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No. 2843

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The Hongkong Telegrapy.

Fanghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1897.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.MS. Swift, Com, the Hon. R. Bingham, left for Amoy on the rith inst.

THE Mutual Shippers' well known ten steamer Moyune left Shanghai for Hankow on the morning of the 4th inst.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending May 10th, are: -Europeans 235, Chinese 1,736; total 1,971. THE "tranquility" of Tonquin may be deduced from the fact that in one issue of the Independance Tonkinoise, reports of piracies in nine districts are published!

H.M.'s GUNBOAT Rattler, Lieut. Comdr. Haugh, arrived from Shanghai on the 8th inst.

THR Penang Gazette of April agth ways:-The Du'ch steamer Swit, which arrived from Rotterdam yesterday, brought the fittings and machinery for the Langkat kerosine all springs." The plant will be transferrel to the steamer Millow and conveyed to its destination. It is expected that the oil will be placed in the market in August Berk

DISTURBANCES may be anticipated in the Loochoo Islands, where two bodiesofmalcontents exist. Some of these are skisoku who complain that no Government subsidies were granted them," and who are on the brink of starvation, wah. The others are shizuku of Kume-mura and starving men are difficult persons to argue who say they are Chinese and not Japanese subjects, and object to being placed under Japanese-sale

Re the wall for the continuance of the Eccles siastical Grant, an irreverent and evidently dissenting correspondent" writes:-"I had the carloslty to examine the petition lying at Kelly THE steamer Fushun, Captain A. Croad, which and Walsh's on the 6th inst. There were 51 signa- arrived here on the 10th Inst. from Shanghai, cores, out of which 38 were those of Government reports passing the steamer Choo, bound from officials! The Tooley Street; tailors aren't la Tal-wan-foo to Tienteln, on Thursday, with herit; fancy 75 per cent of the yearners for a sub shaft broken, off Pik-kl-shan.

sidised parson being themselves State or Colonia! MAJOR-GENERAL BARKER: at present Admisistives of Hongkong !

servants, and calling themselves the representa tering the Government, has appolated Lieut. D.. H. Barker, South Staffordshire Regiment, to be his aide-de-camb (vice Capt. E. Milner, on leave), and Mr. H. F. May a Pivate Secretary:

THE Japan Harald responsible for the state. ment that a life-buoy belonging to H.B.M.'s Il-fated Wasp, which was lost some three years ago, has been recently picked up at sea and taken to Hongkong. We have heard nothing of *.

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INTERESTING to jurors. In the trade mark case Branke et al, versus the China Import, Extort and Banking Company, in respect to a goat's bead, both parties, in Supreme Court assembled on the 11th inst, agreed to leave the matter to the decision of seven gond men and

true.

It is reported that the Optum Farmers of Penang have proposed to the Government of the Stralis Settlements an arrangement by which they are to take the Farm during the period 1892/4 at an increased rental of 270,000 instead of 367,000, but with only $50,000 of the judgment lately signed against them in the Supreme Court to be recovered.

THE N. C. Daily News save that a dust, storm

which commenced at Shanghal on the morning of the 4th inst. was experienced also at Chinklang, Pootoo, Guzlaff, and Tientsin on the same day. At Pootoo, the wind sprang up at 1 pm. and in few minutes it was impossible to sen afty yards In any direction, The dust which fell was yellow and settled to the depth of over a quarter of an inch.

INSPECTOR QUINCEY, supported by_two_stal- wart Scottish members of the Police force, made a clever capture on Sa'urday, after a des- perate struggle, of an alleged murderer and brigand who, as chief of a gang, has been long wanted to answer for his misdeeds in Tang-kun district, and who it is alleged made this colony the base of his nefarious operations. The -detectives, who received several bites on the bauds and wrists whilst effecting the arrest securely conveyed their captive to the Central Station. He was remanded for a work by Mr. Wise, at the Police Court on the 11th Inst.

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SAYS the Shinpae;-The gates of the city of Fungshan in Formosa bave been broken open by a body of bandits, who at the same time made an organised attack on the magistrate's yaman. was fortunate that the armed guards were at band, A determined resistance was offered by them, and the inhabitants soon surrounded the bandits on every side. After severe fighting the outlaws cut their way through and succeeded in making their escape, leaving a number of their comrades prisoners.

COMPETITION the life of business-though it sometimes kills the passengers, Two opposition oats, the _Daisan Kounyu-Maru and the Tangawn-Maru, raced through the Inland Sea on the 28th wit, and the former was being over- hauled when suddenly a steam-pipe burs, killing three firemen outright and wounding two others, as well as twelve passengers. The inngawa Mary went to her assistance and took off her pas sengers, the disabled steamer afterwards being towed into Mitajiri.

On the afternoon of the 8th inst; a boatman picked up the body of a Chinaman floating in the harbour off the slaughter house, West Point. The matter Mackle had the body conveyedmination being Was reported to the Police, and Inspector

made it was seen that the deceased had evidently ment mortuary. Upon an examination being. bren sea'ded to death, and it was thought that he might have been another of the unfortunate victims of the recent boller explosion on board the steam launch Macao, but the crow and agents, who viewed the remaios, falled to identify

them,

THE Secretary of the Punjom Company has for. warded us a lengthy extract from a letter received fram the Manager at the mines, dated the asst April, which he courteously inform us we may publish If we like, "as it is calculated to interest our shareholders." Well, we have no shareholders on the Hongkong Telegraph, and we don't like to publish a column and a half of gratis advertisement, even for the Punjom Company. It gives us great pleasure, however, to leam that the prospects of this most arfortasste enterprise show signs of improve

ment

FOR the boneft of "Brownie" we may murmur that it is contrary to journalistic etiquette to publish addresses before they have been pre- sented. It may further Interest that phantom scribe to know that Sir G. W. des Vecux can't read the China Mall to any extent, since he told the deputation which presented the address we we alluding to, on the 7th inst., that it was "quite unexpected. Still, there are rules which even the China Mail's anxiety to educate its solitary reader ought not to excuse the infraction of. As for the Daily Presswell they ought to know better.

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 18gr.

THE ten season in Hangchow is stated to be very brisk. The crop before the spring rains was sold at 630 casa per catty. The present crop is selling at 580 cash per calty, DENSE durt-clouds bung over Shanghai during the early part of the week, the sun, when visible, looking as if glanced at through "smoked glasses during an eclipse. A good telescope showed all the spots on the sun to a nicety. THERE are rumours of trouble brewing in regard to the steamer Tas-on, lately put on the opposition night service to Canton, Some quer. tion as to the vessel's right to fly the British flag is involved, and so far as we can learn ther is a possibility of the vessel having to be re-christened the Tai-up.

THE lot of the French soldier, like that of Robert "when constabulary duty's to be done, to be done," is not happy. A transport brought Colombo four jumped overboard, in the hope of a number out to Saigon the other day. At deserting, and at Saigon two others leaped into the river in a fit of despair, and were drowned, THE Yij! Shimpo says that the wreck of the Turkish frigate Ertugroul has been raised, The Grand Chamberlain wrote to the Wakayama Kench for an account of the way in which it service conducted at Oshima-mura at the begin- was done, and for photographs of the religious

ning of the month, for those who perished in the

l-fated ship,,

THE Penang Gazelle regrets to learn that leading Chinese firm to Penang is in ûnancial difficulties, and is endeavouring to effect a composition by offering 40 or so per cent. to its creditors which, however, had not up to time of going to press been accepted. The liabilities are said to much exceed $100,000, and the impending disaster is said to be due in the great part to the great fall in the price of sugar, which has taken place during the past twelve months.

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FOR rome time past, a native paper says, it was noticed that nails securing the lids to the coffins stored in the different guilds at Soochow, were, being gradually stolen. It remained for a long while why persons should run the risk of incurring severe punishment for the sake of a few worthless nails. It now transpires that the nails were drawn out in order to facilitate the robbing of the dead of their jewellery and the act, but the tipe and watchman were clothing. No one as yet has been detected in punished with the bamboo, as an incentive to be

more watchful in the future.

THE worthy director of the Observatory, in his report on the oth inst. on the weather, says it is "cloudy, warm, and damp. The meteorologiest gentleman evidently wants to make, Jupiter Pluvius believe that Tytam is independent of him.

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A CHINESE paper says that moving to the scarcity of rain this spring, the canels Around Sanchow ara dried un In several places, causing much trouble to the heat traffic. A batch of coolies are hand at work deepening the canal beds.

further evidence nginst Wang, Sun, who is At the Police Court on the gh last. Mr. Wineheard chargy with being concernest in the miracy com: mitte tonn'a jenk in Chai Wan By on the 16th ltd. The prisoner was committed for trial at the forthcoming Sessions.

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SIX DOLLARS PEP QUARTER

ACCORDING to "P. L." In the Singapors Free Pear, there is's Primrose League abitation. in Hongkang. If there is, the members must meet in some godawa ats.a.my disguised as Chinamen, for this is the firat we have heard, af the patriotic band of Jingoists, i) - - Pa A.TELEGRAM to a Japanese contemporary, dated Nagoya, April 18th, save "endar at 3. p.m., a temporary building employed for staring gun- prater, for the use of troops now being reviewed at Obat-ga-hara, Higashi-Kurugał. Owall, was blown up, several persons being killed and some explosion. wrurded. Great 04 was caused by the

in is stated, says the N. C. Daily Notes, that the tes market was gened in Hankow on Monday (4th inst.) by Russian buyer, who tookan Oinfa at Ts, 58, or more than Tis, zo above last year's opening rate. It is reported that the market was opened yesterday (Tuesday) at Kloklang, We learn with great regret that a telegram has been received from New York by Mesi Russell & Co, announcing the death of Mr. EH M. Huntington, a partner in the firm, who was Shanghal, and left for America some monthe

Yangtze, Messrs. Centerwall and Seymour, each pilats in. cha ce, of the vessel of the rewitch (steamship Vladivostock) on the for many years well-known in Hongkong' and aga in fadifferent health, TUE 1ST 206 18

received a gold scri-ple set with illamonds, and Tux "Japs" are certainly travelling along the march of progress and civilisation at express

the pilots of the cruisers Bobr and "Djight, holders in the Hall & Holz Co-operative Com Nippo, politely described the present Cabinet ting as ouvenirs from 'His Imperial Highness. TEE adjourned annual general meeting of share need. Recently a popular journal, the Chintai Poon and Kolond, received diamond pany, Limited, was held in the Boardroom, Ministers as wild beasts" and "venomous We leam on reliable authority that Fang Stus Shanghai, on the afternoon of the 5th fast rotiles," Needless to say the outspoken print Yau, the leader of the Namoa piracy in the motion for passing the report, and accounts pared Hongkong to well. Hades, was still points from Ng-chow, under a strong guard of Chidese Mr. John Morris presiding. The amendment to was at once suspended. Parnell when he cam- December last, anived in Canton on the 4th inst proposed at the last meeting by Mr. Galles, and reconded by Mr. J. D. Clark, That no dividendid the Editor of the Chinsel Nippo.

soldiers. The ruffin was caught outside, the be paid, and that the whole balance be carried THE upposition on the Canton river has at lest Hong Ching temple at Ng-chow, in company amended, and the accounts were unanimously carrying them at $2 each, and the new Chinese bandits will no doubt meet their reward in a few forward" was adopted, after which the report as resulted in benefit to foreigners the Klangkwan with another member of the piratical gang named Chan It, on the rat, and the two passed ser

owned steamer Tal-on charging only a dollar

old three-dollar tariff for foreigners, with the THE QUEEN'S ROAD FIRE. old. Company's boats. It is said, still stick to the cich way, with one Mexican for meals. The days. More Kowloon exhibitings.

trifling sum of one doller and a half for ench chow-scramble, while Chinesenre carried by themAt the Magistracy this afternoon (rathi Inst.), alten cents a head-just half what the Chinese M. Wife held un enquiry into the circumstances countrymen to and from the fair City of Rams. companies, are charging for carrying their which caused the fire at No 280 Queen's Road Central, on Thursday morning last. Inspector A NATIVE paper tells"

Hennessy was to charge of the case. Ming Ch'aan, of Formosa, though feeble in health, continues, working hard and attends personally, to all the provincial affairs. The and caused him to take to his bed. His excessive work aggravated his old, complaints Excellency again begs the Throne to relleva him of his office as Governor, and also the of Admiralty, which was bestowed on him on appointment of vice-presidency of the Board the death of the Marquis Tseng. It is probable, remarks our contemporary, that the Throne will not sadetlon his request. ***

season has fuit commenced. The crop and SAYS: Chinese paper"The Wenchow tea market are about the same es last spring. Fine The Shanghai Mergery understands that the tens fetch from $8 to $qt ner pical, while the Eight firms are engaged in the business."

tw course and inferior kinds average from $15 to

she would when she made her debut in these THE Heungsian is turning out, as we predicted waters about a year ago, a somewhat expensive luxury for the shareholders in the H.K, C. & M. Steamboat Company. She was in the hands of the Deck Gompany, by whom she was-con- siderably altered in the engine-room and other departments, last year, and we now learn that since Monday last (4th inst.) she has been in dock, and is likely to remain these for about a month. The Kiukiang has, meanwhile, taken her place

on the Macao route. Y

us that Governor.Liu

WE shall have to look into the records of our, local lawyers if this sort of thing. keeps on, A Japanese native paper says that a Hogakusht (Bachelor of Law) named Murayama was wanted Ohara was arrested and punished, but Marayama some very shady transactions. His accomplice some ten years ago by the police on account of

escaped. Recently the late legal adviser in the Hawaiian Government, named K. Katsura, died, indoo fnquiries being madeas to his antecedents it was found that he was the identical Murayami, to be buried at the Japanese criminal of ten years ago. He is

ako, Queen's Road Central, said the master's Lau Sing, a buyer at the Yee Tom shop, No. game was Li Me. He was at Canton when the fire broke out, having gone away two days previously. in the cork-loft with two others when he was About 3 a.m. on the 6th inst. witness was sleeping awakened by a noise. Ho saw Ames rising from the second floor. On the first floor a man named two others. Laf Yue was sleeping, and 'on the ground floor

with four others, and succeeded in getting to the Witness ran up to the roof

next house. The shop sold foreiga goods, and had keroslae stored on the ground floor. He went to bed the night previous about ten o'clock, the others having preceded him. He had a light burning in his room all night, but there were no signs of fire in his room when he left it. The stock was insured with Mesurs, Sander &

alx partners in the shop. The marter returned. and all the stock was burnt. There were five or Co. for $10,000. He lost his clothes in the fire,

to the Colony the day after the fire. The banks of the shop were made up at the China Now Year, but he did not know whether the shop had made or lost money. The capital of the shop was Taels 18,000. The claim had been sent, in to the Insurance Company. He had been gon nected with the shop for two years.

said he was not the manager of the shap; simply Cross-examined by Inspector Henneriy, he

MR. R. D. STARKEY, of the North China Insur RAILWAY enterprise in Siam survives cholera ance Company, died at Shanghal on the 28th and commercial depression, apparently. A gite, after a long illness. Speaking of the railway from Bangkok to Paknam is projected. deceased the N. C. Daily News says-One of the capital the most deservedly popular residents of Shang-subscribed. It is expected that the rice-raising of $116,000 being already hai, a man who never said an unkind word nor and fishing centres will be thus brought within did an unkind thing, a man of high education easy reach of the London of Siam. In other yesterday. His loss will be felt in Hongkong, apparent in the Land of the White Elephant. and the most perfect courtesy, passed away ways the hoof of civilisation is making. Itself but it will take many years before his memory A hundred German telephones were received will fade in Shangbai.

recently i the electric light in being installed; a W are requested to state that the fund for the survey of the country is being energetically

Shanghai and Saç from Yokohama, amounts to the Police seem to be able to remedy the matter children of the late Hon. Alfred Lister, collected pushed on, and they've got a Loid Mayor... in Hongkong, including $190.36 received from THERE is obstruction in the lives of us all, but $11,780.16, which has been collected and placed with no small amount of success. At the Pollco in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in the Court, before Mr. Wise on the 7th lust., Mr. names of the Trustees. The subscription liat E. D. Sassoon was charged with causing AD may be seen by any contributor at the office of obstruction in Daddell Street on the 4th, by the China Fire Insurance Company, where it har allowing twenty boxes of opium to remain on been left for the purpose. The trustees are the footway. A. S. Gordon, No. 66, said Messrs. T. Jackson, Granville Sharp and Jas..resident had complained of the matter, and the B. Coughtrie.

bues were allowed to remain for a couple of Truthe Hapon on the little tragedy enacted

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here. The defendant said the opium was not on the beach at Kawloan city the other day Lal Kwong Sang, formerly the acconstant of huyer, whose name he refused to give. My loon by order of General Fung Yso thirteen ment of this year. He kept the books up to the is his custody at all; but in the custody of the Out of the nineteen bandits executed at Kow-the shop, said he left the shop at the commence Wise imposed, a fine of $10.

were implicated in the Namen piracy. One end of last year. He did not keow how many part. THE Kulping-Shan-hai-kwan railway has already at and killed the captain of the Names, and the on the premises at the outbreak of the fire. He named Chén Fa-yen, confessed to having fired|| Bera there were in the business. He was asleep been built as far as Si-Ling The remaining others were either on board the steamer to assist went to bed at nine o'clock the night before, and action between Si-Ling and Hai Kwan is being in blundering it or were members of the crews was swakened by the fire early the following. rapidly marked out, and work will be commenced of the Junks which took the pirates off. After He had no light barning when he went to bed. very shortly. The Board of Admiralty has the execution the executioner demanded a

He did not save anything. The books were werk reaches San Hai Kwan It should he further petitioned the throne, to the effect that when the squeeze of 35 from the gambling houses in kept on the ground floor, in the accountant's extended through the three Easters Provinces executioner thereupon piled the heads and Kowloon. The extortion was refused, and the

room,nitrog (Shengking, Koin and Hehlungklang) to Wen- bodies of the dead pirates in front of the A SHANGHAI Contemporary says that on the chaen The Board of Wories is to furnish a 30th ult, a preliminary meeting was to have been yearly working capital of taels 2,000,000. In Rambling houses to prevent the egress and held, at the instance of General Mesny, in places where the mountains cannot be got over

Ingress of clients. The money bad to be paid slept on the first for. He went to bed about g Lai Yue, an assistant of the shợp, said he alone connection with a proposal to start a public for boring these, as estimated, will be at the rate Tur Steamboat Company fa still cutting down burnlagat thetime. He was awakened about 4

taunels will be run through them, and the costin

before the doorway could be cleared," company" for the acquirement of land and proof fo dollars for every foot. The traffic on the the passenger rates between Canton, and Hong-th the following morning by hearing's noise, pi. dr this particular night. He had an oil lamp viding sulliable accommodation for a Concert and Lecture Room, a Skating Rink, space for a existing railway is improving month by month. kong, carrying the ails of Chinese society for and then he aware on the staircase leading Circus, Merry-go-round, Switchback Railway, The company's receipts for freight on Kalping the nominal sum of five cents a bead, in its from the first to the second floors. He did not &c. &c., to meet the growing wants of the coal alone, was $16,000 during the Chinese f

moon and $21,000 for the second moon th

"first “day-boats". How the mighty have fallen may know bow the fire occurred and stiintain pos small attendance, and after waiting some time AMONG the many singular incidents of life in lower deck passengers, while the modest sum of D. McDonald AS98 aid he was present at Inhabitants of Shanghal" There was only a

be gathered from the fact that in the good old

Yu Chung, the Accountant; was called, but days one Mexican was the charge for Chinese his evidence was similar to ether witnesses in It was decided to postpone the meeting till next Japan, a very noteworthy one is mentioned by 85 was willingly paid by Europesa first-class the fire. The fire seemed to have driginated in elephants left over by the Switchback Co. here district of Tokyo, there is a prison called We understand, been a considerable reduction floor. There was no fire on the ground floor at week. We have a small stable of wooden the 7iff Shimpo. It appears that in the Senji passengers. As regards, cargo, too, there has, the staircase leading from the first to the second which they can have to begle with, in exchange Kouage (Kangoku Formerly the site of the made in the freights charged for Chinese goods the outbreak There were two houses burnt out: too previous, General, if you'll excuse us. We've Sheguns, the grounds of the pilson contain some owners and agents growl and frown, and look in evidence to produce at present, but it was a for a few growing wants." You are slightly Resuge Geten, a palace of the Tokugaga and live-stock, John smiles complacently, while Inspector Flennessy wald he had no further season, present a charming spectacle. Japanese held out signals of distress. Whilst all this is Els Worship wald that as the premises were splendid cherry trees, which, in the blossoming vain for the refractory. Chinese companies to suspicioureased nendeni mkuta Wor const possibly live in the neighbourhood of going on rumours suddenly fill the air anent dangerous to the public he would release them, lowers without enjoying them. That would be Chinese, putting an opposition boat on the crilegeons in the extreme, even where criminals Macao route to run against "Arnold's pet "the

and adjourn the engolry for a week, Pulmad undergoing sentence are concerned. It has Haungihan

THE WRECK OF THE "HOLME Kosuge jail was established, to grant a holiday

EDEN" paid export duty at Canton, It was thereforestized this year, from which date we infer that the or $100 worth of silk on which he had full bloom. The 19th fastant was the day chosen by the Customs offices, who intended no doubt cherries are of the double order. The prisoners to take it on board the cruiser csually stationed made the most of their respite. They got up in Castle Peak Bay. The vessel was away, theatrical performances, had dancing, delivered however, and he came on to Hongkong. And speeches, andiamused themselves in other refined howeving at the wharf here, in British juris-athlons, fealing care the 2016 hear diction, he transferred the stuff to the Fatihan, had come to them In

jurisdiction. An application to the Polles for protection was, for some extraordinary reason, refused I

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A VILLAGE named Matsushiro, in Shinano, Japan, was recently burnt down, the disaster involving the destruction of 800 houses and several lives, It now transpires that a man named Kobayashi borrowed some 300 or 400 yen, from a relative, and, falling in business, was unable to return it. The creditor sued the debtor, but being unable to recover anything from a destitate man, so brooded over his loss as to become insane, upon which he went to Kobayashi's house, armed with a sword, kellled the wile and son of the debtor, and set the house on fire afterwards wounding the man who witnessed the loan, and then committed suicide. His funeral pyre was a costly one, for the flames spread with that His Excellency Liu Ming Ch'uan, the enter- THE latest news from Formoss is to thin effect marvellous rapidity.

prising Governor of the "Island province," bas “THE MILITARY MUNMERS," who have been at last been permitted by the Emperor to resige under a cloud for some time past, have risen

his post and return to his ancestral halls In Uke the proverbial phoenix This popular An-hut Fending the appololment by the dramatic club has been re-organised, and with Central Government of Liu's successor the such old stagers as Capt. Clayton (President), Provincial Treaanres will take over the seals Garrison Sergeant Major Meredith (Vice of oface, on his amperier's departure. His Freildent), Colonel Jarrard (Treasurer), and Staff Excellency is in a very critical condition, we Sergeant Tennant (Stage Manager) at the helm, heat, and unable to attend to business for more It should enjoy a renewed lease of prosperity, I than two hours a day-sometimes not even to-day (17th inst.) is true our own shores are no conseguently been the custom évei alaco' the Grarewitch arrived at Nagasald a week ago. and provide lots of capital entertainment both that. for the garrison and the community at largo. | Tgx Hongkong Rifle Association-competition to-day was found to be in possession of some to the prisoners when the cherry trees are in He will be over a month in Japan, after which The Naval Court of Inquiry into the loss of

The Mummers will make their public was held on Saturday last for the Short Range re-appearance at the Cairison Theatre on Handicap Cup and Range Spson i 15 members Thursday and Saturday next to Palgrave competed. Bandmaster M. Hill, who shot for Simpson's drama "Daddy Hardacred the first time amember of the Rifle Association, Charles Selby's well-known farce "Catching an Heiress." Farther particulars will shortly be

won the Cup and 300 yards range spoon with a some, of 31 points. The four best scores are as announced.

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THE Union Jack had better be hauled down from where it proudly. floats over various parts of this colony, and the Yellow Dragon run up We gave an instance of the Chiness Custom officials' despotism last week, but if what we hear longer sacred A Hinder on board the Kiangkwan

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ill inaugurate the first section of the Trans he proceeds direct to Vladivostock. There he Siberian Fallway, extending a few miles from the haves or ambarcader to the town. The steamer Oral passed through Singapore recently with 1200 Russian navvies, and 2e engineers, and the The whole 1Boo, says the Fril Pritt, will be set steamer Petersburg foliowed with 6od convicts.

to work at once on arrival, and the first section

the Home Eden, which was held at Shanghal on the 5th fast. returned the following finding

The Holme Eden was an tron and steel vessel, schooner-rigged, of 2,220 grossregistered tonnage, official number 96,586, built at South Shields in Court that he sailed from Antwerp on Feburary 1889, and belonging to the port of London., I appears from the evidence given before this

・add gro· H'eep Pelas Total despite the protests of the owner that be had no VESTERDAY afternoon da' immense crowd of of the line it be ready when the Crarewitch 22nd, 1801. bound for Shanghai and intermediate

T.C. A. Watson: A P.C. D. McCann og

Taus the Straits Times of April, 28th The Straits Independent sounds a note of alum with regard to the cholera outbreak la Penstg, on the ground that many more cases of cholera., W. Robiaspo than those that are reported eccurred in the town As well as in the suburbs, of which neither the authorities nor the Police know anything until after the death of the victims, when their relatives or friends apply for a permit to bury the corpses. On such occasions, the cause of death is attributed to fever, or some other complaint that will not excite suspicion of the truth. Natives do so to avoid police interference with their burial rites and religious customs in cases of death. The Independent urges the disregard of these scruples, and the enforcement of regulations against burials without certificates of death from duly qualified medical practitioners THUS our Shanghai morning cont

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life-boats, and were rescued and brought to Shanghal by the Chinese gunboat Chaos and the British screw steamship Myrmidon of Liverpool, official number, 97,812, respectively, From the evidence the Court is of opinion take of, an

Chinese collected in the Rue du Consulat, and reaches Vladivostock, The convicts were deports with a general cargo, and a crew of 26 blocked the, traffic says the Shanghai, Mercury lighted to hear that they were to be spared from bands all fold; that she left Hongkong on the THE Czarevitch only stayed a few hours nahore Tuesday morning (sth inst.) with her flags hail Consulate, but by far the largest number course, rentially, a strategle rallway, but it is hazy weather all ep the coast, and that on the The Hidiyoshi Marus arrived at Shanghal on sides of tig; road opposite the old French were to work in the open als The rallway is of top of cargo for Shanghai that she experienced of the 1st Inst. Some of the people lined both the late of labour in the mines in Saghallen, and 19th April having then on board about 1,800 when passing Nanking on the downward trip mast owing to the supposed death of Mr. Heary congregated round the French Central Police believed that as a rapid route to Japan and China 231d ultimo, about half past three in the morning from Haakow, says Shanghai Mercury; Hewson, the chief engineer of the steamer, during Stadon, theis object belog, apparently to learn it will soon come into general favour, you wor the squadron weighed anchor immediately on her voyage from Japan.. Mr. Hewson was unwell the decision which it was expected would be

While steering in a W.N.W. direction at a spood 1.1.1. return on board the Vladivostock. A on Saturday and Sunday and reported himself as giren in the afternoon, in the case of French THE following clever imitation of the VC. Leuconna Islands that she began to fill of from two to three knots, she struck on Chinese man-of-war was soon, satans in hot such at 7am. on Sunday, but he was about the policeman who was said to have caused the Daily Nawlatest poetic style appears in the at once, the water Invading the cagine rooms puranit, making signals to stop, which was done deck most of the day though off duty. He death of a Chiusman, and whose case was being: Shanghat Mercury - accordingly the Russians, the Acting Viceroy's card was sent medicine that was given to him. In the Wagner, the Consul-General, and Merry, Ricco That cleris la want of work should wish to be?ficers and, crew abandoned her finally in two

pgly: On the Chinaman coming up with apparently had fever

stand, making, the engines useless within, bali- and took some Investigated at the old French Consulate by M, Whole the happy Broker ! What is ha var

the occurrences, that fearing the to the Tyince, because the briefness of the latter's evening he went to his

about to founder, the master stay and his abrupt departure had prevented port side of the house abaft the engine that on Saturday night last, about half past ten Elected member of the Shanghai Club ja sen p

cabin on the and Fournel, as: Amersors. The natives state With tact enough to weather flout and saub, his Excellency, the Acting-Viceroy of Nanking, room and spoke to the second angineer at g from calling on board. This formality over, the o'clock. The weather being bad, all hands came out of the city, and while proceeding along And makes an office of the Entrance Hall

o'dock, three Chinamen walking in Indian file He needs a room to sleep fo,that is all Celestial returned back to Nanking rejoicing, were busy about the ship most of the night, but the French Defence creek towards their An active pony and an open trap, and and the Russians went on towards Woosung. In the morning, Mr. Dall, the chief oficer, went home, one of them brushed up, against a French To scour the Band whatever weather her.. suggests that we should make SHIPOWNARS need to take their ships ashore for engineer's cabin to enquire how he was. He who fell down. When the other two men came He batts each shipping-offics; bank and hong Hallstrom's orders to the chief policeman who immediately assaulted the man, These are his stock in trade. Whirling along, the Information public, that he has received a safety ge North, apparently. A correspondent found the door on the book, and saw that the up to him, they found him? speechless, as they Note-book in hand, the model Broker hops letter from Mr. Everard, H.M. Consal at of Shanghal contemporary, in complaining of bed had been occupied, bet Mr. Hawson was put him into a lariesha, and took him to the Out of his Ichang, to the effect that British subjects propos. the inactivity of the police, says -The Hiinyl not in the cablu.. Thluking he had gone into French, Police Station and from thence he was | fikrogolper yet the pony stopsia della stor la Judgment in not koeding blesouth-south, ing to visit the Ichung gorges had better apply amired at the Teatrin Band on April 18th and some other cabin, Mr. Dall continued bis sent to the Shantung Road: Hospital, where ng amin, une off or festetterspired the sccident the master adopted the proper messures

swinging

sing doors like lightning to Mr. Gardner for passports. The Iching While under the gas lampa of the Municipality search, but without success. The vessel was he died the following day, The District And like a thunder-bolt flings out agala. Total, it appears, liver at Chingchow, and connd moored to the band within the British then searched, and as Mr. Hewson could not Magistrate held an Jaquest sad found that the sequently it takes ten days or more for a passport element gang of trieves, paid her alt, be found, the only conclusion that could deceased had come to his death through violence. Lasued by H. M. Consulate at Iching to be and amongst other things took away the whole be formed was that he had fallen over to consequence of this she French Consul. countersealed by the Taots. If people travel of the starboard gangway ladder fall, rope of board. It had been blowing a strong gala,with General has held se enquiry Into the matter. without passports they will be liable to be stopped some 10 to 15 fathoms, two tins of lamp oil and dirty fainy weather, and as various alteradan The Chinese having blocked the Rue du Consulat and turned back. Are the celebrated monkers all the one saller's clothes from the lamp room, had been made in the course owing to the tide to such, aut pulent that the saffic was impeded, of the gorges on the war-paik again 1)Me heavy fender with ropes complete from a hatch, running in different directions, and as it was not were ordered to, ad away, but, they refused, so. Everard believes that the Chinese are going to and a new leakwood plank so to long by 16, in known when Mr. Hewson had disappeared, it they were told that the fire-hose would be turned be very strict on this point,. From this we galerie Had they not been disturbed they would was deemed useless to turn back to look for the on them if they did not go away), and as they that wille Sir John Walshsiny has incoooded In || Eave stolan the Ecuts anchor from the stern and missing man, Mr. Hewson had been about s still refused, the threat was carried into execu. gaiting Chungking made ko open party with an the war both the anchor and gangwa year in the vessel and was preparing to go pose. tioviten powerful atesamtlers turned on) and English procensul, the only road to Chungking lashings having been found all ready cast on Under these circumstances it la only, usinka) to two strnote sleared, though the growd.commenced Cannot be traversed withoui, passports which und wvwythlur 2 and seuns to the lay mind somewhas abused":

drop the articleswopose, that, his disappearance {} was purely to collect again, scomodimer mednost may appeared,

however, be he orderly)

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thick weather, that the master, committed as

the Holms Bden was lost in compoz

unusual and strong current, setting

east course until the weather cleared sufficiently

allow to verily

Spasmodicigaly infam inspires his sctions,.... And all his talk consist of muttered fractions

to save the lives of the crews, and under, the Eighths, halves and quarters are famillar words officers are returned to them. According The circumstances had no serasiivo bat to abandon Selom or never does he mention thirds,

His ship. The certificates of the master and Comes of Commerce, awiller than the wind, f Haweeps along la orbit well deaned wit

expenses of the Court, fixed at eight pounds and Emm the Club stope to Batterield & Swire's Dated at Shanghai ibis gth day of May, 1891.

ten pence, are approved.av

a resticas mortal, as if set on wires, 11-sterday Sicquirers got heap GM.H. PLATTAIN, 2 His day's work close, halt notebook daly scanned, bad engli ed aggiHBL's Vice-Courel, Thenextday's enterprisemapped out and planned, hollows q 501 President of Naval Court He rests at length from the firmeil alwar in Evasopis de devlet ANTA HEY, 1267 DA As Tennyson would say, "Across the Harigunt solving Liest. R.N. H.Schannat. ( Eich is live happy: Broker, wack leta ikea event to BAHAWHIGHELL, MY! LOTR Why deche in war of work should wish te 29/

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