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Kobe (Hyogo).

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KOBE.

JONAKA,

THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1972, 1889.

We hear from Canton that General Lh they arrived three or four mon put them into a wall and be found legally to consist only of to pay the whole of the debts, but they may

been spending the Now Your in that city, will defendants. She recognised defendants as being

The new premises of the Koko Chamber of men of straw, the real proprietors keeping he called upon to deliver up the person of the Long-tak, the ex-Black Fleg leader, who has boat and took them to the house of one of the

the man who need them. They afterwards Commerco are nearly ccrapleted, and will be took her to another house where she was de opered with a banquet. themselves conveniently in the background. absconder; but the circumstances andin and shortly leave there for his new post.

The new building in course of erection in How far the compradores' security might be outs of such problems as there differ porpetu..

We are requested to intimate that there will tained until found by the Pales.

Ng Ayan said that on the 3rd inst. he and his Sakaye-machi for the Kobe Elantrie Lab-Com suficient to meet the claims of foreign mer ally, and China has no rigid law to apply to be a service in the German Chapel, Berlin chents is of course the concern of the latior; all enson; all that can be done is to consider Foundling House to-morrow (Suplay) at 480 wile arrived in Hongkong from Haiphong. On pany will not be fluished before April, though the work is being urged forward in order to boat and told him to get his things and patirait of the company commencing operations. H. I. G. M.'% ornisér Sophie.

them into the boat. The first defendant then the object of the legislature, if it so fit the facts and try to deal-equitably. Mr. P., andnoted by the Rev. J. Wangemann, of arriving the frat defendant came up to him in a to take up the question, would be to provent G. JAKIsses, in summing up, says the ge

The Criminal Sessions will be held on Mon- took hold of his wife and with the assistance of linery is expected to arrive from Ams fraudulent trading pœ es irrospective of the geral result, which is quite cofocldent with day, the 20th inst. The calendar is rather some other men put bar ints the boat. In the rica by the middle of a month.-Hiego New The best Hild Aperient for Delicato Corella. nationality of the sufferers from such frau- his own reading anil observation, is that in heavy one, containing eleven ossen in all of boat were about tan men armed with swords and THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORYtions, Ladies Children, and Iafonts, and for registr s been thoroughly revised and brought up as in Warm Climates. DINXJOED & Co. Chemists, dulent trading. A mensure of the kind in the cans of an ordinary partnership, where these four case of kidnapping, four an iron, bars. They were they taken to the homa

and one of escape from prison.

first defendant auid "I no very sorry for yên, to data and is again much increased in balk.

The company for menntasturing bricks which Lendon, and of Druggists and Gistekorpors thrangh.dicated could not be called class legislation, the tectos ate knowu to the creditors and all larceny, one robbery with violence, one assault, of the fourth defondant. On arriving there the It contains DescRIPTIVE and STATISTICAL out the World

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since it would operate for the protection of the partners take someshare in the control of

In the list is of the Chine Times there is but I am going to sell your wife and I will givs ACCOUNTз of, and DIRECTORIES for

Witness then capital of 50,000 yen are doing very wall. They Chinese as much as foreigners, and has in the business, in the event of failure each part an advertisquent by Mesere, Collins & Co. of you a few dollars from the proceeds towards was started-short time ago. in Osaka with a HONGKONG

began to cry and defendant said he would give have applied for permission to increase the capitat fact been prayed for by the Chinese them-nor is liable only for a stars of the dubte pro Tiontain, of Tudion Tea, direct from Calcatta, in Four passago from Hathong. selves. We are not aware whether there partienste to bis share of the epital; but which they say that the succuss which attendom $30. Ho sentinel to ver and vemonstrated to 100,000 yen with a view to extending their their first shipment was so marked that they

A general mooting has been held of mambara has been any change in the opinion of the there will be a tendency to regard dormant bays arranged for regular supplies. The second with defondant, who said I did not want you operations mercantile community sincs the matter was partners as investors morely and they will shipment has arrived md is offered to the Tient was very good of me not to hers kicked you

ho (witness) arrived in Hongkong ho bad a hor established last year in this city with a spital last mooted; there has certainly been no not usually be held responsible for spy part tain pablie. This is indeed carrying the war into overbeard when you were in the heat. When of the Japon Salt Mannfahrers Association

the enemy's country!

containing ten pieces of clothing and $39 fa of 200,000 yen. Matters of importance counost elange in the conditions; but before the of the debts. As to the question of the

A "pick up" match al cricket will be played money. Dafendants look the box from him anded with the affairs of the company wore discussed, Tho follow he had not seen it since While in defendants and it appears the clied aisis of the promoters to-day, commencing at 11 am. question is taken up again it would probably liability of the family property of an ab.

and to export the commodity to Koren and be as well to wait und as the outcome of the sconder (on which point we have omittal ing members are requested to be punetaal: house he was confined in the pockloft and the are to provide salt for domestic consumption

His Worship discharged the second defen Vladivostok. most of the replies as being too intricate for Major Johnstone, RE, Major Charohilladder was takou aivay. movement at Singapore.

(58th C. Higginbotham. (58th), E. O. Bwith, F. According to the Chinese patition shows a geroral article), Mr. Jamison Bay, Johnson, C. F. Pedler (58), A. A Lloyd dant, ngainst whom there was no evidence, and Capt. Stanley, ecmmitted the other four for trial at the Su referred to, it would seem that the English The usual and ordinary remedy is to put (8th), Dr. Scanlan, M.S law of partnership he's tendency to encour the debtor in prison until he pays. It is 0.8.0 Captain Eamesy RN, Dr. Sparrow, preus Court. NEW -SEASON'S

R.N., L. Coxon, H.N., Messrs. Travers, Hol CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS, age the concealment of the names of the prin- evident then that so long, as 0, the defaulter, worthy. Reynell, Barf, Stokes, T. B: Smith, E. aipal partners in Chinese honge. The pati- can escape arrest, no, action can be taken J. Coron, Boss Thompson, Torslin, and Veilch. tioners say:

against the family property. The father's doht is the debt of tho aon and all romedios available against the former may

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On Wednesday evening, the 8th February, at about sight o'clock, fire broke out in the Girls' School at No. 2, Foreign Concession, Osaka, carried on in connection with the Cumberland. Fire Brigule was Mission. Although, the quioldy on the apst little could be done, owing to the river being es low that a full supply of water was unavailable, and it was soon apparent (We do not hold ourselves ressible for the opinions that the premises must be wholly destroyed. A bigh wind prevailed, and it was with the greatest expressed by our Correspondent).

difonlty the firs could be confined to the pro THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAIperty in which it originated, the school the adjoining lot belonging to the Charoh Missionary BANK'S REPORT.

Society having a particularly marrow encaps. The Broll,

TO THE EDITOR GỪ THE "DAJT TRESS,”

inmates of the premises burned down lost nearly Waldteufol Sis, If it were not in black and white I shpall their offects, as the which was awed by

Auber.poso few persons would credit the fact that nearly the upsetting or baraling of a kerosine Jam) Batista. $105,000,000 have been negotiated for six mouth spread with great rapidity. While this fire was with the maguilent result of one-half per contarring at the Foreign Settlemort, a son-

SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO."

YOKOHAMA.

at work, and as the gedown was isolateil from

other buildings, the flames were confined to it, bat it was practically gutted, the whole of the contents being destroyed. The godown itself balongad to Messrs. Shegaon & Co., and was lo sared for $1,500, but the waste silk pontained therein. valued at $9,000, was unfortaately un- insured, as it bad only been left there tempor.. adily ir consequence of the impassibility of mov ing it in the now. There was ontoly under control after ana e'olock-Japan Herald-

THE MACEDON" CASES AT KOBE

By kind permissira në Colonel Anderson and Chinese partnership conserne in the interior always

the officers of the 2nd Northamptonshire Regi at the real zmesi drawing up their partnership

ment, the regimental and will play in the Botanio agreemonte. Now whereas Acording to Chines

Gardens.io-morron, the 10th inet,, from 8.30 til: nap, whenever a shop becomes insolvent, in all be used against the latter, but the conspan. The following is the programme pares the full amount of deficit has to be made good"

... Smith, pro raid by the partners according to the sunat of verse does not hold good; the son's debt is Maroh The Charmer"..... capital represented by their shares, there is therefore

*Sultan of Book". Collier. Selection (in the interior) no such practice as employing at the father's, neither is it that of his Overtszo......" Golden Cree doditious name. But as it this Colony the regala brotbere. None of these can be imprisoned Valse España"......

"Gustavo"... Selection tions, paying so ragant to the number of shares leht in each shop, throw, the moment when bankruptcy at the demand of the creditors and there Are Hopa cesare, the Binme invariably on thoan who are mer baing nobody to proceed against nothing Br of substance and requixo bhom to make full reparation on behalf of the whole (of the partners), the conao can be done. The creditors must wait until The following query appears in the last for net proits. The abstract of assets and inflagration that at one time threatened to rush tio SocistyThe Meng-chi-pi-tan (ch. 24, p. 4)ing Corporation shove this to have been the cas; The Hirokaza Theatre at Narahs caught fire or the perpetol same or litoral or unition bis share of the property has been separated Journit of the China Branch of the Royal Astabilities of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank enormous dimensions was raging in the city. any other individual in siguing tho partnership from the rest and in the bands of one who says: In the northern districts of the Ki-tar and there is no room for surprise that the value during a performans, and it was with the utmost agreement with a Tio to preraut being involved

Hara' It rumbles an ordinary hare in shape, such a state of affairs; and the proprietary are farmphe resembling the hors which lova takon themselves. In case (the Government) desire that can be attached. Sooner or later, however, there is an animal asked Tico-te or Jumping of bank shares should fall at the publication of aiticalty the sudianes managed 14-escape & sit 12- personal Batts of their okief partaare, the uncer the defaulter would be found and thrown butt's fore-logs are just a little more then an justibed in asking, what sort of business have place recently under similar sirswustencas in sigrul pray that the matter be-dasit with by an into prison, and then begins that see-saw of iach, whereas the hind-logs are about a foot in our directors bean-carrying on? The published Barope. As it was, only one person is a far alteration of the iswe now in foret. If there is a de ungotiations with which almost all cases of length. In order to move about it makes jumps fignas suggest that it was a very por ne knows to have perished, everal maniere of the of real kolvency, the amount of liabilities should be

etope it will stumble to the ground. It lives in arises, have the directors, who pocket a site little occasioneil to properly. In all about 100 hostess required to be made good by the partners of the shop the kind and in China. It is a question of of several fost with its bind-legs, and when it which is a very risky ons; and the question Fire Brigades were injured, and much damage concerned distributing the amount pro ratâ nocording to the amount of capital represented by their re who can hold out longest-the debtor or the the sandy plates of Ching-choa (Ching-rang sun, though not to be begraded if well earned, WATA destroyed before the firs was fastly or in-

Ip spective share and thus repaying the eraditors.

from which this notice is taken wine written early onormous risk of borrewing $71,000,000 at rates would be much graster-Hiogo Nots. that case cach party would be glad to supply and creditor. The upshot is always n. com. of the present Kaus-suh Province 7)." The work done their duty by the proprietary in taking the guished, but at first it seemed as if the lea report their true and real surnames and precand promies of some kind. The orediter or cre- during the 11th century, and the animal describe1 varying from 2 to 5 per cent. to carry on a trade What is bore asked for, it will be seen, is diters take what they can get and declare them is clearly a kind of kangaroo. The quarist is with such miserable results. But it is not to bo anxious to know whather this class of snimal is believed that banking business is in such a do- virtually so application to a certain extent les satisfied, whereupon the debtor is re-not confined to Australie, or whether an extinct plorable state, and that proftalle investment

cannot be found for erea 8105,000,000. What The fire bella again gato na alarm on Satur The LIST OF RESIDENTS now containe

On the 7th February, at the General How the principle of laited liability to private leased. So far I have been speaking of want species may be referred to by this early Chiness then has become of the profits of the six months day, the 4th February, shortly bafore midnight, which should fall to the shareholders in return when it was found that a golown situats n lot the names of

The Shih-pau says His Excellency Chang for the acary risks into which they have been No. 93, in the occupation of Messrs. Dell' Oro FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED Tokohons, Me. Arwood Wrozarts of H. Z. J. M.'s partnerships. This, of course, is entirely would probably happen if the strict course of author.

FOREIGNERS

contrary to English law, which holds that legal proceduris were followed and no more. anch partner is the accredited agent of Butas everyone knows there are various other Cu-tung, Governor-General of the Liang dragged? What was the amount of provision&Co, for Mering wuste silk, was on fire. The

different countrica whore Chiasse labourern doubtfu's" Surely it must have been somó the rest, whether they be sativa, nominal, or means by which creditors can enforce pay-Kwang, last year appointed a commission to visit required to off-set those inevitable bad sad stas fire-engiass with the hydracts wore con dormant, and has authority as such to bind treat of debts without having recourse to and merchants are congregated in great unmething large to leave the net profita at eash piti them. The view put forward in the petition the authorities at all. They may, as Mr. bars, for the purpose of collecting information able figure. Will none of the shareholdera, bu with regard to their condition, their needs, the sinbes men, who will be at the coming meeting, is not wilhant some show of reason, but it ALABASTERsuggests, threaten to go and bang traatment they receive, and other particulars. The elicit from the Chairman information as to the HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1888:

is clearly impracticable of application under themselve not paid, or they may go and chief members of the commission were Wang asinoss transacted, and particulars of the pro-

quarter theweelves on the family of the Chic-tang, a military officer, and Heck Turn-mi, 35 and loss account Yours faitfully,

LIMITED LIABILITY. La cirilisu Theen gentlemen went first to Austra PROPORALS for the official registration of Boglish-low The extent of the liability of 9

Flongkong, 16th February, 1868. partnerships būve at various times been the members of Chineso partnerships has debtor, who da nei renfurs to tera them lis, where they remained several qudhe, return- brenght forward in this colony, but hitherto recently formed the subject of investigation out. To get rid of these annoyances or for ing to Canton in the fall In November they again proceeded to Penang. shortly after they 20 attempt has been made to give effect to by the China Breach of the Royal Asiatic foar of more troubles, the debtor or his siled from Hongkong for Singapore, whence In the neighbouring colony of Singa. Society. A proposition was formulated u friends will pay or compromise or make After making the needful investigations at those places, they went to Bangkok, the some arrangement as soon as possible." pore, we notice, a Bill is now before the the following terms:-

To those who are apecially interested in the capital city of Sism. From there they took

The ses i minution with the ill-treatment. passage For Saigon. It was not the origin:

The following in a kammasry of the contents Legislative Council dealing with this sub-Tis. Mo, B soibates Tis. 1,000, and C Tis. 2,00 of

of the grew of the British abip Masedon hava heo Lried in I.B.M. Court at Kobe by Mr. ject. The main ides of the Bill, as stated by ospital, whief may thus be regarded as consisting of subject we would recommend a perusal of intention of the commissioner to visit Penang,

7 shares of itch & holda 1, B holds 2, and holds 4. the whole of the answers in the Journal. The as the number of Chinese trading there is as yet of the Kitang pao of the 18th February-

Commences with a notico that Dr. Happer Justias Hannon. On the 7th inkl. the charge comparatively wall. but while on their tour of the Attorney General, is that every person. After time the tray fails with debla to the amount of Society is to be congratulated upon having investigation, they received from the Governor purposes taking temporary quarters for his against Clarence Nelson, Lox, mats, and Charles who trades under a name which indicates Tls. 6,000 and at the same time Cabaconds. fi to A fell Chronology of remarkable events since that he is in partnership with, another wring to aid in what proportion will A and B a taben up a work of such practical utility of that peninsula a cordial invitation to pay a College and make a commencernant during the Ephraim Beveridge heatswain, of the Macedon,

cording law or custom, re

of the manslaughter of Angelo Bianchi, a the advent of foreigners to China and Japan.

quired to msko good Ela dehta P (8) Sapposing Uins we hope to see it deat in a similar manner visit to the port of Hsien-ns (?) to inspect some

Leading Ecle on the Yellow River Relief Aman on board the facedon, on the high seas gold mines thero. The Gureror oxpressed his precent month ption of Chinose Festivals, Fasta, &c., person, or who trades under a name not his momher of it family of ample moans in hoh he has with other topics. The bearing on the ques-desire of engaging Chinese labourers to work rand. Much has been Lens, lage rams have on the 19th December, 1897, was hard with the days on which the fall.

Mr. H. Litolifield, Crown Prosecutor, swo, should be required to register the con- adivill share (eg. is one of three sons, fathar

alivs) to what extent san the family property be made tion of the registration of Chinese partner-these mines, and anguzel the commissionera that been sotsuribed, bat more is wanted, to moet Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, En

atitution of the partnership, or if be be available to pay the tobe of the fie

ships in this colony of the answers to Chinese subjects should receive the kindest of which need the editor suggests that everyone conducted the prosecution, and Mr. A. B. Soals of Hongenne Stamp Datles.

treatment in his demizion; and whatever other single individus trading under a fancy Answers were sent in by nine gentlemen, and the proposition propounded by the Asiatic privileges they might need, he would see that should make economics in their expenditura and Walford appeared for the defence,

The Crown Prosecutor, in opening the case, these surwera wera auwmed up very ably by

Soalety 18 this: that Chincse and they were granted them. Upon receipt of this devote the arras saved to fooding the starving the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong. The introdnation of a measure of this kind Mr. G. JAMIESON. The whole will be found European ideas of partnership are shown commenfession, they referrel the inafter ta people. If people who spend 1000 osɛh a day stated that the Stavedon left Philadelphia for Chang Chil-tung, by whom they were isstrated on their table will lay by 100 the arring ropre Kobe in May last, baring thou en bosed a was recourse led by a Commission on set out at length in the last published Four-

Lo bo radically different, and that J to accept the proffered visit and make the sets at the end of a mouth 8.00 carb, a followuster, Cox us fireh mate, Baveridgn sa bont- Bankruptcy wichst year or two ngo. nak of the Bociety. Mr. C. T. GARDNER says partner in a Chinese firm, especially if not necessary inquiries. It is not generally known orsature's life. If ocoliea wil contribute 19 out grain, a stoward, earpentar, cook and 16 seamen. The Attorney-General axid that speaking for the partnership described is not common in

rosult of their investigations, but it is presumable are a life. If children will gira their ke but when the ship was three months out sourey, which taed years ago to be such a terrible with a clear conscience according to Chisees that cortais modifications will be made to reader money, brides ba content with moderate trous sean, theatre goers content thenuelves with

scourge among somen, made its appearance. constantly required by residents and those sanguine of a beneficial result from it, and be partner the shares of B. and C. would be ethics attempt to evade liability in the event the opulition of Chinese labourers abroad more home delights, &o, &o, the amount noodad may The disease is but little known at am at present. himself, be must confess he was not very China, that so,à rufe if A. were the managing cancerad in the active management, mightbet rences.. the commission lus made as the the cult they spod daily 10 of them can Things seemed to go on fally well for a tinie, having commercial or political relations with the tont leave to doubt whether it was quite loans to Ased their liability would be of the ingolvaney of the firm. Bat Chinees satisfactors will be seen her on to the be found, and good notions never fail to be ra- for cus fact made certain by 1hat uncertain

tions of the Kwang.pas in another column, the

soirée medicine, is that sourvy may be pret Countries embraced within the scope of the

within the province of the legislature to deal limited to the capital invested; but that if the ethics and the law of the colony being in con-Commissioners have since gone to British North

NEWS.

ad by the use of fresh vegetables, or failing CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY.

The Contents of the Appendix are too numer-with a subject of this kind and to do for the termsofthe partnershipdescribed were known fiot on this point there is all the more reason Borneo and Soeloe, from who they have made

Account of the wreaking of a gambling house vogatshles good limejive. The malaly on board reports. ous to recapitulate in an Advertisement, but ruaatile community what it seemed to him to the creditbra they would recover one-seventh why the liability should be fixed in the first

in the City by a body of rowdies in revenge for the Macedon was in sri aggravated forro, and the refusal of the proprietors to pay a eqoeke, nearly overy man afford. The diseasə renderg POLICE COURT,

The condios were nearly sanght, but after a free its vlotime almost incapable of martion. and fight in the street they eventually bout off their sometimes the patient becomes subject to faint- Among the crew of this unfortunate 17th February.

pursuers near the Emmination Hall.

A thief caught in a chair shop-in the City and vessel was a man named Angelo Hinnahi, an BEFORE ME. H. E. WODEHOUSE. paraded through the streets. Taking advantage Italian, who joined the ship in apparant good altacked of the Chiurse traders, and it is at present that proportion of the dobis of the firm

of the late hour of return from a wedding party health. He, like the others, wis standing over pending the reporte. Au to which bis investment bears to the total

OBSTRUCHING THE FAIRWAY.

ho had slipped in and stolen agong, but could not by sourey, and if was into his fate the jury Five boatmen were charged with obstructing gat out again and was found there in the morning. bad to inquire. The jury would have to consider the ability of the mercantile community to capital, but that there is no law or fixed credit, while ou the other hand the

the fairway of the harbour on the 17th inst. Attempted suicide in one of the publio latrines if the conduct of the prisoners towards this man The jury do for itself what this Bill proposes in effect, pustom Mr. E. H. PIREER says there does ominal or dormant partners would be Alexander Navia, P.C, 56, said that about in the city by a lad of tender rara. Hoppen was such as to accelerate his death the Bankrupter Commission_roporto the sot appear to be any law governing the sub-expressly pat upon their guard and would 9.39 s.. on the 17th inst. he saw each of defen- ing to fall as he was trying to adjust the fatal would be tolt be the witnesses who would be existence of a state of affairs with which it ject, and real custom would be almost cernaturally keep a closer watch on the manag-The German mail stuer was crassing to the batter of it, and did no

dants' janks at sacher in the northern fairway. noose, be was adrised by a bystander to think adduced on behalf of the Crows, that this man, who belonged to the starboard watch under the would be impossible for merchant effectually in to vary in great commercial centres; in

Arise shop robbed in Honsyou Yew Year's charge of the prisoner Bavorlige, was feebly 'ie wished to to cope without someassistance from the legis most tatters, however, both Chinese kwg partner than if they thought their wharf at the time and was obstrusted by them.

Defendants stated they were carried into the eve, the robbers taking advartage of the door attempting to perform his duty. Hability was limited, or, being unlimited,

being spared to allow the proprietor to fire lay up, but was not allowed. The oridence weat lature; it was shown bow Chinese and other and Chinese custom

fairway by the wind and tide. are in accord with

to prove that Cux dragged him along the deckt that they could escape it by A subterfuge His Worship fined each of the defendants $25, crackers in honour of the coming year. native firms which were supposed to include what the Chinese suppose to be componor instance, after all the capital of the firm with the alternative of fourteen days' imprison. A pleasure party to Estee opaaf: happily the in the morning, that about noes Beveridge

dragged him from the after batoh to the mai amongst their partners men of substance sense, and, under the circumstancee given, an heen lost, the manager insy be disposed

damage was confined to their clothes. CUTTING AND WOUNDING,

Passage boat wracked at Kancha-tuu; pasion-hatch, whore he was left gasping, and with soars on his face from which the skin and recently were found, in case of their ventures turning the reasonable view is that A. should con.

to make a final planga la the hope of re- LiAwen was charged with being in possession gera sared, uni curge and baggare jost...

A man named Ting-obao, a noted rowdy said been scratched. After this the man went below cat anfortunately, to const merely of tribute one-seventh and B. two-serentha men of straw, dummies put forward by the of the Ts. 5,000 for which the firm is placing it from the profits, to which the other of a deadly weapon withra reasonable exonsa

Beveridge dragged him out of the forenustle and boste between Kong-moor and K. Machell on the 16th lust.

*A bill collecter leaving his money by accident he was heard crying as if in pain. The next men of substance, and the latter it was found liable. Mr. H. A. GILES 9875 every Chi-Partners would be inclined to assout more and further with eating and wounding William

and apparently bad peace until evening. when

known of Bianchi was about 1 p.m. when imporeible to reach. A similar state of things ness partnership in represented by one indireadily if they thought there was nothing Complainant, od mastor at the Disorgan

more to be lost than if they had clearly be Bohool, said that on the 16th inst. about 7.30 in one of the public latrines it was promptly ap

He was | was declared to exist in Họngzóng in a Chi- | vidual member, who is solely responsible to

half-naked and panting on the dick. heard some one call out, from the road abose, the establishment

Notice of the visit of the two Commissioners then carried into the forecasts, and there died Orders in Connoil for Government of I.B.Lnese petition presentad to the Governmeal the outside world for the solvency of hire them the fact that they were incurring pm. he was coming up Ice Honge Lane when he propriated mid gambled away by the keeper of the remainder of the watch fonn im lying

further Bability. It is true the Chinese inStop that man. At the same time he saw de

The evidence of four sasher, the carpenter, Rules of 21.B.M. Supreme and other Courts pulsery registration of partnerships. The partners are matters to be arranged among English lays of partnership, but it's law Base's Bead. He took him along the road and They were, it appears, rewired with a sluts of and the master once se to, the condi inn, of some

in 1832. The petitioners prayed for comfirm; the money transactions of himself and this colony are well acquainted with the fondant running down past the Masonic Hall. General Wang and Praient Ye Sing sent by the about midnight.

Ho chased him and caught him oleso to the Viospy on a tour of inspecting to North Borneo. resson of their prayer was eat out as themselves ; if the working manager absconds which under certain greenstarées they du sout two boys who were with him (witness) for a 17 guns and entertained royally by the Resident. alea medical evidence as to the condi inn, of some

the other partnera would not be liable if the pot think it wrong to ovads, whereas polioumen. Prisoner began to struggle, and then and while there inquired into the grievances of j of the crew in hospital. Exptain one! Y

taring out the chopper produced, which he had the Chinese inhabitants obtaizing the reduction that he never heard of ill-treatment on board, Among the vazione honge and shops in thú Colony shares had been fully paid up. Mr. CHALO which do business by Jolat certaership, there are

if they placed their

on au ocucaled on. bis person, struck witness on the of the taxes on salt and matches, which they and both the mats and boatswain were highly re many which dotitiously on the designation of. WER. AZÄVÄSTRx in of opinion the creditors official register arters--they would head with it. He disarmed him and throw him, complained of, und also permaission for Chinese commanded. The decaneed, like the rest, inolad- arations, or the cozomes or literary appellation would go for the managing portuer, and if of individuals. If such parsons, being rich and

gave him in charge. The wound caused by the bibited. Dand is gives there to migrants fres

His Honour briefly reviewed the evidence, and Implanted thereby, they farveid og levered and he absconded they would try to get the whole naturally recognise that they incurred to the ground. A policeman came up and he te deal in salt, which had been previously pro-ing himself, suffered from sentry.

forthwith so the dogmomon

morale woll as legal responsibility blow was two inches long and extended to the on simple payment of fee of Registration, and of same older or younger neele, as of some older or amount of either of the others, but with very for they would look upon it at least in the bone. The blow was a very hard one, but witness next year there will be steer communication directed the jury that if the acts of the soonend was able to partially ward it off, and his bead was with Hongkong. Sooloo they feand legs satis-accelerated the death of the desersed it was mans a (partnership) agreement, which they get recorded in the official register Bat in communicat the authorities or foreign pressure; if the wean their ethics and the principle of the wearing

the Hobkishase, Chins there had suffered so his opinion the erience of the witserses for the ing or conversing with outsiders, or in dealing with

His Worship remanded the case to the 20th mush oppression that they had went to Singa prosecution was unthakou, but this was a matter dif-say heng, or in any market, they pat thetheel roditore were very persistant, and threatened Baghat law of partnership would be narrow-

poro to stop any more emigrante paning. the jury would double for themselves. &c.opoly forward without consealmont, with a view to to hang themselves if not paid, A. and B if not entirely removed.

Acout of an attack on a lottery shop at Hal- The jury then retired, and after an absence of ALLEGED ABDUCTION. The three defendants who are charged with wan in the Nanhai district; the robbers, some 20 about three hours brought in a verdict seqult- bringing an Anamese girl into this Colony and or 30 in number, got in and had secured Tls. 500 bag Cox. They found Beveridge guilty, of so forcibly detaining hur, wore again brought be plunder, but the neighbours being alarmed, they celerating the death of Angelo, but as in all like- ware forced to abandon it, two being killed lihood he was not aware of the weak state of the fore his Worship.

blr. Denaye appeared on behalf of the second they were scrambling over the roof, and one io man and the effect of the consequent exposaré, and also taking into consideration. his previons the road sad a number wounded.

·defendant.”

The girl was re-called and farther examined by An old policoman led to commit suicide by the good character, strongly recommended him to is Worship.

miscon not of his son, who had been arrested on mapy. The jury also added a rider to the effect that they were strongly of opinion that had the After taking her statement his Worship said charges of rape and robbery. be considered the eridence so unsatisfactory that A man trying to catch a carp which some shig been properly found in limejuice and pro- he gould not apaviot upon it, and the three de. kindly soul bad set free in the East Canal fails visions this unfortunate occurreson would not fendants were therefore disobarged.

to do so and karts bivset in the attempt, a clear have taken place. interposition of Providence.

FOUR HUNDRED PAGKH

of alossly printed matter. to which reference

is

inulris TREATIES WITH CHINA

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

Tientsin, 1858

it could do as well if not better itself. The from A. and two-scrantha from BMr. Brees instance before approaching insolvency may Bill has beer referred to the Chamber of BRYAN Save all the Chinese whom he has have brought the conflict ont from the pas Chabo, with Addition Artinfy Commerce and has also been, translated into consulted groo that a just decision would beira into the satire stage. The registration |

Chinese-will-a-siaw-of-ellelting the opicion that each partner should be made lable for of partnerships would have this effect, and

Opion Convention, 1986.

and all others not abrogated.

France. Tientsin, 1868

Convention, 1560

Tiantain, 1885

Treaty of Cornersə, 1886.

Convention, 1887.

United States, Tientsin, 1859

Additional, 1989

Peking, 1880

German, Tientsin, 1861-

Peking, 1880

Kusia, Japan, pate, Brazil, and Peru.

TERATIES WITH JAPAN-

Grest Britain

Jailed States „TREÄTIES WITH COREA

Netherlands Coren

TREATIES WITH SIẨM

TREATIES WITH AWNAM TREATIES WITH CAMBODIA COSTUME TARIFES

Chinese

Japanese

LEGAL

Siamata Corean

Sabjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1977, 1876, 1881, 1884, 1884, 1898, 1886.

in China and Japan

Tablos of Conar-Fe

Code of Civil reculare, Hingkong-

Table of Hongkong Court Fees

Admiralty Rules

Foreiga Jurisdiction Act

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

States in China

Ruler of Court. of Consuls at Shanghai.

Chiness Passenger Act ......

TRADE REGULATIONÝ ·

China Japan

Binm

Custome Brizure, China

Customs and Harbour Regulations for the

farent ports at China, Philippines, Siam,

Pilotage Regulations

Balos of Legislative Council'

HONGKONG

Charter of the Colony

Pert Ragulatisne

d.,

|

follows:"

would be hansicial to all parties; the credi

tore would know to whom they were giving |

names

meat.

warded.

to bass been loving blackmail on the passage

21638.

Counsel then sammed up,

Tompo brother, som or nephew, and so forth,-in tittle chance of suveres, failing.interest with light of security-and the divergenco be- somewhat protected by a volunteer cap he was factory. Fighting was still going on there, and slaughter. His Honour intimated also that in

pradnomatas confidence. When towerer, losses

Considering inst. and foilures oratat, then, in the event of ban raptey avoid the consequences, would stem to how wide this divergange is it is significant they are forthwith their (partnership) grement andke a compromise; but according to Chi registration verifiesta, and fall back upon that in ordez ie-pizze themselves beyond personal response ideas neither A. cor. B. could he lied to the excellence of the commercial erstem in this colour, and also of the honesty of aibility in the matter. But the most worica thing is this, that they manage beforshaad to draw cut the liable for more than their share of the debt, Chinesa traders, that so little difficulty sharen, enbstituting à demmy in such a manner that Orders may be sent to Daily Press Uies, where onteilere aantot and any alas to takenpie investigati bat. The Rev. J. MACINTYRE ways that should have arisen from it. But once let

season of bad trade set in and it would soon It is published, or to the following Agentang to one. A han ired crafty weapons are devised theoretically and according to the law of

position, whereby at any future day they might equity, a onderstood by the Chinese, the been that the position is rife with den. shift off from themselves all peracusi responsibility partneru ought to be mulated only in pro-gar, Thnxit that the reason why wa sen of late so many ase of bankruptay cropping y, in really to be portion to their shares, but as a taulter of found in the shove prsations. The evil affect of the act and inviolate custom no distimation sad certain other o reumetanoes bas boas lo ósdes

MACAO......

SWATOW

ANOY ...

BAGON

Mr. F. A. da Cruz.

Mesars. Quelsh & Co.

Messrs. C., Gerard & Co,

and beforehand arranged in order to aroums. asle

The British corvette Cordelia, Captain H. C..

the most disartrons injury to the main portum of the would be made; the custom is to pounce on Boys, will leave this pert on Monday morning kde of the whole Cology. Buizone of lata besome daily more and mert writical, for the reason both alike, and to hang on most tenaciously for Shanghai.

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The Agents (Messrs. Siemssen & Co.) inform

------- BEFORE Mr. A. G. WIE.

ALLEGED INTIMIDATION.

On the 8th February, on the Court opening At the lata robbery of the Hang-qush Low Brothel, it appears that one of the robbers was His Honour proceeded to pass seatones on the prisoner Beverlige, and aid Charlos Hph- Pau Akwai,a alisir coolia, was charged by Mrs. atormed by a man named Lo, but on giving him a

well illed purse Lo let him go. The pures, on ar catu Beveridge, you have been found guilty Jac. Fowler with unlawfully attempting to petamisstion, was found to contain waste paper only after a most cursful trial of the orling of man- rent certain chair coolies from carrying hor the 15th inatsut.

FORMONA ... Messrs. C. Gerard & Co. FOOCHOW... Mesure. "Hedge & Co. Nosere .......Masers Kelly & Walsh. B'ghai. BRANCH. Hall & Holtz Co-operative Cu. SHANGHAI. Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. NORTHERN & Hall & Helts Co-operative Co. that achievous hoodwinking and stabbing u the best paper; if A. and B. were not We regret to baro to announs the death of RIVER Parts and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai, in the dark sosed the irretrievabla la of hard

worth the trouble of squeezing the family of Captain Davies, of the Taizang, which occurred earned capital in dzses too napierowa to regnant..

at Bingapore yesterday. ·

A zuted rabber, named Yung, arrested in his NAGARAKO. The C. & J. Trading Co. With the large mensurajul commercial pros. would be politely waited upon by all the

have come to any other coralesion. Ion have KOBE-OSAKA...Mears. F. Walsh & Co.

The Q, & 0, steamer Gestic, with American

Loureiro, & clerk in the Mesageries Mari oups at Shawal weer Maoan, a portion of the slaughter, and i do not see how the jury sould YOKOHAMA Moran, Kelly &Walsh.

perity which bus aded this Colony of crediters alike, and some of them might even also, left San Fransisco on the 1st inst. timesofice, said that on the 15th instant, shout3.30 plunder he bad obtained in a couple of serious woelerated the death of the unfortunate man A.

Bianchi by what I feel bound to all your brata BEANIZAMers Diaz Puertas & Co. lats years failures hare been comparatively take up their abode in the family and rete Yokohams and this post.

p.m., he was in Wyndham Street when he saw a gang robberies being found on him.

Extracts from Peking Gazeliss. Hongkong lite. If I were to think only of the misery and Meera. Schrooder Ezères and

torture of the deceased, drivan when sjok, sad Garden

few and noimportant. It would, bow- main shore at the family cost, and abare the

lady sitting in her chair without evoliss. Her

Notion that the webseription to the Kwang- dying out ngon the cold deck, dragged by the HANOI Mr. F. Mainfroy.

hair of his head, thrown out of the forecastle and ap and were going to carry her, when the HAIPHONG Mr. G. Gavella...

thip satisfactory state of things will Mr. P.G. VON MOLTENDORFY eays each part Hamburg, loft His rapere on Thursday afternoon defondant interfered and would not allow them poo is increased to 24 per annum.

pitched into the supper, where he was wached BANGKOK....Mezera. Rammy & Co.

for this port

to do so. Witness went up to them and the

by the non, if I were to think of this only 1 should continus. uninterruptedly; a oriale sada ner has first to pay in proportion to his SINGAPORE.....Mosara. Kelly & Walsh.

The effect of Bir Arthur Sullivan's upares beinclined to award you a very beary sentenos, bad The Meinichi Shimoun hears that the Jupa. lady asked him to take defendant to the Polisa PENANG Messrs. Maynard & Co. sbaking of crodit may occur at any time, and share, and cannot be asked to pay more

neas Government have decided to establish a Station. Defendant was making a disturbance

apan music generally was the sub evt shiafly dis-think of the long voyage, the darrers of the res COLOMBO...Mesars. A. M. & J. Ferguson.

then the practices mentioned in the Chinese until all mesne to collect the money due by Douniate in slam, which, will add some 40,000 and nearly upset the obair, CALCUTTA......Mosure: Newman & Co.

The curfaitant not being in attendance his cused by the Conference of Musicians on the 5th sel and the rough if you must of necessity live. position above quoted will be found to be the others have been exhausted, when they you to the national expenditure. STONET... Masura. Gordon & Gateh.

Worship discharged the defendant.

JALURTY. Ca speaker, while recognising their I agree with the jury that musb of the minery "cbaraing "and"veryartistic qualities, thought which fell upon the ship would have been avoided MELBOURNE.Mars. Norton, Hargrave & Co. still in active existence. In Hongkong have to make good the deficiency if their The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer General ABSAULT AND UNLAWFUL DETENTION. BRISBANE ... Mazan. Garden & Gotch.

foreign merchante are perhaps better able to property auffice. A Chinese official (anony Werder met some stiff weather yo her lart Five men were charged with assaulting Ng they had been dimatrons to the cause of music and the skip been woll found-by this I mean woll LONDON...... Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane. LONDON...More. Strest & Co.,30 Cornul protect themselves through their compra-mous) says there is no express at an toyage up from bars to Yokohama Captain Ayap and stealing from him cloth fog and money of a high diasa" because an ordinary concert Found in vegetables and Imaeledd had limejuice LONDON Messrs. Batas, Handy & Co.

ed having experienced toavy, north-aut gate by for his wife, named Fenng Amui, and on the theatra to listening to su oratorio, an aranee to how there was a lack of ajaloo on beard. which is incontrovertible. Bat Bir You are responsible for want-of-vegretables. LONDON ME. W. h. Willk, 151, Carmon St. Jorea than they are in Singapore, but the the poins, bas numerous cases have been Schuckmann, we note by the Japas Mail, report to the value of $50, and also with taking away or want marels to be sauce, and preferred been more freely administered. Webs e no rid- Arthur found sobomplon la Hr. W.H.Cummings and the fillure to supply limejules, but althongh PARTS Mr L.H.Rigby.05.Raa Lafayette, system is not a very secure one, and wish the decided on the principle that och partner and wild sea throughout the voyage, culmiust lawfully detaining both Ng. Ayan and his wife vertion

ing off Rack Island in an exceptionally hard gale on the 3rd inst. SAN FRANC. Mr. L. P. Fishor, 21, Merchants' norurrence of any general restriction of re-i valy liable for his own proportin ng goes, during whisk fls, kend way was Young Mul, wife of the complainant, said that who considered the archentration a good study the sours which atlete your one I fanart dit many Chinese house would go to the of the debts, Mr. Su FU-BRENG says the made, and for nito, hours the steamer only pro- about a fortnight ago alis and her husband ar- for the raical student." No doubt it is: but fancy been an indirect cause of your orime Itcanbet

remaining partners cannot be called upon greed is couple of miles.

Irived by steamer from Haiphong!” As soon as going to the Savoy merely to study orchestration I be taken as an arense. I have fally taken into

ever, be zao mognivo to expect that family opium pipe, until daly bought ofl.ns that; the D.D. R. steamer Hesperia, from 200lies kar ran away. Four other coalios came papers, and Skin-pad,

Exchange.

NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Rowa

Duty Press Offee, January, 1898,

• Begister of householders.