Kutimations.
COTICE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1888.
We are informed by the agents (Messa. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) that the steamer Japan left Singapore for this port to-day, and in szpected on or about the sóth_ipal
A REGULAR Convocation of Cathay Chapter, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 26th instant, at A: W. WATSON & CO., LTD. 8.30 for a p.m. precisely. Visiting companions
are cordially invited.
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THE EMPEROM'S FUNERAL.
LONDON, March 16th,
The funeral of the late Emperor of Germany trod alice badly with the usual ceremonics. Premis Reimapol and General Von Molike were unhetalduf, they being in delicate health.
BORLANGER DEGRADED. Geneld Boulenger, has been deprived of his
A HOME Contemporary understands that Mesars. G. and W. Bertram, the well-known paper, ́makers' engineers, of Edinburgh, have received large order from the Japanese Government for paper making machinery.
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T'un Comercio reports an engagement, between the Spanish forces and the Sooloo insurgents on the rgth ulto., resulting in a complete victory for the former, with half a dozen men killed and twenty odd wounded
The losses sustained by the natives are computed at 200. WE note from Shanghai papers that the Indo- China Co.'s steamer Koushing was the first of the Tientsin fleet to reach the Taku bar after the opening of the river. The China Merchants steamer Ponchi was the first to reach the Tientsin bund, being followed by the same Company's Kwangchi and Hatan
THE Grashdanin states that certain Russian capitalists intend subscribing for the purpose of establishing a voluntary or patriotic feet of cruisers. The first patriotic fleet was formed in 1879, when an Anglo-Russian War. Was threatening. The steamers purchased then cost an end of money, and were not of much account.
SAYS a native contemporary --On Saturday afternoon a meeting of the notables of Shanghai and neighbouring towns was convened by the Shanghai Magistrate at his office, when three subjects were discussed the advisability of reporting at once any cases of virtuous widows which might be discovered, the question of taxation, and the dredging expenses of the Wongung Bar.
REFERRING to the health of the Crown Prince The Japancic gunboat Akagi-kan, recently To the shareholders of the Straits Insurance of Germany, a London telegram of the 7th inst. | launched, is in general points similar to the says:--The bulletin published in Berlin-to-day | Alaga, Maya, and Chokai, except in that she is destes day divergence of opicion among they buyinĹsteel sediba odlicn.nf icooter total doctors, and maintains that the Prince's condi- length is 154 it, breadth 27 ft., and depth 14 ft,
ion is much improved.
her average draught-of-waler-being-to-ft-She It of 6ig tons displacement, and her engines are of 700-house power, which are expected to propel her at the rate of 11 knots an hour. ment consists of Krupp breech-loading guns and Nordenfeldt and other machine guns,
The Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment will play at the Officers Mess, Murray Barracks, to-morrow evening, from 7.30 till 10 o'clock. The following will be the programme:-
Starch............."Sunset......................SCRNA,
Schüberi"
Chefur Yale.
“Dosen Paroles **...........Waliteuli. Scena ed Aria, + L'assedio De Atiem"...... Verdi, ... Selection...... Ta Mascotte” immurugAudian, Fantasia.......................” Fatimitza”
Juppa Jown Moran, Bandraaster,
IN another part of this issue will be found a most interesting report of a meeting of the English Jockey Club on the subject of the dispute between the Earl of Durham and Sir George Chetwynd, which for some time past has been exciting the racing world. One particular reason why we have published this lengthy report is that the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club may have some notion of the duties they owe to localsport. The conduct alleged by Lord Durham against Sir. George Chetwynd is not one whit more suspicious than were certain circumstances at the recent Hongkong Races, to which attention has already been publicly directed in these columns.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
(Before Acting Chief Justice Russell and a -Special-Fury:)-
U-TZ-Wan 9. Garrells' and anOTHER, $50,000.
Her arma-
The Treasury have approved of the sum of L150,000 being spent out of a naval vote for subventions to various shipping companies to secure their vessels to the Admiralty if wanted, and for fittings to the vessels. The Cunard, White Star, and Peninsular and Oriental Companies will receive between them about 200,000 for eight vessels, including the cost of fittings. The payments for each vessel vary from 2,000 to £5,000 per andum, and in each case convey rights over other vessels to be used as unarmed transports if emergency arises.
In the Tea market there is rather more disposition to operate at current prices, and the lower grades, although in over supply, have commanded attention. The better kinds of China Tea rule firm with a grespect of some improvement, as the limited stock diminishes. For Indian Tea liberal supplies have been offered, and at the reasonable range of prices are taken, freely. For Ceylon Tea there is no improvement in the general run of quality, and prices continue to drop. The manufacture of Tea in Ceylon is far from having reached perfection, considering the first-rate material to work on.
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The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty Lieut.-Andrew-W-Davies, Lieut. Henry H. Brice, and Sub-Lieut. Philip Egerton, to the Porpoise to date Feb. 15; William S. Richardson, paymaster to the Par poise, to date Feb. 15; Lient. W. H. Hewett to the Impérieuse; Lieut. Robert M. King to the Porpoise, Chief Engineer H. E. Wingfield, Engi- neer George J. Gorlett, Assistant Engineer George E. Wheatley, and Staff Surgeon E. H. Capt. W. H. May to the Impérieuse, to date Saunders, to the Porpoise, to date Feb, 15; March; Lieut. Hemy C. B. Hulbert, Lieut. Thomas G. Fraser, Licut. Alexander L. Duff, Licut, Gilbert R. West, Sub-Licut. J. C. Watson,
Company, Limited. Gentlemen Your Directors beg to place le- fore you the annexed statement of Acxry to the 31st December 1987.
The nett premia earned after defueling Ke** insurances and retur a amounts to $196,116.66.
The Interest accrued to $24.636.65, The working accrust shews a balance at credit of $107.170, out of which it is proposed to pay an interim bonus of 5 per cent. to contri. butors, absorbing $15,000, and to place $1000 to reserve, carrying forward a balance of $82,170 your lirectors feel confident that the final result, of the year 1887 will compare favorably with former years, as precautionary measures have rived sailing, and unexpired block, risks. been taken with a view of protecting the unar-
1884-3.6. These three years' accounts have now. beun finally closed, and your directors regret that the result necessitates a reduction in standing at $85,000, including the amount the reserve fund of $125,000, leaving this account
transferred from 1887.
P DIRECTORS. During the six months that have clapsed, Mesara, Glass, Lutjens, and Khon Teong Peb have retired from the Board, the two former gentlemen having left for Europe; Mr. Solist was subrepuently appointed Chairmand the Hon'ble C. W. Conington has also joined the Board.
of the Company's Articles of Association, Mr. In accordance with provisions of Clause to T. S. Thomson and Mr. Wee Boon Tek retire from the Board, but offer themselves for e- election.
AUDITORS
In accordance with Article 146 Messrs. James Lyalland Alex. Gentle retire, but offer them
selves for re-election.
Tit. SONST; (Chairman) Directors. T. S. THOMSON, Singapore, 5th March, 1888.
TIENTSIN.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Tientsin. 8th March, 1888, From Peking I learn that the Me-Wu-fit loan is still under negotiation.
Lord Suffolk-Might I ask for the benefit of those who are in the same ignorance as myself, what the exact meaning is of "referring it?" What do the quaiution of the f power of taking evidence on anth? -
Mr. Lowther-Yes; at a later stage it may be important that the legal opinion on this point shatall be read..
Me Chaplin-1 am going to ask pne question of the stewards, d unilerstand them to say that in their opinion there are only two modes of trying this case-nie by the Jockey Clubs itself, they consider must end unsatisfactorily, and the which for reasons they have, assigned they sav other is by reference to a Court of law; but that reference to a Court of law, as I understand it, (1- want to know if I am quite clear on this point) arbitration, to be agreed on by both parties. is to be followed by a reference of the case to
Mr. Lowther-If the parties wish it.
Mr. Chaplin if the parties wish it! What I want to be quite clear on is this-Have-the stewards ascertained that such a course is feasible, and ascertained that in the event of the case going to a Court of law at the optian of the two parties, it may be tried, and will be tried, by arbitration, and not by a judge and jury? Insk the question because I may say, as far as I am Try this. concerned, if there is any proposal case before a judge and a jury, for reasons which I shall be prepared to state afterwards, I will arbitration, if it be possible and certain, I think offer a complete opposition; but with regard to it affords probably a very happy solution of the difficulty.
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Mr. Lowther may say it is, for the meeting to decide what would be the most convenient course in which we should to-day proceed. The. stewards have obtained an opinion, and--myself have had to day consultation with a very high legal authority, whose opinion I am prepared to place before the meeting if it be the wish of tife meeting that it should be done at this stage. It had been the idea that perhaps the two members. of the club who are specially interested in this meeting might desire before that was done, to address some observations to the club. If that be not so, the opinion will be given now.
Lord Durham a perfectly prepared to address the club.. I thought perhaps Sir George Chetwynd would like to do so first.
corab ved fx each of discipline in having aking an interest in the matter. Similar fact-proceeding. Had they acted in malice, they all to date March 1; and Richard. G. Willby, Honan, but that they are doing their charitable having been summoned to the general meeting,
vined' Paris în disguise.
(From the Courrier d'Haiphong). THE PREFECT OF POLICE..
PARIS, March 7th, The Profea of l'olice has tendered his signation.
March both.
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Sub-Lieut. B. W. Drummond, to the Impérieuse, chief engineer, to the Cordelia, reappointed on promotion, to date Jan. 24.
On the Court resuming the bearing of this suit, this morning: Mr. E. J. Ackroyd addressed the Jury on behalf of the defendants. After an exhaustive explanation of the principles on which the defence was based, he cited at some length several passages and precedents directly bearing on the question of malicious prosecu tions, and concluded by submitting that in point of law the action taken by the defendants in having the plaintiff arrested in April last could not be qualified as an unreasonable or malicious might have confined their action to throwing on Loh-Wong, or Wong-chuk-lam, their chief informers, the whole onus of the charge, and left
The torpedo cruiser Porpoise which is to be matters with them and the magistrate; instead of which they took upon themselves the whole pro- commissioned at l'ortsmouth in the 15th inst. secution, showing confiderice in the justice of by Commander White, for service on the China the facts of the case, pointing out the circum and torpedo carriages, and niso tested her turning stances which tended to produce in his clients apacity. Her armament consists of six Grinch very reasonable suspicion that U-tz-Wan had beecchioaders, beside a complement of quick committed arson with a view to swindle the firing guns, some of which are mounted upon Insurance Companies of which defendants were agents,
their cause. The counsel then gave a resumé of
Station, has made a trial of her gun mountings
It is probable, remarks the Straits Times, that the question of the status of foreign mail Steamers in Hongkong, Singapore, and other British ports abroad will be brought before the attention of the House of Commons at as carly tiate as can be found. Several members are litics, it will be known, are not granted to British mail packets at, say, Brindisi or Marseilles, This morning four coolies were charged by a woman, who described herself being a widow, with demanding fifty dollars from her on the 18th irst at Shou-ki-wan. Complainant said that at one o'clock in the afternoon of that day the accused came to he house along with others-ten men in all- and demanded the money, on the plea that she The Prefect of Somme has been appointed had been ill-treating one of her apprentices, Thef etjet Police.
and that the money was for recompense to the victim. They threatened to rober if she did not stimp-up. On her crying out "thieves The Attorney General in replying for the the Neighbours came to her assistance and the plaintiff reduced the causes of suspicion alleged men yan away, but were afterwards secured.to have been reasonably entertained by the Corroborative evidence having been given by defendants to the following facts: That plaintiff. other witnesses Mr. Wise sentenced the had increased his insurance from $20,000 to $40,000 a few days before the fire; that he extortionists to one month's hard labour,
had deceived defendants as to the value IT is officially notified in the Government of his stock at the time of the fire; that he had Gazette that Sir W. Des Voeux will return to the no tea business at the Man-Yuen-Tong; that the -evlony-by-tha-German-steamer_Exeursen on or information obtained by Mr. Ehmer from plaintiff.
About Wednesday next, and the community are neighbours tended to suggest the possibilityThe fitting answered very well, but one of the invited to attend His Excellency's landing. We of his having purposely set fire to his premises; torpedoes was lost during the trials. have no authority for saying so, but we are that the plaintiff had not been able to give a nevertheless perfectly certain that Governor Des satisfactory explanation of the fire; and that the Virux will be very much obliged to the com manner in which he kept his books was indicative 'munity if they will kindly attend to theirown busi- of fraud. In confuting these arguments, the news and allow him to land in peace and quietness. Attorney General remarked that as there was His Excellency has only been absent for a few abundant proof that U-tz-Wan had an increased days and it would be a complete farce, under the stock of goods previous to the fire, he was fully circumstances, of making a silly fuss about his entitled to increase his insurance plaintiff had return to the colony. It is no doubt quite right explained to Pustau's the real stock" he had on that the official element should honor (?) their hand, and could not be supposed to have chief by an exhibition of toadyism "on- his deceived. Meyer's when he was 10 frank return from a short trip to Singapore, as they with Pustau's. That he had a tea business are paid for that sort of thing but let it at the Man-Yuen-Tong could not be seriously a sign-board was to be seen ep there. No doubt we shall be told that denied, as the community has been invited in order to show
WILSON'S APPEAL CASE. Proceedings in connection with Wilson's Appeal case will commence on the 19th March.
THE RESIDENT GENERAL OF TONQUIN A. Richand, Resilent General of Annam and Tonquin, left Marseille to-day for the Far East.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
--Axteditorial on the Dock Company and a lot of uther interesting matter have unavoidably been "crowded out" of this issue.
Tur German cruiser Bismarck left Amoy for Nagasaki on the 13th inst.
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The British surveying vessel Rambler arrived here from Manila yesterday.
Tay bog Sea Gull arrived at Taku bar on the 6th iust, after a splendid passage from Shanghai. SisorOrthoNizza retired colonel in the Spanish py, has been appointed Acting Civil Governor
of Manila,
A forwfrheavy shack of earthquake is regated to have taken place on the 9th inst, at Nueva Cacers in the Philippines.. Tsy revenue collected during February from Various sources for defraying the cost of the Manila barlour works amounted to $38,238. T retures of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending March 18th, ara:--Eu epeans 150, Chinese 2,114; total, 2,264. agents (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co.) tilamorganshize left Singapore for Hongkong this afternoo4.
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espect to Lady Des Voeux. The idea of transacted. Mesars. Holliday, Wise & Co.'s showing respect to lady who has been in compradore had testified to plaintiff's receiving delicate health by an exhibition of vulgar a consignment of tea a few days previous to the mobbing is only what might reasonably be fire. As regarded the information gathered by Mr. looked for from Hongkong officialdom.
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was mere gossip, and was not sufficient ground to entitle defendants to have plaintiff THE Messageries Maritimes steamer Orus with arrested on a charge of arson. The plaintiff the French mail of the 12th February, whose may have kept his books in a faulty style, but to non-appearance on Sunday morning was the infer from that that he was aiming at swindling lemuse of i good deal of anxiety, came into the Insurance Companies was decidedly a harbour last evening, upwards of thirty-six far-fetched conclusion. After traversing some hours behind her time, the ditention being caused other arguments advanced by the defence, the by dense fog within the radius of the Gap Rock.. Altorney General referred at great length to the The Orvs anchored late on Friday night imme-points of law involved in the case, and con- listely outside the port, on account of the weather cluded by submitting to the jury the advisability daylight on Saturday would bring clear weather; instead of which the fog was, if anything, thicker than ever, and lasted the whole of saturday and well into the afternoon of Sunday, when the heavy mists began to lift and disperse. 1. de Champeaux, the company's agent, knowing that the weather was foggy outside, had no mis givings about the safety of the steamer, but when Sunday noon had come and still no appearance of the vessel, he left Hongkong in the tug Pilot Fish and started out to look for the Orus by
sponsons. Three rounds were fired from, cich gun (inclusive of the precautionary scaling rounds) with half and full charges, and with very satisfactory results, both as-rogards the mountings and ship, which though heavily amed her size, withstood the effect of the firing very well. The guns" in some Instances were dis- charged over the deck in a fore-and-aft direction, and without inflicting any damage beyond shat- tering the skylights and other glass. Five runs were made with the Whitehead torpedoes, two from each side, and one from the bow tube.
LATE TELEGRAMS,
LONDON, February 25th. The Hon, H. W. Fitzwilliam, Unionist, has been elected for Doncaster by 5,600 votes against 540 polled by Mr. Spencer Balfour, Separatist. The scat was rendered vacant by the resigning of Mr. Shirley, Home Ruler,
Priority for discussion of the new rules of voted. The first rule, that the House should sit procedure in the House of Commons has been
at 3 pm, and adjourn at ra.m. at latest, has
been adopted and comes into operation forthwith.
CAIR, February 25th. Godafelaat, south of Amhara. Ras Alula has The Negus, with his whole army, bas reached gone to meet him.
LONDON, February 26th, Mr. Flynn, member tur North Cork, has been sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment for inciting to conspiracy.
CAIRO, February 26th, News from Wady Half states that a military post north of that place has been attacked by natives, who succeeded in kidnapping a British lieutenant and two men.
of Honan,
The Chinese here declare that none of the missionaries who left for the flooded paris of the Yellow River to distribute relief have reached and noble work in Anhwei, near the borders On account of the serious illness of the Fustai of Pauling fu, Li Hung-chang has ant been able to fix the date of his departure for Tientsin.
From Hanan I learn that the kaifong, or big gap, in the Yellow River is 600 feet broad and has reached a depth of sixty fect, on account of the quicksand; therefore the old method of closing is impossible. The officials are at their wits end what to de-Mercury.
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Sir George Chaty wnd—I am perfectly ready then, I appear here as a member of the club, to speak. Lord fastings, my lords and gentie
and I do not propose to address many words to you. I thought it was just possible that my presence. here might fetter the speech of members of the club, and if that is the case, with your approval and the approval of all the members of the club, I shall withdraw and hold myself in readiness to be called on if necessary. I have had as strong legal opinions on this case as 1. possibly can, and I have my counsel's opinion here, which I am perfectly ready to lay on the table and submit to you or any other member of the club, which is strongly against my going to THE JOCKEY CLUB SCANDAL.
law, as he says I have no cause of action at law, (Opinion was handed to the stewards). I heard LORD DUAM, AND SIR GEORGE CHEWYND, this morning that a-suggestion might be made that this case might be submitted to arbitration, -A meeting of the Jockey Club was held at provided that both partica-were-ngrecable,-and- ord Hastings' residence, az, Bruton-street, went off and consulted my legal adviser, and Berkeley-square, on Tuesday, February 7th be put it in writing-he wrote a letter to me, in The following is a condensed report of the prefact, and I thought it a fair way of explaining it. ceedings-Lord Hastings occupied the chair, I will read it to the club. and there were present the Right Hon. H. W. Lord Hardwick-Ts it not mere satisfactory
i zwilliam, the Right Hon. James Lowther, to read the opinion first given?
Almgton, Sir Astley, Bart, the Bake of Deaufort, Earl Cadogan, Lord Cue Conwynd, Calthorpe, the Right Hon. H. Chaplin.
-Sir-George Chetwynd-With-plenare-The- such as to render it unsuitable for trial by action circumstances of this case are, in my opinion,
Bart, the Earl of Cork and Omery, Mr. W. G. at law. Lord Durham has not put into writing Craven, Mr. J. A. Craven, Lord Dorchester, any charge whatever against Sir George Chel Viscount Dowie, the Earl of Durham, the Earlwynd, and his letters appear to have been framed. of Ellesmere, the Earl Feversham, Earl Fitz- so as to avoid doing so. The name of Sir George william. Colonel the Hon. H. Forester, Lord Chetwynd is not mentioned in Lord Durban's Gerard, Sir Reginald Graham, Hart, the Earl speech, and the language used is so vague that I of Hardwicke, the Hon. Sir H. Hawkins, Earl think it extremely doubtful whether Sir George Howe, the Earl ofllchester, Sir R: Jardine, Ulat, Chetwynd would succeed in establishing that Sir F. Johnstone. Hart, Viscount Lascella, Mr. Lord Durham made any charge against him of the Lake of Portland, the Earl of Por smouth, maintainable. It would probably also be W. J. Logh, Mr. G. Ernest Paget, Lord Penrhyn, such a nature as to render an action for slander
Lord Rendelsham, the Duke of Richmond and contended on behalf of Lord Durham, if an acilon Gordon, the Earl of Rosebery, the Earl of forelander were brought against him, that his Rosslyn, Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, the Duke Suffolk and Berkshire, Mr. Montagu Sharp, the of St. Albans, Prince D. Soltykoff, the Earl of
Duke of Westminster, the Earl of Westmoreland, the Earl of Zetland.
remarks were of a general nature on matters absence of evidence of palice against Sir George: affecting the turf, and are privileged in the Chetwynd. For thi se reasons it appears to me to be very doubtful whether, by an action at law, Sir George Chetwynd would succeed in obtaining any decision upon the merits-that is to say, upon the truth of the charges which it bas been supposed Loid Durham intended to make, úgainst him. Further, it appears to me that the machinery of a Court of law, fettered by technical rules of evidence, is quite unsuited for inquiry, into a case of this nature. In my opinion, the only tribunal by which the imputa. tions supposed to have been made by Lord Derham against Sir George Chetwynd can be Club (Signed) R. B. Finlay Temple, fan, 30, 1888,"
A inform us that the Shire" line steamship being thick, her commander expecting that of returning a verdict for his client. copsider. from San Remo intimating that all hope has stable, and also to the riding of a celicular satisfactorily investigated is that of the Jockey
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Mn C. V. Creagh lelt Singapore for Sandakan to assunie his duties as Governor of British North Bornen on the 8th inst, on board the
steater Päkuam.
The brave Armstrong guns brought out by the stept Prefdale are intended, it appears, for Predefétre of Formosa, and will be mounted at:
tangy and Tanasui.
We are informed by the agents (Mears. Jardine, thesan & Co) that the Glen" Line steamer Glenagle, from London, left Singapore yester- clay morning for this port,
AN Fanergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No, san, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 forg o'clock precisely. Visiting.brethren are cordially invited.
His lordship having summed up at able length, the jury returned the following verdict:-Tóthe 1stquestion-Didthedefendants take reasonable steps to satisfy themselves as to the state of the case before taking proceed. ings against Usz-Wan? Yes, by a majority of four to two. To the and question-Did they honestly believe the case to be a reasonable one before it was put before the Magiurate?—Yes, unanimously. The 3rd question--whether they acted by malice-being settled in the negative
the Green Island passage, while the latter vessel by the two previous answers, was dispensed kad already lifted her anchor and was endea. with.
NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.
The Messageries Maritimes Co.'s steamer Orxa, Capt. Güirend, with the French mail of the oth ulto, arrived in barbour yesterday evening. We take the subjoined items from the London and China Expressi—.
The steamer Priam, from China, put into Algiers on January 31st with bulkey springs of low pressure engine loose, but proceeded.
rouring to find the harbour by way of the Ly-cc: Mr. Ackroyd moved for costs, but his lordship mioon. The Afghan and several other steamers reserved his decision on the point. had also been detained by the fog, which is spoken of as being unusually thick and contin- ous from Friday evening. All · steamers arriving on Sunday report dense fog cutsider those vessels from the north feil in with it about Swalow, and those from the south in the vicinity Av escaped convict who had been a 'rickshawas detained at anchor fourteen hours.
of the Gap Rock. The Diamante, from Manila, coalie, was to-day committed for trial at the Police Court, for breaking his chains-as THE St, Mour Comedy Company, who sometime a bold bid for frente alt gangand making age intimated an intention of visiting the Far a bold bid for freedom on the rgth inst. "I was East, lately opened in Melbourne in a farcical wrongfully convicted and did not get enough to 3-act comedy, adapted from the German of eat in the gaol," was the defence of this enter Von Maser, entitled "The Arabian Night" prising youth-and as a defence, it will take n
The Argus critic speaks very highly of the lot of beating.
comedy, and lays the butter on so liberally in comparing St. Maur-whom we remember in the past as a gawky youth whose histrionic abilities were an unknown quantity-with Messrs. Gellatly, Hankey, Sewell & Co. inform. "Afred Wigans" (tie) Leigh Murray, and shippers by the Messageries Maritimes that on the leading comedians of the French stage, and after Sunday, March 4th, the Company will that we fancy there must have been a good deal deapatch a weekly steamer to Marseilles in con- of champagne and chicken flying about after the nection with their Mail Services to China and performance. St. Maux is a decent actor, and Japan, Australia, Mauritius, and the Mediter nothing more. Alluding to a brace of ariistes ranean Ports, well known in Hongkong, the Argus man remarks:-"The character of Mrs. Hummingtop THE programme of the Fire Brigade inspection in mere dramatic sketch, slightly outlined, by His Finerllency the Governor tras been therefore affords Miss Florence Seymour a pablished and is a very full sheet of events, opportunity of showing what is in her, and a critic comprising a noinber of interesting competitions has means of judging of her capacity. Mr. in such duties as attaching and detaching lengths R. O. Harris, as a young artist who gets involved of fire hose, rolling up and unrolling the same; in all sorts of perplexities through his willing the working and general manipulation of the nets to extricate his friend Hummingtes from `manuals and steam engines, running a hundred the complex. embarrassments which have been yarda, and putting on equipments," fifty yards brought about by the unfortunate loan of his hand-hump race, hundred yards, race carrying handkerchief to Miss Rose Colombier, is also an one length of hose, getting manual ready for actor of promise."Miss Florence Seymour will work, pumping match, with tot of endurance; be remembered as the popular "second lady” of hoisting ladder up to windows we presume the Mascotte Opera Company, and Mr. Bob Arris getting up steam in engines to a pressure of was at one time an enthusiastic local amateur 50 lbs., tug-of-war between Fire Brigade and in the housemaid line of business. We under- the Police, and several others. Thursday the stand the St. Maur Company will not visit 5th April is the day named for the inspection China tigis season.
We very much regret to have to announce that, owing to the serious indisposition of Miss Maggie Ford, the entertainment, announced, for this evening by Hamilton's Comedy Company has been unavoidably postponed until Thursday next. Our notice of the Company's performance on Saturday has, in consequence of unusual pressure on our pews' columns, been held over until to-morrow.
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LONDON, February 28th. Capt. Yate and Major Peacock, have arrived from demarking the Afghan boundary.
The Royal Family has received a telegram now been abandoned that a fatal issue to the illness of the Crown, Prince can be avoided.
CAIRO, February 28th. Italians is imminent. King John is rapidly An engagement between the Negus and the advancing towards Asmara.
LONDON, February 29th To the House of Commons last night the rules garding closure and other principal rules were
adopted without amendment.
CALCUTTA, February 29th.
A Meong village in the Chalna Valley near Tainchi has been attacked by raiders: 3 villagers were killed, and 24 carried off. A party of the frontier police and a band of Meongs have gone after the raiders. The body of the missing Euro pean soldier, of Lieutenant Stewart's party, bas been found headless, not far from the camp.
VIENNA, February 29th, Austria and Hungary are carrying on negotia tion for increasing the army on the expiration of the present Army Law.
Lord Hastings, in opening the proceedings, said My lords and gentlemen,-As the senior steward
of this club it is my duty to give some short explanation why the stewards should have considered it necessary to convene this special general meeting to-day. The circumstances are, Î regret to say, of a very disagreeable nature, more especially because they concern two members of this club. I conclude that all the members present are aware that in the speech Lord Durham made at York he drew the attenti of the public to the malpractices of one p Within a short period Sir George Chetwynd replied to this speech, and since that time Since that a letter appeared addressed to tho repeated correspondence has taken place. It is stewards from Lord Durham, in which he says: it necessary to assemble this special meeting to be my duty to inform you why I wrote to on this account that the stewards have thought | "Gentlemen,--As a matter of courtesy I feel it
After I have explained to you the views my Lord Hastings to suggest that a Court of law colleagues and myself take in the matter it was the proper tribunal before which the dispute. will then rest with the club to decide what between Sif George Chetwynd and myself should steps should be taken. It is, perhaps, as well be decided. My reason was that I am, and for me to say that the stewards do not for always have been, perfectly willing to remove one moment shrink from any duty that the any legal technicalities that may in the opinion club may think them capable of adjudicating of Sir George Chetwynd's advisers prevent him upon, but it is our opinion that in this particular from bringing an action for libel against me for instance the case is of too serious a natura and my speech at York." That is Lord Durbani's quite beyond our power to bring to a satisfactory | letter to you, and I went to my legal adviser termination. It has been clearly shown to us and this is their answer:-"Dear Sir George, that there are two methods only by which this | I have seen the copy of Lord Durhain's letter very unpleasant event can be investigated. to the stewards of the Jockey Club, dated 6th The fire would be an investigation by the inst. I have to say that you have no cause of stewards in the ordinary manner. This, in our action as matters stand against bis lordship for opinion, we have not the slightest hesitation in libel, and 'have no besitation in stating further saying, would in all probability end most that the Courts of law would not lend themselves unsatisfactorily, and for this particular reason, to the fabrication of a course of action in order that we have neither the power to take evidence that turf questions might be clucidated.” Then on oath, nor can we compel unwilling witnesses Mr. Lowther called on me this morning and to appear. The second method is that the case, mentioned that it was possible it might be sub- looking upon it in the light of a libel or slander, milted to arbitration in a Court formed by should go before a Court of law, or in addition experts who would be willing to take evidence on to that, it might be taken before a Court of oath and so on, and this is the letter I Inve special reference, where the same facilities are ¦ received. It is easier for me to read it out to offered as in a public Court of Justice. I must you than to say what is expressed in it. Pfin add that before any question of the case going not quite certain the points are perfectly right. before a Court of arbitration, it naturally has to Mr. Lowther and I only had a conversation about it, and I did not. pat down everything. be concluded that both parties must agree. Otherwise, it is the opinion-of the stewards that, "Dear Sir George,--With reference to the suge a Court of law, where evidence can be taken on gestion which you inform me has been made to oath, and where witnesses can be compelled to you this morning that a tribunal should be con- appear, is absolutely necessary
stitnted for the purpose of trying the questions Mr. Chaplain expressed the opinion that the which have arisen in consequence of Lord Chairman's remarks were somewhat vague and Durham's speech, I have to say that I shall be asked that the Stewards should make their views, quile prepared to advise you to appear before more explicit
many tribunal which may be agreed upon by this Mr. Lowther-in reply to Mr. Chaplin': Jockey Club to answer any charges which may inquiry asking for a more explicit direction, be preferred against you. I understand that the thought that what Lord Hastings said would tribunal should be one of experts-that is to say, have been understood, which was that, in the certain gentlemen nominated by the Jockey Club opinion of the stewards, this was a'matter which (elther from their own body or from others fully, could only be dealt with satisfactorily by reference conversant with racing matters), and that those to a Court of law, but that if by agreement"; gentlemen should have full power to takeevidente *between the parties it was found more expedient upon oath, as though they were a Court of law. THE STRAITS INSURANCE.COM that that reference to a Court of law should Your proper course is to say that you are quite combine with it the advantages and facilities prepared to submit to a resolution of the jockey. afforded by a reference to arbitration, that was Glub inthil sense. Seeing, however, thatitis Lord obviously a matter upon which the parties must ✨ Durham who initiated the question by his speech, agree amongst themselves. It is hot a malter and sqauming that at the time he spoke he had which the stewards can interfere with. That is knowledge of facts which justified bis speech; a course, which, as Lord Hastings pointed out, am of opinion that it was at that time blå duty: is open to the parties. His
to have applied to the stewards of the Jockey
LONDON, March 1st. Mr. Charles Darling, Q.C., Conservative, has been elected for Deptford, defeating Sir Wilfied Blunt by 275 votes. Mr. Darling takes the seat rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. Evelyn.
The
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Khedive has left Gravesend with 146,999, of which Rumours are current that a conference of the 5,400 was for Penang, and 21,599 for Hong-Powers will be called to discuss the Bulgarian kong, both in silver dollars.
question. He Arty estimates were presented to the to-day amounting to £16,700,000, Mr. E. Stanhope issued a memorandum in connection therewith, in which he dilates on the advantages attending the reorganization of the War Grice everything was now in a perfect state of preparedness for a sudden mobilization, and he expressed his belief that the new maga zine rifle is superior to any weapon in the hands of other nations. He proposes to expend a further sum of three millions on the defences of our ports, both at home and abroad, the cost to be spread over a period of two or three years all coaling stations are to be supplied with artillery for their protection during the course of this year,
BERLIN, March 1st, Prince Wilhelm is travelling to San Remo to be with his father.
On the 8th inst. advices were received that a mast skirmish bad taken place close to Massows, resulting in a retreat of the Abyssinians 11 is confirmed that the Abyssinians have not only ceased to advance, but that the opposition party are causing trouble among the Gallas tribes, which recently made their wubmission to King
John.
Instructions have been received at Portsmonth to accelerate the completion of the ships, pro- paring for the pennant. No work is to be taken in hand upon the Impérieure which will take more than a week to complete. She is to be com- missioned the second week in March, in this case the introduction of improved telegraphs will be abandoned, and a large amount of gear will be sent on board to be fitted pa arrival at Hongkong:
*PANY, LIMITED..
The following is the report presented to the shareholders at the tenth ordinary general meeting held in the Company's offices, Singa- pore, on Saturday, the 17th March, 1888
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