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proportion halting between reason and unren. Gou, people referred to in France na dégénére supérieurs, and in Italy as "mattoids". There can be litilo doubt that the Anglo-Saxon race is more given to emotionalism than it
A Tientsin paper dated April 17th Private wires have been received hors from Shanghai a day or two ago, stating thatsnother insipient nativo riot was fortunately discovered in time and quickly ripped in the bad by the police. No dotails have boos allowed to loak
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temptuously styled "Philistine" has become comparatively rare. The unnamed "eminent authority" whom the papers quote is by no means original with his etiology. Brain specialists who do not underestimate the effects of alcohol have.not underestimated CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO what be calls "quackeries" either. Dr. B. A.
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. Tho Tugeblall's Chemnitz correspondent states that a man named Passador has been entonced to one month's imprisonmbat for an attempt to blockmail Mr. Arthur Balfour. Paesslor, call- ing himself the president of a band of the "Black Hard", wrote to Mr. Balfour demanding the payment of £5,000 if he did not wish a tergible misfortune to hofall kim and his family, MOREL, whose Traité des Dégénérescences" | Tim ex-Premior thereupon put the muttar in
stablished him as perhaps the greatest the hands of the police. authority, dwells insistoutly upou poisoning, which form includes nearly all stimulants and-parestics, impure foods, and organic infections. The connection between the
Tho secretary of the Sailors' Home, Well- street, London Docks, bas just reeived a postcard from the Board of Trads Ece at Victoria Dacks which has taken at least twenty
TELEGRAMS.
{"CAILT FEESS" KYOLOSIVE SMETICO.]
TURKEY IN EGYPT,
LONDON, April 27th. The situation in Egypt is agaia serious.
Turkey maintains an unyielding attitude.
(REUTER'S SERVICE.}
THE RUSSIAN LOAN.
LONDON, April 25th. The Russian loan of £89,325,000 at 5 per Barings cent. has boon issued at £89.
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, April 27th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MI, A. G. WIK
(I'UISER JUDGE).
THE FRESH EXONERATED.
koep any Locount book regarding those monoys. He did not have the money. It all wont to Ma Fa Ting and others.
He had no other property than his furniture and his share in the property in Lyndhurst Terrace. He first became aware that he was unable to meet his fiabilitine in January, Febru- ary or March of this year. A year ago Ee was able to meet his liabilities if the debts due to
Az Indian waterman sued a Chinese com-him had been paid, bat all the people were hard positar for $37.
up. The sum of $500,000 due from the Wong Fang had not been paid, and the guarantor was a rich man in Macao--Loong Chap Chi. He was also one of the partnera in the Wong Faug
Mr. Otto Keng Bing appeared for dofondant and admitted the debt. He said that $10 was horrowed in exubungs for a promissory note for $37.
His Lordship (referring to the base at the Police Court on Weducadny, when Manon Singh, an Indian watchman, semmoned Messrs. Watson and Co, for wrongful dismissal in consequence of an alleged falso newspaper report of his notion at the Supreme Court)-I notice that an old friond of Juine was at the Police Court the
If I auid don't want to see him bere" once" I said it a dozen times.
Mr. Master then examined the debtor on. behalf of the petitioning creditor. In reply to him Lan Wai-chus mdmitted owing the petitioning creditor the money claimed. By the Viceroy shutting down on the lottery company, bankrupt's difficulties were brought about.
On the application of Mr. Dixon, noting for
ed for a fortnight.
growing migration to large towns and the Fears to be delivered. It wars tho postaark issued the English abare, viz., £13,101,000. other day, and made soran very carious romarke another creditor, the examination was adjoura-
increase of hysteria, Deurasthenia,
MESSES, BURROUGHS, WELL-arrested physical development, has also been anted. The march of civilisation seems COME & Co. LONDON.
to be a pics too killing for ambitious humanity. It also has been taken iuto account, hence the numerous advocates of theSimple Lile". NORDAU remarked nearly a dozen years ago that we (civilisation) were moving too fast. "All its humanity's]
TABLOID BRAND PRODUCTS "SOLOID” BRAND PRODUCTS. KEPLER'S MALT EXTRACT.
East Dulwich, March 30, 19-6, und bars the initials of a Board of Trade official who left the Victoria Docks office in 1896, and who then It gives
THE STRIKES IN FRANCE.
LONDON, April 25th. The strikes in the northern part of France are extending to other parts of the country. including Paris, where alarming rumours are current, and apprelusions are enter tained about May Day.
lived in the south-eastern district. details of sessels discharging and engaging crews on dates from August 8 to August 12,
The Fate our Echt says:-It appears from the native rapore that the Provincial Govern
ont contemplate the formation of a fresh monopoly in camplior. It will not lave beau forgotten that two years ago they wire com-THE NATIVE TROUBLE IN NATAL
KEPLER'S SOLUTION or COD LIVER/ conditions of life lave, in this period of pellad, after prolonged argo tiations, teabundon
OIL IN MALT EXTRACT. BURROUGH'S BEEF and IRON WINE. LANOLINE PREPARATIONS. HAZELINE HAZELINE CREAM.
HAZELINE SNOW, etc.. etc., etc. MEDICINE CHESTS, And POCKET
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HONGKONG, AFBIL 287B, 1906,
A statement by Dr. CLOUSTON, at the annual meeting of the Royal Asylum, that four and a half millious sterling are spent
-anually in the United Kingdom on the treatment of the insane, has led an eminent authority", unfortunately unnamed, to make some sensational statements for publication
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time [the last fifty years], experienced a revolution unexampled in the history of the world. Humanity can point to no century in which the inventions which penetrate so deeply, so tyrannically, into the life of every individual are crowded so thick as in ours," Previous important changes there were, bat |" they did not change the material life of Be got up and laid down, ate and drank, dressed, amused himself, passed his days and years as he had bous always wont to do. In our times, on the contrary, steam and electricity have turned the customs of life of every member of the civilized nations upside dowu." And though we fare better than in the old days, we have not evolved digestive apparatus to work well enough to eope with the enormous increase in organic expenditure, particularly the expendituro affecting the brain and nervous systein. All this is directly traceable to commercial "hustle", and it is of no use dwelling too much upon it. We have gone too far to go back; and the bitters of civilisation must be taken with the sweets.
Com. Z. Volpicelli left yesterday for home via America by the steamer Hongkong Maru.
A New York Junyer named Cravath has received a fee of £15,000 for drawing a lease
between two tramcar lines.
as contrary to Treaty the nonopoly which had bcon established in this very prod not. The re-establishment of it is an instance of aven unusual bad faith, and it is to be hoped that it
scorss as before. An office of the now Bureau will be opposed with the same sigour and has already been established at Nuntai
Sir Charles Euan-Smith tell the shareholders in the Murcoal Wireless Telegraphy Company that the company was making steady progress. The not profit was £4,000 in excess of that for the year which ended in September, 1901. Although they heal heen unable to complete (he stallation from which they expected their from other parts of the bustus to pay principal proft, they were deriving enough
solstantial divido ods. In view of the large expenses for development, however, it was thought laadvisable te muke any distribution at proseut.
The decision of the War Office with regard to the Chinese Regiment is not viewed with favour by those who have had recent experience of the Far East, says the World. The regiment has been brought into existence at much expense, and its officure bave laboured loyally to make it what it is- a well-disciplined and efleimt body. A naval officer who bas been much at Weihai- wei atates that "the battalion could be made
anything of and used anywhere." Yet it is to disappear at the stroke of the Ministerial pen, oa the principle, presumably, that "no Chinese need apply."
"Bland Aline," the famous Sectlish land-
mark off the Cockburnspath coast, known to Vessels which arrived from the North yes.geologists and artists throughout the length terday report that they encountered a deuse and bradth of the land, and a prominent guide fog belt about seventy miles from Hongkong-
to the many vessels coming out of the North The Y.M.C.A. Bulletin of April 20th Sea, fell with a terrific crash at an early hour on the morning of March 21, bringing with it. announces that the recent concert realised "a
about 1,000 tons of red rock and masury. This
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Fund.
Messrs E. S. Kadoorio & Co, live received telegraphic advice that the last monthly crashing at the Raub Gold Mine produced 712 oz. of smelted guid from 6,04o (?) tons of atoms.
By noon pesturday the plugue total was 240 cases, the last daily addition being fourteen, of which leven were fatal. One corpse was found fing on Yeumati ferry wher£
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formense mass of masonry, which occupied an isolated position on the beach between Cock- barnspath and Daubar, took the desigo of a naturally formed tower out of the rook. It stood nearly 100 feet high, and could be seen for a distance of 25 miles,
The creditors of Mr. T. W. H. Crosland, author of "The Unspeakable Scot" and other books, met at the Bankruptey Court on March 23cd, Mr. Crosland's liabilition are estimated at £1,50 and he does not admit that be is
LONDON, April 25th. Netal has accepted the Transvaal's offer of volunteers. The St. John's Ambulance Corps is sending a detachment of Indians from the Cape Colony, and the community of Durban bave offered to raise a corps of stroteber bearers and hospital attendauts.
THE JAPANESE SAILORS IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, April 25th. The Corporation of Newcastle has given a lunch to the officers of the Kashima in
the Town Hall.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA...
TANDON, April 24th. The proffered assistance of the Transvaal is keenly appreciated by Natal.
THE OLYMPIAN SPORTS.
LONDON, April 25th. Englishmen beat the Germans at fencing at Athens, in the Olympian sports, by nine hits to two.
The Englishman, Taylor, won the mile swimming ruce easily.
BURIED TREASURE HUNT.
ANO. HER EXPEDITION TO COCOS ISLAND.
Another expedition is being planned in America writes the Now York correspondent of the Express, to seek for the buried treasure in the little Pacific island of Coses, which was unsuccessfully sought for some time ago by an expedition organised by Lord Fitzwilliam
The expedition is being organised by Mrs. Rosvall D. Hitchseck, a well-known WOOD traveller of New York, she has just returned from the Klondike gold mines, and while their she is stated to have met a miner who bad in tis possession papers and mops revealing the exact location of the treasure, which is estimated to amount to £6,000,000.
Mrs Hitchcock obtained possession of the papers, and is now organising the expedition. which is to be financed by a well-known Boston inagpate.
Admiral Palliser, who accompanied Lord Fitzwilliam on his expedition to Cocos, will be of the party.
for the buried
Mr. Gardinor (who was present in another ca:o)-That was not the douial. It was the statement that the man ought to be dismissed.
His Lordship-I spoke rather stronger than I was reported. I told him he ought to be dismissed. I said it twins, and it was reported once. I say it again. I naked nude why Watson's did not diamins him, because ho was a useless man. On one occasion I tried to get out at him why he was able to appear in Court so often. It was suggested he was a night watch- man, which rather took me back, bat it turned out he was not a night watchman.
Mr. Gardinor-No, he was not.
His Lordship-He told me he was. If he was a night watchman he could spend his days as he liked.
Mr. Gardiner-Iexplained to your Lordship- Hi Lordship-Judgment for plaintiff with
conte.
CALGHT' ASHOKU,
In Tong was saed by the Tin. Wo Cheung Kee For $63.13,
Mr. Otto Kong Sing, who appeared for plaintiff, said defendant was employed on one of the warships and defendant was not allowed
to go on board to serve the writ.
His Lordship-How did you catch him? Mr. Otto Kong Sing-Oh, he osme ashore and we caught bim in the street.
Defendant asked his Lordship to allow him to pay in three or four instaliments.
M. Otto Kong Sing said he could not accept that.
His Lordship--No, you will never see him again if you let him go now.
Judgment for plaintiff with coste.
IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF, JUSTICE).
HANK COMPRADORE'S SAILURE.
The public examination of Lau Wai-chan, fonatly compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was commenced. Mr. R. C. Mustar (of Messrs, Johnson, Stokes and Master; appeared for the petitioning oreditor, and Mr. H. J. Gedge of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for Lau Wai-chuo,
Debtor, in reply to Mr. Wakeman, Official Receiver, said he was formerly head compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, a position
which he had held for fourteen years. He had no other business. His salary from the bank was $625 per month, in addition to which he received commission.
It was correct that bis liabilities amounted to $303,657. About 560,000 of that was money borrowed by him, but as for the rest ho stood security jointly with others. Oot of the $503,000 odd he only received $60,000. He did not remember when he first commenced borrowing money, but he did so from time to time. From the Yu Fat Fat Bank he borrowed
A WONDERFUL ENTERTAINMENT-
Mr. Thurston, the Napoleon of the world's "Magicians", who, according to the London Daily Telegraph, “starts whore oʻhers finish", in to open season in Hengkong on May 5th. So une has boon board and read of bis re- markablo entertainment that his arrival is eagerly awaited, sad the City Hall is expected to contals a record crowd a week to-night. He comes from Manila, where he has been nearly a month, although at first contracted for a fort- night only. The papers there have been unanimous in his praise. The production of two dripping ladies from au apparently empty task, one of his tricks, pales before the myatari. ons recovery of a girl from a bez suspended in the air, the same girl who a few moments before is on and spoken to by a committee from the audience. In addition thera is Miss Maudo Amber, described as the best dresser in tho profession", who with Mr. Winfield Blake provides the music and humour. Undoubtedly there will be a rush to see "the king of enter- faisers and entertainer of kings", and prudent people will book seats well in advance.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
END OF THE BEAMON.
The cup presented by Mr. John Hastings, to bo sailed for over a course round a markboat
of Cape Collinson, was easily won by Colleen, after a "dukey" ruce. The official times were:-
Colleen Vernon
Min...
Kathleen
10 20 3 7 30 3 16 07
3 16 67
3 26 12
3 17 42
3 26 50
3 19 20
3 41 03
3 32 83
341 07
3 44 07
Bonito Dione Payne and Gloria did not finish. This ended the season 1905-6, which, while for from being enjoyable or pleasant, has been utisfactory from the racing point of view, Only on race had to be re-ailed. Weather of The Que-design class rande a good showing in cap races, with their redased indions. Mir won the Cou medore's Cup and Mr. Witchell's prize, as wall as the championship of her cluse. Colleen secured the R. A. cup, Mr. Hastings cap, and the Ladies' Race. Kathleen could opture only the second prize in the raes for the Commodore's Cup, a ladies' race, and the second in the Cham pionship She needs a new said of bile De the championship class, Dione was the only first (winning the Cowmittee Cup). Elspeth took third in the Commodore's Cup race. Gloria. faster than many people think her, won Bir. Rowe's cup. Chanticleer, this year's champion of her class, had poor luck in on races, and the same may be said of the champion Vernon,
all sorts was encountered.
THE BRUNEI RIOT,
The Government in cancelling all monopolies the State cession money. Haji Mat Daud, a in Brunei and redeeming all mortgages on
To carry the expedition a steam yacht costing, fully equipped, £60,000 has been promised, and besides being fitted with the latest improved about $10,000 for bis own use, and the balance cock and her friends that they will have quarters rowed the money and he and others stood as a mortgage, oblated to its redemption, treasure, the financier has assured placed at their disposal superior to those of any security. The money, $300,000 odd, was not and wished to contula to da interest on it other boat afloat.
annually. He appealed to the Saltas, who up- The start is likely to be made early in the borrowed by him, he only stood security, He held the British Resident's decision; and Haji was a sleeping partner in the Wong Fak firm. Mat Dand returned to bis village disappointed The R$60,000 old was dus by the firm and not
Three days later the Farmer for the Kerosine
summer.
promise to find him money to run the English MANHOOD SUFFRAGE FOR KAND. by him alone. The money was borrowed from
Review. A resolution of bankruptcy was passed, and a trustee appointed.
snitor.
The attorney for an Italian charge at insolvent, as he says the royalties on several of hydraulic machinery for digging Mrs. Hitch. was guaruntes. The Wong Fak firm bor- headman of one of the Branei Kampongs, hold Derby, Connecticut, with murder, rejected six his books are worth at least £2,000. He vays rad-haired jurymon on the ground that bis that he has been without income sines the black-haired client could not gou justice from failoru of Mr. Grant Bichards, the publisher, and he attributes his present position to the At noon yesterday Mr. C. P. Lammert failure of certain persons to carry out their in the press. This is "an age of brains and offered for sale the wrack of the stammer M. lunaey", it was stated. In England and
Stuce, together with cargo and other goods Wales one person in every 285 in certified saved therefrom. The cargo was first offered, to be a lunatic. The whole Anglo-Saxon | but as no bids were tantored Mr. Lammert said race is threatened with dony; and the it would be a camel to the purchaser of a American branch of it is in the more parlous state. Statistics show that in Chicago there an up to $36, at which price it was knocked is one lunatic in every 150 pereous. There is nothing very new in the explanation given.
steamer. Bidding for this started at 310 and
down to Meears. Wilks and Jack.
HINTS TO THE TRANSVAAL COMMITTRE.
Witness
the
case
might be inquired into Awang Ali
Oil Import Duty reported that Awang Ali, of the Lai Bing Bank. Out of that sum 370,000 Haji Mat Dauda Kampong, refused to pay was raised au mortgage of certain henses in import duty and the British Rosident, Mr. By kind permission of Lieut.-Cd. A. G.
"Having regard to the cost of living in the Lyndhurst Terrace, owned by him and 31a Fa MeArther, scot a Police Constable for him that Fitton, D.3.0., and Officers, the Band of the Trensreal, the adoption of manhood sufferge in Ting jointly. Of the moneys advanced to the refused to go to the Resident and, on the mata
tld Awang Alf Second Battalion "The Queen's Own" (Royal plays of a £10 franchise cannot involve any Wong firm the money was sent up to Canton, mata's insisting. Haji Mat Daud appeared anta
sorious increase in the electorate"; but will Ma Fa Ting received all the money. West Keat Regiment) will play the following admit classes when exclusion would be objec
to go, saying thatall the "Anuk Bush of the Kumpong would go to. He programme of music during dinner at the tionable, and inclusion, especially in the onse of
was never a partner in the Lai Hing Bank, and sloated out, and son
some 20 man poured into never had any share cr interest in it. their boats and came down river, chasing the the Band of the Second Royal West Kent Regi- March... Her bright smile Lanut me still,"
The programme of music to be performed by Bongkang Hotel, on Bulurday, 28 th April, 1906: young farmers, desirable.
Consideration of that proposal," taken in He knew that Ma Fa Ting had sworn aufortonate policeman, striking at him, and mont on the new Parade Ground on Monday,
Campbelt conjunction with larger marginal discretion in that he was a partner in the Lei Hing Bank shouting at him, and brandishing krisses and from 5 to 630 pm, is as follows:-Marob Selection from The Yeomen of the Guard,
Overturo ..... **Sans Souci," .................. Sousa the delimitation of electoral divisions", which
read the newspapers, but it Roberta, saw the chase coming down river and parengs. Mr. McArthur, with whom was Mr. Lecanso he Belphegor," Brepsant; Ocerturo "Rug Blas,"
might make the Constitution generally wore
was uot true. Neither had be a firm went down to the wharf to meet the boats. On Mendelssohn; Valse Natursanger," Ziobrer; Value
Sullivan acceptable", is the gist of the letter of instruc "Wienor Bürger,”.
Ziehrer tious to the Transvaal and Orange Biver under the name of Mo Fak Hong, nor was he a arrival, Awang Ali refused to come on shors, Exotic Danco Selection from Faust, Gounod; Exotic
Mascagni Colony Committee of Inquiry.
partner in either the Wai Tung fra nor the Haji Mat Dand warning him against doing so, Selection from "Fleroden,"
and Mr McArthur descended the steps and laid The application of ferent principles to Dance, Mascagni; Bourres and Gigue Much Song (Cornet Solo)" Sing me to Sleep,... Greene acinal conditions, in the Witwatersrand, towns Wing Sing Loong. He knew Wong Sau. Po, hold of him. Then be dame og on to the wharf. Ado about Nothing." Gorman.
Grand March from " "Tanzhauser,"
Haji Mat Dand then shouted out, and all his outside it, and purely rural districts, is to be who was the manager of the Lai Fong firm; be
as well as the effect of the division osed to buy goods from him, but if he exide Resident's boatmen sad lauschinen seeing what followers swarmed on to the wharf. The considered, of the Transvaal into sixty single-membered bis partner he said what was not true. was happening came to the Europeans' assistance constituencies, according to different bases of representation.
When he was compradore of the Hongkong and there was a rough and tumblo until the from the Lai Fung, and the Lui Fong got the Bank he bought many bills for large amounts whart was finally cleared of Haji Mat Daud
and his followers.
money from the Hongkong and Shanghai Beak, and the Bark had to collect the money in Penang, Singapore, Hangoon and other
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The royal progress through Indle should render interesting the following extract from a nurse's letter, which shows how, in spite of its long years of British rule, in some ways, the East is still the East:-"I am on a case now, and am writing from the Palaces of I am nursing hor Highness the Maharani →→→ She
"For years past we Lave been opposing the laws of nature, and the increase of lutney, which is becoming a burden to the British tax-payer and a menace to our efficiency as a race, is one of the signs that nature is demanding the be said that a sentence, penalty
il may Thousands of persons in this country have so transformed their lives that their existence is more artificial then natural. We live in a tima
A shooting matel it 200, 400 and 500 yards of enforced brain activity and in an environ. mezt fell of social evils that spell roin to the took place on Thursday at the Tai Hang wind and body of men and women. Wo 200 Range between teams of eight men from the women deporting from their natural sphere of Sergeants' Mens R. G. A. and the Hongkong domesticity. Some call it their mancipation Folice. The result was a win for the latter It is one of the causes of decay. One half of the people now living in Landon were waver destined by 184 points. For the winners Insp. Robert by heredity to reside in the plate, or to bear the son made the highest score, 90, P. C. Suther tax which their nervous system is suffering. land being second with 85. Sorgt. Spencer is suffering from forer and bronchitis, and two No brain
specialist anderestimates the influencs made the top score for the Artillery, of alcohol as a cause of insanity, but I believe that in the present competitivo ago The con The Amalgamated Society of Engineers is trying case to manage. I have such trouble. sumption of what I may describeos quackeries' is far more deleterious to the people than alcohol. indignant at the Admiralty for creating from She suspoots we wish to poison her, we that the And when you ovnsider tho drinking habits of the stoker class in the Navy stoker-wechunicians Government may seize her estates; and we have to taste every dose of medicine before she will the poorer class, it is an evil which is largely to take the place of the engine-room watch- take it.
The palace is gorgeonely furn- keepers and to do engineering repairs. The ished, and she lies on a golden bedstead. These things have been remarked by project is considered extremely unfair, as the My own room is a marble hall, with Persian othors during the last five decades; and training of stokers mechanicians will rugs and golden (not gilt) mirrors; bet alas! no bath-room. I have to go out in the garden and there are authorities who declare, in all inevitably displace numbers of engine-roota wash at the pump!" European douters, skilled seriousness, that though the proportion
A vigorous agitation is being nurses, sad yat-the dread of a poisoned certified insano fa large, there is a still larger organised in all the naval Porte, and strong draught: Golden mirrors, and a wash at the
protest will be made to the Admiralty.
pamp! Tho unchanging, incongrvom East!"*
associated with environment.”
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South Africau Conferences, and to any proposals Attention is drawn to the proposals of recont for dealing with urban and rural interests other than by single-member electorates.
The Transvaal queation is seemingly regarded se most important, for the other Colony is dismissed with a reference as to an estimate of of the Committes.
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doctors are also in attendance. She is a most analogous proosssca au early roport is asked places from the Lai Fung's agents. The Lai fire on them if they did not disperse. This had
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
However, they made another attempt to land, so the Resident ordored the main mata to fetch his rifle from the office; and he and the Residency ratchman brought two rilles, and Mr. McArthur warned the crowd that he would
Hing also sold bills. He did not remember on the desired effect, and Haji Mut Daud and his whose name the bills were drawn. It was a followers started away and flad heter-skelter.
The Resident then informally tried the case fact that be asked Wong San Po to guaraz tee between the Farmer and Awang Ali and order- those bills, but he did not remember exactly. ed Awang Ali to pay the duty, which be did
In the meantime, His Highness the Sultan The Silk or C.P.B. str. Empress of China, The bills were sold to the Bank under the names which left Hougkong on the 28th March and of Hong Sing Loong and others. As regarded bad heard of the disturbance and sent three of his sons to the Resident's assistames and the Yokohama on the 6th April, arrived in New the money, the Bank paid for theso bills; they Sultan's son-in-law, Pengiran Tajudia, who York on Wednesday, the 25th April, thus making a transit of 28 days from Hongkong were all handed over to the Wong Fung Com- heard of it independently, also came rauning pany of Canton, and a lottery company of which down the new road with some followers to help. and 19 days from Yokohams
The str. Deucalion left Singapore or the he was a partner. It was untrus that he applied The Soltan subsequently gave orders which morning of the 26th inst, and is due here on for shazas in the Lai Fong Book. Ha did not likely to prevent a repetition of the the let prox.
incident-Straile Times,