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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 12th September, 1897.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communications on Editorial matters should

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The British corvotta Hervins, Captain C. J. Dalfour, from Amoy Pud instant, arcived here yesterday.

The Agents (Matars: Gibb, Livingaton & Co.) inform that the Ben Lino steamer Benvenue, from Luadon, left Singapore on Buoday for this pert.

A Roman Catholic priest in the provinces of Thanh-bos. Tonquin, was returning from a wait to a neighbouring village, scompanied by three parvants, when on the road he was shot daad by his boy, who was walking behind him. It is said the gun went off socidentally while the boy was changing it from une shoulder to the other.

A fire broke out the other day (saya the Macao Correio) in the matshed close to the silk Slaturo near the Por do Campo, bat was fortunately extinguished by a few privates of the Palice Guard. It is suspected that the shed was at on fire eat of vengeance by persons in the aoigh- bourbood, the crime being the outcome of quar rele. The nepected persons were arrested pending aquiries to be made by the authorities.

Major-General Gordes, who has just resumed the duties of his office as Superintendent of Vie- toria Gari, bea beo particularly fortunate in the watter of love. He joined the service her on Adressd The Editor," and those on business "Tas the 6th May, 1885, and on the 19th January, 1887, Manager," and not to individuals by name.

after only twenty months' service, he was graut Correspondents are requested to forward their asaeed four months' vacation leave multiros months and address with communications adiroared to the es fr bell salaty. This term was extended Editer, aut for publication, but an evidenos of good

for two months, as it is now nine months since He left faith-

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TELEFKORE KG. 14

BIRTHE

MARRIAGE.

On the 11th October, at No. S. Balikon Terros,

M. 2012 BITCH, the beloved wife of R. Mitokoll, of the longkangsed Whampos Track Company, Limited,

ged 3 years.

The Daily Press.

strensi.

THIR DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, COTOBAR 15mm, 187.

Colonel Lebron has seemed command of the $3,571.15 held by him in June, 1886. From this fet brigade of the Tonguin aring of occupation, amount, however, over three thousand dollar in anncession to General Brasaand, who has con-has to be deducted to pay the cost of iron pillas

and internal repaire and re-decoration. plated his term of foreign service.

granter.

ASSAULTING AN INFORMES.

them in domestic daffes Tonethe public sele Chan On was charged with assaulting Wongbration of Her Majer's Tebles ie to take plass in this Colony en November 9th when it is pro- Tan, so informer.

From the evidence it appeared that the ocm.posed to open the building abere, rufared to for As abore stated, the bailding now stands in-plainant he gives information to the Police of Chiassa ohildren. This building can at beat so- The Avenir du Tonkin ways-A brilliant red for $140,000 in plass of 870.000 as formerly, the asis of tre tickets, and a friend of defend bemodate hutne class or girls. It is there. tore hoped that very shortly means will be found coup de mais has been executed at Nghest by and the procis now being pall is proportionably art's was arrested. While complainant was a

of erecting a hargo building consisting of two companying the constable who had the wings, to scommodate gira anch, kad to he the Garrison of Enong, Captain Conte, of the lat battalionof Aynamite Chissears, seconded by

easily capable of extension-ose for European EX-custody to the Station he was set upon and na-

saulted by the defendant.

and "Eurasiana and the other For Chinese-at- tached to a wall central dwelling-house which will serve as teactors' residenos. By this ar rangement both branches of the work can be of- visquly superlatended from one honne, while the cost of maistaining two separate works will be considerably reducevi

Tho

FENTITIES PROM JAT JULY, 1886, TO 00 JUNE, 1687.

Defendant was fined $10, er in default one month's imprisonment with hard labour.

#3,271.15

CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT. Lan Akuk was alarged with committing Lu 450.74 157.99 indosat assault on a girl, named Laung Laged

978 twelve yORTA.

Lieutenant Fits-James, succeded in surprising, CITY HALL ACCOUNT EROWING RECEIPT AND by a night maroh made in heary rain, the cele brated rebel chief Dinh-cong-bang and a part Te balance in hande of Hon Trenerer on of his band. Dith-cong-chang and twenty of

30th June, 186, as shown in last report.. his followers fall under the fire of the French, To received in July for acuant pending on

30th June, 1888 and a number of rides were taken. death of this active and redoubtable chief, To dividend from Oriental il

Tointorentfam Hongkong & Shanghai Bank with Phan-ban and Hpan-that-dat who.

Roam, d defended Ba-diab agairet the French, haa To rent of Thoatro, 5. Andrew's Hall, Ball bad a great offoot in Nghe art and has deter To rent of Chamber of Commerce mined Boreral of the most influential chiefa To submariptions allested between lat of the billion to Burd in their offers of July, 1886 and 30th June, 1837 submission. A capture of great importanas To Government Grant for 1888... to also been made at Qusag-asm. The rebal Tongue, Ngayon Lu-Lien, formerly Go- vernor of Quang-am and Quang ngai, who was By warga, de... for 12 months ........... the soul of the rebellion in that province, has been By reptize, So.. taken primaar, with his mother, his wives, his By gu children, and his two principal hostinanta. The Dy Bes brigade, Museam sundries and ofEna bonour of this success belongs to the Annamite inserance premis troops of the Son-phong of the provinna. Hiea was forthwith takez to Hué nnder a strong - aort, He was the principal adversary of the French in Quang nam, where be exercised grant induonce.

THE HONGYONG CITY HALL.

The following is the Report-to ha submitted to the snunal mesting of shareholders in and aubsoribers to the City Hall, to be held at 4 p.

fo-mertow

The last annual meeting was held on the 30th day of October, 1996.

COMMITTER.

The changas hare taken place in the constitu tion of the Committes since the last shoul meeting, and the same still consists of the Hon. J.. Bell-Irving, Chairman; the Hon. F. D Bassoon (absent), the Hon. & P. MacEwan, and Mesara. W. H. Forbes, H. Hoppias, W. II. F. Darby, H. L. Dalrymple (absant), and H. F.Mody.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

1500 3s. Favorra e Đan Ph

October 14th.

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METMOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

Barometer

The complainant amid she was the daughter of

It is roughly extimated by Messrs. Bird' and 4,960.70 a coolie living in Second Street. On the 2nd

600.00 inat, abant 9 p.m., she was standing at the door Palmer, archi-scts, that such a building might 1,684,60 of the house when prisoner, who lived nort door be rected for $12,000. Would it not ta in every e worthy of the Jubilee Commition so to re 12 ao and with whom she was acquainted, caras up and

enid to her "Lot us ge and see something. Ha dace the expeases of illuminatione, &c., as to $12,424,10 took her to an empty room on the top floor of a make sure of extending the help of Bay Temperatura

hoare in Taipingshan, where he committed the $6,000 to the Committes of the Homa. By this famidity. $20.00assait complained of. He then left the home means a lasting memorial would be left us of this Dirsetion of wind

Forthern N 936,18 and she followed him. When they got entside has escably year, and datold good would be done Faros of wind

aid he would buy her something and take her to this and other generations in the education of to the thestra. He bought her some sweat. the young and the amelioration of etil.

J. B. OST. meat and took her to the theatra. When they left the house they got into a jioricksha and he Hongkong, 4th October, 1887. took bar home.

1.338.61

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balato in Hon, Treasurer's hands on s0th June, 1857...............

540.98 181.02 5,840.1

J. BALL-INTINO, Chaleman.

SUPREME COURT.

24th October,

CRIMINAL BESSIONS.

BEFORE THE HOR. J. RuMELL, ACTING CHIKE JUSTICs.

s

TRIAD SMSTY CASE. Tang Ng Sang was charged with being

Triad Society,

Prisoner pleaded not guilty. member of st unlawful society known as the

The further hearing of the case was remanded till this morning,

BEPORI MR. N. G. MITCHELL-INFIS,

OBNTRUCTING THE FAIRWAY.

Wong Afu, master of the Fu Shing On jenk, for obstructing the fairway of Bank Wharf, was Bined 25.

THREE OF VLOMING,

Chang Achi, convicted of the larceny of ove pair of trousers, the property of Leung Ho, was sentenced to air yeeks' imprisonment with hard

Labour.

LARCENT.

Fung Afat was found guilty of stealing two water buckets and 180 estties of rice, the pro- month's imprisonment, with bard labour. Pry of han Akai, end was seatsnood to eus

STABBING CASE.

CORRESPONDENCE.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN

HONGKONG.

The

The following is the home- I-It has boas decided to establish an institu. tion for the Education of Female Orphans and Girls of mixed nail. Chinese parentage.

II-The Institution shall be called the Vic- toria Female Home and Orpheungo, in com. wewortion of the Jubiles of Her Most Grsoloas Majesty's reiga.

HI-The following have promised to act in the capacities mentioned below-

President-Lady Des Four (by permission of H. E. the Governor):

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HOIDETY fa permentage of estaranion, the humidity of ahsaturate with moisture being 105.

1-DICTION OF TE Were to ben prints.

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W.DOBERCK. Hongkong Observatory, 28th Outober, 1887,

NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL. LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, 8th October,

Vice Presidenta Com- Mrs. Gordos Cameron, Mrs. Bardon mitteo Mrs. Ackroyd, Mrs. Cantle, Mex Forbo Mrs. Barmin, Mrs. Jenainye, Mrs.

It is reported that the Sultan of Moreno is Johnsen, Mrs. Ost (Sab-Treasurer), with power to add. Committee of Referente-The Eight royd, T. Jackson, Esq. Res. J. B. Ost, (Dicestor ternal troubles will arisa. Spain is making ni. and Clerical Secretary.) Hoa. Physicians-Dr. litary preparations to defend its interests. Ex- Manach, Dr. Cantle.

land and the Powers are sending vessels to Rer the Bishop of Vistoria, the Haz, F. J. Aok-deal, and that in consequence it is expected in

protest their subjects.

IV-The Inaltation shall be opened on terme to be fixed by the Committee to receive girls who would otherwise be forced into a life of immorali ty, and each ether obildran, Europeans included, as shall be dearned eligible by the Committee for the parpos of boarding, clothing, and edu sating them with a view to their firing respect. abis and useful lives.

V-Sepirate buildings shall be provided for Eurasian and Chinese childrens.

VL-The Superintendence of the Home -do- mastic and educational to be undertaken by the Bev. J. B. and Mrs. Ost is connection

work.

VII-The Committee shall he responsible for the expenses connected with the maintaasùce of the Heme; they shall meet at least once a quar ter, when a statement of accounts to the end of the previous month shall be presented and pass ud, and shall prepare an annual report to he pre- sented to thasubseribers in January of eucl yon. VIII-The Institution strall be placed under Government inspection.

"

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

MONDAY, 24th October. BIOHAN47.

FON-LONDON,"

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Telegraphie Transfer Bank Bills, or demand. Bank Bille, at 90 days" sight...3/2 Bank Bille, at 4 months' sight....3/2 Credits, at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills, at 4 months'

CONSTANTINOPLE, 19th October. The Sobranja Alastiona bave resulted favor

shly for the Government. Price Ferdinand and M. Stanbouloff are feted by large eroads.

LONDON, 10th October. A Memorandum has been published by the Committee stating that the total funds received amount of £400,000 storling.

LONDON, 10th October. Nemerens meetings are being held by the National League at Michaelatown and elsewhere Official reports state that the Sultan has been ill, but is better.

LONDON, 12th October. BIT. Chamberlain has born received with great enthusiasm at Belfast. At a banquet last night he called upon the men of Ulster to make their voice heard on the separation question.

LONDON, 13th October. The murderers of Head Constabls Wasichan have been committed for trial.

LONDON, 13th October. Throngboat to-day large crowds of the on- employel have paraded Trafalgar Square and the neighbourhood. Manasing speeches were de- livered by the thousand, and eventually a pro- Cassiou formed and marched to the Mausing Hugo bearing black kancère with nu îescription" Broad or work."

LONDON, 14th October. Sir William Gall, M.D., has a stroke of paralysis.

Mr. Craik in doad.

The Acting Attorney-General prascented. Batchoo, sesman on board the steamer Albany, The following gentlemon mapoard the jury was again brought before his Worship charged STATE OF THE BUILDING.

-Mosses. K. Becker, Luu Mong. G. Olsen, J. with wounding a seaman named Sarinam, engag In accordance with thesatament made by the The Chines Times says that Mr. Stewart, chief

Pernira.

The evidence of the quartermaster was taken, engineer of the Tientsin Araspal, has built & Chairman at the last naxeal meeting, the Com Kawer, P. G. de Lus, R. Eard and J. Med on the camo st smer.

The Acling Attorney-General, in opening the who said the two men were fighting and be large fren or steel pleasure barge for His Immittee have gone to camneiderable expesso in! perial Majesty the Emperor. There is a roomy having the interior of the banding colour-ease, said the prisoner was charged under separated them.

In defence prisoner asid be had a quarrel with enbin and some smaller apartments, ali bafli of washed, painted, and redooorated, having spent Ordinance 8. of 1887, with bring a member of the

Beth had kaivos, and in the polished task wood, and to be finely finished and upwards of threa thousand dolars for the Triad Sooiety. That Ordinance modified in a complainant. furnished. The barge will be loved about the purpose The Committee's attention baris very great maamore the legislation with respect to struggle complainant was wounded.

His Worship Raid he took into consideration iske by a little paddle steatoer of light draft, be called to the nondition of the floor of the St. the Triad Suristy. Section 10 of that Ordinance

hose hall and engines, were also buit at the Andrew's Hall and to the fact that the wooden provided that it any banner, insignia, or writing that the two men were quarrelling, otherwise he pillars in the Library were scarcely sufficient to of the Triad Society should be found in the should have passed more severe sentence. As allor of the St. Andrew's Hall being read with The Peking correspondent of the Daily News safety for dancing, the Committee decided to possession or enatody of any person be shall be it was prisoner would be imprisoned with hard with the Church Missionary Bociety's local in defiance of the Police.

presumed to be a metober of that Society. In- labour for three months. On the 11th Gotoher, at No. 8. Eelillos. Terrace, takes a rather different view of the progress of the replace the sat-eaten pillars in the Library by apestor Qninger would tell them that by virtus 2014 negotiations between Portugal sad Chica to that six in columns, which they accordingly ordered of a warrant be went on the 29th August the wife of ROBERT MITCHELL, of twins.

to the first floor of No. 43. East Street, the back On the 15th October, at Ausoy, the wife of adopted by the Tientsin paper. Writing under from England. These iron columns are now in

2014 date of the 11th inst be says The question of place, and the Committee sannot tail to realise room of which was inhabited by prisoner. He Da the 20th Gotober, at No. 12, Lawar Seymour Macao and its dependencies seems to be making that the substitution bad become necessary as would oil them that he found daggers, rifles. (We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinious

upon removing the cld wooden pillars, not only resolvers, a poper, said to be a Trind Boolety

oxpressed our Correspondeuta. Trace, the wife of J. Lamus of a daughter, 9029roe stir in the South, the difficulty is about the

dependancies. The authorities in Kwangtung were three of them found to be partially do bartiscate, a Triad Society badge and banner On the 12th October, at the British Legation,ero opposed to the claims which the Fortuguese troyed, but two of the large bears supporting and other articles. These things would be pro Faking, by Bov. W. Brorston, Jony TRAVERS SMITH, he made, hat the Ministers here take a rather the St. Andrew's Hall were abas found to be induced and would be explained, and it would bo un advancef stage of decay owing to their hav-the duty of the jury to say, tret, whether these

TO THE EDITOR OF ZKS "DAILY PRESS. of Liverpool, England, to ALINE CHARLOTT CB-avourable view of them."

ing ban atacked from underneath by the white articles were really found in the ran inhabited I, of Lausanne, Switzerland,

BIR-With reference to your article in this Says the Chinese Trees:-The first cargo of ants which bad desconded the pillara, and this by prisoner, whether they were in his posses. DEATH.

English steel rails for the Taka-Tientsin Haitao nlthough the uana! inspection of the building sion or custody, and whether these documents, morning's issue on our seed of ed ostional way camo by the steamer Uppingham, and have for the purpess of ascertaining the damage done banners, insignia, and writing were thess of the establishments, for which I thank you bawiily. ben delivered to the Company with aarcely s by white ants was held in March last The Triad Society. If they were satisfied ca these wil you allow me to arrest a misapprehension [2011 peak of rust. The rain were rolled ter spoelmach dvoring at the Northern end of the points should be entitled to ask them for a which evidently still exists regarding "rubric.

tions as to entry "into the Public School. pattern, and new molds had to be made, as the Eastern verandaa outside the St. Andrew's Hall Fordist against the prisonar.

Inspector Quinsey was onlled and gase an so only restrictions relate to Eurasians, and Boxst form is somewhat nunqul. Wooden alenpers are bavi sank, tas tiloi wore opanad, alit coming in from Japan in large quantities. The was found that one of the heams beyouth was count of the arrest of prisoner, and the articles Catholics who consist mostly of Spanish or Por econd cargo of zaila is a large one, and was sent decayed and had to be replaced This has now found in his room. The articles now prodiosdtuguese; and then restrictions were introduced were documents and insignia of the Triad Sont the very commencement of the School, now from Middlesbrough in the new steamship Gf born done, and es the arhitects report that no

Dearly 10 years ago, simply because the Sobool ciety fddos. a very fine and powerful vessel of 3,300 other striatyral defoot at present exist, the

Wong Kao Sing, foterpretar at the Mn-was intended for English bays, sons of members Lona capacity, now on her first ruyage. apporte of the Institution my congratulate

The Courier of the 19th inst. sya Thethomases upon the building generally being in gistrace, also identified the articles in Court as of the British Community proper. The chief

a better state than it has been in for some years bolonging to the Triad Society.

reasons why these two lanes ware exclažed ON Chinese transport Leaguon, which arrived in

were that they are too numerous for the space past. Is Excellency the Viceroy of Chili's star Shanghai from the Narth a souple of days ago, the t'ommittes regret that the supply of

our disposal and that there were other Schools dose not, for the moment, appear to be in the has come to Shanghai to ship a quantity of the City Hall is Mil so conll-as to be

in the Cotany specially designed for them, with which we had no wish to interfers. At the same weigh ores 100 tournentisfactory end to render the danger from ascendant. His action in antaring into the machinery, said to

time others not coming strictly under the shove 10aational contract with the now notorious and which is dooliued for the working of the Brs to which it is exposed greater than other

category have been from time to time admitted. gold wines at Pingtu, in Shantung province

and the Committee reserves to itself the right: representative of the Philadelphian Syndicate aboat 140 miles from Chefoc. The machinery wire would be the casa, but they have been as-

of deciding on applications coming from even as soon as the new Tytam reservoir is completed. bne failed to receive the Imperial sanction, is expected to arrive here in the anzt steamer zared that a much larger supply will be allowed from Japan on Monday next, and on board of

As the wonant for which the building was in

Weur Aftk was charged with burglariously the two excluded classes, and he has been compelled to telegraph to her ara sise Mt. A. M. Eliswerth, a mining en-red from dange by fre, namely, $70,000, was

With reference to placing, the School on a the United States to stop further negotia-gineer well known in the United States, what considered to reprosaz its prosent value for entering the bone of our Lem Akim, and far larger and a permanent bass, no one has striven tions Whether this action be due to the brings with him a staff of five assistants. Mr

iusarancep urposes, the Committee in February thor with saling therefrom, two silver dollars Ellsworth supersedes Mr. Becher, who, as pro

lastro gaented less. Bird & Palmer to inform and one pair of earrings, the property of the said for this more than myself. I ride an effort in premore brought to hear by foreign di-viously reported, has recently resigned. Mr. them how mnes the building would cost to him, on the 27th September, and also this direction last spring when I persuaded the parchaas a piena of land for building. Thie plomatists at Peking, or to the vehement op Ellsworth and stat will take passage in the place in the seat of its being brand down with burglarionaly entering tha house with in- Committente allow an attempt to bude se

effort unhappily fall through, partly in cons position of the conservative party in the Lesquen for Chefox"

The architects reported that, considering the text to steal

Prisoner pleated not guilty. The Acting Attorney-General in obarging ganos of the spathy of the supporters of the capital we are unable to say, but it cannot

The new works no the Tieu Arsenal, present expense of building, they did not think the City Hall could be replaced for less than be doubled that the overthrow of the scheme designed and almost completed by Herr Jous $140,000, and Issurance policies were accordingly the jury, said the prisoner was charged upon thres School and partly became of the dislike vantar- residences. Tha apathy of the supporters of the will afford the numerous enemies of La for making brown or cocoa gorporder for phtained train the Hongkong Fire Insurance counts, fe was charged with burglariously on tained by people to have a School wear their BUNG-ORANG profound satisfaction. The isis paper) Kira aree to Mr. Stowart, the Chief Company and the China Fire Insurance Comtering proscutor's house. He was further School is used by the fact that to grant new

pany for twa suras of $70,000, the total of the two chord with stealing therefrom two dollars and

means a much larger sum of money than the great Viceroy hardly displayed his customary Engineer of the Arsenal whe is charged to erect amounts bring declared and accepted as the full a pair of earrings, and in case after bearing the buildings and inorans the start of tran astuteness in this transaction. It is true be the machinery and put it into working order. insurable relae. Of the abava sum of $140,000 itidenes the jury were satisfied that he was in

All those who have The machinery Is very large and complicated. did not sign the preliminary agreement with and to strange all in proper condestins will was decided that $90,000 should remain as before the house I had not time to steal anything be- Committee oan at present command, and so many

upon the Library, Maserm furniture and is fure the alarm was raid, he was casrged with fresh appeals for donationa

for religious, educational or charitablo parposes Mirzewicz himself, but he gave the project be difflenlt task. The works built by Merral tunge, 30, of the building, while the ba-entering the house with intent to steal. Pro- saything to do with collecting subscriptions

Janis are cf remarkable solidity, and the Chinave

Wong Strant, would tell them that at 2 a.. The income derived from this soures during the 27th last. he was awakend by some one few, and that the seas names will be found in would tell them that at the of our being able to place the School on a sati head of his bed he had a pilion box in which factory basis, with a suitable building of its own

HoxAxon. CoTOBER 25TH, 1887.

zodern rifled cannon, have been (says the Tien-

Prisoner stated that the documenta, &a, in Court and be handed him to copy by a man who fan promed bim S-whan the work was sziehed.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty by a

Sentencert was deferred.

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Loanos, 14th October. Mr. Chamberlain, addressing a-large meeting at Bolfast, said that so much matter hul ben written and said regarding Ireland by Mr. Gladstone, that it was high time that gentleman gare the nation a clea exposition of what his plans for Ulster wore

LONDON, 17th October. There has been mother mooting of the anemployed in London, when they one into collision with the Police; daring the frons several were injured on botbælder.

LONDON, 17th October. In consequenza of the reported warlike preparations of the Abyssinians, the Italian Government ban ordered a second Army Corps to be in readiness to follow that already route.

The negotiations between Bussis and Turkey Power declines to fike the initiative. are collapsing apparently because the latter

LONDON, 19th October. There has been a arricus esafiot in Hyde Park between the mob and the Polles. They destroyed the hurdles and seats, and many persons have been infarad.

LONDON, 20th October, Collisione between the Police and populsos embankmont. Several Germen anarchists have continus in the Parks and on the Tham

LONDON, 21st October.

kissanction andapproval, whether doluded by authorities lendly bewailed the cost of the great lance should remain upon the building generally, i scontör, who was a barber living at No. 13, Tai know that help, as a rals, comes only from the On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tia. 148 boci noticed amongst the mob.

THE HEATHIS-

ia his room.

per share.

stare.

inished China will have, it is said, the largest the year from 1st July, 1886, to 30th June, striking a watoh. He got up and saw prisoner almost evory list. I mast nonfear I sas no hope Canton Touranos Offion. Limited $75 per tell. The issue of the affair seama cales world, and ample machinery of the newest type $2,295.75, as srainst 83.837.50 in 1835-1836. were two dollare and a pair of earrings. When and a larger staff of tenchers, without such hat Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's SharesNottingham to meet Mr. Gladstone, the right

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sharo

THE WRECK OF TWO VESSELS ON THE PHILIPPINE COAST.

A Steamship Company, which he has flientepant Denjoy and Logioasry Gubatb, of was considered absolutely necessary to have the the arrest of the prison found the prisoner the wants of our educational institutions gerongkong and China Bakary Company. Limited of Mindoro, and became a total wreck. Tho

pillars have

bean

A Yerel of 1,127 tons.

THE YELLOW RIVER.

the vast promises of that smart "negotiator or quantities of fine cement used in the foundations

At a largely attended meeting of Liberals at inthe hope of forcing ou progress ja China and for the massive buttressed walls. When all

konearable gentleman addressed himself primari $375 per share. by sudden means he bimselt alone can and finest gunpowder making works in the is less than that of the pravivas year. being

Chlaus Fire Insurance Company's Sharessly to the astelemart of the Irish question. That haring bapa settled, La forcoladowed the future Only, seven proteesional companies visited the te raised the alarm the prisoner threw down you indicate either from the Goverment in

per share, buyers. lated at first sight to impair the Viceroy's to make the most modern explosives.

colony during the twelve months under review; the pillow-her and ran away polica con- the form of a site, or fram the large amount in

which the hands of the Jubilee Committe

include the institution of manhood suffrage; the power and prestige with his countrymen, We regret to bare to record the death of Mr. as against nine during the previous year. Thred stable, who was in Third-street into

European visie should, I think, be provided Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited-labours of Parliament, which be intimated would

$30 Dom. but it is very probable that it will de W. Brereton, barrister-at-law, which occur-performances were given by the Hongkong Am Tai Wong Street opena, haard ories and ear

free trade principles; the privilege of loon! red at his residence, Mount Gough, yesterday Leur Framatic Club, and the Theatre was upon

$18, soles. soper was ravning from the direction of the tended to include Europeso girls in the baselts either uplers the Government boule morning at alevan d'oluck. Duongeed had been several ocasions let af nominal rates for charit. prisoner running. He would tall them that pri-} with a sabool, in a differvot building. It is in: Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited abolition of the law of entail; the sappert of the dieestablishment of the Church in Scotland prosecutor's house He rap after him, ought of the Victoria Home and Orphanage. In the Hongkong, and Whampoa Dock Company's option; power of Local sdf-Government; and

hars-69 per cent.prein, ELJAK. venture to degrade him, which is not siling some time; the cause of death was Bright'sablo purposes. Slight alterations as to the pro-

disease. Mr. Brereton came to Hongkong first ecenium have been lately affected in order to meet him, and brought him back to prosscator's building proposed to be erected at West Point

Shares-1205 par skare, likely. But there are not wanting sign 1967 to join the office of Mr. Henry Caldwell, the wiabes of the members of the Amateur Dram-house. Prisoner was searched sad neither the thera will be two separato establishments, one for fongkong, Canton, and Wacaa Steamboat Co.jadi Wales. that La's supremacy is the Councils of P solicitor, who some years later took him inter atic Club while the wholeoftheceilingand interior dollars nor the earrings were found on him. It European and Eurasian girlsand one for Chinese.

Ind China, Steam Narigation Co.'s Share

10 per cent. discount. hing is no longer so great as it was. Per partnership, and on whose retirement Mr. Bre- bas bour repainted and decorated. The gas star was for the jury to say whether they thought But here again funds are needed to procurs a

It will be uphill Chins and Manila Steamship Company, Limited | reten bema head of the firm. He retired from lights in the centre of the sailing having given prisoner entered the house, and stols the pro site, arest baillings, and engage the services of baps the moal notable of these of late ba the lower brazch of the profession a few years dissatisfaction the Committes ara baving them party in quetion. The defence was that pri Delolent staff of teacheza

-30 per cent, discourt, nominal. soner was not inside the houss but that he slept work if holp is net forthcoming from one or been the contemptuous defiance of the Vice age to take up his residenes in London, whe e romoved, and the sun-light which has been dis

To the shipping casualties of the year we bare shara. There can surely be ne more important work Dongles Steamship Company, Limited-48 per

to record two additions on the coast of Mindero my by that bold and sturdy official LFT he read for the bar and was in due course ad- used for some time is now being lowered and put satsida and that proamater had some grudge bath of the above-mentioned sources.

mitts. He returned to the Colons towards the into propar working order, and the Committee against him; ka they had a quarrel and pro than affording facilities for the education of our Hongkong Gas Company's Share $125 per in the Philippines. Information has been re HING-ORUAN, Governor of Formos. Our alore of last year, and has sizes practised as a believe that the condition of the Theatre now

acoutor ehed him and he ran away, and when

oelred by Mesra. Eusal & Co. of the loss of readers will remember that some time aga harrietar hero. Mr. Brereton was the author gives every satisfaction.

ought by the constable promoter brought on boys and girl, who are growing up in our this charge against him. After hearing the midat without the advantages they could se sasils Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-8125 per the British bargne Monarch and of that of the

obtain st koma Lfench scilities are offered

It soums that the thie official wrote to the Viceroy of Chihli ofs contritation to the literaturo on the opium

Honarth, Captain Corbelt, which left Manila on requesting him to order the managers of the question entitled The Truth about Opion."

derably improrod by the substitution, as ahora they believed this story.

This putin of the building has been consi-evidence it would be for them to say whether they will be thankfully socaptad and paid for, sai China Sugar Roficing Company, Limited-8147 | Spanish sehooner Jeux.

ia seen by the example of the Public School. China Merchants' 8. N. Go to furnish Tas following order has been issued by General stated, of iron solumas in place of the wooden Prosecutor was onlled sad gave svidends Es

consisting of 3.350 bales hemp and 1,300 tou angar, was on the 7th inst, driven sabore by foros accommodation at their wharves at varions Menier, the Commander-in-Chief in Tonquin aos that formerly supporter the St. Andrew's to the robbery. He denied having sny quarrel Stoh institutions soon become self-apporting Luzon Sugar Rotuing Company, Limited: 855 the 1st September for New York with

"On the 22nd September, 1887, Chief Hell. While putting in the iron solamons two with prisoner. He had saver seen him before to when one fairly started. It is the beginning, porta both on the Yangtze and in the blown athers by the typhoon on the coast of the of the large beams orossing the ceiling wore Lie knowledge. Ho Atan, his wife, corroborated the first step, that costs so much; and I there. Hengkong Ice Contpaug's Shares-851 per the currents at Punta Pazli, to the south-west

steamers of "the Tuiland Ties Lienceau was breaking up. North for the

Sub-found to be badly attacked by white ants, and it his statement, and P.C. 242 gare evidence as to fore plead now with the Jubilee Committee to enable us to take that frit step, and to remember

Spanish schooner Freund went to the rescue of $10 per share.

the stranded rassel, and took off Captain Corbet the 1st Foreign Regiment, boldly plunged into beamy removed and new ones pat in their place. The jury namimously ecently formed. To this the managers of the the water to render asistares to the parsons on The Committão confidently pet that, as guilty on the third count-entering pro-ecutor's rall

Some time ago a good deal was maid about thä / Perak Tie Muing nad Smelting Compao and his crew. Do her way back to Manila, how

-10 per share, mom, China Merchants' Stans Navigation Com-board. Bat, notwithstanding all their efforts. was the ease in the Theatre, the woodwork house with intent to steal.

presenon of religion in the Public Sobool and Panjo and Sanghie Dun Samantsa Mining ever, the Jesusa encountered a typhoon, by which she was also driven sabere and went to pieces they were unable to succest against the violonce generally in this portion of the Hall wilk The passing of sentence was deferred.

the opposition to it felt by some. I ar glad to

Company, Limited-$13%, zollera.

Captain Corbelt and three of the resoned crow'of.. pany made strenuous objections, urging of the sas and both were drowned. The General he found to saffer Ines from white aste

HIDNAPTING. ibat it would involve a breach of their agresoommanding the Divison, in bringing this and now that the wooden

Ho A kwok was charged with unlawfully and so that you advocate the ominoase of reli-Perak Sugar Cultivation. Company-Tla. 18 p the Monarch were drowned in attempting to

and tewhing although you mert with the foreign shipping companies en-evoat to the notios of the troops under his orders, removed. There has been several additions to by fraadalent means sutising into this Colony add provided that no child be compelled to Hongar; Rope Manufacturing Company, Li. swim ashore from the wreck. The Monarch whe

mited-25 per share. geged on the cost, to their great detriment, readers homage to the noble conduct of Suh. the contents of the Library daring the last bay, named Beang Kung, for the purpose of attend during that Ume." I believe I am right

Hontenant Denjoy and Legionary Gabeth, who twelve months, including, amongst others, a migration.

In saying that most parents among at think that Hongkong and Macao Glass Manufacturing Co.. and begged It Husa-CHANG to forbid the foll victims to their sourago and devotion, complete sets as could be obtained of the Reporte The Acling Attorney Genemi said the prisoner religion is poomary in connection with the Limited-60 par oant, discount, nÖRI, Taiwan Steamship Company to posch on their The Council of Administration of the 2nd bat of the Botanical and Afforestation. Department was charged with enticing a boy inte this Colony education of their children. At the same time A. S. Watson & Co. Limited-ti5 per cent. THE DISASTROUS OVERFLOW OF

talion of the 1st Foreign Regiment will cause to end of the Ooservatiour and Researches of the by fraudulent means The mean alleged were exceptions might be made ie the case of those

pronini manor. This request was acceded to by the be delivered to their families certified copy of aletsorologios Department. The Committee follows. Prosecutor was in employment few who would object to it, so as not to shut out Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Viceroy of Chibli, who informed the Gover- the present order."

have again to thank the Proprietors of the local at Canten and prisoner was his glansman any one from the benefits of the school who wai papore for baring been good enough to furnish Prisoner told him he would bring him down fairly entitled to receive thou. nor of Formose that his steamers could wit

The Correio Manexes of the 21st instant recopies of their journals free of cost to the Libracy, to Hongkong to learn englassring. He

J. B. BURDON, be allowed to compete with the flees of the tatas se of firing at the Police, which occurred and have also to thank the Agente of the British brought him here and handed him over to an

Bishop. China Merchants Company on the river about 11 pm on the 20th instant, in the Vis North Bornes Co. and Mr. W. H H. Moog other man on the protonos that he would teachi Yang teze and in the Northern ports. There-oorde de Paço d'Arcos sircet. It appeared that fur copies of the British North Borneo Herald him. Instead of that the boy was put on board the 6 Chinamon was about getting into a empan and the Mal respectively-supplied-by-them. Zambest and there was no doubt he was about to upon Liu MING-CHUAN, who is evidently taking with tim s bag which seamed to the con- The other gentlemen who have contributed to be taken to Singapore.

THE PROJECTED HOME AND OR. PHANAGE FOR GIRLS. something of a fire-enter, in a despatoblogable on duty to be rather bulky, and his sue the Library during the past year are Bir G. F.

Prosser was called and gavo an recount of

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILI PRESS" TANG Tactal, manager of the Taiwan pinion being aroused he examined the hog and Bowen, the Publishers of the Reports of the his being brought down here by the prisoner found it ocuisined arms and smutallion. He Norwegian North Atlantio Expedition, the and handed over to another man who took him

Sra-Will you kindly allow ms, through the Steamship Company, referring to the arrested the man, whom he found to be armed. Imperial Federation League Journal. Meron board the Zumbari. refusal of the Viceroy of Chilli to allow Close to this man was another who was earring B. C. Wilce, Bruce Shepherd. E. Niedhardt,

A detective of the Fo Leaux Kok Boeints median of your valuabis paper, to bring before CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL much needed Fenusle Home and Orphaxaga their steamers to proceed to Tientsin and a smaller bag. He arrested him also, though C. Ferd G. C. Anderson, H. U, Jeffries, and who took the boy off the stommer was also called the public & rehema for the establishment of a

offer a little resistance, and found that his bag | W. Daberok

Prisoner stated in his defonso that he brought which will. I trust, commend itself to your sub- Tangleze ports, saya that China, no more so contained ammunition. He took beta ren

the boy down fron Center to find him work saribers as is every way deserving of warts 30p. than any other country, bas a he granting to the Harbour Oos, and when he returned to

This portion of the building has been colour. He handed him over to the man Lau Ki huport. This scheme has been drawn up so sa to he best bo was attacked by a band of Chinese, a monopoly of trade to the craat ports to one probably comiades of the the prisoners washed and the grauile Bouring of the ante-room promised to get him work and who took him os maite it possible to admit auch girls as are res awed by the Government should the Govern- The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. body of merchants, ibat no one can prevent who opened servons rasolrar-fre upon the has been re-chipped. The additions to the con- hoard the Kamberi nnknown to him.

ment approve from those who would force them an The Ressions were then adjourned fill Friday to a life of immorailty, while at the same time. the Formoen steamers going where they constable, who was wounded in one ear while an- tente daring the twelve months under review

it deen not limit the admission to only such.... other shut pierced the bull's-ga lantern which were numerous, though, as the Committee bays please, and that they cannot be prohibited. ho carried in his waist. Tes fring brought remarked on former ecossious, while the celleo the 28th inst. at 10.30. ..

Any other children, Europeana included, deemed Amus... TANG is accordingly instructed to make art the spot another constable, and the two tion le simply made up from gifts and loans it is

eligible by the Committer, may be admitted to po.... the benefits aftered by such a Home. rangements with other firms for the uus of returned the fire of the Chinese, but the re difficult to give it any great scientifle value, valver-of one of them would not go off. Two The fact, however, that there was su average daily'

The name Victoria" will associate the in. Manila wharves, and to ran the steamere as my other constables and a man from the Water, utterance of over $60 persone shows that its

stitute with the jubilee year of Her Most Gra 24th October. seems best. How the Viceroy of Chibli will Falice were also attracted to the scene of the ca. popularity is in us way diminished. The total

olous Majesty's reign, while the objects aimed Carrence by the repeated shots, and a small body buober of visitors to the Museum between the

et are such as would, I am confident, meet with take this affont it is impossible to say it was dumpstohed from the larbour Office. 1st July, 1886, sad the 0th Jans, 1987, a

BEFORE MR. H. E WOLEHOUSE,

war Hovereign's warmest approval. It is not T&TIOF, Chinese ways are different from these of They, however, did not arrive in time ic arrest 129,445, of whom 9,723 were non-Chinees.

too much, therefore, to hope that the Committee The following le a list of the principal cos

OPTUM CABED.

of the Jabilee Fund will hand over to the Com. Wadi-) Europeans, but as be has po jurisdiction the miscreants, who had by this time disappear-trihntors during the year:-Messte. H. L. Dal ed in different directions, leaving no traces for

Chan Yst Choi, Lo Akai, and Wong Ayee were mittee of the Home spartion of any surplus funds ovar the Tanglaze parts and Chefor their parsnit. The Corrsto does not make any symple, C. Ford, Hevarasan & Herbst. Ho Amei, he cannot stop these steamere trading remarks on the case; it says that the simple. Anderson, J. P. Martin, B. Schranker, severally convicted of being in possession of pre- there may be after the celebration expenses have

It has been decided to stert the work at once, thephoma.** there unless be ean induce the Central narration of the occurrants will suggest thr J. M. Armstrong, St. J. N. Edwarda F. S. pared opium without a valid certificate, and were been paid

and the following considerations have led to this BADRO Government to interfere. At Tientsin of necessity of redoubled vig race both, inland and Nowecjes, J. Haarch, H. L. Dennys Tai Lee, ach fined $50, or in default is weaits imprison-

on the sea poest, now that dating sets of this Pang Chai Ching, f. McCallam, H. P. T. ment.

decision. A two-storied building, capable of soda - coures be could make itwy uncomfort. kind will probably be more frequent owing to Dennys, J. G. da Rocha, Lar A Tao, & F..

Wong Anbing was flued 310, with the alterna commodating some 25 girls, in available for im shla for the steamers of the rival y reppression of anggling, Ae to the Machado, J. Bartos, End Captain Soper.

ive of rteen days' imprisonmat, for oaming mediato um. Thare era experienced and trust volvor missing fire it profers not to say a word; Company, but that would be little antis- this is not the first time that the weapon has

The balance in the hands of the Treasurer on sa obstruction on Praya West by the sale of worthy native women ready to attend to the aduation of the children, and also to instruct the 30th Jane, 1837, was $5,840.17, as against tickets. faction it be could not atop their trad.dous so

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Limited-47 per cent. premi Slugspers Insoraneo Company, Limited-18

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premium, nom.. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1384 C-8 par cent

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With reference to the overflow of the Yellow River, the Chinese Times of the 15th inst, saya At the moment of going to preas we learn the Yellow River, whint bar barst its backs over a rory long line, has flooded an immense expense of constry in Hom, Sting, and Chili, and the flood has venresdbed Anhwei. The loss of life in enormous; meron nities towns, and villages have been destroyed, and the rain done is of incaloulabio amonat. It is said the Hoang-ho now tends to re-enter its ad bad, which has been dry sinoo 1883 or 1889 for the most part, oud oomplately dry sinos-1887. The Chinese Government is mask niarmed, as no re- medial measures are possible."The thin-poo stalee that the Emper has presented s 100,000 out of his privy purse to be distributed among the sufferers by this calamity.

LI CHUNG-TANG AND THE MAR- QUIS TRENG.

A correspondant who " has swellent means of knowing the subject on which he writes" senda to the Japan Mast the following communication: I never road the periodical stories of cartsin. quidaunes in China respecting alleged jontonsinar and differences between the Marquis Teêng and the Viceroy Li, without some amusement and a little mazement,-lthough the latter ansation is now but feebly excited by any statement com ing from certain quarters in Tientsin. The no- tion appears to be that there is a bitter rivalry between the two; that they are in a pobetant. state of hostility to each other, each seeking for Jevery opportunity of putting his spoke in the other's wheel, and generally that they are paramal and political antagonista and enemies. I have I never heard of a single authentic insident whol support this notien, and I know of many which