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No. 2847.

DEATH.

THE

MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

The Hongkong Telegrapy.

At the General Hospital Shanghai, on the 15th -May, Hannah, wife of Nils Möller, aged 42.

The Honghong Lelegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY; MAY 20, 1895.

THE SALARIES QUESTION.

THE STORM.

The barometer rose silgědý to-day (1631⁄2 Inst.), afterthecomewhat severe thunderstorm and heavy rin at noon. The Imsirved system of dealing Tht with storm-water devised by Mr. Brown after the experience of May 18Pg nrevented a repetition of the general collapse of the rands, but nccidents of other kinds were not wanting.

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has not been recovered. Had it not been for the *istance of the crew of the Dayspring, there is but little doubt that more lives would have been sacrificed. "

The rains of the burnt-out buildings at No 133 and 313 Queen's Road, which had heen released by the Magistrate for the purpose of pulling them down as being unsafe, fell vester

though at the same time neatly ending the troubles of a few people who were passing at the time..

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1891.

THR Hubao says that the Provincial Treasurer of Souchow has drawn from the Treasury 20000 taels for deepening and dredging the water courses in and about Seochow.

IT'S relting quite dark now remarked hadiah as they sat in the front of the Bay View House" "Yes," she answered with a touch of women as she surveyed the distance between them."One might-Imagine you were afraid of the dark!!

COLONEL Lo Sing Kwan, nephew of H. F. Lis Ming Chunn, and Commandant of the Forces #f Keelung, Tamsul and Twatutin (the capital), Arived here by the transport Smith on the 16th Inst. from Tamani The gallant Colonel is, it is ld, on a special mission to the Viceroy of the lang Kwang,

News was received at Nagasak! on the rath ing that the Takackiko-Mars, Capt. R. N. taland in the Korean Channel. The malls and Walker, was badly ashore at Taushima, an treasure were saved, but it is feared that the vessel will be a total loss. She was 40 miles

out of her course. Na lives were lost,

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THE Magazine Gap road from the Peak is reported to be in a wretched state owing to tha absence of any retaining walls, and the earth from shove has fallen down nfl over the road.way.

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THR last few days have been very stormy Up the Canton river. thunderstorms of great vinterce bring accompanied by high winds, Steamboats arriving from Canton report parsing many over- turned sampans and, junks. In one case, we bear, twenty lives were lost,

FOUR magnificent horses, which were being sent as a resent from the Sultan of Turkey to the Mikado of Japan sa a token of appreciation or the Sultan of the efforts made by the Japanese in regard to the Ertongroul disaster, were on board the Saghallen, which passed through here recently. The horses are said to be worth, 1999 thousands of pounds.

THE weekly competition of the Hongkong Ride asociation was held on Saturday last, for the Short Range Handicap Challenge Cup and Rang Spoons. There were only eight campelitors the had weather doubtless keeping others away. The cup and fo0 yards spoon were won by Mr. J. Anderson winning the 300 yards spoon, Col. Sergt. Mack, of the 1st A. & S. Highlanders,

with the following scores :-

•C: Sergt. Mark Sergt. A. Mann, H. K. P.

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Con Heap Total

ydu, polnis prore.

alloved.

10 scratch fo

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SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER

A DARING robhéry was commited last night(14th inst) by two armed men in Jubil-a Street. behind his counter, which stond in front of a com- About half-past eight a money changer was sitting

pradore's shop, when the two men came up, one armed with a couple of knives and the other with a filte number of revolvers One covering the money changer, the other abstracted gria from the drawer and then they made.cff." An alarm was talied, and one of them, Li Leung, was captured before he had got far away, the other makin gond his escape. This morning the prisoner was formally charged, and the casă was remanded by Mr. Wise for a week.

THE Hangkang and Shanghai Rank shares to the credit ticket system on proposed improved ON the 6th init. the Shanghai Marcury's Chefon / (estimated) gold for $20 tons stone,

continge steadily to anoreciation, notwithstanding the

decline in public powerful efforts made to stem the flowing tide. The chirily owing in gross neglect and mismanage ment, are said to be phenomenal. There will probably be

some interesting revelations faithcoming at the next shareholders' meeting of this most immaculate Corporation.

pore has just completed its report. Among Tue Crolie Emigration Commission at Singa- ther things it recommends that the Govern ment establish Inspection of employed canlies: ahnlish licensed dros'a and brokers, and establish Government depo's in the Straits and China; and endeavour to obtain the sanction of Chine fires. THz Government of the Straits Settlements have native schools in Fenang, who has passed the wandard, in which be was last presented for examination, a drill cart and a pair of chintz trousers, as a means, no doubt, of encouraging the boys to persevere in their studies. The schoolmaster has gone into partnership with the tailor whilst abroad it seems.

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IT is understood that his Excellency Lio MingThe following telegram; received from Mr. the seats of office to the Fantai, his temperary the Stralis papers of the oth inst. Reugh Chunn, Governer of Formare, will not hard over Bibby, mining manager, Raub, is published la. successor, until the end of June next. He will cleaning up of battery yielded 10 ounces of will be escorted by the Cars and several Estimated quantity of stone crushes tox above talee passage to Nanking in the Smith, which Chinese run-boats as far as the ancient capital.

amalgam, probable yield 170 ounces gold.

Upon arrival at Nanking he will interview the

430 tona. Prospects poor" That is the result Viceroy of the Liang Kwang and proceed thenCE,

of one month's crushing. On rith April the

it is said, of the Emperor the latter being completed crushing gave 867 ounces gold for overland, to Peking, where he will have audience,

manager got gro ounces amalgam (estimated at 400 ounces of gold) (or 400tons stone. The first desims of seeing with his own ever the Governor who succeeded in slaughtering such

350 tons stone. The second gave 757 ounces large numbers of rebellious barbarians and gold for 490 tons. The third, now in progress, saving () his "island province."

is likely to show a very much smaller averigo of gold At present it stands at about 670 ounces

On the 2nd inst, an émeute occurred in the new gaol, Bangkok. Twelve prisoners employed as and whilst exercising, suddenly attacked the guards. A severe struggle took pince, during which two of the warders were killed, and eleven escape during the milde. Mr. Allen, superinten of the ruffians secured, one baving made his

dent of the prison, received a very severe wound in the hand from a blow with one of the choppers. All of the mutineers were covered with wounds from the severe- handing they received at the hands of the prison officiala. They managed to break down two partitions, and get away to the jungle, however, but the police recaptured all bat one. They are to be flogged, and then loso their cars.

Yesterday afternnon during a rain squall. n cargo-boat, No. 505, was capsized when just off the Gas Work, West Point. At the time of the Ancident the boat was laden with 400 pleuls of rice, which was in tonalt from Magno, and there Ir the editor of our contemporary the Straits was a crew of five men an board, the master Times will read the request for information having also his wife and four children with him. sent by three of our Unofficial members to The crew of the missinn Inurch Dayspring. H. E. the Acting Governor, and Major-which was in the vicinity, witnessed the accident, General Barxxx's reply thereto, printed in and at once went to render all the heh they another column, we opine that he will could. They succeeded in picking up the whole agree that, whatever else It may be, it is the broke through the bottom of the rapsized boat

of the crew, and, assisted by Sergeant McDonald reverse of a "rather small" matter. The and rescued the children, but their rearch for the evil that men do lives after them, and the woman was unsuccessful, and so far her hody effects of Sir G. W. des Vœux! policy are not by any means"forgotten as yet. The three representatives of the public-for Mr. Keswick does not appear in the matter-have returned to the charge with a catechism of plain questions respecting the Salaries question, to which they have been fortunate enough to receive a prompt day afternoon, thus saving so much labour, Bank's losses during the past few months; derided in present to each, of the born in the Probably have consumed the whole place had conks concealed choppers and other weapons, and fairly satisfactory raply. That is to say It is satisfactory to know that Governor DES Vaux, the "man of few words," appears to have authorised at least one deliberate 'mis-statement In respect to this "rather small matter," involving an expense of nearly $100,000 a year to the ratepayers Perhaps mis-statement is too strong a term our readers must judge for themselves, On the 14th April the four Unofficial members urged his Excellency to request Lord KNUTSFORD to refrain from sanctioning the increase of salaries until he heard from them. On the 20th they asked his Excellency if he had wired, or intended doing so, as, if he would not, they would. On the 21st the Acting Colonial Secretary replied "I am directed by his Excellency to state that he has not so telegraphed, and does not propose to do so." He departed on the 7th May, leaving the public representatives in ignorance of the fact. that he had eaten his words, and had actually substantially telegraphed their message on the 25th April, leaving the "invidious duty" (to quate his pet phrase) of Imparting the information, to his tem- porary successor.

But these little personal meannesses— this policy, of suppressio. viri--need not enter into consideration, really, now that Sir G. W. nes Vaux has left our shores. The tax-payers of Hongkong have gained A great point; Lord, KNUTSFORD or the Chancellor of the Exchequer who Is reputed to pull the strings of that illustrious marionettes quailing before the storm which he sees lowering in the Far East. It may be true that he does not recognise the Unofficial members' right to directly appeal to him-he does not even acknowledge the receipt of the petition which they cabled to him at their own expense--but he has ordered that the dispatches now en route shall be ignored, pending further instructions. He will find that second thoughts are best. But we shall not owe, our deliverance from the double Impost of a heavier Military Contribution and increased official salaries

to our late Governor.

SUPREME COURT.'•

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, (Before Sir James Russell, Chief Justice.)

May 19th.

The May Sessions opened this morning, there being seven cases for trial. The following juror were empanelled-T. Silberman, H. W. Stade, G. da Sequeira, A. W. Miller, C. C. Corris, A. M. da Silva, and F. V, Freizl

THE PIRACY CASE,

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During the heavy rains of Thursday the re- taining wall of the new slaughter house at West Point, huile to hold up the hill, was washed down, and nearly the whole of it will have to be, rebuilt The hill in standing yet,

reservoirs are quite full, the latter, indeed, run- We understand that Tytem and Pakfolum ning over.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.B.M, cruiser Hyacinth, Capt. Craigle, assived from Japan on the 18th Inst.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending May 17th, are:

Europeans rog, Chinese 1,227; total 1.336.

A oUNTOWDER explosion occurred at Nanking Arsenal the other day in which a Chinese workman was blown to bits. unfortunnte.

One more

THE Hupao says that it has been decided by the Canton authorifies to melt the old and useless cannon in the various foris and utilise the fron for the construction of new guns.

Tax Amoy Times states that the redoubtable Heer-slayer, Mr. Leyburn, accompanied by Mr. Firth, brought down another nine foot tiger last week from the upper banks of the Dragon River.

MR. PLAYFAIR, well known in connection with the old Oriental Banking Corporation, hns, we are informed, been appointed Chief Manager in Hongkong of the National Bank of China,

Limited.

A BANGKOK contemporary says that H.H. Chow Sal bas been despatched to enquire Into the rath of a rumour that the French have accapied Kob-Samit, a small island on the east coast of the Gulf of Siam.

Masses. 1. M. Lyon & Co.'s machine shops at Rochore (Singapore) were totally destroyed by fire on the night of May 5th. Fatimated damages $44.000; insurance with the Singapore Insurance Ca) $9,000. No lives lost.

Our Shanghai morring contemporary says that Mr. Startseft has purchased the Sin Nansingto run between Shanghai and Vladivostock. She is to make one trip a month, a subsidy bring granted by the Russian Government for that purpose.

It is stated by a Chinese paner that over a hundred soldiers have been stationed round foundling, asylem at Vangchow. The people about the Roman Catholic church and the

hended. are now quiet and no further trouble is appre-

Tum eight sailors of the ship Yoks McLeod who, after conviction, sassulted Captain Stewart of British Consulate, Shanghal, on the 8th inst., that vessel, and escaped from custody at the have been committed for trial by Mr. R. W Hanafield, acting assistant judge.

Wi A Lal and Wang Song were charged with committing piracy on a junk in Britlih waters on the 16th ult. The Attorney General con- ducted the case for the crown, and said that the second prisoner would als be charged with receiving stolen property. The piracy was not of the most serious kind, but would have ranked On Sunday morning (roth inst.) the first section as ordinary robbery if committed on shore.

The evidence called was substantially the of the railway from Phu-lang Thuong to Kep, same as that already given in the police court. Tongais, was opened amid great demonstrations, The captain of the junk, the passenger Mok Faky Mr. Bribre, the Resident Superior. The Inspector Stanton, and a constable were called. Indendance Tonkinese mentions casually that Two of 1 the junk's crew had left the colony, and

on this occasion floods covered the llae up to their depositions made before the magistrate 100 m. from the station. were taken.

The defence was that the articles produced were the lawful property of the prisoners, and it was suggested that the, prosecutors had sold their the goods, lost the proceeds in gambling, and the story of piracy to cover their losses. There was no evidence to show this,

The jury retired to consider their verdict and after aŭ absence of fifteen minutes returned with

averdict of guilty on the first count, by five telo,

and not guilty on the secord count.. His Lordship reserved judgment.

LARCENY, VA ¡Ip A Cheuk, servant, was charged with stealing 11:00 taela in silver and notes, the pro- perty of his master, the proprietor of the Ip Sap

Tux Hokkai Shimbun of the 5th last, says A

6re broke out this morning at rr n'clock in Higashi-no-macht, and the wind being high, the five spread in all directions, running along the Echigo-kaldo, Nagano, and destroying 10,000 Louses.

The number of persons killed or wounded is not yet known,

THERE were 337 deaths registered to this colony during the month of Apell. Of this number only 13 belonged to the British and foreign communi tes-eight civilians, four soldiers, and one member of the Royal Navy, Amongst Chinese there were 77 deaths at the Tung We Hospital, 30 at the Italian Convent, and 38 at the Asile de Is St. Enfance,

Tam shop, Wing Lok Street, on the 3rd April.

The prisoner said he lost the money which | | dare y

bid been given to him, by gambling. He did not SAVE the Hupao The anthorities of Feschow steal it, and he did not return to the shop because have given wit orders to have all gaburled he was afraid.

Jury unanimously,

dong comtas interred. After a certain date all coffins found the prisoner found lying above ground, will be buried in the cominion patipers graveyard. This is certainly Lorebip said

morning, and was hurled at sea. The vessel was at once hoarded by the health officer and sent isto quarantine,"

correspondent writes:-There was another fire in the native town on the 3rd inst., which would there been any wind blowing at the time; bat it was, the damen were stayed before they had done much injury. The fire originated in a Thu. 600. On Monday we had a heavy storms of colton codown and the damage is estimated at dust driven down from the plains of Mongolia, THE Singapore Straits Times of May 6th says:

which was so severe that landing and shipping "The steamship Meduza. Capt. Webster,-

had to be suspended the entire day, work being arrived here from Tangkok this morning, having

impossible under the clouds of blinding dust. on board 49 saloon and deck passengers, and

MAS. POTTER and Mr. Bellew gave an entertain. The cruisers Ping-yuan and Chi-yuen left here me two hundred head of cattle and horses.

ment last Monday night in the spacious dining yesterday, and the other vessels of the Peiyang Captain Webster reports that his chief officer.ately large but most enthusiastic audience. The

hall of the Shamlen Hotel, Canton, before a mode-equadron have left Wel-hai-wel for the usual Mr. I. Thomson, died of cholera yesterday gramme included selections (in character)

| target practies at Ta-lien-wan. from "Macbeth" and "Hamlet," which gave the utmost antisfacilen, both artists receiving numerous reculls, and the performance, proved in every respect a most unqualified success.

the word "Governor." through an unfortunate TN our report of the Inst executions at Kowloon printer's error, was substituted for the word "former," thus putting a seriously incorrect Interpretation on the words of the worthy mandarlo. What we intended to convey, and, what he really said, was that Admiral Fong was on the most friendly terms with the present Viceroy (Li Han-chang), whereas with the former (Chang Chih-tung) his relations were simply those of an efficient and energetic servant of the Emperor. No mention was made of the Governor, or fufal, with whom the Admiral is on the best of terms.

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice. Memorial following donations tothe funds of the Hospital: Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the

H K. & Shanghai Banking Corporation,$100 Venancio fiu'ierrez. Esq.....

Messrs. Carlowitz & Ca, useistacemen Messrs. W. R. Loxley & Co.................. Won, W. Meleh Goodman. W. C. Barlow, Esq. .......................

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LAST week the French flagship Triomphante called at Keelung and remained there for five days, during which time she landed a large number of men who cleared a site and laid down. a foundation for a huge monument to the memory of the French soldiers who fell in the fatal assault

upon the Keelung forts during the recent Franco China war. The cruiser Villars is expected at Keelung in the course of the next few days with the monument, which will be brought out from France by the next Messageries Maritimes steamer,

THE tea season in Kiuklang, says the Shenpao, has been opened with every promise of success. There is at present a fairly good stock of black teas, but as the cost of tea is extraordinarily kigh in the mountains, the market price necessarily reached a great figure. Fortunately foreign merchants are aware that the les crop is small this year,

A CHINAMAN at Amoy, who for some four or five years past has been in the habit of visiting a rich Chinese widow in Amoy, was taken some what by surprise at two oclock the other morning,

of what was going on, and bent upon putting a relatives of the charming widow having heard according to the Times. It seems that the

stop to the scandal, visited her resilence and there discovered the lover. He was immediately seized, his hands tled behind his back, and both biscars and queue were cut off. This punishment not being thought sufficient, the widow's relatives, to the number of about twenty, paraded the culprit through the principal streets of Amoy for nothing was done to the woman. In additios. two or three days, So far as we can learn

given him from time to time something between to encouraging the visits of her lover, she had

two and three thousand dollars in money.

LAST winter, says the Shẩupas, Tientsin was' much agitated by anonymous placards stating that a date had been set for burning foreign writer of these placards could not be found. dwellings and massacring foreigners.

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Lately some stores were being black-mailed by means of letters bearing the seal of the Imperial A discovered that there were five men implicated. strict investigation

On examination four out of the five prisoners confessed that they were duped by an Anhal man named Chang Siu-shan, who forged the seal and wrote the letters, while they only undertook to distribute them to the shopkeeper and stores and to dendand black-mail, Chang acknowledged his guilt and further admitted that he was the author of the anonymou placards which produced so much apprehension who ordered him to be summarily executed on Last year. His case was reported to Viceroy LL the 29th April

Arthe Magistracy on the 15th inst, before Mr. A. THE Tientsin correspondent of our Shanghal G..Wise, Chan Afal, partner of the Pin Ki shop, morning contemporary writes under date the and How Ng Ming a broker, were summoned for 6th inst." Two feet at high water on Taku unlawfully and wilfully making a false declara-bas. Such was the Harbour Master's record on

THE Newchwang correspondent of the Shanghal tion in respect to the river steamer Tat-en. Monday, during a severe N.W. gale and dust morning paper writes on the 6th inst.:-We are contrary to sec. 9 of 18 and 19 Victoria storm. No steamers could be seen from the having the most changeful weather-one day Solicitor, prosecuted; Mr. Caldwell spreared op outside the bar. The river seems to be deci-fires are required. Yesterday the thermometer on the 6th April. Mr. Stokes, Crown shore although there was quite a fleet at anchor fine and quite warm, and the next so cold that 'behalf of the first defendant, and Mr. Ewens on dedly deteriorating again, and steamers of over

abowed only 7 or 8 degrees above zero, and the behalf of the second. As the first defendant was ro fect can only scrape through some of the wind was blowing freshly from the north. To-day not present, Mr. Caldwell naked for remand.

reaches near Tientsin. The Hatting has been

a south wind makes the temperature quite. Mr. Ewens wished the case to proceed, but the three fall days going down from Tientsin to

pleasant. Our Consal (Mr. Watters) is wafilsg Magistrate thought both parties should be pre- Taku. The water on the plain is going down

for his successor, when he will depart for Canton, sant. Mr. Caldwell pointed out that bis client fast and the coarse grass is showing through to replace Mr. C. Alabaster, who no doubt is that they are willing to pay a good was in Canton and would be here in a day or what is left, so the neighbouring country begins auxious to leave before the hot weather sets fo. price for what tea can be got. The native dealerstwo, and that the summons had not been per- to look bright again. When the land is above Large quantities of produce arriva dally from are rot much einted, however, as the scarcity of sonally served. His Worship thereupon water there is promise of a fine crop first of the faterior, and shipments have been made an tea does not mean heavy profit,

remanded the case till Wednesday, and ordered whent, and then of Aaoliang. The Unlied States

a big scale. Imperis are also considerable, and " that in the meantime fresh summonses should be Minister to Korea, Mr. Heard, and family, have there is every appearance of the Customs returas farved

come over on a visit to the German Minister at being quite as favourable if not better even than Feking: The secret mission from Koren to Ll last year. In fact the port is prosperous, and if Hung-chang has returned home ré inficta"

railways are made the province will be a most. remunerative one for the Empire.

Netherlands at Amey and Swatow, accompanied MR P. S. HAMEL, Consul-General for the by Mr. J. Rhelp, Secretary of Legation, rald au official visit to the Viceroy of the Two Kwangs at Canton on the 15th just. His Excellency was not desirous of seeing Mr. Hamel, but that gentle. man, whose independent example might with advantage be imitated by bar British consular officers, was neither to be brow-beaten nor neg. lected. He insisted on his right to a Interview and, of course, Li Han-chang had to give way. We shall have to something to say regarding the object of Mr. Hamel's mission later on,

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SHAO YU-LIEN, formerly Total at Shangbal, Judicial Commissioner, Honan, member of the Hongkong Oplum Commission, Treasurer in Formosa, then Governor of Formosa, vice Liu Ming-chofan, retired on various pretences which will doubtless he understood in the near futura. Shao ban the reputation of being a clever certainly materially aided Mr. James Russell in diplomatist, and probably he deserves it. He getting his C.M.G.shitp and a smooth passageway to the Chief Justiceship of Hongkong and the accompanying kalghthood. And Hongkong is no doubt grateful What does the Chamber of Commerce say?

THE Wenchow les season, according to a Chinese contemporary, looks very promising. The tea crop is fine and the flavour excellent When the market firat opened in the early part of the 3rd

moon, the first class Yu-chien (before the rain) was sold at about 333 to 234 per picul, and the second class from $15 to $30 per picul. The dealers, seeing that fresh tea was arriving In large quantities from the country, kept the market down by holding aloof. After the spring rains the prices dropped and there is now great activity in buying and exporting Sing-loh ranges from $10 to $12 per picul, and Mow talen #aschang in her previous trip to Shangbal took from $20 to $13 per picul. The steamer away only 300 odd boxes of tea, while she takes in her present voyage about 3,600 boxes of all qualities,

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THIS morning (15th Inst.), between two or three olcinck, the roof of the portico ofthe Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, fronting an Queen's Road, fell in, some ten tops of timber, plaster, and tiles crashing down on the steps, which were of course badly smashed. The dibris, on examination, showed that the beams were almost entirely eaten away hy white ants, which have been at work pro-and the Central district is becoming rapidly hably ever since the building was completed in 1885 The portica has an ordinary fint verandah Tos, hardwood beams, a double layer of fat Canton tiles, with plaster celling. The architects, Mesars. Palmer and Turner, had commenced inspection of the building yesterday, and noticed a slight depression in the ceiling, which was to have been further examined, to-day. The lofty and massive nature of the building renders by substituting a pointed roof, which can be inspection difficult, but this will now he remedied carefully tested periodically. The verandahs of

almost on the point of collapsing, through the the City Hall have to be examined in this way every year, and last year were found to be ravages of white ants. The main building of the Bank is not affected by this fall, and the granite columos supporting the verandah are uninjured. The damage fa not considerable, and will be made good in about a fortnight.

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SINCE the new Gambling Ordinance came into POOR old Mayrena ! A correspondent of the operation the fortunes of the Chinese gambling Singapore Free Press, who has visited the houses where pat-kau and poh-tax are played, island of Tiaman, which is about 110 miles from are on the want. Indeed we are informed that Singapore on the East Coast of the Malay

saysWe dropped anchor opposite there is not now & garbling house in the East, Peninsula, 14 hours steaming from Singapore, cleared. Not to be behind his colleagues, Inspector palace" of his late Majesty the King of the Mackie, who looks, after the Western district, bids fair to make that portion of the city as law with all our baggage. A party of natives were

Sedangs, and presently found

ourselves ashore, abiding as the test. This morning (16th inst.), the Police Court, before Mr. A. G. Wier, he filled

on the beach to "welcome" us, headed by the the court room with no less than two score of

Inche of the place, as mean an old “cusa " as it Chinese, whom he arrested last night in a

has ever been my lot to meet during an eight. gambling house in, High Street. After the tears sejur in many parts of tronest. How- whole of the defendants had been arranged and our luggage, was carried up to the palace, ever, we got a little assistance from the natives

as lending a flock of sheep to the slaughter, in proper order, which was about as easy

which being made of lattice work, was more the details of the charge were given. The suggestive of a birdcage than a royal dwelling.

fifty-eight cents and forty-eight easi usual tables, chairs, cards

I must thank his late Majesty for leaving one were produced, as also the fabulous amount of

and dominoes or two things on the Island, a good stove,

few chairs, and his residence. The building in charge, belag, proved, they were individually on the stops of a hill planted with lines, zago asked what they had to say in their defence, panning just at the back. Round about are palms, and mangosteen trees, a pretty brook when almost every one pleaded that they went there to look for their friends. The master was

evidences that the King, when he went into. fined

retirement 21","consuls should cease from month's imprisonment; three boys $25,018 who aid their ages were only fifteen, were ordered troubling, and his kingdom be at rest," intended to receive half-a-dozen strokes each, and the rest to make something of Tluman, for lines for were fined $5 apiece, with the afterostive of

coolies and a spacious store houseare to be seen. fourteen days' imprisonment. They all went to

We accepted without scruple the courteous Gaol, being unable to pay their fines, at which rate the "Hermitage will get pretty crowded soon if Mackio isn't assassinated.

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THE Hankow correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes on the 6th Inst.

COMMENTING upon the recent strained relations between Sir G. W. des Vœux and the Unofficial members, the Straits Times aaye !--Consider. able sttention has been attracted by the account which we published the other day, of the difficulties between the Governor of Hongkong nnd the unoficial Members of Council there. The general opinion is that the trouble is one which might have been avoided with a little tect but probably the Governor was suffering from the irritation which accompanies illness, and pro- whole question of the Military Contribution, bably the Unofficials were annoyed at the So far as public feeling goes here (and subject always to the reservation that we are not the best judges of the internal affairs of another colony), the opinion is that neither side is right. ON Saturday evening last the "Military Mummers" Contribution and other such matters, to attempt. S. Deacon 2,541 -chs. Tis, 60 a 85

It seems rather hard, because of the Military EXTTLEMENTS 5TH AND 6TH MAY. gave a second performance of "Daddy Hardacre" to take back the rise in salaries which was voted A. S. Popoff............ 41335 and the laughable farce" Catching an Heiress to the Colony's Civil Servants. On the other fogkong Dramaile Club was well represented. of the unofficial Members of Colony desire and Jardine & Co. Hongkong DA Meile ag audience and the hand, it is generally agreed that when the whole Molchanoff & Co

Tokmakoff & Co. The pieces went much more smoothly than on urgent telegram on a financial subject to be for Thursday night, and the efforts of the performers warded to the Secretary of State, the Governor

A. I. H. Carli... deserved the constant applauss awarded. A

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Tear from all the districts yet shown are exceptionally good compared with those of late later arrivals will show the taint of rainy seasons, and though the Chinese report that weather, I for one, would take this with a grain of salt. Prices are absurdly high and quite out of the question for England, for which market know of a business done as yet.

hospitality that the genial monarch would have proffered us had he been in the flesh.

THE correspondent who sends us what he terms.

Memo" of certain proceedings in connection with the Belillos Scholarship Fund, ought to know that it is a rule with all newspapers. to practically ignate communications that are not Memo has not favored with his name, properly authenticated. The writer of this and, so far as the Hongkong Talegraph is concerned, his three-quarters-of-a-column of sickening advertisernent of Mr. E. R. Bellllos, Mr. Francis, QC, and the Hon. (1) N. G. Mitchell-Jones has been carefully consigned to the waste-paper basket. We are quite sure that the readers of this journal havo no interest in the inj 11:40 a Bs

result of the examinations of Trang Chung.1, 150435# 311 an affidavit that the fact that Th. Cock has 3.988 1959.

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gained the fifth prize of $15 at the Diocesan School and that Miss Wong A Ling has walked away with a silver medal and $15 at the Victoria Homa and Orphanage School won't make a cent difference in the business on the Rialto to-morrow. We are glad that Bellllos has established another Trust Fund promoting medical studies, training school Lachers, etcj but we think it would have been in better taste. had his generosity not been made public in such bare-faced fashion, and moreover, we think this money would have been better spent had it been. applied to the relief of the wide spread destitution which exists almost everywhere in the calony, Education is the business of the Government fa All civilised countries; in Hongkong ft, is only too frequently made a medium for gratuitons advertising by 'a set of scheming 4 lounasera¤

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Cihe prisoner had been guilty | an effective measure, as it is net for want of dam Hardacre Mr. J. Dado again proved blught not to refuss. the request (unless for the Evans, Pugh & Co.... 2,333: means that must familles leave their coffins aitability for "old men" parts, whilst Sergt. bis own rider expressing disapproval, and

Hu of the worst kind of luceny, He did not seem to consider the trouble he had given his master and the shame he must have caused his brother, and breach of trust by a confidential servant must be penished. He would be sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour

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Tenuant filed, the role of Charles Clinton admirably, Mrs. Hackett, an Esther, played her part very successfully, and Mrs. Kjeller WE are awfully glad to note le the Government displayed some ability in the small charac rac active her power of disallowance with respect Adolphus, and Bomb. Rylands as Jobling Gassifs that Her Majesty has not been advised ter that, abe portrayed Corp Crouch In the farce Mesus, Lui Sui. Tong and Choi Wal (alias Choi

Sargt Tennant made a deckled hit as Toms Teno); Into, British - subjects. We don't know Twigg, and „bis these resilames, but beg to congratulate them received, while Bomb Rydro were woll all the same on the dignity they have attained. Douglas made capital cavalry officer G. 8. M. Rylands and Mr. W. A sent on the Bench of Justices or the editorial Meredith made his debut as Mr. Layton Mro), maly of CMAS (naff is now falsiy within their Hackett as Caroline and Mrs. Baunders Sally,

were all thus gould be desized,

CALABLE PSAFling Pulzne to the specialordinances which have whitewashed played carefully and well

HIGH ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. Chan Ral, who charged with robbing thies. Ferjuguere Joinks on the Lap-kap-wan Fold in January Lacas found justly, Bentanos was defervid

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of State) His remedy Theodor & Rawling... 253 he disapproves the telegram is to attach

W.W. Klag. to let both go before the authorities at home. Taking another point. It is not considered here that Sir William des Vcons acted in a dignified house, and lecturing them upon their demeanour fashion in calling the undficial members to kis towards him. The Governor of a colony saght to be too considerable a person to engage in such a proceeding; and it is assumed that probably: in it, but for the inaltation and disturbance (of Sir William des., Vaux would not hava engaged. faculties high naturally accompanyia nevara less. The whole matter is at once rather

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