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INTIMATIONS

TAG HONGKONG DAILY P8833 CITRIOLC, 43202

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. TBUPPLIED TO TEK " DAILY PRIBL"]

Lawson, 18th September:

prewing on China the advisability of effout? ↑ ing no amalgamation of her rival Customa

THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS. Services. Incidentally anxher advantage

The reply of the Transvaal to Mr. Chamber- would be becured and ons of renreoly lose importance than an improvement of the Sauces, namely, the suppression of piracy lain's last despatch alleges that its proposals for on the inland waterways. The preventive dve vents franchisa, a quarter representation service. Of this we have had experience interference (which proposals have bubn-sinée on the Volksraads, and no farther British in our own immediate neighbourhood. When the Foreign Cueto sa tok charge of the Native Customs stations Dear Hongkong piracy practically conse! to exist within the radius of the Caatame patrol.

A. S. WATSON & CO., ervice would also be an effective polica

LIMITED

MANCTACTURERS OF

O WATERS.

AERATED

AERATED WATERS of our manufacture made under con. stant European supervision are sold throughout the Far East and are in: variably preferred on account of their axcellence.

The Machinery in use embodies every improvement up to date.

There were 9 cases of plague yesterday and 2

destte.

Kinookau on the 9th September.

Pris Henry of Prussia leit Hakodate for

The Mits Bishi Co., it is reported, have obtained the contract to rains to Morgon City

SUPREME COURT.

September 20th.

CRIMINAL SP810.

BETORE HIS HONOUR W. M. GOODMAN- (Active CRIES Josrice.)

TAÐ ROBBERY FRÙÉ A WIDOW NEAR ТАКРОНГ

Hat She Cheong. Hau Ching Cheong, and abandoned) were the result of suggestions from Han Kwai came up faraontence. The indict Mr. Conyngham Greane, H. M. Agent at Frement charged theta with stealing $50 and four at Pingkong, which in pe 'x or aeren miles toris, which suggestions yors acted aron in gold bangles, two gold rugs, a pair of poid ear- lomaly raise the question of Buževsinty, but the widow named Chong Trang Fog, who resides! colo desire wa, with tha eil of Mr. Conyngham to the north-west of Tipobu. Ther ware fur good faith. It had not been intended to mard rings, and a gold hair grass, the property of His Lordship deliverd judgment as foliow The Trapevnal adheres to the joint commission, the same cumplainant

You three men wen, yeaterday, consisted Grenas, to terminata, the atratzed situation.ther charged with steaing a cow belonging to but does not propose to introduce both lungs. age into the Volkeraads, because it is not desire the vanicious rardet of the jurs of having The apla The Government is not unwilling to together committed a robbers in the house of

aolony known as the New Territory. for the proposed conference, but the difficulty your kinswoman Chéig Chan Fang, a widow pardest on precedent conditions which they robbery was committe acting the darkness of The first prisoner appars to be the cousin of is owing to their acceptance being made de residing at Ping Lorr, in that portion of this The Hongkong General Chamber of Com- not abuit to the Volksraad The Trans the early morning of 19th April last, and you firmly resolved to adhere to the Convention of piandor, one of which has been recoveral E-law, and the third prisoner her uncld, It plomant are meeting will to found in today's supal will gladly accept arbitration, as it is eneceaded in getting a quadorsble quantity of 1884, and it hope Great Britain will adhere to the proeccatrix, the resin prisoner har brother- The Newspapers are unsuimens for a reply seems to me you must bare but a graige taken adresinge to the confusion follow- ing at first open thetransfer of your village to British jurialiation to in the argatire aud for shutting the door to gainst her for some family reason and hare

Chinese from gratis at once your orsonal dislike and your the original proposal for a joint canniston.

greed for plaador, tinking to escape with im Yon, Brat and second further negotiationa

pauity in that confusin. prisoners, beat her ith the backs of your The Resno Court Martial has signed a re-kniver, whereas the the prisoner nat un appa commendation that Drayina sbonld not be that he should be pardoned.

Paris, 13th Biptowber degraded. The Temps and Debuts recommend In a violent article in the Aurere Zola says thai Germany pokeenses documents giren to Esterhazy. The Government onght in demand the communication of thees documents. If it does not M. Labori will let the light in upon the

Parks, Hits September. Zola cann at Vormillas the 2led November,

The Long Vacation of the Supreme Court commenced yesterday and axtends to the 17th

Octábor..

The object lodged against "The Wizard" Scarry at the last Gymkhan meeting has besa ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranaut being a bona ddo polo pony in the Polo The best materials only are ruled by the Gymkhana Committee.

teed. used

At a protisinual general council of the Tokyo Charmber of Craneros on the 5th inst, it was should be asked not to lend the Coast Trade The PRICES are only half those decided that the United States Goreramect Prohibition Law to Hawaii ond the Philippines. pharged in England.

WATERS

MANUFACTURED

According to a Londen telegram of the 10th September published by the Kobe Chronicle, BY US are acknowledged by the lead-e Dager Empress of China has requested ing English makers to be equal to misin operations, for which he obtained a those of their own production.

Sir Edward Frankland, E.C.B,D,ċ 7.B 4., 1.0.6. &,, the most eminent authority on Water, reported as follows en the water as prepared and used in our Factory -

"It postcsses an extremely high degree of organic purity and is of most excellent quality for drinking."

A. §. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Established AD. 1841.

Mr. W. Pritchard Morgan, P., to commenco enucossion, la Szouhuen.

FROM TONKIN PAPERS,}

THE DREYFUS CASE

Paris. 12th September.

The Council of Ministers will consider the

towards the prosecnts. In my opinion your for her mother-in-lajwho lived next door to bor gives here goo tharacter and Chines and appens to have no perecual violence

fevour of their so widows, and no vitaw allegation that she win had woman is net true,

bud a ward to say as the prosecutrix, but i mothers-in-law are queally too partial judges men who are regulat atployed in such trans- I will aste there was some family I shall not treat th as a case of robbery by quatrul though you three alloged you were cu good terms with bean silention quite incou action. sistent with your altipt blacken her morn! that you be raspimpressed with hard character and your jack/pon ber. The sout Inbour for two yearlonhat you each within the first week of youiment receive 20 strekes with a bird fogarde yen, the dard prisoner, Fe to bare used no vistance toward these dud I think eight ven months imprime with hard labour to treat too larrens the as closely con- will be aufeinnt pois. This sentence teted with along pinot strictly part of the samo transacton refor the six reonting' impriscanst witel labour. which noterent with the other, and wil: must pass on you, the condt prisoners who were consisted on the count, wil ke

His Worship said he would rewrvo bis deci - alon ratll be bored the other care.

Hr, Thomson briefly opened the other case, The oomplainant, a tichet solucior on board the sissm launch Nam Chou, anld be was in

PUBLIC COMPANI88. HONGKONG

ELECTRIC COMPANT LIMITED

GISTER of Stares of the Company bie lanch in Mirs Bay on the 7th September.TOTICE is bursby giron that the RB. He wont sshers in a small boat to get passen.j

GIED, LIVINGSTON & CU.

Agenta.

19176 Hongkong, 20th August, 1599. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LIMITED.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- SHAREHOLDER in the

gera, calling out, "Any of you people wanting will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 10th, to go to Hongkong may go in this beat." The fy the 28 day of SEPTEMBER (baiò deze in- ft Aefendant, who was standing on the sandn, olosire), daring which pariód nò Trangler st Fait “li Lini, beat him;" then about ton mon Shares can be registered. By Order not a Board, Trched at him. The third defendant gave him a pash with his two hands and be fd into the water. The second defeudant and several others struck him with their flats all over his body. The Brat defondant stenok him with a spear which he had in his hand and then poked him with it on his right side, and hurt him very badly. The firs defondant fled out sela, Boat him; kill bien; don't be afraid." Hesring this call the fifth defendant rushed toward the complaisent with a long sword in back hand and tried to obey him. He ducked into the water and thus escaped the blamat Nous, for the parpass of receiving the He then went farther estore md eat down on Report of the General aisnagers, tögether wish The TCANCFER BOOKS of the Company the sande, se bo bad swallowed some water. He Statement of Acounts is Buth June, 1893, was altuing doivu lor about ten minutes, when ha tried to get into his host to go on board the will be ULOSED from the 18th to 30th Sep.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & OU,

General Managers. the tears launch. The first defendast pointed tube, bola daya juclusive,

(4309 1899. a revolver at him and said. "Dov't go aboard

Hongkong, 12th September, your stess laanek; if you do I will kill yon by Bring this revolver." When be heard this ha was frightened and be lan to another part THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI-

GATION COMPANY, LIMITED, of the baroh and engaged a mail boat, which rowed him to the steam launch.

bure COMPANY will be held at the COMFANTS OFFICE 2 SATURDAY, 30th September.

The DIVIDEND WARRANTS will be ready on the 2nd October.

In reply to Mr. Griet wltuoss said it was high'HAREHOLDERS era horsby informed tido when this occurred, and it all took place that at GENERAL MESTING hold on the water side of the low water mark.in London recently sa INTERIA DIVIDEND They had not been having ang treable with of 3 por Gens, was dasiared on the Company's A Day Ka Howend bad or froference Stars for in die ontheonding made for a landing tax. The people wanted to 20th Juay, this being at the pale ti per Cant prevout tho Na Chou staam-launch because per Anuum. they wanted to keep the business for their own Jaudob. He had nowa the fifth defendant since the fourth moon, and he had knows the olkers: For several years. On this secesion there were 200 or 310 men esbors armed with sticks and krices, and they wore a thrastaming him. Alors the ten shed at him. He knew some of the others besides the defondante. The defudsuts were amployed on board the Kum Sany. It was not because he could not get at squinst the defendanta. THE LAUNCH DISTURBANCES AT the villagers that ho was taking proonedangs

SHA U URUNG.

"By the Court-He went into the Hospital on the 7th September and came out on the 29th September

POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. Two ones arising out of the roawat launch

en is, a boulume at Mirs Bay, and Sergt. Sim game evidence disturbances at Sha U Chung came before Kr.

r. Grist aid there had been considerable Gem arzz, &oting Pelos Magistrate the Magistracy yesterday. In the one casa Pan Sik Mun was chorwod with assaulting Li Wrubla in respect to the leading tax, and the Nam Chou had not bees cllowed to carry pass vengers for our time. The onse for the Fan Kwan and four others were sharged with

whatever to do with the assault. No doust the assaulting Fun Chun Ling on the 7th Sept defence was that the defondants had athing was assaulted, but he was ulted by the villagers for trying to get passengers without paying the tax.

lished after the coolpation, is at presoat in question nt pardong Dreyfi on Tuandry ence'rpon you, the kit di segood prisopers, Cherng on the 4th September and in the other

The American ecoupatise of Mauis la there. Mr. H. F. Serwur, the proprietor of brenght into existence a number of bowspapers the daican one of the earliest dailica setubs. Hougtong passing through on his way to the States to purchase new plant for his paper.

A London telegram of the 7th September. pubished by the Reha Chronicie, reads:- A alone has been irsaul by the repives Dowager tung." We are not wach faith in the "ukase." of China regulating the goroment of Kwang standing of the object of Kang Yi's mission. Perhaps the report has arisen from a misunder

A mistake was made in the counting of the balist at the Cricket Glab neeting on 'I nasday. The wall of the elation upon the re-chaut is as follows President. Mr A. G. Wise: Sporetary. Dr. A Loween Treasurer. Mr. Maitland. A. H. Skelton, Lient. & D.Campbell, Dusit Committen. Mosers, P. & Cox, F Cipt. Langhorne, Mr. Inchbald.

At the Autumnal festival it is customary for 128 the yamen ranners at Canton to lory a squeeze I on the flower boste, and husing the suction st

POUCH TO CURAKSPONDENTI BXLT OPTeanor relating to the war sehamns should be addrested in TUR DITAL

Garrespondents met forward thiramendid with soyamunications addrested to the Easter, er publication, but as evidence of good faith.

Sublication should be written on ear

next.

[TRUM THE "KOR CHRONICLE.") THE DREYFUS AFFAIR..

London, 7th September."

In giving svilenes before the Court, General

bur.

Mr. Thomson (froia les office of Marsman Deacon and Healings) appeared for the pro cution in auch aus aut Mr. Gris: (Meeers, Wilkinson and Grist) for the defendants.

Bilint caggested that Esteriany was an accom. His passed upon the list and I am willing Man was charged with using thra tebing words

plice of Dreyfu

Great-examination was not allowed such a violent sooo aasned.

Some apprehension ie fél: that the projatice (in the Court-martial) gaisat Dreyfus will

provo strenger than the soyss of justice.

London, 9th September. Drayfon has been condemned by the Court, by 5 votes to 2. to ten years imprianament.

Londoa, 101b September.

It is believed that President Loubet will

long usage the aqueuze has hithero been sab-pardon Dropios. milied to. This year, however, the routers wanted in raise the tates, with the result that the Raepara refused to pay sad nearly all the boats have for the time being been closed.

at bus reached on from Canton to the

London, 11th September.

From the despatches published in the newa papers, it appears that worldwide indigestion

s been aroused by the rerdiet and sontesca

upon Dreyfus

Dreyfus has appealed against the decision of")

Big coe Thas 747ge fram Hongkong to Canton Pandas Curt-martis!

d'in ather papara un lib.

Brders for being cope of UL: Cloud be seru bạceza ad ass on day of publington, Aar that FU BOL. 201 Tolon 12.

The Daily Press.

Hoxerons, Betember 21st, 1899

unfounded. set, was attacked by pirates when off Lintin. on eucaire folk thist the report is It is supposed that it may have arison from the isot of the Pakkong arriving late at Canton on Monday morning.

ALLEGED DESECRATION OF A CHINESE EMPLE BY PRO VESTANT MISSIONARIES.

-RESTORATION DEMANDED

Last year, when the young Emperor in bis It is stated that the Japanese Gorarument poly of xoform decided to pressure only the zuthorizing the contribution of a certain sami, the God of War and Protector of the will present to the Dist next session a bill amples dedicated to Confucius and to Rwan to the project of a United Sinter Paciio Cable Mancha dynasty, and ordered all others, with from San Francisco via Japan and Hangkong their buildings, their estatus, and thoit ro wonnes to be transformed into establishments te the Philippies. This in the enterprise on account of whitu Mr. Sorinaer paid a visit to for public education and the stady of the liberai Japan in the early part of the year. It inntated arts, the priest of the Sannazzo Temple, the that telegraphic rates to Europe and Americs richest and most batif temple of Heichong, a period anterior to the foundation of the town. will be reduced by ane-half when the line in and also the most ancient, dating us it doce from exabraced Protesioutien. This priest, who bud coupleted.-Japan Mail.

unly the incumbensy and care of too temple, The Protestant bought it, at a ridicalóns price had the presumption to sell it to the Protestanta. be it anderetoid. Thereupon the Protestant

...

A correspondent of the Echo de Chứng girta The following typhoon warisings received from Manila bara boon forwarded to us by the following count of a little difficulty that. has ariae ab iniobong, near Newolwang, be Mr. Bowserelle Wi drans, the U.B. Consi General Merila Observatory, 19th Septem- ber. 4 pin.

yphoon in Preilo that, antwoor a Protestant Mission and the Chinese. Ar the last meeting of the Committee of onnead on 15th moved zorthward slowly, now Tos porrespondant's sympathies, it may be re- the Hongkong Gencal Chamber of Comprobably recarving east of North Luzon." 20th merced, are adverse to Protestant missionarier, meroa o despatch was rend from H.B.M's September 8 mm. Typhoon ju Pauifio sotaellyd is report are been solcured by his N. of Manila, near the 18th parallel. Seema

prejudices to incline westward." Chargé d'Affaires at Peking, in reply to a letter from the Chamber risking represanta- tions with reference to the granting of pre- Erential rates or junk-borne cargo from Canton and recommending as a remedy for the evil the abolition of the Native Curioma. The Chaseber's letter was published about a month ago. After setting ant the extent and effect of the evi, the letter went on to say: "Seeing that any prospect of redres "is obviously alcuder so long as the

The prosperity of cha cotton-epinning enter two competing Customs services are rain. Friss in Japan, as compared with the adrersity tained side by side in Kwangtsog, and from which it suffer d last year, continues to attrat much attention. Vallone causes arA *that their ceminned existence assigned for the fortuante clango, but parente (pack of honor) of the tows and high- í "chronously must-serve to obstruct and amount amour them is the demand of the bourhood fell upon the imeges, which were limit foreign as well as patiss trade North China market. China usod tu lake from prestronn and sken, gilded anodon now begun to ask for sixteens, whick Bombay of the country, was broken in pieces and chop- "in the province, the Chamber is strongly Japan only cuts from 1 to 19, but she has image of Budbu. of immouse dize, the wooder "of opinion that Her Majesty's Government cannot supply, and Manchester is ton busy inped to patchwood, while the reverend unisters "would be justified in demanding the aboll supply, being fully occupied with America's actously chanted a kym of praise to the The Sauriaseze Temple, howarar, belonged Japan ap to the end of November a bespoken, "tion of the Native Customs with its Hop-waste. All the surus that can is produced in Almighty in celebration of the irrious rantoit antory. The superior, justly aggrieved at easing **p, and that the entire collection of duties and contracte are offered even beyond that to the Tsinoban, or Thousand Mountains, Mon- ons of the properties of the convent transferred "be placed in the hands of the Chinese Im-period-Japan Mail. "perini Maritime Custome, whe could reim. Kobo was visited by acother typhoon on the to the Protestania without his knowledge and it to Poking, where he obtained justice and "burse the Provincial Treasury, the auto at 6th September. The damage done was not very against big wil, cummuned a suit and carried won the opso. When our people," he was present contributed by the Haupo." It great, and in one respect was not ultegelhor unwelcome, since the storm removed its advor- was farther repreecuted that the present tisement in Lugo Japauess characters which has told, "destroy foreign establishments in the system is abnormal, wasteful, and anpracfax some time past disfigured the Hillbind provinces, we are called upon to paaish the was urged that in the the town and creatly read the souls of the guilty parties and to make pocnniary compass- tical, and it

When says the Kobe tien. We doen. Why should not the sma foreign residents. interests of trade and in defence of violated Chronicle, "abortly after it was erected, a party line of conduct be followed when Europeans The responsibility was therefore thrown on Treaty rights the abolition of this Customs of Indigenet Bobsites mounted the hill one is our temples and overthrow our images

Masera, Murai Brothers could hardly inve been hot been waable to prevent the great. Jujurice anchronism should be insisted upon by the night and eand down the structure, perhaps the Haicheng Magistrate--who happy mas, British Government, who would no doubt be orpested to nequievos in such an emptatis and. supported by the other Treaty lowere in at impulite method of disapproval; but now that that had been done-to see that the tempio was and restored in it origi al enditiou. This was a bumiliwing clause for the Protestante, 10 just and repaounido a demant. In his very elements have league travestored to the Thousand Mount les community. against this subordination of the green hills of roply Mr. Bax-INOKSIDE, while admitting Kaba to the base uses of advertisement, perhaps

the poor Sab-Prefert, a young mas full of that the Chamber's proposal to abolish the they will feel more inclined to remove the debris humiliating that they refused to aceipt It, do satonmed Magistrate, falls a victim to Protestant Native Customs goes to the root of the evil.") end refrain from re-creating the charmeters" intelligence and of good intentions, a highly |

impradouce

FRENCH VIEW OF THE OPENING

OF KANNINU.

The Nancing correspondant of the Echo de Chize say

The English are creeping in everywhere and But not a threatening to supplant as a along the hus.

Reverting to the alleged irregularities in anys that it involves such wide-spreading consequences that he has felt it his duty to connection with the isgene of passports at Macao Statre, the Fog Mecuence saysWe are in- submit the matter for the consideration of to Chinese pasargs proceeding to the United turmed that of the Chinese suigrants who have the Eecretary of "tate for Foreign Athirs. -We trust that the result of Lord SALI left Macao with Portuguese passports for California during the present year (1899) 793 Buy's consideration of this important ques have already arrived at their destination, at tion, may result in definite action being there le a large sumber concerning whe taken on the lines recomandel by the arrival to word has been racired.

tana who were Keanted paraports at Maroeven on cur own frontiers. Kwangsi, wre it Chamber of Commerce. The grievance of received certificates from be American Cou not to be na extorsion of Teckin?. But Low the River Stenbont Campussies is one that sulate in Hongkong tu enter the United States, the English, who spened Wachaw in 1896, bare calls for remedy, and the experience of because some kad ono or ruptions and were obtained the opening of this port also. It is not in a sanitary condition for admission. There said thet e Conan has been appointed and will many years hana shown that the only effecere a en come sixty who could neither read her arrive directly, namely, Mr. Litila. Small and a company has been formed. Der rivala. tive remedy is the amalgamation of the write, although they were described as students stanzera have bron bailt for the traflo bro obtained the concession of a railway - refared certificates. Studente ignorant of the two competing branches of the Customs and merchants, and on this amount they were

from auton le Chuarking passing through Service. The effect of the adoption of that phabet! This fuct shows the extent of the ic-

Krange, and we may be sure they will act promptly instead of admitting the intermin coures would, however, have more wide-regularities that Lava takes place. renching offre than the remedying of

The morotony of the C. P. R. steamer Erable delays that have attended the Imagabon They are bought uiokel mines beyond a local grievance: it would be an impress of a journey from Hongkong, says line. portant step in the direction of the The Japan Herald, was agreably disturbed on Bylinhien and it is oxid that an Anglo-Jewish aag through the Inland Sea, win off the zaitsibien. Thue we has the Euglink every reform of China's fiscal system, and the afternoon of the 5th st. doring her payudicate has acquired the silver roines of for thoroughgoing financial reform would vicinity of Onemichi, where the soldiers and where, notwithstanding the stipulations in be the most effective moms of obvintrasped from the sunked American transport favour of French priority and potwithstanding Morgan City are now ancamped. Os sighting French ves'ad rights. This is and for patrioti ing the threatened break-up of the the Emprene, some of the American ofhcare and hearte empire. The Empress-Dowager is reported mea pat of in a boat to her, whereupon she at Americans. ite-med, were in need of mes

to have become convinced of the necessity as stopped and awaited their arrival. The

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

of reforms in the adminitantion, and if provisions, and are dy response was immediately. The steader Walkeriss Aptar, from Caloutta, there is any truth in this it may be pro- fortheeming from passengers and oraw of the 1st Singapore fer this port on the 19th just

A large quality

The N. Y. K. steamer Futani Maru (Autre- sumed that a reorganisation of the Enancial pres without exception.

of provisions was contributed, in addition to system of the country would be included in which the pangas clubbed together end linu Line) left Kobo, via Maji and Nagsaali,

to arriva beru on the 26th inst. the reforming menstros Her Majesty is die bought nearly the whole of thus liner's available for this port et tho 19th inst, and in spooled stock of cigare for the shipwrecked soldiers,

The N, G. I. etamer Bieagno loft Bingapore

on or about the 37th inslast

posed to regard with approval. Ie view of while the grow themselves chontfails surren all past exporiosos one cannot take an op-dered their own parzonet Allowance of tobacco, for this port on the 20th jest, and is ins here timistic view of reform in Chinn, but there When the boat cast off again, her American

araw raised thres hearty chears for their bon seems to be a slight gleam of hope that the factors, who in their torn southasiaatiolly messant Jenativa mfcht uxore favourable for i rastunded.

The O. P. R. steamer press of India, from Hongkong Both Augget, szived at Vandokryn A Tandor the 10th 10 pm

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not really increase it.

A couple of witnesses deposed that to do fendunts did not take part in the assault.

His Worship discharged the fourth defend. ant, as the gridehes of idvutilleation was not

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLUSED from the 28th current to Zeu proxime (insinalau),

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 12th September, 2509. CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE CO,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

ORDINARY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will to held at the ravi Oftoo, THE THIRTY-THIRD Victoris, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 10th October, proxime, at Twelve O'CLOCK, NOOK, for the purpose of prosenting the report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 30th The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company April last and of scaring Dividends. will be CLOSED from 20th instant so the 10th

By Order of the Beard of Directors.

A. S. GARFIT, October proximo, both days inclusive.

Acting Secretary Hongking, 19th September, 1899. HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY,

12369

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

THAN Turas of reseiving the Report

of the Committee and Statement of Acount JAPAN'S FOREIGN LOAN, –

for the past year, Elasting & Committee for the Mr. Hayakawa, a secretary in the Finanonning year. And for the Transaction of Department, who went to Londen in connection General Hasinous will be held in the Cirr with the affair relating to the lost recently HALL, on TUESDAY, 28th Septembar, at6

fasted by the Japanese Government, returned p.m.

Mr. Thonon sail the defondant Fur Sh and bebevisar whereby a breach of the peaOU might have been castou The complicat completo, and sentenced the other four to three was a ticket mulleeter on board the stars lackworths hard labour. In the other ose a fine Nam Chou, and the dafuadeat was the owner of $15 was imposed. ran train flag to bira Bay. The defen- at launch started the trip first, and ha sp. peared to wish to keep the coast olmar for him- snif, Ou the 4th September the complainant was on shore seeking for passengers, and four men came up and be sant them in a boat to the Inanol. The Jefondent was seen to fire two san fer of the Kan Sing. Both much

shots, and he called some men who warė ɔn abore to assault the complainant, which they did. The laansh then returned to Hongkong and this summore was taken out.

The complainant gail be WRA thu col lector on board the Kam Chu lanh, which ren from Hongkong to She Chang. The launeb want there ca the 4th September, arti- ing there at 10am. He went on store in had been called with regard to the duancial small host. There we a fot of people sebore, situation, and in consequens the negotiation thangat, bowater, it tras some of them being armed. Ha called for for the loan bad seen rendered extremely passagers and four mon came forward and get dificult. He thought homers that W. B

and I was wack we can to London,Kobe Chronicle.

on the 4th inst. from his mission. According

SPECIAL GENERAL MRETING. to the Robe Shimbun, Mr. Hayakawa, speaking

The Committee canronos a Special General of the result of bie mission to a friend, said that rary few Englishmen know anything about the Meeting of the Members of the ducisty, to be francial sibaation of Japan. Moreover, the held immediately after the Annual General aroness statements which were published in Meeting, for the purpose of considering and the Japanes press about Japan's fiances are passing certain alterations in the Constitution reproduced in the foreign jouranis. Altogether, and Rules of the Society. Mr. Hayakawn thought that English enpitalists

THE MURDER OF OFFICERS IN

THE FRENCH SOUDAN.

It was announced sa the 21st August that

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"NEW BOOKS AND "NEW EDITIONS. sing-and-sp. ou bear the am Seg stone launch. He was standing on deck near the star bolding in his

History of the War with Erain, by John hand a rille. The defondsat callat cut to the men

H. Mick

... 31.74 in the ecall boat, "Yein mon must not go on

The Letters of Robert Browning and board the steam zuneh Nam Chou, otherwies I

Elizabeth Barrett Baristt. 2 vol...... 1250 will kill you by Bring my rifl." The mu went

2.85 forward and got aboard the Nam Chow and than Colonel Kobb and Lisateast fanfer, of the Familiar Quotatione, by Bartlett ... the defendent fired his rifle. Healse fired before French army, bast been massinated by zatives Metropolitan Fashiona-Autumn .... 90 ia the French Bondan. It was stated that tho

8.50 the ma got on board the Isuash. The som. plainant was still standing on the beach calling for mentioned ware journeying soross the Life of Nelson, by Makan

Birengiland How to Obtain It by Sadow E 1.50 for passengers and the defendout dailed out to continent to asuma cnmmand of Captains The Iron Master. by Georges Obost two men who were standing near to him, Foulet and Chanoine's solacio, the last two The Hourt of Aaís, by Ssrine.

zamed offers having realled for kili kim; best hita to death. Uma thin ere of the towards the natives. It appears that Colonel A Monk of Crata, by Oppenheim. mati strus bin on the head with a hand-wood Kloth and Lieutenant Hauler, attended by

Bearers of the Barden, by Drury... pale, the other man striking lile with the smell escort, were catching up to Captains War to the Kaife, by Beldrewood... hitt of which he had in his band. The Voulet and Chanclan's foreo to arrest the Phoebe Tilson, by Humphrey defendant was manager of a company to which offending ofcars, when Captain Voniot ordered

House by the Look, by WilliamSON a fusilade. Colonel Klebb and his boutenant the Kum Bang launch belonged,

dead, whereupon

Captains The Garden of Sworda, by Max Fem. In reply to Mr. Geist witness said he callas. both fell

bartozi te the brash bel ties fares ou board the Nam Chot arch. Youlet and Charving Bad He was not the owner. Thor had besu running for refuge. According to the lateat adricos the They Laugh that Win, by Rowlands

One of the Best, by Hicks this steam launch about ten days on the day fugitive officers are being parened by the Four

Queen's Road, Hongkong- he tras assaulted. Before h storted to run. the usen-Lamy expedition, which loft Leango last syndicate of which the defendant was a member year for Lake Chad The Lamy expedition were running a launch to Mire Bay. There has since been massacred by the Tusrags.]

The news of the tragedy has covestoned deep waa n warf whore bis launch and the defend. nut'a wont alenside there was a place where pain among the French people, by many of all the pole tantel bet it was only a sand whom the hope is expressed that Captain Voe bauk. There was a tax levied on all passengers' act was one of madne brought about by

his long sojourn in the tropics. He did not lauded at this particular spot.

know whether the money thus collected RD divided between 18 villages. He belonged to oup of those ringes. The tas belonged to a common connoil which represented 19 rillages. He did not huow that his launch did not pay this lat. Wong Chuk. Pins, the manager of the company to which the lasuck belonged managed that matter. He did not know that the defondant's launch paid the tor The trouble had not been caused by their launch The trouble was refusing to pay the tax. CRused by the defondant wanting keep He had A the business only for himself, buat ranning to Mire Bay before the New Ter ritory was taken over by the British. He used to pay a tax of 20 cash each passenger.

Li Hun Sau, ticket collector on the N Chou launch, corroborated the previous wiles As to what took place at Sha U Chung on the 4th September.

Further particulars show that Captain Youlet did not order the fatal fre nutil after baring first consulied bis companions, and after baving sent writtan warring to Colonel Klebb of his intention

Captain Toalet, in the latter which he sent to Colonel Klobb, denounced the infamy of robbing Lis mission of the fruit of its efforts. He added that he had six hundred rides under his command, which wore ready to enforce res. pect for him nud bis uiinsión.

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La reply to Mr. Erlet, witoses said there were more than a hunifred men on the billside at the time of the disturbance, and the men called ent that the passengers should go on board the Kam Seng sut nut on board the Nom Chou He did not know why they wished tho passeng- ere nel to bagoms their customers, He did not bear anything said about the payment of a tax The poople were angry with his lanust. Ho was quite sure the defopriant Brod two shola The drst mallet dropped near the bor of the small boat and the socual ou fall into the water HE 201 far from the bow of the Neon Chou steam Jaunch.

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LITHOGRAPH, PLINTING, AND Mr. Grist asked for an adjournment so that BOUK-BINDING ESTABLISHMENT

Worked under skilful management and he call night the No. 1 from the Edm Sang. This row had bean going on for a long time. It expervision and with modern appliances, is was practically allotted that 18 vilages were prepared to execute work of every description entitled to held for the landing stage at Shain CryoGRAPHY, PRINTING, & BOOKBINDING Bhip.

U Chang. The Nam Chou people refund to with promptitude, careful attention, and af pay the bar, but the Ram Sang perplo paid it moderate torms. and had the sapport of the villages. The ooza. pisinant could not get at the villagers, and they were charging the defendant with Bring the shots There were shots Sred by the vi *isgər.

Mr. Thomson objected to a farther adjours. ment, an the one had toen adjourned two or three times already.

His Worship upheld the objection and die. cbe Mr. Grist to call his wituansan.

Leo Chlug, boatman, said he was at Mir Bay ca the 4th September, when there was some disturbanco ou. The troubla was asused by the man on the Nom: Che stem lash refuring to pay the tax for landing pastougers. No shots were tired from the Kon Sang og the 4th September, Shots weri Bred on shor

In reply to Mr. Thomson, witness said b belonged to one of the 18 villages The people arked the owner of the Nani Chou-anch to pay the lading tax, but he had money to do ao. All the other launches puid Lan tux.

Lou Ye, anethor bastmna, said he was in Mics Bay on the 4th September ni saw the wo launches there: The steam launch people had a fight. The zu of their 19 villag acked the pople of the New Chow lannot to pay the landing fee. but they refused, and in consequence the people of the villages wished to provent the Nam Chou from carrying pan songers. Noahpts were fred from the Kem Sang an the 4th September. The me by the sten Indian did but fight, and the men of the 13 villages did not actually fight with the man of the Nam Chou; they poly rod two shɔin,

Mr. Grist Eddceased a tow more words te bis Worship, saking him to dismiss iho-ones, as the probability was decidedly in favour of the de

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