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THE DAILY. PERIE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22xw, 1896-

tionable polley of promoting from the make ant Superintendents are prid, sad that they to any grado higher than that of Inspector." should be supported by a small body of Mr. Aldas, who also appends a rider, says: selected European constables, also with sul-

Io y opinion, the evidence tendered arles considerably ineressed. It is an ossen to the Commission, if to be received at all, til feature, they say, that the head should touches the highest officers of this class; us of a character and pecuniary position and I would add to the hero words in conabore the temptation of $100 or $200 tinuation even to the highest officers thereof," a month additional to bis salary, and

ORICKET.

Trick-sui also deserves no less praise in work Count Bonet bas appealed to posterity in a

The London Glasalts of the Sth November ann- ing his manual on the godown in the first rather nonsual way. His will Arcote that on his nined the statutes of the now Distinguished instance, and probably mitigating the fury tombstone shall be orthod, Penen to his Sorvino Order, instituted by the Queen as a TA REGIMENT V. GARRISON.

of the fra. Mr. Vajifdar was the daly ono ashes; justion to his memory" The Chunt lived ass of adequately rowarding meritorious and A match between the raprosentatives of the who got his font and bands slight burat in long wough to see justice dore to his motives: distinguished services in the Bell or before the -

Northamptonshire Regiment and the rest of the successfully attempting to sare, song with whether his wisdom at all periods of hiss mrner noray which have been honourably mentioned Garrison was commercol yesday.. The Regl others, thousands of dollars of his masters' pro

Indian or Colonial tomes are eligible for the Atsipotion, and foreign officers who have been ment took first innings, and made les moderate party. I honestly believe that bis masters cald full or be acknowledged is at least vory doubt. in despatolia Borsons bolding commissions in ly good soare of 110 before ait were out, of which not have daze hatter were any one or sil of tham present on the oacasion. Lac-Kia-Me. Tuok-Ï'»

A Countess who is very fond of paintings assisted in naval and unflitary operations with Lieut. Graham, with 46, wae by far the largest son aud Masara. D. D. Ollia & Co 's Compradore showed her callestion to Beiratu, po suddenly out forces are to be eligible as honorary members of the order. The badge of the order will consist For many years past we have beou accus- that is constablos should stao be placed in contributor, Lent. B. O. Sraith, with 15, being was indafatigable in his exortions in looking remarked, while pointing with his cane to a

after is firm's interest.

horrible danb, “ Whatever is that?" That is of a gold croús, enamelled, white, edgol gold," The inmates of Mears, Fandag & Co's, the my portrait, Mousivar Toplisit the Countess having on one side in the segles, within a wreath tomed to look upon the bonesty of the Eu-positions where 350 or $60 a month would nox Stumps war drawsthorarly on Dount

of laurol enamelferd groom, the Imperial Crown ropean branch of the Borgkong Police not tempt them. The expanse of each ani of the had light, and at that time the Garrison only other foreign frm that was affected by the lightly anoaved - Ah! sepristi! it is anything in gold, upon a roi encased ground, and on, Force a practically above auspicion, but the agency would evidently be wary considerable, had or usarly 190 for eight wickets, of which late are, could only escape with the books of the bat basatiful, axslaimed Botan, in hig

hluff macher. Theu, after a pause foating it te veren, within a similar wreath and an n diecovery of such widespread corruption but the Commissioners are of opinion that it Col, Byan, with 30, was the chief contributor, firt. They have lost their all, which, I uuder-

The loss of a Chinnan tesman is said to bombent upon him to say something plans. similar red ground, the Traparist and Royst foft breast by a riband edged bias of lin. in amongst the Force of the neighbouring co would probably be largely met by fives from the total being put together with some roostatud, is insured in a German Company.

aften. Mr. Tuok-eni's Insk is ontimated at about whether we have not been living in a fool's seem that they expect gambling to go on

$12,000, by the total destruction of his five

The Orlannist and other officers so summarily Dr. Edmond Rognior, who played so singular paradise. In fairness to the Police Force, pretty briskly, notwithstanding the manzares

hoses foolading the une su which Masers. Pasc destroyed is estimated at about sixty, and the longer do not man to accept his rending of condomed to death far dastings with the enemy. ontice loss by the fire is pat dong somewhere at the law. Six anits have been treads instituted has just died at Ramarate. He was born of $304,000. The loss of life is any one Chinese for hearing before the Council of State by the Paris in 1832, adopted the medical profession Dun Ausle, the Doe de Chartres, Prince infsetYours, 0.

was army surgeon in Algeria, zatrici a rioh Murat and his son, the Duc do Nemours and the ite sailed in England, and bought an outafa EYE-WITNESS.

Das d'Alangan. It is ortain that if the uncilman Malas. Aftar the investment of Mets he Amoy, 18th December, 1886.

of State gives an unprejudised judgment, the waited on the Empress at Harting, received commission so arbitrarily takon away will have to be restored.

lony cannot fail to suggest doubts as to time to time imposed. From this it would Dr. Scanlan 22, sad Sergeant Savage 17. Plaxory considerably, he baring lost over 3,500 chote ant: "But thon. Countess, it is a capital like. 1yaler V.RI., and will be suspended from the

accomplished play. Major Riddell compiled 25.

will be reamed at 11 am to-day, and daring the afternoon the Band of the Regiment

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was rather unpleasant, being raw and chilly,

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Mesars. Kelly & Walsh, 8'ghai. therefore, as well as to the public, the report they recommend for its suppression. I perform on the ground. The weather yesterday dag & Co. lived. The total number of boiesismissed from the French. Army by Gruorala part in the siege of Mats, and was by default

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Turning to the question of gambling it- self, the Singapore Commissioners aro of opinion that auongat a people so addicted to gambling as the Chinese it is impractic able to suppress the vine, sad that the limit of prosent expostation should be to reduca the practice to a minimum, by such a ra pression as, whilst by dificultion and pomsl- ties it discouraged and confined the oppor. tunities of the determined gambler, would also withdraw from temptation that groat class of parsons who would not gamble anloss

this port to-day at 11 o'clock,

We are informed by the Agents (Mesra. But terfeld & wire) that the Doms Steamship Com- pany's steamer Patroalus, from Liverpool, left Singapors for this part yesterday morning.

A telegram wax received here yesterday from Pa-ng-fa sanonning that His Excellenes Li Hung.chang, the Visaray of Chikli, nerved at that city on Saturday morning, the 18th inst.

To-day in the Chinam festival of Tang Chi, or

by all classes. Officials go in state to worship the inter solstice, a festival observed as a holiday Emperor's tablet, and the people adore their Jares.

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A Kche native paper says é Án ozormons the process were easy of access or the temp-inoroase has taken place in the export of matches tation brought to their doors or so put into Chius, and the business of some of the Robe factories is now so great that the proprietore their way as to make it irresistible."

cants uplate opening ugenbies in Haagkong." considering the various mengores by which

The thistribution of prizes to the pupils of the this and is to be arrived at, they reject the Hongkong Public School wil take plaon at St. scheme of a gambling farm, on the ground Paul's College at noon today, when lis Ex. that whilst some advantages attach to this callony the Acting Governor will preside. The psrants and frisuda sud those interested in the method--that of reducing temptations to Pomase of education are invited to be present on lice corruption, and the amount of cheating the occasion.

The Honorary Socretary of the Al Frand Féta informs us that he has aired from Mrs. Chalmers and Mrs. Edge the sum of 340.38, being the proceeds of goods from Burland received too Lata for the Bazaar. The balance in the Bank for the benefit of the Aloo Memorial Hospital is therefore now $9,000.

with an incessant drizzle.

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POLICE COURT,

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Bero Me. E. MACKEAN,

DISEASED BEEF.

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Kek Kam Tin, a butcher residing in Third- strees, was used by Market Inspector Rao on a charge of haring ant for slaughter to the alanghitor house a bullock in an advanced stage of direase, and in a coalition to afford anrhols- some cert

The defendant was convicted and flued 850, whish be paid.

FETTY LARCENTES.

CHINESE LIBRARIES,

"The Librarios of the

Au intaresting paper or

The Builder understand that a project is on Far East" has been read by Pof. B. Douglas, tont to sreet what is called a Vistoria Juhiton at the recent annual meeting of the Library AsTower in the mar of the National Gallery. on sociation of the United Kingdom.

groped belonging to the Marquis of Salisbury, After giving a description of libraries in Cho tower will be 2015, high and it across of China and Japan, that of Peking being eleventhe base, and is estimated to cost £35,000. The outuries oll, Professor Douglas pointed, mutiblia will be admitted to use the towar by a that as regarded antiquity, the library of the lift pineal in the cantra of the buildiu's, and it Kwo-to Kien wag established daring the Chow is considered that a large revenue may be rekan- dynasty (B.D. 122-255), and stood unique in co-ed upon from the charge for ulinission. Mr. W xpert of its age and its contents among the H. Eadford, of Nottingham, is the architect of libraries of the world. In every large city the building, througiert this Erapire-an official library nzist

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from the Prince Imperial's photograph of that town, with a morandum written on the back by the Empress; then wont to Prince Frederick Charlos, and was allowed to enter Metz, where ha profossed to be a eurier from the Emperor. The result was that General Boatbiki was st by Bazsina to Hastings: but there found tExt the Empress had given Regnier no mission and he vainly sought permission to re-enter Melx. Regnier made further attempts to serve as go. befwoon with the Germans, vanity and ambition being probably his motiva, On Bazine Delug promoted, ha also was arrested, but after thre months was annotably released. Au arder to To-arrest in was frustrated by a fight to Sritzerland. In Feptambor, 1874, he was con domined by default, and passed the rest of his life

En laud.

ad. In some tewas private Kibrarius collosted by An English lord who visited America was at rich sobolars rivalled, and in some insances.sara dinnor giver in his honour. A little daughterin passed in size, thereunder the charge of the man of his host who was too well bood to stare, but darins. Bat though China thus well provided, who eyed him covertly as the occasion presented

Ia spite of the repeated cockradiobious of the with storms of books, she does not posses a single itself, finally ventured to remark. And you are Bussin Press, it por poems only too certain that library which can he called public. The library roally and truly an English lord "Yes," the Czar dit, indeed, shoot down one of his aide. catalogues are parget of all mention of novels, answered pleasantly, really and truly." *1 decamps about six weeks ago, owing to sudden playa. and religions frostises. The Chinese have have often thought I would he to see an Ensaion of nervous far. The name of the nn- a suprema dostatopt for novels, which they lish lord," she want on, and-aud And Cortanate oficer was the Conte de Reatern. A plassify as small talk," and plays are regarded as now you are satisfied af at?" he pal in laugh | near relativo of bis living at Sale, in Switzerland; being fit only for the study of tas coninon peo ingly. *N-d" replied the truthfat tittle girl, ple and women. Theretically at least they have "I'm not satisfied. "I'm a good deal disappoint. A rogart for what they believe to be irae, or too!"

be founded upon, truth, and a corresponding con-

and thus ant directly under the terrorising infance exerted in Basia itselt, has made known tho details of the tragical affair. Al the account hitherto printed have bean inerset. that really happened was this. The Cear bay.

tempt for works which owe their origin only to Mossrs. Derlag Brothers & Co. have male an the imagination. Offeint historiza also are re-extraordinary slip in their letters of allolanting, it was thought, loft his apartments for the garded as authentic, and all others, however of shares and dehentures in Artha: Guinases, evening, the ill-starred Cambi da Beatern, who sarafully compiled, are lightly astonmed as lack-Son & Co. (Limited) -s slip which is all the was on dats in the sals-room, lighted a sigar by ing that guarantee for truthfulness farcished more extraordinary because they have had plenty way of relieving the monstery of the situation

Ha bud mankend one cigar and had just lighted by the offcial information, Religious works of time to get all their desinents in order. also of all kinds, whathor Buddhist, Toonist. They use sant aus the letters of allotraent, with another, when the door of the ante-rom saddenly Wabonasdan, or Christist; are passed over with an adhesise panny stamp simply oncelled with opanol and the Czar enterod. Knowing how indifference by founders of libraries. The pr the initials B-B.& Coins of an apelantecratically particular Alexander III is Be to tically-minded Chinaman Buds that he has quite stamp, as the law require. By so doing that any breach of court stignette. the Conat bestil

they are can satirate, since this number of throwing it down and patting bis foot on it.

Koo Asing, enolis, was convicted of stealing The troopship Himalare left England on the about 50 cents' worth of wood, the property of anough to do to soquaint himself with the affairs have incurred populfies the amount of which snatched the cigar from his lipe with a view of

shopkeeper named Uba Alung, on the 18th inst. and be ans entonned to thres weaks hard labour and three hours' public exposure in the stocia.

allotment letters is not known.

it fails in the essential element of din. couraging and checking the practice of de termined gamblera and brings to the door of the great mase of the population vies which, if it had to be pursued under-pona ties pretty certain in their infliction, would be generally let alone. There are also, the report saya,

of the narrow world within hikan, and so, with the objections of "encouraging, or certainly

Confucias, o allows all inquiries about a future

when the Czar, noticing the aide-de-camp's nad. deu confasion, and catching sight of the lighted nct. discouraging, the vice, for the sake of

state to go by the board. The mataphysical sides of pure Buddhism and Taonism are too

A suntemporary elas extracts from the

end of the cigar. and probably asociating it revenue; the absence of ang sints of things

abstense to be onngenial to his intellet, and the

with a buralar fore or some such thing, drew his requiring so dangerous and more than

degraded systems which now represent those memoirs of Count Vitzilum, formerly Saxoo rerolrer and shot the Count through the right religions are too gross and abroad Connt's description of Napoleon III, who respal, but he died after great saffering in abant Minister to the Count of St. James. Talang. The malosky officer was not killed on the doubtful a remely; and the moral sanction

themselves to aluduted minds. Christianity minded bin of one of those riding motore the two days The most desperats efforts were unde whicb, arroneously or otherwise, the licenca

yet linds a favour with the literate the only superi tend the performance in the eireus, whip to Ensh up the affair, and it ways wach for the a Government is held toimply."

missionary works which gain admission into the

That despotic power of the Czar that it has taken se our own part, anppression bero 7.30 o'clock. The following is the programme: Ayau, and he was sentenced to six months' hard another, and ons of the chief reasons why public ak precisely what the raperor did, and did long for the frets of the esse to come ezt.

librarias heing those on scientific sabjets. But in band," is both epigrammatic and teas. libraries do not exist in China, is that boots are absolute whip and tried to conduct the parier with consummate skill, until he dropped the

of For

7th instant with the naval and military reliefs that were to have come by the Tamar, that asal not being ready for service. The Himalaya brings 41 war of the Beyal Engineers, a draft for the Northamptonshire Regiment, sed arelief

row for the Vicfor Emanuel.

The Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment will play at the Officers' Moss, Murray Barracks. this evening, the 2nd instant, commencing at

March.... Overture Valko Polks Selection

Selection

.“ Cavalier ",

Le Fidele Berger

Pasionon"

"Love Light" "Lucia di Laraic" "Falka'

hours in the stocka

a

Li Achung.. hawker, for staaling ten young fowis, valve 31.50, at Yeamail on the 15th last

anntenced to ten days' hard labour and three Wong Akong; unemployed, pleaded guilty to charge stealing a gold sar-pick, velno 96, the property of a married woman named Ne

Newton labour.

alia Ann. sugiuser, for sealing 20 sente worth Strana of soap on the Hang Ham Dook promises, was Vary sentenced to seven days'imprisonment and three Donizetti. Chanzaigna.

... jam.

2ours in the stocks,

OFITH CASHEJ.

impossible, we fail to see why control should not be resorted to. We have yạt to learn that the evils to the coinmunity at large attending the gambling farm in Masan are greater than those which attend the illegal and surreptitious gambling which The nonaal distribution of prizes to the Leong Akong, Coppersmith, was fined $6 for goes on in Hongkong, while there is certain-scholars of St. Joseph's College will take

place this afternoos at that institution, com, unlicensed possession of prepared opium, and mracing at the o'olook. His Excellency the Lau A Du, butcher, sued 32 for a like offence. Acting Governor has consented to distribute the prizes, after which an entertainment will be gramma of which will consist of masie sa Pa citations and the second part of a farce. The Weds not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions

expressed by our Corresponden.] parents of the boys and their friends are ingsted to be present.

Corcoedende requested to forward their came swl address with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publiestion, but as evidence of good

Al letters for publication abould be written on only on absence of the loss of life which fre. sich of the jisper only.

quently occurs in Hongkong when gambling houses are raided, and also an absence of the main source of corruption in the Police Force. However, we are quite prepazał to see the Government go on attempting im. possibilities for years before it comes back to this common-sense method of dealing with the question: The Singapore. Commission recontand further amendment of the law,

Contot maated,

Advertiservats and Subscriptions who are not ardent for sed primi will be continued at

Orders for extra copine of the Dady Pres should be sent before 11. a. on the day of publication.

After that hour ho apply is limited.

MARRIAGE.

At 1. Bu silbings, on the 21st instant, by the Hlov, Thr. Chalcers, Farula RCDESIBON, youngest danebtor of the late Alex. Telier, Glasgow, to JORN Forner, you agost son of Capt. Rikt. Dee, Edin borgh

DEATH.

On the Woda Dezember, at No. 11. Prays East, the

infant daughter of J. A, GARRILA.

The Daily Press.

given by the pupils, the first part of the pre-

Efforts 10 about to be made to improve the

(entrancs to the Shimonoseki Straits. The Japan Gette states that a Kolama of Haji in Yonagachi-kon proposes to remove the sunken rocks at thapatrance to the Shimonoseki Straits, |

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE HONGKONG STEAM LAUNDRY

COMPANY'S LAST MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS ") Siz-Referring to the last meeting of the Hongkong Steam Laundry Co. Limited, when

to the effect that a householder ought to bend the necessary permesin laving been ob- it was proposed to cola $1.500 to one of the

•

"Local Gossiper" of the Newcalle

well known west countryman, who was in

so cheap that a student who cannot afford to mance in the cirons" without it. Had the Tmeninio is responsible for the following stary supply biawuff with those he ruins must parial ringmaster stuck to his whip ho, or his son, be very por indeed. Hasing therefore, would proba dy be anniveting it still. all that bey require within their reach, they have no dozice to go abroad to read, but re-

Naweza tla a few nights ago, having kost kin train, roturned to the public-house where he had been tire to their studies and to the well worn volumes Hera is an anecdote which strikes us as elmi- habibing an extra dosa of liquor, and scoured a which have possibly stood from generation to ruotaristic. The scene was Apslar House, in bed for theaight. A osadia was handed to him, emration on their shelves. Lending librarios Piccadilly, and the present Duke of Wellington.andho was directed to his room; bai being.sotas. ars to be found in sil large cities both in China baring himself stown an old and respected whet - fou" his rosteadiness of gut jocked the and Japan. Tins wantonis of these libraring age tenent of his family's (up for the Colindecies) mcello ont of its sookat, and be why this left in hawked about by colporteurs from door to door. over the mansion, had brought him back to the darkus But be conragannsly disdained to call Narels, plays. ghost stories, and love tales make ball squia. "Thero," said his grace, affably. "I for assistance, for he had imbibad too many spi- up the sum total of the stock-in-trade of these think you hare seen everything now. Hodges Frits to nare nazhi for ghosts. So he stumbled itinorant Madies, and an eighth of a penny a What do you think of ik ekf For a moment on till he found a bad-room-though not his own, volume is held to he a settiolent camputation the worthy geoman made no reply, bat prosently Douz his garments, he groped about anooems. for the seroless they render to the community,sprech orme, and he replied, "Well, your grows, fally for the bad, but found that it already se. Their patrons are mainly poor people who can notik, teplendid houses, the most splendid bönce I command-fed another indger, who had planted afford to bay bucks, and girls hud woven. With are saw and then after a short pausa, during hinsaff right in the centre: and, as it seemed to these last, writers of lore stories and ghostly which the speaker looked out through a ball our bore somewhat worssonbly monopolised legrada are the favourite anthorn.

window on the never-ending stream of trafic rolling past, ka added. “Yes, and encontraleut, boo, for pony grace. Why, you have the omni- brass at your very door!

TOKYO.

About 6 am. qn the Råd inst. a ire broke out

[2103 compelled to give security against future tained from the Japanne tiovernment the work Directors for special services, perhaps the follow- gambling when his boase has been convicted will be commend sherly. The onst in esti ing judgment givan by Mr. Justice Ruy an 8th 12104 of having been used as a gaming-house, and matel at 10.000, which is to be aorared November last against the dirotors of the Oz-perial Palace

by a small tex to be levied on junks apt satlingford Building Society way peoro of intorest ta that possession of a lottery ticket should, havasolt paning through the straits.

those moring aid rota of $1,500,-Yours, made presumptive evidence of haring

A READER. Hoogkong. 31st December, 1996.

The following in the judgment:-

4

the

נ

JUDGMENT AGAINST DIRECTUES. Mr. Justice Kay gave judgment on Nov. 8 in the

more than his share of the available space, 7 Mova abang, mom," he welshard inpatiently," "an dinnet tysk all the bafta yorset P" The ma paid no attention to the remenstrane. Car west countryman thereupon addressed him in more energetic terms, and finally pushed him

along till he made for himself a plass. Bat ha

It that his bed-fellow was a more than sually

Bora is an example of the astrifeness of Mr. in Akasaks, Omotecho Tahoma, alravia the Instire Byles es as advanta: Cota ba was for A strong wind was blaring from the ardant in an action for branch of promis the north, and in a short time a heavy of marriage. The plaintiff proved the promised subject. Man." said he, "ya'ya as ca ad of smoke was rolling upwards Happily, how-

to marry, and that the defendant had married clay: ger fant's the foshorga!" He con- ever, the dra barät itself out on reaching the blaff, after destroying about ten hartrade elve. The care seemed a question of ireed to push this uncomfortable neighbour boss. The quarter was a good can inhabited damar hat Ryles put two questions to the alerg till the latter fell out of bed altogether. Did rot he promise (by a well-to-do class of people.-Japan Mail, plaintiff

marry you are, noc," exclaimed our hero, yn can lie when his father was daad ?" "You" Is his theco He soon full sound asleep. Next morn- father doad "No." That is my case, y ing he was awakened by the noise of two stalwart

YOKOHAMA.

loged corruption of the Polico Force by tao this year. The following is a paragraph of feading and rearing cattle, breeding, &e. Wingid to smoont in £44,00, which, it was foged, they Re & strong wind blowing at the lime fears ware outlive them both when it will be time to fulded? This was too much for the two joiners who

He

The Osaka Nippo has the following note on share in the conduct of a lottery. And,

the bonf supply in Japen, which it seems is not touching lotterios, we note that the Com-equal to the demand-"The ocasumption and HONAKOKA, DECEMBER 2ro, 1886. mission take a very different view of the export of beef has increased so enormously in Manila lottery from that taken by the Japan that the supply does not keep pace with

lord, enid Byles. "But, brother Byles, il en fumbling with the bandla of his bed-room MANY months ago a Commission was ap Ingialatire Coquel of Hongkong when likely to arise tu consequence, the gricultural setion brought against the director of the Oxford

ths demand. To provide against the contingency

the judge, he has married someone else.”

door, and then noisily entering with a colia. A fire broke out about 2 pm on the 10th Well, my lord," aid Bylas, "his wife may dis The indignant corpse thereupon saddenly sat up, pointed in Hongkong to inquire into the al-matter was discussed in the early part of Department has initiated a series of arpariments Building Mowisky, now being and an by the creditors fast in Chooja-machi, 7th ward, and as there before his father, or afterwards, and he may and demanded to know why he had been disturb

having rolerenee to the most approved method of the lety, to render tatt liable 62 par au kaspers of gambling agencies. The report of from their report:-

hac inaproperly paid away out of the floating capital entertained that it would assume larga diman. the promise." The plaintiff bad, in fact, allered dropped the onin and led The sight of the that Commission has never been pub'ished,

the dual results are aseartained they will be of the company. The three main chargor against the sings. The fames commencedir a compound in in ter pleadings au absolute promise, and the soffin reminded our hors of his bed-fellow. Tour Conuincioners did not think their labour printed and made known throughout the empire directors were first, that fly had pad videos which there was a pile of ba bows and shavings, proof of a conditional promiss was what was locked over at bin for a moment, and then but several cases of corruption have been world be caplete without an inquiry into the extent for general information.”

out of mpital instead of cut of realised profits: 80-and after coaseing a couple of small buildings, oslled a fatal variance, which could not be amamdalised that his fellow layer was a corice! He condly, that they had roosived ramunomtien out of Fully proved, and that it exists, at least in to which shares la these lotteries were taken by the

sbrand to a row of godewus balonging to the od. the ensues; and thirdly, but they had voted them- In the course of succcount in the Tacs of selves extra remuneration, by way of commission. H Nippon Tueen Kwsiaka.: The roof of one of those pable, and the number-onrtainly not less than that the Chinese section of the Force, is beyond stated by the wliperses-same one thousand tickets a India of an evening party given on the 18th nlt.rship held that the directors must repay to the buillings was seriously damared and the can- all doubt, It would be interesting and use of the Garment and for repressive measures. month, seams to them each se to call for the attention

in honour of the Enrf and Countess of Doffarin | Bquidisfor all the murs pain as dividends out of the ful to know if the Commission were able to Your Commisioners are of opinion that it in gaita by Sir Jamaetjee Jofeebbog, Bart, C.S.I., at his Lating ospital of the company during their respec

impossible to distinguish this disse of lottery from residmacs, Mazagon Castle, Bombay, that paper tires of office, together with 4 per eat intera negertain to what extent it exists, and whether the Wahaays or higher lotteries fairly sanducted, says: "In the reception hall and in the ante repay all sama reseirui ma remonecution with It is wholly confined to the Chinese. Our roept in this-that it often reaches a class bigbar in rous wors displayed some of the best and most recent, and repay all sumeraccived as

the social ecule tiny the atakers as Wahwazo. They attention has been called to the subject by ars naable to sea that gambling in this fort is tossing hairlooms of the family. Among them was a large gold vase of exquisits workman- the appearance of the report of a Commis be lawful for one alas, and not for the other. They ship. presented in 1841 to the first Baronet by Mr. jarius to a class de muther, and why it shund sion appointed in the Strana Settlements to recommend that all parohaues and soles of tiskate. Willis Jardine, of 6.9 Gem of Mosers, Jardine,

eithor dirostly or by agante, or through their instr anguire into the question of puldie gaming mentality, be desired legal and void, and subject

and to commerserate an uninterrupted friendship to a pena.ty of five times the amount of the ticket se and lotteries. The Commission consisted of denis with. This would not, of course, preysat those of more than thirty-six years?” thirteen membors, and their report is signed few cases whore staker would purchase in Manila I of the lottery keeper or agent there-an evil bak

done; and

In conclusion, I would submit that all legislatior

on this subject should tond towards the suppression

Matheson & Co., of China, "ass tokes of esteem,

tra remuneration with S per ganz. interest, and also

the tated seats of the prunendings against thom.

jumped out of bed, hastily snatched up kis gar

sets, and rushed from the house, half dressed, to complete his toilet under the portion of the entral Station. His nerves are likely to re. mind him for some time to come of his strange

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SHARES.

An illustrating the strength of the assowary tent fool) partly destroyed. Fortunately, and its tenacity to life, a fight ovurred between however, the premison ware faced on two sides one of these birds and fine large wolf haundi by a wide caual which helped to stay the further weighing about 120lbs, on an estate in Australia adventure and his ghostly bed follon. Let us hups ex-progress of the flamer. The steam fire engine appears that the hound sprang at the bird say pub suure water in his whisky when he

and -evara! hand angines belonging to the catching it between the thighs, holding on unti:ort visits our seductive city. Tkolas Police were quickly in attendance, and the frails protraded. The cnsuswary then there being an abundance of water, were able to trampled on the dog overal times when the THE RECENT FIRE AT AMOY. rondor motorial Bistance.

inter caught hold of its throat until the wind. The constraction of the Yokohamns Wharf pipo was pulled out. Notwithstanding theen in- TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS."

was first thought of by Messrs. Karasu Sobes, juries, the bird still continued its way through Stn. I presume it would not be uninteresting Mogi Sobei. Hiranum Sanzo, Hara Renzaburo, the anderwood and ever loga dragging the hound to your reators were I to supplemont the report Tanaka Heilasbi, dinoda Chojiru, Maroshi which never released its hold. This runni published in your issue of the 13th inst. of the The Chiness Times says: We learn that it late disastrons fifa at Amoy which played Anch Mibukaga Otani Kanei, Nishimura Kisaburu, only terreinated when the two entared the scrub

yohei, Kimura Biomon, Anais Mstahichi Dao fight occurred over half-s-le of ground, and This year's New Midwn. 35000 per ploot, line of by the whole wanber, three also adding ri-pan-tivaly a mall one and which wo ác not think

12 to 3 cattive. has been decided to place the house boat at Hoa havon, giving a weird, bideoas, desolato appear Tetsuits Soutaro, Chama Chuburo, Watanabe The dog, which was too fat for the contest, was Last year's Now Malwa 3520 per pioul, alloo, of ders. Naturally the extent to which the these tickets being brought to the deers of the public, si-wn for the winter, to serve as a hotel for save to the 12-a-o-street which but a few short Fukataro, and Higuchi Tokujizo. all wealthy discovered dad, bat, sorange to say, without a

nny lagishias conlt prevent-bat it would prevent

(4 to 5 cattias. bonesty of the Police Fores was affected by and by destroying the local aganes, would re- must agreeable way of solving a diffonit ques-animation.

them Government serrants, na is now travellers between this and Peking. This is a days ago was the scene of great bustle, life, and

merchants of Yokohama, who consulted with wound or a suratch, while the cassowary lay dead Old Malwa

10 per piel, slice of 5 the gambling system formed part of the induce transactions in these to the attainable minimum tion. The journey to or from Peling will be

the Governor of tha profecture, My Mori, abent about a hundred yards further on completely

¡to 6 cattian, The fire originated at about 10 p.m. next door the execution of the scheme. The latter ap-montilated.

Patza (Ner)

.......24967 to 300 per chest. quiry of the Commission, and it appears that Mr. TROTTER, in his rider to the report, deprived of all ite terrors by this simple ex- but one to Messrs. 17. D. Clia & Co's bong, prorad of the undertaking testtly and proposed

Beurres (Now) 4673 to 470 they found a very deplorable state of affairsex-

pedient. The boat, which has done a good sea and spread so rapidly that the inmates of the to superintend the work, intrasting Colonel son's work in conveying passengers, is fitted with bong had barely time to kung in their Palmer with the formation of a plan. This laat ass roarait of more than ordinary intelli Our Army (saye Figaro) pocseases just now nf

EXCHANGE. isting. The report on this point rende:-"We,

four unfortable beds, a stave and s toilet, and a night dress and save the books of the firm, gentleman hal devoted his time examining the gates The Tommy Atklas is question was ba. are of opinion that there has been a systematic

good cooking stove." This sertainly will be a leaving every other thing, oplam inshaded, to result of the survey nude by Mr. Brunton (Png instructed in the duties involved in knaping of BTORY donoription of gambling commonly called, blessing to all travellers. When Mr. Goschen, the mercy of the fates. The bong was and also that made by the officials of the Naval guard as a sentry, and the lustrunter, having laid arrangement both in Singapore and Ponage irrespective of cism or creed, the same laapplying the new scoretary of the British Legation, who completely enveloped in flames, and very on Department and Light House Bunaa. The down certain becad principles for his guidance, for corrupting the Police Purce, and that, in to the zion as to the poor, te Europeans as to Natives.

recently made the journey by boat, arrived near imagined the worst. Mr. Tack-aui Tai-jin ars report af Colonal Palmor on these arrays shows began to catechine his pepil as to his course of a large degree, this has been succesatul and For ourselves, we use no harm in buying Faking he had to spend an unplassant night in rived at this time on the scene of the fire with his the untrustworthiness of the former surveys, etion in partieniar naces "Well," he hagun, has reached the Inspector cines. The ticket either in the Manila lottery or the fees common Chinese im, the gates of the capital private manual. and assisted by Messrs. Vajlder Mr. Brunton's plan fixing the head of the wharfant wust would you do if you saw a general

and Strut played a continuous stream of water at a place where the bad has no did her offler going by when you were a guard system in Singapore seems to Lave been that fa lottery, but we do see a great deal of harm being shut before be could reach them.

on the gedown in which the opium was stored. As within a depth of 40 feet. For this reason the Why, I should present arms, of course!" n of two or three kongria levying subscriptions in the Legislative Councillora saying “ Ob, Chang Yeb, the alleged lieutenant of Chang the fire proceded to the east, in which direction Governor has orders a new survey to be taken turned the recruit. Qnita so; and pappose you from the gaming-houses to bribe the Palice to we want to buy Banila lottery tickets our Chi in various piratical and bloodthirsty leads and about a bandred yarda from the 2000s of the By this survey the whole area of sea from the saw a party of draakon men in quite pour ahatsin from arrosting them; and is Penang solves, therefore we will not make their sale of the cost of Fokien, was on Saturday handed re. Megura. D. D. Ollin & Co.'s yarn godown lay, Kanagawa fort to the Bluff is to be sramiasdby, what would you do then?" was the next ON NEW YORK-

over to the Chiasse anthurities. A sergeant and Messrs. Yajilder, Stroff, and Fetiguah burried The work was commenced or the 5th instant query. Why, I should present artas again!! for the hands of the gaming-houses to employ illegal, bat it must be made illegal for a guard of Police escorted him on board a launch, thither a sued in removing their yarn to under the superintendenes of Colonal Falmer said Tommy Alkhs. Present arms And an agent or agents for that purpose... coolie to buy a ticket in a Chinese lottery."ed can rayed him to one of the Canto gonboats&afer place. Those gonilemen were now free Japan Gazit In both places informers were frequently This is virtually what has been said in the where he was received into Chiness official to direct their undivided attention to the opium hands, and the gunboat son afterwards bore him godown referred to above, which, fortunately, employed for more readily reaching the Po-Legialative Council. By to procem of resoff to Canton. He will doubtless ere long moet being newly and substantially built was the lies and obstructing or delaying the exeu aosing can say distinction of morality ba with the fate of his alleged piratical superior, only place that romatred standing to all out. tion of warrable. To what degree drawn between the Manila and the toca fa haing heard at the Pallas Court. It will he re surprise of all, showing the site of their scholars the story of Ananias and Sapphire, ask-

who was executed while Chang Yeh's case was ward oppoarages urbark, to the joy and

A Sentra dominia, after relating to his Phastly. No more questions were askart him that. corruption has extended, it is of course in-lotteries, yet the one is declared illegal, ap mumbered that the Hongkong Government hong, of which not a restige was left. It weed them "why God did not strike earthady dead The Bus Anthropologie contains paper is patronised by stipulated as a condition for handing him over about i am. when Mr. Hinrioka, of the Customs, who told a lie." After a tong silence, one little by Dr. Colin on the population of Bambook, on possible for your Coinmissioners to report apparently because it with any exactitude; bus of the truth of the Chinese, and the other legal, avowedly be that in the event of the man being found guilty arrived and regretted that he could not asiat fellow got to his feet and exclaimed, “Dusur. į tho' Niger, an oxtonnie, bat very imperfectly- by the Chinese tribunal he should not be sub. Mr. Vajildar with the Customs mans se the

known, region of Western Scudsa, exclusively feated to any tortars or barbarous and erolog was all ablase wusa he first arrived on their, there wadna be anybody left”

scene, and leff, saying that he would assist in At St. Petersburg a lady recently appeared at inhabited by a branch of the great Manding Hongkong and Shanghai Bank: Shar-165- mothod of exécution.

removing the opiam in case the gedown was a Court reception in a dress prosisely the same rata, known as the Mali-nke. The Bambook · per cant. pramium. again threatened. Mr. Farris, of the British as that worn by the Empres. The accident territories, more than 400 kilometres in length, Urion Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-

85 per share. Consulate, volunteered to remain till daybreak to was not noticed until the lady was presented and from 80 to 150 in width, are divided in protect, as he put it, British property, dad on The Caur observed the embarrassing situation, numerous little States, most of which enjoy, a China Traders Insurance Company's Shares- further consultation, it being found absolutely but said with a laugh,By Generals and I wear complete autonomy. Their want of onnectids- 248 por share. necessary to ascertain if the godown was the like uniform. Why not the Ides ?" tios, and the indifferemos of the people to all North Chips Insurance—17. 985 per sbsen. burning, from within, he hurried to procure

forms of religion, bare main the Malinka Yangtare Insneue Association-Tls. 114 per Resistance of the Customs people. In the mean- A movement has been ast on foot in Italy to.objouts of contempt to thoir Musselman, black share while a ladder was procured, tud Mir. Sbayar veita proeting in one of the principal towus an oighbours, but scording to the narrations of hiasse Insurance Company, Limited—$150 per very pluckily and at come risk climbed of to the electrical crematorium. In this etifies the corpses the Griotes, or itinerant bards, who are to be met ähare. top of the gadarn and shanted that the rafters will be instantly consumed by means of an inteste with in every part of Wostern Africa, they bad On Tai Insurance Compery, Limited-Tia, 143 within were smoldering, but as the manuals were heat caused by electricity. Various European at one time extended their dominion over all per share. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN

all engaged elsewhere, nothing cald he riots cremation societies are reported to have do the tribes on the right banks of the Niger, and Chaton Insurance Office, Limited—3523" por At this jumetras Mr. Lewis arrived with Means. patched representatives to laly to make inquiries were preparing to invade Saigon when the FRANCE.

Hinrisks and Puin mal attempted to enter the as to the faseibility of the scheme, which is ex-advorce of the French food them to fall back Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Bhares-- The Frouch Chambers have voted a tempor godown from the top, but that being found in pasted will, if successful, vory soon replace the within their original limits. For a time ther $110 por abar, sales.

practicable Mesra, Vajildar and Skrof Ied more slaberate methods now generally adopted. submitted to the restrictions of Mohammedanis, Chias Fire Insurance Company's Shares-385 the way amidst smouldering debris and over. Pertisans of oremation are sanguino that the in- but so they appear to have absolutely no per share. hanging, tättering walls around and scossated troduction of elvaticity would instantly rare religion. They prepare a intoxicating drink Hengkong and Whampas Dock Company's in unlocking the door of the godown, followed the objections held by many European States from honey, called "dolo," in which women as Shares-128 per cent. pram, sellers. by Mr. Lewis, and Messrs. Hiurisks Pein, Mr. Grainst the burning of bodies. Deges pro well as nor indulge exos. The men are Heugkong, Cantou, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s Lewis's boatmon, and some Chinees of the hong, same dead dogs have already been subjected to indoleat, hunting only to aree! starvation, azal Shares-$65 per cent, prom, selors, who all worked heroically in removing the opium the process by its inventor with a considerably working their extensive gold mines imperfectly, Indo-Chins Stram. Navigation Co.'s Sharos→→

grest danger to their liras the rattere being degrees of goes. Their bodion forthwith and chiefly by the help of the women, to whom 5 per cent. discount, sellers. setually ablaze stop—Mr. Potigurat, standing | evaporated lato nothingness, and there was falle the pajef share of providing for the wants Chies and Mails Steamship Company, Limited outside to take care of the oplem cheats thrown perceptible none of that disagreeabla odour of of the community, bat who, after marriage. || -$0 per cent, discount, nontinal.

it. Great press is due to all those gentlemen burning flesh which inhabitants of Woking are enjoy great trasdom, althog's the young girls Douglas Steamship Company, Limited-346 for their heroic oonduct on this occasion. Mr. Bid so greatly to remont.

are kept under striot supervision.

per share,

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LONDON, 18th December. TRE SUEZ CANAL.

Arrangemente have been made for widening

proposition that it has been largely success-canze it is patronised by Europeana. ful where necessary amongst the lower ranks The chief means recommended by the Sin. of the Force, and has reached the Lospector gapore Commission to secure the maximum class in many instances, they have no doubt." amount of repression they consider attainable Mr. O'Coxxon, in his rider to the report, is the establishment of a special anti-gam- says:-"I think the evidence taken before bling agency. They find that the Police car, the Cominission in convincing proof that if muthcently persevering and honest, koop some of the subordinate officers are not the evils of public gambling and lotteries trustworthy, and bare been living much within reasonable limits. They refer to the above their mess. This fatter generally fact of a great number of houses having the Suez Canal. looked open by the Police themselves as a baen cleaed at Penang by the exertions of very aspicious circumstance, when giving the officers charged with the work, and say their evidence in a criminal case." Mr.they are quite unable to see why, with a TROTTER, in another rider, sage" If the proper agency, the same reemita aro petjary budget. evidence taken by the Commission is to be to be produced whenever the eril may · PRESERVATION OF THE PEACE relied on, I think the corruption of the Police gather bead again. They therefore re- Force bas extended beyond the Inspector commend the establishment of auch Higorous measures are being adopted in Ire class. We have evidence that it reached the agency in each settlement, the heads to be land against any disturbance of the ponce. grade of Chief Inspector, sad the rank of of a rank not lower than that of Assistant THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE Assistant Superintendent of Polies; and I Superintendent, that they should ́ be

·GÈRMAN ARMY.

IN IRELAND.

draw attention to the point, for it bears on specially selected, and with a somewhat The Gorman Parliament has adjourned for the constraction of the Force, and the ques higher scale of salary than ordinary Assist- | the roses without advancing the Army Bill.

OLLA PODRIDA.

why the devil, Sir, would you do that?" shouted the suraged drill-sorgosnt. Why, because, for all I could tell, there might be a general officer amongst them!” retarted the recruit trium.

day.

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