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Ai Tinizin, on the and instant, the wife of H. S. HURST. of Taku, of a son.

On the 3rd June the wife of L. LE BRETON, Esq, of a daughter.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1891.

MR. KESWICK'S SHARE BILL.

MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

Ljongkong Telegrapy.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1891.

KWANO KI CHI, the editor and proprietor of the vernacular newspaper, the Kwong pas, died at Canton on Sunday, the 14th instant, THE Visemy Li Hung-chang left Chefs on the Sth inst, Taku, to inspect the Taka forts; thence to Tientsin Li will travel by rail

Ong of the very oldest English firms in the East Indies, about the biggest entste-owners in Fenare, is reported as being in difficulties.

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textilery south of Yunnan with a view, M. PAVIR who has been exploring car delimitation of the boundaries of Tarquin and Siam rep ra that the Chines Anthritics trented him with great courtesy: Two officers have been detailed by the Government of Torquin to explore. Seding and other pays inconnus, with a view to annexation, we presume) Shade of Mayrena!

ACCORDING to Saturday's Gazette Mr. E. J. Ackmyd, Acting Puigne Judge, with take the Chief Justice's place temporarily.

H. M. S. Piemy left Canton for this port on the morning of the reth inst, and arrive here all serene. Destination in all probability north words..

THE Penjam, and Sunghie Da Samantan French Mall yesterday morning about for ounces Mining Company, Limited, received by the alluvial go'd discovered at Guban, and one bar of bullion of about 40 oz. the produce of 10 tons milling of Gnbau rest. The wealth will be open to inspection for a week.

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COMINO events cast their shadows before. A prominent share onemtor left Hongkong yester dayin'thelwell; the ventilator of a certain mag-} misceat liner. No cards, but plenty of bills. Ir seems that the Thurs of the local Risito will not succeed in strangling the National Bank of China in Jis Infancy after all! There would appear to have been serious doubts amongst the London directors as to whether the disastrous failure of Messrs Russell & Co. would not pre- investigation has shown that the Bank has in judicially affect the Bank's operations, but

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no way suffired, and the Chiness`shpport' is so hearty and unanimous that the success of the enterpelas lá könsidered nasured. We are Informed that Mr. W. J. Mackenn, formerly sub- manager in London of the Oriental Banking AFFAIRS in Torquin ore decidedly gimmy. Carportion-and brother to Mr. H. Macken, The provinces are bivided everywhere by bands banister-at-law, once 'n'banular resident of this of Anramite and Chi-eie rahere whose colony has been appointed Actieg Manager in there who have been ridsdel to hergay be has arranged to leave London' this week and shembers are dally swelled by the walletment of Hongkong of the National Bank of China. He [other dieslti. Trasme nie stopped, and all tha | will bring with him several experienced and the bearers killed, and the few military are Road Central are being mushed along towards passengers robbed and abducted, malls wenvivid ensintanto, The Birk's new-offices in Queen's set at defiance. Altogether the hold of the completion with all possible despatch. French on the place is costing them very dear

A RATHER Amusing incident occurred at a native batel Amoy the other day which clearly AT Nanking, almost every one is wishing and proves that although the Celestia's despliens, Trying for AİN His Excellency Liu Kwan-tih ther are not above tabing advantage of all our KIANOSI province, in the fl-wishing Fungshua very supersthing; man, for pocorline to the district, in the middl part of last mon was the

Chinese way of thinking "santh" denotes "fire down to the brick-lined portmanter tricle t arts and sciences that they can require, even scene of a great devastation by a terrific tornasio and his Excellency has andered the south city appears that a well dressed Chinaman whose The wind blew a hurricans, so that persidha whope to be shut, and the Arsenal, which is also naturslaire sub riarity was amply sponlemented wate opt were blown down, and all the hodiek in the southern directlon, to be suspended for a trees were uprooted and all the hosts smashed driving away the rain So now the long leaked The attendan's were all bustle, and the "int of in the track of this tornado were leveled, the time, as that also denates fin, which Influence is by heavy luggage took up his quaters at the local-firend and engagel rooms for a week. The most curious thing of all was a house blown for rain is to came from the north, which directhe land was soon provided for the quest, who clear away from the valley up to a bill, and there ton denotes "water," left standing hardly damaged.

waslefcalmein his glory while the landlord retired to an adjoining room to soothe his agitated offering, it did not take the stranger long to nerves/by having a smekk: The opportunity decide that the clock was about the only this he immediately proceded to do. Hiding article" In the room worth annexing and

It under the amole folds of his coat he wai quietly making off, but the fates were against when the cock hegan to strike in mellow bat him for he hid hardly got it well under cover, penetrating tones the hour of twelve. The consternation of Belshazzit when the Invisible hand traced his doom on the banquet hall was not greater than that which fell upon this worthy who was quickly crught and searched, and unon being made the recipient of a sound thrashing cleared out, needless to say without his box, which an being searched was found to contain a fine collection of bricks and stones...

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MISSRS TONG KING SING and Che Yun having tired from the directorate of the Tam Chau and the management. The ores at Tim Chau will in Tai Yu-shan mines. Mr. Ho Amel has resumed future be treated there, instead of being taken to Lan Tan Mr. Swan, of California, is in charge of the Rxiviation process singled, the experiments made by him during the last few months having proved very satisfactory, and the 40-ton crusher has now been set up at the mines, ready for business.

Shanchas Stercury of the ath inst. There is *NAUTA,” contributed the following letter to the general natey amongst foreigners, that their bail in Chinese waters in ease of reed, but what Governments have more war-versals within is the whole feet of Chinn doing at present, instead of being stationed, warre the whole tal of them are urgently wanted, on the Yangtze? They are trading at the head of the. Yellow Sex, hetween Shantung and so'ng or to put it plainer, between Tadien-wan, Wei- hal-wei, Cheloo and Lu-shan-kan, (Part Arthur). FORRIGnres, li would seem, are eritying if Your Tientsin correspondent reported a shot preity well throughout the deminions of the Son of lime ago that LH ng-chang had been desired from Peking not to progred, under present Heaven, for we read in the Amoy Times that on a recent Su day, an efficer from inne of the

circumstances, with his tops of inspection: steamers in port who had attended the evening but to remain at his post. However, go he knocked down by some six or seven Chinese fraubles to he renewed? With your pre service at the Union Chapel, was gaulted and did Did he want to benut of the way, when the smed with bamboos in the Linet w road, the position in last night's leader in shell a few gentleman in question says that the rowdies cffes, it is difficult to disagree; in the meantime, were giemen, and that their object was to the riverine Viceroys were shelled, it might have if, as a preliminary experiment, the yameas of deprive him of his watch and chain. However, he managed to beat them off, and in the struggle

ele la salutary ordu'nce. When, about half a dozen bis wilst was somewhat injured. It is high time maths neo, you wrognosticted the present that something should be done to mit down this state of affairs, the idea was proh-poohed; but kind of thing, as it is not the first attempt of the sunuld Li Hung-chang, in all likelihood, mat the past fe

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Luman's Act was passed in consequence. continue to raid, and the latter to rush for of the serious troubles which resulted from freedom like so many rabbits into whose the large amount of aneculation in Bank burrow a ferret has stolen, and the fatal shares from 1864 to 1866, which caused | smoke-hole will keep being mistaken for a great fluctuations in their prices. That door,and gather in its weekly crop of victims, Speculation, with all its attendant evils, has Under these circumstances, seeing that been practically repeated in this colony the efforts of the authorities to manufacture during the past few months in connection criminals and fill the native graveyards with the shares of the Hongkong and successful though they are, do not check Shanghai Banking Corporation The the gambling movement, the question "bull" movement produced the desired arises, as it has often arisen, whether result of raising the prices of the shares far some other method of dealing with MANY friends of Lieut. Hodges, of H.M.S above their real value, prices that the evil could not be adopted. It is Hyacinth, be thorrhly glad to hear that neither the dividends nor the prospects an axiom that people can't be made theAdmiralty have telegraphed toth; Commodore justified; then the bears" commenced good and moral by Act of Parliament; disapproving the sentence of dismissal from the to operate, and their operations caused a there are many evils so powerful and, service pissed by a Court-martial recently. But MR. J. J. Keswick's philanthropic crusade rapid fall in rates. In the case of the London under our present so-called civilisation, Hodes im't alring the magnificent against share gambling in this colony, by banks, both shareholders and depositors necessary, that they demand recognition,service any more, thank you. the introduction of an Ordinance to became alarmed, a panic ensued, the and consent only to be partially repressed. amend the law in respect of the sale of banks were rushed," many had to stop The opium vice, for instance, is one of our shares in companies registered under the payment, and others, whose large deposits largest sources of revenue locally; in the Companies Ordinances 1865 to 1886 and In enabled them to weather the storm, suffered Straits Settlements the sale of spirits is other joint-stock Companies," will be

a serious depreciation in the value of their also taxed. · Yet in neither of these resumed at the meeting of the Legislative shares; in the case of the Hongkong "luxuries" do we see. any excessive Council convened for the afternoon of Bank, the shares lately have certainly indulgence. the 19th inst., when the hon, member will depreciated to an alarming extent, but the Then why not tax gambling It has move the second reading of the real grievance would seem to be that the been tried in this Colony before, between sensational bill.. Whatever may be the

"bears" who forced up the stock to 1867 and 1872. and the revenue gained fate of this proposed revolution in the ridiculously high rates, and their army of amounted to over a million dollars, which stock exchange business-of-Hongkong satellites and followers, have been like hull the Tung-Wa Hospital and went a improvement on the existing unsatisfactory heard about, "hoist with their own petard." Walerworks. Everybody was satisfied and that there is at least great room for that speculative engineer we have all long way towards paying for Tytam modus operandi no one can deny it must. That, In brief, is the history of Leeman's with the system-there was far less reckless we think, be obvious to all Impartial, and to quote Mr. STUTFIELD'S gambling than there has been of late observers that the promoter of the new useful work on The Law relating years. But it wouldn't do-Exeter Hall bill can have taken hut very little trouble to Betting, Time-bargains and Gaming"-stepped in, as it has done recently in in studying the actual position of affairs there were many reasons why banks and the matter of the Indian opium monopoly, and in devising a reasonable and at the bank shares should be protected in future and Downing Street was compelled to same time effective remedy for the crying from such onslaughts and the disastrous bow before the storm of missionary drivel, defects of a corrupt and rotten system results consequent thereon, so this Act and forbid the Hongkong Government which have for years been notorious, was passed volding all contracts, for the renewing the contract. One idiot on the This journal has at various times sale of shares which at the time of the Council, it is recorded. went so far as to during the past ten years critically contract could not be specifically identified; suggest that the money should actually be handled in its various phases the very contracts which the vendor could only taken out to sea, and dumped in deep large share business carried on in the perform by going and purchasing in the water! Such are the men who make colony, and recognising the entirely market himself.""

gaol-birds of a people who for thousands irresponsible characters of the men and

Aswe have already stated, Luman's Actisa of years have had the spirit of gambling,'as methods employed in such an important dead-letter on the London Stock Exchange, Governor Des Vœux put it, instinctively branch of our commercial life, we have that institution, for the rehsons given above, engrained in them. From time to 'forcibly and emphatically suggested" the absolute necessity which existed for safe-entirely disregarding its provisions; and time the idea of reviving the monopoly guarding the large interests at stake by a properly organised Stock Exchange in has been broached, but It has invariably Hongkong could doubtless establish a been felt that the home. Government, placing all share contracts on a recognised similar practice with perfect safety, in their grandmotherly, ignorant way, legal basis, and hy judiciously restricting although, of course, such practice would would not permit it. We know that within reasonable limits the so-called "time not necessarily bind the outside public. it is illegal in England to raffle a second bargains" which have caused so much It may perhaps Interest Mr. Keswick hand parambulator, or bet a pint of beer, trouble, This journal was the first to publicly suggest that a short Act compelling W. G. AINSLIE, member of Parliament for to a Hamburg lottery, or be in the Paddock and his supporters to know that Mr. but is quite a different thing to subscribe the numbers of all shares sold for forward Lonsdale, has recently been endeavoring-at-Ascnt. It is scarcely too much for this. delivery to be entered on the deed of to pass an almost similar measure through colony to ask to be allowed to control its contract might possibly obviate many of the House of Commons-that is similar in own affairs in cases like this, under the kind that has taken place on Kul ngsu within ered information; as that at the dispoRAY Eardens in a complete state for her reception is the existing evils; but we could not fail to principle. Mr. ALLIZ wishes to deal circumstances, and in view of the necessity recognise that this was a direct, and might with warrants for the forward delivery of for raising funds to carry out our projected prove a vexatious and even dangerous pig iron in exactly the same way that Mr. extraordinary public works. Interference with the freedom of contract, KISWICK proposes to deal with the scrip and we had far greater hopes of the of joint stock companies-his bill if carried efficacy of a properly constituted Stock will compel every contract for the sale Exchange, with legitimate brokers, daly of warrants to bear the number and licensed and substantially guaranteed. A specification of the scrip. This Pig Iron very great deal of the trouble in share Bill was to meet determined opposition dealing circles here has been caused by the from the Glasgow members, who contend legionof nondescripts who called themselves brokers, and who recklessly acted as go if a free market in warrants is not to be that a warrant store will be quite useless betweens for "short-sellers" who never

allowed, and that it is impossible to haves possessed any shares and bogus buyers free market if selling forward is to be pro- who never had any money. The extra-hibited. ordinary disclosures elicited in the cross desire to prevent contracts for future Mr. AINSLIE denies having any examination of the plaintiff, and his delivery, but it is pointed out that whether attendant army of ragamuffins who he desires it or not, he will certainly do so described themselves as brokers, in the if he carries his point of compelling every

No doubt it will be news, and of a somewhat Brand v. Fraser-Smith libel suit, very contract for the sale of warrants to bear clearly showed the nakedness of the land the number and specification of the scrip.

Jockey Club to learn that the Stewards bare been mixed quality too, for members of the Hongkong: In this direction. Most of these enter This bill, it will therefore be seen, is

pleased to appoint Mr. T. F. Hough, the latest prising touts have long since found their exactly on all fours with Mr. Keswick's

adtion to the ranks of local sharebrokera fram starved out when the gambling manis proposed Ordinance, and its effects, if

Shanghal, Clerk of the Course In the place of the Fox a man of "no occupation" it would seem Occupation gone, having been literally cooled down, and it is certain that they carried, will be exactly similar as regards

popular Mr. E. H. Gore-Booth, who has recently that Wong Hal Chau, who displayed his good warrants for Iron as the effects of our

being conferred on Mr. Hugh are on 15th Inst., is far from a failure. The charge left the colony. Reason to justify this honor points before Mr. Wise, at the Police Comit on the would never have come into existence but local measure with regard to share. for the loose and notoriously dishonest transactions. But Mr. AINSLIE's bill has

clear to us any more than they are to against the "accused" was that of ahtilding manner in which share transactions were

MR. Robert Fraser-mith, editor and proprietor. bave been consulted on the subject and moss-grown trick at that. Li Sul, the defrauded, number of members of the Club, by whom we $200 by means of trick-and a very hoary, generally worked. We still consider that Apparently no prospect of being carried, licensed and guaranteed brokers, with necessity for some substantial measure of

day by the Menmuir, on a trip to the Southern terms. However, the Stewarda have the power to November 1889, and had to do the family market and although we fully recognise the

ofthe longkong Telegrafk, left for Australiaye who speak of the job to no measured Was house coolie to Mr. E, D. Sassoon is a strictly regulated Stock Exchange reform to greatly curtall the extravagant

eited the opportunity of harassing him at the will deign to give some explanation of the matter fortune teller in the street distributing god a climes in search of health. The legal harpics appoint whom they please, and doubtless they log. One moming, when reuming, he rigidly excluding all jobbers" and other license that has been Indulged in by

very last moment, armed with a few technical at the next Annual Meeting of the Jockey Club, sies at ridiculously low rates, and as he intended to $ black sheep, would, meet the evils of the Irresponsible brokers In time-bargains,

points of a one-horsed law, by means of which So far ns we can ascertain the only apparent: put u trifle on one of 36 beasts in the Welsing

daugu ps diferent opinion, and he seeks to find we should regret to see Mr. KESWICK's

they hoped to prevent him gaining evidence of the claim that Mr. Hough can possibly have to the Lottery: Lidecided to consult the wizard as to present slip-shad system; Mr. Keswick Is

Bremady by trying to place on our local law of this colony. The principle of caveal the stakes may only be in current colo, that is yet to make the Far East ring, and that poat, which in any other Racing Club in exist. I which was the favorite; ¿There must have been

Ordinance, in its prosent form become the

utmost importance in connection with a libel suit

ence is considered to be of the highest importance, something about Li that indicated rentancy, for pm, when the steamer was advertised to is that he is a nomince of the Jardine faction the fortune-teller Invited him to drop in on the known as Laman's Act (30 and 31 Victoria, ampler applies with equal force to gambling Lotteries are forbidden unless sanctioned:all, and at which hour, as all City men know, it although this, 10 us and many other independent resident dfia next morning, and he did. Afer, chap. 29), which in practice has been and it is not so easy to perceive why the English for the conduct of the games shape or form. However, it did not take many than if he were a protégé of his 1ste Maj-sty ofI put my car tor, I heard a sound. 1 principals and unscrupulous brokers, and by Government. Rules in Chinese and is impossible to have basjoess negotiated in anspeople, means just as much and no more doing some worshipping" he told Mr. Wise, is a dead-letter on the London Stock legislative machinery of the colony should played, are hung up conspicuously in minutes, to solicit, the aid of a friend on Frenown Agalost Mr. Hough's personális) which liwis to take home and worship for seven Exchange, owing to the Impossibility of be set in motion for the special protection gambling houses. Finally, players are bad, simply to rented our Chief

Slant of blessed memory, and "Soot's Emulegavedbe fortune-teller a dollar to make an image, transacting business in, the ordinary way If its provisions were observed. And fr of either one or the other, Where the forbidden to wear offensive weapons an. Cocoment

shequal rations for the position we have nothing to days"-(Lots of people chio-chlo the same general public are concerned It becomes entering a gaming house. These straightes, most fearless, most honorable, and say, and doubt not, that with sich an effete and divinity all their res, by the way--but to passed talis, Patent for Share Market, quite another matter, and if Mr. Keswick restrictions on gambling Farmers and to all away with a smile of triumph. We would wompetent body as the present Stewards with resume)" About a fortnight later the fortune. de that once flourishing Institution will be

not be in the shoes of the ragetags hob tall, presed: themselves, he will be a light in the pallon cleverer magician, and could help dead-letter in Hongkong

very have on several occasions me to the house of the defendant. compelled to "put up the shutters" and

for a mint of money, but, that goes for nothing, though, is the principle of appointing a practically of money, I gave him to, as he said he bad and undertaking crowd who sought his detention, Cimmerian darkness. What we'de object to me better. Defendant and it would take a lot at once cease active operations.

M. Fraser-Smith will, as all white men" in unknows man to the most important position to buy twelve safes to hold all the gold."This Mr. Keswick has displayed no originality

the East hope, be back again in a couple of (for any old woman can aboffi round with reads like real Hongkong prospectus" Ho in drafting, his bill, nor does he appear to

months fit and well, and ready for one and all Josette and a badge on her bien) after that fold me to put his facia of gold, and soms 5 have bestowed any time in research; in

boy, coise along. We wish the Old of the Judge, la Jockey Clubs because be precious stones, in cach of the safes when I got 5 fact, he has simply copled chap,' 29 of 30.

¡Sportsmen” bon voyagander R. Padasjone and 31 Victoria with all its grammatica! EXETER HALLY, HONGKONG.

happens to Pay rider av been an employd, In, and them, and then the fairice would bring the gold.

■ crading, firm from which one. A second Becher. I'wald) bid no more money, barbaritles and unintelligible legal jargon, digi

MR. W? M. DEANK, the last of the first coul can buy, on terms, topelt, customers alz and he suggested that I should tells few of my Probably the hon. gentleman has so far UNTIL the passing of the drastic Ordinance

tingent of cadets that ever came to thie Colony pounds of sugar or a few yaids of prisma "children and get some. About a month later been salified to have his proposed reform: recently, this colony was afflicted with a

will probably leave for home in a few days on material The Divine right" theory is an a servant in out hong give me $60 to medical grounds. Thirty years ago, nearly, he exploded commodity, and it is a litle too thin change, and, thinking I child get it all back . brought forward in any, shape, however crage for gambling such as has no parallel

came here with Dr. Stewart, Alfred Lister, and when vendors of the common, albeit useful, next day, I took it to the defendant, Ha.put.It crude and unsatisfactory, relying on the in local history. On the Rialto it took

one or two other men now forgotten, as student articles to which we have alluded, take anon Inte a tin, and put some rice in another tin, and necessary amendments being made when the form of share speculation, and only

it was his delight to gabout with the gun in Ile, and the princely house will Bhd to the house. He told me to lock the tins Laterpreter, in which capacity for fun, themselves to run a whole Colony and all that gave them to me, with a letter, and, I went back the bill's in committee. We think it would collapsed through the general bankruptcy have been very much better had Mr. which naturally ensued. Equally universal

boats on ipirate-catching exzedkions, and as the order somewhat extensive, and one, also and when I opened them, rendered valuable service. In 1866 he was rather difficult to execute. We are, abou be fall of money. Next morning I opened one

the twelve sales

#P huld Keswick drafted an original ordinance, amongst; the Chinese, and scarcely less pullising his vast local knowledge, of the calamitous in. Its effects on the native THE te in Annamese women finds scant passed for Police bare; and to him ta dos the system of underground engineering, which is letier, which said, that was not to be afraid

placed in charge of the ragged regiment that: fed up with the leathsome and dessicable tin, but it only, contained rice. I niso read the defects of the system he seeks to abolish community, was the manla for fan-jan, mercy at the hands of the authorities in Tonquin. credit for nearly all the improvements which most universally adopted, here when any end (We are prospecting fresh ground, and hope, in amending the crudities of an Act which ports, and pal-hay, which was fostered by One procurent was sentenced to death last have raised the force to its present standing. It is to be grined, and we will heither cease to etc etc Mining Manager), but to say I find les. It now stande, goes far beyond the the innumerable clubs that sprang up week, and another to penal servitude for life was long ago marked as man not to be pro exfibitions as regularly they become known, in Court went to the house again, but the is legendary here that for some occult reason he ridicule nor tire of pointing out these interesting lost the money, at gambling 1 I should see hims frequirements of this colony. Let there be towards the end of 1890. The energy ***no misunderstanding on this subject, an with which the Police have put the amended.

meted, although the powers that are bave not There are many o'd and thoroughly competest defendant had gone. With the aid of Inspector It is one of vast importance to all though still unsatisfactory law into effect den laat aight (gth Inst.) arrested another Cbb: Important departments; on occasion. He went to doubt have gladly accepted, the pollon Court

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and Detective Sergeant Had been slow to give him the work of the most members of the luck Jockey Club who would Quincey concerned. If it is Mr. Kaswick's has withered this mushroom growth like nere offender, Li Akat or Li Wa Kwal, wanted by home for good" over two years on which had been offered to them and Indeed, the the matter, new sizde the promised union la about, varied slightly from desire to completely abollah contracts imagio; and whatever gambling goes on Is the Chinese authorities for burglary in the Yus occasion the constabulary presented indioms be level that one, with all the recessary adjourned, antlife-mp row Before Mr. for future delivery in shares, Leeman's now conducted secretly and with fear and Kaa district on the 14th November, 1889. He testimonial to him, but the Colonial Office, of qualifications did apply, but was refused because, Wi é, on the 16th instant, Wong, Bol Chan, de, if strictly enforced, will no doubt trembling." But it still goes on 1 - The Gool had a long dogger in his girdle, but it didn't do somebody, refused to retire bim Now booked Homboth, he was not persane grata, the the prophetic genius who acted as good fairy accomplish that object; but if his idea may be full to overflowing with creppers him a cent of good, He was brought befors Me in heath after doing remain service for the Ewes head-quarters. As we said before, we have Mr. Bassoon's hose brought up on romand da: merely to prevent the reckless and and players and yet the spirit of gambling. Wise today and reminded, pendlar the usual State; he is retuming to well-earnest affuskegon egisst Cobja Hon i

Hoogh The evidence of hy, Sur16ồng, builer, as to the wholesale gambling which has le the past will all survive, the was box will circulate tradition proceedings. "The Hongkong police digitale. Who his successo: : be belone" "bersonally 'It is the rank and folle

stem of $100 being given,1o, prosecutor to change, w proved so disastrous, the pruning knife in new haunts the foul broad of informers days. There is, however, a novelty about this plues, the force here boug looked upon and especially those who by drawing op: Abel

seem to calco men of this son about every thres knows, of course, but this position is a big of a favoritlem prevalling here HAP

sman, taken and prisonst was asked whad te, pnú ro must be applied to the proposed new wil srovon praying alternately on the apparily there was not a single murder pretty crack compt to good bellies sustain it, and who are really responsible was quis now to him, and he had never seen the Hay about it. He protested that the whole aff dif Ordnance with no niggardly Band)

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and his colleagues succeed in amending ample protection to the public, without the proposed Ordinance so as to afford unduly pressing on the legitimate share business of the colony, its effects can scarcely fail to prove beneficial.

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Thus the Shampoo-More, than twenty large firms have taken over caracts for finishing the the Emperar as a pince of recreation for the Heho Palace gardens, which hy heen built by

Empresa Dowager after her retirement. from managing the andanus effairs of state. Her Majesty prefers to visit and stay in them during summer, and the time appointed to have the

of your very near. More than 10000 workmen have editorial sanctum ? It is significant when the ring heen engaged to hasten the work." Of there THE charge of rape brought gainst Inspector his misfeeds, that instead of boir g made to soffor much trouble while riding in other portions leader of the Wahurints brogged and boasted of 3,003 or more, ata parvers, who have caused We read in our Singapore contemporary fallen through completely. The case was to have way! The Kaiping row has showns strong ill fa-1-that the date for completing the gardens

J. F. Grimble, of the Sanitary Department, has the Straits Times that the Government of

the supreme penalty, he was sent out of harm's of the Imperial Palace re this, Knowing British North Borneo have decided to deal stand, but the Crown Prosecure sent wrote that being existing amongst large section of Natives was close at hand, they struck the higher

come before Mr. W se yesterday morning on with gambling by controlling the practice charge could not be supported and must be with Foreigners in and outside Shanghai, including penter joined. They were receiving individually against Foreigners; the several attacks against wages, and in this demand all the car- Instead of suppressing it, and are so drawn. The police do not propose to offer any members of the Palier (ven the Chief-Inspector) thres meals and 2.001 Peking eark per diem, satisfied with the results that they issued, evidence." Sn the records of the Court say, but last month, a Regulation consolidating all that actually took place was a hurried word and it users to hide the head, like an ostrich their employers refusing to comply with this are all straws showing how the wind blewe' They demanded 7.con Peking enah ■ day. On ar twa between a policeman, the Magistrate, The right to keep gaming houses is farmed else, and then all was over, Grimble rebellion, But certainly some of the squadron men, carvers, carpenters and masons began to and amending their laws under this head, and the prisoner, inspdible to everybody in the face of danger. It it to be hoped we are exorbitant request signal gun, previously not standing on the brink of another Taiping agreed upon, was fired, and thousands of w tk- out, and the Farmer is protected by heavy left the Court penalties, against unlicensed gambling chamcier." The fact remains

sale now, airing themselves in the Northern guifs make threatening demonstrations. The offi-dals

that the

on guard, finding the police unable to cope with youth under sixteen years of age to gamble. which father points to the theory that she may Celestial Nelsons, on board the Felyang and armed with axes, quickly sounded the alarm, places, but he is forbidden to allow any gil Simmoor has given birth to a child,should be stationed where their services are likely to be called into requisition, provided the

the moltitude, especially as the carpenters were of the ines and penalties on unlicensed somebody is may or may not be a matter Nanyang ships can be trusted,

'have been seduced by somebody, Who that houses, one third goes to the Informer

calling on the rifle bigade. Yuen-ming-yuen and one third to the Farmer, at the to do with it--and of course, as he is sequiited,

officials, and the bend firms now began to Investigation. reging

gunda, and cavalry for assistance. These came Grimble had nothing

with all speed and surrounded the strikers. The between 10 p.m. and 6 .m. requires per- ordinary fatness to be given an opportunity

increase of 2,000 Peking cash a day for each discretion of the Magistrate. Gambling he must be perfectly Innocent-he ought in

negotiate, and, all parties were satisfied by an mission in writing from the Superintendent of explaining the frequent visits the girl made

man, of Farms or Chief District Police Officer.

ta hh house. If this case had gone on, The Farmer keeps licensed gambling be would have been able to say what he wanted

but as it has miserably collapsed, the fact houses made known assuch by signboards, remains priblic property (we have it from his and grants permits for private gambling, own mouth) that the girl constantly went to his A special provision directs" that inn gambling house shall be opened in the

bouse, and sometimes slept there. near neighbourhood of any estate or pri- owner or manager. All gambling must be vate land, without the written consent of the carried on with open doors on premises giving free access to the police, and kept clean and in good order on the Farmer's responsibility,but no person in Government employ is allowed to gamble there, and

their customers look business-like, and are Farmers or gambling house keepers from supplemented by provisions forbidding lending money for gaming, and directing that gambling or lottery debts shall not be recoverable by process of law Heavy penalties attend breaches of the Regulation."

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

THE Chinese Admiral of Amoy recently proceeded to one of the Kangtung seaports to preside at the trial of fourteen pirates who had been captured by the Authorities,

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