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Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD.-

WARM CLOTHES,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Intimations.

Our lower priced Whisky_ls of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. We recommend our customers not to be deterred by the lowness of price from them all. For a soda-whisky, Thorne's and Walton's Glenorchy are equal to any, Abelour-Glenlivet is a very old Feat Whisky, that could not be replaced in stock at the price D and E até 180 well known to need comment.

Per dorm Cièn

$12.00

THESE will all be spoilt before next cold IRISH

weather unless properly takes care of.

NAPHTHALINE

in the best thing to keep away Motit, &c, and

pierent clothes smelllag fasty.

FIFTY CENTS PER TIN.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 6th April, 1894.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

A John Jimeron's Old, 'Green'

Capaules

B John Jameson's Fine Old,

Green Capsule

C John Jameson's Very Fine

15.00

18.00

Old, Green Capsule......... All these are very fine and old. Chas been stocked in Hoogkong to wood for 20 years, there being hile sale for irish Whisky in the

Colony, AMERICAN-

Per dozen Char

Genuine Bourbon Whisky, Fine Old, Red Capsule, with our Name and Trade Mark Sample bottles and smaller-quaoifties will be supplled at proportionate wholesale rates,

$15.00

We only guarantee our Winds and Spiria w ba genuine when bought direct from us in the [36 Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the

Coast Ports,

WINES AND "SPIRITS.

On and after the 1st Apill, 1894, the Prices of our WINES and SPIRITS will be as follows:----

PORT.

(For Invalids and general Ust.).

Per donen Case,

B Vintage, superior quality, Red

Capsule........

$14-40.

C Fine d Vintage, superiot quality, Black Seal Capsalt

16.30

D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet "Capsula (Old Bottled)

20.40

Port after removal should be rested for a month before use. Wine required for drinking at once hould be ordered to be descanted at the Dispen- "sary before sent oul, These wines are too well

known to need comment:

GIN

Per dozen Cass,

A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule $7.20 B Fine. Unsweetened, White

Capsule .........

RUM.

Flaest Old Jamaica, Violet

700

$15.00

Capauletafora Good Leeward Island ......... Goed Leeward Island...8a.go per Gallon. Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our nuthorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

LIQUEURS.

Benedictine, Curaças, Chartreuse,

Maraschino, Heering's Cherry Cordial, Dr. Steger's Angostura

Bitters, &c. PRICES ON APPLICATION.

Sample bottles and smaller quautitles will be A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. supplied at proportionate wholesale rales,

We only suirantee our Wines and Spirits to he genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,

SHERRY.

Per doren Casa

B Superior Pale Dry, diener

wine, Gecen Seal Capsule. $10.80

Old Dry, Pale

12.00

C Manzanilla, Pale Natural

Sherry, White Capsule...

CC Superlor

Natural Sherry, Red Seal.

Capiule....be

12,00

D Very Superlor Old Pate Dry, choice Old Wine, White Seal Capsule..

E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black

14-40

S:al Capsule (Old Bottled) 20.40

B, C, and CC are excellent dinner wines or for tovalids and delicate stomachs. D and E are after dinner wines of a very superior vintage. All are true Xeres wines.

Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be, supplied at proportionale wholesale rates.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

CLARET.

B St. Estephe, Red Capsule...

C St. Jullen, Red Capsule

D La Rose, Red Capsule

Sainte Foy

Cossac

Per Per CA Case dor, dor, Quarte, Place

6.96 7.56 9.09 9.60 1296 13.92 120 7.92 ......... 960 10.44

.......... 21.00 22.20

Chareau'd'Anglade ............ 13.20 14.40 Chareau Haut Bilon Larrivet 18.60 19.20 Chà eau Monton d'Armail.

bacq' Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed be the genuine product of the jufce of the grape, and are not artificially made from raisins and curranis, as is generally the case with cheap wines.

Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from dar authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,

FerFer

Idos, dok

HOCK. Caso Case

Cart Plats.

Nierstela.................... Rudesbelmer.................................... Hochheimer

BURGUNDY.

DO'IE

$11.00

11.00→→→→

24.00

Chablis, walte wine.................................... 15.00 -

Meursault, superior white wins 18.00

HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, toth March, 1894,

DEATHS:

At New York on the 4th Apill, kom an attack of pneumonia, ANSON ARTHUR DONALDSON, of Amoy and Tamsul, aged 30 years. (By telegraph.)

On the 28th February, ai West Bilgbtop Surgeon CHARLES DICKINSON, R.N., late of H.M.S. Victor Emanuel, Hongkong, second son of Thomas and Marlon Dickinson, of St. Vin- cent's, Denmark Villas, West Brighton, and formerly of Sloane-street, Cheisen.

MARRIAGES.

On the 24th February, at St. Pancras Church, Londor, FRANCIS E. CONEY (Manila) to EVELYN M. PARSON, younger daughter of Captain Geo. Fry Parson.

On the 28th February, at Christ Church, North

Finchley, WILLIAM FREDERICK HARRIS, M.A, Oxon, to ALICE LAPRAIK LANE, only child of the late William F. O. Lane, of Hongkong.

On March 17th, at Christ Church, Yokohama, by the Rev. E. Champneys Irwine, CHARLES GRANT, of Hongkong, to MARTHA CATHERINE, widow of the inie B. J. S. Brinkworth, Yoko. hamu,

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 9. 1894

'THE OPIUM FARM QUESTION.

It is notified to-day that the Legislative Council will meet on Thursday next, 12th April, to consider the first reading of a bill to amend the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 2 of 1891-in accordance, of course, with the dispatch of the Secretary of State to which we referred on Saturday, In connection with the LOGAN case and the smuggling of oplum on the Canton steam- boats.

MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1894.

bill, be able to pave the way by covering THE returns of the number of visitors to the City much the same ground as the proposed Hall Museum for the week ended April 8th Commission would.

are Eurof 2004, 310 1-Chinese, 1,797; total 3,007.

Janer-How do you keep up so much style without working?

Berlin Biel My pay, dot's how I work, und 's dambard toot

The moral of all this is probably obvious enough even for the Government to see. They have sneered at Mr. WHITEHEAD as punishment for his temerity they have poured out on him all the contempt which haughty officialdom feels DURING the temporary absence from duty of for the rest of the world; and they have Caotala Lethbridge, Mr. F. H. May, Capt. Sept. had their time of triumph. But the of Police, will act as Superintendent of Victor tido turns; this by no means the first Gaol time he has scored." heavily over them, THE Hongkong Legislative Council will meet on even without much support from the weak-Thursday, xatb Apill, at 3 pot. Bustness:- kneed toadles who are supposed to be his Mallen. (Registrar General) Orders of the colleagues. Most of his fights with the Day First reading of a bill to amend "The officials have been single-handed, or Fred Oplom Ordinance, xBot," (Attorner

General.) nearly so; but one head with brains is worth forty chunks of timber, and the best thing the Government can do is to realise at once that Mr. WHITEHEAD's advice far too good to be thrown away. If the Government will but recognise the position, and work harmoniously with the unofficials hereafter, there may be less pressing need

for a new Constitution.

TELEGRAMS.

STARTLING INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, April 6th, The King and Queen of Italy and the Heir Apparent will probably visit the Queen of England at Florence on Tuesday.

THE CANADIAN TARIFF.

Teas blended la band in England will be subject to a ten per cent. Insport duty in Canada.

DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT. The House of Commons passed the East Lordon Waterworks Bill in opposition to the Government by a majority of one vote.

FIDDLESTICKS.

PARIS, March 30th, The Emperor of Austris has conferred the Order of St. Stephen on M. Carnot, President of the French republic.

The French and Austrian press are unanimous in declaring this a sign of peace and friendship between, the nations.

April and.

The Russian-jourrais also speak of the event as illustrating the pacifc spitit of all Europe.

Count Caprivi, the German Chancellor, has stated in an interview that Germany was not propesing to disarm, in spite of the pacific talk now to prevalent. He saw no cloud on the horizs of Europe.

SIAM.

April 1st.

for Foreign Affairs, has stated in a public speech Sit E. Grey, Parliamentary under-secretary that the British House of Commons is keenly interested in the integrity of Siam.

The Blue Book on Stam will appear as soon as the Phra Yot trial is concluded."

April and. General Duchemin will be sent out this year to Inspect (probably to take in hand for a time) the troops of all arms in French Indo-China,

ANARCHISTS IN FRANCE.

have been of daily occurence, have now ceaned. The arrests of anarchists and suspects, which

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A FULL report of Saturday's race meeting and notics of the V. R. G. Smoking Concert are unavoidably held over until to-morrow," THE English residents of Penang have decided to give a St. George's Ball.

It is stated that there was not a single ocean: golog vessel la the port of Penang on the 28th March,

School Teacher"Now, Sammy, what terres. trial animal is the most terrible enemy of man?"

Samvel, Jr.-"Please, miss-woman 1" THE Russian man-of-war Rynda arrived at Colombo on the zoth alto, from Russia, an outs to China and Vladivostock.

WE are informed by the Agent of the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer Maria Valerie left Shimonoseki for this part. DURING the absence of Mr. Arathoon Seth, Mr.

CoNSOLING NIWS--" Have you any tidings yet of my lost son asked the distracted mother of madam, that he enlisted for the Brasilian war," the Chief of Police. "We have dlicovered.

Thank heaven for that "

she exclaimed,

was afraid he had rushed into some danger."

Irisnotified in the Garethat during the absence of Sir Fielding Clarke, Mr. E. J. Ackroyd will act as Chief Justice, Mr. A. G. When Paiste Judge, Mr. C. F. A. Sangster as Rezistrar of the Supreme Court, etc., and Mr. F. A. Hazeland as Deputy Registrar and Appraiser, la addition to his own duties.

FOR the month ended March 31st 369 deaths belonged to the British and foreign community, were registered in the colony, of which tea including one from the Navy. Of the 359 Chinese, the Asile de la Ste. Enfance was

responsible for 81, the Italian Convent for 36, and the Tang Wa Hospital for 65. THE new British torpedo-boat destroyer Hornal, built by Mesir, Yarrow & Co., attained a mean speed of over 18 knots per hour on her trials, which makes ber the fastest vessel afloat. The increased speed over the twenty-six and a half koots made by the Havock, a sister ship, is attributed to the introdection of water-tube boilers lastead of those of the usual locomotive type.

MR. T. V. Twioning, manager of the Potter- Bellew Company, writes from Singapore that the Company will-shortly visit Hongkong and give a series of performances in the Theatre Royal, City Hall. Full particulars will be announced la dac course. It is intended to open la "Forget-me-not," with Mrs. Potter as Stephants de Mohrivard and Mr. Bellew as Sir Horace Wilby,

A MR. George Griffith is on board the German mall steamer Sachsen, which vessel he joined at Naples, on a special mission, d la Nellie Bly, George Francis Train, and other more or less interesting globe-trotters, to lower the record in [a so-called trip round the world · As Mr. Griffith travels under the auspices of 'Tourist' Cook & Co., there must be doubtless some method in what otherwise would be sheer idiocy. We regret to note that the "Job Lots" are getting worse and worse. At their last meeting they discussed whether the ren is mightier than the word." A popular and distinguished Naval Yard authority this knotty point said it wasn't, and Jobs Glipta, Junior, of the Dafly on screeds on sport and drama; the result Press, sald It was, Illustrating bis remarks from

was a vote of to to 4 in favour of the sword. The next subjectto be dealt with is "Hypnotism,"

THUS our very own Macao correspondent :-"It with illustrations, is reported that Mr. Hippisley, the Commissioner of the Chiness Imperial Cratoms here, bas issued an order requiring all the members of the Cat-door Staff 10 ni once furnish him with a list of whatever debts they may owe. It is also rumoured In select circles that the worthy Com missioner intends settling all the debts of his subordinates in the Service, pilar to bis depar- ture for Shanghal Oar Macao comespondent as doubt believes all this, but the yarn is never theless very like a whale.'

SIR CHARLES WARREN, ex-Commander-in-Chief of the troops in the Straits Seillements, arrived bere on Saturday by the English mail steamer | Surat, an route for England, his term of service having expired. Sir Charles, who was District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago and is Freemason of great eminence, was presented with an address and his portrait by members of the Craft at the Masonic Hall, Singapore, on the 25th ulto, and afterwards entertained at dinner In the Singapore Club, Governor Sir Charles Mitchell and large number of leading. Masans belog present.

D. de Medeiros, Bishop of Macao, and Senhor | no doubts about the mu in who struck the defend- da Silva, Governor of Portuguese Timor, with ant, The foreigner, made no cole after his family, were passengers by the P. & O. Co.'s being struck. Witness pointed out the first steamer Surat.

defendant as the man who had struck tha or sober. hiaw. Couldn't say whether deceased was drunk

THE Agents (Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons &Co.) Inform an that the steamer Arratson Apcar, from Calcutta, Ieft Singapore for this port at 3.30 p.m. on the 7th Inst. DURING the year 1893, 3.173 steamers arrived at Constantinople. Those belonging to the regular lines were: Turkish, soa Greek, 386; French, 386 British, 384; Austrian, 341; Italian, 232.

A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge. No. 1165, EC, will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday the 16' instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

Cross-examined--Mr. Razalet would bề able to see all that went on inside the ban When the deceased and the "boys" full they did not stumble over anything, neither did any of them silke a table when falling. The second defen dant and another "boy"rald the dist defendant did not strike the deceased; it was, they said, another." bay,"

Sheik Raju, Indian Watchmen at the Hongkong Hotel, stated that at 8.45 pm. on the 1st Instant he saw one of the bar-boj's run out of the lower barand into the corridor fallowed by a European (idealfied as Mr. Razziet). The "boy" complaf and to witness that in Europead had struck blin, While questioning him the THE P. and O. Co's steamer Surat, which had struck some one in the bar. Could not see European reported to witness that the "boy # arrived here late on Saturday, had specle on in Court the "boy wha complained that be board At follows-Hongkong, bar aliver had been struck by a European. Neither of £10,000: Shangbal, bar silver, 113 205: the two defendants was the "boy" who had Hlogo, bar silver, £10,800.

complained to him on the night in question, the deceased, witness told Mr. Razlet that it When the Erst defendant was accused of striking was a case of mistaken identity that the accused was not the msn who had committed the assault and bad the sick in his hand.

Cross-examined-Himself, two Chinumen, and

IN the Supreme Court te-day the acting Chief Justice (Mr. B. J. Ackroyd) and the acting Pulene fudge (Mr. A. G. Wisr) dismissed an appeal in a very complicated-Chinese house-rent CRSO; and Mr. Justice Ackroyd dlemissed an applica tion to probate for an interim administratora European constable went to this Central pendente lite, also Chinese. Both cases were utterly devald of human interest.

BARTON'S

Station to report the fracas. Witness then told the Inspector who took a note of their report in Court, but was with them in the Strulon) had that another Chinaman-(who was not at present the stick in his hand. Did not know why the police did not arrest that mus at ance. He had been employed as watchman. at the Witness, hard pressed for a positive neply, said Hongkong Hotel for three years and two months.

is not the one who had the stick in his hand "I am positive the boy, the first defendant, that night. It was another boy; I told the European at the time that he was mistaken. I saw the 'boy' who struck the European in the bar that night with the adck referred to in bla hand."

that

s great Federation speech, says Sydney remark from a smileless Scotchman in the Bulletin, was nearly broken up by one solemn audience. It was a hot sight, and Barton had worked himself up to a frenzy of bounding indignation. "Why should Federation bo walling for "We are walding till some of our delayed?" he asked, wildly; "what are we politicians are dead," said a funereal voice down below, and great herds of perspiration dropped off Burton as he stopped to consider the matter, LOCAL sports should be interested to learn how our French neighbours are progressing. We take the following verbatim from the Courrier Dr J. A. Lawson, Açılag Sitpertatendent of d'Haiphong:-"Le Rallayi-paper was run on

the Government Civil Hospital, said that on the the 1st April. At 1.30 the carriages and horse- 1st April about 8.30 pm. hry was called by men assembled at Parrean Dyke, and then the telephone by a man at the Hongkong Hotel horsemen went over to the starting point, and who said-There is a Red-cross Army man sel out under the leadership of Capt. Frichement, here in fit. Will you kiridly send down Soon they were secs coming out at Hommel stretcher ? He anggested a polica Hill, and the carriages got under way, led by the ambulance would be quicker and perhaps

About 9.30 better.

p.m. witness buglers' carriage. Going along the Dyke, round

found a European fa by the big lake, they were able, by stopping now

a comatose state lo bla and then, to watch the progress of the horsemen, walling room. The pupils of his eyes were At Grot he The first to arrive were Lt. Sené and M, Mourier.dated and respiration slove,

Lunch was provided at the Tiger Pagoda, thought the man was ander the influence of where the regimental band played dance music, liquor, so be washed out his stomach and gave and numbers participated in walizes, while him some coffee. About five minutes later the others amused themselves in throwing coppers

man stopped breathing, and therefore witness to the natives. The procession came back slowly

came to the conclusion that lie was suffering to Hanol at 5 p.m., headed by the horsemen,

fram cerebral hemorrhage. He noticed 's bruise on his right forehead. After the patient stopped breathing, artlicial, respiration was carried on until death ensued at 7.30 am. on the end instant. At 7'a.m, the man'a con-

Hastings presiding, Choo Sing-chi, aged 17, and

At the Magistracy this morning, Mr.W. C.E.dllon wat so desperate that without waiting for Dr. Knott, for whom he bed sent, be performed the openailon known as trepans Chin Fat-chu,aged 33, bar-boys of the Hongkonguing and took about i oz. of blood-clots Hotel, were charged, on remand, with the man from the brain. It was no use, however, as his slaughter of Arthur William Jinks, hospits palas bad stopped steward of H.M.S. Tamar, on the tet instant. vet

"When the head was Mr. G. C. C. Master, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes slight effusion of

was found that there WAL and Master, watched the case on behalf of the scalp at the back of the head. Supposing blood beneath the British Admiralty and Mr. H. L. Denays defended.

the man wa Intoxicited the fracture of

THE HONGKONG HOTEL FRACAS.

a fall on the floor or on a marble table.

Samuel Thomas Hynd, petty officer of H... the skull discovered would be more likely Tamar, said that on Sunday the 1st instant, the forehead. Most of the hemorrhage was to cause death than the blow noticed on about 1.15 p.m. he went on board the British found at the back of the head under and at steamship Empress of China; then be came the base of the skull. The hemorrhage was shore, went to the Seamen's Club and later on caused either by a fall on the back of the head to the lower bar of the Hongkong Hotel, att bout of the blow on the forehead. The fracture 8.30 p.m. He got back to his ship about. 9.30 of the skull might hure been caused by had a little drink in him." Didn't see the piece it was quite likely that the fracture of the p.m. Couldn't remember what happened as he of wood produced in Court. Saw a disturbance

the bar and at once cleared out. Imagined kult was caused by a fail. The deceased had thicker skuli than most men. It was E links was drank. All be was sure about was that absolutely hopeless case from the first. He he went to the hotel with Jinks between. 6 and held post mortem examination with Dr. cleared out, leaving Jinks in the bar. 9.30 pm; that there was a row and he at once Canilie, Dr. Margnes, Fleet-Surgeon Cros remember seeing either of the defendants in the bar that night.

in

Didn't

w. Myers. It was found that death had resulted Deputy Inspector-General Knott, and Dr. W. George Rezalet, gunner to the P. and O. from hemorrhage in the cranium, caused by Company in Hongkong, sald be went into the some injury, such as a blow or a fail. Any lower bar of the Hongkong Hotel on his way severe blow might have caused it. home from Church, about half-past eigh to'clock not druck Will you tell us whether the man's Mr. Dennys-You said the deceased was on Sunday night, the rst instant. As hetomach contained alcoholic liquor. was golog in he saw two men whom he took to be American sailors, standing 118r the liquor; not enough to justify the opinion that the Dr. Lowson-There was a faint smell of malt

sick-berth

Volnay, very superior red wine 11.00 27.20 very point which is now coming before Tm 0, & O. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Belgic, which that can be ascertained as to the subsequent "boy" did not shout for anaisance before never seen deceased in the slightest degree

...

MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNE. Full particulars of the various Brandi on application. BRAND Y.

Fedon ***** $440

A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

Capsule ..................

B Superior V.ry Old Lognac,

Red Capsule...........i

C Very Old Liqueur Cognac...

D Hennessy's Finest Very Old

16.30

20.40

When the

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not kaɑmeully endorse the opinions expressed by Compostela this colpun).

defendant was standing near by, and a man entrance door, on the Раул The second man was or had been very dinak. (the deceased) pulled off his cont, handed

Witnesa, continuing, mid-11 the decoused's THE French troopship Nive, which has been

to one of the American flors, and then head had been on the foor when the blow on bringing out rellels to Tonking, got shore began spining and fighting with this second the forebend was dealt bim, it might cause a 1. G., T. Buckle will act as Chief Clerk in the badly in Halong Bay, not far from Haiphor himself. The deceased fought with the second nothing to show that the blow on the forehead defendant, who took up a chair to defend facture of the back of the skull, such as witness found, and the hemorrhage also. There was Colenial Secretary's office and Clerk of Councils. | on the and fast, when on the homeward voyage.

defendant and just about that time the two This is a particularly sharp amack-in-THE-Singapore Fru-Protz-saya that "steps-are-report of a cannon, and then fell back. According She struck a rock twice, with a sound like the

American #allors ran sway.

was not caused by a fall against a hard substance, The second the-face for Messrs. O'BRIEN, ROBINSON mare to be taken eventually to defeat the present to the Haiphong Courvir, the pliat called oat

defendant closed with the deceased and they such a table or fader. A blow in the & Co., the justly celebrated firm of tinkers, comblaation that controla the Singapore market Full speed ahead and the vessel continued on

fell together. In falling they struck against received while deceased was on the grounds posterior parietal region might have been Jobbers and autocrats of Hongkong; and sma méat up to an exorbitant pitce.”

the mantel-plece. Ho

another noticeri | her voyage," whether over the rock or through European who came into the bar just at that might cause a fracture and hemorrhage. and we hope they will profit by the

In a few our contemporary does not sy. Chinese Boy' of the Dally Inquest-Who's minutes it was found that there were two metres lesson which it so forcibly illustrates.

Jazetore. In the fall the deceased was ander he was present at the post moriams on the body Fleet Surgeon F. Cron, (H.M.S. Tamar) said Coricienas?

the Chinese boy and slightly on his right of Arthur William inks on the and instant, Less than a month ago, the Hon. T. H. WHITZHE.D, member for the Chamber of I think he is one of the new Parnellite members hole was found in the bottom near the bow. All Editor-Corry O'Lanus ? Never heard of him. stopped; divers were sent down, and a large of water in the fore-peak, and the ship was

side. The younger Chinese "by jamped. Commerce, attempted to elucidate this

over the counter and struck the deceased Deceased was witness' assistant over the head with a piece of wood; the attendant. He had been a member of the Tamar's crew since the 18th January. Had the Council; he asked a pertinent question left Hongkong on March 16th for San Francisco, ent from Haiphong to lighten her and effect striking the deceased. The deceased's head was intoxicated. Did not know whether he was a

proceedings is that cirgo-bosts have been sent as to the Canton Steamboat Companies' da Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea and Yoko-temporary repairs in order that she may get to resting on the ground when he was struck Good Templar. He drew the conclusion from memorial on smuggling (which has been bama, arrived at her destination on the binst Saigon. The Courrier ingenuently concludes

on the forehead. As soon as the 6 tst defendant what he saw that the deceased had received the sole cause of Lord RIPOR's dispatch The Peninsular and Oilente! Co. have recently "The pilot has been nearly twenty years in

struck the blow he ran out of the Prya door with the piece of wood in his hand. Witness followed y severe blow on the right side of the head, and the present notification) and he also contracted with Rayiton Dizon and Co., of these waters, and bever knew a sunken rock in

At this point the further bearing was adjourned him to get hold of the stick, but an Indian wished to introduce a motion for a Commals Middlesbrough, for a steamer of 6,000 tons, to that channel. But it must be borne in mind Casion to investigate the whole Opium Farm be Etted in every way similar to the Adem, ballt that the Nitz is of great tonnage and was deeply watchman stopped him. Then Mr. Tucker, Thursday at 2.30 p.m.

manager of the Hotel, came along sind went with by them for the Company two years ago, and laden; very for vessels ever enter Halong Bay question, of which this is but one section.

witness into the lower bar. The deceased was drawing so much, which would explain the sur- His query was very curtly dismissed, and which has proved a highly successful vessel.

prise of the plot,”

then lying on the flow. There were several people in the bar then, and among them his motion ignored-the Governor practi- Fairplay of the and nito, says the tenders for their would be interesting to know what extra- cally shut the door in his face, for he new battle-ships have now been lodged with the ordinary spell has lately come over the legenuous recognised as the third engineer of the

the European 'before mentioned, whom closed the Session without even a wink at Admiralty, and will no doubt be quickly con youth who pretends to contribute the dramaila Canton river steamer Fatihan. the Oplum Farm resolution; further, heldered by them and that there is a considerable police and sporting reports to our morning blow was struck the two accused were in the announced that the Council would pro- will be placed, as the vessels are very important he is suffering from "Odd Volemes on the

amount of speculation as to where the contracts contemporary. We should not be surprised if ber. in front of the counter, also a third “ bày n TOT EDITOR OF run "Howɑzona Telhorarr." bably have no work to do before the next ones, and each vessel means three years work. brain. In the report of Saturday's Sky Race

whom he could not idently. The wood used STR.—In. reference to the letter of "Anti- year's Estimates, So much for the

was a sharp-edged square piece of timber. Anarchist," of the 7th inst. I should like to All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Governor's innings! Now comes the fiat MADAME MINNIE HAUX, the well-known prima Meeting in this morning's Daily Press, Deceased's hond was rerting on the ground remark that I think he is making much ado Cognac, the difference la price being merely a from the despot of Downing Street, the donna, who made such a name for herself to it is stated that very heavy clouds hung over when the first defendant struck him on the head. about nothing, as I consider Customs officers in question of age and vintage.

As soon as he had delivered the blow the first the Out-door Stad are not the worst off Indi Simple bottles and smaller quantities will be Deus ex machina Reopen the Council; Londos infthe title role of the popalar opera the Happy Valley that the course was very supplied at propertionate wholesale ras,

defendant put witness out of the bar and then viduals of the foreign population in Chlon. I discuss the Farm; amend the law steamer Sachsen, which is due here to-morrow; quagmire; that it was a raley day and the himself ran away. The sleceased's head did not have been in the Customs employ myself and

** Carmen,” is a pasteger by the German small heavy, in some places indeed resembling be genuine when bought direct from us in the Secretary said he did not propose to intends sppearlag professionally before the warm themselves up to something like enjoy. head did not str

We only guarantee our Wines and Spielts to compensate the victim." The Colonial We have not heard whether Madame Hank enclosure of the Jockey Club was miserable bleed where the blow fell, but blood flowed from know one real cause of the constant complaints

place with a handful of enthusiasts trying to Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the produce the Steamboat Companies' memo- Hongkong public.

his ears, nose, thandi eyes. The deceased's which are being made against the heads of the the lender. Witness pointed Customs Stations, no maller wherever they way mont; and that the sport provided was WHISKY,

rial because there had then been no reply THE teeming millions of the neighbouring not very goed. Now, in rat of fact each

ant the first.de. Adant to Mr. Tucker as the be. You may purchase these complaints at do from home; very well, the reply has come,

man who had struck the deceased,

cents per bossle. The position of the rank and Cross-examined-Deceased was angry and file of the Outdoor Staff is no doubt open to Pore CMr. WHITEHEAD may be relled on to retorn province of Kwangtung are in high glee owing and every one of these statements is a

to a drop of about 20 per cent. In the price of rice gratuitous misstatement. No rain fell during striking out wlidly before the clinch with the improvement; their hour of labour might be to the charge and have all the documents during the past eight-and forty hours, conseqsent the afternoon, the course was in excellent order "boy" Witness could est possitively that the reduced and a rise of pay granted, although even published. Mr. O'BRIEN said the Opium upon the recent asias having fallen just in the as the very fact times made by half-trained pantes only noise hebeard during the row was caused by on the salaries which they receive at present, Farm Commlulon proposal could not be nick of time to save the spring rice crops, which carrying beavy weights abundently prove, the the blow dealt on the disceased's left temple by they can save enough to ten years to enable discussed because the Session was belog would have been entirely destroyed had the attendance. In in the legend copies afiky the "boy" who sprang over the counter them to go home on leave and not return to closed;

with piece of word fis his band.

iof Just so, and now it is opened again MELUR AN WORK IN Dunyo longer meeting, fairly large and included an average

Chinn, proportion of ladies, the "bandful of enthusiasts Thomas Glichrist, thlid engineer of the China -specially opened for this very question. A TRIZURAM from Acheen mentions that on trying

-If #Anti-Anarchist" would only change places to warm themselves" ware only Navigation Co.'s river steamer Fatihan, said with, say, a Naval Yard watchman (pelics The notice-paper does not convey much | the 14th March the Assistant Resident of the vhidla to the eagle-eyed reporter, and he remembered a row in the lower bar of the constable he is called by courtesy) he would hav information; but we may expect that the North and East coast, Mr. Van der Steenstrates the racing in whole was probably Hongkong Hotel at about 8.30 clock on the to live on $40 per month, or a fraction over £4. Commercial Member will insist on his the Commander of the fort of Teluk Semawo, sa good if not better than it has ever beas at any sight of the 1st fast, Two Chinese bar-boye and should he be sick, with or without going to -question-being-properly-answered-by-the Mr. Bripkamp and the Cantraller Storm previous amin meeting. We would recomwere quarrelling with a European, who had taken hospital, providing he is unable to sitend to his production of the memorial and reply; that Van B. Gravesanda, ware attacked by two mend this sporting and would be sportive artists off his coal. The thres sppeared to fall in a heap. day, he loses half his part and for every day's Achinese and severaly wounded, in the neigh to stick to his own speciality cooking minor the foreigner being under The first defendant isave granted he has to lose the whole of kis he will also inalat on making his motion bourhood of the civil establishment of Teluk police court reports from the magistrate's Jumped over the counter with a stick in his hand, missable stipend, he is granted no allowance for a Commision on the Farms and that Bemaxe while out walking. The two Achinese depositions and leave, racing and kindred and strech the Tropean over the head. The for quarters if married, and is forced to leave ho will than in discussing the new amending |'were killed"

subjects to those who understand them. #boys" were fighting wish the Keropest.: «Had | dały if any of his family, bu, sich through

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