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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1891.

DEATH.

At the General Hospital, Shanghat, on the 21st July 1891, ALEXANDER FERGUSON, late and Engineer steamship Kweiyang, aged 30 yours.

Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG. MONDAY, JULY 27, 1801,

WHAT IS wrong with the moral atmosphere of Hongkong? Certainly there is a radical difference between the principles or Influences acknowledged as humanizing in most civilized portions of the globe, and those existent amongst a section of this community. Hardly a single measure is brought forward in Council without exhibiting indecent haste, and rude If not insolent and domineering treatment at the

PARLIAMENT,

Parliament will probably take place next year The Timer is of opinion that the dissolving of and that Sir William Harcourt will be the Liberal leader when Mr. Gladstone retires.

RUSSIAN PAPERS ORACULAR,

July 24th.

The Russian Press considers the visit of the French Squadron to Cronstadt an indication of Lasting friendship between France and Russia.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Korean Government issued their new colpage on the 18th ulto.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending July 26th, sro -Europeans 151, Chinese 2,013; fotal 2,164. We are informed by the agent of the Messageries with the next French mail, left Saigon for this Maritimes that the Company's stormer Djemnak, port, at 7 a.m. yesterday.

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It is notified in the Gonelle that Monday the 3rd observed as such in the Government Depart August being a bank holiday, it will also be menta

WHO wouldn't visit Japan, when twenty dollars for h return ticket from Shanghai to Nawasaki is the figure charged by the Nippon Yuses Kaisha,

THE agents (Messrs. Carlowits & Co.) inform us that the Navigazione Generale Italiana steamer Biragno, from Bombay, left Singapore for this port yesterday, and may be expected on or about the rst prox..

may, in coming up the Macao reach on Friday

OUR Canton correspondent advises us that the

to her moorings off Shameen, grounded for some food tide and she got rff without hours na the Honam spit, Fortunately it was

damage.

DR. Doberek reports to-day that yesterday after- typhoon appears to have crossed the southern roon he issued the following notice:-A small failing. Gradients slight. Weather clear, hot, Philippines and entered the ChinaSch. Barometer

and dry,

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Six men have been arrested and charged with Paragraph roof the petition stated that all Total of Chinklang. The names of the accused whereas he knew for a fact that the Indo-China being members of the Kolao Hul, by the Customs coasting boats carried a compradore and staff, were given by the constable of the Tantu boats, Douglas'a and China and Manila stcamera magistrate's yamƐn, who was arrested by order did not. He was confident that the measure of H.E the Viceroy. He was offered a pardon would become law at the time originally fixed- ledged bis previous connection with the society Mr. Cheong Lok Yu, the agent of the China In case he turned State's evidence. Ho acknow.next Sunday.

but urged that he had since reformed.

News from Europe that the beet root crop there this year is unusually heavy and looks promising bas had a depressing effect on the sugar market In cast Java where planters look forward in consequence to a less remunerative season. Planters there have also to contend against an,

other disadvantage arising from a scarcity of copper change which they require for paying coolical wages. The money changers profit by It by charging high commission.

Merchants,' 'was next visited. He admitted that the new Ordinance would not greatly affect the Company's boats-they very biten paid for a Customs permait to work on Sundays at Canton— but the poorer classes, the cargo-coolies, would suffer. They only earned about 20 or 30 cents a day, and if they were prevented from working on Sundays they and their familes would suffer.

The China Merchants S. N. Co, did not want Sunday cargo-working stopped, especially as their officers had nothing to do with it, a compradore being caniled.

under the free margin of nails and thus avoid hands of the Executive. This in itself A BATCH of fifty eight Australlan horses arrived ↑ Or the gamblers who will not take the precau. following day, some being taken in the country working affects officers very little.

in Singapore on the 18th, and amongst them there were some excellent penies. Twenty five

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organization and disunity prevalling In political and social circles, while this condition of affairs is accentuated by com- mercial depression, almost unparalleled, the result of errors of omisslop and com- mission only too patent. The Government administration is a picture we have frequently been called upon to delineate of late; our great financial institutions have had an unusual share in the general troubles and trials, and as for Mining, A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Planting and Industrial undertakings, if

they have not suffered total collapse in many instances they have shaved the line closely, and are already on its verge;

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HONGKONG.

SATURDAY'S Ganite natifies that the Officer Administering the Government has recognised the appointment of Mr. J. W. Walker ni Vice and Deputy Consul for the United States. we regret to hear by the Kwangle that cholera has broken out in Shanghai, and that three Europeans were attacked and died of this fearful

The event is causing a general

tien to go to Kowinoa, nor call their gambling share transactions," a fair number was collected by the polica during Saturday and Sunday, for $25 fines, one birching, about a dozen $5 cases, exhibition in the police court to-day. Three and sexe small forfeitures resulted, THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play te merrow, commencing at 8 p.m.: the following programme at the Officers' Mess

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Mr. Reeves, of More and Seimund's store, came next. He said :-I signed the petition for the firm. Ialso signed it on my own account. Why?

be free to work or pet,, as he likes. I'm afloat chief reason was that I think every man should Oh I because a lot of ethers did, I suppose. My

every day, and as far as I can see the cargo-

broker, sald :-I signed the petition because the 1- Mr. J. R. Michael, a Hebrew and a share Bill was hurried through the Council without due consideration. My only interest in the matter is that it is question affecting the prosperity of Hongkong; I am not opposed to the principle of the Ordinance. Yes, my Sunday is on a Saturday, but I work just the same.

Mr. Lang, tailor, was very eloquent. He sald consider it is class legislation, and I am in favor of either the entire suspension of Sunday labor or else no restriction at all, officers are only a small body, thing could be done without Ordinance at all. Public opinion dompels me to close my shop, but it doesn't make the Chinese imposed let it be extended to everybody. I shall tallors close theirs; if there is to be any restraint not be affected by the now law at all, but I am opposed to it.

A REPORT is current amongst the Chinese st Shanghal that the Wenchow Authorities have of the desperadoes were captured on the 8th of recently created such a scare at that port. Six succeeded in capturing 11 of the pirates who

the present moon and the remaining five on the

Three of them bave been sentenced to terms of and the others in the native hotela in the town, imprisonment, their fellows, who would appear to be more prominent members of the piratical gang, being sent for further trial. THE service at the Cathedral of the Good was interrupted in a Shepherd at Singapore on the 19th inst. manner, the principal figure in

somewhat peculiar a group representing, Christ receiving baptism at .Monart.

the bands of St. John the Baptist, falling to Waldieufel Cailler.

pieces. This was a surprise to the congregation in more ways than one. The group had looked the ..Wallace.

like a good specimen of statuary, and some of the oldest communicants had never suspected it of wood painted white, and the collapse was due to be anything but stone. It turns out to be to the depredations of an army of white ants. Sonce farther details of the wreck of the Tamas- maru are published by the Hochi, in the form of a telegram received by the Government from the Governor of Aomari-ken. The message states there were 320 labourers on board the Tamas and that 260 are missing, the fate of many of them being still unknown. The Captain, Chief Officer and about 60 of the labourers had been people were natives of Aemori-ken. The steamer landed at Nokuyama. About zoo of the missing Kost-mars had gone to the scene of the wreek, to search for bodies in the sunken vessel. Kencho officials had also gone to Fukuyama to make investigations,

Marine Light Cavalry-no, Infantry-walked MR. H. E. Golding, full private in the Royal into the Seamen's Club yesterday evening, about the time he should have been at church, and began chasing the servants about and throwing the furniture after them. In the police court to- day he was ordered to pay $a fine and $2 com- pensation for a billiard-marker's head which be had injured.

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and Co., said that he signed simply to get the Mr. J. D. Humphreys, who signed for Watson

operation of the Bill suspended for two months, pending faller consideration. He was not opposed to the principle-it wouldn't affect his concern.

Wired Brands, all of which are of ex-

YE invite attention to the following old and, as a climax, that influential class uggests the raising of a volunteer light Infantry HONGKONG is apparently not the only place in maru when she was sunk hy the Sankichi-maru, | —but it should be considered more fully than it

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The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.

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disease within a few hours of the steamer's departure, exodus to Chefoo and Japan. ADVICES from Shanghai indicate that the enter prising firm of The Hall & Holtz Co., Ltd. have absorbed another live concert there, to the general public satisfaction, having purchased the extensive concern of Messrs. Cottam and Rawlinson, of Klangsi Road, THE Pinang Garette, in view of the rumoured withdrawal of the garrison from that town,

force there as, otherwise, the lives and goods of in our midst which is generally supposed the clifzens would depend upon that broken to enjoy an immunity from such troubles, reed," the native Police Force. through the protection given them by his John L. SULLIVAN has sailed for Australia, and Satanic Majesty, has apparently. had him was to have opened in "Honest Hearts and in its midst, creating havoc and confusion July 25th. Consequently the cables about a Willing Hands" at some Sydney theatre on unprecedented in the ranks of his own match with Slavin are all fiam. J. L. is ander brigade, Petitions and counter-petitions to contract not to fight in Australis. the Home Government fill the air with THE military force sent against the Achinese complaints and dissatisfaction, and marauding band lu Upper Dell have come upon the enemy. In the engagement that ensued the together the Colony appears to be Achinese got the worst of it with the loss of two unhinged. The perversity of mind which killed and many wounded. The "enemy" ded induced some 247 residents to sign a lato the jungle where it was impracticable to petition to annul the Sunday Labour Bill is an instance in point of this curious Indication 1.10 of mental aberration. A law has been 1.25 passed and become as much the law of this colony as any other on the Statute Books; that law, essentially politic and

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TIGERS would seem to be on the Increase Singapore. Recently a man wallding in the Pongol district with four dogs had three of them seized and carried away by these animals. Some was seen about the fifth mile stone, on the days ago, adds the Straits Times, another tiger Thompson Road.

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the East suffering from commercial depression, for we learn from the Bangkok Gazette that trade in Siam is going from had to worse, and the Singapore line. Two steamers of the Hong only three steamers are running at present on kong line left this week to fill up in Saigon, and three others are said to be employed between China, Saigon and Java.

THE Mercury gathers from native sources that the Shanghai Maelstrate, Yuan, has telegraphed to Lord Lf at Tokyo all the particulars of the killing of a Chinaman in the City by three Japanese students. Lord Li seems to have con- sidered the affair very important, and has sent an interpreter to Mr. Lo Tare Ming to check the interpreter engaged on the other side. According to the 13th Claude of the Treaty between China and Japan, when a subject of either of the two countries is caught in the act of slaying a subject of the other, the case is to be at once tried, and if the slayer is found guilty of murder he is to be executed.

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tion up it might fairly be taken as a statement of Mr. Francis, Q.C., said that as he drew the pell

purely a practical question. He, personally his opinion. Briefly he thought that it was never worked on Sundays, on religious and economical grounds, but as a question of governing a heterogenous community this on the same lines, restricting, for the sake of 6,000 Europeans, the live- lihood of 200,000 Chinese who knew nothing of a religious or an economical Sunday, and who had been allowed for fo years to pursue their labors unrestrained, he thought the Ordinance was unwarrantable interference. If the officers did not want to work on Sundays let them refuse, and test the matter in Court. He thought they were entitled to do so, in point of law.

THE Singapore Free Press given the following particulars of a rather bot brush between armed Chinese robber and the local police on the gang-robbery that night at an isolated tenement 17th inst. · Havog Information of an intended

between the 34 and 4th mille stones.on 'the Serangoon Road, Mr. Cascadeo and Detective Inspector Porteous, accompanied by Sergeant Black, and a small contingent of policemen, proceeded to the spot, and lay in wait in that

The Superintendent of Imports and Exports, neighbourhood for the approach of the Commander Hastings, R.N., did not see why gang. True to the Information afforded, the gang the eplum merchants opposed the Ordinance, of Chinese robbers, armed variously with It would make no difference whatever to them. attacked the house of a well-to-do Chinaman, weapons of offence, came on the scene and

Mr. J.-S. Moses, who signed the petition on. behalf of Menure, E. D. Sassoon & Co., opium but were soon surrounded. A determined con-importers, said:-I am against any legislation that hampers the trade of the port. This will interfere exchanged between the Police and robbers, with,

with the Chinese business. Indirectly i will the result that one of the gang was killed. Six affect us, too; we shall not be able to ship optum arrests were made, a creditable record consider on Sunday, as at present.! property was carried away by the men who ing the success of recent gang-robberies. No effected their escape.

just, viewed from whatever standpoint, is THE Batavia Nieuwsblad says that the petro./Charged with stealing $7 from Henry Harrison, filet ensued, during which several shots were

leum found so abundantly in Langkat on the east coast of Sumatra, though of excellent inflammable gases, that working the wells there quality, contains such large quantities of easily gives rise to many difficulties from the all so readily catching fire.

Tax Bangkeh Times learns that it has been decided by Government to sauction the expend ten-foot rack at the entrance of the Kob-st-Chang fure necessary for building a light-house on the harbour. Mr. Grassi ls, we hear, now at the Edghton of Siam preparing plans and speci

ficatious for the work,

THE AUD gives 600,000 times as much light as the brightest star to the sky, and 35,000,000 dimes as much as all the stairs in the heavens earths, but owing to its smaller density its weight combined. In size the sun equals 1,300,000 equals only 300,000 carths,

as the full moon, 7,000,000,000 times as much

TEX Chinese fleet has been royally entertained at Yokohama, and in return Admiral Ting treated the residents of that port to an At Home

hla dagabip last week, were present. The and Japanese notables Admiral and some of his officers have been received in audience by the Emperor.

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AT the Magistracy to-day Nicol Avid and James Ha, privates in the A& S. Highlanders, were

said he was drunk on Saturday night, while in seaman on the barque Kitty. The prosecutor company with the prisoners, and went to various missed over $7. P.C, Green, who watched the places with them. When they left him he three together on the Praya, said he saw the soldiers put their hands in the sallor's pocket. asked the prosecutor if he had lost anything, and They then went away in rickshas. Witness the man said he had been robbed of some soldiers, and searched them, but found no money money. The constable then followed the two on them. The case was remanded.

SUPREME COURT.

(Before Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Pulze,) IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

July 27th...

SEMPER EADEM.

The Court was again occupied to-day with the same old case of Taug A Lok's will. The argu- evidence which had been given as to inscriptions ments turned on the admissibility of some of the

A dentist, several English brokers, a stationer, and other representative signatories refused to unbosom themselves, but the foregoing will shew on what shadowy. foundations the petition is based.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions exprussed by

Correspondents in this colussun]. THE SALE OF SHARES REGULATION, BILL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong TelezzaFE,”

connection with this bill may I beg of you to SIR, As there appears to be some little mis- understanding as to my action in Council in publish the following statement and corres

on the tombs purporting to show parts of the family genealogy. Mr. Francia last week asked pondence, It

that this evidence be struck out of his Lordship's notes,

THE Namchow, concerning whore crowd of passengers from Amoy and Swiłow some particulars in our Saturday's Issue, arrived wwe published

Penang. To meet the Namehow, says the Fre at Singapore on the 18th on her return from Press, just as it was getting dark, Chief Inspector went off in a launch, and the vessel was Jennings and Mr. Reardon, Health Officer, immediately ordered into quarantine. was discovered that on the way down from Fenang, the third engineer, a Mr. Peter McBain, who joined the ship in Singapore, bad died of cholera. Means were taken to completely isolate the vessel; some tongkangs, laden with coal which seemed intended for her, were soon des patched shorewards, and the vessel placed under surveillance. Mr. McBaln died on Friday and was burled off Palau Pisang.

Certain information was obtained from the Captain and officers by the Police, which leads

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Mr. Leach addressed the Court, urging that this Court could not strike out evidence once given without objection, Only a higher Court could strike it out. This Court could only accept consider its validity in giving judgment on the the evidence as it had been delivered, and

whole suit.

Mr. Robinson then began to talk..

The second reading was on 19th ultimo, and until that time the public were of opinion that.. the matter had been abandoned, as nothing had been heard of it since axst October, 1890:

Association was heard, and laid before the

Counsel, on behalf of the. Shatebrokers'

whole subject, adducing substantial reasons and house a most able and powerful address on the

arguments against the proposed measure,

The senior Un-official meraber seconded the second reading in a very half hearted and half

us to believe that the statements published THE SUNDAY LABOR PETITION. apologetic way

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As the Captain is to be proceeded

WHY PEOPLE SIGNED,

The honorable member who represents the Chinese moved an Amendment to the second reading of the Bill, vizi

now sought to be repealed by a minute 0.60 section of 247 persons in this colony, chiefly composed of those who have no Interest in the matter one way or the other, 1.00 and whose signatures were obtained, we regret to have to say, in a very question able and objectionable manner by an American gentleman who had less interest in the matter than anyone, of the signia- torles, and whose instincts and training (if he has not lost all appreciation of the Institutions of his own country) should have alone prevented him from taking the part he did in this question. This comes with more force, because by the last mail from the United States we observe 5.00 that the best employers of labour in 250 America have come to the conclusion from experience, purely on physical and Par Bot. hygienic grounds, that it is more advan- tageous and profitable to them, while paying $1.10 their employees, their Sunday's wage, to

Insist on an entire cessation of work, as they As was fully expected a big audience turned find they obtain actually better results from at the City Hall on Saturday night to witness the production of Offenbach's famous "La Fille 1.50 six days' work with one day's rest. This da Tambour Major" by the Willard Opera Com- is only in keeping with the practica! pany. The performance could hardly be classed as an arilitic success, but nevertheless the 3.00 conclusion the intelligent thought of the age audience seemed perfectly satisfied. To-night against in the Police Court, under the Penal

has arrived at. In regard to the Petition the "Arabian Nights " will be put on.

Code, the interests of justice demand a cautions

The wave of indignation that has swept across

"That the Bill be referred to a Commission itself the technical point raised in the We hear that after the recent typhoon over uins are fully alive to the gravity of the case, to the petition against the Sunday Cargo working of the evil, that the Commission report to the silence. We may say, however, that the author the Colony since the publication of the signatures with a view to sacertaining the real cause 10-75 commencement of it affords the Petitioners y junk-people were rescued by two Chiness and are taking every possible means to check Ordinance is by no means subsiding. We have Council and on that report further action the one standpoint upon which they Customs cruisers near Fuh-ta-chau, in the the mischief already done and bring to justice attached to the one which the Rev. A. G. Gold to have said "It is all very well to have carefully compared the names with those be taken," and in doing so he is reported 0.75 were entitled to raise an objection, but that Ly-to-mun Fass, a considerable number being those responsible for it.

Is about all. The arguments are specious drowned. During the storm a disabled Junk THE Shingo reports that while sine prisoners the nafaca of nearly 600 captains, officers, and disease is you can't apply the right remedy. 1 smith got up in 1888. The latter had medicines, but if you don't know what your and misleading thoughout, and the best that was drifting down the Pass was boarded by Answer to it will be from the Chinese the crew of another funk, who, instead of render were being taken from Chinklang to the Tauts engineers, and about 60 chipping clerks and think therefore the wisest plan for us, as I do not community itself, which is almost unaning help, stripped the helpless craft and cleared district, yams for trial, one of them, a minor Wharf and Dock employes. Among those believe there is any immediate hurry for passing official, leaped overboard while crossing the river, shipping clerks were Messrs, R. Shewan, E. S. this Bill, is to take evidence on this particular meus in opinion upon the question of the

and was drowned. All efforts to pick him up Whealler, W. Poate, M. Beart, J. J. Hazeland, paint advisability of the measure. The whole The N. C. Datly News leárna from a private were fruitless. The matter was reported to the and R. P. Dipple-all of whom have just signed seconded the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai's motion, subject has been very ably treated by our but reliable source in Hankow that the Viceroy, magistrate, it being stated that the said prisoner a petition for the abregation ofthe measure they and stated that I was decidedly opposed to the

was rendered temporarily insane, by an attack desired so much three years ago! in response to the energetic reprentations of

Bill further informed the Council that the evening contemporary In Its Saturday's Issue, and it is a satisfaction for once to he H.M. Consul, Mr. Chris. Gardner, has ordered while in this state that he committed suicide. conversation with a Telegraph reporter this | majority of the members "of the Chamber of

of Ets from which he always suffered, and it was The Rev. A. G. Goldsmith, fa the course of a proposed legislation had been condemned by able to agree with the China Mail. We are the rioters, and expecially those who assaulted the Wusuch case to be re-opened, in order that

The magistrate, however, ordered the guards to morning, pointed out that over 100 of the Commerce at a general meeting of the Chamber entirely at one with our contemporary's the ladies and children, may be dealt with more

be remanded pending an investigation, which signatories of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's held on 19th ultimo and called for the specifio views on this matter, and can only deplore satisfactorily. This has obliged H.M.S. Archer was held in due course when the following facts petition were shopkeepers-men whose interests. purpose of considering the question and at the that many able and prominent citizens to await the arrival of a relief.

were revealed. The deceased was a native of were not in the least affected by the new Ordin request of the honorable member the mover of Klangsu and an expectant magistrate in Anhui. 1.10 should permit their usually calm and Intel- We learn that the managing director of the III. For over twenty years he waited for an appoint. Messageries Maritimes, and Indo-China S. N. The Acting Colonial Secretary moved the

ance. The agents, of the P, and O. Company, the Bill, ne ligent judgments to become so warped fated "Marina "venture contemplates promoting meat but it never came. Lately his concubine Co. had not signed for those Companies the adjournment of the debate, and at the next 1.00 as to advocate a measure completely at another concern, under the style of the "Ching left him without saying good bye. Leave Dock Co.'s manager was the only one in that meeting of Council, instead of considering' and ' variance with all-intelligent-and-liberal Contracts Company," with the object of taking was granted him to look for her, and the concern who signed; not one of the Wharf and discussing the above amendment, the Bill' was 0.40 Instincts of a civilization and humanity over the stock and goodwill of the Marimburk faithless one was found in Shanghal. The pair Godown Company's staff had done so Lloyd' read a second time and committed,

Furniture Co. Mr. W. J. Hancocle proposes to took a native house-boat to make the retura Surveyor and other marine Surveyors had It seems to me that this was most irregular manage the concern personally 1 Marinburks Journey. Anchoring at Chinking before crossing declined, and in point of fact the very people without first disposing of the amendment. are not exactly an El Dorado at present, but we the river, the deceased went on shore to purchess most affected by the Ordinance had stood The senior unofficial member assured me that fancy that the transfer of the concern to this some necessaries. Retracing his steps to where aloof. With respect to the petition Itself, the honorable member the introducer of this visionary.

"Company" will be about the last he had left the boat, he discovered that the he sald, paragraphs 14 and 19 were Bill had shown him several amendments BRW.

woman had ordered the boat to sail for Nanding, particularly went The former urged that the which he stated would be introduced when thus again eluding him and taking along with 200,000 Chinese here had no Sunday, and had Committee, and which he said would Tax Chinese schooner Kin Met Lis, trading her all his money, valuabies and personal effects. never had one, and didn't want one. If that render the Bill less obnoxious. The amendments under the Dutch Aig, left Singapore on the sath "The blow, was a terrible one. For days he argument were extended we might as well not referred to were not brought forward in'come. lust, with fifty-six coolles ex Falkenburg for wandered aimlessly, talking to every one he met only have a Chinese Consul but Chinese mittee, and have not been introduced into the Pontianak, On the voyage cholera broke out in an incoherent manner. During a lucid Government here; If an uncivilised nation's BILL and the Captain put about and returned to interval he went to the magistrate's yards custom is to be our guide our boasted Western Had I not relied upon Mr. Ryrie's assurances Singapore on the 17th with two copies on to ask assistance for the recapture of the civilisation was a mere figure of speech. As I would have moved the Council for a division. board. Dr. H.-O. Reardon visited the ship and fair one. The magistrate was ill and could not

Seamen's Chaplain he had had ample opportu on, and voted against, the second reading. had the bodies removed for interment to St see him in person, whereupon he grew violent, nities for observation, and in his opinion In | On the third read ng yesterday the Acting John's, whither the schooner went under sail this To pacify him the assistant magistrate received 9-10ths of the cases Sunday labor on board ship Colonial Secretary made several most extrate morning. In connection with recent deaths of him. His mind again gave way, and was unnecessary. The petitioners talked about dinary remarks and displayed a very painful lack coolles from choler, which is supposed to after mashing everything in the parlour he thousands of coolles being thrown out of work of knowledge of the subject matter of the Bill. -----

20eday week. The Dock Company employed enclose copy of a letter addressed to His chow, an instanter summons has been lasted difficulty he was secured by the naited efforts of 2,000 coolies, and for Sunday labor paid the Iron Excellency the Officer Administering the Gorern- against the Captain of that vessel, which was a doren men, and with the sanction of the workers double. Those men always took a dar ment while the Bill was still in Committee, and expected to arrive in Singapore on the 78th. It magistrate Irons were placed on him to keep off after working overtime, and were as anxious I shall be much obliged by your publishing it, in intended, says the Straits Timeɛ, to go late him quiet. When he was being taken to the for the bolday.as.ang European. The cargo together with a copy of the soknowledgment the whole circumstances of the number and the Tantu yamie across the river he put an end to coolies were paid by the ton, so that they would received, elemen cause of the deaths, and whether they were fully his own life by jamping into the water while the Lose nothing by misitng a day'a week the cargo and correctly reported at the Shipping 'Offer. guards were looking after others,

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