was vomiting before I went out to play. Aflor being cut for a little time I cams brick again, and Tai Yau told me to go to Bai Yi's home. It was Tai You that upset the water and Achan dried it up. When Tai Yan told no to go; to Sui Yi's home Achan was lying on the bed in the cook house, and. Tai Yau was lying on the floor just below my mother's bad. She opened a pamelo and gave a pinos to Achan. That was before I went out. She gave me one picon, and Achau two. Before I wont into the streat Tai Yan went out.
The Coroner aald be did not think they could attach much weight to the evidence of this child and on the whole be thought they had better consider that svidenco not taken.
Cheung Alin, recalled, said—I didnot boar Tai Yan teti Emma to go out.
J. C. H. Raach said I met the girl Tai Yau on the afternoon of the 5th instant
Sue was wearing a juuko Iiko that in Court. She looked excited. Her face was pile and she had a wild expression. Anyone who knew her mat have noticed the expressen. I can wear that it was the game girl. She was half running and half walking. She was staring straight in front of her and taking no notice of anything
This concluded the svilenec.
The Corner said he thought the jury would like to have the whole of the evidence raad over to them before considering their vardint. The *CAS MES a very remarkable and a vary painful
BALAWO Byrder, 30mm Jose, 1887. DI
To capital vedonat
3,000 sharer £50.— soce surrender
1,810 «baras.
7,310,0.0 50,000.0
To coservu fand... Tls. To storest to 30th June, 1887. To working necennt, 1986-
Balie on 81 Dos., 1888, T. 750,857.83. Doduob
lat dividend, being 10 par capt, per andun en psið. up spital, doclared "25th April, 187
113,305.75
THE DAILY PREB, MONDAY, OOFOBBR 1714, 1887.
go to sleep. An he would not go, a polion con- the empire with other powers continus friendly, ON PAR16.- 4. d.
the sta-bat the general situation of affairs in Europe ra stable was called in and ho was taken
Bank Bills, on demand Credits, at 4 months' sight NEW YOLL
Bank Bile, on demand. Credits, 60 days' sight
OH BOHDAY.
..3.10
..4.09
701
78
225
2251
225 2251
Bank, at sight Privato, 30 days' sight
724
...731
Tolagmphic Transfor Bank, en damend CALOUTTAC Telegraphic Traustor Bank, of demand ON SHANGHAL.-
tion and looked up 'The next day he was requires that the military powers of Austria le lessed and came and asked for his wagon and his strengthened; he will, however, strive to muda-ON property. I said I would not give thera to hita tain ponos, which His Majesty believed will to ........942450 O nas bo bould have given me a month's notion, assured ic futuro.
THE SECOND WAY'S TAOHT KACS, 200,000.00
Ho promised, he woëll ratarn to his work, bat ho! did not. I have asked him to evine back several
NEW YORK, 29th Saptorbar, 9,434.07
104311 times. I rinjved a letter from Mr. Webber on The second dwe yacht racing has been ad-
bobull of the plaintiff claiming $100 for a month's journed till to-day, owing to the heavy fog pro-ON wages and compensation for falso imprisonment.vailing, and the absence of sufficiant wind.
THE "TIMES" ON KURRAQUER. William Schreidt, gunsmith, asid-Iramamber
LONDON, 29th September, the 18th September. I was sent for by the defondant in the evening. I want to his shop,
The Tract, commenting in a leading article and found plaintiff intoxicated and creating on the pressat pration of Karraches says, the disturbance. He erfund to go away quietly, Recline of ita prosperity is only tog apparent and and I sent for a policeman, and he was taken to the demanda tho serious and prompt attention of statava and looked up all night. The next the Government of India, and urges the speedy [morning defendant said he would not press the charge and so the plaintiff was not brought be construction of a line of railway batween Hy fire the Court. I advised him to take holiday derabad and Pachhadra Marwar State ne being that day sad return to his work the next day. ry on both commercial and military 10,034 18 Tas plaintiff appeared willing to do this and
THE ESTATE OF THE LATE KIND OF OUDX. defendant ho said was anxious to have bím back To working account, 1887---
Amount brought forward from below... 74157811 he was short handed. a dividents angollected.......
1,605 0 4 fo liablity socount for 1835 sed pre-
Mitta Singh, P. 304, asil-On this 16th 4,43% 12. sult. I was culled by defendant to take the plain youa posza
tiff into custody. Plaintiff was drunk and when 8981,804 2 1 I took him in chargs to struggled with my for
nearly a quarter of a hour.
2nd dividend,, baing 20 par
www karelolders' con tributions, doolerad 25th April, 1857
219.65.17 Carried to rowerve fand 100,000.00
Tis. 306,859.96 Lea-Amount brought for
want from belt
215,179.AG.
Cr.
By cash or ourrent and deposit accante
J
a. d.
La Aman, boy Ja the employ of datendant, not as defendant strike plaintiff at all. He
ape, and as tho inquest had taken several days Br Chi-eeo Imperial143,201 11 8 said be remembered the 18th September. He did
he thought it advisable that they should bare the evidenco read through t
"The ingrest was therefors adjourned till
Tuesday afternoon for this purpesa, -
THE UNIÓN INSURANCE SOCIETY OF}
CANTON, LIMITED.
The following is the report for prosentation to the shareholders at the fourteenth ordinary mosting to be held at the Society's Ollous at ball-past three o'duok, on Thursday, the 27th inst
The directors have now to submit to tha share- holdom a repent of the business of the Society furthe year 1986, and for the six months auding the 30th. June, 1887.
1886-Tas nat premiam sellested for the year, after Cadueting returns and relusiraness, amounts ta $1,072,670,45 after providing for an interim bonas of 20 per seat on contributions paid in April last, there bonimize at occdit of working account a balance of $84,156.52 ob por aanerad ehitament.
From this sum the directora recɔ amend the pay. meat of a second bonus of 5 per cent in contributions ranking in all 2. per cost for the pour; a divineud of 4. por suam equivalent to 24 per cent on the paid -up capital of $25 per share, and an addition to the Deserto fund of $61,000 caiming the reserve to $875,000. The balanos remaining of $103,000 they propaea to carry forward to mout Habilidios and alsime still ent
in Shang Goretament Icon of *1891 (R. insaè)... Dy Shanghai municipal loan of 1892
Shanghai munisipal loan of 188..... By Shanghai municipal loan of 1884
By dry debtors-Predia, st, outatanding at hood niles and branchen. Th. 50,959.74. 5,331.24
Less-Dae to sundrive
By London branch-Balance in hand, viz
Investegate, ioanech nean-
rity, & cash at ankors £137,740 3 1 Coat of freohole promise
and building
38,906 9 10 Promia putabanding, bilis recevable, pollay stamps,
furniture, and drafte
roaren of collection 18,721 12 0
2104,501 4 11 Long-Amount duo 2,968 10 0
By Pongkong langh-Balance in head
351,540,00
By Ycholas beau-Balance in sul
$10,912.28
By Singapore branch-Balanco in hend
$16,255,69
Krounde.
SIMLA, 22nd September. In the Legistative Commail to-day a Bill was introduced by Mr. Sooble, and passed daring the sitting, to provide for the administration of the
state of the late King of Oudh
THE CURSE OF CIVILIZATION.
boen soused of being particularly dull. The
SHAREH
Quotations are !-- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharon-109
per cent. prominni, bayers.
Union, Insurance Society of Canton, Litted-
7 por share, sales. China Traders Insurance Company's flares-
200 per share, sellers. North China Insurance-Tha 270 per share. Yaugiese Insurance Association-Ta. 110 por
share.
Chinase Insurans Compsay, Limited-1220 per
share, ex.
On Tal Insurance Company, Limited-le. 149
per share.
Canton Insurance Offes, Limited-870 per
share,
$375 per share.
INSURANCES.
STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
STRAITS FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY, LIMITED.
THE abɔvo Companies are prepared to
TISSUE POLICIES DE INSURANCE
on MARINE RISKS to all paris of the world, and on FIRE RISKS on all Foreign and Native Houses, Gódowns and their Contents, at Current Rates.
Contributor of Business to either Company. whether Shareholder or not, will participate in any return that the Company in General Ment ing ehall sanotion.
For Rates aud Farticulars, apply to
JOHN ANDREW, Agent, Ooo Opposito the HondroNG HOTEL. 1996 Hongkong, 15th October, 1887,
FIRE INSURANTE COMPANY, OF 1877 IN HAMBURG.
CHA
FOR SALE
FOR SALE.
HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE," REDSEBCK & Co.- MONOPOLI AND SEAL (medium dry).
10.
RF Fotz Da
Gorn For Je,
Day Do.
{{{dry).
(oxtra dry)
Co..
CARLOWITZ &
Bain Agouts for Hesper & Co. Retus. For Hongkong, China, and Jupaz.
[1263 Hongkong, at July. 1895.
FOR SALE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES, QACCONE'S SHERRY, PORT.
CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE. HOCKS, BURGUNDY. BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE. STOUT. MACHINERY, . PIANOS. COOKING
STOVES, End TRICYCLES. THE Undersigned, Agents of the SCALES. BICYCLES
Company, are Prepared, to ACCEPT PAINTS. OILS: VARNISH. RISKS at Current Rates..
Apply to PÜSTAV & Co.,
WA. BUMPHREYS & Co., Agents.
Bank Buildings. Hongkong, 18th January, 1834.
Hongkong. at Jamury, 1888.
FOR SALE.
DURIEUX & CO..
TANY, LIMITED.
1177
The meating of the British Association has 5,628 15 2 could not say whether plain that was deank or not.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM- 1357 He saw him etsgracing about in the evening impeachment in moat falle... It is seldom that so 41416 He was present while tiffin and dinner were ba-many of the papers convergy, as tasy do this Chia Fire Insurance Company's Ehares-$77. 2,323 196 ing erret. He heard the noise of a plate being year, to no interesting a conclusion. That do3traite Marine Insurance Company, Limited-i
brekon. but did not see who broke it.
lusion is simply this--that we are all going with remarkable rapidity to the dogs.
His Lerdship said after hearing the eridonee he was satisfied that not only was plaintiff drook That, of course, is not how the grave and ro 7,323 16 11 on this day in qavetion, bat la bobared in a mostrarond signors of seisnes put the matter, dat it disgusting, and improper manner. He balised is what thair arguments come to. Dr. Milnar that a chanes was given him to go back, nad ke Fothergill, for instance, in dissing the had not chosen to avail himself of it. He bad for Effect of Town Life pour Human Body, feited his sixteen days' wages by his miseradaat declares that we are " reverting to an earlier and and ble suit would therefore be dismissed lowlier ethnic forra" Professor Enyoo shows It was a most discreditable affaiz altogether. 4d sko same thing, although in a different way. be expected there was a good deal to be said on We are all taking to wearing trousers, he says the other side.
-133,434 14 11
8,171 8 10
1,597 8 2
1,575 5 0
By land and preraissa-Head of S'hai. 19,659 7 6 By furnitures at boad offies, Hongkong,
Yokohams, and Singapord branches 4 1,755 11 7
13480 2 1
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1898. Dr
standing, and has close the account for the year 18:6. To balance carried forward
1587. The position of the 8ccioty for the present rear, at far að ft can be mecsrtained, ja na toilɔæn:— Balance of working account to the 90th Jans a per
Katlanant
... 371,597.16
Add estimate of premium to 30th September 30,000.00
Estimate of Losses to pay.
DIRECTIES.
$701 597.10 287,000.00
$414,597.10.
In sedance with clangs 109 of the articles of BB- sociation, Mossen, W..H. F. Darby and K. L. Dalrym. pla relire, but offer themselves for re-election.
AUDITORI.
Mesure. J. B. Cox and B. Lyall retire, tot offer themaalves for re-elation.
F. RTRIN, Chains.
I
WORKING ACCOUNT, JEB, ON YOTH JUNE, 1887, Dr.
To working account bolažce on 30th June,
1886
314,019.06 To net premium 1st July to 31st Deg., 1888 555,971, 27
To interest
To exchan
By agency commissions
By agoncy charges.
By head office charges.
By Shanghai cbargės OMRON PAPRA
By London chargedya.
By Yokohama charges.............
By errannomation for half-year ending 31st December, 1890, to directo, committees, and auditóra
By loves and colice paid
46,379.81 85275.72 $231,647 27
Cr.
By balance, premis from 1st January
20th Jane, 187
By sundry charges and income tax-
losses and claima paid ..........
Trole. 215,178.36
In reply to his Lordship, Mr. Wilkinson said
he did not ask for costa
POLICE COURT.
15th October.
BYFORR MC, N. G. MITCHELL-Inney,
per share.
$30 nom.
Straits Fire Insuranos Company, Limited-TOTAL ASSETS........
316 m., buyers. Hongkong and Whampoa Dask Company's
Bhares 66 por cent, prod. Hongkong, Canton, and Macne Stostabost Co.'s
Shares-$203 par share.
Ind China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares→→
12 per cent. discount. China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
1741
HRAU OFFICE-Hongkong. CAPITAL TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PALD. UP CAPITAL
*****$ 400,000 1,296,000 CLAIMS TAIS EXCEED.....
£20,000 RISKS accepted al Currant ELATES OF PREMIA
FAS. R COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, 1st September. 1897.
NOTICE. VEEN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com- rany, are preparad to ACCEPT RISKS Flongkong Gas Company's Sharse-S125 per against FIRE at Curreat Bates
NORTON & Co.,
Agents." Hongkong, 16th. July, 1997. PHENIX FIRE OFFICE P
The Undersigned are now prepared to GEANTPOLICIES of INSURANCE against
-30 per cent. discount, nominal
Douglas Steamship Company, Limit-347 par
share, ex dir.
shore.
Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharee-$15 per
elare, sellers.
China Sugar Relining Company, Limited-$149
por staro, buyers. Luzon Says Refining Compsay, Limited-$55
and even to parading them, ho, right have hdded, or an evidence of our enlighten out.
the divided skirt is the badge of war most “ad- vanced" women, and our missionaries count the legs they havo ba-tromvered as proudly as the heads they have baptized. Yet all the while the trenser is the badga not of a higher but of a lower oivilization: it is a reversion to the costume of the primitire Aryans, to the very garb which the Romans regarded as the outward and visible sign of the barbarian. We are not sure that the statistics of the doctors do not paint to very much the same conclusion. Cor a fail-blooded disease, no doubt, ate diainish- Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Timited that the prisoner hasing stated that he was now ing; but a sickly, forble ailment like consumpPerak Tin Mining and Amelting Company { tion is increasing. It has been customary to pat auch pulmonary complaints down to inherit. anos; but bares Mr. Hamblaton proving to the British Association on Saturday that consuup.
THE NAMTAV RENDITION, CAKE.
This case and been remanded until today to onable the prisoner to obtain legal amistance. Upon the appearance of the presenting solid tor, Mr. Caldwell, his Worship informed him
in fands the case would be, remanded until nort Tuesday to allow the prisoner time to give in Tla. 215.173.96structions for the defenos.
Trels.
to
11,003.97 5,404.26 198 sis.
Later and Demon applan for the ramed
Wotton Dancon
of
a fortnight as Mr. Wotton, who was shortly ex- pected, would take charge of the case.
Mr. Caldwell said he opposed the application strenuously. The ground of the application w Tia. 915,173.86 extraordinary. It did not matter a straw if Mr.
Wotton Wexpected or not.
His Worship sail he would take the oase on Thursday next.
Woszins ACCOUNT, 1887.
Fr.
Tocin.
To not premin, 1st Jan. to 30th June, 1887. 433,761 36 38,815.98 Tainteret... To transfer and cortiforte foos
62.00
CT.
*Tlg. 177,110.94
Taola. 8.090.30
tions. All this is not consolatory; and when
We
tinn is rather the direct result of sickly confi. bare from odanie and medioal considerations to economies, the testimony is the same. aro as well off materially as over, says Mr. Giffen: yet he adds that we are suffering from "a geno- rai mainise." We have as much wealth as ever, aaul yet no one balieres it. Well, perhaps the economic and the physical malaise have a closer! connection than his vol been trosed Mr. Giffen aays we ought to be happy because we can eat THE CHINESE GOLD FIELDS IN
more than we used to. But than De. Fothergill THE AMOOR VALLEY,
shows that we can digest loss; and what prost is there in dumplings if they only cause drapap Writing under date of the 4th October, thesis. Hare, then, we are in this nineteenth on- Tientsin correspondonk of the Daily New saya tury "hairs of all the ages, in the foremost. The Chinese Government cow possesses more ranks of time," as one of our own poets has said or less apecific information about the gold fields and what is the inheritance upon which we are on the Chinese or southern sids of the Awar antering? Consumptive conditions (Mr. Hain- 4.419.46 valley, and thers have been some pourpzirlers blator), soononio malise (Mr. Giffon), & revər- dering the last few months and again in the last sion to an earlier and lowlier ethnie form (De, 10,816.47 few days, upon the subject of a stintific survey Fothergill). An evil inheritance, all this, which and exploration of the auriferous districts is hardly made up for by the blessings on which 23.872.09
Neatly all the detailed information about these Sir Hairy Ramon enlarged. in his presidential 7.368.00 comes from Bussina sonrors, and each Spring, address, of saccharines 250 times swooler than
bande, some small others larger, orose arir and sugar" and of coal tar soap. 2,80 settle upon Chinesa territory for gold mining ard washing. Two years ago a band nearing 2,239.03 3,200.00 scane hundreds crossed over the Amur at a point 802 87 not far from Habarofka, organised themselves, 53,192.69 mada strict rnlos for comp regulation, aetablished $793.40 a commissariat, souse of pay or share, etc., and what at bottom is it? Is it anything but a
By agoner nommissiona, at Jancary to 30th Judo, 1887. Bagesoy elargo, let Jas.to 30th Jane. 1587 8,140.35 By general charges, let-Jaouary to 30th Fane, 1897. By head office charges, 1x1 January to 20th
Jare, 1867
By Lander charges, luč Janmary to 30ch duno, 1887. By Hoogkong charges, 1st Savnery to 2018
June, 1837 Fax to 30th $. By Yakobama obergen. lại January to : 19,916.49
7.133.51 By Singapore charges, int January to auth 20/701.30 June, 1897
12,307.00 | By divistors' and auditor's foes......... 23.747.79 By inmat
3,781.89 By losses nad elaine pai
By exchange account
De balance carried forward
8,630.69
Be Jat intori beans on contribution o
avant 1886, fdcolared 15th April, 1887), 20 par cent..
220,039.77
By balsuces
204,136.52
$931,69.27
WORKING ACCOUNT, IN WITH JUNE, 1997. D"
To net premiam from lat January to 30th
June, 1887 To interest
A.....
By agency cemi inaiona
By agency harges
By handler charges..
By Shanghai hargue
By London chazyas
By Yokobana charger...
By Melbourus charges
By remuneration for half-year ending 20th June, 1587, to directors, committees, and Buditors
Bylonges and claims paid.
By balance.
$0.
The disquiotug dingmais at which the soieuti- fie destors arrive will hardly surprise such care. ful stadenta ef sociology as are not ocslaved by: the idols of the market-place. That "civiliza tion "on which we pride ourselves so much--
* 341.668.71 | as they occupied a rich field for a time they gigantic comepicy for checking the survival
SUPREME COURT.
15th October.
Tis $77.14084 throve excedingly. The gains were really very of the fatest? The conspiratore bear honoured great The Chiovse found eat the fact of the names all of them; but then what evil has ever conssful mining, ontleated soldiery, drove out been doue in the world exsat in the name of the settler, and finished of attacking a good? The coaspirators are Medical Science, series of smaller camps and by dacaritating the Thilanthropy, and Commersial Progress. The Russian grid geskors. To a great extent the Bassians wore outlaws. Soine were doserters from the Siberian regiments, others war feriminals and with men who had been exiled for political offences were found the sent of Enasien prisons. The larga oson, however, was especially wall ordered. The Russian Government. so far, has not resented the killing of the gold seekers, probably on secount of outlawry, ad also because when Chinese gold seekers, for tho, most part bandits, oross the Amur to Russian acil, the Cossack guards give bat a short shriving and shoot the captives ane and all.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
394,23.56 BEFORE MR. A. J. LEACH, ACTING POIsza
21,481.82
$515,715.4€
1625, 71.5.49
BALANCE. SHEET, ON 30TH JUNE, 1897. ET.
To capital 10,000 shares of $250 each=
#9,500,000.30, upon which $85 par sizare cald and paid.np...
To reserro fundid dividend.
To preistvad bonas and
To wurking becomt 1886, balance.
To working Lecount 1887, balano.
To sundry creditors
Cr.
By sauti un deposit, viz.
Chartered Back of India,
Austral, and China Chartered Versatile Buck
$100,000.00
of India, London, & Chin 70,000.00 Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corperation 140,000.00
New Uriental Bank Copo-
ratios, Limited ------------
20,000.00
$
Judak.
GUIDAR V. HUNERFAUTH.
per share, nominal. Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-$1 per
--$10 per share.
-810, nom. Panjom and Sunghi Dua. Samanian Mining
Company, Limited-$134.
Forsk Sugar Cultivation Company--Tls 18 per
1Q
7
FIRE at Current Rates.
60
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..
Agents for Phonix Fire Office. Hongkong, 17th August, 1997.
$15 NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
HS Undersigned. AGENTS for the above
Company, ara prepared to GRANT IN.
PAUL PICARD SUCCESSEUR
33
RELA
$22 per 2 doz. Pints.
83-4 før 1 doz. Quaris.
$2 per 2 doz. Pinte.
CHAMPAGNE. CARTE BLANCHE $20 per 1 doz Quaris.
ORIGINAL
GRAND CREMANT.514 jor i doz. Quarts.
$2.50). LAGERBEER LIGHT) FRANZISKANER KLOSTER.
BRAU DARK 5.00,
Per case of é dez. Quaris.
JUSTUS LEVERE & CO..
2, Club Chambora.
GERMAN BERR
Hongkong, 3rd Octelme. 1857.
(1015
JUST RECEIVED.
1UARANTEED the very best Quality HOLLAND GENEVER or GIN in Canes of Ou Dozen or - White Crystal Glass Bottlos, Kay Braud.
Also GENEVER in Stone Bottles and POMERANZEN DITTERS,
GUNS, RIFLES, REVORVERS, CART- RINGES, SHOT. &c. &o. ko
The RISING Hore sine TOKACCO from Nalle, Retterdam.)
146!
J. P. SCHEFFER, 21. & 23, Pottinger Street. FOR SALE.
Collation of about 100 UNPOLISHED
Hongkong Reps Manufacturing Company, Li-SURANCES to the extant of $65,000, on Brst AGES. Can be rar 4 Rpplication at
mited--835 per share.
Losgsong and Messo Gicas Manufacturing Co.,
Limited 60 per cent, discount.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-65 per cent
prestum.
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,
Limited-17 yor cent. prem Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-18
per abare.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-7 per cent. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1584 C-8 per veut.
premiin.
predam.
Chiness Imperial Loan, 1886 -7 per cent.
premium.
4
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Prow Malas. Pasooner, z
Candacer--9 AM Barome--I POC
Farometer T..
October 16 animas).
Chernoster? LX..... Thecumā P. Kansas
Thermcaster.
q
Thermender 9 LX. (Wot bab)..
LEA
· Timememetar—1 x.n. (Wat balb) Thermometerɛ.m. (Wet bulk) Thermonatar-Marinomarin vaak tota Thermometer-Minimum (over uigâls-
..10.10
"TINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
IATION
I winch.
Shangha
REGISTER:
Kith October, 1897, at 1 mMa
phong. Aahown...... Mamilə
16th cther, 1867, 14 10 4.30-
NARION, 163
318
ሲና
Hongkong. 30.07 Trilplaase Msalia .....
Brie;
Pia Barometer harrisen orez Turan hại fallen aining, Rie Comal diente for X., wala ar slight. - tempara
ure and the humidity are moderate set ike weather se
W. DOBERCK, Hongkong Observatory, 15th October. 1887.
METLOROLOĜICAL. REGISTER.
[fuipmeter Bumidity
Direction of wird Force ofwiad ....... Weather
a mesia
10 a.m.ị at p.m.
class riske at current rates.
MELCHERS & Co
Hongkong, 27th March, 1876.
(12
THE LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CĦARTER, OF HIS MAJESTI KINU GEORGE THE FIRST, A.D.. 1720.
THE Undersigned baving been appointed Treats for the above Corporation, are prepared to grant Insurances de follows:-
MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policies at current rates; payable either-bere, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, Chin' and Australia.
TIRE DEPARTMENT. Policies issued for long or short pericās at current ratos.
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Policies jasnad for soms not exceeding £3,000, at reduced rates.
the Office of this Paper.
26th Felnuary, 1897.
Be Vest
[435
NO W ΟΝ SALE ▶OUND VOLUMES of the China Overland
Prics, Tex Dollars. Apply at the Daily Press Office. Hongkong, Jaanary, 1857.
THA S.
FOR SALE.
EIDTECKS CHAMPAGNE, 1880-WUITY SEAL. $22......... per ese of 1 down quarts. $23............ per ruso of 2 donan pints.
PAUL DUBOIS &.
CLARET, GRAND VIS LEOVILLE.
... per suse of 1 dozen quarts. CLARET, CHATEAU LABORK, A
925
$18
$14
[13
$9.50
a
GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
$7.50
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Cɔ. Hongkong, 26th July, 1874.
THE
THE Undersigned having been appointed Agents for the aboro Company, are prepared to GRANT POLICIES against FIDE AND LIFE at Current Rotós,
PISTAU & Co. Hongkong, 1st April, 1884
885
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case against the first-named offender was briefly but cogently stated by Dr. Forthergill himsel
In the Middle Ages," he said, "the weakly re tired to the aloister and the convent, while the race was reproduced by the strong. Now the offspring of the weakly could be rosted by coatly prepared foods. The children of to-day were tho products of the weakly as well as of the strong" That is the case in a autshell. The, un-fittest The hearing of this case wa«.resuaned,
no longer dis out the farters ipsist on their surviving. And in doing they have the Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the defence. 11,540,90
The following evidence was taken: 8,932.71
philanthropists heartily on their side. Sterner. 18,464,77
A. Andrea said--On the 29th September I saw
agoe used to hang their criminala, just as they 14,797.21 defendat rome to plaintifa room. He told him
The auriferous wealth of known districte is "exposed" their invalids. To-day we unese our to open the dose and hurry out. I heard him certainly vest, and probably incalculable, as the invalids and pet our oriminals-or, what is worse, 083.18 1,657.52 tell the plaintif not to touch any of the things nature of the rack formations favours the eap-manufacture them. Dase upon a time the in the room. I remember the day plaintiff was position that not remote from the washings, and hungrystarved; nowwe take care that they shall taken up to the Police Court, but I know nothing in scortainable localities, there is bed rook of at any rate have enough to eat to breed others 11.3 of the circumstances. I had no drink with biz vary great richness. The auriferous hearing like then, Ard not only are we too "bums- 159,761,1 371,597.16 that day. Thava known plaintiff for some time ground is ortended all along the lines of thetarian" to expose our seam, we define Nagari
I bave never seen him intoxicated.
Qusari and Saugari, and between the line of the even to exterminate their vermin. Tho Lont Cross-examited-When defendant came to Bangari and the long range of mountains on the don parks are given over, some nos complains. A plaintiff's room on the 20th he did not say say. Mongolian troutier, ranaing almost North and to "persons palpably lthy and verminous,"
What Boli thing about having received a letter from a law South. Thus the Maucharian country on three But what, asks Mr. Pluaket, can I do? yor. He simply told him to go out. Plaintif sides certainly, viz-towards the North on the indeed!-bou no soozer do the philanthropists worked for Carpball and Moore for six days.
Amur me towards the West by the mountain hear of it than they rush upon tho mocne with This concluded the case for the plaintiff. rauge, and to the East by the line of the Sun-coffee-stalls and shelters, and insist on adding Mr. Wilkinson, in opening his case, said that gari, mag be stated to be a gold boating oo try. free meals to the free quarters provided for the 250,000.01 the defence was that plaintiff had forfeited his Sons of the deposita, especially those tear the unfittest. And then on the top of all this comes 615,000.00 claim to wages or compensation for dismissal by his inman river seem to be of poor quality, al- our cozamercial prosperity." What this incass 25,418.52 disorderly conduct. Early on the morning of though worth working, but in very many other broadly to the community at large is simply the 284.130.32 the 16th be became intoxicated, and as the day parts the accounts given lead us to suppose that growth of big towns the substitution, that is $21,597.16 wors on his condition grow worss. During tila hehe Chinees Helds rival or surpass the great Buu to say, in the oaze of an ever-increasing propor
89,137.15 bobaved in a dieorderly manner and after fillin went sisa mines in Esetorn Siberia.
tion of our people, of unhealthy for healthy com- $1,634,609.68outanddid not return till dinnertime. Atdimmer The frontier system has nominally been ditions of life. What Dr. Fothergill had Boore shoqli Lry taken he behaved in a most outrageous and filthy way, settled, but in reality mostly remains fall to say on this and defendant sant for Mr. Sebanidt. Plaintiff of open questions, and one of the outcomes in connection with the extraordinary rate
tho urban as against the Temperature refused to leave the premises when regnssted, and of the anxiety about Korea, an anxiety whigh of increase in apolis constable was sent for to remove him. He in it has much concern for the future for rural population, disclosed in the last cen was taken to the station and locked up all night. Manchuria the Imperial appanage and the returns. Roughly speaking, we may put it thus: The following morning defendant and Mr. homo of the Imperial race-will, it is presumed, thirty years ago the town and counter wore near Schmitt went to the station and withdrew their be the creation of some regolar frontier gaard ly equal; to day there are at least three towns. charge against him, and as defondant required recruited from the borders, and like the Alpine msa to avery two ocuntrymen. Here, then, is his services in the shop he offered to take him back, troops of Italy, a well armed, well cared for, and what science and philanthropy and commerce ba 330,000.00 but though he promised to go back he never special body. The killing of Russians, deserters tween them are doing for us: They are bring. By amount on mortgage in Hongkong 50,000.00 did ex. Yet he claimed dangos for wrongful and criminals though they may be in most ceas,ing, indood, more and more Engishmen every day By amosat on mortrage is Shangha..... 41,600.00 dismissal.
and the orresponding shooting of Chinese into the world, and making each oat, perhaps live omah invested in Chinese Imperial fosu,
Hie Lordship said he did not think there was teges, mainly of the orinidal class also, is a little longer. But, at the same time, they ar Tiz.
B1894.........$ 52,000.00
any likelihood of plaintif being able to make not conducive to amicale relations, and some day taking every presantion that each man's child good his claim for wrongful dismissal The only ocidental circumstances of the kind might all bo a good deal weaker than himself. Tsit not about time that this kind of "progress" question was he entitled to the wages for ixinense the twe nations. the part of the month he worked for defendant
Mr. Wilkinson said plaintifs leasing voinu- tarily and his conduct on the 16th entirely in here, notwithstanding the excitermat of Happily, there are already many signs-many yolidated that claim.
Japan and her eagerness to possess audi- mora, indeed, tha u be noticed at the end of 694,903,17
El Lordship said if Mr. Wilkinson could vided jurisdictions on her own soil, may at an article-that some such check is in operation 10,968.40 prova misconduct on the part of plaintiff, that any time become a serious and acute matter We are beginning, for instance, to listen to the would be sufficient reason fur forfeiting the hare. From time to time Russian criminais doctors when they preob the prevention of um. Tages dey
escape over thin borders. As a role they come to healthy conditione as well as when they prosuribe H Mr. Wilkinson then called,
violent ends in the Hai-loong country, as if the for the cure of actual disease. We RTB Ceasing to Chinose banditti spare them the Chiuso irro bellove that "commercial prosperity" is the one Fred. Hunerlauth, who said-On the morn- ing of the 16th September plaintiff came to my gular troepe do not Some of these refugee thing needful, and that England'e ideal is one shop to work about half-past seven, with a convicte comes to this province. Now and then continuous Black Conatry. We are doing sɔme friend. I was in my room behind, where I oso they got oleer off, but accasionally so odd few thing to make viral life mora tolerable to the see all that goes on. When I came out of my romain. As they have no visible means of living labouring mur. The very check in our commer room aws bottle of brandy in the ladies' and their kznwledge of mining acquired up the dal prosperity, if it take the course indicated by Balon. Plaintiff introduced his friend as the convlet corveen is of no avail here, they subsist by Mr. Giffen and lead to a multiplication of mal- fandmaster in the Saigon Army. They were both predatory methods, and greatly vex the Chinese ler industries, may do much to help s rovival of drinking brandy. They had also a bottle of authorities. As such people are not recognized village life. The destroyers of open spaces, the bittare there. His friend sat down and the plain- or protested or placed under Russian jurisdiction invaders of "hanty patebes," are beginning The following is the report for presentation tiff went into the general salope. After a short it is not easy to deal with them, and hitherto the to be recognized for the éraise of the ROOMS IN "COLLEGE CHAMBEER"
Above all, even te tha Roventh ordinary general moeting of time he came back and had another drink. Chinom have besitated to enforce the strict in human ran that they are.
Apply to abareholders to be held at the offices of the Com His friend then went away. Shortly after the ternational right which places unrepresented the philanthropists are recovering from their excesses, and are awaking to the fact that
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. plaintiff raosired a chit and left the shop withaal, strangers under the law of the country. pany, Haakow Road, to-day, the 17th inst.
142 Hongkong, 30th July, 1886. hoar
the preservation of the "saved" is as necessary" saying" anything. In about half an
as the resono of the "lost." Before many years
·TO LET, are over it is quite likely that a woman will no
DOOMS in CLUE CHAMBRES.
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DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. Hongkong, Ist February, 1882.
HINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
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By asah at debit of branches and agenoice including, 480,264.10.8 invaried in Los- don in Console, Eset Indis Government guaranteed railways, de, and 285,000 en deposit with banks in London
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THE NORTH-OHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
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The directors base now the pleasure of laying belo returned, and after staying about an fete the shareholders the audited balance sheet at hout he went out again, He returned at accounts of the company to this 90th June last.
Exchange. The contianed depranian in exchange 11 a.m. and stayed until 1 pm The barber
In any caso the extra-territorial question, should stop and the course of civilization be which ap to this time has rested dormant checked?
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TO LET.
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The steamor Japan, with the Indian mail, ar-longer need to be a harlot nor a snu a thief in ROO
order to obtain the philanthropiste passport;
has manernitated the escalation of the figures in the from the steamer Anadyr called at that time rived here on Saturday evening. The subjoined and already there are many agencies at work balance sheet at the rate of de. 413. por tant, and this for some money I owed bia, and we went mainly secount for the loan in archangs appearing up to time. The plaintiff in erfared in telegrams are taken from Calentia and Rangon in the working nocount for the past half yea
1860-The Exams at the orodit of this year aorter nversation about the money. I told him papera
to Tele 91,786, and, there being no claims of any to keep quist. He got angry and told me I had great importanos ponding, it is hoped that there will no right to tell him to keep quiet as I was not
which generate almost as much enthusiasm over | securing the survival of the fit as if they were preventing the extinction of the uafit. All this BONE, 28th September. is to the good; but much more will have to be
*THE ITALIAN EXPEDITION FOR ABYSSINIA
be a considerable fartbir sum arzilebila for sppro. master there. I again requested him to be quiet, An Italian Army Crops, under command of done if the lessons of this year's British Associ priation at the end of the present year. A resolution and he caught hold of a knife and brought it down General San Marino, will start for Massowahattion are to be thoroughly learned, and the bless- will be submitted to the shariat for the parpos on a plate breaking the plate. After tiffs bo the beginning of November. The Froas, allnd-inga of civilisation freed from their attandart of empowering the directions to close up the socomat went out, and on going asked me for some money ing to the mediation of Great Britain, says Italy carse-Pall Mall Grastle, and to deal with the veriden of profiter
1887Owing to the prorailing low rates of pre. I refused to give him any and told him he had will gladly listen to Queen Victoria's endeavours Enfum, and the consequent sartuilmant of the go bad drink enough. He said "Igive you a month's to hring about a settlement of the diferances pany' lace, the income of the half-year shows' u notion" suul then went out. Abozt 7 p.m. ho kotween Italy and Abysaufa, when King John's
large reduction as compared with zement a, b, came back intoxicated. I told him he could not proposals have been made known, bat in the
ktering the namero cosauuliton tổ Orst-class vossale during that period, the amount paid upon stay there in that state. The saloon was full of monatime she cannot let pass a hit sezon for sount of claims moderate, and the sum of Tasla gestion who laughed at him. He went out military operations. It is feared King John's 841,689.7 ourried forward justites the hope of favour side the door, and after the shop was closed be reply to the letter sent by the Queen will not Or able results from the half-year's working.
came in and naked for mones gara hîm &à to arrive in time to stop the expedition.
14 promsih antared in the company a "Sooka Wiect keep him quiet. I want up to dinner. He ne
the 80th June amount to Taals 180,000, while known up afterwards and sat down. He began to make
sçi settled Tunnen myyrogste’Taula 190,000.
By order of the Court of Directors,
Aimgg Boss, Secretary.
Shanghai, th October, 1897,
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