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trick" and get off to Cantan with the plunder. Thus it happened that when the Bonham Strand people wanted to send in the bill for collection, they found it had been taken off the file and on maxing enquiries at Hollywood Road, the whole affair was expored. The two shroffs were missing, but were soon found hiding in their house. They at once pleaded to be let off, said they had planted the dollars where nobody else could get at them, and if prosecuted they would not give any up. A prominent Chinese Justice of the peace undertook to guarantee "repayment of the money on condition that no proceedings be taken; and there, we belleve, the matter stands at presents,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1892.

rebel force completely scaltered, there in Hittle else for the troops to do. However, Colonel Fu will be left there in case of need, while Colonel Yen goes to assume the duties of his new office in the RTY.

longer disturbed by visions of burning houses and fleeing missionaries, and we hope he may so continue to enjoy his nightly repose. And it is my belief that as long as the present officials

sepresentations: Whether we are emcuable to the charges made is a point to be decided, not

Witness: No.

Legal Luminary: In fact, your evidence on this particular matter may be considered up. reliable

Witness (appealing); But, your lordship - --- | Judge: Your memory on this matter does not appear to be reliable, therefore it is necessarily unreliable. "I cannot interfere

Legal Luminary : Had

fold me about a medicine called Mother Seigel's Syrup, and sald, You try it, for it onde saved my life.

promising to refand the money. Further, they | paddle-wheel boat, of the same model as those from the crowded and filthy city and breathe of the despatches of Sir John Davis, Sir | this particular occasion on been drinking on ↑ stronger than when I was a girl. But, ob, ifI had

ANOTHER ARMED JUNE IN. TROUBLE,

Lam Mok. 30, of Fokien province, master of the junk Fux Tof, was brought before Mr. Hastings at the Police Court this morning to answer to the charges of 1-..

(d) Leaving his anchorage during prohibited hours inst night wilbout a vermit

(6) Giving false particulars of the cargo and

the arms on board bis vessels.

(2) Carrying arm without a licence. John Witchell, P.S. 13, said-At 11 pm. the ant ultimo I saw a sanch go through Aberdeen harbour with a junk in tow. About #quarter of an hour afterwards I saw another launch also with a junk in tow. I went off to her. They both came from the westward and were going east, towards Stanley, The launch in question was named Wing Chey and was towing defendant's Jack, Defendant told me he bad left West Point ato so p.m. In tow of the Wing Choy. I examined her clearance which set forth she had 5o picols of saltpetre an board. whereas I found 100 plculs there,

It also stated she had maskets, 10 pounds of powder and to pounds of ballets. I found Winchester repeating rifle, a breech loadera, 5 muskets, 4 revolvers, 5 double-barrelled horse pistols, one dagger, to rounds of ammunt tion for the Winchester rifle, and a large quantity of powder and bullets. An attempt had apparently been made to throw the platola aver board for I found them hanging to the after all of the janie, on the starboard side..

His Worship-What are you to say, pikoner 7

Prisoner ami ignorant of the law, His Worship enld be would and the cas6 till the 4th foxtant at 10 am, in order that It might be heard before two maglītrates.

PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR

CHINA.

Pex Mersageries Maritimes steamer Orus, from Marseilles, May 15th-To Shanghal H.E. Don J. Delavat. To Hongkong: Mr: Sklaner.

Per P. and O. steamer Victaris, kum London, April 29.To Shanghal: Mr. J. Grant. To Hongkong: Mr. D. R. Kelseyan, Commander A. W. Chisholm Batten, R.N., Colour-Sergeant 7. Jarvis, Colour-Sergeant T. Taylor, Mrs. J. A. Morris, Mr. Exra and chlidren.

Per P. and O. steamer Oceano, from London, May 13.-To Hongkong: Lleat. W. A. Payne, Per P. and O. stammer Valette, kem Lendon, May 27-To Hongkong: Mr. W. Sparrow.

An ingenious merchant has introduced a new departure in Yangchow. He has placed a we see in the Soochow Creek, on the canal between Ksotzekoa and Yangchow. The novel vessel is a success and, judging from the business It does, the merchant bide fale to make a great | deal of money,"

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Li Han, the Kelse Hul leader who was captured some time ago at Soel'sien and taker, to Nanking, has been undergoing severe xaminations before the two Halong and the

remain in office here he will be able to do so.

The weather is now beginning to-warm up and some of our residents are looking around for places in the country where they can get away

fresh air during the hot weather, I hear of one gentleman who has secured a situation on the bills to the eastward of the city and not far away, where he has gone to spend a couple of weeks, for which he will doubtless feel all the better as the situation is much above the city of Chungking. There the cops are gathered from fifteen to twenty days later than on the low-lying grounds near the river, which indicates considerable difference in the temperature of the two localities, Foreign business, or business carried on under very remunerative since the port was opened, I hear of one concern which la said to have falled for, or rather lost, fifteen thousand taels in the Chungking business in a little over 1 year.-N. C. Dally News.

Witness :: I had bad, ono small glass of wbitky,

Legal Luminary: You were not drunk? Witness (astonished); sercaloly not. Legal Luminary : You are sure. Be careful, sir, you are on your outh. You are sure you were not drunk?

on mere opinion, but upon facts supported by evidence. The treatles of 1842-3 were no gooper concluded than the Imperial Commissioners.at Chaton resumed the maslent and intolerable attitude of their predecessors towards H.M. Representatives (which, and net oplum, was the cause of the first war). That is the burden George Bonhams, and Sir John Bowring, s well as of the United States and French Ministers to their Governments. This state of things continued down to 1856, when a larcha, flying the British flag, anchoring opposlie Canton, wat boarded Chinese soldiers, the British flag was hauled down and trodden upon, and her CC were baled to prison. No apology nor reparation could be obtained for this outrage. The matter was therefore placed in the t

Rað OBT second war began. It had no relation whatever to opium, and the Chinese authorities never alleged that it had. Lord Elgin was sent out obtain redress; Canton wa

was captured

red and held the Taku forts were destroyed, and at Tientsin Lord Elgin found Imperial Commissioners to · Legal Luminary: Your lordship, it in mont treat with him. To Mr. Lay was confided the material to our case that the credibility of the conduct of the negotiations, and the basis witness should be tested. He admits takloj of the tresty was arranged. Reading this,

drink

but denies being drunk.

Witness: Cortainly not.

Legal Luminary : Oh, you are mes sure. H'm

Witness: I asid 'I vài ceriain I was hot drunk.

Prefect, Efforts have been made to extort foreigners' names, does not seem to have been the Admirel, Sir Michael Seymour ads of i I see ; partly drank, perhaps?

confessions from him, but the prisoner has kept obstinately allent. about his doings although torture has been applied...

In view of the near approach of the date fixed for Prince Chun's funeral, which the Emperor will attend, the authorities are busily engaged

in rendering the appearance of the streets of Peking on the route of the procession as present. able as possible. Before the day of the funeral guards will be stationed everywhere on the route- to ensure safety and maintala order.

From the following figures in a report submitted. by the gentry of Kwoyao Halen, Kuangtang, to their magistrate, of the number of old people in that district, we cannot help being convinced of the fact that the Chinese are a long-lived, race. In that single district there are three perrosi over one hundred years of age, 18o above the age of go, and as many as three thousand whe bave reached the mature age of four-score.

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To stop the smoggling of salt on steamers and on janks firing foreign flaga, Viceroy Chang Chib-tang has, at the representation of the Sall Commissioner, given orders to various afficials to exercise, greater vigliar.ce, with the hope of capturing the violators of the excise law. The Customs fatpectors have been notified of this evil practice and have been requested to unite their efforts with those of the local officials in bringing the persons carrying on this illegal. traffic into the clutches of the law.

SUICIDE OF AN OLD HONGKONG

CONSTABLE IN SYDNEY.

J'HN ROY SHOOTS HIMSELF.

A few days ago we noilled the suicide in Sydney of Joba Roy, at one time a member of the Hongkong Police Force, and afterwards a the Government Civil Hospital Wardmaster We are now in receipt of particulars of the sad

business.

The Sydney Sunday Times of May rat gives the following account-

Yesterday evening about 6 p.m. the dead body of Constable Roy (attached to No. 7 Police Station) was discovered at Band! under cream- stances that clearly indicate a determined ease of salelde. appear that the causes leading up to this sad From "particulars to hand it would event are as follows:Last Thursday morsing at 3 o'clock the deceased constable was sent to suspended--for baring committed some breach his quarters-in other words, temporarily

serious, one, but the suspension appeared to of police discipline. The offence, was not a weigh heavily on the deceased man's mind, and he felt it keenly. On Friday he was absent from duty, and on inquiries being made it was found that he was not at his lodgings. On the The locust, past, which did much damage in Thursday, when sent to his quarter or lodgings this part of the country last year, is again by his superior officer, he complained of feeling threatening the crops. The Insect has been, and said he thought he had been very hardly seen at Nanking and in several districts of treated, and that he would never weat Anhal. In spite of strenuous efforts on the part constable's uniform again. of the authorities to exterminate the locusts last winter by digging up the dormant bodies and destroying them in order to stop the breeding of their young, large quantities have been seen. In one district the ground is literally covered with them to the depth of several inches. The provincial authorities on hearing this unwelcome news despatched men to the place to fight the devastating Insects before they become able to fly.

On Friday last he requested a fellow lodger named Sandford to repair a revolver which was much out of repair,. This Sandford declined to do. Shortly afterwards Roy left his lodgings, and before doing so distributed several presents, such as small articles of jewellery and trinkets, to persong residing in the house, and from then until his dead body was found at Bond! no one who knew him (with the exception of a talfor at the top of Willlam-street, who states he w deceased going toward Rusb-cutter's Bay) set eyes on him again,

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Legal Luminary: When do you get drunk? Defendant's Counsel (lang): Your lordship, I really must object in this Hoe of cross- examination,

Judge: I think couurel is entitled to find out to what extent the witness' evidence is valuable. He bas already confessed that his memory is unreliable on the subject of dates, and I suppose to Legal Luminary) you are desirous of showing that it is equally enrollable in respect to other matters, whether from drinking or not remains to be proved.

Legal Luminary: Quita so, your lordship, (To Witness:) Now, sir, attend to me. Do you enjoy good health 7 Witness: I do.

2.

Fi

"I sent to Mr. Gage, the groom at Bentor, and got - bottle, and before I had taken the contents I fals botter, the pain was coalor,' and the swelling I here spoken of gradually went away. After having takeny three battles I was able to more about, and now feel better than I ere ald is my life before, and mem

known of Mother Seigel's Syrup sooner, It would have saved me years of misery.

(Bigoed) “Meu, MART HOARD #Combpyne, Axminster, Devon, Feb., 18, 1891.,”

This was a case of obrisindigestion and dyspepria, with terrible constipation the swelling was used by matter in the intestinos which had probably bosta slowly nocumulating for months. To the meantime this fostering was filed the whole watons with polson, causing all the other rymptoms described. Women are subject to the far more than men, an account of Akele

Caraloss

habits. It cooaalamalty_happens" surgical interference is nece

necesary. There was no been had not Seigel's Syrup remored the loathsome end there might have deposit before it was too late.

tumour of coILISO, but in the e

that

What a pity that women (and men too) will not oheck the Arst symptoms of disease, and thus, like Mary Sherlock, enjoy a hundred years of posse and ||happiness.-[ddet.

To-day's Advertisements.”

TO LET

For One Year.

From 30th June, 1891 until 30th June, 1893.

A HOUSE in HILL DISTRICT (Magazine

Gap). It contains six (6) LARGE Rooms; Legal Luminary: Has your health ever been has extensive and lofty BASEMENT, DRYING drunk?

ROOM, and SERVANT'S QUARTERS.

Wimers | Frequently,

Legal Laminary: And sill you enjoy it ordinary admission. Have you ever been accused The gentlemen will perhaps nolice this extra- of theft

Wilness: Your lordshipą I must appeal Jade: You must answer the questions. Witness (to Legal Luminary): No. Legal Luminary: You swear that? Remember you are on oath, sir.

Witness: Yes.

Legal Luminary; Be careful, sir. I have a letter here (handing it up). Is that your hand- wilting ?

Wliness: It is

COOLIE HOUSES separate from Mala Building, TENNIS COURT. Water lald on HOUSES in the Colony. to Kitchen and Bathrooms, Ona of the BEST

For terms apply to

MONTAGUE BEART,

Hongkong, 1st Jana. 1899

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Beaconsfield,

ZETLAND

LODGE,

No. 525.

the lecturer commented on the absence

reference to opium, and asked the audience to say if there was aught in that document

justifying in the remotest degree the language that we meted out hard measures to China. There was no warrant for such state- ment either in the basis of the treaty or in the treaty itself. The only stipulation distasteful to the Chinese was that of the residence of our Miolater at Peking. That, the Commissioners declared, would be an outrage on the dignity of China, Lord Elgin did not view it in that light, and deemed it vital. The Russian and United States Ministers, having Inserted the Favoured Nation Clause in • treaties, took their depar fare, and left Lord Elgin to fight the battle in 1818. Our decided tons in respect to it has alone. It was the only concession." extorted" been mistakenly appiled to the alleged forcing of aplum, as to which not a syllable was sald treaty was signed on June 26, 1858, and throughout our negotiations at Tientsin. Our

after the treaty of Tientsin, Lord Elgin, the contains no reference to opium. Five months United States Minister, and the French Minister, assembled at Shanghai, the Chinese Imperial Commissioners also appearing on the scene (instead of merdy "a bigħi officer from the Board of Revenue to consider the, question of the tariff, Lord Elgin bad entrusted Mr. Lay with

Legal Luminary: In this later, you say, "TA REGULAR MEETING of the abors LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS" the drawing of the tariff, and when oplum was folded my tent like the Arabs and tolo silently Hall, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the t ranched, the latter inquired of the Chinese sub-away." Do you admit stealing on this occasion? Instant, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting

dinale Commissionero what it was proposed to

Brethren are cordially invited. do. The answer was they had made up their

Hongkong, 1st June, 1892. minds, to insert it in the tariff. During these tariff negotiations, we learned for the first Ume of the offer that had been made when at Tien tsin by the United States Minister-viz, the armed assistance of the United States to put down the opium trade should the Chinese dentre is that it had met with no response, but with stark Indifference, and that as a result the article of the American treaty of 1844 which had declared oplum contraband, instead of being re-enacted in the fresh treaty Mr. Reed was then negotiating, was actually amitted from it. When under no pressure. to admit, but under strong pressure to inter dict, they deliberately elect to admit, months effectually disposing, the lecturer submitted, of the plea now put forward for lack of evidence that the Chinese were so prostrate at the time that they were ready to agree to any Lord Elgin, though instructed by Lord Clarendon to suggest the legallation of opium, manifested Interests were not menseed in the least by great reluctance to touch the question

existed for many years-oplum nominally pro- bibited but openly landed like Manchester goods without let or hindrance, as Lord Elgin himself witnessed daily at Shanghai. Legalisation of this Oplum could not have more freedom than the article could not give greater privilege than It already enjoyed.

Witness: May 1 explain? I meant... Legal Luminary (severely); We have nothing to do here with your explanations and meanings. You stole away, and how you stole it is imma- terial. Now, sir, do you live with your wlie ?

Witness: No.

Legal Luminary: You are separated Witness. I have never been married....... Legal Luminary: I didn't sak you that, air. Let us have leas of this prevarication. Whose wife do you live with F

Witness: Your lordship—

Judge: You must answer the question Witness: With nobody's.

Legal Luminary Oh! possibly the lady has never been married. This is fortunate for you,

FOR ILOILO. "HE Steamship THE

"MICHAEL JEBSEN," Captain Matthiessen, will be despatched for the above Port, TO-DAY, the 1st inst

For Freight or Pisisge, apply to

GEO. STEVENS & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1892.

BANK HOLIDAY,

(166

The Nanking authorities have of late been striving their atmost to suppress gambling, and are now determined to do away with this most fascinating of all vices which has been the ruination of so many people. The number of | families brought to ruin by gambling is tocalcul. | officer. His loss will be deeply regretted by all before the subject is even mooted on our side, I would have been painfulto all concerned. There | CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business

Roy was a young man of about thirty_who had been for several years in the pollen farce. and was held in high esteem by his comrades, who regarded him as an intelligent and earnest who knew him.

LATER PARTICULARI..

From further particulars to hand we learn that Roy had a case contaluing so Cartridges at his lodgings, Ca Cronstreet, Woolloongelea, and when this was examined six cartridges were

each of the six chambers of the revolver. The

sit. Iam bapolly spared further inquiries, which Undermentioned BANKS will ba TN accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875-

is now no need why a certain lady's name should

DAY).

be dragged into the matter. (Loud applause the MONDAY, the 6th of June (WHIT MON- court). I have stift one grave question to put. Have you been guilty of forgery.

For the CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK_OF Witness: Certainly not. I protest, your

INDIA, LONDON, AND CHINA, lordship.

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong. For the CHARTERED BANK

OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,”

able. A successful raid was made one night Last

week by the Commissioner of Police upon THE DISTRESS IN SHENSI.

ons of the houses that are rented out to students at Examination_time and are supposed to be The following letter has been received from occupied by respectable people. In spite of the Messrs. Shorrock and Duncan, of the English fanecent exterior of the house, gambling was Baptist Mission, Shangyuen Helen, too from carried on within. The capture effected this Singze Fu, the capital of Shenal, under datetime is as valuable as it is rare, for all of the April 27th 1---

The devastating floods of 1888-9 that drowe plives are men of rank and several of the deceased constable, we understand, was former the continuance of a state of things which had These causeless and repeated interruptions are

parties are friends of the Commissioner.

the emigrants from Shantung are likely to be followed by famine here. Many familles krN LOW gathering weeds and clover-cable food-for their only meal. The fields that ought now to be waving with the ripening, grain are, in many cases, barren and scorched by the continuing drought. The trigable fields have mostly been retained by the aboriginal population; the Im migrants therefore cultivate land wholly depen dent apon seasonable rain. Penniless, they cannot purchase food, the price of which is abnormally high and rising every week, and now that their crops have

What can they do? Many of the Shantung Immigrants have stripped their houses of every beam

beam and garment to be sold of

- their bodies of almost

Talied,

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TAMSVI.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

21st May, 1892.

Mr. A. Hosle, the new British Consul for North Formness, has arrived with his family and has taken up his residence at the new consulate In Hobé: Mr. W. Holland, who will go up to Shanghat in the steamer Cars on home leave, was offered a complimentary dinner by our united communities of North Formoss, but declined on account of his sad bereavement here last year.

His Excellency the Governor returned to to the south; he Kelang last week from his

Taipeh Fu by special train the same evening, Mr. Matheson, the railway engineer and only European here now connected with the railway, was, I believe, la charge of the train.

missing 10 he had evidently taken one for

engaged as a constable under the Ballish Gov- emment in China, we belleve in Hongkong,

When the body was found. It was lying about two feet from the edge of the cliff, and deceased had shot himself in the mouth, the ballet coming out at the back of the head,

The deceased constable had nearly £200 in. the bank, so it could not have been money mat tere that preyed upon his mind.

The body was conveyed, to the South Sydney Margue, were it now lies.

An Inquest will probably be held on Monday.

THE INQUEST.

An inquest was held on the morning of May 3rd at the South Sydney Morgue by Mr. Moore, City Cooper, touching the death of Constable shooting himself through the head.

our

Judge: The counsel is engaged in a pafuful duty, the gravity of which be fully appreciates. set unlikely to prejudice the defendant's case in the minds of the fury If persisted in.

Legal Luminary : I have a letter here, la your writing, in which you say, "Whatever has been endorsement to do with a cheque written can completely endorse," Had this

Witness: Certainly not,

Legal Luminary: Yos persist in that ? Wlines; I do,

that will do for the present.

Legal Luminary: We shall 'vas, `Anyway,

And the legal luminary resumes his seat after having endeavored to show that the witness is a liar, a drunkard, a thief, « forger, and an adul». terer.

IT WAS MARY SHERLOCK'S WAXE,

T. H. WHITEHEAD, Manager, Hongkong, For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI, BANKING

CORPORATION,

F. DE BOVIS,

Chief Manager. For the NEW ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION,

LIMITED

E. W. RUTTER,

Manager. NATIONAL INERCOMPTR

For the COMPTOIR

DE PARIS,

L. GLENAT

Acting Agent. For the BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN, AND TEM

STRAITS, LIMITED, HONGKONG,"

CHANTREY INCHBALD,

For

Manager. the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED,

GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR,

Chief Manager.

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The legalisation of opium was, adopted by the Chinese Commissioners of their own free will or indirect, was recorted to or was needed. In deliberately, and no pressure of any kind, direct

fact, they were rather eager than otherwise, the exchequer being low at the time (which accounts for the rebuff Mr. Reed received), to have the drug legalised, since they would thereby secure through the foreign customs a large and certain overjoyed at the rate we were prepared to agree addition to their revenues and they were ́so for bread and set out on the dismal mospect C# 1 arrived about 7.30 p.m. and went across to John Roy, who committed suicide at Bendi by to that they asked if it right begging tbelr way back to their ancestral homest

be guaranteed In others, hopeless, resin themselves in despair to

Mary Baldwin, with whom the deceased perpetuity, or, failing that opium to be special,

Chink consenting never to raise the duty above whatever fate may bring. It has been impossible

Thers lags a hundred year peson and to withhold what help we could give. We have

lodged, Identified the body, and gave evidence concerning the habits of Roy. The constable, adopted by the French Minister and by the United

per cent. upon vaine. The tariff was also happines." Also hastened the building of a house in order

I think I mentioned some time ago, that the as far as the witness knew, was a temperates States Minister, who, wrling to Lord Elgin, old ages and it took place on the night of Thursday,

It was the wake of Mary Sherlock, who had died of to afford temporary relief to a few, but what are European locomotive drivers would leave us steady man, and although he was sometimes they among so many? However difficult the

This is now an accomplished fact and we have reserved in manner, she had never, heard him Nov. 6, 1858, observes that the now tariff March 10th, 1891, in the City of New York, The tack of organising and distributing relief may Chinese drivers all over since the beginning of threaten to commit suicide, or say that he was

sticats "the willing asent of the Imperial room was crowded with men and women, old and be, it may yet become inevitable--forced upon

authorities to what is now done 1" So that the young, and sa ut by the clamorous distress of these perishing this month. It is wonderful how quickly they tired of life.

facts of the case present the unimpeachable man, and an aged junkman, who eat on ne in the E Interest and Responsibility of Mr. Christian Hogan deposed to finding the body conclusion that the re-legalisation of plum in lays a hundred years of peace and happiness," so by lapse of time on the 31st ultimo,

the room, said to every new-comer Rain now would bring considerable relief, acquire the knowledge and are able to undertake but should it not fall soon we fear the the responsibility of being in charge of a and banding it over to the police.

Constable Wilis stated that on Saturday after. 1858 was in no way forced on Chlas Dhe niver tray words did yo speak,"

Great which the party responded in oberus, "Faith, Mika, worst and may feel compelled to telegraph locomotive on this difficult single line, with tis

Britain, but was voluntarily adopted for help. Some of the natives hare sent their many carves and on which there are no such furniture, food, and ficcks into the walled cities unnecessary institutions as signal or telegraph

Imperial Government as the result of negotiar der safety from the desperation of starring men, connections with the stations. As far as I know,

present with Lord Elge only, but with the representatives of the United States and France. and anxiously await the development of events.

mis, one of these new drivois, for instance, was a

And If the allegation that force was employed Another thing which increases their alarm is pigman in the Customs service in Keling a body. Witness raised the body and a six- the report of a sising of Mohammedans. In short time ago; although it speaks very-chambered revolver (produced), the muzzle of were true, then the United States and France

Treaty of Tientsin, la seritable every ten addition to all this, a number of people, belfering highly of the training the Customs give which was pointing to the mouth, fell to the would share in the obloquy. The tariff, by the

their gigmen, we would feel a little more ground, Blood was trickling from the mouth, Tre

noon at 3.30 be went to the cliffs at Bondl in conarquence of being told that a man had shot himself there. He saw the deceased lying face downwards with both arms doubled under the

Pare

For Grandma Sherlook had come to Amarlos' from Ireland before any of them, and; no doubt, was as Isset 105 years old when she ended her long fourney. But she was one of the old stook, and never know, what films of

How diferent is such a story as thin, for instance

the rain is being prevented by the recently confidence in our old trusty European drivers, if and there was a small pool a low yards The Chinese could therefore have chat told by a womazi] * X was nowar wall inì, tay life,” the

te the east and west of Sirgan Ya. Thus dire distress, actual drought, threatening famine, ramours of rebellion and robberies, and the des traction of telegraph floes, all contribute to unsettle the minds of the people and disturb the peace of the province. At present, owing to residing amongst. Christian Immigrante und in the country, we prosecute our work lo safety,

but

erected telegraph poles, have, under the leader ship of a military mandarin, cut down the lines we only could get them back again. The from the body. On examining the revolves revision in 1863. What took place in that troubled and alling, constantly alak sad Chineas keep their time all right and are very he found that five of the chambers were loaded, person of Mrs in this country in the

and obligingi attentive

the locomotives and that one had been discharged. Withers personas songame, as Chinese Am appear already to break down one after another searched Roy's pockets and found a pocket-book,bassador, who said nothing about opium. Here for one reason or another the last cause I on a leaf of which was written, #1. Roy, Bondi, sonhappy China writhing under two cruel wars, heard to be the want of that useful article, water, 38-4-91. I am no more, Good-bya all which have compelled her, nolens volens, to receive Duroplum, and yet so unconscious herself in the boller, But it is beautiful for all that to From ese who never injured his fellow man. travel

The handwriting was identified by Constable of the wrong done her that she makes no come on the railway through the wonderfully

plaint about Clark

It through

# her Special Envoy, whose pretty landscapes, and this little excitement, on account of the new drivers, in awaiting a break-

Dr. Milford described the cosms which the message was, in his own words, China finding down or other mishap, is healthy and very bullet bad taken, and the jury without retiring that the must come into relations with this

Export of tea over to Amoy has commenced | the effects of a pistol abot' wound in the head, I won and extends her hit, but comes out to Janula, and I was condand in the Exeter Korfbal returned the verdict that the deceased died from ing that she does up around here aliayu under the doctor, and when I was so, some- strengthening for our neiver.

NOTES, FROM CHINESE PAPERS,

as usual There is great stoppage in the and that the said wound was self-inflicted.

The yamán of a sub-prefect at Ta'alsa was | camphor trado as the aborigines are as trouble wrecked a short time ago by an infuriated mob, some as ever in many places-N. C. Dally who deemed the undecessary harshness of the | Netis official to be the cause of the death of an old lady, wife of a prisoner whom the sub-prefect had locked up, on account of some deficit in the public accounts which the prisoner had falled to collect.

The heads of the two Zeiss Huf members, Wong King-long and Chés Chiwel, who were executed in the city last month, and which have for the past four weeks been on exhibition, have | now been removed by order of the city magistrate, thus relieving passers-by from the hideous sight.

CHUNGRING.

•ROM A CORRESPONDENT.)?

THE SO-CALLED OPIUM WARS

⠀ WITH CHINA.

1

"As the question whether or not the wars be-- tween Great Britain' and Chlon were: caused by attempts to force oplem into the latter country has recently been discussed in our columna, the opinion of Mr. H. N. Lay, C. By who was Chinesa Seretary to Lord Elgia's Mission, delivered in the form of an address at St. James's Hall, London, on April: gand will doubtless interest many of our readers.

Mr. Lay stated that the Indictment preferred by the Anti-Opium Society that by two cruch

Great Britain had forced

roth May, 1892. The military examinations are over and all is perfectly quiet. No nameless placards hays been posted nor has there been any talk of the Kölsə Hui, which does not seem to be a very strong organisation in this province; but bold thieves are numerous, and daring robberies are WERNERA not infrequent. There has very recently been

one at a place some thirty miles west of here in unjust, wicked Frons & telegram received on Wednesday las, which here was no attack, made on a convey, oplum on Calas, was utterly destitute of founda we learn that the foul Hanlin comination has and several bendred sasis were taken in the tion. Sir Joseph Pease and his supporters had terminated. The fest place, San gün, har

and | bien completed misled in this matter,. The false

maiter was had been adopted by some recent inlarionaries

civilisation that ils

my mouth that the doctor, balină

with giddiness and swimming in the hand. People who did not know me would af times think I was tipay. I always had a poor appetite, with bad taste in the month in the morning, and the eating. I had great pain and tights in an after and ride, and was languid and fired after the least exertion, so I was unable to do work (or gut my own Uring.

As to slok headache, I was seldom fros from it, and often my heart would palpitate, so I had to stop. and held myself, for fear of failing. I was nearly thing formed in In the following 17 works with it. year, 1869, we find the Imperial Government negotiating with Sir R, Alcock for a rise in

From that time I was worse than ever and after the daty on opium of 66 3rds per cent. Mr. Lasting the lost morsel of food I heared at the stomach concluded by stating that there was not au atons and would spit up sour infi. al direct or indirect evidence to support the false. Better and worse I continued until April, 1889, statement that we had forced opium on the when I became much worse, and my abdomen swelled Chinetes

until it reached a great sise, and a pain in the aide and back made me scream out. Indeed, I was in sach Agony I could not stir kand, or foot: Just them neighbour, Mr. Harry wife of Joshua Harris, the road contractor came in, and I had to be carried to beck. He canchal was the pain that I broke ons fato ''awout, and a fainimese same over me. Mrs. Horia "stayed with me and poultond me, but as set for he came at once, and sent for a dostore got no better my mother, who lived as Boudon, was

I was in terrible distress, and fighting for bath The doctor said he could nes tall what was the matter, and a second doctor was sent for from Beaton, by alergyman who thought I was dying. So critical was sy condition considered that prayers

were made for

CROSS-EXAMINATIONS UP TO

DATENDE

LAW AND LICENSE. SCENE-A Court of Justice (1) Wliness has been called to prove that he saw the plaintiff in certain hotel bar Legal Luminary: You are well acquainted with the plaintiff

Witness. Yes, sir,

· been awarded to a Kuangel candidate, Liu Fuh Open daylights but Immediately so00 Amping to sorriaanilistentowhichtheshad zien zwarancy. --Vigzigen (sans some.JOGER

The robbers allowed in. Dan pe

yao by name, the scoond to Cheklang refrain from doing|evil

Wa Bz-klon, and the third to a native since reported to the officials. The band to which to China Ignorant of the facts, and the evil *Kuangtung, Chên Pah tan

the thieves halseged: Le said to sumber nearly consequences, Kel, unfortunately, recalled on

14

Legal Luminary says you koown him long 7. me as the antrums Legal Lumalary, How many ! Winess Can't BRY, EXACLİYA Legal Lumiany | But I rakat knew exinly

■ hundred members. Everything is so quiet body worthy of all respect and support. The We cannot have any prevarication here. How One of the colonels who were with the expadla now that the unhappy resident, he is said to future joalety of the missionary, and indeed of the many years or PAN SON Don, at Tejenakan, has, seturged to the capital - ba in sahronio, state of excitement lest there merchant" toe, depended to a great extent upon | Winnie's. Well, prapa sheen.. Tharobo) leader having been captured and the i should be another rist, siceps soundly and ja pa, the exposure and counteraction of these mini begal feminary. “You arj sot pogiiTE:

the

** Hongkong, 1st June, 1893

NOTICE.

THOMAS COVIL in our Firm CEASED

BOYD & Co.

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Amoy, 1st Jane, 1891.

NOTICE. TRIFLE COMPETITION will take place. "HE ROYAL ENGINEERS Hall Yearly

OD SATURDAY, the 4th instant, at Kowloon Military Rifle Rangca

There will be an open Competition for the

P. First prise $5 Army and Navy at sou gants, commencing at

Pool Shootleg during the day,

W. BELL, C.S.M, RE, Hongkong, 1st June, 1897-

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned has received Instructions

to Sell by Fublic Auction,

SATURDAY,

the 4th Jane, 1892, ut 2.30 PM, it his-

Sales Rooms, Queen's Road, Ant SUNDRY JEWELLERY.

Comprising Gentlemen and Ladies' GOLD WATCHES, DIAMOND RINGS, EARRINGS, BROO CHES, SCARFFINS, SCARFRINGS and BRACELETS, GOLD CHAINS, GOLD STUDS, SOLITAIRES with DIAMONDS, GOLD RINGS with SAPPHIRE and other Sloten,

"TERMS OF SALE-As customary"

J. M. ARMSTRONG,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, 1st June, años,

CHS. J. GAUPP & CO. HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK. ASMAKT

JEWELLERS, SILVER-

and OPTICIANS:

and BOOKA

CAL INSTRUMENTS. for Louis Audemam Watches,

doctor said if this swelling did, svi go down. I could not got better, as it must be à humans. Ele seemed. Spie parted by any came and for my medicine, awarded den blebist. Praet but I got no ralla, & My becher and others who came)

SEBRATER to see zue all believed that to be dying PRESOR

| Booker, who Lives at Srésson, enese, 30: ses mou and

MARINE FOL

evary, BachChitiant.