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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1892,

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTA

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THI P. M. S. S. Ca's steamer China with mails, Boy left San Francisco for this post, via Honolulu and Yokobaina yesterday,

Banking Corporation only receive in the HARLEY'S Concert to-morrow afternoon. Te la rayonetač chau all comunication relating to Subscripilem,gregate $20,000 per annum. Weban DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Ac, be added to the fan, but assume that this amount Included Latent on Waltherial watters iba pet to "Ta Bar" and ¦'special extras," as on referring to the

by the same and addrem of the writers, not sucessarly for † find the Directors' fees set down at 60%50 | we are compelled to hold over soma more

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We do not propose going further Into the accounts, and regret to hive had to adversely criticise the foregoing charges, which certainly appeared to all CAPTAIN SAUNDERS, a well known Foochow for animadversion. However, the Baird pilot and one of the victims of the NameA certainty acted wisely in writing off the pirates, arrived here from Foochow the morning, Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordenadormiums received on shares, as this allowed

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THE straightforward and business-lika statement of facts made by Mr. DAVID GILLIES, Chairman of the National Bank of China, to the first ordinary meeting of shareholders, held on September 22nd,

the Bank to start business on a firm basia at the commencement of the present year. And with a gross profit of $75,645.49 for the six months ended Juna. 30th, a universal increase of public confidence In the Bank's stability and resources, 45, well as in the Board of Directors and the able and experienced general management, together with, the great Improvement in of almost every description throughout the East, there seem solid | grounds for believing that the sanguine. anticipations of the original founders and promoters of the National Bank of China are in a fair way towards substantial realisation.

trade

TELEGRAMS.

(From Stralls Papert.) LABOUR TROUBLES AT. SYDNEY.

LONDON, September arst

Mudge-Were you at the races yesterday ? Yabsley-No.

Mudge Then I guess you've got it. "Got what?"

"Fire dollars.. I need it."

TO-DAY being the birthday of the charming young gentleman who is known to the world as the King of Portugal, the only Portuguese shop in the colony closed its doors and "dressed hip in honour of the event. Macao, of course, was in gift.

A YOUNG man of Lawrence county, Georgla, went to town the other day to get a marriage licenie. He was faformed, however, that the supply of marriage licenses bad ran out, and so he lovested his money in a pair of shoes and went home contented.

THREK months rigorou imprisonment was the magisterial prescription given by Mr. Wodehouse to thief who attempted to steal a gliss port from the steamship Batavia yesterday. A black will commend itself to all those interested

A crowd of some six thousand persons watchma caught the "Jubnale" in the act of in the success of this promising enterprise. Sydney sent a deputation to the Premier of Newmaking off with the article. It must be admitted that the Chairman South Wales to demand the release of the gen had a thankless task to perform in face now in prison for being the leaders of the Goldthwaite's Geographical Magosine gives of a balance sheet that in some respect. / #trikers at Broken Hill. This interview as the ster of the world's coal-fielda ip, squarC

refused, whereupan the crowd charged the

repulsed by the Police. The situation is way entrance to the House of Parliament but wire

grape and the milltary are kept in readiacts or any emergency.

THE FRENCH ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA:

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27,000; Great Britain. 9.000; Germany, 3,600; miles as follows: China and Tapan, 200,000; United States, 94,000; India, 35,000; Russia, France, 1,800; Belgium, Spain and other European States, 1,500.

For the sake of all that is-don't go, down The French forces have defeated the King of Zetland Street! The stench is simply: over-

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FIRE-PROOF shoes are the latest lavention for the use of mosquitoes wishing to sample marine engineer's frontispieces.

THE London Daily Newer says:-The Marquis of Salisbury, in an prselfish spirit, scerpts no distinction from the Crown except one, which na the privilege of wearing the Winder ontform, doubt will afford him considerable sitiatection

Tin a privilege which has daring the prevent Land Palmerston, and Earl Grey. reign been accopied only in Lord Melbourne,

.

Spirit-Please, Mr. Peter, can I come in ? Peler-Who are you?

Solri Honakong special juror, the O'Hoo- ipan MacDrizen!). **)

Peter-Are you aware what day this in } Setelt-Sunday, your reverence, Peler-We are not open on Sunday. Good day, sir.

THE "NURNBERO" AND THE TRAMPS. The Hon. G.T. M. O'Brien, Colonial Secretary, sued Bernard Blanke, master of the Nürnberg, for $9950, being the coats and charges (n cured by the Colonial Government on account of eleven destitute Turks when the plaintiff allowed to land in Hongkong en aand August last. The Crown Saileitor (Mr..A. B. Johnson) defended.

for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. J. Francie, Q.C.,

The Crown Selfeltor briefly rehearsed the facts of the case, which are already well known that the Zürnberg, a German mall. steamer, landed the eleven Tarks on 22nd August, They went first to the manque, and from there to a restaurant kept by a Perslang being refused admission, they went to the police station, and an arrangement was made with a badЛl to put them up temporarily. On the 6th they wer declared vagrants, and put in prison. Negotiations were opened for shipping them to Port Sald; the German Mall Company would not take them under $'o' ver head, but finally the Macduf took them at $50. Sec. ar " of the Merchant Shoplag Ordinance made the master of the Närnberg liable...

by an Arab Hidj, Major General Gordon, Farmal evidence ryto the incre was then given Acting Inspector Kemp, and Detective Sergeant Haddon

A CORRESPONDENT kindir Informs us that Mr. Valted States at Shauphal, was never Americy ON. Deasy, at one Hee Consul-General for the

Minister Pealdent in Keren, stred in a held a portilen as penéral adviser to the King of pegraph in last nighąs Telegrară; but simply: Karea. The mistake was ours. Our entres. The Ordinance laid down special rules for mala- "Mr. Francis submitted that there was no dire. pondent's other remarks ra Mr. Denny and.ble tenance of vagranti · in the House of Detention, ociations in the Hermit Kingdom are of nowhereas these men had been boarded out in en Interest to readers of this journal, and healden | Irregular way at the Hadjik restaurant. The bill are of far too abusiven character for publication.

The Shangkat Mercury's Peking correspondent writes on Sept. 14th-as-follows:-On the 17th- Inst. (30th of August old style) the name-day of the Case of all the Russian won celebrated at Ling-kwang-tz, in the Western Hills, a special flamatsff being erected for the occsal, to holst the Russian colours, Hle Excellenes the Rongfen Minister, Count Cassinf, entertained a number of guests in hle ticari splendid stele, to celebrate the surpiciens event, The German Minister, Wr, von Brandt, returned from Chefoo a few dars ago. No other particular news of any

Importance..

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NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE IN TEXAS ¦--- Fditor (to his wislatan!)~How are you off for

Wilkes Booth Still Alive?" sensational miscellany. Mr. Smith ?

Mr. Smith--There is ha article headed “I

"Rot have used that three times within a

year to my certain knowledge. We must hold

that eff awhile now."

"How would this one.do, Bacon the Autbar of Shakespeare'

*The usper sernes the street has printed that

been of a desperato nature, Dahomey's troops. Te battle is said to live powering, horrible, awful, almost cul-able within the past month.

a carving knife, worse, bedad, than the sweep. ingro Donnybrook Fair. There are also a few tall odours down west which have a degree of gas about them.

TYPHOON WARNING.

Don Ortiz, Spanish Consul, for the following We are indebted to the courtesy of Selor telegram:— ..

MANILA, September 28tb.

9.m. Depression South-West proceeding Japan North-East ̧

will play the following programme at the Officers Tax Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, com mencing at 8 p.m. -

Overtures. Zalaction.

.....! Glanzas D'Arco #Tannhäuser".

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"Well, Berele "Theodosi Bery, telling how the This has commenced to po the rounds again, was made to walk the plank he the pirates, ] and we haven't printed it for a whole year.”.

4All sight, Smith; we mustn't let any of them get ahead of us in enterprise."

for their maintenance had been paid by the

could not recover from Capt. Blanke what had Cap'nin 'Superintendent, out of his own pockets the Government had not repaid him, and so it not been paid the Auditor General might la fact repudiate the claim, and would be justified,

the proceedings were no fregular,

Nothlor had been done as laid down in the Ordinance, and so there was no claim. There was not even a proper declaration by the M-girate that the men were vagiants, but only a copy of the record of palice-court proceedings. There was House of Detention. The Ordinance required no Magistrate's order to take the men to the that the men should be subject to the same regulations and treatment as to accommodation and food as planners on remand; whereas they had been kept at a restaurant, at much greaters cost. Even if Capt. Blanke bad made himselfi tible for expenses properly incurred under the: Ordinance, there expenses bad not beem allowed for paying the passage of only pronerly Incurred, Sec. 16 of the. Ordinance Hauch vagrants as aforeteld, namely, such as emplowing no language but Tarkish, had no had been maintained in expretation of getting.

whereas it was admitted that these

possible chance of employment. Further, such." vagrants could only have been removed from. the Colony after signing an agreement to go away, the Ordinenes providing a form for such agreement between the Colonial Secrmary and

that any expendlisre had been incurred under made. Therefore in the absence of any proof the vagrants in this case no agreement was

the Ordinance, there was no authority at all for any of the items. In case, however, his Lord

them, so that the saving clauso exonerating the ship should rule otherwise, Capt. Blanks would: be called to show that all reasonable inquirien had been made, as to the men before bringing Captalu would apply.

exercised sound judgment in openly is open to severe criticism, and be

facing difficulties which no doubt had been fully recognised by the Board of Directors. The history of this Bank is unique. It was started when the Far Eastern "boom" was at its height, and Ofdem from one person~$5.00 to $10.00-15-peruined the foreign communities in Chink the disastrous collapse that has all but cant. discount allowed.

and Japan had only been foreseen by a over $10.50, an extra select few; it was organised under per cent, discount allowed- difficulties of

a' most extraordinary character and against an inspired and: bitterly hostile opposition, which left no stone unturned and hesitated at nothing, however mean and contemptible, to strangle the promising infant almost at its birth.

-Bernard Blanke, master of the Nürnberg, vald The disastrous

the Hongkong agents were Me'chers & Co., and deplorable fallure of Messrs. RUSSELL &Co.,

Tarkt came on board well dressed, and with the Yokohama #gents Abrens & Co. The eleven who were the chief factors in starting the

fuggage, and their passage money was.pald:to- into consideration, and for a time it concern, had also to be taken seriously OPIUM ON THE STEAMER NAM THE Sanitary Board will meet on Thursday,

in Japan. the agents. Witness made enquiries about them.

certainly seemed that the resolution

September 29th, at 4 p.m. Agenda-1. Con- It is now, however, beginning to be underfood, as all deck passengers did, Witness did Cross-examined They provided their own dlions of Scavenging Contract, 2. Mortality stood that it is of the greatest advantage to not know whether they bar money. adopted by a packed meeting of London By Telegram from "Straits Times" Corrs Returns for the weeks ended the 17th and 24th the ship to have a enok, who is really what shareholders to wind up and liquidate the

September, 189. 3. Surveyor's reports on

hle name implies. If he is competent in his Mr. Johnson submitted that the sections Sold in tins containing tolbs. each...$1,50.

business would meet with the success

condition of drains at bouses No. 18. 20, 22, 24,

then not only in their saving in the moted by Mr. Francis as not having been anticipated. It did not, however, and the

36, 38, 30, 36. 33. 40. 40 and 400 Market Street; visian bill, bat haring had their momechs flowed were not compulsory, but optional, and 28lbs. $400.

1 and 2, In Mi Lane; 11, 13 and 15. Tank Lane walified with the world and ready to do their duty. properly attended to, the crew are more like men and 50, 52 and 54, Square Street, 4 85 The master is complacent, having dined well National Bank of China, from a very

allowed of variations in the procedure. co-application for licenses and renewal of license and the male finds less to worry over and swear var Special quotations for large quantities. small beginning, has rapidly developed

about. British shipowners are helping a school of cooking for ship's choke in Glasgow. And sided by the Liverpool Shipowners Association now the firepool Training School of Cookery, has opened rooms for classes for ship's cooks. It is a sensible undertaking. A sound stomach well fed indicates a sound men.

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PINANG, 1.30 p.1:1. Laige se'tuse "of éplum made on board the steamer Nam Yong yesterday. Farmers are moring to have the vessel seft d and srcated.

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THE Electrical Review has published two Ingenious plans for carrying a cable to a light ship. One is to lay it Inalde a square-linked.

the aberthing of the cable and protecting It from the rough bottom of from ship' anchors.

Into an important and trusted element in the banking world of the Far East, with prospects that certainly seem to us far more hopeful than Is Indicated by a cursory examination of the published state- PRESIDENT Harrison entered upon his sixth chain of pecular construction, the links forming ment of accounts. But nevertheless there | Year fast month, are certain items in these accounts which, as already indicated, border on the THE P.&O. 5. N. Co.'s steam Gwalior 'at The other plan is to run the cable near the fight outrageous. We refer particularly to the Singapore for this port at gp.m. yesterday.ship, then carry it up a spar buoy anchored by, preliminary expenses as set out in the

and let it swing in a bight from the top of the Profit and Loss Account, dated the 31st Bobby --I say, dad i who was Munchausen ?¦ ¦ Far bouy to the bows of the ship. Special December, 1891. That was about seven

~Father-{reading} '■. mining.expert with a

devices would have to be adopted to allow the months after the Bank was floated, and

German name.

ship to swing with the tide without twisting the cable, and case out the cable or take it in. The up to that time actual business was merely

to the spar baoy as to an ordinary mooring buoy. ship, it is suggested, might, however, be moored in an incipient stage; yet we find on the

The same device will be useful for establishing debit side of this account the following:-

their mooring and the afficer ashore. Such telephonic communication between ships at system has been in use in Marseilles Harbor for some time past,

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Barrest shipowners, whatever else may be sold of them, are, says the New York Maritime Register, generally quick.to take advantage of everything that will help to keep them in control of shipping. As we have often pointed at the cank is an importants person fact has been too lang overlooked or ignored

ge on board ship as the master, This

SUPREME COURT."

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Bjors Mr H. E. Pollock, Acting Puisne Judes.)

September 28th,

en

against Capt. Blanke was called on, 10.40, Mr THE RAJAH ON. THE RAMPAGE Immediately the case of the Colonial Secretary Johnson (Crown Soldier) announced that he 'appeared for the plaintiff.

retained on public datter, it could not be helped

Mr. Francis-Of course, if your Lordshipway' but even then it is customary to express, some apology or exCULO. --

“A PRIVY COUNCILLOR," writing in the Speaker || and I may mention that I was hard at ten o'clock, Mr. Francia am for the defense, my lord on "The House of Lords and the Liberal party," waiting for the case to be heard it was fixed lot anya"What the Liberal-party should faster, that time—and again at half past ten on is that there should be no compromise with the Lords on the mesures sent up to them; that word to your office that it could not be taken His Lordship --I told my clerk to send down ibere should be no recognition in any way of the call ball past. new fuged proposition that the Hous's of Lords has the right to force a dissolatien upon the Goverment of the day whenever it thinks it expedient to do so. T: will be better polley to bring into strong relief the great gulf eatherto multiply the occasions of difference to

His Lordship -I do not think it is necessary between the Lords and the Commons on all to make any excuse in this case. I had, some. matters on which the electors have given their duties to attend to, verdiet, and to emulate these differences against the day of reckoning whenever it shall be expe- Blent to take the verdict of the country, not open the Home Rule Bill only or upon the general course of legalation, but upon the status of the House of Lords (tac!?!"

Doultres Polyphimus

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the men appeared destitute when they landed?

His Lordship:-Was there any evidence that

Mr. Joboson: Not nobody was them kind. the evidence given by the captain I am not His Lordships In this can think that en

were absolutely in a destitute conditia a; but extinded that at the time the men landed they, even if they were, it seems to me that the pala this not brought this ease under the provisions of the Ordinance so as to enable him to recover any money in this action. It seems to me that-the men ought to har been sent to a house of detention, or there had been any kelihood of obtaining employment for them, they should have feriained under control of the police, and would have been each entitled to the same maintenace a prisoners on remand. That, however, was not done, and therefore it seems to me that as far as concems the cost of maintenzince they have not been brought within. the scope of this Ordinance. With regard to BRIIFge money, I must say that the language of

colony after signing on agreement but sec. 18 the Ordinance, whichis, I consider, ambiguons, Eyes me some difficulty. Sections 16 and 18. are rather teconsistent. Sec. 16 seems to imply

leaves optional whether there is one or not that vagrants can only be removed from the

Again la sec. 16 may be removed is ambie

money Liso is concerned the plaintiff has DƏR guous j it does not say how. It seems to me,

| brought himself within the terms of this Ordla however, in any: case that as far as the passage

pance, and I must therefore give judgment for defendant with costs.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Ws do not sety sodorns the oplatone scope Ben Carraspondents is this coleman).

PRIESTLY PERSECUTION IN THE EMMA PHILIPPINES. Cages,

TO THE BOSTON OF THE "Towarowa TELEGRAPH.**** Bar obliged each other, but there's now to any private citizens have been exiled Mr. Francis-Formerly the Bench and the mention the name of Rizzi for fear of deporta BIR,It is not safe for any one here to even tendency to expect of members of the Bir much to the ends of the canh, and high officists dis greater punctually

missed from the Government service, merely for

His Lordship :-) beg your pardon, Mr.howing foterest in the casa. Even such men. Francis, I cannot hear you I did not quite the Acting Governor of San Fernandez, the first as the director of the public school at Binondo, catch what you said.

Hemtenant of the town of Mexico, all in Pampang province, and several others have been dier misted suddenly by the Governor General, fors of the priests The Archbishop has moto power, no reason assigned, but really at the instigation, than Cietary he lifte his little finger, and thes, Government obediently exer

exilesthe whole

Country

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNÉ,

Mr. Francis sald that formerly, we were Inward.

in the babit of obliging each other, the Bench teamer, from Nagasaki

and the Bar, in these matters ; but at present Blogapore.

there is a strong tendency on the part of the Hoscoe Bay, Bench to insist on extra punctuality on the part of Shanghel, the Bar, and not to receive any excuse of apology Canion,

from the members of the Bar, and therfore I Amay, Haihow.

think the Bench might be au punctuali'ne the Bar

Aggregsung 7,311 tons, register,

and the London Committee in con Ma. Kecicy, of drink-cure fame, is suing the Mathilde nection with the starting of the Bank," Lancet for damages for libel. Medical med Fash............. etc., and of course the necessity of Inter- watch the trial with excited interest. It would Loksang changing telegrams to the tone of over hare been a cold day for the Lances if this trial Namoa.......... 820,000 was a matter for the Directors had taken place in Hongkong with Smelton | Aptiv............. discretion; but it was a heavy expenditure. Whooper foreman of the special fary, Again, Directors fees amounting to 820, 153.87 for seven months' services before

that port on the 14th fast, of Mr. J. H, Coombs Charters Tower...steamer, for Kutchlaofqu. the Bank had actually commenced activa

surveyor-for-Lloyds, who-passed-quietly-away| KowNag

segel Loksanguiner operations," "form an item which probably

- Bugtop. justifies, unfavorable comment, especially popular resident in Kulangsu, and was ginaly Zaksang

akes three days' Ulaeps. Mr. Coombe was » Thiked

AMPY, Slogapore. when it la remembered that the ten eposted by all who had the pleasure of knowing Surya diranda... (ship)

Holla Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai | kita.

SanFrancisco, Aggregating 1,689 tons, regiales,

We regret to hear from Amoy of the death at

Outward.

His Lordship -I think I am usually vary. punctual; but this morning I had other duties to take me away,.

Mr. Francia Public datios ?

Manila, 17th September, 1892, u [Well, if it comes to wholesale exile murder

what are the people doing all the time ? Why write letters to us, had expect that the evil is thereby stopped? We cannot do anything If the Philippias people will not help themselves,

WO bc.can only» Idvise them to free themselves, now and for ever, of their long-rphed perse cators, in the best way they can. We would but at this distance, we CAN SEE NO ICBLon be very pleased to help them. If on the spot why they should tamaly submit to tyranny,”

His Lordship It was a duty, certainly, which I had to attend to, I have certainly always been very punctual in this, Cont, and I am ymy"

esry that I was unpsactual this morning, ✨ The Court then settled down to basica