Co-day's Abvertirements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1898.
Entintations.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW, Edition of
*HE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"THALES,"
Captain Balburst, will be despatched for the above Port, TOMORROW, the 16th instant,
at 30 AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong,"15th August,'1895.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR NAGASAKI AND KOBE,
THE Company's Staminship
T
* CENTAUR,"
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Captain Bannatyne, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 16th instant, st Noon.
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 15th August, 1898
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
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WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, At the office of the Hongkong Telegraph you can ses, and procure for Sex Boxes, Copy of the Webuterol Websters, the latest and most | «mphatic proof that Laber ømula vincit.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.
AERATED WATERS of our manu- facture are sold throughout the (Taking through Cargo for WESTERN AUFTRA Far East and are invariably pre- ferred on account of their excellence, THE
LIAN PORTE).
HE Company's Steamship
"NESTOR,"
Captain Asquith, will be despatched as above TÓ-MORRÓW, the 16th instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed. The best materials only are tised.
THE PRICES are only half those 1979 charged in England.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,
Hongkong, 15ḥ August, 1898,
FOR NEW YORK,"VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steamship
THE
"CRAIGTARN,"
WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, makers to be equal to those of their
own production.
the 16th Instant, at 5 PM
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To be followed by
S.S. "LIV" on or about 25th August.
For Freight, 25,, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Agents,
Hongkoor, 15th August, 1808.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
"HE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"KUTSANG,"
Captain Bradley, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the aged Instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
General Managers,
Hongkong, 15th August, 1898,
1954
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. (Taking through Cargo for WESTERN AUSTRA- LIAN FORTS).
'HE Company's Steamship
THE
"PROMETHEUS," "
Captain Day, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 27th Instant, at Noon,
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong. 15th August, 1808.
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THE CHINA mutual STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR LONDON, VIA STRAITS, (Taking Cargo at through rates for GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, CONTINENTAL PORTE, RIVER PLATE, &C)
THE Company's Steamship
"OOPACK,"
J. Barber, Commander, will be despatched as above on or about the 15th September, 1898.
For Freight, &c., apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report to-day 1871 1—O1 the 1gth at 4.3.p.m. The centre of the typhoon seems to be now situatedabout 100 mllas to the | S.5.W, of Gap Rack, moeing W.N.W. At 9-10
pm! Black Ball holated.
On the 14th at 10.10a.m. Black Ball lowered. Ali1.35 am.: The typhoon appears 10 be entering the Lleechas pralosale near | Kwangchauwan Bay. The barometer: is rising on the S. and S.E. coasts of Calas, fallag in Halpheng, FORECASTS.. winds, decreas. Ing) squally and showery at first, improving
later.
On the 15th at 11.35 am: The depressions in passing to the North of Tongking. The barometer has risen and almost attaised the normal on the China coast. Gradients slight for S E. winds. FORECAST :-Moderato S.E. to E. winda ; fair,
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| A COMMON or garden' specimen of thief who abstracted bamboo shoots from a gardan at Kowloon was to-day seatup the steps for twenty eight days. Another porulator, who "Ufted" a water bucket went up for ten days.
In connection with the appeal case in the Supreme Court on Saturday, Trol Heung Po appellant and Ll Show respondent, Mr. H. E. Pollock desires us to say that he was only for mally holding the brief of Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. ine the appellant upon delivery of judgment, the last named gentleman being absent through 11. ess Mr. Follock bad not conducted the case previously.
death is announced at Plymptor, Devon, of Captain W. T. W. Hambly, R.N., who entered the Navy in 1845, and had seen a good deal of service. In the China war of 1860 he was pantor Kontenant of the Pear!, and was present at the
A NUMBER of boatmen were to-day fined $5 for capture of the Taka Forte. Subsequently ho falling to exhibit lights.
was sealer officer to Captain Borlase, and took part in the destruction of the town of Tsin-chow. He received the China medal with the Taku clasp.
A FINE of $5 or fourteen days was imposed on twe chair coolles for xalusing a lawful fare. A COOLER and an Accountant who stole a watch and chain from a brothel got six weeks "hard" to-day. HMS. Blankets with rellels for the Baryter
fr is stated by the Daily Chinese Progress that the owner of a pawn-shop In Narchang has and has formed a company to run them in the brought eight steam lautches from Shanghal
is expected to arrive either to-morrow or Wed-waters of Kiangai. He has arranged with the
nesday,
H.MS, Hermions, from Singapore and Bangkok, and the Peacoch, from Labuan, arrived here yesterday.
Two bsalmen, for the slawful possession of baifa ton of Cardiff coal, were to-day Exed $50, in defanit two moniks.
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compradore of a well-known British firms there to
use his name and to fly the British flag in order at the launches may not be examined at the barriers. The passage money from Narsing to the provincial capital is fixed 12 $1.
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held
MINUTES.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded,
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RICE RIOTING ROUND SHANGBAI.
Shangbal, August 6th. FULL DETAILS.
ABORTIVE ATTACK ON, TSIPAO VILLAGE. allied forth to Talpao, where they arrived about The raters, after clearing out from Ne Nie,
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this afternoon. Hla Excalisuscy_the_Officer ¦ Adminisiming the Govesament, Major-General As wa staled in our lunt lusas (wo rather Wilsons Blick, C‚B., presided, and there were | serious "rica" riots kure’accurred this week in also presert-Hon, T. S. Smith (Acting Ca- | the vicinity of Shanghai. The first took place lonial Secretary), Hon. R.D. Ormsby (Director of on Tuesday, the and lost, at Në Nié, a largo Public Works), Hon. F. H. May, CM.G. (Captain village south of Tsipro, The Tsang (amily, one (Acilog Colonial Secretary), Hon. R. M. Rumsey hoally at the bands of the looters. On the Superintendent of Police), Hon. W. M. Thomson of the most influential of the locality, sailered (Harbour Master), Hon. W. M. Goodman, above-mentioned date a gang of hungry wretchen Attorney-General, official members; the Hen. suddenly Invaded the premises of the Trang, C. P. Chater, C.M.G., Hoa. T. H. Whitehead, and outsumbering the occupants, succeeded in Hon. Dr. Ho Kat Hon. Wel A Yuk, Hes. E. carrying off large quantity of sice. Here, bow R. Bellion and Hon. J. J. Ball-Irving, um- sver, the troubles were not to end. Near the official members,
family mansion, and at the other end of a small canal, is a handsome Catholic church with sh and confirmed.
The minutes of the last meeting were read adjolslag presbytry and garden. Feating for the structure, and apprehending a possible attack FINANCIAL MINUTES.
during the night, the officials summoned a fow The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that soldiers to keep watch.. On the morning of the Financial Minutes No. 9 and zo be referred to 3rd the gang appeared again on the scene, the Finance Commlités.
and seeing the position so weakly protected, set to work to fire the building. Immediately OPEN SPACES FOR THE PUBLIC
the Christians of the surrounding villages were The Hon. Dr. Hokal In pursuance of notice summoned with beat of gong and flocked in ali gives at the last mesting of the Connell moved baste. Their presence awed the looters who the following rosalatation :-
withdraw is the direction of Tsipso. The “That it is desirable in the interests of the flames wers then arrested with the result that public that the plece of ground situated at British | little damage was done to the church, while the with a certate area of land smrounding and and the presbytry pillaged and looted. Kowloon known as Sɗng Wong Tuf, together | houses at the entrance were all reduced to asher adjacent thereto, as delineated and marked red ing or other purposes, but should be reserved on the annexed plan, should not be let for build- for the benefit of the public la perpetolly, and
This is the second large village the that the same should be delineated and marked traveller meets on his way to the Hilir; at ita off and kept in goed order by the Pabile Works entrance to a high bildge flanked with a cram Department of this colony.
bling widow monament on the right. To the In moving this resolution, ko was actuated left is situated a spacious Catholic church for several motives for the reservation of the large native congregation. The actual in- open space-some additional open cumbent is Father 21, a native priest, and space...for the Colony of Hongkong and author of two recent and scholarly publications | A WHOLKKALE publishing firm in Berila is about
lis dependencies. It seemed to be look. on the “Clvit and Miltary Krimidations of ing too far ahead at this time of the day | China" The village headosan is called La to lasda Chinesa' newspaper very shortly in when British Kowloon would be overpopulated. He is a distinguished scholar, a man universally in the Chinese language and will bear the name that clly. The Journal in question will be printed When one took into consideration the rapid esteemed and a staunch Catholic. Apprierd of growth of the Colony of Hongkong from a bar-: the impending danger he was soon on the sldrt Go-Gon-Chien-Feng, and is to represent Euro-ren rock in 50 years into a thickly populated and thanks to his efforts the attack proved abor pean Industries in the Celestial Empire. It is place, more populated per square mile than any other city in the world and that after the short said that the parar has been set on foot by the period of 50 years. They were nat, therefore, Colonial party in Germany, not only with a view looking too far ahead in preserving this plece
On Wednesday afternoon a daring attack took to representing the polliical Interests of Ger- of ground for the benefit of the public of
Hongkong and British Kowloon, Knowing place at Siking. This villago is alluated a few the increase in Germany's export trade with tection and their great appreciation of British brisk of a large canal, of which the "Midget many in China, but also to promote and support that the Chinese loved Billsh liberty and pro- miles from the Fang-wang-té hills and on the that country. It is intended, to izse a large justice they could tell beforehand that in a Saillog Club" has avalled self during the number of gratli coplex.
very few years_if_the_territory about to be months of May and June to hold several regaltın, acquired by the British Government be adminli. | Commercially it drives a brisk trade in rics, tared with due care and tact, the Chinese would timber, bear-card and bama. The sic producing numbers and he thought that in less than ten vicinity and transpost cheap, sice shops abound flock to the place lo very vast and overwhelming plains of Sang-king and To'lng-pu balog in the years the whole place would be occupied and One of these owned by the Ms family, engaged Kowloon would very soon become a centre of trade, industry and manufacture second perhaps only to Honghong itself, (Applause). second resson for moving this was that there stood monument of soilquity-a large stone with an Inscifpitos of close upon siz handred years old. He thought that this place should be preserved (Hear, bear). In the third place gang of foraging allbusters is composed of the was to cany pai sifpulation | Klangpchrough and Ningporowdies, summoned when Kowloon was leased and finally ceded to | to Shanghal by their compatriots to uzsist in the the Government, The stipulation was contained work of swing the French into submission to in the treaty that this spot together with the hill the sweet will of the Guild. Their assistance on which li stands should be reserved for ever. belag at present manecessary" they prowl over. Hon. Wel Ayuk reconded the resolution, the country to the great annoyance of farmers The Directorof Public, Works said that the and the detriment of public aider. We would only commercial value of the ground in quesiton like to know exactly what the Taoral and the would be a granile quarry-giantis being ■ local officials are doing, when, despite the positive thing which was particularly rich in "the orders of the Emperor that they should be alert colony. In the territory about to be lessed to
and watchial to put a stop once and for all to Hongkong there wax granite and ballding stare
nonsense of this klad, they should allow thes 10 last for centuries (Hear hear.). He supported disturbances, so disgraceful to humanity, to take the resolution and thought that the ground could | placo within their jurisdiction.—China Gozetle. be easily spared.
A sz×TENCE of six weeks was imposed on boatman to-day for the theft of a quautliy of plates, bowls, dishes, &c., at Yau-ma-ti THE Rainbow, croiser, Captafo Vernon A. Tisdall, was paid off at Davonport an 1ath. ult. SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.O.B., from her commission on the China Station. D.C.L., F.R.S., F.C.s, &c. the greatest Ir has been ascertained that 42,000 tons of cost living authority on Water; reports as from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York
are on the way to Admiral Dewey at Manila. follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture:—
FOR stealing a clock and a box from the cabin A NIW and exceptionally powerful type of of the chief officer of the steamship Worangtorpedo is said to have been ordered by Japan "It possesses an extremely high detay to-day received a sentence of forty-two days. at Flame. This torpedo will be of 24 la diameter, Igree of organic purity and is rem Ri. Rev. Bishop Hoare, Mis. Hoare and instead of the present 18,, will have a speed of of most excellent quality for family have booked for Hongkong per P. and O. thirty-ñvo knots, and a range of 2,000 yards. It "drinking."
steamer Shangkat, leaving London on October will be fitted with the gyroscope, to obtain the utmost precision. Should anticipation be fulfilled, and this torpedo actually prove its Capadly to run straight for anything like 2,000 yards, the gun will have a very formidable rival. At the same time a 24-10. torpedo must be very largo, heavy, and, awkward to handle, and the tube to fire it most be increased in proportion with the size of the Whitehead. A larger type of torpedo boat or destroyer would be required to carry it, and thus the size of the target would be Increased.
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THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended August 14th A. S. WATSON & CO., LD-Zuropeans, 179, Chinese, 1,636, total
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
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ESTABLISHID A.D. 1841.
Hongkong, 18th Jane, 1898.
BIRTH
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A JUNK master who attempted to leave the barbour without a clearance was caught by P.C. Hammond and to-day he was fined $ro or a montb.
A COOLIE found trespassing at Victoria Barracks On 14th August, at Crossmyloof, Cameron and who refused to leave when ordered has to Terrace, Kowloon, the Wile of D. A PURVIS, go to prison for two weeks unless he can pay the Chiel Engineer of is. Fausang of a son.
[986 Police shroff $5, DEATHS.
On the and May, 1898, from lever, at Idoj, near Patale, on the river Niger. Leutenant and Commander BEAUCHAMP ST. JOHN BELLAIRS, commanding HM.S. Jackdaw, in bla 30th year, son of Liant.-General Sir William Belisirs, K.C.M.G., C.B., of Clevedon.
A PAIR of red pongee silk trousers belongleg to « brothel mistruos exclied a coolie's cupidity and he stole them. To-day he was sent to guol for twenty-eight days.
the Admiralty Lieutenants B. V. Brooke,
to
I wo thought a lecture would do the institution any good, says the China Gositie of 6th Inst, we would devote a strong and emphatic one to the Hongkong Post Office, whose vagaries "ara becoming little short of a public scandal The mall arrived here yesterday absolutely unsorted, and hours elapsed alter the Safast came into port before the first letter or paper reached its
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H.E. the Officer Administering the Govern- ment spoke favourably with regard to the bll! and said that the Council had done most wisely on af the youth and manhood of this Colony; In preserving this ground for the healthy secres-
natural defences of the bills at Kowloon and sald-"I kaya great pleasure in mentioning that was the first to draw my attention to it at a' my brother officer Lieut. Machell (H. K. V. C.)
On the 11th July, at 167, Elgin-avenus, Malde. / THE following appointments have been made st | destination in the Settlement. The steamer got H.E spoke at great length regarding the vale, W., AARON RAPHAEL BILILOS, formerly of Calcutta, aged 56.
the Grajton, undated: A. S. Chambers, to the Al Shanghai, on the 4th of August, 1898, | Bonavaniura, to dele, August 5th, DONALD PATTERSON, the beloved son of J. B. and Lillian Cameran, aged 3 years.
The Honghong Telegraph
A COPY of the scores in the rifts match on the HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., At the General Hospital, Slugapore, on August | 13th between a team from the KO.R. and the
Agents.
th, ARCHIBALD HEPBURN-MITCHELION, of Ride Association reached or this afternoon too Hongkong, 15th August, 1898.
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lato for publication. It will appear to-morrow, DURING the week ending August 13th there had bean one case of plague in Hongkong and none in the other districts. There was also one non- fatal case of diphtheria. No cases el faver of | any kind were reported to the authorities,
TEX new Japanese crulçer Kosoft has had her TELEGRAMS. The trial was over the forty-knot course, and the trial trip with Japanese representativas aboard.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, AND SINGAPORE
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
"SADO MARU," having anived from the above Potis, Consigner of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are belog landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consigament will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 4 Goods not cleared by the sand instant will be subject to rest,
P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
All ship-damaged packages most be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the vessels arrival here, after which no claims will be recognised.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 15th August, 1398; [3.1985
Intimation.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1898,
(HONGKONG TILEGRAPH " SPECTAL.) THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN SITUATION.
TIENTSIN, August 12th. Great activity is reported to exist in diplomatic circles at Peking. The British Minister remains firm in his demands and the Anglo-Russian relations are said to have become critical.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA IN CHINA.
LONDON, August rath. Mr. Balfour questioned in the House of Com. mons in reference to the statement of the Times Peking Correspondent, said that China had DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & agreed to all the Russian conditions is connec.
COMPANY,
VICTORIA Dispensary,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS,
IMPLE AERATED WATER,
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don with the railway extension to Newchwang, and that the facts were ambatanilally an stated. The matter was engaging the serious attention
of the Government.
THE PEACE PROPOSALS.
protocol was expected to be signed to-day and The New York Herald says that a peace
that a formal proclamation of an armistice would Immediately follow,
PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT, Parliament has been prorogued,
THE AMERICA CUP. SA RILLA
The New York Yacht Club has accepted Mr. R*
› ASPBERRYADE, &c. Lipton's Challenge to race for the America Cup.
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
DAKIN, CRUICKKHAMK & Co's Waters are made under the constant supervision of a duly -quallfed English Chemist and wil bear comps-
Flaon with the best English Manufactáres.
“Special terms to HOTILE, CLUES, Masons and other Large Consumers. any complaints should be addressed in the Manager. **Hongkong, 1st March 1897.
PROTOCOL OF PEACE SIGNED,
SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES:
M. Cambon the Spanish Peace Plenipoten. | tiary signed a Protocol of Pence on Friday after.
noon, and instructions were immediately cabled.] (30 to all Commandere in suspend hostiililer.
high speed of twenty-three knots an hour wis attained. The Kosagt was built at Crump's | yard at Philadelphia,
PROFESSOR · Becker; of the Geological Survey, has been ordered to proceed to the Philippines to report on their physical characteristics, and especially on the minerals, beginning with Luzon. Mr. Becker, who is a graduate of Harvard, recently visited the Transvaal on similar minion on behalf of some London corporations.
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AT Hamburg the East Asiatic Trading Company has been created with a paid-up capital of M. 500,000, in 500 shares of M. 1,000 sch. A meeting of shareholders has been called for July 26th in order to decide as to the amalgamation | with, the firm of Messra. Hailing, Buschmann and. Menzell, at Hongkong, Canton, Shanghal, Hankow and Ticatsin.
up to Woosung before ons d'clock, and it is simply shameful to have to record that it was got until nearly six that the delivery commenced, and that as a matter of fact, it is going on stiil If the young gentlemen of the H. P. O, whose duty it is to sort the North China mail before it leaves the colony, were employed in any private office in the world, und weglected their business in the same manner, they would soon get their walking papers; but fortunately for themselves, they are in a great public department, where all that is necessary for them to do, it seems, is to rat in a perfunctory sppearance once or twice during the day, pass their work on to the mas next below them, and stroll out #gain. THE “STAR” FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Mr. C. 9.
The staistory meeting of the "Star" Ferry Company, Limited, was held at the Offices of Sheep presided and there were also present the Company at noon today. Messrs. E. S. Whealler, A. Haupt (Director), E. Osborne (Secretary) Terry, Pinckney, N. A Slots. E. Georg, Madar, Brownbill, Leung Kam Lio, Ng Kas. Chan Ki Tong, G. Murray Bala, Beck, Hooper, Wong Kan Tek, R. C. Wilcox, Newton, Ismail, Mak Fok. Plummer.
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.
lecture last year."
The resolution was passed ananimously, RECREATION GROUND AT CAUSEWAY BAY. A bill entitled an Ordinance to provide for the reservation of certain land at Causeway Bay as recrsation ground and for the making of the regulations as to its iso, was passed,
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Hon. T. H. Whitehead in seconding the bill desired it to be recorded that the ground would be reserved for all nationalities” irrespective of race and creed.
BILLS.
First reading of a Bull entitled an Ordinance for the Natural zation of Chat Li Choy, alias Chan Chan Chuen.
live. Danger, however, larks in the near future and both Pagans and Catholics keep up a strict watch on the highways lending to the village.
TROUBLES AT SIKING.
the altection of the looters. They fell upon it in a body and succeeded la carrying bit 300 plculs, This family is now threatened with another sad worse attack, for very likely the loaters will fre the buildings and other valuable properly within their teach
We have it again on good authority that this
A YOUNG SHARPER:
Kant, August gib," under arrest young foreigner who gave the Yesterday afternoon the Japanese police placed
name of C. Baines. There are various charges against him of abisining goods by false pre tences, and according to the statements of the in Kabe in June last, and commenced work in police it appears that he made bis appearance Motomach. Among other shops he visited was that of Mr. Y. Nakao of a87 Motomachi, 4 chome. There he was successful in obtaining a bat coal, pipe, and a bottle of Florids water, that he was employed here, and upon ble valued alt geiber at Y19-75, upon his statement
algustuse to I ordlary Invoice of the goods. Other tradesmen Word visited. but, as far as is at present known, ka had no further success. "Balaca," as he styles him sell, seems to have left Kobe after this, and nothing was heard of him until a week or so ago, when he reappeared and obtained accom medation in a house upon the hill. There he Items to have stated that he had "great ex was aroused as to his real postilon. On Satur pectations, and for a little while no aspicion. day Iss the police state that he entered First reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance jeweller's shop in Motomach, and after looking for the Naturalization of Ld Chung, alles Llat-sundry, articles selected diamond ring valued at Y60, which he said he would purchase Chin Shing
Second reading of the Bill entitied an Ordin- If the shopkeeper would accept his "signature ance for the establishment of Vacations in the
on a chit. That was not agreed to, and he left the shop to visit another. On Sunday he was in Motomachisgain, and laterviewed other jewellers and dealers, but without result, Suspicions having been sicured, be was asked by a police officer who had watched his movements to accompany him to the station. This was done, and be then stated that he was an American citizen. The United States Consul was seen, but as Mr. "Balnas "had no papers of any kind to support his assertion, Mr. Lyon refused to recognise him. The police then allowed Mr. Baines" to leave the station, but kept him in view, kad at one o'clock yesterday arrested him apon information of other charges to be pre The Council adjourned till 3 p.m. on Monday ferred against him. One of these is that 29th lust.
for the Naturalization of Loang Lok, allas Leang First reading of a Elll entitled an Ordinance Cheung Soy.
Supreme Court.
Pasted
Committee on the Buf entitled an Ordinance to authorise the appropriation of a sapple mentary sam of three hundred and sixty-eight thousand, eight hundred and sixty-plus dollars and ninety-three conte, to defray the charger of the year 1897,
Passed.
Third reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinan ce to amend the law relating to the Registration of Trade Marks.
Passed.
ADJOURNMENT,
FINANCE COMMITTE A wasting of the Finance Committee was held immediately afterwards.
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THE BATTLE OF MANILA BAY,
A REMARKABLE STORY. Says the E, and G. Expressi- A remarkable story has been started by Mr, Cunninghame-Graham to the effect that the excellent gunnery exhibited by Admiral Dewey's squadron at Manila is said to be accounted for by the fact that most of the chief gunners on board his ships were Englishmen, decoyed from the China squadron by the promise of 8500 wages a month.
The Chairman said 1-Gentlemen, as you are no doubt aware, this is only formal meeting, called, in order to comply with the requirements of the Companies Ordinances and the only bost nors we have to tranmer is to fix the time for holding the Company's annual general meetings. The capital was fully subacifbed and the various agreements in connection with the formation of the Company wore adopied and the Company commenced operations on the xat May, There We have received two very pretty pictures from have been various petty froubles which seem Men 11. M.A. de Souza & Co., of Stanley Street, but these are gradually being got over and on Inseparable from the trausler of suck & businear; the local agents for Rainier Beer. The pictures the whole, things are now moving slong as are advertisements for this popular beverage and smoothly as can be expected. We are inclined are a long way in advance of the ordinary show to take it as a favourable symptom that our card. One depicts a hosting party and the critics are not now so much in evidence in the cally coloured and are well worth framing. other a squadron of cyclists. They are artists se at one time was the case. The new Double Ender" is now being constructed by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. and Ir is a pity the interpreter at the Magistracy dos should be completed about October next. We think this addition to the Company's fleet should not tall his Worship literally all the Chinese be walcame to the travelling public and should witnesses say in the box. To-day a Celestial | enable the Company to offer fin patrons more at plafatiff waed langusga regarding Europeans that an up-to-date service. It is our present inten, Interviewed, Mr. Conninghame-Graham said, would have brought down condign punishment too, when this steamer is ready to take her It is alleged that what has happened is that place in the line, to dispose of the "Morning Admiral Dewey or some American agents have on him had it been property translated. Not Star," which is hardly saltable for modern re-induced saveral of the chief gunners with the so long’ago a iman got seven days for using the quirements on such a service.
British squadron at Hongkong to transfor them. | word "barbarlan" in describing a European, We are arranging for improved wharf accom-selves to the American fleet, upon promise of modation at Kowloon, including protection from } receiving $500 a mozib, payable in advanca. A RECENT COPY Df the New York World con› : the weather to travellers while waiting for the Farther, there is reason to belleve that these
facts are well-known at the British Admiralty," tafɛa a picture of a group concating of Emilio launches, and we hope later on to be able to Aguinalds and over thirty principal insurgents, side, sa well. It may interest you to hear that affect some improvements on the Hongkong along with CoL Primo de Rivera and two other earnings have been well up to estimates so far. Spanish officers." The photograph was taken at | I more that the Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong, shortly after the settlement made by Company be held before the 3181 July in each the treaty of Blacsabato, so completely infringed
year.
Ms. Terry, secondod.. Cenied.
by the Spanish refcent to carry out the speciñed
This concluded the bustness of the merilog,
AQUATICS.
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The acquatic entertalament given the other day was so much appreciated by the ladies that it has been decided to give a repellion at 5.15 o'clock p.m. on Thursday the agih last. It | Will, consist of a water Polo game, as before,
preceded by some short swimming.tiems.
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of golog to hotel on the hill on Sunday alght, and reoning up a little bill without any means of paying it. When seen at the station yesterday afternoon, Mr. "Daines", seemed disinclined to give a Chronicle toprezent. Aliva any Information on the subject of his antecedents. He did, however, „state that he had been for some time a traveller for the Equitable Lila Issurance Company running up and down the Chlaem ports." He informed the
police, however, that he had only been in Japan a month, having Jast come up from Singapore. He is, he says, eighteen years of age, and persists that his artest is illegal that the police have taken the wrong man.
Mr. Balues" is about 5 feet 3 in, in height, and of a fale complexion. He is wild to be cons stantly dressed in light tweeda with a straw hat, but has not by any means an American accent, In this coanecilan it maý be vinted that a Yokohams contemporary recently published paragraphs relating to the dolog of a young man named M. Edwards, who, was allowed to have victimised several hotel keepers and commercial establishments in the northern port. The polica were on the young gentleman's track, but while the question of his nationally was under constr deration be disappeared. The local police are now in communication with Yokohama 'with a view of ascertaining whether Mr. Baise and Mr. Edwards are ens and the same person.
Since the above was in type, wa', learn that Mr. Balnea was taken to the Municipal Polles Station last evening pending 'inquisies as to his nationally-Chronicle,