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sentents.
TERRIBLE
THE FETE RECEPTION for Captain
PERCY SCOTT, RN.C.R., and the Oficer's A. S. WATSON & Co.,
÷of 1LMS, " TIKROLE" will be held on the
"CRICKET GROUND, STO-NIGHT, the "igth"} instant, from 9 golu 13.30 PMeg
THE POLLOCK,
Hongkong, by May, 1968.
Hon. Secretary,
BANK HOLIDAY
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Valfenset.
M. BLANC, the lite communiler of the Frenchs" Chinese junk. Fleur de Lotus, which left hers some Ung aguer näite for the Paris Exhibition, "being towed front singaptað tá Colonibo by thi Ca-pop returned de Singapond barsha feden, TheW'un de koties End a bad paysage and was leaking badly" Incidentally also she was scaled in Colombo far the money payable for towing. There is little hope of the junk now leaching the Paris Mabibitioni
n
honour of Captäin. the Officers of HMS
poned on account of the inclemenc weather, has now been fixed for this evi
Miss Mucial Alleyne has accordingly Consented to porpane har llenefit. which was to have taken place this eveniti
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE:
SUPREME, COURT.
CRUMĄNAL, SESSIONS,
Sir John Cheringha, kiu Chief Justices
May 19th.
actual viole
to be
order,
notice.
in readines
had a suffe blew bier of the been prov But that
The feel
"ARMED ROBBERY? . Whis ingenting at the Supreme Court Wong ruž Peringnese amatents have postponed their god te four counts with robbery while Sun Ming. Alo Yeung and Lai Chun were $24nd performance at the Lusitano Ciob in armed with revoles, and enth count with
gid of the Indias FamingFind from ja-night (6" | receiving property knowing it to be stolen, state hav to nowow, Sunday' the goth inst, on agroneneral instructed by Mr. Bowley Crown of the
The flow, W. Meigh Goodman (Attorney) had adva the "Tertible Fete this gering. The and Solicitor, prosecuted; the Prisoners perled took plic GF-41,M.Sc. del indą will play he fellow pro not guilty on all counts, but were undefended. 10 grammy at y pane
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$48
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Sualling quantities äadsimple but thes will de supplied at propořídomate ivholesale rates.
Mar
Waktul Dine Pries
A
The following gentlemen composed the son Jury: -H. Varrelmum, D. Haskell, K. Hamil fon. 11. E Erot, W. 0.C. Spalchaver, B. C. Mi Johnston, ňad K. 11, Herbst,
1. The Altorney General said that though the day
indictoient was long, as it referred to the rob- was the Kheng of four persons, he did not think it would that the | give hum rauch, usable. It consisted actually had bechy so
of one rivishery. The faces were simple. The had mes infice complainant, HaShan Soi, who was a house boy, avaju a šalmın
take heed were press altitude dow sity of the Chicsep with his work
A CINAMAN named Hp Shing was charged at the Suppene. Court yesterday with being monder of the Triad Society, "The called Chinamon comected with the Basil Mission as a witness, wip stiled fan he had mäte esquiries as the prisoner's belonging to a secret society, ha could hot find ang tatha "in the report. The prisoneritented belonging tarihe Triad Society, and said he was & Ulgis, tan. “The Jury" unanimously derided, that hel
We guarantgroup. WisesandSpirits as a guy and he was the wire diy hanged the genuine only, when bought | ̈
Ports
QUAENIS ROAD CENTRU..
MARRIAGE.
„th the bathe Yaugh, at" Cubeant Unital Press letempo ingell, Singapage, hetke štry,tieorge Fobising, Cixir SM XE of Singapore. Jin Myx, dungilea nižjohu téttarlės Taif, Rose-
ints Cathoge
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however, which struck suddenly wirdased biet to. situation lie waved his hand endeavoured to reinforstrale were evidently about
but no heed was pald further hesitationis, reali guddch was the ouslau scarcely had time
he made some when he did get the
with it. He bred or two, killing wounding four of chambers were all
in the faces of all he coul fight with "the handli he was overpowered by numb the ground. Meanwhile his sisting of but two or three s quite by surprise and knocked over, rifles, with bayonets fixed, were the rioters, one of whom, with
at the Singar Retinery parry Day, had received est previous to April 5th Soo from his bother in America, and had also received an other 75 connection with his house, which
pealed for proposed extensions. Doubt se smatt thieves knew about complains and having received this money, and pinned the rubbery, taking means by which die booty, ould be canied away by sea. The upper floor the house in which cosainant, lived was pied by himself, his wife and another woman, while his mother lived on the ground. -- direct from usản thứ Colony or frain | Maxy persorowishing to disease the pongleaf down. Between va midnight and 1230 in the de anthorised Agents at the Coustony, but who owing to their not having vele morning the prisoners, accompanied by sufficient grounds according to the English esed the ground der where Kong Yu, the ut ether men, broke into the house, and law, are unable to obtain the necessary flere mother, was sleeping, and demanded the keys ef dissolution in Eagland, resort_a_the USA, pf her hoverete, "threatening her at the same A. 5. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. and after they have resided there a few nangis trig with revolvers. They were refused, so present a petition to the Court praying for a bpke opru the boxes and stole articles of divorce on grounds that would be suficing in went upstairs and complainant, who had been clothing anil $174. Another party of robbers an English Court oflam, and generally bayerno atened by the noise, caught hold of the difficulty in obtaing their wish. It will be serind prisoner by his quere, so he would be remembered that within a yeire on sd the mare able to identify this prisoner. Complainant was, powever, intimidated by threats of being or less famon, Mes. "Languy and Mis, Justin and was forced to let go. The house was Mekarthy Ji, wlas Cissy Loftus: luca obtained then sacked, chahing and money to the divords in the American Chante team their dee of $pos stolen and the prisoners, hearing he had unfixed, proceeded to stab lije respective husbands, "The latest ännuncell ringing, cleared out. Complainant, after Major. The rubian did succeed
The had soltaired no had been the officer's lens her seriously,
reported the matter on the police, who promptly time, arrived faptain Pereira, who | infogated that adjacent police stations by tele- sliots and rushed to the assistance
phone. The house is known as No. 24 Sui offices. The Captain was unarmiet Clog yan, a small village heyond Quarry Baytheless, he sailed in in the most Wanchai Palice Station was also informed of laying about him with his. the robbery and Ece. Sergi. Laycock, thinking way that opened the | thin the proceeds of the robbery would be cer encountered But;
thinly brought to Victoria" to be disposed of man'de in gudra crowd started of in the direction of Quarry Bay. He was thrust at the fac if the head spinners Carrying becoming liked, property, and on their persons was found cloth-ments appe „t hurdle which contained some of the stolen was knocked down
peated ing, also stolen, The second prisoner, was and other weapons. wearing a pair of woman's trousers, which Help, however, was belonged to Kong Ku, in fact, he had Captain's men huch": disposing of these two, Sergt. Laycock knocked over the sold got the on 4 The present time. After the fray, and arriving started nut again and at, about 5 o'clock came the fray Chinese Re (azioss the third prisoner who was holding from around the
pan enbrella, and had a bundle in a ricksha, stood astride the fallen also stolen. De was also arrested. At the they denied the charge, the third prisoner stion, when the men were formally charged, saying the handle had been given to him by someone whom he only knew by sight to take to the Harbourmaster. The Attorney General then explained the reason for the number of
·cotinis in the indictment, and, said that the
From Levante, of 8.8, 156, antiquehippied .
at Port Said.
Optional Cape will be disa di rivet hune hadde d
The Hongkong Celegraph me is that Earl Rift, on has been so im at the withe, dhuintet his deigsbours and to filict a fatal firtist when, Jast
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR. MARENIGU. ANXIETY FOR THE CARRISON.
***Eosmos. May-17th,
UN
Je
minently during the last ten years bebut the public une comacction with his lattinorial troubles, has oftamed a dorce after the highest Court of Appeal, the House of Lords refused to dissolve bis manage. The files: ing are the facts of the cise. On the, 25th March, 1800, le Countess Rasselt petitioned frar a judicial-separation_fipm_her_husband peinion was dismissed with Lusts. There were then attempts at ecoviliation but thesejailing, on the oth April, 1894, the Countess brought a suit for restitutiim at conjugal rights which was met by Harf Russell's demand for dictal separation on the grounds of her cpeity. The judge dismissed the wife's petition and granted the husband a decret for judicial separation. Lady Kesselt appealed fun this decree to the count of Appeal who dismissed her petition and also the counter claim of End Russell praying for a judicial seperti Jasy Rassell then appeted to the loase of Lords. who by a majority älinge to tour confirmed the „folariping; rumours, cumating adgment of the Chart of Appeal. as phably Bytu Bor sources."-tent titin ti considerable doubt whether this vorge
prisen any desperately detinding holds good in pagland. 'themselves against vehementassaults.
The Hoops contruïtheir reverse at Matchingcom the 12th inst, and that ge utalter of "Boers were taken pri- WHEN The British loss ja killed
Avondesh was fific,
"This anxiety regarding Mailing is gaining in intensity in consequence
THE ORANGE FREE. STATE.
Nouze to the contrary of gisch immediately... figural Handleslis orempied,
No Claims will admited after the Googl
have left the bow and all Claitis must be Meqatlangs NP4, and the Welch
.!
sent in to the Offices the Vagher sign d be dope) Nọon, an the 94th ambut, run they will bent he'd reingnized.
7. No Fire Insurance has hertifies te cheamă ang 3 Goods remaining in the towns after the 25th instant will subject in vem.
Bills of Lading à ill be counterspend lay
SANDER WIELER & Co.
Hongkong, with all Agents
May Type
Intimations.
EYESIGHT.
MANGLAZARUS
Gregalist-capúðaggen i madon and Calenta, may
the pen suitur, tor.SPECTACLES at:
BREWER & Co.
TUNDER THE Hòsurong Mýriz. Business Houls.
ONLY
FOR A FEW DAYS MORE.
begrifiott (sebupied Lady brailon-the Path insi
LATER.
•
capture of the prisoners reflected great credit
in the police, authorities.
Witnesses were the tailed
The Jury, without retiring found the tfiree prisoners guilty on the first four counts and
not guilty on the fifth.
the
ar hesitation emptied
six of them over the magazine into the rabble escort then appeared officers, both of whom
numerous wounds, were perilous predicament, fire valley overlie up in fighting order.
from showing signsc every moment becoming more was prempily and laughed over their
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
HUNGER, Aling th Misora Benjamin, Kelly, and Pouts," in their weekly share report state
More life has been shown in the packet during the week and a dir general busier has been transacted," The Ohrers Freehold Mines Limited, have untided that the Final of twenty strokes with a birch within 7 exačily hou Balf of so cents per share on the shares days at their imprisonment, s has been made and is payable on the 47th July nest. We beg to remind our Constituents of the following Calls Green Island Contest Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited,-$10, dan 31st May. Company Limited, $25, due at July. Thong
His Lordship in passing sentence said that he had to donist in his ngn mind that they let them. belonged t'a band of ruffians who came from volley strigh tre mainkund perpetrate these crimes, as ling partyes such it was necessary to inflice such a punish | rolled upon would, therefore, be imprisoned with hard speed to ment, ast willd be a lesson to others. They tay silliant labour for seven years each and receive a ship selves
THE WESTERN FRONTIER. CHRISTIANA OCCUPIED. tieneral Methuen has, reached a place twelve miles along the Hope"
kong and Kowloon Whaff and Godown Cam- staid Bond without seeing the enemy.pany, Limited-$50, due ist July. Banks.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banks have steadily
| General Banter Fas occupied Chris-improved and after sales at 3922 and 303 timmt uneqqused, the enemy retiring, per est. premium are wanted at 304 per Cent, premiiding The London quotation is fón Klerksdorp.
457 45 Xationals have been booked at $27. Alarme Insurances-Unions can be placed at 6253, China Traders are quiet of $54. Cantors A sayall sale of China Fires has been effected are in demand at Sigo Fire lásurances--
THE FREE STATE.
A number of Hoers in the Picks Jurg mud. Bethlehem districts are defirous of surrendering.
THE RECENT FIGHTING AT -
MAFEKING.
The Cape Argus states that Com Constantly securing head is, sells of mandant Eloff and ninety Boers were dimness when eating, weak the letters made prisoners at Maleking. running together any of these Aymptons. indicate a deficiency in the form of the eye
requiring Classes only to correct and che.
"[380b,
ME LAZARUS Supplies his SPECTA CLES only after lusting the sight.
PARIS ADVICE FREES«)
MATAN APPEAL. THE SUPERIORESS of the LTALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL du the Residents of Hongkong and the Post Ports, for their, kind Patronage and support, and desires to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds. OLNEEDLE WORK..
Gentlemen's Shins made to order-and-Cüss
ollars renewed on old ones.
# and Children's Under-clothing' Coming
WEATHER- REPORT.
The Observatory report says On the 19th at 11.55 am, the baronicter bas fallen over the Formosa Channel and S. coust of China, risen in Japan, Pressure, is highest in W Japan, and relatively low over the 5.E. coast of China Gradients slight to moderate for E. winds on the E. coast of China, and for SW winds on the 5. coast. FORECAST Fresh SW. winds: squally, shiwers. “
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to 15th instant
Do. cn, during past za curs.
Total... 289:
Deaths reported to 18th instant... 43
do. during past 24 hours 193
Total:202
Du.
SHIPPING REPO TS..
Capt. C. Duchateau, of the steninship Indits,
$79. Shipping Hongkong, Canton and from Marseilles and Saigon, reports ---Finc Macao Steamboats imve been sold at $30), weather. Indo Chinas are easier and sales at Shave been elected Douglas Steamships are quiet
where betw
large propo
was the
that ever
only been
been d
conduct
Regime
estal #rain
Say that
more
Cupt. W. 11. Lunt, of the steamship Fushun, "G)
with sellers at $49. Star Peries are enquired from Shangs, reports: Fine clear weather at fog at $183. Refineries. Luzons have changed and light winds to calm. hands at $36 and close with further buyers, Mining-Punjons have been placed at gs
between $6 and $61. Jelebus are slightly casier
THE FIGHT AT WEI-HAI-WEÏ; Our Wei-hai-wei corespondent, writing en
ofalis many
with sales at 5125 and sellers at $121. Raubs were done at declining rates down to the oth inst says mentioned in my last acc but are again firmer with buyers at $32. letter that the atlitude of obstruction and non: Docks, Wharves and Godowns, Kowloon conciliation adopted by the Chinese Boundary Wharf shares are wanted at $86, Wanchai Commissioners would probably result in trouble, Warehouses are been sold at $54. New before the work of delimitation was completed, Amoy Docks have been placed at Szo, and I am sorry to have in tell you now that Lands Hotels and Buildings - Hongkong my predictions have been only ton
well and Lands have ruled in strong request and have ton quickly fulfilled. One of the most mis been taken off the market at $125 and $125!, chicrous stories that could be invented was West Points have improved their position had that cirented a few days ago by the emissaries have been negotiated at $49. Hongkong of the native Commissioners, amongst the Hotels are firmer and have buyers at $110. ignorant people of those very districts through Humphreys Estate have been sold at Sio which the new boundary lines will run, 16 the tiôn” China. Providents have been dealt in at rates cffect that the English Norman (Colonel the ce -between $9.85 and $to. Colton Mills,There Dorwood, D.5.0,) had given the Chinese No. 1. is no business to report in slucks under this man the sum of two thousand dollars for permis beading Cigar Companies.--La Commercials sion tatum, the lve declared an interim dividend of to % for and seize the country people out of their homes. Then the announce: the half year Miscellaneous Green Island ment which has been proved to baye eman Cements have changed hands at $204, and $20) directly from Chinese Commissioners,
· property,
dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Six Fank Swettenham arrived at Shanghai on and more, sliares can be placed at the latter Chinese Government no longer held
can be supplied, if required
forest will also be most grateful
ur old EELOPES to be made
for the Children of fin Poor Schools, Jaught by the Sisters:
Trim Aprik
the 13 ultoch rotte for Wei-hal-wel
Ware glad to hear that C. SM. Conolly, RA
A who is at Kennedytown Hospital sullering from
$493 | Plague, is progressing favou
`mate....” Chips Borncom are enquired for at $25. in the ceded territory, mid- that
dividend of 60 cents paid on the 15th inshint about paying taxes was no AS.Waisons are abtareable at $16 ex the people need no longer Electrics have been sold at $it for the Old thing best calculated eleva and $2.05 for the New.shp
evious
hold en
ING.
ADYSMITHEDANA
teant to have a half-holi
How they get it and a vants into the bargain is the
be following peculiar tale. It was in the middle of “second;,lesson bury heard of the big doings at the. ere so many of its old boys have been what stuff, the School is nade-of That moment not a single boy could or
Hall and Knight nobody care that
to ripple with the mysteries of his
(bit about!
how Ctcon 100k: Sphalteria only thing
worth, thinking of to their minds was how the By: Hoers didn't take fadysmith: "A" ball" was
instantly demanded, and horror, of horrors- refused
Said Hailey Bury
uter thoroughly sifted during dinner, Fill planbed, and the Lower Fourlit while the word was passed that any hagikhingibal could be wared or make a noise, was slo abe routed outedit: Then out into the big
idrangle rushed &Haileybory, to march;
nyimase of enthusiasm round-and-round; their patriotism waxed hotter and hotter, denly found themselves stampeding ughthe gates down the front drive To Henford !” cried frenziede prefects, the school porter fell backwards into his mystunned with asiazement at the sight! I did me good to see, the dear boys," said a -Henford lady's. It was the best thing I've seen isince I've been in the town. There were nearly
100 of them in all their rackets and 'football- things, chuuting like madinang, and they did "lock" sollinppy. (Some of them carried flags on clothes, props,, and some of them, blew hom they had come all the way-two miles from their School to cheer us up... of they met cheered back; Britannia
·Sty ation. Th
Jicadmask
meet
vere