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THE DAILY FRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1884. to suppose the feeble spark of patriotism follows The woman was suspected for zomeland, was fed half a dollar for having been Generals, but they sorned his pleas, so he was which may animato como will remain alize, time of being guilty of adultory with the other drank and incapable in the siresta un Sutarlay Patrick Muldowney, seaman, and John Mo Fumisbod men will not fight, unless it je with victim, and on Wednesday night they worn
caught together in the woman's houah, and thore Raam, frottan, were convisted of disorderly ass the hope of plander, and to gain this it is could be no doubt of their guilt, from what was dust, and wilful damage to property, on the that can be an at the Hela-kwan. It is known just as likely that they will turn against the quan. They word both captured but the man instant:
Fiad half a dollar sach, and 20 cents com- eniplorers who rob them of their pay. It is soms to have nearly escaped. He had got clear.pensation to the complainant. Goa dangerous experiment to put arms and and was running along the Shaukiwan-road for ammunition into the hands of large bodies dear He, pasted by aben 20-Hakkas, non-of of mea and at the same time withhold their the same clan as the woman-belonged to; possibly pay from them. It is a wonder that there he might have made goed his escape, as he was
not tore rebellions in China under the well build man, hat on the rond was en Indian circumstances. But the Chinese are so atomen belonging to the Taiko Sagar Rs. firery. On seeing him the grand called to him to thoroughly accustomed to vesality, corrup« tion, and squeezing by their officials that stop the fugitive, and raistories of thief, and the watohman, thinking the man had boon, comrait- they will endure abuser with betonishing ting a theft, atopppd him, and handed him over patience, and thus even the turbulent soldiers to the bloodthirsty savages who were bont on his will wait uneoropleisingly for mouths for destruction. Thapursosrs alleged that he had to |their slander pay, so long as they are tucitly | len some clothing. He was dragged back, and with pernitied to prey on the unincky district in lás paramour tried before some sort of tribunal which they are quartered. It is upon the momposed of the headman of the village, which peau-ful trader and agriculturist that the vantanosd them both to darth. It is thought by the amount named, but the falconess of the paper the usarper Chen-men in the eleventh moon of ON SHANGHAI- ultimate burden of all official iniquity falls, some that the sentence was the horrible are fand it is seldom indeed that these classes are known as ling chi, by which the victims are dia the oase, however, or whether they wore filled
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Prince amounted to. 20,000 mar. He threw off the Tang yoke and set up an immense tablet to commemorate the orent: this is now to hɔ seon ́upon the road sido from the Heis-kwan to Ta-li- f It has fallen upon its sido and about 1s fact in length, & fest high, and 2 foot thrick
Prines Shi-long, in AD. 860, took the title of same title. This assumption of Imperial title Emperor, and those who followed bin ug the was a mass of displeasure to the Emperor of Chins, the found in Shi-long a forrible for when attacked.
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TELEGRAMS.
PEING, 31st October.
At a meeting of the Grand Connot. held on the 28th inst, it was decided to appoint. Lit Ming-chuan, now in command of the Insid forces in Formones, Fx-tini of Frikkión. Chang
Lobang, Director of the Arsenal, uro to suffer
complate deprivation of rauk
LONDON, 1st Noramher. A German Squadron consisting of four elupe- of war, under the command of a Raar-Aduural, has fit for the West Coast of Africa.
LONDON, Sr November. General Lord Wolseley has arrivedat Dongois. The Daily Nows publishes a talogram to the effect that General Gordon, had repulsed an attack of the Mahdt's forces, numbering some 25,000 men, at Khartoum, with enormous loss to the enemy.
Li Afet was brought up, an remand, on the barge of attempting to obtain Bls. 100 by mests of a false document, on the 6th inst fraudulent document purporting to be an order It was alleged that the defendant took &
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Prays, whers an individual had left a sum of PASSENGER SEITS SUPPLIED,
money to draw upon, for the purpose of getting and the shop upon it were detected at once- Norres-To avoid delay in the execution of
Ordered to find two aureties of 803 for his Orders it la partianlarly requested that all
good behavion for throd math, or in default - business communications be addressed to the able to make their voices heardor to get thoir membered while still alive, Whether this was to be committed for one month.
10 OF SWINDLYRJ. grievoz cea redressed. The soldier can desart first and backed to pioges afterwarde, seems un
Four Chinese wore brought up on a charge of |ar revali, and it is probable that if the precortam, but in oither cas the crime has been Pablle gambling at No. 2, Kwun Un-struet, an A.D. 830. After 5 time Chao-slon treated Tata Insurance Socisty of Canton, Limited Chro-tung, the present Fatal, and H J
the 7th inst., but subsequently the charge was weat war lasts long, desertion will do more of the most brutal and revolting murders zonded under Sec. 11, Ord. 19 of 1555 to one Phan Jasan on the field to thin the ranks of that have been recorded in this odlany. It was of possession of counterfeit coin.
Mr. Wolton defended... the Celestial'arciv, a
excoutɔd by the wohian's own clan, her husband
It was alleged by a Singapore man named The Ta-ihdytineby Governor Yang and others taking a part in the carrying out of the horrible Cheung Chang Fuk that one of the defendants appointed fear Yang-kas to rule. He began The French servetta Nielly, Captain des sentence. The bodies of both wors disembowell induced him to go into No. 2, Krong Un-street, his administration in A.D. 930. Ha was most Aaart, left again for Kalang yeterday morning. ad, and sank with stones attached, of the shore in Singapore. There the other defendants and he alienated both his officers and people. Matters On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-TL. 148
by asking him to take a lotter to a osrtain shop reckless and licentious man, and by his oandust share, oz div. The Polica went into their winter uniform last bat as is usual in the best laid plans to hide another za onus in and gaubled, and the de beesing ao nuberable that. Governur Twan ́of
par ahora. night, the sudden fall in the temperature rea-murder, there was a weak point which allowfendants appeared to have no money, so they Tong-hai-hsien, in A.D. 938, camo with troops Canton Insurance Office, Limited-$85 per dering the change most desirable.A ed the ghastly story to leak out. The limbs were asked him to let them have some money to gram to chastise hira. Yang-kan apport him, but Captain Brackenbury, TA having completed mark too close in shors, and as the (ide fell, theble with. Ho refuzod at first, but ultimately took very aon fled; and, Governor Twan took Tall his term of servics abroad, and been relieved by woman's legs are seen, and one of the man's out 250 actor and the mes played with and fn. He was a mad of mush andlits and was woll Captain Maturin, RA, leaves for hems to-day less was insecurely fastened to its stone and sh them. After this the defendants name to received: and thus he took the Government and be the mail steamer Verona.
him to his lodgings and wanted him to valled his rule the Ta-li dynasty. fosted belom seen, we hear at Tim Tea take some more money and gamble again, He The Tali dynastios consisted of the former Tani, a Sunday before it was picked up near that 18 tot alres & Boot swindled to be went for a period of 315 years The rule of the thin was going there, but some one gave him a hint and latter Tali; twenty-tm-marha ruled Harton, Master Uffoo. It is said that suvan.
ap to the Police Station instead to give informa-native Princes oams to an and in the twelfth men were objelly concerned in the actual and lion to the polios. Up to that time he he moon of AD 1252 by the capture of Ta-li-fu dirset commissied of the murder, but whether thought he lost his menor in legitimate and fair by Prince Hu-pi-lio, brother of the Mongol. Ein- these are insided in the arrestad is thought ping: Inspector Quincey went down to the house poror Haion tong. From this dato, the Mungul to be somewhat doubtful, and thors or fours and arrested the defendants, and in the roomperor of the Uien dynasty undertook the rale that they have osoape to the mainland. At present large sauce, Dist bags such as dollars are members of the Twan family to the affice of he found sham packages of money marked to re of the province. The Mougois appointed the all events, the murdered woman's husband is not stowed in so marked, bogus packages of broken Teang-kwai or General Mandarins. Thers is a mong the prisoners, the horse being deserted silver, and bogus rows of gold coins with gilt largs Mongol grave of the men who fell in tak We (Straits Togen) loors that the rainfores. Then the police arrived thera Stat there must con todo end. These things are used ing Tulip-itis situated in root of the single
by swindlers when inducing-gulls to play with Pagods on the west of the city, 2065 ments which tha French Gordsmert bes decided have been many more than these seven men them, for the purpose of giving the idea that wash was the first Coverene ander the to send to Toaquin and Formosa will be brought more or less ccnupsted with the crime. The they are ganainenen, who have plenty of money new regime; he took office in A.D. 1262 Kabbd- out in Government transports and chartered prisoners were before Mr. Mackean at the Police to play with, as before men play in arch places khau overthrew the Song dynasty in the second China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures tion that provodenos shall be given to the con steamers of the Mansageries Maritimes. They Corbyesterday afternoon, ebarged with having they usually like to see that their opponents
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MARRIAGES."
At H.B.M.'s Legation, Paking, on the let Ostober, by the Reverend William Broston; JAMES JOHN STONE, youngest son of the late Thomas Keswick, Eau of Bevebgruse, Dumfriesshirs, to MARION PLUS, eldest daughter of Sir Harry S. Parken 0.0.M., K.C.B. Her Britannic Majestr'e Savor Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Ching, On the lat instant, at 54. John's Onibeiral, by the Ras. 77. Jennings, M. A., Colonist Chaplain, Jon COLEMAN Kuuse to NETA LINSTEAD, only daughter of the late Hon. C. May.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 11TE 1894,
The French Government transport the atrized at Singapore on the 31st ut fim Bret with 500 troops, and, haring coaled, left the following morning for algou a Tonquin. __The Easaian oraisar' Crayer, Captain Osto, foroll; arrived in Plymouth Sound in the 27th Boptember, from Cherbourg, on ranfe to China, and was to remain at Plymouth for a wosk to oft necary opair. The Craysser has been on this station before
are expected hero about the middle-n concerned with others not-in custody in will be able to pay up if they lose.
month.
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His Worship nontoned the defendants to The Hogs Nerce says His Excellency Si at me, aged and, were remanded, and than montis fit gaol each, and consisted the Greargo Bowen, Governor of Hongkong, arrivat Amei, aged 35, and were remanded, no traasury of flotitions wealth they had tried on. in Osaka from Kioto on the 28th October. 1ilonso bong taken. The Coroner, Mr. A. Another tran appeared and stated that defend Tax Chinese soldier's room is everywhere carriage was sent from the Facks to relve him Wise, also oponed an inquest at the Mortuary ants had swindled Lim in similar way.
TOO FOND OF WHISKY at the railway station, and His Excellency visited
Natta Singh, P.C. 676, was brought up on a preferable to his entopant. Hess regarded the garrison, Aruazal, and Mint during the de Jesterday aftirqpos, hat the jury merely viewed
the remains, and the inquiry was adjourned. In- charge of stealing a bottle of whisky, valued at by the Chinese civil population as a chartered libertine, whose demands it is dangerous to Your Cards has just come to hand. It is a Naw to dredge up the rest of the remains if possible,
A novel and pleasing idin in the way of Now specter Swanston engaged some shrimping boats 75 cents, from Mountain Lodge, on the 8th just
Mr. Wotton defended.". refuse, Thus when a body of troops passes Trar photograph, issued by Masers Kellybat they do not seems to have been very offentire, was seen by scale employed at Mountain Lodge The defendant, who was statiooed on the Peaky Walal and contains a-well-related group of through a district they unbesittingly con-wauf Houghto Shanghai, and Hank and attempts are now being made with drage to go out of the callat tücze, with bottle of fetate to their own the provisions and goode pagodas at Feling, Wachang, Chinking, and The murdered man did not belong to the same whisky. He spoke to defendant about it, but the which they either require or fancy. Fortu-Singapore. In the centre is a highly reapootable, clau the woman, and the men concerned in the constable took it away nevertheless, and be then acquainted the steward, who went to the Station well-dressed Chinaman, the data 1885, and affale are said to be all rombers of the Trind about 16 The dafundant's box was then soarah nate indeed are the population if they esperors in pidin Biglish, of greeting for the new Sonisty. Under these drumstates the policed, and the bottle was found there, with part of without exactions in morey or insulte to year. their female relations. The Chinese sol·lic The fiftoon Manila seamen brought down hore, preare ariduce against the prisoners, and
will probably find it a very difficult seller to its contents missing. is, like his confrères in other countries; from Yokohama by the P. und O steamer the chances of obtaining a convictions are not, too accustomed to think himself a fine fellow,Teheran, on Sunday morning, were yesterday privileged to adopt a cavalier tone towards the crima of cutting and, wounding within the perpetrators of this wont seeking piece of at- charged by Inspector Rivers with committing strong. It is to be hoped howover, that the the civil population; but, nalike European territory of the Emperor of Jepris contre-chery on human beings may be brought to troops, ho is not amantle to discipline, and tion with the recent fatal riots in which a Baro is often quite uncontrolishle... Tot for much warrants for the men were produced, and the
pean constable and others were killed. The Justice that is brigand-like and objectionablo about case was remanded to Wednesday to enable him, the Chinese soldier te really not re.vidence to be brought.
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sponsible __ He is a man of fow wants, and We have to acknowledge receipt, from the if these were supplied, ko would probably be publishers, Mogers. Kelly and Walsh, of
brochure entitled "The French at Forchow," no more of a regeterer and an outlaw than being so uocant, by Mors. James F. Boobe the soldier of the West. His thieving pro-fand L. L. Cowen, of the U. S. Nary, of the Inte pensities are mainly induced by want and engagements in the Min Havor both at Pagoda Archorage and at the Kimpai Pass. The par- honger: kept without pay sometimes, for phist is illustrated with a number of rough months together, he has no resource but to sketches, and the description of the naval battle lovy blackmail on the people. The evils of The authors witnessed it From their ship, the is told in a graphic and intersting ouer. this system of allowing the pay of the troops Enterprise. to fall into arrear for months and even years has often been dilated upon in the foreign Press in China; it has forced the substance of many official memorials to the Throne, which bare produced the naual laaguid deerco ap- proving the suggestions made; bupthe evil, the Chinose Antonios by the undersigned, that a which strikes at the root of all efficiency in Chanel
the torpedo position at 10 feet in width, through
Peking for assistance are intercepted en route
The following notification received from the British Consul at Foochow was pablished last night in a Gasefte Extraordinary —
Britica Consalate, FOOCHOW, 1st November, 1884. Torpedone in the River Min." Iin kersby notifad, on information rooived tremi
Vessels, inward and outward bouad, should akser for these hamboo beacous la order to avoid danger, while special boats will be in attendance to pilot esipa in etely taronga the Channel
CHARLES A. BIOLA, H.B.M. Conatků.
The excitement in connection with the late riots having shaided, it has been deemed safo return the arms saízed, under certain condi-
THE DOUBLE MURDER AT
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
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LONDON, 8th November, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Cleveland is elotted dont of the Cuited States.
THE FRANCHISE BILL.
Dofendant was sent to gaol for a month.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANK.
In its "Sharhaldara Money" column, the Statcaman (Calcutta) of September 24th deals with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is fol- lowe
share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
350 per share, Bayers. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares
per share, Bayors. Hanglang and Whampos Dock Company's Hongkong. Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s
hard por-on-pron Bay Shuras-833 por share promme. Indo-China Steam Navigation Co's Bharos Chine and Manila Steamship Company, Idmited
20 per cent. Siscount. Douglas Steamship Company, Idisited-Par,
nominal. Hongkong One Company's Shares-$99 per Hongkong Hotel Company's Bhure-8180 por Chine Sugar Refining Company, Limited-104
· 50 per cent. discount.
Bhare.
sharo.
per share.
moon of A.D. 1279, being the cornateenth year nomical. of his Mongol rule. From this time Yu-Dan Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$70 became annexed to the China Erapie. Talve per share, main hors of them they governed 122 years. Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-21424 par This lensu gorurned the affairs of the province for 37 years. At the close of the Ming dynasty Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited the provines camo without much trouble under
-$10 per share. the Thing dynasty in 4.D. 1618.-G. W.C. Perak Lin Mining and Smelting Company in Star in the East.
---340 per share.. Selangor Fin Mining Company 599 per share Perak Sugar Cultivation Campony-la 35per
ALLEGED CHINESE VJOTORYIN
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www.
...share.
Hongkong Hope Manufacturing Company, Là-
mited -$50 per share. Chinees Imperial Loan of 1881–2 per cent. dia. CHARTERS EFFECTED,
The following settlements are taken from Mr. J. Lanka's Freight Cironlar
Escort-American back, 604-tous, to New York, private terms.
The following Chinese telegram. from Pan Ting-hsin, is published in the N C. Daily Nera
On the 14th of the Bib moun fail October) General Su stormed Laonam, destroyed the Fradel forts, and sank their fleet. The French, rowover, made an attack on the 15th of the mena, both by land and sen, omploying elephants tabrak the Chinem ranks. The engagement lasted four days, not cosing till the 22nd. The army, which was led by General Sa, was vic- Sortens in every detail, killing prar two thou-Hangkok to Singapors and back to Hongkong, $3,000 sand Frenchman, begids an ofloor wearing six 6.7. Heck-British steamer, 992 tons, to Saigon stripes whate hand tie hoen rant to Langohow and back, $3.950 in fall, 16 lay days. and stuck on a poin for l to son.
On the 20th Octouce a bills, took plans at Long-chis, Generals Fang and Chou command- ing. The French, under cover of a dense for, made an expected 'attack upon us, the result three hundred man The Briting was most desperate on both sidin
•bsing that we lost in killed and wounded aver
E. C. bieber -Gezning bark, 811 tons, to Touren and back, $3,550 in full, 30 lay days.
Daly Simpson-British bark, 433 toos, two trips,
in fall, 90 ny day.
Madras Eritich steamer, 1,096 tons, to Saigon and back, $5,000 in fall, 17 lay days.
Carendra German steamer, 1,097 tons, Fochicotra and Nagasaki to Horgkong, $1.50 por ten, 12 lay days FrontieBritish storier, 1,367 tons, Nagamki te Hongkong, $1.53 per son, 15 lay days.
· Doria--Ostrzan atoumer, 771 talla, Nowohwang to
sfäämer,
per mouth.
Reporta aro gozerally surrout Blast Lond
Granville ja endeavouring to media to batwaba
France and China.
LONDON, th November. Khartours, and has summoned General Gordon
The Mahdi is commentating historgne-road-rends
to surrender.
LONDON. 5th November, The House of Commana vöted the Address in
reply to the Sph from the Throne after a long debate.
Major Kitchenor telegraphs that General Gor- don refused the abilis. summene to surrender,
upan which the latter withdraw
Colonel Mosby, American Consul, has received a telegram stating that Mr. Cleveland, the Democratic Candidato, has been oloctel Procá- deat of the United States.
LONDON, 6th November The House of Commoria has estried a resolu- sideration of the Franchise Bill during No-
The voting rana very close, sad it is lalisvad The voting Fans vary clos
LONDON. 7th November. It is stated that direct negotiations for posse have commenced betweon: Franco and China, And it is officially stated that. England baɔ pro- posed mediation.
teacher.
that Cleveland has been elected President of The Daily News pablishes a alegram stating
the United States
Obituary The Right Hon. Houry Fawosti, M.P. Pastmaster-General,
FORMATION OF A JOCKEY CLUB” “
FOR HONGKONG:
1834 was held at the City Hall the 4th inst A mecting of the subaeritors to the Bacos of
for the purpose of peasing the gocynts, of ths Race Season of 1884, and of considering the advisability of placing racing in Hongkong ca more-atable footing by the formation of a Jockey Ho T. Jackssi, Hon. F. D. Sassoon, Messra. Ulab. Thero wore root-Hon. P. Ryrie,
W. H. Forbes, J. Bell-Irving, W. II. F. Darby,
Grota, G. E. Noble (Stewards, J. Turban (Hon. Treasurer), H. JH. Tripp (Clerk of the Course), . L Woodin, R. Fraser-Smith, J. M, Guedos, J. Grant, J. J, Francis, D. Ruttanjon, H.
CuRock, C. P. Chater, D. Sarke, H. W. Bump- N. Mody, P. Jorden, D.E. Basso, N. D.-Ezekiel, R. A. Gabbay: Colonel Hobson, L. Mendel, D.
Hongkong, 22 vai 381 tone, monthly char When air or nove ter 60 months, $3,950 955 tons, monthly sharter, son, W. Danby, R. C. Wilooz, W. Legge, W..de
Acta Danish steamer,
The thirty-eighth report of this remarkable institution has been appearing in our advertice ment columns during the fast week In the aidat of almost universal complaints of adversity and bad trade, the Bank keeps the eran tenor of hundred Franchment had been killed or wounded its way, sarning protite pon a sale that the enemy beat rstrekt months, $3,800 per month, to mock the hopes of other Banks. The paid-up expital of the Bank www lands at $2,500,000, with an ordinary Reserve Fund of $4,400,000, and Special Reserve of $400,000 more. Convert time the Bill for the extension of the Franchise, our readers are riore familiar, the several Re- The House of Comments read a sononding these figures into rapes currency, with which
eerve Funds are as follows:-
CHOLERA IN PARIS.
Chokers has broken out in Pária.
THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN.
It is not expected that à general siyento will be made by General Wolseley until the end of Desember.
General Wolseley (alographs that the Mabuli in at Kooshawhat with a small fallowing.
SUPREME COURT.
10th November.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.. BEFORE ME. JUSTIVE RUSSELL.
NG NG V. CHEUNG YAD, INVESTIGATION.
Mr. Caldwell appeared for the defendant.
Ordinary rogarve fand,
.... 90,00.00 Spanial Zenryo
9,00,000 Deserve liability of the proprietors. 1,60,00,000
Tolaireserve 2,77,00,000
In addition, therefore, to the paid-up capital of seven and-a-half millions of dollars, equivalent to. about 170 lakhs of rupees, the Bank has & Cosh
Rošerme of 108 lakha,” and an uncalled Kaserve of nearly 170 lakhs more,
So gigantic and overshadowing an iostitation
It is reported that the French are going to reinforce, and then to rilance upon us by three different routes. Waag Fan-t'ai is now on camping with his entire foron at Lang chin
THE INDIAN MAIL
The steamer Arraicondpour. Captain Mactavish, which arrived hernysterday torn. ing, brought files of Indian papers, from which we take the following telegrams:-
LONDON, 18th October, ber for Westmeath.
Obituary-Me, Snilivan, Home Rular. Mem-
TEHERAN, 18th October. The German legation arrived here to day and had a splendid reception.
BOMBAY, 15th October.
A telegram from Marseilles says the importa tion of moura flower into Frazee has been pro to European and native merchants. The reas hibited. The prohibition will cause great loss of the prohibition is not known.
has the Bank become, that it would be most in- teresting to know its history, und, the secret of ite rapid and extraordinary success. But oight or nine years ago, the Reserve Fund, which now Rs. 1,08,00,000 or a million Sterling amosated but to the modest sum of Rs: 2,25,000 or about £20,000, and yet the shareholders hava
SIMLA, 19th October. divided an aggregate dividend of 103 per cent.
Mr. Mookenzie Wallace, who has been up- on their capital during those eight or nine pointed Private Buoretazy to Lord Dulferia, years, or an average dividend of nearly thirteen he reacgnized as the author of the well-
Bangoon, 17th October,
AtoolBritish steamer, 323 tons, monthly charter. private terms.
Crusader-British steamm, 847 52, monthly char for 1 month, 130, 617
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
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so the entrance to the approaches the army, is se rampant as over, and will of the White Part, will be marked on either side by continue so so long as corrupt mandarine enn black and white from buoys; and that in the centre
of asid Chrinnel wil be plussd bamboo beacona, Appropriate the men's hard earnings. Eran polat the way through when China at war with a foreign power, the soldiers are not punotasily paid, The N. C. Dy News says that this jung the soldiers sent to fight the French is months in arrear, and adds: The chief
The plaintiff is a woman living in a house per cent (124 por cont) per annum. The last known book sa Russia that orated so grant s difficulty experienced by Lay MING-OK'vations, to the owers. Notion was scoordingly bolonging to defendant, and some time since thres half yearly dividends have all been at than sensation on its publications the time of the ia Formoes at the present moment is given to the dealers yesterday that they could the latter distrained her furniture for arrears of rats of 171 per cent per annum. The factauro ao Bao-Turkish war Mr. Wallace has been long. to be his utter lack of money for the troops; have their weapons back, and iv a rearkably rent. This one want to the court, and restrange as to seem fabulous, said we should be connected with the English press, more par
short space of time gangs of coulies arrived op presented that she bad not been in arrears for indebted to say of our readers, as we think would and while the pituus appeals be send to in the Police Compound, and began to clane of rent, and that therefore the distraint was illegal, the public alga, for a brief history of the manage toularly of late with the Times, which journal the boxes of rasty guns, bayonets, pistols, re-sod this investigation was ordered in pon mout of the Bank. Instead of the Eartora Ex-hs recently represented at Constantinepls****
BANGDON, 14th October. And tampered with by venal mandarine there volgare, &o. It was quite remarkable to see how sequence.
changes being played out, the Hongkong Bank The plaintiff produced her rant book, which must either have a monopoly of a vity lucrative simmer will receive a deputation, who will pre- quickly thesomelted away, considering the length
On Thursday morning the Chief Coule zeema little chance of bis recoiring any relief. of tim osoupied in gotting them all together. showed payments for rent and tarea for somu sature, or a management of manually able men-mant him with the memorial embodying the z- When Teo Tsuso-rang left Peking some One lot, hower, does not seem likely to be years past, the rent at $11 per month, and the Wa hara long suspected that the transfer of than sointions passed at the great public meeting held weeks ago he made all the nanessary acrauge.removed for some time, as its owner has collapsed taxes at 43 por quarter. The accounts ware gone hand offices of these institutions to London, was last Baturday to consider the state of affairs in 3 commercially, Ence his stook in trade was taken through for over two years, but the case turned a false move. We doubt if that transfer has ments for his duties in Fukian but the for from him. There was a very large stpol of really upon the position of the woman at the been made in any one instance from a convic- Upper Darmak
The dolendant'stion that the interests of the shareholders would the pay of bis troops. This most important gunpowder and cartridges, but it needed end of the last Chinese year.
The Chief Commissioner has promised to sub- egatter, by a singular coincidence, he asema no special legislation to deal with these, as corintion was that her book showed the armis be promoted thereby. A strong taptation smit the indignation meeting's memorial regard under pro-oxisting laws no dealer was 11-$27.08tu arreare, buther book showed arrears iste is open those establishments in London för to have overlooked; and on his arrival allowed to store more than 15 lbs. of ganpowder to be ealy $10. The defendant alleged that the the sake of the appointments they erase, and for ing the Mandalay, massacres to the Governtaént Nanking, when he applied to the Provincial It was not considered safe to keep such a stock figuros in the book had been tampered with, and the formation of a Board of highly-paid hròotors,
of explosivos at the Central Station, and is was this was burns out by roskoping up the figuras, who copy an alivet sinecure ition where goon Prince's followers arrived with infractions
By the last Madraz mail several of the Mein Treasury for funds, found that nothing but all packed. Inte a cargo boat and mourod off which left the balance be contended to be dao, the manager is an offer of the to be adherents to be in readiness norik of Zim the most trivial amount sould be spared." Stone Cattura". Island. The conditions under The plaintiff's evidence was given in a very. At any rate, we me that the ons Bank which the Recently some of the recruits af Shangbai which the arms have hoon restored are that dexamfisfactory and petalictory mammer, and resisted the temptation, and which has ita band
Feveral Burmers who are British subjects, made a raid apan'the shops in Hangkew, and a shall not dispose of them exiept tá persons after hearing her, and examining the books, the affine to the Fest, in the vary nentre and focs who were at Mandaing, aré mísstuge, malign
who have obtained a written pertait from the case us Curried so forthen, and we defonce mus of its business, hus achieved almost fabalone suc
Affairs in the Bhan States are in a very un- called for. The womist sald the defendant and ceas, where the others can hardly be cald to have antifactory state. The Slings are digested b the Acting Chairman of the Municipal Coun- | Government, ell, in a letter addressed to the Senjor Consul
charge of the book and must have altered the Lugcoecded at all Kathrning from this digree twenty thousand have crossed into British texn figures, she had not done so. The defendant had [sion, we note that the Profit and Loss count ritory, there, dated the, 28th October, asking bici to |
fchenled het in her reut
for the balf-year indiostes, & nett proff of bring the matter to the notice of the. Taotsi
His Lordship, in dismissing the claims, said 3 £400,000 a year, upon paid-up capital of
King Theebaw is preparing a retrost for hine Shughal and requesting bim to more the men away! The police have not allowed the grair to grow was about na impadent a case of attempting to £1,875,000, or 22 per cent. pet sanum. The self in use of his dethronement.
swindle or get up a false enim as he conats do not disclose the post of management,
WINA BOMBAY, 20th October, from the Settlement, wrots here the under their foot with regard to this shocking ever sun, because it was no very tot the Disortore rocarved the modest sum of While the rations of brand wore being brought Anarlons riot has occurred at the Cairo Gaal: honour to informs you that about 250 recruits tragedy. but have followed up the scent vige-lumsily done. It required only au rdinary £2,500, we observe, for their half-year's labour into the prison, the turn carrying the suddenly
individual to add up the various amounts to or shout I par cent. upon the heft prite.. for the Chinese Army are as present quarter. analy. On Sunday evening Inapsoter Swania
see that the balunos at the end of the your ed in Li Hongkow, on the North aids of the ass charge of the district within which had been altered from $37 to $10. Perhaps the early double the net profits of the whole other sentries in the yard disarmed and pinioned them The ust profits of this one Bank are thus dropped their bardena, and springing on the Seward road, who are only recoiring 24 to 30 the murder occurred, assisted by Inspector had not altered the tigers herself, but she had six Exchange Bankes together an
Bimultaneously, the prisoners made a cash at the Quiarey, P. S. Buffin, and other members of the got some one else to do it, but the whole thing
gats, and overpowered the sentries. Thirty-two cash each per diem, or the equivalent in polies foros, proceeded to Test Tas Man village, was done in so clumsy and ridiculous a manner
estaped, pring whom were three prisoners" da. Manila" pics-As this is barely-ufficient to oppport ang sa safolding silage named Sas Cher miestas cass with costs, and he believed he
that-any-one could make it out. He should dis
ohaina under son tance of death. Eighteen of the Hielpasos
Hong runways have been recaptured. Some warders life, they are in a state of great destitution, where they arrested 23 atcom cutters and ought to send the woman to gaol for coming up
The paid up Capital of the six other Banks and several of the prisoners 'themselves behaved l and yesterday afternoon goveral shopitompers roman, concerning whom information had with such a ass, and andavouring to throw aggregate about £4,000,000, while the paid up very well in the affair. Lord Northbrook called wear from the neighbourhood came to the Police been supplied them. The dont on the villast into the eyes of the cart. She was one of Capital of the Hongkong Bank is but £1,500,000. en Warder Sherwin, who was very soriously worth Station, comphining that a number of these lagos was made after dark, betresa sight and those women who live by conjuring and telling The figures are so surprising that we make anjured in his exertions to repress the revoll, to lies, and deceiving a lot of people, and she op- apology for arging enquiry into the causes of a express his warm appreciation of his cours maxi had entored their shops, and seized all nine o'clock, and the whole of the prisoners were peared to be trying tho mama thing in sout mucosas so extraordinary.
geous conduct
BILA, 18th October. the food they could lay their hands on, in longed at No. 2. Station by about ten s'eloer.The plaintif became very noisy at losing har
Tko terms on which the Saran Kakeru have consequence of which they were compelled Other remains were found evidently connected ease; sad peccando rick to address Ide Lardship
tendered their abaitusion hare not yet bean with the same arime. The man's leg first and then being turned away, she harnogued
Antly reported to the Government of Tadio, and Mau0,00 to close their housua. Many of the men are found was à left ous, and yesterday a rich thuss presents and, had finally to be pushed out
consequently laro not received the approval of alphone known so the Folice as bad characters, hav-leg which corresponded with it was found
Hongkong! that sathority. There is no reason hevarer, to ing been confined in the Municipal Gaol, and Boating near the Harbour Ofice. The Arst had
anticipate any hitch Before returning to Shanghai as at present they are practically under nos pises of granite attached to it by a place of
Quetta the troops under General Tanner will gu control, the two hävitsen who hadi sharge grass rope, but the second had only a piece of of them having gone to Foochow, they are rope, to which no tone was attaobel, and itin most a positive fourca of danger to the peace and likely a stons had been attached, but subsequent- good order of the Settlement.” We havregon |ly become disengaged. Another discovery was some of the Chinese soldiers at Canton and also on the beach near where the woman's
Ng Choi Yin, married womun," "was brought; handy aplliers Frigas Ke-le-fang, in A.D 781 A section of the Kakar Pathans with Shah elsewhere behaving very quietly and peaceably, legs and the man's leg wen found take ap on remand, on the dange of sulting and was sunoh vered because the Emparse Ties-pehan as their but still continue to hold eat. and doubt not, if regularly paid and properly was a man of viscera suppasod to bolong fogging her servant girl, Chl Anui, elore years would not recove and punish two Chiasse ofloers and the latest intelligence indicates that they in-
in the province, who by their oppresstro squees tend to fight. Shah Jahan efore are, how Hergkong. disciplined, they would soon learn to conduct to one of the locaged. One of the man's of age, on the 8th instant.
It will be remembered that the woman beating were causing the people to revolt. Lo ke over thought to be insignificant number, and lege has been recognised by seas by two or the girl in a very unmoreful way about the buck cent. Genaral Wang and some troops against the settlement with them should not give any prest. shemarives in such asur sa to cite three people, who state it is that of a cook, and and one of her armas mata s traie, because alte as these mati, who at first waisted, but were after wouble to General Tanner's forg no offence to the people song who as to the woman, she was well known, having cidentally broke an earthenware pat and warda mateit; and acs polemned Almealf. This Ambatz, 20th Onculier. they were quartered and no cause to dread lived was to the Police Station Kose ties in The defendant was gained to three was the beginning of semations on both sides.
The 40th South Lancabire Regiment passed their provence. This is a question of serious and even they given trouble by babe months imprisonment with hard labour and and the result was that the Emperor soat 68,000 through reatorday route for Adon The 3rd The buggies today
the girl was gone to the Registrar General troops ngabass him for the next year. Fringe Flanger Hader orders for the Belas pawn, arg import to Chios at the present moment. One mapected of tidelity to her marriago tos,
Lo Lo became alarmed at the presence of so large pre-to-arth and aplling of all their less ber soldiers are fed and paid it is absurd | The whole history of the affair appears to be ae
an amy, he sent to me with the Chinese_hips Colquel Tuoky, Q.15, commande
by a court coolio..
POLICE COURT
10th November.
BEFOLD ME A G. WISE,
THE CASE OF LUZERNATING A CHILD.
Willam Cornigan Braun hailing from foe,
Jurange.
$930,000
Not profta of the tii Exchange Backe in
the last three FASTO... Not pruit of the Hongkong Bak20,900
STATION
sta November, 1863, 85.5-2.15.
■TATION:
THE PROVINCE OF YUN.NAN,E
PART, PRESUNT, AND FOTUBE. The Chinese Imperial Government does not seem to have wielded much power wither in this province or in 8-o'wan unhi the swelfth century
beyond a military desenatration et times, is probably traverse the whole Bori Valley, a pro- wastoak:) - which they were mostly defested, and afterwards 9ooding which will be of value towards increasing sought to keep up their prestige by giving pre- or gosgraphical knowledge of the distriot and sents and patronage to the pause Princes. neighbourhood, and will no doubt produce a good Some of the Tang Emperors were sorely kam- bled by someof those Tünyan Priness and their
deal effect on the minds of the nativos,
SALE READ SLX, 20th October,
Beth Movember, 1896, at 10 acar
STATION.
£yp=ziw{° [@aaf
and har
36. Croix, W. K. Hagias, Major Cochrany, and F. H. Slaghok.
On the motion of Mr. TRIPF, baconded by the Hon. T. JACRSON, the Hon. E. Byrie waelected Olairman of the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN read the noties couvaning the meeting, and said the first business was to re- saive and pass the accounts of the Hon. Tro surer for 1884.
Mr. TEBURN read the financial statement, .......which showed a balance in hand of $10,999.
The CHAIRMAN-I beg to propose that those very satisfactory accents be adopted by this meeting,
Hon. F. D. SA800 seconded. -Carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN-The other business we have į baforo us to-day is the formation of a Toskey Clab. We are taking a new departure in Hong kong in zacing matters. It has long boon felt. by influential members of the community that this step of forming a Jockey Club for Kong kong should be taken. The march of time has made soms change désirable. In old days such Club as that now suggested was searcaly necessary, but as years have run on the reas city for it has become apparent to most of u Therefore, gentlemon, what I have now to pro pose to you is a series of rosolationsforming that Jockey Club. The first resolution is:-
That is darable to pinos Buong in Hongkong en a more satisfactory footing, and for that purpesö
to organise permanent masing sodation
Hon T. JACKSON Boendeð.
Carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then moved the second ress- Iution as follows:-
That, this sociation be called tho Hongkong Jockey Club and that it is hereby constituted.
Mr. GROTE secunded. Carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN-Now, gentlemen, I have to move the third resolution :
That the anbarbers to the Bace Fund of 1884-bore pemant be the origiant members of the Hongkong Jockey Club, that all members of the Hongkong Olab and Ciah Garrenala, and at commissioned officere oft the Army, Navy, and Valmateers who shall before the Bit-Desember next declare in writing th ir do stre to join the Olab stall bs de toda original mambers without ballot or entrenos fee, and that alt anbaeribass to the Bacs Fund of 1684 mot provest ht thie meeting and therefore not qualified under the foregoing provision, who shall declare in writing before the stat December their desire to join the Glub b shall also be admitted as original mouters on being duly proposed by une member and eveondo by another.
Mr. WooDIN Seconded.
Carried unanimously: Pa
The CEAIBICA
The next resolution, No. 4,
That the antrazdn'tne skali be $10, and the anomal sabaaription s liko amorat
MK. TEIPT secuded.
Carried unanimously.
The CHKIEMAN-The next rasolation is
That the balanse now standing to the erudit of the Hongkong Face Fund, whether on fired dopositor otherwise, be handed over to the Hongkong Jookey
Mr. BELL-IRVING Bonded
Mr. WOODEN asked if it would be legal for that meeting to haud the funds over, be p
Mr. TRIPP The members present can vote the funds to the Hongkong Jockey Club; that
the Lawyer" ogimon. ***
The solution was then put and carried' -un-
The CHAIRMAN Gentleman, the next buai- nows on the order of the day is the election of stewards for the new Club. The Ion of the old stewarde was that in the first instanco we. should alast twelve stowards, and that it should be done in the ordinary way by ballot; but a. gentleman han just now made proposition which I think he is quite entitled to put as a substantare motion for the approval of the meeting. Bis Idon, sa I understand it, is that the old Stewarda bero-elected by this meeling with power to add to their number, Perhaps he will explain it himself.
ME. MCCULLOUHI beg to propose that the #tewards of the last Moeting be reelected with power to add to their number if necessary, and Bave balle ting. And of course the Clerk of the Copria Hear, boar)
Mr. TEIPP read out the mesofthe Stewards of the last Meeting present, namely, Hon P. Bycle, Hon, T. Jacason, Hen., F.. D. Sassoon, Mr. W. II. Forba, Mr, Bell-Irving, Mr. Darby, Mr. Grote, and Mr. Noble,
MY BAKER BTR-I thought there were sype of the Offguns of the Garrison Stawards.
Mr. TaripeThey are honorary members Fanked by the Aterrards for the Meeting,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.