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We have to acknowledge receipt a very neatly got up copy of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's programme and intes for the season 1896-97. It sets forth that Mr. F. H, May, C.M.G, Is com- | modore; Certain W. C. H7, Hastings Is Vice. Commodore, and Captain Sterling, A.D.C., is 'Captain of the Club. The various courses are given in handy form, while the list of members (68) and the number of boats and cruisers gives evidence that Mr. A. Denison, the indefatigable Secretary, and the other officers of the Club have lost no oppertunity to augment the pops larity of this health-giving pastime,

SOME discussion has taken place among Japanese shipowners as to whether the strict application of the Navigation Encouragement law; may not hinder the development of the steam merchant service of their country. According to the provisions of the law, steamers, to be benefitted by the law, are required to havo Japanese as their captains, but, says the Yokohama Advertiser, it is impossible at present to find Japanese captalam`who have sufficient experience on the foreign lines, and even if they could be found they would not command the confidence of lusurance companies in foreign countries, which is necessary if the lines are to be made profitable. In the present stale of affairs the shipɔwnɑrs are therefore forced to engage foreign capialas to insure against loss. The Government, the shipowners are reported to be contending, should take this lato considers.

tion and not faalt upon a strict compliance

with the letter of the law,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1896.

CAM it be possible that Singapore-is more loyal than Hongkong? It would almost scam so | judging by the announcement in the Singapore Free Press of the Thursday, 5th tastant, that- "next Monday, the Palace of Wales' birthday will be kept as a public holiday by the Banks and Government Offices."

THE Madild correspondent of the Fournal des Débats says that of the 90,535 men who were called to the colours in Spain on 13th of last month 40,000 will go to Cuba, 3,000 to the Phillpplues, and 2,000 to Porto Rico, while the rest will be distributed among the waifour Corps

d'Armée in the Peninsula.

As the German cruiser Prinzers Wilhelm was leaving Nagasaki harbour early last Monday week she came into collision with the China Mutual liner Hyron, award, bound from Liver- pool. The man-of-war had some of her boats damaged but beyond that neither vessel appar. ently sustained much damage.

·THE DEATH OF A SCHOOLBOY,

RESUMPTION OF THE INQUEST,

The Inquest touching the death of Tong Wing, (Frank Butler), a Diocesan schoolboy, who died in the Government Civil Hospital on the and Inst., was resumed at the Magistracy this after noon before Captala Hastings. As on the

former occasion, Mr. H. L. Dennys appeared on

behalf of the parents of deceased. Mr. Deacon appeared for the Diocesan School Committed and Mr. Gelat for Mr. Ralph,

Annie Patterson, a Sister employed at the Government Civil Hospital, deposed that she was on duty at about noon on October 31st, when she a deceased, who was discharged. He was outside the ward door looking very ick, and witness sent him back and called for the doctor, as he was not fit to be discharged.

It is comfort in learn that every Biltish in- dustry is not hurrying headlong to immediato extinction as we have rather been given to understand of late. Steel is one of those mana- facturas in which we are supposed to have been most decisively beaten by the foreigner, bat from the statistics of the Iron trade for the „first half of the present year it appears that there To Mr. Dennys-Was not on duty when the has been a most remarkable advance in ant boy was discharged, and had nothing to do with him till the grat. He only said he felt" production The amount produced was all bat

jick and did not complain of pain in his 2,000,000 tour, which is far in excess of any-head. He did not any ho bad fallen, and if thing bitberto accomplished in any European he had fallen fo the ward others would have country. The largest increase of output appears seen him.

to have taken place in the "open-hearth" stoc To ML Deacon-He did not mention the Industry, which, although not much over twenty,ame of the school or that of Mr. Ralph. five years old, and scarcely worked on a com- mercial scale twenty years ago, now yields over 1,100,000 tons of material per annum. This is -an advance which is without parallel in the his tory of any other branch of British lion-making and is perhaps unique in the history of British Industry,

THE well-known Ching-Ling Foo Troupe of con- jurors and mystifiers in general opened at the Victoria Hall last evening before a large audience, The stage is very neatly fitted up in the Chinese style and the lighting has been augmented by some additional electric' lamps, the interior now presenting a light and pleasing appearance. Thè famous Ching Ling Foo opened the programme with some extraordinary foxis of conjuring. His evalution of a pall of water that members of the andlence could not lift was a most remarkable trick, the wonder being where the utensil came from. The same performer also gave a numbar of other curious exhibitions, winding up by a fire- This fast was a very weird eating display, scene, the flames pouring out of his mouth dhy thay da from ebimney on fire. Fee Fo Fum

and Tes To Tunt, iks ebild sticla, were bearlily applauded for their sill plate opdnology tambling and contortionist acts, as well as for a graceful display of wire walking. The little ones bid fair to become very warm favourites with the public and they deserve to do so. Another member of the troupe performed some extra-

of exbiblion

Mr. Plercy, head master of the Diocesan School, recalled, put in the punishment book, where Tong Wing's name last appeared on foly 15th. He was then caned for running off with. out permission and received two or three strokes on the hands; that was the only entry regard Ing deceased.

To a jaror-Deceased had not, in his know ledge, been caned since the day named.

To Mr. Deacon-Fong Hing Wong left the school in August. He ran away from the school. Fang Hing Wong left the school in 1892 for Shanghal. It was about to o'clock on the night before decessed died that witnèis saw deceased. The doctor was present. Wliness asked deceased who struck him and he said Mr. Ralph did 10 on the Saturday before he went into hospital

Ta Mr. Dennys-He saw the entry of 19th April in the hook saying that Hung Pul Iu was punished for disorderly behavior when walking to the Cathedral, by Mr. Ralph. Did not know what the parliament was or where it took place. Believed the boy ran away the same night. His friends brought him back but he refused to admit him. Thought ho sent a hoy.

Captain M'Arthur, the genial skipper of the Guthrie (E, and A. line), who has been hancy. mooning, has again laken command of his venic, and Capt. St J. Gearge, who brought her up from China, has goneta Melboume on holiday.

son the nature of the blow whether the maiks punt, and did £70 worth of damage. The showed or not. He thought that the hemorrhage | daim not being settled quickly enough for the of the brain must have been of some day's ; plaintiffs (Linduny Bros.) they saised the verse), duraidas. He could not have received the blow which was released at noon the same day, while in hospital. The blow, was on the right forehead, fast above the temple where there was no hair. Dereased gave no reason for being hit and in witness's opinion deceased perfectly unders cod what he wiḥ saying when hemide his statement. He also thoroughly understoed the questions put to him on Sunday afternoon al 5.30

Mr. Deacon-The boy said on the first occsalon that he was struck on the Wednesday. He did not think the fist ruler (produced) would have caused the injury, but the concussion of a fall would have done 10.

The inquest was vėjourned till Thursday next at 2.15 p.m. for furiber evidence.

LICENSING SESSION.

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It is feared that the quest for New Guinea gold has probably cost a party of six whites and four natives their lives. The men were pros- pecting near Samaral, and, no ildings belog head of them for some weeks, enquiries were made with the result that they are supposed to have been murdered. The captain of a trading culter picked up a nalive on the passt who said he was the sole survivor of the party. He also | stated that the boat had capslied, and all the white men had been drowned, adding that he had hained the body of a white man that had been washed ashore. Not being satisfied with his story, the captain offered a reward for any articles belonging to the bost and succeeded in recovering a Winchester rifo and revolver, neither of which showed any signs of having been in the water. Next day some of the natives brought the captain a pair of transers and a boat oar, and stated that the missing boat was zahore A. Shelton Hooper, Rev. R. F. Cobbold, Messraat Tarama. The cutter was prevented by A. Chapman, C. 5. Sharp, W. M. B. Arthur, sud adverse weather from reaching this locality, and Chun' Kwan 1. The following licences were

as the Information pointed directly to the massacre of the party, the captain Immediately granted :-

reported the matter to the authorities. Mr.

At the Annual Session of Justices of the Peace held at the Magisiracy this afternoon, there were present Capt. Haltings (President), Deputy Supt. Corcoran, Messrs F. Veitch, D. E. Brown,

Joachim Gomes, "The Man at the Wheel

Holel," Publican's licence.

P. Madar, "The Now Victoria„Hotel,” Pad-

lican's licence. A Bejanjes, The Peak Hotel," Publican's

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licence.

licence.

L. M. Lobe, "The Kowloon Hotel,* Publican's Hack Good, "The Grand Hotel," Pabilcan's

licence.

John A. Drewes, "The Praya East Hotel," Pob-

lican's licence. M. Stenberg, "The Colonial Hotel," Publican's

licence.

I. Silberman, "The Globe Hotel," Publican's

licence.

G. Neabrune, "The Land we live in Holel,"

Publican's licence.

Eather Oliver, "The Travellers' Hotel," Pub-

Ilcan's licence.

W. Krater, "The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle

Hotel." Publican's licence.

Anno Melanlab, "The Criterion Restaurant,"

Adjanci #cence.

F. 1. F. Bedford, "The Western Hotel," Pub-

Ican's licence.

Mary Peterson, "The German Tavern," Pub-

lican's licence.

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Morton, the magistrale of the south-east division, bas since proceeded to the roene.

At Sudent (Now Gulaca) a British Gold- Mining Company is at work and St Willem M'Gregor has given the company the services of 50 prisoner for a year. The company and Government ad. per day for the prisoners, who all food, accommodation, etc, and pay the

sys he sees no reason to be apprehensive of are guarded by armed police. Sir William bid results. Latest news from the field reports all prospects of an early and heavy wet season. A much-needed dry dock for Newcastle is likely to be established at last. An English syndicato proposes to convert the Stockton patent slip into a dry dock to receive the largest verrels. There is every probability of the dock being a great KOCCESS, MERE present large numbers of ships have to come to Sydney for repair or overhaul. The live stock trade at the coaly centre la briak, among latest äxtures being the Lalpoorata tüke Ico horses to India xud the Flade to take 14 hrad of cattle to Noumea. The Port Piries now taking in 12,000 carcases of frozen mation for London, and the Gulf of Stam is unloading 400 tons of machinery for the Aberdeen Chilling Works.

Some more particulars are coming to hand regarding the boom in the "Golden West," | Dwelling houses (says a correspondent) are un

obtaluable in Perth at almost any price; J. W. Osborne, The Bay View Hotel," Pab-thousands of people are in conseq sence camping under canvas in the outskirts; about balf a dozen

Ilcan's licence.

Frederick Blsbop, "The Gill Room," Adjunct

licence.

P. Bohm, "The Windsor Hotel," Fublican's

licence.

Henry Cook, "Mount Austin Hotel," Publican's

licence.

Charles Mooney, "The Hongkong Hots!,” Pub-

lican's licence.

Moose Mahomed, "The Stig Hotel," Publican's

licence.

A. Moir, "The Sullors' Home," Poblican's

licence.

Regarding the licence of Mrs. Melhalsh, Mr. Shelton Hooper said she was a splaster when the

cense was last renewed, but had since

married. He questioned whether the licence

should not be in her husband's name.'

Capt. Hastings sald that if the licence were withheld he could not carry on the business:

Mr. Hooper claimed that the woman had no civil rights and could not be sued in a civil court. He further urged that the licence should be taken

out in the husband's name.

After little discussion, the licence wa granted.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS LETTER,

(From our own Correrbondent.)

new townships have sprung up wlibin an many months; new and handsome bulldogs are being erected in Perth Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie and places which a little while back were wildernesses of salt bush and the camping grounds of a few boilginal tribes, are now growing cities and swarming bivas of industry, The expenditure of millions of loan money is carrying the colony along on a wave of prosperity which the Govern- ment and many others are of opinion will flow on for years after the debentures are due. A the Governor and members of the Ministry and party received invitations lately to accompany

Parliament by special train to Kalgoorlie for the opening of the rallway. The train consisted of six sleeping cars and the Governor's carriage, and provision was made aboard for two drinking barn, over which the champagne flowed in mialature torrents. Each passenger was provid- ed with several beautifully mounted cards, one containing the menu and toast list for the banquet, another providing entrance to the hall, a third setting forth the time-lable of the special als: a fourth requesting the holder to "kindly" breakfast'at much a place, lunch at another, dine at a third, and to en, walll there was quite a pocketbook fall of gold-lettered pasteboard The banquet was a memorable one, as it was an exemplification of the most reckless extravagance

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NEWS IN BRIEF.

FROM SHANGHAT PAPERS, Rebellion in Man-Yun district.

Big vald on female gamblers at Shanghal a few days ago.

The new German Tresly provides for foreign patent rights in Japan.

Would-be murderer of Hiu Vungye, ut Fèklug, will probably lose his herd.

The study of the Rusulan language in being vlgamoody taken up,at Tientsin.

A Shanghal nattre was accidentally stabbed daring a row between two Japanese.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUR:

Indian (Lightning) 14th inst, English (Kaiter-f-Hind) 15th inst. Tacoma (Tacoma) 15th lost, American (Belgic) xốth lust. German (Sacktam) 19th Inst. American (Pers) 24th (nat Canadian (Empress of Fapan) 18t prex. American (Coptic) est prox. Tacoma (Victoria) 4th prox. The P. & O. 5. N. Ca's steamer Hydaspes leht

A big German gun at Foochow barit, killing Bombay for this port yesterday morning. four men and wounding eleven other.

Tim steamship City of Dundar lekt Singapore Chinese grods go free of duty to the Belgian | for this port yesterday, and may be expected Exhibition, opening Aptil 24th next year.

here on or about the 181b lust. The steamer Bemaldır went nibore near Ktatean Hest ship. She got off without damage, A crowd of Chinese fell into a arad-bed la Defence Creek on the last day of the Shanghai Racer. A bridge gave way with them.

FROM STRAITS AND SIAM PAPERS. An Association of Insurance Agents is to be formed at Bangkok.

An Indian Commission reports against the Introduction of Chinese misers tato India.

at Singapore for the site of the naval dock.

The Admiralty has ordered boring to be made

A Dyak woman, of Sipat, was bravely rescued from a crocodile's jawa by her daughter a few weeks ago.

Nineteen German naval officers are coming in the G.M.S. Sachin to relieve officers on the

Chios station.

THE Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer Omi Maru left Nagasakt for this port this morning, and may be expected bera on the 16th fast.

SHIPPING RETURNS,

From 6 p.m. yesterday to 5 p.m. to-day.

ARRIVALS.

Ceras .........steamer, from Kobe, Hiroshima Maru... Braama

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Foochow.

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Aggregating 15,330 tons register. DEPARTURES. Printi8% 19 saari, steamer, for Europe.

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Two sham detectives got six months in gaol | Woosung at Singapore the other day for an audacious| Sartedon ̧ ua............ attempt at fraud.

Namoa 2294

Six Chinese bave been coramitted for trial at

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America.

Shanghai,,

The Han, H. Trotter's despatch box was Fond..................

$35 and valuable service papers. stolen from Claremont rectally. It contained Călna umanamaria Atriii...<B>ÖRENIN Singapore for having counterfeit coins and HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETUSME.

Aggregating 16,930 tona register.

colning Implements in their possession.

Haungshan ... In Kowloon Dock. Lysroom.

The Ho Stong, once Rajab Brooke's yachi, has been filled with new bollers at Singapore. She did to knots over the messared mile. lot of jeweller a short time slace at Singapota. He used the confidence" trilele on his victim.

A Manila man took « Chinaman down for a

| Trane (H.I.G.M.S.).......

Actto Nerduo Chelyar

Dis .......................... Joku Balalay woman.

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FROM JAPANESE PAPEIS. An earthquake was felt at Gife on the 19th | Tatrang ult..

A Tokio syndicate is about to erect a sulphur refinery.

The mourning for the Queen of Korea ends on the 16th init,

covered in Japan.

Several life Insurance frauds have been dik.

A sailor of the Milka Maru 'was drowned last week in Kobe harbour."

The steamer Kwanwon Maru has been chartered by the N, Y. K.

Flans of the cable from Saka Polat to Se Kisaki have been completed,

The Diet has voted 13,000 yen par annum ás

subsidy for technical schools,

Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop la in Seoul, and she is at work on a book on Kores.

A first clam hetal is to be erected in Seoul by Mr. Gallard, of Gaillard, Jeune, -

There me 130 scholars in the English depart- ment of the Pał Chal School at Secai.

Lient, Koimin, secretary to the Ruslan Military Agent in Korea, is now in Seoul

The tobacco workers at Kagoshima are out on strike, to the number of 68, för more day,

A rebel leader, captured in King Wen Da, has been shot in the Hoy-yang market place has been appointed Medical Missionary to Kores Miss Mattia Ingalds, M., of South Carolina,

The Coal miners' strike at Shimonoseki ban ended la an increase of 10 cents on the dally

wage.

Seoul, tried to commit suicide by hanging and A sorceress named Her, istely arrested in

falled.

Daring the last session of the Diet, out of 303 members. 117 made speeches, while 183 did not

open their mouths.

Mr. F. Steemakers, French Consul at Naga- anki, will succeed Mr. Muller-Beck as Nother- lands consul at that port.

Ab American man-of-warwas ordered off when

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RIFLE BRIGADE" BURLESQUE

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SATURDAY, the 14th November, 1896. OVERTURE *t e P.M. Punctually. Prices, $3, $2 and $1. (Jaldlers and Sailors hall-uried to’şı Seals), BOX OFFICE at Messrs. W, ROBINSON & Co.'s Piano and Music Rooms.

A Special Tram will leave for the PEAK fifteen minutes after the fail of the Curtain.

Hongkong, 10th November, 1896. [1747

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Intimations.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 418,

and the most utter disregard for expense: The trying to take observations of the Hinoyama TENDERS will be received at this Office

typical costume that night on the goldfields was not the white moles and blue shirt, but fall evening dress, with a glistening of diamonds sod starch-gloss linen. Champagna flawed in caploas floods, and what with the quantity handed to those on the outside, who were not favoured with invitations, the tally at the close and another disappeared.

Fort, Hakan, on the 15th ult.

Twosaflor(h the French steamer Melbourne pound tlas of oplam ashore. were caught on the 24th ult taking 11 quarter.

Merry, Sonoda, Yamamoto, and Hayakawa, now in England in connection with Japanese bonds, visit the continent this month.

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Mat!! NOON of WEDNESDAY, the 18th November, 1896, for the Sale Privilege of FARMING the GRANITE QUARRIES in HONGKONG during the Year 1897.

ordinary feats of balancing with slippery. Dr. Atkinson wrate that he said he had been frequent as ever at Randwick, Canterbury Park, showed that over 1600 battles bad in one way issue of 486,000 yen la Prefectural Bands in of too, which shall be forfelted to the Crown

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SYDNEY, October 20th. There has been plenty of life in the sporting world this month, berse and pany races being and Moorefield, and pedestrianism is again looking up at Lite Bridge. Cricket is in ful swing and the boys are all showing fine form. Cycling is booming, and the spring carnival at Adelaide attracted over 5000 persons,

The

Na Tender will be received unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that ha The Finance Department has approved the has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the suns

Toyamato cover expense of flood damage repairs, by way of liquidated damages if ruch person The head priest of Jikojl temple, at Nakam- | refuses to enter into the usual Bond should kis bara-gun, has been arrested for having obtained Tender be accepted." by fraud 5,700 yan from bis parishioners.

Mr. Markabo Sakuzo's election expenses for

The Form of Tendar apply at this Office.

For Speclication and farther Partleglars apply

The Government does not bind itself to accepi the highest or any Tender.

By Command,

to his leads to tell them to bring his things away. It was the person who used to pay the boy's fees who brought him back. Could not aay if the boy came himself. Witness asked Mr. Ralph how he had punished the boy, and he believed he told him what was done, but witness could not remember it. He gaderstood it was a caning. The bay went away about 9 p.m. but nobody told winess he was, golag. He did not remember when he first heard of the boy run

ing away. He balleved the boy was in the large dormitory, the master on daly (Mr. Ralph) being in charge he took the boys to the Cathedral. On the Sunday before the boy died saskaited. Asked the masters on the premises porcelain jara.

sword

(Messrs. Kalph and Barclay) about the matter, swallowing also calls for special mention, the Asked some of the boys about it also, Nons of performer sending a blade fall 20 inches in the boys or masters on Sunday night said that length well down into his commissariat depart. deceased had had a fall. He had been told out. ment without inconvenience and he also thrust falde the court by a boy, Hokatla, that deceased › racing at Adelaide, however, was marred a good advisers. The bill, as pasted in the Assembly, I the seat in the Lower House were 8,000 yeb, at the Public Works Office...

had had a fall, and be also heard of it on the deal by the conduct of an American rider named Wednesday after the boy's death. Witness's Martin. After the first heat of the Mile Inter. wife first feld him of it. Did not speak to Mr. national Scratch Race, Marila was cautioned for Ralph until breakfast time after the Sunday, looking round and wobbling in the straight Showed him the doctor's leller and told him Martis denied that he had blocked anyone, and

Wing had rald In presence of the

told the judge, Mr. M. Evan, that "he wit no bad and witness that be

gentleman." He was then ordered off the track, bees struck by Mr. Ralph on the forehead with a in the final of the Flying Handicap the winner, wooden stick on the Saturday the boy went to A. B. M'Donell, ran very wide when approach. hospital. Deceased, he said, had stated that he, ing the winning post, and Martin was in con. sequence crowded on to the fence, which be was punished for having lolghi enistakes in

incensed, entered a protest, and as the riders Hiin he said the boy was not in school on the

were about to return to the pavilion be struck ed, not, however, as affirst proposed by the British day he said he was struck. Mr, Ralph said he M'Donell on the face. The crowd hosted Mar. Government, but in conformity with the sugger. | was quite soen of that and also that he had done tip, whose conduct was brought under the notice tion of the United States to apply the principle nothing to hasten or cause Tong Wing's death of the racing and records committee. It was of Civil law, whereby the validity of a title is and that he would be very unhappy if be thought resolved to disqualify him for two months, he had done so. He had said nothing more to

protest against_M'Donel wai admitted after a certain lapse of time." So all witness on the matter, Witness did not think diamined. Martia consalted Mr. J. H. Symon, the threats and insinuations of Mr. Cleveland he showed the doctor's letter to the two masters, who wrote to the league demanding and his bitterly anti-British Secretary, Mr. but aald generally that Tong Wing complained that the suspension be removed by ix o'clock her Majesty, which w refused. The of having been struck by a master. On the day on Tuesday morning, October noth, and the Olney, have come to naught and there will (Wednesday) named in the doctor's letter inquiry his disqualification be re-opened. be no war. As a matter of fact, there was deceased was in school, but was sick the day Martin called several witnesses for bis defence. never any prospect or any bond fide inte befors. On the Wednesday deceased bad and the inquiry war' adjourned till Wednesday tion of waging war ofther on the part of sight mistaken in his dictation. Witness evening, to enable Martin to cross-examine those examined Jocessed's claus la dictation wineries who were called on Saturday evening Great Britain or the United States. The whois

hat day. His sickness on the previous night abide by the decision of the league. Randall Martin signed a paper stating that he would mistakes.

daggers through his cheeks without any visible discomfort. A.Chinese orchestra played some music said to be Engilsh, and it was perhaps a good thing for everybody that they were not seen. The show is a clever and Interesting one and will well repay a visit.

In the course of his speech at the Guildhall on

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The Coloured Races Immigration Restriction Bill is noon to come before the Upper House and it is thought that some features la the measure will not be approved in England by Her Majesty's provides for restricting the Immigration of all coloured races whether British or foreign subjects, and it will, if agreed to by the Council, most Queen's susent na a measure of an extraordinary likely be reserved by the Governor for the character or one inconslatent with obligations imposed upon her Majesty by treaty, the Governor's power of assent et extending to such bills. The Premier (Mr. Reid) claims that ke has the precedent of a Canadian Act of Parlis- meet for saying that Royal assent will be given precedent to quote on the other side. In 1876 the Queensland Legislature passed an Act "to Emend the Gold Fields Act of 1874, so far as relates to Asiatic and African aliens," Governor Cairns sought the advice of the then Attomey General (Mr. Grifflib), who said the bill came T Governor was not, however, sailssed, and within the scope of his Excellency's Jurisdiction. therefore, sought the personal agent of Draw before the New South Wales Parliament not only applies to Chinese and Japanese, bet to Indians who are subjects of the Queen, thus going much further than did the Queensland Bil of twenty years ago.

Ha deleated opponent's bill was 13,000 yen.

The banto of a foreign firm at Hlogo has been arrested on a charge of conspiring to embezzle a sum of 1,900 yen gald by the firm for à Įspanose company.

returned Captain Ridderbjelke has

to Yokohama, bad weather preventing him crossing the Pacific in a 17ft. boût. He la to try agală in Spring

Manekata Kiyosbl, charged with killing a lady missionary, Georgiana Suthon, at Aomori, Hakodate Appeal Court.

Wednesday Lord Sullabury was able to announce | dictation, Another boy was struck also. Mr. Ralph bumped several times. Martin, who was greatly to his bill, but the home authorities have another was acquitted again on Oct, aand by the

that the Venezuela tangle has at last been unravell-made no reply at first, but afterwards before

have accounted for the

and bis

scare was nothing more or less than 10? boy was marked "sick" on the two days and Symonds were severely [asprimanded for who is taking the yacht Spray around the world

contemptible electioneering dodge, on a par with the disgraceful Sackville West "incident and ather undignified mancouvres of needy pollti class to keep in office at all costs' and at all hazards to the national welfare and the nation's honour, Mr. Cleveland finding there was no hope of his party carrying all before it at the recent elections gradually climbed down and no sooner was the fate of the Democratio administra-

In agostics there is plenty of'stir on'Saturday afternoons, and the harbour presents pretty aspect, the white-winged craft of all styles cudding up and down, landing a pleasing Animation to the scene. As the summer bids

after this and was sent to the hospital next day, | suspicious riding. Decessed did no more dictation after the arst alt. Before Tong Wing when to Hospitalit. Bass received no report of his having had a fall and injuring himself. The masters had rules and wooden pointers about a ft long. Fong Kum Ting ran away from the school for a few days, but he did not remember why,

rantesi on.”

An interesting case came recently before the Water Police Court when Capt. Josing Slocum. singlehanded, sought to have Henry Arthur Slater boond over to keep the peace. Slater, a messenger of the Works Department, is an burglar some ex-constable and was shot by

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Eleven charters have been applied for in respect of electric tramway companies in Tokio, while for similar enterprises in Osaka there have been as many as thirteen,

Two quartomasters of the steamer Cowrie were fined two days' pay and sent to prison for a month at Yokohama on the 26th uit, for refusing to work on a Sunday-

The Railway Bureau will shortly begla bulid.

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J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 31st October, 1896...

No. 419.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

"TENDERS will be received at this Office

TENI

until Noom of WEDNESDAY, the 18th

November, 1896, for the Sola Privilege of FARMING U GRANITE QUARRIES is BRITUH KOWLOON during the Year 1897.

No Tender will be received unless the pereda tendering produces a receipt to the affect that ke has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $100, which shall be forfeited to the Crown

by way of liquidated damages if such person refuses to enter into the usual Bond should his

Tender be accepted.

ing an Imperial saloon carriage to accom- modaia rro persons. It is estimated that over

A Kobo matting merchant named Opomlya For Form of Tender apply at this Offica 500,00g yan is required for the work, Taro has contracted debis amounting to 100,000 For Specification and further Particulars apply. yan by fraud, and his bean sirested by the police, at the Public Works Office. Over so credline appested against him,

The Government does not bind "itsalf to accept Owing to robberies from the Govemment || the bigbest or any Tender, granaries at Seoul, the Chief of Police has been By Command, reprimanded, an inspector ined zo days pay, a sargenní dismissed and three policemen asrested, Judgment was given to Tokie Court of Appeal in the 27th it against the Captale of the steamer Niigata, for the amount claimed los to the consignee without bill of lading, certain bags of sugar wrongly delivered at Ounka

P. Agal, of Japan, arrived at San Francisco | A the Year 1896, at the Rate of FIFTY

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Calonial Secretary.. Colonial Secretary's Office.

Hongkong, 31st October, 1895,

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,. AN INTERIM DIVIDEND on Account of

a go. Formerly he had been mate is Yankes ship with Slocum, and when the Spray fair to be reation one can take out the plea-fl-usage En had received from Slocum while at came along, he told some most thrilling tales of

ren under his command. He told his story to The Riße Association's 35th-annual meeting interviewers and to publia mestings at the OR the 22nd September. His mission was to CENTS per SHARK (01 FIVE FER CENT, On tion sealed by the triumph of the Republicans declined by witness because he was a bad boy | his proved a great success and all the best shots | Ouce sex 13 days, and alen krom stokom med "Thres of these he ordered in England and two la Į at the HowGKONG AND SHANGHAI BAY

· States of how he WSS | and confined | purchase locomotives for the Naniwa railway, the Capital of the Company), will be PAYABLE

ironed and

at the election on the 3rd, instant than the Britian Government was given to understand that before going out of office Mr. Cleveland would Bettle the question on the lines now indicated In Lord Salisbury's oration. It is to be hoped that we've heard the last of sack tricks of the trade and politics in the States seems

To Me, Deacon-The boy Hing · Sul Ia was

the charges a denial and pubilabed an affidavit of Slater's exonerating him from all blame. In this pretty little quarrel the public took sides, one barbour "steamer's passengers: cheering the plioper heartily and another lot as fastly scoting him. Blocum charged Slater with saying, This Captain Slocum; God help him when we men you are going to make an angel of 71 make an angel of him when I get hold of him." Slater said the words he used

and very troublaseraa. The school was not a of the colonies took part. On the opening day unjustly "caning school". Witness had been head- there were over 4658 entries and the cash prises |panished in America. Biocons en arrival New York. Others are also to be bought. master here for 17 years and had had experience totalled, 3,500. Australia is going to follow in

Daring 1895, the post offices throughout Japan at the Government Central School and at Caston, the footsteps of Canada and send a team to

handled 111,425,148 letters, 328,503,698 postal Vary little caning went on ni thin school. They Blalay next year, probably In April, Eleven sometimes had boys whose parents could not do years ago a Colonial team went home, but the

cards, 83.04.444 newspapers, periodicals and books, and 19,560,815 oiber mall matter, an anything with them and they resented the con- spce was not success. The Canadians have

increase of $3.866,248 over the previous year. linement at night. Very few boys ran away generously offered the Australians the use of

The Kartan Government has appointed Ko from the school altogether. Deceased's mistakes their permanent camp at Bisley, and are also

Sko U, the assassin of Kim Ok-yib, a Marter of Ralph'used was a light flat one, like the one la trip to England alone and back would cost 120,

Itsu-shoku, the would-be assassin of Baku El Ke, with M1, McKinley in power brighter days are in court. The pointers tapered off to a point. He and this could be raised by subscription, without

Councilor of the Royal Household Department store for our " American cousina.”. It is curtain | had not seen Mr. Ralph with any other kind of | going to the Associations" fundsțin the different

As the mudents of the Superior Middle School that the McKinleyiter can do no worse than the ruler save that described.

| word: “You are - making a litle god of of Yamaguchi prefécture were on a march out Clevelanders, neither can they render the govern the boy was rolering from sesemia.

Dr. Atkinson, recalled, said that he was sure. The Adelaide S,S, Co.'s big chartered steamer, this man; I'll make a little angel of him when on the axat instant, some exercises were held in When the Indianopolis, was in' trouble at Brisbane | wa'meet." God help my, wife and family II.X || the woods, and a student named Kashiwagi: mant of a great nation more galling to the admited to the serial there was no reason to a few days ago, having been arrested by a meat him. Under the cirvanstances the Wossbers shot, by meddant, als schoolmate governed or mere losiksoms in the sight of the supposs his head was injured; If the boy and Vice-Admiralty Court wedez. Exriy last monik Magistrate had nothing to do but bind Blatar Klaashi Gichiro, a son of Hieron Klonskis - The Xupons Powars.

Izechired a blow 32 days Belöre it would depend i she sallied with a sisamer lowing a soull over to lejr line peace in Puretter locatiON (285) 10juredi isay dled in the hospital.

HONGKONG, ON and after the 16th Instant, on WARRANTS to be obtained from the Undes. signed. Local Shareholders are requested to apply at the COMPANY'S OFFICE for thete WARRANTS

unfortunately to have become a trade—and thus | la dictation were in spalling. The ruler Mr. auxions that our men should visit Canada. The mail: Il not be responsible for my action. This | Ceremonies in the Board of Ceremonies, and L❘ there, on and after the sanse date.

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colonies.

The DIVIDEND will also be PAYABLE at the HONGKONG AND ·ÉHANGHAI BAME SHANGHAI, a presentation of WARRANTS The REGISTER of SHARES will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 21st instant, undi SATURDAY, the 28th lustant, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered, da

By Order,

A. H. MANCELL

Buonary