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THE DAILY PRIE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, 1888.

himself, but has the knack of instilling some of

BEFORE HON. HER WODEHOUSE.

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dollars per month. A Bazaar was hald in the Assembly Room, and realised, quite a big ru

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town, and in the Western District is part A gentleman who was in Batang Padang and respectable show was made, and 156 runs wors cilat, sewer proper were laid down in the Tower Potak boat the beginning of the year, but together at a cost of eight wokata Major Hi Akow, Wal Achlo, Kwok Aming, Tan the articles, all made by the Sisters and othar

| And who has been there again Proantly, my he first instance, sad no próvizion mad e loz sub-as autounded at ite ausage he may in both Milen, for his 81 runs, played starling) orisket, Akin. Chan Asun, and Chan Atin wore chargod, residents, being purchased regardless of post soll drainage, so that the houses there stood places, Where forest stood nine months are, and it was a pity that a risky ran cas of his on the information of Mr. James Heary All the young ladies of the community no- in soils damp with sub-soil water. In the vast clearing and plantations now testify to the ohanon of making a much bigger stand. De Cax with being concerned in stealing gold cupled the Roren't stalls, and some of them energy of many inch of the progress of the Robbins, who was alas runout, poored a good and batch of koys, total value $200, the property soft far, the sharity they supported H.M.S. watob, gold chain, and gold trinkets, also seemed to draw mostrosomsfully, and with much wore there is dadebent ventilation, so that country is due to Mr. Denison, the Superlaten fast 22 russ, walls Captain Btanley's not out of complainant, on the 18th instant. Heiller was fortunately is port, and her comman newer ga finds its outlets in house drains dant of Lower Perak, who is not only argue with 24 was a rast meriterion porforming James Henry Cox said-I am marcantile a dor and ofleets kindly dazerated the roums, and and surface water folets. Where traps olia! his energy into the antires. Ho pusbat the Johnstons, for the Regiment, took 6 winicots for natut in the form of Mengra. Terrer & Ca. I live afterwards liberally patronised the Bazaar, which they are in many casos defective in theinneren erautry andar him shaad as, perhaps, no other 50, and E. O. Smith 97. We appead the 13th inst., at 115 am, Iran asleep in my bed In fact rome said it was the bottest Bazaar they at No. 2 West Terraco, Calle Road. On the went eff regardless of another expenes, Bang! and in oibers there has been hitherto adieul. officer in the state doen Penang fasetto.

upstairs. At that hour I awoke. I missed my romabar. ty in obtaining sufficient water to fill them,

watch from a hook at the head of the bed.” The

The new Roman Catholic Bishop, Monseigneur In the older houses the drains were found

hook was fastened to a watok pocket, and the Raguit, has just returned from Peking, where chain of the wately was passed twice round one of he want to be consecrated. Bishop Raguitar- the hed bars. I had put it there when I went to rived in Manabaria about 18 years age, and is a bed on the preyland night, at 11.15 p.m. I imaplandid type of the hardworking missionsry. mediately got up and ran into another room, ad Being in the prime of life, healthy, good tem- Joining the bathroom. When I get to the bail-pered, and most sincere, he is a successor to than ·LATOMIELAN rout I found the door of it open. I had fatened late agrotted Bishops Dubail And Boyer Piraporatner and belted it just before going to bed. The bolt The signs of winter are upon me. A day or Direction of wine

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A large number the shops in the new tem by the Commissioners to be mostly in a deporary Market are now coupled, mostly by truiterors, and, without any exception, the Chi mose vandens bave done their to the st general were in direct communication with the main them attractive. There seems to be swer, there being. tio. ateurpt, or but as lesice among them to conduct the places in zo altogether improved manner, and to enjoy to the imperfect one, at trapping or disconnection, full the orange of having clean, and healthy In others the ground in the neighbourhood stalls which has now been afforded to them. of the drains was sodden for a considerable The portion of the building in which the stalls are erected is very near completion, and next depth, and a mass of black, filthy soil obtain-month will see the whole of the structure 00- 5.00 ed. It is no surprise that under those oir

curatances the cocupanta should mot enjoy good health. One of the most serious evil brought to light by the Comuiission was the insanitary condition of the servants" quaztora attached to many of the houses. In some instances improvements have been effected in this feapest aines the Commission cum menced ita aistings, and with good results, but the difficulty of making satisfactory istrine accommodation is so great that, the Commissioners recommend that a reward be offered by Government for the best method of dealing with it,' in the kopy that the at- tation of prostical engineers and antitarians may be drawn to the subject and sub needed improvement brought about. The matter is one on which individual house holders, like the Commissioners feel strongly,

oupied. The substantial manner in which the Fahrson, Jantan 145 Braish have been introduced into it for the benefit of dor Kim Johnson place has been built and the convenionoes that. Eexam, betone 6 6 Chorchill. the shop and stall-holders reflects great credit Linch = II zelakotkan, on the Department.

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The case was then ramanded till to-morrow Bail was allowed anob prisoner in a money de posit of $25.- ALLEGED TRESPASS DY VILLAGERS OF CHOWK LANDS.

few hours later, fresh north wind having | two ago, the thermometer stood at72 deg., and a sprang ap-the mercury went down to 32 dog — fall of 40 degrees. Stoves will have to be Dat dp tuiste the weather gets warmer again.

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REVIEWS.

Mr. Wotton appeared on behalf of eight per; Higginbotham, sons residing at Stanley village, who were charge interior in sufkient, quantity for the toumage NEWS FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL.

15 with trespass on certain Crown lands by erest likely to be provided during the antaan. No Ting buildings thereon. He asked for a remand doubt the harvest beyond the inundated parts of for a work, as he stated that he was lustranted the country is full ensagh but the diffealty is that a petition had beau pressated to His Ex-to have it transported as it is beyond the reach ellency respecting the holding of lands by the of boats, and the roads are not in a Bt atate for villagers in various parts of the Colony. Mr. the purpose What a good investment the pro Wetton stated that when the island was beded vines of Manchuris would be for railway stor to Great Britain by the Chloess Empire prize. Beveral millions of piouls of merchandise 18 he believed that by the Proclamation is could be depended on a part of the traffle, and sued by Admiral Elliott the Chineas then one cannot calculate the conatiese numbers of resident on the island 'were invited

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Natios Opium, 1837 With an Appendio : Na» live. Opium, 1863. Published by order of the INSPECTOR-GEndral of Customs. Slang- bai Published at the STATISTICAL DEPAKT. MYT OF THE INSPECTORATE-ĢENERAL. OF CUSTOM,

swell in the hind quarters, but the training nous body that they now bave. Gray and white they will be put to will. noon take off ali supar-

colors preponderate, the shouldare of one or two of the latter stamping them at once a winy Some moro exciting battle were fought out in nad dentinne their trades or callings, gone that would be glad to pay at the rate THIS is one of the Spanish Series" of the well

of a pouny per mile

known Yellow Books emiinting from what, in and were promised every proteolien by the Bri littio animals that would be at home in a on the Polo Ground yesterday by the oath talar tish Government. The persons now prosended muity this winter would be a wise prociation, Department of China. With moa of exceptional Agunboat for the protection of the comthis connection, we wsy all the Intelligence good hard game of pola. The pick of tio members of the Club, most of whom are against ware obiefly dooondants of those persons as it is most likely there will be troable owing ability stationed at each open port, the inspes the whole team, judging by present appearances

holding at that time, and rent or taxes had been to the thousands of starving and washed out or tor-General as only to issue a cironlar calling and buili, undoubtedly ties between a dark bay parsing the sport with a great deal of energy paid since 1841 or 1842 up to a recent data to the frozen out people who will probably fuck to for information on any giron subject, sad in of Mr. Humphries and a chestant of which Mr.The Dake and Duchess de Bardi, socompanieà British Government in respect of the premises these comparatively well provisiound parts short time the replies are sent, collated in the Nowrojne has become the possessor. The latter His Excellency the Governor and Lady Dos cow in question, but very recently the Govern- Although as a rule the Chinees are patient and Statistical Department, and pablished with a has his spoed points all there, and will with de Vox to the ground, where they stayed all the ment being desirous of arranging the terms of law abiding, there is a limit to the qualities, summary. By this monus a comparison of in cat care in training undoubtedly prove a stay afternoon. There was a very large attendance money from the coenpants on the same coad!.munity it is imposible to say what would be the can be the more readily detested and simiantad balding, had declined to accept any fartbor and if a rald were made on the fragt.com-dependent reports is made possible and orzorg A dark grey, also drawn by Mr. Humphríos, is a likely looking animal enough, and there are of onlooker, most of whom, indading a large tins a heretofore. Ha (Mr. Wotton) world at resn't. A gunboat would be a security which from the conclusions of the reader. We here some pretty parts around the build of a gray, number of ladies enjoying the play thoroughly, the hearing contend that the matter was not would be a great counslation during the four now to thank the Foreign Customs for a valuable drawn by Mr. McCulloch, which stamp him as a been paid to it, but the impossibility of get goer if he is properly not to his work. Capt. Collinson, Mr. Woodcook, Capt Earnold question or questions of a right to properte months wear ice-bound.-N. C. Daily Newsvollection of reports from all the Treaty. Porte The sides for the first game was Whites within the jurisdiction of the Police Court, we ting the coolies to observe the simplest rules The dirty grey pony drawn by Mr. Capt. Clayton, Capt. Stanley. Bluss-Capt. sideration of a civil court. He thought it right

Correspondent.

on the subject of native opium, its production. was involved, sud it was a mabject for the 843-

consumption, taxation, etc, with a digest by or take the slightest trouble in regard to it and seems to be a coward of the first water. Fletcher, Mr. Bethel, Mr. Gray, and Mr. Ander-fo intimate this portion of his defence, Ez apart

will probably slow more temper than promine.

Mr. Oblmer. lias frustrated all efforts to effect any radical The following were the ponios ploked and sup. After ten minutes play the latter bad scored from the legal aspect of the one there were Paris Figaro," of valuable comedy for nerenna usal of the reports under review is that the time.

An Important Discovery is announced in the The impressiou left on the mind after a per- cther considerations well worthy of the attendability, physical exhanation, and prematuro is approaching when Chim will be able to supply kill might devise some means whereby the No. 3, grey, Mr. Mosulloch: No. 4. light pheles; No. 2, gray, Mr. B. L. Woidin;

tion of the Government, and hồ had no doubt In the second game Capt. Stauloy. Capt. Colbat that the gentleman who has sharge of the decay. The disorory was made by a missionary horolf with all the upium she requires, and the difficulty might be met, and the suggestion that, Mr. Tight rool: No. 8, grey, x. Biolurd linson, (fr. Armstrong, and Mr. Woodook re-sages and who was now prisent world between in Old Mexico; it saved him- from & iterable Indian drug will be compistaly driven out of the We learn that market. The cultivation is rapidly extending and 1971 that a raward should be offered for the best dark, chestnut, nr. Phil. Presented the Whites while Capt. Pletcher, that day of the hearing bring it bad the Rev. Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions, the quality of the opium improving. In his

7, white, Mr. Mody; scheme submitted is wall worthy of con- lipl, No. 8, chestnut, Mr. Nowrojan No: 10, Mr. Gray, Mr. Bethel and Major Churchill wore Department.

heen stated to the notice of the bead of his Bloomsbury Square, London, W., will send digest Mr. Oblmer says At Hankow the dark bay, Mr. Humphries; No. 11, dirty gray, the Bluss. This was undoubtedly the best game The cases were adjourned until Tanday zart, the proscription, frgo cf sharge, on receipt of a Native dealers are unanimous in reporting that

that has yet been played on the ground. It at 2,30 pau..

wolf addressed stamped envelope." Mr. Gown: No. 18, light grey, Mr. Veruga.

· [37 | native Opium has very much improved of late years. Houan Opium is reported as good as lanted for twenty minutes, and some good fast In a mas proceeding in the Supreme Court at work was done, the new members exerting them-tion of LAman, with feloniously autering the

Falas, and Manchurise, when boiled, is dearer Au Yang Kwong was charged on the Informis- Singapore in which the Secretary and Cselves very creditably, and showing great promise. Ku In Club, No. 152 and 154, Wuthngton-street,

than the foreign drug. Manchurian and best quality Emschuen ócát at Chefoo as moob as tho witten of the Singapore Sporting Club are sued

foreign drug." Speaking generally, however, the native Article is much oheaper, the price ranging from Tis:130 per pioul to Tis. 442 for arade opium. Not only in the price an important factor to be taken into consideration, but also the reported fact that native min be re-amoked many times oftener than foreign opin

On the 19th instant, at No. 4, Morrison Hill, re, A. KENVIDY TRAVERS, of a daughter.

[1018

On the 18th October, at the Berlin Foundling Hosprovement. It is possible that scientific the drawers: No. 1, dack grey, Mr. Ha two goals to their adversaries' dope,

the wife of FasTOR F. HARTMANN, OF GOD. 1998

Ab Amey, on 25th St, Dr. Jors FOLLOCK

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THRFT.

and stealing thepatrom $750 the monies of the Club, on the $3th nitimo.

Mr. Caldwell appeared for the prosecution- Mr. Wobber for the defence.

Mr. Wodehouse stated he had considered the

by an ex member, for damage, the newspapers Major Churchill gave an exhibition of tard hit the report of the first day's evidendo gave the ting, reminding one of tule display of batting on witnesss their sporting names instead of their Monday. Mr. Woodcock made a very fue ruo before the re-opening of the case the day after as a result: Captain Fletcher niso obtained a point of argument contested on Saturday and real named The Chief Justice, Bir TT. Ford, right round the grand, and soored a brilliant goal the ropoets had appeared, addressed himself to the newspaper reporters, soundly rating them good goal for his side, and equalized matters. had concluded to slow Mr. Wabber to call his

witnassen, for inserting in their respective papers assumed Tim were stood lavel to the finish of the game. The cass was adjourned till the 30th inst. Fames of witnesses instead of their correct ones. Some of these names, said his Lunship, weisz Csatsin Stanley was labouring under the when Mr. Webber will call Wong & Kem, ooedingly silly ones His Lordship then addres. diffoulty of having an untried pony, bat he was Cheung Ko, and Mike A Ming, for the purpose sed the reporters, telling them that their duty very useful to his sida. The third game was of proving an alibi there wes to report ecrrectly, but then assumed played between Mears Whitehead, Stanley, and naces were given to the witnesses the report Anderson, and Colonel Crater, Captain Rey- icely to benefit the enquiring public in any solde, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. Woodcock. was no longer a correct one, and therefore not way. It was a stigma on the liberty of the Neither side noored. Press, and his Lordship was astonished that such Lordship warned the offending raporters not to thing was permitted. In summing up hie allow such & thing to happen again, or it would

The text game will be played on Saturday.

POLICE COURT.

23rd October.

BEFORE MB. H. E. POLLONE, LIECENT

NOONRISE OVER HONGKONG:

Sonnet,

To O. B, The wearled Day to Night now seems to yield: A silver-throbbing western aber in soon

Across the haze: eastwards, behind a sorgen Of elonder-litabod bambice, s'hugs gold ahield, The moon, swings into view. At length, revealed

It all her beauty as Night's gloriona queen, She slowly through the mist, in stately man, Climbs up into the ear-sown heavenly feld. With myriad winking pointa of yellow light

The silent barbour glows: the humming towe la velad in amoks: a claw-winged bat tits, down a glooring bantan-alley out of sight:

The sexamous fragrance of the spiked sorow-pina Embalms the når fike hedge-grown eglantine.

D. Hongkong, 18th Ooxber, 1833.

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As to the quadtity produced, it has been found impossible to arrive at any remit that can be stated in figures, bat every prosiace produces. it, the only large areas where it is not grown being the islands of Formosa and Hafsso. The oplatu prodnoad in chiefly consumed locally, but Szenen, Tonnan, Cheking, Honan, and blan citaria are exporting provinces, and opium from Shansi, Shene, Kansas, Krokow, Hupoh, Hañoz, Ashwel, and-Kingsa bas reached the Treaty ports at various times, but not in any quantity.

The Commissioone roommend that aub. sol dmiunga should be proceeded with once, that earth cutting should be allowed HorazuNG, OCTOBER 24TH, 1888.

only during certain maths of the year; that In November, 1887, a number of residents newly out soil be covered over, with tar at the western end of the city presented a mouid and ashes, by concrete, or by cbuuan; patition to the Governor directing attention that the cultivation of plants, herbs, or tree to what they termed the serious insanitary be proceeded with, that the water supply be condition of that district.. They stated that increased, which will be accomplished during the preceding summer fever had faluost immediately hy the completion never bien sbeputisom the majority of, if not of the Tytam Waterworke; that the seware all; the foreign residouses in the neighbour age be improved, that careful inquiry bood, native and foreign inmates having be made a to the statem of the been attacked indiscriminately; some-house-ventilation of sewers, the method of ventila holde bid had as many as forty shangos of tion by sir shafta extending far up the bill servants within a few weeks, and the morsides being viewed with suspicion that tality amongst the Chinese had been very quiry bo oleo made as to the trapping of great. A Commission of medical men, eight bodas drains, and as to the opening of drains

As to taxation, the information supplied is, as in number, was appointed by Hia Excellency at the Prays. As to the sewerage, the report

is stated in the digest and as would naturally to enquire into the statements made in the says the recent Fablic Health. Ordinanceroenlt in their not being permitted to report in

bo expected, morgre and aureliable; no two that Court, The Straits Times thus acknowledges

provinces act alike, and it is impossible to form petition, into the causes of fever referred to provides for the remedy of most of the thejustice of therebakeThare can be no doubt

a clear ides on the subjet. Mr. Ohlmer thus therein, and to recommend such measures grievances complained of.

summarises the reports:-" Mast reports, how- It is recom.that the Chief Justice is right. No newspaper is

jover, emphasise the great amount of smuggling as might be deemed requisito.. Tho Commended, as to the future disposal of sub-suil compelled to publish an account of judicial pro-

| which is going on. A state of affales similar to mission held a number of sittings for the water and storm water in newly constructed fair and accurate. Now a report in whigh restiand, on the information of Ya Chip Ching, ceedings, but if it does so, that raport should be Chan Ting Woh and another were charged, on

Quotations are —

that until recently existing around Hongkong taking of evidence in public, and their re-drainage works, that the subject should be sporting, that is to my fictitions, names are with dealing $400 from letter addressed to him

Hongkong and Shanglini Bank Shares-151 and Macao would seem to be gradually growing

per cent. premium, vellers.

up in the country. Newchwang reports, the port was presented on the 18th August hat. carefully considered as to whether drain.abstituted for the real names of the witnesses, on the 136 inak.

is not fair and accurate, and it is u

Union Insurance Society cf. Canton, Limited-smuggling into Shansi of 3,000 pisale asually. This document, which has been looked for sewers, or sewers with a separate drainage doubteilly within the power of the Court to

Mr. Wabber for the promotion.

$85 per share.

| Tientsia reports that Native opium arrives Mr. Caldwell appeared for the defence. with much interest, was laid on the table of for sub-suil water and storm water, which vindicate. Its reputation by imprisoning the

Chine Trackers Insurance Company's Sharewostly in small quantities by road, so as to Yo Achanng, reined by Mr. Guld-

escape the attention of barriers and tax officials the Legislative Commeil of Monday last. may or may not join the sewere, be the It is almost surprising that the Chief Justice Post Offics. His mid Yes Chat Chan persons who have the garbled its reports well-I-went-with-complaivant to the English

en route, which seem to have no regular tarifi. The recommendations made in the report better. Ou this subject, the Government did not adopt that course. As regards the Ho i sls called Yue Ying Bas. I am a

chang reports that I mean, Szechuan, and The following is the duding of the Marine

Iohang epian is carried acrom the hills by were published in our issus of yesterday, sees to have already made up ita mind, papers, wo must say plainly that it is not lansman of his. I went to the Ti Bing Was Court held at Singapore to inquire into the

armed bands of from 30 to 100 men to Sha-abib and they would, we think, speaking geo-350,000 being pot down in next year's Es- they aamuld have allowed themselves to be in dannel. I wanted to buy onbagh for two ocate. 1 staatust Kiltare in the China Sea, on the 4th in-On Tai Insurance Company, Limited Tls. 14 Henkou raports: A great deal of Szechen to the credit of the Bingspora mlilers af at 2.15 p.m. I went to buy something, striped circonstances attending the abandonment of the

ate, each man carrying a load of 88 ostbies. erally, commond themselves to the good timitas as the Gret instalment of a sum of duced to enter en suab a course. It is not merely didn't buy because there was a disturbance going sant-

that they show a disregard of the authority and on in b's shop. I have not been there since to sense of the community. The Commission $368,000 required to carry out drainage on reputation of the Court: they alan show that bay. When I was there I was not shown the official No. 90,307, register tonnage 1977 tons,

and Yüinnan Opium is carried by travellers. It-That the atanmor Kildars, of Sunderland, Canton Insurance Offiée, Limited-197 por Cash, and silver are scarce in the Far West, and conducted their investigation in

[oplum takes the place of money in many loca- Try the separate systons. The subject in one, we they are amenable to private influences of an stuff that I wanted to buy. I didn't spoir about commanded by John Johnson, who holds a certi Hongkong Fire Inmorson Company's haralitica as the basis of bartor. When starting on searching manter, taking the evidence of the ¦ baliere, on which there is a difference of be subjected to such influences is one of the wantek He krew I wanted to buy the funnel. Parcerosan on the 17th Septembór with a fall Ching Fire Insuranos Company's Bhare-374|in the form of opium, uiting here and there improper kind. That newspaper are liable to the price. I didn't tell the complainant what I floate of competency No. 33,750, sailed from

$833 per share.

|a journey a native carries his estimated expenses persons who signed the petition and of pro- opinion amongst professionat engineers, and diffenities of a small Settlement, where every Hedidn't know I wanted it for two salts. I didn't cargo of sugar, bound to Hongkong Stents Marine Insurance Company, Limited going to Peking all seem to carry the fond fessional gentlemen, and making a personal it is therefore advisable that before finally one meets arery pre als; but it is to be hoped see the stat. When second defendant came in

fost sa much as he presently requires' Students inspection of the neighbourhood and a boose committing the colony to the separate system the newspaper pres of Singapore to a batter hand side of the shop. The counter is as the being 245 inches, and that she was staxach and Stealta Fire Insurance Company, Limited-opium pays any duty. It is carried that this public and deserved rehake will arouse I was sitting down smoking. I was on the right the Kildare was notoverloaded, the mean draught

· 2nd-Thst at the time of having Paservesa

in the form of opium Vory, little Honan the best possible advice should be obtained. understanding of its dignity and its dutise."- As to the othne reommendations of the

opposite side. Comptaitant was diting on some well Btted for the voyars, with salient pro- Hongkong and Wherpes Dock Company' cept, and is largely smuggled, packed with

817, sellers,

here by roads, which barriers do not Inter- thing in the centre of the shop facing the atraet, visions on board to last at last month. Commissioners there can be little divergence:

behind the counter. There were everal peo

Sharea84 per cent. prom.

other goods At Hankowi of views, and it is in every respect desirable

Ord. That the voyage was without incident in. I didn't hear complainant tull Mic that effoot be given to thom an speedily ba

there wax manay lost out of the latter. I very bad weather was encountered with wil the paanible.

was wearing & white oalics cost and red silk fudications of an approaching typhoon, and the trousers on that occasion. Compisinant bad so was headed to the southward in the hope white short coat on. Send defendant was in the of steering the storm.

4th.That the weather became worse and the A general strike of colliers has taken place went away. When came out of the abop se The U.8.8. Juniata came out of dry dock at

throughout England.

waro in Queen's Road, and we walked, wastrovas and stakehole being flooded by hany B Singapors on the 14th October, and was to leave THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EMPEROR Complainant had not hold of sound defendant, a oaries of disasters followed, ending in the lessongkong Gas Compsby's Shares 5136 peserade payment of Ilkin es route. Mash of the for New York on the 16th.

OF GERMANY...

He didn't touch him. From the Quean's Road of four lives, and all efforts of the row failed to Hongkong Hotel Company's Sh$170 posboulders of men who andertake, for a ouusillers we turned out East-street sad thou went to the clear the stokohole of water. ⠀ The Emperor of Germany has started for Tes Kee shop. We saw the rat defendant upon the Italian people.

to hotas visitation. They found that the disease complained of were chiefly malarial, also that a small percentage of the canes CI- hibited symptoms of what might baie boon sewer gay poisoning. The causes to which the Commissioners attribute the illness re the absence of subsoil drainage, earth cat.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[DUYFIAID TO THE DAILY PREM."]

LONDON, 21st October);

THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER

KILDARE.".

267 per stare, buyers. North China Insurance Tla 250 per share. Yangtze Insuraues AsycuistionTe. 974 por Thinese Insurance Company, Limitad-$165 par

share.

zitare, nom.

per share.

sbare

per hard.

$25 nom

Iple in the shop when second defendant until the evering of the 28th September, when Rongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co. the river and is carried overland.

·ting, absence of cultivation, the situation of H. M. S. Firebrand was to leave Singapore/STRIRE OF COLLIERS IN ENGLAND: bop five or six siuntos. We all three thosebnel was thrown on her beam ends, the engine

the houses at the base of a high bill receir. ing a tropical rainfall and so a damp soil, and, in addition to these, they direct atten. tion to the general non-bygienic conditions

for Hongkong on the 16th instant,

5th-That the primary cause of the loss of the

abere.

share.

share..

Shares-8118 per cent. prats,

by narrow and diffoult roads until it again Indo-Chins Steam Navignon Co.'s Starstrikes the Yangtze, per Chinking." Litin

20 per cent discount.

and inland taxation is largely, and Customs this and Manis Steamship Company, Limited duty practically entirely, evaded.' Chinking

-$116.per share

writes :—Native opiam is generally conveyed Onügise Steamship Company Limited $53 pr here in a clandestino, Shanghai reports that considerabloggnanties of astive opium

opium is carried for the whole distance on the

tion, to ran the gauntlet of the barriers; somƏ.

per share.

At Foochose 'It is assorted by one and all Luson Sugar Refining Company, Limited-876 that the circulation of native opium is the pro

per share, pelleza.

is entirely in the form of pri- Hongkong. Ise Company's Shares it per vale offerta. Tumut It is supposed that

share, hayors.

the native opisna arriving here is nearly all Hongkong and Chins Bakery Company, Limited smuggled Tube estimates that 10 pisals per

$85 per share.

[month are brought clandestinely by junk people Porak Tin Mining and Solting Company from Wenshow Ringehow I believe I am

In liquidation o

correct in saying that it la never seen by any taiullive here. Fukhoi reports: *All

met with in the district, which, while they inform us that the Glen line steamer Gin Berlin, and it is said has left a good impression there. He was standing inside the counterKildare way the failure of the pumps to free the China; Sugar Refining Company, Limited-3184 | is smuggled in native boats br passengers, eto.

cannot have any specific effect in bringing about malarial fever, may increase the ae verity of the attacks, spd by affecting the general balik of the community increase the prolability of ite development Dar- ing the course of the inquiry a number of easily remediable defects in the houses included in the district where the disease

was prevalent wore brought to light, and possibly to the remedying of thase and to less earth cutting going on is to be attributed the better bealth that

The Agonte (Messes Jardine, Matborda & Ca) from New York, laft Singapore on Monday for this part.

A Marine Court will assemble at the Harbour Offee at half-put ten this morning to inquire into the circumstances connsated with the death of Wilkins, A.B., of the steamer Ghases, who was washed overboard in the typhoon entou tered by that react.

We understand a considerable increase of

Conany, Bimited-$11 per share.

vince

talking to Chap Chung. There were also some plokchole and angien room of water, the small fokis in the shop. Some of usat down during the Japanese coal continually choking the hoses and FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS.]

wwwvortation...I mw.complainant open the letter the fires being drowned out. The fartstrefforte He took it ent of the envelope with his fingers of the Engines with the donkey boiler on dotk ROME, 15th October,

He did not say how much money arrived unware also rendered shortive from the Hat being THE EMPEROR WILLIAM,der the bill of sxchange. On the 16th in the so great as tondanger the boiler. The Emperor William visited the Pope, who You Kae sanp, drst defendant was dressed in the 6th-That although the storm was of excep received him in state, surrounded by his court, same way as he is now. The second defendant war tional violence the vessel would have weathered it

dressed in the same way he is now...The sum. but for the reasons adduced in paragraph 5, Poajom, and Sunghis Dua Samelan Mining the opium finde its way here clandestinely. It plainant naked first defendant where he got the that all hands on board appear have done letter from, after he hati discovered loss of draft. the utmost under the trying circumstangas In Complainant said to first defendant Whem which they were placed, the engineers especially aid you get the letter from P He said, I've loving so expedient untried to free the holds of got an intimate friend." Complainant' said, water.

You had better vagulie into this, I heard fears, and crew, of the steamer Kildare for the A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-10) për cen1.capes taration sitogether. complainant aak Arst defendant where he got the letter from. Frat defondant said, "Thero is loss of the vessel, and that she was not man who gave this to me. It was not I who prematurely abandoned is borne out by the went to the Post Oftes for it. I left the Yos action of the manter of the Iphigenia, who had He came out after us and we wout abraight to valuable a prize but declined to hasard the lives Kee shop before the complainant. I stood outside. every indument to attempt the salving of so

and nested. him by his sido.

after the official recaption the Emperor had even is expected in North Bornes usri year a private interview with the Pops, and was oon from the improved value of the opinion and spirit tarma owing to the large, influx of Chinese into ducted over the Vatican galleriosand Bt. Peter's the country to work on the tobsoco estatis, returning afterwards to the Quirinal. The letting takes place next month.

Bows, 18th October. GERMANY AND ITALY.

A olerk of the Man On Tamranes Campany,

who is the owner of a large number of houANS

A grond banquet has been given to the Em in the colony, was riding song. Qrasu's Read peror William at the Quirinal. Hing Humbert

of the vehiols into the road.

BATAVIA, 14th October, "ANOTHER CONSPIRACY IN JAYA.

7th-That no blame attaches to the Master,

که

A

chare: BE

mited--$74 por, share,

premium.

Ynösan, armed bands, who defy Bathority,

Perak Sugar Cultivation Company T. 18 per would not, moreover, that a tax is collected in Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, I conveying it into Tunnen." Where the opteza is consumed locally it probably in most cases This report will not be pleasant reading for Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godswa C, the matters of the Anti-Opizm Soty. At

Limited-$160 per share..

Tientsin”ië is estimated that for every, three Singapore Insurance Company, Limited $15 emolars of foreign opinn there are seven con Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-3 per cent. it is ingrossing, Womay say that foreign

per share, nors

amers of the native drug The Chefoo Com premios, don

missioner says:-* Opinm-smoking is not decress-

"prawiam, 20m)*. ⠀

premium, nomi, kannada

bas pravilad during the summer just ended. But alicntion is directed in the report to evils of a very grave nature which cannot be in trickshs yesterday, when he broke a proposed the health of the Empereria the warm thue easily remedied.: These dcserve the blood read and died-immediately, falling out terms the Post Ofies to report. We come up to or his resen in what he deemed a hopeles earnest attention of the Government, and of

In replying to the toast the Emperor recalled | Queen'aread and then to the Post Office: Berond undertaking Const doston to record its approa the special departments whose duty it is to Captaia Peterson of the German steamer how Italy and Germany won their unity in bet.defandast had not gone when we want away. tako oereimanes of such matters. The S. Tatortor, which arrived at Singapore from Hongtis, and drank to the King of Italy and had not use him come out.

tion of the praiseworthy conduct of the eam To the Court for the latter was openedder of the German steamer Iphigenia, în re nitary Board, which the public as a right borgera repo, socording to the chi pas valiant army, on a

Free Press, that

it had been torn in the right hand bottom corner. ouing the crew of the Kildare and more especially to look to for protection in matters of health, free of his passenger jumped orszbord, and Const Crispi and Prince Bismarck have. The tour was a little over an inch wids.

for his careful treatment of the injurel mez though it has been in existenes now for Ovo erum sebore while his vessel was off atabanged telegram dwelling on the value plienation of MT: Caldwell, and permalssion was

¿The complaturrit was then rèkulled" on the ap

NEWCHWANG, several monitos in its reconstituted form, bas Green Island, The Straits Times only makes of friendship between the two countries.

mention of three men having swam ashore off

given for the defending counsel to put his ques unfortunately spent all its time in fruitless Green Inland, a meno de

tions direct

· 11th October, discussion about ita by-lawa; and, if we are

Ye Chip-chia, re-called My name is To Chip The distress on account of the Inte inundations At the Supreme Court yesterday morning to judge from its past performances, naat Mr. Francis applied for judgment in the cue Forty-two of the ringleaders have been arrested saw him between two and three in the afternoon suppose it mesas emperdalally not more than 80 A compirsoy has been discovered at Madioem. chung never did my Id Chang in the great teyin for correspondezes. Ahogh thing. "I mw Ye'Abang off the 16th. I first 3,000 square miles, reads as a vast area, We of Sui Lok Hing. Kan Bing, which was heard be looked upon as a talking rather than a the previous day and in which the jury found and eleven who refused to aurronder were shot I was in iny slap then. I was there when by by 50, in which one the extent of the country Working body. For this character the Board for the defendant. The Attorney-General stated deed.

azzived. I wna behind the counter. Nobody that was under water is certainly not exaggerat is perhaps more indebted to one of its mem that after carefully sounidering the findings bo

also was behind it. I must wanber how I ful; as we believe the floods rent muph bayon bers then to the disposition; of, the whole Lordship then entered judgment with the costs of

would make no objection to the application. His { PRIVATE TELEGRAM IN STRAITS TIMIS, į was dressed.": "Aharg but on's white jacket. Moukden, a distangs of at least 120 milos, and in We went straight from the Tal Hing Wah to the other direction noma 40/50 milan. · Anykow A conspiracy has been discovered in there the Yee Kee shop We want my Kwong any towns, villages, and hamlete were more or body, but the fact remains that so far the the special jury.

sidency. Soepkatta, aper the boundary of the Yes To street, saw the first defendant loss submerged. It is wonderful how soon the Bacitary Board, from which so much was si-

There was a most amusing scene at the Police Bidency Medioen, 42 of the zingleaders have at the Yee Kes ahoy. He was sitting down poor people roover from such great winter- TILATION] pected, bus bisberto proved a miserable fai-Station yesterday afternoon, when three inebri. been arrested and shot, who would not surren inside the counter. Akong came to my shop tanex Two years ago nearly as much aga Furs, sad kas given cause to the opponents of sted "Hislanders were locked in the cells for der. The disturbance are

to buy some goods. He dir't my bow many was. Învindated, and before winter met in, the besarkan. 1661 free municipal institutions to scoff at it. The being drank and disorderly. They rossed the

suppressed. ecboen of the building for about half-an-hour by

CRICKET.

A:

riskshak & Co. Limited 30 per share,

...dir, sellers.

CHINA COAST, METEOROLOGICA)

REGISTER.

•Stud Databer, 1848, 804 700,

Vind.

ww

Okimess Imperial Loan of 1384 0-5 per cent, olum in the districts supplied through this port in now, annually supplanted by 9,500 plovila of Chinese Imperial Ioan 1895 1 per centuative drug. This fact would give an impotas to the production, would bring it under the Bociété Francaise des Charbonnages da Tonkin netico of, and reader it more obtainable by

75 per cent pren.

rustics, Tillage msakanios, etc. It'uso amongst Hongkong High Level Tramways Company, this class would therefore increase." Mr. Moor-

Limited 25 per cent, prent."

head concludes, on what appear to be good Bant Borneo Planting Company, Limited $15 grounds, that for each plul of foreign opium. bateper share, mallare.

which is consumed in the Chefoo supplied dis-

conaumed "The Cammisionar at Henkow sAYA tricts, there are about ton picular of any opic he is credibly informed that in the pro vince of Brechnen at at 70 per out. of the adult meu alany womon, and some not much more than children smeke oplem. One fast is mentioned, however, which will be read with satlafaction by those who consider opivan smoking a desily vice. Mr. Detring, writing Trops Tientsin, myss Ax nearly an can be sa- certained there are about 170 shops in Tioutsin engaged in the business of selling the native opiam drag, but notwithstanding this cumber, it is a fast that comparatively litlis conium fe vám squand la Tientsin, owing to the growing in- fance of the abstention societies, the 40,000 | members of which neither suioke the drug nor

tobasco, nor drink liquors of any kind.”.

Included amongst the reporta is one by Mr. Van Aalst on the results of his inquiries con cerning epiam in the evirse of a journey in Bonth Fubiclen: From this report we take the following extract: Wherever I have passed". I have been astured that offeinla Insvic interfere with fordyn opium since the |new regime, and everyone some satisfied. Opium Is at some plave 10 per cent, cheaper than it was last year; at some other places the dealers, though buying their opis cheaper, continue to sell it at the same price as before. The now system has also checked mugling almost an tirely At Tung an as much as five chosfe day were sunggled from Amoy, under the old lakin regime, now the smuggling is almost mit, or Feltond to its lowest expresslop,"

Mäeta

a completely pieces he wanted. Ho aald be simply wanted, dwelling way of the amely mud huts, Todo

to see the goods. They were shown to him I were rebuilt. Already e prost deal of dam Sharm did not see any stui takon down. I didn't, wao ngon has beau - repaired, and (with the 4 (say lala. anybody attending on him. Ahung said to me, money subscribed here and in Shanghai, 20, meng [“If you are at leisure lot wo sɛs some of your thousands of ratives have been saved from ima- | Betinas an

k" He has pok-born of car shop sinog. I am mediate starvation. The dystémelão manner no relation of his From the Yes Les shop, we with which the French missionarios go to work went to the English Post Office. Sooon defen- for the alleviation of misery in deserving of the - dant did not go. He stayed in the shop. He greatest praise. At Néwohwang (80 miles from

was in my shop two or three minutes.

the port) the Abbé Emonat has helped every Keexxxined. We stood at the door of the Te applicant. At other statlans the same ghilan...

spoke to the mastor. I said "This letter was and we casti YouCh for the fact that "Nagmaak

STATION

13

re ajra :

community has probably not yet wholly lost wearing hard in the cystic Gaelic, and a big faith in the Board, sad certainly not, we be-amy of constables who hail from the shore where Have, is the principle of municipal goverates exist stood listening to the entranced.

the “Aula Kirkyard and white-haired, meenis- meat, bot it would be a relief to find the

The cricket match between the Garrison and Board turning its attention from made of the Landgreys of Hesse, who, with bla

The Straits Times reports the supposed rul the Regiment was fished yesterday, resulting in polemics to substantial work.

suflaj-was_kravsiling incognite sa Baron Van an easy victory for the latter on the first innings, The Commiúonara, give an alarming spore by the steamer Volon, The Land- ¦ completed their second innings they would have. Tong Xen:shop for a moment on the 16th. 1|thropy has been theerder of the Y, Tako

Hugo, and was on the passage from Bataris to and it is almost certain that if the Garrison hd count of the drainags of Bengkong. The ve dià not appear at tas breakfast table on bon difested as their joint scores stood.. Major brought to me by one of your fokis, it is broken; | monte: 600 poor startellings are daily being all- conforaation of the original drains in the Enday morning, 14th instant, but was saceJobuson and Bosnian (24 and 21 respectively) Your fort said that it was given to him by the Yee tarod and fed by the Sisters Good Bisters to colony provided for surface drajango, in fuel in dið pot sopeus nå.inmek, enquiry wis máis) ware the only men in the team who got into Ken, I then went from there to the Tee Kesäre, indoed. All kinds of means" hava bean - Harpling .. ware surface drains pure and simples after but he calders bedef understand dono trace on the best funlift, Josastone The same as at this stage, remanded til 15 adopted to help them, for detruisting the and Measles wards they wereɛtised, naędrain-powers, but 1 it is nonorted that, ha could, noi sali hays lette Mon and 3. O. Emith dieidhur the bowling, honour BEYOR CARtwalk aniréd for bell for the Erisoners, the Misxion de Providence,”. Et nama, vbin, The westber la cheer, nodi, and rather drykkikulZON tenance of these people at $1 per month each, bometer hat else and gradienta de slangs for 2. solook en Saterday morning. osblia without being moon. It in there (25) noted throngla their faulty construction an inved that hemos hommitted by bad bowling down in all like na pinamanizzato media of 3500 waob specially under woh olronmstances and nobly

W.DOBERCK and-soil draina.- In the newer parte of the Nipping through his post, which was opso | In the follow-da bi the! Chuy

fapt, up, would have to expand hundreds of Hongkong' Observatory, 23rd October 1888,"

tabunt at that hour to be saleap in bla oaking As

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