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MARRIAGE.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
On the 5th instant, at Newchwang, JAS. W. ANDREWS to Mrs. HELEN CAMPDELL.
DEATH.
At Camberley, Surrey, on April 16th, Lady PHILLIPPO, wife of Sir Geo, Phillippo, late Chief Justice of Hongkong-By telegram.
The Hongkong Telegraph
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NO MONEY.
INVESTORS in joint-stock Companies are The having a rosy time just now.
be money market is too tight to opened, even with prayer, and advertisement pages bristle with intima tions from secretaries to shareholders, either with respect to calls overdue or going to fall due, and the average capitalist is reduced to the hope that the directors will accept his wife's earrings in part payment. There is no more money to be got, in many cases, and yet the 'directors of an increasing number of the Companies are being driven to desperate resort of declaring forfeit any shares
on which all calls are not paid up promptly. Matters are getting to a crisis. In this issue the Hongkong High Level Tramway Company threaten to cancel 155 out of their 1,200 shares unless $50 a share is not paid up. The Labuk Planting Company contemplate dealing similarly with 85 shares, in default of the second $to call being met. The Hongkong Brick and Cement Company are just asking for Sta share more, and still look for the last call of 85 on 250 of their shares. Then the Austin Arms Hotel and Building Company require $25 more on each of their 4,000
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chit Justice).
April 18th 1993,
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him that the fire originated in three places, two on the right and one on the left side. He observed a thread leading from the scene of the fire to the
cook-house. There was a man found on the premises, not only unauthorised, but against witness's distinct orders. There was a smell of kerosine upstairs, and the floor was covered
Tarinave - Satynse
DOLLARS PER QUARTER.!
The April Ses-ions opened this morning, there with oil which the file never reached. A lot of THE Tonquin papers report the serious outbreak cup and medal were both prizes for shooting. Wanchai arson case yesterday morning that mast
being seven cases on the list. The jurors were Messi. F. 'Soares, H. McLean, F. A. Rodwell, F. de Jesus, E. C. Ray, J, dos Remedos, and R. R. Thomson.
THE EMBEZZLEMENT AND ARSON CASES.. The Attorney General suggested that the casein which John Gray is charged with the embezzle. ment of $9,000 from the New Oriental Banking Corporation should be fixed for Tuesday, to auit the convenience of Mr. Francis. He had applied for a special jury to try the case. He also desired the arson case to be set down for hearing on Morday,
His lordship acceded to the applications.
says Iran.
A FRANK PRISONER.
Wong Chun was charged with escaping from the chain-gang at Kennedy Town last year. I answer to the indictment he said:ff I say. "no" and he (the turnkey) says "yes," the use of it? The turnkey what is
Well, I did run, I leave your Lordship to punish me as you see fit. If he says sn, it is no, and let it be so. If the turnkey presses the charge against me; then let it be so. My real name is P-k-Ah-Chun, I did not dr it. They say. I did. I leave your lordship to punish me.
Several of the jail officers identified the man, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. His lordship pas ed sentence of one year, to be added to the sentence of seven years which prisoner was serving at the time he broke away from custody. With the words "if he says so, let it be so on his lips, the prisoner was removed.
THE "INTELLIGENT JURY" AGAIN. Two Chinaman were stealing clothing from a shop on the Praya on the 29th March, and a second count charged them with receiving it knowing it to have been stolen. Several piwn shop cleiks gave evidence regarding the articles recovered, and identification of the prisoners.
His Lordshin put the rase very fully before the jury, who, mirabile dictu, rejurard a verdict of guilty on both counts. His Lordship declined 10 Pccept such a verdict upon the ground that it was contradictory, and requ sted the juror to reconsider the matter. After a god deal of argument amongst themselves they retired to a consulting room, whence they returned in about five minutes with a verdict of "both guilty on
old shirts, C., found in the sitting room, were partly burni.
Cross-examined by Mr. Francis-It was improbable that these goods were moved about solely by the police, who took possession prior to his airival, because there were spider's webs visible in many parts of the boxes and packing
cases.
Mr. F. W. Koch, clerks to Messrs. Siemssen & Co, said that he managed the business of the German Transatlantic Insurance Company. In June last year he issued a policy of $1,500 to prisoner, who had failed to preduce his business books although he stated they were upstairs in his front room.
Cross-examined by Mr. Francis-He knew the prisoner had a stand at the race-course on the day prior to the fire.
The Court then adjourned a til to-morrow, April 22nd,
The hearing of this case was resumed to-day, the Attorney General (Mr. W. M. Goodman) rosecuting, and Mr. J. J. Francis, QC instructed by Mr. Wilkinson) defending.
H. C. Rapp, appraiser, gave evidence respecting the valuation taken by bim of con- He placed the utmost value of the contents at $721, tents of Lucas' premises in Wanchai, Lucas might possibly make that amount out of the things:
Other evidence followed. Mr.Francis,in opening the case for the defence, sad he would show that Lucas had no small ammert of property and fands in the bank.
William Robert Nerdham, accountant at the New Oriental Bank, stated that $125 on the 3rd March, is th $70, on 4th April $95, on 8th April $55, on 11th April $50, and on the 12th April $322, were paid in. Up to last night fully. $500 stood at credit of the prisonez: The account was opened after the fire. Prisoner had no account before the stoord of March,
James Edwards, proprietor of the Marine Hotel, said he had known Lucas for some years. He was a general store-dealer and small loin maker He had a booth at the Race Course. He believed Lucas had money. He knew that Lucas was not a popular man.
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of cholers at Lang-chou, on the frontier. Quarantine has been catablished... THE returns of the number of visitors to the City, Hall Museum for the week ending April 20th, are:-Europeans 123, Chinese, 2,169; total, 2,292,
LOCAL AND GENERAL, SECOND Lieut. Grant was robbed on the night THE celebrated sternwheeler Kuling has bean taken over by the China Merchants". Company Rs.10 Qua SY AARONO of the 15th insi, in a most mysterious manner.
n medal were taken off his mantelpiece. The leave Shanghai for Hankow on the 16th ist. - most: annoying part of the affair is that Lieut. INFLUENZA is raging a good deal in the Philip. Two cups, one belonging to Liest, Boyd, and to run between Hankow and Ichiang, and as to pines. There are some six thousand cases in
Boyd cup was a present from the Officers' four, IT may interest some of our renders in Japan to Manila alone.
which he steered at the regatta, and Lieut. Grant's know that Mr. Kapp, auctioneer, testified in the Oully erough although there were a number of some hundreds of cases of the "kill-at-500 of "ilver things on the mantelpiece nothing yards" brandy, which sells at about one dollar and sixty cents per case of dozen bottles-;ts. elas taken.-Regimental Gazette.
chiefly bought for sale in the land of the Chrysati- An Regular Convocation of the Zion Royal themum. An inspector of liquors seems as Arah Chapter No. 570, E.C., held on Thurs- necessary an official as an inspector of nuisances day the soth instant at Shanghal, the in the land of Dai Nippon, and possibly in principals and officers for the current year Hongkong also. Such brandy cannot be fit for were installed by Ex. Companion C. Thorne, human beings. ̧ Among those present were Ex, Companions J.1. Miller, T. W. Kingsmill, Drummond Hay, J. M. Cory, C. H. Dallas, A. L Forbes, and Compan ions J. A. Leonard and A. W. Danforth. The Companions installed were:--- Ex Companion F. M. Gratton
THE formation of the Societe Francaise des Houilleres de Tourane. (Tanquin) is announced. All the shares have been taken up in Hongkong and Haiphongs,
MR. JAMES HART arrived at Shanghai a week aga on his way to Peking, as, we presume, to lay the result of his labours in connection with the Sikkim business before the Inspector General and the Imperial Chinese Government. The British blue jacket is never, at a loss for an answer. A day or two a local Naval Officer had an A.B. brought up before him, charged. with overstaying his leave 373 hours. Asked pardon, sir, overslept myself." what he had to say, the prisoner replied "Beg
It may be interesting to mention that since the opening of Moji, one of the "new special export ports." at the commencement of the year, two steamers have loaded 6,800 tons of coal for Singapore, and six steamers left the same post for Hongkong with 11,500 tons.
THE E. & A. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Tannadice arrived yesterday, so that three vessels belonging to that Company were in harbor together. She hrought back the thirty victorious Macaense soldiers who had decimated Timer. The heaviest of them weighed eight stone nothing. THE Duke of Connaught forwarded to Shanghai,
from Nagasaki, through H.B.M. Consul-General, two large photographs of himself, one for the outgoing Tastal Kung and the other for the incoming Taotai Nich. They were accompanied by autograph letters from his royal highness. M. VICTOR ROQUE, and of the captives held by the rebels in Tonquin recently, arrived bere the other day from Hongkong, by the Marie. He is a deaf, white-haired old millionaire, who has evideatly aged a great deal during his recent privations,. He wouldn't be interviewed, though.
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AT the Sanitary Association of Japan, Dr. Nagayo Sensai recently called attention to the fact that the modem method of choosing a wife in that country was not satisfactory. Formerly the choice of a wife devolved exclusively on parents or middlemen, The antecedents of the girl were thoroughly scrutinised, and care was taken to keepclear offam- lies tainted with any kind of hereditary disease. Whoever men choose wives for themselves, beauty, and not health or property, influenced their choice, and according to Japanese ideas beanty and frailty were inseparably connected with each other. The belle of ancient times had narrow chest, small thighs, and small feet and bands-a description which corresponded with a white face, a long, siends throat and neck, n
that of consumptive person. Dr. Nagayo thought the man chosen should be one careful of his personal appearance, averse to slovenly babits, kaving good bones and sinews, a broad chest, and a loud voice; his eyes should glisten, and his face be reddys In the choice of a wife a man should look for a girl with clear eyes, a distinct voice, a ruddy face, a well-developed chest, and bones well covered with flesh. The as an illustration of the extraordinary absence paper, it will be seen, is something of a curiosity of romance which characterises the usual
shares, and Marinburk and Co. notify second count." His lordship reserved sentence. possessed several promissory nates amounting THE Rangoon Gazette understands that Mr. A. Japanese method of treating such questions.
(Before Mr. A. G. Wise, Acting Puisre Judge.)
LARCENY.
A conlie who carried to his house, and sub-
sequently to a pawnshop, a quantity of clothing which never belonged to him, awaits sentence, the jury having found the prisoner guilty.
By the Attorney-General.-Lucas made an offer to him to furnish his hotel with liquors; but no thing came of the offer.
Charles David Wilkinson; solicitor, said he to about $2,000 belonging to Lucas.
By the Attorney-General. If these notes were paid they would amount to $2,000.
Inspector Swanston, called by His Lordship. said Lucas' booth at the race course was used for gambling, and selling sweets and liquor. Money was not taken in his booth-it was arranged by
tickets,
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R. Colquhoun has received a valuable post in the South African, Company, having been ap. pointed Superintendent of the rich and fertile province of Mashonaland. It is stated that his emoluments wil be about two thousand sterling per annum.
Ir is probable, says the Shanghai Mercury, that an arrangement between the local steamer com- panies will soon be made, whereby they may Swire and Mr. Scott, of the firm of Butterfield & Swire, are on their way out from home to take the matter in hand.
a sto call on their list of 3,000. Then the East Borneo Planting Company absolutely must have $60,000 subscribed quickly, or lose all it has invested. Added to that, the directorates of the Songhel Koyah Planting Company, the Darvel Bay Planting Company, the Green Island Cement Co., the Marina, Limited, etc.,
ROBBING THE CHIEF JUSTICE. have intimated that they must ask for power
A chair coolie who was some months in the to foreclose on defaulting shareholders.
guilty to the charge of having stolen a gold watch -and that by a community which, with and chain, a gold bangle, a quantity of Fillan a few exceptions, has already tied up Treasury notes, a diamond ring, and about fifty evey spare cent. The increase of its dollars, the property of the Acting Chief Justice, capital by $2,500,000 contemplated by was found guilty by the jury and sentenced by heen no attempt on the part of the prosecution OUR G. and P. Adjutant, says the organ of the with whom Agofroy was staying, and set fire to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Mr. Justice Wise to eighteen months hard labour. and the anxiety on the part of the (Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief Hongkong Land Investment Company to extend its sphere of operations so as to be able to accept' as security locally-owned property outside the limits of the colony, shew the financial tension,
Nearly half a million dollars to be found employ of the Acting Chief Justice pleaded not❘ There was a great difference in a man setting again`act in unison, as we learn that Mr. John rifles, and as many natives, also armed,
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April 21st.
THE BANK IMBEZZLEMENT CASE.
In this matter the Attorney-General stated that the counts upon which he proposed to indict the prisoner Gray were:-That he on or before 31st December 1889, did steal or dispose of $10,9-II. On or before 16th January 1890 did sical or dispose of $23,000- 11. On or before 31st January did steal or dispose of $15,000 conviction could be arrived at on a further count respecting the falsification of accounts, but as the Act of 1875
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FROM two different parts of the world, South America and British North Barneo, stories come of advantage being taken of the cannibal pro- pensities of white ants to compass their truction. One writer says that his house was threatened with total destruction by this pingue, of the tropics, when he inde a paste of white"" ants and arsenic, which the ants eagerly devoured, and in a fortnight the house was entirely cleared of the pests. In this case, we may suppose that the house got a bad name among the white ants,` so that they left it after many bad-dled. In the North Borneo case, however, the narrator talks of extermination, which seems as impossible with white ants as it would be with mosquitoes. "e in a planter, and he says he pours a solu tion of corrosive sublimate into the ants' habitat. One of the ants caly a particle and dies; then others eat the dead one and, then dving are themselves eaten, with further fatal effects. The flavour of romance about this story is very strong, but no one need be disappointed, for we are simply left face to face with the old truth that there is no remedy for white anls,
THE Hankow correspondent of the W. C. Daily News writes that quite a spurt has been given to imports, which have had the benefit of very cheap freights, hut holders, of last year's goods are not particularly pleased. The battle of the steamer companies will, anly give patives a temporary advantage, and unfortunately it is easier to lower freights than to raise them after- wards when owners have kissed again. Mean- while the losses will be considerable if the competition continues to the bitter end, which will be when natives and their goods are carried "free" At present with good management the rates are high enough to prévent much loss, but it is a great niv, that the large comparise have
whatever the result may be to the managers. fallen out, for it means ruin to the shareholders Can any body of steamer owners imagine that they can secure the monopoly of the earring trade? When they have ruined their opponents at a cost of, say, Tis. 300700 will they be able to recoup themselves for this Ings It is not to the advantage of the public that there should be a monopoly, and without the support of shippers, clc., a monopoly is impossible.
A NORTHERN cantemporary hears from Burmah that arrangements have now been made at Bhamo by which the old road, known as the Ambassador's Route, from that place into China, has been renpened for trade, after bring closed for more than twelve years on account of the number of petty chiefs' lerritories through which it passed, and the absence of any one chief powerful enough to guarantee protection to the caravans. The rand follows the south bank of the Tapeng until it enters the Chinese Shan States, Under the new arrangement all the chiefs agrea territories, to keep the roads in repair, to desist to protect the caravans in their respective from the practise of demanding presents, and to refer all disputes to the British authorities at Bhame. The tolls are all to be collected at Bhamo, and periodical meetings of chiefs called for the purpose of division in proper and stated agreement he will be Hable to lose his share and proportions. If any chief should break the to be further punished by the British and his fellow chiefs. Moreover, the Government agreed to add to the toll fand a sum of five rupees for every bundred pack animals reaching Bhamo by this route, and to afford protection to the tribes entering into the agreement against all hostile attacks. On the other side, the Chloese merchants agree to use thead, and to pay eight agnas for each pack animal and two for each coolie. Of the advantage of this arrangement to trade there can be no doubt whatever, and it seems to meet the, peculiar difficulties of the position very skiifully. In the presents for allowing caravans to pass; the caravan men themselves, when they felt strong enough, cheat the tribes in the tells and the tribes way a caravan of several thousand mules right be stopped for days. But now these disputes are to be referred to Bhamo, and the stoppage of caravans will cease.
Mr. Francis said the prisoner was constantly bringing debtors, Chinese, Indians, and others, to Court, and was therefore very unpopular. fire to his house to destroy it, and setting it on of defrauding an in fire for the purpose
was an entire surance company, absence of motive in this case. There had to prove that prisoner was in any kind of distress or in poverty. If he had taken away the most valuable property before the fire then the eise would bear a very bad aspect, but evidence showed that Lucas did not do so. The prisoner was in possession of money at the time of the fire and was probably making money at the racce in his booth. Te obtain a conviction, the prosecution must prove that Lucas hiraself The reason is not far to seek. The
set fire to his premis's. There was a great THE B. N. Borneo Herald of the set inst. mania for company-promoting which
danger of injustice to a prisoner where prelimi: publishes a circular issued by Capt. Dorff, of the nary enquiries extended over a long period, or 28 femnon, before leaving Sandakan. It was an we so strongly condemned last year is
in this case, where the fire enquiry was peculiarly having its result. Concerns which pro-
see the illuminations, the great attraction being duced a decent little income to their
deficient and irregular. It was quite possible invitation to excursionists to visit Hongkong to
aponi owners were sold at ridiculous prices to
that some of Lucas numerous enemies rushed into the house as soon as it was broken open, and with the "opportunity of gazing the public; want of judicious enterprise
a view to causing suspicion to rest upon prisoner, here, and lack of prudence there, has is not law in this colony he had specially repres themselves threw kerosene about. He sub- necessitated repeated calls upon the share-sented the matter to the Governor and hemited that it was highly probable that the fire in holders' resources; and the many who believed the matter wou'd receive prompt the boxes and on the clothes was caused by sparks had unfortunately found no difculty attention. He therefore omitted any count about from-the burning door; the fire must have been
falsifications.
started at the door and from the outside. in obtaining as many shares as they
A his lordship's request the second count was The evidence of the police would have been applied for are now in the position withdrawn upon the grounds that it would to no more useful had it been more straightforward of having no reserve capital to meet these wise help the prosecution. His Lordship added and much more free from exaggeration. He successive demands, and must either pay that were the evidence in support of protecution admitted that the circumstances of the cast meanwhile the engineers can only push forward Party, so many more responded that the Tourist. I first place the villagers were always demanding exorbitant interest for the slender advance on the 1st and 3rd counts insuficient aid he were suspicious, but como prove that Lucas was
no conclusive evidence to they can get or see their scrip declared charge on account of other amounts could be
the only man in the house and that Lucas valueless. It is hard lines" for a good added.
caused the firè himself. many, but it is only what might have been expected.
James Sorab Lucas was indicted for feloniously. After a reply by the Attorney-General setting firets his godown at East Polat, witir intent to defraud certain insurance companies, also with feloniously selting on fire ceitain goods with the same intent. The Attorney General prosecuted, and Mr. J. Francis Q C. with Mr. Pollock, defended.
THE DARVEL BAY PLANTING CO., LTD
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An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at the offices, Victoria Buildings, this afternoon (April 21). Mr. H. Hayn prealded, and Mess. W. Wotton, H. Herbst, R. Fuhrmann, C. Niede hardt C, Schwenke, R. N. Obly, C. Drude, and C. Klingemann (secretary) were present,
The Chairman proposed that a number of clauses should be introduced into the Articles of Association, to enable the directors to dealt with defaulters' shares
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THE WANCHAI ARSON CASE... →
The jurora were Messrs. R. P. Dipple, F. Meger, A. G. Gordon, 1, W. Kennedy, Wade Gardner, L. M. Baptista and W. Boffey
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His Lordship summoned up. He told the jury that they must be reasonably satisfied of guilt and not give a verdict bastily, upon mere suspicion, At 430 the jury retired to consult privately returning at 5.15 p.m. with a verdict of doi guilty" by four to three,
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A CORRESPONDENT of the Courrier d'Haiphong narrates the story of a sharp engagement between robbers and soldiers at Tuyen-Quan, which took Datives, under a French officer named Agofroy, place on the 30th ult. A guard of some thirty were ordered by the Government to abandon a post up-country, but delayed. During the night in question the robbers-estimated, to number: 100 Chinese, armed with repeating attacked the place, with the object of driving the soldiers out, seizing their rifles and ammuni- tion, and levying black mail on the villagers, They swarmed around the house of the chief the thatch. Agofroy, aroused by the uproar, 91st, bad a narrow ́escape of being confined in
Tan to the window, and tried to pull down the the guard room the other day. Anxious to
the heart. However, his native subordinate practice some sketching in view of his approach-burning leaves, only to be at once shot through ing examination for promotion, he proceeded to
rallied the soldiers, the ammunition was Kowloon and started sketching on Barrack Hill. Put the eagle eye of the corporal of the guard taken into the next house, away from the had detected him and in a few moments he was times, and a bot fire poured into the attacking surrounded by a file of the guard, to whom he party. They fired forty-five rounds each, the chicle wife handing them cartridges, and in an was luckily able to explain affairs.
hour the only signs of the enemy were five spondent, writing on the 9th iast, reports that a corpses in the compound. The same corre.
had been attacked, and M. Louis Remery killed. M. Humbert, who was with him, escaped. village on the concession of the Meaars. Remery
PEOPLE go from here to the Colonies change The Colonies are beginning to send their tourists round the Far East with the same. object. Some months ago the E. and A. S. N. Co. offered special facilities for a trip to Java, China, Japan, etc., by the Menmuir, which was taken advantage of by a small party, The trip so recommended itself that when the Company offered to put the Guthrie at the disposal of a taking Cook organised a special trip, the ground works. What with streets, the with a newspaper man-Mr. A. J. Plummer muchce largee" to go through the the in charge. On arriving here last month the less of plans, and the consequent delay, our
towards them by giving him a purse enterprising native friends in the City of Rams goodness towards appreciation of Capt, Green's appear well night luckless: Canton, however,
to get employment elsewhere. Then they all sweet by-and-byo, que di
went to Japan. They had a real good time; will be all ablaze with electric light in the af gold and a recommendation in case he wanted LAST evening (17th inst) the Hongkong Choral Capt. Green navigated so as to give them sil the right-seeing, possible and they viewed the
THE Secretary of the Hongkang Cricket Club Society attracted a large audience—or perhaps we and Sez by day in consequence. They called needs lessons in consideration. Until it appeared should say congregation to the Cathedral, on account of their being going to slog Gaul's sacred Nagasaki, and left at Kobe, to visit Osaka, in the Singapore papers Hongkong had no idea cantata Rusk. There is no special plat in the piece, Kypto, the Rapids, Lakes, etc. From Yoko and no nice solos or choruses or anything: andama they went to the Exhibition at Tokyo, and that the following kind invitation, or the reply saw everything." Dr. and Mrs. Cantlle were takes all round, the affair was frost." Mrs. J with them, and saw even more getting up dally D. Humphreys (Ruth) has been heard to better
and Japan so fascinating, that most of the party advantage Miss Winifred Hsseland was a flat to start. The trip was so enjoyable, Nami Mian Lammert had nothing to do as
ment was a complete success, as far as the E. Och, and Mr. W. E. Crow (Boar) was below his stayed over for the next steamer. The experi usual, standard. The chorus was fairly good, and A. S. Ni Co., Messrs. Cook and Son, and when they had a chance-Mr. May conducting the tourists, were concerned. It will certainly Mr. Sangster was organist But Ruth was repeated.
anyhow. worthy the Society,
not often given to people in this'isolated part of the Universe 1 The Herald segrets that nobody thought the game worth the candle. WE hear that the whole of the phins for the Canton Electric Light Company's works are to wire to San Francisco for duplicates, and. tuissing. In consequence the manager has bad
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Singapore, March 12th, 1800. To the Secretary,
A CHINESE SULLIVAN, A Chinese pugilist he ought to have a go at The Attorney General, in opening, said that by means of photos the prosecution would shew Sullivan, or Morse, or the ninety-inch waisted
Hongkong Cricket Club. DEAR SIR-I am directed by the President the position of the goods in the godowns as also party who used to live here, exists at Yau-mas:
He is not happy-first because he is in the bands the position of the premises
and Committee of the Singapore Cricket Club to Mr. Francis objected, and he withdrew the of the police, and secondly because he has a rival He is a professor of boxing and fencing, as under- photographs.
The Attorney-General then, at considerable stood by the Celestial athlete, and yesterday he
favits the Hongkong Cricket Club to send a team to Singapore to play the Straits Settlements some time this year. The Committee would suggest a length described the premises, the goods therein, got a man to write the following for hind
date either early in June or during the month of and the respective position of the goods, The Having been informed that a man named Lau Mr. Herbst seconded,
MORE #Japanese made easy,"Ohayo The August, but they would leave it an open one to CURIOUS example of the survival of Mr. Drude abjected to the paragraph which value of the goods was $540, and they were A Kwan, who keeps a place at Hunghao; where insured for $1,500. There was no one else but he instructs pupile in the art of fighting-and
custom" in Japan, was met with in Kyoto during top of the mornin' to ye, Sayonara" Fare well, suit the convenience of the Hongkong Cricket stated that any member whose shares bave prisoner in the house at the time, and he himself defence, boasts that he has no equal in his. been forleited or cancelled shall, notwithstanding, self gave the alarm of fire at one o'clock in the profession, and that he is a perfect Hercules in the Emperor's recent visit to that city. In the for 1 must leave thee Arigato "Language, obl Club. I trust there will be no difficulty in carry be liable to pay, and shall forthwith pay to the morning. To come into the street the prisoner strength, and offers an inducement in the old days it was not allowable that anyone should how faint how weak!", Sukorhi-male="Flying out the arrangement made when I was in Company, all calls, instalments, interest, and had to corad down stairs, which by their post slape of $10 to anyone who has the occupy a higher position than the Emperos, or not yet it is not yet the hour. Nare i pause Hongkong that your Cricketers should pay us
meet him at the manly Shogun when in the latter's presence, and this rule for a reply. Nant!-Ehl What! Oh, my visit as early as possible, as we are all here very expenses owing upon or in respect of auch tion, prevented him from getting into the street courage to shares at the time of the forfeiture or can- without noticing if there was fire or not blazing art and bend his arm his strength being equal was still adhered to the other day, in Kyoto, when Vos' Whusly, Gomennasal-Your pardon anxious to show our great appreciation of the the shutters of all upper stories, were closed tighter Deze Prithee, Ichiban-yorotkim kindness shewn to us in January last. Unless cellation, together, with interest thereon." within the premises. He would be able to prove to several hundred cattles, thought it was too much to expect. The Com that there was a strong smell of kerosene in the Now 1, Hok Lo Chin, have travelled over during the Royal passage through the streets, no Best for you and best for me Waruim the match takes place before October some of parly could take over, the shares, but if they uilding when the premiles were entered by the many countries of the globe; but never met a one being allowed to occupy, any position higher corruption of worry Musumi The Light us who played at Hongkong may have left the
a) med riže dam, &c.ja tried to get any more, there would be legal police who took possession as toop as the man who is so boastful and proud of his supe than the ground. At one portion of the route a of An Watakushi" or "you," that is, if Straitement d objections raised. pat pasalarin was given, and, that it must-have been riority in his profession. I also, have some party of foreigners were observed looking through use it, it means "1," but if fuse-it, it doesn't may get mixed up with other people). Omays. Mr. Wotton-They would still be liable even Lucas who put the erosine there and set fire knowledge of fighting, and thereford write this alchink or opening, in the shutter, and they mean you, (be careful with this word or you
and post it up, so hat all men can see me chal if their shares were forfeited. As to there being to it.
Inspector Swanston deposed that at 1.25 a.m.lenging him to meet me at the spot in front of tro at anco, requested by the police to come: There is no trouble about this word once you trouble, it would be best to wait till any was
tion for the Faki Challenge not, go for the the Editor)-It means made. A man could throw up his shares and En her
at Lucas's in Wanchal The fire was this day 22nd inst.) man" against man, there Tut monthly compe
time and trouble. leave the Company the shadow to the free as arrived on the spot. The to try with me his will in fighting and Cog, took place at Kowloon on Saturday vous autres Finrikisha ajirikisha Singapore Cricket Club. :-
The motion was then put; but Mr. Drude moved as an amendment that the front part of door and the rafters of first floor the result of the test will be to settle boyand afternoon last. The distances were, 200 has cost us much
1.There was a quanilly doubt who is the best man. If this Lau and 300 yards, and ten competitors, entered to trace the etymology of this word. At paragraph be struck out and in its place be put were scorched all over.
Payment of calls to be enforced on the shares of miscellaneous goods all about, some, of which Kwan refuse to come out then he is Lient Carlyle lost the premier place owing to laste, have unearthed its original mean
previous inner-Bergt-Major Merson, R.A.,,, before the students of our standard work to be forfelted and taken up by the Company were burnt. They were in rows on one side of vain boaster and rank coward, and he must his penalty of seven points, but the othering and are proud to be able to place it
the building. There were several rough packing char out of the place altogether, for he in
Dr. Japonese Language in a few lessons, After some desultory conversation
Cases about the premises, filled with straw, and only an upstart, and when pat to the test penalised five points, was quilo, out Mr. Wilton pointed out that a man tight in each case there were two or three bottles of baby at least therefore not fit to associate with throw up the shares when they were valueless, mineral water. Three half cases were full of respectable meh. I hope all people will excuse and afterwards if they became worth anything mineral water, Besides these there were two me. Dated this 3rd day of the 3rd moon Hok he might apply for them back, unless para: B | barrels of a kind of port wine and some sixty Lo Colla. The placard antracted a good deal DS were enforced,
cases of brandy-a klod of brandy. On a show of attention, the writer having many supporters Mr. Drude then withdrew his amendment, the i care about eight feet high were some old clothes, and pupfis but very soon the police annexed resplution was carried, and the proceedings which appeared useles and smelt strongly of both the challenge and its autor. He, together Aged, the Chairman intimating that a kerosent. One of the doors had an emply packing with the baby at heart," wero airhigned Before Coků úspory meeting would shortly be held can ease againes is'maide ass wedge;” is appeared to Mr.Wodehours this morning, and remanded.
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23. FoF, V, HORNBY,MON Capt. Singapore Cricket Club, Hongkong, April BIA, 1890.
To the Secretary, and
DEAR SIR, I am directed by the President Committee of the Hongkong Cricket Club to friendly challenge of the 13th March which I very much regret to lay we are unable to accept, acknowledge the receipt and to thank you for your
cannot possibly get leave as they have already been to Shanghai this season: "1. have delayed The members of the team though anxions to go
of the Herald. If every other sinologue sook Yee RN scored very good 56, and beaded bat already been issued-grails to readers
500 yds, 00yds: Total equal care greater it is impossible to take-in answering your kind (avitation before until X the list. The seren best scores were
nicertaining meanings and, derivations, we
should no longer require grammars or die was able to say positively whether I could des tionaries, Shikata ganol Better luck next patch & team or not, time. Takas, furul tohmA high old time. Katal enfim Hard linen. Mo Shimaims have Son
Japan Heraldi
MARTHER A TRAVERS, Becretary, Hongkong Cricke Club
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