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officient punishment for stabbing a main,
'souing fire to athouse, and fasking a whole quarter into an uproar, The Chiners' not un- naturally looked on the whole 'affair'
with very different eye. They demanded that the seld jer be led before the magistrate of the district S. WATSON & CO., where he had committed his crime, or at least that he be publiked less nugatorily. The haughty Manchu's refusal even to entertain such
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NEW TERRITORIES EXPLORATION.
CHONG HILL SUCCÈSSTULLY CLIMBED,
SHARKS AT TAIPO,
CAPTURE IN TOLO HARBOUR,
Local disciples of the Duke of Abruzzi are to small specimen of akark, of the peculiar be found in high quarters in Hongkong, sod Iter-head variety, was on law in the has this time taken them over the attractive monster of the deep was brought to Hong is pleasing to learn that their exploring instinct Harbour Office this forenoon. This scavenger bills on the New Territories. On Surday last a small party of five well-known gentlenen, headed by leading official, crossed över
by Capt. G. L. Willoughby from Talpo, The Stanley having arrived from the New Territory natiler la the day. The full was a
ICATION FOR BANKRUPTS
DISCHARUAN
CREDITORE TO BE MOTIFIED. Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, in the Supreme Court this morning. G. H mentioned the care to which thun Sie Oz, Wakeman, Official Receiver la Bankruptcy debtor, saka tabia discharged from bankruptcy. Mr. E. Davidson, of Mefire, Haslings and Hastings, appeared on behalf of the debtor.
The Official Receiver said that the case was ing, but on account of another cate it was adjourned till this morning. He asked for an adjournment, because the application havin been advertised yesterday, he had not had time to city the creditors. He had only heard last night that the application wan to be heard this morning. It was necessary that ustice abould be given to the creditora,
DEFENDANT COMMITTED TO PRIJON.
Before the Chief Justice, Bir Francis Piggott, and a special jury la the Supreme Court this
indica al Real Ml, allas L Sanish morcing, the casa was resumed in which Ll Ma Fu Ban for that le did maliciously and thent lentopable and probable caure, pros an idea was met by a simultaneous clacing offered a charge of forgery and other charges all: pawnshops throughout that delict, and dust the plaintiff before a Police Magistrae to the mainland and Envios svfely anchored small que, being just about two feet look presently the cash shops followed suit. Th. causing the plaintiff to be ash: för trial on the at Starling Inlet, began, enly in, he more. but is rare in these waters. It was of the originally sat down for hearing yesterday morn. said charges and imprisonment thereon and tag on bunday to tramp across the sandy strange variety known as the "hammer-head," prosecuting the plaintiff thereon at the Criminal shore and the paddy fields Their objective The body, and the tail are indistingalth Sessions, where the plaintiff was acquitted, was the summit of Chong Hill some distance able from sharks of the other varieties, Particulars of special damages were $3,500 away from Sha-tau-kok. According to the other in colour or shape; but the head was of costs to Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon. chart Chong Hill has a height of gags feet, abge formation. It was perfectly fat and Plaintiff claimed damages on account of the and with the blazing hot son of Sunday last, it shaped like a hammer, which accounts for the said malicious prosecution. Mr. M. W. Slade required an enthusiast's heart and the legs of popular name of the species. The mouth was K.C., instructed by Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, of a sportema's to take the explorer up that underneath, while the eyes were at each end of Messis, Deacon, Locker and Deacon, appested height. All went well with the party excepting the head of the hammer shops. The native, for the plaintiff and Mr. Elden Potter, instructed one of its youngest members who, we believe, shermen in Tolo Harbour made the capture by Mr. H. L. Danny's, Sr., from [bo. Grows is yet griffia in the East. Before he had during last night. It was brought up with | Solicitore Office, represented the defendant, gone up three-quarters of the bolght, he was many otaurs but of the round-nose or dog fish The jury was as follows:-Messrs. E. Ormis overcome by the heat of the sun and the leader specimen, That brought to Hongkong this toa (foreman), L. N. Teele, J. Bartov, A. W. A. of the mountain climbers had to stand by him, morning was the paly one brought up in the
out last night, st Becker, F. Maitland, J. W. Bulles and W. The other members who, by the way, ats Lagau,
all used to roughing it la camp in the shooting season successfully negotiated the height of Chong. Hill which they crossed over a little over three hours from the start. By 2.30 p.in. the mountainsets were back on board the launch after having secured the honours of being among the first to attempt to re ch the top of Chong Hill since the territory came no- der British jurisdiction,
strike threatened to spread all over the city, and the auchu anidiery were hard put to it, for a boycott was being planned: The Tarlar Gedural gave way, and inflicted a beary san- tence, including banishment, on the would-be assassin and incendiary. The steps thereupon reopened and everything went on as usual. Now at Sun Op or Hein Ao a Chiocas megis traté bas atedlessly excited the people to a slate of frenzy. In accordance with orders from | the High Provincial Authorities a consus of the population was takep, and as is naturalia Orion fal countries this did not take place without tha | friction usually consequent upon illegal.exac- Mr. Pulter continued his address to the tions. For in the taking of a census there are jury. "Counsel dealt with the mortgage swindle, which bad cest defendant $10,000 WHISKY other takings for the unscappalous officials The jury had heard that Li Leung's mother had charged with that dury. That the more mark-applied for the mortgage to be set aside and de Blend of the Finest Puro Malting of the doors was the real cause of the rating fondant's next step was to prosecute the plain wa refuse to believe. In fact we know better.tif and another party, who pleaded guilty. The taking of the ceosus was made an ex:016 Mr. Slade had suggested that the prosecution had been instituted in the hope of getting for exacting squatson. Everybody who has
ingney out of its family. He strongly protest. bad any experience of the, Chinese' yamêJ-
ed agafost those suggestions whòo there was runner knows the sort of thing that in duns ou
not a particlo of evidence in support of them. those occulous... These is no evidence to show Anybody could say "Ob, you prosecu:ed me in that the Magistrate had any official cognizace what was defendant's position? He had done the hope that somebody would pay the money,"
of the 'malpractices of his underlings. Out informant, however, lays stress on the fact that not only was no trouble taken to inform the people frankly, of the meaning of this in cursion of yamea edonors,and marking. of doorway, but indeed the grave mistake was madeftraating fotines with coblempiuaus sitence. This coufirmed the feats of the people, and emulating the suffragetics of England, the women of dan Da seem to have made life jo- terestsogd unpleasant for their magistrate, He, however, appears to have succeeded io getting some of these Amzins into
Whiskies distilled in Scotland
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business in America and had' made some
money. He said be was a contractor and plaintiff admitted that that was so. He was uol a inpney-lender and had never been one. He had only advanced two losos on mortgagor in the course of his life, one for $3,500 and the other in respect of the present transaction.
The defendant had been termed a money-leader and a blood-sucker, Anybody who had spare money to lead would therefore coms under that category. It was not fair to brand a mao in that way unless thero was proof,
MURDER OF A JUNK-WOMAN,
MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM
A FIERY DEATH.
ever recorded in the annals of local crime warn
The facts of one of the most brutal murders
reland in the Police Court this afternoon, when Taaz Chun Hoi, a Cainese boatman, was arraigned before Mr. E. R. Hallifax, First Police Magistrate, on charges of murder and attemp- ed murder in the 5th Juno last. Lospecter Langley prosecuted.
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While being conveyed to Talpo market early this morning Caps. Willoughby, who happound to be passing by at the time, spotted out the rage fish in the basket and bought it from the natives. Even by the villagers at Taipo, who have seen several specimens of the shark caught in Tolo Harbour, it was admitted that fish of the kind of which the master of the Stanley became the possessor this morning bas rarely been sean before in these waters. It has been suggested to Capt. Willoughby to present The specimen to the City Hall museumí,
Mr. Davidion-I made the application la Chambars because the notice but not bos gazetted,
The Official Receiver-It's necessary close the examination,
The Chlof Justice-Ob, yes.. The application was then adjauraed.
SHANGHAI CRISIS,
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION The N. G. Daily Neur of fat instant says |---- The Imperial Rescript authorizing the Shang. bai Total to negotiate a loan with the foreign banks for the ralief of the nutiva bank crisis has been received in Shanghai, and the loan. is now is a fair way to being concluded. A few details remain to be seuled, but there will be completed during the holidays (to-day and to-morrow) and in the course of the current: weak the financial sitiogency in native circles -
THE WRECK OF THA “TÉISUR BI should be relieved. The loan of Tia, 3,500,000
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EIGHTY-THREE PERSONS STILL MISSING.
A report made on the 27th ultime by the Osaka Shoson Kairba to the authorities on the wreck of the Teffurai-marw gives the âpproxi- mate opmber of persons on the steamer and
the deceased woman was on board with her low
It appears that on the night in question, while those so far knową to have been gaved, as fol-
On Board. Rascuad couple and asked the i.nte recite prayers for husband, thies men in a boat approached the
the safe delivery of one of the men's children from illness. The man knelt down to say the Mr. Slade-You musto'ị say that, ^.
incantations but no sooner had he dons so -Mr. Potter-There's no proof in this case,
than one of the men dealt a nasty blow Proceeding, Mr. Potter staled that four times on the man's head with a chopper, which Cody, and to have subjected them to under cross-examination, the defendant admit-rendered the man insensible. The men then some of the disgering humours appropriate ted that he had made advances two or three proceeded to deal with the woman and hav to females who have smiden one of the Emtimes. Because be said that was it fair that ing got hold of hat they threw her overboard, peror's officers on the month. We have no
be should be called a blood-thirsty money. Soon after, they detected a steady movement lender and a liar'? Was it fair that his friend
on the part of the injared man and as they
sympathy with rebellion, we abhor disobedience and disrespect for authority, But this officer's A. S. WATSON & 00,,tate does not evoke our commiseratico. Be
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On July 30, 1910, at Shaoghal, to Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. V. Corback, a son.
Os Augani 1, 1910, at Alconbury Hill, Hunt Ingdon, to the wife of T. N. Hugall, a daughter.
_MARRIAGE.
On June 30, 1910, at Yokohama, Japan. Frances F. Cattell, M.D., farmerly of Sonchow, to Res. B. L. Ancoil, of the American Church Mission Yangchow.
DEATH.
On August 1, 1910, at Shanghal Mary Aos, widow of the late Frederics noberts Rodgar, of Shanghai. Aged fitty-six years. "
The Hongkong Gelegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST ‚§, 1910.
Chinese DEMOCRACY,
Recent events at Hain An, or as it is iscally called San On, bave provod once more that when a whole countryside in China fçels itself oppressed, the most tyrannical „officials', ase forced to give way. The successful tyranny
has been severely censured by the Viceroy, and bis punishment, perhaps even degradation, has probably already been determined. Troops have been sent to make things worse, No woeder the population is lurious and has taken, the only means possible of showing its just 19-
dignation, What can be expected of the common people when their rulers so demcao themselves, and behave withou: justice, without digbily, and wahout camper ?`
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
should pick out pieces of evidence and brand Lim as a money-leader?
His Lordship-The point which Mr. Slade made use of was that the rate of it per cent per month was too high,
Mr..Potter-I understand that it's the brdin ry rate of interest kino?2 the Chinese.
His Lordship-That was oon of the points. Mr. Poter He went further than that. He applied to any man in a Court of Law, and in used the strongest adjectiva, which could be
support of his allegations ho hasn't one tittle or jot of evidence,
The latter
First-class passengers Second Third
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Military officers and mé... 59 Ship's officers,
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56
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Total................... 254
It is remarked that the details of presengers and crew given above are still doubtful. A more accutate lust will be issued on the receipt of the information which is being brought by the Amakurs maru, The sumber of people
in No. 5 boat, which bas bann picked up by
the Anto mars, is not included in the Sgures given, as the number is waknown. It bas since been learned that the boat contained 17. pas
engers a soxman, Thus it will be seen that 54 passengers and ag of the crew are still missing.
The cruisers Yado and Mishima, which were sept in search of the missing people, report that is tema kablo no wreckage isséen float
go the vicinity of the disaster.
O plaio_Dysmora_of_the_Imperial. "Army. who was a passenger on the wrecked steamer, hat arrived in Osaka, and gives the following
thought they had killed him, they proceeded
choppers on the man's skolt to deal a series of vicious blows with their dropped down in an unconscions state and thinking that this time they had disposed of their mag, they covered him with joss and set fire to the boat. Menowhite, the victim of the cowardly asthalt, who marvellously survived the savago attack, logeniously shammed death
actions and features. After the men had left the and took so every minute detail of the men's
boat, the occupant of the boat proceeded to pat out the fire and got the flames under control in short space of time. Shortly afterwards, the poor; man appears to have fallen into aswoon. Tos boat became waterlogged but on the waterreach fog up to him the man recovered from his trance. The man then became conscions of the fact that the boat was drifting and soon after he was picked up off Caps d'Aguilar by some fish-
Station and there made a report of the odirage ing-boats. He proceeded to Stanley Police
It appears that the motive which led to the the charges. With regard to the question of almost double murder was one of revenge, Ittain did not lose a moment in calling all hands the photograph with the declaration attackeḍppears that, prior to the sad tragedy, the man os deck, and giving orders for the safety of the thereto, It was inconceivable that, assuming, had been assed to offer up prayers by, the passengers. His behaviour was admirable jo that defendant was a villian of the darkest dye, alleged murderer for the recovery of his every respect. I was dressed in ywbets, and did he could be such a fool as to make use of it it child but instead of recovering the child suc» be was convinced that to do so war dangerous.cumbed to his illness. This caused the ignor The defendant was the only person in porter ant boatman to believe that the man had been document of the same kind. He could have sice of the document and there was no other responsible for his child's death and carried out his murderous plans by way of wronging dropped it into the five and nobody would bays be latter's death, the second request for
-Continuing, Counsel said that assoming that all that the plaintiff said was correct be took bis story to be true-the mere fact of bis in opcence did not entitle him to their verdict. Is that case, any man could instituto proceed. delivered in London. The French Mail of the 5th July has beenings lo a case of that kind. What the plaintiff had to prove was that at the time, the did not honestly believe in his guilt and that defendant brought the charges against him, ha
he did not take proper precautions in bringing
THE Naval Yard has reported to the Police the loss of thirty coppar sheets valued at $go...
RIGHT malous were fixed 3 each in the Police Court this morning for gambling in Kennedy's
mable.
It is estimated that one-fifth of the French crops have been destroyed by the iccant storms.
EiGiCT Astroplanes and one dirigible balloon are to participate in the great French army
Cauvres,
labour by Mr. E. R. Hallifax this morning for A CHINESE WAS sentenced to two months' hard
been any the wiser for it,
prayers being a mere blind,**
The charges of murder and attempted mur dar were origically brought against the present defendant and his two sons, but subsequently
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will be divided among nine foreign banks, the Imperial Bank of Chiar and the Mercantila Bank of lada being the two-establishments that take no part in it.
Already, it is stated, there is a moro satis. factory tone in native business. As toon st the loan money has reached its destination, however, it will be necessary to deal with the question of dative orders and of nativa bank' liability."
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to copenclion with the, bank- failures'a Ch|- best shroff, named Ding Ling-chong, who had. bona arrested on a Mixed Court warrant for debt, was taken before the Magistrate, Me, Più “ Yi, and Dr. Schirmer, the Garmad Assessor, at the Mixed Court on Saturday. He was ri- manded in custody. Meanwhile the promi nent piece-goods merchant and speculator, whose failure led to the present crisis, ramalna under arrest, and it is not yet known whether hearing will be institated against him to the Mixed Court or whelkar Ku will ho bauded over to the City Magistrale.
THE SUNGARI" RIVER.
RUSSO CHINESE NEGOTIATIONS.
Poking, August 1, The negotiations in regard to the Sungarl River navigation question have been conclud ed, but the agrzëment has not yet been sigand China's claims from trading z 20 of flity versta on pach side of the Russa-Chinesa boundary only affect goods emanating from opposita "r36en and har seen abandoned. It has been decided that the goods from the whole of each counuy should be free in the other's z ɔno, by a rebate following upon prooi al consumption
there. Chiam concedes the reduction of a third account of bix experiences i—” i embarked on the Tetsure-mark at Mokgo. We were dising of the local taxes on bases and grało. Io cos. together with the Captain and other officers of section with the tonnage dass Russia quoted the stammer at about 7.45 g.nt, when boruble Articles 15, 16 and 18 of the Treaty of 1881, It
read that the steamer was aground. The Cap-reventie by twenty-five per cent. Daina is to noise was heard and the steamer stopped. We was finally decided to institute regular freight went out to see what was the matter, and foodnes, which are expected to increase China's
provide tags equally for all vesels.
pleased at the satisfactory ending of the iations.-N. C.D. News,
not like the idea of being found in such a
garment had I been drowned. "I therefore changed into my uniform, and si passengers and some of the crew took the N3, boat and left the steamer at about 8.30 p.m. At this time the Captain was working recuously directing the crow in the operations for the rescue of the parrengers. The Captain may have gone down with the ship as nothing has been heard of hain. We sighted the chiketo
It is understood that both Governments are:
A, MAD ELEPHANT.
SHOT IN THE RANGOON, 200,
Maung Maung Galo, the (supposed) white elephant that has been many years an exhibit the Bikulumo. It was found absolutely necess in the Ran, 000 Ziological garden, was shot on
aryo do this for the safety of the public. Early on that morning, Dz. Blake, veterinary surgeon,"
the mat or with the animal. Proceeding to the
which we see in Obing is due to the apathy of stealing some cleibing from a house in Choler with a unanimous verdict to the affect that the the charges against the soos wore withdrawn Light about two miles ahead, but in a faw mo. received information that there was something
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MR. JR. Michael has received permission irom H, M. the King to wear the Order of the Sacred Treapare conferred on bim by ff, M. the Emperor of Japan.
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some, the self-interest of a few, and the divided. conasels and dissensions of the many. Lut rouse apathy to quickened “life, divert the channals of self-interest, weld the diverse and mutually suspicious elements"into a homoge- Doour entity imbued with oan idea, and you
A NATIVE WAS Awarded six months' hard labour have a force that can uplet, though it may not and four hours' stocks at the Magistracy this create, a Govorament, China is a country of morning for the latcony of elaren lengths of continual surprises. In the your 1897 (we | steel folats, the property of Mr. Lyzaught. 'think) « Manchu saldiar In Oantoh being hard
THE German steamer Lýdia arrived at Manila up desired 20 procore means to become hard on giat ult, from the island of Timor, bringing up again. Flower boats, or their contents, cos 117 carabao, as horses and head 40 of cattle, money. So he made up a bundle of clothes to the sgency of Behn Mayer and company. and look it to a pawaskop, demanding tentacle. The stock came to the Mindoro development Ths pawnbroker selffed and intimated that fity the cattle and carabao taken to Mangarin,, company, the horses are to be unloaded and
'coûts was abant' all he could advance on that || Hindoro, Jot. The Manchu drew his sword, but the pawo- broker wat firms, and refused to lend more than
■ cash abpvu ôfty cents on a bundle of old zags The Manchu soldier then stabbed the man (fortunately not fatally, though vary :riously) and set fire to the shop, in the anormous tumuli "which followed, the soldie, was seized and takes to a jamen-s/Obiseco Taman: Tòa, magistrate; a Chinois, would THE municipal board at Manila has received glady have had the ruffian bumbɔood to death, three bids for the barge Plufa, all of which bat ho Mnd no choice, he was obliged by law to have been rejected. The vessel will be again
thmsát to the yamOS
*kt | advartland for sale." The reston given for, the rejection of the bida is that they are not suffi. fatter, or his deputy, ant. The bids were as follows: Teoduro law of the fellow's crime R. Yaugco, Pi8,666) B.. Williams P1,00
ambor, and a fine of
Bau Bataan Mising Co., 11:00.
‚3,500 tons of conj Ethe Manchu mhind
dálivered at the wharf of the port of Batan; ⠀⠀
THE Residant-General of the F.M.5. conciadas his notes on the mining industry, for 1909 by referring to the Raub Australian Gold Com pany which, he says, continues to make good progress, During the year under review 71,872 sons of ore were crashed, producing 14,768 cunces of gold as against 77,257 tons in 1908, giving 14,655 ounces
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and this afternoon the defendant was further men's the light was lost in a dense for, and 7,00, baseand the elephant had gone mad and
His Lordship having summed up to the jury the latter retired to asosider their verdict.
After nearly half an hour, the jury retursed
defendant had not taken reasonable care to establish the truth of the charges which he pre-remanded.. ferred against the plaintiff, that he did not hop- estly believe in plaintiff's" gulit and that in bringing the charges he had acted with salice, The foreman announced that the jury would like to know whether their verdict was to cover the $3,500 costs incurred by the plaintiff.
Bis Lordship said the question of special
damages was to be settled in Chambers. It was purely a legal point,
The futeman said that the jury wished to award damages on the basis that the plain should not be out of pocket in respect of law rete cuite incurred at the time of the criminal proceedings,
His Lordship-I'm afraid I can't guide you in the matter, gentleman.
The jury theň awarded general damages in the sum of $1,900,
His Lordship then addressed the defendantas
follows:-MaFu Sas, mist of your evidencebas been rack perjory. Whathave not been direct falsehoods bave been suggested falsehoods. In particular, your answers to the questions put to you with regard to what had passed between you and Mr. Kong Sipg have been direct peifary. Under the law; I have power to commit you to prison. Have you' anything to, any as to why that should not be en Palma
Defendant-I did not speak to Mr. Kong.
Sing,
CANTON DAY BY DAY,
VICEREGAL VISITS.
{From Our Own Corrispondent]
Canton, 4th August,
was seen no more. We lost the jight and our bearings, and drified, about all night until we exceedingly ferocious, a dietako gu “There were thien chains by which the torkur sighted Rokyo Islacs at about 6 p.m. “We bad
was fastened up, and it was hoped that these". on provisions into the boat, with the ex would bold, but by the sitemoon he had broken ception of some cucumbers and eggs two of thaso, and wax morsöyár in such- with which we satisfied our hunger. At dangerous mood that it was decided to shoot about 11 am, the fog. began to lift, and we
him and so avoid further danger.. rowed for an island'n:arer the shore. On the
At 7 o'clock this murning H. E. Viceroy way we met a patrol boat, and landed on Yuan Shu Hsun personally proceeded to the Gaikatan island, and there we found a Japan- hameen and returned the official calls of these best. Encouraged by this, we plocked up American Consul General, Hon. Leo Berghols, the British Consul General, Mr. J. W, Jamia son, and the acting Portuguese Consul-Gene
ral, Mr. Carlos A. R. d'Assumpçi ),
CHINEAR VISITOR,
The Commander-in-chief of Kwangsl, Lung Chat: Kwong, arrived born, yesterday- from Wachow..
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VICEROY DEMOUNGBU, A Peking telegram states that, in vidw of the recent Colowan affair, the Board of Geosers in Peking has submitted a joint memorial to the Throne severely denouncing the Canton Viceroy, H.E. Yean She Hies, for not having. taken, action against the Portugacre, thus sacracing Chica's sovereign sights over the jaland,
ANNELICTRICITY AT PATSHAN,
A propos
Is now, on foot by the Canton Electric Supply Compray to establish an
· His Lordship-Can you show cause why 1, electric light works, asu branch establishment should not commit you to prison?
of the Company, in the town of Fatshan - Defendant-Have I not, spoken the pinthi learnt that wanitable alte kan been selected at His Lordship You ste isnie
sentenced to three | Yinz Taal: 896, an får team the Fataban months' imprisonment without hard-
our spirits and rowed harder with all our might. We reached Make Island with great difficulty, and there we ware picked up by
steamer and brought to Moji,
a
The Postal Department' in the Kwaotang Government has forwarded the following re port from the Makpo Past officer-A matu of the Tatourei miru, who had charge of the malls, arrived here at 3 p.m. to-day, the 34th ult. Ho states that the sigouse having struck a sunken rock at 7:45 pm, or the sind be immediately rushed to the mail-room for the purpose of get. ting the mall-bags cut and leaving the steamer. He found the room fall of water, however, and he was unable to take ont say portion of the malls. He reported the fact to the Captain, and left the stormar in one of the boats, taking charge of the first-class passengers. The mails which were on bþo.id the simmer consisted of 33 bags of ordinary mali malter, and yg par celp:) It will be impossibis to withon! sex
Accordingly the Officers of the Regiment were approached and some of them came down and performed the necessary act at fast.
by his death a tlak with the old days has disappeared. He was considered to be of the white or sacred species, but was not, as many supposed, the famous, Payal: white elephant
CHINA AND TIBET:
THE DALAI LAMA,
1 Peking, Ang. 1. China is thojoughly cognisan! of the threate sned trouble in Thot, which led to British troops being ordered to be in readiness to pro cead there. The danger lies in the possibility, of the Tibetans attacking the British Agesch owing to chegrio at Great Britain's cal rejunal to assist in restoring the I The Tibians are still stro return and Chios is con