INTIMATION. THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
han just received Pass SurPLIES OF
WHOLESOME
* CONFECTIONERY
AND
DELICIOUS SWEETS,
of the HIGHEST QUAJATT and FUITT
Them include
CADBURY'S SPECIAL CREMES PATE D'ABRICOT JORDAN ALMONDS CARAMELS, PRALINES.
DESSERT CHOCOLATE, NOUGAT, PRUFT JELLIES, “CRYSTALLISED- FRUITS.
METZ FRUITS! ASSORTED TOFFEES,
MIXED BONBONS, FRY'S CHOCOLATES. TANGERINE BISCUITS, ORANGE PASTE, OKANGE ROLLS
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Together with the latest Novelties in FANCY BOXES, which are very sultable as Sansonable Presents for Ladles and Young People,
FRENCH CONFECTIONERY and CONSERVES in Large Assortment from the BET PAKISIAN HOums.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, TAS HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Established AD. 1841.
Hongkong, 9th November, 1895.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 8x0, 1804-
The Juan Gastre umiarstanda fish the Edgar has been ordered to sus to search for the missing Bonnington.p
CRICKETY
OFFICERS RB. +. OFFICE EN This match was played yesterday and mansted in a victory for the Rides. The following was the soove-*-
NAVY, YARAT INHINOS.
Ir, J. Pond, lecuador job
Lt. Ang it: Paley, & Know youjizierzadkić Lt. J. Pos lett, E, Ko
Lt. H, W. James, sh Polay, b. Keɔn ...
W.keltou, e Paley, to Alexque 13., 4. Bhakteri, & Alesunder Q. H. Hand, touten- It. Ikon, blender Cops, Warrender, b’alexiador =úin
Ex
SANG BULM ERIGADE. OW, RH, d, b Shelte
Holland, Thring b ThomNG. Cept. Baker Darr, u hold........ A diexander, bébedford
...
Cap, Roles it. Tad, b Skelton. Capt. Fennou, Shelterd
O. Perolval, L., b. Thring
MY, Humphiers-I have no Hounds, and I darins. Expertee has taught the mer
carriage of mins there, and this I did not drive chante that officially managed commercial
propose to show that there was no four-wheeled four-wheeled ontringe belonging to or undertakings are no-productive to share-
The Singapore Fred Press of the 2811 Decerangbody ole
dation Crossland mid-Iam Mg-Humphrey's holders, no matter how lucrative the
her says The Gorman steamer Tatarios, 1873
28th December. I did not get on the four business, and they will only invest in the tone, Capt. Dinso, from Hongkong to Singapore, groom at West Point. I resember Saturday, State Railways under pressure, To a certain west selera on the Pan Rest, Rilo Straits, on extent, no doubt, the wealthy clasace sure the night of the 20th ines and remains there up whooled earrings and pal on that drin; tha
le the present. Tuo espialni sttributen the carriage: Ind been at Mr. Epiniody'a nos! squeezable, and it is pusable for the Govermeident to an unusually strong senfiary current about 18th December. Since then there her beax ment to obtain a considerable amount in and the night being dark and clady. Assistance to four-wheeled carriage st Mount Richmond. driven a pair of ponies sinoe. 15th December forced contributions under the guise of bay he sent and it is hoped that the vessels far on I know Mr Humphreys has not because he has nol two porios to drive, a re
Mr. Hamplays-That is a very goud and voluntary patriotic subscriptions. But may be fluated at the next spring tide
The Japan Mail rausinbes the following from unless there is pressure of some sort.
Witness One pony was killed, on the has been dono in cotton yarn. daring the lattor 16th after an asident. I would not y there will be little public money forth a vernacular contemporary A fair business sufficient reason. coming for the construction of railways, and half of the year, and the rate of dividend paid
pensary on the 28th Irat T think he rode on The as foreigners are not to be permitted is by the various spinning companies for that rear how defendant went to the Dis borseback. I bave not set him drive any carriage belonging to antes eine long acquire any interest in them it is difficalt period will show a conciderable increase
Hirano and: Sattes Spinning Companies will to Pse from what scnirces the needed furids declare the dividend of 25 per cent. per annum, e. As far as I know, he did not drive a for railway construction will be forthcoming. and the Osks and Maye Spinning Compante vehicle belonging to wiyone else on the 28th.
In answer to the Magistrate witness said I It is probable that the Government will be per cent. The dividend of the Tokyo Spin-
ning Co. is estimated at 15 per cent, and thetrade down to the Dispensary on the 28th, but thrown upon its own resources, with the of the Konegatachi Spinning Co. at 10 per I will not swear that I w Mr. Humphreys -coins up to the horm Thero, ard How Bro. result that only those lines will be made cont
wheeled laps at Mount Richmond., I am not certain, but I think he rode on hareaback to lin which are considered imperative strategically
office on the 28th. I would not swear this; I did or those that promise to give exceptionally
not see him. leave the boom. I do not know good returns. This being the present temper
what time he left, and I did not see him coras bock of the Government, and the native capitalists. being extremely distrustful of offcial pro- jects, the prospects of railway progress are, as we intimated above, far from rosy. There is still a large party among the officials who are just as invetorately hostile to the in- novation ng over, and though for the rdoment. the advocates of the iron way have the foer, it is by no means certain that this concession to barbarous view," will long bebegarded with favour.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the maxs columns ould be addressed to THE EDITOE. Corrspondantamust forward thetraame anduddress with communications addressed to the Edilir, not prpublication, as evidents of good faith.
All ellers for publication alculil be toriften est ens side of the paper only.
Nothing indeed can well be more an | certain than the policy of the Peking Government as at present constituted. Just nt the moment pleases thom to have a railway Inid from the capital to the port, but the decision unfortunately gerus to have been arrived at after an unusually arbitrary exercise of the Imperial power. It will be romontered that very recently two high officials, Wiso, a minister of the Taung yamen, and CHANG LAN member of the Military Council, Lisut. Governor of Peking, and a Manchu, both men of tried ability and trustworthiness, were dismissed from office by the Emperor KWANG SU OB. the plea that during the late war they, ne Censors, spoke disparagingly of the Era. prese-Dowager. According to the Peking correspondent of the Daily New, this was the merest pretest, and no cre in the capital believes it to have been the true
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net has been unprecedented in the nunals "of Chiness history. In ancient fimos, if such an affair took place, the victim's brother offoils would have demanded an explanation. We look in vain in sub sequent jesues of the Peking Graefte for any such indication All Peking has been set alking about the cashiering of "the two officials-one a member of the Foreign Office, and the other of the Chun- snehu. It is kate in the day to punish "them for supposed offences chumittel kust It is said that the
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 3RD, 1896. THE prospects of the railway in Chizu `an- not yet be called good, though up Imperial Edict was issued on the 8th u, ordering the construction of the proposed line from Tientsin to Lukou-entino. This line, which is so be a double one, will be 202 or seventy-two miles in length, and it is timated it will cost £7,000 sterling per uile, - or a total sum of about Tla. 2,400,000. The rails are to be of 65hs. so as to give great strength and admit of a high rate of speed on the track. The railway is to be enn- structed on the west side of the river l'eibo, and its metropolitan terminus at Lukou chino, the so-called bridge of Marco Polo, is ten miles distant from the capital. The"
· EMPELOR does not wish, we are informed by the Peking correspondent of our Bhang hai morning contemporary, to have the in- novation rouel: the gates of the capital, so it
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE "LAILE PRES
LONDON, 20th December.
Mr. John Kennety eald-The defendant TURKEY IN ASIA.. The insurgents lately driven from Zeitan sont his four whealed carriage to me on the 18th December in order to have now tyres put On the being reinforced have taken up a fresh position... Is has been with ma aver since.
THE UNITED STATES VENEZUELA
98th December it was all to pisces. One of the dafendant's earringe potias brake its back on the night of the 17th inst. Once since then he mail phaeton, and I think there is ons at Jardine's refinery.. hired single grog pony. Mr. Bulilios has a
BOUNDARY COMMISSION. President Cleveland has appointed Judge Brower of the High Court a member of the Yonezuela Boundary Cominission.
** GREAT BRITAIN AND ASHANTI
The Governor of the Gold Coast has discovered that the credentials of the Ashanti Baroys, who more lately in Jandau, were fales and that consequently their acceptance of the British conditions is worthless.
LONDON, Sist December
THE UNITED STATES. In a lotter Senator Sherman has been de signated successor to Morgan as Chairman of the foreign relations committee.
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The Sonata supporte Presidint Cleveland's definition of the Moure doctrine, THE REVENUE OF GREAT BRITAIN, The revunne of Great Britain for nine months shows an increase of 26,390,000, of which £4,250,000 was derived from stamps
inst
MR. HUMPHREYS AND HIS
CARRIAGE.
This concluded defendant's case, Hin Worship There is great conflict of evidence in this case, so I do not express Humphreys was driving a carriage on that day opinic as to whether It is proved that Mr.
atisfaction that Mr. Humphreys was driving or net, but it is certainly not prored to my a carriage of his own, and that he had not taken out alienos for it. Therefore I dimiss the
TAIKU ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Capt. Stewart, Fead, Bhalford
. Pates, ras ant kita
D. Power, hefford iko?
Cute Radclyffe, nai aul'
TAMI....
A DEVICE FOR MINIMISING THE EFFECTS OF COLLISIONS AT SEA.
the note complained of were the resalt of a greatly hampers is filling the popion ex it. misapprehension of instructions, but setting should be filled by the fact that he is not asian cope for all any discussion of ireidartal wealthy enough to "testain to the extent points, the Imperial Government hasten to consideral occur, Vanity Faly oment- knowledge that the not wore, hr contempla ing upon the situation paysParts is the tion of international law, wholly without home of many Americas millionaires, whose warrant. They regret oxceedingly that the lavish expenditures give them due promi- oenunonce heald have taken plaes and are cosco in Parisin soiety and English to prepared to fully compensate the Thales for the sidents and visitors dislike sen their representative play second fiddle to Mrs. wrong suffered
Fassmore Mrs. Davis, and some other wasithy Americans."
The Instructions which the Imperial Govern ment ure insuing to thoir vessels of war will make a repolition of the incident impossible, and, while expressing their warin appreciation of the couriderate manner in which the vent was brought to their notice, the Japanese Govern ment venture to hope that the explanation and reparation which they offer will prove satisfac tory to Hor Britannic Majesty's Government.
Tokyo, November 6th, 1985.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET
Mesare. Chater and Vernon in their abaro report for yesterday's mail say.
The Christmas and approaching New Year holidaye have interfered with businessand we luvo. nothing of any importance to report/ Rates con. tinue to be well zaaintained and with the pretty generally good results for the year ending to. day anticipated by our local Corapanica, they are likely to continue at least stredy if not to improve.
Count Von Eulouberg, a favorite of the Emperor Williams of Cerdany, Bas arrived at Windsor Castle from Berlin in order to express the Empore's sympathy at the death of General Sir Henry Pousaby, G.C.B., far many years the Fileata Secretary of Queen Victoria and the Keeper of the Privy Purse and to prescat Her Majesty with a copy of the Emperor's recoub allogorical pictare. Also to arrange for His Majory's visit at the time of the marriage of the Princess Mand of Wales to Frines Charlon of Conmark. The King and Queen of Italy are also expooted to be praSFET on the occasion Sometime in January. the Prince of Wales will go to the Riviera and his. yacht Britannias now being prepared for winter raping in the Mediterranean.
The many Canadians who have passed the old church at t. Mary-to-Strand, whose head- some clock tower is one of the land marks which first catches the eye when turning into the Strand from Charing Croes, will learn with in- BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais inveterest that the church will bo vompletely reno raled unchang at 181 per cent, prem, forated, and restored shortly after the new your. enal. A few small lots have been placed at that It was in front of this edifice that the Brat rate and some further small parcels are wanted; stand for Hackney ends in London was esinb-. Sales are reported at 187 por nent, prom. for here erected, and Pepys mentions that he once larger lets, however, urs obtainable at goolation. fished. Earlier still the original Maypole vas dancing on May Day, clad in a smook freck February and at 120 per cunt prom. ict March. saw Nell Gwynn standing there watching the MARINE INSURASOES. Beyond small sales and becoming balice, and looking a mighty Nationals have been neglected.
13th, 1800, a young clerk, baried Jola Dickena, of Unions at 31973 and 3200 we have nothing pretty creatms." To this charch cama on fans to report.
FIGS. INSURANCE Hongkong continue from the neighbouring Somerset House, to be their upward conse, and sales have been affected tied to Elizabeth Barros. This was the at $9673, $270 and a reported one at $272; father af the great novelist, and it is interest- they close firm and higher rates may be looked ing to note in the church regiator that the mony spelt the name of the young bridegroom. for Chinas have changed hands at 3665 and $88, Rev. William Ellis, who perforazed the cere Looking with buyers at latter rato:
SHIPYING-Jangkong, Canton and Manos Dickie a mistake that would scarcely have ocenered a quarter of a century later when after raling steady all the week end up over
The way in which irany London waitresses settlements, and sales wore effected at 537 and the "Fickwick Papers" had been printed. 3873, market closing steady at latter ruto. Dou
are compelled to work was shown during the glases have changed hands at $53, and China Manilas at $70, both slowing quiet at the rates. wook by a suit which a girl, 18 years of age, for wrongful dimissal. She was discharged, Indo-China Enve changed hands at 358, but brought against the proprietor of a coffee favern it appears, for coming down from her room at mure shares are obtainable at that rate.
5 o'clock in the morning instead of,at 4.30 am. It was developed that the girle never retired natilla. For these twenty hour labour per day tho waitresses were paid the sum of 12 DOCKS, WZARVES, AND GODOWZ8.-Hongshillings a mouth, and were glad to get it. on fiddle bead bow it would be an advantagkong and Wharapos Docks Lave farther improved. Many hundreds were ready to fill the placus Had the Crathic had such a guard on when their position to 349 per cent prem with when vacancies occurred.
ADMIRAL MAXAROPE'S INVENTION. Tho narrow escape the Grafton had of collifing with the Nicolai T. when the former was entering the harbour on Sanday causes special interest to attach to a device adopted en the Russian vessel for minimising the offents of collidons and which is of such a nature, that if the Grafion and drifted Broadside on to the Nicola's ram no hard would have resulted beyond possibly a little denting. The davion is the invention of Admiral Makaroff, witness of the disastrous colle sion between H.M.9. Anson and the Italian emigrant ship Utopia in Gibraltar Larbour on the 17th March. 1831, when the legs sank with great loss of life. The question of pre ronting such lamentable accidente ha engaged the Admiral's attention and the results the invoution of a guard, ex moteliers as he calls it, which he has adopted on his own fag- to all vessels, merchantsuen as well so men of ship and which he maintains should be applied war, having straight slems or rams, and open
who whe
REVINERIES have ruled totally nrgiented. MINING-Pujoms bare changed hands at 311 W have nothing else to report under 85. Balmorals have declined without eales to this heading. A
she struck the be the sinking of the latter sales of that and at 103 and 153 per cent.
"Complint is made in the newspapers that the
and the limentable lees of life that occurred prom. for January Market elcsas steady Duke of Norfolk, the Postmaster General and an open secret that the Company will have England, is suppressing Italian post cards, re- wonki have been prevented. The following, with an upward tendency. It scame to be the recognised head of the Roman Catholics of which we take from the Faris edition of the some 5500,000 for division, the result of the ceived in coramaration of the liberation of brought forward. Wharfe hove, raled quiet tionable to the Vatican that the Pape #1-2011+ New York Herald, explains the in reation last half year's working, including amount Home. It is stated that the cards ara o obje PA V Malla, 10th April
circulation. The Russian warship Vladimir Monomach and cle weak at 349. Gotowas contitis municated all who received them or aided in their has lately keen fitted with a Makaroff ram neglected.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Lande- gurd for her passage through the Suas Canal.
This notion was taken to view of a prerians have been in some tlomand and have changed delision thers between another warship and hands in fair lots at 3661 and $69, closing with merchant vessel, which latter was sunk. I sebagers at latter rate: We have nothing else to wordingly took the opportunity on the recent report under this heading. calling at this port of Rear Admiral Makaroff, MISCELLANEOUS Green Islands sto Low Mediterranean, for the purpose of looking his ruled weak with sellers at $12 and no malos commanding the Russian squadron in the quoted at 614) or new igne. Watsons have gir de Imperator Nikolai L. prior to Eis Enes have advanced to 997 with sales and Dairisa mailag for the Pacific, to interview, him in have been done at $9 ex, div. connection with his ramguard Te
THE AUSTRALIAN-MAIL. The following feligrans aro from Australian papers received by the C. N. atomer Chingt
The fifth annual athletic sports in connection with the Taikoo Sugar Bolinery were held on the Taikoo Recreation-Groned on Now Year's were of course confined to the Europeat em Day The events, with the exception of one, congratulated upon the excellent display they ployés of the firm, and the competifers mus
ude and the gentile port they provided for the tundreds of invited gueste who surrounded the field. The employés at Taikco are well provided with mesas for indulging in athletics At the Magistracy yesterday, tofore Mr, F. and also recreation is wilder form, and that Sercozube Smith, the boring was ramed of they take every avattage of the consideration the summons against Mr. J. D. Humphreys extended them and fuly sppreseinto the kindness a four-wheeled carriage on the 28th of the employers we conclusively shown in tho Lapital forces they displayed at this athletic front having a France for it.
His Worship-Me. Humphreys, I propose to meeting. Not only was the sport good, hut there was plenty of fun, and this is just what a then I
want to get more
holiday word wane The football stra Margate eridance; then I
Mr. Humphreys-I don't object, your Wor- vaganza, for instare; waa intensely amus ship, but remember that the case for the police ing and canny a boty laugh was provoked thereby. There were fen sside and the players was closed,
were dressed in all kixis of socentric and fancy His Worship--Exactly so. Mr. Humphreys of curse my statement costumes, the get-up Messrs. Peterson and would help a good dear to qualify say statement McLaughliu, wao were in female attine being exceedingly grotesqu The players them- of the polios; hararer, I don't object, galvas did not know which side they com
FOR MINIMIZING COLLISIONS. Worship.
His Worship-I have full power so recali peted for and the result was a mest witnesses at any stage
Admiral Makaroff very courtecnedy explained *****laughable confusion. The game was through-
to me the details of his ram-guard. He said he Inspector Quincey-Your Worship, F have out orellicking madly of Association and Rugby football, with occasional - - “bratel " one more witness asides Mr. Holt.
His Worship-Way ida't you tell me so the seriamogos which were almost worthy of had devoted some of his leise hours to the Harvard and Yale contents, and if a man did study of minimizing the result of collisions at other day f
happen to make a mistaza he promptly received bes, especially those in time of peace between. In the case of the latter, Admiral Makeroff
TO THE EDITOR OY THE DAILY PREEN. whack on the head from a visions looking warships having a ram. policeinan. Considering the fieros beat of the
Sit Game herò is hardly so abundant as it Eun's rays the vendor is that the players were conceived various ideas, but the result of bis able to sustain their pantomimin performance experiments showed that the more ample might be, bat still there are to be found a good a long as they did, and they deserve the method of fiting the ram with a grand or bood many retaries of the gun, and to some of tam greatest credit for thoir smasing show. The made of heavy one and mstling, was the most the following questions may havs for sen as well whole of the remaining rents afforded sonsider. practical and effective.
Is the partridge found are the same bird as In order to test his plan, Admiral Makarons to myself able interest; in fact there was not a dull moment on the Holt during the whole of the prepare models, one of a ship with a ram the frangolin 2 has fun much in the user art long this battent
the winter, and how far south does their fight Prov for etmir, and the otherale sentir in the tins with the game flint is this neighbourhood in an Aunt Bally was also stuck up on the ground ram being put in motion by means of a ropot for all and mudry to shy at. Music was probaving a weight attached, to gives uniform ided by the band of the Hongkong Ragiment goad. The experiments were carried out with and three pipers in Highland costume alive gave several selostions. At the conclusion of the
Inspector Quincey-I did not know until afterwards I now ask your Worship to get me permission to amend the summons.
His Worship-What for? Inspector Quinesy maid in my evidence that saw Mr. Humphreys driving on various other occasions. I.know another occasion on which Mr. Humphreys drove is that carriage.
His Worlip-Perhaps you want to take out fresh summons: yes charge, Mr. Humplusys What a you want to do.
Inspector Quincey I shall be glad if your Warabip will allow me to amend the charge there is another day 2nd December.
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"two Ministers were reinoved from office "to enable the Edict of the 6th December on the Tientsin-Lukou-chino railway to "be issued. Both officials had spoken out "pretty freely regarding the inexpediency "of railways, and their punishment will the Imperial will" Progress is much to be desired, but if it is to be made only at the whim of an autoerat, it may be doubled whether there will be much of it or whether it will continue. What we want to see is not spasmodic steps in the direction of reform merely out of sudden farcy or caprice, but a real and genuine deposition to ombraer improvements out of a recegui-witnes tion of their desirability and a conviction that by their adeption the entry will be.
enelited.
His WorshipDo you want to go on with this specifia charge or not?..
Laspector Quincey--If you do not grant per mission to amend the chargo I mast take out fresh saimons.
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His Worship-Do you mean that you cannot prove the oifance on this particular doors
two Inspector Quincey--Oh no, I have
His WorshipDo you wish to willedraw this En?
Inspector Quincey-Nc. I wish to go on with this case bad amand tas chargs bagides.
His Womhip How amend the charge? Luspector Quincey-Mr. Humphroge was
There will be a practics gunn of bookey at driving on another day, half-past four to-day.
His Worship You have him for the 29th already.
The steamer Arvatoon Aptar, from. Calenta, Left Singapore for this port on the afternoon of the Sist ult.
Tho N. P. steamer-Tacomo has arrived uti Yokohama, and sails for this port via una ports of cat to-day,
The C. Psteamer Empress of Japan arrived at Kobe at 7 pm on Tuesday, and left again at 11 am on Wednesday for Vancouver vis
is not to be allowed to approach nearer than Yokohama. ten mice, where neither the whistle nor the
A Chiness procession took place yesterday to suort of the engines can break the Heavenly catbrats the reopening of the Kud Yun hin calm of the Prohibited city. That the It-temple, which was blown down in the 1394 perial Government: are in earnest, however, typhoon and bas since been rebuilt.
The yacht Catarina, which left Singapore on about the formation of this line is obvious onough, by the provision made for the funds the 3rd December, arrived here ou the wherewith to build it. One million fuels is inst., with Messrs. Wallace, Johnstone, W. Johnstone, Sturges, Parne, Holmes, Beerne,
to be provided by the Board of Revenue, and Horner on beard. one million from the Yamen of the Northeru
At Feacher on the 21st December a fire Superintendency of Trade, and one million broke out in a shop between the long main borrowed by the Viceroy CHANG CHIA cost to the city and the Canton men's tes Turg, and which the Taung-li Yauen have godowns. Upwards of four hundral house taken over. It will thus be seen that the were constinec before e dasmos could be got line is to be paid for out of Government moneys, and it will undoubtedly be man. aged and controlled by the officials. Little
ubier.
At the Alice Memorial Hospital Isst month there were 29 in-patients treated and the number of out-pationt visits was 816. At the Nethersal
17 and 39
as they know of railwaye, the Imperial Gov- Hospital the numbers were erament evidently have a shrawd belief respectively. that the line to the capital will yield a good
The Japanese raiser Keksi, recently lost off return on capital, and they are determined the Pescadores, was formerly the Chinese to have it under their own control The raiser Kuangying, ballt at Foochow in 1890, of 1,030 tons and 9,400 indicated horas-power. traffic over it, both of goods and passengers, She was one of Admiral Ting's ships captured must be enormous, and the cost of constraót the fall of Weihsiwai. tion, owing to the conformation of the country, will be very moderate.
The chief and first olsa petty officers of H. Conturion gave & smoking concert at When, however, the longer sections of the the N. Sosman's Clab last night and there was a very good attendance: The Programme
Inspector Quinesy-Very well, I will go on
with this casË,
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sports the prize were presented by Mr. Hax- bert Smith.
1. The following in the list of officers
Prezident: Wr. Herbert Smith,
Committee Messra J. Blake, J. Leohead,
E. Aitken, C. Elaks, T. Grimshaw, E. Burke T. Shand, G. Baskland, 6. Knobloch, F. Shuster, J. Waddell.
Starter and Indiappor: Mr. R. Arken. Clerk of the Co-Messrs J. Make and T. Grimshaw.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not held ouretres responsible for die opinions expressed by our consulenti)
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GAME.
Is the spring ships here similar to the large spring eripe found near Shanghai sud on the Yangiato P
the ram-guard on and with the lare rom.
While the guard was on the impact of the
Une the sporting scheme for breeding phess could not more than indent the side of the nuts and partridges on: Hongkong, under the ship, zapposed to have been strook, but when the liberal patronage of the Government, proved a guard, was removed the ram notcally pierced the succes? If not, why not P., other vessel AMAZ
Perhaps some of your readers will give their Such results having convinced Admiral Makaopinions on these points, which cannot fail to
off of the offectiveness of his method, be decided be of interest to every to provide all the ships of his squadron with the rata-garde described.
Adiniral Makaroff does not clair, to have arrived at the absolute means of preventing the dangers of collisions at sou, and he said he Titnekeepers Mears Blake and Twould be glad if others would alaborate on his or other methods to reach the desired great. Hẻ Wgland
himsatf pointed out some of the platoominga witch is present ram-gasri is Hable, such as the loss of speed, however small, to a Tessel fitted with a rope guard, en, soconut of the larger. surface prezented, or to the guard getting anshipped from any cause whatscover.
Hon. Seo. of Teikia ClubMr. E. Burke. Hon. Sao. of Sparte Committee:Mr. J. Weddell,
The following web the 100 YARDS FLAT BAOn-Handicap Prize
prosented by the fowloon Dook stall.
JUNT HEAT. F. White (6 yara)... J. Gillespie (6 yrs) Four starters. I was
BECOND HEAT. W. Armstrong yards)........ G. Kirkpatrick seb)....... Thros starters.
His Worship--You can do us you like after warda.
Inspector Quincey, recalled, said The car Dispensary; it was not exactly opposite. riage was on the west side of the Hongkong on the other side of the road at the time. I wa near Lans and Crawford's. I am certain this carriage was a four-wheeled one and was drawn by two ponies.
His Worship-I want you to be clear on that point. It was not a triage with two wheels drawn by one pózy ?
Wives-No.
His Worship Did you so the curringe draw
up there?
Withca-No, it was there when I arrived. His Worship Did you see it go away! Witness-Not
His WorshipDid you see Mr. Humphrys in the marriage? Witness-No.
His Worship-Do you know whether it was Mr. Humphreys carriage or Mr. Kennedy's cerringer
Withers-I am not certain.
His Worship-You told me the other day that Witasse I think I end a similar one. the carriage is kept at Mount Richmond.
His Worship-Nu, you did not say that. Witness-I cannot soar that the carriage I saw is kept at Mount Richmond.
His Worship Whet connection is there be tween the carriage and Mr., Humphreys' F
Witness-The carriage was opposite defend- ant's office.
In answer to Mr. Humphreys witnees said the. carriage was opposite the office door.
Dalestare Sargeant Holt anld-On Saturday, the 29th ult, text 11.9%, I was in Queen's Bead Central neor the Supreme Court
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four-wheeled vehicle standing ontside A. B. Watson & Co.'s promises in Queen's Road Con tral, opposite the office. It was a four-wheeled ringe, and two ponies were attached to it, I did not see Mr. Humphreys there; Chic was in charge. I do not know, whose
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Hongkong, 2nd January, 1896.
THE STRATH SEVIS."
The vessel which foll in with the Strathazvia, was the ship John Gambles, from Jara tu Vancouver with sugar. The News Advertiser of the Bth December, says
ADVANCE IN FREIGHTS. -
London, 29th November. It is announced that moment freights by sailing vessel to Melbourne and Sydney will be raised by 2s. 6d. per ton from the middle of December:
SABEL BALFOUR's case,
London, Jet Dacoraber. Jabez Sponoor Balfeur, who has already been sentenced to fourteen years' ponal servinde en charges of fraud in connection with the Li. barelor group of companies, ja to he placed on: his trial at the Old Bailey on the 9th instant on the farther charge of evading his creditors by absconding from the country within foar months of his bankruptcy.
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THE BUNIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
London, 2 Deesmbor The Russians are increasing the strength of complications in the Far
THE ROYAL SOCIETY,
London, 2nd December The medal of the Royal Society has been conferred on De Murray in recognition of his services to selence in cornuetion with the Chai longer Espedition. Sir Joseph Lister, the eminent argon, has been elector President of the Royal Society. -
TEE CONVICT DALY.
London, 2nd Dooombor. John Daly, the alleged dynamiter, who is in Portland Prison serving a life sentence of panal sorritada, has been oleated Bigh Sheriff of County Linrick. The election, however, is subject to the approval of Earl Cudogas, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
At the recent general loation John Daly was returned anopposed as member for Limer iok City, but the election was declared void.
The report ztates that the receipts from freights for the past half-year were below those of the previous six months, and the Austenian trade cithor homeward or outward, shows na
aprovement
THE FRENCH ARMY.
London, 3rd December.
THE P. AND O COMPANY.
Londor, 2nd December. The John Gambles brings news which will be The raport and balance-sheet of the Porin- received with gratifienfion nil along the Pucille sular and Oriental Company shows a stepins on coast. The steamship Seretheeve, 3,575 tons, the past year's operations of £1704SI A left Viatorin for. Yokohama on the 13th day dividend of B1 per cent has already been declared He is at present devising another gaard that of October, under charter by the Northern on the deferred shares, and it is intended to would aut be subject to any of the inconveniences Peolfio Steamship Co., and had not beet heard carry forward a sum of £5,167. mentioned bat which would afford a good of since. Soms believed that she had been protection in the event of collison.
carried north, possibly se far as the Aleutians, Hispan is to one the vessel's ram with a de. by acessive gales, while others talked of her total metallic gated, built in actions sich fate with a raboteut sirle of the head The section which would be filled with cork or other arrival of the John Gambles, however, sete selde material to be of thinner steel ca the point is all doubt an to the fate of the missing freighter, reachod. The result of the impact of a ram en as on the 19th day of November last shu sighted protected should be that the guard would flatten the Strathnevis drifting under sail eastwards.
The Budget Committen of the French itself against the sides of the vowal collided with, A boat pat out from the Birathnevis and carried Chinber of Deputies have made retuctions in the Military Estimates, which will involvy a which, instead of being ripped open and sunk the information to the mastor of the John Gam 220 TARDS FLAT B 35 to 40 years. (Han boloze anything onld be done fe are her, bles that enring a storm on the 20th of October reduction in the strength of the army by 50,000
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would probably not be more than indented the main shaft broke and the propeller eans to men
The subject merita attention, and from the the bottom All was reported to be well on THE FRENCH IN CENTRAL AFRICA. results of the rope guard experiments it can board, and the men ausias contented to stay safely be presumed that had the Camperdown with thot ship. They had a board 150 besa Itted with angh a guard we would not have Chinese passengers and rice was diminishing had to deplore the dire calamity which botol The John Gables was able to supply thern with this commodity, bat took the mail bags HM.S. Victoria of the Syrian osast. *
twenty-five in number, on beard and brought them to this port, along with letters to the OE ON AN ITALIAN OFFICIAL. agents of the vessel at Incan and Victoria,
London, 3rd Dasanibar, requesting them to send anglataños und a supply
Amurdozune attack was made yesterday upon of sing. When sighted by the John Cambler Senor D. Le Pers, calef of the Itallau, Ministry the steamer was in lat, 48.40 N., long, 145 W of the Interior. A clerk, acting from motives or shout 800 miles from Caps Flattery. The of revenge for having been dismissal, stabbed ucident happened nearly a month bators, during him in the back, inflicting a serious wound. which time she had drifted back' 1,500 milas.
The masailant has been arrested.
THE LICENSING-QUESTIONA The vessel had only a couple of three cornered mils and was making little headway.
London, 3rd December. Sir Michael Hicks-Bensh, Chanceller of the Exchequer, in a speech delivored at Bristol lest night, dealt with the liquor question, and sug- gested the adoption of reforms of a moderate character in the licensing system of the country, with compensation to those who might
BRITISH TRADE.
London, 3rd Dornber London, 7th December Replying to an address presented to hims The great attractions of the week in the yesterday at Newcastle-on-yue, Mr. John
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THE "THALES" AFFAIR
In referance to the Thales affais, we give below translations of the two Notes Verbals which passed on the subject between, H.B.M. Minister, Tokyo, and the Japanese Grovere Prizement, which have now been published in the Oficial Gasette of Jagan. In addition to the ompensation to be paid to the owners of the Thales, the responsible Japanese naval officers are also to be punished. Rongb translations of the notes have already appeared in our columns.
A NOTE VERRALE.
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All the players.
THE CANADIAN MAIL. The C. P. stower Empress of China, with the Canadian mail, arrived on Wednesday
THE NEWS OF LONDON
London, Sed December. Information has been received that a French force has occupied Zeniz, on the Upper Ubazighi River, in Cantral Africa, adjacent to the sphere of influence claimed by Great Britain in the Upper Nile Valley.
proposed system of railwaye come to be con contained many excellent items, all of which carriage it is Ivo Baen Mr. Humphreys. Visitors' BACK-Hisepresented by. Taikoo by tho, Commander of tas cruiser. The Com Iloyal frele haro bout the goings and comings Morley, late Chief Secretary for Ireland, who
sidered, the Imperial "Authorities soon be wore grammily appreciated. tray their lack of real interest in the new
Mr. Humphrey.What is the colour? Witpose-Dark
Mr. Huybrey-Was it a mail phaeton ? Witress I could not say; it is an ordinary four wheeled vehicle.
Mr. Humphreys said he would not press for description of the vehicle
We have received from Mesari. Kelly and method of communication. The line from Walsh, Limited, copy of their Imperial Lukou-ch'io to Hankow or other point on English and Chiness Diary and Almance for the Yangtare, the first great section of the 1956, which is almost indispensible in grand trank line southwards, is to be left to mercantile ofus and also a supy of the
Ingerial English and Chinese Date-blond. private enterprise. The rich merchants and others are to he invited to find the funds! for the prosecution of this work. Whether that line will prove remunerative or not is ex-Black Flag, Chief, and before the Into war swear it is.
According to the Hupae, news has been received announcing the re-appointment, by
Ile Wonhi-Mr. Quincey, are you pro pared to swear that this is the same sarriage that you have segu Air, Humphreys driving
about in P Imperial Edlob, of onora! Lan Yung-in, the Inspector Quincey-I am not prepared to
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The Eritish steamer Thales having lett Tal. The following cabla latter is from the Fan- be deprived of their licenses. www on the 20th October with 800 passengers, nestly woman and children, was stoppad ftooncourer News Advertinga milos from Amoy by the Japerean cruiser. Fayeyama before daybreak on the following morning and s'encoh ozew was placed on boned mandar wished to take out even passengers, of King Leopold of Delgitum and his charming represented Newcastle in the last Parliament, against which the master protested. The Oom young daughter, the Primes Clementine, heat declared that the competition of the Eastern mander of the craiser, the insisted on planing 22 years of age and unmarried. King Leopold nations was threstening the supremacy of two officers on board, and after a detention Ins always been popular here on account of his Great Britain in the markets of the world, of tea or twelve hours allowed her to proosed so-called democratio habite which attracted com but any attempts at solving the existing to Amoy on condition of holding the men zidarable attention, upon his arrival bore He labour problems by prude legislation would he required at the disposal of the Japanees was met at the Charing Crom raureat station only result in imperilling the commeros of Cometlar authority for that part
by a number of albiss and the royal carriages the country
PREUDENT CLEVELAND'S MESSALE TO H.B.M's Conel of course, dunkled that the were placed at his disposal to convey him to his
CONGRESS, men claimed by the Commander of the Japanese destination: After acknowledging the courtesy
London, 3rd December. urnier should be delivered to him, and that shown him, the King said that he preferred
President Cleveland, in his mesage to the CHINESE CRAMOTA-Frise presented having been done set them at liberty walling, so he was allowed to have his way and
H.B.M.'s Minister line now repaired insteno strolled boross Trafalgar Squaro, to his hotel, United States Congress, states that he remedy tions from his Government to inquire what ox before going to Windsor to pay his respecia to for the present financial troubles in Amerias. planation the Japanese Government bare to the Queen. Later King Leopold saw all the would be the retirement of the existing green- offer respecting the stoppage of a British ship sights of London incognisant, and is said to books and Treasury notes, which represent a on the high sens by a Japanese war vessel, and have enjoyed himself immensely. King Loo total of $400,000,000, and to substitate therefor her search and detention.
pold and the Princes returned from Windsor bonds bearing a low rate of intarest, assigning. Tokyo, 24th October, 1895.
yesterday and will proceed to Bandringham an to the Secretary to the Treasury authority to A NOTE VEBUALE,
visit. to the Prince and Prinoces of Wales dispose of the bends abroad if necessary
There is the neun! szent of speculation as
Ledon, 4th December. tako into, vory serious consideration the Note to the real object of the King's visit to London, President Cleveland, in his masago to Con- YARDS: SACE M-Priso pressated by The Imperial Government have not failed to
Verbalo which ME. HBM, Minister did, hat little seems to be really known. * 24 gross, declared that the flances of the country. It is now reported that the Jarl of Derby, were in e dergerous vendition, and remedies of 1-thom the honour of présenting to them on the
4th alt., in reference to the search and deten formerly Governor-General of Canada, is to hurbis character were required, tit be don tion of the British steamor Thales by the mosed the Marquis of Duforia e British proeated any blind headlong plunge into frea Ambassador at Paris, although the name of Bitcoinage in the name of bimetallism. With re Japanese man-of-war Tayejans
Fall reports of the attending circumstances Philip Currie, the British Ambassador at goed to the present position in Turkoy, of the cams are still wanting, at mfficient in Cortelantinople, has been frequently mentioned President Chyalant expressed a hope that the COMBOLAZION RA-Prine presented by Mr known to enable the Imperial Government to in connection will thin high-and important Powers well not delay in taking prorapt and dotermice that the incident poured on the high post Bhould the first report turn out to be effective action to compel the Turkish Govern J. Blake...
mass and that the Thales was at the time on a correct, it may safely be said that the special mant to carry out the neomsary relarms. The qualification of the Earl of Derby, as the sasses Behring, Fossal fisheries question was also The Champion Prezident's pris pre-Foyage from Taiwan to Amoy, China.
From the meagre information at hand, the ror of the Marquis of Dufforia, is his sermons referred to, and the President delayed that chú outed to the winna post events was on by W. Armstrong.
Imperial Government are led to believe that wealth. It is no secret that he Marquis is honour of the United States required the pay
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P.B. Baker said At 11,10 on the 28th inst at present z matter of speculation. Properly the last named poet. Linhas, however, received I saw Mr Hamphreys drive from west to cast managed we have no doubt it will, but whe three months leave of absence to return to in Queen's Road. He stopped outside the ther it will be properly managed is not so Kwangsi, where he had settled neatly forty yes Hongkong Dispensary. It was a four-wheeled certain. The merchants are to be asked to go (his are place being one of the faland carriage, and was drew by a pair of posice: eubscribe the capital; the officials will towns of Hainan island), and will not therefore A raztoo sat behind and he took hold of the 80
resume his old command befend next March: undertake the management. This monne it is to be feared, that the public, are to provide the means of constructing the work, and the officials will have the fingering of
The Banitary Board will meet this afternoon, The following is the order of the day
Village conlmet specifications Chorespondence Luving refrence to the anchorage.
the money. Knowing their officials as they station for the conservancy konta.
do, we do not believe the mercantile classes
theden
will subscribe capital for milways in these drains at 14 Queen's Kurd-Central
management of which offieial Infusace will
Lie aupreme, Chinese expital is exceed ingly shy when invited out by the man-
Petitions having refervace to sings and
on the edition of the Amelant Surreyar's report on Mortality rotune for wocke added the 1 and 28th December, 1855, respectively,
Application to be placed on the list of contractors capable of carrying out dreinsga worki
panisa heads when the carriage stopped. Mr. Humphreys afterward alighted and went up to a horse ridden by European groom.
He then went into his office, w
This concluded the end for the police. Mr. Humphreys then called kia wito. His Worship At present the evidenca shows that you were those with the carriage; you asa
but that if you like.
Humphreys That I was driving carrings and pair and a
His Worship-Yes. It now live on you to. show that it was not your vehicle or that you had a licence,
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