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IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE FULL COURT--Sir FIELDING, CLARER (UBIC JUSTICS) AND ME.

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This was an appeal in which Li Fu wan granted a re-hearing, The Magistrate cont bim to gaol for twin manths for buyings girl manet Chang Chsa, for the purpose of prolita tion. A woman named Ag Ping was also went to guol for the same period for mobing the girl. bat she did not appeal. Both prisoners, how ater, were presant in Court.

The Attorney General (Hon. W. M. Good-

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At the Police Court gastarday man and women were meh want to gast for twelve months the beinging girl into the colony for the pur pes of prostitution. The proboatrix wi brought from Canton and the evidogon showed that it was the intention of the prisoners to all bor as a prosElate.

The Attorey-General said be presumed their Lardships would, as the case was a re-heating, hear the videnoa de novo.. He shoald therefore state the facts and mil witnesses. The giri Chung Chan lived with a woman named Ng Plog at Chinese Kowlood and she was seventeen years of age. On the 11th July the women took ber to the house of the appellent at Hunghoo. While they were having a meal of rice the woman greed to sell the girl to Li Fa for $150, and Mr. Francis here interrupted the Attorney- tho was to go to Singapors. General and said, he noticed that the appellant

who with the women Was A prisoner, was wai present in Court. It was important that both vriacners should be present, as the case is be- ing heard de nOOG.

The Asting Paisne Judge mid he made so order for both prisoners, each of whom was sent to gaol for twelve months to be present in Court. It was explained that the prisoners were pre- sent in charge of a yarder and the onto pro deded.

The Attorney-General, continaing, ssid the must brought the girl to Hongkong in a launch, and she was then takên tôi ă b ca

Sha rau away, however, the same day and weat to Kowloon City, On the 13th the woman took her back to the man's hone, but the girl again

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Boom VIII-HONGKONG COLLECTION. Charles H. Calo, A.M.ID.D., F.I.E., Publis Werks Department, Hongkong 1-

No. 1. After the ßtorn. ~~

Hongkong, 28th August, 1895. ||

REGISTRATION OF SERVANTS

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Iten minutes before the ojase iu a byd. Ons mak

exsanted's her amart tande van A-warrant. fog that for many a modiski man the motto enterprise, and, altho weh I do not contead that.{ should be wirtee is les own reward," in itself would have materially altered the

A short time ngo thora da some discussion in for his nerast to under two months imprison The addrow was brautifully illuminated. In charater of the people, Chins woahl probably the frontispiece waå sugravel the cost of seen by this time have been entirely Christian Hongkong on the tonsibility and desirability of mint for wife biatlor had bựu out against him of the Ferdre Marquet family, so, whick's soroll country. By merely undertaking to leave them agatam of registration of domestic servants, for a week past. He was la bidiogu til Thare- www ariiationlly apanded, baring on its falds fusions w chuld have made any conditions that The same nbject has tenently band lead u Le day, whan, haddled in clothing, and wearing

bodia, and the Friend of Indic makes the following falmo band he was carried-ic as an invalid and rated, Me. Knox onlled the attention of be police glit latters Dr. Marenne santion and literary we liked. diplomas Fellow of tis Royal Academy Let our author think of the condition of the remarks apozit

Among gnosticns which are endowed with a to the circumstance; but before the warrant of Melinton tu Ireland, Mambar of the Royal people of Borops in the Middle Ages and ask College of Phycolas, doostists of the Royal himself if they wore hi macy respools much imperishable vitality, but are doomed, from the nonld be got the voter had dispar d College of Surgeons, Loedlite of Midwifery belter-age, if they were unb to some much nature of things, to move in an ever-reening - The Wasira Morning Notes, dearĺben a smart A Parkham man arrived Fellow of the Royal Geogspital: Booisty of worse thanthe Chiness of the pressal day. Had sirala, a prominent place belongs in this country bit of work in the way of polling which was Lisbon. Member of the Hispano-Pranco oro been then a nation as civilized as we are to the domestic servant question, which has just Portaguna. Asadaniy, ata, do

now thers would doubtless bave boss fannd in it bssu parforming a festh revolution in thecolemn done at Bideford. Amongst those presente las viasrabla omen who would have argued as the stitor at the of wong-pantry contemporary. As far as can from Rodrsth by the train due at 7.28 p.m., bat. Tous than 80 minutes left to do night milan. Logenarian, Commendedor large, the doctor's artiole under moties Case For fifty years and to gathered from the foot, biwught forward it which was several minutes lata There were father, who had purpoly consorer from Macna, mars thers baro boon-kwadiada of thousands of usa undergone one developm at to Away went the trop at a furions pon, and the During the proceedings is Amateur Portu blanss entirely under British rule in the out for its sudden rorudssories The dissape was almost ourel when the vahiola. pnese Hand played vers elections, notably Straits Settlements. Is the moral character of neoribed to the torvant are the saine is ainda collapsed. The voter took to the road, hud- the Chipowo there any better than that of similar they have been time out of memory, sal though maroh agedially composed far iks vocasion."

classe in Ching itself? I trow get. I know they ars represented as becoming daily worsa iding at his best reached the polling booth, that any morobent who his bed experience will degree, we have been an often told before that belts minuts to the good. His vote was reorded HONGKONG AT THE IMPERIAL IN- tell you lost in regard to commercial morality they word as bad as they could be that use for Bir Cameron Goll

For the first time in the history of anctions-6 STITUTE PHOTOGRAPHIC. ho would pher the Chinese of Shanghai or deterioration may fairly be attributed to the

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Hongkong far higher than those of the Btralta maginstion of the saltarere. Walb the retraction engine was employed at Basthampton to Oaranthier tells us truly that it is thaolaranturef medies suggested the case is much the same being up toters. This novel Iden was carried the people that is at fault, and while he describes They are all as old as the qraelion Itself: they out by Mr Walter Jay, firmar and market gar that character at being base in the extreme beare all either impossible or linory, sud. denar, who is an enthusiastic Unionist. He not brings forward no proof that bis pas though one of them turns upon this occasion only dockad argins and wagon with his party government from withos would effopt much with new fees the only effect of the solara, but insoribed da erary spoke of the obange is to rub it ednob plaasibility as wheels the nunta, of the endflat-32. B of a change-Youra faithfully,

it prerit.ly posted. These remedied may Chamberlayne and Sir Barrington Simeon, be divided into three classes: these which would Thus arrayed the fraction angins wont all round vittoally place the master above the law, by the suburbs, and batween three and four o'clock

eating him with the power of penishing the arrived at the palling booth with 54 voters, rocant, at his discretion; those which would

Mr. Robert Walluga, the member for East THE AMERICAN MINISTER AND THE place the servant under special disabilities, by

making him criminally liable for sets and omie Ediaburgh, sutícipates doaltios in oase. ORENGTO COMMISSION.

Falons of which the Penal Code takes no dogai-quence of the election of another Robert Wallse there The following telegram has been forwarded sance; and those which malet to the establish for Perth Of OTR Lo writer by the American Minister to the Shanghai ment of some sort of official surveillance ofer cannot be too many of us in Parliament, but the servant, in the shape of a system of regis plurality bas its disadvantages. E know what paport -

tration. Reaedles of the first alus may will happen. I shall get my Lamesaka's Peking, 17th August, 10:7 a.m. "I did not comment that the Dritish Consul ha seminarily dismissed, for the simple Christmas bilte, while he will got all my dinner shoid represent Amerigin interests at Chongha reason that, very rightly Legislature would invitations."

A friend of Mr. Used Hay was banvassing I,withdrow from the proposed Coniston taren always refuse to sanation them; three of the weeks ago. Sir Nicholas O'Cener did not fals second class may also be rejected, because it in Hoxton is levons of that candidate. He hap graple Consul General Jamieson that Aoting altogether unlikely to go farther than it has peaed to call at the bone of ons of the sleptors, Consul Traiman would represent America already done in certain special cases, in No. 11. Fath is Protestant Cemetery, interests at Changin. The announcement waithe direction Indicated. As to registration, as and found the wife at home and not the habani. Major Ossard, writing term long experieson, Addressing the focus, hd-sinad hor :o la his Hongkong, N

a mistake, No. 12 Fata la Probortant Cemetery.

saya, in lettori the Pioneer of the 2016 now which, way the late night ha expicted to Hongkong

The V. C. Daily Newer saysIt will be sata Jnly, even in military untoamante and Ryusband in-going to wate for canvanaər. "Bob will it be ja facade at Mr. No. 18. Joss House, Caceway Bay, Hong-en referance to the reply of cir Nicholes O'Conor when carriol ont under the coated of the Oates," Of extres be will," soward the to the Chias Association that the announcement Magistrate okitions under which, if at tawart or of my frisut Mr. Hay I knoff cirig No. 14 Jo Houso, Osaway Bay, Hong-that Mr. Trabman would represent Americas all, it aight to set has hitherto, in the apthing of your Aya or Stewarts," was th

kong

interests does mot form part of the British brance of campulsion, always collapsed, owing reply my uebind is a gang to vale for simuster's telegram. It was mentioned into the apathy of the masters themselves, who Orton. previons despatch to Mr. Jamiesen, the gist of have neglected or refused to avad! themesives which the telegram gave Mr. Jamisson permis. of it. In short, Major Osaard's experience, and One minute affor the clom of the polling sios to make known, and st.that time Mr. Jamie probably that of other magistrates who have station at Blackburn, a votar who had travelled son had not been informed that tolons! Danby made similar attempts, is that five masters out if the way from Glandala, drove up bit tousd of ten alther rent interference between them he was too late. W his bosay knowa and withdrawn from the Commission.

and their servants on are absolutely, indiforent, he ressired these sympiliatio ohent from the preferring, in other words, to make their own large crowd. arrangements and take their benes

No. 2. Cape D'AguBar, Hongkong. No. 3. Cape D'Agailai, Hongkong. No. 4 My Dogs.

T. G. Sobroter, Esq. (Mayor & Co.) ---

No. 5. Jou Hoss, Wanchal.

No. 6. Entrance to Constery,

Road.

No. Tone and Habour from Bowen Dr. W. Bahremeier, Canton, Imperial German Connlate

No. 8. Wang She, me Canton. No. 9. Wang Sha; meir Chuton." No. 10. Ling Tan, wear Canton. C. Gerings; M.D, Hongkong, 19, Catas Road:

F. F. Morony, Eaq, Eastern Extension Teles graph Co, Hongkong --

No. 15. Hongkong, from Prays East No. 16. Cost Scene, Meath of Canton

Rivar

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No. 17. Hongkong, from Causeway Bay, No. 18: Victoria Fosk, from Aberdeen. H. E. Borshall, Esq, Royal Engineers' Offen, Hongkong sm

No. 19. A Compradore's Honto, Macao. No. 20. Temple to the Goddess of Sailors, We ses informed by the Assistant Seoraberyaid she did not want to remain and later in the

Muono. to the Battery Hourd that the patient suffering day she slipped out of the house and ran to har Alexander Hill, Est, Extension Telegraph from plag-da who was admitted into the K-puody-stater-in-law's house. The way then went to Co., Hongkong y= town Hospital on the 21st instant died early da | the woman and get $16 cơ his money back --* No. 21. Street Barber, Hongkong. Sunday morning. Another case from an again. She thereupon took the ball by the No. 22. Fire in Queen's Hood, Hongkong. known louality was admitted on Saturday night horas and informed the police that the sister- J. B. Coughtrie, Esq., Hongkong- sad died the following day.

a law had kidnapped the girl. The police made

No. 29 The Madding Crowd. No. 24. A Plagia Spot, Hongkong. enquiries, found the girl at Wanchs, and after

No. 25. Arrival of the Market Bost, bencing her statement arrested the appellant and the woman. The appellant said the gid was not intended for a prostitute, but bo was to go to Bingapore to be a wife of his younger brother. Counsel added that it was perfectly car that the mat bought and the women wild. the girl and the question was whether it was for the purpose of prostitution."

A mas named Verstappen, against whom a charge was brought in cocnection with the death of a Japanese woman with whoa he had bean living, was brought before the Coneal for Belgin, Mr. F: Ringur, and Mecer. F. Blous and T. B. Glover, the Assessors, on the 17th inst., at Nagamki. The agusad was acquitted of the charge.

A serrapondant in China of the Bangkok The Chief Justice-The fuots show com. Timen writes:- The Chines Government have elusively that if it was not a anga for dis granted a concession to Measta. Jaediue, Mathemissa! it was obviously a case for committal. 20on & Co. to construct a railway from Poking for trial.

to Chinking, and the mperial edlot has been already signed." In quoting this statement we

The Attorney-General-Of darse, I had nothing to do with the pro-csution in the first inco. I thought by coming here to-day and examining the witanies I should assist the 2- | admixístration of justion.“

NOTICE TO CORRESPOND ENT Only demandations relating to the news soins do not sasaran responsibility for its acoumay, sont dressed to the Editor.",

but if true it is good news.

crepataza poquested to forward their nama,

am áfress with commanisations, addressol to the Edited, not for public ction, but as evidores, of good

"DENRY."

The Mercury's explanation is as follows The shore telagzam gay boars reference to the despatoh handed to the Chiass Association

The true randy, in Major Osmed's opinion, Me. Asquith bas pro-ably broken the record on the 6th inst. by Mr. Gearga Ja vieson, the British Consal-General, in which it was stated lies in making registration compulsory on both in alostion speeches. In three days campaign- that am to add that the Cheng in master and wrtant, under heavy pansitios, This ing he deileared 22 perche-aian on the first- Commission enquiry will be held at Boon as the new feature to which we referred above, day, even on the second, six on the third. lla possible. The genomi scope of this in as robbing the registration remedy of whatever left no part of his onstitumor antisited.“

Aolerical correspondent has been putting a quiry will be gathered from the following plausibility belonged to it. It is dimaalt, in extract from the instructions addressed by dood to guderstand from what point of view, H.M. Minister to Acting Consul Tratora unless that of the policemas, pare sad simple, gudram to Cord Rearby, What," "be who will represent British and American Major Ozard sau renuncile such proposal saka,le the Scriptural authority for disestablish. interest at the Lugary." At the time Mr with the facte on which he reate the Dave for it ing and disendowing Lae Welsh Charol Bat Jamieson received the telegram from Sir mastera abaw theme+lves so indifferent to the ex-Premier was equal to the adessions for Nicholas UCnor, the United States Minister the advantages of registration as to neglect to answer a referred, hi correspondent to the had already withdrawn from the proposed Com;ail themselves of it when offered to them debates in Parliament on the subjsot." missing, but an cho telegram did not stain that sirdy the ustural inference is that the evils Mr. Herbert Gladstone End-th following de foot in. Faaienoti was anaware of the with from which they saffer in the absence of vo gani worse, thrown into his carriage just before drawal. He therefore, whilst endeavouring to gistration are, after all; not great euongh to the poll was declared's mals the telegraphis dispatch as full and stify compelaion. It, agelo, masters resent azplenary s possible, ingsried portione el friendly attempte to induce them to patronise bie instroligas revived from Peking on a voluntary westem of registration, it is days previously, setting forth the appointment tolerably certain that they would doubly_re of the prop sed joint Commiados. The British act any interference by with their After the poll Mr. Badstone read the lives Copal Geareal here has since received a deg-freedom to engage what sarvants they plonse to a laughing crowd and said, "They will ha No 31. Street Sowns, Hongkong. No. 3 Hongkong Raons."

patok to the effect ihst the United Slates The fagris, the bitter complaints which to wait a bit for that parting hone The catalogus la difgured by various indinjstor withdraw from the proposed Comfind their way into the papers are the com- accuracies, which have been corrected in the mission about three wreks ago, really & weer plaiuls of small minority a minority not on „bove.||-

No. 26. Brening light on the Hills, Hong

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No. 2. A Villo Mont

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bad,

Farewell, our little blenning Just brested into flower, Wa give thee up, but, obí túc piio.g

Of that last parting hour.

This is a true story from Spotla of bor

de lottare for publication abrali bo water or offanding at the Hawaiisa Lelands to have San | álagistrate with instructions to commit. I do domat hold ourlivas responsible for the pin / American ditia nën, China as being.opprised todaut cause for dissatisfhoins are noted, the candidate's wife appeared. After introfina

wide of the only.

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The Japan Mail myseTis agent of a The Chief Justice-If it is shown by the evi. French company is now is Bonolulu making dance to be u onse for commits! I think the overtures to the port for the admission of a cable proper course would be to hand it back to the not are why we should perform the functions of a jury.

Francisco and Auckland an terminal palots Samos and Sydney are to be included. The U.. Government will he approached for a concession, in answer to Mr. Francis the Chief Justice to, as soon is the other Powers fall into line. said that if there was no case at all against the A correspondent writes to the Etraite Tones prisoners they would not be sent to the Magis from Kuala Lumpur alleging that cholers hasrat Of one the Court had power, if the dada was abapiately, clane; to convict, so that it broken out in the gaol there, and stating that it On the 14th instant about a hundred men were mittal by the Magistrate would occcmarily be reported about seventy prisoners have died. but be thought that an order for a com

the result, pasached through the strenja izom ike new guol

Eridando in support of the Attorney-General's to the old, whero on arrival the opidemic apsed ly wanifested itself is four or five enges. Those statement was asllad.

P.C. 17 aid the sun when arrested explained who could not walk were removed, the-our-that-the girl was intended to a wife for his pondent xye. in bullock parts, The cause of the outbreak is alleged to be sondemned pond fean younger brother at Singapore. Daring his ross-examination by. Mr. Francis he foneed one which the water supply was obtained.

or two questions and the Chief Justice said to At &.30 am on Monday morning, 19th is the intergroter. tell him to speak the truth TEE obligation, which it has been sought we learn from the Nagasari Express, while the ant not what is pouvoni at what he thinks is to imp so on this colony of contributing to steamer Quanfuck was lying at anchor at invenient may turn out to be laconvenient." the cost of barrack 'construction ought not she run into by the Shiaia Mare, late the Witness sait the statement made by the nan

Hoyune The latter vessel was going toru was taken down in welting at the station to be readily a litted. Lord Biror's at the time and struck the Quantuel on The Chief Janice--Why did you uut tall the despatelor this subject is dated the Srd the port de abreast of the nambar Magistrate the su male that statement F

Witnes The Magistrato did not ask tao. April fast, und was followed on the 27th hold. The Shibata is stated to be practially

The Chief Justine Do. you not understand andamaged, bit the Quantrak was reported to be Jane by the despatch fizing the military leaking and her cargo was, being discharged to that it is part of a policeman's daty to discloses contribution in Intere at a cariain propor-lighten her. She was to be surroged by Mruything within his knowledge that may be in Geu, viz. 17 per cent, of the revenue of the lerton. Lloyde' Surreyer at Kobe, on the favour of a prisoner!

Wituels-Yes, I forgot to tell him.

HONGKONG, ATQUer "27rm, 1885.

THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION

QUESTION.

later than the date of his fird written instrueugmarons, probably, than that other minority candidate A newspaper in hunted bim up in tions alludes to the Tur. The general whose experience la of gaite an opposita, kuid one of the poorest districts of her city. He taug bei: That the U.S. Minuty withdraw owe tus great baik of mistera and mistresses, the dear bell, biah was erasmial only, and Bouct of the presentation of the feelings of though they have. from time to time, aban came off in bis hand, es that an har to knock are persely it served that would not rather tory vsunek, bu asked for a platogripof sxpressed by our Correspondents

Janea a jijut Lommission.

bear, ke tits they have than fly to 'ather that Mr. Blank. "A portrait khe guil suspiciotaly,, they know not of, be it oven thees of competanry What should you want with my man's THE LING-CHIKING OF CHINA.

regia vation. And what, after all, is it that likeness? He over at one taken in Diy Be TO THE EDITOR OF THS' " DAILE PRESS.

even the most stringent and perfectly organised However, the candidato was after soms stok SIB, Matthew Arnold, the apostle of swast iness and light, and, as is the writer of tbaarticle

Bytom of registration could be expected to discovered in a group, and the raportor took lås foot It doald not mako bad servants into lear Before going be thought it civil to ask under the above bending in your Eaturday's iseur, a prophet of a homan developmit higher

The London correspondent of the Straits Times good; while it is quits congivable that it might the aspirant's wife if she thought he would get drive away more good servants than bul. Bayond in. Get in haar she asked. Lati Par than the so-called Christian civilization, writes:-The despates from the Catonial Oilos placing a certain dheak upon persoonties and lia nent, of cours». Parliament!" she ex wont to speak of ects writem in torsounding the decision of the Government to athar varities of fraud in the insttar ef written claimed. What, in the of endhaus, "With their orippled sons of justion and their the military, Contribution of 171 per cent of oharters the jalog of which we all know so would me mende there? He's beller fiar bidita" hoiatarona rejection of relleimat, they appeach the req. was communicated to the Straits wait would for little or we help towards at his work by b The subject with rudeness and want af oofm."

sscention here simultaneously with its publics distinguish is good are os from bad-18 og brot treat to gira a for details of This nesticism I think, must readers will hold

Con la Singapore, and has been received with most that could be expected is that it would it may would be exactly applicable to the actiole I cufer to. The writer gires clear evidence of ability tissotion than it rooms to bar often, thngh not invariably, provant mau, who the price prantanut politiciaus bad to sfor to think and also of haring within him the germa prodused in Singapore. There is one palat, been not usilovicted by the Coarta from their sents at the 1-92eleation. First and fore That would, no doubt, be a most, Mr. Gladstone seat In Alidlothian cost of ability to express his boughts; but at pre-bontor, which the Committes of the Astring servic sent-perhaps it units from that impetuous-ciation are not disposed to pass without valable protection to far uit ei: bat it goes the right hon. gentleman 1945, Sir W. Hne ness of yorth which is often the best promise of consideration. The offer of the clony was 17 vury litiu say, and has want of it is certainly oonet at Darby had to spend £992; Mr. J. Campbell- future grasinashe wen to allow himself to per casinolusive of all barges, but not so generally felt as to create a pass for com- Morley at Newcastle £745, Mr. Arnold Morley

Guruf, it seems, asks for 176 exlusiva of pikary registention. We are asid pothing at Nottingham 18 the land not buildings, required for military bent trackicibility of cash a system, which Bannerman at Starling £56, Sir H. H. Forfer be carried away by the exuberance of his owa verbosity, I four that many will say that his

purposes

Over the orra, half per pent, zu to our rod, is more thau densifal, or the abases at Wolverhampton 813, Mr. Aeqaith at East easy is not only rude but arade. To me it reasonable tann would dream of haggling, but to which it would be liable, which are great and wife 506, Bir G-Trevelyan at Glasgow 8554, reads like the work of a youth who thinks him the orchision of the anus arcemary for Nostoidu

Mr. Bryoe at Aberdeen £398 Mr: Shaw-Lebowra Belt & maa......

at Bradford £780, Mr. Arthor Aoland at Rother- haim 2516. On the other hand, the wooing of Ho gives sia repolafee and very pre-Raphael-nds and building seems to leave the door opeb for farther salties and more winog-

East Manchester dost Mr. A. Balfour £774; ite picture of the Chinamea's physical structure or in the Enta Isuch as the chief.

Mr. J. Chamberlain at Birmingham spent $810, and habits Tho Chinaman may have character point urged pen the Golguin Ofiles bus istics'in ncmmon with the Hottentot and Aas-

Mr. Goshen at St. George's, Hanover Square, been the necessity for duality, it is felt that it tralian "blank fellow and he may be given to muy be necessary to ask the Qurerament In Northumbeland's Rudinal arstor was £155 Sir W. Burt Dyke at Dartford £1,178 colony. The last named despatch establishes

The Chief JustionThe Magistrato would assuming the poultion of rat most Exual with for sine modification on this point, so as ferring to the sphinations" of the Opposition Sie. Hicks Beach at Brintul €170, Mc L Refering to the mysterious wounding of H.E. pot huow unless you told him.

the monkey," But I cannot admit hit the fact a new principle, under which ang special wang Chib-slin, the peein! Ambasador to Witos-I did not my it, haosas he did not of his hair being black is saffioient proof that to preclude the possibility of having fresh in publishing a rawphlet reflecting on his Chaplin st Sleaford £1.357, Mr. H. Mathers contribution for barruek services should no Bustis last year, who was shat in the left arm ask me.

he is insepable of being regenerated without tranbles should a farther areas in the political action. I am sure, gentlemen," said at Birmingham 2701, and Sir J. Forgasm at decided, upon Accadiagly, before the forms mon, brake in a rough soicé, "tell us yone honger, be required. When the colony con by a would-be assasin while driving in a carriage The Attorney General-The statements of being, se a nation, stabood in the heart. Bo-military establishment of the colony be his," that it out have bou the devil Eb. North-Eat Manchester: 2746.

at Saigon on his way back to China and who the prisoners wore taken down at the time and cause the not yet fully civilized peasantry of ti 17 per cent. of its revenue, as its asked for and obtained from the Tbrona onu) were handed to tho. Magistrata by Poles Sur. the Wast of Ireland are mostly reddish hair fare doally soʻknowledged and accepted, at any opinton; we don't whoc to bear family, mattern."

rato on behalf of those fatareaded in the Streilu contribution to the cost of Imperial defence, month's leave of absence to bani bis wound in gnut Witchell, but the Magistrate did not wish are we to say that no people with red hair are hove, amazing of the Association will be held

Shanghai, the N. G. Daily News says it is now to zymthem.

capable of self development The tendency of that contribution, should be held to cover leged that 11.E. was red at by one of three The girl then gave, evidonoo and dit waatho bigber ragas is towards lighter hair, and Tto consider this point, and to decide whather any-Tinly want you to acu.pt'my chaaks for every all it miary liabilities, for should be added in order barracks, fortificutiune, or other matters. Baigon, and who are presumed to have been soshi did not want to go to Singapors at all. Ng mixed race of which the population of Great safeguard the colony in this cot,

Theylon Obswar (7th August) ronikawaut-I want a drink." diagneted at the retroossion of the Laotnog Ping had treated her badly. She had been told Britain and Wert Gautral Barope consists you to this subjects B. turn avain to r. Faithful Bogg, the new member for the rpliaving as it did the almost intolerable war of Lord Biros says, "The expedient of firing Periusata to China, an avent which they attri- by people in the neighbourhood that she was to may get generally some palcation in the colours Supply Bill, we must int farget the raul St. Leila Division of kingow, and a novel words which has been waging on counten "a proportion of revenue as the amount of hated to the misal in of H.G. to Eascia.

heż prositate to Bingapura, and abs bad also of the hair of the individual charactor. I have that the question of that it is possible theech into the machinà hả quût the apparatus our cricket season Is all too short as it with- the contribution will, I hope, prevent ans

henri Li Futel Ng Ping about-ber to the came yaolf made it a matter of observation in Soot- is still unsettled, and A determined anfelds of the European tar-Crot.

luid, wbery intermarriage between Calt and. "further feeling of uncertainty and dis penter of the British coral declus, Iping at At the opuolusion of the girl's evidence the Saxon or Sandinavian is so cong, that the

satisfaction, and will safeguard the rights Tanjong Pagar, Singapor, daeartact why the Chief Jiation said there was no one against the great majority of the children have quite light may be applied to us in a way that will round the divalen la charge of two men, ani sil out being interfered with by the turmoil and of the bone Government as effectually as grow were at their dinner on the 18th last, e appallaut. The appeal was allowed and the pi-hair and the same thing will be obsecred is

learn from the Free Press. The · parpaater | soner dikobarged. fastened a piece of copa with a bavy weight

the expedient of fixing the augant for "zon years ahead,” This, it seems to us should apply equally to this cost of tarrack accommodation as to the cost of the personnel

:20th!

THE PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY AND DE MARQUES,

The Attorney-General said he would take to it, to his person, and jumped over mari. stops to direct the discharge of the other pri- Attempts wore mede to repover the body of syner. the rufortam1eman, then & Company le dan pals and all the naist:06. they could, unt of the garrison. Both are items of the it was not recovered for uver an hour. The saune service and the colony's payment not pour follow had been suffering from In

disease and this sums to have preyed upon his being on recount of any particular item but mind, for he had previously expressed an in-. a comprehensive military contribution it tention of committing minide, which perkaya should be laid to cover everything.. The counts for the determined way in which be

carried out bis fatal intention. point at present may not seem of very great importance, for the proposed schedule of barrack services for the next ten years would jy velko the colony in an expenditure of not

more than $50,000 a year, which is a substan

tial sur certainly, but one that it would per. bups not be thought worth white to seriously

four military contribution

percentage principle minpted in the Straits

ATTACK ON A FOREIGNER AT KOBE.

Kobe, 17th August.

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS,

HORE AABC OTES

Culonel Nartha afeitory address at the Conservative Club Leds, onded with the words,

SPORT AND ANECDOTE.

BY AN OLD FORBY.

MARING CRICKET HISTORY.. Young Mr. Maclarau's grand fanings of 424- Mofos Lancashire came at a meal opporture time,

nao of the phonograph. Having spokin a short platforms for the past month. Goodsaak kowa,

Frequently Mr. Congasare betrayed imgstienos world 5Zoricket; the great drings at Tanhton of a quissclorier, and suquired for the "Next man. will be raad of with interest in South. Alrian, In on!" When the Masst mng" put bowalf for: Todia, and in Australia by all who fell * tha ward the besparable onnidate remarked, "I doings of our greatest players. Following as it want my dinner ing desavir, now deg ugat does the many dus janings played by Medlaron Bome excitement and a good deal of Aotralia maantly, this last display places at were sousiound tear dt. Mary's Church, him indisputably in the very first rate of the alarms of the castory. nly once before has

Bad Bundry were invited to her the candidate's strife of a General Election. The more or less. a considerable addition to our reviews in lais own This The idon ought on hosted harangues of our politicians may afford England and Americs la casm where one parat harden. We trust not; but to b·forewarned has dark and the other light hair, but to say that te beforearmad" and it babor us to show roll athro but the day there was a steady some sort of satisfaction to those who dabble in Chamberlain the great differences, whith exist troum af ligteness matters, bat we have seen that opickst nan hold its own even in such exalting (mem the dark tsired races are inmpabin; of sair between Carlen and the Straits; one heavy and Some indidentsof Mr. Usnyb-aro's oblationsors an we have recently passed through. The pro- government seems to vis a very basty general ended taxation on food, our expenditure on a day tour balj to account for his defeat - Una of bability le that whore half-a-donon discussed the tion. The hair of the Japasoan is quite na black votuar forca, and the fast that the regio sulience was rather curious as to it. Cony: Mascara or the defast of sertain candidate xal nearly sa coarse as that of the Unimest, and neut quartered bare has, for forty years back, beure's causistency. Are y us Disobsbite, and double that number would be spåsking of gha. they have given and are giving stoplo evidence baz found jast at the souvaniaus apot for lido you tung liquor at Tregubat, ho saked phenomenal zoore of the yuang Lacalaca giant. that they are capable of rapidly rising in civil requirements. We may trust Lord Stan. To this the leta member for Camborne replied, Ad schler meat of this kind belong's hot to tion without having been brought under allen more and a Lindon Association to be on the "Tell us something that we don't know. Lancenalte or England alone, but to the whole On Sunday aftárason the Club Lusitano was rale.. the zonne of a most ruthuistic demonstration ju As an illustration, In Hell, of both the rade- qui vive in this ķep-et," hening of a vary popular and deserving motherness and the orudeness of the writer. I may quote of the Portngngas community. Il will be ro, the following, and to prosent any mimpproban. mem Vered that in the report of the recent stadi sion un to my mind being Bisased. I may be elingad i Referring to the wreck of the Catterthan the bat. Comosision, Dr. Marques, ad offer of the to say that flaps power mysett nor love any of Robe Chronicle says:-Mrs. Mathias, one of the Government moist staff of the colony, was my relations ever boon le Chinese Get ident passengers reported drowned, is the wife of ferred to in terms for from complimentary to his or private employ a vessels obertored by the Nippon Yusen unity having resolved to manifest their sym-nomaly of the civilmed white mais soospting the Kair and Bow on her return from, a path for the worthydantor, an address with cleaner and pleine imal from the codember of the German community, while on sighted later calling at the offices of an obsted, and that, as amry.. voyage to Dombay. After the Cam was span ethomand signature was provented to bim pospis of the low tops This always atruok us as his way home from the stilement, was attacked xtreme Radial nowepsper, edited by a defeated one knows, was as far back as 1896, when Mr. strange that warond shonk put bimself under the by can on mare dspacers assailants and 30 quadiat. Azkul his businese, this a Disganes Audrey E. Stoddart hit up 195 for Humpilead rebellore about twelve months ag-charon Sundor afternoon wide a great oopcourse of orders of ayage and then plame hima-If on bin budlo krokad mad batun that he has shon mal he was looking for the Radical party against Bidier Later I may teach spon this particular game at greater length; here I have. ** positive."" If we think of what that golden means, bean conflued to his bed andor medical trest, agitate about if thers, proraised to be any tered Mrs. Mathis eams out to Japau, so as to tudies and gentleme testimonial Dr. Gomas how the rug brand he eats and the clothes he wameut The vidim of this violonos as Mr. Stead on a mag to politicinas ia the only ta reiterate what hasalecady been poistel vat -

be near her husband, and afterwards look the In bauding over the finality to the matter. We may rest assured, opportunity to make a varige to Animalia feelingly did justies to the recipient's morita, are provided out of the tassi makan from the Chinese however, that before the present solodule I had been arranged that she was to reiger, and painted out, that never before” had, the people by their granping ofsale if wo think of how Krause, wo bis only bona rendent bere vurrent natabər of Borderland. Lt je z prediain every referenzen to the latest record; vin,, that Jow in the sons of assalty the Chinese really ero, a few weeks. 110, mus on ble way home it tion from the other side" us to the result of Mr. MooLaren's is far and away the highest is completed very much larger servicos will to Japan by the Tiguan but her husband Portage couity evinced such sathuvienm become necessary, and in addition, to to whick was expected to wach Hongkong, where they sfood thers, huở tekèn plans various and who has taken the trouble to think out the triage stables 'unās Ikata, a Japanese, direct to the hot thai, the Liberals will be in a pliysical endurance alone.it osanot fall in abda-- wired to her to soms by the Catterthee sua ftis occasion, although in that very hell oft eis daily habits and anoloen says, s most feel appear in a ruma, wad when about to pass the the election. 21 was made two years ago.nod is scere made. In first-class cricket. As a fest of

convinced that no Europass who respecta himasif cost of barrack accommodation there may be about the muso time that the Cans would error» | manifestations in lavar of violíme of person, nature of the relationship into which he is entering, like sjivrikthe-mat, suddenly dealt Me Kraloority of over a-hundred." Mr. Stsed's | Ivelings of admiration in the breasts of all who demands for additional fortifications. The there from Boulay. The original programm tious formheatoil by batred, vengrance, and would for a moment elorale te kies of the golf several violent blows in the face. Stopping Makatans alss. It seems, proposing that after bellous that there is no time like the present. 11th Ser-tary of State in laying it down is now among the drowned. The dempet

was therefore changed, and the unfortunate lady well.

the birthright bequeathed to alto in krast by the the band jumping at Mr Krum Lord Salisbury got his injority he would fu. "The good old times" never produced a cricketer it was remarked in the address that the alar united resale of the efforts of all his forefathere. coflared his silent and threw him to three yeandtime pasa a measure of oes! govern- dapable of hitting up a score like the one of the to baliave that it will be many a bright year ere- Hale under another.name. that two-thirds of the oust of barrack services empathy, will be exproved for Captain Mathias was cast in spits of filten years' distingaishe i I have not time to reply to this or to show bow the ground hat in the struggle the follow ment for Ireland which will practically be Homs old Harrow captain's, and I for one ani disposed we see it soifpied. The mastera county of Somer aerside, and regardlessly of splendid professionat little baring it has on his one for the diamem gavo ir Kranze neveral terrible kinks to the should be paid by the Imperial Government in bit terrible laz

An important paint has arisen respecting, the so soms destined to igare largely in this history diplomar on terred by one of the best medical termsat of China, but I wonselva that ther to face with his peta.. so that blood cabe streaming

from the wounds. Mr. - Kranse's Aurumayy validity of ales Chargs Harwood's election for making. Only a few consona ugo to bad Mr. and one-third by the Colonial Government The official figures for the month of May sola is in Europe Astur gratuitous aude:5-

I might point out how our author in one place tried to get between the was us they struggled, Bellon By Acts 33 and 34 Vio, it is provided Herbert Framenhorns Howatt and Mr. Linnal. say, that being about the proportion in which are now pablished, show that the drain justifiable could not buat sense general · lu-

of gold from India, which has been as pro dignation; and it was not without justification saku, Shall we rest, content with shipping of bat was pushed asida by the Japanews it at that no, perem ordained to the office of print Patatet butaing up a regre for the trat "which the east of the new fortifications of it feature aines, the alegura of the that the Portagan ommunity deemed it their small bits new and again which obippinge When the mu bad made off poliostaan arrived or teacon is the Church of Ringland eat if in wisket moore; then we find that their captain. "Hongkong was divided between the tweets, has now owed. From the beglanin duty to rep-1 be unjust wertion regarding one are of so delicate amature as to affect in no way upas tira soene tenk names, and made inquiries Parliament, naleas he bas relinqulated in das the papulse Saiamy Woods, his playet? r For sa offer in the Church. Mr. Harwood Australia against Englani, besides performing "Governmente." Although there is at preof the year up to May the imports, and exports of teir most illustrious membra as well as one of whatever the surrounding portions of the copowning the affair.” Mig

Getar into his kurang and proceeding en was orduino al Mantuator in 1988, but be other doughty deeds on the cricket and tooth K of gold practically balanovd on other. bat in their best orasments; the wom so when bearing mens, much less its centre and remate sides P sent ne proposal for new fortifications there the most month the imports were soros 24 1st in mind the duble, dirigtoryated, and invaluabi and conclus by saying "arly all the limbs his way home, Mr. Kranse was again siteded states he was never elergmann, but only old, nad now oues quother" regard,

We in which the highest total aver made in a fra appears to Turk in the sentence above quoted in "` valus above the experts. In gard 10 vers which so endeared the worthy dooter fars now wierud, "but suda oritjoism might probably by the sin majast as he had desced without pay.BUERG Akhun kelasa county match is hit off their bowllog some danger to the colony's finances when it alrer, she imports for the month were 94 specially among the poor the community, uppoar captions.

le sequel to the election was die Prokifo as 1:95 bas born in furnishing sensational it is not to be understood that I wish to argne behind Ikhta. Thistle he was given a terrible

A remarkable lakku in mula above the exports, so it say therefore, onoscions of all this mald not b again becomes rcary to strengthen the be supoluded, says the Indian Diy News. gather agoniad aim at this coajandture and against the dispe of Chins or of the few on the head, which stunted tim at one enlosed at Liverpool Police Court Philip Buras inciinate, this last exhibition by the Lancashire men overlops them wil. Whether or not the defences. We will he told then that the that India has now rated to the position reuder the homage due to his reguised merits, sunetry is part or hole being modertaken by that he was unable to recognise whether ble who has been committed by a doroger's jury for cology should contribute to the cost in the the ban socupied laut poliamoraly for deploring sincerelys and profoundly that he Great Britain ( her inropean Powers, maint on the same man who attacked bird the wilful murder of Elisabeth Cowie, with Somersetshire min will appreciate all these whom he schabited, and whose death it sur distinction need ans ha fuquired into here it is We tnderstand that the German Consulate rocaded with wystary, was brought up. The faleat to know that Dr. W. G. Grace brought same proportion as it contributes to the cottende of the place into which your by should be so matuly skitred aller such a bribus. I think that islestis and in most lower down the road a totally different wit year stores the precious metal prepared, aerorant career, and proffering him the address pits trae though if (nhas failed to prove that of barnet services and as it contributed into return, except by pillage. The poorest post with the saturations of their sympathy and ration from within is impose ble. I one 16 has taken the matter fo hand, and it is to be prosecuting solicitor, however, naked for off ale hundredth homired against their bowling,

Chin belushe Taiping rebellion was finished and hoped that the police will succeed in getting a mand, as it was impossible, he said, to gy on with the previous ocension to the cost of fortifica- try in the world, so far as the individa al membre devotion.

promises to last for many, many years. Ta Samone? of the pantiation ara concerned, the amount of The reply of Dr. Marguss was quite in keep lived at the time in Shanghai in the district sige o the identity of the raman or kuting the case, all the wituerers, wilboat exception, that Mr. MacLre ad sat up a reared that

· Mower Faines Woods osma ere consulation; the tions. Arguing the same point as gold and alrer which has been annually absorbed ing with bis obarasteriste grond nature, With were, is made its last stand, and I am convinced, who a aratally and sowrdly attacked in being drank, upplies to Singapore the Free Press anya :--- waken it in all probability the richest in this out the ant akador of at allasica to his own se any oth is were, that hat were eappsrted without any apparent cause. What the objectRANT

hother it is the an lists of the ends, he heartily thanked the sixonierion the retten 'king Government, China would of the attack was seems to be a mystery, but it The Zeish Timer ha curions information from game enabled him to complete his thoumad "If international relations with foreign responk, thoug

women or the hidden stores of buried treasure of the address and eloquently dwelt apon the by this time have been an entirely different in anggested that Mr. Krause my possibly 1ondonderry Bvery voter literally with like rina, and that perhaps will take a little of the "powers nixuld suggest to the War Office to which account for more of what line durment, it duties of the gedical profession from a country and wald decade ago have been opened bare keen mistaken for spate one des Kobe in him was brought to the poll, asme in carriages, ating out of the hoary defeat.

some in Bath onaire, and on Nationalist mantely display entities KinoLaron to be sled "place here largely augusnted garrison, would be dificult to decide.

Harlan and philosophion) standpoint, remark throughout its length and breadth to foreign Chrontole

Captain Matbine, of the Cam, one of the professional reputation. The Portegeso com Wo will most suphathaly wall attention is the On Wed, Fellay night about one o'clock, the Strand by a gentlemen, sarrying a large

reached the bzow of the short bol atéep: Lualiów,

How far this