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Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,
LIMITE D,
CHEMISTS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1890.
RUSSIA.
KLAER AND OLMAR'S Circus and troupe of Sevastopol is to be converted into a purely performing animals are now exhibiting in military port...
Shangbai.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THERE will be a game of Polo at Causeway
AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS. Bay, at 5.45 p.m., on Tuesday, the 10th inst.
WINE & SPIRIT IMPORTERS,
CHAMPAGNE LEMOINE,
VIN BRUT,
CUVEE, ROYALE. We are sole Agents in China for the sale of this splendid wine.
It is supplied regularly to the households of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, H.R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh, to most of the leading Clubs in London and the provinces, and is also largely patronized at the military and naval stations at home and abroad,
It is a Champagne of the highest character, absolutely natural, without either artificial sweetness or dryness, and we can confidently recommend a trial to all judges of good wine.
· Per Case 1 dozen qts. $22 ; per bottle $1.
$23
$1. #2
21
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(Telephone No. 60.) Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Hongkong, 20th May, 1890.
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WINES AND SPIRITS.
BY APPOINTMENT,
SIGNOR and Signora Majeroni, assisted by the members of the Shanghai Amateur Club, will perform Betsezio's farcical comedy “Our Italjan Cousin" at the Lyceum Theatre on the roth inst. A REGULAR meeting of Ferseverance Lodge. No. 1165, F.C., will be held in Freemasons1 Hall Zetland Street, on Monday, the 16th inst., at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
An inquest will be held at the Magistracy on Monday, the gth inst, upon the body of Jessie Ramsey Ormiston, aged 36, who died suddenly at her lodgings at 2, Kennedy Terrace, at half. past eight o'clock last night,
Is a library in Paris, said to be the largest in the world, is a Chinese chart of the heavens, in which 1,460 stars are to be found to be correctly placed according to the scientists of the present day. The chart was made in 600 B.C. TO-MORROW morning between 9 and togo o'clock the steam-launch carrying the Bethel flag will call alongside any vessel hoisting cod- pennant to convey men ashore to r am service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, returnin; about 12.30.
THE Religious Tract Society has contributed
the munificent sum of £20 towards the cost of A, S. WATSON & CO., LD an edition of "The Pilgrim's Progress" for the blind on the Island of Formosa.. What a boon (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841)
it will be to these poor sightless multitudes ! HONGKONG.
Of the total foreign trade of China, the lion's share continues to the engrossed by Great Britain. Great Britain and her dependencies taking £30 500.000 out of a total of £41,171005,over 7^ per cent. Of tonnage, too, Britain's flag waves over fully 70 per cent.
E invite attention to the following old W landed Brands, all of which are of ex-
cellent quality and good value for the money.
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most nated Shippers, pre imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine ar Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired."
Orders through Local Post or by Telegram
receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.)
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A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule
B. Vintage, Superior quality,
Per daren
Cast. Per Bot.
$10
Red Capsules............... 12
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule 14
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D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)
'SHERRIES.
Fi
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18
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule........ 6
B Suverior Pale.. Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50)
C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Capsule...
Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Scal Capsule.......
D Very Superior Old Pale
Dry, choice old Wine, White Seal Capsule....
E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very Ginest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Ola Battled)
CLARETS.
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A MISCELLANEOUS Entertainment will be given hy the 1st A & S. Highlanders, and Military
Mummers in the Garrison Theatre, on Wednes day next, commencing at g .m. on behalf of the widow and six children of the late Master Gunner Kimber. RA. We trust that the very deserving object will meet with hearty and
generous support.
A NUMBER of Chinese, in whose possession huse-breaking implements were found, were $1.00 Cording to the Straits Times they form part captured one night vr werk, in Singapore.
of a gang of burglars who made Canton too hot for them, then fied to Hongkong, and, subse- suently, turned, their attention to the Straits Settlements.
1.10
1.25
Ar the Singapore. Assizes, on the 31st ulto.. 1.50 before Mr. Chief Justice O'Malley, Joseph Foster
late chief gagler of Selangor Prison, was tried for the murder of his wife, on the 7th February, odo Whilst drank, and in a fit of jealousy, he shot her, faille, then shot a warder named Poole. 0.75 twice. flicting wounds from which the man died, and then shattered his own jaw." He was 1.00 sentenced to death.
NOTHING tempts a soldier to fatally as a stray well-bred pup, and, apparently the weakness of 1.00 sailors and marines is a clock or a watch. About two o'clock this, morning - Private O'Connor, z maine attached to the Victor Emanuel, suddenly tilted down a clock from the wall of the Seamens Club and cleared out, pursued by all present,
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Per Cass, Per Cass. 1 dove. BAL. Quarts. Pinta
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule
BS. Estephe, Red Capsule ..... 4.50
C St, Julien
D. La Rose
BRANDY,
$1.50 5.00 7.50
Per Box.
$4
7
12.00
Far_dos. Caso.
B Superier Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule
..$12
14
1.25
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule.
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac
Red Capsule ............ 18 D. Hennessy's Finest. Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin- tage, Red Capsule
SCOTCH WHISKY.
24
A Thorne's Blond, White Cap-
Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name und Trade Mark...........
g*
8.
C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.
D. Watson's HKD Blend of
the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule... to E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule ra IRISH WHISKY,
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule......
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule........
GIN
C John J-muson's Very Fine
$1.10
200
He led as far as Kennedy Road, when a constable
annexed both him and his prize. As a good character was given to him, and the affair was more freak than felony, Mr. Wodehouse only fined him $5 this morning.
persons.
The Singapore Police are no respecters of A prominent Chinaman-a member of the Advisory Board--was arrested on the 28th ulto, on a charge of instigating the murder of a Malay to whom he was largely indebted.. The same evening an enormöokly wealthy Arab, Syed Mahomed Alsagoff, an individual who is largely mixed up.in many of the Pabang "con- cessions," was arrested at a big dinner be was giving, previous to leaving for Europe. The charce was assisting at an unlawful operation, performed on a Polish woman from Port Said. whom he had been maintaining.
1.50 SAYS the N. C. Daily News of the and inst,:-- "Mr. Cosmo Innes. Burton, B. Sc., F.C.S, F.R.S.E., lately extension lecturer at St. Andrews, has been engaged 'as teacher of Sc'ence for the Polytechnic Institution here, and will shortly arrive.. His high attainments as 0.75 man of science are vouched for by numerous excellent testimonia's which we have had the privilege of seeing, and by the numerous papers he has written and published. Mr Burton, we. are informed, is married, and is bringing his wife with him. She is described as a very cleve 0.75 woinan, and they are likely to be a great
arquisition to Shanghai"
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THIS morning the body of a boatman was dis covered in the water near the Harbor Office* The deceased had been missing for a couple of days, and as he had been peculiar in his manner. for some time before it is supposed that he com- mitted suicide. ;
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN
BRITISH KOWLOON.
A brutal murder, supposed to have taken place in British Kowloon about a week go, has been discovered, the victim being a Chinaman 35 years of age, whose brdy was found in the ravine at the Folice shooting range at Tai-kok-tsui, about nine o'clock this morning, when a couple of Chinamen, who. happened to be crossing the range, suddenly came upon the corpse lying in a pool of water in the lower part of the ravine. They at once repaired to the Police Station and reported the matter to Inspector Matheson, who is now investigating the case. It is supposed that the man was one of the Chinese frontler guard, but the theory that he fell out with some of his comrades and was the victim of a gambling brawl appears to be very far-fetched, for the body, which now lies at the Mortuary, bears Fraces of terrible bruises and fearful gashes with sharp instrument, probably a sword. It has upwards of is deep incised wounds all over the body, one of them being a word thrust which entered the temple just above the left ear and pierced the skull, coming out at the back of the right ear. The body is hacked about in the most shocking manner,
even the nose being nearly cut off. As the police are very reticent about the affair it must remain, as far as the general public is concerned, a shocking mystery, until the inquest is he d on Monday next.
THE INTER-PORT CRICKET COMPETITION.
Mr. T Srmonbe Smith, Acting Han, Secre tary of the Hongkorg Cricket Club, writes:--I attach a copy of a second challenge received from the Singarore Cricket Club, and shall reglad if you will publish it is your columns.. If you will do your best to foster the prajc, it is probable that an eleven out of the following players might be got together :-Blair, G Cxon, S. Cox Smith, Lowson, Davidson, Dunn, Mavland (2), Platt, Worde: ck. Fist es, &c. &c. The Hun Ram, Camub l, Darby Lech. Davies, lia fí,
Secretary will be glad to receive names of gentle- men willing to gỡ,.
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(Copy)
Singapore, 21st May, 1890. Ta the Honorary Secretary, Hongkong Cricket
. Club.
to say that a large proportion of the teas have nothing noticeably objectionable about them. This, and nothing more. And this negative virtue is more apparent in teas from the Hankow
worked. He advocated an agreement being made with the principal countries of Europe to Establish an international ratio, securing the free coinage of both metals.
district, RIO JANEIRO, May 19th. The latest advices from Puerto Alegre state that the troops have joined, the citizens in rebellion against the Government,
LONDON, May goth. The death yesterday of Lieut-General Sir Alexander Hamilton Gordan is announced,
Mr. Newton, the solicitor convicted of con- spiring to defeat the ends of justice in the Cleves land-street scandals, has been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment ..
Mr. Provand, the member for Blackfriars division, Glasgow, has giren notice in the House of Commons of his intention to move a resolution regarding the long hours worked in textile factories in India.
A collision occurred to-day between the strikers and military at Felsen, in Dohemia, five of the former being killed.
Fall particulars of the loss of the Dacca: state that the passengers on board, who were mostly emigrants on their way to Queensland, numbered 419. After the steamer struck, they were landed on a reef, from which they were rescued by the steamer Palameofta which will take them on to Queensland. The Dacca sank four hours after striking. Everybody on board behaved most admirably in their trying and dangerous
situation.
In the North versus South cricket match played at ioids to-day, the latter were victorious by 135 rul..
Geocrals Sir Linthorn Simmons and Sit Frederick Haines are gazetted Field Marshals.
The Queen's birthday honours list includes a
knighthood of the Bath for Sir Edward Bradford.
BERLIN, May zothi
The statement of accounts of the German East African Company shows that the operations for the past year have been carried on at a less of eighteen thousand pounds.
BOMBAY, May 20th,
A fire has been ranging for three days on board the B. I. S. M. Ca S.S. Siria, which arrived in harbour last evening from Calcutta, via Coast Ports. It seems that three days ago a fire was discovered to have broken out in the hold which contained a cargo of coir and cotton. Every effort was made to extinguish the con- flagration, but without avail, and doubts were entertained as to the vessel being brought to realised, for the hatches were battened down, her destination. These fears were not however, and the fire was thus kept, in a measure, in check.
LONDON, May 21st,
Of the Klukiang tens, the Ningchows are Inferior to last year's produce; while, on the other hand, Hohows have taken a step upward, and though by no manner of means a "level" crop, yet posscas in a marked degree the two qualities held in high esteem by American buyers quickness in hand," and the distinctive, but indescribable "Hohow" flavour.
But Keemuns are certainly the best of the Klangsi teas, caused, it is said, in some measure by the admixture of Tub Hing Moyune leaf And being both good and comparatively cheap, shippers of these kinds may look forward, with some ground of hope to favourable account sales. Again, should the inferiority of the Ningchows ultimately become more pronounced, London exporters may have to pay extr,me prices for; Keemuns for the Continental trade.
Sung-yang districts have received this season Hankow teas from the Yung-low-tung and what has been lost for years, a true Pekoe flavour, but the abnormal prices of Tis. 15 to 38 have put them quite out of the reach of English buyers.
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as to quality, but not as to price and nothing Tow-yuena and Danfas are much as last year but a decline of Tls. 15 to 20 per picul would permit of there once popular teas being shipped to London:
Perhaps the best value for the home market has been found in the well made but tarry Ly
in, s, and the clean Shantanis at Tls. 8 to 12 per picut, or 61d: to gd. per lb,
The present stocks comprise some of the most ur desirable Ningchows seen for many a day, and much absolute rubbish in the Oonam and Oopack kinds : fit only for consignment to the all-devouring market of Shanghat..
There has been nothing in prospect or in the quality of the tea to justify this unprecedented rush. Every day has has been folly occupied with the duty of "collecting," Jor buying in the true sense has been entirely out of the question. Even "Sonday shines no sabbath day for the poor tea-laster. He cannot divide the Sun- day from the week."
If teamen be wise they will let well alone, will shut the book, and devote the rest of the season to jass pidgia.
The following figures are worth consideration.
half-chess.
half-chests.
Arrivals to date 411,000 kw teas against 371,000 in 1889.
307.000 Kkianga
#1,000 1
Total arrivala...20,000 against...$5,000 „...
date...7,0.0 K'kiang „
184,000 -
the shareholders to satisfy them of the exact present position of the Bank, and whether the recent startling disclosures in Calcutta and Bombay are likely to be followed by others of a similar character." No one can deny that a system which admits of such heavy lossen being" made as those just recorded, that have given so severe a shock to the credit and position of the Bank, stands self-condemned, There must be something very lax in the banking system in India, which admits of big frauds of this kind being perpetrated on three banks almost simg taneously, when a few simple precautions, such as those taken in large banks in England, would have prevented their occurrence. Whether the frauds recently perpetrated in that Bank are duct to individual carelessness on to incapacity, thers is no doubt that a system which paste of being exercised without check of any kind is radically wrong and must be changed. The Indian Mirror saysthat this accomplished swindler is almost worshipped by the poorer portion of his community for his personal modesty, his well-regulated domestic life, a strict observance of the rites of his religion, but above all, for his abounding-charity 1 This shrewd Hebrew is not singaler in his hypocrisy ; for, it we remember rightly, the Directors of the Glas- gow Bank, whose unscrupulous speculations of households, were, certainly, so far as outward brought rain and disaster an so many hundreds appearances went, exemplary Christians, who were looked upon by those among whom they worked and lived an 'shining lights" and "pillars of the Church, practising all the virtues, especially charity, until at last, the bubble burst, and exposed their true characters. Although nene of his community have venturned to avow any active sympathy for Mr. Solomon, there is reason. to believe that, if inspector Jacob had not been as smart as. he was, the bird would have flown, and probably have never been heard of again. But, if the report which reaches us be true, Inspector Jacob has paid dearly for doing his duty. He has, we understand, been ostracised from Hebrew society, and his pursuers have vowed to wreak their vengeance on him, and it is said that, were he to die, they would refuse him a Jewish burial. All sorts of rumours are afloat as to the speculative character of Solomon. It is said that he hnd many irons in the fire, and besides speculating in Government paper and opium, it was his wont to dabble hea- vily in jute and other shares, besides importing piece goods from Manchester, and dealing in any- thing which was calculated to yield large profits at short returns. The Mirror has "heard people say that Solomon, who is credited with ferretlag out the Budget secrets, was excellent terms with some subordinate or other in the. Board of Revenue, and not only Solomon, but other Jews and Marwaris also." This, our
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4,000 temporary says, "is doubtless a mere trick of
Present stocks 90,000 11kw tem against 155,000 in 1889.
To sets -Bajaso K'klang „ Total............175,000 against.
telegraphs that President Harrison will veto the Total do......550,000
The New York correspondent of the Standards to 373,000 kew teas against $21,000 bx8B).
Silver Bill, though it is stated that a canvass of the Senate reveals the fact that there is a majority of four senators in favour of the Bill now under consideration. Commander of the Bath.
Colonel Sir E. Bradford is appointed Knight Mr. MacBride, Director of Public Works, Ceylon, is appointed Companion of St. Michael and St. George.
A debate took place in the House of Commons. At Tls. 40 & up. 172,000 against 54,co in 1889 and the excitement over it increases every day,
last night on the clause in the Budget whereir the tax on spirits was increased. The Itisi Members insisted that Ireland's share was too great. Me Goschen protaised that a committe be appointed to ascertain if Ireland was unjustly treated in the matter. The clayse was ther passed.
95,000 **.1 150,003
The purchases since the commencement the season comprise :-
j.chests.
-chests.
Tis. 30 a 40...140,003
wards
28 a 30... 63,000
24 a 27... 94.00?
20 a 23... Bocco
90,003 32 32,000 76,000
"2
56,000
1
$100,000 2,000
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fancy. But it is not well, that such rumours should be afloat" and
our contemporary asks the Government not to begin and end only of with the prosecution of Solomon, but to carly the enquiry further till the whole truth is laid bare. Solomon's case has made an impression on the public mind, unparalleled in recent times,
Dear Sir, We were, of exurte, much dis- appointed to leam you defiile decision that your Eleven wou'd rợ be able to pay us re un visit this year Within, the last week, however, we have rice v d, a letter from the Hon Sec, of the Colinho neket Cub proposing a vist of therrckers to us and xpressing a very war wish to meet an Eleven't you Club on our grounds," I am sure this will be a very great ducement for you to recarsider your decision, and Faced at again assure you how very plea ed we should a'l be were we fforded thi of partur ty, to tonly of having a tr. ngular Imth busween the three clubs, but of recipro- Jolimont in Belgium. Fo ty. British delegates tea this year has, with the exception of To Revenue, and that makes the fact of the success
hospitality afforded to or cricket-ra in January caling, if only in a small degree, the cordial
las'.
We have left the time of the visit to the Colomb Club, pointing cut to them that any date afer the first week in Augur, when an Eleven we are sending to Perak will have returned, will-uit us. We have asked them to wire when the dte i fixed and it shall be at once ommunicated to you Trusting to receive a fav. urable reply from you
1 am dar, 'Sir,
Yours very truly,
(d). GED P. CWEN,
Secretary.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
BERLIN, May 17 h.. The Prussian Minister af War is preparing a new organization "cheme for the army which
will provide for the add tion of fifty-three thousand men to the peace effective strength, beyond the eighteen thousand provided for in the present Ba
ZANZ BR, May 17th. Major Wissmann nerupird Mibindani on the 14th without opposition. Several conflicts with the enemy took place near Lindi, but the chiefs afterward's submitt.d.
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LONDON, May 17th.
Lord Salisbury, plying to a question, said that the Zambesi and Shine rivers we e interna tional highways, and it was no question for acgotiating with Portugal segarding the stoppage of vessels there.
May 18th.
The London County Council has resolved to petition against licensing clauses in the loca Taxation Bill,
The International Minera Congress opened at
were present.
THE HANKOW TEA MARKET.
(FKOM OUR OWN.CORRESPONDENT.)
Has Eow. 27th May, 1890. Everybody can erted with the trade in the fragrant, leaf in this chosen spot may valgaily be said to have had a high old time " of it, curing the past fortnight.
124 20... 90,003 II & under12,500 In round
numbers 551,000 against 410,000 in 1889
and must continue to do so until the whole truth of the matter is officially made known. It is also reported that Solomon has obtained loans from time to time on opiùm, passes, and that if the Bank's action in the present instance had not been so precipitate, Solomon would have been able to repay the last loans, large as they is it that the forgeries were not at once detected? were. If there is any truth in this report, how
not to have come from the office of the Board of Even the very forins of the passes are alleged
Despite the apparently indiscriminate purchas ing and the high rate of exchange, the cost of yuens and Oanfas, been favourable to the shipment has undertaken to prosecute Solomon, it is of the fraud sill more strange. Since the Govern.
per as compared with last season,
1890,
Freight 10 Each 4/10. Frog L 6Dj- Exch, sint
Tis.
equal to
equal to Ningchow 6 = 50; sofa slit azot, 18, 160, zito sh Keemun.......0 16 10
tant, Haber34 12, Toyuen.....13 5 4 3/5
137, 10 ik
214th &
Donahmegs
Shantams...... Ea ili. W
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6 To 253, 78 rod, Freights, as anticipated, have declined con- First and foremost among those who will siderably. There is all the difference between treasure up happy men.ories of this bigh old time the asking rate of 70/- which was out of the way, are the gloating native teamen whose business to and the actual rate of 30/- which is very much date has not only been withe at the worry and dis-out of the way from the steamship awaer's polat appointments of pravicus seasons, but has been of view; and it is not improbable that the rough literally as easy asf ling off leg; and whose well. treatment the steamers have this year experienced filed scrip is no mean evidence of the open may result next season in shippers to England handed charity, god feeli g and grati ude of the having the extra trouble and expense of tranship enduring and hopefultea buyer. Two million taels ment at Shanghai.-N. C. Daily News, of solid sycee, esined in the short space of one and twenty days, mus: surely be enough to convince the densest and most incredulous Chinaman that the China Tea Tinde has at last really gone, where for so long and so assiduously it bas been predicted the ugh the medium of the columns of bath the foreign and eative press that it would go
to pot.
Pot of this nature is a dish to which the happy native might, perhaps, like to help himself again.
THE BANK FRAUDS IN CALCUTZ4.
E. H. Salomon was brought before the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Calcutta last month, on a charge of obtaining eleven lakhs of rupees from the Bank of Bengal, by false pretences. He was remanded. When the forgery was first discovered, Inspector Jacob, being a Jew himself, was directed to watch Solomon's movements, but Then there will be among those who not to arrest till a warrant was applied for and will have na unpleasing remembrances of obtained. This was about midnight of the 20th 1.00 IF Christianity has not spread over the benighted
P90 the quondam tea buyer for the London instant, Mr. Jacob accordingly watched the Far East with the rapidity of the influens it
market who, during the past winter months accused till 10 o'clock the next morning, 1.10Rly cannot be because it does not commend
has made the pilgrimage to the shrines of when he suddenly lost sight of him. He itself as the embodiment of charitable principles
Moscow, has indulged la free libations of vodka however, prosecuted his search with vigor. All At eleven o'clock to-day the body of reor ald
with his fur wrapped friends, bas snapped up the ships, steamers and smaller vessels in the Onaire Franco-the Portuguese who died on The Admiralty has given orders for the con those "unconsidered tiffes," those precious tea river were boarded, telegrams were despatched Thursday from the effects of self-administered version of the torpedo depó' ship Hecla into a orders which appear to have been given without to various places, railway stations guarded, and poison, taken on account of damestic sabappl-cable ship to accompany squadrons during "stiat or limit, and who has filled them. His the gardens in the suburbs searched. While all mar ceuvres and in wartime as a means of com-action by some may have been considered "very this was being done, Inspector, Jacob heard that munication with bame." he will carry tw> | midsummer madness but to him must have Solomon was hiding in a garden house in Tiljulla thousand miles of cable on board.
(cast suburbs of Calcutta), and thither fie bas tened. Finding the gate secured from within, be scaled a wall, got into the garden, and enter Ing a room la a house therein found the prisoner engaged in prayers. He a once arrested and drove him off to the central police station in been offered for the arrest of the prisoner. Lall Bazar. A reward of Rs. 3,0.0 in all bad
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10
1.00
014, Green Capsule,............. 12. GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, fine old, Red Capsule, with Name.
A Fine 014 Tym, White Capsule.4.50
Fine Unsweeten d, White
Capsule
... 50
C Fine A. V. H. Geneva.......................5.35 RUM.
1.10
1,00
1,00
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule........ 12 Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon LIQUEURS.
Benedictine Maraschino Curnçoa Herring's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse Dr. Siegert's Angostura
BIRTH.
Mr. Gladstone, speaking at Lowestoft yes'er day, adverted to the horrors that were being per- petrated in Armenia and to the denial of any Justice by the Porte. He deplored the barbarous treatment of political prisoners in Siberia, but said that England was debarred from expostula- ting on the subject, because Russia might retort by referring to the conduct of the English authorities at Mitchelstown
CONSTANTINOPLE May 18th. The Pite having ignored the last Russian nate regarding the payment of arrears of the indemnly due from the Russo-Turkish war. M. Nelido, the Russian Ambassador, has sent another note insisting an payment being made from he proceeds of the new loan; otherwise Russia will reserve to herself measures to recover
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Incumbent upon it to sift the matter to the very bottom. The Board of Revenue must explain if real partes did not go out of its office to enable Solomon to copy them for his purposes. The public wou'd like to have this and other equally important questions answered.
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The Pioneer writes:-Mr.Solomon, the gentle. man who has got himself into trouble with the Bank of Bengal, appears to be the identical person who so disturbed the public mind at the time of the issue of the Budget, by the extent of his acquaintance with the intentions of the Government, both as to the Imposition of the spirit duty and as to the non-issue of a rupes loan. In the latter case it seems quite as probable that Mr. Solomon acted upon a shrewd estimate of the general financial position by putting this and that together, as that he was in receipt of any specific information. As to the before through one of the Local Govern spirit duty, the clue had leaked out some time
ments consulted. But cleverness is often short- sighted. Not being a lawyer Mr. Solomon apparently overlooked a provision which deprived him of the advantage be had calculated upon in making a large purchase of spirits on the eve of the enhancement of the duty. The Custom Tariff Bill introduced last year in connection with the salt. duty, provides that in case of transactions taking place within one month of the enhancement of duty the buyer has to make good the difference to the seller, thus obliterating the profit of such speculations, Mr. Solomon / could only operate in spirits a short time before the duty was raised and he ce he over-reached himself As to his dealings in Government paper it is well-known that there were other influences abroad which prevented Sir David Barbour's announcement about the loan bring. ing about the rapid rise of price that might rind facis, have been reckoned upon. The rumour, current in Calcutta that Mr. Solomon cleared fifty four. Lakhs is, of course, an absurd exaggeration. The fact is that he can have made little over his speculation, as the margin. of profit was small and, bis operations only extended to fourteen lakhs,
TIENTSIN.
The Indian Financial Review speaks strongly on the subject. It states that the Bank of Bengal. advanced E. H. Solomon close upon 12 lakhs of
(FROM OUR CORRISPONDENT.)
May 28th. rupees, of which 9 lakhs were obtained by forged
in January last, and that in four months the are suffering from drought, and that in the Yellow warrants for oplum ; that the account was opened From Shantung I learn that the people there. Bank has lost through this swindler no leaux River the Spring freshets have not yet pot in an maintains that the account should never have la some parts, notably at Wating-faa, sa that (be sum than 9 lakhs of rupees. Our contemporary appearance, there, being only two lest of water been opened, for the man Solomon was in French Syndicated edgers, drawing, four feet, receipt of a salary of Lut Rs. 200 a month in the cannot get into the river to proceed with the office of Eliss Gubbay & Co... that he was a dredgingine big the master bat notorious specalator and gambler and was in ill The Chinese fear that when the saluma odour in the Share bazaar. Surely these facts freshet comes down it will again play havor roust have been known to the Bank 1: If they were | with the banks of the river. not, it points to a rush careless way of doing buil. Although fears were entertained bere a month ness which is not only inexcusable, but culpable, ngo about the wheat, crops, very favourable inceded naspecial detective orany great exertion reporis reach us from the interior, so that com
ne s-was silently buried in the Protestant cemetery at Happy Valley, He. had been a Catholic, and yet the priests refused his remains
been a very pleasan form of madness notwith interment in their portion of the Cemetery; be
standing. The peripatetic Chaa-ste may be Was a Christian, but the clergy of the Protestant
said to have had his share in this high old time. 0.40 Church saw in that, no recommendation to their
On the other hand there will be those who good offices. But the poor soul sleeps just as
will be unable to conjure up any pleasant 0.40 soundly.
recollections of the month so rapidly drawing to 0.50 STANLEY'S well-known. Operatic, Butlerque and
of whipping that dead horse, the London China a close; those still engaged in the wearying task Comedy Company, numbering about sixty
Tea trader suil entertaining the delusive hope members, will arrive here on Monday from
and occupied in the fatile endeavour <f attempt and propose giving their first performance in Singapore by the P. & O. Co.'s steamer Clyde,
ing to supply an ungrateful public with the historical Shidding Canister. the Theatre Royal, City Hall, on Tuesday, the
mune 10th. The Campany will open in the ever
Public will buy, but it will be supplied by That canister will be supplied and the British popular "La Mascotte," which, with a full cast
India and Ceylon, Io this connection there is and chorus and the largest and most complete Bitters, orchestra of any professional combination that
Mr. Gorchen in his recent Budget sprees; "As the dismal forebod ng of roless an authority than has ever visited the Far East, should prova s
regards tea I assume a further transler from China would refer our readers for further particulars to great success and attract a crowded house. We
to India. I assume that 10,000,000 lbs, of China LONDON, May, 18th, tea will be displaced by 7,000.00 lbs. of I dian a notice in our advertising columns, and mean-
General Boulanger has dissolved his Election teh, a very satisfactory prospect for India, and time call attention to the fact that a plan of the Commiree, and, being convinced that further Theatre is now open at Kelly & Walsh's, Ltd., efforts to obtain election, are intile, has uttere The 12 satisfactory in this respect, that the where seats may be booked,
tea makes so many more cups of tea in mined to retire into private life,
V the proportion of 7 to to So that practically GRADOVAS May to'h tea has been cheapened to the working classes, THE stoppage of the exportation of opium in
The Cairo correspondent of the Times, viies if the middleman would only give sufficient Canton still continues. The Chinese middle men relase to believe that the extra Tls, so that Mr. Justice Scott has come to the conclusion is fluence to this great cheapness b the devel p- to find out the financial position and reputationfidence is restored aping the Chinese, and trade, cannot be exacted, although word came from that it is unnecessary to change the judicialment of this great, branch 'f the India trade," of the man, and as the Financial Review sxya, which was at a standuilli, is reviving again, and Canton yesterday afternoon to the effect that the system of Egypt, but proposes that the Goyer: The prospect then for Ching lea to England is | the warrants for such large sums should have The border difficulty between – Chains Vand 0. Viceroy, acting on instructions received from ment shall guarantee the perfect feedom of not cheering; and would be Luyers for the home been vented by the Board of Revenue before a Korea at the Yalu River, in the north-cast in jung Pelices capecting theater import. Nothing can be The Quenal and Royal Mal steamer Bacca 22 may likewise be sold to be having a high single tape of the many was advanced. This Kirin, has every prospect of a amicable settle
notice new
Queensland Daccaold timbledon wruld have been only a reasonable precaution, ment. Messrs. Kinder, Cox & Co.'s surveying... clearer than the third and fourth clauses of the outward bound to Brisbane, which left London And finally the gen rous acceptance of a thirty which commands itself to any man of business Journey will turn out, 1. believe, to be labour in last Chefoo Convention, which stipulate "that an on 30th ultimo, grounded on Defalas Reef in "to forty shilling rate of freight by the agents of even in the case of a small sum,” It is only vain, I am not sanguire about the idea of laying office shall be established on Chinese territory, on the Red Sea on the 16th fustant and sank. The those specially built steamers which have recently continue the Review, “that a loss of a railway throughout Kixing. If the building of the Kowloon side, for the sale of Chiness epiam crew and passengers were saved and arrived at | travelled an extra 700 miles to earn it, shows | 13) lakhs to a single individual had to be dealt – the line through Hupch was not feasible across duty certificates, which shall be freely sold to Souz yesterday.
also clearly enough that they, too, have their with in Bombay, and here we have another loss the hillocks of Hupeb,, how much less will it ba all comers, and for such quantities of opium as It is stated that a Portuguese Scientific Ex claim to a noi unimportant share in this really of 9 'akts of rupees that must be met, or say over the hills and through the forests of Kidir.5.1
On the 26th May, at Shanghai, the wife Capt. CHARLTON, C. N. Co., of a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
of
On the 31st May, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodger, M.A HAROLD BROWETT, youngest son of Jacob Bright Browett, Esq., of Southsea, England, to CHARLOTTE ELLEN, widow of the late R. H. S. Woodward, Esq. of Shangbai and Hankow.
· Hongkong, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1890.
TELEGRAMS.
IRELAND.
LONDON, May 29th,
the same.
they may require. That oplem, accompanied by pedition July, start for Mozambiq;e at the begin bighold times of the quality of the crop was fully half the Bank's Reserve Fund placed to a easy enough actors, the plains of Shingking
such certificates, at the rate of more thanning of "
OD JESSES AR The matter has lopardy in single year, and all arising from, bjutere fo the money to come from, when fores Tacis 110 per pleul, shall be free from all further of JEDN WASHINGTON, May 19th. already been touched upon in my former Jattings, the unsound desire, and determina lon to push want of funds (aels, two milions), the rail vay Imposts at every sort, and have all the benefits" The debate on the Silver Bill continues in the "and" nothing aloce has arisen to necessitate any the Pink's business into new and dangerous from Tientsin to rungchow fell through ? China ....... Ireland under the auspices of Messrs. O'Brien stulated for in the Additional Article on behalf Senate Senator Dolph of Oregon, made a modlication of the opinions therein expressed channel as it cannot raise this amount by herself, nor even and Dillon. In each case the mob was charged of opium on which duty has been paid at one of speech to day, in which he said that he was of | Taken all round the crop especially of the first The Statisman,"commenting on the case, the Tis, 60,000 to work their Western Hill coal by the police, and finally dispersed by cavalry. the ports of China,"
opinion that national bimetallism: could not be pach teas, is essentially a Russian crop, that is | urges the directors to cali a: general mosling of i mine.” The same can be said of the Chinsa fa 47
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