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No. 7199. — August 19,- 1886.]

THE CHINA MAIL

Tu Spanish cruiser San Quintin, after Who is in charge of the fire-alarm bell at The Straits Settlements Court of Appeal THE

was to hold ita first sensibir at Singapore on

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THE NEW BRITISH, MINISTRY. ROSE MARKED THUS (") ́ARK KUMKEEN OF TITI GABINET, The following are the names of the members of the new Ministry so tazón

Secretary of Blate; Preigą“, Department to the

*Right Boy Marg, of Ban

lisbury,

Right Hou Earl of D

dolcigh

Lorld Helibary."

Eight Honourable Vine

count Cranbrook,

Right Hon. Fail of Ons ***Logika.

peranded toment. He alleges it was Have you any remain, and recommending gambling hejection to the indictment or plea? On NOTIFI A. to go sway, but

lost about ather $3. In reply to his the face of it, the plea appears a good one undergoing an prothaul and repairs at the Clock Tower? was the question MRC the 9th instant. The Straits Times believes. The following is a rough translation of enquiries - abunt his uncle he was told to the indictment bied statinente, if Trinitater

"He is entitled to Kowloon Dock, loft here yesterday for the by people living in the Central district this there is one case which lins been cheleed

SUND true in anb Philippino Lalands, with the double-screw morning when that apology for a tocsin for the past five years, owing to the dearth the notification which is being served on the that bo was in Singapore. The keeper Tam plead that these

rick people of the Kwantong Province and Aye then said he would give the accused a thoy are libellous,

and atands and fact letter to take to Singapore. As, however, stan

were published steel cruiser Mindoro in tow. The Min twanged out an alarm sonte twenty minutes of Judges, and which is to be hand now,

which has already been served upon some accused wanted to go away, the keeper tied for the good of the public. If he goes on dore was recently constructed for the Go-after the Insurance Ball had ceased ringing. The Road Goftar, commenting upon the ra

escape from the whether the pins in suficient or not. 00: Lord President of the Coun cused managed to vornraent of the Philippines by the Houg. We cannot auswer the question definitely, cunt performances of the Parses cricketing of the wealthiest marchnots in Hongkong, him up to the railings of the stairs. Ac to put in anything more than it is a question: Lord High Chanceller kong and Whampoa Dock Co., and on trial | but as all the fire arrangements come ander in. England, saya that a series of do with the view of raising loss to eupply the house by jumping out of a window, the face of it, the plex is good, unless you,

fonts sustained by them at the hands of

ared to say it is Are prepared

Complainant have not sufficient know." Lord Privy sau trips mido the satisfactory speed of 11.2 the management of the Acting Superinten- English cricketers clearly show how much presing needs of the Rantung Govern- While tana endeavouring to escaps he hurt knots por hout. We believe the Marivica, dent of the Fire Brigade, we presome Mr inferior the natives of India are to English-ment. It is tied, ostensibly, by the his back and had to be taken to the Tunt

time. Tam elster ship to the Mindoro, will shortly Brawer might remedy a defect in the almohen, and what an unreasonable clannut how Tsung Kük, or Supremo Board of Wa Hospital, where he remained for some ledge of the law to know what is publie decretary of State, Home charged with forcibly detaining ad industries to which he referred are strictly Scoretary of State, Colonial

riad; however; being tried,

private industries, and are not even

even public aystem. If the bell is Go be rang at all, it rights with the Englishmen.

signed. It is always accompanied, however, cused. On the case leave here in company with the Velasco,

was discharged. Tho keeper thod 1ad compamisa should be cang siaraltaneously it possible

by a visiting card bearing the use only the accused and two other arrested on a His Lordship-Are you prepared to pro- with the bell it the Fire Tower, or at

The caga

case occupied sov.ceed now? The injuries done to accused, Defendant-The prosecutor is entitéed 10 Secretary of Bute for foot- Right Honi Arthur Hal all events within two or three minutes

of Sin Sen, U Yn Lam, Tsong Tag Chun charge of parjury. and La Yoi, the Provincial Transarer, Pro-eral hours.

which were very alight, were said to have demar to that plea afterwards, not twenty Our representative

cincl Judge, Acting. Salt Commissioner been caused by his falling accidentally put down for to-morrow. I have two wit-Chander of this clics and must have been a quarter of an hour gone

respectively. The phrase Shan how, it may down the stair of the boarding house, and noses coming from the Tamakow Mines. on his way to the fire before the bell rang,

Complainant have witnesson leaving First Lord of the Admi. and the fire itaulf must have been all but

bu mentioned implies the restoration of in support of this the evidence of a doctor order, or pacification, after a state of rebel.in the Tung Wa Hospital was prodncod

The trial of the ease occupied the whol out when the ball rang.

day, and had to be adjourned till to-mor191 row at 10.30.

they have been making in Josanding equa Raviginsition, but it is neither dated nor and was Aye, the keeper, was arrested boneft, I am prepared to show that the Department Right Hon. Henry MG

Brown to

I reference to the use of the Sophia Jaa- kim, the Penang Gutte says:-Our com- A SPANISH Builor was robbed yesterday of

menta upon this serious caso appear to have been prodnative of the desired effect, for a $25 bank note at Burghom. He was

we hear that au chqairy will not improbably stooping down to drink out of a stream,

be institatud. We consider it to be the owner's duty authorise Captain

to when two Chinamou came up behind him and seized his cap, in which they had noon

have the case thoroughly investigated; for we cannot get bayand the alleged fact that hini hide the mute." They ren of and the

two deliberate attempts have been made to lion of warfare destroy the vessel. However, whalevor sailor pursued and overfook ong of them.

may be effected here, we have every reason" As, however, this man was armed with a

JAPs are to be employed in the Korean

to believe that the Insurance people in Cal. Angrer and threatened po stab the sailor, he Customs Bervice. We read that the Cuacatta intend sifting the matter to the very heal to release his hold. Another Chian-town authorities here applied to the Japa bottom upon the arrival of the Capt ju and man, who acomod to be in company with Chargé d'Affaires to engage the ser row in that Porta

vices of several of his compatriots conver- the thiovos, was arrested. The oridatice sant with Customs business. against him was not very ornelusive, and Mr Mitchell Innos could only bind him over in a security of 810 to keep the peace

for six months.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

(Before His Honour J. Russell, Puisre Fridge,)

Thursday, Aug. 19. -

THE BOWLER PRASER-SMITH LIDEL MARE.

to-morrow.

I ask that the case be

Sthews, G,C. Departamentnighton, Laval Stan- Secretary of State for Weight Finn, W. Smili Ecerotary af Bunke for India Right Hon. Biz Bielses

Gross

His Lordship-Are you prepared to go Froident of the Board of

Trado.. Postmaster General Defendant-No. I was under the im-Lon-Liuterant of Tre pression that the prosecutor would domer. His Lordship Why should you be? Defendant-Because of complainant's re- turko at last sessions..

His Lordship If you are not prepared to go on

with the trial thore is a way of asking for a postponement.

Defendant ask for a postponement until to-morrow morning,

His Lordship-You must file affidavits unises the postponement is made by con sent, to show the witnesses are necoвary,

sare time.

import of the ard-class and four emallor 1870. Lucy Constance, youngest d. of the fencemy, Navertheless, though the case by the Acting Attorney General. ItOf course, if it is done by consent, it will

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Chancellor of the Duchy Lancaster and Via-Im- silent of the Comence of Council on Agriculture Chiat Secretary for Ireland def Commissioner of

Attorney-General

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•Right Hon. Land, Googgy

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SAXON Passenger (on Highland coach): 'Of course you're well ac uainted with the know country round about hers. Do Glon Aceron? Driver: Aye, weel.' Saxon

What sort of a place is it? Drivar

just say, "Puir bruto!"

gistrates gave him. At last Sessions he in the Cavito Arsoud, divisions and ststiensed a first class in mathematics at the lat of building and renal Attorney General on behalf of Our Lady waiting to-day or to-morrow. I object. Passonger (who bas just bought this estate);

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raduated moving soldiere and establishing garrisons, unlawfally, wickedly and maliciously in.wing the witneses are necessary, the ad- Weel, if ye saw the deil tethered on't yo'd had a pretty important witness to bring will consist of 1,708 sailors and 478 man of D.A. 1802, M A. 1965: alastad Fellow of of building and mangfacturing wetending rawler, and to duprive him ofanverely prejudice Defendant has had!

Attorney General wished to produce the

the Marino Infantry.

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Quotations HONGKONG, August 19:

OPIUM-New Paton, cali,

Old "

5071/610

New Bonares, cash,... 485/456) Old New Malwa, cash,... 520

Allowance, Taels.

Old Malwa, cash,

Allowance. Frels..

2/48 510/60 48,32

Persian, Olly, cash... 400/180 Allowance, Taola... 16/32 Persiau; Paper tied... 490/500 Allowance. Taols..... 32/18

Exchange

Since the war with Frango was declared and the defence works were proceeded with, the Kwong Tung Province has had to train its soldiers to meet the onemy, to strengthen its fortifientinna, and to protect its neigh bours. Conjuntly, the expenditure of

increased, greatly DoD gives the following information re-the Province has beau

This case was called in the amall court, now exhausted. Forta il partics appeared in parsan and Hi fitude Are now that according to garding the new Secretary for the Oolonies:

natels,

the potser Stanhope, Right Hon. Edward (Lincoln Tuz Comercio Baye

power and

prosperity of our na

The Acting Registrar (Mr. A. G. Wise) new arrangements, the Philippine dekhine 6. Lindsey or Horncastle div.) Sa- tion, the fidelity and wisdom of our Viceroy will be composed of 1 vessel of the conds of the 5th Earl Stanhope, by Emily and Governor have rendered our territory opened the proccodings by reading the Arst class, 2 vessels of the second class,

Edward safe,

information which had been filed in the safe, and proved Sir 2nd d. of the late

to defest our sufficient Harriet, of the third and 9 gunboate; 1 trai Kerrison, bart. B. in London, 1840; m.

work is in most part completed,

as follows

The Court in informed by the Acting Complainant My witnesses are here Tun Acting Attorney General had a com- transports; & steam launches, 4 long boats late Ray: Thomas Egerton, and niece of Lord there are yet fuary things whi require

they a

are likely to go away ap I pontoon and 1 inte

of the expanso plaint to make at the Criminal Sessions schoner for hydrographical sorvico.

Egerton of Tation. Was educated at Har ready buy, such

that Robert Fraser-Smith, of Coast either Jok after our

Quan right Victoria, Hongkong, editor and proprietor His LordshipIf he blea an affidavit Sith est to-day of the troubles which the Police Man of these yeastle and for their row and as Christ Churcht, Oxford; obtaining officers to

of the Hongkong Telegraph, contriving and public examination, Dec, 1801

ously in-journment must be granted.

Complainant-Possibly my case will be prejudice one All Souls' Coll. 1862. Was called to the pons and ammunition

bath witnesses being forward in a case, but the avidence was not

bar at the Inner Templo, 1966, and the Peking contingent subsidy to be paid

,credit and réputation, out of the Colony, allowed by Justice Russell because the wit- CALCUTTA, 28th July. The Statesmen libel joined the Home circuit. Was one of the and the Forvigu loans to be setled. Reck his good namus, fame, news had not besa previously oxamined a case closed tu-day. Dir Justice O'Kinesly's assistant-cominiation are on the Einployment oning all the stints required for these sounda), iniamy and disgrace, en ontempt, very opportunity of preparing his cass; he

and Children in Aricuture, purposes the revenue will fall short in one on the nine has had a

His Lordship-I cannot help that. It he the Police Court. A case of a rather elmi-summing up occupied three hours.

1867.

War (parliamentary)

Secretary to year over three millions (Teels or Dollar 1) teenth day of June, Une thousand eight

wick files the necessary affidavit, he maust did write and lar nature occurred to-day.

edly and maliciously The Acting jjury could not agree, the six natives being the Board of Trade from Nov. 1875 to AprilAnd as the source of income is in no way hundred and eighty-uís, uniawan get a j

in favour of and the three European

and cause and

written and

Contra reasonable time.

am quite in the hands of against Mr Knight. They were unani nous, 1876, Under-Secretary of State for India anfficient to meet the expenditure we shall

procare to bo evidence of Inspector Lindsay, which the however, in favour of Mr Barlow, the from the Istor date to April 1880, Vico-have nothing bat sorrow. Supposing the wished, a false, scandalous, malicious the Coast To-day is the only day that

erticle which

The Court mast diotato any that suits Magistrate had not thought it necessary to printer, who was then discharged. MrPreadout of the Committee of Council on repente runs short and there is absolutely defamatory libel in

Gasper asked a fresh trial, and the Education from June to Aug. 1885, sud no way of mea's to raise it, the result will be and defan

the of the Board of Trade from president

a reduction of expense, and then awry.appeared in the issue of

known as

as the Hauptong Telegraph for the

Defandant then wrote ant an affidavit in take at the Police Court. Mr Caldwell, who Judge discharged the jury and directed a prosecnted there, wished to bring forward fresh trial to be held. To-morrow he will tatter date. A-Conservative. Sat for Mid thine will be upset, especially the defenceid nineteenth day of June, Ona thousand Cuurt, and awore to its truth.

to be found be incomplete, however, as it had 1885.-28, Eccleston, S. W. ; Cariton and otherwise of, and the prosperity right handred and eighty-six, contain been.shown what the nature of the i

province is not a matter of divers false,

and scandalous, malicious 334 the ovidence, but Mr. Marken said that he once whether the new trial will be Lincolnshire from Feb. 1874 to Nov. works in

hold at this or next Session.

Atheneum Clubs: Revesby Abbey, Boston, so importance. Their Excellencies (the

Viceroy Was quite satisfied and that the evidence

and the Governor) command us to defamatory matters and things of and con-avidence to be given by the missing wit.

the said Thomas Ide

Ide Bowlor accord- TAKEN was, or whether it was material to Bis-following from an account by Dago could be led at the Supreme Court.

say that the people of this province are well corning,

the tenor and

that the Tect following,

Defondant the case or not, Lordship said although it was not in strict net in the Referte, of hie visit to the Dogs THE means of communication throughout known for their geneity, and radius is to say Mr Thomas Ide Bowler ing to write another affidavit, when his order according to law. he would bear the Home, is worth preserving as, a piece of Doli and Langkat (says the Straits Times) to assist, the prince is celebrated for is (menaing the said Thoas ido Bowler) has Lordship rutparked that the preparation of! Bak, Wire,

alliteration:-I stood it for half an hour. I must be bad indeed to call forth the follow rich and abundant produce and the people

d for publication a letter which hethe

the affidavit would take some time, and svideos. The Acting Attorney General Histoned to the bay of the broken-hearted in comparison between British and Dutch for their wealth, which surpasson that of forwarded for

heads Explanation. I

The Bowler addressing complainant, said-If you con- other province: and now that the re-

An this so-called ex- Imbruglia. As then said that no roany such ones had occur-bloodhound, the piteous plaint of the pur-Role drawn in the Deli Courant of the 17th any

being 80 afidavit thora can loined Pomeranian, the remorseful rear of

be no other delays with reference to pro- red he wished that instructions were giranthe rudaway retriever, the doleful despair JayThe three European powers which yonae is entirely exhausted there is DOT ORC

own the largest colonial possessions, name-

anme of your officers, scholars or

contemptible and

ible and growly libellous attack coduro, for I shall ask the defendant to It a loan is

is got from the foreigners, then a gentlemen whose perfectly laudable give ari undertaking that there will be no thus characterised by a witty traveller with

be thoroughly understood and appreciated To defendant-Are you prepared to do and would

be better to negotiate with regard to their raling system is distant prut will surely go to the foreign nations, desire to ignors Mr Bouwlor's exatonce will other technical objections,

as follows:-Britain

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Defendant-Quite prepared. benefit ourselves, and at same time absoluto proofs that the cestom Louses, and Fracted and the folly of filling a lonking cup

tious are true and justified. Moreover, building custoru Bois, and felled by ben est curls, so that we may enjoy the without halutty, we decline to publish it

Complainant My contention is this, that Were we bonges coffee

tako this opportunity of stating no evidence can be given to prove a libal Therefore we have decided to select the to back ttp this assertion" by examples of opening later date we would instance as to France, gentry, merchants, scholars and people (though we have not seen the article in is tras in substance and fact unicas do Taken at Meri Falconer & Co.'s Premises;

Shao, but Britain, and Holland, respectively, Saigon, generally who belong to this province and the Mining Journal criticising Mr Candler's fondant od previously show that it in for

the public behet.

His Lordship at all events that is going the Malay States, and the East Cunst of who are well known to be wealthy, to report on the Geology of Tal Yu Sumatra Of

Somi

amy scrupulous pen of this very objection to the root of the thing. What I want to boulevards we will take an "rder to sustain the terenue.

thousands o

able and meddlesome busy body (moaning get Grst is a day fixed.. Suppose he under the said Thomna Ide Bowler) that to our takes not to raise any more technicalities few tens of thousands be offered as

may German nationality, and, according to further notice than to call attention to varying fo* few

them, fealousy with respect to what we

Interest will be own kaowledge Mr Bowler (meaning the time is saved by your consent. London Truth, is largely endowed with the fall short therein, we do not feel in the the lender please

Baid Thomne Ido Bowler) has written and Complainant-Anything that will mult faithful spouso had yielded to the sedue barbarous faculty of imagination. Bahas We do sol envy our French neigh-paid on suna so left, at the rate of published statements regarding Mr Candler your Lordship. The only point that tions of another lover, who had managed recently gone to the land of great enter. Icat

But it is quite or 4 per mille per month, payable yearly, and the wines at Tam Chow and Tai Yu want to preas on your Lordship is that I tog.bours regarding them On prises, which he proposes to arve by brick otherwise with the British system. Aand the principal will be paid

Battlement

Shan which were not only false and gratuis shall object to of the high to gain entire possession of her heart, ing over the Atlantic, and so making a h

Thomas Ide Bowlor) know to be falas and her husband returning from California shej and dry connection between. Europe and maro string contrast between the axer- gradually after the of acknowledy. tons, but which he (meaning the said poses to call the evidence which he pro- His Lordship-Quito so, you may be the souls of the Provincial Tron reluctantly yielded to his just claim and America Air Stezu proposes to carry out tions made by the Straits Government to feath

his project

by first hauging a cable from one open the Protected Malay States for trade meat, with

Thomas Ide Bowler) put them in print. don't see how you can help the adjourn- the lendara. * issued went to live with him, only however to aid of the Atlantic the other, from and traffic by laying out roads and railways, aurar and the Salt Comunis oner, will be gratuitous when he (meaning the said quite entitled to do that. But I really

To and our obstructive customhouse systemŲ

Mr Candles could possibly ment. He is prepared to file an affidavit, which the travelling cars are to be aus.

mate a raport to their find better means to plut, his destruction.ded. Ho propone to support this great i wherever thero is the least sign of trade scurity, we will make give additional The only way and praless vituper-saying that he is not prepared to proceed 1 This she endeavoured to carry out in the pend

stion of a Board

pernan shain by means of currents of air frota dvigation to be detected and taken i Excellences, we will forward it to the engnize the web of Mr Bowlor's clues to trial owing to the absence of one or two

of Revenue to report to the Emperor (messing the said Thomas Ide Bowler) material following manner. She got a long rope, uomous fans placed at intervals along the advantage of for fiscal purposes, is perhaps

development of business on the part of me libel, and then the question with a nuose at the end of it, and ewung it lins. Would not the difficulty be much nowhere else in the world to be seen so This will not cause any impedint to would be.by an action at law for malicious

where and draining the water off

H

ad ex-sent to thers

to the Polico Magistrates on the mattor, the decored dachshund, the tearful torly. Britain. Holland, and France, wore once i haa not seen or heard of it. erchants who phoneither more nor less than a

To this request His Lordship naturally did "not give a dirent answer in open Court.

We hear that there will likely be within a few days another dramatic public execution at Kowloon city. On this occasion the vic. tim is a woman who is accused of attempt ing to hang her husband. Her husband, it

cf

ments of the 'ticed away terrier, the mourn ful moan of the misappropriated masif, and the poevish paling of the pilfered pug. Around me rose in a never-ending discord. the bowl, the whimper, the bark, the growl, the yell, the gap, and the sob of hundreds of lost dogs. I was in the Canine Purgatory, the shade of the souls in wait ing for good or evil fate, for the heaven of home or the hull of the lethal chambor

takes

appears, had gone to seek his fortune in Me Heinrich Stern in a young engineer of of the Brienn ee houses such as those borrow from them a largo sum of money in which we assume is from the not over

California and during his absence his oa.

to

bot

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backs

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whother

Ide

that ?

proceed

roond a bar in the roof of the house, more easily anlved by boring a hole some-elveo to each other as in the two coast. will it show any the less the Thomas Ido (masaning the Bid Thomash I don't want to interfore with your right.

gions separated by the Straits of Malacca Besides this, since the r

When she thought her husband was steepod

with

Tin chief credit of England winning the

in profound sleep she slipped the nome round his neck and began to pull at the

him and hoisting him into a position that would make every one believe he had hangod himself. She had, however, either.

in the

marce

by

of.

will

'We don't think he

miscalculated her strength or find botched and who made three for ones out the British ones do, but now fielding mil- the limited amount of riches in their pos. scandal, and dilexim ther objection?

great

Defendant-I shall be quite ready to proceed on any day your Lordship names.

His Lordship-You won't raise any for

Defendant I will not. The case was then adjourned until Mon- day next at 10.30.

BONGKONG, August 19.:

Demand, 30 days' sight, 4 months sight, Uredits, Documentary, months sight, 3/0 India, Wire,

demand, Shanghai, demand,

30 days' sight, private Gold Leaf 100 fine.. Sovereigns,

$33, 65 86.52

Temperature.

Queen's Road.)

BAROMETER Do.

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AT 4 P.M. TO-DAY.

Force

Humidity Direction of Wind

METEOROLOGIOAL REGISTER

Barometer Temperature

20.61

RR

88

Weather

c.t. Hongkong Observatory, August 10, 1886.

REGISTER.

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Station.

Temperstufe

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witnesses. Complainant-I am quite in your Lord- ship's handa.

His Lordship-I merely aaggest it. ร of the officers and gentry to the Howler) is, to use a comen simile, worth A Briton, when the Protected States on the Malay Peninsula ara macntioned, can point

Complainant-It seems absurd to have satisfaction to te network of our present dynasty, which has been in ex powder and shot. roads which traverse Perak, Klang, and istence over two hundred years rates being the said These Ide Bowler) is, an adjournment for the evidence of à man CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

but to oblige this mining expert, geologist, who may not be called. If you desire it I ...,consent other end, with the intantion of strangling last cricket match against Australia bolongs Selangor. Shortly Pabang on the opposite and taxes, have boon rodhead, and every chemist of 15 years' ataudinger) if he

to Batlow, who, by taking seven wichels side of the Peninsula will become accessible effort has been used to promote the (meaning the sad Thomas Ide

His Lordship-I desire nothing, I only for 4 rue, was the main instrument in

long the article in the Mining throw out a suggestion. on the Netherlands possessions on the East thoroughly understand the difficulties of emergencies. Now We

we promise to

to treat both bim of Journal we

and Complainant I cunsent dismissing the Australian Eleven for wich or too was verlaat. When we lock up. prosperity of the pevole, in order to all ing tla along small total in their second innings (123) Cosat of Sumatra, possessions net, pro- the present situation of the poople, and it fairly moly guar

all the publicity he catches, and

and mising returns in the future only

so anxious to obtain to the Rcored 68

of the allround performance this.ro.

said Thomas Ide Bowler, to the some of the arrangements, for her husbed Such an

lions of guilters to the Treasury cheat session, we do not suggest contribution flects honour on the popular Lancashire yearly, the short cumings of our authori- but ask for a loan. How careful their Excel haicre the knot was tight Gough awoke to professional, and it is not too much to any ties become only too evident. To establish i lencies and ourselves are of the welfare of ple of all others in tha the consciousness of his danger and made that throughout fricketing England there this, we need only point out the fact that the province and the people, and indeed alus as lost wow Padd the house ring with his cries. His shouts will be a feeling of gratitude towards him Tanjung Pure, one of the must iniportant there is not the slightest thing that does Qusen, ber Crown and dignity.

It thay be

remarked that, notwithstanding place of the J'angeran of Langkat, gan-;

in this province, from its being the not receive our attention. attracted the attention of the neighbours, all their gallant and determined efforts, the

You, dear gentry, merchants, scholars

THE HOT CANTON TRAGEDY. in general, whether you

The Penang Gazette of the 6th instant Governmentally or t derous hands of his wife. Sho was arrested 1882 to point to, na against the English next of Civil and military Government favours ought to render your assistance in

that Mrs. Hanson and John Fay ate now. The ples reads as follows --

on their way from the hille-an exchange

AT 10A.M.Audust 19. and afterwards tried at Canton, and has success of 1880, 1874, and 1886.

ing in that direction are so riffing that we the present difficulty and consider the ge- dee it a disgrace that communication benutal aspect and we are in hopes that you

**1. The said Robert Fraser-Smith cometh of prisoners having been effected. Tunku Manila 29.88 89 88 wa will make no delay in calculating and in into Court and having board the same in- Omar has frognently expressed

his willing. Haiphoux. 29.78 85 tween them was not established long ago,

payment. And we de expect that you will formation read, saith that he is Not Guiltyness to make an exchange, but the Dutch Hongkang 29.09 84 nos consider tho anfoty or danger of your of the said premises in the said information authorities insisted upon an anaonditional Amo own country as a matter of no inportance. abere specified and charged upon him, and surrender of the Euronest to know Shanghai 29.69 76 13 HE

How Foochow of this the said Robert Fraser-Smith puts ever, it is eminently satisfactory to Nagasaki.. 29.85 himaeli upon bis country

person-

like case

case ofending, of One Lady the

(sd.) EDW. J. ARROYD,

Acting Attorney General." Defendant, on being asked if he pleaded Lord, and in justification I put in this plea

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who rashed in and freed him from the mur. Colonists have still only the one victory of not be reached overland from Mad the and peoptionally received the Imperial guilty or not guilty, said-Not guilty, my says:-The latest advices to hand state wostook. 29.04' 70|

now been sent down, it is said, to await execution at Kowloon City..

Yet the dificulties in the way of

FIRE AT-WANCHAI, Fire broke out about ten o'clock this

A MR James Rollo, Executive Engineer, P. W. D. of India, writes from Chicago to the Pioneer as follows:-You are doubtles Tagoun an absurd parsimony on the part aware of the advertised concession in rates of the fiosorament a large number of jurors granted to Government servante in India were this morning put to considerable serious Carrying Companies if per- morning in a small building between the

aona travel from

rom India to England við kerosine godonis of Mesare Russell & Co. inconvenience, and the work of the Crime China, Japan and America. Hitherto this and the Wanchai Godown Company. The

Mearra Whitney

Bro

strictly to uungomarily delayed. Wo allude to the civil officers of what is known as the mending shed where leaking tins were

Agenta,

Servios want of a junior advocate to assist the Act Corensated Civil

On my only.

At the time of the 00- ing Attorney General. It may not be arrival at San Francisen I referred this soldered.

point to the Pacific Mail S. 8. Company, ourrence it was occupied by a Chinsman known to everybody that when a junior and I am glad to say that this Company who had purchased some damaged korosine advocate does assist the Attorney General never intended such restriction in

in the terms

inal Sessions, more than usually heavy, was concesion Las been limited by the Calcutta Kuilding was 123ed by both Girnis as

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS, (Before Sir George Philippu, Chief Justice.) Wodnesday, Angues 19. The Critainal Sessions for August were commen.ed this morning.

....

EMBEZZLEMENT AT THE GAB WORKS.

that Mrs. Hansen and Fay shortly be

ve very

W. DOBEROK, Government Astronomer, Hongkong Observatory, August 19.

2. And for a further plea in this behalf, restored to comparative liberty, and we Wostock. 29.01 70 87 SE 20 the said Robert Fraser-Smith saith that have

denbt but that the long- Little

Tas barometer has fallen in the 53 and our Lady the Queen' ought not further to kept captives will mest, upon their arrival in rises in the NW. Gradients arə müderate

Penang prosecute the said indistirent against him,

with warm and hearty welcome for SW winds. The temperature is high, because he saith that the alleged libels are It is now upwards of two months since the humidity moderate and the weather traeiustbatarice and in fact, and that the said Tunku Omar organised the mui

murderous at

aloudy Robert Fraser-Smith i

further

ther saith that bo-tack upon the Hok Canton, and yat neither fore and at the time of publication, the the British nor Dutch Governments have said Thomas Ide Bawler had been

guilty of

made any determined effort to obtain the The Grat case called was that in which writing, printing, and publishing, or cous-release of the unfortunate prisoners. True João Alongo, lately plyed as a clerk by

be written, printed, and publiched, the Dutch, by making a raid upon Tuaku ara therefore

available for all Government It is said that one of the workmen while charged with embezzling moules belonging ing the Tamehow Mining Company and the tain of tha iwily' chief's relatives, the doubt- causing whether or not this is fair, wo othicials in India; and I think it right to soldering a tin allowed a spark to touch the The Acting Attorney General (the Hon. industries in which this community in large in the tardy relanse of Mr. Hansen and

to the extent of over $1,400.

Tal Yu Shan Mining Company, two public ful success of which has no doubt resulted think the Government, when they Bud a mike this known if you will kindly give my

letter a corner in your paper. The Pacific kerosine. The tin at once burst fute lamos E. J. Ackroyd), instructed by Bic & B. junior canot be obtained, ought to pay Mail 8:8. Cesapaay most courteously ro. and the fire quickly spreading to the de Johnson (of Messen Sharp, "Johnson and

Crown Solicitor, prosecuted. made in Caloutta; so that my ticket by

he has to do so without fee. Without dis of their advertisement. The reduced rates and was mending the tins in the building, the Hongkong and China Gas Cosa false and scandalous matter concern. Omar's villego, succeded in oapturing car heit, and to the level of the son in Inches, toniks”

Certain

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 59 degrena Fabran-

and bandrollan

3. TEMPERATURE, in the shade is degrees,"

Fahrenheit., in prontage ly interested, well koowing said matter to Fay. The story that each will have to tell 5. Kuwizy, in percentage of saturation, the to false and scandalous, by the redion will most assuredly be a pitiful one; but to bandity of air saturated with moisture being whereof it was

it was for the public benefit that anticipate would neither be just nor politic:

in the said

The source from whence we obtained the indictment should be

ha ordinary festo facilitate the work, turned to me the extra charges which were posis for filling the tins, the bailding was / Sto J. Leach, instructed by Mr Cald: the said matters published and this above pleasing information has hitherto

as is, we believe, commonly done at home this route has cont me Rs. 907-30, plus soon enveloped in dames. The Chinaman, to well, appeared for the defendant. This sessions there are eloven cases One R. 1013-0 for passge from Hongkong to whose negligence the fire is attributed, es- case has occupied the Chief Justice and Yokohama. a jury the whole day, and will occupy a

Defendant,

charge.

he,

103.

4. Dirmation or Wine, to two points. -

6. Fencs or Whp, seconding to Beaufort

6. Scars or Weather, b blog sicy, e, den tachni alouds, d'drizzling, rain; / fog, o gluczy, A hali, Ilightcing, 1 orezcast, p passing showers, squally, rain, mow, thunder, Tilbility, i dew (wet)...

caped with a scaided faceand did not putio anguilty to the being arraigued, "ploaded the said Robert Fráner-Smith is ready proved most reliable, and we hare no Bazio.

Mr Leach asked His Lardship to defer to verity: wherefore he prays judgment, reason to doubt the authenticity of the appearatice again. No other one was hurt.entetice until the end of the Seasians, in and that by the Court here he may be latest received. part of to-morrow. One case in which says the Penang Gomte of the 6th instant: The alarm of fire was at once raised, and a ordor to onable him to put in affidavita in dismissed and discharged from the said premisas in the said indictment above no advocate procantor is required hasInformation has been received to the

specified.

MAM (with anch show of indiguation) I have called you three times. I am very been postponed, and there are still eight effect that Tanke Spad Puteh, who it will manual from No. 2 Station and the engine mitigation of the punishment.

His Lordship then asked complainant much annoyed. Charlie (who is fond of be remembered was arrested by the Dutch of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company cases to deal with, and only one Court anthorities at Kotah Raja on the 1st July were speedily on the spot. Nothing, how-

what he had to say,

Bible stories) Well, the Lord called Compleingut-The businesses referred to Samuel three times, and he didn't get mad absence of particulars we

give s

His Lordship acceded to the request.

PERJURY—A TALAB SOCIETY CAUX.

The following gentlemen were sworn in

great inconvenience. Wheres, by a small tate man that the real notated that godowns that there was little fear of the lat perjury set down for trial The first tried i

annoyance and inconvenience, if not the repute

Buy:

for S

7. Ram, in inchse, tanth handruths.

BUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR HONGKONG, (Frans The Hongkong Alini nack.). AUGUST.

SUR

Moth

HIGH WATER

H. M

11.28

0.12

Aft H. H

11.58

Bins | Sdr.

ELM.

0.40

628

21

0.36

0.34

23

147

34

2,15

to base them. The consequence of this last, has emitted suicide by cutting his over, could be done to save the building, will boy in all likelihood, that the jurors, wit. throat. In the detailed account of the which in less than half an hour. was as jurymen :----Mesara Robert Backer, S, C. by Mi Smith are not in any way public about it, did ba?

•CrConzo with anyotation. Willtro Houry; businesses." are unable to Demes and police will bare to return

sad occurrence, but we believe that his

Defendant, (interrupting) think the Harrison

drin 13 Czmə ya to de apring? o's Harley, W. Drake, C. M. do Rozaric

William'a father: Coort for several days, in some cases at arrest to affected the mind of the anfor completely barned out. Fortunately it Jonas J. F. Boulton, E. H. Joseph, Fran

Was the result, was so detatched from the surrounding There were no less than four cases of proper mode of proceeding

foul, chile, an' go on wid His Lordship (to defendant)-Just wait a Bhet your In out

issue of the 19th ult:, we expenditure, by far the greater part of this Tanku Syed Puteh is a merchant of good tor taking Ere, which would have been was that of Che Tam Yin, who was charged little. I want to hear what he had got to you work de Good Book a

which well known here. It may

They every que dat kintath Bokasy, "How Day of Morn. with giving false evidence io a case in

The following incident

happened in por

Complainant, resuming-They are not

20 Deine the word" school public companies. I understand they are publis whole of it, might have been saved. It is sibly be remembered that this man accom. very serious matter, as there were upwards boarding house keeper was charged with Bickford and Me Maxwell of 250,000 tion of kerosine stored in them, dételeing a man for unlawful purposes. panied Captain Bick ridiculous to suppose that barristers, any on board the Pegasus, in the

in the endeavour to

Teacher Construct a sentence in, more than any other body, will continue to affect the release of the crew of the Nisero. In the wending thed there were about to the case has run for more than two mouths merely private enterprises, and I fall to

Uppn

the occasion in question he do good work for nothing.

and it was while employed in the deposit ready to fill up the remaining Society disturbances that occurred about mider which these proceedings are being

The perjured

taken, section of 6 and Victoria, chap business pursuits at Olehlef that the time. This stock of course was all consumer the irisoner were to the effect ter 93, I believe ples of justification is and Dutch pounced upon him as an avowed enemy and also as an accomplice of Tunken ed. The small building, which was con- that he came from his native country to no good defence unless the defendant cao

No. 99 Second Street, West Point, to make public benefit, that these libels were pob. Young nexumper Man I should rather for Tunku Syed Putch has resided in

The keeper induced him to lished only for the benefit the public. think I do; I have a column of it to fill pqtiries,

His Lordship--That gamble and he lost 5. He then wanted

ather of argu. every day.

a tas Police Court and is said to have been see on what grounds they can be referrcavato! Party 410 mesas to hollow i excellent service, and it was whitered tins of kerosine and about half that quantity eno of the first outcomes of the Triad to an public industries. Under the section/which the word is properly used" Bcholar:

two

statements

The - baby excavates when it gets hürt,!â

EXELPTURED Jyung lady, gazing upwards,

young bbwspaper man i

What

| thing is spoon ! Do you

TERIT miceceded to defeating an eleven of Dinar This, we know to have been false structed of concrete walls and wooden look for his uncle. He went to the house pruva that what he wrote was for

the Belmed by its immensity

In

A Trat of sixteen Bindo cricketers very

the Bombay Gymkhana on Saturday, 17th July The Beglishmen just staged to win by four runs with a wicket to fall;

Fenang for upwards of 10 years and has roof, was, za stated, burned to the ground. naver yet been subject to snapiolon It is, wo believe, innred.

5416,25 1.20 5.41 628 1.29 5.41 0.2 5.48 5.126.23

High water at Whampoo: hm. 50 mink, later than at Hongkong'; at the Barrier: 3 hrs. 15 mins.) at the Sit Flats: 3 firm 30 MARE. -- at Shameen 3 hra. 45 mins, Moon-Full Moon, löd, 21, Im, mortA

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