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market in China. The gentleman wṣa evidently, carried away by his feelings, for there can be no doubt that if the supply from Bombay word cut off, Chion would look to Manchester to stipply at all events portion of the defisfancy. In certain counts of yarns Dombay is, at present no doubt hostile to untorell Manoboater on the absolute the trade as a whole, the exeliange difficulty merits of the two articles, but speaking of

has seriously handicapped Manchester in a competition with bor Indian rival, and has piron an artificial addition to whatever natural advantages Bombay may postess.

THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

to dale, and again musḥ inoresscit in bulk.

has been thoroughly revised and brought up

Orders may be sent to Daily Press Offles, where it in published, or to the following Agents HONGKONG...... Messra. F. Blackload & Co. HONGKONG......Mr. W. Brower. ToxaHUNG... Mosers, The Hall & Holtz Co HONGKONG......Moasra. Kelly-&-Walsh, HONGKONG....Messrs. › Lane, Crawford & Co. IlONGONG......Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co.

Mr. F. A. da Crua, Dessra. Quelo & Co

MACAO

SWATOW

"AMOY..... Mr. J. G. Götz

THEN DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 14

VRMÁNY

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB 'RACE MENTING, 1889,

・ ORTA GRINA PAMINE BELIEF FUND

On Promulgation Day in Japan railway Larer to propone the adoption of the Committee's re- THE QUNGIT KUYAH PLANTING present. In your address you have very kiudły His Lonkkip aid that after hearing the were reduced 25 per cont, and tramway faces port and the accounts. They have as usnať

rafernal to the bonits which you are plumadi ta jovidence bo did "cat think the jury deald Bud in Tokyo one-half for the benefit of sightseers het before you for some time, and I think you

way I have conferred upon the Club, but lu ray the prisoner quilty of the charge brought The native commercial gostlemen in the Capital will all admit they are satisfactory notwithstand- Tho staldberg-meeting of the sharabolders of mind the benefits are entirely on the other silo; against him. It had apponted atrange, to him are said to look upon the new Constitution sing the very large amber of fires which occur the bova Cody was held at the Hongkong instead of the Club being a beaoillary of me, from the first that a highway robbery could likely to prove the basis of increased prosperity red in 1887 and 1889. The 16ssos in 1867 ware Hotal yesterday morning. There ware progat is I who am the bonsciary of the Club. I have take place in the middle of the day in the Queen' and they proposed to celebrate it by a banquet greater than we had anticipated. Durly the Hon. B. Layton (Chairman), Mosirs, W. now had a residence of over uino yours in the Rand, and that the woman should not have said to which dovernment officials and loading foreign year 1887 we paid claims amuanting to 171 Walton, J. Mossley, and II. L. Dalrymple (Di- East, and during that time I have fortunately, anything about it butil five o'clock in the after- residents in the Capital and Yokohama, were to equal to 1.57 per cent of the premia zen. rector) A. Stakes, F. Orimblo, E. Georg, escaped simost any wiekunes. I consider that this noon. He did not think the oridoncs given Invited. Japanese Ministers abroad ware However, it la satisfactory to know that in spito S. J. Danby, N. I. Esra, and. S. Barf (Astis due to the healthy recrsation which has been supported the charge, although thers Wax HU ordered to gira entertainmontant their Lagations of them heavy losses the accounts are very ing Sintstary)

afforded me by your swimming bath, boats, and deabr prisoner bad be guilty of swindling.

ምበ Government the expenses being defrayed especially by the favourable. Itiss very grant proof to my mind The CHAIRMAN mid the meeting was simply grindasium. (Hear, hear). I think, gentleman, if The charge originally laki ngain the ma

that in spite of the frequenny of the free and a statutory ona convened in complianda with would hos good thing :f the dooters of this colony | obtaining monoy miar falsa pratening, but the loosen that have dogurted the Company the requirements of the Ordinance. He adiantoad of prosoribing so many drugs for their whom tlu case was tried before the agistratu The London correspondent of the Vancouver is recalving your by your larger support nothing therefors to report to them sxempt that patients would more frequently prœcriba a does and the ovidance of tlus two wanna waitakoa it News Advertiser totographed as follows under than previously, II, wo take into consider the capital of the Courpany lad all been sub of Canton fears Hoar, hour). But it is not had is alteris to the pressat clar date of 17th January-I understand that a tion the diminution of prainis at compared soribal, sad that the business was progressing only in the matter of health that I bare bone. The jury, following bit Lordship' disetion, movement is on test to induce the Imperial Go with previous years and I think the fact that we satisfactorily. Should any sharobolder have any fitted by being a member of this Club, but also in found the prisoner no guilty. Tartment to manko-the proposed China and Japan are able to go on doing nearly as well as we barer questions to nek bu should-be pleased to rule the matter of frienddrip. I am proud to say Ilia Lordship, addressing the prisoner, said mail service frons Vancouver a fortnightly instead done in former year, cannot kul bo considered I them as far as lay in his power

that I have made many friends in the east and of from the evidence before kim and the muavictions of a monthly cao. There is a strong opinion satisfactory. In 1858fireswere again frequent but No quentlaus being askot the mooting closed. these friends I have made the first sequúntance in previous owes there was no doubt prisoner antortained among some members of Pariistent owing to the Coupany restricting its operations

of insay of the very best through thì V. B. C.) was a swinter. If he had been proparly charged As will be seen by the report of the last rest that recognition should not stop at the annual on certain oisssed of risks its loss for that rear

An sequaintance bus boss first formed by a and found guilty, họ world-hare bonu heavily ing of the Committee of the North China salasidy of £45,000 already promised, but that it was very moderate. Since the commencement

casual spin in the "Canton fours" which has punished, as he had been found guilty in thrus ripened into friendship during the hard lamelor four previous cases of a similar character.. Famine Relief Fand, bald at Shanghai on could be wade really afficient by establishing a of this year we have paid claims amonating flest als fortnightly sarvion as originally pro- to $3,183, sud nothing now remains unretiled.

at our yearly rowing contests, where I must ad The Sessions were then sljourned til to the 13th instant, some addition has been made porod. The movement has, of course, to over- I do not think we can always expost to be so FIRST DAY, Wednesday, 20th February

mit defeat bus bean more frequent than vistory, morrow (Thursday), at 10 am. to the scanty information hitherto obtainable come the strong economic suruplos of the free from fires as we have been for the last The annual Races will amenco to-day, with enough to sreoton the effects of the defeats

though the victorias baro occurrit last ofta mouth and a half or two months,' but it is estis-

I na to the alleged distress in Anbui. A tole-Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Factory to know that we hars gat over these rory prospect of a most successful mooting also consider, gentleman, that I have boat boun gram from the. Viceroy of the Two Kiang! Mr. Basher, the Manager at the Punjom months with very little loss. The securities of The weather promises well, and with a fair Aittod na public servant by belonging to the was hid before the meeting, in which His Gold Ming, arrived horo posterday by the P&G the-nompany have been thornsghly oxamined-beams and good folds there should be excellent Club. I think it should be the duty of al mso-

steamer Pekin. Wo take the following from your directors, and all are prononnoed sound and

bers of the Service to which I have the honour Excellency "earnestly entreats the Co-the Singapore Free Press :-We bars had the good. I do not think there is anything of port. The Band of the A. & 8. Highlaudera will

to belong to maintain touch, so far as they a, NORTHERN& Hall & Holts Co-operative Comittee to consult with the Taotnia Ja pleasura of inspecting some geld brought down which requines remark, gentlenes, wol I will be in attendance and play the following pre with the interests of these whom it is their duty to LEVER Porta and Kolly & Walsh, Shanghai and Krks and to remit the foreign sub-from the Paujom Mines by Mr. Bocher. It therefore propose the adoption of the repert and gamme during the afternoon —.

serva. To do this you must depart from tho NAGASAKI Meyers. The C.. Trading Co. seription to Nanking a soon at pos-"P.M." and weighs over 20ven pounds (actually

is in the form of an ingot stamped on the face accounts.

Quadrilla..... Tupey Torry

Williams cold, ofloial manner. One sees many people in Sweet Towe

Roeder parely basinem relatious, but you do not get Palks Vereinsball sible in order to help in taliaf and in. 85.7 os, Troy), suffoiectly large and woighty ried.

Gang' le knew a man from meeting him in your offen. Solection... The Mikado

Saltiran.

and if you take an interest in them and not only You must come down from your official parch and give a pleasurablé seruation. Al 322, an ounos the saving of life," General MENT, Bould fateb nearly $1,900. A new stern

Crillka Auf an

see bimat bisamusements to know him thoroughly; well qualified observer, who had just re-wheed lanaoh la to be constructed to be used for

PIXARE.

The Anhui lamine is more than over covers, turned from the famine Cistricts, gavo au peuger traffic and towing; to be named the

"The Glenogle Highlander." tako an interest in them but join him in thom sal At this momont, why the crops are atill in the Sri Slamal. Her draught is only intended to be

Sandy King's Breaks." better than all, beat him, thon you will gain blade, the distribution of charity isoagerly await- account to the Committee of his journey, 18 inches the omo recently sunk drow 27 inches

The Ball that is in Ob

The Claudy Rite."

far more respect from him than by ourofully ed. I barealready connaissioned the Tao-Knei, e of Sutherland." |“fully confirming the reports previously re--but she is to have an awning dook.

wrapping yourself up in official red tapa. Hear, Shen anothers to saraylarge sums to Yingelow, ceived of the severity of the distress and the;

hasr). Tuoso, gentlemen, are some of the Fong-yang, Le-show,' to fei, Haw-chaw, Ch'n- botrafila I have gained by belonging to this Club, shian, and other plies to make an additional MELBOURNE...Moss. Norton, Hargrave & Co. Į great efforts of the officials and gentry to

There are many more, but I am unable to ganntal distribution: The subscription recKÍY- enaturate then just now, because as I have ed by the Treasury Department are insuflicient The WONO-NE-CHOSE STAKES: for Chinaaid the reception you have accorded to me!

poses weight for inches; entranos, $5. With waoxjected chat I do not know how to return you nbscriptions are reachel a total of alent na to meet requirements. I-kuow that the foreign

The Agutay Cer; presented by A. E. Solomon. I continue to fourish.

$100 added. Half-a-mile

thanks properly. I trust the Club will long 380,000. This is a proof that. She foreign more I am perfectly certain shanta tako pleura in bonov lent netium. and Esq, for China ponies; oatsauce. $5; weight that it will do so if you support it with the same. for melts. One mile.

it is very deeply runeeded in my heart. I earnest spirit as you have done in the past. Remember ly entrent this Committee to anusalt with tho The HONGKONG DERRY; Spankes of $20 each that the inflames of the Club goes further than Cao tais Jen and Kang, and to remit the, half forfait if declared on or before day of our mere amusements, for I think it may be farsign subscription to Nanking as soon as pos eluing entries, with $100 added for 1st pony, taken a fair indication of the flourishing-sible in order in help in relief and is saving and 850 for 2nd; for all Chins ponies bond state of the Colony when we so te spots of life." Chuan al fide grius at dats of entry (Saturday, 19th maintained with such enthusiasm and spirit. Jaunary, 1889). Fixat pany, 70 per cent; second. (Applause). You have ailed in your drinks day froin the famine distriely, fully com

FUKMOSA ........Mr. J. G. Götz. FoocHow........Messi. Hedge & Co.

SHANGHAL..... Hail & Holtz Co-operativa Co. SHANGHAI......Masars, Kelly & Walsh.

Kour-OSABA....Mosers. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA......Mesri. Kolly & Waṭib. MANILA... Mesra. Diaz Puorías & Co. HANOI... Mr. F. Main fray. IPHON.....Mr. G. Garple.

BANGKO ... Mosers. Tonisty & Co.

SINGAPORE... Messrn. Kelly &. Walsh.

'PENANG.........Messrs. Maynard & Co.

COLOMBO Meagra. A. M. & J. Fergus, CALGOTTA...... Mosacs. Newman & Co. SYDNEY... Mosers. Gordon & Gotch.

BRISTANE...Mears. Gordon & Gotch. London.........Mr. P. Algar, Clament's Lane.

LONDON

LONDON

LONDON LONDOS

Messrs. John Haddon

3 & 4, Bouveris St. Fleet Et. Messrs. Street & Co., Corati. Mostra. Bates, Hendy & Co. Mr. W. M. Wilk 151,Common St.

Street:

PARIS ML.I.Itely.,Ras Lafayette, BERLING. Hildebrandt, 111, Alexandriaen SAN PRAY'..Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants

Exchange NEW YORK...Mt. A. Wind, 21, Park Bow.

Valiy Press Office, January, 1899.

The subjoined items are extrasted from the London and China Express of the 18th alt

Sir Hugh Low, who was reosully deseribunt as British Resident in Perak, will, we boor, bo errontly so iloscribed; as, we nederstand his resignation may shortly be exposted.

cope with it." He also, wo learn from the minutes, spoke most favourably of the na-lote tive system of relief, which appeared to be very efficiently and honestar conducted, and be considered that the Committee could not do better than to make use of this means

Mr. HILL secondol, and the motion was car-Valse

Mr. SHARP proposed that the election of Mr. Gavotte Star Davon (Up and Off). Faust Siebs as a director ha confirmed.

Mr. Osorio seconded. Carried animonsly.

| Galop

March Strath pay..

March

March

Mr. MURRAY BAN proposed the re-election Ital of the retiring directors Messrs. W: H. Forbes and L. Poosnesker...

Mr. PEREINA sesanded, and the proposition was carried.

On the motion of Mr. MICHAELSEN, Scounded by Mr. GROBGE, Messes. Cax and all were appointed auditors for the gurront year. goatlamon.

The CHAIRMAN-There is no further business, Thal dividend warrants will be posted to you on Saturday,

A S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. ed of. This paist ans, inded, been wirends to numouage binst he will not zovrete is to obtain the consent of the shinroholders to a

HAVE

Jus ROID

ANNUAL SUPPLY OF

LAWN-

GRA.SS

AND

SWEET

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CORN.

A. S. WATSON & €5.,

Among the pornos of the stadsnis of the Tums; of Court to whom a cortificats has been awarded At the conclusion of the ordinary meeting. of distributing funds." While the subscrimination, we notice that of Br. Norman G. Mit pose of passing the following resolution, which that they bave satisfactorily passed a public er- an extraordinary testing was hell for the pur-

bere no doubt have great confidence in the shell-Inns, of the Middle Temple.

was rond by the SECRETARY:-That Articls No: 9 of the Articles of Association bo altered discretion of the Committee, we venture to

It was, of course, understood that Sir J. F. by eliminating therefrom the words "One Ha inkibat distribution by the agency of native Dickson, Colonial Secretary of the Straits Set.dred Thousand" and substituting therefor the officials would he far from generally appror-thments, would not return to Singapore at the words "One Hutütred and Fifty Theasand."

The CHAIRMAN-The object of this mesting touched on by the home Press. We note,

ly able that return.

change in the Articles of Association, which bas however, that the Committee decided that the Japanese have given anothor illustration of three years, but which has not become a prese According to an Italian paper, the Riforme, bean contemplated by the directors for the laxt TIA Tie. 50,000 should be conveyed by General their desire to make thomsel as thoroughly anjing necessity nutil now. The proposal is to fa- MENY to Nanking, thonce to the different quainted with all matters in Europe, the Go- jcrease the bit of risk hitherto mada binding districts where it is most reled as directed verpent having arranged for a course of in- upon the Company from $100,000 to $180,000. This increase is not required for the purpose of by the Viceroy." At the same time Ts. 10,000 stenotion at Tokyo in the Italian language.

taking larger livss than ot present, and coRGO- were rolad for the relief of the distrana in The Admiralty have issued orders for the steelquently running heavier risks, but in order to Ms neburis, and another Tl. 10,00) for Shan-cruiser Leander, 10, 3,750 tons, 5,500-horse power, sable the Company to accommodate itself to the Captain M. J. Dunlop, to be recommissioned for molera warehouse system which has grown up tung. The Committee would not have voledadother term of service on the China Station. in Hongkong, Shanghai, sad elsewhere. It will the Ts. 50,000 for the Yangtze provinces The Leander will pay off at Hongkong, whither be obvious that the aggregate of the Company's without being well satisfied in their own in the troopship Grantes.

new officers and men, will be conveyed to her policies upon, say, the Kowloon gotowes more than a las of dollars, but neither the minds that it was urgently needed and would

Company or the policy boldorà ena tell be honestly distributed, but on the evidence will call its shareholders for an extraordinary sum repressated in any one godora et one time The Deutsche Borneo Campagnie in Hamburg that the risks are no divided as that the made public we cannot free our mind from mosting on Jsonary 31, in order to consider the dons not exceed $100,000. In fact it is ol a suspicion that the distress in these phare not been inclined to take further shares, in Frequently held more: Therefore, the directors winding-up of the conosru. The shareholders most certain that the immos sorting godowns vinces has been greatly exaggerated, and that order to procure larger means to the Board, so wish the pranent limit increased by 350,000, which uharity, la boing bestowed there which is that wiling up has become the only solution is similar to what was asked and obtained from much more urgently needed in Manchuria of the existing money difficulty...

the shareholders of the Hongkong Fire Ineu- rance Company of 1886. I think, gentle-! en, that this resolution, if we are to keep up with other Companies, is absolutely ecosary. It has her tremblename for eotno little time to know what risk to take on the As- coated Godowns in Shanghai nad on the Wharf and Godown Company hers by increasing your limit to $150,000 you will be making it pos- sible for your secretary and directors to accept business which otherwise they would be com-

I therefore propozo that the polled to decline. resolution be adopted.

Mr. DALSYMPLE zonded Carried nem con

HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Boughong.. 16th January, 1889.

CIRTEL

LTD.

February, the wifs af Mr. J. 12. GERMAIN, of a aon.

a

and Shantung. The total absence of appeals, 1 by missionaries personally acquainted with

the condition of the Yangtze provinces is circumstance which we find wholly incom- patible with the existence of distress to the extent representad.

At St, Queen'-coed. East, Hongkong, on the 19ta (977

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 80TH, 1889.

The Pacifc Mail Company has, it is alleged, bought of the Canadian Fosilla Stoamahip Com- Jay se regards varying freights to Chin and Japan from Sau Francisco and Oregon. The latter rotsin the inward trade, but are bound thotelvas not to interfere with the outward traffic. The terms of this somewhat old ar- rangement have not been made public.

On the last occasion of a fund being opened ander the shairmanship of Sir Rutherford Alcock The delivery of the English mail was logun in 1978, for the relief of the famine sufferers in B10 am. yesterday,

Chias, the sum of £32,303 was collected. In ad- dition to this, the various Missionary Societies collected by their own efforts the sum of £16,000, Reik sams were acknowledged in public by the Marquis Ting, at that time Chiness sinister in England.

The Post anil Stamp Offices will close at noon to-day. to-morrow, and on Friday. There will ha naftaencon Peak delivery. The night box will be kept open.

the

The following is the programma of to-lag's

TACOS

:.

A meading of the Committen of the North China Famine.Reliof Fund was held at Shanghai on tho 9th instant to dosilo in what insaner, the funds at their disposal, muonating to about 'l. 70,000, should be distributed.

The following tologram dated 12th February From the Vierey of this Two Kinar, Teeng Kno- shaan, to the Shanghai Tact'ai, Kung, and Jen Tao-Uni, was laid before the Committee

General Mesuy, who had tied nu tha pro- 20 por cont; third, 10 par coat; weight 10st, dress to another ovest in which I amn to take demed the ruperts rocniral by the Committee of 10. One-til-and-a-half,

xomawhat important part shortly. (Laugh the great distrus. The officials and gentry, be The LverTANO CUF; presented by Members ter) I thank you very much for your kind stated, had done all in their poor for the saf of the Club Lasitano; for Chin panica : allusion to it, and I glad to find that you cou ferera, but the exloat of the famine district was weight for incles; provious wiars at this

sader it a step in the right direction. (Applause) so great that it won't be impossible to afford meeting. 10lbs. oxtra; sahseription griffics of I do not know why, but the prevailing opinion relief to all loss largo subscription were im this season, 1885-9, allowedülbs; entrance, 310: seans to be that a Benedict is not a good a man modiately forthcoming. He had visited Ilo-fei second pong to receive half the entrance money, as a bachelor., I hope to disprove this one day ision and Tng-rien hsiaon in Anhui, and "Tan One-mile-and-a-quarter.

by seeing a Benadist row romping past the win-u, Tan-yang and Kiang yin is Kiang-m, where The VALLEY STARES, respstakes of 35 cach, ning post with the bachelos host wall in the rear, the distruss in places is very grust, hot the places with $50 added, for subscription griffing ofugher and Applause). I thank you again, most urgently in net of immediate relief are this acoson, 18989, only, weight for inches. gentlemen, for your ordin! wishes sad in Anhui, Taens were many ather plans in Three-quarters-of-a-mile.

Pour reception. · I tienst that the Cinb seed of help which he had not been able will long continine to flourish, and I am very proud of the bonear of having been your se cretary for so long. (Lond applaase;

The Foocuow CUP, valno $200, presented by the Foodbow Community, for China ponies; weight for inches; entrance, 35. Two mil The CaNTON Lre for bona fide griffins at date. of entry (19th January, 189); weight for inches winners at this meeting 7lbs. extra; entrance, $5. Ous mile, The STERROP CUF, presented by T. Jackson, Esq., for all China ponies; woight for inches; previous winsors at this meeting, 7ba. extra; The COMPRADORS' CUT, for all subscription entrance, 3 Ona-mile-and-three-quarters griffins of this son, 1883-9, only; weight for inches; wianor of Valley Stakes, 5lbs. extra; entrance, 85; second pony to reagira half the entrance muney. Ona mile.

A correspondent sands us the following tipa for iu-day's evouts :---

To-day's racing should rent in some closa Grishes, and owing to the fine form displayed by many of the parties, prophecy as regards winners is by no moans an easy task. However, the following should be nowhere near the mark.

The Wong-XI-CHONG STAKER-Skipjack. The AsxEXT" Cop-Deflancë, if he faces the post-should-carry-this--but should he not start Gauges should have a good chance.

The HoRGKONG DERBY.-This should be %

On the call of the ORAIMAN. three cheers were then given for Mr. Lockhart'and "one more and a hearty for the lady who is shortly to becotas Mes Lockbart.

The CHAIRMAN then said-Gentlemen, now that my plassant duty is over and while there is no largo an assombly tiere, I will take the oppor leaving the colony in about another mouth for tunity of saying good-bye to you myself. I am Shanghai, and in case I do not have another op pertunity will any good-bye to you now.

Lieut. BLAIR then called for three cliers for Major Tripp, at the same time expressing the hope that they might have another opportunity of taking farewall of their papalar president.

Three cheers having been given, the meeting disparaod.

SUPREME COURT.

19th February.

IN CELAINAL REBRIORS,

BETOE THE HON. : RUSSELL, “CHIEF JUSTICE.

THE ARROD ATTAGE AT TAI KOK-TSUE.

visit owing to lack of time and diffenty of travelling. The spoke most favourably of the native eyeon of relief, which appeared to be. very efficienty and to 10-dly contactul, and b nousidorod that the Committou could ant do bèl- ter than to make use of this man of distribut ing funds.

It was decided to make the following division of the fands at the dispend of the Osamitler-

where it is most marked as directed by the "Th

To be conveyed by Goneal desny to Wanking, thenco to the diferent districts

Viceroy..........

* 59,900 To be romitti by wiro te H.B.M's Cousal at Newchwaig 10,000

To be remited by wire to HB.M.S Consul at Chefoo.......

At the request of the Committee, General Meny also, undertook to give his sorviens in supervising the distribution of the funds at. the different autres of rolist--Merwery-

ASSASSINATION OF A JAPANESE MINISTER.

-İşləgram----

The NC Daily News publishes the following

"Nugasaki. 14th Fub, 2.20 p.m. Viscount Mòri. Minister of Education, wa

The CHAIRMAN-I may my, gentlemen, that this resolution will require confirmation, and that days here, at which the attendance of abare-close thing for Pro-Shing Challenger or Fontering house No. 39, Tai-kok-tsui, on the 28thuday." A meeting will be held for that purpose fourteen

holders is requested.

This copoliked the businom of the meeting.

£0,000.00

204,003.90

gour, but. I take the first named for choice.

Six men were charged with being arned and staald by a religio as fumalis at Tokyo on.

January, and atanling certain arteles therefrom. Thos me paper says :-Visconut Mori Ariuovi. The. Lusitano Cur.—Dafianov, if bo starts The prisoners were also charged with assault-wan Sutaman man und ca. of the most pr should win this, but failing him I expect to seeing Usman Dison, a police sonstable, while inainent of the group of man who carried

the execution of his duty, Tho following is the report of the China Fire Bicycle come in fret, although Bandamna is s

through the revolution, and is yaɛ be who The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. A. J. jutroduced, against an apposition so bitter that Insurance Company, presented to the sharehol-toe formidable opponent to do altogether left Lench) prozesated.

be bad te retiro for a time, the law probibit- dora at the twentieth ordinary meeting, held at out of consideration

Prisoners, who pleaded not guilty, were a

ing the carrying of swords, which dil more defonded.

than anything a tu mify the awntry. L. Ozorio, A. Jahries, . H. Franco, V. L. doyus cliargé d'affaires in the United States and The jurors wore-Masare G. L. Duncan,He then entered the diplomatic survion, and sousa, A. Mallintock, J. Meior.

Minister to China and to London. He has been The Acting Attorney-General, in opening about three years, Minister of Education, and the case, said that on the 12 January lastanas vory sacosful in that post, and his doxtl armed band of ten or fifteen men entered some will be a great loss to the government, and bosses at Tai-kok-laut. The house, which was widely, regrottal by the people, among whom the subject of the present information, mis No. he was very popular. He had always taken 39, house belonging to a man named Chaug Kun great interest in the cause of education, and

and his daughter, who ware in the house, on the very day of the promulgation of the Chong, who was not in the Colony on the night and had several, useful bocks published an son aged Lino years, his daughter-in-law man. The asasination, it oppours, secured in question. On that night, his wife, his foreign matters for the benefit of his country,

went to bed at ten o'clock. About midnight ik. constitution, and if it was made public at once, wife was roused by hearing a ncise-next door. Which there is some reason to doubt, must have afterwards the panel of her own door was broken I may bo hoped that, as the telegrain seats, She heard cries of thief. Almagst immediately town a gloom over the general enthusiasm. open and some twelve or thirteen men rabed in the murder was merely the act of a madman, and One and threate and prevented her oxit, and is not a sign of any extensive discontent with the the others, the meantime, ransacked the guvernarend or the new constitution. Loube, taking away $10 in money and forty pieces of clothing. The information in the pre- Bont case dealt with three pieces of clothing suly, which were the property of Cheong KTHE CONSEL'S ACCOUNT OF THE chong. The vifu was able to identify the second,

OUTBREAK AT CHINKIANO. third, tharth, and sixth prisoners. The robbers

policies were proportionately great, and the profit of shareholders thereby reduced.

1888-The xerit of this year's working it in hoped may be deemed antisfactory. The bases so far have

proposed to pay a First Dividend of $ par Stare out risks are low, and competition remains strong. II not been exossaire, but rates of premia on the bost

of anticipated profits, an hitherto,

DIRECTORY

.....

The COMPRADOES CUP-Wisesore and Aneroid should make a good fight for this

PRESENTATION TO HON. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART.

The following secount of the cutbreak at

AT the annual meeting of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce the Chairman, Hon.fill to-morrow (Thursday) at 10 am, sed jurorsburg, has acquired from the shipbuilding fir

The Criminal Sessions have been adjourned

The Stenskip Company Swatow of Ham FORBES ADAM, stated that in 1878 the are requested to attend thien, utead of this of Behm and Voss a new ateamship of about total value of Indian manufactured goods morning, as previoudy notified. and yarns wart to Indian ports was 160

1,000 registered tons, which will be named Swa The British corrotte Hereine, Captain C. 3. to, and will be employed in the Chinese coasting lakbe of rapees, and to foreign ports 114 Balfour, from Shanghai, 14th instant, in trade, whers already three steamers are trading lakhs, while in 1896, ten years later, the to-gun-vessel Steft, Commander Bingham, from ched this afternoon at four clock. It is a fine

for the same company. The Swatau wma laun

the Company's offices on the 19th February ----- The VALLEY STAKEB-My facey for this les tal to Indian ports was 140 lakhs and to Manila, 14th just arrived her yesterday.

Your director hare the plans to submit these batween Gloracin and Violent, and although boat, and thoroughly well built.

conote of the sayang for the rear suding Slab De-Soll can be barily expooted to win, I should forcigu ports 5224 lakhs. It will be seen The Singapore Fres Press notes the arrival

Dober last, from these figaros that in the home trule there on the 9th slant of the schooner Tris,posite gun-vessel Pigm, 6,755 tona, 1,3-borse not as per last rapert, was

The Admiralty have ordered the new com 1887. The balance al gredit of working

feel inclined to back him for a place. there was not only to increase but an actual days, the best day's ran having been 293 miles.

which nude the passage from Hongkong in six

Doduct-dividend of $3 por share,

The Foconor CF-In this rare I shall poser, proparing for sen at Sheerness Dock.

trust to Leapyear to pull me through paid in 1888 decrease. The figures of the foreign trade

yard to be utted for service on the China Sta-Deduct ofatma under 1887 nali- certainly constitute, as Mr. Foana ADAM

The CARTON CUP.-The starters for this olem, paid in 1888. 64,016.80 The Japan Gosette says that a foreign firm at where she is to take the pince of the Espoir, said, e grand and magnificent record, and we

Kobe has found it necessary to ccraplain to the 46508, 470-horse power, Lieut.-Commander Daduct return prozais &c., .,

arg montowhat nucertain, bat the first place paid in 1928.

7,716.83 132632.60 should lie between Skipjack and Chaser. hape his prediction that the future will un-stone had been discerned in coat shipped from The Espoir will return to England to pay off. This mount the directors prop, se to divide is fol- this, although he will find a dangers fool

Government that a large quantity of orth Burt Reginald Y. Smith, which will shortly complete her second term of service on the China Station.

Belaros of Proft $71,371.31

The STRUP CUE-Victor should carry fold even a more remarkable tale of growth Japan to the Straits Settlements.

it being the intention the Admirally to low$400 a final dividird to shareholders Orlando. may be fulfilled. But the Iudisin manufac

bring home all the slow going gunboats sortingquni to 32 por alusze, and making to for the year ; and turers ny prodently take stock of their& S. Highlanders will play every alternate Samissione, replacing them with new gun-vesele the unprecedented number of fires that corraldus. The Band and Pipers of the 1st Battalion A. abroad at the termination of their present com.the bales of $31,671.2. as a Bonne to Contributing

Shareholders. Your Directors regret that awing position to see if it is commercially sound, turday afternoon in the Gardens at 4.15 pm..of greater spoed and more afisat armamenta. Ing 1-87 and 1888 the Company losses under 1837 while Alnerity should be well up If it be the fact that the growth of the In-Ground at 3.30 pm, Preather permitting.

and on the other Saturdays on the Cricket The Pigmy ateams 135 knots per hour, and ons dian export of yarns to China is to be chiedy

of her sister slips will shortly reliers the Cock chafer. accounted for by the fall in the value of Court yesterday, all of which were of trival Among the cases disposed of at the Police sitrar, the restoration of equilibrium in ex character, were those of Patrisk Dillon, William on the China Station, has reported to the Ad

Captain May, in command of the Impérieuse change will naturally check that growth, if i: Donovan, Jaunee Dally, John Aiello. Gremonmiralty the substantial disabledest of ber dog not even load to a decline. On abia and John Johnsen, seaman, who wore charged unxliary armament of 6.in, breech-loaders. It

A presentation was unde yesterday evening by the members of the Victoria Recreation Club point Mr. PonDES ADAM said:→→

with being drank and disorderly, and were appears that, while engaged at prize-firing at maloted in usaalt mipas.

Mr. Hospins rosigned his pest at the Hoard on his to the Honorary Secretary, Hon. J. H. Stewart Fort Hamilton, the locks in the brewshblocks departars from the Colony And Mr. N. &. Sigba was.Dekhart, who is about to be married and goon seemed not to have been outout with riding fitted so badly that they wore constantly being elected to fill the vacancy, which Shareholders will leave. The presentation took plues in the ons house, and though it was not the subjost of Chizkiang, given by Mr. Mandeld. HL.B.M÷'s The N. C. Daily Nios of the 15th instant blown out. None of the crew were gorionely on requested to confirm es, Forbes and Poss. Gymnasium of the Club, which had been taste the present enquiry, they entered another honse Corsut at that port, is published in the N. C. Toute white with the subject the ngilatice started fays: The Americno ship Empire, which arrived hurt, but there were wateral arrow eydannacker retire by rotation and offer themselves for fully decorated with binore and lauteras. Teshire object of.showing that the foll

The owner of which would be called and would in silver we the cause of Hamber's obtaining s here a little while ago with a cargo.of kerosine The defects eventoxily became so alarming that large as of the China demand for Jane and sil, and after ying for some days at Woosung the captain suspended the prize-firing, aid cou-

Major Tripy presided, and a large number of identify the soooud, third, fourth, and sixth pri- Daily News- that bi-metallien world provenrantageous, to Lu

Messrn. Cox and Lyall have audited the secounts members were present,

sovoru sa having boen in his house and in the was despatolel with her original cargo to

At 2 p.m. on the 5th à man said to have been. sabire. I pointed out that Boeing chiefly owed har Hongkong, is badly ashore between tho light the gu crews lying down in the meantime.

dimmed a fire by means of the slootsie sirouit, and are eligible for re-elvation.

The CHAIRMAN, lo making the presentation. Į jummediate locality of No. the night in kicked by a Sikh policeman ane brought to position to quite difforout diramatsu-that-hero ships. A lagbost Ins been sent to her assistance.

P. BYRIK, Chairman. mid-Gentlemen; I have a very pleasing daty question. With reference to the first prisoner, R.B.31's Consulate. He was omnised by the was room for bath Bombay anal Langsiro, and that

"before tie, mously, to present on behalf of the he did not seem to have been identified as baring foreign doctor, who said there was no trace of We have received from the Statistical Do

members of the Victoria Recreation Club, a been in the bons, bat he was sten running away violence. The case was dismissed, and ne it tatimonial and address to our late Secretary. from No. 40, immediately after the barglary, afterwards appeared, the man was left lying on

Accounts payablo

ngess with me that Le really deserves it. tap he was being held by him the fifth prisoner afternoon of the 7th, when he was removed to Final dividend for 1827

$10.000.00

plane). I have been Secretary to Clubs in Hong came up and endeavoured to rescue him, but the magistracy. He is at present in perfect Bonus for 1867 and sundries... 43,503.43

keng myself, for a good many years, and I know the constable very courageously, as it would a health, and the Chinese officials acknowledge Working account 188%-Balanzu at ordit, 293,149.29

83. how difficult it is not only to perform the pear, stuck to the prisoner, although he reely that the sousation against the police was un- mony and ardoong tasks, but to make things and some injuries. Another constable who was founded. This matter, however, appears to $1,257,90672 te everly and pleasantly. Every one who is hurt and becaois jotensible, could not iden. have been a fratert, and at about 6. p. uonnected with Clubs knows that at times little tify any of the prisoners with the «rception of a crowd of boys and men bogan te sum thres difficulties arise, and you will all agree that Mr. the first, who, when he came to, he found Sikhe off duty, who were in the Police Com-- 13,002,69 Lockhart has won the esteem of the members of in the custody of P.C. Osmisa Deen. The third pound. Being a Chinese holiday, the roads were 380,000.00 this Club by the way in which he has performed and fourth prisoners wore subsequently arrested full of people; who joined in and attacked the 236,471.84

hin duties. Elear, hear). If you will permit mol) in a house, in which was found a pawn tisket | Lalloo Stution, and tore it to pieces. While 59. will now read the sideem, which is as follows: containing particulars of clothing corresponding engaged, Ive soldiers arrived in response to s TER Hot J. H. Stewart Lockhart,

| to. the stolon property, and a zavolver and cart domend for protection sent by H.B.M.x One... SERATAN Hongkong

ridges. The other prisoners woro srested in These un nover moved a Angor to atop the Biru the wvd of your approaching marriage another base

wrecking, looting, and shouting. They alter departure from the colony, we, the tinderignod The evidence of the wife, of some of the wards went away; a Chiness ofcin) then camB mahera of the Victoris Recreation Club; donico te neighbours, and of the Indian constable was in a chair to the scene, but he was bustle and give expression to the high, feeling of regard we hate for you, and to ask you to seept this Address and while holding the firet prisoner, the

takām. The Indian constable stated that his chair overthrown The Station being re the sompanying prosent as a slight token of our i

ftbduced to a wreck, the crowd now came out of. esteem nid good will.

prisoner threatened to kill him if he would not the compound, and an chlook on Duff's buildings Ton hero held the office of Honorary Bonestacy toÎnt go, and strunk him several times with a rewis began sy small boys throwing stoner at This Cilah for a period of six years, and we axo fully volver. Witness was azmed with a carbine, and them, wood was piled against the verandah, and alive to the grost dobt the Club owes to you for th fired one shot while the robbers were running kerosene from the Police Station was poured on indulatigabi.energy you have invariably shown in away and before he secured the first prisoner. it. The whole was sat slight and the three- that capecity.

In comotion with the silver question, you may re- member that when I had the honour of adirossing

both would obtain their dno nad legitimate share of

the coming developspent of depand in Ubinu and ales

Seroral roande were fired with crusher gauges attached to the blocks. when it was found that

ro-élection.

AUDITORE.

BALANCE SHEET, ler DENG, 1839 the preasures dorelepot by the explosion of the Capital account......

XLLFILITIES.

400,000.00

where I was glad to soo Hmt the jority of the partment of the Chinese Customs a copy of the charges were greatly in exess of what ought to Reserve fand ze macamanat gebacaan I'm sure, gentlemen, you will sil ccrdísily and was caught by P.O. Osman Deen. While the boundary read of the concession, mutil the

the Chinese Government. The book sortsing

Special Commiffos appointed by the Mearbester Chinese edition of the list of buoys, boscous, Chamber of Commerce exraide the enbjent and collect evidence came to this conclusion, although,

and lighthonsos established and maintained by otiriously sugh, be Chamber ava body, at a sub. saquent reseri meeting, preferred to scoopt, not the the excellent sketch map of the coast of China report of the majority; but the dissent of the mino. with the lights and their range marked and the rity. It is within the bounds of possibility that the diagrama coutainel is the English edition. matter was decided on other soosicions than its more on the osvesion,

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce has been acting in a somewhat erratic manner

of late, but in arriving at the conclusion that the fall in the value of silver was the prin-

be the caso with slow burning powder.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMIŠ.

[REPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PB208."].'"

LONDON, 16th February. CRISIS IN FRANCE.

hero yesterday, brought among her passengers The P. & O. stener Tekin, which arrived Commodore E. J. Church, whe'szeresda Admiral

The French Ministry has rosigned owing to Maxwell The new Commodore, who has served beforo on this station, is accompanied by his the Chamber of Deputies having votal tha Searetary, Mr. George W. Whillier. R.K. The adjournment of the debate upon the revision Pekin also brought Dr. W. Lloyd. R.N., De- of the constitution

who succeed Dr. Mortimer, on this station.

sipal cause of Bombay's obtaining so large a paty Inspector Uenecal of Hospitals and Flects, "abure of the China yarn trads they were on firm ground. The advantages possesead by Bombay in her geographical position and i low freights can be approximately measured.

Although it. Andrew's Hall we not crowded on the occasion of Madame Korff's concert on Monday evening, there was a very fair attendance,

In the majority and minority reports presented His Excellezoy the Governor and Lady, des by their Committee the Manchester Chamber Voor being amongst those pressut Malame bad the figures placed before them, and we Korff again displayed marked ability na pianist think the wombers were justifed in arriving and dilo. Maillard a very sumsful in the rocal department. One of our local amatoare, at the conclusion that the chief advantage Air. Graig, kindly assisted the performers and enjoyed by Bombay over Manchester was that gained hearty approval for his singing. while forthe former exchangewassteady,Man-

According to the Singapore Free Press of the chester tad bad to work against a continuous 12th instant, news received that day firm the or fall. That under similar conditions as re.pedition on the Padas Derait says that no deci- garde silver Indian yarns and cotton goods best to wait for the Maxim gun which was for

sive antlun has yet been taken. It is thought abould not have been able to make progress warded from Singapore s day or two age. On

A manifesto issued by General Boulanger claim sredit for the overthrow of the Cabinet and foretells an impending dissolution.

FBOMBINGAPORE PAPERS.]

LONDON, 11th February. MR. O'BRIEN'S GAOL TREATMENT.

Several thousands of people assembled, in Hyde Park Justerday, in spite of a beary

storm, to protest against the treatment of Mr. O'Brien in Clonmel gnol.

Mr. Balfour has written & latter denying the ill-treatment, and stating that Mr. O'Brien is both well and cheerful

LONDON, 12th February ME. PARNELL AND THE "TIMES"

Mr. Parnell has comsaced an action in this

in the markets of India itself, while the fosta rival it is proposed to make a voncerted Irish Conrta ngaivat The Times.

attack on Galesla Fort, and if successful to

LIMITED

AREST

1

Cash at banker. invested in honde:bines Keepethal Go Fixed depeita at bente.

vernment loans B, C., & E On properties in Hongkong... 1511,575.00 Loans on mortgage:

On properties in Shanghai 136,785.21 Tongkong Fire Insurance Co.'s shares...... Fire engine absoont Beam Bro engine at Furniture account Office furniture, &c...

hanghai, onu arada

2,308.00 Locounts receivable-Propis das from agencies, interest das on deposits and in- vestments, do,

3,700.21 502.00

400.00

▸

$4,161.98 $1,357,006.22

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1ST JANUARY 29 3ler Dacumen, 1998. Dr, To charges, scoot--

Rent, salaries, Legal, and Sur- veyor's fees, stamps, station- pry, &c. &..

------- $19,780.00 Directors" and auditors' fees... 7,300.00

To fire engine working account:➡Half cont of maintaining steam fire engines and Volunteer Brigades chara To compileskom samount--Ágesta; vozomis.

sions AÐ MA Tolonen, runt 1889 Ciniene socruing

to this your paid...

[

To amoenis written na Furniture Bacount. Fire engine ageount

To balanos

312.00

27,090,66

The example you have set se am ardent saman Ho had nó sword or bayonet. · They did not hensen were a mass of flames. Whilo this was has been an encouragement to all men who take a carry side arms at night.

ading on a further force of some. twonly sol- inforest in this form of part, and`your indusnce in

In reply to his Lordskip witnem said he freddiers serived. They stood at the page of the rond Fadnning now recruits 2 join the Club has Try at the men ranting away, with the intention of below the British Consulate and looked en, but torially assisted in making our Regattas the great imbling them. He now an ho fired that did nothing to curb the mob, noteren going down

cases they have always been during your term of ofco.

there was a robbery going on.

below at all. When Duff's buildings were barn- The jury, after learing the defence, returneding fariously, the great crowd already collected a uzanimons Yardiot of guilty

Bentonce was deferred

Wo know the diffocities attached to the affon of Honorary Secretary of this Club, which has such a wide metabership, and represents such diferant is 5,314.81toreste muul we should like to record oar gratitude for

the unfalling courtesy you have extended to all, atid 18,375.38 or admiration of the toon you have displayed when controversial points have beon dinged with perhaps 19,919,90 unnecessary warmth,

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE:

in the Cobaniate road fucreused, but the ory went around that the soldiers were coming, and in accordance with H.B.M.'s Consal's last urgent Ku Ani was daarged with snsulting' à nos poquest, 300 soldiers arrived with fred bayoneta, man. named Chong Pin, and stealing a paitné or spears, and were drawn up close to the Can- silver bangles from her on the 16th Januaryote gate. An attack on the Consulate began

Frisoner pleaded not guilty

at about 7 p.m. under the very hoses of those

port of English goods han continued to in-follow that up by storming the other Furts,

We wish you à long and happy married life, a pleas eresse, seems to show, however, that the fall while the troops are in good heart and the szemy

sant trip home, and when you xətura të cợcupy the

The Aoting Attorney-Gou said the prisollars, who never stirred or attempted to pre high position in the Government Baretes, which your in exchange, has not been the only factor ar disturbed in their minds. The seven pounder CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, at work in bringing about the present buret wall over the Fart, but the enemy stick

954.35 own unsided ability has attained for you, we will fainoner stood indicted for robbery from the person vont the crowd getting in at the gats. They is a preat auccess with the common alell, whicks

223,143.29 | în giving you a warm and boarly welcome.

with violence. The facts of the case were theas, watched this whole thing antit house and offices. (Berd follow the signatures.) position. One of the speakers at the meet-doggedly to their pite in the works. The double

On the 16th January last, the complainant was sad the constable's house were in Sames. The The twentieth ordinary meeting of the share-

$269,588.19 In addition to this address, Mr. Lookhart, allow walking in company with another woman et mós then moved on and burned Mr. Hunner's ing of the Bombay Chamber, Mr. GEORGE holl are rather a failure, the fuses being faulty. holders of the above Company was held at the COTTON, is reported to have said that if 25th inst., while a party were out reconnoitering wore romant-Hon P. Ryrie (Chairman),

me to prosent you with this small cheque with Causeway Bay, towards a small temple. As house next door, then Mr. Bryan' then the There was a slight brush with the enemy on the Company's Offices yesterday afternoon. There

which we trust you will purchase for yourself a they were going along in broad daylight, thres Chapel, and last attacked and looled the U.S Bombay wore to close its mills to-day, Man. on the opposite bank of the Padas Damit to look Mera H. L. Dalrymple, W. H. Forbes, L.

present on your return to England; 2- men oppressbed them and offered what they Conaniste, but did not barnitforfear of getting fes The CHAIEMAN then handed a cheque and the pretended was a gold ring, of the value of $18, to the neighbouring Chiness houses. This last t chester would not ship a pound more of and a belt the encry had to retire to theit fort. rectoral; J. H. Cox, R. 8. Hil, J. M. Fignei. Ey interest amount-Amount at credit,

for a good spot to place a gun. After an hour Poeareokor, St. C. Michaelsen, N. A, Siebs (DI-

208,275.67 address, which is unslorod in handsome purple to the complainant for $10. She refgned to nowept accomplished by about 10 or 11 p., as far as in yarn than she did at the present time. Dr. Chapman is doing good service with the redo, CA. -Ozorio, J. R. Miebard, A. R

plush covers with silver mountings, to Mr.it, whereupon the prisonor proceeded to wrest a known, and lê là thought that further destruction including interest dus on investmente, o. 2,279.48Lookhart.-- Manchester could not spin sixes or eights, sick, among whom there are no sarions entes, Persira, 3. M. Roza, G. Bharp, G. Murray By schabge count --Amount at credit. 3,759.15

| pair of silver bangles from hor; -The zeo then was stopped by the arrival of 40 soldiers from BF STEWART LOCKHART, in soknowledging ran away, ont prisoner was subsequently arrest Sitzer Island. When the British Consulata was and he did not think be could make twen-will have to return to the sex-coast. Daley, and J. B. Coughtzio (Secretary)

204,59 Captain Beeston, however, continues vary ill and Bain, H. Crawford, N. A, Carvalho, G. Slade, transfer fee account Apontes cradle

the gift, aall-Mr. President and members of ed.

a) attacked the U. 6. Consul, and 'kis wife wari - ties at a price which would command Flet, Little, and Wheating all wall and B.

$93,583.19 the Victoria Begraation. Club, I feel quite at ́s | The evidence of the two women and of the con. there when the gate was burst in. The whol The OFACEMAN sald-Gentlemen. Ifnow rime

leas how to express my thanks to you for your klud stable who made the arrest was then taken,

party consisting of Gen, Jones, Mrs. Jones, andu

200 Netamount of promis on lected 2207,981.32 Leer se-insgrance

4,705.65