Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1893.
bers of the Home" of Commons; but no action THE P. & Q. S. N. Ca's steamer Canton left. Is silver on the rise? "Soapy. Ifm" has will be possible during the present session of Singapore for this port on the erasing of the returne Interesting developments are promised VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Parliament.
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OBITUARY.
The death of M. Jules Ferry is announced.
THE PANAMA, TRIALS.
PARIS, Murch rath.
H. Borgerls, mialiter of justice, has resigned in consequence of the scion of the Assize Court in bringing Mariams Cotta to confront the Directeur de la Suvé1é.
FRANCE AND CHINA. M. Gerard, formerly tutor to the Emmers Augusts, and later French Minister to Mon- tenegro, has been appolated Minister to China 0.75 in place of M. Lemaire,
TYPHOON WARNING.
18th
On the morning of the 13th lust, thirty-three|| boases in the native quantor of Hanal were destroyed by fire.
ACCORDING to the Afarcury Mr. J. G. Pardon is reported to have resigned his seat on the Shanghai Municipal Council.
world-renowned Gymple mines were flooded the other week, over six hundred men being, in consequence, thrown dat of work,
THE Agents (Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) inform us that the steamer Arraioen Apcar, from Calcutta, left Singapore to-day, for this part. THE Britiah warship' Impérieurs, Captain McQubae, arrived here to-day from Manlle As usual a lot of the tax-payers' money wal expended in smoke.
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THR paddle-wheeler Coriya, "Copper Jock\" very own, was towed from Kowloo Docks this afternson—whera she has been in hospital for many weeks past—to Yan-ma-ti,in order to have some repairs to her decks carried out. When her Chinese owners get her in trim to run on the Canton river they expect to make mlikons out of her. We hope they will.
"YOTTING "ON THE HAWBATH,
A Ladybird, In'a gentle breeze,
At a pace absurd,
Across the sens,
A hasty word-
Over the edge-
What has occurred t- And where is G
GUILLAUME LE CHEVRE.
We are indebted to the courtesy of Señor Dan Coral-General at Canton, vice Six Chalones | cows sad infringing treaty rights near Hongkong
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procurible
0.80 Ortiz, the Spanish Consul at this port, for 1:00 | following telegram :--
MANILA, March 19th.
a.50 increasing direction North North East.
або 0.45
the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
OLD TOM...
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LP,
Victoria Dispensary,
Hongkong.
Hongkong, ret Merch, 1893.
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We Tears from Shurghal that Mr. Byron Erenas, British Consul at Tientsin, has been appointed
Alabaster, resigned. We are informed by the Agents of the Meuage ries Maritimes Co, that the Company's stomer
at 3 a.m. to-day, for this port.
THE enthusiastic fools who, imagining "theme selves sportsmen, go about shooting coolles and and Macao, ought to try. Annam for a change shots of Quinbon accidentally plumped himself The Courrier says that recently one of the best
country north of Blah-dis. After a most exciting Interview with some 30 of these big game, he polled a big male elephant with three explo sive ballets through the skull.
FRENCH MAIL DELAYED.
did not know what became of the records of the | COLLISION IN THE SUEZ CANAL. auditing under the Colonial Secretary's regime. Did not know how much space they would occupy. Did not search the lower floor,
Mr. Nicolle, recalled, proved defendant's M. de Champeaux, courteously informs us that
The agent of the Messageries Maritimes.Co signature on several documents...
whilst in the Suez Canal the Yarra, which left Chang Choi, third interpreter at the Magla-Marseilles on the 5th lest, was man inte by an tracy, sald that he knew Chinese characters thoroughly, and also knew English. The entry. It appears from the Information at present to
English steamer, dated th Jaly, 1892, in the shroff's book had hand that the damage wis not considerahiej - been correctly translated. (Translation put in.) however, the arrival of the Yarra will be very Winess also swore to other translations.
likely delayed about a week.
Cheung Wantaal, second shroff at the Treasury, rec fled, atated that the entries in the book (of which translation had just been proved) were made by himself,
Mr. Johnson asked leave to amend the charges by correcting a wrong figure in the 5th count, and in the 24th count adding after the charge of destroying or taki g away rent-roll of Crown rents for 1888 and 1889," the words “and book of counterfoils for receipts for Crown rent, 1802, numbered 1701 to 1,800 inclusiva
This concluded the evidence for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Johnson asked that defendant ba commited for drink.
Mr. Francis-We reserve our defence, His Worship-Prisoner is committed to take bis trial at the next Criminal Sessions."
'CORRESPONDENCE,
We do not necessarily andorse the opinions expressad by Cowpoodete to this bokramma),
THE PENSHAW" INQUIRY. TO TES Euro OF THE "HONGædes Telegraph." DEAR SIR-In your report of the inquiry into Mr. Alexander Anderson insisted on leaving the loss of the Prsthaw you make me say that
the ship" That in a mistake, and I wish you to correct it, as Mr. Anderson never expressed the slightest desire to leave her. I particolarly requested him to go with the male to Calagos, lofluence he had with the Brothers Pica to as he spoke Spanish and would use what ladace. them to lend me the small anchors which I knew they bid, but which, of course, Anderson gave me all the assistance he possibly could, and some valuable information, for which I take this opportunity of publicly thanking him.
Yours faithfully,
The depression reported two days ago te / Salasis, with the next French mall, left Saigon night in the middle of a herd of elephants, up | CHINA AND MANILA ́STEAMSHIP | I could not compel them to lend me. Mr.
H.M.S. Rattler left Chinking for Wuhu on the 16th lart.
THE P. & O, S. N. Co.'s steamer Lombardy left Bombay on the 18th inst, for this port.
THE next meeting of the Hengkong. "Odd Volumes will be held on Thursday March z3rd, at 1.30 p.m. at the Hongkong Hotel when the debate on What Does Hongkong Wint will be continued,
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THE Earl of Jersey, late Governor of New South A. S. WATSON & CO,, LD. the Yangtas ports on the 11th lost."
THE French cruiser Inconstant left Shanghai for Wales, accompanied by Lady Jersey, was a passenger by the E. and A. Co.'s stamer Callerikun, which left Sydney for Hongwong, via Australialan ports, on the 1st last. THE Empress of Japan has come out oflock, after having her second-class cabins and sloos entirely replaced by first-class accommeation, in accordance with the decision to abolls the second cizza on the Vancouver steamship (ne. In the Supreme Court to-day, in Summary Jurisdiction, Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Pulsne adge, had occasion to comment severely on thirera chy of a witness, who was so impressed with the words of truth that he deposited gig is Cert..
ESTABLISHED. A.D. 1841..
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED
WATERS.
THE Russian mad-of-war Robre, with Admiral Tyrtoff on board, left Woosung for Hankow on the 13th inst.
It is said that Charles Coghlan has acted every male part in "Hamlet excepting the First Grave-digger..
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COMPANY, LIMITED.
The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders In this Company was held to-day. Mr. D. Messrs. H. Hopplus, J. S. Moses, R. Shewan Gilles presided and there were also present (members of consulting committee), J. H. Céz, C. A. Tomes, and F. A. Benjamin,
The notice of meeting having been read. and statement of accounts having been in The Chairman sald Gentlemen, the report
H.E, the Governor of Macao, Senhor da Borja, arrived on a brief visit to Hongkong this after noon in the gunboat Diu. A guard of honour and the band of the Shropshire Regiment was at Pedder's Wharf at 4.30, and the laning was effected at y alclock, amid booming of guns, flylog of flags, and tooting of trampets. A Reception Committee consisting of Mr. A. Grehends for some days, with your Romano, Consul-General for Portugal, Mr. J. J; read. Owing to the long continuance of low we will take them as having been Francia, QC, one Sikh, and a number of freights and a general scarcity of cargo, the coolles, attended. The Governor's chair was earnings of the steamers have been materially not present-bang went ten cents!
reduced during the lat twelve months, and LATEST news of the Tonkin Treasury frauds is been given to the efficient and economical working although the utmost attention and care have
by Mr. Godard at Son-tay $17,500 had been somewhat disappointing. You will observer to the effect that cut of the $30.000 planted" of the ilas, the result on the whole has been discovered by native detectives. The official's however, from the accounts that the steamers house-servants stated that he had asked for and Esmeralda and Zafirs, notwithstanding the obtained from the cook two empty biscuit-tins very low freights prevalling, have shown a small and buster-tin. Two tins were found barted amount of proft on the year's worklows and as
J. SPEECHLY,
Hongkong, roth March, 1893.
Late Master, British barque Penshair.
[It does not appear to be of very great import-
ance; bat the inconceivably stupid arrange mant of the Marine Court, in which witnesses whisper their evidence into the President's left ear, and the appallingly illegible notes taken by the Court, would excuse far more serious mistakes in a report ---Ed., H.K. Telegraph.]
STENCHES
**TO THE EDITOR OF the “Hokaicono Tachoniem," lished a letter from a correspondent who rightly SIR-It was hat the other day that you pab-
to the objectionable insanitary condition of the drew the attention of the responsible authorities City Hall (which I am glad to note was speedily remedied); tot if the stenches of that institution are to be objected to what must be sald of those of the public streets of Hongkong? An advertisement in your columns invites the
OUR NEW FACTORY has been recently THE returns of the number of visitors to the City
refitted with automatic Steam Machinery Hall Museum for the week ended March 10th, MR. HUGHES, late student-interpreter the In the garden, containing $10,000 and $7,500 they were both constructed especially for this of the latest and most approved Hnd, and we are :-Europeans, 195; Chinese, 1,728; total | British Consulate in Bangkok has, accorag toespectivly, in noter. The third is yet to be line and have been found well adapted to the attention and concein of your tenders to some
are well able to compete in quailty with the best English mak r
The purest Ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throngbout.
4 BOMBAY SODAS,” We continue to supply large bottler as hereto. foto, Pres of Extra Charge, to thots of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi-
Bary size,
COAST FORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first. steamer leaving after receipt of order.
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and
1,973,
the Bangkok Times, been appaisted to a milar position in Peking, the medical authorits at THE Shanghat Mercury says that the first home having reported him fit for re-engagment hatch of steamers from Tientsin were expected in the. Service. to bring down four lakhs of dollars in sliver and
THREE boats conveying stores to Cachanga a similar amount in gold.
(Tonkin) by way of Lungchow were attachd by Ballet, in command of the escort, was senusly pirates last week, in French teszitory, leat
this evening, # 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Wanded, three others were killed, ani five Cargo bas been rather short for the steamers been lald up for some time and loxing money for the defective drainage system, or not, my
injured.
A REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Preceptor
will be beld in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Strees, Vialting brethren ara cordially invited to attend.
The Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. informs us that the steamship Mirzapors, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 5 p.m. yesterday, and is expected here about 5 pm, on the 24th Inst.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mali steamer Empress of China, Capt. R. Archibald,
!
THE echo of to-day's shipping reports is thi the old Propontis is to be offered for sale if the almost immediate future. The figure la sincy one, but as we have not yet received the necessary "ad" we cannot quote it withany degree of accuracy..
We learn that, in connection with the Chese exbibit at the World's Fair in Chicago, upards
carthed. The Ausnir and the Courrier requirements of the Manila tride, a fair reture real or imaginary disease that is coming upen disagree as to whether the receptacles went in the future may reasonably be expected. The us" and points to a specific remedy; but what that M. Godard had been gambling in exchange, toned by me when we met here last year streets of the tows are allowed to remain the biscuit boxes or sugar barrels. It la rumoured negotiations for the sale of the Diamante men-remedy mast Hongkong residen's seek if the through the agency of an Annamite woman, terminated satisfactorily, and although the price disease-incubating agencies which they are that even yet there may be a proft an bis obtained left large deficit on the book value just now? Hongkong possesses a Director speculations.
of the vessel, withal the sale in our oplafon of Public Works who, it is but fair to 17, correspondent of the N. C. Daily News says:- drain on our resources, the steamer having Colony, but whether he Warning from Icbang on the 7th lost, the Company from what had become.
was a fornnate one, as it released the is not only the most efficient but also the steady most conscientiously hardworking Official in the li responsible during the last month or so, principally, no instead of earring it. Improvement fa freight knowledge of Hongkong matters does not allow doubt, owing to the general Holiday at New may with confidence be looked for shortly and me to assert. However, by drawing the atten glatted with ght one per provinces seem to be with our fleet in excellent order we are well Hon of the Telegraph to what is not gals. glatted with cotton yarn, which was shipped in prepared to take every advantage of it. The public scandal but also a serious public danger, such large quantities to Chungking during laut Company's claim on the late General Managers feel-certain that official notice of the matter beltant the same and junks running now stands at $4.507.57 silmated valde, will be takin, and a rerredy conceived. briskly, so thers does not appear to be any although the prospect of immediate payment of likelihood of an early demand for that commodity dividend from the estate still appears remote, instituted upon your instigation and that you will: Trusting that efficient remedian will be inpletes the Bombay exporters and the Chiasse Before moving the adoption of the report and follow up this subject with characteristic query deporte. The river has been dodgleg up and accounts I shall be happy to ansper and weather having melted the up-country snową and
There being no questions, the Chairm is now beautifully One and dry, and the river, statement of accounts be approved of and passed, after a three-feet rise, is gradually receding again. The motion was seconded by Mr. J. H. Cox and
carried nem. con..
placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and from Vancouver, arilved at Yokohama at 10 a.m. of four hundred Chinese willleave for the Vited down a bit lately, owing to` several days' fine [· quesitons from abareholders.
the full amount allowed for Packages and i to-day, and will leave sgain to-morrow for this States by the Paolɓa Hall Cala. staamar FIƐnd brought us down little freshet. The weather proposed that the report of the directors and
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Empties when received in good condition:
Counterfall Order Books supplied free on application.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
port, via Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.
IT is stated that Dr. Granenwald, student inter- preter at the German Legation in Peking, will Act as consul for Germany la Amoy during the absence of Mr. Feindel, who, as we stated the other day, goes to the Fatherland on pice months' leave of absence.
THE medel settlement of Shanghal was treated to a Muscovite invasion on the afternoon of the The following is a List of Waters always kept 11th frist, when a crowd of drunken sailors from the Russian flagship took charge of the Band ready in Stock:---
and amused themselves by ill treating all the Chinese they could lay their hands on,
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE
RASPBERRYADE GINGERADE
THUS the Straits Times -- It is now definitely known that the Temoh Gold Hills, Limited, to be wound up. It may be remembered that this was a concession in the Siamese part of the Malay Pentnania which Mr. Henry Norman, a Journalist of London, obtained from the Ring of Slam at the time Mr. Norman was making a tour of the world on behalf of the Pall Mall Gazette. Mr. Norman, having obtained the concession, obtained the co-opera. tion of certain capitalists, Mr. Norman's financial friends took all reasonable mea. sures to develop the concession, including the sending there of quite a number of engineers and miners. There were, however, great natural difficulties to overcome and we believe that there may have been some local oppositions from Chinese, encouraged, probably, by the surround ing Malays. At all events the development of the concession has not preceeded successfully and, when Mr. Norman, who is now upɔn the Daily Chronicle, met recently a representative A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,
of the Straits Timer in London, he spoke of the prospects of the adventure very discourag The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong.ingly. That was very good of Heary but what about the large amount of money he chained from his Hongkong friends to float this "adventure"}
No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by
us.
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BIRTH, At 47, Quitana Road, Shanghai, on 13th February, the wife of D. CAMPBELL, of a son.
DEATHS,
At Tientsin, on the afternoon of the 18th February, GEORGI ARTEUR RATE, aged 19, of Leicester, England. Deeply regretted.
At Takow, South Formoss, on the evening of the and March, 1893, CONWAY KNOX FLETCHER, Assistant H. I. C. M. Customs Service, aged 24
years.
At Chefoo, on and March, DULCIE MILDRED, only daughter of Paul H. King, Esq, of I. M. Customs, Grest Queen Street, Westminster, London, aged 8 years and 8 months.
At the General Hospital, Shaughal, on the 10th of March, 1893, CHRISTIAN CONRADEN (late Second Engineer steamship Forileme Baru), «ged 34 YORKU.
At 43, Broadway, Shanghal, on the 11th of March, 1893, JOHN HENRY HOAR (Pilot); aged 35 услов
Shanghal, on the morning of the 12th March, 1893, EUPHEMIA MCARTHUR, the beloved wife of Daniel Taylor Black, Deeply regretted,
The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1893
to-morrow, and that about seven hundreds to go by the Empress of Faß, we as the sandnet, THE idiotle French practice of accusing very stranger, of being "spy" is not, it ems, confined to France. The Toakin othilles have expelled from Sal-gan a Chinese mebant whose movementi have been watched foiome time, on suspicion of being a spy. Great batt! What is there to spy in Tonkin
SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Bafors Chief Fustics Fielding Clarke.)
March zoth.
ALLEGED IMBSŹŹLIMENT,
The Attorney-General stated that the prisoner
played at the Tien Slee printing office 184 Queen's Road Central, as bill collector, and was alleged that he had collected three bills totalling the sum named, and had failed to account for them.
AT a meeting of shareholders in the Trans Mines, held at Hafphang on the ayth Febuary, it was resolved to stop work on the grst Arch,
Lai Ki was charged with embezzling $156.15 | on arceunt of want of money. The conét of
from Lul Po, his employer, in January last, "The M, Pile, the principal promoter, who did thing Attorney General (Hon. W. M. Goodmed) In to help, was strongly condemned. Asyncate structed by the Crown Solleiter (Mr. A. B. John- is proposed, to take over the concern.
son) prosecuted, and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., and THERE would appear to be hope existing me. Mr GJ. Phillippo, instructed by Mr. Grist where that the Balmoral Gold Mining Comay, Mr. C. D. Wilkinson's office) defended.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty and the following Limited, which has been regarded as pad meat for many months past, has a pront of her. F. Micklin, J. F. Dowlieg, resuscitation. Shares have been actuallpid C. S. Gobbay, H. A. Madar, A. Moir, J. A. at as high as twenty cents, and therers Tupp, G. G. W. Kirkpatrick, further buyers. What is this disease th is coming upon an already dead-broke commuy? AT the Magistracy to-day, before Capt. Hasts, RN,, a house boy named Sun Fong was n victed of having, on the aand January, stoi a number of valuable trinkets from bis empler, Mr. Ewing, foreman at the Henghom Da, Not being able to find 875 security for months good behagens, with, Bard labor to gaol for three months, with hard labour, #WHAT do we think of the Imuris swindle sake a modeat correspondent, who doesab scribe to the Trigraph and is, mordet: notorious toady of the Jardina" pash." Va adulte, modesty but that we thought the man takes the bun. we Imers swindle was very plainly indicate
རྗ་ these columns many months ago where think of the Imuris swindlers will be fearily | dealt with in due course.
-The soft winds blow thé - gloond, away,
But sorrow's come with us to stay For we have 18h our gfèl to-dây --Ebe's "gone back" for a Holliday.
Tara-boom-de. Yesterday the world was falsum Joy danced in the very air-
1 Naught so distant as despair Till we neglected to be there--- When she went off wi.h "Challie,”
Ta-ra-ra-boom-des
IMPROVEMENTS are the order of the dayh
TOO MUCH GAS IN COURT.
While the case was proceeding, his lordship mentioned that the amount of gas which was escaping in court was simply unbearable and almost overpowering. An adjournment was therefore made to the smaller court. None of the lawyers were maled.
Frisoner was convicted by the fury and
sentenced to fifteen months' haid labour.
The Seasons were adjourned until Thursday next: Three cases now stand committed for and robbery, the forgery (to-day) and the trial from the police court-the Pokfulam assault
Treasury frauds.
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THE TREASURY BRAUDS.
The trial of A. F. Alves for fraud, &c, was resumed this afternoon. As before, Mr. Johnson Holmes) defended. prosecuted and Mr. Francis (instructed by Mr.
N. J. Ede, Secretary of the Union Insurance Society of Cantor, proved sending a cheque to the Treasury in payment of Crown rent, receipted in full by Alves, as detalled at an earlier stage of the hial
A. Shelton Hooper, Secretary of the Hongkong Land Investment Company, similarly proved payment and receipt, and signature of defendant.
On the motion of Mr. Benjamin, secouded by Mr. Tomes, the retiring member of the Consalting Committee (Messrs, Hoppins, Moses, Shewan, and Gillies) were re-elected
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Hopplus, Meara. T. Arnold and J. H. Cox were re-elected auditors for the ensuing year.
This concluded the business of the meeting.
HONGRONg rope manUFACTUR-
ING COMPANY, LIMITED:**
The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in this company was held to-day, Mr. D. Gilles presided, and there were also present Messrs. J. 3. Moses, R. Shewan, (members of consulting committee), W. Shewas/ A. Ross, and J. H. Lewis.
The notice of meetlg having been read. T The Chairman said:-Gentlemen-The report and statement of accounts have been in your hands for some time, and, as you are familiar with the contents, we will take them as read. The market for Manila, Rope remained, very quiet throughout the year, and only a Ilmited business was dopo at barely previous rates, the restricted output being in a great measure dur to the great depression of trade in general, the effect of which has been mest keenly felt by the shipping, industry and as they are our chief supporters, any collapse in the'r business reacts most speedily upon our own. In consequence the result of last year's working is not quite so successful as the year preceding, but taking all things into consideration the earnings may be looked upon as satisfactory, for besides making a fair provision for depreciation, we are cent, and carry forward slightly larger balance able to pay our customary dividend of twelve per than that for the previous year. The items in profit and loss account require perhaps ■" Hille explanations: "Interest" overdraft la utile trim before, but the
I ́am,
A RESIDENT.
Yatirs etc..
Hongkong. 20th March, 1893.
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN:
Capt. R. Nelson, R.N.R., from Sydney and part
The China Navigation Co's steamer Tel-yuan,
extract the subjoined telegrams from of call, arrived in harbour this morning. We Australian exchanges ----
ADELAIDE, February 22nd.
XID
The liquidation of the affairs of the late Com mercial Bank will be practically concluded by the end of the month, when a frat and final dividend of 38 611 will be paid.
Daniel Donlerle, Secretary of the Adelaida Racing Club, has been dismissed owing to alleged ir egularities in the conduct of the Club's financial affairs. The defalcasions amount 6400, The Club has decided not to prosecute.
John Nicholson, late solicitor and Special Magistrate, and brother-in-law of the Host Playford, who recently surrendered himself to the police on the ground of having forged the.. latter's signature on certain deeds and fraudu. lently raised a certain sam of money on the same, has been sentenced to four years' imprison ment with hard labour.
LONDON, February 22nd.
A subscription list has been opened for the relief of the sufferers by the Queensland foods, Two thousand pounds has already been subscribed,
The mariage of Prince Ferdinand of Balganla
and the Princess Marie Lepise, oldest daughter of the Duke of Parma, has been fixed to take, place on April roth.
A terrible earthquake has occurred in, they island of Samothraki, on the Grecian coast, Every house on the island in stated to have been destroyed, and there is an appalling loss of life.
Senate in salog 3 per cent. bonds with a view to malatalolog the gold reserve,
The Finance Committee in the Washington
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Copper Bilverk
£45 TO S-TOTAL
Repairs to Machinery and BONGiallet leader 3) in about to
Lard Ardiling, a creditor of the Federal Bank for the sum of £10,000. has filed a petition for the liquidation of his affaire
The Texas Legislature is introducing a bill for the suppression of lynching, but making the practice legal in casca of rape.
THE Ningpo correspondent of the Shangkar Mercury writes ander date March 13th 1-t with deep regret I have to record the death of
larger, owing to an addition to the Godown sall for Austrails for the purpose of securing another old resident in the person of Mr. Chiang Lung; who died on board the Kiangiren
Accommodation and the renewal of the wood land for the settioment of two thousand Germans. structure of the roof over the picker house and It is likely that a suitable area will be found Just before leaving Sharghal on Tuesday, the
carpenter's shop, which was found in a dangerous fear Adelaide. 7th Inst. He was bidding a number of his friends good-bye" when he fell down and
condition from the ravages of white ants; with expired of heart-disease. His body was brought
regard to the machinery that has been well down by the same steamer to be interred
looked after and is in first class order. The at his Dativo place. Mr. Chiang Lung-ti was
factory was closed at the end of the year for the of
and was greatly esteemed
customary clean up, and as the demand by bol Foreigners, and Natives. He was
weak and the stock of rope accumulating, if was formerly compradore in the firm of Messrs
not reopened till the 27th of February, Every Lord Chief Justice Coleridge has ruled that after the breaking
effort, however, is being, made to extend our masters are unable to sun officials of the Trades Rees and Co., bat up of that firm he settled down in Niegpo as the enterprising Canadian Pacific Comy, He had himself been, Into the Crown business by opening up new markets and Unions for inducing workmen to break thele merchant. He was a prominent member of the whose "ocean hour the present office at the Treasury and had compared the pushing the sale of our rope where it is already contracte. "Peblic Works Committes, and in that capacity fan ba fast been polated up to the fa receipt given him he the counterfell thereof, well known, in order that we may be able to
February 27th, was always ready to render assistance, pecuniary and had various alterations made in her he No. 1783. The receipt gave 8561.50 as paid for keep our workmen in constant employment Lord Ripon, replying to a deputation from the or otherwite, is the impraesent and bygdens local Dock Company, Incline, the old Marine Lot 65; the counterfoil gave only $61.50, throughout the year, as we find that a periodics Central Queensland Separation League, admited of our Settlement. He was foremost in philan- a number of first- Isis cabins, laxariously fast $500 less another was in the same manner stoppage of the works on account of over that a strong case had been made out, but said threple weeks and helped both cistence, d "bollahed in Lavour of more Brst-class Borer Noored Alves these discrepancies repeat we have a fair number of ordo, s 1. Lang, that I would be improper for the Imperia
who were in of assistance. A
out: erda a la hand, Government to take any action naill the ne Foreigners short time age Mr. Chiang Lungti was the modation. chief factor in the building of mortuary,
now retired on pession, identified the rent-zall factory fally employed for some time to come on the question, rep
Francisco Freire, late clerk in the Treasury, and every prospect of being able to keep the Queensland Parliament had expressed its view ta bold the beiles of those Chiness who
for 1892, giving in lis seventh column the If any shareholder have questions to ask I shall The agitation against Home Rule for Irelat id died on the steamers, on their way down
total paid to for 1893 en Crown sent account be happy to answer them to the best of my fecreasing in intensity and the Inbb Unionis is frem Shanghal and bodies taken out of the
Witness added the totals himself. For the whole ablity,
A laros preparing a vigorous campaign in be th year the payments amounted to $199,246.16. There being no questions; the Chairman pro-ciuntry and town. The Constutional Assod 12 He had added the entries under the separate posed that the report and accounts as presented tion are sanding several thouand Ulster man to 19London to hold a demonstration in Tralalş şar
The growing popularity" ofe Empresses his no doubt secessitated alteration at the present Juncture
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In the Police Court to-day, Capt. Haring river, and what is a very remarkable fact he was sistent magistrate, committed) Ng Kan tɔe the first person who died on board of a steamer his trial, at the next, sessions on a chael Nlugps custom is that when any highly esteemed means of a forged document with intent to person dies, people show their respect and fraud j and also, having obtained good by esteem for the deceased by sending what am pretences. An accomplice"? named: adrer called Chung-bet, small elle quitte, to cover the Taol was committed for trial on a bargt body and to line the coffe I noticed on my forgery The allegation in that thades visit to the house of the late hir, Chiang that concocted a letter purporting to fios there wase over 200 of these valuable slik gulite, Chinese shop-keeper to his wife, sahig ben the greater number of which will according to send him by bearer certain ilk ciband LONDON, March 18th eastom have to be bored. Mr. Chiang Lang other goods by this letter she windd Mr. Gladstone's Government is willing in will be graaily missed both in the maliga city to give up $160 worth of her husbid's
mesaures to pocsin payment to mom» - and the foreign guidement.
Afer the mortuary was' Warted. A pecuilar § having in the loth March obtained, jood | headings and compared them with the totals in 3 be adopted and passcased by Mr. Ross and-Square,
TELEGRAMS.
THE PAYMENT OF MEMBERS."
the summary, and found them all correct, est
José María Guttlerer (who handed his card to the Magistrate like a bora Duke) stated that he was a clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office, and had searched for the rent rolls for 1888 and 1889 in the office, but could not find theur, the
Cross-examined By "the Colonial Secre- targe office" he meant seven rooms on the top door of the Government balding. When the Colonial Secretary was audior de, de Birs badi sharge of the auditing department, Witsges
The motion was " "seconded carried unanimously.NE
Amanifesto has been issued by the h National League in Ameides, condemning the Home Rule Bill and declaring that a sovereign Parliament alors will reffior to meet the demands
Mr, W. Shewan proposed, Mr. Ross
Ross seconded, and it was resolved that Messis: Gilles Moses, Shewan and Lapral be in cloored members of the Consulting Committee for the ensuing year of Ireland. So
Mr. Gilles proposed, Mr. Moses seconded, and
The London "Standard ʼn charges the Oppost- It was resolved that Messrs: T: Arnold dad For with mlimanagement, ccorelessness sind. Henderson be re-elected auditors for the present waste of opportunity whereby they have. year in par
allowed the Government to gain ground both in. This concluded the business of the
the House and in the country,
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