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To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

CITY HALL

ROYAL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1897.

Co-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE

Laser Mons. POLLARD & CHESTER. A VACANCY Ex or EUROPEAN

TO-NIGHT

TO.NIGHT

(THURSDAY), July-agth.

GRAND OPENING NIGHT

.or

POLLARD'S ... LILLIPUTIAN OPERA

COMPANY.

Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. The Governor Air WM, ROBINSON, &C.M.0. H.E, Major-General BLACK, C.B. Commodore HOLLAND, R.M. TO-NIGHT & TO-MORROW, 29th and 30th, R. Soppe's Popular Comic Opera

"BOCCACCIO."..

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, July gist. Grand Matince

ander STOREKEEPER DEPARTMENT. Commencing Salary, $120 a Mouth. Applications, with satisfactory refor- ances, to be addressed to the Officer Command- Ing Army Service Corps, Hongkong.

Hongkong, 25th July, 1897.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES. ACTS

1861 TO 1890

NOTICE

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW ORIENTAL

·BANK CORPORATION LIMITED. . TOTICE is bereby given that FINAL DIVIDEND to the LIQUIDATION of the above named COMPANY is about to be de clared and that all Creditors who have not already furnished Particulars of their DEBTS or CLAIMS are required en or before the 3t day of October, 1897, to send their Names and adi:c:ses and the Particulars of their Debla or Claims and the Namer and Addresses of their Soltellore, any, to THOMAS ABERCROMBIE WILTON, of 19. Old Broad Street, In the City of London, the Liquidator of the said Company,

* H.M.S. PINAFORE" - Chiren and amxhe Half Price to all parts of and if so required by Nattes in writing from the the house,

SATURDAY, July 31st.

MASCOTTE.".

"LA

MONDAY, August and..

"DOROTHY."

Musical Director ............ Mr. W. ROBINSON. Stage Manager ..................... Mr. HARRY HALL. Plan now open at W. ROBINSON & CO's, Music Warehouse.

FRICKS ................$3, $1 & $1. Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform Hall Price to 2nd and Back Seats only.

said Liquidatar, are by their Solicitors to come in and prove their sald Dabte or Claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such Notico, or in default theerol they will be exclud. ed from the benefit of any distribuilon IČO before such debts are proved.

Dated this 18th day of June, 1897.

HOLLAMS SONS, COWARD

& HAWKSLEY, 1169] Solicitors lor the above named Liquidator. CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR FOO: HOW.

Late Trams will leave 15 minutes after each THE Company's Steamship

Performance.

C. A FOLLARD, Manager,

A. H. POLLARD, Advance Representative, Hongkong Hotel.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1897.

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

STEAMSHIP "BRAEMAR," "FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA AND MOJI.

THE

THE above Steviner being antyed, Con

signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in thely Hills of Lading for countersigna. ture, and to take immediate delivery of thei: Goods from alongside,

Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,

Agents.

expense.

Rongkong, 29th July, 1807.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY;

LIMITED.

FOR NINGFO AND SHANGHAI, HE Company's Steamship

THE

"KASHING,"

"CHINGTU," Captain lones, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 31st instant, at 1 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

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Hongkong, 29th July, 1897.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SHANGHAI, 'VI▲ AMOY. (Taking Cargo at through rates for NINOPO, CHEFCO, NEWCHWANO, TIENTSIN, HANKOW "PORTS on the YANGTSZE.)

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"NESTOR,"

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Entimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841:

MANUFACTURERS

DF

AERATED

WATERS. “*

OUR AERATED WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade.

The Purest Ingrediants only gre used, and the atmort Care and Cleanliness exercised in "the Manufacture throughout,

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TRIAL OF INSPECTOR WITCHELL.

Work was continued last night at the wreck of THE POLICE SCANDAL.Pac transaction though it had reference to two the two collapsed bolldings in Queen's Road West, but the'plle of bricks, &c, was not then suficiently cleared to reveal whether any mom victime wera barled there. Of the three persons to hospital, two års men and one is a girl. One of the men has wounds on ihs left foot and bead and the other has his right font injured. The glel has a number of bruises about her body. The cacape of the other people from tailans Injury is considered miraculous. No more badles were found after our report appeared in last night's issue and the search party ceased work at 10 am, to-day.

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At the Criminal Sessions to the Supreme Court to-day, before His Lardship the Chief Justice, Sir J. W. Carrington, Inspector Jhad clearly proved for the carticulars and he was Witchell was placed on his trial charged som

(1) That ho, belog an Inspector of Police in and for the colony of Hongkong, did at Victoria, In the sald colony, on the 7th March, 1997, and on divers dates thereafter, usławfully' and in breach of his duty as such Inspector as afore- sald, neglect to report to the Captain Superla. tendent of Police the existence of unlawful gambling houses in Wa Lane and Cheong Hips Lane, Victoria, aforesaid.

THE CAlcago Post of Jane 24 h says:—Accord- ing to a story which has reached Chicago from

(a) That he being an Inspector of Pollca in Paris ohi Warbingion the tenible holeca and for the colony of Hongkong, did at Victatta, which wiped out over a hundred ilves at the In the said colony, on the 11th Much, 1807, French capital on May 4b was the work of and on divers days thereafter unlawfully, wil Darchists thirsting for revenge on the upper fully, and coruptly accept divers sums of money classes of France. It is el-lined that while the

from the keepers or mauxgens of aundry unlaw ful gambilog houses in Victoris aforesaid to official lequiry Into the circumstances suwound- refrain from reporting to the Captain Super ing the catastrophe threw Dule light on the Intendent of Police the existence of such gam cause of the fire the Secret Service Departing houses and to protect the said gambilog

house. ment is working on a clew that polate to an anarchiste conspiracy of stupendous magalude. It is said that Parts detec|{ver "have not only satisfied themselves anarchists were at the bottom of the awfal disaster, but that the lenders who planned it fled to Amerles as soon as they had seen with what frightful succes it had been executed. It is also asserted

The Water used is proved by repeated that several persaus are onder arrest in Paris on the suspicion of knowing more about the affair Analyser to be Absolutely Pure.

thin they care to tell.. A member of the French Legation at Washington is said to be authority for the report:

For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

tion.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt altestion.

Mr. J. J. Fraccis, Q.C., (instructed by the Crown Sailcltor), together, with the Attorney General (Hon. W M. Goodman) appeared for the prosecution and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Mr. G. C. C. Master) was for the defence. The cont was crowded with Europeans and Chineis same time before the proceedings opened, and the keenest interest was svinced throughout.

On the Registrar calling defardant and ask. log him how he pleaded he walked to the end of the barristers', table and stood beside his counsel.

His Lordship asked why ho did not stand in

the dock

Mr. Robinson said it would be convenient for bim to bare bis citeas by him.

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IN January next year the present Australian commission of H.M.S. Orlando will expire, and

"The Chief Justice sald be understood counsel Is believed that the Admiralty contemplate

was Instructed. - If he wiched to have his client withdrawing her from the squidron. At the end of her last commission the British authorlim he was entitled to do so, but bla ex perience in auch mailers was ikat it was besi to Counterfoll Order Books supplied on applicaties proposed to replace ber by H.M.S. Bona-follow the usual custom and that defendant

undure which subsequently was fitted out as thould go late the dock. flagship on the East Indian stallon. As it has been found that the accommodation on this class of vessel is entirely anemited for a flagship, the Bonaventure has been relleved by the clips, one of a new tyre of second-class cruisera of 5.000 tons displacement, It is almost certale that the Admiralty will re- place the Orlando by eliber a ship of this class, of which at the end of the year there be some thirteen to xeiro fram, or it is possible,

Arthur, first-class craiser of 7700 tons displacement, will be selected as the next figship for Australia. In any case, before final orders are given its pretty certata that, to view of the previous difficulty over the Bonaventura, the va lass Australian Governments will" be toundid.

The following is a List of Waters always kept is indeed it has been rumoured, that the Royal

ready in Stock —–—

PURE AERATED WATER,

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

POTASH WATER,

SELTZER WATER,

Captain Megath, will & despatched as above LITHIA WATER, on SATURDAY, the stat naini

For Freight, apply to

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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents ́Hongkong, 29ib Tuly, 1897,

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Captain Hopkins, will be despatched as abovs ON SATURDAY, the 31st Instant, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

· Hongkone 29th July 18ng

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

THE Company's Steamshly

"SUISANG,"

Captain Galsworthy, will be despatched as above

on SATURDAY, the grat Instant, at Noon

For Freight, or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1897.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN.

THE Company's Steamship

"KWEIYANG,"

Captain Onterbridge, will be despatched as above

on MONDAY, the and August, at 3 FM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 19th July, 1897.

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SCOTTISH ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. "HE Company's Steamship

THE

"PHRA NANG,"

Captain Watton, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the grẻ August, at a P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 19th July, 1897,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

TRANS-PACIFIC LINE.

MONTHLY SERVICE.

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FOR SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, VIA KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. (Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading Issued for the principal Clifos la the UNITED STATES, CANADA and EUROPE, in connection with the Great Northern Railway and Atlantic Steamers,)

~HE· Company's' Slemship

THE

NOW READY!

COMMERCIAL AND STATISTICAL PAPERS.

No. 1-APRIL, 1897,

Being reports of meetings of Companies and Corporations for periods ending 31st December, 1895,

. This pamphlet is published for the conve aleece of the Commercial Commapliy and in for sale.

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at the office of the "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," No. & Pedder's HUIL,

Hongkong, 7th May, 1897.

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK

COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

KONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

'IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIN

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INGER ALE,

GINGER

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EMONADE.

ARSAPARILLA.

SARSAPARIL

&

SARSAPARILLA WATER,

TONIC WATER,

GINGER ALE;

GINGERADE. No Credit gives for Battles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to bave been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Hailles are never used-again by us.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

· Rongkone, 13th April, 1807,

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The Hongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1897,

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

SUPPLEMENTARY NAVAL VOTE"

LONDON, July 27th, The Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, in introducing a supplementary Naval Estimate of £400,000 in the House of

Commons, sald that the vote was intended to mest the activity of other nations by accelerating the present buliding programme and for-com- mencing the construction of four very fast crufsers and a numberoftorpeda-boat-destroyers.

FIGHTING IN CHITRAL.

The tribesmen have made a night attack on |_ the Malakand-Camp in Chitral, — Sharp fighting occurred in which one officer was killed and four were wounded,

THE SOUTH AFRICA COMMISSION. Mr. Stanhope moved in the House of Com maga a motion of '"regret at the Inconclusive

RASPBERRYADH, 1&c. action and report of the South Africa Committee,

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly

Mr. Chamberlain said that it was neither

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THE annual meeting of the London Shipmasters' Society took place at the rooms of the Landon Chamber of Commerce on the 15th June, Sir Charles Dilke, M.P., the President of the Society, In the chair. The report, which was read by the secretary, appealed for a larger range of support and an increase of membership; but the igures given disclored a satisfactory state of affairs and substantial progress. The highly appreciative references to the services of Captain of management, 120 well deserved. Some of Blackmore, who bas retired from the committee

the statements in the report are remarkable, and have perceptible Union fivear-the following, for instance: "It is held by the members of the committee that the condition of aur merchant service, as far as the men are concerned, is one of grave anxiety-Owing very mach to the Manning Commler's Report to the awakening of public Interest by

to and kindred secletles, and the persevenace of Mr. J. H. Wilson, M.P. for Middlesbrough, an Undermanning Bill, brought In by the Government has passed its second reading in the House of Commons, with good prospects of becoming law.t In regard to the latter, astertion, it may by re-arked that despite the "awakening of public Interest" by the London Shipmasters' Society and kind. red Societies, and the "perseverance" of the President of the Seamen's Union no evidence WAI brought before the Manning Committee teading to show that loss of He la British ships wai attributable to undermanning; on the contrary, the Inquiry made it abundantly clear that. British vessels are sailed with efficient crews, lately uncalled for. Tad above two extracts and that undermanning legislation was abro- from the report have been polated out to us by shipowners, from whom we lear that the passages have much surprised many influential owners- particularly as emanating from a Shipmasters' Society.-Pairplay,

THE ATTACK ON GAYA.

MR. NEUBRONNER RESCUED. $30,000 MISSING"

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different houses, and two separate and distinct verdicts, would not have to be found. Replying to his Lordship counsel said it would be better to add "at Victoria in the colony of Hongkargë Mr. Rablnios sild he thought his learned filend could we kis point of insufficiency in the indic ment, As to want of particularly he had not dealt with it at all The cista he had clied

willing to have the ludicment amended, patilug in the particulars as given in the Police Cont regandog 2, Wah Lane. He would go on once if the amendment were made mod the orber puit/strack but; but the informarlon was vold for want of particularly, and he quoted Arch, bold, the Queen v Thiley, in support of his argument. He was willing to have the name of Chea On, as giving the bribe, or of any other person the prosecution chose to Invert regarding a. Wah Lane. As to duplicly in the indictment counsel said it was bad on the face of it.

The Ordinance referred to had in no way altered the common law, and

to the supply of paniculars by his Lordship, secfon 6 threw no burden of the defendant whatever, who might or might ust have legal advice. It empowered the Chief Justice to order any further paniculars in any charge su be deemed expedient.

His Lordship asked whether it did not mean that, when a charge was framed generally, the judge should bave power to order paniculars to to furnished more concisely,

Mr. Rablason, said that fi his suggested amendment were made be would advise defend- ant to plead and let the case procend, but evidence had not been led at the Magistracy beyond the one house,

Mr. Francis: That is not correct, as you will see if you look at the depositions.

His Lordship said he did not think they should be referred to there.

Mr. Robledo saló no particolars were given In any way of another place than Wah Laxe. Section 6 of 3 of 1865 did not empower His Lord- ship in maka goed a count which was bad for duplicity but only to make one bad for want of particularly good. His Lordship could give them lesve to improve their count by adding necessary particulars" and then it would be good. II they put loto the count paniculars regarding different houses which made it bad for duplicity. the jury could only find on each separate charge and they must be put foto separate counts.

His Cardship: I supppɔse you know appiica- lign to the Court to quash an Information is a maiter of discretion.

Mr. Robloxon again sald the Court might amend the indictment, ⚫ He was ready to go on with the charge of which they had practical notice at the Magistracy, as to Wab Lane, but he could not say anytblog of the other place.

Counsel agreed and defendant went into the dock.

Mr. Robinson said that before pleading he had objections to make to the ladictment as under one canal there weie iwo charges, and the infor- | marion was bid for want of particularity, and was too gencial. He also submitted that the Information did not inte that the gambling houses in Wah Laac and Chan. Hisg St. were His Lordship: The Gist objection is that the colony of Victoria or within a Jurladle the fecality of the gaming houses is not set out. ton. The first count wes that defendant, had It is a good obje:ston ; je la nae clear that the accepted div:13'sums of meary from keepers or gaming kouses 220 alusted in Victoria and I managers of gaming houses in Conn Hing Fave therefore directed that the count ba St. and Wah Lane. This count was bad for Ta #mended. The second objection duplicity, and defendant did not know which of that the Information is bad for dopitelty as li the charges he was to meat. If the jury returned speaks di iwo sets of gaming houses. If that a verdict against him he would be uncertain on la to invalidale it, it could be carried, further by which of the charges be bad been found guilty Baylog filera in nathing to show that there is i Neither the ausis wor the keepers were to any

number of houses in either street. Ido not think way specified. Practically the depositions showed that the objection can prevali, as in evidence li that he had to meet the charge:egarding the might be shown that the prosecution, was a house Wah Lane but the information single and complete ond and that the bribes were did not show that. Cuansel quoted Archbold, srranged by one person. It might be inconvenient 31st edition, Regisa. O'Callaghan and to break it up into two effences. If in the courre others, 14 Cox, 99, corceinlog certainty, as of the filal two different matters are shown I to facts and clicomitances, and fatent neces- will ask the prosecution on which they will ry to constflute an offence. In the indici- proceed. I cannot consider the information bad ment it was not sufficient to charge the for Cuplicity, Thelastobjection is that the luform. defendant generally, but all the facis constituting aron is too general and does not contain-suffi. charging extortion generally was held to be not charged to enable defendant to meet it. I think an offence had to be set forth and an indiciment clen ly fell and cerchie particulars of the off-nce good and so tan was one charging a constable--the faloimation should have set forth the par with behaving badly and negligently, as the facis ulars of the taking of the bribe somewhat were not cled. A man might be indicted | mare fally, They re plated, rather generally as a barrator without relating the particulars and defendant is entitled, in accordance with and so might keepers of gaming and bawdy the rules for the framing of ladici ments, to houses. An Indictment, however, must not be moro particular. I think the . Ordinance doabled and in this case it had been doubled. was specially designed to meet cases of ibis In one cont defendant was charged with kled, giving the Court power to order further accepting bripes from various houses, exch particulara `if_thought expedient, and it would being a separate offence and, therefore, the count be fair to the defence to cause particulaen was doubled and was bad for that rexion. The of the charge to be given, I therefore Information should be quashed as it was too order that forther particulars. be furnished to general, and the depositions showed evidence defendant as to the names of the keepers and taken relating to one particular house only. managers of these common gaming houses Even if the particolars were stated the count was || from whom briben ware mileged to have been bad for stopilcity.

received, and also particulars of the houses and bad for duplicity, suppose a man makes a slagle have efficient to enable him to meet the His Ladship Regarding the count balur of the several streets, With this I think he will

#greement to take bilbes from a person all charge, relating to different houses, how would you Mr. Robinson said he hrd absolutely no.. break them up if fi"was one prosecülfan regard. | knowledge of what would be the result of the log two houses?

order. - He would leave himanif in his Lordship's Mr. Robinson said it was not so sta'el in the | bundy, and If any hardship should apprar ka indictment, and in the abrance of particularity asked that the other side be put on their election, there was not the "slightest doubt as to His Lordship agreed to this,

duplicity: His Lordship's suggestion was met by the absolute want of parfcalssity. It appeared from the court that these were two different boasca and different keeptre and it was clearly bad on both grounds, Re-world not object to the Information if it were amend d by atifking out the other words and leaving those relating to `a, Wab Lane, otherwise he

·would baye to ask for an adj›uraient. It was | possible for the prosecuilós to put their case under separate hands snd.lf that were dona ho would ask for an adjournment as he had no | notice of any other charge and be wanted to consider bis position

Mein R. Man, W. H. Potts, A. F. Smik The following special jury waS SWIM |-- T. I. Rose, S. C. Michaelson, E. W. Michell ad F. G Collins.

The Depoty Registrar (Mv, A. Sab) then asked defendant how he pleaded.

Defendant answered "Not guilty.".... His Lordship Infonwed the other farers of the paret that they were no longer required.

qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- intended to prosecute Mr. Rhodes nor to remove | Salich himself has taken to fight and escaped lawful for the Chiet forth that it should be Gambling of course is in its natura something of

rison with the best English Manufactures,--

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSER and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.

TO SÚBSCRIBERS.

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his nams from, the list of Privy Councilors. ·

The motion was rejected by 304 to 77.

INTERASTING DETAILS,

Mr.- Francis then addressed the Jury. He said he was appearing with the Atto ney-Gen eral, who fait then was unable to be present, He said they were all very well aware that among LABUAN, July 20th, "

the vices affecting the Chinese, one that was and of its failure to recommend specfic stops

Messrs. Hewett and Wheatley have returned Mr. Francia said the information was a per: giving the greatest trouble to the Government sgalant Mr. Cecil Rhodes.” He demanded thaf | to Labuan from their expedition to Inasam, fectly good one under the provisions of the local of this colony was the devotion of the Chinese Mr. Hawkesley should be summoped to appear where Mat Salleh had fontfied himself. The Ordinance, which differed from the law regarding to gambling. Ever since the earliest period in the at the Bar of the House.

result of their operations is that they have indictments in England. Ordinance 3 of 170g history of the colony efforts had been made in excued Mr. Neubronner, the Treasurer of Gays, was amended by a of 1907 and sect! a 6ifferent shapes and forms to put down this vice. who bad been carried off as a prisoner. Mar Ordicance 3 af 1865

justice to order pauiculars business more than the ordinary clauses of into the jungle.-Free Press.

of I aby charge to be delivered when he deemed offence like murder and rabbery. The keeping it expedient. It was always deemed sufficient open of a gaming house for the profit of the to this Court in lodge to the broadest terms the keeper and owner is a particular form of game nature of the particular charge, such as murder, bling which the law endeavours to put an manslaughter and stealing, without golug end to, and is in the nature of a business Into the pirilentars required under the old and it is so conducted in this colony that common law, Bat, lest an injustice_should | the managers and ownes kavo, se i wore be done to the defendant by the emission of got the better of the Government by underhand particulars in the ladictment power was glenato - methods and by corrupting the police force of the Court to order any further paniculare, the colony so as to hamper the operations of the It the defendant had any difficulty and wanted to law and prevent it being put into effect. One get, for the purposes at delencé, names of per- time in the colony the effect of this sons or dates he could have applied to His Lordship as there was ample time, the faforma tion being laid on the 24th July. The count was not like that quoted is the Queen O'Callaghas, where a man was charged with

defialte

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

At creditors of the New Oriental Bank Corporation, lo ilquidation, ́should send in their claims on or before the zin October, SUBSCRIBERS TO THE

HONGKONG 1897. If they don't, they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST BESPECTFULLY | claims are proveň,

·REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS

MUST BE PAID IN ADVANJE.

NOTICIA TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The Laburn correspondent of the Singapors Fran Praza writer under date 16th July as follows

No news has arrived from Mr. Hewett since he left here on the morning of the rith, and i has been impossible, and will be for some time, to estimate accurately the amount of pinnder carried away by the rebels, bat is known that they took $7,000 from the Oplum Farmer and not less than $8,0ce from the Treasury. It in probable that the loss in dollars only did mot fall far short of $30,000. He is a cool hand this Mat Salleh. He made the Chfacse them- selves disgorge their property and land it fato his boats, and this finished he set fire to their houses.

AT ibe British Consular Court, Shaughat, on the 3rd fariant, Richard H. Ryan, quartermaster, of the F, and O, steamer Thames, was charged with causing the death of Chuang Ping, by Mess. Hewett and Wheatley would polet to defialt

Mr. Robinson said he did not think it right to ga foto the bistory of the colony like nemt,

The Chief Jasics said it was unusual to inter empt counsel when opening and he over

and he overruled theɛ etjie lor, to commit an offence and none wa

no knowledge of the matter referred to, ́ ́ that he being an officer of the Mr. Francist Then you gravery ignorant and having certain duties Resuming counsel sald that at one time game

The fact that nothing has been heard from Here the charge was distinct and

police force

Mr. Roblaron self the band

It is requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions, pushing bing into the river on the 16th Inst, Mt. their having found thel: fee gona en réxching beat upon him, In. breach of his bling was to Ex: here ikat osa of the Governors

Advertisements, &c., be addreaed to the "Manage, Hongkong

Trigraph" and not to the Edits.

Letters on Biancial matters to be, seni to "The Kilton" and soj to individual stembers of the stut.

by the name and address of the writam, not necessarily for pubiles-tour by sa veidance of good faith.

H. Nelson (Massis, Johnson, Stokma and Master) | Gays, and that they are pursuing them up some appeared for the prisoner, who pleaded not one or more of the Rivers to the neighbourhood. dailes took bribes" and the periods of time. advfied that gamlag houses be licensed. The

If this is the case they have no enty-tark before

clearly specified.. If the defence desired to experiment was tried and up to a certain extent Consurance doos intended for publication must be accompanied gulity. How committed for trial'; bait 800 them stern chase is always a long one, but know the names of persons alleged to have it was fairly successful, but it was afterwards

In their Washly Shari Report Imued at $ p., not be in better hands,

there is this consolation—ike expedition could given particulars they could find out if they stopped. With a view to prevent the corrop. yesterday evening Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and

enquired. There had been a preliminary enquiry tion of the police as far as possible the general The Directors of the Chartered Co, have, I | at the Police Court and the names of gambling body of police was withdrawn from the suppres Potts stats “the share market contiónes very understand, cabled out last no effort is to be houses had been indicated. The information was slow of gambling houses and the duty war quiet and the small business effected has not spaced to suppress the rebellion once and for all. perfecily good as to the first point and the come entrusted to specially paid officers. That did altered rates to any material extent." Respecting Salles would be able to increase the number of

By his Capture of Gaya it is probable Mat plate information charged definite agreement not work and alterations were made in the law definite date; no farther particulars were of preceddie and ultimately the imppression "Steamboats" skey xay they have been in some bis followers carrying firearms by about a secessary to constiute the description

offence), lle delendent etcription of the came to be regulated as the Advertisersanta and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a ¦ demand at $142 and are all enquired ""for; } dosao j he may also have secured about 1000 water defenca ha cauid kave done so, by spots Ruimarily it is entrusted to the Capisla Super

tendent of Police and to Inspectors in their rounds of ammunition, I believe this, however, la

dosbifal advantage to him. As a ride in the tug to his Lordskiga As to the second objection districts and even they are directed, by cʻrizin hands of an undrilled native is more dangerous of als learned friend it did not follow from the regulations. As the time the alteration' was to himself than any one sise. Even the Tysk Information that two separata and deflect made? Ing the faw "wich" refecunda to, zaio. Police whee onsited okapot hold a side straight, offenses ward sharged." Sa was one nosepianos and | King, pubile gambling week gestiomaly: 120.

TO ADVERTISERS.

Whilst the columns of the Honghong Triggsfå vill sinaya "KAGOSHIMA: MARŮ,”

be goen for their discession by corrutpondents of all questions amháing poblic interests, it must be distinctly understand that Captain W. Thompton, will be despatched sa Koller down not in my way hold himmall repowellte ice above on THURSDAY, the fath August, at pinions thos Noon.

Consular Invoices of Goods for the United States

Adverts are regated to forward all codices Intended should be la Quadruplicate, and one Copyrion in that day's is not Inder than Thres of Clack to ke must be mailed, by the Steamer to the care of the FREIGHT AGINT, Great Northern Rallway. Seattle, Wash.

For Frelihi or Passage, apply to

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retard tha wily publication of the past.

fată period wil be continued mill osszeriaaded.))

EM Hugheng Tilemah kes the largest circulatios of any

Bantah mengapa jublated in the zer TÙNG ANG LE CHEVÊTe the Même moist for Adjutimes. Tuna dax be lemnt in appliorian,

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Raubs, owing to shares offering from Singapura,

are obialoable at Bagi "Ices are quoted at

$115 or the dividend of fa per share. Tous winks are affaring nt $188,

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