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Saturday, August 31, 1895.

THE EARTHQUAKE, Ta resording the earthquake shook yeater- day afternoon, we inadvertently gars the time wrongly. It was 5.45, not 6. 15.

The movement may be described as a horizontal vibration between east and west, roughly; there was no vertical motion, and hardly any perceptible travelling direction. I The first dietinst oscillation was felt a minute or so before a quarter to six, and tasted about 30 rounds. tremors were felt for some minutes after.

about 11.30 pm,

Fainter

THE KUCHENG MASSACRE. | THE COMMISSION AT WORK. ELEVEN CONVICTIONS.-ONI HUNDRED ARRESTS. LEADER AND TWO LIEUTENANTS UAUGHT. CONTINUED OBSTRUCTION BY FOOCHOW VICEROY.. (From our own Correspondent.)

FoocHow, Saturday, Augus! 31,

320 9.0.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE KÜCHENG MASSACRE." To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.'

It h

THE CHINA MAIL.

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF MODERN bumbly presented to him. He was too

JAPAN,

THE TASE OF A TYPEWRITE".

The Commission of Enquiry into the to obtsin guarantees that a good plan cards of the Chinese officials were cont in, duty on the pen with which ha jotted down while he sooned low lallaby to himself, konz Landa continue in favour and the rate

rich.

Chronicle.

THE FORMOSA SUGAR SUPPLY.

JAPANESE JOVERAL ON JAPANESE

PROSPECTS.

hundred dollars was paid. Eleven men Gorerament and incarcerate them there not belly intended that they should gat aven waiting to get a fair price for our exaggerate the output of sugar in Formosa, į

murders.

Cors derable delay is canned by the

the necessary discretionary powers, and consequently every now question that arises has to be zaferrod back to Fonchow, the deputy being a mere monthpiece of the Viceroy' instead of a qualified Commis- Bioner.

'FRAGRANT WATERS MUHMUR

foreigners is ootamitted in China.

complied

has risen to 8623, after eales at $61, 8614. Nothing else to report under this heading $62, 862, and gis, market closing at $62)

Miscellaneous. Green Iclands changed hands at 810). Watsons at $10ł, and Fenwicks are wanted at 819. Electrics continus steady with sales at 852, and Ioss

the poorly-built tenements of the nalive | That there is anthing just now to vary the Viceroys with this bject lesson staring would telegraph to the Vicuroy. I poking duties plessunt. The only real the island may, after making all allowances, nitack o

quartor, the inmates were greatly alarmed, and sutne rushed out into the streets assert. ing definitely that parts of the buildings bad fallen. One Chisaman, soared out of his wits, told a policeman that the housa was on fire! No actual damage was dono anywhere, as far as can be ascertained.

Tulegrims were received last night by the Chinese Mail (Wah Tez Ya! Po) to the effect that the earthquake was siso felt in Weichow, Haltung, sad Swatow, the chocka

monatory of our Sleepy Hollow 'except occasional typhoons and earthquakes. That both typhoons and earthquakes are nere trifles, judging by het we are bay. ing in Hangkung.

That if the end of the earth soraes us gently

A. UNIT.

truc-

have

Mr

o last night's seismological phenomenon, larities in the delivery of letters pesten Peking and we must wait UT Con-resident in Japan for a year or so, and who | sugor, (3) refined and brown sogar produced four of the opposing fsation, and being

many peuple will be rather disappointed. That the earthquake does not seam to bava attained such dimensione as would merit mooh attention at the Hongkong Obaerra.

tory.

the last mentioned place being must That, at any rate, Da Dobarok has not ex Bavcre and lasting about two minutes.

METEOROLOGICAL NOTICE. The following was issued by the Horg.

kong Observa ory ;-

Earthake abooks at 5.45 p and several

tions. To ang the

Since

most trouble on the head of the Evan in the event of Govern.: mens protection being acended to the teaches by breathing some of the furniture. sugar industry of Foruses, such as the While it lasted the fray must have been abolition of Customs duty, the Keissi san- pralty hot as four were wounded. Occur not see that the demand for inferior For-ing at any other time nothing would have On the other hand, the refined sugar of

on sugar will be perceptibly stimulated, boon thought of it. Hongkang grows more and more palatable

bibited any unbecoming haate in issuing entity of the Colony hue ben.fited and the Rev. here he remarked that it is more once the officiale replied, with the sweetest favour comes the sugar prodated in Lasa. I feature of Selling Manoe and Organa da

monographs about our medeat little trem- blement de terre.

That perhaps ba s tou busy trying to End what has become of his equally modest

and unobtrusive typhoon.

expect

J. Star. It may

Tuesday, the 13th, with the Viceroy, and, than probable Cau spust the best part of knowing what we do now, it is not unrea- souable to suppres that this attempt to out. wit the Consula was then planned. But

VISITORS AT HOTELS,

HONGKONG HOTIL.

times during the night. On the 30th at That he had at 10.10 p.m., two lanterns that some of the subordinate posta may be Mr Consul Manefield is not Hixson. greed to pay the duty and take his ebaaos There are in the Far East two sogar Mr J, Abraham

10 10 p

Two Interas holsted vertically.

On the 31st at 4.15 a.

heistest. At 1.15 a

Black South Cone: Typhoon moving | westward to the South of Hongkong in About 19 degrees latitudo. At 11.0 a Forecast:-Baruno'er rising: fresh E. breizs squally and showery.

CANNIBALISM IN CHIN

CHINA

HOMETOLE BRUTALNY.

(From a Correspondent.)*

Autow, August 29. though the following news is two months old it may be of interest as show- ing in what binte part of this country of China is under a highly developed system

hoisted vertically,' which according to the offered to members of the German comhubagged, neither is Mr Conzul

munity, who, no a body, do not suffer from chronic impeenninaity and insobriety. Such appointments would, so doubt, laaven the whole, and sssis: in removing the stigms which at present rests upon the Post Ofice like a pall.

Thanking you in auli ipaliou, I beg to the proceeded down the river to the U.S.sze' at Hampton Court and thé peregrin-out that any enterpris and to cell BIEL de Castro

official interpretation indicato bad was. ther in the Colony.' That though the weather in the Colony has not been what some people would call good; it has certainly not been bad enough to warrant such extravagant expenditaro is Jurop-oil and wear and tear of tackla. That if this in the best typhoon we eat gst

for cur money, we shall want our money back.

That this failure of the elements is a matter for serious xlar to the Colony, since our water supply for the next dry sanot cagtt to be now well on towards comple.

subsoribe myself,

t. f.]

C. R. Gorans,

sulate.

пудат

Mrs

Me J. II. Martin

and fam

family

Capt. J. Padrinan

Capt. Palmer

Mr W. Paritt Mr. H. Rennie Mrs J. S. Roach

Mr Scherdl Mr L. Simon. Mr O. F. A. Sangster

Mr M. J

1. J. D. Stephens Summer

Mr and Mrs J. P.

Thomas Mr R. L. Thomas Mr N. Woog

Docks, Whares and Gedowns-Houg THE KUCHENG COMMISSION.

astate, however, to be trapped into doing kong and Whanges Docka have roled very Supplementary to our Tonchow corres-

anything to day that could be put off till strong, and after anlas at 104 and 105 per pondent's letter published on Monday,

The excentricities of Eastern-house officials 1897, and disounted the question ably and cent, pren., rose with sales at 106 and 167 28th inne., we take the following from the all over the world aro amusing and insteps. eloquently for an hour or two withent to 10 per cont. prom., at which rate shares tirieg or taking breath. Then he relapsed are in demand, Sales have been sfected Swatow, 30th August. SIB,--One cannot help asking the quee Foochow Echo of the 24th inst.Why it vainatractiva to the votis sad amusing into misar and impressive ailence, only at 11 per cent, prem. for Oct., and more takes the Echo a wook to come to Hongkong to the bappy few who have no property is broken by the noise of spiders baally marn shares are wanted at the rate. Hongkong

the world and no escape. Blessed are the tion, while reading of the tartars that the actual perpetrators of the Kuching - aners are now undergoing, what is to be from Foochow when steamers have beou poor in imports, for they shall cook a snook fastaring cobwebs all round, Pensively hs and Kowloon Wearves have improved to dono to the officials who have by their safling there simos: daily during the past at the Customs. The African explorer who stretched forth a languid hand to grasp his $44 with adles at that and at 243), closing summed up his official report on a savage abacus; goatly his fingers wandered over steady at former fale. Wanchal Godown otion before, and in action during and

Lands, Hotels and Buildings.-Hong- after these oft-reposted tragedias contri-week Goodness only knows-

On Saturday morning (17th August) the tribe in the words mauners none, customs the kers, as if seeking The Last Chord or remain unchanged.

beastly had probably been made to pay improvising soft Chopidesque avalas, the butad s largely to the present position'

That is about the style in the sod finally broke his heart with the awful ceurred to

for the

future safely and a megting took plans subsequently to his note, of foreigners is to get personal euretics.decide as to the mods of procedure in con- most intensely and abominably olvilised revelation that the sum was $3.75.-Kobe wards; and another distinot shock occurred Kucheng Massacres continues its work. The British Government aliyoid insist upon dacting the enquiry. The Chineso proposed countries; and then the word says

the Viceroyz ci Fokian, Szachuan, and Ho.that they should at once commence to explies more forcibly to the traveller than to which is progressing slowly.

Upwards of one hundred arrests have pan being handed over to the British nation nine the attested in the parts, and that the natives, Now, if some philanthropia contody along with their principal they would repor: to the Consuls their pra-explorer would go and diseover a country of for safe The whole earthquake was so slight ea to barn made, including the leader of the minions, not forgetting that infamous gress and the results from time to time. which he could truly say manners begetty Tba question was then ked, whether Customs none, we would fold up our tents

The public are liable, sage the Keizas, to are in demauð at $85. be hardly noticed by anyone walking about: Vegetarians' and his two lieutenante. For scomudret Che

Build a special jail for them in Hongkong the Consuls ware to infer from this that like the Arab and joyfully steal away t but most persons who were sitting or lying each of there three men a reward of eine

Shanghai at the expense of the Chinese it was

at the examinations? The

The present flourishing business. Just fancy an and to think that tho island can raise an present at

the Violins, les Strings and fittings for sale at down felt it plainly. It was sufficient to

shure with a flask of imported whisky in one That is far from being the C850, 23 interfers a little with writing. In high her ben convicted of omplicity in the for life with hard labour and the certainty indignation of the Consule may

of a flogging every time an outrage on mcrs easily imagined thas told whom where ons ooald land en a subsy inaxhaustible supply of this food stuff. BANJONE, Guitare, Mandolinen, Autoharps,

they were informed that it was so intend pocket and a patent porkearew (invented Keiza learns from a wholesale woerchant in W. Robinson and Co. buildings it was of course most notice.

portion of the sugar consumed

A vany plossant little arrangement has In the event of this raceopable demanded, that it would be against Chinese Cus abroad) in the other, without having to dis- Yokohams. Formosa at present supplies

Two or three hours wers passed in burse fabulous amounts of wealth or expent only a abic. Two gentlemen in the upper floors of

tho question. The High Official the remnant of a depleted fred of patiens, in Japan According to the Customs ro

didatas for the Rugby. Dirlsium, the Hongkong Hotel were rendered dizzy, Chinese officials; the Viceroy (at Fo-chan) meeting with a refusal, organize an expodi. tom.

last year was 28 million eatties, repra Veravy, who was married the other day, in the expth

of China until the demand ie

ther he was ocgnizant with the terms of terms with the recording angel! and thought the place was coming down, refuses to give his deputy' fat Kuchoruition to march on Peking and wait there by the Viceroy was asked whe¦ or esorice a last hope of keeping sa friendly turns, the total amount of sugar imported on eriored inld between the two cat-

Not that Rabu is any worse than other seating in valo about 13,320,000 yen. i

e varteny of his opponent, Mr Corrie Grant, In the Engineers Institute, bottles and

If this is done, massacres in China of the Treaty. Ho replied that he had cer- glasser in the bar were rattled about, and in

foreign women and children will cease, attainly read the Treaty but could not places, perhaps, for this is a world of sorrow Now, the whole export of sugar frumey is moon, and through the stituency till next woek. No meetings will the top floor of the Central Palice Station

any rate wiilo our prisoners are aliye, And rosellect the part of it bearing on this par- and sin. Really, the Koos Custom-bonas Fermoss, as given in the Custom reture of be will not be required to woo the con the feet was similar. In the street,

the moral affect of such action wou'd be felt ticular poist. This togenous Eigh Official, officiels are highly to be praised for the Tainan, does not exceed 600,000 pico's coolice sitting on the pavement sprang up

throughout the length and breadth of this proving himself immorchin, the Consuls enurteous and gentiinanly manner in which Even if one-half of the amount is sent to be held, we address issued, on either Bohappy entry, Trasting in great and gave him for hours rain to decide they perform their duties: the ly trouble Japan it does not exceed 30.1,000 pioun, or side, till Munday, was the recent annouocs- and rushed into the roadway, looking

mutual benefit to Chinese and Foreigners whether they were to be present at the is in the defies themasives, bless 'em! The 30 million callies. There boing, however, sunt in a Howo paper.

ex kusinations or unt; and at the end of officers laudably ty their very best to a certain amount of sugar carried, over to -clerical and lay alike.

that minimise the trouble, but it passes the the mainland of Chiun and not included in

Way the Custom roturae, the total engar amp of Usove importance bag boon attached to an up at the buildings and shooting that

an American Board Mission of human ingenuity to device Just imagine, Sir, the rest of China's the four hours be condescended to the houses were falling. In many of

sensed, the Coren's replied that they had them in the face.-Yours,

slovo of duty is the travellerbo pat at 1 200,000 pions, or 120 million Chapel near the N. W. gate of the city on and genuine finished partering, and that they would tola-af graph to king. The next morning, Ena with baggage; the tramp or stowaway ban gatties. That is about half of the entira Sunday last, says the Podshow Echo of the day, the 18th, this High Official, Chu Taung no datiable articles in his posseccion (until import into Japan. Thus it will be scon 21th August. The attack was not on the THE POST OFFICE,

Ping, sent in word that he had heard from he picks somebody's pocket), though there is that in the event of the holo yield being Chapel or directed against missionaries or To the Editor of the CHINA MATE."

the Viceroy and it was permitted that they story of an American revenue oficer sent to Japan, more than one-hundred foreigners-it was against the teacher of Hongkong, Angos) 31, SIE-The chord struck by some of your night be present at the examinations of charging a deadbest with attempting to million cattles have still to be supplied from the mission school who had become mixed

Too late was the the prisoners.

rep's of conceal a large quantity of live stuck on abroad. Of the various kinds of sugar up in a village quarrel. Besides the teacher, consumed in Japan, the principal are (1) his brother and his mother took refuge a the Consuls we have telegraphed to bis person..

Ir Kobe recently a foreigner who had been refined sugar from Hongkong, (3) Luzon the Chapel, when they wore attacked by correspondents in regard to certain irrega- The Post Ofile for

that Chu with locally has beau Britishers. May 1. as an old resident in the Colony, su geat that in any reprganize corred would be a wild interpect stiut had been in the babit of taking a typewriting in Chiou, and last of all, the sugar of there the assaulters, thought they could

what was noticeable; he was creat-mschine with him for use in the regular Formos. tion of that department a consideration

allen, and expostulated that he could assume of his business, was told on landing may be given to the claims of the German at understand the i legraphing to Poking at the pier from Yokohama that he must community.

It is well known that the incress of about a question that might as easily have pay duty on his typewriter. He explained German

business and correspondence has been settled hetween themselves. This that it had been bought in Japan long ago, then matters have been at a deadlock merchandise anyhow, and had been in the during the past few years, beon marked by brings us to the crisis of Sunday azurning and had already paid duty, and was sat and bounds, and that the wealth and and they wit rera in so vatil the retura of country long enough to qualify as an in-

digenous produnt. To this stream of elu- to the Japancas people, and next in pcpalar W. ROWINGON and Co. make special been influenced thereby. Already to im

otin-s are held with distinction by portant

all machinery gaming sabore from a foreign pove the Forman Rugar, and raise is to my countrymen, and although it is too much

politeness in the world, that under the law, The question it will it be possible to im the Easy-Payment system. to hope that the Postmaster. Generalship

ship roust pay duty unless sorumpanied by the standard I flengkong or Luzon sugar? will over by similarly lled, yet, for reasons

Customs permit from some Japanese port. It should not be an imposible task; but at stated above, it is not too much

That was all right and intelligible enough, the same time it cannot be denied that the wan to be 53

and the owner of the washidery at occe undertaking is beset with many diffenition.

situated in Mr W. G. Allen Miss McClatchin The Rev. J. Star left Kasheng at 5 am of being able to recover in the sweet by-and-fin rire, both of which are

Ayrton and family on Monday, the 19th, and arrived here at by. Thes the fun began. Up to this paint Hongkong, and they have agencies in Mr and Mrs W. 8. Mr & Mrs C. Mooney avoir on Tuesday. He had an cert it had been less thrilling than the peace various treaty ports of Japan. The raw

rejuicinge, but now it began to breeze up. matarini used by these refineries comes Mr W. J. Blackhall Mr E. Moyi of five native soldiers who accompanied re

MIE W.J. him on lus arrival so the British Con- The poor unsuspecting traveller embarked from Formosa, Luzon and other southern Mr E. W. Blodgett Afr J. W. L. Oliver

Japanese who Mr Y

Canter delivering his despatchies on a series of travels that would make the islands. It is, therefore needless to point Mr F. Boraoman After Cruiser Detroit, there to deliver despatchisations of Aladdin's wonderful lamp look by intends to refine to the commander. He returned to Foo-contrast like a censorised Tokyo newspaper it in Japan must be prepared from the out Mr W. A. Du

awa left again for for very feeble blankness. He started out set to encounter strong competicion from Mr J.-M. Elliott chow ou Wednesday [Certainly; by all means.

Hall Attentats, arything but Britishors 1-EP. Kucheng seaterdry. Captain Nowall of the in search of the proper sfeerdetailed for this the two Hongkong retineries. That is one Mr & Mrs J. Glatser

Detroit was to have gone with him, but the particular kind of offence, as Japhet want in grass difficulty which will have to bo met. Mc F. W. sider that The sugar of Formness com Mr RJ. nolica of Mr Star's departuzo was 160 short, search of bis father, piloted by an ex-daimio And it bonti a graver aspect when we con- Mr. Hastings -Mr A. B. Skottoms THE INDECENCY AT KOWLOON,

and he will follow in a day or two,

in uniforms, escorted by an interpréter in different kind of uniform, attended by an unpared th that produced in Luban, Java, Ms J. J. Hoar

and other districts is far inferior in quality Capt HodginsMiss To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.'

der-strapper in a third variety of fuse is that it fields but a comparatively small Mr Mariam Jones Hoogkong. August 31.

MORE SINIANPAO SLANDERS..

costume with the machinery urder his SizWith reference to your remarks

The font and slanderous Simunpro. arm, and fellowed by a small srowd of in- usntity of refined sugar in proportion to Mr J. Kinghorn upon the indecency of cerisin men of the Rifle Brigade at Kowloon, I think you lay after a short period of galescence following terested cititess who had got in to ses his bulk of raw material treated To Air W. Krumme ton much blame allegether upon the milion recent exageurs of the nature of its the show without paying for admission, bring Formoss sages to the level of that Bie J. Langridge tary authorities. The bliss lies upon the contents, has been giving currency to worse The course luy norosa a sea of aution-bales refined in Hongkong, the first requisite will Dr. S. Lyons Civil Goverument. The part of the beach stories than ever concerning forsigaers, and iron girders, scattered about with fine bo te improve the cultivation of the caus

contained the follow- Cufles,' epening of Gurarnment at Kowloon where the soldiers hathe daily Recently ander Lha brading Freqzent négligé artistic tante. Over this piotur. At first there was no difference in the braken country the party steeplechased relativo quality of eaus geoen in Formoso, eague in ast spart by the Hongkong

up to Legia, at Java, the variety being the saine Mr W. Boley for sure distance and florily deggerove slander - defined by the Hougkong Gvernment. So far as I have heard, the mon have not from

that there have lately then otme forib from the seclusion of his deteriorated, till at last it is now greatly Capt. W. vanCorbaobMajor The Hon, E.

in other telands. To Mr J. G. Buckle inferior is ba been many cases of the plundering of cofles office and delivered an address an the

species Me J. P. Dowling which baya brea lustance it is unburied cuffins that are spersed with thick slabs of profund inedi. Japanes emigranta must open sour sugar Mr R. P. Dipple

superior beid plantacions er mest plant a Ultimately he recovered coa in prvement is essential. Under the cire Me Hein

can be M L weather supply seems to be out off this afternoon walk in Kowloon has been shat of abstrasting certain bones. At Shib-beien its breath to hear his brain

off for ladies I have an desire to de- more than one hundred coffins have thus climber.

children sinusuces so far as to been opened and at Haning something gentleman) BAY fend the officers (and

case was somewhere else. hoped for in the sugar supply a fresh part of the Customs compound, this relaed sugar Eonghoag can be replaced Mrs Ger, Holmes from Manila vis Fermess, and no perhaps the soldier's kit and who practicaly dis- reported to the magistrates and steps have The party then got up steam and headed for a long time must of necessity slapse are the Mr Leo. Holmes the disturbed state of Formosa isresponsible aron al responsibility for the indecenpy of heen taken to arrest the criminals.

All I wish to conterad is that most extraordinary festure of the husless time over bailer-pistes and chunks of titaber by the now-qitality. Foruba. The Hong. Tr. B. U. Jeffries

the case of females, it is for the interruption.

the blame should be placed upon the resis that

selvic bones BDG shose from the book of into a dark passage with a pigeon-hole at kong sigar rafinories are flourishing, their Mr Andrew Johnston Mr G. Wheeler

ialf-west agacție from the starling

point by any other company in the Oriset. I would also point out, Sinua this the head which are taken, and in the ca95 the hott. m, bearing north-weat by north dividends being far above those declared Major and Mes G. K. Mr G. Wholer

and the plaas was firat pegged out,' males, the top of the skulle and siderable

is pesotically alteration has taken place at knee-rape. Clothing contained in the pot. Here the foreigner was suddenly deserted Beery half year dividends of 20 per cent.

aupply of the Far East is days

ouvered them inside the pigeon-hole bully Kowloon. The Hongkong Government fins was not interfered within the of by his suite, who disappeared as if by magic, and over are distributed. In fast, the

ile thiores ers

view to supercda have raised the taxation they ought trata six of thous vile

eridorily batohing an awful corapirety, sugar refaing with

Thane commenta M sdifying to ces them calmly acquiesciag to know something of the districts iluuy are captured by the Haing Registrata's run conferring with a saturate individual, the Japausso ospitalist who intends to start Mrs Chester and son

taxing and whether the taxpayers are got core, and daring the brink the prisoners, on The result of the cabal was a unanimons re them, will find the enterprise fraught with Mr Danma

atian to bear up

E.N.E

by E. N. unit innumerable difficulties. to open the

an aged

Mr A. Gamlin this case, as in somo That this is surely not the way for En.ting value for their money. Pranably the torture being applied, contessad that they so peanutspediar was sighted on the of the Keizi Zaurit will be read with J. H. Fawkner Mr B. M. Riddle

Hongkong Government does not book that had been onteral by

port bow, and then the course was altered interest in Hongkong. We may ente, the bones they dae

dae south, making the original shed at the however, that the statement with regard to the road connecting unghom ud Teim coffins, and that those

Надева the dividende paid by the Hongkong Mr J. H.

Capl number of lady residents-actually cups wanted. The prisoners were bambooed, entrance to the steamer wharf.

entrail of War was then held. Mr referisa is greatly exaggerated.-Japan Korn

Dr Krupecker along the sea shore, and that tasting at congued for a few days, and then let go.. that particular point is es public as it would Proclamations were then posted by the skishimate in the chair. Air Waketimasen Mail.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Mr M. W. Lake be aff the Praya in it at of the P. and O. authorities, ordering that all suburied opened the debate, and Mr Skatagaral led offices. I have an impression that the coffins should be put underground before the apposition. Everybody talked at once,

In his weekly share report, dated Rong-Mes Lebuan Governmout-Offcial and Un- the 15th day of the 7th month; after that and the chorus consisted chiefly of Choito,

The market has contioned to rule very dicit is profoundly ignorant of local date all anberried cotton, will be properly Ang-ne, Baru-bodo." In the middle of an kone, 31st August, Mr Excich Georg aaye

interrod by the agthorities. conditions at other parts of the Colony,

It is moustrons that such slanders shouldicated and interesting debats, Mr Mada t as these flagrant and repeated sets of

Only let me seen murmuring at intervale, indecency on the Enghons Read and be permitted to bo cirenisted in the Foreign Dried a filed in the one and at caca firm, and I have higher rates to report in Kowloon Beath hava mors than once been Seulement, and we would suggest that the proceeded to admonish the prisoner, who had most stocks. A fair business has been put

and the firms, I will

Bank Shares-Hongkong and Shanghais, brought to the notice of the Autorities and so-called foreigner who poses as, pro go, and yon may keep the inferaal machine: the market dioses decidedly in stocks That it is nothing to find (even if it is par-have been mentioned in your columes more prietor and manager of the Sinanpreet me free and I ask usthing else;

bavo site to find the actusi individual than ones, I fail to see how ignorance on should be feathered. Tarring in his case be grateful for ever. Take my massy with shores offering for the settlement, thirty-five cents and a Kyoto Exhibition the ato continged weak during the aurly

will ne

the week under revion, and shares medal! Teke my clothes, if they wretches who jofisted the fatal wounds, be pleaded any longer. I also fail to nas is apecoensyChina Casslie,

why the

Government should not be ap-

however, after most of the Later, proschod by the Kowloon residente in A QUEZONDENT writes to the London off intact! Take the skin off my teeth, the charged hands at 176 and 177 yer cant.

firmly

Persent Daily News-The soientific traism, that air eff my 'ed, but ist tos ont of this!"Mr

parcels rebuked him geally hut humble petition in order to have a stop

were sold or provided to andamtand that the case referred to by has quite diferent properties from your correspondent last night was one of the substances of which was composed, a photograph-machine slung round his neukturers and no nollers at 177; 2003 2018 That Chinese law (f am speaking of its prin- the grossest indecor of indecency which must be supposed to apply to political as without paying duty, as it would rand as 179 per cent, prem.. at which rate

a few sumall parcels bave changed bands at ciples, which are high, as opposed to its none but men in the lowest scale of well as goodies chemistry, and points to paranai adornment and not macrohandise, shares changed hands. At time of writing practices, which are low) never allows humanity would have porpot rated; and I Coalition Ministries being generally dea whereas the ama kodek packed in a truck soapegoats, but erre on the Draconian for one nu astonished to learn that suck tiged to an early and unexpected death. would be datiable. The unhappy miscreant 180, and abarea are still wanted at that rate. Marine Insurances-Uniona have again sido by punishing everybody who may be a state of affairs is tolerated for a single Sir E. May details thres Coalition Minis- with the typewriting machine faintly pro- Other Bank stocks have beon seglested. directly or indirectly implicated.

day in A British Colony.

tries se baving distingalshod English his tested that a thing like his could not con-

Chins Traders contioned in good The men of

of the ILife Brigade such of tory from 1780 to 1870. All these experi-veniently be used as a watch-pendout or changed hands at $180 and 180, oloring was to unload a mass of bullion on demand and further sales were affected at That that is cardinal principle of Chi

or other; he had long ago figured 874, and Ister at $78, market closing at community responsible in the first in-are deserving of severe punishment; the Achilles--destined to an oorly death. No

Du domand of them exceeded two and a-ball years, sauce, and then let them narrow the officers; who by their cupineness allow their

men to behave indecently, are deserving of and the average duration of these neopoll-out how much 5% ad valorem would come to former rate. In other Marines I have

On demand, y Fire Insurances-Hongkongs have tuled cansare; but, to my mind, the Guvern tisal phenomena was considerably auder on his property. Farther, be threatened to nothing to report. blama down to individuals if they can."

30 days' aight, private paper - That, if they cannot, thao Chiness-lewment which tolerates the nuisance in epila ishteen months. The list is as follows: express his views on Japanese Customs in

punishes the whole lot Impartially. of the repeated protests of the public, de-). The Coalition Ministry of the Torlas fuent and forelble Poplareas even at the quiet at $238 with mall aslas.

ader Lord North and the Whigs under risk of sadden death.

Sovereigar (Bank's haying water, Ansaegusi and conErmation of the above,

standy at that rata. This broke up the meating in disorder. I have found farther buyers at $85, and close Gold Leaf, 100 dns (por tael) eight and Bathing off a public and whether in Charles James Fox lasted on 130, and a new start was made, finishing ng in the fighting was stopped, because of a ra- That the moal ardent Binophiles ganh about seryes the strongest condemnation,

Shipping-Bonchong, Canton and Ma Silver (par on)... Chinese laws being peculiarly well suited

Hongkong or Kowloon pught to be probi halt mouths-from 2nd April,

during the early part of the week ruled to the people, mour that the Hai-hong ision had sent for!

HONGKONG REGISTER. - of ail the Talenta, domposed of Lord Here the presiding diguitary produced steady at 8 27 to $81, but towards the ond a fores of 1000 men. They arrived 200 That, however, in this more than in most bited, and if the police are powerless to Des, 17th, 1782; (2) the Coalition Minis Bae style at the Customs affidavit alice.

caver, there is all the difference between stop it what does the Government propus mouth sud the King friends, with auge quantity of literature, mosliy anataid exquiry sent the rate up to $3%, with:

to do 7-Yours, strong; or rather weak, for they were most-

ing lovitations to swear. It did som super-sles at that, 8333 and 333 Market "KOWLOON RESIDENT. Aft Fox and his following. Ialed only log lovitist night, but further investigation lens steady at latter rate, principle and praulice, ly old men, miserably equipped. During

thirteen monthe-from. Fabyairs, Lou, revealed the fact that the swearing wa Reftaries Obina Sugare have found

the Coalition Ministry of Intended to be

in substantiation detailed the lull caused by the rumcar an agreement

The visit of the Spanish squadron to Log March, 1807; (3) the

sure obtainable at the former Temperature was come to between the belligerent&

That there were more or les tangthiegge land in July was the first foal visit to the Whigs and Pablites dnder Lord Abor-

thin both fd Shanghei and Bwatow, fot Plymouth sisse the time of the Armada, and Į deen issted for lite inore RB Two years statement as to what the foss was about more sharp 4209 22 $109, - and Barometer. |

Mining-All Mining stook has ruled dull Direction of British residents to go to Edekeng and onfpeldes with the 907th anniversary of thefrow Des. 28, 1859, to F 10, 155. what the machinery was, wisra. it was Wax Bodyard Kipling was twelve bo

take law into the their own banda,' sighting of the Spanish expedition of Ply. A carious feature of the Cedition Minis-growo er caught, who was the ornst, went on a ses voysge with his father. The older & pling became very asasiok, and

mouth fee. The squadron sopafste of the irisa in George IIL' raika was that while, nationality, and all the rest of it. This and I have but little business to report, battleship Priago, 9,900 tund (flagship of in fact, they were ephemeral and shortive, depuisent was passed round for the Bitical Punjom: have changed hand after a period Fores

are enquired for at the rate. B. Rajo........ went below, learing the gangster to himself. Presently there was a great com- That I should say, Lat if ataud,

Rear-Adusital Murtlues de Espinosa), and they possessed a fatal fascination for both inspection of the whole community, and

earliest porind of his raiga favoured Coali- search of some one to take charge of the morals, with the disappointing crushing have slumped to 4 last motion overhead, and ons of the ship's

tian Ministries in principle, Charles James financial movement necessarily resulting refered to in officers rushed down and banged at Mr That much unofficial notion not likely to ruinera Infanta Maria Teresa and Mar parties. Thes while Gargs 111, from the fougth a fresh expedition was organised to stivity at 64, and prefs. at 81.80; the Weather.

(unfortunately) to come to anything, any ques de la Ensenada.

For desired of Coalitions Without After indelatigabis ssertions the search losing weak. Üharbonnages have changed Kipling's done. Bir Kipling he called

more than is the official programme. out, "Your boy has drawled out rn the

That I should very amb like to see thons OWING to increase of Business, #: Robin Coalition noting and be date agatust the party discovered the obter soncealed hands in small lots at $110, bat more shares yard-arm, and if us let's go he'll drown

Shanghai sad Swatow suggestions take son and Co, have removed their Plans and Crew, and with them, God knows how bobind a huge barricade of dee and wanted at tins rate are not forthcoming. Yasai Me Kipling, glad to know that

Organ showrooms to Connaught Hot-10

things, and the petition was duly and Brabs and Jolabye have ruled peglepted, delcite sheps nothing worious was the matter, but he

BROWNIE | terga stock-law prione, won't let gu

of Government, hoary, do'

In the last week of June two large sil lages Pian Chheng and Tang Chheng,

tion.

That the Tytam reservoir is only half full. and this abortive typhoon was expected to

ments.

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Mr F. D. Maclean

bring along rain enough to fulfil require for that purpose. The boundary is well certain merebant who has arrived hereinke breath and inepest damages. - An em! but owing to the negligence of sugar col. | M. J. W. Hollen ten Province, began to fight. The cause of That after all the trouble of increasing our bathed outside the limits es defined by the Shih-hsion and Having in Anholt member of the Never-sweat Boolaty tivatora in Formoss the cane gradablly Dr. F. H. Bowers

province,

informe 018

grown

storage capacity at Tytam, we may have| Hongkong Gorerament to defend ths in these two districts. In nearly every liarities of Japanese import duties, intef improve the quality of the cane, sitter the Miss Coe

distant 7 miles from Ty Saml in the Can-

the quarrel was, an often, disputed water rights.

By a night attack the people of Tanz

our water supply out off again sa nanal

Chheng ent the sea embankment, and lot ia

i aote

have no dėsito of indecency,

the waler so as to destroy alarge part of their

Mr Hugh McCallum Me 8. T. Moore -

Noel Mr. Noel and shild Mr V. Roghe Mr Sattdolauda

next spring, simply because our formal repeated a frequently that the best broken open, This is done for the purpose tation, during which the derously in the old plantations. At any rato radiosi| Mc Geo. Foamiok enemies' rice, then almost ready for cutting. That usually our supply of weather comes that bathing drawers do not form part of than a 'hucdred. The matter bas duly been officer for the to signify that the proper oumstances, no particular change wel kits 4. Boey and 2Mr and Mr. A. Kind

Reprisals followed, and though the villagen

are distant only 30 miles from toe District' cltios, Hai-hong and Lok-hong, the ight- ing continued for over a month, involving many villages, and causing a large number of deaths,

The worst feature, however, is this. By

aummer.

their man.

That I do not think much of the Kucheng ponsible abou dera.

Qommission.

That the strenuous effort to keep the foreign consuls off has not beea punished at alt.

This

who

of

Tha

of Japan, as

one side three and by the other four That now the consuls are in spurt, it is not may not be aware of the fact; but as lisy after the case was reported to the wagiater waiting in wonder for a while he dissued by the Hongkong retineries,

prisoners were taken alivo. These men

were killed and eater, seves in all. It

in an inquiry by torture.

WAS

Bot fin others, on eating of the heart or gall only.

Every eatable portion was consumed, most

ropesne to civilise China, nor to impress Chinese favourably.

of it bring given to the children of the That it is not even calculated to effect justice, respectivo villages.

The facts were ascertained by careful soi quiry and may be accepted as proved.

Though not unprecedented in that

districi, such an aot of cannibalisms is un-

asual, and led to the appointment of

special deputy to enquire into the ease.

The local magistrates are in many casca noable to deal with euch fights. When they become serious the ulcials do not brieg a Balficient fofos of soldiers to quell them, presumably became too much of their

for a man under horrible tortura will say anything that he thinks he is wanted to

say.

That it was a gross blunder ever to silow the inquiry to ho conducted by Chinese.

That, in fact, I personally fail to see why

there should have been an inquiry at all.

for the crime was committed equally by

the whole mob.

Just

chalovihers there are now a goodly the of gold fibre try as paid a .

hat s

nti.

part

Mr B. P. Sheldon Mr F. E. Staghok

lor Smith & family Mr A. G. Stokes Pay, and Mrs Vallinga. Mr W. B. Walker:

M.D.

WINDSOR HOTEL

Miss IA M. Masters,

Mr Navarra Mr Nelson Mr T. Nalin

Moore

Mons. A. Breuit

cred Mt H, 8. Cox

Mr Danga

Mr B. Forster

Chomperts

Mr Carl Bomback Mr and Mrs Sadowski Mir Santiago Mc Schroeder Mone. Serland Mr A. Smale

Uunsul F. de la Fou-' Verwey

Mr D. W. Le LacheurMr A. Smith

Me Morgen Mr G. H. Wheeler

Exchange.

Hosa cong, August 31, 1898. London

Bank, Wire,

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Credits, 4

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2.74 ...2.80

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funds would be expended, and so the pen That such an inquiry old, never be more pat to this disgusting unisauce." I am given in chemical composition the prohodeat & man might bring lato port or the rate gradually hardened, nad with On Paris-

ple are left to fight it out.

Togo a little further back the people themselves allege that the cause of these fghts is the utter corruption of the Yamou officiala, great and small alike. Such a quarrel as the above would at home be fought out in the local courts. Here the people will not go to law, becaus of

the expense, and because they know from experience that judgment follows the big parse.

than a mere search for snapegoatk

mua peral law, to make the whole of a them as are gailty of these iudecenciements in political chemistry wore like and that anybow his only steady.

That it would be better to hold them to

thair prinsipler

That British officfaldom would stand aghast

at the very idea.

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