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INTIMATIONS

IGEONG DAILY PASSA, WANYESDAY, MAY 10, 1800,

The poolie tramo from China Junt now in vor | da saytking, without asking Me, Mody, and

RAID WAYS IN ORINA. rrogarded as a fair commstafal profit JaCMon. She has witnessed the visa anda... nbuck by this Ulrock attack, and viral to hisiak and during last month to lose than that he beat thing he could do was is bring me

the interval the proo of tia has doubles, the ancient Egyptian dynaties, the expansion Government on the subject. The rosn't thirteen thousand voolu szivod In-Singapore staterdient of his affairs to place before Mr. ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN URINA or maerly so, and we are advised by experts at of the Persian Empire; the conquests of Alex.. was that His Excellency promptly received Some trouty years ago the carrying of coalieg. Body The memorandum produces wee the

ENOLAND AND, GERMANY,

it is enusidared tin will likely rooiu at a high ander; the irresistible, advance of the Roman The Kate Chronicle translates the following prido for a long time. Now, the situation in legion the deluge of the Toutonie bordes from Instructions to ask the Chinese Government was almost entirely in the hands of Straitsong which Mr. Hughes brought to me a few

owned vessels, but, use the decline of the Chins days afterwards. When I got this statement telegram from a Japanese papers

our fode malagde that we do not work by the North; the dissolution of the empire of to saud a representative. Ching, is there to trade, aven zail stamtrs rx not abose Tosked tower and I wanted a more detailed

Poking, 27th April. tributons in allurial mining but that we pay a Charleningus and the birth of all the modera fare to have a voico, in the Conference coursing them, whews In former days a coolie statement, I wanted to know what margin. The negotiations concerning the construction day's wages for a day's work and take our chancenations of Europe

Darine the forty senturies of ber oxtonces mud will save her fee-the end she dont want toy in Morar seats, sud a voterna showed the document to Me Mody. There is way, have been wapoessfully concluded betwear If it were considervil possible to work the Rin there have gradually grown up institutionsang would not be allowed in bewal off of them. It had in the Bank to meet these liabilities I of the Tain-Ching (Tionbein Ohiokiang) Rail of the proceeds. It will be obvious to you.that lesa nd in view though it is protty der-mander of a voet rasping np to China, no tata to it. A few days afterwards Iro Roglaidd, Germany, and China. It has leur Code at a profit when tin was about 230 s tou, laws adapted to the goods and aberanter of the -taja that har representative will be merely the other day, to risk bringing down a panna cojvod a further statersong from him. The armnged that the sections between Tiotein it alrould be possible to work it at a very much people; a literatura na extensive and varied WATSON & CO., lay figure in the discusions. The in. of hundred pasganger, mon that this ship lagate one produced in the same. It tus datos placed under the control of Cocmany, and the The difference in price, Stifled, must chlofty go a system of morality that can challenge more Wastatement was dated, and Tinen, and Tainen and lohan, shall be higher probt when Un is about £120 a tons that of ausisut nad modern Enraps; terests of Chind ero of course entirely those ranged from 820 to $25 per head, but in those mort s that date or a day lator. On receipt section between Ichan and Chinking under to proft. Of that favourable lange in the comparision with any other the world as Aver of peace, but her views one way or another days when the males got so low as 83, the game re of no earthly internet to any one, sesingid not worth a cunilla. Singapore Free Press, that she is not a force to be reckoned with in politics. Uutil Japau pricked the bubble of her supposed strength, she thinly ris regarded ha a possible factor in Asiatic questions, but now she is looked on with thinly veiled contempi. Nevertheless, flabby and rotteu as China undoubtedly is, she many still, by her very weakness, prava

LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS or.

AERATED WATERS........

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AERATED WATERS of disturbing element in the Far East. The

tendency of her Government is to ging! r manufacture aro sold throughout

more and more reactionary, and it is quito Far East and arc invariably pre-possible that by her barefaced attempts erred or account of their excellence, evade the provisions of the Treaties or by her officials, conniving at outrags on ABSOLUTE PURITY is guarau- foreigners, she may at my moment invite each. The best materials only are used, attick in order to secure atoneront for

wrong inflicted,

There will always be THE PRICES are only half those danger when any foreign force invades Chira, pharged in England.

for such foreo would almost inevitably cause some conilict of interests or inter- WATERS MANUFACTURED ference with triado, and thereby provoke BY US nic acknowledged by the lead-trouble. China is therefore, though to

SUPREME COURT.

9th May.

IN. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR W DI. GOODMAN (ACTING CHIße JUSTICE) AND A

ng Bnglish makers to be equal to those senile to excite apprehension, capable of instructed by Musses, Johana, Stoices,

their own production,

causing gave wischief, and though the Fineliuntions of her Government may be in favour of peace the actions of her officials are linble at all times to contribute to mis- understandings and bickerings.

Sir Edward Franklamil, K.C.B., D.C.L. Fs, &c. the greatest living Suthority on Water, reports as follows the water as prepared and used by in our manufacturo

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Il possesses an extremely high "degree of organic purity and is of most evelout quality for drinking"

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

Establized AJ), 1841.

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H.M.S. Algerine laft yesterday for Foochow A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be hold

orzow afternoon.

The British battleship Fieforinat was safely docked at Yokosuka at 4 pm on the 25th April,

British postsol. The company is in the same situation of affairs you are, however, as well of a Chinese concern, the capital to be advanced able to julgo as I am, and all that I have to say sing E5,000,000 at 5 per coat, inforest, is that we intended to push forward the erection An Anglo-Italian syndicato has obtained tho of machinery with allssonable ward in order right to oustract the line from Joyan in Hopen to take advantage of the favourable price of tu. to Tasha in Shansi, and Messrs. Jordlas, If the Lode develops, in the manner that the Matheson have secured rights over the line integ. manager expects, and if the vales of from Sinyan In Honau to Nangking vit Luckaatin remaina at mything like its presont price, in Ankul,"

it can scarcely be doubted that in the Pin Lode a

you have an exceptiorallally valuable property, New, gentlemen, if you have any gassons to ask I will be glad to try to answer them,

Tusze ware no questions and the report and accounts, as laid before the meeting, were adopted.

STRAITS INSURANCE CU LIMITED.

produced, and those neefal arts that have over cassod to excite the wonder and admiration, of the world. You pray ask why Egyp, Persiaj fireece, and oven mighty Rome have succes sively encounted to the carogea of time while Chinn alone has survived. The answer is not far to soolt. It is the survival of the fittest. The working of this inexorable law of natury omstantly wands out those. nations that cannot adapt themselves to the ever-chang ing conditions of life, and the fact that China is standing to-day showa conclusively that she has not outlived her alofulness, to the case of civilization...

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FROGRESS IN BETY YEARS.

of that paper I locked it eene and I saw that if the statement was correct he would have a good margin. I asked him what he wanted us to do, and he sold he wanted us to clear from tim about 200 whaves and 4,000 Punjoms. Ho mid the latter would probably before the 30th of Jaze be reduced to 3000, as he had sold a thousand and they would probably be taken up before the 30th June I uskad bin boy he was going to sucuke us if we did so, and he said, he would give as a letter on the Bank for any margin on la acount the Baule might have and would also give w na uscurity some engar

The twenty second ordinary general meeting

·SPERIAL JURY,

share the bold by Mr. D. E. Sassoon and afer of the Straits Inearance Co. was keld at Sings second mortgages ou certain property. He pore on the 3rd May for the purpose of recir

Dr Lim Boon Kong, the retiring director

The speaker said that It has taken China HUGIES VOSLAT ANT-MODY, edded that any balance that I might havo in ing the Directors annual report and accounts,

The Hen, T. Boguarit took the chair and by rotation, was ugnimusly re-elected. To this cass (adjourned from the provisas account with him could be paid bear to us,

steam and elsotricity, but it le a mistake to day) William Korfoot Hughes was plain. After that I was discussing the question with thero wars sko progoat Messrs. D. W. Lovell, the auditor Mr. Guonly to The time to awake, to be charges wrought by till and the Hot C. P. Chater, C.M.Ghim, and I must say I was inclined to halp him: T. S. Thomson, Hou, G. S. Marray, A. W This concluded the business of the meeting. think that she has been stationary; the pro-

grees of fifty years in very apparent,

**There is a well-known law in physics" be and by arfer of the 15th February, 1899) H.st then Mr. Body oso in and went to lia Buver, W. Naof Directors: Hon. J. Buckin

OHINA'S NEW WAR VESSELS. N. Moly defuntants. Plaintiff's claim was for desk, I showed the memo to Mr. Moly and shas, legal adviser, Mr.A.S.Murray, storetary

continued, "that when a body is at rest or in The sum of 824,506-92, being the balanen said I had looked 16 over and was ludlined to Mosers. Gentle, Meade, Catto, Chow Swee Tiong

The Has Tiên, Chinoso cruiser, has just commotion, it will roquia at rest or continue to fae from defendant to plaintif on the 3Rli day assist Mr. Beghen. I told him also the con- Toh Yup Soon: H. E. Sassoon, J. B. Kanns

Tariation I had End with Mr. Hughes--that he ford, H. Abrams, shareholders, representing pletal hor spond trials, realistog the great move in a straight. lice unless noted airen by of June, 1890, upon variona nendants which have been recently stated and settled hetween lom

was prepared to give us arders, on the Bank] 18470 shares.

speeds of 22 64 with natural draught, and 241 some outside force. This law helps good in the The Chairman said-The fifteenth annus with forced dizught China tuns, thanks to political as well as in the physical world. It is (2) Interest ou the said sum of $24,506 22, from and, to pay any balances they mighthavo over to

us, and alap thatay balances due to Mr. Haghes report and balance shoot of the Company has Elswick, possess the fastest erniser in the unreasonable to expont Cbion to break away the said S0th day of June, 1998, dull put from us could be paid over te otte sornant and boon in your hands for gone time peat and, as world. The sister ship, Hai Chi, will have her from the long-established away of customs in a or judgment at the rate of $7 par centam per that if we required it we could have second mort customary, if you have no objection, we will trials in a few days, and as the ships are identi- montent. This inertia of centuries must firat and enloulated with half-yearly rests."

The following composed the special jury-gagos on certain properties Mr Mady asked fakadt as read. A summary of the information al in their lines, and the machinery is by the be overcome, Moshanies to teach us tant if min if I wers satisfell, and I said I thonglit. wo contained in this report, was conveyed to your by auto makers, Moggs, Hawthorn, Leslie and the same force not for the same pawial of tima Massert W. Dickson, Pani. W hotelis, & mig'st kolp him, and ke zepijod. Very well, circulas, issued ently in February, and the Co., tters can be no doubt that the camo ralis. upon badies of different masses, the vololly

O. Witkowski. S.

H. Ronio, ned F. W. Mitchell

you understand we are not found to held the fluancial position has since been placed before factory results will be obtained. These ships generated. is inversely proportional to their

I told Mr. Mody that that was under you and fully explained at the extraordinary are of 1,500 tons displacement, or very little $8569. The Hon. H. E Pollock (Acting Attorney. sharts,"

According to this law, when tao balle, one, stood, but that he had better tall Mughes this general meege of the Company recently held more than our Bonaventure class. They carry

A main armament of two 6-ig. quick-freighing twice as much as the other, are thrown and Master, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. J. J. bietet, Mr. Mody then came along with me Our premiti income has book well maintained,

from the band, the heavier ons will go only Franeis, Q.C., and Mr. Maauk, instructed by to my desk and spako to Mr. Hughes. He told the reduction of £10,000 in the not amount of ing guns, and ton 4.7-in. guns of the same

bin we were going to help bim and added premioms as compared with the provious year description, With their armament and epoed half as far as the uther. Now the population

a record. desers. Tondon and Hastings, for defendant.

But yonderetsad perfectly that we are not being due to the reduced limits retained, and not those cotsole nee really Mr. Francis, rentinuing his opening, said

The of the United Stator is estimatud ar 70,000,000, that in the cense of the afternoon the provions bound by the simees You can have the to any failing away of business. The orposses apparently insignitionne armament of our and the population of China is tinted at whenever you want them and incurred in the liquidation of this old accounts Bandrumtures and Tacos, two quickliring d-in E:om 350,000,000 to 400,000,000, or about five day he vndeavoured to give the ery, as direttres statement as possible of what he might the onzer you take tham the better as fall beavily on 1898 account, and a large por gas and elght 4.7-in. guns, towbined with a times as large. Wo should expoot, therefore, We can do us, we tion of these expenses is really chargeable not diminution of 8,003 indfested horse power, ro- that a social or political movement, which woul the broad featáros of the case, the mate of the we are not borkers,

like with the shares Mr. Hughes replied against the income of 1508 bat of 1895/1897. Isalting in su inferiority of four knots per hour stir up the whole people of the United States transnotions between Hughes and Chater and Mody in respect to which that suit had Certainly all I care for is a rise in the am glad to report that the end of our liability in extreme spil, are cuonga at the first glass would, other conditions being equal, produce But there only one fifth as much offest upon the poople st arise, and be pointed out that Mr. Hughes market, I then told Mr. Hughes that he had under these old accounts is in sight, and the to cause doop unrest le Englishmen. law chers to take up June and September-bolter got all the brokers anvenute made up as ionut still to be paid can now be closely is something to ho said on the other side of the China. Bet in order to obtain the same affnet. in Jano to the value of $430,000 and 300 as possible and to send them in to us with dimstedt Since the beginning of the current question True, Sir E. J. Real delates that in Ching in the United States, the force in September to a similar amount. Against a statement so that we might see how things year we have paid £3,250 on the accounts prior the Higgins, built by Blessrs. Armstrong for bo the same, the time it is allowed to act mast those he had a vary small amount of shares towers to be carried out. He thanked mo ay to 1808, and it is reasonably certain that another the Chilin Goronment, is a faster, butter be five times us long. Thus, for the apparently deliver and recei se payment. for and ho was in much and left me with tears in his ages. Bofors £3,000, or at most £1,000 will finally liquidate armoured, and more powerfully-armel craiser slow progress of the Chinese nation, we have a such a position that he could not by any this I had bad a previous convention with those nooounts. Our expanses for the first quar than any designed by Sir William White and scientifle szpluation. (Laughterindopplause.) The Minister theu spoke of the introduction possibility have arranged with the banks for M, Mody about this matter. Mr. Mody wastor of this year are £1,50 less than for the cor his staff for the British Admiralty. It must the necessary to carry out the con against agreeing to Mr. Engfes's proposal. It responding period in 1898. From the galss in the be remembered, lawever, that the O'Higgins of railronts, telegraphs, sal other modera im iraots. He had bought these dares at such a was entirely my work. Mr. Mody did pot care Englah Chauneland Atlantio during February was of 9,50 Lous, and steamed on her trial 21.59 provomonts. It should bo remembered," ho price, and the market had so fallon for both for Mr, 1nghus at all. A day or two bofore March we wore interested in rossole totally lost knots A soientido contemporary, speaking wid, "that it is not necessary to import by We have to ankunwledge receipt of the those descriptions of shares, in which be the end of the month a statement was sent to the extent of £2,600 only, and our Bancial neither of the Haien vor of the O'Higgins, Bangkok Bar Perpetual Tile Table. corn-

End been principally dealing-Kowloons and in so mu by Mr. Hughes of the acccauls of position to-day is stronger than at the dele of bat of another inch overpraised ressel, the pitod. by Captain Aa Morris, 6.3. Chow Tai, Puujoms Batte, attempt to sell nut would the brokers. I have not got that statement, the report not before you: We have ample American,built Kasagt, for the Japaus Go Secttish Oriental Steamship Co., Imited. brivo left him with a very louvy liability. bat we have a copy in the handwriting of nur funds for the security of our policy holders, us, verrment, says that the anament of the His outy chance, to enuble-hi-to something clerk, Mr. Sitra, who has not bear in our employ after pravilinge sufiuent sunt to corer Kasage is her remarkable feature, but the tao samo outstanding liabilities we have £39,000 of cash appearance of the vessel does not impress the Tho return showing the number of cases of like equalise hin betisge, was to get some for 11 years. The copy produced. communicable diseases notified as occurring budy e ficands him for Jane anal Sap. I have sought for the original but are not capital-istnot, bosides thencealed liability on observer favourably. The large projecting last week is as follows:-Bubonic plagne, 61 tember. Accordingly heupplied to Mr. Chater, besu able to find it. I must have cent it back the subpriliad aliares. With regard to the sponsos, two heavy guss and monotings foreand Referring to the Euleo information circulated cases. 52 Aesthe; saturi fever, I chee; small- who induced his partner Me. Moly to find the to Mr. Hagtes with the brokers accounts. I where of reconstruction, which bus been an Att, weighing each over thirty tons, cave one about his country the speaker said: "The pox, 3 cases, 3 deaths,

necessary money. The canlt was that Messrs. can testify to the copy bainga correct one I opted practically taantonaly by the share the impression of far too mush top-weight. words of the globe-trottor must be taken cz Chuter and Mody diebursed very large amounts have fund two of the brokers courts for holders, & telegram has this morning been re- Fossibly the Kasugi will plangs and malo vary gravis ezlie with roteranes to all things Chinese,"

THE "TOLERATION CLAUSE," of money in respoet af shares which they took June, 1997. These produced are the same. I esived from Mr. Forwood, stating that entis. Leary weather in anything like a striDOS BOU.

"Tho most important questions which the up and fox which they paid vary high prices, have made a very careful search, but those are fastory grogrees has been made, that the Board And the proximity of the broadside gaas to one

ment that I have been able to find. My complete, and that be will report comploted arbe any room to work them. Wherein, thon, artas from the spirit of commercialiam and the presonted on the 30th September, 1887, a

In all the treatie margin only a nominal margin of suma lughes's actual contructs were about what be mangements very shortly, I shall be glad i do these vessel differt. A salution might pro spirit of prosotism.

We, however, answer any questions and give any further in Lably be found by examing the framing, which China has concluded with Western $76,000 against Mr. Hughes, Defendants had represented them to

Scantling, double bottom, and more than all, powers, there is an article generally know The block Ting chief, Liu Yang-ft, who shed to dishare large sums of money, and took ap 4300 Panjoms instead of 3,000 formation you may wish for.

There being no questions, on the motion of the skin plating of the new ships.

as the Tebration-ins. This artiòlo considered by the Chinese as vory Aisle general, they only had in their hands these share, We cleared all his Jone transitions pay

The four torpede destroyers which the Im-provides in affoot that Christianity' incnleates, perial Chinese Government last year ordered at the practice of virtue, and that those pro barven ordered to Foking by telegram. He which might or right not reprefout the ing out very large pau of money the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Abrams, the will be given the command of Uw coztal divisou Palaes at which they were entered in the book-$450,967. With a view to rotacing that report and noornts ware adapted and passed.

The re-election of the retiring directors and Mr. Schiobau's wharf ut Filluu are finished now, fassing or touching it should not be harassed o of the Wu Wei Army--Mercury.

They were not in the position to get securities to amount Mr. Hughes salt the 4750 Punjoms to

tie anditors encluded the business of the and are ready for despatch to their destination. persecated. This apparently innocent provision the extent of $100,007 for pn úlrance of $10,000 Mr. Mody. I was not present when the tran·

The trial trips, were mado last autuan in the has not, however, helped to further the cause of or $50.000, or 860.000. They had no ebourity-saction took place, bat. I was told about it by meeting.

presoner of the Chinese Minister, and have Christianity in China. It most ha borae ía showing a large margiu. They got some ad- Me. Mady We-lind to take np 215 Kowloons

caused the utmost entisfaction. The rizning mind that this official recognition of Christi difional securities a little later on Eat even for Mr. Hngbes, but on the 30th June W

power of the boat amounts to 92 kuce poravity was first obtafuel from her after a dispa- then, there was a very henry balance against get possession of 520 more Kowloons. M

hom. On April 5 the vessel will leave en route trous war. The clause was no doubt insorted Hughes. He also pointed out the previous day Hughes gave-ne an order on the Bank for

SHAREHOLDERS' GENERAL MEETING. "V Tor Tientsin, their destination. The whole with the best of intentions. But it bad the that neemonts, war made ny at different times. 520 Kowloons, as 1 had asked him for additional.

The nineteenth ordinary general mesting of crews of the boats consists of Germans. The apparout effoot of exciting in the antis mind the 30th of Bobtember award, showing This was, after had got the nuts and the sharebakes of the Jelobe Mining and four first engineers have confronted with the the undeserved cespision that a deep laid politi ther glanced over the items of the accounts margins, for security to over the 30th June.

knew what was exuojui be done. I got thess Trading Company was held at Singapore on Chinese Government for one year's sortie, and onl object pas intended nnder the cover of re that there were compamlived few share trau- sacfugi after that date and that on the whole 530 Kowisons from the Bank. I had to pay the 29th Apr, for the purpose of reiving are hound to go also to other Chinese vessels ligion. It was hardly necessary as the sabjects the balance against Mr. Hngles Bedsteadily the Bank 1ta fur theo The-mado 35 the directora report and necourts for the half than the torpeto destroyers. The rest of the diminished nfl 1996. He had now to go

Kowloons 1 got letter produced, dated year ended February 9th lost. Mr. Arterre to be sont back to Germany at Chiness through with the jury the correspondence which 30th Jane, from Mr. Hagbes, having reference Roid provided and there were also present the expense, as will also the four ergrusers mon- Mr. J. E. Banls, for many years Manager of took place between Mr. Hughes on the one hand to the souris given by him. On the 30th Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Kong, Mossrs. D. P. MEG tiong as soon as their contracts are finishel. and Mr. Mudy on the other with referónus to June I got the promissary note produced from Dougall, and Jackson Millar (directors) and the Japan Mail and subsequently connected these accounts. Mr. Francis praeseded to dual Mr. Ingles. The bady of the Lute in the Messrs. B. M. Nathan, Hilton, J. Gardouer, with the Japan Times, has bean appointed with the corrospontienne, which was of a must handwriting of my clerk Mr. Silva Ibuylab, Diez, H. Windrath, Yen was Heo, W. Boorstary, of the Yokohama Chamber of Com meros in enccassion to the late Mr. O. Kellmingas naturo, and then went ou to point nerer revived from the Hongkong Bank way Ewald and B. A. Allas, shareholders

ister sont for thou by Hughes. I received Mr. Healo was formerly on the stag of the nt to the jury the facts upon which it would paymont of margins under the authority of the

Le for them to come to a decision.

Mr. Francie bad not concluded his speech some monies from D. D. Bussoon under the Hongkong Daily Press.

when the onart adjourned for tile. On resa authority, of the lofter sent by Hughes for Mr. Francis continued Lis criticism of them and this was credited to Hughes's account. The Court adjourned at half-past four putil plaintiff's replication, and in conclusion said they believed that if plaintiff and had to open the - 10.30 to-day. the case there would have been absolutely un evidence. The case would have been brought

Mr. Detring, formerly Commissioner of Tientsin Customs, has, besa appointed to the samo post in Chiangtao-Mercury

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olesale the Western civilindien into China. What is suited in one country may not be suited in another. Wise atateamon do not rush for- ward to introduce now measures without serious consideration lost their intraduction may GAUSE disruption and harm not counterpoised_by_the_ good produce"

The N.-C. Daily Neui sags:-H.M. Tet-class battleship Henown is ming to Chias to tolforo

· UNIT communications relating to the neos columns be Centurion, and the new Rear-Admiral will Tree shares at the then depreciated yalne ra. the ouly brokors-accounts for that Jane Faitis of Directore. of the now Company-is-all but another is so remarkable that there will hardly Chinnse Government has to deal with to-day

bring out one of the Canvas class of 1st-ulas battleships as his flagship.

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The Japanese Coneul-Gonorel at London is said to have tolographed on the 27th April that the U. S. Government appeared to be in the market for the purchnen of silver bullion, and this was expected to raise the price of silver.

and Mody was round at the Supreme Court Before the bealug of the case Hughes. Chater yesterday the foremos of the social jure raised the question of remuneration, and it was den de that each juror should be paid st the rats of

Hosusong, May 10th, 1809 THAY solemn farce the Disarmament Con- ference is to be attended by a Represent per day.

tive from the great and ancient empire China. The casual reader of this an- Jouecement may be forgiven if, without

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Fa var report of the case Hughes. Chafer and Mody which appested in our issue of yesterday the following passage occurred:-- His Lordship: Yea suy, they are not stated and settled socounts, because they are for Rerics P We are requested to state that instead of forgering" the word" fraudulent should

A New York despáton of the 12th April mysThe Yankeo clipper Reuse, which has just arrived here from Hongkong, made the voyaga of more than 16,000 miles in cinety-six daya, un average of more than 163 miles a day. She left Hongkong on January 4th and wow loaded with 7,000 ouses of firecrackers for the selebration of the Fourth of July.

euficient coushieratión, he dismisses it of importance. China, he may agree, vast in her dimensions, venerable in her antiquity, and her human products are as the very sands of the sen for number, The Celestial Empire contains therefore some of the first clemcnta- necesary to con- titute a powerful and progressive state If indeed, her capacity for exercising | bave besa used. [potential infuence were to be gauged by her area, resources, and population, her voice in the future parliament of nations would be a decisive ono, But China is, for her size and number, the very weakest bundle of provinces held to gether by a central authority. The dis. Witegrating forces at work in China may. 101 persibly be more pronounced, or more deadly than those which afflict some other statoa, but what she tufers con- petuously from is a lack of untional feeling, remorent of patriotism as distinct from nere superstitious regard for ancestral graves and tablets, and an almost universal Haste and conterupt for military service any other career than that of a laterals. The system of Government, patriarchal and in theory Benevolent and liberal, is in practica a tyranny of the most corrupt kind conceivable, where the multiplication of taxes is only bounded by the Hints of the mandating ingenuity, and the administration

or a fresh, surrender in outsiders who are atrong enough to threaten.

As the Japanese Mall steamer Suizio Maru was making for Shanghai early on the morning 2, which was at anchor inside the Bell Bucy of the 3rd May, she ran into the pilot bout No. The pilat boat sauk, bat the crew were all tavel." Mr. J. D. C. Arthur, the pilot, had left his boat end-tad just got alongside the steamer in hin dinghy at the time the collision occurred.

The final for the Championship in the Crie ket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament will take place this afternoon, whet Pioknoy and Mr. H. Humphreys will ment, play comme

ing at half-past forr. The fioul in the Veter ans handicap will also be played this afternoon, when Major Grifin wilt moot Dr. Atkinson. Ther mest on pres torms, both having been handicapped the sate, namely, ore 15.3.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLEB

CAPTAIN'S CUP AND SILVER MEDAL, FOR

Wet weather during the meeting interfered. somewhat with the atferdange of mon berg for the monthly pup and goof, the entries for which wern sanch below the gro

and the returns

CARTAUS OUP.

to an end vary spoedily indeed. Haring bean required, and he beloved currently required so far na the plealings were courernel, to open the case, le had opened the case com pletely. He bal gone into the whole matter, thought perhaps striatly speaking he might have continet bimesif to the stated and settled ac conts. Batas tas mittar had be forced into court, kir. Chaler wil Mr. Mogy wanted the fillest and must complete investigation. They wanted from the hands of the jury in full and careful examination of the fasts of the ease and thoir decision on questions of fact between them-Liout. Rotherbau, R.W.P. 99 selves and Mr. Haghes. They relied eccfidently Mr J Noble 104: 15

Mr. S. Falchar 104 upon this that the whole of their relics. C. A. Tomes 1008 would be found from Leginising to end to have buen not merely thoroughly honest, straight. forward, and bona fide, but that their books and accounts and everything else bad band kept in thoroughly simple and straightforward manper, that there was nothing wheteror good, bad, or indifferens-which they wished to bide.

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Conditions net dr are posted at the Club

REBELLION IN WAICHOW AND CHICHOW.

JELEBU MINING AND TRADING

- GO, LIMITED,

PRINCE HENRY AT HANKOW.

of every treaty power are all protected nuder

the general provisions which apply equally to missionuries. Unfortunately meat of the tran bles occurring in Chips have arisen from riots- against missionaries. Hence it has been said by some foreigners in Chiau that, without mission- aries, China would have no forsige complica tious. I am not in a position to sira or deny this......

SMS. Geflon, with HR.E. Prince Hear Tho Chairman said—Genlemen, I regret that of Prussia on board, arrived at Hankow on thứ Mr. Joagain, sar ekairman, is unable to be morning of the 28th alt. Grand preparatious But let us put the shoo on the other fact, pret because of illreen. It has therefore had been made by the cosmopolitan community and suppose fat Confacing missiozarles were bean suggested that I should take the chair, for his reception. The varicus frs wers lavish sent by the Chinese to foreign lands with the and I will follow the usual precedent by in the decoration and insination of their prowed purpose of gaining prosely boa, nzid: that pointing out that the report and accounts stately hongs. At the landing-pisce on the thone missionaries established themselves in San Francisco Ind have been circulated, and by asking you to English: bunk stood a magnitout triumphal Now York, Philadelphia, take them as read. Any farther informe arch, the facings of which boro the Prince's other cities, and that they built temples. Eeld tion beyond what is in the report that I initial prettily, depicted in Chinese public resetings and opened schools. I wünk! dan guva pou I will be pleased to give, but lantirns, whilst from its pinnnoles buy not be strange if they should gather around: I think you will, find the report is so destramor ant flags of the German national them a crowd of men, women and children of nitoly informing on some points that there colours, and the steps leading to the water were all classes and condoms. If they were to is to more to add. The condition of the govered with crimson cloth on which was begin their work by inaking vehement attaolis Jelebu Rin Lade, in which you are all zich broad white runner. The Parilion, which had on the doctrints of Christianity, denouncing the interested, is described in the report noonrafely. Faks on arooted for the occasion was Lkewise oberished institutions of the equstry, or going Nevertheless, it may interest you to hear the tastefully decorated as well as the whate "the" out of their way ridicule the fashions of the following extracts from a latte from our min bad, which was rishly festooned with flags of day, and perhaps giving a learned discourse on ing manager, dated the leth April. Hovery nation and of every design, and myriads the evil ellects of careste upon this gonorai Roberts, writing on that date says of Chinese lanterns The Princo Indol health of American women, it is most likely "I have the honour to inform you your mine quietly and was mot by the German Consul that they would be pelted with stones, diré aud is now looking better than at any previous time, has introdneed him to the moniters of rotten eggs for their pains. uad the lodea at the lower levels are turning the Council and the loading on mor-

THE WORLIPS MAXKET." oat wolf. At the 360 ft. level, we have both N.

"As a market for the world's goods," declared 1 and 2 lodes; the former averages 3 feet thick containing 3 per cent. tia ore. Drives east and west on this luds will be pushed on with as rapidly

charts. After partaking of a slight repast at

the German Consulate His High inspected the apesker, China hokle the first place. The

a couple of the principat ton factorios and open door in exactly in line with her policy. showed a keen interest in this, the chief industry. But when man gets a incl be wants on ell

as possible. The No. 2 lode, same level, is of the Settlement. In the evening is attended. Some people call themselves biglily civilized, and

Gin. thick to the eastward, and 2 fest to the a dinner given by the merchants at the Vistoria stigmatizo others as uncivilized. What is westward so far we have only driven a fow Hall, which passed off most successfully. The civilization P. Deen it mesu solely the poss fast on this lode, which is improving rapidly following morning the Gefion, with the Princesion of superior force and ample supply of and Iat present coulains curly per bent of tinnu Loard, stoned over to Wachang when the offensive and defensive weapons I take it lo maugth, with which I ang change and outer sined by him at civilized nation, should respect the rights of royal visitor, received by HE. Viceroy mean something more. I anderstand that a Proceeding

tilla. Here to principal places of interest, another nation, just the sm as in society a in lading the cotton mills, were also visited mar is bound to respect the rights of his Highnem rolurned to Hankow in the neighbour.

nood not tranbls you, to report on the details of the mining operations, Mr. Roberts winds up as follows: AMASYA

The Hoa L. P. Chatar said-1 am one of the house. First ties to be played on or before defendants in this case and su iu partnership 15th inst, cord is by 22nd fast, and semi with Mr. Mody as a dealer in shares. We have final on or before the 50th Inst been connected since 1880 or 1881. Up to 1899

If the ite be worked throughout at the Geos at dusk, and attended a quer given in Civilization, is I understand it, does not I was a bill and bullion brokor; but I have consed to carry on that business now. Lam

various faces laid opon, we could easily keep a his honour by the Gorman fem of Melobera & teach people to ignore the rights of others, Nor 20 bead battery going. At the present time Co After dinner there was a magnificent dis does it approys the seizure of another's pro- rory largely inorasted in land in Hongkong.

we have Enlly 60,000 Lons of lodestaff in sight, play of Chinese "ireworks, including a comperty against his will. It would be a worry Mr. Mody is a bill sadubion broker, but so far as shever are internal bet A robellion has broken out in the Weichow 300 sors of which contain about 33 per cent ber of fine specimens of Chinese pagodna, spectable if such a glaring roach of the Enada At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, be a broker hat a jobber. I take no podia

of tin oes and the remainder 2 per cent tin orecte, spesially imported from Canton, which mental rights of man could be committed with fore Mr. T. Seccombo Smith, Reginald Hopkins the husiners so far as the buying and selling is and Chitoliow prefentiares of the Kwanging to addition to glaich we have about 0.000 tons lasted until 10 o'clock the bigat was umanity at the end of this ainetoouth century.

dogren, great taste being. What would the futuro kistorias guy when 10. Has agan brought up on the charge of om overned Lu-1987 and be parly part of 1889 province Watcher hajains the north-onttura at grass ich contain about 8 per cent tipraty to of justice is a mere farce. There is a per-bossling $1,000 the property of the Matual I helped the clock in anpervising the monthly portion of the Sunen district, fedently code to ora. This latter will last a hood buffory shorn in the iluminations of that should come to write about the events of this soonl. loyalty to the EMPEROR; hô is a Stores Mr. O. D. Thomson (Moss. Dezen sottlements: Is 188 I left for hoe and my Hongkong, and Chilhow is the nort prefer some months, and the former would koop some buildings on the band Thoumads of contary? Is it not tima that we should at 20 bead battery constantly crushing, for Chinese from the nativo city and frola across Lenst recognize the principle of -rightopasness, mysterious entity szeluded in a Palace at and Hastings) appeared for the prosecution and nephew Mr. Manuk arrised and took over the tate to the north and includes the part of Swe- asked for a further remund of one week in order work. I have kuown Mv, Hughes a number of

yours. In conclusion, I can only state your the water flocked to witness the pyrotoolnie justice, and fair play mine i turning gut fully up to promise, and dislay The laying of the first stone of the new In conclasices Minister Wu spoks, hopefully, Peking, and his name is chiefly invoked to to allow the time to complete the accounts years I think since some tiks in the 70's, Hn tow. It is said that the robols have formed's sanction some new tyranny on the subject The post was granted, bat. His Worship was in the slate broking Susipose, being in plan of marching across the province, jafning should be a good dividend payer if property Gannan band was arranged to take place on declaring that ho did not behere "such pristine

equipped.!

Bunday afternoon. On Monday the Prince was of ignoring other people's rights paberally re- intimated that it would be the last remand. partnership with Bir. Hattonley Best after the Kwangui rebole, then taking the route Gentlemen, I have given yon the sxigt words to the Huangshilkong where I was to be tv-soried to He, piid a high tribule, to the

the he was in partnership with Mir. Tngge. I From many paragraphs appearing in the first besara onnetod with him in 1881. I was for Teking In uscirdis, however, the of the mining manager, and it only romains for ceived by Mr. Philipps, the German mining Czar's affort for universal peace.

"It is gratifying to hear," he said, "thut the Japanese gross, it is learned that the one aging properties mostly gudern properties movement ik net regidad as of any particularms to any that, so far as I can judge, the com- gineer, And condected by him over the conl No wonder, therefore, that zo inverterister has concluded to ball new prismus in in Vancus and I gave biz an interest in momont, local rising licing frequent in the pre-pany, hua in tab in Lode a very valuable pro pines in the vicinity. C. Daily Yours

project of a general disarmament, so nobly pro perty, Xv is true that the property only standa brete a body no China should have been the open ports for the special the of foreign them. I made him a sort of manager on com eclures named, the Bibals zotiring to the sin our books at the value of $52,000, Bioh is HE, WU TING-FÅNG ON CHINESE posad. by his Majesty the Czar of Raskin and se readily secunded by tho lending nations of the omitial from the Conference. She was not convicts, after the operation of the revisuaission to work the goderna, After I started when the troops becagus too much for them and then the amount antually spent upon it. AND WESTERN CIVILISATION: world, will soon lead to a conference. May it. reckoned with a counting the civilised treaties. Upon the completion of the prisons, the Wanchai gedowns I started something emerging gun fonithoir obscurity when the

bear geal fruit! May it to tho presarece of no foreign couvlot will be confined in prisons similar between 1882 and 1333 at Kowloos.

At the annual meeting of the Aiderioan

air international court of arbitration! This Is Powers. A country where the Zing thin is other than those propoasd. The Minister is buying lot, and arootius ballenge Spportunity teams favourables The civil and but you have to recenter, that, that small litary mandaring the districts Intro, how renditare representa erootionally favour retained among the list of punishments also reported to hare dreffed now prison ro confaction with a syndicate The total ever rande gent aquests to the Viceroy of abis circumstances of working. In other Academ of Political and Social Sizes, held my earnest wish, and I am sure it in your wish

words, if the Ria Leds at Jelebu lead boon at Philadelphin on the 7th and 8th April, au

and the wish of every man and woman who as where torture is relied upon to extract gohtions to replace the existing ones-Naga penditure was about $100,000, Mr. Baghes and Canton for reinforconunts of troops, and gun-dovelmed, asy, by A London Company, there interesting widram was delivered by the Chithe posto and wall-being of the world at heart.” stoace in the Courts, whore men are liable to

money. I had money of Mr. Hughes's in banel boats, and are gurloals and two bodies of

would have been charged against it the arpenses ness Minister to the United States. of a Board in London, the expanses of an offer, Minister Wasroke in ozcollent Rug-leh, and be hunted down by avaricious mandarins in

to the extent of $52,000, but I advanced troops, one consisting of three hundred men the whole of the money due from him and and to other of two hundred, have been der. the orponses of a besual offer in Slogapore with the improssiro force that somes of deap

ratched.. corder to deprive them of their hoards, where

me. Me, Hughes was appointed manager. If the idea of mazing the Fast River the and the maintenance of an administrative staff conviction. He was frequently interrupted by justice is sold to the highest bidder, ond:

of the Kowloon gadowns, and continued frontier of Hongking's bow territory word car at Jolebu. All such charges the Rin Lods han uthusiastic applaase, and when he finished was such Wntil the formation of the company in

hitherto esanped, since nothing had been gat to given a tremendous ovation. Herend bis nu- where foreign treaties are regarded as THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT 1987, where, his brother was appointed man ried into effect. Weichow would become British ste dobit hat money utually expended on the dress frout a puscript, beginning as follows

working of the lode. Administrativo charges of BOTH SIDES OF TEA HIGLIAM covenants made only to be broken-it was The Anglo-Roselan Agreement has boon pabager. He was manager of the Wauoksi go

all kinda have been paid cut of the prontandWe have all read about the dispute between hardly likely that the Government of the listed. It stipulates that the rights obtained downs from the commahoonoutlo only

THE OPENING OF NANKING.

Loss of the Jelebu Company from half-year to two ancient kaights over x shild, que als ming settled up the Wanchai godown accounts the CAR would fect any call to juvito suoh a. for the Nawchwũng loan and contract are to be other day. I got Mr. Paul, Jorian to go and

half-rész Lilink I ng mifely say that of a fool it to be gold and the other claiming it to be country to a Conference wherent, in any in novise infringed, but it is to be well under examine his books and 1 docept bus decision the opening of Nuking, the former Capital value £6,000, you have the Rin Logo in such silver. The story is an old one, but the lusso

This 524,506 claimed by Mr. Hughes was the of Chian to fureigu rode as managed to condition as would represent maoy times that it teaches is worth remembering. It is the ovine, it could find little in common with stood that the railway remains Chiness.

SO FEANCE.

debit balsene. In June, 1887, Mr. Hughes made quietly that few steigners heard anything exponitare if it had bson developed by a Loz fallure to look at this other axle of the shield. Hose Powers wit profess to see in the pre-

M. Fragolnet hat resigned boonuse he was application 'tu md. and Mr. Mody for financial about it till it was all over. In accordance on Company, and you have no sharge at all that bas giron risp to all the misunderstanding posals of the Emperor NICHOLAS some basis harted in the Chrabor while defending the body. At that time we were out, it was offloals declared open to the ordinary course of the Company's operations at the different natione in the West have N.3. have rousivol contract for the constrac

Resistance. Home to me direct, and was not with the undertaking of the Chinese Govern for the ouacession which was obtained in the in the intercourse betwean the East and the fagreement whereby they can at least avoid overnor of the Military College, o apsponded good fHowds and co-operating together in una cgioniores of all nuts on the In Just No Jelebu. Well, as to the future, of course within the prosunt cantary advanced so much tion of five locomotives for the Barry Railway

things When he applied to me in June, 1887, notification of the fonts, however, yet been one cannot judge of a miting property in seisnou, knowledge and with that it has

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LONDON, 7th May:

a fifth shiro, but he did not fad a cent of the

NEWS VIA AMERICAS.

‚ÄSTERL ^KAILS. FOR CHINA. SNS Baltimore, 13th April The Maryland Stad Company at Sparrows Point roosived an order to-day for 75,000 tons sixty-seven-pound steel mils for the Chit Bastara Railrand. The mills are working day and night on a large order of similar mils for the Tesus Siberian read, of which the Chinese Eastern will be a continuation.

of

AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES FOR GREAT BRITAIN.

New York, 12th April,

The Cook Lotomotiva Works of Patan

continuanesia, the present exhaustiva con Dreyfusite. Professor Krantz, Minister of said he was in difkouluiss and that he wanted given to any of the toruga officials in the thoroughly until it be subjected to the test became the foaling to spoils of them as the of Wales. English manufacturers oompoted

Petition for pre-eminence in military pre

reduess for the fray, otherwise the

band in the gaze of cluff water towÝ guest.

n the Foreign Offices of Européen Sisted

Works, sucosoda M. Freycine

GREAT BRITAIN AND SEN

Thore krvarious reporta current that

The Chinees Government, curiously enough, Chatoriale cadred to take a strong

appear to have felt somewhat slighted by attitude towards the Trauernal being loft out of the Conference, Red Lat Horo-CHANG approached, the Netherlands Minister or the subject, asking why Chiun had

to participate. Mon

doubt rather taken

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BRITISH ROYAL LICENSING COMMISSION "CANNOT AGREE,

romaov, tball l

ue to Lelp him. I asked his bab was the neighbouring ports. Commissioner of the of working on a nonsiderable scale. But we most civilized nations at the face of the earth in the bidding.

stter and what help did he want. He told me I Customs was duly fustalled in Kanking are approsoling to that best, and we bone that and to consider the nations in the East at tavak 1 DNY DIRECT ng higdy both Panjome and for tact dete nád the Chinges ofhis signalised the test will-gles favourable manliefur mina holoty thean în civilizalien in fast as Barbarons ör semi-civilised. It has been foɔ, miten ang Whartes for June and September and that bo the event by a liberal explosion of crnokom Thing manager. speaks favourably of the lode, our

The Royal Toousing Commission, which host could not get assistance from the Banks, the irer frost. The tour of being the first general manager speaks favourably of it, and habit to ignore the good points the. Easteru anked him for was that, as I had giroh hum te pas cargo trong Le new Custom Hende all these portons who have theited Telebu nilons possess, and to leave out of account been sitting for a long time and from which Chousand clean Kowloon ones few months bolong do the thin, orchests Company, to be highly impressed with the appearance of what they have done. This is hardly fast. much was expected in the end, hold a story

The East alas has a civilization of its own Ritsing to-lay. A majority of the member carlo said he had the shares in the who abipped sowan Cilla of the Lo mark the ur workings. The most hopeful feature of the Banke na margins and that he was all nocasion and make stoord. The river Trout situation of course is the price of tin, Wbon Of that elvitation, China is the ohter exposat disagreed with the temperance attitude of tight. He added that he had margins all over lots are largely baba hunght up by fortige Best decided to proepest the Rin Lode et Among its Bohievements may he mentioned the Viscount Pest (who was Breaker of the House the place sau flat he would keep as very safe Arms bat if not expected that the opening Jelebu, tin was about half its present price, invention of the mariners compass, gunpowder, of Commons from 188 to 1895), who therenpon if we helped I asked him what he wanted of the nay port will have any great effect on and on alolations mode when ting and printing. dels nas á uvilisation of mush- og the obair and dissolved the Com

Both sides will now present different us to do and list wo abou'd want to know his teada. Liis, bowery a step in the right!! about half its present price he saw one rota growth. There is not anation standing fres

way to working the lode at what might be te day that can trace Its history for sale

mistio reports.” ozaet position I told tẳng gerecho Could not direption: China Gayetle