No. 7427-JUNE 6, 1587.)
TRE preparations for the clebintion on June 2lat, in Shanghai, are taking defuito shape. The arch on the Bund is beginning to show quite prominently. It is a cortain fact that the Executive Committee are not letting the grass grow under the fact of the Chiness at work. We feel confident from all appearances that when the day comes, nothing will be heling, as that the Com- mittoo can confidently report All things are now ready
Tus Hapo says that the Nanking silk dealers had roughly fixed the price for the new season's silk at 817 the 100 ounces, but that the maintenance of the price is rendered uncertain on account of the chilly weather having injured the silk prospects,
Tas Singapore Free Press Boys-In these days, when the question of Colonial Defence is burning one, it is well, to draw atten- tion to the progress being made in ons very important direction the provision at our Odding Stations of trained Companies of Submarine Minors not able to removal elsewhere. Under the name of the Eastern
THE CHINA MAIL.
99 years, and as it is generally understand that there will be a progressiva increase in the valas of property that cironnstance had to be taken into consideration in fizing the root. There can be no question that Mr Marsh is n very good business man, that he knows the value of his property, that he entored into this lease with his eyes
opor and with the idea of getting the utmost farthing from a safe tenant
His Lordship You pay £450; well, at the rate of exchange say from 3/1 to 3/2 what would that pruduos ?
Mr Humphreye-Why not adopt, the rato 2 or 4/10, for these rates, may be the
There was gugationes to the jurisdiction of the Court.
Mr Johnson asid he was rather doubtful if these copes would appear. Three had boon withdmwa.
ARRIVAL OF THE GJENOGLE
AAT SINGAPORE. We learn that the Google, the sound tea stentnor from Baukow this season, arrived at Singapore at midnight on Friday and sailed again at 5 o'clock on Saturday
Consuls, Gentlemen of Her Majesty's family made a stata entry into Novotoher Services, Civil, and Military, not on duty, kash.
declared that in 30 years Australia would strong arough to execute hoy own policy in the Pacife if her wishes ware ignored by the Imperial Governannt.WARE
Sir M Darley, Chief Justice of New South Wales, had boon gazetted as a Knight: Commuundor of the Order of Et, Michael. and St. George,
the Clergy of all denominations, Members It is reported that twenty-four persons of public bodies, and all rogel subjects of have been arrested, who are suspected of Hor Majesty resident in Penang and then ; conspiring to attempt the life of the Cz living under Hor protection, is invited,
Dress--Full dress will be worn by all Z BOULANGER AS TEŻ STUERLING- offers entitled to weir uniforms, nud Paris, 18th May M. Froyeinnt or M morning dress by gentlemen not entitled envezu will probably be the now Pre
London, May 6. -The shipment of froson to wear uniform Robes of Office should sident of the Council of Ministers. It is meat ex Poton, consisting of 5541 shoep he worn by thoro entitled to wear then expected that the eriers will be prolonged, and 250 lambs, has arrived in excellent con
At 8 p.in, a display of fireworks will take the chief difficulty being in the retention of dition. All has been sold at the ruling
General Boulanger who, though popular Cate place in front of the Esplanader Tuesday, 28th June.
with the army and the country at large, is lined to take any part oficially in the * May 9-It is announced that England has distrusted by Germany
Paris Exhibition of 1889.
openinge. He suggests that the paragraph Battalion, Royal Engineers, a Force is being rates of tomorrow 7 If a vory rich gold morning after taking on board 1.200 tone holidayVREMENA AAS PIECTION OF A RÁTICAT
A TEAMAN in Twatatia represents the market there as being vary dull, the state, of things contrasting strongly with former suant the steaner arrangements, oxtracted by us from car sonthern contemporaries, must have been written to order and that there would be a very good opening in Formosa for strong opposition to the intending menopoly.-NC.
P. Licies
organised at Hongkong, Bingapore, Mauri tius, aud- Trincomalee, whose duty will be the defence of these Harbours by Subtearino Mines Natives are being enlisted at each of these stations, and already considerable ambors have been enrolled. To each part a strong body of specially trained and se- lected officers and non-commissioned offi cers of the Corps of Royal Engineers has beon sont out and under them the native recruits are being drilled and instruo ed in the various duties of the Submarine Minor, So quietly have these preparations boon proceeding, that probably few of us had
wine were discovered to-morrow the rate of exchange may go up to 4/10 Than Your Lordship can make me pay at 4/2 His Lordship-How can I f Mr Humphreys Bocause it is the rate adopted by the Government to pay its servants and receive ita Crown routs.
His Lordship-I don't know anything about how the Goresumcat pays vants, I have only got to deal with thie particular ordinance. In this ordinance.nu provision is made for payment in sterling. Mr Humphreya-But it meets to me that that clearly applies in my favour. I may commercial rate, which is 45 As Your Lordship knows the Hongkong end Shanghai Bank uses 4.0. It was at one time in gen
of coal The Gleaogle Ims bouton the Moyune on the run from the Woosurg Lightship to Singapore by 10 hours, and if this performance may be takon se a
criterion of what she will do throughout the rest of the journey, there seems a strong probability of her beating the time of the Aregate for the whole journey by more than two days.
The day will be cheerved as a public At 8 Etn., the Government buildings and Government vessels in the harbour will be illuminated,
Residente are invited to co-operato by illuminating theis protaiset and yessels.
NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS, The recent changes in the cash currency,
London, 19th May. Mr W. A. MacAr thur, a Badical, has been elected for. Stan stell; in place of Mr Borlase, by a majority of two hundred and elaven votes.
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The Daval review to be held at Porte mouth in honour of the Queen's Jubiles imposing scale. Over 100 mon-of-war will be engaged in the man
Mug 10-Asting in accordance with a telegram from the Victorian Government NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN Sir Graham Berry Iss urged. Mr Cecil Raikes to introduce a threependy rate of postage for lotters between England and. the polomies, entried the entire way in the steamer, and not soat by the continental overland route,
Messrs Milburn & Co.'s steamer Han- tow, lately employed as a troopship and
Paris, May 9.-The Temps to-day states formerly one of the ton racers, arrived hers from Newcastle, NS. W., this morning, that the negotiations between France, and
Canal ara
ara progressing saveta
favourably.
quiet sooinded nook ant far from tho Rifle any idea that we have already in our midst say that 11⁄21⁄2 is very inch lower than the THE TEA STEAMERS IN THE RACE regulation canh, of which two are to go to having made a rapil journey up. The England for the, neutraliation of the Suez :
SAYS the Shanghai Mercury of 91st ultimo
Is is a rather rato, vesurréner for a fair stand-up fight to be recorded in Shanghai, Such an event did, however, come of you torday morning in the 'weo man hours of the morning four individuals might have been een wending their way to a Hange. One of the 'fighters stood hout U feel, the other about 5 foot 7 inchos. It was almost a moral certainty that the big an' would knock the other fellow out of timo in very short order. It was riot so, bawever, for at the call of time the big fellow rushed randly at his opponicus hitting cut wildly with both hands, but the little follow stopped nimbly side and plantod hin righ: squaro on the point of his oppon's jay, dealing, what in sporting parlance is known as the angle blow. The big fellow dropped like a log and failed to respond to the call of time,forty
PRIVATE Owen Perry, of the Manchestor Regiment, is in custody at Holy roll, North
at the Borneo Wharf. Great interest is ・・・ the 24th 8.0.
grams
THERE is no cooler an than your airple
United States army, was inspecting some
Loudon, May 8.—In the flouse of Com and South, ho hoard some ono shout,
at Faking have had the unusual effect of placing paper at 40 por cont. premiums over. ready money. The tre! Ictolos 11 strings of copper-cast. The reason in that, in epito of decrees the bankers believe that they will be obliged to redeem their notes In S OF 1987. ⠀
one large cash; and that the supply rosy valuable Native Fores We understand that the mon selected are Malay sailors,
The Straits Times of Monday, the 30th fail-A Memorial on this subject appears Hankow is now neder the command of Cap- boatmen, and fiebermen, accustomed from: their infancy to work on the water, and emi use. People who had their agroeneste ultimo, says --The steamer Moure, of the in the Peking Gazette of the 8th May tain W. Makenzie. From our Australian
The aboriginal tribe of Yao in north therefora peculiarly well fitted for the chief in sterling paid thair gervatite at 4/6. We China Shippers Mutual Steam Navigation
Very liberal terms did so for years Now ont agreements. Chipany's feet arrived in Singapore at Kwangtung are giving trouble. A cold exchanges, we take the following telefollow. While General Thomas of the of their now duties.
10 vntly, and on being promoted to she does not Piast But you will find that re before 1. p.m. the sume day, having korenity The Viceroy is auxious to have it THE TIMES AND ME PARRELL fortifications during the war between North ars offered. A aau on enlistment receives are made in dollars, so that the question sight w Saturday, and left shortly wine appears to be at tho tot of the dill rank of Naique or Corporal his pay is in-spectable firms in this Colony pay their on board 700 tons of cost and 80 tona tin worked, as also and other minds in Sinan reased to 115 i na Havildar, or Burgouut, serrauto of 42, I think. The Bank does (loaded in bunkers) during her brief stay district init, 420 4.0. bis hip, mons on Friday last, at the close of trHello, muister! you! I want to episk fo - ship- | debate on the alleged breach of privilege b you. General Thomas, turning round, to 520; and as Havildar-Major of Sergoant- so now,
His Lordship-I take your argumsuls to felt here in the movements of the Moyneped from Tamsui about 14,000 cheats of ton the Times, the Opposition axproved that found he was the mister so politely Major, to $25. He enlists for five years,
be two first, Lint the rental has son con on her firet voyage homewarda, as being for Amy, and bodźcas was commenced on willingness to refer to a select committee, hailed by an East Tennessean goldies. and can re-engago for two further terms of
verted at a figura too low, at a figure some one of the competitor in the race to Lon the 28th inst. Prices of Oolung are from all the charges against My Farnell as to his Well, my man, said he what do you ve years. Ten year Rervics brings a gratuity of twelve months pay, and fifteen thing like 3/1 or 3/2, when it should have don with the first of the Dow Rosson's 942 to 345-46 por pical. The prospects alleged condoustion of crime in Ireland in want with me? I want furlough, Tears Borvico of sighteen months pay. been converted at 4/2.
tesa, of which the varries about 4,000 are not bright for the native texmencluding the question of the authenticity of mister; that's what I want,' was thủ reply. Besides he is provided with uniform and
Ms. Humphreys-I believe the Govern- tons at a freight of 4 per ton. The The buring of silk for export commenced the latter published in the Times in re Why do you want a furlough, my man Lug rates of exchange or what a person pays Glenogle as to leave no doubt as to which jured in the servios.
for his property. He says the valuation of the racera will be home first, barring of to what he puts upen it and not what is paid ours some unforeseen and unavoidable by the tenant, that is to say, whatever the acident. The Moyane has proved herself tenant pays, he would feel himself perfectly to be a splendid bost, worthy of the vor justified, whether it was fixed in storting high anticipations which have boen formed er dollers, in putting on a different value of her The Moyune's run from Wonsung tip. If he thought the property was worths Bar is 6 days and 20 fours, a time th 5000 and the rents amounted to $5,0:0 ha includes n stoppage caused by the fouling of would put the valuation down at 80000 mme tubes by the ass of Japan coal, and The Ordinance says the gross annual renal her run from Bankow to Singapore, in spite
snce of last year by one hour.
that the The No. D. Neios mention that
Yales, awaiting an escort to take him back quarters, and pension, if permipiently in mont Valuator does not care anything about: Afoyune has got such a good start of the on 27th and the following are the prices farance to the Phoenix Park murders, and inquired the general Wall: I want to go
stone on the highway between
Ine following paragraph is from the London Financial News of April 27th :---
Mr Henry Jeaks, of Liverpool, the pro motar of various Jolors enterprács, and notably of the late Joboro Company, feeling
per bale --Fung-ling chop Tls. 375 (us attributed to Mr. Parnell The offer is home to see my wife. How long is it ing chop The 362.5; Kih sung chop Tla. thought to be due to later influenta, and to since you saw her Ever gives I enlist 592.5 Ching-sze chop Th. 392.5 Lee.fing the fact of the Purnellites posing as martyrs. ed; nigh on three months*** Thres shop The 375 Ching ke len chop Tis 348.6 The Times baunta Dir. Parnell with rofusing months exclaimed the commander; why
Tls. 075; Cring los chợp cla to bring the mutter in court, and submit my good follow, I have not men my wife Chinghuyshop 2
to cross-examination. T
for three years! The Tennissan looked 3626; King-tun chop T18: 290.
The purchase of new alk at HangeLow London, May 7-A division was taken incredulous, and drawled out, • Wall, you zaa cominenced on the 23rd inst, and teak in the House of Commons hat night on the see, me and my wife sint that bort. quality was sold for 23,000 bush per 100 metais of Mr Gladstone for the appoint tela in weight. For inferior qualities, the meat of Select Committea to inquira into lowest price was 1,700 cash per 100 taela in the alleged breach of privilege by the Times is 1,020 cash per dollar. The country peo- 317 to 233. Au unehdment was subes-OPIUM a full crop.
quently Introduced by Sir Glacke
inent arriving in England, Perry deserted. criminal prosecution for libel against the but I don't know if the valuations are of this dolay, beats the Glenogle'a porform weight, Tho prosunt orchange of Mexican newspaper. The motion was rejected by
to his regiment from which he is a deserter. Perry tells a strange story. He says hẹ hed served twelve years in the army, and obtained medals for the Egyptian and Afghan campaigner, the Khadid's Ceciza, and several good conduct, hadgerinti In Egypt he drougied that under en Mostyn and Gronest an immerse mount of treasure lag, bidden. He put the cost implicit faith in his dreaus, for, on thisregi. tando his way into Flintshire, and.bagan scarching for the expeated gold. He made no secret of his dream, and, scecmpanied by a large crowd of persons, he has been for some time hunting for the identical boulder stone and the buried treasure, Many immense stones and rocke ware ex cavalud, but in vain. The police became interested in the hunt, and eventually put a stop to it by arresting Porry as a dazeta
The prisoner was noquainted with the dis trict as a boy, which may have bad some- thing to do with his singular dream
grieved by our references to him in our issue of the 1961 inat, recently applied to the Public Freeautor for his but for a Editor of the Financial News The Fabia Prosecutor having vibed us to make him communication in writing on the subject, if we so desired, wo forwarded him through or solicitors, Mesars Lewis and Lewis, a brief statement of the facts in the case, and the following reply yesterday Mesars Lewis and Lewis received Director of Public Prosecutions Depatment,
Treasury, April 26111, 1837. Newspaper Libel and Registration Act, 1881,
am, doar eir
17: Johnson, who was formerly on the staff
of one of your contemporaries, earned some-
Yonta faithfully,
A. K. STEPHENSON.
thing of a reputation for smartness' during Masers Lowris sud Lewis, Solicitors; Lia brief sojourn in the Far East, and that
Ely-placo.
the reputation was not altogether anderer Thus fr Jenks will have to forego the ved is shown protty slearly by the evidence plasare of meeting us on this occasion in sligital by My Bradlaugh, befoth the Cou criminal court. But if Mr Jenka has mittee over whole Lord Hartington residually basu wronged, and if he really desires ed. It appears that Mr Johnson, who is to vindicate his character, he may still in now I believe on the staff of the London stitute a civil action against it, and if he Daily Telegraph drew from the pockets of should win it. he may recover substantial the City of London ratepayers a monthly damages.
Messrs Lewis and Levis will salary of 480 es Secretary of the Motro accept service of process on our behalf.. politan Ratepayers' Protection Associating, in which capacity ho szponded several thenatide more of public money contidingly entrusted to him by the City Solicitor in- bribing speakers and attendants at bagus meetings in opposition to Municipal reform, and in paying roughs to create disturbances at opposition meetings. The Committed have just finished taking all the evidence which they think necessary with regard to the charges, and are new engaged in con- sidering their repor
THE
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JUDISDICTION. (Before His Honour Mr A. J. Leach,
Puiano Judge.) ':"'". Monday, June 8.
APPEAL AGAINST GOVERNMENT VALUATORÝ ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY.
ya made upon that
a
His Lordship What the ordinance says is-The griss animal rental at which suci ist for the ensuing your teuement may reasonably be expected to
Mr. Humphreys-Well, thin, a lease is not of any valus.
His Lordship I should any it might be taken lato consideration, but not necas sarily.
run of the Mogane from the Kintoan Light at this your's silk is 80 per cent of
than the Glenogle's run last year, ship to Singapure was about six hours longer.
THE MISSIONARY QUESTION IN URINA
AND
The
strelay, long prevalent and yet lingering Marquis of Lansdowne, Governor-General among our Sanday eclical urusical sonra of Canada, for the evictions which have These things are, as vo say, deparing recently taken place on his Itish estates. | The black race is attempting to assume the PENJON BETWEEN FRANCE, A
education and manners of the whites, and GERMANY RA same way that a spoonful of sugar is absorb 16 fast being absorbed in society in the
Paris Misy 5. The performance of of in a cap of ten not to be leat to the Wagners opers of Lohengrin has been sensibilitisa, though not much farther lopped by the authoritise, owing to the
persistent anti-Cerman demonstrations out permeating coloty than to flavour side the theatre quodify pastoty relations between two such Count on Monster, the German suita divers races. He is hero atiil, with his talladar, who for some time past has been hat and his white wristbands, posing as absent, tas returned to his official duties minister, working as a waiter, educating
On his arrival he was monivad by M himself in the colored seminary; only a Flourana, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and a mulatto really accomplishing any serious effect in solid manners This is at an-cardial estiraness were azobanged on both
uskos state The Indian remains ha Indian to the day of his death, generation
Quotations Колоколо, Гире 6 New Patna, cash. 505
New Benares, onsh Oldanish...
Now lfalva, cánh Allowance, Tudle... Old Molin, đánh
18/42
thuê
1648 Persian, Oily, cash v. duu/80
Allowance, Taels
Anwance Teels.
Note to32
Peratan, Papen Lied 490 Allowance. fasl
Exchange
Hoxesoro, June B.;
Bank, Wire,
30 days' right,
Credits,
Ou demand
4 months sight,
On Paris-S
Un deund Credits, 4 months sight, On New York
Ca domand...... Credita, 60 days' sight,. On Bombay
Wire
On demand, On Calou ítá—y
-Wire
On demand, Un Shanghai-
On demand; 30 days sights
Gold Lost, 100 Ana Sovereigns,
32/98
3/11
29/14
9,90
3.98
26.05
Temperature (Taken af Messrs Falconer & Co. a Premises Queen's Road) BAROMETER 9M 29.810 DaTER29, 286
THERMOMETERS A, Mund: 65
DG 1 OF
Da. (Wet buib) 9 1.8.
Do
Solicitor-General declining to treat the article as a breach of privilege, and was adopted by the House The movements of the Glenogle are thus THE DECAY OF THE NEGRO ELE, madala recorded in the Shanghai Mercury of Salur MENT IN CIVILISATION HES MAJESTY'S NEW TITLE,
London, May 8. The title suggested by day, the 28th ultimo This steaner left Long ago, before the life of any man now Bankow at 3.30 on the 25th instant, ving, slavery was inaugurated in this the delegates for næumption by her Ma making an average speed of 17.4 knots por country. The very year the Pilgrims landjesty, in commemoration of her Jubilee,
is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great, onld put the lease on one side. May 4.68 pt. she passed Ngankin, making a
Mr. Haraphtesk-It seems to me that hour. At 11.33 she passed Kiukiang Ated in Massachusetts was distinguished by
an element in acizly now gone out for over Britain and Ireland and of the Colonies and 44 and 46 Vic., c. 60, s. 3 Re the Financial Neua, Limited.
reasonably be supposed by the Government average speed from Kiuking of 16-3 knots.the service of enslaved people in the Dependencies thereof, and Empress of
At 5.40 p.m. she anchored 7 miles above South. A reproach it has been in all India, Nevad Valuator to let at more than they were lot Ex parte Mr Henry Jenks.
Hun Point. The weather was thick and periods of American bistory. But hencefor THE CRIMES BILL
London, May 10.-The House of Com Dear Sir, I am in receipt of your letter That was the line bo took with me.
Mr. Johnson than addressed the Court. ramy. The engines were occasionally eased ward slavery is no longer known. There is WRITING on the 22nd April, the Loudon of the 20th April, 1897, in raply to my He said that the Government Valuator coming down the river. On the 27th at no servile, race in this country. To this mons he been sitting all night in commit. On London correspondent of the NC. D. Neus saya letter of the 19th to 3r H. H. Marks and
in order to arrive at a valuation, sent out 45.a.m. she proceeded at full speed, mak-platitude, all the more significant for the tee on the Crimes Bill. The discussion The name of Johutou is so common the others, of the Financial News, Limited notions requiring certain particulars. In ing an average of 10 knots. She passed reason that it can be called no, we will add throughout was of stormy nature, and in rudents of Shanghal may possibly act and beg to inform you that I have declined this case a notice was sent to Mr. Hz. Wubu at 20.45 am. making an average, of the other trite saying that the negro the course of the dabate the closure was have recognised an old fellow-townisman in to grant my fat under Section 3 of abovehreys, who supplied the information that 172 krots to Nanking, which place she pass-element is gone with the social departure adopted on two vocasions. At an carly the J. E. Johnson, who cosupied so promi- named statute, as requested by: Mestre the houses were lot as shops and dwelling od at 1.5 p.m. From there she made in of the coloured raca from the homes of the hour this morning Mom and Documentary, 4 months sigh nent a position in the recint Parliamentary Pritchard, Englefeld & Co, Solicitors for hoses; that he paid a rent of £450, squat average speed of 165 knots to Chinzing, whites-from society, so called, and is gone posed that the closure be adopted in regard enquiry into the charges against the Oor-Mr Hoary Jenks, of Liverpool.
to $2,000, and that repairs are to be effected where she passed at 4.45 p.m. Sha anchored apparently for ever. We no longer see to the remaining amendments, the first soc poration of the City of London I Lelieve
Mr Leonard at his own cost. In reply to further unaboro North Eres at 10.20, making an alaves ermanently attached to householde tion to be taken en bloc quiries, Mr Humphreys said that the repairs average speedfrom Chinking of 14 3 koots of whites as we might have seen them thirty Courtney, Chairman of Committens, refused and other charges, such as insurance and Had strong N.E. wirds, dull and overcast years ago. With the departure of the negro to put the question in that form. The Crown reut, canle to about $240 a year, with squalls; at 7 p.m. the wind decreased, element from society, as regarded in its amendments were ultimately rejected, one That amount had to be added to make up with drizzly rata and thick weather. On home aspect, have gone two or three by enoMUNTA the gruas rental. Well, the valuator had the 28th at 3.30 am, sho prosseded again, phenomena: () the influence of the black. TRISH DEMONSTRATIONS IN CANADA, that as a guids in valming the property arriving off Woceng at 8.20 am, where race upon children growing and nearly Then he had another guide to go upon the stopped for short time to take in grown (2) the purulia traditions, and New York, May 10 William O'Brien, He could Had out, when these houses ware plot. Had moderate wind and cloudy may Any superstition, of the blacks ingrafted of the United Irland newspaper, loft yea. occupied, what they were let for to the weather. She came down in charge of upon the fiele winds of young whites who terday for Montreal. A series of Irish arions tenants. Ou the information has Plot Fiben. Pilot Campbell, who goes lived South; and (3) the singalar religious damonstrations have been arranged to take received from Mr Humphreys and from the home in her, took charge ull Woosung features cherished and imparted by the place in various pacis of Canada. actual occnpants of the houses, he had She will probably anchor at the Beiconblack race. With these rangious principles Loyalist party, however, are organising an scrived at his estimate of $2,800. Sup-and wait for urid-day tide, and would likely and jews have in like manier goad the active opposition to the movement,
May 11: William O'Brien, of the United Dosing they took the first basis as a guide as the Lightship about 2.30 p.m. The songs of the negroes, their plantation Taking the current rate of exchange for Glenogle has about 5,300 tons of ton on inelodies, love dilties, home carols, the Ireland newspaper, at prosent in this city, last year, from the tables which are board freight 4 per ton, say a total of peculiar songs and chaus style of minhas made a violent spooch, denouncing the printed by the Hongkong and Shanghai £21,200, Bank; about 86,30 or 3/24 £450. Add to that the would give $2,835. amonnt allowed for repairs, &c., $240; that brought the rental up to $3,675, or $275 above the sessment. In the me A Hankow correspondent of the N-C way, from the information be had received about the sub-tensile rents, the Valuator News, evidently the writer of the article had not estimated the property too high. on the missionary question which was This morning, Me J. D. Humphreys, of Air Humphreys was then asked to get signed 'Q, mys:--- The Straits
Times understands that & Peri- bears A, H. Watson & Co, proprietors of into the box, and, in reply to Me Johnson,
I can supplement my previous moto to the Hongkong Dispensary, uppealed against said he was willing to admit that $3,400 tion in being set up by a number of the the valuation, placed by Be 3: Shelton and fair watuntion. Two years ago, the you upan the ascessity of having in Pe leading inhabitants of the Colony for pre- sentation to His Excellency the Governor, Hooper, Government Valuatos of Police property had been valued at $3,040, huskii, as soon as may be, a non-political praying that His Excellency will on the and Lighting Rates, on the property situate when writing to the Government Valaster diplomatic representation for the interests occasion of Her Majesty's Jubilee, beat No. 3 and 40 Queen's Road Central, of he was under a misapprehension, and of the Christian religion in Chiba foreign graciously pleased to geant a free pardon which Mr Humphreya is the leasco. My thought it had been valued at $2,4:0 missions and foreign missionaries-by any to Archibald Mitchell Beveridge, at present Booper had valued the premises at $2,800, Daring the past twelve months he had noting I have to day received a letter from a prisoner in Parang Gaol. The primer and Mir Humphreys claims that $2,400 is & spent 250 on the property for repairs ho Peking. The writer, who has good source
after generation. He will not be absorbed - London, May 6-The Paris Temps an wan in May 1984 convicted of culpablo reasonable and fair valuation.
MrA. B. Johnson, Crown Soliator, ap-insured for, and ho believed that under the homicide not amounting to murder by
The Arnericou mission claims for Chang pagnant to him and his face. He dier out will be replaced by a police force organised abooting & Chinaman at Labat in Perak, peared for the Government, and Mr Bcoper Ordinance Urown rent was not added to the and sentenced to penal servitude for life.and the Hon. A. Listar were also in Court gross rental. He could not remember cheng were settled early in the winter, but fe does not savour society, nor remain dis by the Société des Nouvelles Hebrides, the Mr. Justice. Wood, bofore" whom the cras Mr Humphreys, ia staing his case, said Bract marunt, he received from this sub the claim made by the French mission of tinot from white people in the midst of French Government granting a subvention was tried, at first sentenced the prisoner to that lie paid his rent £450, to Mr Marsh in tenants All were mouthly tenants, and much larger amount and eqantly valid re white ancisty. He does not want to be of 30,000 francs for the maintenance of Hongkong Observatory, June 6, 1887. fourtown years' rigorous imprimminent, but that converted into dollars eu que, sometimes some portion of the promises with Brande in any comic we not deal orvilised. The negro dost. He does not the forces
Franco qucation concerning want to alüliate and associate with the on the counsel for the defence pointing out dellars £ s. 20., was imply for a mouth or so at a time.
GERMANY SUPPORTING RUSSIA. that the sentence mast, ander section, 304 which would give 62,100 a year nett. Ha Mr Hoboss was one of his tenants and paid, misionaries. If France had not interceded white. The ungro would gladly do so of the Fena Dode, be either penel sotsitude thought the best proof of the value of a he believed, $60 a month for a first floor for Lo he would have had his head gu his What we know about the negro; therefore, London, May 7 The German official shoulders at this moment. If any other should be discovered now, before his press is constantly improving opon Russia for life or imprisonment for a term not property was what it would let for to a front. Hu expected to let the premises BA poeding teu years, the learned judge passed sound person, not to a person with well during the canning year as during the power but France had presented the claim representatives depart for ever. No large the fact that sire dead por fest the active the sentence of pena servitude for life. As whom therp was the risk or possibi last. The property really wanted pulling for the losses by fire and pillage at Chang
made from Congo na pare stook. to remain Russia may make for the settlement of the the offence of which the prisoner was oonlity of him not paying, for speculative down and rebuilding. It was not suficiently ting it would have been settled when the importation of his kind are likely to be opposition of Germany in any movement victed was unpremeditated and more of the purp nature of a missdventuro than a crime, and it would be attempted to be shown thattaviting to secure tenants, MSNG TEA American claits was arranged, untullied here. He is going fast With Eastern c
Mr Johnson then briefly addressed the Thos Catholice and Protatants will see him tre dying out, as feet as they can, his and as he has suffered greatly in health somebody might pay more for the proper Court, saying he thought he had made out the time has come to take a decisive step, type of emotional religion in white ongreg
and as all the treaty powers except France atfius; his style of music from popular London,
London May It 18 reported that eince he wastingrisoned, it is hoped that ty than he was, but he did not think that his contentious
will assist in the opposition of the French melodies his superstitions or highly as Princs Blamarok has revealed & States Manila 29.7481190 His Excellency will see his way to exercise would be of much consequence unless they the person
Mr. Humphreys, alas again addressed his Government may his prerogative of unprey in the caso, pors showed what sort of tenant
tangibly in the past generations, but now Austria, and Herr Tiza, of Hungary, had Haiphong 29.3 especially as the Engineers' Association of would be and for what parpone he was Lordship. If he said, the average fate of per and intolerable regarded as improtorn tone of thought frem scholarship felt to the effect that Count Andet
The anti-foreign excitement in Srechnet destined to extinction. The last of the secretly agreed with Russia, before the Hongkong Bingepare, of which the prisoner is a mem to uss the property. It seemed to bim zohange for the ensuing year had been her, are prepared to pay the prisoner' that if the rate of 4/2 was not adopted, that adopted then the assosament of the Cozorn and Kagicbow is growing, and if not Earopean Continent middle Earope itself outbreak of the Russo-Turkish way, for the Amoy parango to England en as to give him thore was no other legal means of arriving ment a hot or debat cheered his checked may basomo inmanageable Sobas osme to our shores it indoctrinates occupation of Bosnia and Herzogurilia Foschow 20.0
this had not been done it confirmed his ar- if the different sects will for once by aide us with funds and facts tather than feeling return at the valuation,
ENG chance of making a fresh start in life.
His Lordahip – The valuation has nothing gument Under the reading of the Ordin. their mean and unwastly jealousies the chati be our immediates affection in the days Hogary. The resort has caused disinar to do with what you pay by arrangement, ce it was not the rate for the past year measure I urge may some about, and with to come. The days of emotion are for ever Tas Straits Times translates the following Me Bamphreys Hero the valuation was that was wanted but the role for the suit amity, confidence, toleration and security goud-New York Phrenological Joumat ........ From a Netherlands Ludin papur The idos fixed by people who know perfectly well ing year. Therefore, if the Government to the various Christian folde of establishing a Chinese Bank ic one of the the size of property, Me Marsa had for ate was not adopted, the exchange had to quief towns of Java just started in that his agents, Masare Gilman & Cs, and I be controlled by a rate which could not be quarter, does not fra favour among the believe his relative dr Lammert also postel arrived at There was no che in the Europos mercantile gommunity there him in the value. He knew perfectly well solony, no one in the world that foould say The e capital required amounts to one million what he was doing and would not let his what would be the rate of esaltange for the of guilders. The sum fired upon is not property for one cent less than he could get ensuing yesterda
see, Mr Humette contains the following proposed Dro His Lordship-I don't see Jarge. Should sufficient interest on that Your Lordship may rest assured that that milion by ensured, there in moter onough was the very nighost price he could receive phreys, what that has got to do with it at gramas of Fabbc Ceremonial at Pen among the Chinese in Java to raise even and more than he had received before.
Mr Humphreys Your Lordship is not at honour of the Jubilee year of the reign twenty millions It is, however, only the With regard to the rate of
exchange, the first step in the direction of exclusivances, rate I quoted is the rate at which the Go-one with me on that point, then; I think it Her Most Gracious Majesty the Ques It is not a cosmopolitau bank, but an in-vernment pays its servants Your salaries has a grest deal to do with it.
PROPOSEDQUELLEE PÁQUELMUs--PENANG, With regard to taking the rests of sub-
He did not know whether
to
THE NEW KERKIDE.
could not remember what the property was of information and may be trusted into society nor take on social habits renounce that the garnisonatthe New Hebrides
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LATE INDIAN TELEGRAMS
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NEW. BRITKE" COIL." London, May 18 Royal Edict an- nounces that henceforth four shilling pieces of will be colded and issunt from the Mint,
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May There are signs that the Irish- Americans we preparing for dynamite campaign in England
Shanghai, 20.75 68 Nagerakiz
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· May 9. - My George Gibert Murray, son but has hun slightly
of the ato Sir Terence Aubrey Murray, as Gradients are alight at the University of Oxfora.
stitution for the sole fiengfit of Chinese. Self- are fixed in sterling In Loandez and the tenants for valuing purposes, Mr Hum-Monday, 27th June, 1887, ist who were concerned in the racsnt beōn a varded the Gamford for red prose the humidity are high and
upi of this barik, so long as a projectem and held your rent hare, what would it
confine themselves to fair enmpetition with produced
St. Petersbury, May 18 The Aro Nihi attempt on the life of the Czar of Russia
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existing monetary institutions They soon-fr: Hamrbreya-It would produce, a take the rent of a lodger in courung acuse i places of worship at d & my people were pressut, of whom three han for SyaTerrible forest Bros LIKTE DA ENTREKKSTén, in the shade in degresa,
sa a criterion.
help, reserve, selfanficiency, and even borChorernment cannot maatently receive at phreys thought if they did that they at least The day will be observed as a public have been executed. The Caledonian and Australian Mortgage Seraph for other nationalities, appens to be onu rata and pay at another. The should make a very large allowance, and holiday
and Agency Crapsor is announced, with the moving springs of the scheme on clono crown rents have since 1864 boun remitted he thought it they muld have the LA royal Salute of ek guds will be fired terrace DBBIES IK GANADI. capital of St noi poo. The frat isang of
- New York, May 18.-Me O'Brien hold theres will be for £000,000,000 scrutiny. From the standpoint of free at the rate of 4/9, trade nothing can be said agatat the setting His Lordship Supposing you had 2450 evidence of an expert, they sould find at 6 am. il une f Her Majesty's ships
that the root for a month and a half at least should be in the harbour.
an upen air meeting a Toronto yesterdayThe German squadron, under the com- should be allowed. They might as well 2 Thanksgiving services will be held in evening. It is calculated that six thousand and of Adiuiral Enors, bas left Capetown
to have political ende in view, from their different rent every month wed as you to the question
SA Royal Salute of 21 guns will be fired dred wars Tenhunen. There was constant rent, Me from Fort Cornwallist noou.
cheering for the Queen and the Marquis of offering appeist facilities giving recanty only value early I don't see how you Johnson adraitied that, though the point At L30 pm the Acting Resident Jadrano and how for Me O'Brien, urred Haugury and thousands of people
have been rendered homeles to curente farmers. The Teak, worked in cab vas nach & mods of arriving at the rate was not mentioned in the Ordinages, it had Councillor, on behalf of His Exosily the who eventually was forced to desist from The Market for lavestment in colonial thead lines, will inevitably Begnire increas. Ton rate, annually and explange varies
his attempt to speak,
mining venturia is improving. ing infasno. At present the Chinees are every
off the gross rental the mainstay of the tanks in Jexa. When told is now geatly seprecated in valta Lordship, said he would reservo judge ence the scheme neder patice becomes as cannot conosive how it is possible to adopt accomplished act race foming and pride the rate of 49 to pay unt at and adopt met It was very important mater for Ill prompt them to patronie their own smother for reiving. It seems to me to Mr Hamphreys, sa tasre was no appeal
from him Bank rather than European ones Bhould be a parader. 7 would alse-eubmit that
neit, and in the feral of the resin kuchat, tenths
Fairach is
4. Humpers, is peronasage al matorkigu, the humility of a muted with moisture being
styti generally believed that beat the practice to keep the Crown rent Governor, will receive addresses of congovorio, Afax 18-Me O Brien was no Macintyrs, of Victoria, who is endeavour. Fomos GETINO, 10gording so. Baazféri
tulation to Her Majas y from the vĀPOUR nationalities resident in the Colony. In socstdance with the national spions of the Chinese, Malouedans Anti Hndas
their addresses will be ascried in through the town, before pre
the Chinese bank, seonte more millions of $2,800, the Government valussion, la mors: "His Lordship also alluded to some other working capita), it will prove highly detri- than fig value of the property, and cause of appell against the rating, in which Tauntal to the other hushtations of the kind. prove it in this way. The loses only for he mid them waa Vary vescious paint. – Jadrop, Haldi ot
god aferien, yesterday evening, and had to man for his life to sampe the creed, who Maltos proceeded to smash the windows of the shop
properties" at
in his under
krobat clouds, ₫ drbating, rein, (tog, gloomy, o tasl of
balt, lighlalug, e overesti, ppŘASIR Í Sbovars built by Sirqually, Pain, r anowi kader, ficut,
Bass in inches, asthe ad inde adicht,
wherein it was believed that he had taken refuge. A tuneral of the zigdig u feared. | ques
Willem Armstrong and Cher and his Victorian Loverenoat, Me James Service
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