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INTIMATIONS. WIN-ES AND SPIRITS

BY AFFOINTMENT.

́(Established À.D. 184.) HONGKONG.

rbod valna for the money.

Tikus PRESS WEDNESDAY. DIOBASEL ára 1899.

The Mercury 401ến thailiówing from s The following am the orders of the day? paper The Governor of Kwanga for to-day's mocking of the Legislative Council, memorializas the Throns to the effect the sings to be held at 3 p.m. penting

the metaldiakment of Custos House at Chin By three collected from the tents are mall but they are got folent to defray the

(Aarchment),

The black panther which escaped from

POLICE COURT.

3rd Dooom.

BEFORE Box. H. E. WODEHÖVSE,

Alfred

that

| beféra the Magipiráté it is curious

none of the three daily papers reports it, and {will always be, but to allow fre chesit

Ffook convinced that upon looking into the matter, day more than is required for Inca) o

Air. Hytte will find he has been misinformed. Export of the Flinnon Commites:

hand, what was stated by sumption and legitimate export, le bas bol

Secand reading of the following Dila

Francis, who appeared on behalf of the ed, and sold in the colony, und her

Ordiost se to opplys, fans not exceeding

gambar de Steamboat Companies,, although he held no tention of the law, is a direct incentive, to 0. He therefore prays that the Board of illon two hundred and fly two toured, eight hundred and fifteen dollars to the Fubilo Bor»

early retainer from the owners of the Hoxam, loy of the year 1890. 109 -0%

CAPTURE OF AN KOOLPEN CONFICT.

while he diabold ane, far the Opium Farmer ? st to the Steamboat Coupable the Revan order Tai Bing Customs at

Cinton to help them to the extent of Thais 88,000(The Pollen Foros Consolidation Ordinance

Han Yau sins. Wong Tau was charged with He stated that the ilus of propneed opiam were A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. pation in peculiarly difficult or odd (which is their deficit) But the Viceroy of

feloniously escaping from the chain gang at found lying on the floor of a small engine koneGH seems impossible for them to prevent un Conton has sent in a petition to the effect that his

Kasadytown on the 15th June, 1882, while for the donkey engine and that next morning beitig clandestinely brought on board their Cnetoms have expanses well, and us therefore

ship" And the Magistrate, after convleting We invite attention to the following.old landast i boats, and if it in foned there by the Chineseould not oblige his neighbours in the mannor Malay prahu in Singapore was shot on the 2nd undergolug ↳ term of imprisonment of ten three of the'stokers' crew, were missing from the

desired Coresguently the matter is referred totalt in a house in Carpong Malacon by Dr. years pa Brande, sil of which are excellent quality and Customs Authorities, they bots are held the Tsung di Youên, AL Ellis not however, before it bad olswest Pollos Kam buk, resiver in Victoris Gack, mid the defendant, said There is not an atom of

Bergeant Aneell severely in the face. In the The same being specially ardected by our responsible. They do all they do to prerepet was scontly published in the Peking strimmage the animal was savoral times moned that on the 15th June, 1889, prisoner was an eridance to show that the Opium Farmer was He was admitted into the any order as to handing over the opium to the Fonden House, and bought direct from the most Yout suuggling, but if the equivalent in presselte from the Governor of Henan stating ed, sad gave the pareting party s rather warm inmate of the geol on asentone of 10 years connoted with this opiom and he withhold by way of reward for maritorius uerrians would anted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottha pared oplum of Ave cheats of raw opium is that he was sanding to Shantang the tram time of 16 The pather was afterwards - pard

wood for with the repair of the Yellow River tip of tall it had a beautifal binok skin, which feed Brows, Police Constable in the Naval bo tonderad by the Opfast Farmer to the dis Tonales, thus enabling us to supply the best buggled out of ie colony ery day, way which had been used has year in con-sored, and found to be 6. ft. 1 in from best to gaol and detained thero on the Crivinal Calon Farmer for two or three days to see if anything Krowths at moderate price.GRAN

In ordering it is only secmary to state it peeins institable that some of it should back ont at Chang Chou The Caverner of was spolled through several onts, and was riddledard, sald On the Lich Jeus, 1995, I was head coverers of the opino. As the Aating Colonia! uraker in Victoria Gaol, On that day I wont eorutary pointed out, the more fact, if it bad. the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and its way into China by means of the Shantung in a laber document explains that he with shot a thitial latter for quality desired

'It is not always safe (says the Daily News) to to Lap Sap Wen in chargo of-the chala gong been one, that the prepared opinn was traced to at Chang-ch'ui, where there was great diffoalty Orders thronghi Local Post or by Telegram Canton steamers. Whether it was a case of wanted therallway for rebuilding the embankment TD receive prompt attention.

alipatre smuggling or of opiam smuggling in propring earth because the ground all around judge the condition of a district by the price of ponisting of pritendra in Victoria Gail. On chop lloensed for the sale of prepared opistes, PORTS or Invalele and general us.) thes Anally determined the Companies to was odrered with water. The railway has arrived grain. Rice at Tantsin in now held for from that day at 115 a.m. prisoner was with the gang. would prove nothing whatever, except that the

Per dos. One Per Bot organise a detective sinf of their own in and choline has been laid The Garernor ex- 14.50 to $6 per pical, and may go to $750, the He was ofthief te priacuse No. 180 and was intending muggler acted honestly, as far a prosses himself, as much pleased with it, and normal price being 82.80 to $4.The, plaal ployed in carrying sand in buckets. He was very this Colony is conversed, in purchasing his

Well, air,

air, as I have shore miil, I do not think roint of no aporiance the fast remains considers it to be twenty tms, as useful, ns of rice in Tientale in 160 cattles) This strande idle with his work, and I checked him on upin in a place where he was entitled to do so. 10 $100

that a detective staff in employed, and that ordinary wheel-barrows.imply the result of a corner, the stock of several consious Just after doing so shout Why do in Tientsin being enormions; but the holders 12. 1.10 is the prevention of opiam muggling

There was a very high tide at Shanghai on the are speculating on the improbability that any that chiefly occupies its attention. The Hon. afternoon of the 26th ult, and the Daily News Moro wirklarrive from the south this winter P-KYEIR was undoubtedly wrong in using are that some of the stroots, a part of the Bome endeavours are being malo, by theas out that in the care at the Police Court to which Garden, and yards and floors (a low-lying parts side the ring to impart rice from Japan.

of the Bettlement were from a few inches to'a reference was made the opium www traced by couple of feet under water. A number of jin evidenco ou auth is the shop of one of the riekaba coolies drove a roaring trade by convey. Fumer's licensees, How it sms un boarding people through the water which had tocom ainted betoon the Margary memorial and the Gurdon Bridgo. A good inny foot passengers desiring to cross the doochow Creek made ase of the Seashion Boad bridge instead. The water was so deep in the Wachang Road that some enterprising men started to carry, a Hapan there along the Chapon Road.

A Alto Douro, good `quality,

Green Capsala

B. Vintage, superior quality,

Red Capanle C Fine Old Vintage, say erior quality, Dhok-Seal Capsalo

14 1.25

D Very Fine Old Vintage, ortze superior, Violsi Capsule (Old Bottled) 18 1.50 SKERRIES

A Delicate Pale Dry, dinne

wing Green Cupaulo 6 - 0.60 Buperior Pale Dry, dinner

wins, Green Soal Capsule... 7.50 0.75 C. Manzanilla, Pale Natural

1,00

Storry, White Capsule... 10 CC Superior Old Dry Pals Natural Skerry, Red Beal Capetile... 10. D Very Superior Old Pala Day, photos od Wine White Seal Capsule........ 12

E Extra Superior Old Pala-

Dry very finest quality, Black Seal Capsulo cola Bottled

CLARETS

1.10

14 125 For Caan. Por One

1 low. 2 doz. Qoute. Pista.

A Superior Breakiset Claret,

Red Capsule..

34 $4.50 B-St. Estephe, Red Capsule.. 450 5.00

St. Jalen .......

750 12.00

D La Reve

BRANDY

¤ Very Old Liquear Cogmo

Rad Capsule

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D Henassay's Finest Very Old Lignwar Coguno, 1672 Vintage, Red Capante 24 2.00

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A Thoras's Blend, White Cap-

sale.......

B Watson's Glenorchy Mel

low Blend, Bina. Capan with Name and Trade Mark.

C. Walzon's Abelcar-Henkivel, Red Capsule, with Name

and Trade Mark

D Watson's HKD Blend of

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0.75

8 0.75

S 0.76

the Finest Scotch Malt.. Whiskies, Violet Capentè.. 10 100

E Waton's Very Old Liqustir. Da Scotch Whisky, Gold ap

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*IRISH WHISKY.

A Jobs Jameson's Old, Green

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A Fine Uld Tom, White Cap

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B Fina Unsweetened, White

Capante

4.50 0.40

4.30 0.40 5.25 0.50

C Fice A. V. IL Genera..... -RUM

Fizert Old Jamsion, Violet

Capsulele 12 1.00 Good Leeward Ieland..$150 par Galion. LIQUEURS.

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Benedictine Maraschino Caracos Heering's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse Dr. Biegert's Angostura

There will be a game of Polo to-day (Wed Bitters, e.nesday) at 4 p.m. at the Racecourse.

The Agents (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co.) inform us that the Silk ez Batavia resahed New York on the 30th sit.

BIRTH. At Government House, Hongkong, on the 29th No. vember, Lady Das Vævi, rife of E the Governor of Hongkong, of a son.

MARRIAGE.

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of Vico Admiral Sie Nowell Salmon, 7.0)

The despatch boat Alacrity, bearing the Bag

On the 27th November, at the Boush CathalloE.C.B., arrived here yesterday from Ninggo.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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THE ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE "KAIBAR-I-BIND."

George W. Atkinson, commander of tho

TS INTER-PORT RIFLE MATUR The following are the "sures made by the. Shanghai and Singapore teams in the inter-port shooting match

Gabe Lamond Private Bass Captain Loaning.. Captain Bright

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NEW SHANGHAI ELÈCTRIC COM- PANY, LIMITED.

tant. I had and round to look at some other the object of Mr. Hyrius motion was very au prines, he dy ho prison can parent but for the sake of argument and in or published, aus 774. hold of me by the throat with the left hand der to bring the whole question of the Opinis hand. At the mo time: No. 100 struck me in squarely before the public, for us suppose that and struck me in the month with his right Farin and smuggling into China fairly, and the aborrach with his right hand sad tried to get bir. Ryrie's object was to show that in spits of at my revolver with his other hand. I belad to all precantions taksnéby the Steamboat Com release my throat from the prisoner's grast. I panice, it is most dificult for them to prevent? The second ordinary general meeting, of managed to shout suit may called Foulke smuggling, and that smaggling of prepared shareholders of the New Shanghai Blectric came to my assistance and struck the prisoner opium sould not go on wore the Opin Farmer Company, Limited, was held on the 20th Nov. with a bamboo. The prisover then let go of me, to use his influence to stop it. I think it will at the offices of the Compang, 41, Chepes Road, sad looking round I saw one of the guard with be admitted that this in a fair way of putting Shangbai. The chair was taken by Mr. R. M. his boad blooding At the same tima'i saw tea the matter; at any rate, there can be little doubt Campball.

The case was ramanded till this morning.

The esse was remanded to the 9th inst..

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CORRESPONDENCE.

expressed by our Correspondenta, i

THE ACTIVA” AND BISANO TO THE EDITOR OF THE "ATYY PRESS.” DEAR SIRI shall thank you to publish the

W. KULFF. Master, atostar detion. "Hongkong, 3rd December, 1889,

OPIUM SMUGGLINO:

We began by

We hoped

FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS. Į the stermer was not discovered. What was

LONDON, 22nd November STANLEY AND EMIN. Deculiar in tist use, however, was that the

of the prisoners sonntag Prisoner and No. 180 it is the truth. Now, is the Opium Farmer The notice convening the mooting having Stanley and Emin are expooted to reach warnsmorget them. They ran in the direction of at present bound in any way to stop the been read by the Secretary, Opium Farmer's officers abeuld bare, l'ad

a junk that was lying alongside the jetty, I saw smugging of prepared opiuin cut of the The TEMAN said-The report and so- rotice the moment the discovery was made

Bamono to the 1st of December..

them get on board. The guard followed and Colony and, under existing ofronmstances, counts ipad been in your hands for a week or And have appeared forthwith to claim the

fred several shots. The prisoner was où the could he do so withaat raining himself, and with your permission we will, as cus- junk with a rifle in bis possession. I saw him or at any rate without his paying the Govern-tomary, take them as read. They are so simple 1.00 opium, with fall knowledge of where it had We have ye the N. C. Daily New to an

standing the hand of the boat, with the ride ment a much larger eam than be can expect to and, I think, no satisfactory, and their final been plxord, ets. The inference was that the noance with great regret that news has been re-

at bia shoulder, threatening some of the guard make under the graat? In order torse whether paltion is so clearly stated in the report, that ceived by wire of the death-it is presumed at party, who gave the information had been Milton, Masa on the 22nd November, of Me The adjourned enquiry into the circumstances who were trying to get into the junk. He did this is a ocrrset ung gestion, and, putting on one I do not think there is very much for me to watching the opium and that it was his Edward Canningham, at the age of sixty-six attending the death of Deen Mahomed, who died not fire any susts. While he was keeping backside for the time all question of prepared spium say about them, but I will make a few re business to give information only If it was Mr. Comingham was for many years at us from injuries received in the explosion on beard the guard the junk rot away I bare teen being smugglad into the Colony a very import marks that scour to man, and before moving the hasd of Messrs. Russell & Co.'s-tra in Shang the P. and O. atsamer Kaisar-i-Hind, was re- the prisoner since till to-day--a palvetante da ant factor to be taken into ovnsideration when adoption of the report and accounts I will an- discovered, so that it should pass into the hai, and was one of the makers of the Settlement. sumed at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon Inspector Blanton said he arrested the pedealing with the value of the Opium Farm, and swat sny questions I can that may be pat.. hands of the Former instead of into those of Mr. Cumingham came to Chics first in 1845, by Run. H. E. Wodehouse,

sener about 4 a.m. on the Ard inst. in British about which I shall have something to say fur- There was a statutary meeting held some time William Paton, oooed engineer on based the Kowloon and sharged him with escaping from the ther on-let us me what the Opium Farm coin January, at which nocosts were presented the Custenis Authorities at Craton. If the olerk in the firm of Masers J. D. Sword & Co,

to accordance with the requirements of the Farmer offers rewards for such information, and joined the firm of nesail & 6 in 1816, vessel saidOn the 12th November about 8.25 ahsia gang. Prisoner and nothing in reply to tributes to the Colonial revanns and whist con

rotiring Bually in 1877, though he left Shanghai, the Kaisar-i-Hind was lying alongside the the charge

ditions are imposed opon bias. Tader the rant Hongkong. Celinance, but you see we have not the present Optam. Farmer hsa to pay $39,800 arried forward any balanes, and the soconuts, as it is to be presumed he does, it would of in 1875. A good man of bariness and a van West Point wharf. I was in the engine room.

month for the privilege of boiling 300 chests; having served their purpose, are now setin- Guuras pay a smopgler, whose opinar was das friend: he will be remembered as one of the The engines were being warmed up for utarting

he can boil na magh mars as he chooses, provided guished and are incorporated with those now wwel public spirited men that Shanghai has been at seven o'clock. About 3.10 a. the over THE ALLEGED BLOWING UP op A JUNK AT

YAUMATI

he pays the Government $15 per pionl for all covered, to act in this way, so that his lous fortunate in possessing from time to time, and blow off the throttlo vairs chest. Doonased was

prasanted. We have been met with a rather The eight men who are abarged with blowing opium in excess of the 300 chests. For the purserious additional expanse over what we estim by the vizure of the oplam should be re ho bas left his mark on the municipal history of on the top platform at the time elossing the Case. For Boduced by at least the amount of the reward the Settlement, in which he took the desurst cylinders. Isha: off steam at unow. I took up a junk of the value, together with oargo, of poses of this latter, the monthly expenses of theated, is the rise in the price of cost. When interest. At Ameripan Orst. us when he stood deceased to the doctor. He and another firemen $5,500, in Yaumati Harbour on the 26th Novem-Farm, izolading boiling, rent of premises, steam we began, ballering what we were told by lauzul, sorrauts, mais officers, o, may be somebody whe was supposed to be a good A Honnessy' Old Pals, Ead

The penalties imposed by his coolrad ont for the right to hoist the Stars and Stripes were scalded by the escape of steam. Deasasedbor, were brought up on remand. Capsule

$12 $1.30

with the Government are no doubt suffi- on Russell & Co.'s premises at Lao Kee Chang. kad akipped about six weeks previously in Bom Ng A-en, direr, said that on the 30th Noram-rockened at 85,200 in round figure, so that authority on the matter, we did. nat. make BSuperior Very Old Cogne,

in spite of the objections of the British Conan, bay. In making ready for starting. It is neo- ber be dived into the harbour at Yaumsti Hefore the grantee can makes any profit whatever long contrast for coal. Rad Capenie

14 1.2% cient to prevent the Opinai Farme per Captain Balfour, he was a thorough Shang-sary to warm the engines up and this is done by found the junk lying at the bottom. Es ex he has to pay out, roughly speaking, 345,000 a paying $5.00 good deal more than we expect Ronally engaging in illicit frede, on were haita darating himself to the general well-be passing steam from the cylinders. If they mined her and found a hole on the port side month to recap himself for this outlay alone, we should have to pay and I am sorry to say 18 1.50

he inclined to do so, baribe is perfectly withing of his adapted bome; nor even for long after are not properly warmed on explosion may about thres feat two inches low and Ainstees and laving all profit out of consideration, the we are now paying $4.75. What the price we

his retirement from China did he lose his in- | follow from the sudden introduction of steam Hochos in braalth in the widest part.

Opium Farm must boil the full amount of 900 int rights in selling to sther people toss terest in its prosperity.

know, and I do not suppose any one ofse does; The explosion on this occasion was. ŽNO, "Inspector Bremner said he had no further chasta and on each of those chofe must maica may have to psy next year may be 1 do not ell we can do is to hope that the price will go intention it may bato, smuggle, Sprano duty

in my opinion, to the studs of the cost evidence against the prisoners at presont a profit of $150, 2

Should the Oplam Farmer bere restrict his down. The next item which calls for any re is thrown upon him to inquires to their A new Police Station for the Louza district being saved. Tho metal had sparer tly corrod and he applied for a further read. Ho intentions. He is also within bis riebis in has just been completed at Shanghai, and from ed and hence the cover was not someimatly suspected the seventh prisoner exther more than outpat of preparel opium, whom he is in no way mark on the debit side of the working sound boiling at Mengkok, and there delivering the description in the Mercury it is quite a hand. chat at fault is that the cover itrols as the rest as he was the particular mas who had bound to do so, and when his foing so would be in the extra wares that we have pail. We hop simply to ruin himself and prerent his payinged when we began that we should have been able same structure. It was erected on site to the that were at that cover w

old company, but, for the large sam he does pay to the Hongkong Go to retain the staff of the offum ro il parties for whics be buila rear of the Racquet Court: The building, which not in any way damaged. In my opicion the bad the quarrel with the crew of the junk

vernment or is there any widus vivendi that reasons I wrod not goiate we were unfortunate- it, but the fact remains that Mongkok is a worthy of a closer inspection than van be obstads were of the proper siza bat were Bewed.

Can he arrived at, by which all the three mostly obliged to dispense with the se vices of all of tained from the Nanking Road, is a free adapta Ido not know when the stads were put into the

Anterested parties, that is, the Hongkong Go- them and we had to sand home for a new place favourably situated a baule for tion of Venetian Gothic, with a slight mistare poter. I have been attached to the ship for

vernment, the Opium Farmer, and the Chinese superintendent I can assure you that though muggling o

2 opium over the bite furo Chinese of Janobis work. The rastesials used three years and nine months. Those stads

Customs, on-obtala that they want without the expense rather alarmad ne at the time, we serritory.

freestone, which have been used for strings, been examined several times. They were lastWe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinione socions. Loss? I hope to show bereafter that feel it was an expenditure that was very wall brisk, with dressing of grey brick and Ningpo have been in use during that time. They have

ft is not only possible but easily feasible, bat. | Justified, and the result of these tocounts is large- If opium is smoggled out of the Cotony, columns, plansoles, eto. The rooting in of ear examined in May, 1995. I took part in the

before doing so, must shortly refer to the quely attributable to the new experintendent we however, it is alan, the fict that opin is ragated iron: The principal entranca which is examination. I loulood at the studs with the

tion of smuggling pmpared opiam into the now hare. This, however, as I say, is an extra Colour, a thing that must be utterly stamped expenditure on the first year's working, and 12 Luggled into it, and the particolars of the on the lower floor of the tower, is a mather slabo rest of the machinery. They appeared to be rate piece of work, with stone adus sed curved all right. There is an independent unnal

ont should the plan I suggest be adopted.

must be taken into considération as an additional Maguo Farm given by " Justitia” show thai blake panela, giving the date of the commence survey hold of the abip. This survey dvos

glarge over what we anthipated. Ou the light- meat of the building, and in a circular panel not deol with every mall item and detail

Now, with reformes to prepared oplum being ing secmut we have T 17,205, which is got it is reasonble to suppose a good deal any move, the arms of the Mu doipality have been on board. The examination of these small items following lines. Capt. Valle reports that the rcome from Macao. Ti proportion as the carved. From the projecting stone baleng on would be left to the engineers. I have been pu- Action and Bisogno were steaming in parallel smuggled into Hongkong, as everybody that is quite so much as we hoped to get. 190cal demand for the Hongkong Farmer's the upper floor of the tower, or from the top of sent at a Board of Trade Survey. Such a sur-lines in the E. Lems channel, towards Green in the habit of visiting the Magistracy knows, to make rather more, but we have been rather We have done better 12 110 opium is diminished by the illicit introduce the same, a very extensive view of the Settle vey does not as a rule dest with such minuti Island. Against this I must say the Acfitastarely a dar passes withent persons being unfortunate in a small way with some of our

ments can be obtained, and tas Ting-wang-ahan sa the condition of the stad. It wight or might never has bean in the B. Lema channel, and if charged at the Pelino Court for being in posses private constituents. tion of prepared opium from elsewhere, so filis can be seen in the distancs. The long at du ed,

Capt. Valle has seen this boat there, it is a sign sion of prepared opium without e cartiñonte, getting a larger insrsaso on the lighting Arthur Wagner, Gorarament Marine Ser- that that gentleman does not know where the that is to say, with being in possession of opium sooount, because we have bosa atto during the much the more will resin, for emuggling columns of the tower and wings through the twó out of the Colony, of the quantity be upper stories have a very pleasing effect, which vorar, said I have oramined the stads. I can. Loma oharrel is, nor what parallel lines are that has not been sold by the Hongkong Farast few months to supply the Council with 12 is smphasized by the strongly marked horizontal not judge from the do in which they tow are He reports further The Action altering her mer. The question then arises, Where does more lamps; ent whacens when we bogua we Firmer is allowed to boil by the terms of lines of the contre. The total cost, including whether any flaws world bo visible when they course to pass under the bow of Biragns. This, this upium come from? Mr. Hippisloy, mopped applied 60 lamps at an average cast of Tls. 259 am ET and we are now supplying were oxamine in TAR There may have best burever is not quite the fact, the Action having ing to the Daily Press of the 25th Novembr. lua onntract. An attempt ought therefore to, the site, was about Th. 40,000,

flaws but as the now rastad, it is impos-been stooring her courso W. by N. more than 1980, Ata on that be dosa. not consider it probat an average cost of Ts. 25, which I think bu monde to inducs due to adopt Another rumour with respot-to-railwasa,sible for my to give Aur opinion. I do not bal-na-bone before and after that sima-Youra bio that opine is amaggled Into Hong kong is a sop in the right directivo. As for the

Itraly,

From Chinn; bat dose-Mr. Hippisley know that lighting itself, I assure you there is nobody more uniforen policy with Hongkong in the let and one which it ie to be hoped may prove or wish to aaks any observations on the case

there are several shops at Sham Shui Pasible of the st, or more sensitive to it either. irectors that, there are many ing of the Opium Form. But whatever rect, is pablished by the Mercury, as follows:- is not the rale, aniass a leaky joint or more.

within a stone's throw of the Cosmopolitan hati ora the Dooks, where the Dook labourers and any others shortcomings, but if you all kusw so we de Macsó may do it is the business of this Our latest news from Feking is that on the 17th thing of the kind attracts attention, to parti of Norember a Memorial to the Throne arrived cularly examine there studs. In a ship of the

that wish to do so can probase their opium, how easily proventible many of the accidents Colony to keep its own banda close. from Viceroy Chang Cuib-tang, in which he ise of the Kaisari-Hind, there would be about

that presuntah y has paid lakin and daty, for are, you would really be surprised 1 do petitions that, on account of the late famines 5.000 atada. The studs in Court with the excep

ants a tael, while la Hongkong the same kind oot mant to appear to be, laying the lame and floods, foreign capital should be raised tation of two are in a very good state of preservation.

of opium ovale $1.10 a taoff Such shops also pow people who cannot defend themselves: TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESA."

sell ra opisu You, Mr Editar, appear to but I suppose I on really say, and you will build railways This is stultifying, but sen-I have no recommendations or anggestions to sible for H.B. Chang. It this news is our maze with gard to this matter.

B.The speech of the senior unofficial doubt whether opiam is amuggled into the o-baliere me, that we have to depend upon a rockz sad the Chrone contenis, it will be diza anteed on a large scale, and Chins will zerer Katzar-i-Hind, said-I have been in command of member of the Legislative Council on Wednes-Jony from Macao, but you may not know that glass of Chinese who are not very paraful.. O regret taking such a step. We slsa. here from this vessel for about six months. I think our day last must be my excuse for troubling your the Macao Farmers may bail is much opiam as lamp-trimmere ore sense of entices tronble the capital that an Edict has been issned in last passenger dertiente expiron in May next readers with the following romerke on the much they like for no annual fee of $43,000, as against and bother to us, and although there have boos | favour of railways, and that it has been sent to They are issued for one year and are. only revered question of magaling opium from this 9477,600 paid by the Hongkong Farmer for the serious breakdowns which, were not their fault i E. Li Hong-chang. This Ediet was issued newed subject to the ship being passed by the Colony into China. While giving to restricted right of boiling 5.600 chests. There the least, I am are most of the isolated cases of upon Lad's memorial to the Thinne. Why it Board of Trade. The survey embraces every pari aber every credit for the best intentions were, too; in Macao, according to Mr Mekean's

uld be sant to lim, zaless it is to bring it of the ship the Board posses to examine. I have would, at the same time, point out that the gort in the Daily Press, 16.000 ball wil lamps buening unsteadily and going out, até him are somewhat lowest somewhere andreainichly between Aprit, are the result of bad trimming. That particular before the numerous foreigners with whom he observations I wish to make on the eritance, statements made The Pigmy and Plover, the two now gabostaje in elose communication, we fail to see. Thara From the evidence I have got from the an. leading and appeared to oust an aberritu upon 1898, and Mey, 1989, and I. think Whore con i subject is engaging the attention of the Seoret yourgest daughter of the ate David Dyer, on and the Superintendent to a very large do. undeserved. Mr. Rgris mered that the Hongkong Opium in, however, smuggled in-gree, but it is almost lupossible for us at pre 9499 China waters, arrived in Singapore on the 23rd sat on this Marsocial. We are also informed sine to anyone for this accident. I have no Brenative be requested to lay on the table the to nging from other places in China be sent to do anything to bester it. We are trying

that H. B. Pau King-tab, who has been given by the engineere

reason to doubt the explanation of the explosion rating. agreement with the Opiumi Farmer sides Kowloon, as may very fairly be p esumed and will opalians to try, but we do not yet so wust wa can No doubt there is some way, pointed Director of Railroads, left. Poking for

mad-all papers relating thereto," adding, "I from the action of the Bingapore Goveruusut, and that way we aball find out. We have two The Agents (Masara. Jardine. Matheson & Tientsis on the flad November. As we

John Reid, chief engineer of the Raitari Hind, think it will ha apparent what the object of this which recently offered a reward of $10,000 for distinct point in view; one is the improvement Co.) informs that the Glen Line steamer have received this misiligenes from one who said I have been nitaoled to the re-sel about motion is." He then went on to state that the information leading to the arrest and conviction of the light (which can be improved and tha Glenury, from London, left: Singapore for this ought to know, we hope befors long to see the mouths. I had on previons, piperience of Steamboat Companies running vessels between of the ring losdera of the smugglers augaged in other is the extension of the fight and reduction port on Monday afternoon.

wilot published, and a start aude to build a line bar. I was the sinde immediately after the Hongkong and Canton are quite in the dark smuggling into the Straits Auttlements from of the staff. The Sowned Road la un ideal rond sas dent. All of them are more or less flawed to what powers the Opinm Farmor base Amoy and Suntow. Surely if it page to smug At the regular meeting of Zetland Lodge of from the North to Hankow or Chinking sad some of the are badly fawod. This caes In the letter of "Juetiti," published in Freemasons, No. 525, held on Moulay evening,

Says a Paking ourrespondent of the Daily Dot imply that there was any original defect. It is certain powers, and these powers are dis glo prepared épium from these porte to Sings for us to light, and it is there that we have put 50 tres there, and the light is allowed to Bro. R. Cooke was elected Worshipful Master

s vary doubtfal posthat amuggling takes place from these ports another calurin, The question of opium auog of the Lodge for the austing year, and Bro, A.} Neww-Tha Peking Gazette is most instructive they have arisen from the studs being over.pated by the magistente, and aloueflrr, the pore it is not unlikely, to vay the least af it up tha 12 now lamps for the Council. Thera gling from this Colony into Chian is very. Skeels Treasurer.

to the student of the Chiness. The other day rewed at some time prerings. I was in the gation seems to be the officials throughout the prosince were called agine-room when the saident occurred. I hed for our on he stated that the Stoom into Hongkong, to which atospora are constant do its bast, and so far none of the residents or to a fur shades to be put over it; but, on tamparuidly and intelligently discussed.

I did not see the gauge white it was being turned Chinese detectives ander bim, implying that suald be so much more readily realised.

the pontrary, large nwabere of the gather “Justitia'a” recommendation that all smug was held it at suciorure on the Bacourse and Governors to the attention of the Emperor.

The Shanghai Horse, Dog, and Foultry Show pon to bring the delinquensies of the Viceroys given the order to turn on steam about 15's mat Companies had a special detective with ly ranning, and share the proffs to be made dislike the light so much as to complain of it on. I have no reason to doubt the statement these defectives had been specially appointed to

I will not go further into this question of round the light and discuss things with great prevent the sanggling of opium, and added, that gling into the colony should be stopped there on the 23rd alt, and seems to have been a This practise, were it faithfully followed out, that the steam was turned on gradually. The Penta reently beard at the Potion Court, the amnggling into Hongkong, but as the success or comfort. Before moving the adoption of the re- which be save would lead to the cessation of pruuounted suocess, the eatrise being superons would no donist lite the tenth of the plan, explosion did not ocour fill more than teu moluates pies listinolly traced the opiau to cas of therwise of the plan. I propose muet depend port and counts, I should like to make a re-

There is nothing like the of old pro after I gave the order to turn the steam 0. amuggling out of the Colony would, Low-and the attendance larga." ;

Forb-set a thief to ostob's thief; bat although

the Colony, I bave thought it right to point out propose to write off a smal amount for deprecia that sneb sunggling into the colony dues un top. The 78057, and we propose to pay a divi ever, have been more valuable bad be shown Although the season is wearing on the ty those things are very beautiful in theory, I saw the fifth engineer torn the stop valve gra- the licensed opium shops; they traced it beyond spon the absolute prevention of sanggling into wark I hate omitted, and which is that we only bow it could be carried into effect. The portelagtam fur bar rasnited bribe will bay over most Chinese. Parity of the dorstands the mocessley of turning nu doam the above statements? Let us take them serice is three or four times that of Macao; the re-chare. That may not meet with the approval Now, can the hon member instify any one of daabtedly exist. The population of Hongkong dead to shareholders at the rate of Tis. 7 per phoon warnings have not yet dinscntinued their practice they are something very different dually. Five minutes afterwards I saw him doubt they had it sworn to or oath.

sgain and he was ill opening it slowly. He only way by which the ilbeit utroduction from Manils that there is a deproudon of great mandarinate in consequence of the adminis of opium into the Colony could be preres to the South, causing much rain in the tration of government in all its depart gradually.I believe the accident to be due to im First it apparent to any one what silente in Hongkong ein quite as well, if not of some, but we feel that this company has had mente, is apparently not attainable in any the faulty condition of the studs and irregular the object of his motion was? The agreement

ments that have bees rende tre correct, the con-roommending the shareholders to agree to the vented, so far sa we can ane, would be by the lands and strong winds in the China Bea

degree except by radost change of the prinxpansion. The irregular expansion is involved was published at the time tenders for the Farmter, afford to smeke opiem, but, if the state to remove a great deal of prejudion, and that, he new Hoppy, with bis wired and suite, Aripios upon which the agatam is onrried out. It.ie by the construction of the valve wheat. This in were saved for. tegether with the conditions samption of Opium Farmer's oplem iu Hong-proposal of the directors that a small amount strict sérela of ovary vesel and arery passived here by the Fushen, yesterday morning- the belief of China's best friends that the leavergnlar expansion is get over by letting in the under which the grant was made, in the Hong kong is orly about the same as the consumption only be written of. for depreciation 'and's conn senger arriving. The vexation this wouldn landing så Mary Whart ons of the Ubi of Obristianity is autod to infess new vitality is Wordabip an

kong Government Casette of the 23rd June, ta noso This fact alone tends to show that paratively large sum paul to shareholders we His Wordship aid he thought that after al: 1889, and saybody who simply wishine to know smuggled prepared opium must be obtainable in think are doing our real doty to the company cause, and the hindrance it would constitute sexe gunboats fired malute and the Hoppa then isto the corrupt thinose system. It is also to be the gridons that had been taken it was mansows the powers of the Farmer hoe orly to refer to Hongkong. Your readers, who are interested and to those who came forward at a.

oritical prosseded to the Way On Club la Aberdeen noted from the Gaselle that the Viceroy hi i

Rinances of 1884-1887, and, as Mr. Byrle stated to have followed me thus far, may fairly sak, The CHAIRMAN.then formally moved "That ogium revenue is worth to the Colony. We going on to Canton.

regular monthly peines of the oceals in his that the death of the Breman was accidental.

the Steamboat Companies are quite in the what than, is the remedy for this state of things? the report and soounts of the Company for the are bound by every reasonable mestis to carry

province a práctice which seems to be followed

dark as to what powers the Opism Farmer My answer-ir-restrict the quantity of opiem to rear ended: Slat. Dotober, 1889, printed and out the agreement with Chinn to ist ber noticable jumps of the thermometer, hat they over the goals of the mighty satrap indicate any In Hongkong we have recently, bad, some by all the other Governors Does this hauling

it in sally in conquence of their not taking a boiled in Hongkong to the amount sudicient circulated, be adopted and passed the trouble to find out the law on the subject, for local consumption and legitimata export-, Mr. J. BEATITE seconded the motion, which in the suppression of opium smuggling, bul cannot rival the following at Shanghai, record-source of beakness at the centre of anthority or

and for this they can have no one to blame tatation to plaose other than Chine, say Australia was carried themselves. to introduce all the machinery of a stricted by the Daily News-The irono la to the desire of the youthful Emperor to get hold

Mr. WALNEW sext moved, That the dire and America, and absolutely stop all smuggling of Custom search into this free port would be perature between p.m. on the 28ta soil 4 pm of the reins of government? Dues it fadicate

Secondly" He (that is the Optim Farmer) prepared opium into le Colony. Were this course tors be authed to pay a dividend at the rate on the 28th Novermber was 37 degrees, and in an ability to govern and not to reign only? BEFORE HIS HORQUE ME FIELDING CLARKE claims certain powers and these powers are dia to be paraued, there would be no smuggling of of Tia 7 per share to a shareholders on the going beyond what is reasonable, The exer- the height of the barometer six-tenths of an inch.

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pated by the Magistrate. Will the hon. gen prepared upion into Chink, as it could not pos register at this dista" He quite agreed with oiss of agen the very limited powers the About five o'clock on Monday morning, áo s A recent isane of the Peking Ganette contains

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tleman pat his fuger on the powers claimeil by sibly pay any one to sumpgle opium for which he the doctors that, in the circumstanows this excise officers at present possess is greatly Spsalah sailor was growing the harbour in a deeree on a mersarial presented by Chang

gistrate PI venture to say that, referring, nepris. The Chinese Customs would thus have Mr. Douglas JONES seconded the resolution, complained of, and any lage extension of satapen, a gust of wind espaised the best, and chih-tang, Viceroy of the Two Kwang, with This case was adjourned to this day for the the plan. Farmer and disputed by the Mawald base to pay the Opium Famer the rotail was the wisest couro + puzzne,

the passenger, the boatman and his wife, and reference to the anme expended by him for mili bankrapt to be further examined.

Mr. Wotton and Mr. Donnys represented understand bicu-to be doing, to the epiam seizes no ground for complaint. The Colonial Go and it was ostried

on board the Honam, it is impossible for him to verament, by acting in this way, would gat the The appointment of Mr. J. Positie and Mr. those powers would certainly be most vi-four children were thrown into the water. The tary purposes, daring and sisse the war, from

do so. In that as the Magistrats convicted proper vains of the Farm, whatever that might J. Prentice as director of the Company was gorously opposed, both by the European and scoldsat was observed by Mr. Lane, the care the year 1883 onwards. He boga that he may reditors.

be allowed to prosunt merely a general abstract The Registrar informed his lordship that the the defendant, the Opium Fermer slid not press br, and the Opium Farmer could not be accused confirmed. M. Campbell re-appointed a Chinese residents. Unless Justitis canken of the Marius, who had a boat lowers of this expondline instead of giving complets bankrupt was not present.

with great expedition and seeded, in picking details. The Emperor, in long decree, mys

for a heavy fine, and a nominal find was inflicted of shatting his eyes to manggling into Chies: director, and Mr. C. J. Dudgeon -pppointed. His Lordship suppose he has gone. muggest some other wwans, then, we are up the whole of thum::

Thirdly Mr. Byric implied. I think I misy se, first of sil, there wont be no prepared opinanditor. that he has referred the material to the Board Mr. Wotton belowe, my lord, some of the afraid his recommendation sienot be recogn

We would remind our readers of the re-open.of Revenue, and the Board representa bost up-assignees mide a sarch for him, but cannot fairly may, although he did not absolutely say so, to export otherwise than legitimately, and, so The CHAIRMAN-That concludes what we -njsed on juracasing much practical value, ing of Woodrem Circus this evening on the lose the items be furnished to it; it canal pos- End him. They have s suspicion that he left that the detectives employed by the leamboat Deadly, the price of prepared opium Hong have to do, but I will say a few words about the Companter were specially employed to prevent kong would be so high that no profit could potature of the Company. In June un that We believe we are correct in saying and Old Central Market aita. A new two-pole tent sibly endit the secounts property. The Board by the Canton. Lost last evening. the same may be inferred from "Justiina "with accommodation for 4,000 persons has been some time ago addressed the Emperor on this His Lordship think it very likely. He oplum nggling. In this connection-I would sibly be monde out of attempting to smuggle we must look about and endeavour to incense Jeller that the quantity of spiunowed by Mr. Kily. Today there will be only or point complate acer Page Concerned did not appear very comfortable on the last mong tied on our If His Excellency the Governor is really our working; and we thought the best thing we the svaring performance, but afterwards two as went in complete accounts of its recent arcasion. You had better take out a warrest, 1 these steamers ever since stares at began saricas to keep the undertaking gisen by Great could do would be to go in for incandescent light

apply batween this colony and Castes and, how the Farmer under the present contract is performs Laven: wall be given daily. On snob expenditure: Apart from the fact that the point suppose

with such an vapeliout show, the has already been determined and every other pro- Mr. Dawnys I believe he was actually seen long have detectires been employed to prevent Bliain to China, to use is best efforts to stop ing. We were able, from enquiries we made. to snuggling to the mainland from Hongkong Intimate that we conlt supply the Shangba muggling These deiratives as a foot, we would suggest that the remedy proposed by me Club with the incandescent light at a certain considerably in excees of what is required contraste, and both with a plot oostel vince has complied with the instructions, the Emon board the Oantou abanter, my lord. for local constiption and legitimate expori, sonson,

peror does not see what dealty san erft with re Mr. Wotton The Bankruptor Act seems to appointed in consequence of one of the Compal is not impracticable; but should the present price, and after negotiations had proseeded for

saptains being charged at Cantonrith song plan consitue and the Gnrerotient Ignore the some little time we can to untest agreement The Farmer is, of course; only noting se kuy

gard to making out the sooounts for a single prix be useless liere.io sash chase, my lord.

His Lordship-I am strongly of opinion that gling sulphur and slipstre and thaizetal Convention with Chins ad Allow the piste and I hope that by the middle of Japanty ws "The Daily News Bys -An arrangemant bas vince for such a small number of years. The national

appointment had us particular connection Farmor to bail and sell more, than can poodbly shall see the ineendesset fight,thors and that business man would do in applying what been come to with Mr. Jane, of the Astor expenditure is a matter of the utmost importance, zamiation should precede adjudication here.

Mr. Wetten Raid that all the big fraude had opnim smuggling whatever As is wall up a consumed in Hangkong, I fail to see what it will proye's sonesful experiment. We may erer demand exist, up to the limit allowed House, and the Bhanghal Tand Torontoertaud His Majesty is extruished that the Goveran

leaving here for Canton is boarded almost imme. by his contract with the Gurernment. What Company, for the transfer of the hotel and the General wishes to deal with it in anch's tough been committed in this manner by men who to these resalent in this colony, every steamer bless can be attached to the Opioni Parizere have been somewhat delayed by the strike which

land upon which it stands. A new compnay la and roady manner and with met disregard for wore in good positipas. becomes of the opium after it-fearon the Far being formed for this 'perpose with audpital of aštüblished réles. But in even wors when that is Lordskip →An amendment to the Aet has diately she leaves British waters, and in searched exercising, his rights and selling opium without has been going on in Londen, bat I have over from one end in the other by agers of the taking the trouble to find out what eventually hope that we shall get our machinery in time, This systems of search becomes of it. Burely this Colony is rich an-Some of it has already arrived, but the rest the machinary we had to make were, of having being saked from the public. It is the intan papers" and vouchers that the Presidents and

the money with which to pay for it; and at the inquire, and if the terms of his contract ration of the promotera; to purchase the pheos of Bruretaries of the Board .net,ozemine them him by Mouri Caldwell and Wilkinson's clerk, was in existence before the Companies appointed "ugh to do what is

I fear that this letter will cocopy more space time the company had not so far approved italf leavea suficient inducement for waggling hotel property will extend from the Whangpoo will make them a means for committing extortion, the bankrupt.

His Lordship said that this might be pri Fourthly That in a case recently heard at than I had originally intended to ask for, but to the public mind as it has bow. I hope; and it Rosd to Broadway and from Reward Bond to 1f anything of the kind really noon, Chaog Into Chin, that is the fault of the Gorern-Actor Bows, 1 this hood her wil be one Chifeng should point the ass out for penish-vileged communication and that perhaps it had Polisp Court menning, 1 prirume, the Bonam the subject in bus af great impartasor to the wis at an easy matter forgot the moury to 0s, the ompanies antinely freed the optam Celoor and I have been unable to curtail ar gathers will the sanction of the directors, I mont for, not making, the terme, more hundred bedrooma and an Immove mombly ment, and it is very wrong of him to make the better be handed back.

Aly Wotton A warrant will be lol, I-pre-in one castleutel open shops, they traced remarks as mash as I could wish I wa, Sir, nav sans Sity residents and from bam I got las required capital. Iwill read leber which have stringent This is the point to which at all. Operations will not commence till after guantity of the papers in emesse for not pressat.

it beyond doubt they had it asora to pa osth." Tours faithfully, a

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received on this subject, and which is a type of the Chinma New Year The company will be ing Doconuts, Hell Jews no time in furnishing sume, my lord, and the sitting adjourned.

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1889,

the rest. "The latter in question, contained an oth? It it was made during the proceedings better ka adjourned sine dis (laughter); letting of the Farm. Some stuggling there Ordinances.

of the above mentioned expenditure,

Cathedral, Rongkong, by the Rev. Father 3. Vigano, ALEX. C. RAMSAT, of Shanghai, to EDITH ELIKA.

policitor, Melbourne.

The Daily Press.

Horocoso, DROEMER 4T, 1889,

ult.

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to basinera, would be more than 'the whole Street, where he will stay for a few days before blamed for not sending up to this Throne the sary to pursue the enquiry further, and he found the Gouette of that date and to the Oplan Or saffiantly in the question of the Opfam Farm time in its life and saved it.""

SUPREME COURT,

3rd December.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

mer's bands it's not incantent on him to 11: 000, 00, only small portion of this amount offer says that there are such monatas of baon strongly recommended. W

.

The Registrar id a letter had been handed to Chips Customs.

Bitch na to allow him to sell at a rate which land at the back of the Artor House so that the themselves, but must leave them to the clerks, who They were the solicitors who were acting for their üwn detectives and has been in existence to the revenue. STOJ at some saorifics may be delayed. At the time we had to order

erar zince..

tention will have to be directed at the next registered andar the Hongkong Compening the Bosed with dear, and, detallad statements His Lordships, the sitting I suppors had Wm Mr. Byrle refer to the statement made on