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more than a day or so after, the basantion of the superior about the matter. This was what the rai). Thora must. therefore be some use of defendent called having pressure brought to bear recent origin to account for the present increased on bim But what was the real reason uni profongest pollution. I may also be perzaitted the defendant was unable to a reagh why to point out that the rainy season has not yet because he had another woman living with him commenced, so that if nothing can be done, on and he was also keeping the prostitute whom họ, your own showing, the water, bad as it is se bad called as a witness, and therefore he could not knowledged to be now, must necessarily be re-afford to pay. Then a child was born and when 123red more impure during tho comingraonths, the defendant was asked to support it he said the until fually it becomes liquid mind. As I then child was not his and wanted to reduce the to understand that consumors now being 'sup. allowance to $10 per month. With gbgard to ied from the Pokfulam Reservoir are to be the interview defendant had with his wife in givan water of the present or worse quality Spring Gardens the night before the signing of Juring an indefinite period?

the deed of separation he rubmitted that the Awaiting your raply,

ecideas of this woman. Akwaf oorroborated very materially the story fold by Mrs. MoBreen. WILLIAMHARTIGAN. He submitted that forcon deliberately per- jured himself for the purpose of ovading a DR. HABISAN TO THE ACTING SURVEYOR. awful claim on big, when he wout into

GENERAL

the box and swore that his wife had never Hongkong, May 20th, 1889. gone with him to his konse in Spring Gardens The Acting Surveyor General.

in July, 184, but there was no doubt that the Sin-I sent a letter to year oflies beforoghild born in Singapore was the rasult of that 10a.m. on May 18th to which no anemar has intervion. o abrittal that his lordship been received.

could not find for the ofendant on sach evidence a bad been produced; the evidence of a harlot who was in the pay of the defendant and of a. man of the stamp of Dawson, who left Slega. poro under very peculiar direnmstanos, and whe waile the case was proceeding was staying with McBreen and doubilas arranging with him the story he was to tell. The defonce had brought evidence, not such as a divorce court would look int but wholi-as any jury would laugh at, and he

naked for a verdict against the defondant.

Judgment was reserved.

The matter is one of argoney, in the present condition of the Pokfulam water supply,

May I request a reply to the question con- fained in my communication at your earliest

.DONVEYİBOGA.

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WILLIAM HARTIGAN.

(TEN ACTING SURVEYOR-ORNERÁL TO DE,

HARTIGAN.

Public Works Department, 20th May, 1889. SIE-I have the honour, in reply to yours of the 16th and 20th instrut, to state that all that can be done, will be done to improve the Pokfu- lum water supply.

I have the honour to bo, Sir, your obedient ser- vant,

FRANCIR A. CUOPER, pro Surveyor-General..

Dr. Hartigau.

DR. HARTIGAN TO THE BŃCBETARY OF THE BANITLEY BOARD.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

BEFORE ME, FIELDING Cileze, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

ALLEGED PIRACY.

Wong Ban and Tang Yi were charged with being concerned with others not in custody in the piracy of a junk off Cape Calliassa on the 25th March.

Prisoners pleaded not guily.

THE" DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 23ED, 1889,

A man in satate of intoxication killed his wife. A man dromat of a departed friend of his, a barber, when to his fulms surprise he found the next morning his head clown shavódik

A husband went in pursuit of his wife, whe had been kidnapped and sold nt Singapore. Ea succosted in discovering her whereabouts and in obtaining her release..

The river at Chao-oling has been rising vrey fast these last few days and faars of an in. undation are entertained.

At Lionchow a great epidemic of measles pres valla among children,

A grand servics took place on the 17th in the Houam temple. A large concoures of women and el ildre filed the grounds.

In Kuli Shan two immanga serpents were soon having a sharp fight. Both of them were shortly afterwards found dead, covered all over with bruises..

SATOON:

FROM A COBBESPONDENT.]

JMb Yay. I am sorry pressure, of business prevent

me from writing more fully about the festivities of the 5th inst. The most interesting features were the Regatta and the public ball in the Government Gordons.

The Regatta consisted of six evouts, and wont off very creditably. The rowing of the Navy beats was really excellent. Very interesting was the race of three, Cambodian piroquor, manned by at least 50 oarsman each, who went at o splendid rate through the water, ottering the

Mr. Parnell was conoladed yestariny, Mr. Par- mell oxplained that his alusion in the House of ist reforced solely to ribboniem, Cantons to secret societies having cased to ex IMPRISONED IRISH MEMBERS TO GIVE EVIDENCY.

LONDON, 7th May,

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

HEGISTER.

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PATION

Mr. W. O'Brien and Mr. Harrington, who are! at prosent undergoing terms of imprisonment wo for of epoca, andar the Crimes Act, have been Talle brenght from jail to London to give evidenco uzba..... before the Parnell Commission. Mr. Harting An ton insisto on wearing his prison clothes. BIE CHARLES DILLE'S KETURN TO PUBLIC GIFE.

LONDON, 5th May. Bir Charles Dilke has gone on a political Lour in the Forest of Dean. It is believed that this prigas his return to pablie life.

THE PARIS KXHIBITION,

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PARIS, 4th May. Far is thronged with visitors who are th arrived for the grand Exhibition, the opening ki festival of whigh takoy place on the thinelant The streets already present most animated an appeurance, and general preparations nra being kn Haiphon mude for "Têtes to be held to-morrow and on Monday. The League of Patriots have an Merrila nounced that they will abstain from all acks that wurde be calculated to compromise the rucoasa of the Exhibition,

CONTEMPLATED INAUERECTION IN TORKEY,

CONSTANTINOPLE, 4th May.

Many arrests of Armonians hava boon made, and the Turkish authorities are searching tho okprobes and convents at Ven for clues to un insurrection which it, is fenred' is contemplatol.

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W. DOBERCK, "Bonphong. Cserépatory, 22nd May, 1880..

MATŁORGLUGICAL REGISTER.

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DEATH OF COUNT TOLSTOL'

ST. PETERSBInn, 7th May- Count Tolstoi, Minister of the Interior, who introduced the late scheme of local govoromontan referar in Russia is deal

TRE TURKUH MINION TO ZANZIBAR.. CONSTANTINOPTE, 7th stay. The Porte kan ordered the Turkish Mission To tremendous yelle, uach to the amusement he stopped which was about to be sent to Zanzi of the spentators. The race for Ausamite bar. sampons was also good; ton boats entered and showed great speed. The course was from the

The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. A. Junboat Alouette in front of the Messageries Leuch) prosecuted.

Flaviales Offee to saɔther gunboat lying abreast of the Arsenal and back, and the time chosen. 4,30 p.m., coincided with slack water.

The Jurors wereMesars, A. do Rozarin, Oscar Wegener, G. Fenwick, A. A los Rome dion, A. G. Botelho, K. A. Chinoy, and E. L.

Hongkong. 2nd May, 1889. H. MacCallum, Esq., Secretary, Sanitary Board. S-I have the honour to request but you will lay the accomapnaying correspondents before the members of the Sauitary Board, Hasirallingwool. meeting this day. The subject of water- The Asting Attorney-Geuoral said the frots supply is one of such acknowle ced impor of the case were as follows. On the 29th March tauce da have no hesitatis in asking a junk laft Hongkong sad at 10 p.m. they wore the Board to gira it their bit attention, of Cape Collinson, where they saw a junk and and to nege most strongly as the Govern two Fuall boats going towards them ment the absolute necessity of taxing inmediata The main the boats called out to know steps to remedy so arying an ovil as this oneres what the junk people had on board and pendence dinelosor. Ko publie company would be were told herosi e. About to men then carve permitted by the Government to distribute wa- on board and the people were put below and ter to the fohabitants of the United Kingdombatfèust down and afterauzis put ashore on Ko such as is now being supplied by Anthurity ' Chau. Here the master of the junk got a fish- from the Bosarvoir at Pokfulam. A remelying boat and came to Hongkong and made a re-.. trouble, but certainly presents an insipezable time it was attacked; besides the kerociun, were diffoulfy. My question to the Surveyor General. two bottles of rabine, a kind of dye, sud eight to which I have got no utifactory aussor, isa or nine days after the first prisoner was arrested Are we to be supplied for an indefinite period with the two bat:la in his possession and he was with Althy water" If the Pokfulam supply identified by the master of te juok as vos of cannot be improved quickly (and six months the man who sesisted in the piracy. The second

I believe, the time mentioned, the Tytgat prisoner was afterwards arrested and identified. water can be temporarily distributed by junction After hearing the evidence and the statem nts

In the evening there was a brilliant Ulumina tion and resption at Government House, when a Cainbodian orchestra and the dancing girls of King Norodom performed before M. Richand and a distinguished assembly. In the garden were erected Annamita and Chinese theatres, the lat ter being illuminated with healetric light There was alen a pavilion for dancing, where M. Tinband and his alte wont through a quade: la

Every one hero is sorry that M. Richned o

LORD COLIN CAMPBELL'S MATRIMONIAL

TROUBLES,

BOMBAY, 4th May. Loyd Colin Campbell dooies the accuracy of the reports in the some papers by last, mai, con carning his matrimonial troubles; he considera it un ikoly his solicitor made the statements he is reported to hare done, as he must have been cognisant of the fact that all litigation between Lord and Lady Colin was definitely at au end. THE UNCOVENANTED CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

LONDON, 3th May.

Sir Roper Lethbridge has secured priority on the 31st instant for a motion he will bring forward in the House of Commons on the grievances of the Uncovenanted Civil Service of India.

LONDON, 7th May.

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process prevented, the results ought to be very cossary before the bank an epimenon business. satisfactory. About a month ago a very ich The capital is Ive million Shanghai telsí vein was struck, which he been traord for a which has subscribd in shares of cus sufficient distanon ta prava that it in true voia thonsand tauls cask.The N. C. Daily News,. and not a mord pooket, the width varying from in noting* the registration of the New German- Sin. to Gin. The yield of the des from the mine Asiatio Bank, says that as mannger has yet been generally, by the present method of treatment, appointed, and no late is yet fault for the actani ragies from 1 on. to 50 oz. por tor It affords opening I the bank. - - asplosaure to record the success of Mr. Ho The Shanghai Home Guard has boon con- Amer's enterprise, which we hope will wontline | stituted. The object of the Corps in indiented and increase to the full extent of his expectations by the following seemoranda printed on the pro- Work is still going en ålso, on a small sole, at paid ticket of membership:-Datice of Sub the Tel Yu Shat mine

MACAO.

officers.Tha Soltor Sub-Oleof of each district must make vat a list of all the houses in his s trict with the ecmber of inhabitants, ami must keap-one copy and so that a copy is kept at the rendezvous. De being called out nach Sab. [FROM OUR CORTESTYNDENT. Į

OBoer must go at ones to the relevoud of his district and the Savior presont must 20th May, 1999.-

despatolí members to inform the inhabitsata, The rigor steamer Kiukiang serived hero on nither that there is no canse for, atorm, or Saturday tator than usual, about 9 pm, and tre that they must prepare to leave their houses, European passengers, of whom there was a large or that they must come at ones to the randez. number for ordinary times, were brought on

shore by a steam lunch sont off by Mr. Paul fu the two forger as he may leave his junior in churge and visit híz distrief. In the Jordan for that purpose, Among the posson latter case he must remain in the reukaz, aud gara vere the English and Portugurally superlatend the despatch of all jala who came be to give a concert ut the request bitants to the plan of safety, and on as account. of the Committee of the Club Uaiko. The love it tonless relieved till all are out off. sort, vol and instrumental, under the direction where a district is the son of listarbanen en of Maestro Cattaneo, an off most successfully read forms will be supplied the ita protection. at the bonire D. Pedro V, or Sunday evening

Duties of memafeve-On bring called out fach before an audience of ove the hundred pormber tatal sace procand fo th real vous sous. The performers generally sequitted them of his district and ruiva acle's Leon the Seb- selves admirably, and the applau- was fraqueit Officer in charge. In case no Sub-Offlour arriv and enthusiastic.. Theenterbrizmont, which wa commanded al 8 p.m., conceded about half-gast storen, after which domaine was the order of the night and it was kept up with spirit until two nock on Monday morning notwithstanding the intense brat which pre- vailed. The Ifalls of the Ulul Dois wera gaily danorated with avargreats and flowers, and were brilliantly illuminated, whilst the refreshment

in time to take enomand, this members present shall elect need sores. On no mount ruay members be proviously toll off to contain hours. Dries of the tie-The able should do their atmost to facilitate the work of the geard. They way in casa of emergency go at ongi so the man- dażveua or evon the phren of saluty, hot, in the latter case they shoulli! possible notify the fact

CHINKIANG.

19th May.

room was lavishly provided for the curlert of at the rondesce the gueste.

The amateurs and some of the other visitors left this morning for Hongkong, whilst ethors† The Commission appointed by E. the remained behind for the purpose of availing Viceroy of Nanking to enquire into and to themselves of the invitation of Baron Souna adjust the claims made by the sufferers on Be- Purnendos to a bali his home this evening:ount of th Jate rios torminated its sitting |to-day being his birthday.

On Sunday morning a thunderstorm passed over the outskirts of the colony followed by to. ronts of rain, which continued throughor', the morning, abating after na..

The gunboat Bio Lima, which has beco under NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL. going repairs at your dock is to return to

Macao to-day,

HONGKONG.

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The the British v baunlato a fow days ago. Many of the native daims have stan bern paid, The Foreign eaias were to b piel shortly,

Thy Chiso gun-resol Weicking was long- sils the hulk Čodit yesterday do nosive the coffin containing the retains of the bite Totai's other who died beru, a for weeks ago; the

romains are to be eoivayed to Tientsin for interment.

The surrounding country is looking well ond the coming crops will be above the average, providing we have no more heavy fully of rain. 11th May.

Can be found, the application ay entril some port to the Police. On board the junk at the boce recalled; and frata Tonquin, I bear, a tele. Gorar, in reply to a question, said that Mresolutious to snable the ompany to increase nexe pagans in order to kiss the image of Omifor the insult and digrities of the 5th February

with the existing mains or in other such manner of the prisoners, the jury unanimously acquitted na engineers can suggest. For those ca levels thom. higher than Tytan mo supply, provisional means for filtering the comparatively mali gunatity

of Pokfulam water required might be adopted.

The Government aro responsible for its pre- sant disgraceful condition. They should be call ed upon to provide agedy. A strong resolu tion to this effect, blaenating from the only it Sanitary uthority in the Colony, will, even ignored by the Governmont, encourago long- suffering Consumers to presevere in their efforts; for redress, and strengthen the position of their representatives when advocating their daims is Council.I am &c,.

WILL.COM HAITIGAN, M.D., Diplmt. Stat Medicine.

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SUPREME COURT.

92nd May.

Is SuaMARY JURISDICTION.

Herons Mx. A. & WAR, ACTING PUNE JUDUS.

OST AND ANOTHER «. «HÍRLEY. The hearing of this ensen wus geeniowl. Alr. Wobbor was for dy pinstidy, and Mr. Wilson (of Messrs. Wotton and Deapon'st for the defor.dant.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold onrealter responsable for the optiona exprobral by our Correspondents.]

WEATHER FORECASTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”

gram has been forwarded expressing the indig ration and regret of the residents at the uncalled for changa. M. Richard has made liuself highly popular, watch carnot be said of Lis sucwards. cossor M: Piquet, who is now in Pondicherry,

We are suffering under the burden of tremen. dous heat. The longed for rain will not full although there is thunder ovozy day.

at

TO THE DEAF-A person cured of deatuess and uses in the bead of 28 year winding by a simple remedy, will send a description of it Hise, our most important commodity, unfree to any person who applies to Nicholson, 21. chief export, has greatly risen in price, and fence Bodford Square, London, W., England. 498 Ferdinand Lomm, was arrested on beard on the Priests iot to allow the heathens to invado the the British Consulate Ata given signal oth

ars onteríafnod ns to the next crop.

CHINKIANG.

15th May, The settlement of the Foreign claims result SIR-Barometer's suggestion in your fisting from the late riot was complated to-day. of this morning will be endorsed by many of your Her Majesty's Cossul handed over to claimantsi

as followeNative Bank Orders in Shanghai renders. The system of publ shing daily wo ther forecasts has been adopted by that very

Tls payable to hearer, half the amount clined. useful and energetic institutions, the Mauilu The balance in two instalmonta, vis, payable on Observatory, which seems to be more live than the 11th August and 7th November. Interest the Hongkong Observatory. Actually situated bearing at the rate of 10 per cent. ou a moant it might be supposed, judging tru its work, that the latter existed in & sleepy hoflor.

The commission has accopted and adjusted many of the clains in a very satisfactory man ner, and all the small claims wore paid in full ard on demand..

The first cricket match of the season was played on the groud of the Chicking Cricket Clab yesterday. A team from H.M.S. Swift, as. sombled to give battle with the willow against

May I make anotlar suggestion Why The meteorological returns contain no record of the maximum and minimum temperaturo This information is given in Mesars. Falconer and Co's daily record, but the same scientific ac. evracy can hardly be looked for there as may a team of the Chinking Eleven. The ground roasonably be looked for in the returns of a 18s in bomtiful order, nud just sufficient sun. fully equipped observatory. It is no more in-shine to gladden the hearts of the cricketers teresting or usifal to know what the tempera- ture may be at ten o'clock and four o'clock than at elevea and fire o'clock, but the maxit and minimum give på something definite and final,

to those that need to be doraɣálod at the Hospital before the Observatory came into existence, cau not be issued by the latter institution. Students of meteorology are in some respools worse of

Jans Frances McBrésu, recalled and cross-exI would also ask why mouthly returns, similar amined by Mfr. Wilson-y busband took me to his bones in Spring Gardens on the 19th July, 1884, the day before I signed the deed of separa tion. I remained in the house for chout half an hour. We then left and came down to the Cant. When I got to the Court I met the amsh with the child. We had been gone so long that she had como to look for us

and others prosent. The local team lost by five wickets-Mercury correspondent.

TIENTSIN.

The exertions of the railway servants do not seem as yet to have been wholly equal to the fflelal suppression of abuses on the part travellers, Generals and Tactais albo fauciod

now than we were before we had an Observatory-tiey could make a convenience of the railway

am, yours, etc,

THERMOMETER.

Hongkong, 31st May, 1880.

SUMMARY OF THE ·

"KWANG-PAO.”

Lum Akwai, examined by Mr. Wobber, mid-- I have known May Me Bress for about twenty you're. After she returned from Singapore the Erst time I used to often go and see her. She hada young. child and I used to go there and Duess it have men Mr. MoBrena cone to his wife's house”

18th May. several times. I remember his coming there in July, 1884. Ho stayed some time and then they

The lading article of to-day enjoins people to both left in a ricksha. I looked after the child make proper use of money and to avold reckless while they were out. They were gone for a and lavish expenditure on different franks and conadorable time and I went to look for thor.vices. Each one should strive, the writer says. I met them coming towards this Court From that realising the true value of money and at un direction of Wanchai.

Mr. Wilson said there were only one or two dorstanding how best to utilise it.

facte to which he wished to call the attention of. At Fotsban a tree of great age was blown his Lordships this case. He submitted that it down by the heavy gals that passed oror the had been clearly proved that Mr. Moreon, be- fors signing of the deed of separation, was preg. Place a few days hook. A podlar who was going

ant and that sks concealed that fact from the by sustained heavy injuries.

free of charge, but by dint of constant pressure most of theut now pay. But there are import aut exceptions. A short time ago one notorious ofinial, presuming on high protection, sunt for the special saloon curriage, of which he took Patire possession for a journay to Toug- aban and back, lling the compartments with his attendants to the exclusion of all other travellers, and for this the injen re fused to pay a cent. When their tickets were demanded by the Chinese guarda the servants of the official assaulted them. It is remarked as curious how these things rna in families. The official traveller who was the occasion of a fracas at the Tientsin Station some months ago wis brother to the official now referred to, had the servant who assaulted the English guard

The Bishop of Macko has issued instructions overning the service in the Roman Catholic The short interval which has elapsed sings the Churches of Singapore. and Malacca, amongst despatch of the last wil has not been eventit!. which is the following →→→ We declare to be THE FISCAL SYSTEN IN INDIA..

On the 18 May an extraordinary meeting of improper to the worship of the. Carbolis Ra One of the wondition, în the solidement of the the Hongkong. Cantor, and Macno Steamboat ligion the uso intuend in the two, above-late riot at this port was that the British and In the House of Commons last night Sir J.

Company Limited was bold, at which special said churches of giving admissica to Chi-American flay's should be slated alonement Samuel Smith's resolution odamning the fiscal system in Intia hart ben forwarded to its capital to 3.500.000) by the issue of 10,000 Lord en Palm Sunday and Good Friday; be- last, Cveral Wu, co manding brigade of Lord Lasowie despatch from: Jord Cross, new shares of 320 oach, ancha shures to be allotted cares if this custom is not directly cautrary to tacons, anwei men) assembled his command of regarding the sande would, he said, follow after-to shareholders on the register on 7th June the digma or morals af Our Holy Religion it 10a.rs today at the Amexicon Consulate, Ode a preraino of $15 per share, were ouluining even a humage of respect to the re-firing party toak up position by the Americau passed. An extraordinary meeting of the ligious truths, there cannot be howover the flagstaff and anche firing party at the British Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godum least doubt that it is opposed to the general disdagstaff Tho grounds of the respectivo Cons Company was told on the 21st May, when a ciplice of the Catholic Charch, conserring is no salates adjoin eacvler, Two bigja kete frau special resolatien naabling the Company to re slight degree on those days to the loss of the re- H.D.M. gun-vessel, Seift el curs of the duce its capital was passed. A passenger by the forenes due to sobolga place as the catholietemple. respostive Bags. A of banjackets zud steane Changsha, from Australi, named John We desire therefors and even order the Res. murines wore se draw up in the rounds of 18th Day on suspicion of being a man who is churches in order to satisfy what is in them but flags were reisel at the same time, when they. wanted on a charge of embezzling £8.200 ipm a superstition. And should they be ret able to reached the crosstrees of each flag stuff the N- the Bank of Victoria, Melbon pe, and was releas. out at ones this blamefil nastóm, let them at

live troops fired a valets, and another was fred ed on the 21st nader a writ of habeas corpus by least do what is within their reach in order that simultaneously from the fort on the hill outsid the Acling Chief Justing, there being me the Lagthaus cross not side-door of the of the concession. The flags were then baisted tittio of evidence against him, and bis appearance grand-flfar, where the image of Our Lord is three quartermast when another salute, was– being directly the opposite of the desorption expoal to the veneration of the faithful-Wired and wlisa hoisted up to the tracki given of the man for whom he was mistaken know also there is another inveterate custom the last salute was fired. Three racing cheers the arrest was made owing to Lomma having among the hathons to follow the procession of were given for the American and British f taken Lių pavage under the name of Grabatu. Our "Lord out of the Church.

We wanel by some of the nation's assembled. The To Farther correspondence on the proposal to lay forbid it them when they only go behind the tak and all the High Cliciale and the Captado direct rahle between Singapore and Hongkong procession with the respect due to this solemn and Officers of H.R.M. gun-vessel, Swift ware has been ablished, the Eastern Extension and pious net, following it in silence; per enn pent in full uniter, and the British and Co. nor offarbig to lay it wii British Northe forbid it to a protistart or biti bntarica Cola ad many of the residents. Borger. The Chamber of Commerce still oppose we wish that this act raise no scandal ong the The ombers of the Municipal Connell and- the payment of a subsidy by the Colour Mr. the faithfal, or cause confusion to the religions Police, the latter being drawn in to on the Samuel Brown, the new Surveyor-General, ceremony." Luther quaint English this.

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Hongkong & C. Gas.!

G. GAS.

defendant otherwise he would not hava entered- Whilst two natios were carrying a heavy beam into it. That concealment amounted to malere one of them slipped and fell. The bear wounded work proceeds they gain experinone, and with presentation and was sufficient to justify the de-him in several places.

the aid of several powerful seres joke have fendant in his subsequent action, a further submitted that they had proved, and the provi

The gentry in the Pan-ya distriot have peli-drawn Uirty-one piles. Their dilexities, it is & . Bakery..... was such as would be considered satisfactory.iution the Magistrate to issue orders that the said, will not be now very grest natal they begiu any disore court, that Mrs. McBreen was not liv-natives of two villages in his jurisdiction ing in Singapore a chasta and proper manner. should not be permitted to observe the dragon His Lordship naked if; Mr. Wilson stated that boat festival as they are a zordy lot aud invari- Max Mo Breem sctually committed inltery there

ably give rise to trouble.

or that she was not Ulving a chasie life.

Mr. Wilson said they had proved both.

It A thief having anntobed a parcel containing

was in evidence that she was in the job of remoney from a foot passenger ran away, as

upon the caissons-Chinese Times.

HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY.

H. Flectric Light ...

H. H. L. Tramways.. Hongkong Ice..... H. & K. Wharf & G. H. Steam Lundy... Hongkong Ropa...... The annual meeting of the above company. 37. Dock... was held on the 12th April, when the report Bud Rebels sxounts were passed. The report is as follows:

Austin Arme Hongkong Hotel..

Do, Debentar. Peak Hotel

eiving man in her room aut nie that she was suspected, on board a boat at ancher. The pur-Your direotors bare pleasure in submitting keeping a house of ill fame. The defondant by this aotion had been placed in a very serious. saers went on board and demanded the money. the seconuts for the year 1888. Thay consider position and be confidently left the case in the But a fight ensued in which one of the boat hands of his Lordship.

people got killed.

Mr. Webber said he thought it had been clearly shown that defendant had treated his

Great anxiety prevailed at Shao-ching on wife in anything but the way he should have account of the re of the water.

done. He had spent her money and had beeXL

them satisfactory, having regard to the increased price of coal, and the extra discount allowed ao-Inetrano- carling to scale, of consumption of gas. The rate of exchange still rules very low, the loss during the year under review belog £4.209 138.

Two men who tenderod counterfeit coins were. The amount available for dividend, £8,685

guilty of intrignos with other woma. The arrested and on examinati›a throw the blame differences that had arisen between the plai tiff and defendant had been cansad by bis writ "poza cartein Bu, for whose rest orders have Ing in proper letters to other men's wires and ten isted.

14. 11d., your directors propose to appropriate follows:-£6,379 in payment of a dividend at

the rats of 10 per ount. par annum (£8827 tạ

of which has been paid as an interim dividend), £1594 15. as a bouns at the rate of 23 per cent.

Canton China Fire China Trucks... Clincse Insurance. Hongkong Fire.... North-Chin Singapore..... Straits Fire... Straite Marine..

Ti

21.711 10: 11d. to be carried forward. During Land & Billing

liping generally a life of profligacy and mat A man and woman finding it impossible to be tory. He had married the woman and having joined together in marriage come to the decision per annum (both free of income-tex), leaving spent her hat vent, hu l-used her in every way of dying together. The woman was the first to the carrest year one or two additions will be And Gually made an agreement which he never take a lose of opium, an example which the unmade to your system of mains, from whith your opt. Mrs. McBreen: then wont to Bingo promptly followed. The woman, however, was manager anticipates an increased ocpsuration and endeavoured to get Baarsoli and ber children. Haring been brought back to life, as she had taken the thin of gas. His reports, reveatly recoived, have in that line of busdesas before, she took a opiam, but the man, who swallowed the sediment, been quite satisfactory, and he continues to give. refreshment room and through ignorende ehe

the board vntire satisfaction. epeen bed.

Mr. C. H. Alend was re-elected a direptor, and

living

For

did not seem to have properly construed the

law. There was no doubt that she had evaded

A Buddhist priest was the cause of much the rotiring auditor Mr. J. O.. Bolton, was re-

the Koonzing lewe and quobably the house had amusement in a pawnshop where he wont to appointed. heap visited by immoral man of the stamp of pledge several pieces of Jadies underdothing. the Encond witness produced by McBreen. The venerable gentleman was so chaffed that he What was the kind of evidence by which the defence monght to prove that this woman had had to get away.

been unfaithful to her husband? The first

witness wor a harlot, a notorious barlot, whose

only reason for loaring Singapore wee because abo

H. Land Investm't Richmond Terrace. Shanghai Land West Point Buildg

Shing

Charbonnages... Jelebu Panjou

Luzon Sugar

Tis:

$125174 pct. pm.

210 2104 $50860, no.

$100! $227

503p.ot.prum., nom.

8500 18 j. st. įrem., nom, 250 11 p. et.prem., ants: $30 $56 $8 $13 $20 $85

T. 60 Tx, 20

$12,50 $28, colu naw call

350 $85 210 $130 -$10 $184

*$235 $50260 p. st. prem. 320 $126

$200 $195

+350

550 $120, nom

312085 p. ct. presa.

$20 21 p. ok. pr., sellors

$100 $220, buyers

CHINA.

17th May.

steps leading up to the ruins of the British Consalate, in charge of Mr. Superintendent Singur. After the salating, the Thot and tha other officials were entertained by the Ameri- can Comel and refreshments were served out, ad . Daring the ceremony ha stronis and and roads leading to the Consulates were literally crammed with Chinese. The occasion was u

outful ons, and overthing passed off to the satisfa tion of all.

+

arrived here on the 18th May by the O. . O. steamer Oceanis. A heavy thunderstorm broke over the Colony on the 19th May; a house in Wellington Street was struck by lightning, and some doninge wie deze through landslips, but

8 0 0 0 1 0 W there was no loss of la A masting of the Sanitary Board was held on the 22nd, her -There has been much excitement during the there was & long discussion on the Pokfelniast two days to the city over the rival of 800 Water Supply.

w'some guests. It ses after the Taiping General Edwards C.B., has received intimation Rebellion that a number of Northerners suited

Appended the awes and run the that be will robably be ordered to proceed to the wild lands near Quens. Since then Chinese officials who were present: His BI- Austral a shortly to inspect the land foiens of the they have been joined by disbanded soldiers and colleroy Sha Ki Yen, Flis cellency Acting various Colonies.

those formed a calory to themselves onjoying 21 Tiotas Tain Und Chun, Viceroy's Deputy, Mr. Samael Brown, the new Surveyor-Guneral, the rights and immunities of squatter coverTenug Chen Wo Prefect a True. Ma- aerived ou-Saturday by the O & O. steereignty." tillers of the ground they weregistrate Sit Sing Kwon, General Chee Occanis, Hia appointment in sucession to the Hoa J. M. Price, retired, is notitie in the accessful and if they needed neything Chang, General Was Chi Pu, Caloa hong Fa. The troops were under the command of, more they generally took possession without sak-

"Gazette."

The numerous friends of Captain Metcalfa,ing permission of the original owners or offering General Woo Chi Pu-Mercury Correadout,

erampen:ation. As these boomers" were most- the well known commander of the good shiply men their mode of life begao more and more Decanic, will learn with much interest that be to partake of the nature of friendly rubberies,

IOHANG...

The Ichung correspondent of the N. C. Dally is retiring from the service, this balog bis last and sometimes acts of violence were committed News, writing on the 6th May. saya-The Payage to China. Captain Metcalfe assumod upon the helpless. The neighbouring villages Ichung Convmitia kes definitely no progress, command of the Oceanic in December, 1877, and complained to the Quensa Magistrate. After altuggh the live hepaties remain on, com- has rum her with great and success during the case bad been repeatedly pressed, the wuplaining to fully of the tulossa of the place; the long period of 11 years.

durin went officially the section. Ho ordered at always wondering was the British Minister Information has bees received from the Mines the head man to come to his Yamen: We will could note the Upper Tangtze Regulations by the directors of the Punjom Mining Com- ecme," said they, Wait a few days," rent Paking; whether he does or does not approve pany to the effect that in the drifts the prospectaplied His Excellency

of t ose Boy bave sabzitted as the Sahoo12

have improved, and that an outcrop of quartz He informed the Governor and the dourishing Ficarcy's ultimaturs; and if not, whether ho three feet thick has been found from which len colony, men, boats, farming at nsils, is and is taking any steps to get them altered as heal toos was worked, samples of which gave in the fourle, was persuaded by a few wpanies of in quarters, as they, poor Deputies, are powerles pan from one to two ounces of free gold.

Two lots of Urown and at Kowloon Point fantry to change their base of rations. They to altar not, atl.gen simply cuting their were on the 21st inst. sold by auction by Afr. J. appeared at the gates of the provincial capital, heads off here, waiting for the Consul's an

ins lot of able-bodied man, with good-natured whilst be weir for the Alinister's. Sampson, the Government Surveyor. Both countenances and only asked for rice." The lots were bought by Hon. C. P. Chater, un bo oficiais garo thom 200 cash apiece and asked half of the Hongkong Land Investment Com-thow to go. They said this would not last them pany, for $34,525 and $30,025 respectively, the

TIENTSIN.

News has just been received, says tho Chinese me, that as the representation of Chang Chik-taug, Governor-General of the 'Two Kwang

D

PEKING.

i

price in cach cue boing 225 above the upset price lous. The Trefeol, thres District Magistrates And a number of military Mandarins went out- Bogulations made by the Governor ander See. 35 $1-1, now is, zellers tion 3 of the Licensing Consolidation Ordine West Crate and ordered them off. They provinces, the Emperor has sauctioned the tried to push the boats off. Some of the. tied building of a raway from Hankow, to Poking. ange, and published in Saturday's Gazelle, proimped into the canal. The end man said to and from Tientsin to Bhan-hai-ken. vie that every license to nu undertaker of Chi Mr. Wong the Magistrate of the Changshow moso funerals should be ned subject to the cistrict, We wil all come to your Yamer. dition that every grave be a depth throughout and dine with you." He sisuted "Who ure The Peking correspondent of the N. C. of not less than six English ft from the erdin- von talking to? Ill cut of your Leads Daily News writes:-Although doulfluss you ary anrface of the ground to the uppermost sideally his pet phone. All right," said a have been hearing a good deal lately of a of the corpse or coffin therein deposited.

choras of roims, and forty shirts and jackets threatened bread famine hore we donot anticipate Another limited liability company, was rais went off, forty pig-tails wore ourled up and forty that it will be necessary to apply to your tered in this colony on the 21st inst. The Mareks were bared to tha atenke. The officials Famine Relief Committee for funds for distri inbark Furnitore Company, Limited, has been weat in and shut the city gate.

bution. The half birrel of meal remaiing ja Evened to take over the undiness conducted by

Yesterday 300 cash, ware given to each one the chief bakery has proved a veritable widow's Mr. 3. Mariuberk, whe will not as their managored the 80sent southward under an avort of burrel-and-the-skout supplies of kerpzene, In addition to aucturing furniture of every twoats gunboats. As the people say, "Why did ernise of oil. The systers at Tientsin doubtless possible description, the Company will slo op- they not send the north to their homes needs overhauling, but the very peculiar ofoam- ply timber for hugs-bullling purposes, sack as what the result will be this preplet will not nennes of fortiga trods at the capital render doors, window aaahes, jembe, flooring, &e.. ales forstell. Will they puas Wakiang without all efforts towards placing it on a new and better fittings for ships, and will supply timber of all levying a tax? How many days will they ro- footing very delicate and diffient. In fact aizes to the public. A suitable sito for the fact main at Kahing? How long will they tarry on what is and kua all along been illegal would org has been seanred, and it will be expressly the road! They are to be transported to Hang first require to be legalised, and that in the face fitted up for its purpose, with all the latest ma show will that bity like the compliment? What of existing treatise to the contrary, befo e all chinery, sten saw mills, A., and all the wood kind of a reception will the Oorernor give them? trouble at Tientsin and with the Pokig ostroi 1sed for maualdofuring purpoers will be season What will be do with this in-demanding along? can be avoided. That these stores are a coal- ed by process of stexts.

The city has been muob stirred. The famine venience to the Legations and foreigners 'gen- Hongkong was visited by very easy star refugees have come!" "The rebels are ontsleerally pears to be the only reason why they early on Sunday morning, the 19th inst.

the walls!" The Emperor must have som are perruittel to exist. Whether they trench storm commerved about half-past four o'clock Bad times ahead Jaily News Corapor flu legitimate teids of the natives who pay with a tremendous peal of thunder and raged

respondents

hanyy d.tive is the question at isane, I suppose. without intermission nutil about six o'clock, after which hour, although heavy rain continued till

Cal For other pack nowa see Supplement. considerably later, it abated somewhat in vio-

Sir Richard T. Rennie, Chief Justica for Jonce. During the storm a house in Wellington

PONG, PHOTOGRAPHER Street, No. 31, was struck by lightning and con- China and Japan, and Dr. L. S. Little, returnedì

Has last added to his COLLECTION siderably damaged, but luckily no lean of foto Shanghai by the Orus on Monday night, the osentred. A'dlight landslip also occurred on the 13th instant.

$500 $501

$15 $29

-$50 $132) $20 $90

$25 682

$200 $165, no.

50 $395, sellers ISO TIs. 840 -$20, $24, anlam

83 $15 62052%, nuin. $31021 £20 Ta: 07h

$50 $1.20

$100 $200

16. 20 Tls. 20

| $40 | 256, sellers. $100 $108

$131.58 $700

85 $74

$10 $26, seilers

18 3018719

THE FRENCH-MAIL. -

The XI. 3. steamer Melbourne, from Mi

20th May.

seilles 21st April, with the London mail of the Theoditor again advises in a leading article his 19th idem, arrived here yesterday morning.

Perak Sugar | Planting-

East Borneo Labuk Songai Koyah, S'ani & IL Wharf... T. 100 T 200 Shanghai Water. Sternship Cops.

$26 $67

$10 315

825 $48

£20 £30

$50 $140, nom,

£18per, next.

-$50 $53, mules

320 176 p. c. pu,, nom.

ould not gets living thore at her infamous trade readers to forsake the vice of spinn smoking, as it The subjoined talograms are taken from Ceylon It was on the evidence of a women of the leads to gure loss of health, loss of energy and and Indian papers- kind and of that of a man of the stamp of Dawson i

that they were asked to condemn hilient, Daw. spirits. The habit when once contracted is so

on was not even able to say anything unfasenr. Moult to abandon tea! its first allurements

bis of Mrs. McBreen's character. He said so far should be bravely resisted. Some will aver thist

THE FARNELL COMMISSION,

TONDON, 3rd May,

The crom-examination yesterday, of Mr.

China & Manila... China Shippers'..... Douglas

H., Canton, & M... Indo-China. Steam Launch

sbe know personally she might have been chalpina is a tonic, and others that the habit is Farnell by Sir R. Webster was minute and for Watson & Co., &. S. After the defendant bad failed to tarry out

reachine, r. Parnell expressed his 'ignorance

Lis first agrement, Mrs. MoBreen came back difficult to broak off, but theas excuses should of or palliated the extremist views of my of from Singapora Bho went at caso to MoBreen not be allowed to affect good resolutions. and asked him to support her and her children. The Viceroy has issued orders to the wei-yaan McBreen himself said that when be married her of the Mint that the new cash must be faced be never took the trouble to enquire how many skildren she had. He (Mr. Webber) would quits on the 26th of this moon.

believe that: The only anquiry MoBreen made The Commissioner of Finance has golified the so doubt, was as to how many dollars she possess, various Maristratos that military graduates'ar-

od Finally this deed of separation was executed

the Americans and Trishmen with whom he had : been associated and was unable to recollent mech connection therewith. He admitted that his denunciations of outrages had sometimes been Inadequate.

LONDON, 8th May.

At yes'erday's sitting of the Parzeli Commis

sposoboz that had heen made by Mr. Dillon and

between the two parties. After basing ang at Canton on their way to Peking wasto Mr. Parnell condemned the more violent

that agreement the defendant shortly began to apply to him for the amount allotted for their

make endeavours to gat vat of it. The first passage monoy,

Mr. O'Brien, also the advocacy of all physical

force. He admitted baring declared in the House

hing he did was to make the excuss that owing. A uotorious pirate at Shante is endeavouring of Commons what was not trus namely, that se

the fall in the rate of exchange be was nuable to raise black mail to the amount of $200 on

bo tanke the increased payouts he had cor each passeigar boat.

napted to do. Mr. Ost in his deeira to zealously

performs his dution as a trustee went and saw Mo-

The Fo-ko-pia lottery gamblers were arrested

Breza and donbilées threatened to speak to his at Honam a few days back.

ret societies in Ireland had ceased to exist. This he did to mislead the House of ⋅ opinions and prevent the passing of the Coercion Bill in 1891.

LONDON. 6th May. Sir Robard Webster's cross-examination of

The

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Stonecutter's Island the guardhouse near the The loud at the corner of the Bubbling Well Opal. Powder Magazine was struck, and dismantled, and Carter Roads, Shanghai, known as Benja bet the constables in charge received no injury min's Garden, with the house known as Burkill's, TRAITS are fakon"in Any state of the weather, During the last thros daye, a small quantity of und the stables on the east side of the road, some and all Pormont Processes, are executed on ore from the Tamchow silver mine has been 46 now in all, have, we learn from the Daily Moderate Terms. amelie at Mr. Lee Sing's godown, Kennedy News, bean, bought by Mr. J. D. Humphreys, town, in ordor to afford the Hongkong share of Hongkong, for Tls. 35,000, holders an opportunity of witnessing the process. The Soal unioription list of the North China 1 210 23 p.et. pa, sellersThe smelting was condnoted by purely native Famine Fund has been issned. The total amount $30 200 p.et.pm.,sellers methods, the orn being orished by land and subscribed is Cle. 801718 and 17,073. Tho $100 165 p. ct prein. welted with lead in a charcoal farne09, the Committee, having come to the conclusion that The New Editions of ENGLAND. COUN. draught being supplied by hand worked bellows. the necessity for relief on a large scale hansTIES, Vol. 17. SCOTLAND, IRELAND. On the 19th inat. 15 oatties of ore were smalted ceased, has closed its work. The balance, about WALES, and Europian Possessicus, Vol 27a from which 34 tuels of wycee silver were Tls: 10,000, will be handed over tɔ a new Com- AMERICA, North, South, Coutral and obtained. The following are the results of the site consisting of the following gentlemen: West Indies, Vol. 30 three days smeltingFrom 15 catties ore, 34 Mosera. Biabop, Drummond, Hillier, Muirhead, tools of silver; 4 osities ore, 56 taels 8 made and Westmore. Mr. Mirhen will act us So. ilver, and 21 atties are, dizels, 4 maca silver.cretary, and Mr. Bishop as Tre surer of this The prospects of the mine, we ucderstand, are Committee, which is merely formed for the pur tory promising. During the last nine months poss of distributing the balance in hand, aud $30,000 worth of silver has been sold, whloh bas of receiving und forwarding such sums as many infoed to pay all the working expenses of the stil: come in for rehef purposes. ♥ Company. This result has been obtained by The Shanghai Courier of the 16th May says, native molting only, in which a large proporAll doghts as to the establishment of a Bur tion of the silver is lost. Only what are called man'Bank in Shanghai can now be not at ræst. first and Becond quality are сал be A great part of the space we occupy each "even- treated by this method. inferior qualities ing with the daily edition of Der Vatasiatische not paying. When tho foreign appliatous Lloyd is filled with the official notification of the are in full working order, by which all grades of registration of the bank et H.I.G.M's Coamilate ore oan be treated and all loss of silver in the General in Shanghai, s step that is legally no

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