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No. 9034JÁnuary 12, 1892.1
CAPTAIN Oreduer, of the Marie, is in, Shanghai trying to make arrangements to raise his veel, which ssuk zeur Chefon on New Year's Eve.
HONGKONG BENEVOLENTSOCIETY. The annual general meeting of thin Society was bald this afternoon in the City Hall Buildinga. There was a good at- The chair wed tendance chiefly of ladies. occupied by the Hon. J. J. Keswick,
The Chairman, said the report and ac-
THE CHINA MAIL.
Hongkong residents have this year had serious inavus to sober and sadden them, dollars that we ask to enable us still to but we think nane zill grudga the few
Auscour our unfortunate brethren and sisters who hava benu avarinken by adver aity, and who did the stringle for existence almost too much for thera,
SUPREME COURT,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr Justice Marker, Frene Judja)
* Tu sdky, Janarzy 12.
NO LISHE - MEHTA AND CIDERS (TRADING
THE genuine desire of the government at Peking to satisfy forein demands in connection with lust your's riots on the Yangtze is shown in aa merhat question: abic light (saya tho N.-C. Daily Newsy by counts had doubtless had the attention of donations of clothing that may from time 45 ANIME MORALUSTES AND CO
the fast that the official who was then Taotsias Wahu has been re-lustatud in his
positiong
TEB N... Daily News says rumours have been currout in Shanghai that Sir Robert Flert, Inspector-General of Custos, as again' been offered the post of British Ministor at Poking, and that Mr Deiting, Commissioner of Customs at Tientais, kat resigned. If Sir Roboth accepted, the resignation of Mr Detriug, if it were ever sunt in, wild probably be withdrawe.
COFFEE TEA-Coffeestea, nas brought un.
The
0450,
THE LOSS OF THE YUNN.IN. LBOISION OF › TEM NAVAL COURY OF INQUIRY.
Bhanghai, 7th January.. The Naval Court of Inquiry into the ices of the Yunnan resumed its sitting,
Jappeal, In the event of there being any
court to which he could appeal.
The President said did not know of any such chart.-N.-C. Daily News.
GĦINAN FU.
(N.-0. Dally News correspondant)
NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS, A telegram announces that H.E. Chang Chih-tung has been granted a button of the first tank. The Viceregal yamén haa boen eronded with officials of Wuchang and flankow offering him congratulations.
The 6th of the first Chiness moon next
Con
pagh one present, and he was quite sure that those who went through the report "and" road the brief botics of the various cases which had come before the Soisty during the past year would admit that the Society had fully justified its existence. There had been, he understand, anim mause deal of trouble in connections with great many of these cases. The difficulty was naturally very great for ladies to find out these who were deseving and thoan given in reducing faros, fins onabling us to the obligatinis of the comprad-re, ural iba ɛaw where the suip was, I remarked to Mr crowds came ont from the city, the remour math, near the Taiping bridge, ad explo
been
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who were not, but so much had der the notice of the Royal Botanio Society į, done in the investigation of these cases of Loudon last month at a masting presided that, although a tow who were Icas ovor by Mr G. J. Symon, FRS, samples of coffee-tea, or propared coffee deserving than others might have been losvos, were grown in the Society's Con- benefited by the Society's charity yet, on servatory. The Secretary aid it hid been the whole the funds of the Society had estimated that the percentage of theive in the leaves of poffes was 1.26 as against 1.00 boen judiciously spent. In a place like in the beans. As the leaves may be easily Hongkong it must be very hard for Buro. grown in many part of the world where it
America to be Janded is difficult to insure good stops of effe and beans, he thought it might prove a valuable agricultural product in many of our warmer
colonies. At present, he said, only emo two millions of men ass coffee tea in com. parison with one hundred and ten millions who use the bear, and five hundred millione who drink Chinese and Indian tax
Unfor-
amidst an alien people without thu means of livelihood whate they would have great difficulty in Ending any relief for their most pressing necessities. tunately those persons who came within the | purview of this Socioty were of all ages and of Soth sexes, and he need hardly say it was very hard for the neccsalicus to come to such & placo where there was no person to offerd succour, sod there had been a great many instances when the persons had found the benefit of such a Society. Bo was sure all those interested in the Society, would be pleased to see thero was como balance left after the year's work, but the sum of 9645.94 was not a very large ono, and it was to be cernestly haped the work of the Society, would command it growingly to the
OUTESTAL ANECDOTES-The Oriental Joo Miller is parent to many jests that are still eurroot among at. For instance, a pressber in a morque began the history of Noah with this citation from the Koran: I have valled Nosh! Unluckily he forgot the rest of the verse and repeated the same words over again. At last an Arab exclaimed: If Nosh will not come, all somebody olae More careful was another prescher, who wes sheik us well. One Friday, when the muezzin rang out the call for prayer, he mounted the pulpit in the mosque and asked the people if they know about what he intended to prvach to the public. The subscriptions would prem they replied. Well, then, I shall not tall you, and he stepped down. The next Friday he asked the sated question, now, taught by experience, they answered, 'Yes, we know. Well, if you know, you do nat noed no to tell you, and again. he stepped down. The third Friday, when the samo inquiry was made, the perplu said: Some of know and some don't know." in that cues, the preacher rejoined, let thono of you who know teli those who don't | be very greatly improved, His proposed know. And again there was no sector.
lightly upon the publis if each would give a little, and he was erro the attention of some only required to be drawn to it in order to induce them to subscribe to its funds. If this were done the usefulness of this Susicty-he might call is the dias Benevolent. Society of Hongkong-would
We la thuk Mesara Dakin Brothers for kindly uttering to supply medicinos at cost price, and Mr Normha for printing gratuitously 100 copion of our report. The total receipts for the year
amount to...
......$1,309,50
No of Subscriber..........88 No of Tata Membera,.....11
Total expenditure during the year, $1,100.69
We regret to have last the valuable set- Fcboa. vices of our late Prosilent, Mr W. H.
Mra Harman, Mra Kde, and Mrs Just having resigned, Mre Bondfield, Mrs Ley- ton, Mrs Leuch, and Mrs Hawkins invited to join the Committee,
The case will be rosumed is-morrow.
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AMOY RACES,
FIRST DAY,
Mrs Burdon was appointed acting Pro- siden, Miss Anderson Treasurer, and Mita Sharp
Secretary. The following ladies retire in rotation-USA but are eligible for re-election :-Mra Bond- field, Mrs Manki tosh, Mrs Hawkins, Mra Hirst, Mra Layton, Mrs Sharp.
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CUP,--Presented. Value$100. For ull-Olina Ponies. Winner of Qua- sular Cup 6-1b oxtra Weights per aoals. Extrance $5. Three quarters
door.
trouble.
In the Foochow c ́ty on the 2nd of this
King of Korea,, destroying a great deal of A fra lately occurred in the palaes of tho
really dose by the attendants in their fran- valuable property. But more damage was the efforts to save the contouts of the burn-
o
Robberies are very rita in Hohsan, # district in Kunagtung, The robbute are mostly local bandits and are very desperate, plundering even in open daylight. As they are generally in gaugs of Inge numbers. and well armed, the citizens dare not inter fate. Steps, however, are being taken by the authorities to arrest and disband there lawless dacactors.
Chun Chang-an, the cap'ain's boy, stated I was naleep till 5.30, when the
The work of building by the American Tears will be the 70th birthday of H.K. Mra Burdon has kindly offered to receive
quartermester called me, that being the Presbyterian Mission is tho cast sabers of Li Hongchany. Congratulatory and laudn Today Mr Jexios Clarke has been so usual i The quartermaster, did not this city ch the newly acquired,
tory sorolla are being prepared by the to time be given to the Society. A Com
began two weeks ago to-day. The various provincial officials to mind to
walk Tientsin for the version. mittse of four has been appointed to take cupied bearing further evidence in this tell me to call the captain.
Douglas Barr, chief engloor, produced around the promises was finished few charge of thus garments, Berango for re-
Another fire occurred in Hengehow In the course of his adus opening the copy of entries in the engine-room rogister, daru ago, At first there was some opposi-;} pair, and koop them available for distribu- tien to all wrthy objects. Wa therefore case for the defense, Mr A. J. Leach said showing the times at which the engines tion, raised over the right ci way, there the night of the lat instant, destroying The aborigines of Formosa have made hupu subscribers will bear this useful branch that from 1887 dove to the time the plain- wore mund or spoed altered during the boing only a arrow path leading to the several blocks before it could be subdued.
ground. On the third day a diaturbance of the Society's werk in mind, and sond gave naties that she would no longer be aiddle and morning watch.
responsible for the compradors, the latter's
By Captain Peacock The engines were was throatoned, but in word being sont another maid from the moustaine on the College. what they have to give away to St Paul's attendance at the offices and his general going hall speed ahead from 5.25 till 5.12, to the officials, the Tauiti, Profect, ingis-ative villagers. An expectant magistrate We desire to return thanks to the various matter in the performance of his duties and full spoed ahead from 5.32 till 3.40trate, and one of the Deputies of Foreign as Bovesly wounded, while a military official vas killed outright, together with a was by no means gatisfactory, Ho argued When the order for half spoed was given. Afflics, ill went with alerge rotinas to the few soldiora. Two detachments of troops gentlemen who have salated us go with at length upon the circuestagées which I thought we were going in Swalow, and news of tranble, o desed the road cared, har bott dospatched to the end of the whenever we needed their advice and help had led up to the termination of the agrae- I went on desk to see where we were, an as threatened punishment on all disturbers of
We thank the maungera of the autotal steamship lines for assistance they have stand up so forms of the agement, to be able to regulate the firea. When I the pence, and prevented a riot. Large Urquhart that, we were in a dangerous having aprend abroad that the foreigner send away any who would otherwise bars reponibility of the surety.
position, and on looking over the side I had boon testen. Sings than all has been son occurred which killed over ten perrofis, been burdensome to the community.
The Committee fonder thanks to the pro-
Bay Chem Island on the starbaart buy, quiet, while frequent soutezoooo bave while as many more weto injured. Tho I immediately went below, and them the bus tell as to the purahnee of a right of explosion was caused by a spark reaching prietors of the daily papers for advertising
sedor waigison to go full spoed nsturn. I way, and the form tien of a broad cart quantity of powder which soute mon ero the Society's prospectus free of chargo.
altered the engities and inmediately heard rond. The wo:ther has been unsully grinding. The injured ones any now under the ship strike. I remained at may post favourable, and oven comice are compell foreign medical treatment In the por and attended to the engine.
el to reknowledge the favour of Heaven in illitsolf some projectiles went off,
pausing the donth of two men, Weddy, 6th January, 1892.
The first mate, ree siled, mid he did us the now undertaking.
Rueurs of disturbance elsewhers have 1-Consulat Cur-Prosontod. Valne S... know the ship struck when the onginos
Witness As reached us here. Through foreigners we wore put full spood aetern. For all Chins Pontas,ghts as per the quartermaster knocking at the captain's bave heard that hundreds of in a acle. Entrance 8. Bila Milt.
Witaees had never before had any tave boun massacred in Manchuria, at Mr Boyd's Loan Danoon...
difficulty in getting the pain to cora rebllion has arison somewhere in the TRIAL STAK59.-Of $10 each with $50 out of his cabin; and witness could not both, and that the American Methodiste building from the min; in the con- added. A forced entry for Amoy Sub-account for the captain no cong out a have had to leave Tanaka, al of Peking, fusion sud haste many things were broken or destroyed by wator and trampled upon. scription Grifins of this season. First this occasion. Witness put the engines for Tientsin. Through tho antives wo have Pouy to receive to por vent,, Second aetern because the captai dai not neard of a rebellion in Manchuris, which he re brought out all the high oroan Pany to receive 25 per mot. Weights on deck, and he saw the ship would not hat some connection with Christians, and of officials, and the Royal grame had hard as per scale. Threo quarters of a mils. clear Green Island.
a rebellion in the Province of Chihli, raised work in keeping the excited crowds from Me Guess'adua Quickstop.sk gender 1 By Captain Peacock-I kept a bank-out by the nuti-opfum nacisty, called Tai-intering the palooo gatea.
in the ual way, walking about on the is reported that sild society go into CUP.-Prosented. ero-Foo¢HEW
Value bridge asl watching the stooring. The some cafist with Christians, and when $101. For all China Ponies. Weights monsuras I took to secre the ship's the local oficial decided in favour of the as paricale, Butrance 35
One mile asity were to put the engines full spood Christians, the society combined together, and three quarters.
ahead and the helm hard port to turn tite and killed the official. A week ago last Froderick's dun Bovril........
1 ship round. On this void it took eight Sunday the Governor, having recivad miñales to turo the ship round. The word of the dangera in the math, stat for look out rang the bell once when some the Total and conferred as to matters in Afterwards the Tasi sent junky were crossing the bow. This signal this Province. When the bell rang I found we were clear American Missionaries. He reported tha would mean some danger on the part side.
for the Cathole Bishop sud one of the
tamilo.
of the junks, and Is nothing else ahead, ali was concerning the missionaris were
REFORMATION, dash.bruddrau, dean.con- The quartermaster at the whool did not Boyd's tċan Dunoon
wow cettled, and ho hoped peace could be sist in gitain' up in slush on Sunday 5.-AMOY DERBY.-A Sweepstakes of $10 call my attention to the land being too preserved.
rawnin' and yellin' Fraise de Land!' each with $25 added for ascend pony.close at that time, I know it to be dan In your issue, of th November, the and den tunin' conz' and goin' chioken- A forced entry for all Grillus oateredgerous to go inside Green Island. Ihat Rer. 1. Brown of the American Methodist stealin' on Sunday night. In conjucx- attizia Mesting. Weighta as per scale, one may bust to turn the ship round Muzion at Tientsin has a word of comment wil die I wish ter state dat a full- One mile and a quarter.
before you
plaint agairat the China Fa correspondent brod bandy moster was extracted from my I did not use the chert after as to the report giren of inaltera ut coop as Sunday obenin, an' if he ain't Captain Jack's white Parade
... 1 o'clock I was absent from the bridge Ohingehow in this Province. He says: sent back, one of de jeadin reformationists 6-TE MAA-CHIN FLATE(Presaled) once after calling you at 5, to call The Mathudists were in Chisingohen fire o dia gur dock'll git into trouble, abuah,
Valou $ ..
For all Chins Fonies, you again. I have been in the casting after the riot, we had eur na eattled first, Weights as per scale. Griffins st date trade si ou Dee,, 1889. I have gone into this of course dude it easier for of entry allowed 5 b. Wianor of Swalow en various ships a good many times.thers to succeed. Where wo ought to Foochow Cop ha. extra. Entranos Whenye allowed me the position of tho have recuived the thanks of your correspon 85. One mile and a half.
ship. after abo atruck, I may have said. I dont, we have had a rebuff. If the thanks Mr Frederek's dun Bovril
thought there was a passage there. I may should have come from this side, and not have said suything at that time. You call to as from the Metbolists, then there is a
wrong done. But the fact is this, that im them the light hearing .. by S., and medittoly after the riet which affented tha stated that you had instructed me to koupit American Presbyterian Mission, and also Why 6., before fire o'clock. I on the American Methodist Mission indirectly, sider I was justified in standing in until a the former minion peted for a sattement mite or a mile and a half from the abore. I with both the officiala at Chinan. Fu and bogan 10 turn the ship round at that dial- Peking. By the aid madeted strici orders The company's rulsis that when the more issued, and the oficial at Chiningchow captain dous not come when called the cok seting to settle matters. In all the engines are to be stopped and the night orders tasued, a far we know, the only order bork præsented to him. Neither of foreign nanies mentioned pere Bishop Theday, 7th Joalary, 1893.
these things was done... If I had supped Ansel, Dr Hunter, and Mr Rd. A CarRIDORES UUE.Prisenter, Valne the ship she would have guna ashes e deputy was sent to mediate in the masters, 8. Bor Amoy Subsoilption: Grillinus
and orders were sad to the offivial to of this season. Wins of one Pros
A quatermaster, recalled, and question-rossite and consult with Mr Boil, whe 71be, extra of two or more 10lbs, extra.ed by the chief officer, deposal that the intended to go in person and prepare a Preciona non-starters Tibs. extra. latter lof the bridge at five o'clock, for two place. for hira to atay, Thea it was that Wolghts as per scaly Anteynes or three antea
the two missionarima of the American Mo Three quarters-of-p-male
Attempts were made in English and Chi-
thadist Mission, Measts Browa and Lowry, 2.-CHALLINGE (vv. -Valin 50. (Princas, he was asked to say at what time the captain
A forced entry for all amoy and Perleck, but without sucess.
o owned Ponien, eplioual to Sub- soription Griffins of this man. Hatf entrance fees to the winner. To ba won two consecutive meetings by a Pasar Tonies, the bond fide properly Weight
Details are given of the essen presented during the year, which are numbered 30 to 61, in all of which, with was er two ex-Me captions, zaliet was given. The year open- ed with a balance in hand of $758 and tho balance carried forward to 1893 is $6-15,
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE LOWERING OF QUEEN'S ROAD WEST.
To the Editor of the 'Cursa. BIATL,"
flongkong, Jan. 12, 1892.
Sta. It is sluted in your last night's is-
no that the Government have donided to
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misuta
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abandon the scheme for cutting down-COAST CUP-(Pesented). Valus 3...ed all the Europeans on the bridge, showed Queen's Road West and the Pokfolum Road, and ne your brief comment thereon would seem to imply that a public i provement had been ripped in the bod perhaps you would not mind explaining Just where the public were supposed to be
the adoption of the report and accounts.
Captain Anderson sucvaded and the reso ORGAN GRINDERS' Earnings-Wien organlation was enrriod amenitoasty. grinders fall out other mon may come by useful information. Such seerne to ba tha momi of sortain proceedings in a London Palics Court recently. Two organ grinders, it esome. lived in a common lodging horas, and when they met in the kitebea on a cartais night, one of them remarked to the assembled company that he had a fair day, his carnings having amonated to eight shilliage. The other flew into a passion with his for giving the business, away, by Society's funda, and yet they had done thus publishing the amount of his re- muneration, and the altercation which great deal of permanent god to the poor easted was the subject of proceedings before and distressed hey had to look after. the magistrate. The enraged musician woné
Bov. Mr Bondfield muted that the retir ing Indies of Committee be co-fected. Henefit by this improvemmat." had vory great pleasure in moring this, reso- tation because he had seen in the past year something of the excellon: work the Ladies' Committee had dans. They had exercised commendable discretion in the use of the
Mr
If the public'own property at Belchor's be resily benefitted indeed; nor, if this Bay there can be no doubt that they would
the case, should the Governmons atop bere: the levelling of the roads is merely the pre-1. iminary cantor.
The Market near the Harbour Office. which supplies all Chinatown, should be siblony to the reclamation in frout, of at meo removed os far Westward as pos- Tuis the Sailor's Home. What does it mattor
For Any Subscription Grius of this soa-on Waights as por sealo, Wm. ber of Trial Stakes or at Amoy Derby 7-lla extra, if Bug bathy 10-lbs. extra Entrance $5. One mic. Barnes's grey Lamorna.
SECOND DAY,
100.
Bono.
Bo far is to bite the eltesk of the cne who Society had done great work in the past if the poor coolies havat travel a mile or Mr Guess' Jus Quickstep... 1nusa ta take the witness understand slist I went to Chiningchow, and at the opporlane
had violated professional confidence, and fur two years, and had rench greater work be
the court
two for their provisionat They must leara to live uenrur the market. Then the question of
overcrowding
his all of it.
this he was sentenced to a term of imprisou-fore it There would always be a cumber ment. His punishment did not end hero, į At the conclusion of the case, the prof widows, orphans, and distressed people secutor played a mocking sorenade on his who would and it difficult to appeal to the organ in the street adjacent to the cells of public and get their necesities understood. which the prisoner was 600- Now these ladies had investigated the cases fiord. The magistrate forbade this re- facment of cruelty as 200 as he became that had come before them and had spent! aware of it, but not before the wretched themselves-their tims and strength-in captive bad endured with out the possibility dealing kindly and wisely with each applica-rally; it must be treated as if it were of rotort all the sarcasm that may lurk in
The Bay Man and la a oysterions tion. He had wat soms cases to the Com- ditty known as 'You with the other eye." brirlos and could therefore testify to the Bat for this galling infiction we should say that the biter ind been not undeservedly thorough manner in which they had been Hit To be serenaded in a prison cell by deals with and practical help given. Ba the triumphant enemy who has put you hoped the Society would long continus to there must be a punishment almost beyond the possibilities of human ollence.Daily exist in Hongkong and that it would have News
An income in keaping with the work it was carrying ou
THE FOUNDERING OF A STEAMER NEAR BONGKONG.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
Rev. Mr Goldawith, in socording, apeke
of the difficult position in which the ladios
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should be taken up by the Sanitary Board houses in Taipingshan; don't giv" the and the ecolice driven out of their lodging. wretched coolie any hlankets to keep bim warm, but give hini a free pass to Belcher's Bayar-space is what he needs, and here
where be 18
will got Then Taipingahan must be dealt with mo highly prized portion of the town devoted to European residents, and not an exola- eivoly Chincau yuarter. This principle unce being properly understood the Chiuose brothels must be removed to the suburba; the western suburbs. They are not an. ciently suburban where they are because | when the merchant princus, who are no exceedingly anxious to build palatial re- sidouces in Taipingshan, come to move in, these sinks of iniquity will become amne lees of a nuisance. Drive theus down to
the westward, and they will soon form a
of the owner or owneJB.
na percale. Entrance 10. Oas mile, Mr Boyd'adun Danoruggan
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Shanghai, 8th January.
The Court of Juquiry into the loss of the Yunnen resumed ita sitting.
finu saw tho clicial; had their book shop ro-opened and a proclamation issued at the shop. This settlement did no harm to the settlement of other matters, hot so far så have heard, no action world have been taken, if the mission here bad at pres At the opening of the proceeding Capt. viously secured stringent orders to settle Punock asked permission to question the np all the American cases, and the Bishop chief ofler with a view to showing the the same for the Catholic case. Where alleged falsity of the alter's evidence. His should thanks come from? All this The captain ateo read sore commented only proves, what we anid. hofors, that it which is desired to give as ovidence, and sheman pity that two missions, both Protest farther aed to be allowed to question the aut and both America, and it necessary to second whicer.
organiss work in the same city. If over such a little matter there is complaint, wist whon organised work is attempted Botter, a kere, one American society and ore English, and this no complations need arise, especially if adopting plaza co-paration and division of work and territory. So much for one protestations, wherever the complaint is to real.
The Fresident said the captain kad al-
Visions' Cur-Proented. Value $ For at China Poules Winner of Te Maa-Chic Plate or Foodov Cup 7 lbs. extra, if of both 10 its tra. Weights na persealo. Eutranou. Two miles.ready cross-examined the chief mate, and Mr Barney's grey Leorna..................
1 ought to have pat his questions, then. 4.—HALKWAN
Van There we 20 are in gang into the chief Cor-Presented Hk. Tls. 100. For all Pics first raced officer's aridence any further; but the 22 Grilina at Ausy. Weights as per ptain night emas examine the second scale. Entrauce 85. Une mile and a officer, who had not done so before. quarter.
Mr Guess dun Quickstop
nuclees round which a new Chinatown-Exenarau Zirn-Presented. Valus
In the some of the public, therefore,. and in the great nume of morality, and in the name of everything that is virtuous and holy, down with the obstructionists Mr and let the good work proceed. Goudsmit the lodging-mecs, indemnity the owners, at resume the property; prill them down and build suitable buildings in their placess then put these up at public anction Wa will stan nee then how we stand Bnancially. and wo pan then Sud employment for our bright inteflects devising new schecies of taxation. Yours truly,"
of the Committes were placed. The Comill rally, mittov, he koew, were very carefni and mand their dispration and judgment in The fears which we expressed yesterday, dealing with the bares coming before them, that the tumor reported by Capt. Luut and he did not think they had been the Mesfushoving foundered off Cupchi very often imposed upon to ang great Point was the Namehow, have been con- extent. Ho hoped those who were not firmed by information which came to hand subscribers would see their way clear to pay last night. Commander Hastings, the a small subscription, so that the Society Acting Harbour Master, informa ng that ou might not be hatopered for want of funds. receipt of Capt Lant's roport re the dis appearance of a ship off Cupoli Point he sent a copy of the report to the Vice-A8. miral, and as soon as steam could be get up H.M.8. Porpoise was sent out to make a search. Last night the Vice-Admiral for. warded the following copy of a telegram to the Acting Harbour Master :--
The resolution was agreed to,
Mr Granville Sherp, in proposing a vata of thanks to the Ladies' Committes and the atticors of the Society, spoke of a possible enlargement of the scope and ope rations of the Socisty. He proposed to give them mutuo fof 1892 regarding the moutal altikle of the supporters of the Soolety Look up and not down, look
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
Wiu
$. For ali Chits Pousies nets bs, extra for each Rase von.
The cond officer, recalled, and cross- czawined by the captain, said that after the elipstrack, ho called the fret offer's attention to the light being 8. H. by 8. The first officer said he thought there was passage between the rocks. Witness re fieved the first officer and he took the Caje light to be the Inmaske. The weather was clear when writess left the deck and strar
Weights as per scales Eaurence 65. Three quarters of a l Dryasia's grey Nero 1
this shīpatrack.
Afters short consultation, the Presidue announed the following hading of the Court-
6-Buy C.-Presented Value ... For bord file Griffins at date of entry, Subscription Grifins allowed bl64. Wir baxtes each Race wou. Previous penstartere Tibe, ez- 15%, digitis as per scale. Entrances, regalored gross tonnage, built at Grov
$5. One mile.
Mr Guess dun. Quickstep
7. AMOX STAKES.-A forad entry of $10 each for all Pones ailored at this meeting. First Pay to receive 70 per cant.
Second Pony to receive 2 TEE KOWLOON FERRY LAUNCHES.
Par cat Third Pony to receive 10 To the Editor of the 'Cursa MAIL.” -
per cent. Waighte as per scale. One Bloogkong, Jau. 12th, 192. mile and a quarter. 18-N that there is practically a| Mr Frederick's dun Bovril monopoly of the passenger trafic on the Kowloon. Ferry, I nejo a considerablu difference in the speed of the Launches
The Yunnan was a steam vessel of 1,583
The epecial Depaty sink to Yaugkn die- niet to mediate cmerning four Uthulis case, lurtarned, and reported settle ment..
We also hour that the Catholics are not
intending to pass their long standiz at Yenchow Fu, but will mako Chinjagobow the seas of the dioces
kish Adser has hataly rotúrned "from the synd held in Sheual, and after an interview with the Teni, has gone on to Ohiningew. The Iulia Bishop of this diocese has not yet retired.
Tao Rev. Mr Daisao of the English Bptiat Mission of Shouci lately passed through here, after a vast to that Mission
in this Province.
21st December.
Quotations. HONGKONG, Jan. 12, 1892, OPIUM-New Patia, cash,... 500
*
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On London
Old 11 cash,... 05. New Benares, oh, 485. Old
casu,
Now Malwa credit, 400. Allowance, Dattion, 2/5
Old Malwa, credit,. 500/30 Allowance, Catties, 3/4
Persian, Uily, cash, 250/320 Allowance, Catties, 3/7 Persian, Paper tied 250/320 Allowance, Catties, 37
Exchange.
DONGKONG, January 12
Bank, Wire,
17
On demand
30 Jaye sight,
4 months' sight,
Credits, 4
Documentary, 4-monchu'sight,
On Paris
Os des
On Berlia→→
On demand,
Crediti, 4 months' sight,
3,89
3.07.
Credit, 60 days' sight,
On Nov York-
On demand,
On Bombay-
Wiro On donand,
On Calcutta-
Wire, On demand,
On Shanghai
On demand,
2201 220
30 days' sight, private paper 72 Gold Leaf, 100 nts (pur tael): 295,60 Sovereign (Bank's buying tale) 6.49
Temperature,
(Taken at Mesars Falconer & Co.'s "pra" Premises, "{{tices's Road,)**
30.18 BARDMSTER
80,09: 30.08
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(Wet bulb) 94.36 50.
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Do, Minimum over night: 54
Not Responsible for Debts.
either the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for
A CYNIC is bun who speaks aight out what everybody kross, but is too charity Debt contracted by the Officers or Crew of the following Vessels, during able to say.
their stay in Hongkong Harbour
Anos, Norwegian barque, Capt. A. Chris tensen. Keng Wing Tai,
Colous, America barque, Captain C, M. Noyes.-Order.
forward and not back, took qui and not permit mo, waqid-like to draw the alien bundy thing to have around ghas you how effective steps to avoid the dangor when it Apples, Mra Dix-guere you smak, those P. Hanson-Chinese.
Swatów, 11th January, 1892, To British Adastral, Hongkong.
*Steamer, name unknown, foundered twelve mdes of Capchi Pour hundred and lend a hand,'.
Chinese on board and about six Europeans. All lost except twenty-nine Chinese, who saved themselves in ship's brala, then brought to Cupelit in junka and now cum presiding, proposed by Mrs Hirst.
with a vote of thanks to Mr Keswick for
ing on foot to Swatu; had left Cupchi before Porpoise arrived--expected to-day, and will then send more definite informis.
The following in the zunual report
tion: Porpoise mado careful search in itted to the mocliug
TuRping across, and if you will kindly MR Jaggs I tell you whisky is a tion of the Seans Launch ownere to the camp. Bira Jagus (who knows a thing fact through your valuable columns.
MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL
LISE, OF: VISETORS.
nock in 1890 and holouging to the port of London, It appears, from the Bridonc given buinre this Court that she was an o voyage from Amoy to water and was wrecked on a recf of reeks marked on the chart between the Cape of Good Hope and Green Ilaud. The Court, having regard to its sircumstances, finds as follows:-
EXOUSABLE. Young Mother-Hirrors That the master was in error in failing to take proper steps to nedertain his ressola Hers's an recount in the paper of a coman. position and a boing himself is charge who sold her baby for 10 couts. Young when the vessel was approzching the land. Father (wearily) Perhaps it was testhing, That the chief officer was guilty of culpable negligente ia uot having sacerlaived the DICK 8 (aking a call in the kitoliou)
G. EL. WAPPAUS, British barque, Captain actual pisition of the ship, and in taking as Diz, it seems to me that I suolt pacings in the pan, Dick Bicks (postively) That the No. I smell whole apples. N. V. Herald. H. Borsch Order. became obvionely imminent.
L'AVENIRE, British brigantine, Capt. J. general avigation of the ship seems to or two): 'Yes, and cramps are a baudy The business of the meeting ooaoluded
A reckless and THE Professor was a little confused at
aurire calling the roll, but there was no exe for A. Pendleton. Shewan & Oc
MARILA DAVIS, Amar, barque, Capt. W 1 is of urso nut surprising that where thing to have around when you have whisky are bon conducted
unseam like manner with a monopoly is, this in por ession of in the bows."
disregard of ordinary prudence, The hint to make the following stałem it nad endeavour to make as much out
As Apt Fapil.-Friend-Why do you gut Court is puran age of the powers rested If any man is absent, and cometely elsa of it as possible, but there is a limit te kli sub-things, and it wil bu adisable for Mr husband Wife to dust of vuur in it andere tint, copy of the report suswers te his name, that man will be Widowy dear, if there was and statement of the quee upon which marked absent whether he is abont or Darabice to remember, that it is only by
any one thing that my poor daad-and gone the investigation was ordered having been not treating those using the launches well, husband fisted apoù, in axon and out; furnished to the master George Willism that he will be allowed to make the ear it was that I should never put off till to Peaceek before the commencement of this passed in America in American asid
Was the Chiness exclusion he was Mr J. B. Coughtrie Mr Poste
Mine Lowell
Mr A. Roma Our Hitle Society nám celabratus its ser
in cond anniversary. It has not made waal mous profits he must do at present out of
morrow what I could da tudag.-N. Y. enquiry, his certificate of pompistones be for bauter tos Chinnun, Wrors'il you go Mr and Mrs. H. Mr. R. Skeels Werkly.
the default forem, d, suspended for a period bezt, John ?' To which tho Chinaman Joseph and child Me Taylor "The Baiphong brings no Inter news of their in the Hongkong world, but we feel the Kowloon ferry.
I understand it in the intention of the passengere saved from the steamer which stiplied with its progress, and trust the
Godown
errion of fast GRANDPATA does her make their own of six calendar months from this ding. The answered very deliberately, We'll go to Me Charle O. Maloch La autoles "unning between Kosloda and eggs 1 Tas, indood they do, dabing a copy of the report and sterge of the Ireland-the only country which the Irish It is essentially' woning work te ministor | vital importaped. to them that they will middle They do, Johnny 'An' do ordered having beon furhhed to the WHAT that,' said an Oriental ruler at
ongkung, and I feel sure considering its An do they always put the yolk in the case up which this investigation was don't govern
Per 8. S. Glamorganshire, anlod 3rd to the needy, to enters a the depressed, soe it is kept up; but in the event of their thoy pat the white stuff mend it to keep male Gargo Corner hefure the commence his batiquet, which did not cous. last December; 1891,--For London.. 207 pkgo, 2- to cheer the lonely, to forgive the erring, not doing so there are plenty in Hongkong the yelley from mobbing uff! Quitement of this enquiry, bis and to show to all wanderers, it paaible, and Kowloon who can and will see that likely, Title boy. An who sewn the cutpatency ex first. mate be suponded for year, has not come this year, and will not "Tex (pan oulare unknown), 129 bales Canes, better way. We trust and believe that the communication between Fangkong Outer on This stumped the old gente a period of six palendar months from this one next year As officer, unished 1.05 css Gingor, 127 cases Sundries, during our work we have been able to do and the maintain is as good as it is par an, and he barricaded Jonny's mouth inte That no fault attaches to the scound replied. It must surely bo gut back pay. Hamburg, 100 bales Feathers and 30% plans. officer, mgineers and crew. That after Instead of bong punished fibis our Mes chandise; for Havre, 138 boxes Ten this.
sible to be, and it will be as well for the with a large lullipop
the string of the ship, the master, the man received what was de ha and particulara noknown), and Mnkyn Mer a ·ward It is estimated that two thousand passin mor of the prosent forry to take
A Mastly Bing- as in the early oficers, gugineers and reconducted them was promoted to a higher position chaudine zor Havre optional, 373 phar ROWLAYUR MACABBAR OIL preserves and gets daily arrive at and pass through Hong of warning bofere it is too late.
days of California. A friendly game was selves properly and took ad quas in ROWLANDS RALYDOL-A woothing, cool- Merchandise; for Port Elizabeth, 3 s strengthens the hair, presents it falling off kung. The greater part of these are Tanking you in anticipation for insert in progres, and any of the players was sures fortas saloty of the passenger. The ing, emollient milk for the skin. It prevents silk Gonde
rendered puticeabla by the loss of an sye. Court recommends that a certificate of and remores ferokies, tin, saubare, redness Per S. 3. Aja, sailed 2nd January, 1892. or turning grey, nad is the best brilliantine course Asiatic, but among the crowd of ing this letter, I am, &,
KOWLOON. unvollers are misay of our own countrymen
The game progressed, qualis for some competency as first mate be issued to the and roughness of the skis, soothes and bents For Indon, 9,804 boxos Trả, contsizing for everbody's use being ant lyu groasy vr too drying; also said in a golden olour for and country women who are strangers in a
time, but the lucit was sets one sided onesprain, and that a certinaste of on slings of bessers, cezami, prickly heat, and 94,884 . Soanted Cpez, 282 boz Tea, fair haired ladies and children; boliles 82, strange laud, and to whom at such time
til one of the gentlemen interested drew peteng sa recand ate bo iad to the alt irritation, prudies soft skin and a containing 5,022 to Sounted Orange Pekoo, > cheering. word or a little help is in- À FROMISING young no-one when his pistol, and placed it on the table: chief use, George. Our for the period lovely deloce gomplexion, 84, 70, 100 ROWLANDE EUKONIA is a
It is warranted 359 bor dountaining 769bs Tea, (parti gaged to half a dozen girls--Terra Sifting Somebody's cheating, ha pare and fragrant toilet ponder, in three valuable.
remarked during ohiol their present certificates are free from any land or mineral ingredients culars unknown), 108 buzes Tee, (partien- Lins—white, razo, and bigam, 14, and “s It has been a great joy to us to be able Tastis. Difer- Brown--(aftej list ning tobaatini all the game, I don't mention aurpended.
and is perically harmler to the most deli- lare unknown) 30 bales Waste Silk, Go sate skin. Bottles 26, 31, and 4s, 81, Ask bates Canes, 210 cases Preescres, é OLEOS. 86. boxes Auk any dealer in perfumery to assist such usedy us, and we desire to reudering of song) By Jove, I could co names, but if that cheatin' don't stop, for Kewland articles, of 20 Hatton Garo thank all who hava generously aided us listen to your wife all night, Jones-whoever his will losa bis other eya'
for RowLANDS Kazon, of 20, Hatton, Silk Fiere Goods For Laden and or don, London,
in this good and muck-moded work. often do, Pick Me Up.
Judge,
Liverpool, 24 doncs Skull- Landun
vicicity Cupchi" for rockage. Without Any result. Forwarding report.
foundered roar Cupebi Point (now believed friends who have vanisted us will share
to be the Nanchon), as the stevisora had that fedling on perusal of our report.
not reached Swatow when the Hatphong left yesterday afternoon. It is now certain that thers has been great loss of life,
THE man who wants the oath is satisfied if he secures the dust-Pittsburg. Dis natch."
of
his curlidate of
On thi decision being sunouneed, Capt. Peacock maid he wished to givu metico of
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