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No. 9494.JULY, 14, 1898,] PUBLIC speaking is an art not much prae- tised in Hongkong. Though we have here
Aconrady to the graft desideratum of an essentially British community, there are fewer opportunities for public speaking than public speaking. But the dull accuracy of in a home community of the samo dimon-mediority is less desirable, in some respects, sions. When we take into goount the than theexuberance of the man who indulges quality and want of originality of the himself and his hearera in fights in the speeches that are delivered, perhaps it is an ethereal region of poetic fancy, and it is a
restricted, freshing to encounter now and again a well thoir Dambor. is so On every side we hear the romark, It is so speaker, like Mr Sharp, who ought, there- difficult to say anything original on any sub-fore, to be allowed, the customary license ject,' and this bad come to be recognized as accorded to the fanciful. Lenism. There is certainly a good deal of truth in the mying. Ages ago, Solomon the Wise, when he had reached the sore and yellow leaf 'etage, fall of the philosophy and
THE CHINA MAIL.
We sro requested, to state that ou account of the death of Mr J. S. Laprak there will be no band performance at Mount Austin Butel to-morrow evening, INTELLANCE WAS received at the Central Police Station this afternoon that P. 0. 83, Robertson, hrd his leg broken at Stanley this morning by a kick from a pony. He has been taken to the Government Cleil Hospital.
For public Tars afternoon tire broke out in a godown speakers are fanitiess. It is not every at 1 Gough Street. A shop coolie con- body,' says Joha Morley, who can connected with a Japancao curio shop went mand the mighty rhythm of the great mas into the godown with a candle to look for ters of human speech. This dictum may be some goods. Some straw in the packing
to pase the principal tasasures of his pro- His Lordship-Judgaunt for the plain-gramme during the present paar dagen n thing further, I would ask for another ad- I been pased, and that moreover he intended
tifs, with scala.
A SHOPMAN WHO TOOK HIS CHANCE,
Taz sppreciation of ellver at Christie's hearted, and his kindly advice was not on seems to keep pace with its depreciation in fraquently strength:oued by helping hand. jourment, every other part of the world-outside Many struggling friends will malas him andly those rooms thras shillings or so, Inside enough His dent in mourned by all his twelve pounds, an ounce. The conjunction friande, and it in doubtful whether he has of two celebrated names-Lord Anson, the ao ceny anywhere. Of the loss which his is not for us to speak, beyond saying that the admiral, and Paul Lameris, the artist family here and at Home have sustained i tor of pote King-street, when the sympathy of his many friends goes out to brought every silveramith and silver solles- service of plate made for the British woa the unstintedly. captain in the seventeen-fortios was dis salvers weighing only some 13 ounces tributed under the mor. Tiny little fotebed £60 and £70 apiece; while soup toreone want for £600 and £600 opiore, and candelabra close upon £800.
SUPREME COURT, IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Houaur Mr E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief Justice.) Friday, July 14.
HIS LORDANIP ON AUTHENTICITY OF. DOCUMENTS. Let Friday upon the calling of a suit. Mr
THE LONDGY PELES ON TRY KRIJOHYLL ProroBALS.
London, Juce 27. The press gonerally Sang Loong sought to recover, $37.10, approve the decisions arrived at regarding being balance of an account for certain silver.
TROOPS FOR KHELANA JEAN articles supplied from 30th November, 1892, to th January, 189, to Blanche Allahabad, Juno 26,-A wing of the Barnes. The bill was originally. 867,10, 2nd Bombay Grenadiers and two Mountain but $20 had been paid.
Quas left Qaetta for Khelat on Saturday to His Lordship asked the defendant if shorelieve the British troops now stationed.
there. admitted that the money was due.
learning of his times, satiated with ibe pompe, accepted as a personal salve by some of our of a bale caught are, and the are apresa Captain Henry St, Loger E. Pakliser, Grist (of Mr C, D. Wilkinson's office),hould not pay him as I had left the house. Let Sikh Infantry.
pageants and pleasures of this life, exclaim-lool speakers; and it would be a fasting bene. ed, "There is no new thing under the suit to a long-suffering community if a few of
so rapidly that the coalie had to make
An alarm was good his escap
don and China Express of Jane 16- The following items are from the fun The important post of Commodore of Hongkong, which has fallen vacant through the prontion to the rank of rear-admiral has been conferred on Captain George
E, Bayes, at preacut sarving as Ag The appointment is one that will exactly endt Captain Barcs, as he is compulsorily may vory shortly expect a better ship thar a retired under the age clause in 1896. He the old Victor and wherein to fly his broad pennant.
at T.
Miss Barnsas-I did not know the bill TROOPS FOR BRITISH, CENTRAL AFRICAMEN
The Government of India has sanotioned was exactly $37. I thought it was 832 You will remember be summoned me the deepatol to British Central Africa of an before, and I paid him thon. I did not additional fores composed of volunteers from went more goods from him as I might have the Native Army, nepating of a British to leave the house, but be said he would Officer, a hospital assistsat and 100 Bikhs, gever sammene me again, no matter what for gorries with the Indian Force et prosent happened, and told me he would take his in the country. The officer selected to go ohanca I took the goods, and I told him I with the fares is Lieutenant W W.EL, Manning, F told him I would take any necessation OCIONIAL ARTILLERY OFFICERS.*"
The Government of India bas, agreed to appeared for the plaintif put in a doru from him which I required, and would pay
to deputs two or three field artillery officers Oantlie to the offoot that his client was un
His Lordship -You admit having taken of the Colonial Force to Jadis during the the goods?
cold season of each year for instruction with Miss Barnes-I admit it.
fuld batteries. The Vistorian Government able to be present. His Lordship doubted rate of frora $5 to $10 a month. suit was adjoarbed to allow investigations
Hu Lordship-Well, you must pay for has been informed that, so far se next cold the authenticity of the certificate, and the to be made.
Eli Lordship said-This was a ones in
season is concerned arrangements can be which a
a certificate from Dr Oantlie was put the goods if you got them
Miss Barnes-But I can't pay it all down made to attach these officers to fald batteries enable them to attend au artillery practice aad it turns out that the certificat» wan,
His Lordship-What amount can you camp which is to be held at Gurgaon, near
Delhi, in December next. dinner at the Pier Hotel, Southees, by the Wheb donments are pressated from moil-
Miss Barnes-I can't exsetly say. 1 am Akong dockyard, bas berri entertained at I thought on Looking at it, falso one.goods he would take his chance.
Operatic and Dramatic Society of Forte-citors the Court naturally thinks that some Fay him monthly ? he was the popalar honorary hearetary ness of the documents. Now, from the presented with s silver cigar ce and a inscription.
Sines Solcinon's days the acheolmaster, it in them recognised its personal applicatioa, once given, the Fire Brigade turned captain to admirel Seymour in the Anson ment purporting to be a 'certificate from rbm cach, which I have done since at the the proposal by the Government of Vistoria. true, has been abroad; not the schoolmaster Some men have such an overweening notion only but the solentist and the politician of their own importance that they are carried for has not bir W. 8. Chine vlaited Bong-away by the idea that no public meeting is kong and the East and written a book for completo unless they have lifted up their benefit of his constituente: New subjects folers. have been revealed or created which Sulu-
Thoughts are or see not in the head-- Cac serviceable words inescal,
our public meetings.
out under Acting Deputy Superintendent Mathieson and, with the assistance of plentiful supply of water, the fire was ex? tinguished before it had done much
damago. Considerable damage was done
Staff Commander A. W. Miller who bea
by the water. The stock was weared for been appointed master-attendantist Hani in last week. Well, I bave made inquiries at once. Be said when ho supplied the at Merut and Lucknow, and that it will $2000 with Mossie Simeon and Co. party of police were present under
the
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ENG BENT HEIS: AMAH.
HEATY KAIN IN CALCUTTA, Calculin, June 26. The rain has been
len sizde yesterday. Two two storied brick quite phenomenal, fally & inches having tal- plain-houses in the town collapsed this morning,
but use of the inmates were injured, hav ing vacated in time.
men and his contemporaries sever dreamt was ths Mophistophelian advice to the young Datasetadcnt; and the thought couveyed in these of, but with their discovery
two lines fittingly describes the tactice of command of Captain Saporintoadent May, mouth, to wkow, from its estellishment, trouble has been tak-ni tó vorny the genuine hring with my husband at present," and " an overwhelming feed of critical die-
Late Bubjecta been more than one Hongkong gentleman who ex the Magistracy to-day, Kwan I Chi, In the course of procosdings he was very fires ginoco at that damant I saw it he has ne position. But I will pay 85
Bi Lordship Fudgement for the cussion., Most
trouble ought to have been taken to artif, with coats lain whether it was genuine not. This so debated and discussed that it is difficult to speak their regulation amount of lines at accountant, was charged before Captainjamo of chaste design, bouring à suitable a aut genuine, and I think that mero for 310 just as I can got it
The present rainy weather is causing is merely a warning I give solicitoca that when they put forward documents bere
much damage to property, Already the rainfall is over 18 inches, against 12 during sot. they should take some trouble to asosrtsin whether the docam nts are original or
rago rainfall for the whole year is only 64 The defendant did not appear, but sont inches. All the tanks have either overflowed fieste. I myself sent Dr Cantlie to see my client on the 5th inst., and he told me he her amah with a letter (with money or are on the point of doing so. Many places would go, and I received what I thought closed) to his Lordship, who ordered the I have now the oricare to be held over till the other cases on
the list had boon disposed of.
The letter contained $10, which, it was explained, was all the boy was entitled to under agreement.
Hastings by Chiu-Yu Tid, merchant, with unlawfully applying the registered indo marks of the Hang Mos and Yuen Bhun ten firms to certain prokages tea without ETWARE BOUND; ~Heren Mandarin. I the assent of the proprietor of the trade will probably sail on the 19th with the · Me Grist-I have got the original certi / $15 wagen das from 24th May to 24th June the same gemod last year. Calcutta's ave
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evolve new ideas upon them, and many apeakers, in attempting to disguise their poverty of ideas, hit upon the expedient of omplaying strained similes or grotesqas language. In Hongkong, there ip melancholy similarity in the routino of speech-making which soon becomes tadions, Legislative Council meetings afford a little varisty at times and the reseatly instituted nocieties Jolept Odd Volumes' and 'Y Crentes' may be said to have already afforded ohandel of escape from hundrum formalism, bat the prize distribution and the silver question are still upon us, and we simply await the abatement of the warm weather ta
turn loose upon the public the dreary round. of company muntings with their Chairmen's speeches sad their elections of directors who always forage their fees? The dull season has been relieved by the special meeting of the Legislative Council to congratulate the Royal Family upon the Royal marriage, and bere His Exceliouty the Governor, who bax a tendency to emulate Wegg in Our Mutual Friend by dropping into poetry, treated
LOCAL AND GENERAL
PARSED SUEZ CANAL.
Juba 6; Nibe.
Fatrocius.
18;
Glencara, Telamon, Colombe, hert, 23; Stratsden, Makers, 27; Crown, Moldes 1, 30; Bombay, Cyclops, Farra, Tantatie. Blerrea Brok July 4; Canton, Moray, 7; Cardigan. shire, Kaisow, Priam. Oldenburg, (1. REWARD BOUND-Cape Comine, Red
The repairs of the Howe at Ferrol have been finally concluded, and the
docked at high water on the 4th inst, and moored catside the dock, She Anson and the Bellerophon for Eogland. The Spanies dockyard men hate effected the work on the Howe in a wos creditable She now looks as if bing had manner. bappened to her.
Considerable excitement war inused a few days ago by the discover that the battleship Ivd, which was coppissioned
was the certificate. gina!
BOWM, MECSANI.
The plaintiff, proprietor of the Winder missory nous granted by the defendant for
A Chindas boy, sued Eva Saunders for
horshire, June 9; Linx, Titan, Irene, | door of the hous at 6 LA Sing Street only a week before, was taking in water so! Hotel, sued to recover $164.77 on pro take the 810 41 mottlement in full of his
Oriental. Energia, 30; Bellona, July 4; Pakling, Evelyn, 7; Oceanien,
11.
The P. M. Co's steamer City of Peking,
with mails, &c., from San Francisco. to Jus 24, left Yokohama for this port on Tuesday, July 11, at 4 pm, and may be expected here on or about Monday, Juyiz.
The O. P. R. . . Empress of Japan, from Vancouver, laft Nagasaki on July 15, for Hougtong, viu Shanghai,
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s st. Chisa, with mails, &c. left San Francisco for this port, via Yukohatus, on July 3.
Mr O. Ewens conducted the marks prosecution, and Mr II. Holmes appeared on behalf of the defendant. Iuspector Stanton stated that he found 128 boxes full of tea and 46 supty boxes, besides s large quantity of loose tea, on the second occupied by the defendant. The boxes bore the trade marks mentioned in the charge. Captain Hastings envicted the eeused, and imposed a Lae of 2100, with the alternative of three months' imprison ment with hard labour. The tas, bores, &e,, were enotecated. The accused was also ordered to pay costs, not exceeding $75, to the complainant.
No appearatice, was put in on bebail of the defendant, and Mr Bohm haring proved the promissory note, judgment was given for the amount aned for, with coats.
ascertained
that the leakage hil pecarred tourd and lodging. rapidly that she bad to be docked It was in tire seama in the fore competent, but it we soon euccessfully dosit with. She left for the Mediterranean stalo on the 12 inch. The leak is stated jobs due to a defective rivet. The departe of the vessel (says a later message) will not be delayed.
DEATH OF MR. JOHN SEWARD
LAPRAIK.
We are the sad daty of riding the We take the following from the Sere la! Tines of the 7th iuat.:& deputation, repre- death of one of the worthiest bid most noting the Chinese residente of Singapore,
A QUESTION OF SERVICE Last week an action came before the Ceart in which J. A. de Carralho sought to recover $72.90 from Ada Langley for
rout of a house.
Mr Gedge appeared for the plaintif on that occasion, and Mr Dannya stated that servies had been accepted by his managing alark Mr Boulay, but that he had no in- was in
After some baggling, the boy agreed to
claim.
INDIAN QURRENCY.
In the House of Commons on the 13th inst, Sir. E. Temple asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer "whether he was aware of the reports ourrent to the effect that Lord Borschell's Commission had recommended the Government of India to close the Mints against the coinage of eilver on private
accounto,
us to a quotation from Tenayeon whigh The N. P. 8.8. Mogul left Vie'oria, B.C., for / waited on H. E. Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, sincerely respected membora of he com-xtractious to appear on behalf of the de- fidustial, and ought to be knowa to no one
has received some attention from the hyper-
critical. The quotation was not got off with that dueney which marks the constant dab- bler in things poetical, and by the time it reached the reportore table was so emus- culated that the scribes had evidently some difference of opinion in desiding how they would render the quotation.
The line
Queen rasa of the ratebaű garāza of girl, from Tennyson's Maud was hit apoa as the correct quotation, and as it has re- ceived official sanction by appearing in the Government Gazette it may be pre sumed it was considered as good and as
Yokohama, on July 3.
34
Saigon.
He asked for an adjournment to yesterday, at Government Reuen, and de-munity-Mr John Stoward Laik, offendant, who, he understood, sired to arrange for his acceptance of an on- Messrs. Douglas Lapruik & Co. The sad give him an opportunity of":
was granted, broidered silk eeroll and a portable oilver
Upon the cars being called to-day, Mr The China Mutual a. s. Kremum, from Glas-tablo screen (sabsoribed for by Chinese reti. event occurred about nine o'clockist night structions. The applicati of receiving in gow and Liverpool, left singapare ou dents) which they desired to present to his at the house of his son, Mr J. Dapraik, Boulay appeared, instead of bir Dennys
of to Limonial
their a table
and stated that no communication had July 8, and may be expected here on Excellency or about July 14
appreciation of his work as Governor of
raised. The s. 6. Mox southshire left Singapore on the Straits Settlements, and of the many
been received from the defendant who was July 8, and may be expected here on advantages the Chiaped community of
probably unaware that suit had bean His Lordship could not see bis way to Singapore had derived during his term of or about July 14.
H. E expressed his pleasure at their
adjourn the case and arranged for taking it
July 9, and may be expected hero on or about Juiz 15.
The P. and U. s. s. Mantia, from Bom-visit, and indicated that the permission of
bay for this port, left Singapore on
the Secretary of State would have to be tained to allow his aceptance of the gift. The Chinese community at Malacca are actively enbesribing for a similar testimonial to His Excellency. It is proper to d
to add
(al pressat though otherwise we would not at some little time ago, expressed by i sentatives desire to make some parting
The P. & O. s. 8. Nizam lett Bombay for
this port on July &
Tha N. G. L. s. s. Bizga left Bombay for
pected here on or about July 31.
its
at Stewart Terrace, Muut God. For the last year or two, and more pticularly during his last visit to England, theeceased gentleman was subject to hear spasme, which had of late become mort bute, but which did not prevent him frouraging an- sidnous attention to his office dies. Only so reocutly as the previous aftoron ho van present at acu took part in the aceedings of the special meeting of thelongkong
at a later stags.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer-1.am not aware what reports may be current upon a document which is secret and con except the persons to whom it is confided. I have already anvamal, timas stated in the expressed their opinion upon that report the Government do not feel it right to House that until the Government of Indis make any statement or to pablish that report.
in the suburbs, notably Ballyguugo, are 3 or 4 feet under water. To-day six passa hases collapsed and other are, so seriously damaged that their downfallacem inevitable,
Quotations.
HONGKONG, July 14, 1893, OPIUM—New Patus, dakh,......... Old Ja
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Now Fenares, caoliy
Old
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New Malva credit,
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Allowance, Catties, Old Malwa, credit,. Allowance, Catties,
Perziso, Vily, cash, Allowance, Catties,
Persian, Paper tied Allowance, Catties,
market dull, no valea
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
station.
REGISTER.
July 13- 4 PM
Bazofautes.
Trupeerinte,
29.79
Mr Chaplin proceeded to ask if he was to the Government of India, Bir David | Tokio. aware that the present Financial Secretary Włostock Barbour, stated in evidenco bofore the Nagasaki.. of uncoined silver in possession of the ga. Fouchow Gold and Silver Commission the quantity Shanghai.. 29.47 30 89 In the course of the day, Mr Gadge ap. tives of dis was estimated at something moy 29.0 poured and said he was informed Mr Bea-like £130,000,000 sterling-but on the Auping... isy did not intend to appear when the case Speaker's intervention gave notice to do Swatow... 20.71 91 Сваю ... 29.70 34 vas called. He, therefore, asked that the ad.
(5th.) Me Chaplin asked the Chancellor Hongkong 20.70 83 case should go on and be disposed of.
I Lordship said he was asked to go on of the Exchequer, in reference to bis reply Viot. Peak with a case against a person who was on to Sir R. Temple, as to the reported closing Gap Rock 29.71
.67
9.74 88
this port on July 12, and may be ex- refor to it) that the European Comte-General Chamber of Commerce the City aware that the action had been rained. For i of the Indian Mints to the free coinage of Macao.....29,71 09: appropriate as anything that could be said Te delivery of the English Mail was be- prevent to H. E. But nothing is being doge Hall. Yesterday morning he wj not feel all he knew the defandon might have silver, whether bo is aware that Sir David Hoihow..
of the Princesa May. A friend of ours who is more cycion than postinal veatured to stigmatise the quotation as a mora jumble of words, meaningless and polafless; and having aciculated that the eight words were
gun at 1.05 p. a
za von Brandt, late German Minister in Peking, intends to settle at Wiesbaden,
until it be karwn whether the Serretury of Stats will relax the rule that forbids Go- vernors to accept subetantial presente from persona or communities within their govern
Test.
ing woll and was seen by De vie, who found that, in addition to the faction of
pacumonia and other complicatis, which the heart, Mir Lapraik was suting from rendered it imperativo that he pala take
perfectly good defence. Mr Godge would t prove to hira that Mr Donnys was duly authorised as attorney of the defend Mr Gadge submitted that by his accept
of service Me Deanys was acting as aut,
attorney. He would show his Lordship a tor's acceptance of service
#Que
capable of producing 40,320 distinct corn- | AMONGST the calls to the Bar to the degren iut, who has a knack of making the sub. the greatest possible precaubij About caus where a client was bound by his solici, (fall in the rains of the uncoined metal Tokio —
bications, put the words into a hat and proof Barrister-at-Law on the 14th ult, ie seeded to draw them out by shapes to see if the following:-Lacoln's Inn: Aráthoon he could not form a better combination than Both, St. Panc's College, Hongkong. the late Post Laureate. Some of these com
Ma Joseph Newton, love of the Royal ject of com interesting, has written to ex- nine o'clock he was sitting in bed pisin the existence of those cracked taking some food, when bel back versiunn-suspicious, got good and legal dead into the arms of his daug-in-law, enin of the realm-which most people come across once or twice in a lifetime. It is Des Cowie and Charlie were so for, but observed that all eit struck at the Mint Mr Laprak was beyond their . The re cut from metal which has been previons.
rolled down from thick cast bars to thin decoaned was only 54 years ofge. Ho was held regarding the suride of a prisoner jusy ribande. Castings, however, myleaves a widow and three sound two Denuye' clark: minded Mr Oedge that facts of the casa to be published without Macao.....9.76 8822]
binations be admits were quite Tenuy-Ar the Gaol this afternoon an inquiry sonis in their obscurity, but he ven- tared to think the following was stin Victoria Gaol. The deceased hauged
least more sensible-
Of bulk the 2016; of garden girls the quesi.",
minself.
the fact that Mr Dennys or somebody else Lim a anthorised attorney for the
Mr Godge-quite admit thai. His Lordsbip-Than what is the one of to that on the writ did not constitute
saying it was accepted by Mr Dennys and person sued,
sine die; servico not regalar.. then admitting it was not 1 Case adjourner
Wind
Direction,
Weather
MAND
0.01
0.03
Barbour, the present Financial Secretary Haiphong 29.04 to the Government of India, evidence Bolinao.... 29.81 89: before the Gold and Silver Commission to Manila 29.76-81 the effect that the uncoined silver in the 0.8. James 29.74 passession of the native population in India
July 14-ar 10 amounted probably to at least £130,000,000 whether it is not the fact that a further Wostock. -
Nagasaki. must be expected to follow upon the clos- His Lordship said Mr Denny's did not ing of the principal market in the world Shanghai..
the value of the whole of this enormous Amay...... 23.76 85 now appear and he had no proof that Mr which still remains open to eliver, and that Foodhow..
M G-dgos id the name of Mr Days native property will be arbitrarily diminish Auping29.83 Donnys was authorised to accept carvice.
ed in proportion; and whether, in view of Swatow.29.80 appeared on the writ.
His Lordship pointed out that it was Mr the alarm which uncontradicted reports to Csuton Mr Gedas said Me Boulay was Mr minds of the native population, he will not Viot. Peak
reconsider his decision and allow the true Gap Rock £977- Boulaye me that was affixed to the writ. that effect are calculated to arouse in the Hongkong 29.78 06
His Lordship
Hoihow..
9.67 82 The Chancellor of the Exchequer-Ido Haiphong- farther delay. not doubt that the silver question is one of Bolinao....29.34 66 supreme consequence to India. It is for Manila..... that reason that we desire to have tho 0.8.James 29.83 judgmont of the Indian Government upon On the 18th at 4pm.; The typhoon an- the matter before any change is resolved nonpood on the 10th is near the onset just To" publish the South of Shanghai.' On the 14th at 10.55 report, without at the same announcing a man.: "Barometer steady here, falling in the upon ar auscuncad. decision, would tend to create rather than South. Gradients slight for
S.E. winds. discourage alarm and speculation.
Sea smooth. Weather ane." Sie W. Houldsworth inquired whether
F. G. Fica, received com-
First Assistan munications from chambers of commerce
Hongkong Obaszvatory, July 14, 1893, His Lordship-Do you admit this dob: and others protesting against the closing of Mr Pezuita The Shameen Hote! case the minta ja India, and whether he would not give a promise that no final stops should come first.
should be taken without a report being laid His Luruship Why I Mr Pereira-Because it was adjourned. before Parliament. Elia Lordship-That is no reason why it In this suit you are The death of Mr J. 8. Laprailjoves a should come on first.
for $1435 for different articles; to you gress stop the purchase of silver and the over-iasne of silver notes which have so Laprak has been identified wine bisowe that money or not muck and so dangeronely dilated the ear-tory of Hongkong almost eines Colony roney of America since angast, 1890- there would be overy rosson to look for an was established. When Mr Das La immediate return of confidence in Amories. pralk (fonnder of the firm and of the and a distinot Improvement in the tone of deceased) left for England sorenty. all American markets. Our telegram from
bare sir-bubbles within them, not sisible to danghtare. Mrs Lapraik, her yigest son she eye, and these when compressed by rolling become elongated in the ribords, and two daughters, are in Eugd. The Then the riban is have to be punched, or After this our friend, may be expected to The N. P. Ompaty 5.3. Fistoria, which perforated from end to and, in seder remains of the deceased will be baked, aut As a mark of respect for the dased the turn his attention to Browning, or Milton,ailed from Yokobans at 4 p. on the extract from them blank coins These and sent home, but a maid service
yat some of them perhaps have beau or Shakespeare with a view to make them 28th Jan, orrived at Viluria, B.C., 60 her may, to all outward appearance, be parfect, will be held in a few days.
way to Tucome, Wash., on the 10th instant, from the hollow, or cracked parts of the
fillets, and in that case the blanks will flags of the ships in the bark, of the more exsy to be understanded of the peo-
necessarily also be cracked, tullow, rin Hougkong and Shanghai Bank which ple. But this is away from the point. Tas sale of leasehold property situated on Mint parlance, cumb. In order to da
namber of sharp. he was a director) and of all rincipal Wednesday's meeting of the Chamber of Inland Lote Nos 1944, 1954 and 1U35 at tent these defaulters Commerce, notwithstanding that is dealt
Tung Lo Wan (Caggeway Bay,) advertised eared and sharp-eyed ringing boys are em-hongs have been displayed aqli-mani. Portuguese youth of the name of Pereira | the right hon. gentleman had so
ployed. Rinuing boys, however, are aut The Pelo match, which was toe taken with the 'dreish' subjost of silver currency for Saturday, the lush fast., has been post-infallible. We sto remided the Mint is
always willing exchange such coins for place today, was postpound; ane Band produced a few gens eErhetoric. Mr Granville
good picoes of money, and is even thankful night at the Mount Austin formorrow to those who bring them back for re-malt dnes not take plate.
Sharp, forgetting for the once his fights poned to Saturday, the and ivet.
on balloons and parachutes did much The Band of the 1st Shropshire 1 1. willing.
to brighten the disonmion. After pu
or
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EVERY MAN HIS OWN LAWYER. Messrs Campbell Moora and Co, surd, a for 1435 for gonde supplied.
1. Banımazas, rediond to 89 degrees Fahren salt, and to the laval of the son in inches, tentus, and bandredths.
3. Tamrunatuan, in tho shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer was not able to give any promise on the sub-humidity of air saturated with moisture being
eighth visit to the land of the Rising play the following programme on the bar fr it were not that three mouths are to San and chrysanthemums be has discovered/rank Square, this evening, commencing at slapse before Mr Cleveland's special Con-landmark from this Colony. Thime of sued by Mesora Campbell, Maoro ozd Co. jack.
7.30.:---
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amidst all its beauty of seenery and people there is something lacking favourable Quinto impression upon the Japanese as a nation of the English currency. So carried away was Yale
Quadrille Valeo. Mr Sharp by his own eloquence that he be- gan to mix bis similes-that great danger to
Love's Gulles Clime Queenston
Heppy Drukdesodity. Popis
Schotherho Lauam
The Elver Raine
Bontmir of ladin
..! Bunny Hours'
Gainey, Meisaler.
Eerdel.
..Met. Colle
ali public speakers-and actually spoke of Wiras the last few days the police have
the Queen's head paving the way for treaty been on the track of the prompters of a now
Mr Pereira--I admit it, my Lord His Lordship-Judgment for the plain- tiffs, with coats.
The case of the Shameen Hotel Co. against the same defendant, which had New York is coomed, and Mr Cleveland eight years ago, it was recordent ana been already twice before the Court, was The Hote! Company saed now seems quite assured of a majority for of the commercial powers of thee and next called. the defest of the inflationists. Mer of busi
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH
THE COMMANDER IN-CHIEF OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN,
Landen, June 30.-Admiral Sir Michael Calme Seymour has been appointed to 20c seed the late Admiral Sir George Tryou as a pioncór of progress in the youclony, for $40.86, the defendant's bill for drinks Commander-in-Chief on the fediterranean
station,
vion. Of coarse, everybody knew what lottery, the Latoria Eenomics, a measly are beginning to disanas measures to be had gone into honoured and earned Pareira again appeared with his law NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE CURRENCY OF
bo acant he certainly did not mean to a
the head of Her Gracious Majesty as a pay ing block. Coming upon this it was at prisingly strange that an original speaker like
concern rna by some Portuguese youths,
takos for the purpose of supplying enough currency to meet the continually expanding retirement, needs of so rapidly growing a commuCity
the ticket one or two cents The Ipitory
His successor, wl death
currency be limited to gold simply, thers Long community, has been alonger; as the United States. I the additional is now universally regretted by lang
the principal prize of which was $75, and
had bees in existence for a month or two may be a strong demand for the metal, connected with the commercial social
to ship largely to ca is making ready
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book and began to quote some statutes in
lawinuel.
His Lord-I told you the last time that support of his application that the suit be
whether it was the same here, I could not presume what was the law of
Canton
CEYLON.
Mr Sharp should fall back up the back-end the tickets have been hawked in at in exchange for the produce which Ameri- | life of this City than was his and that you had to prove to me, regularly regarding the currency was seen, it was not
make the laws; let
me
ENGLISH POLICY IN TAM
ballads, a saying he attributed to the tion with illegal practices. Ouse apprised quence of bid European harveste the exhis interest in Hongkong was alwf the is a British Concession, corresponds to that Tinder-Foreign Secretary, replying to a
bai been attributed to
A
3. Hysinize, in peronstage of saturation, the
100.
4, Dinaction on Wins, to two points. 5. FALOR OF WIND, Dording to Beanfors Sale
6. Szar or Waazazi, & bige sky," a day tached alouda, driesling miu, flog, a gloomy, bail, lightning, a ororonet, p prasing showers, qual, rain, snow, i thander, & visibility. je dem (mot).
Kam; in inabas, tentha and hundradthe.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Wind
Weather
Rain
Previous. On date, až ija dato al ||Baystigum.) 104,00
99.70
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20.70
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: Highest open air temperature on the 18th 20
Lowest open air temperaturs on the 18th:
F. 3. Fico, First Aerotant, Hongkong Observatory, July 14, 1892,
London, Jun 30,-In the House of Cons-1 mene last night Mr Sydney Buxton, Under Barometer Secretary for the Colonies, replying to a Temperatura measures taken by the Indian Govaroment Direction of question said, that until the result of the Humidity
You least ons Government Office which should Europe. Indeed, if the prices of grain though Mr John S. Laprak spnum and as a fact, want the is of Canter was proposed to disturb the currency of Ceylon.
Mr Pareira The law of Shameen, which neyed and inapplicable expression
London, June 39-Sir Edward Grey, - write the be above the alightest suspicion of connen- and other produce rase much in cosse bar of years in England in the lies,
of England. changes would turn rapidly in favour of
His Lordship-I have received no octice qusation is the House of Commons, desingel French poet Beranger. The same saying of the lottery, the detective force fullowed Americs as against London. But it is keanest kind; and when he estat berd
British man-of-war, he said, was almost ovary up the roet very closely, and the result believed that when Congress is onllelance mors last year, he entere tily of that. You say so, but I cannot accept to state the policy of Government regarding
that I gave you a hint the last time theism. for the purpose of stopping the together 13zio-pack from Pindar, the Greek post, was that Inspector Stanton, at the Magic issues of silver notes unitar the Sherman into the life of the place with all old case was before the Cones that you should already at Bangkok; another was going charged Xhionts . Bourse. At, provisior will at the same time be guial interest. By his death China employ legal assistance. You have not there, and a third was held in xendium to protest British subjects and interests in that down to Barns, the Scottien pesast racy to day,
Mr Pereira--I do not think it necessary,
quarter. port, by speakers who ought to know broker, and Yam You Sam, printer, be made 15 secure elasticity in the currency trade has lost one of the straigh buai-chosen to avail yours. If of that.
THE DEBATE ON EXPEDITING MOME RULE, For this purpose it le not nolikuly that the
His Lordship-Weil, I am of a contrary
London, June 30.-The debate on Mr batter, but an reference to Bectou's fore Captain Hastings, with printing and el-tax in Bisto bank notes, which was origin ness men of the War Was--a clamer.
afford the at opinion. I told you you have doly to prova
Gladstone's resolution, regarding measures Dictionary of Universal Biography we fadling the tickets of the new battery, at 39 Folly imposed for the purpose of making chat we can ill
Mr Pereira-The law of England; the to be taken to expedite the Home Rate Bill, BAKKETA-
was continued nutit four o'clook this morn notice of Fietcher of Saltonu, a Scottish tinger Street on this 18:1 inst. The charge room for national back potes, will be present. His social qualitical his to me what the law of Canton is
repealed. At present that tax is 0 p.. was proved. Me Grist (of Mr O. D. Wind, if it were removed, the State banks recognized straightforwardness bim British Consul told me 0.
His Lordship-I am not going upon that ing, when it was adjourned. Au amendment political writer of the seventeenth century, concluded as follows, It is in his letter to kinson's office) appeared for Soares, and would probably be in a position to supply a general favourite; and there are ra the Marquis of Montrose, entitled Au pleaded for leniency for his client. Captain enough onrrenty to meet the increanussidents here whued loss wouldane That is no evidence here, and if you are was brought forward condemning the curtall:
needs of the people of America
Canton is, I will give judgment against you. stitutional obange, but was rejected by three At Persica-I ask for an adjournment, hundred and six against two hundred and Account of a Conversation," that occurs fastings Bued Soares 820, with the alter security to be lodged for these pois tasqas mare sinnere ragret than was the tok prepared to prove what the law of mentiof the debate on the Bill on a great con His Lordsbip-No; I have given you seventy-pine votes. In the course of tås the celebrated saying erroneously attributed ostive of six weeks' imprisonment, and the would have to be attended to. If anob a morning when the news bearme ki that
one adjurament already. I told you what debate Mr Gladstone blated that he would your, there would be no need to fear a
neither adjourn nor prozogae the houss you had to do, and you have not done it
Mr Pereira-If you with to know why, agtil the Home Rule and Supply Bills had
The
to the Earl of Chathai "I know very wise I printer 70, with the alternative of three programme were smoothly carried out this | John S. praik was no more,
man that believed that if a man were per-monthe imprisonment. The type and mitted to make all the ballads, he did not takels were also confiscated.
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has. He was open-harded as hoeg. heavy drain of gold from London.-Day have done more good by stealtek be
Temperature.
HONGKONG, July 14, 1895. (Taken at Mesra Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road.)
THERMONSTER
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