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"HRONICLE.

THE AND. IRECTORY

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CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &o, &c,'

1896,

With which is incorp THE CHINA DIRECTORY. This is the

THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL Issue, nd will be found, as usual, to show an advanEG precoding years both in fulness and accuracy of information.

TE DIRECTORY covers the whole of the porta and cities of the Far East, from Peuang to Vladivostock, in which Europeana resida.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1941.

Heuse, bought diroot at first hand. imported in

the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

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PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be hort on Application. PORT after removal should be rested

month before use, When required for drinking at ones it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before bring sont ont..

BHERRY-Excellent Dinuor and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeros Wines.

being merely a question of age d vintage.

WHISKY All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of groator ags flan most

brands in 10 markot.

The SCOTCH

local connaisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be geavins when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Porte.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

-Hongkong, th January, 1896.

sation, is utterly discreditable. M. Boun OBOIS admitted that "should the river be "opened, it would not be a privilega re- "served to any one nation, but that Frenoli

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREIS, FRIDAY, MAY 1Kr. 1808.

The Danish beamer Actio, achors af, Bad Polat, la advertised for asis by suotion, by order of the underwriters,

FRANCE

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN

Pahr, 21st April.

SPORT AND ARREDOTE,

The Bonato, notwithstanding . Bourgeois The Sondakan correspondent of the Strate commerce, which is so important at Cam Timer writes:It Is said tha' s now and larger argamanta, adopted by 171 votes to 90 the ingsurety for 800,000 he would incur any liability that the Rover had not the fastilom to the world, from the ornamental bridga- are ebarming in

stoamer has been ordered in Hongkong fox, the motion of M. Demale adjoining the veto for orating trailo by the prosperous Sabah Steam-he Madagascar credit will a Cabinet oainte ship Co. it being 1 fost o Cabos, at the posessing the confidence of the tea Chambers of Eastern Bomed and Western as far down as Masseur, will be concentrated upor Sandakun for trarabipment to Hongkong.

the last loan was that the control of the Maritime Castonis should be placed in French bands. This, it is said, spicad con sternation in the minds of the Britiel meu bars of the Customs Service. If any such arrangement were made there would be good reason for consternation on the part of British merchants, for impartiality in the adraínistration of the Customs Service could no longer be looked for. The aim of the French le to injure British trade, and with

"company, which had acted in concert "with the Russian firms in this matter, "could not afford to grant to the Chinese "Government the conditions which it "deranudod and which were accepted by "British and German firms." These ques tious and answers in the French Senate lend confiramtion to the statement of the Poking correspondent above referred to.

Cloing from home for the news! Wo take the following pangraph from the Japan Gazelle per iscurrent that a Hongkong engar company has received orders to ship some 200,090 piouls of refined engar to Europe. That is a reversal of the sundition of things prevail-

DISASTROUS COLLISION AT SHANGHAI.

- GREAT LOSS OF LIFE,

The Owo earl

two were

A mosting of the Cabinet will be held on Thursday to outsider the tretion.

SUPREME COURT.

30th Apri

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HON. W. M. GOODMAN (ACTING CHIES JUSTICH)

THO 187 II, PLAINTIFF, AND U TAX WOON,

DEFENDANTE.. AN AM

Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. Mounsay appeared for the plaintiff, sed Hon. In this case, which was hoard on the 22nd, 24th, and 25th April, his Lordship delivered the following judgmenty.In this enit the plaintiff claims $15,000, being $10,000 principal and 26,600 interest, as due to him from the defondant as one of fo yanatars for the cipal debtor) to the painting of the sum of

to notice the superb aquestrian status which dear nestle together under huge trees, The lands in the contre of the rast square. Fallow

the water, VINU

dulirious music, shook from his little throat such floods of That the whole air, and the woods and tho

waves scored silent to listen; Plaintive at tinst ware blue bones

soaring to madness.dad; thon Seemed har to follow or guils the ravel of

frenzied Bacchantes.

Bingle actes were then heard, in sorrowful low

lamentation

- A STORY OF "JACE" HITTON.

from Shrewsbury to Wales, entering at Chirk, will, of cpares, remember the Castle gates with the great still pool alongside, at Whittington.

It was in this particular district that many of the rask exploits of that famous sportsman of ABOUND BALA,

sixty or seventy years ago, Jeck" Mytton, Some of the most delightful daya I have ever were eznoted.” Here'sre a couple of incidents

Hall la a kandisms pile, the guidesnon ež. however, says he discovered, affay he lens the

which cannot be described in any off-hand 820,000, that thanata predore was largely indebted

fashion, and therefore I shall not attempt it; REG, SO WAS unwilling to carry sun the arrange-

BY AN OLD TOGET.

bat everyone who eveles should not mies an out, though he declared in the vitnees box that

THE POPULARITT ÓF CYCLING,

opportunity of seeing one of the most stately When a well-known writer penned the phrase of ar English home. The view of the Dee it was over cuggested by any one that la basom-

the extreme whilst fresh brenties crop up a to the indehtedness of the commsdore fu ha could have had but little nation of the mer ourred prior to the date of his becoming surety vellons developments which were so soin tu

at erdry turn in the read. In ene sabluded ton, whore Lyons buys her silk, would

He never intonded, nor was he asked, he says, follow the introduction of the lowly safety nook tong mounds of tarf mark the resting also take advantage of it; but, never

to be surety for anything but fature indebted bisyols Croling has simply increased in papu places of bygono heroes of the turf and the zess and there is a direct confist of testimony larity by leaps and bounds; to-day it porradas chase, the names and dates being dally eat theless, unless France is allowed to unke

en the point as to whether he was in all of assca alike, from the highest in the land to forth on blocks of one. Lovers of horse- formed, before he signed the agreement the lowest, and if we are to believe the stale tesh would find plenty to please by rambling particular railway, the opening of the river,

17th December, 1888, that the carpradore notwithstuding the great boon it would

A telegram from the Straits Times corre

then owed the fra over $30,000 In the menta of the journals especially devoted to the through the stables, and auch could not fall sport and pastims, thero has usver bean, ingh B be to trade in general, is to be apposed, spondent at Pensug reports that the body of

result, no no promissory note was given pario of prosperity for orale manufacturers, When France took Tonkin and made fiscal the labs Mrs. Stephra has been exhumed at the

and the old nine wes not handed over to the who aro siraply overwhelmed with orders. It is defendant, and his oroty to be cancelled somewhat remarkable fast, ton, that a very large te strat boldly about a few yards from the the non tante of the stomach will be made by Dr.

The principal debtor became bankrupt in proportion of these are for ladies' machine, the arrangements with China intended to request of the police, and that an analysis of attract trade to the Red River route Bett. From the fitannouncement of this and

December, 1880, the defendant's co-surety has the fairer sex haring followed fashion's lead roll path, and rabbita soamper inte shelter and oat not objection was raised by England, tragedy many extraordinary rumours have been

now been long absent from the colony and the hell There can be very little doubt that the grin before one can recover from surprise at defondant sword that he was never asked to pay and there is certainly no more groand for afloat, and it has certainly taken the police at

•Penang, an unconscionable time to act upon-

thi he received a lawyor's letter dated 3th present boom is largely due to the friend load their audacity. To my kind the whole given by the Royal Family, Society having surroundings appeared one huge harbour of French opposition to the opening of the them A King voman, who is said to have

July, 1895, requesting him to pay the 810,000 decreed that it is the correct thing to cycle, we refage from the ernet world catalia Novor West, River, which would be a confession, been a former mistress of Mr. Stephens, has

principal and 86,800 for interest, which he says find tensande upon thousands taking it ng who before or since have I heard such molody from beat arrested and is detained in custody un not to any one hation in particular, but to suspicion of causing the death of Mrs. Stephens:

be thought extraordinally strange. The hare hitherte regarded it as a passing oraze. English song birds, which fit family about

top as if conscions of a protecting wing No The woman under arrest is seran months

defendant appears to have remained in the That it is an extremely healthful and invigomt from shrub to shrub or from trou-top to tree. A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. the world in general. A fair field and no

the Fat Ki conl shop. Theylaintiff says the favour is all that England naka, but France enceinte, and deser's that Mr. Stephens would Ho Kat (instructed by Mr. Ho Wyson) 8p colouy till 1808 and to have boon employed an exercise the shadical femity have decided there have I beheld such a varley of our son

defendant was naked to pay thon, but this the with practical unanimity parents, therefore, atera in so short a space of tires. It has been noel baro no, misgivings on that score. But is incessantly on the watch for opportunities have been the father of the child. The do-peared for the defendant.

ceased's cook has disapporrect.

defendant denies. He left for Jajan about July, with this exisordinay growth in popularly kiss my good fortune to pay several visits, but to surreptitiously put a spoke in our wheel

1893, and retarned in April, 1895, but he weare

comes a certain amount of eisinous trop parish certainly the most enjoyablo was upon the early summer. It was as if the whole bird. and to santch exclusive advantages for her

hu saw the plaintiff between 1590 and 1893 councillors in various parts for legislative restric-osion of driving around after a rainstorm. In self. Knowing this amiable disposition on

while he was still in the colony, and thus plaintif ticns which are calculated to retard the progrow world had congregated for an open air con the part of our neighbours it behoves British

did not ask for payment. If the defendant of a very ecnsiderable industry. In sayoral ways cert, and what with the riotous chirping WINES AND SPIRITS.iplomatists to keep a close eye upon wha:

money trange that he was to end it certainly armerons mombars of Parliament have already of the sparrows, the twittering of Cầu linnets, seams strange that he was not sted before been canvassed on the subject of taxation, tot ap the pink-pink of the chufinches, the liquid stir last year what sugar was shipped from $10,000 but by the plaintiff to Ficay Taik went to Japan and it was deponad to both hy to the present the advocates of such an impost clear trille of the thrash, and the staccato war- have received but little consideration.I subling of the blackbirds, we seemed to baro they are doing.

The latest aspiration seems to be to Europe to Japan The news will doubtless Hiny or the 17th December, 1889. At the the defendant and Wong Tsis Hing, that early

in the East, and perhaps the concorn that lost pradors to Messrs. Donging Laprak & Co. up and the terms of the Agreement carried out and in this particular connection we may take broathing something of the spirit of the post

was told the note was in Macao it as quo of the strange traits of bumat nature Longfellow when he wrota — ALL those are selected by our London have a Franch. Ingentor-General of Cure have a very marked effect on the sagar markets time of the leau Wong Tai Hing was comin 1890, the defendant wanted the note given peso shoh's thing ca a popular tax is unknow been transported into pasthor world, and were Then from a neighbouring thicket the meck- toms. According to the Peking corre quarter of a million last year may pay she was secured to that firm to the extent of t wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all spondent of the CN. Daily News, one of the divident this. We take it that the Cuban altogether $40,000 by the defentant, together and that statements were made by the plain that those who do not cycle are destrons of tax-

advance ment Caba exports annually, in normal yeara, Làng Man Shik. The amount for which tant, it was a matter thereafter.ptly between the fee would have some influeno in retarding the swinging aleft on a willow spray that hung 'or

the pastime for a short parkt inay intermediate profits, and enabling me to supply terms upon which the French tendered for troubles are responsible for this fresh develop. with Lo King Obes, and a third person named tiff to the effect that the note was main poring those who do. That s'tex or's registrationing-bird; wildest of singer,

With that defendant personally was security was $16,000 plaintiff and the principal debtor, dis zote was algae on 1,000,000 tons of sugar. supply pardal stopped the price of sagar Dagins Laprak in The indebted to Techs of to use and the lafen laut deposed" be taken for granted, but after the first feeling Of course the check Dorglas in December 1859, to the told plaintiff to change the note and to take me of irritation or ramaness hat passed away must go up with a band

extent of at least $30,000, an amount which he out from being guarantor. He eald this note the all love of the whan would quickly assert may be but tomporary, but if the war goes on

admits was an beaquently largely increased by does not concern rounow, there is no need of your toolf, for it is my firm belief that anysus who the destruction must be so got us to rip share speculations, and eventually, on the 7th being guarantor, nor oan I ask you for moueyling ever enjoyed the pleasure of a tour on wheel Cuba's production for many years to come, in

will nerer entirely forsake the pastime, so long which as Forms and Masila sugar would August, 1990, be had to lears, and on 1st this note is now mine and the principal debtor's December, 1890, he was adjudicated bankrapt. mattar Worg enbetantially corroborates this

na toalth and strength permits some participa be in great domard.

Raverting, however, to the your 1889 when the evidence and said that when pressed to burn the ton. Touring has long been decided in the loan in question was made, it seems that shout note he told the defendast that Teo Tes Ki backbone of cycling, and we are likely to see Sertember or Gelober, 1889, according to Wong said the note was then of no use and ho gave more of it undertaken this season than ever.

WALES AS A TOURING GROUND.. Taik Biog's evidence, the firm required him to the agreement of 17th December to the de

Till, having gathered them all, he fung them No sooner de the days begin to lengthon nud

abroad in tarision; Bad further security. Ho was asked to inorbase fendant to keep, to show their gearonten, was his security us compradore from $10,000 to only for two months. The plaintif, however, this ledgerows burst into leaf then your sidents when, after a storm, a gust of whid through

was to longer cyclist begins look up his maps and octis pre- $60,000. is then sureties were not in a post deles saying the noto

the tree-tops the Customs under French control the Service SPECIAL TELEGLAN TO THE DAILY PRESS."] tien to increase the smoant and he, accordingly, important. Weng also stated that in 1890 paratory to the annual skim into the country at Shaker down the mithing rain in crystal

shower on the branches. entered into negotiations with the plaintiff, he gave the plaintiff $8,300 worth of Easter For rustic simplicity as sylvan SHANGHAI, 30th April,

who was introduced through one Lai Hing uten due to him to collect on account of banuty, fer old world loveliness and idyllips, It was just one of those ecstatic experiences would inevitably be to administered as to

The Ono, Captain Slossar, bound for Haz-

Ting. The plaintiff declined to furnish the the $10,000 and interact, and the plaintiff said

ness, o English.countryside has no rival, but about the neighbourhood rusy be found quantities sulwerve that object. M. BOURGEOIS, ow, collided with the Newchuang, Captain $20,000 additional security; bat agreed to become he could pay the balance of $7000 in throw for flowering hillsides and quiet picturesque that only come a few times in a lifetime Roand ØLANET.-Oer Clarets, including the lowest the Senaso, to the question, "Is it true Hards, invart hound, at three o'clock this sourity for the whole 380,000 from the begin rear or when he made wealth.". The plaintiff, if we want the sublime graulear of mental of young thoroughbreds partitioned off with

ning of the ensuing Chipose rear, which comhowever, danios this and suya thu the notes

scanary then we have to cross the border and serapalous care in numberless paddocks, the com- price, are garantend to be the genuine that Sir ROBERT HART has been ap morning.

menco on 21st January, 1880, and take halt proved worthless, the makers were insolvent, and

not mean the seven wonders so carofnily that the noble Duke believes in the axiom that product of the juice of the grape and are pointed Postmaster-General, in addition to

The third ongineer and the profits of the compradore. The defendant the notes were retrirned to Wong by Lo. Min explore the wonders of Wales. By this I do pleteness of every detail incontratably proving not artificially made from raisins andhis post of Inspector-General of Customs, the spoond officer, Cooper, are the only foreigners sad his on-sureties wars willing to retire and, Shang, who ma called to prove he did so return catalogued and presrved by Welsh his what is worth doing is worth doing well. of its on orcle I have rambled this district for mreants, as is generally the case with "by the Chinese Government?" answered saved. Fifty Chine were saved. Itis reported but for some difficulties which aroso later on them, Wong denies hiring mceived them torians, but the mifold anties

about the phintiff's title, or "land deeds," as back. Unfortunately in this came here is con. dolls and its dingles. Its mountains and days together without a companion of ANY that he bad received no official notification that three hundrel Chinese and oven fordigers he exlind them, probably, the change would siderable conflict of, Lestimony and, as the Inkus, its streams and passes. For the gratises art, taking in Wrexham, Gresford, Chester, Cheap Winns.

bare been duly made and the plaintif parties did not wish for a jury, I must decide tion at those who may never have come acres Hawarden, Birkenhead, and Liverpool in of such appointment, but that the Senate were drownod:

The Nowchung was beached, BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to might he assured, dat should China dooide

would in due course have en sorely to the firm upon the facts as well as upon the legal effect a complete list of theseven wonders of Walt, daya day, that is, of some fifteen bours be pure Cogone, the, difference in preto appoint, in a larger measure, foreigners The Onwo sa sxivor steamer belonging to far the compradors instead of the defendant oftheso fast. Wong Taik Hing being largely in-it may aot be amiss to append them hara. It won at the quiet little village of Gresford the Indo-Chinn B, N. Co and trading between and his two conretins. The quraties took a debted, and having money to pay with if he lost. They are The Tower of Wrexham Church, that Washington Trying tumbled suroes The as agents for the organization of internal Shanghai anu Hakow. The Newchwang be- share in the comprador's profits ant viaturally continued largely to speculate in shares. Suo Llangollen Bridge, St. Winefrol's Well, Over Angler, the delightful personage pourtray adnanistration, the French Government longs to the China Navigation Co. and is required some consideration for the bardon conduct in ao dishonourable that. I discount, the ton Churchyard Greatest Bells. Pistali in his Sketch, Hooke." The Thule district angaged in the coasting, trale. Both are imposed upon them. Panding the negotiation value of his evidence when it conflicte with Phaiude Waterfall, and Snowdon. For many around here is full of interest to the tourist, would not fiil to obtain for the French less, th; Onwo having been built for the cebug in the sureties the compradore, that of a man against whom unthing is known, gessons now, North Wales has afforded and to my trusty cycle I own the discovery citizens a fair share. To the question, "Is in 1870 and the Newchicang in 1977. The Wong Tsikling, told the plaintif l but 1 see no reason why the defendant is not bounded delight to terring tyclists, nad hating of many of the most beautifal sickle my eyes. first-named was formerly called the Taku and mast have $10,000 withent delay, as he as worthy of erodit as the plaintiff and Wang's bean ever some of the ground myself every havo gazed upon. A good many entertala the "it true the loan which Chim has just con

ways to pay certain compradore's offos evidence corroborates the defendant's version, word that has been written in price of its love notion that the cyclist is a haing who carours Wutsky marked. “E" is anivasallytracted line been granted to British firms "

was converted at the beginning of 1895 into a river stcumer. It would appear that the collision accounts, though the plaintiff says be under The defendant and Lo King Ches wore already rese, Its elemaalingss, ani Its hospitality can be wildly about the country to the bewilderment popular, and is pronounced by the best M. BOURGEOIS answered that the French bok place at or near the Womanng Bar, a stood the $10,000 was to pay all that was owing, sureties for a large sam for the compradoro. They heartily endorsed. The diflotities of the and danger of the pedestrins, but fut the postitas.

and offered to give a premissory notes only agreed to be surety for the extra $10,000 language need deter no one, for it very rarely grows as there is every sign of it as doing Customs notitestlon having been issued a follows: The Coast Inspector telegraphie that poenrity. The plaintiff said How will it be on certain conditions. There was a time limit. happens that one gets so much out of the work this prejudice must be gradually worn down, as to find Welsh only spoken, and to those who and sensible tourists are the people who will de in consequence of a wreck on the old har lite secarol?nd (to quote Wong's evidence) Wong It was agreed the plaintif was to become surety

are Stat beginning to table the joys of the most towards accomplishing this. of the Woosung Bar, the old bar day marks thereupon "begged the defendant and Lo King for the compradore in the first mcoon, that is, and night signes have beon discontinued. The Chee to bo security. They asked for how long? within a month aftor 21st January 1890, sad cyclo a tour in Wales would ensure a pleasure. Fuima Chume is claur. A telegram to

I said, two months. They said they would do it that a new promissory vote (in which, in nyahte holiday, and provide a bountiful foost for Those who have travelled the famous road. the China fait gives the names of fire of the for two months; longer it would not do." Accord opinion, the defendant's name was not to appear) every lover of the beautiful. To glide over the was to be given and the old one cancelled in old Holyhead Road one of the airmphs of Europeans drowned, namely, Captain Slessar, ingly the agreement in writing of 17th Docom Chiof

Engineer. Dagidson, Chief Officer ber, 1889, was drawn up between the plaintiff that first moon, and as a further consideration Telford-between, my, Shinswsbury and Corren Keats, Second Engineer Small, Pilot Scott.

and Trong Trik Hing and shown to defendant, for becoming security for the two months the is a delight that caso experienced can never bo Tho other

and the so-called promissory note was also drawn defendant was to be employed as shipping olerk. forgotten. probably passen gers. We take from our contemporary the later the same day, as I taka it, on the The plaintiff failed to carry out his agreement. to become surety, in my opinion, because he following partiers of those whose names faith of that agreement. The agreement was 18 are mentioned-Captain Sitesar is very wel follows: The persons who have agreed to make did not, use and did not wish to use dae enjoyed have been spent on the borders of recorded of his daredevilry & doctor and s He Bain Lake that magnificent stretch of water patson wore dlaing with him at Halston known in Hongkong, having been formerly in this agreement are To Tz K and Weng Chik diligence to put his title deeds right. H. M. yunbeal Bidpole arrived hero yoster-command of the Yuensang on the Manila run, Hing. Now the compradore work of the Doug changed his mind, I baltern, about becoming nestling at the frot at the Berwyn Mountains one evening, and at a certain hour of the day from Fermon.

and, in fact, trought that steamer out from ins firàs has been hitherto performed by Wozg security and did not carry out the arrangements in Merionethshire. Not so many years ago. night they mounted their horses to return Chik Hing. Berange the business is not very which induced defendant to become guarantor. Bale regatta was a great function, as anyone home. As soon as they had left, Mytton honiy, Botli he and the chief engineer, Mr.

auda comple Davidson, were married, thair wives and fallas good this year, and, further, the proprietor The defendant never got the best of alip who had had the good fortune to be present at on smock frock,"

of pistols with powder only. Thus provided, rusking & to the employ of therefore it is a

Shangloi Mr. He choof ticho progreed that Two Ts Ki shall be understand him and my 1995, las amit would willingly testify. Hore we had scall-

I that To Ts Ki shall be issued against him and he is asked to paying races, pairs, and four-dared events, canoe ha mounted bars and followed his guests, raming and coracle masing, and when it la coming up with them about two miles from the Indo-China Company, and has been almost requested in the first moon next year, se, the $10,000 and $6,600 for interest. After oure.

-borne in mind that the lako is some-four Oapestry. To fire of his two barrels, and-ta constantly employed a lie Yangtze river Kang Yan your to give as security the Inad fully-considering the whole evidence I find a trado. Mr. Small, second, engineer, came out deeds valued at 360,000, and to stand permanent fart that the plaintiff in 1800 by his words and miles in length and nearly smile across a call on the couple to stand and deliver was the its widest breadth, it will easily be imagined work of a moment, but the parties appealed to to the East in Cafeber last as chief engineer of surety for Wong Chik Hing as compradore, and conduct did wilfully cause the defendant to in the future there shall be no repentance on heliove and act upon the belief that plaintiff no

what a glorious sheet it is for u regatta. did nothing of the sori, bet rode homo-as hard the Company's new steamor Amara.]

both sides. With regard to all the income langer looked to him for payment of the $10,000 True, the architectural beauties of the place as their bunsen could gallon, Mytton following. derived from the compradore's office, the net and that his liability as surely was considered are not numerous, but to all who like 14 The other story told of him rentas low ba prelit, after deducting the expenses and amount by the plaintiff to be at an end. Lfind that in so all sn oar, climb the mountain slope ta: fish.

was one day driving us elicitor along as raid for, provisions, oto,, shall be equally divided doing he altered the position of the defendant, or to shoot, Bala affords unbounded paper same rond, and the latter, showing signs of between the two pastion, each to take half tae who, under the belief that the plaintiff no tanitis. Many add many an hour, have nervousness, Mylton asked him if he had ever said (profit). At prezent Tar Ki consants to longer looked to him, might well fake no furicled away on the borem of the lake, or been much hart by su upset from a gig. Ne, procure $10,000 and hand this money to Wong ther steps to insist on payment of the note by rainhled through dingles in the sumper fine, thank God," returned the lawyer, I never Chik Hing to pay up all his debts. All the the principal debtor of upon the now pro and though never very fortunate in taking was upset in one." "What," replied Mytton, interest on this loon shall be entirely paid by missory note being given and his own anrety big atches of fish, I have bad rare good sport never upset in a gig? What a slow Wong Chuils Hing binall. A promissory ship being cancelled. In the witness bus at times. For several years calf and friend fellow you must have been all your life!" The Reform loaders, Rhedon, Phillips,ote shall also be made and banded over to the defendant said "I took no proceedings mats a practice of spending a lazy fortnight And running his near wheel up the bank, over Hamirend, and Farrer have been sentenced to Tro Ki to keep as proof. Just now Mr. against the plaintiff to get back my guarantee aromad hers, putting in a good deal of cur time they both wont! These are but mild fustances of duatù.

Woo Lai Woon sud Mr. In King Chi, the as the note was of no die" Accordingly I End on the Elangover side of the lake. Those who in recklessness and practical fuking. One of for the defendant and give judgment for the have already done the sights of the Arenig side the historians of the ancient family records that Mr. Chamberlain hou telegraphed to President old sureties, may be allowed to eigu es Kruger, through Sir Hercules Robinson, that guaruniors for the full pagent of this defendant. In the ordinary course costs would might do wprae than pay a visit to this scattered Joha Mytton, the last of the nama who was lord ho was contdant Fra-iden: Kruger would amount, until the time comes. fur chang follow the finding, but there are certain air like place, with its half-dozen or so of cottages of Halston, was burn Da the 3th September, commute the renton e, and that he had assuming the security in the first rioon, takon a nea❘ ćupstances in this ente, in addition to those Iita vicarage, its oliurch, and its ramshackle little 1786, and the heir of an catute which was worth memissory note will be made and the interest is have alluded to which make me think that inn. Between the railway and the lakemay be £10,000 a year; and attained his majority with still to be paid by Chik Hing himself. This justice would be best antialled by my making no found a perfect paradies of wild flowers in the the sua of £80,000, accumulated money, to be Purament to this effect.

The United States Cousal at the Cape has new promissory note shall he landed to the other as to costs and leaving each party to Daysor Lime, whilst the "dingle" on the other added to it. During his life he cut down traer tolegraphed to Mr. Olney and it is understood new surety to hold and keep. Tles done, the his own. that the sentence on Hummend, the American promissory note will be returned to the old guarantors to ·be cancelled. AR to the citizen, ling boon commuted.

accounts of the compradore's office, it is MATAFELELAND.

Brol that Tes Ki shall onploy ons of his THE report of what was said in the French

with great loss.

Thros Matabele Impis have hon defeated relatives to look after the keys of the safe and the carneys and to daily examine the acemats and to get that no favour is done to each other, Senate on the 31st March in reference to

And that no payment is irregularly made, so French-relations with China, tolographed to

to as to provat partiality. It is further agreed our San Francisco contemporary the, Chron

that thould employés Woo Lai Woon shall be. employed us shipping clerk, and Lo King ise, forms interesting if not agreeable reading.

Clf as an accountant for taking accounts. M. BARDOUX, it seenis, put, a series of ques-

Whon the time comes for changing security tions to M. BOURGEOIS and complained

next year, oven if anything matoward should Acer, or even though the proprietor of that, amongst other things, the Government

the Doaglas firm Ahould disapprove the now had bungled in China, pointing out that the

The rumour the early pacification of Cuba man as saraty for Chik Hing, Cluk Hing agrem opening of the West River to European

The first 18 holy, rare played yesterday in rossed every atom of sporting instinet he trade had destroyed the advantages of the day was the highest this year.

The number of piagao, casex reported vorter continues, being based on the bringing into foreslo still abide by these conditions as long as ho

Thors of the reformas same time ago approved by the as cu ponoriogruent of favour Taz lovely wouther. The course and greens were la possomed. We were fishing some distance

The Times states that Bir Hercules Robinson French railway from Langson. to was no fewer than twenty cases, fifteen Government. It's said that this is due to the has cinne to bits on this occasion by procuring capital condition, the only drawbar being the apart but I could see that the somnolent one

of which were from the city, three frees tho Frontier, that the Chinese lam had been harbour, one from British Kowlcon, sad one action of America, bat the Ministers deny it.

te large loan for him, equally divide with each wity nature of the grass, which very often turns was indulging in his ensterary forty winks,

the ball on the patting green. A good matali when the rattle of hierod on the mokake bin is assuming grave responsibility in refusing obtained by Great Britain, and also re- from Chinese Kowloon. We regret to

It is reportal that in the spash from the other all the income of the compralore's office,

was played between Dr. Lows and Captain with a start. His feat had gone, the Hne was reinforcements. och taking half (the profit) so as to fulfil the

The ravages caused by rinderpest in Becku ferring to the fact that Sir ROBERT HART, that a Sistar from the Italian Content has Throne at the approjobing opening of the promiss he laus made from beginning to end, Eosles, the tire players halving the first 10 holes taut, and he gave snols a tag that after landing au Puglishua, was the head of the Chinese succumbed to the disease at Hennedytown Cortes Her Majesty the Quoon, amongst other and he will never retrin. from those werde, urin doing the first round in 48 each. The coma beautiful fish some yards in the air with land are increasing and the transport service.

Hospital.

Confirmation Jas been received that two Customs service and postal department.

matters, will mer to the introduction of nimi- This is purposely mentioned in order to prevent potition will be continued to day and to-morrow mighty swish the line broke and flop cams the to Bulawayo has collapsed

and some interesting play should resalt. The Prize into the water. Oriinarily a mild-

hundrel Soudanese are with Mr. Rhodes, who ie nistrative and Romio reforms in Cuba, thote further discussion. This is evidence-Kwang thanks of the players as ins to the cricketers mammered soul, and without a thought of ex The Senator appears to think that the West Hesidents of Hongkong and the "outports

of a political character being deferred until the Sui. 15th year 11th moon 25th day. 17/12/80.

Landon, 12th April fired him with an ambition to secure that River should ho kept closed in order to will be pleased to learn that the gentlemen's

Tro Ti K and Wong Chik Hing in who so kindly stopped their games to let the celling us an augler, this little accident fairly still at Fort Salisbury. outfitting brains of the Hongkong Trad- { rebels bavė submitted the existing law.

fish. A moznext later and the fort paIDO | A telegram from Fort Salisbury statền thất their true handwriting gued, this note, golfers go past benent a French railway not yet coning Company has been taken over by Mr. J. The President of the Connoil of Ministers, The so-called promissory noto was as follows

·Ist Zark bobbing up again, and then began a series Mr. Ceal Rhodes has recovered from his late structed, in short, that the opening of Chinn P. Cottam, who will conduct it entirely on his

round, round.. of gyrations as the half-captured monster illucas and proposes to start with the solumn to Senor Canovas del Castillo, stator that. Spain "Now borrowed from Mr. Top Tea Kee 810.000

relieve Bulawayo, Bd tagged it around some twenty yurde or so 41 destants current buuk notes. It is agrood what should be opposed, instead of encouraged, on account Tho ladios' department is still

ontirely uncompromised, no being carried on under Mrs. Stocklauan, batere

4345 88 distantantalised beyond measure by this, ba interest at the rate of $10 per $1,000 per month Dr. J. A: Lawson except in particular directions which way understand will be taken over by her on her own having been made by the President of the shall be sharged. The use of the money is Capt. W. V. Eeries, B.B. tend to the exclusive advantage of France. account in a few months,

United States, and that if any one presumed limited to two months, after which the principal Mr. G. Stewart

Mr. C. E. Hame This is the tone adopted by a large section

The number of persone leaving Japan and to interfere in the domestic affaire of Spain tho and interest to be repaid in full. This is

proof, Securities for the repayment, Woo La Mr. W. H Thompson, RE. of the French press, but it is curious to find especially Kushiu to settle in Formosa la dignity of the country would be uphold.

Woon, Le King Clio Witnas, 10 Mei Captain Rümsey

Mr. H. L. Dalrymple.. MADRID, 24th April.

Sang. 17th December, 1889. This molo is it so plainly and openly expressed by one increasing by everysteaner. The Tenshifung,

More than fifteen hundrod rebuls have come

made by Wong Trik iling; trae handwriting. Commodore Boyes.... occupying the responsible position of which left Kagoshina on the 12th April, s vornacular jetinal states, took more than 700

in and subuited to the authorities in Cuba. No doubt in the ordinary, ecurse of things it Senator, M. BOURGEOIS, the Premier, of passengers, of where sixty were females. It may

in the duty of a surety to see that his principal course could not formally endorse auch an be remembered that an official report recently Sonor Cannares del Castillo considére this cir-

A correspondent writing to ns from Talifu since. But the marvellous way in which that and Duncan, has offered to send to Metabolo- forwarded to Tokyo described tho "Beautiful cumstance a very favourable indication of the pays. According to the note Wong Talk Hing cught to have puid in February 1800; though; illogical position, though it apprenntly Isle as a protically, Eveless Eden, so for as, speedy re-establishment of peace.

according to the written agreement, which meat says the saious in Yanon, and especially in particular fish bas grown during the ty and from. Natal thres hundred cavalry and commanded his sympathy. It was not Japanese are concerned. Kebo Chronicle,

Senor Cano del Contillo repeats that Mr. he considered as well as the note, it was intended Tali, are meeting with considerable tremble just recitals of the story ends ono to the conclusion two hundred mounted infauty besides volun- correct, he said, that Chinn had ever

It has been decided, through the influence of Cleveland has taken no action in favour of the that the note was to be satisfled in the first now, chiefly in consequence of the attacke huing that some day or aaether the residents of Bala toers, A polios force for the disturbed districts paul not to open the Woat River, but La Hung-chong, was, memorialized the broine Cuben rebels rail flat he mutabule his fecully moon by a new one, boing giran by Wong Trig made on them by the literati of the provinos, may be startled by a report that upon 300 osea bes bien, already arranged and

Hing instead of by actual mer rapment and One little incident shows that the same spirit on a shark or a set-serpent was Looked, hat intention of the High Commissioner to raiso he qualified this later by saying that "nt on the subject, that the relatives of the solliers attitude towards Spain, giving assurance ing intend wild them onded to the which led to the Kirin incident, in the case of managed to escape le the depths of the lake forcs of two hundred and ifty Bantos for-ser "all events, the French Government line and others who lost their lives in the sinking the frankest manner possible that he will not defendant and his co-surety to be cancelled. the sale of some land to Dr. Greig, is prevalent To me it was evident that he possessed at last vice in Matabeleland

of the Kowshing shall be paid a gravirity of Ts. it received assurances the rivor will not be 50 and Tia. 4 respectively. But upon applica.roguise the xabels as bolligerenta i

ON THE LORDERLAND. Now what happened seems to be as follows at the opposite end of Chins. The Chins Inland one gasification for a Beberman. The loader of tho Liberal party, Sagor The phistif, who was mostly at son, whern Mission had purchased a house for mission pur-when setting out upon my weekly gossip it were necessary to replace the troops ordered opened unless we oblain at the same time tion being made recently to this present Viceroy

ho we on Chinese New Year's day (21st Jan, poscs some little distanos from Tali. Of course," "for a French company the concession of a of Chibli, the poor relatives were told that in Bagusta, defendatue idea of introducing reforms 1890), came over to Hongkong on 28th January by their treaty rights they were cuited to do so, was my intent in to say a few kindly words for

oprosequence of the Government Exchequer in Cuba, but not at foreign dictation.

and thenceforward bad overal interviews with but when the literali beard of it they posted vio-Wales to those cyclists who may tarel thore "railway into China "**

boing short of funds none of the payments "ext

the compradore, the defendant, aually being lent placardsover the plan warning the people not awheel as soon as the sasson proper opans, In saking that a French company be made yet---Méröury,

FROM SAIGON PATRES.

prosent: The plaintiff, also, saw Mr. Davis, of to sell or lot houses or lands to the missionarios. Taken around the roads are superior to inost may be allowed to run a railway from

GRILMANY AND AFFAIRS.IN SOUTH Doughs Laprak, and, in the end, though Mr. The local officials of Tad seem to be in great of our principal highways in England, for I am state that a large budy of Matabele armed with The Parak correspondent of the Sedile Timis Tonkin into China France is well within says:It is believed that the prasert year will

Caldwell and later ou, Mosers, Wootton and fear of the literal and refused to aid the mis inclined to think we have nothing to good as Martini-Henry rilles furicusly attacked and AFRICA.

Deacon onred varfain defects in his title deeds, siaries, who, seeing that a riot was imminent the one I have already, referred to, the Holyhead surrounded a force of one hundred and thirty her rights, England will also no doubt prove a prosperous one to the cans growers of

PARIS, 19th April. which Douglas Lapraik bol required to be if they saitered into possession, surrendered the road. But there may be those who would profer men under command of Captain Brand wome ask for permission to extend the Kunlon Perak. Not only is flots an increase in the The tens of the German Press towards Eng- put in ardor, he zevor bosame sourity at house to the seller: The missionarion requested to potter about on the Borderland, say between thirty miles from Balawayo The British, after ares of cultivation on the old estatos, but there laud as regards events in South Africa isaggres all. The arrangement fell through, and shout the local authorities to issue a proclamation to Wroxham and Chester Here again there is having exhausted their ammunition, srocessfully Yuncan, and the use of some pressure in district which represent the investment of a

security and the defendant and his co-enreties purchase houses and lands, but they refused to Church Tower, the Gzesford Balls, the lovely marging met s rehef oclam. The British. Matabele rebellion as an excuse for sending became liable to make good the $40,000 for do so, partly from foar, no doubt, but probably churchyard, and a vale as beautiful as Natare over loss was fire billed and sirtec weanded, while the matter may be justifiable, when dealing considerable ospital. The Government granted

5,000 hores of land to a European some two troops.

which they had become accurity for Wong Tak partly from sympathy with the anti-forsiga wrought in her kindilest mood. Then there is the Matabele had one hundred and fifty killed with such sa inort and utterly unrenson years ago, and a company having been formed, THE PRINCE OF BULGARIA. Hing compradore, and so lost its property party. Fortunately the Viceroy of the pro- the all-world House and farther on the magai and four hundred wounded.

12 Allahabad, 10th April. ́able ration sa Chins; but that any civilized this property will be shortly put under cultiva

PARIS, 21st April

which formed the subject of the security to vince in wiser, and, when an appoal was made to font demesne of the Duke of Westminster, THE LEE-METFORD, Dongias Liprail The defendant contos id at Yannanfa, bo at once lasted a prosland. Faton Park, an entrance to which may be

Experiments carried out In India with the power should oppose the opening of Chius. tion, The moner, vilich was remed acoget

The Prince of Bulgaria will arrive at Paris that it was through the fault and the imperfect tion on the abject. Still mission life in Tali feand at the cosy little villago of Fulford. European capitalists in China, is said to amount in any particular direction, unless it receives to 400,000 tsels. In addition to this there are on Saturday and will be received with royalties of the plaintiff that he failed to carry cat is by no means a bed of resce just at present. The park is always open to syotish, and the Las Metford ballet have, the Pioneer under well-kept walks afford excellent riding Eaton stands, beso successful that a 903 pellet his agroansant to become surety. The plaintif, Bangoon Gazette, something for itself in the way of compen: several Chinese ventures about to be made.

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MARRIAGE.

At Slangla, on the 26th April, at the Holy Trinity Catedral, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, A ROMA GERTRUDE, daughter of the late Captuk

-W.T. WAY, to JOEN WATT JAMESex, of Taku.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 1st, 1896.

the

The Austrian Lloyd'e stoomer María Valerie Laft Kobe for this part yesterday morning.

The E. & A. steamer Airlis, from Australia, left Port Darwin on the 29th fast. for this port

From the 14th to the 21st April there were 53 cases of cholera al Singapore, of which 35 proved Istal.

The C. P. steamer Empress of China arrived at Vancouver at 6 am, on Wednesday, the 29th April

A Simla telegram of the 13th April. says The latest returns relating to recruitment of soldiers in Britiels Indis for the Hongkong

Regiment are eminently antisfactory

Mr. Huttenbach has resigned his seat on the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements na from the 1st May. The resignation is said to be made upon purely private and basinees

FANSONE.

A correspondent writes to a Penang paper that a Malay lady of high waition, aged 150, died there on the 17th April. There is of course ho documentary untherafention of the alleged "age.

The tea shop at 115, 1'ings West, which caught fire on Wednesday night, was insured with the South British Insurance Company for $2,000. The top storey of the premises, was gutted and the second floor was damaged by fire, and water.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUFTLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."]

LONDON, 28th April. THE TRANSVAAL-SENTENCE OF THE REFORM LEADERS.

DR. JAMESON'S TRIAL Fr. Jameson's trial.las boen adjourned

June 11th.

[FROU THE "COMERCIO."] SPAIN, THE UNITED STATES, AND CUBA.

MADRID, 22nd April

will,

THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY'S. TEL, Double Handionp-Firth and F. Maitland, owe 30, haat Johnston and Sludo, own 15.1.— 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 :

A

Clase Handicap Percival, ore 15.3, boat Newton, owe 15.--10-3, 7-5,

side, although very little known, is certainly the value of £89,000, and anx flu 28th Märck, one of the most charming bits' to be found 1931, he died in the King's Bench prisen-a Here you are within rained mani !' Mytton, warm-hearted and genar- anywhere in Wales easy reach of the Arrans. or Cader Idris, if ons, was the lol of the common people, and found of dimbing, whilst the Tarch at the whan his remains were baried under the private Wuion afford good fishing. During our lexy chapel at Halston, thousands of real mourners week we managed the secont of the Arrant congregated in the park. and Cader, but for the real we contented our selves with lolling upon the rocks at the lake. side and silowing the perch to look theurtelres as they thought it. We rent out for rest, and Bonble Handicap-Smith Atkinson, owe took it. My friend was over much of an 15-1, v. Ram and Polis, owe 15-1,

angler, and would sometimes bait his hook, Championship-Knox v. Percival

light his pipe, tix his rod in a orovics, cover his face with his handkerchist, and drop off to

London, 11th April. sieap under the pretense of fishing. But upon

s of these, occasione he was, stirrel to un The latest telegram received, from Bulawayo wontod activity by a little incident, which fairly shows the situation in Matabeleland has become serious, the whole Matabele nation having risen against the Government. Fifteen hundred mea

ENGAGEMENTS FOR 20-DAY...

JINGKONG GOLF CLUE.

THE CHAMPIONSILLE,

SCORE.

LATH TELEGRAMS.

The following telegrams are from the Kangoon Gelle

MATABELELAND.

at set will be required to quell the disturbanos."

News has been received from Matabeleland o

47 92 suddenly began to throw of his clothes with the death of Captain Lainaten of Gferd's 50 46 90 the idea of swimming out for it; his last sock party, who was wounded in one of the late-

In the House of Commore this evening Mr.

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60.

59.

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99 was being taken off when there was a sudden engagements with the Matabele. 104 dat of the float on the smooth surface of the 104 water and then bob it went under, never again

London, 15th April

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MISSIONS IN YUNNAN.

109 to resppear in our presence, We lingered in Chamberlain made a statement to the effect that readiness for a long time, but fish and line want, Sir Hercules Robinson, after consulting with too, and I believe I am corroot in saying that the commenilor of the troops in Cape Colony the disappointed one has never handlod a rod and hearing from Earl Grey and hosara. Rhodes

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Mr. Chamberlain farthor said he was confer ring with the War Offos as to what steps

from Natal to the interior. The Chartered

London, 13th April. Company will have to pay for all thaooperationé. Advices just received from Matabeleland

Ferry line, now under construction, into have been applications for loud in the Krimire. England is bevusest of provoking to July, 1890, another person, Chan Pang, became the effeck that foreignum were at liberty to plenty to sseand ontertain one. The Wrexham cat their way through the enemy and when

Juma'