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fashion, "Sir," ha began. "how dare you dis puto with my wife ? bint"

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TMu. 1900

in Hongkong. Mr. Blado had put in a ticket the shop. Or, if possible, the ticket might love which his witness had admitted might belong to passed for a valuable consideration into the

V. R.-C. AQUATIC SPORTS.

and accompany their guests at timu, dassar, of supper. It so happened that on the night of the 20th two or three girls went with their

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THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LIMITED..

The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the twenty-seventh ordin

The British and American troops were for

THIRD DAY. She cannot speak Eng-hidden to loot, but in two days time the British

Saturday being the third and closing day of Sir mildly replied the controller, "I officers, seeing that all the wealth of Poking

Well," said the fierce was going to the Fronoh, Russians, and Japs hands of a third party, to whom it had been the V. Ri 4. Aquatic Sports, ladies were invited, servants to an eating-house. On their way a esnnot speak French.

at noon, on Thursday, the 11th October, 1900, gentleman, Malauie, my wife, wishes this garnere, organised official looting. Sikhs went out passed bona fide, but no question of that sort and a liberal response was given to the invita Chinaman inadvertently trod on the foot of one

The directors have now to submit to the mont. Will yon give it to her P Certainly with their pack trains and under bommand of arose in the present case. There were no third tion. Commodore and Mrs. Powell, the latter of the girls; the seres med and scolded hini, andary maeting, to be held at the Society's Offices the honesty of the plaintiff, as it was a fact were among thoes pramont. The land of the 22nd revolvers when on there expeditions, joined in shareholders a report of the business of the to Madaina," replied the controller, "but not to officers, and brought rich trains of loot, silk parties intarestad here. It was a question of haring kindly consented to distribute the prizes, the sorrauts, who are always armed with her amsh." And later Madame was seen array furs, jewels and silver, into the British Legs that she lost her ticket, and the goods were re Bombay Regiment was in attendance and sup- and fought a pitched battle with the offending Society for the year 1899, and for the six months 1899. The net premium collected for the The two lengths Chinaman and his party, four being killed and a ending the 30th June, 1900, was much admired. playing el like a sunbeam ia the garment she had osten- tion. Some of this loct was sold by auction, derned in consequence of her own carelessness, plied capital programme of music.

amounts to $2.000,419,32. After providing for sibly desired for her servant, Even before the the money it is said to go to the British soldiere While in Canton, she discovered the loss. The her lose had afforded plenty of time for the pre- troops came, the French people stationed in the The American troops were very sore, an General delay in Canton and the delay in writing about meraber's race was won easily by F. M. Koza | few wounded. Then some soldiers cams up and year, after dudasting rotarus and reinsurances, a bonus of 20 per cent. on contributions paid in Legation showed a beautiful disregard for Chaffee would not withdraw his order against

May last, there remains at credit of working account. n balance of $584,588.01 us per annexed death and the hereafter in their desire for loot. looting, and all the boys could get was by the aration of the false ticket, and to set anybody Pereira, while the special prize presented by put a stop to the affair. Atone time some of the looting party threatened to winking of their officets, many of whom secured! work to prepare the chops for the partose in no-handicap events went to A. A. Alves,

statement,

to

of

Thoir

Mr. E. D. Sanders to the winner of most points

report to headquarters the attacks of the French sane bit of Icot themselves, but not in anyaring the ticket. But apart from He had 18 potats whilst his brother A.E. had

women, when they, ander orders, were looting the great Haulin Library that hud boon fired by the Chinese soldiers in an attempt to set Sir Claude MacDonald's house on fire. "The French women were all waiting for w," one na said. "as we crept back through the wall into the British Legation. They never sked for

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quantity. The Sikhs, when looting under British command, usually got something out of it for themselves. An extraordinarily fat Sikh, Icitering at the tail end of his line, needed but a sign to lift his upper garment and roll yards and yards of silk from his waist. Some would have wound abent their waists

of forgery, the mention His had to decide was which of the two documents was genuine and which a forgery. On the face of it the ticket presented was the genuine ticket, bearing the pawnshop's chops all respecte with the entry in corresponding in and in the handwriting of the manager, and the book. This ticket presented on the oiler side dist not correspond as far as the chops were entirely denied that it was in the handwriting. concerned with the entry in the book. It was could be no question as to which was the geuning chop. If the plaintiff had lost har ticket and someone else presented it they were bound to deliver to that person, and they were protected 31r. Slade enmitted that his friend had not by the Ordinance in delivering the goods. accurately put the question which was to be decided by His Lordship. The question was pawnshop to the plaintiff. If the ticket which of the two doenmants was issued by the

any of the foot but simply grabbed it out of our and in their turbans as ranch as sixty yards of anyone in the shop. He submitted that there arma and ran away with it. There were lots of silk and such stuff. These French women did not belong to the Tregation, and it is interesting to note that they wore among the very few women who did not join in the work of making sandbags for the defeness,

A GĦASTLY FIND.

After the first few weeks had gono ly, it was

or three pieces. These they sold for one or two dollars per piese, if 20 yards long. And ao from day to day, the looting went on. The Americans one day found within their lines 500,000 tals. The French suddenly discovered that the line was wrongly drawn und drew their grans on the Americans. Investigation was made and the Americans gave in; just as they

14. A. A. Alves's team ugain won the Water Polo. The following are the details of the different

events:-

MEMBERS' RACE (two lengths; two prizes: first

First heat. prize by H. E. Bir Henry Hlake; G.C.M.G.).

R. Henderson, owest sect... J. Mills...

F. D. Bain

J. H. R. Hanco

R. Lapsley

Second heat.

E. W. Carpenter and H. A. Lam.

mert, owes 7

F. W. White ovus 3

A. E. Alves, owes 14 ...

Third heat..

1

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11

14

dead boat

th

F. M. Roza Pereira, owes 7 J. C. Logan, OWER

1

5

13

J. M. Roza Perein, owas A. A. Alves, GWES

on account of his starting too KEOA,

Fourth rent.

C. M. S. Alves (owes 6) and N. H. Alves (owes 7)

*Go

A. J. Mackie 1.Grant Smith, owes 12

Final heat.

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MORE RIVER PIRACIES.

The port of Boi Nam lies between the North and West Rivere and is under the jurisdiction of this Sam Sui district. Steam-launches with hostsin tow and stern-wheelers are renning daily between there and Canten and Fatalan. Some time last month a stern-wheeler, the Hung Fat, laden with cargo and passengers, on her way to Canton, was attacked by pirates. Upon the complaint of her captain to the Magistrate of Nam Hoi the matter was investigated, but 10 this day no arrest has been mado, and the case is still pending. The boat ceased travelling for some time until the 14th alt., when she started

From this am the directora recommend the payment of a dividend of $20 per share, equiva- leut to 40 per cent. on the paid-up capital of 50 per share, and an addition to the reserve fund of $65,000, raising the reserve tox125,000. They further recommend that the staff should. receive a bonus of twenty per coat on their present annual salaries, which will absorb about $32,000, and that the balance amonuting to about 2287,000 should be carried forward to underwriting suspense account to close the so- count for the year 189.

1900. The position of the Society for the

as follows:

$1,348,760.04

on her voyage again from Canton to Sai Nam.ent year, as far as it can be ascertained, is Just in the middle of her journey, near Sew Balance of working account to the 30th Jure as per annexed state- Tong, she sighted several “snake-boate" rapidly

ment approaching. Upon certain signal being given by some pirates en leurd, disgybud as

hoarded her. They produced revolvers and overwing the captain and crew proceeded to Estimate of losses to pay

dead beat overturn and rones all the boxes and luggage of the passengers, took away whatever valuables they could lay their louds upon, and then de- parted. The property lost was weith over a thousand dollara and the care has been brought to the cognhause of the local authorities.

F. M. Roza Pereira- H. A. Lammert GREASY POLE. A. Laureiro liberated the and J. C. Logan caught it in the water. The duck, F. D. Bain having come near doing en,

were A. J. Mackie, J. Grant, O. 1. Ellis, F. M.

A MANCHU ENĽUTE.

Add estimate of pruniuni to 20thi

September...

DIRECTORS.

690,000.00

$2,038,760.64

620,000.00

$1,418,760,64

Since the last general meeting the directors have had to deplore the death on the 2nd April last of Mr H. L. Dalrymple, who had been a director of the Society aines 1874, Mr. R. H. Hill, Mr. A. G. Wood and Mr. E. B. Whenller have resigned their seats on having the colony 6 Mr. R. L. Richardeon, Mr. J. A. MacKay, juiued the Board.

larga box of opiumn near the boilies told the trampled in the mud, and more often a human who had authority to write tickets, and he went to Loureiro, The other competitors arra ferees of native soldiers, cavalry, the Mr. C. S. Sharp und Mr. G. H. Medhurst have

NISKEPRESENTATION 8.

SUPREME COURT.

21st September:

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR T BERCOMBE SMITH

(ACTING PUIBNE Jupor).

THE CLAIM AGAINST A PAWN-SHOг.

front and

On the 17th ult., in the afternoon, there were

drilled infantry drawn up in-line Roza Pereira, J. H. P. Hauce, R. Lapsley, Eighth Banner regiment, and the foreign A A. Alves, C. E. Ellis, E. Herbst.

TOG OF WAR.-A. E. Alves' team won. It surrounding the cast and west sides of the was composed of F. K. Tata, C. 31. S. Alves. Tartor-General's yamen. The crowd in the F. D. Bain, E. Herbst, J. H. R. Hunce, A. Loureiro, E. W. Carpenter, A. E. Alvos (Capt.). streets near by was in a great state of excite The following was the other team-J. C.ment, and it was not till a late Leur et night Logan. O. I. Ellis, A. J. Mackio. R. Henderson, that it dispersed. The facts of the metter were three. a Mancha graduate, by namio Jiant, F. M. Roza Persira, R. Lapsley, A.

Cling On, was educated in the Tung Wan Kwan Government School. One of his countrymen. a Manehu, had as okl grudge against him, and because he was a student of English, spread the news that he had a good deal to do with foreign. ere. So this Manchu, together with a number of asceintes, went into the hero of Chin ou and servants; and samshed all his furniture.

(A. Alves (Capt.).

Captain DANDERs, who acted as chairman, said Ladies and Gentlemen, Moy. Powell has kindly consented to presout the prizes, and I am sure we all esteem it a great honour that she bas come to our aquatic sports. (Applause).

Mrs. POWELL having distributed the prizes. Captain SANDERS, in lauding her a bouquet,

you very much for coming here, and as a small said Mrs. Powell, on behalf of the members of

this bouquet. (Applauss),

thought that all the surrounding houses and allowed the Russians to loot from them the In-which was issued was the one the plaintif J. C. Logan came in first, but was disqualified passengers, the pirates in the snake-hwats" shops had been looted. But the last week perial Pales after they had done the fighting produced in Court her, even if the ticket it was found safe to extend a barricade inte necessary to take it, and inat eight men. In did not correspond with the hooks, it might tiff was entitled to recaive the goods on. the Mungel Market, and it was there that the savio manner the English and Americause the proper ticket nad the one that the plain. the soldiers made, a ghistly find. In a Chi.allowed the Russians to take the Empress'sHe said he could suggest threo ways to account might nese house of emne importance they found four immer palace, the railway and arsenal at Tien-for the difference between the ticket and the dead bodies, including that of little boy.tsin, and every strategic point along the river entry in the books. In the first place it

of the pawnshop. The witnesses brought up The house had evidently been struck by the rom Tientsin to Poking. Just is wantonly be a fraud on the part of someone in the employ Chinesa in attempting to shell the Legation, and brutally as the Russians looted in Peking, declared that the ticket passed through their but no sholl had struck the intes. A learing their path strewn with fine fabrics hands only. There were several people there someone could have nude out second ticket, story of suicide-through fear of Chinese or being, just so is Russia preparing to loot the suggested that it was perfectly possible that of foraigners, who knows. The bodies were better part of China if the other Allied Powers abstituted it for the genuine one, and kept the latter, innocently handing over the wrong ticket winde out by someone behind his back together too far gose for anything, but the quickest continuo in their present state of apathy,

with the money. to Chan A Kan. The pawn burial, but the contents of the house were taken

broker must suffer for the fraud practised by into the fortified compound, the cletian distri

his servants. In the previous use of handing buted or made into more sandbags Jewelry

over the goats to the wrong party the shop sufferel. There was another way to account and other articles were found, but these were

for the ticket not corresponding. It came ou laid aside for anation..

in the examination that the chops were not on They the time of pawning. the book These suctions were held on the tennis

were put on after the writing was finished, According to the witnesses a stock of tickets is ground, I many state in the centre of which

kopt. He suggested that the ticket that was was a great, hale that had been started for

The hearing of the case Ho To v. the thing ised had the wrong number on it. The ticket a bomb-proof caso, this effectually ruining

Wa Pawn-shop, 164, Wellington Street, was re the ground for the tennis games with which sumed. The plaintiff is a married woman resid.issned really corresponded with some other en- nomo antrathful reporter says that "the besieging at No 20 Gough Street, and claimed-N000 try. The bank tickets were already choppel. ed whiled away their todicus hears Hours damages for alleged wrongful detention by the The wrong chap night have been put on the the fraud might have been committel was ne are not very tedions where men work 18 out defendant of one case of gold luf, three pairs wrong ticket. The third explanation as to how the Victoria Recreation hub I base to thank and connoitted an assault upon him, his family of 24. They were munlly willing to sleep the

follows: The ticket that had been produced reining six, and we heard of no one in the

was the genuine one. the other was a forgery us in the previous case the ticket was forged, siege prowling around at night trying to get

presented at the shop on the 29th, and paid just and in order to make the forged ticket ap- ap a game of tennis on the grounds where for wooks the ballots fell like hail. Since the siego

purently genuine a new double page was writ ten up and inserted in the hook. The book. witnesses, has been as sluitted by one of the rebound, leaves taken out and inserted again. The witness said leaves from the 2nd den- aary to the end of the book had been taken ont. He subsequently altered that story. Ha

Lart done not at the Neil it Polito Court ns originally stated, but at x shop, and that only a few blank pages at the The end of the book halbe taken out. The two stories were absolutely contradictory. sest in the shop. absolutely denies that the book. other witness who was called, and who was pre- was unbound. That was, he said, a fair theory as to how the fraud might have his committed. the three ways, or perhaps in a mother wer which he was not able to suggest, and done by le amitted that it had been den in one of

A ticket the pawnbroker or his servants. which does not bear the clusracters, but bearing the ather correct detail throughout is produced by the paintiff and she did not know that the goods had Leeu redeemed by the someone s flow was she to find out the oxnet, fails

of gold bangles alleged to have been pledged by the plaintiff with the defendant.

Mr. M. W. Sinde (instracted by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. J.J. Francis. QC. (instructed by Mr. Ewans) for the defendant.

At the conclusion of the evilence Mr. Francis the

s been lifteil one has done more to misreenbuitted that the entire question in present the whole affair than some ignorant case for decision was on the examination of and illiterate reporters who came in with rap the two tickets, and with the pawnbroker's The facts, as far as the defence table journalists. How men who cannot speak accounts.

was concerned, were very simple. The goods the Queen's English correctly in its commonest in gasstion had undoubtedly beou pawned. phrasing, who, in addition, are rough, swearing an entry had been made in the pawn bullies, un coffe to the Far East and represent, broker's book, and a ticket had been issued at or say they do, reputable papers in London and the time of powning. With reference to the New York, we do not understand. The object question arising as to the value, no evidence had been given. The defendants weighed the goods of several of the reporters and journalists who and estimated the value of them. The chain come in with the relief troops seemed to be was described as an inferior gold chain, asal on looting. Most of their notes were made when the ticket and in the books the weight was on their way back to Tientsin. Ons belonging given as is. 7-8. This was probably a slip of The defendants weighed el was Tl. 8-6. te a great London daily said with an outh, so kind on the weight of the things pawn, the goods and the plaintiff was bounil by that weight The latter gave no evidence as to the value of the gold. He admitted that they The defendants valued were pure gold, them at $150, the plaintiff at $480. There was evidence on his side as to the weight and value there was none on the other side. The goos were undoubtedly pawnell, and there was no question as to the identity of them. Accord. ing to the evidence given on behalf of the plaintiff, it was his case that the ticket received from the defendant was taken ifruct to the wo- muu Ho To The boy said he had read the cON-

My, I'll have to get a boat to take away my loot, bat I'll throw away all but lifty role of my silk, I shan't keep one worth lass than $2 a yard." This man spent several days looting with the Japczoso soldiers whole perhaps his waiting paper wondered why he did not write or cablo oftener. But during the siege the leat was usable, that which was avi put in a store room for disposition by the British Government. A little, it is true, was

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ORGANISED LOOTING AFTER THE CAPTURE.

COBBACK" BLUTALITY,

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ticket? iho

She Ewears flat eh

this ticket, soms time in February, She had it in her possession. That being so it forgery because she had not the requisite in- semed impossible for her to have epimitted a formation in her possession. In the letter sho

be

Lokon of our appreciation I beg you to accept

Mrs. FoWELL, expressed her thanks, and the proceedings concluded with cheers for Mrs. Powell, followed by cheers for Captain Sanders and the Secretary (Mr. T. Yule).

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CANTON.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Canton. 22nd September. CANTON BEVENUE GOES FORTH."

The Provincial Treasurer Ting has rent, by the weiyuin Wong and To, the Canton revenue to Shansi by overknd route across the North River, for the support of the Imperial family.

PROTECTING THE BALT MONEY.

The revenne collected from the salt monopoly is immense, and an ecount of the troubles in the north might, it is fear, have tempted bandits from other provinces to the South to join with the local bad characters, to attack and rob the Treasury. The Salt Commission has requested the Commander of the On Yang re- ginent to put two hundred Foldiers, scue at the front deer af the fumen, others at the east and west sides, for its protection, large mut sheds being erected there for their accommodation.

In accordance with clause 86 of the Articles

of Association. Mr. N. A. Siebs and Mr. R. L. Richardson retire, but offer themselves for re

election

AUDITOBA. Mr. J. H. Cor and W. Hutton Potis

N. A. SIERS.

Chairman. Hengkong, 21st September, 1948).

retire, int offer themselves for re-election.

1600

WORKING ACHouse, 1889, ox 30TH JUNE, 190. Dr. To working avomut, balures on 30th Junc To net premium from let Judy to 31st De

reinher, 1899 To interest ....

Bagency commissions.

Úr.

1,104,031.08

1.191,098.54

135,700.94

$2,451,130.66

$ C. $1.838.37

Being himself a Manchu, Ching On-hrong at the matter to the notice of the Tartar-General. The latter ordered su officer of his army toy ad office, branches & agency eines 198.781,81

By remuneration for half-year ending $ist arrest and bring the chief perpetrator of the December, 1899, to directars, commút.

foes and anditora.. crime. together with his associates for trial.

By loves and clima paid The officer, being afraid of provoking public | By exchange

12.129.28 .10.263.79 353.03

$2,451,130.53

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1900, ON (0th Junx, 198

The. To uet premium from 1st Junnury do tha

June, 2900

resentment and il-feeling against himself, wenty bouts on contributious account 1889,

declared th April, 190 ) 20 per boat. 307.213.49 584,588.01 and tried to patch up the matter by payment of by alimce 1,000 taels for damage done to persons and pro- perty, At Birst Ching On agreed to the offer, but the neighbours, consisting mostly of Mun. chine, strevously opptrod it, thier On thes could not do otherwise but go straight to the Tarter-General, nad uppeal for justice. The interest Parter-General again gave peremptory orders to his cfficer to have the offender arrested n

The Manchins were very brought to trial.

alters

$

1,803,213.72

Ú.

80,812.48

$1,074,032,20

42,463.47

By agency commission much dissatisfied, and inlignently threatened By head office, Frauches & agency largos 180,272.03

June, 1090, to directare, committees and

10.847.16 to pull down the Turtar General's yamer. They generation for half-year enling th troops, were accordingly placed there for its protection. Further no officials were allowed by By lowes and claimas pasial

By exchange.... or go into the yamen to By balance the populace to viš transact any official business.

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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The P. O. stemmer Malle, with the out- ward English Muil, left Singapore on Saturday afternoon. the 2nd inst., and way be expected THE TROOPS SHORT OF ARMS.

here at about 8 a.. on Thursday, the 27th inst The M. M. steamer Laos, with the next The expers of arma from foreign countries having been prohibited and the Chinese regi-French mail, leit Singapore at 7 o'clock rents beings neleis nach of them), a wol- Sunday morning, the 23rd inst.. for this port yain, Tang, kas fallen upon the oxpedient of D manufacturing blunderbusses of the oldest fu- shion, and long match-lock muskets, each to be carried by two men, for the use of the native anies. Patterns of the same have been sub. mitted to the Acting Viceroy Tuk How, who gladly approved of them, and ordered a large quantity to be made as quickly as possible.

LOCAL DISTURBANCES INCEEJINO.

The N. D. E steamer Oldenburg, carrying the German Mail with dates Berlin of the 3rd September, left Colombo, on Friday. p.m., the 21st instant, and may be expected here an or about Wednesday, the 3rd próximo.

The N. Y. K steamer Haketa Marn (European Line), left Singapore for this port on 21st instant, and is expected to arrive here

on the 26th instant,

The N. Y. K. steamer Shine Meru (Australian Live), left Nagasaki rin Moji for Lithis port on 1st instant, and is expected to

arrive here on the 25th instant.

It was said that after the departure of Hung-chang robbery would increase, and in fact

-bound to fall into the bands of pelvate indivi- tents of the ticket to her, and a man said he had made serious mistakes. If the thing bad no Fugls, but no little that it chasol vo scandal done so. Thy ticket was pat inte horiminelists redeemed it was fontful whether the Tawnshop would be paid the money. He said The book contents of the one Haulin Library possession That was their case. le packing His Lordship would examine 1.6 book, the that was saved aro, wo beijers, to be turned over up Ho To had goas from honsa to hours. She is best, to the satry respecting by Sir Clando MacDonald to the British Mu-packed her things in one house first, and then

packed what she had in another. It way of the case, and tight and close together slowhere Hn' said that the book luit hood anfound. The tremely probable that in her going to and bone fides of the plaintiff had been shown and fro in this manner, that she had leat or misleid

Jmitted that the pools were hers, But the 14th August marked a change in the the panticket and that someone else got posses. the ticket which she had produced, and it was H's Lordship in giving his decision said the character of looting in general. Several soldiers eion of it and went on the 29th to rede the

goods

On the evidence, the only evidenes and civilians who had accompanied them were that was really valuable for the purpose, that of main point in the decision was which of twe heard to key openly," We're here for loot. We the half chop, there could be no souble tickets was the one issued by, the broker to the evening of the 27th of January. One ticket is never took that hard trip for nothing." The doubt that the ticket presented was the one that person who brought the goods to pawn on the had been issued. Whichever of the tickets 15th of August found the city of Peking empty as false, there was a loss between them produced by the plaintiff and the other by the of Chinese troops, and the Allied troops free to in all respects, and all the chief points lawnshop. The ticket that was produced by

it has increased daily, A rising of local Landitti of the 27th January, and was by her shown to roam about in reginants or small companies. might have been imitated: Reproduction the if was baudel to her on the evening was always possible, and there were a dezert

Ho Yung hat and was put in a small her in- is raid to have broken out in Kit Shenk in the The Japanese and Russians started energeti- methods of producing the marks on the ticket. side a larger box. The next day she went to province of Kwangtung, which necessitates the cally to work luoting The Jopaasse with little and the blocks to produce them could always be Cantos. While there the discovered the loss about ficials sending troops to suppress it. The barned out. The one thing that could not be she 10th of March. She searched viroronsiy fuss captured the Board of Public Works with reproduced, and that they land no meus of

to inform the broker or her less. He Yang and the houses of the native converts in futo

weiter and he Tai Lisk, and Yung Ki, was reported during 2,000,000 tacks. But the Russian brutality, is forging, was the other half of the chop, ous all about the 18th and the skis wrote's friend ertruction of all the nigion houses and chapels,

Shan communicated with it became wired abroad, horrified everyone, half of the chop being put on the ticket, and the

the last two days, and the aspect of fairs in wrote to the pawnbroker, and the reply was When disappointed in the loot of a house they other half in the book. They could not be Sha

certain of the size of the half-chop in the book

that the goods nl been redeemed on the 29th murdered and did worse without mercy. In and therefore when forging the tickot, they January. That reply was forwarded to the Shion. Tak is not much improving. It is said that the disturbances were incited gad connivet by two days after the city had been divided into could not be certain of the size of the chop to put plaiati at Canton, and after receiving the re- Tires, Chinese were fleeing from the Russians, ya the ticket. As he understood, His Lordship niy she found her pawnticket. The impression the officials and gentry because of the rumours which have been spreading for some time from had detected a difference in the characters ou made on his mind and the probable impression begging to be taken into Maglish, America ur

the two tickets. He said the only means a on a jury would be that it was very curious

Canton to the interior. that the Chinese troops Japanese lines. Whole families hanged them asbroker bad of preventing a forgery was story. A person loses a ticket. writes to Hong; selves or drowned themselves to escape the bra the identity of the two chops. In this case kong about it, and after she has received at Peking lund gained a victory over the allied tal Cossack, from whom no man's nor child's pawaticket had been issued for valuable goods.

suddenly finds the ticket, His Lordship Somebody had found the ticket, and they were did not my she had done wrong, as far as she life, aor woman's honour was safe. So awful The owner had admittedly lost the ticket. notice that the gools have been redeemed she the condition became that it is said Sir Claude entitled to the goods as holding the proper was concerned she found the ticket, or it might MacDonald went to Minister De Giers, and ticket Then there was the ela seter of the have been seat nut to her in the letter. He was hegged him to use some authority in the matter, parties who had told the tuls. An extremely not acousing her of framl, bat the story was But the Russian Minister wont and wrang his loose state of relationship existed between the suspicious. He pointed out that the way she plaintiff and another. Loose connections of bad discovered the ticket would probably weigh hands and said that he could do nothing that kind often lead to loose connectit us in basi with a jury. With regard to the geunineness The French were not for behind the bloodness transactions. The plaintiff would certainly of the tickets, there was evidents on both thirsty Cossacks. They killed coolien, womsa, do all she could do with safety to herself, and sides. The pinintiff produped a ticket she could not real, and did not know the contents do all that any friends might suggest, to endeu children, and old men without mercy: your to get the goods back. What had been of the ticket except by being fold. The boy They started out to relieve the Peitang, the done was that, in a place Bike Hongkong, where identified the ticket by the order of the articles. French athedral, where for eight weeks the every facility was within roach to obtain false aad by a shade of colon, as dota Ho Yok Shao. French fathers, sisters and 45 brave Fronth tiekets, and where hundreds of such tickets were The manager testibed to the handwriting also and Italian soldiers had made such a gullut in circulation, an attempt we made to present the cher compared with his book. The ticket an exact imitation of the pawnbroker's ticket. produced by the plaintifl does not agree in this stop But they were met with fire from the The pawnbroker's manager said that if a fonder manner with his hook. It appeared to him that Chinese sharp-shooters hidden at the back of employee of the firm wished; he would have no the evidence tendered on behalf of the panza houses, and they retreated to loot, leaving the difficulty in obtaining & blank form just before he broker was far weightier than that of the plain Peitang until the 16th of August, when the left, and then asing it. The on difficulty would be tiff. The latter is practically depending on to infitate the half of the chop to put on the ticket. memory, and most of it could not be supported. doughty little Japanese wont to relieve the Thers would be no trouble in imitating the chop. Judgment was socordingly entered for the

as there would be scores in the hands of peoplo defendant, with costa.

fellow countrymen of the French.

forces,

A SUCCESSFUL RAID.

600,789.78

799.14 1,348,780.61

$1,974,032,2)

BALANCE HEIT, ON COTH JUNE, 100. Dr.

To capital 10.000 emzes of $250 each. $2,500,000 upon which 350 per share ralied and palaip To reserve fund

To naulained bonus and divitiend To exchange flactation account

500,000.00 .1,360,000,00

28,900.88

626,312.06

To investment fluctuation nocent being

theizerezes in our ket value of securities 133,378,10 584,588.01 To working nemnt, 1992 blanco... To working accuunt, 1900, hainneo. To modry creditors, viz.

Beinsurance fond, being nmount set. aside out of premium on lines in in oxcess of normal limits, to serve as a provision againat lesson on such ex- cess lines Underwriting suspense account, being amount set aside to meet claims on 1998 and pravions years Other lodger accounts

kong and Shanghai

In Shanghai

Ür.

788,732.40

469,005.73

80,000,00 115,969.25

$5,246,821.18

381,081.51

----1,333,232.40

By rasla on enrrent account with the Hong

kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 77,798.26 Brush on dupost with bankin Hongkong $30,000.00 By cash invested in debentures at Hong- By cash invested na mortgago», viz. —

mount invested in London, viz. Deposited in bank£13,000 00 In Hongkang 5,500.0

Invested in sterling scenti

141.025 10 11 Invested in rupes paper ... 27,090 @ 0~ (market value at date). £215,005 10 11 By

Displayed contents-billa of newspapers are much older that is generally supposed. The the issued by the Hall Pucket of day 20, 1815 is republished in the onrrant number of Notes of eighty-five years uge knew the tricks of the trade quite as well as their successors of to dry Here are some of the sorr-heads" of the Huli the and Queries," and it shows that the subeditor

ties General Lefevre placard: Retreat of Bonaparte into Mountains beyond Lyone. Takesi. Two Other Treacherous Generals Trist and Shot. Mareilles Offera & Reward of Two Millions of France for the Heal of the Rebd Bonaparte. Marshal Ney Premises to bring Bonaparte to Paris Dead or Alive.”

FACTS OF AB:ÜRBING INTEREST

TO THOSE WHO ARE IN THE CLUTCHES OF RHEUMATISM.

unsountinted in Mell ouras, viz. :- Deposited in tants£2,000 0 0 Investel in sterling scen

tica......

18,189 15 0

(market value at date)...., £20,183 15 0

By umpout at debit of branches and agen-

cies...

By hills remittel to London agency, 30th

By bills merivable

June acent

2,155,9.15

202,804.40

595,867.25

+ 23,749,60

778.94

100,330.68.

$5,240,821.15

One annot be too quickly cured of Rheuma. On the night of the 19th ult, some two or three hundred armed bandits went by bout and tism. To get rid of these awful pains that make now axcruciating, to-day in bed, to-morrow hob by laul, and attacked four or five dye-shops near Hie s never ending series of torture, now mild, Fates public garden. The alarm was given, bling around in cratches to be relieved of such By Kundry debtors lint no assistance was forthcoming, owing to the a condition is always the happiest period of one's large number of the bandits, whom the few life. Little's Oriental Baina has effected thou- of rheumatism, cases that were supposed to be soldiers stationed there were afraid to encounter. sands of wonderful cares of long standing, cases It is Faid that only one thief (perhaps shopeless and beyond the reach of medicine. The

The late Duke of Edinburgh's various titles inocent man) has been arrested after all the cares have been so complete and permanent that

the street, when the news was first placarded spesife to care Rheumatism.

in London. Death of the Duke of Edin to a few hundred dollars.

Mr. N. Bell, Weedsport, N. Y., saya

the Prince of Baxe. rest bad decamped. The property lost amonated Little's Oriental Balm is undoubtedly the true paszled not a few of the men and woxton-in

For 10 years I. suffered from rheumatism, barg"-"Death of

"Death of Prince Alfred wero On the night of the 20th inst. four persons at times so severe that I could neither walk nor Ceburg". were shot dead somewhere near the eating-boures he down. I used Little's Oriental Balm, and it the three forms in which it appeared succes opposite the north and west sides of Shameen, completely cured me, notwithstanding that my sively to an old lady who sat on the top of physicians." Sold at Re. 1 per bettle, Agents porary, Well. I'm blest!" she exclaimed known as Satin Fes (a new reclamation case was chitonic and baffled the skill of the best Piccadilly omnibus, says home contou

for Hongkong-The VICTORIA DISPEN to the driver, when the last placard caught

1988-6 her eye, if that isn't the thiza?" customed to go to the eating-houses to sing SARY, LD. ground). The singing girle there are ac-

OUTRAGE NEAR SHAMEES..

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