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PARIS, 7th Novamber.

A dynamite explosion has taken place in Paris: two registry offices for effos-konse keepers were blown ap. No one was killed, but the damage done was considerable,

royalty) to abusit oath, and in the Masies. David Simon Bons & Co. Inform us, made and he went to the house he did not see Affer the oath they had tatoo, if upon the evid. If

that the steamer Arritloën Apodr, from Calcutta, the child. If the svidence of tho boy was frauonoa they cquoluded that these two men were j"will" 120fl kork event of its non-observance, the foris goes on left Singapore on Monday for this porta dalent it was necessary is consider the state of prenons at the attack and took part in the been tegollten but wants ratifinwilon; and we

We pray the delties of lands and forente; the gar

mind of the person who instigated him in the barglary, their duty was clear, and the only true prosume that China has been aware of the dian deities the stompkerio deities; the goddesses The Chines Times has a big leading artiola fraud Ho would warsly tell the boy frat verdiot they could give was one of guilty. A progroms of the negotiations rinse then., : who care for the earth impecially the powerful del

on Korean affairs in its issue of the 17th instant, that he was not to tell anyone that be had been great judge had said, and well said, that it was We have been unable to find Fanel, whera the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY des who are looned where is the arose whit ovila,

brella, emalions of loyalty, may plague is with oyila, u which it remands the Chinese Government conshed in his evidener. He would teach the better to spare ten gulity ma than to hang one frontier trade is to be marriet on, ou any map. destroy our lives, effect our destruction and death by to recall, Tuen, its Rendent at Bosal Concern boy how to identify the prisoners. He might innocent man. It therefore they had any reason but no doubt it is on the Tuman river, on the breakage, severance: danse our death by lighting the attitude, of Russia our contemporary take them to the Magistroy and slow them able doubt, not a mere fanciful doobt, but a doubt j line of demarcation which Wa Tashing arran n'ny and thunderbolts, by royal wossons, the powerful i mypal swart, by poison, and the power of land and is not noting in. Horva sgainst to him without the knowledge of the police off which they could own to themselves was a reason.ged with Russin a few years since. Of this river water malasiasat there be some opportunity for the Clifun, but, specially since Mr. Ladigcasky made oore. Was thai done? The jury had got table are the prisoners were entitled to a verdict Me. James saya that he was disappointed in it. expecting to find it fine stream like the Yalu, destruction of the porfidious ones; let swife destron bis understanding with the Viceroy, is regard be thoroughly convinced that it was not, be of acquittal.

The jury then retired to consider their verdiet bet close to its mouth it is scarcely 100 yarda dion come; let ou not seeps the great disasters; and ing the evolutionary processes pasafroly. Russia fore they convicted the prisoners. They must the sequences in all calicles, which those he certainly has great concernsia the Korean future, remember that in this case the witnesses came and after an absence of about a quarter of an hour cross and full of rooks and boulders. There is have the power on infifat for all offsness. We be it only on account of the long stretch of Facile before them seeking to obtain a conviction. The returned an animons verdist of guilty against very little trade, novording to Mr. James, in seach the power of the deities to plague with poissons

those paria, a few English, Itawisz, and ámerican, bolle, rapidly fatal, and with all manner of diseases, shore, open waters, and ano harbours, but what prosecution, he enbusted, bad not made out their both prisonera.

His Lordship, having pat on the black cap, goods wore for sale in the shops, and dear horas, NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL. the dishonourable, perreres, and tromperous; plague over may be in the minds of the Muscovite states as devoid of doubt's regards the identification. with untimely, wretched, and uppalling deaths, mint mon as regards the altiisto objective when times It had not been shown that the witnesse had said Prisoners at the har, after a painful trisi | seawood, toadstoods and medicinal, roots, are sent fost to the ore of the world when we shall hard are ripe, the more preslug questions of Europe, not been tampered with or instigated to give in which your counsel has done the utmost heto Ningats and Kirin and thance to all parte 5. WATSON & Co., LIMITED departed thin life from earth, otse na to bakent and Turkey, Forsia and Afghanistan take press-fraudulent evidenos The evidence of the could do, you have bean found gality of the aw. of Chins. It is for political and not for trade if to be here in the great hell, where we shall bar dence, and abearly, the entire attention of the boy raised grave sarpicion that he ful and beingen offence of the murder of interests that Russia desiros this trading station. with quaachlans Are for tam ad Imadreria of thou WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED

sands of ages and limitless transmigrations and Carr's Government, Russia has her hands full, was anxions to secure conviction. An- follow creature. It may be that neither of you The favoured dation" clause in the British and BHIPMENT when we have explated ont penalty there and are and it is not ikely will do anything for long other point which appeared to him strange was is the man who fired the fatal shot, but the law other treaties. would est saide the stipulating agian bord in any world, we pray wo may fail to and while to disturb the traditional relations between that the mother and grandmother of the bey of England is, and has been for cantaries, and the that only Russiese shall trade at Fuel, if it tas leant beppinions in worlds of plasurable enjoy Kords and Chins; hat, on the other hand, has no were unable to itantify the prisoners, and it was law of this Colony in that if a body of armed were thought worth whila to claim the privilege meuter; let us not most the god Baddha, the neered ressons for endeavouring to retard the plain only after this was found out at the boy was intent on performing felonious not, in ...—N. C. Herald. pileate, who came to be gracious to animals, helping them escapé misery, reach heaven, kad attains coses purse events are taking. I, in case of further produced, the most important witness, to do so, the prosecution of that mot kill anybody, one tion of births and daathe; should we meet them, et logical and not improbable developments, China, Was it proved to the satisfaction of the jory and all of that body are guilty of murder. The thom graní úd no gracïome assistanse.

for instance, should sand an armed force to go that the prisoners wore present at the mar feats of this case wore most clear against In the conversa event of their proving aapy Bedal, it is possible His may, erau an der? He suitted it might be true that you, and I must say I ccndar with the faithful the takers of the oath pray the willingly, take some corresponding sotion, and they came before the jury with a grave stainjury in the vordiet at which they bars ar in suck casu Japan, whose interests are almost upon their characters, that they were possibly rived. Before passing sentence, I call upon d-ities stationed in the great white parasols as argent as these of Chium, will not remain participating in the fruits of the robbery, but you to know if you have anything to say why of royalty" and various other deities to grant ave. The possibilities that might arise from the jury were not trying whether they were sentence should not be passed."

First prisoner I did not commit the mus them eniment prosperity, and brilliant action an the part of Chins should, there-railty of feloniously receiving, but whether

Lure, bo weighed carefully and provided for.. The Crown had brought before them each der, my lord, I was never hvor the plate. My happy, fruitful lives, prolonged into very gi

vidence a warld carry to their minds and counsel will speak for me.

His Lordship-He has already spoken for you. hearts in the most conclusive and unequiraosi age; that they may than dis in happine...

manner the conviction that these men were and Second priester-I have nothing particular resembling sleep, with an awakening in the

must have been present at the murder. Whatever to say except that I did not do it was in abode of the gods, in the enjoyment of god-

other crime these man might havrsen gailty of Hongkong at the time.

Hi Lordsbip-I shall pursue the ordinary they were entitled to justice in this matter and he like possessions in heaven, for bandrede of

left their Hves in the hands of the Jars, con. course in this case. Copies of the evidence from thousands of ages and limitless species of

my notes will be made and forwarded to the Gov- Russiandert in a verdict of sequitzal,+ dainga; that when they die and· depart

aroor. Lai Tag, the sentanco of this court is that you be taken heroe to the place from whenos from the heavenly and god-worlds to be born again in bomno worlds, they way aboard

you came, thence to the place of exocation and you are dead and that your body be buried in that you there be hung by the neck until with godds, gloriona and limitless possée.

such place as His Excellency shall order. And war the Lord have snerty on your soul

oner in similar torms.

His Lordship then sentenced the spoond pri- ]

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———_—HONGKONG. Hongkong, 27th November, 1886.

BIRTH.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

On the 4th instant, at the Peak. Hongkong

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

[AUFFLIED TO THE "DAILY PERIS"}";

LONDON, 25th November. RUSSIA AND KOREA.

The Times statement regarding the protectorate over Korea is denied Petersburg,

DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA. A large deficit in the whest and wed, crops is

SUPREME COURT,

wife of V. A. CZBAR-HAWKINS, Hongkong bag sioas, and distinguished attendants in accord expected in Australia in onsequenes of the

with their desires. It is diffult to drought.

men with any respect for or for moral and intellec tual tranh going through a form [104 identifying themselves with the gross s Saddenly, a Broman, on the lat natant, Mr. perstitions embodied in the foregoing, A H. CANL MELCHERS;

On the 14th Novemberaniage, M.A., Colmial at St John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rer, Chaplain, Jouw Wait, to AxNTE JANTE ALDED.

DEATH

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVAмase 28ra, 1898..

160

it had been carried successfully into exeon.

man whose calling takes him away from kis native land generally looks upon his exile a

misfortune, but even when the exile is voluntary there are few who are found will- ing to endorse the superstitious observances

of the savage or semi-oivilized races among whom their lot may be cast. If our Bangkok contemporary is to be credited, some snab have been found in Siam, instances

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27th November.

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The Attorney General and it was by no means st St. always the duty of the prosecution in cases of this kind to avail themselves of the right of reply after the Counsel for the defence had been heard It was only in exceptional stromstances where it isna considered desirable te sauroies that right, but after the observations made by his learned friend he thought it only right and proper on the part of the prosecution and for the assis-

On hearing their sentence both prisoners tauce of this Court that be should make a few broke into loud cries, declaring their innocence. esmoments upon the objections which had been the second prisoner screaming as he was removed arged to the case put forward by the prossen-from the dock, "Bantenca me to impribament Hon, and paint out how littia thay could be for life, my Lord, if you like, but don't hang me.” made to apply. His learned friend had adopt- |ed a method of addressing the jury which was new to that court and was contrary to all rules for the defines addressing the court. He bad told them what his impressions were, what his ideas were, what his beliefs were, of the lights that had flushed upon him and so on. He must ask them to lay saide all consideration of these. It was not a proper line af argument to put to a

IN CRIMINAL BESSIONS,

BaFork MA. 3. LEACH, ACTING

' PUSINE JUDE. THE LITTLE HONGKONG MURDER.

VERDICT AND SENTENDS,

Li Tak and Tu Man, were again placed in the dock on the charge of murdering Chin A Tak, on the 10th Cotober, at Tittla Hongkong.

The Attorney-General (Bon. E. L. O'Malley) prosecuted, and Mr. E. Robinson, instructed by Moeurs. Caldwell and Wilkinson, defended.

The jurors were-Mossca P. A. 8ohom- berger, A. Harvey, A. J. Carma, A. E. Ailemas, A. Duer, S. E. da Lua, and H. W. Y. Ehuar,

The evidence of the dobaotives who made the arrest and of Laspecters Matheson and Gand was takan, and the case for the prosecution closed.

The defence called no witresses.

POLICE COURT

27th November.

BEYORK HON, H. E. WODEHOUSE.

BREACH OF BUILDING ORDINANCE.: Yuen T Mis, of No. 57, Wellington 'Etrest,

BURGLARY.

BREACH OF CONTRACT. Chun Yu Chang, Government contractor, was

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCK..

Quotations are New Halwa.........

TUESDAY, 27th November

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CH Mala...........

Older Malwa..... Patna (New) Emmares (New)' Benares (Old)...

LIONION.

$660 par pioul, allee, of [24 catties. $600 per pioul, alles, of

(83) caties ..$650 per pical, alleo. of [3 to 8 catties. „35474 to $550 – per obost,

586] to 8599) 510

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NHARRA.

Quotations are m Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-186)

· per cent, promiam, buyere Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ismailed-

590 per share, sellers. Chine Traders' Insurance Company's Shures—

$70 por share.

abera.

sharp.

per share.

akore.

LONDON, 8th November. Mr. Gladstone, speaking at Birmingham, said that the Unionists are fighting a hopeless battle, and aro doomed to speedy extinction.

PARIS, 10th November, The Revision Commission has adopted the plan of revision of the Cquelitation by à Consti- tuent Assembly ratified by the nation.

LONDON, 12th November. Lord edge Hamilton at Quildhall hoped that as matters were now progressing, the pear future would see the British Mary raised to a complatoly adequate standard.

LONDON. 14th November. Mr. J. Thomson of Mailand femo (1883-4) has undertaken to open communication with Emin Bey; and starte is a month's time, being convinced that Stanley is dood.

PARIS, 14th November, The President of the Ropable has inaugurated the Pasteur Institute in the presence of several ministers and several members of the Diplomatic Corpo

Panrs, 15th November. The 1889 Budget Commission has fixed the budget of Indo-China at 483 millions and the subsidy at 15 millious.

The Cabinet has decided that Nam Nghi, the former King of Annam, who was recently osptured, shall reside in Algeria,

LONDON, 19th November.

A fresh papal rescript has been issued. It urders that the Irish priesta do preach against boycotting and the plan of campaign.

The Times pablishes a paragraph stating that a treaty oenoluded between Busia and Koros provides for a Russian protectorate over the latter country.

LONDON, 21st November,

In reply to a question, the Secretary of State for War stated that the Government had no in tontion of sending a British force to Suakim.

LONDON, 22nd November. Another woman in Whitechapel has had kor throat cat alightly; the assassin sscaped, but it in said will be recognised by bow

tion. The ate policy will be pursued with bean Mr. Wilkinsoa appeared for the Oplina common humanity required their vardict to and not upon a review of what he could not hely provided for the regular sweeping of the villago Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited-base ruched a much clearer staye, and the pro

regard to Korea, Bquin wants that country, and be will have it whenever she fools bor

self strong enough to take and to hold it. The danger has been fully recognised by China. When negotiations for Frontier trade between Hoesia and Koren were going on in 1886 La HUNG-ORANG cautioned the King that the benefits which Korea would receive would not compensate her for the troubles it would cause, and warned His Majesty that is

Ah, 1888.

blan Orikusnca to smand Ordinance No. 15 of fe.) The Evidence Consolidation Ordinance, lass (4.3-The Compensation to Families Ordinance 1 (J-An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 6 of 18

An Ordinanca to Facilitate the facerparation of Religions, Educational, and Charitable Insti tutions.

ASSAULTING A POLICE CONSTABLE.

*TRAFT.

BREACH OF MABERZƏ ORDINANCE.

“BUSSIA AND KOREA.

form the basis of an international compact which ' will solve all the financial dificulties of Clins, snel. insurate an era of activity, in great national undertakings. Whether China Los paid too high

Hongkong and Whampes Dock Company

lengkong, Canton, said Macao Steamboat Co. is for her social relief in lave of supreme

Share $7 per cent. pram

Share101 per cent. prem-, bayers

shsre, mies.

importance. The country cannot be given away

to fareignars, more ruinously than its resour dividual natives; and mach may be forgivon to are now wasted and its wealth drained by in-

those, whether foreign or native, who neo instru- mental in braking the ancient spell and in- troducing a new order of things. The Japan Mail says, truly enough, that, money not being ent reason for going to that nountry for du netal specially aheap in America, there was no appar-

assistance. The money anrket, or at least the Lon Sugar Refining Company, Limited in Pried out in Tondon, Paris, oe Bartin, China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-191 bullion market, of the whole commercial world

per share, collare.

is practionlly one, and an operation exp he se per share, buyers.

asin-Now-Yorkor Philadelphia And we believe

Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-$135 per Hongkong Hete Company's Sharer-$170 pes

sbare.

Abare.

Hongkong You Company's Shero94 por Mr. Barker's Rushoist soheme for Chins bas

share, buyers..

ite real bass la London. The business bas Hongkong and Chias Bakery Company, Limited fallen to Americans because they had the in Perak Tin Mining end Smelting Company power to carry is through. It will be time

885 per share.

telligmee to grasp the problem and the motive in liquidatie Das Bamantan Mising enough to comment on the details when they

Compány, Bimited-$9 per share, salos. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company. Is por

-share. Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li 1-mited--$60 per share.

A. S. Watson & Co. Limited-100 per cent

premium. *** Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.,

Limited--$162 per share, buyrra. Singapore Insaranes Company, Limited-$16 Chinas Imparial Loan of 1884 B-5 per cent.

per share, nom.

premium, noin.

· premium, not.

-gar cent. pren., nam.

are made public.

HONGKONG:

during the interval. Several importsat judg

Local events have again been somewhat source ments were delivered in the Supreme Court on the 22nd inst, among them Danby and Leigh v the Hongkong Hotel Company, in which their

Lordships” decision was in favour of the defend-

jury nor one upon which they could come to any conclusion. Their verdist must rest upon the facts submitted to their consideration and Fing Tang, of No. 161, Wellington Streat, and not upon any thearg laid down by his were charged on the information of M. RF. As will be seen from the telegram published

learned friend or any bae else. He quite Drury, Civil Engineer to the Public Works Do- -in-another coloms, the Tsed statement which call to mind the hatter of the two

agreed with what his friend said, that nothing partout, with having sheds of infammable could be more serious than the responsibility material on the roofs of their houses on the regarding the Russian protectorate over following lines of TENNYSON'

whigh rested upon them in a case of this kind. 25th inst, contrary to the rules laid down in

THE MITKIEWICZ SCHEME. Korea is denied at St. Petersburg. The pro-And reverdon avar dragging evnintios in the mud.

Evolution ever climbing after some ideal good,

Bat they must remember there were two the Building Ordinance. tectorate therefore will not be, declared at

sides to the question. They were responsible! The case of first defendant was remanded.

Bays the Chinese Times The Japan Muil to the prisoners that their vordiel should Second defendant admitted the charge and was North China Insarsues Tis. 291 par share-states, in an unusually authoritative form, that ones, but we do not look upon the Ransian

Mr. Robinson, on behalf of the prisoners, sald not be rashly, nor improvidently arrived al fined $10.

Yengtare Insurance Association-Ts. 97 per the Mitkiewicz-Barker Schame of Chinese fo- HM.B. Mutine has been ordered to Kores and it now became his grave daty to place before the and that they should have the benefit of my denial as sitogether disposing of the quee will leave Shanghai about the end of the month fury the case of the prisonsa and comment on Babstoutialdoubt, but on the other hand they were

ance has been revived and all but, complated, tion. Almost every acquisition made br

For stealing front the bone of Kam- Lu Tak Chinese Issurance Company; Limited—$165 por with Mickiewicz left ont. We teliers: our con- Russia in Central Asia was preceded by

the evilsuce which had been taken. It was for not on whit less responsible to the Crown. | six red blaukots valuxl at 815, on the 27th inst., tom & have road from Messrs. Gibh: Living the prosscution in oll nanes, but more especially in If there was no real, ragozable or substantial Lan dohsung, hawker, was non tamed to six on Tai Tusurance Company, Limited-Ts. 148 temporary to be haite correctly informed on this

subject, and indeed ba might have made the ane, denials that any such acquisition was in constan & Co. the Agents, & useful wall calendar a esse of this find, where the issue was life or ground for doubt they must discharge the duty monthe' itsprisonwont with hard labour.

Cluation Insurance Office, Limited-$97 per done. The basis of the Scheme of 1987 templation, and in the case of Mere Linseed by the Imperial Fire Inaande Jompany death to prove their onse and they had no right which rested upon them and find the prisonera

nouncement in oren more definito tore than be

In our report of the opina case boforo Mr.

to ask the jury to lay upon their consciences Fuilty. It was not on some possible auspicion denisis were repeated over and over again, Wodehouss yesterday it was stated that "Mona the responsibility of a verdict of guilty where naempparted by evidence that they were to act, it sharged on the information of J. R. Germain Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share W, 36 our readers will remember, the supply of money to China on advantageous terms in ex- the intension not being finally admitted unt Wilkinson and Hastings appeared on behalf of rested on the verdict of the jury, and law as well Now ha asked them upon a view of the facts, breach of clanse No. 1 of his contract, which

there was any doubt. The lives of these men must be a reasonable doubt enbetantial defect. Chief Inspector of Nuisances, with committing a Chins Fire Insurance Company's Sharea-4734 ever, had not then assumed a shape which could

$3173 per alure, sales.

change for important concessions, which, how the Opium Farmer; whereas it should have

per abare, buyers

be practically discussed. Now the negotiatione Farmer, and Mr. Hastings, from the office

be 009 of acquitiul if they had any doubt as to calling the misleading and distorted version of of Aphehow.

$25 jom. Messrs, Wotton and Dangon, appared for the the prisoners' gut. He should be able to show them pat beforn them by his friend, wore thoro

any resi.or eubstantial grounds for believing $51, or, in default, three weeks' imprisonment.

Defendant admitted the charge and was fined Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited tocol now signed, or about to be aigned, will them that the evidenes of the prosecution was lesses of the Opium Farm."

net reitsble or such as to warrant the jary com.that the evidence of the boy, upon whom he

$104, unter. UNLAWFULLY IMPADING THE HÅRBOUR. The Hapus says the ex-Director of the ing to the conclusion that these men were guilty admitted, the prosopation mainly valled, was For making fast their boats, to the atong Yellow River, the Giors Cheng Fu, who was The Attorney-General in opening the case callod fraudulent and was produced for the llainous Saghalian without the permission of the Captain, banished to the Far North for defalcations in their attention to four points: first, the finding purpass of taking away these two men's lives. Lai Tai and Chain San were fired each 84, or, in his control, had his bost robbed at Tientsin in the possession of the prisoners of clothing As regards the main facts that there was a default, fourteen days imprisonment. on the night of November 4th of everything he which had been identified as belonging to the barglary, an armed attack, and in the course of

Indo-China Steam Navigation Coe Share

20 par sent, discount, Fontein hae inritated a couch for the thieves, the fast of their being found in possession of be no question. The first point against the prlman, Central Market, was flood 815, or, in default, had with him. The District Magistrate of house where the murder was committed; gacord, that attack deceased was murdered, there could

For the abare offence F. P. Xavier, watch-China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited To be an exile to a wild country ten thousand arms; thirdly, the conduct of the prisoners, and sox was their identification by the bay. The three wooke Imprisonment with hard labour.

-$150 per share, buyers. if from one's home is bad enough, without har lasily, the bay's identification of them. These the prisoners were arrested with clothing in their

Douglas Steamship Company, Limited--$65 por ing all one's money and effects walked off with four were the elements of the case: The avid possession which was identified as having been

Là A Ping was charged, on the information of the advice tendered as to the exercise of cau

into the bargain.

enes that had been onllod that morning was taken from the house where the murder coeur. merely proumstantial evidence.

Hent it red. Again the prisoners were both armed, when Chan A Pun, shopkeeper, with stealing from tion in the negotiations were disregarded Karan The latest news from Taiwan-in, says the to the jury that it tiid not marry the case ma arrested, in the way the boy sited they wore him on the 28th inst. would eden repent of it. In an article which N. C. Daily News, that the Insurgente naver aptarially further than the esidence of the boy armed whom they attacked the premises. Then The prosastor stated that he was walking we reproduce to-day from the North China sworo oritical at one time; for they might boy they had no need of the avidores they had wrapped in a rat which was identified as being on note the ear prisoner stoop, pick it up, and proached that city nearer than twenty miles, but carried it. If they believed the evidense of the one had in bis fogstacion a number of buileta ulong Tung Man Laze when he lot drop a 85 Herald is is stated that the treaty has now just na wall hars turned their course south se heard that morning. If they did not believe the premises on the night of the attack. If one band it to another man been negotiated but wants ratification. A north. The Governor of the island has now is the boy then that evidenco, standing alone, would prisoner had been found so ermed or with 000 - The charge was admittelande sentǝnce of two ummary of the treaty is given, but it has sped a proclamation, that those who hare money not warrant them in bringing in a verdict bundle of clothing, that would be strong evidence months' imprisonment with hard labour inflicted.

can pay up their land-tax, but that the impe against the prisoners. The possession of the against him, but when they found two men been altered through Japanese channels, and cuntone will not be pressed. If he had done this goods and arms and their conduct when the de armed and both carrying bundles cornected with The couplers of abops 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, is on the face of it very imperfect. Then would bare buosavuided the whole sfair beery than that they were concerned in the different excuse the case was all the stronger market were reminoned by George Bas, Asia. couple of months ago, mush saxinty and suffer- tentive met them were all explainable by another the robbery in question and saw taking. 25, 26, 27, 28, and 28 in the new bamporen trenty said to bare been made in 1886 hue a another example of how the Government of murder, namely, that being in possession of these against them. Unless they disbelieved the evidtant Inspector of Markets, for making alterations never been published, and of the present China is a despotiam tempered by the right of goods and arms they were terrified into a ser ence of the Police Inspector, the boy was to their shops without the action of the supplemental treaty it may be taken for

insurrection.

tain line of conduct. kuowing themselves to be in brought up to the Police Station and the Surveyor-General, possession of goods that had been stolen. This identification took plass under all the usual granted that the more important portions

The whole of the defendants were fine 84, or The following are the Oriars of the Day for was corroborated by ous or two litlis ciroam- and proper guarantees for rendering its in default 14 days' imprisonment, and were or would not be allowed to transpire. Article this afternoon meeting of the Legislative stances. It was corroborated by the foot that bona fide one A good don had beendered to remove the obstentions immediately. II., however, if we are

Council

when they are arrested: it did not involve them | sala about the little boy not being to take the translation

-First reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance for in any orime except receiving stolen property. Christian and not being subject to the same KA correct, atspulated for the naturalisation of Tuú Tak-pin otherwise Ching U. One of the prisoners said the clothing had just moral influence as a European child. Hà the opening of a place called Funei for

1.-Second reading of the following Bila- been given him to take over to Hongkong. The apprehended that the Courts of Justice in The Chiu Baigistion Consalidation Oris who gave him these goods might or might the rales laid down for receiving evidenos had the purpose of trade and residense for

A short time ago the Japan Herald published is not have been the thief, hat even assuming been solusted more by a koowlades of human

that he was it only proved that prisoner nature than by the relative value of Christian or of a correspondent of the Tokyo Dempa in Seoul, Bassians alone: Easia's object in trying

the draft of a treaty which it said, on the authority to secure this station is more political

city of the rope!pt knowingly of sicles go other system of morals. The tourte held that if had beus concluded between Kanala and Forca, than commercial; it would serve as a starling

The other prisoner when arrested stated that hoa child could gim evidence he is generally on. The following is the substance of it. had just bought the goods from a man on the of the best witnesses that could be had. His 1-By Article I, of the Treaty of 1886 a pro- hillsids. These statements raised only the impressions were fresh- and more vivid, and his fan is made that a belt of land sztanding ovar Chinese Imperial Lau, 1888 E-12 per cent point from which to work for further son.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1894 C-5 per cent.

camions, if indeed, she has not already, as

question whether or not they were gailty of motives loss open to suspicion as regarde interest a hundred Koreau milos (sbout 55 English originally stated by the Times, secured a pro-

raneiving stolen goods and other question. then those of a witness of more mature ago, and be miles on both sides of the Lake starting Boristé Francaise dos Charbonnages da Tonkin The Following graphio description of the pre- One of the constables had told thers in would put it to thojary that this little boy was not from Zumauté lake will be given, whers Rus tectorate over the whole Kingdom. The sent appearance of Bandaisso, from the pen of dance that another man had been arrest bad illustration of that. From the beginning sinne and Koreans may trade freely. The ofloors Hongkong High Lavil Tramwaya Company, recent resident of Shanghai, appears in the N. C. sd in possession of similar goods and to the end of the case there had not been a con- who shall auperintend the trade are to be ap

Limited-275 per cent, prem, no. present moment may be so inepportune.one Daily News, Yokohama Werember the that ho was brought before the Magistrate on tradiction of evidence, thers had not been a fast pointed by the respective Governments for the declaration of the protectorats. In have fast returned from a visit to Bandaisin, the very morning prisoners we arrested. Now, add sced to lead them to doubt the honesty sad The Korean Government shall open a

East Bornes Planting Company, Limited-sor

per share, sellers view of possible opposition it would no the scene of the graat eruption mervellous when that man was arrested it was certain all bona fides of any one witness, or to believe that plase oiled Fatici, situated as a distance of 200 Cruickshal & Co. Limited $45 per share, doubt be more convenient to wait until the all the astries of all the world had bess at would make great efforts at once to get rid of had for its purpose the murder of the two men Zamanke, beside the present treaty parts for Hongkong Dairy Farm Do., Limited-$12 per

wonderful, and amazing night. It looks just as the others in the gang would hear of it and they were parties to the villainous fraud which Korisa milos (abnt 75 English mües) from er div. new warships Bussia is reading ont have work for a thousand years. Falmer estimates all evidence of their orime The first three ele in the dock.

the parpose of trade and resilence for Bassinne. share. that seven hundred millions of tons of stuff were ments in the case, which he bad already-alluded - His Lordship, in his addrons to the jury, said † It shall be opened for Russians alon, under the Admiral Bernilof cruiser, the Grever mrs are eight, alles by siz, all in five minutes stolen goods and nothing more. The charge quite sure that they had pati every attention to parts. Tette, and the frigate Admiral Nakhimot, time or so Certainly a mountain fifteen han. against them therefore depended on whether the evidence and would give the utmost consi- IL-A Russian Consulate shall be estallink were at Cherbourg at date of last mail addred feet high is levelled to the ground, and on the jury believe the evidence of the little boy dotaties to their verdict. As to the generalfed at Funei, tão trading post, and until the rices. The Admiral Nakhimo is an irovalad of steam are rearing ont, as if all the fires of evidence upon which they would safely conviot but little doubt. The whole defence was based place, the Governor of Vladivostook or another the floor where the mountain steed, huge volumes as to their identisation. There was no other sad main fentoms of the case they would have arrival of a properly courfituted Consul at that modelled on the Impericure, and completed hell were underneath, as 1 dare say they are." the prisoners. The Attorney-General, in open- upon the identification of the two prisoners. The Russian provincial oflox shall not se Coneal. only last year; ber armour plating ranges in

|ing the sies, laid down the law to thom charge made was one of mordet. With refer- IV. The Korean Government shall start u The Tung-Ka-Doo Dook, Shanghai, bas been that if those man were in the gang, ware once to the law on the case he thought the postal service by horms. The horses for the thickness from 6in. to 12in., and she earrine in the hunde of the repairere for some time; and present at the murder of dease, it mat Attorney General had stated it very fairly Russian postal service and others, shall run a four 9io, 9-ton breechloaders, ten Bin. 4tos the work upon which they are engaged is not terel not whether they were the men who and Mr. Robinson, he understood, agreed with distance of 100 alles within the treaty limits. likely to be finished for another three or four fired the shot or not, they were guilty of the him, that if a gang of man were engaged in an breechloaders, six machine guns, and four months, Water leaked is through the Shang ama, by the construction of law, provided it was unlawful undertaking and it in sarrying it out other Korean treaty porte shall be excripted P-Articles whioli have once paid duty at light guns, and two torpedo cutters. On hai side of the dock, and it is estimated that done in pursuangs of a common am Ee (Mr.they killed a man they were all equally guilty of from taxation at Fanai. her trial trip she realised a speed of 17 between The 35,000 and is. 40,000. The dity of that. It therefore became question of shot was DE was not known. There was another a period of user 18 months at Funel may be trans the nosemary repairs will reach the sum of Robinson) was not prepared to dispute the vall murder, whether the man who fired the fatal VI.--Russlar goods which have been stored fore knots. The Admirel Korloff to a large work being done by Messrs. B. 1 morder or nothing, and the issue of to or death point which he must also mention. It was with forred to other Korean treaty ports free of anty. protected twin-avrow steel ceniam launched Faraham and Co., and we understand it la narrowed itself down simply to thiswers thase regard to the recent possession of proport VIL-Koreans who emigrated to Siberia pre- in April last year; ale is built of steel and being superintended by Mr. J. P. Roberts. The two men present or were they tot? If present In orillasry cases this recent possession of pro. vious to 1886, the year in which, the tresty was shomiked with wood and coppered; she bat for a number of years it has been lassat fa present whatever other crime they were guilty clasive that the person in whose posses

took hefongs to the Pootung Dook Company, they were guilty of murder. If they were not perty raised the presumption--it was not con- contracted shall be recognised as Burianebjects. VIII. The duty to be imposed on articles bas « curved steel deck protecting the Messrs. B. U. Farnham and Co, and we hear the of they were not guilty of murder. It might be sion it was found was either the thief or the which are transferred 100 miles catside of the engines and boilers and between this tion of liability for the opsies now in said if these men were not present at the murder receiver, and in cases of burglary soupan trade limits shall be governed by the ordinaryLATZÜN deck and that shove the apate is divided ups of execution is to be decided in H.B.M. on that night let them some forward and say ied by murder, like inference could be drawi rata of taxation.

Suprem's Court A petition, with this object in where they were. Very little axamination that the person, in whose possession was found tl into a large number of water-tight compart view, haa bean served, we understand, upon showed the impossibility of proving this naga- property stolen at the time of the murder, was the others which relate chiefly to cloial com

The above are the most material provisions, monts; the armament is fourteen 16-con- 8. C. Farnham and Co., and the damages tive oirenmstance. It was easy enough in most pressant when the murder was committed. I musications, eto, are not se important. In the quali timetre breech-loading guns, alx quick-firing Courier.

claimed are fixed at Ta 50,000 Shanghai asos to get pacple to come forward and say had boon said that there were discrepancies in above there is no mention hatever made in

where you were at ruch-and-sach a time, but it the evidence, but, as had beoa suid, there were connection either with extradition, or the re-dorong guns, and ten machine guns; she has also

must be remembered that the murder oftan discrepancies in truthful stories, dieendence of a Korean Consul or other officer on severalfab-torpedodischargers. The despatel News translations from the Peking Casette: were utterly helpless in the matter, and cald ship then read over to the jury the evidenes from

We take the following from the MC Daily happened at midnight. The prisoners therefore crepancias, that was, in small detaile. His Lord Russian territory." of Tenreir like these shows how anxious Rus- Cheng Chih-turg reports that the inhabitants not bring witnesses to prove whore, they were his notes of the principal witnesses. Continuing Treaty between the two nations which is This draft of a treaty is supplemental to the sia is to increase her strength in the Pacific of the Ting-an district in Hainan, when paxy at the time. In considering the statements he said, of course, if the jury believed the eri said to have boon ratified in 1888, and it p no na to be in a position to carry out ber de- for rail carly in the present year, carried an ausde by the little boy it was necessary to take dance of the boy, and he must say that be gave parantly the outcome of the subsequent image to the magistrate's offico and asked him into account his character and the ideas of his evidence straightforwardly and carefully, if negotiations, concerning which Li Hung-abang sigas. - Included in those desigon in the se- to come out and offer supplications before it. meponsibility he had. Had an arosan child they thought no reasonable doubt had been cast addressed memorial to the King of Kores. quisition of Korea, which we suspect is vir. The magistrate was omewhat late in appearing been put in that box he would have beats subject upon it, if his evidence as given before them did A translation of the chief portions of it to make bis absisados, and the villages, who to the influences of the Christian religion, and not differ from that given at the Magistracy, appeared in our coluins sa the 26th June, tually bom already, but however that may be had been waiting in a crowd for some time. gave these would have acted upon tim as a powerful they would have very little doubt as to what and to the Herald of the 2nd July, 1886. It was there can be little doubt that the ultimate way to a fit of exasperation and dragged the motive to tell the truth. Then again an Ee their verdiet must be. But in addition to that in the form of questions and answers, and dealt fate of the Land of Morning Calm is to be magistrate out into the street, where they abus ropean obild would, in all human probability, evidence they must remember there was eviden very faily with the difficulties which would scour od and beat him. Both the Prefect and Tactilave had a clear idea of the responsibility hs of recent possession and the evidence of the arms in the soures of the negotiating, and “the ad- absorbed into the Empire of the Czar. of Kiung-chow held an investigation into the was incurring, and would have a clear idea that being found opon them. They had heard a great (.mytages and disadvantages which may arise from

oiroumstances, and from their reports it appear this was a case of murder. The consequences deal about francaleat proveedingsand the concoct commercial transactions on the frontier, between faremeter........ ed that although the magistrate's delay on this to these men were the most awful there coulding of evidenos, bat they must remember there Kören und Rusia.” The danger to Hores of imparators Some of the foreign residents of Siam are occasion may bare been sccidental and therefore be. This boy had no idea of the gruity of the more certain hard dry facts to be got ever. There Hussian encroachment was pointed out, and f Evity. aid to hare became naturalisad Siamess and excusable, yet his favouritiem and partiality in charge against them. He did not know the case was not one tittle of sridstes to sapport the expressed a bope that His Majesty the King of ton of wind

Direction wind.... to have dronk the water af allegienos. Able to the people, whose confidence ao lad com- sense of the responsibility of his position. facts upon which the counsel for the defence had what he had written. Further, he said that it i

deciding cases had rendered him very unaccept was one of murlie. - Ho was not imbued with theory of frand. There were vartain isolated Korea would give a little of his attention to Weather recent number of the Siam Mercantile pletely lost, and over whom he could axerase na Coming to the ovidenga of the boy as it stood, it made tast enggestion, but there was no direst Bria was bent an negotiating a treaty with Gazette gives the form of oath taken on the in should be removed from office and fransferred it was suply copolusive, but if false what would the conclusion that the two prisoners were representative, who shall expisin to the Rassan. proper control. It is therefore proposed that it was either true or fraudulent. If true evidence in support of it. If the jury came to Kores, the latter should choose an intelligent Docksion of the latter seremony. The per to a lower peat. The magietto of the Bea hai be the state of mind of the chid why cane there properly identified, that they were present on vuroy that she will allow trade on the frontier. Bonn taking the cath describe themselves as district in the same island is also pronounced to deliberately to make a fales statersout and of the the night in question, notwithstanding that they but the details will be arranged afterwards. the slaves of the Lord Buddha, and in the sandal by IT Indiscriodine cumployment of the child was present or act on the night who had fro the fatal abut, they were bened of trade will be so wear her frontiers. He also he incompetent, and to bare given las to inch person who instigsted him to fraud Whether did not know, or was it knows to anybody, China should be obsulted thereon, the place presence of the god, of the mored teachings, wabordinaten. Boliga mud, however, of consider of the murder, he did not know now. He to retorn a verdict of guilty, however dimgren santioned the King that the benefits which and of the stored priests pledge allegingen ble iterary ability be is to be sinoed on the had never doubted that he was until that able it might be, however relsetant they might Korea would receive from the frontier trade thay entreat the delty which protects the list of sapeutant educational offers, instead of morning, batas lebt had bed scross be however cantery it might be to their prin would not compensate her for the troubles is being, dagended, and is to awal bia fara for him ba hearing the evidios of Zespector, foiples to bang lak verdict whdek in the ordin would ass. Conelnding, Lo said: The treaty sectioned white: shrellä” (the insignis of salserien in a substantive appalettanti } Gazid, whomid (shas, was THE FODORE: VALE WY CENTRE OF RENANG BERAT ANeth to the pelavweza ought to be insản, but great eken is necessary?

have played 11. Trovatore,"

ante Thero has bou a reat from fires daring the past week, one only, and that of the very smallest

American yacht Cornet, which won the race dimensions, having to be recorded. The Fola lab played several games on the 2nd inst. The

anross the Atlantis against the Bounties, arrived kere on the 23rd. Mr. Willard's Company opened this week at the Theatre Royal, and The Mikado," "The Sorcerer" sad "Arabian Nights" to good ones. A meeting was held in St. An- drew's Hall on the 23rd inst, for the purpose of forming Literary Society in Hongkong, when

De Four and His Honour the Chief the offlcars were appointed and a good number - of members wavolled. H. B. the Gloverter and

Justice left here on the 28th by the P.&O.

Stewart, Colonial Secretary, was sworn in the same day as Officer Administering the Govern- COAST METEOROLOGICAL, E. K. C... the Garrison, was played ment during His Excellency's abseños. A cricket

on the 23rd and 24th instant, when the Club won by ten wisketa. The monthly hardimp Chal- lenge Cup sompetition of the "Hongkong Rife Association was hold on the 24th inst. Mr. Hooper winning the cup a second time. football match was played on the 25th instant between the Hongkong Football Club and a | team from the Garrison; the match ended in a

draw, asither side scoring.

arrived on the station, Theas vessels, the led into the air, and scattered broadcast over to; raised therefore the question of receiving the case was a most important ons and he felt same conditions as are existant in other trost Songel Koyah Planting Company--$43 steamer, Clyde for a trip to Shangbai; Hon. F.

whare, sollars.

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dem Foxes or PKR, Wawa nepopdag 19 Rosafat Bönle. BAŠTATE OF THE Waaraaaa 2. kius skyri í *cloudu: Birtaalling rain | F. Tvg: 8. glownys Hi.bah; ZA, HUND-- wing: 0,0vent; E. gansing sbewogu; equaly i R. válna 8. mer; 2. theaders. V. veribitiw ; we dew (963).

Baap is inel, belile and biodata

W. DOBERCK/ Hongkong Pasivator7, 271k November, 1996.

We hear that it is probable « Mesonjo ball will Ee held in January.

There were 2,016 visitors to this City Isil Museum last week, of whom 346 were Europeans, We understand that a report on the proposed separate drainage system is being prepared by MR. R. K. Leigh.

A man died of exhaustion in New-abrost on - the 22nd November when being taken to Hospital by an Indian constable.

The British frigata Impericusa, Commander Wm. Hey, from Fort Hamilton 17th November arrived here on the 23rd.

H.B.M.S. Carome left. Esquemalt on the 15th niting for the China and Japan station. The Caroline will call at Honolula en route.

At the regular meeting at Victoria Lodge, No. 3,026, Wor. Bira. B. C. Bay, was alected Worshipful Master for the ensuing year, and Wor. Bro. P. Basanjee, Treasures.

Admiral Lang, of the Chinese Naval Service, | left for home by the English wall on the 21st November. We hear that he has taken leave an mcount of ill-health.

At the last regular meeting of Repreranos Lodge, No. 1,165, Bro. G. P. Jordan, 8.W., wa elected Worshipful Master for the mining year, and Dr. A. Shelton-Hooper Treasurer,

The Ronorary Trowuror of the Alice Me morial Hospital acknowledges, with many thanks, the receipt of a donation of $500 from the Fak Tak Opium Form, through Mr. Khoo Thean Hob.

Wo hear that the members of the Choral So sinty parpom giving their first performance of the season on Thursday, the 20th December, when they will produce Gilbert and Sullivan's

Iolanthe."

A case of suicide was discovered in the 2nd November by a soldier of the Garrison who was walking along. Kennedy Road He found the body of an elderly coolie hanging by a pives of cord from the bratch of a tree. The body had evi dently been there for some days, as it was in an | advanced state of decomposition.

A fire broke out just before 5. on the 21st November, in Winglsie "Strat, in the kogas in which the few covered on Saturday