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MARRIAGE On Saturday, the 16th September, 180r, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghal, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A ALBERT F. H SAW, of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society, to ELLA CORA FUNK, of the International Miasto nary Alliance."

DEATHS.

At Newchwing, on the 19th Sept., 1891, E. B. Dowery, of typhoid fever,

At 454 Broadway, Shanghai, on the syth Sept., 1891, KANNTS, youngest daughter of W. B, and Eliza Jane van Corbach, aged 3 years and to months.

Hongkong Belegyani

„Hongkong ThuRSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1891.

TELEGRAMS.

FRANCE AND GERMANY.

LONDON, September and.

A decree has been issued by Germany that passports will in future only be required for foreign military men entering Ace concession la regarded as a "sign of better relations between France and Germany.

THE GREAT POWERS AND CHINA, “ Great Britain, France, Germany, and America have entered into an agreement for the protection of their respective subjects in China in case of riot, and they will pursue a policy of watchfulness by continuing the naval manœuvres.

PASSPORTS IN ALSACE.

September 23rd.

The French Prean cordially recognises the pacific latention of Germany in the matter of the passport

concessies,

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

A 'DISTINGUISHED divine weld the other day that Christian people should carry the Bible as their pocket-companion, ia the same way as the Prince of Wales did his baccarat counters !" For the same prapose?

The Japanese man-of-war Chishima Xam, which has just been built la France, 'Is to wall for the East; almost immediately. She is reported to

and Inspection.

have given every satisfaction whilst under trial

A soy in the employ of Mr. W. Sharp, an anginoct, was charged before Mt. Wits to-day with having eased bịa master of $25. The youth made no attempt to deny the soft Impeachment and was awarded three months' hard labour.

• THE

Japanese are exerting every effort for the expansion of their commerce. The Mlike MarwTM: le-booked to sail-from-Yokohama for Australlt, coming this Kobe, to-day. She will also call in at Hongkong for cargo and passengers for the Australasian colonies.

September 29th. General von Caprivi made an ultra-palac speech at Canabruck, in the course of which be stated that no European Sovereign desires war.

·LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE broken Hill Proprietary mine retums £96,000 monthly with the greatest regularity. What's the matter with Punjoms-and Imuria f. Two Junk-masters were charged at the SEEDS,Magistracy this morning with being in posses: sion of dynamite on board their craft. Funds being low they had no option but to go to get for six weeks.

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SEASON 1891-92.

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In connection with the wreck of the Icki-mars, which occurred in the Bay of Abura-maru on the 16th, and which we recorded yesterday, no lean than 18 lives were' lost, ten of that number

belag passengers. Two others are reported to have been seriously injured. TUNG CHUNG, a domestic servant lately in the employ of Mrs. F. Henderson was charged before Mr. Wise to-day with having stolen a gold watch wąd chain, a gold bracelet andra pin, in all valued at $90. The articles were stolen on the 18th ult, but were not taken from-the-premises. Defendant was sentenced to four months' imprisonment.

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THE French gunboat Vipare anived here- yesterday from Canton.

King Fantan will reigns supreme at Kowloon- City and Sam-al-po, lo spite of all alleged cannot be cured must be endured, Chinesa official promises to the contrary. What

IT is stated that the Messagories Maritimes Co.'s steamer Sydney sustained no damage whatever to her bottom through getting aground on a sand-bank off the coast of Japan during the recent typhoon.

IT lá claimed by a good authority that apto every too-society-men who gamble heavily, three cheat habitually, and out of every hundred women; six don't play a square game. Very sad, but we are afraid it is only too true.

ADMIRAL. Belknap shilted his flag from the INFLUENZA,_ According to the Times, is on the Monocacy to the Chprieston at Yokohama on | Increase in Bangkok. Fortunately the epidemic the 23rd inst

• of a very mild form. The Russian transport Petersburg, with 600 convicts from Singapore for Vladivostock on the 24th September.

SEVERAL members of the Hongkong cricketing team returned from Shanghai this morning by the Canadian Pacific Co.'s steamer Empress of Japan.

An eccentric and wealthy old lady who died CPITICAL ebserver remarks that the greatest recently in Lyons left a will which was evidently reference to our local statesman, the distin

politician often climbs to the top of the poll. No intended as a posthumous Jake on the doctors, guished author of Keswick's Share Bill.

In grateful recognition, of the intelligent and devoted care of Dr. X, so runs a clause in the THE Coolle, Lat Ajax who was no murderously document, who has enabled me to attain a attacked on the morning of the 29th nit, at the tipe old age, I bequeath to him everything con Man Mo Temple died in the Hospital this tained in my bonheur du jour." After the death morning. An inquest will be held to-morrow. of the estimable testatrix šho executors unlocked the article of furniture in question and found la «Now, you never smell the odour of liquor on The German gunboat W37 Strived at Macao-it, still unopened, saated and corked, all-the-phile my breath," said the young clergyman, expostu this morning from Canton. We are not sware and potions prescribed for the deceased by Dilating with Staggers for his bibulous propensities. that the Chinese of Europe have nefarious X. during the past ten years. designs on the gem of the Orient earth,” but if. they had, it wouldn't matter very much. A Jew can't eke out an existence in the famed Scottlab city of Aberdeen ; the thrifty sons of the Father land would starve in the Centennial city. India, Australia and China informs us that he is THE local Manager of the Chartered Bank of

the effect that at the approaching General in receipt of telegraphic advice from London to Meeting of shareholders, the Directors will recommend a dividend at the rate of 7 cent, per annum, free of income-tax, for the half year ended 30th June fast,

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I'r may interest our local prison reformers, amateur and professional, to know that under MONSIEUR C. DARON' concert party have three years old), 19 prisoners have been released the South Australian First Offenders' Act (now recently been affording celestial entertainment without punishment. Of these but two have to the foreign community of Bangkok We

been rearrested. We.commend our previous Want Monster Darou to come right along remarks on this subject to the careful considera to Hongkong by first steamer, and we promisetion of our judges and magistrates. Millat der in our coffers that may amuse Daron him a most hearty welcome, There is a little

when he does and it convenient to come along.

AT the Brisbane Exhibition recently, Mr. Fenwick's Pasha won the hunter's high jump at In the Queensland Assembly the other day Mr. st. alb. on his back. The Brisbane jumper's sit, Din, and, continuing, got over of sin, with Glassey tried to get a definition of the law of performances have been discounted by those at Libel. Suppose, he said, "I sent a telegram Melbourne Agricultural Show, where Spondull General was a miserabic, narrow-minded, aidt zin.; and Highlander, éft 4in, to Charters Towers, saying that the Postmaster: got over 6ft. gin, (carrying 11st. 7lb.) Cedric, bigot would that be libellous?" The Post American jumper Ontario has a record of it. | master-General: "That would be personal." Muffed voice from a back bench: It would be d-d monotonous, too."

The

Tax Germans appear to have been taking a THE suspension of the Van Diemen's Land quiet band in the Chillan trouble; anyhow, the war seems to have been used as a preliminary Bank afforded some Hobart folks amusement incanter-ground for Mannlicher rifles and smokeless the spectacle of a prominent resident in the prime powder. The result of the attack made by of Life (holder of a "fat" Government appoint Balmaceda's comparatively big force upon ment) publicly wringing his hands and actually entrenched positions defended by the insurgents, weeping over his probable loss. In this cond

falls in with Archibald Forbes' opinion that then he was met by a lady relie, everything smokeless powder and repeating rifles now render greeted with "All's gone, Melis,

assaults hopeless. lost 1" to which she unfeelingly responded, " Ga home, you fool."

I would seem that the troubles in the North are now being more seriously regarded by the British Naval authorities, and the Erkla being hastily provisioned and got ready for active

FRESH GARDEN mediate the following day, 27th, and service on the Yangisse. She is ander the

Two privates in the R..A. were charged at the magistracy to-day at the instance of P.C. Crawford with creating a disturbance outside the Victoria Hotel last night. The charge was

SEEDS, and wo are now executing all orders for the Complete Catalogues with concise directions for sowing can be obtained on appll.infilced. cation, or will be posted to any address. In these

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Catalogues the Seads are Marginally Numbered - in English and Chinese, and when ordering it is

denied, but fines of two and four dollars were

AFTER serious consideration we have decided to deal with the Hongkong Jockey Club's annual report. and statement of accounts, after to morrow's meeting. Some explanations may

at present,

THE Chinese authorities of Amoy are evidently alarmed by the symptoms of rebellion in that district. The Taotaf has issued two proclama tions this week, the one commanding the magistrates to arrest and depost all suspicious houses, brothels and opium-dens on the ground characters, and the other closing all gaming

The Admiral arrested two strangers on the charge that they are frequented by criminals and riotem.

of being Ko-so-hul agents and floding them guilty, had them beheaded the same day in his Jamen. At Choan-Chin five: Ko-lao-huis have

been decapitated for being implicated in the recent insurrection. The European residents at Ku-lang-au are all taking a lively interest in revolver and rifls-practice, ever since anil-foreign placards were found last Sunday opan the walls of several hongs upon the Bund.

MAXIM, the Yankes gun-inventer, has bulit, or is bullding, the long-desired flying machine,

"No; what do you do for it ?" asked Staggers with deep interest, Two coolfer named Wong Fuk and Leung Ming,. were charged before Mr. A. G. Wise to-day with having asanted and robbed one Choi Hung of ve dollars in silver. The robbery took place victions were proved against each of them they in the public street, and as four previous con

with hard labour, the first and last fourteen days of the term to be spent in solitary confinement. ONE of the leading lights of a certain South Australian township has a double-pronged reputation, one end resting on his exemplary plety and the assiduity, with which be, runu a Bible-class twice a week, and the other on his success in talding prizes at poultry shows. Last mooth be swept the board of prizes as usualy in the matter of markings. Before the show with birds which came up to „an ideal standard nished the prizes were withdrawn, because other competitor proved to the Judges, by means of a handkerchief and water, that the Bible-teacher's roosters had been, carefully palated up for the occasion. Lesson on Jonas

next night.

were sentenced to six months' Imprisonment

which is to overturn the world. Iris to be a species of very light locomotive, and when it starts on Its wild career will run along the

and manifest a desire to rise; at 30 miles, it will al surface of the earth like any other vehicle. At miles an hour, however, it will begin to jump skim along, only grazing the earth occasionally; and at 35 miles it will rear up and start into the THE Sydsay Bullets Ulustrates some of th air. The inventor, says: "If I can rise from curiosities of babking. Within the last few the Channel, and drop hall-a-ton of nitro have gone on the road where the defunct bank the coast of France, sail through the alt across dayı” says our temporary, two in Melbourne. glycerine upon an English city, I can revolu- goes, and the seem to be strangely tangled up. lonise the world." This seems an eminently At least one of them awas most of the shares in probable statement. Half-a-ton of altro the other and it had borrowed C60,000 from the glycerine, dropped in the right place, would other on the security of the shares, and when wipe out anything or anybody even the local the st bank broke it wanted to collar most of Bank Directorate and the German "boycotters." the second bank's assets by way of calls, and the 'second bank closed up in alarm, and left the A "BRITISHER" writes to our Shanghat evening liquidator to sort things out. This is a good contemporary under date the 26th September system, if it werd only carded to its legitimate "Will you allow me to out to our

conclusion: The proper way to run the business is to start two banks at once, each with a capital present serious junctors there is one British war

of a million, all paid up, and let each bank 'own natural feat each will have a million pounds, the whole the other's shares. Then as a with a complement of 171 men. I make if they consider this ample protection of British interests and neither. will have a cent, and everything in the event of the Chinese "meaning business will be quite correct all round." After carefully I am not sure of the number of Chinese troops thinking over this, we are constrained to ank in the vicinity of this Settlement just now-and

out of mere curiosity of course, what are the it is not my duty to find out but I understand exact.relations between the Hongkong and not to mention the thousands of rowdies there and the Stealta, Ld? There is perhaps more in are inside. I would also ask why our Minister this query than thoughtless outsiders Imagloo ? continued his body-guud of some twenty or The Williain 7. Rotch, Captain Bray, arrived at Peking, who represents our Queen, has dis- thirty troopers, and now goes about like any In the harbour early this morning (says the Kole ordinary coolle? Surely the British nation, Haraid of the art inst.,) after passing through with go per cent of the trade of China, cau afford an extremely dangerous time in the recent that much show-10 necessary in this country typhoon. The ship was about at the capital, to keep up its dignity ?

miles south of £350 Kobe, near the Ohio Islands, when the blow came" ung By what we can gather from one who had

authorities, for their information, that at the

command of Eleut.. A. H. Anson, and will first | does not include, river steamers, so It will he there are at the least from ten to fifteen thousand. Shanghal Bank and the Bank of Chini, Japan.

to

proceed, in company with H. M. 8. Pigmy, Shanghai, hence we belleve to Ichung, where doubtless she will be of great value at the present time, owing to her light draught. The Est's crew numbers 70.

FROM a return Just issued from the Harbour-vessel, the Carolins, in the port of Shanghai, Master's Office we learn that the total number of arrivals, including sailing ships, to the Hongkong harbour for the months of July, August and September, was 1,104, representing a tennage of 1,393,523, as against 716 and 818,535 for a corresponding period In 1890. This, of course,

seen that the ocean traffic has Increased by 17 in arrivale, and in tonnage 17,603. The figures leak Imposing. but Hongkong still languishes la semi-poverty-stricken condition. CAN the police do nothing to stop the hordes of Chinese who crowd on board the Hongkong, Canton, and Macke Co Feamer Htungshan off the Harbour Office on her dally arrival” from, Macao Two men fell overboard yesterday. get drowned or killed by the steamer's propeller, it will dawa uran the police that action ought to enough 'in' a crawded harbour like that of the Directors of the Company, In the interests Hongkong? If a plain duty is grossly neglected, of their sharehniders, should make a direct appeal to the Government,

A SPECIAL Prociatortion in Government Gazelle Extraordinary sued this afterngon, prohibits the exportation in this colony of amus, amibunition, gunpowder and military and RAVAL stores for a period of six months from quke sufficient to state the numbers of the kind then be forthcoming of which we know nothing to-day. This Ordinance (of 1863 amended by and doubtless when some of these boat-people ton, dating from the day when they jola the be put upon the port tack by reason of the

3 of 1884) has been put in force owing to A BANISHIZ from the shores of this beautiful representations made to his Excellency the N.B.-All Seeds are tested on arrival before Island of Fragrant Streame desirous perhaps of Administrator by the Chinese Government. | be tiken. Now, is this sort of thing good defined, but hanger and bad liquor are reponsible centre of the storms. For 15 minutes a perlod

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renewing the acquaintance of '" Brownla"" was nabbed Immediately he put his feet on terra Arma. He was awarded twelve months free board and lodging in the Thompsonion Institute, It was currently reported in town this morning that telegraphic information had been received to the effect that a serious disturbance and taken place at the Foochow Arsenal, Pagoda there was no foundation for the report, although doubtles trouble is brewing,

"LOCAL, Sport is almost right, but not quite What Mr. G. C. C. Master, allowed to ride by courtesy of the Shanghal Stewards, actually did say in the presence of witnesses, was that he thought it unfair and a great shame that he should have to ride against a Chinese mafoo referring to Mr. George Dallas, one of the most accomplished horsemen in the Shanghai Race the Shanghai Race Club know their own business much better than we can teach them,

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A SYDNEY daily paper the other day stated in a leading article that at the end of the century the world could proudly say that during the last 100 years it had cherished no delusion." Is the fame issue appeared a cablegram announcing that hundreds of thousands of individuals were flocking to the Holy Cost of Trevers, THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Barrack Square to-marrow, commencing at 7.30 p.m.--.

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THE departure for China of boatloads of Australian, missionaries, remarks the Sydney Batin, reminds one that in "The serious Family Aminadab Sleek asks Captain Murphy Magdire for half-s-guines towards the Borrlo boola Ght African Blanket and Tepboot Fund "Ab," says the Captain, "that reminds me. A I'm collecting a trifle. May I put you down for poor bricklayer next door fell off a chimney, and eighteenpeace ?" Aminadab: "I should be delighted, I'm sure, but it's not in our line-not in our line n

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FROM Ichang the N. C. Daily News learns that Mr. Later, who was drowned on the 16: Seph, lost his life through his boat being swamped in the current. His two boatmen were able to get In the employ of a foreigner, while playing with his master's revolver, was accidentally shot, the bullet passing through bly hand and entering bis left side near the heart. A doctor probed the wound bat could not find the bullet, and the boy was sent to Hankos in the hope that ble life afraid of the chartered steamer Efle, as they would be saved. The Ichang natives are rather believe that there are four hundred man-of-war sailors stowed away in her bald.

THE Average life of the "fallen women" of Lon-conversed with the captain, the ship could not is just 3 years. What they die of isn't very well starboard one, which carried her into the very "unfortunate" class to the day of their death, close proximity of land, so had to go on the

business doesn't pay. Most of the subjects come felt in all its fury. Deck houses and skylights for a lot of the mortality-mostly hanger. The of perfect calma lasted and then the gale was to grief morally before they are twenty, and die were washed away, most of the damage being of rouge and wet feet and old age and general done by one huge sea which swept everything break-up of the system before they are 24. Lon- before it. Two men found a watery grave at don alone uses up a goed many thousands of them this juncture, and the captain, who was lashed every year, but the supply never rang· sbort all by a He Ene, was carried partly overboard, only the same. The trade isruins by over-competition, to be returned to his ship by an immediately or Freetrade, or freedom of contract, or some following wave. The rail in places is carried thing-anyhow there is no money in it, and no away, and much of the top, aldes and deck Work prospects, except prospects of fog and glaz:"A | started, while not a bost remained to offer a the Thames, but they are often fished out by if other seas had followed with such destructive large_proporden of the unfortunates drop fato chance to the captain and his wife and the crew taterfering persons with books, and run in, and energy. For 36 hours the ship experienced the talked to death by big, alde-bound females with tumbling and the tossing of buge sens; and bags and tracts. A collection will now be taken? what this must-hava "been to a delicately up to promote the spread of Christianity among; nurtured woman may be 'Inferred from the Christians, and to convert bishops and preachers, appearance of her husband, Captain Bray, whom and to prevent missionaries who are not wanted we bara faterviewed this morning, but have. from coming to Chine

-found him so thoroughly worn out and run down by his experiences as to ask for a little tima before giving a detaffed-account of them.

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Statistics for September, 1991.- In-Patients remaining in Hospital on tst

September......................................i: 58′′**** In-Patients admitted to Hospital during

September...............í vías: Số 1") || Mr. French will move-

THE orders of the day at the meeting of the Sanitary Board to ho held to-morrow at 4.15 p.m. are as follow

1, That the Hygría is useless for any purpose, Total number treated as In-Parlents:124|| unless fitted up and provided with a Medical

Aproper of something or ather, Impecunious Judges have sometimes found effective methods af gaiting "even" with obdurate creditors. A Victorian solicitor held the note of a certain It is said that the last conspicuous bank, minor Judge for so.. When due, a renewal defaulter who got away from Adelaide left in a' was refuted and payment insisted upon. The clean-shared state sad disguised as x middle. | Judge walted his opportunity for revenge. It aged widow. He was dressed in deep black, and came. The creditor was sadly given to tipping, an accomplice, who addressed him as "mother, and, when in his "caps" was not overguarded in saw hims on board, and placed him in charge of bis language. He had occasion to appear before the captalo. The widow wept bitterly at parting the minor Judge, for whom by the way, he had and kissed her alleged-offspring, and then § most supreme contempt, and in the course of tottered feebly to the seclusion of the-or-ladies' his case made use of language, which offended cablu, How many bank defaulters are going about his Honor's ears. An apoiday was promptly

and disgustina purious to demanded and as promptly refuted, whereupon In-Patients remaining in Hospital on tat stats" respectablilty, his Honor sent the attorney "up" for a fortnight, we wonder te kom

and all the efforts of the friends of the latter could not induce the Judge to relax the severity of the sentence.

THE Contemporary Review has been gushing over the alleged fact that the Prince of Wales is by no means a very bad sort of a husband. It Leught to be easy enough for the Helr-Apparent to keep up a respectable semblance of conjugal regard on £150,000 a year and free lodgings, The real trouble is to idolls your wife when she NOW READY, at any more "tick" from the said

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THE Portuguese gunboat Diu left Macao for Canton this morning. We are glad that Governor Borja bas seen the necessity of follow

the Far East that she still has existence as a ing the good advice indicated in our columns some days since. If Portugal means to show in European Power, she wasnt show it or Cisar

Of these there were ; booksjatzte Staff of somis kind......... Discharged cured Dlacharged relieved

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Tuz Shanghal Mercury hears that the steamship Ella has been flying the Naval ensign and THE Sydney Fulțim of August soth ́sny rennant since she has been chartered by the Another parcel of amateur whits missionaries British Govemment for an indefinita poried. (chiefy women, of course) are about to leave the Her fannel and hall have been painted like the in-stained city of Sydney with all the miserable British men-of-war on the station, and she has poverty-stricken wives and children, for Chins, lieutenant and 30 petty officers and men on the charge of a clergyman. Bila mere mi board. The Ella is found in coal, pilotage, charge of another parson. How affectingly women follow in September, under the sionary THIS Valuable Work, with many NEW and receives Tis. 15,000 monthly as charter beautiful, organised hypocrisy, the London:

OUR American exchanges announce the convales. Missionary Society, advance agents for the same and a Portuguese war-vessel at Canton is about WE recently published particulars of a serious cence of the eminent Philadelphia advocata, plons 1. Buli, bonot so long since forced opiume all a kick left in her as can well be natives, and Japanese fishermen who visit those as plain an argument that the grand old country quarrel that had occurred between 'Quelpart James H. Heveria. He broke down from over on Chins at the point of the bayonet.

Imagined. We have said lots of harsh things Islands. In connection with this trouble the not recover Mr Heveria will he remembered M. Bavats writes to our Shanghal moralar during the past ten years about the Holy City Keress correspondent of the Same as one of the brilliant group of great layer contemporary from Tientels that he has taken and her retrograde policy and not without under date gth alto, as follows NT by o who represented the United States against up the defence of Tcheng Ki-tong, because he is ample causes wahave, also, made many sugges letter I alluded to the fight between the insable England in the matter of the Alabama claims at convinced, on good evidence, that that gentleman saved Macao a sea of trouble and placed the three lives were lost. I now learn that the tions that, had they been adopted, would have tants of Quelpart and our fishermen, which Gentra, where the arbitrators' awarded soms | kag been guilty of nothing more than weakness, $7,000,000, to the former country. Mr. Heverin in incurring a few debts that he was not able to ancient city in a very different position to that quarrel has not yet ended. Persons employed in distinguished as a wit and writer as well as discharge before he was recalled from: Faris. which she now occupies. Had Corte-Reat not

by the corrupt officials in Quelpart continually an orator and Jurist.

M. Bryois has learnt that this is the view taken died so soon, the probability is that Macao, shoot at the Japanese fishing beats, he in by the Viceroy 11, and he has been informed by instead of being a city of Rip Van Winkles, defence retum the shots. For several days the Viceroy's Secretary, Mr. Le Fang-lu, that would be now one of the busiest and most the fighting has been going on by sea and Tching will be shortly restored to favour, and prosperous commercial emporiums in the Far by land, and from. so to do: penom have been will be summoned to Tientsin, and given a poes East. But i was not to be; and we sadly killed or wounded. A letter received from of importance.

fear the tide, which taken at the flood. might Korean friend states that 8 of the lalanders have have led to a new era of Portuguese proslost their llyas." Whether these figures be correct perity, has been allowed to fall too low for or "not, it is at any rate, Contales, that sever ever, the Portuguese can fight, and as there is of the Japaness fishermen, returned recently to any immediate or substantial recovery. How fighting has taken place, One Aranags, a chlef certainly danger abroad at the present time, Nagasaal with three tug-bosts, but was recu116 Captain Borja is acting wisely in showing that, by telegraph, though his people are certified by Koreau evidence to have had no concern in the by the deaths thong their fishermen, alle the trouble. The Quelpart folks to greatly exelled Japanese, on their side, are determined not to be illegally deprived of their fishing rights There is no prospect of the quarrel ceating all the Clokal nires with the Japaness Consul. It reported that such desperate fights with results 19 STATO DEVAJ oncurred before,

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Hongkong, January 19th, 18ại

A CORRESPONDENT writes from. Wuhu to the N. C. Dally News on September astham very glad to be able to intern you that negods tions with the Roman Catholic Mission hava been reopened within the last, five days, and although progress has been so far very slow A FAMOUS, German, planist, Herr Albert arived at before too. At present the Fathers Yokohama the other day by the Emerets of there is reasonable hope that a settlement will Friedenthal, who, we understand, arrived at hars demanded, tha the Viceroyin delegates Findlay proposes to shortly pay Hongkong a visit commit the conditions of senlement to wring in a tour round the world. In South America he in order to pla them to something defama, and | gara about goo concerts and is said to have so far as his resources go, the flag and rights of thing seems quit here at present them is even of concerts with Adelina Patti on the River It is a common habit in Hongkong to scoff at to put a stop to shuffling cace and for all ywy cared fortune. Ta 1887 he gave a number "old Lusitania will be maintained to the death

dearth of Laresis, of which there beed to be Plate, and in Rio Janeiro enjoyed the special any threatened danger from Chinese) but the quiet

The Fathers are using up patinage of the Imperial family, and Hved there woofers are person entirely ignorant of the prop buildings inside the Biission ground, the roofs until the downfall of the mouareby, Herr political situation. There is serious danger in of which are plainly showing themselves above Friedenthal, according to the San Francisco be apprehended just now, and every foreign the walls. ls looks as if the klesion would soon | Chronicla, is doubtedly one of the most community in China, from Pakhol to New be in fall swing agzlu,”-

eminent planisty who ever' yjaited America. shwang, should be prepared to fam the worst);

expressed by it at its meeting on the gist May, 1888 to the requirements: an Ep'demia. Hospital should foliil, and demands from the Government, the immediate construction of such, in Hospital and its transfer to the Board and its offices, to enable them to fulfil the dulles imposed on them by the Public Health Ordinance 1887.

4. That the Board calls the attention of the Government to the building at West Point, con structed for a Police Station but over yet occupied, and asks for its transfer to the Board for the purposes of an Epidemio Hospital,

HUGH MCCALLUM,

Secretary

AGENDA.

s. Letter from the Colonial Secretary trans». of water draws from the Taitam and Pok-fo mitting Analysts report of analysis on samples lam mains in September; 1891,

Mortality Returns for the weeks ended the 19th and 16th September, 1891,

3. Complaint regarding a nuisance, arising. from offensive train operations,

An application to construct a latrine at No, 11, Lower Lascar Row, j

"CORRESPONDENCE,

sily undorse the opiniona mapiesand Crimespondents, in this columaa).

VON ULRICH'S SENTENCE, THE

Sivary glad to see in a paragrapà published in your fasue of Monday night that you have to certain extent condemned the action take Magistrate, Mr. Wise, in sentencias the then Ulrichaje sie montke: imprisonment with na hard labour, and ja dayu, poštary performant

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