NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL,
The Pacific Mall S. S. Co.'s stexmer CAMA, Capt, W. B. Seabury, from San Francisco, a Honolule, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghal, with malls up to 19th December, arrived in, port this morning. From our San Francisco exchanges we take the following, telegrams —
ROME, aly, December 1126. A sensational scene occurred in the Chamber of Depaties to-day over the allowance for the Prince of Naples. In the course al the debate Signor Costa, Socialist, declared that the monarchy was notonly a useless but a dangerous Institution. The President of the Chamber forbade him to speak further. A filghifal uproar nsued. Deputies Aliw at one another's throats. Some exchanged knockdawa blows. The tumalt continued for a long time. Finally the bill grunting the annual allowance of 1,000,000 france was carried imid great confusion,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 18,
revolution 150. openly marde, unless President | Errazuriz sprees to reforma demanded by the Liberals. The Chamber of Deputies will not determined to have his way and to over-ride the compremise, while the President is equally Congres
LONDON, December 17th,
Dr. Nanson has accepted an fowitation ten sered by the Savage Club, to be lin' guest at a banquet on the first Saturday in Febraery next. Two days later he will deliver an address before
the members of the Royal Georgraphical Scclety, and on the follosleg day will lecture lo public for the first mo at St. James Hall
This MOINES, Iowa, December 17th. Gevirror F, M. Drake in an laterview to-day says he thinks it to time for the United States to recegnize the Ird:pendence of Cuba. The Go vernor apraks waemir of the Caban cause, and is sexlove to ald the patriots. Adjutant-General Wright is flooded with letters from men whe wish to go to the front. Governor. Drake denlee the tumour that he court-martialed George P. Gaayot, his chief engineer, who is aging regiment to go to the front to aid Cuba. He is in sympathy with Guayot.
NEW YORK, December 17th.
QUEENSTOWN, December 16th. The Biltlik steamer Hand Moors, from Newcastle on November 24th for Billmere, lost her propeller in a storm. She was picked up yesterday by the British steamer Brišish
A Herald special from New Orleans says: Empire, when ninety-four miles south-east of Arnold de Fatest of Paris registered a few days Queenstown, and was towed into this portage at the St. Charles Hotel here. It became to-day. The Hard Moore hid drifted for
known yesterday that he is the adapted son of sixteen days.
the late Baron Hirsch, the philanthropist and humaniterler, that he is heir to a fortune of about $18,00000, and that he came to the United States to escape military duty in France, In an interview yesterday ha sald: "I am #dopted son of the late Baron Hirsch. My
when I was of such a tender age that I cannot
and came to America to escape the French military laws,"
HAMBURG, December 16th. There were disturbances to-day in many parts of the decks, and affrays between the strikers and the police occurred, during which several persons were injured and a number of arrests were made. attacked and burned the Stevedores' Association.
thirty-three other ships are at a standstill
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THE CAREW CASE.
his point was that Mr. Carew never know within half an hour or so hour when to expect
which
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ANNIVERSARIES.
Masonic,
VICTORIA PRECEPTORY AND PRIORY.
REGULAR MEETING of the VICTORIA A PRECEPTORVING PRIOR held in the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, the 19th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Sir Knights are cordially
Hongkong, rich January, 1807.
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1841--Hongkong ceded to the British by the invited to attend.
Ellet and Klohen Treaty. 1863-Hongkong Sallor's Home opened. 1870-The Frederic burnt by coolles.
1898-Houses of Parliament at Toklo destroyed 1888-Mr. Murray. British Vice-Consul at Ma-
cae, committed suicido.
by fire.
· FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
the doctor,) Witness further stated that on Chinese.17th of 19th moon of 29nd vear of Kone, January 7th. the solh October and the following days Mrs Jow! h.-161k Sabat 5057. As we have already announced by special tele
Chew scemed very anxious about her husband | Mohammeds-181k Shaatam, 1313 gram, the trial of Mrs. Carew commenced land of the suffering and pain he was in. On Sas-Rise H.B.M. Court for Japan at Yokohama an
one occasion she came for witness to a place where he was dialog out. She at once cos- High water-Morning Taniday (5th January) before Judge Mowat and
sented to Dr. Todd and to Dr. Bax being called ajory whose names were given by us yesterday.
fa. Dr. Baels could rot come on the day he was Low water-Morning The Gazette ebserves that Mrs. Carew came up asked, and when the telegram came the deceased to the Coat In a closed rickshs, She was attired in deep mourning and the vehicle was seemed much better. Bat while in bed that proceeding at a walking pace followed by two night, witness said he fell to pondering over an men. Accompsaled by bee brother and the anonymous chit he had received that day, warder, Mrs. Carew entered the Court within two read, he thought, simply" Maraya's, three bottles ariente solution." The boy who brought it said minutes of the tour and as she took her seat at the backofthe place res:ived for her counsel, It was
I came from No. 6. Before he recalved this letter ful compone, The Judge was accompanied the latter he believed to be la Mr. Dunlop's
■ communication was made to him by Mr. netleed that her face wore an expression of cheer: Danlop who lived at No. 6. The gavelope of Into Court by Mr. Troup, who, also sat on the Beach. When the Judge was seated, Mr. Moss,
handwriting, but that of the Bote itself struck Clerk of the Court, impressively read the charge suspicions thus aroused, he went to see the bim as being different. In consequence of to which Mrs. Carew replied in clear and British Corgul (Mr. C. Hall) and Dr. May, distinct tones, without betraying the slightest galver in her voice. I am not gulity," Mr. and made arrangements for the immediate of her medical s'tendant that the prisoner be mention to Mr. Carew the suspicious be enter Lowder then said "I have to apply andes advice scmoval of Mr. Carew to hospital. He did not lained. She did not, at the time, seem rellevad allowed a seat," "Certainly" replied the judge at the thought of her husband going into hospital. Mr. Carew then moved into the dock, Mr. She said first, De you think it necessary?" Kircher bloglog = chalt. Mr. Lowder
Witness replied, "I do; he is only going from stated that he appeared on behalf of the bad to worse. Afterwards, however, the
M. Wilkinson. and... Mr; prisoner, and Litchfield that they appeared on behalf of xpressed herself relieved at baing rid of her the Crows, the fudge acknowledging the state pailent, as she thought she might get rest, as ments by gravely bowlag. Mr. Moss then called she was tired out with her nursing. Winces, upon those summoned to appear on the jury to indeed, told her she could not go on with the answer to your names and save your fines, Bursing for ever. She did not seem to be aware. Those not replying were Messrs. H. I. Chope, that her husband was dangerously ill when he H. E. Campbell, C. B. Bernard, A. Owsion,
Mr. Lowder: Did you ask any question of
left.
The strikers, in the evening, parente ware great frienda olbis, and they died HL A. Vlacent. G. K. Dinsdale, J. A. Singislo, Mr. Carew whether he bad taken any arsenic?—
MEMORANDA,
TO-MORROW,-19th January. Non-Olympia leaves for Victoria, B.C., and French mall due,
Tacoma, via waand vorta of cril.
9pm Meeting of the Victoria Preceptory and
Priory.
WEDNESDAY,~~acik January.
IT .-Outward French Mail closes. Noon.Tamiss leaves for Europe.
Noon-Empress of Chins leaves for Van-
couver, via usual ports of call 5pm-Meeting of the Hongkong Odd Volumes
Society at Government Hente,
THURSDAY, 21st January,
Work "proceeded lo-day on 108 vessels, and remember them. I was educated in England. / L. Walter, H. Moss and H. E. Marries. On the bad suspicion of some poison, but not of { (1,30 = m.-Extraordinary general meeting of
PARIS, December 16th, The Chamber of Deputies to-day passed the
zaval budget, Admiral Besnard, the Minister
of Marine, promised to introduce schemes for the defence of Cherbourg and Brest Daria the discussion of the army budget M. Fares, Socialist deputy from the Tarn, moved that the term of military service be reduced to eve year. General Billor, the Minister for War, opposed the motton, He ́rald be could"not forget that the frontiers of France were open ¡that one YUAT- of service would reduce the strength of the vrmy, and in the present time the army must be ready to take the field at any moment. The motion was rejected by a vote of 453 to 50.
PARIS, December 6th. - The death is argounced of Viscount Auguste Margon, a dramatist, and famous as a rival of Victor Hugo.
LONDON, December 17th,
|_ Mr. J. Coleman Drayton, daughter of Mes William Astor, was married in St. Colombia's Church this afternoon in Genres Hilz, a member of the firm of Hald & Haig, whisky merchants of London. The ceremony was performed by Rer Donald McLeod D.D. pastor of the church and ape of the Queen's chaplains in the Nationa! Church of Scotland.
LONDON, December 17th. The Time will print to-morrow a despatch from Singapore saying that the Spanish troops Philppine graap will be withdrawn and concen. now stationed, on the islands composing the trated in and about Manile, the capital of the islands. The rebels, according to this dispatch, number 50,000.
MUNICH, December 17,th
An explosion occurred in Cremer's match fac- fory at Aschailenburg, Bavaria, last evening, demolishi-g the building, killing fifteen girls and seriously Injuring seven others,
LONDON, English December 18th. Commenting to-morrow na the sellon of the Foreign Relations Commitles of the American Senate in agreeing to report favourably on Senator Cameron's resolution recognizing the ladepan dence of "abi, the Daily News will say it fr of the opinion that the committen's action will not tend to any immediate result. It remarks that the condition of Cabs is a serious matter, and is naturally irritating to the neighbouring Republic. The strength of the supporters of the resolation lier in the fact that Soain is unable to subdan Cuba or let the inland alone,
NEW YORK, December 18th,
A special cable despatch to the Hirald from Tante : Captain Servaite, the naval aftache bere, was killed here today in a duel with swords by Maltro, Jage de Paix.
ADELAIDE (South Australis), Dec. 18th.. The bill to restrict the immigration of the coloured races has passed the Legislative Coun-
· PARKERSBURG, W. Va., December 17th. Hon M. K, Duty, one of the prominent Taw. yers in this State, wis murdered in ble office at Pennsboro by Cid Collins this aftermons. About 5 o'clock Benton Thomas, a client ef Duly's called on the latter on business. Colling a well-known oilman, entered, and began an aboslys attack upen Thomes. Doty ordered | cll. Collins to leave the office, whereupon the liter rushed at Duty with a long knife. Da'y received three slashes zerors the sbdomen and one over the liver, and he died shortly afterward. Belore Duty fell be struck Collins ou the bead with a poker, and it is believed he is also badly injured.
THE "SALIER" DISASTER.
In the American papers which arrived by mall 10-day respecting the wreck of the North Ger- msn Lloyd steamer Sallar on the coast of Spalo, telegraphed by Reuter at the time. The dispatches agres stating that the steamer left Antwerp with ato passengers, and she carried besides a crew of 65; hat it is waid that many more passenpera embarked at the fatermediate ports. Lloyd's agent at Corunna gives the number on board as 38r; « dispatch to the Cologna Garitta from Corunna places the num. ber at "between 400 and 500."
Several telegraphic dispatches aro pablished
Officer are looking for Collins, who is said to be a desperate man. Dely was the late Democratic candidate for Circuit Judge of Richle County:
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BRISTOL, December ryth, Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, the American MI. mister, arrived here to-day in response to an invitation to distribute the prizes and deliver a address to the students of the Technical School at the Society of Merchant Ventures. He took luncheon with the Council of the Belilah Cham. ber of Commercs in the boardroom of the Council. Replying foast, the health of the A dispatch from Corunna dated December guest of the occasion, Mr. Bayard vald that there 11th states:-The Saller was commanded by was much in the hearts of Americans to-day to Captain Wempe and she had a general cargo. make them look gran England as their old | The disawer occurred during a dense fog and bome. The ties of blood, he wald, were thicker heavy westha: The Saller had a fearful pas than water. Continuing, he expressed hope that ; sage from Bremen sa Corona. Two of her bosts when be returned to America no elmid would obstruct the vision of any iberal-minded man.
WASHINGTON, D,C. D^2. 171k, Edward Nixon, the Elizabethpot (N.J.) ship ballder, visited the Navy Department to-day to announce ble readingss to launch the onboat Annapolis, Wednesday, the 13th fast. She will be the third of there vessels to be fasted, her slater, the Newport und - Vicksburg, having been launched at Bath, Me, about two weeks ago. The fourth of this true, with single screw and large sall aren, is the Primesion, which Dia: Jogue of Camden hopes to launch sext March The other two gunboats, of similar displacement, suthorzed simultaneously by Congines, are the Whaling and Marketta, which the Union Tron Werkt, San Francčico, are preparing to lunch In January,. They barn twin screws and ne aalle. It is expected that all these vessels will be in commission early next summer,
names being repeated, Mr. Singleton answered bell had left the part; Messrs. Vincent, Moss, The Judge stated that Messrs. Chepa and Camp and Harries had sent in medical certificates thei they were sick, sad Mr. Le pold, that he was offering from desfoors. The Judge added "Thare gentlemen who have not answered of $50. This applied to four, Messrs. Bernard, to their names will be fined the areal fine Owaton, Dinsdale and Walter. Mr. Mo
arsenic.
ak him; I was merely puzzled.
Did you ask him of any pelios?--I did not
Did you ach the accused?-No. Or anybody in the house?—The only thing I
asked about was the question I put about the
tions at all-No, my suspicious were not pole and pans.
On that morning you did not aik any ques- aroused about arsenic until Thursday morning
when Mr Dunlop spoke to me.
Mesara Geo. Fenwick & Co., Ltd, at tho Hongkong Hotel.
11.30 m.—Meeting of shareholders of the West Point Building Co., Ltd., at the Company's office, Victoria Bulldogs.
Noon-Meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Land-Envestment and Agency Co., Ltd., at 2:30 pm.-Auction of household furniture, &c., the Company's office, Victoria Buildings. at No. 55, Wyndham Street, by Mr. G. P. Lammert.
FRIDAY, 2nd January,
Entertaining this suspicion, would it not have been at least kind of you to obtain some state- ment from the deceased as to how this uraenic | Tecoma mall dos. was.eżbiðited to him?-My suxiety was to goi | 9PM.—St. George's Fall at the City Hall, him away from the centre of danger; that wa the best antidote I could prescribe.
SATURDAY,—23rd January.
You did not think his death was imminent at | English mall die, that time?-Not at that time.
Dr. H. J. M. Todd gave evidence of the port mortem examination, declaring that death WES caused by an irritant polson and all the detailed symptoms were consistent with arsenic.
LEGAL
INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
C.M.G., Chief Justice.)
then informed Mrs. Carew that the wished to challenge any of the Jary she must chal. lenge them before they were sworn, and before
were sworn she should be heard they The drawing of the Eve Jurors was then com- menced. The first to be drawn was Arthur Henry Cole Watson, who took his seat unchal lenged. James Raddlean war challenged by Mr. Lowder. Robert Caustne Kenrick Jahn- stone was not challenged. Nor was Duncan MacLaren, Henty Moss was next drawn but, Charles B. Bernard was being sick, excused Eined. Joseph Brown was challenged by Mr. Lowder, at alto was the next drawn, William Sutter. Andrew Patterson oassed unchallanged and took his seat in the fury-box. Charles Barton Steadman was then drawn and proceeded to the jary-box when he paused and, addressing the Jadge, sald "Your Honour, I claim exemption i i thin the time to state (?" "On whit ground ?! "On the ground of deafness; I have a medical certificate." "You are excused," Henry Tenpunt was challenged (Before kli Lordship Dr. J. W. Carrington, by Mr. Litchfield. Charles Sale's name was then called. Mr. Lawder i "I challenge Charles Sales," Frank Percy Salaman wi exposed on a medical certificate. The next name drawn, and, as it proved, the last, was that of Joseph Davison, who passed unchal lenged, and the Kit was filled. The jury thus consisted of Mesara. Wat. fon, Johnstone MacLaren, Patterson, and Davieson, and having been swan, the other gentlemen called were excused from further attendance.
The indictment was se follows:—
In Her Britannic Majesty's
Court for Japan. Kanagawa)
to wit Henry Charles Litchfield The Crown Prosecutor In Japan for Our Lady Queen presents and charges that at Yokohama Japan Edith May Hallowell Carew on the twenty-second day of October in the year of our Lord 1896 feloniously wllfolly and of her malice aforethought did kill and murder sus Walter Raymond" Hallowell Carew against the peace of Our Lady the Queep Her Crown and Dignity.
Mr. Wilkinson opened the case with a long
address to which he outlined the facts-the address consisting of a review of the evidence
given at the legsest and the magisterial examina flan. He impressed upon the jury that in nearly were swept overboard by a heavy son which beat
every case of this sort the evidence by which it aver her, and she sustained other damages. The is sought to bring home the charge to the Direct steamer shackt night on a ledge of rocks two pilsoner in circumstantial evidenci. and a half miles from Coranas. She was bound to evidence would be given to establish certain Villagarcia, where she was to ship another lot of facts, and they would be asked, from those facts steerage passengers bound for Buenos Ayres to draw certain conclusions. It would be for The Safiar bad to run far enough south to clear them to determine whether the direct evidence the rocks off Cape Corsabeda before sla-boarding | Proved the facts alleged by the witneNKER. her helm and heading south-west, gradually Upon that point he did not anticipate that there pointing un westward and then in north- would be much conflict or that they would westerly direlor in order to bead into the bay
have any great difficulty in meriving at leading up to Villa-ardia. Captain Wemps a conclusion. Their difficulty would be in con asems to have been thrown out of his reckoning sidering those facts as a foundation for the con- by the fog and rain and to bare headed to port clusions they would be naked to draw. It was too soon, with the result that he failed to clear seldom, indeed, that there were sny witnesses the rocks briaw Cape Corrubeda and went down to speak directly to the administration of poison, with his ship and all kinds.
and the law did not regalen that there should be,
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January 18th.
WARBOURING A GIRL.
A woman named Chm U was placed on trial charged with hardourleg a girl named Mak FuD, 18 years, for the purposes of prostitution. The
pleaded not guilty, was undefended, who Luders, J. M. H. Meler, George F. Lammert, T. The jays composed as follows:--Pant Fr. 7. Foyan, Henry White, J. Wheeley, M. Los The Attorney-General stated the facts of the case and said that the girl in question was ma orphan, and a native of Tang "Ho. She was taken to a brothel fo Square St. and there the prisoner received her from her pocket mother, and endeavoured to persuade the girl to lead an Immoral life.
The girl Mak Fun gave evidence and was cross-examined at some length by the prisoner and also by his Lordship.
After hearing the evidence the jury returned a tenced to 15 months' hard labour. verdict of "guilty and the prisoner was sen.
tingally bringing a girl to the colony for immoral Lee Kan and Wong Ling Hong charged with purposes were each found guilty and sentenced
to 18 months' hard labour.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not necnmmały mndorse the oplašna sxpressed by Corrependants in this extuxen.)
A SOLDIER'S FUNERAL,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE:
Franch (Caledonian) to-marrOW. Tacoma (Macduf”) 22nd lnst. English (Ravenna) azrd lost, American (Belgic) 26th lust.
Canadian (Empress of India) nyth lost. Tacoma (Braemar) 28th last. American (Peru) 6th prox. American (Coptic) 15th prox.
THE Ocean Steamship Ca's steamer Deucalion is to leave Borneo for this port on the art fast, and is dua here on or about the 37th inst.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s stenmar Ampress of India arrived at Yokohama this morning, and left for this port at 4 pim.
THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Nistor,
Intimations.
GEO, FENWICK AND COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTE is hereby given that in EXTRA
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of this COMPANY will be held at the HONGKONG January, 1897, at Half-past Eleven of the clock HOTEL ON THURSDAY, the stat day of
In the Forenoon, when the resciallon which was
passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 19th day of December 1896, will be submitted for confimation as a Special Resolution,
A printed copy of the Resoluilon can be seen on application to the General Manager.
By Order,
W. C. WINTERBURN, General Manager. Hengkono, 14th January. *Rey
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THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
TOTICE & hereby given that the EIGHTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this COMPANY will Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 1st JanuRTY be held at the COMPANY'S Orricks, Victoria xBgy. al.11.30 A.M., for the purpose of receiving with the Statement of Accounts for the yea the Report of the Board of Directors, together ending 31st December, 1895.
- The REGISTER of SHARES will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the rath, to THURSDAY, the stit January, 1897 (both days Inclusive), during which periad na TRANSFER OF SHARES can be registered,
By Order of the Board,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the Hooghong Land Investment and Aginer Company, Limited.
General Agents for the West Point Building Company, Limited.
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Renskene, 4th Jandary, 1897.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE heraby given that the NINTH
NOTICE
ORDINARY MEETING of SHARK. HOLDERS in this COMPANY will be held a the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY. the attt January, 1897, at 13 o'clock (NOON), for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1846.
from Liverpool, left Singapore for the partyester 1897 (both days inclusive), during which period day morning, and may be expected hers on or about the 23rd lost.
We are informed by the Agent of the Menageries Maritimes Co, that the steamer Caledonien, with the next French mail, left Salgon for this port at
p.m. last Saturday."
THE O. &0. S. S.. Co.'s steamer Copile, with mails, etc., left San Francisco for this può, vis. Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga- taki and Shanghai, on the 16th fast.
THE P. & O. Co.'s steamship Rovanna, with the next English mail, left Singaporn for this port at rpm yesterday, and may be expected here about daylight on the 3rd fast.
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Jacob Diedrichsam stopams, from Haiphong SIR-I noticed that when the funeral of Cor. Wuotan mo ang p poral Bates, R.E., took place on Saturday there| Yamashiro Marw.. was no band present to give him the usual Choysane honour paid at a military faseral. The man was|| Evsemoon Home maid to have committed weldde, but no jury bad Whampoa ........ so pronounced at the time and his comrades in Kalfing the Corps feel a good deal hurt. At any rate Fuzhon .................. there was a band avaliable, and it only needed China the word to hawa vitended and played the cortege Sulzang ................... down to Happy Valley. If the funeral was held Izumi Maru mun If it did, the crime of poisoning would go prac-after the fequest it would have been another Esmaralda ............
matter. As it lay it was a pity that the poor Machtar crater. „ drum-best. I have heard of clergymen refusing Caloms chap was taken off to his long home without a "Pigmy....smos........ guabost 1, Manila to read service over a suicide, but that is from religioos sentiment or something like that. Ido not think thle band matter is in the same stawet
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diagrament for tiffin, and in the afternoon the Counsel's address was concluded before the taking of the evidence was commenced. Dr. Wheeler was the first witness called and his testimony was necessarily a repetition of what ho had previously given.
with that.
MULVANEY.
SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Yours falthily. When on Wednesday morning the Court at Yokohama resumed the trial of Mrs. Carew there Hongkong, 17th January, 1897, Wheeler went into the witner box again. In were only about score of spectators, Dr.
the course of his further examination by Mr. Wilkinson the winers stated that in the last stages of Mrs. Carew's Illness he put the symp toms down to arsenical poisoning.
Mr. Lowder, cross-examining the witness, asked: Taylor is a recognised authority among medical mes, is he not )-sYes,
The agents of the North German Lloyd have been instructed from Bremen to spara no expense in searching for the missing ps son gets and crew of the ranken steamer. It is known that the Saber had a pilot on board when she
The weather, however, which the Do you agree with him when he sayi “ Stran- stesmer encountered is described as being in | guary and jaundice have been noticed amon the nature of hurricane. The Seller was an the secondary syndptoms of arsenical polsoning?
struck.
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Of the steerage passengers these were overtically unpan(sbes. Spaniards, all on their way to the Argentine 100 Rumfang, about 45 Galicfans and about soo Repablie, lasking for homes for themselves and MADRID, Dember myth. families. If the disaster had occurred after the The Spanish Goverment has kuthorized the } the Saller touched at Villagarcia the publication by the newsparens bera of a state; } loss of He would havo
much ment declaring that the ramenn that General grester, as it is understood there were Maceo was murdered by polson or in any other nearly manner are baseless and ridiculoss, and assert. children waiting at that place to embark on the fog that the insurgent leader was killed in a | steamer. The whole coast in the vicinity of the fortuitous encounter between the rebels and the wreck is belog searched for survivors, and eli hope his not yet been given up of picking HP Spanish troops.
rome one who may be able to give detells of the NIW YORK, December 17th. Dan Stuart, the Texan aromaster of prizefighly calmly, but so far none has been found. met Corbett this afternoon to sign for a fufab fight with Robert Flissimmons. Stuart's pro poslilon was a pane of $15,000, the context to be fought in January, the Texin agreeing to furnish the battle ground, falifng in which his will forlelt a purse. Corbett signed the article.
A special cable, dispatch from Vientia says: A fearful typhus reidemic continues to rage in old vessel which the North German Lloyd-Centsinly that accounts for the bladder. The Austrian naval station of Pals. The streets Company had agreed to sell to an Italian Arms are almost doser:ed,' all who zró abla flasing trading between Italy and Amerkann-ports, but you agree with. Rees when he says that from the place. Amusemente sad even meek owing to some slight disagreement and chronic armenical poisoning 7"-Yes. Ings in the open air are prohibited. The dead the terms the deal was oof completed ard barled nightly without any ceremony. The and
the sterméT WAS rent number of nick is facrassing by leaps and voyage.
en another Carew on the 15th October that if he did not Ske WILL considered to bounds, Seven hundred patients are in the in every way seaworthy. She was of 3,000 tons he was suffering from arsenical poisoning? Sanlis um Chy, 45min.
bo take care he would have a bad sitsck of jaundice, naval bospital alone where them are only six gross register, 353 feet long, big rigged and had I ineraly told him that to make him take care. mais and!'sight female altendantą, -
a single propeller, Captain Wempe had com But it was possible ?—Yoy, it was possible ; | High water-Morning umumi087, SIMEN, | 15th PARIS, December 17th.
manded har for a number of yours.
but I merely told him if he did not takes care ho Barou B.vigne, author of "Las Petter Memoires Owing to the fact that there seems in be no might have an attack of jaundice, de l'Opera" and father-in-law of Robert McLana, || survivor di the wreck, there is litila to fall back You say his eye at that time was muddy, and formerly United States Minister to France, là on to account - for the disaster. Experts here he was depressed and out of sorts generally, wed desd...
look upon the loss of the Saller as having complained of want of appetite, is that so 2--- The Government has seized Baron Bolgne's possibly been due to her having crashed upen Thai is so... papers, which contained memoirs of becret the rocks in a fog, as was the case of the British
With your present knowledge, is it not probable diplomatic negotiations.
steamer Drummond Castle, which was lost in that at that time he was suffering from arsenical Jane Inst off north-western extremity of France, poisoning?—It is possible," but I don't think SAN DIGO, CAL. December 19the *
with age prople. Another theory is that the probable, walangirline Zaman|| Interesting Sosib American sart was enceived | Saller e steiring gear may-have, been carried No Witnear to reply to further quastions waid that 'lo-day, The threatened zrevolution In Call (kway while she was handing nyaund the rocks when he was nibending, Mr., Carew he had no Indi dhe men padão turn of a crials in the law Villagarcia, sind she then became unmanags, fixed hour for seeing him." He generally pintá Cabinale. But though there is no open putkesar able and was driven kaalan the route which was Almeida hemams breskinen pak dan kem The Mination I De strained that gradiotland'ef 3. slovst two and a half hates from the Skararen
a primary symptom of both acuta.
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The REGISTER of SHARFS of the Comumy will be CLOSED from WEDNES. DAY, the 13th, to THURSDAY, the arst Tan, no TRANSFER OF SHAREE can be registered,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary, Hongkong, 4th January, 1897.
[86 HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERA,
*HE SIXTY-FIRST ORDINARY HALF-
TYEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOL DERS in the COMPANY will be held at the OWICE of the COMPANY, No, 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 30th lostant, at trih o'clock Noor. for the Purpose of Receiving a Report of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, and electing a Director and Anditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 17th to goth, incl Hive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary, Hengkang, 12th January, rögő.
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Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
BCC
&c.
THE Undersigned has received instructions
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
THURSDAY, the 21st January, 1897, commencing at 230 PM.
at No. 55. WYNDHAM STREET,
The whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Comprising --
HALL, FURNITURE, DRAWING-ROOM SUITE I BILK TAPESTRY and PLUSH, FANCY & TEA TABLES, CANTON BLACK/ WOOD TABLES: 10₫ STANDS, PICTURES, ORNAMENTS, OVERMANTELS, CARD TABLES, FENDERS, CURTAINS, CAR PETS, RUGS, &c., &
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WRITING DESK and BOOK-CASES, TABLE LINEN, do
IRON BRASS MOUNTED BED STEADS, &c. MARBLE-TOP DRESSING STABLE, WASHSTANDS and SETS, WARD
ROBIS PLATE GLASS DOORS SUNDRY other FURNITURE and HOUSE. HOLD REQUISITESAN
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