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· LONDON, January 14th.. News has been received from the south of Victoria Nyanza dated 11th November that King Mwanga of Uganda has been dethroned by his revolted Arab body-guard, who attacked and burned the British, and French Missions, slaughtering many native converts.

The Missionaries succeeded in escaping, and the Arabs have declared Uganda [to be] Möhametan and that all missionary efforts in Central Africa must be extirpated,

"RUSSIA.

January 15th. An Imperial akase has been issued reforming the rifle and infantry battalions and involving an increase to the standing army of eighty thousand

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THE GERMAN POLICY IN AFRICA.

January 17th. The Colonial debate in the Reichstag was the occasion of a vigorous attack by the Liberals upon the Government policy both in West Africa and Zanzibar.

GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES. President Cleveland bas sent a strong message to Congress with reference to German action in Samos, and an American war vessel with the Admiral has been sent to Samoa to protest against German interference with the natives,

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COUNCIL.

ORDINANCE No 23 of 1888, which authorises in MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE certain cases a judicial investigation Into the causes of fire, has received the Queen's con- firmation and allowance.

MESSRS, Noronha & Co. have sent as a copy of their race book for the forthcoming meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club. It is, as usual, carefully got up and handsomely bound. WEST of the Fire Brigade Station the streets are THE Revue Tonkinoise, a new bi-monthly very New Yeary. There are about forty thou-publication by the Editor of the Courrier and stalls piled with Birmingham waren, fruit, Haiphong and commencing on the 15th inst. contains a reproduction of Guerlach's letter Sui sin fa branches, &c.,—it is quite a fair,

anent the Sedangs and M. de Mayréna.

M. Yoshida, the lately appointed lapels afternoon from Yokohama by the P. & O. Co.'s Consul-General at London, arrived here this steamer Verona, on his way to the English | metropolis.

THE Shanghai Police Challenge Cup was finally won on the 23rd inst. by Chief Inspector Cameron with 6x points. It has been competed for thirty- seven times, and the absolute winner has held it five times in all.

A SINGAPORE Contemporary states that the Italian steamer Parana, hitherto running to British North Borneo ports, has been sold at Manila to the Spanish firm of Aldecoa, who will in future employ ber on the coasting trade in the Philippine Archipelago.

A LONDON Contemporary of the 24th ulto. states that, at the instance of Mr. Parnell a sum of so belonging to Mr. Walter and Mr. Wright of the Times, or either of them, has been arrested in the hands of Messrs. Robertson and Scott, advertising agents, Edinburgh.

on "Crown Colonies" at the meeting of the MR. J. J. FRANCIS, Q.C. will deliver a lecture Hongkong Literary Society to be held at the City Hall this evening. There are few men so capable of practically dealing with this subject as the learned counsel, so that a most valuable and interesting discourse may confidently be

looked for.

THE ingenious individual who dropped a few tons of coal into the Harbour last week, with a view to subsequently fishing them up again, was unlucky enough to have in his possession a small portion of the copper strainers stolen from the Tylam, Tunnel a few months ago. He is now in the peculiar position of serving six weeks for one offence and being committed for trial on the other.

We hear that the British ship Rock Terrace, Capt. Atkinson-which was abandoned about the and May last year off Guam in the Marianas group, in a "sinking" condition, went ashore on Tarawai, or Cook Island, one of the Gilbert group, r'deg. 33 min. and 173 deg. 13 min, East, about three months afterwards. She was left, it will be remembered, with all sail set, and only went about 3,000 miles after being deserted. THE Singapore Free Press of the 17th inst says:-By the steamship Memnon, which arrived from Borneo yesterday, there arrived Captain Moss and Mr. Bezzey, formerly master and mate of the Sarawak schooner Black Diamond. The Black Diamond used to un between Muara (Brooketown) and Singapore steamer Mooreeck purchased by Rajah Brooke with coal, but her place has now been taken by the in England, and which will tow out to Singapore torpedo-boat No, to to be stationed here for harbour defence.

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The Marquis de Mores, says the Courrier d'Haiphong of the 20th inst, has concluded his first tour of inspection from Lang-son to Tien- yen, having been accompanied by Engineer Thoreland Mr. William. The following is extracted from a letter written by M. de Mores: Lang-son to Bin-by, we found a magnificent coun- try, pretty hillocks, good vegetable oil, forests and very hospitable peoples. Rice, potato, peas, anise, buckwheat, sugar cane and tobacco were cultivated. It is preeminently an agricultural coun- try; the climate is temperate and even cold at this season. The construction of a railway in such a district will present no difficulty. From Bin-by or Nam-mau we returned to That-Khe and Co-phon, and thence to Langson via Na-chau, following the Sang-ki-kong. This river traverses a very picturesque country. At That-Khe, the country is very, even as far as Phu-coa on the river Cao-bang. From that point, one can scach cheon. Phu-coa is about 200 kilometres from Tien-yen and the sea. In short, the line followed by the river Cao-bang to the sea is quite practicable, and the frontier provinces of China commercial future." have all assurance of a bright agricultural and

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. There were present: His Excellency the Governor (Sir William des Vaux); the Colonial Secretary, (Dr. F. Stewart) Mr. O'Malley, Attorney-General; Mr. H. Wodehouse, Colonial Treasurer; J. H. Stewart- Beil-Irving, Wong Shing, B. Layton, and Mr. Lockhart, Registrar-General; Captain W. M. Deane, Superintendent of Police; Messrs. J. Seth, Clerk of Councils.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

THE DISTRESS IN NORTH CHINA.

$10,000 VOTED.

His Excellency said-You are aware that the extraordinary meeting summoned to-day is called for a special object. I have prepared a message on the subject, and as it has not yet been printed I will read it from my notes.

The message was as follows :— The Governor deems it his duty to draw the attention of the Council to the terrible famine in North China, with a view to the consideration should not be made from the funds of this whether some contribution in aid of the sufferers

only too common among the dense population, of the neighbouring Empire; and sympathy Colony, Similar calamities are unfortunately

is apt to be paralysed, or rather its manifest

ation checked, by their very magnitude, and the consequent hopelessness of affording relief at all proportionate to the enormous need for it. But, if this consideration were allowed always to have weight, charity. would be confined within exceedingly narrow

considered, either by Governments or by in limits if not altogether extinguisfied. And the only questions really deserving to be dividuals, in respect of any particular case of suffering is (1) whether it is one, in aid of which some portion of the means at disposal may be appropriately used, having regard to the many other objects deserving attention, and (2)hether in case of aid being afforded there is reasonable probability of its being properly and usefully applied.

heard of anything being done, even by the Chinese, wanted to be sure in the matter, and telegraphed to the Consul-General at Shanghai asking if the distress in North China was sufficiently extensive to warrant relief being sent from this Colony, and whether the funds were certain to be properly distributed. The Consul- General

there replied that

great distress existing in Newchwang, Honam,

would be sure to be well distributed. The Com- the northern part of Anhing and Shantung, Funds sent to any foreign relieving agency

mitte might read the papers on the subject.

was

The Colonial Treasurer asked what caused the distress?

The Chairman said it was due, to floods in one place and drought in another. He had noticed from the papers that a large and influential Committee had been formed in Shanghai for the purpose of collecting, and distributing funds. The Tactal and first written asking for help, and the community at once responded, a mixed committee of Europeans and Chinese being formed to get assistance. He did not know whether the Chinese here had done anything of not this time.

been already sent by the Chinese here.

Mr. Wong Shing assured him that money had

heard the distress was so exceptional that what- ever was done thousands and thousands must The Chairman continued that from what he

inevitably perish..

Mr. Bell Irving said they started collecting about a month ago in Shanghai, the money being sent to the missionaries. The reports all came from the missionaries.

Mr. Layton agreed that if anything was to be done it must be done quickly. He handed in soma papers- which had been sent down with 'a

raised. He took it that they agreed to recom-" rew to raising a fund here.

The Chairman had no doubt a fund would be mend the vote of $10,000,

This was done.

Zanzibar Arabs have destroyed the German A TELEGRAM, received at Singapore from Fre- Quang-st by junk, and return tewards Lang-tively limited field. For the funds atits disposal eriffin Y-dywydda, going alone, galloped six

Mission Station at Tugu and massacred eight

missionaries.

[Tugu is a missionary station on the mainland about fifty miles inland, seventy-five from Mombassa (an English station) and a hundred and twenty-five from Bagamoyo. It is to the north of the island of Zanzibar and of Pangani.].

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE U.S.S. Essex left Singapore for New York on the 17th inst.

SOME remarks on the Sicam Launch "corner," and other interesting matter are unavoidably held over.

MADAMI Cora, the illusionist, is now in Shanghai, and will shortly give a series of performances in this colony.

THE men-of-war dressed ship and fired salutes Advertisen ets, deci, be saldressed to the Manager, Hongkong yesterday morning in honor of the Emperor of

Germany's birthday,

Telegraph and not to the Editor.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Iditor".and

· not to individual members of the traff

mantle, records the total loss at sea, by fire, of the British schooner dirlie coal-laden from Muara to Fremantle. The cargo was insured in the Singapore Insurance Co. for $2,000. The built in Dundee in 1876 by the Tay Ship building Airlie was a three-masted schooner of 237 tons, Co. and owned by J. M. Ferguson of Fremantle. Captain Knight had been in command since

1880:

OUR Canton correspondent writes:The long talked of Bunding scheme was amongst the concessions granted by the Viceroy before the boxing of the seals on the 20th inst. It is to be pushed on at once after the New Year holidays, and as far as I can gather is to embody a strip of more or less reclaimed ground from the river about 40 feet in width, beginning from the point to the westward of the Foreign Customs shed and continuing along the river foreshore for about 3

miles to the Parade Ground outside the East

"You don't know, Jehones," said his editorial visitor, "what the temptations are that assail a political journalist, Publishing your modest little society paper, as you do, you have to deal with a constituency unlike mine in every respect.

of Your manhood is not assalled. No attempt is made to buy you openly. You, my friend, have never been approached by any political emissary who wanted to purchase, the support of your paper outright for $500 or $1000, or some such "Never" replied Jehones, with a paltry sum." wistful, yearning look. Ir is notified in the Government Gazette that the following regulation made by the Governor in Council on the 17th December, 1887, has been repealed-Whenever a case of small-pox shall or keeper of such house or dwelling, or the nearest adult relative of the patient, if the said relative is living in sech bouse or dwelling shall, on the nature of the case becoming known to him or them, report the same without delay to the nearest Police Station, under a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, such penalty to be recovered as directed by Section 12 of | Ordinance 7 of 1883,

As regards the firs! question, the position of a Government differs from that of an individual in this, that the former is not free to give play to sympathy and confine its action to a compara- being held as a trust, any application of them can be properly made only when, proportionately to its extent, it is beneficial directly or indirectly, to the contributing taxpayers, or when, though not materially beneficial to them, it is one which meets with their general concurrence.

After much consideration, the Governor has arrived at the conclusion that a reasonable contribution from the funds of the Colony towards the aid of the sufferers by the present calamity would fulfil one and probably both of the above would tead materially to promote and strengthen conditions. For such a token of sympathy those friendly relations with China, which are so all-important to the prosperity of Hongkong; while, having regard to the excep tional magnitude of the present, calamity on the one hand, and to the favourable condition of the Colonial finances on the other, there would probably be but one opinion in the Colony as to second of the above questions can be answered the expediency of such a contribution, if the satisfactorily vis: that as to the proper applica- tion of the countributed funds.

TRAINING NOTES. An early start was made this morning, the Tientsin crack," Defiance, opening the ball just before daylight. This slashing pony went. a mile by himself, covering the distance in zmin. 15 secs., last quarter 31 lees, and going very easily throughout. The chesnut subscription furlongs in 1min. 41secs, and is evidently an improving sort. Three of Mr. Boxey's grifins, Pao Shing, Arabic, and Skipjack "powed" a mile and a quarter in 32, 651, 1.39, 2.14 and 2.48, a very fine performance indeed considering the slow course, and I shall be greatly astonished if the popular Fun" colours are not well to the front in the Derby. It seems to me, by the way, that a mistake has been made. in leaving Skipjack out of that event, as this very handsome brown is not only speedy, but the stayer; however, Mr. Pond, than whom there gallops in that resolute fashion which denotes. are few better judges of the genuine article in China, ought to know best.

AN informer who snatched a pair of earrings break out in any house or dwelling, the occupier reasonable termi. So say the Mandarins, and at, Shanghai having, in the urgent need of their Gridiron six furlongs, in 37, 1.16 and 1.3ół. Communications intended for inblication must be accompanied from a Chinawoman in Queen's Road last week

was committed for trial to-day,

by the came and addren of the writers, sot for publications but as evidence of good faith,

We would remind our readers that Mr. Sangster's affecting public Interests, it must be dieioctly understood that organ recital will take place at St. John's Cathedral

this evening, commencing at 9 o'clock.

Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Telegraph will alwaya be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions the Editor does not in any way hold himself responsible for oplalans thus expressed,

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1889.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

THIBET.

LONDON, January 25th. Mr. Colborne Baker proceeds to Sikkim at once and thence to Bhamo,

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.)

THE FRENCH SENATE.

PARIS, January 10th,

M. Le Royer has been re-elected President of the Senate. M. Méline in thanking the Chamber said that he hoped for the triumph of

Parliamentarism.

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APPOINTMENTS IN THE FRENCH ARMY.

January 11th, The General In command of the 16th Army Corps has been transferred to the command of the 14th Corps; General Boisdenemetz has been appointed to the command of the 16th Corps, and General Coiffé to that of the 4th. ~

TONQUIN AFFAIRS..

January 12th

The Under-Secretary of State for the Marine and Colonies has appointed a committee to enquire into the works la connection with the military barracks in Tonguin.

THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

January 15th. The Universal Exhibition to Paris will provide a pavilion for the Press.

ON and after the 1st February a French paper, edited by M. Harmand, will appear in Yokohama. It will be called the Courrier du Japon. THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Jan, 27th, are: --Europeans 204, Chinese 1,968; total, 2,172,

A VERY large amount of share basiness, espe- cially in China Sugars, has been done during the day, full particulars of which will appear in

our next issue.

SPANISH papers report that the Queen Regent of Spain was recently presented with the in- signia of the 33rd degree in Masonry by the Grand Orient of Madrid.

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THE eighth competition for the Hongkong Rifle Association's monthly handicap Challenge Cup and a money prize of $10 took place at Köwloon on Saturday afternoon. There were fourteen competitors and the conditions were as usual seven shots each at 200 and 500 yards. After a close finish last month's winner, Mr. C. Ford, points allowed, tied with Mr. Shelton Hooper, 25 points, each totalling 79, and the former, according to an arrangement that in all cases of ties the one having the fewest points allowed takes precedence, was declared the winner. Mr. Hooper, it will be remembered, won the Cup in November with a scare, including his allowance, of 73. The all round, shooting on Saturday, outside the dead-heaters, was scarcely up to the

THE Acting Pastmaster-General's report for 1888 was laid on the table at the Legislative | average. Council meeting this afternoon. Its length pre- cludes its publication this evening. THE Hu Pas of the 22nd inst., says that the Yellow River has, since the closing of the breach a Cheng-chow, resumed its old north-easterly course through Shantung to the sea.

A REGULAR meeting of the Eothen Maik Lodge of Hongkong, No. 264, will be held in Free masors Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

A REWARD of $1oo has been offered by the Government to any person who will give in formation that will lead to the conviction of the person or persons concerned in the recent wilful damage of the iron railings on the Bowen Road.

We are informed by the Agents (Mesars, Arnhold, Karberg & Co.) that the China Shippers' Mutual S. N. Co.'s new steamer Danfa, from Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore Last night for this port, and may be expected on or about the and

prox.

THE German steárner Europa, laden with a cargo of Cardiff coals, took fire whilst lying in the Tanjong Pagar dock on the 18th inst. After balf an hour's work the flames were subdued, the damage sustained by the vessel being very trifling.

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tire length, and waves anciers are entire length, and wharves and piers are to be built at intervals. The titles of frontage lots are to be looked into, and not inter- fered with if found in order. Where illegitimate encroachments have occurred, and these will be legion, I imagine, the holders are to have the right to acquire a clean tile on fair and if this will not include some grand "squeezes " then it will be something to have lived to learn. What food for lawyers also opens to view in connection with this matter!.. No doubt your Praya Reclamation gave the Chinese this grand idea and they have not been slow to profit by it aa is usually the case where good "pickings" are particularly prospective. It will be a wonderful improvement to the ornamentation of the city as well as to its benefit. Traffic will be improved materially, both by land and water. The celebrated flower-boats are to be removed to the Honan shore, opposite the old British Consulate, indeed, to their original location. Some of the plans have been prepared by a German employé of the Government but these are only very primitive affairs. The sites on the reclaimed land are expected to realize some Tls. 3,000,000 alone, besides improving the value of property along, the whole southern front of the river.

Lord Chancellor and two stable companions were hustled along over the mile course, the watch registering 40, 1.16, 1.51 and 2.28. The big dun is rapidly improving, but, is still had all the best of Glencairn in a mile spin, the very short of work. Rosy Mora and Mac bald faced chesnut scarcely going so freely a usual. The times were 35, 1.10, 1,45, and But happily on this point also there is a

2.224.

Vengeance, Venger and Vanquisher alisactory reply. The papers which will be galloped in company, but I was unable to laid on the table show that the local authorities note their performance. Mr. Hutchlags rode countrymen, made appeal for assistance, St. Gothard easily beat Jorat over the Derby Europeans and Chinese have alike responded to distance, the "sub" Springinsfeld being talled it, and being drawn together by the bond of a toff. Itimed the last mile-34), 1.12, 1.52 and common humanity arc working in unison for the 2,28, Joker appeared to have a bit the best establishment of relief-agencies. When more of the griffins Busybody and Scapegrace in over regard is had to the number and names of mile and a quarter "pow,"-times, six furlonge those who are taking part in this movement, 1.46 mile 2.20, mile and a quarter 3.53. there can be no more opening for reasonable doubt that any aid afforded will be properly applied than that such aid is urgently required.

amount of contribution, the Governor, all things considered, is of opinion He therefore invites the Council to pass a vote for that amount; he proposes to remit this, or any and. Dot covered other sum which may meet with the approval of the Council, to H.M'S Consul-General at Shanghai, with the request that he and the other British Consular Officers stationed there will apportion the fuad among the various relief agencies, without any regard to religious of DETAILS of the recent examination for the Hong-denominational prejudices, in such a manner as, kong Government Scholarship are given in last according to their joint discretion, may appear Saturday's, Government Gasetts. The three likely to do most good. Inds who competed were all pupils of the Hong kong Public School, and although it cannot be said that the results of the examination were of a particularly favorable character, still Mr: Bateman, the experienced head-master of that popular institution, has reason to feel gratified.

The following is the

TABLE OF MARKS

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Maximum.

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Menigration.

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Euclid.

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Algabea.

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Geography.

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English

Literature.

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English

History

Englah

Composition.

English

Gammar.

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As to the

that it should be at at least ten thousand doll irs."

afford substantial relief to all, or even to any As no possible amount of contributions can

large proportion, of the millions who are suffer the vote which he now proposes will not prove ing from this calamity, the Governor hopes that to be a check, but will rather operate as a

The Ewo ponies did long slow gallopa, quickening up at the finish.” Orlando strode clean away from Bandsman and Honesty as soon as his head was loosened, and in another gallop had. all the best of Leap Year. Persimmon it seemed to me that the Derby griffin Challenger

mile in 2.25, Talisman: for the same distance doing 35 1.11, 1.48. and 2.23, and finishing very strongly. The Earl and Full Cry galloped together-time for three quarters 354, 1.12 and 1.30. McDuff, Methven and Robin Gray were sent a mile, the first named having much the best of the finish--

times 36, 1.14. 1.50 and 2 234. Two greys from Mr. Humphrey's powerful team of griffins easily beat the dun Vanguard in a sharp gallop, of 1.41 Scaletta was of no use to Mont Brévent which I timed the last three quarters 133, 67, and and Muhlberg, and the last named pair had to although the pace was very slow-1.15 for last be pulled back to the spotted one in the straight, half mile..

stimulus, to that private benevolence for which the community of Hongkong is so honourably. By-play, a very shapely brown In Mr. known; and he trusts that here also, as at Buxey's fot, ran clear away from Fisherman Shanghal, Europeans and Chinese will exert in a mile and a quarter spin-time 252, themselves for an object which appeals alike,last mile 34, 69, 1.45 and 2.171. Wild Dash if not equally, to the sympathies of both,

(Horse up) made hacks of the Derby candidate Melapi (Mr. Hutchings) and White Pasha, the latter being beaten off--times for a mile and a quarter, 34, 661, 1.43, 2,19 and 2.55. Over the German Cup distance Say-a-nara won casily from Pathan, So-dérka and Bilooches In 36, 1.10, 1.461, 3.24 and 3.02. - 1 timed Via Inertice, and Violent 34.1.1 and 1.52 for three quarters of a mile, the brown having rather the better of the finish. Grey Goose was rattled along by himself, but I did not "clock" his performance, which must, however, have been somewhat low. Chaser ran right away from Cherry Rips in a mile pow," the dark grey, winning by many lengths in 32, 65, 1.39 and 3.14.

Alacrity easily beat bis stable companion Imperfeuse over the mile course, the showy;; chesnut having to show when it came to radug

He suggested that the question should be considered by the Finance Committee. It would be for them to decide whether there would be sufficient difference on the subject to justify a postponement until to-morrow. If there was any probability of unanimity as to the expe- diency of dealing with the question then he had no objection to the Committee being held at once, as it was urged as a matter of great importance that ald should be given before the Chinese New Year, (though he did not quite see why) to give the greatest benefit. But if the Committee desired to make any suggestions- any questions of delicacy were to be touched upon which would more or less affect their relations with the neighboring Empire, the meeting had better be held with closed doors. He did not think that was likely, but simply reminded the members that if they spoke with winner's time 3:21. That grand looking pony any great freedom the publication of their Mont Blanc made rings round Maloja, and Temarks might do away largely with the good would be a very dangerous candidate if that effect of auch a vote. They were not at all tied enlarged back tendon could be relied on to stand to the amount--tbal was a matter of com- galloping on hard ground. An Interesting trisl paratively small Importance. In view of the look place' over the Valley Stakes distance great magnitude of the calamity, and of the between Wiseacre (Toad up) and Aneroid, Mr.. prosperous condition of the Colony's finances, Boning riding the latter. Wiseacre made the any much less amount would be unworthy of running with a long lead until inside the distance Hongkong still, he would assent to whatever, where the other, on whom Mr. Böning, had been sum they decided to recommend, or consider hard at work from the start, came with a wet sail any suggestions as to the better distribution of and settling his companion in a fow strides, wan the money. He had not entered into details, as éleverly by several lengths. The times-31); they were doubtless as well aware of them as: 647 and 1.39—are the best yet done, by any exaggeration millions of people were starving good pony. Pacolet cantered three-quarters of himself, but there was no question that without Subscription griffins, dod stamp Accroid as a indeed so great was the distress that he had a mile is 37, 1.14, and 1.49, moving like a piece noticed from a telegram on Saturday that the of machinery...?

"Bombshell galloped a mile ja? Fund. If it was a mattes that interested people of other ponies were, spun out whose records I Lord Mayor of London had "started a Relief 2,311, last quarter 311 seconds, and a number so far away how much more important it was missed, to Hongkong..

SAYS our Haiphong contemporary :-A com mittee has been appointed by the French Colonial Office to inquire into the modifications that may be introduced into the Customs tarifs in force in Indo-China, especially as regards the Importation of those products which do not exist in France. The committee will be under the presidency of the Under-Secretary of State, and will consist of the following members: Messrs. Boulanger, Cabines, Isaac, Reymond, Senators; Etienne, Félix Faure, Anbur Leroy, Waddington, Deputies; Dialbere, and Pallain, Councillors of State. Maric, chief of the Bureau of Commerce and Industry; Louis, Under- Secretary of commercial affairs; Laurent, Inspec tor of Finance, General Haussman, Chief Justice Guy de Ferrières, Consul Rocher, and Coqui, Inspector of Customs Messrs, François,and Vasselle, both attached to the Colonial Office, will be Secretaries, and bave a right to vote. Our contemporary expresses a hope that the committee will invite the Tonquin/merchants who are now in France to relate their grievances, with a view to redressing the same. SHORTLY, after midnight on Saturday night a gang of fourteen or fifteen, robbers, armed with awards, revolvers, and clubs, broke into two out the moveables, They got about $60 worth houses at Tye Kok Tsui and proceeded to clear of clothes, and some money, and were leaving, when two Indian constables, P.C. $73, Omar Din, and P.C. 511, Belaki, heard the hubbub and rac up. One of the men was just leaving the second bouse, No. 40, and they fired at From the foregoing statement it will be seen that him, and went in pursuit. They reached the without showing exceptional brillancy in any thieves, and each seized a man, but the rest particular subject-English composition alone made in attack on them, knocked P.C. 511 excepted-Master Lobb, the winner of the Schol- down, laid his head open in four places with arship, made fair show throughout, exhibiting word, and released his prisoner, They the greatest weakness where he ought to have then turned to the other constable, and struck been strongest, in Arithmetic, in which he only he interposed his prisoner between himself and that 8g marks out of a possible 100 were obtained him also with swords Luckily, in the darkness, scored 54 out of a possible 100. Considering his assailants, and the slasher fell on the body in Algebra, it is incomprehensible why such a of their accomplice, whose left arm was laid open comparative failure should have been made in short time they ran away to the boat, and P.C: Lammert and Dodd both displayed a general all- In numerous places. After this had gone on a the simpler branch of the same selence. Masters 573 fired two shots after them. Owing to the round knowledge, without, however, particularly improvement in marksmanship which the police distinguishing themselves in any one branch. have made under Major Dempster's system. he Lamment did well in Algebra, whilst Dodd came Tax Courrier d'Haiphong informs as that the succeeded in hitting somebody, but unluckily it out ahead of both his competitors in Arithmetic. Resident-General and Mais. Rheinart, accom-

was an old woman, who was shot in the leg. We are not, of course, in a position to judge of panied by the superior Resident, by Mme. The water police and a party for Yaumati, hear the character and difficulty of the examination Farreau, Mme. Lebrun, M. Boulloche, Captain ing the firing, went to the place, and removed papers, but taking an ordinary standard the Boudonnet, Aide-de-Camp- to the Governor- the injured people to the Hospital-P.C. $11, the percentages of the whole of the three competitors General arrived at Haiphong on the morning of prisoner, and the old woman being all pretty do not strike one as being so high as might have the syth inst. from Hanol Phu-ly, Ninh binh badly hurt. Search was also made "for the been expected from specially prepared candid- and Nam-dish. After receiving several persons robbers, but unsuccessfully. Subsequently a ates. At the next examination it is to be hoped an the same day, the Resident-General left the man was arrested with a cost, stolen from one that the competition will be keener and more in next morning for Touron and Hus, accompanied of the houses in his possession, He wand keeping with the value of the Scholarship, and

The Genetas Manigers have, the pleasure by Me, Rheinart, M. Boullochu and Capt. remanded to-day, The Indians wil doubtless that the Government Central School wil benessy was Governor, a similar claim was made ubmitting to the Shareholders a statement Houdonbet

27] repere dus recognition of their bravi

represented;

and responded to. The Governor, not having · the Company's accounts for the year 1985.

THE EX-KING OF ANNAM. The ex-King of Annam, Ham-nghi, has arrived 4m-yearly meeting of the Toko Tram

at Algiers, and will reside in tffe suburbs.

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

January 16th, The electoral period in Paris is full of tran- qullity.

BULGARIA.

January 17th. The general situation of Bulgaria is disquieting.

(From Singpore papers). THE KING OF HOLLAND.

BATAVIA, January 14th. The condition of the King became worse during

· last night.

The King is dying.

15th January.

The condition of the King remains very serious. At a Council of Ministers to-day a temporary regency was discussed.

way Campany, held on the 14th instant, dividend was declared at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum. The sumber of passengers carried by the company during the latter hälf of 1888 was 3,800,588.

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THE Consul for France officially notifies that a flashing light of the first order, showing two white and two red flashes alternately, was established at Cape Padarań, on the coast of Cochin China, on the 19th Inst. This new beacon, which will be greatly appreciated by navigators, has a range of 32 miles.

It being decided to consider the matter at once the Governor left, and the Council went into Finance Committee, the Colonial Secretary presiding.

The Chairman mald,” with regard to the Governor's Message, that the Rev. W. Maithead wrote to Dr. Chalmers, on the subject, and the latter gentleman forwarded the letter to His Excellency, ith request that some relief should be given, reminding him that on previous occasion, when Sir John Pope Hen.

AN OLD SPORTSMAN. Hongkong, 26th January, 1889, THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED,

The following is the report for presentation. the shareholders at the Eighth Ordinary Ant Meeting, to be held at the offices of the Compr Feddere Street, on Thursday, the 7th Febrat 1880 at noon;AM