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INTIMATIONS

A. S.. WATSON

LUVITED.

MANUFACTURERS OF

THE HONGKONG DALLY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 274¤, 1899, 45/

curing to faden atam to join him in the the portainty of the concern proving a payinɓ Mutual Htore ventneo, professed to demonstrate one. In this statement: the folowing page occurred

THE UY LOONG MURDERS."

FURTHER EVIDENCE,

At the Magistisy yostorday afternoon, be fole Mr. T. Soroamba Smith, Ng Ki Chung, Ng Tong and Lin The Lap were charged on remsad with the wurder of Chan Kwai Tawi Tai, nt Un Leong in April

HONGKONG AND UHINA GAR- COMPANY LIMITED, The report of the directors presented at the general meeting held on May 17th, states;

The ocnsumption of gas during the year has inuwased by 10.47 por o experi

Great diffention how been experienced dar ing the year in obtaining a supply of suitable costs, for which much higher prices than formerly lave had to be paid. The Directors

chun is due to the same causo, and the people of other provinces when they hear of the air, will share that impression There is some reason to four, therefore, that

"Our London agent, who anoured for us this anti-foreign outrages may increase and also desirable agency, writes: Whan Lipton cuss that the Peking Government may be led comprabends are the right people he will inte resisting the claims for compensation du anything in reason meerebils you have to your werk Lipton, is a power to con- CO., and the others that is pretty sure to as Fu I es

for those that have alrandy pocurrature with, and you will to Cuir agunts be well

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AERATED WATERS.

follow. In that case force would have to tryon to hriba enl give boonses to the erious ads of departments up to 5 per dont, be applied and the carving up of China on aay order and if you hire to place 45, C70 world commence in enruest. The situation or 20 in the right place do so, full lisarations Long the charged with danger, what power is allured you. You will also be om- powered to buy supply stores ant of ahld be the ziltitudo of Great Britain Liptons which can be bad cheap to Kangkong, correspondent whose lottor appears in onthuides being that you must get into your heads all orders of the foot and you will bo hacked other opluus takes us to ask for having both tooth and nail by Liptons, if worked well said in a recent article that the Chinese there is a chance of getting late very clocs "Government, unable or unwilling to minulations with Lipton and will probably end in your holding large frau stools for ordlary and "tain order and full ite international ob Gorernment consumption

ligations, must be naisted by foreign cons AERATED WATERS of "tro both at Peking and in the provinces

and for having expressed the hope that Her our manufacture are sold throughout Majesty's Government would out hesitate to the Far East and are invariably pre-undertake the task of reforming the native ferred an account of their excellence.dministration. Our correspondent favours in the right pless do so. Full disore

ABSLOLUTE PURITY is guaran teed. The best materialsonly are used.

Captain Sapori tondent May sodasted the case on bolalf of the prosecution

Chna Onda, od, did that, wheu Ng

JALIB.

fa a very heavy body of water coming From | damed it was impossible for him de inden this lode, giving the pamp all it oan de to whather it was so or not. The other attack keep the too free from water. This kode has made by Mr. Trotter to front was probably now he proved for 43 ft. along ita coarse with bin data sad the out over the sys WR and carries good geld the whole distance, it probably caused by a ring. Mrs. Gray sald varies in the suas from 1 ft. to 32 ft. and there that Mr. Trotter had a ring on and Dr. Caddy are 00 ft. pi baoks to take out to the bot. stated that the out might have been from a blow tom if the old native workinga, those have with a ring or some other sharp instrumaut. heen tested 203 ft. apart by singking two sie As regards the second ent over the age it was ehafts down through the lode which carries good imposible to say whether it was done by a stick gold all the way, I have had to stop driving the or with the it, but Dr. Cadily was of opinion

covered with it has been making. For the past fortnight we this attack was most disastrous to Me. Low have not been able to get into the bottom of the whose fats and body ware chaft, but I hope to have it all opt in a few days. Bland and there was a pool of blood on the Plaas omul Sposificatione are now being prepared road near his feet. Dr. Caddy and also stated that for paraping gaar both for this mind and for there wore seven or eight very large bruiser Da Bukit Jellia white will be much more powertni Mr. Lowe back, while both he and Mr. Low stat that any gear at Raab. There is little doubt that this is going to be an exceedingly wat mine I have started to sink a now Main Engine Shaft kft, by 5 ft. olenre of timber This has been sunk and timbered 61 ft. in a fortnight by one European miner and Chinese coolies. This would be a fair reard anywhere.

that the loft arta was temporarily numbol and rexlereik neules. There was no doubt that the blows on the book and arm were given by Klag with o stick; there was also no doubt at the blows on the face were given by Mr. Trotter

with his fists, which closed up Mr. Low's ey

and mado them blek. Mr. Handarson, control for the accused, had stated that he did not h any way justify what had boon done and pat in a lottor from defendanta' solicitamin which was stated a great deal of facts reisting to matters which arose oh mccount of the quarrel belwoon the two ladies who lived in 18 Uames stroet. The quarrel between the two ladice was. His Worship thought, perfectly irrelevant No.9 North Winze which is being sunk to to thie case. Thore was no evidence given of the connsat this level with No. 2 level is down 22ft motive for this assault. He taught there wast with first class or showing in the bottom. As no justification for this very serious offence, the No. 3 Javal is now right under this wings having regard to its premeditation and the 190 fest below and is allowing very good gold, manner in which the assault was carried ant it tooks well for the stopes in the next level. sanitatiously by both acoused in a most No. 1 Lovel going Borth. This Jerel is now cowardly manner. If goatlemen would put in 1.180 feet and is past the line of the No 1 -them-olves in aceh position they must bear ORses ke this did not often take place in Col austa, His Worship did not think that's ne onld maat the gravity of the allencs. He would convict both the accused under sec

As regarded Mr. King tion 323 LP.C. there was no doubt that his assault was the worse of the two, though as regarded pre- dilation and the mode in which the stinok was carried out both the accused were in the same position. Ko sentenced Mr. King to three Rs. 500. With regard to Mr. Trotter. Hi of this level alone.

No, South Winze, which is being mark to Worship hold that the amanit was less in connent this level with the No. 2 level, is downrerity and sentenced him to two months' im- utt, showing good gold all the way. The prisonment and to pay a fine of Rs 200. The distance betwaan this winse and the one being Onoy, if realised, were to be given towards the

The PRICES nic only half the China, nor is the cires stance one that an armed robery at Kowloon. They Femted motor pro plot, bu telcoged, to a that ould be found roth it, mi mined, ont South Euginy Shaft. The lode is a good deal bha nonsognanose and he was glad to say that charged in Bagland.

the policy of spheres of folluence, which he contends will settle the China question naturally. There can be no doubt as to the growth of spheres of influence in

should occasion regret, but in allocating and dentreating the spheres we claim that the Chinese capital, whether it remain at Tek WATERS MANUFACTURED

Ling er be transferrod to some other city, BY US are acknowledged by the load-sliculd be recognized na falling within the ing English makers to be equal to British sphere, and that Great Britain's those of their own production.

duty to horesif, to Chinn, and to humanity randers it incumbent upon ber to under take the work of reforming the native arms and in the secoal cauf. nothing was sold and he wanted to see them. When he got ther in the adit levels at a point where it is very low available ure, has boen taken out above the back montle' simple imprisonment and to pay a fire

Sir Edward Frankland, K.C.B., D.C.L. 7.8.6. P.c.S., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by

us in our mufacture-

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It

possesses an extremely high degree of organic purity and is of most excellent quality for ' drinking,"

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

Established A.D. 1547.

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The Woibaiwai Land and Building. Company that was only natural, because nording to his

Limited, has been successfully.floated.

There were 1,46 visitors to the City Hall Muaoum inst week, of whom 217 wore Europeans Besides the plague cares there was only one 128 case of communicable disease reported it the colony last week, a man of allpox imported from Singapore.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS- UNIT COMEmucétione veluing to thone as coluinns' insula be addict to TÜR EDITOR.

Parrespondientest farmard their name andaddress with communications addressed to the Editer, mat

or publication, but na culñence of good faith.

ali Leliges jos piddication should be written on one avio of the peper.only.

omonymously sized communiertions that have Hiready appeared in itñer papere ut I de inserted,

Order for the cops of base should be hour the cupply to limits Only pl for Cash Talepte bloss PR 4.6.0. 00:40. P: Mar. 20 Tephone c. 12.

In passing soutezve upon R. G. Hopkins yesterday the Acting Chief Justice made samo remarks on the subject of secret stmunissions and bribes. The suport will found in another columu.

know others. a chain round his

enos, and defendants were ultimately committed to take their trial for murder. --

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not, holdt ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

"TO THE EDITOR" OF THE "DAILY. PREES." Judo, oferring to the Kienyang Missionary Sir-In your wing article of the 19th

Outrage, son close as follows-

***The most important foint for consideratica, however, is what iras are to be taken to prevent the recurrence of such outrages. This question has been before the Forsiga Gerard ments for the last half century and has been dealt with for the most part is a very in autoguate manner Germany tins within the last few years shown in one way of treating it, by

TANKONU,

Surface -Upon cub for a carl road near edit

Adit Levels.—A dzive from one of these, in

South Drive-This was continged on the

The ora berely in of low gede.

Crossant No. 2-This was started nero Lode No. 2 from the South Drive 50 feet southerly from uprise from Crossent No. 1, and driven easterly 25 feet, when it was stopped, and westerly 18 it. Going easterly it cut through what appears to be the hanging wall of this fude, and westeris it coutures In the

broke in the face, this is caused by a change of ground, which has suddenly become very soft and in making a good deal of water.

In the steps coming in over the back of this oval with the exception of Nos. 1 and S, they are taking remarkably well and showing from Et, to 294. in width of ornahing stuft. For the past four years these slopos have supplied the bulk of tho orushing stuff to the mill, and Y estimate that not more than one third of the

sank worth is over 1,000ft. The lode bottraen the two levels has already been proved by two winzen carrying good gold. Whon the two winzon now being sunk break through to the bottom level, there will be oight faces available to star, breaking good ore for the new 20 head stamp mill besidus the north and

··· BUKIT JELLIS:

the much for the pumps I have drawn them As stated in my last report, the water being from the 350 ft. to 150 is lovel and have opened out at this lovel

The cross cute have been extended 40 ft. bast

and about 6 ft wast.

At this distance in the west crossart: we met with a burst of water which brought in the whole face of drives drove the task the shaft. Tho driver are now full of water, but I am in hope that will drain in a few days. Blops are being taken to placo much heavier pumping machinery on this and. Bakit Bila

BATTERY..

exponma incurred by complainant in this case.

Both the accused appeared considerably do. jested on hosting the sentences, which caused profound semation among the large orond of spastators in court.

Application for loays to appeal sgainst the desialon of the Chief Presidency Magistrate,

camo op for hearing at the High Court this afternoon before Justices Prinson and Hil After reading the Judgment of the Chisi. Pre- aidenus Magistrate, Bir Hanty Prinsap cher. soterised the nasalt as a most brutal one, stab as only a professional bally would be capable of After considerable argument the appeal was admitted, but tail was refused, although counsel for noensed eloquently urged that imprisonment meant life-long evin to Mesura., Trotter and King. Their Loriships, however, ware inex orable and asid that the only mansion they

energoon Gatette. were prepared to make was to hear the appeal at the earliest possible moment. The Court was densely packed with mercantile and military

JAPAN AND THE AMERICAN PACIFIC CABLE.

New York, 23th May. The Washington correspondent of the Her old telegraphs: I learned to-day that the atten tio of the State Department has been called to the recent occupation by Japan of Marcus Island, in the Pacifio. The acquisition of this land by Japan has had the effect of causing change in the instructions given to the collier Nero, which is surveying the cable ronts prɔ. posed by Rear Admiral Bradford.

This rente avoide Wake Island, which was.

is the name of the United States, and con. templated the laying of a cable between Hone- inia and Midway Island, unknowledged to be American, which possesses a harbour capable, with slight improvements, of accommodating vessels of light drought.

beford 11 am ei das of publication After that. North Borneo Company's and lins botanenį strokes with the birah red within a week off least the ner ssity of reforming the alive and.driven 8 ft, through Bard country reak. up to the into a age. Crushing i faken possession of by the gunboat Bennington

A notification was issued by the Cable Com paules yesterday to the effect that the British Lubnan and Sadakan is reported to be now in working order,

for the whole alast and he replied, that he darecently be able to secure coals of good quality not devo heferred to the Ng olan. The strales considerably below those of 1808, and prorious day heon with the petion, to the they trust that, as political matters in the East river at Uz dug and saw two pig basketa have.now greatly improved better ani pheaper with dead bodies in their day up. At the place esla will be obtained in the near future, which where the bodies are Ungrip he saw they are advised is probabile. shoo dug I was in hos produced, und The total receipta amount to 239,31 be ho identified it as one of Chiun Ilwai Sui. Tare ng an increase of 637 4s. 10, over the pro- who, the man wearing such shoop when he last rions rear, and the Net Revonno for the year, saw him. This an alsays, wure sul slicua. - aftos providing for Interest on Debatures, Chain ing a frickesake living at Nam meant to £5,812 Ba ad. wish, with the Pin Wat, at Un Tong said a bad a brick balance of 82,178 la 10d. brought forward from kiln at Tong Pak To about three from inst nooouut, is suflicient to enable the Directors Nam Pin Way, Ho und known first defendant to recommend a dividend of 8 per cent, par

ENDUR BUKIT KOMAN. This grout mine continues to develop exceed His Lordship, referring to this lattor, Rail-all his fe, and he had known zecond defondant annam, free of Income Tax, and to sarry for I want to say that in my opinion that is since he was a boy. On the evening of the 8th ward £2,38.g. 3d to next accountingly well bots in the stopes and Jerols.DNA The additions to Capital Account include a No. 1 Level going North.-We are retimbor. disyopatable lotter. If that is the way in which day of the third moon sond defendant ou to business is to be conducted and aun says his brick kilu about six o'clock. He said he was payment an account of lard being reclaimed ing part of this level as the timber was very antiaries you to bribe and give bonuses to the told to tell him to bail Chun Krai Shui Tai. from the sea by the Government, thus enlarg. much crushed and broken. We are retinatering various heats of departments up to 5 per cant. He accompanied him to the Us Loong moliging our sito and whioli the Directers believe with 12 in. by 12.in, and 13 in. by 16 in. sewa on any order, and if you have to plaão £5 €10, house. He intended to bail bim. When they will prove a valuable aset of the company.

merbau for safe, got to the door he stopped, and stayed outside

PUNJOM, MINING CO., LIMITED. tionary power js allowed you." I wish to say with some others. Chiang Tsing Sz called out. publicly that in my opinion it is a very Th. Do not bail him. Witness then went away. grannful way of doing business. They said they were going to in his clansmen, The clowing is the Manager's roport for

THE ARMED ROBBERY AT, KOWLOON..

but so my meni, ware those that he did not the month of May. Tre Tai, Chu Lang, Li Chan, Mak Shmi, interfere. His clali was the Chung olan, bak ant Ho Kwong were charged with committing there were none of them in the meeting place All of the ore, which was only a few tons,

Kwan said from here, but has not been milled. not guilty.

The following composed the jury-Messehop at Un Loong, where he lind heen

There being no further developement work AGB Sires, A Jorge, F. B. Shuster, living for four generations. He know frat hat appears to me advisable to bo doze in these and R. Codk A Mickonzie, Chan Teang Fri, W. T. Marsen, defendant, who live at Long and was unwerkings, faking out the past and other equip

sider. Ho also ker sooond defendant, who ment worth taking out was began, preparatory The Adling Attorney General (the Hon. H was a nephew of the first defendant. Third to stapping all expesso at this place and lotting E. Pollock) said the flea prisoners in this case

defendant was called Pei Tak Top and was a it fill with water. rutiner in the Sun. Bu pines at Un Ling. H were charged on two different decate, but these two different counts had ratsrence to the same

-had, kriowie hit for even or eight years. On set of cirousustances, and ware only two diferent the Sith day of the third moon he went to the ways of charging the prisoners. In the first count eating house at Wu Long at about 7 pm. hell was continued 15. fest, making it a total the fire prisoners wore charged with robbory with me he bear that flow man had been arrested length of 77 feet. It out the ore body developed- administration. In carrying out this beue about whether they had are of use, but they he saw them. To saw Chan Kwai Thai Tai Brode, and no ore was mined from there. ficent work he would naturally use aller charged with committing this robbers; and Tang Cheong mapag tuck. Lead het ons shout of open out, was driven 14 fact 6 available cative means and lead sather than the Han Ou Temple outside the west grate of the 'Complainant was the keeper of a temple called

Duck. He saw defendants there and they were her to test the ore, which proved of low grade at this point. A drive of 5 foot was put in to drive, in so far as leading might be found wolled city of Kowloon At åbent arif-paat talking about the men som they had fake connect these levels with aprine from Level ore on the morning of the 15th May the risaurs, saying that they were ust good men No. 1 in Lode No. 9 Some low grade ore possible, but whether by leading or driving side door of the temple was bruken open and and were guilty of communicating wit for and about 50 tons of good ore, averige nisny the work of reformation should be vigorously those men entered. Compainaut was then igers. He corroborated previous witnesses volue 10 az. 16 data 93 gra, was mined from carried on. Aeto what the other Powers might standing at the entrance of his room, and bear to the mods in which the three men were those loyal,

wes seized by theas man and pressed dowawcards murdered and described the part which defend-Lovol No. 1 (50 foot lavei).—Crosecot No. 1. say, that is not a consideration that should upon the ground, and at the same time he was nuts took in the proceedings.

Two more. Chinaman gave corroborative evil. This is the drive referred to as "crosscat" in No. 1 level and as the average width of the who convinted Mr. Trotter and Lieut. King, threatened with kuivas." Then bis handa weTO

la March and April reporta. This was code in the north levels is about twice the width be allowed to count for very much. The tied behind his back with a piece of rope, and

tanded 16 fest, making if a total longth of 91 of we have hitherto worked, some slight best way would be to proceed on the oil there was also a piase of thorn tied over his

feet. It is still in ore, lode No. 2 therein iden of the enormous amount of reserves theru and well tried plan and "let them say on;'

month. Two of the men guarded him, one

showing about 45 feet thick of a fair grade.

aro available in this mine alone, may be got. having his foot on his bend and the other on his

Uprise from arossent No. 1-This was con- The other Powers already possessed of back. While these two were hoping guard

tinned in ers of an average artey value of shout the pumping and winding plant over this mine is No Saath Tagine Shaft. The reation of spheres of*iafigence might find enough over the temple-keeper the others burst open

17 tris, gold per ton through to adit levels, 15 completed and is working very well. Sinking to occupy their attention there, and those certain things out of a bor. It would appear two boxes bolonging to consplainant and took

foot; total height of uprise 38 fest.

Korth DriveThis wis continued 49 foot and timbral to a depth of 12 ft. As

the shaft has been resumed, and it le now sunk

right to interfere. not possessed of spheres would have no that there was no light in this room at first, but

making a total distance of 54 feet. It was itin down the required depth I will open out ths Tabbers lighted terobas when they came in

turned easterly and cut out of the lode, but am cuneos with No. 1-south level of Bukit Complaint would tell the jury he was not

was contined to connect with main drive at Kona. lode 32 feet, asking a total distance of 15 feet able to ratoguise any of the robbers. Of coarse

this level to facilitate handling ors..

account of the transaction be was kept proest down on the floor, with his fños dewawards, bút he thought they wond fed that one of the witnesses in the terople recognised second pri- abber. Various artioles ware stolen from com plaineuant on this ocassion. Among other danga he lost some trousers, two jackets, some leggings, and spine cigarette papers, and a bian bet. This part of the proports had been re- povered, the graster pardon being found upon the seizure of Kisochac, Bad it is to ba hoped fade, which has improved in grile materially Arat prisoner a little over an hour after the that the nation of that Power will on the therein. robbery. The Auling Attorney-General. co-present venusion be omulated in its vigent it Level No. 2 (100-foot level.) West Drive. nested the other prisoners with the rubby but in the precise details of its methods. Crear This was extended on Lude No.-1, 22 f. 6 in., and they procquiod to call evitiynos. •

Brituits boy disorowed any fasire for the no- making a trial distants of 54. 1. i. Tuin. The jury found firal fouz prisoners guilty quisition of territory and has in measure continues to show a fairly well deflued lode and the fifth net guilly.

piedged bersalf to uphold the integrity of som ft. in 4 ft. thick, but very low grails. years' imprisonment, each of them to rosive 20 to be caucted is to be hoped that at

His Lordship sentenced the former to five China, but if territorial compeusion is nat Crossout No. 1-This was started from the west drive north-westerly towards fade No. 2

their scatence..

administration may be thoroughly recogne This drira is being at in to develope Tods No. ed and that Her Majesty's Government 2 at this level, which I expect to cat during the will not hesitate to mudertake the task. The present month if it continues down to this level Chinese. Gorarum et, unsble or unwilling to on its'dip had in Level Norl. maintain order and full its international ob So far as prosent developments show there is ligations, rauet bestod by foreign control át. a large are body in Leds No. 2 in this mine of Polking dutie

at servium grader the drain www palapany on Taseretiosily uhovo prozonasmenį | the hugging wall and Improves with derolone At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon. Mr. sound very dico, and all that scents ascessary. | munt towards the foot wall, which has not been T. Sercombe Smith, conchaled the enquiry in order to solve the Chinese question, is to put out yet: into the circumstances connected with the it into practice. Horn, however, comes the rub, death of the Americai. bluo-jacket Morpher and it seems strange that any ons haring son. Ho mid that on the morning of the 16th experience of Ching and the Chinese should be HONGKONG, Jane 27th, 1899.

Juse the body of an Acierican ellet Marpler found to advance such ne impractical enggestion. son was found in Staveley Strait ontside the. It is also a strange fact that suggestions for TROUBLES Training thickly upon China

Stag Hotel. The doctors eridines was to the compelling the Chinese Government to follow a at present. Within the space of a few days

there were two small wounds on the fore their ishorant zats, the habits and interests of effect that the isn's thigh was broken, that course diametrically opposed to their inclination wo have had to reword adauti-missionary riot

head and that the axell was fastured: The the Chinese iterati, who are the real rulers of in the Fokien province, the murder of two

doctor added that the injurich might have the bruntry, and the whole of the past record Russiau engineers ini ton Cossacks at

been, the result of a fall From a height of are constantly being promulgated by those who over tan feat und expresed the option that oppose all suggestions de to setting a spheres Kirin in Manchuria, the abduction of a At a special masting of the Shanghai rate. they could not have been caused by a full down of influence, the only really praction solation German ouginsor and two varveyors at Eiao-payers held on the 20th Jane it was resolved steps, and that the bleed must have stopped of the Chinese Problem. If, as hang bông re- that it was not at present expatient to consider flowing from the wounds two and a balf minutes peatedly anggested, a spliers of intimos it too chau, and an attack upon the French Con- the question of disposing of the Municipality's after death. The position of the body was das big task for the British to undertaho, how shto and the Imperial Maritime Customs electrical plant and business. Overtores for cribed by the witness Brown, who said that it on earth are they going to undertake the rule establishment at Meogtzu, Yanna. With Ross.

the purchase had been made by Sir Charles wex lying at right angles to the street, the head of the whole of the Chitase empire, which tho

About 1000 yards of the earthwork has been pointing towards the hotel. Fear theories penggustion you minks amosats to, and then what

put into the dam and I hope to have this work regard to the anti-missionary outbreak at

santed themselves to the Court so accourt for are Musain, Germany, Franes, and Japan going

ecmpleted in about six weeks. Kinyang and Kiening, furtunately there

witha til man might have fallez elsewhere frem Amerion, austria, Italy, and other Poro who this man being found whore he was. The first to be doing in the meantis, not to mention

WM. BIBBY, Manager. was no hes of foreign life, and as Great

a height and been carried to tas placa where he may feel that they ought to have a say in the Britain seems best upon playing the part of

have been running down Staveley Street and was found. The second theory was that he might master

Doubtings the gefol working of the Baci

EXCITING ASSAULT CASE. the benevolent friend towards. Chiar as is

faller beadlong; the third was that he might have time Customs is the foundation of the idea of

AT CALCUTTA. erly indicted by the propered retroces

rolled down Staveley Street and over the atops; extending foreign cotrol to the Chinese sny, and the fourth theory was that he fell from the navy, and general administration. If so

OFFICERS. AENT TO GAOL, sion of Shanchun, there will probably be

verandab of No. 2 term as the Stag Hotel little refection will show that there is not

Calentta 9th Jane. lii difficulty in arranging a settlement ANTI-FOREIGN DISTURBANCE His Worship gave his reasons fer: being of the slightest sunlogy between the admin

Considerable natonishment has been caused with regard to the loss of properly. In

spinice that neititor of the first thron theories istration of the Foreign Customs and that GENERAL PROSPECTING,

here by the conviction and heavy, sentences. the other cases, however, China will bare

was plausible, but coming to the fourth be said which it is proposed th extend to ethur branchsa

passed on Licatenant King, R.D., and Mr. that the strandab of No. 2 bedroom at the Stig of the Chinese, or rather tau Lianolm, adminis work was done to some ousiderable extant at the Chief Fresidency Magistrate on a charge

Ircupeeting and prospecting desetopmont Trotter, of the Public works Department, by In to deal respectively with Russia, Ger THE FRENCH CONSULATE AND CUS would havstened to wchuds found on the body, require a lengthy article and it is not proposed without finding anything of value or much Mesars, Jardino, Skinner and Company. The to

Hotel was of such a height that a fall from fitration. To go into it felly would, house, the Bakit Sarong section of our territory, but of assaulting Mr. H. V. Low, of the firm of ny, and France, more of whom will TOMS BUILDINGS ATTACKED, and the further facts which printed to the to do so here. One poiul, avertheless, may be promise. One lode, Prosa," about to two facts of the gase ate that Mr. Low had a lady he likely to prove very complacent. The, Telegraphic intelligence has been raneived of inference that the death of this may was one mentioned, it having a very important batring test thick, shows some gold, values, the not friend named Mrs, Gry, living at Mrs. Bor-

INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED ourage by brigands at Kirin will give an anti-foraigarist at Mongtan. The realdences by fall from this verandah were as follows: The ou the subject. Russia an excuse for rendering bor control of the Commissioner and Customs Assistertsiately under the verandah and the position of Foreign Customs is a Britisher, but every one.

position of the body with the head lying immed Everybody knows that the head of the songh to my as yet. Further work will be tramo boarding house, Camae streat, where TOTICE is hereby given that a PETITION

dene on It in the bagss it may improve.

Menere King at Trotter also resided. After

for the winding-up of the above-named of-Mawelamin more effective. Germany has wora burnt by an armed band and the outdoor the body at right angles to the rot, the wounds does ant now that he would be the chief REDUCTION WORKS,

eleyon v'alock on the night of the 9th May, Mr. Company by the Supreme Court of Hongkong shawn very plainly cut she is not going to staf quarters and the French Consulate were on the bond, the distance between which opponent and has been the chief opponent to

Mill-18 stamps were ran on handings and Leir, who was a frequent visitor, was zeen com- was, on the 23rd day of June, 1899, presented to put up with buttage of insult in Shunting, plandared, but fortunately all the foreigners and with the defence between the the extension of Ireign control to other stamps and concentrator on Trakong ore, 20 ing out of Mrs. Gray's bedroom.. Next morning the said Court by LI SING a Contributory of

nabbs on the max-bele; the franturo of the branches of the Chico Adainistration. He days, treating are yeilding produnt as follows Mrs. Bertram wrote to Mrs. Gray a letter say the said Company. and the ubration of her railway officers escaped and fire reported safe. The affair occur thigh, which was quite consistent with the is quits walling that the various departments of

Amalgam Fallies Conomer, Amar- ing "after lock night's disgraceful cordnct you and that the said PETITION is directed to red,early on the morning of the 22nd June man having fallon from the Farandah; the the Chinese Gorerament should be adminle Hondings 275 2724 will be followed by wife and affentive

must leave my house, at ones. Mr. Bartrambe heard before the Court sitting in Original The French Conan at Mongtza in M. Dejen marks on the body spoken to be the police costerut by a foroiguar provided that lu every case Tanong 411.5 92.8 33.96 26 215 11 4 enter or house again. To this Mr. Low ser and any Creditor or Contributory of the said

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also wrote to Mr. Low telling him never to Jurisdiction on the 10th day of July, 1899, punishment, as in the case of the recent de la Batis, the der fears of the Con showing that the man had recently boon dither aro appointed and are removable by hire at will. keng niko was milled and all results are in profossed is too laughable from you," masning, unting of an Order on the said Petition atable and Chist. Detective Tuspector Hanson, he is that foreigner, or that protegés of his Ore from oral different places in the Tea-retically replied "I must say the indigestion Company desirous to support or oppaso the outrage near Jichao. As to Frauce, the salate whose names given in the lying on a hard matting or had been reclin. What do you think ho eres as to whether theoladed in above. These were made a test it is alleged, that Mrs. Bertram being au er. ntluck on the Consulate ut Mengtzu will no Directory bolag M. I. Angolvant, intarprater, ing on a cans chair, and the evidence of Chinese Government refores or does not reforma rung and some of them proved very low grade, burmaid har moral character did not stand very or his counsel for that purpose; and a copy

asy appear at the time of hearing by himself doubt be rande the occasion for further and Dr. Boygendaud, medical ofcar. The Inspector Hanson and the discorers of a game to long as he builds up a name and a fortains particularly 50 tons from Lode No. 1, no more high. Other paralons were cast on Mus large demanda in Yuanan. Particulars as IM. Customs stuff consists of Mr. Wp chair in the south wad of the verandah of No. 2 and battresses the potion he attained of which will be tested so long as we have Haziram's obaracter by Mea. Graz, Mrs. Bart.

the Patition will be tarnished to suy Creditor bed-room the pattern of high corresponded by surrounding himent with his relatives and

or Contributory of the said Compasy requiring to the origin of the Mougtau afhir have Spinner, Commissioner: Mr. H. F. V. Oldnak with the pattern on the mode Lody wont to their retainers, who are bound by the strongest er rats treat, anyway unless it improves mam showed thisse letters to Mr. King and My the same by the undersigned, on payment of not yet come to hand, but it has followed assistant: Mr. E. Milha, chief caminse sud strengthen the theory that you fell tie, self-interest, to apport him through thick CANIDE Wohls.

Traitor, who muilertook to chestias. Me Dow the regulated charge for the same. In the meantis Mrs. Gray had removed elnely upon the visit of M. Doza, their. A Mülay tide waiter. We belions that the whe guard on the rando lod that the one thing be sure and the objef thing month but not ran omongh to makin oleun tip lake on the night of 17th Messrs, Kig. Theap were started the latter part of the to a boarding house fu Dacre's Lane, where Governor-General of Indo-China, in whose Spiling was with her husband.

adrianblo. ld aliman and Tankong sands more and Troller, waykid Mr. Low, and casautled treated here. N

tim severely with their fists and sticke. While Any person who intends to appear on the M How was defending himself against Mr. hearing of the 'said Petition mast serve on or Trottur's attack, tr. King came up from sand by pest to the abors named, notice in behind and strcok Mr. Low a heavy blow with waiting of his intention so to do. The Notion a sticki rendering. Mr. Low's arius powerless must stats the name and address of the perion, The assault was than continued till Mrs. Gray on. If firm, the name and exures of the firm. opened the mallow of her room and called for and must be signed by the penson or firm, or assistance Moasis. King and Trotter then hie er their Solicitor if any), and must be mounted their bicycles and rode rapidly away, served, or if posted, must be sent by post in Mr. Low at the time boing quite ignorant an Esrulent time to rusoh the sbore named NOT who his assation.te word. Subsequently he ob- LATER THAN BIZ O'CLOCK: in the Arrea- toingi thoir cames and address and institated | Hoon of the 5th day of July, 1899, F1080 proceedings. Mesire. King and Troitor, then The following is the Manager's report for offered to opologice and pay all Me. Low's legal CARMICHAEL & BARLOW, the four weeks ending 5th Juno, 1659

and medical expense together with any far.

Consulting Engineer, Surveyors, and ther sun that might be arranged by m counsel ongaged by the parties Mr. Low, at be.

Contractors.

DRATH

At Addeley, Segend, on the 19th June, KATE, to dearly ciorai wife of ALFRED B. BOTHAN, of Shanghai.

The Daily Press.

saite was a staff of railway carveyors who were to remain in the province to complete

the earvey for the line to Yunnan-sen, aud

it is possibly opposi Suu-to this project that

The master of the Gorman steamer Dederos reports that on the 23rd inet, whou passing about 6 miles to the westward of North Rest (Paraskój bo noticed Ero ciatibot Immagno, apparently wrecks, on Lise reef.

Lang

Dontner, Governor-General of Inde China, who recently maden visit to Yunas-on, I did not make a doug stay there. He arrived on The evening of the 7th Juns and left again at four o'clock the afternoon of the next day.

There were 15 casas of plagift on Sunday and 30 deaths. For the week ended on the 24tb 14 drails. Yesterday there ware. 27 cases and Juus thers were 148 cases and 135 deaths as sumpared with 109 cases and 117 desthe the previous week,

...

tension and the collection of taxes in the now The policing of Lia Shangbai anttlemont ex area are to commence on the 1st July. The which, uddad to the 22 square miles of the old extension amniota to over 5 sgraze alles, sattioment, makes the total ares of the Cosmo poltan Settlement something over 81 sqaure

milss

AT MENGTZU.

SUPREME COURT.

26th Face

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

HIS HONOUR W. MEIGE Goob. WAN (ACTING CHIP JUSTICE)

has brought about the anti-foreign rist at Mongtzu. But whatever the cause, the attack on the French Consulate will BEFORE have to be atoned for, and probably very heavily Hous demands, it may be re membered, were put forward recently-

ip Szechuer for eatisfaction in respect of

ence.

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF AN AMERICAN BËVE-JACKET,

TER CORONER'S FINDING.

.

fenila te verand Mr. Honor and Dual Landover know him well are sure. slipped down at the shathe end of the Fazan ho guards against iste pas.bility of sy ether 'dah whare the chair was. Then the und that foreigner, British on non-Ecitish, attaining to the man was absolutely naked. That would be the position of a conflentini adviear of the Chi quito consletent with his having been in these Government is ons aseption to Led-rnom, and they lead the fact that death this rule of his life, if that is the Secretary of was instantaneous and int blead censed to Legation, London, win ja in conlite his unb dow a few lines the death Putting ordinata and who is position to ho all these things together He Worship Did the latter follow on Independent has he considered the evidence consistent with the would be promptly sorpresadgar theory that deceased fall from the verandab The sphere of infineze zomedy for the disor of No. 2 bedroom. There was no direct ovider and disorganization parasting the Chinese dance of any kind that this man entered the Empire is progressing in spite of all opposition, hotel or of the time when he entered the hotel, as natural influences must, in the long run, but the circumstantial fuels nline had been prevail agefimt the geoma of man. Human brought ons in evidence led him to the concluforts can only sucose permanently where they sion that this man hat undoubtedly been in the are dizented to the facilitating of nature's house in the course of the morning, and that course, and who can disenta that natura is bring

·MANIK.

Work was discontinued here, the first of the mentu, nothing of value or showing sufficient promise to make further prospecting advisable at present being found. The drives South at Tankong are going in the direction of this place hero.. and may later anggest some further work to do

SELANGO

The anal rough clean up for the four wooks took place on the 5th instruit, when 1,109 yielded 2,500 ounces of 'amalgam; this is wall the same erasing and has continued, steadily since. ELECTRIC INSTALLATION, SEMPAM SECTION, Good progress is being made with the work on this section. We have finished/all the work on the Hydraulic works to the pipe head re- serviz.fke pastor honda frishad, about 8 miles or cable posts are oreolod, and about one mile of cables are placed in position on the posts. Three tiles of telephone is finished. We are now wuiting for the remainder of the pipes and the generators to complete this 'sec tion of the work:

About two miles of the posis for carrying the cables are erected at the Raah cad of the n this leaves about Sà miles to close up the connection; but us this part of the country is very wong and mountainous progress will be Alower. I expect in about á month or six weake to have the whole of the posts erected on the

Sour little farther work was done, bat the showing hardly seemed to eat furtherin expenditure here, at present at least, so all work was discentimal

making it a total length of 59 fest. Nothing No. 8 CatlogThis was extended 50 feet, of radno s developed therein.

Considerable surface prospecting wil done. and about 100 tons of payable are found in batches ou sad near the surface and mined, located as you hut nulling of the nature of a permanent reef- jagg

QURAN.

roof, hat nothing of vales or promise found. A Hetto work was done here along the line of The test part of this lode as indicated by our fase workings has not yet been developed, but will be at once upon completion of erection of winding engine and hallar, which will be early the current month

in

Torik

#Pep Talu

Beinfall-This was light during the early part of the month, but very beary about the nikl, conank, somo little damage to roads and bridges and dam, though nothing serions. alt ráspalores considerable deler in our work, particularly at Tankong and at the Bakit Barong Section, a

Health—This was fait during thỏ month,

EUR

I am pleased to sy we have got some gold

-NEW BATTERY,

Good progress is being made with the reo

tion of the now 40 head stamp wall. We are

Progress being made with the other works. how putting the roof on the buildings and good

BAM FOR NEW. MILI

The distance between Honolulu and Midway i 1,160 wiras. The proposition was than to con sit idway and Murous Taland, 1,300 miles spart, with Guam, the next cable station being only 40 miles distant from Marcas Island.

Marone Island is 1,000 milos from Yokohama and was placed by the United States are of ma Tuscarora in 1874, iu latitude 23 degress 30 minatas north, longitude 151 degrees east,

Reports received at the Navy department re- garding Wake Island show that it is of litie value as a cable station, being but a few feat abere the sea and frequently sabrserged.

EXPORT CARGO.

Per steam ship: Kintuck, sailed on the 14th Juus, For London:--340 heres too (7,140 98. Congo), 1,816 tales emp, 938 bales fire. cookers, 304 casks woy, 527-citen Chinaware, 70 casas antimony ore, 68 rolls mats, 48 enses bhak woodware, 80 cases. palm leat fans, 20 cases aniseed oil, 20 cases essential oil, 5 cases basketware. 5 cases feathers, and 1 aase mirios. For Marssillas:-100 bales galangal, 33 hales human hair, &osses tobacco, 5 cases essential oil, 1 case fonthors, For Hamburg -1,792 boxes tea and 200 bales broken cassin. For London and/or Antwerp and/or Hamburg- 2 cases bristles. For Liverpool:-269 Sales -hemp.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

the Matter of the Companies. Ordinsuces,

Hongkong, 1865 to 1886,

And

the Matter of the ON TAI MARINE

of

C. EWENS, 35, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Solicitor to the Petitioner.

QUEEN'S BUILDINGS.

coureniently be enforesd. In YuREBE the 62 the fun, and immediately afterwards you dones indicated that deconsod fell from the pily abhora u vacuam, Jut she ablars disorder taut na showing that gold is to be found at this with great interest of tho anse, sald for the soly and eating of any type of

to do, the debts of the firm snd to extricate taa.

conditions are not quite the same quil if an assumed name. You left the books in A France should put forward, a claim for much maddis and three months behind dete, and fon A rectification of her frontier ua would bring left our partner to pay, as they wero hoand Meugtzu within French territory ale would probably, cicounter no opposition on the part of any foreign Power

THE ITALIAN CLAIMS IN OHINA months

t

TILE MUTUAL STORE CARE, SENTENCE Reginald George Hopkins cómo so for spat His Lordship said-Yon was found guilty the murder of Futber VIOTORIN, but that on Saturday of having stolen thrio sums of ha fall from the varandib of No 2 bedrooming about the disruption of the Chivore Empire KAUB HOLE = provinco falling within the British sphere of toner; amounting in all to $2,158, the property. Hin yerdiet was that the sins of death was and is subelitution by the various Powers bearing tone in the bottom of the wizzo al instance of Messrs. Jardine, Skinner and Co, it of The Mutual Stores. You appropriated the fracture of the skull accompanied by laceration whose expansion can be die izstly traved in the though it is of no commercial raine at present is said, roineel to accept these terms and went influence territorial composition could not sims at the time you were managing partner of the brain, and he would add that the bus libtory of the Fat 11aesars den there is not sufficient of it still it is impor on with tho prosecution. The odio was watched DESIGN deviations prepared for

absconded, taking passage to Shanghai under verandah of bedroom No. of the Stag Hotel, and the care for the lisorder ac prevalent in

by both military officers. any olass of Bfermabipe. Launches and China is at hand and Lio creats of the next tendepth 270 foot What makes this fod of Imand sivilians

BAN VAG light-draught, rossis a speciality, Contractors years will emphasise thas of the past eight the rich obate of gold was got at a higher level. he thought that a promeditated and totally machinery few work and repairs supervised.

|`portunes is time it in on the formation in which The Magistrate, disposing

We got this gold driring South, on tho lulu unjostiflabla attack had been made by the two SPIERE OF INFLUENOF.

New and second hand Launches for Sale. Hongkong, 25th Jo w 1800.

formaking at the bottom of the winge, I shall - documeti upon Air. Low, who, was swaylaid and Talegrams, CELESTE Hoogkong. - now continue the drive some distance further faken unwaras. To reuman to him that it was. Telephone, 232.-M

to see if it improves. This wine is making pʼn very esrious matter and such an attack LATEST STEAM, B MOVEMENTS.

B. F. CARMICHAEL, good deal of water, data

Buy as that could only be expected from the lowest

H..J. BARLOW. Crosscut going East-This is now in 240 ft. olms of relfians in the slums of Caloutta. That - Hongkong. Ias Juss. 1899. from the lovat, the ground is a little more the attack had been made by two genllames of fovcurable and there are a few email leaders in | position, saw of them holding a Commisalon in the face the ground je sill dry

Her Blajesty's Army and the other employed so in the Public Works Department, mode the case. In the level going South we are now in 280 m'oro Boandulous, Complainant bad been taken ft. The lods is from 18 in. to 2-it wils and

WLOP WALLAGE and Mr. PERCY carrien good gold all the way from the Engine from the front, and the other from whmad. Shaft

The aback of the second acoused (Ligu at JAMES BUCKLAND to Biom our Firm per

ve Fouration from this date deive la in: 108 ft. The lode in the face la lift, chindy with a stick, which was said to be a .

HOLME, RINGER & CO. wide and ourriss fair goid all through. There, heavy one, hay sa tho stick had not been pro-Nagasaki, 15th June, 1899.

The dunger of the situation is uaressed

business from fie fifimiles and trouble in whisă you dishonestly had iurelped it. Thera

is another information, digajast you, Int, as you. The 3farquis & Raggi lift in Ulja crnigge Fine

“have been convicted oil the present charge, the to-day for Tientsin en ronds for Pellig To takto, Simpson dny p

Attorney General has informed the Court that charge of the Italian întants de the Capital The teamor. Stitzag, from Calcutta ond by the fact that Chian is at presant some he does not intend to proceed with the other No indication at what are his însirmotionen so, Stealle, teft Singaporsi in this part on Sunday

case éguast you. I love skly to deal with the far forthcoming, but the rumours are that the 26th int, at fubov what pufed up with pride because shorticular charges on which you were found Italian demands will be gradually allowed to The C. P. E steamy dihanjen arrived at "imagines. Italy is almstoning her claims gality, and the contopou it Lant you be iu drop, a result which though antlafantasy in one Kobe on the 25th fits and left on the 36th

prisoned with hard labour for the term of 18 way is eminently damaging in onalase to all lost for Yokohama and Vancouver for 4 territorial concession in Chokleng calendar months: Tashnically, that is the sent foreign interests in Chion, as it gives the Chidogs The P & O. steamer farthy laft Singapore. through abject fear of the Celestial boats, once in each count, but, pinatically, that is the a mistaken impression of (Le rosiurees and for this port on the 2£ihinal, at 6 mo while the votives of Kgangtung ara totai sentence, bicasinë 1 direct the sentences to determination of tho formen powers, bed The steamer trio with e American mail,

run courrently.

liable in that way to lower the prestige of all aft Tutokana on Naturday, the 24th Insti ́ut under

Grunt the impression that

During the hearing of the cuss a dosament, prestera power in Chius, nad rake it husema; and may be expected here un or about Bandey, Britain's proposed retrocession of Sham was abmitted in which prisoner, when sudoar fortable for subjecta—Chehri Gazelle, -*-

the Pad July

HUKIZ BITAKA

Quing North from the Eagle Shaft the

unswaras by both men simultaneously, one

NOTICE OF FIRM NOTICE.

VE Have authorised Mr. JAMES HIB.

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