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- LOCAL AND GENERAL,
For Ulicht possession of opium a Chiraman was to-day fined $30,
AM exchange says the Spanish battle cry in "To-morrow [" and the' American slogan is "To Marro 1"
A car coolie charged by Mr. G. C, Cox with the theft of two from bars belonging to a stale case, was to-day sentenced to twenty-eight days' hard labour.
TEE aurivals of coal at Kobe during last month amounted to 18,009,330 cattles, showing ■ decrease of 3,564,060 catties as compared with the figures for the corresponding month of last year.
AT the Magistracy to-day Mr. Reece applied for A Salgon exchange publishes a tele-re-hearing in the case of two eating-hours gram from Paris, under date of 6th June, keepers who were recently fleed $10 each for reporting that a private despatch has been exposing fresh pork for sale. His Worship said received in Barcelona stating that the the law in the case was gulta clear and he Spanish fleet has appeared in the Indian declined to grant a re-hearing. Ocean, but we place no reliance upon this Tax body of the engineer John Menzies (not rumour. The reserve squadron could not Nancy as originally stated) was picked up by have passed the Canal without any-P.C. Moore In a police pinnace, ben near the one being aware of the fact, and un-
Hosplial bulk Jesurs yesterday. It will be res less they took this route it would not be
membered that Menzies Jumped overboard from possible for them to have entered the Indian Ocean by the 6th. It takes the
steam launch when returning from Waterfall first class Cape liners sixteen days to Bay on Sunday evening last, reach Cape Town from Southampton, and it is hardly kefy that the Spanish aquadron would steam at such a speed as these mail boats, and even if they did so they could not have rounded the Cape by the date mentioned.
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Tex Powan-Kwangise collision appeal case was resumed at the Supreme Court to-day and Ms. Follock was still arguing when the Court adjourned til tomorrow morning. In view of the fact that Capt, Fisch, of the Garlic (one of
the Assessors) is learing to-morrow it was decided that the Cont: should take his opinion of the case
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Even as events now stand in the Philippines the Americans can by no
A CHINESE boatman was to-day charged by Bacteriological and Agricultural Export, stretch of imagination be said to be out of the wood. Five thousand troops are on
PC. Hammond, with bolawful possession of the way from Francisco to reinforce fire bags of sugar from a cargo 'he war taking Admiral Dewey, but the Spaniards have from Jardine, Matheson's works to the P. & O. four times that number of men In Manila steamer Rosella. Mr. Reecs appeared for the itself, and those will have to be reckoned defence and 'called several' witnesson as to the with before the place can be occupied, In quantity of sugar on the boat and the number ri all probability some news of the events in bags taken on board the Rosilia, His Worship the west will have found its way intold the case was quite clear and be imposed a Manila, and the few little unimportant sae of 10. skirmishes that have taken place, and which have been without any material advantage to either side, will have been magnified Into "glorious Spanish victories." This will tend to keep up the courage of the Spaniards, as also will the postpone ment of the bombardment of the city of Manila, and the more their spirits rise, the more likely are they to make a fight of it and stand to their guns before the American attack. Admiral Dxwer can
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On 14th toit, at 185, le S.S. Frjr, aged 6 years, PHB ESTHER, the beloved wife of f. S. Bardon, late Bishop of Victorla, Hongkong,"
The funeral will pass the Monument at 6 pm. to-day,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1898.
notes and COMMENTS.
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Spanlarda really fight to the fast as they have promised to do, he cannot occupy the place with the force at his disposal, A great deal has been writton 'and said about the help that the Americans are certain to get from the rebels, but it is wiser to leave the rebel forces out of the calculation altogether. AGUINALDO WAS bought off by the Spaniards and in spite of this has returned to the attack, therefore why should haʼn be playing fast and loose with the Americans He evidently has his price and it would be to his advantage to be on the side that appeared to be likely to gain the day. Let the Americans suffer one reverse in the Phil ippines and we would not give much for their chances of rebel support.
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WHILST pilot-best No. 3 was lying at anchor at Wossung in broad daylight recently, a junk strack against her, bows, carrying away the bowsprit and otherwise damaging ber to the extent of some Tls. 300; three men were taken from the junk, who slated that their master or shipowner was one of a syndicate who owned i bandred or no of there craft, but on being brought to Shanghal they changed their story. and asid that their lowdah had chartered this
special fank. There is often great difficulty to ascertaining the real owners in there cases, and no satisfaction is oblained beyond the Imprison. ment, etc., of the offenders, the employers of whom are, in nearly every case, quite able to pay for damages 10 canted. In this manner pilol-boat No. 3 has sustained ovar Ti. 1,000 of damages in the past year, which has had to be borne by the plots themseİTET.//
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IT is our mournfui daty to recned the death of Mts. Bordon, wife of Bishop Barden, the sad event taking place aboard the steamship Frefr yesterday. The deceased lady had lately been living at Pakhof and for some time past bed been suffering from ill health. She was on her way to Hangkang to enter the Peak Hospital, It bing thought that the cooler temperature there. would have a beneficial effect upon her health. The hope unfortunately proved a vain one and
TELEGRAMS. succumbed just belove reaching port. During
(Special to the Hongkong Teligroph.) ANOTHER ANTI-FOREIGN OUT- RAGE IN KWANGTUNG.
MISSION STATION BURNT.
CANTON, June 15th.
II 8.01.
ker long sojourn in the East Mrs. Bardon had endeared horsoif to all with, whom she came in coatse, Her gentle amlability and tender nature making for her hosts of friends in Hong kong and elsewhere, The funeral took place this evening passing the Monument about six e'clock. Many residents went mearages and tokens of condolence and the sad proceedings were very largely attended.
OUR readers will be pleased to learn that two man who figured in the recent anti-foreign demonstrations on the Recreation Ground and at Liodan's Grove at Kobe have been arrested.
According to all accounts from the west, the war in that quarter of the globe Is not proceeding with the lightning-like rapidity that we have been led to expect from the writings of Naval and Milltary Admiral experts on these matters.
News reached here this morning that CERTERAS has not been either captured or blown out of the water, and, so far as the American Mission Station at Helping, Reuter has shown, the Americans have in Kwangtung, was attacked by a mob not as yet done much on land. Indeed, yesterday and the school attached to the the telegram which we pablish to-day Mission was completely destroyed by fire. The man who behaved in such a disorderly and leads one to suspect mismanagement or want of experience on the part of the
Dr. Bedice, the United States Consul at offensive way on the Recreation Ground, threat- American commanders, otherwise why this port, Immediately on receipt of this enlog Mr. Maurles Marshall, has been sent to should the American transports have been news, made urgent representations to the the Local Court for trial. In the other case, In obliged to return to Tampa? Yellow fever is reported to have broken out at the Viceray to despatch troops to quell the which, it will be remembered, Mr. Lightfoot was mouth of the Missisippl and grave fears riot and protect the lives of the mission-aulted, the offender wAI are entertained of the disease spreading amongst the American troops, "It is ex- tremely probable that those who foresaw
arles.
The brief report received does not state that any lives have been sacrificed, so it is
the beginning of the end of the war in the hoped that the missionaries escaped to the | destruction of the Spanish Fleet off Cavite
are gradually having the conviction forced nearest Yamien and are under the protec- upon them that they have miscalculated ton of the Holping magistrate. for once, and are now eagerly seeking for some other subject on which to prophesy,
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On May 31st Reuter telegraphed that
Any complaints should be addressed to the the Spanish squadron under Admiral
Manager.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.
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MENU, BILLIARD TABLES and two, the Americans, so they say, des-
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN AFRICA.
Lowdow, June 13th. The Agreement on the Niger question has
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also arrested He has been working as a coolle. It is surpected that he has two or three accom- plices, and the Police hope to secure then also the part of the Police will undoubtedly nerve to In the course of a few days. This activity on reassure foreign residents is some measure, us It will tend to disabuse the lower orders of the idea that they can count upon the toleration of the authorities to anything they may do to annoy foralguers.—Kobe Harold.
A XFRANGE CASI came before Mr. Plowden ät Marylebone Police Count on May 208. Anzio CERVERAS was hemmed in at Santiago de
Bickham, 49, amariled woman, dressed fo Cuba by Admiral SAMPзox's ships, and that a battle was expected within twenty.
black, and living at Soympat Place, Marylebone, four hours. There was not, so far as been concluded.
was charged by Policeman Histed with being drank and disorderly at Campbell Strest, Edg- can be ascertained, any battle, but a few ahots were fired during the next day or
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. ware Road, where, it is said, her husband had The Americas transports, which recently left ilved. The policeman explained that the accused troyed some forts that were in Course Tamps, hava valoroad. The transports belag | was ejected from a kouss in Campbell Street by of erection, damaged a Spanish cruiser, vercrowded, the men suffered tenfaly from the ↑ thelandlady. Showasdrank, and he was informed and blocked the entrance to the harbour heat and many horses died. The Istașt reports | she had been knocking about the corpse of bar of Santiago by sinking the steamer Mr-state that the expedition sesalied on Saturday, *hwband, who recently died there. She would KUHN & KOMOR, the Spaniards coming out until the were at acked by Spanish regulars on Saturday. Mr. Plowden (with astonlabmeni): Knocking
rimac in the channel. This certainly pre- The Marines who were landed at Guantanamo | not go away, so be was compelled to arrest ber obstruction is removed, but it also prevents The Spaniards, who fought from coper, were about the corpse of her husband ?—The Accus- the Americans from getting in, and the
bly dla ernible by tha flashes of the gans and ed: My husband shot himself and there is to be result may be put down as a gain to rides. The American Mariaga sepiled by vol- an fequest on bla body. He had always asked neither side. The obstruction could be easily removed should the Spaniards' leys, and an American launch ascended the bay me, should ha die before me to hit his legs and wish to come out, but apparently they to enlide the casms, e are quite contented to remain in the har- hour for the present, and may be, for all we know, effecting some very necessary alterations and repairs that will enable them to meet the American ́ fleet on an equal footing.
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Shortly after midulght the Spaniards
hands, and I was doing this when I was locked charged,'|'up-Mr. Plowden : What was the object of it all? but, being met by repeated volleys, broke, and ~~The Accused ; He was so frightened he would retreated," The lostes aro uncertain.
THE PLAGUE,"
During the 24 houɛm up to noon, rith Jane, What has become of the Spanish re- 4 new essen and 4 duntha from plague were LÚTGENS, EINSTHANH & Co. Barva squadron ? A wire was sent from reported, making the total sinon ist Isnuary Hongkong, 11th Septimber, 1896.
London on May 29th to say thatit lind left † (166 days) 1,883 euren and 1,130 desikr.
be buried alive.Mr. Plowden : I senƒ you were doing it to see if he was dead, That puts a different complexion on the case.--The Accused: He shot himself twice in the temple, and the kight gave me a luru, I wasn't tipay,--Mr. Plowden : That ought to be enough trouble for most women, - Go Away-The Accused i Ok,
ILLEGAL SALE OF LIQUOR.
One of the native papera in Shanghai says that Į Gwmany, being diopatlified with Kyso Chão às anaval station and tearlog that it will be injured by the proximity of the English and Ruzzles possessions at “Wel-hal-wel, Port Arthur and Talienwan, has entered tato an agreement with Italy to take over a portion of the new stronghold. It is proposed that Italy should take over a strip Kya Chao Bay from Germany, and the pro of lenitery, 100 in length, along the coast of posal having being communicated to the Taung H Yameo, that body has appolated a commission to proceed to Shantung and there determbas what the boundaries shall be between the Ger- man and Italian posúessions. fr is with deep regret we have to record the death by drowolog of Mr. Gustave Bernard, iate Secretary to the Austro-Hungarian Consulate in Hongkong. Mr. Bernard had resigned his post. tion here some time ago and had been sling in health. He bad journeyed to Bangkok by the steamship Stoms and with the other passengers was transferred to the Phra Cham Klas, which arrived here on Sunday last. Mr. Bernard desired to go ashore on the 1st fast, and halled * sampan for that parjase. While stepping on board the boit by some means he slipped and fell overboard, sloking immediately. It was not until the steamer was leaving that the body was recovered doubtless being disturbed by the movement of the propellor. It was picked up and taken ashore for barlah The deceased gentleman was a native of Hungary, unmarried, and about 40 years of age. He had travelled well nigh over the whole of the globe and had great linguistic ability, speaking nearly every aguage of Europe. As a member of the Masonic bedy Mr. Bernard was well-known here, and he always took a most enthusiastic interest in the craft. During the South African trouble he was a member of the TranIVAKİ Mr. Gedge spoke in mitigation of penalty, beasily at the hands of the Dutch. Be wa Reform Committee and like many others ha lest The muximom penalty was $100 but Edwarda had made a bona fide mistake in law. It was noted for his fine social qualities, and kindly not if he had a place in the cly for the good nature and as a raconteur he had few promticuous sale of liquor. The only time rivals in the East. Those who had the pleasure that liquor was sold was for an hoor med a of bis acquaintance deeply deplore the death of quarter. He had evided the "law but did so the warmest sympathy is expressed with bisvertised and there was no evasion of the law. a true mod gesuise friend and comrade aad unintentionally. The Club bad been freely ad bereaved relatives.
VICTORIA HATHING CLUB CIST,
James Edwards and five Chineva "boys* were to-day charged on remand at the Magis- '.
with selling telosloatlog liquor without cease, Mr. H. J. Gedge appeared for the glen am
St, whef at 5.15 p., on the 13th lost, le defen- fence and Inspector Moffati prosecuted.•
P.C. Grast, do, doposed that he left Pollinger dant's launch. He was in plain clothes and | arrived at Waterfall Bay at 545 pm. There waxa maished there fitted wg Jest the sime as in plain clothes. They called for ditaks and ⚫ poblic bar. Witness was with P.C. 53. also
Witness pilda marke $5 note to Nos boy witness got a bottle of German beer. «P.8. 53 and another man had whicky and pinger ale,
the second defendant. He got $1.4p in change. They again had beer and whisky and the money was paid to one of the tors. There. were several people there all calling for dilaks al in public bar, Spirits and beer wera
THICKER THAN WATER."
"There arena! wanting siens that some of the Continental Powers wonid Interfern lo Ivour of
Spain, if they were not deterred by the attltede of Great Britain. (Betract from a daily paper.)
Back Back Stand Back !i! YoNations,
And let the fight go on. Cease i Cease this agitation,
The fight will not be long. For whe the flag of liberty
Is raised in freedom's caute, Not all the powers of tyranny Can give iba heroes pause.
By many a dark and d'astard deed---
That history records--
By lust and unrestrained greed,
And lit-got blood-statued hoards, The haughty Dons have earned their fate-
In faith we test secure-m Although the reckoclog may be late,
Twill.not the less be sure,
Glid op your lains, Ye People, Out of our loins they sprung, *From every clanging steepin
Let wat larmi be rung: Harold thy untless volunteers, And arm them for the fight, And for the autcome hava no fears, Let God defend The Right,"
And know that every Bilton, Is with you is bla heart, And wurely it is written,
If he could take a part j Twould be with kith and kindred,
'Galast hereditary foes, Ara, were the odds ́a kundred
To ane before the close.
Ob, Lazdere of the English t
Oh, Statesmen taled and true! Now is the time in publish
The "tles of blood" anow; To Acheron whh caution,
Throw off the dock of shame, And boldly to the nations,
The sacred truth proclaim, That on the side of Fraedam, Of order, law, and right, The Anglo-Saxon Peoples
Arrayed as one will fight: So let the Lazlo Nations,
Sa let the Teutons know, Who striker at our relations
Has ball the world for los, Up! Doughty Men of England I Up Scotia's Warriors bold Upi Gellent Sons of Erin 1
Up! Welshaien, tried of old i Up Ever bravo Australians i Up! Macrilanders halo 1 Up! Africanders stalwari |
Up Up 1 Canadians pala 1, And one and all together
Send a message oer the sex- In this time of stormy westher Send a cry of sympathy- To the Glorious Republic
Your kinsmen in the West-- Who to aid a struggling people Have laid thefr lance la rest. Half Man of Dawn-Exit Citles!
Half Miners of the Westf Hall Ranchmes of the Praxies! In the Middle States so blest! Halli Blue-blooded Virginians! Halli Callfornia Pioneers! Hall Open-handed Texenal
In the land of mighty steers. From Michigan to Florida,
From Maine to Puget Sound, From Idato to Georgia,
Let the glad call resounds From the People of the Empire On which sets not tha sant *In all things as in language—
*Brothers, let us be one," Though the worls have little sussion,
Be the dictiod "unrefined, Grant Them-Lord-on täis occasion
To read between the jines. From this half-way house, balsted,
Start the cry that n'er will coase, Anglo-Saxona federated " "Could proclaim an endless perc Wealth antold and and navy pearless, Make the main of England's mightj Meat-fed men in millions, featless, Can the Sintes find for a fight: Each her that the other jackmb,
Thus in time of wars alarmsj England and the Bisten united
Could defy the World in nume,
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being sold. Mr. Edwards want round in the launch with witness and was in the malabed. He seemed to bave charge of the place. Alter
■ bathe, wliness gave signat for Inspector Moffatt to come down, P. C. 43 called for two mere drinks for which he paid one of the fire boys in court. All the five boys in court werd serving delaks sad taking the money.
To Mr. Gedge The launch left the same place every day and made two trips Sunday. They had a dag on the launch with the words "Victoria Balbing "Club" and in the matsbed was a card with the sema words and giving the price list of drinks. only koe Mt. Edwards since May 30th when the Club was opened, The launched payed at Waterfall Bay for an hour and a quarter. Witness saw defendant when he was having his last drink in the matshed. He asked witness did he belong to, the police and he replied yet. Edwards never said witness had no right to have a drink there. There was not a word eald me to a club. The police launch brought delerdent up to the city at midnight.
The police might have ciullared him first of all. Edwarda bad been here 30 years and had never haken the law and he had been sa Inspector al police for seven yeaɛs. There was no İɛtention to crida the law.and counsel asked that a nominal penalty only be inflicted.
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Edwards and as the boys wewe only servants he Worship Imposed a pensify of $50 on ordered them to be discharged. The liquor. Belz.d was ordered to be confiscated.
ARREST OF A MURDERER.
HE ADMITS HIS GUILT.
Wong Heung, a hawker, charged with having murdered his wife at 151 Praya West on 18th September last was brought up at the Magis tracy to-day. After the murder he disappeared," baving B-d into the interior. Yesterday he was arrested to Lascar Row by 'a Chinere ¿Sicer. Defendant told the interpreter that be admitted the crime and-wald that his wife was a bid. woman. After evidence as to amen had been taken accused was reminded till the aand inst., In order to secure wipesses.
MR. E-T-ROOLEY:
The fallure of Mr. Eraest Terah Hooley #nounced a few days ago will come
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* great surprise to meny, though tho gigantic nature of his opežsilonset times trans. parently risky, seemed to fodicate that be Was tempting providence Barn,some forty years ago he early entered on a burlacus career under the direction of bis father, a small taca manufacturer in Notitagham, but while very young opened a similar business on his awa sccount, borrowing, common report has it, the necessary funds to lay down the te quialie michinary. It was shortly after this, in the bey-day of, the lace industry wher Nottingham was ope of the most go-ahead places in England that his first speculative venture was consummated, at a small bat salfaísclory; profit, considering that he started with nothing when be floated blu business, From then he appeara to bave devoted the whole of kis time to company promo fog. His operations wete however on very small scale until some seven or eight years ago when he became asociated with a yndicate which incluted the Brothers Da Cros and Martia D. Racker which secured frats Duplop the putenice, the sole sight of manufacture of the inmons Da.lop parame te the. The bicycle craze was then a cling all classes of English society and the bicycle manufacturers could not turn out wheels fait enough. The Dunlop tire had the name and a company to exploit it was founded with Hooley at its head with an authorised capital of three millions sterling which it was given out was all subscribed, This was the tide in his affairs and bad he taken it at the flood fortune, and a big one was secared. But he could not rest and he embarked on tonumerable schemes being mixed ap either at underwriter or promotes, in most of the big fanacial padertakings of the past few years. He purchased the goodwill and nama of "Borell" for two millions, which he tuc cessfully floated at half-rallies profit, la nddf. tion to numerous companies for the manufactur at bicycles and cycle components, whilst his same w's coupled with Mejor Jameson and a powerful syndicate to the negotiations for the recent loan to China of sixteen millions which project however, was, as is well koown, void of fruition. Basy man ng ke was he found time to discharge numerous social fuccifons and bis therally was, while it lasted, prodigal to a degred.. Ho svowed himself a staunch conter. Tatire and was recently adapted la ikut folares!
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candidate for the likesten division of Deshyakire in Opposition to the sitting member Sir Walter Foster, the emfaent physician, He also supported the church party endowing churches in the district where he was born, and also gave-nously half a million sterling to flost a scheme of old age pensions for the benefit of the poor liblarly compre bensive radius of his silve town of Notilog-
He purchased Risley Hall three four years By,
fine o'd moated pile formerly. apilary, where he entertained largely and where ho also went in for horse and catile breeding on a large scale. Of all his bold scherics hogev probably his giß of a costly gold communion service to St. Paul's Cathedral was the most audacious, as taking place a short time previous to the awarding of the Jublice honours it was only too evident that it was a tile he was ungifog for The Pro were not slow to point, this out and many Journals covered him with oppia. brfum. His ma nevertheless did not appear in the housurs list... The fact of the maiter wa nothing was big enough for blm and like many other parvenus he thought that having acquired wealth he ought to be admitted to the highest circles, from which at the same time he was tiguously debarridis-Ni G. Daily News,
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