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"As I draw us knife to out her throat, ale told me to wait until she prayed. Then sho knelt down, while I ut ad over her with my een blade ready and waiting to draw it norass

her throat.

THE CHINESE MAIDEN'S FRATER. She prayed 'Our Father who art in heaven I never heard it before. When she had

publication of the Chamber under consideration with house of a Presbyterisu missionary. I nater The Siam Maroon!is Gaselle make the fol leading an immoral life could not receive

Cheong Fe, domestic servant was charged the view of rendering is more fal oord of trade saw anybody a pretty as she was, My mater

in the chlad ataplus and encouraging an enlarge or moral training at home, and in a non-sac lowing interesting aaomasent:The now

could not. He could not buy her, as tha had be Nio nambar of copies taken (dno in a more to the years ago at Bangkok us at last to be formally out giving reasonable nation. 8. WATION, CO, LIMITED.tarian school such as that suggested by Dr. Lots which were built some four or five with leaving the service of his employer, with onlation, it being, toned that, from the falling-off in wanted her. He tried every way to goi her, hat

Errez nothing in the shape of religious in opened on 21st September nort, the anniversary

Annis Bith, residing at the Cosmopolitan numerone private circalare devatal to specialition,) come a Christian. It made him and to think ly paya sapema. It was also feant that the inforna. He did not want another to have her be foll sunction would be given. With regard of the King's birthday. At that data niko new Dock, stated that defondant was her cocks. He had the chronlar tram boing a source of insome nos ace that a man sa rich could not bay our little girl. rules of procedaro, framed on the model of those been in her saploy slugs the 9th Janary last-fou require lia sono conld not be obtained with

me one day that I would tave to kill her. girls of thin class, therefore, the school would in use in European Courts, will come into foros. On the 19th Mares the boy tald har that the aut ropiadoration, and it was decided to inurosas tro

A TEN-DOLLAR JOR. Book wanted to go to Canton and asked her to expanditure in that respect with a view to an increm

"He was to give me as much as $10 for doing probably do more harm than good, for it

The Hongkong Hotel was the scene of yet an advance him some money. She salt ab could ed demand. The rotit, however, has hot been in a would doubtless attract a number who at other robbery on Triday night, two rooms 00- not apare him and to mast wait for his money sardaree with the hopes of the Commities, as the clit. Of course, that was my business. I waited

for the consideration of the Chamber whither the vir prevent do enjoy some advantages of mers! capied by boarders and the manager's room being nutil it was das, Sho had paid him up to the coletion shows a further falling-off, and it matter my channas for three months, sud did not kill broken into. From one of the rooms the robbers 20th February. On the 20th Maroh he went ouise is any longer necessary in the altered fromme sy oue la during that time. One dy I saw training by being seat to sectarian rebosla.

With regard to Chinese and Eurasian carried off two watoles, a sourf pin, a quantity away and she had not seen him sinca moor of the trade of the part, or that the price of the very holy go away from home examp: ut Les. of jowallery and a gues of money, while from the Defendant stated that he wanted three days cironlar shoall be freramand to. Ts. 0.15 por oppy. I made my way in the houso, and fond hur

of the Chamber as there are few actors who now I will kill you." girls, therefore, the Government does not other two rooms they took clothing, umbrellas, leave to go to worship at the tombs. He had not This increase would fall prinsipally on non-mambara slone. I nid to her: Come to my master, ar

She said: Then kill ms," Boom called upon to do much more than it is and a number of small articles. This robbery taken his things away from the house as to intake many more than their gratis number of copies. I doing at the present time by the Grant-in-appear to ba tho most serions of any that have tended to return..

get anourred, the stolen property amounting in Fined $3.50 or in defanit fourteen days' impri

The Azoments of the Chambar show a balanes of T sonment with hard labour.

186-06 to the Debit. Aid scheme. There, remains the case of value to close on 2100. European girls to be considered. Here, again,

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the admition of The Avenir du Tonkin reverds the submission

Chan Frug and Chan Kt were charged with the report, said Gentleman, The report of no permanent claim can be made on the Go of various rebal bands in the provinces of Hai receiving goods well knowing them to have boon the Committee of this Charbor for the past year has been in your possession for sasoral days, ' vernment, the girls being with very law ex-dunung and Harnish. The most important of the stolen.

Cheung Kam, boatman, said that about and with your permission we will take it as read, i ceptions the children of parents who eat well bands was one commanded by a chief named

Van, and which numbered 275 men. They gave month ago the first defaidant engaged his best I have a for running estamenta to make as to Rose COLOUR, guaranteed to contain or afford to pay for their education. There up 118 rifles, of which 100 were breech-lowdora from West Point and stated that he wasted to curinin matters which have occupied the atton-gous through the prayer she added: Now I erinta, however, a great want for a good girls' 16 revolvers, 5 Blage, and a namber of lances and go alongside a steamer, to take something to Yeation of the Comittee during their torm of offics, lay me down to sleep and plans, grood Lord, swords, and various insignia. The submission ati. They went alongside the steamer, which and some of them, I think, have boon of more forgive him who will kill me now, for he knows school in the colony, Dr. Ereu anys :—-

took place at Khi-no, a Catholio village in Bao he thought was the English mail. On arriving than maua, interest to the mercantile community not what lie face.

"My knife dropped from my hind and I So far se Roman Catholle girls are concerned, be

nish where the Spanish missionaries are estab there he found the second defendant on deck, who of this important plane of trade. First of all, I' they of natire or foreign extraction, ample provision listed. Negotiations had been in progress for lowered down a bag into the boat which the first beg to allude to thoanbjoot of tes istorioration could not more as she hold up her pretty throat has been made, under the Grant-In-Aid Snbeine, for a NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, modicum of female staation. As regards Frotnstant four or Eve days, during which there had been a defendant received. He asked what was in the In the report furnished by the Chamber for the for me to cat

I had never heard about St. Paul's conver Communications on Editorial matters should be European girls, there are two small private obcols suspension of hostilities. On the 13th Mayoh hag and was told not to interfere with other peo-year 1887, there appeared in the appendle -

which might be enlarged or added to, with or without the chief. notified that ho would make his ple's business. The bag weighed about 30 out morendam en the datarisention of China Tos sion, but I think of it now. I fell down on my adrosme "The Editor," and theo on businem "The

On the dies. the help of the Grant-in-Aid Schomo, if the demand official submission the next day.

From the stainer they went to Yaumati.addressed to the Commissioner of the Imporin koons and asked ber to pray soms more like that. ajanager, and not to individusia by ziema.

fet female oduastion by this scosion of the community 14th, about nine o'clock in the morning, the Alfred Woolley, chief olerk at the P. & G. Maritime Customs at this Port and signs She did. I asked her if I might some again. Without aging surprised at the scdten tam, were not so small and not a bodged in with religious French column, was morching on the plain, Co.'s office, stated that when the Kassar-i-hind by sertain gentlemen whose views and ox- and social onate projadlose.

when the rapels were seen, Van at their head was alongside the wharf at West Point a quan-parience as toatastera, deberse every atto she told me to us and she would get the min- The demand is, however, constantly increas armed with two revolvers and a sword, and his tity of opium was alleged to have been stolen. tion, and I have avery reason to believe that ister and bis wife to do what they epali for me.

AND SO THEY WERE MALETED. ing and has already become so large that mer some distance behind with reversed arms. That was about the 5th March. Some one was the Inspector-General of Customs has found

Nearly every day I w at to seo bur. I felt All letters for publication should be written on one the provision of a suitable school by some The chief advanced with bin oxoort and his flags, charged at Bhanghat is connection with this the information affordel him of a sor-

mean or other cannot be much longer de-and having giten up his arms, made his submis and was now awaiting trial thers. In aonse- vico, judging from the very interesting report so tanek better that I asked her to marry me. sion by prostrating himself three times before quence of information received from Shanghai made by him to the Tsung-li: Yavion on the sub. The request was accapled, and the ceremony Adretinemists and Subscriptions which are not layed. The Public School, now domiciled at the Mandarin in charge of the district, who the Police hers wore comunankatod with, and ject, which no doubt most of you present have ama off at the preacher's hous

My master heard of it and be vaved that wo dered for a xaż podod will be continued until St. Paul's College, will probably be ramoved was with the troops His men then defiled the result was that the two prisoners were perused. As to the Bonded Warehouses the

sed went through the saran ceremɔmy. Cervece for extam copies of the Daily Press should before very long to a building of its own to boobief and his baul than appose to have been * sent before 11 am on the day of publication. erected on a site provided by the Government. takon to Hanoi, where they were treated with sa after hat boar the supply is tited,

The Public School answers fairly well the much honour by the Resident-Superior that both requirements as regards the education of the exir and the Courrier d'Haiphong protest

against it as o public scandal. European boys, and advantage might appr priately be takin of the removal of the school to erlend the sphere of its operations so as to insinde girls. Whether the educa tion should be separate or tuired is a matter of detail into which it is unnecessary to enter at present, but at very little increase of cost the building might be arranged to secotuiodate girls as well as boys, and if the two divisions were worked in soujunstion

maller staff would suffice than for two to tally separate institutions. With the in- creasing numbers of the Earopena population

Correspondenta are requested to forward their name And address with communications addressed to the Editor, not for pabliestion, but ne svidence of good

mich

`ride of the paper only.

onenteradeü.

TRONK No. 19.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 4, 1889.

SHIPPING-Ooors of the Coasting Steamers of

P.&. 8, N. Co. Siemen & Co. Indo-China 8. N. Co. I. C. &.-M. 9. B.Co Doag 8.8. Co.

Bettina Oriental. S. Co. In the educational report for 1888 Dr. Errer China Mer. S. N. Ca. Mivellaneous Coast Stes dasla at some length with, tho question of The IST OF RESIDENTS now vontaine female education 13 the colony. Of the FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND Six HUNDEED 8,402 children in Hongkong who remain

FOREIGNERS

uneducated, a vast majority are girls. As

the name of oror

LATEST. TELEGRAMS,

The Arrested

FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS)

FARIS, 25th March.. THE COMPTOIR. D'ESCOMPTE. The Tribunal of Commerce is of opinion that!

there are no vafficient grounds to liquidate the Comptoir, and had apprinted two Administrators a

ta samman a meeting to dooldo the question.

LONDON, 25th March. ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

en

The case was remanded to the 8th inst.

SUMMARY OF THE "KWANG-PAO."

30th March,

A FIDUS FIGEON WING,

paragraph in the roport with respect to these should both die. One night as we ware walking conveys all the information which the Commit-out we were suddenly seized and taken forcibly to have to lay before you. With regard to to the house of my former master by a mambet Dredging the Woosung Bar, operations are, I of mex. In his presence he ordered me to mar an informed, likely to bo commenced in about der her. I refused to do it and then board the month, or at any rate as soon as the Dredging another would perform that of and that Machine is put into a propor state of repair. It could ond my days by hari kiri. Hia order was will be within the recollection of all those who obeyed in one case. Thay disrobed my wife and are more particularly interested in the Tea trade, three men bound her, while a third cut off limb that in July last a communication was received after limb She prayed for them while they A highflown eulogiam of the qualities; inby the Chamber from the Tea Guild, intimating were doing this as long as she had breath in her telligonos, and abilities which charactariso Elis that it was the intention of the Guild to stop body."

businase until their demands us to Fire In Majesty the Young Emperor forms the leader entence had been complied with by Foreign At this point' qui leaped into the air and of the paper of today. His Majesty is repre buyers. Business was suspended for some shrieked throm unearthly yelle, while cho crown sealed to be stimulated by a desire to benefit time, but as stated in the Raport, it was who had listened to the weird story stood aghas the wolfuro of his people and to exercise bis rested after a meuting of the Committee, as with suppressed excitement. He roomed to b wanifold qualifications in the consummation of sisted by Messrs. Purdon sad Ringer, with the insane for at least a minute. Then wiping bi rapresantatives of the Ton Guild, when satisfac-eyes he exclaimed: "The wort day I scaped a good and perfect reign. From the Emperor, tory terms were agreed to, and no further hin- and here I am," the writer passes to the high and low Metro drance to trade in this article of export has The exhortation which followed lasted for a politan and Provincial authorities, who are said since been experienced. Before patting the re-least twenty minutes, and was intersely earnes to be with few exceptions able and well qualified the report. I shall be happy to give any further this land and tell the story of his conversion

Ho said that he proposed to go all ibrong solation to the meeting for the adoption of

information in my power.

show the power of grace. Repairs are to be carried on in Fatshan.to steady the banks that are now more or less in a

arranged under oue Alphabot in the striotest ragerils Chinese girls whose parents do not of the colony the provision of guíablo educa. special mission. It is believed that it is for for the discharge of their onercas duties.

order he luftials as well as the surnames baing al babetical.

to date. They now consist of

FLAGE OF MERCAntile Houers in CHINA. CODE OF SCANALA IN USH AT VICTORIA Peix. MAP OF THE FAR EAST.

aim higher than giving their daughtere a tional facilities for girls is a subject that purely Chinese, that is, non-English, educa- auglit to command cariest attention, and the Public School already possesses an organian- lion that might be readily made to meet the requirements for children of both sexes,

The TAPS and PLANS have been mostly re engra od in a saporior style and brought aption, Dr. ExTEL says the rant-in-Aid Some is doing, or is capable of doing if availed of, all that is needful. But there is absolutely no provision made by privato efforts nor by Government for offering Chi nese or other girls a cheap, consectarinn English or Anglo-Chiness education. To raeet this deficiency the Inspector recom- mends that the Government should establish & girls' school, open to the dangters of all classes, whetber Chinese or Indian or Eurs-

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA. PLAN OF Barvisa KowloON - PLAN MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, VICTORIA. PLAN OF FOKIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAL PLAN OF YOKOHAMA

PLAN OF MANILA. PLAN OF SAIGON..

PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE. PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PRNANG,

Among the other contents of the book are-

An Angie China Calsudar, Meas of Baromean or European, and giring, on condition

tur an Thermometer, Rainfall, ka,

of the payment of a small monthly fee, an

The scarcity of subsidiary coins is' agala masing much inconvenience in the colony.

The Agents (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co.) inform us that the steamer Mogul, from Liver pool left Singapore yesterday morning for this port.

Count Horbert Bismarck is now in London

the purpose of arriving at an agreement with regard to Colonial matters. ANOTHER GLADSTONIAN ELECTED

A Gladstonian has been elected for Gorton,

South East Lancabire, by a majority of 846.

The new member succeeds the late Mr. Richard Peacock, iren founder and civil engineer, Mr. Peabook was also Gladstonian, and in 1896 bad a majority of 157. It will be seen that the majority is now mat riully increased.]

[bad state in certain places.

Mr. Macassoek, on rising to second the re-

solution, said that the manner in which the so-

FORMOSA

FANSUI, 19th March.

called concession of Bonding privileges has been! The street ward in Fatahan has been called regarded by the importing trade of Shanghai fe svidanood by returns which have just buon pub- upon to settle a difference that has arisen belished by the Customs. Those show that this in- tween the owner of a shop and a proposed lassee, terferones with the trade of the port does not in The weather of late bas beos vucy chang who took agen himself to move into the premises any way confer a privilege. The remit cannot able-rais, cold and N.. gales, with only at i

be profitable to the Chins Merchants Steam tervals a fine day. without coming to terms.

During January and February we have ha Navigation Courgany, while it is anything but calculated to foster the entente cordials which very much rain, which greatly impeded the wor we believo China desires to maintain with the of the Kelung railway, at Ninka, two miles from representatives of Western nations. The damage Kelang, Work at a two thengt the top eo far to other wharves has not been great, but a mountain, 400 feet high, has hawn going o this attempt at the exclusive exercise of an Im for over a year: the benvy rain ranaed an earth perial prerogative within the linda set aside for slip and most of the work done at the tunnel be the residenes and business purposes of foreigners, fallen in very luckily when no workusen were can only tend to friction, which is highly to be it it, so that no sonirate cocurred. The work deprecated. The concession was supposed to the taunel, which will be about 500 feet lon promote the extension of trade, but in its pr has lately bron carried on under batiys superi sent shaps it only hampers and tonds to curtail toddenes only, Mr. Bolton having received order it. Another matter which may be mentioned from the Governor to cotamence the line from

A pedlar, an old man of about sixty, who keeps a stall outside the Tartar General's Yumer, was robbed on the 23rd by a passerby. A young man, who was present at the time, compassion ating the old man, who was unable to purize the culprit, ran after him and succeeded in restoring the stolen goods.

POLICE COURT.

3rd April

BEFORE HOY. H. E. WoDEKODAY.

LABCENY ON BOARD"A" STEAMEA, Chun Chu and Wong Chum were charged, with others not in custody, with assaulting Lan Sau Ting and robbing him of a box and its con. A dug buloher ou his death b warns his unity by the British Post Omes in the dos. ongineers are at work completing the i be added optionally. Admitting, as ev aycomequioka" which was crowded out of last tents of the value of $240, on board the Kaiser son' not to follow his trade as it was not patch of the unils on Tuesday mornings daring towards Nia-ka; the work at ila iron brid

A fill Saronology of remarkable events since elementary English education in the English

the advent of foreigners to China and Japan. A description of Chinese Festivals, Fasts,

with t is days on which they foli.- Comparative Tabios of Monoy, Weights, &o Seals of ilongkong Stamp Duties. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1888.

The AF PENDIX consists of

FOOL HUNDRED PAGES

of olovela priatel matter, to which reference is

language, with Chinese classical teaching to

The Agouts (Misers. Jardino, Matheson & Co.) inform us that the stormer Glenshiel, from London, left Singapore yesterday morning_for this part

On the fourth page to-day we give a shapter of Mr. Baring-Gonll's serial story "The Pen Saturday's issue.

on the 20th March.

A man fell, so deeply in love with a young girl in Fatahan that he went far as to pay one thousand taels for her. The wedding is to come off shortly with granał úctat,

in the scant consideration 'shown to this Cat Taipakfu to Taiwanfos, and the other foreig

one must do, the desirability of extending & | knowledge of the English language amongst

Complimat said he was a trader between a humano one; the son refused to heed his The first tie in the third round of the Lawn Batavis and Hongkong. On the 29th March, be father's words, and when a child was born Bentos of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Chinese, and the importance of promo Tennis Handicap was played off yesterday. F. was on board the Kaisu on the high seas. He to him, he was found to have besides his own the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkonging female eduation generally, we cannot H. Sawyer (rebelving 30) best G. H. Putts saw the two prisoners take away a leather track head, a' dog's heat on each shoulder. The child Shanghai, Amoy and Nowchwang.

bolonging to him containing thres places of Hongkow Clair. Jinrickshs, and Boat Hire. regard such a school as is suggested by Dr.(owing 15), Gamos. 6-1; 6-3.

ofothing, a hundred dollars in silvor and a silver is still alive and is oa view as a warning to dise EITEL as belog altogether desirable, nor,

We Mercantile Grastis) hour that a new watch. The trunk was lying on the upper deckobodiont children. even if the Government went to the expense office is shortly to be created in Siam, namely, a at the time. The prisoners took it up and ran In Tungan is was going to marry a girl constantly required by residents and those of establishing and maintaining it, is the pros-Minister of Justice, and that H.E.H. Prívesy with it. Ha chased them but could not to whom he was engaged and who lirol in a

eatch them. He reported the matter to tho Devawongsi has been appointed to the post chief officer and pointed ont the prisoners to neighbouring village, when on his way he was having somercial or political relations with the pect of its proving a success Tery encourag which he will hold a conjunction with his pre-him, but he refused to take any ateps in the pouneed upon by a tigar and doréured. Thabat I can imagine circumstances in which they tra and Bourne arrived from Hongkong. Th

ing. As Dr. ETEL himself says, it le rain sont office of Minister of Foreign Affairs. to expect the Chinese residents to put forth

matter. About a quarter of an hour afterwards party anxiously awaited his arrival and were “Thrice ha'rontad, all bis fass; and thrice he witness saw the two prisers, in the latrine any effort in the direction of promoting Eng-alaw the stain." From the performance of Mr. forward, about to throw his trunk overhon much east down when the unfortunate nows were liah or Augle-Chinese female education. Pollock in the Police Court yesterday it would He made a grub at it and got hold of a rupe that covered.

The civil and military examinations in Les The lending Chinose whom he has consulted, appear that he is desirous of emulating the per-was round it. The prisoners knocked him down with the exception of a fex who receivedge who performed this fest. On Monday and ran away. In the istrine he found the key chow took place on the 13th, 18th, 165, and 17th

Mr. Fullock sentenced Harold Dowron to six of his trunk. Ho reported the matter to the of the layi moon. their education in the Straits Settlements, months' imprisonment for puberalement, yester chief officer again. On the 31st March the aro decidedly inimies to anything of the day morning, owing to the Magistrata having steamer arrived in Hongkong and witness garo found he had no jurisdiction in the case, Dow the prisoners in sharga Thore was another sort, because they are the supporters of a son was brought up and omitted for trial, and man who assisted in taking away the trunk but SHANGHAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. system of polygamy which demands for, its yesterday afternoon Dowson was once more he got away when the steamer arrived.

Countries ambraced within the scope of the CHRONT LE and DIRECTORY.

The intents are too numerous to partien

marizin Advertisement, but include- TREATS WITH CHINA

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842,

Tiontain, 1858

Chefoc, with Addition Artiole. Opinia Canyon tion, 1888.

Burmah & Thibet Cosmation, and all ethore not abrogated.

Frane Tientsip, 1858, Cloavention 1850

Tientsin, 1996. Treaty of Commerce, Conventions, 1886 and 1887.

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Unite States, Tentain, 1858, Additional, 1669.

Taking. 1890

Gerin, Treulsin, 1861 and Peking, 1880," Portagal, 1988

Busan, Japan, Spain, Brazil; and Porn. <TRÉATIFS WITH JAPAN

Great Britain

Netherlands

United States-

Ceres

TREATY WITH COBEA

TREATIES WITH SIAM

TREATNS WITH ÁNNAM

TREATIES WITH CAMDODIA

CUSTOR TARIFES

Chine Japan je LEGAL

Siamess Corean

brought before Mr. Pollock, to be informed that ne the prosecution wished to call soma eridonoe, bis case would be re-opened and some en for hear-

Fokien.

he

ANNUAL MEETING.

REPORT.

OUSSION.

the 8. W. Monsoon. In these days of rapid over the Koluug river, between Nis-ka and Su communication by steam sud toegraph it is long-ka, is fast progressing and the line is no monstrous that the docent comfort of the mer. completed so far; the road on the opposite side

antile public here should be sacrificed to the river towards Nio-ka is so far ready and x some fancied security of arrival of the mails inquires only to be ballasted, sleepers and rails London on given day of the week; there is no bo pat down, which will be done as soon as t renset in the world why the mails from this end bridge is completed and trains can pass orez í should not be despatched on Friday night all the fat prosent there are only tour regular dei year round in the same way as they are destraint ruuning botween: Tipskfrand Bil-kan mtched from London. I do not blame the distance of about 4 miles, the fare for which tapa, it perhaps dona not affect their Company, Directors of the R. & O. Co. for this piece of red 10 cts. for first-class necommedation.

On the 7th, by st.amer Formoso, Mesurs. Ce might find it adcisable to more energetically in came from homo by last mail aboamor, and, the matter. The despatch from the port on is rumoured, oss here in connection with t Friday night would suit all the ports, as far as buibling of railways in the island of Formo Penang st say rate, and I do not see why the I am told that Mr. Cottrell has had conside Sundays of our Tea and Silk mon should be able experience with the bailding of railw encroached upon as they curtainly are by the lines in Europe and was also connected wi despatch of the mails on Monday night during earns is & civil engineer, and the broch the St. Gothard 'tzunol. A the piercing the summer months. (Applause)

The report was adopted without further dis. of our Acting British Cousal, Mr. Fourne, w is at present in Hongkong on leave, and M The CHAIRMAN said-The next business is WEdinson from the Bratow Consulate noliz the passing of the saccount, and I must regret in lis place. The Governor, at prevent hari The pen was remanded to the 5th just.

to remark that the fasucial position of the so many experienced Europeans at his sorri safety be greatest possible seclusion of

ALLEGED THEFT BY A'GOVERNMENT EMPLOTE The annual genral meeting of the mombats Chamber is far from satisfactory, there being a has given orders to stop sail work at the railwi females and which is endangered by the pro-

Ip Afu, store coolie, was charged with steal of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce took debis balance of Tis. 188.05. With regard to line towards Taiwanfod and combine to try a ing a number of blankets and other articles of place on the 27th March. Mr. E. H. Lavora pre the market report. I may say that

has been complete as soon as posible the line to Kelau motion of a syster of English Public Schooling this morning.

the value of £3, the property of the Government sided, and there were present Messrs. F. C. the sadeavour of the Committee to make certain the grastant obstacle of which will be the fund ¿ducation. specially designed to invite the

The Poochow Eono ways that the Viceroy of on the 30th March.

Bishop, C. Smith, J. Macgregor, H. H. Joseph, improvements in this publication with a view through the mountain at Nia ko, but which |attendance of Chinese as well as Eurasias or Fokien, in order not to be outdone by the exer Mr. Hastings (of Messrs. Wotton sad Dew A. Anderson, J. M. Young, A. Boss, E. G. Low, to bringing about a greater number of subsori is hoped can be tooomplished. now that En

tions of the Road Trust Committee in that cou's) dofanded.

J. G. Parios, J. W. Scott, A. J. Bary, A. G. bors, but the result has not been encouraging peans will try their skill at it. Europaan, gics The Chinese being direction, bas again fotte to the face with an-

Honry Martin, colour sergeant of the 91st Wol, J. A. Hawes, T. Wood, Carl Jantaen, E. I think the information given in the market On the 16th the Chinese transport Fra-på: posed to such a school they could not be ex-other proclamation, dealing with thres other Regiment, mid he was a probationor se barrack A. Probst, W. Howie, D. Brand, E. Cameron, report, as to toa, milk, and metals is ail that is rived from Frochor with a barge of petiti pected to send their children voluntarily, and shortcomings of the--to use a stereotyped officiergesat. On the 29th March, he was engaged W. B. Wetmore, C. M. Dyce, and H. R. Hearn. required, and may be looked upon as reliable, has been here since the lat last month, kari the time is certainly not ripe for making phrasturbulent and ovil disposed people of in moving Government stores from one shelf to

The following is the Committ's

The cost of this report is Tla. 1.252.50 and thaben on the Goverment slip for some elight i Those bewitching damsels in full another in the Commissariat. In doing

receipts Tls. 1,254,35 showing Tis. 1.76 profit, paina to bar atarn-pout. education in this colony compulsory. The bloom of youth, who coutrive to scrapo sa honest found a number of articles concealed between

The Fokien, from Hongkong, Swatawa bat the expense of obtaining the requisite ad The Diarres9 IN NORTH CHINA. Chiasse are fully alive to the importance of penny by picking tons, come in also for a severe the roof and ceiling of the room. He made a

vices will this year be greater, and the question Amoy arrived on the 17th. Mr. and Mrs. Gasl The distrom in the North of educating their loys, but their views on the lecture. The system of their employstext in list of the articles food List produced bursting of the banks of the Chinese by the now arises as to what course should be parens were passengers by her. Mr. Gasbe in Belgi

Riser, and the the different native too hongs beyond the bridge Amongst other things were thirty blankets an

submersion of vast tracts of country, he bow the in regard to this expensive, but unappreciated. Consul-Gaveral, and came here for a short vis

to the Mercury Correspondent. subject of female education are widely diffis condemnuod in no unmeasured terms, as it is fifty-eight sheets. The prisoner was the hand feature of the year. The authorities hapo made document. The number of subscrib ferent from those of Europeans, and any alleged that many of the fair but frall ones are onlie in the store room. He was not present strenuous attempts to control the inundations, and Chamber in 1888. was 41 and for attempt tocompel the attendance of girls ntthereby led astray.

when the articles were found. About twenty mblio antecriptions have been inrgoly collected both ugly 40. minutes afterwards he came in and witness ask. from foreignore and juntives for the rillel of the suf On the motion of Mr. MACOREGUR, seconded in China, Japan &o, with New Table of Fees European school would be vigorously resisted, Opium, zocording tos Calcutta paper, did welled him what he knew about these things. Haferar. The branch tras at length bean closed, but

However seivable it may be, therefore, to in Bengel last year. True, there was a decrease anid they had boon there a long time. In the some time munt elapse before the disastrone effects by Mr. Woon, the accounts were approved and and noises in the head of 23 years standi by a simple remedy, will send a description of of upwards of 40,000 biglas in the ares ouitirate beginning of February, witness took over the caused by the irruption of the water can be alleviated. passed.

The following gentlemen were elected to serve fres to any person who applies to Nicholson, encourage female education, the justice, and od, but the produse showed an increase of 10,600 stores from Sergeant Tighe. He compared the As a supplement to the report made by exports tan the Committee for the ensuing year----- sertainly the expodianey, of enforcing it may maunds at Patna, and 4,856 maunds at Benares, things taken over with the leiger and found the Commiting of the Cluster in furtherance of the Mesara. F. C. Bishop, D. Brand, C. J. Holliday. Bedford Square, London, W. U, England, 1

Carl Jantzen, E. G Low, J. Meegregor, E. A. resecnably be called in question. A short. The quality of the drug was also generally finer fifty-three blankets missing. Prisoner said he wishes of the Inspector-General of Customs, a rater- and of a higher consistence than usual, espacially knew nothing about it. When-witness discovered to in the last report, the Commities have to thank time ago the question was mooted amongst in the Banties agency. This is attribute parted tho blanisota, husked prisoner why he did not. Mr. W. Bettands for a rosy ablo rupset at the Probet, C-Vincent Smith, 30 Purdon, and

motbods adopted for the cultivation and preparation A. G. Wood.. a few well-to-do and advanced Chinose of ly to the fact that the weather was unusually speak about these articles that were hidden away, of the article as practised in Ceylon, which was daly A discussion took place as to the advisability securing a European education for their child and partly to the care taken to limit the area of did not belong to Sergeant Tighe. Sergeant Tighe

favourable for the industry throughout the year, when he knew that they were short. He said they forwarded to the Inspector-General.

of stopping the publication of the Trade Ropert BONDED WAREKÓDJZA.

issued by the Chamber. and it was decided to ren. If any movement in this direction altivation to the best and most conveniently had been in charge of the stores for over three Acting upon a lettos dated the 8th January, 1899, continue it for three months longer, discretion Fer steamship Ocamic, exiled on the 2 assumed practical shape it would certainly be situated lands. The chosen field of improved years. The things found by witness is the roof received from His Excellasor M. Fon Brandt Dores being given to the incoming Committee to stop March For Yokohama 4,253 bog sugar, Casto a and Barbour Regulations for the dif- the duty of the Government to afford it every cultivation of opium is very popular.

cultivation is the Benares Agency, where the did not cover the deficiencls. He was told that of the Diplomatie Body at Paring, raping to a deit, in case they deemed it advisable so to dn.

spatch announcing the walk of the spenál general fere it ports of China, Philippinee, Siam, &c. possible epouragement, but for the Govern

that the value of the articles missing was about meeting called for the purpose of dimnesing the pro- Pilata co Regulations

There would scom to be a considerable develop £30. There were also deficiencies from the paged bonding of the C. H. S. N. Co.'s harves aloue,Courier HONGKONG

ment of its own motion to go to the expense ment of steam communication between Bangkok 4th February last, the date when witness teek to the exclusion of foreign and warehouses from of establishing educational facilition which, and Bingapore in prospect. The Mercantile ror, busett upon comparison with what he took the same facilities, the Committes have kept a 978-

ful record, sompiled from the returas issued by the A CHINESE EVANGELIST. TELLS there is every reason to believe, would be Gasette bears that Messrs. Kin Cheng & Co., of over to what was entered in the lodger.

Cross-examined by Mr. Hostangs, witness said Customs, of the business done at these sharra de Singapore, Saigon, and Bangkok, are about

AN ORIENTAL TRAGEDY. very sparingly availed of, would be little to establish a new line of steamaza to ran to stock was taken onse a year or when there was that the Committed have pot dromod it hosessary to a trapstar of barisok sorgoants, It was not make a report until longer tims has elappod to stun those parts in connection with their rico mills. sual for things to be found over in stock more plainly that the facilities in their prosent form. Sach a school as is suggested by Dr. EITEL ready. Our Bengkok contemporary also men

silks and esse merchandise For Now T would no doubt be attended by Eurasian tions & rumour that the Siamese Government things at one side until the next stook taking. house Government was drawn to the position by Francisco Edasiner of the 25th February—

City-front pedestrians were edifiod pasterday pucknges tos, 5 cases vilice, 5 essas mend girls, but the parente of a large proportion iated setting two fast and powerful steamers to He had never heard of it being done. On the an able letter from Mr. W. Keswick

run between that port and Singapore, for the 30th March he found some moro blankets under

After considerable delay, the Chloess Authorities by the eloquenos of the first Chinese vangalist dise, and 272 bales raw silk. of this class are in a portion to provide their conveyance of wails and passagers, and to bo inlot of rage and rubbish in a vault. He asked have at length take steps for the removal of this who has made his appearamon in that. Locality.

Quotations are children with advoation in private schools, connection with the English and Franch mails Prisoner about them and he said they had been long-standing abstraction to the navigation of the Ho announced his name as Ah Qui He did bot and in the case of those who are not facili from Europe: The Gazette adds "This would there a long time and were what was over. He said river, and are engaged a competent oficer to super claim any connection with either the Salvation

Army or the Holiners Band. The moment that New Malwa....................... perhaps be a boon to the general publis, but it is sometimes witness would be short and then ho vise the operations.

he assumed a position on a box that he used for; ties are afforded in various religious inalitu- doubtful policy on the part of any Gepartment could take bean to make up. Witness asked him tions, both Roman Catholic and Protestant, to ongage in private business. The route inhy he had not told him of these things being

carious engories, where the girls may receive a moral as well question also is already fully occupied by private there before and he said Sergeant Tighe had

restram a crowd gathered and listened with Old Malwan stoomers, and it would be unjust to the owners pat them there.

Although there was a pidgin twang to his Older Milwa as intelleetaal education. Dr. ETL ibis of these, and injurious to brade, if the Govern The case was remanded till this morning.

English, he read the Sermon on the Mount with Falun (New) report saya:

tracy and clearness.

Order: in Cosavil för Government of H.B.M.

1871 1881, 1894, 1884, 1881€, 1996, LEŃ6.

Bu ects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877,

Rules of HBM, Supreme and other Courts

New Jables of Consular Fees

Code Civil Procedure, Hongkong

„Table of Hongkong Court Fees

Foreisu Jurisdiction Act

Adrailty Roles

Regulations for the Consular Courts.al United

States in China

Rulss of Court of Consuls at Shanghai

Chino Passenger Ast

TRADE REGULATIONS

China

Japan

Siam

Customa Seizure. China Shanghai Bonded Warehouse Regulation

Chartr of the Colony

Rules st Legislative Connoil

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ing the past year. The resulta are so insignificant

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COWNIKULAU INTELLIGRNOK

WEDNESDAY, 3rd April. ExroKT CARGO.

32 packages merchandise. For San Franci This concluded the business of the meeting. |—41,996 bags rice, 358 bags bonus, 148 b

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poffes, 24 bags saltpetre, 340 bagi linseed, 2, boxes oil, 30 casa siks, 12 oberts grade opi OF 300 bales hemp, 200 bales guonios, 500 packs

matting, and 6,788. packages, merchandise. Honolulu 247 packages merchandise. For nama 890 bags rice, 199 packages merchanj and 3 casa silks. For Casyaquil onsen si

We take the following wonderful tale, which

Ordor may be sent to Daily Prena Ofico, where lega than a waste of the public fonds. They will be new vessels and one will shortly be taking, but it would be improper to keep theas do not meet the wants of the port. The attention of smells strongly of the lamp, frum the Sanand 2 case merchandiso. For Calino-2 c

it is puished, or to the following Agents

HONGKONG...Monars. F. Blackhead & Co. Húsoké za..............Mr. W. BrewOC.

How to......Messrs. The Fall & Hulta Co.. Horak Mesara, Kolly & Walsh.

MACAU.

AMOT

HONGKONG... Mesars Laue, Crawford & Co. HONGKANG......Messrs. A. 3. Watson & Co.

Mr. F. A. da Cruz. SWATO......Mears. Qualch & Co.

Mr. J. G. Götz FORMO! \........Mr. J. G. Götz. Foocht........Messrs. Helge & Co.. SITANO A......Half & Holtz Co-operative Co. - SHANG: AI......Mesra, Kelly & Walsh. Noarn & Hall & Holte Co-operative Co.

RIVER'orts 'and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai.

NAGARA I Mostra. The C. & J. Trading Co.

KOBE-CAKA....Mezara. F. Walsh & Co. Yogon, MA....Muara. Kelly &Walsh,

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.Mesara Disz Puertas & Ca. ΠΑΝΟΣ

Mr F Mainfrar HALPHOTO......Mr. G. Gavalle. BANGRY Moears Ramsay & Co.

Messrs. Kelly A. Wajh. PENAN.Mesars. Maynard & Co. COLOM: ....Messrs: A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA ...... Mousry, Newman & Co.” BYONE......Maasra Gordon & Gotch.

MILION...Mera Norton, Hargrave & Co.

What has lindorod vfforts in this direction, hither-

| samtal classes of society only and lasva nis, inmoral

ment were to compate with them."

The January-February jsme of the China

BEORN HD. H. E. PomogÉ.

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DUTY DRAWBACK.

The Committee agaan drew the attention of the Jech of the existing regulations with rogard to Daty Doren of the Diplomatie Rody at Feking to the job Drawbacks and in reply received the Information that the Yaung. Tamén and decided that Drawbacks inmood aftor let July, 1898, on the export of nativa produce shipped from the Yangtate posts. will be a

"I am not Mr. Moody," began. Qui after con- Beanas (New) depted in payment of duties of every kind by the understood that this restriction to the port of face to love the Lord all the same just life him just Custom Honaes by which they wars ined. Icluding the reading, but I like him, and I want in Depeated by the complication of accounts which is a good mau, and do whole lots of good just would otherwise rasnit between the dixerent Custom like Jesus Christ. I want to be just the same.

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to, war chiefly the fear that the systems of concubine doing Notho XVI) Las Coco DEFRAUDING THE STEAM LAUNCH COMPA 7. ngu, iku great bus of the social life of this solo hard. The opening paper, entitled The Life would only be fostered by providing Chinese girls

Wong Eu was charged with embersling B1, with an Exaghsa or Angle-Chinose placation. But it and Tenebings of Lap-ies by Profesor Von der the property of the steam launch company on the Trouly Ports. newer to me that the duty of the Government to pro- Gabelenta, of the University of Leipzig, la si the 30th March. vide the cleans of Gumbos, where private efour old sketch of the old master's work mud work- Jossph „Patil Jëshë, krakkover of the Steuer abront, should not be outsidered to apply to tho tinal disquisition.com Taoism, which will he read Launch Company, said prisoner was ooxswain on the Tes Guild proposing sertale regalatons with you call highbinders here, that's what I was in chea withart a higher class of education for fear that with mash interest by all who care to examine board the Bonnie. It was his duty to collect the fard to murases on tea set into foreigu godown for Canton. I worked for a big mandarin fifteen they might become still tears immoral. As a matter into the systems of Chinese philosophy. The certificate of time signed by the party who hired inspection parious to parolass, and saking the Cons of fast concubinage has all along flourished in Hong-Rev. T. W. Pearce reviews The Life and the lannob. On Saturday last at 3 pm, the mittee to obtain the sanction of the members to ite years. O, it is terrible, for me to think of it adoptios. The Committee had imenily bad informa. now! During that time I killed fifty-one people kong aul with no doubt continue to fourth, whether Letters of Samuel Welly Williams, LL.D. launch was hired by Miss Lily Woodlief, sad tion that the guld had taken the bigk handed proceed for money. Twenty of them were woman. Chinese girls ruceive an English or Chiness education of no education staff. If the education to be sirou in a most interesting and rentable paper. was returned shortly after 5 pm. The first ing of stopping business and their smsad wore Tho orimes of Jack the Ripper do not com to the iria here referred to has ay inoral effect at Mr. Turat contributos another instalment thing on Monday morning he asked defendent complied with the matter was one brought to all, wach effect will not be likely to mesurage any of his "Budget of Historical Tales," and for the certigaste of time. Defendant instead the notion of the Senior Capsat, iar for his inter pare with nine in point of number. I never immoral mode of life ontruibor, the contrary,

Mr. J. Neamann gives an entertaining ne..of giving him that handed him 84. He told ference. After soneldersbis delay online az ar mutilated the dead, but I was always sure that ON Moers. John Haddon & Ca, With the last sentence of this extract, as count of" A trip from Kinking be the Lushna witness that the smoaze was 35.59. He wrote rengad with the representatives of this teagail which my victim was dead before I left. I feal full of took place on the and August, when it was arranged blood now. Can't sleep in the night. The great 3&4, Bourerlo Bt., Tlact B) Merk stronte

applied to the particular circumstances of title, from which it in apparent that the cran- letter to Miss Woodliet and she replied that that business should be resumed, ad aliafactory character Moabeth said once you all know, that ON

try at the book of this river port is well worth she had given the defendant $5. Defendant de- torma wrote agreed to.

he bad murdered sleep. We have a character Mosers 'Bales, Hondy & Co. |Hongkong, we think few persons who have exploring. Some Metrical Translations.from niet having reosived i

Tumsar Convention wita zer Gunness. Mr. W. M. Wills, 151, Cannon St. given any consideration to the subject will the Bhi King. The Shan-min* Decade of Fart Lily Woodlief stated that she had the launch It was brought to the notice of the Commitee that our dramatia literature who says the same Mr.L.H.Biely, 66, Ene Lafayette.

LIL" by Bee. W. Joanings, follows, and Dr. Saturday last from 3 to 6.20 p.st. She gave the Telegraph Convention between the Submarine thing, Issy, Ah Qui Ling, you have murdered Ox ...G. Hildebrandt, 111, Alexandrinen agree. A mero intellectual education with Eitel contributos a translation of the "Mab- defendent 35 and he wanted more. She told Companies and Imperial Chiaste asgraph Adminis sleep. That is what I say all night to myself.

AR GUI'S CONVERSION... out moral Lanining would in the case of Obi-Tien taxe Chuen, ar Narrative of the Bon of him she would pay the balance to his master as ation was the eru of settiest, and lavic atten.

tion was again m to the questiot, but it has imos S.

You want to know about my conversion. BAN FN'00. Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merolante nese girls in this colony' be certain to en-Heaven | posthumously called Mul: The notes he had no small chaoga Blue was certain she traspired that tas proposed cagement was Do You believe me because I talk the frath. One

Exchange. New Ya....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Row.

courage the mode of life referred to by it, and Queries, which are for in number and less gave defendant 85 It was in one note

interesting than usual; and two or three nodoss

MAKEET, BEFORT. Sentenced to gix weeks"-imprisonment with

time my master fell in love with a pretty Chi. Dail; Press Office, January, 1899,

Erret. Girls whose mothers aro themselves | of now books, make up the contents of the review. "hard labour,

The Committee have had the improvement of this nose girl and Yut Lee. She lived in the BOTEREIGNE

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