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*Pants, 9th August. - THE MEETING OF THE AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN EMPERORS. The Emperor Framois Joseph of Austria left bere yesterday on a Thit in Germany

Pazia, 11th Augusti THE SIAH.

The Shab his left Parim for Baden-Balon

· BOULANGER'S TRIAL. The Conservative members of the High Court of Justice domand that the Court should declare itself incompetent to exersine jurisâlation in the prosution of General Boulenger.

PARIS, 13th Angst. Jastine having declared

The Bhen pas caveAbout the beginning of

Logpos, 9th August.” The intransigeant publishes ide report sand by could not give the nosemary time, retire and

THE POWERS AND THE CRETAN M. Bisland, the late Governor-General of Indo Arust the Rowd of Bavenon was motated by minke way for others who could. The mp-China, in which the aconations againe M. Con the Tsung-11 Yanes that in compliance with the path QUESTION. ( pointment of such Committee yould tank the predecessor of M, Bichand, are clearly official request of Mr. Cosmony, Busalan Envoy

England has repliad very guardedly to the naturally be viewed with dislike by the defined M. Riobaed niston that M. Coastons at Peking, who had represented the erosive. Public Works department, but it would oopted pressate which, from their great value, nou of the anty on brisk to which neian Greek acts, and in newiso encourages the at

could not be rozarded as 'bnything but bribes, merchants at Rooohow and: Haukor have to pay titude of Greece. not nécessarily imply Alaparagment For example, after M. Cantons bad authorised taels and a halt for 100 castis, the Yamon

None of the Fowers have yet, proposed con- of or any want of confidence in the thermablishment in Cambodia of the main desired to lower the duty to one than serted tation on the Cream question, but 16 bling krown as the jou de trants-sia bites, King and asked the Board to instruct the Superin prefessional qualifications of the Bur Norodom presented to M. Constans his gold holt tendents of Crining at the various ports to take undertood that the diferent Cabinets have decided not to allow it to mesume propastions veyor-General and his amistants. The Dom studded with precious stones, estimated to be the nicerenky aleps. mittee would exercise only a general ontrol worth a million franes. The matter was refurred and would not interfere with details. For debate the provions question was voted:

to in the Chamber of Deputies, and after a heated The rough locking load coloured walls which endlag to the peace of Europe.

a bave endured in our housse and ‹ buildings in Hongkong for so long bid. fair to soon dis- instance, when question have been naked in

Appear altogether. The credit for this must Council as to why certain publio works al.

The following nata, which appeared in the be given to the Hall & Rolls Company, ready decided on wars not being carried out, Bataria Nieuwebfad of the 5th August seems to whose exterprise in introducing decorative ar the reply has been that the Department was have made some little vortation in Singapore for the interior of houses in Hongkong las "A buat ateamor.-Walearn that the Freident becs liberally rewarded. The largest and most fully occupied with other things. The Fab. of Bantam has telegraphed to the Governor that important undertaking they have yet attempted ie Works Committee under such circum-near Tarm there has been seen atentner in has boon the docorating of the interior of the singer would be able to deside, or at least burning condition. It is supposed that this Bangkong and Shangbai Bank. which has just steamer must be the English man-of-war Rattler, in completed The aparimata occupied to recommend, which, works should be pro- Commander Maitland Dougall, which left here by the employes of the Bank wow decorated by cseded with firal sad which held over. Also on the 29th July for Onrust Acending to Bears Hall & Holts some two years ago and other seconats is may be a moculant stommer now the whole of the building, inluding offices. |æben large sums are voted under a gone-which had been taken intow by a calling ship, Gotrance ball, and corridors, have been done CHOLERA MIXTURE.

Fil heading, such as "runde, stresti, and which however osat her adrift ogals near Poe in similar style. The ides which has been for As prescribed and recommended by D. bridges," or "drainage," the Committeeroaldas Babi. She then fired thirty alarm guns. ried out throughout the building has been to as

There are no other particulars." That a mis- AYRES, Colonis! Surgeon, and President of the exercise its powers in dividing the same take had been wide was, however, soon de sub colours as would give to every part a light, Hongkong Sanitary Board.

oool, and bright appearance. How accessfully ander various sub-heads. It le complain- en Putler, which was off. 4ujer Haul at 7 thnk dearly shows. Mr. Martes, under whose itself competant to exervies jurisdiction, the

The High Court evident by a telegram to the Bonior Ollece from this idea has been put into forma visit to the ed, for fortance, that the drainage it the

|s.m.cn the 19th inst. on kar homeward ronto,

personal superiate doneo and direction the work cambers of the Right havo withdrawn. Tho Peek walaid down without the Logistice

bel boan esrried out, is certainly to be congratu- Council bring ecosulted or any vote being! The real bistory of air Hercules Robinson's fated on the result. The style and anisa in every High Court, by a vote of 200, bas found General asked for that special purpose.

This is resignation is remarkable. What happened was part are unexceptionals. Complete harmony in Benlarger guilty of plotting against the

this logording to the London correspondent of one of the cases in which the Poblin Works the Manchester samtar The High Contouring prails throughout the building, and safety of the state,

whatever part is inspected "nothing distasteful Committer could have rendered gofal missierer went to the Colonial Becretory and into an artistic eye appeara. The principal ofles formed him that he had received offers of profit at the entrance Is a most oredilable piece of service. In the first place, the members able suployment in Esgland, representing a decorative work, while the corridor of the se As recommended by the LONDON BOARD OF HEALTH for one in all cases of DIARRHEA,ould hand made it their duty to startain certain yourly income. Ta treaty-four hours oond floor and the dining, drawing, and billiard CHOLERA, &c.

whatber the residents on the heights rented he must decide whether he could accept the

offers made to him or not within that times are all consolved and carried out in the underground drainage at all or preferred to Lord Knutsford w his way to accepting Sir the most satisfactory, point in respect of thin same excellent taste. A satisfactory, perhaps |continuo ko old coupit system. If they Heroes's citimatum with regard to the future decoration is the vary moderate cost at which did not want it certainly it ought not to of South Africa, well and good. If not, Birth work in aroouted. Having been privately Heroales meet resign. To such a proposal ther informed of the cost of decorating the whole of bave been forced upon them. But assuming could only be eno answer, and to his credit Lord the immense building, we are bound to admit that it had been decided to adopt an under- Kaubford garo it without hesitation. But the that, considering the style of the work, it is ground drainage system, the plans would hole incident is an unplans one, and shows extremely, not to say surprisingly, small.

how important it is that high State officials then have been laid before the Committee, should be in a position to disregard all pecuniary and in their discussion it is at least pre considerations. It is stated. I may add, that Bir Heresa Robinson will shortly become a direct r bable that the defecte wbieb have given of the London and Westminster Bank. tise to the recent complaints would bare

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AGGREGATE TALUE $500, Firet stage-300, 500, und 660 yards, ten shots at sol

Second stage-700, 200, and 900 yards, fifteen Bhots at each.

Match Rites conceda 30 points to Martini Henry

For the first shoot for the sbore valuable prizes there were only fourtas entries. The dret sad, second stages were shot off on the

gate of 301 points, and Lieut. Carlyle holds the seccad prise with 294 points. The sheeting throughout was not good. The six last shot for shot scores are appended

fire men set upon him Some of thems sanght potatoos planted by Koreans, in a year. The hold of him by the armsand one put his arm dried and slood potatoes you refer to an imported round his neck while the first prisoner out away by Japanons from Taushime, and were only bis purse and took from him about 5.40 in imported this pour, na the Koreans had nothing money and some retool books. After robbing else to eat, and no money to buy the dear rice. the complainant the man can away, but on the The dried potatoes, which were imported into same day the first prisoner was arrested on the China, were re-exported from here, so the market Chiners Recreation Ground. The complainant was oyor-cndod with them. There is lots of on going there with a Chinesa constable at one wheat exported now to Chefoo. The rive and identified the man. In the phoner's purse hans will turn out very well-this-messun

Endor. was found the complainant's purse Against The sohodule of the Japan mail sesimera is the second prisoner there was only this virgeme that on the stond morning after this so changed again. The Higo Maru willatey eight surrones, complainint was takes up to the days in Shanghai, and il Tekenhtho will lay Police Station and picked out the scand priten days at Kobe. This alteration in to give the anner from some ten men at uns of these who Chinco a chance of staying less time-only to hand attacked him..

days instead of ton it F. The German After hearing the ovidence, of the plaintiff ateamer Cilo, arrived on the 8th instant with and the countable who made the arceat, the jury conle for the Chinese fest, which is expected bore found the art prisoner guilty and sequitted the on the 11th or 15th, comlag from Yusses. The | Chinose maz-of-war Hin Chin, arrived to-day Boutence reserved.

from Yuanian. Sha" "will await the sirival of the rest of (za-foot. The Chinese fest will only stay a few days here, when they will pressed to Oblasterery correspondent.

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CORRESPONDENCE,

We do not hold curveereagonsible for the opinion oxpressed by our Oorrompeudents.] THE PEAK WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE.

COLLAPSE OF THE BUND AT POO- TUNG DOCK.

GREAT HAMACh 1 PROPERTY. The Shanghai Meretry of the 14th inet. ** ya:~~*

Another misfortune has fallen apoca the Dook at Tang-ka-doo. To-day the whole of the Sou thern banding, wharf, efo lies at the bottom of the Whang-poo, with much other valuable pro party: the river having last night proved too strong for the new aud the old work, and woah- ed away about a hundred and fifty foot of piling.

The following items are from the London and China Express of the 29th July

Tho Constance, 14, craisor, Captain Leicester C. Keppel, arrived in Plymouth Sound on the Mr. Ti Ha Yung, who has been posing in 15th inst. from Chins, min Malla and Gibraltar, been diag vored. In connection with drates Francisco as Korean Minister Plenipolen-Ste was inspected by the Commander-in-Chief 10th and 17th inst. respectively. Mr. C. Ford the inhabitanta, the whole of which passes into fissures and erasien, where it has not gone boilily age, however, about the wort useful thing

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the committee could do would be to make an imposter. He le only a Secretary of the prepare for paying offinte the third-class reserve recommendation to the Legislative panel Korea Embassy. At one time, abant six years;

Judgmont has been pronounced by the Court ago, this prescolour youth we offee-boy at the that the control of the entire drainage 7. Custen Heuse in Fuss). He was converted of Appeal in the Conference Cass. The blaster tem be handed over to the Sanitary Board, by Dr. Allon, the missionary diplomat, and was of the Rails, Lord Esher, was in favour of the taker on the minister's staff as interpreter pliatifs (the Mogal S.S. Company) action; but Philadelphia paper had paragraph itely about he was overruled by Lords Justices Bowen and frequent intervale until it is adopted, IA Koreng, Frince in Town." The Prince, Ey, who were for the Conference owners. The the meantime the Public Works Committee upon parasal of the piese, furnot out to he this atter will now be carried to the House of Lords

for final adjudication: itself, if it is again called into existene, arch-inposto Yi Ha Tung! Thissarde "Prince** got engaged to the States to a young lady who

At Bertin on Sunday last four young Chiusse will have the duty thrown upon it of thought she was going to become so partuer in officers arrived in order to be instructed for 2nd stage seeing that the wishes of the ratepayers grand states, gold mines, castles, and have the yor at the Krapp establishment at Essen As

right of calling King uncle, and a Qasoningoman and interpreter the former Prussian. are carried out.

aunt. Poor girl, she still buliston that this zoo commissioned ofler, Herr Schwell, who has puppy is a Prizes of the Blood! Doctor Alleu, aiready been sighteen years in the Chinese ser it is aid, interposed to prevent his protege from vise, is to act. All fans of the reang Ohluess dragging an American lady into a botribla. Igentlemen have been justrusted in the military may add fiendish, trap. Polygamy is lawfel in athool at Tientsia, which has been erected there Kores and the Prince has at least a couple of by the former Prussian artillary officer, Major wives. Mas Yankee would therefore have beon Psal. No. Neithor Korent princes not Koreau ladies are likely to be fanni attached to, oring mates of, a Korean Legation..

The delivery of the English mail was begun at 8.40a.m. yesterday.

We are requested to intimate that the usual concert at the Sailors Home will not take place

Invalide necessarisa and appliances of all kinds this (Tuesday) evening.

kept in stock.

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The Rusisa ironclad Generaal Admiral is coming on to reinforms the Praise Squadron, Amongst her officers is the second son of the Czar

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS. Sia-In your leader of this morning jou re on me to make at last Friday's meeting I went for "ta the zomerks which the oborrman called-| simply to listen, and they were quite imprompta. would therefore crave indulgenes for this ex- plazation,

The general principles of water supply and drainage would appear simple enough, but their Accessful application to an infinite variety of lifforing circumstances requires all the skill of beef and oirth, with the engine, shears and the accomplished engineer. Of this at the present everything thereon. The catastrophe, for it is time wo fortunately have no lack. With all due nothing short of such-ovurred last night at deference therefors to professional opinion, I about a quarter past mine, and it is almost make thees remarks in the spirit of your state the win topic of conversation is the net ment that we want the averago common sones tlement tohy The collapse will certainly, of Hongkong brought directly to bear of the greatly complicate future legal procedings drainage question in this colony." It was well and, after visiting the scene this morning, it i remarked by Mr. Jackintosh, the chairman of our opinion that unless very prompt stops are the meeting than drainage and water supply taken, and immensely strong works rated at were closely connected. May if not be truly as one, the foren of the river will shortly remore serted that no water supply can oxist without all cause of ontention between the parties to drainage, and that no modern soiatiflo system of the suit. Ileed, to-day. the place looks as if onvered drainage can exist without water supply? an earthqas e or some great natural convulsion If therefore the rain is the only water supply had occurred there, and enn can hardly realize upon which the drains depend any system which that the destruction is the result of the action relates the rain most noods bo cafection. The of the river. Not a lot of the southern banding, separate system works wall whore a eniteblo unp from the dock entrance to the end of the proper- ply of thirty-five gallons a bend is provided for ty, romains standing; the earth is fall of great

option does not amount to much more than them nearly three feet in diameter, lis splintered one tenth of this. The sewage, therefore. ia ke matohwood; the whole hundred and fifty fest concentrated, the pipes are fouled, and have not of frontage is piled up wit wreckage which pro- even the chance of occasional cleansing by storm its sixty or serenty test into the river, and waters. When an abundant eupply of water is the great piles, of forty-five feet in longib, are Grand provided in every house the spirate system of floating about in all diroptions or sticking with total amall pipes will work, but not til. then. the tapering bottoms upwards. It is the most But will not the advent of a full supply sudden collapse of works that has ever occurred of water render the small pipes anetless in Shanghai, and show after all what a week The sewage of Hongkong when argely diluted, power is engineering skill when opposed by such will be comparatively harmlass, and there is the orax of the whole matter. The eparate system is designed to miest a condition of things which has no aristenco song us. It is intended by it to exclude exorata, from the main drainage, ning ebb. He mid that he retired to at about also to concentrals the sewage in those case half-paat eight, and about three qarters, of an where it is used for agricultural purposes... This hour after he was startled by a unist like a gun- has no application to Hongkong. Here all shot. The noise was repeated in a few seconds, excreta is removed by Lane cartiago, areapt in and he then went out na a verandah to see what two or three isolated canas, in which, for the was the matter. He at first thought it was an convenience of the few, but to the injury of the earthquake, for the hous shook and the windows many, water-closets are still tolerated contrary rattled violently: Just as breasted the vera- to law. The separate system of drainage is dah ho saw the south banding slowly moving a sppasage of the system of water-elosats. into the river, while the great shears on quiver if soms giant power way shov. It is alonated to lead to their multiplicationing sad shaking

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uaturas foron an oven the bangpos River. From the statement of Mr. Oaktors, who lives at thadook, itappears that the collapse owaried about 9.15 last night at which time the tide wasran

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We learn that Mr. F. Satow, of the Japeness. Government Service, has lately boon visiting Canada to stay orrtain administrative questions The French Cozzo) at Manila writes, in a letter thate on behalf of the Japanes, and that is bas published in the Frouch Journal Oficiel ot-made careful investigations while at Ollawa, into tou minefaciares sontine to occupy the first the administrative redations between the Central place among articles imported into the Philippine Government of the Dominion and different Pro- falauin. English cotton are those which sell euces. Mr. Satow, we believe is now in this best in the colony, by their low price they have untry preparing his report on the subject, and turned the local products of the group out of the ill return to Japan towards the end of the year, stage 50 303050514305855-40 markit, although the latter are often superior in

The Russian papers report that some exceed The Agents (Mosers Russell & Co.) inform quailty. I have forwarded a collection of speci- us that the E. & A., S. 8. Co.'s steamar Airleans of the principal foreign cotton goods for ingly rich feins of sold, producing about two from Sydney, &o., left. Port Darwin on Sunday which there is a demand in the Philippines-thie ounces of pars metal to the tea and a-half of for this part.

collegion in now on orhibition at the French and, have been strak in the Chinese gold Ministry of Commerce, 80, Rue de Varane, diggings at Yeltngs de Mokho, Paris--it being important that our cotton mann of this enterprise is the Chinese official Li, facturers should chasers that the English weaver Tootal of the Province of Kirio. Steam ma does not merely push the machinery which he chinery has just been imported from America, uses to the isst degree of perfection, but that he and skilled workmen obtained from Shanghai.datapa takes care to ase the sallest out of sforial reellent shops, a thoire, nad in hotels hav possible. Among these textures there are enmo been built at reitag i which are so flimsy that it is difficult to ander stand how it is that they do not tear the first day that they are used. Shoh good rest, of course, be frequently renewed, and their cheap nose appears to be only a bait; but they are loss is no ght mattor in a tropical country where the highlest garments always seemi oppressive.

The Agents (Mouers Butterfield and Swira inform us that the 1.8.8. Co.'s steamer Cyclops, from Liverpool. Left Singapore on Sunday morn

ardared for a fixed period will be continued maling for this port

vannterimanded.

Úrders for extra uopies of the Dalej Press ̋kbeuld

be sent before 1 s.m. on the day of publication.

After hat hour the «úpray is Kafe,

TELETRONÉ No. 12.

Mr. Wule Gardner, who succesdar. De Boris as Sab-manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, arrived from Singspre yes terday by the P. & O. steamer Rohilla.

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Mr. Pollock, in consequence of certain dis feronoes with the Government regarding his On the 15th July, at Thalford, Norfolk, Jace Ply, has resigned his appointment an Aoking faligging to wear than French goods, ind this German Vlos-Consulul Shanghai, has been asm-2edge00 02:43320333554- HOOCHER, Jonggart son of Even sad Josephine Polico Magistrate, and leaves the Bench on the

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Camaron, late of Shanghai, aged lá months.

At Quai de la Brèche, No, Ül, Banglal, on the 38EL Angus, 1889, J. A. BERTHET, sgod 53 years.

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Hongkong, Avgust 20TH, 1889.

24th instant.

German asal at Bombay Me Krien, for- morly Gorman Deputy Consul at Soul, Koras, ben been installed 25 Consu? there. The Vice- Consulate at Swatox is to be manged by the interpreter, Mr. Streich. Baron ren Esckendorft a gone to Tientais Dopaty Conent of Ger-

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the system of hand carriages practice admirit went over with an awful orash, and one of the ably adapted to the conditions of life in the legs, of Oregon pine and about three feet in dia. tropics, and universally followed in the East. motor, coming againeta sumber of piles that wore There can be no doubt whatever that the exten-left standing after the earth had fallen nway, sive introduction of say other system would be was splintered and broken right cross front attouded with the most disastrous results. It is ten feet from the bottom. Bu rashed down therefore to be hoped that the committee will stairs and in less than three minutes the whole of nrge upon His Excellency the Governor not.be bunding had gate clean into the river, the to sanction ang farther extension of the tie rods snapping like theende, and the 45 feet separate system of drainage. That portion pilas affording no more support to the earth- which has been already Taid

the work behind than if they were so many reeds. higher levels will work better when the water He thought the whole dook was going to collapse, supply is increased, if it do not hacomo and his fire: thoughts were for the sailing hig perforata during the coming winter, when Cape City, which was inside under rapsira; but water will probably cost 10 cents per busket, the dock head and the entrance stood firm. We may hope, however, that this state of things About thirty-fire of the new piles put down by will not last long, arit would be far better to Mr. alorrison baro disappeared, and what was rely upon atmospheric influences, and have no dry land, and servis frnt above bigh water- usain drains ut all. Attention was called at the mark yesterday, has now sixteen feet of water meating to the site for impounding reservoirs orer it at low water. The earth behind the which exist between Mountain Lodge and the sheeting has gone olsun away for about fifty feet Ham P. Ryrie's bonse. An ornamental lake in breadth, by over a hundred and forty long. might be constrasted at both these places, at 2nd it seems to have gone right out izto several embankreasts at differrat points in the the middle of the river. Mr. Ooklers says that pallah. The love of the lake at Mr. Ryrie's would the bank was at first straight up and down and bes littlelow, but the water couldsily be pamped quite clean cut, when the food tids came up, it up one hundred fest. The supply of vater dur. basame all jagged and irregularly broken. All 278 ing storme is immense, but the storage capacity the tie-reds are broken, while even some of thes of the several sites might be insuficient to sup. Piles to which they were fastened here gone into ply the last half of the winter, and for this pathe river with the rest of the works. On the riod reson eso must probably be bad to mechanical band was small boiler and augins about 6 tons agerey, and possibly electrin power, but it would weight, and mud digger. The went with the be a grand economy if this could be saved for generalruin into theriver, and despite that search nine months out of twelve.

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The embankments would all be very short, morning, no trace of them has been found. It is and, if tagan vext month, might be completed thought that they have gone far sat into the hy the end of April, the water mains being river, which here shelves very steeply and is of small and easily laid. Not a mement, however great depth. Alongado de remains of the sheare is to be lost, if we are to store next summer's rain. Les a piledriver, fifty feet in length, which stood In gosolusion may I venture as a varg old se ten feet from the staging on what was supposed sident, and one taking a Hively interest in the to be sold ground, but which has given way for welfare of the colony, to express the hope that many fast. farther in Fifteen feet farther in the "mmittee and the Earitary Board will come than the earth that bas already gone, there are to f consideration of thir most important sub-umerous deep eraom and hollows, which go two joel ith candid and unbiased minds, depreost-foot inside the new buichoed that Er. Morrisc ing contention and party spirit with all busty constructed. Indeed it would seem that

1541 and inconsiderate language, remembering that bad it not been for the bulkhead the dock there is not one amongst us who has not very would have burst there and then, but if

stood the train apparently. without moving. much to learn.—I am, your obelisat servant.

GRANVILLE SHARP.

The oaks in the ground are not all now, senord- ing to Mr. Deklars, who said that he pointed them eat to Mr. Morrison some time ago, as m indication that the band was giving way, but that gentleman thought they was of no onse. quenos, About twenty feet from the land slip

19th August 1889.

SHANGHAI

In the House of Commons on the 16th July The P. O. stramer Bukitia lough out to Singapore Captain Brass, who takes ommand Mr. F. Stevenson asked the Under-Becretary of of H. M... 'Orion vice Captain Carr, wie geestate for the Colonies whether the ex-Sultan home to teke over the command of the gentery of Parak had now been kept for more than ship Cambridge.

years in confinement at Part Victoria in the Beyoielles Islands, with the exception of a thort It is reported from the Aartéalian Colonies The Turkish training frigate El Thogral poried, during which he was allowed to visit that one of the reenlts of the recent visits of Zad slave 500 130509000200-120-22 walled from Constantinople on the 19th pltimodantin, alibong at his trial no seldence was stikl prominent Australiane to Chias and having on board Osman Bey, who is the barer of adduned to show that he was implicated either Japan-especially that of Sir Thomas Me- the Cordes of the Nioham Imtiaz Order, set indirectly or indirectly in the murder of Mr.Ilwraith, the Premier of Qumraland—is that Our means by which the average common brillianta, from the Sultan to the Mikad of Ja Birch; whether he had repeatedly declared his attempts will be made to farther develop the Mr. B. L. Woodin (ut stage

paa.

inaosnes of the sharge brought against him, trade between the colonies and the Far East. (D. E. Metford) Rud sense of Hongkong might be brought to

Mr. Knight, the Managing Diroster of the and bad requested leave to visit England at his One step which has been taken in this direction bear on the control of the main drainage and Pahang Ember Company, arrived in Singapore aws expause for the purpose of placing the facts is the despatch of a patent resident of Bris. Mr. M. Suzuki other public works of the colony has boot un by the last French, tisil and, the Fra Press of the case before the Gaverament, but his rabane to visit Japar in a semi-elleial mission in Accountably neglected. By the Standing heara. is proceeding insodiately to erect a cory quest had been refused; whether he wasthe only order to investigate and report upon the pro- one of the suzerains of the Malay Peninsula dotions of that country which might find a large plant of machinery spasially oñnutriated Orders and Rules of the Legislative Council for traatrg large and rarions timbers that ho saked for a British protectorate over bis market in Australia, and also to ascertain what adopted on the 10th April, 1884, it was pro-alvund in the company's property.

country, helped to bring about the surrender of Australiau podnote might with advantage be the tarbalont petly Statos, and secured the pressed in the Japanese market, There can be vided that "at the opening of avary sersian ”.

The Singapore Free Press safe:We auder Pangkor Treaty and whether, in viser of the to doubt that there is room for an active and certain Standing Committies should be ap-atand that the Wig question in the Anpreme serves rendered by him in the past, sed in view valuable trade between the countries of the Far pointed, including a Public Works Court has been Bottled in favonz, of u tiga of the gravo injustice alleged to have been done, East and the Anglo-Saxon communities at Mr. J. Andrew mittee consisting of the Burgoyor-General In deforme to a wish of the Chief Justice, we the Government would undertake to give to the the Autipodes

bediero, Counsel will no longer appast their enbjot their mort orofal considerationEaron (Chairman) and four other members. Bug Lirente orvarings, though dr Jatice Goldney Straits Settlements were faily satisfied of the been instructed by Lord Knutsford to remain in H. De Worms: The Executive Council of the Bir J. Pops Heapeasy, who, by the way, has after Sir WILLIAM Des Vosz ernved in the seams to prefer to protect himself by ons

quill of the ex-Sultas, who, under the instruc. Mauritius for the present he was to bare re..

On the afternoon of the 13th inst are of six stand two space bollers, belonging to the bina Colony he announced that he did not intend. Says the Bingapore Fred Press of the 19th. tions of Lord Carnarvon, the then Staretary of turned in June), has just rasel another thorny

foreign-owned houses in an alleyway off Woosung lerchants, and which came out for the Fung. to bold regular-session of the Council; instr Henry Norman-and-Mr. W. W. State was accordingly, after very carefal con question in the island, although, as he now has a

Bond collapsed. There were st the time twoshua, and a lot of star heavy bits of machinery. coolies having in one of the houses the other but more of these stirred. To-day, the timbers. accequently the session never commences Bailey leave Singapore this afternoon for Tring sideration of all the circumstances, remoted to Connell which is animondle of his way of gana and Kwanton in Mr. Willian Fraser's the Beyobelles. Nothing has stuce pourred to thinking, it may not ease much publie suite

house fortunately being empty at the time. ruse, sheathing, ste of the soath side of the and the committees provided for in the steamer Boon San No. 2. They will prossed three any doubt on the justice of the decision mont. It was that, about 1880, when the in-

One of the coolies was on the ground floor and satrance were standing without our support, the Standing Orders are never appsisted. The Arst to Tringgan, where it is proposed to stay then taken. The or-Sultar owed his elevation and had been twenty yours in British banda,

had time to make his escape, bat the other who eseth behind 6, to within a short distanco of the Was in the upper storey was buried in the ruins. chaeo pilos, having entirely disappeared and Rules seem, indeed, to be treated in the most for two by three days, and visit Kwantar on the to the Sultanship to the Calais Government, English was made the language of all proceed

way back

as one of the conditions of the Pangkor Treatyngs in the exporior dearts of kw, and it has re-

He was however got out alive, but both his legs the food tie now strikes this woskened cavalier manner by the Government and are

Her Majesty's Government are now considering noised so ever since. This state of things the

were broken and one of his wrists was dislocated.tructure with great fores as it sweeps along. Cobras would seem to be unpleasantly plenti-whether, after the long term of his residence in Governor proposes to alter by decreeing the nas

The injured man was taken to St. Luke's Hos Already it shows rigas of the strain is places, only invoked when it is desired to prevent an fel in Province Wellesley, judging from the the Feychelles and ba aniform good conduct of French concurrently with English, and he has

pital, but he is not expected to lite Daily News. and the danger of its being carried away looks unofficial member speaking. For this state fellowing announcement in the Penang Gente ungatops can be taken to ameliorate his pastian. pppointed a committee to counter and report

Mosers. Farnham and Co. on the afternoon of imminent. The dock itself is all right so far. of thinge the aniofficial mombers themselves of the 9th instant:"Nineteen nobres (tudong

upon the subject. There appears to be a good

BEFORE ME. FIELDING CLASKE, The 14th inat sanoessfully lauvohed very fine but the raison seems to be jamlast somewhat doal of opposition on the part at a section of the

AUTING CHIEF JUSTICE.

texter from Collyers Dock, for the Chinese Min- in the chase piles, and Mr. Oeklers, though he The Courler says that the C. M. B. N. Co ponnlation to this alteration in a state of things must be held largely reponsible. There Jendah) were brought from the Froving to the Polios Office here on Tuesday and datroyed.

ing and Engineering Company of North China, thinks he will hare no difficulty in getting

the caisson

that afos, fears it will acome to be a want of fighting power amongst The Mahy who caught them received $9.50 steamer Fengshun arrived in Shanghai son after which has lasted for about sixty years, but na ta

PURCHASING A WOMAN FOB PROSTITUTION.

of which Mr. Tong King Sing is the director. 4 pm. on the 14th inst. from Chefoo, and wontally the propoallion is meeting with the sup- them. The Hon. P. RYBIE sometimes his reward?" He deserved it.

alongside the old Dock Jetty for the purpose of port of the French creoles, who have been charged with purchasing a woman named La ber of visitors, and the steamer, which is built of the pressure on the lower part of the chass Wong Yi, mistress of a Chinese brothel, was The avent took place in the presence of a num. not go back into its place again because of tries a bout with the Government, bat be The Baad of the A. & 8. Hirblandere will being dooked as soon as the Chinese man-of-war Governor Hennessy & supporters all along

Ys for the purposes of prostitution on the 28th ingok and wrought iron, was transferred frore piles. As soon as the accident happened he sent word to the Old Dosk, and get extra gangs has grown clumsy in debate and his play the following programa mo at the Offers now in dock can be ret cut. Coming up the rivay she had a very heavy let, and it is fortunate sledge hammer blows generally miss the ing at half-past eight-

acs, Morray Barracks, this evening, ommers-

A worthy Celestial, who, writes a correspondary, and also with unlawfully detaining the hereal oradle to her native element without a that during her passage from Cheloo she had ont, although he has lived for the last three years mild Li Yn against her will with the intent that bite. She is a fine solid looking place of work of men to finish the painting of the Caps City and reflective of great credit upon hor con- an as to have her ready to get out at unce this mark. It is the duty of the unofficial mem. Karch The Yement of the Guard Bulliren. Ene weather or serious results might have in Paris, had never attended a review is simply the right practice prostitution. Prisoner pleaded not guilty.

stractors. The building was carried out under evening. She was to have gone out yesterday, bars, we take it, not only to submit to the Vales. Enter and over mine Coote happened. From information we have the bewildered at what he bebell at Longchamps ou

Bulention The Loss of Castilla Balfe skin and obief offloar were on deck on Sunday afternoon. He would not believe his The Acting Attorney-General (on. A. J. thesuperintendance of Mr. TWeir, Hor dimen and go alongside the wharf in order to bars. Standing Orders themselres, but to insistthat Coast bit. Eeturn and play....... Allen the evening of the 4th insh. The weather yes. He has jotted down his impressions, of Lapp) pressed.

sions are, length betwen perpendiculars, 186 ber mast taken out with the shears, but this The Jurare wore Hosers G. M. Carvalho, feat; length over all, 151 feet inaltes; beard. Ei was fortunately debred, else she might have they shall also be observed on the official Selection “Gipsy bila Le Thiere. was hazy but not thick About 720 pm which the following is an edifying sample: "I side. When the Counell agaia meat after

The Daily News of the 14th instays The wha nesting Alcate Island the order was was mad at your army, and what struck we FH. A Frobs, U. Brandt, W. S. Taylor, E. P. feet. & inahes; depth 12 foot 9 inches. Her suffered severe dazago by the scoident, if sha capacity is 600 tons dead weight on a measured was not altogether destroyed. As it was, the the summer recrea they ought in the public steamer Toonde is now on her way to Fiantein, but instead artermaster to starboard the the post was the fact that in the middle of a tre da Campos, F. A. Bohrsbeke, and John Gray.

instead of doing so he parted it, and mendous shower the troops were es patient,

The Acting Attorney-General said this was a drought of 10 feet 9 inoba. She is intended for people on board were very nervous about her, from Il-kow at the mouth of the Poyng Lake. interest to insist upon the appointment of the Ehe want there some days age to load timber few minutes after the vessel struck you an though they had no sabrellas, as if there had under the Ordinares passed this year for the northern con trade, and we believe she will eat the water should get into the dock with a Public Works Committed. It is true that which sme overland from the mountains of otade rest was covered with water, about been nothing. One may say that your military the protection of women and girls. The pri- be followed by others of her clans to be built rash, and she should be smashed galant the when the Compiltes was in existence it did Kweichen to the Lake. The timber is to be cable lengths from the visible rocke. The discipline is very severe. My beat compliments soner was sharged os two counte, first with here. Her engines have yet to be put in, which the of the cook. The Yung thing was to have stomer was then going at fall speed ahead and to your soldiers." This effarion is guaranteed probasing the woman Li Ya, and secondly, work will be at once commended by Meers gone into the deck to-day, but of source all employed in rebuilding the Thai Ho Gate of the tauer the rook. with mudderable force. The astheating for, we pra nekerad, were the lines with anlawfully datalning her for the purposes Farnham & Co. The ceremony of Enning the work there is now suspended for the pre- vary little good, but this, too, was largely the Palace of Paking which was destroyed by fire pr order was given fall speed asters" which was quoted abors "wait sarcastic" by the Chines of prostitution. The compliant lived at a new steamer was very gawoefully performed by sent, and will be for some time to c fault of the unofficial members themselves, the 17th January. Some of the logs are nearly promptly carried out Perfect order prevailed a beer praised for steadiness auder place called Lei Chat in Fakkoi. Tarly this Mius Brodie Clarke in the orthodes aihion, the The difruity of pairing the theorient

120 feet long and from? to 8 Cestin circumference.

that the piles will fare to be as long as in the Marie I, the King of the Sodang, is still feres with which she struck the captainseed it is trying circumstances; but the gallant year the was purchased from her mother for the name, selected belog the Feining, to which we cessarily be very great, and it is evident in any way, and if the membore ware ap.

north building-75 fost-if not langer, to get sons of Gaul who took part in the review of Sun- of 873 by a man named Tip Ban. She with orery Bus-Nereury.

An effectual hold in the treacheress mod, which plied to pro formed to sanction any proposed rgetically pulling himself. At lust adrices as both beach hier in a girall bay a few miles day will be smased to learn that they earned this wanted ander this mea's protesting for some he was at Brucaols. His relations are be away and the chip war ateered accordingly, and glowing coursendation by standing firm under a time without having any immoral intercours

appears every day to bezlipping further outward, public work they were not asked to sporcine says, cholly with England, and he banded the in about half an hour after the accident above shower, not of onllote, but of min. We may with him, and about the end of January he

owing to the increased depth of the river. - The. forso of the current along this portion of the asy control over ite execution. But there monopoly of working the Sedang gold piines to fly beached. The Heincheng arrived the fol- sure that the writer had not left his umbrella bought her to Hongkong and sold her to the prisoner for $200. She was detained by the pri

Frus; 9th Augus....- soner for several months and became a prostitute The summer is here at last, and we have 80 to Pootung shore was very observadlo to-day at one an agish oupany. He intends to give an im. Joring day and took off the passengers, speels portant order for arms at Liege. An English and opium, which she landed at Chetes and pro-

against her will. Bratcally one of the com-03 deg, centigr. in the abode, which is very plan- o'clock, and works to withstand it must be OKS this order of thing contine. When the next and a Fronth company have offered him to create cended to Tientsin, bringing down

phinent's visitors soud to have taken compas-sant. There is bardly anything worth writing ang indood.. There are several small cracks Committee is appointed one of the first bank bu his country, and he is on the way to native divers, whoreported that the Fungthun hed

da on her, Anding that she was upbappy and about The Chinese flest are expected bere in the northern banding, even as far back as the London to continue negotiations on the subject several small holos in her bottom, but that no

That she was about to be taken away to Cali about the 12th instant from Genean, After Lie-rods, which are 80 feet in from the river, and things to which it should address itself is the All these statements are obvious inventions. ribs were broken. Her forshold was then full se of gator: Bhe was psiched up from the entalla,

frais, and he reported the case. Thereupon reading about soother industry invented by the Mr. Oeklers says he can see that this band is proparation of a set of rulën 16 to ite

The Blaso errespondent of the Rangoon and the cargo in her forehold was transferred to

communication was made to the Police, and this enterprising Japs in Fasan in your valuable sipping too. He estimates roughly the lowest Antics and method of procedure, which Gasetts, writing on the 20th July, says: Atlant | the Yungching, which had best hent ta bor

charge was brought against the prisoner. paper of the 29th ult. I beg to draw your at costa for therepsirant twelve or ifteen thousand should be submitted to the Legislative Coun. the telegraph ling to Mogoung in completed and nestance from Shanghai with Mr. Wejrend Divor

Was jury after hearing the evidence returned tention-to a little arror with regard to the fah tools. It will be ranembered that Mr. Morrisen and potatoe matter. The sardines about which reconstructed or repaired about 100 fest of this ail for approvalin order to give them vallat are being freely, transmitted along it. Roberts on board. The holas had by this time The Emperor reviewed tubty thousand men animons verdict of not guilty,

At present the private messages are chiefly cant be patcked up inside and outside but Diver at Aldershot, and expressed his surprise at the

**KONUERI WIFE, VIOLENCE

you wrote have been exported from bern for banding and left some fifty fort of the old ty. These rules ought to previde for regu- by Burzne: bat in the dry sosson the Chiness | Roberts want down and reported all secarG

Chan Kat and Chin Yi nera chirged with many years, bud were always exported and used work, which he deemed strong enough, stand- lar meetings and give the Committee fall merchants will doubles as the line extensively The pump sent up in the Fragthing was put on progress made in military matters. He paid a robbery from the person with vidence; the in Japan long before the Cuiteras was establishing and the work, from the mea-ive timber. control over the supplies Toted by the Conus Comerciante, many may, that immages which the rot wapo was taken on, and fanshipped ie which he professed himself tible to disinigulisk solen property Attenter, General aid Cas oedd under the heading of all togrossing to almost anything. It was array that the As an astration of the advantage of this line board and the forehold pumped dry, after which special compliment to the Volunteer Regimesta, coad prisoner was and charged with receiving, ed. I hear that these fish, which are exported and heavy bolts that are new to by seen simonget od the wreckage, looked stray fer cil. This of course would entail a not incon- formerly took four or five days, and seat fifty | the Fugew. On the 9th inst, she managed, with from the Regulars.

The Long some against the Erst prisoner was follows and orange trees. With regard to the potatoes, collapse took psos st night, when there were aderable amount ofieria work on the certainty as to størerching its destination, can i to Chefoo, rccompanied by the Iungchine, And Ho hoped that the heinat falfowakip between On the Bth inst. the mplsizant, Leang Ngan, I know. of none but those we buy from Japen, Ino met at work, for if it had taken place in bers, but this we have no doubt they would now be sent in a few minutes, with serisinty and Ohinose sa of waratter a short thars Bogland and Germany and their armies would school boy, was walking along the Kennedy don't think could lay more had about the day when the workmen were about, there is cheerfully undertake, or, if they found they safety, st a cost of eight andas or a rupees? The left for Shanghai.

long continue.

Hond towards the Public Gardens when four or two plouls of Korean potatoes that is foreign zo knowing how many lives woulit bave bera

The duties of the Committes are not defned

is no reason why they should sent to let

and every man was al bis post. Judging trom the

soversi

rupees or mors, with a considerabla dement of thenisisiaños of her engines, to flost, mad meamed

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