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that no prudent financier dare ignore or poch-pooh the question.
Of course, there is no prudent financier In the Hongkong Government. We do not claim for a moment that there is. But,
DURING last year the bodies of 16,847 persons who had died at Tokyo were cremated at the various cemeteries in that city.
Tux Peking Gassità of the 24th January announces that the late Hoppo of Canton had been received in audience by the Emperor. seeing that already India is compelled to SIGNOR CATTANEO's concert, to be given by his seriously discuss a shilling rupee, Hong-paplin in aid of the Wether said Hospital funds, kong must ask itself where will MITCHELL has been postponed until Thursday, 6th April, Irks be with his 25. 1od. dollar?, Where Mx W. A. Malo, travelling inspector of the will Mr. O'Briz'a gold loan arguments Chartered Bank, who ba been in the Far East be? $1.00 decision of the Government cannot be
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AT the Magistracy to-day a Chinaman living at 112 Queen's Road West, charyed by Inspector Clerihew with having failed to report a case of small-pox in his house, was convicted and fined
10, or one month's imprisonment.
H.E, the Governor of Macao, after calling at Government House this momlar, went on
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board the French mall, accompanied by Mme. da Borja. A guard of bonour and the band the Shropshire Regiment attended on Pedder's Wharf, and a salute was fired from Murray
Battery,
We recognise frankly that the for the past few months, felt by the Caledonien IT is now generally known, remarks a Japaz
THE P. M. S. S. Co's steamer Perși, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the 4th inst., has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this pert tomorrow morning.
contemporary, that the Ministers are experien- cing some difficulty in replacing the late Naval Minister, preceding the reforms to be carried out in the Japanese Navy, A pre Rociation in Tokyo reports that Counts, Ito, accept the post, but that so far he has not agreed Kuroda and Inouye requested Count Saige to to the offer.
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and it would be better not to make this resola- THE ALLEGED PIRACY IN HONG-, tion permanent until that was decided.
LONG WATERS.
Mr. Whitehead rose to second Mr. Chater's amendment to limit the time.
His Excellency-There is no amendment proposed yet,
Ing from the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance ; but he agreed with Mr. Chater that, pending settlement of the Po Leung Kak B, the present resolu ion should be altered so as to Halt the time of operation instead of making it
amill further notice."
De Ho Kai, on beball of the Chinese com- munity, spoke very bigbly of the benefits accru
The Registrar General said he had no objee tion to the alteration,
The motion was therefore passed as altered instead of antil further notice, from 6th April by the substitution of the words "for one year" next.
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Yesterday afternoon Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Coroner. concluded his enquiry into the death of two meb'on's junk in Hongkong waters
recently, but reserved his ecision for further consideration. The following is the revited verdict:
hopeless, Hongkang ratepayers have Littlewood as sub-editor on the Japan Gasisier | Á HORRIBLE offence, says the Japan Herald, \ original bill ħad been recast so as to provide for sald fisting junks whila close to Green Island,
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THE UGANDA PROBLEM. Mr. Gladstone has instructed Sir Gerald Portal to enquire into the best method of treating the Uganda question, neither occupation nor annexation belog meditated.
'Mr. Labouchere's amendment for omitting the Ugands, Credit was rejected. ·
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
AN extensive confiagration is reported from Kagoshima, Japin, by which epwards of 60 houses were barned.
THE V. R. C. assault-at-arms in the Gymnasium is postponed until Fri lay, 7th April, a week later than previously announced.
ro26, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland A KIOULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No, Street, this event g, at 8.30 for o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
THE Bitish abip Senator, from New York 26th October 1.st with care of, arrived to-day all safe, after an eventful voyage of nearly firs
months. Her report will be fapad to our shipping columns,
GENERAL BEAUREGARD, the orce famous Con- ~federate leader, died at New Orleans on the 20th COAST PORT ORDERS,
alto., aged 75 years. Prestura 01 Mor space whenever practicable, are despatched by first compeix as to hold over a brief review of the #teamer leaving after receipt of order.
career of tbla distinguished officer.
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good condition.
Counterfoll Order Books supplied free on application.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address in "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all signed messages addressed thus will
receive prompt attention,—
THE Kobe Chronicle reports that the P. and O Company has reinstated in bis old position the Japanese pilot, Kitano Yoshibel, who was in charge of the Favinng when that vessel colifded with and wank.the Chishima-Kan.
We would remind our readers that the London Lyric Company will appear at the Theatre Royal, City all. (o-night in the popular farcical comedy "Kleptomania." Aa especially attractive able weather, bring together a large audience. programme should, ratwithstanding the unfavoT-
THE Tokyo Oficial Gasette of the 11th Inst. announces that General Count Yamagata had
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that Lieut-General Count Saign had accepted the portfolio of the Navy; and that Viscount Nitre had been appointed a Privy Councilor. Both Count Yamagata and Viscount Nfire re- signed their former appointments,
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wr nola tha Mr. T. Simpson, late of the Western Morning News, will socceed Mr. the latter having resigned the position
which all left to-day, took away quite a number TEX French mail, the Empress, and the Chind, of prominent visitors and residents, and there was so unusually large amount of farewells to be got through about noon.
ONE of the Russian cruisers now in part, the Bobre if we mistake not executed a resy neat and pretty manceuvre this morningi-steami | ing round the French mall (anchored in mid- stream) and firing a parting salate of 15 guns la honour of Admiral Tirtoff.
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AT the Magistracy to-day a German and two Englishmen were convicted of stewing them selves away on the steamer Esmeraldo and surreptitiously cbtaining a pataage from Manila to Hongkong, and were sent to gaol for ten days in default of paying a finect $5 each. ACCORDING to the Mainich, Mr. Kawase, Minister for Japan at the Court of St. James's, will be appointed Judicial Minister in the Japanese Government. Until his Excellency's filled by the 'Premler, Count Ito.
was committed by an elderly man, named days ago. He became possessed with the insane Takashima Kinjiro, in the Mie prefecture some desire to swallow the ashes of a dead body sa medicine, and for this purpose be exhumed the body of a child that had been burled lately, and burned it to ashes. The man was arrested and sentenced to three months' bard labour and a fise of 5 yen, for violation and mutilation of the dend.
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Wx thoroughly appreciate the courtesy of the Secretary of the Tientsin British Municipal Renters memorial to the British Minister at Council in forwarding us a copy of the Land Feking, although it is not of sufficient general interest to warrant publication to our columns; but we would suggest that, should similar documents be forwarded in future, it would be as well to prepay the postage. We strongly printed circular which, so far as this journal to object to telug mulcted fo thirty cents for a concerned, la absolutely valueless, and which, moreover, could just as easily, have been sent in
newspaper wrapper for two cents,
hemorrhage occasioned by one or two tullet That the deceased Lam Ping died from
from a couple of fiabing junks on the evening of wrtade received from Winchester rifles fired
fishing junks at the time being engaged in care the and March in Hongkong waters, the fald
be raw oplum, is the direction of Aberdeen, and veying a certain number of pac ages, stated to being preceded by a small boat which bad been first shot at and attacked by the deceased on the The Attorney General moved the second read-proneous supposition that the to pick geswere ing of the new Praya Reclamation (Compensation on board such small bost, they having been trans- to Wharf-owners) Bill, and explained at the ferred from the said small boat to oneof the afores
two valuers and an umpire; then it was found and other similar packages baving been similarly that under this arrangement, which was made transferred in the same neighbourhood to the at the wish of the wharf-owners, there beed not other of the two fishing Junks from'a small boat be any occasion for reference to the law courts,
almiar to the other small boat before mentioned, dropped. Yesterday, the Attorney General was further bot returned to Hongkong. and so the clanses providing for, appeals were
but which, after such transfer, did not proceed informed that the parties interested were anxious that the Chief Justice should be the arbitrator loud applause) and the Chief Justice had expressed his willingness to do the work, gratis Since yesterday, therefore, farther alterations had of course, if the owners unanimously desired. been preposed, and these were printed and the remodelled bill would appear if the changes circulated to members of Council, showing how to be proposed la committee were effected.
Bill read a second time without debate. The Council then adjourned for a fortnight,
FIRE IN HONGRONG.
$80,000 DAMAGES.
a
shock to the system ocesioned by an opera- That the deceased Chau Wa met his death from lon made necessary for the paa ible saving of his life on account of injuries received from the same circumstances and on the same occafon bullet wound while, in the same boat and under as the deceased Lam Ping, such sal shock to resulting from the primal injury. the system being superadded to the shock
That in one of the junks from which the shots were fired which occasioned the death of the two decorsed there were present on board, Amongst others, three Chloese named Leung-s Un, Kwok-a-Lul, and Muk Kam, the all three Chinese having gone on board from the last mentioned of the two small boa's at the time when the packages said to contain raw opłom were being transferred from such said smell boat to the fishing junk, such said three Chinese assisting in the operation of transferring the
with bad attack of the "Jim-jams ?"-Ed. H.K. Telegraph.]
return from London, the post will be temporary SAYS the Shanghai Mercury:-The principal No. 7 Police Station (West Point) that a sice said pickages. [We must surely be filicted
THE German Lloyds' steamer General Werder well-known on the Hongkong-Japan coute, has been purchased by a company for the Norwegian tourist trade is the summer, and in the water to make yachting cruises to the Mediterranean, She has been re-named the Midnight Sun.
THE Agents (Mess Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Mogul, which Balled from this port on the 16th inst., left Shanghai at a p.m. the steamship Victoria init Moji for this port on the 20th, en route to Tacoma, Warh, ;' and direct, at 4 p.m. on the 19th fast, [.a
owner of one of the largest and oldest banks ta New Year holidays with a set of gambling Klukiang, having fallen in during the Chinese acquaintances and being inveigled into trying his luck with them, lost in ten days' time some
la 200 000, the news of which having my riously gotten abroad there was a "rush" made unlucky enough to bold coter issued by that on the back the other day by all who were institution. The consequence was that the bank being unable to bear the strain, had to close its doors before one-half of the note bolders could cash their paper. In the meanwhile, anticipating the crash, the wily banker had gathered together as many sycees and dollars as he could can.. vente tly lay hold of unknown to the bank Namba and Harada, of the Shosenkaishs, Ostics, was then leaving Kluklang, he managed on the A JAPANESE contemporary states that Mesurs, officers, and taking advantage of a steamer that were to leave for China on the 15th March, with right of the gth inst. to smuggle himself on board Company was to add to its fleet. If they fail gave a shaick of farewell, the banker per. a view to purchasing three steamers which that and as the steamer swung herself into the stream
in their object in Chloe or Hongkong, they intend
formed the first scene of the Vanishing Act by to go to India, or even to.England if necessary.
solemnly "patting bis thumb unto his nose and spreading his fingers-out "Tora Ingaldsby ABOUT two hundred shareholders of the 11th lectionata filends on shore, who drubtiese wer
expressively puts it-to his weeping and. National Bank at Yamaguchi, says the Eastern World, have preferred charge for the misyearsing to fold the prodi al once more to their appropriation of $400,000 against the Bank proverbial fatted calf,
bosoms and-car bim alive in place of the dire torr. The bank, it is said, having falled to obtain a large loan from Conots Ilo and Incaye and Viscount Iwashita, has had to stop payments,
THE fight between Jos Goddard and Ed, Smith City Club, New Orleans, and the Hall and City Club on the 3rd inst., at the Crescent Fursimmons meeting was stranged for the same place during the same week. When the American mail let San Francisco, everything was pointing to the certainty of Charlay Mitchell meeting Jim Corbett for the World's Champion- ship in December next.
Ar the anvil meeting of the Tieniain Race Club, held on February 20th, it was decide! by the casting vote of the Chairman (Mr. McLeib), after an animated discussion, that one race per day on the Club's programme should be open to Chinese riders. It was also agreed to nam con. "That no prizes from the Race Club Funds be In the accounts of the Tientsin Race Club for allowed for races in which Chinese riders take a 1802 we note that the commissions 'scooped la part, but that entrance fees or specially presented. by the Club from lotteries amounted to $366.56. prizes only be given to such races and "that from the totalistor $427 14, and from "sweeps" for the future new members shall be elected by $121.80, making a grand total of $915.50-secret ballot, the Stewards to be the balloting very handsome addili n to the ordinary income. committee," By the way, it will be rather interesting to find out how much the Hongkong Jockey Club It would be interesting to know what Poituguese realised as its share of the pari-mutuel *ten-subjects in the Far East are driving at 1 pershents' at the recent meeting in the Happy At all events, for some considerable time past Valley.
they have been making themselves conspicuous in various ways not altogether flattering to the national credit. The latest esciandes comes from Yokohama, where a Mr. E. A. Richle the name is anything but Lusitanian-was haled up on the oth inat, before a Japanese judge-Mr. Ohara, which sounds more Hiberalen than
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mails of the 23rd February, arrived in port this Bilgic, Capt. Wm H. Walker, with the American The Occidental and Oriental Co.'s steamship
we are indebted for the subjoined telegrams to morning from San Francisco, via Honolulu.
our San Francisco exchanges :-
Át 1.20 a.m. to-day an alarm of fire was raised in Kennedy-town, and information was sent to
couse arrived at the spot, which is near the The Brigade at once turned out, and in due godown, No: 22 Holland Street, was burning,
extreme western limit of the Trays, past the slaughter-base, and almost directly under NEWS by the AMERICAN MAIL. Belcher's Battery. There were three immense
already in a hopeless state when the firemen Chinese quarter, and the centre godown was rice godowns, situated in the middle of a crowded
arrived, in charge of assistant superintendent, fellowed by a body of police under Mr. May, acting captain super. intendent. Some delay was caused in get log to work, n the sapient water authorities had turned off the water and gone to sleep, as soundly and anwakeably as none but Govern ment officials can. There was water enough la the barbour, but it was artused, for some reason with which we are not acquainted. Ultimately a plentiful stream was obtained, and by five o'clock the fire was extinguished. The middle grdown, No. 22, full of rice, owned by Chlaese, was completely destroyed; Nomar was tuned by fire and water, and No. 19 badly damaged. The total loss is over $50,0001 Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. Insured No. 22 for $30,000, and there is about the same amount of insurance on the other places, with Messrs Jaidine, Mathcien &Co. and Messrs. Shewan & Co. Nothing is known as to the cause of the fire, but it is supposed that some coolie who was smoking dropped apask which ultimately blossomed into first-class blaze, Yesterday there were cooltes about the
LONDON, February 14th, Three trains left Victoria station this morning, conveying 534 English pilgrims on the way to Rome to congratulate the Pope on his episcopal. Jablice. The Journey was suggested by Cardinal Archtshop Vaughan, and at his requrat the organizadon of the pilgrimage was undertaken by the Catholic Union of Great Britain. The Jubilee will be celebrated next Sun ay, the 19th "last"
ROME, February, 14th, Several stolen letters of Archbishop Ireland's," supposed to have, reference to the questions which have lately caused such talk, have been forwarded to Cardinal Ledochowski for perusal.
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The Navce Fremyn quotes the ata'ement
ST. PETERSBURg, Febmary 14th. published in the United States to the effect that
In the recent tres ies France and Russia had
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held place, taking in some 6oo brgs of rice; when agreed to assist the United Staten if attacked by
this afternoon, There were present --H. E. T. M. O'Bries (Colontal Secretary); Mr. Sir W. Robinson, K.C.M.G., Governor; Mr. G. W. M. Goodman (Attorney-General); Mr. F. A. Cooper (Director of Public Works); Mr. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart (Registrar-General); Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Iancs (Colonial Treasurer); Coms, R. Murray Rumsey (Harbour Master); Messra, C. P. Chater, T. H. Whitehead, E. R. Belillos, I. J. Bell-Irving and Ho Kai, unofficial members,
MINUTES,
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
the
the watchman made his rounds at closing time he saw nothing wrong. An inquiry will be
beid on Friday next.
THE "ZAMBESI"." HÖKUMON"
COLLISION.
The Japanese Court has issued its verdict, raiber late to the day, concuning with the decision of the British Court. The Hongkong agents, Messrs. Dodwell, Carlil & Co., Inform as that they bave received advice from Yoko- bama that the Japanese Board of Trade enquliy ship Hokumen Mary and the Northern Pacific Into the collision between the Japanese steam- steamship Zambest has held the Hokumen returned him his certificate. Maru to blame, reprimanded her captain, and
TASUT
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Tamaul, 15th March, 1893. For the last two or three days we have had aimosphere, pleasant change after a long quite a trest in the shape of a clear, dry, bracing spell of rain. Tamsul would be bearable if we weather. were blessed with a little more of this sort of
I hear that at the end of the current month
any other power, and says it does not think that they doubtless are understood not to masist any France and Russia went to that extent, but that
opponent of the United States,
Makerilles, February 14th,
There now remain fo the cholera ward at the Hospital Conception only five patients. Out of eleven who were there on Sunday, four have been these deaths occurred yesterday. No death discharged cured and two have died, Ons of
attributed to cholera has taken place outside the hospital since Sunday, nor are there any rew cases reported. The epidemic seems oyer.
ATHENE, February 14th.
The island of Samothrakt in the gean Sea balldings on the island were destroyed and was shaken by an earthquake to-day. All the
many lives were last, The ironclad Påaro will tako provisions to the island within three days.
Several severo shocks wereffekt in Zante Inst night and this morning,
PANAMA, February rath, A telegram from Managua, Nicaragus, says Dr. Medios, Minister of Finance, bag realgned and that Seasa bas increased the military forces of Nicaragus.
An lacendiary fire at Georgetown caused the destruction of an entire block of buildings.
Colonel Davila, bo captured Nolls, committed The yellow fever has broken out at San Pedro. suicide.yesterday in Cewayagua, Honduras(
LONDON, February 15th.
Jastla McCarthy, speaking of Balfour's addresa in auawer, to Gladstone, skid it was a carplug, namilitant speech of a philosophie sceptic, #It was a mistake,” said McCarthy, “to atinck as as to the details of the bill. We will meet and beat him on the detalls;”--
McCarthy ridiculed the objection to having three electloss fr Council, the Popular Chamber. and members of the Imperial Parlament, and mestionad
| the smoothness with which elections ad od that the speech of Ballour insured the were held in London and elsewhere, McCarthy
second reading of the bill
PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS,
notice given at last mecil g, moved that the The Registrar General, in accordance with operation of the Women and Girls Protection Ordinance be extended from the 6th Apìll next. until further notice. He explained that many of the Chinese, as is well known, are so imbued with awe and respect of all who may be richer or more powerful than themselves, that when they get into anybody's clutches they are afraid even to accept freedom when it is offered them. This was especially true of those whom the Ordinance sought to benefit, Hitherto when such cases came under the notice of the Registrar-General's department, the women and children were A REPORT from Ningpo, says the Shanghat
lodged in an asylum, which had been the Po Mercury, announces the capture recently hear
Leung Kuk, whose commitee had rendered Talchow lɛlind, by a war-fonic dieguised as A
luvaluable assistance, Last year 2f3 women merchantman, of a formidable band of pirates,
were so rescued, and 330 in the previous yest. made themselves by their ferocity and blood- who bad for the past eight or nise months
The majority had been since sestored to their thirstiness the terror of all junks trading between
Japanese and charged with ausalting Mr. J. homes, or comfortably settled in life. In addi- the institution called the Hobe Club, which left
another subject of His Most don to the executive powers conferred on the Ningpo, Talchow and Wenchow. Of the fifty- Catholic Majesty.
so much to be desired, will be taken over as it Ritchie, who had been Registrar General under this Ordinance, there stands and eventually be made into something one pirates on board of the buccaneering craft
already..
three days in gaol, stated that was also a clause for providing money to build more deserving the name it bears. Debentures only eleven men were eventually captured alive,
born and registered. In Macao, or obtain an asylum if necessary for the accom-bearing interest at twelve per cent are to be the remainder beleg killed in a despersta and was at present a resident on the Biaffmodation of women and children. attempt to repulse the attack of the sallora on Yokohama. As this is, if we mistakes not, the the Po Leang Kuk building had been used, but general reorganisation is to take place.
Hitherto issued, new premises built, and in fact a board the war-Jook, who, though inferior fa first case recorded of a foreigner belag tried the provision might some day be required. Therell fill a long-felt want both to residents and Thin numbers to the pirates, plackily attacked the criminally before a Japanese tribunal, it enemy and foally gained
was also power to demand security for the the few visitors we have at times, int bloody victory, perhaps pertinent to remark here that the Lisbon proper treatment of those who were taken away losing twenty five of the forty fighting men on Government has much to answer for in having from the To Leung Kak; the number of cases
Some changes are also to take' place at the board, including the captala and second officer left, Portugues residents throughout Japan in which this bad to be enforced was decreasing Cross (indoes staff) gock to Swalow, and Mr. god of this month in the Customs Staff Mr, of the war-funk. The eleven prisoners wate afterwards brought to the Total's yamen at
practically at the mercy of the Japanese rapidly, but it was as well to cactinue the Larsen from that port takes bls place here. Mr. authorities. However, Benbor Ritchie wasbarged provision In case of need, The Chinese were as Trasnack, our genial Tide-surveyor and Harbour A dispatch frm Zinzibar tells of a frightful Niegpo, who, however, ordered them to be batto use a translation of the Public Frosecu.whole very strongly in favour of the Ordinance, Master, goes to Amor, to relieve Me Howard I bunicans that swept over Madagascar on incarcerated in the Chebzlen's all to swalt trial tor's indictment"At 3.30 p.m. on the 22nd which conferred manliest benefits on by military tribunal, which is the quickest February last, in front of 162, Bluff, you tried to emigrant class emigration bad long been
believe, Mr. Trannick's place will be filled by January 8th, doing immense damage both in method of disposing of these gentry, there being throw to the ground a Portuguese subject, Mr. notorious in China for
the promotion of our chief examiner, Mr. le the interior and on the coast." At Tananarivo, no perd in such cases, according to the. P. da Cosis. You tore his cost, and followed which had crept in, and. It was only by Master, and Me Heinrichs comes bares were lost, and at Fort Mahoord, on the east coast, abases Breton, who has been appointed Acting Harbour | the capital, bulidings were wrecked and Ures At No. 18, Bellios Terrace, Hongkong, on
new regulations, of sending the captives to Elm into the compound of No.-162, Bluff, such a law as the 14th March, the wife of JOHN LEMM, of Hangchow to be tried before the Provincial and tried again
this that the Britisa Assistant Examiner, Both Mr. Cross and My, a number of vessels are missing since the storms, daughter. (Sydney papers please copy.)
throw him down, boast of freedom ander the flag could be made Trarnack will be missed by our small com It to feared that they have gone down with 'sil on Judge after a preliminary examination You did tbls In the presence of some good. ite therefore moved by the Nlagpo Chehalen Rod Tastal, others, and called him names, and called-ble
munity at the same time we congratulate them board. One vessel laden with wheat was wrecked and then alter these proceedings, which wile names. This has been proved by the com 1890 ft is enacted that Part II of "The Women and wish them health, wealth, and
Whereas by Section no of Ordinance 1 of on their transfer cut of the monotony of Tamini, at Mahala The hurricane wrought destruction
throughout a vast Kres, at least three months, to walt plainant, and the evidence of certato witnesses," and Girls' Protection Ordinance, 1895 should their new fields of action. "decapitating orders" from the Board of Pasish-Ritchie denied the soft Impeachment at least only continue is operation for a period of two
The English delegates to the Brussels Monetary mente at Peking, a procedure which is usually
Messrs. Lapraik, Cass & Co. have ball Conference have issued a report on the work of some part of it. He admitted calling da Costa years from the coming into operation of that new godown on their premises and are about to the conference. They state that they have not observed in, the civil yamêns. It is therefore and his wife bad names, but urged that da Costa Ordinance, or such father period or periods as Ly down rale, so that cargo from their steamers found any definite and practical scheme on which anticipated that within a week of their capture called him a thief behled his back, so that it might from time to time be determined by co ba landed in trucks direct from the vessel, they are able to agree, but valuable foformation HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1893 the pirates will all be shortened in stature by a was a case of the pot and kettle. And the resolution of the Legislative Council; and For this purpose some sort of bridge or ponteon was obtained on the subject to discuss which
head, a plece of news which will be hailed with shindy took place in the Settlement and not on whereas the said Ordinance came into operation moored at the and of the fatty, to water deep the conference bad been called together,
The recorded views of the various countries," population of the three principal maritime childish palaver, the prosecutor, on being asked a Proclamatio duly issued under Section 34 will form direct communication with the towns on the Chekiang sea coast, A parious if he wished to press the tw› charges of assalt of sald Grdinance by the officer then administer godowns and avoid the delay hitherto caused ledicated the limits within which a remedy must incident connected with this case is the and public abuse, said he did not wish to sesing Government, which Proclamation was pub. by having to land the cargo in boats from mid he sought for the evile attending the present capture or death of thirteen monks of the defendant severely punished, and if he would lahed in the Gastle of the 4th April, 1891 And stream, I am abe given to understand that monetary conditions Bucdhisio faith, who were found fighting apologise and promise never to do the like again, whereas it is desirable to further extend the arrangements have been made with the Customs John Redmond, the Patellite leader, said in side by side with the plates, and who proved to that would be enough. Ritchie spelogised and period during which the said Part 11 of the said authorities to have an examiner stationed it the be the most desperate men of the lot; the leader the pubile abuse, part of the Indictment, as, Ordinazos shall be in operations. It is this day new godowns to examine all: Messrs. Lapaik, manifesto; but what I now say is what I wish an istol view to-day: "We will issue no official of the band, who was killed towards the end of withdrawn, and then the Public Frecufator, Mr.. reaclved by the Legislative Council of Hongkong Cass & Co's carga on the premises. This is to be communicated to the Irish-American, the fight, being a monk of gigantic proportions. Kusakabe, addressed the Court in a somewhat that. Part If of "The Women and Girls Protec another improvement to the trade of the port, sympathisers regarding the home mie bill, The they probably are the sand handing by speech, suggesting that, as the damage tlon Ordinance, 1890,"shall contiene in operation and our best thanks are dae to Mr. Morze, our mala principles of the bil are sound, but there that made a raid upon a sunnery near Tinghal done to complainant was but a torn pocket and arbor Blaster seconded the motion. The has taken to this as well as to the reorga izing There are ter sin restrictions which we regard
further notice. in December last, as noted by us at the time, lost button, and taking into consideration the
Commissioner of Customs, for the interest he are many defects in the machi ery provided. and who carried away the youngest and prettiest fact of complainant's unwillingness to fucks the wak of the emigration department at the Ears of our socalled Hobe Club Lang may he beat offcting a ficat schien en ofthe Lich question, of the votades found to the zwablishmen, bird charge, the Court should graciously permit the bour Office enabled him to speak from personal spared us for fotors Improvements) Ing and gagging the ugly ones in a cruci manner
but we conceira par duty to be to improve it ak rest of the charge to be also withdrawn. This knowledge of the abuses which this Ordinance
much as possible, and we will reserve our and throwing them under the great altar, where was finally #greed to, and the proceedings cambitted to successfully, wards by agme devotees, nearly famished to thing but cradliable to Portuguese pegulge in relation, pointed out last there was a Po
deficlicly the precise shape it wili navulme, affer/ BANNER DANN
decision as to whether it will be accepted or Not the poor creatures were found two days after. | terminated. Het exhibitons of this sort are any, Mr, Chater, while strongly in favour of the
aptil the third readlog, when we will khaw this part of the world,
| Loung Kai Ordinangs still under consideration,
discussion móti ámendment?”.
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BIRTH.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
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Our Indian contemporaries have for some time been deeply discussing what will happen in India. If the depreciation of allver continues; for there seems to be only A very, doubtful hope of a rise, while the indications of further low exchange rates are, even if not absolutely Indisputable, at any rate so strong as to bring the problem "within the region of practical politics," as Mr. GrabiTorx 'puta it-xo near, in fact, i death,
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