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FIRE ON BOARD THE *** BELGIC"
There was a small outbreak of fire en bourd' the 0, 0, "ller Belge at 10.15 at eight It appears that the Ingguge of Chinese pas. sengers was being fumigated as usual in No. 1 fore-hold, and the hatches were closed. When
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1897.
AMOY, NOTES.
(From our Correspondent)."--
Auov, Apill 19th, ...I whed you a few days ago that a depaly of the Viceroy of Putkien had urned up here with Instructors to mark out selḥlements for the
It is stated the steamer was lost owing to the Incompetence and cowardice of the native crow and sarang. No Furopeans were on board. During the same storm a river flat belonging to he same company had its roof blown off."
-SOUTH-AFRICA——————
LONDON, Apell 3rd. The Speech from the Throne at the opening endeavour of Minister, to exercise a moderating
they were opened it was found that the bune Japanese snd German Governments. Sald of the Cape Parlement states that the continuous allies, because it was too unstable to have a
charcoal had set fire to some of the luggage.
official bàs now returned to Foochow to submit
The pumps were gol to work and the Rsaingh's report in the Vic ray, he having completes tefluence and malalain peace with their neigh-1 sought to follow a topical and consistent diplo- can g ind. Mrs. Schreiner hats the in emort
fire-engine came off, and by fo'clock this morning the outbreak was subduɛd. A good desloldamage was done to the luggage as the hold was almost filled with water. The Belgie was to have sailed at 1 p.m. to-day, but her departure is now fixed for day ight to-morrow,
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Mr. J. S. Van Buren, Manager of the O. SS. Co., Informs as that the ship herself us. tained no damage and the baggage le for the most part only saturated with water. versel could have left to-day, but her departure was postponed in order to allow her officers some rest after their hard work last night.
SANITARY BOARD.
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his work in a very skart time.
As far as I can gather at prevent the Corces- sions will be caly 30 changs, or gra feet square each, which is, I think, very small-in fact far leo small for acceptance either by Germary or Janam
The Cencessions are to be In Amoy proper and not on the Island of Koolangsoo, as at first suppord.
1am myking inquiries and wifi report further by an early mall.
Things are getting more lively here now as the Formosa lex season appetaches and a month hence business will, we hope, he humming.
Mr. Smollet Campbell, the Commissioner of Customs, is leaving us shortly and, will be succeeded by Mr. Nayer Morehouse, who is now cífic|ating at Pikhol.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this afternoon. Hoo. F. A. Cobpe:"(Directár The Amoy A. D. C. give performance of of Public Works) presided, and there were Robertson's comedy "The Ladies' Battis" on also prescat Hon. F. H. May (Caplain Super- the risk Instant in aid of our theatre fand, the lotendent of Police), Dr. Ayres (Colonial | scenery requiring renovation and the stage Sorgeou), Dr. F. H. Clark (Medical Officer of properties needing considerable improvement. Health), Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr. H. McCallum The health of our community is antisfactory (Secretary)."
and I do not hear of any serious malady or heavy mortality among the native population
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The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.
VERY STALE, NEWS!
The plague relara from Bombay showed that from March 4th to 17th there were 1196 cases and 1048 deaths, or a daily rate of 85) cases and 75 deaths,
ANALYSES OF FOOD,
The Government Analyst (Mr. F. `Browne) reported that during the past quarter he had tested two samples of bread and four of milk and found them all of good quality.
MORTALITY RETURNS.
The mortality returns for the colony for the week ended Apell 10th showed a death rate of 141 per.1,000 and for the week ended April 171b
14's per 1,000.
DEPARTURE OF MR. COOPER. Mr. Ede sald before proceeding to business be would like to say a few - words. He under. stood it was the last occasion on which they would have the pleasure and advantage of their President's presence at their meetings and the Board could not fall to record ils apareciation of bis services in the cause of sscitation in the colony. Nolithstanding some of the adverse opinions expressed regarding the constitution of the Board and its actions, he contended that, on the whole,
it had done some excellent good and solid work with very beneficial and good results, and his colleagues would agree with him thatthose results were largely due to Mr. Cooper's energy and assiduky. He then moved the following resolution → This Board desires to tender to you, on your approaching departure from the colony,
cordial thanks for the lavaluable services which you have rendered to the Board during the many years you bave been connected with It, first as it surveyor, then sa a member and Finally as its President, and to express it deep appreciation of the unfingglog Sadastrloos devotion to duty and conspicuous abllly which you have ever displayed in faltering the cause of exultation in this colony."
The Hon. F. H, May seconded the--resolu tion and referred to the high praise given by an eminent engineer In England to Mr. Cooper's work. People here were inclined to run down Everything local and and fan with everything, Mr. Cooper would leav behind him many valoable memorials of ble work in the core of public health and sanitation. Our drainage was the best in the tropics, and our water was the best and cheapest any town in the world possessed, He next alluded to the work at Talpingshan and or the Kowloon Peninsula, which he described a wonderful. In conclusion, be expressed. bis deep appreciation of the very vainaile services Mr. Cooper had rendered to the cause of santation In this colony.
Mr. Concer returned his most sincere thanks to the Board and he thanked the members
for the ald and assistance they had given him in promoting the cause of rănitsilan here. After further remarks be quoted the death-rate figures for the past 15 years, showing that aven with the outbreaks of plague the percentage of 1794 and 1896 had not been large 11 before the constliation of the Board, Drainage and the water supply had been placed on satisfactory basis and he hoped when he was Away to sto the death-rate grow, even - smaller. He again thanked them for their very kind reso- Intion.
SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT.
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The Board received the confirmation of the
tendent of the colony.
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THE JAPANese tea trADE.
bours had met with encouraging unccess,
LONDON, Aprli 6th, Mr. Chamberlite, In reply to a question in the House of Commans, said that President Kruger, replying to Lord Romead, bad ex- pressed his personal regret at the tarult offered to the Quren by Llentenent Eloff and that the
LONDON, April 8th. for the trial of Lieutenant Eloff.
President Kruger has ordered a special court
matter was now under examination.
There is widespread rebelllon among the natives of Gavsland (Ptuguese territory bor. dering on the Tranaval). The Portuguese authorities regard the rising as serious and arc hurriedly mobilising their forces.
SPORTS & PASTIMES.
LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. PROFESSIONAL PAIRS. Mayson and Skelton. beat Langhorne and Grayton.
THX ATTITUDE OF FRANCE. "I recall that painful period when France, in isolation, trembled to take a step beyond her frontlers, to great was her fear for her security and her fature. I suffered, but only 12, patriot, hot. as a Republican. The enemies of the Repanile everywhere said that nothing could the Government of France never would bave alter this situation, that it was irrevocable, that
consistent policy. It was affirmed that, whenever macy, it would be stopped by systematic opposi ian. We have brought all such prophecy to naught. The solid and lasting friendship has come-filendship which has restored to the Republie tu place and rank to the world, and which permits it to speak clearly and firmly. To-day there is an effort to change all that. Some perton's have conceived a policy of Independenc. Such a policy we hold to be contrary to the interests of the Fatherland, and we, at least, refuse to lefict the bumiliation of it spon France. Such an appeal was irresistible, and policy which blads France to work with the rest the Chamber by 582 Totes to 165 approved the of Europe la the cause of peace.---Times Cor.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN INQUIRY. It has been truly remarked that while Mr, Cecil Rhodes was giving evidence be was handled by Sir William Harcourt and Mr. Labouchere very much as though he had quickly vanished when Sir Graham Bower was been a porcaplae. Tals respect and courtesy being examined, and he was handled as con. fidently and with a linia consideration 25 T. S. Stalth and Atkinson beat Mounsey and though he had been a tortolse. But to say the Anderson.
DOBLE HANDICAP,
"A" CLASS SINGLE HANDICAP. Pellew beat H. Humphreys,
u CLARI SINGLE HANDICAP. Home beat R. E. Humphreys, Hollingsworth beat Deacon. Mallinton beat Croke.
VETERAN'S BINGLE HANDICAP, Skelton beat Platt.
FIXTURE. This afternoon Pellew sad Bartram were beaten by Hollingsworth and Weed la the Professional Patr
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
An extraordinary meeting of the members of the Central Tex Galld was held on April 7th, as the Government has recently sanctioned the grant an annual andsidy yen 70,000 to the galid for seven consecutive years with the
CAPTAIN'S CUP YOR APRIL. object of extending the sale of Japanese There was a smaller number of players than teá; Simultaneously with the granting of spal, owing no doubt to the Easter holidays. The the subsidy minute. instructions were given by scores were not quite vs good ne nenal, although the Agricoltural and Commercial Department, the winner of bath the Cup and Pool pat in two The members, after discussing these in-faly cards, which will reduce his handicap points. stenction, decided to appoint a committee to make a full favestigation of the subject. Count Okuma was present at the meeting and made
speech. He sold that it was a very long tim since China tea was first known In Europe, and that Japan ten was known before the opening of the Suez Canal. It was first imported to England by a ship which came round the Cape of Good Hope, and from England however, the demand for Japan tea had steadily It was re-exported to America. Since then,
merchants
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cressed, and now the Americans nsa Japan tea almost exclusively. However, in recent years Ceylon tea has appeared in the American market and proved a powerful competitor. Originally, Japan ten was, whether the climate had much to do with it or not, not very good in ally. The low price of Tapanese labour would to great extent assist the trade, but
concerned Japanese business should give careful attention to the appearance of other competitors in the American market. The Government had now decided to grant a bounty of yen 70,000 this year, so as to make up a portion of the expense to he required in peshing Japan tea, bat he hoped that persona concerned in the frade would strive hard to maintain its reputation in foreign markets, -Advertiser.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
THE PLAQUE IN INDIA.
BOMBAY, April 6th. Tovlay's plague returns show 77 new CRECE, 40 deaths, and 139 deaths from all causes.
Pasua reperta daily average of 40 attacks from plague, Yesterday there were 41 sitacks and 20 deaths. The total to date la 1,557 caNCE ang deaths. A 'strict house-to-house visitation proceeds.
BOMBAY, April 7th. To-day's plag e returns show 49 new cases, 52 cents, and 13a deaths from all causes.
The following are the returns:-
CAPTAIN'S CUP.
13
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86 .89 88
Mr. H. W. Robertron...... 96 Mr. C. A. Tomes 97 Mr. C. W. May..... 94 Mr. D. Smt.102 Mr. V. A. C. Hawkins...... 97 8 80 Mr. W. J. Saunders.........108 1-8 93 Mr. C. Palmer 102 II Mr. E. F. Mackey.[1
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There was considerable interest manifested In this competition, and no less than rg palre contested. The play was keen throughout and the tankards given by Capt. Phillips, W.V.R.. fall to two naval players. The following are the results of the semi-final and final,-
SIMI-FINAL.
Surg. Pendo, R.N. (14) and Mr. J A. Keys, R.N. (1a) beat Messrs. E. A. Ram (11) and C. A. Tomes (tt) by 7 up and 5 to play; Lient Farie. R.N., and Lieut. James, R.N, scratched to Capt. R. M. Rumsey, R.N., and Mr. C. Paimer.
FINAL
Surg. Peade, R.N. (14), and Mr J. A. Keys, (12) beat Capt. R. M. Rumsey, R.N. (6), and Mr. C. Palmer by r hale.
upon to racet.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
(From the English Matl.) NAVAL PROGRAMME TO? 1897.8. today declaring they would not return ill the cisms messed upon the Government policy by
Seven thousand dock labourera struck work
Mr. Goschen, la reply to the numerous criti house-to-boase visitation and segregation were Admiral Field, Mr. Robertson and others, ex abollshed. When asked their reasons they plained that their naval programme had sted that while they are at work the Mani-been formed with reference to the forca this el xl officers enter their houses, take their wives country might be
called and children to Hospital, and give them med The amount of work which is to be done ene to smell which kills them. Three steamers in all classes during the year was estimated which should have left to-day were unable to
at £6 791,500, and Included the completion Complete their loading and the departure bas of 66 ships and the progress of 180 under hera 'postponed, "Only thirty men remained at construction. That surely was no little work.
grammar, and it was, in the opinion al the Govern- BOMB Y, April 8th. ment, amply sufficient to preserve the balance of power among the navier of Europe. That balance of power was closely watched, and if any, abormal programme o disturb it were to be carried out by any foreign country the Government would reconsider the position, and the House would be equally ready to pass a supplemental estimate,
The Rock stalkers have resumed work Today's plige returns show 58 new cases, 19 death, and 135 deaths from all curat. Däre ing the past week there have been 399 plague Bandora reports for the past week 12 new clips and 8 deaths compared with 35 cases and 37 deaths last week.
ITALIAN POLITICS.
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ROMK, April 6th, The new Italian Parliament has been opened. The Sprech from the Throne arounces the appointment of Dr. Ciarkan Sanitary Superin completion of army organisation and the rein- forceniet of the DAVY. The socialist and republics deputies, whose strength has largely creased by the late elections, did not sllend is disquieting to las friends of the monarchy. the opening ceremony. The general slination
SMALL-POX AT HIGO. The return from Hinge showed that from March 23rd to 3rst there had been eight new
esses and one death.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Board adjourned for a fortnight..
THE FATAL FIRE IN JERVOÍS
STREET.
LORD WOLSELEY,
LONDON, April 6th, Lord Wolseley Inspects Gibraltar at Easter.
THE TROOPING.
BOMBAY, April 7th. The Indian Marlos steamer Clive not being large enough to accommodate all the spins troops left behind by the Dunera, the P. and O. steamer Shanghat has been chartered by Government for the trooping.
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children of thale employers. The railway stations, the streets, and all public places are made hot-beds of demoralizuilon by the lool garbage openly exposed for sale. TROOPER TETER HÄLKET DE MASHONALAND.......
Na such book as this has been issued from the British Press, perhaps, ever before. It is literary feeling, and a spiteful tracta tract at once a fine expression of the most Imaginative
show bow "exceeding small" woman's spite which might have been written expressly to
man la South Afries with a small intense bate which has no limits, and this book is just a literary relled for her feelings. The lady ban never been to Mashonaland or any other part of the territory of the Chartered Company, but she professes to give na account of what has been. done there, and then to review the proceedings of Mr. Cecil Rbodes in the light of the gize of Jesus Christ. It is time to enter a protest gatant this rost, of cheap are of a divine name for the poor purpose of slanderlag an opponent, *If Christ came to Chicago ม violates a good many of the ordinary canons al decency, but it seems a superfluous plece of manghitness for a lady who has no bellef in the Divinity of Christ to latro- dace bim into fiction, and not merely as a perfect man, but as a belog with supernatura! powers.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. (Before his Lordship Sir J; W. Carrington, K.C.M.G., Chief Justice.)
April 22nd,
UTTERING A FORGERY,
truth, Sie Graham was a tempting witness, and seemed lend himself naturally to a procesa of bullylog. Indeed such an exhibition of incapacity and of confused thinking and talking did his evidence display that it may be safely ald that he has forfelted all claim to public confidence, and bar written himself down as absolutely unfit for such a responsible post as that of Imperial Secretary to the High Com-cution and Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (lestructed by missioner.
THE EVIDENCE OF MR. SCHREINER. In the witness's aptalon it was the intervention of Mr. Holmeyer which prevented the outbreak of a race war in South Africa. It was be who induced Lord Rosmead to issue the famous proclamation which paralysed the action of Jubarnesburg, Asked as to the effect at the aid in South Africa, the witness said: "It must have a most lamentable result fundamentally. The feeling of confidence has been grievously shattered, and is not restored. People do not trust each other. You cannot have the most absolute trust and confidence lu a leader, speak. log now for the Cape Colony, and lose It in the way we did when we lost our leader, and very quickly pick-up new trusis. That is, broadly spraking, the important factor in the harm thất has been done by secret conspiracy instead of by an open constituțional movement, such as the Johannesburg movement was. The Johannes burg movement, so long as it was constiintional, had very great sympathy from all parts. This conspiracy has nothing but execrailon from all +ight-thinking persons."
BETTING RINOS ILLEGAL.
The judges found the reason of their decision in the preamble of the Act. That preamble had been repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act of 1892, but with the understanding that the operation and construction of the Act should be la no way affected: The preamble might there-
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Li Pang and Wo Chak Sem were charged with having attered a forged writing purporting to be a letter. Mr. E. Robinson conducted the prose-
Mr. W. K. Mouniey), appeared for the defence, Both the seemed pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Robinson said he wished to add a count of conspiracy to the information and to have the two counts tried together The circumstances were identical in the two charges and it would be conveniest to take the two ilmoitaneously,
Mr. Francis objected and said he intended to ask his Lordship that the two prisoners should he hied separately on the first count and there- lore it was impossible to have a count of con- spiracy added: Strictly, perhaps, in polat of law. his learned friend was entitled to apply for it, but his (Counsel's). principal objection was that, If the count were added, he did not see how there could be any separate tilal. The addition | of the count would deprive the prisoners of the right they were entitled to—to be tried sepa- tately and individually respecting the fist
count,
His Lordship: It means that you ask for a separate trial on the first count ?
Mr. Francis said it was a separate offence and a separato uttering, and there was a broad |general objection to the second count. The Bileged overt acts should be the subject matter of definite and dialect charges. He claimed the right on behalf of his clients that they be tried as he had asked, and it was impossible that they could be charged with conspiracy.
Mr. Roblason said that, it his learned friend wished to have it tried separately, he would leave it in his Lordship's hands' to Ry the course of Justice required It. He argued that they could be tried together. the offence had been a felony instead of misdemeanor under common law the foam of the indictment would have been that the first defendant was charged with utterleg and the second with being an accessory before the fact. In a felony be would be an accessory, but ladicted sa such, and the iwe palionare could be misdemeanour he is a principal and is to be properly tried together, and Justice could be done Oslo making clear what was attributed to ane
Dr the
fere be legitimately referred to for an explanation s to the mind of the Legislature in passing the Act. The object was to put down the establish ment of houses and offices where professional betting was carried on to the injury and demara llation of improvident persons. That object would have been defeated if the best of other places such as a well-defined enclorure i not falling ander be description of a house or an office had teen exploded. In the eplaion of Sir Henry Hawkins and his collargues the Act of 1853 was framed by Parilament to put a stop to the concourse of persons rawad professional basic- makers for betting purposes, and the Act must therefore, like a will, be explained in accordance with the object of those who made it, Fences art bounde ware not necessary, and the book. mak did not evade the Act by moving about whain a certain aces from one spot to another. #4 'Place" refered to the axes, and not to a par ticular spot in it. The decision in clear enough, and seems undoubtedly the common sense view of the matter.
THE. MISSION TO SAFESINIA. The English mission to Abyaainla is attract- ing a good deal of attention on the Continent, where it is considered to be connected with the coming adrancs on Abu Hamed in the north, oath, where the British are pushing forward and with the corresponding movement from the along the Nile from Uganda. Raster's agent bas accordingly interviewed an Engllah au- thority supposed to be specially well Informed on the subject, wha declared the mission of Six Rennell Redd' a necessity in view of the French and Russian prossure on Menelik, and the fear of its causing grave complications. England, it was pointed out, could gratify the desire af the possession of which would render him more the Abyssinian ruler for a port on the Red Sea, amenable to her tufluence and control. The Envoy's Instructions are, it is said, to persuade Menalk to favour the development of the Italian colony, in order that it may open up trade with the interior of Abyssinia and Soudan, Should the Negus prove recalciirant, England, seeding to Reuter's Informant, is in a very strong position for exercislog pressure upon him through Menguscia and the death of Ras Adsla has occurred mom opportunely for her policy in this gasrier, by removing the main obstacle to her design opon his brother chief. The success of the mission will be of direct and immediate beseft to Italy, in counteracting the bouille Franco-Ruralan intrigues ngatust her.
BLESSED THOMAS MORE.
An Interesting contemporary portrait of "Blessed Thomas More," who was Speaker of the House of Commona în 1933, has just been discovered by his present successer in the Chair, The portrait was spied in one of the rooms of the Speaker's house and was black with age. It has now been carefully restored and hung la fis place of honour in the unique gallery of portraits of former Speakers In the contactfon it is curious to note that Sir Thomas More was one of the two Speakers of the House of Commona sack, became Speakers of the House of Lords. Sir Arthur Audley, his immediate successor, was
EUROPE AND CRETE. Never since the Chinaman burned down a village to roast his pig has there been such
proportion between means and ends as is displayed by the resolation of the Powers to blockade Cite. The unfertuntte islanders are to be subjected to the inconveniences and prie Tallons caused by a blockade, only because on band of Greek raiders under Colonel Vassos sas refuses to galt the country. Surely the sight thing would be to panish not the unfortunats lubabitants of Crete, but the authors of the rambler the Greek invaders. One of the Medi- terranean Powers should recofvo a mandato land sufficient troops to clear the Greeks out and then send the bill to Athens. Or if there are insurmountable difficulties about this obvious remedy, at least let the blockade be directed against the ports of Greece and not against Creie. Meanwhile the Goverment of Athens, unable to control the popular excite ment, continues to drift with the tide of public The abolian of slavery has been proclaimed opinion, Troops are beleg harried to the Tarkish frontier, and the Government is appa Cheong, shop coolles, all occupants of No. 99, received. Jervols Street, which was the scens of the fire
that seem conillet between Greece and Turkey reported in our last four, were charged at the
which might eventually involve all Europe, the
the other. An official despatch published at Lisbon states Powers wil g'vy and allow King George to Magistracy to-day "That they feloniously,
the Greeks seem ready to go to any extremity of anner Creir, At any rate, in their presentiems per unlawfully and maliciously did set fire to
violence, knowing well that even at the worst a certain dwelling house, Bring house num- bered 99, situste at Jarvols Street in Victoria,
the Turks would not be permitted to per in the colony of Hongkong. One Kung Pak Lit
manently annex a single fack of Greek tanitory, When war can be waged on a strictly limited | Hablity principia its im gloative attractions ars and one Chan Pat Lin and one Kwong Ying
undoubtedly considerable. Lan there, to wit at the time of the committing of the felony aforesaid, being in tha said dwelling hours against the form of the Statute in such case made and provided and galast the peace of our Lady the Queen, bez Crown, and Dynasty
SIX MEN CHARGED WITH ARSON,
Woog Lin Kong, asalstant accoublant, U
ABOLITION OF BLAYERY.
LONDON, April 7th.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR,
+-APRIL
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations to 1895, Barometer maskiner
7988 Thermometer ......bő
Humidity........................................69
Ratofall.
TO-DAY.
WEATHER L'EPORT,
On date at Oi dam ne
10 1,132,
30,00 78
39.89
75
70
75
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WORLD
Baromater Thermometer ..... Humidity. Rainfall
TO-DAY. Chisesc.-21st of 3rd moon of 23rd year of Thursday, 22nd April, 1897.
Kwong-ti
Jewish. 20 Nisan, 5687. Mohammedan.—20th Dulkanda, 1513.
50-es 5kr. 35min.
Sits .......................................... Chr, Simin. High water-Morning. Bår. Omin.
And at... 12 MOON. Low water-Morning um bhr, 59min. Afternoon................ 8kr. 9min.
ANNIVERSAREJ. 1834-The East India Company ceased to trade
with Chins.
1877-Governor Sir John Pope Hennessy azsived
In Hongkong 1880-Jinilck has started in Hongkong. 1890--The steamer Ulyards wrecked on Oshima
Island.
1891-The steamer Holme Edan wrecked on
Leucome Isles. 1896The Leaders of the Reform Committee pleaded guilty to high treason at Johannesburg
Kwong-si.
TO-MORROW.
Filday, 23rd April, 1897. (St. George's Day.) Chinese-End of 3rd moon of 23rd year of Jewish-1st Nitan, 6657.' Mohammedan-21zi Dulidada, 1814.
Soa-Res. 5hr, 36min. ******* *** Shr. 21min. High water-Afiernoon
Dir. Üâmin. Low water-Afternoon ........ 9år. 26miN,» No inferior high or low water. ANNIVERSARIES,
Sets
1616-Shakespeare died. 1845-Happy Valley drafted.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUT! American (Peru) to-morrow, India and Stralis (Suśrang) to-morrow. French (Yarra) 24th inst. Australian (Chingfu) 24th fast. American (Coptic) zoth inat. English (Rokilla) 1st prox.
Australian (Allis) 1st prox. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 9th prax. German (Prins Heinrich) 10th prox. Canadian (Empress of Faßan) 11th prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) 14th prox.
Australian (Tokio Maru) 21st prox.
Tax Canadian PaciEd Rallway Co's steamship more of Fodam left Vancouver for this port via Yokohama, ac, at noon on the zoth init.
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SEIFFING RETURNE, From 5 p.m. yesterday to 8 p.m. to-day. ̧ ̧
ARRIVALIT
Lordship's consent, to take the loformation for
other. He proposed, with his| Mathilde
conspiracy as a reparate one and begin with ft.
Mongkut His Lordship sald he would accede in Mr.
Thales ............ ettering as the defendents had fair right to Francis application, for a separate tilal for
that and he thought it best to take the second laformation first.
On the joy being called Mr. Robinson challenged Mr. Fang Wa Chun.
Mr. Francis objected.
Mr, Robinson said the Crown bad no need to how cause for so doing and could challenge
unill the panel was exhausted.
otclaim to repexent the Crown, being Instructed Mr. Francis sild his learned. friend could by a private prosecutor. He had none of the privileges of the Altorney-General.
His Lordeblp said it was n Crown prosecution in that the Attorney-Ganerai had Informed the
Court and signed the information.
Mr. Franchi said counsel was only permitted totally different from the Attorney-General to argue in the name of the Crown, but it was challenging [rors.
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representing the Crown, might ask a fros His Lordship sald the practice had been bero as in other courts, The Attorney-General, as to stand back unill the panel was exhausted unless proper ground of challenge was shown. In this case the Attorney-General did not balon dhe did not think the right belonged to the Attorney-General, but to Crowo, and the only question here was whether the Crown was the nominal prosecutor or not. Apr. I was so hare, as the Attorney-General and signed the information. In substance it was tres, as Mr. Francis had allaged, the prosecution was by a private person, but it must be taken as being a Crown prosecution as regards asking a Juror to stand by.
The following special Jory was worn Edward Osborne, Wiliam Macbean, Carl Beur. mann, Nicholas A. Slebs, W. R. Lozy, Walter Poste, and Thomas Arnold.
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FARED THE CANAM, OUTWARD-th March-Turio, xh March...
Nlug, taller, U Yao, Chu Wa, U Fong, Ust Zanzibar and Pemba and been quietly I molly speculating on the possibility that sather who stierwaids, by being momoted to the Wool and by memes "of a false document sud tales | wealth, Hakata Hars, oth Aptli-Dordogn,
on the art instant."
On the case_being called, Inspector Dancan. asked for a week's remand, which was granted. In the meantime the premises are to remain under the central of the Police, Ball Was nas allowed:
À PORTUGUREN REVERES
LowDow, Aprli 4th.
that a Portuguese force has been defeated by the natives of Gaines with a loss of three officers and several man killed,
ATHEISM.
Mr. Robinson then addressed the jary on the facts of the case, the main details of which have already been published. He said he would undertake to prove that the documents uttered Takow, Tancarelle, 16th March-Yamaguchi and the statements made by defendants in Saltar 19th March-Argyle, Chingus, 53 of 1896 were false and that they were made Facias, 26th Marchenledi 30th March
93rd March--Binloment, Tantalus, Adour, th intent to defrand one Yo Ming Shan of Poseidon, Eskdals, Glenlochy, Milbridge, and $13,300. He asked the jury to infer an antece dent agreement between defendants which was Apill-Garda, Otsana, Vlyrius, Dorotkas,
■ conspiracy to obtruct the course
Sunda, 6th April-Glingylly Cludes, Common of Justice, statement they sought in get a large sums of 13th April-Ootach, Pris Heinrich, money. The suit in which the alleged offences
Mithven Castle, 2018 April-Bornso, Gunsth Hector, Glenfare, Oldenburg, Java, Strathla=" were committed was ona brought by the present
DEN for defendants against the present prosecutor education is struck by M. Fosillés in the Rome commission. Prosecutor had been property Ningchow,
Natal, Afridi, Benestelik, Thekla, A note of warning as to the result of atheisile the rect
recovery of several thousand dollars s
HOMEWARD—-g|a Apall-Caslon, Kriemhild, Ocianten, Balmoral” Diomad, 13th Aprli=" das Deux Mondas, in an anicle on Juvenile manager and rent collector for a wealthy man named Yeung Chiu for 30 years and Criminality, giving a fearful picture of yonibini depravity in France. Its progressive growth is when he left the employment in 1898 SCOTT's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with seen in the statistics for two periods, the first he did not think he had been properly Hypophosphlies, for Ricksts, Morammes and alt According to the from 1820 to 1880, during which the delinquency treated as regards remuneration. Instead of warling disorders of children, is very remarkable Times correspondent, the Greeks calculats of adalis increased threefold, and that of youths going to law be engaged the good services of in us results. The rapidity with which chlidren DISASTER TO‘A RIVER STKAMER, something after this fashion: "Colonel Vessos between sixteen and iwenty-one quadrupled the two defendants who were friends of his em gain flesh and strength
CALCUTTA, Apel: 3th.
kave tried Scott's Rivers Steam Navigation Company's steamer sent by the Powers.
News has reached hers to the effect that the Insurgents and resist the army of occupation number of juvenile catminals again quadrupled agreeing to pay them 20 per cent of whatever he Emulsion in cases of wasting in young children, Zooh!t, with about 300 passengers on board, blockaded, her amy must cross the frontier. The author finds the main cause of this such commission.
Should Greece be while that of adults only increased by one-ninth received and the Sult 53 was for the recovery of and I am of opinion that it is a valuable prepa- foundered in a storm nere Naraingange.
ration for much cases. The children take 14 sand When the torch of was is lighted the conflict of precocions depravity in the pernicious literature
Yeang
Sat Ngam an executor of the Yeung ask for more, and the good effects are apparent, The nature crew saved themselves, but it in interests among the Great Powers will break scattered broadcast over France, in the absence family, then gave evidence similar to that taken I consider it far asperior in ordinary Cod Liver hellered nearly all the passengers were drowned out, the rest Armageddon il fellow, and of illegal check on is diffusion. As an instance in the original cade and sisiod that the letter OL-I. MARSHALL, M.R.C.B., S. 14%, Grange
Among the passengers was a sich somiadar Greece will look on the comedy and laugh." of its licensa, the author quotes an article from alleged to have been written by complainant | Road, Bermondsey, S., Any travailing with his daughter, He offered Rs. Already the two armies face one another acres 20,000 to the bative crew to take him askore in the Thessalian frontier, and that, hostilites will who went into service as nurse-maids to avenge
revolutionary print in Lyons, advising zblo | was a forgery,
supply it. Bola Agents for Hongkơng and the The case was adjourned tilt inʻaste, too. Kokpire oë China jitu 17 atkins & Cey Haugland, Thats Usat, But the offer was reload,
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AMERICAN RELIEF FOR THE PAMINZ.
WASHINGTON, April 4th. The House of Representatives have adopted the motion of the Senate to charter a vessel to fake food to India for the famine stricken.
must place himself at the head of the Cretan In the second period, from 1880 to 1893, the player to obtain some compensation for him, Read the following #pon Et is very wonderful.
I the wrongs at their deer by depraying the i zmorrow,
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