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BIRTHS.

MAIL

SUPPLEMENT

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

At No. 7, Cheloo Road, Shanghai, on the 30th August, the wile of A. FULLER, of a daughter.

At No. 4, Yuen-ming-yuen Road, Shanghai, onthe 3rd instant, the wife of HENRY A. COLLINS, of a daughter..

At Kobe, on the 5th September, 1890, the wife of ALF. WOOLLEY, of the P. & O. Steam Navigation Company's Service, of a daughter..

At Mulberry Grove, Postung. Shanghai, on the 6th instant, the wife of J. GRANT MACKENZIE, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

Club Lusitano, or the Masonic Club, and being permitted to make themselves quite at home with the players at whist, paker, or whatever form of play was being legitimately indulged in?. Such a supposition is slaply ridiculous. It was no doubt an oversight on the part of Inspector STANTON in omitting to Instruct the constables to properly carry outtheir assumed characters of casual visitors by taking a hand in the games, and as this was not done, it was a still greater mistake to have

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1890.

in' Hongkong, harbour every Sunday requiring shipping offices being kept open and shipping clerks busily engaged there is absolutely no necessity and no justifica- ion. The loading and unloading of cargo could be just as easily and economically managed without either delaying the ship or infringing on the all but universally recognised right of every man who works hard six days in the week to have a day of comparative rest, on the seventh. Employers of labour, ship-owners, agents,

MATHESON & Co., which in Itself Isa. factor that should command success, was only capable of paying as the result of last year's working a paltry dividend of 3 per cent per annum-and to do even this the sum of £3.216 had to be transferred from the Underwriting Account to the credit of Profit and Loss, while the China Merchants' Co. earned 10 per cent, the China Shippers' Mutual 9 per cent., the Douglas Co. 8 per cent, after placing a like amount to Reserve, and the

THE formal opening of the Shanghai race course far training purposes was postponed from the 1st to the 2nd inst., out of respect to the memory of Mr. T. O. S. Jenkins, an old Shanghai racing inan, who died ori August 31st.

THE "Drains" experts are still in full swing utside mansion in Pedder's Hill-that is to side our and one small boy are struggling to accomplish something-heaven alone knows what, And the air is filled with balmy odours, and half of the members of our staff are suffering from malarial fever.

SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER

OUR Celestial friends are having a high-old-time offt way down' Hollywood Road ro-d by (9th inst.), vhere they are going in scores to the temple to burn piper clothes which are, they believe, to scend in vapour to the spirits of their revered incestors Rather a far fetched idea, no doubt; but nevertheless it is done every year all over the Chinese Empire at the Shu-yi festival, on the

14th day of the seventh nio. n. This accounts for the noisy and motley crowds who have been rambling about the town to-day, in so-called carnival processions.

On Saturday, 30th August, at St. Joseph neglected.securing the evidence of the etc.. pretend they don't see the force of this Hamburg-Chinese coasting steamers 7 per Tax N. C. Daily News learns from private Old residents will re-ret to read the notice in Church; Shanghai, by the Rev. Father Capitaine. Persons caught gambling, some of whom sort of argument, but it is merely their cent. It is explained in the Directors' report will shortly be placed on the Shanghai market.

were in all probability as strange to the adence adduced, comparatively the place as the lukongs. But even on Incomplete as it was, and taking a and scope of Ordinance 27 of 1888, we are totally unable to support the magistrate's

ris N. C. Daile News of the 3rd inst. says:—

Another column of the death of Mr. Henry Evans, late of Shanghai. Mr. Evant estab fished himself first in Hongkong in 1853. and in Shanghai in 1855. He and his son (w o died of fever many years ago) were with Gordon during Dait of his campaign against the Taipings. Mr. hame for good in the sixties, but he suffered

retrieve himmelf, which he did hy his bakery and

Late Julião Machado to MARIA ROZA DE SENNA, S.J.. JULIAO MARIA MACHADO, third son of the second daughter of Capitoline Maria de Senna.

At the Cathedral, Shanghal, on the and. September, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., reasonable view of the evident 'intention ancient article of faith, and with the catalogue of drawbacks might have some soon as the water recrdes it is anticipated that Evans made a fortune in Shanghai and went ARTHUR KNIGHT GREGSON, son of the late Henry Gregson, J.P., of Lowlyno, Northumber- land, to LOUIE HEMER, Wobu.

DEATHS.

At Shanghai, on the 3rd September. HILDA, the daughter of C. Chr. Sonne and wife, aged

1 year.

At No. 6, Ice House Lane, on 5th September, 1890, HENRY PRINCE TENNANT, of the firm of Gibb, Livingston & Co.

At Shanghai, on the 5th September, EDITH, daughter of Rev. A. Srdenstricker, of Ts'ing Kiang P'u, aged 4 years.

decision.

The Ordinance is clear enough as far as it goes. Section 4 of No. 27 of 1888 says that-

"Any person who shall keep any house, room, boat, vessel, or place of any kind whatever on land or water for public playing or gambling, or shall permit any person to play within such house, room, boat, vessel or place on land or water, shall be liable to be imprisoned with hard labour for any term not exceeding six

At Herschell Park, Slough, Bucks, England, on the 19th July, HENRY EVANS (late of Shang-months." hai), in his 69th year.

A. WILLIAMSON.

At Chefoo, as the 28th August, the Rev. Dr. DAUMNOND, the beloved child of John and At Newchwang, on the 78th August, JESSIE Maggie Ferguson, aged one year all but five

days.

Surely there was no reasonable doubt in the magistrate's mind that the Hing Kee Club was other than a house kept specially for public gambling?. "That it was a common gaming house,' said his Worship, there is every evidence; but

innate modesty which makes them try to They do see it and recognise its absolute resemble NELSON before Copenhagen, truth, but this obsolete fetich is a very classes" it is so hard to get out of the old groove. It was just the same with the early closing movement at home thirty years ago. Employers held up their hands in horror and shrieked when early closing and a weekly half-holiday were proposed as a rational concession to the masses who toiled in offices, warehouses, shops, etc., from dawn on Monday morning until Saturday at midnight; the proposed change was predicted to ruin everybody and everythingIt was a radical infringement on vested rights, the rights of capital to control labour in a fashion that was pure slavery; but the change was made notwith- standing the employers' opposition, and the whole world knows the beneficial results. And so it must be with Sunday labour in this colony. If those who control shipping interests here will insist on shutting their eyes and remaining obstinate

that this wretched result was principally trade, scarcity of money, the high price of owing to bad times, a reduced native coals, and increased competition. This weight, and would probably be freely accopted as a satisfactory explanation, were it not quite apparent that the other companies had to experience and contend against exactly the same difficulties: And surely the influence of JakDINE, MATHESON & Co. on the coast of China. is even, in these degenerate days equal to that of either of the companies named!

Our correspondent asks, and we think very fairly, if the earnings of the Indo- China Co. are absorbed in commissions to the General Managers. We regret being unable to answer the question, but Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. could, and in our opinion, whatever that may be worth, they ought to answer it.

princely house we are, however, bound to say, whatever may have been its short comings and they have not been few has always acted with exceptional liberality

The

sources that the Tientsiu Gas Company's shares Negotiations are being carried on with Chinese in the native city of Tientsin to supply oil-gas, and the rangements were nearly pariccies when the floods caused a temporary delay. As the negotiations will be proceeded with. We hear that the repairs to the steamship found fiebron, as the result of her slight duration with the Paracels the other day, will amount to a very considerable item. Over a hundred and thirly plates will have to be taken out, straightened, and replaced, in addition to other work. It is ucky the Mount Hedron is a steel vessel; had she been built of iron she would inevitably have gone to pieces on the rocks. Steel bends, iron breaks and that is the great difference between the two metals when they collide against rocks. SEVERAL letters have reached us from Whampoa regarding a query which appeared in our 'issue of the 23rd ulto, as to the hoisting of the German lag at the Chinese Customs station there. are always very glad to publish letters from correspondents on matters of interest, irrespective of our own views, but in this affair the question was really too paltry for special notice. It appears that the little son of one of the Customs officials had hoisted a small boat's flag (German) on a pole in his father's gardes, and this was

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instance of German arrogance. And that is all.

reverses, and came out again, determined to be Empire Brewery, of which he was the founder.

the old His wife died in 1985, and he obtained special

mission for her to be buried :emetery. in the grave of her son. In 186 Mr. Evans sold out his business here to the Hall and Holtz Co-operative Co., and retired finally from China, being married to the 'widow of the late Dr. Hopkins soon after he arrived at bo ne. He leaves a widow and

daughter, married, who has been living with him at home for some years. He was a man of sterling character, well

nowa, and respected by all who knew him.. He had attained in Freemasonry the highest degree possible to a commoner.

A NATIVE paper has the following regarding the illness of the Seventh Prince: In the latter part of the sixth moon Prince Ch'un, the father of the Emperor, began to complain of illness, and continued in poor health up to the 8th of the present month. On that day he became very ill

OSGOOD SUMMERS JENKINS, youngest son of the public gambling, and although there and common-sense, they must submit to its management, and although 'the from Canton and construed into one more Imperial Princes went to see him and found him At Shanghai, on the 31st August, THOMAS I am only dealing with the charge, of and obdurate to the voice of reason towards the various companies entrusted observed by somebody coming down the river and kept his bed in the morning. Some of the late B. Jenkins, D.D., of Charleston, S.C., aged 40 years,

At Cheloo, on Sunday, 31st August, BURRITT HOLDEN, infant son of Edwin Holden and Jessic Burritt Smith, aged 11 months.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1800.

THE GAMBLING PROSECUTION

FIASCO.

"pickings," say from such companies as the China and Luzon Sugar Refineries, have been exceedingly handsome, it cannot be denied that in times of adversity the "mückle hoose" has invariably come to the rescue in most practical fashion. At the same time a full statement, of the commissions received by Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. from the Indo-China Co. for the last year would not be out of place, and it would give general satisfaction to shareholders.

We frankly confess that we cannot see the utility of the head-quarters, the direc torate, of the Indo-China S. N. Co. being in London, while the Company's entire business is Chinese. The line between Hongkong and Calcutta is not worth consi dering, but if it were otherwise it would not. in any way affect our contention. All the shares of the Company, outside JARDINE'S, are held in Hongkong and China, and why it should be considered necessary to have an expensive Board of Directors and Secretary in London in addition to General Managers here, is a problem we have never been able to satisfactorily solve. There a practical solution, but the shareholders must take the initiative.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A PEKING correspondent writer to our Tientsin contemporary:-The Seventh Prince, the father of the reigning Emperor, Bas bad a relapse of bis old malady-paralysis. He has been under the treatment of one of the students of the late

be was going to the Yameo, and his case was Dr. J. K. Mackenzie. The attack came on as thought to be hopeless. Later intelligence, however, is to the effect that he is much better, The loss of Prince Ch'un would be a severe blow to the progress party in China, as he is at one with the Viceroy Li Hung-chang in his

ments. It is to be hoped he will recover, as favorable attitude towards Western Improve the Empire cas ill afford to lose men like the

demise of the Marquis Tsing. Seventh Prince, especially so soon after the

ao bad that they immediately sent for a doctor, and informed His Majesty of the Prince's low condition. The Emperor, on hearing the intelli. gence, dressed himself in haste for travelling, and hurriedly went in a sedan chair, with but a few attendants, to take his place at .

The Emperor's Prince Ch'un's bedside. guardians had to hasten after, his Majesty with all despatch, in order to protect his sacred person from insult or harm. The officials, whose office it should have been to see the route his Majesty was to take cleared and put in proper onder, having had no intimation of his setting out. did not take the necessary steps to fulfil

subjected almost to all the inconveniences an their duty; so consequently His Majesty was ordinary traveller would have to put up with means taken to clear the read for the Emperor was the sending forward of a crier, who com while on his way to see his father. The only manded all the people to stand back and clear This hasty journey was made under a heavy the way for the passage of the Emperor, storm of wind and rain. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when the Emperor arrived, the Prince began to be really very bad,

but shortly after, on the arrival of the

It is a very rare thing to find a Supreme Court judge appearing as prosecutor in a criminal action for libel against a public newspaper, but Australia. Siz Heary Wrenfordsley, who is at we have just come across an instance in Western present acting as Chief Justice of Western Australia, has commenced criminal proceedings

Empress Dowager, who hastened after the against the Perth Daily News for certain references in that journal which his Honour Emperor and other Imperial visitors, he began To revive. While all those exalted personages were standing around the bedsid: of the Prince considers of a libellous character, and threatens apology is tendered. We wonder if Sir Henry and conversing in whispers, a little rain, splashed to go on to the biter end unless a satisfactory will act as judge and prosecutor at the same in through the open windows, wetting the checks of several of the bystanders in the apartment. time Judges have done that before now-in

Some of the attendants on seeing this, thought a way. Particulars of the alleged libel are not

those with the wet cheeks were weeping, and published, but we imagine they don't amount to very much, as the "journeyman Judge," Sir concluded that Prince Ch'un was dead and that throughout Australasia-is an eccentric indivi-ramour of the Prince's death was consequently dual who has never shunned public notoriety, spread owing the excited gossip of those mis By the way, Sir Henry was Chief Justice af Fiji taken attendants. But the Prince did not die, and Chief Judicial Commissioner of the Western though he continues very ill. The Emperor returned to his palace about E.zo p.m.. and visited his father again the next morning. During the rain-storm through which the Emperor hurried to Prince Chun's bedside, it became so dark that lamps were necessary,

for the failure of the police to make evidence that it was a public gambling dangerous and arduous, be the only galley H.M.S. Mercury arrived at Yokohama on the Henry Wrenfordsley is satírised by that title his demise was the cause of their tears. The

We do not advocate this change, we never have done so, on religious grounds, although the Rev. Mr. GOLDSMITH has made out a very good case from his point of view. When all other laborers are enjoying their "one day of rest in, seven," why should sailors, whose toil is silke slaves in the world? That is what we' should like to have satisfactorily explained The opinions of Governors DES Vœux and SMITH that it would be unwise to stop Sunday labour by legislative enactment, can carry hut little weight with those who are acquainted with the subject; as regards Lord KNUTSroup's opinions, if he ever had any, they may safely be ignored. If the. Government will not legislate for this grievance, and If the ship-owners and agents refuse to come to reasonable terms, then the marine officers must adopt the course recommended by their President, Capt. S. ASHTON, at last Saturday's meeting of the Association and demand extra pay for Sunday work. And in the event of that reasonable request being refused; the inevitable will have to be faced once and for all, and in any struggle that may take place in the Far East between ship-owners and their officers, the victors will be the coalition that remembers and acts up to the old proverb-Unity is strength.

23rd ult.

A FIRE at Malacca town on the 24th August, resulted in the destruction of house property valued at $3,000,

THE Consul for France has notified the local Government that the blockade has been removed from the harbours of Cac-ba.

Pacific in October, 1882, when Mr. Fielding Clarke, our present Acting Chief Justice, was Attorney General of that dependency of the British Crown, "

to the fortiter in re. Nobody, not even | inuch in the evidence before me to show that

men who suffer most by this the house was a public gaming house, I must the

Mr. WODEHOUSE says Sunday labour, has any desire to give dismiss the case." that common gaming, as, distinguished offence to their employers or to cause the from public gaming, is where gaming is slightest trouble or inconvenience in regard carried on by limited numbers, and into business arrangements. They are ready places where the general public have not access, and willing to meet those whose interests and it is not prohibited in this colony. The they are paid to safe-guard and protect on a common platform, and to make every essence of public gambling, which is

reasonable concession that may in any forbidden by law, is that the house kept for the purpose is a house where way be calculated to place the matter on any of the public have access and a footing satisfactory to all concerned. But freedom to gamble, and not merely a the fiat has irrevocably gone forth that, limited number. We accept his Worship's whether by amleable arrangement or an definitions and would remind him that the open war between shipowners and their Hing Kee Club was a place where the employés, Sunday labour on board ship THERE cannot be the least doubt that Mr. general public had free access, as was in Hongkong must cease. If the members H.E. WODEHOUSE, in giving judgment in the very satisfactorily proved by the four of the Mercantile Marine Officers' Asso- Chinese gambling-house fiasco at the Police constables who obtained admission without ciation remain true to themselves and Court on the 9th inst., was fully justified in the least difficulty; and as the Club was if they don't the Association and its his severe censure of the police authorities proved by the books produced; and admitted pretensions are a hollow sham-they for bringing forward such a case for trial to be nothing but a gaming house, the only should experience but little difficulty in without sufficient evidence to ensure a possible reason why these strangers were obtaining from shipowners the inestimable conviction. We venture nevertheless to received was that they should join in the boon of one day's rest in seven when they entirely differ with his Worship's decision, gambling. But they did not gamble, and happen to be in this part. and think he completely stultified himself after a while the managers, noticing this by dismissing the defendants after having unusual circumstance, became suspicious acknowledged that there was much in the and a general stampede resulted. We evidence before him to show that the confidently submit that the mere fac that outsideri could freely obtain house was a public gambling-house-any evidence in that direction was enough to admission into this house where gaming warrant a conviction but that is no excuse was constantly carried on, was prima facie assurance doubly sure when they had the house within the meaning of the Ordinance. opportunity. Furthermore, in an important Mr. POLLOCK, it will be remembered, in issue of this kind, a question in which the case against the Tung On Club in almost the whole of the respectable Chinese Hollywood Road two years ago, refused community are more or less deeply to convict because there was not, in Interested, the prosecution should not have his opinion, sufficient evidence to show been left in the comparatively inexperienced that it was a public place." But there can be no question about the Hing hands, so far as legal matters are concerned, of a police officer. Mr. INSPECTOR STANTON Kec Club being practically a public place, is well-known as one of the ablest and it was never denied that it was a house most intelligent officers in the Force, but it kept specially for gaming, yet Mr. H. E. was too much to expect him to supplement WODEHOUSE acquitted the defendants, who were arrested in flagrante delicto, because his special duties as a detective with the not easily to be acquired technical he considered it was not public gambling. This gambling question is of far more experience of a police court lawyer. We were under the impression that the Colony importance than the mere acquittal or had a Crown Solicitor, who is specially conviction of a number of scoundrels who retained and paid for his advice and in England would have been sent to gaol services in cases where points of law as rogues and vagabonds. There are and difficulties as regards evidence are said to be about three hundred Chinese Involved; if that is so, why did Mr. A. B. gaming houses in full swing throughout Jounson not prosecute for the Crown the colony at the present time, and yesterday?. Had he done so there can according to credible Chinese authorities; hardly be any doubt that the magistrate's the demoralization these Infamous dens decision would have been entirely different. are causing amongst the community is widespread and appalling. The spirit of The facts as well as the law of the case appear to be simple enough. Nothing can gambling is keen in the ordinary Celestial, be more certain than that the so-called and its effects are only too plainly seen Hing Kee Club was a common gambilng in the daily records of our criminal house, quite open to outsiders, and that courts. It is these common gaming houses public gaming had gone on there unchecked which bring ruin to the shroffs, clerks, shop. for two years. It was also clearly proved men and others, and in too many cases that four Chinese constables in plain starvation to the hard-working coolles and clothes, acting Independently of each their familles, The Chinese merchants of other, at different times walked into the the colony have petitioned more than once room without the least hindrance, took against these crying evils being allowed to their places at the paikau and fantan tables, exist, but nothing effective has been done and watched the proceedings without to remedy their grievance, and the efforts of taking any active part, in much the same the police have been rendered, nugatory way as is frequently done. In the licensed 1 by either, the inadequacy of the existing China Merchants' Co, can cam jo per cent,, the with the establishment of the Gap Rock light-riot at Ta Chu Haleo, some three, days' journey will be followed by the Stentor, to leave on the Jantan establishments at Macao. They law or the mistaken notions of the were entire strangers to the managers of magistrates. It is now time that the the tables, they had actually never been in Executive took decided action to stamp the house before, and yet their presence out this wholesale incentive to crime, elicited no remark of any kind. What is which is such a disgrace to the colony the reasonable inference that any sensible If it is the opinion of the legal adviser to man would draw from this? Why, that the Administrator that Mr. WODEHOUSE the house was open to anybody who liked has correctly. Interpreted the Gaming to come in, and that strangers were Ordinance, a new law to effectually meet constantly coming in-for what? It was the difficulty should be proceeded with at not even contended by the sollaltor for the once. defence that the so-called club was used

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CORRESPONDENT writes from one of the

Coast ports:-

It is always refreshing to read your criticisms

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THE silks ex steamship Oceanic, hence July 31 and from Yokohama August 9th, were delivered at New York on August 31st.

THE U.S.S. Palos left Kobe on the 27th ulto.

for Chemulpo direct. She will remain in Korea until about the middle of November, when she goes to Tientala for the winter.

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PEKING was visited by a terrific storm on August 23rd. Many buge trees in the surrounding country were blown, down, and the hailstones

were half-an-inch in diameter.

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OUR Shanghai morning contemporary under- stands that Mr. W. S. Ayrton will be the next British Assessor at the Mixed Court there, in succession to Mr. George Brown, who is about to proceed home on leave.

THX Japanese colliers are regarding mining operati-as In Toaquin with much apprehension market. At present Japan sende about 350,000 as a coming competitor in the Hongkong tons of coal annually to Hongkong. ***

and a half cables,

THE Straits Times of the 1st inst. has the pilgrims from Jeddah arrived at Singapo e late following:-The steamer Queen Margaret with on Saturday night, and in accordance with his instructions the Deputy Health Officer, Mr.

market report of the 5th inst. sayt:-Since our MESSRS. WHEELOCK & Co.'s Shanghai freight last circular was issued on the 22nd ultimo there has been no new feature to note, the homeward Reardon, hoarded her, and learning that several freight market both for London and New York deaths had taken place from cholera during the having been maintained. Cargo for London voyage, although there was no sickness on board still remains very scarce; steamers continue to at the present time, at once placed the ship in leave with very little space taken up, while for For quarantine. The Queen Margaret steamed to an New York it is almost the reverse. anchorage near St. John's Island, the Quarantine Nagasaki-Shanghai the market has declined con- whom were eight children. The vessel has accepted; tonnage is very plentiful, consequently Station, where she landed 335 pilgrims, amongst siderably, and as low as $1.10 per ton has been 'been furalgated and other necessary precautions we shall not see any improvementin rates for some were taken, and she will be granted pratique ftle ume. From Newchwang to the South the about 4 o'clock this afternoon when she comes demand seems to have ceased, and we hear that alongside the wharf. The crew of the Queen several of our local liners are secking business; Margaret had nothing whatever to do with the this dullness may be attributed to the full rates cleaning up of the pilgrims quarters on board. asked for produes in the North and to the this was done by a batch of coolies sent off anticipation of shipments meeting a slack market especially for the purpose by the agents, Messra. in the South, as is usual at this period of the Paterson, Simons & Co., and the coolles will be to release them, in just the same manner as the kept in quarantine until the authorities think fit pilgrims. One member of the crew is down with some sickness, whether it is cholera or not is at present not definitely made known, but he re- mains at St. John's Island.

season. The American ship Pactolus and the billast, the former for Puget Sound under charter British barque Rothitmay have both left la effected here, and the latter for Royal Roads under orders from home; this leaves, only one disengaged vissel in port. For London, via utual

ports of call and Suez Canal The Mutual Co.'s on the reports of the various local companies, A MOB of 68 promising griffins arrived at I suggest that the public would value ftw Dorado on the 1st inst. Owing to the floods in

steamer Pinguey left here on the 31st ultimo with destiny you give their accounts. Might Shanghai from Tientsin by the steamer Ef rmarks from your pen on the last report of the

corresp adent writes to the Shanghai Mercury replaced by the same company's steamer Ning. Indo-China S. N. Co?: It would be interesting and around Tientsin, the gulffins are later in FURTHER rloting is reported from Szechuen. A a very small quantity of cargo. She is being mypage ungalad | from Chungking on August, 20th as follows: chou Holt's have the Agamemnon loading. to enquire why this Company, managed by the arriving at Shanghai this season than usual.

THE Harbour Master. (Commander 'Rumacy; There has been a rumour in circulation here for Owing to the inclemency of the weather her date "princely house" of Jardine, Matheson & Co., can only declare a 3 per cent, dividend, while the R.N.) states that recent operations in connèellon some days to the effect that there had been s of departure is postponed until tomorrow, and she China Shippera' Mutual S. N. Co. 9 per cent, and house have disclosed. several dangers close to from here, but it was difficult to get hold of the 14th instant. There is nothing else on the berth the Hamburg Chinese Coasting line per cent, the Rock. Shipmasters are therefore advised facts of the case. But now we know that same but the Mails, and rates remain unchanged, vis: Can it be that the earnings of the Indo-China not to approach on either side nearer than one thing serious has happened, for the Prefect of 357, per ton. The Carmarthenshire is due Chungking has gone there with all the force he from Japan on the 18th instant to load for London Co. are all absorbed in "princely commissions] Why should the Board of this Company be in

could muster. The latest is that the magistrate and the Continent, at 354. per ton. For New of Ta Chu had taken, poison and was dead, and York, vid usual ports of call and Suez Canal London, when its sphere of operations is in The Shanghai Water Works Co. found it very

that the place was in a state of siege and the The departure of the Gleneagles on the 17th detrimental to their interests to, have the

Chungking Prefect held a prisoner. The best ultimo, and the Beniarig on the 28th left the account of the origin of the affair is that it was berth entirely vacant, but the Albany, due to-day," directorate in England, and I fancy it must be so to the shareholders of the Indo-China S. N.

started as an anti-Christian demonstration. On takes their place and is booking cargo at 354. per ton; having received a fair quantity her lay the twenty-third of the sixth moon there was to have been a procession in honour of the will be short, and she will be followed by the. god of thunder. The Christians refused to con- Port Phili; at time of writing, we have irlbiste to the expenses as usual, upon which not heard of her departure from Japan, but threats were made to pull down the Catholic she is booking at same rate. The Glenorchy Via the Cape-The Mission buildings. The militia turned out to is to be the next beat, arriving here about the protect the said buildings and the originator of middle of the month. the trouble was arrested and handed over to the Luson is still loading at 248, fortes and 235. for the berth and asking. 227. 6d for all cargo crowd got up a demonstration to release him. magistrate who put him in prison, Then his general cargo: The Nancy Pendlaton is also on Soldiers have been sent from here, but nething Quotations are Newchwang to Swalow, Ig definite is known as to the cult Nameless ex cents per picul, nominal; Newchwang to placards have been posted In Chungking Any, 20 Mcx. cents per picut, nomtraty eviling the missionaries. Under the existing Nagasaki to Shanghai, $10 per ton of coal state of affairs it will take but very little to get nest for both steamers and sailing vessels, has ever been punished for participating in such German steamer, 612.tons register, Nagasaki to op another anti-missionsty riet here, as no ote Settlements during the fortnight -Vorwuris, matters, and there is always acmething to be Shanghai or Aramal, tas per ton coal, If to **! port (—7Wan, Amurioon ship, 1,170 tona register, gained, and but little risk of being called to Arsenal 81.65, dopucht Disengaged vessel in

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for any other purpose but gambling in its SUNDAY LABOUR IN HONGKONG that his remarks are from every point of

HARBOUR.

THEdleamer Chungking, on arriving at Shanghel legnament

from Tientsin on the 3rd inst, reported having passed, the China Merchants' steamer Hasan ashore on a sandbank about two miles to the north of Bush Island. The Haran was badly aground, being piled up so high that the lower blade of her propeller was visible above the This is a temperately warded letter, and water. The Mercury says it was supposed the as the writer has for years' been a share vessel got ashore during the heavy rain squalls holder in the Company we are of opinion on the night of the and landaisond lowest and most pernicious form, so that

view thoroughly justified. As we do not THE burning of the Kee Chong Filature at the object of visitors was obvious enough,

happen to have the Directors' reports and Shanghai the other day was generally attributed And, in the face of this, supported by the

ways that an examination of the premises after evidence of the constables, which was not THE Sunday Labour question in Hong- statemems of account since the formation of to incendiarism. The N. C. Daily News now the fire leaves no doubt that the place was even attempted to be contradicted, where kong has assumed a new phase by its the Company available for reference, a is the appositeness of Mr. CALDWELL'S adoption as an Important portion of the searching criticism of the kind suggested faily fred. One of the for, was found to comparison ofthis low gaming den with the platform of the Hongkong Mercantile by our correspondent is, at all events for the have been saturated with kerosene at certain reputable European clubs of the colony? Can Marine Officers Association; and. It is present, out of the question; but there are spots and the plank g,much burnt, as if fire Mr. CALDWELL seriously imagine even the hardly too much to say that the practical nevertheless several points raised to which had been kindle. A native living close to the o'clock on the night of the fire. We understand most remote possibility of four utter abollilon of this anything but creditable some reference may fitly be made. It lature asys he smelt smake at shout, pine strangers, unaccompanied by members, relic of old time slavery in a British colony certainly does appear a strange thing that reward of $500 has been offered for walking up to the card-room of the has at last heen pla ed within measurable that the Indo-China Co. supported by the information leading to the discovery of the Hongkong Club, the Club Germania, the distance, For the work that takes place l'all-powerful influence of Mesure, JARDINE, - culprit or culprits,

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