No. 8005,--Avousr 29, 1888.]
and oil shop at No. 18 Lyndhurst Tortaco The employds were at their evening meal at the time, and they all profuss ontire ignor auce of the origin of the tre. As is usual
in such cases, un sitempt was made by tim Chinono themselves to extinguish the dames, which accordingly made rapid-hand way. In a few minutes a largo volume of fans and smoke was rolling out at the doorway of the shop, and being caught by the wind wus carried over to a large bloak of houses on the opposito (the
stract. north) side of tas
Horo woodon sunshade" projecting over door of a shop at once took fire. The danger to the houses on the north aide was as yot but slight, as the flame had not affi- cient volume except at the ontset to cross
the son water hose lise been used, some- times you will see some Chinamon attempt ing to make a connection with this fresh
THE CHINA MAIL.
Q→Why didn't you twock at the door and stop them
4-I was afraid they would come out und Why didn't you shout out in the section in properly mace, and then foros itatus, and fast the ofthe one they might
water main-(I my attempting, for he nga riably manages to ecrow the worm irregu
or
*,
the time I
fire
NEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE. | fies that ant au hour shall be lost in putting light were adopted instead of a flashing
th sea. We bayo Touron to believe that light. The latter, with its cloak-work up:/ ITAITA
this hate is not dus as much to the inerea paratus, driven by descending weighte peper received in advise of the Breachter the discovery that the stores af munt to give the necessary drop to the weights; We take the following tulegmma from sod gravity of the situation in Zululand as wrutd require a tower of sufficient height whereas a 6xed light requiring no tower, its adoption would greatly reduce the difficultion and delays attendent on the landing of large quantities of building ramer fanterinia,
ENGLAND AND BAYTE
fions of war at the Cape haww buenan fored monster fall dangeroudly low.
AD
(b.) As to the proposal to construct o Light-house on Waglan, the Inspector- General Ingla that he cannot treat it al
Rode proposals the Tsung-li Yatzen as ho did the Gap
The Inspector General'e meaning avids, Londos, 9th Ang-With regard to
ently is that, as be does not consider the off gain when things are ready, until some put away all signs of what they were doing
Roparts have beenjeprend later of the re
proposal regarding a Light on Wagian can Britisher cozies along with a D you, and I might get into trouble. I had boforo RP, the Marquis of Salisbury, at the tirumont of Sir High Low from the post of
be just now successfully laid before the what are you doing, and it is in noticed the orack in the cone through which Musion House, said that she was progress Beitial Resident in Perak, and this that I think the enriquanzas of I was looking. It had been there all the ing rapidly and had to be a lot likewise been busy with the name of Sir
Teung-li Yamin, he desiron that the arrange & Exed Light, without a Tewer, would ments as to the Gap Rock Light may be so many fires may be prevented. Eapo tune Ialopt in front of the shop, about 28 The wengers on her Fred. Dickson, Colonial Serotary of the bent a height of 105 fost abore the min. curried out, but he thinks that all region
frontloes whileif requita parolated vigilance. | Straits cially so when the Team Sapply is avall days. able. Lat urory distres all station by wanted tho
to be a success. England desas din Egypt Ghould be niter in, we think, very oncato a The loyal, the low elevusiest, na compared with sibility, da to the usturs of that Light must arlikaty, and we that of a flashing light upon 'n tower, being, now roat with your Government. He is hare a feel of lose the Central Station | ful one, did you?
strong enough to master internal disorder, trant, improbable, for without making any as Lia fixcellency in advend, an advantage of opinion, however, that a flashing light A. No
and be able to repel external attack. Till comparison there is no one so qualified, or cather than otherwise. For though the would be preferable to a fixed ose in such having a double apply and let every con-
then, stable be drilled in the use of the hose nad Its conacction with the fresh water supply,
us a clear atmosphore, the l wor one would I have the bougone to bu, Sir, Tour obe-! then in the majority of cares ten minutos
be more frequently and more widely visible lient Servant, could not elapse before water was being
view being in accordance with the ex- in the average weather of these sous, this
F. A. MORGAN, played on the fire, and this in acores of cases
Commissioner of Customs for Kowtoon. would, Inmaire, be the means of preventing
ard District; fires aprending, and reduce to a numimum the iwinenes destruction "¿f. va'umbla pró- | soozer ! the forty-dve feet of roadway; and a coaploperly attending so many fires.Yours,
OBSERVER.
A
the
of buckets of water applied by prompt and. sure ladda to the burning sunshade from the floor above would have diminished the aros of the Gro to a more triffs This kind of action, however, is not consistent with"
THE HOLLYWOOD ROAD. ARSUN
CASE.
Further evideres was heard by Me
his
Then why didn't, you du something main Lardship asid, England will re- who deserves the pist in the same degras, ugher light would of course be seen farther position as time of the Gap Rock
to stop it 1
A.--If I hand wanted it to be a successful
fre I would have gone home and paid to attention to it, but instead of that I at once went to the station and are tho slan
Why did you not
tho alarm
I did not want to give a false alarm. Q-Would it not have been botter for you to give a falec alarm so that there rould be no tre than that you should wait till the fire was commenced before giving the alarin
A-If I had given a false since I would have got into trouble and would have been
Witness
A
in
·OFINDIA,
ex.
the panic which always reizes the colestial Wodehouse in the Police Court to-day in 7 banten. There were six or tuillee including natives be appointed to
mind on the appearance of fice, and there nection with the charge of wilful fire fore it was wanting. Who the Fire Bri-raising, against Chang Chi, arengutant; gades reached the spot, the house on the Choi Kai, cook; and Tong Yubg, shop
seven mei: within a foot of hue. I did not put out my leg to tonah any of them. If I had done so they would have charged me with larceny. first time I saw my
Tho.
as the present British Resident in Selangora, Besides, Mr Swottenham has already sorved and fe intimately conversant with tho wants during Sir Hagh Low's absence on leave, of the State
THE STRATES FIRE INSURANCE
· COMPANY, LIMITED.
Routh side in which the fire originated, and coolie, all belonging to the shop númbor 80, father after the fro was about six o'clock, af sant political agitation Council and sug Reinsurances and Returns, Amant to course be altered tu a flashing ons. But
I did
that on the north alde to which it had swift Hollywoxt Road, which was destroyed by ter I had taken the engine back to thuetation ly aromed, wers Lath in flatnes and burning fire on the 19th fast. with remarkable Coreaners. The whole
save him at the street door of our house neighbourhood w in a stato of the
Mr Stokes--I appear, your Worship, too sukul me where I had been and I told
hậu I had been drawing, the engine. wildest panis at the dangerous things. There was Rome preliminary prosecute the thres defendants just now not tell him anything about the shop hav. trouble, of course, and necessary, loss of before the Court, and also the lust defending been net fire to. It is not true that
was caught stealing something from this tino in gobling the engines in position and | kut, Eai Ayak whom I wish to inelden as armaging the hoses, but if this had been fourth defendant under the general charge of I did not tell, a fourth the crack of the and that I was beaten by the fokis, thor all, the fire might have been obcoked in
13 3h
about my looking through the hour, even although from one cauce and srson. Itakeit, your Worship, before going door. I only told people in the street. I
gested that the member of that body be Sir Robert Lathbridge advocated an appointed for a torm of Eve yere ouly, inquiry, in puler to permit the officials implicated in the Deccan Mining: Conces sion to defend themselves.
Sir W. O. Plowden moved an amend natives in the mout, the ahjoot of which was to place
India with a. highest posts
posts in
1887.
After payment of an
interio
To the Honourable F. Stewart, JL.D., Co- lonial Socrotary, &o, &o, &c., Hoog. kong
The
(19.)
advise
THE 'HAMILTON VARIETY IN COREA. sentiment at least of the following versos token from the Chiuse Times will be appreciated by all those who endured the two hours' indiction which the Hamilton Company imposed here recently,
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Contanna last sight the Under Secretary London, 10th Aug --In, the House of for India inadd a statement on the Indian
periance of the Brethren of the Trinity Budget Sie Ihn Gorst explained that
Hones, who have, for the same reason, Bizad the deftit was entirely due to
special
100 feet as the bast height for a light. penditura se defences and to Burma, where,
house in the sens round Great Britain, however, it was noted that there would be
where what sailors aptly term thick we Tun following is the Report for present-ather is probably not more provalent than gradual increase of covence accompanied hyn decreas of expenditure. Govorimentation to the Shareholders at the third Or
here.
(Matte by Surveyor General) On there expected that they would be able to imposodinury General Mesting, to be hold in the the land tax at its full rato within five years Company's Offices, Singapore, on Saturday, Jency would ask the sequiesesnce of Sir that This Excelloney auction the construc
grounds
therefore His Excel In view of these opinions I would of the nuncxation. The rows in Burn the 1st September, at 11.4 p.m., precios- Rubert Hart in the proposed alteration, ition of a Bashing light at the Gap Rock, was already increasing by R30,000. By:
| his great experiance in connection with this and that the Government proceed forthwith Die Bradlaugh suggested that a Cam- To the Surholders of the
to tha construction of such a fight, and that Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited abject aliould suggest no objection.
A fired Light on the Gap Rock, however, the question of the transfer of Capa GENTERMEN,Your Directors beg to place would necessitate a dashing light at Capo D'Aguilar light to Waglan stand over for give into the administration of India. Sir J. M. Maclean deprecated the ap before you the annexed Statement of Ac D'Aguilar on Hongkong
Teland,
which is future consideration. now a fixail light and if the prosent sugges
J. M. PRICE. palatinent of a corettes, as it would tend counts for the half-year ending 30th June, La plonge India into preloaded and inco. 1888.
tion Hs favoured the ho dett Promis earned, after deducting adopted, the Cape D'Aguilar light muat of
in respect of the Gap Rock should be. 10th August, 1588.
$62,717.44. The Interest scored to 81b, any proppant for works of alteration at Cape reduction of the.
D'Aguilar raises another quastion.
All ez- 186.87.
balisves, agreed peris fro, Elis Excellency dividend of 5%, and further losses to Juno, that Caps D'Aguilar is the wrong place for there still remains balance of $18,611.12 this light, and shut the right pe is the ment liabilities on unspired policies is Chinese Island of Waghan, the erection sued in 1887.
1888. The competition in fire business having been at the former place shews no sign of abatement, notwithstand because the better sito was not available. Company, we may add, cerned in nearly its refers,
therefore, is whether this Guvera patation of clearing out without paying the military comisauds in gross premium taken, being 870,605.33 formant with Sir Robert Hart's invaluable bills, and finally disappeared in a very
half-year,
For the shofer "net. 91, 685, blade and Gont mad that this would not of 1974, the Company is cance could haunt to certi
holesistance could obtain the permission of strange manner at Singapore, leaving the reduced to ten, of whom was rod
only BI could turn up at the beginning. But on
Mr Wetten as to my appearing in the case.ything she always tells me to mind my
our of economize, but would to in the hydrants at the foot of Lyndhurst Ter- Mr Wotton--So far as including this we business. The fin af stuff which I saw catalo. The Underd en forense is making progress in its connection: the bouco a glove muut to rent a light-soprano, stranded
relusurances have been largo, but low rates, mes and the top of Cochran Stroot for a man in the rare charge with the others is
in inquiry, and dwelt apo the and the necessity to keep moderate lures at those offered in respect of the Gsp Rock. Twas this way he came here on the
Ovari, such permission were obtained His Ex- supply of fresh water to commence opera-
present, are
gum tant part to for fire on cefloney would decids to put the fashite House on is more be tions with, it was found that no water could coerned, I say that a charge having been
vut the increase of the imporis audducing the gross receiple: your Directura
regret that lomas this your have been one Waglan and a Breil light at the He took us in- but some day he'll be sorry
Rock,
remoring the D'Aguilar light On a division 8 W. . Plowden's heavier than last but 18 the Company's
altogether. On the other hand, if Waglan The Budget was then apted being occasionally interested at firse.
would require to be placed at D'àguilar.
Returning to the question as to the character of the Light at the Gap Rock PARLIAMENT.
omitted from consideration the greater am to mention that His Excellency has not
of a flashing light. But, penetrative power of a
from the fact that under the proposed alisation of plan what is lost in this respect in one place will be gained in another, Excellency is dispused to think that this comparative demerit of a fixed light is com pennated by the above mentioned considers-
view to economy
another the meagre staff of foarten Euro into the onso that it will be pecessary to clear did not tell my father becius, he scolded reason of and to favour the sping this, there is smarkod increase in the 'he question to which His Excellency all the ports it touched tho unenviable ro
trying
bo gol. The loss of this invaluabla nit at preferred against him separately, from this
othera ho entitled to a separate trial
--not a
Buch a moment was little short of
appalling
The
the
is
a report, it just made the fire flare up.
John
The case was again adjourned till Friday 10 xm
Condition
of the people, aud
exports of India.
ง ง
IF
nt
ancient songstress with the crooked
That he was born.
top of water to he got laten not him has not been sub- THE CHINESE TIANTSIN RAILWAY „mendment was rejected by 103 against business grows, it is impossible to escape should not be available, the fashing ight/Ho called himzelf the Hamilton Variety,"
but
A
Mr
"NORGE, COMPANT:
We have received from Mr Woo Lia Yuen, the Local Agent, a pamphlet în Chi- one lately insued by the above company, giving (1) oficial documents of historical value showing how the company came to be formed, who
what are its objects, and what its constitution; (2) By-laws and Regulations (9); sed counts with a Preface
of work done and in progrow
by Mr
ne renderad objectionAs regards that I don't ) and (4)
rye it any longer.
in any way. The only evidence the accemarily laborious arrangements
him is that of endeavouring to in stream up from the dues this informer not to give evidence, by for pumping o harbour were completed, and the flames bribery, and until there in more evidence meanwhile gaiding enormnoas forco and before your Worship Ithink the case should volume on both sides of the etrost! In the stand as you originally determined and that and agitation which ensued it Li Ayuk should be tried separately from Lucky
pathaps hardly to
to be wondered at that
the other three mi. arrangements
ents afterwards made were not
Stokes-I think it would be more any suvana perfect, by a
van, auch convenient in the firet plats to comove the they were they were
for a timo
made by Mr Wotton.. altogether futile by
another calamity-tire brunk-down of tàn floating engine, which was lying opposite the foot of Pottinger Street The volunteer engine with a good head of steam was meanwhile standing by the bydraut at the foot of Lyndhurst Torrace, and as soon as Bir Wagner, bating that Wotion-I withdraw the objection. Superintendent Engineer, got the eugins put to righis, which he did with
Mr Stokos-We should be exactly in the commendable promptitudo, a streata of water was pumped
ite samo position on any future occasion na we Up -the united
by
Me Wotton might raise exertions of this engine and two astre objection and the same de to * tank
alongaico
the the Miny would take pizze. As he has applied volunteer engine, bich in turn pemp-to the Governor on the
ut I think ed water for two hoses. That there WAS wasts of steam power bars is of course we ought to know what the rent of that
hoses wate quite evident. Only two
avojí ceived, · Viherwina we
we shall be in the same abis at the ou set to cope with a fire which position when Bir Wotton's gend for the pub- was blazing on both sides of
other
Me Stokes-I don't think that is a very satisfactory way to leave it. It was lot o that Mr Wotton should apply to the Go- varnor on the point, and if he insists on
Mr
are in now.
tu
розіць
ChiNg Tai), manager, Mr
flod,
to
sub-manager, sad Yen Hais
It appears that eleven years ago the Kai ping Mining Company obtained permission: to make 20 i (6 miles) of railway and t of a canal, for the purpose of contering (podl his work had been completed with entis. the Chi Czeal on the East of fentia, factory reaulis ao far; but the small railway experiment soon made it evident that a couplete line of railway to Tientain would be far botter and would be sure to pay, Accordingly the Imporial sanction was
a
36 votes
without a division.
Oaths Bill was read a third time, and the In the House of Commons last night the Impotin: Defones Bill a second the
London, 10th Aug.-The Elomeo of Com- mons agreed to the Lords' amendments to the Local Government Dill and read a third time the Imperial Deloncas Bill..
DISMESAL OF TUG TURKISH, FIXANCH
MINISTER. Constantinople, 10th Aug.--Mahmoud Pan, the Turkish Minister of Finance,
has been dismissed,
THE INDIAN COUNCIL, · London, 11th Aug-Sir Arztábald Alison replaces Sir William Forster in the fadian
Council.
OPENING OF A RAILWAY IS TURKEY. Constantinople, 18th Aug,-The railway. between Soha and Constantinopla has hem
opened.
RUSSIA AND BULGAREA,
Director.
On the retirement of the Hon'ble C.W Wan. McKern and G.WB. Flayfair join Conington and Me Meyer Belic, Messrs.
ed the Board.
TE. Soust. (Chairman), Į Directors. T. S. THOMSON, Singapore, 20th August, 1888.
BALANCE SHEET, 30TH JUNE, 1888. LIABILITIES.
To paid up Capital au 20,000
Spares
To Enchimed Dividends To Sundry Creditins
| To Balance Proft and Logy Á¢-
Louot 3887
tions in its favour,
And guaranteed to all a show first-class, The shining lights of Chemalpo society Were there on musSE.
The ladies, oyas and checks with pleasure
glowing,
Tho consular and diplomatic corps, The Customs people, who see all that's
going,
And sometimes more.
Of Jackies from the stemmers there were
plenty,
...$400,000.00
I am tu odd that, if any change is accept. | The offlvors vere all there to a man, 350.59ed it will of courss be within the discretion The curtain rose at oight, and at eight- 2,589.98 of the Customs Authorities to modify or
twenty withdraw the contribution offered as part
The show began. of the terima accepted in my letter No. 863 of the 20th altimo,
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
To Balance Working Account-
"1886
ABSETX.
By Fixed Deposits in Banks
48,011:12
41,162,80
$192,604.49
FREDERICK STEWART,
Colonial Secretary.
F. A. MOGAN, Esq. Commissioner of Chi-
new Customs, KowLOOK,
St. Petersburg, 12th Aug. Russia main Cashion Account... 13,492,41 sought and obtained in 1856 for tho for- tains but demand for the departure of By Oasis on Current Acut mation of a limited company. It is to have Prince Ferdinand from Bulgaria. Shu sia Singapore
100,000 00
ENULOSURE 5. monopoly of saltway operations in that maintains the exoki, ist of Prince Alexander
Communler Moore to Commodore Macwell.) nurrolic interest barate cut again,
Its objects are primarily to purin connection with the settlement of the
124,300.00
Extract of Letter dated 21xt Aug., 1888. The height of Jubilee island is against His Worship-I see no reason to dwell case from the Mining Company the question, after the normal situation is re- on this matter any more. The objection is portion of railway already made by stored. Russia will send & Commissioner
282,900.14 it as n sito. It is 203 foot high and 65 I withdrawn, and I have nothing more to do them with all its bolotigings to cou who will austero diplomatio galiot be
haze before pointed out this is too great for stract a continuation of this line to tween Bulgarian and Russia; she will then
740.00
an efficient Bght. In the British lales 100 accept any legally, olected Prince belonging
13,895.43 feet is considered by the Trinity Brethren Tientsin, to the Orthoitos Church.
Li
street and making alarming headway. Al
of the Government ongines which had been wader repair was afterwards got out and utilised to pump a second stream
with it of water from the harbour, whilo ono more Me Stokes-Then I apply to your Wor-Yen chwaer a distanco of 70 li, and then was stationed by the hydrant at the top of
to complete t the lite iu akip to includo this last charged man Costaran Street waiting for the water that Ayuk as the fourth defendant on the ground a further distance of our A. PERDE 180 was a shamefully jong in coming. For it
was 10,00 shares offered at did come ultimately, after more than half that the charge against luan is the same,
taela each more than a year ago. It
It seems namely, areon, and that it is one offence, an-hour's delay; but in such a dribbling one fire, and that it ought to be the subject these shares had been taken up. In the mean- that the closof last year a quarter of stress · only one lose could be suppli- of one investigation. ed at a time by the engine. Conasquently His Worship-At the present stage of lime the 20 li of railway had been parchand that rank, joined the Navy as
that
the other for those on the south side
Lu
way
In this for four hours ineffectual offorts were made to check the fre.
A large timber yard at the back of the
socute.
11
pleted
is the end of 1886, and the other 70 li com- 1857;
months later, as that four
this
of
Melbourne £2,000 By Investments a Mortgago,
Singapore
By Bhares in China Insurance
Companies
By Branch and Agency Balances.
By Suudry Debtors for Interest
and Premis By Faraitaro Account. ..
as the
proper height and their reasons apply 41,065.01. 1,506.50 equally to China. Cap Rock is 06 feet and If a tower must be built it certainly need. not oreged 15 feet; 110 fest is a very $492,301.49 anitable beight.
101
By 5 per cent, interica Dividend
Cr
By Logies and Claims By Balance
:
£
Somo Marshall mucio on a lame piano (As Pope would szy) dragged its dow (1)
length along,
And thou a maiden with a cracked soprano
Burst forth in song,
The audience, with pale lips and breath
abatud, Stared at that ancient songstress in amaze While listening to a gem which antedatod
Pompeii's last days.
Her she was splavond buy wants Which showed that with good spirits all
wore flush
She came again, and sang ‘Eilcau Alanna
Without a blush.
Anou anothor sang in costume shocking, Whose teanty curtailed skirt exposed to
riow
ing,
And white kid shoa
Mr Henderson's light on Lunulausal regarding Thick ankles and ng feet in striped stock.
and a change in Orcon of the Teland appears to me to be deserving Lighost cornic
adoration, but as rogaria Cape D'Aguilar, I should like to take advantage of the opportunity here afforded me by His Excellency of stating that however trouble. Boko it
gritty may be, 1 believe the sito if this 19,875.15 Political considerations may have rendered Light-house should ba at was changed. 10,946,25
in the past to keep clously 48,011,12 within British Territory The time has
The following items of nowe are taken from the London and China Express of the
ખ.. 27th July
Captain O. P. Tudor, just promoted to endet of the two hoses that were attached hore wore the proceedings I shall leave the onset st
command of the Swinger gunboak,
PROFIT AND Loss Account 1887. used ulterantely, one for the burning they stood. That is to say, the two caus
re-China Sua, 1876-60; has the bronze medal
Dr. houses on the north side of the street and shall cousin separate, at least until the port gives the money accounts for 10 of the Tuyal Haine Suciety-Captain To Balance from Working Ao-
evidence the witress Leung Kan is conclud- months. They seem to be full and clear. 1. Bromley, sun of the late Sir R. M.
count 31st Decsuiber, 1887... 79,432.63 ed. Gotil then I shall give no decision on There are traces of a a former Hongkong
the Navy, ug Brainley, Accountant-General. that point. Meanwhile Mr Stores walchen lawyer's hand throughout those statistica. A and brother of Commander G. R. Erotulay,
8 79,439.62 the case on behalf of the Straits Fire fasura per auta reckoning from the time connections with the Egyptian Expedition,
dividend is to be paid at the rate
cadet of 6 per iss
1800; was transport officer auco Company.
Me Stokes--No, your Worship, I pro- of purchase on the shures
and in command of the Swift, Ubins Seas, The t
traffic for the yest ending 10th May 1884-87. | as follows:—–
the subject of coaling stations the Worship With regard to the feat 1888 is as i
Broad Arrow has the following in the coas CONVEYANCE OF
·Coal ... by you simply watch the case in the thean
... 170,688 tons. of an article. It bears out the ideas we far the greatest amount of destruction was time and any suggestions your mule will be
Stones and Lane, 3,018,617 catties. have frequently expressed ne Flongkong and
single
Wers the defouce of British Bricks and Fottery... 81,543 tons.
WORKING ACCOUNT. 30TH JUNE, 1888.
AQUOUNT Other goods
packages. * 15,536
qualing stations abroad to be confined to the 1st Class passengers...
1,160
fleet i is obvions that instead of the ships To net Fromia from 2nd Class do
148,323
composing it being in their proper plates 1st January to 30th Total Receipts..63,043 273: taels.
would
be found in they on the high seas
Juno, 1888 freight for coal from the mines to time of wor lying smogly of the various conl
Less Reinsurances present termine, You Chwang, is fixed wharves. Dispersion not coveentration atrategical fault. It is as useless to distant gean, if thei: points support To Exchange
militarily positions between
secure, as it would he To Transfer Feco
houses on the south sido was regarded as an abject of special danger, and the offerta of the Government Brigade were directed towards the protection of this place for a considerable time, while
side, -south
fre
ire
קס
the
the
where
attended to Ja to your prosecuting I worked its way rapidly back?
backwards shall cally unchecked. It continued its give no decision on that polit until!
the evidence of the witness Loung Kan is goarte in this direction till it reached the vished. With regard to the other point I hones
No. 90 Wollington Street, en expen- shall take the evidence of this wilneas and furnished and highly ornamented thn.I shall hear what you have to say.
red as a Chiness Club. Its stop- |
The Bir Stoke should very much prefer page here was perhaps as much due to the it if f your Worship
110!
and Returas would dacids the point
the
fact that the course which the direction of now as to whether I am allowed to prose-by agreement between the two Companies would be the result, despatch fleets to To Interest
the wind gave it was interaccted by the cute or not. street, as to the efforts of the Brigaden. At
all events it was fortunately checked here,
did the bourhood breathe freeople in the neigh-
His Worship ruah wait until this wit nesa's evidence is concladed.
Isang Kan, recalled, said in reply to tho
at a quarter of a taeli blanda sa
SUPREME COURT.
10
io
જસ
DE BURSAI ATR Lot
and not in the freely. 29, wo a Magistrato--When I met Li Ayrk as I was
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, which communications are stated. sixteen houses in all were destroyed. Four of these are on the south side of Lynd. Fong give the alarm of fire, that was the (Before Me 4. J. Leach, Acting Fuisme
live on
.I
Judge Wednesday, Aug. 29.
train men
should it be fo
$70,655.38
...7,937.34
it necessary in
Again the first one care and gave a ditty Which grandpa need to sing in days of yere That audience came to time, both gama and
With loud arcOTE.
Song followed song, each with a double
chorus,
now come to gaster into negociations with Pole ghoate of ballade dead long years ago;
5 19,489.69 Sir Robert Bart for a light on Waglan, The Little Brown Jug shed its influence
the nature of the light can he reserved for o'er 19,
Aud “Noy air, no.”,
D'Aguilar is in my opinion abscured i Tonder with wild excitement was on fire; -
future discussion.
The light at Cape
5000
of its peculiar
dangerous, va
for
sectora
f by the
Iping islands.
Welch's condition moved his friends to
toare;
Mryor,
The senman approaching from the S. E. on
a dark night feels sufe because does not The racket was too manah for Captain
ses a light whereas in reality he may be dore to Soonkong which is obscuring it. $ 62,717-44 The discovery of the Bokhara Rooks has 15,185.87 greatly diminished the usefulness of this
71 10 Hight, 67.00
78,031.48
W. Ussoase MooXE, Commander, H. M. & Rambler.
Who called for beers,
Their repertoire, we thought they'd never
and it, Did and at last to our intense relief;
Then came a farce, one thing to recon-
mend it,
"Twas rather brick.
Old Hamilton Varisty and his madam Bioted us with jokoa, which I believe Were first invented by our parent Adam
To tickle Eve.
And when those jokes came one upon sa-
cther.
Nor kept span. I had seen diaze
that when hostilities break out it will be big that morning
(Commissioner of Chinem Chistians, Koncloure, hura. Tropite side of the street, dvs did not see him in the shop with the offers
too late to provide weapons and begin to by lead Office Cargea ....$ 5,495,80 to Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.) opposite
nett in the five that morning. He was coming up
Sing
of them, inasmuch By Branch and Agency Charges 6,937.83
Custom House, 18 An attack on our coaling depots as By Agency Comtassio in a lane on this side which runs into och Wong Street when I met him. I had about D. . . ZAL FOR ; NG LAT RUK (. D
7,005-13
Kowloon, 10th July, 1888. ruu Strant, and one in Welington Street,
treet, an hour previously con property
MESSO CONSOLIDATED. removed
strategie points of the utmost value will be Py Directors and Committees
Si bars the honour to acknowledge Some of the bouses de
destroyed are, we under-from the anat. but I don't know whe❘ and Mr C. D. Wilkinson for Ng Lai Kok
and taken in the direction of Mr H. J. Holmes appeared for Mr Musso the first act, and not one of the closing atarid, heavily insured, one of them it is said Sing Wong
1,125.00 receipt of your despatch of the 6th instapt, scenes in the
in the drains of a fat all the By Losses and Olaima
a fature
By Auditors' Fees for $30,000. The shop in which the fire ther the appearance of
210.10 in which you convey to me certain peo of the master at the After another witness had been beard An Odessa journal
16,124,3) possia
of His Excellency the Governor of originated is insured for $800 in an of
office for time I met him Fad any connection with on behalf of Mr Musso, Mr Wilkinson naval porta in the Azoff and Black Seas are By Balase
41,162.30 Hongkong with regard to the substitution which Musers Russell and Co.
Co, are agents.
defence,
which was that ents the removal of the property.
to bo considerably enlarged. The existing
of a Light on Gap Rock for the flashing A rumour of incendiarism arose from the previous to this that I had soon the master had received no assice of the sale before fortifications are likewise to be
78,031.46
cns originally intended; for the fact that some men were found looting im was between eight and nine on the previous it took place, He admitted that notion was and extended, whilst the arsenals and mediately
after
the witbreak, but invest evening, when I saw bin counting money given in the first instance, but thats
ting establishments will undergo entire renere: gations
made to-day
tend to show that the in the shop. I saw his put all the conts was waived. It was given on the lich tion and receive additional mages of works rumour was founded. The losters were into one busket. It was a quoked-rice July. Two days before his client informed and factories. After his interview with the bravakt by in the Felice Court this moru basket into which ho was putting the centes bad soki the goods, anil in consequence I ruand of inspeedy the Czar intends with the Books, Vouchers and Securities of should be lost in laying this matter before / Abd any reference to Charanips,
Mir Musso or his partner to the effect that Emperor of were remanded.
tion
of the
The
Jast
time stated his
this client
shore
A
Coawroen D. KR, Secretary.
Having compared the abova Statemente
of
Math-esten, mouldy, pointless, vapid, flat,
really foared that one young man would
smother
Right where he sat
a flashing Light on the Islet of Warian, } and for the removal of the fixed Light, now rxiating at Cape D'Aguilar, altogether. No feeble joke, however stale, repulsed
In-reply beg to assure you that no time him;
No matter what it was, at once convulsed
And off he'd go
up
This:
it was a good deal smaller than the baskote this information the sale was postponed.rous officers have been already sent south i
in the Crimea and the Canes, and now-
This notice was given to Ho Sam. The sale erous
of the State, fortresses of the Company, we hereby certify them to the Inspector-General of Chinos Customs,
be correct,
who will, no doubt, give it prompt ation? tion:
I have
me,
get
was postponed from the 16th, and no def to arrange for the railway service and itiner nite day, as far as his client was concerned, ary of the Imperial route.
ALEX. GENTLE,
JAS. LYALL, Auditors. Singapore, 28th August, 1886.
THE GAP ROCK LIGHT-HOUSE. CORRESPONDENCE ON THE SUBJECT.
The following is the conclusion of the correspondence on this subject presented
The that notice to one was their needed supplies of ammunition without to the Legislative Council yesterday :--
ENCLOSURE 1.
him,
F. A. MORGAN,
Once Hamilton, with jocular loquncity, Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon Referred to London and Trafalgar Square,
and District.
Then one yeang man, in consular capacity,
Fell off his chair.
To the Honourable T. Stewart, ·LIAD., Colonial Secretary, dt., da, de, Bong- kong.
At last when we began to doubt our sanity, The curtain fell 'midst plaudita tong and
loud, And Haropy, 'tepping forth, with souve
urbanty
Addressed the crowd:
ing, but ende sores attempts to break afterwards saw carried out
the night, and a staff et out again during the
Cross-examined by Mr Wotton I attend hed to be left on the ape. The failure all fires and pull the engine. I have done freak water napply at no eritical a time this since last year. I get pay for attend. has been commented on to-day with much in
was afterwards fixed for the sale. His aliept Sir Edward Reed, in common with dignation, and we hops a searching inquiry, fifteen or twenty expis each maid that he always duail with Ho. Sam, Admiral Mayne and Captain Price, M.P.
haye never acted as informer in case of will be made into the cause therent. As fire before this case. I don't
whom he took to be the moving spirit. He considers that our deffojency in armour-clade spoet to get to the weakques of the Government Brigade the cause is not far to sank, for that indis. By reward for this case; I won't have it knew that Me Musso was held out to be a should be remedied without delay. Sir penas high tower sery, alegrafenis if it is given to the. I was talking in the use to deal with the Kan. He retired vistels should be covered with some platius partner, but he had always been left by Edward's view is that the sides of our large Fang on tution which has been dying for want of mor the 19th between air and seven letter in Buglish from Musso, but protect the creps working the guts,
(18.) proper nourishment for practically killed by the scandaluus bonus Is that true! If it is true you ough notics to both.
a long time, was Brincos
when a clerk who heard me said
in Chins to Ho Sam which it appears to se can scarcely receira
(Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Koutoun, to and
to Colonial Seeretani. } Arrangement of this year.
the Station. The clerk took me
The advectiscmans some such protection.
CUSTOM HOUSE, (Colonial Secretary to Commisnomer of The new first-clase battle-ship Sans Parel, up in the inspector. The clerk's name is in the Chinese newpaper, Mr Wilkinson
Chinese Customs, Kowloon.).
Kowloon, 8th August, 1828. something I should know him held was proof of the partnership or that which has been built for the Royal Navy by
Colonial Secretary's Office,
SIE, in reply to your communication of again, I was near to the Kut Fong
all the afternoon of the 19thy held themselves out to the world to be the Thames Trenwurka Company, bas toon
Hougtong, 6th July, 1858
the 6th July last and with reference to The purchaser of the would haridad over to of the Biedway Pretty early al die aftrun of the the fall his Lordsalg that he was told choral Stain Begervo entropities, and will be tot Between
previous correspond proposals of His Excellency the Governor bark at 1945, when I might be some trouble about the matches once completed for sen She is to be equal house at I am directed by end Waglao, I have now the honour to in of the proposed Light of Hongkong as to lighting both Gap. Rook theatre and car went to sleep in front of the Kut Fun with him at least 8200, when he would get one 30-ton gun, twelve 6 in.. Jtes gone, Chinese Custous Authorities require it patch from the Inapostut General of Chine
and that he was to go on the 19th and fake ed with two 110.ton. breachigudang Rule: the Governor to inform you that, if the form you that I hapo just received a de There is a lamp poat one door off from the Rut Fung. The first porains to whom I * certain number of cases. The purchaser quickering guns,
and an turpedoes dan equip. grappling with a fre in its early stages was ake Zbout the fire were some Wespen in sent a pran with this money and tondand ment of machine gura. The Sans Pered this Government will, of contrs, erect at Customs in which be detreg me to inte hicd himself away to Negaraki.
aakad for a certate number cendagration in 1gulberat Terence last it' That was between six and von fit and a saw a altopkeeper Acho, who fitted with engines of 12,000 borse power, in accordance with the description containe
has a displacement of 10.170 tons, and is the place in question a Light-house stautly to you that t street of about 45 feot wide and pretty well equating down, and remained in that posiid not let him have the cases, and said "She and sister slip, the Victorier, willed in
powerfal Lahips gut the opposite proisses before suy •Water Tim for about half-an-hour. I heard him. The purchaser's then left and said he Royal Navy, with the exception of the Nife posals, the Light-house in fact which the
CORRESPONDENCE.
go up w
Lai
Darje
LAST NIGHTS FIRE
To the Editor of the * CHINA-MAIL."
Aug. 29th
SIK,―The present inadequate means of over more manifest than at the serious the lan
I was lo king slough the san
night. That a fire should leap across a rack
the
door the time. I
$3ine
This utan
слаев.
78
Sujuoj
ence on the
ulimu.
ed in His Excellency's letter to Bir Joho he LUA bring the purchaser along with be the most
built, fur the Wabbam, specifying the alternative pro- is throws upon it, and within 100 yards of check next door strike three, and it was the would return after two days and tako deli the Trafalgar. The total ens. of the ass Custorus hat in contemplation la offering ths Contral Police Stativt, is a disgrace big bells I board at half-past throw When I very of the gods. When he returned on Pareil, when fally saipped and ready for the terms accepted in my letter dated 29th which: De authoritius could at ons take went to the fire station only said that the the third day he found the goods were sold. zes, is estimated at £814,000
There is
It has, however, been represented to the prataut: The majority of the Kut Fnng shop wear the Blan Mo Temple, as cought by his clicate an act shipping mintary stores for South Africs Governor that in view of the dificulty of
exceptional activity at Woolwich ined in Hollywood Road was a fire. When was brought -cecent large fires might have been confined watching, the men in the shop. I know Evidence was then called at some length, Thousands of tons are being put on board, Bocess to the Gap Rock the cost and titas!
required for the epletion of the work could be consider y le soned if i axed
measures to
to the promise in which they commenced had there been but the smallest preventive from the first that they were going to set peens used. At most of these fres, after Bre to the house
and the case was adjourned till to-morrow and men are working overtime, Iustrocs Lu 11 3
liona have bein Trerived from the Wax Of
Said he must leave on the O'Mary Mara Thanked us for our sincere enthusine (At which her gallant captain had a spasm)
Next morning more than ona disgusted Was gunning for his scrip, but he was gone i
Jacky
queer,
(a.) In view of the arrangement already
At curly dien. arrived at in regard to the Gap Rock That we endured una deas, I know, seem
the Chinese Custome must con itself freed from responability as But I'll bet nay sum you dare to name to the satura a
gand construction of any
That, after spending six months in Corea, Light your Government may decide te
You'd do the same. - erect on the rock: but, considering the Importance of the petition, the Enough he went away on the wari- spector-General is of opinion that the Himael, one other, and two mide forlorn i Light propused by the Customise look in--but sade day ha'll be sorry gineer in Oliot -- Group Bushing Light
That he was oDER, would certainly be must spitable,
-FM Powice, USA Polit
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