Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 1892.
THE French gunboat Vipère has left Shanghai "for Vladivostock, and the Lion for Hankow,
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & MR. A. HAUFT, Acting Consul at Shanghul for,
the Netherlands has ban appointed Consul; bla jurisdiction extends over the River Poris,
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VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
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„OWING to pressure on dur space we are com- pelled to hold over an exceedingly diverting account of a abooting excursion, kindly contri bited by a focal sport. In charity to Granny we have forwarded a copy, which will appear is a mutilated form to-morrow morning.
Bjones-I see you take the Smoth ? Chickey-Ya-s, I subscribe for-it-at-mis sionary rates, but I never read it nor anything else.
Bjones-Why do you take it then ? - Chickscy-I give it to unpleasant visitors and they never comë «gain.
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First Broker-My shroff has run away. Secund do. You bearf well. Didbetskemuch? First do. -Nothing to take †
THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlili & Co.) Inform as that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co's chartered steamer Phra Nang anirod at Tacoma on the 5th inst.
Taz magisterial inquiry into the circumstances connected with the recent brutal murder of a coolle at West Point will be continued at the Magistracy to-morrow morning.
A FRIVATE telegram was received in Shanghai on August 31st from Paris, aunouncing that the International Silver Conference would meet in October next, and that it was not expected that any satisiactory, result would be sirived at. TAE ridientously small fine of three dollars was Imposed on a far-fa lottery ticket seller at the THE N. C. Daily News of August 29th saysMagistracy this morning. It is well-known that H.M S. Caroline is expected in leave this an there are several opulent as dealers to the Satuny t for Hakodate direct to join the colony who send their employés to dispess of Admiral The Swift and Rattler are expected tickets on the understanding that should they Here on Friday, the former remaining at Shang. by any chance be sun in their fincsille hal, the latter going up the river to rellere the paid tostanter, and yet the magistrates go on | Pigmy, which will proceed to Japanese waters ning these law-breakers in a manner which $2.50 per dozen,
$2.50 per dien
CHAMPAGNE CIDER, $2.50 per dozen.
ZAMENE CIDER,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
Hongkong, 20th August, 1897,
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SUPREME COURT..
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. H. E. Polleck, Acting Puins,
Fudgr.)
September 7th.
CHAN TING SPAN I TRONG TSÓI HI AND OTHERS.
daly on the ith initast”. The accoret dell- berately sold he had an t-testion, of doing | any more duty, so he was nt ones susp aded and the case was reported to the Governo, who ordered the present prosecution. Defendant was - ons of a brich of eight ranerva man szecially ‚en- stated in England and sent out here at Govern ment expense. Ha anived herë sbonta month ago three years engagement with a prospect of
several partners, who all rdmitted the de
This was an action to recover $1,000 from further employment in the Civil Service:
The accused said In defence-On the 4th Inst. except the first. Mr. Hastings (Woston and Deacon) was for plaintiff, Mr. Le ch fe Wong came off duty at 15 am. went out and Teal Hi, and Mr. Dennys for the other partners returned at 5 pm, with the intention of gaine on Mr. Gedge Johnson, Stokes and Matter) watched duly at 6 pm, I remember nei mors till 6 mm. the case on behalf of other creditors.
on Monday. I had no intention of commis the couch a fant has been before the Court several weeks, and judgment was given to day.
A BOATHAN named Li Chon was charged at it. / brings "the Coprt" into ridicule, and no little the effect that Wong Trol. Hi love him so
Maglairacy this morning with using his sampan without having a licence, and also with neglect ing to exhibit a light on board in Victorir harbour on the 6th inst. He admitted the fis [30 count, but said he had a light on deck. Cen- victed and fined $1 or seven days” hard labour for gach offerce.
contempt as well.
THE DIFENCE.
His Worship, after brief convidemtion, «atd... I ŝne the defendant $60, with the alternative of three months' imprisonment with hard 1-bar.
The fine was paid.
· THE ALLEGED FRAUDS, Br BROKERS.
Me S. Buxton Under Szeretney for the Colonias; Mr. Herbert Gladstone, Unifer Ssere- taty, Home D.partment
Sir U. Key Shuttleworth, Secretary for the Admiralyz
T Butt, Pollical Secretary, Board of W. Fouter, Political Secuniary, Local Sir B Government Board
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Mfr. W. McArtba. Third Junior Lord of the
Treasury.
Lord Sandborst he been appointed under- Secretary for War.
The death is announced of Madame Trebell!, the famous cents lio op- sloget renewed fall in the value of silver and the The Times, in a financial article on the
| agitatiça arising ther from in India as well ## In England, says it has naturally directed attention again to the position of the banks. trading with the East Rumour at having assumed some degree of de Bulteness; we have made : quiries into their recuracy, and learn on the Eest authorhy that the statements binting at the difficulties of certain banks aro entirely without fund ti . The article goes on to say, that when we amounced the unfortunate collapse of the New Oriental Bank wo smrked for the guidance of those who were likely to be led int error by statements more sensational than true that although the diminished the pro facto value of money fall in India of exchange-bid obvigusly employed by Eastern bank in Indie, it did not necessarily mean that the banks incur losses In
Hits Lordship sald-I see no reales, from the further evidence which has now been given me. to differ from the conclusions of feet at which I arrived in my former judgment in this ult. The sole question, therefore, which I now have to determine is whether the Him Loong Pusiness is of such a nature that a partner engaged in it has an implied power to borrow money in the firm's game so as to bind his co-partners. There was indeed an allegation in de by Chan Ping ti express power to borrow morey, but I consider Tax estimated outlay for the construction of the tory to be believed. In the courts of the bis evidence upon that palat too unsatisfac- Vokabaran Harbour works, say the Japanese bearing. Mr. Leich, on behalf of the first native papers, was 2,000,000 s and the defendant, took the objection that evidence schema formulated was that the works should of other persons engaged in the pig commission be begun about April, $889, and
and completed in business ought not to be received, and hear. ued four years. Work was commenced four months that the only question for consideration was later, la August, and although the term-will--whether borrowing money was necessary for the the Prince Regent bought for his private collec-work was ordered to be commenced, yet neither it was usual in the trade. I cu'd rot, however, to an adjournment, but in fairness to his clients expire in Aptll next, if calculated from the date particular Him Loong business and not whether Mr. Dennys said he had no special erection tion an oil painting xhibited by a Japanese the break-water nor wharf has been completed; accede to this view, and I held that the evidence it was only tight that he should bring to his artist, Takahashi-Glokeen,
from... Tokio, and it is doubtful whether they will be com- of other persons in the pig commission business Worship's notice the fact that fear sulis representing ducks. Another picture from pleted in August next. The total estimated might properly be admitted [See Dickinson v. had been entered against the defendavis in the Japanese artist, named Komal Kinsen, outlay has already been paid out by the Treasury Valpy, to B. and C., 128, 1191 Hawken Supreme Court, covering the fofl amount of the LEMON SQUASH. "Sparrows in the Snow," was bought by n
and there will be no money left for the next Howne, &, M. and W., 703, 710; Biertel v.alleged frauds which constituted the cause of LITHIA WATER.ivate collector,
fiscal year, but as no large expenditure will now Williams 4 Ex. 623, 619, 630; Forster Mac- the proceedings in this court, and as judgment De necessary, the surplus of the expenditure for kutch (per Channel B.) L. R. 2 Ex 163. 165 and would probably be entered in the superior court the current year should be sufficient for the Garland v. Jacomb, LR.SEX. 116, 119] provided against the defendants to-morrow, it was clear Purpose.
that they confined themselves to speaking of that the object of the application for another mere hearsay evidence as to the usage. their own course of business, and did not give adjournment was simply the holding of the appears to me, from a consideration of the above settled. He submitted that the charges of fraud It defendants in durance ri'e until the softs were
should be dismissed. Is inherent
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| cents, Regiña had a walk-over, and the guilty officers of proved capacity in our Volunte/cases, that an implied power of borrowing money
A MOST Interesting case was heard before Mr. Hastings at the Magistracy, this forencon, le which Regina, at the Instance Mr. Man Pak. described as a foreman, prosecuted Fung Yes, a distinguished Celestial of the coolle class, for purloining two buckets of night-soil, valus 30
| wretch was sent up' for seven days hard labour, We learn that the P. & O Cos steamer Aden, with the Stanley Opera Company on board, bas been detained in Amoy owing to a typhoon. Very bad weather is reported in the Formosa Channel and along the coast, and judging from Present appearances Hongkong is likefy enough share of what is going. Several get seamen bound for the North to-day have rerived orders to remain in harbour and await developinents
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A COUPLE of Chinese were convicted at the Felice Court this forenoon on a charge of keeping a common gaming hrude at No. 33 Staunton Street and colenced by Mr. Haslings to pay fines of $50 each, or go into retirement for three mulbs, with hard labner thrown in to keep em from wearying. Ten aher votaries of the inaldious game of fanian, who were found on the said premises iste 145 night, bait to "ante up two shekels apiece or undergo ten days bard
Jabuur.
LIEUT M HICHT, who came out with a number
of an oak wreath silver
in which the borrowing of money is either neces-
a partner in any kind of business. sary er usual. Now I am satisfied upon the evidence before me that the borrowing bf money
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ANOTHER AVJOURNMENT. At the Magistracy this afternoon the herring of the charges of fraud preferred by Chan Tang Pong, compradore, against his employers brokers we continued before Mr. Hastings, Men Jeseph Samuel and Devid Simon, Me J. G. Phillippo, Instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, appeared for the Chinese cum plainant, and Mt. H. 1. Dennys defended." their daily business on account of that fall in Phillippo said he was instructed to as forchester goods business, for example, wherein the As soon as the Magistrate took his sert Mr. exchinge. The great t propanion of the Mon further adjournment for a week
East the-running all risk of ductuation to banks partcipate, f.done on the gold hasla, from the inception of the transaction the buyer exchange. All well managed Indian banks have regularly written down their esplint employed la the East as aliver. Si ver has declined, and the large extent been provided for. Depositors in loss arising bom,the cause bar, therefore, to a the present circumstances could remember the steady income they have derived from these banks for many years and should not, allow themselves to be hurried into withdrawing their money without first ascertaining whether what is false. In the present case we have no hesitation rumoured about this or that institution is true or
in repeating that the reports referred to are with.. out any foundation.
Mr. Phillippa contended that as there were be allowed farther lime for consideration, very grave liznes involved in the case he should and he must therefore preis for an adjournment
Mr Dennys said he objected, but would leave it with the Court.
His Worship granted as adjournment ant Tuesday aftemoon next at 1.30 and remarked time without any result.. that the case had already been going on a long
THE London Gazette contains a proclamation by the Queen expressing "Our Royal desire to reward the long and meittorians' services of Force, and creating a new decoration specially for that purpose. It is to be styled "The Vinst Wrench in after ted with gold, for
necessary and usual a week. in the centre the Royal elphor and crown in
lon business, inasmuch as I find it proved:-1, gold. It will be worn suspended tram. the tell that the pig commission firms can and do breast by a green alband, an inch and a half in increase the volume of their business, (a) width, from a silver oak bur brooch. Every com
by making advances to dealers abroad missioned officer of twenty years' service in the Volunteer Farce is eligible for the distinction, to send up to Hongkong for sale on commission, lo order to enable them to boy pigs bat he must be recommended by the command-and (5) by giving some months of credit to and duly certified by the district military autho- although the pig commission firing themselves log-officer of the corps in which he has served people to whom such pigs are s. 1d In Hongkong, rities as having been an efficient and thoroughly pay the dealers, who send the pigs up for sale, capable cfficer. Half of any time which he may eliher in advance or within a few days after the have served in the ranks will count as qualifying arrival of the pigs, and, I find it proved that service towards the twenty years required. The pig commission firms constantly borra decoration may also be worn by the Sovereign from autalde persons in order to enable them to and Princes of the Royal family of Great Britain Increase the volume of their business in the and Ireland,
above ways. I therefore glv: juigment for the other than those costs which I directed the plaintiff against the first defendant, with costs plaintiff to pay in any event.
Allegament as to costs resulted to the ather defendants being relieved of all costs.
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THEN. C. Daily News of August 29th has the following -The Kiangtung, which had been ashore between Shanchyan and Slobokan, some 80 miles abere Hankow, returned to of athri German rfficers in serve in Li Hung Shanghai yesterday. When the Changwe champ's army in 185 and who for some years passed her, she had been raised by screws, past has rendered useful services in the Govern the intention being to build a cradle and then ment of Formos, especially in connection with launch her. While this was being done, a land. the fortif Nions, died at Twatusin, near slip occurred in the steep bank of the river ander Tamaal, on the morning of the oth August, and her, which partially upset the arrangements. Then was buried with military honors at the Hobé
a second landalip happened, so that her stern cemetery the same night. His death was attri was in the water up to the guards, and the bow buted to beart disease, but it is stated that he had remained aground, the vessel lying at an angle auffered from i ver, for some ilme. Deceased of about 30 degrees. When the Changtee was a native of Pomerania and was born in reached Hankow, her captain informed the 1854. That his services were highly appreC. M. S, N, Co. of the clical position of the dited by the Chinese Government is evidenced Klangfung and suggested that the Kingwan by the fact that only recently he was honored he sent at once to pall her off.. The Klangkwan with a higher grade of the Order of the Golden left Hiokaw on Monday night, and anchored Dragon,
near the stranded vessel the next night. On Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock, preparations were made to tow at the Klanging and at 8.05 the Kiangkwan commenced to tow, and after three irles the Klangtung floated at 8.30. The lines were then let go and five minutes afterwards the Kiangkwan was on her way back to Hankow. It is stated that the owners of the land where the steamer went ashore refused to allow any operations to be commenced uaill the ground had been purchased. The Kiangkwah arrived here on Saturday, her regular day, notwithstanding that she had been to the sushitance of the Klangsung..
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TO-DAYE SHIPPING RETURNS.
Inward, Yungching steamer, from Shanghai, Chiyuc Haiphong.....
Shanghal Haiphong. Wabu. Sungking o Pacting...
Manila. Feskeang
Swatow. Glenariney........
Singapore. Aggregating 7.7aġ ione, register.
Outward.
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Swatow. Picciola
Coba. Aggregating.7,731. tons,register..
At Sans Soucl Terrace, Shanghal, on the 28th, Instant, the wife of ARTHUR K. CRADDOCK, of
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On 29th August, 1892, at 33 Kiangse Road, MIL. CORNELIUE TECANE, OF A ROD,
At Chelse, on the 128d August, the wife of Dr. E. W. von TUNZELMAN, of a daughter.
DEATH, On the 25th July, at Its Fairle Place, Calette India, JAMES ALEXANDER BITTS, C.E. formerly
Director, of the Imperial Torpedo Colleges, Foo- chow, Tientsin and Cauton, China, aged 46 years.
The Hanghong Telegraph.
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ber of suits brought by various persons against The case is practically ident cal with a num- the same parties, all resting on the same pint.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY;'
JIMITED..
holders in this company was held today. Mr. The ordinary half yearly meting of share Jones Hughes presided and there were also
present Messrs... H. Cox, T. Hough. Gekell, Darby, Da Ro, J. R. Micha-1, Osorio, Capt. Gaskell, Chun. Lun (compradore) Lock Hing Ting and R. Lyall (secretary),
The notice of meeting having been read, report has been in your hands for some days
The Chairman said:--Gentlemen, as the. we will with your permission take it as read. Your directors are pleased to be able to show you corresponding period of 18ut. The negotiine better report for the half yeng than that of the pending at date of our last meeting in regard to the leasing of certain portions of the hotel foating ou Queen's Road did not result in business. The new building facing the harbour in close on completion and will probably be handed over o us by the contractor about the 30th instant. This will give us 52 additional bed rooms which wa.hope see fully and
profitably occupied by which we hope and bettere aur wall four ded that the time we meet here again. There are reports a very great number of tourists from Europe and the colonies have booked their passages, to Chicago by way of the East. If such be the cas
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first clasi Hotel secure many
Mr. Gaskell seconded the motion, which was Mr. Da Rosa retired but offered themselves for carried. The Chairmen announced that he and re-election as directors,
Mr. Darby, Mr. Jones Hughes was re-elected.
On the motion of Mr. Gaskell, seconded by seconded that Mr.A. G. Stokes be elected, bat Capt. Goddard proposed and Mr. Michael the motion was not carried,
CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, COMPANY,
LIMITED..
The following is the report for presentation to meeting, to be he'd on Friday, the 16 the shareholders at the twenty-sixth ordinary September, 189, at 4 o'clock p.m.-
The Directors have now the pleasure to lay before the Shreholders a statement of the Company's Accounts for the year ended April 30th last
The net premala carned amount to $773,3729a previous twelve month. as against $731,567.47 collec ed dunng" the
The working account shows a balance at credit of $495,185.68, which sum the Drectors. recommend be appropriated in the following
| Inanner :--
BERLIN, August 19th. consequence of an addies made by the Emperat A sensation has been c used-in Germany in
the in which Majesty advocated a small army with long service and denied the rumours of a prejected Military Increase. Thli. la considered to be a rebuff for General Von Caprivi who is known to advocate z. two years' service,
ST. PETER' DURO A-gust 20th The Russian version of the first Aktash states that Colonel Yeneff emimanded the Afghans to surrender their arms, and on,the Cossacks attempting ta seir; them tho Afghans fired, and in the encounter which followed three Russians were wounded and el-ven Afghths killed and six wounded. C. I. Yanff remains at and three Cossacks who had wandered from the mouth of the Pamirs. A Rosian Captain Colonel Yaneff's camp have disappeared.
The Anti-Russian ferment la Ferghana, continues
LONDON, August 20th, Captain Armstrong, propriette of the Globe" newspaper, has been crexied a Baronet.
Mr. Mathews, late Home Secretary, left yesterday and salls-direct tó New Zealand.
The Prince of Wales yesterday received Mr. Bbownuggaree prior to his departure for Indis and thanked him for the interest he had taken. In the Imperial Institute, "
In the cricket match between Notts and Somerset the former wein beaten by an inningu: and raz runs.
A Dividend of 18 per cent to Share-
bolders A Dividend of
15 per centon Cons tributions, payable to all Contil
August 21st, batore of business whether
The new Ministers were yesterday inat-lied in.. Shareholders or not....... 100 000.00 their respective «ffice. It is understood that To be carried to New Account... 137,185.68 Ministry is due to objections raised in bigh To be transferred to Reserve Fund 50,000 the exclusion of Mr. Labouchere from the
THE EKSVAVE FUND,
£405.189.68
quarters,
It is reported that the Con.mittee of the Cabinet will visit Ireland daring the recess in order to facilitate the drafting of the Home Rule"
With the above addition, will amount to Bill. $750,000.00.
DIRECTORS,
B. Schomackerzetlied from the Board on leaving Meters, L Pocanecker, 5. C. Michaelsen and the Colony, and Messi, J. Kramer. C. Jan' and P. Sachse have accepted invitations from the Directors to fill the vacancies,
These appointment,
tion of the Sharehole will require the confirms
Moms. J. S. Moses and C. Janism retire by rotation and offer themselves for re-election.
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The sanexed accounts have been audited by Mesra, T. Arrold and H. U. Jeffries, who effty themselves for re-election.
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J. THURBURN, Chairman. "Hongkong, September zid, 1891."
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not early endorse the oplatons express! by Components in this column.)
Mr. Aldason, fermer Conservative member. for Boston, will oppose Sir W. Harenert's re the Conservative party arpudlates clccion at Derby this is a mere freak which The death is announced of Colonel Home late of the Grenadier Guards.
Aui
ust 22nd. The best on the Continent has been unprece sunstrokes and many deaths have inken place. dented during the last week, and numberless
The best hea also caused a scarcity of water in many places. During the German and Italian.
marcover many men cropped down and died, on the spot.
The Radiest electors of Northampton have conven-dia mecline to protest against the exclts. alon of Mr. Labeuchere from the Ministry. It is sformed that the Queen objected this appoint- ment to a place in the Ministry,
Mr. Johu Mosley upeaking at Newcastle unid that notwithstanding the strong pressure brought to bear on him he had refused to support the compulsory eight hours
_movement," and 'Mr. Raill, the Unionist candidate, has conceded the principle of the thing.
The federation of textile eperatl
jextile operatives at Maa-
THE HONGKONG POST: OFFICE L TO THE KANTOR OF THE “HONGKoma Tuscharm? A
requires a witten notice to the Peat-master The masters declare that the adoption of this DEAR SIR-Can you inform me whether chester has passed a resolution lo favor of the any Postal regulation is in existence here, which eight hours working day by a large majorly. every three months,
rather think not, advising the same address, resolution will sperdite ruin the costen trade.
The Daily Telegraph states that the Russia I have been put to much low and Iceave Government have certain schemes under coo of the Postal authorities here in entirely ignoring frontiers with peasants professing the orthodox plence through the gross and wanton negl gence sideration for colonising the Afghan and Chinera my written notice (ef which I have a press copy), faith, and that families are already being sent to to the Fort-mister previous to my departare Kooshja valley, hey
BERLIN, August some eight months ago. On appilation for
aand. letters, etc., subordinate informed me on The semi-official German press explains that patiant that my letters had been returned to the although the Emperor, in his late speech, pro- Post Office, London, as dead letters. Looking: nounced in favor of three years service in the at the current Unclaimed List I saw there army against two years service with a larger one for myself and applied-for satan/ at: the army, vet His Majesty's, remarks did not in any, window, The KG-War
wer I received way" Non for way affect General Von de Caprivi, seeing that you there is certainly one advertised for you, he had nev
sever
MR. H. M. Brcura, of Penjam natoriety, laser no opportunity of advertising himself, but it may be doubted whether he does it wisely. Under the beading New System of Tin Mining in Kints" in the Straits Times of the gath August, this frothy mizing expert holds farth as follow visitors. Every new luxaty and Improvement The amusement with which any one having that has come to our knowledge, we have within THE local Share Market to-day wears a more
knowledge of Tin-ore dressing would read the promising aspect that has been the case for a article under the above heading seferred to by
our means introduced into the new building and Very long time part. No-extraordinary amount your correspondent on Saturday, must be
we hope to see our anticepation of increased of actual business has been dons, and yat tempered with sadness to those who take a real earnings fully realised. The new hat room will goodly number of shares in various stocks bave interest in the subject when they think of the be opened and run on a strictly cash basis and it changed hands at enhanced rates, and the tone tage of backwardness prevailing in the Strafis for cash. No chits will be accepted in that bar, is intended to reduce the price of drinket zocents of the market is better all round. The most
Tin Mines evinced by the enthusiasm of a lacs! There being to questions, the Chairman moved noteworthy item is the jump made by Hongkong government officer and the serious investigation the adaption of the report Bank shares, which, quoted yesterday at o per of an "oldest experts on the merits of the “w
Wash sales at that rate, Fire-insurance stocks are all Leach'a disregard of the principles of physics cent, premium, are now in demand at go after box” One is amused in the first place at Mr. in request, as are Chios Sugars, Decks, Watson in his description of so importantan funovation & Ep's and others. Panjoms are in great to the lin mining industry and one wonders request, large orders, it is reported, having been why he did not leave it to the local inspector of received from Singapore, Asboom in mines whose duty one would suppose it is Hongkong's Very Own Goldmine appears more to know these things. The marvellous respit than likely, owners of the scalp will probably recorded calls for more than wonder; one is exercise good judgment by holding on to it for aghast to think that there are practically the present Charbonnages have dropped to Incabaustible areas of land where, with no 115, but the beginning of wo king operations at other stock-in-trade than a four dollar "warb Hongay on a large scale will quickly place this box and kerosine tin, any ablebodied stock at a much higher ågure. It is samostly man can go and, pick as income
up
-of 10 he hoped that at last the turn of the tide about 2000 a year right off the top of has been reached,
the ground. The sad elements of this example are that such unnecessarily exaggerated. THE Nigaraki corespondent of the Shanghat reports should go out to the world as authentie
presiding, William Cane, 10, of England,
At the Police Court this morning, Mr. Hastings reduce thelt anntial expenses some 400,000 yen. visit to the patent slip the other day to have country on the globe that the country turnkey la Victoria Gaol, appeared to answer Their first step in this direction was to get rid of look at the bottom of the German steamer Ay should be so far behind ether far less charge of unlawfully refusing duty on the 4th all forsiguess whose services were not apsolutely was a very interesting ones that part of ber important mining regions that an antiquated instant, fald by Mr. John Jones, Warden of the Indispensable, and accordingly the following bottom, which has been resting on the rocks form of wash how should be considered Gaol. employds were notified that after August 31st in the Amoor River, gives a perfect picture of feature of a new system" of mining. The their services would not be required and that the rock formation, so that a complete model explanation is as simple as it is equally sad top.m. on the4th instant he ordered the defendant to Thomas Powell, head turkey, said that at 6.10 month' aslary would be paid in lien of farther could be made of the latter, using the steamer's the mind of the industrial economist, wist First go on duly when he flatly refused. He had come notice: Mr. 3. D. Hepburn, sasistant managers bottom as mould. The material of which that the precious tin sand is an abundant and off duty at 10 am, and should have gone on Mr. J. Johnstone, foreign manager stores the steamer is bulit must be very superior the easily got that it is worth na one's while to study again from 6 p.m. to midnight. Defendant was for such crass and gross negligence in one of the department; Mr. A. the shape of the rocks, and only in a few places in mining or washing processes, and, secondly gave no reason for bis conduct,
Now. Mr. Editor, who is directly responsible became dented and beat, conforming to proper treatment or to avoid fts wasting either perfectly sober at the time he refused daty and worky, Mr. J.
most foportant branches of the Public Service foreman boller-maker are the plates cracked: But think that even Mr. C. provided with double Chinese colonists reap the whole benefit of this sent the last witness (Pawell) to find out the and the a change is
that Europeans on the spot, ard-content to let John Jones, warden at Victoria Gaal, said he ministered, las disgiacs to the British Govern: The Hongkong Frost, Office as at present ado Coreman carpentér ; Mr, C. Coon, and Mr. L. H.bo.tom that an eight wrote you alımady the | land of silver" whilst speculatori at home who p.m. on the 4th instant. Powell reported that the sooner wa shall eat what wo pay for, vis.---. tea lach pump could have most important industry of mining in this reason of defendant's abs Donker stores departs department; calmated cost off
department; J. Kept her easily
absence from pirade at 6
An Eficient Servico. Mr. Yeend Duer, man
manager
Yours truly,
PRO BONO PUBLICO, Hongkong, 7th September, 189a"
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 18ga
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE report of the Colna Traders' Insurance Co.,
· Ltd, will be found in another column, THE Nippon Yusen Kalaha bare started on a polloy of retrenchment by which they hope to Mercury writing on August Rib, says By Information from the greatest in producing
Mr.
1. H. Macgregorgine-shop foreman;
On the motion of Mr. Cox, seconded by Mr. Gaskell, Mr. Da Ross was re-elected.
The concluded the business of the meeting,
A GAOL TURNKEY" IN COURT.
THE SEQUEL TO A STRIKE,'
of the department of but it is my opinion that it will take a least foreign Governments, fed no inducement in this to defendant's quarters to find out his canditlos ferdigs correspondence; and Mr. EL James of $10,000 more than that. To the engine room the almost certain prospect of safe: tovestment and and found him perfectly sober, Hoexpostulated the same department. In addition to these 240 bollers are lited, and the stern post is also great returns in what is practically a Batth with defendant in refusing daly, who replied of the native staff has been dismissed and the broken; it will certainly take fally three months colony. Consequently but lule is known as it by making some remarks about long hours. bad la po one's business to indz of the padise Defendant had been off duty eight hours be faduted form to to 20 per cent. Tan Diziku. Karajy the MICKE CHEYLE UN KONNA, Betakring
salaries of those remaining in the service are to1j to repair; ber. She is a new boat, and Posture adil conditions of the most, exterialvà tín | Defendant had been in the colony about a month,
in
committed
but we don't know’wbers it in.. -I immediately -10% WD YEMEKLYIcoccommends:
went in to Interview the Postmaster, we Cholers is reported to didn't seem to be troubled with any
Augart sand. to be severely prevalent
set of ideas, However, in the afternoon in Afghan Turkistan; some casta bave also Core was sent to my gents. Mesms. Gibb, been reported from Kabul The Hazeras are. enclosing several letters, which I was unable to of Kandahar from Kamran to Churech Livingston & Co., 44On Her Majesty's Servichand to have been driven back by the Governor get in the morning, and stamped thus
LATE-TREEGRAMS
ers who have not been dismissed, four superine her passage out certain changes in the busylog are deposits on the face of the globe, and hardly baring arrived lately, from England to serve in malers the Company enters into a definito agree improvements but of which the captain was not several million sterling per annum from a state dejar-General ment for three years, with six months notice on ware, because he was on bis pamage out when
the motidaadions were publieke
tending engineers, have determined to resign of the siver had been made, which indepå ara || anything is done to, raise un industry worth the Gaol Gordon, Acting Superintendent, announced 1 card at 45 CM
Abdul Roedus la command of the Afghaa for want of foods and Deran forces from the Bamian side is in great stralle
strongly object to the drain on their numbers to The Achalasia and Durants are reported to help the
Amir against the Hasaray, ASN Mr. Herbert LowDog, August aged
Gardner has been appointed President of the Board of Agriculture
Sir Lyon Pinyisir and Mr. Cy:ll Flower havo been raised to the Peerage and Mr. G. O, Morgan - Hav been created a Baronet
The depression in irade in Lancashire is scute The cation warehousei are glutted, and many wiz mille have been forced to stop..
LONDON, August 19th, The following changes in the Ministry are
A Mr. W. E. Russeli to be Vader Suntary for
of past camuer primitiveness to any semblance said he wout Into the Gel as soon as he got of loodern fraction,
| the 'report that, tin" defendant liad sainesă | Faday]
Surrey and Nottingham are now even in the number of matches they have won. They both have yet to play Lancashire and Rent. A
B Advices from Teheran state that eight hon. dred desthe frons sholera tools place tamen,