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A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER

SEEDS.

SEASON 1865-96.

Oar First Supplies of the best Quality Seeds have araired, and Orders will be executed in the sequeres in which they are received na lag as the supply lasts.

SEED LISTS

with

HINI TOR GARDENING

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH, 183.

At Singapore the other day Mr. Justice Ionok compiled be rops at orkkot.

The stoor Euleing, from Galentia had

tion, and the present time is not opportune Stralto, left Singapore for this part on Fata position and after a few shell the Chimes bing at Topsia. Provious to that two men were fakers As The O'Gorman wing, and we have childrefi, and in the event of

the fih instant, at 5 pa

June

bulling to replace Crosby's store, at about $240,000. The estimate of the smot "realisable is, of course, a matter of specula- for throwing a quantity of Government "land on the market, Since that time it The following apponunt has been made a appears to have been determined to proceed the Admiralty: Lentement C. Cator 16 the with the work forthwith, and when Mirrenppointed on promotion from 8th BELILIOS asked his question on the 18th August as to whether local architects were to be invited to submit competitive desigua plans bad already been prepared in the Publicy Works department. Why it should have been sought to throw any air of secrecy over the matter it is Impossible to say, except that it is in accordance with Hongkong official tra dition. It would have been in every respech

better had the Colonial Secretary stated that the plans were already prepared and given a general atline of the Government's pro- possis in the matter.

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At the Police Court on Saturday, bozora Ivu. EE Wolehumo, Er MoAllister, Inspector of Nuisances, was bound over to keep the peace for aulting his wife.

The C. M. tennur Pinganey from Glasgow, hamster, and Liverpool, lett Stageporn für this port on Saturday, at noon, wal may be expected here on or about the 13th Just.

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The Siam Observer ionras that sereinl con- cessiona levo beck applied for for laying down wow tramways in Banget, and that these are awaiting His Majesty's sanction

The auction of land at Bection of Inland Lot No. 959, together with the buildinge, Nos, 20, 10, 41, and 12, Circular Pathway, was not hold on Saturday, a pirate arrangement har

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The Governor, however, took a very riso step in inviting a committee to oxaming the plans prepared by the Public Works deing ben effected. partment and report, upon them, That yo port has now been sent in and is said to be rg been lasted and can be obtained adverse to the plans, on the ground, we application.

understand, that the proposed building would be unworthy of the colony, Mr. COOPER seems to have studied utility and economy

Oar Seeds are all tested before being put and to have taken as lus model the prescut in NDON

They are placed under our own Supervision, wal the grootste pare is exercised to insure protaction in trampft

Sorrings shoull be made in FIND WHATHIE nl the remswier of the packets secured from dung, and kept in a dry place for repeat

sowinga.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER: A high-class Fertiliter for Pot Plants aud for use in the Garden generally.

It supplies natural pourishment to the soil aal assists the process of use milation, thereby aling the Muts to attain to their full size, Figour, and benuty.

- In the Supreme Cont at Bingapore the other day Mr. Matthews nado ratlier an amusing Lapon lingua. His dognenco, in addressing his lordship, ronobed a bolght when it required som famihur figure of spach to assist it, ut the relentleman Murted out, Your Lord ship.can jolly will be assured" Of course this rhetoric. an apology, laughingly accepted, interrupted

The Straits Timer in its Netherlands Torta now saysAbout the middle of August the sugat quirkot at Bourabaya showed greater live Lines from a Chinese donlar suddenly buying ap 340,000 pients of that commodity. This brisker demend is egbed to the low freight rates which have vala ehce the close of the Loy freights alto rule is Chize-Japan war.

sense of the short rics erop at Saigon and neighboring ples, which result in loss A to rise in demand for tonnags there. the price of sugar was an improbable, owing to glat in the market

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second 70 per cent of entrance fees; third in the event, say, of aww between Buis sod noe army advanced passed through Olan pose tits Japanese, bab the newly organised.

30 per cent.SEN

Engkat Mr Braga has recently, in a very (Com), and were fired upon by the Chinose frers forces spend most of their time plundering the

able letter, pointed ous that our înteràsia uṀ the surrounding hils. women-of-war more petoefully inclins Chinese under the pre- Mr. Hort Back's Voltigest, 11st, 2ha.

(Owner) 1 insarably connected with the welfare of thin anateral by bombarding from the text that they are in legno with the JapAEROSO

island. We have mando our homes here, we bara apt the Japanese artiilary was brought On the sixth a man was burned alive for Pob. Mr. Littla's Cheat, 11t. 3lbs., Lient,Col

afoxigninvasion, is it net natural that we should were soampering var the hills with a great decapitated by the Hakkas, and apparently for Cartsin Hadely's Dandy, 10ai. Sba

raily round the British lag if only to protect deal of haste and no little ocufasion, but not no other cause than that they en Cantonen

our Learths and our home? The spirit of our (Owner) ancestors is not you dead in he. We havo shorn nutil twenty or thirty had been killed with nue A Chinese offiojal who was formerly a Lorl C. Confagina's Glentles, List Glba.

The Bolukk. (Protector of the Savages), TAB ar-

the world what we can do ut Possalice when vs Japiness killed seven wounded. Japanese thou going a bit inland took passoseton rostel at Tangakak and forest to pay two MrW. D. Group's Barat, 11st bibs...

(x. Landalo) throw off the yoke of the mandarins, and if the of Malli (Biorelea) the next morning, the hundred dollars ransom money. He then wonte

occibu arise wo shall show "A Briton" flat Luth. The division was than dirida into to Changwha and reported the onso to the magis Mr Cruickshank's Warlock, 1Lek 13.

(OWI)e not quite the earde and tas traltars two columna, one advancing to Changshatrale, who in consideration of the robbery ap

ho takes us to be. Portagaosa soldiers (Skoka) and the other to Taltos or, as it some pointal him tax-collelor for several villages, Major Moore's Sweetbrier, 11st.

(Mr Master) fonght sido by side with English soldier tax times marked on the map Taiwanfoo, butchere faoluling the one in which he had been forced pa

To cite an instanco, in a village. thure, A few yamsas near dry only to shell out o returned to this place The homes wess get well away in a bunch, my a campaign. marking the spot where pace it was intended to accompanied by a lot of soldiers, who were in hot on passing the plantation Vultirour drew to brilliant scoss of the Peninsular war was in a Least and establish a city to be the capital of foraut, on their arrival that the mandarins le feunt and maintained the load throughout great mossure due to the splendid genius of lind bnd their day and that no one paid any In the strnight Chesal made a galant attempt Wellington, but he owed much to the gailent co- Fontost

faxesThe soldiers tim rotuned and the tax to overtake Mr.Buck'e borse, but fallod by operation of the Portuguese troops, and to the. length, a bad third. Time 1 in 59 sec. flity with which mellem and people alike collector departed for other slimes.

FooT HACE BLOK RACK, BLINGDI dis served him.

tanes 50 yards. First prize 86.00: second gravid.by wealthy Chiness of this district, and have been very basy distributing moet blood.64.50; third 93.00, Open to satire soldiers

and police # thirsty literature Grasral Lin, the Black Flag: Chief. is also sending, proclamations to all Hakka villages, agitating al itploring them to stand together, and stamp out the very momory of the Japaness from the island,

On the 28th a combined attack was made on the forts outside the big inland city of Changwin (Shota), the third city of importance on the ishut on detachment talong the oadway direct to the city and building a ponicon bridge across the river which flowed hotwuon them and the city and forts; the maiz amuy going to the eastward to attack the fort arestad on a large hill to the wit of the oily At five in the morning the artillery was brenght into position and the attack commenced. For nearly for hours the Chineco hold their ground and then retreated with the grostist ed heste, so that the fort and city wars both in possion of the Japanese by seven o'clock, and the galty with the fort with modern guns, which has been always considered the most war like of any on the island, and which raidents bad long prophesied that the Japanese would have a diffult time with wha they tackled Changwha follasey acapar as any array could wish. The Chinese made such lurried retreat that boxes, btultos, clothes, everything was left behind They evidently had not anticipated that defeat was possible, for Eo houses were found all in order. Firon wait, biezing wills, the food still cooking in preparation for the morning. meal. Costly robes and valuables of many kinds wore those undisturbed, the whole. Boono betraying a rétrost unexpected and one carried into exec tion at onco. In the Fort won four 12 centimetre Krupp modern buchlanding guns, and 10 other gas of different kinds were cuplared in and about the oisy, besides a grant may small arms, lags, uniforms ammunition, etc. The Chinese loss was about six hundred and the Japanese nino.

A dotachimont of Japanese followed south for twelve miles to Touran (Folekum) and another party took possession of Lokang (Rakuko), the post for Clang wha

Threo auti Japanese societies have boon or

The village older hanctified the inhabitants that owing to tho gent number of dangerous robbers about, they are to shoot any person found, prowling about the premises. Fir robbers had their heade vat off is one village inside of a few hours.

The concluding event was dooded in hoat and the competitors, all of whom were Indians, esemed to enjoy the Ece as much as the apestators.

MOVAL ENGINEERS ATHLETIC

AN AND AQUATIC SPORTS.

Wellington Barracks were ea file on Satur day afternoon, sa the occasion of the first Royal Engineer annual athletic and aquatic Arture. the treather, ya fins and the port good. Several ayants were pastponed owing to the

H dariness.

In conclusion let me strike at the root of the question and point out tho real motive why the Portuguese obtain employment in the colony. In ouring the service of these aliens, berm and bred fa the colony, where they live and die, sud where, sovording to British traditions, they ought to enjoy the same liberty at the same privileges in common with every British born enbject wo may take it for granted that the Government is not actuated by any dympsky toward the particular class of its servants. It is only a question of yaley by which thousande of dollars are annually saved to the calony, And no doubt in omplying the Portaguse the Government and mersantile Arms hare of lost sight of this important fact. sum that, were it possible to employ Englishmon We might be on the same scale of pay as that on which the

After submitting to the extortion of a con siderable sum, the waves of Tangaikal debidad to dispense with the services of the robber band wlio they had usaged at the rate of ten dolars a month each ran to protect the beainet robbers, and s plan was laid to get rid The following were the offsta-Prusidentangtose starvs, the places of the litor

would soon be filled up by that hand of "hangry'. of them. When the robbers came to collect and Relvruc -Major Wrottesley, T.; Com

but honest Englishman" to whom Athar their pay, the inhabitants were to spread the sites Licuts W. H. Thompson and P. Vietine so tousaingly refers. To anhstlfate, alan ail one armed me from every house as Deais de Vitre, Sorgts. C. Skinner, T. Haines, however, English for fortuguese labour willout to help to surround the men, and they are to and R. L. Hany, Second Corporals Enghes inurring heavy additional-response, the Govern bo barned alivo. Any house in which the on and David, Sagpur Lawson, Thomson, Mottrs-wit would have to recruit, ita olerke from a enpants refused to send a representative was to gor, aud Hal Starters Sorgts. J Holdomer low, elnas, of pegale, far below the late be pulled down and destroyed by the villagers.

and Corpors trach, Treasurer QMS. E The Chinese interested in the gold washing H. Binckfor

of the Poringasse in point of intelligens cond, aduestion. The Ja always, too, the have petitioned the Japanese Goverment

probable contingency that Another Victim's" appoint a tax collector for the gold district, that

huggy but housut Anglishmen " may pióro they may be allowed to go on with the work without being interfood with by the host of

thirsty likewise and dishonest. robbers who do no work, but tire off the gold washed by, the labourers, „Over ́s milion dolly worth of gold was obtained by the "wasinge" ear Rehay last year, und Wide a system of taxing very disadvantageous to the labearer. With a fair system of taxston it is podhle that the same locality could be made to.

JAB. W. DAVIDSON,

Apponded is list of grants and the winners HAND

High JumpSappers MoGregor and Rossiter

tial for 1st plans; Sapper Hall 3rd. Long Jump-Private Nawbury, O.S.CL, 1st,

Tance Corporal Fool A.SC. End; Sap por Me Fregor 3rd. -4 Putting the Sot-Dorporal Fazar, M.SC.,

1st Sargosat Ralphs, A.P.C, 2nd,

Infaded in the bogiming of my letter to this transformation of the frog into the lion or the python. If instead of being a poor soremanity the Portage wore powerful and induential like the Germans, who are absorbing the talk tho trade in the colety, and whatare supplant Tug of War Departmental Coms Ist; R.Bing the Boglinh, merdazt in every branch of

Bergwant Mess 2nd.

Egg and Spoon Race Supper Beatty 1st, - Lance-Curpural Poole 2nd, Sipper Lister

of

commerce, or wealthy like the Town, they would, not be anbjooted to in many indignities‚Á‚· certain section of the Press would not be found so complaisant also in gling publicity to the dis Veterans Race-Serguant Weston 1st, Q.M.S.sful letters which hate recently opposed in

Blackler 2nd, Sapper Stevens 3rd

prat. I remain, sir, tears very truly MANAQUATIONS

AN OLD RESIDENT. Barral Sapper. Greger 1st, Sapper Hongkong, 6th September, 1895,

Collins 2nd Sepper Murray 3rd, it Swimming Rose Quarter Mila topon to Car-

Government Offices, which, if not vary handsome, are exceedingly comfortable for those who have to work in thon, being in sumpier the coolest place in the colony with the exception of the ice-house. The committee, however, think that the new offices should not only answerall requirements from a utilitarian point of view, but that they should also constitute na adornment to the colony. In that opinion they will be supported by the general body of rate- payers and we trust the unofficial members of Council will do their best to give effort to the public with. It would be uc elur on the Director of Public Works to adopt the same plan here as is followed in England and invite eompetitive designs. Outside Government work that plan is not a tunovation in Hongkong. The plans for the City Hall, the Hongkong and Shang hai Bank, the Jockey Club Graad Stand,! and the new building in course of erection-for the Hoogkong Club were all decided upon after competition, and the system which has Tao Best and Chempest Machines in the Marketed to sich satisfactory results in these cases For Sale at Manufactures Prices. would produce equally satisfactory results in the case of Government buildings If the Director of Public Works produced a better design than any of the private architects it would of course he adopted, but to rule cut private architects merely because the Director of Public Works thinks, the possible adoption of plans prepared Cly cautions relating to the new eciamas shouldide his office is inconsistent with his what is wanted are cover and experienced ra- muko i diengreeable and tyrannin over the for the giving of points, because the drawings during the afternoon and contributed largely toridad Mr. Alexander S. Harvey, late of

Sold in Tias containing 10 the sach...$1.75.

*2-28 lbe. $.50 Directions for we are given on the Labo

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Established A.D. 1841.

Hongkong, 12th August, 1805.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS,

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Sunnaki ara reguretat to forward Vasirana and

Lehtigst pa, tie evidence of faith."

The paper cat

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Charlowed Bank of India, •

Australia, and Clin Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation 5,379,075 2,500.000 National Bank of China.

Liated

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Total

7,420,863,703,000

THE GYMKHANA MEETING

rison) Privato. Williams, B.B. Ist; L. C.. Sullivan Bad, Priesto Ayland Srd. Long Dive-Sapper Sherey let, Sapper Me

The following rejuins of the average amount of Brak noter in circulation and of apsele in ressive in Hongkong, turing the moth ended 31st August, s certified by the Managers of

The Imperial Frinen Yoshihi in somial ouble that amejat. the respective Banks, ore published

Average Specie in mand of the division Troups and coolies in Bauks

angunt. reserve.grubers have been arriving almost daily at Keling, the Japanese journals stating that 1,688,427 1,069,003 there are forty-six thousand in all, which low. ever, I think is considerally exaggerated; of all events the country is filled with them. One- cannot look in any direction without seeing soldiers in crowds. Since the Gordument of Formosa has been changed from airil to military control there has been a little ill-feeling crested, dused by the forced obediviigs required by A correspondent welling to me of the Brisbane military rule, which in some cases seems to be. papis under the en de plone of Wool cried with rather a domineering spirit, and, urges Quoonsland to open her wool and neat the ignorant Chinese, who are incapable of vom- trade for Japan on a larger sale. He ascending the workings of a military organiza. remarksan osporiance, having lived in Yokohama ton, take the mifereed stylelness as a personal and Tokyo ter over three years. The pantoflce created only to allow of an quportunity wool and meat trade is almost entirely for the Japanese te tyrannize and take advant dle hands of Americus. The Japanese have, age of their position. be says, been operating in the Melbourne week

21 Svino, rasen there his tean just eausa for markets for the last fleon or twenty year, but offence and considerable ill-feeling bax hen the wools they require are the Queensland wools, created even armong the foreigners, for many of There 929 excellent markets at Yokohama, the sokllers and the majority the colies Hongkong, and Shanghal for wool and messen to swall with conscious superiority and at cury opportunity ondoorony in its ways to and lo winds up by expressing the option that

Chinese. It has been surprising to me that there have not been many cases of crime and seed the most extraordinary Terkshires the oncy wont of the spootators. disorder, considacing the great amber of ever seen; indeed they might have been

preventatives fn nd vote the butiness.

official dignity is to subordinate the

of

By some extraordinary "freak the woathor actually allowed the fourth Gymkhana meeting to be held on the day first fixed, and there was an exceptionally good attendance at the Happy Valley on Saturday to waton the presedings. Amongst them pressilt woro his Excellency the Govornor, Sir William Robinson, Major General Black, and Common Hayes, and any laries were also in the enclosure Tho programme contained six events, of which only bro were pony races, but there could be no mistake about ths koen interest which was displayed in the novel events. The motmaasing wis undoubtedly the white tie race" The competitors had to accomplish various feats, amongst the most Botable being the drawing of a pig, r which points wore awarded. The judges certainly had a difficult task in the pig part of the 2000, Godnese knows what standard they adopted

A communmaison addresing to the Editornat public interest to. private sentiment. We the coarand of Captain Alfred Brinkmera, sollers and coolies, but to the credit of the ylling from a jellyfish to a brick Bat altera fer pobrinution siguld be witten on one side of trust, therefore, that the ungheint members

Cent that here appene will bring forward a resolution in favour Grief extra geproef 3 DAY PRESS Mould deviting competitive designs and that if the train on the bus suhtinutioneer art hate resolution in negatived by the official vote

they will bring the matter before the Sauce tary of State and oppose any vote of fails to Colorabo, Singapore, Panzer, sal "Chize, sbald be laid down with a strict punishment The band of the Hongkong Eogiment attended

pappig a heathy. Only Surfista för task,

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Telephone So. 14.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, SETTEMBER OTE, 1895.

The German man oftar Cormoran, under arrived at Bombay, in the 19th August from mica sad their officers nothing has occureditiid not follow that the most decomplished Bus, which peek sheleft on the 11th August worthy of a sorions complaint, but it is the The Cormorza left Kiel en Outcher 18th stirritating incidents that are of every day and since then she hernieing. She calls ocenrrence that are driving the Chiness to at Balay for cual pod presious and maintand in haitress The Japanese should was to picke stay of ton days, and this procent. est a greater putice spervision, and ordet She possesses two big gais, aight quick-ring for tisobedience. guns, and five revolving gons suti a complement 61 160 men all told Two other German var ship, the Prousern and Gebet, together with tre torpedo boitz, no exped at Chlonze quote to China alog the middle of September. The delivery of the English mail wos begun The torpedo bouts and the egon at Stettin, at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday,

and they all startol together on the 2ki- August.

for the proposal building until their views on this point are complied with.

The Austrian Lloyd's steamer' Maria Terest left Singapore for this port on the 6th just

M. de Trance, the new French Minister to

Ar the meeting of the Legislative Council hell on the 16th August the Hou. E. R. BELILIO3 asked if it was the intention

Government the

to invite com- Aagnat Ptitive designs from local architects for

of

Bangkok, arrived at hie post on the 24th

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The stamp revente last month amonated to $19,572, being an increase of $8,309 on the amount collected in the corresponding menth last year.

It is said that the Easeina Minister of the proposed new Government Offices, Finance will shortly appoint additional in- or the Government proposed that the mercial agente in China and Japan. ** desigus should be prepared and the work carried out by the Public Works Depart Lasit, "The Colonial Secretary replied that the answer to the former part of the than was no, til to the latter part yes. We hopssthet at the next meeting of Coun ell. M. Baucios and his unofficial ccl. Jagues will curry the matter a step further and bring forward a formal resolution that

ques-

The Sourabaya Courant says that the Nether lands-Indian Government intend to sand an engineer named Yzerman to China and Japan to find markets there for coal from the-Ombilien falda in West Sumatra,

Wabor, the Russian Charge d'Affaires

in the opinion of the Council it is desirable in Korea, has been appointed Minister to that competitive designs should be invited. Mexico. He is to be succeeled in Koren, as The public interest mat be act before already announced, by M. "Speier, lately

in susceptibilities. We fail to see, hour Secretary of Lugation at Teheran. ever, why official susceptibilities should be We learn with much rogset that Mr. E. H. in any way hurt in the matter. It is the Parker, of H.B.M.'s Conenlar Service, has been usual course in England, when a publicited to send in his resignation on scount of Mr. Parker, who has been at homë. building has to be erected, in invite einen leave for some mouths, is suffering from petitive designs, and to the loption of that cancer.

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LONDON, 5th September PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. Parliament hea bean provoguet

-ANARCHISTS IN PARIS.

narde are distributed all over the city, both inside the wall and out, and Chinese passing test sentries were for some time forced to take of their hats as they passed. I think orders. wem ouly given for flus role to be soserved at the city gates, and as the Japanese, whether he be of high of how rart, must, saluto the guardi in the same way there is no criticism to be wls, if ther wibed to enforce the acknow- ledgement, but if guah was the ease official produziations should have been published about the city, that the Chinese might not be subjected who in many instances kored their hats off with fe bayout. This performance had not only taken place at the city gateways hat on the public highway. It oven ronchod to suoli an extent that Chinose passing the gates fr injuriekslas were forced to step out and walle past the guard with uncovered hard, to again get into the jinricksla, and proceed. In one case a foreigner was ordered to step out of his fin- ! riokaba while passing the guard Of course the foreignor did not comply and as a result of the insult a writton complaint was entered and the Japanses officials at once took steps to ses that the offence was not repeated, as well as to royal the order that the Chinese eliciuld un- corar, which was becoming very abusions. The insolence of the coolies is greatly in nood of sastrol. The rondway shoms, to be their un disputed possession and forsigners are clways foned to step ons side when paving them. They enter the house at their pleasure and pre ja turer to all Chiness, who posses as one of their most prominent charzoteristics the desire of aclusion and privacy of the home, te

An Ausvist has been caught in Paris the set of igniting a bomb in the vichity of Rothschild's bank.

THE STOKIS CASE. --

Mr. Carzon announced in the House that the papers received in gorusstion, with the Stokes case in the Congo Free State-show that the case is a very serious one.

THE JAPANESE IN FORMOSA.

[FROM OUR COMESPONDENT WEID

TAS JAPANESE ALMY.]

Taipehfu, bormoss, 2nd September. That the reader may be able to follow the Japanse in their occation of the islead, I vitt tak np the trend of events place my laat letter,

which found the Tomake in possatzien of Takaham and an equional, akirmish with the Chinese taking place at Tuckchain (fisin Chu). in my last latter it may be notil I criticised

the Japanese favorely for their oxtremis tenisacy

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Ti Ist, Bagper Yus On Sad, Eapper Kwok Gun Sril Dinghy Seling Race-Sapper King Ist, Sp

The Band of the Rife Briguo performed

par Thompson 2nd.

THE LATE SIR THOMAS WADE,

Gregor 2, Lance-Corporal Barker 3rd.

The funeral of the late Sir Thomas Frans Gg Race (Chineze Sappers) Nalque Chong

Wade, Professor of Chinese in the University You's crew let, Haridar Ah Tabe crew 2nd. Swimming Bare 100 ya Coporal Fraser, of Cambridge, took phce at Cambridge on bi

ES.0 let; Private Holden, M.C.S, 2nd August. The first portion of the service whe read in the chapel of King's Collage, of which Sapper King &rd Tug of War in Water Corporal Hngbes the doccasod was a professorial Fellow. The

team Ist

chiel in ourners woro Lady Wade and her two Chinese Swimming Race, 100 yaiqué Ahim The Provost of King's College And

Cap Charton were the officiating clergymen the Vice-Provost and many other Fellows of college also took part in the procion. Amongst the large company present were Const Alexander Man, Commander in Tri- the Consular Servio, Mr. James H. Hart, MJ Dincan Campbell, CM.G. the Hestors of several of the colleges, and msüy professors and other University office bearers. Unit's funeral service was anng, Dr. Minn presiding at the argua. After the lesson had benzed by Cane Chiurton, the hymn "Not the labourer's task is o'er" was anng, and the "Dead March" in fal was played as the pro- casion was leaving the chopet. The interment. tock place at the ceighbouring village of Cherry Hinton, We are simply expressing the feelings of a large number when we stato that many more old consular officers and frends weld have been prest had the time and place of the fauoral been koira-London and Chino Expres.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not fuld curdyes respondble for the

opinions expressed by our porsespondents,

THE PORTUGUESE.

tit would gain the prize, as the winner, "Mr. Landsle, obtained only one point for hisprodus. tion, but he made up his winning points by get riding and a neat tie. Both pony races wwwproductive of planty of excitement, and al toguitor the afterNow, YES very enjoyably spent. by permission of Colonel Barrow and the officers TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FEESS."

Ste-Moat of your readers wil remember to and played overal selections of music

The following were the officials:

have soon in their school days a company of Patrons His Excellency Sir William Robin wanton boys pelting a poor frog which they soa, K.C.M., His Excellency Major feneral had dragged from its quiet retreat in the garden Black, C.R., Commodore G.T. H. Boys, R.N. poud. The austinent is no doubt exhilarating Committee Caps Cool-Adams, .. Mz to the youngere, they think nothing of the R. Alexander, R.E, Mr. T. F. Hough Lient cruelty of the pastime, nor of the rulerings of the Cal. Barrow, H.K.R., Hon. J. J. Ball-Irving, peor frog; they know that it is quite helpless, Mr. Hart Buck, Im Chas. Conyngham, KB.,at it must passivo under the acks of

Mr. W. A. Cratokalask, Capt. Gurdon, RA, brutal persecutor, pad this constitutes in their

BANKRUPTCY LAW AMENDMENT IN THE STRAITS,

Mr. B. M. Gray, Cay Loveband, ADC.. Mr. minds & sufficient son why it should be tor- The contemplated amending of the Sheita by the wand of fairy, the harmless frog evald. Bil for that purpose, to be introduced into the touaform itself into a dangerous opponent, into

s lion or a python, the wanton schielboys would, gislative Council. Sundry proposed amend- mets deal with the seizure of debtors' property, rest of debtors, and procedure with regard to raising orders. Then comes a section whigh Bake to render private compositions ilawat by prohibition of oompositions or schemes of saugoment, except under the provisions of the picipal Ordinanco.

ito e bomilisting insolexe of a commun soldier, 1 A. S. Mannas, Me: G. C. C. Master Lt-Celtured to death. Bat if by a freak of nature, rekruptcy Ordinace has taken shape in a

The O'Gorman, DLA.G., Mr. C. B. Taylor, Commander W. F. Ted, E.N.

Judges. Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving and Lieut. Cal. The O'Gorman.

vo think, bo cations not to molt it; its claws Halicappers The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving,ox its fange wild secure to it fast immunity Mr. B. M. Uray, M: HartBack.

from attack which its weakuis does not entitle it to clan. Bach is the mass with the Martor. Capt. Goold Adams Clerk of the Seales—Mr. E. Alexander. Portuguese cominanity in this onlony. We Timekeeper-Mr. R. M. Grayg

sen a large community sboost wholly depondent Hon. Treasurer, Mr. G. C. CI Masto": on their sales for their very existexes; we

know that wedeprived them of this means they the dichsege of bankrapta, the most important Changes are made in the proceIure affeding Hon. Secretary.-H. T. F. Hough FOL KAOD FOR HEROPEANS, 50 YARDS would probably be thrown on the wide world vision being refugl of discharge when the WHEELBARROW BACE First prise $8.00, without friends and without support; we know houkrept's assets are not of a value equal to second 86,00; third $4.00; fourth 3200 that for these scores we may rely on this subtly on the encunt of his asscarcal There were not many people present to missiraness, and we sal justified is subjecting abilities, males hogitiation the Court that the witness the fun in tih rate, which resulted in them to the most merciless abuse. entirely fat that the assets wa pot of a value equal to a gloss finish, Private Brickwood being the Ignoring the test that it is numerited and unser tant, of heteroared abilities has wither, and Private Dillon second

called or oright-minded man esrtainly, not misen from sircumstances for which he act HALF, His BADE, HANDICAP, for all China ze who has the least idea of that fair play justly be held responsible,

means, can look at the spectacle of a halpless Ponics First prio, a cop vaîns n'ont 540 ;

Au amending section greatly increases the amond 70 por rest of nutrunes for third units writing under the uult of a for stringency of the criminal provisions craisined irrempanatale adibblers in the ko preis with section 101 of the principal Ortance, H.3.3.Bal. Irving's DayEght, 31st libatice should be tolerated, and without synogo than the law of any other British possession. per contrat feeling righteous indignation that sneh (and probably gone farther in this direction Ir Lanlal) thising with the hapless victiras, who can only suggested amendments direct original pre 121be. Y

protost thoir lanecendo in a tribunal where the and no investigating A whole community have lo hle business transactions and facial ta korg euch books of count as sufficiently dis $ been ossified a thieves, becsue and or toption immediately preceding his bankruptcy wretcius Lave betrayed the treat of their he has continued to trade after knowing 0 employers, their honesty has be challenged,

As to the reports of the great number of Cat Redclyffe's Dandy, 11st (Owner) 2 Judges are mishit, and where theo is no trial celings against a bakinpt; if he has amited

Jufanese suffering with sickness, the following table will show to what extent the imate is efforting the troops --

Hospital Location.

in dealing with the rebels,, but they are now Kalung- preleg mory drastis methods, far the suicidal Tapehin folly of olemency hat only to forcibly boss. Teckham (Hsinchu) demonstrated.

Total

The troops have slowly but steadily beaň dym

443

Wounded,

387Eauritia. Cholera,

3. Dysenterys.

$ B

Barberi.

33 44

Hospital Location,

106 189

9- 103 000

6. 160 16 291

18 Total 124 557: 465 105, New applications for admittance re coming. into the hospitals at the rate of alient ons hun- deal dada about that number are being 6on from Kolung fo Jayed on the unsporte. The great majority of tasts are imong the

The canon of so much sickness is only too

prove

Mr. Cruickshank's Warlock, 11st, 20

(Omer) Major Moore's Sweatbriar, 11st. by.

(Mr. Faley) Mr. Lewin's Tommy, just be

their good quilities fgnored, and their behalf to bo faveut if he has con- (Lord Conyngham)

orbs morcitosly exposed To crown all, without having at the time of contering tristed any debt provable in bankruptcy. There was some lifealty in getting the another correspondsat in one of your evening it any reasonable exputation of being suis to horses away, and after a start had been made contemporaries foresees that they may pay it Another amending section, however, Daylight obidined aslight lead. Passing the

to-be Bourse of danger to the village he was closely attended by Danly. War British Goverment in mes of roble As provides that ho debtor shall be thins prosecuted, locks and Tommy. Daylight increased his lead to their honesty, we think the bon las hom exept by order of a Judge, and it is hoped that this will prevent prosecutioze boing brooght in the straight, and Warlock was bear, the fully answered times out of nord for the purpose of spite or extortion. The lot rails. A hundred yade from the past Dandy pesitely disgusting to a names ordinary ansnding section desks with interest on debt; drew out, but could mt overtake Daylight, who dutien absorb the greater part of his time to to hero's debt has been proved upon a debtor's won good raply three langthe two compelled, i rrular interval, to make up his site, the rate of intrat on the date in lengths between secpm and third Time, 63 pen to deny the same charges idearer watercopitonal cases, shall be fixed at eight por over spat by ndividuals who fare not even at The Auting Attorney Genaral hopes the courage to swn their identity A letter at this amendment, it dopted, will out down lost is the Post Office--Alves and other Porta-the exorbitant interest charged by saese delinquents are et mon trotted out and exhibited at the prototypes of the Portu guess community. It is not of the least i Portance that the whole community cannot be neid repor tres Portugo for me

usy

TENT FEGGING CONTENTION; three run alleged, points dedisten. For style and pave Entrance fee $1.00, Fib prize a Cup pre sinted by His Excellency Major-General Black, C.B. second the entrance fees There were eight competitors and Mr. Landela and Air. Cruikshank rech mined three points, but the prip was awarded to Mitmited thotte, therefore quotes follem to the naerder's hands. Bat esport,

Cruickshank for the better style of pegging: The other competitore scured ca fellows

Capt. Wolman Leut-Col. The O'Gorman Capt, Buenos Capt. Lovebaul, Mr. Salmon

mitted thafts, all Portagueso aro

biores

lenders, and so beneit the clitors to whom the bankrupt has indurred liabilities in the coursy of ordinary commercial trazesstions.

The Bankruptay Ordinance, los many offer

but in the Statute Book of the colony, las

opicion seems inclined to the conclusion that It is human nature to be selfah, to think agrirements, if the Government work only tus present Ordinance would meet resonable good only of ontdela, and ill efour neigh ride a proper staff for working it. Tu sag Lours, Jonsa always thinks Smith is argue, gestion to abolish aut make oriminal any private although he nor be a perfectly beneat citizen His life may be pure, his character stainles; he composition is expected to arouse bitter opposi

Straite Trace mar liye for you in the neighbourhood of Lonas without showing any of the ovil qualities, which Jones attributes to him, but still Jones has the latent convictles that Smith will pre out one. day to be a bad lot.". It is not long ago when

tion

system much of the progress and excellence Captain Jabes Loane, RN, died at Dulwich ef modern architecture may be ascribed. on 4th August in his seventy-fifth year. Ho Not paly are competitive designs invited, but entered the navy in 1830, served during the first Chinese war in 1841, and was present at it is also a usual thing to exhibit the designs the operations on the coast of Borneo in 136 publicly, and in every way to encourage In 1847 he was in command of two of Hor public interest in the matter. The maguin the Cauton river

Majesty's ships in China daring the distustes ficent piles of municipal buildings which cdern most of the large towns of England Mr. Jas. W. Davidsen, our correspondant cing south during the inst month. We and thor cre the result of the competitive system, and with the Japanese arity in Formos, haring having Tochotum and on August Sta copturing benn annoyed by having untrustworthy Chiness it is reasonable to suppose that if instead of reporte orodited to him, wishes us to stato that Guto (Utevakan) and on the 8th processing inviting competition the municipalities hai in futurs the exclusive publication of us letters further south and sticking and sasuring the Kung in every eng confided the work to their own Mr. Davidson's earlier letters from Formosa L, the Chinese feulig, before then as they Takchan. (Hsinchp)

in this colony will appear in the Dolly Press. comunding position at forb at Sumpitsu Taipehfu permanent delels the result would have appeared in the China Mail.

advanced. As the Chiness formed of the been less satisfactory. It is in the nature

Milne bate appruch of the Japause, in many of the towns Prof. John Milne- and Mra of "Things that it should be so. Com reached England, and have taken up their consterntion prevailed. On the 10th at Makle, petition is not only the soul of business, residence in the Isle of Wight. The Frofesor, in town hat a few cute away from the conquos but is also the incentive to excellence in all says a contemporary, lost to tins fugt ng Japaura, the Chiro soldiers were gathered ting to his particular work, for the thy departments of life

manseeding his arrival he was fasily super to the number of several thousands and scored It is in contemplation to erect new public intending the digging of a pit and erection to mostly Hakkes, although the leaders coolas.

of a column on which to plass instrumente spoke the Mandarin dialect, nd were from evident to the foreigner who watches be offices in Hongkong. The project has not a record the movements of old England and Hunan, Canton, and other distrifts of the Jaquest coolies pass by with hair ripped class yet been formally approved by the Legislar messages through the earth from Dai Nippon.

nidend, and all were former officials under thead up line or oven cloth to protest that from five Council, no vote has been taken for it, The Admiralty have decided to recommission old regime. One detachment of Black Flags the fourful Formosa sun. Evon the Chinese, and it is not included in the Public Works the composite sloop Daples for another term had arrived from the south, oridently to cheer who are as little affected by the alimenta as programme attached to the 1895 Estimates, of service on the China Station. The Daphne the soldiers up and to prolish the mighty they are wearing a big hat or have a cloth anyone, are zarely seen out in the rapless Tractically, however, it has been under was commissioned at Sheras on 2nd May,

words of the mighty Láḥ, thế chivf of the wrapped about their benda, and the few prosp 1889, and has continously been employed on stood that a site for a new Court-house and foreign parvioe, first on the Pacific Elation, and Southern Bepublic. Thers met to Bo great tions have their mus soiled about their heads Post Office- should be be reserved on the then on the China Station, for which she was dissatisfaction among the soldiers, who were of any kind and from any place in readily dsunic, which affords consideratis protection. Vator Reclamation, though it wa not under-commissioned at Esquimalt, on 24tli Detoher anything but unxions for the fray, and the and even when under the supervision of some stood the work was to be proceeded with at kong for the Daphine aftor, the paying of of

1892. A new crew will be despatobed to Hong-lige olders stated that they did not want to betty olioars I have seen the water heated, bnt Conditioné points for each good tia and 133nglishmen admit that there is, after all, some Benito": The factory stands. on a bluff avor 6 very early date. On the 15th Marda, the ships from the naval mansUSTER.

fight, hatwore forced to by the Chinese soldiers, befarm it ranched a boiling point was taken off

daving points for each middling he and merit in his Gallo neighbour, that the French locking the Uragaay, which flow about a milo 1904, the Hon. T. H. WHITE LAD Rsked

who would kill them if they refused. Seroni to poured down the throats of the thirsty

drawing point for each bad tie and draw are equal to themselves in every respect, in fre the town. In the Bass, which insts At the Magistracy on Saturday, bolors Hoh

men with the germe still alive and fooling heat- if the Government would procure and lay. E. Wideliques, are ex-conviel wils charged as had boun beleaded because they showed thi han over! The men are all provided with pants for sound pest winning post

ing 3 points for st past winning post. sende, La art, and lastly in was, Let nu hops about five months, Lig's Extract of Mat than that the time will come ako win English Company here kill 1,000 cattle daily, and pla pon the table an estimate of what money with shooting at district watchman 23, and sign of weakness and did not want to jou thu hat and atrist anders have loon given regering Competitors having squal number of prints colony, and recognize their honesty, briety, and The factory employa zbout 800 mm, the staff man will do julion to the Portuguese in this arse gives stally about & lbs, of best extract. the Past Office, Treasury, Court-buusoy Friday time hindvd coolies arrived in Houg

also with returning from basiskrant. novement against the Japande.

the oiting of fruft end this drinking: Amboiled Al Olur, on the right of the 10th, oighty water, but the ignorant cooler, who som unable will be placed in the order of their dishing asiduity. Why that time comes pirhope thous indsting manager pleka, englacera, tinmitha, Land Office, etc., would probably realise if kong by the steamer. Water from the inits

Chips soldiers onwed the town with greater only while anlor the watchful. & D. E. Grajion Mrs. Drary that the British Sommunity have also produced twa reading-rooms and an excellent librasy who are now so unscrupulous in dalaining the carjentors, physician; and koliool topchers. to proud that it is done for Jeir own past the winning port, Nominated by

Mr. D. Landale, Mrs Llankios 1 Peringunta charter will be pleased to remember Cap al whool-200us on pron si there aro exposed to auction, and what would be the colony a couple of nights, because the vessel bizvalo te inspect the Trows to see that. no eye af tho officars. No one need be brightoned Mr W: A. Croickshank Mrs. Gray many notorious clinquents. They will not over. During my stay the killing as is fall

on their way to Amoy. They led to stay i protrhin ecet of erecting amitable Post Office and to be docked, and quarters 13 provided Jogatore soldiere were coccod. A vigores over the healthiness of Fonuosa. The Vory Captain Welsen Mr Welnau 15 look the fact that the prison walls of the Victoria fora aut one day I saw 1,300 head of outla and Court-house, Jurcing a Land Office, for thom at Kennedytown. Fro of them were starih was instituted, the olaseta, unday the lit the sickness to be found among the formiguer

ra. Sasa Gzel have sheltord Englial criminals.KA kill. The rapitlity will which, it is done is ere., on Government ground on the new robbed on Friday evening on the Freys, and bods and in ladies; la fict very place where is widen that with the precation essay Capt. Bautolyfie

mars, Exlos. O Let me inru nor to the letter of "A Briton" remarkable. The avenge time of kling Prin Reclamation. The Colonial Secretary man to be in the unity or they were not-lilady to be found. It might he instay comfy with the same temperature Capt. Lorehand

Une bo na wall and live quite us log in For B. G. N. Salmon

Mrs. More pragh The chstge is quita exhunting. We savad minutes. Tuo king process is very Misa Bores which appeared in yesterday isura of the Tala. aiming, and mtting up each autumnalis puly made the following re-The Director of watchman an after this roble who before motioned that no seach was made outside of

mosa as anywhere else.

Madame O'Comenteel as if we hit just left fitly hovel in food, for better than that practised at home. "Public Works estimates the unóunt realis the chang, had procooled har, pulled out of the city. The most foroner three Japanese Thornveges in the vicinity of Tensile Mr. Palay

a revolver and fired at his rurauer. Fortunately arrive and catered the city, the villagers in-

Lave been a Fittle native, wightoon Chinese hav

Miss Jackson plague stricken Taipingshan, and have stopped The Libis Company importe about 10,000 eble at the prescat time by the sale of the shot missed, but the watclaman was afraid to forming then that they did not want to tight bulok to rain and ricts and for Buthe most asinsing part, the drawing of pig, gould we feel that there is still a steach somewhere. fosters M. Quoted partridge hootin ing been killed in six days. The villagem hava "This was a very introsting event, but the | out on the ølet and airy stress although tons of scal yearly for the soln uns of thàn these premises, including Crosby's store ontinue the purseft, and so the man got clear,

way. A description of hun wis givet to, the and saking them to bring a boty of soldiers not were forced to make an agreement with e not be sean by the pallio. There was ten We are here face to face with sanotuong gee and gave us some good at boat #280,000; and the cost of erect polios and later in the oveninic Sergeant Moffatt soon # possible, us they wore afraid the Chinos band of robbers by paying sum of money riders and in their hury to get remounted they Pharisas, one who "quated Scriptum and is but the mosquitoes were no bad, that we had to ing quitable buildings on Government arrested the prisoner on the Kowloon ferry soldiers would rature The Chinese soldiers a

orpry month, the robbers guaranteeing the people each libelled the pig is most fagrant fashion quotes Darwin. A Briton For that in stop and take refuge in the nearest bonae At "ground on the Prayz Reclamation, ex launch. The officer knew the soșuned had co-

danger to the Go Brnment. He dogs not deem motoare for Payaande a town about 58 mille clusive of the value of that ground, which turned from banishmont, but as yet it is uncertow alles away were aming the farme of the lens by outside gan ride as well as from one is had only the legs, not one had a times of treaties may prove to hea sonipe of length the river roso éoire six feet, which enabled

tai whether he is the whored the revolver. peaceful natives and word mech, fautod by the

Boral officials ure mattered through the HANDICAP, Once Borse, for all Chins poules.it neobssary, however, to illustrate af argument. Eren Commander Noold, of HMË js very valuable, and not including a He was remanded until to-day,

neighbourhood. The mat morning the Japa county recruiting Chinese to go north to op Fint prim & Cup vate about 250 prosented; by showing how the Portuguese are to be feared Beagle-The Devizes Galle..

bip TRD Was seen by, the district watch-

gangs.

Mr. Drug LADIES NOMINATION WHITE TIE RAGD

conpotitors to start from lag a distance down

arsay most poogle have heard of Lisbig's the course, ride to winning post, get white Ginzer ties tied by animatore, count, ride to in their insular ignorance many Englishmen fastery of Extract of Batat Fray Bentos end this tible at starting post, dismount, draw a pic on thought every Frenchman was a rogus, and is the spot lure the factory is situated. Balere Imper, mort again and finish at winning That fallacy has exploded, and now--Lays most ing villago. It was founded by a friar, Fray that one Britor could boat ten Frenchmentofactory was opened, tais place was aaran ll fish- post. Two pris

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