Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1893.
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DROUGHT IN TRANCE. The French Goverment demands a credit of fire millions of fance to be appropriated to- words relieving the distress in the rural districts artsing from the long continued drought, FROBABLE REPEAL OF THE SHERMAN
ACT.
-}- A canvass of Congress shows that both the Senate and the House of Representatives are largely in favour of the repeal of the Sherman Act
gentry and merchants," although the vast majority of them are upstart coolles, and bad specimens even of that clase. The hororable gentleman,' vide the China Snail was no doubt thoroughly enjoying himself In the company of KA, the Mud-headed, and having agood time in recalling the amusing reminiscences of his experiences with the crowd of obsequious loafers who daily thronged the Registrar General's office to the detriment of public business; and in reflecting over the extraordinary career of PAU HAU-SHur, that immaculate official who was never a defunct Hongkong policeman or Harbour Department clerk, and who retired from official business "without having even brought one Inkstone | from Tün Chau." To prevent any mis- A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. takes it is just as well to remark that
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ENGLISH HARVEST PROSPECTS. Owing to continued drought in England the karvest · prospecta are gloomy in the extreme, and becoming worse daily.
THE GERMAN ELECTIONS. The elections, so far, indicate a complete crerthrow of the radical party.
THE "GRAND PRIX.”
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THE FRENCH NAVY,
HANCOCK, the pedestrian, gave an exhibition of ble abilities s'a walker in Mr. Chang Suho's gardens at Shanghal on the 13th lust. The exhibition was not altogether a success. THE Avenir reports th its number of "converted pirates 2, nalives who have profesedly abandoned the trade of decotty and obtained concessions of land, etc, «Kebab, were recently discovered to be secretly congrey sting at scon- vaaleat spot with a view to raiding the Kebao Coal Mining Company's establishment at Port Wallut.
It is reported from the North that the Japanese Admiral Enomoto called on H.E. the Viceroy LI, as the Bih inst, and before closing his visit quested permission to be allowed to lospect the various "camps" or barracks of the Hont Army Corps stationed at Tangaban, Lutla), Feitarg and Toogles. The Viceroy courteously gave his content and in addition sont orders to the various officials on the route to pay every attention to the wants of this distinguished officer of the Japanese Navy,
On Monday last Herr Elwaldt, Vice-Comul for Germany, in company with the District and Mixed Court magistrates and the magistrate from Paoshun, proceeded to St. Luke's Hospital, Shaoghal, and examined the Chisamen who WAS wounded by the German Bremen a little beyond Kongwan on the night of the 1st of Admiral Dupont has applied to be put on the way. The evidence adduced was similar to meerve list.
Hlihat given by the other suties, witnesses. But
according to Shanghai contemporary somě more! ovidence will be taken and the firemen will then be sent to Germany for trial. Tax last two performances of the London Lyric Company have been most excellent ones. Last right Mr. Henry Kits was tendered a compli mentary benefit by the management and was quite in bis element as Parkett, the Magistrate. There was a very fair audience and Mr. Kitts was accorded a flattering reception. The whole cast was ably sustained and notwithstand- ing the sultry evening the performance was a
FRANCE AND SIAM. U As we go to press we learn that a telegram was received in Hongkong this afternoon stating that M. Paric, French Minister in Bangkok, bas been killed, and that France Law formally declared war against Siam. As there is at the moment so opportunity of verifying the report, It must be taken with wil reserve,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
but no more specimens of Acting Registrar conversation, be described as the "stiletto,
General MITCHILLINES' peculiarly unrelia
| last week,
of
ble memory nor of Sir JuAS RUSSELL'S 5770 EMIGRANTS Including 300 women, left disgraceful summing up to a partially Yokohama for Honolulu in the Alkemaru, dishonest jury, If the Editor of this journal undertakes to supplement the inadequate performance of public duties by the paid servants of the colony. We insist on being guaranted from any further infamous prosecutions.
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lineal We have Interviewed the descendant of KA, the Fat-headed, and he says he doesn't think much of the cost of whitewash so generously contributed by the nobliity and gentry of the Po Leung Kuk to the departing white-haired boy of the feeblest Government over known in Hongkong. And he laughs in his sleeve at the proposed Brazilian Emigration fizzle, The descendant of KA, the Square-headed,
SMALL-POX, according to our latest Singapore exchanges, is disagreeably prevalent in the Straits Settlements,
„Juk new. Tactal of. Wuhu, Yosu Ch'ang, took over the seals of his office on the 7th Inst. from the seting Tantai LA.
very
to be given and doubtless a treat in Io store for all lovers of the legitimate.
enjoyable one. Tonight "The Gornor" tr
residents of Tonkin left Hanol by the steamer' On the 18th fost a large party of leading Tigre, jolning another party at Haiphong and leaving again by the M. M. steamer Saigon, for the Kebie coal mines To-day (20b) the formal opalog of the Lanessan Shall was to take place, at Ba.m. (to avoid the hottest part of the day) followed by a diftuner in the shed at the plt-month. At 4 p.m. the party was to visit the tunnel, bridge, and other works on the rallway; d'ne at 7 in the Kebao depot; and conclude wih a grand native torchlight proces slon and display of fireworks.
It is reported of an eminent oculist, says the Chicago Inter-Ocean, that be apolled a hatful of eyes in learning how to perform the operation for removing cataract. It is and to think of the #cores who suffered that thousands might be bencilled, but the knowledge could not be obtained in any other way.
THE Tonkin papers condplain, with reason, that the European police ought to be relieved of day daty during the heat of summer, In this respect, at any rate, our French neighbours might learn something from us.
TEI Japan Advertiser reports that the ashen emitted on the occasion of the second eruption THEditor of the Tifton, Gay Cosette scratched of Axumaan on the 4th inst. covered the sur the following lines with his postic pen: "Back-tounding country for a radios of twenty-five miles ward, tum backward, O Time, in thy fight from the volcano. The districts concerned are give us July again, just for one night; give us engaged in silk culture and the damage sustained mosquitoes and give us the files, but turn on by the mulberry trees from the ashes is said to some best before every one dies 1 Bring back be considerable.
te straw hate and good linen pants; give us a chance to live, give us a chance 1"
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A COOLIT uigration scheme between India and the land of Reunion now on the caps, and Mr. Mul Mackenzie was despatched some time aines by the Secretary of State for India to the French Settlement, to investigate. This lo all probability suggested to the Hongkong wire pull the fatuous motion of sending Stewart Lockhart on the wlid-goose chase he started on Amidst 1 a hurricana of fire-crackers last week. An Imperial Edict dated the roth fast..orders two Secretaries and three Under Secretaries of the Board of Warks to be deprived of their posts and rank and that they be sent to the Board of Panishments to be severely dealt with. This is on account of an apparently sustained charge that the accused have been guilty of peculation, extravagance and negligence while in charge of certain important works connected with the Imperial birthday celebrations which are to be held next year.
THE following advertisement appears in the Plaang Gosalie of the 9th inst. :-
My wife, Choong Ah Phoon, having left my protection to-day, I will not hold myself Tible for any debts contracted by her from
LOW BOON SKANG,
What a glorious opportunity for 'Genera! Stewart Lockbart and the eminent philanthropists of the Po Leung Kok
Que Shanghal morning contemporary leams from Formosa that the Governor has deelded
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already existing at Keling, and that a peace- build some more forts in addition to those footing of 200 tralued artillery men will be placed in the new forts. At Yaowantso, Fuwel, neat the entrance of Keleng Harbour, a misked battery will also be built, and work on these additions will shortly commence, the necessary funds having already been provided out of the revenus derived from the camphor works. Viny slight hopes have hitherto been held out regarding the raising of the Russian cruiser Pilles, especially after the fallure of the Mitau |
bishi Shipbuliding Yard people, who were We now THE N.S. Wales Naval Artillery Volunteers Ongaged on the scene of the wreck.
have come to the assistance of the wrecked A SLAB of wisdom for the benefit of all whom (nominal strength 200) cuts the country, accord-lea, however, that several Russian men-of-war vessel and there appears to be some -prospect of a concern:-"Every ten years there is a freshing to the Sydney Bulletin, £3200 Year 1 Naval Brigade (300 men), 1814 At drill, the two forces are lamped as one battalion under string her after all. Should she be Bosted THE Kobe Chronicle of the 12th says that the generation of teedy kuaves sed greedy fools.
away) Genered with two bande ptor to having her thoroughly overhauled at one (shall we ?) Yet this miserable temporary repafes will be effected in Korea
ROYAL salutes were fired by the Victor Emmanusi and Murray Battery to-day in honour of Queen Victails's accession to the throne.
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Ar the Magistracy to-dry Mr Wodehouse in mall fires which occurred at West Folat on the 16th Instant. Nothing suspicions was revealed in the evidence, and the premises were released from police supervision.
vestigated the circumstances connected with two
How does Granny" 'Sharp's phlianthrophy compare with that of Nich; Total of Shanghal? The latter has ordered the dispensing of medical advice and medicines at his own expense, for the benefit of the poor during the exiting sommer months, and the new establishment which was expecially fixed up for the purpose patients presented themselves and the doctors who prescribed are said to be some of the best known native physicians.
THERE of the accomplices of the Shanghai yam:ên runner, Wu Miao-lio, who is alleged to have mordered a man near the West gate of the city, are giving the Shanghai magistrate a great deal of trouble, querulously observes the N. C. Daily News, for in spite ofthe utmost toitures they refuse to acknowledge complicity in the crime, declaring that the murderer had falsely accused them as they were on bad terms with him before.
OUR Singapore contemporary the Fru Prin says that the cargo of the Norwegian steamer Nanking, wrecked on the Paracels on May 26th, is roughly estimated to have been worth $ron,ooo. The Straits Insurance Co. had lines totalling $39,000, but a relusurance of $10,000 had been sfected. With reference to this wreck, the King Wo Cheong, the Hongkong charterers of the steamer, inform us that there was no kerosene or other oil on board the ship, but that kerosene oil dos bad been used for the wet angar, which formed a large part of the cargo. CaxTOO advices received by a Shanghai con temporary state that the Ruslan authorities at Vladivostock have sent lastenctions to the Rus sian Consul at Cheloo to issue ne more paus ports to Chinese cooler until further orders. Commencing from the 1st day of this year up to the 23rd of April, no fewer than 10,260 of these coolies entered Vladivostock, with pass | ports issued from the Chefoo Russian Consulate, and nearly two thousand more were expecting to start for that port when the ardval of these in- structions put a stop to a further exodus from Chefoo...
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POSTHUMOUS bonors erimordinary. The two XII-
fortunate scientists who were recently smothered whilst lovestigating, the actively erupting? Issaikyo-san, and whose deaths we reported the other day, have, or rather, their shades have, been made the recipients of various honors. The senior Miura has been awarded ŝago for his services and his "rank" Eas been elevated: two grades, whilst the Junior engineer Nishiyama has been "presented with $100 Their facral expenses have also been largely subscribed to but the greatest distinction of all is conveyed In the following massage which was specially wired to the Mainichi "Engineer Mlura and sub- the Emperor hearing of their death." Who engineer Nishiyama were honoured by H. I. M. wouldn't die under these conditions ?
Kueille, the capital of Kasagst, state that the OFFICIAL telegrams received at Shanghai from government troops sent to crash the fasurrés-, Lion, reported in these columns the other day, being also reinforced by a strong band of volunteers from Hualchihafen, met the insure gents on the 5th Inst, near Taliangshan, about thirty miles from their fastnesses of Tatlongshan, to which the loss and fore pass leading
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were defeated, with revers to Tallangsbau, a plains below. surgents will then be hemmed in among the hills. and thus prevented from descending to the plainu.. It may therefore, says
ys the N. C. Dally News, be seen from the above official telegrams that the insurrection is by no means crushed sa was recently reported by the native press, and that the government troops have a good deal of
cutting out" work still in store for them.
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Tur London correspondent of the Times of Crylen says:If common report to reference to Sir Walter Sendall be sellable, he is very fortunate man, seeing that he is credited with being the future Governor of the Straits Sale ments vice Six Cell Clementi Smith Should UNDER date roth inst, the Newchwang corTO- this report prove well founded, your former spondent of the Shanghal Mercury writes an Inspector of Schools will, indeed, be a successful follows:-Trade has brightened up somewhat Thus the N. C. Daily News of the rath instadministrator. His work in Cyprus does not since the opening of the part. Shipments to Aproces of the news recently received anent appear to have been of a remarkable character; Japan bave been unusually large this year. The the delay in settling the Sikkim Treaty with but to nevertheless has the capacity for pleating Chinese tralolog ship Wel-yuen paid us a visit China on the ground of the Indian tea import the officials of the Colonial Office, and I hear on the gib, and left again on the 8th, having on question, it is perhaps not generally known that that ble despatches are very models of compost-board a number of cadets, Quite a number ton. Sir Walter's luck was not “la opon of changes have taken place in our small
community lately. Dr. Daly retires the principal reason for this is owing to memorial from the Dalai Lama of Tibet to the this occasion, anyhow.
12 years toll amongst us. Mr. Smith a million bricks of tea sa subsidy to the Tibetan THE Singapore Free Prate of June 13th syn: of Messrs. B. and S goen home on Throne which sends, yearly, something like half
-Wa understand that a representation has been well eamed boliday, and his post will be filled Lamalat hierarchy, which in turn obtalas a band.
made on behalf of the Hongkong Inter-Settle by Mr. St. Croix, from Tientsin. During his ment Rifle Team that the military members of stay amongst as Mr. Smith has made himself the team should be allowed to use the small bore highly popular with all classes of the community
and we are sorry, to lose him. We wish him rifle in the match. That would hardly be fair to the other teams, who must of necessity for an bon voyage; good time to old England and indefnite time to come use the Martini-Henry, a safe return to Newchwang. I am sorry to and in every case Hongkong has dens so well say that we are also going to lose our la these matches in the past that it stands very popular commissioner, Mr. Montgomery, la no need of a concession and an advantage who during his two years' administration which is not accessible to the Shanghal and has earned the high esteem of all, both fo Singapore teams. Besides, a good military abot his official, and private capacities, We hope would only require a short spell of practice to that his successor may prove just half as good a being him up to fair team average with a fellow: we shall be satisfied. Manini-Henry, which must also be a familiar wespon to soldiers of any experience. When the Shanghai. Volunteer corps are armed with I the place of the MartialHenry bere the Lee-Metford and when that rifle bat taken will be time to think of a change, but till that happens the proposal for admitting the Lee- Heerd will be premature. The whole object of the match ls to place the rifle shots of the and any introduction of a more accurate sile în thres Settlements on as level a basis as possible, one team to say extent would be, to that extent,
Ng Sung Cheung, convicted yesterday of rob a measurable disadvantage to the other competing Mr. Hohoke's bouse-boy of Bag and assault.
some revenue from the sale of these bicks to all the Tibetan States, Sikkim alone absorblog a good portion of this Chinese subsidy. FVER suce the capture of Captain Thoreux by the Slamere or Lass on the basks of the Mekong, the French colonial press has been working itself up to a terrible pitch of excite, ment, and demanding that if the officer be not at once released Bangkok should be blown to hits by French gunbosts. It now appesva that the Slame e Government ordered the French officer's release as long ago as the 4th June, but the French Minister in Bangkok, M. Pavie, had not taken the trouble to wire the news to Saigon. their own ridicatable contemporaries, to cover their own ridiculous position, want H. Pavle to
has been in South America, he knows Emplies when received in good condition.
that immense grave-yard known as Counterfall Oider Books supplied free on Brazil, he has seen the iniquities In the Derby kluglass was riddod by T. Loater application.
perpetrated in Peru, and Cuba-and he (wbn had the mount on Mr. MacCalmont's
We don't want to fight, but by fingo | If we da," doesn't think that Governor ROBINSON's-in the Two Thousand Golposs), Ravensbury by
We're you the officers, and banda, but not the bladeren, or is it Mr. Secretary O'BRIEN's -jump H. Barker, and Raebum by J. Watts. at a cheap and bubbls reputation by REFERRING to the civil war in Afghanistan, the FOR graphic and cleanly.cut methods of report encouraging, a traffic in human beings plan of ham qoy mengeta that ha
I be on a par with an attempt to paint fructify.
That is also the opinion of in a decisivo battle, which ended in a terrible it up would be a
Tout.
ally. On May soth, while the steamship the Hongkong Telegraph. Under certain
Matsuura-mary wasteering in the Genkal- plainly defined regulations, based on THE Freech transport Annamite, with 250 nada for Nagasaki, she received a terrible shock experience, honesty and commonsense, marises on board from Toulon, prased through which ran through the whole bulk, All those who were on board, thinking the had struck on a It is within the range of possiblilty that a Singapore, ening castward, on the 13th inst. system of Chinese emigration to foreign These marines were the detachment of men rock, ran up to the deck, and looking about they countries might be satisfactorily arranged special'y sent out in connection with the Slam found a monstrous whale blowing. The whale was, perhaps, sleeping and did not get out of the In Hongkong-always assuming, and this treable.
way." The concluding sentence is good enough is a most doubtful element, that the Viceroy of the Llang Kuang and the high THE Russian steamer, forkwa, with tea from for anything. Chinese officials acquiesced. As atsib inst, and proceeded on her voyage the present existing in Hongkong the law following moning. The third steamer of the controlling emigration to British colonies Russian tea feet, the Rozsis, left Hankow on the Is most liberal in its scope; but as almost | sith fast, everybody knows, It opens the door to a perfect hotbed of bribery and "squeezing" H.M.S. Pallas was docked at Tanjong Pagar, Some Singapore, immediately after returning from of the most contemptible kind
Siamese capital when the Pallas loh, the French persons interested wax rich and have a Bangkok, on the 13th Inst.. All was quiet in the good time; others are carefully conveyed ranbast Lufis being moored opposite the to the Happy Valley or get on the beach. French Legation. An unlimited coolle emigration scheme to Brazil would certainly pave the way to fortunes for owners of foreign #tramps," hybrid coolls-catchers, and other disgraces to humanity; but would it prove a credit to Hongkong? The Government of Macas has offered these Brazilian philanthropists advantages which they certainly will never obtain in this colony; why then don't they make their head-quarters in the Holy City? The Portuguese officials have always been most accommodating in the encourage ment of trade, and Macao's past experiences *In the coolle trade. are unparalleled. If all these things are not known to the Hongkong Executive and to the members of the Legislative Council, it says very little for their intelligence and still less for what is dus to the honor of British nationality. A high official of the Hongkong Civil Service Is sant specially home to encourage & traffic in human beings that no Christian Government can ever be. Induced to tolérate; he goes home like an inflated windbag, abnormally distended by the meaningless flatteries of the Governor, hia | FRANK FLRICHER, who wis at one time stage weak brain turned by the sickening drivel manager to the Stanley Avials and who ren- of the Po Leung Kuk, and haunted by the dered valuable assim ance to the Hongkong shade of K, the Chump-headed. He Choral Society in getting up The Gondollers will probably come back a C.M.G., and gave a successfel variety sstertalamant at the Town Hall, Blagapore, on the 12th Instant. Mr. that is about the greatest degradation Fletcher wit assisted by Miss Zilliam Fletcher, which can befall any man who respects
young lady popularly known under another himself.
name in the ranks of the Dreadfula. THE Merry learn from Peking that an extraordinary appeal for jaslice to the Censors bas lately been made by a young woman named Chung San-men, who journeyed all the way from Shared to avenga the murder of her husbard. She had been espoused to the latter from her childhood, but he only survived the marriage a short time, and died in a somewhat mysteriousmanter, The widow thereupon went to reald, with her anbind's mother, and (from her learned that her husband, he was woalby man, had been polsoned by bls paternal uncle in order that the, latter might Obtain his wealth. For some reason the local authorfiles had been unwilling or mible to
DEATH.
At Aberdeen, on the 20th May, Gad MACBAIN, for many years Captain in the Glen Live Steamabip Company's service.
The Honghong Lelegungh
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1895
CHEAP TESTIMONIALS.
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(To be concluded in our next.)
TELEGRAMS.
To err it human, and to stick to it more so, as prejudice is the reason of fools, in all mixed assembiles there are more idiots than whe men, and of course It is inevit able that the greater number must get the better of the wiser. Ifthe most honorable the Legislative Council of Hongkong cara to accept this as a special compliment to themselves we have no objection; but our reference is really Intended for the exclusive benefit of the select collection of Chinese nobility and gentry who sent off the Registrar General the other day la a blaze of Grecian fire-works, and wrapped, up in a fulsome testimonial which, to the educated mind, was nauseously sickening, on a mission that, in view of existing A Commercial Convention has been signed circumutsuces, we are compelled to regard between Frases and Rude granting mutual as a disgrace to the Government of concessions to each nation, Hongkong and an lofamy to its Chinese (1)[Good old Recter! Ses Hongkong Telegraph, supporters. To prevent any mistakes, it June 170.) may be as well to state that we are now referring to the proposed Chinese slave trade between this colony and Braill, the latter a country which, according to latest advices, is even now in the throes of a desperate revolution, the final results of
which are most uncertain, It would perhaps be unreasonable to expect Governor Sir William Rossan, to know anything about Brasil or its position and
THR Chinese-owned steamer Celestial Captain Mathews, went there on therocis ness Mentok, to the Straits of Banks, about ten days ago It was expected that the stranded vessel would be fasted walely. The steamer Giang, Ann was despatched from Singapore to her aavistance.
Primus When I said "It takes thres genera slope to make a gentleman did young Dingley hink I was hitting at him!
Secundas-Oh, no, Heuld he thought you were dreaming of the day when you might have
great-grandson.".
THE band of the rat:Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Officcas Mess, Marmy Barracks, this evening, com- mending at 8 o'clock —
Ovator.
*The Bohemia Aid "An
Selection DieroTM .........
Waldand
be annihilated 1.
THE address alleged to have been sent to Sir James Russell by the Chinesa of Hongkong," which was published the other day in our local in to-morrow's Telegraph. Singoluly enough contemporaries, will be the text of our editorial no signatures are attached to this alleged address. Are the Chinese gentry and merchants of the colony and the diinterested for teams, wire-pollers of the Hongkong and Shang-
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SUPREME COURT
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Bojora Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chif Justice.) Juca.soth..
BENTENCES,
ing him, on Magarine Gap Road, on May 3rd, was brought up and sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour.
Prisoner said he would rather dis then go to gaol, and made a great disturbates on being removed from the court.
Lam Amau, convicted yesterday armed gang robbery and assault on ka in a house in Chung Sau Lane on the agile day, was brought up and sentenced to the years Impri- sonment with hard labour,
·A. BOY IN TROUBLE.
bel Bank ashamed to publicly put their Tus good old Victor Emanuel, one of the names to the precious document they have sent greatest ornaments to the picturesque harbour to the unscrupulous Daniel who will shortly go of Hongkong, has at last to follow the class of to that judgment which he so richly merits ? It antique men-of-war of which she is ach an soema precious like it. Will anybody who has excellent type. From the Naval and Military had the courage to sign the address to Sir Gastle we learn that the "turret ship Afaz, Talas"-the man who sacrificed Hongkong's which has just completed an extensive refit, freedom to the Chinese Imperial Customs for having been completely modernised, is to CMG-ship and trimmings-kindly send us replace the Victer Emanuel as post gunship his address before noon to-morrow. If he does, Hongkong. No date has yet been fixed for bolting the pennant, but stores are being rapidly he will hear of something to his advantage.
shipped on board, so that everything points to ber WRITING under date the 12th fast, the Hankou leaving at an early date. It is about time the correspondent of the N. C. Daily News says sold Victor Emanuel was relieved, as she has long At midaght on Sunday, the Trik instant, as three bean unit for theservice she is employed on, and officers of the steamship Glenfallsch was steppe the Afar would decidedly strengthen the Chins ing into a sampan at the first jelly in erder Fleet There Is a good deal of "bosh" to ge on board, one of them, Mr. Alfred in this paragraph, but little else can reasonably Lamence, the third officer, a ne young man of he expected from the editors of so-called "Ber twenty-eight years of age, lost his balance and vice" journals who don't know what they are fell into the water. The chief engineer, in trying writing about. The Victor Emanuelle not infit port to save him as he fel, got dragged in also, but for the service she is employed on, and who is losing his hold was able to scramble out again, not and never ku been in any sense a while the other was never seen to come to the guardship at Hongkong. She affords a most surface: Earnest search was made for him by convenient and comfortable residence for the
The Attomey General stated that he would large number of native boatmen and divers, Commodore and his staff, and is in suficiently: stimulated by the prospect of earning the reward good order to lastic that capacity for the rest Bity. offered, but success did not. crown their efforts years.As & fighting ship the has long been out try to describe the house so that the jury would A French squadron has been ordered to Blam,panish by murderer, and hence the long journey till six o'clock on the following morning when of date, but as hospital she can very cally be understand. There was a cock-loft across the of the widow to lay her case before the highest the body was found, and carried to the Municipal mide most useful The Afag is a sister ship of end of the billiard room, with stair ruaning tribunal in the land. The Freakdent of the Board || buildings. At the inquest held at two o'clock that metal monstrosity the Agamemnon, which up beside it. The keeper of the house and hit of Cesson listened to her story will patience, a verdict of accidental deaths by drowning was was out here during the Russian scare some and praised her strong sense of duty in avenging returned. The imeral at half-pasi Gve in the years ago. Neither of these vessels will answer her assband's muder, at the same time making lower cemetery was largely attended. The flags her helma and that is in all likelihood why the her an allowance out of the public funds for her of all the vessels in port wore half-masted all far has bom sent to penal servitude in mainincasse while, is the capital; The ciss day, sad the sad event threw a deep gloom Hongkong. She is a powerful fighting ship all
| iko maana nad máy VIDYU USBĺRİ KOMAN JAYAN how been suld by the Censory before the Throno; | Over sus gommunity.
FRANCO-RUSSIAN CONVENTION,
LONDON, June 19th,
FRANCE AND SIAM,
The French will occupy the Island of Samitin the Gulf of Slam.
[The squadron referred to in this telegram consists of the Triomphants, Inconstant, Comali und Lion. The two first mentioned salted herce for Stam yesterday, while the Comets and the Lion have been, in the south for some limas p«st].
Ng Po Tsun, school-boy, was charged with larceny of $73 from a drawer in ■ Tapanero billiard-satoon in Peel Street on the 17th May last.
Mi, W. M. Goodman, Attorney-General, appeared as Crown Prosecutor, and apologised for hit inability to attend yesterday owing to the Executive Council meeting in the morning and the Legislative Council in the afternoon:
The following Jury was impanelled --C. A. Mr. Francia appeared for the defence. Schwenke, T. F. Hergh, G. H. Medhurst, 1. A de lys, P. Pledge, L. M. Lobo, and P. W. Wilson.
wife slept in the cocklat, and kept the money there. The prisoner, son of a former compra..or
of Butterfeld and Swire, was provided by als gurians with plenty of pocket money, and on the warning la question he was at the houses playing billarda furiosd of going to makeely.