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No. 9118-APRIL 14, 1892.1 SHOOTING AFFAIN ON 5.8.

MEMNON.

A report bas come to hand regarding frans on board the steamer Memnon al Sandakan last week, which resulted

in

of the placas under his charge, with the exception of an out-break of rinderpest amongst some cattle at Yaumati which had already been reported on.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE IMURIS SURPRISE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

In rem No. 113 at the Grand Orienta

tro Chinese firemen boing shot by his proceedings wider the orders of the opinion held, silħor in Hongkong ar Shang, of the port, 20. Tew of the arti: to maintain the struggio which may be Hotel Tound the great African traveller good bit in our estimation, Bab we were

the chief oflear, Mc Koane-

the Memnon Eth inst

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To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.

Hongkong. 14th April, 18-2. SI-I think that there can be only one het, se to the treatment of the China abares holdere, in the Juris Blues: Limited, for some time past; tie: that, to at it raitaly, which has been telegraphed in the last few it has been extranoly unsatisfactory. It

days.

A minute by Mr Francis on the cireulat. have seen no report from this offior as jo ing cover of the report was as follows:-I On the Board at Uivir special meeting the other day. He should report in the fullet de was landi & tail what he has done. timber in the harbour at Sandakan. The Chairman aid in this caro alay the

Mr Francis was about des Having finished loading at the after-hatch report was read at a meeting Irons which has culminated this week, in, the nows, i hankers, who, thoy state, are not louming stations in nil the seas. But this can only goar and distant past, and his viser con Nelson oxolaimed compelled to.

Mr Francis said it ought to have been the men employed thore com neuved to wash the deckt. After they had cleaned circulated. Teaidos, they wanted

Veterinary Surgeon had done. They did the fore part of the ship, some of the plate repert of the work the Colonial firemen who had been in the boilers came but want his opinion as to whether it was on deck and commenced ilisis ablutions on important or not but complete statement Mr Edo was of opinion that they ought the elesa part of the deck. The chief of his work, ordinary and extraordinary. officer told them to g amidship. They to be informed us to what Mr Ladds was refused to do as, and the chief affiour throwdoing, their tips overboard. They called to their friends below and the whole of the Chiucas frenian--thirteen in all-came

• up from bolow and commenced to abuse him in English and Chinose, one man" calling him an exceptionally filthy Band.polluted wol in Seeing from the attitudo the men took which up that it would be unsafe to attempt to arrest tho man who had, made him-:

him the other side of the picture. It would A CHAT WITH H. M. STANLEY The Times of Ceylon gives the following have been different; but here he had no

la right

Jameson was midbannerdd e. At this time of the year there are genor who propozua in bia next latter to examine aily plenty of tish meu, bankers and others, the situation of England in the Mediter ready to loan money at good interest, but rapean, tries to show the marlequacy of the account of a interview with H. M. Stan ons but his batiru boy. Tom. Yes, Ward fer souse reason borrowers complain of unt British aral elations in the Pacific, in ley during the famous traveller's recent vist and gentis, and, as Ward filed his, so did Wo silywed being able to get any necemundation Chino, in Tidia, in Africa North America to the Isle of Sping Broezese, a Bouny, for his story, went down a

on Tuesday afternoon, not long after the testing him all the time Some attribute this to general want of Australia, and cho South-East Coast of confidence in the infer the ade America. He concludes thus - In order

Bging to got him alone far the boat part subject of the rear guard and its doings at ard export being out at any moment England ought to have Oceans had arrived in harbour; and, in months to go by and never related to tas

a dute a cirqurastance altered, and i cles of import remunerative while other scribe a mach ineger fest, more officers and muu to native capitaliste simply following is new and wore powerful foreign aquadrons, of an hour, I gathered from us some in all, but thou we would enddenly broach if, be obtamod with a mors enlightened pablo carsing some of the incidents and contro tole this man snoku the truth, for he

but he inver" varies, nct even in lying;; in understood that Lord Brassey ie the writer trona-African journey. I give them at according to our information but few of opinion and a reorganised Animiralty. It versies that had sprung out of his recent or to have a remarkable memory, and I Homo length, because during his brief 40-havo tried him in all ways, in ase if he is money this Spring

journ in Columbo un his way down date. And then when the native storias the wake of the foreign, morena res and Wiations in all thuis But this can only treating notes, as, to his experiences in the doors coasted as tere de montsert

ed, and there was as much going on at a doubtful in the other story, what were

to do But what we board would bater time, that is was bet pussible to do touch, in the way of interviewing him.. of there articles.]

Austin, Mr Stanley was so much ongeg. came in, diling. In the parts that were

self specially offensive, Mr Keano went to his cabin for his resolves came back and walked into the crowd of men, and getting bold of the man's arm told him to go aft quietly or ho would shoot hint. He intended to put this man in irona until the captain canio on board.

was wack.

said the work The Olieiranu imply routine work but if the mumbers wished to kucir how many times such and such a market was visited no doubt there details would be furnished."

A FOLLUTED WELL.

SMALLPOX ON BOARD SHIP.

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The Western Mail in an arbiela on the 12 WHITE V. COLOURED LABOUR IN

AUSTRALIAN DRA above subject sage -

I would commence by saying, and I think the teamen bavo grae up country, and that the Local Agents any advance. To these latter, accommo will agree with. that every one who knows much about it but law of these have been able to obtain

I found the great traveller this time have come out had it not been for the action

ht to take. many he safely cousidored as in the port dation is promised as soon as they bring holders. I think nobody supposes that necessary to the carrying out of their

AN EXPLANATION OF A LETTER. with the general body of China share their toas down; but, he rearly, bug'z is

Thero: are probably tow persons in this very communicative and quite willing that Jameson's and Barttelot's friends aw THE EXPLORER AS A LICTUARY.

And now, coroaming Major Baritelot, I Messts Jardine, Matheson & Co. have been husicoss, they will not be able to very supplies will, no deeb, bo spread over a

My visit to Australia has beau a very happening in London during the past tricks will work very slowly, and early cognipant of what has moubtedly besach. The buying in these distant dis

largo influx of Chinese. There may bs- An Extmordinary General Meeting, with longer space of time than formerly. To colony, whose opinions are worth coisider to enter into his experiences freely

ail I was accorded a of his expense. Do you know what gave view to reconstruct the Compaar, Forts the nonror districts, we only hear of the would regard with equity sug iont. I have us doubt that the Articles of and many of these, again, are lanving with otherwise of a certain amount of ealonted a quastion. I have travelled through all Ward's toes father with the Tetter he sent I had made me discovery at the camp after to have been held in London on the 11th Flowery Pokoo men being on the wee differefices of opinion is to the dusi ability successful one, al Mr Stanley in reply to see from Ward's book that he trad on Association require that notice of from- trout being able to get out advanced telabour to meet the requirements of the the principal cities in Australia and New him requesting him to furnish an accoust 14 days shall be given, in calling an Ex- them.

We have had another opportunity of northern action of the tertiory, as there Zealand, Gud

which Chinche as a people are regarded sympathetic. audiones everywhere. The Sanitary Superintendent reported a

Lane,traordinary General Meeting, and it there. Kwai Wa

to

bim fore follows that the fick of the Company airing our views on the subject of winny may also be diferentes in the light in farsurable soception, while I found very rise to that letter at all Yes, Bartolot he caid Rumel

So that, on the face of it, it looks an to cuts within the definition of a Buiesace being entirely out of fun's was known to ing len plantations, this time with a wollome entertaining for them a desidet av felbourne along they care au less than 14 Ward had started down. Going into tha Lon-ion shareholders at least a week to-do run from tla Fuko tau district, and sun, athers having rather a liking for timus to hear me, In the course of my tour Ward's place he had discovered concealed ander the Health Ordinance. After som+ discussion it was agroal to before it was telegraphed here, and, from we regret to say with no liottar reguit than theal At the same time we all done that there I gave no fewer dan 30 lectures; there some three hundred brass rods and

CRSION JEFUSON the couras suggested being that of filling in 11th fush it was the only telegraplied woots were repeated le would not be enlony, and are Retarned that it shall not 1890, I have delivered as many as 260 ad- and caused the bad fealing you refer to call up the owners to abate the uimanes, the notification published in your issue of on the previous cusut The same argue ours should romain, essentially British while since I returned from Africa in April, he at use sent that lattor off after Ward, in reply to an enquiry from the Local pernanded that he would be amply repaid bo over-run with a lien and unabsorbable dresses on the subject of Africa. Of them, Agente prompted, no doubt, by what was for the extra cost and isbeur of manuring, element. But if this view is not so em-110 were given in Anarios, 70 in England, though there was some justification for tho Lator on we turned to the more satis the well.

known to serural operators here, viz, that by obtaining a better price fur lúc La phatically paraded some would desira, it is and Gu in the Southern Colonies, and there lattor -Well that is a part that does not

anti-Chinese agtalogs who seem is often place. Ir the Albert Hall I lectured to The Superintendent reported that a Ma- the London price of Imuris shares was five The simple on could only see that the lay employed on the a. e. Tiang had been shillings each. What is the result 1. Several cost of the tea would be increased. We to a certain extent sue to the tactics of the he tienn enemmaus assemblies in aoine appear in Ward's book,

nos people who knew, and the victims, who intely made in these columne acted on, which rare a spirit of opposition in fair- sit, my address brought in a net profit of The captain and

officiently should take the matter: up. A subscriber readily understand the objection to the of charity); in one place in America there to hear the way the explorer talked of some taken to hospital onfering from smallpox, thousand shares wore sold at $4 to $6 by should much like to see the suggesticas inclined to base their action upon groaste 10,0.0 people in New York, on one cicca

The man esine ashuru

prosence of Chiness in large ambers-fan audience of 8,000; and in another of the leaders of his party. Stairs, ko writing to us, points out that the moat

been £300. housce, which are accountedIt was absolutely delightfal to entrust him aware of the case.

the Kean lociura-lovers as it dous. It was a goat wonder bo was not loft behind at Yambura, too, and, The other man attempted to rescue the and lived in a boarding house in Lascar did not know (but who had Just a much viz., turt the Chamber of Commerce minded and plain-spoken people, All ean £9,000 for one evening (that was on behalf factory side of matters, and it was pleasant I fear that being a London Company, notal method of getting the plantations as only partially civilized rece, according placă 5,050, while in Australis there havo aid, was the military mau par excellence, Bow for two days before going to hospital.right to know) bought them.

Mr Fesnoin thought there ought to be official musting of shareholders can be

Americans are. Americans are right and natural All sensible inca ost that the trying to puli the man away! Mr Keane an investigation in order to find outcalled hore, o I think it would be a good nionured wouid bo through tlio, Authorities to our ideaz-in the men of a Europeant houses for those parts. The Austra with a thing, so willingly and so

whether there had been any negligence on thing, it an unofficial scoting could be in the city, who should have the matter population. We prefer to rub shoulders great

syn gether but though he had 15 of fever when we were at Yambura, he persuaded which most of the China shareholders hold aula. Ho is probably right, but to accom- ordered them hack three times, warning the part of the captain or officers of held, to give expression to the opinion brought before them by the foreign Cen with our own people, and this is perfectly hans them that if they parsisted in their the shiv in not reporting the case.

was one who had been selected for the go to the wall, so frugal are the Mongolians pithy with the subject was greater for Furke to induce me to let him go, a ho The Chairman said the Board could not of the behaviour of the Gendral Managers plish this, the initiative would have to be also rcengnize the ubjection taken to strong on hectares and attend them in if he had best, I am afraid he and Barites

tion; in deliberately withholding important addrossing the foreign Consule, the composition with white labour the latterent were smaller in Australis tuo

and so infinitely laboris. We like to sea there they mora nif Englishmen and we information from the Local Agents, carries first place, on the subject,-Kche,

our working classes woll clothed and fed, were talking of Englishmen. The interest with it nothing further than the maledic

and we have no desire that they should felt by the Americans was real, for the New advance colunt. tions of the China sharoliolders, who

work all day and half the night. We want York papora had gone at length into the wore weak enough to trust them.-Yours

them to be hapy and contented, and their question of the last expedition, and the interests are of far greater consequence to Americans therefore, were thoroughly con than those of an inferior foreign rate varsant with the leading features of the faithfully,

which can never assimilate with us, or of a subject; but still their interest was not the great strain few employers whose position to the interest that it world have boou had thon Chinese question is, ono, in any cases, he carried out the expedition been abies of a personal and selfish character. Americana. Yes, it has baon

delinquent, jostling the chief officer and

word

are not

efforts to rescue his prisoner bo would fire | interfero with a case on board ship. It in London, and to see whether their ac- taken by the Chaiabor of Commerce to Chinese, That when their labour is placed in great anmbars; bat though the numbers lot would not tava gjat on very well, be

amongst them. His caution was discogarded

and observing one man stoop down to pick up an iron bar the chief oftione red as him. The bullet passed through the Busby part of the man's leg so that he was not seriously wounded Still the mon kept up their aggressive attitude, and Mr Keane Gred

was a matter for the Health Officer,

The Board adjourned till the 295 inst

Hop Ting.

FIRE INQUIRY.

Yesterday afternoon, at the Blegietracy, Me Wodehouse held an inquiry into the Bre which ocearted in the upper floor of s house at 104 Queen's Iload West, opposite two more abots, one of which wounded athe Ke Shing Tentre, occupied by Kam man in the neck and back. At last the men were besten back, and on Captain Branch returning on board almost immediately afterwards he procured a mediost officer who pronounced the wound to be nut at all

A WOMFLEITE.

THE LAME CONCLUSION OF THE SAD SONDETCH' AFFAIR." To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.

And Jephson-you knew he was a Caplón here? -Ho was such another, and always man, and we are all interested in him out in the front. A placky man was Jephson. Fortun days he marched and on hanmook we had with na That is a re- with a hundred and fire Bugrees of fever,

the man. A thing like that reduces one and ho refused to let us carry him in a

terribly.

Of the others in the party r Stanley far words to say, but a good mendoas effor, sad shows the character, of

hay

The first witness, the wife of a fortune- fellor, residing on the first floor, stated that previons to the bre she had anen out of Kom Bap Tugs acubines removing boxes from the house. On the night of ste fire, three of the concubines had gone fo dangerons. The bullet had lodgad in tho the Theatro.us well as the ranster of thelating and petulant mind. Bis first com-thereon. The clairvoyant ther takes hurt their alme which oherwise would not and the engegetoont had to be fulfilled, In deal of this has already been given in

house, leaving a conenblue and two soT- vants behind.

The third concubine, who had was left in the house, gave it as her opinion that the fire originated from josa-stloks in the shrine in the sitting room. No proper ty-had been removed from the house prior valued by Rom Hop Ting at $5000. Tha house was insa ed last year with Mesure Pastan and Co. for $3,500,

muscles of the back and could be easily co- moved. Sitbsequently, the man was fe- moved to the hospital. The matter was reported to the authorities by the exptain, and a Naval Court of inquiry was hold

Bungkong, 14th April, 1892, SIE,--The rea-ntly publi ay lettere of admiral Riobards in the Somdotch affair bear the unmistakable impress of a vacil- munication to Captain, Hopkins, in answer to that gentleman's call for assistance, repres to have bour penned under 80010 loudy notion that the Captain would return to the altmek if he really weant business; that he would approsob, the presence in

different spirit, and in a more becoming spirit,hat in hand, in fact, as bonecash High of the Queen's Na a Lordantims of the the. Na mirai appears to have of bis error is when Conimeres.

a

o of what Victor

presided over by the British Conanlar † to tho fire: The property destroyed was one who would sook to bold converse with comes on the inside an khát It umy-nos. of fact, what many would all the virtues say, it was a strain to dope As a hair') suumed by no means loath to

they wore dismissed.

THE SANITARY BOARD.

In answer to his Worship, who asked who was supposed to have aut the place on fire, Aespector Masin said Chenng Shap, one of the concubines, was the only party in the place except the serrant girl when the fire breks but. He had no evidence to show

a TEO.

ite reade the letter from the Chamber besilution, she repente y claimed by ant a-right to reprotch-them until their

His defence at best must necessarily have been feable, but it seems passing strange that he should have selected the rarg weakest points in it and so far neglected to

that was what was supposed. Resides, the vigas excuses which at once present them.

brake-out.

THE COST OF WAR:

زان

have to lecture 80

Police; Me N. J. Ede, Bloo. Ho Kai, Mr not yet been paid, but the comprary (temporaine, 8.18 chracterized as anony-aloud what she has just read upon the tires / live perished in the ware of the last thirty pedition would not lead to much,

J. J. Francie, Q.0., and Woo Lin Kuon.

SMALL-POZ CASES,

In the mortality returns tur khao wooks

ic

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ABOUT BAKTTELOT AND TAMSIÓN, "

on my ratury to England sbon: the Jame.

I don't fanoy I am likely to hear more

the man.

GENTLERY (at an evening party) are called fall dress 2 Lady-For the Madam, will you tell me why low dresse came reason, I suppose, that a picked chicken is called a "dressed obicken.

Sas Cracked the Too Do you think say, Jennie? be sukad. 'Not unless she is obliged to Ensorai the maiden. Am I hadn't thought of that, he said, after a pause. But, George, she said, any girl over proposes in leap year, as they

and tooking into Bia eyes,yat, Lam sure, No-at-that is to say-of coures 201 will never force me to thet humiliation,

THE CLAIRVOYANT. The Singapore Free Press says the follow ing is one way of performing this clairvoy ant trick. Our cratemweary wishes it to communi- be understand that this is not cation from Professor Taldwin

Thrao pessoas in the company must be initiated into the secret; the ofairvoyant, the medunt, and a confederate in the

go there they alienate concerned, I pledged myself to But too ofte audience: Small slips of paper are first If the anti-Chiness agitators confined their to get through so many engagements; bat the company is presented with one, and well..

sympathy and almost create an antagonism three years bofore I actually did go thera requested to write a word or abort sentenc out by the medium, and each member of attention to these two points, all would be it had to be done. As far as America sont before the audience, and after mutiens uxist by endeaventes to caivo ap personal each place, of contes, there was a managar

on propada generally regarded as insincers and whoso lose any failure would have to further refer to Wese points. The and races made over hur forehead by the prejudice against the unfortunate Chinese who profited if my lectures were muccesful, his own book, sud in innecessary

had a practicel experience Next, the median clots le chins of and Puokantha by printing to alleged bren. Isisver questioned them very much old traveller (and yet not so very old, for

ཛཱ medium, is supposed to pass into a trauce. and plaass it upon the fraheal of the demoralization likely to result from the vireumstances, otherwise could give you flag describes as minutes that whiten However, what a given store is suff paper from the company and places there dangbrs to be apprehended from thon, as to the takings and so on, because I did he is but 61 years of age, although his hair

cient to let your readers know the petboipsl in a hat or box. He then selects any slip divit, politics, faligious and domestic, and not think it would look well under the is so blanched, due, doubtlesa, to bis having laicvoyant (taking care that the writing introduction of their vices. As a raniter mere figures that I have seen by the mediance), who is asked to of the Chizure are much more to be ap much, but, though this was, now I lago go into any part of the old old story read it with her oyes closed. After al ght pretended than their vices, while with the fulfilled every one of my engagements I da ngadu, and it was very interesting to listen

# word or short faster their white brethren have scarcely not fool any the worse for the slain 504

BE WILL NOT GO BACK TO AFRICA, features of our conversation fined or

Today Me Stanley paid a visit to Arabi agent. The proceedings of the court wore

And what are you contemplating doing dentenco, which is

On Augos stables have han pur.fied.

a man who has dono comisthing to make remitted to Hongkong, where an inquiry

the confederate; the clairvoyant takes the will probably be held within a few days. It

slip from her forehead and then Landa Seeing what we all know about ourantres

And so you ariling at sli Yoer book history in a country which the exploser of our white population-there is a shull give no more lectotea crimea appeare that the gang of firemen had a bad

*That is alf righ:.'

She then cloess hur spur, another alin in element of self-righters imbag in agrat

hurriedly compiled, and some of it was the Egyptian robot, but speaks well of hu reputation and for some time they had

back to the tedium, qoying as she does so, the frugalartins, immutalities and now I am going into retirement, and Rashs, simply to make the sogasintance of

pompletely overswed the crew and coolies. It had been interidad to discharge them, and

company, which must be claimed by the which, as we have already said, alienates unlikely that other idous may have occurred looks far from well His visit, however supplementery volume1-No; I am not length of stay in the islandy Me Stanley 65 vopn as the ste imer artit al in Hongkong/st sho: set the place na figa korself, but I enlargs on the stronger and far more ob-nlaged on her forehead, and she reading against Chitice ou the ground of the Darkes: Africa, for instancu, had to be knowezo well. He lnd never before tre It will be remembered that M From what can be husband said he went to the Theatre at 7selves to the mind of the non-nautical out-word or sentence written by une at the saprUE WIDEIKITIERY of khoes pooprop Jono while you were travelling. It is not general appeararice, though bo tanks Arabi··

is I have no pressut intention of doing so. learned of the affair it would appear that P.in., and that he was there until half-pastsider, ria,ibo lapse of time, the total writer. The clairvoyant kuuks at the good dent, of gympathy from what would to you since. Are you engaged on any had no significance as regards the exile's

nine when the alarm of tire was given.sbsense of suy reliable data, the extrema remazing as before, and hands it back to oilerwise be generally regarded as a per the men were entirely at fault, and very When he came out of the Theatre he camprobability of being able to. And the the medium. Tas perforavice is reputed festly valid cours. We can all respect

The secret is this: It must be previously into competit on with an inferior.race with report that I was going cat us Ge- Stanley was on the Congo from 1579 to

a law standard of living and requirement, showwhich was so unlikely, etc, etc, sic, è'E,

understood between the lairvoyant and probably had the chief offer not shown the place was on fire and that he could not fortunate resaol even if she were still afloat til all the alipsia the box are oxausted. honest aut ostapokon objecriou to be pats to going back to Africa, all. I can sugeimply calling to reske, the acquaintants of

A French lady, I notice, has recently headers exiled. that he saw the mu go into the Theatre in short aromatubens of the chance. firmness in meeting the men in their in.enter A detective would be called

matters might have about a quarter of a hour before the are Still, there was a chanc, and it should the confederate that the list sentence but it should be recollected that there are vernor of the Ganga State was more news-1884, doring which time the Egyptian zo

The place was insared for have been taken, sclent eunduct

though, in reality, he has written nothing, alonia: who, forgetting that nolors as The alive points, however, ars dismissed read is to be claimed by the confederato, many who cannot adtaire the Europants raper talk, and devoid of foundation.bellion was begun and quashed, and the

explored, the expedition to be oundseteci $300). Assumed a more orious ture.

Ho bad also another witness to provo that when the alarm was given one of with n word, and such force as he prayedges') but mur.ly deposited a blank slip of paper gambling proclivities of his race and it offered a large sum of money for an expe in the box, and the alairvoyant has attore addiction to alcohol, hulds up his hands its cition into gate of Africa hitherto un- has been concentrated upon invective at the

think of that?-Oh there are many holes the inmates said 'Oh, nover mind, the

real issue. The Ad- sentence thought of at the moment, the horror as eight of Chinese on alleged by one of her countryraen. What do you expense of the

fall foul

clairvoyant looks at the slip after it has recount of their fanian and their opia

and corners that call be gone inte; but all oace, pmccola, to

the leading features of the cunniry, the He did not know been claimed, as the audience supposer for A meeting of the Sanitary Board was house is insured. The inmates seemed to

of the Chambor. broken out.

a body; they had

the purpose of verifying what she has just thet's woa anel beld this afternoon. Hon. f. H. Stewart-be rather weil placed that the lies had relat

Kom Hop Ting denied that anything bal

It appears, recording to the estimates of highlands and the chief waters, have now He was Lockhart, Registrar Conccal, prosided; the.

shiquette and decency in not visiting the word or sentence writton thereon by in debt. Medus not on good terms with the violated the most fundamental principles of read, but in reality she is quently cardior forehead, she repeats other members present wore: Hun. F. A been removed from the hone

is placed upon

yours 2,6,000 men, while there has been Cooper, Director of Public Works Major corapradore of Messra Pustati on Lo. He imediately on his arrival, and a letter, one of the company. When the next slip French and German statisticions, there buon discovered and noted, so such an General Gordon, Captain Superiotsudest of had put in his claim for damages; it bad where indignity was welinigh sacrificed to

it.. They wore waiting mousquerility.

writer, she looks as before at the alp just fucacpervshtu your of $18,000DDING OF had paid nearly willing to pay

No doubt it would to a most chearful spend upon ting daimed by the capended is carry thers on to less that the use how much he was willing to pay for

Britain's brother should have racked into what was left. He knew Pau Ping Kwan specteole to ste our pet Chamber of Com taken from her forehead, which gives her this mount Frease whows his foki in thu'as-heh busineas querce, in luif zugalia, cocked hats, spaulo, the word or sentenes for the next reading.; $5,500,000,00) as the cost of war with Boo and Barstolot matter. I think thes/trying her band affactionately upon his arm are exhausted, the last being the blank 156,000. Of these, 30,000 ware killed on priest with his heather's urnal in the way The ice was broken, and thres min

Sapybe you had been with us out he did, He did not owe him any money. He wont scarlet s usk and g Iden spur, led by the This performance is repea ed until the atij Pressin, while ker loss in mou is placed at mates in at rest. It was a great pity that

accidenta or valoide, and 20,000 fe the Theatre with Kom Taip Sam. There worthy Chairman; the graceful Secretary

Prisons, Phile there died from other saunes done many things in your journai, waldis, ended 2nd and 9th inattu deaths from

The folure sit boxes in the concubine's room. small-pot wore maetioned. lowing reference to these clees WAR

given aggregate The sick and wounded about at the time, but, if you had sat down made in the Sanitary Superintendent's re

NAVY part for March:-Iwo cases of smallpox

THE CONDITION OF THE BRITISH enough to bring the number up to the perhaps, you would have been very sore A Reuter tulegrann fram Brustal enys amounted to $77,421 the lives of many afterwards tall the public is a book what were reported during the month, both ter

-The Independence Belge corpmences the thousands of whom were doubtless aborten your experitians, ware, you would most rainating fatally soon after they were res ported, This pointed to the probability

pub ication of a series of fire artelen en ad by their illness or injurios. According probably base rack out all those parts, that they were only reported when a fatal

the presont condition of the British Nay, Lu Dr Both, German authority, the Gor-thinking that they were patty cud af ov bearing the signsture Nauticus, which tuaus lost during the war 60,000 mer killed interest to your readers, that is ines whist termination was anticipated. Careful in rent.

money, this being the excess of expendi peenionyro, status the journal, masks onser reudered invalid, and, $800,000.00 in the friends of Barstelot and Jameson have been called on for any explanations, quiry was made to each case, and althoughi

of the highest and most patriotic person. the nature of the disasso must have sumed this forenoon,

ages in England. The object of the writer ture or of material losses Orcs should have done, and then we abonki not been evident for one or two days before

is to slow blast in the present state of lier $1,950,000,000 paid by France by way of and bathing would have come out about

have tuld A Chiness police sargeant spoke to see- the ones were reported still there was not

aral organisation (ires: Britain is on the indemnity. Dr. Engel, suother German these matters; for otherwise we should not evidence to show that there had been arry

We have been sasured that the cost of

way to nothing less than a maritine Sede statistician, gives the following as the greater delay than is to be expected froning Kom Hop Ting entering the Ko Shing

wa. In the first of the sories apearing to approximato sost of the pricipal ware Yes, part of the story of the rear guard ignorant people dealing with a subject that Theatre about nine o'clock on the night of is new to them. It would I think be the firm. Shortly thereafter there were the now tea leaf in the country will be upwise to prosecute in such cases naless crias of fire, and on going out withess Folly 30 to 40 per cent, lower than last

Inspector Brann stated that be or wine year, which is not at all astonishing after day,Nantions quotes many figures and of the last thirty yaars: Orimean War, has been told by Ward, and parts of it are uncha sanson as has just come to an end. enters into elaborate caidulations, which $2,000,000,000; Italian War of 1850 well tokl; but of course he was away a lot bec rast $35,000,00; War of the Rebollion--North western siet and in what he did see in

South $2,300,000,000; the evidence of failure to report within saw him standing beside the house.

We hear that it is reported in the differ. bring him to the conclusion that Grea $800 000,000, Trusso-Danish War of 1864, of the time taking a messago down to the he simply racovated his experiences and twenty-four hours after the eruption is

ent and in the city that the new Britain, who, relatively to

aria-Turkish Wor, $125,040,00; Soft spared as is reflecticos. We want the unmistakabla is clear and distinct.

Viceroy will not arrive until the 9th moon, interests, should possess 40 por cent of $5,100,00,000,

reprosunted by sit the festa of Europe, Beither of the canes secca to have had any concubine's room contained a bad and and that he will be; vċzompanied by. A DET the naval forces of the unicera, really reaso-Aušrïed Wur of 1866, $HED,UG0.00021 meny plac : it would have been botter bad | On London

All these wors were murderone in the that he describes.

What is wanted is a plain uhvarnished tala Tartar General to relieve the prosent on, only 25 per cont of the wotal warto Africh WAT, $8,770,000; African War, Pacis in buchi a matter and not so much.

On demand, The cases of kidnapping have been so without taking inte acount that the Bri- $12 250,000, Servo Helgariau, $176,000,00-about his reflections on the occurreness

extremu, The Crimean War, in which

Credits, 4 months' sight, we intends reliring to privato lie.

On Berlin On New York- frequent of late that a reward of a hundredth Nary is terribly inferior to Freate is clothing worth about 25. These were dollars is now offered by the government

In another article the writer lays straps only ,000 less than were killed or died of you know he was sy simy man-with all

On demand, Credits, 50 days' sight, certain proof that there were many-bustorehe. There were no other boxes in for the apprehcaston of an offender, and regards coast-defence ships and for few battles were fought, cost 700,000 lives from Bunny. Tijere he is, a dogged soldier-On Paris essee in the same neighbourhood,

On Bombay. A minute by Dr Cantlie stated that the room, and if there had been before thefty dollars to any person who will give appeared to him the information in the re-fire the Inspector thought this framework information as to the whereabouts of such upon the wayne parodasis of England, at their wounds. North and South, during the the qualities of Tommy Atkins. He is a can estimates. The Mexican and Chinees him. He would go buring along.

Wice, Tip Sam fim, fortune-telles, corroboratan offender, In the city the Ineses of topts to show by the following tabulated War of this. Rebellion. The figurea, it Tommy, par excellence, and, is I used to expeditions cost $200,000,000 and 65,000 revor saying a word, and you would think turns indicated the insusceptibility of the should have been found.

evident an organized trade is being castio ships as been following a diminishing wight not agree prévisely with the ameridor all circumstances, I used to wonder were 250,000 killed he was going of to sleep, and more than livos. There population of Hongkong to smallpox, azd his wife'a" evidence of a number of children hura boon su numerode that is ie at that the increas in the camber of must be remembered, are formally and mice the passivity at his countenanes in- and mortally wounded during the unnu I have said to him on the march, that it was a matter for congratulation that

desoyed, or carried away.

Boney, if you don't wake ny and keep the disease Ald out spread.

Itasia-Tockey War, and 45,033 each in the Isalis War of 1869, and the loan Eyes of youie's open, you will walk #hippopotamiaj cyan officials wervant girls having been ratiu

War between Prussia and Austrii In the straight into the morth of other wars the loss of life was relatively bus de bas simple locked up for a minute lees, which did not make either the men and that guns on in the same way. The or money easier to purt with in the more mobility of his countered was 18

disturbed. I have tested him for his limited areas where they occurred. And this

doe bravery, too, and he came out there all is but a part of the accounting, duce not include the millions expended during

good, epecimen of rugged solid disastǝrmument of the European Powers, the idior. Hess the man who can tell the anked to relate it straight off. A shorthand Jocs onged by stoppage of conserve end fens aseful employment of so many wile should not be allowed to Julraduce any That each things had been done aa he pastures, and the continual derango atory of the rear-guised and he should be qual velindastelee by the abstraction writer should be there to take it down as

yeats Trout baik, ti lose of person hold for period of nihfections on his nerative, and then you and were done we could not think for a minute. Wolfliked Jamezou immorizaly y eurie extanding from three to five would get the story of the lifa si Tasbuys.

Barang na boca with him to have shown possible. Now, I say he acted without proporis earning the master out, Bat

attendance.

On

Kom Trip Som denied navirg gene/engineering.the right wing, and the Booone deposited by the confederate, and for the field of battio, 20,000 died of sich the expedition, you would have jotted dates lator George was Jennie's acospted: tre Theatre with Kom Hop Ting on the Themes Whitehead bringing np the extreme which the one preceding is read.

night of the dre

Kem Hop Ting recalled; admitted ho had made a mistake

Pat Ping Kran, retired merchant, said Kom Bop Ting owed bish 81000. For The inquiry was adjourned, wid was re-

the rooms on the top floor after the fre til taken to the Tung Wah Hospital Was uztinguished. He set down the tots value of the contexts at $:00. The third medication on the returas Mr Fran- bed clothing Toartly anodi, tabi, wa cis gaid it seemed to him that in-hand stand, are box, and two boxes quiries unght to be pursued more closely alieivas. In one of these boxee were two foto these cases, as he thought they afforded jackets worth $2, and in the other old

boxen having been removed in the night Mr Francis said that what he wished to time during the second movs this year call attention to is that it was the dusy from the upper floor. He had always been of the Inspector to make an investigation on good terms with the master. Un the an to the existenca of other cases of small. sight of the fire be scolded the master of por in the same neighbourhood, and if the home and wald you left nothing in the Buch investigation was made it ought to ba house and yon set fire to it. Ele replied fully reported in the

report.

The Chairman said an investigation ad been made and it was reported at a meeting

lett link. No doubt it would be a most inspiring pageant, but these things aro mot customary hore, and no matter what may bs the practice in other parts of the world If he the Admiral manst out expect us to overturn Wants & Wild West exhibition let him' cone the traditions of the childhood. en shore for more nights only to dollars, and money's worth

GUARANTEED

FOOCHOW NOTES.

There was a proclamation in the city some mouths age urging the discontinuance of foreign off (kerosine) ne dangerous to life and property. Another proclamation has now appasred prohibiting the use of it for

I will assist you in romaring your things, the eat reason. With fewer fires of late Kom Hop Ting was to bid circumstances tan seul, we made enquiries as to the People were always troubling him for son of this second proclamation, and we money. He told witness that he was and that the prices and demand for veget

at which Mrrancis was not presents rich cian, bus witness knew that he was notable ells have fallen so low that the bir

vessels,

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The Superintendent said such investiga and that he could not pay for his firewood magtstrafe found it necessary to do some. The preminch of our Navy; "kuya the writer, | the mist kwenyears itimsintaining hot, and from what I cord sea of him h

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Salsa to

Adjourned till Thursday next,

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the logel

sufficient in time of parce, would be thing for the protection of industry

A most co

cojoyable afternoon was sport on astrously boneath its task in time of tions were part of the regular routine of the department

His education requires years, and a Mr Francis sad it ought be part of the regular routine to GOLD FROM UNKNOWN DIGGINGS The Cricket Ground yesterday. The occasion. We do not educate any leave, and submit reporta el them in writing, so that discovery of gold in a minerite, which he was a second match between the Foochow naval officer salhof te trailed in a the members. Gunta soo what had been just been made by Federal Government G.C. and H.M.S. Pattus. The stonexponaire, England bruise of peace, with Geologia Forur in California, is of was splendid and the ground was alive with The Chairman said he apposed there misdel interest. The matserate in quos spectatore, the band of the cruiser, kindly 117 Bargo ships armed, Gods employment would be no objection to that. Of course ties in shout the size of a man's flet and lens by Qaytagood and the license 759 tienternia In the of war, when If wombere verb tot present at mestings around a good jattion of it is a solid film of adding grostly to the attraction. The Bue might to tavy-254 of the

wold. In one part the metal is about 80 Pallas teme was again victorious. The class in lius, the ought to be able to find

be found that the scaber of lentants is That is not a bad idee, but I ng Joching they were apt to overlook them things,

THE COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON'S inch square. Guld has never before best match hasing baen got up very enddenly 1.25 leuleuante, but there are 831 only.

Toned in connection with ictorio iron, and some of our best bats were otherwise ou if all the ships are panel in reste it will: Cote your hair to suit your face, Polts and we did not think such things were.

demonstrates, says Me Tainer that gaged or unprepared, pa dy

market at this port la suid to be suprecedent day of a declaration of war. Hautīgus, i my wife, shere is gold in the worlds of specs,

as present lightness of the money 1,000 shors of what will be required on the for a bacher who can cut my hair to suit

The Colonial Valeriary Surgeon re. ported, that for fun quarter, andled Marga ka nothing of leportance had accurred in any

Bestrder

WATTS -ILAYA Y tried the new barber 9

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Quotations Hoxarose, Apeli 14, 1802.

Oldcast... New Benares, cash, 502 Ola OPIUM-Now Patt, and.......... 820

New Malwa credit, 410 Allowance, Catties 4/5 Old Malwa, credit, 420/3 Allowance, Catties, 1/3

350 Persist, Hily, cash, "Allowance, Cathies, 4 Persian, Paper find 330 Allowance. Caities, 3, Exchange.

HONGKONG, April 14.

Bauk, Wire,

On demand,

30 days sight,

4 months sight, Creditas,SSAN Documentary, 4months.eigh

Wire, a Calcutta

Ou demand,

On demand,

On

Shanghai-

On demand

30 days sight, private paper, Gold Lant, 160 Gue per lael) Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate)

Temperature, (Taken at Alegre Falcons & LoT Premios, Queen's Bond.)

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