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STEAMERS are leaving Amoy almost daily laden with Chinese passengers for Singapore and the

Straits Settlements,

Tux returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museura forthe week ending April 26th, ara: -Europeans 136, and Chinese 1,698; total 1,834 SIR JOHN F. DICKSON, Colonial Secretary for the Straits, says the Ciylon Observer, is likely to leave Singapore towards the autumn es furlough, and it is not expected that he will

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For the sake of the souls of the "pore" heathen, which have lately gone sadly astray, we rejoice to learn that the Rev. L. C. Biggs has returned from leave of abience, and has resumed duty as Colonial Chaplain at Penang.

We are informed by the agent of the Compañia Maritima Astica that the steamakip de pendent with her 680 Chinese emigrants arrived At Salina Crux on the 22nd of April, all well; making the passage in 46 dara.

A LIGHTHOUSE has lately been erected at the part of Kudat. It is said to be a substantial structure, and shows a powerful light that can be seen a long distance off. This is the first light-house opened in British North Borneo,

Ar the Police Court recently. Interpreter (to a Portuguese witness in an assault case)-"Are you a Christian or Roman Catholic?" Witness What?" Interpreter-Take the Book, please." And a smile went round the Court.. An Italian, charged with a stabbing outrage in North Bridge Road, Singapore, on the night of the 15th fast, was arrested on board the steam- ship Borneo as the vessel was preparing to leave the harbour on the afternoon of the 17th

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1891.

J. M. FLEURY takes charge of the Netherland Consulate General at the Singapore Instead of Mr. G. Lavino, absent on leave.

THE Czarewitch, on board the Vladivostock and accompanied by an escort of two Russian war vessels, passed Chinklang on the night of the 17th inst, en route to Hankow,

A MASONIC LODGE has been started in Sandakan, British North Bornce. It is tried the Borneo Lodge, and will be consecrated as soon as the charter arrives from the Grand Lodge of England, SOMR very interesting correspondence between the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council and Governor des Vœux on the vexed quration of the increase in official salaries, will

be found in another part of this issue.

THE suggested amalgamation of the Insurance Companies in Singapore will scarcely be effected without considerable trouble. Difficulties are already cropping up, and we doubt if it is to the public interest that this attempt at a monopoly should succeed.

TOK KER, the owner of the Canton riversteamer Pasig, and a lot of ferry-launches, died at Canton on the afternoon of the 22nd inst., after an illness lasting three weeks. He was about 47 years of age, and was one of the wealthiest Chinese ship owners in the Colony. -

THE, British North Bornen planters have taken a new departure as regards procuring coolie labour from China. The steamship Afemnon has gone to Holbow to endeavour to ship coolles direct from that part to Sandakan, Instead of shipping them in Hongkong.

THE boasted suitability of the steamship Heung- han for the Hongkong-Macao traffic is pretty clearly "shown up” by the time-table circulated on the 24th inst., regulating her hours of departure from here to Macao during the summer months: As the hours range from 1 to 5 pm, passengers are certainly booked for a real goed time. In the face of this slipshod kind of business, it is not to be wondered at if the Steam Launch Co. Perseverance, as reported, has been reaping a rich barvest on this route.

WATANABE ISAO, the escaped convict, who, under the assumed name of Tsujimura Kurata. studied law, obtained a altuation in the Judleini Department, and eventually rose to the rank of Judge, before he was detected, was sentenced In the Nagasak! Salbansho, the other day, to six minor imprisonment, for illegally changing bhame; and his father, Watanabe Heitel, was Imprisonment and six months' police survell at the same time sentenced to eighteen months' lance, for being implicated in the matter.

Ir is common gossip in the colony that at least one of the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, la under very heavy monetary obligations to the Bank, and that other accounts are heavily overdrawn to dangerous limits. The Auditors should ace to this and take fearless action if necessary. There are also reports current on apparently good authority that certain employés in the Bank have again been indulging in reckless share | gambling "on time" and are heavily involved, Will the Court of Directors sen their way to make inquiries and take effective steps to put a stop to what has been a disgraceful scandal in བྷ the management of the Bank for years past, AT the Harbour Master's Office this morning (25th THE Singapore Fris Press notes the arrival of that part in H.M.S. Tamar of Major Hannay.) before Comd. Hastings, R.N., Acting Marine And Lieut. A. Sutherland, of the Argyle and British steamer Gwalior, was charged with Magistrate, Edward Williams, winchman of the Sutherland Highlanders, who have gone down disobering lawful orders on board the steamer from Hongkong "for some big game shooting yesterday. Capt. J. F. Jephson, said the defen in Negri Sembilan." We trust the gallant Major dant signed articles in Bombay about three will have good sport.

weeks ago and yesterday he refused daty, wish. MR. H. M. BECHER has been prospecting for the lng to be paid off. The defendant said he bad Pahang Corporation. He wrote a shart golden got leave to go ashore last Sunday and did not vision of Mirza the other day beginning-retur till Wednesday. The master had logged am pleased to report that the prospects of the aim for his absence" and be understood he was mine are unchanged, and that we continue to

to be paid off on Thursday, is consequence of break "xcellent stone," &c., &c. Lord ! Fanjom which he refused to do any more work. His to a pop, except that the shareholders are break- Worship sentenced bim to seven days' imprison-

ment and ordered his discharge from the ship. M ALEXANDER YOUNG, for the past twenty years) foreman carpenter in the employ of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, principally at Kowloon Dacks left here on Thursday last to the steamship Zaire to assume charge of the Manila Patent Sip. Mr. Young bas, during his long term of service with our local Dock Company, proved himself a most useful and reliable man, and as be in a thorough master of his bailness there can be very little doubt that he will have s successful career in his new sphere of action. He certainly carries with him the good wishes of his numerous friends in this colony, and their. name is legion. A man who has hosts of friends and no enerales is a rarity. Indeed in this age of wholesale back-biting. Alec Young occupies. that enviable position.

On the 8th inst, the police authorities at Batavia, accorapanied by the British Consul, visited the steaters Darunda and Taroba, of the Queen land Royal Mail Ins. They were anxious to find a person by the name of Waterhouse who had fied from Sydney: having embezzled the sum of £3,000. The search was unsuccessful,

Tax crudite musical critic of the Daily Press, in "doing" the concert given at the City Hall on Thursday night last, remarks that the Impres alon created by Mr. Grace's singing is far moreing the stones. striking than what might be made in the case of a singer whose vocal powers were of superior degree, but whose declamation and enunciation were inferior." Now, what does all that mean? The following are the returns of population for the Straits Settlements, as ascertained by the censurtaken on the night of Sunday, April çib -

1856% 1168 1371 116:

07.11 119,30 129,530 Pince Wolcalay $4,000 277,000 113,054 290, 597- #92,1x6 DENRECA......end

21.736 414379

Total.....144,000 171,000 107,931 421,19, 201,058

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Our Singapore contemporary the Straits Timis says it is now hard to get good men as directors of public companies In the Straits, as they "ATC always retiring by reason of going home and the like." Its likewias hard to get suitable directors in Hongkong, and the men they do select are not always good, but rather err on the other side. This is a subject we intend to thoroughly thresh out in the very near future.

THUS

i a Chinese contemporary:~~" There seems

to be some trouble at the Tong Shan mines: Some days ago one of the foreign overseers had occasion to punish some of his servants, when he was assaulted by a hundred or more of the Cantonese. He was badly injured, but managed to get on board à tralo, and in company with a foreign doctor hetook himself to Tientsin. The rest of the foreigners employed at the mines are also hurrying away as fast as they can. It remains to be seen how this matter will be. sottled."

"WHAT in the deepest depth of ignorance?" was the question put by a well-known local philosopher to three creates at the bar of the Hongkong Hotel on the 24th inst. "It is the crass ignorance displayed by a Hongkong Government official when he is asked for any information regarding the working ar detalls of the special department which he is supposed to direct," was the prompt reply of an ubiquitous newspaper man who was in the crowd, and, it was unanimously agreed that a correct solution had been arrived at.

A COAL. coolie was charged at the Magistracy on the 25th inst, with stealing some land niping from the steamer Zambert on the 24th. The third officer of the steamer said the absence of the piping made a hole in the side of the vessel, which might have turned out serious had It not been discovered. The defendant wai arrested with the stolen property and Mr. Wiss sent him to gaol for three weeks. No flogging,

PRIVATE G. WALLACE, of the A. and S., H., committed suicide this morning (25th Inst.) in a sergeant's hunk at Victoria Barracks, by shooting himself in the mouth with a Martini-Henri rifle. The deceased had been subject to fits for some considerable time, and about a year ago felt from a verandah during one of the fits. He was a single man, and about 24 years of aga sad hað been in the Regiment about six years. His funeral took place this afternoon with military

honors,

GOOD old Straits Times/ Our Singapore colleague apologises for the delay in holding the ordinary Real meeting at the "Illybag" com the; and says in extenuation. It has been found that the date prescribed for the meeting undaly burries the making-up of the books and the sale of the half-year's ore and tip, yet neither to it. desirable to declare a dividend until the tin and ore are 'turned into cash?” The, italics are ours, and we commend them to the serious consideration of directorates of local Iimited Hability companies,

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SOME month since our evening contemporarÝ, which so delight the one reader,' committed in the course of one of those editorial emanations. itself to the assertion that the Australians bate the Lascars." The Sydney Bulletin, Cheerfullt responds as follows: No, we don't. We love them at a distance. As interlopers amongst local white labour, wo don't want them at all. It is no question of love or hate, but merely one of

the right of our whites to live up to protecting free man's standard. The Lascar is a fine fellow in his native lair. As an alleged navigator, he's a slummocker, a fraud, a coward, and a willing sacrifice to the boss sweaters. As a landsman immigrant, he is an eyesore and a human cockroach." And now "Brownie," what is your opinion).

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THE census of Malacca taken a few days ago shows a total of 48,165 males and 40,077 females, or 88,143 in all. The popolation was 93.570 in 1881, so that it has diminished by no less than 4,337 during the last 10 years. It had Increased by 4,823 in the ten years previously, the population in 1871 being 77.736.*

We note from our Singapore exchanges that the third ordinary general meeting of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Company will be held at the Exchange Rooms, Singapore, at noon to-day, the 30th instant. An extraordinary meeting will fterwards be held in order to sanction certain proposed alterations in the Company's rules. WONG FAT CALONG, the compradors to M. Victor Roque, of Haiphone, who is suspected of having betrayed that gentleman and M. Heuri Roque to a band of pirates about a year ago, according to the Courrier d'Haiphong. The has been arrested by the authorites at Canton, chief grounds for suspicion are that the chief of the bandits said the man had been killed, whilst as a matter of fact he was making his way to his family.

Ar the Magistracy on the 24th inst. Mr. Wise, Acting Coroner, held an inquiry into the circum- stances connected with the death of Ah Fook who fell from the mof of a house in Tank Lane on the 18th. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased had a quarrel in the house, and, in trying to make his escape by the roof, fell into the street. He was taken to the hospital in a state of collapse, suffering from a compound fracture of the elbow jolat, but he never rallied, and died the same day. The cause of death was a rupture of the liver, caused by the shock. The Magistrate returned a verdict of "Acckiental death." Stroke the Jews-harp gently for the pore man

It waszet in a fale-sited ring, That Ah Fook met his foeman dine 1, But be fol right into space, and now he's getting grace

That la, of course, if he ain't fam

-Gahenua.

Wing Fat-chong, whose recent arrest by the Chinese authorities at Canton on a charge of having instigated the piratical attack on Messrs. Reque Brothers and party near Benchat (Tonqule) about a year ago was reported to a late issue of the Courrier & Halphong, is likely to be handed over to the French authorities for trial by a Mixed Court composed of Chinese and French officials. Wing Fat-chong is known to he very wealthy, and there are grounds for hoping that the $50.000 which were paid to the pirates as ransom for the Brothers Roque will be wrung from him, on the grounds that he gave information to the brigands which led to the only too successful attack and capture of the travellers, with the exception of one, Captain Roze, who was killed fa the first attempt to break through the cordon of brigands who surrounded the foreigners temporary dwelling. Messrs. Roque's chief ac countant, who of course knew the compradore wadi, is just now on presume for purposes of identification.

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THOSE who have been accustomed to regard Siberia with horror as a terrible and desolate waste colonized exclusively by the criminal population of Rusula will be surprised, says the New York Tribune, to learn that there are two the Chinese, who consider it sufficiently attractive enterprising nations, namely, the English. and to be worthy of invasion. The conquest upon which they are beat is of an economic rather than of a political nature, and their object is to secure possession, ant of the rulership, but of the trade and commerce of Siberia, the value of which, according to Baron Nordenskjold, the bigbest authority on the subject, is stupendous Siberie, he declares, sur^asses the North Ameri forests are the largest in the world, and its mineral can continent in its area of cultivable soll. It

resources are immense. While the Russlanı are striving by every means to their power to are swarming along the auriferous banks of the exclude the Chinese, who, much to their dismay upper Yenisel river, they are disposed to foster and assist British enterprise in Siberia. The animosity between the Muscovites and the English, which is so marked in the Europese portion of the Czar's mighty empire, seems to be replaced by feelings of warm friendship cast selected to devise the system of irrigation which of the Ural range. English engineers have beed is to transforms Southern Siberia into the greatest cotton-yleiding country in the world; English capital has been bespoken for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and exceptional facilities, including a remission on all import duties, have been granted to the British ploncers

State with reference to the recent increase.of The following figures are highly instructive - official salaries in accordance with the requestQuestion I-Salaries and Personal Allow- contained in their letter of the 14th instant, and ances you at the same time Inform his Excellency that he has not telegraphed the unofficial members propose doing so themselves.

In reply I am directed to state that his propose to do so. Excellency has not so telegraphed, and does not

1887.

1888.

1800... 18gt...

$547,650.

..$655.233.

$758,139 (estimated.) Question II Public Works Department...

1887... 1888

His Excellency bad hoped before now to have---Salaries and Personal Allowances, stated the reasons for his course la Council, but as owing to various causes there may yet be a delay of some days, he deems it well to say for

the information of the unofficial members, whom you représent, that those reasons are in aubstance as follows

from the Secretary of State. It may be expected

1. Because from a despatch already received. that his decision on the subject of salaries will arrive by the next English mall, so that, any. late; and telegraphic message of the kind would be too

*............$ 49,407.

67,335.

$ 58,139,

Inimis $5.998.

Résident Engineer.

...........................$ 63,460. (estimated.)

9trumpas 22,346,{-sṭ{mnted;)–

The Secretary of the Panjom Mining Company LATEST NEWS FROM PUNJOM,

2. Because his Excellency considers that the announces that the latent advices from the mines unanimous decision of the Council as regards report that the pumps, engine, and wheel-lifts at salaries is binding upon it and upon all its falis continue to answer all calls made upon members as regards this year, and that he does them, one boller keeping the lower levels free of not feel justified in taking any part in what heater, while the wheel pump works well within cannot but regard as something very nearly its capacity on the drainage, from the to feet allied to a breach of contract with the Concerned.

the officers warkinta in the continued dry weather. Driving is in progress on the No. 1 North Level, also. en the foot and hanging walls northwards. All the staff from foot-wall level with slight picking, goes to the dump heap for milling. The face/ G still in good looking quarts.

When the unofficial members heart reasons in Council, bis Excellency is ant without hope they also will share this view, and will postpone any recommendation for the reduction of the salaries already voted until the Estimates time it will be possible to take a calmer and for next year are under consideration, by which

more complete view of the situation,

I have the honor to be; Siri- Your most obedient servant,20,

(Signed) W. M. DEANE,

Actg. Colonial Secretary

The Honourable P. Ryrie, &c. :"

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Hongkong, 14th April, 1891 His Excellency the Governor, le Male SIN

Sir George William Des Voeuk, KC.M.G. SIR,The unofficial members of Connel have the honor to acknowledge receipt from the Acting Colonial Secretary of a letter, dated the 21st Instant, ló which, in reply to theit's of the 14th fastant, they are loformed by direction of your Fxcellency that, for the reasons there given, you have not seen fit to comply with their request to telegraph to the Secretary of State, to withhold temporarily and usta he can be memorialized, his approval of the proposed increase of official salaries in the Colony.

resources,

Milling with one battery was confidued till the pending the arrival from Singapore of pluton 15th instant/ when the batteries were <stopped-

rings for the second engine, While the new winnings from the fast-wall at Jalls were being put through, the plater took on a good coating of anjalgam; and the manager thinks the present campaign promises as well as the last, and it is expected thonly to resume crushing with the

the following week it is hoped wa shall have the result of the milling of the to ton sample of reef stuff from Gában,! "This, together with 3 ounces of nuggety gold fri hand from the small working on No. I west cross-cut wi shortly be received.

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Mr. Blamey writing under, the bead of Guban, says "I now came back to the South cross cut on the Wert ride of the Cutting. This croisent was commenced on the 24th instant, and for diving about g feet a small Tender with grand looking formation about it was met with, which carried fair gold. Its course was about North, and South with dip or undertle The unofficial members regret extremely that to the West. It sipidly opened out, and it was your Excellency should, apparently without any followed West, till the combined width was st sufficient reason, have delayed your reply to their fear feet. Its course wal followed About G communication for a week and should have feet, good gold showing by washing, the whole again without reason assigned, refrained from aistance On the 8th Instant it became very holding any meetings of Council for so long antichindeed, in fact so rich that I determined to interval. They regret this the more as your wash the best of it in dulang. From the fact Excellency'iapproaching departure will evidently that I obtained over 3. ozs. of gold (and such prevent the possibility of the discussion to gold tool from about 300 lbs. of dirt you, will be Council of any statement you may be preparing able to judge of its richness. Yesterday fearing on the subjects now under consideration, p

that it might be a small patch enly, 'I''com- It was very unfortunate that your Excolledge enteil a drive in it to ascertain if it would hold was unable to be present at, and take part in, the good in that direction, and am now pleased to in- last debate in Council on the subject of officia) form you that it showed good the entire distance salaries and on the financial position of the (6 fast) driven, I almost fear to say how rich, it is, Colany generally, and that, ifthere is any adequate Keswick, Mr. Whitehead, and the hofticised by simply washing, and handed over reply to the arguments put forward but I allow you to judge from the result members generally they were not then put by two men not fully employed for a days. before the Council in any comprehensible shape

The unofficial members hope that your weighing from one up to, I should think, "fully And here I beg to again refer to the gold pieces Excelicacy will arrange for at least two meetings a pennyweights each. Being a stranger to this of Council to be held before your departure, for district I almost fear to express an opinion as to the discussion you have so often fovited of the the value of this discovery, but I have Do position and prospects of the Colony and Its beallation in saying it has enhanced the value 'of' this" concession very considerably Indeed, Secretary of State, the unofficial members have is the only discovery of its kind, which will be As your: Excellency bas refused to wire to the For Ho'one era for a moment believe that this done so themselves in the following terms

found in this concession, If only: competent men "Unofficial Members Council dissatisfied with are employed in prospecting it. And I must not pone increase salaries; further consideration drive under notice. Is in an almost direct line Ginancial position and prospects; request post forget to tell you that the gold found in the required; provaring memorial Governor with that found in the north drive on the west declines forward telegram, new add of the cutting, the shaft, and the driva south They have now formally to request your of the shaft. If these points can only be com Excellency, in the event of a despatch! being batted wowhill have proved its continuation for received from the Secretary of State authorising over too feet in lengthy a very important point payment within this financial year of the increased indeed, Before leaving tals part of the wing I memorial they are now salaries, to suspend Ifs, operation unti the Excellency's lows on the subject about to be preparing your submitted to Council, and the consequent debate be submitted to and considered by himins al decidedly of opinion that the financial position The unofficial members are still wary and prospects of the Colony are not such as do render it prudent to grant, just at present, the very large increase of salaties, new propose UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND speaks seriously when you propose to let the They can hardly think that your Excellency

THE GOVERNOR.

enhanced amounts be paid this year as they have been voted, and to consider the advisability of an equally large reduction when the Atthe Police Court on the 35th lost. Chan Wan The subjoined correspondence speaks for itself

Estimates for next year are laid on the table La, master of the Tak. Kee shop, Bonham That, as your Excellency well knows, Strand Arged on remand by Mr. Hastlags Hongkong, April 14th, 1891.practically an impossibility An increase of Superintendent of Imports, and Experts, with

salaries once voted and paid must stand. To act that having per

"përult to remove. E' chest of SIR-With reference to the debate in the as you propose would be a very, grave injustlie | Paina offiums from Messrs. Bellfies and Co's Legislative Council of Hongkong on the rolb

to the officials. No man would know from year to godown's, Lyndhurst Terrace, to his premises in instant on the motion by the Honorable 7. H. year how to adjust his expenditure, No falustice Bonham Brand, the oplom was not at his Whitehead that Incessequence of the enhanced

can be done by a delay in payment now and le premises, when carceren Soldier, appeared Military Contribution will demanded by the reconsideration of the whole question, for i Imperial Government, this Colony is not in

the increases, have never yet been definitely on position to pay the increased salaries recently sanctioned so man has had a sight to calculate (Mern Caldwell and Wildaabay appeared, for Behal of Mr. Hastings, and Mr. Caldwell recommended by the Unofficial' Members, and on them. Breach of contract there is none what the defence de The money that the Secretary of State be requested by tele- ever, and caanet be, as your Excellency, beingit Thert being no fürther evidenor to imbdase, gram to withhold his sanction. We, the under lawyer, very well know. The ancficial mem! ME, Wineo anted Mr. Caldwell if he had any signed unofficial members, beg to inform your

bars are by no means opposed to an increase, of Sitholding of his lordship' unction to the and at far as the Colony Reduces will permit lebend and not the mileaten, and tra » Me Caldwell submitted tha; same defence ha Secretary of State on the subject, to urge the

and called for by the Increased cost of living had made before in that the permit could ply proposed increase of salaries, and that the signed report recommending and increase; Kee, and not necessarily on the premises in but they feel strongly that, granted that they

the opláta withi

Vanly to be in the custody of Tak memorial is in course of preparation.

was a mistake to make the increase equivalent | Bonham Strand." The defendant had made a We have now, therefore, to request your Expelleasy to notify the Secretary of state of to 35 per cent, in many instances, One of the mistaked in waying the coplus had been sent to this our intention, and to ask his lordship by

anofficial members, indeed objected, to so large Fakzaky. Thigeas in the shop "all the time and telegraph to withhold his sanction pending an increase in December last, when there would have been found there had a search been receipt of our memorial

still time without Inconvenience to have the whole subject re-invenigated, men mange után WHI Worhip said I will not call spon Your Excellency's most obedient, humble hear your Excellency's ressons in Council and

The unofficial members will be very glad to youfur. Sices - to "reply, and adjourned

of trade upon the Siberian rivers.

ZEVERINO FEREIRA, the Portuguese who was wanted by the police, was charged before Mr Wise at the Police Court this morning (15th int) with stealing a silver watch and chain, the property of a Japanese, on Thursday night. The com platant said he hung his coat up whilst having a game of billards on the night of the day in question, and on going for his coat he found the watch and chain missing. Detective Hadden vald he arrested a woman who had paward. the watch and chain, and she gava information which led to the defendant's arrest. The defendant said he did not steal the articles; he war willing to compensate the complainant. He admitted doing six months for larceny, and three weeks' imprisonment for disorderly conduct Last year. Mr. Wise said he thought the defen- dant a "bad bat"-and prescribed six months hard labour. They've got kim on the list. IT would appear from the Reuter's telegram published in this issue that "fals Lusitanis entirely lost whatever political sense and fore sight she has possessed during the past decade The fact that French financiers have lent the little bankrupt kingdom a few million francs does not mean that Francs is pledged to support Portugal in her slalculous vagaries in Africa | Unless Portugal takes it all back' and makes ample reparation for repeated insults to the British flag and for forcibly seizing unarmed, British steamers on the most frivolous pretences, the Union Jack will be waving THE A REPETITION of the Fushiki Maru becatomb Macro will be occupied by a few companies of

the towers of Lisbon within a fortnight-and nearly occurred in connection with the smuggling the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. Our of the niee Japanese girls on the Zambest, as ancient ailles mustn't presume too much on the reported in a previous issue. Capt. Parsons stolid good nature of the British Hon; they have describes the condition of the poor creatures, when discovered in the fore-peak, as most one too far this time and will have to frankly pitiable. They and the two panderen who had make amends for their blunder or face the His Excellency the Governor, inveigled them aboard were huddled on anchor. Inevitable, chains, in a place too small to hold a couple of people with any comfort, for four days literally lying on the top of each other, and if bad weather THE Straits Times of the 18th last reports:—had been met with, and the place hattered down, Something approaching a serious slot occurred in they would most certainly have been suffocated. Sirangoon yesterday between two Chinese Se, At the Police Court today (13th inst) the the Sth Lim and Sek Cha, somewhere about nine girls and two men were brought, before Mr. Gity Chinese participating. The disturbance Wiss on the formal charge of being stowaways, occurred shortly after x p.m. and the police were The case was adjourned yesterday in order that successful in arresting eleven of the participants, the Japanese Consul might, he communicated who will be charged to-day on two counts with. The Consul bad replied that it was out The weapons of his power to move in the matter and that, he cloting and unlawful assembly. ased were of the class much used by the could give no suggestion as to their disposal or Chinese in such cases ; more productive of soren landing of them. Siz. Wite seld he could not do and plentiful bruises than fatal injuries, and t

anything with them. They admitted the charge, was only found necessary to send three men to but were willing to pay all demands. The Hospital, with broken heads. On enquiry it has captain said he would accept the payment of been ascertatoed that a woman of cary virtue was passage money on the aanrance that te should the cause of the trouble; she had been kept by be held free from blame by the Japanese author. member of ose Stå and had been decayed or, ties, and the case, was dismissed. It was the best at any rate, taken away by a member of the thing for the girls-but are the procureurs to go rival one. Hence the trouble, which, as mated, unwhipped of Justice ? sent the amstive Chinese and their pumerous

on the war-path.

THE proprietor of a Japanese coffee shop in Wellington Street was to bed of his watch and chain last night (23rd inst.) by a Portuguese clerk. He'nformed the Police, and this moming Inspector Quincey and Detective Hadden, who were on the alert, caught a well-dressed damsel pawning

the watch and chain in the same street. She was at once arrested, and said the articles had been given to her by a Portuguese, who at present is "wanted." Boy I the banjo-

connections

Sing

Big Fiess have smaller Flana

To tickla 'an and bito 'am

And Japanese halva (Portuguese)

And so ad infinitum.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Sumatra Courant wiles from Kota Radja:-No important fighting has taken place during the past week or two, but shots were continually being fired by the enemy. A gunner at Stroen, on the 18th ult. was hit in the chest and died immediately. At Lamdjamee the enemy caused alarmy during the last nights of the month. There was firing on all sides but nobody was bit. On the 23rd March Captain Ross of the English steamer

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or undertake other expensive Works for forse heat authorize the sinking of shafts, beg to remark that I sincerely hope the

time yet, as 1 believe there are thousands of fontices of gold in this concenion above the level the first day I ever saw Gaban, a épinion which of the water courses: lơAnd this was my opinion has become strenger every day since.” ded

che report is too long, to give is exfans, but on 97 shareholders at the Company's

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THE OPIUM EXPORT CASE, movido calf l

** Mr. Stokes, Acting Crown

Whasta was attacked', by. Achinese in the Excellency that they propose to memorialize the Balastes to such an extent’us in right and prere defence to make a HRANA DE PRES

Edie river, He received acrere klewang wounds fortification for treatment. It is hoped he will not die but his condition causes great anxiety, Three of

ding the (the Rejsh of Edle's men q chiare entrance of the river were killed by and their Beaumont rifles were taken away The guard from the fort whilst marching out to Pedawa Panteng were attacked by a single Achinese who was probably mad." He was shot down before he could do any harm. In the mistaken for an enemy and he was unfortunately confusion one of the Achinese guiden was shot dead.

on the head and hands, and was taken to our

WILLIAM Kino, chief oficer," of the British staamer Gharis, was charged at the Harbben master's Office on the asth lusty before. Comd,

We have the honor to be, Sir,

tervants,

F

(Signed) P. RYRIL.“

部 J. J. KeswicK, :

HO KAL

T. H. WHITEĦKAD,

Hongkong, aoth April, 18gr.

possible to be convinced by them, butŋ they must laslat apen your Excellency, before increased salaries are paid this year, submitting to the Secretary of State their arguments will mnanswered, as well as your reasons, and Ing his final decision. It in their right, as you Excellency's Advisers on financial matters, and

side advisers in a question ad nearly affect

ABOUT once a week we publish the bald announcement that some Chinaman or other At the Magistracy on the 23rd inst., Mr. Wise, who bas had the temerity to return after deporta Acting Coroner, held an loquiry Into the tion bas been sentenced to one year's imprison, circumstances connected with the death of Aument with hard labor. There are no other who was stabbed in a disturbance at the details mavidad-simply the man had been Cosmopolitan Decks on the March last, convicted of one or more offences, ordered by The drons were j~Messrs. CAP. Thising, the Governor-in-Council to be transported for'so | assaulting Konik Full, A. B. of, the,sama ship, DEAR SIR-Referring to the debate ja Conocilingtheofficial members. They did/unfortunately, GIA! Franovich and F. J. V., Jorge "Mr. | long and came back before bis dime was up Caldwell (Messrs. Caldwell and Wildason) But la, Singapore, owing to the existence of in watched the case on behalf of U Pau, who was Ordinance hose careless drafting, lave over present, and whs, is charged with cutting and ything we have even the prices now wounding on the suid date, Mr. Caldwell wan EAL. O'Malley, Chief Justice, was com permitted by Mr. Wire to cross-examine, the polled to pass that disgraceful sentrace witnesses. Gergeant Ford fald he was at Van- man the other day, much to the publis

ap.m.

Hastings, R.N., Acting Marine, Magistrate, with His Excellency the Governor, on Thursday last, Mr. Caldwell appeared for

your

He heard there had been a disturbance | terms-Ng Lin Chỉ youế have been convicted learning that the chief officer had assaulted him State requesting' his lordship to withhold his demetary of State is adverse te,the views e

at Cosmopolitan Docks. He went there and found the deceased as a bad suffering from wounds, and had kim removed to the Hospital, Chinese Constable 318, who accompanied the last witness, gave similar evidence. Dr. Lowson. Assistant Superintendent, Government Civil Holpital, said the deceased was admitted about

sulering from "4.30 p.us, an' the 4th March,

TOSE..

the complainant, and Mr. Holmes for the defence on the yosh instant onthe motion of the Honorable towards the end of last year rote these salaries) The complainant said that about six o'clock on 12 H. Waltehead, the unofficial members wrote without having before lies by detalle when he felt some one seize him from bellid they proposed to memorialize the Secretary of the Colewy, but there is still a l'opportunity Thursday night he was walkin on deck to your Excellency on 14thildem Intimating that Intelligible statement of the darncial per and dash him on the deck, causing him to salaries recently recommended by them, and asked preposed incresses are walling sanctiozuvor

Sisto on the subject of the increase of oficial to them to redcnsider the matter, so long as the become, insensible, When be came to be

to telegraph to the Secretary of

No harm to any one can follow thà

An if sanction peading receipt of their memorial.

finally the judgmentiņal: The official members would be glad to content, the officers flees held fan was a book. If your Excellency has so telegraphed, from the beginning of the an because, if not, they propose doing so themselves in conciation le unionidiaco

Lam, Dear Sir,,

«members · submit Your Excellency's most obedient humble for your cellency's consideration, if the Artis

Colonial Secretary is the propernichannel servant,

communication between your xo ency! (Signed) P. RYRIK

the unofficial members of your Council COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

HP. We have the honour beadpoold Hongkong, 21st April, 1891.

SIR-The Governor has received your letter of yesterday in which you enquire on bokalf of the modal mersbers of Council whether: his Excellency has telegraphed so the Secretary of

of retursing table colony after baying been law, he took out a summons.” He admitted being the fully banished, and before the time of your bands worse for liquor at the time. Fincher, Inc. ment was expired. The law has provided that trimmer, give corroborative evidence. The in such cases one sentence shall be passed, defendant said the complainant had been clay That sentence has no reference, however to the abusive language to him and challenged him to character of

offence; it does not pur- Sight, and 1 called the third engineer, who corn- port to be in any way, determined by the borated his statement. His Worship considerd

or otherwise, that measure of guli maral or

Last the charged proyed and Imposed a flua of so and two Tisches to your return, It is an 'i

or six weeks' hard labour.· ́ At, the close of ila attach to such an act as yours in the pubile ( Frank Full with disobeying his orden wellare.:: I have no option whatever, and 1 sm | on

The charge belog proved Frank

Incised wounds on each shonlathes - tencó "which the Izglstature bara fitto che Scotland, of the same "strume...”

Mimiine woundinearthe sydnu.. through exhaustion froma hemorrhage, caused by the wound on the right sida” of the spine, on "the "tóth April. Mr. Caldwell cross-examined the witness at some length, after which the came was adjourned for n'weck;

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merely the mouthpiece of the law, and I pass got a fully, seven days. He had evidanly upon you the sentence, The sentence is that thought his name called for some correspondlig you by kept to pénal servitisia for žijo,

Charact

Your Excellenc

(signed) (P)

whether it had been proved by Mr. Masters that the opiot in the shop

admitted that he did not - search, p harvin the debt us.co) whether it was sequally

or not, but since then, I have considerad Kites, and I am now fully of opinion that it wer fo thật shop. I don't believe the pay

uzdww-story: Is More rellábla. ¡N hamed farthat^opinion by the course:! Mr. tock::-Kis first Į delence; was that the Boys Herod In Bonham Strandz he BAR CODE TO, Megyhard, of the Kièless, That delencë pre-FUPPESSE solum was Mot there and accept thit

Insyö`that to'yond Wörship

defendant is liable fos fina you to say Mfr. Caldwell 12 and of that, but I think though you have been against my client, yet I cannot m‹touyou that it has never been

tof Appeal to derides. I hold that le