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SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISD'CTION ·

(Before Mr. T. 5 Smith, Acting Puline,

Zuder)

July 24th.

WIN LI-KWAN V, MESSAS MEYER & CO.'%

COMPRADORE AND ANOTHER,

This was a claim for a sum of $340,50 belur amount of money advanced, by the plaintiff, Wan Li-kwan, to the first wife of Merrs, Meyer and Co.'s compradore, Cheang Chalal. The plaintiff also claimed interest on the amount alleged to have been advanced. Mr. J. J. I Francis, Q.C., instructed by Mr. J. Hasting (Mr. V. H. Deacon's office) appeared for the pisinil and Mr. J. G. Phillippo was for the defence.

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In opening the case for the plaintiff Mr. Francis explained that the plafotiff bad advanced the sum of $500 to the discarded first wife of the 'defendant to assist her to meat current expenses lacurred during the two years she had been "pat

KWAY," or "cast off, by her busband,

The plaintiff corroborated counsel's opening statement wlib regard to the advance. Whes questioned by counsel whether the plaintiff had obtained a receipt or note for the money advanced, counsel for the defenca rafsed an objection on the ground that a "lending ques tion" had been put,

Mr. Francis-Iɛam afraid, my Lord, my learned friend does not know, what “leading"

means.

Mr. Phillippo :-That is my opinion. Cheang. Chin Si depored that she had been mantled to the Compradore in question about 16 years, and at present was not living with him. She admitted having borrowed 'e $300 in question to order to maintain herself and to pay for medical attendance. She also said that the Compradore was a man of wealth and possessed

landed property both in Macao and Hongkong. In cross-examination she admitted having

a month.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1895.

published. A despatch has just been reçelvod from Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Tokio forwarding coples of the Treaty and of an Imperial Proclamation which sunounces the arrangement made with the French, German, and Russian Governments as to the Esotang Pentasala, These will be at once laid before

Parliament.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

The Tamar has st.ived at Gibraltar from Plymouth, and after coaling will mail to-day for | Malta en route for Hongkong, where she will

zárva us a receiving ship.

The first-class cruiser Gibraltar, which was commissioned in-November last for temporary transport service between Postimouth and Chlos, was paid off on 19th fast, foto the first division of Portsmouth Fleet Reserve.

The Japanese Government is reposted to have favited American shipbaliders to compete in tendering for new bsitleships and cruisers for the Japanese navy, the intention being to place contracte, amounting probably to $15,000,000, in Americ1n and Eüglish shipbuilding yarda. destroyers, twenty of which are about to be bullt, The armament of each of the new 30-knot will consist of one 12-pr and five 5-pr. quick Brems and will thus resemble that of the later destroyers of the batch already completed. The vessels will cost about 50,000 apiece. Messrs. Yarrow, Thomycroft, and Laird have already

concluded contracts for craft of the new pattern. The Admiralty not content to wait and sen

how the "Belleville" water-tube boilers succeed In the Powerful and Terrible, have ordered them to be fitted also to the now second-clans

Cruisers Arrogant, Furlong, and Gladiator Each vessel is to have eighteen bollert, and the and the indicated horse-power, without forced draught, le to be 100co. The third-class cruiser Palerus is to have water-tube bollers as well, but whether of the Belleville, the Thomycroft, or the Normand typt, does not seem to have been decided.

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DOLLAR.

under wyliers, was yesterday, however, strongly | "CHOMPING". THE NEW BRITISH affected by the melancholy news that Mr. H,” J. Ablers, and of the most prominent insurANCE brokers and member of the well-known firm of WesselhoƐkt und Ahlers, bad suddenly died of apoplexy. The doceniod, who had only reached the age of fifty-five years, was well known in England.

Since the North Sex Canal has been finished, the cost of which amounts to 150 millions of maths (8 ralllions of pounds), the construction of a ma land canal has again been proceeded with, It will connect the Rhine and Elbe rivers, It will facilliate the transport of coal from the German Westphailan coal districts to the Ems,

The attempt, says the L. and C. Express, that is being made la Hongkong, by means of legislation of athermi.e, to prevent the time. honoured system, amongst the Chinese, et

hopping "dollars, and more particularly of the new Beldish dollar, which is about to be introduced, is certainly a most desirable end to attempt to achieve: With the millions of Mexicans in use, however, it would be more

Weser, and Elbe sivera. Mr. Sympher, the con- stracior of the now finished North Sex Canal, has been entrusted with the preliminary work for the new waterway, which is only destined for river craft.

UNITED STATES.-The opening of the Harlem procession through the streets of Northern New Ship Canal was celebrated on 17th June by a York, and another, of nearly 200 vessels, through the canal, the shores of which were thronged by which was marked by salates from the warships large crowds. The formal opening of the canal, present, consisted in the emplying into its salt | shroff fraternity, water of two casks of fresh water from Lakes Champlain and Superior. A banquet at Oak Polar followed, at which Mr. Fordham Morris delivered an oration. The day was observed as

a partial holiday in New York. Washington

President Cleveland went on 17th June from Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts, where he expects to « main till September.

A Renter's telegram says it is reported al Washington that the United States Government intends to demand the immediate payment by Spals of the claim for $1,500,000 preferred gelast the Spanish Government by Senor Mors, at American sugar planter in Cuba, for property seized by Spain. This claim was admitted to 1856, RUSSIA-An Odessa correspondent says it is crop of cereala this year wil be almost equal in aynounced on high suthorlty that the Rosian abundance to the exceptionally magnificent that the Rusalan Government purposes wlibin the next three or four years to provide some 30,000,000 sterling to buy Suez Canal shares Lo.d Beaconsfield's purchase on behalf of this country a proved a huge success, both Russia can only hope to serve political ends by financially and politically; but at raling prices such an expenditure. What purpose even of that character cin be served is rather obscure's for, after all, the predomi-ating influence Great to the magnitude of our commerce pasing Britain enjoys in the Suez Canal is due rather through it than to the ownership of Ismall Pasha's shares,

difficult than with the new colu, and any differ ence between the coins might possibly handicap the new dollar in its competition with the Mexican. This is a point that ought to be kept in view, for it is to be hoped the new British the Straits, but will spread itself over the huge dollar will not only be current in Hongkong and adjoining Empire of China, and make itstofluence to us opposition is sure to be manifested by the felt. It may be quite possible, though it seems

Hongkong Itself, to a great extent, but, it would prevent the "chopping la

appear, a practical difficulty may siso arise, which would rive considerable inconvenience We refer to the fact that, if It is prohibited to chop the British dollar, we should vistually have two currencies in Hongkong, one clean the new Belilah dollar-which would be taken by count, and one chopped," which would be taken by weight. We have every dealre to see this relic of a bygone age of Chian, when 'colas were not wred, and the "chop was a guaranica for the silver, done away with, but, at the simo 'ime, it is evident there are some difficulifes to be overcome. Perhaps it may be pollile not to persevere too much a it Is certainly quite as desirable to get the new cola wall intro-uced, and with such end in view to place as few obstacles in its way as possibis Ils prospective advantage is the difference over the raw metal, plus a litle more than 1 per between the premium that Mexican dollars have

cent for mintage in Erdia, and it is conceivable that this advantage, which has been considerable Jane, 1893, may not be so great in future for two since the close of the Indian mints to riiver la

SHIPPING NEWS,

LONDON, Jand' 21st, H.M.S, Powerful is expected to be launched et Harrow on the 24th instant.

Amongst the losses of the week ls the steamer Bank, near Labuan ; ship and cargo are insured St. Pancras, which went askore on Samarang

to fresh south-west winds with rain squally through the Sala Sea. Katered China Sea on the 21st, and had fresh to strong west to meter in lat, 16 dog, noeth and 118 long, deg. north-west winds with heavy rain and low bare cast; thence to part had light west and sorth- west winds und generally fine weather.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOR DOCK KETULNK. la Kowloon Dock: Fookngrey notestato

Cosmopolitan.

Langising

in London, the ship for 11.000, and £60,000 has alieady been declared on the eirgo, which consists of 3,000 tons of sugar, 3,000 tons of Ske

The steamer effuds (lat- Tanadice) is also cepra, 3.000 bales of hemp, etc. reported lost. She is owned in Bombay, and is reported stranded Familes north of that port. She reinsured with the London Companies and at Le said to have been insured for £15.000, and Lloyd's

A meeting of the Great Western Steamship Company was held at Bristol last week, Mr. and that for the fourth they had a contract of Mark Waliwill presiding. The chairman stated

sale. After the sale, it was expected that the that three of the Company's boasts had boen sold,

on the preference shares, 615 paid, of about 69 directors would be able to recommend the return

Company be voluntarily wound up. The motion per share, sad on the ordinary shares, 13 pak of about 7 per share. He mored that the was adopted, and Messrs. Whitwill were rent, on the amount of capital returned to sopointed liquidators with a remuneration of g

the shareholders,

NOTICE.

BUNADINGOTON

It is stated by a Japanese journal that the Nippon Yesca Kaisha, anticipating the releas of some of the chartered transports by the charters of two or three of the foreign steamers, Government this month, did not renew the

lease the transports for some time yet, the But as it appears that the Government will not Company la agato arranging to re-charter the

steamers.

The Chias Gazette benzu that a project pat fars Creak to the sea, cutting off the whole of Pheasant ward by certain French engineers for the cutting of a cabal in a northerly direction from Kajan Point and giving access to the siver from deep water at all anger of the tide, has been put

The project is very simple and economical forward in Peking and has received vasy favour able consideration from the Trang-li Yanda. one, the distance being only from two to three

Bar, the idea cortainly possesies many advant- milem, through soll admirably suited for Casall ing. As an alternative to dredging the Woosing local could very easily be kept dogg and clear by occasional dredging.

received $120 and $1ño, equivalent to about £40 of the trials ordered by the Admiralty Includes Crop of 1893-It is rather astounding to learn fitat if the Chinese seem mech opposed to-It, for like cargo will not be carried below. By certain and sesmanlike care, and they accordingly can.

2,200, the

Much interest is evinced In the forthcoming trial of the Belleville boliers fitted in Her Majesty's ship Sharpshooter. The programmé

a series of rens of 1,0 0 nautical miles each, at The Compradore said that Cheang Chin Sirates of power varying from 1,500 *** addicted to drinking. He advenised in the latter representing about, four-fifths of the Chinese papers that he would not be responsible nominal maximum power of the bollers to be for any debts contracted by any of his "people" used. Each rus will occupy about two and without his personal signature

a-half days, which, al hough Insufficient for continuous trial of endurance, is as much as the coal supply of the vessel will permit.

Mr. Francia, la witness-You say the woman has been in the habit of drinking? Tara round and look at her and say whether she looks as if she is addicted to drinking.

HOME NEWS BY THE Bfrench

MAIL.

The 18th Juse belog the eightieth anniversary Witness-When she is drunk she looks red, the full strength of the Royal Dragoons in of the Battle of Waterloo there was a parade of now she is not drunk,

Phoenix-park, Dublin Considerable interest Cheng Chios, re-called, dealed the state-attached to the proceedings owing to the ment made by her husband with regard to her presence of Count Hatzfeld', who was the bearer having bern often drunk and said she at times to the regiment of a presentation wreath from took a little wine la company Hike most people. the German Emperor in commemoration of the Counsel then addressed the court at length, prowess of the corps, of which he is an honorary after which his lordship said he would reserve Colonel. The wreath, which was of bay leaves judgment,

bearing a crimson steamer with the German Imperial croma and monogram, was placed on the standard by Count Hatzfeldt, whỏ maốc a short speech,

which he said that his Imperial master had sent him over on this auspicious day with a special message and orders to decorate with wreath the standard of the Royal Dragoons. The wreath was emblematic of the honour and renown gained by the regiment on the field of Waterloo. This was the first occasion on which he had the pleasure of being so deputed, but be anticipated that it would not be the fast, as it was a commemoration which bis Impe i Majesty meant to continue, Colonel Tomlinson replied on behalf of the regiment. Subsequently Count Hatsfeldt was entertained by the officers in Islandbridge Barracks, where a congratulatory telegram was received from the German Emperor,

LONDON, Jane arst.

PARLIAMENTARY.

THE RUSSO-CHINESE LOAN. Sir E. Ahmed. Bartlett asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affair whether Her Majesty's Government had received information that Russia and China had made a treaty by which Chlon was to have the Russian guarantee for a Chinese lano of £16.cc0,000, and Chira was to give Russia the right to construct the Trans-Siberian railway across Chinese Manchuria, and Russia was to have a port in Chinese territory, south- west of Korea.

Sir E. GRAY: We understand that no arrange- ment has yet been concluded between Russia and Chies, but I cannot make any patemanis as to negotiations which may take place between them.

Sir E. ASPHEAD-BARTLETT: I would ask upon that answer whether the hon. gentleman has any reason to believe that the statements contained in the question are true. I ask that because it is obvion ly a matter of great Importance.

Mr. T. G. BOWLES: With reference to the last four words of the question, I should like to sik whether the only territory routh-west of Korea is the Yellow Sew. (Loud laughter and

cheers.)

STRE. GRAY; I can only give the fame answer that I bave given to questions on the same lines, Questions addresed to Her Maj-sty's Govern ment about the negotiations between other Power are obviously questions to which It would not be proper to give a reply. (Hear, hear.)

SIR E. ASHURAD-BARTLETT: I will not press the hon. gentleman more with resaid to that But with regard to the subsidiary question just daked, I would ask him whether large portions ----(cries of Order, order,)

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ABOUT THE BAR.

An amusing scene was witnessed on the 19th Inue in the Bloomsbury County Court. Judge Bacon, looking across the Court to the public gallery, called out, "Take your cap off, there 1" The cap was not removed, and he repeated his request to "You man, there," A volce from the gallery: "It's a lady, your honour." (Laughter.) Judge Bacon, 'exning over his desk, and straining ala eyes: Is It a woman? Why does she dress like that?" (Renewed laughter.) The person referred to was wearing a check-cloth gulf cap, a black reefer jacket, a man's linen collar, and frilled ablet front, A "New Wemin!" Only that and nothing more.

PORTUGAL -The Lisbon Chamber of Depallas was destroyed by Sre on 17th Jane owing to the carelessness of a workman who was employed burning while he went to his dinner. The fire Ja repairing the glassdome in leaving his bracier

reasons. One ly we have had a riso în silver and exchangeover recen, extremely low rates, and this may conceivably some, haistimulate Imports late Mexico, and thus being about a greater export of Mexican dollars to pay for the same.

The

from the shipment of oilskins and similar cargo Several cares of combustion having occurred

in the bolds of vessels, many of which cases, have been mentioned in Fairplay, and the having been continued with the result that further cases of combustion have occurred, the practice, notwithstanding all notices

THE "LIE" DISASTER. following potice has been haued by the lines. mentioned:- w

Judgment in the Elbe inquiry was delivered on 17th alto, the Court saving drawn as a series ・ London and Liverpool, June, 1895.

of sewers to the questions subunited for decision combustion and several fires having already collision in that he failed to keep a proper locke **In consequence of their Hablifty to spontaneous of the Crackle was primarily to blame for the by the Board of Trade, They had that the mate taken place, please note that Gister and such-out and did not navigato his vessel with proper steamers and salltag ships they will be taken on called his cenlicate. They consider, however, deck if previously booked, when the contents that the officer in charge of the Els might have must be distinctly marked on the outside, The Colopia! Line.

prevented the disanter by whistling and stopping his vessel as soon as he saw there was danger. The New Zealand Ship- The Mesingerles Mari-

The master of the Crackle is held to have acted timer,

rightly after the collision took place, but the Court is of opinion that his versal had not. The

ping Company, Lid. Mens. F. Green & Go. enough deck hands to fasure her being safely

Orlent

The Pestoniar.

Steam Messrs. Houlder Bro navigated. Navigation Company, thers & Co. Limited.

Messis, Ismay, Imrie and & Co. Oriental Company, Messra. Mcllwraith Mc" The Shaw, Sivill & Eacharn Co., Limited. Albion Company, Ltd. Measts, Marwood and Measts. Anderson, An- Mestre, W. Milbum The Tyser Line, Ltd, Chrisitan.

derson & Co.

& Co.

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Mesars, Devitt & Moore.

J. Dowle & Co. Messrs, Grace, Beasley

& Ca

THẾ NEW SPANISH LINE.

The steamship Barcelona, the first of a Spanish line of steamers to be run by Menus. Pinillos, Izquierdo, and Co, Cadiz, between Phipple Islands, bus satisfactorily gone Glasgow and Liverpool and Singapore and the through her trial trip. She has been bulit by Messrs Charles Connell & Co, Waltelach,

was got poder control before reaching the other reason is that, possibly, foreseeing the Messrs. Bethell, Gwyn Messrs. Geo. Thompson | Glasgow, and is of the following dimensions:---

Chamber of Peers and other buildings adjoining, The galleries of Achives of the Lower House

were consumed.

FGYPT The Khedive is credited with the] Intention of paying a visit to the Sultan at Con- stantinople. A Cairo correspondent says the fact that the few young Government officials who signed the petion to the French Chamber, and who are known to be favourites of the Khedive, are allowed to foment political agitation and express anti-English sentiments is causing they have attacked are popular throughout the same sneasines. The native tribunals which

country.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Chinese Legation at Washington is stated to have received information that some American financiers are negotiating with the Chinese Gov. ernment for furnishing to the latter silver to the amount of Tie. 200.000.000 fa connection with the war lademeity to he paid to Japan. The reculty waked by the financiers is not stated.

Mr. H. B. Poland, QC, who for so many years past, was prosecuting counsel to the Treasury in criminal matters has retired from sctive practice at the Ber. The learned gentle- man will not, however, resign the Recordership of Dover, which ha bas bold since 1Bya.

The Hamburg Correspondent reports that Herr Outa Eblers, the cxplorer who is on a expedition in the Upper Assam frontler territory, was attacked by the Apa Tanangs, and now lies

of fever in a village of the Nagas, An equestrian st state of the late Field-Marshal Lord Strathnatrr, erected by his comrades and friends at Kst-bisbridge, unveiled on the 19th June by the Duke of Grafton, in the pre- sence of Field.Marshal Lord Roberts and a distinguished company of India officers.

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competition and to secure a market for Mexican allver, which has hitherto only been a small export in comparison with Mexican dollays, the Government-of that country bas roduced the export duty on raw allyer down to the sime percentage is four-and-a-hall-as the reigno- rage on dollars. With every desire, therefore, to support Hongkong's wishes in the matter it is still necessary to point out that there are certain difficulties in the way, and that it will, says our London contemporary, be necessary to weigh them carefully.

AN ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE,

THE EXPERIENCES OF A HOMOKONG LAUNCH.

ALLEGED FRENCH DISCOURTESY.

& Co.

SEVEN FOUNDS IN ONE WEEK.

& Co. Messrs. Blet, Potter and Mears, Trinder, Ander- Longth, 39oft.; breadth, 45ft.; depth, stift ↑ load

Hughes.

son & Co.

displacement, 8,700 tour. Her machinery con The growing greatness of the Facific was the cylinders goin,, 48in, and 78in. in diameter, by sics of a set of triple-expansion engines, having gulsted men to consent to form a committee to large staple-ended boiler with large dookey inquire into the feasibility of building the boller, eight steam winches, Weir's feed pumps, chtel reason which led some of our most disia- 54in, stroke, two double-ended bollers and one Nicarague Canal,. There was no idea of mere financial operations, but a settled determination heater, and evaporator, and all the latest on the part of that committee to get at the facts Improvements; it has been constructed by for or agafast the foulbility of buliding the Glasgow.

Messrs. Dunsmuir and Jackson, GovE, Canal. The completeness of their lovestigations loaded vessel, was about 147 knots, and the The speed attained, - with partly had everythlog to do with the prompt action of indicated house-power 3,500. the American Government, and the upshot must be a joint constructies of the Canal by the Britlah people and the American Republics, This Is both desirable and feasibly, as the unpre tending committes that met for months at St. Helen's-place proved beyond quee tian.

There work, and they eat down Egures to the was DO poetry to beir Ieval of strict exactress in regard to actual trade. Since their work was achieved many nations have been busy in and about the Pacific. The Ching-Japan war has affected the outlook to and from the Pacific Japan, with its total export and import trade of $112,000,000 is a great laflacace and is desilued to become greater. Will it become the greatest? It is to be doubted Chios, up to the war, aggregated $443.600,000 the tonnage entered and cleared is many millon export and import trade. It China and Japan tors. Russia with Siberie kas pretensions, Siberis has about 4 801,000 square miles-larger by 1.000 000 miles that Europe ; but three-fifths of Siberia is not susceptible of any sort of alderable trade is done on their shores.—Fair. caltivation. The rivers run.north, and a con-

Hot every man who is this would thank you for very good reasons. Unnsomsary fat fas loud to ouITY fattening him. He doesn't want to be fat and for about li interferes with a man's power to work, shortens his wind, and dulla hia wits.

Yet, on the other hand, a certain amount of flash is needed for health and comfort. For example: man five feet rix inches, 1681bs; man six Evet, mann Gre feet high should weight about 120lbs. ; mad a 178lbs. It is a regular sending scale. The famrance companies allow a variation of 7 per cent. sbors or below it, and beyond those limita obarge an exten proper weight if he wants to be sound and hearty- premium. One shouldn't be much over or under his and we all do want that.

being under weight, gained seven pounds in a wook. Now we will tell you how Mr. Thomas Crosby, He had lost 14 stone, which is too much off for a man who was never fashier than he naturally ought to be. It was this way. He was right enough up to May 1891. At that time he began to feel I and out sorts. He had a nasty taste in his month-like rotten eggs, he says-and a thick, allmy stuff came on his

ruma

and teeth. His appetite failed, and what, he did må was, as you might say,

At Gray's Inn, on the 14th Jane, Grand Night was celebrated with a bri fiency such as it has not witnessed since the Jublice year, when the performance of the Mosque of Flowery recalled the days of Queen Elizbeth, the patron saint of this oldest Inn of Court. The chief guest of the evening was the Prince of Wales, this being the Prince's first appearance at the dining tables of the Inns of Court made of wood taken from the Spanish Armada. The Prince in a Bedther of the Middle Temple, bat hitherto al Gray's Ias the only representative of the Royal Family was the Duke of Connaught, who acted Sta E. ASHHEAD-BARTLETT : Well, sir, the Waies, who sat on a three-like chair under a sa treasurer in the Jabdee year. The Fince of question was asked. ("Order, order" and fice portrait of Queen Elizabeth, between the Ikagi ter.)

Treasurer of the fan and the Lord Chief Justice, CONSULAM REPRESENTATIVES IN CHINA.—was in the best of spirits, and when the loving Mr. Jacoby asked, the Under-Secretary for cap was passed round about the middle of the Foreign Affairs whether he was, aware that repast his Royal Highness, 'according to the | particulars of the grist will not at present ho'dļs; | the fullest confidence in the sex-wortdinere of "Amarican (City of Rio de Janeiro) 10th prox. 1 stone lighter, and could hardly walk about. Qute ·

custom of the Inn, rose and drank to the great, lorious, and immortal memory of the good Qsten Bess."

THE SPEAKER: Order, order, that does not arise out of the question on the paper. (Choers and laughter.)

the Lyons Chamber of Commerce was taking action with the view of securing for Trance additional Consular representation in China and whether Her Majesty's Government would, in the interests of British, commerce, take Immediate steps to appoint Consule at the parts in China which would be ovened to foreign trade under the treaty between China and Japan.

Craible new parish church, the Queen's place of worship rext Bi'mor:1, was opened on the 18th June. Her M.juy drave in the church from Balmoral and attended the dedication service. This was the first time since the Reformation that monarch has been prevent at the dedication to Scotland of a parish church. A most remarkable and Instantaneous respoque, writes the Daily Chronicle, has come to gur appeal for a Cromwell staine by private sub crip tion. The entire mount required for the stage was on the 19th inst, subscribed, and though closed, wa may say that the whole amount required, namely, £3,000, bas been placed in the hands of the Commissioner of Works,

Playing for the Singapore Cap, summer medzi, and monikly medal of the Royal Black- heath Golf Club on 18th June, all of which he woo, Mr. F. S. Ireland, the cricketer and golfer, want round la tot gross, thus establishing a record score for the first round His return was fresh record for the 21 botes. He also made a for plas 4-105. Three players tied for second the first round of seven holes was gt, as against place and two for third, Mr. Ireland's ice for the previous beat of 32. His gross score of 101 for the 21 holes is four strokes better than the previous record of the green, namely IDs by Douglas Rolland and Hugh Kirkably in 1893. to the same your Mr. A. Schacht west round la 107 strokes-then the lowest seraich score is i club competition.

SHIPPING AND mail news.

MAILS DUE: English (Rokilla) 26th inst. Indian (Kuliang) ayıb Inst." *-American (Coptic) 28th lust,

German (Preuzim) 30th fast, Canadian (Empress of China) 5th prox. Australlin (Guthrie) un prox.

-Tacoma (Strathnevis), 14th prox.

THE P. & O. S. N. Ca's steamer Shanghat, from China, arrived at Londen yesterday morning,

A little launch, which successfully brayed the perils of the China Sea during a sesson of storm, anivid at Singapore on the 13th instant, after a voyage of faterest and expitement. The Scout, for suck is he vessel's name, is only of $7-tons burden and was built by a Chipaman at the Yammat shipbuilding yard, Hongkong, for the Oplam Farmer of Slogaphie. Cast Carey undertook the adventurous duty of taking the small craft down, and albough in Hongkong the pessimistic prophets wagged their beads, the launch-while the Insurance offices laughed foretold bad weather, and took a fond farewell of at the very idea of acceping a risk-the Capiala www not deterred from starting on the 29th of last month; He had with him a Mr. Williams, as a pai senger, and a Chinese crew numbering a deson all ture, but the meteorological telegrams fadicated | told. The weather looked lavourable for depar. the existence of a typhion to the south, Soon play. after leaving, and who outside the Ladrones, a N.E. gale sprang up, but so admirably did the launch Tebaye that Capt. Casey at once desidad to see the bustness through, and the bosi was driven over the aging mijn at her best spoed. At first a little dificulty arose with the Chinese fireman, Into whose hourty the Heavy see Lastilled the fear of immediate death, Tale was met hy prompt severity, Capt. Casey threatened to batten the whole lot down below, to die lite rats if disaster overtook the Scout, unless they kert the kettle bolling The secchalast conduct of the Eurapeans, who bad the boat, did much to Inspire courage in the nativas, and worked well during the remainder of the voyage. A course was steered between Hainan and the Paracelles, but when about go miles to the south of the liland of Tay the barometer fell to 29.40 while the wind shifted to E.B.E. A typhoon to the South was therefore coralaty, and Capt. Cassy discreetly put fato Nextday the barometer had risen to 29.56 and the Hotsow, arriving there on the night of the goth.

was left on the god fastent, a strong S. W. wind storm svidently had than passed over Hainan and dispersed itself in the gulf of To-gain, Helbow and heavy swelf from the same, direction being encountered. On the gth, owing to the fresh

SHIPPING RETURNE water hazing become brackish, the boat was put

From B p.m. yesterday to 5 pm; do-day. Into Masiung, but, for soma inaxplicable Wustam ... atomizer from Saigon. reason, no uptice was taken of the signals Over anammena made, and, after waiting for hours at Namba umunium! this inhospitable spot, anchor was waŊghad, Choysang munt The National Shülleg Testimonial to Dr. Wand a couple set for Saigos. The incle of Devana män G. Grace threatens to withdraw eve y shillog in fresh water was becoming a serious matter, and the country from circulation, a forwarding two thirst had to be amrunged by socking pears, of AEMBON

Actto .........əti qadama šet hundred of these useful soins to this fund Land which fortunately abere was a good supply, GENERAL FOREIGN

Cadogan pertinently remarks:-"I trust you Saigon was resched at a 'clock on the night of GERMANY -During the wack under review have careially considered the effect of this new Sir E. GREY: No claim hasyat been pepferred the opening of the North Sea Caual, and the silver manometallism, and is possible affect to the post authorities (uz s supply of water. "The the zih, sad an immediate application was gindia on account of the loss of British Uver in the Emperor's visit to Hamburg in poussction upon the value of the tapes. Many of the Frenchmen, kosjover, agted in rather an extra- Kowshing The Indo-Chins Steams Navigation there th, have formed the principal tople of letters in the Daily Telegraph bear the signature ordinary mammer, refusing to allow any com Company were requested to feralab evidence discamion, and a stranger coming to Hamberg of well-known men the Duke of Fife, Sir Wil-manicsitar with the shore, and so'nally prevent with regard to each of the cases, and communi to-day, without knowing anything of the "great Ham Harcossi, Lords Stanhope, Burton, Qaslawing the pilot from landley. The Captain saked cations for the adjustment of these personal days to come, would be astonished to And ibis and Ashoourne, Mr. Henry Chaplin, & Hmy to be allowed to get a cask of water from a O claims are now in progress between Herald and otherwise sob Hanseatic city in James, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Douglas Straight, Hongkong ay ising close to him, but this was Saughing ********* Majesty's Minister at Peking and the Shanghai joyous disposition of mind, which does not at and Dean Farrar. The last named limfn his sube xies refused although the crew of the Glength .....................

R LIAOTUNG PENINSULA --Mr. J. Lowther, of the last few years, Bo early as 1yth inst. the folk in countenance, apparently; for the wall-to-was not Hall to o'clock on the following Danse

correspond with the melancholy, experianpes scription to the modest shilling, to keep humble launch were lo a pitiable condition, the sath June, naked the Under Becretary al decoration of the principal streets was wall in do are sending colas in scores and venturies, day that their requirements were furnished, Kwangier

Canton......1994 State for Foreign Affairs whether the Treaty of hand, Thousands of flagst:fia have been put Sir William Harcourt is quite Taconic (“Bir, Leaving Saigon omiku için, a fine and unaveni Shimonoseki had now been officially communi- up, triumphal sicher built, and, as far as -1 send you 109,- am Bis, your shadient | pargiga to dissapore was made in 75 koura, Ghast cated to Hot Majesty's Government ( whether it If known at prement, the exchequer of this linie vervant, W. V. Harcourt." Lord Chaijan Bares. - Capt. Casey, says the Strudis Timas, speaks la Ormitian could be formally laid on the table of the House Repablis will be l'ghtened to the amount of a ford, one of the most gallant representatives of the highest forms of the qualities of this launch; and whether the subsequent arrangement million at least before the "great days" are over, our Zegliah Navy, has written a warm letter of While grad esun were breaking over land between China and Japan selating to the Liao. The first of the grand visitors to syriya wats two || dómmendation, "The great firm of M. M. staamers, that were nighted, the qual vessel. lang Panlorals and plher matters could be Zuglishmen of disiniow, namely, Bir Donald Rothschild and Sons bare themselves sent the rode like a duck on the billows and mayer, sy the aged instant, and knd light bank-wave Wide sinflarly communicated. He also asked whether Corrie, hecter of the Castle Line) and Mr. W. handsome donation of one thousand hilliary, in the fongboot wonther, did she give any mulety od souberty will to ports. In Swatow the it was the intention of the Forelga Omics to Lease Gladstons and family. Both gentlemen were Among other subscribing to the Grade Test to the Europeans on board. Capt Casey it simmships Chafee, Freksang, and Shing fung The British rigumihip Names laft liwalow on greatly honoured. Two banquets were giren to monial are his Royal Highngis the Duke of socording to ong santemporary, returning, to them, and several potabilities wem persisti Cambridge, the Marquis of Queensberry, East Hongkang shortly so, jake down a yet smukker - - . !

There is not much to be gleaned from the maigre reports of the meeting of the Bar, but it | would seem that something like business is meant at last. It will be remembered that a year ago, at the most representative meeting SIR E. GREY: A report to the effect of the council to look after its interests, and applied ever held, the Bar decided to appoint a general first paragraph has reached Hes Majesty's to the Benchers of the four Inns, as trustees of Government. The appointment of Console at the ports in China which will be opened to grant of £1,0 0 to cany in the work. After the property of the profession, for an annual foreign trade under the treaty between Chios host ter months deliberation the Beachers and japan is receiving proper conallaration, but replied by offering little more than half the sum it would be useless to make such appointments asked for, and coupling the offer with conditions until the ports are open.

that made it ridiculous. At the meeting on 18th TERKOWTHING" DISASTER.—Sir M. STEW-June, which crammed Lincoln's Inn's Old Hall, ART, on the 30th Jans, asked the Under these conditions were unanimously rejected, and Becretary for Foreign Affairs if he waE NOW IN A ■Committee appolated to confer with the positipa to state the Chicase or Japanese Banchers-is other words, to give them another Governments admitted liability in the loss of chance of coming lato line with the profession British lives in the Kowthing; if either of these which they are supposed to represent. Governmenta would give compensation for such lose; and what amount of companamilon had been demanded.

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here great pain in his with him in that reglos. He was often sintered stomach and chest. Fisioly, something was suniss cold chilla ran over him as though he www with feral. Of course we should expect a man who is handled in this way to lose strength, Mr. Crosby lost strength. In fact, he got so weak and nervous thas he shook all over, and his bande trembled as if a current of electrielty wwe running through him.

To use his own words: “I mpidly losi desis, was

one so Hasey, but they was not able to help me. my paratë thonght I was dying, and seni în harts for the doctor. I saw two doctors in Epworth and One riu, Bar. Mz. Overton, recommended ze to the Lincoln Infrmary, where I attended for sight wweka na us outdoor patient, without benedi.

Interested in what he said, I left off teying chase pworth, spoke to me of the virtues of a mediate "Boon awards Mr. Eharp, obecnied, af

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things and began taking this Syncp. In a few days I file_better, and presently I gained seven pounds in a

1 that rate I soon goù back to my work here had the best of health ever since. I tell these facts to arwybody, and am perficily willing they should be published. Yours truly (Signed), Tow Chorax, Try Boad, Epworth, mia" Donisweter, December 23rd, 1899."

ABar reading Mr. Crosby's story us sourosły naud to wak why be lost flest. The minate be riapped esting and digering Me untal allowance of food ba began to fall away." "Trees, they asy, grow as much from the air by mass of their leaves, me they do from the soll, Hat men don't. They're got to be ballk

吧 through their stomachus. Indigestion and dyspepsia

When complaint) stope @proom and poleans those who have if, baeidas. That #oceante for all the painful and

Come ont 1 dangwens symptoma friend spanks of. The doctors do what they can, but unluckily, they don't possess the medicine that rose to the bottom of this dilamas and curse. ik remedy le Mother Balgal's Curatire, Byrap, and nothing else, so far as Wa know. It restores digestion and digestion covers the bones with fà mough for health and good lock-

Notices of Firms.

NOTICE,

GENERAL MERCHANT and COMMISSION HAVING Med all coatation with the fate Firm of EDUARD SCHELLHASE

AGENT nudes the Name and Style of ⠀ & Co, I have This Day Established myself in).

, H. H. KIRCH & Co.,

· DYPICES I-CONNAUGHT HOUSE. ́.

H, H. KIRCH.

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