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CRIMINAL SESSIONS, BAPORE SIR JOHN CARRIMION

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be awarded a fisa whose only fault is that he happens to have been found out by a quite phenomenal display of Inquisitive nos on the part of a superior officer. Any one who he read the report of the court

THE ARSON CASS YERDICT OF GUILTY, martial will probably be of opinion, to use The trial was renamed of Wong Liu Kang, whe was charged with wilfully seting fire to common place, that there is more in it, Jervois Street, thers being pores therein than meets the eye.

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THE BREAKDOWN OF THE SYDNEY."

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THE AFTERATIONS IN THE ARMA MENTS OF SINGAPORE AND

HONGKONG,

Additional corrnapön-

The

In April, the Secretary of Stato replied that in the matter of dofones, generally, it onnnot be fairly said that the Hom. Gorecomout hnd Shangbai, 24th Mar,

dealt ungenerously with the Straits Settlements, The steamer Sydney, of the Mesagerie The defenses of 1878 cost 31.216 for works artimas line, which left Woosnug on Bute and £24,065 for minusts, making altogether. day afternoon with passingers for Firm £58,869, of which the colony paid only £6,601

The defences of 1884-5 cost F81,000 far works met with an soilent to her machinery th

se ornning, when about abreast of Cutled, and £120,814 for aringments, of which the and returned for repairs, anchoring off toolony paid the former mure; £31,000, while the New Dock,

the rude left of actual war." Major McCallum efive armament had never be brought to in a niemorandus of his ailnded to in the cor rosponderon said, z--" Whọn we did indeed pro-

to

was

weapons, owing to the inertness of the Ordin

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

4.

THE SOUTH AFRICA ENQUIRY,

London, 12th May: The Duke of Fife was yesterday examined befuce the South Africa Committes, and sail that Mr. Rhodes ronived (P deceived) him. Both the Duke of Fifo and the Duke of Abor corn declared that they had a suspicion that the Jameson raid was intended.

THE VICEROY, TO VISIT BURMAL

Calentia, 1th May. Arrangements are being made for the Viceroy to visit Hasma dering the ensuing vinter

BEINFORCEMENTS FOR THE OLPE.

Calcutta, 18th May, The Dublin Fasiliore leave Bombay for thos Cape forthwith. The Iuling Marine steamer Canning and another vessel will be chartered.

the evidence given in court can doubt that the now a proposal has been received from another Jury have come to the right sosclusion Ten may quarter. But will the idea of the Leal Beaudo Java has used as a tool in the matters by your atteseed Idenbt it. The Souado wants to mater er noctant; of that I know nothing. make a boy of duing macb, hat in offoet it does

ac Trickbdaces fa zot Icasotel by that aron it nort to nothing, and when it gets with diff

The Straits Government is received a disfest against the supply of antiquated alow, is so. You went and deliberatoly set fire to ouition it begins to think how it can raise ich rugating the dafmes works of that losing. 7ament to be placed in nne oppimor- This plenat night end caused the death of three money anil proceeds to increase the taxes,

monts at Colorial expetise our requests were Hongkong Governmeué.

not avonded to," Bir Charles Mitchell's letter uten, and you might have used a very groat And with all the inervaso in taxation there is lony, almost identical with that addressed to the marament to be placed in new empleos ence in connection with the question publinhod of the 30th Sopi, 1996, is strongly pat, bat nat loss of property. Now, of pour you have not ne improvement, but quite the contrary, bson fed for the death of those anon and Senhor Galbardo bas cedared the dredging in to Straits farther elucidates the nattor by any means too strong, in almenoterising

of the barbour to be provided with at once.

Tutalo the following summary from the those implements as so much old fron." The therefore the sontoace has no relation to them but if you have any conscience I hope you will It is said the work is to ho began in the Straite Finans always remember how you sent these thros mon Chizese way, that is, when the tide is low

to traverse that despatch, makes the best of a to their deaths. These offences most be stopped the cooles will scraps up the sand and aarry it In March, 1936, the War Ofice informed the War. Ofice letter (12th Marek, 1867), written was obsolete,” Although for the Singapore forte would probably be aupr. Lun when they are proved they must be severely away commencement is to be mado at the lonial Office that the remaining armament par case. It denios that thee the 7-inch

that it almit plied this year, and that the 7 ich RML gans punished. The sentence of the court upon you stuan wharf.

it goes on Senhor Maria Bandeira de Línu hás segumed mall then be tomored. The Colonial fos then giving place to a "nower type of gun. in that you to imprisoned for fifteen years with

his tutios n's Colonial Secretary and Sonkor

mon this, asked for further details. The War What is, therefore, the rains of the denial? hard lyhour.

Alliot Lello hos boss left with nothing to dn

Offoe thus replied in August

Besides the masslo-londor was obsolete in all' The dentinued presence of this gentleman in

Since the construction of the Singapore other is bas car own, and what the War the solony, drawing his pay and doing nothing.bfences in the years 18845, great claugos Office meant to say was that it really had not it becoming ridiculous.

have taken place in the medium armament of the tins then of replacing thera, and thecor In place of 6 inox, & inch, and 4 fore from that point of view the gan was not arships SENTENCE.

hoh B. La gus, which than composed the absoleto" until it was replaced. Which is Yesterday inurning the sentence on Sargeant

CANTON NOTES.

pedium armament of Narios; Q 2. guns of

no excuse. The War Office says that "it hohes onlibre, and under, have been introduced.

was to a very great extent effective against Frotter, West Yorkshire Regiment who w tried by Court Martial for sapling a feo and

{E0MTM CANG NGÔI BẠN ra also for conduct to the prejudice of good order

A notification was issued by the Canton The number of the gun carried by shina has stichatties as was than possible," Int that Comissioner of Gnatoms inviting the mer so much increased, whilst, comparing air statement is disposal of by the fact that Hon. W. M. Goodman (Attorney Generaly and military discipline, was promulguted at a sesatod, being instructed by Ar. I. Leaoral parade hold on the Garrison Parado chants of the town treme guilds to call on him libees, the now guns are of much worn foreign squadrons in tan Far East were all on the 2nd May in desise suitable plans with powerful nature. High explosives are also now armed with B. L. (breech-loading) gata. The Donnys (Crown Sociter), and Mr. Robinson Ground. The sentence was that Fretter he

reduced to the rank of corporal, po

regard to the modification of the postal laws. 1sed in the shelle of thess guns. The change War Offes talks of the protestion reusi vod by the gun-detachment behind the eix-foot (instructed by Mr. V. II. Daaron} defended.

At the conclusion of the evidezes Mr. Ro..

Bore zerebants went to woo him on the day us accessitate u rovision of the wxisting armp

Le gun. But that is not a legitimate principle forts nad-cosling stations Is has been dacjdėd binson contended that there was some WA SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO DR. NOBLE appointed, bat the result of the menting iseus of the sea defenses of the Imperial military parapet in a set-I against the slow work of ever against the prisoner. He had interest

On Wednesday aftergou Dr. Nehle mot known

On the afternoon of the 20th May a great to withdraw the obsolete 7 in. . . L in warfare. The principle lies in the doing as in the place and therefore could have no notive

hunderstorm was experienced in Canton, The my 64 pars, from all actions, these guns being much damage as possible to the enemy without an undus waste of your oru soon, but if you are for setting fire to it. There was suggestion with a serious coldent while driving along

wind also blaw very hard. A good wory treas in quits wit te contand with this newer natures of by the prosecution that the master and asked Shizukiwag Road from Quarry Bay. He was

the neighbouring villages were damaged, olthardancs, and to replace them by the sowat to save your mon without doing more than a minimam of damago to the enemy you must not the prisoner and his brother to sit fra to the in company with Mr. Borers, his assistauf,

by lighting or by wind. Two women and and most powerful patterns of medium Q. F, place. There was to evidence of that, but at the time and was in a dog our which was. conazol maize what would be the deal answer drawn by an Arsaalien hores. Just after sal gül fan years of age were killed by lightrans. It may be mentioned that the inefficiency expect to win. The only trus defenes lies in of un employé who was asked by ab master to leaving Quarry Bay the horse stumbled and set fire to premises. Wonla it it be No, I fell and badly scraped his lurees. Dr. Nobla ping whilst they were taking their sapper in of the 7 in. R. M. L. gura at Singapore hit hitting hardor and more frequently than your do with it "It was true was driving and he continued to tightly hold. Their house in Sni-hing Lane in House.. A been commento por by the Governor, Theanomy can hit yea, and in a se must your

farmer who was working in a field in Shik-tawisting arinement of Singapore comprises ton

way undus considerations of soil-protection. will have nothing that something was supposed to have been writ the reus, the result being that he was rewa village with two cops was also killed by light 7 m. E. M. L. and six 64 puru. ft. M. L. gons: Power of taking this offensive be hampered from prajudies we find ourselves in entire sym- tea by the meter, but the documes was not violently on to the ground, his face stril adreissible in evidence, quid if it had been ing the earth first. Dr. Nobic sustained ning and the animals shared the ears fate. A These guns it is proposed to withdraw, and to Viewing the whole case 29050Bably mad withcut

large house in Kuta Brent, inside the city, provide the following additional armament, viz, the pose, which |

was badly damaged by the lightning. Large The guns will be placed in pairs 100 feet thy with the Goraruore uingients. The chief reason why, when our forts were arranged The O. & O. steamer Doric, with mails, & counsel would have closely co-examined very ugly wound ou

chailstoros foil in Chung-chow at the time of distance apart, this armagement tending to from Sua Francisco to the 11th inst. rin Hond the translator of it. But that could pass was split open, and

sousel required for their voevive. The cost of the

were not constracted, was that bone of these lela, bsa arrived at Yokohama, And will love There was not a tittle of evidence to show that the left eye. The nada blot freely but the thunderstorm. It is said that the hailstones assist the cotsmand, and to doasses the per- otrst, the emplacements for breach-leading gung.

wers as large as bean.

On the Rich May a thandastóra was also labore armament amosats to:-Guns, wanting,

ance Constration Departurent, were available, fer this port, via Innd Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki, any bribe was oilored to the prison, Roh less the doctor was able to gui into his dog cart tecented by him. If he was guilty of course he again with the intention of getting back to know all about the tin of kores and the town with all possible speed. This was rather

Kain district, There were about one hundred Losition finding £6,500-212,100.

muzzle-loadors out of the services. It is and Shanghai, tomorrow, the 30th instant.**

Me Prince, Senior Writer in the Naval soaked nieces of paper, and Chise territory axisky poeding, as the boss, with its brake experienced in a village perand Cheung-pak, in &c. £85,600; cable and fastenicuts for torekeepers Department, Portsmouth Yard, was not very far away He was at large sororal kuees might have stumbled again at any mo

and twenty houses in the village, and neatly 003 of the completion of the works is though all the other Powers had kicked their the time, for the results of the incapacity of the has been appointed Senice Writer at Hong hours, but did he try to get away No, he was ment, but it was the only thing to be done half the unraber ware blow down by the strong approximately-Works £23,760 installation of reasonable to fino a Calony, which proteston at

Wint connection under the cirugimstances. Fortunately, how.gale, but no life was reported lost. It is said position finding, £8,100-£31,860. As to in- ng Naval Yard, vice Mr. O. H. G. Wilkinson, found in his mother's Ixuse. transferred to Malta Dopkyari, on promotion was there between the tin of keine and the over, Mr. Hart Buck, who was also driving at a woman carrying her child in her arma cidence of cost its proposed to adhere to the War Office. Whose fault is it that this par was carried in the air by the gate to a distive arrangement adopted in the pass, vis, that the ticular group of works will have to be done Colony should provide the sites and pay for vico oper? We will admit that the great SL- prisoner? If the Jery applied des poinciples along the road, rot Dr. Noble and at onse

A big fire broke out in bambo shop the construction of the works (approximately fusion of the quick-ring principle, boil in land Admiral Sir Georgs Watson died at Plymouth that ought to be applied in cases d circumstan. brought him buck ta towu. Dr. Noble's of about sight 1. on 26th April. He took part in the Chinese tial oridonee they would find there is no caso at hores and dog cart being left in oburgo

Yung-ki, la Suntals district, on the 10th May. 38), whilst the Imperial Govorarent defense and son attack, has introduced changes aince 1886. To be quite fair, therefore, we War, being present at the capture of Chin, all against the prisoner. Undestadly thore of Mr. Bowers, who was Lappily nu-

Over fifty houses were burnt to the ground should provide the armament (£42,100).""

In September, the Governor of the Straits might safely admit our liability for, say, qua The tins were taken to his offee and then Mr. Hart Buck and two men were suffocata. The origin of Kinngton, and Nankis, and served in the boat was suspicion, but a perfectly inent man but, und the mafoo Dr. Noble was ertion with pirates at Sirhausen in 1844, as might le rider suspicion.

the fire was the upsetting of a candle, which sckuowledged the receipt of this information third of the charges for works, the remaining aidshipman of thy Dido, lo was also Cempat there by somebody. Counsels not there went to get madeni assistance. Very fort

called apou-burdened as it is with so targement. We have the greatest rospect for the nodore at Hongkong from 1876 to 1879. to talk nonssass to the jury. but the question uzataly he met Dr. Atkinson jas outside the igrited the bamboos, so that the ire spread auf denied the justive of the colony being two-thirde devolving on the Imperiu! Gevera,

was, did the evidence lead them to the contla office and that gentleman had Dr. Noble rapidly.

The students of the variona schocks vs sent proportion of the cost of the defence of a great abilities of Major Watkins, but we are of opinion that in these days of high viral speeds The Band of the Wsat Yorkshire Regimentsion that the prisoner au ao onotse put them conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital,

a petition to the Viceroy objecting to the two perint ecaling sletion-to pay for the con- Counterfoil Order Baoks supplied on ad will play the following programme at the there? The Crownld that he did while others where his rose was stitched and dressed and he

wore sleeping. Was it not just a Fkely that was thon souraged to his home. Dr: Stedman merchants who, as reported, Invo farmed out tim strachin of the additional works proposed the utility of a position-finding installation for Waisun lottery, on the ground that they have The Governor pointed at that the runs artillery work is of very problematiul valns. Goura athars.did it while he was sleeping. The whole is now attending the patient and we are pleased

Brill of the mon in the shop were chugel and fis. to len that, notwithstanding the rusty joined in partnership with the old farmere, who supplied by the Home Gororemant for the We do not think that in practice it will work Iradier charged and Cars) contanded the there was jurice, he is able to get about the house, are known to be most curing and malicien forts had proved inefficient from the neglect of cat o well as the academia theory of the prin- We do not think that the Colony As the shortcomings in the armament of to do. Ballu no more evidence against the pisoner than although it will probably be some days before people, and the petition represents that if they the latter to provide for up-to-date artillery: riple of position-fieding wild appear to saim

he goes to his vilica,

become the farmers, it will be a danger to the the firts were thus inc to the action of should pay for what is more a high theoritical there was ainst the men who wr dinobarged. Connel also commented upon the fans that tho

On the 21st May Wrobow was deeded. the Eozno Government, the Governor Teld artillery luxury than a practical basis of gun- 'The London and Citino Express, saya :—Wa priserer was not charged with thunerler of the

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

good many bonts were carried away and a junk that the Imperial Government shork banory work luring brief spaces of titae, Its learn that some time sines pourparlers took three man who were suffocated in the premises.

The mount weeng of the members of the carrying atont twenty passengers was expsised nearly the whole coat of altering the farts to cost is put at nearly £14,000, of which the place with the view of a kind of intercational Could the jury consiouliously reuna verdict. consortium for the development and eping of guilty against the prisonor of a charge of Victoria Recreation Club was held yesterday not out of the passengers or grew being sated put them in a reasonable position defonce. Colary is asked to pay over 29,000,

Commander W. C. H. Hastings A man-named Fung Chaong, who was living The Guverner then shows that the available out of Chinese rescurces. All the Powers were antder ? If they could not theyopoly could afternoon.

provided and said that during the past year the in Ta Kiang village, was buried alive by hslances of the Colony will be heavily Arawa. assist. Ruska, however, zaade it a stipula.not find him guilty of arapu.

Johore railway and from Penang harbour im- tion that Manchuria should be left out of.ths The Attorney-Genera! then red and with morberakip bad increased by 25. Severe loss his clean, the fenton being that sorts por to meet the expense arising from the

The P. & O, stoamer Rosetta, with the Eng- field of operations. To this treat Britain would regard to his having mentioned lalotter to tho was sustained by the typhoon, the boathouse time ago he swindled sixty dollars not agree, and the proposed arrangement ac jury which was eventually not admitteil us being destroyed list July. It would be ind-them ander the pretence that he was geprovements, H, E., hete, decus it imprudent cordingly foll through.

ovidence said it was usual to one to the jury visable to make any large outlay till the questioning to repair the ancestral tombs. At last into reduce the balances further by additional fish mail of the 30th April, arrived yesterday. all the facts which the Ceursel for the prosecn- of the Fature site of the club was definitely trick was discovered and be was arrested, but axpenditure on the fort armaments, and aske WoN. C. Daily Norte) ban on good authority tion expects to bo sbla to lay beim them by the setted. Fwanty-one banks had been put up te bad spent all the money and was unable for further instructions how to meat this now The following telegrams are from the Thues of that Trince Tchtowsky to be recaired within ridens in intends to call. No doubt if he whisk it was hoped would be sufficient till the refund it his clansmen dug a hole in the ground and startling demand on the Colonial Ex-Cylon :—19

to a depth of sheat eight feat and buried big chequer." The Governut, also, points out that the Imperial Palace immediately after sind rosson, on the fucts before th when he long-looked for site was granted and the

the colony by the abatement of the Military sadiense with the Emperor before he leaves inadmisible he would usually wet ap that the naval authorities the prospects of the case to the local wagistrate, who has calls Contribution. The Governer closes by making arrival at Peking, and will be sold another opened the ease, to baliova certain evidence was permanent building tonturilizes. Thanks to alive. The niothor of the deceased reported this demand will neutralite the fiscal relief to

úper the auzz of the village to arrest the

that the proposed armement expenditure shou Peking. The Prince will also have an undience videnso in detail. With regal to the letter tinuing to ocenty perraanently the present alte

were distinctly good. (Applauss.) He was offenders.

bra regarded as a debt to le palu by the colony with the Empres Dowager. The Russian which was excluded, there was no reason for

by rasonable instalments. Mission is to be congratulated on having brokes tim in donbs its admissibility w he oponed not at liberty to say more just now, but the down zoma of the absurdly exclusivo etiquette the case. Indeed, except for the statement of Committee and best in communication with of the Imperial Court, whereby a service has the prisoner's paramour yesterday that she may Loth His Excelleney the Governor and the been rendered to foreign interests generally in have had sores of the prisoner's huther's cloties Commodore, from both of whom every consider- Chlum.

sout to her to wash, the letter would have been ation had been received. This union of site, admitted by the Chief Justico, buss; apart as they all lines by His Excellency the Gover. The ocreerpondent of a local native paper from that stateneat, the lotter must have been more at spoof in the club, was one that the No Cradit given for Rattles that look dirty er greasy, or that appear to have been used for writing from from Hengelion, Hanau, states taken to have been in the prisota's possession President takes a great interest in and therefore any other purpose than that of conting that he Isro'y saw two men heavily cangued parar prior to the fire. The man all the letters it could be safely left in his hands. (Applare aaratud Waters, inch Bottles une margring the river banks outside that ofty escorted in the box in the prisoner's roan rare put there Both the gymnonm and boat Loast sama The legend on by her either from the pockets of the clothes mittees complain of lack of intercet in their whed again by us.

by a couple of gamén runners.

respective departmenta. This was unfortunate the cangus of each of the desperadoes told the or from the floor ur from the Labh in the room,

A gentlenion passenger gave a reporter af Imperial Government, partly in order to meet tale that they had been so punished for recently It still one document had bean for there were most completo pamphernalia anć

originally proposed, so that shoy grew in cest Asaniting the Eey, Griifith John while that admitted that she stated sis might has a most excellent instructor in the gymnsait this paper this morning a few particulars of the wishes of the colony, added to the armaments fromthooriginal estimate of £49,000 to £120.614, missionary was trying to sell books at long-washed the prisoner's brother's ethes as well and the bout how sub-Committee had beez the untoward incident. He sail" I was one chon. Further, that upon anquiry the gamen as the prisoner's. In that state of affairs the earstal to keep the basta ga neder, and to of those bond from Shanghai to Barop, Mr. Chamberlain does tot, therefers, think that the Colonial Governant cou reasonably runnors had said that the punishment bul bean Chief Justive held that it was just possible the replace old ones. This hick of interest reunited tonding to be present at the eclebration In mstad ant by the peremptory orders of H.B. fetta night have come from the prisoner'e in the regatta last December being not sa London of the Diamond Jubiles. I had Los complain of the proposal that it could Chang Chih-tang, who bad been informct of brother's clothes and to it was posible he (the great a surge usual as far as wing was forward to being among those who thongli nabaro (less than one End) of the 92 the attempted not through the Consul repre prisoner) might not, base read or had it in concerned, at the form or the bar British, zre suficiently acquainted with increase expenditure necessitatet by the change senting Dr. Johne country at Hankow Cia possession. On that grounds secluded the of entries in the events boing up to the career of the august lady shoes the three character in the cuditions of stock and letter from evidence, but that sound was not standard of former years. On the other band of England to heartily in the festivites dafange. In order, prover to suit the Boun- Doty News

before him (the Attorney Gem when Le increased interest had been taken in the sailing and felicitations; but, sips it seems as if it There was a stirring scene at the P. & D. opened the ears. This counesl fortie pececution ratoles, and as a consequence the entries not to be, although I believe the management with communications addressed to the Editor, not jetty on Saturday (ways the N. C. Daily News opens the facts he expects to able to proto were largely increased and the boala altoge will do all that it is possible for them to do to the question of providing for position finding at Lord: George Hamilton, replying in the

of the 24th May) Then the condor Samson was and is most cases some of the facts are disther better. The athletic sports in March at enable the steamer to keep her times. Afe.

porditure for worka, estimated at £29,760, it burn, said he was not aware of any general dilatiers for pachlication should be written on one about to convoy pissingers to the Empress of proved or explained away by the counsel for the Happy Valley wares a great super, the records dinner, which was held at six o'clock, the put Singapore, and, as regards the remaining ex- House of Commons to Sir William Wedder, that amount cannot be conveniently paid by feeling in ludia in favour of reducing the salt Japan, great many people having been a defence. In his case, the lile buying boca of previous verre having been senten in all the sengers were on deck enjoying the cool of the No anoxymously signed communications that have tracted there to bid farewell to Mr. B. F. fanlly exchded, the Attorney General asked events but the mily race sad throwing the evening: the res was perfectly calm, not a ripak, the Colony before the 81st March, 1899, Her duty for the year, which would result in the already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Thorburn who terminated his long roastonce in the jury to dismiss it from theirinds and try cricket ball. Returning to the question of the not a puff of wind to brok its glassy continuity;

any order in the mattor. Orders for extra mines of Day Pries should be Shanghai. The Town Band was in attendance the case on the evidence and the evidence new rito the Chairman said that if they all of a sudden there was a rash, and her Majesty's Government will be prepared to con-anhouding of a much larger quantity that was.

and hearty alone. It is quits new to ask the jury to were enabled to retain the present one the sent before I am. on day of publication. After that played Arld lang syna'

state of nervous anxiety, for it was so totally expenditure (say) over three years.

The Beoretary of State enclosed an extract RUPEE COMPENSATION. ALLOWANCES IN necessitate the building of a new clus B expected. Some thought the steamer tat hour the manly Supplied for Cash beers and a tiger were need for Mr Thorbura, exclude from their mind anything they may altorations to the sea frost wall would terrible grating noise, which threw as all its farumbly any proposal for spinating the required, and he was thorstore unable to issue

Tegnaphic Addreas Eass--ARG. Deda. whe was visibly affected by the farewell any heard us in in the past. This letter arse, which, the Committee wat in a rook, for thea was it shook of the from a letter from the War Office, storing, in the Governor's strictures, that the

London, 13th May. tended to him. It is & curious thing in.connecwas admitted at the Baglemey and was

Sir W. Wodderbarn then asked whether it tion with Me Thorburn's twenty years service appended to the depositions and may have found formed, would eget $40,000. Stace Mr. Suuders vessel foro stanu to star which Ipht colour to Hoe Government had done its best for the

thia beltet. Olliers thought the machinery lid with the Municipal Council as Secretary that its way into the anapapers, but the jury would had to give up the secretaryship Mr. W

with the means available a dozen years ago. In snd the Members of Councils, to the compen during that pose be was never absent from try the case and come to their unciasion upon Armstrong, M. A Denison, and Mr. B. F

sorts of theories put forth and "alted

1886, ita uction aroused adverse criticism at Sinsation allowance, as the statue fixail the salaries ovidence alone, discarding all other matters. T H. Roid had now consented to take up the trom time to time as to what was the came

of the accident bal all doubt was prompdy gapere, but the War Office maintained by argu- of some of the oficials to rupsies, and not to The Attorney-General, then dolt with the dutie

The report and accounts were, on the motion inid by the haste whan we were informed by ment that the guns supplied at the time an sterling Lord George aid opirions differed

swered the practical requirements of the day. about is, but he was obtaining further advice. A copy of the following notice issued by the facts of the case in detail and inter vul that

a collar of the thrust shaft bad broken, and re The following quotation.irga the oxtract shows

NEW GOVERNOR OF GOA. Straits Settlements Government has been the evidence was quite conclues that this shop of Mr. Reid, adopted.

An alteration in Eule 15, loreby the suncal could go no farther on our journey until fours the present views of the War Office

London, 15th May: transmitted to the Hongkong Guneral Chain Ead been set on Ero wilfully. The only quez

wore affected. A.. boat was sent elf to Gutzlaff

It is worthy of note, sillastrating the rapid Colonel Machado has been appointed Governor ber of Commeres by the focal Goverment for Lion left was whether it satisfactorily subscription shall be payable prior to March

and a telegram despatched from thera, to the

of Glow general information:Information has a proved that the prisoner was the man who did Slab, was then made.

Commander Hastings was re-elected 19 Compasy sagent at Stangled. Tags were sat it with which ornamente change from yar to year, that the 6 inch B. L. gan that would

PLAGUE NEWS. received from the Acting Consul-General for it or was a party to the fire being communicator

Chairman, and Mr. W. H. Potts and Mr. T. How and we care up with the steamer, sed

Calcutta, 13th May. have been supplied if practicable, in 1856, Lis the Netherlands, that the Government off to the promises either as prineal or accessory

here we are zow, after bidding good-bye to itself buen superestled by the 6 inch Q. Fun The ginte of affairs in Dyona is worso, Netherlands Ins has enacted that all vessels before the fut. He submitted the fact of the Reid were appointed hon. treasurer sal hon.

now to be supplied, so that the Colony are not arriving in Netherlands Inilia from or having this of korosine being placed in each inerin secretary respectively

friends and getting the parting over." The following Committee was appointed The Sydney will transfer ker passengers and touched at Swator, Mac, Formosa, Bombuy.inating positions la the roun in, which the

now asked merely to supply the alleged short-bough the plague only commenced in Mere

sighteen hundred authentie deaths have been and Kurachue will have to underge nine days prisoner slapt pointed must insively to the Meesra M. A. A Songs, R. K. Leigh cargo into the Yarr, which will leave he

thensand. Only the feeblest efforts have beg quarantine from the date of departure from flas prisoner's guilt. nd after devussing Mr. Armstrong. A Denisun, Bischoff, Thursday next, It was thought at first that comings of 1886, but will obtain a better arman already recorded in a population of under six abore acntioned ports or from the list case of Robineca's theorie uf possible other origin to Muebell, Ga. Caldwell, and 0. E: Thoupsen. o broken part could be replaced by one bez ment than the beet armament of that date."

Mr. MOLLISON maggostod that a funneh should owed froza tiho You, watch arrived from In so uticle on the subject the ex-Freude to check the spitamis.

matos the fellowing remarks, which, with the

Calcutta, 36th May HONGKONG, MAY 29th, 1887' disease on board. Also, tint the Import of the are hesabovittal blie parinoire participation

butter, provisions, rage, uzanafactured wool, in the man was show beyond all reasonable rcvided ug throb Woke Japan on Friday and was not timed to have escaption of the parsly local al'asices, are

bathers of Stonecutter's Talerd. When the until after she had undergone the tabl

In Bombay yesterday there were only eight THE sentence passed on Sergent FRETTER hair, hides, and fura from the aforementioned doubt.

poris is temporarily prohibited.

Hi Loriship, in summing indrow attention fide was low bathing at the club was most un harbour over-haul which this com equally applicable to Hongkong, whose cass is fresh case, and eight dontha In Karachi there though it may perhaps be regarded as com

to the fast that not one of thezen in the shop picasant and he thought the provision of a steamers more while in Shanghai The Sey on all fours with that of the south colou were eight casas, and ton deaths in Hyderabad. paratively mild na military sectonces yo k

His Excellen Kang Ta-jen, the rotiring as hurt in any way. It for the jury to snuch about three times a week would prove left. Woosung on Saturday morning in oberg In October and November last year on three (ind) there were two men, and two deaths. of a licensed pilat and the instrnotions recessions we alluded to the gacation as first There were no cases in Bakirar; and in Forna iutzodesedin H.E. the Governor's address on the two fresh case, but no deaths. The Bombsy Chinese Minister, bad arranged, as already say whether that fast har any bearing on the popular innovation

The CHAIRMAN nuncnnced that the matter but the steamer was to proceed under My stimates. Of course we had know, and many incrtality Inles Sister Elizabeth, who had calculated, having regard to all the circum anounced, to take his departare frota England men's knowledge of the fire and their getting

storm as her engines bad undergone must have known, for eight or fou yours, that the stances of the case, to excite were syrupathy on 20th April, travelling from Waterloo te away before the fire burst out great violence, would be dealt with by the Committee.

The meeting concluded with a role of thanke extensivo Overhand. These injunctions re

been on plague duty airco. the outbreak. The for the nocused than detestation for bis Southampton, and thers eukarking on the There could to no doubt that he fire originated

daly observed, but failed to prevent the accidat, mattor of changing certain specified geas in our fanoral was largely attended, General Gatac

armament had been impending all these years. North German Lord bost for China. The ar- on the ground foot and that was the resale Chairwan, wrong-doing. If the sentence had resolved rangements bed to be cancelled, however, by of the criminal action of somers. The ques

no blame for which is attachable to any and the nature of the probable change had bad and the members of the Plague Committee in MACAO:

After an eterlination of the bresk by han

during those years ropsated indicated in those ended. You may itsalt into a simple caution the contrary and reason of bis Excellency's illness. He badation for the jury to decide is whether the

Bombay, 8th May." engines it is held to En necessary to and toamns. Owing to the inevitable lack of know, DEATH OF A BOMBAY `WORTHY.......... more distrable cuect might have been preis le bas suffered very bad health, and the world have to consider wheat the ovidence paralytic seizure some months ago, since which. prizoner at the place on fire; and Eley.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.) Shanghaii for nasistands, which was done and

The Hon. Javetilal Umisshander Xefuik, Macao. 28th May duced. As the matter stands the impression cold East. winds of the fow preceding days, topidated to the fact, not necessarily that

accordingly the Eydney returned to port. Its ledge, the nature of the proposals wer wis Great resentanent is entertained here against hoped that the passengers by the Farra will understood locally, both in another journal and, will he deepened that the sin consists ip 26th Lud adversely affected the Minister, he, actually applied the light, but that he

Átter consultation with Bir Douglas, Powall it; know of tho intention befekond or gave Mr. Horbert Gaffe, Acting British Vico-Congot, be able to transfer be the homeward through a talogrant to the Times, by Singapore member of the Legislative Council for the last being found out, rot in the wrong

was deemed wise, to postpone the departars. any instructions in respect the fire. After in consequence of an insultasid to have beus Australian mail steuer Polyacsten at Colcabo, people at home, and wore imagined to be a seven yours, a Fellow of the University, a mem Te-arming of the forts, this implying of course her of the Corporation, and Sucretary of the a change covering to removal of our modern local Branch of the Bayal Asiatic Society, diod doing. The facts of the caso are simple. Host of his salto acceded by the Prousie, mating with a preparations made for the fire cfered by him to the viole Portuguese com for smellles-Mercury

B.L.guns, of which we have a costula amber, to this morning of remittent fever Sergeant FRETTER, being in charge but the late Minister's son and nephew remained bis Lordship said the jury mild have to say munity. A circular was sent round to the

maka room for something else which nobody LIGHTHOUSES IN THE RED SEA.

Calcutta, 11th May. behind, and it was intended that he should whether thoms preparations was made by any members of the Tonnis Club (which includes the canteen, took a gunshow of $75. from depart by the I. and O. Australia on 7th May, one ples than the prisoner. One important cong ita membacabin a few Portognese) on

seemed to know anything about. That was,

The Englishman publishes an important article of course, colossal blandes, but we took on the brewers for tapping the beer and says the London and China Flapreot. His Excel point was that a un af kerosin oil in a woodenu which they were asked to signify it.it would be

ession to explain the character of the proposal on lighthouses in the Red Sea, and calls upon attendin [ป

other details onlinarily lets staying at resent at the Langham box was put in the accounlat's room, here agreeable to them that the Club should

Hetal, as the new Chliess Minister is the prior slept, while some workinon wore casionally have afternoon teas

which amounted to the replicing of the several the Government to take stops, especially owing devolving upon the citers of the lique residorer at the Legation.

engaged in the shop. After fire a puncture club ground, member beng allowed to invite

7-inch 6 ton M,L: gaus wul the viry few to the increased speed demanded in the wait Under recent order, which had not

was found in the tin, so the the pretze their friends. Many members agreed to the previously buen muule public in the Hons Eastern Extension, Australasinand China

At the half-yearly general meeting of the must base been made in the intant's room propinal but Mr. Goffo, it is reported, trok TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PR ponders mounted here, for a modora B.Le contrat, which should compel there to make Dear Sir With regard to the late Curtmedium qalck-firing amament That from the gamer truck at the south end of the Red Was it probable that all preparations accusion to inake the following remark "on

abire Regiment, reported at length in n well-known that the Colony protested against kong garrison or in any way brought to Telegraph Co. Limited, held at Winchester were made by other men, we set as to the the cirenar All aatiohities may be martial on Sergesut Fretter, of the West kou point of view was no new proposal, for it is Sea ordinarily safe for navigation

Good reads have an ever-increasing army of Sergeant Fretter a knowledge, the receiving House on 28th April, the Marquis of Tives place and go dear away what anyone on invited by the Portuguese." This vainable solazus, would ask you to kindly the Mil medium armament ut Louvory of gratuities under any conditions is dato, the Chairman, in the course of his speech the ground Loor becoming bars of their the leak, very impelite as well as indiscreet on

said:The Imperial Commission appointed to presence! In gard to the motive, the the part of Mr. Goffe Possibly, ha may not make the following extractions on belt of barinning, on the ground that the 6-inch friends. The general use of the bicycle bas which latter gentleman is at present absent not the muzzle-loadors, should be supplied, daily because the possessor of the propellingTM rendered illegal, and under this under the consider the question of laging au all British evidence on that point was withinly not very ke some of the Portuguess who go to the Messe Hollier, Wise & Co. and Mr. Boss, HL. gan was coming into use and that these, helped to spread knowledge of this subject, espe But it was, in effect, Hobson's olistes. The 7 power (the logs) da fasl the superiority of unfortunato Sergent has been sentenced to solo to connect Canada with China sad Ans strong. There was the fast at the brainess Club, but that is no reason why be should bar

tralia concinded, ita, ingairy, saina timo ayə, pus apparently, not very furishing at the the whole community, especially in p colony from the salon in day

Firefly-Mejor Mills was under a missingh muzzle-loaders could be supplied there and smooth roadways, and can talk The hurses reduction in rauks. Of the spirit of the after taking a considerable amount of oxidence time and of the insurance hering boon effected that belongs to Portugal, or that makes the

hension in stating he saw Mr. Ross, as this tn, while snol womthe clamours from all quer Lave long suffered while drawing heavy loada for $4,000, $1,000 of it lang renewed as is a national one. I am sure that any gentleman was never interviewed in the mater. tere, the navy specially, for the 6-in. breach-over rough strauts, but could not complain, f order ju question every one must approre, insluiting that of representatives of their com

Secondly. Maju Mits misunderstood the loaders that it might have been years before they could have talked, we would have learand, but it strikes one as um outrage on justlecrazy e Consusio had sulmitted ita acently as three weeks Leo the fire, but Dughshman of good sense will disapprove of report, but it had not yet been mail public. It toere was no evidence of prepiracy botworn what Mr Goffe has done. If Mr. Goffe wishes that a hunbly sergeant should be inado a might, however, be assumed that the report the master, the accountant, ead the prisoon to be resposted he should show respect to nature of tho dosaments be caw ss be the collog station's lern came. And there generations ago, what too few people were then lotim to ite letter when it is notorious that would unneup that a insurmountable dif and as it likely that he wdd not fire to the folhas Foreigners in this oolong are well merely shownunder exceptional circumeindes fore we think it is to be clearly understood that willing to abserve. When motor vehicles or Sinulties stood in the way of currying out the promises with a view to geting the insurance rented and friendly foliage lave alwavete copies of the accounts made unt for pay se particular guns were accepted merely as horsefest verges shall be at list in practical its spirit, ig daily violated in much higher andorlasing. Two Bills had becy in frotuvudmeny. It was tot hoge hot to the provided boivaan to and the Portuguese tent of remuneration of services, allowane toate were lyday use, a new caray of advocate will be added

into the United, Blatce Congress having forbe irinally knew of the insures at all audit Mr. Gaffs's pradecessors were tesaoted, because ulivets fund, to, and tres told these allows ces every one had. Its tricks Saron could only be to the sommon cause of good rends.

mant to help the two numbers with the iron- Mrs. Johann Colenbrander, in an article in their object the lying of a cable from San would not be sight to assure that be know they were gentlemen and knew how to conduct wore customary Thanking you in autioipallon get to traverse by putting on the whole detock-

Hongkong 27th May, 1857, 303895

shod-lators; svu reeded to be omzod to run Modum pays a high trilate to the money of and Australis Nalther of these Bills became evidence of any motive. Bil she jury Fed to has occurred it would be agreeable to Masas f Francisco o liswall, with extension to Japan anything about it; so thorosas practically no themaalves in a foreign tomiry. After what am yours truly, CI THOMPSON

up: scale would run back on being red and Lobenga: Yes, we all liked Lobengala law, but it was certain that dither or both of bear in mind that it was not for the Crown to the British Government world trainer Mr. Legal Notes as this -Theild career again down to their front stops, she sovej and wore forry for his snd end hit them would be introduoud into Congrose again atablish u motive: The jury bed solely to con Goffs to an appointinent elsewhere, as soon as it reassembled. It would, therefore, sier whether the fire could have been started On Saturing lurt Benhor Arthur T. Barbosa Buster of the Rolls is always amusing, bat his scirem feat which morad the Duke of Coalways treated me most kindly. He was sty not more so. The system is abominable nad seem that the establishment of telegraphic without the prisoner having any participation ratemed fron Lisbor and resumed his old plara rarely indulge in such emely wit as he did on zenght on one momorable ocasion in Fert intelligent, had a great capneity for work, and a must be reprobated by all honest men, but communication between North America and in it and without his having any knowledges Inspector do Fazenda Natku The steamer a rocant cousion when a junior bafore hinted Passir Panjang to soy to us That's an awful wonderful memory He loved sport, and no- wharf was decorated with legs and a half the Law Reports as "Q.B.D. That inot un 7eu've got! It was Sie Churles thing used to light bin more than when my Chind and Australia might be regarded as fit. TH ANNU if it is mucerely desired to reduce the ev it within mensweble distance of realization, and The jury or absent to court only four finished triumphal arch and the principal Chi- the way you should address us said Lord Mitchell appears to have witnessed something husband and I rode a race. Of course, I was

to work they husband about being beaten by

umfuci he merely meant to use the brief and ordlary attempts of the ganners. must be grappled with by some more drastic this must land to s diversion of tmill, It was minutes. They paninoush atarned a verdict new monopolists received their gront advocato Baher. The loured gentleman pretented that of the same kind far ke alton to the futile always allowed to win, and he tied to etzi

Bagong with much firing of emokra means than the simple breaking" of as matfer which the directors find regarded with of guilly.

sonallorable auxiety, They would, however, His Lordship Wong La Kang, you have Phere is talk of lighting the city with ga, formula for the second selume of the Quan's guns on some occasion or other; and to woman" Lobengulu, irs, Colmbrander adds,

State as thankful that this so-called Deo fewer flinn serduty-bight queens t "ponico." When the sentence on Sergent do all they could, or that could be done, to ten tonna guilty of the offere with which you Some time ago negotiations on the subject took Baash Division Reports I might as well, have expressed himself to the Soiretary of probably thought little of women, as he had were charged, and I think noely who has hoard place with the Hongkong Gas Company, and Setorted his lordship,say to you, U.B.D" FRETTER was published yesterday morning safeguard the interests of the company.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 18th April; 1887.

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THE AVALANCHE AND YIM VICTIMA.

Calenta, 15th May. The British officer lost in the avalanche is boliovod to be Captain Loskie, of the Royal Ar- tillery, Lucknow

THE-MANSION HOUSE FAMINE PUND,

Loudon, 185 May The India Fumino Fand stouts to 52,000.

THE INDIAN SALT DUTY NOT TO BE REDUCED,

London, 13 May.

INDIA.

Star of the So, ifiacomley by the Rev. J. Enonin his pest for a single day, either through sick- the evidence admitted in the cap and upon that Tamniert had sach acted sa scorelary, and arollased, and as is noun there woro / Calony, in the matter of the fort armaments, { was legal for the Vieuroy, the Lient, Governors,

Om 1h 28th April, at the Church of Our Lady assisted by the Rev. R. W. Bramley and the Rov Warren Mickleton, ALFRED ALL DIMBALEDs or for a holiday. ITATLLAR, Son of THOMAS CHILD FAYLLAB, Q.Ű, late of Hongkong to BEATRICE MARY FORTER second daughter of the late G. HARVEY FOR, of Shebeld and fiscombe.

"DEATH"

On the 2th April, at Burton, CHARLES ALFRED CASTEL BE BOINVirar, of Springiel Hoa, King ston-on-Thames, and formerly of Japan, is 480k

year.

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