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CHINESE CARNIVAL.

THE SECOND DAY.

Another cheerless day, with sky overcaal, threatening rain, and muddy roads, sul

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7r¤, 1907.

V BELICT IN THE TIRET MANSLAUGHTER CAME In the United States Court for Chinn, at Shanghai, on December 2, the Hon. L. R Henry N. Dominil.

when he fired the shot, and he testified that this fact had not been previously observed by him, The testimony shows that there were trees intervening between the lams and the mocused at the time the fatal shot was fired, and is is time. Had the shots been fired in a village doubtful whether the lams was in sight at the

processionslists and the native population Willey, Judge, decided the care of C. S., t-located in a thiorly settled portion of Chins,

tarned out in fall force, thus making's triumpb The lowering nt the second day's pageant. clouds which obscured, the sky before noon threatened another adjournment of the proces

THE NEW MARRIAGE LAW.

ALCHE PROP DAVIDIOS'S PRONOUNCEMENT.

The Arel bishop of Canterbury's proncance- ment to bis diocese on the Decended Wife's Bister Act takes the form of a letter addrerved to the clergy and Inity of the Diocess of Cantor

this case charges the defendant's conduct would be characterized bury.

The complaint in Koonsed with the unlawful killing of a man whose name is unknown, is the Chineses village of Laku, in the province of Yunnan, Chinese Empire, on May 30, 1907.

In Part 1, the Archbishop datoribes the origin #nd basis of the English marriage law, and in the second part he deals with the clerical posi Lion under the new law.

sion, but as the rain did, not come thoan tsking. After outlining the history of the case already.) and 25 a duly licensed practitioner of medicine regard to the new Act? This is a question.

part did, and at the appointed hour the bearers of picture que banners and other things Chinese started on the sesend day's route from Wundial. Besides the representations in the procession recorded in our last issue there were four other worthy of mention, namely the erits attending on opium smoking, debauchery, drinking and gambling. One of the models Wisplayed a home where all was peace and happiness until the father sought the visions which are said to follow on the smoking of opium. Later the "black smoke" robs the man of his wonted

was

the

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May I am lightheaded, that is I must be out of my head, or what is cated almost crazy, and what some people call mad. I am looking about trying to fad a cause for the deed that happened this morning, for I have killed a Tibetan warrior, partly carelessness, partly accidental. First, cause of all may be

this Court,

What (be asks) is the position of the clergy in

Their legal position? It is by no means B7- to give a clear and categorical enaker.

One of partly of law end partly of discretion. What the marriages expressly forbidden. hitherto, both by Statute Law and by Canon, is now by Statute Law made permissible a civil con tract." On the other hand, the Cannon, which has been judicially declared to blind the storgy, remains unrepealed. It prohibits these mur- riages, and so far as the Act (which in case of conflict legally averrides the Canon) enables the the permission is given clergy to celebrate them,

only, and not by express statement. Tas by inferent I think irresistible inference general design of the Act is to legalise marriage and for all civil purposes to leave the clergy as much possible unaffected

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All of the evidence criminal carelessness. goes to show that the caused has hitherto borne a good name, and that he is a penocable, He was educated at law abiding citizen.. Washington

uis, Missouri, University, St. Louis, reported the date of the scoused to keep a He has already been under arrest for a sumber and pain. He terrified that he was arraigad diary, in which he recorded the important and of months, and has offered winch inconvenience interesting events of bis. travele. His diary: before the Chinese Courte et Artangas, which, which is written in his own handwriting, 000 though not having jurisdiction, heard the tains under date of May 20 an zoount of the evidence, and reached the conclusion that the cerrenge which gave rise to this prosecution.illing was the result of an accident. In view of all of the circumstances, the Ceurs does not it is as followa

by imposing further punishment upon the feel that the ends of justice would be subserved Mr. Fleming-The defendant desires me to accused. He is therefore acquitted express for hits his pleasure and satisfaction at the vindication he has received at the hands of His Honour--It may not be amiss to state Food, bad weather, bad quarters, eld, becate &

had great difficulty in reachipy the conclusion little cranky of long, or what is known se sem.

which it has reached, on account of the conduct tally by disease, as I have been, and hardened secured at the trial, and sa account of the by heart-rendering scenes in travels. Life holds testimony of the accused himself at the trial. the half raw four bread which has poisoned my

оде fiends attempted to keep of the syste u with argot in it, and which I have been upon the evidence that the eating the last three days? Is it the excessive food, exclusively, because the Court felt

that it contained the truth. smoking of strong natural tobacco that bas poisoned my mind and made such a brute animal of me? is it my bot quick passionate nature bas from the beginning been exceedingly sazion er use of a new kind of gun which I do not to get at the actual faota in the case and the attitude of the defendant's witnessed and their restlaas understand? Any way weak after a

arriving at a just conclusion on this matter. bad night's sleep, with were breskfast irritated conduct were not such as to aid the Court in ad angry at one of my good-for-nothing It was believed however, that the accused told miserable young man nert morning when it is Chinese soldiers from the day before, I thought the truth when be wrote this diary. The diats, | advice is advice only, and not a formal direction have been organized at all of the larger oitiva of i time to rise, szd finally the last miments which. to intimidate all of there, so frad my ride twice showe that he was not a mia of orimical or injanotion, I have not, to the best of me the province," he writes, "Tha. men marry

light-headedness, which means a person

American Constal-General' W. D. Straight AMERICAN NOTE RE MANCHURIA.

report to the Department of State, which has of the Boston Transcript na follows:-

vitality and the once proud family of a happy travels for a long time, undergoing bad connexion with this judgement that the Court with a deceased wife's sister as a divil sontract of Mukden has recently roat an exhaustive

who

the o pium iabit a large pipe, màdy to roscable pletely gone, worn down physically and men of witnesses who appeared to be friendly to the reserve te them liberty of the change and to been digested by the Washington correspondent

ther sinks into the misery which all excts bring. To further enhance the evil effe of

a malire mffin, was displayed, in it being on unfortunate.com whose life bad passed away with the veglessness of r moke. The widow followed the remsins te mouruer over a man whose life bad been as useless as that of an absintheur. Then the roué was pourtrayed at bis worst: the last aceno in a wasted life. Next the spectators saw the effects of a too constant application to the cup that inebriates. First the desking young man after a wild night being conveyed to the last retreat of the "glorious," and the sa

culminate the drunkard's existence. A large dies borne on high by a sturdy native then transferred the spectator's theaghts to the fourth buman vice-gambling,

While it seems strange to believe that such a pastime is considered a vice in China, or eren in the Fast, still it must be taken as a truth that such is the case from the fact that a caricature appeared in this memorable prees sion. The wretched gambler in the misery which follows the less of all was pourtrayed, but the bappy gambler who was "thousands in " was left to the imagination to pictare.

As on the previo e dey, it might be said for the previous week, the Chinese quarter of the eity was dressed in holiday attire. It is only to be expected that (bis event, being one of the few holidays which the Chineze keep up, should be celebrated to fitling manner accord ing to the native iden. True, it cannot be elssted with the Chinese new year, but still it is one of these much-looked forward-to affairs on which, the Chinese merchant thinks, so much depends.

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much less value to me than it did..... Is it you will observ. that this deco and be ally, I believe that they will not wisely and

The Court

FERRYING THE CHANNEL,

RESUMPTION OF NEGOTIATIONS, The deputation that waited upon Mr. Licyd George, President of the Board of Trade, on October 24 is another step towards the construc tion of the Channel Ferry. It is, however, a paradoxical step, for it does not in reality take the promoters of the scheme any nearer the consummation of their project. The attitude of the Government in the matter had already been clearly stated, and was well-known to all partits concerned; the necessary legislation sanctioning the ferry had been passol in 19.6 the alternative scheme, the Channel Tunnel, had received its death blow this year ; and the plane, figures, and designs had some time age been completed. I he object of the depats- tion was merely once more to place on record the approval and support of the British Govtrument.

into air, once to right and once to left. It was propensities and that he was seized with s the left shot which struck & Tibetas young man

spirit of remozes upon the calmination of this right in the left eye, passing into bir besin, and, and that he did not act with ulter I saw him just as 1 pull d trigger coming, and disregard of the rights of others, bancs he was tried to put mazzfo up bigher, but too late. Alas, I saw him disappear, and did not know if not criminally negligent, I bad hit hit or not, but rushed forward to see, hoping against hope. Now although my bullet bad to paas oror two horses, and at least two feet above the second horse from me and he was fully titly fust away and two trees intervened, yet a sight met me, which I could hardly believe,--lying fall length wise on his back, in all bis gay coloured clothes, with sword in belt and bols on and the urban fallen off head, with red life's blood streaming from gap where his left eye ought to have been, s bit of white brain mattor mixed with 1. I felt his pulse--there was still a smail feetle beat-bie nostrils still breathed a little. I rashed away bardly believing it could all be true. I pressed his palm between mine and spoke to him" For God's sake, man, speak, speak and forgive m" but all in vain. And my next thought was, could medical skill save him? I rush'd back and on my knees beside bia-no-pulse still, noatrils stopped breathing for user, coldness coming over hand and body alream of blood en hard stone increased and olotted, with sweet, gentle smile on his face, now he bad passed into Buddhist's heaven. My next thought was self-preservation, as I slipped a new cartridge from belt to ride-pan looked, about me, but none came to avenge him, the Chinese soldier kindly and nonchalantly assured me "Don't care." It would never bare happened 1 by gradually ballet metod of going in wx, strach z bile my

If this was the legal position in which the litzat had left a clear discrelius, to do? Par clergy stood, what ought they, to whom Far-

rightly in saying that sadh marriages, when they take place, ought to take place elsewhere than in the ahurch. It canset, I think, fairly bengued that by taking this line we impose any real hardabip upon those who wish to o niruot a marriage which, to use the mildest and mast cally irregular," and for the celebration of indisputable phrase, ir, at this least, "ecolesias i- which abundant facility is offered lawbare But 1 wish it to be clearly understood that my

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The Chinere quarter of the city is rich`with banners and hangings, modern and satique, ef costly silks picture quely embroidered. Needless to say most of these display the time benoured dragon, the emblem of much that is sacred to the Chinese. At Boubam Strand a large arch had it not bien that road ascended from where French Nord Railway Company, be latter these marriages in every reasonable way.

Las been erected, and thin may be eaid to

contain all the colours of the rainbow. It is this

to

But

It is worth white recalling the dire predio.

of Chisa to administer this provinos, It was tions made by the Japanese about the inability the almost general testimony of the Japanese deleg.tas at Lao-Portsmouth Peace Conference that regardless of any pledges Japan might make about ersonating Mauoturis, China would be unable to administer the affairs there, and that when Japan withdrew her troops, disorder and chaos would follow and would ouatiade. Such is not the nows which Hie is Conan Geral Straight ands. a different story. Efficient, well- drilled, wail armed and active police forces

Government,

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Steps have been taken to give the province & good mail service. A special department of the! Manchuria and from Mukden the chief postal Chinese imperial post has been orested for

supervise the work of the officers, whose num- ber it is expected will ultimately be about commissioner will direct a foreign stall and

vinces.. Some dificulty has been experienced in establishing satisfactory communication

replete with Chinese designs, and is sarmounted innocent pasceful citizeo, who was been rejec ed on this side it doen not view riage the grasest cazaure which we can legaly 150, located round the three eastern pro-

with a boat like structure. Beneath the arch Wore Limerious tops from which ag glass of many colours, and when these lamps wera lighted at sight the scene beneath the arch was well worth seeing.

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rides or beary sticks. Their uniforms are neat beli 7, any legal right, and I certainly have not any wish to exercise authority in the matter, and serviceable black in winter and khaki for ammor wear. They are well housed and well The law bae given a dinaretion to the incumbent. If, after carefully weighing the whole circum-paid, and at some places Japanese instructors stanoes, he decides that he ought to perform have been engaged to dril: the recruits, t the marriage, or to allow it to take place in the Tatungkon there are fifty men, with two church hereof be in the responsible minister, instructors, who give daily lectures in Japan- ese on the history of polios administration, con- 1 abli in no way regard bin us disloyal or dis respectful, because of the decision to which be tinental and Japanese police organizations, etc. There are both monated and unmounted foroes,

active has come.

But another question has already stomifif and at Mukden particularly they have been a

in their efforts to suppress the petty robberies above the horizon. How ought the clergy in the exercise of their ministerial responsibility and disorder which have been the natural

the past few

уната. The depredations of the to regard those who have legally contracted those consequences of the disturbed conditions of mertinges since the passing of the Act? Many Haughuiza, or monated bandita, who have for who so marry will claim the ardinery privileges are terrorized the rural districts, have been and ministrations of the Church. Are these be withheld? I bave no hesitation in saying largely restricted and numerons captures and bet frem men and women who are otherwise executions have exercised entitled to receive these privileges they ought effect.

Altho no steps have yet been taken to reorait act in my judgment to be withheld cuihe mere ground of euch a warriage If justification were large forcas for the provincial army Coasul to be pleaded for such refusal of Holy Comm- Gazern) Straight says there are about five using it most presumably be based upon the thousand men in Mukden admirably trained and rubric which allows or enjoins the exclusion of armed. Most of their rifles were purchased in open and actorious evil.liver. It is in my from the Japanese. A number of Japanese judgment impossible rightly to apply these military instructors have been employed to train The opinion of Mr. Rodakowsky, the compiler words on account of their marriage to s maxand the nucleus of the provincis army, and it is of the original information on which the Bill wife who have contracted as a civil, contract a proposed to organize a considerable force to be was passed,

and until recently an official of the marriage expressly sanotioned by English law placed under the direction of an official especial Ferry Company, is that the ferry is within Marriage, after all, is, in the view of the Chu chy appeinted for the post by the central measurable distance of realisation. The only itself, initially and fundamentally a civil con- negotiations remaining o be completed, he said, tact. We may, and most of us will, dis: are those between the South Eastern Railway approve of what such persons have done. We Compass, the Dover Harbour Board, and the may, and probably most of us will, discourage billet in Tanzel, sad even now that that soheme hd upon persons who have contracted such a war. company bad pledged itself to the Channel this is a very different thing from imposing leading bis male along, and his death with equanimity the idea of writing-off the lay upon an evildoer. With regard to Christian happen that had pleased me to mind of the money and time spent in its endeavour to burial, if the full rites of the Church were to be that had pleased me so much just the reach a successful imus during recent years, and refused it would, I suppose, have to be established evening befor. It may be my eyesight, which especially during the lifetime of Baron Alphouse that the deceased person was excommunicated." has been affected somewhat htely, and my de Rothschild, who, when chairman of the Nord, It will not, I think, be seriously contended by wearing smoked glasses cometins, completed was the leading spirit in promoting the tunnel responsible men that on account of a arriage cause of tragedy. Any way, I feel I am to

on the French side. From another point of of the kind such refusal would be right or even blame and te-day all day I have dried, and view, the South Eastern Railway Company may possible

In conclusion the Archbishop says cried and suffered-more agony than sny day show some reluctance at ones to come to a

The present juncture iso e in which matnal Starting about 11 am. from No. 2 Police in my life before as each thought of his family, understanding with the Ferry Company, for

on thoir forbearance and consideratenese are required in Blation the procession proceeds to Praya Eaat etc., brought a new outburst of sobe, and I they hare lately spent larga sun

ant exceptional degree. The Government, un going up Arsenal Street to Queen's Road, remember the solitary black crow seen the steamers "Queen," "Onward," and " Victor,"

day before."

"The ferry would, in short," said Mr. Itoda-like mary I those who have dealt with as straight on to Clock Tower (stopping all gongs

The significant facts herein detailed ware kowsky, mean a big shifting of things, and, matter in the Press. recognised the delicacy and and drame when passing the Supreme Court), corroborated by the testimony of witnesses Li like all innovations, le not welcomed by those the dimonity of the situation created by the whose resied intaceats would anffer at first. But Act, and I desire gratefully to okucwledge the manner in which they have dealt with it. They Wyndham Street to Hollywood Road, going up and theng. They both stated that the accused.

bome vexed at the conduct of Lon the previous there is no question about: the ultimate success

wisely made it possible for Churchmen, and Shelley Street, passing Staunton Siret down

day, that he pointed the gun of Li in of the negotiations,

especially for us clergy, to obey the rules of our Elgin Street to Hollywood Road, parsing threatening manner and that sfer Li had ran

Church, and to follow our scientions con- Possession Street to Queen's Road, turn in to

away a shot was fired over his head in the

rictions without breaking in any way the faw of the land. By ndbaring to

similar course of Bonham Strand West, turn out to es Voeux direction is which he rau. They also stated

Dr. Martia of Feking writes to the M.C.aotion we can help to make a new law, which Road West until Eastern Street, is reached, turn that the second shit was fired towards the left.

many of us dislike, work smoothly, and can Dat to Connaught Road, turn in to Wing Lok Neither of them, however, saw the accused when Daily News:

he fired the second shot. They both stated that

Last summer when China saw bargelf classed

rednce to a minimum the likelihood of friction Btreet, passing Morrison Street to Queen's after it was fired they saw the body of the

as a third-class power at the Hague Conference among our fellow citizens. These results will, Road, to No. 5 Police Station (Fire Brigade)m lying in the path.

I believe, be secured if convictions, are respected The accused testified at the trial that the above her representative made a rigorous protest, To Boothe bis sensibilities the committee agreed to

on either side. On the one hand, the clergy going down Bonhom Strand East, turn in fo

try was mado in his diary two or three weeks gire China first-class ticket on the special

bust not be pressed to surrender what seem to far as Western Market, turn into Counanghe faithful account of the occurrence. He stated Japso leads the way; and Tarkey brings up the Wing Lok Street, thenes to Dre Voux Road of after the event occurred, and that it was not a rain for riental Powers. In this category many of us to be imporisot principle. On the nearly ten fld in the last year and a half, fortune," she said, “and that was all I bad to other hand, the clergy wenst respect the sad it has been necessary to opsu branch offices do with this Charcot porson, who may be a good ikidder in hor way, but she can't get my money. Road, turn up Jubilee Street to Queen's Road, that it was partly fiction and was written so

rear. Wheth r Caina's place in above or Ealow deliberate convictions of other me, and must throughout the city.

No custom houses have yet been catablished I'm not so slow as that, even if I de come from abstain from exaggeratedor evens trained action down Queen Victoris Birast to Queen's Road to because it was bis purpose to us it as a basis Turkey, we have no means of knowing.

What we do know is that in the morais of her or speech oron in regard to warriages of which at any of the newly opened interior cities, nor poor old feudal Londor, as they call it in this in bave the details of the system of collection been up-to-date country, where the banks pinch all about the Hongkong and Sh ngbai Bank's of a story which he hoped to publish at a later date. The striking features he said were in

To fixed. The plan is to make this system simpler the people's money. She kidded me like sil promises to dismits.

serted because he th aght they would look big people (polygamy, slavery, etc.) she is not above they enestly disapprove contracted

the Turks, while in a vital a matter, as religious purenance of au Act which they deplore. in his proposed tory. He also testified that literly, she has shown ne disposition to follow excommunicate those who have conscientiously then that which exists elsewhere in China, and those fortune tellers de, and said that I should results in much confusion because it is to be a great success when I came to Americs the shots were nat fired for the purpose of in the commendable example of Jepss, these availed themselves of that Act would be, in my complicated, Mr. Straight mys it is probable again, and tust I should always look young ad timidating Li, but with a view to acquainting

foreign merchants will pay the production pretty like my mother before me. I paid her When William Henry Dacre Tyler, George himself with the use of the gun. The fore.peror won the good opinion of the world by judgment, both unreasonable and anjust.

conferring on his people the bon of religions

ts or native produce purchased in the interior for it, but not anything like £90, as she told Harris or Marty, and Charles Wilbraham going testimony of the scaused the Court freedom without waiting to be asked. In her

export, and the anaemption LEX on the reporters. Perrymen, again steed upon their trial at the rests as antrae, and secapta bertory contained schoole China oxsets the worship of Confucius,

imports when they have passed beyo d the limits "No, I don't claim to be pretty," added so that Christians are virtually excluded from

of the open cities, The Central Government ha Mies Lloyd, Central Criminal Court to answer out to in the dirary as a faithful and accurate account

For that, I ever have been, but charging them with conspiracy in stock and of the killing. The story as contained in the their privileges, either as to chers or pupile,

appointed a chief commissioner for Mukden, I've been told by George Bernard Shaw and share transaeticza, evider es was given by an

In some of her literary tribunals, studente

with other commissioners of oustom subordinate other dramatic critics that I'm rightfully elderly lady who bad to be supported in the diary gives straightforward graphic account of the event, and contains conclusive evidence

Fome remarkable statements are made by a to him, who will have their headquarters at fascinating. been revently

asked whether they were bcx-by a friend, This was Mrs. Lucy Sopbis that the words therein written were not intended presenting themselves for examination have

Our contemporary sites that the New York writer in the "Deutsche Nachrichten," in the Antung, Dainy, Kharbia and Kirin. Provisional Grifth of Kelreden. The witness deposed to for the eye of any person other than the author. Christians, and no Christians obtained honore

course of an article dealing with German regulations to govern trade between these inland evening newspapers depict the popular come. five Rio Tinto shares. Soon afterwards the accused, while on the witness stand was strained, Ap

between these places and foreign countries and stants under the eyes of the astrologer, who was informed that her cover had rap-off, and natural and bighly improbable.

of convienos has just now been made by beniteteenth century.

It is stated that the Frazob Ambassador in other parts of China have been drawn up, but was made up as Cleopatra. asked to send another E5 if she would continue Laku is a small village of four or five hote, Centenay Conference, and it is hoped that it her cover for a size She declized lut sent situated on a high mountain and iu sparsely

cince the rival of the new viceroy Mr. the disgrace of standing alongside of Turkey into an alliance with France sgaizet Germany,

provincial £16, which was invested, £5 on Rio Tintos and settled country. The physical condition of the may lead some enlightened official to perceive London invited the British Government to enter have not yet been the subject of negotiation.

The proposal, however, was regarded with some Straight says the entire system of £5 on Brightch "A" stock. Next she beard accused at the time of the shooting was bad in witholding those fundamental rights. Two

apprehension by Lord Salisbury, and, while he administration has been changed. The civil that Brighter A fall had been covered by and was aggravated by the rarified mountain memorials were drawn up by the Conference: the Rio Tinto money, and then Tyler and Co. air of the locality, the Rueliness of the one setting forth our faith and practise in such was still considering it, Germany took steps to governorship has been abolished and the fune

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued wrote asking ber if she proposed to leave the place and the wildness of his surroundings a way as to commend them to all right-minded efface the unpleasant recollection's left in ugns of the tire boards of war, punishment, matter in their bands; if se, they would do their This being so, it is net surprising tunt men, the other petitioning directly, for the English minds by the Kaiser's famous telegram revenue and works and ceremonies have been the following report

issumed by the vicaroy, who has delegated On the fith at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer has ke aliond become irritated account removal of all the disabilities under which to President Kroger.

Before long Russian diplomats become dis- the performance of his new duties to various risen over N. China in rear of a depression replied in the Brmativė, and of the improper conduct of cae of his Christians nos labour. Put into Chinese by

we consider that

quieted by reason of German activity in Chins, officer. In the place of the boards there which appears to have been moving Eastwards subfequently was forwarded a statement fescorts. However, when

a committee of the Conference these decn

manifested in the occupation of Kise-Chan.

DOW exist

the over 8. Manchuria yesterday. the provincial treasury, account, showing that she had a prift of only the lama who was killed was war nord for the mouts were sent to the Wairapu by the British

Count Murovi, socordingly, made certain Lareau of military affaire, the bureau of

Pressure remains high over China to the and asking her to forward £4 76.. 6d. accused, that the first shot was fired for the and German Ministers and the U.S. Charge Count which, with the 12, 6d., would make a cover of mere purpose of intimidating Li and not with a

would have meant nothing more nor less than a works, agriculture, industry and commerce Strong monsoon will continue to prevail in Wairupo has now replied that those papers £5 in hand. She wrote, telling Tyler to close view to barting him, and that the surrounding d'Affaires, under cover of a joint dispatch. The propositions to England which, if neopted, justice, and the bargans of mince, public North of Yangtze,

aid foreign affite, and the land and the Fox Loss Channel and the Chins See. between Great her-account-The account was cleard and on arceuntences were such as to affect corianely love been duly submitted to the Imperial eres, division of the Asiatic Content owes has discation, and foreign natuz, and the telegraph

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending accenat spot her, purporting to show that on the nervong condition of the sccused, the con Nothing would do so much to raise Chins in

00 administration. With the gradual indux of at 10 am, to-day, 0.28 inches. the closing there was a balance due to Tyler and clusion is irresistible that the shooting which the sale of nations as a proclamation granting occasion, had his suspicious se to Russian good

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon Co. of £41 15, settlement of which they asked caused the death of the lams was without the equal rights to all her people, irrespective of faith, and his hesitation gave Count von Bir immigrants numerous now magietracies have

slightest criminal intent.

to-day is as follows:- Mr. Bodkin: Did you send some money on This leaves, to be considered the question religions faith. How can Chiss be deemed time to prove bimself a worthy pupil of Bisbeen created, and the more important of the old

But liberal or enlightened as long as an influential merek. & long duel was waged in London ones raised to the dignity of prefectures,

Projects likely to increase the prosperity account of that C41 15s. from time to time Phatler the conduct of the accused was of such portion of her people are excluded from schools between German and Russian diplomaoy day of the country are setivaly, encouraged by Hongkong & Neighbourhood cloudy,drizzling

in the end, Connt von Bülow gained the Yes; as much as I could manage:

& careless nature as to render the act complained and sivil office..

through allowing his adversary to learn, in the viceroy He Las established chambers Bow much did you send!£25 de

directly, that, in the event of the conclusion of commerce in all of the principal trading centers, Tie witness added that previously she had of criminal in the eye of the law

are of the opinion that it

an Anglo-Russian Alliance, the Berlin Cabinet and the local officials are manifesting a desire to Formoss Channel..... would publish certain secret communications treat with the merchants and consult with them South coast of China between which had been exchanged between the Caar in all matters affecting trade. These chambers Hongkong and Lamocks. and the Kairer. Therenpor, Hsia, abandoned have now interested themselves in the formation South coast of Chins between her echoming.

of self-government" boards, organizations

Hongkong and Asinan..)

BUCKET SHOPS.

ofice.

A DIPLOMATIC DUEL.

STRANGE STORY FROM BEBLIN.

Between the inland offjes not located on the railway lines Consul General Straight found that courier services had teer inagurated Miss Marie Lloyd has bad su unpleasant sur- and the business of the (vernment offices in prise. She has been served with papers at the rapidly increasing in spits of the continuance sait of Agoes Charcot, the astrologer, of of the rative postal hongs" which are gra- Brooklyn, who claims the saw of £900 for dually losing ground. The Makden office Bells making Marie more beautiful than ever about $1,500 (gold) worth of stamps per month, when she was in New York ten years ago. This and daring the first quarter of the current is Miss Marie Lloyd's version of the dispate as year issued $24,000 (gold) worth of money given to the New York representative of the Daily Mirror" I paid her fer telling my.. orders. The business of this office has increased

for

investing with Tyler and Co £ as cover on On ste other hard, the soconut given by the or appeal to the Throne for respect to rights diplomacy during the closing years of the mart and the traffic in foreign and native goods dienne in varione attitudes doing calisthenic

best for her,

Sko

for.

On

--Was

We not.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

sent.£5 to the “Financial Guardian." She The hamlet of Laka wrists of only get nothing back. She bad no idea that Tyler four or five hate, and is tested on a high and Co, and the Finacotal Guardian" were moeniais in a sparsely softled country, The The CN.Co. str. Trinan. left Kobe for conrected,

read upon which the lawn was travelling was Kuchinotsu and Hongkong on 5th inst, and is The case was adjourned.

higher than the place where the accused stood dus here on the 11th Inst.

of

WEATHER REPORT.

N. winds, fresh;

raiz.

N.E. winds, streng. Samen No. 1.

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