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No. 9218-AUGUST 18, 1898.)

A CORRESPONDEN writing to the Sugar Journal' e dheu of the bangon'sy don't think the health-giring properties of the banana and appreciated by the people of our large towns whote the fruit is so cheap. They merely look upon it as a cheap edible when other traits are scarce or aut of toason, but in alioss the banaus makes an okosilent salad served with any kind of dressing, gured it is far more palatable thats meat; bolled us a rogetable while green is the skin for one hour and pooled before sending it to the table, it will be found excellent, and would wake Paddy smile and think, he was in old Ireland

aleo makes ao extemely deli Again cious pudding for childran, served with. sweek milk and some sugar, and baked for one hour in a moderately quick oven, Many people in different parts of the world can with truth say in regard to the begins. This is what live on. A very

banans in the hot bacon fut with plenty of pepper, and norving together an ere does a diea of bacon and eggs.

quality of the water supplied to thom was not good. Neither of them mado aby remark to indicate that they were dissatie fied with the quantity of water supplied, and as far as I can judge the supply de plentiful, the only drawback in tria respect being that owing to the size of the pipa it takes a considerable time to fill the tanks.

When the washermen were anked in what manner they judged the water was act of good quality they answered that it was owing to the circumstance that their workmen were unable to turn out the clothing they washed with the same clear and bright appearanco estoy could do when washing in the tanks in the arama. It cecurred to me that their statement might be in some measure tras and that the cause of their difficulty was the small quantity of water lying in the now iron pipes avar-night; I therefore advised them te run of a gallon or two of water every

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE DIRECTORS

To the Editor of the "Unina Man' S-I shall be much obliged by your publishing the enclosed open letter to the Directore of the Bengang and Shanghai Bank in anticipation of the Meeting of Shareholders on the 20th inst.

To

Eneling my card, I am, &o.,

X

prisoner and two constables and concealed of Regent. Meanwhile tho Raja will reside himself behind a wall. Ele was told by the at Ging, four miles from Darjeeling.

THE AFGHAN TRONTISE.- Inspector in charge to go to Bonham Straud and the prisoner would point out Simia, August 2.-The Government of the man who gave him the note The India hare not decided whether an answer. prisoner told witness at the Central Station shall be sent to the Amir in reply to his that he could point out the man. They letter te Bajaur. & Mission to Kabul then started for Wing Tok Street. On lie from India is now believed to be under way he described San Yat Fong ar a big serious consideration. It is ancorain as

After waiting some time he w fat man. the man coming along the street and had feather Gaalam Flaider has returned Thors in a fresh Hagara nowa, hat the him arrestad. The prisoner said this was the man who gave him the hole, and San Yat Fong retorted that it was the prisoner Afghans have sent a few men into Bhiltani

territory, north of the Gemal. who gave him the nots.

Fighting between the Shias and Sunis in Henry Wibism Frar, olork, Hongkong Tiral, in which the latter wera beaten, is and Shanghai Bank, proyed that the note reported. produced was a forger.

to Kabul.

"

PUNJOM GOLD.

that

I

Mr Bmwelt-They are made of Carpa factured articles are twice as dear and thina eitver, your Worship, which is a metal twice as bad as in England; dosty atresia like silver, white all through." and muddy roads; and the insolence of Mr Drummond Their value, your Wor-Jacka in office. In apita of reasat and ob- ship, is about two or three shillings. rious changes in America, I should may After some evidence had been given for that there is no question that in England the presention, the case was adjourned. ww lead a more rational life as regards the proportion between work and exerciss. The characteristic national amusements from one and to the other of the United States soem to me to be drivingand sailing—amuse- The following letter appeats in the mente that require the minimuta of salive Singaporo papers:--

exertion. Indeed, onn American said: to To the Editor.

me in all seriousness, I'm getting too

boggy. SIR,We have been requested by the stout, and must really buy Punjom and Sunghie Das Semantan Mi. Paseksit, outside of boyhood and college. to daw, is uut à national sport, an cricket in ning Company Limited, Hongkang. publish a correction to our statement that in England, except in the sense Himla, Angust 1.-There is no fresh news

the amount of gold won during the past everyone goes to see baseball matches. the Directors of the Hohozono AMD SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, La-

A mat mesver from West Point stated MIJED.

that the prisoner offored to give him 2 it from Afghanistan except a report that same year was obtained from the property of the The Americans have their baseball, us the tribal levies, raised by the Amair from Perjoa Fahang Company, as the greater Chinose their dancing, done for them. GENTLEMEN, --I have received your roport he would pana a forged $10 nate, Ho Maimuna, north gast of Herat, rebelled

ground belonging to the Parent Company adsides of a house in America, is and accounts for the past half year, and it made an appointment for the next day

water, seems to be a luxuriously furnished good breakfeet dịnh in to be made by, frg-morning before they began work. It also beats out the position of the Bank eu gens-and then informed the police, and it was against cho regulars who were oncerting Part if not all was obtained from the The general-not by any means the invari ing alines of bacon and then slices of occurred to me that she coment with which rally talkod of for the last week or two. throng his information that the prisoner theth against the Qiuzghans, and having north of Jalis Mine, temporary permission furnace. When I was leaving Now York for

sacred them returced and stormed only having been given to saol mining. Maimana. Tao result is as yet unknown. This is in reference to our communica. Florids, two winters age, and my friends' Allahabad, Augost 2.-It is reported tion is gone issue of 22ad altime, in which said they supposed I was going south to from Gilgit that three Russian detachmanta wa atafod that the work had been dans, escape the cold of a Northern winter, have appeared on the Pamirs immediately and the gold produced by the Ponjom ussd to reply: "No, indeed; I am going. South to escape the heat of a Northern to the North of the Hindu Kush, One Pahang Company at their Jaus Mine.

We are quite willing to publish the fact winter." party is at Ak Tash near the Tagdumbash Pamir, the second at Tagbaran facing that the sheet of ere from which all the towards Kashgar, and the third at a place quartz has lately baon got having dipped fathoms north of the boundary between the name of which does not appear on the very flat northwards, lins vertically a few The Russians have thus repeated their the old and now Company's blocks, a fact tactics of laat suramer, actually occupying das to an unfortunate oversight in arrang- that part of the Famir which was tho scano ing the localise of said boundary line and which, however, if the law of the apex' of Colonel Yaroffs filibustering. They to a vagary of the goological formation beld good in Pahang, would mean that it lining the local Khirgiz into their service. hare brushed the Chinese away and are en-

News of a satious nature comes from was still in the property of the southern Herut. Ono report states that some tribal claim bolder. The Penjam Pahang Com- lories, probably Uzbegs, who were ordered pay never hesitated to admit that shoy from the Maimana district to sasist in the had extended their workings beyond the carapaign against the Hazaran, mutinied on boundary; not only with the knowledge, the way and returning to Maimana attack but with the full consent of the Farent ed the Afghan garrison there, but were re Company. puleed. Other reports, however, give vary different account. It is said that a battalion of regular troops, marching to Bazarajat, were cut up by the Uzbege,

Low holding it. who afterwards captured Mainsans and are

FATAL ASSAULT AT YAUMATI This morning Trang Lang, Kwong Sus Bing, Kwong Loi, and in Fing, the fear gardeners who are under arrest for assaulting a

coclis... and causing bis death at He-man-tin yesterday, were brought before Mr W. C. H. Hastings at the Magielness Inspecter Hanson asked for a remand, and his Worship adjourned the mase til Friday, 20th-inst, Bail was reftmed.

San Yat Fong way charged with haring two forged bank notes for 810 sneli in his possession on 22nd July last, well knowing them to be forgeries. He ploaded not guilty.

The following jury mac-empatisiled :-- Carl Phillip (lemers Klingewinn, Albert Deaison, John Seslie Crumbie, Donald fardenald, Boaventura Francisco Savard

Detective Sergeant Hadden, who was pre- Remedios, Luvondio Haris Henrique Ozorio,

oil when the prisoner wae arrestad ni searched him, handed in the notes whrigh wers found upon him.

Carl Huiuriah Ragge.

the tanke ses lined might. for a few weeks You will doubtless through your Chairman was approbonded. give up some of the matter of which it is give some further account of your steward- some Gasure account for the washermen's instant, at which temporary absenco from and bis Lordship reserved rootence till forced to the water, and that this might in ship at the meeting to be held on the 20th The fary rourned a verdict of guilty, statements I have therefore collected sam-the Colony preventa me from being present. after the trial of San Yat Forg. ples of water which (4) had been for some The graat loss occasioned by your late Con time in the iron pipes, (B) which had been pradore is well known, and a considerable twenty-four hours in n nement lined tank, portion of the remainder must be by the

ehrinkage

in securities brought about and (C) from the small reservoir supplying the loundrion, and have sont them to the by recent general distrust General run our, however, pinces no small amount to analyst for analysis.

Austher point which one or tan of them the credit of operations in Indin, and me- complained of was the the "fest of their thode of doing business in Japan China workmen were injured by standing on the proper being as ever the mainstay of the wet cement feoring of the wash-houses. I profitable business at the command of the bare nocoater that for a week or to the men Bank. I would ask you, gentlemen, if you standing all day on the wet cement sadured have not already done so, to look at the little inconvenienge, but it could not have position fair and square, and calablish a have been wush, and it could only be for a principle and basis of action, which should short time, inasmuch as the uuring will mako euch a plate of atters practically impossible in the future. To aid in doing It was briefly reported in last night's soon cease to give up anything to water.

Henry William Fraser said the notes isama of the Chinz Mail, just as we were going Some of them complain of the arrange. lat me make a pretical suggestion to press, that the man was murdered, but ment of the rooms which arises from the it is one which I have heard advocated on were forgeries of the Hongkong and Shang-

Tatablish anhai Bank notes, from particulare obtained later it is apparent manner in which they insist on working, more than one occasion. that there was no intestion on the part of After the clothing has been washed and inspectorate as a permanent iustitation the accused to murdar the man. Shortly delod, they persist in carrying it through at your Head Ofoo; one Chief Inspec after noon yesterday & Chinaman went to the washing room, which is, of course, aatetor, with two or more Sub-Inspectors: was a case, but as the Acting Attorney Tamali Police Station and reported that rated with moisture, into the drying and as be and a ectopaziou were set upon and ironing rocas, and after it has been dressed heaton by four men near the Chinese they again carry it through the washing village of Ho-man-tin, in British Kowloon, room on its way for delivery to its owner. not far from the boundary. The villagers There is, of course, ag need to do this ins want away leaving him and his companion inch as there is a separate entrance to the on the quibway. His companion was in-ironing room. Water from the tanks finds wensible, so after removing him to an it way from the washing room into the dry. unfrequented spot he went to the Police ing and irosing rooms, and this defect will Station

When the police arrived at the have to be remedied, which can, fortunate

be very readily done. plage, girided by this Chinaman, they found ly, the man had died. With the arception of a little blood about the eare there were no marke on the body. Two gardeners who were working in a fold close at hand were pointed out as two of the assailants, and after waking a search in the village the police appreheaded other two. The four men were confronted with the body and were evident ly surprised that he had died,

The descased and his friend belonged to

the act of scaling fowls, and overa heaten and kicked by the four prisoners.

The arrangement of the tanks is also complained of, but I have not been able to clearly gather in what particular they are found in practica. to be defective. They are new

and not the same 'ahape those is the streams, sud, of course, they are nearer to each other but they acom ths manner in which the suited to washing is done.

A lukong gave evidence of the arrest. His Lordship was not satisfied that thara the Gazeral-desired that it should go to the The jury he allowed it to go to the jury, who returned a verdict of not guilty. prisoner was discharged.

Paug & Fong was then placed in the dock and sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour,

LATE TELEGRAMS. (Rangoon Gastle.)

FRANCE AND ANYŞSINIA,

Rome, Augnat.3.A report is current here that King Menolak of Abyssinia is sending an envoy to Frares.

THE CHOLERA KLOTS

regarding the suppression of cholera. The

mop.

Lieut Colonel Darand, British Agent at Gilgit," has applied for one year's furlough from the beginning of September. The essority of his wound received at Niit fol- lowed by a long convalescence, renders a change home necessary.

THE MADRAS ARMY, Madras, August 1.Sir James Dormer's Madras Army roganisation echamo is re- garded at Simla a rather a matter on which, so far as the recruiting is concamAd, the views of the Madras Government will be accepted, the Government of India leaving local opinion to decide upon the bast

They would not, however, hava dona 60, bat would have devoted their attention to prospecting in other directions had they not fully believed that, whatever could reasonably be called the whole of the Jalis

bline conacssion, a matter of an sore of two eat of 100 square miles, was virtually the main item of the property to require and work which the New Company w acoured that sa long as they continued to foruses, and further had they not boon work this line the Parent Company would not interfers with them.

We are, Sir, Your abedient Servants,

P. p. Bceber, Lonis & Co.,

J, M. FAERIS, Stanagers & Agents, The Panjom Pahang Gold Co, Ld. Singapore, 10th August 1892.

Quotations.

HONGKONG, August 18, 1892, OPIUM-Now Patos, cash,... 580

37

*

d

H

cash 010 Now Bouares, cash, 585

Old,

1 Cab, New Malwa credit, 640 Allowanco, Cattis, 2 ́Old Malwa, cradit,. 550

Allowanoo, Catties, 2 Persian, Oily, cash, Allowance, Oatties, Persian, Paper tied 460 Allowance, Catties, 3/41

Exchange,

HONGKONG, August 18.

London-

Bank, Wire,

Or domand,

Urodite,

On Paris--

13

+1

30 days* sight,

4 months' sight,

Documentary, 4 months' night,

On demand,

3.19

Credits, 4 months' sight,"

3.57

On Berlin-Demand....

-2,89

On New York-

Credits, 60 days' sight,

***

Un demand,

Jn Bombay-

Wire,

Du demand, Un Calcutta--

Wire,

On demand,

On Shanghai

On demand,

1

148

30 days' night, privato paper, Gold Leaf, 100 Ene (per too!) Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate)

be found necessary ; may fanotions of this department to be to eorutinise regularly and consistently the business done at every branch, and rapor: thorean to the Chief Manager, so that ir- the bud regularities may be sipped in The members of this department should, not too great intervals of time, inspect every branch of the Bank on the spot, and report, as is gone with Banks at home and the experience thur acquired by the Sub-Inspectora would place always at your disposal, other things being satisfactory, men with proper acquaintance of the work ing of the Bank ready to fill vacancies in important posts. The Chief Manager, from the magnitude of the affairs ander

THE LAND OF CONTRASTS, his control, cannot, it seems to me, possi-

St. Petersburg, August 1-Obelers us class of recruits and the best means to re- bly otherwise bave that 'grip of affairs which is necessary to success. I do not

in Simla that Toluge recruits are less war-

Americans, says a writer in the Arena, tho village of Sam-shm-po, in Chitose ter- from the wasbermes in the Eastern Dis- by ar able officer of the Bank, ner similar/mole have taken place at Tashkend in con- }ike thas Tamils, but difficulty is anticipat-invent the most delicate forms of machinery So far as I have been able to ascertain undervalue the inspection now being made appeared at Tobolsk and Tomak. Serious cure the requisite numbers. It is believed

for their manufacturing processes, and ritary. It is said that they were caught in trist, their main reason for not using the previous inspections, but the thing should/nection with the action of the authoristes ad in obtaining enough of good Tamils in

back their meat with silver-plated koop- fotmdries is that they are unwilling to give be done in a regular fashion and not spas honse of the Deputy Governor was attack competition with the wages of civil en

od and pillaged by thousands of Sarta and plopment. It is believed that Tamil parlaha iron traires hardly calculated to tackle sny. similar to the Madras 3apper class would thing harder than butter. Men appear at up their presont places of business because modically,

The position of your Bank to-day as a

the Deputy Governor murdered. Trungsmake cxccllet material, and, if anough the theatre in orthodox evening dress, they think they would lose some of their customers if they did so and they cannot money-making justilution is used were called out and fixed upon the rioters were available, the reorganisation of the while the tall and exasperating hats of the

carry on two places of business All I would say to you, at a time when killing sixty and wounding upwards of a

regituents to admit them would not be re-indien who accompany them would seem to afford in

indicate a theory of trees toilette. From With those washor general timidity and distrust prevail, is Be hurdred. and pay two rentals

1

Simla, August 1-It has been decided New York to Busto. I at whisked St. Petersburg, August 2-The latest garded as presenting too great difficulties, A meating of the Sanitary Board was beldmen who do a certain amount of washing not afraid; quit yourselves like roet. Take

that the Madras Cavalry Regiments through the air at the rate of fifty or sixty this afternoon, Han, J. H. Stewart-Look for the Chinese community and other a grasp of the situation and deal with it advicen regarding cholera state that the hart, Registrar General, presided; the fasistics, norly all of whom carry their own broadly, patiently, and steadily. All in-epidemic is decreasing along the Volga, shall in futurs to mounted on country- | miles an hour; iu California I travelled oni dothes to and from the washerman's laut diestions in the financial world point to a but is on the increase along the River D. bred herace instead of Arabs and Persians strain on which the engineer shot rabbits 45 пот. It is authorised also that the 19th from the locomotive and the fireman dry, there are, I think, good grounds for this still greater volume of business being where 500 deaths book last Sunday.

Hussari at Bangalore shall be mounted picked them up in time to jump on the four of a loss of business by moving from diverted to your Bank. What you have to

on Arabs or Persian horses, instead of baggage car at the rear axl of the train.

At Santa Barbara I visited an old mission Wostock- their presant places of businem, but with do, therefore, is to cultivate goodi rel able those washerinen whose business is entirely business, eschew flashy transactions which

church and convent which vied in quaint | Takie...... 29,84 with the better class of Europeans, the too after fail in the promise of profit,

Australians.

pictures acness with anything in Europe; Nagasaki,S fest expressed is ridiculous, insomuch as the Avoid losses, in which my suggestion will, delivery and receipt of the clothing washed I am sure, help you, and in a very few

bat, alas the old monk who showed us Shanghai.. 29.79 68 taken place at the owner's residence. The Years we may reasonably hope to sea our absurdity of the statement in question is Reserve zu-establishni on its old footing.

round, though wearing the regulation gown Feochor and kartiod cord, had replaced his sanitalsamog by elatic-sidest buols and covered his Auping The main questious tenauro with what we call a chummy, but Sentow.... 29.07 88 emphasized by the fact that the Europeans-Yours, &c., referred to appear to be quite indifferent an

which appear to require consideration which in correct Bustonese is, I believe, a Hongkong 29.08 87 to where their clothing is washed or where

drawing as

Viot. Peak Darby. it is put after it has been washed or the manier in which it is got up for wear. Sa long as the washed clothing has a pleasing appearance to the eye it seems to be a mat ter ef no consequence to the minds of most

THE SANITARY BOARD,

other members present were: Hon, F. A. Cooper, Director of Publie Works; Major General Gordon, Captain Superintendent of Palics; Dr Ayres, Colonial Surgeon; Ds Cantle, and Mr N. J. Erie.

PLACES FOR INCESTRAL WORSHIP.

a

The President explained that there was mistake over the application read at the last meeting for a private place for burial, and that what was really applied for a place for ancestral worship.

After some discussion, in the course of which the Captais Superintendent of Police apaks at the necessity for taking precautions Europeans residentinths Colony as to where to prevent fires on the hulsides, it was or by what means the pleasing appostance agreed to grant the application subject to has been attained. I have seen thres of all accesary precautions. being taken to the shermen in the Coutral District who prevent fires,

do a large business and have asked them why they have not availed themselves of the opportunity of centing one of the new laundries. They all alated that they are afraid if they go to the laundries they will f them, whe euter a loss of business.

aid his business lay chiefly in Canton, added that if he moved to the east end of the town it would not be nearly so con- venient for him to regularly receive and

MORTALITY RYULNA,

The Secretary reported that the death rate for the week ending 6th August was 18.2 per 1,000 par un against 37.0 for the corresponding weer last year. Far the week ending 13th August the death rate was 22.1 as against $7.2 in the corres ponding week last year.

WATER SUPPLY.

17th August, 1892.

SHAREHOLDER.

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour Mr Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice.)

Thursday, August 18,

41EGEL LARCENY BY A FIREMAN,

THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN' CASE,

London, August 3.The ivy Council has dismissed all the points of appeal made by the Right Revd. Dr King, Bishop of Lin ole, against the decision of the Archbi Canterbury, fining til he (the Priziate) had right of jurisdiction over him In the case brought against him by the Church Association for alleged illegal ritualistle practices,

sop

THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.

INDIAN ART WARS.

Sonia, August 2--A resolution is issued by the Revenue Department on the subject of the restoration and maintenance of a higher standard in the art ware and man- factures of India.

$36.

$ 7.05

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Auguet 17.-AT 4 F. X.

Barometer res

and 22′′ Fabr.

Humidity.

29,48 81 74

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London, Augont 2.The Emperor Wilare (1) Farther promotion of

a part of the general aducational schemes. At end end of the sosio we bare the Canton... 29.66) 90 liam dined with the Queen at Osborne last alght. The Prince of Walco, the Duke of Employment of Oriental modela in Connaught, and other members of the school drawing classes. (3) Establishment of special drawing classes for special trades Royal Family were present.

NEW ENIQUES.

exaggerated respect for law and order which Macie 29,67 makes the millionaire stand meekly at the Hoihow.39.76 door of the hotel dining-room outil the Haiphong. 29.66

18188

Wand

Farco.

Wakbar.

in provincial actuels, and (4) tho adoption dignited head waiter sondescends to catch | Bolinao.......... 20.79 of å duplicate system of type in quum bis eye, and show him a seat; at the | Manila..... 20.89087 Londen, August 2-Mr Gecaid Portal, collections. The Governor-General is of other end of the scale we have law outraged | 0.5. JamoS British Consul, Zanzibar, has been croated opinion that a second conference similar to by the crael and cowardly murder of de a Koight Commander of St. Michael and that which met at Calcutta in 1883 should fencelesa prisoners at New Orleans For

August 18.-AT 10 A.M and St. George, and Sir Frank Lascelles, meat to consider the present situation, and things have pleased me more in the United Wraatack - M.G., British Minister at Taherau, has opportunity will be taken at the Laboro States than the widespread habits of kind- Tokio...... bocu created a knight Grand Cresa of the Exhibition to hold & Conference te diseases to animals (meat American whipa are, Nagasaki.. Mr Joseph Barnby, the the questions under consideration, and as far as punishment to the horse is Shanghai.. same Order. ominent musical composer, her been local Governments are invited to departe concerned, a mere farce).. But yet no one. Foodho... knighted.

anch officials as they think fit.

ALLAHABAD KION COVET AND THE MAKOMEDIN BAR,

Mr W, E. Crow, Government Analyse, / send things to the Canton etenter as it was Maclean, Alvari Autonio Alwarce, William affairs in the local High Court, the Pioneer

reported favourably on the Pokfulam and Taitam water suppilea In accordance with request ho reported on the supply in the public laundries. The water was well suited for laundry purposes and would rank amongst the softest of natural watare.

now.

QOLDITE FOR INDIA,

fence.

AW

b.

24

2. TEMPERATUAN, in the shade in dagrece Fahrenheit.

8. Hire, in percentage of saturation," the go humidity of air sakarated with judiature being i

4, DIRKOTION on WIND, to two points,

100,

5. Fence or Was, according to Beaufor Seale.

6. STATE OF WRATH. b blue sky, e de

Obag Fu, formerly a foreman in the Fire Brigade, ww sharged with stealing some jewellery and silk from a house in Wing

22nd Sopters bér, 1889.

here wasma to have any scruple about Amoy.... 22.70 77 We,Street

El pleaded not guilty.

adding an extra hundred weight or two to Auping.... The following jury who empanelled :--

an already villainously overloaded horas Swatow.... George Fenwick, David Wood, Hector Coll

Allahabad, August 1.Raferring to CRAVE CHARGE AGAINST A SHANG- car; and I have seen a score of american Hongkong 29.76-84 77 waw

HAI BUSINESS MANAGER,

alies sit neready watching the frantis Vict. Pask — Newton, Thomas Danson Horsfall, Jules

Baya that since Mr Justice Matmood In A. B. K's. Potion Court, Shanghai, etraining of two por animals to get a Canton...29.73 85 85 The rents paid for one floor of a dwelling Ricard.

Mr Horsfall said he was in ears But. delivered his remarkable obiter dictum inat by the washermen in the Eastern District

'man-jack' of them for every woman-joat?" Haiphong, 29.66 78 Hutolison, lately manager of the firm to only about half the rent charged for one terfeld and wire's office, and had some week, the Mahomeden barristers and on the 13th inst., before Mr. M. E dorailed car on to the track again, when I Bacio

the Court. As a co sequence an appeal in uf Evans and Co., Nanking Road, appeared

of them) would have been out on the side Bolinas....29.80-87 trint the rent paid fur pas flour of dwell. He asked to be exempted from serving on which a Mahomedan gentleman was in sewer ic & summons taken out against walk to lighten the fond, of the laundries, while in the Central Dis important business to transact this morning. Headers hase abgented themselves from Playfair, Polios. Afagistrate, Mr Herbert know that in brutal Old England every Holhos.... Manila..... It has been roserved for the demo-0.S.Jama ing is about the same as the rent charged the jury.

FIN Lordship was very sorry, but he engaged for appellant ame. ap on suhim by Mr A. M. A. Evans, charging him for one of the laundries. The accmmoda- THE CLOTTES-WASHING PACELEM

At 4.11 p.m. on the 17th the following The business day, and, as une appeared in support, with theft. The Articles alleges to bare cratic simplicity of New York to deocrate a Forded by one laundry is at least could not, take that excuse IMPORTANT PROPOSAL

A gravo scandal the times as : "In Recordanod with the resolution of a

as much as that afforded by ano of people who had to serve on the jury was it had to be missed 459 Beaties been stolen were certain Carpathian silver houses with such exquisitely delicate stone notios was issued. The typhoon appears carvings as monarchical luxury dares to ox- to be moving North-Westward, Baronster always mom or less important.

the rising.

Gradients moderate for B.W, former meeting, the Superintendent subtilor of no ordinary Chinese dwelling. ted a special report on the Public Laundrie

Mr H. Browett appeared for the prosecu.pend on the house of God only; but the The foregoing, remarks cover the whole The Acting Attorney General (Mr A. J.appointing that the High Court should waiters' and a number of towels.

them with admiration, may be tripped Paibly thunderstorms. (Issued at 10.27 a) he appended all previous reports and dogu-.] raou to see for the: non-occupation of the scoused was formerly in the Fire Brigade, made provisioa for every case. IE we cag tion and Mr W, V. Drummond for the doleas of the unwary, one, who guzes up wind. Weather warm and abowery; POSI and the washing of clothes ir streams, and of the ressous pat forward by the washer Leach), in opening the case, said the remain open during part of the Mchorum

irangine a Mabomeden who holda thst as a In etaling the circumstances under which by equally effective, though less elaborate,

W, DOBBBOR, menia bearing on the subjent. The follow laundries by them, and I believe them to and he was charged with elosling a true bailever he must abstain from all work the charge we brought, Mr Browett said serving in the sidewall, suck me a tiny

Director of the Obervatory, ing is Mr MoCallum's report --

be the real reasons, but, unfortunately, ring, a pearl earring, two jackets and a

English villaga would blush for. New With the view of placing the position of Chincse of their class one can never roll of silk. On 21st September, 1889, abroughout the entire period of this that defendant was engaged under an egro York, indeed, is like a ballroom beants, I Hoogkong Observatory, August 18, 1892

Mobutrum, even he could have had all his ment made on May 2nd last year by Wo Street, and

with a diamond tiara on her head, and her eases pasiponed by making application lo

toes out at her boots.

1. Bamoxares, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrez- this laundry question as clearly s Imcau feel quite satisfied that they have given all fire tuck place in Wing balers membore, it has occurred to me that the information on any subject which they about three o'clock on the following morn-

that effect on the grassd of conscience. arm of Mesare Brane, Vale & Co., of Sheng-

An English ecclesiastic used to tell, after Leit, and to the level of the sea in inches, textb a brief outline of what has already been may be in possession of. It was partly on ing the Indian ocastable, No 620, who was In the present instues no such application hai, now Mesure Evans & Co. He was on-

this account that I recommended the serv on duty in the neighbourhood of the house, dona inny not be out of place.

Lu 1839 1 was talked on to report on ing of noticos on the wasterinen using the saw three or four men. They asked to be al has been presented. The revolt of the gaged by the London agents of this firm, bis return from a visit to the United and hundredths,

Mahometan bar is thoroughly discreditable Messrs Cardwell, Watson & Co. and was to and will, it is to be hopad, he brought to act as manager for the prosecuture. Des States, bow on one occasion he had met in the streets of New York saus boy, aged public laundry work as carried on in the stream below the Mint dam as a patlowed to go into the home. The accused wan

entered on his duties and all went well anti!! colony. A copy of that report is appendid. of their premises, requesting them to wearing his uniform. He was the last to

To the rarerind interlocutor's in- A Committee was appointed in December abate the nuisance they create there and at come out of the houna, and the constabla end. se speedily as possible. Nothing fondant arrived bere in Juns let year or ceren years, alone and sobbigg bił..

terly one day in November last when Mr Bracquiry as to what was the matter, the caught the defendant taking a knife and 1889 to consider the question and to report the sans time informing them that if they observed that he was rather bulky about more childish, discourteous and unreason

were dissatisfied with the notices they the body. He took the accused to the able could be imagined. thereon. The Committee made two re

pair of scissors from the samples in the urchin replied: 'I'm lost: ma's lost pera and a copy of vach is appended. I should ask for the notices to be reviewed, Police Station, where he was searched

Calcutta, August 1.It has bien practi- office. Mr Evans compelled defendant to me to the darned thing she'd lose

molio didn't take ours.” slo appard a copy of a statement showing stating their reasons fully for making the and the scticles which he was charged

He cally decided that sil magazins zifla samu replace these articles, at the same time in- the condition of that part of the trashers request. In this way the exact position with stealing wers found upon hizo, mea 4 premisse whats tan clothing, they from their point of view would, I think, bs was charged at the Police Court, liberated nition made in India shall be filled with forming him that no que was allowed to take itnds of deponienos, tempered by violent Wash in the streams in ironed, starched, clearly ascertained and even if they did not on bail, failed to appear when the case curdits powder. This decision has been any sampice. This incident ended there. criticism, this mingling of precocity and

w dow (wet) thea gire a clear statement, they would rate on for trial, and lus bail wae ostreat come to a consequence of the favourable In dansequence of defendant refusing to childishuess, seems to me to indicato very dressed, ote, oto, as well as a copy of a

so easily found in America. The more one statement showing the streams where she have had their opportunity of doing so, and, od. Nothing was heard of his till quite reports that have boos received regarding obey orders Mr Evans dismissed him last clearly ons source of the contrasts that are

As cordite cainot yet be manufactured in galost him alleging wrongful dismissal of the business of each washerman and for any step which might be taken and Hongkong Club.

India it will be necessary to import it for and claiming 4760, which action was sub- the more vividly one realises the essential whether the clothing he waches is partly which would not have been laken had they

On the 27th of last month, when sn individual and the youth of a state, But European and partly Chiness or solely pal forward their cits in a straightforward

the Brst few years. But au didicolly is sequently withdrawn, defendant paying his truth of the ansions between the youth of apprehended as to its subsequent manufac own costs. tura. Eumpers The statements are those manner,

Mr Evans was looking for some, Turkish one meat abo remember that, though rade made a motion containing the which wore, before, the Committee and the

towels and could not and them, Mr Fuller America's birth is recent, she was in say Barometer parte entered in rad ink are the corrections following proposals (1) That an adequate

Simtu, Anget 1.-News has been another employé, disclosed the facts upon teepeats born full grown, lika Pallas from Temperaturs" Bersary to show (hocondition, etc., etc., ef sapply at water should be given at the

Pang a Fong was charged with having in to railway lines in India. The Sind the defendant himeslt wrote a letter to Mr of the sage with the narcete of the child. A

ceived of corsiderable damage from flouds which the present charge was based; and the brain of Zene, and thus co-ordinates, in Humidity

the mices extraordinary way, the shrewdness Direction of the premises in question at the present fee. Laandries, (3) Tast the rents be reduced,

BEA aecossary, Lo sucourage the washermen to his pioression a forged bank note for $10 Sangor Railway has been been breached Evans enclosing a list of articles Le little investigation on these lines might, Fore I attach a list of the washermen who in

various places over a length of 50 miles, taken, and requesting Mr Evaus to debitis perhaps, show as why tasto should ing 1880 used, the stream above the west end us the Laundries, (3) That a prohibition on 22nd July last.

Weather Chan & King, lukong, gare evidence of and will not be open probably for three (defendant's) account with them. Thie Premises in which they carried out the streama, (4) That the number of vasbe the rest of the prisoner in Jer.

The arrest was made in weeks, and the malls are now being ship letter was written ou the 4th inst, and in behind morals, the creative faculty in art Rain alothes washing portion of their business men at each stream be limited, (5) That vois Street.

ped by trolly. The Hydera-bad Umarkote it defendant said that the articles mentioned behind the inventive faculty in mechanics, of information received The list also, shows the streams these there be an inspection of present promises consequence

Railway has also had to be closed. The should be considered as a set-of against the the capacity for restful happiness behind washermen how are as part of their and that rules be made for their ventilation from an inforcer. The prisoner denied orth Western Provinces main line ba-29 akillings which defendant had paid for the capacity for business, the desire for plain 'premises."

Lend cleanliness, (6) That an appeal be made having any notes in his possession, but a I attach a lista of the washermen who into the public to patronize the washermen bank nota was found in his right hand. tween Mooltan and Moutgomery is also to his fare from London to Liverpool after his living and high thinking behind the desire

engagement. Bat defendant during the for material luxury and ostentation, whole time he was in Mr Krans' employ had Most of the minor discocaforts of life in 1818 Faditioned to be allowed to rent this copying these Laundries, (7) That the Asked where he got it, he said souther ported to bo badly breached, laundries when they were completed. games of washermen recting the Laundries man gave it to him to change into money

Calcutta, August 8,-Owing to the per- never asked Mr Erase directly to defray England, such as fog sha bad weather, The men these lies were informed be advertised, and (3) that all washermes be for us. It appeared to be a Hongkong

and Shanghai note for 210. Note produc- sistent resolve of the Raja of Sikkini to the expenace of that journey. With regard overcrowding, casts distinctions, and social that the laundries wore approaching comaatified of the foregoing proposals."

efface himself, the arrangeluent with regard to the value of the articles, which deferdaut bearisbaees, seem sither to be part of the pletion and requested to call at my office if The Captain 8uperintendent of Police seed.

After looking at the vote his Lordship to the faturs of the State will practically had been appropriating in a most spatematic nature of things or the deposits of woots- they wished to rent them. Si applica sonded; there was no amendment, and tha

handed it to the jury, making the remark leave him out of the question. He bar manner, they were Dot of great intrinsic ries of tradition In the United States, tions ware receive, and the applicants

that he did not think it would be necessary boot allowed ample time to consider the value, but their value to Me Evans, espeon the other sud, raany of these winer entered into occupation of a laundry each

for them compare it with a cal note. position, hat he still steadily declines to gially as regarded the towels, which were discomforts seem, as it wore, expressly The prisoner bo aid that he picked up take part in the administration of Sikkim old samples and could not be replaced, was created by the people thomsotros, and zsceptible of immediate removal should Such pointa occur to His Worship-What are the Carpakbidu the people will the nota near the Firs Brigade Station, but or to work along with the Council which inestimable. when arrested by the constable he did not will undertake the contact of affairs. It

has, therefore, been finally decided to pass silver waiters--are they wailere from the weathe fragility of American women tel him he found it,

cise the fast thal innumerable small manu. Detectivo-Sergeant Hadden aid he wort over the Esja and, if possible, to bring Carpathiate or are they made of Carpathian for overheated rooms and want of exer- to a boca in Wing Lok Street with the back his son from Tibet to take the place silver.

wseling is duna and the approximate, aíza | corkequently, could only blame themselves recently, when he was arrested in the koopine analities of cornito in India. I month; when defendant. Med a pet studies the problems of American apeisty,

of the Kannedy Road as the part of their should be fauce against washing in certain

on the las of June One of the mix after

motion wes agreed to unanimously.

This Board adjourned for a fortnight.

low days occupation, gave a month's DEAR AHOLUTELY CERENA Gentleman actice that he would give

ape cured himself of Deafness and Noises in laundry, and two others, after month's the Head of 4 yours standing by a new method, ocengathia, gaye similar notice. On being will be pleased and full particulars free, grostioned, they gave as the resous Aldre HERRERT CLIFTOs, 8; Histpherd's place, for giving up their laundries that the Kennington Park, London, B., Eng,

After hearing the evidence the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.

7

FORCED BANK NOTES.

FLOODS IN IDYA.

SIKKIM AFTALE

shed clouds, d drizzling, rain, fog, 3 gloomy, aganly, rain, snow, thunder, a vinskiller,' hall, I lightning, orurmast, g passing shower,

-RLIN, in inches, tenths and kandredths..

HONGKONG REGISTER

Wind

Precious on dale at On late ch

Lysp.

102.7.

20.66. 29.75

87.

24

29.68 79

68

BW

WEW

3

2

Highurt opan sie tæppensfase on the 17th........39 Lowest open air layersture on the 17th.....19

Hongkong, August 18, 1892.

Temperature. (Taken at bheana D'alzonier do Cos

Premises, Queen's Bond, yet!

1.9.75

BAROMETER

Do,

Do.

THERMOMETERAN.83

4.

20.77

20.70

Do. Do

Do,

1 P

(Wet bulb)

4.5.M....

Do

M. 78 "Do P.3.18

Da Da4 PM, 79

Do. Maximum in

Do. Minimum over zight;