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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1891.

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Government bill dealing with the same Act. All sides of the ouse have pronounced against interfering with the hours of labour,

THE LICENSING OF COMMON LODDING HOUSES. | scames."_The_defendant then knocked him | which will also consider the proposals of the

A set of amended byɛ-laws, dealing with the licensing, regulation and sanitary maintenance of common lodging-houses was fald on the table, and it

aid that the WAS

Com- mittee had approved of them and recommended their adoption.

THE DISINFECTION OF PUBLIC VEHICLES. The bye-inws were read and passed witer alight amendments. It being decided to print and circulate them in Chinese and give the natives 5 months' notice prior to their coming into operation in November.

A discussion took place on this subject and it was ultimately decided to refrain from formally reading and discussing the new proposed by-laws pending the

result

certain of negotiations with the Colonial Surgeon (a was present) member of the Board, who relative to the disinfection of infected vehicles used for carrying diseased people to the Civil Hosplint: the desire of the Board being that the Civil Hospital authorities should at once disinfect such vehicles and not allow them, na heretofore, to be kept in the compound until the Sanitary Superintendent causes the, dis- Infection to be carrical out.

MORTALITY RETURNS,

The Secretary said that during the ten weeks, of this year, just ended there had been an excess of 353 over the returns for the corresponding period of 1890 −148 of the excess were caused by chest affections and 173 by fevers.

HOUSE DRAINS.

It was decided to unearth the drains in houses, 187 to 20g, Hollywood Road; 6 Chung Hing Lane and 42 to 45, Lower Lascar Row, owing to their very insanitary condition.

REPORT FOR 1890.

The Super's Annual Report for 1890 was iniḍ on the table.

The Board adjourned for a fortnight,

THE D'AGUILAR STREET

BURGLARY".

Cheng Han and. Fan Ki, Chinese constable No. 307, were charged before Mr. Wise at the -Police Court this morning with committing an armed attack on a house in D'Aguilar Street on the 8th February, and-scaling $660 in jewellery and a bank deposit note valued at $500, the property of Fung Wong Ho

The complainant said that on the 8th February about 9 nim. she was in her mom with two children, when she heard a knock of the door. She went to open it when three men rushed in armed with swords, caught her by the throat, threw her on the floor and threatened to kill her. Whilst one stood guard over her the others went into another room and took jewellery from a box, consisting of a gold diamond ring, gold sings, bangles &c, and a Hongkong and Shanghai Bank deposit for 3500 They remained about half-an-hour, and when they left she found the room all in disorder. She recognised two pairs of blue metal car-rings in court as also a racial hair- pln. The diamond ring produced was her property. She knew the second prisoner as the son of a discharged female servant. The second prisoner owed her some money. She last saw him on the 12th ult, and in speaking of the robbery he replied "It is 10,"

Leung Shing, husband of the last wliness, said he saw the second prisoner outside bis house about 8 pm. on the night of the attack. The prisoner seemed to be hiding his face in the sleeve of his coat at the time,

The

down and struck him several times about the head and face.

A Finlay, seamau of the Gharre, taid thecrow turned to, nusual, at 6 nm.

fath Inst. on the

The complainant and himself were washing paint work. chief officer grumbled about the manner in which the work was done, and the boatswain replied "You speak to me as if I was an oidianıy seaman." The defendant then caught coni- plaisant by the nose and throat and held him down on his knees for nearly a minate, until he was black in the face, and then with an oath

knocked him down and said "I will do for you this time," The defendant struck the com. plainant several times violently on the head, and knocked him on the deck. Complainant got up and the defendant sald Have you had enough?" The complainant sald "Yes, I've had enough," and the defendant again caught him and bumped his head on the deck several times. The complainant bled from the right car and throat, By the defendant-You struck the complainant twice on the ear whilst he was lying on the deck. You got him down three limes.

Charles Giffard, ordinary seaman, corroborated the last witness, and in reply to the defendant said-You said you would do for him, when the complainant was down the second time.

The defendant said the complainant had given him a lot of trouble during the three months he had been on board the steamer. Yesterday morning the boatswain was tumbling about the poop under the influence of liquor. He called him down and told him to go forward, but he refused and went back. Hoagain called the complainant down, and losing his temper he caught him by the throat and gave him a slap on the ear. That was all he ald. He never touched his nose or yet spake to him,

The magistrate considered the charge proved and imposed a fine of $25, with the alternative (of 60 days' imprisonment with hard labour.

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MADAMÉ PATEY'S CONCERT...

of

the sweetest and freshest heard in the East.

who in his

We feel sure that not only Madame Patey. but also the whole of her select concert company must have been highly gratified at the reception which they received from their audience at the City Hall last night. Madame Patey has, as all the world is aware, been known to fame for more years than we care to remeraber, but like the bay tree Madame seems to possess the vacuity of remaining fresh and green for all time, and of course the individual members of the company, have been heard here before and that means, of course, that they had only to conte again to meet with the enthusiastic reception which, as recorded. was tendered them last evening. The manage. ment is certainly to be congratulated upon its choice of the selections which formed the pro- gramme, for much of the music was both familiar and popular, but it makes a decided mistake in not advertising the programme in full, some time before the concerts take place. The public would then have an idea of what they are to expect. The entertainment, as usual, was opened by planoforte selo by Mr. Hermann Morris. The "Turkish Raado" is not exactly a soul. atirring composition, and although it was well played the audience was not sorry when Miss Bertha Rossow came forward to sing "Bel Raggio," which gave this young lady an opportunity of displaying the full range her magnificent soprano volce, which is perhaps That the fair artiste sang to a sympathetic audience, there was no doubt whatever, and that her rendering of the song was fully appreciated was also equally evident, but "Miss Rossow wisely refrained from granting a loudly Mok Yau, a girl of 14 years of age, and Leung demanded encore. Mr. J.G. Patey, Fai Hi, the two children in the room with the day posseased a fine voice, sang, "Rage thou first witness at the time of the attack, corrobar angry storm," but was not altogether successful ated the statement made by the first witness." in the struggle The flute solo a "Concert Lam Shing, P.C. 336. said he received in-stody," by Mr. Lemmone, was, as is everything formation with respect to the robbery on else that this talented musician attempts, the 6th March. About 2 p.m. on the roth most perfectly rendered, and fully deserved the inst. he went to the recond floor of No 17 reception accorded it. The appearance of Station Street, and found the first prisoner Madame Patey was, of course, the signal for in brd. Witness charged bim with the applause which was both long and loud, but robbery, and he replied. The thing is like when the first notes of "Caro Mio Ben" inated this. Fan Ki-" Witness asked who Fan through the house, the falling of a pin, to use a Ki was, and he replied." he belongs to the familiar phrase, could have been. heard. Water Police." Witness cautioned him about Madame was so gratified with the enthusiasm of moking a statement, and he further said: the audience that she gave for an encore "Allen "Fan Ki knew the woman, and we did not. We Water." In the air Lo here the gentle lak" did not like to go, but Fan Ki told us it was a both Miss Rossow and Mr. Lemmone (Aute sure thing and not to be afraid." Witness obbligato) proved how high they rate as artistes. asked him how much he had got for his share The blending of Miss Rossow's voice with the and he said "about $18." He said he did not Aute was simply perfect, and was one of the go inside the house himself, but stood out-gems of the evening. The second part of the side.

There were five of them altogether, programme was opened by Mr. Morris favoring but only three entered, and Fan. Ki stood the audience with that heautiful selection in the street and kept watch. Witness asked known as the "Funeral march of a Marionetic," him where the other three men were, and he but the march as played by Mr. Morris was, of said two were in Chinese Kowloon and one bad course, quite a different performance to that of gone to Conion. He said Fan K, Un Shik Mr. Linton, when be, as pianiste to Professor and Lai Un had got the jewellery and the Jensen, had to inspire the ghost up to dancing diamond ring was in Fan Ki's possession, but pitch with this identical composition. As the it and been pawned in Chinese Kowloon for Professor had performed only the evening $14 or $15. Inspector Mackie and whiness before, Mr. Morris had no occasion to be sur- searched the room and found fur metal rings prised that the March was so solemnly received. and a hair-press. The prisoner was then in her song "By the sad res waves" and in taken to the Station. On the rath March witness Tom Moore's ballad "The meeting of the went to Chinese -Kowloon with Inspectors waters," Madame Patey equally delighted the Mackle and Stanton and found the diamond house, and had every call been responded to ring produced in the To Sbing pawnshop. It Madame would still be warbling. One enters bad

been pawned on the 16th February for ti which she gave in her own inimitable style taels mace by Fan Ki, the second prisoner. stirred the audience thoroughly the simple Chen Kan, shoemaker, said on Chinese ballad "Hualing tower. Nothing need be New Yorr's eve a man named Un Shik gave added. In her song "It was a dream' him ga, which he had received from Fan Ki. and in the duet "Crudel per che finora He said Fan K! had taken hies to D'Agullar with Mr. Paley, Miss Rossow Street where he had got the money. At 11 p.m. decided successes, and in the latter plece Mr.

again

scored the same night witness went to Un Shik's Patey was heard to better advantage than in house, and before entering he looked through soything size that he sang, Mr. Lemmone, too, a crack in the door. He saw a quantity of proved In Wells Melodies" what a complete Jewellery on a bed and the second prisoner master he is of the flute, and how near it comes Lal Up, Un Shik and Li Tso were present. to actual speaking in bis accomplished bands, Witness knew four of them previously, and gave The company appear again to-morrow evening, information to Lam Shing, the last witness, and now that the individual members of the On the 7th February witness saw the second party have made their reputations, a crowded defendant at Tsim Sha Tsui station and was house can confidently be expected. promised 10, because Un Shik bad told bim that witness knew about the robbery.

The second prisoner promised to pay witness the money, and on the 6th inst, he again went to the police station and saw the second prisoner, who beckoned him into a room. Witness went into the room and the prisoner beat him with his truncheon. An European constable naked what was the matter and witness ran away.

John Lambert, P.C. 22, gare evidence of seciog the second prisoner strike the last witness with a truncheon, The prisoner had absented himself from duty for eleven days without leave. He was granted a holiday on the 9th alt, to return on the following day, but he

did not do so..

His Worship remanded, the case, and ball was not allowed,

LATE TELEGRAMS,

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PARIS, February 19th, The Empress Frederick is staying a week in Paris. It is believed the visit is connected with Emperor William's desire to bring about an rapprochement with France,

LONDON, February 20th In the Hours of Commons Sir John Gorst, replying to a question, salda further Com factory labour was not intended at present, as mission of Enquiry into the question of Indian

the Government proposed to legislate upon the whole information available. It was not in- fended to profact adults, beyond fencing In machinery and granting a half-hour's rest in the

CHARGE OF ASSAULT. AGAINST A middle of the day.

CHIEF OFFICER.

Mr. Hanbury's motion, which was brought forward in the House of Commons last right, for Improving the position of the soldiers of our Army, was withdrawn after a long debate Sir E. Hamley said he regretted that the com mercial prosperity of the country had caused a diminition in the number of recruits. Regard ing the physical competency of the men, he declared that the service had touched bottom. Mr. Stanhope rebutted the complaints maile regarding pay, accommodation, and rations of the Army, and raid it was not necessary. to offer any greater inducements to recruits to enlist. He then said it had been resolved to appoint a committee to consider the question of deferred pay, short service, the arming of coaling stations, and the addition of me ein guns to our fortresses, some of which, abroad, bad been almost completed. Mr. Stanhope inid that he intended to propose a large increase to garriso artillery!

WASHINGTON, February 20th...

The Treasury' to-day purchased 851,000 ounces of silver, at prices ranging between 98.95 and

99.24.

RIO JANEIRO, February soth.

A state of siege has been proclaimed t Buenos Arres, owing to a youth having fired at and slightly wounded Senor Roca, Minister of the Interior. It is rumoured that a plot has been discovered to murder the Fresident and his ministers.

LONDON, February 31st.

A mass meeting will be held in Victoria Park to-morrow, in support of the strikers at Cardiff 'Mr. Michael Daviit will preside..

Increased appropriation is expected from the Indias Government for work performed by the Royal Navy in Indian waters. Sixty-nine out of seventy ships provided for under the programme of 1889 will be completed before the year 1894 ; the estimated 'cost of these ships has bec

exceeded, owing to a rise in prices of material and EMPIRE

labour,

Admiral Hornby met with a serious accident vesterday while driving in a dog-cist at Havant (near Portsmouth). He was thrown out and nicked up senseless, suffering from concussion of the brain.

Great depression exists in the cotton industry. Blackbur and the neighbourhood, and many manufactories have had to be stopped in col sequence.

Intimations.

PALE ALE.

EMPIRE EXTRA STOUT.

IN BOTTLES AND CASKS,'

Fiats

Siller, who is charged with the Whitechapel MPIRE PALE ALE................... clusion of the ingest on the deceased woman. mardes, has been raanded, pending the con

THE CHINESE CLERK,

The essential point of difference between the life at the Chinese mercantile clerk and that of his European confrère is that he lives on the business premises. He usually has leave to

return home to visit his wife and family in

Quarts 9-Gall. Cask C18-Gall Cask

Pints abu

EMPIRE EXTRA STOUT. Quarts

9-Gall. Cask [18-Gall. Cask

..per dozen $1.50

3.50

per casks

6.00

****

10.00

...per

dozen

1.60

21

2.60

..............per cask

6.50

rt

12.00

CASKS will be charged and allowed for in fu 1 when returned. BOTTLES-quarts and pints-received back at current rates. The Company are now prepared to enter into Contracts for any quantity in Casks or Bottles. Special terms, &c., on application to the

three times a month, on which occasions he stops away.n day and night. The rest of his life is with the exception of occasional outings on business nits, or to attend marriages, funerals or other functions, spent entirely in the "general" office with his fellow-clerks. It is here that he sleeps, performs his scanty ablutions, receives his friends, reads his paper or novel, and has his head shaved, cats, lounges, smokes, finally works. When the door is closed for the night, abou? 11 o'clock, the servants of the establish CAIRO, February 31st. ment bring la and set up each man's wooden Prior to the occupation of Tokar by the Egyptrestle-bed, and unroll his bed coverings, which tian forces, an action was fought near Afalle, are again rolled up and stowed away in the which lasted one hour and a quarter. Caman morning. Hi evening toilette is quickly made, Digna's force, which is estimated to have

'as it merely consists in stripping, placing the numbered two thousand, made a furious attack

garments on the ton of the coverlet (of course we on the Egyptians when occupying the ruins and are speaking of winter), and slipping into bed, hand fighting casued. The cavalry charged and buildings of the lawn, and most severe hand-to- whence, after arranging his tail so that if

shal fall over the pillow, he soon drops off to broke the enemy, whe finally were routed, and sleep, and usually, after a minute or two, teft seven hundred dead round their position. Captain H. L. Barrow, of the South Lancashire tinued saring. In winter this class of Chinese proves his unconsciousness by loud and con-

Repiment, was killed, and Caplain J. R. Reech, tinn officers were severely wounded, and twelve of the 20th Hussars, was wounded. Four Egrp

́men were killed and forty-two wounded.

Barrow fell while perfarming his duties in a most General Grenfell telegraphs that Captain gallant manner. AB Osman Digna's staff of Emirs were killed, whilst Osman himself watch- ed the fight from a distance, and took to flight with thirty of his followers as soon as he saw that defeat was inevitable. Two cannons and

quantities of ammunition and weapons were captured by the Egyptians, and some hundreds of Arabs submitted.

WASHINGTON, February 22nd. The repart of the Coinage Committee of the House of Representatives argues that unlimited coinage would only have the effect of absorbing

the surplus silver. It also dwells upon the unchanged monetary situation since the passage is quite adequate. of the present silver law, which the report says

HONGKONG

NEW

SOLE AGENTS,

TRADING CO., LTD.

PREMISES,

COLONIAL HOUSE, 4, Queen's Road, Corner of Duddell Street. Hongkong, 12th March, 1891,

of life, which follows a dead level, and while knowing none of the exultation of real vivid en- sion. The clerk is contented to moon through jyment, yet escapes the corresponding depres- life, with just enough education to enable him to write his accounts or read an easy novel, or even puzzle through an article written in wiễn- hue; his passive amusements consisting of bird and cricket fancying, of an occasional treat at the theatre, or feast at a restaurant. Hisgalary of six dollars a month amply suffices for his wants, since 'while in the office, he has no Expenses, even his clothes being mostly inherited

wife.

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Co-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL.

TO-MORROW, the 14th March, SECOND CONCERT.

his father and his under-linen made by his MADAME

Altogether he is a harmless sort of being, living in his little world of the office with no

thought for on thing beyond its horizon; his only anxieties, his dinner, his bird, or the exact value of a polished thumb-ring he has bought, and so we must leave him.--Chinese Times.

SMUGGLING OPIUM INTO SAN FRANCISCO,

THE CELESTIAL SCRES HEAVILY.

are not very early risers, the clerks slipping into their clothes shout 730, or 8 o'clock. Their mrcing toilet'e is not much more extensive than the evening. Taking it in turns they coil their tails round their heads, hall open the necks of their upper-garments, or sometimes strip to the waist, and with a great deal of puffing, slu tering, and encation, wash their faces, necks, and hands in the little bright copper basin. full of hat water which the servants or the apprentice has brought in. Further and

A recent issue of the San Francisco Chronicle at the public bathshouses for 7 Cash and Chinese managed to drive a four-wheeler right perfect'y sufficient hot-baths may be had gives an interesting account of how a wily upwards, according to the class; but such through the American Opium Law, and then got extraluxury is purely matter of individual clear away with the spoil. It appears that early taste. Some Chinese declare that it would hurt their bealth to take such baths, and remain Captain Meyer, arrived at 'Frisco from Hong In January the German, ship 7. D. Bischog, forever unwashed, while others, including even kong with a cargo of merchandi e for Chinese coolies make a point of taking regular baths, merchan's there. The cargo consisted of tea, and are wonderfully clean and sweet by compari rice, drugs, groceries of all kinds, and thousands. One burber uually serves the whole of fire crackers for the heathens to celebrate their 0. head-shaving and brushing-out of tails. The Sang Yuen, who was the Importer of 210 establishment, and periodically there is a grand New Year. Among these merchants was Mr. clerk, as indeed almost all other Chinamen, wears packages of general merchandise. When the artistically plaited in with the rest, by the a good deal of false hair, which mos. D. Bischof was taken to the sea-wall and the Customs officer was placed on board to see that

1.

PATEY,

and HER CONCERT PARTY on their return from Shanghai and Japan. PROGRAMME.

PART I. Pianoforte Sala, Berceuse in D

Flat"

CHOPIN.

Mr. HERMANN MORRIS. -Recit, and Aria, "Ah fors a lui"...BELLINI,

Miss BERTHA ROSSOW. !Air, "Honour and Arms"......HANDEL. Mr. J. G. PATEY. 4-Flute Solo, "Fantasia on an air by

Paganini"

......

****** BUCHER.

Mr. J. LEMMONE. fReelt. "Armidia dispitata

Aria, "Lascia ch'inpinnga"... HANDEL.

Madame PATEY.

6-Song, "Ave Mari

SCHUBERT.

7-Deelt, Flute & Pians, Romance" GALLICO. Miss BERTHA ROSSOW. Messrs. LEMMONE & MORRIS.

PART II.

Pianoforte Solo, "Impromptu A

Flat"......

SCHUDERT.

2--Venetian Song...... TOSTI. Mr. HERMANN MORRIS.

Madame PATEY.

3.-Flute

Solo

" Air de Ballet "...... GARIBALDI. ("Polka de Concert"...REICHERT,

Mr. J. LEMMONE, 4.-Ballad, Killarney".......................... BALTE. Miss BERTHA ROSSOW, 5.--Song, “Off to Philadel..

phia"

Secretary Foster has been interviewed by a member of the press, and said it was his ambition to continue the policy of his predecessor, Mr. Windem, for the present; and it was improbabled-fingered barber. En passant we may the discharge was properly made, Sang Yuen's he would change it. Free coinage be considered remark that the latter, like his foreign brethren, parcels and packages of soy, sausages and groce to be detrimental to commerce.

awes a good dent of his importance to his enteres went through the usual process of faining powers, gossip and scandal-mongering goods. The law requires that ta per cent. of all imported LONDON, February 23rd.. belng his torte

invoices shall be taken to the Appraiser's store A disastrous colliery explosion has taken place

to be examined and appraised. Then the mer. miners were killed and many injured. Seventy-

employs, gives a penal band of $400 for the re6-Scotch Song, "My boy Tammie ".MCNIIL at Springhill, Nova Scotia, in which one hundred

chant, or the Custom-house broker whom he

...........BATTISON HAINES, five bodies have been recovered.

Mr. J. G. PATEY. maining 9 per cent, to be delivered to the mer-

Madame PATEY. chant pending the appraisement of the invoice. When the appraisers set the value and duty on 7-Duct, "Crudel Perche ........... MOZART. the goods the merchant piya the duty, receives.

Miss ROSSOW & Mr. PATEY. the to per cent. of his goods, and his broker is release I from his bond. The willy Sang Yuen negotiated with the firm of Swayne & Hoyt, Custom-house brokers, to attend to his business for him, and gave as his address 13 Prenham Place, on the west side of the Plaza. The custom is that the discharging officer of the Custom-house shall select his 10 per cent. of invoices indiscriminately. All is taken to the Appraiser's store and the examiners do not commence their work until after the ship is fully discharged.

be conferred on medical officers of the Army, as Mr. Stanhope will advise that composite titles

recommended by the Camperdown Commission. An anti-Parnellite meeting was held at Carrick yesterday, when violent conflicts took place with Parnellites, who were armed with sticks. Several were injured.

WASHINGTON February 23rd.

in favour of a protectionist policy.

Secretary Vasser has written a letter strongly

CAIRO, February 23rd. The latest front Tokir states that the Egyptian cavalry have reconnoitred towards Ternerin, but only a few dervishes were seen. The flight of Osman Diega is confirmed, and the natives are jubilant at his overthrow,"

LONDON, February 24th,

On the completion of his trilette the clerk sets the foremost of which stand smoking, tea- about the serious eccupations of the day, amongst drinking, and lounging. He takes no regular friandise from passing vendors, each of whom breakfast, but sometimes purchases a savoury

has his own peculiar cry, which he cats with his tea. The clerks, in the North at least, do not smoke apium; they cannot afford it, and besides, the discipline of a bouse of business, which though not very apparent, has still its definite laws, would not permit it. In the same way card-playing, drinking, or any other breach of respectability would damage his character and very likely procure him the sack." His smoking, therefore, is confined to mild native tobacco, but of the long-stemmed small-bowled pipes, which he smokes throughout the day.

Dress Circle and Special Stalls...$3,00 Stalls

VW

................. 2.00 3.00

Back Seats...... Half Price to Back Seats only for Soldiers and Sailors.

Box Plan at Messrs. KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

W. H. POOLE, - Manager.

Hongkong. 13th March, 1801.

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THE SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW AND BANGKOK,

THE Company's Steamship'

at A

·

"KONG BENG," Captain J. B. Jackson, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 15th instant,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

YUEN FAT HONG,

Agents Hongkong, 13th March 1891.

5431

༣.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

passbooks have to be written up, accounts made was commenced, the Celestial bad taken the go Meanwhile clients have begun to drop in, and Before the examination of Sang Yuen's invoice out with the help of the reckoning-board, and per cent, of the goods into Chinatown. In due entries made, while the client sits chatting, smok course the examiners commenced to open- In the House of Commons last night Siring, and drinking tea with the rest of the staff, Sang Yuen's invoice of groceries and discovered James Fergusson, in reply to a question, said it rally purely soutine work; all important bust. Hongkong opium, packed in the jars of soy, Jam who are all lounging about. The clerk bas gene farge amount of the best quality of prepared had not been positively decided to permanently occupy Tokar and Handsub with Egyptian

ness being transacted in the manager's room.

and other goods. In fact, in the twenty-one troops, but it was probable that they would be

About ir or 12 o'clock a large round table is packages, comprising the 10 per cent of the retained there for some time, Sir James fully

brought in and laid with, usually, an exceedingly invoice, he found 324 five-tael boxes of opium, explained the reasons for the occupation, which

dirty cloth, hearing the marks of the variety of duilable at $1,944 and valued at about $3,500, he said involved no advance into the interior viands stopped over it during past months. The If this be a fair sample of the whole invoice plates and chop-sticks are arranged round the Sang Yuen must have smuggled in nearly Baron de Worms, in reply to a question, said table, stools are brought up, and two of the office $30,000 worth of oplem at a "duty" or loss of it would be impossible to abolish the paddy tax in Ceylon, unless some other taxation was sub-

arm-chairs are set at the head-If a round table about $1,500, about one-tenth of what he should stiinted. Lord Cross, in reply to the same ques guests. The latter are constant, clients frequently immediately Instituted to find Sang. Yuen and can have a head-for the managers or honoured have paid according to law. Search WAS tion to the House of Lords, said the Government-stopping to pot-luck during the transaction of bila neatly smuggled go per cent, of the invoice. will carefully consider the matter.

their business. Every one then takes his place Sagg's brokers also started on a hunt for the is out supposed to show as much inclination for secured for their bond of $400 which they had in order of precedence; the apprentice who heathen with the new smoggling scheme, to get feeding as for work-at the bottom of the table deposited for him. But Sang evidently knew If guests are present "samahu" is poured out what he was about, and all inquiries for the during the first part of the meal, f..., until the shrewd Celestial resulted in naught arrival of the tice, when the cops are cleared Customs officials and detectives were put on away. The fire,' consisting of, usually, four the case and before long bad ascertained that a dishes, is well-cooked, well davoured, varied, drayman had hauled the Chinese goods from the season, the clerk unconsciously following the the officers that he was given the invoice and and nourishing. Nothing is bought out of sea-wall to Chinatown. He was found, and told precepts of Rousseau-crabs, shrimps, fish, wild- had taken the goods to 707 Pacific Street. The duck, muttor, and vegetables are in turn eaten Brenham Place address was, therefore, evidently having had a fire on board, Consignees of ▶HE Steamship "ARRATOON'' APCAR" when most plentiful and cheapest, and therefore "blind" tothe brokerand Customs officials. The Cargo are hereby notified that before taking in scason and at their best, Pork, duck, shark's-fins, swallow's-nests, and such luxuries, by several Chinese to be an empty building and delivery they will be required to siga a General generally supposed to be the staple food there found forty-five cases of goods of almilar. Average Bond, and to give security for the pay. of the Chinese, are never eaten in the north, mark (S. Y.) as those at the Appraisers store ment of their contributions If necessary.. They except on high-days and holidays, during containing the contraband oplum. A few of must als give full particulars of their cargo and the new year, and at restaurants, on account of these were examined, but none had opium in the sound market value of their goods, as on the the every-day meal and is eaten, like bread in a their

cost. Rice of course is the chief item in them. They were seized, however, as being rath March, 1891. French restaurant, à discrétion. The juniors rise operation. The officers then started out again part of the invoice mixed up in the smuggling

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Hongkong. 13th March. 1890. first from the table, starting with the apprentice, to get the drayman to

Labouchere to the Army estimates, for reducing An amendment brought forward by Mr. the Army by the number of men composing the army of occupation in Egypt, has been rejected by a majority of sevenly two votes.

Mr. Goschen, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, last night, said that the silver to be held to cover ten-shiling notes, the notes in silver, and the remainder would be would not exceed the amount required to pay

secured partly in gold, and partly in silver. The motes would only be legal tender for the same amount as coin.

Customs officials entered what was told to them

state what course would be pursued in the event leaving the managers to prolong their seance. identify Sang Yuen,ith them to find and

The debate on the Army estimates continues In the House of Commons. Lord Hartington last night asked what had been done to execute the recommendations of his commission, Mr. Stanhope, la reply, said that a committee of the Cabinet had been formed to deal with the general principles of the same, and that a con mittee of the highest Naval and Military officers had also been formed to deal with matters lo detail. He further stated that he was unable to

of the office of Commander-in-Chief becoming Tacant. He was not prepared to appoint a Chief of Staff, but arrangements would be made to increase the responsibility of the Adjutant- General of the Army. Regarding general mill. tary administration, was intended to constitute Promotion Board of five Generals, who would be entirely independent of the Wax Office and the Commander-in-Chief.

possible. At a. late

Captain Brooker, due at the end of March, will have immediate despatch,

"HARROW,"

For Freight, apply to

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ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong 13th March, 1891.

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“MONTIARA," Length...........................73 feet.

Depth of hold................................................................7} Registered tonnage .........................75 tops, (Owing to recent alterations thecarying capacity of the Montlara has been incressed tö about 120 tons, dead weight) ・

Cups of water are standing ready, with which to hour that evening they were still hunting sinse out the mouth, and a cloth and basin for for the Celestial and his "dope," The pro- ablutions. Then the managers retire to their bability is that neither will be found. Sang room and the clerk starts smoking and drinking bas undoubtedly taken himself to one of the tez preparatory to taking his afternoon nap thousands of holes in Chinatown, where no Darkness comes on, the famp and candles are one can find him. His oplum and other goods lit, rccasional clients continue to drop in, the are as surely disposed of, except the forty-five evening meal is prepared, and so the monotonous cases of nuts and jams scized at 707 Pacific day wears itself out, to be followed by an exactly Street. The Customs officers think the drayman February 24tb.

similar one to-morrow. The work done, as we knows more than he told, and hope that they Colonel W. L. Dalrymple, Depuly Adjutant

bava hinted, is of the lightest, the hours being may force him to tell where he took the remainder A debate took place in the House of Commons General in Ireland, has been appointed Quarter principally consumed is gossipping, sleeping, and of the zio packages, and also where Sang Yuen on the Army estimales, Mr. Hanbury magred | master General in India,

losing. After supper the cook's account is entered is. that the rules of the Service be amended so as The Promotion Board mentioned by Mr. Stan current account-bork Gradually the noises every instance to the letter. The discharging in the Liu shut chang, the flowing water, or This is a case where the law was obeyed in William King, chief officer of the British to provide a more regular and adequate supply hope in his speech during the debate on the steamer Ghasri, was charged at the Marine Court of recruits. He dwelt upon the hardships of Army estimates will consist of the commanders

in the street die away, clients with their lanterns officer did his full duty, and the regular rule of this morning before Comd. Hastings, R.N., with privates and non-commissioned officers la tè of forces at Aldershot, Dublin, and Fortsmouth, asleep in uncomfortable positions in chairs, with discovered the contraband stuff. It is simply.

become fewer and fewer, most of the clerks tall the service was followed out until the examiners assaulting James McCubbin, boatswain of the Army, and urged that they should be better and others will be appointed as occasion arises their heads on the table, and at lest the day is new trick to escape the duties on avaluable Draft of water- 7 foot, N

treated and get higher pay,

from general officers of cavalry and Infantry finished by the street-door being shut and lavoice of opium, and in strict accordance to the corps.

barred at eleven,

law.. It succeeded... The law is therefore, shown The Navy estimates amount to fourteen This existence, which to a European would to be defective, and the only wonder about the to amend the Act of 1878, was rand a second ediilions sterling. Lord George Humilion, in a be unendurable, exactly suits the temperament matter is that the trick was not thought of long time and referred 19 the Grand Committer) Į memorandum explaining them, mentione fist an ) of our Chinese friends. Jie a louan-cating pera l ́age by the clever Chinese,

same steamer, on the rath inst

The complainant said that about 6,130 aim, on

the rath Inst. the defendant spoke to him roughly

sad he replied “ Dự y'um thimis 5 mm SE ordinary

In the House of Commons, Sir Henry James' Factory and Workshops Act Amendment Bill,

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The Montlara was bullt in Singapore, and is

thoroughly overhauled under experienced Euro- solidly constructed of teak throughout, with iron-wood frames. She has recently, been pean superintendence, fastened throughout with She is forchs-rigged with the best canvas Balls, inch galvanized spikes, and newly re-coppered.

For further particulars apply to

R. FRASER-SMITH, Jeg 6; Pedder's Hill,

Hongkong, 9th April, 1990;/.