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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1892.

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THE two new Chinese asmoared torpedo cruisers, lately built at the Foschow Arsenal for the Canton Govei ament, passed through Hongkeng harbour at 6 o'clock this morning, accompanied by a Chinese corvette, en route to Canton,

Tax Amoy Gasstic of the 19th Inst. regrets to have to record the death of Mr. Kolpel of the THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Imperial Maritime Customs Service, which took place the previous night at 10.15 at his residence, Kulangsoo, after a long liness extending over many months.

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FOR being suficiently heartless to pluck feathers from live pigeons, a Chinese was sent to gaol for fourteen days by Mr. Hastings to- day, at the instance of the Inspector of Nuliances, who saw the brutal act committed. The magis erate farther ordained that the bird should be destroyed.

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THE versatile vocalists of H.M.S. Mercury gave most enjoyable entertainment at the Hungbam Dock Club last Saturday evening of which, though deserving of a more or less lengthy netice in this issus, our repost is anavoidably bald over owing to extreme pressure on our news columns.

THE P. & O. COM steamer Fohilla, which arrived here yesterday, is reported to have made a miserably slow paisage from Penang to Sloga pore, owing to the poor quality of coal on board. Now then, Charbonnages, come to the front: this is your golden opportunity which may not occur again in a hurry,

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THERE will be a Bank Holiday on the a7th and Customs Holiday on the gath. Vida advertise- ments.

THE P. M..S. S. Co. steamer City of Paking, with malls, &c., left Sau Francisco for this post, via Yokohama, en the arst inst

ONE of our most eminent and enterprising citizens, Mr. Harry Wicking to wit, arrived here from London yesterday by the P. & Co. steamabip Rohilla. To slightly paraphrase Mr. Shakespere la "Hamlet"-"Alas poor Harry, (enes) knew him well | Perhaps Mr. Wicking can throw wehr light on the probable where abmts of his quondam friend, the dear departed Melbye!

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The Stratis Timer says that the Sultan of Fabang seems to be energetically on the war path. We are so awfully glad to hear that, as we have been hopelessly waiting for a chum for many years past. Send the Sultan right along to Hongkong by next steamer, felend Arnot, and as a quid pro que the Telegraph will boom Jelebus sky-high whenever circumstances warrant, that pleatlog operation,

COUNCIL.

We are informed by the agents of the Austrian MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVA | Lloyd's S. N. Co that the Company's steamer' Melpomene, from Trieste, Icht Singapore yester day afternoon for this port.

A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 10a6, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland feet, this evening, at 8.50 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. We note the arrival by English malt of Mr. Messrs. Douglas Lapralk & Co. and general John S. Laprak, the popular senior partner of

steamers." manager of the Douglas line of costing

THE German Vice-Consul at Yokohama has been appointed to take charge of the Graman Consulate at Nagasaki, which was rendered vacant by the sudden death of Mr. F. ven Zander

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TRE P. & D. Ca's steamabin Canton, which arrived here on Saturday, hed on board Lieut. Sadler, R.N. and one hundred and fifty seamen and marines, reliefa for some of the British men- of-war on the China station,

Ar a meeting of the Shanghal Mercantile Marine Officers Association on the roth Inst., Father S. Chevalier, SJ, Director of the Sieswel Obser- vatory, delivered an interesting lecture on the subject of the Shanghal Meteorological Society.

THE Chinese cruiser Kwang Chia, 'Captalo Yo Hoog-fi, arrived hers from Foochow yesterday the bearer of Important despatches from the and went on to Canton this morning. She is Viceroy of Fabkies to his Excellency Li Han chang."

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held Sir W. Robinson, K.C.M.G., Governors Mr. G. this afternoon. There were framt H. E. T. M. O'Brien (Colonial Secretary); Mr. W. M. Goodman (Attorney-General): Mr. F. A. Cooper (Director of Public Works); Mr. J. H, May (Acting Colonial Stewart-Lockhart (eneral); Mr. F. H,"

Comr. R H. Whitehead, C. P. Chater, E. R. Belilios, and Murray Rumsey (Harbour Master); Messrs." T. Ho Kal.

... MINUTES. and confirmed.

The minutes of the last meeting were read

JINANCE. The Finance Committee's report recommend ing payment of $1,981 for repairs to the health officer's steam launch, and $2,000 refund of revenue, was adopted.

PAPERS. Hongkong Blue Book for 1891 and report on it

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the also Dr. Doberck report for 18916, -

PETITION.

Ing the postponement of the second reading of A petition was inld on the table, request the Wharves Compensation Bill, and asking that the wharf-owners be heard by Counsel. The petition was signed by the H. C. and M. Steam- boat Co., Douglas Lapralke and Co, and the China Navigation Co.'s agents.

THE RACKCOURSE.

In reply to Mr. Chater, the Colonial Secretary the use of the mce course was not in consequence said that the Government notification restricting of an intention to at once proceed with the completion of the work of making Happy Valley such intention could be entertained depended on a public recreation ground; and whether any the raising of a loan for extraordinary publlo works.

A JAPANESE contemporay states that four. villagers of Okayama, Shinobu gori, Fukushima prefecture, while on their way home on the 5th Instant from a bot spring resort at Gamsir, in an adjoining district, were seized and asphyxiated by an escape of poisonous gas from a spot near which they bad to pass. On their friends going to recover the bodies, notwithstanding all precautions, two more persons lost their lives. THE Honans, under charter to the Macso plem Farmer, left Hongkong for the Holy City at 10 a.m. yesterday carrying as passengers Viscount Senna Fernandes and family, who have been spending a day or two with some of their relatives to Hongkong, The Honam made the trip in a little over two and a half hours, arriving at Macao just too late to see more than the remits of the disastrous tornado reported in another part of this issue. THE skull and forearm of a specimen of the mythical Japanese monster, the tangu, have AT ■ Court Martial held on board H.M.S. been discovered at Shigaku-mura, and brought

ito Kabe; but there seems to be same doubt as † pirates, brigands and malefactors of every from the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 19th. Victor Emanuel this mcruleg George Stack, an was carried on wit years ordinary seaman, was sentenced to nine months' icave on the zotk fast, coming on board bit ship in a state of intoxication, and refusing duty the following day. Rather rough on rats, eh?

THE shipwrecked crew of the British barque Nova Scotia arrived in Singapore from Batavia on the 16th instant by the Dutch steamer De Carpentier. The Nova Scotia was wrecked on the coast of Java, and the master elected to remain by ble ship; the officers and crew are now in the Singapore Sullors' Homa.

The same "being specially selected by bur"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH OPTICS ronment with hard labor for breaking his 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.

In ordering

Is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initialleiter for quality desired.".

PORTS. (For Invalids and general usi).

Per dos Casc.

Per Bot.

A Alto Douro, good quality,,

Green Capsule......................$10 - $1.00

B Vintage, superior quality,

Red Capsule.

14.

C. Fine, Old Vintage, superior

quality, Black Seal Cap salemon 34 D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)

SHERRIES.

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A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner

wine, Green Capsule...... 6

B Superior Pale Dry, dinner

wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.50

Shemale Natural

White Capsule... re CC Superior Old Dry Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seat Capuale................... 10 D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, chalce old Wine, 'White Seal Capsule boumu 17.

E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seat Capsule (Old Bet- lled)

14

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rdor.

Quarts.

CLARETS.

A Superior Breakfast Claret,

Hongkong, January 23rd Ros

- DEATH..

MR. Van Lechen,, manager on the Seganis Estate at Lahad Datu, British North Bornes, On the 14th May, 1962, at the German Naval Hospital, Yokohami, THOMAS HENRY BROWN,

was found murdered in his room on the morning 1te Master of the "Shire" Line. steamship murder or the identity of the murderer had been of the 3rd inst. No clue as to the cause of the Pembrokeshire, in his 52nd year,

obtained when the last steamer left Sandakan, Probably the Mamas, shortly das here, will brlag farther particulars of the sad business.

MARRIAGE.

At Chefon, on the 11th May, 1891, by the Rev. George S. Hays, MARGARET EWING, eldest 1.10 daughter of Prof. Henry Woods, D.D., Washing- ton, Penn., U.S.A., to the Rev. WILLIAM BISON HAMILTON of the American Presbyterian 1.25 Mission, Chinante, Chlas.

1:50

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075

1.00

1.10

1.10

The Honghong Belegrap

HONDKONG, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1892,

TELEGRAMS.

THE INTERNATIONAL SILVER CONFERENCE,

LONDON, May 13th. It is beileved at Washington that as England bas accepted the invitation of the United States! Government to be represented at the 1.as International Silver Conference, it will lead to the Fer other Great Powers following the same course, Case | It is stated that Italy and Austria have already a do decided to be represented,

Pints.

Red Capsule $ 4

$4.50

B St. Estephe, Red Capsule... 450

5,00

7.50

13.00

SITUATION.

A SEAMAN named Edward Fraver, was 6ned $100, with the alternative of four months im- prisonment with hard labour, by Mr. Hastings at the Magistracy to-day for assisting a British marine to desert from the Victor Emanuel last week. Being caught with the absentee's uniform in his possession, the accused had no defence, neither had be the necessary dollars to prevent his association with gaol-birds.

OUR charitable morning contemporary, in refer- ring to the untimely death of a scaman named Edward Woods, whose body was found by a fakong at the foot of the steps in West Street last Saturday morning, adds fasalt to fojury by stating that "habits of Intoxication had been evident since he came on shore. Comment on such ill-judged and unfounded references to the dead would be superfluous with those whose hides are so thick that public cutrages ca common decency are almost of everyday occur rence, a horse whip or the "cat" is the only correcting agent available,

Wir and bumour from up the Yangtze :-

ICINE "TEA ROOM, HANKOW."

1st Chadszed-Good Evans that lenta Pagh tea? take it away and see what you Kenny

bout it.

fer a skeleton of that mythical monster the bunyip, but so far our researches have not been crowned with much success. Perhaps we shall have some fuck when that gold mine at the Peak, recently discovered by the China Mail, is opened out i

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Tax death of Mr. J. Melville Matson, which occurred at Surbiton Hill, London, on April rath, is reported in the Times. Mr. Maison, who a years of age, was deservedly popular in Hongkong a few years ago, when manager of the old Oriental Bank.

We hear that the Chinese authorlifes in Canton have decided to renew the crusade against

success by General Feng-yu for two years prior

to bis decease a year ago.

THE arbitrators in the cast of Captain Buck against the owners of the steamer Avagyer In Penang for wrongful dismissal, have decided in favor of the plaintiff, who has been awarded sum of $750, the cost of arbitration and of the

THE Fatan Advertiser, referring to the death of Capt. T.'H. Brown, of the steamship Pam-suit to be paid by the defendants, that the deceased, who had passed two months brokaskirs, reported in our abituary column, says of extreme suffering from cancer of the throat, was an old and valued officer of the Orient line to Australia, where he has many friends who will mourn his loss. The owners of the "Shire" steamers have lost a good servant, and all who knew Captain Brown will regret to hear of his death, He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and it was expected that a large sumber of the brethren would attend at the funeral."

LETTERS and papers received from Europe by English Mall state that the President of the United States has spontaneously declared Philippine sugar free of every import duty. This concession was communicated to the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs last March,

A SHANGHAI Contemporary winds up a notice of a recent performance at Harmston's Circus al follows: The evening's amusement wound up with Arizona Churley and his lasso, and a life and death struggle between Deadwood Dick (R. Love) and an Indian, the death of the latter, the capture of Dick by Indians, who attempted to roast him alive, his rescue and the total aashi lation of the Indian band, amid the firing of revolvers and shouts of the cowboys, There Is cyldently a treat in stere for Hongkong when Harmston returns to this golden shore. Hobby Love as Deadwood Dick in a life and death struggle with an indian must be tragedy of the first water, real Jam in fact. Good day, boss1 As already announced in the Telegraph, the picked tears of the Singapne Rile Association shet for the Inter-port match at Tanglin on Saturday, May 14th, and made a very feeble show, the marksmen of the "Old Steelbacks " being dead out of form. The full scores were:

300 yard, S. Total

Mr. Duskywardas

LORD SALISBURY ON THE POLITICAL 2nd Chaarzee-Q'White right, its Cole tany;

result of Pullan old leaves; it Greaves chaak- Mr. Fittock... sees to see auch Posb at any Price. No elder or Deacon would Grant It was fit to drink. 1st Chaazee-That Aldis the case, see eh! Then the pipes struck up the "Campbells ara

comia? but they were hardly Seenclairy.

May 19th. The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking at Hastings, sald he was confident as to the result of the forthcoming general elections, He expressed himself in favour of protective measures against countries excluding British products. He further stated that, at present, an absolute Per Bot, calm existed in foreign affairs.

C. St. Jalfen, Red Capsule.... 7 D La Rose, Red Capsule ... 11.

MADEIRA, "HOCK AND CHAMPAGNES. JULL PARTICULARS OF THE VARIOUS BRANDS IN STOCK ON APPLICATION.

Per dos. Case.

BRANDY,

A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

Capsula

B Superler Very Old Cognac,

Red Capsule

.....$13 $1.30

1.40

1.75

me 15:

20

4

C Very Old Liqueur Cognac,

Red Capsule

D Hennessy's Finest Very Old

Liqueur Cognac, 1872

Vintage, Red Capsule... 30

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-

rale.....

B Watson's Glenorchy, Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark... 8

2.50

8

0.73

C Watson's Abelour-Glenilvet, Red Capsule, with Nama

0.75

&

0.75

and Trade Mark,...

D Watson's HKD Blend of

the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule 10 E Watson's Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule

IRISH WHISKY,

A John Jameson's Old, Green

Capsule

B John Jameson's Fine Old,

Green Capsule

1,00

1.10

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10.

1.00

C - joku jameson's Very Fine

Old, Green Capuolė ...... 12 Genuine Bourbon Whisky, fins old, Red Capsule, with Name.......

GIN.

A Fine Old Tom, White Cap

30

sale

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450

B Fine Unsweetened, White

Capauleiter

4.50

C Fine A. V. H. Geneva

3.35

RUM

Finest Old Jamaica, Violet

Capsule

(Special to N. C. D. News.) ANTI-FOREIGN TROUBLES IN FOHKIEN,

FOOCHOW, May 16th. News has been received of an attack on the Engilab Zkuana mission-house at Chingho on the 27th of April, the ladles being rescued by the Chinese mandarios; also of an attack on and wreck of the Missionary Hosptial at Klanning on the 11th Inst, Dr. Rigg Darrowly escaping dreadful death. Both attacks were instigated

by the literath.

H.M.S. Alacrity, with Vice-Admiral Fre- mantle on board, in at Pagoda Anchorage.

GOVERNMENT DEFEAT IN JAPAN. Hicao, May 16th,

The Ministry was defeated on Saturday evening In a division on the charge of interference by the Government with the recent elections. The Diet, just re-opened, has been prorogued to-day for one

week.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

1.10 NASTY Jar for Mr. Francis-see this day's

Council report.

A

broke out on Saturday night just before Douglas Laprak & Co, in Upper Tank Lane, no. nine o'clock, to a house belonging to Mesir.

17, occupied by a number of blind girls, who all excaped, without saving any property. The place was very difficult to get at with the fire

Mr. Morrison

Col. Berg, Delaney... Love, Carria, Th

Col. Berg Fricke spomen Col. Bert Murphy.....

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scene of an enormous labour demonstration. A On May-day, as anticipated, London was the

contingent assembled on the Thames embank- ment at noon, and thence marched in procession to Hyde Park with banners flying and hands

platforms were erected, in the Park, at which resolutions were passed amid great enthusiasm in favor of an international eight hours' working day. It is estimated that at least three hundred thousand were present, including Socialisti and Anarchists. Numerous forelga delegates, in- cluding Russians and Poles, took part in the proceedings, which were orderly throughout. Peaceful displays also took place in the chief provincial town.

Our dear old naval friend' the Leander is stil changing colour like an African chameleon after

a thunderstorm. Last week she was a red a "the blood of the Lamb," and now she is (as Dr. Wesley of hymnal fame would say) “whiter, whiter than snow," Ste'll be hort to Limerick

soon.

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IN Blaha province, according to the Vomfurs Shimbun, there is a black mars, 13 hands high, legs, or five logs in allWhat's the matter with years old, quiet and strong, having three fore. Woodyear's Chess? Why, our friend Solomon's microcephalus in a circamatance compared with this five legged mare!

CAPTAIN S. Ashton, senior sidipper of the Douglas Steamship Company and President of the Hongkong Mercantile Marine Association, who has been invallded at Facchow for the past two or three months, is now convalescent and in a fair way of regaining his usual health. He went to Shanghal the other day from Foochow in the steamer Pechill.

WHARF COMPENSATION." Mr. Whitehead moved "That the Gorem ment publish in the Government Gazette or lay on the table list of the Wharres, public and private, la respect of which a sum of $180,000 was added by the Government to the cost of the Praya Reclamation, as appears

and state the amount of compensation assessed in respect of each. Mr. Whitebead submitted total of $180,000 was determined. The Colantal that the owners were entitled to know how the Secretary's letter of Feb, xg to Mr. Chater men toned Pedder's Wharf, Manay Pler, Canton Wharf, and the Nam Pak Hong Wharf. Further, the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 6th instant,

schedule in question, as it would not be binding while admitting the justice of the claim, said it would serve no useful purpose to publish the on the Goremment or the cwars, nor on any arbitrators who might be appointed. He (the speaker) thought it would serve a most useful purpose. Perhaps no formal detalled list was extant, but some data there must be on which the $180,000 was determined. He there

fore hoped the Bill would not be read a second time until seme such information was before the

public.

The Colonial Secretary in a speech of nearly a column in length said that, first, the schedule as not binding on anybody; second, it would be of no use to publish fit third, there never was any such schedale, and so it could not published. Close search revealed the fact that the total of $150,000 had beensrived at without any recorded data at milton

JUNK, TRADE, Mr. Whitehead moved "With reference 1891, dated 21st January last, and laid befors to the Acting. Harbour Master's Report for

that the Government lay on the table a the Legislative Council by command of your Excellency on the 9th instant, I beg to mere copy of the despatches in connection with the Tank Trade received by the Government from Mr. J: McLeavy Brown, the Commissioner of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs for Kowloon, dated roth and 14th March, 1892 He referred to the courtesy of the Governor in giving him access to the correspondence, which Ma. F. A. MORGAN, Commissioner of Chinese Master's damaging reference to the Customs

·was a complete refutation of the Acting Harbour. Customs and well known in this colony, whose capionage but in the recently published Harbour maniago was recently reported, arrived at Master Report for 1891 these imputations were Shanghat from England by the Empress of peralstently renewed, and in faluose" to the Japan on the 16th inst., the passage from Customs service, which he submitted was not Liverpool having been accomplished under excelled in the

thirty-three days. The sporting Commissioner, he pub world, this correspondence should lt is scarcely necessary to add, was accompanted Dr. Ho Kal seconded the motion. by Mrs. Morgan,

SUPREME COURT.

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IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

Justice.)

May 23rd.

"CHEỪNG KWAI AND YOUNG BZE TINO,

HO TIM AND ANOTHERMAN

The Colonial Secretary stated at some length that the Government certainly did not endorse the proposition put forward by the Harbour Master or his deputy-far from it. The report had been allowed to stand unrevised, in pre- ference to editing it, as it was thought better not to tamper with reports of officials. At the same time the Government was of very different over the unfortunate utterances of Mr. Hastings was better dropped.

"Mr. Whitehead said he was very pleased to note that official reports were not to be "edited". and mutilated to soft the purposes of Govern ment, as had been done same years ago, That practice was only dropped, after a great struggle. McDonnell. The grave misapprehension caused in the time of Governor Sir Richard Gravca

by the Harbour Master's suport would be amply. counteracted by this déclaration, and he was quite satisfied and would beg leave to withdraw. his motion,

THE MERCHANT SUTEFING BILL."

appliances, and there was at first a rather weak playing. The display was immense, and sixteen (Before Mr. Fielding Clark, Acting Chief opinion; but considered that the controversy pressure of water, in addition to which one hose burst in the street ; so that it not remarkable that the house was entirely barat ant before tha belgade had got fairly to work Damage, about ten dollars. Under the whis direction Mr. Wodehouse the men managed to keep the adjoining houses too wet to burs, and quite a large number of Chinese had the antanal experience of being washed. Much credit is due to the firemen for so completely the last spark was out. Mr. Mathiesen, the repressing the fames, and in less than two hours newly promoted assistant onperintendent, made | hind/but in his new uniformi, which got rather damp, owing to his energetic efforts. Major General Gordon also attended the show, and no doubt the moral effect of his presence had much to do with the prompt surrender of the devouring

element,

THE CHURCH BIL. sold "On" the motion of the Attorney General the

ship of certain property in Bonham Strand, Mt. * This was an 'action to delermine the owner

Francis, Instructed by Mesms. Wotton" and SOLVENT SHANGHAI" is evidently in a very instructed by Mr. He Wyson,

Deacon, appeared for platatiliaj Mr. Philippo, bad way, but whether it is on account of

for the

first "Banks, Imuris, Trusts and Loans, or merely Wilkinson, for the second defendant,

defendant, and Mr. Pollock, fastructed by Mr. the quality of the whisky, we are not in a Young Seo Taing, retired merchant, said that In moving the third reading of the Merchant position to declare an oath. Anyhow, this is he had bought our houses in Boxhsen Strand, Shipping Bil, the Attorney-General querulously what the N. C. Daily News says: The gentle let 233 Dec. B., from his uncle Yeung Mau, to complained that the objectionable clauses now Alligator Sinensis is making his appearance 1888. At that time witness was not involved in being repealed Wats introduced at the direct in the Hwangpa again. One was seen by s number of boatmen a short time

any lawralt. His disputes about the adminis request of the Chamber of Commerce which

· between ATO THE most dificult Chinese criminals to if the Foochow and Canton Road Jettles on the son of his father's estate were not until long now to violently objected to them. not the most dangerous to deal with are those foreshore, and another was seen by a foreigner the purchase, and Cheung Kwal was partner, DIOCESAN SCHOOL BILL. after. Ho Tim was the broker who stranged Bill read a third time and passed. social parasites who, when trade is dull ashore last Friday morning at Pooting. The saurian with witness, and wanted a fourth share, but only The bill for the incorporation of the chairman betake themselves to sea and, travelling as sa into the long grass between the Customs paid $1,500. The total price was $20,000, of which of the diocesan school was read a third time and ordinary desle passenger between Singapore Yard and Footung Point. It was about four feet. 85,000 was first paid to the vendor, and the rest passed, and Hongkong, rob and fleece their aspectes match, between the Shanghal paper's four-feet acted as solicitor for both parties. Witnes

long. A foot-race, or better still backing witness handed personally to Ho Wyson, who countrymen while en voyage. First of all endeavour to get up a quiet game of poiss or long saurians and our Office Goat would be the Fanfan in the tween decks pour passer le temps, spring event of the year. We are on the job and if not sufficiently lucky during the day her "Goat and money ready at the Hongkong s usual sod, as the Sporting Lift would put it, - up their leeway by cutting open boxes and extracting therefrom money and valpables, ofien: Tragraph office, and only business meant. hagraze prerbosid so as to leave little, if any. completing the job by throwing

ENGLISH ne she is wrote" in fais Dal Nippon- trace of the crime bekind. For some months | SHOW THIS past one of these water rate has been doing a rattling business on the Singapore line and, though watched by the police, has hitherto evaded the clutches of the law in a manner that showed him to be a wary old hand at the game. With him, however, sa with other

No. 17. Aloicho Itchome, (Minatobashidwi.) frall mortale, "

# his sins have found him out and poor YOKOHAMA JAPANJABATAN he and twe accomplices are now in Victoria Gaol Our shop is best and obliging, worker that have A Chmzsz stamp vendor In one of the Fersk and will remain there for the next six calendar everybody known, and haveing articles Genulae offices is reported to have recently abeceded months owing their having been caught la the Japanese Crystal and all kinds of Curious Stones with over over $800 of Government money.... board the British steamship Exurgis on riday etc, work for ladies hair ornaments, Earrings, THE returns of the number of visitors to the City nearing Hongkong from, the, southwards of The also for Gent's scarf plo, Buttons, Charm, and Last, when that vessel was on the high seas. Lice Pin, Collor Cuffs Buttons and Fingerrings, Hall Museum for the week ended. May sand, chief officer of the vessel saw the men scoffing: Sepectacles, Gold and Silver articles, etc, etc, ars Europeang 2241 Chinese, 8,956-1-9005) with an Indian who said they had robbed him and (Repsies) glidings gold or silver plate is Beg of thirty rupees and threatened to take his life electroplate or platamending Sword, Fan, Chine, with dagger, They wean promptly put in Lockets and Charms etc, Caryeing, In: Lalds Tax German gunboat is left Shanghal for Irons, handed over to the police upon the work own names or monograms of any design Nagasaki on the 16th Inst. After the merival of steamer's Arrival harm and brought before dr.according to orders we can works how much her rellats, sapertad by German mall, she will Wodehouse and aunt up! this morning, at the difcut oh with lowest Fries insane, please try, proceed to Vladivostock.

"Maglatency for the period Above zaRING, Vespa 'BACH try?) don't forget mang VHINKY?:

1.00H.M.S. Severn and the Italian cruiser Curialens

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the reclamation rights of Marine Lots st and 59 Church Bill was recommitted, and the name of for $12,000, which was paid to Ho Wyson, Mr.estics Fielding Clarke was subalitated

reche etter 34,000 in payment for the then passed through committee. except $1,000 sur earnest money paid to witness for that of Mr. Edwin Mackintosh. The hill Bonham Strand houses, he got: by:· borrowing "A motion'by Mr. Whitehead, seconded by Mr. $5,600 from the Yik Lang baik Ho Tim acted Chater, that the Bill be read third time this at broker in this also, and became security to day six month, was negatived without discussion, CARD TO the Bank for the loan, Ho Tim had be Mr. Bellies when asked to vote ssid u Fiartiske personal interest in the transactions at all, yes but did not apparently know which side only as broker. The deed of transfer wis he would surport-for-even what the division made in Cheung Kwal's name only, an witness was about His Excellency suggested “Against did not wish his uncle, the vendor to know ke hemendinent, and Mr. alles placidly

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|| set of rabbing an Indian steerage passenger on Ivory · Catseyes, Peari and pure Tortoise Shell, securing $15,000, en lot. 59, of whiCHAIN HOMA perphe amendment."

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Mr. Chater moved that the second reading before that he executed a mortgage to Ho Tim be postponed, la view of the wharf-owners' pell reclamation rights were already sold, This Mr. Whitehead Lang, $4,000 to the Cal Taby balance due on mortgage was to pay the $5,800 to the Yik various speculations," and "Siso, casa, paid to witnes

Cross-examination of this witness verested à Interrinthine complexity of Artfel, dodges and counter-dodges, which cannot poeriály be reported under two columns and we hard not so much space to wasta on it. Das gan jhThe day will probably last several days,??

or amendment 1) mentioning that the secondar Mr. Bellillos supported it (querymotion of the Amendment had also seconded, the first "Teking of the Bill, bar had changed his minden

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KeyWi pointed out that I was the morer, not the

"agused" to the amendment (did not wish to be accused of Sorciag legislation, though he had hoped to-day adjourd'šos several months,,