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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1896.

THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A SCHOOLBOY

At the Magistracy, this afternoon. Com- mander Hastings resumed the inquiry into the circumstancea connected with the death of Tong Wing, (11), pupil in the Diosesan School and Orphanage, who died at the Government Civil Hospital or the End November.

YESTERDAY afternoon the Pulicg and some excise officora boarded the French mail stoaner Melbourne to search for opium, The captain of the steamer refused to allow them to serch several boxes which they "suspected to contain opium, and he took tha, taxes, sesled them up and told the

The jurers were :--Mesra C. C. Corveth, officers to roturn this morning. We learn

O. Wegener, and Donald Macdonald. that some dispute took place between the Mr B. B. Bowley (of Mr H. I. Deanys captain and the police officers as to their attice) represented the boy's parents; Mr right to search the Mail shamer, the Cap-V. H. Deacon appeared on behalf of the sabool; and Mr Wilkinson appeared for Mr Balphs, one of the master in the School.

Rev. B. F: Cobbold was presint in Court during the inquiry,

tain claiming that the Melbourne has the The B man-of-war. same privilegos DA French Conmal was also inveigled in the matter in some way or other. The officers boarded the mean or again this morning but were not succesful in their search. Wo ballove that something more will be

heard of this matter.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO TRE" URINA MAIL,'].

LONDON, Nov. 2%.

· TURKEY IN PROSPECTIVE TUTE. LAGE,

Russia has rejected the French proposal to establish an international control over Turkish finance similar to the Egyptian

'system.

WEATHER NOTICE.

Inspector Quincey-By order of the Captam Superintendent of Palies, I visited the Diocesan School at 10a.m. on the 16th Nov. Mr Piercy went to Mr Ralphs' shoe

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I stood outside the window, heard Mr Piercy ask Bir Ralphs for a pointer. Mr Ralpha want to his desk near the windng where I stood, and took cart a pointer produced (about two foot long). Mr Ralphs gave it to Mr Piercy and Mr Percy gave it to me.

Dr Attinson was next called.

THE CHINA MAIL.

affecting his knee-Yes I did. He said good

How long after you dressed his knee was that in the same day.

You never spoke to him about his kneo

Nor about his head 7-N. again 1-Never afterwards.

And he never complained 7-No. By Mr Bowley-All the little boys hare their queues drossed by us; the big boys do it themselves. They have their quodes dressed every morning between six and maven o'clock. They hate their heads shaved once a week-overy Eaturday.

What day of the week did Tong Wing tell you he had a fall ?—I don't remember, Did you see any bruise on his head 7 No, I did not sea. He onco bad boils on his head; I did not see any bruise

What be said was you were gonting bis hair too roughly 1-Yes.

toll

And that was toy days before he went to hospital 7-Yes.

And when the Inspector asked you you told him the boy had had a fall and fad hurt his knee 3-Yes.

But you

did not mention his head to tho Inspector-No.

When did you first mention this about his head I forget.

To whom did you first mention it have not toll anybody about the boy's

Tread.

He only mentioned the thigh and the aide ?-Hometimes hit on the head,

(Correspondence.)

CHINA IM DET TARIFE, London Chamber of Commerce,

Botolph Heuss, Fastchoap, London, EC.,

30th September, 1896.

What with piece of wood or s wooden rod. He only mentioned the thin master sa the one who struck him. He said none of the other masterstruck bin.

Did he describe this rod in any way?The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, He said it was about this length (showing, about two feet), but I was busy and could not attend to him

Hongkong

lessen the evile of the telegraphic hongpu- ly in Chin; but they are sensible of the almost insuperable character of the dikeal ties they have to encounter. The Tele graph Companies have for years endoṇyour- ed to carry the scheme, now perfected, and so far as the knowledge of the Committee extends they have succeeded effectually Dear Sir,Referring to your letter of closing China to any competition whatso the 19th May last, I have to inform you over ou the part of other celegraph cun- Mr Wilkinson-She has got her eyes that this subject has been discussed by the paries.

The local Committeo are in full syn- Chamber. The subject was touched upon pathy with your Chamber and deeply regret fixed on the red on the beach, your Wor-East Indis and China Trade Bertion of this ship.

When was this During the summer in the sporches made at the reception given their inability to be of substantial survios.

I shall be glad if you can spare another holidays. I was buying some cloth and by thie Chamber in honour of Hia Excol- the boy took up a wooden rod and said if lency 1. Hing-chang when in Laubon and printed copy of the muutes of the meeting bas since discussed at a subsequent that is used to strike a hoy it gives pain.

Did you instruct the grandmother to meeting of the section. I enclose for your that sent to me having been forwarded to complain to Mr Pierty of what the boy had information copy of letter which has been said I was busy at the time. I intended addressed to the Secretary of State for For to come myself to speak to the head-eign Affairs on the subject. Yours faith- master. I instructed his grandmother to fully, take him. I got sick and could not go.

Did the hey ever make a complaint be fore the summer holidays of being struck"†-- No, ho had not. At that time the third master had not been engaged.

Where were you when the deceased died -I was at Macac

Was he a healthy child?-Former ly he had excellent health. His health

rent back to school. had beer. quite good before

KENAK B. MURRAY,

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Secretary.

Botolph House, Bastchen,

London, EC.,

the General Committee in London.

Yours faithfully,

(signed) W. H. TALIST,

Hon. Secretary

The Chamber of Conimeras,

Bombay 30th Oct. 1896.. The Secretary, Hongkong General than

ber of Commerce, Hongkong, Dear Sir,I am directed to convey to

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before His Honour J. W Carrington, Chief Justice. Wednesday, Nov, 25.

The alleged asSBAULT ON AN EX-EXCISE PICE

The charge against Wong San, Ko Kam, and Young Fat, of applying a destructive substance with the intention of disabling a Chinaman, who has been employed wi■ pilice, constable, and afterwards with the opium farmer, was resumed.

Mr E. Robinson, (instructed by "Mr. Holmes) prosecutedy Mr J. J. Francis (Instructed by Mr H. L. Dennys) defended the prisoners.

The jurors were:-Masute Ho Yuot Chog F. Theb, J. A. V. Ribeiro, Li Wai Ching, K.A. Osorio, Muck Tung Dam and F. F. Barrels

Elvidance was led in which the systems

of snuggling spirm were exposed.

having raised their rates for messages to You mean you have not mentioned this about his lead to anybody until this m inent? I have not vald anybody

2

The Magistrato (producing painter) Could this bave caused the wound that

By Mr Descon-le was suffering from boils while in the school before the summer caused the death of Tong Wing--I do not

holidays. They were not hails. It was think it likely that the heanorrange that produced the flesh of the deceased could

Mr Deacon think you told my intor-only an eruption, white spots on the head. have been caused by a blow from thist pointerpreter when you came to y ofier 3-Yes. He had the disease between one and two

Mr Deacon said-Your worship, I tendar

Well, when you say you have not told months. three witnesses on behalf of the Diocess anybody, do you incan you did not tell any

Did x docter attend him for it Yes; body connected with the school-YCE; Chinese doctor. that is what I ment.

Didn't he have ferer this your little bit of it, during the summer holidays in Macro for only about a day. A doctor was called in for that other disease besides

Did he have any those I have mentioned 7--Noz

School..

ilu Kai Thu--I am fouteau, and a pap of the Diocesan School. I am ja tire first The following notice is issued from class. It in the lowest class. There a

sevon classer: I have been at athool twa

the Observatory:-

On the 20th at 11.0 A Dow pressure area, apparently advancing Eastward, lies over Mid Chica with a general decrease of pressure on the coust. Tho barometer has risen in the extremo North and in E. Japan. Forecast-moderate E. and 8.E. winds: fair, damp.

YET ONE MORE FAREWELL TO THE R.B

years. I knew the deceased. He was a I won boarder. I slept in the same room. not in the sume class. I had meals with him.

Did you ever see Mr Ralphs strike hira?

No.

not.

You never saw him strike him at 7 Yes, в slap with the hand. I am under Mr Ralphs, I got my lessons sometimes in the name room as the deceased, sometime Before the deceased went to hospital did The deceased said that he had had a fall.

When The Wednesday before he went to hospital.

Was this injury above or below the knee

little above. I looked at the flesh. The skin has come off a little and blog had om

Did

enme aat-dried blood.

Tong

Wing rontion the date of this fall to you -No; he did not.

Might this not be seven or eight or nine days before he went to hospital-About

that.

No.

You are not quite sure about the date

Mr

Wilkinson-Did he tell you he had injured his hand at the same time as he had injured his knee 1-Yea.

Li A San--I am an umah at the

So that he was rather a week boy He was a strong boy. He was in spirits, healthy, nothing the matter with him.

Did he ever muntion the master's mune? No vimply mentioned him as the third maater. He did not complain of anything else.

By Mr Wilkinson-He told you that the third master was the only master in the school who struck the boys, it was the third

-Yes.

Bit rancis did not call any witnesses,

FIVE out of eleven blue-jackets who had attempted to desert from the British cruiser Grafton, yow in Yokotan, wer arrastel on Nov. 11th, the day they left the ship General Post Office, London,

30th September, 1800, and delivered on board by the Kagicho Siran directed by the Postinster lice authorities. The other six had re- General to cunint you for the info inned to to ship before the police count than of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerca arrost then. That is how the Imunose that the decision of the International Telepers report the matter. What is cut, the use of the official Vocabulary for Code their leave. Advertiser.

prepared by the International Telegraph

30th September, 1896.

you the flanks of the Committee of the confining himself to cross-examination of My Lord,The attention of this Chun Lombay Chamber of Commerce for your the witnesses for the prosecution, and his bor and of its East India aul China Trade letter of the 9th instant, and its accompari-ddress to the jury.

mtnt, with rolerence to the recentinction of The jury returned a unanimous, verdict Section has been directed through com-

of not guilty, and the prisoners were dia munications of its members, from Cham the Telegraph Companies mentioned in he was

bera of Commerce and other bodies cou.

to clmugal earned in anglo-Chinese conueres, to the

and Shanghai.

30 NEW PIANOS just arrived; bust tankers, contemplated revision of the Chicas tariff Europe, Americs, and between Isang and an increase in the rates of duty.

The subject of telegraph rates bus for Cabin and Transposing Pianos, guaran-. This Chamber recognises that the ex-

some time been engaging the attention of teed for the cinate, W. Robinson & Co. igencies of the Chinese revenue require at this time consideration, and provided it bey Committee, and they have frequently,

ม made, sine que non of conceding an in- and again quite recently protested aguast Tex Nin. Jikustiki, a paper published in this high tarif charged by the Telegraph sake, has been suppressed by the agiliw- crease in the rate that the country be open Companies, hat they regret to say that is, and the Nippon was auspended on ed up by the introduction of improve their representations have mt, up to the Saturday lost. It is understood that both 1,journale word guilty of inch, the sappe ʊf- andans of communication, by the removal present, met with the desired sucesom of all restrictions on the free navigation of however, any scheme for fotun aution is put ince. They published an article criticizing every waterway and lake in the empire, and forward by your Chamber, my Commilite the Minister of the lusporial Household by the full recognition of the transit pass will be only to glad to consider, and, if Departakut. Kabe Herald. system, and the absolute exemption of goods from all other exactims of whatever possible, suppert it. I resin, Dear Sir,

Your faithfully,

(Signed). F. Beaufort, nature on the payment of 24 per cent. tousit duty as provided by Treaty, the

Chairman, Chamber would admit an addition of 2 per cont. ad valeren. to the import and export duty, thus making the customs duty 74 pur cent, and, with the transit duty added, 10 per cent. in the aggregate, whier is as heavy an impostas the trade will bear; indiced. sash an addition can only be regarded with approval on the clear understanding that it that in the case of imports it frees auch he boy said it was something lake aitoan, of the Empire.

On the express conditions stated, this come obligatory for European Coda Tele have musel the retirement of Rear-Admin which is a stick or cane.

You were casually talking about the Chamber would, therefore, favour the col.gram from the 1st of January 1803, has ned Church from the post of Admiral Superia- school. The hay had a book in his hand lection of import duty and transit dues by been maintained by the Conference recurftesdent of Devonport Dockyard. Some

| time ago the Admiral luul n jarelytic seizu The Vocabulary is to be amended andre, and he seems to have rover recovered when he mentioned it. He said everyone the aperial Customs Servion at one pay-ly held at Budapest.

ment (the amounts being kept separate got caned. * And you have told us just now that the however, in secount), and in order that enlarged and the use of the new bu his strength. Rear-Admiral H. J. Corr the transit daes they are entitled to, the to be fixed by some future Conference on the Hombay when she was burned goods shoaic be accompanied by a Customs which will have an opportunity of corsi at sea in 1864, and wes mentioned in des He displayed considerable administrative transit pas bearing upon its face the dering the whole question before coming toetches for big gulantry on that occasion

The next Conference will not be held ability when senior officer at Bermuda, but amount of dues paid, which pass, when the a final decision. goods have reached thoir tranit destina-

has seen no war service. lion, shall be cheashed by the Imperial before 1991.

In these circumstances the Director of Government. It is difficult to suggest what protective measures could be taken to susre respect throughout China of in ported articles which have thus purchased sheolute exemption from any further tax, duty, or inpost of any kind, but experience against disregard of the conditions agreed vale codes, as far as these words are adais Ban proves that it is necessary to provide upon, and incumbent to possess prompt nieans of redruss.

Yob another farewell dinner to the Rife you ever hear him make any complaint? Discesan School. In the morning I clothe masta toki you they only used a does absolutely cover every cлaction, and graph Conference of Paris, ader which course, is that the mer had mastayed

Brigade. This time the genial staff of

Did he tell you?-Yes What time!About two o'clock. Where At school; in the room whase all the boys assembled the largest rou Did he say how this fall happened Yes.

How He jumped from one tohle to another.

And in so doing he had fallon -Yes.

Anc

piece a wood? Yes.

And you understand it was a stick goods throughout the length and breadth Tolegraico at Berne would have be- EVERYONE will regret that i-health shnaid

the boys and dross their quenas. I have son employed there since the year before laat. I knew the deceased. I have dressed his queue and clothed him. Onse while I was dressing his queue be said he had a pain in le head. That was ever ten days before he went to hospital. He had slot of ink on his head. When deceased told me he had a pain in his head I asked him how he had it; he said he had a fall. While I

hair was so dirty. My hands wereYes dirtied combing his head. He asid that

Where did he hurt himself?-His head how his combing his hair I asked him third master was the only one who caned the Provincial authorities should receivs lary will not be obligatory until after a date who is rated as his saccesar, wes a liquité

and his foot, alya.

How did you enter into this converss. tion 7-1 naked him.

Why I saw lum putting his hand to his head.

Government House entertained a small and quict party of Rismen and friende at the Club. But we must fret apologise. for inserting this notice so long after it occurred. The delay was owing to the local reporter being busy jotting down our Honorable member's postprandial Apeaches; consequently he had no leisure to attend the dinner, and the speakers have been over since unauccessfully trying to remember what they said. The dinner, it in Quedless to say, was excellent, and so wers the wines which were sparingly par takon of in spite of the efforts of the arcal lent bosta. Mr Platt proposed the health of the green jackets and much regreto ke cannot new hand us a copy of one of his happiest efforts. Capt. Eccles responded briefly, in fact so much so that Mr McKie his was obliged to rise and supplement speech, but it was not quite apparent who ther he was responding for the Riflemen or hiswolf. Mr Power replied for the Indies and ang an excellent song asslated at in- terrals by Mr Fercival, but the time, was net quite equal to the words, but perhaps that was the computer's fault. Mr McKie superintended the playing of the bagpipas

What day did Mr Halphe strike him which pleased our secretary' immensely, I forget.

Did you see any marks of the fall before though he did not grasp the good. points, but apparently his musical education was he went to the hospital?-1 did not see hot an all-round one. With many regrets any:

y marks before he went to the hospital the party broke up quietly and early to By Mr Bowley-I do not know what day allow the guests to return to their tem- he went to the hospital. He tolt mas be bad prutary homes,

that fall on a Wednesday; I don't know which

CRICKET:

WEST YORKSHIRE REGIALEAT: OFFICERS

The West Yorkshire Regiment played their first watch in Hongkong yesterday,

their opponents being the officers of the Royal Navy. During the afternoon the Regimental Band played selections of music Boores..

WEST YORKSHIRE, KROGWENT, That honing

Scord Inninge. Colonel Gordon, Ban

ham Carter, hiper 26 sub skolben

Xara Gordon, b

Lint. Wood, Skokter,

Lieut. Howard, 2 Ehal-

ford, Cartor. not out......

Micut. Logan, b Bbol-

ford

Lent Jacke, o Peab

The food Lace-Up Compr

Capt, Cafer, o Shelford Corp. Bersier. « Dra-

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ROYAL NAVY.

Dr Feed, e Gordon, b Howard

B. W. keiton, c Col, Gordan, b Howard

First, Bonhora Carter, Bota mall, Ryall se

Linuti Arbuthnot, o Ryall, b Wood

Commander Wade, a Col Qurdon, ke Ryallin

Capt. Merce, run on

Lient. Shalford, b.Howard,

3. A. Kaye Howard, b Brali

E. 8. Shipway, DOG 20hima

3. Battle & Brall-

SWATOW HM.K, SWIFT.'

No.

What hand His right hand. Did as mentium it to anybody else?-No You did not tell Mr Piercy about it - Did you mention it to anybody after the boy died 7-No.

Did you sleep nonr the decated Yes; we were in the same roon.

But were your beds ucar Two or three beds between.

Between Wint Wednesday and the time he went to hospital aid you hear the de- ceased complaint-I did not hear him cau- pinin again.

What time do you begin work on Wednes day afternoon Thereis no schoot on Wed- nesday afternoon; Wednesday is a holy We have our men about one o'clock. It Way after that most he told me. I forgat how many boys were there at the time. I

Mr Deacon and Mr Wilkinson at this point suggested that the inquiry be ad journed.

And you attached no importance to this ink only: I offered to wash his hair for him. conversation. It was not until the boy's He said he had not much time in the death you remembered this conversation turning and in the evening again he would-Quite so. not have it washind. I said if he had as pain his head he had better ask the mistress to get him some medicine. He said no, no yood telling the mistress; I have had a fall. Afterwards his grandmother came and I told her she should gut his head washed. The boy.

then left for home, He was away on the Saturday and came back or Tuesday, Tuid not see any bruise or mark do it. of his head. Ho did not complain of any- | thing else. He was a weak boy and was frequently sick.

Mr Deacon said he understood there were ave witnesses from the other side and then the schoolmaster would be rendered and they should have something to say about him. Probably another sitnoon would Commander Hastinge adjourned the case till to-morrow afternoon at 2.15. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER

·OF COMMERCE."

I am to express the hope of this Cham- bor that these representations may receive Your Toniship's favourable consideration At a monthly meeting of the Committen, in connection with my negotiations which November, Present; Messrs A McConachie vernment with the Chinese Government.

At

the International Telegraja Ottice Berne, with a view of macting the rere Ma Doctrius Boulgor ia kown As An sentations made by Chambers of Lonimeres authority on the Far East and as the and others, proposen reproduce in a sathar of a history of Chins. He was revised edition of the official vocabulary friend of General Gordon, and he has now The work is in two volumes, has a all the words to be found in existing, pul-written a bigphy of that distinguished sible under the Regulations of the variety of illustrations, and will be pub International Telegraph Convention. lished shortly by Afr Fisher Unwin Miss In this manner it is intented that the Daulog, Geral Gordon's niece and

She has enaltie Vocabulary shall have the character of a literary executrix, has baipod Mir Boniger standard election of words on a scale in no slight mussure. suficiently extensive to afford full liberty him to verify ficta of Gordon's career from preparation of codes. unpublished materials, and to include mat

By Mr Bowley-He complained of the psia in his head before he went away.

The day he went away was the 9th or 19th October 1-1 forget when.

You remember when Tong Wing wont to hospital on the Tuesday I only re-(Chairman), H. Sanith-(Vice-Chairman), N.I am, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient H. Whitehead, and R. C. Wilcox (Secre hospital. member it was on a Tuesday he went to J. Ede, St. C. Michaelsen, N. 4. Siebs, T. servant,

The week before ho went to hospital did tary).

The minutes of the previous meating you drass bis queue every day Ho was the greater part of the day in bed those were read and confirmed."

and he complained of a pain in the days and foot and fover.

held at the Chamber Raoras, um the 21 may be conducted by Hor Majesty's Gouf choice in the carrying out this inter. ter which is now. The bicgraphor, trunky.

How many days was he in bed before he went to hospital?-He was in bed for obcut thron days and he got well again. He was often ill.

NEW MEMBER.

It was announced that the China Mer chante S. N. Co. had been elected & mem- ber of the Chamber.

KERIC B. MUINA, Secretary. The Mest Nole the Marquisrof Salisbury, Her Majesty's Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs, Downing Strout, S. W Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce,

12th November. 1890. The Secretary, General Chamber of Com-

merce, Hungkong

Dear Sir,-The rest of the recent visit

With the view

in

graph Offler has forwarded to this Dapart others having written on the religions ants tien the Director of the International Tele-of-Gordon soldier and statesmen,

of his charter.-L. and C. Expres this country & ment for distribution circular, of which copy is closed, asking

which Chamber of Commeres, the compilers of Ax important frontier question, codes, and others who desire to see the both Germany and Japan were concerned, words in their codes appear in the revised has just been settled by the Schöppen

to forward the Director nt gericht or Sheriff's Court at Berlin. vocabulary, the International Telegraph otice at Berne saphone, the parrot of the Japanese Dri- before the end of the current year a copy bussy, escaped it seems, from her cage on of their codes.

21st May last, and took refuge on a high It is asked that tho cories be sent without treo within the garden of a certain feasible charge, and tinc the use of words taken Heir Flekinghus. The Master of the

Fich ment of the author's rights.

Lange, two dowry, went out in he refused to I am therefore to ask you to be do good baste to recusor her. from them may not be held as any infringe-Tasistry fwterer that say he) sad trl-

desound as to move your Chamber of Commerce, if

rought up und a garden hose v

THE INCREASE IN TELEGRAPH LATES. Letters acknowledging receipt of a copy I am talking about those few days before of the report of proceedings at the specs of our Vice-Chairman, to the Foreign Min ho went to hospital :- Yes, I dressed his meeting hold on the 19th Sept: to protect isters in Pelong is that, whilst unable to queas the seven days before he went to against the action of the Joint Telegraph appoint official representatives on the sug the taxation Companies in suddenly mising their rates, gusted. Commissionhreatened excise on it нoes no objection, to take such steps as it began frealy to play ser. It had na Dospital.

from the Hon. Secretary, China Association of Foreign trade and pain No. Did he not complain of

cotton Then this train he complained of was weeks Shanghai, the British Minister at Peking the products of silk fatures and before? Yes, it was weeks before he went the Singapore, Chamber of Comtaerca, and mills, Ministers strongly favoured the for- may doen desirable, to give effhet to the visible effect upon Peisophone, who c wishes the International Telegraph mained aloft, dranched and mournful, Have you ever seon Mr Ralphy, slap any to hospital. He did not complain of pain from the Chairman, Bombay Chamber, weremation of a committee of merchants for the office. I am, Sir, Your Obedient Servant, aroning to herself Regenwetter

rezcavetter, bet Horr read, as was one from the German Consulroposal purpose and would welcome a Hongkong, owning receipt of ten copies of comprehensive report thereon.

did not ask him when the accident covered Was be complaining of his head during the mid-day myst-He did not. I did not see any mark on his head

Where did he put his head Witness polated to the back part of his head,

other boys 1

soveral

10

s 7-Yes, I have, biore than one

www.m Does Mr Ralphs take. dass eror

yourd Yes, he has..

No

Does he ever slap you Does he got very nagry ith the boys 31.when they make mistakes-Not very

A matok hetess the above was played at Restairly grounds Suntow, un tie 21st November. The following is the score

Fist LeninNTEE - Borond Insinga

Mr Deacon-I remember the fact of the boy going into hospital.

Can you remember what day of the week he went in I forget

Can you remember whether it was long after this Wednesday or shortly after 1

About a wook after..

and a

in the head chose few days. He had fever You told the Inspector the boy had a fall bruise on his knoe. Do you remem. ber that The Inspector did not ask

spraking here the other arch Well

you to the Inspector --I did not understand the language.

You speak the same dialect Yos.

When the Inspector was asking the other were sitting close by darning amph you stockings -I did not hear what was said.

Were you sitting alone by her? Not far off Close by. Idid not pay attention to

hint they said.

sanne report.

CHINA IMPORT TARIFY.

(1)ZA

merou.

(Signed) J. O. Lamos.

EASTERN EXTENSION

TELEGRAPH CO.

The report of the directors of the Eastern Extension Australasia and Chins Telegraph Company for the half-year ended June 30 states:---

was sented under the trecy received the

As the hous-artillery was operating from his wall; he summoned all the parties consome! ed-except tho parrot for trespass,—But hers a delicte quastion was raised. Every embassy is exra-territorial. The Japanes parrat had undoubtedly passed the frontier into Germany, but the servants were o the boundary wall between two countries. Was there any trespass The Schöppe- gericht decided there was, and that it could homered by damages of are poand.

This Chamber therefore has formed a The Secretary Hiengkong Chamber of Cocaine douths without the same composure. special committee of marchants divided in Road letter from Berry, London to

the various tradre sections dealing with

inflaties,

piece goudu, ber, adverting to Chamber's letter of 10th

| tea, (4) Chamber of Commerce, dated 3011 Septerar and

raw silk May on above subject, and stating that it geen naports (oil, iren, bra

(5) general exporte (stra

filatures, factories,

cotton had been discussed by the East India and &c.), (6) hlut Chine Section, the result being that a letter mills; and it will be of great aariftance if had been addressed to the Foreign Sec- your Chamber will co-operate by furnishing relary on the question, copy of which was us with reports on such of the subjects a

affect the interests of your port, in order enclosed.

Also read better from Shanghai Chamber, that a general expression of opinion on the forwarding two copies of the minutes the anomalies and irregularities of present taka Can you say positively from your own the boy was complaining of a pain in the special meeting of the Committees of the tion and possible means of equitabic srond- the corresponding half-year of 1805. The UNCLE-Hiram; your pumpizing at the fair

Chamber and China, asociation held on ment may be singilod.-I remain, deer Have you not boy to tell the moster, which documento ou s previas pecasion had sir, yours faithfully,

a

GEO. D. Scort,

Acting Secretary.

THE INGREANE IN TELEORAFE, BATES.

Chins Association. Shanghai Branch, 23rd Oct. 1896 Chatterton Wilcor, Esq., Secretary General Chamber of Commerce, Hong,

·kong... Denn dir, I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 3rd instant syvering a

memory About a week,

You mean about six or seven days?

How many days Seven or eight daye.

Can you say positively it was not more

Who was the first person you told that head I hare not told anybody

y told the boy

Since the boy's death did you tell Mr

than five days Sever or eight days. Piercy I did not tall Mr Tiery. I told

Tai Sum Hald-I am an am at Mesome little boys about it.. Piaray's school. I attend to Orphans. I

Did you tell Ho-Ka Tiu about it have been employed there seventeen or not. I don't speak to Chise boys

What boys did you toll -Those vers eighteen years. I knew Teag Wing all the time ho was there. He hall haen woak this little boys who sloep in the same room with in nte. your and seldom care. He came back i the end of September. I don't remember the day he was sent to hospital. He asked

me to dress his queue for lim/sbout ten

days before he went to hospital, and asked tus not to comb his hair so heavily..

Did he give any reason I asked him

he felt the aching,

ebe said he bad

Did you not think it your duty to tell

the authorities about it I dare not speek

By Mr Deacon--He told me

I

do not know their language he fell down

failed to coine to hard.

Decided to write to London Chamber and express satisfaction at the despatch of the letter to the Foreign Office, which, more. over, clently expreseci the views entertain- od by the Committes. Also resolved to publish the correspondence.. ・・

THREATENED, EXCISE ON PRODUCTS OF . FORMION FACTORIES IN CHÚNĂ CH

Head letter from Auting Secretary Shanghai Chamber of Commères,

R.

17th November, gisting result of their report of the proceedings at a special muret

in the school, I don't know how he fell Vice-Chairman's visit to Poking, the forms Ing of the Chaaber of Commands hold on

32.

The gross receipts, including Govern ut subsidies have amounted during that period to £313,914, against £294,138 for working expenses, including £19,910 for are enormous this year. Ta' as I helped cost of repairs to cables and expenses of am along 'th my darter's new bisickla ships, absorb £87,256, against £06,254 for pany" the correspanding period of 1895, leaving s balance of £236,658. From this la deducted £4,028 for income-tax, £20,000 transferred to the fire insurancs Fund, The Tide table given below. has been £31,895 for interest on debentures, daban compiled by the Nautical Almange Office in ture stook, and contribution to sinking London from tas results of the analisis of fond, leaving £170,735 at the net port for observatians taken by means of an automa

divi- tic fide recording machine in the Water: the half year. Two quarterly interim deads of 1 per cent. each, amounting to Poise Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui during the £62,600, have been paid for the half-year, years 1857-8-9, tossing £108,235, of which £75,000 has been

The sero

2

Hongkong Tides

of the tabla is Low Water Or

transferred to the general reserve fund, and dimney Spring Tides which has hear found To obtain the depth of water on the tide

the balance of £38, 336 is carried forward to be a fost below mou see level

The working of the Australian tariff

2. L. Catshear, atun out, bi o'Grunt; 5 Eliot why he said his hand was peaing, va arked went down to the school. I do not know | saking Chamber's co-operation by furnish. I the tariff. These documents have boon arrangement for the fifth year of gnarantes, gauge at the Victoria Naval Zard dari b

•W: Innocent, 3 Ing., 10 run ok bagindamisega,”з

in the first week he said he had a pain. tion of Special Committee to deal with the 18th album, to protest against the Then he had lever for two days. Then he various trades and repost same, and action of the telegraph Companies in raining

ended April 30 test, resulted in the guar 7 in., and on the gange st Zamont Dockor How long he was at the school, but he samsing reports on such matters ns afect local referred to the local committes.

The increase in rates was made in Shang-stood figure being again exceeded. This Aberdeen, add 12 it. 8 in to the Bah Dil he describe how 1d not a soup again with lover, I cannot woollect interesta

how many days

that he went to the Resolved to reply to effect that though, hai without notice, the publication come was due to the heavy gold mining traffe given in the table, ronutely as that

this being a British colony, the question of ing that the new rates would come lato with Western Australia during the past hospital

Do you know how many days there are the taxating of foreign-made goods at Treaty operation on the 1st August, not having year. In addition to the rovision of the in a week We work six days and than Ports did not touch Hongkong in the same appeared until that date, Inquiries made local rates referred to in the last repres we go to church on thesevanth (Laughter.) way, this Chamber will be glad to render by the local committes astisled them that and which took effect on July 1 last, the

Did you ask if he had told anybody else? He said yes, he bed

bed told another pupil.

Did he say when it happened olid not say when I happened.

Did he fell the mistor 1--No, I asked

26th Nov. 'to gnil DecembERS:

You cannot recollect how many days or any assistance: it could to the Shanghai the convention had been signed by Her directors have deaided to make substantial Hongkong

China, Japan, to some into force an wooks it was afterwards when he went to Chambor, but the Committee would like to Majesty's Minister under instructions from reductions of tariff between India and

Government, and that any the Imperial said it happened" two, dave: wo... He'd the hospital -How can I remember all know specifically what form that assistance testa e pr them must of necesity Jan. 1, 1897. Reductions in most of the

that 1 Bo

"Bo many boys a much work,

him why he did not tell the maste Be

not tell the mastes B NATA

Lal

am mother of the deceased.

could take.

VOCABULARY,

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LOLATE COPE Prove ineffectual. They are, however, in company a through rates were also agreed any THE OFFICAL TELEGRAPH CODE perfect 'accord with the Chamber of Com upon at the International Telegraph Con- Did you see any trus I, the anos.ughter.) There was no bruise or part on the read.

Read letter from Secretary General Postmarce in regarding the action of the Tele- ference recently held at Budapest, soveral Which Lave forgot high, but I live at Macio My boy is twelve-Chi O think it was the right kies. I appled nese fashion. He has been in the Diocesan Oion, Londen, deter 30th September, graph Companies as utterly unjustifiable of which will empe into force on Jan. 1 App Sahool two years and few months. He giving the decision of the Telegraph Con- and based upon inadequate reasons, and the next, and the remainder on July 1, 1897 purpose addressing the General Committee The immediate affect will undoubtedly be medicine to it at his request,

Between that day and the day the deepens the summer holidays with me inference & Buda Peath, is the one of the China Association in Landon, point falling off of revenue, but it is hoped that ceased went to hospital did you again trans scoo His grandmother brought him the Foosbulary in to be enlarged and not to

dad not. Probably as word had back to school on the Uta of Septembar. come into effect until after date to being out that monopolies of very debaption in time the loss will be diminished by it. Fas

benefit themselves plessure to Hewan Ing good health then. Ihers hol Sxed by the next Confermes In 1911, and thould be held in strict control because of eresse of business. The director has the

the natural tendency to ace of Chamber to induce asking shiptance Did your hoy ever complain of being owner sind compliers of private codes to at the expense of the general inforsal and negotiations between the comp

Incurred in nets forward coples

d of dame to the Kalama dapat the inconvenience and danger

accepting

ting propositions, the nature of which em Bo sve compeln of snybling eins Telegraph Office at Berize

Carefully

cascaled from foreign Decided to publish letter for Information has been of a wooden rod Fava pain when it was used tal of the mublic

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that the long-ponding

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