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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1892. ***

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Travers (sadly)—Not belore next week, Tax Ctilian Government have. It is utated, agreed to pay an indemnity of $75.000 gold. for the attack, made on the crew of the United States warshin Baltimore.

MP. T. H. Whitebead has, we are glad to hear rufficiently recovered from the Injuries received In his carriage weeldent, to be able to proceed. with the Herenlens (abours of the Po Leung Kak Commission which resumes fir investiga tions to-morrow afternoon.

Mrs, Blogo-What made yon stay out so fato last night?

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The Hanghang Telegraph in published dally as xam sis. annesing candidates in the Eastboures Division Subscribers in the ventral districts who do not wowtre their

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Bubchen to The Frphone Telegradł zes surprcdity syminded that all Sudocrittione are paralle in advance.

THE PO LEUNG KUR CASE.

months

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

Court for a re-hering of the charges against the This afternoon Mr Hastings kat at the Police two men who were recently sentenced to twelve Fo Leung Kuk detectives and obtaining imprisonment for imperionating thereby ten dollars under false pretences ere; Dennys appeared for the defence of the priɔners, who were liberated on $500 ball each last Wednesday,

The Court was picked with Chinese swalls and coolles,

Chung Sas, married woman, said that all she said at the first bearing of the case was true in every item. She was at one time mairied to A man named Ho Hin Cho. Her husband left hex, $2,000 in December 18go. She did not Invest any of the girls. The girl Kum Chat belonged to her, hat money in your Hat Chol was not her daughter, Kum Chai be- came fire her papery owing to the fact that she was

to care for.

for. Kam Chel was known also as Kwok Tal An. She didn't know Hat Chol. She didn't know No. 34 Stanley Street. Dian'k know 28, Gage Street and did not know of On Aho living at that house...She did not know Kweng Sing, a copper-smith employed to the

ngkong delegraph. The death is recorded "from the effects of a wong Sinks,

The Hongkong Lelegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1892.

TELEGRAMS;

THE QUEEN AND MR. LABOUCHERE.

LONDON, August surd. The Queen" has objected to Mr. Labouchere bolding a seat in the Cabinet.

(Why }]

(From rats Papers.) *RUSSIA, ND CHINA.

LONDON, August 16th.

f11 of another centenarian. The deceased, Sarah Markham, was born on the 9th of May, 1785, and had thus attained the age of 107 years. Her husband, whom she sarrived for ar years, was gamekeeper to Mr. V. Cary Elwes, and for upwards of 70 years she had lived at Roxby. At the time of her death she was in possession of

all her faculties.

Tax sampan-man charged, with legal posses- sfan of three cases of raw aplers and failing to exhibit a light on his boat on the 8th fast, was

Neither did the know the mua Lo Achung. Since her husband died she had lived in the E Lal Lane, off Gough Street, At the present time she was lielog at No: 39, Stanley Street. It was not a fact that she had kept a sly-brothel at No. 34. Stanley Street or anywhere else, neither did she live with a man armed Ching On, alcknamed "Timber Wrecker," but he did at one time allow her $7 per month, On the day on which she reported the black mailing at the Station the man Ching On came to her douse. That was the only time he had come to her house for long time. She had

RONGKONG GENERAL,CBAMBER OF COMMERCE,

THE KISWICK SHARE BILL A special meeting of the Charsher of Com- Hall, to consider the working of Ordinance 15 merce was held yesterday afternoon in the City of 1891, which is entitled "An Ordinance to in Companies registered under the Hongkang amend the law in respect to the sale of shares Stock Companies," The chair was occupied by Ordinances 1885 to 1888, and in other Joint

4-sta, R. M. Gray, H. Hoppius, Carl A.G. Wood, and amongst these present

werez

on; H. H. Joseph, N., J. Ede and Hoa. T. Whitebead (Commitee Hon. E. R. Belllos, Gillies, F. de Bovia, E. W. Rutter, T. Arnold, Mesurs. Granville Sharp. J. F. Bell.Living, D. J. Macgregor, S. G. Bird, C. J. Hirst, M. Grote, Paul Jordan, H. J. Scott, E. Georg, C. C. Cohen, 1.5. Moses; Chantrey Inchbald, I. H. Cox. G. de Champeaux, Herbert Smith, A. McConachle, T. I. Rose, G. Stewart, G. von Wille, and 1. S. Lapraik, F. Smyth, G. H. Potts, E. C. Ray

bangs vex of several Indian and Chinese The Secretary read the notice calling the meeting.

convened at the request of five members of the The Chaliman then sild-This meeting is Chamber, and I shall now ask the Secretary, Mr. Lind, to read the requisition

Mr. E. R. Balillos-Mr. Chairman, ny views in regard to Keswick's Share Bill are so woll known, having appeared in print in a jeller to the Press on the 25th June, 1891, that I do not deem it necessary to recapitulate the arguments confine myself to a few remarks endeswaring I then adduced in By favour. Therefore, I will to show that during the period it has been in protectel the true interest of the Colony, force the Bill has done good and that it has.

this Chamber should think it right to ask for is a mixtter for regret that any one member of

legislation, because it does not prohibit specula- its repeal. It is not a piece of grandmotherly, tion to share as the Gambling Ordinance pro- hibis betting on the turf. It almply restricta ise of Jolet Stock Companies is large and the Speculation to abares that

are in existence. Our shares they represent are ample for any greedy speculator to dabble in ad libitum and to his heart's content. "Why then couple it with false and fictitious shares ; to other words, with shares. buying and selling within a giren sphere, The without numbers! The Share Bill only limits ti con- community Is Small, our monetary system tracted, our circulating medium limited, being confined to the note issue of Banks for six mil- Hong of dollars, and one other million in cash. form our pool of money and our money market. current in this Colony. There seven millions, This cannot stand the strain that might be brought upon it by an extraordinary sale of The Secretary having read the requisition, abares er of produco of any klad. Any pressure men on the subject before the meeting 1 shrinkage in values. Dailog the recent depres

Mr. J. J. Bell-Irving rose and mid-Gentle to sell during erili is apt to bring about. rise to make a few remarks and in doing so shall sion it is a known fact that several Binks were follow the precedent set at the last meeting by obliged to rell a large number of shares of the late Chairman and also by the member of descriptions in this market. It is a well-known the Legislative Council for this Chamber by fact, from what repeatedly transpired at the meet- referring to my notes, thus economising time Ings of the Stockbrokers Association, that there and guarding myself against any husty remarks, are men here who will force off shares in small (The speaker then read out what had been quantities in order to bear" or lower (rices. We written for him to say.) signatories to the requisition under which this meetings week after week persistently offring As one of the have been told that these men went to these meeting is convened, I may say that this to sell small lots of shares of all descriptions at reduced prices without ellching single demand. opportunity of expressing his views as to the had the means to get up and say that he was pre- member of the Chamber might have an working of the Share Bill, and also of hearing the pared to book these transactions. The "bears? experience and opinion of others before recording had their own way, low, quotations were noted their votes. Under thess circumstances, I under on the ciscalars, and they were masters of the stand that several members have thought it staation. Fortunately for us Keswick's Bu sanecessary to return the papers sent out by the necessitating the giving of numbers, restricted Committee with the view of obtaining written these speculators to selling only shares that are replies. Before proceeding to express briefly my in existence, thus cuntsillag their powers to do views in regard to the working of the Ordinance mischief. If they had a free hand in telling I consider it advisable to dispel some erroneous fictitions shares or shares without numbers the impressions which appear to exist in the minds bona fide shares thrown on the market by the of certain individuals in this Colony, and I Banks having been supplemented by their false believe in the minds of certain members of shares, would have augmented the supply and all the strain on the very limited demand then pre this Chamber, Impressions” which probability were due to the remarks of the late vailing would have been too great. The con- Chaiman of this Chamber in the speech which sequence would have been probably a panicand be read at the last annual general meeting, I a more widespread calamity than that we are think it much to be regretted that in then experiencing at present. Under these circum- referilog to the subject now before this meetleg stances the bill has conferred a boon on the in- he used-or shall I say abused—the position with habitants by averting such mistry. Even in the which he was entrusted by indulting.la powat- fandan gambling dens there is a limit to staking ranted insinuations and statements pointedly money. The gamblers are confined to the four original promoter of this Bill, but at the time allowed to invent a number to stake span. For simed at the Vice-Chairman, who was the sides of the table numbered 1 to 4. No one is with Tam Akang. They might know her unhappily absent owing to ill health. These instance, no ens is permitted to stake on nume more than she knew them. ̧

insinuations and remarks, so far at Mr. Ket- ber 5, because such number does not exist as the whether the said Tara Alcang was Water characterise is absolutely false. From such advocate the restriction of speculating to shares Didn't know wick is concerned, I unhesitatingly deny and table. It is not on grounds of morality that I Police Tukong at the present time. It home from the Po Leung Kuk establishment, happily face, and I think we cannot too strongly we cannot wean him from ble practices. My was a litle after 5 pm. when Kurt Chol came action in the past the Chamber has been in existences. It is lunate in man to gamble and

guard against any personal and abusive element object. Is i

to future, tending, as it must, to lower the Tonk of slao, amb end weaken its Infuences. Its ported, and asserted by some who were certainly I am to understand, currently re

BIll, that he was largely interested and also had * personal friends of the promster of the an interest in a syndicate operating in shares, influence the vote of any of you, again let me and promoted the Bill for his own personal benefit. Gentlemen, in case such reports should

brought before Mr. Hastings, on remand, this | been goven 'years in Hongkong, and was now 40′′| 'courra was adopted so that each individdarthers was do one thero who had the courage of

moming to answer to the charge. The Crown Soliclior prosecuted and Mr. H. L. Dennys defended. The apshot was that the oplam was, us in the case of the woman charged with the same offences, confiscated and the man fined $5 for falling to exhibit a light. Notice of appeal Was given.

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS.

Inward.

It is understood that notwithstanding the apparent composure, China has made a strong -protest to St Petersburg regarding the advance

of the Russian force in the Pamirs. (The Russians assert that they, do not intend to

take the offensive, but the defensivo-that is Kowsking...........................steamer, from Manila. to say, they are burrring to the Pamirs to occupy the passes from China, so as to prevent the Chinese from entering the region. Russia is of opinion that the Chinese should be exclu ded from the Pamirs, and that England and Af/hanistan should come to an understanding with Russia on the subject.]

THE NEW CABINET, " The names of the remaining Ministers to form the Gladstonian Cabinet are being kept a

secret.

[By Reuter, anyway.]

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE master of the launch Hing Wa waS deservedly fined $5 this morning for recklessly blowing his whistle in the harbour this morning, "THE ancient Tarapaca, a British barque of 450 Tonle aby in the Borneo timber trade is Topline Horkong. Itaves to-faller under Capt. Kesett for Valparaiso with a fall cargo of

tex.

Alsina Loksang Sikk....... Hesperia

Guy Mannırlag... Halloong

Hoihaw, Swatow. Katchinoise. Singapore. Amay,

≫ Swatow. Aggregating 8,218 tons, 'register."

Outward.

Sungklang ......................steamer, for Amoy. Pacting Bestop .....

Shanghai. Shanghai. Singapore. Kutchlaoten. Canton.

Cardiganshire

Chasters Towers..

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Aggregating 8,483 tons, register,

Prepared from genuine fruit juices losported by ourselver, they contain the full favour of the sound ripe fruit mixed with plain or Aerated Water, they make delightful summer drinks.

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mail steamet Empress of China, from Hongkang, "Agents--for-:.... MONTSERRAT LIME JUICE & CORDIAL.astived at Nagasaki to-day at 6 a.m., and left again at 5 p.m. for Vancouver, via Kobe and WINES AND SPIRITS.

Yokohama.

Ports, Sberries, Iarets, Burgundles, Hocks, Champagnes, Brandles, Whiskies, Gin, Rum and Liqueurs.

THE following fostence of the shrewdners and

chang, Viceroy of Chihli, etc., etc., is, we bellere, common sense occasionally evinced by Li Hung published for the first time by the Shanghai Mercury.When early in 1884 the complica tions with France, which embarquently resulted to the blockade of Formosa and the desiruction of the Chinese feet at Pagoda Anchorage, were pending, an enthusiastic American inventor sent the Viceroy & plan and specific ation of a new type of submarine boat which he had designed, and requested per mission to come out to Chids, and build some of the boats at a Government dockyard at govemment expense. this replied that the inventor Toth, the Viceroy Cerafal, the Viceroy would buy ; and as an addi. build one boat at his own expense, which, if ane tional inducement it was added that the Viceroy would pay the Inventor a bonus of Mexican $100,000 for every French fronclad and Mexican nor to admit foreigners into their service. $50,000 for every French wooden ship that nigh!

be destroyed through the agency of this sub THE Sergeant charged with carelessness, for marine boat. Somehow or another the beat allowing a prisoner to escape from the magisappears not to have been ballt. Ponsibly the terial loose box" at week, failed to get off Inventor was unable to raise the necessary fonds, Scott free and war maleled in a fine of $5 this A complete stock of all the best and most morning by a stipendiary maglairato. Hard finest results was characteristic

but the Viceroy's suggestion as to payment by

A large selection of choice old branda, Full particulars and prices on application, ›

TOBACCO, CIGARS-AND CIGARETTES,

popular brands.

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Its powerful antifebrile qualities tend to ward off attacks of Malarial fever and to all conva Iescents. It acts as a quick restorative and appetizer.

SECRET instructions (the Standard's St. Peters. barg correspondent states) have recently been sent to the managers of all the Russian railways not to enter into contracts with foreign firms,

Old Doctor-No, str. I never have a parlent

die on my hands--never.

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Young Doctor How do you manage 117

years of age.

Mr. Dennys now went into the witness's private affairs and record fully, bat succeeded only in stirring up a little dirty water.

Continuing the witness said she bought Kum Chel in Macro when she was three months old, At one time she (witness) kept a brothel. At one time and lost $350 in the business, she therefore gave up brothel keeping. When qalie a young woman she married Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s house-boy by whom she had a daughter. Kum Chol was arrested by Po Leung Kuk detectives but she did not know, at the time, where the arrest was effected. When Kum Chol came out of the "Refage" she told her where she was arrested, but could not describe accu rately the street. It was on the 6th August, 1897, that Kum Choi was liberated by the Fo Leng Kule authorities.

At this point Kum Choi, Kwoke Tai Ngan, Leung Abo, and Fong Shing (women) were called before the Court and the witness denied any knowledge of them except Kum Chai,

Coatlaning, witness sald she was well known

to several 'District Watchmen when she lived

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She said it was owing to the large-heartedness | being introduced into our discussions; In the threat protect the weak; If 1 CTORsed the

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concubine. Before the pileoners never came to

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I was a strange woma of the Registrar General that she

of these premises and went out to the she was liberated,

street and kacked down weaker msa, then A strange woman, whom stres, first told her that Kam Choi had been seized,

myard, I would be planted upon by the police, before she could get Kums Chol out. She there-

should there be a law to protect the person of It was necessary to get some one to secure her

hauled before the magistrate and purished.

fore went to a proprietor of a coffin shop in

would protect his purse from pillage? There is a man from assait and not another law that Hollywood Road to get the security, but before getting his security the idea was abandoned as

no bulling element to counteract the doings be married to some one by the Po Leung

perty of a poor man who presumably bur she (witness) heard that Kum Chol was to

of the "bears" here. Is selling

shares without Kuk suthorities. Winess never made, moner

numbers the bear might be selling the pro-`

basahares by Kum Chal-all she made she bere, although it is perhaps unnecessary to do locked up in his aute. The true interests of the Street where she now lived. There were three in referring to the worldeg of the Bill ander the Government, and the Legislature, to protect herself. She rented the whole flat in Stanley, absolutely deny the truth of such testions. Colony are constituted in the staunch faveator. I will now leave that uncongenial subject, and, It is the duty of all the well-wishers of the Colony, rooms. One room was used by herself, another discussion, will draw your attention for men who have their hard eamings permanently by an old woman, and the other by some one's moment to the meeting of the Chamber which invested in this island. They should not be her house to obtain women and had never about twelve months ago. The honourable battledore.

was called to consider the same subject allowed to be played with as shuillecock, and Leaman's Act In Landon pros previously seen them. They had never been to her house to drink or in the capacity of pliops," Salman who represents the Chamber in

tects shareholders in Bank Stecks, Keswick's the Legislative Council of this At this juncture the witness described the man..

Colony Bill is only Leeman's Act extended to take ner in which the prisoners demanded money other the Legislative Council and elsewhere, of Act should be in force in Hongkong. In Lone has lost so opportunity, when speaking in all stocks. It is necessary that such an as previously reported in these columas.

bringing prominently before his audience the don the powers of the "bulla" and the "bears Castinging-When asked why they wanted | fact that, the feeling of the Chamber on that are equal. Here, for lack of ready cash, the MR. H. Louis arrived by the French mall on mentality that your daughter get out; if you be terms a large majority, but he has falled to ity for the Bill to protect the investor from money the men said "It was by our instra occasion was expressed against the Bill, by what bulling element is too weak; hence the neces Tuesday from Singapore to represent the don't pay money well put her back again." point out that over. 30 per cgut of the members the ravages of the "beat." As a merchant, if I Kum Chot heard the conversation with the present were sharebrokers, who almost to a man sold gonds to arrive I am obliged to furnish and attorneys for the Panjom Pabang Gold Company, Limited, of London to the pay the men moner, for a dinner or any of votes recorded against it was only seren marks, numbers, the quality of the goods; the matter for settlement between that and the thing else. By saying that Kam Chol was Without in any way desiring to undervalue the rame of the thip by which such goods are ship parent company, which has arisen by "a good girl" she meant that she was vocation and position of sharebrokers I say that pid and the probable date of arrival in this bare the latter demanding payment of their virtuous. The amount payable by witness to it was natural they should not favour the Bill; bour. Why should it be a hardship for a specu pecuniary claims from the former or in the "coffin man" (of Hollywood Road) for they were interested parties, and not properly in later to furnish numbers where he is selling default, the restitution of the falls Mine. Mr. security would be fixed the amount required position to give that deliberative opinion walet shares for forward delivery? All merchandis Hongkong ta the firm recommending a personal brothel the had nothing to pay as security to Chamber when called-upon to express itself on merchandise thrown on the market might de conference before Mr. Becher should go to the the coffin-man fer giris it was sufficient such object. As to the working of the Bilt 2 barns for a abort time because it is custom the mines. As however (accordias to the Fyze to bars the name of another coften maker. consider it has in far been distinctly beneficial and spt to vanish from the face of the earth, The Primit Imperative for Mr.. Becher to

which commimes, as a favour, She did not know of day one or two years earlier Hongkong would plly it was not made two yests earlier. If this on the 20th, just at the time when a typhoon Singapore only to awalt result of the

whether the second prisoner was in the habit of not be suffering from such an unprecedented had been done a great part of the commercial was signalled there.

negotiations, though he would much have pro the Court. He didn't do co from ber-witness.

bas only been in force for about one year, e i

short, been avertede Members of this Chamber who THE alike steamship Desawangit, from Hong.ferred to be able to conduct them himself. Mr.

Inspector Stanton's evidence was send over enough time, under ordinary circumstances, to belong to the brokering profession seem to think confined operations in shares recent jungle excursions and needs the change of the man who was the last witness's sweetheart before and duce it came late operation the witble cartata & sea voyage. These people who flost companies some years ago did not now keep her. He or try to bolster them up, by assuring shareholders

was interpreter at the Yau-ma-t! Station at the and employés that the climate is heavenly and present time. For a while he was employed as cannot hinder continuous work, are always the expenses paid) all the time because they have urging that should the stagistrate think case | first to need ses" voyages (presumably with

Mr. Dennys at this pofot addressed the Court, dared to approach within a few miles of whereas made out at all it should be seat before

Jary. He submited there was no evidence to: coqrict.

His Worship sald that although he had called no evidence he would commit the case for trial at the Criminal Sessions.

Inspector, Stanton-I would ask that Kam Chofa evidence be taken first of all."-

Krok Kam Chef was therefore called and

Old Doctor-When I find a man going to die firm of Becher Loula & Co, here as agents | #detectives." Kum Choi did not adving her to vated against the Bill, and even then the majority. | particulars to the buyer, I am obliged to give get him to call in a specialist..

Taz Hongkong Hotel extension is now visible to the naked eye in all its beauty, stripped of the huge scaffolding that has concealed its growth, and now stands forth as the biggest and finest

A. S, WATSON & .CO...LD/building in the East. It will be opened in about Louis came in response to a telegram from by the Registrar-General. When proprietrix of should characterise the utterance of this sro perishable articles. Any large quantity of'.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

- KTAILIHID A.D. 1841.

Hongkong 1st July, 1893.

For Sale.

6 weeks.

THE eccentricitter of typhoons are welt ille pirated by the experience of the Melbourne, which had

-Talovely weather all the way from Saigon to Penfou as soon as possible for reason The Hollywood Road man went security for ber ) to the Colony, and I bellere had it seen the light. But having proved itself to be a blessing, it fe m

in

Hongkong, though she passed. Cape St. James | Dildambtless soon be made publie Hourkong engaging any one of the women produced before state of depression ze now provafle. The Bill.depression we have gone through would 'bave

NOW READY,kong gth, and Yokobama zand July, wan del. Louis, too, has suffered much in health by many to him and he then said, in reply to Mr. Dennys, judge of the effect of any, measrie. But boib that the lawmits the volume of business will

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Lantern in the face of the sitepe)-If you make He protests-Bargiur ... (fishing » his, dark. noise you're a dead man! I want yost money,

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Mr. Billas (orly, half-awake)-Why,. Gecat

Scott, Marial What haws you done with the $25.I gave you yesterday)

A WOMAN without arme has married at Christ church, New Zealand. The ring was placed upon the fourth too of her left, foot. A similar marriage to this was performed at St. James's Church, Bury St. Edmonds, in 1832. The ring which the grasped a pen and signed the marriage was placed on one of the bride's toès, between reglater]

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SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Bajore Mr. H. E. Pollack, Acting Pulins Fudge)

"Angdit ink" CHUN HING WAN p. WONG THƠI HI AND OTHERS.

a detective.

thote

position of affairs in this colony has been sito e contracted, and as a consequence their income. Idiminish in the same ratio 1 can segure gether abnormal, and therefore I consider Isle will d

Impossible for us to judge falily of its them that so soon sa confidence is restored and working now. With further experience of its business in shares is veszed, although palpably bly be found necessary; new measures a boldom collection, will be of a more tangible nature and action some modification of the Bill may post their collection of brokerage will be mail the that any modification of it la to be depercuted, they were in the habit of collecting to the palmy perfect. At the present time, however I think will be more likely to stick to them t

than If any one is opposed to the continuance of Chedays of the past few years at the wealth of this of contract, it may perhaps induce them to con- property shares in joint stock enterprises, ingoods. Bill, on the ground that it interferes with freedom Colony is mostly in kind. We have it in landed sider it in another lightill call their attention to and in chattels There is scarcely man herg the Hatch or Anti-Option Bill, which has for its who can lay his hand on $100,000 at a mov object the suppression of gambling in collon ment's police. In fact, this is a large mait for Intures, and which has recently passed the Housa barter through the limited circulating mediam of Representatives in Washington by an enorme have for an exchange. Any undue pressors sald, she was prostitute, and was threemant majority. What the trade of the colony brought to bear, upon it is sure to depreciate months old when given to the first witness seems to me is require now is quiet, endisturbed vested interests. It is, therefore, the duty to tikai care of and bring up, Daring

the introduction of any measure likely to of those who have permanent stakes in the the early part of this month some men

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...Mears. Heuermann, Herbst & Co. at St. Louis, in the Uolted States, with great | $1,000. Mr. Hastingi (Wotton and Deacon) Knocking, entered. She opened the door to 1889 andligat and gambling spirit of the years having fictitious shares throwo on the market tä” came to her faster-mother's house and.. RING “A wa #von in the smallest degree the Colony to svold, as much as lies in their power,

Her foster mother asked them what they existing 97229 and I contend that during the over-burden it, (Applause,) bring

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HORSE-RACKING by electric light has been tried This was an action on a promissory note for o success. The course at South Side Park, says plaintiff, Mr. Dennys for five defendants, who wanted. They sald-"Do you know how your

depression from which the Mr. Granville Sharp--During the past few the Daily News, presents a curious appearance, admit the claim, and Mr. Leach, lastracted by daughter was got out of the Po Lengy Kuk, change, and I therefore desire to move the follow af this Chamber who are largely Interested in Buffers, it not an opportune time for days I have been requested by several members the stand, fences, posts, and everything palatable Mr. Wilkinson, for first defendant, about it being of dealing whiteness. In the The case has occupied several days, Wong let her out,

Her mother sald--"A great English official ing resolution That is the optalon of this business and property Ur the Colony to my glow of the bright lights the effect is way Teol Hi contending that though he was a partner on Her mother said-Is that sol They any change in Ordisiaco 15 of 1891, known so thinking

They replica" No, we got her Chamber is is undesirable at present to make something at this meeting. suppose they did striking. At a height of 20 feet from the in the defendant firm of pig dealers, the debt said. You must give un money to drink with the Share Bill Tu rodng on this resolution. I wish I could myself be persuaded of its growin that wisdom comes with years, but ground, runs wie wulog, like the trolly was not a partnership debt. ANA of an electric rallway, round the course. Upon

Then the first prisoner said "I got your daughter Mr. Chairman, I should be glad if you would and greater manifestation. I suppose we may The hearing was concluded this afternoon, out why should you not give me money he request the Secretary of the Chamber to keep a counder that are mel together to-day in some this, at intervals of 25 feet, are strung cluster judgment reserved.

The men came on the Saturday night follow record of the members who vote for and against degico a fiaspcial Sanitary Board, on the it for the information of the Goverment should faritatider of His Excellency the Governor, to Ing and received a $10 note from her mother they negara fee for later bits as to the king of prescription A moment or two later the Inspector, came fa and arrested them, ashley

Mr.J. S. Laprak Mr. Chairman, bag to which alter careful diagnosis and consultation Cross-examined-She was arrested at Abo's second the motion that has been proposed, I was prepared to meet every serious disorder the Fe Leung Kaf's "Refuge. Shia went out merein legislation, worden fenoment the by one of those periodical ancist plocics house, No. 28. Gage Street, and locked up in total present that what the Colony requires alch manifested Reelfins als polony

period of

and that any change in com" twelve months ago. We have been visited for purposes of prostication sometimes ir nopportune. Later on, perhaps, my in one year which recur at Intervals of cater or lem time she ever saw he was the sight on which from now, the subject might be advantageously duration and which are age dendir to house that might she was arrested. There were ten man in the discussed again, but if then I think that at their way cholera, diphth The cash was commited for trial; the prisoners same law should hold good here in prevails in, werd kilosukar alreated and

Blusas regards the shares of all credit Companies, the indvenue. Car producten enegy was ask

Hyphus

being allowed out on $1,000 bail MAUNE

Wogland (applanin),

ANOTHER MURDER

of incandescent lamps, with our lights in each cluster. Glant sexych-lights liluminate the turns, A peculiar arrangement prevents the casting of shadows, which has always hitherto proved the difficulty in hosacracing by artificial A frightful murder was commited last night at light The grand stand, la Hans whiteness, and from it the ovum is bord body has not yet been keptised. The murderein blame of bril West Point, the victim being coolis hose mapped out in a light so bright that the colours slaide, completely severed the man's hind from of the jockeys jackets are plainly visible. The his Body with a mast-chopper, which was found the space of darkness that Interveni, da morala) (by a connable. The police under affect is all the more intense from contrast with, in a dich near where the body, was found this the stand and the track. To obriate danger, Inspector Mann ara en the wat-path after the only diva körses are allowed in sush 28.06.

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