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THE THIRTY-FET ANNUAL ISSUE, which will be found, as hitherlo, moro fall ani accurate than its predecessors..

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRASS SATURDLY, MARCH 201a, 10v),

The Hongkong Yacht Cinb's raon for the pezer take place on 28th March fustead of te marrer.

The marsh out of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, Exol for this afterncon, is postponed cu account of the football final at the Henry Valley.

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Crushing was resumed again the sms aflor

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wonders can secerkin for themselves the stampa Wostera Lode. The No. 3 plat is now com GEORGE FENWICK AND CO., which would probably reduce the office to on to fully 500,000 picks of rice amaunlly.

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required The bandling of the Europosa plotod, and we are driving for the lode, the Jotters in áo much more satisfactory than it drive being in 21ft. from the shaft, I expect The Gevorner General being desirous of

of naughter, and after the expression CF his Lordship's opinion ko would address the jury or a charge of manslaughter only:

The eighth annual meeting of the sharessed to be. Tustead of being delivered late at to cut the loda in a few fost more. This will suppressing this illicit traffic, he was strongly

The Toko Maru left Nagasaki for this port Hr Blade-If the prosogation withdraw holders in George: Fennial and Co., Limited, night, and sometimes not until next day, they give 701t. of backs above this level to work

after the Dattory This Las been kopf geing full time andybed to legalice the export, it being

was held yostorday at nean, in the Hongkong are now delivered rory promptly say I during the month; On last Monday; 1st inst.: yesterday afternoon and is expected to arrive from the charge of murder I bit that pointed out that in this case there was her on the morning of the 23rd fast the jury ought to be directed by your Lordship Hotel Mr. W. Parlano presided and there arrival of the stormer.

to return a vordiet of not guilty.

were also present Mosats. A. Rodger (Diros Pliers are two suggestions that the Post the general tee-monthly clean-up took plaen, no ground-for the fear, which had been the

Hit Lordship A fresh picmation is not tor), F. Henderson, WS, Bailey, C. Wil-master might make to the Government for the this one closing the Company's fanneful year. original reason for the prohibition, that

box, W. G. Winterbara (Magar), 1. B. public bought. The firs is that a letter box Owing to several days being lost at the cam- necessary export, if permitted, might jopards

broken down on the slitgo of zmarter. Trace, T. Arnold, and J. Rodger.

Mr. Slade The prosecution hae mero or los Polishwalla, C Jesson JH Cox, A. Deni should be ogniu placed on board the stonmur, mencement of the year his effanting necesary C so that late letters could he posted on board repairs to achicory, those two months are. the local food supply, seeing that the

is no evidence which will support the oltare of Mr. W. G. WINTERBUEN read the notice up to the hst mensent, No doubt when this several days short of full time. The total system was id foron before, people synced quantity of one crushed is 2,250 tons. yielding price realised by the sale of one pical of

Quite & romantic story was told at the Police ures and Me Pollock has sdraitted as much-consuming the meeting

at this moment. Ibmit the roguiar course is 130 CHATEMAN-Creatiomon, the accounts it by posting lottara with Hongkong stamps in 1833 as, 17 dwta, 13 grs of melted gold, native rice would purchase twice that Court Justerday afternoon, Two years ago a quantity of the foreigu gram; and in China went to a village in the Fuklion for a verdict of not guilty on the charge of having been in your hands for seme daye, will order to affect a saving of one cent, the postage being an average of 18 dets. 10 grs: per ton.

From the balance sheet you will observe that only two cents, while from Macao to Hong from the different mines deference to these representations His province and fall in love with a girl who murder to be taken-that your Lordship directs your permission we will take them as read. ou a leter from Hongkong to Masse being The following are the quantities of ore crushed

Rash Holo rasided thers with her purexts. He determined that there is no evidering.

His Lordship On the whole information to the gross earnings during the year alowa kong the charge is thros conts. This abuse

Bakit Koman Excellency eventually decided to logaliso to secure the girl in marriage and with this

The might be ahoɑlied, however, by an occasional retum a verdict of not guilty sad to disolarge large increase over spy forms your. the export within certain limits, the object in view he interviewed her parent and

the prisoner F

ranson this not profits are not quite up to the search boing unde of the box and the cenfica- amount that might be shipped through he told than he was a lieutenant in charge of a

Mr. Slade-I cannot help hots the informe profits of 1995, is that the keon competition for Lion of any letters hearing Hongkong stamps. police camp in Fermoss, whereas, he was only Kowloon and Lappa offices belog fixed something between losier and a brave. tion has been frame. If the information has contrats reduced the margin of profit, and the Better stil world it be to roduce the post at 590,000 picule of rice or twice that However, the tale had the desired effect. The been framed solely on the charge of murder short time allowed for complete several of ago to Hongkong and Canton to two cants weight of paddy a year. In his report for couple were married and they left the village, then Taubmit the prisoner must be discharged. the largest of them necesitated the works The second suggestion is that the Post Office Boon, and has been continued stondily sings, His Lordship Every information for morder ranning night end day during a portion of should also undertake money order businessAs this close the Company's financial year, I tlo girl taking away hor bolorgings, which the following year, 1800, Mr. HipSLEY, consisted of 800 in money and a number of involves an information for manslaughter too, the year, and this night work is both costly If it camo be arranged that orders may be congratulate the shareholders on the highly

Mr. BladeCertainly; that is to say, I do not and neatisfactory. Then in 1895 the Company drawn on all countries, arrangements might accessful results of the year's work:

Wm. Bibby.. after mentioning a partial failure of valuable actiefes of fowellary, and they both

cane to Eve in Hongkong. A month later think that is all sufficient. On an information rende a net profit of some 89,000 from the sale Innat be made for drawing them on Hongkong

Wa (fringapors Free Preu) understand that for murdor the jury may, if they think thouri of malarial in stock, while during the prosent und Canton At present people who have smal the rice crop and the consequent sear they went over to Tuikoksal and after living doncs does not expport the charge of murder, your we have made only a fraction of that sums to remit often have great difficulty in the clectric power schema for Raub is practi city,

haad, there six months they returned to Hongkong being in a venbat of manslaughter; bat an other 2038:"On the

amcant from that sure, Thero has also been doing so and have to appeal to the gerd nature ally decided upon. There is nothing proble The ma pont all his wife's meney and also agriculturists had real enuse for grati- got rid of ber jewellery and after roducing her information for murder and an information for some exposa in connection with the only of friends to take the many when they happan matioal in the scheme, and the economics it will to be going or to send eques for them. If effect will be endless, in labour, woodcutting, "tudo for the stop taken by the late to these lay circumstances he forced her to earns ranslaughter are two entirely different things, noquired Kowloon property, all of which is

Governor-General in legalising within Living by minoral mears and ander threats and If the prosecution had any double of their included in working expenses und erown rent the Postmaster could senage mozny order fuel, lise stank, hanlage, pamping, lighting unt

the not price poid for approefated by the publis at all thres incoa limits the export of rice to Hongkong alto complied her to supply him with money. dag sols to support the charge of marder they and taxa, that property standing in the service he would confer a bone that would be willing.

A long she rofused to give him any more ought to bars put in a second count of man beokaat

You will also notice that a larger amonat Ax incarasting book, of twenty-five pagos has sad Macao, for, thanks to it, they were in money. He continued, however, to opprem laughter to make them safe. As it is now

His LordshipYou can never combina murder tha usual has been written off for depre- toon published by the raionaries of the Col- "apite of a partial failure of crops, enableder, ad two days ago an Indian constable

and manslaughter. Very often au information ciation on the old property and plant. This we lega of St. Joseph, giving particulam of the heard arise of Save life" coming from to export through this and the Kowloon hease, sal on going there he found the for murder is withdrawn and at information for consider bessery as some of the property and Maono diocese. It contains four maps, timely, A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED Offices 216,025 piculs, besides az add husband treatening his wife. The man was amasfaughter is immediately flad and the pri plant are rather run down, and we find that if one of China, one of Hsiasa, one of this Main Jo Gazette

Bir Sinde That course was open to my tional quantity of 43,205 pioula for the crusted sad charged with being a regre antar pleads gulity is that:

vagabond and demanding money by menos, use of the Chinese residing in those places, and yesterday Commander Hastings sont him learned friend, but he has not chosen to take to gack for six months with hard labour.it. He has chosen to go to the jury with the the price teulised for each picul of which

one informantien aut has admitted that the was sufficient to cover the cost of twice

The Han. Treasurer of the Alice Meniorial charge of murder is dead. "that quantity of foreign rice," The present and Netherale. Hospitals beya is acknowledge Viceroy appears to entertain different views, with thanks the following donations to the funds

of the Hospitale BOTTLES and, as already stated, has withdrawn the limited permission to export grain. That this step must result in serious loss to the agriculturists is plainly proved by the arguments adduced by Mr. HirrIBLEY OS given above, and the Masao Chinese who are proprietors of rice fields which they have let for a rent in kind must also sustain damage by it. Naturally the Viceroyistheob ject of considerable resentmont, und ruinours to His Excellency's detriment are appareatly boing industriously circulated. One of these was reproduced in a recent iserie by the Echo Macaense, which apparently believed it and gave it as a fact: At the fort of an article ou the subject the follow- ing note appears:Since writing the "above article we have seen tho order of the Viceroy of Canton prohibiting the oxport.

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ef rice. The reasons given in this official "document in justification of the measuro are the most ridiculous that could be "imagined. It says that though the two crops of rice have been abundant the price

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His Lordship-I would not have said that.

CANTON NOTES.

we are to turn out fist-day work economically.Poninsula, and one showing the ishads of vnd compete with others in the trade, it is Thor and Macao, the missiva statics being. cossary that our appliances he Dp to date, marked in colours, and an epitoms given of the and during the predat year it is intended history of the missions from the time the Fort- expert come $4,000 to $5,000 in now tools, agus came to the Far East up to the present and in improving the buildings, and we trust Mr. Pollock-No.

that in this we have your approval. Dur- Mr. Sludo-Ibmit a verdict of not guiltying

built and the year we partly must be roturaed. It is highly tacbrionl, I equipped four steamers, the Jargest of which admit, but the criminal law is highly technics, was a twin-screw 130 foot in length and of 11 and the prisoner is entitled to every atom of kaot spoet, A portion of the work on them law in this waltor. I submit your Lordship is included in the item work in progress. The will not hesitate to give the prisoner bis strict prefit on the completed work of these vossola still in hand at the end of the year we placed rights.

His Lordship What I told Mr. Pullock at a very low estimata to bo on the mafo side; was not that this charge has entirely failed. the bulinoo of p:cft, if any, will therefore I put it to him whether he thought it, como into 1897 sosennt For the building of was reasonable and fair to ask the jury to. steamers of this size and clees, and also for i convict on tho charge"

murder-whether the creation of screw pile wharf, and piers, it was not anere masopable to fall back we have at the present time special facilities. on the minor charge involved in the present For the latter we have acquired dirlag ag information and retin apardiot of man paratus and other special appliances, and elanghter. If the ease had gone as it stood treat that in these lines of work, we will the jury I should have told them that I do not as in the past come in for a fair share of the think they could reasonably think that the coatmots likely to be placed in the colony atvolvers were discoved. wa charge of mursier-

an early dite, On the other hand the repairs Mr. Slade That is to my there was not shipping in the barkour shen a most regret evidence on which they could convios..

table decline osing to the temp famers haring lately almest deserted the port, and but Mr. Sude-Tho position. I have talon is little of the regular and loal lines repairs com this, that no witnces hoo given sua jot oring our way. As this is a most profitable class tittle of evidence which shows malice afore of work, we trust the depression in lut tem thought," whinh are the word in the 'porary The proapots for the present information, and the necessary quality of the year are on the whole very favanzable. uiation which has to be proved to support From the beginning of the your we have aurdor. Therefore your Lordship is bond teen fully, and we believe ircfitably, em= yut it strongly like that your Lordship is played, und although at the moment our large bound in In to say, there being no case, the contracts are all well advanced general work is case cannot ga bo the jury, the de

fairly basy, and we here & steady flow of small His Lordship-No, for this reason, Bir. Slado. orders and repairs for local firms and to steam The charge of murder, us I said just now, launch. We have also tenders out for some involves a charge of manslaughter, und although fairly large pentrata, some of which will pro- the charge of murder fails, it is perfectly com baldly come our way. You will observe we pro- England-to convict of the lessor offence of the balerce hitherto carried forward from year to slaughter which is included in the charge year, thus increasing the reserve find to $20,000, of morder. All that has happened just how We think this better than again carrying such way in order to clear the way for your address large balance forward. Eegarding the Kow- and Mr. Follos's address. It has been practio lo hud, which to doubt you are Were Was, ally conceded by the Crawn that the charge of since the test anual mooting, parchared on murder has failed, leaving the lesser charge of behalf of the Gempaay by the late General manslaughter standing.

Manager, wo hero, in accordance with the wishes of a large number of sharoboldere expread at a private meeting held here on the 13th Angust last tried our best to dispose of, but hitherto, we regret to say, unsuccessfully Our present hopes in this direction are not sanguine and should all our endeavors to dispose of it. prove futile, it may become necessary for year directors to bake steps to carry out the

The following telegras are from the Ran-

THE WELBY COMMISSION.

Logilon, Zad March,' Lord Roberts, in giving his evidenco bofore the Welby Commission, said he was convinced there res o preponderance of the military als ment in the Visregal Council His Lordship also said that the English Government shoulā pay toth onlinary, and extraordinary ex- Donans of troops borrowed from India for Im- perial purposes... Ho considered the Indian Army was reakably ellciunt bat le need of more British fears.

THE LOSS OF THE KEEDIVE.”

Bombay, 3rd March. At the Marine Court of Enquiry to-day isto the low of the tester Kluding off Poreninder, Captain Matthews was absurd. The Magistrate presiding issued a warrant for his accent. When broht in he refused to give evidents. Whon wached agam he refused and as com mitud for fourteen days for contempt of Court,

A SEVERE GALE.

Past London, Sed Mareb. A tremendous galo is reging to-day and much damage her been done to sarem telegrap lines in Great Britain and on the Continent.

· THE CURRENCY QUESTION."

Top New York, 4th President Cleveland has signed the bill for promoting an international renetary con

FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI BAN TO." On the morning of the 16th instaut a hand of soldiers were sent by the Magistrate of Namkci to offant the arrest of a notorious robbers who were known to comand money by seating lotters to rich families under threats that if the demand was not complies with they would plunder their hours. The coldies on their arrival were first upon by the robbers and two of them wezo naciously wounded, but this did not dump the courage of the other soldiers, who bravely sprang forward, and Shroo criminals tore captured. The 16 mainder fod. The soldiers then made a search of the house in which the robber hat lodged, und good quantity of sunition and twenty 18- A native of Fatshan named Lenug Pi, The a twenty years of age and some months ago married a wife named Lung Cheung shis young girl of fifteen, committed suicide several days ago. He wanted his old mother and bis wife to die with him. Das night he brought home fire eggs and some sugar and tes, which he told his wife to prepare for chow chow. ference, When the food had boon rande rady, ho

Allambad, 2nd March, and his mother much ate two aggs and

The recent stog and dry winds, have done his wife ate one. After they had taken the egge, they experienced grant pain interinly considerable ani, it is to be feared, widespread The mother and the son died not long after damage to the crops in at and have generally wards, but the wife was cared by the neighben detrimental to the harvest prospects. bours. Tho neighbours then at once patthe poor From Cawnpore the news is disheartening. Old wheat which was selling at 91 to 9f wife ander onstody and reported the case to the looni Magistrate, why detained he wife in seers is now sees to the rupee, and his Yae, nito making me enquires into-there is decidedly as relino row of the March. The new wheat a selling at 9 to 10 might have administered the potson

The soffin of the late General Cheng.ki. seers which, allowing for moisture, brings it wong was cozveyed to Canton from Chakiang practically to about the same level as the cl province the other day. It is said that a day grain, which is held to be more ulcitions and has been appointed to hold a mourning service afer as diet. Large supplies of Burau ric in memory of the General His Excellency are being imported into the oily, however, and thongward was a native of Sun-oi district and enrolled has set a limit in the mesatine himself as a soldier at a gonthful age, During tendency of rates, and this steple has now his service in the stay he gained msay distino entered arge.y into consumption locally Sous and was appointed Commander-in-Chief Treadle both in cotton and indigo is very bad of Chakiang provincesario years ago. He died and those concerned are said to be losing in Cheldang two maails since.

heavily

THE TAMINE.

cf the grain is still high, and that op rapZOIAJ TELEGEAM TO THE "DAILI PRE68." petent for the jury--it is done every day in pose transferring $15,000 to the reserve fund of the matter, there being a saspicion that she sharp fall in prices to was anticipated in

Huibow, 17th March

The Strathallan, from Hongy, went ashore on Cape Cami on Monday,

"inquiry as to what might be the cause of this deamess it was found that large "quantities of rise had been exported to. "Japan and that the Japanese were buying

The above telegram, though dated the 17th, "glutinous rice extensively to make you mached as culy yesterday, the 10th. The "powder, and that for this reason the ex-Statut is engaged on the run between this port and Heagay and was on her way up with "port is prohibited." Our contemporary

a cargo of cast] It is possible that Messrs. must have been imposed upon by some Marty & Co.'s steamer, Hongkong, which is forged doenment, as we have made inquities overdue, may be standing by the Stratha Kan and are informed that no proclamation giving the reasons alleged has been issued. The reasotis put forward in this spurious proclama- tion are too ridiculous even for a Chinese Viceroy, and have evidently been invented for the purpose of bringing His Excellency

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. into ridicule and contempt. His action as

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Flongkong, 5th Janaury, 1897.

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HONGKONG, MARCH 20th, 1897.

DURING the last quarter of 1896 the export of glutinous rice recorded by the Kowloon

Mr. Slade Iud it that the Ceswn intended to do that, but I athrait there is a legal techni- sality which studs in the way of its being done.

His Lordship--You understand he has not REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. formally withdrawn the charge of murder. He is not going to press that, and he is only going to ask the jury to convict of mumslanghter. {SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESA,"|-

Mr. Slade enk your Lordship's formal original intention of the late General Manager. Loapor, 17th March.

raling, first, whether there is or whether there with the property. In the meantime tho Dornoaned a fann table in Tu-ho-, was fatally THE SITUATION.

is not any evidence to go to the jury on a charge. ernment have inconsideration of the dream-

mall The muzdoter escapad of mariter, and acconilly, if your Lership finds stances of the case granted up year's extension shot by a soldier for refusing to give him black there is no evidenes to go to the Jury I submit of time in which to carry out the terms of the that your Lordship must tell the jury to find paschase. I do not know that I esa usefully. the prisoner not guilty this indictment of add anything further, but before proposing merder. I do not know what this penetice are the parsing of the accounts, I will be glad to SOMALIENDA give any further information or explanation in His Lordship-Here the practice is to rosorra connection with them. point of law for the consideration of the Fall Court. If you ask for a formal raling I do not think I can alsolately rule that there is no case to go to the jury. I only put it to Mr. Follook, as representing the Crown, whether he

The CHAIR-The next business, gentle call reasonably ask the jury to convict on the charge of murder and whether he ought not to men, is the election of a director. Anording fall book on the charge of manslaughter. to the articles one director retires at this tion: and be was prepared to Mr. Rodger therefore retires hat offers him- He accoded.

All the Greck troops, with the exception of the Crown Prince's regiment, have proceeded to the frontier. There is a conviction at Athens that war is inevitable,

Franca in sending 600 Marines to Crete, Thi blockade of Crate has virtually com menced, and if Greece continua obstinate, the Squadrons will blockade the Pirans and

undoubtedly been ill-advised, but that is no justification for making it appear worse than it is. The real reason put forward for the prohibition of the export is simply the scarcity that provals:

Intries for tho Cricket Club lawn-tannis bably Vols. ( Volo). tonnement close to day.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Beach

of the China 'Assolation will be held on Tros day next ut noon.

The Cricket Match, Over 28r. Undor 22, which was to have taken place today, has been aban- donat

We would retain par rauders of the oping performance of Hudson's Surprise Party this evening.

The Ben Line steamer Benlerig, from Antwerp and London, latt Singapore yesterday for this port.

The Band of the U. S. flagship Olympia will play at the Hongkong Hetal this evening dating dinner hours.

Father Leymet, a Roman Catholic priest at Peusar, died on the 10th March of hydrophobia He had been bitten eighteen mantle ago

Australian ports, left Thursday Island at day-

...

The Greek inops in Crete have The Greek troops in Crete have been ordered

INDIAN PAMINE RELIEF FUND.

is under sech eirermistances

No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAN proposed that the counts as presented be adopted and passed.

Mr. BAILEY Goonded. Carriad. A

THE COSTA RICA PACKET"

· CASE,

OF-ROMBAY

Two morchin's, warged Ho Hon-hing and LORD SANDHCUST ON THE RECONSTRUCTION Chan Wing hong applied to the Government

Bombay, 26th February. to be lored to oxport rise from Canton. The

Lord Sandhurst this ereaing renoited a application was refused.

On the 13th instant a man named Ho, who deputation of the Chamber of Commerce who had addressed him on the subject of the plague.

of the four medical men who had arrived bist. in the course half-an-bour's speech he and two week, had been placed on spesial duty at the Searatarist and in the light of the exparisaco gained at Hongkong would very shortly report to Government as to what further meaSALUE Wiros have been received in Hatarie to the might be imediately nemseury. Dealing with that Professor Martens, the Russian the work to be done in the immediate future authority on International law, is awarded Lord Sandhurit sid that the pulling down of £9,000 in the Coster Box Packet urbitration buildings which were insecure and insanitary The total elnias were shont £35,000. It is not would mean the payment of compensation. yot known how the compensation is to be die He was convinced that the work was neces tributed, or whether the whole goes to Capt. sary if permanent benefit was to be obtained. Carniaster and grew, or some portion of it to He had been told the ponse of compensat the owners and indirect Losuce the Castaing the owners would be prohibitive, but, for his own par it seems to him that it

off

Rica Packet affair, LA AN

It la satisfactory to learn that the Costa would not be right to give compensation for

The Bonorary Troamrer of the Indian address the jury with reference mainly if for re-aleolim. As thie is the ant enraal Bica Piches so which bat boon for years orended and totally insaaitary dwellings apon

Famine Kallef Fand begs to soknowledge. re deipt of the undernoted qubecristians

Alrady knowledged $48,487.53 H.LD. Quade, Prics & Co.

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SUPREME COURT. 19th March.

TV URYMINAT Sassons.

BEFORE SIR JOHN CARLINGTON (CHIEF

THE ARNED ATTACK AND PRET: THE

POLICE COMTÉSENTEU N His Lordship before proceeding with the

to the charge of manslaughter, but the rooting since your affairs were in the made of information still stands good on the charge of directors I have to ask you to confirm, or de mardor. For my part, I thall tall the jury dine fo ctafirm, your procent Charme as a plainly that I do not think they can convict on director the charge of murder. Of course if they did

Mr. JH Cox proposed the reelection of convint the verdict would be regalar and pro- Mr Bonger as director and the confirmation of pur in point of low, hat it would not be satis the appolitinent of Mr. Parleze.

Mr. HEADEDON seconded: factory, akade

Carriel..

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owners, on'a' charge

scures of controversy between Caplain the capitalised valued of the rents. He was of.. Carpenter, the Australian Cloverments up- opinion that the basis of compensation should porting his claims, and the Dutch Gore the antesi valas of the structure, that rafters and not rents should be the basis of pay. rumment that disputed them, bas finally bean settled. We have repentedly alludet to the ment to those who had eltamed large profits RED, but may shortly state that the claim was out of nowholesome and over-crowded buildings for wrongful imprisonment of a slipmaster by to the detriment of the health of the population, the Dutch authorities, with contributory losses Some people might regard the solems of re the complate arrest of his voyage sud the building the city as a drear bat it seated to pirasy for having talion trusted tast the three years which runnined to dattages caused to trew, shippers of cargo and him to be a dream capable of realization. He For worthless stores out of a forest and him in Bombay would see the foundations laid deserted Junk in Eastern waters. The arrest of a new Bombay, happier, more beautiful and

stricken down by plague. Make a

PROFESSOR HAFPKINE'S ANTI-TOXIN.

A Bantay, 1st March. Professor Haffkine is now ready to administer his sali toxin under preparation at Sexree in oases of plagas of resent occurrence which may be reported to him, either by modioul men i position to ascertain that the patient has shown forty-eight hours. The anti-toxins now under preparation af Fewres bis. been tested in vory and elsewhore nud sko ir z series of cases which advanced eases at the Artbar Board Hospital permitted of comparison between patients is a dangerous state subjected to anti-toxin trout- ment with others of the same group in milder attempt, though not successful in every caso, gavo résulta undoubtedly favourable to the treatment.

THE EXODUS FROM BOMBAY

Bombay, &rd March. The Chamber of Commerce has issued a zotem showing that 358,863 persons hara, left- Bombay owing to the plague

Mr. Sinde-Your Lordship rules thero is some evidence of taslice to go the jury P

The CHARM In regard to tha appoint His Lordship-rule that the jury ment of directors it has all along been our in can, if they think fit, conlot of murder, Eution to bave a third director on the board, Lat I shall tell them that I do not think one if possible who could influence busines to that world be a satisfactory rexlist. Then, the Company, and with this view, we have up took place over a year after the alleged event, not loss wealthy, then she was before she was you see, I would rather have regard to proseliod one or two shareholders of this class, and the manner of the imprisonme, and his the way it affoote your position. I do not tut unsuccessfully. The list of eligible share- wish to enggost any comes to you. If Mr. Pol Lolders numbers not more than fan. We would sheequent release was in ull compseta an Custoris was 98,894 piculs, as against

look in willing to take a verdict of manslaughter therefore, be pleased to Luov, if yen consider it outrage un justice. The Austraian adminis it is for you to say how it affects your position would be to your interest to appoint a third trations took up Capt Carpenter's case 12,057 in the corresponding quarter of 1895

Mr. Sinde-It is noless for me to waste the director at ones or if you prefer that we should warmly and have pressed the Foreign Offer to request the Deton Government to do jus and 57,928 piculs in the corresponding

time of the Court or the jury in trging to make for the pressit go on with two

Mr. ARNOLDI think you should go on with tice on the mutter and accent due roparution For a long time it seemed impossible to arrive quarter of 1894, and there, was a proporThe C. N. Co.'s slenter Changsha, from trial at the case appearing below, sxid-T out thal this blow was not struck by the pri

was put to arbitration. That distinguished tionate increase also in the quantity pasang fight yesterday and may be expected here on or should Eko xow to say what I should have oner: would submit, howevor, that it was the two until you got a suitable man. Things at any understanding, but finnly the mattor symptoms within a definite period not exceeding

no necessity for andther director in the mean- Baid pesterday, that is, to express the songs the struck under the belief that it was in defence of bave worked very well in the past and there is

international jurist Professor Martens hos now the Lappa Customs, the actual amount in about the 1st instant

Court has of the groot zoal and inteiligens the last quarter being 15,084 piouls of rice

Mr. HENDRASON-I cortainly agree with completed his survey of the case se prated to him by the two Governinents, and the award Major Wrattosky, R.E., OR returning home shown by the police in the harding the case and 78,918 picuts of paddy. This trdo has

from Hongkong, has been appointed staff which was tried yesterday.

Mr. H. E. Palock-1 am fanch obliged to now been peremptorily stopped by the offer to Colonel Sir Arthur Mackworth, Copper Lardship. I am sure the police will very

The CHAIRMAN Well, we will do our beat has gone in favour of Capt. Carpenter, though to get a suitable man if possible one who wouldst to the entire extent claimed by himself and his an-claitasuta. The decision will be received Viceroy of Canton, on the ground of scarcity nunding Royal Engineers Aldershot.

much appreciate the remarks that your Lord.

His Lordship in pastug sentence, said contribute to the business of the Company with satisfaction in Australia, and it brings to attacks and left to ordinary treatment, and the

Mr BAILEY proposed the re-election of Mr. prevailing in parts of the two provinces

This afternoon on the Happy Valley, in the ship hot made, v

slaughter. You were obarged with the crime Thons Arnold as aulitor. under his jurisdiction. The export of rice final for the Hongkong. Fostball Challenge ANALLUSUTEE: SENTENCE OF EIGHT TEARS, Prisoner, you have been found guilty of man-

Chu Ynk was charged with the wilful musof murder, but the jury very properly, I think, Mr. A. DENON Sconded, from Chinn is illegal, but for some years Shield, H.M.S. Centurion will play Kowloon of La Chung on the 9th March

Mr. E. Pollock appeared on bolalf of the bare found you guilty of the lesser offence of Cazziod, past a limited exemption from the operation Klok-off at 4 m. Rercat. P. €.

Davies, R.A

Alterna-General instructed by Mr. H. manslaughter I can havi no doubt that you of the law in this respect has been granted in favour of rice grow in the South. The A tobacco and coffes estute in Singora, Sinni, Denys, Crown Solicitor), and Mr. M. W. Blade took this bite of this young man under cirem

is advertised for sale. The state is situated, fordid the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, sucos of rossiderable molly. You stacked circumstances under which this exemption on the Kedah Siagors Cart rate ve dey The following gentlemen wees sworn on the bins first, so to speak. It is true that loss

and forced you down and pressed you, but still Was granted are act out in the Lappa Trade narob from Kedah, on the West Coast of the special Jaryasare AG Stokes, E. S patently went further than you. He struck you

Turban, . Stolterfont, and J. Andrew.

his own life

Conneal the addressed the jury and his Lord-time- shiy seamed up in favour of a verdict of zon laughter without retiring, unaumiaily

turned fordio i mangianghter, 2

jury,

Mr. Arnold... Sel

close what has proved a protracted and rather stubborn controversy between the Governments concerned, the grant feature being the sativity shown in Australia in keeping our Foroiga The CHAIRMAN--This, gentlerion, strictly

daty Singapore Free Press. concludes the Eusiness of the meeting, but Ice to the collar in the discharge of its think before we leave it ie only just that wo express our sense of the loss tLe Company has of.Mr. Fenwick our lato General Manager, and sustained in the prematar and unexpected festli

with the widow and orphans be recorded in the

Mr. RODGER'ecorded. Carried

Report for 1889, witten by Mr. ALFRED Mais Poninsula, and one day from Sivor Whaler, C., Sharp M.W. Mitabell, Jere was no cause whatever for you to take I.propose that a minute of regret and syrapathy

on the East Coast, borwort 6 and 7 deg. N. lai.

In the

E. HIPFISLEY, who was at that time the on the opening of the West the jury. On the Stli Marck the deceased man whioli caused his death, jam rotut ull sure that minutes of this mooting.

▲ GOVERNMENT BACTERIOLOGIST AT- TAUHED BY PLAGUE

Bombay, 1st March. Concerning the reparted illness of Mr. Hen- kin, Government Bacteriologist to the North- Western Provinces, the following statement is published her: On Friday week Mi, Hankin left Bombay for Agra prine pally for the

Mr. Pollock explained the facts of the ease to that knife and indiet that srdel wound on him Commissioner of Customs there. Some ten River published in Thursday's issue the sitne

was sitting at the door of a shop at 4, Posses I am not dealing lanently with you in awarding years proviously, Mr. HITELEY says, tim of Kongkup was given inaccurately us sion Street, when the prisoner came up and south sentence of imprisonment with hard

labour for eight yourself BARA to him" You are a very proud man," which representations had been made to the then bereen Shadhing and Takbing, where it is

The Court thon adjourned nutil, Tuisday not so proud ze Berty opposite Stout. It was selected, wo the deceased replied "1 Govornor-General, Liu KOS-i, that wealthy believu, sa account of its deg water, frentage Fon me," or words to that effect. A short morning at ten e'clock, when the charge of.wife to-morrow morning I thank you for your this. The ground is the faos has changed from befit of the change. A couple of days before

order will he taken. --

Samahui being defective in tast respect.

straggle then usual and one or two blows were changel Than the prisoner put out his hard and picked up a kaifs which was lying

Chinese realing Maceo possessed von siderable landed property within the neigh bouring districts of China which they let At a meeting of the heads of Memonia ons workinan's bouch in the shop and stabbed bedios, in Singapore, held at Government the dosed in the abdomen, the result being out on lease, the rant being payable in House, and presided over by the Governor, it the infiction of an ircised wound about three Magno in kind, but that the conveyance of was resolved that the Freemasons of Singaporo inches long from which a portion of the stomach. should celebrate the Diamond Jubiles by protruli. The deceased was tekm tho this rent in kind was constantly made an Masonic Ball, to be bold in the "Town Hall.ospital, where he died thirty-six hours after excuse for exactions by cruisors, on the The date fixed in the 24th May, the Queen's admission. The prisoner was detained by five ground that the boats concerned were Betbiay infringing the prohibition against the ex- port of grain. The Governor General was therefore prayed to sanction the con- veyance of this rent grain to Macao, g

as six men who were in the hop and a lukong took him to the station. Consol, in dealing The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment with the law of the caso, said in some gases will play the following programme at Murrry where blows were interchanged and death Barracks at half-past twoles to-morrow mora resulted the charge was one of matalinghter, but on the other band there were cases whore s vacation to Battle (Rico Wagner, Rould not be justified in using a deadly if covered by certificates issued by a special Overture. Son and Stranger Mendelsonlus weapon like a knife, and it would be for the guild of local notables which it was pro Dedemarie Bong from Diello". Verdi jury to consider whether the prisoner received mich provocation and so sated in the best of the posed to establish, and in quantities bot Grand Scene from "Les Hugueno exceeding 200 picula in one boat. This

La Benediction des Poignards.Meyerbeer. momast as to make him only guilty of the Jester

God save the Que

eftus of manslaughter, NAERAT

At the conclusion of the ocidence for the

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The CHATZAN-ientlemen, this concludes the business. Dividend warrants will be posted

attendance,

MACAO.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

19th March,

We

THE BAUD MINES The Mining Manager's report on the "Baut

1597, tos ns follows

TATA MIN mines for the four weeks ending 4th Murch, Barth HoleNo 2 Shaft. The main level, going south, is now in 392ft. from the erosions. ve ol yet out the main ore chuto, although I fully expected to have done so before a regular formation to a broken distorted one he loft he went to the Tetit Laboratory to be However, for fuel further should show whattoelated, hat. Tr. Hafkine apponing to It is going to be. Is the drive going north; be nosent, the operation did not take place, there is no eksugo to report In the root Mr Harkin subsequently remarked that going west, at 125ft. in, a lode foroatian was the next best thing to incenation, is a change out. This formation is quartsite, auil shows of air and proceeded to Agra.Lute on Friday A great muzy ocel ohanges are taking place grinta leaders ift. wide, running with the atriks evening Dr. Halkine received a telegram front here. We are to have a raw Governor, new of the country, and carrying good gold all the Civil Surgeon of Agra stating that Mr. Bishop, and now Chief Justice, and the Come through. I cannot say much about it at pre- Hankini was suffering from a suspicious fever mander of the guubrat Bengo is to be appointed sent, as we have only cut through it in the drive, and asking that some of the plague antitoxin Harbour Maste. The present Harbour Master, It is making a good deal of water, and in right should be sent without delay by the next muil Senbor Albase Alves Brauso, who is going thier the old original Raub Hole workings, nt trap, The anti torin was despatched and ensure les immediate delivery. sway, will be much missed. He has display 150 ft below them and 95-ft. west of present more taken

vary charitablo disposition and has always workings of the main ora chute Later, in Burgeon General Cooke is received a telegram been ready to giro asistanes whoa necessary. tend to open out on it and soo what it is worth. from the Civ Surgoon of Agra statioz tbut 1 am glad to say that since the present here is no change is way otle part of the Mr. Hurtig had been placed in an isolation Acting Postmaster took charge of lo mine, Talsi is giving a lot of trouble ward suffering from muspicious fovor and asking. offee here every ting in the department in Bakit Kanau-Tunge are going on as usual. hi to request Di Haffkine to forward the prowling emcothly und gmatly to the credit There is no cuonge to report in any of the anti-toxin.

Allabusud, 2nd March the official referred to Bines the Chinese levels, which are being extended at the sual y mails have had to he limit with in the office the rate. The lodo montatains its a size and Mr. Lauki who, as a Bombty correspondent. staff his been increased. When the now egatem quality. The water is very houry in this mine, came into force there was oma grumbling owing to the heavy rains.

mongat the Clince, who said their letters Bukit Jellis Besar small shaft, t, by if frou Hongkong and Canton would be delayed has been sak 74f6, and a drive put in best 32ft. and that various inovomiende world arise,At 28ft, In, the lodo was not with, ft wide and hat their fears lave det boon jnstilled and now showing gold by imortar orushing, put is hardly they be well setiafiod. The Chipse mail payable, atif, when driver on, it may improve

talographod, was attacked with plague a few days ago on seturs from Bombay to Agra is, the Faneer Inlioves, doing wall

WWW Allalaad, Brd Harob. It aoems that Mr. Haukia, of boso illues very many people must have heard with great consora, did not leave Bosobny for a change of

he did. The rice produced in Southern

The master of Moser. Blacksad&Co.'slunneh presetation Mr. Blads submitted there was not Kwongtung being, however, in great de Bertha was charged at the Police Court yester-sery of evidence fasho walios aforethought mand among the emigrante in the Straits, day with having 134 cases of heroine on board and at Werefore the case should not go to the Australia, and Chliformin, partly because in a prolabited area. The defendant went to jmy w

lx. Pollock said he would like the case to go

bags on surival at the Post Gloe are at ones. We has now started driving scuti on it. The air as the first talegrams said, but for than salie Turmat: Police Station and reported that be of its superior quality and partly because had been robbed of a box. Inspector Butin to the jury the

It is proposed to raise, if possible, a sum of delivered to fusagasta and the Futustur worst of prospecting this country is that we of some experiments comected with his inresti is comes from their own neighbourhood,weat on the lameh to make enquiries and am Hi Lordship If you wish the charge of £5000 for the Sloveneen roemuriat, and it has takes great ons thus ad case of complaint shall entot put car benda bolow the surface of the gations into the plague which he could not carry this concession was soon converted into getting there he found the cast of erosinerler to go to the jury of sourse it will go, been decided, it is said, that the emorial sail arise. A Fow days ago lo published a table of the ground before we have water to contend without except in bia laboratory at Agra. The on board. The launch was in a probibited but at the same time I confess that in the take the form of sculpture; so that the opinion estas of posingo payable pu lertare on delivery triangeliates mahinery, The steam mimp story that he went in be vcoinated by Pro- a means of sending abroad large quantities anchorage and ses not flying a flag indicating course of the trial grave doubts caus Jute my of Mr. Gloss appears to have prevailed over the in Chine, and mailable in Portuguese and we have in the shaft has as much as it ou do fessor Haffkine at wiseed the opporinity, Mr. Hankin rastuot vacsinated because be did of grain which did not fall within its pro- that there werd dangerous goods on board mind as to whether the charge of murder could opinion of Mr. Lang. Thu statne and the Chinese have been posted in the streets and to keep out the coming water, The work is the Professor being out, appears to be a myth

Inreater Butlin therefore summered the va supported,

biet-between there alternatives the choice will widely ofroulated Chinese Lotters are weighed only prospecting when permanent work in visions, such illegal shipments being or near, who was fund 50, with the affermativo Mr Pellesk simitted that certain circuni probably darent ohledy pa the amount pangor dizig to Chinoro wolghts, before decided on, much larger main shaft will bo not think the propanties nossasry, The last

xamená, colon, that he is going on well' stupce bad como put in the course of the trial memoy walavribed, timated by the ustive oficiale to moues of throp ninth imprisonment

spoding any letter to the Post Office the required and very much heavier machinery