the bandits, but there is not much prospect that they will be captured.
PLYMOUTH, October 30th... While the British gunboat Sunbeam was engaged in gou practice to-day, shots struck and Immediately sank the fishing smacies Sunbeam and Aurora, both of which were anchored out- alde the breakwater. One man belonging to the Aurora was drowned, while another was nearly so, and two of the crew of the Sunbeam were completely exhausted when taken out of the waler. The accident is attributed to the gross -negligence of the officers of the gunboat,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1891.
The French Army fs three times as large as it was in 1870.
In some parts of Berlin thero are special public houses for women..
Latimations.
Fifty-lix men were killed during the bolding BILLIARDS.
of the Forth bridge.
In Austria, France and Spain executions are conducted in public.
There are thirteen regiments of beavy cavalry, in the British Army.
The steamships of the P. and O. Company cost about £6,000,000.
An average of four persons die daily in England from delirium tremens.
King Humbert bas conferred decoration upon, Professor Virchow.
A pack of English hounds recently changed
LONDON, October 30th. Advices received here from Yerd, Persin, describe cruel persecutions of the Babt sect The Government is said to be bent upon exter- minating the sect, and the Governor of the probands for 1,000 guinen«. vince of Yezd, who is the grandson of the Shah, had seven of the sect strangled and beheaded, Numbers are rotting in prisons and many have fled to the desert, probably to starve.
BOSTON, October goth, An Ottawa (Ont) dispatch says Premier Abbott has informed Secretary of State Chapleau that he would accept the latter's resignation rather than yield to his demands. Abbott sent for Colonel Quimbet, ex-Speaker of the Commons, and offered him the position in the Cabinet now beld by Chapleau, which Quimbet declined until he could confer with his friend, the Secretary of State.
LONDON, October goth.
Mias Ada Rehan to-day laid the corner-stone of Angustio Daly's theatre, which is to be built for him in this city. There were many distin- guished literary and dramatic people present.
;
GENEVA, October goth.
A dispatch from St. Gall says the village of Rebesteln, not far from St. Gall, has been almost destroyed by fire. Thirty houses were burned.
VIENNA, October zoih. Prince Czartorysk), vice-president of the upper house of the Austrian Parliament, is dead.
OTTAWA, October zath, The Cabinet crisis in over. Chapleas will retain the Secretaryship of State.
VIENNA, October gist Dispatches from various sources show that a continuous snowstorm has prevailed throughout Bulgaria since Wednesday, Many trains are anow-blocked.
PARIS, October 31st. A number of dynamite cartridges were found In the Cimics tunnel, on the Paris and Lyous Railway, between Nice and Riquier,
CITY OF MEXICO, October 31st.. Gederal Gomez is dead.
BERLIN, October 31st. Advices received here state that 350,000 Ger- men colonists in the famine-stricken district of the Volga, distributed among twenty-nine pariches, are perishing unaided.
The German committee formed at Rigs are awaiting the dilatory assent of the St. Petersburg authorities to send relief to the colonists under
trusty persons. In addition to the site caused by want of food, the Volga districts are being ravaged by epidemics of scurry and typhos fever.
The starving peasants attack houses and all other balldings in which they are likely to find plander in order to secure means of obtaining food. The authorities of the stricken localiifes endeavor to suppress all information, being dawilling that the true condition of the people
should become known..
NEW YORK, October 31, The fight with four-dance gloves between Peter Maker, the "Irish Wonder," and Jack Fallon, the "Strong Boy" of Brooklyn, at Niblo's Garden, resulted in Fallon being knocked out in the second round. The first round showed sms good boxing, but in the second Maher began to chase Fallon and the fighting became vigorous, Fallon grew unvage and rushed at Maher, receiving a terrific right-hander on the cheek, which staggered him. He clinced to save. himself, and in pushing him off Maher landed another blow on his face, knocking him in ibeap.
James Corbelt to-night covered the troco deposited with the Herald on behalf of Maher.
VICTORIA, (B. C.), October 31st, Edward Hanlan, of Toronto, and Charles Stephenson, of New Zealand, sowed a three-mile race, with a turn, at Shawnigan lake this after noon in a dead calm water and under a cool and cloud'eas skr. The result was a surprise, though. Hanlan bad trained hard for the match and asserted that he was going to cut under the
world's record.
He was in magelficent eaadition and rowed what his old friends say was the race of his life winning easily.
A new fort is being built at Copenhagen which is to cost about $175,000.
Preston is supposed to be the most Roman Catholle town in England.
Belgium's biggest candle factory, at Hearn, has been destroyed by fire.
Pawnbrokers are not allowed to take wine and spirits in pawn la England,
Starving Italians protest against $4,000,000 statue to Victor Emmanuel.
Three hundred British steamers and sailing vessels are lost at sea yearly,
Miss Brann, the organizer of the German barmaids, has been exiled.
It in wald that Queen Victoria has a dress, woven entirely of spiders' webs..
The English Agrlenitural Laborer' Union has
old 80,000 members and is a year
Bremen is the first cly to Germany to operate all its car lines by the electric motor.
Vast tracts of land in Rasela seem bkely to remain uncultivated for want of seed.
It isn't worth much to be President of the Swiss Republic. The salary is but $3,000.
Queen Victoria has prohibited the use of tobacco within the precincts of Windsor Castle. Statistics prove that caly one man in six who emigrates from Europe does so with advantage. The official sury of the German Chancellor, practically the Prime Minister, is $13.500 a year, The French Cabinet insists that no Catholic Bishop shall leave his diocese without Govern- mental consent.
After six months of idicness the London car penters lately, resumed work, pending arbitra- tion.
been closed on account of the ravages of van- The palaces of Versailies and Trianon have
dals,
The Mormons are building a church in. Copenhagen for the members of their faith there.
At a newspaper exbibition in Paris there are 6,000 specimens of journalism from all parts of
the world.
Great Britain's Trade Unions and Socialists Bay they will take thirty seats in Parliament at next election.
Many of the wealthy in Russia are alleged to be creating artificial scarcity instead of helping to alleviate the famine.
The Emperor of Germany has issued a decree forbidding the manufacture and sale of machines for making artificial cofice,
A Leeds inventor claims that he has con structed several electric clocks, which are driven by electricity from the earth itself,
attempt to organise permanent force for dock The London wharfingers contemplate an labor and do away with the casual labor.
Clony Castle, on Andrew Carnegie's much. talked-about Scotch estate, is a large building of gray stone, surrounded by about 11,000 acres of land.
The Sims-Edison electrical torpedo will soon be given a new trial in English waters, which is expected to have a great influence on naval warfare.
M. Pasteur has now, by the grace of the Emperor of Austris, become Baron von Pasteur, and has been decorated with the Order of the Iron Crown.
The Imports of gold into France in the eight months ending August 11t, were 12,314,000 The exports were £4.982,000, a gain of £7.332,000
of
During the past year eighty seven_years imprisonment have been inflicted in Germany upon Socialists, and fines aggregating: $4,950 have been imposed.
The now British cruiser Trions recently satisfactorily passed through her final trials in the North Sea, steaming twenty knols per hour under forced draught.
In Sweden rye flour costa exactly twice as much now as it did three years ago, and 12,472 more paupers were supported by the public there
1889 than in 1887.
The Freeman's Journal says there is a strong feelleg throughout Ireland in favor of a deter. mined effort to secure reconciliation between the rival political factions.
The time alone made it of world-wide im-in portance, the race being won avelly in 19.20, shree seconds less than the previous record. Two reputable timekeepers testify to the accuracy of the time, which cannot be disputed. Hanian will now go for Stansbury, and he bo es six months hence to be the champion of the world again.
LOND N, October gist, The city of Leeds, has another singular mysh try in the Anding of the dead bodies of a mother and her three liule boys in the siver at that pl. 10. The mystery of the affair is that
The Italian Government proposes to abolish the export duty on raw silk as a part of the programme to take every possible measure to kid the Industries of Italy,
The Duchess of Portland has 950 women pledged to her Society for the Protection of Birds None of them will wear or encourage the wear ing of any song-bird's plumage.
Experiments have been tried on the Oroya
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the beight of thirty feet. It is proposed to plans them in different parts of the German Empire, and to import a Japanese to teach this artistic Industry."
The splendid new part of Helsingborg was inaugurated by King Oscar in person on the 2nd October. It covers an area of about twenty, acres, and has a granite mele 4,800 feet long.. the depth of water is twenty-four feet, and the old port and the channel of approach are to be deenened to be same-extent.
Mr. Wiseman, an English rat way engineer, has proposed building a railroad across and through the heart of Africa. This railway would be about 3.000 miles long, and its cost about $77,500,000 It would be about as long as the Canadian Pacific, and only 2000 miles shorter than the great Russian-Siberian lior.
A sixteen-year-old Norwegian girl creates a great deal of astonistment and admiration in the city of Gothenberg, Sweden. by driving six horses, single harde, all about the city. er name is Sverdrup and she is the daughter of the equarry to the King of Sweden and Norway Marocca is still feeling the evils of a war that occurred thirty-one years age. At Tangier, the chiel port, the Government levies duties of to per cent upon all imported goods, and hall of apply toward the war indemnity, which is still this total revenue is appropriated by Spain, to only partly paid! The war between Spalo and Morocco occurred in 1860, and Spain Intends that Morocco shall bear the entire cost of it,
In the London music-halls they are gaying Lord Randolph Churchill with jingles such as this:-
I'm a regular Randy-pandy, oh i
A swell and a toff and a dandy, ob! With a big mustache that's all the mash
In the great Mabona-landy, oh 1 I've a temper sweet as candy, oh I
And a book and pencil handy, oh¡ And you never met such a social pet As the correspondent Rundy, oh I
THE DOCTORS SHOOK THEIR
HEADS,
that Mother Belgel's Byrup had saved my life. I dommenced work at once, and have never lost a day's work eince.
"Of course my strength did not return all at ono,
my lifs, and have continued so eve strong se orar bat after taking Beigel's Syrup for siz months I was since
In giving his consent to the publlation of this remarkable statement, Mr. Chukin erquente na to refer all doubters to him or to Mr. Kestley, Head Gardener, Darker Abbey, who la soquainted with all the farts yours, and bears an excellent reputation. alleged. Mr. Gaskin has lived at Darley Abbey 22
Now, what was the complaint, from which he suffered P Not galloping consumption, certainly far one of the doctors thought), or he would have galloped into his grave in less than three months, instead of growing weess for seven years. His complaint was chronic inflammatory dyspepils (or chronio gastrio catarrh) which has lung symptoms like consumption, for which it is so often ignorantly mistaken and wrongly treated. When the right remedy, Mother Boigel Syrap, was used the disease yielded, us disease of the digestive tract do yield to that magallicent preparation. We heartly congratulate fr. Gaskin on his recorry, and commend the facts of his case to all thinking people-ddet.]
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To-day's Advertisements.
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REGULAR MEETING of the VIC-
| THIS EVENING the 4th December, at 8.30 for '9 P.M. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially
Invited to attend.
Hongkong, 4th December, 1841.
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MEETING of the EOTHEN
CHAPTER,
HONGKONG, No. 218 S.C. Aabove Chapter, will be held in the FREE- NADJOURNED CONVOCATION of the MASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, the 5th instant, at 8 for 8.30 p.m. precisely.
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Consignees.
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NOTICE
Intimations.
HONGKONG BIELE ASSOCIATION.
-SPOON and CUP COMPETITION #III}}
A take place TOMORROW, the 5th last
at zom nad gro yards. Any position. Time 3-15 p.m.
ED. ROBINSON, Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 3rd December 18Q1:
165.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
........ HONGKONG..
PROBATE JURISDICTION,
In the Goods of OTTO ASVERUS late of Swatow in the Empire of China Merchant, Deceased.
"ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship No Ordinance No. 9 of 1340 Sprint to
"OCEANIC."
The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods from along. side.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
1. 5. VAN BUREN,
Agent. Hongkong, 30th November 1801.
SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS,
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S.S. "MONMOUTHSHIRE,” FROM HAMBURG, ANTWERP, LONDON
--AND STRAITS. ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before NOON, TO-DAY, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the gth inst, will be subject to rest.
All claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 9th inst, or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th inst., at 3 p.m.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.. -Bills of Lading will he countersigned by
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"I would give a million dollars for a stomach," said A wealthy American recently. Now, a million dollarsvited to attend. (£200,000) is a deal of monty, but he was not able to buy the article even at that prios.
Hr. Thomas Gaskin, of No. 8, Poplar Row, Darley Abbey, near Derby, is not as rish as many, being a gariener, but he was ready enough to give all he had for one thing he hadn't got. Here Is his story, and he shall tell it in his own way, Mr. Gaskin goes on to anys Up to eight years ago I had never lost an hours work through sickness. In December, 1882, Benton, nor Nottingham, my whilet. Hiring at
fall I had dreadful pain after eating, a
away, sppet in my mouth, whion would all with water! bad
often and slime, the latter so thick and sticky that I
By cheat used to my angers, by to remove it with had to 28ll up and throat would 'swell so douldn't
my thr
+neck. I vomited a great deal, batton shirt
My
at the chiefly yellowish-green phlegra. I had a racking dough, and would songh and strain till I bied at the nose, and the blood rusted out of my ears. I became exhausted and short of broath and had to call the doctor, and was in bed five or six weeks.
"I then went as out-patient to the Nottingham Hospital, and aftor attending there for six months was very little better. I got so thin that I was like my friends said it was all ghost walking about, and
with upth me. For eighteen months I kept getting
thon worse, and at last the doctors recom manded me to try
former master, gave me an My recommendation to the Derbyshire Infirmary, I found, however, that all the beds in the
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-the won san lived in comfort and was apparently | vallway in Peru of using petroleum for fund Abbey and change of air. is I came to rider's Wharf, Every Evening from 5.30 to trouble btween her and her husband. Whether. The trisis was made at an altitude of 5,800 feet Deere, full, and I saw my club doctor and
cheerful, and there was not known to be any
there was foul play or not may be developed at the Inquest. The busband lean Americas, and bla business 39 that of a currier,
CHICAGO, October gist, H. J. Farm cr. Atkinson, a member of the English Partian ent, is an interview here today expressed the belief that the United States would be. sound thrashed by Chill in the opening days of a war between the countries, He conceded, however, that the United States would eventually be victorious, adding, "But I should like to hear your bowl of agopy alber your first round with Chill, it were not that I dislike the attendant killing.”
NEW YORK, October gut. The World's correspondent at Callao, Pesti, bas had an interview with Captain Fuentes, who was master of the torpedo that anak the Blance Encalda. Hesaid: "The torpedoes are useless against any ship provided with secondary battery and electric lights upon, which a good slockout is kept. Their success with the Blanes was due to the fact that every one in her must have been asleep, and we were able to operate before she was ready. I believe in the moral effect of torpedoes so a limited degree, but my convictions are against their use as being in reality more dangerous to the vessel carrying them than to the enemy,"
MONTREAL, October 31st."
sist.
A dispatch from Ottawa says. William R. Meredith, leader of the opposition in the Ontario Legislature, has accepted the portfolia in the Demiolon Cabinet tendered him by Premier Abbot, ma
LONDON, October 3112.
of Uganda and Unyore. This is regarded as a serious blow to the slave trade.
above the sex and were satirely successful.
Sir James Fergusson, the new Postmaster General, is a brave old soldier who fought in the Crimean War, was wounded at Inkerman, and won both British and Turkish medals for his daring derđa,
Robert Gallham, an engineer of New York, who has just returned from Parls, anys that compresied air is already a formidable com petitor to the cable and electricity as a means of surface transit.
two doctors at Derby. The first one said You are in a galloping consumption, and must dies the other doctors, after sounding my lungs and sheet, enid nothing, but shook their heade
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Tha! in the first and seventh lines of the 6th
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2.-That in the fourth line of Article VI. of the Articles of Association the word "Ten" shall be substituted for the word " Fifty,"
3. That the words "and directions" in the first
libe of Article VIII, and the eighth line of . Anicle XV. of the Articles of Association, and lồ, the Già line of Article X V. of the Articles of Association the words '"and direct" be cancelled.
4-That Anticle XI. of the Articles of Asso
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5-That Article XXI. of the Articles of Asso-
ciation be cancelled,
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"31-Five members personally present shall be a quorum for a General Meeting for the choicení a Chairman, the declara tion of a dividend, the adjournment of the Meeting, the consideration of the Ac- counts, Balance Sheets, the Report of the General Managers, the appointment of Auditors, and no other business; shall be transacted at any General Meeting./ unless such quorum held in the aggregate not less than 400 shares in the Capital of- the Company."
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"Getting a trifle better my old master allowed me to do what Little I could in his gardone and groundes and some days I worked a little, and then would be away for a few days. Things went on like this until December, 1888, when I caught cold, got way abort of breath, and Eroke down of factories coughing and spitting
• phlog The benefit of the electric light in the lactates - lesenpful at it is proposed to make its use compulsory in eil hitos nagm 'would choke me. At this time
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A return just issued for England and Wales of the number of convictions for drunkenness during the year 1889, places the total number of alcoholic delinquents at 173.036, of which number I managed to get up for a few hours at a time, 10,250 belong to Wales and 163,786 to England but was so weak I had to take bold of the furniture
The penalty against a German soldier ör mallor of the standing army, or navy who left the for Tarde. I was always tired and wO THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING Fatherland was a fine of 200 marks or forty days' imprisonment. That has now been raised to 1,000 marks fine or imprisonment for four montba
Scotland is the country of good sized "settle. ments." It contains thirty towns of more than 10,000 inhabitants. Seven of these number more than 30,000 inhabitants, nine hare between 30,000, and 30,000, and the remaining fourteen have from 10,000 to 20,000.-
For ne rly three hundred years straw plalding has been a fe ding industry in the hamlets of Bedfordshire, sad vicinity. Al hough the in dustry is much less extensive than it was, there
and sitting or lying, was never at ease and got no real rost. Too wank to read, I often sat for hours looking at my hands-nothing but skin and bone, and was so nerrons I couldn't bear the last noise, and the children at play quite upset mo.
The doctor kept on attending me, but he said; I can do you no good; I can only patch you up, because your lungs are dissased. then gave over taking his medicins and tried everything I could hear of One thing was a congh cure from London that cost 224 botila. But nothing did any good, and my friends who came to see me said, "Well, you won't cough much longer you have marsly to prepare for another world,
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“About the middle of Marols, 1980, myndighbour A dispatch from Mombasa says the Lingard Expedition has severely defeated the rebel Arabic still over 20,000 persons engaged in itamed Joseph Tatham, who works in the paper mills Tlicy are chiefly old men, women and children, at Darley Abbey, said to me, Tom, did you ever try The report that Exiin' P-she is now traveling | Mather Belgele Syrup and told me how he had wikia the British, sphere of influence in East been oured after being in the hospital. He spoke so Africa la explained as being doe to the fact that much in praise of this medicine I sent my wife to bottle at Mr. Smith's Store in Zake Albert Edward has recently shrunk as muck or los After the first dose I had an svagna that it now lles entirely within the British sphere. tion, black as ink, and vomited. Then I fell asle round Mount Mambire ting i bangkan 1997 German, profaisce brought from Japan simsen years #jo some sprigs of the lacquer free, from which the natives produce the famous, lacquer work. The trees have now grown to
NEWS AND GOSSIP,
Hungary kas 22,000,000 acres of forest, Roma will be lighted by electricity... -Germany has 6,000,000 acres of format.: The grippe li prevalent at Anvall, Sweden, Only one Englishman in twenty-soves.pays
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TO LET.
AT KOWLOON,
A FEW HOUSES in KNUTSFORD TER
RACE containing Rooms each and Bath-roms, Tennis Courts. Healthy situation. Cheap Rent.
Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY Co., Ltd. Hongkong. 6th August, 1891.
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TO LET,
BAHAR LODGE, THE 'PEAK. R. B. LOT No. 59.
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These Engines have been very little used and
The Boller is of the Horisontal Maltitabula type, with three Furnaces and vertical Deme on dis, is roft. 2" by oft, ro" long, external 40s
ex dia. It is in fairly good condition, having dins by 4ft highs Tubes, 148 in databer by recently undergone considerable repairs, and Swould fast in active service for over £re years.
For Further Particulars; Apply to
GORDON & Co.
Auctioneer's.
【1173 Hongkong, 26th August, 1891.
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK MAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER...
SMITHS, and OPTICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS: NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. Sola Agents for Louis Audemare Watches awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition
and for Voigtländer and Sohn's dis CELEBRATED OPERA. GLASSES, A MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES. No. &, Queen's Road, Central [648. G. FALCONER & COMM WVA FACTURERS and JEWELLERS, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS. THANDA CHARTS and BOOKAZYSZEN
Na'47, Osem's Bend Custral, a ↑ [869|
Emin, if in said, was thereby compelled to march and felt ressed when · X: awoke. After taking the MARKETS Furnished or Unfurnishedine YATCHƐand! CHRONOMETER MANU-
znadioina for three days my breathing got "sklor my food kept down, and in a few days more I was able to go out for a short walk. By the and of a fortnight I and to see my master, who asked what had wrought the improvement, and 2 fold hindy se 8 sell ogary wals
3 destrable residence with Gas laid on
Apply to HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND
VES, AGENCY Cay Lady C Hongkong, 13th May, tiqi.
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„MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHIA, Sole Agents.
Hongkong, 31st October, 1801.
Tries
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD:
A
REWARD of $500 will be paid to any person supplying information that will lead to the discovery and identification of a Chinese girl named LI AFAT, who, in or about
month of September, was résident
MINHINNETT, an overseer in the Hongkong Francis Street, Wanchal, in the house of JOHN Public Works Department, under the protection of a Chinese kept woman named WONG AH NGAN arms anda dan
L. AFAT is about 10 years of age, and according to a declaration made by WONG! AH NGẦN at the Magistracy, sho was retained?. to her mother about three years ago-presumably to some village. In the Kwangtung Province, where it is stated she died a short time after "wards, O
On the other hand JOHN MINHINNETT. deposed on oath In the Supreme Court that LT AFAT was sold by WONG AH NGAN and that he was present in his own" honse « when - the purchase money was paid; and it has since been reported that the girl was taken to Singapore for immoral purposes in digtemper
A Reward of $150 will be paid to any person shall produce reliable evidence, showing that LI AFAT was returned to her mother, in oc about September, 188), and afterwards' died Pa alleged.
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