THE DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 97, 1881. ---
costs. There was a very large claim made, and I THE ADMINISTRATION OF BRITISH think it is a case in which each party should pay his own costa,
His Lordship You bould have paid the meney into court: Nad saved the cats. Costs innst. follow the event.
POLICE COURT,
8th February.
BEFORE ME. E, MACK SAN.
the Ordinance, and Gnaural May, told, his la vyor and the comet the $25 was so paid, od i would have deceive the inry but that he (Mr. Messop), ita oross-examination, was able to produce the witness's own latter, in which he kuandideed the oboque as for work done in 185. Tiu sosond case was at to Es rate of payment by Mr. Bulgin; the plain-i tiff bad said it was nur $12 a colunin; but tho documentary eridanes herbal produced in cross. oxamination showed it was $5 à column. Those i were attempts at loscit, he "ubmitted, and show- ed that the plaintiff's evidenco was not to be re- lied upon. Mr. Bain's letter of Angust, 1992, was, he submitted, the letter of a man who hail been naked for the first time for payment, not of a man who had previously agreed to pay for the
Chan Ayau, coolie, was charged with stealing letters no other castenction mald he pat anona pives of wool, ralae 31.50, the property of the wording of the latter. Whom the Franco carpenter, named Tang Ashai, on the 8th inst. Chinese war conurin Genorat Many racairat He admitted the charge and was given fourteen payment for letters of xperial interest concern-dayi' herd labour. ing it from Mr. Bulgin at $ ecluan. Mr. Bain would not have put in the letters as tiny wore of no oarthly intorost but for facilitating their publication in book form. This bad but
doge before in the carrod Mr. Dolittle's book,
told him if he liked I would do a similar thing with him, and put bia writing into shape, as ho ssid be was pot good at writing English, and to put it into shape which might ad for a book. He agreed to las ine are those rough materials, but I did not know then wha'! they would be. 1 zoned very friendly about i'. and anxisas to have the articles publisbod. Nothing whatever was said about payinert, and I never intended to pay him for them. He sent me jottings mostly made up of his own per- “sonal experiences, some of which I had to select paris femra, and some of which were too broad for publication. I had no letter about payment be- for the lottry of 1882, and I waves, fhought of ! pying him until Dorofumed to the salony on -The 1st January, 1983, when 1 reesived a olím from him, and I asked back and founil the let ier of 19-2 That was the first mention ever made abat payment. I had forgettes abort this letter until then. The letter 1 sept offer. ing payment for eorrespondenae of apecial interest lust refer to any such letters as those the
LARCENY.
UNLAWFUL EXTERINO.
He admitted the charge and was sentenced to
unil's hard labour.
UNLAWFUL POSSESIÓN.
BREACH OF HARBOUR REGULATIONĄ.
CSACKER FEING,
Two Chinase were brought up on summons sharging them with firing eraskors in Lower Lasse Row and Wellington street on the 7th instant, and they wers faed $5 each, or tan dars kard labour.
CORBESIVNIENCE.
JUSTICE IN SIAM.
stranded on the shores of China, amidst all their prido and vanity.
Fusiliers, with Captain Chalmers of the 7th Bengal Infantry, coompied Woonths, without opposition, on the 15th instant. The column marched 35 miles in After hours,
It is but fair, however, to say that one British TO THE BUITOR OF THE “HONGKONG
firm at least has awakened to the necessity of DAILY PRENG.”
stirring felf out of the old grones in which it Mr. G. D. Burress. Commissioner of the Sit-I have to thank you for your kindnow has been in the habit of rolling along In a happy. Northern Division, will install the Kinwoon in giving a place to my latter in your Impression go-lucky manner during the past. The firm has Mingyss to administor the affairs of the State, of the 17th January, and for the courtesy with engaged thoserviore of a lons than threeChinese until the Wooutho Tawowa can be persuaded which, in your loading article of th same date, speaking foreignors, one of whom at least is the to return and socept British supremacy.
Fone bpoanga, with a few followers have you combated the view I felt myself compelled right kind of a man to secura foal orders for
the firm, and is passably well payad-that la beben rested in Mandalay, while swearing to take of our Minister's vondnot,
For the honour of the Beltish magistracy. I has an engagemout for 148 or alx years at 1,000 allegiance to a nephew of the lato King Min wish I could admit the correctaena of your cou-taels of Shangat currency por mantle; say, over done Min, a boy agod 18, lestion that from ne point of view dogs the £3,000 a year, and one year off duty on fall pay, British Minister's proceeding appear to bear I believe. the sinister whucooter placed on it by myself. Bat to admit this it would be necessary to ignore the following Psots.
THE LONDON PRESS ON THE SUS
PENSION OF SIR JOHN POFE HENNESSY
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FOR SALE.
The Times, commenting on the telegram in-
JUBILEE MEETING AT ALLAHABAD, Bounding the suspension of Sir John Popo Hen-
Allahabad, 15th January. ney, says: The unfortunate quarrols which
Over gaven hundred people, attended the Bugar lony of the Minarising bave had a ranit which in meeting at the Mago Hall today. Spochos as 53:06 have lately warred the official barmony of the co-
Wad serians, but not surprising. We were yesterday wore sriven in Blue Vernacular as well as in Eng-w able to sauce in our second edition the foot lish. The following resolutions were carried: that the Royal Commissioner, Eir Hercules Ro- First, that the congratulatory address to Her binson, had been reluctantly compelled to sus Majosty road to the meeting be circulated for pond the Governor, Sir John Pops Eennessy, signaturo among all classes in Allahabad and who it was supposed, would prosoa ly leave the district, and that arrangements be made for the island. That he has decided to aspon its presentation to His Honour the Lieutenant the Governor of Mauritius is strong evidence Governor on the Jubilee day at some suitable that our interpretation of the quarrel, on the ar- plane, where all the signatories can attend and zival if the acconut of it from our Mauritius witness the presentation Second, that some Correspondent last August, was right; and that special memoriai be enbaaribed for to comma- Sir John Pops Hennessy is not awo wara morate the assina. Third, that a subscription ready to condade, the man to held a portof bigh list be opened. to provide the necessary funds to official authority with advantage to his sabordi- carry out the foregoing resolution. aut and those placed under his rals. That thie is any surprise ennnat ba said. All that is surprising is that he should have boan endurod so long. and that the Colotilal Ofoe shonld have been found so patient with les vagaries. Ho
TUESDAY. 9th February. stond of stumbling do ou> evlony Las been
EXPORT CAROJ. after another ever since dr. Disraeli appointe the Catholic and so-called Consuerative member
Per steamship Gaslin, sailed on the 1st Fe for the King's County a colonial Governor brasry For Tokolama 3,253 bags sugar, and its he has auiforatly noted in such a way 11918 bags rice, 100 bags beans, la bags black abip
La the West Indies, at Hongkong, and at 283 packages merchandise. For San Frmacio to divide the colony into two tiercely opposed pepper, 1 coso silks, 8 bales gunpise, 100 baler parties. Whether or not it is owing to his own jute, and 1,915 packages merchandise. anti-English feelings we know not, but the frot Honolulu-6 packages marchandise, and 40 boras has been that whersterthern havah an two ranas, prapaced opinm. For Fortland, 0-4,500 bage an English and a brick or coloured race he has rise. For Panama 500 bags rics. For New
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
For
J.Mr. Satow, in retraing permission to Mr. Gould to ranke the communication to Mr. Micholl in writing (lox we are fully warranted inassuming that the Consul noted only by autho rity of his chief was clearly guilty of mane. Yik Atroi, jade-slona cutter, was brought up oarily delaying the course of justica; and, the night of the 7th kutatare sitio, asit open to the suspicion of saving been fully on a charge of entering No. 62, Lower Lascarra reaver, by no refusing. be har fairly laid him-
Mr. Bain said wm proprietor of the China
tent to commit a felony.
aware that his communication" was so fuerantly Mail. I know the plaintiff in this action. Iss
unjust that he dare not permit it to be mada in black on white. him first with reference to articles in my paper
Artiste II of the Supplementary Tranty when he was at dinner in my bone, about tho
hetnoon Great Britain and Blam, known as the beginning of 1870. To tire best of my knowledge I expressed to bin sonu regret that his extensivo
Ina Alai and Wong Ahing, sormen unam-Parkes Agreement, coataius this clause: All which both parties are British koowledge of the interve of Chins should not be played, were charged, on rumani, with the os-civil cases in made use of. He told a be-hot her hugh wiel possession of a cotton quilt and a revolver, malfucts or in which the defendant is a British
early all the 19 provinces of China, and I told The prisoners not being able to give British Consu alone
to the total value of $8, on the 81st altimo at subject shall by heard and determined by the it was a pity he did not put it in book form. 1
3-Artiole T. of the Treaty betwaan Great amfiskactory Recount of themselves, were fined 'told him the China Ma had assisted Mr. Do-
Britain and Siam expressly stipulates that all little by publishing his book in rough form. 15 or three months hard labour.
Britisla subjects are to be registered; and Soption 29 of the Order ia Council of 28th July, 1856, Long Shap, bostman, was fined 32), er in de-confirmad by Act of Parliament in August, 1857, two mouth hard labour, for making fast explicitly states that if a British subject refuse his bout in the steamer Jin a while underweigh or neglects to regi-ter himself or to excuse such bis refusal or neglect to the satisfaction of the yesterday morning.
Consular officer, he shall onass to bs entitled to recognition or protoction as a British sabjoot in any anite or dialoulties whatever in witch ha may be involved in the dominions of the Kings of Siam. As the clause of the Parkus Ague mant quoted above clearly imposes on the British Consular officer the obligation to bear and de termine att oss in which the defendent is a British subject; and sait is oqually clear that he is powerless to hear and determ ne any use in which the defendant is not entitled to re cormition as a British subject, it is self-evident that the Englishma resident in Siam who respoused the sappused grievances of the latter York-3 casas hats, é roils matting, and 15 cases Enans to registor himself thereby ceases to be with a heat and velenience that has ast only sitka. ander British jurisdiction, and necessarily be made him extremely unpopular with the English comes a subject of the Sovereign in whose ter- Colonists, bat has made social pases almost in- ritory he rosides.
possible. At last, as ill-inok would have it, ho Taless, therefore, the extremely improbable found himself in the same administration with
[54 ottien culpably ignorant of these stipulations of the outline of the quarrel between these two oficiale Last year's New Malwa... $550 par pical, alics. of Treaty and Orlar in Connel) from which be but gives no facts which have not alrondy ep-
15 catlies darises his suthority, error of judgment cannot peared in our colamus.
Old Malwa
....8560 par pioul, alice. of be pleaded on his behalf for having denied justion
The Daily Nors saya-" The suspension of
153 cattion to Mr. Michell in the case referred to, oroept Sir John Pope Bennessy from his office as Patna (Now) .8570 per obest. ander a fantastic condition which he had no governor of Mauritius is a not which cube Bonaros (New...8520 legal right to impose, and which could only have justified only by information not yet in the be complied with at the east of na impertinence resnoesion of the public. Sir John Hennessy to the Koreign Minister of Sims
Trusting to your well known indulgence and career boon distinguished by tact, or by a power love of justice for the publication of this letter. of working smoothly with other men. But, on {
Iam, Bit. your obedient servant,
the other land, he has often been on the right side of a quarrel, and he has always dous justice, P. GOWAN
perhaps sometimes more than justion, "to the Bangkok, 28th January, 1887.
native recor with which he was brought into contact. He might possibly have kept out of hot water in Mauritize, "if the Colonial Office had not, with extraordinary fatuity, provided him with a orlingus in the shape of Mr. Clifford Lloyd Me, Clifford Lloyd showed sa o Rosident
ngistrato in Ireland a considerable amount ON effected no partiality for the Celt, and he of readiness, energy, and resource. But he was apt rather to inatae than to alleviate the excitement of say disturbed neighbourhood inte which he might be sent. Sir John Honey
We do not hold ouratives responsible for the opinions
nxpressed by our Correspondents. INFORMATION FOR SHARE- HOLDERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS" SIRA few days ago you wers able to publish
Quotations are:-
UPIUM.
plaintiff send made the signature of Pioneer." certain information with regard to the forthcom-apposition he entertained that Mr. Satow is Mr. Clifford Lloyd" The article thun givos ao Tais year's Now Maiwa...$525 por pisul, alles, of
The letter specifies the kind of articles that tog repert of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, would be of special intorat which I should The fact that you ware able to do so afforded be prepared to pay for. Lertainly nothing had gery general satisfaction. It would be wall if then renobed me from his pan which could be information concoming all our publico nadertak rogarded as of special interest. I have no range wore accessible in some way without har membrance of any letter asking for payment in ing to wait for the appearance of the regular 1880, ner of any reply offering payment for on reports. At present certain favoured ir respondence of spasial internet. A ann ber effriend dictioals seem to have exclusive acres to ly chils passed batween us, none of which I kept ourly information, to which in fact rey bave The obequs for $5 want in yettlerant of actiu are right than the other shareholders. In alex which were procguised as of special interest, Sagland the trafie roturus of all the railmy most of which were supplied who I wasaway. Mr. companies are publisher monthly, and informs Watt can tell you about thom letters. After Ition in connection with all companies in posses. mame back from Fagland General ceny sledsion of a Stock Exchango quotation is promptly on me several tis, and was very friendly, and made known to the members of that Exchange. never wail a word about payunnt. He never Might not something of the same kind be done did make any such claim by word of mouth. with advantage in Hongkong? When the earn. (Witmans the doped to the correspondence ings of the year, half-year, or month, as the case which passed boon the parties! I koor by may be, are ascertinel, why natankathainformas reference to the latter book at what cato Metin public at one and the same with regard to Bulzin paid the paint for the articles applied in his time. It was $5 a column; if he paid any more it was out of his own packet for he has not
come to me for it.
The foreman-Ara there any of the latters you did not use ut all,
the dividends when decided upon Also, items such as the recent Puujom toleram. Suob in formation could in no way prejudicially affect the companies, and it would be useful to the geaaral body of shareholders and investors. Witness-Well, I exunot say there were any culty either themselves and seats on the various Some of the largest share speculators in the left out altogether. They come on flimsy paper boards of Dirvoters or bare friends there, and and were very hard to read, and wo published the information they thas acquire gives them them as we required matter. Sometimes I looked an unfair advantage onless it be at sea made them over, out some eat, er fonched it up, and public Gambling on the struk oxohange, like aomatimas ng sub-siilor did it. As far as I other forms of gumbling, must in the long know, the bulk sppened.
rea bug the fingers of the majurity of those Mr. W. Tasker Watt aaid-I am sub-editor of who go in for it, but let us at all arouts play the the China Mail, which I joined on the 15th Degnene fairly and not girone side of the tablu u sember, 1881. At that time General Meny private view of the oardx-I am, Sir, yours, was ending lettore to the China fait, and axon etc., after I arrived I had to read a proof of one of them, sigued Pionser." I did not consider them of any valne, and I remember it was a sub- ject of common conversation between myself and the then sab-olitar, Mr. Ogilvie, that they were
of a value ni all, and we wondered why
Hongkong, 613 February.
INVESTOR.
CONSULAR JUSTICE IN SIAM. TO THE ZOVOR OF THE " HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.❞
ANNAY.
Quiinon, Neb Jaunary. The situation in Aznar continuas the same, The rebels kopp the-feld, and it is not wise to run the risk of leaving the pesta bodisperse them, It even rooms that the fermentation bas latterly
to the approach of the New Year festival. become greater. This may perhaps be attribalod
It is believed here that the taking, ef ·Bedính
has not in the course of his brilliant and vorstilo
though he sat in the House of Commons wa Consarvative, bas always been on Irish Nation
Covorno, ha une ételes
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The stormer Japan, with the Indian mail, arrived hore yesterday morning. The following telegrams are taken from Indian pepera :--
ON LONDON.
FOR SALE.
HAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE."
-HEIDSIECK & Co.--
MONOPOLE RED SEAL (medium dry),
GOLD FOIL
do.
Do.
DET DO.
Do. ""REU Fac}(dry).
(extra dry).
CARLOWITZ & Co., Sole Agents for BRIDSIECK & Co., Exims, For Hongkong, China, and Japan. Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.
FOR SALE.
(1294
"HE BRITISH STAMED "SOO CHOW,"
Capacity, 313 Tcns.
Speed, 11 Kusta.
Thoroughly repaired last month."
Torms moderate,
Apply to
HO TIM,
Braker,
18, Bank Buildings,
Queen's Road.
Hougkong. 5th February, 1887.
FOR SALE.
[201
$ por Case of 4 dozen quarts.
EDUARD SCHELLHASS & Co.,
Sole Agents, Hongkong and China. Hongkong, 4th November, 1898.
JUST RECEIVED.
[2079
Quality
INSURANCES;
THE BAN ON INSURANCE COM PANY, IMITED.
HRAD OPPICH-Honokang. “ CAPITAL (SURSÖRTBEG), $1,0005000.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LUM SIN SANO. En BAN Hur. En- | Yow Chuna Proig, Begr CHAN LICHOỶ Esg, Q. HO CHUNE, ESQ.
The Company GRANTS POLICIES on MARINE RIŠKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies.
Contributory Dirilds are payable to all Contributors of Business, whether they aro SkirohoMars or an1,
HEAD OFFICE,
WOO LIN YUEN, Secretary.
No. 2 Queen's Road Wort,
Hongkong, i4th March, 1881,
NOTION,
[1781
THE CHINA FIRS INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
La pmpared to ACCEPT FIRST-CLASS | RISKS at 1 %, nett por Annum, and other Iv-
SURANCES AL Currani Ratas.
AGENG at all the Treaty Ports of China and Japan, and at Singapur, daigou, Penang, and the Philippines.
JAN. B. COUGHTRIS, Socretary.
Hongkong. 27th March. 1932.
[744
NOR H GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG. THE Undorsigned. AUEATs for the above
SURANCES to the extent of $66,000, on Arst- class risks at current retos.
MELCHERS & Co
#12
Hongkong, 27th March, 1876. TRANSATLANTIC FIREINSURANCE
TRANO PANT OF HAMBURS
The Undersignat, basing 'been appointed, Agents for the above Conjuby, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Butos.
SIEMSSEN & Co.
Agents.
¡14
Hongkong, 10th November, 1872.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE Undersigned. Agents of the above Com
pany, ara aathorized to INSURE against FIRE at Corront Rates.
GILMAN & Co.
[18
Hongkong, 1st January, 1882.
CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISQED 1802.
THE Undersized having been appointed Agents for the absore Company are pre- parol to issus Policies of Inerrancs against Fire
the asal terms.
ARNHÖLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, Jauntry. 1382.
[997 FIRE INSURAN 'N COMPANY, OF 1877. IN HAMBURG.
GUARANTEGNEVER OF GIN IS RISKS of Currez: Rates
of One Dozen or less, White Crystal Glass Bottica, Koy Brat.d.
EXCHANGE
Telegraphie Transfer Bank, Bills, on demand Bank Billa, at 30 days' night Bank Bills, até months' sight Credits, at 4 months' night..... Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
BR
RAUEREI
GERMAN BEER
"ZUR EICHE"
KEL.
3/3)
.3,3
.9/31
sight....
..3/4
ON
PARIB
Bank Bille, on dersel
4.3
Credits, at 4 months' sight NEW YORK-
..425
Bank Bill, on domsad..
.801
Credits, 60 days' sight
..814
BOMBAY
Also GENEVEE in Stone Bottles and POMEHANZEN BITTEES.
Telegraphic Translor.....
2201
CCT FIT A
Bank, on demand
.221
Talegraphic Transfor
.2201
Bank, en demand......
221
Bank, at sight
Private, 50 days' sight.
724
1461
SHAREN.
Quotations are:--
ON
On
Os Sawen.--
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-145
GUNS RIFLES, REVOLVERS, CART RIDGES, SHOT, &c., &c, &o.
The Rise HOPE SHAG TOBACCO from Folle, (Rotterdom.)
J. F. SCHEFFER,
21. & 23, Potlinger Stroot.
GUN FOR SALE.
BARKELLED, CENTRAL
THE Uudo sigred. Arouts of the above Compay, are Preparod bo, ACCEPT
PUSTAU & Co., Acerts. Hongkong. 18th Jocusry. 1554.
MANNHEIM REINSURANCE
COMPANY.
1477
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the love Cesapany are pre- pared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS at Current Rates
PUETAE & Co.
[277 Hongkong, 1st January, 1887.
NOTICE
UEEN FI INSURANCE
COMPANY
DE BABE CH LOADING SHOT The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com-
per cent, premium, sellors
GUN, 12 Bora, Patent Breech Action rebound-pany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS on Union Insurance Bociety of Canton, Limited-ing Looks, in Leather Case, with Loading Tools FIRST-CLASS GODOWRs at & per Geat. Nett pre-
$85 per share,
und a small quantity Ammunition Cost mium per Agnum. China Traders Insuranes Company's Shares--| 8125 when new, and is Dow in condition equal to
NORTON & Co., Agents. North Chion Insurause-Tls. 2-5 per shore.
$60 par share, sales.
sv. To be had a bargain for $50.
Hongkong, 20th May, 1991.
[** Apply,
I., Cave of Daily Frene Offon.
AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE, Yangtse Insurance Association-Tís. 114 por
Hongkong, 22nd January, 1897.
LIMITED. Chinese Insuranos Company, Limited---$180 per
shers.
abars..
On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 143 J
per there,
Canton Insurance Offee, Limited-$75 pgr
share, or die.
Hongkong Fire Insuranée Company's Shares—
$450 per share.
China Fire Innrenne Company's Shares-$89
per share Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
Share128 per cent. prem, bayers. Hongkong, Canton, and Maose Staamboat Co.'s
Shares-$75 per cont. prem, a div. a Endo-China Stena Navigation Cɔ's Blarne—
3 per cent discount. sellers.
China and Manila Steamship Company; Limited
1200
OSE PH GILLOTTS
STEEL
GOLD
PENS.
PARIS, 1878. Sold by sil Stationare and Dealers.
NOW ON SALE,
IMPERIAL QUANTO.
(OF CALOTTIAN THE Undersigned are prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MÂLÌNH RISKS at Current Rates.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 27th September, 184. [17
19S THE LONDON ASSURANCE
||INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CRASTER OF HIS
MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST.
HE
A.D. 1790.
ENGLISH AND CHINESE T designed baring haen appointed
DICTIONARY.
WITH THE PONTI AND MANDARAN
PRONUNCIATION,
Agents for the abova Corporation, ars prepared to grant Insurado as follows :—
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
Policies at current rates, payable either here,
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the in London, or at the principal l'orts of India,
China, and Australia.
FRANCE AND GERMANY.
Bex, 20th January. Ti seini-fficial North Ceriaan Gusetts of today stalas that the German Government has received inforzation that French Agents aro making lares purchases of wooden planks in the provinces of Alace and Lorraine, and points out that the evident abject of these chases is to enable the French military autho
30 per cent, discount, nominal. rities to construct huts for sheltering additional
Donglas Steamship Company. Limito-$46
per shares. capacity of fortresses.
Daily Press Ollos, Hongkong, BERLIN, 1st January.
Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$125 per
For omprehensiveness and practical service
FIRE DEPARTMENT. sbars. Owing to the large parehases of horses which Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-3190 per words which the Chinese have of late years best current rates.
Shia Work stands unrivalled. All the now Policias issued for long or short periods at other countries, the German Government pro-China Sagar Refining Company, Limited-$150jects in machinery, photography, telegraphy, Policies issued for saus not exceeding £5,000, are taking place in Germany for the armies of posen to take steps to prohibit their exportation as soon as possible.
Loynow, 22nd January. Anxiety is felt at the Franco-Gorman silus- which are prevailing in referenca thereto.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE UNION,
LONDON, 23rd January. Mr. Chamberlain, spaking at Hawick yester day, said that although there were still grave obstacles to surmount the forthcoming con ference increased the hope of unity being res
share.
compelled to soin to express the numerous ob.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Famine is present. The rice orop has bena aliat first, and an English Conservativo aftor. abort, especially in Bintha and the Quinbonwards. A very zinor prophet might have pre- provinse. Thi want of food exaspersies the dicted that Sir John Hennessy and Mc Lloyd | Aunanitos, and on attack on the granaries is did. About a couple of months ago Mr. Stan
world come to low, as they almost immediatly feared. As a precautionary ensure the sentries hope, by way of casing the tension, directed Mr. have everywhere been doubled and the posts Clifford Lloyd to take up the Government of the strengthened.
Seychelles, and ir Hercules Robinson: A small column has just returned to Quinhos,ful of the spot: The immediate result of the bringing back with them from their expedition investigation is that Sir John Hennessy has boon | four brush cannon and some ammunition taksa suspended from his functions. Mr. Stanhope, ose whoever way be Colonial Becretary when Parlia from a hand which dispersed immullately they ment este, will have to give fall description ware fired upon. It is agfortnastaly always of the grounds on which Sir Hercales reted, and Mr. Bain inserted them. After Mr. Bain
thus. The robels disporas before us, to refora Sir Jaba, for his part, will not lack supporters Sr-Your loading setiole of 17th January went hune Mr. Bulova had chargs of the paper and he made as arrangement with on this subject, which has been road with muchia after we have passed. Catil an exstaple on the Trist bonobos." General Mess what it 死自己 I do not interest bore, anntains some inncourarias of de is made of which they will preserve the recoiler- know. The plaintiff was paid for all the articles tail which I am sure you will not wish ta rameintion, until they ses punished once for all, wo will contributed by him during Mr. Baleias time. angorrected. The lattor produced is in V. Balgin's bandwrit You say "That Mr. Michell is a British snb.lvaya be having to rumen35 over again. ing. date March 14, 1981, and it enclosed aject is glasr from the fact that he was the greatde cheque for $23, which was payment for las platu-nian who -alled the meeting to peste 5gainst will bare poad effent. It will discourage the tiff's actioles at the rate of 3 a columu. Those the registration systom- maller with which rebels and prevent their extending their move articles were not of the same kind that bad pre he could have had nu concern if he wore x Siaments during the New Year celebration riously been sout, they were decidedly more in- mess subject." I hope you will allow us to point The Quinton hospital has been repaired with teresting. In October. 1683. I was sent to Can-out that this is not quite correct. I had in fact ten by Mr. Balgin to see the plaintiff with a great concern in this matter, inasmuch af materials brought from Saigon, and the patiouts pier of swartaining abant. what was being done had heon requested by clients of high reputation are now born taker book there. The sanitary in Yaunas, the military foress there, &o. He to advise the resting on a question of constis coalition of the place is perfect, with the winter did not give me any information that I wanted, total law upon which no athar person in Bang weather we are having. but said he wished to bo recouped for his koowok had any established qualitation to advies.
The Comite returned yesterday from a cruise Ledige which he would write and send to the Times. A Siamese lawyer who invites Englishmen to The plaintiff has charged for an article which hear his opinion upon English law does not on the Thuyen coast. She is conling and tak- appeared in the China Mail just subsequently surely thereby become an Englishman, any more ing in provisions in order to assist in the aptroops on the frontier beyond the accommodating to this: I wrote that article myself. I never than a city man who chooses to disconrea to heard of the plaintiff making any dei for country men about agricultural affairs thershy pronching operations.
The L clochileric, which accompanied the his articles previous to this time until Mr. becomes a farmer. It may be teas that "bo Bain returned. Want he was paid for were who drives fat on should kimesif ba fat"; but Covelo, has left for Saigon, where she will I never heard that he reel outdo Nebuchaderbart the reinforcement of 1.300 me of which two or three latters from Shanghai, and au se count of an explosion at a powder manufactory nezzar and become an or. in Yanna. The articles whink the plaintif
Then you say that it seems only reasonable spoke in my last letter and which were at frat intended to have brought on by the M. M. steamer sent from 1872 are not of the kind that Mr. Bain to infer that the Court has the power, in any has been in the habit of paying for daring those, of calling for a statement from the plain. Arethuse, which was requisitioned for that pur time that I have been connetod with the paper. as to whether he sues as a British subject or pase-Tauslate from the Courrier d'Huition, owing to the constant disturbing rumours That which was paid for was rastter of specialra ferdiguer." Upon this I should like to
Phong interest at the moment, very different from this.make two very brief observations First, the Cross-examined-10 agost of the copy of prima faris reasonableness of any such view is which is inserted in the Chica Mail, bas I be entirely destroyed by the words of tho trasty lieve Mr. Balgin had some copy from the do-defining the Court's duties, which declare that fendant which he never inserted, and which I lootious in which both parties ure British subjects, or in which the defendant is a British By the Court-The chegar for $25 was in subject, shall be heard and determined by the settlement of letters sept after the time that Consul alona Whether, therefore, I was
tored among-Tiborals, because all were singers in their desire for concord. Mr. Charaborlain Mr. Bulgin sant the plaintiff the $33. There trasted as the one or as the other, tho Court was 31st December:-
said he was hopstal that and settlement was were only three or four of them altogether. I equally bound to hour the case. Secondly, "a For some tiros past it has hoen a very common
possible, uniting Conservatives, Litends and did not count the letters be had previously sont statement from the plaintif" was not at all thing to read in the newspapers that the Garrish sombers, o reiterated a plan for giving at all, and I considered that sattlod the encant. what the Consal demanded. Ile ecald have badans are cutting out British merchants in the
Mr. Moump said he thought the jury mast that at any moment, if he wished. What he China trade. However disagreeable that fact autonomy to Ireland as in the cash of Canada. be satisfied that the. -nerer any agreement demanded was a letter from H.P.H. the Siamano may be, we ware hardly prepared to loar that to pay anything for the defondant's services, ex-Ministar for Foreign Affairs, which he knew he the Franch merchants were likely to acquire empt for matters of special interest, of the kind had no right to stipulats for, and which he knew similar seness especially so close up the war to-day rejected the amended Eutrei for 1887, The Committes- of the Chamber of Deputies which had been specified. If Mr. Bain had paid the plaintiff had no right to apply for. for the whole of the plaintif's work at the same Perhaps I may be allowed to add one very surtheless a fact, and British marchants are presented by M. Dauphin, Minister of Finsnes, rate that the articles of special interest had been important point, which is not alluded to in your goas to the wall, with the exception of those who A Cabinet orisis is apprehended-
PARIS, 2nd January. paid for, the amount would only have been $165, article. This is the fact that Mr. Baton had doal in groceries and draperise. A British mer- The French Ministry have withdrawn and had he paid this amount, the jury would per declared expressly that in the case in questier baat will have to sail a great many prints of budget and captad tas proposals of the Com-Chinose Imperial Loan of 1885 B-6 per cent.quires amples to display the various appli bably never have been troubled with this case.be "intonded to treat we us a Siamese subject." sugar and yands of valice before he can havə He felt, however, this extravagant claim which This being so, it was not open to Mr. Satow to earned enough to pay his way, whoreas a single mitte of the Chambor of Deputies: the Minis Chinees Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cent. have one general meaning. Of thasa azaplesWE Undersigaad having heen appointed was made upon him was an attempt to squeeze, allege any doubt as to the nationality of the olleial confront would set him up for a wholsterial crisis has thus been averted. and he had declined to pay anything:
plaintiff, nor to pretend that any further in- year. Honour to whom honour is due, I say, sod
Chinese Imparia Loan, 1886 E-6 per cent Mr. Wilson contended that if it had boon in formation was needed.
I am one of those who believe Gorman merchants
premiem His Holinega the Page har accopied the re- tanted the $25 saat by cheque to the plaintif The whole case is extremely simple. Hitherto antitled to every mcress for the manner in which dgnation of Cardinal davolant, the Fortificat Chinese Imperial Government 1885 Dollar Losa by Mr. Bain had beer intended for any special actions against British enjools in Siurg have they deal with the Chinese. The Germans, in Secretary, on the greard of ill health,sad lo services, it would have been stated in the latter invariably been entertained at the British Con- fact, treat their Chits clients with the respect sigor Vicces Varastolli, the late Delegate under the oirourasiances of this case.
The salate (in socordance with the Treaty), whether and consideration they deserve, whilst British Apostolic for Constantinople, and at present the letter stated nothing of the kind, however, but the plaintiff was of British or Bismase nation merchants treat them with contempt and Papal Nuncio sosredited to the Court of Lisbon, gave the choque as settlement of the account ality. This patice is continously followed disgnised unfriendliness in many ways. The will sugored tim shartly, the Fro-Secretary of He thought that payment toes the case out until one day a plaintiff presents himself who bayer who has rasdy money in a king in com State acting is the meannule of the operation of the Sumer Jurisdiation has unwittingly incarcel the displeasure of Mr. merce, and Britis's merchanta had better saknon-
Rox, 22nd January, Ordinance. Goueral Hey never scepted the Batow by presuming to give his bumble opinion ledge the fast before it is too late, British mer-
It is now afsted that Monsignor Rampolla cheque; it had never been eased. aur even po dispeted point of Constitutional law, chants had also batter treat those of their own del Finders, the Apostolic Nuncic at the Court dorsed. He thought the jury must come to the They for the rst time the line is adopted of countrymen who are disposed to deal with the of Madras, is the successor of Cardinal Jacobini. conclusion that it was always contemplated the refusing to entertain the spit uoluss the plain-Chinese in a considerate manner, will legs un- letters should be paid for.
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Bis Lordship ruled that this case was not brought within the operation of thesection of the Summary Jurisdiction Ordinance. He suremed I do not pretend to know what were Mr. publicly abused by his uwn country in the up the ceas to the jury. The real question was Satow's motives in taking this very exceptional newspapers, or expelled from the German Clab whether the dates dant resily furnished articles of course. But in cases like this people are apt to became he traste Chinese officials and morodents spacial interned as specified in the latter adopt the most natural and obvious explanation in a friendly manner, accepts an official title of which had been sent by Mr. Bain. If tha of what occurs. If that natural and abriena rank from tho Chinese Gorerament, or even will be reduced by 10,000 men. Amongst the jury thought the articles were of special explanation is in this instance not the correct wears a Chinese dress and queue. intorest, and that the plaintiff was entled, it would certainly have bean an well for Mr. If the blood of British merchants is too blus, troops which are to remain are the Royal to Imation for thom they would Butow to state publicly what other motive he or their wealth too great, to permit of their cogiments, de Tile Brigads, two Batteries of
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MANDALAY, ist January: with a list of the dates the letters appeared, and the justification which can be feand by an in-hoon in the past through the whims and jesi A small party of the 3rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Weather..... marked files of the China Mail, in order that dulgenteritis for Mr. Batow in taking this very easies of English companios. What are we so Contingert. belonging to the Squadron with they might examine them in privato.
unprecedented stop. I wish to make it clear believe of British ship captalue and owners who Colonel Fitzgerald, rushed the camp of Nga The jury retired for this purpose, and after an that, in taking it, the Minister could not possibly discharge cargoes consigned to agente in the Hma, sus of His Oo's principal Boha, and cap- absence from court of over twenty minutes the pretend either that my nationality was doubtful, British colony of Hongkong, at Singapure, ortored five dacoits, with arms, and very nearly Foreman said-Wabudu verdict for the plaintiff or that the obligation imposed upon him by the other places along the roule, under the plea that took Nga Hu himself prisoner. for $126.25. We arrived at the amount, by Treaty is in our way questionable. If any other they feared baving their ships confiscated by the The Theobaw Teenbire, with one thousand taking 25 columns of letters at $5 a colums, ex- justification can be found, I shall be most glad Froach, &o. The Gerusou are now like the follows, has arrived at the Eritish post of Ze olusive of the cheque which was paid.
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