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AN Extradition Treaty has been concluded between the Rajsh of Sarawak and the British THX death is reported from Java of Miss Amelia Suntley, of the Stanley Opera Co. The vivacious and promising young artiste succumbed to cholera..

North Borneo Government

A SLIGHT earthquake wis experienced at Tokyo on the afternoon of the 30th ult. The duration of the shock was one minute and a ball, and the maximum horizontal motion was 0.5 milimetre In og second. We understand that it is the intention of the verninger of the Tamchew Mining Co. to ship their ore to Lantac for treatment under a process recently discovered in America, which it is suppored will give satisfactory results.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1891.

TSUDA SANZO, who attempted to kill the Crare. witch, and who is now tying ill in the sick ward of the Hyogo prison, has made several attempts to commit suicide, and bas to be closely watched by the wardess, according to the Hyogo News. A TELEGRAM was received in Shanghai on the 7th inst. from Kicklang, stating that two English men, one of whom was a Customs Officer and the other a missionary, had been murdered at Wahaleb, which is a passenger station sots distance above Klukdang. Up to latest advices the report had not been contradicted.

ON the arth ult, the steamship Dalioku-mars boned which had been engaged in carrying belonging to the Krositsa Kisen Kalshs, of coals from Sagike, Uses, to the Imperial Estates at Sado, was overtaken by a storms, and anchored at Sagiko. The storm, however, was so severe as to make her break her anchor chain, and she Was consequently driven with great force on the rocks, where she became a total wreck.

As an indication of the prosperous advancement AT a private meeting of shareholders in the and sound financial condition of the Protected Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Malay States it may be noted that on the 1st Limited, held on the rith inat, it was decided to over lábillites ̈amoanting to $1,818,000, which | Managers. The decision, however, requires the January 1890, Perak showed an excess of assets appoint Messrs. Shewan & Co. As General on the same date in 1891 had increased to $1,105,000, Ia Selangor in 1890 the surplus amounted to $768,000, which sum of course, has materially increased since then,

MR. Walter Dening, Jate the Editor of the Zapan Gassits, has commenced suit against the Directors of the Yokohama Publishing Company, for wrongful dismissal, and to recover heavy damages for balance of salary claimed to be due vacated a Graveram ad alidation in Tokyo at the to him from the Company. It seems that he request of Mr. Lowder, the Chairman of the Company, and a four years' agreement was entered into with him. Mr. Dening was to edit the Tapas Gazette, the Herald is given to understand, at salary of $500 per month, equivalent to $24,000 for the term, of which he the balance, viz. $22,750,

confirmation of an extraordinary meeling which

will be held shortly,

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the now historic incidents in which it took part against Russell & Co. in this department for a anytime from 1835 to the present time. The long time, though that firm was finally destined. founder of the bong was Mt. Samuel Russell, to lose this business. To Russell & Co. belonge who in early life was associated in business in the distinction of opening Foochow as a port of Middletown, Co

Conn,, with another-gentleman shipment to England of superlar teas, and whose name is still a household word in every despite the general prognostications of fallure foreign community north of Canton, Mr. and disaster the tous turned out to be the same Wetmore, Mr. Russell came out to China as chops as were being sold in Shanghal, having THE Japan Herald relates that at about far back as 15rg, when he opened business in been brought to Foochow at from two to four 3 pm, on the 6th inst. the sky was clouded Canton under the style of Samuel Russell & Co, taels per pleal less cost of carriage. The early over so thickly as to cause semi-darkness in working in co-operation with Mestry, E. tea ventures of the firm in Foochow therefore Yokohama and its vicinity, and to necessitate the Carrington & Co., Cyrus Butler, and B. proved a huge success and an enormous source lighting of lamps in the printing and other offices, and T. C. Hoppie. For five years the firm of profit. About this time, however, causes weTO Presently exin began to fall, succeeded by a continued its operations with varying success, at work which greatly reduced the prosperity of the house as a purely commission firm. tremendous ballstorm; the ballstones were of an and on 1st January, 1842, its business WAS inch in diameter. Accompanied by strong blasts was organized in its stead, Mr. Philip Ammidon, woman, without whom the garden was a wilders unusual size, some of them measuring of an wound up, and the house of Rossell & Co. Amongst others it was found that, as usual, of wind, they beat against windows so fuitously who had been in China fer sems years as agentness and El Dorado a desert, had a great deal as to threaten the glass. The streets were for Measts, Brawn & Ives, becoming pitner in fo do with this change, but Mr. Forbes may take thickly covered with the hailstones, which on the new firm with Mr. Samuel Russell, and an the blame, not we, for the assertion that the advant melting, caused the overflow of the gutters, and advertisement was published in the New York of European and American ladies at all the China for a time taxed the capacity of the sewers to Evening Post of May 28th, 1824, notifying the--ports has had a not altogether beneficent effect Social entertainments, business generally. carry the water away, The storm, was quite public of the, formation of the; now; firm, and upon to the old plonser days, word

which as

The IN few weeks more the name of Governor dei / has been paid the sum of $2,250, and he vues for phenomenal; the oldest residents do not remem» | giving references to opera dozen' Americap millys gatherings of one sex, became with the

H. M. S. Leander, Mercury and Stern left Kobe on the 1st inst, for Yokohama. The Severn made the run from Kobe is 13 hours, as she had to go through the regular six monthly full-speed trial, with natural draught. Leander and Mercury arrived in the afternoon. AFTER belog closed for some seven years the Back Reach of the Canton River is to be once mpre available, the official opening being fixed for the rind Inst. That means the extinction of Whampoa, practically, as all vessels drawing up to about eighteen feat will be now able to go right on to Canton.

Vax buccessor in the administration of the affairs of Hongkong will probably be known in official circles, Sir G. W. des Voeux' leave of three and a half months expires some time in August, but before that time he will probably Intimate ble intention of resigning, as the redistribution of Colonial Governorships winally takes place fo June'each year. It lies between four candidates, and the betting is even, In the course of his last report from Raub Mr. Is reference to the recent competition between Bibby, the manager, says-that-the-work-of-the Rifle Associations of Hongkong, Singapore, tunnelling and driving still proceeds apace and Shanghal, the Free Press suggests that a there, and that the prospects of the mine con- jalat scheme be drawn up for an annual riffe tinus good. It was intended to crush and match between the three parts, and that 'clean up about the end of last month. There suitable trophy be provided by them for the is no authentic information yet to hand as to the match, to be held for the year by the winning results of this crushing but no doubt, we will colony, the trophy to be entrusted, as the case have full detalls in a.few days.

may be, to the President of the Shanghat Municipality, the Governos of Hongkong, or the Governor of the Straits Settlements. The suggestion seems feasible enough. ** Ma. John Walter, the late manager of the Shanghai branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was to take his departure from that place to-day, in connection with which the N. C. Daily News of 8th inst. says, "Mr. Walter joined the bank in 1865, and has assisted its gradual rise to the paramount position it sow holds. In the posts in the bank that he has held, he has always been a "Shanghai man," and his well-deserved popularity, wherever he has besa, has reflected credit on Shanghai.. He carries with him the good wishes of a large circle

business as in social life, and it is with great pleasure that we learn that we shall see him back here la a few months, for a visit at any rate, as inspector of the Bank."

AMONG the passengers to Japan by the Caine on the rithings, was Sir James Russell, Chief Justice of Hongkong. He has been suffering from gout, and has been granted six weeks' leave in order to visit the baths at Ashinoys. We sincerely hope, in the interests of both Sir James and the general public, that a cure will be effected, for that a twinge of gout may materially affect an important issue there can be no doubt what

ever.

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ANOTHER alleged pirate was the night of the 11th inst. by the police in Wanchai district. It is stated that he with others boarded a junk in Chinese waters, shooting two of the crew and making off with the cargo. The prisoner, a Tung-kun murderer. He had taken employment as a coal cooile at Wanchai. The usual stops will be taken for his rendition.

the

ber to have seen one like it before in Yokokama. There was considerable electric disturbance la the atmosphere, and peals of thunder whilst the storm lasted.

THE "brokering business in Hongkong baring completely collapsed the boys of the Rialto have turned their attention to poetry and sensational journalism. One imitator of Robble Burns-s

TWO WORDS ON THE SHARK BILL. Grant me, Mr. Editor, a corner in your journal, For the lasertion of this in the way most formal; It was with wonder, I must confert, That a mind like Mr. K, who does profess To be both statesman sand merchant, should in

fact, Depend on a thing an old as Lerman's Act ; To put an end once and for all

I should say for neither one nor Father

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felt

man, was Identlied by an informer as the who have found him always a good friend' in invaluable when employed as a remedy for a As he is a man of business and something Hunter, whose son Is still-connected with the 3 and specially oxoluded Messrs. Russell & Col

THE Bangkok Times learns from Chantaboon WE positively decline to publish personal attacks that a baby elephant was lately found near the on private individuals unless properly authent point at Paknam, and on investigation it was cated by the name and address of the writer. proved that the mother bad been shot by The writers of correspondence dealing with Burmese travellers. The title creature was public affairs or criticising the doings of pabile carefully aursed by a woman of the neighbour-men, of course come under our standing rule. hood and on the last trip of the Fylla to We have had to give this special notice as Chantaboon was, with its curse, put on board number of letters have lately been sent to us and taken to Koh-st-chang, where the King is for anonymous publication which are merely winying. His Majesty rewarded the woman

malicious personal attacks, unjustifiably abusive with 120 ticals)

and grossly libellous. Of course our readers do not require to be informed that these letters refer to the all-powerful share operator who has been so coarsely and disgracefully vilified by

THE new opposition Steamboat Company on the Canton river is offering greatly five dollars each

for the past

On the arrival, of the Cardiganshire from

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farther.

His letter to the ex-Governor withdrawing what

out of Council he did

name:

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Clearly shows what a man he is indeed.

mast now conclude this and bid Mr. Kk Not to make of himself another Pickwick For Instead of figuring himself he is losing his And I may add, that mistaken fake, if he thinks In bilaglag forward the "share bill" For himself, methinks, even to him it will prove

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not be promoters' prothes`man is de velled | 480g/thobe correspondents in the China Mail Singapore yesterday (10th inst.) it was reported placers, soldering trons and such like, It was | welling Americans for continulag of the Chiness”, Government, regarding forelan travel at considerably reduced rates, but they are chien deck, or iwa, and that the writers | that an attempt had been made to drag and rob a beautiful Sunday morning, but Chinese Industry | afterwards saw their error and were glad to a

holders. The shares only upon not only will shareholders he enabled to will also score by means of a bonus which it is contemplated to pay on return freights. Any how the Steamboat Company and the other lesser lights will have rather, sorry time of it. when these things come about.

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houses whose names were prominent in

cod H.M.S. Pigmy can aground on Sulphur

section with the Chios trade at that time. coming of the gentle and more expensive sex more Amongst those instrumental in starting the firm costly and frequent) individual axpenses greatly we find another once famous, but now almost increased; houses and social arrangements grew Point, Whampoa, during her passage up to Canton on the afternoon of the gth

name, that of Mr. John Perkins Cushing more lamions. By and by the Eagliat merly of Perkins & Co. Canton and Boston), Ikmarchants began to compete in the trade with inst. It appears that as the vessel was

who finding himself hampered by more business America and to negociate American bills, and approaching the bend a junk got right in her way, and the only alternatives were

than he could manage conveniently, transferred fosily with the appearance of numerous other to run down the junk, with a probable loss of

to the new house a considerable life, or let the Pigmy take the ground on the soft è very long way aff—sends us what he describes | and so lo a' measure he may be part of it...baskethe firm which once nearly had a monopoly considered of the exchange business lost it entirely. During mud The pilot in charge, Mr. Speechly, little thing of his own," and with our as one of the founders of the firms lately de- the tund, and Talping rebellions the house' of adopted the latter course, and the ship was at

customary modesty, we are quite willing that it ceased. It was we imagine, through the Id Russell & Co. played a very important part, and once stuck fast. Efforts were made without should remain his very own. We have far strumentality of Mr. Cushing that Russell & their protection 61 Samque, the Shanghal Tacial delay to get her off the bank, and the Chinese Customs launch Fu-mus-frat was requisitioned Pocta on the staff of this journal, and an office Co. became so intimately associated with the formerly an old Canton hong merchant, whe goat who, to his great disgust, has several prince of the Cantonese hong merchants, Houque, was let down over the city walls in a basket, is to lend a hand in towing, Misfortunes never times been mistaken for the Editor of the China with whom they were connected d during the most.a historic episode. It was dus to the pluck and come singly; the Fw-man-tsaf" had scarcely Maff and this crowd, when properly primed, exciting period of foreign intercourse with Chlas, spirit: of the partners of the arm that ha started operations when the hawser broke and

can spin off Miltonian odes by the ell; but our and the part of Mr. Forbes' Reminiscences refer escaped with his life. fouled the launch's propeller, causing her to haul braker friend has started a new line of his own, ring to him are amongst the most interesting Throughout this stirring period, Russell & Co. off to repair daninges, and while the crew of the

and we give him the full length of his tether. things ever written in connection with Chins, took a very active part in the defences of the launch were endeavoring to clear the propeller) | Here. It is 1--

Up to the admission of Mr. W. H. Low, 1st Settlement and at the celebrated battle of the Pigmy favored by the rising tide, suddenly

January, 1830, Messrs. Russell and Ammidon Muddy") latis great number of their employés, shot off the mud and collided with the Fw-mun-

were the only partners in the firm, but the new, both in the hong and from their vessels, took tral, knocking her about a bit but fortunately.

partner only remained tili 1833, when he started part against the Imperial forces. Amongst the causing no serious injury. The Pigmy then

for home in consequence of ill health and died earualties that day we find that Mr. Geo. steamed on to Canton, reaching the anchorage

at the Cape of Good Hope, in July 1830. «Mr.", Griswold, one of the partners in the firm, was off Shameen without further mishap. We under-

Augustine Heard, senr., and Mr. J. M. Forbes, hot through both legs by a gingal ball, and fost stand that she sustained no damage, whatever,

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 ACCORDING to the Chinese materia medica

Mesara Cusblog and Russell returning to twelve pound howitzers on their own account, make powder is a determined foe to rheumatic pains. Indigestion is cured by a powder of dried To share gambling (as he says), and see the

America in 1831, Mr. Heard was left as sofo, which were manned by their own men in first partner in the house, and finding the increas class stylo Zam Marti:quam, Mercurio,. horned toad, provided it has been carefully brokers' fall

ing business of the firm pressing too heavily | A good deal of bitterness caught and prepared when the moon is on the Indeed it is very cruel this new theasure i

Centipedes carry with them in the Did he bring it forward to suit himself, or for upon him, Mr. John C Green was invited by the Americans when Sir James Hópo, to become a partner in 1834. Messi: J. M. who entertained, a strang: prejudice against ware powdered state the faculty of raising blisters pleasure?

Forbes and Joseph Coollage being: at the same thit nation, sent an investigating party up the when made into a poultice Scorpions are

time also provisionally admitted. Mr.W.Yangtare to determine upon what ports to upea, badly congested liver. Powdered beer and beetles are highly regarded by the Chinese

firm, was admitted a partner in 1837, and is still representative from the enterprise of fixing upon we sie glad to say. Mesura, A. A. Low, imad for foreign-occupation; but somehow, and physician in the treatment of throat troubles.

and Edward King were admitted partners about mainly through their high reputation, with the Blood troubles, malignant cancers and scrofalous

the same time, and during the crisis in 1837 M. Chinese, the house managed to get into possession R. B. Forbes succeeded his brother as partner." of some of the most eligible portions of many diseases ble sway when brought into combat with powdered lizard. Sea horse is a general cure-all, and if a Chinese druggist was unable

During the Oplum war, Messrs. Russell & Co the new ports: Shortly after the opening of the played a very prominent part in Canton, and Yangters to Foreign navigation the house took to supply his customers with any ether remedy

by the Chinese officials, for connection with the and after a period of feverish competition they they would still have implicit faith in their

their compradore was amongst the first seized an active interest in the building of steamers, Import of the drug (which had been interdicted, | got out the first large and properly organized. ultimate recovery if powders of that carlous fish

Shortly before this Russell & Co had notified fleet of steamers for the River trade and under were frequently administered. The grasshopper is highly valued in its powdered state. The

their constituents that they would no longer the file of the Shanghal Steam Navigation," receive consignments of opfum. During the with capital of $1,000,000, organised the first weak and afflicted Chinese organs of vision are returned to their normal condition by a poultice. of macerated hornets. Broken Umbs rapidly THE Singapore Free Press tells the following interval between the first difficulties and great shipping enterprise in which foreigners and British forces Chinese were alike interested, with unlimited "True Tale":-He was a simple Chinaman, the arrival of the Britis knit together under the beneficent influence of a

A hornyhanded son of toll. He bore upon his the scene, Russell & Co were constantly and

dily and individual lability. A period of slackness decoction of cockroaches...

in cotton and general merchandise, Mr. Forben | hought up its rivals one after the other, ill right shoulder a ladder and in his left hand he ongegodia geting out ten and alls and bringles ensund in a few years, and the new company carried the implements of his trade, a hammer,

that the British, merchants, after in 1870 they had a magnificent feet of eighteen

first-class steamers, A change In the knows not the sweet repose of the Sabbath. grade on remorselessly its seven days out of secute it to the utmost extent of their power appliances taking place, overtures were made seven, and Its exponents seem rather to like it under cover of the American, and other flags, on behalf of the Government to Messrs. and to fatten on it. Any way they can cut though shortly before Captain Eillott, British Russell Beis. Co with respect to this fleet, the ground away from every ofered to merchants, cantioning them not to buy Euglien the entire business and effects of the company from every other toller Superintendent of Trade, bad addressed the Hong the remit being that in 1877 a sale, of under the un Carriages and their devost occupants swept by goods of Americans! This mistake, however, was effected on a basis that made it one of the be afterwards frankly acknowledged and thanked most successful strokes of business ever done by bit as he slowly moved along Stamford Road! these to hear the Demosthenes of the Scotch Russell & Co. for the active part they had taken the great house of "Ken-chong. Out of this Kirk and those to hang delightedly on the in keeping up the trade, as the more merchandide feet has grown the Chine Merchants of our day. eloquent periods of the Chrysostom of the got in and out of port before its closing by wat, the The circumstances under which the fleet was bgreater the advantage to England. In common again, transferred to the American flag during as he explained to the guardian of the Museum & Co. had many ups and downs during the war in the recollection of most of our readers. gates. He reared his ladder up to the roof of the during which Mr. Collidge left it and established Down to a few days ago the house had pine buildings behind and beat himself the firm of Angustias Heard & Co. Mr. Russel establishments, and during its career It Has Sturgis, of the firm Sturgis & Co having agreed had the most extensive connections with the rest. Poor, simple, uncomplaining Chinaman, But he was got so simple as he looked in business under that style, Mr. Delano was made Barings and the Rothschild to Jamsetjee Jejce

partier in the house of Russell & Co. In bhoys of Bombay, Since the house was started Titz Pinang Gassite, commenting upon the

his battered soft felt bat and his 'coame trade troubles there, has no hesitation in saying that, far from beleg on the verge of hopeless

blue baju and loose bags, no, not so simple by 1885, Mr. Sturgis setiring to Manila. He sherby old Sam Russell thers have been no less than wards was well known in London at the senior forty-six partners in the firm, and its bundens many long chalks. His utilitarian eye had bankruptcy, most of the Chettles and Chinese

partner in Baring Bros. & Co., and afterward operations have been on the largest scale. The dwelt upon the fine layer of thick lead covering became a partner in Russell in 1844. Mr.arance of the old name from our hong traders of Penang are financially sound. There

Shufle the mortal" off, and Justice foll, the roof ridge of the out-buildings, and his keen are, it says, doubtless many who have lost money,

business mind had reckoned up the advantages Delano retired two years later, but again, felped in dating ab sirba condite, marks an epoch which would accrue from its conversion to his

the firm in 1861 and did not finally retire til which will long be a melancholy memory, and A FORLORN hope. Some twenty years ago a are in a small minority, and very few are

1866. A dozen other gentlemen, whose names ago, its downfall for another instance of the romance own personal uses. Following the late lamented

now almost forgotten in China but who were || and uncertainty of even the greatest commercial hopelenly involved. Such at least is the opinion

wned by Lady Burdett Coutts was planted German strategist he first weighed, thes with, amongst The land was very pom, absent in Madras; the stold policeman or were as in 1935 and 1846, when they co

other some West of the bankers and European merchants. At the

very activa in their day and made big fortunes operations in the glorious East. The old nama Curator of the Museum was

associated with house of A (disappeared, but we hope to see the firm same time that journal admits that there are

and indigo and the rest of the plants the spathetic kebun would not bother them-

econstructed under Among the Chinese some who are in a hopeless

another title, and trust that state of insolvency, one or two of whom may A CORRESPONDENT in terms of great despondency which it was attempted to grow proved to be selves greatly over an ordinary tolling Chink was established Shanghai, Mr. Griswold is tucse, so will enjoy a great prosperity as only aveld bankruptcy owing to the forbearance and disgurt predicts that Wehin eighteen complete false sold for some years of to man. It was not theirs to fell on Sunday be charge of the extensive busidean of Boscantrors

the first partner here, where he contined the old Fong had for so many years, being months the Green Island Cement Co, Ltd, will the estate was sold for a small sum to a Tax report that was circulated some time since be wholly in the hands of Germans. We readily Chinaman, who confined his attention only to they could munch the lottis or chew betel-arm in the oil a Kee Chong n which hat cow, she haÁL FIRE AT SHANGHAI,

belleve li-but why not? This is a free trade the pepper vines which had been planted, nat in peace all through the livelong day. Only disappeared till 1836. But this bringi 21 [0. ||14 FATAL that Li Hung-chang had been ordered from

stliness as

another and entirely different phise in the h of inspection of the coast defences wings it is speculators, operators, scientists, experts, to try to make something of the palm trees be quietly worked along the reef, ripping away tory of the house which deserves a chapter to fatal fire occurred at Shanghai on Monday Peking to delay the commencement of his tour colony, and if.English and Chinese schemers, Years afterwards the Government arranged the Chineman's hammer broke the

itself, and

the 8th last. It commenced in a Chinese presumed, to the disturbances that have been, arid genus omne, only succeeded in brieging whi❘ which still remained on the estate, choked the lead, and laying down on its place with cone sketch by guoting an amusing-entry fro00:

we will concludo the first partiokle arn still, occurring in the North, proves to have ought to be have been a paying and prospereds with weeds and neglected; so, five years ago a

dealer in hides. The Torrent replied to the Yames that he had made a reason why our enterprising German fellow ground clean, collect the nuts, and gradually successive Sundays did he come and tell from sation of the household during the lays clics Company was soon on the pot, together with mord till dewy ere and each day he accom imprisonment in Canton. In April 1839, We find several members of the other brigades and necessary arrangements for the preservation of citizens should not have a free hand in evolving enlarge the estate by further planting. The

the following 1 TENNES

Chinese frenten, the whole under the orders of peacs during his absence and that his trip could order out of chaos and making the business, accumulations of guts during the past 5 years; pilshed his apportioned task, none galasa ing C. Green rworps › the dining room and Musik, not be postponed. He left Welhalwel, as had not a notable success, at least something better says the Sarawak Gasfit, having become sim. The work was at length done, and hel

firm kald on the building, the been previously arranged, on the ith inst. In than a hollow and hideous Imposition on a try large, these hare just been worked up, and the heared a sigh of satisfaction, as he removed the makes teased a tal cual moltura ni rusad

R. Reforbes attend to the gines and sily. V tekma and 5 Mil Mare, The flames directed to play upon the walls, this case as in a thousand ethers, La has proved: ach bedosled public. The ime history of the ineunted to 2,200 (atangs of good ofbearing last roll of lead, leaving his ingenious if frall and Forbes attends to th

thember of the French Green Island Cement Co., from its inapotopicals. The dificulty now is to find a market

oll, of je inexpensive substitute behind. Απ sum set be. Delano head

surrecting à stresin from's kosa upon?": the transfer of the general management: jo

whene

dise standing amusement

ant it had been to witch

Gliman attends to the wine, beer and cheese,, the wall coollapsed, burying, the unfortunate delight of Punjom shareholders, Mestre Syme written, and the day may not be very far appears to be almost unknown's samples have the poor Chinamike on the roof toffing, at the

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Frenchman and Chinese freihan Who Was and Co., (local agents for the Furfom Co.), are distant when it will be, and that in very however been sent to England and Australia Behest of Government, while under the same exhibiting two pickle bottles fall of gold nuggets plain English. Our correspondent's patriotic where, in the former at any rate, there is a great received from Puniom, and slip lab of the dealings we can qule appreciate, but are unable demand for it for the manufacture of soaps, sanction his pleasant fortune war to loafts Miranda and Silva wash the dishes, clear the assisting time, When sxtricated, he was dead. The corpse of the Chinaman was found after- vacant mind around the deserted building of table, and clean knives,thani are ubruk

Every

man is required to take care of his own id to Tas" deceniod

"Bever" previously Ane gold extracted from ten tond of stone, and to understand why he should object to the control as Inbricant for rallway carriage wheels, and which he was the custodian. As the carriages

|«j'attendedʻat s'ërt. “Several other people, amagg weighing 40 emnees. The nuggets in the bottles of the Company belag in the hands of Germans a valuation will be made of it.

**) "rplied pattʼagain to Cathedral or to Kirk perhaps The first relident partner in Russell & Co.'s in theme Ma, La Moore and Aft. By Cat Pearce, and Are valued at about $4500 dollars, and there who, if report spots truly are doing wonders we have it on Mr. Francis' authority that the ladder, his bag of tools, and his last roll of lead. American Consul sill, 1852, and was notably warstanding beade the unfortunate man, whe no eye noted the humble Chinaman with his Shangaat was Mr. Griswold, who also acted as narrow escapes from falling debris. Mr. Moor are some of them of quite a decent size. To the under all circumstances

m-organised Sanitary Board's will probably Yet he could have given points in smartness to juniollated, were it not for its weigh the beers f how the Shanghat Mercury of the 6th include a Domince of the Chamber of Com-some of the shrewdest business men the dust of amongst the Eaglfin 2 well as the Americas killed some one pushed him violently gold might pass for sun Bardened all picked haphazard frops as garden walk. We would like inst. fires off its gun at Hongkong's latest merce, whose particular cars will be the interests whose wheels fell upon the humble Mongolian to have the manufacturing of some foot of gold projected enterprise: Hongkong takes thecake of the shipping agents. The Secretary to the worker as they passed. He was ample upholding if American' righing bứ17 at the price that these is pickle bottles have check. Being is a morland and generally Chamber of Commerce tells us that the Chamber Chinaman. The value of the lead was mout Chinese Chaft and these ratkesimperions he had been hurt, and was told that four Chi cost the unfortunate shareholders.

"busted condition, It is anxious, or at least as a body at any rate, had nothing to do with

pretensions of the English Consul arrihet se had been buried in the ruins of the wall charge, and

The list of partuar in the firm The bricks were too hot to handle, speculative colonists are, to flost the initiation of the suggested certain

Perfod

*the shows time and sigte would MR. A. G. WISE had a considerable portion of its antic scheme for the benefit of noodles theoretically know nothing about the new

was played on them, and cooled them sulficiently RUSSELL & CO..

all goodly brace and the prior to 100s out to be touched. On removing time taken up the other morning in investigating Tanother of those land-shari” cases while generally under the catching fitic of "The Stock, Sanitary Board.:; And we'were told, en inquiring" and Debenture Investment Co., Ltd. with Into the matter during conversation with a pro-

they came out from America", atid retired, after

ahelmet of a French fire- Espital of $975,000, for the ostensible purpose of minent Government official, that the whole The dissolation of this, one of the pioneer short term in Chiar pe lume the mask, bound, and soon afterwards the body of periodically occur in this Colony, and in which upfortunately it is but rarely that a conviction encouraging speculation of shares, but really more thing se part of the programme of three local firms in the Far East, breaks another link to capacity of the firm for fokking, Individual for: 75 Delon Doctors des Immediately tele can be secured. It was the same old story for the object

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some of the deck passengers, and two Chinamen were arrested, Atthe Magistracy this morning g make money at gambling in shares, and, now that they have lost the odd trick, find doubifal of the passengers deposed that on the 8th inst consolation in blackguarding and abusing the defendants came and asked him if he wanted man they deliberately attempted to get the best dilek Being and the dies and refuse

wet, he didn't mind did," was given COOLIK emigration to Bornes should boom now.. a bowl of sweet potato water. After dissipating Sometime last month E. C. Van Marie, manager on this fiery flald, along with five other thirsty of the Labak Planting Company, and Biones, giddiness resulted from the debauch, "We brother, an' assistant on the estate of the could not speak, but we could see"-double, same Company, were tried in Sandakan perhaps. They saw one of the prisoners take send in their resignations in a body to H.I.M. before Judge Beeston and a fury on a charge ́óf / #pillow-box and $17, The other prisoner was | Cathedral. He paused, looked around and prpth the other great houses of the Factory Russell the was between China and France are still freaki

estate with a view to extort a confession from bated, but the guilty one, overcome by remorse, ceeded to his toll, "employed by Government" having tortured some coolles employed on the them with respect to some money that had been

Both defendants pleaded guilty to

Tax Radical members of the Japanese House of Representatives and others in Tokyo, numbering In all about fifty, held a meeting on the 30th ult wat Shiba Park, in order to discuss the propriety or otherwise of advising the Minister of State to

the Emperor, In consequence of the attempted assasination of the Czarewitch, It was decided, by a large majority, that twenty-nine persons be entrusted with the interviewing of Ministers te advise them to take this stop.

hanged himself in the cell at Tsin-tsa-taol, with his queue. This tragedy in two acts has fetched the Office Foot, whe declines to be likewise. So here he la→→

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common ateault, but both were found guilty of the suppressed--says if we farist he'll go and do born to his toll on this blessed day of wh Ms. W. Delano of that firm to give up the leading¡änanciers all over the world, frous

stolen, more serious charge. E. C Van Marle sentenced to one year's Imprisonment with hard about, and ordered to pay a fine of $3,000, dr undergo a further terms of six months imprison. ment, while ble brother was sentenced to sh. months imprisonment and fined $1,000, in default a further terms of three months imprison. ment. Two mandores'who were also implicated, and escaped, but a couple of estate" three months fimprisonment each for participal ing in the sisatl, which; it is alleged, was of peculiarly atrocious description.

To hang or go to guol? was the conundrum; Whether to pick his cakum like a man Simply for treating pals to some poisoned rum, And then annexing of their sap chai ngan, Or with a turn of his own pigtail coll

and some who have lost heavily; but the latterned Queen's evidence were sentenced, to portion of the Borneo estate which was

of the Hanks.

no one came, no one asked questions and

Mr.

··been quite correct. The Viceroy, however, Industry to the verge of rdín, there fi no valid party of four men were put on to keep heiderate forethought filmsy tin from aid kerosina orbes' journal, throwing a light upon the organ El Chiyet Du Ninking Road, occupied

himself a man of action.

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A SINGAPORE contemporary states that for the Meray. Arnhold Karberg & Co, has yet to be for this, as in Singapore It is not enquired for and 70 a parting mutation to the Malay policeman Hunter-lamp dio padronind-wan-standine dirán Wiin front ale it when

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The alleyway from behind and so

residents for his vigour and determill I Low, Prahan gave orders to ascertain ifadY

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the doopafsilented 'country-man and the town Parsee speeur Combining against a well-known gentlemen, including: the Chairman of the | the chain of local commercial history. The tunes for the partneïn, the average duration of "phoried for(jinil” the rufeiturats man' pot out, 'm sharper. They met in the stand old manner too dorli an'd embryonic mista›kað, founazz Chamber of Commerce, for taking over the Go- | Shanghai-Mercury gives the following interesia. Nardi Jay in China belag.only about; five yeare! berfod of about fifteen'shidates having alspood millionaires of the Colony varement of the colony. So that apparently ing resume of the history of the house gam "We find that with the expansion of foral entrada, aince the falling of the wall, Dr. Reid, who was and the sharp soon became guide, philosopher tight to his fist, Why their modesty stumbles at there will be some breaking of spears all round The first regular American Merchants and in North China the character the business sons on the spot, pronounced that the French

friend to the wanderer and of course invited a messly $25,000 and short of the million before the idea is pot into effect. Hot that the Commission house established in China as the of Messi, Russell & Co

was dende, having been suffocated. and tends the gates, where the war the pildi af once wo do siet know if the hours, whose career been, ons ar Mira Forbes ter the Cas

prospectus is necessity exists for some alteration to the present great firm of Messrs. Russell & Co. The history and the period from 1851 fg i

Waby Carope Chinaman, appears to have, beam Hanerat of Ma Descals took place tional attraction of an Apnamite woman to cheer marked for "Private.

magnificent Instance of human faith in the no doubt. A year aga eitnessed the spectacle phenomenal activity, extends over period of the firma asia/purely commisión

afternoon, "The preliminary" servien the stranger. When once withth those hospille bility of the bulk of mankind, and 1: It] of quarantining, vessels from Japanese / Seventy years, during which time it has made reputation had boeni bullt úpí and well

being held at the Church of St. Joseph, ports

which Be Wells he was soon'cised of his cold-by TOICE he'sware, but more likely ellcated at fantan of wele not too leng

I know decir Blaty Brennen in uniform, attended should certainly take the where cholera had long ceased to be prerálint more fortunes for individual partners than almost by long succession of laborious Ar folly. But it will probably do and to-day we noo vessels from Bangkokentering any other house in China. Its record is honour, conservative partner kerund it, and portalálY!

¿who nearly always laf)

among the congregation wer by: gone the very pintatie tule, and out of the worm, some wily Anyhow he told liberty of

zaar (French Conrül-General), B^A. Howat Acting Chief Justica Brand: Convale for reader to be yer, calon before mide news of deaths from cholers to that port. Even almost the moment when misfortune overlook with auditinted bataions or in Annsmi Brgo that he had saved by

and the disappearance of the name of Ket | were opened ill"became,

one where it

Chapeal {Chairman" of the French olho had not "now" "the wherewithal to get dia” with much witematised scheine of share | Japan recogaland it sa an infected place, news, Pho leaves quite a hiatus in the bistory of establinked ferall the 'ekchange broker, of the Municipality) Da Malherbe, the Secretary Fand

way from Hongkong. Mr. Wise very reluctantly gambling, which I obviously designed to defeat fortuight ago. But with a Sanitary Boxed that clscharged the accused of whose gullt there the Share Gambling Ordinances, and emable first of all wants a floating spidemia hospital, foreign enterprise in the Orient. In that most place; by virtue of the currency of its Winter Daze of the Franck Municipality & The Pervloe seemed no doubt whalever, and ordered two persons who have bralas but no money to carry and then, when the Figula is built for it by Interesting autoblography, Fersonal Reminis ille in India, and in the marlyryants, erta thai wae conducted by Pere Calombe, and the comme dollars from the poor-bes to be handed to the on speculations with the Muzicans of those who the Govament, loses might of it, and lets it becences by R. B. Forbes, we find countless. Oriental & Bank,; thoughs yymock:-hisalguess i was which bore the Inscription: Lucien Descol

www hay money but no brajka,” a monumentra i -9960 for a Police #iation, what can we expect references to the house of Assell & Co., and complainant, we pro

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