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monopoly of railway-construction for Ger- many in Shantung. In the circumstances it is unwise to be varhuls optimistle. Never. theless the establishment of a civil enin- quissimership at Weiliwei and the trans. ference of the civil; as well as the military, headquarters to the waioland appear to augur well for a mate progressive policy on the part of Great Britain henceforward. We have always maintained that there were great ponsibilities in Weibaiwei, did Great Britain nor voluntarily day herself the A Resident is ésen enjoyment of ther
hopeful, perinis excessively », but after the sent justice done to the general nherits of Weihuwei lựy the wayal an- thorities, it as well to insist on the tore agreeable features of me sequisition of 1898.
We se from the Makita Tites that it
Mr. Byron Brenan, C.M.G.. recently H. B. ¦
to a first-class inspectorship in the Philippines Ms Consul General at Shanghai, reached cityeditor, Mr. Frank Geere, has been ap: vinted
Constabulary. London last month on his return from China.
The 1tallas podman Laura, she fatally stab
M. Wehrung. Concillor of Foreign Com worse and Director of the Russo-Chinese Bank was on the ad inst commited for trial at that Shanghai, has been appointed Chevalier of bed Mr. Jones second officer of time hahr, Singapore Assizes, on a charge of culpable the Legion of Housur. homicide not amounting to murder.
The Cologne Gazette, ju su article welcoming Count van Wakterne home, gives the Field Marshal credit for having cowed various adds:"In his dealings with the diplomatic petty differences among the allied forces, and
cliaracteristics of the diplomatis General wore representatives of the Powers in Poking, the shown to advanlige."
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Port Dickson is seemingly to be the future seaside resort for the Colony and the Federated. Malay Stutes. Already people take short trips, and appear to benefit by it, a Straits - aoutera-
porary skys.
A Toronto telegram states that: the English scalier Towar, with Salliran and Pieros reached Rat Postage on the 6th ult. They were enrdially welcomed and escorted to the The British transport Fieveer, which as Rowing Club quarters, which were placed at arrived at this port from Sharghat, had their disat. The Englishmen sarrass thethe board the officers and men of the 2nd Rajputs.sives delighted with the course choser for the the regiment that is to relieve the 3rd Madras,coming contest for the championship of the who sailed yesterday afternoon for Singapore world." Gandang is to scull against Towns in to augment the garrison there. The officers of this event, sed his friends are said to be con- the 2nd Rajputs are --Lleat, Col. C.W. Harris, ! fideut eď vietorg, Major H. L. Dodgson, Sentaine 6. Hamilton, P. A. Smith, F. . S. Dansford, and T.. Pilkington Postal Department), Lieutenants HMLS. Rubin went intro dek at Koneko A. Le F. Smith, R. J. Camulag. G. W. Ros, and C. Hindson I. M.S.), and Seand Liontu- ynduring.
ants Hon. A. C. Murray sad A. H. MeCleverty, During the 3 hours ending at noon, pesterity There are Axen-enkalsimi ofer and thera were reported 2 fresh, časom utaandmen 3 deaths (Chinesay,
There left by the Furion Moulagsdier Fransk M. L. G. Lo Tx. Consul General for Frans at this port, with Madame 1. Roux an their
tive children.
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The Gertian Ministry for War is showing a praioworthy amention to the health of the sink soldier-ure to be set in batches to water- soldiers who have returned from Chin. Thy jing places on the coast, where their amintenance »zlinary bathing season is rouchaled and the will be paid for by the Stato. As soon as the bashing 1 an emptied of their onlinary- civilian visits, till larger detachments will be
The English Colony in Berlin, it is said, think that this is un examph which is worthy of imitation at hoine,
According to the Vototehauge Orwige dige, will very shortly in spite of other announes. M. Witte, 'lar Russian Minister of Finance,
the Far East over the entire entire length of the mente carry out his intention of travelling to
With regard the Dne 3' Orijpis's Patri- bution, or X10) towards the Queen Victoria Manoriai is understood the the Memorial Committee has had no forral uneding in the sabe bription was received, and thaijuestion of re- taining themsy or returning it has not ther The British dredger. Shialike wrrival at fore byen neder sideration. The mit 16 leashing French growers. The lowest Singapore by the 1st inst. from R-pfrew, I would have taken a dignifed core and ot Scotland, and anchored in the roads. She is that would meet with public approval had 11774 of exceptional vahe
commanded by Captain Mit-les!! and is on they rẻtamed the noung forthwith. rinel ar gumented to be the gemine, prachtet of signed to Mosers. Paterson. Simus. f. Her Lonaleti a moquident of the Nu Siberian Railway. The Oborzyeniye doctavos destination is Keelung. Formosa, and her date ever. Suforms his paper this, in apurda that bus Minister's principal object in under with the instructions of the King, the taking fik journey is to survey the Manchurian ni leparture from Singapore was namertalu.
tribution has at length, biz sorgtel.: When of the line and examine into the position of its affairs in the spot; though he will visit Poking also with a vise të aequainting himself it was first revived the desire on all vidm, MEIN
with Russian merial interests generally. to return, but the matter, alts the res spent, was finally referred to the king, l ultimately instructed that it should be accepted.
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We are jiéwol to note But the police at making an effort to regulaté the crate itside H. M. Naral Yard at midday, which is weally in a state of congestion. Yesterday we noticed an European colistable, endeavor ring to keep under control the rush of coalies from the! Yard, at the same tinge keeping at eg egelists and rickslus, who are not read med to the road being enforced,
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THE ATTEMPT ON PRESI- DENT, MCKINLEY.
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday. 10th September.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS Hosova. T. SziCOMBE SMITH (ACTING PULSNE JUDGE).
C. E. WARREN 4 LIR KEN. -This was a crose suit for dumages between C. E. Warren, contractor, 38. Wyndham Street, and Lik Koe, contrastor, 53, East Street. E. Warren's claim was for $15 for dama done by Lik Ken to a deorsill holonging to the
LONDON, 9th September, 7.25 p.m. plaintiff be sis claimed costs. Lik Kee •
claimed the sum of 835, the value of a certain quantity of bricks, the property of the plainti Lik Kee, and wrongfully apropriated by the defondant, Mr. Warren, er his employees.
CONDITION UNCHANGED-
FILIPINO SYMPATHY. President McKinley's present condition is nuchanged. The European representa Lives of the Filipino party have wired to the United States, expressing their detesta- tion at the outrage and saying that a fatal termination would nowhere be more deplored than in the Philippines.
GENERAL NEWS.
Mr. Goldring, solicitor (Messrs. Deacon and Hastings), appeared for Mr. Warren, and Mr.( Hays, solicitor (Mesurs. Johnson, Blokes and Master), for Lik Kee.
Mr. Warren's claim was heard first, and was called to give evidence. The plaintiff stated doorsill had been broken by the defendant's that he heard on the Lith August that las
damage, on the other hand asking the plaintiff Bix workmen. Lik Kee refused to make good ti for 363 for bricks said to have been neod by
(the plaintiff's laub-contractor. The plaintiff. in turn, refused to pay over this sum, as the bricks were his own. Încing basu taken from an old wall and built into a new one for which he was contractor. Lik Ken afterwards went the matter: l to the polics about told the plaintiff's sub-contractor that he would Plaintiff was
LONDON, 9th September, 7.26 p.m. have all the workinon arrested. Mr. Hays cross-examined; sure that Lik Kes had no bricks of the plu bricks. However, if they had been there is vas possible that such a mistake might havooccurred, so that plaintiff could not have mistaken the
It is reported that Russia has decided to RUSSIAN SAVY TO BE INCREASED.
build five 20,000-ton battleships in Russian yards:
DEATH OF HERK VON MIQUEL Herr von Miquel has died at Frankfort. Horr von Miquel, ex-Minister of Finanes, Vice-President of the Prussian Ministry and member of the Prussian State Council, bud &
varied life. In his youth, while a law-student, he was a efrong Radical. Taking up the study of political economy and of banking, he became a member of the Hanoverian Parliament, where he was a force opponent of the late Herr Wildhorst and the Ultramentave party. With the absorption of Hanover into the Gersian Empire, Herr von Miquel became one of the founders of the National Liberal party. His genius in the matter of finance, and his success in starting banks attracted the Emperor's attau- of Frankfort, he attained the summit of his
21 strict Conservative. of Finance. He deserted the National Liberal party and becaine Staunebly supporting the Kaiser's Eline. Weser-Elbe canat scheme, the failure of that measure brought about Herr von Miquel'e fall early this year.
The plaintiff's sub contractor gave evidence to the effort that the doorvill was broken in two by Lik Kee's sub-contractor, who thought that the doorwill, where it lay, was likely to interfere with certain drainage work which Lik Kee had Witness corroborated the contracted for. plaintiff's statement that Lik Lee had nu brickk lying in the vicinity of plaintiff's job.
By his Lordship-The sill was broken with » kaminer by one of Lik Kee's workmen.
This concluded the ease for Mr. Warren, unl that of Lik Kes was then proceed with. Bit Hays said his client had a contract for cortaia building operations on Inland Lut 797. The work had boon entirely finished except for the in the hands of a sub-contractor. It was dar- laying of some drains, and this Lik Kee pincel ing the carrying out of this drain work that the doorsill was broken, but Lik Kos, Mr. Hays argued, was not liable for damage With regard to the bricks, the case done by the workmon of his sub-contractor. Lik Kee was that after palling down the houses on fuland Lot No. 797 and restoring
piled close to a wall which Mr. Warren's over. The bricks were in the adjoining o
thrown on top of Lik Keo's bricks, which won of rebuilding. The bricks pulled down were
building. afterwards used with the others in the
for
The Teil. its obituary wytice on Prine i Henri Toriseus dissaves the green of his attitude toward England, and ways:During the regulation as to keping to the left side of childhoo, and youth, & my user in the defy their setien of the Palace, the following | tion, and after appointment to the post of Mayor them, there was a quantity of blue bricks left
what may be called the first period of his life at the end a bi- really rumarkable journey 19th M.:- The statements contained in a Pek- awhition in 1892, when he was Trade Minister contractor was polling down for, the p
Two pugilistic Chiramen caused quite a block in the Queen's Rond trat yesterday on bear the Soldiers Club They were two of gang which had just left the Naval Yard, and presumably led hind some difference inside, which the regulations would not permit the to got outside. however, after rating each other soundly they went at it like Kilkenny cats. The ultimate appearance of a Sikh Constable caused the combatams and crowd to melt away rapidly,
A. S. WATSON & CO. settle to their mutual satisfaction. When they
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ANNUAL GENERAL MECTING. The annual general meeting of the mothers of the Hongkong Cricket Club was held Monday evening. Mr. T. Bercombe Smith- (preading.
A despatch from Peking to London last month having stud that the Italian troops bulutly upying the Summer Palace with the British, and bees, behaving very badly and lost
in a published at Rome on the Siluria. Tonkin, and Tiber. Pine Heary spezen, dared August 7, which has been Lad manifest the most cordial feelings of transmittal here from London, are entirely sympathy and respond zer England te whinfobel. The Italian troops ordered home country be and its randly owed as slight and left in the regular way. It absolutely untrue of gratitude. But after die Ent whierement that Italiar roups uic depredations as an explorer, after the public acclamations cabe da:nage of any kind in the Imperial and the official sition of bis activity by the bestowal upnu hiru and his companions, 31. Bonvalor and Père Deusker, of the grand tomisl of the Geographical Soviny i felings towards England seemed to energy radical change. The fuel, indeed, var symptomatic. It was the evidence of a complete transform. tion in the inadaprine whose self-conscious- ness had become aroused art, it may be said. distorted by us refections on the kinde and opportunities of recess of la teuer of the French Royal line huder the third Republie, Whether this evolution was spontaneous, or whether Fringe Henry had become the victim of insidious suggestions, at all events be bayan to organise his life apor a fresh basis. His sims became visibly political. The change was en radien ag to shenate the sympathy of the Due d'Aumale, his uncle, who, ing before even the leaders of the Hepublican party in France, A leading article in 0 Porvir of the 7th lust. takes up the accusation brought by the Bonrealised the danger of the surse upon whid F. H. May against Portuguese clerks of being as a class careless, innecurate, and inclined to idleness. Our Portuguese contemporary remou. strates with this hiassol expression of opinion and appeals to the Acting Postmaster General's in the Government Gazette makes the offence report. The publication of Mr. May's remark
We are asked to state that the Officer Com- manding 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, will be glad of any magazines. periodicals, er books, which any of the residents in Hongkong can spare, to send up tó North China and form the anciens of a library for the perunavont British Legation Guard at Peking, as well as for the British companies at Tientsin. Books for transmission to the north can be at to the or to the Officer Commanding the R.W.F.st 9. C. Detachment, R.W.F. Murray Barracks, Mount Austin.
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REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 8th September.
CHINA AND THE POWERS
PROTOCOL SIGNED.
The CHAIRMAN. in submitting the report
The Protocol has been signed at Poking. and statement of accounts for the past. yer aid they would observe that. as in many years past, the recounts only included
Vice-President Roosevelt and the members of the United States Cabinet have arrived at items of expenditure and receipt within PRESIDENT MCKINLEY IMPROVING. sheet showing the actual financial position of tren dates, and did not purport to be a bateare
Buffalo. The physicians in attendance on the Clat as ragavled liabilities and meets Referring to the item 8854.70 fortiffins,
President Mckinley have assarod Vice-Pre sident Roosevelt that the President will recover. retreshments, he sait that amount was not
The bulletin issued at nine on Sunday attributable to tikina alone, but included re- freshtaguts at accenat of the band, umpires, ladies, and non-playing members who conexed morning said that the patient had passed a good tes and cake on Saturday afternoons (Langbright, lis mind is clear, and he is resting well ter.) The balans was made up of 65.15 n acemut of bills sent in by Messrs. Calbeck, Mangreger & Co. which ought rally to be de-
be
The wouls are progressing satisfactorily, and The balletin issued at six on Sunday evening mys that the President's condition continues there is no inclination to peritonitis,
satisfactory, and that he is sleeping quietly.
The real name of the President's sailant that he acted solely ander the influence of is Czolgarz. In a signed confession he states anarchist literature and lectures, and declares that he has no arcomplices.
The wounded President has not partaken physicians declare this unnecessary, as he hus of Lourishment since he was shot, but the plenty of reserve strength. Thousands of telegrams of sympathy have been received.
POLICE COURT. Tuesday, 10th September.
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Lik Kes was called and gave evidence, being afterwards cross-examined.
His Lordship gare judgment for the dafont. ant, with costs, in both cases-C. E. Warren in the one and Lik Kee in the other.
MARINE COURT.
Tuesday, 10th September.
BEFORE MR. BASIL B. H. Tare (ACTING HARBOUR MASTER).
ENQUIRY INTO COLLISION.
An enquiry was hall in the circumstance counected with the collision between the stem) launch Wong Foong and the W. D. zel Alexandra on the ith inst.
Lan Ping, the master of the Alexandro, soil that at 7 p.m. oa the 6th inst. he left Commis sariat Pier to go to Tim Tat Tsoi Pier. When about three hundred yards from the former pier he saw the Wong Foong on the port bow, crossing the Alexandra, about two hundred yards oft. He blew his whistle once. In the When abe was about fifty yards off the Alezon- Wong Foong made no reply and went straight in. dra on the port bow, the latter's engines were
astera, but the other launch still main ined her coarse, with the result that the Alexandra struck ber on the starboard side, bows on. The Wong Foung reversed her engines barning brightly. after the collision. Both launches had lights
Lam Shan, master of the Wong Foong, was then examined. He said he had first to give way to a sampan, and then had to alter is course to avoid two lighters moored off the Naval Yard He next heard a whistle, and stopped they being obscured by the lighters. When he his engines; he did not, however, see any lighte
from the sound of her whistle. When he found that the two launches were so close the Wong stopped, the other launch appeared very cloze,
Foong was put full speed ahead and the helm hard-a-port, but too late to avoid the collision. The Wong Foong passed within fifteen yards of the lighters.
IN the August number of the Empire Review there is to be found an interesting article on Weihaiwei, signed " A Resident." There has always been considerable
to the eraction of the railing round the crickel amonat of dunkt expressed as to the utility
of wild dreates which he did not hesitate vi
ground, the Chair:aun said that presumably to Britain of this nequisition in Shantung,
his nephew was embarking under the infiented to the Racquet Court account. Coming! the object was to keep the ground in a better conden
state of repair, and he appealed not only to the and the question cannot as yet be taken as settled. The writer of the article mentioned,
The "Dotter." by means of which the Darter members of the Cricket Club but to all members bowever, has no doubts as to the merits of
and Terrible hase broker at shooting records of the sporting community of Hongkong to aid in this matter. Dealing with the ques on the China station (says the last namber to ties of the Championship, he said that Mr. Weihaiwci. Admitting the disadvantage
it for the third hand of the Nawal and Military Record) Pinckney. having won arising from the fact that it was no hinter hand, British jurisdiction stopping thirty worse, and insults the whole Portuguese
an olestrical contrivanos invented by Captain time in succession, was now the posessor
was presented the Committee would miles inland, he still maintains that it still community. Porris hopes that Mr. May Perey Scott, and was originally intoaded as an of the Challenge Cup, and as the Cup mamber would pre. aid to men when learning the art of garner only too glad if a should be the future distributing centre of will repent on his journey home.
but it has turned out to be something more sent the Club with another Challenge Cup on the same terms. North China. "At present," he says, "that
The lovers of mutton chops apparently are
than in „ducational help. The principle has to be compated for "position is held by Chefor, the treaty port,
forty miles by sex to the wes. Here not having a pleasant time just w
Chairman said the creats of last cricket season ** steamers sometimes have to lie at anchor Bangkok. The Bangkok Tenter saysWhen een adopted at What land, the cound After referring to the receipts and expenditure *urder Chefoo bluff two or three days the 8.8. Rajaburi arrived at Kak Pai. the guany school, but at the present moment the in connection with the Rasquet Court, the exact accordance with the working design, and beon "what could be called a brilliant season, before they can communicate with Chefoc quarantino officer, there ordered the slaughter apparatus does not appear to have been made were doubtless well within memory. It had not
of seventeen sheep afflicted with foot and
some weeks may elapse before the Dotter is bet it had been a successful one, and the interest in cricket had been well maintained. itself. In Weihaiwoi, on the other hand, month disease. The carcases were allowed to
Most of the games, too, had been fairly well contested, and although there was not much be brought up to Bangkok. Several of then use throughout the school. Meanwhile, we they rould always be under shelter, could
so valkuble an invention without going sataide new blood or the civilian side, they laud inade load and unload in a safe harbour and could animals died on the way down from Hongkong may ngratulate ourselves on having saccred
The Mical
a gard show. Mr. F. Mailland headed the hare the advantage of being under the and were thrown overboard English flag. Chinese conservation may Oficer boarded the ship here but would do the service for it; and, haring semized it, let us
lubthrough Mr. Salter being transferred to Gros- delay the change from Chefoo to Weihaiwei, nothing in the matter as the Cattle Regala hope the secret may be preserved to us. The batting averages and Mr. D. W. Salter the but will not prevent it, should sufficient tions do not embrace sheep. The moral ens fact that the first effort to make out for the bowling averages. The loss sustained by the
Tu Shing was fighting with another Chinese advantages be offered. As for the German to be that one should avoid mutton just at gunnery school was not successful is satisfatory, pori was 3 very serious ono, and the only thing labour.
present. Twenty-five sheep brought down by as it shows that minute essotness has to be ob they could hope for was that some genius would hope of capturing the trade of the Northern the Keongrea: the other dey were destroyed served, and there is always a certain amount of arise in their midst who would more than replace
looseness in the leakage of oficial secrets. It is him. They were expecting some guests to Hong in Queen's Road, when P.C. La Kasa, No 335,
zot, the Chairman supposed, other things if Provinces by running a railway through for the same rénsen.
difficult to over-estimate the rate that this kong to play not only cricket hot tennis, golf, me up to stop them. Tam Shiur then Shanting and tapping the Yellow River,
His pugnocity cost him 810. contrivance is to the British Navy just now, for gentlemen of Hongkong were willing to take turned on the constable, took him by the The preliminary meeting via foreign com- it is impossible to say how long it will take tothom en and the visitors wore prepared to f collar and struck him in the face.
would approve of the action of the Committed recover our leaway over the boiler difficulty, respond. He hoped therefore that the meeting
Chenug Kamu Yuk was declared a rogue and in having sent invitations to Shanghai and Ningepere to visit Hongkong (Applause.) vagabond, and given fourteen days' hard labear: Mr. J. Grist
On the motion of the CHATENAN, seconded Enter, he would be in a position to ball them something about the arrangements.
were adopted
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the writer in the Empire Revitu sage ---- -It has to be universally recognised that wittes to co-operate with the Chinese com- →Germans, excellent colonists as they are mittee in taking measures for the reist of
under the British flag, have not yet learned the destitution caused by the floods in the which he immeasurably weakened our efficiency to make their way under their own. In Yangiste Valley was held on the 3rd inst. Yet, on the other hand, if our guns can make Kiaochow, their own colony, the strained at the British Consulate-General, Shanghai foar hits in the time it took them fortoptly to The British, U.S., and French Consule-General, make one, we have & susiderable residue of **relations existing between the officials and besides other influential residents, were present, hope, for our boilers will not be always break-by Mr. Justices WIBE, the report and accounta "the mercantile community are most no- Very little was known by those present as to ing down, while by such contrivances as ticeable. The naval and military officers the Artual condition of the people rendered the Dotter"our guns will always be able despise the merchants and see wholly destitalo by the Bloods. It was decided before to hit home. For instance, the twelve C-inch anable to recognise the fact that the only doing anything further to obtain reports from guns of the Terrible can make Efty hits a the cousuls of the different nationalities at the minnie, all firing at the same time, whereas the se of outlying possessions. is for the eu- couragement of trade and the only object Yangtas ports, the commanders of the men-of 36-6-inch gans of the Magnificent, Hers and "in acquiring them is its development" war and the various missionaries as to the Hannibal last year got in only 12 hits interretary). Mr. F Maitland, Captain E. Holding this view, "A Resident" thinks extent of the devastation censed. Suggestions Suppose, then, the Terrible found herself to that the construction of good roads in the were made that if the public he called upon for tween two cruisers similarly aried to bir territory of Weihaiwei and the running of subscriptions that the rooney shall not be bat with no better hitting power than the three distributed among the sufferers, bat work battleships we have mentioned, the would plant a light railway or tram-line to Chefoo would found for them in the repairing of the dykes, fitty 100-lb. shells to her opponents' thirty-two- be half the battle, for "onth won, the te. It was finally decided that should say. According to the law of avarages, the Cerrible splendid trade of Northern China would lie thing be done, the Chinese and the foreigners would sink her two antagonists, and scop out of
the contest badly brainst in the hands of the English." The writer should act together in the matter.
ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARRUS Thonleation of office bearers and a committee then took place, with the result that Inst year's mom or were re-alectod as follows:-Mr. T. Sercatabe Smith (Chairman). Mr. F. H. Hinds on Treasurer) Mr. F. A. Cox (Hon
tamander H. Orpen, R.N. (Members of G. Waymonth, RA, Major P. 8. Dyson, AED, Mr. H. Pinckney, Dr. Atkinson, and Committee).
THE INTERPOET PESTIVAL. In connection with the forthcoming interport taining the guests, to open a subscription list, festival, it was decided, for the object of enter
Club to an extent not exceeding 81,500. me izmecessary to draw upon the funds of the
BEFORE MR. HAZELAND.
CABEN, OF THEFT
For stealing 2 cwt. of coal, Teung Sing was fined $15, or our month.
Chan Put stole one pair of water-ganze silk and was sentenced to fourteen days" hard trousers, one silk jacket, and ons cotton jacket,
ASSAULTINO A CONSTABLE.
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BOGUE AND VAGABOND.
BEFORE MR. KEMP,
CUTTING A MELON-HAWKER. Chou Choi out a hawker named Chan Shun, because the latter wanted more money for his releas than he would pay.
He was given fourteen days' bard,labour.
THEFT OF CLOTHING,
Li Ching stole from Tang Yuk, a married woman, of No. 5, East Street, fire pieces of clothing valued at $25, and received one month a imprisonment.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The silk ex the N.P. steamer Glenogle arrived The CPR. steamer Athenian arrived at Moji on the 9th inst, and left again on the 10th insf for Kobe in New York on the 4th inst
The Court cautioned the master of the Wond Foong, and found that the collision was to his slaving too close to the lighters, which ha know were moored in that locality.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. CAPTAIN'S CUP AND SILVER MEDAL FOR AXFTEMBER.
The following were the only scores handed
CAPTAIN'S CUP.
in :-
Mr. J. H. T. MoMartrie Mr. B. J. Grist Mr. T.8. Forrestha
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Hou, J. H Stewart Tockhart 109. Mr. C. M. G. Burnie
10 entries. POOL Mr. J. H. T. McMurtrie
Mr. T. 8. Forrest Mr. C. M. G. Burnie
7 entries.
粉絲
An Australian contemporary is responsible for the latest parody on the "Absent-mindl Beggar: When you're sold your wheat and butter, when you've sent your milk to town, when you're got your cheque for bacon, eggs.
delay? You're an absent, minded boggar. and we're really very tired of having to so fequentes ly remind you. You come into the township or hay, will you kindly cast yon optics on our
on every market day: always leave our nail little printer's bill, and settle it at once without
bills behind you Cook's son, aquatters on. son of a cockatoo-twich ave hundred little accounts aupaid on our books to-day. Every one could be settled at once, and if you would only try. Search your pockets for Heaven' sake, and pay, paF. PAY.”
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