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No. 8151. FEBRUARY 19, 1889.]

Te Peat and Stamp ofcer will clone at 203 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next There will be no afternoon Peak delivery. The Night Box will be kept

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WHEN the Fronal took postowsion of Toa- kin they made a great noise about tapping the provinces of Kwangei and Yunnau and carrying off the trade of South Western China. The tall talk that was indulged in created some apprehension in England, and Consul Bourne's mission to Yunnan was

how far the trade of that province conld be deflected into Tonkin. He found that France was not likely to reap much gaia In this respect from her recent conquests, at lezat not in the immediate future. Now we find an admission by the French them. selves that their hopes have not been realis- ad. A writer in L'Avenir du Tonkin des-

aribes the situation as follows: There is

Deht, per (612

THE RACES.

TIPS FOR THE FIRST DAY.

THE CHINA MAIL

unaided ability has attained for you, we will join in giving you a warm and hearty wilcome.".

Mr Stewart Lockhart in returning thanks said that he had benefitted much more hy hia connection with the club than the cla had done from any service he was able to to render to it.

Haarty cheers were afterwards given for Mr Stewart Lockhart and his bride.

Major Tripp, who is leaving the Colony for Shanghai soon, took the opportunity of bidding the members good-bye.

can.

SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SYSSIONS. (Before Ris Haar hief Justice

Tang, Fab. 19.

resell.)

of

Twitley to consult with the Tan-t'nia Jon and Kung, and to remit the foreign sub ecription to Nanking as soon as posible in order to help in relief and in gaving of life. Ch'ian soal.]

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have been invited to attend the funeral of in many ways useful and reliable members their late son-in-law.",

if a community.

AMERICA AND OREMANY IN SAMOA. ·

which he had astmed,

THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.

already three stormers are trading for the same company. The Seafowls launched this afternoon at four, é'oluck. · It is a înă buat, and throughly well built:

Paris, Jan. 3.- "the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Fl. qust presented his bill for reviving the scrutin Farroadinge- Sir Hugh Low, whe was recently do- ment and announced the measures the scribed as lato British Resident in Perak, Government would take for the supprus will, we hear, soon be correctly so duagri- sim of any attempts made to endanger the beds, we understand, his resignation security of the State, for the prevention of may shortly be expected, paid agitation, and for making the preas The Steamship Company Swatow, of laws more stringent. M. Floquet then Hanbarg, has acquired from the shipbulid- demanded a vote of omfidence in the Going firm of Bohm and Voss a now steam verument, which was voted by a majority ship of about 1,000 registered tons, which

will be named Suatow, and will be employ." Paris, Fob. 2.-Several changes are im-ed in the Chinese ounsking trade; where To be conveyed by Gonorel Mosty panding in the French Cabinet.

ANOTHER 'RALIEN SENSATION. : Nanking, thence to the different

London Feb. L-After Mr O'Brien's ar- districts where it is most needed as

Ta. 50,000 east in Manchester on Tuesday he was con- directed by the Viceroy

To bo remitted by wire to H. R. M‚ 'n - veyed to Clonmel jul, and arrival there

Tho Doontecho Borneo: Carapagnie 10,000 yesterday was requcated in recordance with Hamburg will call its shareholders for an Cond at Newchwang

To be remitted by wire to B, B.M

the rules to put on prisoner clothes, which extraordinary meeting on Jan 31, in order, Consul at Cliclos

10,000 be obstinately refused to do. The warters to consider the winding-up of the concerne At the request of the Committag, General thos had to reaurt to force, and after a The shareholders have not been inclined also undertook to give his services desperate struggle anoceeded in stripping to take further shares, in order to procure at the different contres of relief.-N.-C. | which his beard was shaved of

ing-up has become the only solation of the Daily News.

London, Feb. 9-1 is reported that Mr existing money fficulty. O'Brien is ill in Clonmel jail, having caught The Admiralty have issued an order for the a severe chill during the process of being stool cruiser Leander, 1, 3,760 tons, 5,500. stripped by the warders. The event ban horse-power, Captaio M. J. Dunlop, to ha caused much excitement among the Na- recommissioned for another term of service tionalist party in Ireland, who aref riona. on the China Station. The Leander will Londen, Fob. 4.-Numerous meetings pay off at Hongkong, whither new officers were held yesterday throughout Ireland and mon will be conveyed to her in the at the harab treatment which Mr O'Brien the au- had experienced at the heuts thorities since his incarceration.

Bir Balfour, speasing on the subject at a banquet in Dublin on Saturday night, said that he had sent doctors to see Me O'Brien in jail and report on his condition, and that their opinion is that his health is unimpaired

Loud, Foḥ, B-Theozitement regarding Mr O Brión continues, and the Radients in tingland are now stirring up an agitation expressing sympathy with him.

The London correspondent of the Manches. tor Guardian writes:-Two of the law ports,

On the last occasion of a fund being. ons on the Chancery, the ether on the Queen's Bonch side, are likely to be engaged

Washington, Jan. 31.—The Senate have opened under the chairmanship of Sir voted the sum of $600,000 nekad fir by the Rutherford Aloook in 1878, for the relief during the coming sittinge in the investiga-

Generni Mesny, who had returned on the Foreign Relations Committee for the pro of the fanaine sufferers in China, the sum of tion of the circumstances, or some of them,

THE DURGLARY AND ASSAULT AT

previous day from the famine districts, then tortion of American interests in Sun, 492,303, was collected. In addition to under which a youth may run through a

TAI-KOX-TUI. fortune on the turf and elsewhere in a

Six men were placed in the doak charged gavo an account of his jouracy, fully con- and the fulfilment of treaty obligations this, the various Missionary Socistion twelvemonth. It will be the old old story

with barglary and waalt. They all load the Committee of the severity of the dia. during the debato, and overal aunators £10,000. Both spas word seknowledged firming the reports pravi maly roroived by thara. Excitement promilod in the House | collósted by their own efforts the sum of ed not guilty. The following goutkemea the only now feature being the magnitudo of the amounts and the ricklessness of the

were sworn ass jury-Micasts O. I Don treas, and the grout efforts of the officials delivered violent tirades against Germany. in pabbe by the Marquin Taung, at that plonging. Tens of thousands lost in betting

can, L. E. Ozorio, Albert Jahries, F. M. and gentry to cope with it. wing to their Washington, Fob. 1.The Caited States time Chinoso Minister in Eugland; näyt Fence, V. A. da Souza, A. Clintock and exertions, the lives of the sufferers had op Government having out strong protests The Di-newsieme Sitalej pablishes on on everything almaraton which a bot cold

to the present boon preserved, but their tu formuy respecting the high-handel extract from a letter from the Governor.. F. Mnier. be made, thousands paid to acquire a stud to train the horses, to maintain them, and

The Acting Attorney General (Bon. A.

grent numbers and the extent of the dis setion of the German oficials in Samos, General of Iodo-China giving a gloomy to send them about to races. Lest score of THE SONGEI KOYAH PLANTING CO.. Loach) and the priasnore were charged riote requiring relief involved the expendi- Prince Bismarck has informed Secretary account of the state of affairs in Tong A meating of the Songui Koyal Planting with barglary and being armed. The rature of such enormous suma to the Bayard that orders have bean sent to the King. He soya the situation is growing all; the money lenders, and the sale and

authorities were at a loss how to raise a German naval commander at Sanna to daily worse. muinly undertaken with a view to discover disappearance of another racing stable. One Co. was held in the Hongkong Hotel this and fifth wuro slso charged with an mesault fands to keep the people alive till the exempt all foreigners from the martini law secure, even at the very gates of Hanoi. Life and property not transaction, it is said, will show 5,000, leat afternoon. Hen. B. Layton preaided, and on an Indian constable named Omar Deen.cient for a single month on ample security, and there were also present: Mr W. Witton, Thy circnustances of the case wore as fol-spring harvent is gathered. He had visited which has been established there, and that He strongly urzes the Government not to

decrease the army of oconpation. 3,000l. paid for the accommodation 480 por MrJ. A. Mogely, and Mr. L. Dalrymple, lows:-On the 26th January last, at mid-to-fi-letes and Tingyuan-hsien in Anche German Cansul has beer ordered to

As a result of the recent examinationa After this the 60 per Directors; and Messrs A. G. Stokos, Fight, an armed band of ten or fifteen men hui, and Tas-ta, Tan-yany and Kiang-yin relinquish the administration of. Sarna, cant, clearged in other cases where thore Grinblo, E. George, S. J. Danby Noemed to have entered home houses at in Hiang-at. The distress in all these

by the Council of Legal Education, it is J. Ezra, shareholders, and Me O. S. Bar, Tar-kok-taui, Gritish Karkoon. The sub-places is very great, but the places most was security ala is a mero bagatulle.

polified in the list that Mr Norman Gilbert Acting Secretary..

jeet of the prezent information was house gently in need of immediate relief are in

Mitchell-Innes has satisfactorily passed a The Ultirman--This is merely a slate number 99, which belonged to a man who Anhui. There were many other places in

public examination. tory meating called for by the Ordinauce, was not in the colony at the tinto in ques need of help which he had not been able to There is nothing to Bay boyand telling you tion. At ten o'clock that night this man'a visit ewing to lack of time and difficulty of that the capital bas all been subscribed wife, his son and daughter and daughter-in-travelling. He spoke innat favourably of THE WONG NRI CHEONG-Probable and that the work is going on, as far as we law were all asleep and so also was a lodge the antira system of relief which appeared starters: Skipjack, Ono from Mr Hu know, satisfactorily. If, however, ay in an adjoining part of the house, Abont to be very efficiently and honestly conduct phropa' Stable, Hintapar, Dunkeld, Maloja, shareholder has any enquiries to make, I midnight the wife of the proprietor wa ed, and he considered that the Committee a general illusion with regard to our comitosy Mom, and Altais. Laat gear's win shall be glad to give what information Iarned by hearing a noise in the house could not du better than to make use of this mercial outlets with Yunnan. The illusion nor (Dankel) seams to have lost his 3 spoed

means of distributing funds." was excusable at the limo we were con. 50 1 plump for Maloja.

It was decided to make the following ABOUT.Probable startors: Bomb thanked the shareholders for their attend almost immediately afterwards a pano division of the funds at the dispoast of the of sixty.

No questions being pot, the Chairman axt door. She heard a cry of thief and of her own door was broken open quering Tonkin, but it is no longer ao.

Dist some twelve or thirteen on rushed iv. Committee To dony this would to only to expose our shell or By-Play, perhaps Dafiasse, Pacoletance, and said that was all the basiness

and Hously, Fororoner, Ganges, St.

Orn of the men took hold of ber and If he starts,

threshor, while the others rifled the solves to serious mortifications in the Gothard, and Lochinvar,

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Defines will win; but in his absenca, future. Lanka, boing the head of the like finesty's chance best; with Granger

house, taking away some for dollars and COMPANY LIMITED.

quantify of clothing. The formation in Red River, was a consnertial point that was and forerer ofoss up for second place,

a meeting of the shareholders of the this case dealt only with trap pieces greatly envied on account of the important

HONOLONG DERBY.-The following will China Fire Insurance Company was held clothing, and the wife of the master of the customs receipts obtained there and as a probably face the starter: Arabic, Pan this afternoon at the Company's office. house was able to identify the second, The means of maintaining relations with Yun-Shing, Busybody, Vigour. Vougeance, Hon. P. Ryrie presided, and there wore third, fourth and sixth prisoners. Dan. There was certainly reason to hope Cherry Blossom. This will bo the nest W. 1. Forbes, I. Poerneckar, St. C Mi-with, sacking one house but also enter in supervising the distribution of the funda hini and putting on the prison garb, after | larger means to the Board, so that a wind, 3

Challenger, Harborer, Chaser, Jurn, and also present:-Messrs H. L. Dalrymple, robbers seemed not to have been content ed another house. That, however, was not race of the day, and there are several se chaolen, N. A. Siebs, directors; J. R.

Messrs C. A. Ozario, the subject of inquiry at the present mo well in it that it is very hard to pick out Coughitrie, secretary the probable winner. I don't think I shall J. H. Ox, G. Sharp, R. H. Hill, G. Mar.ment, but the owner of the house would be of revenue and that a steadily increas-be far wrong in giving Pao Shing, Chal-ray Bain, 11. Crawford, J. M. Figueredo, called, and he also identified the second,

LOSS OF THE OCEAN STEAMER ing qummeres would make of that place layer, Vigour, and Cherry Blustom as the J. R. Michel, A. M. Roza Pereira, M. de third and fourth prisoners as having been

PRIAM a market of the first order. The Blackra fcut; and of these I expec: Challenger Carvalho, E. (vergo, and G. Blade, share in the immediate locality of house No. 35,

The London and Chilo Repres saya - to be first past the post; Vigour second, holders,

on the night of the burglary. With rofor

Wo much regret to have to record that the Flag loador Lat-renh-phuoc had made his und Fuo Shing third.

The Chairma-1 now rise to propose the one to the first primer, he did not seem head-quarters there and had established o LUSTTARGGER.-Probable starters: Silker adoption of the report nad accounts. They to have been identified as being actually in British ataamer Priam was lost off the have as usual been before you for some the house, but he was rooning away from Sinurgas Islands, butween Coruana aad custom house, which brought in annually Mead, Defiance (if he does not start for the

Precursor, Mount Brésent, or Mühl. they are satisfactory, notwithstanding the seized by the Indian Constable Omar Deen on the morning of the 12th inst. The first toms, and it will be scon that our receipts herg. Bicycin, and Senegal. Define will cry large number of fires that ocaurred in and he was being held by the Indian when official telegruna recoived at Madrid greatly win if he starts; otherwise I look to Bands.187 and 1888. Unfortunately the less in the fifth prisoner came up and endeavoured exaggerated the gravity of the shipwreck, the circum The Lishermen, whose attention was attruct- 1887 was puthapa more than wo anticipated to rescue him. Looking altain scarcely 'the twentieth of that sum

mayor Precursor for the winder, with at lust meeting, the hurl cut-turu of that stances of the case, it seemed to him thead by the firing of the ship's guns, with The principal exportation products are, cycle close up.

conduct of the constable was most cours- och difficulty succooded in resoxing Cap- year showing that we paid claime for salt, picked cotton, Jess sticks and potro-

VALLEY STAKIE Thero will probably 145,171, equal to 71.47 per cent of the goous, as he stuck to his prisoner in spite tain Jackson, thirty-seven of the crow, and The auffeurs wore leum. These constitute the wholesale start: Pathan, Via Inertio, Violent, Wiss premium paid. However, it must be satis of his struggles and the nttenipts to resete one male passenger. trado. Then come raricus pickles, matting hers, Aneroid, Orusade, Glencairn. Als factory to you, gentlemen, to know that in hina. There was another conniablo present, routed kindly by the Spanish seamen, who swatches, pottaries, constituting the retail ority, Quadruped. So-Désko, Soll, and spite of this heavy lows the accounts have but he did not seem to be able to recog-housed, fod, sad clad them as beat they trade. The goods imported into Tonkin Talisman. I fancy issuere will just ma wound up so favourably. It is a very great nise any of the prisonera as he was could. They are now in the lonely little are principally guaro, Chinese medicines, nage to get bone, with Glencairn and Fio-proof to my mind that in spite of the fre knocked down and disabled in the beginsport of Malpica. Four female passengers, Yunnan tea, Chinese spirits, dya wood, ɛud let close u up.

quency of bres.and asses that are occuring ang of the acule. bat on coming to his four sailors, and the ship's nurgeon were iron in small quantitise. Now, salt, our

seness he found the first prisouer in eus-drowoord. The cargo was lost, and the ship Foochow Cur.-Frobable starters, Juker, that the Company has receive year by principal export, has recently been shut out Fisherman, Veters or Vaudal, Leap Year, year a larger support than previously. Iftody of Omar Dean, The third and fourth a total wreck. of Yunnan. Exersaire dues and Snally Daphne, Scaletta, and Exeter. Papkro la

The Sisargus Islands, on which the Prium you take into consideration the dimination prisoners were obsequently arrested, and interdiction of entry have almost conta taking pay, and if he should aur: will of the rates of premis as compared within the house where were found way was wrecked, lie about widway between plotely destroyed the trade, On this no- be hard to leak; otherwise, Leap Feur. those of former years, I think the fact that discovered a pawn ticket corresponding Corsans and Uspe Finisterre. They are Count eals, which was sold generally

with some of the articles stolen, besides two in mumber, and on the larger of the two we are ablu to go on searly na woil as we

The second, there is a lighthouse, which exhibits 36 to 87 a picul, bss suddenly fallen to 31; CAST Ove. Probable starters: Skip have done cannot be regarded as anything revolvers and amounition. and in spite of sil, owing to their finding jack and Buybody, we frut Mr H but satisfactory. In 1888 the fires were fifth and sixth prisoners were also found in light, visible in clear weather at a distance

possession of arms when arrested.

of twelve miles. A telegram from Livor no outlet, salt junks from Hanoi have been phreys' Stable, Fleet Font, Mapi, Chuser again numerous; but the Company re-

Skipjack should Chaser

Evidence was then called.

pool states that the following telegram has The Judiat constalde, Omar Deen, said been revived :--Friam on rock; broker the fifth prisoner etrusk him with a reino, full of water. Fair prospect of volver several times while he held the first salvage; cargo being-pillaged. Another prisoner, and threatened to kill him if he telegram states that the Prium sank in 40 did not let the prisoner go. Witness was feet water at low tide, armed with a carbine. Ho had fired one shot while the robbers were running away, and before suising the first prisoner he had to lay his carbine down and keep his foot on it.

His Lordship--Had you no sword or bayonat -No, we don't take side-arga ut night,

was the You say you fired a shot. object of it-I fired in order to disable one of the met.

that the Government of the Frotectorate would create there an important source

1,500,000 frs. Ask our Directors of Ca- Ashley Cup), Valiant, Yendetla sud Bands time, and I think you will all admit that No. 40 immediately afterwards when he was Cape Finialerre, during a'qule at fire o'clock with the object of expressing indignation troopship Orantes,

from

Inan,

accoud.

reason is that the Chiness possess impor. tant mines of rock salt in Yunnan and that Strunor Cup.—The stariem will pro- our marine salt, quoted at lower figures, bably bo: Victor, Orlando, One of Mr was competing to a large extent with the Triad's, Daphs, Mühlberg, and perhaps product of these wives. To protect their Exster. Orlando and Victor vill fight the production they have imposed prohibitive suns, and I expect the furuser to win des. If the idea of profecting their trade COMPRATOR'S COF.-Glencairn and Alo- was the only motive of the Chinees Goerity are the best, with Vivient for thich Terament, we would have nothing to say.place. But there is another thing-a desire to

EARLY BIRD. faulate themselves, which has deeo manifest On many occasions.

Why, for example,

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The following is the Pipers' programme have the Chinese prohibited the exports of the A. and S. Highlanders for the first tion of cattle required for the feeding of day's races- our military stations, and of pack horses

...The Google Highlanders.' which are so useful

tronpa Tha March... inhabitants of Yunnan are the first to suffer Strathspey Sandy King's Brocke."

...The Ball that was in Otan. by this condition of things. They have Real

March... desire to enter shown on many occasions

...The Duke of Sutherland."

The Gands Rins,' into relation with us, but they have been March... stopped by the vets of the mandarina' The French are evidently realising the truth of the saying that one man may lead a horse to the water but a hundred will not make the hores drink. They have reached the Yunnan sad Kwangsi frontiar and oven obtained open frontier stations in Sache provinces. Sull the trade will not The Chinese will not deal with

come.

The Band of the A. and S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the races to-metrow, 20th February 1880- Quadritle ...Topsy Tarvy

Valsa... Polka... Selection

Sweet Vors' "Vereinsball *The Mikarlo? ...'Stophanie' Auf un

Davon

...Williams, ...Boeder. ...Oung'i.

Sullivan ..Czibalka

Faust

reks and its bases have so far been very

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moderate. Since the commencement of this year we have paid claims amounting to $3133, and there is nothing now unsettled The question of course is, Can a check be put upon these fires. It really looks as if the legislation passed in the Colony has done good. At any rate the fact remains thut since the commencement of this year the fires have been very much fower than during the same period of the procoding ein always two years. I do not think expect to be so free from fires as we have been during the last month aud a half or two months, but it is satisfactory to know that we have got over these mogtha with but little loss. The securities You fred at the five men running away? of the Company have been thoroughly-Yes examined by your directors and they are all pronounced to be sound and good. I ds nut think I hare anything else to remark, but to propose the adoption of the report

and accounts.

Mr Bill seconded and the motion was carried.

Without knowing what they had been doing? -I knew there was robbery going on.

The jury found all the prisoners guilty of committing & burglary and being armed

at the time.

The Acting Attorney General withdrew the charge of assault.

His Lordship reserved judgment.

A PULIOK INAPQUIDH KILLED IN IRELAXIN London, Feb. 4.-—an Inspector of Police has been filled by a heavy stone which was thrown at him who he was wresting Father Macfadden at Gweedore under the Grimes Act (A later telegrams says that the Father is boon charged with the

murder of the inspector.)

ALREST OF ANOTHER TRISH M. T

London, Feb. 6-Mr Denis Kilbride, Home Bulo momber for South Kerry, han boun arrested at Laiosster under the Crimes Act.

THE ITALIAN BUDGET-GREAT DEFICITS.

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The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty:-Harcourt W. B Delafous, assistant paymaster, to the Lean der, to date Fub. 14; Staff Commander Edwin H. Richards, to the Audacious to date Jan, 11; Captain B. Watson and Staff Engineer M. R. Millar to the Leader; Licut. Thomas H. Fisher and Lieut. George G. Haswell, both to date Feb. 1: Lieut. Cunningham, R. de O. Foot; and Lieut. Er neat A. Martin, both undated; Lieut. This lip II. Colomb and Lavut. Arthur E. Mog gridge, both to date Feb. 1, all to the Leander.

The now Bremen-Calcutta Bombay Line is said to have had good success with its first expedition. The 8.6. Drachenfels, the pioneer ship of the line, hus got a part of her cargo at Leith, while the ship has been filled up at Bromen, Hamburg, and Ante werp. The second expedition is to be the Wartburg, in February next. Danpisobiffahrts Gassollschaft Henan at Bremen, the owner of the new line, offers the public a new 4 per cent. loan of

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. 1,500,000, the amount of which shall ba made use of for duvalopment purposes. Rome, Feb. 3-In the Chamber of The facilities afforded at Hongkong to The name of the nine unfortunats people Deputies yesterday Signor Migliani, minie seamen for deserting their vessels is becomi✨ who lost their lives by the wreck wore tele-ter of Finance, presented his budget, which ing a subject of strong-worded local com graphed to the Liverpool owners of the shows a deficit for the current your of two meat, and the matter, is undoubtedly ons steamor. It appears that when the steamor hundred millions of france, which it is pro- of interest to shipowners. In these days left Liverpool she had a valuable general paad to meet by using the Pension Fund." of steam it is, of course, the enginver's rargo and five first clans passenger. These The deficit for next year is cetimated at department in which desertion causes mont latter were Me and Mrs Darbyshire, of ninety millions of francs. Fresh taxation inconvenienen, a short-handed stokehold Wigan, Elizabeth Smith. (Mrs Darbyshire's on a large souls is proposed to meet theen being a serious matter, propes of this, maid); Miss Clark, Liverpool; and Mr deficits, which are due to the expuso learn that the managers of Hale's Lane Eastwich, of Bristol. The three former expenditure on armaments, were going to Penang, and Miss Clark Lo Shanghai." The telegrams state that Mr Eastwich was the only one of the p

Allahabad, Jau. 28th.-Captain Hearsay gore saved. Five of the crew were lost. The has been sentenced to one month's emple following are the names of four of the unimprisonment, for assaulting Mr Chesney, fortunate people:-Sydney Ernest Helder, the Editor of the Fioneer. He has been London, surzano; Arthur J. Bishop, chief liberated on bail penting an appeal. steward. London: G. Raeburn Formby, second cook; and Catharine O'Rourke, stewardess, London. The fifth man was given as Graharu, engineer, and the owners were of opinion that this raferred to Mr David Graham, the second engineer, but to make certain they telegraphed for definits information.

THE RECENT 125AULT ON THE EDITOR OF THE PIONEER.'

have at last decided to follow the example of their rivals, and engage Chinese firemen valy. The universal experience of steamer captains and engineers is that Chinese fire- men work botter and are more reliable than either Europeans or Somilies. They de not drink, and, if fairly well treated, do their duty willingly and with commendable THE CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE,

panethality but they will not stand bully Calcutta, Jan. 24th.--A representative of ing. The mask heathen, indeed, in a the Indian Daily News waited on Mr Hari, very troublesome customer if szasporated delegate of the Chiuate Government here, by ill-treatment

or any attempt to defrand but the latter declined to say anything even him. For the rest, his chief fault is a fixed, in general way until he bad seen the resolution to save his own skin in caas of Agbun at Gustong Br. Cunningham, the danger from shipwreck, &o, no matter whn Tuder Secretary of

of the Foreign Depart-elau must be sacrificed. Be bas, however, Kin A Sz was charged with having, along

well-known stea ment, las interviewed Me Harb, who has particular aversion to firearms, and a res with others unknown, robbed a woman mer, having traded between Liverpool and courteously refused to give any information solute officer can jenerally enforce sufficient of a pair of silver angles

China for the past eighteen years. The approaching a declaration of the line the order in a time of catastrophe, if armed The Acting Attorney General aid the latest telegram said the cargo was being Chinese Government intoud adopting. If with a revolver, provided the Chinese be prisoner stood indicted for robbery from pillaged by the Spaniards on the island, and Sir Mortimer Durand arrived in Calcutta, lieve he was narte enough to use it if his Me Michackson proposed that the auditors, the person with violence. The facta of the the British Vice-Censni was sent down he says, before Mr Hart's departure within orders be disobeyed. Messrs Coxon and Igall, be re-elected for

pase were those. On the 16th Jannary last from Cornues to Malpica to sasist the ship the next two or three days, he will be the current year.

the complainant, a a woman, was wulting in wrecked people and to protect the cargo.

was carried.

Mr. Sharp-I have pleasure in pro- posing that the election of Mr Siebs as director be confirmed by this meeting,

Mr Ozorio seconded and the motion was carried.

Gavotte tham. This sullen reserve would, wo sup- fiatop...} (up and off) pose, disappear in time; but our French neighbours have got such arotten fiscal nga- tems, being almost as exclusive as the Chi-PRESENTATION TO THE HON. J. B. Fothes and Mr Poesnecker, he reelected.

nes, that we fear it will be long before they turn their rích Colony to any use.

STEWART LOCKHART.

The members of the Victoris. Recreation Club wesembled in the Gymnasium this evening to tender their good wishes to the

General, on his approaching marriage, and

Me Murray Pain-I have the pleasure to propose that the retiring directura, Mr

Mr Roza Pereira seconded, and the mo- tion was carried.

BOBBERY FROM THE PERSON WITH VIOLENCK.

The Priam

the threatened scarcity of water, and im Hou. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Registrar Mr E. George seconded and the motion company with another woman at Caneway Mr Hold before bo joined the Prignifug to confer with him, but with no

Getar anxiety is felt in Brisbane, owing to

minent danger of a water famine,

It appears that only ten representatives of the press were invited to be present at the recent promulgation of the Constitation in Japan.

On Promulgation Day in Japan railway

to say 'bon voyage before his departure The Chairman intimated that dividend an leave for Honie, The exterior of the and bout warrants would be ready for Gymnasium was gaily decked with Bags for posting on Saturday, and thanked the share. the occasion, and inside there were decors holders for their attendance. tions of a more elaborate kind, the walls being covered with flags and the

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

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Bay towards a small teciple. As they was lovao surgeon at the University Collega were going along, in full daylight, three Hospital, London,

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AFTAINS AT SIKKIM. Allahabad, Jan, 31st ---Heavy snow bas men approached them and offered what A Pradford correspondent telegraphs fallen at Jelap, which may prevent Sir F. they pretended was a gold ring of the va- Mr Darbysuire was on his way to the Roberts reaching natong

The Com Jue of $18 to the complainant for $10. She Straits Butilementa to tako up the manage mander-in-Chief will, however, inspect the refused to accept it. On her refusing, the meat of the Penang Steam Tramwaya, for line of commanicationa in Sikkim, -Cap- The Chairman-The object of this meet prisoner proceeded to wrest a pair of silver which he had been engaged by the well-tain 2nd Goorkhas, will probably whole place brightly illuminated by clusters lor is to obtain the consent of the share-and subsequently the prispuse was arrested and Co., of London, at a salary of £700 per the Commander-in-Chief, vice Captain bangles frota bor. The man then ran away, known tramway contructors, Kerr, Stuart, be appointed to officiate as aide-de-Camp to of Japanese intens. There was a large at holders so a chonge in the Articles of

Mr Darbyshire up to the end of Hume.; Captain Lamb, 22nd Panjab In- tendance of members.

Association which has been contemplated on the information of the complainant, Majur Tripp, who presided, said he by the directors for the last three years, said the jury would have no difficuity in Sheffield Tramways, and was formerly General Grabam. The Connaught Ran- After hearing the evidence bis Lordship last year was manager of the Bradford and fantry, succeeding him as stall ofiar to had the pleasing duty to perform of pre-but did not become a pressing necessity finding the prisoner not guilty of the employed by the Manchester, Bury, and Beuling to the Hou. J. H. Stewart, until now. The proposal is to increase the charge, as it was quite cleat from the avid Pochdale Tramway Company as locomotiva Valley, en route to Gnatong, to relieve the gere are now merching up the Teesta JAPANESE Ministers aboard ware ordered to Lockhart a

testimonial wid ab ad limit of risk hitherto made binding upon give entertainments at their Legations an dreas, and he was sure they

ence that he could not be convicted of the foreman. He had previously been in a Derbyshire Reginout. No withdrawal of Promulgation Day, the expenses being de-all cordially agree with him that he desery. This increase is not required for the par- been robbed in the way nileged, in Queen's children thras girls are in a Roman Catholic mult of Mr Hart's Mission is known.

the Company from $100,000 to $150,000 charge. That the two women evuld have similar position at Coventry. Of his four native trceps will take place until the rendon ed it (Loud applause) After referring to

of taking larger lines than at present FORD the many services rendered to the Club by

fares were reduced 35 por cont, and tram- way fares in Tokio ene-ball, for the benefit of sightseers,

frayed especially by the government.

would

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The Japan Gazette says that a foreign firm Mr Stewart Lochart, Major Tripp handed and consequently running heavier risks, but Road, and in broad day light, and should school at Sheffield, and the fourth, & London and China Express 18th January.} to the government that a large quantity of ters, along with a draft with which the comedate itself to the Compong to as- Hay nothing about it till four or five hours in ut Catterick.

at Kebe has found it necessary to complain to him an address subscribed by the mem-

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The Cagen has been pleased to direct Let tors Patent to bo passed under the Great Seal, appointing the Governor of the Straits Fettlements and their Dependencies to Le Governor of Christress Teland, in the Indian Ocean, and authorising the annexation of that land to the Straits Settlements..

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afterwards was in itself an improbable thing, and the evidence showed that the case if any. system which has grown up in Bungkung thing was one of swindling. earth and stone had boon discovered in coal members hoped he would purchase a prs- Shangbai and leewhere. It will be obvious charge was that of obtaining money un The original shipped from Japan to the Straits Settle sent for himself on reaching England, that the aggregate of the Company's policies fal-e pretences, and therewereeertain things The P. & C. steamer Pekin arrived to brecohloaders. It appears that, while en

The address, which is handsomely bound, upon, say the Kowloon godowns, is more is in the following terms →→

than a lac of collars; and neither the Cons-brought out before the Magistrate which day with the English Mail of 18th Jan, gaged at prize-firing at Fort Hamilton, the On New York The Hon. J. B. STEWART LOCKHART, pany nor the policy-holders can tell that jushed him in committing the prisoner Wo take the following telegrams from our look in the breechblocks fitted 20 badly

on the charge of robbery with violence. exchanges: the risks are su divided that the pure-To-day, however, they had heard sidence FETHER DETAILS ABOUT PRINCE BUDOLPH'S None of the crew were seriously hurt, but that they were constantly being blown out. Bir,Do the eve of your spproaching presented in any one godown shall at no which was Do: before the Magistrate nud marriage and departure from the Colony, time exceed $100,000. In fact is is almost which quite changed the aspect of the case.

there were averal narrow cecapes. The we, the undersigned Members of the certain that the immense sorting godowna

Fienna, Jan. 31. There is no longer effects eventually became so alarming that The prisoner was detained in connection any doubt as to the cause of Prince Rud the captain anspended the prize-firing, and Therefore Victoria Recreation Club, desire to give frequently hold much more.

with another chorge. expression to the high fooling of regard we the directors wish the present limit in-

olph'a sudden death, which the doctors discontinued to fire by means of the alectria The Court then adjourned till Thursday tinctly state was poplexy. The Koperar eircuit, the gon crews lying down in the have for you, and to ask you to accept this creased by 50,000, which is dimilar to

at 10, a Address and the accompanying Present as what was asked and obtained from the

Francis Joseph has been profoundly affect meantime. Soveral rounds were fired THE Chinese Telegraph Administration has a slight token of our eateem and goodwill, shareholders of the Hongkong Fire Thaur-

od by the end occurrence, and is prostrato | with crusher ganges attacked to the blocks,

On demand, a recently consented to sand telegrams to all You have held the office of Honorary ance Co. in 1888. I think you will all NORTH CHINA FAMINE RELIEF with grif His Majesty expressly desires when it was fond that the pressures deve- parts of Chins, gratis, for the Famine Re Secretary to this Club for a period of Six agree with the resolution. It is absolutely

FUND.

that the funeral shall be a simple one and loped by the explosion of the charges were fold Leaf, 100 f Ilof Committees. We are informed that Years, and we are fully alive to the great necessary if we are to keep pace with other A meeting of the Committee was held on that only relatives be asked to attand it greatly in excess of what ought to be the the above attangement was effected by debt the Club owes to you for the in- companies. It has been a trouble for us,

the 13th fastant to decide in what mander But for this, the Prince of Wales had fully care with low-burning powder, Mestre. Mairkend and Hillier, on behalf of defatigable energy you have invariably for some little time-I do not any just the funds at their dispueal amounting to intended being present. The lying-in-stata

Temperature. the Famine Relief Committees, with shown in that capacity.

Bow-to know what risks to take on the about Tia, 20,000, should be distributed. will take place on Monday next, and the Mesare. King and Tzo of the Chinese TeleThe example you have sat as an ardert Asunciated godowns in Shanghal and the

The following telegram dated 12th Feb funeral on Tuesday at the Capuching

Quest's Head,) graph office at Sianghai, and the good work oarsman has been an encouragement to all Hongkong Wharf and Godsen

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from the Viceroy of the Two King, Taing | Church.

to Chias and Japan From San Francisco BABONETER 9AM... 50.14 Laal is being done for the distressed will be men who tako su interest in this form of By increasing the limit of rink

Kuo-ch'un, to the Shanghai Tao-tai Vienza, Feb. 1-án official notification and Oregon. The latter retain the inward.

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30.06 greatly facilitatet by the use of the wire sport, and your influence in Indning now $150,000 you will then put your Be Kung, sud Jin Tuote, was laid before has been used, which states that the trade, hat have bound themselves not to Des

30.09 Shanghai Courier.

recruita to join the Club has very material- orotary and Directors in the position the Committee

Crown Prince committed suicide by shoot interfere with the outward trade. The TERMOMSTER-3 da TII 63 ly aagisted in making our Regattas the of railinghemaelves of business The Anhui famine is more than

fit of nervous have not been meta public,

· Do 42,MAJA 657 to decline. I do not think I have are still in the blade, the distribution of finasuity.

It is noticed that the steamer Oily of Free Press, of inspecting some gold brought during your term of office.

(Wet bulb) AM 00 London, Fob 2-There a down from the, Panjour Mines by Mr. Bə

at San Francisco cher. It is in the farin of an ingot stamped offies of Honorary Secretary of this Olut bathing more 20 887 Upon that point, charity is eagerly awaited. I have already

but propose,

That Artice No. of the commissioned the Tao-tais Kusi, Shen tion as to the real cause of Prince Bacciph's on Dec, 14 from Hanghong sad Yokokaup en the face P. M. and weighs over saren which has such a wide membership, and Articles of Association be altered by ali- and others to convey Jarge sums to Ying. uicida; and it is currently rumoured that was the first stamer that has come from pounds (actually 85.7 or Troy), sufficiently represents ruch different interests, and wa minating therefrom the words One show Fong-yang, L-how, Horfes, Hai- certain facts which anderlie the rash ach the Orient for a video of years without a aingie Chinaman on board for that port large and weiglity to give a pleasurable should like to record our gratitude for the Hundred Thousand and substituting chow, Chian chinn, and other places to have yet to be revealed.

Finna, Feb. 2.-The late Prince Ro- This is the direct, affoot of the strong sensation. At $23 su ounce it would fetch unfailing courtesy you have extended to therefor the words Ons Hundred and make an additional general distribution.

The subaoriptions received by the Treasury dolph wrote a thor to his parents end his anti-Chinese measures which have been besrly $1,000. From another column it all, and our admiration of the teet you Fifty Thousand."

Mr Danby seconded and the resolution Department are insuficient to most rewife before heshot himself, in which he adopted in the United Bistas, and thie ocní will be seen that a new stern wheal launch have displayed when controversial potala

was unanimously carried.

quirements, I know that the foreigo sub-explained his reasons for the act : the con- bined with the fros that the Chivoos ki- to be constructed to be used for passenger bars bean discussed with perhaps uu-

neccesary warmth.

The Chairman-I may say that the resoscriptions have reached a total of about tents of this letter have not however been

to Canada and other Britină: colonies) Funna, Feb 2-Their Majesties this may make it worth his for the American King and Queen of the Belgians have to consider whether they can you dispense

to

ed bought of the Canadian Pacific Steam- |(Taken at Msari Falconer & Co.'s Premier, ship Company as regards carrying freights

We have had the pleasure, aga the Singapore great successes they have always been which otherwise they would be compelled Bavera. At this moment, when ther|ing himself in the head with o zavolrer turma of this somewhat odd-stringemont |

We know the difficulties attached to the

orops whilst suffering from No Yak, which arrived.

tradic and towing; to be named the " We wish you long and happy married |lution require to be œufirmed at a meet 88,000. Thia in s proof that the foreign | divalgod, LA PA Prey Taurs are taking stopa for amigrating (

Blamat. Her draught is only intended to

be 18 inches-the one recently annk draw life, a pleasant trip home, and, when you ing to be held 14 daga hence, at which the merchants take pleasure in bener Jan 97 inches-but she is to have an awning return to occupy the high position in the attendance of shareholders is particularly actions, and it is very deeply recorded in dook.

Government Bervice, which your own "requented,

my heart." "I mmcnestly entrent the Coma,

cized here, and are the one goale who, with the service of the Oningen, The NO

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