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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TAUESDAY, MARCH Jan, 1898.

SUPREME COURT.

2nd March.

IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION,

four miles in length a difference of a couple of frontage, it would naturally be glad to bandred-yards one way or the other cannot do so. That it will before very long mako, much difference in the relativo con- have an opportunity of as disposing of it trality of the respectivo sites under discus- may be taken for granted. The owners of sion. We have to consider ale not only ecutiguous property at present in Europe absolute coutrality as determined by boe- occupation may inclined to look with BureES BIR Jonx DARRINGTON (CHIEF lince but also notesibility. As soon as Ron's dismay nt the changes thus forUSTICE) AND COMMANDER W. C. H.

HASTINGS (ASSON): the Praya Reclamation is completed we will shadowed, but in the log on they w***** (2704 have a tramway running along the whole find that the changes will dot prove pre MAS LOE AND OTHERS V. 8.8.

length of the old Peayo, turning into judicial to their poetiary interests, for Queen's Road by the Cricket Ground, con Chinese property pays well. Even wore tioning along Queen's Road to Arsonat otherwise, however, the retention of the Street, and thence running along Priya Post Office on its premi-site would have Mr. J.J. Francis, GO (instrusted by Mr. C. Ewins) the plaintiffs and Mr. East to Anet Paint pad in course of time but little effect in preserving the European appeared for ples a

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Thún has an action for damages arising out of collision between the British ateamship Shem Hing junk (Master Mak Lot). Baitan (Master, 1 Reach), and the Kom

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

ROYAL ENGINEERS' ODPSECOND RACE," February 28th, 1889-Cours-From Police Pier, Karloon, round Channel Rocks, Kowloon Rock, Mayor's busy, Channel Books(all to port), all fuk at starting line-D) taites,

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thom. They frat opened the front door of Ming Laveritt's boat and for some time stood entaile peering in to see the situation inside; Finally, in they came, with drawn swords, bet not trying in the front rown where the Chines wanian was, they enteral the room where Mis Leveritt was, she having already retired for the night. They told her to be gaist or they would kill bar, and at the same time ons of the men drew his sword over her head. Then the7 proceeded to soarch the boat carefully and ended by demanding. Miss Leverite's money. She told thom that she had not taken any money with hor, save thirty conta; and this she gave shon. One of the spied s gold ring on her finger and told her to give it to Lindy Sho took it of and gave it hit. Then they took a handle of There was a strong cast wind, and Fhobe, the Chinese werda's slothes, and left. Theres The matter was Lalgbird und Dari were reefed. Erica went of them were dressed in Chinese uniform as off with iho lead, but was passed off Moyer's one in ordinary clothes.

zoratch, allowe seconds per mile, Maid Marian 981. min. 80 sec. Phab 23.683, Chanticleer.... 26.03 4

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no doubt to Shaukivan. The stream of rect it might baya, would prove but Mr. Francis explained that the collision took Oil Works by both Maid Magan and Chanti-reported to the local authorities, but up to dule

trate will follow the line of the tram waty, and the proposed Praya sile for the Post Office will be in at least as close tonch with the trammy as the presunt alte The Colonial Treasurer in the course of the debate in Council and the residents of Kowloon ought to be considered and be suggested that the preenet site would be more convenient for them. We should Ive thought the Praya site would have teon preferred by the Kowloguites, as it would be as uear the wharf me she existing site and the road to it would be more greenble But I Kowloon should be considered so shot'd the East Point und Wancha detrlots, which are pr rapidly growing in importance and rupula tios. As already remarked, a hundred yards one way on the other dots at make much differente, but the differ ence, much as it is just de sen on the one side as on the utkor

The question of cost is litt someshni hazyadition, but as the difference is not very considerable, and as die colony is not in a poverty stricken son dition, the choice ought not to be deter mined solely by considerations of codomy, Wo are building for posterity, and the vote that would be most valunble if it were obtainable would be that of the rosideste of the colony fifty years henea given In the light of the conditions then, obtaining. But as we connot obtain the opinion of posterity we must form car own opinion in the light of past experience, Those who have been resident in the colony for the past twenty or thirty years baye seen the Chinese stondily pressing eastward and the Europeans retiring before them. The gevement has not reached finality nor is it likely to do so for some time to come. We already have Chinese shops in Queen's Road eastward of the Clock Tower, and although there are still some European establishments to the westward they are not. present Post Office sile will be completely surrounded by Chinese houses, and if we want to know what posterity will think of the people who erected a new Post Office there the present genera tion may ask itself what it would have thought if its predecessors had placed the old Post Ofiles in Chinatown. It is said that we should consider the Chinese in this matter and determine it according to their convenience; but there is a note of it stueerity in that argument, the zeal for

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SPORT AND ANEUDUTE,

BY AN OLD FOGDY.

"TEROWING."

At that

thruaten the cancelling of staroa ere he gained his lordship feul ou the point that he lice to his point. The botrlers mentioried, dropped ont of goanty cricket, and in the course of a few yours we were introduced to a brand use organisation, the Cricket Connoll, which was to work wonders in the way of reform. To be jast, however, to tlus starred hody, it must be admitted than one or two riforms were branght about during its existence, either directly or indirectly due to its influense. But the throw

The marke scored in this competition are ing diffles te wo have still with us. Jobee, the

No:-

Meteor Maid Marian Dart

---

Chanticleer Erica...

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ounelves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondente.} THE PROPOSED NEW POST OFFICE,

the 4th Angust last. In the answers setting temporary Post Office or co Fust as somewhere in the China Ses on the orening leer, but got inta econd place to this Maid thore is no news if anything being done in the

the, Queen's Road will inevitably become forth the preliminary note the jutt stated that with the A class boats in the strong wind, buẩ the main Chinese street 29 far as it tas time of the collision was 8 pm, the steam. Ladybird soon fell behind. Phobe, with her szip said it was 11 p.m. The time was firuota roofed wall, was going fairly well, but it wasnot junction with Ice House Labocally immaterial, but presumably, of course, the her weather. There was not much difference The question then whether the Post steamer was bermot, The care the place in time between first and last at Chantel Rooks, of the collisions Alteen miles auth-west of Lat in the run down to Korison Rock and the

I Lofton seemed to me a matter for Office should be loft in a district destined to Chi Lang Point, and the stoner cald it was reach to Moyer's brog, the floot got rather

zegret that we have made such slight proges become Chinese or should be removed into ught men west of Pedro Blanco felezd. That spread out. The wind was later as the second heat up, and the Mald. Marian, Erio. and

towards a solution of the throwing day Chanticleer went away from the Metary in cricitat pineo Lord Harris mede soch a the European quarter, where there is a site was difference of ifteen mill, but it was im

lost hur, rudder at the start of the race, and had decided stand in the early seventies. material, The junk said the wind - was N. E., available with a seventy Are foot road on fight, and gradually dying away the steamer

with the whole Bloch, and was a good fourth-rphed the Kentlake captain, and so entely all four sides and on which really and the wind was, foro minut. Accord to retire. Active was seiling a good average time it was Nash and Crossland who so

In the run down to the finish, Phobe passed handsome building could be erected.ing to the junk the weather was clear and stam were visible; the steaner said was cloudy

race was Guinhed as follows The subject is still, in the dobetablo and overcast and very di fat clear en tho Dart, but this was the coly change, and a quor stage, and as the Government professedly water. That difference might become material. in the wishes of the co-Tas jauk said that when the Hailan was first derz

ceon they wero azeering about. W. with mo. not yet taken any effective derataspeed, the Hatton and when they sighted wo would suggest a refer the jung their course was . by N half N. ber of Commerce, and wo Tool about oloven kunta The junk auid abs earried two white lights, ens on the foremast gest that the Committee and the other on the misenmnat, the steamer fild call a general meeting and the curried the regulation mast kood and wide lights and that the junk carriol ne lights. to pronounce, upon the Tus steamer's lights wore net disputed." "The

Aastralan fast bowler, in reported to have been "no-balled" on several occasions y Phillips, do at wish to be under ank said that Le sighted the steamer three

the umpire, and, es was only to be ex- peated, spirited controversy has sprang up on toc oarsaltes as condemning Mr.miles off bearing right ahead, the timer sid

that she onnght sight of the junk abonna quar Orusny's (cheme (of which we expressed ter of a mile at and bearing about point on

the justice of the umpire's decisions. I suppos ninety-nine out of every hundred orieket enthuaigets In the all country embraced at konat our approval then it was launched), but her port how The fankaid that the right we think that before being, finally adopted of the steamer was seen just before the odlist02

the steamer said that just before the sellision

the opportunity of seeing the last team of Australian cricketers play when on tour fri the scheme requires much more careful somegue ran along the junk's deck with a lans

England and doubtless the great macrity decided in their own minde as to the fairness or and general consideration than it has yet te The junk said she tried foarild the oc

unfairness of Jones's methods. At Sheffield, steamer was seen, by burning paper, and, by received, and it is the purpose of ion by porting what the whim light of the

broken, Jumpy wicket he was nenesticnably promoting discussion that we have ventured shouting the steamer and that bor hom was

we know, he was hosted by the crowd, for en i on the starboard side of the junk, which would fro THE EDITOR OF THE "DALLY. PRIS," dangerous, the man who stood up to bis deliverios to offer a few arguments that seem to tell pat hand asturboard with the abject of passing against the scheme. Our columns are opon have been wall deared had she not alleyed har Bis-I think it is undoubted that there has ranging risks that one poraking in a game of to any one who has any ideas to offer on the course to starboard. Both sides agreed that tabberto boon an impression that the owners of skill ought not to be called upon to face. Along with many sporting writers, I am inclined to stenerstruck the junk on the portale, Finking party on the new Prays would. Benefit hy subject, but we would request correspond the junks the compants-ware roscted by the ring the Government Olless built there, bat give Northem crowds the pahu for chivalrous. outs to argue the quesina on its own merits teamer. The junk alleged taut on the part of this you clearly show they would gain mors by and sporting like instincts, but in this once the and not with reference to any bearing it may mamar, which did not have a proper dook mit having the Post Oftee ratsized on its present fanit clearly was not as much the Australian's as on Bond, because she neglected to portaito The question is congnoidly being asked the out-spoken Tykes in their indignation hol and did not koop out of the way of the why the Hon. Mr. Chater, who is known to be implied. The bad state of the wikot bad »-- be presumed to have on the supposed in

the largest kolder of land in that district, thould good deal to do with the bumping balls. Given terests of Mr. CHATER, or Mr BELILIOS junky, the steamer alleged that the unk

her course when the vessels wore spremedown personal interest to the contrary. The with at the ancestral homes of our British or any one else excut the community at eight, no proper look out, and she alterbe so anxious to lare it there in spite of his perfect wisket, like one occasionally mests one Knother theruby causing the collision question, I fear, is prompted by that spirit of nobility, and I have no doubt there aED JOYCE lar

Counsel contended that the steamer on her oghaspicion and aneharitableness with which most of batsmen who would face Jones when bowling admissions was clearly in the wrong. In tale of year more or less endowed: Even if there his hardest. More than this, once with their Te Russian cruiser Audio bares for thead been a propor leck-out on the stormer theppahould still remain a doubt I think that Mr. "eye în and Jonos might be invited to throw

junk would have been sighted more thin bus Chater, considering the long time he has with impunity" ter of a mile off By tararding her he abeon amongst us and the great advan- DENSIELE SUGGESTION; north on Saturday.

the steamer was brought near the jungl Pages which his uergy and foresight have Bomeche, I observo, has very sensibly eng- rendering a collision aimest a certainly, de conferred on the colony and on many of us indi gested that the umpire at the batsman's and farmed toward the junk. The evidence, vidally, should be given the benotit of it. To should have the power of no-balling the bowler that, Tights or no lights, the stoner og my mind the auswar to the question is that Mr. in vase of any infringement which might come

of a mile off. YOR

ing, and in ancha posilica that he can afford rider how exceedingly difficult it rast bo for Evidence was then onlied,

to sacrifico his personal interest for the public the official at the bowler's oud to watch the The case for the plaintiffs had not concreed good. This was shown by the great amount of notion of the arm at the saprezas moment of when the Court adjourned until the warang his valuable time which he devoted to collating delivery and watch the feet afsc, the wisdom of from the public subsoriptions towards the cole, the proposed alteration or addition to the rule bration of Hor Majesty's Jubileo. Hold that is at once apparent, and I sincerely hope some- without any thought of reward or recognition, as

ene at headquarters will take the matter up. he himself publicly doplarod, but Her Majesty's Perhaps tho now secretary of the M.C.C. may Government, who could in no way be influenced feel inclined to inaugurate his official comed by feelings of personal friendship, rightly.bon- tion with the governing body of cricket by oured him and the oulony by conferring cu him bringing about a reform in the direction in- a Companionship of the Most Distinguished dicated Most people who understand anything Order of St. Michol and St. George Why, at all of the game will agree that the then, should it be anime that his waidd not nopire at the batsman's end is in a far be likely to forego.a little personal benefit to better position to judge of the fairness of himself for what be conscientiously beers to delivery than his confrere at the opposite end, for the publlo benefit That Mr. Chater who has quite enough to do in watching the can be thoroughly censoiaatious in such mattors bowling crease and as possibilities of 1b. It be showed by his declaration in the Ingisintive is a very sors point, I know, amongst batsmen, Council that he never gare to bin parter in but on the whole they little to complain about:

In uino čases mut of ten the bowler is at a dis formation en public affairs which came to his know age through his position in the senior vrutsge from the start of a match, as the unofficial member of our loyal Legislature, and prolife scores in important games go to show. transactions involvo, vory large sung, in theor Las Stoddart type sgoinst avenge kowlers. that notwithstanding it is kuown that their Putu Laterasu of the Maclaren, the "Kangy," turning over of which a few hours or even for an hour on a true wicket, and then bring on a few minutes information in advance of Jents; a Spofforth, or a Richardson, say, and the public would be of great benefit to them they could throw their haleat without getting of courm it may be said that Mr. Chater's wicket. Still, that is not the question position places him aboro those patty consideraerisket law says the ball must be bywled, not tions to which most of na, and perhaps area threws, and therefore it is the plau daty of he himself wider other circumstances, would the umpire to see that the rate is enforced. sudenmb; but here again I my that he is Tipen the face of it, the rale appears & Yorg estitled to the bemell of the doubt. Why simple one, and yet there must be secres of should we doubt er be jealous because we unprejudiced men to-day who know most urselves are facapable of standing on anok that is worth knowing about oriokst who would high plane? Caution and suspicion are in hesitate to "no balla srack player. I havo stiasts formed and inherited in the course of inyself seen all the fast bowlem Rince, the ages by our struggle for existence, but I think arly days of Fred Morley-English and Aus the public will agree with you that it was very tralist-and have watched them in turn through wrong in Mr. Belilies or 12 yous aim to inputs all interest to Br. Chatar-Yours tithfully,

W Hongkong, 2nd March 1988.

The P. & D. steamer Mazigen left Bomber for this port on the 26th February last.

The stenmor Kutsang from Calentia and

carefully augel, with the Initials as well as As a Restorer.-Nutritive and Strangthapingkely to remain there. In a few years the Straits, left Singapore for this port yesterday to have sighted the junk more than a quartas Chater is a public spirited citizen and i will under the head of throwing. When we con

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We kara that 71 candidates have entered far the Oxford Locs Examinations, 19 seniors, 24 Juniors, and 28 prelimary.

HMS Powerful want out for another frial Be Teft of her engines yesterday morning. the harbour at 30 d returned about font o'clock in the afterno

stemmér. Dou with mails, da, which left: Teb. Brd fo PADOUCO TAB Amcy, Shanghal Nagy and Bus, and Ypkobarin, arrived at here and on the 28th altimo.

The Bour of the Alice Memorial and Nethersungentials begs to doknowledge

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THE CAUSE OF BRIGANDAGE

SOUTH CHINA AND WHY IT IS NOT SUPPRESSED

dil letters for publication should be written orendize: aloreover, we the city grows thers with thanks by Farming situation to the funds of meru general deurgenco till, since the hat

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the supply falinifct. Orly sugpical for Cash Office two or three hundred yards away from ita present site would not involve a encrifice of anybody its terests.

10 Dec. 20 Telephone No. 19.

The Daily Press.

HongKoro, MARCH 3rd, 1898.

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C. Holder

This afternoon on the Happy Valley, on the growid of the Hongkong Football Club, D. Company K.O.E. will ay 24th Company, RA, in the third read for the Honghong Football Challenge Shield Lick-off nt-4.30p.m. Rofereo ----Mr. J. W. Le Offer.

(CONTRIBUTED.) That brigandage has always best me or less prevalent in South China is well known to all old residents in the Fat Beat and it is a well recognized fact that It bus of fate yet became

war with Japan, the traveller is not malo on the mrst frequented highways, either on land or water, and there is not village or town whose intebitants are entirely free from the dread of being aroused in the dead of night to pay toil to these freebooters It has been said that the peaceable inhabitante know that any night they may be aroused to pay tell to the armed gang It is stated that instractions have been of robbers who lays surrounded the house or received by the authorities at Canton from village and whose only right to demand all the Peking to proceed with the construction of a valuables, st band is the power to enforce that railway from Canton to Yuckerfa. We hope demand; but so fres are these piratical bande to this project will not hang fire as long as they blackmail that they often disdain to await night hides their proparations to attack We learn that in accordance with the leave their vistine and conçests their retreat, profer granted by the Chief Justice in his judgment ring the broad daylight for errating their caid, delivered on the 12th February, the plaintiffs One would have thought that in the southern in the synagogue case have applied to umand capital, Canton, the peaceful citizou would have their petition so as to make a os for apeitis fol secure from such attacks, knowing that performance. It will be remembered that what they asked for vetore was declaration of trust, there were located the chief forces of the Gov-

1380; Chungking Convention. 1800. Thibet The Director of Public Works staled in the the European querler is the prefurahia projected Kowloon and Cauton Railway.

kkin Convention, 1500; Burma Con- debate in the Legislative Council on the rection, 1897. France-Tientsin, 1858; Convention, 1960; site of the new Post Offee that the resolution proposed by him, which was carried, did not commit tay Council to any action. The Uufted States—Tigutsin, 1858, Additional,

1849; Peking, 1880; Immigration. 1894. resolution was in fact recrely an expression Germany Tosin, 1881; Faking, 1880. Japan Butamuseki, 1995; otang Conf opinion, and if it should be thought that Tention, 1895; Compactal, 1896; New opinion was a mistakon one it is not too late Portugal, Russia. Erssian Land Tride.

Ports, 1800.

TREATIES WITH Japan,

Great Britain, 1858; Trails Convection, 1866; Gate in the Tone Tory to

Britain 1804; Dutia: Coivention, 1805 Bassia, Agresment as to Corea

THELTIES WITH COBEA

· Jagti, 1976, "Japan Suppkuuentery 1976 Taitut states. 1892: Great Britaiŭ, 1981,

TESTING WITH SIAM -Britals, 1856; France, 1950. Grest Brilpin and France, Siamese Frontier,

CUSTOMS TARIFES TRADE REGULATIONS

"China, Japan, Siam, Corus.

· The rival solismes being fairly evenly balanced as regards contmlity and cost the consideration - by winch the choien be mainly dotermined is that of whether a Chincte quarter 05 location for the General Post Office. That the Chinose quarter will spread up to and overlap the site of the present Rust Office shere can be no doubt. This all Victoria. Hotel is already is course of conversion then, proceeding eastward, we have several shops in Chinese occupation, and we come to alter it. HE, the Acting Governor to that unvient landmark, Messrs. LANG said that "the Government has been moet CRAWFORD & Co's establishment. Arrange anxious to know the real wish of the monts, we hear, have already been made by colony on this subject, because it does not that farm for a lease of premises on the "affect us one way or the other, but it Reclamation, and when the removal takes affects the colony for all time, or at least place the present premises are to be *for the next sixlg er bevonly yours. A demolibet and four storeyed Chinese a means of asceretning the real wish of the houses erected in their sted. This brings culvay it might be advisable invite

an expression of opinion on the subjects up to the Government property known ne Crosby's Story, which adjoins the from the Chamber of Commerce, which Supreme Court, Looking next to the north is a sufficiently prescatativé body to

side of the present Post Office, it is under give weight to any opinion expressed by stood that Messrs. JARIANE, MATRIMON & a decisive majority of its members. The

and upon that jesan they failed,

THE UNITED STATES DIS

ORIMINATING DUTY,

WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE. S

Washington, DC., 28th January,

a

pair of collable field-glasses, as woll: us with

the naked nya, and I am bonad to confess that" I have never yet seen a "throw." There, was éri.ment of the southern province, booked up

at one time no end of a fuss wade about Afthur Mold's deliveries, and Tam going back now to (by a Tartar garrison of ten thousand men, uct

his Northamptonshire days, but I was zevor A telegram in the Australian papers data to mention other troops stationed within easy

able to detect any lufringement, although I Hart, G.C.M.G., Director of the Chinese Im-these powers and the impotout controllers of London, 5th February, states that Sir Robert all. Yel what are the facta? Why, ignoring

have heard younger orities. blurt cut with an perial Maritime Customs, he mudo a request to them the pirata hands fearlessly, from time to Teacsurer World of 28th Jany regarding that To which it was my invariable custo

The following is an extraot taken from the air of suthority, "Thero! What do you call the Chinese Government that Mr. B. Brenar, time, not only levy black-mail on the wealthy the question of the discriminating duty which to reply perfectly fair delivery Just Leb Deputy Ineposter-General of Custoas, with the accumulated wealth of the populace, but ingego on goods entering the United States by action of a throw at an imaginary wisket a at present Consulat Canton, should be appointed moretiants and rob the pawn-shops, where Her the United States Gerernment threatened to anyone who his bowled overarm all try tho power to not us chief aathority" Mr. Brenan's they do not hesitate, also, to even demand, and way of Canada, from which it will be soon that an experiment, and it will at once be found ham has evidently barn confused with that of phlais, large sums from some of the officials it has han decided that such a duty cannot be that if the aulicu is to gain velocity at al Inspector General. The significanes of the to-yamens. What greater proof could there be Mr. Braden, who has been appointed Deputy themselves and rab the houses adjoining the levied

the ball would have to be delivered from a Once the point behind the bowler's head. that the control of theas portions of the empire

swing of the arm passes the perpendicular logram lies in the conciating words.

is slipping out of the grasp of the present Upited States Assistant Secretary Horell has the momentum for a throw tends to decrease, We have received from the Japan Guantie forble and expiring Mancha dynasty. office, Yokohama a copy of "The Japan Diran-

received a telegram inting that the Board of although I admit that with the hand in a Surely it is time for the European Powers to General Appraisors, at New York, decided the prependionlar lius with the bead and a bust tory," which has now ten wisely conftasd to Jupan including Formona. This is the oldest step in wad agreo smongst themselves as to the cases, which it has had muder consideration for elbow extra velocity might be imparted. And some time, involving the construction of Section it is just at that potat that one fails to follow Directory published in Jagua. It is admirably peotivo apheres in the outlying provinces of

China which they will undertake to administer, 23 in the new Tariff Act. The Board, it seat, the morament of the arm unless gifted with a printed and get an. The treaties, Orders in before it is too into and another arrester Taiping sustains the opinion of the Attorney General, preternaturally keen sight. Tako C. J. Kort

ouncil, Commercial Code, sc., are no longer Rebellion throws the country into a state of in which Le bold that the discriminative duty wright with his quick run an elasticity of givou, which seems a little "tes provious" but chaos and paralyzes all trade, both native and Table of Contor P404; Charles of the the Government therefore cunos derive be ao doubt the firar's present offices will be the book still contains, bouides directories for foreign. Britain least of all can afford to allow foreign manufactties or production brought into judge of the game to pick ont use of leis movement, and it would require a very decor

Colony of Bongkong; Code of Civil Pro-

the United States in transit through a foreign deliveries as being different from another, urg Hongkong: New Tablo of Hong.much assistance from that quarter. We replaced by Chinese houses. We will thus difleront parts, a considerable amount of mis- the present state of disorder to grow and Bellanec information. We have tested it in develop civil war on an seale, and have on the one side. Mr. CHATER and have in property adjoining the pre-regard to one or two recent changes and in each e un hardly be foolhardy mough to again question involved, as the departure will not af delivery is concerned. With Kartwright on sountry. This decision apparently settle the moaning, of course, so far as the method. kong Court BUR Admiralty Bless

sent site of the Post Office and Supreme case fonud it quite up to date. A proof that it undertake to set the thanklees oorrupt, effet, make an appeal York, 29th January little pand in consult the scoring board to lear Fereign Jaisiliction Ant: Fiegultinue for Mr. WHITEBAD, and on the other Mr. Court on

wat ons and and Pickett on at the other, one has the west and forth. If we maintains its a position in Japan, where its and failing Teing dynasty on its loga cros more The Coular Courts of United States; Rules of Court of Consuls at Shang. BELILIO, Mr. BELL-IRVING, Dr. Ho KAI, look to the Buth, 150

marits or damaorite can be best known, is the fai; Chinese Finger Act; Hongkong and Mr. We Yus. Imputations of interest opposite aide of Queen's Roted the promises of vory large increase in the number of advertise in ranking are of thirty years of duplicity

ments. The rapid changes and increase in the Licences, Trude Marks, and Letters l'alented motives have rufortunately been throws of Messrs. A. S. WATSON, & Co., Támited, I number of forsigu fra and enterprises in the the southern capital, itself, it is on the outlying tome Heard of Classification on certain protests heave up to tho oresse, and the hoisting of the

out as between some of these gentlemen and the New Club. Further to the wort Far East are making diesstories more and more While we do not believe that auy one of ward we have a few European stores mixed them would consciously allow his judgment with Chinese store, the offices above being

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Orkin Council for Government & H. B. M. Subjects in China, Japan, und Coren, 1885 1877. 1878, 1881, 1894, 1881, 1886, 1866 Bules of H.B.M. Supremo and other Couris

uuofficial members of the Legislative Co. intend to build new offices on their Reclamation to, and if that is so there can

in China, Japan, Table of Court Foo; Council

Foes, Pors Reguistions, Re, ko

The CHRONICLE and DIRECTORY, al

though printed in staaller type than formerly

and condensed in every possible manner, con tains every year more piugos.

“Bagal Coinvo→→Complete with Mapaund Plans FR 1,892, 87. Directory only, FR 928, 89.50.

It was years ago universally prosetared to be

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on the have

to be influenced by his individual inter-occupied by lawyers and others,

With

ests the fact may be taken note of for what the removal of the law courts there will

the cheapest work of the kind anywheropublished, it is worth that Mr. WärrEREAL is the only he an exodus of the lawyers from

And although very wach enlarged and improved in ovary way, the price in liver is now greatly below the agnivalent of 25 shillings, at which it was originally published.

It is published at tho

Office of the Hongkong Daily Press.

indispensable

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SUPPIJED TO THE DAILY PRESE."]

LONDON, 28th February. THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE KING OF GREECE. of Athens, has been arrested and admits having Kardian, in the employ of the municipality red at the King. He regrets his failure.

CRICKET.

one who is uninterested in property. If it be Queen's Rond and the European stores granted that some of the remainder right will probably find it to their interest to benefit by the removal of the Post Office follow the general movement castward. [it oog also be granted that others would Messrs. A., S. WATSON and Co. muy and can be had from, aud Advertisements sont equally benefit by its retention on the pre- retain their present premises for their through, LONDON Mr. F. Algar, U.Glemont's Lo20. sont site. In the long run we do not think wholemle and manufacturing departmenzi, LONDON...

Monarn. Street &Co., 30, Cornbill it would make mich difference to any of bat as regards the retail store the same In the fuel test match at Sydney, Stoddard's PAK...Messrs, G.-F. Puel di Lobel & them, but we should think it would bẹ considerations will weigh with them sa with team were out for 335 runs and Anstrañia had

Civ., 53, Rte Lafayette GERMANT Mosure. Mahian & Waltesehmitt, satisfaction to Government, especially others. There still remains the New Club made 184 for five wickets.

in view of pol Frsqu's remarks, to to give a Funpean-air to the district, but

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NEW YORK... Mr. Houry Sall, 21, Pork Row SAN FRANCO. Mr. L. P.Fishor, Merchs. Exchge CAPE TOWN...Messrs. Gordon & Gotch SYOZBY.Mesura. Gordon & Gulsh MELBOURNE..Mésre. Gordon & Gofsh CALOUTTA Messrs. W. Newman & Co. BOMBAY Times of India" Off- COLOMEO....unara. A. M, & J, Ferydson BATAVIA Mesers. 11. M. Van Dory & Co. FEYANG ...TheErs. 17, Grantina Gửi Ld. SINGAPORE...Dosers: Kally & Walsh, Ld. BANGKOL Jusand A. Boll & Co. SAGUN Messa. Kloss & Co. TONKIN.Ms. H. Degenfeld, Hanoi

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SWATUW Taen Choong Book Store.

have an expresion of opinion from a re- with tho encroachment of the Chinese the presentative body' suficie dy numerous in members, it ery be presumed, will look

its membership to non' se any possible bias arising frem individual interesta.

out for ruore agreeable surroundings elso- where, and the property will also yield a bet- So far the subject has not recoivod ter return to the owner upon being amverted that amount of consideration and public futo Chinese houses. Looking to the east. discussion which is importance deserves, ward we have on the side of Pedder's

PRINCE HENRY OF Phubbing VISIT.

HIS HONGKONG ENGAGEMENTS. The arrangements for the visit of Prince Uonry of Prussia and his eqsmileon to Heng

have been practically complated. His Exeolianoy the Acting Governor, Majo-feneral Wilsons Blacks, C., telegrapted to His Royal

of 10 per cent. does not attach to gards of

The United Stato Board of Ginoral Ap. who am bowling. I dearly love to watch the in making and keeping of treaties.

praisers yesterday gave out a statement with robust roteran "whanging en in," The, por Although brigandage is rife even in Canton, raference to the decision rendered by the Crnerous walk up the point for warning, the Fringes of the empire, viz., Hainan, Eouthern involving the construction of the gashi-discassod loft leg to get a balance for his backward swing and Western Kwongtang, Kwangci, and Yau- action 22 of the w turi, which relates to before delivery in as characteristic in its way as an, that the pirate hordes are waxing boldest, discriminating duties. The board holds that anything I know. But I ramble too bong of and it is this unchecked brigandage which is the tori should not be levied. The opinion of cricket, and must away, to ther topics.

ANAN IRISH "SPORT", causing restiveness on the part of France which the Board of Classification, prepared by Judge will shortly onlminate in her furading and Somerville, aftor reviewing the history and in- Very genuine indeed have boon the expression annexing thoes territoriem.

tent of kindred legislation for the past entury, of regret at the early death of Mr.E. McAllister stown by the statements of the Chairmen of the the respected hon, son of the Irish Ragby The causes of this brigandago are, the foiling respectiva Congressional committess having the Union: What he has accomplished for onl grasp of the alien offels (alien in that theyTarif Bill is charge, that Congress intended to sport in the Emerald Isle, and for football. In are natives of provinces other than that over which they rule) on the country fullure to pay make anbatantial usage in its pest policy particular, will probably never be kuwa. I pay and provision of passage to their hotovent evasions of the faw by vessels of ratione Ireland to see what reference he made to the the troops and the disbanding of them without garding foreign shipping. The changes so have recently been looking ap Mr. J. J.. tually made ware designed, the boszil thinks, to MacCarthy's history of international fectball in so that they only one way of existent sight at any time refuse to admit our late hon. secretary, but find little to repay my lug, ie, to help themselves to what they aced,

PIRACY NEAR SHANGHAI

or what they desire; the impoverishment of the resale to their ports on the same terms or their perasal. The early history of football in Ireland country by the extortions of the ofisis and The Board admite the difficulty of con would doubtless forra very interacting reading the barriors they raise to the free course of struing the section, but holds that by a well in these days, but we have to be content with the information that it was only whieh Loirister, trade, further aggravated by the withdrawal of known rok, the benoit of any doubt in the capital izom circulation anil hoarding of same construction of a taxing statue should be given later and Maneter buried thahateket and joined under the sense of the impending state of to the ons taxed, rather than to the Govern hands that it became possible to from the Irish Rugby Football Union, and the warm-heartedand archy; the incitation of piracy by the border meat levying the tar officials to avert demands from dibanded

socomplished" Jacques (who is known the soldiery for pay duo and to, as they hope, provent:

length and breadth of Ireland as the recient and the establishment of European Inle over the

meat accomplished writer on sporting toples they adjoining frontiera; the arming of pirate bands A SULKENTLADY. ATTACKED AND. Trosses) rombs that avor show the ostal zh-

WwwkB RODEED. On

ment of this arion everything has been peaceful by bieloials in the last war with France, and since that war also, and failure to call in the arma The Rov, JI Hendry sends to the N. Cand pleasant, but the most riarvolous perform attack.on the bout of a lady missionary those of E. McAllator and J. Redinand Blood, ngein the large Importation of arms by secret Daily Nous the fellowing rupeel of a piratical neces in connection with it were unquestionably We bave intelligence of a bold robbery that When Pater resigned the lion. secretaryship. societies during the past two or three years with intent to raise a rebellion; and the farther import of arms by mam pazeetal persons for aso was cominitted on the night of the 15th int. and Kennedy and Bachman had held it like a Atror eating hot coal MeAllister snooreded. to the office in in self-defence. These reasons, and possibly near the city of Songkiang,

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When Mr. OMEDY's scheme was launched Street opposite the Postffice the we expressed our approval of it. Like Hongkong Hotel, which, many may Highness at Singapore hviting him to dinner other rousons not known to the writer, are those supper, on the shore daty Miss H. D. Laveritt 1886. At such a time as the pissen, when General BLACK, howover, we are in perhaps be inclined to regard an the nights he was in Hongkong and also which have resulted in the grants and extenwith her Eible woman, lars. Wang, went aboard: difficulties in the Eugby Union world appear to MAKUA... Moser, A. Waison & Co. Ltorcsted only in aceing the best scheme an impregnable buttress against day offering him a garden party if the length of his sien of brigandage until it has become univer a small Chinore boat and started on her usual bo oropping up at every turn, men of adopted, and as a contribution to the dis further Chinees suoroachment in that three stay here permitted His Royal Highness al over an extent of country half the size of monthly visit to the town of Ksoli, which is MoAlsior's sturdy stamp can to spared, Farope and only needs the spearance of situated about fourteen milok west of Suny for more uncomproming fee to hyperisy cussion we propose to allude to one or two tion. But the Hotel possesses in its Replied that he would dine with His Firaalanny strong, desperate, and alte man to woli all the liang. They hut not proceded more than and double-dealing annot be imagined. T

on Wednesday evening, the 9th instant. After scattered bands into one and rise the standard thres eiles then their best was stopped Rugby Union appears to be in for long and points that have hot hitherto boon men- claqution les a much better site for a hotel nor he will go to the Cheers Club to a of rebellion in warnest and carry it over the by four man who were in a tall host andugu stengelo, but I am hoping the cot tioned. We offer them simply for what than the present one, and if it could option to be given by the Garnian segamenity, his into the Yangtze Valley, The foregoing thoreman aoled as though they were Customs what may Mr G. Rowland Hill and his col they are worth nad without expressing any dispose of its existing block of buildings The Prince will be her only the days and Chains. In the North similar site of affairs thero la no Custom house in that locality. The of our sustour sighs. They they be for an is an outline of the state of things in South officials who desired to sramins the boat, but leagans will never relinquish the fight on behalf further opinion upon the fivni, solemen as an entisfactory forms, capecially the therefore there will not be suficient His Forsbrista; even in Manghutin, the home of the rubbers demanded that a Isap be lighted in the they may by many, but they are entitled to

building on the Queen's Rond garden party to be given.

Tsing lysty a whole. Id the first place, in a city over old.

beat and a candle was lighted and given to every consideration in the stand they are making

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