1890-12-23 — Page 2

Intimations

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

PHOTOGRAPHIC 'GOODS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1890.

entations which appear, not to use any harsher term, to have been based on a most uncertain foundation. A few weeks after the Company first commenced opera-

TELEGRAM 3,

THE SILVER QUESTION.

LONDON, December 20th. It is dubted whether the U. S. House of

during the present session.

GREAT SNOW STORM.

We are informed by the Agents (Messrs. Amhold, By advices from Brisbane it appears probable Karberg & Co) that the China Shippers' Mutual that one of the Australian directors will shortly S. N. Co.'s steamer Pinguey, from Antwerp visit Singapore, en route to the Raub mine. and Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the 21st inst, and may be expected on or about the 28th.

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and China Express of the 21st ulto:-

A retired Russian general named Siliveskoff, There has been a great fall of snow in the who was one time the chief of the third section" of the St. Petersburg police, was sho in his apartments at the Hôtel de Bade, Paris, United Kingdom.

on the 18th last.

Hons the success was reported to be so Representatives will agree to any silver law THE following items are taken from the London astonishing that in a very short space of ime the shares were quoted in the local market at from four to ye hundred per cent. premium, and it is almost superfluous to say that the golden opportunity was not AFID RECTILINEAR LENSES by lest of making hay, while the sun was RA

Taylor Taylor and Hobson with Iris at its Zenith, by the original promoters of the concern. So far as the actual Draphragins.

* LENSES.

1,*

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

will give resulta quite equal to Ross or Dullme-business prospects of the Tramway Com-Singapore team, will be commenced at 11

These are bond fide English made lenses and yers lenses at a considerably reduced cost,

i pl.

f

$20

i pl. $25

MIDDLEMIRS CAMERAS.

2

pl: $30

m.

A CRICKAT niatch, the Navy versas the

in-morrow, Timlin will be provided in the Pavilion.

No.

AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, 618, S.C will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock

A noisy scene was witne, sed in the French Chamber of Deputies on the 18th inst., when M. Laur asked leave to address an Interpellation to the Minister of Finance on the subject of the

was subsequently suspended.

recent loan to the Bank of England. M. Laur

A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Saturday, the 17th inst, nt 8 for 8.30 pm.

precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

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THE "NAMON”, PIRACY AFFAIR.

THE NAVAL AUTHORITIES TO BLAME.

THE progress that has been made in all pro-steamship Namod on the 10th instant frasions, of late years, has been remarkable indeed, hue medical science has left all others ft behind, if a correspondent who writes to the Times of Ceylon can be accepted as an authority. He says:"A post-mortem examination was made by Dr. J. Carbery, and from what tran spired, the murder appears to have been the result of jealousy !"

THE Secretary of the Balmoral Gold Mining pany are concerned; there has been no

The Orient liner Lusitania, which has arrived Company, Limited, received the following appreciable change from the day it was

by one of her passengers in the Red Sea. Miss to-day:-Sydner, 23rd December, 2.38 p.m. started up ill now. Reliance was placed

at Plymouth, brought news of a distressing suicide telegram from the Company's agent nt.4 p.m. for a steady income from permanent

B. M'Knight who embarked at Melbourne and The three tons of prrites have produced The perfection ofa Tourist Camera and Portable residents in the Peak districts, and we precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. I was coming to England with the intention of 60 cry. 16% dwts, of gold; nothing will now, be suggested that it might be desirable to send a

getting married, was observed to be much done until after the holidays." This refers to Camera of good solid construction manufactured expressly to our order, each with 3 double dark believe that the calculations of the promo-

ters were chiefly based on this source of THE P. M. 5. S. Co's steamer City of Ris depressed in spirits, and when the vessel had the three tons of pyrites from the crushing. Commodore expersed his willingress to do 10

been a week or two at sea the lady was heard reported by telegram on the 16th inst. slides, tripod staud and case.

more than once expressing her regret that she bad † pl.

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pl,

consented to the match. When the Lusitania

AN Egyptian serthe, recently unearthed, is was between Perim and Sues, at half-past ten or

exhibited among the antiquities in the private Kołak Cameras. No. 1, a most acceptable

the night of Nov. 3, Miss M'Knight suddenly

museum of Mr. Flinders Petrie In London. Christmas present to anyone.

broke off an apparently pleasant conversation The shaft of the instrument is wood, support- with some of her fellow passengers, mounted the ing a row of flint saws which are securely ce- The ship was stop-mented into it. This discovery will set at rest rail, and leapt into the sea. ped and a boat lowered; but though the search the speculations which have been made as to was continued for a couple of hours, nothing was how the crops of the land were gathered in the seen of the young lady. It is believed she was fint and early copper age. It has long been suspected that such an instrument as Mr. Petrie mapped up by a shark.

has brought to light was used, but there was no direct evidence,

PHOTO SUNDRIES. Spare carries for Dark Slides. Dishes Gl15, Earthenware, Vulcanite, Measures, Mounts, Albumenized Paper.

&c.,

&C

(Telephone No. 60.)

&c.

Janeiro, with mails, &c, from San Francisco to the 29th utto.. via Honolule, bas arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow THE adjourned magisterial inquiry into the Namoz piracy case which was to have been resumed to-day, was postponed until Saturday morning next at ten o'clock, to await the arrival of the Steam TM Namoa,

revenue, the outside traffic from casual visitors being necessarily a changeable and uncertain element. So far as we can. learn there has not been such a great diminution of the number of hill residents as to transform a prospective profit into what can only be regarded as a rather serious, loss, so it would appear that a mistake wasoriginally made in drawing out a prospective balance sheet. That there has been for the past year a great falling off in the casual visitors' traffic cannot [1635 be doubted, but for this drawback there are intelligble causes, and there is every reason to suppose that a substantial, im. says the Shanghai Mercury, Assume duty in the celebrated Count Mildewicz to China in the the Colonial Secretary's office, Mr. W. M. Deane provement in this respect in the near future may be relied on with some confidence.

The gross receipts for the twelve months total $25,203.20, which at first sight seems

No, 22 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Hongkong, 8th December, 1890.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

BY APPOINTMENT. -

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841..

MANUFACTURERS, OF AERATED WATERS.

THE Shanghai Mercury hears that Lord Salls. bury has accepted Mr. P. J, Hughes's resignation, and that he will probably leave Shangbei about March next. The promotion of Mr. Chaloner Alabaster, of Canton, appears to be nigh. MR. OR LOWSKI, inte Russian representative at Nagasaki, has been appointed H. I. R. M's Consul at Shanghai. The new Consul will

has

A New York telegrain says:-The failure of Messis. Barker Brothers and Company, the well-known firm of bankers and brokers in Philadelphia, was announced yesterday, and A GOVERNMENT GAZETTE Extraordinary, issued depressed the Exchange in this city. The late this evening, announces that is Excellency liabilities are estimated at $3,000,000. Our Sir G. William De Venx K.C.M.G. readers will probably remember that Mr.Wharton resumed the duties of Governor and Commander Baker was largely instrumental in despatching in-Chief of this Colony. Mr. F. Fleming returns to hope of getting large railway and financial resumes the office of Captain-Superintendent of concessions. A rumour, which was afterwards Police, his unofficial seats on the Executive and proved to be biseless, was started yesterday that Legislative Councils and the Vice-Presidency the Citizens Saving Bank of New York, whose of the Sanitary Board, and Major-General depositors am of the porer classes, largely Gordon becomes Superintendent of the Gaol. consisting of Hebrews, Poles and Germans, was It is also announced that Mr. J. H. Stewart an excited and impatient crowd, who finally became a riotous that the police had to be called out. The excitement was, however, entirely needless, as all the applicants were paid. The bank has a large surplus,

At the meeting of the Legislative Council. yesterday his Excellency the Acting Governor, in reply to a question put by Mr. T. H. White- head, gave the following reasons for the delay in the despatch of a British gunboat to the scene of the piratical and murderous stack upon the

His Excellency--I think, Inasmuch, as if any one is responsible for what took place in regard to this matter, it in myself, it will be more satisfactory for me lo at orce answer the hon. member's question than to wait till after the arrival of the Governor. I will therefore state shartly the facts as to what took place th so far ns I am concerned in relation to this matter. About ten o'clock on the morning of the arth Inst. Commodore Church came to see me and informed me of what had taken place. At that

one, nor had the matter been in any way officially time I had received no official report from any

me what had been related to him, and I then brought to my netice. The Commodore told

gunbont to the scene of the, pirney. The

and I told him that before sending a gunboat it would be well if I could see Mr. McLeavy Brown, who probably knew the locality well and would be able to give me valuable formation. I sent to Mr. McLeavy Brown, and he very kindly came to see me in half an hour's time. I told him what the Commodore had mentioned to me, which facts had come to his knowledga previously. He agreed with me that it would be desirable for a gunboat to go and said that he would ask Copain Stewart to accompany the gunboat, if such would be agreeable to Commodore Church. Captain Stewart, I mey mention, is captain of the Kaijan, a revenue cruiser. I wrote to the Commodore and told him of the offer of Mr. McLeavy Brown, and that Mr. McLeavy Brown would request Captain Stewart to communicate with him, in order that he might go with the gunboat if such was con- sidered desirable. This was about 11 o'clock, for Mr. McLeavy Brown came to me sborty after the Commodore had left. During the course of the afternoon I received information by letter from the Commodore that the Linnet would leave early the next morning. I did not consider it necessary to request Commodore Church to send a gunboat at any particulaf

naval authorities, and if I am to blame to `any extent it is that I did not request the naval authorities to send the Zinnet at any particular time. That did not strike me as being a part of my duty. I thought the request that the gunboat should go at a particular hour was a matter father for the naval authorities than myself. Why the Zinner did not go until next morning I can- not take upon myself to say, but I have spoken

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a fairly large return for the Company's / 1891. The President will take the Chair and in trouble. The bank was besieged all day by Lockhart resumes the office of Registrar General. time, I considered that a mattes for the

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. small capital; but when it is found that

almost the whole of this is eaten up by working expenses which aggregate $24,170.21 and leave, a nominal net profit of only $1,032.99-, the evident conclusion to be arrived at is that someone has blundered grievously in estimating the percentage of cost of upkeep to the probable gross profits. That this is so is further indicated by the fact, that against a net profit (so-called) of $1,032.99 there is what is actually a set-off of no

Our New Factory has been recently refited with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete in quality with the bast English Makers.

the Model Settlement in the month of March. WE are asked to state that the next meeting of the British Mercantile Marine Officers' Associa. tion will be held at College Chambers, the new meeting room, on Saturday, the 3rd of January, review the work of the Association during the year 1890.

who were caught Two earring snatchers yesterday whist practising their profession in Lyndhurst Terrace, were sentenced at the Police Court this morning, by Mr. Wise, to the well- merited term of Bre months' imprisonment. They wise receive a dozen strokes across the breech on the first and last days of their pilgrimage.

A series of frauds and forgeries on an immense scale, committed by a junior partner in a New York brokerage firm of high standing, has been brought to light. The culprit has been arrested, and has confessed his guilt. His dishonesty has forced the firm to make an assignment of their property for the benefit of their creditors. It appears that the prisoner ha committed over seventy forgeries amounting in the aggregate to $350,000 and covering a period of six years, The fraud was discovered by accident by one of The prisoner says he used the firm's clerks.

We are sorry to note from our Shanghal exchanges, that Miss Gracie Plaisted's company has come to a sudden and thost unexperted end. They played to very good business during the first week of their season in Shanghai and were looking forward to a lengthened stay there, when the split occurred. The origin of the trouble apparently, was that some members of the com- pany were making demands on the management which were manifestly unfair and were rejected in consequence. This comes as a surprise for it was generally acknowledged that the lesser lights of the "show those who struck were both liberally and regularly paid. Miss Plaisted and Mr. Harding, however, are now being assisted by the leading amateurs in Shanghai, and are

The purest ingredients only are used, and the less than $8,324.23 for repairs to the line, by the lighting of a Christmas-tree, the distri- the money which he obtained by his forgeries to giving selections from their best operas,

utmost care and cleanliness are exercised

in the manufacture throughout.

LARGE BOMBAY

"SODAS"

necessitated by a landslip in May of last year, which has been dealt with as an asset and placed to. Suspense a/c instead of to the debit of Working a/c. Whether

Wa are requested by the Rev. Mi. Hartmann to announce, that there will he a Liturgical service in the Geno Betheads Chapel on the 24th inst. at 5 p.m. after which the inmates of the Berlin Founding House are to be entertained bution of presents, etc. On Christmas and New Year's day a sarvice will also be conducted at the same place commencing at 10 am, Tuz Band of the 1st Argyll and Sutherland High- landers will play the following programme at

to Commodore Church since on the subject, and his impression was that the particular object in sending the gunboat was rather to obtain information than with any idea at that period of being able to do anything in the way of securing any of the pirates. It must be borne in mind that the Namon came in at eight o'clock that morning, that what had taken place took place about one o'clock the previous day, and that therefore if any of the pirates bad landed at that particular spot where the Linnet

was one fact which influenced Commodore before the Linnet's arrival. I believe that that sooner. There may have been another fact, Church in not having despatched & gunboat

and I believe there was, which was, that Com. modore Church thought that by going up the coast in daylight, the bont might prave more useful than if she started during the course of the afternoon, when darkness would have come on them very soon after starting. These are the

repay customers who lost money through his suggestions. In 1884 or thereabouts he began bis Chir Justice Liller, of Queensland, writes to misdoings. His plan was to buy stock of seven, Brisbane paper to complain that his name has made for, they would probably have got away eight, and nine dollar shares, and by adding to the number and to the words indicating the value been placed without his permission on the members' list of the "English National Conser- a cypher and a "y", respectively, to raise the vative Club." The democratic Judge strongly These forged certificates he deposited with the firm as a private account, thus making his partners responsible.

We continue to supply large bottles or not an appreciable reduction in working the Officers' Mess this evening, commencing value to seventy, dighty, and ninety dollars, objects to this "Imperialistic kidnapping," as he

heretofore, fru.of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary sixe.

COAST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by fint steamer leaving alter receipt of order.

FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfall Order Books supplied on applica-

tion,

Our Registered. Telegraphie Address is, „DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thus

will receive prompt attention,

The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock:→→ PURE AERATEDIWATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

-LITHIA WATER

SELTZER WATER..

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE.

No Credit 'given, for battles that look disty, or greasy, or that appear to have been wred for any other purpose than that of Containing Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used

#gain by us.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, Hongkong, China, and Manila.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

is

STERCEIR

UBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.

BIRTH.

1.

At "Danlord" Mount Kellet on the and December, 1890, the wife of A. G. GORDON, dfs daughter.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

expenses can be made practicable is a matter for the consideration of those immmediately interested, and no doubt the shareholders, with the detailed items for their guidance and a thorough acquaintance with the requirements of the traffic, are in a position to arrive at some definite decision. An efficient staff is a tins que non for an enterprise of

this

kind, and it is always false economy to under-pay capable employés; but nevertheless an outlay of over $11,000 per annum for salaries and wages, or a monthly average of about 8920, certainly, does seem very heavy. The. General Managers' commission, of $1,259,26-five per cent on the gross receipts-is' a considerable item, and under the circum- stances $850 for fees to the members of a Consulting Committee and one Auditor will probably be considered excessive. It is difficult to estimate Charges account ($2,122.12), Coals and Stores (3,746,34), and Maintenance and Repairs ($2,591.20), but we do not hesitate to say that an impost of 8906 as Police rates, for what is really a public benefit is scandalously exorbitant, and ought to be made the subject of special representa

tions to the Government.

The General Managers and Committed have been advised that the Company has a good case to legally recover the outlay

at 7 45 p.m.-

Overtime.........."Idomar.en" Mort Valsa......."Santlago

Selection.. Serenade Pantasia

Corblu.

**Robert Bruce".. ..Bonniaseau, 'Quand tu Chanter"......Gounod. .."'Yula Tida

Kappay"

with the Monarchical Primrost, and imagines styles it, this association of the Republican Lilley that this insult to him and his principles has come A Mitchelstowo telegram states that it is from the hands of some returned" Australian Arranged to expend £700 on the erection of the cad, for the purpose of convicting him of incon Mandeville and Mitchelstown Martyrs' Memorialsistency and discrediting Australian democracy, or circumstances connected with what took place Mr. John Russell Young, the well-known the Judge bimself, by a false pretence of expul-on that day, and as I have already mentioned i Journalist and late United States Minister to sion under the Club's roth rule for "conduct in inst, to Mrs. Mary D. Davids, of Philadelphia. China, was married on the evening of the 18th ill at the time, and the ceremony was performed Mr. Young, says a Dalziel's telegram, was very In his bedroom. It will be remembered that

World with General Grant."

SUPREME COURT.

Two important billiard matches were brought to a close in Londen on the 18th fast. Ins 12,000 up spot-barred match between J. Roberts and H. Coles, who was conceded 5,000 start, the former won by 457 points; and T. Taylor gained an easy victory over Hugh M'Nell, beating him by 1,165 points in an 8,000 up spot-barred match In regard to the Cheloo Telegraph Convention, Instructions have been forwarded by the British Government to H.M.'s Minister at Peking to (Before Mr. Filding Clarkı, Pültse Judge). difficulty in sending the Fame, and that idea

THAT popular and gallant officer, Colonel D, G, Anderson, who was placed on half-pay from the a regimental Northamptonshire Regiment in April last, on the completion of his six years ar Timer) accepted retired pay. Colonel Anderson eutenant-colonel, has now (mys the Siraits la fifty-one, so that he could have remained, on the score of age, for seven year longer, but that Mr. Young went round the world with General would hardly have been sufficient to have en- Grant, and subsequently wrote a book on the sured his promotion to the rank of major-general.travels of the ex- President, entitled "Around the THERE was a very large attendance at V. R. C. gymnasium last night to witness the boxing and gymnastic competitions, of which a good deal has lately been heard. As it was rumored that there were at least two embryor ic Jacksons coming to the fore, a good deal of interest centered in the boxing exhibitions, but with our characteristic regard for truth, we must admit that neither of the "dark ones" possessed enough science to keep himself waim. The second part of the programme is to be carried out this evening, $500 and costs was the result of an action brought against Po Ache, contractor, in the Summary Court yesterday, by the relatives of a tip-smith who was killed by the falling in of a wall at the back of the Civil Hospital two months ago; against which the contractor's employés had of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon's office appeared piled up about 40 tons of earth, Mr. Hastings for the plaintiff and Mr. Brothfield, instructed by Mr. Rodyk, was for the defence. The case was beard before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Pune Judge, and a specist juży.

suspend any further action in the matter, and the case fs, therefore, now in abeyance.

M Brière, Resident Supérieur in Tongking, has received orders to return to bis post, and will leave Marseilles on Dec 18th.

At a meeting of the Edinburgh Town Council on the 18th inst. Dean of Guild Miller and Bailie Turnbull, two Liberal Unioniste, tabled Provost's Committes to consider and report motion suggesting a reference to the Lord whether the same of Charles Stewart Parnell, M.P, should not be withdrawn from the Burgent Roll of the city of Edinburgh. The Intimation was received with silence.

upon which the club has been established," morning, I saw Mr. McLeavy Brown about half opposition to the fundamental political principle saw Commodore Church about ten o'clock in the the clab that "I have never applied for member- desire that a gunboat should be sent. It has been suggested that in addition to the gunboat The Judge bas requested his associate to inform an hour afterwards, and I then expressed the ship with them, nor authorized anyone to apply

for the Government to have sent one of their on my behalf; that I am not a Conservative, and having been sent, it might have been possible own steamers, namely the Fame. I candidly certainly not an English Conservative, but an

admit that on that particular day it did not absolute independence of his country, under no Australian Nationalist who believes in the future

would be far better for a gunboat to go than crown or coronet, but under a government of her occur to me to tend the Fame, and I thought it for a colonial steamer; but a few days after- people, by her people, and for her people.""

wards when more information was received in connection with the whereabouts of these pirates, It did strike me that it might be possible to send off the Fame in a short time. Accordingly directed steps to be taken to ascertain if tha could be sent off. The Colonial Secretary, how- ̧ ever, very properly brought to my-rotice the was abandoned. The reason of this was that some twenty-two years ago this very Fame was sent on a similar expedition, and thei At the adjourned Criminal Sessions this morning Tsang All was indicted with the wilful Secretary of State wrote a despatch complain murder of Chum Kam Hi on the 27th ultimo,ing that such a thing bad been done. I will Mr. E. J. Ackroyd (Act Attorney-General) read you some extracts from the correspondence. prosecuted and Mr, Phillippo, lnstructed by Mr. that took place. The corespondence was for- warded in a despatch from the Colonial Office Messop, defended. // The following jury was C. H. Kew, C. F. Grossman; E. Jones Hughes, sworn in Meste W. J. Gresson, M. Rieth, R. T. Wright and J. Olsen,

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IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

GUILTY OF MURDER..

despatch, and the Secretary of State does not dated October 22nd, 1968. It is a formal make any comment on the matter, He enclosed in the first place a letter from the Minister at Peking, addressed to Lord Stanley The Minister at Peking says, “1 bare sepa

copy of a despatch received from Her Majesty's Consulat Can on relating to an ex pedition by the Police into Chinese ferritory, and I quite agree with the expressions in re-

caused by the landslip in May, 1889: but i J. M'Leavey Brown was installed in the Chait Edward Hugh Rea and Mr. Joba Cameron 10 years of age, crý out if savu lifa 15 and that a copy of the despatch has been sent to the

owing to lack of available funds and the uncertainty of the law, they cannot recom- mend that a suit be proceeded with, Such & recommendation as this may well astonish both shareholders and the general public, especially as one of the members of the Consulting Committee is a solicitor practising in the colony; but likely enough it is sound advice. Success or failure who the would greatly depend on Company made defendant in the sult, We think a wise policy has bsen followed in not holding out any bright hopes to future prospects, although in our opinion better times are in store. Last summer was a very unfavorable one for the Peak generally, and as the Peak Hotel was closed there was really very THE recently published Report and little inducement to take visitors "top-side."" Statement of Accounts of the Hongkong Next season will probably show better High-level Tramway Company, Limited, results, and the opening of the two new for the year ended the 30th November hotels and reduced house rents in the last, show results that cannot but be higher levels cannot fall to prove advan considered depressingly unsatisfactory, tageons, However, we would strongly And these results must be greatly interai urge the Consulting Committee to give the fied to bond fids shareholders, who Invented reduced-fare principle a reasonable trial their money, in what appeared on the at the first favorable opportunity. Present surface to be one of the most useful and rates are simply exorbitant, and in an legitimate Industrial enterprises that had enterpris of this sort popular prices are ever bean started in Hengkong, an repres | the secret of success,

HOMOLONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1890.

the War. Master-

THE regular meeting of Lodge "Victoris," No. 1,025, C.C., was held last evening in the Free Mason Hall, Zetland Street, when Wor. Bro. by the District Grand Master, Right Wor. Bro. C. P. Chater, and the District Grand Lodge officer. The following officers were invested by Bro, Watson ...........Senior Warden Dyer Bill Junior Warden Wor. Aro, Ray ....... Treasurer "A. O'D.Gourdin...Secretary

„Senior Deacon Bro, Grace.

•Hubler

Junior Newton Director of Ceremonies Petts ............... Innel Guard Grimbi.Tyles

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The Queen has approved the following appointments in connection with the celebration of the Postal Jubilee Mr. Herbert Joyce, Third Secretary of the Post-Office, to be C.B., and Lamb. Assistant-Secretaries, each to be C.M.G. The Queen has approved of Captain N. W, du Boulay, R.A., being appointed to the staff Hongkong, in place of Major Fletcher, RA, who has resigned,

The Queen has approved of Colonel Macdon nell, R., being appointed to command the Royal Artillery at Hongkong, in place of Colonel Craster, about to be reiired..

An, Admiralty order has been received at Sheerness directing the third-class cruiser. Mahawk sister ship to the Serpent, to be commissioned on December 16 for service an the Cape of Good Hops and West Coast of Africa station in the place of the Serpent. The Mokau is to relleye the Archer, another cruiser of the same cl's, which is to be trans feared to the Cains station for the completion of her first term of foreign service.

rat class screw gunboat Peacock arrived at Singapore on the 15th instant from Penang, Colombo and the Cape. She has been despatched to the China Station from the Cape to relieve the futing, now on her way home to be paid out of commission. The Mutina left Penang on the same day (13th) the Pracoch arrived, and the

The following appointments have been made vessels passed each other not far from that post at the Admiralty-Sub-Lieutenants H. W. The Peacock la fitted with the latest improve Grant, to the Rattler, for navigating duties, to ments, and has electricsearch-lights. Heruginea date Nov. 241. T. L. Shelford, to the Raffler are triple expansions of 1,200 horsepower, hom undated Engineer F, W. Austin, to the Raffer Barrow-in-Furness, and she is capable of golug ät to date Nov, 24; Surgeon L. Bidwell, to the speed of 13 knots. The Peacockich langster Rattler, to date Nov. 24; Surgeons W. Eames, ship to the Pigios and others, les empate in Hangkong Hospital; C. Dickenson, to the boat of 755 tous; and her dimensions are-

Victor Emanuel; F. W, Parker, to the Length, 190 feet; breath 39 file, and draft of water, 13 ft. Her armament consists of six in. Leadery C. J. S. Kelsall, to the Linner, all to Captain Edmond S. Pos. R.N., who goes out B guns; two 4-barrel Nordenfelts, 45 in i and two z-barrel ditto, z In. The ship's comple ment numbers 75,all told, and the following are to Chinnas flag captata to Sir Frederick Richards the officers: Commander, F. Rich Lient in the Infringe entered the navy in December master Murray; Surgeon J. M. Fai ces Engineer At a general meeting of the Singapore Gas Foster; Sub-Lieut. Fanakamo Ausist, Pay- 1861.

Agos and Gunner C. Francis. Commander Company (Limited), held on the 19th inst. at the Ingram, who came out per P. & O. S. Si Netal Cannon-reet Hotel, Mr. R. 8. Foreman in the on what appears to be the last trip of that vessel, chair, the report of the directors was adopted, rellevas, Commander Rich so-day, the altar and a dividend at the rate of fi per cent, per geing home on promotion, hydr

KAUWIN WAS Approved,

date Nor. 19.

Mac Awai eald her husband had been in Victoria Gaol for about 7, years and during that time she kept a boarding house in. Second Street, Chum Kum Hi and Tang All had been boarden in her house for about three

About 7 o'clock pm at the ofference to this matter. i have to inform you years. ultimo she heard her daughter, a child shortly afterwards she was informed that Foreign Offles for consideration. Referring to the prisoner had slain Chun Kum the notice of the cecurrence which appeared in with an aze. Her dughter saw the act com the China Mfall Her Majesty's Consul at Canton mitted.

says, "I am of course not in a position to verily Cross-examined—The prisoner was her cousin, the truth of this newspaper statement, baving no and he found fault with her because the authority to question the Colonial Government her room on the subject, but I think it right to bring the deceased brought medicine Into while she was lying ill suffering from a burnt matter to your notice, as it bears priina facte foot. Her daughter upset a lamp over her feet, evidence of being correct. Possibly the Hong, and it barat off the skin not only of one foot but kone Government ay have communicated with part of the leg, as well. The prisoner was her the Chinese Magistrate in Kowloon and obtained Clansman and as such it would be his duty to sanje, sanction for the proceeding, but if no such look after her during the incarceration of the authority was obtained it is the fraught with husband.

danger to our amicable relations with the Chinese Chun Afgu, daughter of the fast witness, suid | Government, a clear invasion of internation she saw prisoner kill the deceased with the are rights and calculated to weaken the right ta produced in Court. He bolted,and she pursued him appeal to the Chinese Government foredros Into the next s'reet. She next saw the prisoner under similar circumstances, the late levyir g of the

at the Police Court.

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alt "gabelle" in British waters being an instance, Dr. Atkinson gave evidence as to the nature Under any circumstances the employment of Co of the wound failleted on the deceased, and lonial Polices beyond the colour, and particularly stated that he died in the Civil Hospital services pertaining strictly to Her Majesty's about 6.30 p.m. on the ath of last month, squadron, is certainly not qu'horised by any Rugiats | serious difficulties and complicit ons. Situated Kong Sau Tal a servant corroborated existing treaty or regulation, and may lead to Several witnesses examined for the defence as Hongkong is on the shore of the southern stated that there had been feeling between part of the Chinese Empire, great care and din the deceased and the prisoner, on accousted cretion shou'd be exercised in respect to interna of the "suspected intimacy of the former with tional relations, and de juste willen can be best

A The Jury unanimously found the prisoner keeping strictly within their respectivo jurisdio, the proprietress of the house, ficatrived, as by the British and Chinese authorhist guilty of wilful murder.

tions." I will read the extract from the Ching

The judge then formally sentenced the prisoner fall which gave rise to this question. It is in to death as fellow The sentence of the Court the issue of the 1st July, 185, and states on'"'you Tsang All'is that you be taken to theThe steamm Fame left this part, we under place whence you came and thence to the place stand, yesterday, having on board's six-pounder of execution, and that you be there banged by gun, Capain Superintendent Deane, Inspector the neck until you be dead and that your body Daly and several policemen, with the be buried at such place as his Excellency the object, as it allcg:d, of searching Mirs Bay Governor shall direct, and may the Lord have and the neighbourhood: forpratical junk, Their "wearch " was ungescoesfuly, the fundi metoy on your soul.

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