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THE DAILY FENSE, WHENASDAY, AUGUST Hårs, 1897.

Værva, 11th August - PRINCE FERDINAND AND TU

POWERS.

THE HON-GAY COAL MINES.

coguise the second prisoxer.frem is being dress in bing jacket, yat every one who had

een the constables go ont, or had seen them re- We translate the following from the Aceir furn, or immediately after they had returned, stated positively that the man wore a white du Tenkis of the 19th instant-

We Have to-day to make an announcement jacket. Dr. Marques had told them that the

CHRONICL FOR 1887.

HRONICLE AND DIRECTORY are perhaps unable to specially distinguish thero is not a single Portuguese vessel in these space between Kwang Yün Ohs and Hsin Chi Ferdinand has gone to Bulgaria at his own risksture of the grase, for it was nothing more which will be received with satisfaction by all

With which is incorporated THE CHINA. DIRECTORY. (TWENTY-FIFTH ANKUAL Issue), COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIS, PLAND, &c, de, Royal Bro., pp. 1,153.95.00 SMALLER EDITON, E1 8vo. pp. 776 $9.00

themselves in this direction. There being, then, no convenient distint dependency of the Crown to which the Coloma Ofe could consiga chts traptessible official without at events crowing a fresh 'outery, he has hoon told he may return to Magritius, with

are reprimand "ant to do it again." Sir Jows Port HENNESSY was appointed G. vernor of Mauritius on the let June, 1889, Orders may be sont to Daily Press Offide, whers hy omission has still a year and three-will now be silowed to connect with the Russian is in published, or to the following Agents- MACAO.Me. F. A. da Cruz.

fquirters to run, sad during that time, un- SWATOW

less he exercises a painful amount of self-

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY has been thoroughly revised nad brought to data, and is again much increased in bulk.

AMOY........

FORMOSA....

Messrs. Quelch & Co. Messes, C. Gerard & Co. Messrs. C. Gorard & Co..

NINGPO ....

Mosaré. Kelly & Walsh. Sghai. SHANGRAI ..Hall & Holtz Cooperative Oo. SHANGHAI Mosgr. Kelly & Walck. NORTHERN& Hall & Holtz Co-operative Co. EIVER Ports and Role & Walsh, Saaryba NAGABAET....Mesars. The C&J. Trading Co. EroGo. OSAKA..Moara. F. Walsh & Co.

·YOKOHAMA .....Masara. Kelly Walsh. MANILA.........Mosers. Diaz Puertas & Co. SAIGOR... Messrs. Bebroodor Kràraz- und

Gardès

FOOCHUW........Masgre. Hedge & Co.

HANOI ......Mr. F. Mainfrog. HAPRONG.39r. G. Gavelis...

·BANGKOK Messrs. Famazy & Co. BING AFORE...Messrs. Bayle & Co.. PENANG... Messrs. Maynard & Co. COLOMBO Messra. A. M. & J. Ferguson. GALCUNSA. „Messrs: Newman & Co.

......Mesars, Gordon & Gotoh SYDNEY MELBOURNE... Messa Nortes, Hargrave & Co. BRISBANE......Mesara. Gordon & Golch. LONDON...... Mr. F. Algar, Clement'e Lane. LONDON.... Messrs. Street & Co., 90 Cornhill. Lowoя...... Messrs. Bate Handy & Co. LONDON. Mr. W. M. Wills, 151,Cannon St. SAN FRAN CO. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants'

Exchange.

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further disputer and difficulties.

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DEPARTURE OF SIR A. W. DES VEUX FOR BONGKONG.

SUPREME COURT.

23rd Augast

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

BEFORE THE HON. J. RUSSELL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

ADMISSION OF A NEW SOLICITOR.

Paris to Boat the ourpany to work the mines in

accordance with the terms of the agreement.

The Acting Attorney-Ganoral zode to address the agreement was signed M. Bavier Chauffour left for Hongkong, whence he will proceed to Mr. Francis objsoted. His Lordship held that the Acting Attorney. General had the right of reply.

Mr. Francis said no one bad the right of reply The company will be called the Bogists Fran- Axcent the Attorney-General in press. This pale des Charbonnages än Tonkin. Its capital Hais fixed at five millions of frauss divided" ínte had been laid down over and over arsin.

shares. The subsoription will be opened at quoted as an instance" Regina e. Saint."

The band Hia Lordship said the Attorney General had a Paris. Haiphong, and Hon skong right of reply, although that right was not used fee will be at Hha-gay. The Freach will except in onzee of special importance In this have a ratiocity on the board of Dimotors.

The test ahipment al coal teem Tonquio will onan the Actiag Attorney-General was in ozactly the same position as though he were Attorney-be an event of the first order. The produstian General. To say that he had not the same right is timated at twenty thousand tona per month. would be to argaa that the Acting Chief Justice Chipene workman grill be employed in the mines.

has never shown much tenderness for The Macao Independentenays that the roll for thu We (Shih-pas) kave already mentioned the ragistration of candidates for the nautical school offerta of His Imperial Highness Prince Chin minorities unless they can qucceed in making is now open at the Colonial Secretary's office. in trying to convert the Kung Ming Lake into themselves exceptionally clamorous and It is to be wondered whether there will be ane water adapted for naval practice. It is now!

It is offcially stated in Vienna that Prince troublesome, and the minority in Mauritius solitary application for admission reoing that decided to enlarge this iske by digging out the

than that, therry was no out, had very much the interested in the future of the colony. The cou! waters to navigate. It is a well known fact that Chi'so on the north side. By the side of the

CONSTANTINOPLE. 12th August, Appearance that would be prosented had the man several students who have passed their prell-lake a large building for the use of thy Marine vabacked by any of the great Powers. minary examination have given up the study Hoard is in prooss of construction, and will,

when completed, nontain over sighty compart The Russian Press derides Prince Ferdinand rubbed against the corner af erstene. Now, the deposits of Tonguin are to be worked almost in- simply for want of vessels.

monte: Its frontage will be adorned with beauti-as a mers adventarer, and prediste bis certain second constable had told them that while they mediately. The agreement conceding the co? were dispersing the crowd a man had caught folds of Ham-ghi to M. Bavier Chauffour wa The Chinese Tenes, sesa:--The working neful carvings and embossed figures, and the en-failure.

The Ports has recalled Rigs Pashs, and his foot in deceased's basket and fallen on him, sigred on the 5th instant by the Ministar and and he (the learned Connsel) thought that the Resident-Gemoral. The agreement gives to the agement, for sixteen years to come, made betire ballding is expected to prament a lofty and from the Chloe Telegraph Administration on attractive apportanon. A military school is also ace part and the Great Northern Telegraph to be constructed by the lake, to consist of an despatched Artin Beg on a spasial minutos toman had probably knocked against the stone in oncessioenry 15,000 hectares of land prilog

this way and ruptured his spleen. He thought that it was ast unrousoumble to suppose the lobe known by the names of Hon-gay, Ea-ton, that the injury bad bocn usioned and Cam-pha. The company is to be constituted Company and Eastern Extension Telegraph inner and cuter department The various off- Bulgaria. Compsay on the other part, was signed at Cheers to be in charge of this school hare siready foo on the 11th inat by Sheng Tautai and Mess. boon selected and their appointments confirmed.

to this manner. If they thought there was any within a period of night mon Es. The works doubt as to whether one or both of the constables will de commenced at Han-gay four months after Henningsen and Judd. Tha Chinese land Unes

On the 20th of July we (Shanghai Courier):

were in any way suswarable for the man's death, the sunstitution of the company, and at the publixbed the information that a steamer com- telegraph Koo at Hungohan, near Possiet.

pany had been organised, under the auspions of

We learn from the Hon. C. P. Chater that hit was their duty, as his Lordship would feli tuon other two lots ten mouths after. The day after The Paking correspondent of the N. C. Daily the Forman Trading Company, to run light has received a telegramo stating that Sir G. W. to give the accused the benefit of the doubt restraint, le is likely to get embroiled In i As:va, writing on, the 10th lustant, says a rumour draft gleamers between Formosa, Amoy Foo Dog Vaux, the new Governor of this Colony, the jury when

is current among the people that the little obow, Waxohew, Ningpa, Shanghai, Chatoo, and steamers that recently arrived and walch azeited Tootsin, and that the vessels were to be built, left England or the 10th fast, for Hongkong vid of so much curiosity on their way from Tungshow to enter all the ports willout detention, and be Vancouver. Howevor expedient, from motivas policy, the reinstatement of Sir Jour Porno been consigned to a temple. They will expecially suitable for the passenger train. We doubtless by and by, however, find their proper also mentioned that orders for two atenmers had to the elemont. The same correspondent says it is been placed in the hands of Mossrs. Boll and HENNESSY may have appeared dovernment, the act cannot be justified understood that the Palace Household Loan Co, and it is generally believed that a escond on other grounds, and the mistake will lately zegotiated by the Froach Bank was for arder, also for two steamers, had been given to a the Treasury Department and not tho Battery, German boase in Shanghai. We can hear from probably got be recognised by Sir HeNRY and it was at 7 per cent. the Chinese month or the north that an edict has gone forth from His Excellency Li Hung ohang prohibiting the For HOLLAND. The Timez, when discussing the 9.4 formiga,

tosan Trading Company launching out into question, declares that the welfare of the

Dr. Wykeham Myers, principal of the "David steamer competition with the China Merchants' eolony should bave been consitared before Mauson Memorial Hospital," Takao, kas arrived tsam Navigation Co, and hot the enterpriss is the charseter of its Governor, sad the at Tienssis in the Wachang. The object of Dr. to be abandoned. The Chino Morchnats' Steam Myors' visit to Tientsin is, we (Chineze Tince Navigation Co., under its present management,

The Acting Attorney-General asked leave, be had not the same rights as the Chief Justice. There will be a regular sorvin between Hove- Standard urges that the latter was as much understand, to abisia some taugible recugni- | has dovsloped into a profitabin concorn, sad it fore prooveding with the ease in Criminal Sos.An official acting for another had the same korg. Haiphone, and Hon-gay csalicted by entitled to the benefit of the doubt as the tinn of his radical school from the Imperial Go would be a mistake for Chirose to raise an oppsions to make a wiction. It ans to present to righte sad privileges as the phron for when he four stomers belonging to the company. Theen former. The Times says the remaons why vernment, and a promise of honourable emphy sitien to it, mos that it is just able to run its that court Me. Ife Wai Son who had joined the was aoling. The argument that he was not in role will be able to bring cargo, to Haiphong Sir Jons should not return to Maurities are sent in the Government service for sofas steamere profitably. Nevertheless the enterprise legal profession, and who, le thought, would the est position was a most extraordinary annat greatly redugad rates, seeing they will always students. A letter time could not have been of the Formosa Trading Company was 20m prove a very +ficient addition, His motion was and, he confessed, grito new to bin. He thought have a return cargo asend in anul from Hea. DOY OHSAs Cool fields. The public trial which obvious. "He bas," it continues, get the chou for making this town, as educational remendable, and may at some future tims be used upon the following ahasita. To that this ease; however, was not sufficient to ray. Tonguin is tits ouls Franch colony which His Lortabip then sammed up brigly and the took place during the Hanoi Exhibition with box from the differant minns f colony by the ears; he has never governed form is decidedly in the air, and we are not there fally introduced. The question, at the present Wei Sun, of Victoria in the Colony of Dong-rendor any reply newssary.

fore surprised that His Excellenor the Viceroy moment, however, seeing the capres ereats have tong, do hereby make oath and any that I was any colony without setting it by the care has accurled Dr. Myers a vary encouraging taken, is, what arrangement is to be made with simitted to the Supramas Court of Judicaturo of jarr ratired to consider their verdict

His Lordebis after consulting several autho-Ho-gay gave satisfactory results and demon- regard to the four steamers ordered through Eagiand, on the lat July, 1897, and that I in-vitisa stated that it was laid down that if no wit-strated the posibility of sabatitating this Sir HERCULES ROBINSON, who examined the reception.

foreign Arms. We hear they are models of par-tead to protias as a solicitor in this Colony by s sre anlled for this defence, the provention cost for English soal for the use of the feet. case on the spot, thought it expedient, in the

The Shanghai Courier saya--We regret to faction for the work they were designed to de. virtue of the certifonts which I'new prodños,” interests of the colony, to enspend him. Sir announce the death, by desontery, at tha nga

The other one was: He Kai, of Victoria, had no right of reply unless the Astory-Gene We will not enumerate all the advantaras which of 45, of Mr. A. Teilla, 1eed of the firm of

Among letters published by the Nichi Nichi

officer asting for mother is in exactly the same agreement. Berry ons knows and can appreciate thesa advantagar. Wa may, however, romark HENRY HOLLAND, who has reheard the ears. Millet & Co, which ofcurred at the Shimbun from Mr. Beki Nuožiko, now on a vinit Hongkong, - barristɔriat-law, do make oath andral appears in person. It is also sunoted that any wil soras to Tonquin from the signaturs of the

say that I am brother to the Te Wai Ban thoa- whole caes at home, has decided, not with. General Hospital Shuughai, on the 19th inst. to England, ve End (says the Japar. Hail) ationed in the accompanying affidavit, who states position as the officer for whom ka ir noting.

The jury hariar returned to Court, said ther that the question of coal supply wons allied to found prisoners were not guilty of the charge that of railways, and that the molation of the oas ont hesitation, that it is not fully estab. The funeral took place from St. Joseph's Church brief account of proceedings recently taken at that he was admitted to the Supreme Court of

will hasten that of the other. Indeed, the the same afternoon, and was largely attended. Carabridge with the object of relieving Oriental Judicature of England in July, 1887, an in.

bronght sgalost them. ishod. But surely what is fully and aband. Decessed held, for many years, the post of Dis- stadents from the aerity of passing examine tands practising in this Colony, and I state that be

Government is actively considering the question The prisoners were therefore discburgad.

of milways. We learn that an engisaar-in-thlačať antly established is that the rule of Sir trict Engineer for the French Concession, and tions in Grask, The Greek language, Mr.is the satte person mentioned in this gettificute."

bridges and roads, M, de Waxas, is actually on his JOHN POPE HINE 16 Mauritiue has a mark of the universal stem which he en Soki Rays, occupies at Cambridge mach the same The Acting Attorney-General said that he joyed during his life-time the members of the position as that assigned to Chinose in the schools moved that leave be granted to Mr. Ho Wai Sun

way at to assume the direction of public workin Toaquin and that he is commissioned to direct not been conducive to the welfare and local Fire Departament turned out in largo nam of Japan. A student must acquire it If he hopes to practise in that honourable court, and test he

his attention, immediately on his arrival, to rail- Interv, in uniform, and becompanied their late to take his degree. The necessity is very irkante be enrolled accordingly. tranquillity of the colony in the past,

ways and their earliest possible execution. It is comrade to his last resting place. à larga ood to Japanese und Indian students, for these are it likely to prove more successful in these tingent of the native Brigade likewise followed already under the obligation of dere ing much

ortain that within a very short time there will It may be said that the hearse.

time to Chiness and Persiau respectively. To respecta in future?

be a large volume of bribex at Elon-gay, which is destined to become s mash frequented port, CINERARIA, Sir Joxy has now been warned, and that

The N. C. Daily News of the 19th inat, says be compelled to spend some two years aequit

ainae vessels of the lyrest tonnage can go thera if similar differences should again aris-Some Chinese Enharmen at Niugno reported in Latiz and Greek is consequently & Rorions Accordingly, the Indian students peti.

at all times, coal, and take in as cargo the mor that there was the wreck of a Freneb max-01-

chaudine which will be brought into its godownN Far or mail boat sunk off the Barren Islands. tioved the Vice-Chancellor that, in their case,

from all parts by the railway, of which it will be It consequence of this, the Customs were going Persian might be substituted for Greek, and the

one of the termini. to send the Ping Ching out yesterday morning Jupesa atrdants preferred a similar request for so interulisoge between Crack and Chinone in searob of the wronk, but inquiries basing been The petitions were daly considered by a Cara- made of three pilot boats which same in on Wednesday, and it being found that nons of the mittes, and their reasonableness admitted At

WILFUL DAMAGE. pilots bad situer heard of or seen such a wrock, the same time, in view of the difficulty at

Arthur Oating, Fonner of the Royal Artillery- it was decided to doles her departure. It may providing zaminare in Chine and Perish, Webber, of the sea of Mr. C. Ewers, prosecutod.

The following gentleman served on the jury was charged with wilfully damaging the proper. Amandment was proposed that, in the cam of Oriental, students generally. Higher Bugliah Masses. W. A. F. Sclazidt, M. Falogger, D.ty of Tung Ching.

Complainant stated that defendant came to his shop in a state of intoxication and begau literature should be webstituted for Greek as a Beld, C. A. Rozaris, F. Q. Ballos, E. dos Santos,

The Acting Attorney-General, in addraising goatobing at different artiulus. He tried to get palacey subject at the examinations. This F. C. dos Santos. madmont beving been adopted, will shortly be placed before the Bauste when it ie on the jury, said as they had already heard, the pri-him ont of the shop, when defendant atrack at fidently boped that, & favourable decision will be zonera stood charged with manslaughter. The him with his stick breaking two vas. given. Mr. Saki speaks strongly of the great facts of the one were very simple and he thought Defendant was food 35 and ordered to pay Last evening Mr. C. F. A. Sangster gave anion that will thus be conferred on Japanes the only question for the jury was whether they 36 to the complainant se compensation. organ recital st Union Church. The organ ased students. Latic, he adds, will continue te forte believed the evidence of the eye-witness. Oo was the one which lately belonged to St. John's Part of the course, but its ganora utefulness the 10th Jah, abost 2.15 pm, s palisa cocutable Cathedral and which aftor having been renovat places it in a different category from Greek. ad has now been erested in the Union Church. Undor the practised and accomplished parforiner the instrument was heard to its best alvantage by the assembled audience, who will agree with in thinking that the Committes of the Union Chorch have made a vary wise purchase. Tho programms was as follows Sonata No. 6. M-adelssohn). 2 Ave Maria (Banh) 3. Offertoire in G. No 4. (Welay), Cantilene Pastorale Guilmant). 5. Grand Factasis The Storm (Lemmens). 6. Audante-From the Violin Con certo (Mendelsschu). 7. Prelude and Fugas in A Miner (Bach). 8. Hallelujah Chorus-Mount of Olivos. (Baethoven).

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TALVACY NO 13.

BIRTH:

DEATHS.

Aurast, SIDNEY Janes, ellest son of James Penzon, 1. M. Custome, aged 17 yastYA

At the General Hospital, Sheaghai, ou-abu 19th August, 1837, ADDI.PRE TEILLɔ, aged 45 years.

The Daily Press.

Hovorome, August 34th, 1987.

Sir

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he would be recalled. But why run the risk Di nuch difficultien again arising ? HENRY HOLLAND says that if all the de- cuments were published they would certainly arise. Is it not siment equally certain that thag will again arise after and in consequence of Sir John's return? To suppress the do cuments may ba a předent and politic mes. sure; but to replace the fons et origo mali is none the less imprudent and impolitic. I is not necessary to the vindication of Bir Joan Porn HENNESSY's character to restore him to his Governorship. It would have been easy for the Secretary of State in any that he did not consider that the charges against Bir Jos wero established, but that, baving regard to the interests of the colony, ho did not think it expedient that he steal continue to be Governor. As it is we greatly fear that the true interests of the colony have been far too little considered. Wità

the best intentions in the world and a

be that the rossel referred to by the Ningpo Reboren is the Mencalch, which the Ping Ching will blow up if the wreck is found a danger to navigation. Ping Ching will also ernize in the vicinity of the islands to assertsin if a vessel has been lost there sizes the wreak of the Mensalah.

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tax

The same

Hie Lordship quid he had yard the fldavits and certificate and Mr. Ho Wai Sin would be enrolled as a solicitor of that court. He wished him every success in the honourable profession which he bed ahosen.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER, BY TWO

CHINESE CONSTABLES. Yan Ahi and La Ayut were charged with feloniously causing the death of Kwok Asing on 101 July.

The prisoners pleaded not guilty. The Acting Attorney-General pressautod, and Mc. J. J. Francis, Q, instructed by Mr. F.

POLICE COURT.

*3rd August

BEFORE MR. H. E. WODEHOVSE.

STABBING CASE

Leang Aeber, a boy of thirteen years of ar. was charged with stabbing two-coolies on 15th inst The complainants had been in the hospital ever since.

The prisoner was sentenced to six months imprisonmont and two years in the Reformatory.

CORRESPONDENCE.

WANTED.

FLAKITE.

TIENTSIN.

19th August The week has been one atoppressive beat, with mern hanry and continuous rain than we have lyst had this sense.

His Excellency M. Constans arrived here last night from Poking, haring made the slmost un- precedentedly rapid descent of the river from Tungeber in 24 hours, in a native boat. The water is all over the country, and there was little bcension to follow the course of the stream, thoro j-being. water enougher the phin taynable the

bostraen to steer a straight soñekrar if at sos.

The heavy rains that havoritzing the past week swept over theprovincoof Chihli have contributed largely to swell the feito, the water ruuring off the land bringing withitalargaproportionofliono soil. There is a difference of Sft. between the height of the waterst the Bund now and its lowest

honsay on the Canelaread in a vore user as an

ute in a waste-paper basirot bansath a large deak, and before it was discovered the dames had cet a good hold of the floor, the walnoot, and the desk itself, and the inner window frames and The fro shutter wera beginning to blaze.

cy by Mr. Wilfred Rana. The fire origin.

that in Excellency and his opponents thereits of utter disorder. The undertaking, wament Officer is to make a thorough investigation of them caught his foot in sun basket of the de- THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,|spread very quickly, bat n number of volanteara

.

arrival from Magila.

We

were soon on the spot, and it was checked, and in Tosa than 10 minutes we oat. Tho canse of the fire being nakuown bas hoan attributed to "span taneous comhnation." The house is fusured in the Tendon & Lancashire Fire Innorstice Co.. Led to pay in Tientalo. Fires in Tientsin are valch satisfied the claim in fall, the first it has not by any meaus fequent, bat when think of the number of competing insurance residents left uninsured. Kad not the Ars BUSINESS

Row recorden been oxtinguished promptly no- During the rest half-pose bus beer satisfmatary,

bunt to the ground as thoro was not a bucket of water left even to extinguish some, smoulder and from the late change in tus masent the thing could have provenied the house being rotore confideally look forward to bolter rosuits.

The foundations of the now wing are beap laiding wootwork, which had to be stamped ont, sud without saecuntarive any stenties, and the ick the nearest pond to the hoase was too far off to be of any material ass, Two hand grenades work in being rapidly proceeded with. Stope ass ba ing taken to preonrs a lift and the researy far would have rendered the age of water unus.

Juno, 1887.

NEW PROPERTI

ture for the bow wing.

PROFIT AND LOŽ.

ry and saved eams of the papers, but there was ust single ronde hang in the housa

The tag Heron. Captain Crowlie, arrived at the Band at won the 10th instant, having finished ker shartor with the French Syndicate, The Sina Che was in Port Arthur when the our Band in a few days.Chinese Times. Heron left, and it is probable that she will grace

PEKING.

came to No. Station and sported that yam- bling was going on. The sergeant sent cat 4. now Bankruptcy Bill has been introduced von Inkangs in plain clothes, fire af whom We do not hold oursive rangonafbla fot the opinion

sxpressed by aur Correspondents.) in the Straits Legislativa Coupell. In moving went from the front door of the Station and the first reading the Attorney-General said that two wout from the side. After my absence of Shortly

lavel Just math. Freshot overran the fool tide in 1873 a commission was appointed by Sir Canil shont ten minutes the fire returned and reported A COUNTRY DELIVERY OF LETTERS Smith to inquire into the working of the Bank- that they hat found on gamblers

TO THE EVITOE OF THE "DAILY TREES." na far as the Nine Morts, about 16 railes brdow ruptay law of the colony, and the result want to florwards, that was abat forty minats pist

SIE-I have a grievance against the Post-Tintain Stenmarabound down make rapid trips show that the Bankruptcy law had entirely two, another lukang came to the Station and

to Taku, but the tags with their lighters have a broken down, and with many traders the way to saif he wanted the ambuland for a sick man master-General, which I ask permission to re-

weary drag up stream, one during the past weak Roifest desire to do justice to all parties,

riches was through the Bankraptoy Court. The who was lying by the side of the Sailors' Home. tinta in your columns. commission wade a report which was ombodied The Ave men, one of whom wall be called, stated

What I wish to do is to draw the attention having occupied 19 hours in coming up: The Sir HENRY HOLLAND bus taken a course

in the present Bill The present Ordinans that they had seen nothing of any gamblers.of the Government to the fact that there is no temperature of the riverthle morning was 80 deg. which is better leuiated to sheive a trouble

which was passed in 1870 was founded on the Eng-The two inkongs, at the har, returned shortlyonantey" delivery of intters in this colony. A fire which might have proved serious broke lish Bankruptcy 40tf 1869, by which oreditors afterwards, and when asked why they were late Now that soh s number of residents hava giranoat on Monday last in ons of Mr. Dickinson's some question for the present than to scents

were to look after the debtors themselves. It in coming back, said they had found some Booties On the 18th August, et No. 10, Roaching Road, Shanghai, the wife of W. H. Dopson, of a daughter. i the welfare and tranquillity of Mauritiuse in

The Foocher Echo Buys-Upon gond authority was fraud that in England uthor considerations fighting, and in dispersing them they had been up living over their "shops" I maintain there

at private houses.--Tours, &c., the future." And so the matter ends fo, we lose that the sagar refinery which we met prevailed, and there was great diffosity in telayed. When the sick man wat brought to ought to be at least one delivery of letters a day

docsiderations prevail at Sings ed. One of them said nothing, the ator stated

Hongkong, 23rd August, 1857. At 36, Stecknas Post, basghai, on the lathe present. How the war or will be retioned some time ago, is in statu que on sccount realising the property-exceps to a small amount the Station the Inspector sant for the two accus

any troublesome ressous, arisan from want

erowd of colies gambling; that pore and a dishonest debtor nould soup is that thore WPIS garded on his return to St. Louis, and of spidence between the capitalist, managar, ges et his red tora. By this Bill a Goron- they went to disperse the gamblers, end that one what went the hope of good Sir HENEY and the builder; in fact, the whole affair is in a

LIMITED. Lave been constantly told, was for the interest of the bankrupt's estate, sad the court will not used and fell upon him. They and thought will kiss aud be friends is likely to be of ons Celestial millionaire only, and that he sent a composition without a report from the that he was got seriously hart and had done no. alone is to fornish the sum of $200.000 as capital, official assignee. He would call attention to the thing. Three Caines would be called whe

The following is the report of the directors to realieed time will show.

but after more than half of the above out as loading features of the Bill. First it would be stated they were ara-witano. Que man, call. already been spent by him, one sanguine Coles. out of the power of the debtor to make himself aad Wong Achy a street olio. was wat in the be presented at the ordinary meeting of share The twe inkongs who were tried for mantial, fooling the weight of the capital too much bekragt. The praction to be established by the strast waiting for hire, would describe the nature holders, to be held at the Company's Hotel on elaughter in the Criminel Sessions at the for him, has decided not to spend a cash more Bill was that a pelition could not be prosented of the assault by the twe prisoters. Another Saturday next, the 27th ing., at 1130 B..

man, Sieg Awe, bostman, who asma an shore in In necordance with section 50 of the Articles of 25- ou the undertaking, and to leave the half-finish without leave of the court. The matter must. Supreme Court yesterday, were acquittet

ed establishment either to rot, or till he can then go through the court sud be investigated a sampan at the Sailor's Home to buy something osiation, the directors have now to submit to yo So far from coming out of the inquiry held

The Nagasaki Rising Bir says that a fire obcela partners to take up the balance of the by the ecurt and it no coreposition is arrived at ! from a hawker, wanld also give evileave us to their half-yearly report for the six months ending 34th Agencies barn w marvel that there are any

the debtor is adjudicated. Upon Using edjali- the sanult, a world aouther opolio, Leung Aki, by the Secretary of State for the Colonies broke out in Kagoshiroa on the 11th Anguet capital.

onted the whole of the property must go into who was in West Strest and saw the amaalt with firing colours, Sir Joan Fors HENNESSY which caned the destruction of 400 houses,

Wo read in the Independents of the 20th in court. Clause 23 contained very valable provi- After beating those witBossss it would be for them emerges with anything but credit.

The China and Manila Steamship Company's etsut that there was an escape of prisone a from sins which would practically secure that s debtor to say first whether they believed their testing ay, and also whether the blowa given by them were the cause of death. HRNEY HOLLAND'e despatch is certainly in-steamer Emmerside has been sold to Japaneso the Monte Fort prison. It appears that on the world pay at lost ton shillings in the ponad

The evidence of P.Cs. 110 and 208, who were terosting reading. As the Standard remarks, for 339,000. She will be taken over here on her night of the 15th or morning of the 16th instant, Six and sight penes bad hitherto been the sum the weather being stormy, seren Chinese pri bat now it was proposed to raise the mici. the despatch is elaborately weak, inasmuob

soners, having bored holes in the wall of the man might be arrested if his estate would not RADt out at the same time as the mossed, as thes

realise 50 per cent,.

taken. Wang Auban, Leung Abi, and Sing Awo, The Agents (Mesara. Butterfield & Swirej in prison, evaded the vigilance of the santry and

who stated that they witnessed the assecit; In. as while passing avere ensure on the Go.

The moments for the past hallygar, after dodneting vernor of Mauritius for creating discontent forms that the O. B. 8. Co.'s steamor Pulin-made their escape. The hole was made by

The N. C. Daily Noos says:-"We hear that spector Swaeston, who was in chargenf the case; rus, from Liverpool, loft Singapore yesterday means of & chisel some one had introduced

provision fer had and dental debts, show a net pro- and bostility” by acting sa "A-partisan rather | morning for this port..

into the prison. Our contemporary says that the opposition in Peking to the Bitkiewios and Dr. Marques who made the postmortem interet, fire insurance, taxes, all charges, and making than an impartial Governor," it jet an-

there had been other saapes of prisoners, under concessions was rapidly growing stronger and examination also gave evidence.

Mr. Fraveis, in addressing the jury for theft of $19,020 21, to which has to by ada $550.73 car ried over from last acconut, making available A man, who was arrested on board the steam- the protection of storms, and that the santries more general among all official classes, and the pounces the conclusion that his offences were ship Brindisi on Monday night for being found must have been aware of that fast,

The pra high suchas and army. A carrospondent defence, said there was very little doubt that the $18,174,84 which the directore, with the ormovanos not of such a character se to justify his in the carpenter's cabin, was found dead in his sont evasion has been das to what of cars. Two writes that he can clearly make out that docessed mot his death in consequence of some of the abarchaicers, propose to deal with as follows

a very delicate state of

monthe removal. Tho Timar, ia oua article on cell at No. 7 Station at 1.86 a.m. yesterday, har of the fugitives have been, however, recaptared all these classes and the public aes opposed to violence. Dr. Marques had told them that the To pay a dividend of 5 per cant. for the 6

by detectives and all of them are important priso- the formation of a bank; to the ociuage being desased man was in the subject, ways that the substance ofing hang himself with the silk from his queue,

nors. This breaking out being preceded by in foreign bands; to railway, mining or any health and that the spleen was very mack on. To write of Extensions and Alterations..... 2,000.00 the decision of the Secretary of State for the The following is the Order of the Day for the other escapes from the old gsol calls for aner-concessions being given to foreigners, or that larged and slao that death had been on used by ro cater forward to war account

foreigners should be permitted to have shares rupture of the spleen, which reunited from some

Puking is almost in a state of siege. Tha Colonies is" Not guilty, but we recommend meeting of the Legislative Council to be held getlo measures,

or partnership in them. The monopoly in external violence, but whether the spleen was

streets aro fall of water, or rather of a compound which resembles the drags of yone inkstand the prisoner not to do it again". In a sub-or Friday afternoon:—

We (N. G. Daily News) owe to the courtesy contracts is objeated to, and also the presence ruptured by a kick or blow or by falling against To true annideration in Committee of the Biof the agent of the Messageries Company, Ms. J. of a forsign oloment in Government or Gnanos. Rome hard substance it was very difficult to say.

intermixed with nameless abominations. Loop- motion is next to impracticable half the time. remarks, referring to the despatch: Sir to Public Bowlth in the colony of Flongkang

Co. bave abandoned the salvage operations at the greatly strengthened the anti-foreign party in the blows were the immediate cates of the

In the intervals of sunshine a good deal of drying takes place, and the necessities of pedestrians HENRY HOLLAND announces at the begin-Yesterday, as will be seen from our Supreme the wreak of the Menzalgh, As we mentioned the capital, which for some time had bean quie.reptars of the spleen, bat at the same time it selves for re-dection.

coupel them to find a footing in the black paste. ning of his despatch the course which he has Court Report, Mr. Ho Wai Sen was admitted some time since, the difficulties of the task were There seems to be an increasing expectation was anly reasonable to suppase that the accident

in which art the Pekingese have developed gaite to practice as a solicitor in the Courts of this onormans. The strong tides made it only pos-that-the onestions will not be ratifio, and or injury occurred about twenty minutes resolved to take. The notice is rightly placed, Osicas, Mr. Ha Wsi San, who is brother sible to work as stack water, and then the great that Lá has risked his position, if he has really before the time of enth, ond that it was the r

a wonderful proficiency. Sometimes a foreigner so much is there in the body of the despatch of Afr. Ho Kei, will be the first Chinaman who depth was an impediment, and we understand sasented to such terms as those connected with salt of some violence. The question for them to Hotal cost of the land, old buildings, and

faraiture up to 30th November, 1693 227,000.00 attempts a foot journey in the most fashionable which would have led a careful reader to ex-has practised as a solicitor in Hongkong.

thoroughfare, the Legation street. The native that since the 4th of June thees bas been alto the American Byndicate assert he has. But he decide was whether, from the ridence before gether only fear of Bre days' diving work done. har, wo gather, been most cautions and left loop them, they were satisfied that the violence, what- Extensions and alterations (fest let De. namber, 1863, including aost of the row

pilgrims bare alrowly opened a way, and lay Capt. Roberts and Mr. H. B. Morge urs leav... | On the 6th instant the vors and salvlog party holes of escape.

Probably the Teotain, who ever it was, had been caused by the prisoners.

wing matanya, sa mai mare

22.901.33 pect the very opposite conclusion," The

very carefully following their footsteps, and Forniture account furniture soquired sings

with the aid of afrisadly briek bere and there, one Secretary of State would seem to have son- ing the C. M. B. N. Co., whilet Mr. Thomas returned to the scene of thoseok to recommence are said to be seisusly alarmed for then-From the evidence of two of the Chinese wit-

1st December, 1829, innluding Gout of litt Weir take charge immediately as Marins operations, but though they searched for two selves, will be sacrificed, though one corros-cases the deceased had been sitting close to

pahaned by Mosara, Danby & Loir) 69,495 00 may gofromthe Freack Legation to the American sidered the man rather than the admini- Superintending Engineer. The duties formerly days could find nothing of it. It appears that the pondert says that Ma is to be the victim; the Sailor's Home solling meat soaped from

1977 comasioned by

walking through a mipa strator, and least of all the colony which had performed by Mr. Morse will, it is said, nor de-heavy galos which prevailed two or these weeks as there is a black mark against his name in Pe bones, and that he had been sitting there Remaining portion of Marino Lot No. 7201,3722 Lgation without more damage that would be 13,140.48 marsh. The natives aro friendly in such emer much good reason to complain of his marble, on a Chen Baiting, a native gentlemen age have broken away the masts, and there is king on account of the active share ho took in for half an hour or an hour before the scour Car public

who has been for many years in the employ of now nothing recognisable to show where the the transfer of the Chine Merchants Co. turse rence which they state to have taken place From Shares in

1,331.61 gencies, and when the unskilled stranger in Stoet of winca and provisione Bat the question arieca whether Birthe C. M. . N. Co.

wreck is. It may be taken as certain that these years ago The Mercury has the following the evidence itappeared that sever, tonstables were Sundry debtors........

49400 paising himmelf on one leg. not seeing clearly maaste are no longer a duagor to navigation. paragraph: We learn on good authority that sent out in two different sets from the Police Linges attasking to 2nd half-your 1951... HEFEY HOLLAND's decision was voluntary

where to take the next step, the barber or the The Daily Newsinformed thatadricos received

Li Hong-chang ia backing out of the arrange Station house of a report made that there First insane attaching to End half year wbeiber it was due to political Shanghai on the 16th inst. by wirs from Cal-

0.55 butcher will-oivilly point out a dryish spot in the. Shortly after 'alos Isat evening a fire menta made with the Philadelphia Syndicate." wora a number of men in the neighbourhood

Huid paste where bo may place the sole of his exigencies, The Government Ero being matte word to the effect that the Tes export for the broke ont at No. 811, Queen's-road West. The The Chinese Times TB: "Itin e mistake to gambing. Five of these men want out of the Steam launch...

$818.98 foot ià tolerable enfety All the world is at the bille. Communication with them has been great- baited and badgered in the House of season is 24,000,000 lbs. against 18,000,000 last gre bad a good hold by the time the englues at suppose that the Marquis Teong has anything front door and two from a side window.

$ly interrupted by the raias, and the torrents season; the quality is much better than last year rived on the spot, noul the whole of No. 31! was whatever to do with the great conneons which men turned into a lene and from thence into Commons, and have many difficulties to and Thas with liqdor are pleatiful and obesp. It quickly in fames. The fro spread to No. 309, but Li Kang-chang has granted to the American Now West Strest, and two others wont down by

Now, be patit to them that Paid-up capital on 2,000 shares

300,000.00 have besu roaring foriously. Accidents to the escopy their siteulion. It fa conceivable-ia nct stated whether the export from Ceylon is was prevented going any farther. The Govern. financiers. The Margain is not in say way re- the Sailor's Feme.

275,000.0 brend coolie and the batoler boy are more insen-

754.55 ment engiler Nas. and were soon working sponsible for what has been done. Other por from the evidenes it was imposible to say which Mortgage noscunt......

renient than amusing, ax the residents at the hill though the fact may be deplorable and may included in these figures.

splendidly under the direction of Mr. J. Sonages, buwever, of slevated station are believed of there two pairs it was that the witnesses had Sundry creditors

14,911.30 temples are dependent on regularsupplice of food Wapid dividead be quoted as one of the disadvantages

from town. They say the heat at the hills has The Japanese steamer Kushiu Maru, which Brower, and good service was also randered by to be compromised in the Viceroy Li's fine-sec. He was not acousing the other two con Arbitration account....

boob gnito as great as in Peking, sad some of altending party government-use the arrived here yesterday morning from Bagland, the Velantoer Brigade. Superintendent Wode-sions, and there is considerable commotion in stables, but he thought that it was just as likely. Profit trosght forward from st

the residents seem to regret the comforts of their Government, anxious not to

is one of the new steamers recently ordered by the house and Assistant Baperintendent Horepcol the appar circles of Feking society in onse if they were to believe that the harfer was streck Nippta Tusse Kaisha. She is a fine vessel of wers se prestat. The Government engine quenos. There are many Charles Burisoes who by the constables that it was one of theas pairs Proft for the half-year to 30th

19,178.95 bumes. Especially during this heavy rain. fall do they find the hours drag heavily, But, new questions of an avoidable ch...cter,1,193 toas and will prove a useful addition to No. 2 was bald in reserve, and it was per. would sell the family heirlooms for a trio of as the other. Two out of the three witsestos

3516,850.85 after all, it is a change, and what would Hio be may bare instruered the Colonial Sueretary the Company's lost. She is commanded by hapa fortunate that it was not required, realy cash, but who are opt to become virtacus were totally unable to say in what direction the as in going through Mercer Street, broke when they see the payments going inte the constables cams. Of the three Chine wit

without change?-Chines Time. Lo resture S. JOHN POPE HEANEY to May. Captain F. Wallace, formerly in the service of

the China Merchents 6. N. Ch

through the road, one of the wheels sinking wrong pockets. Complete unanimity on such as who said they saw the sanit one was ritius if possible. That pugnacions knight!

in over the axle, and some Bttle delay was delicate matter is dificult to maintain, and sareensble to give any evidensa on any point an to Esa my friends in both kingdoms; in Eng the secret andinty rising in Hunan lately report- The fire was got under about half past ten. The broomes stronger."

The Shen-pro gives further particulars about caused before the engine could be got out explosions may be expected when the tension which direction the constables exme, where they PROFIT AND LOST ACCOUNT FOR TE & MORTES land the Exeter Hall faction are always ed. There are two sub-sovietin, the red and cause of the cutbreak is at present unknown. ready to come to his rescue, malgré the aa. black unions, each with a chief, tuurder ons supreme bend. An attack upon two obnoxious

DISECTORS.

sequent fasue, the same journal caustically eztitlod sa Ordinsque for amanding the inwa relating Charsal, the information that Messra. Hayd &The excitement about these concessicos has Dr. Marques had said that it did not follow that tation, but are oligfelo for -slestina

of

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SUPPLIED TO THE "DATLY PERSS.""

London, 20th Augart. FRAKTUL DIBASTER AT BEA.

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AUDFORS

---------$15,000.30

3,500.00

$19,178,96

Mr. D. Mechllosh and Mr. E. Dadwell retire by

Meners, J. H. Cox, and A. B. Vancher offer them.

D. MODELLO, Chairman.

„BALANCE SHEET 30TS JUNE 1887.

FEET),

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companies...

LIABILITIES.

socount

Jane, 1887..........

went to after the assault, or inbat direction the growd dispersed weat. Beyond the actual assault To taxes

LBC.79

18,028.07

TO SUTE JUST, 1887.

he knew nothing. Leung Aki simítted to boing To Be inTS 200 arrested for gambling some time before by the Fo directors and auditors

To charges... second priorer and being fined in consequence. To salarion He said the constables us from the Queen's To interest These ; To balance Road

Lowards the Prays. town witnesses pretended to identify the prisoners

as the men who committed the assault, but the jary must consider whether they thought

5,058.00

4.500.00

$ c. The New York World, in an editorial friendly 209.45 to California, saysThe report of the Director £80.55 of the Mint will be about the most interesting 1,650.0) and instructive document to be issued from the 50 Goretuinent Printing Ofles this year. It sho 27.35 that the tatal production of gold of the United Statas last year var 294969,000, an increase of $3,068.000 over that of the previous year, so that 324.9.7 instead of exhausting our mines, as some experts predioted would be the ease soun, we are actually

620.00

1862 21

The Chinese Times refers to the Hongkong ture of bis scraper; and in Ireland be bas villages was ade, resulting in the complete share market as follows-Something like a f the Home Bule and Catholic influence at destination by the rebels of over a hundred nancial panic is reported as prorailing in Hong- his back. To have demised him would houses, but there is no new as yet as to what long due to excessive speculation in local sharo8. results have been achieved by the naval and mili- The crash was expeated to have come at the time probably baro capsed a bowl from all of wars forous orderal to the spot.

of the xattlemont of 90th June, but has born post- poned by the efforts which have been made by those fuctions. To promote him to another

A Bhanghai nativo paper caya that there have some of the leading speculators to the colony to

The Inman Lize steamer Montreal has been these wen entually identified them from their Ey nett carvings of Hotel 24,582, increasing our production of the prosions metals. colony was out of the question. What colony boon cairly heavy raine at Tiantain and avert the storm. That Bank shares bare not

408.95 Old California," the pioneer, not content with nwn knowledge or whether they wore stating By beats and dividende from local flees...

having come to the front as a grower of grain what they had learnt from gossip. How else

$34,997.37 and fruit, still loads all the States in her would consent to receive him? Moreover, this Tungalow, and a dyke has burst mear the latter suffered more than they have done affords grati burat at sea; Cliirteen people are missing.

wers they to dispose of the fact that their state-

yield of gold, being credited last year with course could not be taken with any regard place which cost Tla. 50,000 to repair ouly last fring evidence of the scandases of the institu

ments at ibe inquest differed from those at the

LOUIS MASCHILD, SegretaE $19,790,000. Colorado furnished $4,050,600, Mon for commun dicenzy. Then again, it is a soul is temporarily closed to truffle near Ho-si of collapse. The gambling spirit in Hongkong

Poliss Court and both again differed from those

"Hongkong, Mad Angust, 1887.

tana $4,425,000, Nevada 88,090,000, Dakota LONDON, 11th August.

And Arizona made there today? Was it not probable that

$2,700,000, Idaho $1.800,000 fact, to which Attention we called in Wu. The follow River has overflown its banks has been developed to a degree utterly dispropor Parliament by r. HENNIKER HATON, the extres south of Chitil, the damage dogule to the felt it has to work is. Here THE PREMIER ON IRISH AFFAIRS, Leao Akiimated by apirit of rurepge,

General William F. Rogers is the possonor 81,110,000. Alaska produced $440 000 last year, tending into Santang: the Emperor has al-rollupas ko the present fellow each other at

Lord Balisbury, sponking at the Mansion brought this charge against the eatables that there was * petition signed by the roady granted 50,000 peuls of tribute gralu in comparatively short intervals. And so it will

at the Police Court he had pointed out both ton, which was made in Chine seventy years ago, adding to her gold product, at this ratio sho majority of the Mauritius of Europauzeliod of the outerors. As for ac can ho tisser probably continues the lesson of disster beng House, said that the Government would use their One of the witnessss had distinatly stated that of a stained-glass portrait of George Washing against 800,000 in 1885 so that if she keeps

tained, it now seams to be determined to divert always qulikly forgotton. The legitimuste pro- new powers in Ireland with pradence and with prisoners, whereas they had the evidenes of when the art was almost unknown in thin some will soon have pald for herself Georgia Now descent in favour of Governor HENKRUST'S T-los River into its formar southern ghan, gress of the calory mast, howorer, bo greally out timidity, and that they looked for an early Inspector Swanston that he had only painted out try. The portrait is by Bully, sfter Stewart's Mexion, the Carolinas, Oregon, Utah and Wash reinstatement. The Imperial Govoramental, but the work will take time.

Kindored by those frequent explosions: revival of prosperity in the kingdoni Fope, Asia, the witness had profond to pe celebrated painting.

year. The consequence is that the Imperial tion Other steeks ern reported to ha in a stato

[FROM “STRANTS NIMES."')

ington Territory segregatid 311,327,500,