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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1893.

girl is willier, and is to be taken as a first wife, and by a competent person.

The new organisation of the Ps Leang Kuk changes all this, The Registrar General 14 a member of the governlag bdy of the Pa Leung Kuk, one, although the Chairman, of a Com wittee and is to be governed by the votes of the majority of the Committes, on all those matters on which until now he had the decisive voice even in the face of a unanimous Committee,

scription a sum of $30,000. The Ordinance empowers the Government to hand over that samel $20.000 to the Po Leung Kok without may limitations, candi isas, or restrictions. I suggested an amendment to the effect that the money should not be paid over to the Po Leung Kuk until it was certified to the Government that the above mentioned sum of $10,000 bad beca collected and paid to the credit of the Fo Leurg Kok. I called attention in my report, a copy of which I annex hereto, to the fact that although Hitherto the work af d sposing of the women the money was alleged to have been subscrised and girls rescued by the Registrar General and there was no evidence before the Government or the Po hours Kuk bas vesel in the Register b love the Special Commitee that it had been General, with all the informaties, assistance, pald. Considering that the main obj ct of the and advice the sealous co-operation of the Po grant is to elieve the Government of the obliga. Leung Kak could give him, but with the legal of 1700 to provide a home for women and children responsibility and final decision in bis hand the hands of the Senior Uni ficial Member until in na hurry to comply with the request, but at members at Westminster according to proportion

tion imposed on it by section 17 of Ordinance r

dealt with onder that Ordinance and to throw the obligation on the shoulders of the Pa Leung ba should be Kuk, it seems to me that no payment: made to the Po Leung Kuk until it has built and faished a home to the entire satisfaction of the Government. The Society undertook the same philgation in 1878 at its first formation and ba not yet complied with it. If the Church of Eng land was about to erect a grant-la-ald school in the colony it could not get cent from the Government towards the building fill the school had been inlahed and

approved. Why should a Chinese society be treated more liberal. iy, or with less piecantion? This is my first main objection to the Ordinance, and 1. beg' your lordship to direct its amendment way that will prevent public money from being paid over

the Po Leung Kok without ample Recurity for its proper Expenditure according to the intention of the Ordinance. It is useless to By that of course the Executive Government will sce to that. I submit that all proper conditons and limitations shou'd be imposed in and by the Ordinance which authorises the grant.

of

Some

My main objection in the Ordinance is, how ever, its inclusion of the Registr. r-General as one of the gov rning body of the Po Leung Kuk, and against this I most strongly protest. I shall bave to go a little at length-into this part of the sub- ject, but I am sure you Lordship will be patient with me..

The Po Lurg Kuk was originally established and is now maintained and organised for two separate and disti et purposes: although having a common object, they are often dealt with and spoken of as if they were one. The first is to assist in the detection and repression of kidnap ping and child-stealing and of all kindred offences against women and children. The other is ibe Assistance and protection of warren and children rescued from kidrappers and child-stealers, while their cases are under Investigation and afterwards if for ary reason they need shelter and profection, ad the establishment of a home where women and children can be housed until se urned 10 their ficads or relatious or otherwise provided for. The second of these objects is far and away the mest troportant, and is the one in respect of which the society has claimed and now receives a special status and a money grant Is detective functions are of comparatively Ilitie Importance.

alont

May I ask your lordship to give instructions that any reply you may think fit to make to this letter may be commasicated to me without delay on its receipt by the government here. Year lordship's reply to the letter dated rath January last of the Unofficial Members on the question of the cost of the administration, though dated the 21st April last did not reach

the and Instant,

1

1 have the honour to be, My Lord, If the Po Leurg Kuk Ordinance passes, the

Your lordship's most obedient, Registrar General becomes a member and

humble servant, chairman of the governing body of the Po

(Signed), T. H. WHITEHEAD. Leung Kuk, and the decision, even as to the To the Ft. lion, the Marquis of Ripon, etc. marriage of a girl, will be in effect, whatever it may be la form, the decision of the Fo Leung

THE INFERNO OF TANKER Kek Committee or of the majority of them, of

ALL FIERI. whom the Registrar General may not be one.

of

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A PETROLEUM PILORIMAGE.

flame, and death, Of horrora more than horrible, worse than the

afal breath

I pray your ladahlp to return the Ordinares | Alexander, who was standing near by, shared to Hongking for amordaient in the directions the same fate Immediately afterwards. The Indicated by me, and to recommend to this Achinese then took the belm and turned the grounded shortly afterwards. A general Government either to remove the Registrar ship's bead towards the shore, where she General from the governing body of the Po Leung Kok, or to invest him with powers massacre all along the ship's deck followed

clminately, Capt. Wood, who was lying in bla adequate to his duties and responsibilities to the passengers and crew belag murdered indis women and girls under his care.

cabin, came out on hearing the disturbance and was attacked and mortally wounded. He seems to have had just enough strength to get back to his cabin and lock the door. Mr. Ancbant, the chief englacer, was, fortunately for him, down in the engloe-room at the time, and the Achloese called out to him to come up. Having heard the cries of "orang amok," he was once removed the engine-room ladder and extlogalshed the lights. Mr. Baptist, the second engineer, had a very narrow escape and owed his safely to his presence of mind. It appears that he was sleeping in his cabin when the attack commenced, and woke up in time to see one of the crew killed. He at once pat out the light in his cabin and opened the door, keeping Aimself very quiet in the dark. The Achinese af erwards rushed into the saloon where they killed mare people and, after helping themselves to all the cash that was on board (said to have been between $10,000 and $13,000) they quitted the vessel In two of the ship's boats, taking with them some of the passengers, including a Javaness, Macao and two Achinese women. Finding the ship clear, Me. Anchant came out of the engine-room and fired two rockets, and then proposed that he and some others sh uld proceed in the remaining ship's boat to obtain the assist- ance of a man-of-war. No sooner, however, was the bost lowered than about eighteen of the passengers, who had escaped the mar derous assault of the pirates, and who were afraid to be left behind, rushed into it and caused the

were drowned. The next moralog the Dutch boat to sink, with the result that all of them gunboat Madura, which had sighted the signals of distress from the R. K. Atjeh, came up and sent some men to take charge of the distressed vessel, and afterwards steamed to Edle for fighters.

our contemporary hears that the Achinese zeturned, shortly after the gunboat lefi, to renew the plunder, bat met with such a warm recep tlun from the blos jackets that they were compelled to beat & retreat. At noon on the following day, the steamer Graaf van Bylande, while on her way to Edle from Telok Semawe, sood by the R. K. Atjeh for fifteen hours, and after taking a portion of the cargo and the seven- teen men above referred to, she resumed her It is understood that the remaining cargo on board the distressed vessel is at pre- sent being empiled into lighters, and that is expected she will be able to get eff at next spring lide, when she will be towed to Edle. It is stated that she has not stack fast in the ground, owing to the chief engineer baving stopped the englaes when he found the vessel was grounding. The Achloese are said to have concealed their weapons in bolsters, which they brought with

Of Berlin Biet, and Hamburger, and good Old

Soke combined. In truth it was a wondrous dream; and yet I

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bad not dined

One of the points insisted upon in the past by the Registral-General has been that every woman and girl married from the Pa Leung Kuk must be carried as a first wile. It is the I had a dream-fearsome dream, of fire, and only sort of marriag English law will recognize. it is what is meant by marriage in Ordinance

of the disposal 11 of 1890, when speaking rescuet women and girls. It has been a bone of contention between the Registrar-General and the Po Leung Kak Committee, (see p. 31 of the Bine Book) whether these women and girls might not be disposed of as second or third wires, Hitherto the Registrar-General being independ cat, has carried the day. The special object of the Po Leung Kuk Commities in desiring to have the Registrar General as a member of the Committee of the Society is that he may be on such questions over-ruled by Chinese opinion as expressed by the majority. (See the evidence of Wai Yuk and the remarks of the Honourable Ho Kal at pages 17 and 18 of the blue book. See the evidence of Ho Fook at page 23)

"I mention (the Registrar-General's veto) because it would not be right that the other Imembers of the Board should be the mere tools of the Registrar-General. Toey ought to have a volce in the matter and everything should go by the mijuly,"

The same witness at page 16 Bays-

The Registrar-General must be bound by the decision of the majority."

A little further on the Honourable C. P. Cha- Ler asks

"What is the state of affairs at the present Croment?

"Atswer. The present Committee merely find out all they can about these girls and then make a report to the egistrar-Generat, they make any recommendations it is for him to act on them or not."

"Question. You would prefer that the majority of the Board should decide what is to be done with any girl whether the Registrar General is opposed to it or not?"

"Answer. Yes."

Registrar-General is this question of marriage) At page 35, at the bottom of the page, wil be found Mr. Ho Fook's opinion as to the result of the Government refusing to grant the Society power to over-sule the Registrar General by the jority of votes He says: "The Society will throw up the whole thing."

Unwisely or tog weil.

Methought that while I slept the sleep of those

who earn their rest

are blessed

By hosest toll do not mean the people who With lots of work they leave undone, and lots of

pay they get For saltly twiddling their thumbs, like the

Official set-s

I dreamed about a Shell

The shade of Mephistopheles was beckoning to To go with him laside the Shell; he said that I

me

should see

A glimpse of the Hereafter-at least, that part

of it

which missionary idiots refer to as "The Plt." So, curious, I went.

The Shell was fine and large-in fact, I think

the Daily Press Informed as it was eighty feet in height, or may

be less,

Or more, perhaps; but anyhow it was a bigger

-place, Although you may not think it, than the slit

across the fice

Of Mister-

[Note-A price of $ooo will be given to any person who will came forward and lend us his name to fill the gap.)

ment

On entering we found it was a huge establish Where fiends and goblins pass their time in

dealing punishment To all who don't do as they should, o: do as they

should not;

Its leading characteristic was that it was very Blankiot, damdot, * * * 1

bot-

We saw the hapless victims wriggle all abeat

the floor,

From another source

Voyage.

them on board.

THE SITUATION AT BANGKOK.

(From the Special Correspondent of the Straits Times)

Bangkok, Ja'y fgth. The statur quo is still existing, and public excitement bere is subulding again, although reports from the provinces state that disquiet exists, and staings are to be feared in some dis tricts. Growers have altogether ceased bring. lag in paddy, owing to the insecurity and the low rates ruling, and rice is as dear here now as it is in Singapore.

special Gazette offering a reward of £500 for information leading to the conviction of the guilty parties.

The barque Royal Tar salled from Sydney for Paraguay yesterday with two hundred and

southern Press generally, commentlag on the ning "New Australis" settlers on board. Tha

expedition, writes discouragingly concerning the polical prospects in Paraguay.

pirch that he has been compelled to leave Paris, In consequence of the threatened renewal of fighting in Samoa, between the followers of the ordered to procted to the locality to co-operate rival potentates, a British man-Di-war has been with representatives of Germary and America Stormy scenes among the Irish members in adjusting differences. continue to take place to the House of Commons, Sexton, reputed one of the cleverest members of

ADELAIDE, July 17th. // Numerous departures are taking place from the Irish party and Its best eratos, has been debarred from taking any active part in affairs Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney for the

expenses attached to reaching and Nving on during the remainder of the sitting, for using fields in Western Australia Handsbloed In Committee of the House on the Home Rule the fields are very considerable, and success violent and unpaillamentary language. Till, an amendment limiting the cumber of Irish uncertain.

· July 19th. " The Executive has now decided that only paid to Imperial taxation has been rejected.

Another amendment, to the effect that the Wardy Wandy, the Northern Tenitory mur sun ber of Itish members at Westminster bederer, shall be hung, the remaining aboriginals

being reprieved. reduced from 80 to 45, was also rejected.

LONDON. July 19th. A terrible fire broke out yesterday in the centre of London. Thitty large warehouses have been completely destroyed, and several others damaged. The fury of the configration was increased by the inflammable nature of the goods and a gale of wind then blowing. Forty fre engines were engaged in playing on the flames, but for some time with bei Kttle effect. The damage to property is estimated at over twa

The Australians have testen Yorkshire, this making their tenth victory. The scores were- Australians 288, Yorkshire 143-

The Australians commence their match against Sussex to-day, at Brighton,

"A terrible colliery explosion has taken place la America, ninety persons being entombed.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has suspended payment. A reconstruction scheme is forthcoming and will probably be adopted.

The financial success of the Chicago Exbibl- tion is falling very short of anticipations. It is expected that the total loss will not be less than

million and a half sterling.

SYDNEY, Jaly 13th. The barque Royal Tar is now in readiness to commerce ber voyage to Paraguay with the first batch of emigrants for the "New Australia" settlement. The vessel is manned exclusively by members of the association. She is expected

and nineteen passengers-men, women and to sail at any moment, and takes two hundred children.

ADELAIDE, July 13th.

A great deal of excitement has been developed respecting the banging of the Northern Territory blacks condemned to death for the wanton massacre of a number of shipwrecked Malays. The Register has taken the matter up, and publishes a strong article on the Injustice of barging the blacks in face of the fact that Page, the white man who deliberately shot his own siece at Fort Lincoln recently, has had his death sentence commuter. The question is new before Parliament, and it is probable the men will be reprieved.

The Government is going in for general all- round retrenchment, incleding slight redactions in the Ministerial salaries.

Varlons expedients are belúg devised for the relief of the prevailing distress. The Governor has subscribed the sum of £25. Messrs. Jude and McCally gave an organ recital and clecu tionary entertainment at the Town Hall last night before a crowded audience, the Chief Justice presiding.

BRISDANE, July 13th.

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, M'liwraith made a Miolsterial statement to the effect that he had consulted the Governor with regard to the Ministerial, crisis, and stated that the Governor had requested the Ministry to continue in office, which they had consented to do.

At a meeting of the shareholders and creditors of the Bank of North Queensland held in Townsville yesterday, the scheme of re-arrange- rent was unanimously adopted and some modi- fications suggested. The scheme was also adapted at a meeting of creditors held in Sydney,

Now in 1890, by Ordinance of that year, the laws of the colony for the protection of

The same class of evidence is continued on women and girls were amended and con-

page 27. (See also pages 31, 32, 33, where it is solidated. By that 1 rdinance the Registrar-made clear that the main question on which General was empowered (section 14) whenever

the Chinese wish to be able to control the he had reason to believe that any woman or gil had been brought into the colony by purchase, or by fraud, miste presentation, or false pretence, either for immoral purposes or for purposes of emigration, or had been purchased in the colony or was being trained for the same purposes, or was in ignorance of her true position, to ingalze into the case and require security for the pro-

At page 38, Mr. Wai Long Shan confirms Mr. duction of the girl at any time. In default of Wal Yuk and Mr. He Fook, as to the desire of security be might require the girl's detention and the Society to get the control of the Registrer to a pisce of safety until she could be Genaral in the disposal of the women and girls. remota ber home, or proper PN

provision ba

I would farther in this connection call atten- made for the protection of her interes's and

tion to a remark of Dr. Ho Kal, to be found at p.. liberty. If, on cr quiry, he was satisfied that it

gg ol Bloe Book:

the was a proper case for bis interference, he might

"That is nut exactly it. The Registrar. They got it from Batour. remove any girl under 16 from her then custody General has the power, even if this Ordinance ard place her in a home until the age of 19, or until ber, marriage, or adoption. I call special | is passed, to place the girls where he likes; but The first of all the sufferers that Mephistopheles from any operations agafast the French arms and groan for fully seven minutes after the drop

occe he makes use of the Po Leong Kuk, sends girl there, according to the provisions of that Ordinance, then the Committee is over the Registrar-General."

attention bere to the word "mantage."

of the same Ordinance makes it Section 17

moneys lawfel for the Governor to provide, out to be granted for the purpose by the Legislative Connell, a suitable building or buildings for a bome; and the subsequent section provides for

With torturers tormenting them by millions and

moni

While there was the thermometer-four hundred

and fifteen !

The stokers didn't use briquettes, but only

kerosene

Directed my attention to, I recognised with ease,

have stayed As residents of Sam-sui-po, who never should

So near the certain danger of the tank petroleum

trade; Bat stay they did for this]

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SYDNEY, July 13th, George Martin Walter Archer was executed on Tuesday for the murder of Miss Emma Harrison. He protested his innocence to the The French have sent, or are sending, formal Jast, The execution of Archer was one of the most horrible scenes ever witnessed. Through requests to the British Minister and the Danish Consul General to notify their nationals em.

some bangling in the adjustment of the rape, ployed in the Siamese army and navy that they | death was a process of slow strangulation and must leave the service, or at any rate refrain] the unfortunate man continued to fight, struggla

In the event of their disobeying such notifica- fell,

are about a dozen of each nationality in the tion, they will be hanged when captured. There services, the British being principaily employed as engineers. It is improbable that many of them will obey.

the regulation of such home and for the safety of the CEnese in petitioning fer and supporting And then my guide requested me to look another by the Siamese authorities. It comprised 'r

It seems to me abundantly clear from the Perusel of the Chinese evidence that the object of this Ordinance is that if it is passed, and if the the women and girls thereto.

This Ordinance imposes on the Registrar Registrar-General becomes Chairman of the General, and on the Registrar-General alone, the Permanent Committee, the majority of that Commi.tee, composed entirely of Chinese, shall duty and responsibility of enquiring iofo all these

be able to control the Registrar-General, not cases, the power of detention pencing ingin matters of detall connected with the detective and the ultimate disposal of the women and girls work of the Society, nor in matters of whose cases are decided to come within the pro-finance or of the Internal management of the vialons of the Ordinance.

The Registrar General's report for 1891 on home, but in the vital matter of the ultimate the working of his department and of the disposal of the women and girls sent there, their "Women and Gifts Protection Ordirance"n transfer to other custody, their adoption, or

marriage. particular shews how this Ordinance has been understood and is worked. His report on the

way

to say,

Where stood a louny to who, he then went on Had just come on a visit, like myself to some

extent, Bat different in many ways. I asked him And this is what he said:

what he meant.

"The fat and beeydooking individual, you sen, "Is on the Cicerond racket, just the same as me

The other two are lunatics, as anyone could

guess;

The cargo of the 7. B. Say has been salved quantity of dried fiab, mats, silk, &c, together with steel shields and rivets for the Latin. The French, who characterise the capture as an act of piracy, have held an official Inquiry into the matter, and are only awaiting the evidence of the English pilot to complete it. The captain and engineer are being sent to Salgon to-day, but the claim for compensation will be sent in

er by the French Government. I learn that on Thursday night the inconstant was under fire ten minutes before replying, and the Comèle eight minutes. The former only retaliated when a man was killed. Her officers

later

There have been no herb developments in connection with the maritime strike.

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millions sterling,

The Prince of Wales, whilst riding pour St. James Palace yesterday, came into collision with cab. The Prince was thrown from his horse and badly shaken.

Lord Rosebery, speaking in the House al Lords, said his Government recognised the im portance of malataialog the independence and integrity of Slam, and had secured a promise from the French Government that these should be respected. He stated also that the Govern. to Slams in the event of a farther development of meat had taken steps to protect Bilish interests

hosililties, and that if these did not prove sufil. cient there were more war ships available for this purpose,

The Paris papers are furious over England's Interference.

In the match All-England verius Australia, the former scored 334 in their first innings. The Australiana are all out for 269.

General uneasiness prevails on the continent, and reports are belog persistently circulated concerning Russian preparations for war.

The Mercantile, Finance, and Agency Company has suspended payment.

July 20th.

Trustees

The great fre in London has smälted in the total destruction of fifty warehouses. The loss

is variously estimated." It is the most disastrous conflagration that has occurred for many years.

News it to band ola verla-comic encounter la

Bebring Stralis between the British sealing

steamer Hawalan and an American cruiser. The former was caught poaching on the American sealing ground, and the man-of-war fired a shot across her bows as an intimation to heave-to.. The steamer retaliated by firing paint diank at the cruiser, the shot disabling the latter's ma» chinery. The steamer made her escape,

In the match All-England v. Anatrulis, the former have scored 234 in their second innings for a loss of eight wickets.

A great panic is feared on the London and New York Stock Exchanges owing to the threatened repeal of the Sherman Silver For mbase Act in the United States. Intenso excite- ment prevalis in financi-1 circles.

Heavy fallures have occurred in America. owing to the pressure being brought to bear by the Banks, leading to forced sales of stocks Similar causes are expected to produce like results in England.

To-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Or

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. ELECTRO- PLATE AND GLASS-WARE.

21 men of the crew of the steamer Adelaide THE Undersigned has received instructions were sentenced in Sydney to'x4 days' imprison. : ment for disobeying lawful commands.

MELBOURNE, July 13th.

Sir Matthew Davies arrived in Melbourne on Tacaday, and was afterwards committed for trial on a charge of conspiracy in connection with the Mercantile Bank.

ADELAIDE, July 15th.

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, ON

SATURDAY, the 5th August, 1893, commencing at 2.30 PM.,

st his SALE ROOMS, DUDDHIL STREET, the Property of Lieutenant NICHOLSON, RA., and Others, A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE, Comprising: DRAWING-ROOM SUITE in SILK_TA-

working of Part II of the Ordinance, above Registrar-General in that position, as the Chinese One is a China Skail man, and the other declare that if they had had half an hour more of public works in the different colonies at the pr✪ | STERED CHAIRS, MOROCCO COVERED

meniloned, may be summarized as follows:-

"The Provisions of Part 11......have found to work well in practice. Under this portion of the Ordinance no fewer than 330 women and gista were detained; of this number 5 died and 36 are still under the care of the Po Leang Kuk

"The calaing afg were dealt with as follows:-

Left

Restored direct to parents or relatives...a Restored to hasbanda.....................32 Restored to guardians .........

Sent back to native place,...4 Seat home, through Institutions in China..29 Sent back to Perang......

Sent to Victoria Home

разбитая 3

Sent to Haiphong through French Consul 3

Adopted...hese serra

Married MazyOntvoruesvan

Employmeat found for .....

289

Those who are represented as having left...

All the girls rescued under the Ordinance were taken care of by the Po Leung Kuk pending le- quiries regarding them or their relatives. Indeed

The Ordinance as passed will place the

understand it, and as I understand it, and my proposal in Committee of Council was to amend secilang by removing him from that position. There is no objection to his remalzing in the position, if, as suggested by Dr. Eltel, (see page 98 of the Blue Book) a power of vets were giren him la all cases, (subject to an appeal to the Goremos) in which pasitive duty is imposed on him personally by Ordinance 11 of 1890.

Dreary Prest.

"They're all on the job!

The two of simple intellect are walling on the

third,

"Who calls them on, and puts them off, and

makes them look absurd,

By starting them to print a yarn about his bally "And stopping in the middle, and without a

tanks,

ward of thanks

Relating to allow them to go on. (See China Mail series of articles op Tanks, suddenly stopped about three months ago,]

To conclude, I have objected and still object to clause g of the Ordinance, and to the appoint. mrat, under it. as a member of the Permanent Comtuites of the Po Leung Kole of the Regis- trar-General because by Ordinance 15 of 1890 he has imposed on him, and on him alone, the duty and responsibility of disposing of all women and girls dealt with by him under that Ordinance and who have to be provided for in the heroe, "He's giving them instructions how to finish off and he most provide for them by marriage oi adoption. Hitherto be has in all such matters

"And now again he's got them on a little plece

of string i

the thing,

acted and been able to act with the most perfect "To give his blooming syndicate a big advertise-

ment, independence, and has had the aid and assist-For which, of course, he doesn't mean to pay ance of the Fo Laung Kak Committee, but has

A single cert,

not been in any way bound to follow it if it did No more he did i

not command Els approval. This Ordinance now

before your lordship le sought for by the Chinese "And when you waken from your dream" (my in order that the Registrar-General's independent

it

member of

friend went on to say

Wednesday,

"Or possibly a day or two, a week, a fortnight

mile, "Your dream will then be verified, and you will [That will make the C. M. and D. P. worth reading for once.]

PAGURUS.

·dle of [aughter."

PIRACY ON BOARD A PENANG STEAMER.

A suggestion is being favourably entertained in England and the colonies to the effect that a great financial expert be invited to examine the present financial condition of affairs in Austral- atls and advise as to the best course to be Pursued to ameliorate the evil effects of the existing crisis.

It is generally considered that to stop all daylight, they would have destroyed the forts and sent Jonclure would be false economy and an

exceedingly unwise policy. ships. When they arrived at the Legation, they

LONDON, July 17th. were most anxious to steam up to the naval yard

The Agent-General for South Australia gare and sink the fabackakkri, but were restrained aplendid reception on Thursday last at the 1 M. Pavle. The two men wounded on the Imperial Institute. Among those present were Comdle are progressing.

The Siamese are pushing on their defensive the Marquis of Ripon (Secretary of State for the Colonies, Bishop and Mrs. Kennion, Lord preparations with great activity, and will without Knutsford, Lord Charks and Lady Scott, the doubt make a strong stand if the city is attacked. There are several forts along the banks of the Agents General for the several colonies, and

large number of well-known colonists residing river between the French ships and the Palace, in London, and many other notabilities. and soldiers enough to line the whole distance, The Eclipse Stakes, of ten thousand sover H. H. Chao Sal, who has been placed in com-elgas, has been won by the Duke of Westmin- mand of the defences at the mouth of the river,ster's Orme, has ordered the bar to be still further blocked, and merchant vessels bave now to exerelas extreme cantion in entering and leaving.

"NEWS" BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

LONDON, Jaly raih. Timm, a member of the London County Council, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for defrauding a railway company

of the value of a ticket.

July 13th.

Affairs in Egypt are again assuming a very serious aspect. The young Khedive's attitude towards the British is becoming offensively hostile. He has requested the Sultan's Inter ference with a view to the appointment of a guard of Turkish soldiers to supersede the British troops, and in other ways is testifying his hatred for the restraints involved by the English protectorate. The Sultan is on the bores of a dilemma, being reluctant to anger England by complying with the above request, whilst on the other hand he is threatened, in the event of refusal, with a hostile Franco-Russian naval demonstration in the Mediterranean in support of the Khedive. -

It is to a great extent ewing to the exertions of action may be fattered, that instead of being out. "Just look into the papers on this very the gentlemen who constitate the Committee that aide and above their Committee, he may be la so many women have been rescued and com

i special matter of the disposal of the fortably settled in life. They have worked most and in of it and bound by lis votes and opisiens, Realously in co-operation with this department women and children committed to its care, the and have been ascessing in their endeavours to Ordinance is so framed as to make him a mers. suppress the evil practices with which the member of the Po Leung Kuk Committee with a Ordinance under review deals. Every precaution casting vote as chairman at most, and without is taken by them and by myself to secure the any power of veto, no matter what the decisions welfare of all women and girls who come under of the majority may be. I sabmit that this is our care. In case of marriages, of which there wrong, that if for any reason it is desirable that were 52, and adoptions, of which there were 9 the Registrar-General should be dasing the year, no mariageor adoption is allowed the board, he should bave an express power of to take place until the person who wishes to marry veto, subject to appeal to the courts, or to the or adopta cil has found prepar security approved Governor, Bat 1 contend that it is a grave by the Committee and by myself. No girl is mistaks to pat bim on the board in any fam allowed to marry except as a first wife, and then His independent position ought to be malotained. only after I have ascertained by personal inter- If there must be a European chairman let the rogation that she is willing to marry and that Captain Superintendent of Police be the man, tho man is in a position to mainain a wife..." He has no special duties as regards women and Here the Committee of the Pe Leung Kak are children, and there would be a certain fitness in shewn sealously co-operating with and by their the appointment considering the primary duties special knowledge and by their counsel and of the society. advice assisting the Registrar General, the Fe1 will nor urge upou your lordship the unwis- ponsible Government Officer, to provide for these dam of leaving it in the power of a Chinese a gang of eight or twelve Achinese, who had strained, la

24 MIN MURDERED AND 15 WOUNDED. The Pisang Garitis of the 24ikult, gives the following particulars of the recent piracy on the coast of Acheen:

The Rajah Kongsi-Atjeh, which belongs to Mr. Teoh Teow Seat, the Chinese Vice-Consul for Penang, left Telek Semawe on Ge evening of Thursday the 20th July at about 5 p.m. Batween 8 and 9 o'clock the same night, one of

The French Admiral stationed at Newfound land is reported to have taken offence because the local Government Inslat upon the French fishermen paying duty on goods landed on the treaty whore. He also states that he has been treated with gross discountery by the British Governor, who bas refused to extend to him even the commonest cirility Relations are

will retaliste.

FESTRY and Ditto in VELVET, MARBLE TOP and PLAIN WOOD TABLES, CARD | TABLES, MARINBURK FANCY UPHOL- EASY CHAIRS, BUREAU. PICTURES, ORNAMENTS, Handsome MANTEL CLOCKS by GAUFP & Co, OVERMANTELS, LACE CURTAINS, FORTIERES, de, &c.

EXTENSION DINING TABLE & CHAIRS, SIDEBOARD with GLASS BACK, DINNER

WAGGONS, LEATHER COVERED COU. CHES, DINNER and DESSERT SERVICES, CROCKERY, GLASS & ELECTRO PLATED- WARE, CUTLERY, &c, &c.

*IRON & BRASS MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, FINELY CARVED TEAK BEDSTEADS, MARINBURK-MADE with SPRING and HAIR MATTRESSES, MARBLE-TOP WASH- STANDS and SETS, DRESSING TABLES Cholera is again raging in many parts of with MIRRORS, DOUBLE and SINGLE Russia, and many desibs are reported.

WARDROBES GLASS DOORS, CHEST The British Government is remonstrating with. of DRAWERS, BED-ROOM FURNITURE „France on entering upon hostilities with "Slams ||and REQUISITES, SHANGHAI BATHS, &C.

without giving notice to the other Powers.

HALL FURNITURE,

The French Government explain that the action is la retaliation for the insult recently offered to France by the Slamesa, authorities fa | attacking a French convoy.

The Berlin Zeitung, in an article on the Samoan sliuation, suggests that the best way to ensure tranquillity is for England to annex Samos, the triple protectorate "having proved-: practically a failure.

French trade returns show a largo falling-off, which is ascribed to the adoption of a protectionist policy.

The

an error

Catalogues famed prior to Sale ‘On view from Friday next.

TERMS OF SALE:-Ás enstomary. Į

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

Auctioneer.

· Hongkong, and August, 1893-

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. "HR Steamship

THE

great national fete celebrated in Paris on Friday fast was qalet and undemonstrative.

The inquiry into the loss of H.M.S. Victoria has elicited proof that the terrible disaster was duo to

in judgment on the part of the late Admiral Tryon (who was reputed one of the ablest tacticians in the English Navy). The testimony of the principal surviving officers, going to show this, was given THE very unwillingly. One of the witnesses stated that immediately following the collision Admiral Tryon recognised and confessed the error he had made.

women and gitis, with the final decision and society, however excellent, and of their officers; embarked at Telok Semawo es passengers, went French Govence, and it is expected the | experimented upon being the well-known const-

SYDNEY, July 17th. Several outrages have been committed and attempted in connection with the maritime strike, and two distinct essays have been made at Newcastle and Sydney to blow up vessels by means of dynamite one craft proposed to be Ing steamer Burrumber. In both Instances the Bliter feelings towards the English are also bombs, containing lighted fases, were fortunately on the bridge and asked the min at the wheel if they were then passing Simpang Olim. On being fomented in Paris. The papers are con discovered in time to prevent a catastrophe. receiving an answer in the affirmative, thestantly attacing the British Ambassador, the great deal of public indignation has been Achinese, who was armed with a klewang, In- Margale of Dufferin, and the popular ili-will-aroused, and immediately on the fact being Fantly ent the Belmsman down, andTM kit. i towards this official has been wrought to such a , confirmed the Sydney Gorament insod a

responsibility devolving on the Registrar General to represent themselves on the mainland and according to Ordinance re of 1890. No matter before the Chinese officials, as a quasi-govern what the recommendations of the Fe Leung Kuk, ment department, under a Government official the Registrar General himself interrogates the simply call your lordship's attention to that intended husband and amater himself than tha;} phase of the subkou.

1869

"STRATHDON," Captain W. Waring, will be despatched as abors on SATURDAY, the 5th fortant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,

Agents.

[836 Hongkong, and August, 1893.

FOR NEW YORK, "HE 100 A 1. Hawallan Baik

"FOOHNG.SUEY,” Mahony, Master, will load here for the above Fort, and will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply to

SHEWAN & Co. Hongkong, and August, 1895.

را محمد

1879

FOR NEW YORK. HE 3/3 L L L American Bark

"FREEMAN," Gerrish, Master, will load bars for the shore

For Freight, apply to Fort, and will have quick despatch.

BHEWAN & Co Hongkong, and Augut, 1833-