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A. 2661.

BIRTHS.

MAIL SUPPLEMENT

The Hongkong Telegrapy.

At Newchwang, on the 18th September, the wife of E. L. M., ROBINSON, of a son,

On the 21st of September, at Her Majesty's Legation, Pking, the wit of HERDERT F. HRADY, At Shanghai, on the agrd September, the wife of W. H, TAI BOT, el a daughter.

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credit. As a matter of course the various reports will be fully and carefully considered by the Board "of ́ Dire-fors, and it will be their duty to adopt, riject, or otherwise deal with any suggestions that may have been made. But it should not be overlooked that the

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1890.

SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER

Tux M. M steamer Nateż, which strived herdat o'clock yesterday, was, delayed about 19 hours. on the way up from Saigon, having encountered a severe gale on the 6th instant, and altered her course to avoid running into what appeared to be a typhoon. Her cargo had apparently stilted, As she had a bad list to port. The Peking correspondent of the Shanghai is not much news of importance to send yatt by this opportunity. I fearibat the loan regarding which I lately wrote you, and which it was runtoured had been practically settled with some Gernian financiers, has not yet been definitely.

At Shanghai, on the 26th September, the uncontrolled management of the Company If this fraud is attempted to be forced on without considering -American intrigues yesterday from the Agents at Nagasaki enquiring | Mercury writes under date the 24th ulto. There

of Dr. ZEDELIUS, of a son.

At Sharphai on the 29th September, the wife of JOHN GRAHAM, of a 100.

At Sharghat, on the 30th September, the wife of ALIX. C. RAMSAY, of a son,

At the Married Quarry Hongkong, on the

5th inst, the wie of Sergeant EDWARDS, Argyll and Suplierland Highlanders, of a son. '

DEATHS.

Al Shanghai, drowned, on the 37th September, ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 3rd Engineer steamship Friching, aged 24 years..

At the General Hospital, Shanghal, on the 29th September, CHRISTOPHER ARMISTEAD, te and officer of the 'eamship Patroclus, aged 3a

years.

At Shanghai, on the 1st October, GEORGE WATSON COUTTS, aged 57 years.

At Hamburg, on the 3rd October, 1890, WILLIAM ROST, of Carl-witz & Co.

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|ongkong

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old sites are handed back to the colony-Russia knows this. Should the alternatived 'A CORRESPONDENT from Newchwang writes to and further that should the necessity for be forced on her, there is not the remotest the Chinese Tintes There are rumours of n any new defence works arise, their cost doubt that Great Britain will not hesitate; collision on the northern or north-eastern frontier would form the subject of a separate to at once use the strong hand with Russia between Russins and Chinese, but no one

seems to believe them," agreement, and that it must not be should, the Czar's Government make them to understood that the whole charge for them slightest attempt to obtain a foothold in TBS. Agents of the "Shire "steanter Cardigan. would be borne by the Imperial Exchequer. the Land of Morning Calm, and that, too. Messrs. Adamson Bell & Co., which lett Forchow on the 30th ultimo, received a telegram the community, as seems probable, the and Japanese pretensions, mana

after the teamer. It is only a three days sun whole of the unofficial members of Council, in view of what occurred when the

from Foochow to Nagasaki, and as the steamer BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE is now nine days out considerable anxiety is addition to the military contribution and OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. fel for her safety. She is loaded with London the cost of the local forts were sanctioned,

cargo principally, but has no passengers. should at once resign, as a strong protest against the inexcusable had faith of Lord KNEZSFORD and his advisers. The effect of such a step is obvious.

After carefully analysing the Secretary of State's latest attempt at ratling." we shall deal in detail with his reasons for breaking all past promises and trying to saddle Hongkong with additional burdens in the interests of a practically defunct and corrupt Imperialism. To-day we merely direct attention to the matter, so that the unofficial members of Council may be induced to study the question, see what was officially promised in the past, and be prepared when the time adequately defend the public interests they are presumed to represent. "Figures cannot lie, repeats Lord KNUTSFORD in the parrot-like accents of a nineteenth century fool. The naval and military contributions for the current year for the defence of the Ettipire, he says, amount to sixteen shillings and

comes 10

M WODEHOUSE Was occupied for a while at the magistracy on the 7th inst investigating the circumstances connected with twa suicides, a coil during the afternoon of the rat inst.the man and a woman, who shuffled off this mortal

the woman because, as far as is known, she was disgusted with her aged husband His Worship found that both the deceased met their death by Our Shanghai morning contemporary of the cutting their throats.

by the Feima that the Chungking was nshore 4th inst. says: "News having been received aft Drink-water Point, the Newchwang was sent when the latter vegiel arrived at ber destination, to her assistance bo Thursday afternoon, but it was found that the Chungking had floated She owing to and having got into the condenser. wag, however, detained till yesterday morning. The Newchung returned to Shanghai yeter day morning,"

immin' because his missus bölted to Canton, and

arranged, and that it is doubtful whether the business will gn to Germany after all, but it is exceedingly difficult to set at the facts of the

Kaiping line to Shan-hai-kwan. case, it is stated that the China Railway Company has received permission to extend its

MONSIEUR H. Frandin, who is a passenger from the North by the Messageries Maritimes steam ship. Saghalian hich arrived here from

to the Tonquin China frontier, where he is Shanghai on the 7th inst,, is specially commis sioned by his Government to proceed from Saigon

in the employ of the Chinese Government, for to be met, later on, by a number of officials the purpose of settling some difficulties which work done by last year's Special Frontier have arisen inrerpret to the inaccurate Commission, of which Mr. James Hart was representatives of the Celestial Empire. Some the most conspicunus figure amongst the troubles have also arisen in connecting with

the Chinese Customs stations on the Yunnan froutiers?

is solely vested in the hands of the Directors, who are personally responsible to the shareholders, and therefore it by no means follows that any suggested alterations or improvements in the business working of the concern will meet the approval of the

A meeting of the above named Asociation Board; nor should we think it likely, as Mr.

was held at the Marine Hotel, Praya Wes WICKING assumes, unless under exceptional

night (1st inst), when Captain S. Ashtan presided. circumstances, that the Directors will

The Chairman announced that a very courteous the Chamber of Commerce in reply to the reply. had been received from the Secretary of either give publicity to the reports or submit them in detail to the criticism and decision

Association' request für Conference

A of an extraordinary general meeting. Mr.

upon the subject of Sunday labour In this WICKING entirely misconceives the special

pole Believed that the Conference purpose for which the Committee of

would be fruitful of benefit to all concerted, | Investigation was appointed. It was

would be afforded the Association of showing Interested in shipping, for an opportunity not to prepare a series of reports for

that its members had no desire whatever to act the edification of few

or

otherwise in connection with that important less interested shareholders, but simply

matter, than in concert with owners to their to make inquiry into certain details

ultimate mutual advantage There could be of working, with the object, if possible,

but littledoubt that a modus vivendi was fensible, of enabling the Directors to effect any

and that the best way to arrive at it was for improvements on the present system. The

to discuss the question in all its bearings, employers, and employed to meet together elegraph. "points raised in the reports will be

He was pleased to bear that the first general decided by the Board, and shareholders

meeting of a new "Engineers Association who wish to make inquiries have no

was being held at the Victoria Hotel. He felt earthly right to bother Mr. WICKING, as

convinced that the Engineer's Assocation had he says has been the case, but should

the hearty sympathy of the deck cfficers en masse, apply in the Secretary of the Company.

this its promoters carried with them the best wishes Marine Officers' Assoziation. five Mr. WICKING has no responsibility whatever in the matter, he has done the work he pence per head of the population of from the well known British Merchant Service The Secretary then read a letter" received THAT erratic focal personality known as volunteered to perform and his mission Great Britain. And the Hongkong annual Association of Liverpool, which, the Chairman Mr; HARRY WICKING has again made is ended. With all these plain facts staring í contribution of £40 000, adds Sir BALAAM, said; numbered some thousands strong, and was to be sergeants J. W. Powell, J. Henderson, furniture to a considerable extent. The Memiton's himself a conspicuous object for public him the face, the indiscretion displayed by is a very much smaller charge per head universally acknowledged to be the most comment. There is an unfortunate class this irrepressible gentleman in attempting than is the case with the Mother Country. inuenti Association of mariners that existed of men in this world who never know when to "put on the screw" in the letter And it is here that his lordship's figures throughout the world. He was glad to be able corporals:-G. T. Rivers, T. H. Dalby, J. H. experienced very heavy westerly gale with bigh to let well alone, who lack the discretion above quoted "In any case this letter and lie most glaringly. Will His Excellency promptly accepted the Hongkong, Union's to announce that this influential society had

pr pas dsr spec ing an alliance. They were to keep quiet when childish babbling the reply thereto will be published for the Administrator oblige the Secretary of can do no earthly good, and Mr. WiCKING general information" is difficult to under- State and the Hongkong community by

now in friendly aliance, with the Liverpool would appear to belong to that class. stand. It seems marvellous that he did not publicly stating how many of our by far too

Associates (land applause.) The letter ran as This gentleman is a shareholder in the even go the length of threatening to publish highly estimated population of 215,000 follows;-.. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and his report for general information, and pay anything at all towards the revenue? Godown Company, Limited, and he carefully reading his letter between the By so doing he will effectually demolish evidently intends not to allow the lines that would almost appear to be Mr. a fallacious argument that is calculated to Hongkong community to forget that WICKING's alm and desire. Needless to say work infinite mischief both here and fact. It will be remembered that at the Chairman of the Board' rose to the elsewhere. Lord KNUTSFORD's arguments contribution show a strong family likeness to Mr. J. M. PRICE's notoriously unreliable statistics anent the Tytam Water Works, and will not bear honest inspection.

HONALANG THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 1850,

mr. wicking and THE WHARF

AND GODOWN COMPANY.

The Mercantile Marine Service Association,

Live pool. August 13th, 1890. CHESNEY DUNCAN, FSQ. British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association,

Hongkong. SIR-I am directed by the Cruncil of this,

congratulation' upon the success which bas attended your efforts in the famation of your Associatin at Hongkong, alse to inform you that the Editor of the "Rep ister" (our journal) will take notice of the m ivement among the Mercantile Marine Officers in the Far East

·

weather

ACCORDING to a circular issued on the 6th inst. by Captain McCallum acting commandant of the T long expected Borneo liner Memuan Hongkong Artillery Valvaleers the following turned up at her busy here on the file ins promotions are ordered:-Sergeant R. P. Dlople after meeting very tempestuous lieutenant Sergeant J. B. Scott to be buttery Captain Dorf's pind got adeilt in the cabin and to be Quarter-master, with the honorary rank of on the run up from Sidikan duning, which sergeant-major; the undermentioned corporals was amished to pieces, damaging the cabin and G L. Duncin, T. R. Powell, W. Machell, Freport is as follows:-Left Sandakan 27th Celins; and the undermentioned gunners to be September. From Lat

12 to 16 North R. Bomanje. Underwood, W. Jackson, W. Gregory and S. confused sea. Lowest reading of barometer 20.22. From 16-North to part fresh North-east" easterly winds were met with. There can be hut little doubt that the Australian liner Guthrie got into the very thick of the heavy. weather which the femnon appears to been running on the outskirts of.

the third ordinary annual meeting of the occasion, His reply was brief hut crushing, respecting the Colony's increased military { body to convey to you a warm expression of head of the animal util it was deid. We under-charged with outraging a Chinese child, has

Here it is:

Hongkong, 3rd October, 1830, SIR-The report which you forwarded on the Jet ultim was d-ly received and handed by me in Mr. Osharne, Sterntary of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wheri and G`down Company, Limited.

and Gidown Co, Limited.

Wharf and Godown Company, held on the 28th of June last, a proposal was made and adopted that a Committee of Investigation be appointed to examine into and report onthe working of the Company's business, the directors to appoint two As soon as Mr. Osborne has received the representatives and the shareholders two," reports of other members of the Special Com- the Board of Directors acquiescing in the mitter, they will be laid bere the Directors proposed inquiry. At an extraordinarygether with your own.

I am, Sir, meeting, held on July 19th, the Hon. C. P. 'CHATKE and Mr. L. PonsNECKER 'were appointed to represent the Board, Mr, C. S. TAYLOR and Mr. HARRY WICKING being the nominees of the general body of share-Party Wickleg. Esq holders. When this resolution was first

Mr. HARRY WICKING would have been brought up for confirmation at another discreet had he exercised a little more extraordinary meeting, held on August, patience before so aimlessly rushing into sth, at which only five shareholders were print; as the only "general information" present outside the Board of Directors, it his correspondence affords is the very "was lost by two votes to one; but on uncomplimentary suggestion that the man being put to the vote a second time it was who "talks all he knows will talk more declared carried by four to two. These than he knows. Great talkers discharge facts are important as showing exactly | too quickly to take always true aim," the amount of interest taken by share-, holders generally in the proposed inquiry.¦ THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION

The ostensible object of the investigation was to examine into the details of

KOREA AND HER FUTURE.

THERE is no necessity for either the Daily Officers in the Home Ports, a further communi- Victoria and the Marina hotels, turned up accused at the Magistracy. Mr. Ward is also

I have also to state that in view of some expected developments among Masters and cato,at length, will shortly be alldressed to you.

Wishing you every success..

1 am, Sir.

Yours faithfully,

(SA) - J. J. GRYLLS,

Secretary.

for his attendance, the proceedings terminated, With a cordial vote of thanks to the President after the chairman, in a few words, heartily congratulated the Association on its present very promising position.

Press or the Peking correspondent of the Times to jump to rash conclusions respect- Your mest obedient servant, JJ KESWICK,

ing Russian_designs upon the Korean Chalma, Hongkon & Kowhon Wharf peninsula. The settlement of the question does not rest with China by any means, at all events so long as Great Britain remains, what she now is, the leading Power of the world. It is perfectly true, however; as the Times puts it, that "the agents of Russia are exceedingly active in the peninsula, and are effectively supported

LOCAL AND GENERAL. by a number of Americans, missionaries and others, who have the ear of the King The famous Kuling is to be converted into a and flatter him with visions of indepen-twin-screw steamer by Messrs. Farnham & Co., dence." There was a time, and not so of Shanghai. very long ago, when a virtually indepen- MR. W. S. Avton took, his seat at the Mixed dent Korea, under the guarantee of the Court, Shanghai, for the first time as British treaty Powers was a feasible solution of Assessor on the 1st init. the difficult problem presented by the vexed relations between Korea and China MONSIEUR A. Cog-Port, Cansul-General for Chili at Tokyo, arrived here yesterday afternoon country has concluded treaties of amity

FRAUD.

SAYS the Amoy Garate of the 29th alta."The residents in Konlangsoo, escaped this morning what might have been an unpleasant visit. A very big tiger was killed in the sea, near the Mile Compray's establishment, by the fishing people. It measured 7 feet 4 inches. They SOME Interesting disclosures will probably be. wers aroused by the groans of the brute which, elicited at the Police Court on Friday forenson, we presume, were due to exhaustion from

John Minhinnett, the foreman in the Public long swimming. Alarms were given and other Works Department who was dismissed from kinsmes joined, and with hooks, punched the custody the other day by Mr. Wodehouse when stand it was sold to one of our local sportsmen obtained a summons against Mr. Fraser-Smith, to place amongst the many trophies of his own." Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph, and Mr. ONE Justice of the Peace, out of a hundred that.

G. W Ward, a reporter on the staff of that paper, on a charge of unlawfully, and maliciously con- were requested to assemble in solemn conclave at the Magistracy this morning (7th inst.) and price combining, confederating and agreeing question of the transfer of licenses of the Mishinnett with the offence of which he was there consider, in all its bearings, the Reave together this is the largon of the official docu- ment-falsely to charge and accuse the sald

this morning at the Hall of Justice and after duly weighing all the circumstances nf

credited (on the summons) with having, in pur the cases before them, taking at the same time

suance of and according to the said conspiracy, due thought of the momentnux issues involved.

combination, confederacy, and agreement, sworn finally decided to allow the license of the "Vic"

a false information against Minhinnett, etc., etc. to be transferred to Mr. I. P. Mador; while the

In addition to this Minhinnett has issued twe pending a further application by the Directors. transfer of the Marina's license was deferred, separate writs against Mr. Fraser-Smith, in which The J. P. was Mr. H. h. Wodehouse, who $5,000 for alleged malicious prosecution. We he claims $5,000 damages for alleged libel and was attended by Mr W. M. 13. Arthur, chief clerk, understand that these proceedings have been insisted on by the Government, and gladly wel- MANILA exchanges report the partial Inundation come the opportunities that will be afforded us of of the city by the river Fasig, on the 29th at thoroughly vindicating the position, we took up The Pasig is only about three feet below the

in the editorial dealing with Minhinnett's caso, level of the greater part of the city, and a violent published in our issue of September 26th. streets were three or four feet deen in water, and Shanghai, 3rd October, says Since the issue typhoon caused it to overflow until many of the

WHEELOCK & Co.'s freight market report, dated communication had to be made indancas, or dug-of our last on the 19th altime, there has been an outs. Many buildings were blown down, about improvement in our home freight market, and 150 metres of the Eastern Dock destroyed, the posis carrying the telephone and electric light the departure of the mail steamship Parkour; rates went back again to 353. per ton soon after wires snapped off, and a large portion of the this improvement was brought about by sailway embankment washed away. The whole round robin" being signed by all the steamship island of Luzon suffere, but no mention is made companies. The depreciation of silver for a of any loss of life. At the height of the storm short time during the past week has enabled travelled at the rate of over sixty miles an hour business has been done, consequently steamers the wind, as measured at the Observatory, buyers to operate more freely and a fülr the storm being the most serious experienced bayé succeeded in flling their allotted space. since 188z.

Newchwang to the Southern ports there is still only a very slight enquiry, but towards the middle of the month natives must come forward

the Company's working, and in view A CERTAIN sage of ancient times committed of the unsatisfactory character of the himself to the opinion that "figures cannot and the Powers with whom the first named, from Marseilles by th: M. M. steamer Natal. management during the previous year, and lie." A SOLOKON of the past can very the opinions current as to the expensive, easily be a "Sir BALAAM" of the present, Inefficient and otherwise defective methods and we place the genius we have referred employed, we cannot but think that good to in the latter category. It may be his grounds existed for the action initiated by misfortune, however, and not altogether a certain shareholders, and further that the case of blatant ignorance. Our sage did | by China towards her unfortunate so-called We have recelyed an eloquent account of the behead the offenders extradited by the Hongkong and we shall then see rates become firm, as our

Directors acted wisely in offering every facility for a thorough examination into the alleged defective system. And now Mr. Wicate comes to the front

To the Hon. J. J. Keswick, Chairman of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Limited....!

Sia, I forwarded to you my report on the above Company on the 3rd September. As I have not been favoured with an acknowledgment of the same, I shall be glad to learn what steps the been led to believe it was part of my duty as one their proper value, Directors propose to take in this matter. I have of the representatives of the general body of sbareholders to have sent copies of my report to fach shareholder, and for this reason I am all the more auxious to learn what steps the Directors intend to take in order to secure this publicity It is also desirable to know whether or not it in the intention of the Director to calls meeting of the shareholders to consider the points raised in the report, I shall be glad of an early answer so that I may be in a position to astisly the

and commerce. But, mirabile dies, nothing THE body of Alexander Anderson, late third has stood more in the way of that much-engineer of the steamer Fetching, was found on to-be-desired solution of a very grave the river bank near the Shanghai New Dock ön

the morning of the rst inst. question than the suicidal policy pursued

no uncertain terms, after the unofficial received positive assurances of Russian,

distress in Chih-lf caused by the foods, parti- culars of which we have from time to time given. Subscriptions to the relief fund will be received by the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank.

fishermen.

a

Inquiries made to me by abareholders in the members of Council have pointed out and Japanese and American co-operation in FROM Foochow the N. C. Daily News hasuddenly fell forward, right to the bottom, where rates. For New York, vid usual ports of call and

I have the honour to remain, Sir,

THE velocity with which the Canton authorities not know Hongkong; he was entirely vastal. The neutrality of the kingdom

authorities is making those undesirable' visitors. ignorant of that gigantic imposition known should, as many admit, be guaranteed by

extremely diffident about returning to their native last advices from the North say that tonnage as our "Increased Military Contribution;" all the treaty Powers, and China, instead of

province. This afternoon (6th inst.) Detective will be wanted to carry mille:" to Tientsin Lord KNUTSFORD, the shallowest trickster holding back, should be the very first to take

Inspector Quincey, with Detective-Sergeants have also improved, but only slightly, the For Nagasaki-Shanghairates in this direction of the many noodles now figuring as direct the initiative in such an important political No further news has been received by the

Hadden and Melver and three Chinese detectives, representatives of Britain's Majesty, was reform. By so doing the Peking Govern-Agents of the E. & A. steamer Guthrie, and committed a murder whilst burgling in the

went to East Street to arrest a man who recently last settlement made in the former port an unknown quantity; while Mr, EDWARD ment would be adopting a dignified course

was at $1.10, being twenty cents parton STANHOPE and the ravenous wolves of the which, while tending to prove her earnest

owing to the Manila land lines being Interrupted Heung-shan district. It not being certain which up since our last, but for a large, steamer they are unable to confirm the wire of the 6th fast house he was in, the officers separated to we think only: dna Mexican, could be got War Office had no tangible existence.desire for the welfare of her neighbour Messrs. Russell and Co, question very much search the block. Quincey and a fuzorg went The British ships Ellen A, Read and Stamboul The taxpayers of this colony know all and late vassal, would effectually check whether the steamer mentioned in the telegram through two houses, and on the verandah of the have received their sailing, order. from home about these men and things, however, and mate Russia's well-known aggressive received by Mr. Judd was the Guthrie, as the third law their mit. Quincey seized him by and proceed to Royal Roads the former for are in a position to appreciate them at designs in that smail, yet coveted, land information was only" gleaned from native the queue, and immediately saw a big revolver orders and the latter to load for Valparaiso y the

As Korea stands at prosent she is helpless

pointed in his direction, over his prisoner's British barque H. B. Cann: also, proceeds: in Find shoulder. Seizing both arms, behind, the ballast to Puget Sound to await orders. ~ The We have no intention just now of for herself and a danger to other nations, THE Shik Fee of 22nd September (8th moon inspector strove to throw the desperado, but as Annie, H. Smith, having been taken up here to formally Impeaching the Colonial Office but chiefly to British Interests, and such oth day) says The Tantal Wan Rel-yin of the latter weighed some sooths, and was fighting load for New York, leaves us without any dis and the War Department of deliberate being the case, the policy pursued by Russia Yang tung through bis sub-officer Tow Yen- for bis head, this, was easier said than done, engaged tonnaga in port. For London, Sta and disgraceful breaches of faith with this there, with the aid of such complacent hing, engaging 15.000 of the flood sufferers to The indong was useless-simply running round usual, ports of call and Sues Ganal The colony on the subject of our Increased patriots as Judge DENNY, General DYE and (near Peling) to Kio Men chi in Ku Ngan Halen, heard the revolver cocked he began to wish he yesterday, leaves the berth to the Holt's and the make a channel for the river from Lu Kowchlao blowing his whistle, and when Quincay suddenly departure of the Mutual steamship Moyune military contribution and local defences; Dr. H. N. ALLEN, is rapidly becoming and to excavate the silt of the Yung ting river to had retired on his pension last February. Twice Glen's, the former the steamship Yogos and the but that is what we mean to do, and in positively dangerous. That Korea has depth of fo feet and to utilize the silt for the he heard the hammer fall, but as he still sur, latter the steamship Glenislas, both loadingat

stopping of the breacher, "**

vived he hung on to his captive until, having 355.perton. The Mulusi steamship Gopack isdan.. got to the top of the steep stairs, the latter on the rath or thereabouts, and will load at current thereto will be published for general information. falsehood of the Secretary of State for the Chinese yoke can, in the light of recent during the part fortnight have been at millions was found that the chambers of the pistol were loading at der per ton, and all her allotted space,

and struggle to throw off the Colonies in reference to these matters, revelations, hardly be doubled, and in of lbs, carried by the Ningehow and Stenfor empty, And, as neither Quincey nor Su Fee Wing, has been readily taken up and no more room can Your obedient servant,

The annual addition of £20,000 to our point of fact we happen to be in possession making the export t Europe to date 16 miltons, the prisquer knew it, for once the didn't know HARLY WICKING, military contribution, was granted under of Important information and secret against 161 millions last year and a 'millids in

now be had; the Thorndale will, arrive here on From this letter it seems that instead of special provisions, which were endorsed correspondence on the subject which in 1886. The reported settlement for the fatight was leaded":fable was disproved Su wil be it or 7th of the month, and will load at surab B combined inquiry, by, the four members and agreed to by the local Government; due, course will be published in these amount to 38,900.chesin the buying having heenwhich his funeral will occur. A goons Glamorganshire. Vid Caper-The-Narryi brought before the magistrato to-morrow, after rate; her space is also almost filled; the boats to of the Committee, that might have these provisions have been grossly and columns. The situation is certainly grave na watdiriboted pretty evenly over the time THE dotorious burglar and murderer So Fel Pendleton hay algost filled her allotted space follow are the Altonower Benvanus and for Londen, Australia and Arterical The bas been of some utility, each one was deliberately ignored, and set aside, and enough at present; Russia's designs under reglow until the last day or two when the Wen, hose capture by Detective Inspector here and will procet direct, rate of freight called upon to investigate and report Lord KNUTSFORD tries to extenuate his are understood by those who have the best market Beame very quiet, owing to the leg in Quincey laden, of thieves down East Street per ton of 4 feet the Annie H. Smilk takperhers Independently a most unsatisfactory, and contemptible chicanery inha despatch right to view her movements with deep prices and firmness of the seamen: The lacl we reported in our columns yesterday (6th inst.), place quoting 1162 per ton of 40 cubic feet war practically valueless mode of procedure, that was laid before the Council suspicions, and the sooner,

never ceasing aluding the rise in the lower grades advised on Court this morning. Mr Haulings from Mesara steamship Canton 41st limoel. Eséché hereafter, M. WICKING had completed of Lord KFTSFORD The unofficial intrigues of this persistent enemy of British 3 hulpstang The fast diminishing rock Wotton and Deacon's office, appeared on steamship Hampshire zaid "selepas and sent in his report to the Chairman of members of the Legislative Council progress in the East, the better it will be given selezwen courage to Hold Armly, with the Wilkinson was for the defence. In opening the Moyure and instant, Departure for

and wery limited further supplies expected hive behalf of the Chinese Government and Mr. 28th steamship? Patractus 18 animo, and the Company on September 3rd, and now and the Hongkong public have been lor. all who have important commercial result of chacking business an above mentioned cake Mr. Hastings, said that, the prisoner, was: via Foochow and Suer C-The ho wants to know what steps the Directors most egregiously fooled by the Colonial Interests at stake in the event of a sudden The unsertglasregarding theirhbable total charged -propose to take in the matter--a very | Office, they voted all that was asked outbreak of war in Eastern spass? That supply of Congou (or the season silll preval's in

feloniously and burglariously Glenorchy Yoth "ultimo. Deas natural and not unreasonable desire, if for as an additional military, contri Russia will not be allowed to occupy any spito, ofurances by the teamed that any

tering the Tsun: Hing silversmith shop at Francista The American

am villege, In the Heung Shan district of || Butler axat ultimé, Deps perhaps slightly premature, considering button and for the Imperial defences of this part of Korea unchallenged by Great ingcaso ofthe lowenta entidfate? will be

wangtung.quthe 16th of August, Sound The American that the reports of the other Investigators | laland,butonly on the distinct understanding Britain, should be clear enough by, the tangnificanti According to native report it will not

therefrom clothing and jewelry ultimo, Departure for had not been received; but when he says that the limit had been reached, t that no tenor of the terras under which Wo

escord-379,000 chests Who settlements to date

three thousand tacfs ; also with steamship Stratte of (Belle he has been led to believe that it wa Eurther call would be made on already relinquished our hold on Fort Hamilton after the opening of the market last srasch

fare 375.009 cheats. For the first sevadiéén weeks

Ho Thang Hing the master of Odotand re-Newch of his duty, as one of the representatives heavily taxed community Ar What Is in 1887 We did so under the guarantee were 358,000 chasis and for the same number

prisoner WAS, Jurther charged, at | Mulcan cents per picul the general body of shareholders, to the result } _The War Ombe laughs at of China that no part of Kores, including works/inli88186,000 clie-ko

Detective Inspector Quincey, very little enquiry. Nowch

shook him with a revolver Mexican cents per have sent, copies of his report to such us and Kaursrozz, calmly ignoring his Fort Hamilton, shall be occupied by any Copgou today in 84.000 chesis gajdit 705,000 „shareholder, ho talks arrant nonsense and former sacred promises, demands ihst the foreign Power! I Ching len not inta chests at sume date last year and

displays an ignorance of business routine taxpayers should now make a fair contri, posliion to maintain that guarantee in lu for which those who know him bast will butien towards the construction of new entirety, then England will have to take scarcely feel inclined to give him, full | barracks which we do not want, unless the i up the cudgela for her oriental allymanda? may

However, that will doubtless, be seen | yesterday-a despatch which is worthy steps are taken to stop the necessary prices have advanced about 15 percent all trund was brought before Mr. Wodehouse atthe Police Departures for Londen via Sper Canale në

a dash (Exchange) after adine fluctuat and freight to London a lot of gosted today at 3/83 for months' sight oto

pling

In the performance of his duty as a police) nominal. Nagasaki 6 cer if the act of arresting him by virtue of a cents per ton of cost warrant, yesterday afternoon His Worship and saling vessel remanded the case sintil Monday, so as to afford nights

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