Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 19. 1907.
kong suger at Shanghai this year accumulating | THE formation of new companies in Japan Han 10 130,000 bags at one time., Surprised at this state of affairs, the Hongkong company has lowered neprico sbváral times since March last, and now it is selling at six taela
much decreased of late and on the other hand the paw companies which cropped up during the business boom are continually being would up. During the three months ending last month, accdiding to the Amki, the dissolution', of 70 Joint Mock, 135 faint stock partnerships,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
THE INDIAN MURDER CASE,
Prisoner strenuously, denied that he had aver been banished, and she jury said they wished": to see the scars described as being ps His body, and retired at 1. p.m. for the purpose," DEATH SENTENCE PASSED.
· After the examination the jury said they were. satisfied that the prisoner was the banished This or ing at the Supreme Court the case man, and bis Honour sentenced the prisoner This closed the Criminal Sessions and the murder of one Melo, a watchman at the godowas at No. 4 Hing Loon Lauc, was conjurors were dischanged.'..
A. SKAWATSON & CO..]'and has si last succeeded in beating Japanese and 40 partnership companies with an aggie of the charge against the four, Indians for the to twelve months' hard labour.
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
„ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841)
CLARET.
in capital of about 17,000,0:0 was registered."
|sugar.” This admission of defeat is encoureg: ing to Hongkong, but at what price the victory was obtained we have yet th learn to Janussy By kind permission of Lieut. Col W. Scott/tinued when the brother of the deceased took |
the Dairt Sugar Refining Company shipped to Shanghai 23,219 piculs. The figures fell off to 1,350 picule in February, and none at all was shipped lo March. In April the shipment amounted to only 2,025 picule, and lo May 2,430 piculs. The Japan Sugar Refining Com pany stopped shipments entirely until May, when it shipped 3,400 piculs. The following figures show the export of sugar to Chion, Per case, do pleManchuria, and. Koreq during the first five $8.50 months of this year:-.
Dairi Tokyo
Osaka Refining Refining Refining Co Piculs. Co. Piculs. Co. Piculs,
4,570
Per cas du qe
ST. ESTEPHE....
...$7.50
ST. JULIEN
9.00
10.00
LA ROSE
13.00
13.00
CHATEAU HAUT BRION
LARRIVET
18.00
70,00
CHATEAU MOUTON
D'ARMAILHACQ .... 22,00
24.00
CHATEAU PONTET
CARNET...
25.00.
January..." 25,044. 2,559 February... 7,465. 45,148 · Murch...... 8,310 6,930 April......... 7,148 4,840. May 8,075
,3,600
1,420
3,900 1,892
CHATEAU LA TOUR
CARNET...
30 00
CHATEAU RAUZAN...
CHATEAU LAFITE ....
44.00 50,00
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the stand and gave important evidence: Wit. ness said he was called by Thakur Singh to go to his brother's place, and when they Bot there the gate being closed Thakur climbed over it, "and after a few „miņutes he returned and said, "Your brother has been chopped.". They then went and in- formed the police. He was sure his brother
HONGKONG WATAN POLO SHIELD COMPETITION,
FIRST ROUND. «
The first two matches in the Hoogkong Water Polo Shield Competition wear contested yesterday afternoon at the V.R.C. enclosure
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
ADMIRAL LICHUN PROMOTED [From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 18th July. An Imperial Edict has been' isaned appoint ing Commander-in-Chief and Acting Admiral Li Chun as Chuntai of Pakhai vios Ho Cheung- cbing, who was recently dismissed, and 'ordare
· Ing Li to co-operate with the Limchow Prefect; Wong Wa, in carrying out the scheme of rear- gacitation in Limchow and Yumchow. The same Edict appoints the. Provincial judge of Kiangsi, Chun Ping-chik, as "Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of Kwangtung.
Bong......“The fletter, Land, Cower had no enemies, he was a peaceful man. He before a large gathering” of military and civic for permission to return to the capital
March......an" Albion Noorveemmmenllume
,” Recita D'Amour "`........Walitautelf Selection..........." Dolendan Gl?'...........
Överlore................" Egisont"............žeethoven' Two-Step Coon and Contest". Belection. A Rumway Ull”,
asian Cary!! Marurka... .* Ein Liebodya “.........kagen Faust." Regimental Maechsex,“ -God. Dlàm the Piłace of Wales.
God Save the King,
FROM a publication just issued by the Foreign Office it is learned that China is about to enter the world's wine market for the first time. The cultivation of grapes for wine bas heen going an experimentally for ten years on the shores of the gulf of Chill, where acres are planted"
lived quintly and had saved up $400. Witness knew all the prisoners, and did not know why they should wish his brother harm. His
lian spectators."-
V.R.C. "A" TEAM v. RE. "" TÉAM.... The V.R.C. team seemed to have had the
better of the game throughout and lind little difficulty in scoring 7 goals in the first half and
nil.
brother knew them too, but they were acquaint ances and not friends. Witness identified the body of his brother to Sergeant Gordon, as,
$ well as the broken trunk and all the deceased's property scattered about, from his box. Ser. geant Gordon having given his evidence in accordance with the opening statement the case for the prosecution closed.
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Dr. Ho Kai said he had no witnesses, "and
addressed himself to the jury, and made a point of the fact that the principal witnesses were accomplices. Those were Thakur Singh and
with black and white grapes from every wine, The export during the above five months was growing country of the world. The results
phylloxera,, and the cellars belonging to the vineyards are now stored with thousands of casks of wine, duly inscribed with description and date. None" has yet been marketed, nor
not more than 133,000 picula, a remarkable have been satisfactory, despite some attacks of Kissen Singh, and it was for the jury to consi
falling of as compared with the corresponding period of last year. This retrogression on the part of the Japanese combine will be.. joyful
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der whether their evidence had been suffici ently corroborated. At the conclusion of Dr Ho Kai's address, the Allorady General re
was evidence principally of accomplices who
goals in the second half to their opponents' Considering that the R.E. "B" team are quite now to the game, it was generally conced- ed that they played well and tried to score but without success,
The following is the V.R.C. "A" Team:-H. A. Lammers (Capt.); L. E. Lammert, B, C Sayer, N. H. Alves, A. V. Batron, J. M: Roza Percita and P. M. Remedios.
received,
TARTAR GENERAL DESIRES AUDIENCE A few days ago the Canton Tartar General, King, telegraphed to the Throse applying
as he wishes to personally memorialize the Throne on important matters, and request- ing the appointment of Lieutenant. Tastar" General i Kwok-Gil to take over the duties of the Tartar General. No reply has yet been
· RAILWAY APPOINTMENTS, S
NIMENTS. A telegram has been received by the Acting Ministry of Communications and Posts at Pex- Provincial Judge, Kung Sumetsan, from the
ing Acknowledging the receipt of his several. telegrams and also the telegrams of the Can- ton-Hankow Railway Company, announcing the result of the recent meeting. The despatch states that the games of the newly-elected pre- sident and vice president have been recorded at the Ministry, and the Miöistrỷ will to-day memorialize the Throne for the approval of these appointments and will reply as soon as sanctioned by Imperial decree.
OUR CLARETS,, including the news to Hongkong whose product in the will any be sold until the autumn of 1958. A vinwed the evidence aud said that while there be more evenly matched. The Artillery men,
China market, we are glad to observe, has British official who visited the vineyards and had turned King's evidence, they told a straight being able to handle the ball better, and after toä-Húnkow Railway from Wongsha to Kong." lowest priced, are of exceptional succeeded in rehabilitating itself into favour and white wines, which, he says, are excellent, story which was corroborated by the constables
reported the Foreign Office tasted bolb, red The enterprise was started by a wealthy Chinese residing in the Straits Settlements under the direction of Baron von Babo, an Austrian expert.
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THE following story is this quaintly told by the Japan Time:"About" be Tuesday night somebody was on the point of being drowned in the canal off Hachiken-cho, Honjo.
who had given evidence. evidence-they have not received a pardon.
His Honour! You can't call them King's
The Attorney General: They have not received a pardon, my Lord, it is trae, but they were discharged at the Police Court so that the prosecution might have their evidence, and they are quite safe-they will not be pro Ceeded against.
value, and guaranteed to be the with the Chinese consumers. Our Kobe genuine product of the juice of contemporary is our authority for the statement. the.grape.
that while Japanese export of sugar to China in the earlier months of this year has fallen off, CLARETS from the celebrated" Hongkong sugar has been selling rapidly." Chateaux above mentioned are too The stock at Shanghai, which at one time well known to connoisseurs to
amovated to't jo,apa bags, is now reduced to only 30,000 bags. When this fact is taken into nced comment, and we can co-consideration, the depression of the export. student who happened to pass by, defily un: fidently recommend them us
of japanese sugar to China cannot be at dressed and jumping into the water rescued tributed to the depression of trade in the the person struggling. When brought to ferrs firma the rescued proved to be a rare beauty of Yangtze valley in consequence of the fablooming seventeen, Suzu by name and an mine, japanese sugar, it must be contéssed, adopted daughter of Dr. Kawamura of the A. S. WATSON & CO., has been eusted by Hongkong sugar. The vicinity, She had become tired of this unkind his address, his Honour the Chief Justice said
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Sugar exporters, however, are optimistic. They world because of the ill-treatment of her moth that King's evidence meant when a participant
mature and in flou.condition.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1907,
maintain that there are signs of trade-revival in view of the promising crops this year. The season of business activity is about to set in,
and they are confident of seeing a great in-
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er by adoption; and hence har rash act. But what of the brave student who pulled her out from a watery grave? He had saved her, and he quietly went to where he left his clothe
but heavens! some rascal had run away with
crease in the business of sugar export after them. Only the hakama was there. The next month. Our contemporary, however, student smilingly put it on his body and cali, doubts whether these expectations can being a juurikisha rode away without telling his realised, as the Hongkong company will assuredly keep up its competition
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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evidence.
His Honour: Still they are not King's
87TH CO., R.G.A, 20RE. “A” TEAM. These teams next met, soon after the first match. This was by far the more interesting march of the afternoon as both sides seemed to however, had the game in their favour, through
the whistle went for half time, they had 3 goals to their credit against nit. In the second half the Engineers made any attempts to score, but were unsuccessful through not being able to shoot quicker, and the Artillery men scored another 4 goals before the game ended, thus making the score, 7 pols to nil.
It is rather difficult at the, moment to say who will carry off the Shield this year, as.there
plenty of time for the weaker teams to im prova by hard practice, Opinions incline in
`men as their most dangerous opponents.
WONGSHA-KONG TSUN HAILWAY. The first section of the main line of the Can-
Tsun was opened to public traffic yesterday, but the official opening ceremony will not be performed until the arrival of the first class carriages. Yesterday the first train consisted
of one second-class passen, er car, one juggage: van and two third-class passenger cars. At 7 n'clock in the morning the officials and board of directors of the Company-to the num ber of about' so persons-assembled at Wongsha. The enginear-in-chief, Taotai⠀ Kwong, and the assistant engineer-in-chief,
The Attorney General: 1 subinit, my Lord: Į favour of the Corinthian Club with the Artillery Chan, were present to welcome the visitors and
that they are. But that is of no importance; they were at least accomplices, and knew all about the committal of the crime.
. After the Attomey General had completed
in a crime confesses his guilt and receives obtained in the interests of justice. Owing to pardon in order that his evidence may be the noise, said his Honour, made by the fans, he did not catch the remark of the Attorney General that the two principal witnesses were accomplices, and that is why he wondered how the two men knew so much about the crime, and yet were ast charged as accessories
both before and after the crime. ·
-an address was read, After much firing, of: crackers the train was started on its first jour-
THE BOAT ACHING IN BAISHAN || Day to Kong Tsun. About sixty or savanty
. CREEK.
INTERESTING REMINISCENCES,
"One of the Survivors" contributes to the London Timer an interesting, account, of this. years age, which was celebrated by a dinner at famous incident in the Opium War same filty
the Whitehall Rooms in London on June 1st, when Admiral Sir Vesey Hamilton presided. The correspondent writes:-
passengers availed themselves of the oppor. tunity of having the honour of being a passon- ger on the first train run on this lips. Among the passengers was the manager of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. The engineering,staff arrang. ed for salvoes of crackers on the train's arrival. at each station, and upon arrival at Kong Tsun a photograph was taken of the party. The return jourpay was made at nine o'clock..
PROMOTION.
"For many months before June 1st, 1897, a'
The Ministry of Law at Poking has tele- strong fleet of Mandarin junke had assembled Kraphed to Canton transferring Mr. Lin, of the is Hanour then reviewed the evidence and River, from which strong position it was decid
in the Faishan Creek, a tributary of the Canton teaching staff of the Canton School of Law, to Peking for duty at the Ministry, but it is not at 11.55 am, the jury retired to consider theired to dislodge them. Accordingly, Admiral yet ascertained if Mr. Liù will consent to pro- verdict.
Sir Michael Seymour, the Commander-in-ceed to Peking. The jury returned into Courtat 12.35 p.m. and Chief, proceeded up the river from Hongkong returned a verdics of guilty against all the pri in the Coromandel, tender to the Calcutta, his guilty is lesser degree.
SKUM WANTED..
ACCORDING to the annual report of the Philip 'pises internal revenue bureau for the fiscal. year just ended the consumption of opiuni has increased instead of decreasing as the result of the Commission to lessen and eventually
·Tнx, sugar season in Formosa is now almost eradicate the use of the pernicious drug lasoners, but in the case of the third prisoner Asgship, towing the boats of that vessel. tlements, etc, have wired to the Waiwupu and over, says the Amihi, but the total quip has 1906 the tax on the drug consumed was the Philippines. During the fiscal year not reached 100,000,000 kin, as estimated: The
His Honour, then assuming the black-cap,
total was 97,667,500 kin, showing a decrease of P1,424.89 while this last year shows an passed sentence of death upon each is turn.
about 18,000,000 on the figures for fast year.
This decrease is due to the failure of the cane-
crop in consequence of a. drought which pre-
vailed during the planting season. Up to the end of last month, 00,563,80z kip of sugar had been sold.
THE receipts of the city of Manila for the month past show at increase of P53,631 over those of the corresponding month of last year, The total receipts were 805385. The chief increases were in the find tax, matadero fees, license lers, sale of city land and the percent- age tax of the, Manila Flectric Railway and Light Company. Decreases were shown in municipal court fees, cleaning of vaults and the installation and repair to private sewers:
THE SUGAR İRADE.
japanese exchanges by the mail this morning Ar the Criminal Sessions this morning, as bring fresh evidence of the close watch kept soon as the word "gailty" fell from the lips of the foreman of the jury, the first prisoner fell on the staple industry of Hongkong by our into a tremble and muttered, in Hindustani, commercial rivals in Japan. It has been a "We shall hang, we shall hang, we shall matter of common knowledge that the sugar hang" while the third prisoner continued to recite prayers, as he had been doing all industry during the past and current years has the morning. On hearing the senterice the been beset by many difficulties, not least of all fourth prissner, à mass of sixty, with his thumbs being the rise in exchange which penalizes to his forehead, called out "Good-bye, my
the Hongkong sugar refining companies in favour of their most formidable, competitors in Japan. While, our local companies hava had to contend with difficulties over which they have no control it is some satisfaction to learn that in the period of adversity our rivals have not made much of the opportunity which cis- cumstances combined to crenta in their favour. A vornacular contemporary, translated by the
friendr."
THE death took place early on the morning of the 5th instant, at the residence of her son-in- law, Mr. R. J. Ward, at No. 43. Nakamura Bluff, Yokohama, of Mrs. Roberts, widow of General Joseph Roberts, of the U. 5. Army. Mrs. Roberts, says the Japan Herald, came to Yokohama in 1901 with her daughter, who was later married to Mr. Ward, and since the marriage she has reaided with Mr. and Mr. Ward. Mrs. Roberts has been an invalid for several years, but the immediate cause of death Japan Chronicle, finds a noticeable falling offs apoplexy. She was 66 years of age. in the export of sugar from Japan this year. The funeral was arranged to take place yester. Our contemporary 'remarks that the largest day afternoon. market for Japanese sugar abroad is the Yang-
increase of P508;196.77, | ́or - a total of
Out of this the col-
time, and a peculiar murmur passed over them The Court was crowded with Indians at the
as the sentence was pronounced.
CONSPIRING TO DEFRAUD. In this case Li Leung, the young man who sued for an order to res aside a certain iaden ture of mortgage dated the 28th March, as it was executed when he was alleged to be a minor, was charged with conspiring to defraud, in conjunction with other persons inknown, one Mah Fuk Sck, out of the sum of $10,000,
The Attorney General prosecuted, and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. D. V. Steaven
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P689.611.77. The total collections for the with P11,366.606.70, showing an increase of fiscal year were P1,748,953.91 as compared
on less than P1,382,357.21, or 12 per cent on the total. amopot, lections for the city of Manila amounted to P201,201.70. The main increase was from taxation on distilled spirits, cockpits, cedulas, opium, the land tax in the city of Manila, and the percentage tax paid to the city of Manila on its gross income. The municipal taxes collected in Manila amounted to P2,668,031 as compared with P2,465,780.40 the year previous The San Lazaro estate also shows a very large increase owing to the in-sop, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon,
defended the prisoner, and entered a plea of creased number of pieces of the property that
"guilly," have been rented and to the increased rent
Mr. Slade said that the prisoner was a scion that has been paid by the tenants during of a very respectable family, and was, although so young, a married man with one child. He lived up till last year at the family boule, when his mother, a lady of strong character sent him to Hongkong to learn English, and here he unfortunately fell into the hands of older men and was led into a life of vice, and to carry on his career he was advised to represent himself
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as being of full age, He did not know that he was doing very wrong; he was a man of noi | ratled a fool, and the act he was induced to com: very great intellect, and, might, in fact, be
mit was partly stupid if partly criminal. But he was not one of those criminals who deserved a heavy punishment, as one who preyed upon society, and he would ask for a lenient penalty. The man had already suffered for his fault by worry of mind, besides having been already in, .gaol...
the year.
The income of the estate for the fiscal year of 1906 was P16,044.50 while that for the fiscal year just ended
146,42.87. The apportionment of the internal- was P61,467:37, showing as. increase of
revenue tax collected from all parts was follows: To the insular treasury 5,425,486 43; to the provincial treasuries P1,69,750.533 to the municipal treasuries P2,313,369.76. The cost of collection of this tax was in al P655,302.09 or a percentage of 5.01 centavo for every peso.collected.
THE WEATHER.
The following repon is from Mr. F. G. Figg Director of the Hongkang Observatory:-
Un the 19th at 11.55 -The barometer has risen generally, particularly on the E. coast of
China.
Pressure is still low over the S. part of the Yellow Sea. It is highest over Central China in the North, and over the 5. part of the China Sex in the South.
The Kwangtung merchants of the Straits Set.
to the Ministry of Agricultura, Industry and. Commerce, requesting those Ministriesto memorialize the Throne to at once order H. Ki Viceroy, Sham to the South as this province is now in a state of unrest owing to the activity of the anti-mogarchists.
Just before daylight on Jups Lem the admiral advanced up the Fatshan Creek in the Coromandel, with the Doughty gunboat, having, marines and bluejackets on board, in order to capture a fort mounting 19 guns. This was soon done. Meantime Commodore Sir Henry Keppel advanced up
ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN. the channel with the boats under his orders to
The police authorities of the Nortbera and attack a feet of so junks, which were moored Southern Central Stations in the Western in position to enfilade the attacking force. The suburb have communicated with all opium. junks opened a heavy fire on the boats, and divan-keepers within their jurisdiction warn kept it up till the boats were close alongside, ing them that if their establishments are not when the crews abandoned their vessels and closed by the end of the sixth moon, their pre- effected their escape across the paddy fields. mises will be seated up and their owners fined. In zo minutes we had possession of sojunks. It is reported that several opium diran Leaving some boats to secure the prizes, Kep-keepers and keepers of opium selling estab pel then proceeded 'about three miles further lishments Inside the city have drawn up, a up the creek, where 20 more junks were visible petition to the Authorities praying for an moored across the stream in a very strong extension of the time limited for the closing of position. But when within a few hundred their establishments. A similar petition was. yards of the junks the boats grounded on flatly refused the other day, so it is very a sand bar, upon which the Chinamen doubtful if this petition will succed. opened a murderous fire upon them, sink. ing the Cormodore's galley and killing five Tire Guild of Retail Rice Dealers in Kobe has out of six of her, crew, This is the scene raised the price of rice to as sen (per tho) on depicted in Brierley's picture of the action, the first class, 20.4 sen on the second class, 20 The Calcutt's barge and pinnace were close sen on the third class, 195 sen on the fourth br, so the Commodore jumped into the former class, and 19.1 sen on the fifth class since 4tb and ordered a retreat. We then fell back on inst. The rate of 21 sen per she of rice is the the gunboats to repair damages, all the boats being struck by round shot and grape. and under a severe cannonade got alongside "As soon as the tide rese’we again advanced,
and boarded. The result of this action was the capture of between yo and 86 heavily armed junks, mounting on an average from tes to 14 guns, many of them long 32-pounders of European manufacture. Great judgment was shown by the Chinese in selecting the position for the fleet, and they defended their ships with .courage and effect, particularly the last division. When it is considered that. the attacking force consisted of only pull. ing boats armed with 12-pounder and 24- His Honour said that under all the cir-pounder -Howitzers, it must be allowed that cumstances he thought the justice of the case would be met by a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment without hard labour.
...The Attorney General said the face of the case were 100 new for it to be necessary for him to say anything and he would leave it in bis Lordship's hands.
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Modorato variable winds will probably pre vail in the Formoss Channel, and ́moderate 9. RETURNING FROM DANISHMENT. monkonn over the N. part of the China Sea.
The next caie was that, of Wong, Kanulina- The Japanese retorns are licking.
Li Chiep, who after being banished from the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours endlog Colony for a period of five years from the 19th June, 1906, returned to the Colony and was said, was his rent-collector. His Honour theat so am. to-day, 1.37 inches.
arrested as the 16th June, 1907,
tre valley, Manchuria and Korea coming In the Summary Court this morning, a Chinesa "recond. It makes capital-out-of-the fact that landlord-called-as-his-witness-to-prove-a-debt. the Hongkong Sugar Refining Company was for rent a lad about thies fost nothing, whố, he' hard pressed by the Japanese sugar in China,
Pujsna Judge looked at the youth and asked and has been closely affected since last year. hins how old he was. The lad said he was 18 Seeing this, the Hongkong company reduced by the Chiness computation, "I suppose you the price of ungar from 6.45 taels to 5.85 taclu mean monibs," said his Honour, Plaintiff said in the summer last year. This had little the lad was his son and that was why be made effect, and the price was further reduced him rent-collector; he was about of years old. His Honour in giving him; judgment told, the
to 5.75 feels, without, effect. On the other plaintiff that it was ridiculous for him to bars kand, the export of Japaneso: "Migar dwelled a diminutive boy like that, for a rent-collector to an unparalleled extent, the stock of Hong. ] and adviend him to get a man,
FORECAST.
-Hongkong and neighbourhood, variable winds, light or moderate; thundur showers,
derate,
Formosa Channel, Variable winds, mo-
3-South coast of China between Hongkong, and Lamocks, samo as No, 12,
4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan, same as No. 1.
The Attorney General prosecuted,, and the following jury wasimpanelled:-Mesin. Louis, Salyadore Musso, R. Lawrenz, P. Maria A. Rose (foreman), Alex. Bain, Luigi A. Musse,
Nolasco da Silvaşand Ernest Gamble.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty, The police records were produced giving photograph, finger marks, and description of the prisoner,
the action of Fatsban Creek was well planned and gallantly executed, and reflected credit on. all concerned. Three officers and ten scamen and marines,were killed, and four officers and. 40 seamen and marines wounded, and it is a wonder that in the circumstances the loss was not greater,
highest ever known in Kobe. The rise.is said to be due to the advance of the rice market- fact that some of the Kobe rice retailers are in general, but it is attributed by some to the holding heavy stocks in the hope of making large profits. Some philanthropists in Hyogo, Fukiai, and Ikutamaye have begun to sell at cheaper rates to the poor.
SHIPPING AND MAIL"
MAILS, DUS (20
Indian (Arraison Apcar) 21st inat. French (Salaris) zand Inst.) Indian" (G. Apear) 22nd inst,, Indian (Lightning) sind Inst. German (Prins. Waldemar) 24th inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 28th inst
The Japanese a.. Karkima Maru left Moji on 17th last., for this port, and is due to arrive. hare on 22nd inst
The Imperial German Mail us. Scharnhorst, which left here on 19th alt, arrived at Gepor 6-18th inst,; at 6 am. -
"Among the survivors may be mentioned Admiral Sir Vesey Hamilton, commanding the flaughty gunboat; Admiral Sir Michael The Apcar Col 1.3. Gregory Apear from, Seymour, a nephew of the Commander-in-Yokobama and Kobe left Mojí on 17th insty
Admiral Sir Wm. Kennedy, in the Calcula's Moji vis Amoy for this port on 19th inst., and Chief, who was in the Calcutta's barge; and may be expected here on or about 212d fast,
The Jara-Chits-Japan Lija'ns Tjikini loft pinnace, which had a round shot through her may be expected here on or about the 28lb inst Admiral the Hon. Victor Mosiago, lo tho Hongkong, hired steamer and many others, some as in all-who celebrated the jubiles by a dinner at the Whitehill Room"
The C. P. R. Co.'s as: Monteagle arrived at Nagasaki at 6 am, on 19th inst., and left again. at, pm, same day, for Shanghai, where she la dan to arrive si 'ó sim, on arst insta