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sound busts at a very moderate cost. India raight have adopted the same course at the time the mints were closed, but it would involve her in heavy and almost impossible expenditure to da so now, because an artificial value has been given to the rupee and thers would be a loss of thirty-three per cent, or more on each silver coin [2704 | exchangod for gold. How under there circumstances the currency is to be

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY JULY 1973, 1809.

PHE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF in exlitence for the last four or fire year

sont BUSINESS SUSPENDED YESTERDAY,

An Intesting entertainment will be given, THE SHANGHAI RIOTS. in a specially halt matabed on the Reclama- tion Grand, to morrow evening, full particolare of which are announced in our advartining colums The entertainment will inainde Ipiere's now improved cinematographe, Edi. Cone latest ooneert phonograph, and shadow graphs and stationary pictures showing views. of Australis, de

A SETTLEMENT ARRIVED ATA

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "DAILY PRESS Skaugkoi, 18th July

No business has been transnoted here thatay

The ties for the Contain's Ony Pool have now been played off with the following result

Mr. M. Stewart: 100 - 10 Mr.K. G. Campbell, R A. 105 →→Mr. P. Q. Triss 160

THE SHASI RIOT AND THE JAPANESE CLAIMS.

on a gold boats is a knotty problem: day last week when I saw a cab approsolfarull-the Ningar lauke and shops being closed.telegram from vernacular papóra!

The trouble is how settled on the bails of the temporary repair of the benches made in the cemetary wells, the Nine bag allowed three months in which to remory the coffins and band over the comstory.

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

ARRIVAL OF THE CORMORAN"

junior, and preliminary-aco now being held at Queen's College, the building being devoted for the necessary four days to this purpose stone, its usual slagses enjoying a most welcome holiday. The schools of the colony are well A STRICTER BLOCKADE AT MANILA. represented. There are hoy candidates from Queen's College, St. Joseph's College, Votorit THE AMERICANS AND GERMANS English Schools

and Diocesan Behool The Victoria Englísa Schools, the Bohlins Public School, the Baxter Girls" School,

the girl ste, send representatives to examination. There are several private pupils of both sexes. The number of girls entering is growing ear by year, and their separate oz- amination is presided over by ladies. In March lest 71 candidates had saterol-19 seniora, 24 juniors, and 28 preliminary. The Rov. R. F. Cobbold is the presiding oxardiner, and he is assisted by an able local committee of ladies sod gentlemen.

POLICE COURT ITEMS.

STRAINED RELATIONS.

Yesterday afternoon the tarmanernicer Cornuan arrived in the barbour from Masila, which place she left on Friday Jant, July 15th. Hitherto, owing to Admiral Dewey's indul genes, we have been kept in close touch with the Philippince, venuto with the wails being allowed to come sul go without fot or hindvande: The Admiral having now commenced a stricter blockade, communication will be more slow, aA the men-of-war will be the only means of com- munication. As we announced last week the

Eeneralda, which arrived with mails from Hongkong on Sunday week, was at guce orlorod

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6.& furtles conference shall be hell with regard to a Japanese settlement at Fachan, and decision arrived at after conferation of Las situation of affairs thore.

think there soji be so posrible doubt I think a policy which he closed the Indian mints is proved above all things by the market value to the fros aid anaited coinnge of silver of this company's etook, which, as you know, is and, that being so, I feel tolerably confident purchased to rotum something like 31 per enly, I consider that but is an that in the ordinary and normal operation of Inchina trails, when exporta are greater than absalate demauslastion of the soundness Imporis, the tendency towards the fixed limit of the policy upon which we have been noting; of exchange is likely to be reached, aron in the while, upon the other hand, the most captions existing state of affairs Allow as to alinde critic of the company could hardly neuse them to one intersting sapost of this question, and of a want of satorpelso, eng East in the last it is this that if we should happily arrive at ten years they have expended no less than 4 The folowing in an extract from a private

axed axchange of something like lo. 4. in millions sterling in the contron of new letter received by the last mal was

The Hobe Chronicle translates the following India, while the exisuga in China is couira hipe. [Hoar, far) Our work enters an fent to le ur even below that figura, it follows imte anse fald, and this German enterprise in a pinced walking along the Thames Embankutent one

Peking, 9th July, that this difference of 38 per cent. in favour of now and gallions element in our way, at I thought the 'fare was the Prince of Wales,

Nogotiations over the demands of Japan on China will tend, and must teud, to increase the which wo have no right whatever to savil or to but Sir THOMAS SUTHERLAND the feels but my defective eyesight deceived me The

China in regard to the Shri isturbines hase compstition between Fadia and China in these complain, but which may donant even increased gentleman was Sir William Robleson. I did tolerably confident that in the ordinary and not see him in time to stap the cab, but I could

bean settled upon the following term perductions which may be more or less common effort on our part, so may require an in- That the Chinese Government slali lisas to both. That opetition has already to a cercrossed working capital. I need hardly any tain extant begun. China, for instance, la now that this is a matter which will require, and urmal operation of Indian trade, when wan that Sir Willan was, as usnul, beaming

a proclamation warning the oficials and people.

That those who took part in the dis-growing extensively bar are supply of opius, will receive, the very serious consideration of exporta a greater than imports, the ten-with boisterous jeriality and looking the picture of good health and pension.bogotten content-

turbance, and the officials who angleeted to which, as you are aware, was formerly experted your boant. I sitede to it now for the wake of China has made a pointing out that, although I am happy to say. A. S. WATSON & CO., dency towards the fixed limit of exchange rant. He has baon spreading himself lately

suppress the disturbance, shall be severely exclusively from India.

commoncement in tablieting her own we are on the very host terms with our Garn punished: is likely to be ronched, oven in the existing on the Kowloon extension."

That the Chinese Government shall my cotton cefactories, if not as yet on a rory compatitore--I might say our German friends stato of attire, Mr Jackson is of opinion. The usant Oxford local examinations-senior,

| 10,000 tuple my compensation for the damage large scale and I for my own part, soo uo-yet it will never do for the P. and 0. Com- that pending some international ngreanent

done to property, in addition to 50,000 tacle for asco why, eventusity, China shontd not pany to fall behind in that rus of competition the construction of embankmente at the Shasi be able to grow the noode, the indige, and on which they have evidently entered (Hear, the existing state of affairs should be left

tha jate, of which. Indio has had a monopoly hear Now, gentlemen, I have only one word sattlemen untouched, We do not think there is

That the price of land in the Shuttle hitherto so far as Eastern trade is concerned, more to say, and I think you will fly Rent shall to redtoid; pablic roads male fras Bul, at the same time, 1 most may that this uaticipate that befors I sit down I must rafor the remetest possibility of an inter

from lazos raised residence of Chinese possibility canesa me no stars whatever fo re-to this very painful bustuess of the stranding of national agreement for the reabilitation of

Juponoso allowed; and a building erected and gard to the future of Tadian trade. It appears your planilld vessel the dire quarter of & silver being arrived at, and the Indien

Landet over to the Japanks authorities free of to mo thut India possessas enormous advantages: which has placed in dire hazard quarter of a over China in this respect. Her gromity to million of your capital, for I need not remind cost, to be used as a Japanese Consulate, Government jo of opinion that the

6.That when Tochad so familia Bay are the great maiketa of Caropo; her necessarily yon that the company has boar the sclo under. existing state of affairs does not meet the

gyetem, unit her immanity from alt internal tunately I cannot gies you an asunnoe that the requirements and that a contraction of the

opened, a ectilement solely available by Jan low range of freights, her magnificent railway writers of thale feet for half a century. Unfor nesa ekall be established.

taxation, which is so oppressive in the oase of ship will eventually be saved; I wish it was in currency is necessary in order to seaure

Chiza, establish, at all ovome in my mind, the my power to do so. We are not without hope, xity of exchange at is. 44, the rate

contiotion that an exchange rate of Le 4d or but at the same time we darynst be too san- thereabouts will never interfere with the large guine. If the weather had not been phenomen aimed at. This proposed contraction of the

export trade from our great dependency of ally bad for the last two months I have no doubt Ton (Hear, haar) The report, tels you we should have sceeded in gesting the ship off. currency Mr. WHITEHEAD Gays would

THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN

In one word that the trade of which we have You may rely upon it, however, that no offert further widen the divergence between the

ADMIRAL DEWEY AND

most reason to oomplain, during the period to a being spared to achieve cuecase, and the man- nominal and wotallic value of the rupee

AGUINALDO

which the report refers, la tunt of Bombay, nudnorin which the gallant ship bas bold out during and thereby most seriously hundica)

the cartes are, of course, clearly before you in these heavy storm for the last ten wooks is an "Indian trade and industries with and in

A Madrid tologram of the 17th Jans to The the famine and pingne which Aus reigned there. angury and as impuko eventual scocess. I A Chinaman abstracted two jackets and an

Unfortately our Australian trade has, to a ata bound also to anticipate the question as to "competition with, silver using countries."

opiam pipo, value 25.00, from one Lonng Yan,

Tithes anys

Among the king donumente produced yester cortain extat, bacu dieappointing. It has had how this untoward disanter could possibly have Sir, THOMAS SUTHERLAND, on the other Commandor Haslings yesterday gave the cai

day afternoon in the Chamber was a lotter dated slight set Book during the past year, a fact occurred, and I wish I could any one werd in hand, while admitting that a one-aud-four-prit 12 aye' hard labent.

to relara without landing the lettere, no morerlin, 4th June, 1898, which professes to which in zot altogether to to wondered at, extenuation of the bossy blame which rais ou penny rapte must tend to increase the A Chinawomne in ulawful possuasion of a chant vessels now being allowed to enter the describe an agreement between Bear Admira seeing that the whole of the Australian tolonist Caplain De Horns, the late commander of this Dewey and Aguinaldo regarding the immediate has been suffering for no less than three years vessel, but we can only ascribe this great mis competition betacon India and Chinn in quantity of brown sugar, arrested by Sikh harbour.

fature of the Philippines. The substance of From a most severe drought, which, coming fortune to the lack of that eigilungs and air- Constable No. by at 8 am, yesterday, claimed.

Apparently the relations betwroom the Amerithe lettere as follows. When this pact of on the top of the rest commerdal arisis which camepostion which is at all times essentul to those productions which may be more er

she had found the game, but also had to pay a

onny and the Carmans at the Philippine neo Binonabate and the premien croforms were shook the credit of Arietaliste Ste foundaesfety, but more especially so in navigating nar less Comun 10 both, anys that this no of 310, or do ous month's iuprisamment for

as atrained as over. The other day the German no fuilled by the Spanish authorities, Agnition, his naberally presented speculation and re- row waters like those of the Red Sua. Doubt- enunce bira no alarm whatever iu reker fecasare throve.

craiser Irene posted Mariveles and Admiral alle went from Hongkong to Singapore and lardod enterprise which other ise, without less there was some unexpected ourrent; but the concluded there with the Consul General of the donat would have operated in thess celnnies. A tueans were ready to hand for guarding against gard to the feture of Indian trade.

A Chinaman was charged before Co-Dewey sent the McCullock after her, and as Unitol States an agreement on the following olsar indication and proof of that is in the fact any danger from that cause. I explain this by It appears to me," he says, "that India mandor Hastings yesterday noting he did not stop when requested a shell was condi

thirt money, which in Australie used to be al saying that there sro twa lights on tho Island of Aguinaldo andertakes to organies in the ware worth 50 per cent, more than in this coun Perim, and towards the higher of those lights possesses cloneous advantages over China gambling and cbstracting the street. The in this respect. Her proximity to the defendant at the whom ou some small beve, souboroas her. bów. Then a small boat Philippines & regular government ride, the tes, hat, during the last three years, been the ship was steered nodar the exptain's orders

was sent out to see what she wanted and

Protectorate of the United States and with the actually cheaper fan in this country it has for at least three-quarters of an hour before she what she was doing. In consequence of assistance of two or three Americau delegates been, in fact, almost a drug owing to want of struck the shore. But it was also absolutely this the German Edmiral has protested and councillore. The Government shall be Repub-naturprise and speculation in that part of the necessary that after a carain interval tha demanded that German ships should have lion. The ports of the archipelago shall be world; but I am gind to say that during last year cocond light should to sighted to ensure that Chinitaen were found in

certain restrictions as regards Chinese. The out the colczios, and we are, therefore, Juoking lies the ear of the matter; that light never pozession of a quantity of opium. Both plesites the right to enter the harbour without heupen to foreign trado and emigrants, with vary considerable rains horsemperzoned through the ship was in her proper position. Hersin theformare prosperous state of affairs, especially was sightad, becanso the ship was 50 & wrong ignorance of the few of the colony thering arched. Admiral Dewey, kovover, de judicial system shall be reformed,

This claimed to bare faund the opium.

clared that nesording to international law they principal functione being interated at first as I am glad to say, the gold worsings of Aus-cours, which shut it out from view. Now ignorance of the law oust the Brat accused a

to Europeans The new Government shall talis contine nou a larger and more progres when the ship, which was steaming at a rapi had no such right, and he should not recognise proofstro, the liberty of the Prese, thuight of sive nocte than Uney have leas for many yearspace, had kept her course towards the high Spa of $20 or six weeks' imprisonment, and

it B-the-way, It is reported that Acmirat holding public ueelings, religions twloratory with regard to the China trade, I am glad to light for more than half an hour without sing the feecond accused $10, or one month's im prisonment,

Diederichs has questioned Captain Chichester and the abalition and expulsion of the tyrannicul say that there we have had us reason to com- the second light, which is named the Obstru of thus Imperialite, as to what he would do is religions orders which have takon possession of plain winteror. This trade has ban to us fairly tion Point light, it should Lave been patent to A Chinuman of more than maus vadaverence the German squadnju interfored with the all bunches of the suministration. The re-satisfactory in every way. I will therefore the mhid of the captain that the ship wa running into danger and I cauudt account for afmarh quality and pro- be used that the valne of silver appearance was charged yesteraymorning bombardment of Manila, and Captain Chiches souroci of the country shall be developed by the simply and briedy sam sip the situation, by re on. Be nella loent connoisseurs is declining in silver using countries before Commander Hastings with stabbing teris ssid to have replied that only be and "Ad- constraction of roads and the removal of obata-peating that we have had on the whole the aberration of mind winch prevented him

another Chinaman in tho left aru. Complain miral Dewey know that,

cles to the creation of companies and invest a stiefnetory half-year's working, so from seeing this danger is defaues before Und robbed him. A correspondent in Manila wiites: There ment of capital. The Spanish officials shall be much so that, while we pay our usual the committee of inquiry at Aden gives d in the Hongkong Hongkong recognised this some years ago ant deposed that defendant hun asked to re-is-gest Priction. Fere between the Ameri- removed to some place from which they may 29 interim dividend, was carry forward, a fair practically to explanation on the subject. The by granting exchange compensation to theinen it he stabbed his with a knife. This little oans and the Germans. The latter are help turn home The new Government shall regard amount towards the working of the vast half only conclusion we can arrive at, therefore, is Civil Service. Chim bus now recognised it escapade brought defendant two months herding the Spaniards in a most open tannor, as its first faty, the preservation of onder and year, which ought to go far to date the that this was a sunr either of cor-confident or Admiral Dewey has told them fast this the prevention of reprisal against Spanish normal dividend for the year, and we do so reckless nurigation, and the life was endangered, by increasing the ratce of pay in the Cus-labour.

continues there will be wor between the two residents. This agreement, it is added, was after skarging a considerable sta on account valuable property sacrifioni, and a slur thrown toms Service, and everyone knows that the

Inspector Baker, apos informatios receival cations. This is a fuch as the English signed on April 24 and afterwards verbally ta of the boys which the company must sustain by on the company's servies, Escuss at an impor wages, "of the labouring classes have, a from a Chinaman, added a bouse at Quarry German Consuls were discussing it openly is sited by Pour-Admiral Veway at Hongkong the strandlug of the Ching. So much with tant jructure the commander neglosted the

the English Club only Inst night.

Señor Muro evidently beloved that the letter regard to the past, and now with regard to the plain and simple precautlens which he had marked upward tendency in Hongkong and Bay and captured saren Chius des engaged

in their besesting loo. He seized. suvorsi We have come to the conclusion that the to was rending gave an aventate account of what immediate fatere I bave only two words to say doubtless taken hundreds of times before. the treaty ports, and that tendency will hates of dumireos und $1.60 in money, all of Germans do not want to help Spain ont hors hd taken place, but he did not state by whom the fest is that the orops in India, and the entlemen, I would gladly smiten that judg gradually mako itself felt in the remote in which wore produced in Court yesterday Thetho cannot afford to, ze they have not a it was written or to whom it was addressed, and advance in freight which bus taken place, seomment if I could, but to you as the sole under- necased denied having gambled Facts, hot sufficiently strong navy but merely to obtain his omission naturally diminishes its vahto to astro an improvement in the company's writers of your feet a plain and unvacished 34terior. Whatever advantages cheap silver or were too strong against them, and his a few pickings after it is all over hero. It contents, however, harmonize perfasily with receipts under that healing fat the next six statesrout of the matter is due. One word, months while I buce elrendy told you, Lowever, I would add, namely, that Captalu De. may confer upon China's industries and worship fined test aroused $50; and the others One would think by the large flest they the information derived from other quarters,

have in Munila Bay at present that the German

Chins and Australia present no disccuraging Horns had previously an unblemished record in Export.trade must therefore be merely toru.3 ch.

interestshore must be very great. This,

MURDER OF A GERMAN AT

features to mise that prospect Bat there is, as the company's service for acts thirty-five years, poury, lasting only until oquilibrium has

usual, a drawback in these alfairs, and the and that he was hat recently promoted to the bewerer, is not ad, as the total German and

YOKONAMASSA

drawback in this ace is that it is impossible for charge of this splendid ship because of the been restored, On the other hand the

Frozoh tendo here nimbers no aire than two advantages to India of a Gxed rate of ox

per cent, against grent Britain's 80 per cont; so

A Geras stoker hated Rischke, belonging to gauge with aur aertainty what we shall excellence of that record. Of his offers, on-

have to pay during the pronatit your sons of whom oopsponsibility uls reels, I make the same remark, that in flici: several will the end of the year netically corsen. We grades the toned all of less was previonsly The Standard bakul not them at the shooking girenlanges at Yokoban on Thurs bacause we never absolutely fix the price of vial

quared Jr, Bihar pleurend llegado Ib-guntaftil popular lors, although at one time a Gorman between them and some Japanese coalies. is changing, and the German is now vot very in Ialikuwa, and alon 10.80 a dispute aruse accounts, and balance ap and. Ex it absolutely satisfaction to us all that no lifh was lost in

according to the figures recorded in our books consequence of this accident, and f iwdy vonture" could pass through the Spanish bizes whereis ontled in Eische berig struck a heavy blown at the slope of the year. We only know that do izle that within fifteen or sixteen bours an Englishman was refeed.

There is practically to change in the sits the bank of the hi, the instrumen used, au Japanode and other Bastare ocals cannot after the standing of the ship the pas be delivered at the variana parts of the East, at pengers were being auferred to another of tion, desultory firing takes pince every night as envy pices of wood, frastering the skull and

ane ng alaost immediate death. Some arrests which we largely cieploy thom, at less than the company's steamers, the Carthage, which usual, but the rebel bare as mude any forward wet and by the pole, said pralinizace in advance of something like 60 por sent over brought tayo speedily to their destinatio movemĞÜT.

what those cants were costing us last year, every trust, pay. I am sure, that this misfortune, gravo The rebad batch of American troops has quiry by German and Japanese offioials was not arrived yet, though it is expected any day, opened the satay night at Kotobuki-obe. Polis body must, of course, be aware that the seat as it is, will not shake your confidence in the

striko which is now proceeding in South Wales vigilance and skill of the company's servi It soome to be the intention of the Americans Station, an

A Japaness account of the matter is that the

is a serious disturbing factor in that department which, I believe, was never greater than it is to bombard the city and at the rimo time land;

of every steamship owner's business. The pre-now. Seek an incident may, perhaps, over troops on each side at Touko and Malater German took the, much drink at the toe, however, sa auch that I venture to hope sorve to bring into bola relief the chamster of

salopps in the Settlement, sed in this evening Groseral Aguinaldo has baft Carito and gone wandered rimlessly into Japausso town. Neur and Later and personally at all events shall the company's work for the last sixty years, for "to Bauer, thero being herdly sufficient room

his woll satisfied if that result should be attained surely, considering the extent and variety of for him sad his followers: ut Cavite now that the bridge at Yoshiba-lo, ich od that the autointed improvement in our our servisas, the antareve.perts at which our a dispato with jiurikisha soglia, who oriedoigt returns will compensate and counter ships tonoh, and the spot at which the vessels the American troops have arrived

The Prefer loft the Pay on tim 11th inst, to loudly for nestetice. A caml of Japanese otelazut the unbanced cost of coil which we shall have to mis, senident of this bird Lave been tnost the second expedition.

once rushed up, and attacked Rischke, while the certainly have to most during the present your comparatively few and far botwara. I vonture A coal ship Helen H. Raid from the United other Grease ran away When be returned I think we shall obtain a very fair compromise to Lega, nay, I believe, that the object-lenzun States has provided the American Squadron found the dead body of his friend

if sneb should be the result, Speaking on this presented to our service in the prosent caso will with 3,5 tons of oral The squadron has now with the back of the had quite smashed In and cual and provisions for six mouth. The leaf the pock vertebre dislocated. The police mersin of enal reminds me that we have been ensare a long period of immunity in the future.

then called and proceeded to investigate,

warned lately that a revolution is likely to take (Hoar, hear) Gentlemen, I have nothing of this troops zerrains Ford,

further to add with regard to the position of the company'e affairs, and I, therefore, new beg

brands in the market.

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great markets of Europe, her necessarily THORNE'S BLEND and WATSON'S

"low range of freights, her magnificent GLENORCHY are high class Soda

"railway system, and her immunity from Whiskies, of greater age than most ali intul taxation, which is so oppres "aive in the case of China, establish, at all ABELOUR-GLENLIVET is a very od" events in my wind, the conviction that Peat Whisky, (smoky) and could not no exchange rate of 18. 44. or thereabouts now be replaced in stock at the price." will never interfere with the large export Dis well known for its fine flavour."trade from our great dependency of *India." On this point should also

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A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCIFANTS.

Extablished 1841.

Hongkong, 14th June, 1898.

NOTIEF TO CORRESPONDENTS UNC communicatione relating to base columns should be addressed to THE ENTO

Correspondentamet forward their namand address with communígatione addressed to the Editor, at

or publication, be an evidence of quad faith.

who, he said, were gambling, he only looking on. His worship, however, fired dafertant 210, in default 28 days' imprisonment.

All lotton for publication should be written on out: chaara pra en event.sia tu.ha wall worth soma Sergt. Gidley. The facts of the case were as it is not for that they bare: so many to some Asturias led with airdonth after

sule of the paper intu.

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HONGKONG, JULY 19th, 1898.

A case of assault on a young Chinawomb, at inmate of a brothel at Lilier Street, by a China man was brought before his worship by Police follows-On the 14th inat, at night, pocused here. spite thyrothel and aviar tu romie of powdored glass and ashes inte her eyes. The silk ox steamer Braemar arrived in Now consing her arernelating pain. One witness, York on the 18th instant.

another inmits of the same house, was ayantined, After which the easy was postponed till to lay at 11 am to beer tão doctor's testimony.

There were 1,788 visitors to the City Hall Musen last weak, of whom 174 were Europeans.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nothersole Hospitals bege to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals-Dor A. Wing $5. ́

Mai.

A Chinaman was charged before Commander Hastings yesterday with ontering into a house at Un Fook Laac, breaking opón a box sal ab. stracting therstrom Sta in 2-cent pieces,

CORRESPONDENCE.

On the 14th of July the ships fired a salate in hoaons of France (andrersary of the taking of the Bastilo).

to moss the adoption of the report. (Applause)

The Rt. Hon, the Earl of Sever, nod Mel-

Ou Friday morning Mr. R. Kallen the place in regard to supplies of fuel, by coal being Germun Vice-Chasal, and a doctor from the supplemented er superseded by the use of mid- Naval Hospitud want in the Kotobuki choral oil. The idea is by no moona piw one, The Cormoran is éxyfated to return to Manila hody was gatexwards sent to the Naval Hospital our notice at least twenty-five years ago, but Fille I beg to second that resolution,

Palica Station to hold a formal inquiry, and the bodass it was certainly brought prominently to

bont 30 Jujana hure boodarranted,: num.org

then the defest of the seheran shove all others Mr. Joris said he should like to know who- the two need Yokomizo Molojiro (4 years) has a regalar ( inhable supply of oil fuel at the erranes companies to raise their premium on was that it was impossible to rely upon anything ther the loss of the China bad caused the in- a painter, and his apprentice named Katençals Yosaka (20 years), who are supposed to be the differal ports at which it would bo-necessary to cargo carried by the P. and O, bonts. ringleaders - Japan Mail,

on Wednesday. So he brought to Hongkong seven Sorali sailors who were on the of Aden and Law British subjouta A Me Harrison, a derman, and two wins, rofugos bave also been landed here.

transport Inu de Minhundo, they being natives

SUPREME COURT,

June 18th,

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

CENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

STRAM NAVIGATION MA

COMPANY,

BEFORE SI JON CARRINGTON (CHIRP M.P., in the shair.

Juarice.)

THROWING CAUSITŲ SODA INTO A MAN'S

Choung Mus, one of the crew of the hopes of Japan, was charged on two sounds-frstly with throwing a destructive substance with its tant to do grievous bodily harm, and secondly with inflicting grievous bodily harm

The jury was raposed of Mosses. F. X. Osorio, J.1. Andrew, F. Immert, H. Crombie, A. W. Sebellos, E. Moirle, and J. Noronha,

Frisoner pleaded not guilty,

The CHAIRMAK-NO,

A raid on s gumming deu at No. 2, Tong Manlay street, was made by Police inspector, Mckat at abant 12-W pai a Sunday lust, when he surprised ter Celestine ot thoir bá- farious pastime. Four scaped, but six wore cxptured and all the gambling purepherichin Captain Young of the sfoamor Onsang, from seized, and, berether with the prisoners, pre Ar the half yearly meeting of the P. & lisilo to Yokohama, roports that just off Lazun duned in Court yesterday morning. The ac Company Sir THOMAS SUTHERLAND made ja the early morning of June 28th, bò sighted used declared their entire inpossage of any

five, stearth. The first of sheld throw a thing like gambling. In fact they al professed 2010c remarks on the Indini currency ques tion which may be conveniently read in coftarchlight on his ship and then fred a run. At to abhor such rice, they only came to pay a this the Oxsuny stopped and burned a blue light visit to the mator of the house, a stafonent nection with the pronouncements on the signal, but another chat followed, and the which the Magistrate, however, diebelieved same question by Mr. T. JACKSON and arship approached more closely. After a clogs The first and second zeeused wore fined $50

inspection, however, the seacoblight was ox- the other four So each. the Hon. T. H.`Warrenead, published tinguished, and the Unsang proceded on her with the miniles of the last met way. The war-vessel was probably the Charles. ing of the Cornraitter of the Hongkong coursing troopship to Manila.-Jupan General Chamber of Commerce. Sir THOMAS SUTEROLAND does not commit fatally courred in Nagasaki harbour on Friday stated that aliout 2.30 p.m. on Sunday last a A boating accident that might have resulted and $5.00 in 10-cent pieces The complainant himself to any opinion on the proposal of evening. Bib July. Captain Primrose, of the neighbour informed him that a man had en the Indian Government to withdraw from Taichen, with Captain Nicol (a pilet from tered his house: He thereupon want intaktsba ise circalation a certain number of current silver de stramer in a small sailing boat belonging As soon as defendant me hire he took to his Shanghai and a fellow passenger, put of from and found abused upstairs, ritting his boy.

obtain it, and it is quite certain that a steam rupecs aunually, but he says that while he is the captain for the purpose of going on shore. heals. Complainant rushed after him and with

vesnaí must either be dependent upon one kind Mr. Jones said he was glad to heart. He recognises the great difficulty of introduc. The boat lind proceded a short distance only the assistance of another Chinaman caught when a gust of wind strack the sail, at once defendant and brought him back to his house and

of fael or upon another kind of inef. In to remembered most of the chairman's predeces- ing a gold standard into India he sees that capsizing the boat and throwing its occupants then gave him in charge of the police. The

way of talking about such things India worn, pictures of who hang in that rooms; but thoro le oven a still greater dificulty in go into the water. Captain Primose ned his two sensed on the other baud stated that plaintiff

must either be coal wallabs or où waltske. I there was not one of them who had done mere ing back upon the policy which has been in cuions were read by Japanese sampans and four others had robbed him some time ago.

froy that coal will die tolerably hard, especially to uphold the chatnoter of the P and O. than of $4.80 Ho, therefore, went to plaintife

if it is true that there are likely at no dietaus the present, chairman-flost, hear)bat ho existence for the last four or five years. Mr, which happened to be in the locality.

hoves last Sunday about 1 p.m. and requested

The 15th inlf yearly general meeting of this doto to be opened up in China falls of coal of, thought the China bisinges was rather a JACKSON says he does not approve of the Yesterday the Hon. R. M. Rumsey bold an that the money be returned to him, whereum.

company was held at the company's alces, 122, it is aid, unexampled richness, and oxtent. blemish on his shield. He and heard that the proposal of the Indian Government, that with the collision between the stanm launch Kam and heat him from ans 'olock till 9.30 p.m. d angdry futa the creamstances connected the complainant and four others set ap him

Leadenhall-street, B.C., on Tuesday, June 14, Past, again, reminds me that at hat there dose officers of the company were too much con Sir Thomas Sutherland, G.O.M., LL.D.,pear to be a prospect of Chien being openyeberand with promoting the festivity of the he considers it impracticable, and that On (Pag Fut, master) dad No. 4, police pin- then gore bin in olurge of the police. P

up to foreign Biterprise en a seala which was Easengers, thereby diminishing their attention pending some international agreements. C. Moore said he was on the pinus vions conviction for burglary being provoz

The CHAIRMAN said--As you are aware, we absolutely miexpected a few year age, part, as to the inanagement of the lips. Some ia question on the morning of the 18th inst. go against him, he was rentenced to four months*

place before you no Roconut the half, you are, ware, hogy has boonu considerable of his neighbours he zeticod were shak." he would suggest autinuing the policying west, intending to go to the Bank Whare hard lalfour. Another charge-that of belog in

yearly meetings and it only remains for me to fooling of anasiness in the publis mind in this Lug their heads at that statement, but be established in 1893. Mr. WHITEHEAT of Central Markot for cual. The Kan-On was ontsyful possession of two buskets of clothing

give you, in as few words as possible, goral country lest we should not resp our fair share of should like to know whether that war the be himself know nothing presents rather an elaborate memorandum coming from Kowloon and going into one of the being entered against him, he was remaGLED

idea of the state of your fisirs. I am glad the commecroial harvest which is likely to be barman'ù ́idos, bamboo wharves. When withers got to this till to-day.

to say that we have kad. apou the whole, a obtained by the opening up of this vast country about shipping. The word "anneyvantably on the subject, but we find some difficulty wharf he slowed down. The Kam On was thou

satisfactory half year, I have known better I do not think that these apprehensions have the report was what had brugght him to that

· 150 yards of. Whez abunt 90 feet from the in following his arguments. The hos

half-yours and I hoso knowɑ very much worno. Inon altogether without foundation, for, na yon meeting. He did not taxierstand the unaccount- Fan On he put his hoha hard a-port.

The

It does not altogether compare, I am sorry are aware, we have in this matter to mest. The ability of a man driving his ship on the rocks, geulengan says that the closing of the Kam Ossa en oud was running peat as he

to say, with the corresponding period of the rivalry of foreign entries whose policy is by and that wan being one of their best captains. Indian mints was a colossal. blunder which cleared her till sbeam when che took the stem

proriona sear, but that happened to be a to be flat of the open door. There is He had always thought that because he had a is developing gravo evils, and yet in the of this pinnace and started it in one of the

exceptionally favourable opined now in the East o vista of vast political faw ten-pound notes in that company he was. half-year of an copper shestbing. The master of the Kom On

character for amongst other matters, we had aul commercial importance, so great that I dare one of the most respectable people in the world, nos purngraph he says "Adopt convertibi afd ho was coming from Tsumati when the

not then began to feel the prcssure of that not attempt to touch upon it in this place. But and that the lion of ships that company ran by lity of the rupsie in some form or other at polics land was coming from the west. He

The Attornuy-Gaaral instructed by the famine and plague whiol has devastatel & car I think we mag tool confident of this, that Eng was terra ring between England and India, "a fixed maximum and minimum rate when the polios pinnans came and struck bim

knd got slows in and his boat touched the wharf [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS" Crown Solicitor, Mr. H. Dounys), who tain part of India, and which has played havoolish shipownew are pretty sure to do their best in but the anaooouutability made him suspicious Sir.If you will allow me a little space in appeared for the prosecution, said prisoner was more or less with a osrtain caption of our proining a tall share of trade in any part of the of what the fature might be. Accountability Exchangeability can alone give on the starboard quarter. Commander Rumsey, your valuable paper I would call attention to charged on an information which contained two aboounts during the period of which this report world, and so long as they omitinue to lach was a very dithenlt question, but possible the

to the interpreter-Tell Him I will enspend his your issue of fatli iust. You there comment on "fixity of exchange, and the ranking of artificate for two weeks simply for lying. It The Extraordinary Conduct of a German into the eyes of a maa anmod Lau Ching and wise, I am quite sure it is not monotonous. We forary year it is tolerably certain that the British the dimmater. In conclusion, he said his gind connte with boving thrown some caustic soda refers. Whatever our business may be other. about a million tonsof steam shipping regularly bound by this time had had a full landon of "rupecs interchangeable with gold at an is perfectly impossible to my mind for that to Crafter." The story given Luder this heading caused his great pain und done him grievous aeror has the same tento or the suras dag will be woll in evidente, I ventura te say, to see the chairman in sinh vigorous insattı. "approximate mto would romové all feeling hare happened. A Europeair is not a anuliest, is of comio invented, as every thinking reader bodily harm.

The Cayman--I will only say, with refor- The tools were exceedingly expenditure for say two years or half-years even at Talienwa (Hoar, az) That "of insecurity and would inspire confidence and nobody bat a fool would bare done that. I will at once have known. If the frene had simple. The Britisk ship Empress of Japan ranning, and the present ussount show no rerinde me that the T. and O. Company's fingers to what Mr. Jones has remarked, one word do not believe the constable is a fool, but that grossly and unwarrantably interfered between was on her way to Hongkong, where she exception to that variety in our affairs. L was very familiar et Taliuwan some thirty-five amely that I think "unaccountable", sa o "in the city of London and elsewhere," But this mou is lying. When he comes here next Americans, Buptiards, and Rebels. Admiral von arrived on the morning of the 12th of July. might point out, for example, that in the yesra age in connection with an expedition of vahrable and useful expression, because when a It would have been impossible to have estab time I would advise him to speak as near the Diedrichs would have boun guilty of gross want On the 10th of Jana while on her way prisoner balt-year of which 1 ani now speaking we have the British and French forces to Paking. Woman bu clearly been guilty of what I dall'an

truth as he can. -

of tapt. A little farther on in the same issue and a meu nomet Lau Ching, both of whom wars ant boon so fortannie as to obtain the Reme certainly never anticipated in those days that aberration of mind, which ought ust to have lisbed interchangeability of rupees and gold

your correspondent gives quite a different and employed on the ship-prisoner in connection amount of specie freight as we did in the cor- we might neema possible now, bo one day occurred, it is cue of those things, which I cer at a fixed rate while the unintyremnine: The Times in an article on the Kowloon ex.

rionbtedly the correct verton of what hap. with the electrical apparatus and the other man responding period of last your. That. I need called upon to carry Sibarin whent from that tainly cannot account for The plain of this open to silver, and if such interchange-tanginn sage-It is gratifying to have Lord and, which is as far as the front is concerned as fireman. They had know onc ether for feu surely say, is dues entirely to the fact that the very pert.But why I rufer to this tape ship was for three-quarters of an hour disting

Salisbury's condriantion of our statement as tenothing. The toadsuny of the brat, invented, yours, and for the lest foar your lind been movement of specie towards the Far East times, is because it is impossible to ignore the course of the ship himself, and he mete ability be, as Mr. WHITEHEAD says, a do- the showvaghly friendly attitude of China in article is evidert, namely, to create an unfriendly shipmates, sharing the same cabin. On the not be a great has it was in the year 1893.7; the rivalry of the Germans in cornelion with terrible error. I call it unaccountable because gideratum, we fail to see how the closing gard to the concession she now makes to us feeling between friendly nations. If is regret Ith they had some trifling disagreements, ever Neither have wo obtained, during the period the future of our trade in this part of the work I not nocount for such a mistake.

The resolution for the adoption of the report The demand is but now, but formerly she was table text you ondore this tenderey by printing which prisoner seemed to have bronded, for of this roport, the same amount of I dure may you are aware that with dirast of the mints can be described as a colossal diewed to turn a deaf ear to feel lesson the invention in large tgps, while the true facts subsequently whom he found Lan Olling lylog employment for cor vessels in the way of and large encouragement, on the part of the was then put and carried anaimonsly.

The CHAIRMAN'be next resolution is blunder. The dogg of the miuts was an esof 1ocent events and of our conduct towards her of the case can only be found with difficulty deck half caleap to posied some sustie carrying troops, and in other banimous German Government, this grout forms commst an alarla meritonta tez the bull-your sential step preliminary to the establishment while they were panding has not, it would seer,

I am, sir, etc.

soda into his face. some rug into his eyes. if that kind, as we obtained last year. Fabios, called the North German Lloyd and Ching cried out that he was injured, aud soon But, on the other haud, wo are fortunato in to Boburg American Company, ar spread suding March 8let, at the rate of 5 per out. of faity of exchange. It has boss effective been whelly lost apon her. Her Government understand, the Premior declares, and value the

Canton, 18th July, 1889,

afterwards the donter was oniad le attend him having secured a largar revenue on passandog themselves westward with a great ontley of per annum on the preferred stock, and nu in- to the extent of arresting the decline in the licitude we have displayed for the maintenance

As soon as the ship arrived in Hongkong gors that we did even during I may call capital, and in each a manner, coolog that they terim payment on account of dividend at the valte of the rupee, but it has not caused an of peace and of commercial interests. They It is curious that Mr. Andrew Mastray and the injured man was sent to the hospital, the very prosperous Jabiloe year, and we have control not only cargo vessels but passenger rato off per cent on the deferred, book, a8 appreciation up, the point at which gold ut us, bo cistes, "very frankly, and freely fo Mr. William O'Brien should have octen the whore he had brzoras sinet. He aufern also, in the period to which this report rate vessels, as to use us her very serious food for recommended in the report, be now doclared, the matter." Ju rolara we have refrained as a historic personago as the heroine of a great deal of pahether he lost the gained an ad rautage in the way of azohuge rodsation. You are aware that the policy of free of income is, and that payment of the would autorastically be introduced. Tho far as possible from interfering with this romano. Graco O'Holley, the famous Quen sight of both eyes or not required to be seen. wing to the drmer condition which Indian company has ler a considerable nanabor of the media on and efter June Jiet."

Mr. B. Sinar GLADEION-I have great Indlan Government therefore proposes to dustic and civil organization. Some persons of Connaught, better known as Granade, has Prisoner in tha come of a statement he tande rates are attained during, I may say, the whole years beon, to restrict the outlay of ospital as

in longtong appens to think that wo Lave her memory preserved, to this day by a custom said. "I did not how to staf I poured on of last year. This question of exchange is cze for as possible, for the very simple reason that pleasure in seconding that rosalution. The resolution passed unanimously. further restrict the currouay by withotriod this emplaisando too far, as a letter we which has best spenniquely chasered for up-complainant would injure his dyes I had. whicans a most important bring upon the in these days, when mail contracts are paid pas drawing a certain number of rupees pabish from the Executive Committee of the wards of three centuries. Whor, Grace was desire te hart complainant. Before I peared accounts of our company, and I need hardly vary much smaller scale than was formerly the The CHAIRMAN That vazatades the busi- annually,

Nasy Isague shown, by loving the untive citylarning to Comusaght from a mission to the staff on to his focs I saw him raise himself say, therefore, that we are watering with the case, and when the services which they involte neat of the meeting, gentlemen N Mr. Joн Annanaм aid before they se of Kowloon exempt from British jurtellotion, England, she wished to sleit the Lord. Howth up to strike. I have poured the staff on to my greatest interest the efforts which the Govers are vastly more onorous, it is extremely diloalt The dangers apprehended are not perhaps altor of the day. Op calling at Howth Cretle she hazle without injuring zee. I did net kuse it ment sro, making in order to establish Indian to obtain an adeqma return on business of that parated they ought to return thanks to tho of the currenty it seems to us that the athor imaginary, but they seem to be of a was informat that the family were at dinner would injure his eyes. I got it from the engine orclunge upon a more stable footing than it kind. I noud hardly comicd yes that we are chairman and his brother director for thus bas bitherto enjoyed. I am not called upon to experiencing this difflonity this very year, inas manner in which they hail conducted the affaire policy of Japan hes bebu infinitely superior in which the judgment and firmness on Burged at nothing wrote the found anfug Beldeur was rites as Captain. Los ami expres uns opsion upon the various masturve uch as we have beguit a new nail contract with of his company fox che, isnt aiz mantle. En

the part of the authorities will meet stole the heir,

playing Esidence given by to that of India. She made the plunge at They have only to show the Masdarias of Kow, on the strand, and might him with her to obloze, p

which y aut forward with this view, hiri-may £20,000 year lese subvention, bat in which the thought it was a great pity that, with a large once, replaced silver by gold at a rate toon City that they do not intend to stand any Connaught. The door of Horta Castle has Frischer made practically an defence, reminek that, while I recognise the great citi services mest la aud will be of a rastly more sotapany like theirs, with ships riding on ell Longens When those werliin realise that ever date been koop open at diaper time, and He was suntproud to four years on the fanity of introdaning old standard into Indonerong and costly character than the services the sous of the pork, conveying to and from approximating to the market rate of the we are in urnest, off further diffcnity of is present occupant, Lord Ashbourar, elsorvenedut and ans pout of the second the sentenzas day, and gul hor cursonoy phued en usorious kind will be at an end.

16 run concurroutly,

In this vinttor of the conversion

We do not hold ourselves responsible for

opinions expressed by our correspondents]

·THE CONDUCT OF THE " IRENE " IN SUBIG BAZ.

the custom.

NEUTRALITY.

NEUTRA

I see that there is you a still greater difficulty which expired on January 31st About this this country passengers, produce, and speci In going back upon the polky which lins been soundness of our policy with regard to mapital I: this Government suzuld be so niggardly in nut