1888-07-27 — Page 2

Entimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

WA

Established A.D, 1841.

TATSON'S PRICKLY HEAT LOTION

is the safest and best cure for Prickly Heat, it infford 4 instant relief, and will be found useful in atlaying all irritation of the skin whether arising from aciding reused by the hiles and stings of insects. It is also à useful Toilet Article for the

complexian

A. S. WATSON & Co., Lia · THE MAYAKONG, DISPENSARY,

Tom denne 11th July 1998.

Narters to foOERTSPONDENTS. 1ameyueitu*re$r! Erstaenp! sornlvxlbap te Gateritalent

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1888.

THE EMPEROR.

BERLIN, July 17th. After 'visiting' St. Petersburg, the Emperor

will proceed to Stockholm and Copenhagen.

JAPAN.

LONDON, July 19th. There has been a great volcanic eruption in Japan. The locality is at present hot clearly explained. Four hundred lives have been lost and a thousand persons injured,”

A VOLUNTEER sham fight took place on the | MR. J. E' Howroyd, Clerk of Works in the night of the zoth inst. at Shanghai,

Public Works Department, died last night at his 'house at West Point. He was well-known, having been in the Colony, seven or eight years. He eaves a widow and two children.

We are informed that the second monthly handicap challenge cup of the Hongkong Rifle Association will take place to-morrow, 28th Inst., commencing at the 500 yards, range (Association) at 5 p.m. All those member who intend competing are requested to enter not later than to-day.'

TWO FIRES IN HONGKONG.

As we su carlier in the week, fires, like misfortunes, never come slagly, as was exem By kind permission of Major W. T. Ellis, and the plified during the last eighteen hours. About officers of the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment, eleven o'clock last night a Chinese shop, No. 17 the Regimental Band will play in the Public Jervois Street, got on fire in some way, and Gardens, on Sunday, the 29th inst., from 9 till spread so quickly that the occupants, about to-morrqwop.m. The following will be the programme-twenty in number, escaped with some difficulty.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

H.M S. Audacious in expected here from Shanghai, en routs for home

AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, to-morrow, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. THOMAS HORE, late chief usher in Her British Majesty's Supreme Court, at Shanghai, who was recently sentenced to five years' penal' servitude for eximinal assault, was received into Hongkong unot lasi night, having been sent here to undergo

his sentence.

March........"Gilden Simbcams" A................., Smith, Overture......Bohemian Girl". Selection.....leinh, Alen Rau..

Southern Breza " Selectios... Gipay Li's".

Vale

flake, Godfrey. Meidler. Le 'Thiaro. Joun Moran, Benimsizer.

THE following notice to Mariners was, issued by the Coast Inspector's office, L. M. Customs, Shanghai : - Shanghai Distrid. Woosung Fumer Bar Marks.—Notice is hereby given that, in consequence of the washing away of the river bank, the Woosung Inner Bar Marks have been shifted about 95 feet to the northward, to posi- tions where they indicate a line bearing about

on this line-should port about half a point when abreast of the mouth of the Bar Creek (below the telegraph cable'hui), in order to get the deepest water on the upper part of the Bar,"

The soft-goo is in stock burnt fiercely, and there was a big blize for half-an-hour, the adjoining houses being threatened. The Government Brigade, under Mr. Horspool, and the Volunteer Brigade, "under Mr. Mallory, prevented the

names spreading, but nothing could save the shop, which was burnt out by midnight.. It was insured with a German house for $11,000.

About ten o'clock this morning the Brigade had another call, this time to Tank Lane. The coolies at No. 19 had been chin-chinning joss, and by their carelessness the wood-work got on fire. Without attempting to extinguish it they

Government Brigade had an arduous task-to perform, the inaccessible nature of the lane, owing to its elevation and steep approaches, making it impossible to get an engine anywhere

THE DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL CARCASES, subsided. The tribesmen who had at one time: Secretary on this subject was rend:-"

The following letter from the Colonial assumed a threatening atitude bave now dis-

persed, “and it is not anticipated that they will · · attempt any violation of Hiltish tetritory," The, effect, however, of the last display of hostility has been to lower our prestige, which has oever.

Wisik vafertocs to your leitez. Noga of the 11th lost, kad bi pasiona enepomience on the subject of the bull of animal carcases at pas, um directed by the Governor to inform you that lata Excellency has been pleased tu opprays of the recoen mende- "Lions of the Sanitary Board conveyed in your letter No. 16 of the vých uật, vin, (1) that ahat the stomach and lungs be abortugi ly opened) that that carcase be taken at least une mila cutside of Green Island, (3) that granite weightë be tied to the decks of

the carcases,

The Superintendent of Polfeo objected to the pactice of taking carcases out to sen.

The Chairman said there was no danger in the practice, and that it had been approved by Dr. Coptic and Dr. Mansen, who had suggested, that the stomach and lungs be thoroughly opened: The matter dropped.” “

THE PUBLICATION OF MORTALITY RETURNS.

The following letter from the Colonial Secretary was read:

encore, I ant commanded by the Governor to acquaint you for With reference to your letter No. 6 of the rath inst, and

the information of the Sanitary Board that His Excellency has Leert - pleased to direct that the death returns valored to therein at be published any once a month in the Gazele instead of weekly as heretofore,

expression of opinion at the Board of this Mr. Francis said he had never heard an

| subject and asked by whose authority the letter was written to which the above letter was a reply.

The Secretary explained that the letter No. 96, of the 13th inst., referred to was the usual formal cover sent along with the weekly statistics befere insertion in the Gasette, The Colonial the part of the Government. No expression of opinion on the subject was given in any letter from the Board.

which had to receive the sanction of the Governor

Alberton ons van de ut fuvest the Manneer, Flangkan | SiVERAL Korean officials, says the Shanghai | N. 34° 30′ W., magnetic. Vessels entering- saved their possessions and cleared out. The Secretary's letter simply contained an order on

Lennon Popa meter loba vai to "The Editor" and 1992 Paige Tick-best mainbres i fale staff,

Mercury, one of whom speaks English quite Pansemenderit aus beter last for optaliratim mani ban serumpaled disently, have been parading the streels of the

to the net alsliman et alia is not herewardly for pikalfeselan - bog na mga tonne of growl faith, mo

19hilar kan du 1 maré de Henchme: Triezmajki will always In a forklag Ole Rammion by compleumenta af sík zumatizma. Malin mms tuo be Rivelneste qelerstand that This fallal dan set in my way hit self responsible for opinions thus cap-1.

-13 ADVERTISERS,

Alpamitem tem temmend to forwant, all mariées' intended for Innereien in (Nak etajele lange ont. Insar Fan Three o'Click na na --Bust en meng dilim estly pooldiestiem of the er

Adventsman ant kalfangstmas stich are not ordered for a fa al model as ill be monetken) mošt zuinigervantek,

The Upturned You għen Jungest ringuling of ane Prelista conven ange piret Biskut tu slan Poe Bras and is therefore the best maligm from a springa, l'ene me he learnt no applications. The Habour Delorespits number'at the Telephone Central Exchangs is No. 1.

• TO SUBCRIBERS,

rzosádded that all Subscriptiane gre payable in advance.

selllement during the last few days freely. They have an appearance of priests, but, on enquiry made, we find they are Mandarins, on their way lo America on official business.

We are in receipt of a circular from Mrs. A. Falconer intimating that, assisted by a trained certificated Mistress from Finburgh, she will open a Boarding School for Eurasian girls, on he set September next. It goes without saying that weheartily wish Mrs. Falconer, unqualified success in her noble undertaking,

near,

With extra lengths of hoses, however, three jets were soon got to bear on the flames, which had by then extrended to every ranm, The partition walls saved the tenements on each side, and in an hour all dang r was over. The house was destroyed..

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

ABOVE DADGES.

of

the Sanitary Board by one of the employees, was The following letter, sent to the Secretary

rend t-

Humble petition of E. M. Xavier, watchinan, Shaughter Houé, sheweth-That your petitioner Dings your lindoer of attending to bla koown desired, holding a tabel in your attached of coat sleeve as your order on behalf of Governors and your peililoper doca not wish to contemplara iho new. Ordinancej. Es further bega, to

him of such using.

tender his resignation in the event of your kengur may ch

Appended to the petition was a note by the Secretary to the following effect :-

The petitioner does not care about wearing theunitum pravidel by the Government for watchmen ai s'aughter houses, cattle depots Ac, and he refuses to wear the bailge on the left arm. Inkub

dination of this kind chengt be tolerated, and I wouldd” mis, guat that his realgnation be submitted to the Governur,“

|

nigh on this bouler since, 1868, and "the eneral opinions is that the tribes require a lesson which was not given them then. The strengilt of the outpost at Oghi has now been reduced to too rifles."

Polsoning seems to be 'becoming of rather`" frequent occurrence In Kurracheo. Another case is now under police investigation. It is the usual love affair and jealousy between two sexagenarians who for twenty years had carried on an intrigue. The old man not wishing to leave his partner behind him while he tottered to the grave, thought of sending her vis aliend He accordingly put poison into some dini (buttermilk) and gave it to her to drink. She took some and also let her son tud a grand-child' have a share. The consequence was that all three were soon writhing in agony on the floor, The police on being sunimoned had them taken recovering to the civil hospital, where they are slowly

The explanation of the degradation of the Raya of Jhalawar, a petty Chief under the Central India Agency, is said to be that he behaved with extraordinary ridehess on the occasion of the Queen's Jubilee: "One of the ceremonies attending the observance of the Queen's Jubilee was the despatch of a letter from the Viceroy to the Princes and Chiefs of India, containing the thanks of her Majesty for the loyalty to her person and her throne which had been displayed by her Indian fudatories ; and a copy of this document was duly sent to Jhalawar. It may scem incredible, but it is a fact that the Rana returned the letter to the Viceroy or to the Political Agent. A deliberate insult of this kind could not be overlooked, and the Rapa was † pulled down from power."

A

Simia s'amuse; toujours s'amusë. “As usual, the Pioneer's Simla correspondent finds nothing to write about but hiroties. The following is a specimen paragraph:-" Entered after Colonel Gordon Young, Captain Hobday, and Major Percy Smith, both with banjos by their hands and a store of darkey songs, on their lips. The Major: favoured us most melodiously with the heretical sentiment that it does not matter twhatever you do if your heart be true to Poll,' and the Captain backed him up. It is grievous to say that Simla applauded and this is life- no one thought of demanding Poll's views on

FOUR solders of the 58th Reriment named S. Fawell, C. Andrews, J. Walsh and M. Griffin appeared this morning before Mr. Wodehouse charged with being drunk and rescuing from lawful custody two women prisoners, also with stealing some of the property of the constable Tang Leung Tuk, who said that at 3 p.m. yester. day on the hill side near Wong Nei Chong he arrested the women for breaking down trees! and the four defendants and another soldier made him release the women. They then tied him by the queue to a free and look away his umbrella, whistle, and report book:yor General. (Hon. J. M. Price). Captain fter that they beat him with their fists and Superintendent Dean, Mr. Ede, Mr. Francis, the Registrar General [Mr. Stewart-l.bckhart), and steady. The winds too have been favour-with sticks over the head and body. The Hon. Wong Shing, Mr. Humphreys, Dr. Ho Kai, petitioner should be submitted to the Govem at why; and this is a heavy test of ability."

and Mr Crow, Acting Secretary.

We learn from the Chinese Times that the Subscribers to The Hurbane Themeth are respectfully Pekin is now in its most favourable condition for raffic for all suitable craft. The water has risen a fool from the lowest point, the banks and

ongkong Telegraph

Maskeerata) „FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1998.

Lowing path are dry, and the current is maderate

able to quick' passages up-stream, TO-DAY, Mr. Wodehouse fineda Chinaman Broo for selling oplum without a license at No. 53. Nullah Lane, on the 17th inst. He also fined another man $25 for being found in possession fg taels of the raw drug without a certificate on the 26th inst.: at Tai-tam-tuk. The two

delinquents being indisposed to pay down cash were run into retirement respectively for three months and three weeks.

SAYS the Chingre Times :—Earthquakes are

women ran away, After the soldiers went away complainant gal adrift from the trees and reported the occurrence at No. 2 Station. When being assaulted the 3rd defendant took one of his shoes and stockings and threw them away; others also tore his uniform. P.C. Taylor said at 4.15 p.m. on. 26th the last witness came to the station and said he had been assaulted, he was bleeding about the face and appeared to be in a bad way; his uniform was torn and he appeared to be drunk. From what he said witness went with some police to look for the soldiers and found them near the Bowrington Canal. Answering, the court the prisoners said they were in the woods at Happy Valley having some drink from a bottle they had with them when complainant appeared. The prisoners were fined $10 each, or in defaultier days in gadi.

The weekly meeting of the Board was held yesterday afternoon, at the Government Offices. Therwere present:-Dr. Ayres (Chairman), the

THE MINUTES: -

The Chairman said the petitioner objected to the badge of the crown on the sleeve. They must have some uniform and some mark of distinction and they could not permit such insu- burdination

It was agreed that the resignation of the

ment.

"

THE LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. "

the subject. She rust have held some strong ones. Next, by, sheer face of facial muscles, the two made the house laugh though'il knew*

Both the leading Bombay papers comment on the result of the Rukhmibai caso, The Gazette considers the result is a justification of Rukhunibal and those who counselled her to resist the A protest by Mr. Francis and Dr. Ho Kai,

proceedings against her. It also points out that (4)m directed by the President of the Sanitary Daard to the retention of such a law is an anachronism tranimit 19 you the enclosed printed draft bye-laws relating to against the passing of the drainage bye-laws'in the form presented, and embodying the views house drainage which the Board propose to prepare ueder mile and anomaly, and urges Government to remove which they expressed at the ine ting in the disadand of section of Ordi tance 74 of Bay for submit it from the Statute look, and to bring the law sion in das course to 1 Governer in Council, and to site governing conjugal relations into harmony, as whether in the op nion of the Governor the Band may not kejašly- under the sub-section referred to make bye laws that will apply regards its enforcement, with that of England. as tell to all drains in und or existing buildings as to proposed.The Times of India says public opinion would drains in new buildings.

cussion on the' b elaws, was added to the

minutes of the prosiona sa eting.

The following letter to the Attorney-General was read

...

(a) Lam Instructed to explaits that the reason why fam to sub ever have tolerated Rukhmibai being sent to mit this qussion in that at the last meeting of the end twoj til. Such a step would almost for certain have members sxp exed the opinion that under subsecilan i of zecilon vi of the vedinance the Board had no power sa prepare byn-laws for the remedying of defective drains in id or existing unfldings, and that the power confered under that sub-section musst be lar

terpreted an applyb z solely to the making of byelaws for new dess bull: ante the passing of the ordinance.

• (3) These gen lemen further laid it down as the Board had no power to deal with old or existing dreins pther than that derived under coction seal the finance.

On the other hand the majority of the Board held that sidder sub-section ; of section' ry the Board also had proven to make bye-laws for the effective construction, trapples, ventila:log and maintenance of bad drains in old or existing buildings walls of new diabols, cam bulidings, and that was only by means of such byɑ-law ay mada that the Board could ansikẩy at. any length the need of these required improvements of existing drains in rid hullings which section to alludes to but which it

THE CHAT MAN'S POWERS. The Chairman explained why the members received notice of a postroncinent on Tuesday and tea a notice on Wednesday of a meeting of the Board: The weekly meeting was an arrangement they made in order to get on faster with the consideration of the bye-laws particis farly. By the Ordinance they were only bound to meet twice in a month. Now at last meeting the consideration of the by-laws was stopped until they bad a décision from the Attorney General. No such decision having been received, and there being no possibility of receiving it before this meeting he sent found a notice of adjournment, as there wauld be nothing else for the Board to do but hear the minutes of the previous meeting read. On Wednesday at one

which he was told that he was exceeding his powers in having this postponement, and he therefore sent out an order for the meeting.now as usual. The letter was as follows:-

does not set funth in detail, because such details were purposely

left to thebys-lawu,

(4) fa conclusion I am to point out that if it were found ihaz the Board had no power to prepais by-laws for the remedying of existing bad drains one of the main objects of the Ordinance would be as once defeated, and it in this that makes the multer

-before day.break" and it is often fallowed plete success, but many of the varied items traffic on that most boisterous of all seas which o'clock he received a letter from Mr. Francis, in gives a misleading view of -

THAT horrible practice of having the streets swept at mid-dav, while the thermometer: is at its highest reading. and an oppression atmosphere envelops heaven and earth, is we regret to ́státe, still, carried on in many parts, of the town, and even on bustling, over- crowded Queen's Rond. We wonder will frequent. The shocks are light, and just who conctions, the practice, but are sure, perceptible.. As no special disturbance is the mugi-lunts of this colony would unanim-reported as having occurred in Japan, and several pusly vote the man or the body of men shocks have been felt by vessels at sea, we are who find anmurent in flanding Queen's led to suppose that a submarine volcano may Road and ather business, thoroughfares have erupted to the south-east of this place, with clouds of dust, Inthecongenial orrupa, hetween China and Japan. This conjecture secins to tally with the cable news we publish tion of sweeping the streets, themselves. either at break of day, or in the stillness of above, which is, so far, mysterious the night. That the streets must be swept. LAST aight a moderate audience "assisted" at nobody will ever doubt; the thing hinges he production of "The Tramps" by the Opera on the manner of doing it. In civilised Company, at the City Hall. All the efforts of the artistes could not make the melange a con- countries the work is generally, 'done

were in themselves very well received. To by irrigation. In advanced Hongkongmorrow night The Bohemian Girl is to be irrigation, when it is used at all, generally substituted. We may safely prophesy an un. precedes the sweeping, by that process of measured success for the good old opera; it is reversion, no doubt, which obtains in all the line in which our entertainers are best caleu- things oriental, namely, by commencing hted to shine. where other people end. The results areiays the Mercury: The trumped-up charge of marsover, tralling. Having our streets foreigners kidnapping youngsters in Korea is swent ałę mid-day, simply means choking being more disproved. Anything done in that the pedestrians, spolling their eye-sight. 'ine has been accomplished by Chinese soldiers infl uming the glunds of their throats, and during the occupation of Soul and Massampo perhans infecting their systems with fever by Chinese troops. Little Korean boys used to be bought, were dressed in Celestial rig, had or cholera germs:

their heads shaved and were adopted by their We brun niten suggested to the powers purchasera; this used to be quite a common, that be thendyisability, nav, the imperative customary thing: it was perfectly known, tacitly necessity of reforming, or- improving the recognised and no ill-thought of it was enter street-swwping system' in this colony. Astained by anybody concerned, - it is carried on at present. it is admittedly a nuisance By what law or equity is a Citizen, a business man, or anybody to submit to being enveloped in a, cloud of dust while going about Queen's Road in pursuit of his avecations?. ' If nuisances are to be stored, if there is a department of civil service whose business it is to prevent them, if infractors are to be punished, what fate the authors of this intolerable street-sweeping buisance deserve, we leave our readers to decide..

TELEGRAMS.

(From the Straits Times.) PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, July 17th, Mr. W. H. Smith's bill has been read a first time, Mr. Parnell refusing to accept it until the Text be printed.

The Local Government Bill has passed Committee except the New Clauses.

OBITUARY,

sixs Truth:-Among the many different aerounts of the new Emperor's physical blemish that I have seen, it is curious that there is not one which is correct. The left arm is not deformed, but withered, or rather dwarfed; the nerves which vitalise it were subjected to great and prolonged pressure during birth, so that their conducting power (nervos are like telegraph wires) was destroyed. Hence the muscles of the arm were paralysed, and, became wasted from want of use, and the limb did not grow with the rest of the body. The responsibility of this resta with the German doctors who officiated on the occasion, a fact which partly explains the Empress Victoria's distrust of native talent. She insisted on Dr. Gream presiding at all sub. sequent ceremonies of the same kind, and outraged Teutons have never forgiven her for

this affcoat to German "science."

THE Liverpool. White. Star Line which in 1870 took the lead in the Atlantic mail and passenger service to New York, and which lost it again in P80 by the construction of faster steamers belonging to other shipowners, is now about to make a bid for the cream of the passenger

bridges the populous city of New York and those of Europe. This great company which to improve all the conditions of ocean voyaging is as well known to all voyagers on the Pacific, between China and the United States, as on the Atlantic, and in a spirit of rivalry will soon launch into their native element two fast steamers which will make an attempt to wrest the laurels from the Cunard Umbria and Etruria which are possibly, at present the fastest merchant steamers on the sea. The vessels are being constructed by Messis. Harland and Wolff of Belfast, who have built all the White Star boats without exception, and who, doubtless, deserve the credit not only of being the first builders in the world who designed the present four-masted midship-salcon type of steamer, but the silent fundamental power which has made the ships of this company the great success they are." The "Conard" and the "P. and O," so long wedded to their own ideas, have had reluctantly to confess that the midship saloon, which they so long desplied, was the one par axcellence to give comfort and steadiness to the weak stomachs and the tot tering limbs of all "freshmen" on ocean plea-

has done so much to shorten the distance and

July 5, 1834.

Bly Dear Ayres,-l receiveil pesterday evening a mento.

me that the meeting of the loan adinurood until Thunday sho

signed by the Acting Secretary of the Sanitary warts foforming shippustooned antit further notice, Seeing him later I asked by se autority chalk Tantice wiss Rene round, and he mistake somewhere? Can ym of your own mithority put off

me that was by your. Bira ifon, fe share not a

meeting of the Board once fired by resolution of the Bant leself1

caused an agitation in and beyond Indian, which would have resulted in promt legisialation, and cut away the ground fram under the leet of the convervative · Hindoos who,have backed up the plaintiff all through the proceedings. The Pioneer thinks it is obvious that the law cannot be allowed to remain as it is.

THE FRACAS AT SHANGHIM WITH JAPANESE SAILORS.

On Saturday morning, the atst inst., Mr. Taka- hira, the Japanese Consul, held an enquiry at bis Consulate into the circumstances attending the stabbing of a Sikh and a Chinese policeman on Friday last by Japanese men-of-war sailors. Captain Superintendent McEuen sat with the Consul, and the only evidence taken was that of

the Police.

reason for doing so is that if a meeting iscomsar the railing, and another was going to

a similar nuisance when I told them to go

Mr Francis-I do not think that letter should have been drafted or sent in. In one point it Imy friend's and my objections.

The Chairman-Your protest will go in..

· The first witness called was Indian Constable, Mr. Francis-It will be a little late to go in Dava Singh, No. 56, who said-At about 3 p.m. yesterday, I was on duty at the Garden The Chairman-It has only now been received, Bridge, when five Japanese sailors came along. The Superintendent of Police-1 beg to move One of them committed a tuisance on the foot. that this Board adjourn to this day fortnight. My path required the President has power to call it, down a little below the foreshore. When I told although in deference to my leamed friend's that, they said "what what." One of the men opinion it seems that although he had power to struck me with his fist on the chest, and the other call a meeting he had no power to postpone it.

caught hold of the collar of my coat, then took The Surveyor-General seconded, and the hold of my whistle and chain and ran away with them, I followed him and caught hold of him dear the German Consulate. I tried to get my whistle back, then the other man came up and both set upon me and knocked me down. 1 managed to get up and pushed one of them, and he fell. While he was falling, I had my hand

liberately stuck out his out there the select commited motion was carried nem conf.

every word from drift that genvo, dent power to adjourn or postp, he's meeting preseme

that, the postponement le because of the question raised at. Ju meeting about the validity of the proposed byndawe, but ihat la no reason for putting off the meetityt and leaving urrent business unattended to, however good a reason it may be for adfourning the calderation of the e bye-laws. 1 certainly think the hard had better meet on Thursday end. adjourn fisch. That sha

president, with even cone Ring the members, should be able to postpone meetings until he thinks fit to give notice it together 100 radical a change in the constitution of the Board to be allowed so pass by unnoticed. Yours vary truly,

IND. J. FRANCIA The Chairman (continuing) said he had explained how the mistake of sending out, a notice of post would all be busy in their own pursuits and that ponement took place. He thought the members their time was of importance to them, and so having nothing to consider he thought there was no necessity for a meeting. If he had done wrong be begged pardon of them all for having done so.

Mr. Francis begged permission, to say, with the view of possibly preventing inisunderstanding, that his impression at last meeting was that they simply adjourned the discussion, and he certainly thought they were there to-day for the purpose of the Board's coming to a resolution as to whether they should ask the opinion of the Attorney General or not. He did not know on whose authority any application was made to the Attorney General, but it seemed that an applica- tion had been made. He should have liked that the memo, sent round by the Chairman had asked the consent of the Board to the postpone ment of the meeting, as the postponement would then have been an act of the Board:

sure bent. Thus, these two hard and fast conservers of old Customs, together with all others who cater for the comfort of the travelling public live at length fallen into the new methods of Belfast. The new steamers, will, of course, be assumptuously fitted as modern taste can devise, and will also be the "fastest ships afloat"—that, at least, is one of the leading ideas which prompted the owners to lay down their keels their length will he 565 feet; breadth 58 feet, and gross tonnage-Admiralty measurement- THIS morning Chew Ma Lo, 33, a poulterer, was 10,000; but which people who do not spout their charged before Mr. Wodehouse with piracy, and form fountains in the House of Commons, would let off without a meeting to-day. He did not Mr. Humphrey's thought they might have been murder on zand March 1886 at Van Fing Tau! call 6,000. The main features of difference know whether it was strictly in order or not, but in Chinese territory. Inspector Swanston, the between the new ships and the Oceanic, their he thought it would have suited the convenience of most members to have had the postponement. complainant, said he arrested, the prisoner just first steamer now in this port will be in shaving of an et see of the meeting on the last occasion outside the gaol compound yesterday at 430 p.m. twin screws and longitudinal bulkheads. They The accused was remanded to the 3rd August-will exceed her in length by one hundred and was not perhaps put into very definite form, but what they wanted to know was whether they [His Honour Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, Fourteen boatmen were also charged by the police forty feet and in beam by about eighteen feet. could pass these bye-laws, or, if they did pass G.C.M.G., President of the Orange Free State with making fast theircraft tothe P. and O.steamer Their motive power will be two sets of triple them; whether they would stand good in accord was born at Cape Town, Dec. 6, 3813, being a son of Sir C. Brand, Speaker of the House Thibes while tho was navigating the waters of the expansion engines the various parts of which ance with the Act. He thought that was all they

wanted to know from the Attorney General. the opinion had not been received, as there was of Assembly, Cape of Good Hope (who died harbour, this morning. Mr. Sydney Lockyer, will be interchangeable. The ships, being fitted in 1875) He received his education at the the chief officer, sald that between 6 and 7 in such a way as to be quickly converted into no business of importance, he saw no object in South African College under Dr. N. E. Chan- o'clock as the ship was being towed from the armed cruisers, will be steered, when necessary, meeting to-day except to adjourn. If the opinion gucon and Dr. J. R. Janer, and continued his wharf to her buoy, the boats crowded around below the water line, in case of the rudder head had not been received and if there was no bust- studies at the University of Leyden, where he proceeded to the degree of D.C.L in 1845 her, and interfered with her progress, ata being damaged in action. These vessels will beness of importance he would propose an adjourn He was called to the Engilsh bar from the great risk of having the anchor let go on top. the first high speed ocean steamers which have The Chairman said he certainly did not under. Inner Temple in 1849 and practised as an of them. Soms of the boate got hold of the

ever been fitted with twin screws; they will have stand, when the nesting broke up last Thursday, advocate in the Supreme Court at the Cape of cable chain, and they could not use it for making accommodation for 650 first class passengers, that it was to delay a whole week for the purpose Good Hope from that year till 1863. In 1858 he was appointed Professor of Law in the the ship fast. The boats had cargo for the and will be managed a good deal more like of discussing what particular way the Attorney General should be consulted. In conjunction South African College, He was elected ship, but there was no particular hurry as she hotels than say boat hitherto built. The with Mr. Crow he had drafted a letter which had Prentent of the Orange Free State in 1863, was not going away for a few days.Police builders wisely do not say much about their been sent to the Attorney General for his opinion and subsequently re-elected for periods of five Sergeant Hawkins porroborated this evidence probable speed, but that they are intended to The Surveyor General No answer has come years in 1869 1874 and 1879. In March, 1882, he was created a Kaight Grand Cross of when the accused were fined on dollars each eclipse the performances of the two last Cynarders to that letter?apura abrier

The Chairman-No. N the Order of 59. Michael and George] wbie': they all paid but opt

there can hardly be any doubt

President Brand.

ment.

INDIAN NEWS.

We cull the following items of news from our Calcutta exchanges received by the Taf-sang

We learn that the missing pilgrim steamship Pemptes, with eleven hundred pilgrims on board; has been towed into Aden. She broke her shaft in the Red Sea, and was near a dangerous reef off the Island of Zebair when she was picked up by the Anchor lias steamer Elysis.

on him, and be stabbed me in the left hand with a knife (wound shown) between the thumb and forefinger. When the man struck me with his knife, the other man had hold of me from behind. so that the man who had struck me managed to get away. Then I arrested the man who had hold of me and while walking with him in Broadway near the bridge, I was set upon by a number of Japanese sailors who wanted to rescoe the prisoner who was in my custody, but I would not let him go. They then knocked me down with their fists, and one of them struck me on the left side of my head with his knife. (The constable exhibited an Incised scalp wound on the caught hold of the man who top of his head.) had struck me on the bead with a knife but: I became faint from the quantity of blood. I had lost, so that I could not hold the man. During that time, some Chinese policemen and other people came up to my assistance, and at last two men were arrested. That is all I know,

The Government of Madras bave applied to. the Government of India for officers, for employ ment on the Periyar (Irrigation) works. The staff required includes one superintendent engl. neer, two executive and five assistant engineers, one mechanical and two sub-engineers, twe súpervisors, and eleven overseers

General Rowlands presented 680 Burmah medals to the officers and men of the 2;th Madras Infantry on the morning of the 4th inst Hangalore, The following officers received the medal:Colonel Barnett, Llenismans London, Panbury, Campbell and Mockler, and Surgeon Majur Blenkinsop. The General complimented

By Mr. McEuen-I saw the man who stabbed the regiment on their good service in Burmah.

A telegram, dated July 7th from Gastong, me on the head at the Station afterwards, I can states:Information has again been received identify the man who stabbed me, if I have an that mare reinforcements have arrived at Rinch- opportunity of seeing him again, as he was ingong, bringing the number in the neighbour wounded on the head by some Chinese, (Several hood of Jalep to 9,000, and that more are on clasp knives were shown to the Consul as having their way. These reports, however, are not been taken from the Japanese sailors; the blade relied

of All is quiet in the Kapup Valley of one was very much bent and the lanyard on. Chinese Ambassador at Lhassa, No reliable news has yet been received of the another was stained with blood); ?

me when I told them to go to into

any cause, statesgram from Gnatong, dated July 5th, struck me Without

o'clock, a statesThis morning, at about 12 a party of thirty Thibetans suddenly appeared Henry Jones, Detective, stated-I was on Tukola. It is supposed that their object shortly before 4pm..on-Friday, and told that was the capture of one of our Lepcha scoute some japanese sallors were fighting with the This man states that a party of a bundred man Police at the Garden Bridge: On the way to came down the small pass from the Pemberingo the Bridge I met the last witness he had a direction, and halted at the end of the Dedang Japanese sailor in custody The Sikh was dire Lake, in the Kapup Valley. A company of the bleeding very much from the head and hand, Pioneers was sent towards Tukols, but, owing He was exhausted at the time, and could not to the afternoon turning out misty, they could keep his prisoner. I took the sailor from him, see nothing of the enemy Another Japanese sailor came up and demanded The monsoon rains so far have proved scanty his release, I ordered him into custody too, in partys of Bombay, as well as of Bengal. The because he put himself in a threatening attitude Bombay Presidency season reports:-River low took both to the Station and locked them up. following is the official summary of the latest an if he would take my prisoner fram me in Sind, and field operations consequently delayed and took two knives (one stained with blood) In Kurrachee and Shikarpur, Rainfall, Insuffi- from them. While I was at the Station, six cient in parts of Kaira, Panch Mahal, Nasik, more men were brought in by the Police. I Ahmedungger, Sholapur Satara Bijapur, Bel locked them up and then went to the outer gale gaum, Dharwars good elsewhere Agricultural of the Station and found about 110 Japanese operations progressing generally, but retarded in sailors there. See had bamboo sticks and

billets of wood the latter about ft. 6 inche parts where rain is fosufficicat in parts of Broach, Naik, Baroda.

A Peabawur telegram, #Tha-excitement on

the man

the water's and called