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foreign community porth of Canton, Mr. Wetmore. Mr. Russell came out to China as far back as 1819, when he opened business in Canton under the style of Samuel Russell & Co, working in co-operation with Messn. E Carrington & Co., Cyrus Baller, and B. and T. C. Hoppin. For five years the firm continued its operations with varying success, and on 1st January, 1842, its business was wound up, and the house of Russell & Co. was organized in its stead, Mr. Philip Ammidon, who had been in Chino for some years as agent for Mestra. Brown & Ives, becoming a partner la the new firm with Mr. Samuel Russell, and an advertisement was published in the New York Evening Post of May 28th, 1874, notllying the public of the formation of the new firm, and giving references to over a dosen American houses whose names were prominent in con- nection with the Chias trade at that time. Amongst those lastrumental in starting the firm we find another once famous, but now almost forgotten name that of Mr. John Perkins Cushing (formerly of Perkins & Co., Canton and Boston), who finding himself hampered by more business. than he could manage conveniently, transferred part of it,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1891.

and disaster the tess turned out to be the same chops as were being sold In Shanghai, having been brought to Foochow at from two to four tacis per picul less cost of carriage. The early tea ventures of the firm in Foochow therefore proved a huge success and an enormous source of profit. About this time, however, causes were at work which greatly reduced the prosperity of the house a purely commission firm, Amongst others it was found that, as usual, woman, without whom the garden was a wilder new and El Dorado a desert, had a great deal to do with this change, but Mr. Forbes may take of European and American ladies at all the China porte has had a not altogether beneficent effect upon business generally. Social entertainments, which as in the old pioneer days, were primitive gatherings of one sex, became with the coming of the gentle and more expensive sex costly and frequent, Individual expenses greatly increased; houses and social arrangements grew more lacurious. By and by the English merchants began to compete in the trade with Americs and to negociate American bills, and Gually with the appearance of numerous other banks the firm which once nearly had a monopoly of the exchange business lost it entirely. During the Triad and Taiping rebellions the house of Russell & Co played a very important part, and their protection of Samque, the Shanghai Tactal, formerly an old Canton bong merchant, who was let down over the city walls in a basket, fa a historic epleode. It was due to the pluck and spirit of the partners of the Brm that he

the bisme, not we, for the assertion that the advent

with bin life.

and so in a measure he may be considered As one of the founders of the firm lately de- ceased. It was, we imagine, through the in- strumentality of Mr. Cushing that Rumell & Co. became so Intimately associated with the prince of the Cantonese hong merchants, Houqua, with whom they were connected during the mosİ exciting period of foreign intercourse with Chins, and the part of Mr. Forbes' Reminiscences refer. ring to him are amongst the most fateresting Throughout this attring period, Russell & Co. things ever written in connection with China. took a very active part in the defences of the Up to the admission of Mr. W. H. Low, 1st Settlement, and at the celebrated battle of January, 1830, Messrs. Russell and Ammidon Muddy Flat a great number of their employes, were the only partners in the firm, but the new both in the hong and from their vessels, took partner only remained till 1833, when he started part against the Imperial forces. Amongst the for home in consequence of ill health and died casualties that day we find that Mr. Gen.. at the Cape of Good Hopt, In July 1830. Mr. Griswold, one of the partners in the firm, was Augustine Heard, senr., and Mr. J. M. Forbes, shot through both legs by a gingal ball, and lost brother of Mr. R. B. Forbes, then joined Russell one limb from above the knee by amputation. & Co.'s firm as partner and clerk respectively. During the war Russell & Co, maintained two Messrs. Curbing and Russell returning to twelve pound howitzers on their own account, `America in 183ĩ, Mr. Heard was left as" sole which were manned by their own men in first partner in the house, and finding the increas class style. Tam Morti quam Mercurio, ing business of the firm pressing too beavily A good deal of bitterness was felt upon him, Mr. John C. Green was invited by the Americans when Sir James Hope, 10 become a partner in 1834, Messrs. J. M. who entertained a strong prejudice against Forbes and Joseph Coolidge being at the same that nation, sent an investigating party up the time also provisionally admitted. Mr. W. C. Hunter, whose son is stil connected with the Yangtze to determine upon what ports to open,

and specially exclated Messrs. Russell & Co firm, was admitted a partner in 1837, and to still representative from the enterprise of fixing upon living, we are glad to say. Mestr. A. A. Low band for foreign occupation; but somehow, and and Edward King were admitted partners about mainly through their high reputation with the the same time, and during the crisis in 1837 Mr. Chinese, the house managed to getinta possession R. B. Forbes sacceeded his brother as partner. of some of the most eligible ponions of many of During the Oplom war, Messrs. Russell & Co. the new ports. Shortly after the opening of the played a very prominent part is Canton, and Yangtze to Foreign, navigation the house took their compradore was amongst the first seized an active interest in the building of steamers, by the Chinese officials, for connection with the and after a period of feverish competition they import of the drug which had been interdicted, get out the first large and properly organised Shortly before this Russell & Co. had notified fleet of steamers for the River trade and under their constituents that they would no longer the title of the Shanghal Steam Navigation," receive consignments of oplum. During the with a capital of £1,000,000, organized the first interval between the first difficulties and great shipping enterprise in which foreigners and the arrival of the British forces on Chinese were alike interested, with unlimited the scene, Russell & Co. were constantly and Individual lability. A period of slackness engaged in getting out tea and silks and bringing ensued in a few years, and the new company in cotton and general merchandise. Mr. Forbes bought up is rivals one after the other, till Telling Americans for continuing the trade, first-class steamers. A change in the policy afterwards saw their error and were glad to proof the Chinese Government regardlag foreign secute it to the utmost extent of their power appliances taking place, overtures were made under cover of the American and other flags, on behalf of the Government to Messrs though shortly before Cad addressed the Hong the result being that in 18711

Elliott, British Russell & Co. with respect to this fleet, Superintendent of Trade,

sale of B merchante, cautioning them not to buy English the entire business and effects of the company goods of Americans! This mistake, however, was effected an x basis that made it one of the he afterwards frankly acknowledged and thanked

most successful strokes of business ever done by Russell & Co. for the active part they had taken the great bouse of "Kee-chong." Out of this in keeping up the trade, as the more merchandise feet has grown the China Merchants of our day. got in and out of port before its closing by war, the The circumstances under which the feat was greater the advantage to England. In common again transferred to the American flag during with the other great houses of the Factory Russell the war between China and France are still fresh & Co. had many ups and downs during the war, in the recollection of most of our renders, during which Mr. Collidge left it and estabilshed Down to a few days ago the house had nine the firm of Augustine Heard & Co. Mr. Russell establishments, and during its career it has Sturgis, of the firm Sturgis & Co., having agreed had the most extensive connections with the with Mr. W. Delang of that firm to give up the leading financiers all over the world, from business under that style, Mr. Delano was made Barings and the Rothschilds to Jamsetjee Jejee a partner in the house of Russell & Co., in bhoys of Bombay. Since the house was started 1885. Mr. Sturgle retirling to Manila. He atter by old 8am Russell there have been no less than wards was well known in London as the senior forty-six partners in the firm, and its business partner in Baring Bros. & Co., and afterward operations have been on the largest scale. The became a partner in Russell's in 1844. Mr. disappearance of the old name from our hong Delano retired two years later, but again joined 1st, dating ab urbe condito, marks an epoch the firm in 1861 and did not finally retire till which will long be a melancholy memory, and 866. A dozen other gentlemen, whose names are its downfall is another instance of the romance now almost forgotten in China but who were and uncertainty of even the greatest commercial wery active in their day and made big fortunes, operations in the glorious East. The old name were associated with the house of Russell & has disappeared, but we hope to see the firm Co. between 1835 and 1846, when the firm reconstructed under another tile, and trust that was established at Shanghal, Mr. Griswold its successor will enjoy as great a prosperity as being the first partner here, where he continued the old hong had for so many years. in charge of the extensive business of the firm in the old "Keal Chong" which has now disappeared, till 1856. But this bringe na to Another and entirely different phase in the bir tory of the house which deserves a chapter to itself, and we will conclude the first part of this sketch by quoting an amusing entry from Mr. Forbes' journal, throwing a light upon the organi- zation of the household during the days of their imprisonment in Canton. In April 1839, we find the following 1

C. Green sweeps the dining room and makes tea.

will end in the abandonment of the decree recently promulgated against the Jews.

The World has officially denied the state, ment made recently regarding the Prince of Wales's insolvency.

The statement referred to, was to the effect that her Majesty the Queen had consented to to several hundreds of thousands of pounds in advance to the Prince of Wales a sum amounting order to Avold the necessity for applying to Parliament for provision for the payment of the debts incurred by his Royal Highness; the Prince of Wales in consideration of this advance rence and Avondsle, an adequate allowance.) Clarence

The report that a revolt had broken out in Costa Rica, Central America, has been denied.

The weather is now warmer, and consequently the spread of influenza is being checked.

police are now being given quinine pills twice As a guard against the malady the London

daily.

The proposals made by the Chilian Govern- ment for mediation in the dispute with the Insurgent party, which has led to the present disastrous civil war in Chill, have failed.

May rath.

Further news concerning the forest fires in Michigan states that a train which was conveying too men to assist in extinguishing the fires was wrecked on the journey. The train then caught fire, and was burnt, and eight lives were lost.

The French Senate has ratified the agreement with Great Britain for submitting the Newfound land fisheries question to arbitration.

A farewell concert, which was carried out on an enormous scale, was tendered to Mr. Sims Reeves, the distinguished English tenor, last night, on the occasion of his retirement. Seven thousand people were present, and among the vocalists who took part in the concert was Madame Christine Nilsson who travelled from Madrid (where she has been Bring since her retirement from the operatic stage, some three years ago) in order to be present.

Mt. Justin M'Carthy, the leader of the Irish party which has seceded from Mr. Parnell, has Invlied the bolding of a series of county conven tions in Ireland with the object of raising funds lo ald of evicted tenants, and also to select candidates for the seats in the House of Commons now beld by the Parnellite members. The master builders in London threaten a general lockout of their workmen unless the carpenters, who are now on strike, return to work within a fortnight

Four thousand men engaged in the handling af lumber have been locked out in New York, and this will affect about 125,000 workers lo various trades.

In consequence of the dispute between Italy and the United States arising out of the recent lynching cases, the Italian Coneal at New Orleans has been recalled..

The financial "panic in Portugal is now spreading throughout the country.

In consequence of the run that has taken place on the Bank of Portugal an official decree has been issued at Lisbon ordering a general suspension of payment for sixty days,

The quotation for, three months bills in London has risen to 4 per cent orà per cent above the Bank of England rate.

Messrs. Langevin and Macgeevy, members of brought before the Committee of the Privileges of the House on charges of corrupt practices in conne-tion with certain contracts. It is alleged that Mr. Macgeevy received a sum of $700,000. in connection with these contracts

Britain obtains a rectified frontier of Manicaland. and a right of passage over the Limpopo river.

Further news regarding the Anti-Jewish out- break to Corfu states that a mob of Greeks attacked the Jewish residents, killing sins of them, and wounding a number of others. They also pillaged and bamed the houses of the Jews. bau now been proclaimed in Corfu.

In consequence of the outbreak, martial law

a cattle

Intimations.

HONG

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TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED:

The man known 25 "Frenchy," a drover la connection with the shipping trade, who was recently arrested in New York, has been convicted by the coroner's jury of the under circumstances aimilar to those of the TAILORING DEPARTMENT.

DRAPERS OUTFITTERS TAILORS SILKMEN FURNISHERS.

Whitechapel murders commited by "Jack the O Ripper."

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LISBON, May 22nd. General d'Abreu de Sousa, the Premier and T Minister for War in the late Portuguese Ministry, has reformed the Cabinet, other statesmen who R were called upon falling to do so. The noted Gnancier Senhor Carvalho has accepted the U portfolio of Minister of Finance. The pro- gramme of the new Ministry includes great S reductions in Colonial and War Departments,

LONDON, May zand.. The mace for the Manchester Cup was run

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May 23rd. Mr. Gladstone is now at Hawarden, the attack of influenza from which he is suffering belag of a severo nature.

The Trish Land Purchase Bill has passed through Committee of the House of Commons.

Sir Robert Fowler, member for the City of London, died yesterday, the cause of death being heart disease accentuated by an attack of Influenza.

Government warships-have-landed troops and The latest reports from Chill state that the captured the town of Taltal.

May 24th:

NEW YORK, May 23rd. General Collett telegraphs yesterday that Lieut. Clay's detachment with Capt. Deen and Lieut. Chasad are on the track of the Senapati near Thobal; traces were temporarily lost. The Senapati is now certainly in the Manipur valley, but has many friends, and is clever at disguising. General Collett telegraphed last night that Major Maxwell's men had just brought in the Senapati, who is now a prisoner under a military guard. All the important men are now prisoners. This result is entirely due to the admirable judgment, sagacity and energy with which Major Maxwell has managed the business.

LONDON, May 24th.. Telegrams received last night from Buenos Ayres state that fo suppressing an attempted rising at Cordova, in the Argentina Republic, firing took place in the streets of the town and lasted several hours, many persons being injured.

May 25th.

The Government, he added, were willing to hear the Newfoundland delegates at the bar of the

House of Commons.

May 28th.

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its position should have been changed by the cutting, agala proved to be the last card and was turned up by his lordship. Sir William Ingilby, change the turn-up card at least a score of times. Indeed, swore that he had seen Lord de Ros George Payne also gave some most damnatory evidence. His lordship, it appears, would be seized with a violent fit of coughing whenever it was his turn to deal, and would take his hands, in which he held the carts, from off the table an if to press his stomach. Whenever this happened he always turned up an honor. It was shown except when Lord de Ros had been playing with also that no cards were ever found to be marked them. The marks had apparently been made with the finger nails.

Sir William Harcourt will asle in the House of Commons to-day what day the Government will name for a debate on Manipur affairs, when be (Sir William) proposes to call attention to the disaster and to the causes thereof, and will ask thereto. for the production of further papers relating

May 19th..

without a division.

After a protracted debate in the House Commons, Mr. W. H. Smith, yielding to the insistance of the Opposition, has accepted resolution moved by Mr. Bryce, that the House should proceed no further with the Newfoundland Fisheries Bill The resolution was adopted In the House of Commons last sieht Mr. Goschen gave notice of the introduction of a bill forbidding British subjects from carrying on sealing to the Behring Seas for a certain period. This measure, he explained, would facilitate the agreement which was still pending with America The Tipperary dispute has been finally settled. The tenants who under the Plan of Campaign left their homes some time ago and erected township called New Tipperary, bave now returned to their former homes.

Obituary:--General Sir William Wyllie.

CHEATING AT CARDS.

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rath, Powerful speeches were made by counsel The trial insted two days--February roth and

summed up impartially enough, but expressed on both sides, and Lord Denman, the Judge,. himself greatly struck by the evidence of George Payne. The jury were less than a quarter of an hour in considering their verdict, which was in favor of Mr. Camming, thus implying that Lord de Ros was guilty of the practices imputed to him. The court was thronged with members of the fashionable London clubs, by whom the decision of the jury was received with salern allence. On the morrow, so the newspapers announced, the noble Lord left England for Rotterdam. He died in 1839 and was succeeded in the title by his brother, an upright and able

oldier.

Most of the leading journals of the period commented on the case at great length. The -Morning Chronicle published a powerful articia which would bear reprinting at present. on the evils of gambling, "the vice of the age,"

says that the British merchants, after at first in 1870 they had a magnificent fleet of eighteen the Canadian House of Commons, have been proceeded to Fort Salisbury, here they met a may not be amiss, says the Pall Mall Gasetih | Sert's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with

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LONDON, May 8th.

Two women have been arrested la connection with the explosion of a bomb in the building occupied by the Ministry of the Interior at Lisbon,

Mr. Howard Vincent, M.P. read a paper before the Royal Colonial, Institute lo-day, in which he advocated the formation of a Commerce Union of the Empire.

The alarm caused by the Influenza epidemic was manifested in the House of Commons to- day, when a discussion took place with reference to the presence of microbes of the disease in the House. Eventually a promise was given that the entire House should be thoroughly lumigated, so that members should not be subjected to any risk of infection.

May 13th.

The financial panic in Portugal is becoming more acute, and the public excitement is so great that the banks and pubile buildings throughout the country are being guarded by military and police.

The public refuse to take the paper money, and trade is in consequence paralysed, the scarcity of coin being greatly felt.

It is rumoured that a decree will be issued to-morrow ordering a forced note currency.

There is a panic on the Paris Bourse, and the foancial situation in the French capital is con- sidered grave,

-There is considerable disturbance in the money and stock markets, and since the decrce Issued In Lisbon for the general suspension of have fallen 15 per cent.

One hundred and eighty deaths from influenza occurred in London during last week.

Particulars have now been received of the affray between the Portuguese and the British on the Pungwe river. From details to hand it appears that 250 Portuguese troops arrived at Massikesi on the place belog evacuated; they detachment of the British Chartered Company's Police, when a fight ensued as already reported. The Pangwe route is again closed.

Roux, May 25th The trial at Barl of persons charged with being concerned in the Mala Vita, a society of organised conspiracy, has been concluded, and one hundred and sixty five members of the society have been sentenced to terras of imprisonment varying from six months to fifteen years; fourteen of the accused were acquitted.

CALCUTTA, May 25th. The Senapati has been captured after hiding for more than a month in the hills. He came into Manipur disguised as a Naga coolle and was traced to a village half a mile from the palace, where he was arrested and brought in by Kalunder Slogh, a frontier police sabadar. No practical resistance was made,, and po attempt at rescue, and very little interest was shown by the people, although it was just the time when crowds of Maniparis were returning home from the basaars. The arrangements for the capture had been very cleverly made and reflect great credit on Major Maxwell and the officers of the Political Department, The Senapati is now kept in the guard-room of the 43rd Gurkhas.

Kaja, the murderer of the late Mr. Grimwood, was banged yesterday publicly at Manipur In front of the Cachar gate. The prisoner appeared unconcerned and indifferent.

SIMLA, May 25th. General Collett wires yesterday that the Senapati was captured after a severe struggle by Subadar Kalendra Singh, Surma Valley and sepoy Anu Singh, Gaza bills frontier Police battalion. They had gone to discover exactly in which cluster of houses the Senepati was the capture. Senapati detected them and ran, bat was caught by the Subadar; they rolled together on the ground till the sepoy arrived. After a further struggle the Senapati gave in.

THE GREAT, LONDON GAMBLING SCANDAL OF 1837- Apropos of the Tranby Croft baccarat scandal which is now attracting so much attention, It to recapitulate the principal circumstances of the great exposure of 1837, when Henry William, Hypophosphites, is more rellable as an agent Lord de Ros, the premier Baron of England, In the cure of Consumption, Bronchits and was virtually convicted of having cheated at General Dibility, than any other vernedy imown whist at Graham's Club, the Travellers, and to medical, science. Read the following: I elsewhere.

have prescribed Scott's Emulsion' and have

Then, as now, the judicial proceedings took also taken it myself, and can fully endorse the the form of an action for libel brought by the opinion that it is both palatable and efficient, accused party against one of his accusers, and and can be tolerated by almost any one- curiously edongh, the latter was a John Cum-especially where Cod Liver Oil itself cannot be ming. We are not aware whether this gentle borne.MARTIN MILES, M.D. &c., Stantonbury, man was in any degres related to the family of Bucks, Any Chemist can supply it--A. Š. Sir William Gordon-Cumming, but it is not Watson & Co, Ltd.), agents in Hongkong and unlikely,

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attempt was at first made to bush the matter up, Then as now-to continue the parallel-an and Lord de Ros' accusers-Lord Henry Ben Hack, Sir William Ingilby, Captain. Alexander, Brook Greville, Mr. Cumming and George Payne

had agreed among themselves that they would only intervene in the event of the delinquent continuing to play at cards. If he ceased play. ing altogether they would not expose him. This decision, however, was not formally conveyed to Lord de Ros, but anonymous leiters of warning

were addressed to him, which it was considered would have the desired effect.

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·To-day's...‚' Advertisements. ́

DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO, THE Company's Steamship

"THALES," Captain Hunter, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 14th instant,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General ManagCTE. Hongkong, 11th June, 1891.

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COMPANY.

HE "Underigned have been appointed

Replylor to a deputation from the Associatea specie payments for sixty days, Portuguese mocks concealed,prior to using military force for effecting however, while equally persuaded of bis gulit,CTING AOENTS for the above Company

Chambers of Commerce, which waited upon him to-day, the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated that a four months

towed that the number of letters posted had trial of the ad, rate of postage to the colonies increased by 14 per cent, while the cost of the mall service had Increased by 743 per cent. The Postmaster-General, he said, did not admit that the adoption of a penny postage throughout the Empire would forolve a loss of only £70,000 Mr. Goschen further expressed the opinion that the country was not yet ripe for the adoption of the decimal system of coinage and weights and MOMENTER.

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May 9th. The semi-official- newspaper, Novos Vramya, of St. Petersburg, has admitted that the Rothschilds abandoned their contract in connec tion with the Russian conversion loan lo consequence of the Czar having rejected their demands with regard to the Jews in Russia,

May foth.

News from Chill states that the navy in the Balmaceda's ships in an engagement off Callad. hands of the insurgents bas defeated President It is stated that the Russian Government have decided not to withdraw the bullion held by financial houses in London.

General Boulanger, who has been at Brussels for some time past, has been warned by the Belgian Government that he will be expelled from the country if he conducts any agitation.

May 14th.

Latest news from Portugal states that the dis turbed condition of affairs-there has now com pletely subsided, and perfect tranquility throughout the county, while the financial situation is improving.

News has been received of a political out break in the island of Hayt, and an attempt to sssassinate the President of the republic, General Hippolyte. The President, walle accompanied by several other persons, was attacked by four men, and two of his companions were killed, bat

The Italian consul at 'New

PARIS, May 25th.

A general strike of Paris omnibus employes has taken place for shorter hours. In attempt. ing to prevent the bus company replacing them the men hava come into a conflict with the Police and a number of arrests have been made.

LONDON, May 25th. Lord Romilly and two servants were suffocated in a fire which occurred at the town residence of his lordship last night,

May, 26th.

In the House of Commons last right, Sir John Borth-eart Lanarkshire, said that no-retaliatory Gorst, replying to Mr. Crawford, member for executions were intended in Manipar, but the morders of Mr. Quinton and other British officials would be adequately punished without waiting for discussion in Pallament

CAIRO, May 26th,

Sie Evelyn Baring, to his annual report on Egypt to the Imperial Government, declares that only a series of untoward events is now able

Miranda and Sliva wath the dishes, clear the table, and clean knives.

Every man is required to tako care of his own Tooms,"

The first resident partner in Russell & Co.'s in Shanghal was Mr. Griswold, who also acted an American Consul till 1852 and was notable amongst the English as well as the American residents for his vigour and determination in upholding American rights both agalast Mr. Cunninghame Graham, M.P., after the Chinese craft and the rather Imperious termination of a Socialist meeting held in Calais period! The list of partners in the firm French territory. He was with some friends at * goodly space, and the rapidity with which was informed that a Police Commissaire of the they came out from America and retired after a Central district wished to speak to him in an short term in China speaks volumes for the adjoining room. He obeyed the summons, and of the firm for making individual forefound himself in the presence of M. Basseur, the capacky tunes for the partners, the average duration of Commissaire in question, who at once placed their stay in Chias being only about five years. kiss under then formally read to him We find that with the expansion of foreign trade The Commisesira In North China the character of the business the text of a warrant ordering hip immediate It has been decided to present a petition to remit this portion of the Indian revenue, but

expulsion from France.

For eighteen months or two years prior to the scandal Lord de Ros had been suspected of unfair practices. At the trial the specific al DAYLIGHT. occasions which he was charged with having cheated were December 25, 1835 (at Brighton); February 19, 1836 (at the Travellers' Club), and July 1, 1836, and other days (at Graham's Club).

July, 1836, several members of Graham's had BATAVIA SEA AND FIRE INSURANCE

convinced of his lordship's dishonesty, and most of these avoided him, and even positively refused to play with him. Others often consented to be his partners at whist, and when they were not playing themselves would from this back his band for large amounts. This wa admitted by the individual referred to at the trial, Lord de Ros was in his forty-fifth year; he was fairly well off, though not exactly wealthy. For a score of years or so he had been a member THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP of White's, Boodle's, Brooks', and Graham's, and at all these clubs he was in the habit of playing whist. He had occasionally netted as much Ra goo in one night at Brooks, both by polats and by betting. Az. Graham's in 1836 the play appears to have been comparatively low s

SHEWAN & Co., Acting Agents.

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Hongkong, rith May, 1891.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

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SHEWAN & Co. Hongkong. 11th June, 1801.........

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guines points were played for, with £5 on the rubber. From January to July that year Lord de Ros played at Graham's on fifty-one winnings amounted to 1630% paid to him by occasions, as shown by the club books, and his Graham, exclusive of what he may have netted by backing his hand. In July, when his position at Graham's had virtually become untenable, he ozas of the above Company. ceased to go there, and in the middle of August

left England for Germany. While he was Honskass, 11th June, 1591. abroad a ribald blackmailing print, the Satirist which had got hold of the wrong end of the story, published a garbled account of the

pretensions of the English Consul at that to-day, was unceremoniously expelled from the President himself escape Orleans cisims to endanger the solvency of the country. Ib. is. proceedings at Graham's, and on hearing of this between that time and 1891 would along the Hotel de la Cloche about midnight, when he that he prevented the Italians from murdering | possible, he says, in the next few years to Lord de Ros returned to England and proceeded Ali be received at the Hongkong and

of Mensms, Russell & Co. underwent a change,

Mayor Parkerson, who led the recent lynching further relleye the population from taxation. party.

A Mm, Donkin, of Baltimore, has been found with her head battered in on a mountain near Bettws-y-Coed (North Wales). Her husband haring committed the murder. was arrested on suspicion, and has confessed to

against the return of Sir James Bain, Conserva- tire, who was recently elected member of the House of Commons for Whitehaven in place of the late Right Hon. G. A. T, Cavendish-Ben-

May 15th

and the period from 1851 to 1858 was probably, Without allowing Mr. Conningbame Graham As Mr. Forbes tells us, the culminating pelat of time to retum and say good-bye to his friends, the firm as a purely commission house. Its he was immediately conducted to the Gare reputation had been built up and well established Maritime and placed on board the night English unck. by a long succession of laborious, shrewd, but mall bost, leaving at 1.30 a.m. for Dover, „conservativa parizers, who nearly, Always left the

May 11th. house greater than they found 1, and certainly

LONDON, May 17th. Secretary for India, replying to a question, said In the House of Commons last night the Under he was not aware of any change regarding the rent of the Bumah the part of the Government intention, he said, on

he declined to undertake that such remission would not previously informed, out the House being The Castle contains a notification that, the Queen has been pleased to confer the Victoria Cross upon Lieutenant Grant for ble conspicuous The draft agreement between Great Britain bravery and devotion to advancing with the A telegram received in London from Lloyd's and Portugal with regard to the claims of the with undimialabed reputation. As the new ports agents at Fort Said states: The British wo Fowess in South-east. Africa has now been robes aridity, and capturing and holding were opened, it became in each one where it steamer Harrow, from Singapore for New signed, and this fact has produced an excellent the recent rising in Mantous ces collurio rin Manipur. The notification established itself the exchange broker of the York, and Her Majesty's troopship Tamar, from effect in Lisbon, as the friction which has so further says that Lieut. Grant Inspired his men place, by virtue of the currency of lis sterling China for Flymouth, have been in colllaion. long existed between the two countries is now with equal heroism, and for his services he is bille in India, and in the early year, even the The former vesid is badly damaged: she has likely to cease.

promoted, first to the rank of Captain and Oriental Bank, though. ruch" business was - pinten best, and must be repaired to enable her By the terms of the agreement Portugal then to that of Major, peculiarly its own, was quite unable to compete to proceed. Her Majesty's ship Tawar has receives a portion of territory, roughly triangular Mr. Geschen stated to the House of Commons agafast Russell & Co. In this department for aanstaand slight damage." -

in shape, and with an area of about 50,000 square yesterday that the Newfoundland bil, drafted by long time, though that firm was finally dessingă An Admiralty talegram states that the Tawar miles, bounded on, two sides by the Leangwe the delegates from that colony to enforce to lose this business. To Russell & Co, belongs to leave Post Bald on the same day, sprouts and Zambesi Rivers respectively, and on the medus svendita regard to the French treaties, the distinction of opening Foochow as a part of for Pirmouth. BURADA

other side by a line from Maranda (a point some limits the duration of the bill to one year, which shipment to agland of superior sana, and de to ballerod that the suspension which has distance to the westward of Lake Nyass) to the he said, owing to treaty provisions in force with despite the general prognostications of faliwe | tainen Pinen ei ihr nepueden al Jawa izona Rusola, function of the Shire and Huo stvers. Great France, the Government was unable to accept,

against the paper.

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PPLICATIONS for ORDINARY SHARES Shanghai Bank until the zoth fast.

Hongkong, 11th June, 1891.

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The Safiris statements were altogether obtained a verdict against this journal, but the Incorrect, and his lordship would probably have gentleman who charged him with cheating now

Medical and other witnesses testified at the SHALL cominus to carry on Busines at trial that Lord de Ros suffered from a painful Amoy and Formom, sa MaRCHANT and disease which induced great stiffness of the joints GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, and so Incapacitated him that he could not

FRANCIS CASS. possibly accomplish any sleight-of-hand tricics. Witnesses also came forward from Brooks,

Amby, 10th June, 1891. Boodle's; and White's, and deposed that he had To the Rate-payers of Hongkong. never been suspected of cheating there. Lond Wharncliffe, Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Earl of two Members for the Sanitary Board three years GENTLEMEN,—At the last popular election of Clare and Henry Baring further testified that his ago you did me the honour to retain they d lordship was one of the best whiet players in of them. England and that his skill loss sufficed to I now beg leave to offer myself for re-election the other side the evidence was crushing. It masch obliged if you will again favour me with explain his constant success at cards. But on and if you approve of my candidature I shall be was elicited that Lord de Ros was in the habit your kind support at the pall which takes place of marking the accs and kings of the packs at the City Hall, commencing immediately after he played with and that when dealing the the nominations about 4 p.m., and closing at cards he would frequently change the turn-up 6 pm, on Wednesday, the 17th fast fy card (sauter la coupe) by sleight of band Oa one occasion after las cards had been shufiled

I Have The Honour to be, Gentlemen, certain ace was soon to be bottom card of the

Your Obedient Servant, pack. The cards were then cut and Lord, de Flos denit then, when the same now, though ||| Hongkong, 11th June, 1891/

JNO. D. HUMPHREYS.