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MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1898.

Indexlation for Binderssit.

Ceylon ductors have boom-inuesisting

Notes by the Way.

Few of the men and women of to-day for rindorpert with grose maceean. Their invetmditions; most of them have his gustest difaulty is in humping on the cup: totius, ply of seram

France and the Transvaal.

In these days sucessful dishonesty is called abroadness; annuccessful dishongaty

The steamer Gorsedd, lust recently of Cape Finisterra, wan laden with Burmese

A Home cowasponden, a shrewd ob❘ is called swindling. Berver of Continental policies, writes to wai -I think the Dreyfan case is just balng set› tled in time to save a serious upaat in Franco, Francs erald not stand much loo. longer beinte divide into two distinct tamps. The burning topic hore is the Transvnd. Ido aut think it will lead to war The hutout nord is to the cflect that Kruger is giving way, so I expect the exoltement will soon be off.

A Wily Eilliard Marker.

On Saturday evening two gentlemen word playing a go at billiards in the Hongkong Harel for a wngor, and thei stakes (a Moviens dollar) were placed in

i

Gambling

THE CHINA MAIL.

Yusterday afternoon...bergeant Lang) | toy and some Chinese constables raided 'n' gambling house at Aberduen and arrested Avo no They were brought before the Magi-tante to-day, and wors ourh ined 30 with the alternation of ten days' baprison? |ment, with hati kutegar,

Mins Joint Weidorf

Janut Waldorf, the Amoriaan tragedi. onge, who is bound for Manila, is in the oity. Mles Wildorf created a favourable impres-

Mr J.S Fearou, the votising Clairmansion in Yokohama, Tokyo and Shanghai, of the Shanghai Municipal Council, ta in terested in the Canton-Hakow Heilsay Syulicate.

يديب

RAUTER'H TELEGRAME

Lossos, 11th August, 1804. THE TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY, The St. James' Gazette states that all the shipping companies, under charter to the Admiralty for transport proposia, wera no- Jillod yeusiđay to hold tyanapura polytec

tomisle despatch.

TIA DREYFUS APPAIN The Tinca annumees that it is in n Irosis tion to mata that Major Esterhazy, as an accomplies of Colonel Henry, woll to M. Schwarzkoppen 160 important documents, Intlading details of mobilization. Colonel Henry and Major Estorkazy divided the praeceris It was known in Trisian

SUPHEME COURT.

IN APPELLATE JURIDICTION, ¿Defort Their Hours W". M. Goodman, Acting Chief Justice, and, . Q. Hip, Pulane Judya,) öfamday, August 14,

?

NGAI I (APPELLANT) V. CHEUNG LAK (RESPONDENT.)

MAN

Mr Rakheen-lly a man going away and not leaving an address he prevedis Ati p penl.

The Paisne Judge--I agree with you there,

Tho acting Chief Justice-Of course, I you can bring evidence to show that he has purposely left tu ovade service—

Mr Robinson-I do not know if we can. He la sway flabing.

The Court decided that there was no cane in point of law, and adjourned the aqua on the questions of fact till 29th August

WEATHER REPORT

THE TRADE OF HONGKONG.

COMMISSIONER PILLIER ON THE CUSTOMS

QUESTION.

In his report on the Kowloon Castoram district for 1818, Mr H. M. Hiller.

writre :----

The year opened with an nythroak of hashuatló påhgus in Hanghone. The fro exo was ropotted garly in January, and tha disent periled until the heainning of July. The number of owes reported in the onluny was 1.240 Clitnose, of which 1,111 and non-Chinese, of which 49 were died, non-Chotos Kowloon

Tata

The following notice is issued from the the plague mads its anpoarance on th Oboratory-m

March, and there were 385 deaths

A wealthy Aauricau has offered to Public flarden for the benefit of the Ladies' | diplomatie ouales that Colonel Wavy was evidenen in his defarce, and the penals China Formosa and Eastards to theorakent

fight the interior of St. Paul's Cathedral with electricity, and the offer has been ao- cepted. It will enst £5,000.

Captain de Berry, Hongkong and Sing apore Battalion, R.A., haring'einbarked

where tho gave a number of high-class productions. White in Yokohama Shuko speare's beautiful pastoral play As You Like It' was given in the open sir in the

Bunevolant Association, and matted them a handsono suit. It was also given on the grounds of the Shanghai Country Club, Miss Waldorf and was a grout Baccess. and her company will give selections from

une of the orner pockets. At the uselt | for Hongkong, was struck off the strength of classical plays in the City Hall on Ratur-

of the game the players discovered that the Doylen Command from the 24th July

day next, the 19th inst

the real traitor acnila beliau be, pon- mitted suicide.

Pacific. Gradiusta gentle with light vari city of Kong to

reported,

the

year was

itself the

On the 14th at 11.53 A. The barometesThe most noteworthy event of onht and over the Philippines. Pre sure is perind of 49 years, the waters of is normal, but falling slightly on the China the agreement, signed on the 9th June, by which China loased to Great Britain, for a Deen and pan, lowest in n belt stretching across 8. highest in the Pacific to the B.F. of Ja Mrs Baya, territory lying between them. and a number of the islands adjacent to only. This expansion the the colonial territory was receiv lighted with rouch satisfaction by the colo.

ninta of Hongkong, many of whom appear ed to derive

gratification from particular the prospect of seeing the Stations of the Chinese Customs moved further from the lony. The Honourab'e J. H. Stewart Lockhart, whe was quoially deputed for

Thie was au uppeal against the decision of Sir T. Serenmbo Smith, Police Miggle.

in a case of argault, Me E Robinson (instruoted by Mr H. J. Holmes) appeared for the appellant; the respondent was not represented.

Mr Robinson saki the appeal was on a question the untice of nation were that the decision fol, and the grounds sot out in

with the evidence, that insufficient oppor: of the Magistrate was wat in onlanco

tunity was allowed the defendant to imposed by the Magistrate way in the cir elastanees of the cave excessive. The caseable winds on the China cost. Foro-cit

variable winds, rant -$. for wan heard on the 19th April. Mr Robertson showery.

needed to rend the depositions taken at the Magistracy. It was stated by the com. plainant CORRESPONDENCE.

he was assaulted by the de

CHILDREN IN THE DIRECT LINE. fendant with a bombon pale white worship-

* FIGHTING IT OUT IN THE ROYAL NURSERY. Mr THE BOERS AS MARKAMEN. ping at the tombs, on 4th April.

Prince Edward of York, our King to Robinson pointed out that it was not antil To the Editor of the "Ciro Mart."

the 11th April that the defendant was ar

be,' is the subject of the first artiole in the zested st

at a quercy on the Shack/wan Rond Hongkong, 12th Aug., 1999,

The case was called an for trial on 12th Lady's Renim for July, and concerning him Si-Permit nue to reply to the remarks April, and the defendant was convicted thorn are one or two amusing incidents told. of Messrs Iresponsible, Chatter & Co, and contenced to

fine of phy * $25, with The Royal nursery, it soems, is not without reset my letter which appeared in ment. Under these circumstances applion who are evenly matched in the matter of your columns of August 200. They state tion was made for roheving in order that spirit. Prince Edwaal makes the most of Wen ser met a Boer yet, and some of fresh evalence might be pretroud, but is slight seniority, but Trince Albert has

rifo

Court declined

rehearing, and no idea of corpting the place of younger the firm know Africa, who messed

en the facts Mam when it is a question of riding on loon Customs under the Forsign Inspees. that weled are not in my

The Rchinson Rubinitted that thero

cking horse. Und favorite rifle with the Beers, in bet with certain hardship, as Irozu the house was quite sheet, of entering the torate, which began in April 1887. This

the comparison, i it may be hoped, will remove- mass of the Colonists in Senthies, is of the arrest to the time of the trial Decory, t find the two young Princes the interession which seems to exist that

dieta nomcnly known as the Cape rifle, wan bad portunity of making a do-

said, Oh, let thoid fight it out; they will will be best to take

basis as a Theus rites are sperinily huit: for South fengs, mal had to chance taking evidence of gait to have then punished, but the Duit detrimental to the trade of the Colony. were picked up by the Police pinnade and

African boating, and are sighted with or witnesses from the people who came up make the botter men for it. There appears in the Bulletin of the

6 flush or folding wights tap re

1're 600 or 600 out of curiosity to the Court. taken into custody. Gengraphical Society of Lisbon an articla

At the Magistracyards and a long range inversing sight

Eder the now onditions was fairly establish ay

The Acting Chief Justice--If he had told THE PRINCE AND HIS GREAT BRANDHOTEER. BOR the figures of 1889, when the word

It is customary for the Royal children toed. The total volums of trade for that entitled 'Early Partuguess Intercourno with

VAS off

to 1007. "Mesars Westhy, Richard the Magistrate that he wanted to call miss the Queen's hand and not her check. The interesting collection tetrating to-day, the master mid he

year was valued, in round numbers, at Hk. Chins, from the pes of our respected sits the coinage and currency of the Chinese Em-Pokfulam at night and at another thing, the hous gas, art out wins the Magistrate would have grant The Prince Edway nhjected to this urls, 32:200,000; thush of 1856, though not

a sound. kwahren ser

the dollar. was missing, and as the marker took out a white ball out of the poeker hei

Bus immediately muspected of the theft,

It is expected that the new common- wealth of Australia-Australia Federated-

Seizure of Arms,

the purpose, proceded on a tour of the newly-lonsod territory in

in August, and made his report to the British Government; bat up to the close of the year no steps had been taken for effective ocupation. The best me, or of thing, and it will

appropriate, while verlowing of 1808, probably the lust

ouinglets year the old order, to on as it with the

Mr C. W. Clentinson, who is in charge 41 will be inaugurated with the advent of the rando another large seizure of arms. About published in your issue of the 5th instant, the alternative of three months imprison skirmishes between the two young Frincos, Year 1899 will, however, most smuredly in-

bas, was called and soareled the boy. Mr Cleminson found the dollar in the boy's Thoa. An Indian constable was called,

and the boy was given into his custody At the Magistracy to-day, the bay was

new century-1901.

On Saturday night, the Water Police

12.43 pr., Sergeant Courlay, on duty in No. 4 plouare, saw a bust going west of Dr Molyneux, who assisted the Hong-Kennedy Town. He boarded the boat kong ductors to cope with the plague epide. and icund 79 Mauser rifes tied up in mic of 1854, has been bitten accidentally by ust bags on the deck. There were four other Mausera (loaded) in the cabin and 40

carry

A

of

ng year of the administration of the Kow-

sentoucal to fourteen days' imprisonment (a dog at Chefoo, magh to Luo regret of revolvers. The four aen in charge of the long range ride of the Martini or in Ed and the leftcar of the place them it out in proper style, and was the administration of the Customa has been

Portuguese Intercourse with Okina.

Foreign residents in the Settlement, hut it

is hoped to serious effects will result from baut jumped overboard into the sex. They the accident:

of

It

un

200, Me C. A. Montalto de Jeuns, F,G,SA... i vize, brought home by Lord Charles Buros.boat, They asked him to carry soms na Memands of times in Alvigon pha tug, Tina sjó, la uint id 1:6, th, ngement, and decling to fail in with it. i the best on racard, roached the value of This obster in Patupave history, whisk | ford from his repent mission to China, has Firon and wait for thera at Lapompwan. The dies are planovala ni salon yake Titles men big core giant porních díl nok blhoord two of the servants spok↑ { Hk. Th, 40,700,000. This was divided As

will, we ballove, form part of a fistory of

Macao' on which Me Moutaito do Jesus has

besh at work for many years, also appears in the current number of the Chiwa Review.

1.

M

"I'ling"

My

reason

Presente;

ed from Hong.

KOPE

Native goods import

61 from Clios to China

Naties

to Hong.

1889. 1008. Ik. Ta

Hi. Tla.

12,896,000 17,199,000

6718,000 8,027,000

1,410,000 9,499,000

Her Majesty. I know who follows: been one Ly bus to the Vetoria and four man were each front $100, with the in the Afrin worker wihte for her have the opportunity of pitting his her Majesty, said Frites Edward; it's

mango showing.

I had in together. Although he was arrested on a jucaranay.

And who was the au

Haughty the Museum, South Kensington,

| alternative of threo months' imprisonment wingles and blos, A good bany riñon of warent on 11th April-rather a strange it Prines who would not kiss his Gran

the above company make were those se coding for an assault-the 99mult it

?' A tuylaga has been arranged betwoon with hard labour.

ported from Hng. anabashed, and I am not going to effectively red neainst us the may reverden self was alleged to have bean committed et 3's band 'It was the shid Prince Ed. Forbign gooda tra

ward, with the Boers. While writing this, I may the 4th April, so that whole week went kise Grunty's hand Marine iure quite Nativegondainport. G. Dalton, Royal Artillery, Colonel J.

of courao,

kong n bing The young author's work is worthy of the Asistant Military Secretary Array Hend. A FarTravelled Tetter.

as well treat on Ridemank Jakter pub. by withen proceedings being t taken,

five years old, and considering highest praise, Indicating careful rasoch, qurters, and Mary Caroline youngest The Hongtang Post Dico is subject.lished to your paper of the 3rd instant The Paiso Judan- There was a very a big boy, Prines Edward kisses the Queen's

that god To avtently doubts the cistenient that

when he hurt the man so much hand in the most approved fashion, and the power to render historical facts in a daughter of Lieut. General G. Digby Hated to an much adverse criticises that it is a Beers kill back at 1000 yards. The authors that he had to go to hospital.

dolfs his capite prettily in Hur Majesty's Interesting style, and a considerable amount ker, G.B, of flare Priory, HuBolk, Go

vernor and Commander-in-Chief of Doy pleneurs to have to record anything that of the extra

tedi ray lugter werd

acceded to go that of critical acqua.

to be hoped Butl

the fet may be in its favour. The following para gentlemen who had gained this History of Many wil sên the light ai i

graphs is taken from a tento jowing arouzo ne the tires, and were thoughts or on by the cong times mad bin rhines

competent to judge. an wuly date.

The Corapagulo Générale des Philip gentlemen in Alles has just received through the airbough the old rentay th bày | The enplainant said he who struck with a Finera honaly bumbun pale, , and his witness raid he was pines hrs been. foraed in Brussels, with a the Rehrned Letter Ofis In London a léttori kar same at 1000 yards they is freetrock with a hardwood pole. Mr Rohin-

The following extracts are talic from Coxswain's Certißcats Suspended.

quently abs at the distance, which iavary son said there was no evidence that the At the Horler Master's Oftes to-day, of M. Bloul C. And, Belgian Consul as for the long period of six years early done. It is the eluturas of the injuries to the complainant might Prach

at Masila. . Andrd has transferred to been sunt in the vain pursuit of the addres atmosphere and constant pretios at un not have been caused on the following. Fishing You put a warm on the end Comuneler R. Marmsy Bamsey hold in it any various consutsions for work. sec almost over the whole world. The mis ascertained distances that enables them to day by a hick frean by and it down and wate an orful long time

In the some other moans. The defendant in his

209,817 achieve auch remarkable shooting enquiry into tão circumstances auhnectat | in golâ míting properties in the island of witil the negligent navigation of Karbon Luzon, as well as other mining concessions site was posted to the sender's dow, who is high veldt an object 500 yards of looks un statsment said that the complainant fell then you get a hight and jurk the rod up ir.

farther than a Rimilar object in a mato on a steamship originally to Shang-

696,08% ject in England at down when he was following in to take the air and then if thares a fish you may

394,423 arhar my buty Ive got you this time but if Duck stean launch No. 3K. in the waters Stealing Prfume.

that A very

him to the Palies Station. There was a hai, China. The local post quark bears the 300 yards. I am quite aware

you miss it you

Fay odam at leest my The above figures derar-nstrate sufficiently. A onsite charged at the Magistracy to rehas Aquil 20th, 1892, and exciting to the front proportion of shots at game ara Arud at dispute over the ownership of the tomb at Casper dues. Izen-a-frangal, you know and that the trada has prospered during the 10

which the complainant was worshipping.

All Genrals say things like that wen thare years, and a reference to the Special Tablea Their Lordships having intimated that

of the Colobý va Quiï inst., hiss with the

capita' of F. 2,000,000, under the auspicca

great

150 yards or loss, but gama

414419:

_*

Our

FROM A BACHELOR UNCLES DIARY.

predres ported kong Jenks inward

outward

inted and

Revenue On geno.

14,195,000 92,512,000

yal carg Revenue: On

Opiant

46,995 60,420

390,966 951,002

49,890

Total Revenus

failure of Chan Kan, the coxswain, in ob day with stealing a bottle of perfume from other postal markings on the onvelope the days in South Africa is by means on they wore of opinion the Magistrate's deci enoide Sumtimes you do fly fishsbing but of the Rotarse will show that, in respect of serve the rates of the read. On August the Dispensary was sentenced to one month's letter seems to have reached Shanghai on toeming with enormous herrls of gue as in sign; was conal, Mr Robinson pleaded that wen I did it with niy Gurners rod or I | Exports. the progresa has been almost

10, the coxswain was convicted of offences

vfcastinga favigachą aut once 65. -11- dence of a simile character to that fender. el at the Marine Magistrate's Court wra given, and the Harbour Master suspended the coxswain's certificate for three months far not having lights in their proper plues.

imprisonment, with hard labour. All Well.

The 8.3. Torrower (Captain Teaser) spoke the British 4-masted barque Danent- barten in Lat. 24.25 N., Long, 122.40 E. The turque wished to be reported all well.

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to snch short range. The euntry is not

curt was the back part of my aikkerbockers broken. It is noteworthy that while in June 3d of the same year. It soomed then the dar i Gordon Cummier, then there the intendant was caged at the dereces I sed more fly fishshing for me give 1899 the Opiam Reroute was nearly one

have been forwarded to Hongkong and was no difficulty in approaching the animals tion of the tombs of his forefathorn by star

half of the total collection, it was in 1898 firing into the brown of them.plainant having obliterated some characters in a wurm and a bent pin. subsequently to St. Helena, Manila, lol,Rifleman's willingness to basily back of the tork, and insidering the supersti Goff-Ive never played Goff but won little more than one-tenth but the Revonce wear home for the Vae my Govner urfen on general cars was exitum granted and from there returned back to Hongkong, 100 Goorkhas or Pathan against 2000 tons of the Chinese he thought the case After a lapse of nearly ivo prars, the latter Bocra looks very well on paper, but if might have been sufliciently set by a fine of you boys mite carp my clubse for in 1898 than in 1900. It will also he

for the injury.

me to-day and then we hook it and weton comparing the development of the placed to a test, I would tenture all I WAY and com

The Postin

Acting Chief Justice wid he thought tend we ditdent kere and then he size steaner trade between Hongkong and Can- Kowloon during peas to have been restraped at Hong-worth on the old Brors; their rapil and kong on November 27th, 1804, but apparent-mortal Bring would decimate and

hervily as of a loan but wonce I had ton with the juuk (rade of deTADT the Magistrate's punishment, was a reason- ly it was not immediately returned to Leu-alize the Indians as they did with our sulable and proper one, add hu maw no ruson The Spanish Steamer 'Legaspi.'

diers at Baju

and other places. History for disturing it. The application for re II E. the taverner lins been pleased | dom, as its arrival in Alloa only took place

provides many instances not only bearing wild thorefore be dismissed. The Spanish steamor Legaspi which at-

if the important value of marksmanship in The Puisno Tadge concurred, and said he tived from Liverpool yesterday was trans to appoint Mir Edward Jones to he Acting on Friday.

war, but furnishes Also shoald be very sorry for any Magistrate certain phases of ferred to the Spani hang after undergoing Assistant Harbour Master with effect from

like instances of the disulvantage who could not couciet with sucks eridence many under which troops versed and trained to before him. extensive alterations-Captain-Antonio the 15th July, 1899, amil' until further

regular warfare havo suffer

when marched Trilar, who is the owner of the vessel, says he left Liverpool on 16ch Funo viu ports to

Government Notifications.

notice.

Chinese Oratitudo.

At the Magistracy to-day, a silver anith rosiding at No. 5 Cochrane Stroot It is notified in the London Gasefie that charged two Chinamer with breaking

WAT

antes according

against irregulars who conduct the to gle, in the native their own tactics, which Me naturally

all

to go so I know ol airwt it You hit a litle the past 10 years, tint the latter has pro If he tea and if you miss it you say ervened in considerably greater

phoozled it and if youre cort ita joly The Kowloon junk trade got wak you have to spend ours luk ing for fallen away

portion.

during

the year

undar

and then you taik a ladder and shove review hut

is little doubt that

with

Hongkong, with general cargo, and had the Queen has been pleased to approve off into his house and stealing one elock and best suited to the advantageous deploy appeal against the decision of Mr T. Ser Lor mowing ass you mayant charge inter hold its own, and room_

Notice. Our next part will containo

nounce an opinion as to the influmice on the junk trade of the new inland water steam

the ball in a hole sh its orful rot and Idant this decline is due, in a great messure, think ita a British Roord Sport at orl to the opening of the Wet Rives to

but strickly-speaking Skotch in its orrid.gin steam trafle. This may Wen 4 play its a forsun and wen 2 play ita temporary check, for to judge from

-well I dunno but I so its a tosun the comparison

Csi to steam- This was an application for leave to | Goffis reclly Ilokey nuly jut, so intresting

bornet trade. the junk traffic may be able to

be d for both combe Smith in a case of the larceny your Adversity wen hes going to hit the as travle develops, on the West as well as good, passage. Te veel has undergone Cavaliero Eugenio Zanoni Volpicelli as Gon-one leather bus containing several pieces ferior forces, and whe, lastly, are ac- lying at anchor off the Island of Ah Chau. collbludded for me.

ment of their perhaps numerically in- of a large grantity of beh from a junk, ball but have to sato and fake on ob its too on the Pearl River It is early to pro extensivo alterations for the accommodation sul of Itely at Hongkong.

of clothing. He said that at half-past sixised riflemen, trained to the arm from On 17th June, Mr Smith sentenced a may of passengers. She is litted throughout

o'clock on Saturday the first defendant their youth. At the battle of Majula, the with oluetric ght and the cabin space and-

The Magistrale foliowed him to his house, saying he land Boera crept up the hill so stealthily, that flour, the lhe interegnent, with hard hunting loy jeve, I deu know orl about that. ttings provide the greatest enufort for

afterwards teheard the on the summit. The fire most his previous devices, and confirmed Another New Steamship Linc. piesengers. A special festore of the stearoor is her steadiness in rough weather, the ship having been fitted with patent rolling chocks which reduce the motion to a minicama. Gazelle, The officers under Captain A. Tribar are Mfr Andres Tribar, chief rficer, Mr Doo

Her Majesty's approval of the appoint ment of the Hon. J. J. Keswick as a unofficial araber of the "Executive and Legislative Councils during the absence of the Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving is notified in the

It is notified in the Guelfe that H.E

no rics to mai,

He give defendant some were mit Herenipu until they were

alinnst on food and he went away. At eleven o'clock dangerous to our troops once, not from the yesterday complainant went out, booking sharpshooters mostly in close vicinity, and rapidly advancing Buers, but from the his door, and on his return, about half-past who were picking off an aon with their twelve o'clock, he found that the door cure aim. It is

5 is quite safe to suppose that had been burst open at the articles stolen. van dit fire, their aim was nothing like a

Mir

for

kage of junks appears to be the favourite navigation freilitis initiated in Juna. To- method of applying the steam power, and this should stimulata rather than injure E. Robinson (instructed by MrBrut A Japanese journal states that some the junk teda.. As the regulations at pro- appeared for the Appollant.

Japanese and Chineso mertauts of Kobe sent stand, there facilities do not extend to air Tobinson said he had not been able are starting a joint stock steamship com- places outside of Chinese water and conse to effect service upon the respondent, pany, with a capital of 100,000 yen, to busquently do not immudintely affect Bong.

The Puise Julge-I do not think there kawin na the Japan-China Steamship Com kong.

like substituted. service.

pany. The Company properes to open a

There have been severn, euach of piracy

when the Boers who were advancing on the is anythie Chief Justice - That is what

The

140

gracias Tribar, second officer; Mr Paseal the Governor has cen pleased to appoint / le reported the offic to the Central' fatal as that of those lying on and who struck me as the difficulty. It'sys for regular steamship service between Japanese in this district during the gear; and no 10:

cipient rising of the Trind Society, in tho country bordering on the newly losed tor- ritory, was nipped in the bud Try a military expedition from Cantcu in October. Tho war between the United States and Spain, declared on the 23rd April, does not appear to have influenced the Kowloon tende.

Arroita, third officer; and Me Jesus Arroita, Acting Battery Sergeant Major G, L. Don-neighbour gave him a description of a zan

Station, and returning to his house air with deliberation. What was more fustanes in Section 100 of the Magistrate's punts md the northern ports of China.

important- for our tion to shop the deadly Ordinance that Thu ngpellant, shall within fire of the sharpshooters, or to arrest the fourth officer. The engine room is in charge can to bo Lișatonant in 'C' Machine whom he had scen go away with the clock. advance of the moving troeps? Clearlyurteen days after the delivery of the ease Moro Iußerial Booty.

to him as hereinafter mentioned transmit The N.-C. Daily News of the 9th inst. of Mr Camuto Astalso and bis subordinates. Gun Company of the Volunteer Corps, This morning he saw the first defendant in the first. In un case did the enemy move

the Registrar, first iving The comfort of the passengers in provided supernumerary to the establishment, with Standoy Street buying breat. He followed hold,

densely massed bodies of troops on the fuse to writing of such a pad nu sunt says:- Telegram was recuit el yesterday

notice in writing When attacking, they observed ing s for by Mr Francisco Urizar and Mr Ricardo Leffect from the 28th May.

with it a copy of the case so stated and from Wuchang to the effect that Viceroy him to an opium divan, and him the tactics of guerilla warfare-i

to the or to the Chih-tung received the day beforo 127,279. loss shown under Garranilla. Captain Tribar omits to en

about his clock and ochor artiden. Heed forces- and while who pertinen adracut spreding before the 31sginate pereina Chang China tung porci quedes ro multituding all hends, with the exceptiot, a export tion on what trade the Legagi will be en gaged, but wo presume the will be ruta bo- $29,4233, being a decrease of $4,087 on the afterwards handed him over to the Police, in an irregular skirinishing line, the rust after referred to as the respondent ur him to close all the new darn schools ching fei, which was increased to t

twoom Hongkong and Manila.

Extensive Fire.

The stamp revenue bast month was

The Police arrested the other man.

respondents.

epward hy

were picking off our troms with their

Mr Robinson-By Me Button's affidavit The rifles, handled in a masterly style, resulting changed since then. And we have gained in the Bours being victori Times bave

in the first instanu sorvion was effector.

The Acting Chief Justice said Sir Juhti more experience, and it would not be diffi Carrington decided that notice must ha calt to foretell the victors, should hosted on the respondent. It was not expected Even if Great Britain that the Attorney General should be bound did conquer the Boers, it would not he of

afto appear is every appeal from the Magis this degree. much credit to the former when consider trats. He did not require to attend unless

lities commence.

amount collected in the corresponding first defendaar, who has been previously month of 1898. There were increases under convicted, was sentenced to four months' mot twenty headings, anunting in the aggro imprisonment. The second defondant was gato to 85,752, and decreases under soven- teen headings amounting to $9,840, of

sentenced to que month's imprisonment.

which $8,921 hills under the single head of probate.

Sanitary.

At the Magistracy to-day, Arther Kulm, residing at No. 9 Pedder's Hill charged one of the nightsoil contractor's enolica with unlawfully throwing offensive mattor into a drain within the Colony.

The Japanese Coal Trade.

KAFIR.

it is

A

The net decline in the Revenue is Hy

extent

hins in Hapoh, and to transfer of Tis. 1,749 by the transfer to the Kowloon mungy net aside for thom into the In- Customs of the collectorate on several addi erisi exchequer. Although the decree is tional articles formerly farmed to Chittese. ucation was in the name of the Emperor, The heavice ben shown in import ching. sanpecessary to say that his Majesty fei, and is due to the transfer of the About nilight on Saturday firo was

was never consulted in the matter. These kerosene two to Foreign buttons, in order. discovered to have broken out in the branch

enjoy the ari- is general regret in Wuchong at the news of to escape the iso-li tax and to

vantage of transit passes. The rate of rakatdishment of Mesire A. S.-Watson and

ching fei on kerosent was reduced from 10 Co., No. 373 Queen's Ronil Central. The

her overwhelming power. The Boers, he had special reason to support the duoi- Uitlander Lady Stripped Naked. to 5 conta is February, to check this over. will fight against hessy odds, they will

all nation as they are fight and sion or he was interested in the case. Chinesa munager of the establishment vas.

The Puisac Judge did not think Mr Ro- A Uitlander Indy has made a complaintsion to other channels, but without any permanent result, thongh for a time somʊ melsep on the rerandah and was roused by The Weather.

fight the battle of desperation for their binson combi go on that day.

that while proceeding to Nutal recently a

That the of the trade was brought back. people shouting in the streat. Observing There is a decided change in the weather

cuntry.-Faithfully yours,

Me Robinson said he shoukl ask for sol.detectivo entered ber carriage and, ha import duty declined by Th, 33,699 was- stituted servico, otherwise they should produced a warrant, said she must wither

mily due to the kerosena which, instead flames issuing from the cookhouse, the this month na compared with what was ox-

liable as

sulmit to be searched for despatches or be recognisances. manager and two other Chinacnen jumped perienced in the month of July. A cun

The Acting Chief Justice said the Purisne rrested. She chose the former course, un af going to Chantsan and other plscre Judge and hitself had carefully perused der protest. A female searcher then en- would pay Duty, was taken in Foreign from Hongkong, by junk, when it dawn into the street, and another nian prison of the thermometrical readings for said that on Saturday evening about

as low went Mr it bin tered the compartment and insisted on the resule to Canton, whence it was conveyed the case, climbed down the signbrand, Uno of the the month of July, published in the Gugaffe, 9.20, the defendant brought was nightwil pan s gloomy. The owners of coal mines son had no trens santi. In the absence of laly diverting hor-off of overy particle of to these pisens undor transit pass. The

the respondent the finding could not be: clothing and refused to sclose open win- inen was injured and hid to be taken to the with the fifteen porrs' observations given in') buckets from the house occupied by Mr Iwaki have curtailed their expenditure If they intrested they did not intana dow of the carriage, notwithstanding that 108 of export duty and likin is more fun

covered the

by Mathor at No. 6 Polder's Hill. The defen- by reducing the number of colliers and the to proceed wit hospital. The Fire Brigade turned est in the Observatory's hast annual report, cotro

stoppage of the export of red with the

the weather was bitterly ould. Nothing glutinous nos in April, the Native autho appeal, he thought the tharge of Assistant Engineer Robertson, bomtes the generally expressed opinion dank emptied the liquid matter frous themts of unges. They have also made the

rities becoming alarmed at the heavy ship... and vigorous efforts were male' to subdue that the weather in July was the most try: buckets into a drain in the courtyard at | Nippon Railway Company futher redCourt might say that the recognisances was found upon the lady, who is now mak

would not be enforced.

ing & claim for damages against the Trans-

ments of this cerqel abroad, principally to the freight on coal, which now stands at

at 1 Mr Robinson-Without any default on

vaal Government.

JAPAD. the outbreak. The fire spread rapidly, and ing that has been experienced for years. Pedder's Hill. The smell in complainant's sen por mile. The Kuysbu colliery energ our part there is non-service ou the respon- in a short time the whole premises wore in The man temperatuen for July was 32.9, house was very bad owing to this. He had are no better off tian their Iwaki confrères, dent. I think the Court will endeavour to WELL, A long, old man, said the bore, shown below:-

genially, to the editor, I can't afford to Hanes, with the second flours of the ad- while the fifteen years' average is 91.6. freemently noticed this being done." He Thers is an accumulation of over 700,000 fire some procedure to most this case.

The Acting Cidef Justice-Of course if waste any more time here. Why can't Foreign Imports from Hongkong 17,188.751 jacent houses, Tho hent was so intome The mean of the daily maximuni readings sent up to the Police and bad the defendant This ad res situation is the outcome of tons of coal at Moji awaiting demand.

this mus comes up to undergo his imprison-you?' asked the long-suffering editor."

You Native that the premises ou the opposite sido uns 87.9, while the fifteen years-average is arrested. The offensive matter was put again the indiscreet over-production on the

China to China 0,632, 787 of the street were churred. To was about 86.2, and the mern minimum was 79.2 as into the drain last night. Mr J. H. Dandy, of the proprietors of coni mines, and thermont I do not think the recognisances will are only wasting my time. hali-past thise o'clock yesterday morning against an average of 18.0. The absolute Chiot Luspector of Nuisances, said he had are only resping the consequences of their heroing

Mr Rohingon-With regard to the re-

The situation of the conl travle in Ja

extent.

►

805-

Bot

up-

lack of foresight and prudunes. It is

cognisance I do not know how far it would when tho fire was put out. By this tie maximum, however, falls short of the re-lives some weeks with Mes Mather. He lieved that unless some of the collieries

bo possible to hold us lile, considerable damage had been done. The cord, being 91.5, while as high as 94 has objected to the caulis coming to remove the und runs stort, a contingency, it is thought, ton of time, that Mr Arthur, Chief Claris pond operations and wait till the stock of It was intimated with regard to the quer- second floors of Nos. 371 and 375 crore com- beap recorded. The absolute minimum nightsoil between these and four o'clock in which is not likely to be realisext until Feb-

at the Magistracy, had written that Mr plutely gutted. The damage to the former, was 74.7, as against 72.1, the lowest point, the moriting. The colio therefore came in ruary or March next, there is little chance Servitube Smith had signed the certificate which is b dried-fish sloy, is estimated at recorded in July in fifteen yenes. There the rening and removed the nightsoil of the market improving to any noticeable in pencil just before his departure in the steamer.fur hotar, sud had sent down a' $8,000,, and that to the latter at 80,000. were 220.4 hours sunehitis daring July. buckete. The nightioll buckets were then

sinted case from Shanghai. Both are issured in this Chao On Insurance giving an average of 72 hours a day, as rinsed out with disinfectante. The court Tozer are diseases galore, yet every death

Mr Robinson said he would sat for notice in the nature of substituted service or fer Compuy, 371 for $11,000 and $5 for against the fifteen years' average of 1976 was fushed every morning and evening is due to heart failure.

an adjournment ring die, $5,000. Watson's premises are completely for the month, or rather less than Uf hots with water and disinfected. The coolio

PLATOS Exchanged, Tuned and Repaired The Puime Judgo observed that it did gutted and the damage must be consider a day. The rainfall was 10.125 inches, he was thed $50, with the alternative of four- equal to new. Work Warranted.-Hobin not come w thin the province of the Court

to make laws, able

gainst an average of 14.21 inches.

teen day's imprisonment, with hard labour son Piano Co.

The sot salus of the trade for the year is

Hk. Tis

3,617,012

Hk. Ms. $2,511,512 Hongkong to Macao... 9,858.541 Macao to Hongkong 1,479,007

An Abortive Testimonial.

Opium Quotations. HONGKONG, August 14, 1800. Now Patna, cash,

8424 Old - cash, Now Benazos, cash. ....... 835 Old

Qash, **** Now Mława, eredit, Allowance, Taels,...... Last Year

Exports to Hongkong.....

7678

-70/84

Old Malwa credit, Allowance, Taol", Perginti, Olly; onah, Poraian, Paper tizet, Allowance Tesla,

76/83

68/76

680/760

none

Allowance, Tauls,

Some time ng' a subscription was initiated in Manila to present the former Governor-General, Primo de Rivers, with s teatimnial The committee nder saatillon subscribeft that the object having milad' realize its expectations, if in ready to rolum, ail guns of money to the donors. All summ oncisioned will be devoted to charity, Manila Tires,