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more then the first official quill-driver in this Colony-

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE HOLLYWOOD ROAD ARSON

CASE

T.

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was passed by the Blaroholders. In framingtasted special indulgence towards the the shop No 86 Hollywood Road, for the paelaso, un it was felt that observe of lhia religious ceremon; and Stokes appeared on behalf of the Straits Steamship Norden van on Sov. 3, 1880 age, Wuality of voracity of lan-water and now in the naud those to whom and fishes, of which they have

stalment.

might decur to provant

and

not AB

zed.

tah

on the

A few

point

course,

(+

3

going about nine-and-a-half knots, is required to enable a foreigner to arrive he did not understand. twin propout oed the fair inorgi randy referred

down

Lo ten per This latter

the

fire

parties

of o

with

lowing paragraph from the Overland Mail it had definite; at any rale out of the shop. They did not call on the Norileu's bow, the Espoir arddonly | Next to a exinpotent knowledge of the Chi-likely than not to give some other than the gapure as a tres port labors undor, some

the journals of the two countries,thered as to oss the ferring the law San boy. After rescuing the first defe of the Norden. The colligitus took place was required of them. Ju silustration of whole column of the leading journal of authority, and that there is a good old

not

and

King

itie

hand down

the

W. W. anal

Por

it

Szent an Aido-de-Camp to com

boing close to the frenabor low; und states plainly that after duo con- | comnter but it was not lighted. It was at han half a point on the sturboard bow of while he is absent prosecuting his inquiries concto? When a high ollicial accused of Baved him from a miserable existence and the neaal etiquette. It is also anid that the which will doubtless be in the way of an writes. I was going to try to pat steamer whith panted to be the Norden, cortas 30 aunt, that she is not worky, does it mean that the writer of the send the prescription, free of charge, on There is a listinct friction be- nese in apparently pooh-poohed by the Daily and as I came away. I knew the Kut continued to show her green light, the that the he has not save more or less; memorial was not 'gus at' to a suflicient recoipt of a self adúremod atamped enve

standing

amendment law.

t of

the

BC

couccesiona

The re-

steam

that even when interference may be defendant also sleeps there," "The third de- "pparently 60001, and was it is, to put it:

DU-

to Ita

chiefly

Here

for such an

an insigni-

Who can

written. Bat there not reason to fear,

Pitch have reached such a GE CUMI-

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that

No. 8007—August 31, 1888.)

The learned judeo, who was assisted by I died, and not one of the expressions in guilty Chinese in the prompto juvention of tual ability and financial attainments of the The following paragraph occurs in the re

Captain Thombett, R. N., nastesso, prof of the brutality of saying so; we dous the plausible excuses, saol ons of which is in gentlemen in the India Offer, but amounts port of the Colombo Hotel Company Ao extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholdcas With regard to the second matter, the Mr Wodehouas heard further evidenza nounced the Nordme alone • blame for the periphrasis depend for its me upon the warp and woof betitias. No one but a en a positive diabeliof on the part of the quation whether the petaan to whom re. foroigner over thinks of taking them seri- Finance Committee in the alleged saving this Company was held on 13th April hurning of paper-olothes in the street by

Sir Walter Phillimore, Qy and Me il ference is mada is an Emperor or a coulis, aly, or as any other than suitalle deviers to the public puree. The firma at Bore- to purchase this Company's property, for self to neprejudiced minds. What are the with the charge against Chang Chi, account. Stokes were sansel the ppollant: Sir however widely the term employer may by which to keep one's face. And errat lay, Karacchi and other Indian cities last, to take into consideration a proposal Chinese, his conduct will also commend it in the Policy Court to-day in connection and deereed accordingly.

P. hot 67,080, and perokition facts in this instanen 7 Last year, bofore the ant, Choi Kai, cork, and Toug Yung, shepi- did Mr A. 1. Lawrance for the rugpuident present concerned, exten, in: -y general imum ability, to furous, now is at, now in wormerly of participating in to foaves

Staley Hal. differ in the two cars. the sum of

Nor are we at the too gritical foreigner requires no eamy w have a bettor clanco shan agreeing to well the property for this math, Governor came to the Colony, the police,

Sir James

In delivering their way.

with the

tha. I have no doubt by instructions, coolie, who are alleged to have set fire to

a per- Mr Lordships?

enid thu Danish

When very ageros y uso

aso incat rigid ee of the truth has bo. fect right to a share. Upon compar the resolution, i sporitie date was named

words in a *Pickwickian

MOTO,

naked habit. And whes driven to ing the rates given in the Report of the and every- cgino ai whereas 65

n vayngo down the Canton river. It was one understands that everyone else is doing circunstancea

tho

65 cases were prosecuted in 1886

cluse

moat ignori has one Director Genord of Railways in India, with quarters, the Fire Insurance Co, and Mr Wotton for the alleged on her behalf that about six p.m.

Um questions resulting are not these of firm and auto defence which ever fails, those at

fails, those at which tus firms

firms mentioned would details of unch a large undertaking boing sut-only 10 were printed in 1937, the ten

she was seven or eight miles above Tiger veracity, but of method, tled within

defence.

he can fall teek on his gumoje, in full undertake the work, it is found that the time, but it was stipus doubtless involving a special datgen

Island, well over her storlard "This

of the eido

No extended experience of the Chinese assurance of escape. He did at know, vaunted saring dwindles year the Chi- property. lated by the Board, that the purchase perau and

Mir Stokes asked whether his Worship

channel,

cont, and STED lower. should be completed by 30th Fring last. tione naturally trught the same indulgence

which, lika charity* * cover annaltitude not be much above what might be This, Imwever, the intending purchasers would he extended, and proceeded with their would now decide the application for joining steering 6.8.E. JE. by compass. At about at the conclusion that it in fupossible from tons, w have found it impossible to accompliab,erinory. But there had been a change this case with the case in which Li Ayuk, ateater, which turned out to be Bor what he moare. This continues to be true, lustration of our theme could be found. to. da a couple of amusing, though

half-paat aix click the masthead light of a merely hearing what a Chinese ways to tell of sins." No botter and more fruitful il- and an extension of time has been granted in officindon. The Captain Snoring the minster of the ship, in tint thought or Majesty's ship Emir, was sighted nearly rantor how proficient ma winy have be- than that exhibited in the daily issues bably very awkward delays to

defendant. to the Colongi by the Board, who have, however, stipulat- ont of Police had returkce necord the matter and had decided that it would . Fight aheal about & quarter or hali a peste mu in the colinoquial-so that he perhaps of the Paking Gazette. Nowhere is the concerned, may ba mentioned that on eno

Elis Worship said in of the indulgence ed that a sum of 75 per dien should be and was

was ignorant paid in addition to the purchase money of ed last year; a new and experienced be better to koup the two cases repasate.

the port bow, about three miles distant. understands

if worst came to worst, write downpointing at R825,000, for each day that on instalment Magistrale reigned on the bench. The re-

Tsing Amun, undertaker, examined by Espoir came in sight

deur and calling it a house,' went but without the see board in about one-and-a-half overy character which he bas

the sccompanying of the purchase money romained unpaid sult was that in ung day 70 suramones were Mr Stokes, said-I live at number 88. Bol. pay bales for the red light of the bly if an overy phraso, and might poss- † habit of what in classical langungo is styled occasion some miles of rails and bolts were carried to a higher pitch, and conducted on platos to joint the rails, and on another, i moro generous scale. Nowhero is it

it more complete rolling stonk was deputehed after the 15th Jane last, the date named hy issued against Chinese for observing this ywood Road, next door to the Kut. Fung. But on the port bow. Ou that rud light give sentence; and got h might be annble

the course of the Narden was the Board for the payment of the first in religious ceremony, and 60 people were con- On the morning of the 19th instant 1 was altered about anu-and-a-half point to give mind. The reasons of this must of course what they seem, than in this marvellous been left behind. Negligence like this, which to decide exactly what the speaker had in tree, avon in Chins, that things are not the slight drawback, that the bufera had victed and panistru.

The Governor, to sleeping outside my shop.

About three the Espoir a wider This great credit, a once sair the injun o'clock I heard the Hung Sau boy ery out was thortly aften gerth, and the Nordes he thut the speaker did not express what he sens, which lets in more light or the real would he almost enfficient to ruini t

atelied on her forcer had in mind, bat anmething else mora or Bature of the Chinese government, than all pects

run the prais WITH reference to the Router's telegram tice of this; and bo again noted as Fire. He sailed out Kut Fang on fire."

both un- When the yearols had approached less cognato

private it, from which he wished bis other windows combined. If it is a one-noticed and unpunished, although some

firm, passed which we publish to-day about the uncari sensible an

I saw smoke cerning out from the slope. A to about 600gards, the Empir being brond nieaning or a part of it to be inferend.mal trails that a Chinese would be avro que must have been to blame for it. Sit- The law was saw the

third defendants come! ness which the moremonts of the Freneb tapist would have dono.

rule the second and Italian fests are giving rise to the fol. faulty,

boon rand by Magistrates up till Fire The first defendant chale out im starboarder her hot and bare down as if to nos language, large pawns of inference real reason for anything, and that nothing disadvantages

the development of her cross the Nonton's bows. A collision then aro

are essential to anyone why is to dent and requires more aeill than other

what to gues

industrial und manufacturing capabilities. has a significant bearing The relations thon as giving them power to convict for mediately after the ters. He led being inevitable, the helts of the Worden was cessfully with the Chinese and whatever meant by what is said, this where finds Without using the term in an alsomynary between France and Italy have been by no such offences inawholesa emanner, irreper some books ander his arm. I called out to

The his powera in means cordial of late, as the

in this direction may be, in mors perfees exemplification than in Chisonas it rasy ho borne in mind that the tigr Tariff cxisting

of a tive f a public danger being proved or not.

When put hard a-purt to lessen the shock. the Hong San bay to arrest him. was shows. There have been unpleasant The Govenor could not pass a bill within ho tok hohl of him the other two durou slackening speed, and struck the port bow cause these powers were an equal to what fictality are at their maxinn. When a neighbours is inculcated upon the highest

Expair cano un, apparently

without many instances he will still go astray, teuese official life, where formality and arti-exorcise of a certain virtue towards our exchanges of ill-natured criticism between a few hours anyening the law, but he could

ants came back a and pushed a

Bay the Hang sig prevent his officers from 000 Big-

about 100 yards Bouth-east of Butu Book, nificatut little frontier incident,

people. And this was ant, they all ran the

this all-porrading phenomenon of Chinese Chinn is taken up with a description of the motto atout living and lotting live, tratta direction of the to the north-east of tire fort on Tigar life, let us take the case of those who re not gremble opinude eccurred in connec-what he wisely did. He is careful at the Man Mo tuple. I saw tire in the Kit Island. For the fis ir, amboat in fer the earliest and often by no means the darin, who hungera and thirule to retire

various aches and pains of some oped man- Pirner. tion with President Garnet's tour. This my time nos to allow the custom full Bung under the shelf where the can.

Majusty

460 tona, it was service, of. I was then

alleg least

wist does it lattor incident, according to the Paris ex-wing without imposing certain conditiona, ales are kept.

the feet fogod that she was steaming up the Capton whole prentatives to us of the from His Majesty's curvice, wis

whole nation-out serv

servanta

One morning all menn Whon his urgent prayor to be An Important Discovery ja mananneed respondant of the Standard. has been no- i which he thinks will cusuro ho unfuly of inside the shop about four feet from river at the rate of seven and-a-half to the Boy pa in an appear to back to his post at once, what coos for nervous debility, physical exhaustiona tiond in diplomatic quarters us

with b the door. I noticed a strong smell of eight knots, on a course N us denoting the person and property--all that was ever

relieved in refused, and he is told to go in the Paris Figaro, of a raicable remedy. existence of a certain coolness with fully, sought to be protected. He admita can-

kerreno and I saw kerosene running When a little to the north-unt of figer tion lust one of his aunt is duing, and that mon? What do the long memo. and premature decus. The discovery was

expressionless visaga, frontior, it 18

didly thus there nasaures were only tem- all over the place.

my porary, that on odint of his can altor the and smolt it. I saw a kurosenu lamp on the Island, at about 6.20, a white light and that he shall be obliged to foregs the pritiske, reporting as to matters of fact, really made by a valssionary in Old Mexico that the fact uf

subsequently: a green light, ware seen rilege of doing our work for

few days

quis some flagrant crime is napertained-as

an early gravo.

We learn that the Rev. memorial printed to be innocent, but guilty Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions, else thros abades less blaine Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C., will follow from such a request as this, of 2012 President received with marked coldnes

annt, the shad, of something the greetings of the Italina Consul. This is uch interference on behalf of the Chi-, but my foki said to me it was to

was steadily on her course sick, and that well, have purchases. not all

You say the roiog Fong

been in the habit of When the Nordia bore about two points en remote ideo of going to see about her, tat extent, or has the official tween the

with regard to Press ce silly satinentality.

thers to

question really lope." two Governmente a claim of the French Consul at Mas Chinese are keun to watch such

countant sleeps

thesh the shop and the third the starboard bow of the

dly, much more probable done those particular thing. belm yards off, tho

the that the

and the cock have some decide Firmly are we persuaded, that aowah, in virtue of the capitulations.

* of the to exercise cortain rights in favour of not unjustiänkle, it is more calculated to do fendant's bed was, placed just inside the lattor was starboarded to give the Norden seisunderstanding, and that as the prestige the individual who can

peruse a

Quotations ease to be the Peking Gazelle, and while reading wider berth, when she

whom she suddenly shut in of the latter happened in this e

al do. thon who are under French protection evil than good. The logic of this argument door.

I was in the shop the night before her green and showed her red. A collision greater of the two, his rival takes this cuneat enn for an approximato, comet

HONGKONG, August 31. there. Italy cluina at Masaswah full so is that the Governor ought to have allowed the fire. Isas Design 1 of Any bed then.

being then

then inevitablo, the engines

method of intimating that ho re-nation as to what is really behind it, knova OPIUM-Now Patan, cash,.. 105 vereign tight," ataong others that uf im the beggara to rot in Gaol and contaminate had known the Kut on for more than of the Fair pone mediately revcreed sognises the facts of the case, and retires ware of China tha can be learned from

Fang The business

Old

cash, 610 posing municipal taxes on foreign reidonte. their fellow prisoners, and should have two years.

of the abon was fall speed and her bol put hard a-port, to give place to anotot for which 074s on. this Empire that ever were

The individual roof religious

Now Bonaran, cali, to suppress a The French deny this claim, and the Riforma puranitted the police to

Norden did not appear to slacken her who has done you a

485 of Jm

ch, der-in-Chieffhas declined¡further intercourse cause an imperfect law gave, ur was cunners in the shop, but about sted, and the Espoir struck the Norden on it was impossible to arrange at the time thar by the time any cutside Barbarian

Jaly 25 states that the Italian Comman carmony, whether dangerous or not very dull of late. There used to bo rice-

days ago they ceased to employ

New Malwa, cash,.. 500/55 her port bow. The collision took placu monay payment, politely but firmly The shop

should have with the French Consular agent. It is strued to give, them powers worthy of the People

- Allowance, Tuuls..... 8/24 very Boldom wont ki Retended to its to Taquuition of Spain.

Old Malwa, cash.... 580 evident that the position is a delicato one,

the fort on Tiger Island. The first sa. right to end him in tokens of your obliga-wo should be as much at

Allowance, Taçla... 8/32 and in the present tempor of the two na-ultimate conclusior your reasoning would to make the purehanos; thoy wini abousa ate and a-half X. by W. W. of declines the gratuity which you think it tension of China as this implies, tions roight bring on a serious misunder-prove that no concessions at all ought to ally to the Wing Ching shop. There was tion which 12010 upon those remarkably fint. What he says is that it would violate wist he don t by what to a lust to know

Peraian, Olly, cash 475/500 wens aa to conflicting bo granted, timt injustice should be allow-I should say there was not more than about ocllision. Their ordships were of opinion accept anything of you for

statements was

to the place of all the Five Constant Virtues for him to were reilly Chinese - N. C. Daily Nets,

Allowance, Tao... 10/32 ed full course, for fear the people should $200 worth of goods in the place. The that

Persian, Papor tied 500jʊ20 nak raore than what is right. Such have look I saw two days before the fire was the evidence for the 'spoir was more feant service, and that you wrong him VS | HOME CONTRACTS FOR THE EAST.

Allowance. Trols... 16/40 been the arguments of the most inveterate much loan than they used to have. Sitsce and tact the plauso but far the Nordea, offering it, and would disgrace him by in- enemies of liberty wid

sisting on

on his acceptance of it. What does The annual aquatic sports under the the world hega. A Parisianer since the month of June this year the stock wua corresponded with that given by the Esper this mean? It means that his hopes of guato reason for letting contracts to Firms

prule

menting worchy, and

than that given by the Nurden. It result what you would give him were blighted by and manufacturers at home and purchas ed from that that the Espoir would, when the smallness of the amount, and that like ing stores, materials and plant, is that of Ticor Toland, as stated by her with. Oliver

perior efficiency and economy are there. Twist, Messrs F. refund to all peoples. The great point to

And yet it

Whether the first of these have the white and green lights of the may not mean this after all, but may be an exapred. Grimblo and J. Sampson were umpires, consider into concessione just If they

Nordea on her starboard bow. But it was intimation that thera

imo desirable and is attained, will depend something 18 they ought to be granted, I was not in

contended on behalf of the Norden that Major Ellis, raferen, Lient. B. C. Metcalf, the Colony when Governor Hennessy we

description of the commodity or the which

"pon the happens ne mrvicable to. Q. From what you saw are you able to

no trazer, the C. Turar, officio ad here and cannot speak personally us to his form au opinion as to how tho tire occurred spirwan in the wrong by being on the hint than your money, and which he must workship femmned. There are

port

doubt, keeper. All the events were well contested, duings. I believe he often was regardless

side of the channel when she first give up ho, ing for if he takes the

certain classes of materiale and Mr. Wotton abjected to the question. sighted the Nordens, and that she thus it is possible, that the time, there their production is beyond the resourc

work which cannot be procured here, ne the competitions in the majority of cases boing very keen. There was as usual a But because he may have abused the pre- the means by which he attained his ends.

His Worship overruled the objection.

I don't know; the shop was already infringed the twenty-brat rule of the that though the money is desirable, theron large turnout of spectators. The follow-rugalives of Govern ei

Regulations for Preventing Coll

Collisions at

Fou will have it in

of the Colony, a condition of afairs which a probability that no argument why on fire when I saw it ing kru the results of the competition :- flovernor des Vieux should not as the prerat have been by accident because the rule was not absolute, it was only to be will be even more desirable,

cidental Sea. It was to be observed, however, that your power to give him something which most occur in all similar circumstances. Smal colonies like the Straits Settlements the acquisi The there was keroane all over the four fellowed when safe and practicable, and cative in an eminently just manner. great science of governing is to know when Besides, the fokis did

tion of which the pecsent payment would vanust be expected to rival the mother their lordabipa were advised - thair as- be merciful and when to be just and se- when the plson was

be a bat, so that he prefers to leave it country in the

the productions of workshops, | On on fire:

foundries and manufactures of every thesessors that at night, with shallow water open question, till such time as his own kind, but they may do a great deal t

tron vere. Governor das Voeux has shown that hot beds were not there and the shop was the starboard side of the channel, without best move is obvids. If the Chinese are Umpires:-Menara Grimble and J. Sampro knows when to be mereifat, and I have no closed earlier than usual. All these are other guide than that afforded by Tiger thus guarded when they speak of their in-ring an ove

domand, On Caloutta pradent and prope

ordinary character. When have tereste, it follows from founiversal dread of pradent

Wire fire was not accidental. I did not are my tion for

Ou demund,... thing under the ende shelf to cause the to take a departure Concurring, there- us about speaking of thing it com

ers, when the i

cellence, ibeir is

products and handicraft, we : On Shanghat fire. There was nothing there but some foro, with the Judge in the Court below in

Think possibility of trouble

should be

be patronised. I must be

Un demand, ... firewood.

By the Court-The firewood I saw under the opinion that the vessels were approach quenen. Fond as they are of gossip and allarne in mind that it in the residents in

Paye' sight, the Colony who

yearly increasing revenue louse. It.

derived, and it is but fair that some was usually kept in a basketships considered that the Norden brought with a ready intuition cases in which it will as truly a religious meaning as many of the was

about the collision by improperly porting not da to be too con

too communicative, sad under is ceremonies of the religion (or religious) of outside the shop. I have seen some lense when it: that position, bat their lordships these circu

return should be made, when possible, to West. The Chinese would be worse if firewand wnder the candle shelf before. i thought that the Espoir was also to blatne signare are concerned, they are the grave of thom. Money that they can fairly and Taken at Losers Falconer & Co.'s Premise,

especially whore for these eircumstances, the they lied at theee rites. They are the There was korosene on the wood that was for not irving stopped varlier than she did. whatever they happen to know. In wult honestly earn by their own exertions. mult- whatever branch of business, antioraft, lects a burning and kerosenu 3.-Box RACE, (2 length.) Handicap end of expressing their sense of the great that phice.

only

The wood appeared to be

was running from Lient.

when the vessels itodes of instances the stulid looking people in wha were two miles apart he said, 'Keep a good by whom we are surmanded, could give usar professional work they may be dia

MY | Mystery that lies behind all things. There asked with it. There was a fire in any look-out for her light, because if I

not to

sent out of the the possession of which would of the shop. The Brewood was it 1 shall have to port. are no religious coronaries absolutely good; alt in confusion as if it had been thrown he was aware of the

Colony. The ons of producing materials they are only relatively 80, and are na a

of a vessel toward others. But unless tboy clearly see standard, rests with probability of

fairly good up to rule adapted to the intelects of the people there, not as if it were stored there. There coming down the river parting to come on in whatfway they are to be benefitted by but what they have attained to it, their who observe them. It le passable--I should was nothing to suggest bow the fire had to her starboard side of the river. He kept the result,

begun.

protected against the risks, almost certain-that succeeding gene- say almos

efforts should receive attention from those will prevail, instinct of reticonce rations, will have as much outgrown our

By Mr Wotton I knew the Henng the lights of the Worden, and the instit

having authority in the ordering and die. will Exaintain an agnostic as seremonies 24 we have outgrown the Shan buy bemuan he always slept he natural vessels were on parallel courses and our friends.

ventside the Kut Fang,

experted the lights of the ap Ele peaks proaching steamer in broaden, but when watch the demonour of a

silence. Nothing is more aansing than to psal of such mattera. While the teas for Christianity of the Middle Ages, or even

Ta Chinese who has quality, especially in materials required the Chin-etin Jusa of the Clausso, the Hung Shan dinlent and the poople in 50 yards off he observed that they did not mada top his mind that it is best for him to for constructive parpuses, thuill be sufil- Kuspect is due by the Siatę to all forins of the street call him the Beang Shat boy broadeti, and upon this he starboarded. give an intimattan of southing enfavor deres of strength and durability, too stringent to ensure the requisite The shop went 16.--Lasti KACE. (Round the Red Buoy | property. The ruthless wholesale inter. Food was eight or nine inchis in height saves that the fact of the lights not go very far indend, when even under such stress should not be laid upon more i

with public order or endanger person and was that from the fire. The pile

broadening ought to have informed in

these conditions, the communication is appearance. It is difficult in a stall com ference with the religious ordinances of the red about two cheongs in width. The that the other vessel was under a port made in plaits and untnistakable terme monity like our own to put that sinish on

on by the the defendents daing in Chinese that was being

articles boy me what be the Heung Shar

and work which it has en of the helm What is far mero likely to occur, the shop

helm. Thus, the starboarding that f

is the

*ken of danger, een Police, irrespective of any proof was a violation of a higher law then the morning. About two o'clock on the morn. the peir while the Nordin was purling indirect suggestion by oblique and reviouse of toil and experience to be able to

tended to bring the vessela together. routes

of a something

aplish at ere. Eury in the which I cannot, which 7.-HURDLE RACE. Handicap (10 en themselves the law that is derived from to col myself. I then saw the Houng boarding when the red light came in unausily about, as though he feated a spy

ordinance behind which they succeeding of the 19th I went outside my abop Had the Espoir stopped instead of statins must be told. Our informent giantes action materials and is turning out ork, generally follows the denaud, and sitting on his mat in front of the view the manonera she afterwards en- in ambash. Ho lowers his voice to awo do not think Singapore will be any the promiss made to the Chinese when the Bat Fung Ch. Kew

successfully had recourse to of porting mysterious whisper. He holds up three exception to the rule. F. Grimble

religious voremonies would be rezgested. By Mr Stokes-I noticed that there was would, probably, have saved her from fingers of one sust, to shadow dimly forth

Coning to the second point, viz, that of Time 804 socs.

I deprecate as

as much as you

do Kovero- 8-Fou or WAB, (10 Big Boys v. 20 Small ment by edicts of the Governor. His Ex-One could see through it.

thought it right the notion that the pursun aisut who he greater seonomy realting from sending to add that, in their

but gesturing, is the third

and contracts orders

ets home, that result will Boys), Won by Big Boye.

cellency is as much bound

Did you ever hest of, a cuse in which taw no other people; but occasious often the Kat Fong shop had given short mea-officer in commsad of a corsel, especially in the

aure?

cne of Her Majestys ships with a numeros ductory periche, leading when a law, passed perhaps auder ex-

and partly upon its extent. If the erder arise

Mr Wotton objected to the question on ought not to take upon himself abortion of apparent importance, and just be of such a character as cannot be executed ceptional conditions, is work most deleterious renly shown to

The conati- the ground that the answer could not be of duty of looking out, as was done by as he gote to the dim of the case, in the Colmy there is an end of that part cou Lieutenant Adame in this case. A man he suddenly steps abort, enppresses the lar instance, shed again, if it be vi such tution happily giver

be posted exclusively to predicate upon which

magnitude as to render the everything depends, The discharge

captaine node s

significantly, as much as to say, Nove

it home too evident to attention might be distracted by other calls you so it, do you not, when all the

sume reault esanes. The witheas never heard of such a upon it, as was ilustrated by the lucident white, the pont unenlightened foreiner has thivas extreinos. Thurs, are a Wellestock, 29.71 64

already reformed in of navigating officer seen nothing, except that there

nothing charges made by the Dully Prese sazou the statute bunk of England which the shop 88 Hollywood Road, next door to theing the puplam by the light of a whatorer to see

number be Nor will lantern the course marked on the chart. if after working things up

to this pitch,

bestrafairly, consigned for execution to Sin. Nagasaki, 90.5 showed in his reply to the Hon, B. Layton/authurities now Dever think of enforcing. But Fang. On the morning of the 19th On the whole cass, their lordships would come informant' (fainoly so called leaves gapore firmS.

With resp that the statements made by your contem. ¦ We night do well always to remember that ra Bome me outside call out Fire' a humbly advise Her Majesty that the decres

mish in the dark s he found you, that in plain language, things can got

at home thun

Buf here, it

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB

AQUATIC SPORTS.

tid for reas

ob interessened,

What do you think was the origin

of

auspices of the Victoria Recreation Club | coose, it is argued, liberty must be the firo ?

commenced this afternoon.

Reforce

FHNT DAY,

Friday, 31st August, 1888.

1.-DIVING FOR OBJECTS, ( entrants.)

AOFFIURNS,

Major Ellis.

Starter:-Lieut. H. E. Metcalfe.

Official Tinekeeper-Mr G. Turner.

J. C. Sunders

F. Shepherd

M. Frodericks

BOARD, (entrants.)

F. W. White

Fritz Lammert

2

3

are,

Mr. Wotton objected to the question. His Worship overrated the objection. A.-I don't know,

not call

in

it was

collision mors

proper naviga

tis

he wants more

elsu

10 no

you

money.

The plea continually alleged as an ade-

doubt he will be just and severe when the particular reasons for my thinking that the land, the Espoir to ranke for that island rising offence, that they will bust arrived at this comparative derms of ex

occasion demands.

*swt many is nobility's te bevilge'

is true, byen in China,

The idea of burning paper clothes being a religious ceremony is often ridiculed by

H

in conso

Exchange.

Honeroso, August 31.

1 tbson-

kinok, Wire,

9 127

T

Un demand,

3:0

7/

30 days' sight,

3/01

✰ months sights,

3/08

Credits,

Drouotary, 4 months' agh: 3,03

On Paris-

Now York

On demand, re.

... 280

Credits, 4 months" night,

3,88

On demand,

Credits, G days' night,

mbay

781

2234

... 224

་་་

228 224

72

... 724

... 34,20 ..,.86.56

2.-RUNNINo Header PY CROSS SPRING PUTpean residents, But the custotu ing the shelf was all blazing. The Groweed | 1g one another green to green, their lord kinds of amuli talk, the Chineas disting from which its the rates and taxchi dold Leaf, 100 fine...

(9 entrants.)

E A. Latamert

W. Stopani.

Time, 83 secs.

4.-SHORT BACK, (2 longthe.) Open.

F. Shepherd

J. Richardson

F. Lammert.

Time, 713 secs.

5.--Baauen FROM STAGE, (5 entrania),

M. Fredericks

F. W. White

2

F. Lammert,

3

and book). Handicap.. (9 entrants).

J. C. Saunders A. de Mallo Time, m. 154 Buca,

trants).

CORRESPONDENCE.

2

BUREAUCRACY, BEGGARS AND

BONFIRES.

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL." Hongkong, 31st August, 1888. SIE-I was astonished last night to find you come forward and defoud the silly

the Governor. His Excellency clearly

that their narrow intellects ema

carried on

observe the

other

Shan

of fru

rtured that Adams

the

to

B2:0

points,

That showed tint cause a considerable clango in our conduct out workman tho people themselves,

eople

and

a rack in the door of the Kat Fung shop collision. Their lorde udgment, the is family a makos vague into. depead partly as in the former instance, ;

a Tovein- np

craw

::0

own knowledge, as he had already said should alway function

bis the Governor the power he had never at short measure himself.. to stop the enforcement by his officers of

His Worship overruled the objection. such a mattre And Sir William des Vœux

the wal-a.

is exercising that power in the two recent instances has acted wisely and for the fare of the Colony. There are many laws

Leong Along said—Lam accountant in the

to

the

there

porary were saly half truths; and it turned | "The lector of the law killeth, but the spirit got up and went out. I RAT the Beus be condenmed, each yet to tear will perceive that he is right: It is a fait grounds, and we ad

out, as it nearly always does, that half truths giveth life. Yours, are moro misleading than whole falso- hoods. What are the real facts of the case?

Sen boy struggling with a man at the door

in

conomy of ba

reach

very Ja

avoretona,

Temperature.

BAHTERA...

Queen's Road.)

140 29.25

UD.

D

Do.

1P.M.... 4 P.M.... PRAPMOMETER-- A.....

1 P 4P.M.

*

29.80

29.78 20

Do

10.

Do.

Dn.

(Wet bulb) V., 82

Do. Mazim.T

1 2.9, 82

89

* M.

Do. MinuK ALAT TA g

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. ATV.M. TO-DAY-

Barometer

Temperaturo Bumidity.

29.74

80 73

Direction of Wind Force

Weather

Hongkong Observatury, August 31, 1838.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAĻ

REGISTER.

AUGUST 30.-14 PM.

281998 1 1 | Temperature.!

flumidity.

Litrection.

exitos

Westhur

Rain during

the

is not

that

plen, amoy

Shanghai. 29 70 Hongkong there Haiphong

Bolinao... 0.7 80

20

.120.69

in Singapore prices. At the Bro

AVODST $1.ır lû a.M.

5 0.04

of petitas room for an importet, at Manila.... 29.77

A serious disease is spreading with alarm. about arrangements being made for the re- described the appearance of the fire cording to the Admiralty role in the Admi.i love as nossible, and to ecmunicate it in would actually cost at home should Wrestock.29.73 6791

to

a* render thexcellency

OBINESE CHARACTERISTICS.

the court below be varied, dud that both intimating that at one other time, MERCY AND JUSTICE.

of the Kut Feng I went into the shop to his own costs in this oneet nh tho court which the Chipes share with the rest Des Faux did say sunething try and put the fire ont. [Here the witness below. The danezes to be assessed the race, to wish to keep back bad news time, a margin vier and above what th

t i [Governor Des

ieg rapkity in

in the Gaol. The Governor of patriation of beggars, but he owes much tous substantially the same as those used

a disguised shape. But good fores among orders the Cat represents to His Excellency that our correspondent for putting the matter by the previmis VitressThe Kut Fund Falty Registry here.

Chinese requires this deception to be carried be allowed, first because it is for the benclit Tokio to an extent which certainly seems to us t of the Colony that should circulate

money

Nagasaki. 29. ce surprizing and futile.

uit, rather than out of it, and secondly Shanghai..29.72 We have knowo fdgrandmother Baving come avoided Insoranes will cover the latter Hongkong 29.81 85

in many instances delay and damage are amoy......20.91 expectedly: upon the whispered consultation voided. I

20.87 et, is of a couple of friends, who had arrived ex- but not the former which is frequently of Haiphous

A concession by Balinae...29 83 85 76 pardeild away from home, to be such toward theracting patties would

The emphasis of iteration, that much towards the settlement of this point.

This subject bit of gossi

good deal of attention in the whole tra

is invested with a den

uch more forcible mauper than His business fell off latterly, especially since the the beggare bent to prison are invariably in iency aucceded in doing at the Coup- Wing Ching shap opened. There wer such a

atay y condition a serious danger to the health of the place oil meeting. We have reason to believe very small tool in the shop before the Here was a case for prompt action, and that the Police interpreted their ordem, for where red tape formalities would have been some time at least, to ineau that they were foolish. Bie Excellency brushes red taps not to arrest beggars. Continuous repatri

not possibly te worth more than $100.

are. Ita value is about $200. It coulit

The case was remanded till Monday of-

THE TALENT FOR INDIRECTION,

One of the intellectual latin on which we Anglo-Saxons pride ourselves subject, auf when

we bars ached donth s saying exactly what we rugan. Bousider

irm azide and desuce an order to the patiention we advocated in oar remarks of last ternoon as 3.30, Bail was fixad for the that of going directly to the arrow of a pressly to break to her the news of the wt far greater imperlance, would do Mania.....29.86 88 68 1

not to prosecute beggara. A high and dry night. As to the pursing of jos paper, ist defendant $20 and for the other

omar it is

is moulfea that, before any marked two at 16 eagh, functionary ora Istter-of-the-law-worshipper might not have done this; bat avery sensible change should become apparent in the

came time the issues this order he begins

man would have taken this step. At the tion

i be

Chinco Nepration of the law,

0.

to marks arrangements with the swiss

proplam otherwise the get confused and Ins3

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE

PRIVY COUNCIL.

Espoir

A native population

repatriating the beggars, When y

elaini set

for

in

attracted

recuntly whore

abatements must no doubt be made in on return and magnitudo far exceuding war

set up such a babit, when courider the usages of polite society and

diplomacy, yet it

it still

still remains

theca of

Gubatantially true that the instinct of reel the

bat k

ancong.

danger in the Gaol is over he recalls Lisand 10 the continuity of the law. COLLI-THE KODEN (') . H.M..linourity is the governing yne, albeit conf

but in the cantine the repatriating views of Mercy and patice are not very

Elle fair to be, or to himself. To stop pro

siderably

special circatastages. The following is the full text of the judg-No very long acquaintance is required with

order; of tire beggars has been gong on, and secullen undur any law may be a concession rasut to which we referred last night |-- Excellency gives instructions that this sys

tam

of dealing with the nuisance-by far to the Chinese; but we maintain that to

quite as

dhirubhaiet

Bevend

3

b

The barometer has risen la southern Japan and gradients are slight for 8.W. winds. Cloudy but warm and fine weather

W. DoBack, Gerament Astronomer.

Foto of poprovals.

It appears from the columns of

The Indian Engineer reaching bis our contemporary

that the whole question of the purchase theatrical ex- heferred; and right of stores and materials by the India Office, from firms theungh their agency, was

1. the dead

Hongkong Observatory, August 811

an Asiatic race, however, to antisfy us that had a Chinese letter entrusted to us

THE We deliberated upon by the Finance Counit-bait, and to the level of the sex in inihan, tenthe

modifod

od by

unes

their instincts and oure are by no means transmission to a person at a great distance

for

if tee, who

from We judge

瞬で応える

with

tho conclusius arrived

their

At

by the Agency. The Committee ob-

1. Banover, reduced to a degreri Fahren-

remstka and bordredths,

2. TERPERATURE, in the shade in degreeh Fahrenheit.

3. Emiatt, is percentage of stumtiou, is

midity el si alustel la votave bases

100.

4. Diazorion or Wins,to two points.

5. FORCA or up, seording to Beauty

(Present-Luni Macuaghten, Sir Barnes the size-in fact that they are at opposite from hupte, the contents of the trissive be- de bo do so without giving any reasons is the best one be continued, and that the anemiz as the conccasion cuba mereist Peacocks, Sir James Hannan, and Str

We shall lay no stress upon the ing to the offset, that during his son served that the India Oftes have endea Gaol be no more growded with beggars.

3 | Richard Covels, July 21.) After the whole thing is finished your If the Governor found that the Police were

daer of honorific terms in ull-

nuli-Asiatic

the man's wife had died suddenly, and that reared 10 Contemporary burels out wish revelations in prosecuting and the Magistrates were pun-

This was ab appeal from a judginset of languages with which we happen to be the neighbours finding th it us one was at red to prove their position by assert which farts are sadly mixed up with falesishing wholestle when they ought not to Sir George Philippo: judge of the Vice-acquainted, some of which in this respect, band to prevent it, had helped themselves ing that slaborato calculations show that booda. And you actualy go and support have been doing so, the Governor might admiralty Court of Hongkong, Feb. 3, are delicitely more elsoojate than the to every article in the house, which was employing their Agency, the publia |

well bare cautioned the Police to exercise 1287, in tros auita instituted by the owner Chinese. Neither do we emphasise the use Lira I do not think there can be two

pared with the opicious in the minds of night-thinking men discretion, and to interface only when dan of the steamship Nerdes (the appellant) of circumlocutions, periphrases, and what literally left unta hire desolato. Yet ou the purse is saved twenty per cent, as cou

which firms in India prices would demand, but

6. BATH or Wonen & tas kay, e de that the accuracy of in the Colony. The Governor could not ger to properly was apparent. He erred, and Lieuteunt Adams, B.N., commanding may be terried aliases, to exprose ideas exterior of this epistle were inscribed in

ot schadelser, d drizzline-rein, / 1082, a gloomy, ne to subordinate bureaucratic forms altogether, however much credit we may be to recover damages for a collision which no wishes to express with simplicity.

is a want of intelligence shown in the malegally, cin, per, tarder, vaility, they are exhibited. This is not only a site common sense and justice. He prepared to give him for his merciful and occurred between those vessels on the eveu Thas a great variety of terras may be wod

dew (web)... ing of Nov. 9, 1586, in the Cayton river. in Chinese to indicate that a person has

tolerably savere strique epon the intelleg 12. kam, intakes, tambe nad kopereción, Bas showed himself to be something feat intentions -Ep. 6. M] =

have acted batter, and may he long con- we think, when be stopped prosecutionser Majesty's ship Espoir, respectively, which are perfectly simple, but which note characters the not too eccurate worde, beau statements is doubtful, and that there is, lightning, o overcashup yessius shower,

A peaceful family letter

Everyone must have been struck by the wonderful fertility of eren the most illiterate

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