour the Bquid matter into the drain which wa open there. He put the solid contents of the pot into a wooden baskut. He then worked out the pot and put the water into those haal. A Chiarse P.C. arrested' defendunt.

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GATCHING, AND TINNING RICE- BIRDS.

Mr. Also, W. Cross, Acting Commissioner of Custome at Samshai, in his report for 1805 gives the following interesting account of the 10-bird industry at that port :---

An interesting escapatión carried on in sinam is the tinuing of rice-birds, soles, aut gano in a limited quantity.

This loantive bosiness was started seven years ago, and in 1608 there were 10 saps ongagol in it, mostly run by on who have bed in the United States and who have lost the business of there. The rice-bied scam is abort, begins ning in the middle of the 8th moon and lasting night. A reed patch oa the bank of the river about six wooks. The birdare caught at

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ITALY AND CHINA. ALLEGED BENEWAL OF ISALIAN DEMAND, The Kobe Chronicle pribliches the following translations of telegrams appearing in Japanoso Pepera

** Feking; 6th Angust. On the 3rd just. tho Italian Minister at Peking communicated his desire to the Chiness. Governant to resume negotiations on the demand recently made by him. His intention is to demat the opening of Sanur Bay, construction of a railway and the privilege of working winss. It is beloved- Italy will be satisfied if a portion of her dozando be granted by China Cooka Asaki, kj

Tokyo, 7th Auguit, A Peking dispatch of the 6th inst., received in Tokyo, announces that gode telegrams are continually being exchanged between the Ita lian Minister at Peking and his Government, and the Italian Minister at Tokyo, some of the tolograms consisting of over 1000 words. Not withstanding the statements in Italian papera: it is believed in Poking, that the Italian Government will resume the movement against China befors long. THE CHINESE COMMISSIONERS TO

BOUNSEVELLE WILDMAN, Conant-General. Hongkong, 26th April, 1800.

SPORT AND ANFUDOTE,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ärx, 1800, TUBOWING OFFENSIVE MATTER | GUARANTEEING THE ANTIQUITT | THE GEMENT COMPANT OF JARAM | Cursa semahla of pisuting and havverting 1 sore.

TRANNY FERUNT. INTO A DRAIN -

ON/OF CURIOS. --A

He is paid for his services in the oultivation of Ganiza, supposé, would gain a mad fame when The Nippon Omens Kaishn, which has its Manils tobacco about 310 Merions for aresy would not ensure popularity, danny Briggs, works at Tetsushiro in the prevines of Higo, 100 pounds of tobacco that is sooopted by the who at the moment of writing lies stroken with LEGAL LIABILITIEA,' REPORTED ANNEXATION OF SAN-

In the Queen's Bongh Trition, batora. Me te Lave got inta karions, trouble. Some werehatics This means an income for his inces, has won both fame and popularity. Only CHAU ISLAND BY FRANCE.--- · · At the Magistraay yesterday before Mi fustic Ridley, aungtion, Larkia. Indn-Ciftime ago, it reto down its 32-yea (paid up) thronghout the year of about 26 cents Mexican the other day, it may be remembered, I ras S calling a for words writion of this wonderful A xenriable statement is made by the host, was charged with unlawfully throwing The plalati Mr. John Lori shig allegre firet not only is the malinary used by most nothing being done in the tobacco-raising boca a most voracious reader of anything relat

Gomperts, Tei Cheung, of No: 8: night-enil Cario Trading Co., bed on 11th July, stars to 25 yes, and now there is talk of s per dient

second stop of flat uztira, Tokyo journals Of course, at the date of writing there is al- little cricketer by G. B. Pry, for I have always con paper Lusitana. Our contemporary has for offensive matter into a drain. VRSON

Newcastle-on-Tyn, sued the Cefoudout com

the Company most defective, hat also the dia provinces, as the ports are closed and the ing to England's only Johnny," You never some Maro past been agitating for a territorial

Artlar Kaha said that at about half past pay, of New Bond-street, to recover £50 and extension of the colony of Macso, and it has nine on Saturday night defendant brought damages. In August last year the plaintif, or Mr. Kikuchi Tiroli, is quite incompetent markets are shut off. Men with money who hear of Johnny Hearne, cr Johnny Blackham, some night soil buckets from the boss of Mire. who was an amateur sollector of sarias, was of and the staff employed by him deserve the same ars on the ground when the country is thrown or Jobny Anybody-elsson English cricket fields. another article on the ambjent in its my Mather, No. 6. Pedder's Hill. He then emptied the Earls Court Exhibition, where the defon plibet The Company is said to have made open and life and preparty are safe can realise But Johany Briggs in-well, Lo is just Johnny of the 13th August. Ļu the course of this the liquid matter from the bucketa into e

Argu zetozod by investing in those rich fobacco Briggs. We may have possessed an absolutely tants had a etail on which wero ozbilited some loss of 64,000 yes Japan Mall,⠀⠀

Plaintiff's case was

Lada; also in laying a railroad line through | battar halaman, and an abeulutoty batter bowler article reference is made to the approach of drain in the court-yard of Fedder's Hill Wit Jenenous bronne vares.

thom from Aparri soath.

certain it is that we hare possumed very few ness lived at No. 3, Pedder's Hill, The small that a Mr. Gorar, on behalf of the defondant England and Franss to Portuguese territory.

who could both bat and bowl better--but we in a house was very bad owing to this company, guaranteed or warranted that five of

have never within my recollection possessed a "England," says our contemporary,somo and he had frequently noticed it being done the vasos trere genuirs old or antique bronzos, and that thereupon herrebised them for £50,

player who brought more sustine into a game, - months ago extended its colony, of Hongkong, before. Ito seat for a police officer, and defen- Plafotil now comptats 67 that the bronzes were

| and thin, too, without mcrificing in the smallest taking in Lanten, which is within sight of incasant was arrested. The offensive muller was

degree any of the canons of orisket, or any of not oil, Inasmuch as they had been mado sines again put into the drata ou Sunday night.

its most shorishod tračitions, Te relate one- and absolutely dominates this city on the east. The buckets wore then left in the courtyard 1966, when the Revolution in Japan took place.

tenth of the `entortsining sacadotos told Frauco ocoupled, also some months ago, the is. and the smell was very offensive. The buckets According to his case the vassa were worth from

af him would be to fill my spans ton times ovde. ET AN OLD TOGET. land of Bamchno, 84 a declaration of its right to ware left open and without any cover out to £28, and be therefore claimed the return of his money, with damages. Mr. Justice sido of his bone. This was done on Saturday Ridley gave judgment for the plaintiff for £50,

floorge Giffen, speaking of the 1886 test match London, 7th June. the traitory to the wost when the partition night and on Sunday night.

thirteen years ago this very m THE ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPA and more than once

"This was Brigg's first tast matel in Bogloud with sits on the High Court scale, the zases Franch

Sitanied as it is in almost the heart of tho and he sigualised the uvent by capturing eleven gunboal has traversed the waters of the

to be returned to the defendante.

Black Country, Wolverhampton is a spot where wickets for only 74-runa Merry Johny was West River, in whose mouth the city of

at would not expect to meet with much that then and for many years afterwards one of the is picturesquo. Es that as it may, there are most formidable of Australian's opponents. At Maono is situated, apparently to effectively

many lovely apots to be found in the vicinity, as his best he was a very ine bayler, one who was aftem French infaonco in the zoas patrolled," |

anyone who has toured through the Midlands always worrying the bateman, and always but where Franca lins: or protende to liare, interests

will readily admit, and I am willing to contesto be watched. Merry Johnny Quito tes toesfeguard."

that when I visited the capacious grounds upon Aud never so merry, be it said, never so rollick- which the athletic championships were recentlying, naver an formidabio as when some spaních decided, I was most agreably sarprised. In the effort has been required. Not only hus ha long ago, the Wolverhampton school" of probeau adored for years by his professional com fessional attanoted vory considerable attention.rades they are all his tonerados from York- It fell to my lot to visit the case of the ex-shire to Kent-bat our gentlemen amateurs vio ploits of such redoubtable riders as Cooper, with each other in speaking of him in terms of Keon, Howell, Robb, sta. But it was my im- profound respect and admiration. Just lately prussion that Molinenz" looked not neatly so the English captain, Archio. MoLarea. was all in these days as on Saturday Inst, when the chatting in print of some partienlar game turf lukud Proshor and sweater, and the ayol in which the Lancashire bowling was “tid Jag track much more trim. It may not ap "—I do not remember the matok, but that have been an ideal spot for such a gathering foes not matto-and the changes had boon from a ploturesque polatuf, view, but thou rung timo ned oft As a last resource. a orosk is routed for the season. After dark strotebet neross the rig, which are to 15

Bramhall-lane, where the play is still the thing being give to get the tamen to hit gut one wight as justly complain of the scenery at Johnny was invited to try again, a hint a bagnot, 120 foot long and 5 feet ingh, feet high, rope is nu draggod slowly

Taking the ovents of last week se a whole, it and give the carefully-placed fehlsen few through towards the open wel. The birds on

may be at ones admitted that we have had abaneus. Of course, he wealt try, But the le board twittering und Lying Iron stalk to

hatter championship meetings, some of the field batsmon responded in a manner not quite to the avents balng_dec'dedly "třin stalk before the advising ropo. Near the net

from a com- liking of the moon in the fold, the ball boing the rope is given a stare jork, the haulers roll,

petitive standpoint. A couple of rather me

lifted over the boundary is a most refreshing. and the men holding the not up on bamboo

divers performers in the pole jump, two of stylo. After a something like sixteen runs had widely different clasa in the weight putting, been hit off the first over and about eighteen off Polos immediately cleo the bag. An average catch is 200 bílé, an extremity good haul 1,000, Whilst the suggestion has been made in

two sory able Irisbeen fighting out the hammer the next, Johnny beamed upon the batsman, ne while the whole night take is szally 5,000. Japan that these dolegates are here ou a political throwing, with a trio of competitors inch of the ball waited away for another fent, with that whees are sold for 2 cents each, the price mission, and their visit, it some, has excited the jumps is not exactly what one would like to expansive smile of him; said I was a nice morE- and closand, they na fried in pork fat for half circles," the Japan Times tells us that the mis. To compensate in some degree for the tameness could be nicer. After so many glorious game. depending on the harvest. After being picked "considerable attention in foreign diplomatiese at a representative gathering of the kind, ing, and retired. As C. B. Fry sage: What at hour, put into tins of a dozen ench, which sion is a strictly commercial ens, and our con the contests just unmod, the running was extending over so long a poried, it is almost ary then fillop with boiling lard, solterod, and temporary gives the following English transla exceptionally fine, avon though no new records marvellone, when one cames to think of it, that boiled in water for so lone se so. The fins pretion of the Imperial Commission :---

wore made. It should be explained, perhaps, he should have proved himself worthy of a place paoked in boxes of i goxen, nad shipped to

that there ware reasons why phenomenal times in a 'representare English team against suob We hereby order Lie Hezin-shun and Ching Hongkong, where they are retailed at from 85 Kuang to proceed to Japan and investights

were not accomplished. In the Irat pisce, the redoubtable opponents as we have now amongst Lo 40 cents a tin. Is a good your us many as

Bohercial matters, By representations, of

surface of the trank was only recently put down, us. Pleased am I beyond rears that his 700,000 ore, canned, whscots in un ordinary Prince Ching I-koang, We learn that they have

and had not properly set; in the second placa a attack has taken a more favourable turn, and I Boson the supply is nuly about 300,000. There conferred and discussed with the Japan

brisk wind interfered with thu rucnora. To devoutly hope that by the time these lines in curious legend concerning tusse birds, which Curd General at Shanghai concerning tradal male matters still worse, heavy thunderstorms appear he will not only be out of danger, but bad boan experienced in the locality, so that tho that he will be on a fair way to completo the educated classes, and is to the effoor that a thereby acquiring detailed informatimi on the spycias of yellow. fish save this sea daring subject Commerce is tire bands of the wealth

surface about a good deal, and long before the from the heart of every sportsman in overy land the 8th moon, when the grains of rice are in strength of Our Empire, and it is Our duly programme was completed the tracks afforded whery cricket is known. the tender stage, imusfóris themselves into ; to do our utmost to promoto comissive, and

very heavy going. Of the various details it is. binis, al fest on the pakly. After the rice safeguard the general welfare of the people.

of coense, antecessary for me to speak, but. has been harvested as birds disappear, but it We therefore order Liu Haieu-shus, Expectant there are certain phrase of the meeting upon is not known what becomes of them-many Total and Second Graus of Batton, and Ching

which I propose to gossip a little. believing that they dis, being unable to procure Krung, Expectant Secretary, to meet Maanno- Cood! Quail ar atro preserved, but only in uke Odagiri, Japanese Copent-General at imited qualities, as they are not piuntiful in Shanghai, and prooseulag to Japan, to institute the district. Three birds go to a lin. Soley Bersonal and mints inuiries, and make such as caught in the North River (none are found arrangement as may senai desirable. U with in the West River), treated the site way as probably be possible in this way to promote the rise-birds, and weighed fate fins of th. each. aturun and foreign trade of the cumatry. We The annual output of present amounts to 400 look forward to the result of the mission will dozen ting, which are sold in lfongkong for through Trince Ching I-koang, the souls osob.

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The island whose name our contemporary gives an Samichno is apparently the same that is called in the Ohika Pilot" Sanchau, and of which the following aliscription is given in

In reply to Mt. Dandy, witness said defen tant work:Sanchau, which forms the dant emptied the water iuly, an open drain. west side to the entrance to the Broad. Defendant went twice with each pot to the drain way, is the next large island north-eastward-fist to pour out the liquid and then to riuse ant the pot. The Chinese P.. who arrested of Tylou Leland, and its south-east point bears defendant had no warrant. Ha did not know it W. by N. 154 miles from the Little Ladrons. defendant put in ang disinfectant. Thors was The spoon between Sanchat and Tylou is chaal, is strong offensive smell in the air.

Mr. J. H. Dandy said he was chief inspector with sero islets and rocks adjoining the north. cast end of the latter. The depths decranes of nuisances to the Suvilary Board. He had gradually off Bauchau, but it is not so bald to Fadder's Hill. He objesto to the coolis com-

Paid you you in Mrs the best approach as the islands to the westward, foring to his bed-room between 3 and tum. to soundings of 3 to 4 fathoms extand a consider-empty the nightscil. Adjoining his room was batk-room and by three persons. Arrange shis diasurine from it; monely touching its east point in weruioul islet and some rocks, will 3

remove the night-soil from tko bed-roome fathoms close to."-

between 9 and 10 p.m. He hut seon the coolie marcave the substanco in a pail covered with o If France has really coocopied, this island the fect is one of importance to Hongkong, for it. Ho had frequently witanged this. The es that this Colony's trade with the West basket and the pail was ribaud ont with dis solida wore then emptied into the wooden River will have to pass immediately by a infectauta and the liquid poured into the Fransk settlourout, from which it might at any morning and brening with water and disinfec- surface channel. The court Ford was fushed than be intercepted or attacked. If the occu- patino has actually taken place it is presumably A fuo of 850, or 14 days, was impossi

ENQUIRY AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

yot baly nominal, for if there had been any nation exercise of territorial rights the mottar || could hardly hara been kept so quiet as it soumis

cavo hoe.

SUPREME COURT. August 14th.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS Horour W. MEIGH GOODMAN (ACTING CHLEf Justice) and Md.

JUSTICE WISE (POLANE JUDGE)

NOSI U AFFELLANT V, CHEUNG BAN RESPONDENT,

meats were made for the cholis to samo and

tants,

JAPAN.

Messra, Lin and Cula, the Chinese Commer. vial. Commissioners, about whom some of tho tont, tre vrideally beyond the reach of the Tokyo journals wrote in terms of disparage- aspersions cast by these awspapers upon their state and ropulation in Chius. They have had the honour of being received in audience by the Emperor, and hars now been entertained. by aamber of the leading business mon of Tokyo in the Kamass rostammut at Yanagi boshi.--Japan Mail.

Commander Romsey hall an enquiry into the rears to £nd gonerzi eredenen, eren amongst relations batwe Our Empies and Japa spilot shoes quickly began to poll the violding rooovery- logo that I am sure will spring up

At the Harbour Offen yesterday morning circumstances mooted with the negligont navigation of the Kowloon Dock steam launch No. 3 K in the waters of the colony on the 6th inst; also the failure to observe the rules of the read as laid down by Her Majesty's Order in Council Ghau Ead, whone vertificate is No. 753, is the anaster:

This was a action for leave to appeal against the division of. Un Pelics Magistralo, Mr. T. Setcomte Staith, on the 12th April, whereby delight. fondant was convicted of assaulting complainant on the provione day, being sentenced to three 925 as compensation or ix defenit a further term roasta. Lurd labour and ordeed toy a sex of

of one month.

Mr. Tabius (instructed by Mr. Holmes). who appeared for appellant, said this was ag appoal upon the questions of foot, the grounds being that the decision of the Magistrato wha not in accordance with the evitienor and that insufficient opportunity was allowed defendant to call orvidence in his defense. Their tordahips would see from the

14th April, thongli defendant was only myisted" x live o'clock the previous evening. An up plasalion was made for a-hearing, but the application was declined by the court, why afood, as appeal on the foots. He submitted on that that there was a certain hardship in the

P.C. Burchell said that he was in the policy launch on the morning of the 6th inst. at about four o'clock, and who coming through the pass Fage the East side of Chung Hucho say a bright light on the starboard bow. When they got a bit are the cor. blow and blast. He was then standing abaft the hatch, and be heard the cox, hlow two blasta. Ho still saw only the bright the cox. rang the bell to go asteru, and He r to the port side, and blow thrus blasts. He next saw the other into the before the starboard light quite cleas launch for the rat time. She was coming

t. The Jaauoh struck them before the light. His laauch beeled over and passed on. He bailed her to stop. She did not do so at vaco, but came back in about 2 minutos. When the launch struck them be observed that for two side lights wore alcm together on the top of the cabin häích. They were burning bat dall. He told the cox.

ho made fast alongside and støared for Ynamati, and fading a was in no danger te lot the other lannoli go. The only light he saw before the collision was the bright light. He was looking out, and saw neither agrees nor rod light tefors the collision.

ANGLO-FRENCH QUICKSILVER AND MİNİNG CÔNGESSION.

OF CHINA IMITED. The statatory meeting of the abova company street, on 11th July. was held at Winsheeter House, Old Broad Mr. Jacob Arnhold, who presited, said all the shares offered were subscribed for and had besu allotted, and the compnay had the sure of

ber of shares held by French errabalders the were fully paid np. Owing to the large nurs.

directors had pound an sgunoy in Paris. The Lake and Currie, Mining Bagibers), who had founpany had engaged Mr. Brelion (of MessTE.

kft Shanghai for Kreshay on June 255 Mr. Brolish, witing from Shanghai on May referred to the frioully interviews which he

23rd day of the 4th month of Kuang Shu

Dar scutemporary tells us that the ideas of the Commissions with regard to increasing the commercial relations between the two countries "appear to be rather vague, and in many respects, uppraction!." The Editor of our contemporary thin in, or was, Private Secre. tary to pfargnis Ito, went probably know what grains of truth there are in the above felegraphie despatch from Poking. It is scarcely likely that Marquis Ito would go to Peking lo nasist to give pdvice frem Tokyo-Hingo News,

THE CURRENCY COMMITTEE ON THE COMPETITION OF CHINA AND INDIA,

wife of Claude N. S. EYMARD, at her resideuoc, No. that the onse came on on the positions of the other launch he must stand by them, and | 209,000 as working cipitał wie: all the siteres to Government, theagh be might be willing face fairly beaming with rade health, it was as

On the 8th August, THEESE EYMAR beloved

154, Elu, Yokohama, aged 62 yearn,

The Daily Press.

Honarong, August 16th, 1999

There were & casas of plague on Sunday sud

deaths.

caso. The time between the hour of arrest and

ramateness of the place where the assault was

A deaths. Yesterday thore word 6 cases and 6 alleged to has been committed, dafendant hatch after the ecllisiän.

According to a Poking telegram published in the Japanese papers tas Russion Government has resolved to ronow its demand on China for the construction of a railway to Paking.

The Jubilee Committso has ni lant “got að more on it." "A meeting of the Committee is

bal actan opportunity of making a defence and wh care to the court out of curiosity to gue had no chance of calling witnurses from the people

the case.

Mr. Justice Wise-Do you argus that ori- miants should have three or four days in which to got up their defouce?

months for act having lights in the proper Defendant's certificate was suspended for three placo,

THE AQUATIC ENTERTAINMENT.

The following is the programms of the Mr. Robinson submitted that defendant did | Aquatic Entertainment to be held this after- not have an opportunity to oull witnesses, and noon —

1:-Flying Squadron Race (4 teams)

ENGLAND'S ELEVEN, Do not suppose, doar reader, that I am about

to inflict upon you any muggestions of mine re to the constitution of the team for the next THE INVINCIBLE IRISHMEN,

representativo match at Old Trafford.. Enough Following up their frequent actor at expart advisers or let us say pros uzrubly oxport those matings the Triah brigade had yet another are already rushed in to the aid of the field day, the hammer throwing, weight patting, Selection Committee without an old buffer liko the high jump; and the long jump all falling myself increasing the number. The gentlemen to their shorts, as they have done many a time who undertake the onerous task of picking the and oft in bygone years. So juvincible, indoed | team would be the last in the world to claim do they appear to be in those events that it infallibility of that I am perfectly sure. confidence for anyone on this side St. George's dear critic, but they will satisfy the bulk of requires more than an ordinary amundt of Thoir ideas may aut be those of yours ur mine. Channel to enter the lists against them. For riekatera I make no doubt. Now, howaser, woven years in suosession now that goal-tem that Arthur Shrewsbury has been modest pered lump of humanity Dennis Horgan, bas enough-and let me add, good sportsmen carried off the gold medal for putting the enough to decline the proferred honour, I Wolght and he must have been a rapoar up in consider he bez esrnod additional admiration. the hammer-throwing almost as frequently.from all who can appreciate merit at ils proper This "broth of a thor" as one is oor mainly worth. have heard mon this year gromah ing justified in describing him has become quite an and growling about W. G. Grius being institution at our annual champoinship Father played in the first match, nad, to be perfectly inge, and when he bounded into the arena last candid. I have felt palced and not a little dis- week, with his big, round elsan-shacon, jelly gusted, because in some casus the growls have come frem on whom I considered ought to if a my of sunshine had suddenly illumined the bave known better. I suppose it is inevitable {esopo and temporarily dispelled the heavy, ruin- that the things should be, but as an old and charged clouds, Brin has seldom failed to sond very geanine admirer of "W. G." for thirty as one or more of her gaints, and while years I have not cared to listen to the un- any of them have had this same boundless, charitable things said of our men beesuso wo sffervescing robustness, I cannot recall one who failed to beat the Australians. If this is the evidence.

Tho cox. of the police launch also ga

The India Carrency Committee in their of good usture es Deauls Hurgan. 1 hare test matokes the sooner we take a few lessons lias puserowed quite the same "expansiveness." kind of spirit-likely to be angandarað by thiess Defendant. Kaid he was obliged to put the has bad with Mr. de Martean (the representation was far to the question of Chim's before now caught myself wondering if his front our Colonial cousins in the art of losing the trial was so eliort that, on account of the lights on the batch. He put the lights on tho tin of the Franch Syndicate), and adds "the competion with Tulin

equanimity would be disturbed in the event of gracefully the better. Had the rest Notting We come next the enggestion that the his morting & siparion" patter; it is more than hamshire batsman see it for play I should have concession which the company aequires is suluhur, aliony, nitre, & leat I have soon, simply enormous, and the samples of native in her industrial composition with countries on

present system of closed minds bandicaps Ialia likely he would smile at being beaten at his own felt as pleased as anyons, for the simple reason a silver standard. Of such countries China ality, either, as he swung himself off towards him facing the Australian bowlers on a birdlime game. Thera aonti be no mistaking his nation that old as ho deams himself. I would rather se all from Kweichow, as wonderful. The Board may be taken as the type, and it is said that the the dressing-roes with his tightly-fitting wicket than any player now before the public. have instructed Mr. Brelich to make a full greater fall in (say) the London exchange with knickerbockers and grey worsted stockings. I wonder how many real unthusiasts have report on the mines en promptly an possible, China as compared with the fall in the exchango Deania" is bailt on the grand scale, and would forgotten that masterly innings of 15 at Lords In addition to the mines of cinnabar referred with India stimulate oxports from Chias which not ocupare as a amlptor's model with Patriol: in 1886, when the bali was jumping about every- to in the prospectus, olber desposite of cinnabor compete with experts from India, and also Davin, say, er Owan Harte, or T. M. Doo, whers. Thore piloh was just as tiery as it have boon discovered within the province of stimulates native production in China to the all of whom were divinely tail if not divinely could have been, but the ball jumped against Kweishow-that is to say, within the district disadvantage of Indian imports into China and fair. Still, this incomparable championship Shrewsbury's but in a manner that made eveni controlled by the company.

that in this way India is placed ut Mr. Jennings asked when the directors anti voutage, and that the disadvantage to India is oven to his credit-more than tilled the oys in players of this particular era of the game have diad winner-I think he now holds the record with the Australians were. When the really grat ofpated getting to work, and whether it was increased when an actas rise occurs in the his particularly nest costume, his white jersey. to be spoken of Arthur Shrewsbury will not be

cassary to expert mining machinery to the Indian exchange.. properly

The Chairman replied that it would take the is soossarily accompanied by a fall in the pride. As I have already mentioned, the last It is explained that a fall in the price of silsoredged with green silk, being othamented with a company's engineer Loat or 'five weeks to get to

China exchange, that the producer in China eating was in no way remarkable for record the property, and author four or Gre weeks consequently receives a higher ailver price in performances, bat to Horgan belongs the credit before they could get bis report. When the respect of the satin gold price, whilst wages of setting up now figures for the weight, his Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore for this The C. Mutual steamer Pinganey, from report was regoived the directors would oscerisia and the other factors in the cost of penduolian heat pat being 16ft. in., which is a British port on the 11th inst, ausi may be expected do not fareuse in the same proportion: that record, although a foot shorter than G. R. Gray's Mr. Such stated that bo had Tired in Shang production in Chinn beremos more profitable America report. It has indent boen a splendid bai for trouty five years, but ko Led not visited. the property, and he was surprised that it took alber bend, if the Indian exchange does not fall bis record, that he should have carried off soon and is therefor stimulated; that, on the triumph for this genial Hibernian, apart from four or five weeks to get to Kishow from to an 'nqust degree, the Indian producer des championship mounts in successive yours-con- Shanghai. He was of opinion that they would not receive this stimulus, and, if the India exsistent form that will be very hard to beat. find no difficulty in obtaining cheap and good change riens, the producer in that country re- labour there

Chivas a lower rapes pries while wages and the The Chairman stated that the dintetty insher factors in the cost of production do 106 When ons comes to reflect upon the series of 15th instant. reaching Kwuichow was due to the star curcoportionately diminish; that the Indina pro ubrukou successes secured by our Irish friends Fonts at certain times of the gear. For part of danny dous not revive the mo profit sa before, In Latase throwing and weight patting, to the distance it was novassary to be towed up the and that production is, therefor, checked.

other with their slightly less succesful efforts rivers in native boats and that sausaỉ thu đềlay.. This aspect of the question was considered in the jumps, it is anything but Battering to They hoped, however, under the new arvinge- by Lord Herechoil's Cominiltes, and the con. the pride of Englishmen that certain of our Det all the rivers would be open to navigation, elusions at which they arrive will be faund in championships, open as they are to the world, when the distanco wou'd be corerad by ateur paragraph 27 of their Report. They expressed shonid bo so completely at the mercy of the sex

PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR THE launches in a much shorter time than ive weeks. the opiaton that, even if we assume the argo. of Erh year after year. Not very long ago the

FAR EAST. ment as to a stimulus or check do production to Lon. verstary of the A.A.A declared that he from Marseille, July 1-To Yokohams: Mr. Par Masageries Maritimes stommer Indus, SQUEEZING BY FOREIGNEUS IN be sound, the offect of each successive fall in alaust lespaired of Britishers over getting Mahien and obild. To Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs..

SHANGHAI

orolonge must be transitory, Rod call only within hail of America moorde; to my mind Barthe and child. Mr. and Mrs. Plot. continus er til circumstances have brought about ho would be able to find masons for despair ATTIAS AND HEIDENHEIMKE WILL NOT the inevitably adjustweet. Is this opinion we much nearur home, for nutil our university July 14-To Straits. Chine and Japan: Mr. P. contur, and evilence has been laid before us sthletes can do perenaded to seriously regard E. Scott, Mrs. Penberthy. Mr. It. W. David- which shows that prices and wages have risen those aantal championships, or anfil the weiglitson, Staf Sergeant E. Millward, Mrs. Mill in China sing silver has fallen in price, and the sad hammer form part of the modern athlete's ward and child. Mors. R. O. Mallback, A. T. local copper carreary has appreciated in torme sarriaglam, wo are not likely to hold our E. Clark, H. & Welle, R. E. Duachorg, J. of silver.

in these arents against the unilliant exponents Andrews, Corb, Hester C. Buckland, lesers. Frejaid rar: As Inng ago as 1831 we feand w. J. Baydon, R. Urin, W. J. Bray, and W Mazion Tarina pecialist in Denale Horgan's Riobards. From Marselles: Mesra. A. B. foe, with Patrick Davbu a magnißent all-round Boules B. M. Johnson, Hallier, and D. O, man who could run, jump, and get over hurdles Callaghan The following report by Consul General 45 smartly es anyone we had, both thego ware

Per P. O. steamer dreadis, from London, Wildman is published in the US. Conanlar of magnificent physicae. Siner that we July 27.To Straits, Chindend Japan Mrs. M

ports

bave seen Malone, Pardell, Bulger, Donovan. Kirkpatrick, Mesars. Stewart, Mallett, and

to te held this afternoon, when the new Hospithet was a ground for the application. zal sobama and tas houd question will be dia. anssad.

Miss Janet Waldorf, the American trege dienne, to whose arrival we made reference a day or two ago, azuvinces a performance at the Theatre Royal on Saturday next, when, unsisted by several artists accompanying her, abe will present several acts from Romeo and Juliet" aad "Lagomar.”

The damage caused by the fire to Messrs A&. Faton & Co.'s branch establishment in Queen's Road Central is covered by insurated. The premises wore insured'iz the Union Insur ance Company for $5,000, and the contouts in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company for $5,000.

The Acting Chief Justice If he had said “.1 want to call witnesses" the Magistrate would haro adjearned the onga.

Mr. Justice Wise said no Magistrate would Tat rehearing without a written sildavit. At least he never did.

Mr. Robinson said that the man being un ignorant person did not have the opportunity. which he would have had if he had had a lawyer to ask for an adjournment. He called attention to the fact that although defendent was arrested cu the 11th April-a rather strong preceding for an easit--the assault was alleg ed to have been committed on the 4th April.

The Acting Chief Justice--For a very good reason. He hurt the man so much that he wont not appear. He was taken to the Hospital.

Mr. Robiason then proceeded to deal with the depositious It appeared that the parties had

At about half pest one yesterday afternoon a gure to worship at the tumis beyond Tes two-storeyed house in Obung Wo lane, off Brid.

Tui Mai and a dispute arose between th

gee Street, gave way, but of the Complainant alleged that defendant strack kis

sonpants happened to be in at the time no one was hurt. In the first instance the roof ellapeed, probably through the joista. being satan away by white ants.

with u bunkoo polo on the left knee and left complainant's witnesses to the Polios Station nas. Subsequently defendant took one of

ut Esa Tani Mai, and Mr. Robinson sonteado that if his client had been guilty a complaint would have been lodged. then. Ho submitted

his story ought to be believed or at any rate so that the conduct of defendant was so that

plainte story could be not wifely accepted much creal should be given to it that cas)

true. Mr. Robinson argued that ususing Jofendunt did assualt complainant it was only antural for him to do so in consequence of his having interfered with his family tub, and fold that a much loss sovore paishment than had been inflicted would meet the case.

who did not convict an azob evidence as there is

in this case.

CHANG KING APPELLANT V. TO" CHRUNG, MAN RESPONDENT.

A

A. A. Alves (Capt.)

H.A. Laminert

R. Lapeley

C. E. A. Hunco

F. P. Mo

F, X. Silva Nuttu

C

F. Jorge (Capt.) J. M. Puroira

J. Jorge

A. Lonrara L. A. Ozorio

E. Abrala

tries)

B

A. B. Aires (Capt) E. Herbal

A. Silva Netto.

F. Roza Peraira

A. C. Botelho

F. Chummatt

}}

W. A. Stoani (Capt.) J. H. R. Hanca

F. D. Bain

H. N. Kannett

H. HandarsON

C. D. Silas

Running Henderfront Spring Board.

(3

AA. Alres. J. Machado J. Hancy. F. Jorge, F Silva Nette, Jorge.

3-Water Polo.

Hed

Goui F. M. Reza Porsira

4. E. A. Hauco Boeks

(2.. Lammoet Half-Lock A. E. Alves (Capt.)

{ W. Armstrong Forwards E. Torhat

(F. D. Bain

White

Gaol J. M. 8. Muchedo Hacks. A. Stop A. Loureire

Half Back A. A. Alves (Unpt)

J. H. R. Hann Forwards F. Jorge

B. Hondarse

what moebiusry it was necezztiry to sand out.

PROSECUTED

The hooking diandosers rently made in the Mixal Court in regard to sortuin trausstions bo. tween no Italian samed Attias, is Gerisan named Heidenheimer, Bod a Chinaniax yélopt Tom (the later being amployed ss interpreter at the Ita {lian Consulato), who woes implicated in a mout disgraceful attempt to squeeze" u Chiueso woman on the pretence of being able to release her husband fromu prisut, dreqad & considerable svant of local indignation at the time, and the tion araskinfly berbed by pirates and banditti. aucement that nation will be taken

THE ARMS TRADE. Replying to sous remories which appeared in our columus a day or two ago the Beho Macaeuse saye

We do not believe that arms ad ammuni

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CULTIVATION' OF TOBACCO IN THE PHILIPPINES:

large greed shamrocic which spoke of nations!

SPECIALISTS AND OTHERS.

overlooked.

EATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

here on or about the 17th inst.

The N. D. L. mail atuamar Prinz Heinrich

het al daylight this morning. let Fooshow on Bunday at noon, and is dus

„The C. P. E. steamer Empress of India, from Yaapouvor, arrived at Yokoliams on Monday.. the 14th inst at 9am and left again at 3 p.m. sam day for Kobe, whore sho, is due at 1 pm.

lah mail of Sat July, left Bingapore on Satur

The P. & foamer Bengal, with the Eng- day, the 12th inst. nt. I p. and may be expected hare on or about Thursday the 17th List."-

Per P. & steamer Australia, from London,

At the third annual general meeting of the Shareholders in the Shanghai Feather Cleaning Co., Limited, held on the 9th Augast, Mr. H. Boyn presiding, the report and sécocuts were accepted, the new directors sireted, while the special resolution authorizing the Company to gelato ligaklation had tợ be postponed September owing to the insulicianey of the number of shares represented, unly 183 shares

· being repressated whereas 200 are required.

The death is announced of Profesor W. K.

The Acting Chief Justion observed that if Barton, which took place at 9.30 p.m. on the

there was a dispute about a tomb defendant bad ath instant in the University Hospitsi at Hongo, no right to take the law into his own hand and Tokyo. Tho Japas Mril saya Professor Burton assault campinat. He considered the pan. had been in indifferent health for some years, ishanaut infioted by the Magistrate to be a And when Farasa last summer he was reasonable one, and therefore he could not see Every fishing bent aad trading at carries against the foreigners will be received with I have noticed that the American newspapers and the Final. Nowburn, say the long F. d. Mansfield. From Marseillos: Messrs. W. attacked by a combination of illueses, all This way de grunting a rebearing (128 aggravated by, if not directly due to, the very

Mr. Justice Wine-I conmur, snd can only

arms, and all the important towns and villages to mail amount of surprise. The case was generally have taken what scored to mean up, while Ryan, O'Brien, and Leaky hare House and Herman Laugher trring climata of the island acting upon a man add. I chuld be vas porrs for the Magista have their muiniqual police, who are armed at fully ported at the time, and we venture antal scionet of interest in my report on shown na the way in the big jump. It Per P. & O, steamer Home, connecting with of impaired constitution whe zever know how

the opsi of the inhabitants, el during the

to assort, fally proved. So much so in fact "Tobacor in the Philippines," published in the other paths of athleticisim vo kare, foxtanately, the atonmar Copamandil, at Colombo, from to spare himself when duty called. The imme

harvest the Ralds are also patrolit by art tisat Mr. Muyers (British Assessor) in prenante Consalur Reports of March, 1839. Since then, been able to lol our own our sprinters, burd London, Aug. 10-To Straits, China and Japan dinte cause of death was conta Infammation of

men. All these ormamenie vequice renewalling sentence of deportation on Tem in addition I have obtained additional information on this, bars, quarter-miters walkers, and steeplechasers Migs C. T. Holmos Mr. Beattie the Ever consequent on dysentory. Professor

from time to time and they abeor large quan, to a ine of TL, 100, a duty he discharged in subject, which I trust will be received as our being quite up to those of any other country

Per P. & O steamer Towe, from London, Barten was a man of raroscientifs attainments and still rarer nobility of mature.

tities of arimunition, supporting legitimate this absence of the Magistrate Mr. Weng mada plementary to what I into ptrendy written. In To the worth of England, al especially to Aug 12-To Stents, Coins, and spars e Elis was a netice of motion for leave to trade in goals of this description. It is true son must drastio remarks with regard to the the first raport I noted that a representative of the Laks Dietriot, we have invariably turned for. and Mrs. Bell and two children He did splendid work in Japan during the fifteen years appeal to the full court against the decision of that it is the pirates and bandits that give rise part Allis and Heidenheimer had played in the Dutch and English tobacco growers of cor champion pole jumpor Tom Lay being the Per P. &0. steamer Himalaya, connecting of his residence here; not only in the field at the Police Murietate Mr. T. Sexcombe Smith, to the recessity of honest propio aiming that the business. He sail "It was put the duty of what is known as the unaten lent had passed frut of a long line of chaplona to hail from with the steamer far ruszati in Colombo, tra sanitary engineering, but alse in that of pasta tsitt June, whereby defendant was consulver for their own dofono, hat as to this, the the Court to dwell upon the extraordinary through this city on route for parthurn inaon, that particular gnoreer. of the moede, per London, Aug. 25.- To Straits, China, and Japans graphy, a spanialty which he pursued with such victed that he did, with three other man board Arsistep to be taken to restrict the traffle in arma rascality and the low cunning displayed, but be where i was to test the evil regarding the grid the better of this ront of the Mr. W. A. Douler, Mrs. A. D. H. Charleston, success as to win a world-wide reputaticu. He

complainants junk at A Chau Island on the ia to enppress and exterminates the bandits Red had no doubt that the share they teck in the possibility of the introduotiga of Sumatracent Walverhampton gatherius, neither the Messrs. R. Moir, E. W. Teary, Rev. and Mrs. Have a wilow sad u little dengktor, with whose 15th Juns and commit a robbery, defondant pirates, and than the dead for aros will conge matter would be thoroughly gene into by their tobacco,

lamping nor the incidents connected therewith W. R. Hunt and 2 saildren. From Marseilles: sad bereavement all who knew him will sympos

being sentenced to six months' fraprisonment. In proportion as the Clunes Goromea is nu respective Conmile."

During the past wooks, a Mr. Velge, who for aflecting any partients credit spon the parties Afr. and Mrs. C. Itury. Mr. Robinson (instructed by Messrs. Monsey able to properly polies its cities and its rivers, Mr. Magers thus deliverad bimself, aut noplay of the Oriente Tehama Company, arrived with pola jumpare ne ili wap pesed no Some considerable time haring elapsed since yours has lived in northe Luzon in the om mast internsfad.. Troland hsa novor supplied ns sad Bratton) appeared for appellant, but as

the traile in arms will continue to flourish and notion on the part of the respectivo. Consuis this aity from Aparri. Aparri is the port with so many stalwart sana I supprised· 10 Mrs. Egerton Eastwick, the authorsas of rapordat had not hesu served with a supy of

the demand will daily increase. The more in- The Resident Councillor," has written another the once, through respondent'e, whereabout not

portant the vessel and the richer the villagers, being apparent, it is just as well that the public in norther Luzon from which the bulk of the walker of compcions merit has been forthcoming. The Franch steamer Hoikao, from Pakhei ale entitled "The Governor's Wife," which is being known, the case would not proved.

the more necesary to them aro news for their should be enlightened on the matter. On Meuils tobacco stop is shipped to the grest From 1890 until 1894 (izolusive) H, Cartia 12th Angust, had light southerly breeze and fine ⠀ appearing as a serial in the Straits Times. Our

protection, and it would be nujust to impose enquiries we learn that there is not the last factories in Manila. Mr. Velge (an English bald his own against all comers in the walk, weather thronghoot. contemporary in drawing attention to the ar

restrictions upon them in this respect as long i possibio charce of either of these mou buy man) infermos is that he basalandy thoroughly sad 1 well remember the sensation to enzsed in · The British steamer Wulu, from Tientsin anıl pearance of the first instalment, says-Tho

as the Gorarnas at cannot fall its duty in the brought to justice. On application at the Ger- tested the nail with great aisoss regarding the the former year at the Aston mesting by heat. Cheton 7th August, kad moderate southerly story, so far as we may judge, is an even more

maintenance of order.

man Consulate-General we learn that we soon sa growth of Sabates Tobacco, and has cau.ing all previous recorde most bandenmoly, winds, lead son and fue weather from Chistos to Interesting one than that of "The Resident

Mr. Moyer' speson appeared in print, Holdonież ulusively proven that its introduntien in practic. Save then, W. J. Stargas kas done oven kattar Brocker Point; from thence to port heavy nalu Councillor," and, apart from its merits as a 1be general public lias not hitherla heard

mer was summoned to the Consolate and oxora- ablo. Mr. Velgo had previously been engaged time, and on Saturday be equalled Curtis's and light variable wiede, work of art, it may command attention in this much about the Teikok Kieen Kaisha, or Im

ined. As a result thereof, me action will be taken in tobacco planting in Sumatra, where the soil hobierement by winning his fifth championship The Germann stemor Hohensallern, from part of the world from the sidelights that it periel 8.3. Company of Cake. Now, however

| The Consglar official glated that whereas Hai.would produce, a crop caly onse in soron or in suängssiva poara, Cartis and Sturgess must Tokohama 4th August, Kobe St, sed Nayemki endte upon the society of the Straits. Thus, it is brought into sadden notoriety by itz: mie-

and July denheimer was not regented as prime quality in Leight paars. In the experimente ho made in be regarded as England's spelallets, with Ben- 10th, had etrong 9.W. with high 8.17. swell to "N'The Govbrnor's Wife sooms to raiso many fortunes. The reporta presented to the share An aceitont occurred on the 30th of June on this portionlar instance, they saw ug grounds for the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, and Now not gradually creeping up as our one consistent Kobs. From Kobe to Neguski esim sad fine Interesting points as the story goes along. We holders at their recent mesting showed a loss tha Ussuriaki Railroad, in consequence of the prosecuting. A call at the Itsilan Consulate Biscay be found that the soil would grow distance runner. What the future has it alors weather. From Nagasaki heory gals from observe, for instance, from the frat chapter, of 372,000 yen for the first half of the current collage of a portion of a station. A Luwian merely elicited that Attas ( Jew with an Ita: a crop every year, producing a loaf 15 inches for us no one can say, but from present appear. 8.E. and B. with high sea and much rain first that the hands of women who sojours in your nud if to that sum be added a loss of 80,000 condister and two Chinon vuolius were killed, i fitx passport, Charlier his saplained) would in longth. It was even ascertained that as it would appear that in Kisly. Leahy, nud part, latter part light southerly winds and rain. the tropics for a longth of time are said to you incurred during the second half of 1998, it and a Buction, soldier and suyen Chinese į ant be proceeded against. He had been misslug the new sull was too rich, and that the old soil Nowbuzz, Ireland has a trip quite likely to have look of pale urd limp debility will be seen that the Corapany's disasters re- wounded.

de for some time and it was belloyed that he had that had been under cultivation for somo years eclipse oven Horgan's brilliant record of Eng. EXPORT CARGO, present 450,000 rea. It was decided at the Suicides still continuo. During June thres gone away. Chevalier Chini oxfrossed the be produced a thinner and stronger tent. Although lich championships now. Kiely in a tell," woll-

Per steamer Yarra, sailed on the 12th Ang- question to be detail, say, by the Phibiophis meeting either to write a sum of 1st yea off officers shot themselves in Nicolsk Ussuriski lief that his late interpretor Tom, as the song the experiments were so sininently succesful madd fellow, all bens and sinew; Leaky a bundle For Milan 10 balos raw silk. For St. Elen- Society of Singapore. As the philosophus och share this reducting the pay up value of sad in Vladivostook two parcours alyn took their ways, was "at the bottom of.it sil," though he the wholesale cultivation of the Sumatra leat of olasticity of rather over medium height; ne-5 lales raw silk. For Marseille :—376 moet to debate after dinner only, it is obvious. pen to 12 yea and covering $34,000 yen of own lives.

a bosated little of Attias integrity. The pebot was never nadertaken boome of the obstructive Newburn a dark, pleasant-looking giant of six balas raw silk For Lyons: 824 bales, raw that, in nay question relating to the hands the loss; or to wind-up the Company's affairs A new Bishopzio has buah founded for is simply this; that a couple of questionable polley of the Spanish régime, Mr. Velse ati fost and a half, as straight and as supple as an silkend 100 balen waste silk. For Franco women, such after dinner debaters would pro- and aloes ity business. A committee was up. Vladivostock, and the Bishop arrived here charsciare ary still at liberty to renew at their mated that I hare of this ground will produce ash plant, with the bound of a lessgero. fins i cases silks, 106 Indes waste silk, 109 preksges bly leak at the point in in amplar degree pointed to decide which coarea should be adopt. recently. It is prepared to umof two now latware their odious games Shanghin Daily | from siz to ten thousand plants, or tree as they of these celebrities from the Green Islo I hope fem. 85 prokages mating. I caso stamnissed, thas et any mess afternoon gathering, ad.Joylon Mail.

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