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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1892.

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·LOCAL AND GENERAL:

Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S. Co. steamer Guikrla, from Australia, lefe Port Darwin yesterday, for this port.

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The Douging Company's steamer Format) Captain T. Hall, and the German team Askingian were docked, for scraping painting, at Kowloon yesterday,

H.M.5. Porpoise anived here from Formosan Telegraph Co's repairing steamer Recorder. ports this morning, as also the E: E. A, and r. under command of Captain 2. Mudge. H.M.S. Pallas was expected to leave Shanghal last Friday for Kores, proceeding thence to Behring Stra't via Japanese ports. She is expreted back in Hongkong about Christmas.

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AN Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge: No. 165. E., will be held in the Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for g aclock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially Invited.

THE agents. (Mesurs, Gibb, Livingston & Co.) Inform us that the. "Ben" Line steamer Ben Lomond, from London, left Singapore for this port on the 18th Inst

BEFORE Mr. Hastings to-day at the Magistracy fourteen gamblers from West Point, taken under the wing of, Serge Gordon, were fined $5 each,

CAPTAIN W. H. Forums has been appointed Marine Superintendent of the Nippon Yeaen Kalsha, vice Captala V. Drummond, whose death was recorded in there colmans « few days

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mail steamer Empress of India, Capt. Marshall, from Vancouver, arrived at Yokohama to-day and will leave for this port via Kobe and

In Mr. Bibby's latest published mining report Shanghai, to-morrow.

he states that the work of the mine is rendered rebellion, which renders it impossible to get Flow, and costly on account of the Fahang machinery to the mines,

JAPANEar readers will be. Intereuled to know that the "Upton" Une steamer Zamberi, Captain G. Edwards, sher having a writ served on her at Victoria at the instance of her late parter," Mr. Wood, left for Portland, 0, and la now an Ponds to Hongkong vid Honolulu and Yokobama. DR JAMES CANTLIE delivered a most interesting and instructiva lecture... on: “First Ald-To The Injured at the Sallers Home last night. The spacious Reading Room was crowded with seafaring men-masters, officers and for ard Doctor's able efforts to impart most seful lafor hands-who greatly appreciated the learned. umtion to them. Owing to pressure on our ipato a fall report of the proceedings la beld over till to-morrow,

On the oth March a general meeting of the Sandakan (British North Borneo) Tobacco Lescher and Co., 6 Clement's-Lane, London, Company was held at the offices of Messrs. H.

when the shareholders were faformed by the Company was la liquidation. When the Chair Chairman (Mr. D. G. Sandeman) that the

nebylop in date over three years-no accounts mah was asked what had becomeofthe funds, and APPLICATION has been made to the Committer had been farnished to the shareholders, no of the Stock Exchange for an official qantation satisfactory reply was given. It was stated in the China, Japan, and the Straits (fimized), further to be £100,000 but it appears that the Directors in the undermentioned security Bank of prospectus that the capital of the Company was issue of 100,000 shares, Nos. 101,126 to 201,135, west to silo'ment when less than half the amount had been subscribed. The original THE Italian cruiser Coriatens, which arrived at Singapore the other day, will await there the directors were T. K. Bailla, 6, arrival from Tientsin of the Italian Ambassador Gracechurch-street, E. C.; John Henter-John to the courts of China and Japan, and will Hunter, Wiltshire and Co. (Limited); D. G. convey him to. Bangkok on a diplomatic mission: Sandeman, Vanbrugh Park, Bl: ckheath, Con- *** : uiderable dissatisfaction was shown at the freault The Graskdanin raises an energetic protest on of affairs, and there is talk of proceedings being behalf of the Russian people against the idés which has been mooted in official clicies at St

taken against the d sectors. Petersburg of granting a concession to French capitalists for the construction of the unfinished, ration of the Siberias Railway. The journa! latervention.

to be distilled at the rice-shops in the city, and although our Free Trade principles disapprove entirely of the system of

"APT. W. M. I ANG, R.N., well-known in con- monopolies which provali in recetente nection with the Chinese Naval Service, has must confessthat in a colony where not only been appointed to the command of H.M.S. vont forms of gambling andoplumtrade, | Sirius. but even the privileges of dealing in pork, fish, salt, and other necessaries of life, are We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Gibb. and two casino-keeperú Sas each,****** farmed out to the highest bidders, the objections against samahu being made a similar medium of supplying revenue are hardly consistent. However, be that as it may, Governor DE BORJA, with the object of developing what he doubtless regarded as a promising Industry, had this Samshu

on the and last. It was knocked down to a syndicate of Hongkong Chinese at 87,810 per annum for a term of three years; the agreement to take effect from the 1st of May next. Then, and not till then, did the Chinese traders of Macao enter any protest against the action of the Government. Representions made to the Municipal Councii_were in due course, forwarded to the Governor and as reported In our columns at the time, considerable excitement prevailed amongst the Chinese, and threats of retaliation were freely Indulged in unless the obnoxious tax were unconditionally withdrawn. It may be taken for granted that Governor of Bozja Ignored, the THE new P. and O. carge steamer Malacca, belligerent attitude

2615 tons, Captain P. W. Case, arrived here of bis Chinese this moming from Bombay. She is fine vessel subjects and that the Council ofia ewy respect and has made a smart ran over Government supported his Excellency in from "India's corst strand * his determination to fulfil the contract entered into with the purchasers of the monopoly; but at all events, up to last Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Limited. night no serious disturbances were actually in Tankie, and was received by the military deprecates not only French, but all foreign,

anticipated. The first practical Indication borities there. He has since been, feted in was then given that the Chinese guilds all the cblef towns of Tonkin. had been husbanding their resources and arranging a plan of campaign the P and O Co's steamer Britannia on March DR. DUNGTON was booked to leave London by in secret. All the shops in the Bazaar Sth, for Shanghai Paute to Peking. On his -as the Chinese quarter is named-rival there Tr. Bushell, med'e 1 officer to were kept open until about midnight RM.'x Leestion, will on home on leave, Dr supplying provisions, etc., in large quan- Dudgeon taking over the duties dusing bis titles to Chinese residents, and it was sheence. openly announced that every establishment would be closed to-day and would remain | closed until the Macao Government accepted the terms offered by the Advertisments; BEG, addressed to the 3ding, How united Guilds. A complete boycott of the Portuguese officials and residents was to be established, and main tained at all costs. The ultimatum, we understand, was the abolition of the proposed Samshu Farm and that Mr. BARBOSA, Inspector-General of the Treasury Department, who had by some means or other made himself especially objection. able, should leave Macao for good within forty-eight hours.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1892.

THE EMEUTE AT MACAO..

THE telegram we publish in another column from our correspondent in Macao may mean muchmore serious consequences then its literal translation would appear to warrant. A Chinese demonstration

A RUSSIAN prince who has journeyed through China arrived on the 26th Merch at Lang-tehead

The Canadian Pidße Railway Co's Royal mail em Empress of China, Capt. Archibald, rived at Shanghal at 5.30 pm, on the 18th frst, and left at 4 p.m. yesterday for Kebe, Yokohama and Vancouver. The Emerats of Jahan, Capt. G. A. Les, anived at Vancouver on the 18th Inst.

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The Band of the 1st Shrop hire Rest, will play the following programme at the Officers Mess this evening, commencing at 7.30 pm. Si

Lancer..........." Pepler "gada

Bacalosi. ** Rembert's Songs” ...... & Godfrey: Selection. Clasping Handa

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for some time:

To-day, as our telegram, states, the MR. C. PRESTON GIBBONs the Chief Agent of whole of the shops In the city the Sapphires and Rubles of Slam Company are closed, and although no outbreak, hadmited. arived here on Sunday 1st from occurred, it was Imminent at any moment. Bangkok in the Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamer The Portuguese authorities are doubtless P. C. C. Klas, Mr. G'bhons is, we regret to hear. prepared for any emergency, and much suffering from Jungle fever, contracted at the will depend on the discretion displayed Chantaboon mines, where he has been resident by the responsible officers in charge of the troops and the police. Although we do not anticipate any very serious trouble, fore-warned is fore-armed, and we think that a British gunboat or two would not be considered unwelcome visitors in Macao, If for nothing else but the protection of British Interests.

TELEGRAMS.

* HERE was inother crowd of H-rma'ng's Chicas last night, entwithstanding the threstening Rape of the weather. Torfcht special programme has been prepared incloeg all the best acts in this versatile company's sertol's concluding with Arianna Charlie's Wild America acts, which la alone worth the triding cost of a ticket for the show. -

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THR Courrier says that on the 25th ulto, three marines were drowned near-Touraine, crossing river on a junk, fifty metres from a native villare; the Inbahltants gave no assistance Twenly reven men were thrown into the wit other stream 33 metres away, had time to bring and a taller named Cerine, on the bank of a along sampan and siro eight men, the rest Craving themselves,

SPAIN AND THE ANARCHISTS.

GE: LONDON, April ́oth. The Spanish Goverment have Informed the Grast Powers of their readiness to take joint action in order to suppress the Anarchists.

TE SULTAN'S FIRMAN.

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MESSRE. MARTY AND d'ABBADIE, of Haiphong. for travellers and visitors in Tonkin, a copy of bare lassed their annual "Guide des Voyageurs," which has reached us. This handy little volume, packet size, gives complete information of all the river steamboat lines in Tonkin. with maps also railway timetables and fares postal and Customs rates, and particulars of all the mall linea.

A SEAMAN of H.M.S. Imbertus went into the Seamesh Rest on the 17th, sat down at a table. and ordered refreshment for the inner man Fluding a dirty cloth on the table he reman strated with the head boy, who refused to admi" that the cloth was not clean. Anxious to con- vince the Celestial, Jack punched his head, and had to pay 81 fine and $1 compensation in the police court to-day.

THE King of Siam has commissioned Ramage and Fergusson, Limited, of Leith, to construc an armed steam-yacht, which will be the largest of its kind in the world. It is to be a steel verse of 2,600 tons, and will carry fourteen pieces of machine guns. The builders have the yacht ordnance, including Nordenfells and other already in frame, and expect to launch It abou: the middle of the summer,

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SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Fulding Clarke Pulsne Fudge.)

„Man (66) April 20th."

Easter Holidays, commenced this morning. The April Sessions, delayed on account of the The following jury was impanelled:-F.- Schwartzref. E. S. Ezekiel, T. F. Alonzo de Suva, W. H..Ebmer and C. M, de Rozario,

The Hon. W. M. Goodman, attorney general, prosecuted in all cases on behalf of the Crown,

Ip Wing, house boy, was convicted of stealing $119, the property of the Tramway Company from his employer, Mr. Wylie, on December 24, 1888, and sentenced to 18 months imprison- ments

Chan Fong," "charged with wounding Chan Sie Kwal and Tam Tong, in a house in Bonham Strand, was acquitted, a

Wo Fong was charged with burglary at Kow-

·loon, fu_Febrary lash · From the evidence It appeared that on organised attack was made on Large Chinese house, by men with arms and torches, and the house was rifled. On their search party weat in pursuit. The main body of departure the neighbours were roused and a

tory, but prisoner fell into a ravine and broke robbers escaped over the hills into Chinese terrie bla leg. Some of the stolen property was found on him. He was still unable to stand up in the Court to-day. Four years hard."

"PROSECUTION OF LAUNCH OWNERS.

A HOUR paper remarks that after an absence of something like eight months. Mr. J. Macdonald Cameron has returned to Westminster and re- THE NEW SHIPPING ORDINANCE. sumed his duties as member for the Wicks burghs. During the interval be has been to. Borned on an exploring expedition, and claims to have penetrated the island farther than any white man has ever done before. The dangers be bas encounted may be gathered from the alleged fact that, starting with 300 foilowers, be came back with only three, all the rest haylag deserted him. Needless to say, he received the congratulations of blends in the House of

Commons.

In the Marina Magistrate's Court to-day. before Capt. Rumsey, R.N., the first prosecutions under 12 sub-sec, 13-17 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1891, compelling all ship under 6c tons" to take a port clearance every time they leave the waters of the Colony were brought against five launches. The first case was that against the Chinese explain of the we, the private" launch of Meats, Jardine, Matheson & Ca

ON Good Friday a sergeant of the Water Folice, T Tack saw four sampabs very heavily 17th inst, at 5.30 pm, he saw the Rwe comleg rambling on the bleak sea beach at - Tolm

* Police Sergeant A. Niven stated that on the laden, making for land. Curiosity prompted him from Cap-auf-mun, with thres Europeans on to go for them; he launched the cutter and he beard and a small boat in tow. She had no at ones the sampaas put about (etc.) He caught. G. T. Veitch stated that he was one of the shoved her out-cheerily my lads, yobu and permit A one easily enough, and found her fall of coal, so Europeans on board the Aws. The party almply he promptly arrested the whole shipload. Going went to Castle Peak Bay, shooting, and, came after the next, however, he was a little too eager atraight backs THE P. & Co stramer Formosd wat la boarding the enemy, as he incautiously The defendant picaded ignorance launched on the Fall March the Nar, Con- breight both his feet to one side of the police The magistrato said that in consideration of struction and Armaments to, finni thele ward Ramw-in-Fames, The Form once hereupon the gig capsized and

his ignorance of the law, which was newly unde, to the

Whenever he went beyond the $504 of cargo, and is similar to the ether large police court. steamers the Company has tremntly bean build- fized $15), and the other if, for being fo

waters of the colony 'beurt take out a permit, Ing. She wis expected to leave London shortly possession of the coal without being able to price so cents RS for China and Japan.

account for it.

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against legally constituted authority is by dressed a despatch to the Grand Virler regard | nf 4.300 tons roʻster and will carry 7,000 tons and in das códite, Blacked-ampan, the aciendant would be let off with a caution

no means an unknown quantity here in Per Hongkong, but, although at times Bot, bloodshed has resulted, these uprisings have never been of a very formidable $1.20 character and have been quelled without much difficulty. This latest trouble 1-40 in the neighbouring Portuguese colony is 1.75 exactly identical in its inception with the ordinary class of Chinese trade row to which we have been so frequently accus tomed, but whilst · admitting that there seems in this particular case very little 2.75 justification for the drastic retaliation Initiated by the Chinese guilds and mer- 6.75 chauts against the Macao Government, it must not be lost sight of that rarely, If ever, have the Chinese proceeded to such

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It is understood that the British and Italian Ambassadors at Constantisople have each ad- in the wording of the Sultan's firman with

reference to the new Khedive.

THE RUSSIAN FAMINE.

Apel 11th. “It le officially announced that the cost of the famine in Russia now amounts to thirty million pounds sterling..

THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND BRITISH

TRADE IN THE FAR EAST. Mr. J. W. Lowther, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, In replying to the proposals pat leeward by Colone! Howard Vincent, C.B., with a view to further utilizing the British

IT has leaked out that several leading Chinese merchants have been importing large quantities of gunpowder, arm and cartridges for months past and, that no lear than 865 kers of powder have just been abiored on a launch in Honglenng enigned to a merchant, E-lear, in Macao. What the Chinese do with the powder and other munitions of war is a mystery which the police should unravel without delay. The following changes have taken place in local shipping circles: Captain Christian has taken over command of the Nakking vice Captain James Wiltshire deceased ; Mr. W. B. Barten, chief of the Haidong, who went home on six months leave to-day, has been replaced by Mr, L. Ri James and Captals Thompson, Le

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One, previously convicteauORY UMA TE MAAKS Bean dapib

B. Velich asked-Suppose a launch were going round the laland and in coming through Ly-ce-mun. Pas got scross the line dividing English Chinese waters, would she be Hlable 2

In the Police Court to-day before Mr. Hastings, RN. Mr. R. Isherwood, manager of the Mount | Austin Hotel, a rummened by two chair coolles on a charge of assault on the 16th fast. His Worship said he did not think he was From the evidence it appeared that two gentle- called upon to interpret the whole Ordinance. If men hired chairs from the tram station to the Mr. Velich would ask him after waida bis opinion hotel about three minutes easy walk-and as harbour-master he could give it, but as paid ton cents for the lot. Not sailed, the two magistrate be need not. plaintiffs

made a disturbance in the entrance- ball, and refused to leave, so that the manager had to put them out. Gently but firmly the showed them, the exit, and even avaisted them to remove their chair from the hotel stend. The vehicles bleh the cooles refused to take away ned to hear itself over the wall and lodge in some barbes half way down the steep hill front of the hotel where it hurt finelf a little and remained two days. His Worship imposed

Aiz Hastings pointed out that waters of the Colony" were defined in the Ordinance, an The next case was that of Messrs. Blackhead's

launch ly

extremia measures and exhibited so much carliest attention of Mr. O'Canor, the newly RNR.. late Chief officer of the 'Ardgay." Who | Ene of five cents, and assessed the injuries at one macamions TOY

determination, Daring past years, ou several occasions when taxation on various industries and necessaries of life pressed too heavily on them or was considered an unnecessary and uncalled for burden, 0.75 threat of hostile boycott of the Portuguese residents of the settlement or a complete

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*** exodus of the Chinese commercial classes, to were freely Indulged ing but calmer counsels invariably prevailed and what 1,00 | were, with: more or less justice regarded |

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legations and consulates for the purpose of promoting trade, more especially in Chian and Japan, sald that this matter will receive the appointed British Minister to Pekin, who has already displayed marked interest in the farther leg of trade although the supineness of merchants has to a great measure folled his efforts in this direction...

THE RUSSIAN FLEET TO VISIT

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has gone bome by the Salasta, has been replaced, doller. Hotel shares are still going up, djawi). by Mr. J. Stevens,

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P. B. Niran stated that he saw the launch coming frous Chakwan on the 17th at pm. with a number of Chinese, in Mesars. Blackhead's employs who had been to "juss pidging sto

Me Fissings submitted that the law was not meant to apply to merely short plesaurs Crgthe suction maid it ma applications for permits must show nature

which appeared to: Indicate BEFORE Mr Wedehouse yesterday two fuck The Hongkong Legislative Council pende trading, trips only are meant men were charged with being is possession of cat deal of time passing laws which are of no was necessary to take a launch on Satur stolen coals,. It was proved that they had some earthly ute, such as the one dealing with M day, when the Hatbom: Offled was clow 3 tons of coal on their junks, which they Cooper's official title, or laws of universal Incer It would be extremely Inconvenient in the auch-as-the- Merchant-Shipping case of puriles going to the other side of ald they bought from sampan-men. An Ordinance of 1st years but what let of reh Shanecutiers in the evening to bethe: Ales, employ to of Blackhead & Cold the importance is ever looked. As our doubtless Messrs. Blackhead often had orders for coal to rome six weeks ago

quantity of coal April 18th, was takes across from Hongkong to East well-meaning but sarcastic Governor days the be taken to Customs stations at once, on Satur The Russian fleet is expected to widt Devon-Point, Kowloon, and this might or might not be Colony has had too much (bad) legislation. If day or Sunday when the Harbour office was some of the useless dummies who draw closed, and this Ordinance ti construed an his some of it. It might have been stolen on the port during the naval· manœuvres, which takes place in June,27

way over, but there was no evidence to show Pay for condescending to accept Civil-Service Worship proposed & would wariously interfere 12017050 HNK-

that it was Mr. Wedehours thought this succurs could only be employed gathering with Blackhead's business. The Ordiosace elent to convict, and he sued the prisoners $35, local laws, there would be less secessity for the mande will more onerous by such interpretation

information-as to Improvements needed in apposita karty and lil-advised, and should not be cr six weeks cach,

Whitehead Pruning Commission (which by the His Worship fald that the Ordinance speciali way, however, has not yet been appointed)/ For mentioned vessels not licensed to pir for hire.. instance, Mr. Justice Fielding Clarke often har so that trading tips were not the palyoner matist. eccasion to make severe comments on the

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THE MACAO SAMSHU FARM. GENERAL STRIKE OF CHINEZERS

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