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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1891.

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The Nation, which arrived in port this morning, reports that two Chinese ironclads and one Russian frigate were at Foochow on the 23rd

inst.

MR. KAWAKITA, who has been appointed to shreeed the indefatigable Mr. Kondo as Charge d'Afairs for Japan in Korea, left Japan, for his post on the 70th instant.

A REGULAR Convocation of Victoria Chapter. No. 575, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday. the 30th instant, at 5 for 5.30 pm. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially

THE crime of kidnapplag still grows apace. Two sid women were charged on remand at the Police Court to-day with kidrapping a little boy seven the accused did not deny the charge ani Mr. CATS of age at Yau-ma-ti on the 20th inst

Wodehouse gave one six months, and the other three months' hard lxbour.

Wx bear that Prince Ching, the chief of the Tsung-li Yamen, is spoken of in the North as the successor of the late Seventh Prince, His High- ness Prince Chun. For some time it was supposed that the "Salisbury of China would succeed the deceased prince at the capital of the great Middle Kingdom, but this rumour, there is now reason to believe, was based upon anything but reason or fact-the Great Viceroy being far more useful to his country in the role be now plays on the political stage than were he called upon to assume the actual, not nominal, control of China's political destiny.

MR, CHITSHAM, a New Zealand pianist and composer, was honoured by a command to play before Her Majesty the Queen at Osborne on Wednesday, the 3rd instant.;

A Roular meeting of Zelland Lodge, No, sas, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the and prox., at 8.30 for 9 p.m. | precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invlied MR. Thèm Sutherland, M.P., Chairman cl the P. & G. Steam Navigation Company, was amonest those who were knighted on New Year's Day. In fotere he➡ill be known 26 Si- Thomas Sutherland, K.C.M.G. -RENEVOLENT Clergyman (to Joe): Why are

you standing there, little man? "Cause I got nowhere to go to" "Where are your father and mother? "Dunno, Gone away ever se long." "Poor Hule fellow. Well, well; car your father and mother forsake you, who is that takes you up?" "The perliceman."

The plaintiff was called, and said he kept # druggist's shop at No. 57, Queen's Road, West, He effected a policy of insurance with the Com mercial Union Insurance Co for $4,000 which comprised $2,cop. for furniture. $1,250 for medicines and $750 for clothing and wearing apparel. The police was dafel 17th November, 1889. After the fire he sent in claim for $956 01 which the defendant company, refused to pay. His premises were inspected at the time of the

granting of the policy. The premises were not inspected after the fire.

In cross-examination plaintiff and the fire occurred at 5 am, and orginated on the ground floor" of "the shop. He thought the fire iginated through a stove becoming over-heated whilst he was drying mats. Ha had a quantity of medicine stored in the base- ment floor. The particulars of the claim were for medicine and other goods destroyed,

After further evidence his lordship gara judgment for the plaintiff for $75 together with the $ago paid into Ceut

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

A New light lỵ thrown upon the loss of H.M.S. Serpent, from what appears in a paragraph in In the Ceylon Independent, which proceeds: The following fact bas Just been made public, and it will be of interest to our readers as the steamship Oruba is one of the recent additions to the Orient Company's THE father of the Victorian Bar is now Joba fleet. The quotation is taken from letter Barker, ex-clerk of parliaments, who was received by a gentleman in London from and to take every necessary precaution to prevent Meeting of the Members of the above named

invited.

"called "In England in 1834 and in Victoria in 18gt. Next to him is Sir Archibald Michie, and Victoria 1853. whose record is. England, 1838; N.S.W., 1839

As nearly the whole of the latest edition of the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East is exhausted, we would remind those who wish to acquire a copy of this, the best, the Nos 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL cheapest and most complete Directory ever

Hongkong, 26th January, 1801.

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a friend on board the, Oruda, and is ny follows : "On Monday, Toth November, we spoke her Malty's ship Serpent. She was disabled, but as our lequiring whether they wanted any help they signalled back 'No.' We have since learned that she is a total wreck off Corunna, and that nearly all on board are drowned. They had much better have accepted our assistance. I

think their steering gear had gone wrong,"

-Free Press.

ANOTHER wanton outrage was committed last night in Garden Road. It appears an amab, Tong Chat, 40 years of age, who is in European employ at the Albany, went to visit family house in Staunton Street about 9 o'clock last evening. She theve had a few high words with ricksha coolie; sald to be her paramour, and

We learn from a reliable source that the epidemic of influenza now affecting the colony generally, has established a firm hold on the officials and Inmates of Victeris Gasl. If this be true it behoves the Authorities to seriously consider the present congested state of the prison

The consequences that are only too likely to follow,

YESTERDAY, shortly after noon, Acting Inspector Hason assisted with a Chinese constable made a muccessful raid on a gambling houso situated at 124. Queen's Road Central The manager and his accountant were arrested together with school-boy. Mr. Wodehouse this morning heard -vidence in regard to the case and sentenced the first named to six months' and the second to three months' hard labour, the school boy being discharged.

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AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.

- A largely attended extraordinary General

Club was held at the Cly Hall this afternoon when the following Role was submitted for the

approval of the Meeting:-

RULE,

"If the Stewards or any ten Members of the Club who shall certify the same in writing shall be of opinion that the conduct of any member, either within or nuside of the Clus premises, and either in matters commented with racing or otherwise, has been infuriaux to the character, interests, welfare, good order, or credit of the Club, the Stewards shall request such member to resign, and if the member so requested shall not resign within one month after such request, the Stewn da shall convene, or call. Extraordinary General Meetings of the Club for the purpose of expelling the said member. Such Extraordinary General Meetings shall be convened, called and

confirmed, and circulated, in the manner prescribed by rules 11 and 12 of the Club.

It was stated that the Meeting was called in

Frean countries and the United States and A. S. WATSON & CO.. LD. time): "Well, so far as I'm concerned, I'm chopper, and overtaking the woman he inflicted Poseidon is a steamer 450 feet long, withheld, and the resolutions thereat shall be passed,

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STERN Judge (to prisoner accused of thiering): "Got a solicitor, primer?" Prisoner (briefly): "No." Judge: "Got any money to pay one Prisoner (carelessly): "No." Judge: "What are you going to do?" Prisoner (yawning this quite content to let the darned thing drop,

THE recently stranded Japanese mail steamer Tokle Maru. save the N. C. Daily News. is bull is to all appearances perfectly sound. It is Dutch sand-sucking machine to remove the bank of sand that has forted round her, when there will be nothing to prevent her coming off safely. But the next, af tempt to recover her is not likely be made until next March, when the westerly winds will have ceased for the season,

SYID Mohamed Alsagoff, who has long been one of the best-known Asiatic merchants in Singanore, left that colony in the steamer Poseidon, of the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's, left. The coolle followed her armed with a for his home. In Arabis recently. The

no less than eight severe wounds on her head,, magnificent passenger accommodation, the whole one a'rlast severing the left cheek, and another of which was taken up by Sred Mohamed for terrible gash on the right, wrist. The would-be himself and his bousehold, 130 souls in all. The shortly afterwards an Indian constable found Jeddah was 8 boo. In recording his departure signed by ten resident Members of the Club. the woman lying in the road in a pool of blood; } the Straits Times gay";im" It is well known that The constable procured a chair and conveyed Syed Alsage leaves Singapore in the belief that

Hongkong, 31st December, 1890. To the Stewards of her to the Station where she was able to make a he has been harshly used by the English Govern- report of how she came by her dreadful injuries.ment and by English opinion; and whether that The woman was at once sent to the hospital, but view be just or not it prevails generally among up to the present time her assailant is still at Asistics here and will doubtless spread.io Arabis large.

and other parts of the East:"

Waited States of America, Brazil, Japan, Peru, SE invite attention to the following old f sitting, upright, almost in the fields, and ber derer-got, as murderers generally do, and price he paid for the passage from Singapore to consequence of the following written requisition

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The various Governments and, Municipal Cor- parations, and all Public Bodies and Companies, Bankers, Merchants, Comma's, Professional men, and other Residents, have supplied the necessary måtter, upon forms specially sent for that pai pore so as to ensure accuracy. The Naval and Military portions have been taken from the intest published official lists and revised at Head-quarters in fact, no pains have been spared to make "THE HONGKONG DIREC- TORY, AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" a handy and perfectly reliable book of reference

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The Straits Times 81ys it has received from'a friend at Brunel (Barnes) what purports to be a further protest which H.H. the Sultan of Brunei intended to prepare for the consideration of H.E.. the Governor of the Stralis Settlements, but which, as yet, he has been unable properly

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SUPREME COURT,

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before Sir James Russell, Chief Justica.)

The Charge OF MURDIR. Lam A, Sik was charged on remand with feloniously, wilfully, and with malice aforethought killing one U Hong on the 11th December last in this Colony. The Attorney General (Mr. W. M. Goodman) prosecuted, and Mr. E. Robinson, instructed by Messrs. Dennya and Mossop,

defended,

THE HONGKOND JOCKEY CLUB. Gentlemen,

We, the undersigned resident members of tha Hongkong Jockey Club arc of opinion that it fø desirable for the interests of the Club that a Kula should be forthwith passed and confirmed, pro- viding for the resignation or expulsion from the Club of any member whose conduct, either within or outside of the Club premises, and eliber la matters connected with racing or otherwise, has been injurious to the character, interests, welfare, good order, or credit of the lab. "Accordin·ly we hereby request that you will call Extraordinary General Meetings of the Club - under rules 30, 31 and 37, for the purpose of passing and confirming auch a rule as above. mentioned, and we suggest that such rule might be worded somewhat as fallows."

(Here followed the Rule as above set out and the Signatures of the ten Resident Members). The prisoner pleaded not guilty.

There were present :-Messrs. M. Grote, The following were the Jurors:—A. O'D | Captain 5. Ashton, T. 1. Rose, T. Huchings, Gourdin, A. F. Gomer, C. A. Tomes, T. Howard, W. P. Maclean, H. Sampson, F. L. Woodio, |E. T. Veitch, A. McConachie and J. S. Mosen. | G. C, C, Mastër, S. I. Dand?; F, Harton, John Li Yune, the man who took the girl from the Andrews, J. J. Keswick, G. S. Coxon, D. Mac brothel and afterwards had her taken to the Culloch I. Grant, - Gubbäy. B. Layton, G.-H. house of the deceased, was called and gave Potts, H. Mandl, E. H. Gore-Booth (Clerk of the evidence hearing out the Attorney-General's Course) and many others. opening statement.

Chau On, P.C. 326, saidhearrested theprisoner on the afternoon of the day of the murder, on board the Canton steamer Honam. The bont was to leave by half-past five and he made the arrest about five o'clock.

In cross-exanimation witness said he scoom- panied Inspectors Staunton and Perry in the search for the murderers on the hillside. He thought Lam A Sik was one of them. He went tion of the prisoner being there.

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Mr. Grote was voted into the chair, and after taking his seat the Clerk of the Course read the notice convening the meeting.

The Chairman-Gentlemen, you have heard the notice rend proposing an addition to the Rules of the Club in the manner prescribed in rules 31 and 33 of the Club, Belare making any deäntie proposal to change the rules, if there are any matters for discussion I invlie any one to say What he desires.

more bulky than the earth) that unremittingly | lives, those given including Tennyson, Professor on board the Canton bott, having got informembers who signed the letter to the Stewards

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Inspectors Staunton and Perry, also gave evidence of the search for the four men and the anest of the prisoner,

A member-I think the names of the ten

should be read out..

signees as follows:-.

The Chakma then read the names of the.

G. C. C. METER. C. S. TAYLOR HERCULES J. SCOTT H. P. WADMAN, HECTOR MACLEAN, GERSHON STEWART. C. S..PLATT. D.R. SASSOON. DAVID MCCULLOCH, H. LDALRYMPLE.

Mr. W. P. Mclean said, as the names had now been read out and so made public he would like'" to ask the Stewards if they were sware hit by having been individually and collectively totalitater on the Race-course they were. In receipt of profits made by gambling with the

THE deposed “uncrowned King of Ireland" bas evidently a bitter animas against this most favored colony. He probably doesn't know it is our Jubilee year! However, during the Kilkenny election proceedings Mr. Harrington, M.P., fell foul of the Nationalist candidate, Sir John Pope

formulate for the lack of European Hennessy, and sarcastically (and untruthfully) assistance and advice. The rubstance of said that Sir John's only distinction was an

the document is as follows:-The Sultan obscure governorship at Hongkong. Hongkong says the Limbang natives are not allowed to an "obscure? governorship! ma conscience!

come to Brunel to trade as was the custom, they But Parnell went 'one better." "Down' with

having been ordered by H.H, the Ralth Brooke 1.as Hongkong" muttered Kitty O'Shea's fire-escape

lover, and then, bringing his hands down on his not to do so. The natives came to Brunel and L knees, he shouted: To hall, with Hongkong." asked for the Brunel fag which was given them the Sultan The flags were afterwards taken by We can't imagine why Parnell should wish to consign this island of fragrant streams to ever-Away by Rajah Brooke and a flagstaff cut down. The Sultan considers that Rajah Brooke cannot lasting flames unless he has been inveigled into 0.60 checking away his money on Punjoms or China have the power to act in the way having no anthorky from Her Majesty, the Queen. As a Borneos; bat the stern trath nevertheless remains that the great Home Ruler bas given it as his loyal subject the Sultan considers that Her 0.75

Majesty will not allow the Rajsh to annex this opinion that Hongkong should be joined in an

territory which helps his subjects in Brunel as 1.00 indissoluble partnership with Sheal. There

may be something apropos in Parnell's wish well as those in Limbang to obtain a livelihood. after all.

THE Strand magazine is a new sixpenny Illustrated monthly of very promising merit.. It consists of 112 large pages, and is crowded with very fanly executed pictures, illustrative of the stories which constitute the feature of the maga- tine, and sketches, We rather like the system, here introduced, of preceding each story with brief sketch of the author's work and personality A few pages are filled in an interesting way portraits of celebrities at different times of their Blackie, Spurgeon, Rider Haggard, Henry

In answer to his lordship the witness Ellen Terry. The far-simile of the notes aid in answer to the charge "I had nothing to Irving, Swinburne, Sir John Lubbock, and

said that at the time of arrest the prisoner of a sermon preached by Cardinal Manning do with the killing of the man, but I was present is another novelty worth having. Among when an I. O. U. was signed.". The prisoner's the other contents are a sketch of the wife and a quantity of baggage was on board. home and work of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, The Story of the Strand Scenes of the Siege of Pasis," "A Fair Smuggler, "The Queen of Spades" "A deadly dilemma"

Mr. Robinson,for the defence, sald it was now and so on, the authors being principally foreign. for him to show the Jury the other side of the The value of the magazine is still further in-

case, It was a difficult case and the evidence greased by the presentation of a farge coloured that had been given no doubt contained some picture, Tit-bits" and the frontispiece, we truth, but how much? If they believed the omitted to mention, is illustrative of that agree evidence of the widow then the prisoner was able myth "Sants Clean On the whole, we agree with the editor, Mr. George Newnes, in the murder had been committed, and he (Mr. Robinson) would not palitate the prediction that the new venture will soon occupy

crime if he was guilty. I mattered not position which will justify its existence it if a party of men went to murder a man least it deserves to.

those who were present, as of that party. Á PROVINCIAL paper in N.S.W. publishes a thril. MESSRs. Wheelock & Co.'s Freight Marketere equally guilty of murder, Continuing Mr ling article on the question: Why do men dle?" Report dated Shanghal, 23rd January, 189, of the witnesses and the smount of reliance to Robinson then went through the characters The answer seems easy, and yet, on careful con- says For some months past we have had no

e placed upon their evidence. Ha suggested alderation, it proves to be a good deal less easy change to report in our freight market but the than might be suppored. A good many of them day following nar last issue one of the signatories the theory that a rumour was got up that Lam 0.75 presumedly, take their last ride to Happy Valley to the London agreement notified their intention A Sik was at the station, and thus the police were through the agency of bad liquor and some prob of withdrawal; this did not necessarily Imply backed up. Suspicion being aroused against him are talked to death, and some go reck lower rates, but the C. S. M. S. Co. took the they tried to prove their case simply for revenge. If such a case had been tried in England or even lessly to la, and are scared to death by the initiative and reduced to 25%, per tor for the

Canada we would find all the ramifications A few get frozen sleeping in the hea

suit and secured as much cares as they man and upon the evidence of one witness and in-law, and bere

and, there some reckless required; the former Company are now quoting without any corroboration be is charged and individual calls a big man a jar and goes to 30s, but the latter adhere to at, whilst the convicted. Dealing with the evidence of the bis great reward in consequence. Now and C. S. M. S. Co. bave also quolod 30s. for the widow, he said the difference in her statements 0.75 thea harmless but stupid eligen gels his next boat Coastwise.There is tile doing and would not be so materially different had the 1.00 health proposed at a banquet, and dies of sure no enquiry for tonnage, Nagasaki to Shanghai, beca there, and the truth was she was not there prise at hearing of his own good qualities; or heOwing to the continued scarcity of coal at all. She had here for the first time connected 1.10 anuts his life away upon the Pryza's smellfut I business in this direction is very Hmited and Lam A Sik and Kau Tao as being acting months imprisonment and

banks, or else a stentorian Race Club reformer rates have further declined. For London, comes and performs before his door, and he usual ports of call and Suez Canali-With gether, and why did she alter her statement from departs to lie low on the weather how in a the exceptions of the mails the O. S.. S. Co. that which she had told the Magistrate visionary vale, where the amaranth grows and Diemed is the only versel on the berth and showed her animar against the prisoner, by the rese of Sharon bangs out for evermore. Or she clears to-day and will be followed by the making such a false statement Counsel con possibly he gets married and perishes through Priam on the 31st instant. Rate of freight tended that simply on the evidence of the pro- the fading of a great illaston, when he sees his as per ton to London and 358, throug to New defence would call five witnesses. Suse of secution the jury ought to acquit ; but that the idol rush round on a cold morning in a petticoat York. The C. S. M. S. Co. steamship Pingany and one boot and a shot, and with a large hole is dus from Japan about the end of the month Loo in her stocklog, and her hair in curl-papers, and and will meet with quick despatch. Rate 30s. a dish-cloth hurriedly tied round her neck, and Der tos to London and 42s. 6d. through to New an Infammatory light on the extreme end of her York. For New York, via qual ports of call nose; or he may be killed off by her top-note when And Suez Canal:-With the departure of she sits down and fogs the rociferous piano in the Guy Mannaring the berth is now vacant but gloatings or again be may back bill for his the steamship Mogulis expected here to-morrow. father-in-law, and then breathe his last when it falls | Rate of freight as hitherto

ton for Tea dus and neither of them can raise the money to and Braid and 358. for

Vig the meet it. These are all rapid and joyless methods of Cape The American ship Imperial has come menced loading, and has already a fair quan- extraction, but a gradual and mirthful end can ba anived at by having some money left to you, tity of cargo on board. Departures for London and then going on an hospitable dranic for six via Sues Canal -P. & O. extra boat Brindisi ecks and finableg up on gruel in the G. C. H. on 9th instant 10. S. S. Co. Anchises and ad bling walked on by an attendant in heavy Lasries on toth, and Palluru, zfa Swatow, on boots, after which the doctor states that death 17th. Departure for New York via Sues Canal:- has arisen from something extensive in a foreign The Union Line steamship Guy Mannaring, via language. ↑ The above are a few of the reasons Foochow on 15th instant, Quotations are f why men die, and the person who is proof against | Nagasaki to Shangbai, 8075 per ton of 'cosl them all can solve the great problems by starting nett, for steamers; $1.00 per ton for sailing a curiosity paperia a locality where he is expected vessels. Settlement daring, the fortnight -- to drink out the advertisements; or alge he may Ordovic, British barque, 796 tons register, Valkyrien, shade off his taostal cell by attempting to deliver Manila to New York, 86.50 per tons stime-payment volume in the back-blocks where | British barque, 597 tons register, Nagasaki to en enraged population has resolved not to pay: Shanghai, $1.00 per ton. There are no dip-(of Messrs. Johnson, Stoken and Master) for the and fi defending its position with a gun, mugaged verapia in port,

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The Chillans demand the realgantion of President José Manuel Balmaceda (in office alace September, 1856.).

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Mr. Maclean The proß # of gambling- The Chairman I must ask you to sit down if you go on like that. We can't let you speak on what does not refer to the matter before us Mr. Maclean have a right to speak as a member of the Club and I shall exercise that right fully on this occasion. The subject I have mentioned, doar refer to the question before us. Ibmit that for receiving those profits indi vidually and collectively they are liable to six

The Chairman-You cannot go on way. I shall have to ask you to sit

Mr. Maclean I challenge you to show me the rate which points to my being out of order, am. leading up to the question. at fisue in a perfectly legal manner,

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think that after whit Mr. Maclean has said it are would prove that the prisoner had iven would be as well to take a vote on the question bir landlord's rent-collector notice to quit ble of the advisability of excluding the represents-

use, near Station Street, on the 8th December: tives of the Fress (applause and murmurs). I.

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reporters. three days before the murder, others that he as propose the exclusion engaged in carrying some of his furniture from

Mr. Mandl--I second that. "I think they Station Street to Pottinger Street during the should not pablish the kind of discussion very time that the murder was taking place going on (renewed applause and confusion).

At the close of Counsel's speech the jury made Mr. Maclean-If they approve of inj as intimation to retire, and after a brief consul- Upon a show of hands those in favour of the din private e were found to meeting being continued "Not Guilty,”

be in the majority,

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talon returned with an unanimous verdict. of

The prisoner was thereupon discharged.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Puims Fudge) WING TIN POOL. THE COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE Co.

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This was a claim for $956 01 10 cover damages through a fire which occurred plaintiff's premises, No. 37 Quena's Road West, on the 26th October last,

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At this point the representatives of the Press private with the result that after a very stormy withdrew and the meeting was continued in debate the proposed addition to the Rules of the Club was carried:

MEETING OF THE SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of Sanitary Board was held yesterday, There i wares, present to Mr. S. Biowa, President) Mie Wề Mỹ. Vannny Viner