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It is notified in Saturday's Garate that the Queen's exequatur empowering Mr. William Gibson Brodie to not Count For Siam in Hong kong received Her Majesty's signature on the

11th August.

THE TYPHOON. As advertised elsewhere, Saturday next, the

|and proceeded to do so. In the coskloft, behind not do anything to any of us. After the dispensable) covered they couet of all the baiti. modation is alarming, unless the Government

1st October, sing a holiday obserrod by the

a box, ho found two battles of champagne. Dawes thieves laft the manager Chan Kam Wainga rongired for a now Cantonment?

The higher considerations referred to in the take some energetic stops to open up more

Chaboma stations at Kowloon, all smmination of

The following telegram was despatched from stairs he found two bottles of branity, on bottle came. Cheung Chat Man, one of the partners, building siter. The point is one the Gov-argo and clearanse of junka will be suspended.

the Observatory at one o'clock pm on Satur. of gin, one bottle of claret, and two bottles can also came to see if any of us were wounded. I earlier part of this lattor will, I foel aar

taining a scall quantity of beer. A woman who saw as the oleo come at that time. It is our prevent the War Department from entering into. ́erament lins under ita consideration, and we

day-

was in the house said she had given the two mon castom to test the silver that comes into one say scheme for the comoral of the Garrison | beliers they do not under-estimate the

"The typhon was approaching Balinao the boar sa they were friends. She denied by shop if we aspect it is of low standard. We from ita present Cantenment, and I have only gravity of the situation. But whatever re-

from the Rast on Saturday morning."

ing sold it to them.

ronka na spanini mark on the artioles we take touched upon the financial questing in ardor Le Cross-examined by Mr. Danny, the witoum Inte pawn. There is no matk on the bangle alley, if possible, any disappointment inths matter, lief may be afforded, it can only ocme gradu.

Later in the afternoon we received the follow-gaid the two on be sent to the hose were sail produced to show that it ever belonged to us. I am as desirou as any member of the Login- ally, and some years must necessarily pawa

Mr. Holmes was osutinning bis cross-oxamin intare uf seing the town of Victoria improved A Shanghai native paper says that a disturb.ng message from the Observatory :—“ Theom cat of employ. He gave them two dollars. I COMPLETE, WITH APPENDIX, PLANS, RÒ, to bafore the stringency of house secömmadeing rumour þaving got bold of the Ningpo people typhoon is raging in Bolinao; the wind and rain He did not mark the money nor did he satelition when his Worship anid he had just readived in the direction indiented, the Praya oxtendeĻ

Royal Bro, pp. 1,158......85.00 SMALLER EDITION, RyL Eva.. pp. 776.3800.tion begins to slacken. Can anything be that the god of epidemios ma to appear on Satie are most farious. The wind is much worse than the bones for it afterwards. He found no liquor instructions from the Government with reference and tray communication established from except that prodaned. There were about a dozen to the prisoner, la which he was charged with Belchor Point to Causeway Bay, and I hops THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY more ill-judged than to introduse, a men-day the 17th Boptember, with an army of soldiers last typhoon"

from the nether regions, which would necesitate Torterday morning the following, dated 11 supty bear battles is the house. He did not order sat burglary within the jurisdiction of much further still, Eat all this can be done t

ramamber whether they were labelled or not. the Emperor of Chins and ordring a warrant to submit without any removal of the Garrison. sure against overcrowding in the light of all doors being closet during the day, and them, arrived from the Observatory: The William Gemmsil, an unemployed seaman, said ba Land for his arrest and for him to be brought four Excellency in aware how constantly I crisis like the present, when people use com-beating of gongs ali sight: to the Tasta nad typhoon is using westward in the China Sas about nine leak on the night of the 21st inst. hafees the Magistrata and dealt with accorting are urged the War Ofles to contribute toward

the Magistrats have issued proclamatione ridi

the expense of the Praya extension and I think, pelied by the irresistible force of circum aling the idea, and promising to proceed to the Tontarday morning theses was high, and the he went with another man to the defendant's to the evidence prodused.

konan, The Polios sergeant gase such of them s Me. Holmes said the recsipt of this doonmont as previously intimated verbally, that if a strong stances to crowd together P. Moreover, less templos sarly on Saturday morning to pray for wind rising, and as tho day wore on it freshened dellar. He enlied for two caps of coffee and had given quite a different colour to the matters wars mais ont to the Secretary of State for than 300 foot of space is not dangerous to the people and to bear the consequences of any gradually, blowing squally in the afternoon, with come cakes. Afterwards he called for a bottle of It had now baenme a very serious charge and hotas Colonies and he conferred with the War Of health in a dimato like that of Hongkong,ard that may come.

one slight showerof rain, and increased in fores boer, and it was brought to them. He ordered should ask for an adjournment in order that he on the sabjeci a satisfactory solution might

be arrived at.--I have, to., where people keep the doors and windows open The steamer Poochi, which arrived in Shang. towards ask. The harbour was quite domented by it from the woman belonging to the house, and might get instructions from the defendant.

the defendant went upstaire and brought it down, Me. Caldwell sold he thought his friend's op- nearly all the year round. It is the over. hai on the 17th September, reports that they all the small native craft, culy a favetesm-lannches He paid fifty cents for it. Shortly afterwards they plisation oals raasanblo, a ales said that as crowding clauses that have chiedy diwers only able to salve two bales from the Path being risible, the cargo-hosts and sampsas bug left the house and want to the Polles sergeant he had doubts as to whether it was not necessary

hafora it came on to blow. They remained by vided the official and unofficial members the wrecita the last hat finally, were obliged to ging their shelter slosely. The Canton steamers who was waiting for them. He sent the book to to take the whole evidence over again he should of Council, and which constituted Mr.abandon it and make for Unfea, as they were al Kiukiang and Fatehan, the Nawou, Falkenburg, the house again, and the other man gave the ramast his Worship to allow the case to be begun

most dashed on the rocks by the increasing fary Glengarry, and others left their moorings in the order, and beer was agam supplied to them.

Cross-examined by Mr. Tonnye, witness denied His Worship therefore fixed next Saturday MacEves's principal ground for moving of the gale. After the wenther oleated they re-

harbour and ran for shaltor in the customary having bought the boer elsowhere and taken it | afternoon for the hearing of the rendition case. the rejection of the Bill. On this point the turned to the reona of disaster, buton divers pa-

Into the enflon house. The vergoust told the ing down to recommence work, it was found that havona.. Government has shown itself absolutely im-

to order onffes first and then ask for boy. He the remaining portions of the wreck had been

afterwards asked for soms whiskey, but none | THE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE pervious to reason, The Acting Attorney-Ge-carried away and the foremost was not visible,

NAVAL AND MILIVARY ESTAB: neral confossed that from the Government

There is serious troubís near Okafor. The

LISHMENTS. point of view the difference between the two Yong-ob'ing Magistrata (uccording to the Shen- parties was sm. The Government wanted pro went to protect the rock of the stoniner Pouth, but was imprisoned in a temple for three 500 feet, the uncficial members 200, but the days by a mob of 2000 or 3,000 villagers, and latter would have accepted 250 foot as a compelled to write a guarantee that the said Managers, Mesara, Douglas Lapraik and Co. onof denial. The scontation was a false one. T COMMODORE MORANT'S KEMAERS RELATIVE | Th9 whost harvest was a splendid crop, hat fally compromise, although reluctantly, Bat Go-pople had nothing to do with the wrecking. vernment, although it says the difference is Chaton Trotai had to best a retreat. The Past mail body of troops sent to the spot by the Ball, would not give way. Froman unofficial Arthur detachment under General Sung war Communications on Editorial matters stcold potat of view the difference is consider then telegraphed for, and the panic amongst the offending people in so grast that several women

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DOUGLAN STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, was brought to thanò.

LIMITED.

The fourth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Douglas Steamship Company, Limited, tras bald at the office of the Generai Saturday. There were prezent Wr. C. D. Bot Consulting Committeo, Messra. F. D. Goddard fouloy (Chairman) Hon. F.Ryrie, Mr. B. Layton E. A. Woolnough, E, George, W. H. F. Darby, H. Crawford, J. S. Roush, J. Gassmann, J. Anton, de Westley Laytoo, and J. Grant (Secre-

Thomas Burns, a woman nut of employ, gave sridance of a swilar nature to that given by the prosions witness. Halled that the woma Lesiated about serving them with boor whee aaked for it.

Mr. Donnys said the defonon was simply our

two witnesses, and they had been allowed to bear had hoon brought into the house by the drink it there. The other bottles of liquor hul bann brought into the house by friends of the dafendat for the purpose of esisbrating the Fastival of the Jewish New Year.

His Worship said since the defence had in

de nevo

The following documents ara printed as ap poadicos to the Land Commission's report:---

(Bigued), W. G. CAMERON, Major-General, Commanding in Chins and Straits Settlementa His Excellency the Honourable W. H. Marak, C.M.Q., Aduinistering" the Government, Hongkong

MOUKDEN.

9th September. Alrandy I have mentioned the aliaracter of our spring and early summor, daring which we had pretty boary showare of rain avary third or fourth day. Up till July, the weather was therefor abnormally coal and the country abermally baaritiful in its dellutously frem green colour.

To Churain QUESTIONS OF THE LAND week later than usual on account of the cool- Commaston (HONGKONG) ON THE SUB-es of the weather. Jaly was fairly dey though JEST OF THE SALE AND TENURE OF THE not without showers, the haut was very nolerate LAND OF THE COLONY,

and growth somewhat slow. The host of the fret part of August was much as usual, but pas- red suddenly away with a north wind shout the middle of the month bon summer things had to Since that time we

VICTOR EMANUEL” Hongkong, 7th March, 1887. Sm-In reply to your memoraudam of the

12th albino on the Acting Governor's letter of

be partly laid seida.

the 11th of the same month. No. 380, I bag have not had beat waal to that of July. oneless a statement from the Officer Superintend. This acl weather came, on somewhat earlier than usual as the samer boat was longer than as far as to was able to the queries ramerated i aseal io visiting us, so that apon the whole we the Governor's lotter, to which I beg to append seem to have boon exemptional in the remarkable mildases of tho weather. The host was greater the following remarks for your consideration.

Quentin No. 64-The only obstruction that than ordinary in England and the States; it the Naval Anthorities offer to the wishes of the was less than oelicary here. Colonial Government is that of objecting to the

able-it means a difference of twenty perimre committed suicide.

tary.) cent. in. the accommodation and a difference

The Agents Mestra. Arobold, Karberg & the meeting

The SEO START read the notios convening tistel that this was a one of conspicacy to a possibly of 20 per cent. in rents, most have received information of the breakdown of the of which would fall on the tenants.

The CRAIEMAN Ssaid-Gontlemen, with your care conviction, be should like to hear the ori Danish slammer delir. Tire Tossel was on her permission we will take the report sa read. I dence of Inspector Quiness, who was with Seting Admiralty works whom I called upon to reply Mr. ACELOTD 8178:-- No one who baseany cassage from this port to Hollow, when she ex-

have very little to add to it. I may just mungesat Macdonald at the time of the visit to the xorienged rough weather in which he became tion that since the 30th Jane the steamers house. wish to improve the sanitary condition of diablart by the breaking of her shaft, and andhary been doing very well. We are daily Inspector Quinney was then slled and once- Hongkong can now object to this RH." This to anchor off Mongahan, a little to the south of expecting a telegram from England in roborated in every detail the avidauss given by statement is in direct contradiction to the St. John's Island. The ston-tag Pilot Fish gard to the new steamer. The contract has been Sergeant Macdonald.

Alukone who accompanied the two sailors to truth and was as insult to the unofficiat as chartered to tow (Le Astig back to port, and made and I hope she will be horn about Mey left here for Mongolion on Saturday afternoon Orders for extra copies of the Daily Press should gumbers to whom it was addressed. Not The Pilot Pich was expected to, arrive late fat Thort year. Before moting the sdoption of the the house deposed to seeing best brought to them Prays being extended in front of the Navel mealy have in early summer we foarod that if ba ba seat before 11 a.m. on the day of publimation. that we suppose the kon, gentleman was con.zight, bat up to the time of going to press she report I shall be glad to answer any questions and paid for by them.

by the unfavourable weather. had not done so, baring leafless been detained say shareholder may wish to ask.

All letters for publication should be written on ona side of the paper only.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not nederet for died period will be continued ualit vartermanded.

After that hour the supply is imitáč,

TALEYHONX No. 12,

BIRTHS,

At Queen's road, Hongkong, on the 24th Septem ber, the wife of W.G. HPHREES, of a canghter.

THEFI.

As we had so unch more vain than we com

Yard in Victoria, and this I believe would be rain season showed is usual vehemence we could sanotinned nuder oectain ooulitions, if the Mili- not fail to have a repetition of the disasters of tary Authorities handed over the North Barracks flast year. The rain season came true to its an- and adjacent ground to the Admiralty; the nual bahits bat fortunately it was much less Its only disastrous correspondence on this subject with you than it has been for years. predecessor is I believe in your office.

efforts bura buen upon the roads, which are just Question No. 9R-I am of opinion that it this period simply impassable. Its offoeta the Naval Yard establishment could be moved i p3. Bush rish full hende ned heavy" "ateras

The further hearing of the case was adjourn Mr. ANTON dr attention to the item of till Tuesday, 8113,093, freighis duo 30th June,, and asked

Goon, an Indian watchman charged with atosl Engineering says:-An order has come home whether that amount had been collanted. for a wood-and-rail bridge to aross the river at

The CHAIRMAN-It has all been collected. ing 824 from another watchwun, was again placed This caso had besa committed for trial at the Tientsin, in connection with the railway now in We always walt till the end of September in the dock. course of construction. The bridge is to be sup-before holding the meeting in order to get all Erme in this constry have been invited to submit paring the draft of this report I thought I had dealt with emmerily,

t any rate, it has all been nollased. Mr. Hastings (of Moaire. Wotton and Des-from the present site in Vieteria to the Weat und testage on all our erops I do not recollect to designs for the iron superstracture; and that of stated that; the Patent Shaft and Axlares Company Limited, of Wednesbury, who have engaged to prepare the necessary drawings and to have the

acions of his deviation from fact or that be meant to be insulting, but when he says that no one who has sny wish to improve the sasis At Thing shou.fi, Shantung, on the 1st September,tary condition of Hongkong ean object to the wife of . RUSSELL WATHON, M.B., MR... the Bill be must necessarily be taken to meso ported on piles of hord native timber. Several the frights' in up to the 30th. Jans. In pre-Supreme Court but had been sent back to be would be advantageous to the public sorrice, if upon the crops aro almost naprocadantelly hap Eng., of a son.

that any one who does oppose the Bill does not wish to improve the sanitary condition of the

No further questions being asked the Cuz-o'e) appeared for the complainant, and Mr. solony. Not one of the unofficial members

moved the adoption of the report and sc Webber defended.

His Worship, after hearing the arguments of would, we imagina, yield to Mr. Acknoro iu

counts, which was seconded by Mr. ANTON, and the solicitors for the prosecution was defeos, bie desire to see improved aspitation, burder work and machinery ready for shipment carried annuimerely.

in a littlo orse try montha, bas das coupted. On the motion of Mr. GeoRGE, esconded by sentenced the defendant to three months impri-

Bonment with hard labour. ás sensible and practical men they stop short The bridge is to consist of one swing spar of 150 Mr. CRAWFORD, the Corenting Commitias, non- when it is proposed to improve the China, and ten fixed spars of 25 ft., with a roadway Fisting of the Hon. P. Ryrie, Hoo. F. D. Sas off the face of the island.

of 20 ft. in the cloar. Mr. Cleminen, of West-soon (absent). Hon. A. P. MacEwen, and Mr.

B. Laytou, were re-elected. minster, is the consulting engineer.

On the motion of the Hon. P. RYRIE, seconded

The Daily Press.

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Toiske Minami has resumed his post of Japanese It is notified in the Macao Boletim that Mr. Conen al seso.

It is to be feared a considerable number of by Mr. LAYTON, the seditors, Mosars. J, H. Cor good deal of wreckage has been sighted by dit- Chinese ocaft porished in the last typhoon. A and L. Hansobild, were re-alerted.

The CHAIRMAN said that was all the busi ferant ships The following is the report of nesa The dividend warrants would be reat out the Garmin steamer Falkenburg, W. Drayer, [ön foday. master, which arrived from Bangkok, on Satur day, having suceutered the typhoon-Left i

BEFORE MR. N. G. Mitchell-InkES.

THE NAM-TAU BURGLARY.

sida of the Kowloos Peninsula, ne at present hava san. Evory variety of crop is simply at we're very much arsiped for room and thereite best. In tas vicinity of Liseyang and in is no depth of water alongside our pier, and places further south the tall millet-well worthy haring stready stores and the Torpolo establish this year of its name-hita bana in process of ment at Kowloon, great ineinvonianco besides cutting down for a week In another week has a considerable amount of extra Arponzo is vast operations will be general all over the pro- ontailed by having two establishments so für vine, and grain in plenty will be gained for the apart from one another.

use of the people with a good deal to apare for outsidera.

of the excitement which his nervous system : 7

HONGKONA, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1887.

Question No. 97.--The position most suitable for a now establishment is from the Folies It is to me a strange thing that in spite of Camber at Kowloon to the Naval Yard, having the romarkable number of executions for tho Tax Public Health Bill was frally passed

Wong Chow was again brought before his a good depth of water alongside the sea past few years, robbery is still ant crashed out. on Friday, by a Government majority of ana,

Worship charged with being a toras and vaga frontage, perfectly protanted from the prevail. It is certainly being pushed farther northwards, hond and dungarees to the pesan of this Colony.ing winds, this land is now in the occupation yet every now and then we hear of bands of arm- the whole of the unofficial members voting

It will be remembered that this is the man in of the Kowloon Wharf Company, P. & Od horsemen plundering in homicts and spo against it. Evan Mr. MacEwan, perhaps.

whose house a box was found containing & quas Company, and Mr. E. Sade, bat Piers have beeally on the road. It is rumoured that a cam The Agent informs us that the M. M. eteauier the most ardent advocate in the colour of Iraeuaddy, with the next outward Freach mail,

|tity of jewellery alleged to have been stolen baill out and godowns erontol, therefore a cop pany. af 200 soldiers are attacking a rebber band

from the Cheong Fat pawnshop at Names. siderable suta wonld be required to purchase this funt, very far north of this city. sanitary legislation, was compelled to rote left Saigon st 5 p.m. yesterday for this port. Bangkok on the 18th Supt. at 6 Bm To Pado- THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AQUATIO Mr. Caldwell prosbouted, and Me. Holross company out This site is the best in the colony This perennial supply of robbers is saplicable SPORTS.

defended. against it, in fact be led the opposition, feal-

The Jarers who have not servad this gassinsan had fresh 9.W. monsoon and fne weather.

in my opinion, but I believe objetal to in the only on the supposition that they are mainly ing that the evil the Bill would do would be are reminded that their attendance will be tek 7 am till 6 am experienced a typhoon. On the 21st abrent Paracel Islanda and Foofs,

Law Amin, employed at the pawnshop, said arly days of the calony owing to its exposure composed of griwinds who have fled from other The monat we have advanced cr is stulenta bombardment frotn On Saturday afternoon, by the courtesy of the

enemy's ships, when province. Many of them aca protuead in oplem far greater than the good it might accom-Tired at the Supreme Court at 10.30am. to-day- Heavy gusts of rind from W.N.W., min in

property was about Tis. 20,000. On silver goods the forts were situated loss in. but though still deha, and by gambling. Both these habits, Iton plish. That the Bill will over como into force The junk which sank to the east of Peider's turrents, and very bigh confused seas; the Secretary, Mr. J. H. Stewart-Lockhart, the wo advanco half the value. On gold sixteen lisble to this objection in a roiner degren, the united, esmoralia & man coupletely. ke bremes in its present shape we do not for a moment whart in the last typhoon was laden with bricks. barometer at 750.6. egal to 39,50. At 6 Aquatic Sports for the men of the Royal Art times its weight in silver. The valus therefore forts now being constrnoted are for off. its ad antitted for huuast labas just in proportion as Divers wore at work on Saturday getting at the pan, wind more westerly and abating. On lory nud Chine Gun Lascams took place in the of the stolen property is considerably more then santapes of depth of water, shelter, and spses, his insatishia craving for money to appease his Work he cannot -believe-The enanimous protest of the an cargo,

460-22nd-at--3-p.m., stili blowing fresh official members, backed by the public peti-

from X.S.E, with high gen, sighted & ink hating establishment of the Victoria Becreation T7001 It would be nearer Tls. 40,000 far outweigh the off chance of a stray shell, ur appetites grows upon him.

We place the articles of value deposited with as, damaging the buildings, atores, &o, and and money he must have. And oven if he could tion which is pretty sure to accompany it earns for home by the steamer Palinurus ta ahls damage done to the hall. She had dis- the superintendence of the offers. Major Wil-in paper, on which the amount advanced is writ-toria is not altogether free from

The Rev. O. Chesnutt Military Chaplain, aft with meinast gene and having consider-Club. The sports commenced at 4. p.m. under as in drawers Jadestone bangles are wrapped which the present Naval establish asus at Vic work his earnings would prosure only a fractina Cappot fail to have great weight with 37. The rev. gentleman's return, ander tress signals flying. Lowered bost and took 11am, RA, officiated as Referes, whils Major ten. Fold and silver articles, pearls, &c., are pat There is, however, an alternativo not an ad-imperiously demands.-N. C. Dally Naos Cor the Colonial Office, notwithstanding the stand, is doubtful.

Chinese passengers off the master and cry Blandy, R. A., Giant. Anderson, 3.A....and Lieut. away in the same mater "Leaves from old vantagooga in paint of death of water, but get by | respondent. refning to leave her. The jauns tha

Inawabanks are used for this perpasa Tremem roolimation could be availablo, ciz.., thà bậy scant attention the interests of the public The Genocal Managers (Messrs. Jardine, Me-Sun- u. from Ka-chak for Macao, belong Matthews, R.A., noted na Jalpas, with Lieuter the pines of tors paper with a chop on it Norta of the Kewloon Yard which if filled in deually receive at the hands of the State thesoc & Co inform us that the Indo-China ng it the latter port, with a cargo of Griu, R.A., se Starter, and Lieut. Hawkins, which was in court on the last occasion. It was and a goa wall built extending from the preaut Department. The arguments against the steamer Taicang, from Calcutta, left Eingapore chandise. About an hour later passed a targo R.A., as Secretary. The sports were favoared one of the picees of paper used for wrapping up outer wall of the Kowloon Naral Yard to the

on Friday for this port..

disasted jak, with jury masts and sails with fine weather, and the swimming bath was articles femmined the shop myself after the point opposite, with adjacent anasempied laud, Bill are so strong that they must compel

art, beth these two junks were steering for attention, however reluctantly it may be nucanes the resumption of the duties of his sighted two Chisama drifting on z jauk's yard and Duck Hant, or usual, based great amuse- broken; the side door, the visitor's com

A notification in Saturday's imas of the Gazette Hainan, distance abont 50 miles, at 5:30 pm tastefully decorated with flags. The Tab Eace obbery had taken place. I went outside the would make a very efficient establishment, and if following merering nuit found four doors the War Departament could be induced to allow the mossary officialdwelling houses to be built given. One of the chief grievancen of re-offes by Major Henry Joba Howard Tripp and sail. As the ship was rounding to to get ment, while several of the men in sostamas added door, the office door, and the kitobea doar on the hills surrounding this hay, a tery silloisut sidents in this unlony, Chinese and Euro-Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteers. boat out and coureurer, one of the shipwrecked paan alike, is the grant scarcity of heuse no- The Saigonnais save it is rumoured that M. jumped and tried to win for the shine the general fun, Gunner Baymond, as a Znius At the foot of the wall in which the window is establishment would be created, and being in a i

but the prize the best There was broken in is a lane a when in Borneo, Chias, sad Japan, my attention This Chinese belonged to the Hollow Eishisz a very large attendance, including several mem to the first floor window on the left side of the shop. Question No. 9-Undoubtedly the site now these countries, which I found to be far mera junk Tai-li, which had in all 10 persons on board bere of the V. B. C., all of whom had been invit. It had been broken in. Noxt to the lane is a occepied by the Naval Fistallishment is gua of generous and important than ever I had pre- and which sank on the evening of the 21st ed.

pisce for storing firewood, boyond thats pince of the most valuable lots in tas Colony, having passionely guarsoted. Though every year the coun- Thencs to port had fine weather.

The following is the programme, with raosat ground. The people next door to it for front in the Qason's Road and the other on the tries I refer to become better known, I sta zos

drying paddy. It is enclosed with a brick wall.

there is completa ignocanue as to the extraordin names of the prize winners:

I want into this vacant place. I saw a hole the Question No. 99.-1 bolieva the Hongkong ary quaulitis of minoral fast which they con- size of the door of the ecust made through the Goserament would more than cover the expenses. tain. It seems to me astonishing that this ignor- Istonclosing wall. The hole has alnce beeu stopped Question No. 100-Chis does ant some with ance exists. in the highest quarters, where one

in my provinsan-I have 40,

recalled, and that he will be succeeded by M. de Leagan, who teanwhile has been ontrasted with another temporary mission.

comodation and the consequent bigh rents. On this point the report of the Land Cons mission afforda instructive reading. Eents in Hongkong are stated to be three times as

The Daily News understands that H.E. Li much as in a London suburb, and attention | Kung-chang has contracted with an English i elled to the fact that many of the firm for 16 Krupp guns for the fortification of Wei Hai Wei. "They are to be of the most mo poorer Europeau families are compelled to dern type, and will be about twenty tons each. live in Chinese bouses, which afford very!

The friends of Senhor Cinatti, late Harbour inadequate accommodation. This grievous Master at Masse, will be interested to learn that (state of things, the Government proposes the galant gentleman ban been requested by to make worse and worse by enforcing the Commission appointed by the Portuguese

Senhor Brito Capello to serve as relaty i lew against overcrowding.. Every person Government to the Sultan of Zanzibar. is to bave 300 cubic feet of space to sleep in,

The florreta Macaenas says that on the 10 although, even supposing the house secom-instant a Chiasman he had been to California and was returning to Maeso, died suddenly on

Concerning the atility of Modical Missions in China thero cannot be two opinions. The goad work done by Western physicians among the Chinese is known of all men, and is appreciated hy all olanses of the natives from the mandarin to the beggar, British and American Mission cuties have for years recognised the import ance of medical work among the Chinese, but no sent medical man to China, though some of the Gorman Society has yet established hospitals or

Gerroan missionaries have spensed medicine and healed thousands of sufferers. The direotors of the Rhetish Missionary Society have cor, homorer, decided to send a compotent medical

modation were amply suficient to afford the board the river steamer Honam. The matter man to China with a view of opening a hospital; space, many of the Chinese would probably was brought to the notion of the authorities, who prefer more company and less room. But ordered an inqueat to be held on the body. there is not plenty of space, and to ennot that A Chinase gaubat, with a mandarins on board, awau shall have at least 300 feet when there says the Correin, acrived at Muoso ca' the after is not 300 feet for him is aboard. But, say noon of the 19th instant, from the West Coast having experienced the typhoon of the 17th-18th the Government, we don't propose to enforce instant, in which one mast was spEt, and it is this provision herably or bastity; it will only said that she brought the era of a Chinese be put in force in one district at a time, and vessel which was sink in the typhoon.

typhoon.

in the city of Taug kau. This diy is on the East River, not far from the Bogue Forts, and distant some thirty miles from Canton. It is a large and busy plaos containíur a population of about 300,005. The Rhenish Mission has bact station here for more than twenty years, Bighteen years ago one of the missionarles, the Hey, J. Nanken, was driven out whilst his house was burned by a mob in the so-called “Spirit- Powder Excitement." Last year the Rev. W. Dietrica was enabled to build a European house,

SHOET RAUZ 2 lengths of bath) open N.CO's and Mom of the Royal Artillery, prize 39: 2nd priza 82.

Bombardier Worsley.

the

Two conffalds had been built there leading up be exercised at last cost.

to

up

1

to

1st

1

2

3

Corporal Ganuett...... HANDICAP RAO (3 lengths of bath) opad N.C.O and Mon of the Royal Artillery prize $3; 2nd prize $2; 3rd prize $1. -

Banner Boot (2 sese.)

Corporal Guccett (2 seus)zoe Sergeant Warrenïsorated). Sacar Laos (2 longas) open to China

Lascara. lat prize $3; 2nd prize 22.

Pta Kisar Ringh..... Pte. Sovan Singh

(Signed)

GEO. DIGRT MORANT.

Commodore.

THE MAJOR-GENERAL COMMANDING IN CHINA. AND STRAITS SETTLEM INT TO THE OFFI. CER ADMINISTRATING THE GOVERNMENT OP HONGKONG,

THE ORIENTAL CUAL TRADE.

The Rev. J. E. Tenison Woods, F.G.S., F.L.S has commenced a series of articles in the dydney Morning Herald on the Orisztal Coil Trađa The following as the opening article:-

In travelling through the east, sad especially wus particularly directed to the coal deposits of

would think that information so usally obtained At this point his Worship sail he had just

would be considered as of vitai imparianos. In been informed that an important document con--

the year 1883, whom the Anglo-Russian war earned in the case bad been mislaid. It was the Vice Admiral R. Vaser Enuitton, C.B., Com-seo was just beginning. I was asked by the piece,fif papar which was said to be a portion of mander-in-Chief, &c., ., &c.

Asling Governor of the Struts Settlemeals to one of the hooks of the pawnshop and which hal

draw up a report for the Admiralty as to the esa found to the box containing the jewellery.

value of certain coal formistions in the Indian The paper had been given to one of the clerks

Archipelago. With this view I made a some- to interpret it. He had been called into

what long arnise in H.M.S. Pegtmu, which Ganthe court for some purpose and on his return

voyage I shall have occasion to describe in an. But I own that it did seen strange found the paper was gone. It wna thanght that

FIKAD QUARTERS,

other way. it had possibly been blown away by the wind and

Hongkong, 26th February, 1837. to me that the information I was able to obtain search had busa urade for it but without avail. Sin-With refranes to your Basellency's should be now, or, at any rate; previously but Ha very touch regretted the accident.

lotter No. G. of the 11th instant, sed the little known. The immense extent and value questions of the Land Commission to which my of the east deposits in the looslitles visited attention is invited I have the humour, in for-will, I am sure, when I relate thom, astonish What warding a Copy of the Commanding Royal En- ray roaders as much as they did me. gineers Memoriad an thereon, to state, as re- astonished me equally was that there should His Worship said the interpreter haud soon the gards my own opinion, that the roraoval of the be any room for a coal trade between Australia document and he would be put in the box and Garrison "to plases outside the city limits," and those regions. At no great distance frota conld tell them what it was.

would be a highly imprudent and dangerous pre- Hongkong mines of mineral fuel could be opened Me" Caldwell said that might be done, and his sanding.

which must destroy our Chinese coal trade" in *- Worship would remember that two of his wit- The first requisits. In the event of Hongkoaz very short time. What I have to relate on this nesses had been the document and identidad it as being attacked, is that its small Garrison should subjant will, I think, be recognized as having an being part of an old account belonging to the be placed as a fortunately the case at presut in important interest to all coloniste. Indeed, I Chung Fat pawnshop. He thought, however, the most oantral position for rapidly" manning regard the facis obtaleed as sangat the mest thet enquiry abould be made into this matter. the harbour forts, occupying the passes over the valuable resalts of my travels to Australioce. An It was possible that the wind might have hills at the back of the town and their approaches apology is owing for not having pablished thera blown the papar away as his Worship ng from the South, and pouring in, reinforcemonia bafara, bat the delay kas bien doe to want of gested, but the fant that though diligent search wherover danger threstens.

atafiation from Chins, which I have only recent-

This race caused a good deal of merriment owing to the men's hair all coming down. LONG DIVE. Opan toN.C.O's and Men of the

Royal Artillery. 1st prize $3; 2d prize 82.

Graner Kirby........ Garner Saunders

Tus

2

EAGE. Open to 1.0.0. and Mon of the Royal Artillery. 1st prize 83; 2nd prize 82.

Bombr. Black....

Garner Kirby...

2

Lore RACE, round the red boy. Open to

N.C.O's and Men of the Royal Artillery. prias 35: 2nd prize 23: 3rd prize $1.

Gadner Boot...

Corp. Guurelt....

Bomer. Woraley

&

1st

1

3

L

2

Mr. Caldwell said he was very sorry indeed that this should have aconrred. That document was the most important link in the whole of the foviḍanca he had to produce.

every allowance and consideration will be Some apprehension is felt with referance to H. a chapel, and a school in the city, the officials made. Premises are all very well in their M. & Wasp, now dght days overdue from Bingiring him arery facility and protection, and gapure. It was intended to send the Cockchafer he is Low Helng there with his family, and has way, but what we have to look to in legisla- oat to look for her on Saturday, bet in view of the good will of the people. For some time he tion is the strict letter of the law, and that the threatening state of the weather her depar-hus conducted a dispensary, and with the aid of only, for future administratore may not hold ture has been deferred 1t is feared tas Wasp Chinas dostor, a pupil from the Canton Hos.

Gunner Boot swam very wil, and won after a - themselves-banud by the promises of their have mat with some accident in the last pital, has been able to afford a great deal of.As.

istance to afflicted persons, but to effect enxas | very good race.

had been ronde it had not been renovaret hardly A glance of the map will show that there is no 17 obtained Readers will good whough to predecessors or way place a different con-

Lovers of high class music will be glad to of more serious case it is easy to lure a LONG RACE, Ced the red bury. Open to China seemed to bear at this theory. The only other other possible locality aateida the pity limits boar with a few preliminary romarka about our Gua Lason 1st prize $; 2nd priso 82. way in which the loss could be soooanted for which fulfils thear conditione—especially own coal, for I have found that outside Austes- straction on the promises from that placed know that Herr Kobler sa decided to give an hospital, The Society are prepared to maintain

this institution, but they have lately incurred a Pte. Thanda Singh

was that th had been stolen. Now, no one could regards the fand front facing Senth the portion He little or nothing is known concoring it. on them at the time. It is a role of the law other sad farewell recital at the City Hall this heavy cutlay, and as the building will post some Pte. Jai Singh

possibly lean over the railing in front of the to be defended extending only from Stanley Gap A very slight acqmintanos with Australia and evening. The programme, which will be found courts that in construing a statute the on our front page, is an oscailout one and in./83,000 they appeal, through our medium, to the Seven men startad, of wham only four came clerk's desk and are that paper without being on the vas side to Belcher's Point on the other. itsnommerce teach us how largely the colonies are I might proceed further to show how ne- indebted for their progress to the coal wines of judge may not look outside the four corners cludes some real gems of composition. Those generosity of foreign residents in Hongkong in, the west thinking batter of it and getting seen, and he cared not ons straw what might be

and Canton to assist them, as the work will be a into the boats.

the position of the person who had connived at cessary is a deep sea frontage for our com Eastern Australia. The trade in this useful ex- of the mesenre, or, to assist bits in his inter who have not heard this talented planlst should serious tax on their limited funds. The Rbenish DUCK HUNT. Open to N.00% and Men of that document being madeaway with if it was pos- manications with the harbour forts and in ean-port represents only a very small portion of e

Mission labour in anunesteutatious mannerin the pretation, take evidence so to what was said not lose the present opportunity.

the Royal Artillery.

aible to trace the matter home to him.

nexion with the Arsenal, Laboratory. Com-importance to us. Were it not for out abundant in the Legislature at the time the law passed.

The Japan Gastle learns that the German interior, and are a most self-sacrificing and deserv The duck and two dollars to every man who His Worship said it would be his duty to omissariat, and Submarine Mining Establish-supply of good ocal we should not now be so The unofficial mainbers of the Legislative three masled obcouer Carl Bhon, 261 tous, of body, and the object they have in view will caught one. There were then duke started, of quire thoroughly into this matter, and he assured manta bat hope all this will be readily andor-closely in connection with Europe and other countries. Our ports world hardly be filled with Rostock, went ashore on a rook at Omaya Saki, command the sympathy of the benevolent not which Bomb Blank sad Corp. Gannett auch Mr. Caldwell that be should assist him in every stood, and that I need say no more of our re- Council must follow the enmo rule, and look on the 6th September. As thora appeared no only among foreigners but at those enlightened caught one, while the third found its way on way if he thought there was any suspicion, what quirements in a tactical or administrative samba.ocean steamers. The large vessels which now

it had not been mistaid by accident."

For the protection of the European Com- come and go would scarcely visit our seaports it to the words of the Act, not to the promises chance of asting the vossol, the master, Captain and liberal Chinese gentlemen in this Colony board a sampan,

F. Eichoon, and the orow left herand camo on who are always ready to take a share in works DUCK HUNT, for China Gun LassTS.

The witness then went through the articles mánity and as a place of mufnga for them, the they would not ocnl in Australia. of the Government. When the Acting to Yukohas. The Carl Bhon was from Takao, calculated to promote the weal of their country. One duck was started and eventually caught found in the defendant's bouse, and identified Government Oficials, Treasury, do, &, the the expense of such toes would he enorialy Attorney-General wave, ne ho so often does in and had a cargo of sugar. The wreck has been

by Pia. Jai Singh

the greater part of them as the property of the present cantonment is equally well adapted. It increased, and the proportionate alvantages to DIVING FOX Cups, Open to N.CO's and Chening Fat pawnshop. He also identited some close to our Government Offices and business ourselves lossepal. It need soarosly bomid that Men of the Royal Artillery. 1st prize 84; Zad papara found in the box as pawatickets belong. quarter of the town has the necessary clear steh saporis sa Newcastle would be unknown prize $2

ing to the said chop,

space nearly all round it for defensive purposes, upon our consta, though it may make us tremble Gunnar Kirby

Crom-examined by Mr. Holmes, he said-I have and stence in the manst oantral position for strik- to think that in the event of a foreign war, 50 Gunner Malvey .........

immense a prias to a hostile power, so fearful a been employed in the Cheung Fst shop for sevening out right or left in the event of a rising of Gunnar Kirby brought up no less than soren, years. There are ten mon employed there, but to the evormen and evar increasing Chinese loss to ourselves, has not a gun to fire in ita

Laferda. winning easily.

ars at presentat home. I am one of those in charge Population.

Let us imagico what the colonists themselves In a sanitary point of view the present Bar- CONSOLATION RACk, IsSyprise 35; 2nd prize of the goods. There are three of us thus mu-

42; 3rd prize L

ployed. The names of the other two are Yeung raoke are very satisfactory more particularly would suffer, how ovory branch of, industry Irai and Keoug Mow. Koong Mow is now in those on the ses shore, and occupying new groped would be hampered if our coal whre derived Hongkong, the other ons is at Nautat When log always proved most injurious to the health from foreign parts. We do not realise this the articles are pawned they are handed over to of the truppe for several yours afterwards nutil we go to oountries which have to im ns. There are two secountants and one sasistani Moreover ourprosent position on completion of port na Nothing strikes the traveller employed in the shop, Cheng Kem Wa, ons of the Praya extension offers ample means of ex- on his first arrival from Australis in the the partners, is appointed by the others as man- pension to meet the requirements of a largely in East so much as the want of go-ahead progress" ager. On the ground and first floors there are orased Garrison and provide for a large Hospi- that he soos in londs where labour is so abundant stands in which jewellery is kept We nanally tel on shore on the broaking up. of the old halk, and there are so many resources. There may ba other causes, but the axplanation of much may wrap the goods in paper before putting them Merce, now used as a Hospital

ti

sold for $600.

effect, We don't really mean it, you know," his worda must be treated as empty wind.

A meeting of the men composing the Mecno Tho Bill engs every adult is to have 300 National Battaling, says the Correio, was held on the 19th instant in the S. Francisco Barracks, cabic feet of space whenever and in whatever when it was announced that the praction wae district the Governor chooses to proclaim, shout to be commenced, and that this term would

ba of artillery and at five o'clock in the morning.

In the great scarcity of houses the enforce. They were also notified that both the active ment of such a regulation could not fail to members and those who are not, wil bars to son- cause great bardship and artering. Men Jozvons at their respective barracks at a digual already crushed down with the exorbitant from the Monte Fort.

rents they now have to pay would be turned out of their houses and have to seek

We regret (ays the Singapore Free Press of

Men.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY .FBESS."

Loynow, Brd September.

A RUSSIAN RELIGIOUS MISSION

TO ABYSSINIA

M. Alebimoff, with a party of 120 Conexcks, has started for Abyssinia upon a religions Mission.

[FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS.]

1 2

Quanez Davenport

Guzzer Haymond..

Hombr. Inglis ...........................

3

The sports were concluded about 6 p.m.

PARIS, 15th September.

The Comte de Paris has issued a manifesto

the 10th inat.) to bear that Miss Tilly Sarony. THE COMTE DE PARIS MANIFESTO.

s popular moriber of the Salinger Opera Com-

fresh quarters, for which they would have to pany, is at present lying ill at the Small por pay still more. The pressure would exert itself Hospital, Sepoy fisas. The Company had come stating that he foresees a violent crisis in France, upward, through the better class of Chinese, from Samarang in the mer Memur. Miss wherefrom the Monarchy must arise. He then til it was felt, as indeed it already is, by Saroy had not felt woll during the voyage, and proceed to sketch an elaborate scheme of

was gradually getting worse during the stay of uropean, community. Many Eero that vessel af Singapore. Just before the hour Government combining universal suffrage with

en are even now occapied by the of the steamor's departure for Melbourne, whish kingly power.

was -siz o'clock-on Wednesday-morning, Miss

THE PROJECTED AMERICAN-CHI-. NESE BANK.

4

it this Bill becomes law still Sarony's case began to present more of the occupied, and the Euro-symptoms of small-por. The steazaar pas dulayed

bid one against the for an hour until the health officer res sent for, who pronounced the case one of siali-pox - Mies

POLICE COURT.

25th September.

Broke ME. H. E. WODEKOUSE,

At any rate,

away. For this purpose we use the old account It appears to mo also very questionable who be found in the words. "No non." Business, books. Wekeep the goods for oneyear. At the end ther sooh removal, as suggested, would proves amusement, and heath, all equally safer. We of that time they are sold. There are two shops in financial succuss for the colony, considering the have only to rofect on the numbers of launches, Namion which take over these things by arrange metly doharacter of the Barrack and other Mik ferryboats, the exoursion and passage bonta ALLEGED ILLICIT SALE OF TIQnor.

ment. The things are gold just na they see wrap tary buildings and the large extent of ground which fit to and fin across our larbear, which Adolf Steinberg, coffee house kooper. 49, ped up in lots. Therefore every war pisses of they cover consequent on their detached state baar the tired man of basiness to his healthy Cochrane-street, was charged with selling liquor old account books sad other papers go out of the for sanitary reasons) and the open spaces to be suburban vills or the workman to bie boliday, to on his premises without a loenceK

ahop with the goods. The artioles in court are left for parade purposes.

Ren what would be our state had we ne cheap ad Mr. Dennys defender.

similar to those we sell every year to the shops. Neither would the Medical Authorities prob-shandsat fuel. No anal means no steam, in fact Bergeant Mewtonald said that on the let in--I do not know what becomes of the goods after ahly agron to a roupation of new Barracks for it is difoult to imagine what we should be Bunsinne vacant. Strony was removed at once to the Basil-pex ad that a telegram has been reostved in Tintain etant he instructed two men to go to defendant's we sell them. We do not employ a spodini watch two years from the time the foundations were without those. Ware & fatture of the supply by

ere rat op 20 Hospital, and her mother, Mrs. Salinger, bas

alan remained behind to look after her. The from the Concessionaires of the American-Chi-ho about twenty minutes past nine is the man at this time of the year. There are soms laid and meanwhile the money expended would any mischanon to take place in the midst of evening. They did so and returned in about genscal watchmen employed by the Hai Fong. be remunerative and the troops have to Sydney with its gasworks, its rallway, he Europensi Sabbager Opers Company had best touring for use Bank, in the Tuiled States, saying that twenty minutes. lis sent them again at ten There are twenty-fre of them. Dee has come main where they are

foundries, engine works, and steam proossens of Taking all this into consideration, together every kind, it would be as disastrous asa failure of tove about four years in the East, and it is a pity they scout the terms agreed upon with Count 'alvok, and a quarter of an hour afterwards fol- down here as witzean. His name in Ip Afak.

that this unfortunate fllungs should have attacked.

lowed them. He found the two men sitting at 1 tave known kita for four or five years. He with the increased ares to be allotted to provide water. Thegreat beartof the elty would stop beat-. Miss Sarony upon her, way home to Australia / Mitkiewicz, and that an agent will proceed 1 table with two glasses in front of them partly has been a watchman the whole of that time. On for a corresponding increase of Garrison--would ing, its pulsos roald oose to throb, and every ster such a long absenos. She has our beat Chins forthwith to ponclude the prosasary are filled with bear. He told defanilant that he had the night of the robbery I was in the stars. By the profit realised by the Pablie on any exchange branch of industry would simply lis dead. For

for ber rapid repoFETY:

Fangements.

e warrant authorising him to search the house, bed is so the Amt deer. The thieves did of around (s considerable sen frontage being in topately-usha santiagency la not likely to happen

the

pean brue

Chinese, and

more will be so

peazix will have to

other whenever a bone

Only a few weeks ago ranta w;

per cent, on a large number of

ment is going on in all directions. Conside

ing that the population is daily increasing,

the outlook in this matter of houre nocou,

begarnownedby+nefirm, sud the scam er.

The N. 6. Daily News says We are inform