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Mr. Francis:-You are not ; you are telling Tyre Tonkin coal royalty has been reduced to 15 centimes, as ngalast 65 c. previously, and Witness :-) beg your pardon, sir, I am not. 10. in France. New coal mines are to be B. My statement | rellaved, It is sald; of all charges for the first fre in this case was taken down in writing by the

years. Captain-Superintendent and Mr. Arthur, the magistrate clerk.

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whenever practicable, are despatched by first

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Bit. Francis I thought the Magistrate knew something about it i

His Worship What is that you say? Mr. Francis thought your Worship knew

asked questions during the examination-in-chief, His Worship must inform you, Mr. Francis, that I know nothing at all about the case, berand that the defendant is charged with attempting to bribe. That is all I know of it. Mr. Francis: That is not what you said. You are statis, what is not true!

Mr. May:If you would let the witness alone, and give him a chance-

Mr. Francis: Please don't interfere, Mr. May! You don't know anything at all about the business

of a court.

THE Amoy Gasstis of the 17th ulto, says:— we very much regret to chronicle the death of an old resident of Amex la "the person of Mrs. noon at scout a quarter past one at her residence, T. E. Thomsen, which event occurred this after Thomsen's Hotel, Kulangan.

Ar the Magistracy to-day Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, fronts, held an inquest on the body of a conlle killed in Central Street on Sunday (30th July). The evidence showed that the man was on a scaffold repairing a chimney, when the lashing of his bamboo platform gave way, and be fell

CAPT. HASTINGS to-day fined a chair-coolle $5 or 14 days for bringing agalast a coolle-lodging house keeper a falso charge of stealing $6. Tix Canadian Pacific Railway Co's royal mail steamer Empress of China, from Vancouver, anired at Nagasaki at 6 am. to-day, sod left again at 4 p.m. for this post, via Shanghal. MR. H. E. WODEHOUSE held an inquiry to-day the 28th nit. It was shown that are coolles were on the accident at East Point Sugar Works on working on a scaffold at nome naw oathouses; Mr. G. Vawler, an employs of the Chias Sugar Refining Co., sa13 they hauled up a beams or means of a polley, and were putting it in position when it supped and struck sharply on a pole "pporting the platform, which at once gave way precipitating the men about fifty feet. Two were killed on the spot, two died shortly after, Tooker, executive engineer of the P. W. D., sald he had Inspected the place, and found all the scaffolding was sowed, but might have been more substantial, though no blame could reasonably attach to anyone. The work did not properly come under the P. W. D., as it was not on Crown land. The inquiry was adjourned for a week.

Ma. OKAKURA KAxuzo, President of the Flae Art School and Commissioner of the Imperial Muzeum at Hyogo, Japan, left there on the 15th alio, es routs to Shanghal vis Mitajiri and | Nagasaki. He is about, to make a tour of scientific research, by order of the authorities, and will inspect all available fine art collections of the Celesilal Empire. Ar the Magistracy today, Eclore Capt. Hasilngs, authorities for the extradition of Lat Man, bont- application was made on behalf of the Chinese man, charged with having taken part in an armed attack on house at Nam Chun, in the Heungshan district, last month, and with theft goo snels of silver, $300 worth of jewellery, and $40s worth of clothing. Evidence of bis identity was given, and the usual order of deten- tlon pending extradition formalities was made.

D. F, Hutchinson, of Hongkong, from selling tociler matches in boxes bearing wrappers or labels similar to those registered by the plaintiff.

His lordship granted an interim injunction unili Thomsday (toth August), Mr. Hoppius, on behalf of the plaintiff, guaranteeing damages in case the order is found unnecessary.

IN BANKRUPTCY.'

WONG POK AND OTHERS.

In the matter of Wong Pok and others, boarding-house keepers, Praya Central, Ngun

Kwan Hoon and another (creditors) applied to who debios declared herkeup M. C

have the bankrupt. C.D.

Ewens for the debtors,

Notice was filed disputing the claims of the pethioning creditare; but $zco had been pald

og Kee hoog in which the debtors wers partners, and they were willing to under take payment of the whole of that firm' debts; but as to another firm in which they wan Interested, the Ming Li'Chan, they would not

The case was adjourned a week,

40 feet, alighting on his head." A verdict of❘ and the filth man was badly hurt. Mr. H. PAT Penang the other day the Hon I. M. them for the account of the Ming Li Chan "accidental I death " was returned. RETURNS made by the Japanese Revenue Bureau of the Finance Department show the quantity of safety matches exported from Japan during last half year, to have been 6,212,910 gross, pro-representing 1,578,315 yes in value, while that of phosphorus matches was 99,497 gross, valued at 61.739 yes. The principal places of export were Hongkong, China, British India, Cores and Australia.

Witness:-I think you are too hasty, Mr. Francis, to calling as a liar.. I ask for the

tection of the Court.

Mr. Francis :—I did not call you a llar," WitnessYou did. Mr. Francis :-1 did not.

Witness:You said I was telling Iles.

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Witness I beg your pardon, Mr. Francia, His Worship I do not think he is trying to concent anything, Mr. Francis; do not call the man is liar. I think your remarks discourteous and Improper.

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between himself and his utterances, which

WRITING under date 12th alt, the Shantung correspondent of the N. C. Daily News says: One of the resident missionssies has just erected

Vermont, M.L.C., together with his tindal, was charged with having flogged a coolle employed on the Batu Kewan Estate, Province Wellesley, Vermont admitted having ordered the tindal to give the prosecutor a "cuts for the theft of a fowl and with a view to the maintenance of discipline. The magistrate informed the accused that an extato manager had no right to punish the coolies under him under cover of maintaining discipline on the estate or as a deterrent to others, and that it would be well if the other planters underster this thoroughly, He sen- tenced Sababady, the tindal, to fourteen days' a fine of $75. Notice of appeal was given.

THE RAISING OF THE "AMIGO"

The roughsketch given below affords some idea of the general plan of operations conducted by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company in raising the steamer Ange, sunk in Hongkong harbour by the steamship Bantam on the 19th Jaly. The starboard side of the Amigo wa penetrated pearly abreast of the funnel, and the engine-room was immediately fle-led; then through the tunnel ventilators the water rose and filled the mala hold, gradually sinking the after part of the vessel, which, by the way, was practically emptied of cargo. Thence along the between-deck the water had clear access to the fore-hatch, bat as the steamer was afloat forward when first the stern grounded, no water could get into the fore-hold until there was enough weight astern to bear the vessel down. This we believe misted those on board, who imagined that the fore part of the steamer would remain afloat safely, and sono precautions were taken in the fourteen hours between the collision and

the total sinking,

Mr. Francis:Your Worship, the witness has A KIDNAPPER who was found guilty by the

a genuino Chicago sermotor, which is only a been saying what is not true, and now he is Shanghai Magistrate of plying bia trade at modern version of a Dutch wind-mill. As tbl | rigorous imprisonment and Mr. Vermont to pay trying to conceal li.

port, last spring, was, the other day, formally sentenced to banishment to the New Dominion, appliance in for pumping water, a joke bas After receiving his sentence the men bad some got out among the Chinese that the wind-water words describing his crims tattooed on his face,

wheelonghi to bring goed luck. This wind. and on the 26th, alto, commenced his weary

mill will prove not only a very useful piece of journey overland for Kasbgarls under the charge private property but also an object-lesson to of two yamd runners of the native city. the people who know so litle about applying. wind rower to Irrigation and other useful We have been advised by the Secretary of the purposes. Of course, most of those who inspect Pasjes Mining Company of the receipt of a the sermotor will acknowledge its great useful telegram to day from the Mines that the millness and economy, but turn away with the usual ran for 22 days during July, crashing 420 tons concluding observation-"Very good! It will giving a yield of 370 ounces of gold; expect do in a foreizu land, but it won't do for China!" 600 guaces during August," It is presumed that If you pursue the subject and ask "why?" the as the straightening and strengthening of the Shantung men will say: "Because the Chinese "August Shaft" has been completed, Mr. Blamey do not have wind-mills." With such circuitous is enabled to work certain known patches of logic are ancestral ins flutions maintained! rich ere under close European supervision.

TOKYO pap! I state that the physique of the KEY YUAN, Prefect of Soochow, who was Japanese is seriously deteriorating year by year recently appointed by imperial decree to be so much so, in fact, that fears are entertained Chief Commissioner of Grain Transport of Kuang- about keeping up the full strength of the Army tot, is a Mancha by descent and this is another and Navy. At the annual medical examination instance of the present policy of the Throne to of conscripts for the Army, held in the capital put as many Manchus as possible ta pawer. ca July 11th, out of a total of 6,113 men ex- This, says a northern contemporary, is creating mined only 775, or about thirteen per cent., were considerable discontent amongst the Chinese, found to assess the requisite physical qualifica recalling the feeling engendered by a similar tions. Last year 4.714 men were examined and 1431 passed. The Government, it is reported, policy before the Taiplug rebelllon,

is now engaged in Investigating the cause of WHEN the Turkish man-of-wir Extogrest was this dettatoration with a view, if possible, to wrecked in 1891 off the Japanese coast & Mr. T. arrest it. The Kothai. in discuring the tub Yamada collected contributions for the familiss ject, attributes the physical decadence of the of the men who were drowned; this gentleman Tople to the prevalent custom of lutermarriage has been lecturing lately in the Caska Chamber between relations and the lack of physical of Commerce on the advantages of Turkey as education, while at the same time the increase of an outlet for Japanese goods. Says a Japanese mental incation throughout the country has contemporary-Some effet is to be made in led to the rising generation leading for more this direction, and an office is to be established | sedentary lives than was formerly the custom. In Kobe for the purpose of encouragleg export to that country, but the success likely to attend THE B. 21. Bornes Herald states that Caplain the scheme seems very problematical,

Beeston's explorailons in Darvel Bay have resulted in the discovery of coarse gold in the ONE way of passing counterfeit banknotes was Subahan river within six hours' distance of the recently illustrated at Shad, Hupeh. A gang Silem Reildency, fine gold in the Kampong (Pallas) river, and fise gold with several varieties of chalced onic rocks in the Tunçu siver, which has its rise in the hills of the Bagabac range. The gold found in the Subahan is very convo of a much heavier description thau any yet found in the Segma river, and has clearly different source from that found to the Segama and the triataries of its upper waters, Near Silam, Captain Beeston discovered some promising quartz crets, three of which were to a serpentine rock similar to that on the Sabahan river. Some 2 cwt. ofthis quartz has been brought to Sandakan for an opportunity to crush. The quartz is of a casing. From the latter a few small specks of grayish colour containing metal as does the gold were got in washing. At the present moment there are some forty Chinese on the Sababan, all on gotel and making good profits. A Malay party was being organised in Labadatu to proceed to the place, and a Chinese party have taken with them implements and apparatus to make a dam and work the bottom of the stream.

In conclusion, Mr. Francis apologised for his fusinuation as to his Worship having see the information before hearing the case. His Worship accepted the apology.

Now in view of this exhibition of vile temper, baseless accusations and consequent apolovy, after what kind shall Mr. Jony Joseri Farcis, Q. Cy, be classified, and in what order be set down? As an ordinary Police Court bully, or as a bellicose barrister "whose frothiness of diction alone acts as a buffer often appear to border dangerously on the domains of contempt and the conse- quences that follow such indiscretions. Was it not HORACE who sought to inculcate in the minds and memories of men the value and weightiness of the principle that passions ungoverned govern the man through whose being they sweep? Perhaps Mr. FRANCIS never stops to ponder on such themes as these. And has not a latter-day philosopher laid it down that those who are rude, tyrannical and imperious to their inferfors, are invariably humble. dattering and cringing to their superiors? Again, perhaps Mr. FRANCIS is too practical to heed the sweeping truth contained in the above; anyhow if he kens the precept he sadly fails to practice it. In the instance that we have cited he accused the

magistrate of fore-knowledge of сазе then being tried by him, And all signed messages addressed thus will and he deliberately branded a man

receive prompt attention,

who was on oath and who had sworn to tell "the truth, the whole truth and nothing The following is a List of Waters always kept but the truth' etc., as a liar. To the magistrate he subsequently apologised; and to

the police officer also-not rauch! A be-wigged and be-gowned barrister apologise to a policeman for simply calling him a liari-What next?

However, we doubt. If there is to-day a man in Hongkong who so deeply deplores his inability to bury the events of Tuesday deep down in the gulfs of forgetfulness as does Mr. JOHN JOSEPH FRANCIS, Q.0. Few men, even of his cast-iron calibre, care to see set out in cold type the figures they cut when discretion has been tossed to the winds and the innermost recesses

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Mr. FRANCIS and Mr. FRANCIS has had The Telegraph has had many a tilt at many a tilt at us; and he has generally taken full and ample care to Improve the shining hour by pouring on our inoffensive and devoted head all the vitriol of his long-pent rancour But the Telegraph is neither proud nor

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of counterfeiters having forged a number of bank.netes of various denominations belonging acertala large bank, began to spread about rumours that the concern was becoming shaky. Of course, says the M. C. Daily News, there was a run on the bank in question and during the confusion in cashing their notes the bank failed to find out that they were cashing a large number of counterfeits, until the scare was well algh over. As much as Tis. 4,000 were paid out this way, much to the bank officials chagrin.

day by Mr. Wodehouse on the bodies of two men A CORONER'S inquest (adjourned) was held to killed by the fall of the China Merchants offices last month. Evidence was given by Mr. Tooker, of the P.W.D., that the building was very old and structurally defective-in fact it would never have been sanctioned under the present system of supervision. There were traces of white ants, but not by any means enough to accaunt for the collapse of the building, which he thought was due to the age and defectiveness of the building, bað mostar, and certain recent allowed. A verdict in accordance with the alterations, which no architect would have evidence was returned.

Some came specks have been got welghing from one to three or four pennyweights, and mons of the gold ls of the fine flat sealy nature the Segaosa river which was the characteristic of the gold found in

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✨ HOW TO MANAGE A SHIP IN A

TYPHOON.

TO THE EDITOR ̈OF THE “Hongkong TelegraĀPR.”. SIR.-Having just returned. from the North, It was only yesterday that I read in your issue of the 26th July the report of Dr. Doberck's « lecture at the Mercantile Marine Association on How to manage a Ship in a Typhoon," and the discussion, which followed. My experience at sex leads me to endorse everything that the President, Captala Tillett, sald, and to entirely dissent from the views expressed by Dr. Doberck, not only on the question of heaving-to o ronging, in which case I should say, especially with a but also as to anchoring for shelter in a typhoon, light steamer, pay out a lot of chain on the weather sacher, and allow short scope on the Ice cable.

It appears that some members of the Associa tion are under the impression that what is known as the "Bokbara typhoon" was not a typhoon at all, but was in fact nothing more than a heavy N.E. gale. I can assure all who have any doubts on this matter, that it was a trus circular storm; they may call it by any Dame they like, but circular it was. I find In my log book the following entries:-

Saturday, 8th October, 192, 8.20 p.m.---Cast eff from buor (Hongkong) and proceeded towards Shanghai.

The Dock Company have now bullt up coffer dams over the three batches (as indicated by dotted lines in the appended sketch) raised above

The next entry of any Importance is Sunday the water at low tide at first the aftermost one was just submerged at high tide, but it has since (gth), midnight-Strong NE. monsoon, with been raived two feet, and is now clear. The fore-aislag sea; ship beading for Thunder Head, Fold, which was full of cargo, was emptied during which was passed with great reluctance, as the yesterday, andthe damaged rice was taken ashore wind was increasing so rapidly. However, as I In lighters-smelling abominably. The next step had the whole day before me, and plenty of was to ascertain, by diving operations, whether anchorages ahead, I determined to keep on as the balkhead was jolact; that having been found far as Blakeney Pasi, ħat as I got up nå far as all right, the divers proceeded to make the holds Spire Island I still kept going.. thoroughly tight, shutting off the tunnel and all other ponible channels of leakage, so that the holde could be completely emptied of water and the vessel, with her eaglae-room of course stiil fall, could be salsed without having rat to stop the bole made by the collision, under water.

The entry made at noon on Monday (roth) was:-Strong north-easterly gale, with tremen- dous squalls; the air fall of sandi heavy rea raoning; barometer 29.35. falling rapidly; wind backing, only cheated Watch Island pacs,

3.35 pm. Cleared

4.30 p.m.-Moored to Ting Tal Bay to pre- para for an advancing typhone; 45 fathoms of chain on starboard (weather) side, zo fathoms on put (les) side. Barometer 29.30.

passing rain squalls, Barometer 29.35.

Midnight-Gale abating somewhat, with

Tockday, a am--Wind decreasing shifted nerth, with very heavy rain. Barometer 19.40. 31.m.-Rain decressing, wind N.W. Baro meter 39 40. Unmenred.

4.m.-Weighed anchor and proceeded. 6 a.m.-Strong N.W. breeze, with heavy N.E. twell; set all zali.

vindictive, and would be friendly with "antations, and several other things in Tonkin, or only x. general's blander is matter merely for as no reason can be found for the collapse except in the case of the Bokhara,

him still. And if he had only apologised to the policeman as well as to the magistrate, we would in all probability have allowed this latest Police Court episode to pass REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS into oblivion unnoticed. We trust that our

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magnanimity of spirit will be duly approof Slam, only on condition that half of Burmah occurrence. The Russians (they sxy) wanted to fasult is that the whole quarter-deck la mushed | but very bigh.” In short, it was the confused

TELEGRAMS.

Pamps were employed experimentally yester day, and it was found that the fore hold could be easily empital in about an hour, raising the of steamer almost on end, with her bows out

his was done yesterday, evening, about 7.30, water and her stern still embedded in mud, when the tide was dead low; bat unfortunately the fannel providing draught for the pump furto nace was too short (at least, this is how we understand the explanation) and consequently the fire-bars were burnt through. The pumping therefore had to by stopped until a longer four o'clock this morning work at the wreck was

During the whole day, from six o'clock in the lapnel and new fire-bars could be fitted. At resumed, and steady progress was made up to morning the wind was N.W. to W., strong but about half-past ten, when suddenly the ship's decreasing gradually, with thick drizzling rats deck collapsed aft and the sex poured in and sank and steadily rising berometer, unili about 8p... her again, giving a momentary fright to those when the weather was fine and the sea smooth. who were on boxed superintending operations, We arrived shortly after noon on Friday, having and who for a few seconds seemed likely to be made the whole passage in a little over five days engulfed in the rush of water. Fortunately and a half, including nearly twelve hours at nobody was hart in the least. The mishap is, anchor. If any one will take the trouble to however, serious in its consequences, and might compare dates and times, and lay off the have been avoided if it had been known how positions on the chart, it will be seen that just weak the deck must have been for the tide was when the Bokhara struck we were moored N. and there was a depth of 22 feet of yo W., distant 88' from Sand Island. Our lowest high, water over the deck, giving a total weight of reading was 29 10, and strangert wind 8,

THE brave and noble Frenchmen were so sure

A CORRESPONDENT In the North writes as follows nearly a ton to the square foot; the water in the Beaufort scale general direction N. E. to In the W; C. Dofly News of the 27th alto. The hold was belog lowered at the rate of eighteen N.NE, bat inclined to back still more. This of conquering the fierce Slamere, that M. excliemart in Chinese official and military circles under the deck, as the coffer-dam gave free semicircle of an advancing typhoon, whose sa hour, but no vacuum was created convinces me that we were in the right-hand laches Bourgonia Meiffer has been counting the Mekong Cassed a little while ago by the alarming reports admission to the siras the water was drawn out, centre was well to the eastward of a sad wes chickens before they were fairly hatched. He of Russian aggression in the Pamirs is rapidly At low dds there would be little over half a ton passing down the Formats channel from north- has already, according to the Avenir, two silk dying down. Whether the demonstration which filatura factories, distillery, tea and other gave riay to the rumours was a stateman's more

of water to the square foot of deck surface, and ward to southward, on the Formosa side, Now sccording where he cannot stiato even a shadow of speculation to the oatside world. The Chinese great weakness of the deck structure (the coffer to Mr. Prickett's evidence at the Marine Court success so now he is wanting a strip of land, did not recolate mach at first: they were

dams never showing the slightest sign of giving of Inquiry, the wind did not shit, bat one kilometre wide, along the whole left bank of scared the Viceroy despatched men and guns May been given and the pumping delayed satil forca unell it attained hurricane strength, say ex # might have been that, if warming could remained nearly steady N.E. increasing in the Mekong for cotton plantations. He left promptly to the North and there was consider. Saigon for Slam a few days ago, and it is saldable stir in and about the Yames. By now,

low tide, the accident could have been avoided, to-sz; barometer falling steadily, lowest readlog that be would accept a concession of the whole however, they have formed a theory of the

However, nobody knew the weakpoint, and the 29 15; "high banking sex-not long nor cross, should be thrown in as well. He does not want draw off from Corea the attention of Chinese in, rendering, it practically impossible to pump pyramidal cea of the inner part of a circular the Earth,

out the after-hold below water; except by

storm, right in its path. Now, my belief is that statesman in order that they might attempting up a huge coffer-dam to cover the whole poor Captain Sams thought he was in the left- their long-4xpected coup. Chinese theories THE Hou. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial offers are as chlidish as rust of their other deck

hand semicircle of a typhoon coming to meet The Dock Company have therefore decbled him, in which case the Bokhara would have Hospital begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the theories, but of course they are right so far si

got out with no loss whatever, and his course following donations to the fands of the Hospital that Russia covets Corca considerably and would to lift the after part of the steamer as wall Fruit and Vegetable Guild

500 grab it with avidity did opportunity offer, be with lighters, and baring raised it a few kit would have been quite right; whereas, ss

the mad buttons, to tow bar lashore, then matter of fact, I think he was right in the central Cheong Tai Ting............ 15.00 Ruutis wants Cords and without either paying from tan, and low again, until sep by step path of a fellowing tpyhoon, which was making Foug Slen Ting...................” 25.00 or fighting for it she would prefer simply to she is clear above water. This will probably for the Formors coast, and so he have to on the Young Fluomaannismóname 15.00 enter in and posters the land, and it is only the

mean that she will not be beached anul to-

wrong tack. Had he been on the starbohyd Yeu Wo Cheong ............................................... 10.00 awkward fact of China's suzerainty that # blocks Yong Hin Pangdamayi

1000 the way. Russia and China are neighbour morrow evening, or the next day, lastead of this tack and making the least headway he would....... 5.00 from of old and the Russians know the Chiness morning, at them was at first every reason to have worked clear of the centre. As it happened, the Bokhara kept, directly in the track until she 5.00 character better than other nations do; they 5.02 know the result in dealings with Chian of high- -5.00 | handed action first and polito discussion after } 5.00 || they know that peace at any price in her states. 500 men's motto and that they have only to accom. plisk a fact to ensure its permanency. And the Tavs an American Exchange:-The Chiners Chinese know that they know this: Before any Empire has ever held aloof in gloomy pride threatened innovation the Chiness have always from intercourse with other peoples of the worlds protested loudly; but so coon, as it has been Its disastrous war with England sixty years ago converted from a threat inte a reality they have did not prevent the Son of Heaven from provok- quietly acquiesed. There is alter all nothing else for item to do. They can't fight ; they have Years later. On the latter occasion the occupant no smy; amal un to kick against the pricks was unable to prevent a Europead army of further Face will be lost least so. Whether of the Dragon Throne, ruling 400,000,000 people, best give in without mentioning the matter 30,000 men from marching to Peking, where the. It would be worth England's while to go farther most beautiful of the royal palaces was destroyed than diplomacy in helping China to keep the by the invaders in retaliation for crdeliles infleted Bour's paws off Corsa is a question which we gave to his none too honeyed Longue is just is reported that H.M.S. Leander has born on prisoners by the Chiuere, and terms of fear. English statesmen would answer in the possible, but instead of forming any valid signalled broken down on the way, here from peace were dictated to the Emperor. Never in negative. At any rate it is tolerably certain excuse for his line of action, it rather Japan, and is coming on with only one engine the klatory of the world was there exhibited that the British public would see no reason why redounds to his discredit. The chief, in working.

such an illustration of the superiority of dis- we should. Nevertheless there may appear in fact the only, witness for the prosecution

cipline and science over the brute force of num time reason why it would have been to our lo Fers. The natives resisted the invadery with, terest to have tried to

it. From Corea was Police-Sergeant Mclvia, whose

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Eastern In the police court to-day, before Capi, Hastings, franite courage, but they had no chance in Russia could offer an ugly menace to our evidence, had-it-been-in-any-way-corro Lau-Cheung, rope-maker, wat ined: 136 or fight against. Furorean soldiers trained in the trade, and when the great day comes of the fight. borated, would have sealed the fate of the three months, for haring in his possession eight sit of war at ite highest development. They fox suprenasey on the Indian frontier it would be accused. Consequently he was the red false Mexican dollars, which he said werenced awe-stricken apan the fleet of another place from where she could bring pres- rag that raised the ire of the learned Q.C. latended "only to be melted down."

surn to hear. For a multitude of other reasons, from England's point of view, it is highly desir and the manner in which that Ire was expended can best be judged from the

able that Corea should remain to China, At the moment, however, there really does not serm following extracts taken froda" the report

any shadow of ground for the fears held by of the proceedings

Chinese statesmen, and even with the latter, as said above, the fear seems to be rapidly dying away.

The Honghong Lelegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1893-

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FRANCE AND SIAM.

THE BLOCKADE RAISED.

LONDON, August and.

Dyer Ball

/ Bet

C. M. Bhesaale and Co. .........ımarımızınar, |*Izvesnne DangamuÓTEINE

.I.Tutcher...............som

Slam having accepted the ultimatum, the MR. J. J. FRANCIS, Q.C.

French Government has cabled, to M. Humann to raise the blackade. Lord Dufferit and M. In last night's Telegraph there was Develle thereon signed a protocol creating a published a verbatim report of a Police neutral sone on the upper Mekong between the "Court case which came on for hearing new French territory and Barmik. Parteying before Commr. W. C. H. HASTINGS at the with China regarding territorial Umits is pro Magistracy on Tuesday afternoon. The ceeding. merits of that case may be dealt with later on; what concerns us in this Instance is the extraordinary conduct of Mr. Joux, JOSEPH FRANCES, Q.C.. who appeared for the defence. Tho prosecution was conducted by Mr. F. H. THE Tonkin papers are the Bridsh of fasting a second e palet with the same Fower some MAY, Captain Superintendent of Police, in gating the Siamese to sink the 7. B. Say! person; the only other legal luminary present being Mr. H. L. DINNYS, by whom Mr. FRANCIS was instructed, That this fact may account for the rein's the latter

Witness" (bicIver) i—I am telling you the Louth

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

TRE O. & O. 3. S. Co.'s steamer Ocante, with mails, &c., left San Francisco for this port, via Honolula and Yokohama, on the 1st inst.

Tas present autery in the central and northern provinces of China Ise of too much rain during the past thirty days or so, while in the southern provinces, commencing from southern Cheklang and Klangs), the people and mandarias nio making dally offerings, to the goda See rada,

frowning fo.tresses sailing up towards their cities. In every armad collision they were shot down like sheep. The Manchus, descendania of the ancient inflacible conquerors of the country, when they found themselves beaten would commonly but the throats of their woman, tarow their children into walls and stab them

SAÏTES' to 'dekih,

hope,

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Chief Justice Fielding Clarke)

August gid.

MATCHIA.

struck.

On these suppositions the explanation of the dluster is to my mind perfictly clear, but otherwise cannot ace how she reached Band Island. It is evident from the evidence before the Court that Captain Sams and bls officers were' wrong in these calculations, and that to make the Pescadores was the last thing they expected. Yours faithfully,

H.CRÓWLJE, Master, steamship Chégping. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1893,

RUPTURE BETWEEN FRANCE

AND SIAM,\"

THE TAINGH FLAG HAULED DOWN,

In view of the fatest telegraphic Intelligence from London, which we publicu elsewhere, the following account of the recently existing condition of affairs at Bangkok loses much of the interest with which it would have been otherwise invested. However, It is worth reproducilon, and is from the Frie Prass of the ngth ult.sma

Contrary to all expectations the ultimatum sent in by the French government on Thursday, the 20th July, has been rejected by H.S.M.S Mr. A. I. Leach, Instructed by Mr. E. C. Elle Government. The conditions of the ultimatum (Mr. V. H. Deacon's office), applied sa paria were so light that the Foreign Representatives Bernard Firth, of Vienna (Siameses Cap Mad no hesitation in declaring that Glam would "agenia, Hongkong), for an order to sentrsin Já | accede to the reasonabla tartne demanded by