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SUPREME COURT.

IN VICE-ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

(Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief. Justice).

March 31st.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1890.

THE ROYAL VISITORS.

In last night's issue we left the Duke and

they are known by the name of "Five Tigers," Everybody dreads to have any dealings with occasions to bring the law to bear upon them for them. The neighbours vainly tried on several their villanies. On the 5th instant, they were disputing with a man named Yang in a temple over some old troubles, which resulted in n bloody fight. One of the Five Tigers" drew a short dagger which be was wont to carry, and stabbed bis antagonist, inflicting such a severe wound on the bead, that he is now lying in a precarious condition: This affair was immediately reported to the local authorities. The brothers were arrested, pending trial. Everybody will

rewards.

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SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.

ZARADE STEAMERS. '~~-

ALBANY, British steamer. 1,489. E. Porter, 30th March, Mojl 5th March, Coals.-Adam- sor, Bell & Co.1

AM100, German steamer, 771. T. A. Bruhn, 30th March-Saigon 24th March, Rice and PaddyMorris & Co. Mp4 V ANCONA. British steamer, 1,888, W. D. Mudie,

4th March,Yokohama 16th March, Malls and General P. & O. S. N. Com BATAVIA British steamer, 2,553. Williamson,

22nd March-Vancouver, and Yokohama A roth March, General Adamson, Bell & Co. March, Bombay 9th March, and Singa pore sand, General-Carlowitz & Co CHINA, America str zoo, W. B. Seabury, 31st

Duchess of Connaught going up to Government House. They got there safely. but somehow or other the Reception, at which the "loval" portion of the community turned up, did not begin til near eleven p.m. For three-quarters of an hour the hands of the Duke and Duchess were wrung by a tuft-hunting crowd, who had lounged about Goverment House for upwards of an hour, THE ANCONA ""KUNG PAI" COLLISION.

Then their Highnesses went to bed. In this matter the evidence of Capt. Jackson, The weather to-day (1st inst) was anything

but "Queen's weather, the rain falling heavile rassed by insurrections in Fukien and Cha rejoice to see them receive their deserved Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis. 96 per BISAGNO,” Italian' steamer, 1,409, Valle, 29th of the steamship Taisang, was taken on com- mission in chamber. Mr. Drammond; of for several hours. As a consquence the deco rations were extremely washed out and the Shanghai, instructed by Mr. Hastings, was pre-illuminating arrangements half-spoiled. by The Chinese precession, in which sent on behalf of the plaintiffs (the owners of the Kung Pai) and Mr. Francis. Q.C., with Mr. the pork-provided dragons, etc., were to figure, was considerably bedraggled when it Pollack, (instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, did at length reich Gavemment Honse, where and Master) appeared for the P. & O. S. N. Co. their royalties lonked at it through the windows Capt. Jackson said that he had been 24 years tuntil they got tired. His Royal Highness tiffined Ate, and had been running in and out of with the officers of the Regiment. In the after- non he was to go and see how Britain Hongkong for the past ten years. He was at his house, 4 West Terrace, on the morning of the had spread herself in the Far East, by Being 4th December, when he heard a gun. He went visiting the Docks and lanifications. on the verandah, and saw the American mail uninformed in the matter, however, and knowing Coming in and a P. and O. steamer going out the uncertainty of Princes, we cannot say whether or not this part of the programme was adhered to.

eastward. Whilst watching them he saw a small steamer coming in the Ty-ee-Moon Pase. He recognised her as the Rung Pal, having his glasses with him. He then went into his room again, She was then clear of the noint, about the middle of the channel. He went out on to the verandah again almost immediately, and saw the P. and O. steamer collide with the Aung Pai. He took up his glasses again, and watched them closely. They were then about the usual channel, (Here the witness marked the locality on the chart.)

By Francis-I first saw the steamers through my window,"

The inquiry was then adjourned until to

minrrow.

(Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief Justice, with Lieut. Lary, H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, and Captain Seabury, steamship China, as Astessori). April 1st.

noon!

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To-night General Edwards will entertain the Duke and Duchess at dinner at Headquarter House, and there will be a military fetish-dance -called, very appropriately, a tatton-afterwards. Ta-marrow will be the great day. The memo rial stone of the Praya Reclamation Scheme It is laid will be Inid at three o'clock. now, but it will be hoisted up three i ches, lapped with the expensive toys provided by the Government, and declared to be "well and truly laid by the Duke, as though it were an egg After which those of the Three Hundred Invited who are Masons will have to hurry away to the presentation of an address by the Craft in the City Hall. In the evening the royal party will be the guests of the Chinese, who will give a select dinner at the Ko-shing Theatre before their Highnesses leave to go to Canton for a day.

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THE CHINESE IN FORMOSA.

The N. C. Daily News translates the follow ing editorial from the She Pas of March 30th:

The pretent is not the past, and political methods which succeeded in the past will not succeed if employed in the present. A doctor who tries to cure diseases entirely by pres cribed roles and a chess-player who plays with book on knee, will both fail. Let us sce how these axioms apply to Formosa. When Kokshinga, fighting for the Mings, had driven out the Dutch, the present dynasty, still embar kiang, were for a long time too much. occupied in consolidating their empire an

Asit has been the custom of the country for the the mainland to be able to devote serious atten tion to the subjugation of the island; hence the people of all classes to gamble either for pleasure for gain for the fifteen days of the first month of tions before they were expelled. Under K'ang | the year, so the authorities have no power to Keksbinga family ruled there 'for four gener H, (1662-1733) there were three insurrections in prohibit them, but the gambling class has abused China against the Manchus these of Wu San- this special privilege by opening and carrying one street ontside of the West gate fall of then, kwei, (1674-1678) Shang Chl-sin, (1678-1660), and Keng Tsing-chung. It was not until after for longer time gambling dens. There is these had been suppressed, that ShI: Lang, and the Magistrate Sung, seeing the pernicious who had held command under Cheng King, influence emanating from them, has officially one of this short "Kokshinga" or Cheng notified the keepers to shut up these dens after dynasty) in Formosa, turned his hand against the 15th of this moon; but many have not Liu Kwok-kwei, regent of the island during heeded his notification and still pursue their uninwful practices. The day before yesterday the minority of the prince, defeated him in a single decisive battle, captured the Pescadores,

he sent his runners to those, places and, arrested and brought both them and Formosa under the

several people, who are, now lodged in his rule of the Tatsing Emperors. Formosa was Yamen. Those who violate the laws of the now garrisoned by a force of 14,000 troops from country deserve no pity, and should receive the the mainland, relieved every three years by fresh full punishment prescribed. men. The Government considered it judicious to spend very large sums, amounting to hundreds of taels a year, in paying these men good wages, and supporting their families left behind on the mainland of China in comfort.

A correspondent from Formosa, writing to one of the southern native papers, states that at several places not very distant from one of the departmental cities a fresh revolt has been killed and wounded quite a number of the Im- trial troops. The commanders of the garrison stationed about the locality at first attempted to Bruce their submision by gentle persuasion, and latterly by overawing them by the display of military force. The savages, however, would yield to neither, but on the troops contray, openly resisted and fought the troops sent to quell them. They fortified and barricaded the mountain passes through which the Impèriat troops had to pass, and exhibited a most resolute spirit to resist to the last all attempts to vanquish them. Without taking, the most rigorous measures the Formosan Government cannot hope to subjugate them, and we shall probably hear that adequate forces have been sent to the scene of revolt.

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Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-848 per cent premium, vellers. ten kauheat Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

-$32t per share, sellers. China and Manila Steam Ship Company--105

per share, sellers. ·

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Hongkong Gas Company-$135 per share, sellers. Hongkong Hotel Company-8185 per share, Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per-cent, Debentures Indo-China Steam: Navigation Company

Limited--as per cent; dis., buyers, den Dougins Steamship Company-$60 per share

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China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-13

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per share, sellers, Luzon Sugar Refining Company Imited-877

per share, buyers.

sellers.

Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

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share, sellers,

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-$11 per share,

buyers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B--al per cent.

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Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-5 per cent

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San Francisco 11th March, and Yoko hama 27th, Mails and General.-P. · M. [S/S: Co the sales pi

CHUTA, German steiner, 648. H. Brock, zat April-Dell 18th March, Singapore, 21st, Pr

Cero; Brush steamer, 1,459. A. Hunt, 21st

and Hoihow goth, GeneralMelchers & Co. MarchShanghai16th March, and Swatow 20th, GeneralBatterfield & Swire.

CHOWFA, British steater, 1,057, T. W. Phillips,

March, Bangkok : 23rd

General Yuen Fat Hong. 33 March. CHOYSANG, British steamer, 194, W. E. Sawer

1st April Sourabaya, and Panawchad z3rd March, Sugar.Jardine, Matheson & Co. CLARA, German steamer, 674. Christensen, 30th

March, Halphong 28th March, General Siemisen & Cop

FAME, British steamer, 117, WW, Allan-

Rany cong Government tender. FORMOSA, British steamer, 674, T. Hall, z3rd March, Tamsti, via Amoy and Swatow 22nd March, General-D. Liprik & Co.

23rd March San Francisco a7th Feb, and Yokohama 18th March, 'Mails and General-O & O. S. S. Co.

GLENEARY, British steamer, 1,410, W. Murray,

29th March,--Saigon 25th March, Rice. Jardine, Matheson & Co.

GOALPARA, British' steamer, 1,355; A. Houghton, 29th MarchSurabaya 8th March, Tjilat- gap 14th, Batavia 17th, and Singapore 21st, Sugar Jatdine, Matheson & Co HAILOONG, British steamer, 783, F. D. Goddard, 29th March, Tamsui 20th March, Amoy. 25th, and Swatow 28th, General.-D. Lapraile & Com

HAITAN, British steamer, 1,183, S. Ashton, Ist

The danger to Formosa was not then aggres- sion fram outside, but rebellion from within. For started by the savages, who in several akirinishes Hongkong Ice Company--$102 per hat GAELIC. British steamer. 4,209. W. G. Pearne external defence, a strong force at Keelung, at Lab Erb, and other places on the coast, made it impregnable even by a force of 100,000 men: and stout and staunch as were the Dutch ships when the Hollanders had been once expelled like dog or pigs by Kokshinga, they did not venture on another attack from sea. On the other hand; for a long time Formosa enjoyed scarcely a year free from internal troubles. The rebellion of Chu Yih-kwei, Lia Shwing-wên, Chèa Chow-ts'Gan and Ta'ai Kien followed each other in close succession; the idea of each of these rebels being, no doubt, to establish himself, as Koksbinga In official circles here and at Peking, the news

had done before, as independent King of Formost is current that the Hankow-Peking line of Rail-

At the beginning of the reign of Tas Kwang way is forthwith to be proceeded with that the (1821-1851), it was proposed by certain states. Board of Admiralty is to furnish the required men to substitute for the garrisons from the main. funds at the rate of two millions of taels a year; land a militia of the Chinese colonists resident that the line is to be began at the Hankow end; in the island; but after mature discussion this and that in Hupah mlaes and iron works are to project was abandoned to the following con be opened to procure the required material forsiderations; it was thought that-men-who-had- their wives, children and parents in the island, the construction of the line.

would be likely to be influenced, by anxiety for their safety, into transferring their allegiance to any too powerful opponent as soon as they saw a likelihood of waging a losing war against him; and would certainly not have the same motives for offering a valorous and prolonged resistance a soldiers who were looking forward to a return to their families after three years' service clated with honours and rewards. The project, therefore, was stigmatised as handing over Formosa to the Formosani, and found no favour with the government of the day,

The old channel across the Bar is said to he closed; one of the pilots endeavoured last week to go out that way in the pilot hoa, but could only get 4ft. He worked back to the new channel and found nothing less than Sft. on a falling tide.

This was a claim by the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company against the P. and O. S. N. Co. for damage to the Kungpoi by collision with the Ancona, on the 4th December last. There was a counter claim. Mr. W. V. Dranmand (instructed by Messen. Wotton and Deacon) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Francis, Q.C., with Mr. Pollock (instructed by Meters. Johnson, Stokes and Master) defended. . Mr. Drumynand, in morning the case, read the pleadings, and, continuing, said that there appeared to be only two facts in dispute-the M. Conmany. Minister for Russia, will leave plaintiffs allowed that the Kuncpai proceeded his post on the 23rd March in order to proceed down mid-channel, whilst the Ascene alleged that via Japan to Europe on leave of absence. But she was hurging the shore. The plaintiffs also it appears uncertain whether His Excellency said that the Kanghai's" engines were reversed will return to this, country, as he is one of those when a collision became imminent, which was diplomats who, under the present régime, may also died. To simplify matters he had exsect to have their wishes considered, and we formulated the followine questions-Is the place should doubt that M. Couminy's desire would to be considered a new channel? If it is, was he to return to the Chinese capital for another the course of the Ancora a proper one up to the term of service. To the society of Peking the moment of putting her helm hard a starboard ? departure of M. and-Mme. Coumany will be a great loss. Their splendid and yet genial hos Was the course of the K'unépai a proper one up to the moment of putting her inclin hard a port?pitality and unfailingkindness will be thankfully Was the Aucon justified in putting her helm remembered long after they are gone by all who were received under the roof of the Imperial hard a starboard Ought the Ancona to have

Legation, in which the blank they leave will be most difficult to fill.-Chinese Times.

stopped her engines, and did she do so at the proner time? He then quoted a lot of legal dicta on the point.

Charles Henry Clifford, master of the Kungpai, said-I hold a Swedish certificate, and have been at sen thirty years, having ten years' experience on this coast, I have never been in collision before. At the time of this collision I was coming from Newchwang to Hongkong and Whampoa, with a cargo of beans. The Kungpas is 205 feet long, with 30 feet bean, and a net tonnage of fire. Her draft is 15ft, and

in very

But the danger to Formosa is now no longer from within, but from without. A rebellion of the dimensions of those four above mentioned, is no longer to be dreaded; and the present uprising of the savages is a comparatively slight matter. On the other hand, more than one foreign nation looks upon the magnificent island with envelous eyes. A foreign power once established there, and we have, an enemy actually within our walls "another man snoring under our bed," to use a forcible old historical phrase. Compared with this, the loss of Annam or Liukių is insigni- ficant. Given a determined enemy with 10,000 men, with inmodern ironclads and cannon, attack- ing now from the east, now from the west, and unless the people are loyal and devoted to China, she cannot hold Formosa even with an army of 100,000 men,

Dogs have more love and natural attachment for their masters than any other domesticated animals. We frequently hear of their rescuing and protecting their masters from danger, but none of them enn excel the following case, which occurred on the 20th instant on the river at the west end of the city. A boy of seven or eight years of age, belonging to one of the numerous boats, was playing on the ice, which gave way suddenly, and the boy fell through and was carried away by the strong current. There was a general commotion when the parents dis covered the disappearance of their boy, and even their family dog was much concerned, and whep shown the probable place plunged into the river, ard within a few minutes the corpse of the drowned bay was brought to the surface to the general joy of the parents and friends. The dog is of black colour and his size is unsually large. He has set an example of usefulares and love fox aur superiors. The love for his master was so great that he risked his own life la try. ing to rescue the child. In many cases, the saying of our great sage Confucius is very trus and applicable.

the Men are not equal. birds .. men have not so much love for their fellow beings as the birds.

FOOCHOW

March 22nd, 1890. Some forty beggars, we hear, died through hunger and cold during the bad weather of the last fortnight.

It was stated at Hankow that the steamer Ngankin was to bring to Shanghal something like 20,000 packages from Hankow, the freight upon them being nil.

A rather extraordinary report is freely circu lated amongst the natives, to the effect that the Arsenal Commissioner attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the river on Sunday last, but that he was rescued by his attendants, The cause of the rash act, it is stated, was owing to pecuniary troubles.

Does the Hon. Mr. Mitchell-Ianes think he is likely to glorify himself in this colony by acting like a wayward child on every occasion he appears in public? This person he is not à gentleman and has no pretensions in that direc tion, although he is Acting Registrar-General

What China should do, therefore, is to make and an official member of the Legislative Council-is Secretary of the bogus Reception her rule beloved in Formosa by kind, judicious, her horse-power 95 namin, her maximum

Committer, appointed without any authority and consistent treatment both of Chinese colonists spred being about ten koots. The crew numbers whatever by the local Government to honor the and of native, aborigines. The firmest govern- about forty, including the two officers and three visit to Hongkong of the Duke and Duchess of mentisone established in the hearts of the people. engineers. On this occasion, she was in good Connaught. And in that capacity this afternoon There are now thousands of Chinese abroad who order. We arrived in the Lv-ce-mun Pass about (istults.) on Pedder's Wharf he took upon himself look back with longing to the land of their fathers, 2.40 am, on the 4th December. We anchored, autocratic rights which, but for his losignificance, and love to talk of the villages where were their

homes. Though living, many of them, under but proceeded at daylight, a few minutes after

would inevitably, have resulted the Arabic passed on the starboard side. We disagreeable consequences. When the Kaisar-i-foreign rule, they never forget that they are went about seven knots afterwards. I was on Hind steamed to her moorings, three gentlemen ready to help their old country in the hour of the bridge, the mate and chief engineer being took their places a Pedder's Wharf to witness need. The Government should do its best to forward, on deck. The second engineer was in the the landing of our royal guests. They were the foster the growth of such a feeling in the breast engine-room. We took the mid-channel course. Editor of this journal, a well known local of every Farmesan, selder or savage. Formosa When off Quany Point I saw the Ancona about solicitora gentleman by Act of Parliament, as can then be safely entrusted to the care of the .two miles off. I kept on my course for about two minutes, and then, when we were about a mile the saying goes-and another member of the Formosans; and even should an enemy take bet, many more failures will be recorded. The great

local press. Being modest, and not wishing to she will still be ours. apart, ported about a point. I wanted to keep a mix up with the brillant uniforms and other little to the north of the usual channel. There unique caricatures on nieden costume repre were an other steamers in sight, to distractsented by the three dozen Hongkong male and my attention. The channel is narrow af female fashionables who were thought of that point, But we should easily pass on sufficiently high tone to be allowed on the usual courte. We went on for four or Pedder's Wharf on such an occasion, these five minutes, at the same speed, and all of a three gentlemen were contented to remain sudden began to see the broadside of the in the back-ground and view all that was to be Ancona, and knew she was starboarding. I seen from the inside of the archway nearest the expected her to part, to allow to losive bend of the channel. We should thus have passed about,200 or 300 feet apart. The Kungpal was then about mid-channel, or a little on the Kowloon side. The Ancona would have passed us at a distance of about half-a-mile from the shore if she had not starboarded her helm. The mate reparted that she was starboarding If I had starboarded my helm instead of parting we should have struck the Ancona at surprised when he was most courteously requested the graduates of ßscond Grade (Chili-jen) of the

right angles. Ireversed the engines, to assist to throw, the Kungpad's head to port, her screw being right-handed. My orders were executed. The Ancona kept on across our bows, and gave two short whistles, to which I replied by one,

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.

The Bourd of Ceremonies has received Im- perial Instructions to issue a notification to all Empire to be present on the act of the and moon at the office of Registrar of the Board of Ceremonies to register their names before enter ing the Examination Hall. This is the Special examination favoured by His Majesty. The

Quile a number of piece goods shops, we learn, have failed since the beginning of China New Year and their liabilities are computed at $200,000. Owing to the inability of the Native Banks to grant the uiual advances it is feared falling off in the tea trade of last season, has greatly affected all other trades of the port, which are entirely dependent ou tea-Echo.

Rotices of Firms.

NOTICE.

NOTICE la bereby given that the Partner.

ship lately existing between the Under signed under the eye of BENJAMIN and DANBY has been dissolved by mutual consent "as and from this date.

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Punjom and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co.

-914) per share, buyers. The Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited-$12

per share, sellers. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown.

Company-$88 per share, sellers, pr Tonquin Coal Mining Co.--$400 sershare, buyers. The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Cou

Limited---40 per cent. prem, sellers og h The East Bornes Planting Co., Limited...$32,

Der share, sellers. The Songel Koyah Planting Co., Ld-$12 per

share, buyers,

Cruickshank & Co., Ld.--$40 per share, nom. The Steam Launch Co., Limited-nominal. The Austin Arms Hotel and Building Co., Ld.

par, nominal The China-Bomeo Co., 1.38er share,

sellers.

April-Foochow 28th March, Amoy 29th, and Swatow 31st, General.-D. Laptaik KAISAR-I-HIND, British steamer, 3,335, E. W. Atkinson, 1st March,-London 13th Feb., and Singapore 26th March, General.-P. & LOS.N.CO.ZA DE

wedd

JAPAN. British steamer, 1,865, T. S. Gardner, 26th March, Calcutta 9th March, Penang 16tb, and Singapore 19th, Opium and General D Sassoon, Sons & Co. ang JOHANN, German steamer, 429, H Binge, 31st

March, Amoy 29th March, General Wieler & Cot

MELBOURNE, French steamer, 2,013, A, Vimont, 1st April Shanghai' 29th March, Mails MIIRE MARU, Japanese str., 2,280, S. Sommers, and General Messageries Maritimes.

Paddy.Geo: R Stevens & Co. 31st March,Saigon 27th March, Rice and

March, Manila arth March, General- NINGPO, German steamer, 762, R. Koehler, 25th

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

March-Whampoa asth March, General Siemisen & Co, na

The Hongkong Brick and Cement Co., LNANZING, Brilish steamer, 830, R. Talbot, goth

$18 per share, sellers. The Green laland. Cement Co. (Old issue) $43

per share, nominal, The Green Island Cement Co. (New issue)-$3

per share, nominal The Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ld-95 CRESTES, British steamer, 1.300, Barr, 30th March, Nagasaki 26th March, Coal and per share, boyers.

General Butterfield & Swire The Hongkong Electric Light Co., L-PHRA CHULA CHOM KLAO, British steamer,

per share, nominal.

Geo, Fenwick & Co. Limited-$25 per share, 101 A. Berison 25th March,Bangkok 14th March, and Koh-i-chang 18th, Rica buyers.

and General Yuen Fat Hong The West Point Buildings Co, Ld.—$40 per | FHU QUOC, French steamer, 183, Valliu, z8th

share, buyers.

AB | Septy, Touron 20th Sept., Coals-Wing

The Peak Hotel and Trading Co., Ld-$20 per

share, sellers.

The Labuk Planting Co., Ld-$18 per share,

nominal wa

The Jelebu Mining and Trading Co, Ld.-$5

per share, buyer.

The Selama Tin Mining Co., Ld.-$3 per share,

bayers..

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PICCIOLA, German steamer, 875, Th. Nissen, 331st March, Newchwang 25th March, Beans and General.-Melchers & Co. has MAN PILOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stopant-

||- Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Coll POLLUX, German zienmer, 89r. H. Hellmers, 28th March, Saigon 24th March, Rice, &c. M-Melchers & Content

SORACHI MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,100, J. Brotherton, 31st March, Bangkok 23rd March, Rice and General-Tung Kee. STORE NORDISKE, Danish steamer, 596, Suen-

&

son, 1st April, from a cruise.-G. N. Telegraph Capleted so vecina migra STRATHLEVEN, British steamer, 1,590, Berwick, 27th MarchSaigon 22nd March, Rice➡ Adamson, Bell & Co.

The Shameen Hotel Co., Ld-85 per share,

nominal

The Kowloon Land Investment Co., Ld.—$i;

per share, sellers. A

The Hongkong Marina, Limited—par, premium,

nominal.

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S. S. BENJAMIN. S. J. DANBY. E.-S KELLY.. Hongkong, sist March, 1890.

NOTICE.

REGISTER..

31st March, 1890,--At 4 p.m.

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STATION

Iminediately our stem struck her a little abaft Way; but that does not make him any the less Capital will once more be, made lively by theX71TH reference to the above, the business

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Peh, Director of the Foochow Arsenal, recently asked his foreman in the yard whether he knew which was the swiftest boat they had, and where was the deepest part of the river there, and at which part of the river the water ran the strongest. Queen's Road. Mr. Mitchell-Jones suddenly saving been informed ofed to his peter Pen appeared on the scene, and taking upon himself got into the boat, and started to inspect the same, the functions of Capt.-Superintendent of Police, when by an accident he fell into the river, but ordered a sergeant of that useful force to "turn happily he was speedily rescued and felt none the three persons" off the Wharf. The sergeant the worse for his ducking, did his duty to the best of his lights; he politely conveyed the instructions he had received from Mr. Mitchell-Innes, and looked somewhat to tell that most honorable personage to come along and try on the turning out" business he had so fussily ordered. Needicat to say that the Hon-Heaven help us-Mr. Mitchell-Innes did not," come along "he is hardly built that a cad snob of the first water for gratuitously cut and so who had as much, if not more degrees. We found that we were making water

The Imperial Household Manigers have given through the bows, and I decided to beach the right to be on Fedder's Wharf than he had. Now, just a few words as to the persons-the vessel at one of the likeliest spots that I could term is used in to Invidious sense who were a large order for fire-works of the best quality to find on the smooth sandy beach. I slowed invited, or shall we say allowed, to be present on the fire-work manufacturer, Hatch Kwun Shung engines so that she would come up slowly in the Pedder's Wharf to receive the Duke and Duchess to be used at the Nan Hal for the inspection of best place that I could possibly beach her of Connaught. Who were they? What are His Imperial Majesty the Emperor, on the aand went right straight for the shore. If anything the they? The cost of this show" has to be paid of the and moon at a p'clock. A great prepara- spot, was to the westward ofthe point of collision, It was a considerable distance westward. I had by the Hongkong community, but there were tion is now going on in the Nan Hala special scarcely half a dozen Hongkong taxpayers on pavillon will be built for H.I.M, and his suite no apprehension whatever of danger before the Wharf. Apart from the foreign consuls, for inspecting the fire-work display which is sighting the Ancona,

three or four foreign merchants, and about twenty promised to be the finest ever parduced. It will Cross-examined by Mr. Francis:-It was in Chinese, Hongkong was represented by what consist of figures of animals of every descriptionference to the above de Lacient Sweden that I got my certificate. I was in mid- The unofficial members of the Legislative and different caricatures of minnale of SHARE and GENERAL BROKER on my solo

Today Mary account from this date. T channel in the middle of the pass, and the Arable Council, and the paid servatis either of the day be

icals, Mixer a S. J. DANBY. S passed me whilst in that position. She had Colony or the Crown. The merchants and During the Emperor's absence" from the plenty of room to pass me. I didn't think it my traders of Hongkong, the backbone and sinew of duty to keep either on one side or the other. the colony-where were they? According to the coming fgth of this moon until the 23x of there. Hongkong, grat March, 1800, 21523

about while he is away to the Eastern Mausoles, got underway about 6.10 am, and went dictum of Mr. Mitchell-Innes, and, we suppose the state'ffairs will be transected by the follow. AUSTIN ARMS HOTEL AND BUILI ING full speed ahead. I slowed down when the the Reception Commities must be included, they ing high officials acting rate for H.I.M.COMPANY LIMITED

She had no difficulty were not considered high-class enough in Jan Prince, Loong Ching with HP Us Chon as JOHN ANDREW having resigned the Arabic passing. She would have passed shoulders with their own hielings. And Prime Minister Grand Secretaries HEFFM Secretaryship of the Company, Mr with equal case even if I had not slowed that is just about as straight as we can put Kwon and Ge Dong. These officers will realde HENRY HUMPHREYS Has been appointed down. My second mate was below, as it was it. The reception to the Duke and Duchess in the Imperial Palace while H.1.M. is away

ACTING SECRITALY, BUCURE his watch, and the chief mate was busy forward of Connaught, thanks to the third-rate snobbery. It is seldom as Emperor vacates bir throne to There was the signal of "stop" before sight of these self-sufficient toadies proved a lame others to act for him, for it might turn but that ing the Ancona. Our last port was Newchwang file. The Duke laughed yes, spiunily The clock is in the wheel house, here we can laughed and the Duchess smiled sudibly, and by the time herelding the parties might not give see it readily. It kept Shanghal time, Mr. Mitchell-Innes was so entirely neglected Adoll Yunglon, the chief mate of the Kungėsi, that he walked off the Wharf with the gavo "similat testimony, and the hearing was crowd as much unnoticed as if he had noves

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There is a family named Sung consisting of fire men, Eving on the East side of the river, and

carried on by S, B. BENJAMIN, S. J. DANBY and E.S. KELLY, under the style of BENJAMIN and DANBY, will be continued by the Under signed under the style of BENJAMIN and KELLY

S. S. BENJAMIN, E. S. KELLY, Hongkong, 31 t March, 1890. NOTICE. NO1

Tokyo

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1st April, 1890.

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The Regioidied: Office: Kas been REMOVED to 16, Queen? Read Central (over the Hongkong Dispensare

For the Directors,

WIND D. HUMPHREYS,

Chairman Hongkong, 11th Ma

Nagasaki.

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TAISANO, British steamer, 1,505, W. H. Jackson, 30th March-Whampoa 30th March, General Jardine, Matheson & Co. VENETIA British; Steamer, 1,608, C. Gadd, 31st March-Bombay 14th March, and Singapore 25th, Geneall.-P. & O, S. VORWAERTS, German steamer, 612, T. Bendixen, 11 April,Newchwang 24th March, Beana. -Ed. Schellhass & Com ZAFIRO British steamer, 675;. Cobban, atst

March-Manila aßih March, General,- Russell & Co. ha

KAILING VESSELS, BYLGIA, German bark, 340 R. Hellwig 31st

~ March →→Bangkok 19th Feb,

Wieler & Co. En DANIEL IT, JENNEY, American ablp, 1.620, Rodick, 27th March, New York 4th Nov, Petroleum Order walked EME British bark 774 Summers, and Marcb,-

London 6th November, General Order. ERIKOENIO, Chinese bark,457, Opium Examina» tion hulk Stonecutters Island Chinese Customis

C.HWAPPAUS, Britjih baik, 531, P. Hanson,

261 March Sandakan 2 th Feb., Hard Ehe wood+Gibb, Livingston & Co.

G. M. STANWCOn: American bark, 192, Foster,

8th March Newcastle, N.S.W 9th Jan Coal-Butterfield &c Swires the PALAGONIA, British bark, 1,199, Wm. Tabber Sth March New York 4th Nov,, Kerosene Ol, Russell & Co.

NEBLANCHARD/American ship, 1,50, N. W

(Blanchard, 3rd Fôb,—Hiego 29th January;

hýbark, 542, A@Yensen, 19th skan 7th February, Hard

TRA” Bilitch bark, 744, John Rea, 16th grantalo 17th Dec Ebony and

iblp1174. Frazer 18th, York 7th Nov. Kerosena OIN