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THEATRE
CITY HALL
THE
ROYAL,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1856.
Entíntations.
act as President of the China Association during the current yeas,
that is has the approval and support of theIr is reported that Sir Cell Clementi Smith will | The Yomfurd'states that the Chinese Consule entire community'lajurilty haaction, We heartly once it should be ordered to be decanted at congratulate the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce on this new departure. It will the Dispensary before being sent out.
sirengihan, their hands enormously in all their communications with the local Government and with other Chambers; and wil'make tham mere
SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very spoilor Vintages. All are tina Xeres Winer. "
WILLARD OPERA COMPANY CLARET.-Our Clarets, including the lowest-
JOHN F. SHERIDAN, ENGLAND'S GREATEST COMEDIAN. TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY), 15th March, For the First Time to Hongkong, "LITTLE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS." (Second Edition.)
In which w appear Mr. JOHN F. SHERIDAN in bla Great Creation of the SECOND MRS, BLOCK, 11 played by him for upwards of 500 nights at the Lyric Theatre,
London,
TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), z6th March. "EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF
MISS BROWN." FRIDAY, 2715 March,
ABROAD." "ALL
SATURDAY AND MONDAY,
28th and 30th March,
"THE SHOP GIRL"
Prices -$3, $1&$1.
MR. HORIGUCHI, the Japanese Vice-Consalat Shashi, has started from Shangħal for his new post, accompanied by ble interpreter, Mr. Vakots.
appolated, to Kobe, Yokohami, and Hakodate have writved in Japan, but as the Commercial Treaty between the two countles has not yet been concluded the Foreign Department is withholding its official recognition. LATEST nows from Bangkok is to the effect that
distinctively a representativa 'body' than they arrozz he left Peking Li Hang-chang is said the French troops stationed at Chantabson were
ever have been before,
noi
to have promised Baron Hayashi that the second instalment of the indemnity would be paid on May 17th.
LAST night three bead of cattle were shot at Pokialam, and this morning fire more word killed, the whole lot boing" dumped" in the sea this forenoon.
called out on the rith instant to suppress serious riots in which Chinese, Annarsites and Siamese were mixed up and created a relga öfterror for a couple of days. The troops repeatedly charged the mobs of infuriated Chloese, routed them, and took about too prisoners. From Battambang news comes" that the altuation on thể tìth was very critical; M. Roland, the French Resident, had been recalled to Saigon, and a high Siamese official was ip- prison, having teen arrested because he was suspected of favouring and assisting the French.
THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The following are the raports of the proceedings at meetings of the Chamber of Commerce which we received far too late for publication last Monday and which we have tlace, reinctantly, been obliged to hold over owing to lack of space —
At a monthly meeting of Committee held at the Chaser's rooms, City Hall, on 28th February last there were present Measts. A. McConachis (Vice-Chairman), N. J. Ede, R. M. Gray, St, C. Michaelaez, N. A Siebs, T. H. Whitehead, and R. C. Wilcox (Secretary).
The minutes of the last monthly and special meetings were confirmed.
priced, ara guaranteed to be the genoine product of the juice of the grape and are not artficially made from raisins and currents as is generally the case with Cheap Wines BRANDY.--All our Brandy le guaranteed to be pore Cognac the difference in price being merely a question of sge and vintage. WHISKY.-All our Whisky is of excellent quality' and of greater age than möst brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is of "the Sixto and with greater publicity will | TOMORROW sternoon the Hongkong Football THE annual gentral meeting of the shareholders Announcing the February from the Secretary pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
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We only guarantee our WINES and SPIKITS BOX-PLAN at Messrs. KELLY & WALs, Ld. to be genuine when bought direct from us to f548the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Hongkong, 25th March, 1836.
FOR SHANGĦAL
THE Steamship
"LYEEMOON,"
Captain G. Hedermann, will be despatched for the above Port TOMORROW, the 26th instant, at 3:30 PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 25th March, 1996,
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
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We are bound to say, in concinelon, that the Hongking Chamber of Commerce has, on the whole, served the Colony well and faithfully and that in advocating in the past that greater publicity should be given to its proceedings, and in Indicaling now what we believe to have been defects in its working, we animated by any spirit of hostility to the Cham ber or by any double as to the honesty, sincerity and ability of its members generally, and of the Commitee. The Chamber has merited well render in the future still better service, and deserve and receive will higher praise. The only further improvement we can advocate would be mere frequent general meetings of the Chamber,
A TELEGRAM has been received from the Manager of the Pusjom Co. mines stating that the outpat for March will probably be 607
ounces of gold.
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New Members. The China Traders' Insurance | Co., the Hongkong Fire Tosurance Co., and the Chira Fire Insurance Co. were unanimously
The Chínkiang Chamber of Commercio elected members. Letter dated
establishment of a Chamber of Commerce at Chinhang read. The Secretary Club will play the Navy under Association rules. in the Sharghal and Hongkow What Company had replied congratulating the Committen and This will be the last match of the season. Kick was held on the 1815, Mr. A. P. MacEwen pet-expressing readiness to co-operate.
ilding. The Chairman's speech disclosed Change in time of departure of Homeward | off at 4.45 p.m.
most satisfactory condition of the Company's French Mails.-Letter from the Colonial Secre
dated February tranemfiling a. telfar SEVENTEEN coses of plagus have been reported affairs. The report and accounts were acest from the Menageries Maritimes announcing
Mid between aron on Monday and noon to-day--tening to the China Gazsite, adopted, a dividend that their homeward formightly mails would la yesterday and seven to-day. This makes 303 at the rate of Tis, & per share declared, and the future Irave Hongkong at fos.m, instead
present directors and auditors re-elected. On noon on Wednesday, read. Unanimously resolved that the proposed change would entall cares since January tał,
Inconvenience upon the commercial com- the motion of Mr. R. M. Campbell the remaner- allan of the board of Directors was increased manity, and to address the Arent of the stes from Tis. 1,500 to Tis 2,500 per annum and a ageries Mastimes expressing the sincere hops vote di thanks to Mesurs Jardine, Matheson & that the Co.'s directors would favourably recon Co. passed for their very liberal treatment of the sider their decision, and revert to the old bour
of departure.
International Telegraph Code Vocabulary- ears! body of shareholders in the incent
Latter from Shanghai and Amoy Chambers of Commerce,
acknowledging receipt from this reorganization of the Company.
Chamber of copy of a letter from the General Post Office in London in reply to a Joint pretest from the Chambers of Commerce in the Fer East against the enforced use of the Vocabulary. Code, read. Agreed to forward. ■ copy of the protest to the focal Press.
We published the other day memoranda by Dr. Ho Kat and by Mr. EXLILIOS on the subject [-of.the' proposed grant-in-aid of the College of" | "TRE"Japanese authorities-have-resolved, reports Medicine for Chiness and we have been accused the Herald, to construct a railway its between Kelong and Anplog, a distance of 260 miles, at
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.f partiality for not laserting to our columns at
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong. 10th January, 1805.
BIRTH.
T¢
On the 14th Instant, at the Homestead," Spotswood, the wife of E. F. H. EDLI, of € 105.
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, e THE
*HE Steamship
"ENERGIA,"
Captain Saw, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 26.b instant, at 5 P.M., Instead of as previously advertised. For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.
Agents,
Hongkong, 25th March, 1896.
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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VERPOOL
S. S. "ENERGIA," FROM MIDDLESBROUGH,
AND STRAITS.
•ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk Into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO-MORROW.
Hongkong
Belegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1896..
NOTES AND COMMENTS. We are glad to see that the Chamber of Commerce has, by lis Committee, determined to take into its confidence the public, whom in more senses than one. It represents, and to publish, mace a month we presume, the Minnies of its meetings and the correspondence that bas
the same time the minutes sent in to the Government by the other members of Counél. who oppose the grant or suggest modifications
in it. The omission was quite unintentions, and owing to lack of sufficient space at our disposal
to put the whole correspondence la at one time. We are strongly in favour of the endowment of the Chinese College of Medèclaw, but we are by no means bilad to the strength of the opposition or to the sound reasons on which that opposition is based nor have we the talatest desire to keep from the public the opinions of "Honourable Members on either side of the question. We would rather, as s matter of tactics, adopt than magnify them, and are them as a cogent weapon against the Military Contribution. Mulct; but it would not be fair to the College or to its supporters to neglect their interests and set aside the very important ques• lona raised by their application for a grant from
an estimated outlay of 10,000,000 у?#% : -
THE Insurance Compantes dolog business In the colony have offered a reward of $500 for Information that will at any time lead to the conviction of say person or persons guilty of the
crime of arson.
11UT. R. MONEY, of H.M.S. Mercury, came through the trying-ordeal to which he was subjected by a court-martial at Fortsmonth recently, with dying colours, being honourably acquitted of all the charges made agafuit blm, IN the course of a speech made on the occasion
on board the Tosa-maru a few days ago, 'Mr, of a reception given by the Nippon Yasen Kalihs Kondo Rempel, the President, stated that of the six new steamers of 3,500 tons, shortly to be built for the company, one is to built at the Milsu Binhl Yard at Nagasaki, and all are to bo
Ar last Nagamki has, according to the local paper, altained the acme of Western civilization, On and after the 1st April prisoners are to be conveyed from the Courts to the guoliaa" Black
Maria"
THE OFENING OF THE WEST RIVER
HR. JOHN ANDREW'S CASE SETTLED IN HIS FAVOUR
HE IS NOW ON 19 WAY BACK TO CANTON WITH A CARGO OF NAITVE KRODUCE.
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Trade within the British Empire-Circular enclosing copy of a letter from the Colonial Minister to the Govenors of the British Colonies, read. Agreed to reply that the Chamber would alford Government every information at readily its diapotal
passed through its hands. We believe that the the public treasury for the purpose of attacking folshed at the end of this year or the beginning letters received a "couple of days ago from Mr. ary, and that as exhibits would not be received
public are, in the main, indebted to the Honorable THOMAS H. WHITEHEAD for this concession, and thal it is through his arguments and influence with the Chairman and members of the Com malttee that bas been brought about. There can be pe second opinion as to the wisdom and propriety of the step now taken.
We have described the Chamber of Commerce as, in more seoses than one, a representative No Calma will be admitted after the Goods fasillution. It is not representative in the -have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining-primary-sease of the word, as its members
undelivered after the 31st instant will be subject to rent.
even so monstrous an injustice as the milliary fax at its present figure.
al 1897.
Wx greatly regret to have to announce that news way received here yesterday from Manila
was well and favourably known in the Far East, engineer of the steamship Zafiro. The deceased"
We are indebted to a correspondent Canton for the following "nows contained in
Jobs Andrew, Our correspondent willes :-
Herewith a couple of extracts from letters received from Mr. John Andrew. The news
readers i~~
Exhibiton of Empire of Ixala—Lelier from the Colonial Secretary enclosing copy of a des- patch from the Secretary of State, &c., la con. nection with the propcard continuation of this Exhiblilon sad its catension to the Eastern Crown Colonies, read. Unanimously agreed that as letter was not received until 14th Febru-
in London after 20th April naxt, time did not. now permit of contributions being sent from İhis colony.
The New Mail Contract-Letter from Shang.. enclosing copy of despatch from the General Post Office in London with reference to the new mall contract, protesting against the proposed change in terminal pelat, read. In pursuanca
We publish to-day Mr. WHITEHEAD'S minute of the death of Mr. D..J. Patrick, the chief therein will doubiless greally interest yahal Chamber, in reply to one from this Chamber,
having been employed for years in Chins const lng steamers and more recently in the service of the Electric Light Company. He was making his first voyage lace retaining from the sald countrie when the sad event occurred,
EXTRACT NO. 17
"Wuchow, March 17th. "I am preparing to leave. Everything has been settled in my favour, and I expect to sail for Canton on the 19th instant. It may take six days to get down to Center, for. I have a lot of cargo and can't manage to charter @ Isacch."
EXTRACT NO. 2...
"Wachaw, March soth.
of baring
Chamber acously agreed to 'da so, this
are not chosen by the community and are/College-of-Medecina-for-Chiness, and therefoxe-contradicted-tbe-report that Mr. Hipplaley"Tam ̄lesving this omnibe 22nd, By curgo London Chamber, conferring to prorious circulat
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-not appointed by the votes of a consiliency sented to the Undersigned on or before the 31st Everyone is at liberty to become a member instant, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to if he thinks fit, or to remain outside it and stranger to it if he prefers it. Every man be left in the Godawas, where they will be
joining does to in the interests, not of the examined on the 31st instant, at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL, CARLİLL & Co., Agents.. Honalong, 25th March, 1896.
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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
IMPLE AERATED WATER,
SIMPLE
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SODA WATER.
LEMONADE.
INGER ALE.
SARSAPARILLA
On the 21st instant the Shangkat morning payer would accompany LI Hung-chang on his visit to Is all discharged and I am busy taking in the United States Mr. von Gis: fa to accompany quantity of native opiums. I shall probably be the Ambassador throughout his travels, while, with you on the morning of the 28th Instant, according present arrangements, Mr. Dairing This is gratifying news, and it is to be hoped, will be alisched to bis sulle in Germany, Mr. de indeed, that not only has Mr. John Andrew Bernieres in France, Mr. James Hart in England, been enabled to dispose of his goods. and Mr. Draw to the United States, all these and purchase as much native produce as he gentlemen being given the rank of Secretary of pleased, but that he will promptly receive from Embassy för the occasion.
the Chloeso Government substantial com-
the Colonial Government. on 15th Febranty expressing the opinion that stoppages of the homeward mall steamers be be shoriened to 24 hours, and that no change made in the terminal point,
Telegraph Rates to the East-Read leiter (cov letter, asking for co-operation of this Chamber to obtain reduction in telegraph rates, and now expressing the opinion that no practical good is likely to result from appeal to either Govern ment er Telegraph Cos, and suggesting that Colonial Government might be seked to give guarantee to Telegraph Cos, against any loss. sustained to the event of their reducing rater. Resolves against asking for such guarantee, and to postpone consideration of the steps to be taken to attain the reduction of rates; also that Chamber address the local General Manager of the Telegraph Cos, urging the reduction of local
is opposition to any grant to the College as well as those of Mr. Chater and Mr. BELL-IEVING. They will be more effective published by them. selves than if we had printed them with the others advening the grant of the $40,000 asked for. It is our duty to further remind our readers that both Dr. HO KAI and Mr. EXLILIOS are members of the governing body of the in a sense interested pariles, and that Mr. WHITEHEAD and his colleagues can have no test in opposing the application other than the welfare of the general public.", If there is no money avaliable of course no money can be given, but we are very decidedly of optalan that the very first moneys avaliable should be devoted to the work of training and educating Chinese for the medical profession. It is in the best interests | of the Colony that provision should be made for for the aid of western medical science, and every effort should be made to displace the the natives by men of competent knowledge and wide.experience. The first thing to do entrusted by the Government with the duty is to teach the Chiness, or anch of them "Somethlog to playwith.” He was ably supported Interesting official correspondence relating to of electing a member of the Legialalve
as carn to learn, the selences of medicine and Council to represent in our local pulla- ment the special intereals of trade and suraty, and secondly, to prepare the way for did the photographer business, befogatuaniries of the Chamber of Commerce here the tale of Mr. John Andraw's foreign
It is directly coninlied by the their profitable employment in the Colony by taking steps to discourage and get ild of, gradually and quietly, the existing class of Chinese doctors. REUTER'S MESSAGES.
pabile, but of himself and of his business. There is no duty on any member to consider the Interests of any other person, or to regulain bis conduct as a member of the Chamber by any conelderations afzeting the public welfare, unless the steadily growing demand among the Chinese Tax Willard Opera Company last night pensation for the losses Incarred and the he conceives that by so doing he will best sorve himiell. The Chamber of Commerce is a purely voluntary ociation, Yet it is representative
Tales,
in very high degree la fact, whatever the quacks and charlatans who now practise among "the cabby," was the life and soul of the play, | Viceroy of the Liang Kwang and his anti-fatales | RiverRead letter from the Colonial Secreta
theory of its constitution may be. It has been
commerce. Cavernment on all matters of Importance affecting the well-being of the community. It har frequently made liself the month-plece of the bankere, merchants and traders in addressing our own Minister and the Foreign Ministers in Peking and to communesting with similarly constituted bodies at home and abroad. By its composition it does, in fact,
RASPBERRYADE, &C. represent almost all the local interests, although
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSES and other Large Consumers. Any complaints, should be addressed to the Manager. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1805.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITEDĮ.
ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.
AND
WINES
SPIRIT S.
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the presence in the Chamber of any panicular member of any trade or profession is, as it were, purely accidental.
Hitherto the Chamber and its Committee have carried on their business in the most absolute secrecy. No one outside the limited circle of the governing body knew what subjects wete, from time to time, under the consideration of the Chamber or what action bad been taken, The members of the Chamber who were not on the Committee very seldom know what was bolby dans In their name-un fl-it was too late to Interfere if they had desired to do so. Some times it happened that the members of the Committee were diawr, by their Chaliman or by some influential member, into a course of conduct about which some of them felt doubtful and about which they had had no fair opportunity of discussing together or thinking over. Occasionally the deliberate action of the Committee was impeded or blocked
by some would-be autocrat sending directions
THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION.
LONDON, March 23rd. Akasheh has been occupied without opposition,
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES, There is renewed excitement in Spain, and the newspapers declare that war would be pre ferable to American interference with Cuba.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. ENTRIES for the Tennis Tournament close on the 28th Inst.
Ma. L. M. Wordward has taken over the duties of Sheriff at Singapore.
vexations delays expeilenced to the transaction of perfectly legitimate business which has resulted from the wholly illegal acts of the
In another part of this issue we publish satellites at Wachow-fa.
Mr.. John Andrew's case. We bave made
presented the great London success, "Gentleman Joe," to a very good house. Mr. Sheridan, xs showing tis talents to great advantago and being recalled for both his songs,Ansom Cabby" and by Messrs Courteney and James, the latter, who immense success. Miss Vera Patay posed today and are informed that nothing is yet the American heiress admirably, introducing two expital song, Miss Gracie Whiteford known officially in Hongkong about the settle. (Emma) again shone out me a bright and shining ment sald to have been effected. "star" The shady aristocratic chaperon was well delineated by Miss L. Basth, who sustained a difficult b'e in highly creditable style, The dancing was, au verzal, fankless, and loudly' and deservedly applauded, while as for the minor parts all that can be said is that every one of the artistes acted carefully and judi clously and gave evidence of being able to do much heavier work in a manner that would leave nothing for the most exacting ciltic to go lito hysterics about. To-night, this popular company will appear in the second edition
it lë "mall night" will doubtless play to good of "Little Christopher Columbus," and although
business
MEMORANDA..
WEDNESDAY,--25th March. "IMPROVE: Your letter will appear in our next.m.-Extraordinary mesileg of City Clab, to ison. It is crowded out to-day.
confirm zasolation passed on the rath last.
the Cliy Hall,
HERE will be a pick-up game of Hockey 9-10 pm-Willard Opera Co.'s performance at to-morrow, at Happy Valley, at 5 p.m.
Wn would remind our readers of the concert to be given by the Hongkong Philharmonic Society in St. Andrew's Hall, City Hall, to-morrow, com mencing at 9.15 p.m. Scats can be booked at Messrs Roblason & Co.'s.
AT a meeting of the Sauliaty Board to-morrow afternoon the question of the advisability of a amendment of bye-law ax of the bye-laws made under section 13 of Ordinance 15 of 1804 will be discussed.
THURSDAY;-16th March. 11 ..---English Hall cloves, Noon-Roselia sails for Loados. Noon Tenders for repairs to the schooner Esmeralda will be received by Capt. J. T. Harrison, on board.
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4.15 pm-Meeting of the Sanitary Board, 9.10 p.m.Willard Opera Co.'s performance at
the Theatre Royal 9.15 pm Hongkong Philharmonie. Society's concert at St. Andrew's Hall (City Hall.
FRIDAY, 27th March. Noon-Meeting of shareholders of the China Sugar Refsing Co., Ltd., at the General Agents' office, Luzon Sugar Refletag. Co. Ltd., at the 12.30 pm-Meeting of shareholders of the General Agents' office, Pedder's Street p.m.-Engineers' Dance is the City Hall,, 9.10 p.m.-Ward Opera Co, performance at
Theatre Royal,
Pedder's Street, th
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to the Secretary not to do this or do that which the Committee, in regular meeting assembled, had decided on. The absence of all publicly in the proceedings of the Coromittee favoured such
ONE of the men concerned, in the grmed stack tile Irregularities. No one knew what was
on the Chinese horse-boat at Talkókabul on going on until the annual report was published In April or May of the following year, far too Monday night was arrested yesterday, and ALL these are selected by our London House, late for any expression of public opinion to remanded by the Police Magistrate this morning until Monday to allow time for the apprehension bought direct at first hand, Imported in wood fofluence the action of the Commitice, and too and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter lite to make it worth while to reprove or find of his confederates, mediate profits, and enabling us to supply tho | fault. With the monthly publication of the On Sunday night the Water Police intercepted a best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
minutes of meetings of the Committee and of the boat crossing from the city to Kowloon contains correspondence there will be more opportunitiesing the body of a man who had died of plague. lor the members of the Chamber, and for the The five occupants of the boat were sent to the Press and the publle generally, to interpose, Tang Wah Hospital, where the custodian of the should there be any occasion for interposition to body wis detained under observation, while the with Full Details, to be bad on Application.
change or modify the action of the Committee, four boatmen were sent to the Police Station “PORT altér removal shoxhd be rested a ponth and the Commitise will write and speak with and were yesterday-fined Kay mach, with the | 0.10
before vis. When required for drtaking si" much more autheilly and luftdence when it feels option of a month të Lath Bridge Lodge,
PRICE LISTS,
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SATURDAY.—28th March, French Mall Due.
Li Hung-chang leaves Shanghat, on his mission to Russia, by the French Mall liner dus here warly on the gist instant, Non-Meeting of shareholder of the China and Manila Steamship Co., Ltd., at the Company's Office, No. 9, Praya Central, p.m.Willard Opera Co.'s performance at the City Hall,
TERRIBLE murder AND SUICIDE ON THE HIGH SEAS.
Chinese Official Obstruction to Sale of Foreign Goods at Wuchow fu on the Wei
acknowledging receipt of ena from this Chamber, stating that His Excellency the Governor had addressed Her Majesty's Charge d'Agatres at Peking in connection with the obstruction of the Chinese officials fo
goeds at Wschow-fu, and from Mr. John Preket at Wachow which nominally sanctions Andrew enclosing copy of Proclamation by the trade under transit passer, but in reality renders it impassible. Resolved unanimously to tela graph to Lord Sallsbury, Her Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs, submtitlog thất this case merlis rigorous action.
Quarantine at Singapore Resolved to address the Colonial Government that they ask the Straits Government by telegram that -vessels, from Hongkeng not carrying Chinese passengers be exempted from quaranties at Slugapore.
· Synopsis of Minuites of monthly Meetings of Committee Resolved unanimously that a biler synopsis of the minutes of monthly meetings be ta fature supplied to the local pross.
Shanghal March zoth. Immediately on the arrival from Woosung of the American schooner Lyman D. Foster » reporter of the China, Gazette boarded her and obtained the following particulars concerning the news of the murder previously reported The vessel left New Whatcom (Paget Sound) on the 32nd December with a cargo of
At a monthly meeling of the Committee held fill the morning of the asth February, when
at the Chamber's rooms on 21st March there terrible murder was committed by the
were present-Meurs A. McConachle (Vice lumber for Shanghal. Everything went well
cook, a San Francisco Chinaman, who after Chalman), N. J. Ede, R. M. Gray, St. C having accomplished the deed jumped overboard. Michaelson, N. A. Slabs, T. H. Whitehead, and On the day' Is
and Longitude 160 deg.-C. Wilcox (Secretary). Latitude 17 deg. on the vessel was in
The minutes of the last meeting wete rend and esit, and she was going at the rate of about g hold som 939 40. Captats Dreyer confirmed.
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went down to the donkey room, which is close New Member.-The Hongkong and Kowloon by the galley, to get an old link for a chata, Wharf and Godown Co. was elected a member. when the cook attacked him with the galley axe, Chinese Offitál Obstruction to Transit and upon the steward trying to wrest the axe Treda at Wuchow-Read latter from H.M.'s out of his hands he was also cut la several places. Acting Consal at Canton, dated 5th March, about the head. The cook then suddenly drew stating that in reply to remonstrance addressed to lefs breast. The poor skipper ran on deck defended action of that officin, and the matter revolver, and shot the Captain iwice in the the Viceroy on the Prefect's proclamation H.E. to Peking. Also one forthwith and informed the male, who
had been farther referred armed himsell with a pair of handcuffs and from Mr. Andrew dated 11th March giving reveiver, but the cook dodged about the galley similar information, also, despatch from and attacked another allor with ble axe, cutting HBM's Chargé d'Affaires, acknowledging him in about eight different places. The mate Chambers letter of the 22nd January, and fired two shots into the galley, and as the galley stating that the question was receiving the was soaked in kerosene and set fire to by the closest attention, Resolved unanimously thas
determined effort was made and tha cook,
the correspondence be pabilaked. colpelt was handcuffed and tied to the main maki, With the aid of pumps the fire was got under, but as the crew were returning on deck they found tied, and before any one could secure him agala
Tiligraph Ratas to the Bast.-Letter ad- He said "good-bye" and Jumped overbeard. the cook had undled the rope with which he was He sank like a stone, and paid with his life the dressed to the joint Telegraph Cos. on the 6th rates were too high. Reply of Acting Manager, quick penalty of his lenible crime. Every cars March expressing epision of Chamber that local and attention and every possible ransedy were given to the Captain, bat he was mortally dated 9th March, read. Resolved that corress wounded and expire the following day. He pondence be published, was buried at son, We understand that the Captain was a kind-hearted and gealal man, and a real friend to the crew. * wife and four children to mourn his loss, Continuing, the Gastift says the vessel is now in charge of Mr. Anderson, the maie, who brought her op safely to Shanghal. An inquiry Coneniar Court, into the tragedy will be held in Jhs Walled, Slates
Quarantini at Singaport-The letter to Government and the reply of the Colonial Fecretary enclosing copy of telegram from Straits Government read. (Already pabilated).
The Shanghat Chamber and Mr. A. G, Wood-Read letter from Shanghel Chamber Ho Lesver Hollying that MA. G: Wood, has been nominated to represent them at the forthcoming Congress of Chambers. Reply had been vent that this Chamber had also requested Mr. Wood to act as their delegate. The Committen saw no resses why hit. Wood shond not typierent
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