No. 2503.
BIRTHS.
body.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
On the ruth of March, at Newchwing, the wife, MARTINSON (1.M. Custom) of a daughter.
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At the Hotel des Celonies, Shanghai, on the 'h March, the wife of C..R. BALBERNIE, of At Shanghai, on the oth March, the wife of NELSON F. BUVANT. I.M. Customs Service, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On the 25th March, at H.B.M.'s Consulate Gen. W. Farnham, at his residence, KATE General, Shanghai, and afterwards by the Rev. THORBUN FARNHAM to ROBERT JOIN
MACGOWAN.
DEATHS.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1890. doi
THE bine Repository' far famed, jackass has been sucially lent to the Daily Press to whe kup"the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. The three and a half columns of sckening (and urigrammatical) slush in yesterday morning's issue el our contemporary reflect credit on the asinine j urna ist.
An advertisement in a Singapore Contemporary
IT is notifs in the Government Gazette that Mr. George Harspool, Chief Inspector of Police.
of the Fire Brigade, owing to the illness of Mr
Mr. J. W. Kinghorn has H. F. Wodehoude heen appointed, provisionally and on probation, ¡Assistant Superlatendent and Engineer of the Brigade,
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SIX DOLLARS PEP QUARTER
THE Medical Beard of this colony now consists of the senior Nostàl'and Military medical officers, po Dr. Ayren(Colonial Surgeon), Dr. Hartigan, the Hon. Ho Kai, M.B., Mr. H. L. Dalrymple, and Mr..N. J.Edeka ni «MA
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The Rising Sun, Announces the purchase by the Mitsu Bishi Company of the well-known Kogayama Coal Mine, which, with an average output of foo tons a day, it will, it is estimated,
examination of General Schaedelin's coal con- THE Courrier d'Haiphong reports that the cession at Dong-trieu, lately made by an expert from Hongkong, has shewn very great results. The seam is close to the surface, soms of the. out-crop burning excellently.
WR learn from Macna' that Governor in Silva has been superanded and recalled by: telegram and that Colonel Ferreira, Commandant of the Palice Guard, has mceived the appointment of acting Governor. Our correspondent says that there is considerable excitement in the Holy City, and political feeling uns high. THE PMSS. Cr's steamship China, which arrived on the to-nignthin China, which
to say that Mr. FRANCIS' objections are as equally probable that the party in power An earthquake inating a quarter of a minute frivolous as his advocacy of an imaginary are desirous of strengthening their position accuried at Albay on the 25th an grievance is feeble and contemptible by all possible means, and at the same WA note from the Bangkok Times that a Chinese
Does any sensible person in Hongkong time finding, lucrative official berths for was executed at that city on the 17th ulto. believe that, outside the inner circle of the their own supporters. Rear-Admiral DA priesthood, there are, a dozen Roman SILVA, it appears, has enjoyed a certain OUR Tientsin contemporary says that the Catholics in the colony opposed to the amount of popularity in Macao, and Infiuenia" is reported to have reached Urga Masonic arrangements which have been although an old man and quite inexpe- and that it is rumoured there are several cusc.
announces that the P njom Mining Company's overthrown by the Administrator's pitiablerienced as an administrator, is credited. Kaiping. This a pusillanfmity? We don't. But even with having done everything in his power, STATISTICS show that to private cinchonastern wheel steane Sinjum is expected to leavequire at least twenty-five years to exhaust, assuming that a powerful section of Roman to further the best interests of the colony. catales in Java portais do millions of trees, which Pekin for the Um the 5th and 20th of every able distance of this grealy vaunted but still Catholics had authorised Mr. FRANCIS to At all events the Leal Senado, on learning are expected to turn out 106 897k legrammes of We are gradually get ing within measure
mysteridas El Dorado of the Far East, spirit and decency, we should still want, telegraphed to the Minister, strongly urging Tux Corean co respondent of the Chinese Tinies raise the objections he has made with such that His Excellency had been recalled, quinine during the burrent year. before considering their outraged con- that the Governor should be confirmed in scientious scruples, a great deal more his office for another term of three years. ay that "Jadge O. N Denny recently received $10,000 on account of the thinly odd thousand At Newchwang on the 15th March. THOMAS Information than has yet been vouchsafed So far as we can learn the Minister ipels due to him by the Corean Government, has been appointed tmprarily Superintendenz. Į MURRAY CAMPNELL of the I.M. Customs Ser-by the bellicose barrister. The supposition has not even condescended to reply to the vice aged 48 years. (Dundee papers please or presumption indicated by Mr. FRANCIS request of the. Loyal Senate, and the WE regret to note that Me and Mrs. C. T. Studd, that there is anything of a religious members of that hody are consequently out of Lu-an Fu, Shaust, have recently lost an infant
daughter, and that Mr. Sudd (the once famous, copy.).
At Shanghai, on the zand March, HERMANN character in the proposed Masonic cere. the war-Path, and in anything but a FRIBORICH SCHAUMLOFFEL (I.M. Customs sermonial, or anything in the slightest degree friendly mand towards the new Govern-Cambridge cricketer) is himself very ill. vice) a native of Vegesack,, Germany, aged 54 calculated to offend the prejudices or rufflement.
the consciences of even the most bigoted Apostle of Papal infallibility, is sheeridincy, His Excellency the Administrator and Mr. JNO. J. FRANCIS, Q.C., object to taking part in an innocent pageant with their own countrymen and co-religionists, but they have no objection to actively particle pating in religious processions, theatrical performances, gorgenus banquets and other festivities with so-called Pagan Chinese. Is it not farcical, this straining at agnat and greedily swallowing a camel? ISSUED GRATIS TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS. Mr. FRANCIS for once is absolutely truthful when he rays it is a sad thing that there should be Catholics in Hongkong sa stupid as to have what he calls conscientious objections to Free-masonry but we can tell him that the total number of these Catholics is so insignificant as to be scarcely worth consideration, There are any number of believers in the Pope, of' Rome in the ranks of our Freemasons, who are not one whit the worse Catholics because they join hands with members of
years."
At Shanghai, on the 16th March, HONORINA MARIA, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. de Souza, aged 11 and 9
At Minghong Road, on the 26th March, 1890. THOMAS BOYD, aged 36 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph Iongkong (elegraph
MAIL SUPPLEMENT,
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 1890
MR. FRANCIS, Q.C. AND FREEMASONRY.
In consequence of the heavy telegraphic, traffic between Shanghai, and Ningon, the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration are putting up an extra line between the latter place and
Shaothing.
Wx have much pleasure in acknowledging receipt of $25 for the "Old Man fund from he Chinese Imperia Revenue cruiser Charen dino, now stationed at the "second bar" some distance below. Whampea
THE Mercury states that the cotton-making machinery ordered from. England by Viceroy Chang Chih-tung has arrived at Shanghai, and that his Excellency has deputed a wei-yuan to take delivery and ship it up the rive and
the way down from Tientsin, the steamer Pechill got ashores mesh e to the north of Shawishan on Saturday, the azad alto. The weather was bad at the time. The Pechili arrived in Shanghai arparently none the worse for the accident,
THR Daily Press says edictially that, in the discussion in the Legislative Council on last the-Colonial Treasuer on the question' of we day betwen Mr. A. P. MacEwen and individual taxatinh' hee and in England, the had much the worst of the argument. Our cor- juanfficial member for the Chsimber of Commerce temporary was always a tondy and lickspiltle to M. Alfred Lister, which probably accounts for this latest exhibition of nonsensical drivel. SAYS the Chinese Times : -"The tedious nego. stations be ween the Chinese and British Indian representatives on the question of the Tibet dish frontier have at last led to a settlement which is believed to he satisfactory to the three partits concerned,-Indía. China, and Great Briain. The treaty was signed on the 17th March at Calcutta by the Viceroy of India, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and Sheng-tai, the Chinese Resident or Amy o of Tibet, appointed special envoy for this occasion. *
made the run frá í Yokohama în 4 days, 4 hur and 40 minutes. The entire voyage from San Franciára to. Hongkwig, including detention at Yokohami, was done in 18 days. 17 hours and 32 minutes, Bath these runs are the best on record, and indicates n.thmagh time from Londan, vin New York and San Francisco, of 31 days be
A LOT of serious fires have occurred in the Philippines lately. At Iloile, the other day 200 houses were destroved,, and six lives lost; at Cagayan, on the 18th ulto, the place was almost tofally destroyed, one. Chinaman alone losing $50,000 in epium ec.; and on the night of the 25th in the Filipinas theatre at Manila, owing to
lamp falling in a dressing-room, there was a pinic among the audience, Fortunately the only result was a summuy conclusion to the play, and one young lady being squerzad–which she did not object to, probably.
OUR Tientsin contemporary has the following. "Corean Notes"-This coming soring. Smalj so it is said; will be gracet with two weddings. In May, the Rev. Mr.Gifford, a missionary-will- lead to the altar Miss Mary Hayden, one of his'
Instructor T. & H. Nienatrad who hoidi,than Charming missionary co-workers. Later, Military-
Service. will unite in haly wedlock with the
But that is not all. It is customary in Macao, we are told, in the absence of a Governor, to administer the Government by a sort of Commission, composed of the Bishop, the Colonial, Secretary. Chief Justice, and two or three other high officials, and in this particulars case it was naturally expected that the usual, course would he pursued. The Lishan Ministry, however, thought otherwise, and when Rear-Admiral DA SILVA's further services were so summarily dispensed with, Colonel FERREIRA, Commandant of the Police Guard, was appointed Acting Governor of Macao, and we venture to say that no better selection could have been made. It is reported that the ex-Governor will proceed to Europe by the French
next. mail on Wednesday
and we understand that Colonel FERREIRA, instead BIGOTRY is still a weed of rank growth in
once assuming gubernatorial
THERE is a good time comine for those about this colony, and its chief advocate and
of at
To mars, or give in mari ge:] Why? Any apostle is Mr. Juo. J. FRANCIS, Q.C. This
functions on receipt of his telegraphic THE steamship McAlister, which aniv-d at
movement which has its origin at the Peak-Be the 19th ulo.. reported having passed that energetic gentleman's latest public exhibi-
instructions from the Minister for the Singapore from Macassar on the af ernoon of tion in defence of what he calls "scruples
Colonies, with a delicacy beyond all praise mening the steamer Muar ashore to the hit a granite boulder, a social or a rent question tion in defence but what we term bare-ather creeds-in-carrying-out-the-noblest--has-contented himself with formally-Straits. There was.. nn nne os board the Relgravia of ours, and it is of rants that we is, sme to establish itself in this lesser
would now speak, fir they are coming down faced humbug is contained-in-a-letter work on God's earth, CHARITY, to all conveying to Rear-Admiral DA SILVA the stranded vessel when the McAlister passed. he wrote to this journal on the 22nd suffering humanity. At our Masonic balls purpurt of the Government's telegram
Of course a change of Government THE East Borneo Planting Company Limited with-a-ron A pezzia mansion. palatial one. ulto,, criticising an article published in the wives and daughters of Roman
means a fresh election, and within the next held a special meeting on the ath ulto, al the top-situated in misty-land which a short time rank of an expectant officer in HC M.'s Hongkong Hotel to comfirm some special resola, ao commanded a rental of $300 has now found our columns and attempting to vindicate Catholics, themselves obedient children to
are only too happy few weeks the citizens of Macao will tions recently, psand, by which the capitai la obliging occupant at the rate of $100 per daughter or nice of the late Chief Justice Waite, the short-sighted and narrow-minded Mother Church,
to be increased. Mr. B. Layton presided, ind mensum. A straw will sometimes tell the action of Mr. Administrator FRANCIS to join in the social revels and ceremonials again be called upon to decide upon a
whenceness of the wind. FLEMING, C.M.G.. in virtually setting of the ex-communicated Freemasons, representative to look after the welfare the resolutions were unanimously confirmed. aside on account of alleged personal and we hear nothing about contamination, of the Holy Cily and its inhabitants
really THE Turkish flagship Ertugrond, with Rear religious beliefs or scruples the Masonic or outraged consciences, or religious in the Lisbon parliament,
thoroughly acquainted Admiral Osman Pasha, was to leave Singapore the other week for Yokoham", via Hongkong. ceremonial that had been arranged, with scruples. Doubtless all such lapsus are capable, man,
DES Conveniently arranged at that degrading with the necessities of the colony and The Ertugroul arrived on the feth November the full approval of Governor
determined to advocate against all last, and has been it harbour there ever since. Youx, in connection with laying the sham known as the Confessionall
Mr. FRANCIS attempts at sarcasm may opposition its claims to special considera- owing to no money being available to purchinse foundation stone of the Praya Reclamation
tlon from the Mother Country, might at the necessary coals, store, etc. during the visit of the Duke of CoNNAUGHT.be compared to a man struggling to Mr. FRANCIS, with that irresistible style smash a mosquito with a sledge hammer; least for a time stop the ebbing tide which of argument which is all his own, com- they are at once clumsy and Innocuous. is leaving the grand old ruin high and dry -a mere hunting ground for the Chinese mences his letter by "fearing" that in our Moreover, at the present moment they are mtics on the administrator we had gone exceedingly ill-timed, and might even lead Customs; but where is such a man to be a little beyond the facts, and yet a few to disastrous consequences. Unfortunately found? We know only one citizen in lines farther down be frankly admits that for the learned Q.C.'s argument, the live Macao fully capable of adequately neglected "I cannot, of course, say what H. E. the and let live" principle he so effusively championing the grossly
Interests of a decaying port, that ought Administrator said or did in the matter, refers to is usually a very one-sided
to be almost rivalling Hongkong in as I have had no communication with arrangement on the part of the section of him before or since." In the face of Catholics to which he belongs; they are prosperity, and that man is Senhor this naive admission, we think it would willing to live, but they are not advocates A. J. BASTO, the well known advocate have heen just as well if the learned of any other people of a different faith and editor of the facase. Whether Mr. BASTO would care to undertake Queen's Counsel. had confined himself to being allowed to exist. That is an exact what he knew, and not to what he description of the action taken by Mr. the heavy and costly duties is quite merely believed without any foundation FRANCIS, doubtless at the instigation of the another thing; but be that as it may, we whatever, before impugning the accuracy priestly keeper of his conscience, in grossly are convinced that until a native of Macao. it pass, as this is a special characteristic kong by his officious, meddlesome, and, has been chosen, the best interests of the ward of Shaweishan, and right in the track of propitidus, All, combine to facilitate Imperial some time ago. we learn on good authority that of our statements; however, we will let Insulting the Masonic fraternity of Hong-who understands what is actually wanted, been forming some thirty-five miles to the north of the kingdom, render the moment for actionANENT the Stock and Share Exchange mooted
uncalled-for Interference In
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THE China Merchants Canton River opposition steamer Kangkwer, Capt. Knights, made her first trip this morning (29th ulto.), leaving here mi o'clock. There was a large crowd of Chinese on the wharf when the vessel got under way, who manifested considerable interest in the China Merchants' Co.'s 'new departure."
SAYS the N. C. Daily News of the 25th ulto,
Mr. Hunine, of the Customs Service, who has been transferred to Whimp51, was the recipient of a handsome souvenir yesterday evening, the present being the gift of a number of guests who had the entre to the social gatherings at the Customs Club, nf which Mr. Hummel has been the urbane secretary. The gift was a very
of the U.S. Supreme Court, who is expected to join him in the Land of the Marning Calm." A story involving the persons of a foreigner who has just gone southward for his health and a no lesser personage thân the Chief Commissioner of Customs in Seoul, is being actively circu- lated. Further particulars next mail when I hope to know all about its truth or falsity. IT is with deep regret, anys the Chinese Times," we learn of the death, from typhoid, of Monseig handsome c'n're-piece for flowers and fruit. It neur Tagliabue, Bishop of Petropolis and Vicar- was presented by Mr. Palamountain, the Pre-Apostolic of Peking, who died at the Pel-tang subscribers, and acknowledged in felicitous terms by Mr. Hummel, nitr which three cheers were given for Mr. Hummel and his family."
sident of the Customs Club, an behrf of the Cathedral on Wednesday, the 12th ulto Mons
THE Korean correspondent of the Chinese WE read that the German Consul-General at
Times is a strong believer in the Chinese Re sident Yoan, the efficient and faithful servant!! Batavia has paid Deli a visit to see how matters. stand with the 230 of his compatriots who have of the Viceroy Li, and to believer in the King's settled there, their muster in Java coming to
time to strike, ~ A discredited. American Minis- 600. He had previously been stationed in China, foreign advisers. He writes: "Now is, the where the shipment of coolies to Deli in Germaniter, a detested foreign adviser and Russia representative, with tired or discontented officials vessels found ready encouragement from him,"
'' of other nationalities, the coruption of man- THE M. C. Daily News says that a bank has darins high and low, and the widespread minery steamers bound to Chefoo and Tientsin, which China's imperative task no light one I will a matter place will be ignored, as they have been is now becoming such a positive danger that admit, by a justifiable and necessary one 1
ship captains want the Customs au horities to
maintain."- Strike 1 and strike hard for the in which he had no legitimate concern. for many years past. And in his defence of the Administrator,
have the locality surveped and marked by integrity of the Empire 1 lightship. At least two steamers have been, og gư Thành On his own confession, it was Mr. Jao. J. whose deplorable weakness, for his own
ashore on this bank recently, FRANCIS who first raised the objections, and sake, we infinitely regret, the learned pressed them home, against any Masonic counsel does not even stop at misrepresent- manifestations being associated with the ation. He says that Mr. FLEMING has only proposed ceremonial, on the ground that acted in accordance with precedent, as they would be objectionable to the somebody has told him that, on the Roman Catholic portion of the community, occasion of the Prince of WALES' visit of deference to and that it was not in accordance to Bombay, with the fitness of things that the Catholle feeling, some grand Masonic Inauguration of a great public work rite was forbidden by H. M,'s Government officially opened this morning by his Majesty paid, the balance of the "sweepstake" will uselessly, walking into the lion's den, even to
of Mr. FRANCIS for which, under all circumstances, it would perhaps be unfair to hold him responsible.
should be accompanied by a ceremonial sh which any section of the public had conscientious objections." Now, this may be an excellent assortment of frothy words, and to the superficial observer doubtless reads well; but on being analysed, what Is It? In plain English, a combination of pompous twaddle, pretentious impudence, and Inexcusable ignorance. Let us prove
our assertions.
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What status had Mr. FRANCIS to make thle objection and press it home? He is, we understand, a member of the Reception
"out
under circumstances similar to the present." What is the actual truth? Why, when in 1875 the Prince of WALES look the leading part in a magnificent ceremonial in connection with what is now known as "The Prince's Dock," at the special desire of His Royal Highness it was carried out with full Masonic rites, and Catholic feeling, If any such thing existed, was very properly Ignored, And so it ought to have been in Hongkong, and would have been had this bogus, officially-appointed Reception Com mittee possessed any independence or
TELEGRAMS.
(Special to N. C. Dally News) OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT TOKIO.
YOKOHAMA, March 26th. The third national industrial exhibition was
assemblage of princes of the blood, the principal the Emperor in person, amidst an imposing members of the Government, the diplomatic corps, and some of the nobility, exhibitors, etc. The Exhibition is still in an incomplete state, in complete readiness for the general public on the ist prox....
The Emperor, starts on the 27th inst. for the scene of the spring maneuvres near Nagoya,
We quite agice with a great deal of what We are informed that the Hon. C. P. Chater, Inquirer says, but the publication of his letter, Mr. David Gillies and Mr. H. N. Mody inteudould inevitably lead to our being requested to subscribing $5,000 each towards paying the interview the Acting Chief Justice, and it so expenses of the new wing now being add d to happen that judges still have the right to exercise the Masonic Hall. The new Hall is to be autocratic and arbitrary powers in dealing with named after the Duke of Connaught. Should what they may please to consider contempt. of any surplus remain after all expenses have been cauft, and we have about enough on band just now, considering our delicate health, without
oblige an esteemed correspondent, We have to the "Masonic Charity Fund,
terms, two of Inquirer's queries--namely: no objection, however, to answer, in general What is a judge and what are his duties? Well,
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seigneur Teglinbue was a frac missionary bishon who has led a mest Inborious and devoted life,
having risen to the episcopal dignity only after. passing through every grade in the service. Although an old man, and not of a strong physique, Mgr. Tagliabue was most diligent to the last in visiting every part of his largo diocese, performing long and toffs orig
An altogether estimable and lovable man, Jurneys every winter to the outlying stations. gentle and considerate to everyone except him- relf, a zealous and faithful servant ofhis Church, and a true friend of Humanity, to whom he has bequeathed a holy life spent in their service.
certain well known brokers the other day visited the Officer Administering the Govern ment with a view to getting the affair carried through. This was certainly a step in the right direction, and if the majority of the respectable hrokers possess any esprit de corpion Exchange should he an established institution, before very long. It is quite evident that something should be done by the brokers themselves to place the share business of the Colony on a more respect- able and satisfactory: fooling. A considerable proportion of the so-called share-brokers now. existing and carrying on a very doubtful business under the verandahs of the Hongkong Hotel, are nothing more nor less than an irresponsible and unreliable rabble of "jobbers" of the worst kind, and such a dangerous element would not
'conducted
exist in this Colony if the share business were
and only with the utmost exertion will things be the Mercury applications for the Royal feed are a judge is a specially hited servant of the public. under proper regulations.
and bis duties are to expound the law, record
THE tickets for the tin to be given as of Shanghai Club to the Duke and Duchess of Connaught are to cost $10 each. According to coming in very slowly, and our contemporary suggestively adds that the tiffin may never come. That is all.. off, and that it would be just as to well to ascertain whether the "Dook" will accept the invitation before making any definite arrange
ments.
the verdic!, and when necessary pass sentence.
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Committee that has been ignored and truly represented the views and wishes of at Cape Sagami, at the entrance to Yedo Bay airanged dances of the year, fast night (28th ulto.)," "found floating in the harbor on the morning have looked better had they been a good deal.
the public. But bigotry, backed up by unblushing impudence, carried the day, andanother useless victory has been scored for Holy Rome.
TROUBLE IN MACAO.
LOSS OF THE "GLENDON"
March 27th, The Glendon has gone on shore and remains The vessel is a total wreck, but if the weather keeps fine the cargo may be saved,
[The Glendon is an American barque of 1,817 tone net, built at Kennebunk, Maine, in 1896. She left New Yoric for Yokohama on the 20th of November.Ed.]
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
SMALL-POX has appeared among the foreign residents at Chinking
JOHOSE has been visited by the influenza epidemic, but it is now subsiding.
West Point at half-past ten o'clock this morning A MONSTER Chinese procession started from (March 31st). Itwas about three quarters of a mile in length and took close upon an hour to pass a Ar the Magistracy yesterday, Capt. Rumsey, act given point. The costumes of the rank and file kang stipendiary, with a Jury consisting of Messrs.were as gaudy as usual on such occasions, all the Erckiol, Draper, and Hewitt held an inquiry The Httle girls and boys, dressed to kill," colours of the rainbow being distinguishable. THE plebeian portion of the community met at into the circumstances attending the death of a literally fixed in all sorts of positions, with some one of the nicest, pleasantest, and most admirably. Chinaman name unknown-whoss body war of them apparently dangling in the air, would in the City Hall. It was organised in reciprocation: the 28th tit. Dr. Masques stated that he examined less painted. The colouring, like the music, was of the many pleasant dances which the Garrison the body the same day that it was found. It was
a considerably overdone, especially the beating Staff had given during the past winter, and, though much decomposed, the face, neck, and chest of brasen gongs. However, the hundreds forming at short notice, anumerous and careful committee being swollen and discolored and there, being the procession seemed inboroughly good headed by Mr. H. L. Strluger, arranged the fifteen confused wounds on the lead. They were details in a really first-class way. A good pro apparently made with some sharp and heavy humour and bent on demonstrating their loyalty and exhibiting all the Chinese costumes of this gramme and every comfort were provided, and instrument the skull being fractured in
and "pre-historic ages in all decrees of society,. the guests did not leave until quite late thin several places: The age of the deceased was from the Emperor and his spouse down to the morning, a day good area about 35 or 40 year The wounds which had
dish-washer in an opium divan. · Doubtless the been inflicted were no doubt the cause of death.
show will interest the royal party, supposing" they have never yet seen the bright side of Iris stated that several gentlemen from East PC Smith testified as to finding the body on Java have applied for two tobacco concessions themorning of the ath. The jury returned
barbarism in the Far East, and one gold mining concession is Sambar verdiep of "Wilful murder against some per-barbarium i The Sultan has given his consent and the son or persons unknown. 20 D (DIEN, Resident of the West Coast of Borrico En Risoko 2 AND VON reported favourably upon the applications to the Arceling of the Singapore Legislative Java Government. Samples of tobacco from Council held on the 20th ulto. Mr. Shelford, on the neighbourhood of the elections meet with "behalf of the "five unofficial, members present, This is all very well, but what about the duties o high praise from experts on account of its light prociled against an Oidinance empowering the of Harbour Master The Assistant Harbour 77 colour and the fineness and clasticity of the leaf Fudges to deal summarily with cases of perjury Master only anived here, the other day and which generally speaking do not come below is open court He said We, the undersigned cannot possibly know anything whatever about
unofficial
members of the Legislative Council, the routine of the work, and yet we find the head those of Deli tobacco,
die to protest - kgainst the passing of the of the department, the only man credited witho
sauce 1899, in so far as by its probuing able to direct the leaportant business con
sou charged with the offenes of nected with our; Immense shipping interests, lence will be thereby deprived of transferred to the Magistracy, although there aro › existing, to be duly tried before several equally capable persons, barristers and. hed of or Panlihed for commeltting, officials, whose, services are available, We
| Mr Shelford and his colleagues | specially direct the attention of Messrs. Ryriam hrmly supported by the Singapore and MacEwen to this mat er, or at the meeting nity in their landable" altempt to prevent of the Legislative Longc.) on the 19th ulta. they ha from belan Invisted with the autocra- very properly wanted some explanation as to thein
of the infamous Star Chamber necessity for oppointi min, no matter what hig olience, is en- Mester, all now stems,
ridiculed by the great body of the community-a Committee appointed in hole-and-corner fashion by the local Government without in any way consulting the wishes or feelings of the Hongkong public. What public interests, general or special, does the learned O.C. represent Does he hold a brief from Bishop RAIMONDI, or from any Important section Ir grieves us exceedingly to learn that of the Roman Catholic community? If there has been serious trouble In Macao, so, we shall be glad to know it, and at the end that the ardent politicians of that fair same time he may as well tell us what his city are sill at sixes and sevens.", Ai or their interests in the Praya Reclamation all the world knows, there has lately been scheme are. Who are the Roman Catholic a change of Ministry at Lisbon, and objectors and what are their objections to although that circumstance would make His Excellency Chang-yao estimates the sum re- witnessing
like other sections of the public, no difference to a British colony and quired for bis proposed Yellow River works in the Masonic procession and ceremonial ought not to any other the fact remains Shantung at Tis. 2,885,000. against which, according to Mr. FRANCIS, that it has caused what may be described they have scruples of conscience? And as a political earthquake in the Holy The Peling Gascist of the 14th ulto, contains a what does the learned counsel mean when City; His Excellency the Governor, Rear-notice of the retirement of Wu, Ta-chong into, he talks of the inauguration of a great Admiral TEIXEIRA DA SILVA, we are mourning on account of the death of his mother. This is news indeed, The Dell Courant
12th pito, says that'a telegram has been received public work? The Praya Reclamation Informed, has been superseded, and is a public work in one sense, but certalaly peremptorily ordered by a telegram Tex Shanghai Race Club has issued a corrected there to the effect that the Viceroy of Canton has not in the light indicated by Mr. FRANCIS from the newly appointed Minister for the programme, the date of the meeting being thrown open the whole of Sather Ching at a coolle recruiting ground for be Dutch plantatiöns It is a work to be carried out by private Marine and Colonies to return home with altered to the 28th, 20th and 30th of April in Dell and the hole of the Netherlands Indian patiessions. Our contemporary adda Now members of the community at their own out delay Various reasons are given as to d expense and risk and merely under the cause of this sudden recall, the popular THE returns of the number of visitors to the City that the high Chinese authorities have been
Hall Museum for the week ending March soth, gained over, the tream" bf coolle emigration- action op Government supervision. How many belief being that the Govern
ute-Europeans 139, Chinese, 24101 total, - ibilber from the Celsual Emplée may: soña")". Roman Catholics have actual fights of the opposite side at the
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now only any description whatsoever in the Preya deputade to represent Macao. Reclamation? We know of one only if Corffs has rendered there are any others, we should like to be the present Ministry favored with their names! But we are not force in this sugge #kely to be, and therefore do not hesitate la mere maiter of
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